《The Daily Life of the Immortal King》
Chapter 1: The “Richest” of the Rich
Chapter 1: The Richest of the Rich
Trantor: Henyee Editor: JulesNye
In this world, there was no shortage of people born with silver spoons in their mouths, and Wang Ling was one of them. But he was the "richest" of them all, and with his birth, he almost overturned the whole of cultivation society.
In a inly decorated family apartment, Mr and Mrs Wang rocked a baby carriage with loving smiles on their faces.
"I can''t believe how, in a blink of an eye, our sweetie has grown so much."
"That''s right. It''s also our Ling Ling''s birthday today..."
"Darling, did you prepare any gifts?"
"Of course I did!"
Saying this, the middle-aged man surprised the woman next to him by drawing out the long and thick magic treasure that hung at his waist.
This tough and long magic treasure, richly adorned with fantastic gemstones, was truly dazzling to the eye. Mouth slightly open in astonishment, the woman stared nkly at it.
"What is this?!"
"A Chanel flying sword!" Father Wang looked so proud as he boasted, "It cost me a full half-year''s ie to specially buy this gift for our Ling Ling. Until now, not a single person in our Wang family has managed to reach the Golden Core stage... Darling, this sword represents my hope for Ling Ling!"
In this world where cultivation and modern science were perfectlybined, the diploma hadpletely given way to the realm system, and had be the new criterion for determining one''s degree of education. The pitiful Wang couple had never graduated from the Physical Build stage, and remained stagnant at this preliminary stage.
This Chanel flying sword, which was ssified at Core Formation level, was worth cities.
Father Wang had gritted his teeth and bought it at the risk of tightening his belt in theing days.
However, sucking on a pacifier in the baby carriage, Wang Ling only gave the sword a cursory look out of the corner of his eye before contemptuously giving it the cold shoulder.
This was the first time he had seen such an ugly flying sword.
What dumbfounded him the most was that this man actually put such an unsightly sword near his pillow, and even kept on saying that it was for warding off evil spirits.
What a pile of shit! Hadn''t the Four Olds 1 been abolished two thousand years ago? This was the scientific age of cultivation, where the hell had this feudalistic remnante from?!
With apletely speechless look, Wang Ling stretched out a hand less than a quarter of the size of Mr Wang''s, and directly snapped that unsightly flying sword in two.
That year, he was only one year old.
...
After Wang Ling broke the flying sword at the age of one with his bare hands, the Wang couple directlyined to the Bureau of Quality Supervision about being sold a shoddy product by an unscrupulous businessman. There was no way a mere baby could destroy a Core Formation flying sword with just his hand!
At that time, Wang Ling''s parents had erroneously assumed that they had bought a fake Chanel flying sword.
It was when Wang Ling was three, and the couple witnessed their son flying around the room skillfully on a small children''s wooden sword, that they realized that they hadn''t bought a fake Chanel sword.
Instead, they had clearly given birth to a fake son!
As muggles that had stagnated at the Physical Build stage for years, no matter how they racked their brains, the Wang couple just couldn''t figure out how they had managed to give birth to Wang Ling.
Was it because of a gic mutation?
Or had some critical steps been skipped during Wang Ling''s creation?
But all these weren''t important.
More than anything else, Wang Ling''s parents believed that he was God''s gift to the Wang family as the Chosen One!
Because Wang Ling''s parents pretty much had shit for brains, he managed to lead a peaceful life from zero to five years of age, which was when he was the weakest.
Otherwise, Wang Ling thought that under normal circumstances, he would have been sent to a human research institute as a test subject a long time ago.
Maybe he could still appear on that popr television show "Approaches to Science."
Wang Ling realized that his realm advanced with his age, but this wasn''t apanied by the great waves he had imagined, nor any exaggerated anomalies in heaven or on earth. On average, he achieved a new realm once every two years, and even he himself didn''t know why this was the case.
So that his aura wouldn''t be exposed, Wang Ling drew a talisman based on something he had found in an ancient text, and stuck it on his right arm. Thanks to the talisman concealing his aura, he was able to lead a peaceful life for many years.
...
Wang Ling was sixteen years old this year.
His high school life hade faster than he had imagined. To disguise himself as an ordinary person, Wang Ling tended to keep a low profile in his daily life.
He wasn''t looking to enter any of the key city high schools, and instead chose to study in a normal public high school No. 60 High School in Peiyuan district, Songhai city.
Wang Ling came to school in a in white shirt and jeans.
He looked around. Apart from some carved sculptures at the school''s front gate, their features no longer distinguishable, as well as a handful of palm trees in the surrounding area, the school was even more ordinary than he had imagined.
If this had been an out-and-out key city high school, all the trees in the school grounds would be those that could gather spirit energy. Also, there would even be an enormous spirit gathering array under the school, so that students would be attentive and refreshed in their studies all the time.
But such a spirit gathering array would be utterly useless to Wang Ling. Because of his much higher realm, not only wouldn''t he be able to feel its feeble spirit energy, it would also be very easy for him to destroy the maic field of the array.
Wang Ling adamantly didn''t want to be the reason for jeopardizing other people''s prospects, which was why he had chosen a rtively normal high school. Although it seemed to have a fairly crude environment, overall, he found it very satisfactory. This ce, at least, would be very good for hiding his true prowess.
Today was a meet-and-greet for new students at No. 60 High School, and also for them to undergo a cement test.
Before new students officially entered the school, the school authorities needed to grade each student. Based on the results, they would be streamed into the different sses: elite, advanced, normal and remedial.
Wang Ling stood in front of a liquid crystal disy screen, and following the directions on it, looked for the ss where he would be doing his interview.
Given his style, there was no way he would enter the conspicuous elite ss, which would massively increase his risk of exposure. However, entering the remedial ss would also be a little degrading.
Taking everything into consideration, it would be best for him to choose the advanced ss or normal ss.
"Excuse me, do you know the way to Grade One, ss Three?"
Suddenly, there was a sweet voice behind Wang Ling. He froze for a second. Although he had felt the girl''s aura from afar the moment she had walked through the school''s front gate, he had obviously never expected that she would actually take the initiative to talk to him.
With just a cursory nce out of the corner of his eye, Wang Ling could see that she was pretty good-looking.
"Are you also here to enroll today?"
Not getting a response from Wang Ling, the unfamiliar girl kept on asking questions as if they knew each other. She was elegant, with long hair and fair skin, and wore a tight-fitting white T-shirt, jeans and casual shoes. Wang Ling only needed to use a little bit of his spirit energy to immediately determine her actual strength she had all the makings of an elite student, and definitely wouldn''t be his ssmate.
But as chance would have it, Wang Ling''s interview was going to be conducted in the same room that the girl had mentioned, Grade One, ss Three.
Still without saying a word, Wang Ling pointed at a ssroom nearby, which was Grade One, ss Three.
Right after that, he casually strolled away, hands in the pockets of his jeans.
Chapter 2: Huaguo Water Curtain Group
Chapter 2: Huaguo Water Curtain Group
Trantor: Henyee Editor: JulesNye
This was the first time that Lotus Sun had taken the initiative to start a conversation.
Unexpectedly, the other party hadn''t responded at all!
She felt that this boy in a white shirt and a refreshing crew cut had apletely different style to the frisky lowlife-types that she usually encountered.
Rather than a proud and aloof air, he had a special aura and a strong sense of mystery about him which had caught Lotus Sun''s attention at first nce.
"This ssmate, are you also doing the interview in Grade One, ss Three?"
"ssmate, may I know yourst name?"
Along the way, Lotus Sun tried her best to be friendlier with Wang Ling. However, his poker face never changed, and he showed no intention of responding to her at all.
This was really embarrassing.
...
This was the first time Wang Ling had given directions to another person.
If he and Lotus Sun hadn''t happened to share the same destination, he wouldn''t have even bothered to raise his arm.
He really hated interacting with other people, especially once he had reached the Soul Formation stage the year he turned seven. He had mastered the ability to read minds, and was hearing people''s inner voices all the time. Since then, his ears had never had a moment''s peace, especially at night; if he didn''t put in earplugs, he probably would go insane.
Just like with Lotus Sun, who on the surface looked like she was just trying her best to break the ice between them, Wang Ling could very clearly hear what she was thinking.
She was wholly unhappy with his indifference.
To be honest, Wang Ling felt that it was a waste of her talent to study in No. 60 High School. With her strength, it wouldn''t matter which key high school she went to, she would definitely be in the elite stream.
Lotus Sun''s reason foring here waspletely opposite to Wang Ling''s.
Wang Ling went out of his way to hide his status, while Lotus Sun had racked her brain for a way to emphasize her presence.
In a key high school, top students were a dime a dozen, and standing out wouldn''t be easy. But in an ordinary environment like No. 60 High School, Lotus Sun felt she would definitely be able to showcase her presence.
She had never expected that just as she entered the school, there would actually be a boy who would turn a blind eye to her. Damn it! Was this blockhead gay or something?
Wang Ling had never expected that just as he entered the school, he would actually attract a girl''s attention.
What a shitty situation!
At this moment, the two people walking abreast of each other could not help but sigh silently.
...
The enrollment interview was just like the cement test that had been used hundreds of years ago. It was aimed at determining each student''s rank without prejudice amidst massive student numbers. Having said that, students who could enter No. 60 High School were all already at the Foundation Establishment stage. But the stage was further divided into several levels.
While there seemed to be just a narrow gap between early andte Foundation Establishment, the difference in overall strength was veryrge, and students on both ends in the same ss were bound to sh with one another.
In the rtively small ssroom, three examiners sat in a row.
There were also a number of other teenagers already present who were all there for the interview.
Wang Ling walked directly to the back of the ssroom, and slipped into the most inconspicuous seat there.
The instant Lotus Sun walked into the ssroom, her movie-star looks caught the eye of all the teens, and even that of the three examiners.
The men in the ssroom, young and old, blushed in spite of themselves. Even a few of the girls dropped their heads shyly.
"My name is Lotus Sun, we''re going to be schoolmates from now on. I look forward to your guidance." Lotus Sun had always been both a man- anddy-killer, and enjoyed being in the spotlight. Bowing naturally and gracefully, she tossed back her beautiful hair and gave an easy and confident smile.
The only thing that dissatisfied Lotus Sun was Wang Ling''s damn unchanging poker face.
In this world, how could there be a man unmoved by her?
In her heart, she started to think of a n to capture Wang Ling''s attention.
On the other side, the three examiners were astonished after Lotus Sun introduced herself.
"Sun... Sun... Lotus Sun?" One of the male examiners had a stunned expression on his face.
"Which Lotus Sun? Don''t tell me it''s that Lotus Sun?"
Another examiner hurriedly flipped through the interview materials for the candidates that day, and in the end couldn''t help swearing.
"Holy shit! The eldest grandchild of the Huaguo Water Curtain Group... Lotus Sun?"
That was the Fortune 500pany that made its name selling elixirs!
On the other side, a silent Wang Ling heard what the three examiners said, and frowned suddenly. He had already guessed that Lotus Sun''s identity wasn''t so simple, but he hadn''t expected that she woulde from such a powerful family. His n was to keep a low profile, which was why he had chosen a rtively ordinary high school. Who knew that even before school officially started, he would already encounter such a huge headache.
Wang Ling watched as Lotus Sun smilingly came over, directly drawing up a chair to sit next to him. He was speechless.
Why the hell would the eldest granddaughter of a Fortune 500panye running to such a mediocre high school to prove herself?
Or were the rich second generation nowadays fond of moving around incognito?
Wang Ling closed his eyes, directly ignoring the way Lotus Sun was making eyes at him.
Anyway, as long as he was careful not to reveal too much of his real strength, he should be able to get rid of this annoying person without a hitch, right?
Wang Ling didn''t want an obsessive maniac staring at him non-stop in ss the whole day.
A momentter, the voice of one of the examiners sounded from the dais. "The interview is about to begin. Everyone, please prepare yourselves."
For all senior high school students who were at the same Foundation Establishment stage, the enrollment interview wasn''t asplex as they might have expected, and was mainly about testing their strength.
Scientific research had shown that it was not as difficult to reach the Foundation Establishment stage as one might have imagined. As long as a person had adequate nutrition as a child, along with a bit of innate skill, it wasn''t hard to achieve this stage.
Of course, there was also one extraordinary freak in particr who had advanced at a rate of one stage every two yearspletely without the help of elixirs.
Unlike the Wang couple''s generation, which had suffered from ack of nutrition, almost every child in urban areas nowadays had ess to all kinds of health care products from a young age. Things like "Diamond Partners" and "Brain Gold," popr brand-name health care products that enhanced a person''s cultivation base, increased intelligence, and built up the physique, were all produced by Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
But the reliance on supplements to enhance one''s foundation had also created the worst problem; as themon saying went, "Gold and jade on the outside, rot and decay on the inside."
The threshold for entering the Foundation Establishment stage was already low enough, yet the school couldn''t be certain whether a student''s true strength actually matched the stage.
This was the real reason why high schools had set up an entrance test. Apart from obtaining clear assessment results, it was also for identifying potential genius.
By the time Wang Ling''s batch graduated, the number of students who would be able to break out of the Foundation Establishment stage to be a master at the Golden Core stage (Golden Core Transformation Rate) would have a direct impact on the school''s reputation. More importantly, it would be a critical evaluation criterion in the school''s application to be a key high school at ater date.
On the dais, a middle-aged examiner with a sharp face said slowly, "Over the years in our No. 60 High School, the sess rate for attaining Golden Core has been two in ten thousand. That is to say, out of ten thousand students, there might be two in their graduating year who will be able to be what people in the modern age all dream of Golden Core masters. They in turn can take their dreams of reaching the Nascent Soul stage to a better university. I hope that in the next three years, every student here will work hard, aim high, and strive toward bing a qualified sessor of cultivation principles..."
Two in ten thousand might sound a little embarrassing, but No. 60 High School recruited just under three hundred students each year, after all. Wang Ling knew that this wasn''t too terrible a statistic, since some of the worse schools couldn''t even achieve that.
"Next, we shall begin with the strength test. Everyone, please put on your VR sses for phase one of the test."
With a roll book in his hand, one of the examiners cleared his throat slightly and called out a name. "First candidate, Lotus Sun."
Chapter 3: Sky-Swallowing Toad
Chapter 3: Sky-Swallowing Toad
Trantor: Henyee Editor: JulesNye
It was the cultivation year 4396. VR (virtual reality technology) was now highly developed, and was put to use in all major high schools. At the same time, VR equipment was indispensable for conducting exams in ordinary Foundation Establishment high schools. VR equipment with built-in spirit energy sensors perfectly transmitted all kinds of data on the users'' spirit energy to the system and reflected it back into the virtual environment.
Of course, the equipment would be even more advanced in a key city high school. The technology was a fusion of holograms and cultivation talismans which could warp time and space in an instant, switch between scenes smoothly, and simte a real environment as well as feelings of pain.
But Wang Ling was indifferent to all of this.
No matter how advanced the simtion technology was, it was still only simting the cultivation environment at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Wang Ling wouldn''t feel the slightest bit of pain, even if he stood still for a demon king to punch him in the chest.
This was because he had already long attained a Sage Body.
That year, he had just turned nine years old.
For Wang Ling, what he needed to pay the most attention to was how to pull back his aura precisely. Otherwise, his highly intense maic energy field would interfere with the virtual sses due to the huge gap in realms, and could result in the system crashing.
To prepare for the cement test, he had been assiduously practicing holding back his aura at home in thest few days, and had already destroyed hundreds of virtual sses.
At that moment, Lotus Sun had already put on the sses, and everyone else could clearly see what was happening to her on a screen on the side.
She was up against a virtual demon, a gigantic toad.
This toad was modeled on one of the beasts in the demon rampage six years ago, a demon king called "sky-swallowing toad"!
That year, the person who had defeated this demon king was a graduate of No. 60 High School the legendary Odd Zhuo!
In the thousands of years since No. 60 High School had been established, Odd Zhuo was perhaps the most formidable talent the school had ever nurtured. While he came from an impoverished background, he had shown brilliant talent. When he was very young, the headmaster of No. 60 High School had taken one look at him before taking him in as his disciple, thus granting him direct entry into the school. The year Odd Zhuo graduated, he had only been eighteen years old, but was already an unparalleled master at thete Golden Core stage.
After that, Odd Zhuo joined the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools as Deputy Director, bing the youngest director in its history.
But at the time, he had only been well-known in a small region. It was his dazzling performance during the "demon rampage" six years ago that truly made him a great name.
At that time, Odd Zhuo had released a burst of qi from one finger, which shot thousands of li 1 through the air to kill the sky-swallowing toad as it emerged from the Gate Between Worlds to besiege the city.
In one stroke, Odd Zhuo became known to the world after this battle!
From then on, No. 60 High School would use the "sky-swallowing toad" directly in their assessments. On one hand, it was in honor of Odd Zhuo; on the other hand, it called for all students to look to him as a role model.
As a result, the toad could be found in almost every school exam, so No. 60 High School alumni jokingly called it the "devil toad."
"After the system update, I heard that the sky-swallowing toad assessment was also upgraded."
"That''s right. When Odd Zhuo killed the sky-swallowing toad, he also gained possession of its primordial spirit. Unfortunately, the school''s equipment back then didn''t have the capability to transmit its spirit into the system.
"Now that the system has been updated, we uploaded the sky-swallowing toad''s spirit into the system''s data core for a perfect simtion."
One of the examiners gazed at the colossal cyan creature on the virtual battlefield, and frowned deeply in spite of himself. "I''m afraid that even for Lotus Sun, this might still be difficult to handle."
Although the school had set up the sky-swallowing toad assessment by level of difficulty, the system''s core was still based on data from the the sky-swallowing toad''s spirit in order to simte an actual environment, so the test was harderpared withst year.
At present, this sky-swallowing toad was still at the middle Foundation Establishment stage. The test result would be far from satisfactory if Lotus Sun failed to discover its weak point at the very start in order to deal it critical damage.
Everyone''s eyes were fixed on Lotus Sun, while Wang Ling gave a big yawn as he looked at the screen.
Apart from being at the Foundation Establishment stage at the very least, dealing with this sky-swallowing toad and causing sufficient damage also required real aptitude.
Wang Ling''s current abilities of perception far outssed that of scientific instruments. His eyes were like a portable radiation machine; with just one look, he could determine the meridian levels of every single person in the room.
Two hundred and fifty-six meridians needed to be opened up to fully realize the Foundation Establishment stage, and seventy percent of Lotus Sun''s meridians were already open. Even if she was unlucky and unable to deal critical damage, her grade wouldn''t be too terrible.
With everyone watching her, Lotus Sun stared at the gigantic demon and took a deep breath. She then made a tight fist and bolted forward bravely. With an explosive cracking sound, she struck directly at the sky-swallowing toad''s abdomen!
This was the exact spot where Odd Zhuo hadnded the killing blow back then.
"Boom!"
After that one hit, there were still several wisps of smoke wafting out of Lotus Sun''s fist.
This was the best proof of the powerful friction that had been generated between her fist and the air, showing that she had used all her strength in that one blow.
Before long, a huge "S" appeared in the virtual void.
"ssmate Lotus Sun''s one blow actually got an S grade!"
Someone cried out in surprise.
Seeing this, the three examiners couldn''t stop blushing with shame.
It appeared that they had been worried about Lotus Sun for nothing.
She had actually obtained an S grade straightaway?
But as the future sessor of the Huaguo Water Curtain Group, her dazzling performance was truly to be expected!
After the system upgrade, ording to the existing general data, only one percent of past examinees had obtained an S grade, five percent an A grade, and ten percent a B grade, while the rest of the examinees had obtained even proportions of C, D and F grades. The number of examinees who had obtained the higher SS grade, or even SSS grade, was so small that the data was negligible.
After recording Lotus Sun''s grade, the examiners looked at the roll book and called out the next name. "Second candidate, Wang Ling. Pleasee forward to take the test."
Bored stiff, Wang Ling raised his head. He hadn''t expected that it would be his turn so soon.
Directly ignoring Lotus Sun''s small smile at him as she left the dais, Wang Ling carefully put on the virtual sses. He had pulled his spirit energy as far back as it could go, to avoid destroying the machine the instant he put the sses on.
Fortunately, after crushing hundreds of sses in thest few days, his experience this time round could be considered a pass for Wang Ling.
But as it turned out, the biggest problem was still toe.
He stared at the enormous cyan toad in front him.
To be honest, this was a little unexpected for Wang Ling.
Because in the demon rampage six years ago, the sky-swallowing toad which legendary Odd Zhuo had killed with his sky-parting ability...
Actually, back then, it was Wang Ling who had killed it, on his way to the shops.
That year, he was ten years old...
Chapter 4: The One-In-A-Million Imperial Aura
Chapter 4: The One-In-A-Million Imperial Aura
Trantor: Henyee Editor: JulesNye
The demon rampage six years ago was perhaps one of the gravest catastrophes that Huaxiu nation had ever faced since its founding.
Failure to properly contain residual spirit energy had resulted in the contamination of the fabric of space, creating holes in the space barrier which allowed the demon world to take advantage of the Gate Between Worlds.
The demon rampage that year had been so devastating that in one night, Huaxiu nation had made economic losses that ran into tens of billions.
The strangest thing was that the demons had retreated as quickly as they hade, but those few days had given rise to several heroic cultivators who had then been honored with the title of Huaxiu nation''s "Cultivator of the Year."
Odd Zhuo, who had killed the fifth-ranked sky-swallowing toad with his sky-parting skill, had been one of them.
Apart from him, Wang Ling remembered that there were nine other individuals who had been granted that honor, but he couldn''t recall their names.
He remembered that it had initially been a sunny and cloudless day.
Wang Ling had been walking alone down the street in the capital of Huaxiu nation, Star City.
He lived in a small vi thirty thousand li away from the city center, in a mixed urban and rural area right on the fringes of Star City. Although it was very far away, it had only taken Wang Ling around five minutes at full speed to reach the city center.
And as for his reason for traveling thousands of li to Star City, he had just wanted to buy a limited edition crispy noodle snack.
Wang Ling remembered that Small Roon Crispy Noodle Snacks had released a limited edition collection card that day, which was only being circted in Star City. If you found the limited edition roon shcard in your snack packet, you would be able to enjoy free crispy noodle snacks for the next two hundred years.
For Wang Ling, this had truly been an offer too tempting to resist.
In his memory, the value of these crispy noodle snacks was higher than even the priceless magic objects sold at the market.
Because no matter how expensive these objects were, or how rare the material used in their making, they onlysted minutes in Wang Ling''s hands before he broke them.
But crispy noodle snacks were different.
Even if they broke into pieces, he could still happily gorge himself on them, and satisfy his desire for good food!
From a young age, Wang Ling had always thought that the inventor of crispy noodle snacks deserved to be given an award for them.
Just as he was hurrying to the Small Roon Crispy Noodle Snacks gship store, a well-established business that had been around for some eight hundred years, the Gate Between Worlds had split the air without warning, suddenly opening with a loud boom in the sky.
This moment would be forever etched in Wang Ling''s memory.
The split in the sky had happened directly above the store, and the violent vibrations and gravitational waves it caused had leveled the big store in an instant.
Already Wang Ling couldn''t recall much of what he had been feeling at that time.
The only thing he remembered was that he had been so angry, and he had looked impatiently for something to vent his resentment on!
And so it was at that moment when somethingrge had fallen from the sky...
It had a bulky and thick cyan-colored torso, and an insufferably arrogant air as it dropped down in front of Wang Ling. Itspass-sized pupils had flickered with a strange luster it was a massive, cyan-colored toad.
This was probably the biggest monster Wang Ling had seen since he was born.
The instant its three hundred-foot long bodynded on the ground, it raised a dust cloud that stretched out for fifty li around.
This poor sky-swallowing toad, however, had been very unlucky to have encountered Wang Ling.
How the hell was it to know what was going to happen to it?
The sky-swallowing toad hadn''t even finished its loud cry before Wang Ling had already pierced through its abdomen with one punch...
It fell to the ground, and in the moment that its spirit was drawn out, the sky-swallowing toad had taken a look at the person who had killed it in one blow...
...
A child just ten years old?
At that moment, ten thousand grass mud horses 1 had galloped through the sky-swallowing toad''s heart.
Motherf**ker, what the hell was up with this?
With thest trace of its spirit energy, the sky-swallowing toad had warned the monsters on the other side of the gate not to approach this world.
Thus, the reason why the demons had retreated so quickly six years ago was inevitably linked to Wang Ling.
As for how Odd Zhuo came to be credited with killing the sky-swallowing toad, and the awards presentation after... Wang Ling had no idea. He only remembered being heartbroken for a long time over the loss of that distinguished, hundreds-of-years-old gship store which sold crispy noodle snacks.
...
This time, standing once again in front of a system-modified, scaled-down version of the "sky-swallowing toad," Wang Ling was feeling a mix of emotions.
He had anticipated that No. 60 High School was bound to make a big deal of Odd Zhuo''s glorious deed in killing the sky-swallowing toad. However, he had never ounted for the possibility that No. 60 High School had actually gotten hold of its spirit and had even transmitted it into the system database in order to create a more authentic simtion.
This was the aura that had killed it with one blow! Even though it had been reduced to this, the sky-swallowing toad had definitely never forgotten it.
Even though six years had passed, the sky-swallowing toad still recognized Wang Ling as he stood in front of it once again.
And so, the instant the toad saw Wang Ling, it immediately turned petrified... there was not a single monster who wanted to be hit twice by such a freak... would his punch this time destroy thest of its remaining spirit?
Honestly speaking, Wang Ling had no idea what to do when faced with the sky-swallowing toad again.
While he was hesitating, the sky-swallowing toad made the first move and fell to the ground with a boom .
And, well, that was it.
Wang Ling: "..."
The sky-swallowing toad''s four legs were pointed to the sky, and it rolled its eyes emphatically.
The system gave its evaluation right away SSS!!
Everyone cried out in surprise!
"What the hell? What is going on? Student Wang hasn''t even thrown a punch yet."
"Could it be a system error?" One examiner''s jaw had dropped at what he was seeing.
"That shouldn''t be possible... all the equipment was checked yesterday, and there definitely hadn''t been any issues."
"I got it!"
Another examiner yelled excitedly, "Could it be... is this the legendary Killer Gaze?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Sky-swallowing toad: "..."
"That can be the only possibility."
Yet another examiner said solemnly, "Legends speak of some talented people who possessed this special ability. They can make monsters dizzy with the aura in their gazes... it''s also mentioned in the cultivation encyclopedia..."
"Im, im... imperial aura?"
At this moment, the three examiners drew in sharp breaths, and were actually so excited they started to cry freely.
Yes! It had to be!
This could be the only exnation for why Wang Ling was able to knock the toad out just by staring at it!
While Wang Ling was at a loss, one examiner came up to him and grasped his hand tightly. "Student Wang, you are the future hope of our No. 60 High School!"
"..."
"ording to the regtions, Student Wang will be directly admitted into our No. 60 High School''s elite ss!"
"..."
"Let us give Student Wang Ling a round of apuse, and we look forward to him performing even greater feats at No. 60 High School."
"..."
...
The red setting sun cast a long shadow as Wang Ling walked home in solitude.
His eyes swept over the letter for admittance into the elite ss, personally presented to him by No. 60 High School''s director of education.
At that moment, in Wang Ling''s heart, he didn''t know whether he should be cursing motherf**ker or not.
Chapter 5: Someone Else’s Child
Chapter 5: Someone Elses Child
Trantor: Henyee Editor: JulesNye
Since childhood, Wang Ling had kept a very low profile, and had always avoided being in the spotlight.
Of course, there were exceptions, such as the cement test. For this official evaluation, he had even specially researched how to control his own maic field so that it wouldn''t crush the machine used in the test.
Yet no matter how hard he had tried to find a way to keep a low profile, in the end he had still been admitted into the elite ss.
How on earth was he supposed to bring this up?
At dinner, Wang Ling absent-mindedly chewed a mouthful of rice, and couldn''t help looking upward as he heaved a deep sigh.
Why was it so hard to be a bad student nowadays?
He definitely couldn''t count on his parents to understand his pain.
The buffoon couple goggled at the letter for admittance into the elite ss, personally presented to Wang Ling by the school''s director of education. With eyes asrge as gongs, they scanned the letter from top to bottom, afraid to miss a single word.
After a while, the middle-aged man, who still looked fairly good for his age with a small mustache and slicked-back hair, took off his ck-rimmed sses and cupped his chin in his hands as he looked at Wang Ling. "Student Wang Ling, I think we should have a word."
Although he was very unwilling to acknowledge this man, who until now had yet to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, as his own father, Wang Ling still very obediently put down his chopsticks.
No prizes for guessing, Wang Ling already knew what Father Wang was going to say. His first sentence would definitely be: "You''ve really let me down!"
And as expected, he had guessed right.
"You''ve really let me down!"
Father Wang let out a deep sigh and pinched his mustache as he said, "Couldn''t you do a little worse in your test? You get such good grades every time, it''s very awkward for your mother and me!"
Wang Ling wordlessly rolled his eyes. It wasn''t like he deliberately set out to do so well! Like what happened today, it was totally an act of god!
"You should know that until now, your mother and I have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage. But you? Now there''s nonsense talk on the street..." At this point, Father Wang covered his face, and even sobbed. "Not only are people saying that we picked you up off the street, some are even saying that I''ve been cuckolded!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Next time, just don''t try so hard in your test. Or just directly hand in a nk paper, don''t listen to your mother about practicing moderation or whatever. All of that is sheer nonsense."
"..."
Wang Ling was speechless. He had never tried hard on any of his tests, alright?
Father Wang sighed. "If you get such good grades again, be careful that I don''t spank you!"
Hearing this, Wang Ling''s face turned ck, and he straightaway broke his chopsticks.
"..."
Seeing this, Father Wang trembled. "Goddammit, I just bought these Ninth Heaven ck iron chopsticks two days ago, and already another pair is broken!"
"Forget it, forget it, Ling Ling still can''t control himself. Why would you bring this up when we''re eating?" Compared with Father Wang, Mother Wang''s attitude toward this had always been to let nature take its course; between the two of them, they always embarrassed Wang Ling.
"More than that, we need to hurry up and teach Ling Ling how to control his strength, and it''s also more important that he eats well. Another pair of chopsticks broken... manufacturers nowadays, the quality is just getting worse and worse." Mother Wang sighed woefully; their household expenditure was going to increase again.
From a young age, Wang Ling had always had immense strength in his hands. After he broke thatrge sword at the age of one, Father and Mother Wang had changed almost all of their furniture, worried that Wang Ling would break them if he wasn''t careful if it wasn''t made out of ck jade, then it was made out of ck iron, and even ck diamond.
Looking at the broken pair of ck iron chopsticks, the Wang couple couldn''t help the mix of emotions that welled up in them. When they had been teaching Wang Ling how to use chopsticks, thousands of pairs had been sacrificed to the cause.
This could all be summed up in a single phrase: "pain in the ass."
But this phrase had been a constant for almost all of Wang Ling''s life; things were a pain so often that he had gotten used to it.
After reaching the super high cultivation realm that everyone dreamed about, what then?
Make one hundred million 1 by performing tricks on the streets?
Sure, Wang Ling could smash towering mountains with his chest, but there weren''t that many mountains around for him to smash! And nowadays, natural resources everywhere were protected by the nation smashing a mountain would get you three years in prison at the very least, or the death penalty at most!
Power to dominate everything? Ambition to rule the?
Sure, Wang Ling had the strength to do all that, but he would prefer to stay home and readics.
Unlimited magical powers, the great ability to turn time and space upside down?
Sure, Wang Ling could open up a spatio-temporal channel with his strength. But if he was caught by the spatial-temporal supervisor, considering how small their family estate was, any punishment he received could reduce them to ruin and poverty in an instant.
All in all, reaching a super high cultivation realm was not as rxing or uplicated as one might have imagined.
Even if he was the king of cultivation, so what? He still had to deal with nonsense big and small every day, and make meticulous ns for keeping a low profile in order to avoid bringing disaster upon his muggle parents.
Wang Ling looked at the table full of dishes. As he ate a final mouthful of rice, he silently heaved a deep sigh: my heart is exhausted!
At his current realm, he could theoretically stop eating and it wouldn''t affect him, since he only needed to absorb a bit of spirit energy from nature every day.
For him, eating now was purely a formality.
...
After returning to his bedroom, what Wang Ling liked to do most was lie on his small bed in the middle of the night and quietly look at a sky full of stars through his ceiling skylight.
It was only during this time that the noise in Wang Ling''s ears would subside a little. Even though he couldn''tpletely block out the effects of his Mind-Reading Ability, they were just a low murmur in his ears during this time.
Compared with what it was like during the day, he felt that this was already pretty peaceful.
Many times, he had wondered if he was actually from another world. But irond evidence from DNA tests had dispelled his doubts when he was still very young. This muggle couple that was into public disys of affection were his real biological parents.
The most frightening thing in the world wasn''t making progress and growing every day it was if that rate of progress never seemed to end.
...
When he was younger, Wang Ling had attempted to figure out the limits of his realm. It wasn''t until he was older that he realized that such limits simply didn''t exist for him...
With a consistent increase in his realm at a rate of one stage every two years, he couldn''t tell what the end for him was, and for a time, he had found this very terrifying.
But now, what terrified him more was his future high school life.
Who the hell knew what was going to happen to him?
He had initially nned to enter school quietly, but because of a freakbination of factors, he had been admitted into the elite ss.
And then there was Lotus Sun... already he knew that she was going to be a troublesome person.
At first, he hadn''t nned for their paths to cross often, but this trouble had already arrived on his doorstep.
Sitting upright on the bed, Wang Ling rubbed the skin between his eyebrows as his head hurt. Shortly after that, he stretched out one arm to take out a bag of snacks from his drawer.
Regardless what happens tomorrow...
At that moment, Wang Ling had decided... let''s eat some crispy noodle snacks first to chase the uneasiness away!
Chapter 6: The First Day of School
Chapter 6: The First Day of School
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It was the first day of school at No. 60 High School.
Oh, no, to be more precise, it was the first day of Foundation Establishment high school nationwide.
Huaxiu nation''s education policy had always adhered to the "no rules, no order" motto. Based on a cultural heritage thousands of centuries old, this adage definitely wasn''t just for show. Getting to school on time, attending morning sses, eating lunch, leaving school, wearing thepulsory school uniform... all of these had already long existed in well-preserved historical books on school rules and regtions dating back hundreds of years.
Last night, while Wang Ling had been eating his crispy noodle snack, the uniform had been sent to his home via space delivery.
The school uniform was blue and white in color, and looked like sportswear. There was even a specially printed word on the back of the uniform, arge "ELITE" for the elite ss...
Although he had already prepared himself mentally, Wang Ling still couldn''t help drawing in a sharp breath at the uniform style.
He understood the reasoning behind it.
It was normal for an established culture that was thousands of centuries old, or for promoting ethnic culture, or whatever... but couldn''t their damn sense of style have also improved a little bit?! What the hell was up with the "ELITE" on the back of the uniform? A privilege for the elite ss?
Looking at it from all sides, Wang Ling felt that the inspiration for the uniform was definitely copied off the ancient prison uniform for deathrow inmates thirty thousand years ago, which typically had the word "DEAD" printed on the front and back.
However, you couldn''t say that there weren''t any improvements. Almost all the pockets on the uniform were space storage, their capacities sorge they would almost never bepletely filled. This was a true achievement in line with Huaxiu nation''s education policy, which for thousands of years had aimed to reduce the burden on students.
Clearly though, this wasn''t the main point.
For Wang Ling, the heaviest burden of all was how he was going to face the worst f**king day tomorrow.
From the Wang family''s small vi in its mixed urban and rural area, it was ten thousand li to No. 60 High School. Almost as fast as the wind, Wang Ling ran full steam along countrynes until he arrived at the school gate in under two minutes.
After all, he had once run thirty thousand li to buy crispy noodle snacks when he had been younger. For him, this distance of ten thousand li was just too rxing; his face wasn''t red, nor was he out of breath.
As today was the first day of school, members of the guidance office along with several school leaders were greeting new students in person at the gate.
Just as Wang Ling was about to turn a corner, he could hear a few people chatting from afar.
"I heard that a new student received a SSS grade yesterday?"
"That''s right, Headmaster Chen. The student is called Wang Ling, and has already joined the elite ss."
"I see... seems like this student is sure to aplish much in the future. Is Student Wang Ling a male or female student?" asked Headmaster Chen.
"A male student."
Headmaster Chen''s expression was full of regret. "Ah, male students nowadays are already very perceptive. If this Student Wang Ling had been a girl, I wouldn''t have mind calling her to my office to personally instruct her in her learning."
Behind him, each and every one of the school leaders and officers sighed with regret all over their faces.
Wang Ling: "..."
After tidying up his uniform, Wang Ling calmly walked through the school gate, bowing and saluting without being recognized by anyone. This was because, when he had been running helter-skelter for No. 60 High School, he had already used one of the Three Thousand Great Spells the Great Transfiguration Spell.
Compared with an ordinary disguise technique, the biggest difference was that this powerful ability couldpletely alter appearances, fingerprints and DNA, and couldn''t be detected by even the most advanced technology.
On the other hand, the disguise technique was based on an ancient method of makeup application which would immediately be detected by any electronic eye on the street, swiftly triggering a police alert.
In this way, Wang Ling sessfully slipped into school after escaping the notice of the various leaders at the school gate... although it was obviously a tiresome effort, he felt that it was worth it.
For Wang Ling, all cheers and apuse were superfluous.
From a young age, what he had always hoped for the most was a peaceful environment where he could study quietly. Unfortunately, none of his f**king wishes had evere true.
Some people said that when god closed one door, he inevitably opened a window.
In Wang Ling''s case, it was obviously a more wretched situation. God not only opened both the door and window for him, he even summoned a ferocious sandstorm outside the window...
Grade One, ss Three was located on the first floor of the No. 60 High School teaching building.
Location-wise, outside the front door of the ssroom was the female toilets, while outside the back door was the male toilets. At the same time, it was the ss closest to the school canteen. Every time school let out for lunch at noon, a horde of elites could be seen bolting ahead to the battlefield with their tableware raised. It was a magnificent scene beyondpare.
Unlike schools in the old days, there were now less courses but longer ss periods, which were rigorously aligned with the trend of the modern cultivation age. Fitness and strength training were a given, and basic courses like drawing talismans, producing spirit water, refining pills and so on would take up all of Wang Ling''s time in Senior Grade One.
Senior Grade One was when students learned the important basics. Although Wang Ling had already learned all this himself when he was still in the womb, he still had to pretend to know nothing, obediently attend every ss, then do his best to get average grades.
It was a real pain in the ass for him, having to constantly consider these petty things.
Making friends had always been Wang Ling''s weak point. No. 60 High School had two elite sses, and there were fifteen students in his ss.
After an emotionally tiring morning of selecting a ssmittee, Wang Ling could probably only remember a handful of names.
The brunt of it was the person who had been unanimously elected ss monitor, Lotus Sun. Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s Young Miss, who was at thete Foundation Establishment stage, presented herself as the standard for the beautiful, modern-day maiden. She did her utmost to disy the image of a beautiful, elegant and graceful girl. But while she appeared perfectly wless, there was enough drama in her heart to write an epic soap opera about bitter family feuds that had never been seen before in the history of Huaxiu nation.
The second was Super Chen, who was in charge of sports activities. He was at the peakte Foundation Establishment stage, and was one of the strongest young men with the greatest potential to break through to the Golden Core stage. Born into an old martial arts family, Super Chen was a muscr man obsessed with keeping fit and bodybuilding. He was probably the most energetic and exuberant person in the whole school, his blood always boiling at some random thing or other, leaving people feeling strangely stirred up and moved.
The third was Hero Guo, the political science representative at thete Foundation Establishment stage. His family operated a pet shop, which had evolved into a soul beast business in his great-grandfather''s generation. He frequently carried around a parrot called Dopey, and together they would put on a two-man show, sometimes critiquing current affairs, sometimesmenting the state of the nation and its people. He was also known as gossip central for all the sses. People had given him the nickname Master of Dopey.
The fourth person was also the one that Wang Ling was most wary of, Li Xuanjing. While it sounded like a girl''s name, he was a rough-looking fellow who was one hundred and ny centimeters tall. Like his name 1 , he was a man of few words, and perhaps the most unremarkable person in the ss. Most crucially, Wang Ling realized that his Mind-Reading Ability couldn''t be used on him, and hepletely couldn''t read the other boy''s thoughts.
This type of situation was rare, and there were only two instances where Wang Ling would be prevented from reading minds. The first was if someone was carrying a powerful magic treasure that blocked out the signal from Wang Ling''s spirit energy. The second was if someone was simple or pure enough, and didn''t have a single scheming bone in their body.
Whatever the case, in Wang Ling''s eyes, Li Xuanjing was a ticking time bomb that could explode any time, which waspletely detrimental to his n to hide his identity.
All in all, these were the four people around whom Wang Ling was going to have to be especially vignt.
After the period was over, the ss was filled with loud bursts ofughter. Looking around his noisy environment, Wang Ling couldn''t help but sigh silently. Trying to hide his identity in this wretched hot zone was going to be f**king difficult.
ncing at the clock, Wang Ling took a book out of his space pocket, On Talismans , and ced it on the table.
Just then, the bell for the next ss rang.
Less than a second after that, a middle-aged woman wearing gold-rimmed sses and her hair up in a ponytail stormed through the door and up onto the dais, pping down the blue roll book in her hands. "I could already hear all of you in the corridor when I was still in the office! You are the school''s elites; making so much noise, whatever will you do next?"
This middle-aged woman was Pan Shengcong, the teacher-in-charge of Grade One, Elite ss Three. At the same time, she was also the fifth person around whom Wang Ling needed to be more vignt...
Chapter 7: The Great Teacher Pan
Chapter 7: The Great Teacher Pan
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Wang Ling had already long heard about the glorious deeds of Teacher Pan Shengcong. As a leading teacher at No. 60 High School who hade back to work after retirement, she had trained quite a number of students with the greatest potential of breaking through to the Golden Core stage. Unfortunately, though they were clearly only one step away from Golden Core, by the time they graduated, they hadn''t been able to break through to that stage.
But Teacher Pan was absolutely not to me.
As the saying went, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink; if you arezy to cultivate in your prime, you''ll regret it in your old age.
Despite countless cases of failure, Teacher Pan Shengcong was able to clutch at onest straw the year she was going to retire No. 60 High School''s legendary figure, Odd Zhuo.
That''s right, the legendary Odd Zhuo, who graduated from No. 60 High School and who became famous for killing the sky-swallowing toad with one blow, used to be Teacher Pan''s student.
Because of this, the school leaders had the utmost trust in her. Thus, though she had the lowest realm of all the teachers that had returned to employment after retirement, she was the leading teacher with the highest sry.
Whether or not this was the result of some back-door connection, Wang Ling didn''t give a damn.
He just hoped that Teacher Pan was a little more astute, and wouldn''t find trouble with him for no reason. After all, he was working hard to be a transparent existence!
Like all teachers-in-charge, Teacher Pan had sharp eyes and ears.
For example, she had been able to hear the students in ssughing when she had still been far away in her office.
Also, when she had walked down the corridor, she had seen that the students in the ss next door were all diligently learning, but her own ss was a mess.
As a result, Teacher Pan was infuriated; as soon as she entered the ss, she pped the roll book down loudly, making her dissatisfaction clear. "This will be my eightieth year teaching at No. 60 High School. I''ve been in charge of ten elite sses, and you are the tenth! Of all of them, you are the worst ss that I''ve ever been in charge of!"
Everyone was taken aback at her words, but somehow felt like they''d heard them before.
Nheless, as the most difficult female teacher in the history of No. 60 High School, nobody dared to get on her bad side on the first day of school. Of course, Lotus Sun might be an exception. But Teacher Pan wasn''t stupid enough to provoke her for no reason.
She didn''t know any of the other students, so in that situation, Teacher Pan swiftly looked for someone to be made an example of in front of everyone else, in order to demonstrate her authority as the teacher-in-charge.
"Which one is Student Wang Ling?"
Wang Ling was startled as everyone in the ss turned in unison to look at him.
Teacher Pan: "It was you, I heard your voice just now in the corridor!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"No matter how any of you got here, whether by strength or luck, since you are already here in my ss, I hope all of you elites take heed! You must not bete, nor can you leave early, and don''t make a racket! If you really want to challenge me, I''ll have no choice but to invite your parents to school!"
This was the typical routine before the start of a new ss. As the taciturn one in ss, Wang Ling had almost always experienced this unjust treatment from a young age.
He remembered that the worst incident had been during Qi Condensation prep ss, when he had directly summoned a meteorite which had smashed into the sports field, causing sses to be suspended for three days...
Luckily, Wang Ling had now already learned how to control his mood.
Otherwise, if he really went crazy, even he himself would be afraid.
...
Teacher Pan was mainly in charge of teaching the Dao talismans course. Apart from some of the basics of making talismans, the bulk of it was aimed at teaching the elite ss advanced content.
Cinnabar, yellow talisman paper, spirit water and a writing brush these were the four basic raw materials for drawing a talisman.
The elite ss didn''t spend as much time on the course basics, so the ss moved at a much quicker pace. It was just the first ss, but Teacher Pan had already brought the four main raw materials with her as she lectured, "I don''t know if any of you have drawn a talisman before, but in my ss, we''re going to start from scratch. Now, I''m going to teach you how to draw a ghost-summoning talisman."
The ghost-summoning talisman, as its name suggested, was a talisman for summoning ghosts, and belonged to the summoning category of talismans.
Compared with other attack, defense, function-type or seal talismans, the ghost-summoning talisman might sound frightening, but of all the basic talismans, it was the easiest one to make. Even newbies had quite a high chance of sessfully making one.
After she spoke, Teacher Pan mixed the cinnabar with spirit water, spread open the yellow talisman paper, and lifted her writing brush.
"Now I''m going to show you how to draw a ghost-summoning talisman."
Everyone''s eyes were fixed on Teacher Pan as she skillfully lifted the writing brush and seemed to draw randomly on the yellow talisman paper. Just like that, a standard talisman was sessfully created. Thest step was to gather spirit energy and toss the talisman up into the air...
In the next moment, they witnessed a miracle.
The ghost-summoning talisman, which had been floating in the air, suddenly froze, and in the next instant, burst with a soft glow.
Everyone could see a transparent silhouette hovering in the air.
This thing was the so-called ghost.
Teacher Pan pointed at the greenish-gray thing and said, "I controlled the release of my spirit energy. What you are seeing now is the weakest of all ghosts, the hollow spirit, which doesn''t have any killing intent. Because novice students can''t control their spirit energy, they are likely to summon more aggressive spirits of a higher rank. But you don''t have to worry, if anything unexpected happens, I will personally deal with it. Since I''ve already summoned this hollow spirit, I''ll exin simply how to release it."
As she spoke, she dipped the tip of her forefinger into the blend of spirit water and cinnabar on the table, then quickly swiped at the area between the hollow spirit''s eyebrows.
The hollow spirit let out a wretched cry and was instantly torn into two parts, which turned into wisps of vapor that then vanished.
"The area between the eyebrows is a ghost''s weak point. Cultivators can easily release ghosts using a blend of spirit water and cinnabar, with the addition of a little more spirit energy. As for what is avable in the market, to throw salt, use urine or chicken blood... all these arepletely untrustworthy."
Teacher Pan waved her hand, and light flowed through the air as the four raw materials for making a talisman were distributed to each student. "Now you can get to work, and follow the steps I just demonstrated."
And that was it.
The ssroompletely exploded, as all kinds of ghosts were summoned.
The hollow spirit which Lotus Sun summoned was a female student who had slipped and fallen from the top of the No. 60 High School building. Technically speaking, this female ghost was their senior sister.
Super Chen summoned an ancient headsman who still had nine knives stuck in his head. He had died when the family members of a prisoner on death row had stormed the execution ground, and in the confusion, the headsman had been stabbed to death.
Master of Dopey Hero Guo summoned a skeleton dog with no flesh on its bones at all, drawing strong condemnation from the dog lovers in ss.
There was a saying that the purer a person was in mind and heart, the easier it was to attract dirty things. This just happened to be verified by what the ssmissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut, summoned.
It was a hollow spirit that had alreadypletely evolved into a malicious ghost. It had bloodshot eyes, one of which was hanging out of its socket, and it emitted an incredibly strong sense of resentment.
But as one of the vanguard teachers who had been at No. 60 High School for ages, Teacher Pan was worthy of her reputation.
It seemed that the instant the malicious ghost appeared, she had already dashed forward. She pulled at the eyeball until it snapped off, and in front of everyone present, she crushed it in her hands.
In their hearts, everyone gasped in admiration: "..."
So f**king tough!
Almost the whole ss had sessfully used the materials on hand to create a summoning.
Wang Ling was the only person who was slow to act.
He had already taught himself this skill when he was still in the womb. It wasn''t the least bit difficult the number of talismans that Wang Ling could draw were probably more than what all the school teachersbined could produce.
The most difficult bity in the fact that he could not precisely control the release of his spirit energy.
Staring at the four raw materials on the table, Wang Ling was lost in deep thought...
Who the hell knew what he would summon?
Chapter 8: The Mysterious Legend of No. 60 High School
Chapter 8: The Mysterious Legend of No. 60 High School
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Everyone had probably heard the same legend from a young age No. 60 High School used to be a graveyard.
Although Wang Ling had no way of officially checking whether this was true or not, the fact was that he could tell that the ground he was treading on really used to be a graveyard. The price for graveyardnd had always been cheap, and six hundred years ago, thisnd had been acquired by the government''s Education Department, which was when No. 60 High School had been built.
Wang Ling''s hair stood on end at the thought.
No. 60 High School''s sports field used to be part of the graveyard. Now, energetic students jumped around every morning to the two hundred and fiftieth set of radio gymnastics 1 , which was no different to disco dancing on burial mounds!
This would exin why so many bizarre things had shown up in their Dao talismans ss.
In short, it was reasonable for Wang Ling to be worried.
He was unable to precisely control the release of his spirit energy. In addition, No. 60 High School used to be a graveyard. With these two deadly factorsbined, Wang Ling couldn''t guarantee that he wouldn''t summon some weird ghost that Teacher Pan wouldn''t be able to deal with.
Noticing that Wang Ling was slow to act, Teacher Pan slowly strolled over, her hands sped behind her back. In her mind, if it wasn''t because Wang Ling had good luck, then it was a bug in the system at the time which had enabled him to join the elite ss. In fact, he seemed to be a real cker.
"Why aren''t you drawing a talisman? Or was there something you didn''t understand from earlier? I can guide you through it!"
Didn''t understand?
That was simply insulting his intelligence.
In his mind, Wang Ling silently rolled his eyes at Teacher Pan. This was a matter of life and death! What did she know?
But in this situation, he wasn''t the one making the decisions. While staying low-key was the most important thing, he also didn''t want to be pointed out by people as the loser who had snuck into the elite ss by luck.
Staring deeply at the yellow talisman paper, Wang Ling exhaled, then lifted the writing brush.
At this moment, he could only try his best to control the release of his spirit energy...
The moment the talisman waspleted, Wang Ling was already holding his breath. The people around him watched eagerly, looking forward to a show.
Like for everyone else, the yellow talisman floated in the air for a moment, and was then followed by a dazzling light.
Then, a monstrous, cyan-colored silhouette appeared in front of everyone''s eyes.
In an instant, Teacher Pan turned petrified.
The surrounding students turned petrified.
Even Wang Ling himself turned petrified.
...
The sky-swallowing toad had never expected that through this method, for the third time in its life, it would be confronted with the person whose existence was like a shadow over it.
Given Wang Ling''s strength, if he couldn''t control his spirit energy, the chances were high that he would summon an imperial-ranked ghost.
And in No. 60 High School, the highest ranked ghost was its damn self!
After its spirit had been sealed, the sky-swallowing toad had exhausted all its options before a sliver of its soul had broken off and was able to escape the seal. But little did it think that Wang Ling would actually summon it here again.
At this moment, the poor toad''s heart crumbled a little.
Looking at Wang Ling, its cold sweat flowed non-stop.
"Ribbit..." The moment it called out, the poor toad wanted to cry, but had no more tears left to shed.
It had already detected Wang Ling''s killing intent; if it made the slightest suspicious move, it didn''t doubt at all that Wang Ling would speedily dispatch it without the slightest hesitation.
In order to save thest sliver of its soul, the sky-swallowing toad would swallow any future humiliation it might face.
So the toad let out the simplest croak to show that it was harmless.
Who could have imagined... a monster that used to be a fifth-ranked demon king was now hard-pressed to the point that it had to rely on pretending to be a dumbass in order to prove that it wouldn''t be a public nuisance.
...
Wang Ling had never expected that through this method, for the third time in his life, he would be confronted with the existence that was like a shadow over him.
The culprit who had screwed up his grand n for two hundred years'' worth of crispy noodle snacks had appeared before his eyes once again, and for the sake of holding on to what little life it had left, it was actually pretending to be a pet, submitting itself to the whims of others.
He wanted to ask if this grand demon king still had any integrity left...
But seeing this wretched appearance, Wang Ling really didn''t have the heart to attack it.
...
Even though all that remained of this fifth-ranked demon was its spirit, it was still a ferocious monster in the eyes of many.
But this sky-swallowing toad was smart with just one croak, its reputation was instantly wiped clean.
"It seems Student Wang Ling and the sky-swallowing toad are fated to encounter each other..."
Thirty seconds after the sky-swallowing toad had appeared, Teacher Pan was still bewildered.
She knew very well that with her current strength, it was unlikely that she would have been able to deal with this demon. But when it croaked, itpletely set her mind at ease.
It turned out that it was just a wretched creature too weak to even utter a word!
...Then what the hell did she need to be frightened of!
"Don''t worry, students, this demon is already too weak to fight back. I shall seal it."
Upon saying that, Teacher Pan used Immortal Guidance to swiftly seize the sky-swallowing toad''s remaining spirit with one hand, and the ghost of the skeleton dog with the other, as she prepared to fuse them together.
Wang Ling knew very well what the oue would be when an imperial-ranked monster was chemically fused with a low-ranked creature.
The demon king''s substantial spirit energy would help reconstruct the puppy''s corporeal body and also conveniently provide it a physical body to inhabit.
This was a win-win solution; on the one hand, the sky-swallowing toad''s remaining spirit could be confined, and on the other, it could be seen to give the poor puppy that had been eaten after its death some closure.
Of course, the sky-swallowing toad was aware what it meant to be fused with the ghost of the skeleton dog its spirit energy would be massively reduced and it wouldpletely be a dog...
Should I go along with your act ofplete ignorance, or should I act like everyone''s favorite toad?
In that moment, Wang Ling could almost hear the despair in the sky-swallowing toad''s heart.
Teacher Pan was indeed worthy of her reputation, as one of the vanguard teachers that had been at No. 60 High School for ages. With smooth and natural skill, almost without pause, she fused the two spirits together.
"Everyone, I have subdued the demon. How unexpected, though its spirit was already sealed, a small part of its soul had broken off. But it''s alright now, it has been confined to a physical body, so it can only use a very small amount of spirit energy." Pleased, Teacher Pan said, "Everyone, just take it as our ss mascot from now on."
In a halo burst of light, a brand new puppy with blue-green fur appeared in front of everyone.
"Ah, it''s a Japanese akita!"
Lotus Sun''s maiden heart instantly overflowed.
"But this dog''s color is strange, why is it green?"
"Probably because it was fused with the sky-swallowing toad." Master of Dopey pushed his sses up, and sighed. "We judge everything by appearance in this day and age. If you''re good-looking, who''s going to care about the color of your hair?"
Super Chen picked the akita up in delight, and squeezed its fat cheeks. "Shall we give him a name? How about... Loopy Toad 2 ?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"Hey, why is it so quiet? You should woof woof woof , understand? You''re a dog now, not a toad."
Loopy Toad: "..."
It looked silently at Wang Ling nearby, who had an indifferent look on his face.
Only now did Loopy Toad suddenly realize, the most miserable thing to ever happen to it wasn''t encountering Wang Ling three times, but that though it was very angry, in front of Wang Ling, it had to keep smiling...
Chapter 9: Loopy Toad and Dopey the Parrot
Chapter 9: Loopy Toad and Dopey the Parrot
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In this world, nothing could surpass the most miserable way to be reincarnated, which was into the wrong body. The example of Heavenly Marshal Zhu Wuneng 1 served as a warning, and Comrade Loopy Toad was unlucky enough to follow in his footsteps. It was a self-aware demon king that had struggled to get away with thest remnant of its spirit, but in the end had somehow been summoned into the ssroom, then somehow forcefully fused with another spirit, and from a toad was reborn as a dog.
This could be said to simply be an epic miracle of cross-species reincarnation, and was one step away from making history.
After Loopy Toad had joined them, the atmosphere in ss was clearly a lot lighter. It had already be the students'' habit to rub its fat little cheeks after every ss.
Most importantly, Wang Ling realized that since Loopy Toad''s arrival, his own existence had suddenly diminished.
He was considerably satisfied with this.
Therefore, he gave Loopy Toad tacit consent to continue existing.
...
In thest few days, Master of Dopey Hero Guo, whose family dealt in soul pets, had taken charge of specially training Loopy Toad to bark.
This was the so-called "take things as theye," or "when in Rome, do as the Romans do"... enthusiastically training a toad that had been transformed into a dog to bark was, no matter how you thought about it, truly mystifying.
It wasn''t until now that Loopy Toad realized that it had boarded a pirate ship with no hope of turning back 2 .
These future flowers of the mothend were bulldozing a toad into barking; this was too f**king brutal and inhuman.
And so, everyone watched how Master of Dopey vigorously trained the dog.
The well-intentioned Master of Dopey had used up almost all of his time after school to collect all kinds of videos of dogs barking to show Loopy Toad. But it only ever had a dispirited expression on its face as ity listlessly on the ground, showingpletely no ambition to strive for the peak of a dog''s life after being reborn as one.
Then Master of Dopey thought that perhaps he was using the wrong approach in his teaching.
After all, in its previous life, Loopy Toad had been a majestic, fifth-ranked demon king! To make a former demon king bark like a dog... if their positions were switched, Master of Dopey knew he would also feel extremely ashamed.
And so, quick-witted Master of Dopey came up with a brand new idea.
The next day, everyone saw him carry a poster into the ssroom, then tack it to the back door.
Their jaws dropped. "Why do you have a Gods of Honor poster?"
With a proud grin, Master of Dopey brought Loopy Toad over to the poster and pointed in one corner. "See that? The Heavenly Dog! The god of dogs! It''s unlikely that it loses out to your demon king status, so from now on, this should be your goal!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Everyone: "..."
In the end, instead of Master of Dopey, it was Dopey the parrot as well as a female ssmate, Feather Lin, that made Loopy Toad abandon its dignity and learn to bark like a dog.
Feather Lin, who had caught Wang Ling''s attention a week after the start of school, was the sixth person on his list of people around whom he had to be extra vignt. He even felt that she was scarier than Teacher Pan because she was a veteran fujoshi 3 . As long as someone or something was male, Xiaoyu could urately determine whether it was a gong or a shou 4 .
This was most apparent when Master of Dopey was coaching Loopy Toad; Feather Lin managed to turn Dopey and Loopy Toad, two different species with two different physiologies, into a couple, and even identified the gong and the shou .
Most unexpectedly, Xiaoyu had actually assigned Loopy Toad, which looked like a very powerful gong , as a shou ...
Loopy Toad naturally strongly condemned and protested this.
As soon as ss was over, Feather Lin started to y matchmaker against Loopy Toad''s will. "Look, from back then until now, sayings like ''crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog,''''chicken pieces and dog fragments,''''imitate the dog and steal the chicken,''''y chickens and pottery dogs''... the chicken and the dog have been recognized as a couple since ancient times!"
Loopy Toad: "..." Screw chicken! This was clearly a f**king parrot!
Seeing her bullshit so seriously, Loopy Toad was so angry that it let out a "woof~"...
After all, when everything was said and done, it was still a dog. Even if its spirit prevented it from crying out, the body''s muscle-memory wouldn''t change.
Seeing how she had provoked Loopy Toad into finally barking, Feather Lin sneered a bit. "Heh, turns out it''s a tsundere 5 shou ."
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
At present, it had been a week since Wang Ling started school. A number of freak idents had led to a deviation in his n for his high school life. He had entered a ss he shouldn''t have entered, and met a bunch of dopes he shouldn''t have met. Nevertheless, this could still be considered a tranquil environment.
At the very least, that feeling of being under the spotlight from the entrance test had diminished significantly, in the face of powerful brainwashing due to the new Loopy Toad and Dopey couple.
But good times didn''tst, and trouble was quick to arrive on his doorstep.
On Friday after school, Wang Ling sensed something unusual in the air.
He realized that someone was tailing him.
Turning to look in his peripheral vision, he immediately noted the direction which that hostile gaze wasing from.
This group of people were employing very advanced methods. They were using various high-end anti-tracking instruments, and had even resorted to various talisman formations to conceal their auras.
Unfortunately, even with these sneaky methods, they still couldn''t escape Wang Ling''s perception. His eyes were a million times more sensitive than the most powerfulser scanner in the world, and his ears like a sound monitor in the Earth''s core. Along with his Mind-Reading Ability, he could instantly lock onto any individual on Earth whenever he wanted.
After all, with his current supreme realm, there was no one who could rival him at all.
...
"Young Master, the target has been sighted leaving the school gate." A man in ck sses and a ck suit walked over to a ck supercar, a limited edition model in Huaxiu nation, and bowed respectfully to the half-opened window.
"Keep following him to his home address, don''t miss any clues." From the car window came a clear and cold voice.
"Yes, Young Master."
"But Young Master... just as I was reporting to you, news hase in from ahead that the target has disappeared..."
"Disappeared?!"
Motherf**ker... was that person the sh?
"Why is Young Master insistent that we look for this person?"
The teenager at the car window sighed, a "you don''t understand" expression on his face. In looking for Wang Ling, he had already spent six long years devoted to his search. Since the year of the demon rampage, he had been making discreet enquiries about this young boy, and only this year had he finally made some progress.
"Why are you looking for this person?"
The teenager in the car exined reluctantly, "Because, he is my shifu 6 ."
"What? Young Master''s shifu ?"
The man in the suit and the old driver had the same astounded expressions on their faces.
If there was anyone around to see who was inside the car, they would definitely have been shocked.
Because this teenager wasn''t just anybody; he was the current Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools, and an alumnus of No. 60 High School, the world-renowned legend Odd Zhuo.
Chapter 10: The Truth from Six Years Ago
Chapter 10: The Truth from Six Years Ago
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Wang Ling perhaps already didn''t remember the demon rampage six years ago too clearly, but it was still fresh in Odd Zhuo''s mind.
...
The truth was that when cultivator support rushed to the coordinates of the Gate Between Worlds, the reported colossal, cyan-colored toad had already been defeated; there had been a bleeding hole in its white belly as its feet pointed up at the sky, and it was already dead.
This was a fifth-ranked demon, an all-powerful demon king among all demons!
Who the hell had done this?
The cultivators on the battlefield discussed this excitedly.
"Attention, fellow Taoists! I sense an unusual aura up ahead."
At that moment, someone suddenly made out a hazy silhouette within the smoke in front of them.
Another person swiftly cast a cleansing spell to dispel the smoke.
The spell cleared the smoke and dust away to reveal a ten-year-old child who was trembling (purely out of rage) as he stared at the sky-swallowing toad in front of him.
"Tch, it''s just a kid. Fellow Taoist, you''re too nervous." A female cultivator with a motherly air embraced the trembling Wang Ling.
Ten-year-old Wang Ling was just too cute for anyone to resist.
"Good boy, there''s no need to be afraid, big sister will protect you."
Wang Ling: "..."
Looking at the mad woman crushing him against her melon-sized boobs, Wang Ling didn''t dare make any type of move. After his earlier outburst of spirit energy, he was still in an unstable state. Even the smallest movement of his fingers would st her head into outer space.
"...Fellow Taoist Cailian, please let go of this shota 1 . Look, you''re suffocating him."
"Oops, so sorry about that."
The female cultivator called Cailian promptly released Wang Ling from her melons. "Kid, tell big sister, how did this demon die?"
...
Of course, there had been no way Wang Ling was going to admit that he was the one who had killed the toad.
At that time, he had just wanted to extricate himself from this troublesome situation as quickly as possible.
So, he had randomly pointed at a person.
And that person, who had emerged from the other side of the smoke with dust all over his face, happened to be Odd Zhuo.
Odd Zhuo remembered back then that he had just been passing by when the st of a gravitational wave had knocked him down beneath a copsing building.
After he had broken free of the rubble, for some reason, he had been recognized as the hero who had killed the demon king.
Burdened with a heap of undeserved honors and fame exaggerated by public opinion, all these years, Odd Zhuo had reflected on himself no matter what, he had to stay true to his original will, and avoid being led astray by these empty halos.
At the same time, he had continued investigating secretly, and it was onlyst year that the truth of the matter had started to emerge in bits and pieces.
It was so incredibly vexing!
No matter what, he had to chase down this person!
And then, force this man to be his teacher!
...
Wang Ling had never expected that Zhou Yi would actually investigate him.
It looked like Odd Zhuo''s years of experience at the General Administration of 100 Schools had significantly hardened his wings 2 .
In fact, Wang Ling hadn''t left, but had performed the Great Vanishing Spell, which concealed his figure and aura. Taking up a position near Odd Zhuo''s supercar, he used his Heavenly Eye to look at all of Odd Zhuo''s memories.
With regard to what had happened six years ago, Wang Ling truly didn''t remember it very clearly anymore.
But now it seemed that it had really be quite a prickly problem.
Also, Odd Zhuo''s one-sided wish to apprentice himself to Wang Ling was a real pain in the ass.
He needed to find an opportunity to settle this sucky situation in a practical way once and for all, otherwise it would eventually turn into a disaster.
...
Early Saturday morning was typically as peaceful as Wang Ling had expected, but it was just the calm before the storm.
When he looked in the mirror that morning, he noticed his right eyelid twitching non-stop.
It would be too na?ve to think that it was due to ack of sleep.
When Wang Ling''s eyelid twitched, it was an omen ofing disaster. Nothing good had ever happened when his eyelid twitched.
He recalled that six years ago before the demon rampage, his eyelid had twitched the whole night, but at the time he hadn''t had any idea what it meant.
Fortunately, after washing up, his eyelid finally stopped its frenzied twitching.
He estimated that it hadsted for less than three minutes.
"Disaster level, two stars!"
This was Wang Ling''s disaster-rating scale, based on how long his eyelid would twitch for.
Between zero to five minutes: disaster level was two stars.
From five minutes to one hour: disaster level of three stars.
From one hour to six hours: disaster level of four stars.
From seven to twenty-four hours: disaster level of five stars.
Over twenty-four hours: destruction of the.
Over forty-eight hours: annihtion of the universe.
...
However, it was still within Wang Ling''s abilities to deal with a two-star disaster level.
He nced at the monster pen and goblin eraser on the table. After he had magically transformed these two stationery items into these two gremlins yesterday, they had spent the whole night finishing off his weekend homework. Now they were drooping in his stationery pouch, fast asleep.
Everything felt right with the world today...
Wang Ling looked outside the window; the light of the sun illuminated the world, the breeze sighed through the willows, the Earth was still rotating on its axis, and the universe was still functioning. Never could he have expected the trouble he would encounter on such a peaceful weekend.
After changing out of his white rabbit pajamas, Wang Ling left his room. Mother Wang had already prepared breakfast a runny fried egg and two ck pepper sausages, as always.
"Son,e and eat." Mother Wang seemed to be in a very good mood today.
In an unprecedented move, Father Wang passed Wang Ling a ck diamond fork without prompting. "Handle it with care, don''t break it."
Wang Ling made an affirmative sound, and controlling his strength, he carefully pinched the fork with his fingers and raised it.
Father Wang gave him a cryptic look, and smiled crookedly. "Hurry up and eat, you have a date today, right?"
Date?
Wang Ling raised his head.
"If it''s not a date, please exin to me, why is there a Maserati supercar downstairs?"
Stunned, Wang Ling went to the balcony, only to see Lotus Sun waving at him from a distance, a smile as brilliant as a Vileplume''s 3 grin on her face.
"..."
Motherf**ker... why did this person know where he lived?
Wang Ling felt that the disaster level this time had been tremendously understated.
When he returned to the dining table, Father Wang''s face was brimming with rare joviality.
"Son, you don''t have to exin, your father supports you."
"..."
Father Wang grinned. "The girl downstairs is so thoughtful, this morning she gave your mother a limited edition L''Oral youth-retaining elixir. Look at how happy your mother is."
"..." So you were bribed by a youth-retaining elixir?
"If you don''te home tonight, be sure to stay safe."
Father Wang gave a small grin. "Stay safe... in every aspect."
Wang Ling: "..."
Right after that, Father Wang surreptitiously took out a box of condoms and pushed it toward Wang Ling, with a gratified "my son has grown up" expression on his face.
"..."
Crack.
Subconsciously, Wang Ling once again broke the ck diamond fork in his hand.
Chapter 11: Date a Live
Chapter 11: Date a Live
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Nowadays, society was much more open-minded and advocated free love, so romance in high school was already amon phenomenon. But this was based on the premise that a romantic rtionship still needed to be built in a "safe" situation.
Wang Ling was sure he would never cross the line; the problem was that he had never said he wanted to go on a date with Lotus Sun!
So what the hell was this, chasing him all the way to his front door and showing up uninvited?
Disaster level, two stars ...
It was as if he had already seen what would happen if he turned down her invitation.
First of all, the news would spread like wildfire in No. 60 High School. When the time came, he would drown in spit with everyone spitting at him and he would be the object of universal condemnation. He hated being noticed, but this situation would get him noticed not just by the whole of No. 60 High School, but also by neighboring schools.
This was a thorny problem.
He looked at Mother Wang next to him.
Mother Wang didn''t think it was bad that a girl had taken a fancy to Wang Ling. Since he was young, he had made very few friends. The fact that a girl liked him meant that her son had a particr charm. The most important thing was that this person was the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group! She had actually shown up of her own ord, which made Mother Wang indescribably proud.
Wang Ling had so much to say, but couldn''t refuse when his mother waved a hand at him. She had considered the situation and had finally made a decision. "Go out and stay safe. If you dare refuse, you will never see your precious crispy noodle snacks ever again!"
Wang Ling: "..." When women were in league with one another, they were always so dictatorial.
Looking at the big bottle of youth-retaining elixir in Mother Wang''s hand, he felt that he had made a grave miscalction. How could he have let Lotus Sun seize the opportunity first?
In fact, regardless of whether he agreed to go on the date or not, he would attract the attention of the whole school plus neighboring schools anyway. The difference was that if he refused her invitation, he would meet an end worse than if he didn''t refuse. He would be the target of bullying, and receive a lot of attention.
Whatever he chose, he would be noticed.
So whether he epted the invitation or not was no longer the issue.
The real battle now was to ensure that the date happened as low-key as possible.
...
When Wang Ling got into the car, Lotus Sun felt like she was dreaming.
Since the start of school, she had tried every method possible to approach Wang Ling, but this otherworldly boy had always shown ack of interest in her. Now he was actually sitting in her car, which made her think it had really been worth it to call on him at his house!
...
When Wang Ling got into the car, he felt like he was dreaming.
If it wasn''t a dream, then he must have been shot in the head to ept this invitation. A world limited edition Maserati sportscar with the words "Huaguo Water Curtain Group" emzoned on the outside, and Lotus Sun sitting next to him the first impression he got was that Huaguo Water Curtain Group was dering to the world that it had taken in a son-inw.
Forget it. He was doing all this for his crispy noodle snacks!
This was what he thought.
In fact, now that he thought back on it, given Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s powerful influence in Huaxiu nation, it wasn''t difficult at all for Lotus Sun to find out where he lived.
As Wang Ling watched the Wang family''s small vi recede into the distance out of the corner of his eye, he wondered whether he should use the Great Star Relocation spell to move the vi somewhere else on the map when he returned hometer.
"ssmate Wang Ling, I didn''t think you would actually ept my invitation..."
Lotus Sun smiled brilliantly, truly delighted. The dimples in her cheeks made her look very sweet.
Wang Ling ttened his lips silently. "..." Did he really have the power to refuse?
To his surprise, Lotus Sun actually wasn''t wearing makeup. But even when she was relying on her bare face alone, she still stood heads and shoulders above most girls their age. She truly was the standard for beauty. While he would admit that Lotus Sun was indeed very beautiful, one-sidedlying to his house looking to go on a date felt like she was forcing herself on him, which really made him feel ufortable.
"Then where should we go? ssmate Wang Ling, is there a ce you would especially like to visit?"
Wang Ling shook his head.
Since this was the case, Lotus Sun directly made the decision. "Master Lu, take us to the Xiao Family Compound."
"Yes, Miss."
The driver responded very politely.
The Xiao Family Compound was actually the name of a park opened by the Xiao n which contained thousands of years'' worth of cultivation history. Thend had originally been the Xiao family''s former residence, and had belonged to the Xiao family for one thousand years. However, in order to cater to a modern era, it was only a few years ago that the Xiao family had used spells to move their old mansion out to make way for the construction of a new park on thend.
It was worth mentioning that the Heavenly me Museum, well-known throughout Huaxiu nation, was also in the Xiao Family Compound.
More than one thousand years ago, the Xiao family had collected almost all of the Heavenly mes in the world.
Nowadays, this park had already be a sacred dating ground for couples.
At midnight every night, there would be a fireworks party on theke in the middle of the park. On a high tform, members of the Xiao n would merge two or more Heavenly mes together to create a fire lotus, which they would throw into the air for it to blossom.
...
Following Lotus Sun''s instructions, the driver stopped the car in a small corner of the park, then got out to open the door for Wang Ling first, then for Lotus Sun. Lastly, he handed her a ck card.
This was the Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s shareholder card; whoever held it would receive exceptional VIP treatment.
Wang Ling hadn''t expected that Huaguo Water Curtain Group would have a share in a newly-built park like the Xiao Family Compound, which was just scary.
With such a card, there was no ce in the world that Lotus Sun couldn''t visit.
Butpared with the aristocratic treatment the shareholder card entitled them to, Wang Ling was more concerned about whether the card would get him crispy noodle snacks from the snack kiosk.
That''s right. He was truly a person without any ambition...
...
The Xiao Family Compound was veryrge. The size of thend that the Xiao n had owned for a thousand years had continued to expand during the three great eras of the cultivation world.
Construction had been firstpleted during the Great Battle Qi era, which was when the Xiao n had yed a leading role in the world.
As the wheel of time continued to turn, cracks appeared in the chaos zone, draining the world of battle qi and leading to the early arrival of the Spirit Energy era, which was when the Xiao n declined.
The current era which Wang Ling lived in was also Huaxiu nation''s third phase in the Spirit Energy era the Spirit Energy Information era, also known as the Scientific Cultivation era.
The Xiao n, which had experienced all the changes of these three ages, was undoubtedly the grand old man of the eras.
Even if the Xiao n had declined at the beginning of the Spirit Energy era, thanks to their cultivation genius, the n was able to gradually transform themselves and to move forward and persist in the Spirit Information era. The Xiao n was still in the top ten of the current powers in Huaxiu nation. Though it was no longer a ruling power as before, it was still a well-established heavyweight.
The only pity was that the Heavenly mes which the Xiao n had collected from all over the world had lost their formidable power, on par with a nuclear explosion, due to the disappearance of battle qi.
Apart from being fused together to be released as fireworks at the stroke of midnight, the Heavenly mes no longer seemed to have any damn use.
And so, relying on this marvelous performance of the Heavenly mes, the Xiao n transformed from an ancient and noble cultivation family into a modern entertainment enterprise...
[0] "Date A Live" is a Japanese light novel science-fiction andedy series about a male protagonist who has to seal the destructive power of mysterious female "Spirits" by making them fall in love with him and kiss him.
Chapter 12: The Xiao Family Compound’s Sightseeing Spots
Chapter 12: The Xiao Family Compounds Sightseeing Spots
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Wang Ling roughly calcted that the size of the Xiao Family Compound was about one thousand times the size of the Wang family''s small vi. That was probably equivalent to around one billion packets of crispy noodle snacks spread over the ground.
After construction of the park had beenpleted several years ago, he had always wanted toe and take a look at the ce, but the expensive ticket had always kept him away.
In contrast, he preferred to spend the same amount of money on crispy noodle snacks.
While this unexpected date really hadn''t been his idea, he thought it was fine to go out and rx asionally.
There were a few sightseeing spots in the Xiao Family Compound, most of which hade about in the Great Battle Qi era. At that time, the Xiao family had sacrificed a lot to transfer these old buildings into the Xiao Family Compound, and today, these buildings were world-renowned sightseeing spots.
The park guide which the Xiao Family Compound had arranged for Lotus Sun and Wang Ling led them through a green passage set up exclusively for distinguished holders of the shareholder card. This was a relief to Wang Ling, who wasn''t used to being so exposed in public.
The only awkward thing was that both of them were silent as they walked, which made Lotus Sun feel a little helpless.
The female guide leading them had been professionally trained by the Xiao n, and knew theyout of the park inside out.
When they reached an intersection, the girl stopped and smiled at Wang Ling and Lotus Sun as she said, "Esteemed Mr Wang and Miss Sun, this intersection leads in different directions to three scenic spots: Cosmic Cave, Treasure Cliff and the Stone of Inner Demons. Which one would the both of you like to visit first?"
Wang Ling knew himself very well, and kept silent, quietly waiting for Lotus Sun to make a decision.
And it seemed that Lotus Sun had finallypletely epted the fact that Wang Ling was a person of few words. She knew there was still a long way for her to go in influencing this piece of wood, but at least she had been able to drag him to the park today. Wasn''t this the first crucial step on the path to revolution?
There were three sightseeing spots: Cosmic Cave, Treasure Cliff and the Stone of Inner Demons.
Lotus Sun had heard of all three of them, but she hadn''t visited any, and didn''t know what they were about.
Beforeing to the Xiao Family Compound, Lotus Sun had done some research online, but had only looked at Inte reviews andments. Cosmic Cave was a tremendous hit, and was popr with guys.
"It wasn''t easy to invite ssmate Wang Ling out this time, so I have to try my best!"
In the end, it was about catering to Wang Ling, so Lotus Sun quickly made the decision. "Then let''s go to Cosmic Cave first!"
"Very well, Miss Lotus Sun."
The female guide nodded.
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun then got on a bus arranged for them at the intersection, and they traveled straight through the green passage to the entrance of the scenic spot.
When the bus stopped by the side of a stone tablet inscribed with the words "Cosmic Cave," Lotus Sun asked doubtfully, "Why isn''t there anyone here?"
The female guide smiled. "Initially, Cosmic Cave was closed today for maintenance. But Miss Sun holds a shareholder card, so special exceptions can be made."
"I see!" Lotus Sun nodded.
Following the guide, they walked for not more than fifty meters to reach the mouth of Cosmic Cave.
Wang Ling stared left and right at the mouth of the cave as a cool wind whistled past him from time to time. The spirit energy here was so thin that it was almost negligible, and it was now a very ordinary cave formation.
During the Great Battle Qi era, the stone walls of the cave had been eroded unevenly by the wind. Apart from its age, he couldn''t see anything special about it.
Amon cave like this could actually be a national ce of interest. Either the Huaxiu National Tourism Bureau was blind, or there had to be some inside story to it...
The female guide smiled slightly. "Let me exin the legend of Cosmic Cave to Miss Sun and Mr Wang."
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun both nodded, all ears.
"In the first two eras of the cultivation world, which we also know as the Great Battle Qi era and the second phase of the Spirit Energy era, the world was still very chaotic, with the human, demon and monster races all mixed together as one. It wasn''t until the Spirit Energy Information era that the human race opened the Gate Between Worlds and drove out the demons and the monsters. Before that, many cultivators had been wounded in the fighting, and they hid in Cosmic Cave."
The female guide exined very seriously, "In the Great Battle Qi era, there was a panacea called Cosmic Grass which could be found in Cosmic Cave. This panacea was wonderful for healing wounds, but it was also a... sexual stimnt. Unaware of this, quite a number of female cultivators ate the Cosmic Grass, leading to the umtion of blood from intercourse in the cave. Therefore, Cosmic Cave is also called Blood Cave, or Matchmaking Cave, since it brought together countless pairs of cultivators through various kinds of coincidences."
In an instant, Lotus Sun''s face turned red. "..."
So this was the main reason why Cosmic Cave had gotten so many positive reviews? This was too damn ridiculous!
The guide had been specially groomed by the Xiao n to be of service to dignitaries. The fact that she was able to exin such a legend so solemnly was undoubtedly because she had done so hundreds of times. Even Wang Ling was stunned he had thought it would be a pretty serious story, but who would have thought the tone would change so quickly...
Of course, Cosmic Cave wasn''t the only oddity in the Xiao Family Compound.
Afterwards, Wang Ling and Lotus Sun visited Treasure Cliff, the Stone of Inner Demons, and the very famous ancient auction house. These were all ssic relics of cultivation that had been preserved for thousands of years, along with the shameful history of past generations of cultivators.
Legend had it that people who jumped down from Treasure Cliff would without fail obtain ancient hidden treasures. But ording to modern scientific research, the old cultivators who imed that they had obtained these treasures had actually been suffering severe schizophrenia.
The Stone of Inner Demons was where ancient cultivators took an oath on their inner demons. Once they swore the oath, they could never ever vite it, no matter what happened. But in the Spirit Energy Information era, the existence of inner demons waspletely refuted as an extremely unreliable cultivation superstition.
During the Great Battle Qi era and Spirit Energy era, almost all the powerful cultivators in history had had world-shaking experiences at the auction house. If they didn''t splurge hundreds of billions of yuan there, they would be too embarrassed to say that they were patriarchs of that era. Nevertheless, ording to current historical research, auction numbers had actually been exaggerated, and were nowhere as excessive as stated in legend.
Something else worth mentioning was that the widely spread belief in ancient texts that one could be promoted to the Foundation Establishment stage by consuming a Foundation Establishment elixir was utter nonsense. This was like aopo bing with noopo , pork meatballs with no pork, or fuqi feipian with no fuqi 1 .
They had gone through the entire Xiao Family Compound.
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun both had mixed feelings as they finally understood something about these damn scenic spots in thepound.
What they had seen today wasn''t purely just scenery...
It was actually the whole of Huaxiu nation''s shame on the thousand-year-old path of cultivation.
Chapter 13: Two Slain by “Angry Buddha Fire Lotus”
Chapter 13: Two in by Angry Buddha Fire Lotus
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The date was actually progressing far more smoothly than Wang Ling had imagined.
Generally speaking, he was fairly satisfied with it. All that was left for him to do was to wait for the fireworks disy, and then he could go home. He could then be considered to have aplished this mission with flying colors.
Lotus Sun''s thoughts were theplete opposite to Wang Ling''s...
This date was even more insipid than she had expected... god! It hadn''t been easy for her to go on a date with ssmate Wang Ling! She wasn''t going to give up now!
The maiden blinked her beautiful eyes at Wang Ling, and in her heart thought pensively... after the fireworks, should we do... something else?
Like find an isted, dark spot, two people face to face...
Have a chat or something...
At midnight, a lot of couples gathered at the central fountain of the Xiao Family Compound for the fireworks disy.
Cuddling, hugging, wrapped around each other, sitting together on giant flying swords to show off their affection... they took up all kinds of positions to watch the fireworks.
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun picked a rtively secluded ce to sit down, and waited obediently for the fireworks to start.
Once again, the situation turned awkward.
Human beings were strange creatures. They were that close, but it was so hard to take thatst step.
Lotus Sun felt very awkward. It had not been easy nning this date, but at this moment she felt like an idiot, and she swallowed the words that she had wanted to say earlier.
Wang Ling also had the same feeling as Lotus Sun. His typical way of handling such a situation was to erase the other party''s memory, and with this, eliminate their affection for him, so that he could continue living under the radar... the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, a Fortune 500 enterprise, was just too striking for Wang Ling, who was used to a low-key existence.
Staring at the night sky, he was thinking that he needed to find an opportunity to cast the spell, when his right eyelid twitched fiercely.
Wang Ling''s heart skipped a beat. A disaster warning? Why would there be a disaster warning at this time?
Whatever the case, because of his twitching eyelid, Wang Ling was instantly on guard!
At that very moment, the fireworks disy officially started.
Standing on a high tform, Xiao nsmen fused two clusters of brightly-colored, natural fire together, slowly transforming them into a fire lotus which flew up into the air...
The fire lotus rose slowly like a skyntern, and the petals of the lotus gradually unfolded in seven colors.
Peng !
Gorgeous rays of light condensed together into a ball, as if pulling in starlight. Then it exploded in the air, and shades of beautiful purples and brilliant reds instantly painted the night sky.
Almost everyone was indulging in the view.
All of a sudden, Wang Ling saw in his peripheral vision two men in ck approaching them rapidly.
His instinct told him that they wereing for Lotus Sun.
Lotus Sun did not sense the two mening up swiftly behind them at all.
By the time she sensed a sharp coldness against her back, it was already toote.
One of the men in ck stretched out a hand to restrain her by the shoulder, while the other quickly pushed a cold gun muzzle against Wang Ling''s back.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Lotus Sun was a little startled, but overall she was a lot calmer than Wang Ling had expected.
He leisurely raised one eyebrow. After all, Lotus Sun was the future sessor nurtured by Huaguo Water Curtain Group. In a critical situation, she didn''t lose herposure.
One of the men in ck growled, "We don''t want to hurt Miss Lotus Sun and her... boyfriend? But I hope Miss Lotus Sun will not resist, and wille with us quietly, otherwise I can''t guarantee that this gun won''t go off."
Cold sweat dripped down Lotus Sun''s forehead.
She understood very clearly that the gun was loaded with enhanced spirit energy bullets, which could easily pierce the bodies of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. Lotus Sun had received professional training and guidance from the Group, and knew how to respond in such an emergency situation.
She gritted her teeth. "He''s just my ssmate, not my boyfriend! Whatever you want, you can go through me. It''s fine if I go with you, right? Please let ssmate Wang go."
Through the strength in their hands, Lotus Sun could tell that these two men were masters at the Golden Core stage, and were very likely top-ss assassins. There was almost no chance of being able to escape from them.
"Are you from Shadow Stream?"
Almost at first nce, Lotus Sun had recognized the badge on the men''s ck clothes.
Shadow Stream was a notorious assassin organization in Huaxiu nation which received abduction and assassination requests all year round. They were well-known in the industry for their professional integrity, and wouldn''t reveal their clients'' names even at the risk of their lives. Those who could afford to hire Shadow Stream to deal with them, at the very least, wouldn''t be any less powerful than Huaguo Water Curtain Group!
Huaguo Water Curtain Group had made enemies in the country and abroad who was it who wanted to harm her? But now wasn''t the right time to think about this.
Lotus Sun felt that the best n right now was to decrease the number of hostages first before thinking of a way to inform someone on the outside.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling was reading Lotus Sun''s mind...
Indeed, this was a normal response to an emergency,
But the two cunning men in ck appeared well-prepared.
One man took out a ck pill from his pants pocket. "This is a fast-working sleeping pill that will cause you to fall asleep quickly after swallowing it. If your ssmate eats this, we will let him go." This was to prevent Wang Ling from alerting people of the situation immediately.
With so many people around, to be frank, Wang Ling didn''t want to lift a hand against the men. The least eye-catching solution would be to swallow their ck pill and fake sleep, then like what Lotus Sun had considered, let Huaguo Water Curtain Group know what had happened.
...Not a bad idea. I can seize this opportunity to end this boring game of ying house, Wang Ling thought.
But just as he stretched out his hand to take the pill, he clearly heard what Lotus Sun was thinking in her heart at that moment: Good, as long as ssmate Wang is safe... as, as long as he can escape!
"..."
At this moment, Wang Ling was stunned, his eyes wide open.
The air turned deathly still. In the middle of a chaotic fireworks disy, he lowered his head. His five senses were magnified boundlessly, and he could clearly hear Lotus Sun''s frightened breaths.
Even if she had been trained by the Group, in the end, she was still just a delicate girl...
"..."
Wang Ling''s face darkened with anger, and he didn''t utter a single word.
Then.
As the two men in ck watched, Wang Ling pinched the pill and turned it into dust.
Motherf**ker! The men''s faces contorted with rage; was he grantly provoking them? This f**king sixteen-year-old high school student! Did he think he was a Nascent Soul or Soul Formation cultivator?
Wang Ling got to his feet as he gave them a grim look.
Just as they were about to pull the trigger, Wang Ling moved at the same time. Like electric snakes, his hands moved so swiftly that none of them could follow his movements, and he instantly seized the gun.
The quality wasn''t bad... thought Wang Ling, his expression indifferent as if he was ying around with a kids'' toy.
Relying on this trash to pierce his godly body was really too na?ve.
"You..."
The two Shadow Stream assassins were too slow to react.
A ringing crack filled their ears!
Stunned, their pupils constricted sharply!
They sweated profusely at the scene in front of their eyes!
Wang Ling had actually directly smashed the gun to pieces in his hand!
Picked up by the light wind, the pieces were reduced to powder which drifted off in the air...
"What the hell..." The two men in ck stared wide-eyed. That gun had been made out of f**king Ninth Heaven ck iron!
Lotus Sun was also dumbstruck, not understanding what on earth was happening. ssmate Wang Ling was only at the Foundation Establishment stage... how could he be so powerful?
"Your Excellency, who are you?" The faces of the two Shadow Stream assassins betrayed their terror.
They tried to escape, but an immense spiritual pressure held them immobile andpletely unable to move!
Leisurely brushing dust off his pants, Wang Ling raised his head and looked quietly at them.
It was an ordinary expression, yet the two assassins shuddered uncontrobly.
"Who... who the hell are you?"
The aura which emanated from this sixteen-year-old high school student was ten million times more powerful than that of any person whom they had ever assassinated in their lives.
It was as if they were looking at an archdemon ten thousand feet tall. The sense of death suddenly gripped their throats.
Without saying a word, Wang Ling grabbed their heads with each hand.
After all, even if they died, they wouldn''t reveal who their client was.
"...What do you want?"
"Nothing, I''m just sending you to heaven," Wang Ling responded in their minds. He lifted them in each hand as if he was lifting two chickens.
Imitating the posture of the Xiao nsmen on the high tform, in the blink of an eye, Wang Ling reduced them to elemental particles, then slowly rolled them into a tiny ball. With a burst of energy, he turned the ball into light, and sent it up into the beautiful night sky...
Peng !
A momentter, this "Angry Buddha Fire Lotus" exploded in the sky alongside the magnificent fireworks.
Beautiful sparks which dazzled the eye scattered in all directions, then gradually drifted downward, turning into star dust that finally vanished in the air.
Wang Ling quietly watched the fireworks fade, and pped his hands free of dust. It looked like the true, full use of the legendary lost skill of the Xiao n, the "Angry Buddha Fire Lotus," wasn''t as difficult to pull off as he had imagined.
...
When he had tossed the ball of light into the air, Wang Ling had extracted the assassins'' memories in passing. Later that night, he created an image of the information and sent it anonymously to Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
And then, Wang Ling used up his entire weekend removing all effects of the incident that were rted to him.
Chapter 14: Unreliable Lies and Slander
Chapter 14: Unreliable Lies and nder
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For Wang Ling, recing memories was a more reliable method of removing the effects of an incident. Technically speaking,pared with erasing memories, it was a better method for hiding his nature.
Erasing memories would leave gaps in the mind, while recing memories wouldn''t leave a person feeling that they had forgotten something, and also had no impact on the body and mind.
Unfortunately, Wang Ling couldn''t choose which specific memory he wanted reced. Afterward, even Lotus Sun couldn''t urately describe the ins and outs of the matter.
She had alreadypletely forgotten that he had been the one to rescue her, not to mention that spectacr "Angry Buddha Fire Lotus"... instead, her mind and the memory recement spell together had created a story of someone exceptionally powerful and righteous rescuing her.
However, she herself couldn''t really say anything about the hero who had saved her and Wang Ling.
And so, at the start of the second week of school, Wang Ling heard all kinds of gossip and rumors flying around the ss in the morning.
Little Peanut: "I heard that ssmate Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun bumped into two scoundrels when they were on a date!"
Super Chen: "I heard that ssmate Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun hooked up, bumped into two scoundrels, and in the end were finally rescued by an exceptionally powerful and righteous person..."
Master of Dopey: "I heard that when ssmate Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun were on their date, they observed a cannon together with an exceptionally powerful person..."
Dopey: "I heard that when ssmate Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun were on their date, two scoundrels came for them, and were sent flying into the sky by an exceptionally powerful person using a cannon."
Feather Lin: "I heard that when ssmate Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun were on their date, they encountered two scoundrels, who were sent flying by ssmate Wang Ling''s super close guy friend, an exceptionally powerful master..."
Wang Ling: "You guys, enough!"
And just like that, this "exceptionally powerful person" became an unsolved mystery to this batch of students...
...
Speaking of gossip, one person had to be mentioned theory of history teacher, Wang Zukang. For years on end, he had consistently been given the title of Most Popr Teacher at No. 60 High School. The students all thought very highly of this Old Antique''s teaching style.
Teacher Wang Zukang was nicknamed Old Antique because he knew a lot of gossip about the history of cultivation, which was massively different to the serious content recorded in textbooks.
The students found things that they didn''t know novel, and they were also curious about gossip. Compared with the monotony of historical textbook knowledge, the students in Old Antique''s ss were more keen to listen to historical gossip that no one else knew.
So as time went by, Old Antique also obtained another nickname Immortal Teacher of Gossip.
For students, this gossip about cultivation history was the real point for assessment!
Also, what Old Antique liked to do most in his ss was gossip idly from time to time to boost the atmosphere in ss.
Thus in his ss, the atmosphere was always so lively that no one ever felt sleepy. Even if there were one or two students who couldn''t help nodding off, they would eventually be woken up by theughter around them.
The only unfortunate thing was that there was only one history of theory ss each week.
As a result, even students in the ordinary and remedial sses deeply cherished the theory of history ss. When it came to Old Antique''s ss in particr, even before the first bell rang, all the students would already be in their seats, waiting quietly for a heavyset fatty to stomp into the ssroom.
"Previously, we started looking at ''Reruns and the Evolution of Ancient TV Shows in Huaxiu Nation,'' so let''s continue with that. Students who haven''t had breakfast can sneak their bread out when I''m not watching. But if I see it, your bread is mine, since I also haven''t had breakfast yet."
Hearing that Old Antique hadn''t even had breakfast for the sake ofing to ss, the students were deeply moved, and hurriedly offered him snacks from the stash in their desks.
"Are you trying to make me break the rules? This is a matter of integrity! How can a teacher eat when he''s teaching?"
Old Antique said this seriously, but his hands still stretched out to ept a few packs oftiao 1 from the students in the front row. He yelled, "Just this once; it would be disrespectful for me to decline!"
This was a typical case of one''s acts belying one''s words.
Chewing ontiao while gossiping in ss just the thought of it was scandalous!
"About thest ss, does anyone have any questions?" Old Antique leaned on the dais with atiao in one hand; holding it as if he was about to smoke a cigarette, he started to chew on it.
Someone raised a hand. "Teacher, thest ss ended in too much of a rush, some of us are still not clear about the key points you highlighted."
"Alright, I see. Then let''s do a quick review. Everyone turn to page ten of your book. This has to do with the reruns of Princess Pearl and Journey to the West . Everyone take note that these are the key points for this unit.
"Page eleven, this has to do with the evolution of romance in the media, from neverending portrayals of abortions to the ban on kissing scenes...
"Page twelve, this has to do with the evolution of fantasy TV shows, from immortal swords to shamate 2 ...
"Page thirteen, this has to do with harem TV shows, on imperial intrigue among concubines and infertility in the family...
"Page fourteen, this has to do with the way trends in military TV shows have changed, from the spirit of the Yidali Cannon 3 in the series Drawing Swords , to tearing enemies apart with bare hands on the battlefield.
"The above are the important points to know in this unit chapter. Everyone be sure to take notes properly."
By the time he said this, Old Antique had already polished off a bag oftiao . He took out a tissue which he had already prepared to wipe the oil from his fingers, and then continued, "Now let''s begin with the story of Princess Pearl ."
Before Old Antique''s marvelous lecture officially began, the students below the dais had already immediately started to praise and apud him.
"Brilliant! Almighty Brother Kang!"
"Long live Old Antique!"
"Uh-huh!"
Old Antique coughed lightly, and immediately there wasn''t a sound to be heard in Grade One, ss Three, except for his voice.
"I''m sure some of you have watched the ssic TV version of Princess Pearl before, but as a fan of the original work, I prefer to study the story itself. Our school library has the original work, so students who are interested can read and enjoy the charm of the original for themselves. As everyone knows, toward the end of the Battle Qi era, cracks in the chaos zone drained the world of all its battle qi, leading cultivators to begin developing spirit energy as a second source of energy. But research showed that unless the cracks in the chaos zone were fixed, the world''s spirit energy would sooner orter also drain away. It was at this time that an important princess showed up!"
Old Antique''s eyes shed as he said this.
"Let''s first talk about this princess'' background. Lowborn, and even disabled, she waspletely unable to establish herself in the Battle Qi era. But because of her tenacious and unyielding will, and her insistence on upholding the core values of cultivation from beginning to end, this princess was finally able to rise to the top of the world. At that time, the only way to seal the cracks was to find the ten chaos pearls that had been left behind in the world. Finally, this princess managed to collect the ten pearls and seal the cracks... consequently, her story was made into a TV show, giving rise to Princess Pearl. Alright, that''s it about Princess Pearl ..."
As Old Antique finished, thunderous apuse broke out beneath the dais for this outstanding and encouraging theory of history ss lecture.
This princess had actually collected the ten chaos pearls scattered all over the continent through her own efforts! What a top female cultivator!
The students'' moods had been lifted by the lecture, and everyone was profuse in their praise.
Chapter 15: Old Antique’s Time for Gossip
Chapter 15: Old Antiques Time for Gossip
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"Reruns and the Evolution of Ancient Television Shows in Huaxiu Nation" was not an easy topic to cover. Take the TV show Princess Pearl , for example; at first nce, it was an inspirational cultivation show about the triumph of the underdog. But it involved a lot of era-specific culture, as well as dates that needed to be properly memorized, and the students would definitely be tested on these in the next monthly history exam.
Although they didn''t have many sses for history, it was apulsory course. If they failed the history ss more than twice, they would have difficulty even obtaining their graduation certificate.
For this reason, even elite students like Lotus Sun and Super Chen were working very hard outside ss hours.
Wang Ling, however, was different. Born with a photographic memory, he knew almost everything about Huaxiu nation''s five-thousand-year-old history. In spite of that, he was still very willing to pay attention in Old Antique''s ss, since listening to the asional gossip could be good for the mind and body.
The contrived and melodramatic plots of ancient TV shows were so terrible that they defied all reason; in Old Antique''s own words, even if he finished using all the vulgar words to be found in the dictionary, they still wouldn''t be enough to convey his despair.
When he was talking about something that frustrated him, Old Antique turned into aplete chatterbox, as unstoppable as endless, torrential waters.
"Of course, it can''t be denied that among these ancient TV shows, there are still some fairly outstanding works, such as the mega military show Yidali Cannon , and The Xiao Family Compound , which describes how a family n develops and changes with the times ... "
When Old Antique said this, a number of people below the dais gave knowing smiles; they knew that Old Antique''s time for gossip was about to begin.
"...I heard that recently, two students in this ss were ambushed by organization assassins when they visited the park?"
Speaking about the Xiao Family Compound, there was no one in thesest two days who didn''t know that Wang Ling and Lotus Sun had encountered Shadow Stream assassins when they had visited the park.
The fact that Lotus Sun, the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, had almost been kidnapped by Shadow Stream was naturally an issue of extreme concern for the higher-ups at No. 60 High School.
Almost the instant after Lotus Sun had encountered this assassination attempt, Headmaster Chen had called for an emergency meeting. Patrols on school grounds and in the corridors were increased, and teachers spontaneously teamed up in groups of two to three to prevent assassins dispatched by Shadow Stream from making another attempt on Lotus Sun.
Outside the school, Huaguo Water Curtain Group had also specially employed round-the-clock bodyguards, who removed any suspicious people that might be lurking outside the school gate.
Shadow Stream''s first mission had failed, but since the assassins had already received orders from the top, their modus operandi was to try every means of achieving their aim.
To safeguard their students, the teachers of No. 60 High School had run themselves ragged thesest two days.
As a master of gossip who had been at the forefront of teaching for years, Old Antique''s ability to dig up gossip was inconceivable, and was something Master of Dopey could only hope to match.
"This Shadow Stream organization is very mysterious, and the assassins they send out are known internationally for their incredibly high levels of professionalism. Huaxiu nation has never been able to properly curb their movements..."
Old Antique smiled slightly; the time for gossip was about to start.
"But as far as I know, the person pulling the strings behind the scenes is in fact in our country. Our school''s legendary graduate Odd Zhuo previously put forward a proposal to suppress Shadow Stream''s strength at the year-end general assembly of the General Administration of 100 Schools. After it was approved, the General Administration sent out a call, and gathered more than a hundred powerful Golden Core cultivators..."
Everyone was entranced. Super Chen couldn''t help asking, "In the end, what happened?"
"Of course, they failed." Old Antique sighed, and shook his head with some regret.
"Everyone at that time had the same objective to catch bandits, catch their ringleader first. After Operation Decapitation was given the go-ahead, more than a hundred cultivators on all types of flying swords swiftly advanced from all directions,pletely surrounding the apartment that the leader of Shadow Stream was in. It was a real shame that in the end, that person was still able to escape! It was truly not because the cultivators weren''t valiant enough, but that the enemy was too cunning!"
The students were in uproar; they had never thought that the General Administration of 100 Schools would actually n such a tremendous and heroic undertaking.
Old Antique was worthy of his name he was a history teacher with a profound understanding of literature. After a simple exnation of the ins and outs of Operation Decapitation, he concentrated on the key points of the story. Along with a few simple illusions and superb storytelling skills, he painted a perfect picture of the operation. Like watching a well-produced film, the audience felt as if they were part of the scene.
Sometimes Old Antique would picture bloody scenes that made some of the female students scream with fear again and again.
At the end of the story, Old Antique let out another long sigh. "Though Operation Decapitation failed in the end, it hadn''t been apletely meaningless operation. Huaxiu nation''s Anti-Terrorism Division was at least finally able to determine the gender of Shadow Stream''s leader."
Super Chen teased, "The gender of Shadow Stream''s leader? Don''t tell me it''s a big brother with a chest full of fur?"
Feather Lin immediately retorted, "It''s definitely a repressed, short-tempered gangster shou !"
Master of Dopey pushed up his sses. "It''s possible that the great assassin behind the scenes is a dog-lover."
In the end, it was Old Antique who personally revealed the answer. "At that time, a group of cultivators raided the apartment only to discover that the leader had fled. It was very likely that the person had escaped in disguise among the cultivators who had taken part in Operation Decapitation, since Shadow Stream''s leader is very good at transfiguration."
"Then how did they figure out the real gender of Shadow Stream''s leader?"
"Mm, the main thing was that at the apartment which Shadow Stream''s leader had been staying in, they discovered a recently opened pack of makeup. On the bed there was also a pair of bikini bottoms as well as a 36D... cough cough ! Male students, you can picture it for yourselves. We''re supposed to be serious in ss, so unrted, two-bit topics are not allowed!"
Checking the time, Old Antique tidied up his things on the dais, shamelessly putting the extratiao into his pocket. "Alright, we''ll stop here for today. There''s no homework for today, everyone go back and look over the chapter for the next lesson on Journey to the West. Finally, remember to be careful when you''re outside. If you encounter any bad guys, you can give me a call, I can shoot them dead with a piece of chalk!"
As he ended the ss, Old Antique waved and left to the sound of the students'' warm cheers.
The gender of Shadow Stream''s leader had initially always been a topic of controversy outside. But after hearing Old Antique''s gossip, it spread like wildfire throughout No. 60 High School that very day. No. 60 High School''s UC 1 tabloid department took the lead and posted a tweet on the school''s public media tform Shock! The boss behind the overseas assassin organization Shadow Stream is ady with 36D boobs!
In a few short hours, headlines such as Almighty Gossip and so on had gone viral on leadingwork tforms.
After that,pletely unexpected trouble showed up...
That afternoon, No. 60 High School''s guard room received a letter of challenge from Shadow Stream.
Chapter 16: There Is a Rip-Roaring Wind Today
Chapter 16: There Is a Rip-Roaring Wind Today
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In the Headmaster''s Office, Headmaster Chen sped his hands together and rested his head on them as he stared at the letter of challenge on his desk. "Has the situation been clearly investigated?"
"Yes, Headmaster Chen. Shadow Stream''s seal is very unique. After it was appraised by the cultivation police department, they confirmed that it was Shadow Stream who sent this letter of challenge." Director Shi frowned. To be honest, she also had never imagined that Shadow Stream would grandly throw down the gauntlet against a high school, and threaten toplete the n of assassinating Student Lotus Sun inside the school as revenge for the matter in the Xiao Family Compound that day.
"It appears that the situation has be more troublesome." Headmaster Chen lit a cigarette and took a short puff.
"If Shadow Stream sends enough strong experts, it will be very difficult for us to curb their movements with our current faculty''s strength... Student Lotus Sun is in great danger."
"So, what do the higher-ups mean to do now?"
"They want us to first let Student Lotus Sun take leave from school for her protection, and then apply to the General Administration of 100 Schools toprehensively upgrade the school''s security measures in the short term."
"Director Shi, do you know how long it is to the next 100 Schools council?"
"It''s about a month away..."
"There are altogether twelve districts and thirty-six regr senior high schools in Songhai city. Currently, we are the third of the three main regr high schools in Peiyuan district."
Director Shi: "..." It was already apletely normal state of affairs for No. 60 High School to be at the bottom of everything.
Headmaster Chen sighed. "If we ept what the higher-ups are suggesting, it''s the same as saying that our school leaders are incapable. And if those two geezers at No. 58 High School and No. 59 High School want to stir up trouble, they''ll use this matter to kick up a big fuss, and we''ll be further and further away from bing a key city senior high school..."
"So... what do you mean, Lord Headmaster?"
"Our overall faculty may not be strong, but! We still have one powerfulrade!" Headmaster Chen thought for a while, then stubbed out the cigarette. "I don''t care what kind of measures Huaguo Water Curtain Group and the cultivation police will take to protect Student Lotus Sun when she is outside the school. But we have to take full responsibility for security measures inside the school, and we must make sure she is perfectly safe."
"Then... what should we do now?"
"Reject the higher-ups'' suggestion that she should take leave from school, and have Student Lotus Sun brought to the independent ssroom; it''ll be enough to have that person stay to protect her. Tell the higher-ups that if Student Lotus Sun loses even a single strand of hair, they can have my head!"
Headmaster Chen said with a wintry smile, "Shadow Stream is nothing more than a bunch of second-rate, back-alley hoodlums. If they daree, we''ll f**k them over!"
Director Shi broke out in a cold sweat. "..." Of course, she knew which teacher Headmaster Chen was talking about... but she thought it was too much like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut if they really sent that person to protect Lotus Sun personally.
...
Not long after Shadow Stream threw down that assassination gauntlet, No. 60 High School immediately took steps to fully protect Student Lotus Sun, and directly moved her desk to the Teacher''s Office.
Lotus Sun was naturally very reluctant to do so, because then she wouldn''t be able to see Wang Ling anymore.
But Lotus Sun was unable to withstand the pressure from the school and Huaguo Water Curtain Group, and finally she had to concede.
After that very unpleasant date in the Xiao Family Compound, Wang Ling had thought that recing Lotus Sun''s memories would effectively curtail her feelings for him on the contrary, they had in fact increased. From the results of Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s investigation, if the premeditated assassination attempt in the Xiao Family Compound had gone ording to Shadow Stream''s n, Lotus Sun should have been absolutely unable to escape, even if she had wings. It was unfortunate for them that this "exceptionally powerful person" variable had appeared.
Lotus Sun felt that she had been really lucky, and took it for granted that it was Wang Ling who had been her lucky charm this pretty maiden who made up her own scenarios really gave Wang Ling a headache.
...
The time that was written in Shadow Stream''s letter of challenge, Friday of the second week of school, had arrived.
Today, Shadow Stream would send first-ss killers to directly assassinate Lotus Sun in the school.
All the students were confined for their protection; even when they went to the bathroom, they were apanied by a teacher. Wang Ling created a clone to take his ce in the ssroom, and he teleported quickly to the building on the rooftop of No. 60 High School to baskzily in the sun.
Idle,zy, quiet and mediocre... this was the high school life that Wang Ling wanted to live.
He gazed out at the school grounds from this angle, he could see the old stone carvings at the main entrance. A breeze was also blowing gently through the leaves of the palm trees. What was different from the usual was that today, there clearly was a strange aura in the air.
Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing in his heart. High school life just wasn''t as peaceful as he had imagined, given the petty shit that was happening almost every few days.
However, Wang Ling felt that he didn''t have to personally deal with the assassination letter of challenge from Shadow Stream.
The reason was that he had realized that No. 60 High School wasn''t as simple as it seemed.
While it was clearly just an ordinary Foundation Establishment high school, there was talent hiding among the teachers.
This was Wang Ling''stest discovery since entering the school.
Additionally, Wang Ling also realized that the expert who was the closest to him in terms of ability was the theory of history teacher, Old Antique.
But...
What was with this situation? Why had a gang of Shadow Stream assassins suddenly gathered under his feet?
Didn''t they notice that he was also here?
Seriously, what a blind bunch!
...
A group of assassins in ck suddenly gathered on the rooftop of No. 60 High School. The distinctive red ribbons around their sleeves proved that they were Shadow Stream''s first-ss experts.
"Team Leader, there is a rip-roaring wind today..."
"Team Leader, I think the boss is being excessive. It''s only a female student, is it necessary for us to make a move?"
"Today''s target is the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group. ording to our intelligence, it''s very likely that a top expert has been assigned to personally protect her. Otherwise, Shadow Stream''s mission at the Xiao Family Compound several days ago wouldn''t have failed," said the assassin leading the team. He had a red ribbon woven through with several gold threads, and indeed was the chief of this assassination operation.
"Exactly how powerful is this expert?"
"We haven''t fully investigated this," the chief assassin said a little ashamedly. "The two ck Ribbon assassins who were sent out that day had had a one hundred percent mission sess rate. If they hadpleted this mission, they could have been promoted to Red Ribbon. However, we couldn''t even find their bodies. It''s very likely that they were destroyed along with the Golden Cores inside them."
"..." What the f**k?! There had been nothing left of them?!
Several of the Red Ribbon killers broke out in a cold sweat.
"So, don''t underestimate this fight. And remember, Lotus Sun is our only target. Once we find her, eliminate her immediately, then leave. Don''tplicate matters, or leave behind unnecessary trouble."
Whoosh! All the ck-clothed assassins instantly dispersed when the chief assassin waved his hand.
...
The chief of this operation was a top killer ranked number thirteen in the list of the top twenty killers in the world.
He had already carried out all kinds of formidable missions for Shadow Stream, and had reached this point after facing extreme danger and stepping on countless bones and souls of the dead. He had never thought that hisst assignment before his promotion would be such a simple one.
"As long as I can sessfullyplete this assignment, I will be able to join Shadow Stream''s Gold Ribbon management."
Xu Ying stood at one corner of the rooftop, looking out over the small and somewhat old school ground, and made a "hehe" sound. It was just an ordinary high school that didn''t even have a spirit gathering array. Even if Huaguo Water Curtain Group had recently sent out a security team, were the teachers and school guards here strong enough to defeat the first-ss assassination team sent by Shadow Stream?
Xu Ying smiled mockingly, then solemnly tied on his mask... this should be thest time he carried out a mission.
Even if thisst assignment didn''t seem the least bit challenging, as a Virgo, Xu Ying decided to execute it as beautifully as usual!
"There is a rip-roaring wind today 1 ..."
Suddenly, a long, drawn-out sigh sounded above Xu Ying''s head.
Stunned, Xu Ying''s eyes immediately widened. Turning around, he suddenly discovered a male student with a crew cut and wearing the No. 60 High School uniform sitting leisurely on top of the rooftop building, basking in the sun.
Beforeing to the rooftop, Xu Ying had checked the area, and there definitely hadn''t been anyone here!
So the question was...
Where had this guye from?
Chapter 17: It Was Just a F**king Ordinary High School Student!
Chapter 17: It Was Just a F**king Ordinary High School Student!
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Then again, this wasn''t the main issue.
The real issue was, how long had this person actually been here, and how much had he heard?
He was an expert at thete Golden Core stage, but he couldn''t even sense the aura of a Foundation Establishment high school student next to him? Xu Ying felt this didn''t make sense.
"How long have you been here?" He couldn''t help the few drops of cold sweat that rolled down behind his ck mask.
Wang Ling jumped down from the top of the rooftop building, dusted off his pants, and stared carefully at Xu Ying. "From that sentence, ''There is a rip-roaring wind today''."
Wang Ling''s cool voice sounded in Xu Ying''s mind, and there were traces of magic in its echo, startling him again. A Foundation Establishment high school student could actuallymunicate telepathically?
Xu Ying: "..." He would definitely find out who this chuuni 1 teen was before he killed him!
He narrowed his eyes slightly at Wang Ling thetter just looked like a very ordinary high school student. Yet for some reason, his breathing picked up.
When people were nervous, they would experience an adrenaline rush. Cultivators, moreover, would usually release spiritual pressure as a warning to their opponents, and through the collision of spiritual pressures, learn the extent of their strength.
This was only a Foundation Establishment high school student, there was absolutely no way he would be able to withstand his pressure!
Xu Yingforted himself repeatedly.
Bzz! He released all his spiritual pressure and bombarded Wang Ling with it!
Tremble, young man!
Kneel and surrender!
...
...
The minutes ticked away in a dead silence.
"..." Wang Ling just nonchntly raised his eyes to look at him.
Xu Ying was shocked. All his spiritual pressure was bearing down on this teenager, but it wasn''t any f**king use!
Forget knocking him over, there wasn''t even any f**king friction!
He could build mountains with the bones of the countless number of people he had killed. Never could he have imagined that the first difficult opponent he would ever face would be a high school student!
Right now, staring closely at Wang Ling, Xu Ying had already broken out in a cold sweat...
He was only an ordinary Foundation Establishment senior high school student, yet he made him extremely nervous.
At that moment, Xu Ying swiftly advanced and punched him.
Whoosh! A tremendous wind was raised, blowing Wang Ling''s short hair back.
Actualbat was always the best way to test someone''s strength!
Perhaps the teenager was one of those people born with a weak ability to perceive spiritual pressure... but Xu Ying''s punch was the real deal a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be killed by it, not to mention a high school student who had never been professionally trained forbat. Combat training was an advanced course only taught at Golden Core universities.
Xu Ying felt sorry for Wang Ling. He was just a high school youngster at the Foundation Establishment stage, and a future flower of the mothend. He hadn''t fully enjoyed life, hadn''t seen the beautiful rivers and mountains of the country, hadn''t fallen in love... just because he had been a busybody, he was going to die.
"Sayonara..." He sighed in his heart, and aimed a punch directly at Wang Ling''s chest.
"..."
There wasn''t the slightest flicker in Wang Ling''s expression. To be honest, he felt sorry for Xu Ying, a cultivator who hadn''t even reached the Soul Formation stage. He hadn''t fully enjoyed the experience of being born-again at the Nascent Soul stage, hadn''t experienced the enlightenment of bing one with nature at the Soul Formation stage, hadn''t discovered the truth of the variations between Yin and Yang at the Fusion stage, hadn''t enjoyed the pleasure of the flight towards immortality at the Tribtion Transcendence stage... just because he had punched Wang Ling, he was going to be a cripple.
" Bang! "
Like smashing a golden bell, the punch hit Wang Ling''s chest unerringly with a resounding roar. In a split second, the rooftop shook mightily with the impact.
However, Wang Ling was rock-solid and motionless...
Then, with a boom , Xu Ying, the assassin leading this attack, jerked as if he had been struck by lightning. Blood gushed out of his mouth like a fountain, and he flew backward like a jet...
He was bleeding from all the seven orifices of his head as hey spread-eagled on the ground, spitting up blood foam. His face was twisted grotesquely from the intense pain, and in one instant, all his bones had been broken into pieces...
What... the hell happened?
Xu Ying had felt like he was punching a piece of magic iron. It waspletely like throwing an egg at a rock at the moment of impact, the bones in his fist had cracked one by one.
It was only a f**king high school student... how could he have such a strong body?! This was really so f**ked up!
That was thest thought this chief of the killers had before passing out.
...
Shadow Stream''s Red Ribbon killers were very famous in all of the murder industry, and the most famous among them were the legendary three... the Three Young Masters of Burying Love.
The Three Young Masters of Burying Love Eldest Young Master Xu Ying, Second Young Master Xu Feng and Third Young Master Xu Jian!
In thest few years, the Three Young Masters had shaken the world, and dominated the business of murder. It could be said that there was no one who didn''t know them.
Nobody could have imagined that this Eldest Young Master, an industrial heavyweight, would die before his mission had even begun...
...
...
It was now noon, and lunch time at No. 60 High School. Usually once ss was over, a group of people could be seen holding up their tableware and running hellbent to the canteen.
But given the security warning in thest few days, everyone was forcibly confined to the ssrooms, and the canteen sent lunchboxes directly to the ssroom doors. The students were bored to death.
Teacher Pan was sitting in the ssroom, quickly going through and marking the exercise books for the Dao talismans course.
Because of Shadow Stream''s letter of challenge, physical education ss had been cancelled in thest few days. As one of the vanguard teachers at No. 60 High School, she had seized the opportunity to progress more quickly in teaching the Dao talismans course.
Bored stiff, Super Chen was spinning a pen, and Master of Dopey was teasing Dopey. Both of them looked like they were ready to die damn it, they had spent the whole morning writing talismans from memory! It was so boring! What was the point of drawing them carefully over and over again? Would it help them get an SSS in the Dao talismans exam?
It wasn''t just Super Chen, all the boys felt roughly the same. Their very few physical education sses a week, wasted just like that... in Super Chen''s view, this was simply a waste of life! It was no different from the life of a loser!
Looking around, he was surprised to see that quite a number of the top students in the ss as well as some weirdos were staying calm.
Like Feather Lin, who might seem carefree usually, but was very prudent when it came to studying. The key thing was, until now, this scary girl had gotten all full marks in her Dao talismans exercise book.
Or like Little Peanut, themissary in charge of studies, who was so quiet it was disturbing. From beginning to end, he had his head lowered as he wrote rapidly in his book. Super Chen was sure that for someone like Little Peanut to get into the elite ss was all solely due to his diligence.
And the third person was Wang Ling. Maybe it was a guy''s intuition, but from the assessment interview, up to Wang Ling summoning a demon king in their first Dao talismans lesson, plus his consistently average results in every dictation test and every quiz they had, he felt that Wang Ling wasn''t as simple as he looked.
Super Chen was a man who believed in coincidences, but when so many coincidences happened to the same person at the same time, he couldn''t help but begin to re-examine Wang Ling.
He had once even suspected that the exceptionally powerful person who had annihted the two Shadow Stream killers and protected Lotus Sun that day at the Xiao Family Compound was Wang Ling himself... of course, this was purely just an assumption, as he had no evidence to back it up.
However, he felt that anyone whom ssmate Lotus Sun took a fancy to absolutely wouldn''t be an ordinary person...
The truth was that he didn''t know much about Wang Ling''s family circumstances, but he just had a feeling that his background might not be that simple.
Chapter 18: Chief School Guard Old Li
Chapter 18: Chief School Guard Old Li
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After so many years, Wang Ling finally realized the truth of one of Father and Mother Wang''s guidelines for him growing up knowledge is power!
The killer didn''t even know the basicw of physics, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction... Wang Ling felt that the murder industry needed to ce more emphasis on a cultural education. Even then, Wang Ling still underestimated the damage caused by the bacsh from his body.
Xu Ying was now truly dead. Though he had just passed out earlier, the bacsh had been too powerful, causing severe trauma to the golden core inside his body.
Wang Ling probed Xu Ying''s body with his spiritual senses, and discovered that the golden core hadpletely tarnished to a color darker than Mylikes 1 . It no longer had any shape, having directly broken down like porridge in his dantian 2 ...
The rooftop was usuallypletely closed off. If Xu Ying''s body was found here, the rumors might turn it into yet another mysterious school incident.
To avoid stirring up trouble, Wang Ling had to move the corpse to a rtively visible ce.
Under the shade of the trees on the sports field seemed like a good spot.
Carrying Xu Ying''s body over took less than five seconds, and Wang Ling was about to teleport back.
However, a voice abruptly came from behind him. "Who are you?!"
Wang Ling: "..." He didn''t dare turn his head, but he felt a gaze burn into his back, making him feel ufortable from head to toe.
But he was familiar with the owner of this voice, which was one that had been roughened by all that life had to offer. This was the distinctive voice of Old Li, the Chief School Guard.
Wang Ling secretly thought c rap in his heart Old Li was exactly the one person he had been trying hard to avoid, even more than teacher-in-charge Teacher Pan and the fujoshi Feather Lin.
He had said previously that there was talent hiding in No. 60 High School, with Old Antique being one of them. Old Li''s prowess, in fact, was also very fearsome.
When Old Li saw the school uniform Wang Ling was wearing, he frowned and asked in an interrogative tone, "Are you a student of our school?" This was an upational habit he had be Chief School Guard at No. 60 High School after retiring as Captain of the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces.
Seeing that Wang Ling still hadn''t said anything, he stared hard at the body which Wang Ling had put down. "Were you the one who killed him?"
Wang Ling didn''t want to admit to it, because to be precise... this person had killed himself. How could he be med for Xu Ying punching his immortal body and then dying due to the bacsh? There was no way he was going to be made culpable for that!
Old Li: "..." Although he was only looking at this person''s back, his intuition told him that it was definitely this guy who had done it!
"Turn around!" he shouted again, a warning in his voice.
Wang Ling still didn''t move. Right now, he really wanted to knock the old man out, but he was afraid that he wouldn''t be able to hold back his power, and might directly kill him.
"Turn around! Hurry up!" Old Li shouted a second time.
This time, Wang Ling turned around helplessly, but only enough so that half his profile was still concealed.
"Turn all the way around!" Old Li enunciated each word, impatience now evident in his tone.
Wang Ling finally turned around, but he covered his face with his hands. The Great Transfiguration Spell really took too long to cast, and Wang Ling was already at his wits'' end.
"..."
Old Li: "Put your hands down!" Damn it! How many persistent and extremely vicious criminals had he interrogated before? He had never needed to yell at them more than three times.
Wang Ling sighed in his heart, and finally put his hands down as hepletely gave up on resisting.
...
...
Perhaps this was fate...
The instant Old Li saw Wang Ling''s real face, he couldn''t help shouting, "Holy shit!... Consultant Wang?"
Wang Ling guessed his cover was blown when he saw the old man''s excited expression.
Old Li rubbed his eyes, and his dark pupils swept carefully up and down Wang Ling, to confirm that he wasn''t seeing things... the person standing in front of him was the special spells consultant whom the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces had specifically hired three years ago Wang Ling!
"..." Wang Ling still said nothing. The dumbest thing he had probably done ever since he was born was to be a temporary spells consultant for the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces for two days three years ago...
And the biggest pain in the ass was that this old man, whom he had only ever encountered during that time, not only hadn''t forgotten him, but after retirement, was freaking causing trouble by being at the same school.
A Nascent Soul heavyweight running here to be a school guard? What was he thinking?
An unrivalled superhuman running to an ordinary high school to study? What was he thinking?
In that moment, the two individuals who were seeing each other for the first time in three years unexpectedly shared the same thought.
...
After an enigmatic silence, Old Li gave the body on the ground a weak nce; only then did he realize that this Red Ribbon killer was one of the internationally famous Three Young Masters of Burying Love, Eldest Young Master Xu Ying.
Examining him with his spiritual senses, Old Li was immediately shocked. Damn, his death was too horrible! From the skull to the bones of the toes, there was nowhere on the whole body that had been left unharmed; it was as if everything had broken down.
These, however, were not critical. For a Golden Core cultivator, even if his meridians were all broken and his bones all fractured, he could still recover as long as his golden core was safe.
But Xu Ying''s golden core wasn''t just broken... it hadpletely broken down to nothing!
Seeing this injury, and Wang Ling standing hale and hearty before him, Old Li immediately knew what had happened.
It was definitely this guy who had stupidly attacked Wang Ling first he had be like this because of the bacsh! Only Wang Ling had such power.
Old Li remembered thest mission he had run three years ago before his retirement from the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces...
At that time, the foreign terrorist cultivation organization Dark Night had attempted to unlock the Gate Between Worlds, and nned to attack major cities in countries all over the world at night. After receiving the alert, Old Li''s team had immediately set out to stop Dark Night''s terrorist activities. In the end, all seven members of the team had fallen prey to Dark Night''s scheme, and when they weren''t careful, they had been sucked into the Gate Between Worlds.
Old Li would never forget those three hellish days!
The Gate Between Worlds was filled with poisonous smog and the gases from corpses, and they hadn''t been able to find any water or any herbal medicines to replenish their spirit energy. But the most fearful thing of all was the horde of demon kings that lurked there. Just one set loose would wreak untold devastation on any modern city.
For three whole days they had struggled, separated and scattered...
In the end, only three of the seven remained alive.
Old Li had thought he was going to be buried there.
But at this critical moment, Wang Ling had suddenly appeared, and he killed hundreds of demon kings, leaving a trail of blood in his wake. He searched for and found everyone, and brought all seven of them back.
Wang Ling remembered that at the time, Old Li''s group had fallen unconscious from the toxic smog, so he hadn''t thought to erase their memories.
Wang Ling hadn''t at all expected that Old Li would actually still be conscious on the trip back to their world... and he had gotten a good look at the person who had saved them.
For the rest of his life, he would never ever forget that moment...
Wang Ling had merely been a temporary spells consultant arranged for the team by their superiors. Old Li and his team despised these spells consultants; in their eyes, they were a bunch of idiots who only knew theory and nothing else.
Hence, almost no one had liked Wang Ling when he joined the team.
Old Li had never imagined that in the end, the person who had saved them would actually be Wang Ling. He had been able to bring all of them out of the Gate Between Worlds, after ying hundreds of demon kings... this level of power was almost beyond what he couldprehend.
By the time he had been discharged from the hospital after his recovery, Wang Ling had already left, vanishing without a trace.
...
For Wang Ling, the fact that he had been forced to be a temporary spells consultant for two days three years ago had been a pure ident. And entering the Gate Between Worlds and revealing his true power to bring everyone back had also purely been due to his humanitarian nature.
In this world, there were not many people who knew of his true power, and Wang Ling knew who they were. But as it turned out, he had overlooked Old Li.
However, Old Li also didn''t know the whole story.
He had always thought that Wang Ling just looked very young, and was in fact a monster who was thousands of years old.
But the truth was...
This year, Wang Ling really was only sixteen years old...
Chapter 19: The Most Fearsome Air Is Suddenly Calm
Chapter 19: The Most Fearsome Air Is Suddenly Calm
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Wang Ling had always been very afraid of meeting Old Li.
If he told Old Li his true age, he would be treated as a monster.
But if he didn''t rify the matter, and this misunderstanding persisted... wouldn''t this make him a pervert?!
Based on Old Li''s years of experience, there were only two reasons that a big shot who had already surpassed his realm of knowledge would still attend this mediocre high school.
Reason one: to "move around incognito" in order to satisfy some particr desire.
Reason two: to chase a passionate love...
Wang Ling had only been in the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces for a few days, but he was so low-key that even when everyone in the team had taken turns ridiculing him, he hadn''t said anything. Therefore, Old Li straightaway ruled out the first reason.
Then he thought of the rumors in those first two days about what had happened to Wang Ling and Lotus Sun at the Xiao Family Compound...
It was as if the clouds had suddenly cleared, and in a sh of understanding, he saw the light.
He stared at Wang Ling as if he had seen through everything. "May I ask, Consultant Wang, were the Shadow Stream killers who intended to kidnap Miss Lotus Sun at the Xiao Family Compound several days ago, also..."
"Mm." Wang Ling''s answer was very straightforward. For someone who knew his true strength, it wasn''t surprising for Old Li toe to this conclusion. Hence, Wang Ling had nothing to hide.
"Then may I ask, your rtionship with Student Lotus Sun..."
"Just ssmates."
Wang Ling was as reticent as usual.
Old Li goggled at him, an astonished expression on his face. He hadn''te here to satisfy some special desire or to experience the vigors of youth... damn! Was it possible that Consultant Wang didn''t like women?
"..." Right now, Wang Ling really wanted to strangle this old man with his wild imagination.
Exactly why would someone who had retired as Captain of the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces condescend to bing a school guard at a mediocre school?
Wang Ling was very curious about this. Given Old Li''s qualifications, even after retirement, he could have gotten special consideration, and be promoted as amanding officer to work behind the scenes. Wang Ling thought that such a position, where Old Li wouldn''t need to show his face for the whole day, and just needed to pass idle judgment from behind the scenes, suited his character very well.
"You have an internal injury?" Very quickly, Wang Ling perceived an abnormality about Old Li.
Even without the use of the Heavenly Eye, Wang Ling''s eyes were a thousand times more powerful than the most advanced instruments avable today.
Old Li smiled bitterly. "After returning from the Gate Between Worlds and regaining consciousness, because of a small incident, my internal injuries were aggravated, and I haven''t been very agile since."
"What happened?" Wang Ling raised an eyebrow, and spoke telepathically out of habit.
"After I woke up, I was anxious to find Consultant Wang, and I wanted to thank you in person. The first time, I hadn''t even reached the corridor before the nurse who hade to check on me used a Shadow Binding Spell to haul me back."
"..."
"The second time, I had just walked out the hospital''s main entrance when my old boss caught me. Without saying a word, he used a Flying Dragon Spell on me. I struggled mightily, almost at the cost of him breaking my balls, but in the end I was caught and taken back to recuperate."
"..." F**k, was there any need to be so desperate?!
"The third time, I was going to leave the hospital by flying my sword out the window, but I forgot to break the hospital''s seal on spirit energy, so right from the start I couldn''t use my spirit energy, and I fell straight down from the thirtieth floor." Old Li sighed with deep pain and bitterness. "As a result, I haven''t been able to fully recover until now."
"..." Wang Ling saw that the internal injury was in Old Li''s skull, caused by the environment in the Gate Between Worlds back then. Even though it had already been treated, it hadn''t been able to withstand the repeated sufferings he had endured indeed, it would have been absurd if it could be healed after all that!
Listening to Old Li talk about himself, Wang Ling heaved a deep sigh for this former Captain of the Special Forces. Who would have thought that aftering back, his brain would have degenerated from the toxins in the Gate Between Worlds...
With Old Li''s current intelligence, forget battlemand, he could probably only y pair-matching puzzle games.
Wang Ling took a deep breath, and a purification light formed in his palm.
Among the Three Thousand Great Spells, the Great Purification Spell could purify all evil. The primary stage of the spell had a strong expulsion effect on poisons and toxins, while the advanced stage could even purify the heart of evil desires.
Given his current proficiency with this spell, Wang Ling believed he could directly transform those perverts who liked to grope women in public into ascetic Shaolin monks...
When he saw the spirit light in Wang Ling''s hand, Old Li was dumbfounded!
It was a spell he had never seen before. The borate talisman light and pure umtion of spirit energy was enough to prove Wang Ling''s proficiency in it.
His eyes werepletely fixed on the spell as he praised Wang Ling endlessly. "That''s just like Consultant Wang, you''re as strong as always!" He felt that the one hundred magic spells that he had managed to umte over so many years were just a drop in the ocean that was Wang Ling''s collection of spells!
"This light will heal your internal woundspletely." Wang Ling didn''t say much before he ced his palm on Old Li''s forehead. The warm talisman light was slowly absorbed.
Old Li felt something cool permeate his brain, and the toxins that had been entrenched inside for many years dissolved little by little with the spirit light.
Finally, the poison waspletely drawn out, and Wang Ling rolled the ck qi around with his fingers to mix it with the purification light, burning all of it to ash.
"Cool!" Old Li said in a nauseating, girlish-sounding voice.
After the toxins that had existed in his body for three whole years had been dispelled, he felt a hundred years younger! Even his body was much lighter; most obvious of all, he realized that his spirit energy was flowing smoothly like water, and his spiritual meridians were no longer clogged.
"Consultant Wang, you are truly powerful!" Old Li admired Wang Ling even more. Over thest few years, he had seen so many famous doctors, but none of them had been able to force the stubborn toxins out. Even advanced technology and the best panaceas couldn''tpare with the miraculous effects of Wang Ling''s spell.
"I''m not a consultant. From now on in school, call me Student Wang Ling," Wang Ling corrected him.
"Very well, Student Wang Ling..." How could Old Li not listen to the Great Master? Old Li directed his gaze to the body on the ground, and he asked, "Then what should we do with Xu Ying''s body?"
Wang Ling didn''t say anything, and only looked back at Old Li.
Now that the toxins had been expelled from his brain, clear-headed Old Li immediately understood the intention in Wang Ling''s eyes.
His meaning couldn''t be any clearer; he was obviously leaving it to Old Li to handle.
Otherwise, if news leaked out that Wang Ling as a student had killed a Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killer, he would probably be in the headlines for the next few months. Thispletely disagreed with Wang Ling''s low-key character.
Wang Ling didn''t forcibly erase Old Li''s memory this time, after thinking it over. As a shield, this person standing under a tree on the school ground would in fact prove useful in helping conceal his identity.
As for the misunderstanding regarding his age, Wang Ling felt that since the mistake had already been made, he might as well make the most of it...
A breeze brushed past them, and Wang Ling''s ears twitched as he heard footsteps nearby. It was time for him to return now that the problem had been dealt with.
It had been too long since he had fully used the Great Separation Spell... Wang Ling couldn''t be sure how much longer his clone in the ssroom wouldst.
Poof . In an instant, Wang Ling''s figure blinked out, vanishing in the wind.
Seeing Wang Ling vanish abruptly, Old Li sighed at the gap in their levels, and muttered to himself: too inferior... too inferior...
Whatever reason the other party had foring to school, with such a Great Master at his side, Old Li felt that he couldn''t waste this great opportunity... he had to find a way to make him his teacher!
While Old Li was sighing, a group of school guards rushed to the scene, as Wang Ling had anticipated.
When the group saw the man standing in the shade of the tree, as well as the body lying on the ground, they were all greatly shocked. "Who is it?"
Old Li slowly strolled out from under the tree with his hands behind his back and wearing the strict countenance of a veteran officer. "It''s me!"
"It''s you, Lord Chief!"
The school guards immediately lined up in a row and saluted respectfully.
"Mm." Old Li nodded and calmly pointed to the body on the ground. "I just eliminated a Shadow Stream killer, help bury the body..."
After giving this order, Old Li left straightaway without looking back.
The school guards came forward to take a look, and couldn''t help swearing; this death was too horrible, even the bones had broken down to nothing... the body had simply be nothing more than human g!
Chapter 20: The Number One Weapon Hidden on School Grounds
Chapter 20: The Number One Weapon Hidden on School Grounds
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Lotus Sun remembered that thest time she had been ced under protection was when she had been in Qi Condensation junior high school.
At that time, there had been a group of reckless hoodlums who had threatened to kidnap her.
As a result, the next day, Huaguo Water Curtain Group had hired arge number of powerful cultivators to clear out all the criminal elements and nests of ruffians in the school''s vicinity. Even the olddy whomitted pengci 1 at the end of the street wasn''t let off, and had been straightaway thrown out of the city.
After that incident, all the underground organizations had put Lotus Sun at the top of their list of people who absolutely couldn''t be messed with. Since then, no one had dared recklessly provoke this young miss.
Of course, it was a little different this time.
Shadow Stream was a world-ss killer organization that was far above back-alley ruffians on the street. This group of assassins, who killed without blinking an eye, would likely attack Lotus Sun directly if she took leave from school for her protection. Headmaster Chen had already considered this, and thus rejected this proposal put forward by the higher-ups.
This was probably the most rigorous security operation that had ever been organized since No. 60 High School''s founding. In and outside the school, teachers or security guards were arranged to watch the garden, the corridors, and even the toilets.
The Teacher''s Office which Lotus Sun had been moved to was the innermost room on the first floor. The exit next to the office had already beenpletely sealed off, and it was only Old Antique with her in therge office.
"You look stressed, do you want some dessert to help you rx?" As he marked homework, Old Antique pulled open the drawer of his table, which he had specially prepared to hold his snacks.
Lotus Sun took one look at the inside of the drawer and was struck dumb. There were more snacks in the drawer than in a supermarket.
Lotus Sun sighed and shook her head disinterestedly. This wasn''t the first time that something like this had happened to her, but this time she felt jittery for some reason.
This whole assassination was happening because of the date in the Xiao Family Compound. At the thought of that awkward date, Lotus Sun felt twitchy for some reason, like she had somehow forgotten something.
In the end, she had been rescued by a mysterious man, but this mysterious man who had protected her and ssmate Wang Ling... who was it?
"Hey, hey, Wang Ling is really lucky for you to be this troubled over him."
Old Antique had also been young once, so naturally he knew what Lotus Sun was thinking. "If you want to close the distance between the both of you, you need to adapt to his taste, understand?"
Lotus Sun instantly blushed. "...But I don''t know what he likes."
"If you don''t know, you can ask me."
With a "hehe"ugh, Old Antique took a small snack out of the drawer.
"Cris... crispy noodle snack?"
Old Antique nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice. "Mm, Student Wang Ling oftenes to buy them from me."
Lotus Sun was thoroughly shocked. "...Teacher Wang, are you actually selling snacks?"
Old Antique sighed. "The Education Department now forbids teachers from holding supplementary sses, so I can only sell snacks to earn extra cash. Teaching alone doesn''t earn me enough to eat."
"..." Lotus Sun was lost in thought as she stared at the crispy noodle snack on the table.
...
While Lotus Sun''s imagination ran wild, elsewhere, the assassination operation had already officially started.
In the male toilets on one of the school floors, a school guard had been knocked out in one of the cubicles by a tranquilizer dart.
The man who broke in through the vent mercilessly stripped the school guard of his uniform, and to keep him from alerting everyone else after he woke up, didn''t even leave him his underwear.
It waspulsory for killers to learn how to replicate or imitate something, and this was clearly a walk in the park for this man.
As the second of the Three Young Masters of Burying Love, and number sixteen on the international list of killers, Xu Feng''s reputation wasn''t a hollow one.
He straightened the uniform and tie in front of the mirror,pletely transfigured his face into that of the school guard ording to his identification card, and walked smoothly out of the bathroom.
He didn''t know what Eldest Young Master Xu Ying and Third Young Master Xu Jian''s situations were like, but he saw that the mission signal was still active.
Surely these two hadn''t run into some sort of trouble?
Xu Feng didn''t think too much of it, and walked directly to the target''s signal coordinates.
There were three Teacher''s Offices in the vicinity of the target''s location, two of which had already been closed. Only the innermost room still had lights on.
The assassination target, was there!
Protection was so tight outside the school, but there wasn''t even a security guard in the corridor where the target was located.
Xu Feng sneered; this kind of empty-city stratagem didn''t work on Shadow Stream at all. Long before the letter of challenge had been issued to No. 60 High School, Shadow Stream had already secretly ced a tracker on Lotus Sun. No matter where Lotus Sun was, she could be monitored.
Xu Feng put his hands in his pants pockets as he walked to the door of the lit office and sent out his spiritual senses to test the atmosphere.
In addition to the target, only one teacher had been arranged to stay with Lotus Sun in the office for her protection... furthermore, it was a fatty who only knew how to eat snacks.
Xu Feng felt that the whole of Shadow Stream was seriously being looked down upon.
What kind of attitude did this mediocre high school have, in the face of a challenge from a world-ss killer organization?
Very well...
Standing at the door of the office, Xu Feng heaved a deep sigh. As a first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killer, he would make this group of people who had underestimated Shadow Stream pay the price.
Thinking this, he pushed open the door of the office.
Inside the room, Old Antique was happily discussing matters of love with Lotus Sun in front of a small ckboard.
Having already felt Xu Feng''s murderous intent, Old Antique''s face darkened.
In the next moment, light glinted off a de as the other party, without even a greeting, straightaway took out a flying knife and threw it at them.
"Teacher, watch out!"
Everything happened like lightning. It had taken less than a second for the assassin to take out the knife and throw it. Lotus Sun waspletely unable to follow the flying knife''s trajectory with her eyes, and by the time she regained her senses, this dangerous flying knife was firmly clipped between Old Antique''s fingers.
"Peakte Golden Core stage. That''s just like a Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killer, you''re really powerful." Old Antique smiled lightly as he ced the flying knife on the table with a tter.
Xu Feng was slightly stunned he had thrown that knife at full force just now, straight at a weak point and at a speed that was only a little slower than a bullet. Furthermore, the de had been specially reinforced in order to be able to prate the body of a Golden Core cultivator.
It had taken him not more than three seconds to enter the office and throw the knife who could have imagined that a normal high school teacher, who had never received any professionalbat training, would actually be able to catch his deadly flying knife so precisely.
"Your Excellency, who are you?" Xu Feng felt that the technique shown by the man in front of him was somewhat familiar.
"It doesn''t matter who I am." Old Antique smiled slightly.
On the side, Lotus Sun had partially covered her mouth, unable to conceal the shock in her eyes.
The Old Antique in front of her was still as amiable as ever, and when he smiled, his eyes crinkled in their trademark style. However, the aura around him was different to what he was like during their usual lessons.
Xu Feng''s face darkened; the fact that this man was able to catch his flying knife proved that his strength was roughly equal to his. Why, for no good reason at all, was there such an expert among the teaching staff at an ordinary high school?
But now wasn''t the time to bother with this.
He knew it was inadvisable to stay here for too long. As long as Lotus Sun was eliminated, his mission would be considered a sess.
With a shake of his hand, a ck gun with a silencer screwed on instantly appeared in his hand. Almost without any pause, he aimed directly at Lotus Sun, and with a bang , a spirit bullet shot out, preceded by a forceful wind.
"Die!"
The speed of the spirit bullet was ten times faster than the flying knife; Xu Feng didn''t believe Old Antique would be able to also catch the bullet with his bare hands!
Old Antique nced at Xu Feng, still indifferent. He sat there like Mount Tai 2 , steady as a rock. At the same time, his face was very calm, without the slightest flicker in his expression.
Hu ...
He stretched out his fingers very serenely, his movement so slow that even Lotus Sun could see it.
Miraculously, he caught the bullet firmly with two fingers once again, like pinching a fly. "There is no stronghold one cannot ovee with all the martial arts in the world... except speed, which cannot be transcended!"
Then, there was a dead silence.
Lotus Sun was too shocked to say anything. "..."
Xu Feng, however, was once again petrified; who the f**k was he?!
"Shadow Stream has declined thesest few years. Their trainees are bing more and more sloppy." Old Antique''s face turned gloomy as he sighed quietly.
This manner of speaking stunned Xu Feng! These words, and such incredible strength... Xu Feng could only think of one person!
In the next moment, Xu Feng couldn''t help breaking out in a cold sweat!
...This was a man he couldn''t afford to provoke!
"Senior, I''m sorry to have offended you!"
Xu Feng immediately bowed, ready to withdraw.
"Coming and going as you please... isn''t this looking down on me too much?" Old Antique threw the bullet into the trash can, then picked up a piece of chalk from the ckboard trough.
"If you want to attack my student, you should pay the price..."
Xu Feng instinctively sensed danger. "What is Senior going to do?"
"Nothing."
Old Antique smiled slightly. "I was just thinking, I should teach you a lesson."
"Wzzt! "
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright light burst forth from Old Antique''s fingertips! Faster than a spirit bullet, it pierced the air.
Xu Feng had no time to react at all, and abruptly, his eyes widened as far as they could go.
"Uh..."
Very quickly, his voice was abruptly cut off.
He lowered his head in disbelief.
What he saw was a piece of chalk pierce his chest with a puff .
Chapter 21: A Dog
Chapter 21: A Dog
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A piece of chalk was the number one weapon hidden on school grounds.
Today, Lotus Sun''s perspective had been thoroughly broadened... whether a weapon was powerful or not in fact had little to do with how much harm it could cause the key was the person using it.
A Shadow Stream flying knife or specially-made spirit bullet could easily pierce a human body, but Xu Feng couldn''t have ever imagined that a little piece of chalk could have such horrible power!
Old Antique put out one short leg to turn Xu Feng''s body over as if it was a fried dumpling, and nodded with satisfaction. Mm... this piece of chalk had pierced right through Xu Feng''s heart, so he waspletely dead. The only thing that wasn''t perfect was that there was too much blood.
He bent down and pinched Xu Feng''s chin to open his mouth, and then broke off a mr from inside.
Lotus Sun realized that the mr was actually dark green in color!
Old Antique turned his head, his eyes crinkling as he smiled. "Did that frighten you?"
It wasn''t a fright so much as a shock!
Lotus Sun hadpletely never imagined that Old Antique, who taught the theory of history course, who always smiled andughed and was deeply loved by the students, could be so powerful, attacking his enemies relentlessly and killing them decisively. Even a first-ss Red Ribbon killer hadn''t been able to put up a fight at all.
"Teacher Wang, what is this?" Lotus Sun stared at the mr in Old Antique''s hand.
"This is thest resort that Shadow Stream killers leave themselves. It contains poison and corpse powder. Once they feel that they will fail their mission, they''ll bite down on this," said Old Antique.
Lotus Sun was hit by a sudden realization.
The reason why Shadow Stream had an international foothold was because of the organization''s astounding reputation. This group of people would never ever betray their clients, or leave behind any clues. Of course, there were international records of Shadow Stream''s failed missions, but in all these cases, the killers'' bodies were never found.
The poison and corpse powder inside the mr was the key; it not only guaranteed that the killers would never ever betray their clients, but also erased any clues the relevant authorities might discover on their bodies which could lead them back to Shadow Stream.
Looking at the mr in Old Antique''s hand, Lotus Sun was greatly astonished again. As a first-rate Red Ribbon killer, Xu Feng may have realized that he was going to die, but he couldn''t have known that the speed of a piece of chalk would be faster than him crunching down on his mr, so unexpectedly, his body had been left behind.
For Shadow Stream, real failure was leaving behind any clues that could be traced back to them. A whole corpse of a Shadow Stream killer would undoubtedly provide Huaxiu''s Anti-terrorism Division with important clues.
Who the hell was Old Antique?
Lotus Sun''s mouth was slightly agape as she looked at the amiable, fat man in front of her with some amazement.
She finally understood why the school had assigned just Old Antique to apany her... given his strength, any killer who made it here would just be offering their heads on a tter as they walked right into a trap!
"I haven''t fought in so long, my technique''s deteriorated there''s actually so much blood."
Looking at therge pool of blood on the floor, Old Antique frowned. "If I had been fast enough, there wouldn''t have been any blood at all."
Lotus Sun was stupefied. "Holy shit..."
Old Antique took out a yellow Dao talisman, which Lotus Sun immediately recognized as a function-type talisman; it had a purifying effect, and was more practical than OMO detergent. It could remove nine hundred and ny-nine kinds of stains in an instant, without leaving any marks.
After the sh of a spirit light, the blood on the floor was instantly cleaned up. Old Antique sighed again. "This Dao talisman is f**king expensive, I will have to ask Headmaster Chen to reimburse me!"
Lotus Sun: "..."
"I hope you will help me keep what happened today a secret." Old Antique smiled as he said this, and took a packet oftiao out of the drawer and ced it in Lotus Sun''s hand. "I am still the adorable fatty all of you know."
Lotus Sun: "..."
This was a tant bribe!
Seeing that Lotus Sun hadn''t replied, Old Antique reluctantly took out another packet from his pocket, with the air of someone parting with treasure. "Student Lotus Sun, these are thest two collector''s edition packets oftiao which I have in my supplies."
Lotus Sun: "..."
...
Things were bound to be tense at No. 60 High School today, despite the fact that the students were under the school''s protection. Lying under the sun in the school''s small garden, Loopy Toad, who still had the soul of a demon king, could sense the thick murderous intent in the air.
Though it was lying in the sun, it wasn''t asleep at all.
The small school garden was located behind the teaching building, and was a security blind spot on school grounds. Over the years, who knew how many students had given away their first kiss in the garden. It wasn''t as if Loopy Toad envied them, though. In the first ce, it was a toad by nature; moreover, it was a toad at the level of a demon king, so it hadpletely no interest in the little bitches of the world.
To this day, it had remained chaste.
It was thanks to the fact that it had maintained its integrity and wasn''t the type to mess around that it hadn''t been dragged off by Master of Dopey to his family vet clinic to be forcibly sterilized.
Loopy Toad yawnedzily, and was about to turn over and carry on lolling around when it heard rustling from the nearby manhole in the garden.
Loopy Toad froze halfway through turning. Right now, No. 60 High School was protected inside and outside; there was also no way it would be Super Marioing out from under the manhole cover. The only exnation was that there was an assassin attempting to enter the teaching building through this blind spot in the garden.
Although this "fly" had yet to emerge, it couldn''t evade Loopy Toad''s spiritual perception. While its spirit energy was substantially suppressed in this restrictive body, it was nheless a fifth-ranked demon king, and naturally couldn''t be bullied by a puny Golden Core cultivator. Last time, it had been unable to put up a fight in the ssroom because of Wang Ling.
But this time...
Loopy Toadughed in its heart.
Just when it was worried about being bored, who would have thought there would be someone in a hurry to provide it some entertainment. It had already been too long since it hadst fought thest proper time was when it had still been a toad six years ago.
It wagged its tail, stood up from the ground, and gnashed its teeth as it took an alert stance.
As soon as I came to this, I was killed by a punch, and my primordial spirit was even contained. I struggled for six years before I was able to finally break off a sliver of my soul and escape, but because of a freakbination of factors, I was turned into a dog. That damn parrot harasses me in the ssroom all day, and I can''t rebel when that group of students willfully pinch my face. My past glory as a fifth-ranked demon king already no longer exists. Nowadays I have fallen to this extent, reduced to being a watchdog at this lousy school...
However, I can still kill you bastards, can''t I?!
At this very moment, the manhole cover was lifted off, and a head emerged.
Hardly had the person opened the cover when he felt a strange aura. He instantly narrowed his eyes, and stealthily sent out his spiritual senses.
This aura was strong and weak in turns, appearing and disappearing fitfully...
It took this person a long time to confirm the location of the target.
Then, he was astounded to discover...
A dog...
...standing at a distance under the sun, ring at him fiercely.
Chapter 22: This Dog Is Abnormal!
Chapter 22: This Dog Is Abnormal!
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A dog?
Furthermore, it was an akita with green fur.
Xu Jian had recognized the breed of the dog in front of him almost at first nce. He found it strange, though, that an akita would actually have spiritual sense.
Akitas were not on the list of typical spirit dogs.
Xu Jian thus quickly deduced this dog was definitely not a purebred! And it obviously wasn''t a normal dog, since it had green fur!
Staring at the dog in front of him, Xu Jian lightly brushed his bangs aside.
Xu Jian, who was the third of the Three Young Masters of Burying Love, and number seventeen on the international list of killers, absolutely wouldn''t be distracted because of a mongrel spirit dog.
It was just a mongrel spirit dog. How strong could it be?
If he just intimidated it a little, wouldn''t he scare the shit out of it?
Xu Jian thus slowly released his spiritual pressure.
An invisible power fell from the sky to bombard Loopy Toad!
However, things happened far out of Xu Jian''s expectations.
He was sure that under normal circumstances, his spiritual pressure was potent enough to crush pork into dried pork slices.
However, it unexpectedly had no effect whatsoever on this dog.
Furthermore, instead of being scared away, it unleashed its aura in a stand-off against him.
Xu Jian responded very quickly. It wasn''t a coincidence that this dog had appeared here, it was a watchdog that someone in the school had put here to guard the garden!
They had actually arranged for such a mongrel spirit dog to guard the garden?
Xu Jian felt that the whole of Shadow Stream was seriously being looked down upon.
What kind of attitude did this mediocre high school have, in the face of a challenge from a world-ss killer organization?
Very well...
Facing this unexpected dog, Xu Jian heaved a deep sigh. As a first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killer, he would make this group of people who had underestimated Shadow Stream pay the price.
There was nothing more to be said; in the next moment, a piercing cold light streaked through the air!
Yet another flying knife!
To a regr person, this knife would be flying at lightning speed, but in Loopy Toad''s eyes, it was very, very slow. Before bing a dog, any fly it caught in the Gate Between Worlds had been far faster than this flying knife. Despite being a dog, it still kept the perfect, dynamic vision of a toad.
This person wanted to kill it with a lousy knife? How childish!
Loopy Toad only turned its head slightly, and the knife whistled over its fur to firmly embed itself into a stone pir behind it. So tremendous was the power used that the knife was buried to the hilt.
Xu Jian had never imagined that a mongrel spirit dog could have such a quick reaction. While he was feeling surprised, the dog suddenly became an afterimage, and like thunder on the ins, it swiftly and aggressively pounced on him! It had been so fast that he hadn''t been able to catch its movements!
" Go to hell!" He quickly pulled out a dagger and shed at the flowing light which had rushed at him.
Crack ! There was the ringing sound of something breaking.
Then he realized that the dog had bitten down on the dagger and f**king broken it!
Furthermore, the dog unrestrainedly chewed the fragments down to nothing right in front of him.
Xu Jian couldn''t help swearing. "...F**k!" The dog''s teeth seemed ten thousand times sharper than those of any assassin spirit dog specially trained by Shadow Stream. Were its f**king teeth made of titanium?
In that moment, Xu Jian''s face darkened as he faced a mongrel spirit dog that should have been very easy to deal with. He had carried out a lot of difficult missions before, but had never imagined that the biggest opponent that he would ever encounter in his life... would actually be a dog?
Assessing its strength, Xu Jian was shocked again. "...This school actually has a mongrel watchdog at thete Golden Core stage?"
The words were said very quietly, but Loopy Toad still heard it.
...This guy doesn''t just have bad spiritual perception , he''s also a fool! I''m clearly a valiant, outstanding, charming and handsome dog that lives a pure and virtuous life and can''t help spending the whole day enjoying the scenery of the little school garden! Actually challenging my bottom line over and over again?! F**k, is this punk simply tired of living?!
"Qingliu! Come out!"
Xu Jian shouted when he realized that this dog wouldn''t be easy to deal with. Instantly, a brilliant light glowed in his hand as a scarlet spirit sword emerged, the image of a huge red hook imprinted on its de.
Loopy Toad had already been on earth for six years, so it recognized the brand of the immortal sword at a nce it was a first-ss spirit sword made by Nike, and could only be wielded by users at the Golden Core stage! And the "Qingliu" which Xu Jian had shouted was the name of the spirit in the sword.
How powerful was a first-ss spirit sword? It was powerful enough to destroy the body of a Golden Core expert! It could even puncture a person''s golden core, and causepletely irreversible harm!
If Loopy Toad had been in its original body, forget a spirit sword, even a more powerful immortal or holy weapon wouldn''t be able to injure it. However, its current dog body was void of refinement; even amon kitchen knife could cut it apart, let alone a spirit sword.
But...
That was only if this lousy sword coulde near enough to sh it.
"Qingliu, go! Kill it!"
At Xu Jian''s cry, Loopy Toad immediately saw a spirit light emerge from the sword, and a faint figure was projected into the air.
This appearance of a boy less than ten years old was the spirit of the Qingliu sword.
Hum ! The little sword spirit raised his fingers and took a fighting stance. A bare secondter, countless sword points shot out like a thousand arrows.
Tremble, foolish dog!
Kneel and surrender!
It was as if Xu Jian had already seen this mongrel''s gruesome death.
It was just a mongrel dog with a bit of spirit energy, and it wanted to challenge his spirit sword at its level? Dream on!
However, as a seasoned demon king, what manner of weapon hadn''t Loopy Toad seen?
In the end, it was just a petty spirit sword, and this assassin wanted to use it to fight Loopy Toad? He was really too young...
Loopy Toad looked at the sword spirit, then looked up into the air at a forty-five degree angle.
And then, ferociously...
Woof !
"..."
Xu Jian thought the dog was about to demonstrate an ultimate move, but in the end, it only gave a clear and loud howl. He waspletely confused.
"What the heck is it doing?"
To Xu Jian, there was nothing out of the ordinary about this howl, but to the ears of the sword spirit, it was apletely different matter.
A weapon spirit''s five senses were stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator. Even if it was just a subtle aura, it would be able to sense it.
Mixed into that howl were traces of the demon king''s power, and atst the sword spirit saw the true nature of the dog... behind it, he saw a giant shadow of a demon king!
This colossal figure enveloped Qingliu, making him instantly break out in a cold sweat. He could clearly feel the tremendous pressure of a demon king!
F**k fighting! There was no way he could challenge it at all!
Qingliu instantly waved at Xu Jian and smiled. " See ya!"
Then, this sword spirit with no moral integrity retreated directly back into the sword, and the sword''s light instantly faded. All this happened with less warning than Ultraman''s color timer blinking red 1 .
It was an embarrassing scene.
Xu Jian: "..."
Instinctively, Xu Jian knew this dog was definitely abnormal!
The whole time, Xu Jian felt that the dog had been staring at him as if he was some kind of prey!
Pushing off with his feet, he flew backwards swiftly to put some distance between them.
"Tch, you still want to run? Where can you run to?" Loopy Toad sneered, not nning to let this person go.
Since the start of the fight, it had been gathering its strength. After a long dy, it finally felt the umted spirit strength in its body reach its saturation point, and a cyan light surged forth with a hum!
"Not good!" Xu Jian could smell something dangerous in the air, but it was toote.
In that moment, a great pressure suddenly fell from the sky,pletely freezing him in ce and making him immobile!
Then.
He saw a great shadow in the air, enveloping himpletely and blocking out the bright sun in the little garden...
He stared nkly at this indistinct huge shadow, and felt that it was somehow familiar.
His memories started spinning rapidly...
Suddenly, he remembered the powerful demon king which had emerged from the Gate Between Worlds in the sky six years ago, and which had the strength to swallow souls!
This huge demon king shadow deftly stretched out its long tongue and ruthlessly swept up Xu Jian''s soul.
At the moment his soul was being swallowed, Xu Jian''s heart was full of despair.
Someone tell him... why the f**k had this demon king be a dog?!
...
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Xu Jian died miserably, his soul a snack for Loopy Toad.
The clouds dispersed, the shadow disappeared, and the sun shone brightly on the garden once more.
Loopy Toad burped and found a good ce in the sun to continue sleepingzily on its stomach, as if nothing had happened.
A rip-roaring wind blew through the little garden and ruffled its short, green fur...
Chapter 23: Just Came to be Made Fun of
Chapter 23: Just Came to be Made Fun of
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The Shadow Stream assassination ended with zero casualties for No. 60 High School and the elimination of all the Shadow Stream assassins.
Of the twelve Red Ribbon killers, threemitted suicide by crushing their poison mr, while the remaining nine didn''t even have time to break theirs before they died.
This incident created an uproar across Huaxiu nation, and driven by news and public opinion, knowledge of it gradually spread abroad.
Everyone thought that the General Administration of 100 Schools hade up with a careful n for their top fighters to eliminate Shadow Stream''s entire troop.
...
It was early the next morning, with the sky just beginning to brighten. Less than twelve hours had passed since the incident had taken ce. The phones at the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools had been ringing off the hook with headmasters of other high schools calling to personally congratte Deputy Director Odd Zhuo on his major victory in safeguarding his alma mater.
The operation this time had not only severely crippled Shadow Stream, but would also pave the way for No. 60 High School being selected to be a key Foundation Establishment high school next year. Additionally, the advanced experience which No. 60 High School had gained from this operation had set an example for other schools on how to map out their own defense strategies against possible attacks.
But actually, Odd Zhuo felt aggrieved.
This was because this incident had had nothing to do with him at all! If there were discrepancies in the report, he wouldn''t be able to bear the responsibility!
Although Odd Zhuo had indeed dispatched a number of personnel under the banner of the General Administration of 100 Schools to protect his alma mater, all of them had been outside, and hadn''t even stepped through the school''s main gate!
Odd Zhuo was lost in deep thought as he stared at the autopsy reports that had been ced on his table an hour ago.
To begin with, this was what had been in the autopsy reports for the famous Three Young Masters of Burying Love...
"Xu Ying, male, identity: first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon chief, peakte Golden Core stage. Cause of death: obliteration of golden core..."
"Xu Feng, male, identity: first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon member, peakte Golden Core stage. Cause of death: pration by an unknown object, rupture of heart chamber (chalk dust detected around the fatal wound)..."
"Xu Jian, male, identity: first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon member, peakte Golden Core stage. Cause of death: no apparent wound, distorted pale face, frightened to death..."
At this point, Odd Zhuo couldn''t help drawing in a sharp breath.
The Three Young Masters of Burying Love... the Little Three, who were all-powerful in the murder industry, had actually died just like that.
Also, Odd Zhuo had a different view on Xu Jian''s cause of death.
It was Odd Zhuo who had brought people with him to personally handle Xu Jian''s body. No. 60 High School''s small garden was a security blind spot, so nobody knew what had happened here at all. How could a hardened assassin be frightened to death in such elegant surroundings? Odd Zhuo remembered that he had searched the garden for half a day at the time, but looking back now, he suddenly felt that the green-furred akita had been very suspicious...
This time, the General Administration of 100 Schools had recovered nine corpses. In addition to the Little Three, the rest had also died in various odd ways.
Like the person who had snuck into the chemistryb, identally ignited a talisman, and had been sted into pieces.
Or yet another person who had slipped into the school library, whose head had been sliced open by the librarian with a library card.
And another person who had been caught sneaking into the canteen, and had then been beaten to death over the head by the canteen auntie with arge soupdle.
Looking at the autopsy reports, Odd Zhuo had already turned to stone, his heart full ofplicated feelings, and for a long time, he wasn''t able to calm down.
This assassination operation already couldn''t be described as just a failure it had been a merciless ughter!
No. 60 High School was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers 1 ... who the hell knew what that bunch of killers had suffered in his alma mater?
Odd Zhuo felt they hade to the school just to be made fun of.
...
It was Monday morning of the third week of school, two days since the assassination attempt.
Wang Ling walked calmly into the ssroom as usual.
As expected, all hell had already broken loose inside.
Everyone was discussing Shadow Stream''s assassination attempt.
To sum it up in one word: tragic!
"Did you hear about the most pitiful Shadow Stream assassin from yesterday?"
"Apparently, the guy originally attempted to sneak in through the school sports field from the sewer underneath the public square next door. In the end, Chief School Guard Old Li caught him before he even got through the school gate.
"Old Li gave him a Sky-Destroying Kick, and when he was still in the air, punched him a number of times with the Seven Stars Fistbo. He got beat up so much it was like he was flying in the sky, and it wasn''t until half an hourter that he fell to the ground after being struck by a Lightning Palm from the air."
At the sound of this, everyone couldn''t help shuddering. It already felt painful just listening to it!
As one of the parties involved, Lotus Sun couldn''t help sighing. "What an honor for a person to witness such top-notch martial arts before dying."
"..."
Wang Ling lowered his head; he had never thought that things would blow up like this.
"What kind of person is Chief School Guard Old Li, why is he so amazing? His opponent was a first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killer, after all..." someone asked.
Master of Dopey pushed up his sses and smiled slightly. "Don''t you know? Before formally joining our school, Old Li was Captain of the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces."
As soon as he said this, the ss instantly burst into incessant cursing.
Like Wang Ling, many of them had the same thought no one could understand at all, why would such a formidable heavyweight serve as Chief School Guard in this ordinary high school?
Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces?
This was a special force operative groomed jointly by Huaxiu nation and top university Seven Stars Sect! Every year, Seven Stars Sect would choose among their Golden Core students those with the greatest strength and potential to undergo advanced and independent training. During the course of their education, these lucky dogs would also receive amazing state benefits!
The average strength of the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces was at the peakte Golden Core stage.
To be able to be Captain... Old Li had to be at the freaking Nascent Soul stage!
The students in ss already didn''t dare continue this line of thought for everyone here, the Nascent Soul stage was really too far away, and they probably would never reach it in their lifetimes...
And a grand and almighty Nascent Soul cultivator had actuallye running to a Foundation Establishment high school to be a school guard?
There definitely had to be some crazy story behind it!
"My goal is to apply to Seven Stars Sect in three years!" Super Chen was excited!
"I remember Seven Stars Sect''s overall cut-off scorest year was two hundred thousand points..."
"Even if I don''t make it, it''ll still be a nice memory."
Master of Dopey threw his hands up in the air. "If I was like Old Li, admitted into Seven Stars Sect, joined the Special Forces, and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, I definitely wouldn''t be satisfied with just being a school guard!"
Feather Linughed. "True, if you can cultivate until Nascent Soul, you''ll be able to catch even more awesome soul beasts and sell them as pets. Walking a pixiu 2 on the streets would be so trendy!"
"Trendy? As if! You have no idea, thesest few years, the soul pet business has been going downhill."
Master of Dopey shook his head andmented, "I might as well sell seafood instead of soul pets. Nowadays, the market price for mantis shrimp is more expensive than for our purebred, second-grade lightning rats. If I can cultivate to Nascent Soul, and learn to turn the sea upside-down, I''ll be able to catch at least five hundred kilograms in one go!"
Feather Lin rolled her eyes at Hero Guo; he was simply too unambitious!
...
Sitting silently on the side, Wang Ling quietly rested one hand on top of an exercise book.
Among the Three Thousand Great Spells, there was one for "measuring fate" which Wang Ling was capable of using. It was also very easy to carry out, and only required a notebook, an exercise book, or something simr. Wang Ling could measure it with one hand, with over ny percent uracy.
Wang Ling didn''t really like this type of magic, since he couldn''t measure his own fate. But now, he was prepared to use this method to see Hero Guo''s future.
Roughly less than two minutester, the prediction was done.
Curiously, Wang Ling flipped the exercise book open...
In six hundred years, Master of Dopey would have set up thergest seafood market chain ever since the founding of Huaxiu nation.
...
Haido Hot Pot 3 .
Chapter 24: Mascot Wang Ling
Chapter 24: Mascot Wang Ling
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Teacher Pan was on time as usual for the morning ss. When she appeared on the dais, the whole ss immediately quieted down.
"Then, I have three things to announce."
Sweeping her gaze over the ss, Teacher Pan cleared her throat. "First of all, it''s about the Shadow Stream assassination attempt. As everyone knows, this time Shadow Stream suffered a crushing defeat, and their leader immediately put up a reward of one hundred million yuan for a top-ranked killer tounch a terrorist attack on the school in revenge."
The students all held their breaths.
Teacher Pan smiled. "But there''s no need for you to worry. ording to reliable sources, this offer was dropped soon after it was announced."
"Why was that?" someone raised a hand to ask ordingly.
Teacher Pan threw up her hands. "Shadow Stream lost all the first-ss killers it sent, resulting in the death of three of the top twenty killers in the world. Who would daree now?"
"..."
"Also, this time, the Huaxiu government was able to get hold of nine Shadow Stream corpses all at once, which will be useful in helping to determine where their base is located. Then, the second thing I want to announce is..." At this moment, Teacher Pan gave an innocent smile. "Since the internationally notorious killer Xu Ying perished on the sports field, the cultivation police have decided to cordon it off temporarily to collect evidence. During this period, the sports field will be closed off for one week. Physical education ss will therefore be reced with the Dao Talismans ss which I teach. I believe all of you have no objections to that?"
Nearly all the students felt like they had been pped in their faces... who the hell would dare object?
Super Chen, the sportsmittee member, was the most furious of all of them. Casually recing their phys ed ss wasn''t this justpletely ignoring him as a leader in the ss cadre?!
His role as the sportsmittee member was in name only...
As an old hand who had nurtured countless students, Teacher Pan could easily guess at their dissatisfaction just from their expressions. "I know some students are unhappy about this, but I still hope all of you will cherish your time in high school! Thanks to the school''s perfect reaction to the incident this time, city authorities have decided to make an exception for our No. 60 High School, and have nominated us as a candidate to be a key city high school next year. In addition, Huaguo Water Curtain Group is also going to invest in our school. Estimates are that within this year, our school''s spirit gathering array will be perfected, and rted facilities upgraded to meet key city high school standards."
Upon saying this, Teacher Pan could no longer hold back her tion. "Let us give Student Lotus Sun a round of apuse!"
Papapapapa ...
In that moment, the ss was filled with thunderous apuse and non-stop cries of amazement.
"A key city high school! Our school actually stands a chance to be promoted to a key city high school?!"
"Even setting up a spirit gathering array?! My mom will no longer have to worry about me dozing off in ss ever again!"
...
Of course this was something to be celebrated! When they were choosing high schools, who didn''t want to study in a key city high school? Unfortunately, failing to meet the cut-off scores, they had had no alternative but to enter an ordinary high school.
But now No. 60 High School had an opportunity to be promoted to a key city high school. Then school alumni from this batch could all be proud to say that they had graduated from a key high school! Not only that, once the school became a key high school, facilities, welfare benefits and the school environment would all be upgraded... everyone would then have the opportunity to experience for themselves what it was like to be really treated as a student of a key city high school!
Lotus Sun blushed at the sudden apuse, looking a little shy. "This period of time has been hard on all of you, and I''m sorry to have caused you trouble! From now on, I continue to look forward to your guidance!"
What was it like to have a nouveau riche ssmate?
In that moment, everyone present had the same feeling... in a word cool!
If you are rich, you can be willful!
Looking at this scene, Teacher Pan nodded with satisfaction. A promotion to a key city high school also meant that the sry for this pioneer teacher of No. 60 High School would increase yet again.
"This week, there will be a student union exchange for key city high school candidates. Five students from the elite stream will be sent on a four-day study trip to No. 59 High School, which will arrange their meals and amodation."
After saying this, Teacher Pan paused, before continuing. "Coincidentally, the school has given all the quota for the exchange to our Elite ss One."
"Holy shit! Four days!"
"I heard No. 59 High School has quite a number of busty cuties!"
"How does Teacher Pan n to allot these five spots?"
It must have been because of Lotus Sun that the school had given all the quota to Elite ss One. Huaguo Water Curtain Group was subsidizing so much of the upgrades to No. 60 High School, how could they not hug this big thigh 1 properly?
Also, as the pretty maiden of No. 60 High School who was rich, well-educated and good-looking, Lotus Sun would definitely take one of the five avable spots.
There were four people left; who would they be?
While everyone was discussing this, the corner of Teacher Pan''s mouth lifted slightly, a trace of craftiness in her smile.
"The students whose names I call will receive a notification letter. Go home tonight and prepare everything listed in the letter, and join the WeChat group by QR code. Assemble at the school gate tomorrow morning at eight o''clock!"
Everyone held their breaths and waited for the results.
"Lotus Sun." Teacher Pan called out the first name.
This name wasn''t a surprise to everyone, since they had already guessed it. This was No. 60 High School''s chance to showcase itself through their leading school beauty. Sending Lotus Sun would definitely give other people a better impression of No. 60 High School''s student union delegation.
"Super Chen."
After all, they were representing the school. In case there was a physicalpetition, it made sense to everyone for Super Chen to be sent.
"The third person, Hero Guo."
Likewise, this name wasn''t unexpected to the students. Disputes and disagreements would be inevitable during the student union exchange, and in these moments, a smooth talker would be necessary. Political science representative Hero Guo was the best man for the job.
Then.
"Feather Lin."
To do good work, one needed the best tool; "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." As a top student in the ss and a veteran fujoshi , there was no one better than Feather Lin for infiltrating and collecting intelligence from the student organizations of other schools.
Finally, there was one spot left.
Students whose names hadn''t been called curled their hands into fists, and prayed with expectant expressions.
"..."
Only Wang Ling seemed to already know who it was going to be.
Just as he had expected, Teacher Pan shouted out thest name. "Wang... Ling!"
"Wang Ling? What the hell! His grades are right down the middle, and he doesn''t have any obvious strong point!" someone objected.
Of course, the majority of them weren''t satisfied with this result.
But Teacher Pan was Teacher Pan, one of the pioneer teachers who had been at No. 60 High School for ages, and with just a few words, she settled this dispute. "Student Wang Ling received an unprecedented SSS grade in the cement test!"
At the sound of that, the students all had no retort.
Wang Ling''s result in the cement test indeed had startled the universe and moved the gods 2 , and was beyondpare.
If it was for such a reason, none of them present were qualified to object.
"Of course, the school believes that luck is a factor."
Teacher Pan smiled. "Therefore, Student Wang Ling will be our No. 60 High School''s mascot."
Oh! So that was it!
This exnation, in an instant, was cheerfully epted by everyone.
Wang Ling: "..." Can''t you guys think for yourselves a little more?!
Chapter 25: An Unexpected Guest
Chapter 25: An Unexpected Guest
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Later, Wang Ling got a list of the items he needed to bring for the four-day school exchange.
In addition to basic school supplies and clothes for the night, they also had to bring a spirit sword for the flying swords exchange activity. The characters in thest sentence on the list were extrarge and striking: THE SCHOOL UNIFORM MUST BE WORN.
Wang Ling already no longer had the energy to ridicule the school uniform, since the nation was united in its uniform aesthetic. He didn''t believe No. 59 High School''s uniform would be any better.
His only concern now was how to make himself as inconspicuous as possible during this four-day school exchange.
Whether it was Old Antique leading the team, or the other four individuals on it, they were all people around whom he had to be highly vignt.
Staring at the notification letter, he sighed.
No matter what, this wasn''t going to be easy to deal with, and would need to be handled with special care. The smallest suspicious action might draw even more attention and suspicion from other people.
...
There were some points for attention in the notification letter which parents needed to sign in agreement.
When Wang Ling returned home in the evening, he straightaway threw the notification letter at Father Wang.
Father Wang straightaway took a pen out of his pocket to deftly and swiftly sign his name.
"You''re not going to read it?" Wang Ling was very surprised.
Father Wang usually read school notifications more seriously than he did the morning newspaper.
"It''s an off-campus activity, it''s all safety instructions and points for attention, there''s nothing to read. Is there anyone who can beat you?" Father Wang said.
"..."
Father Wang pushed his ck-rimmed sses up, and picked up the evening newspaper on the table. "Thesest few days, news of the Shadow Stream assassins being wiped out at your school has spread like wildfire. The man who had the worst death, his entire body broken into pieces, and his golden core reportedly broken down to g don''t tell me you did that?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Seeing that Wang Ling wasn''t saying anything, Father Wang sighed deeply. "It was an unusual situation this time. Next time, be a little more careful."
Wang Ling threw his hands up in the air and said helplessly, "He attacked me first, I didn''t fight back at all."
Father Wang put down the newspaper and sighed, then he looked at Wang Ling and said meaningfully, "Though he sought death himself, you have to control yourself from now on. In any case, leave them a whole body! See how much trouble it''s caused our forensic colleagues in their investigation. They have to reconstruct the pieces of dreg one by one, then put them back together."
"..."
"Forget it, forget it, it''s already very difficult for Ling Ling. If it wasn''t for that talisman seal, there probably wouldn''t even have been g left after the bacsh." Mother Wang came out of the kitchen with a bowl of hot fish soup, ced it on the table, and untied her apron. "Both of you men, get ready for dinner!"
Wang Ling stared at the fish soup for a long moment. "Coral grouper?"
He remembered that this fish didn''t really have much taste, but it was unusually expensive. Unless they had guests, Mother Wang would only buy one during the festive season.
Wang Ling didn''t say anything, but Mother Wang immediately understood when she saw his expression. "Little Ming came today, and I was going to ask him to stay for dinner, but in the end something urgent came up and he had to go back. What a pity, I simmered the coral grouper soup for eight hours. The two of you men eat more today!"
Wang Ling: "..." Sure enough, that annoying guy hade!
Little Ming referred to Wang Ling''s older cousin, Wang Ming.
Different to Wang Ling, Wang Ming was another kind of genius. Though the both of them had equally matchless innate skills, Wang Ming was more focused on scientific research. He became the youngest member of the Cultivation Academy of Science at the age of twenty-two, when they made an exception for his admittance into the institution.
To this day, his identity had not been officially made public and was a state secret. To Huaxiu nation''s military forces, this man''s brain was even more terrifying than a holy weapon.
The most straightforward evidence of this was the Dao talisman seal on Wang Ling''s arm. Though it was Wang Ling who had drawn it based on an ancient text, it also incorporated the ck technology which Wang Ming had created, thusbining cultivation principles with the most advanced science in Huaxiu nation. It was because of this scientificponent that the basic function of the Dao talisman was greatly strengthened, perfectly suppressing Wang Ling''s aura.
The reason he could hide his identity was to arge extent because of Wang Ming''s help.
However, Wang Ling didn''t really have a very good impression of his cousin.
Wang Ming was a fairly stubborn and intractable person who would never ever allow himself to fail.
Wang Ling remembered when, as a six-year-old, he had pped twelve-year-old Wang Ming and sent him flying. Wang Ming had always taken that incident to heart, and since then, he would always challenge Wang Ling whenever he had the chance.
Until now, he had never once defeated Wang Ling.
Furthermore, during these many challenges, the Dao talisman seal had been continuously upgraded, limiting most of Wang Ling''s strength. Yet the person who lost in the end was still Wang Ming...
Hence, Wang Ling always felt quite twitchy whenever he heard the name Wang Ming. When would this man give up on challenging him at the smallest provocation...
But Father Wang and Mother Wang didn''t object to Wang Ming, and thought that the two cousins had a pretty good rtionship. Otherwise, why would Wang Ming always be worried about the Dao talisman seal? Or did he just have too much time on his hands?
Wang Ling gave them a look. "..." The two of you are right! He really has too much time on his hands!
Father Wang looked at Mother Wang with some rebuke. "It wasn''t easy for Little Ming toe today, why didn''t you persuade him to stay? He hasn''t been here in a while."
"Little Ming considers state affairs important, how could I persuade him to stay?" Mother Wang said with a little regret. "Next time we definitely must get Little Ming to stay the night; he can sleep with Ling Ling, and the two of them can have a heart-to-heart."
"..." Wang Ling really, really wanted to burst out swearing.
But Father Wang suddenly realized the problem with that. "Oh! No! The two of them can''t sleep together. What will we do if Ling Ling identally kills Little Ming with one blow in his sleep?"
"..."
The two of you, enough!
After talking nonsense, in the end it was Father Wang who came back to the main point. "By the way, why did Little Ming speciallye to see us this time?"
Mother Wang immediately patted her head. She had almost forgotten the real issue! She looked at Wang Ling and asked, "Ling Ling, how many more days do you think your Dao talisman seal willst for?"
Wang Ling remembered thest time the talisman had been changed was almost half a year ago. He counted with his fingers... hm, a minimum of three days, or five days at the very most. By then, the spirit energy in the Dao talisman seal would bepletely used up. At that time, all of his aura would be exposed to the public.
At that time, even Wang Ling didn''t know what would happen.
"You only have three to five days left, right? Little Ming said the upgraded Dao talisman would be delivered as soon as possible this week." Mother Wang suddenly felt a little worried. Thest time Wang Ling''s aura couldn''t be contained, the spillover had caused a ckout across the whole of Star city for ten days!
"There shouldn''t be any problems for the time being."
Father Wang nodded his head as he spoke. Looking at Mother Wang''s frown, he said, "If you''re really worried, let him take Jingke with him."
Jingke was the second sword that Father Wang had gotten Wang Ling after he had broken that magic sword when he was a year old.
This sword had been with Wang Ling since he was a kid, and was the only spirit sword that had formed a formal contract with him.
It was just that the material which this spirit sword was made of was a little special.
It was a small sword that wasn''t made of gold, or silver, or copper, or iron... it was made of wood.
Chapter 26: The Daily Life of a Mantis Shrimp
Chapter 26: The Daily Life of a Mantis Shrimp
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The origin of the small wooden sword was very peculiar. Father Wang had spent 998 yuan on it at the bird and flower market. Wang Ling remembered he had only been three years old when he had seen it for the first time.
He had grown up with the wooden sword since he was a kid, and had special feelings for it.
Now, he was sixteen years old. That little wooden sword had apanied him for thirteen whole years.
This was just a market stall product which Father Wang had bought, but the most mystical thing about it was that the peach wood which the sword was made of seemed to contain traces of some mysterious substance that even Wang Ling couldn''t see through, and which had the important effect of limiting his strength; so,pared with those branded spirit swords made with valuable materials, this small wooden sword was the least likely to be damaged by him.
Also, when the Gate Between Worlds hade to earth six years ago, this little wooden sword had actually miraculously spawned a sword spirit.
Its name, Jingke.
...
That night, Wang Ling rummaged through his room and finally found his smartwatch.
Since before, Wang Ling hadn''t been able to enjoy using such smart electronic products, and he didn''t feel anything for them. This was because if he couldn''t control his emotions even a little, the wristwatch could be damaged by his maic field.
Of course, another very important reason was that this watch had been personally made for him by Wang Ming.
Compared with other smart products, Wang Ling wouldn''t be able to easily destroy anything created by Wang Ming. Though it looked as if Wang Ming had given him the wristwatch out of the goodness of his heart, Wang Ling could see right through his charade with just one nce.
This man had been trying in vain to beat him since he was a child. Hence, something simr to surveince software had been hidden in this wristwatch, which could send data on Wang Ling''s daily activities back to Wang Ming.
This absolutely wasn''t a groundless assumption Wang Ling had read it in Wang Ming''s mind the day he turned fifteen.
He stared at the wristwatch for a long time, then finally put it on with a ck face. "..."
If it wasn''t because he was considering his outside activities for the next few days, he would never have rashly removed the seal on the watch...
Wang Ling knew the basics of using the wristwatch; it operated in a simr way to the popr smartwatches from before, but incorporated more virtual space technology.
The internal software had already been installed. Wang Ling looked at the row of software applications projected into the void, and finally fixed his eyes on the green "WeChat" icon.
Quickly, he entered the interface.
This wasn''t the first time that Wang Ling had used WeChat. If it wasn''t because he was naturally ipatible with electronic products, he could actually be considered a long-time WeChat user.
Using a memory retrieval function to search for his old registered ount, he logged in, then joined the WeChat group ording to the QR code given on the list.
A system notification quickly popped up...
(User ''Ling'' has joined WeChat group ''The Daily Life of a Mantis Shrimp''!
(This user is not a friend of group members, please be mindful of the safety of your property and false information!)
Wang Ling gave the group''s members list a look, and found that the people attending the exchange meet tomorrow had basically all joined and he was thest one.
Lotus Sun: "!!!"
Feather Lin: "Ling? Is this ssmate Wang Ling''s WeChat?"
Super Chen: "A name which demonstrates that the greatest truths are the simplest, this really is ssmate Wang Ling''s style. ssmate Wang Ling? Aren''t you going to say something?"
Wang Ling looked at the messages popping up quickly, then as a matter of habit, replied with an ellipsis. "..."
Master of Dopey used a funny face emoji. "The ellipsis confirms without a doubt that it is ssmate Wang Ling."
Then, Wang Ling sent another ellipsis. "..." Soon after that, the WeChat group fell into a short, awkward silence.
After two weeks of getting to know each other, most of the ss had already epted Wang Ling''s reticent nature; only Master of Dopey had always felt it was very awkward, because this cold iceberg monster was his freaking deskmate!
The two of them thus regrly came into contact, but since the start of school, they hadn''t even exchanged more than ten sentences. Now they could be awkward even while chatting online this was a stab in the heart, pal!
Fortunately, Old Antique immediately became their angel and broke the ice. "Students, please gather at the school gate at eight o''clock tomorrow morning!"
Almost at the same time, several people sent the OK emoji.
Lotus Sun: "Has everyone prepared their spirit swords?"
Old Antique sent a facepalm emoji. "Student Lotus Sun has raised the issue; this time, our school''s spirit sword exchange meet will be the highlight performance. When the timees, the leaders from each school will be there, and even municipal leaders wille to observe. I hope everyone has prepared a proper spirit sword."
It had been less than two weeks since the start of school, and they hadn''t had more than three spirit sword lessons, but spirit sword education actually started at a young age.
With a proper spirit sword, once it formed a contract with its owner, it would take at least five years for the two of them to adapt to each other in order to reach a level of proper usage. To have a spirit sword spawn a sword spirit was even more difficult, and required enduring patience and scrupulous care.
Of course, the sword spirits of those branded first-ss spirit swords and immortal swords in the market were all artificially bred. Their power couldn''t be denied, but the rtionship which they shared with their masters was far more inferior than the rapport between a naturally uring sword spirit and its master.
Super Chen quickly posted an image.
It showed the spirit sword which he was currently using. The bright red scabbard boldly highlighted the zealous nature of its hot-blooded user. The word "SUPER" that had been finely carved into the sword hilt was already starting to be worn.
Super Chen: "It''s called Super Strength. It was a birthday present from my parents when I turned ten years old. We''ve already formed a contract, and we''ve been adapting to each other for six years..."
Old Antique sent a thumbs-up. "Super Strength? That really suits Student Super Chen''s character! From the gloss on the scabbard, I can see that Student Super Chen, you are very mindful about caring for your sword!"
"Teacher, you tter me..." Super Chen sent a sighing emoji. "It''s just a pity that Super Strength hasn''t spawned a sword spirit yet."
"A sword spirit doesn''t spawn in a day. If Student Super Chen is patient, I believe that day won''t be far off!"
After encouraging Super Chen, Old Antique began to espousemon popr knowledge. "Everyone needs to be patient in order to spawn a sword spirit. Don''t give up easily unless you absolutely have to. Once the spirit sword spawns a sword spirit, the body of the sword will have a soul, and a sword with a soul can level up like a regr cultivator! Of course, this is limited to sword spirits which spawn naturally; artificially-made sword spirits are already fixed and cannot level up."
"Ah? Is that true? Teacher, please tell us more!" Several students in the group showed great interest.
Old Antique sent a long and meaningful voice message in which he patiently exined, "The spirit sword lessons which you''re taking now cover basic care of a spirit sword, and the advanced lessons are about flight on a sword and cultivating a sword spirit. When you get into university, you''ll gradually understand all this. Your task now is to do your best to nurture a good rtionship with your spirit sword, and have it spawn a sword spirit before you graduate."
Then Old Antique sent a second voice message. "Student Super Chen has already posted an image of his spirit sword, how about everyone else take photos of your spirit swords and share them?"
Chapter 27: Cunning Headmaster Chen
Chapter 27: Cunning Headmaster Chen
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During the spirit sword exchange meet, students from each school would demonstrate the depth of their rapport with their spirit swords through variouspetitions.
This would reflect not only the students'' personal aplishments, but also each school''s philosophy and spirit. Whether it was an internal or external event, the spirit sword exchange meet was essential, and had already be a school tradition.
Because of the Shadow Stream assassination attempt, an exception had been made for No. 60 High School this year to be nominated as a candidate to be a key city senior high school. Hence, while the student union exchange might ostensibly be apetition between students from two main high schools in Peiyuan district, it was actually more a contest for the benefit of municipal leaders.
And the spirit sword exchange meet was obviously the crux of the contest.
Therefore, the training instructors whom No. 59 High School had selected this year were highly experienced in teaching about spirit swords and how to use them. The fact that Old Antique''s name was listed as the training instructor leading the No. 60 High School delegation for the exchange meet caught all the school leaders of No. 59 High Schoolpletely off guard.
What the hell was No. 60 High School thinking, sending a bookworm who taught history?
No. 59 High School''s headmaster thought that No. 60 High School might have already given up.
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun were probably the only ones who in their hearts were clear on what it meant, since they knew exactly how strong Old Antique actually was.
After all, this was a man who had killed a first-ss Shadow Stream killer at the peakte Golden Core stage with just a piece of chalk...
It could be said that Old Antique was hiding a lot of things. He was a man with plenty of stories to tell, who had experienced far more than any teacher in both schools.
Although Wang Ling still didn''t know Old Antique''s reason foring to No. 60 High School to teach, he was very clear on one thing.
The school leaders had sent Old Antique this time to personally lead them... so the oue of the spirit sword exchange meet had virtually been decided.
Looking at the general situation, Wang Ling felt that Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High School was really a wily old fox...
It was close to ten o''clock at night now, but his WeChat group was still very lively. After Super Chen, the rest of the group also showed off their spirit swords one by one.
Hero Guo''s spirit sword was Ghost Tooth.
ording to Master of Dopey, it was his grandfather''s generation that had personally created this spirit sword for him. It had been forged using the tooth of a Night Magic Tiger, a level three spirit beast. The body of the forged sword was white as jade. The edges of the sword were covered in ck veins that were just faintly visible, like ghostly, interlocking teeth. Hence the sword''s name, Ghost Tooth.
Master of Dopey made a little video, and it was obvious that he cherished his spirit sword quite a bit, probably only second to the parrot Dopey on his shoulder.
After sharing the video, Hero Guo sent a message: "My father gave this sword to me when I was eight years old, and we formed a contract. It has already been with me for eight years... the same... no sword spirit has appeared yet."
Super Chen sent three "bad" emojis. "...Damn! Still nothing after eight years?"
"Eight years? Eight years is nothing..."
Feather Lin sent a heartbroken emoji and also showed off her treasured sword.
Surprisingly, Feather Lin used twin swords!
Super Chen: "Twin swords?"
Feather Lin: "They are parent and child swords! I named them Wangmeng and Wangji! They''ve been with me for nine years! A whole nine years! No sword spirit hase out yet!"
"..." Nine years?!! Super Chen felt a bit of despair.
When Old Antique saw this, he continued to expound on the popr science of spirit swords. "Parent and child swords will spawn twin sword spirits, and their development is longer than for an ordinary spirit sword. However, nine years is indeed a littlete. Is Student Feather Lin not being diligent enough?"
Not diligent? How was that possible!
Feather Lin sent a crazed emoji to the group. "Teacher Wang, you wrong me! I get Wangmeng and Wangji tomune with each other everyday, and after so many years of careful observation, I even managed to separate their gong and shou attributes... how can I not have been attentive enough?!"
Master of Dopey finally couldn''t take it any longer, and couldn''t help replying, "Big sister... are you sure these two swords are male? Parent and child swords, however you look at it, aren''t they male and female? They can''t possibly be gay, right?"
Old Antique sent a string of cold sweat emojis. "If you misunderstand the spirit sword itself, it indeed is possible to dy the spawning of the sword spirit."
"..." After reading Old Antique''s reply, Feather Lin typed an ellipsis, then couldn''t help asking, "What about ssmate Lotus Sun''s spirit sword?"
Super Chen: "I really want to see ssmate Lotus Sun''s sword, it must definitely be super awesome!"
It went without saying that a lot of thought and money would definitely have gone into the spirit sword belonging to the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
Compared with other rich second generation kids who liked to show off, Lotus Sun''s daily life was much more low-key. She wasn''t in the habit of unting herself, since she had always felt that this was very poor behavior and wasn''t beneficial in shaping her image as the Nation''s Maiden.
So under these circumstances, she absolutely wouldn''t take the initiative to share her picture unless someone else asked her to.
After a moment, everyone in the group saw the photo that Lotus Sun sent.
Lotus Sun: "My sword, Mysterious Sea."
It was a spirit sword deep blue in color, with a wless, translucent body that pulsed with a blue glow. Everyone could feel its aura, like a boundless ocean, even just through the picture.
Master of Dopey couldn''t help praising it. "Mysterious Sea? What a cool name! How long has it been with ssmate Lotus Sun?"
Lotus Sun thought for a while, and then replied, "I formed a contract with this sword from the moment I was born, so a whole sixteen years."
"..." Super Chen.
"..." Feather Lin.
"..." Master of Dopey.
Sixteen years... sure enough,paring yourself with others would only make you angry!
Even Old Antique gave rare high praise. "The blue glow of the sword is the energy of the sword spirit, so it looks like Student Lotus Sun already has a sword spirit. Family background is one thing, but Student Lotus Sun''s spirit sword has a bright color and luster and a distinctive quality. The translucent body has a bright halo around it, and has been maintained properly. You must have put a lot of effort into cultivating a rapport with your spirit sword. That is just like Student Lotus Sun!"
Lotus Sun sent an emoji of hands sped together in a salute. "Teacher Wang, you tter me!"
As they shared about their spirit swords, at this moment, someone finally realized that Wang Ling didn''t seem to have shared his.
"???" Super Chen sent three question marks. "ssmate Wang Ling? What about your spirit sword? Aren''t you going to show it to us?"
Wang Ling: "..."
He had initially wanted to muddle through everything by keeping silent, but then he saw everyone sharing their spirit swords. If he hid again, he woulde across as a little unsociable and strange, which often resulted in actually drawing greater attention to himself.
He did not want that to happen.
After some deep consideration, he finally shared a photo.
Then.
A badass wooden sword less than a meter in length popped up aggressively in front of them...
Chapter 28: Wang Ling’s Small Wooden Sword
Chapter 28: Wang Lings Small Wooden Sword
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At this moment, Wang Ling''s skill at passive and awkward silences re-emerged, and the WeChat group was once again lost in bewildered silence.
Even Old Antique wasn''t able to say a word, the photo was just that lethal.
As Wang Ling''s deskmate, Master of Dopey Hero Guo had always felt that his ability to create awkward silences was no less deadly than weapons of mass destruction, it was really just too scary.
Everyone had clearly been shocked by this wooden sword, and were starting to doubt life.
...
Old Antique in the end was Old Antique, a man who had experienced the storms of life. After five endless minutes, he shook himself out of his ck-jawed state, fixed his eyes on the flexi-keyboard in the virtual void, and anxiously typed several words: "Student Wang Ling... you, are you being serious?"
"Mm." Wang Ling''s reply was brief as ever and didn''t waste words.
"..." Even Old Antique had utterly nothing to say after that.
As for the others, they were all having different thoughts.
Super Chen: I never imagined that ssmate Wang Ling''s family situation would be so tough... no wonder he''s usually so low-key, and ssmate Lotus Sun is so concerned about him. It turns out I was thinking too much. ssmate Wang Ling really needs more care and concern!
Master of Dopey: I never imagined that under ssmate Wang Ling''s cold and aloof appearance would be such a tenacious heart... to arrive at this point after so many years really can''t have been easy for him! I should show him more care and concern from now on!
Feather Lin: It''s time to find ssmate Wang Ling a boyfriend to love him!
Lotus Sun had cupped her chin in her hands and was considering whether to organize a love donation in the name of Huaguo Water Curtain Group to raise money to buy ssmate Wang Ling, who lived in the outskirts, a pink magic sword brimming with love!
Wang Ling: You guys, enough!
...
Spirit swords made out of peach wood may have been very popr a decade ago, but were nowpletely obsolete. As stronger materials for making more powerful swords started to emerge on the market, peach wood spirit swords became as cheap as cabbage. At present, only a small number of manufacturers still produced a fixed amount of peach wood swords each year, which they sold wholesale to education institutions, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools for use in introductory spirit sword education.
Looking at Wang Ling''s small wooden sword, Old Antique thought that Student Wang Ling must have had an unhappy childhood!
Parents would normally be especially serious when it came to their children''s first spirit sword. This could be seen with Super Chen, Lotus Sun and the others.
In contrast, this peach wood spirit sword was really too cheap.
However miserable we are, we should never let our children be miserable; however poor we are, we should never be poor in the education of our children.
In an era when even a malicious ghost could evolve, who would still use a peach wood spirit sword? Even if you hung it right by the bed, it wouldn''t do anything to exorcise evil!
Looking at the photo projected into the void, Old Antique sighed in his heart; it looked like it was time for him to speak to Teacher Pan, and pay Student Wang Ling an important home visit!
Wang Ling: "..."
...
It was eight o''clock in the morning on Tuesday of the third week of school.
Everyone gathered on time at the school entrance to take a bus to No. 59 High School for the four-day student union exchange.
They traveled light, as everything that needed to bring had already been stored in the pockets of their school uniforms.
Wang Ling got on the bus and found a seat in thest row.
Master of Dopey and Super Chen got on the bus and anxiously looked at him sitting in thest row. They eyed each other for a bit, and then like door gods, they sat one on each side of Wang Ling.
Wang Ling: "..."
After he had shared his small wooden sword in the WeChat group yesterday, Super Chen and the rest had all felt that they needed to show ssmate Wang Ling care and concern, beginning with the little things.
This wholeheartedly terrified him.
His low-key high school life wasn''t going ording to n, and instead had deviated wildly from his expectations. After all, the people on the bus with him now had at one time been on the list of people around whom he needed to be vignt.
God knew what kind of ill fate this was...
Wang Ling must have offended this year''s taisui 1 .
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lotus Sun and Feather Lin sitting nearby and holding hands. He didn''t need to read Feather Lin''s mind to know that this veteran fujoshi was most likely shipping 2 the three of them boys together.
The bus was spacious enough for fifty people, but in the end all five of them upied the back row, leaving Old Antique to sit at the front with the bus driver. Fortunately, he didn''t mind; as long as he could ensure the safety of his students, it didn''t matter if he was a little lonely. Also, there was a whole warehouse of snacks in his pocket for him to slowly enjoy.
...
This was the first time that Wang Ling had been closely surrounded by a tight-knit circle of people, and he kept silent as he quietly listened to the discussion around him.
Because he was ipatible with electronic products, almost everything he knew about thetest news was gleaned through reading minds. In this way, he ensured that he wasn''t too disconnected with what was currently happening in society.
Master of Dopey and Super Chen were having an extremely absorbing chat.
Master of Dopey pushed up his sses. "Have you heard, an ancient tomb was recently found on a construction site. ording to experts, it''s probably a fake tomb set up by one of the two Ancient Almightys."
The Ancient Almightys...
As soon as he heard this, Wang Ling knew they had to be talking about Han Li and Wang Lin, the two "old demons" of the cultivation world.
Before the founding of Huaxiu nation, these two were the luminaries; there were records of them in ancient texts dating back to before even the Great Battle Qi era, and they were considered the forefathers of cultivation. But now they were forever silent, having gone down in history along with their magnificent deeds of old. They were a popr topic in Old Antique''s history lessons; additionally, Han Li''s Cultivation Theorem and Wang Lin''s assessment scale werepulsory testponents in advanced mathematics, which students both loved and hated.
There had always been rumors that Old Demon Han and Old Demon Wang hadn''t actually died, since to this day, all the ancient tombs that had been found in Huaxiu nation that were supposed to belong to them had all been fake. What was more, it was likely that it was these two living fossils who had left these tombs behind as a diversionary tactic of some sort.
But there wasn''t the slightest basis for this sort of talk, since ording to historical records, both Almightys had indeed failed thest step toward attaining immortality and had been struck down on the Heavenly Way.
Super Chen nodded. "This matter did create quite the ruckus." It was a big deal, so naturally he had heard of it.
"Of course it did! Because there are a lot of doubts about it."
Master of Dopey said mysteriously, "ording to expert appraisal, it was Old Demon Wang''s tomb that they found. But what''s strange is that fragments of Old Demon Han''s Sky Bottle was found in the tomb. You know the origin of the Sky Bottle, right? ording to historical records, Old Demon Han used this treasure to make panaceas mature quickly in a short time."
"Then why would it appear in Old Demon Wang''s fake tomb?" Lotus Sun couldn''t help asking curiously when she heard what they were talking about.
"That''s why it''s strange."
Master of Dopey spread his hands. "Now, Old Demon Han''s fans, the Han Family Army, are saying that the fake tomb is actually Old Demon Han''s. But Old Demon Wang''s fans, the Wang Family Army, disagree, and think that Old Demon Wang may have forged the fragments while he was still alive to deliberately mislead everyone."
"But if this is just a fake tomb, what is there to argue about?" Feather Linpletely didn''t get it.
"You really don''t understand..."
At this point, Master of Dopey shrugged. "This is like the war between salty and sweet bean curd; people have been quarreling about it for thousands of years, but there''s still no consensus, right? It''s the same with the Han Family Army and the Wang Family Army now. They clearly know there isn''t going to be a conclusive result, but they''re still making a lot of noise in order to draw attention to it on Weibo; even if it''s only a passing mention of their idols, they don''t want to lose out."
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 29: In the Flush of the Spring Wind the Horse Runs Fast...
Chapter 29: In the Flush of the Spring Wind the Horse Runs Fast...
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Society was vicious; even Wang Ling himself felt that there were two groups that he absolutely couldn''t mess with. They were the Han Family Army and the Wang Family Army.
These two fan groups of the Ancient Almighty Cultivators were more terrifying than fans of A-list celebrities in Huaxiu nation.
Each fan club had tens of millions of fans and every single one of them was a cultivator. Furthermore, the presidents of both fan clubs were rumored to be first-ss expert cultivators.
Huaxiu nation had been trying to crack down on these two powerful fan clubs over the years, and had informed local education offices to strictly prohibit students and teachers from secretly joining them. To the military, they were both unpredictable factions that might or might not be a threat to national security someday.
But that had nothing to do with Wang Ling.
This could be summed up in a great saying...
Do what you want to do, I won''t bother with you.
As long as it was something that didn''t affect his low-key life, he could turn a blind eye to it. Otherwise, if he moved even just a finger, he could make these tens of millions of people disappear...
...
It had already been one hour since the bus had departed, but Master of Dopey had no intention of stopping; he had nock of topics to discuss, from thetest news headlines to slowly chatting about national affairs. Hemented the hard lives led by the lower sses in society and educated the people present on patriotic affairs at the same time.
Nanhan nation''s insistence on deploying an "Immortal Sword Defense System" along the border had aroused strong protest from Huaxiu nation.
Themon people didn''t discuss politics. Wang Ling himself was ustomed to being idle, but he still at least knew something about this major issue.
Huaxiu nation had imposed various economic sanctions on Nanhan nation, resulting in the closure of many Nanhan family supermarket chains in Huaxiu and the removal of Nanhan food imports from market shelves. These included the spicy chicken-vored 1 crispy noodle snack which Wang Ling preferred and which was produced in Nanhan.
But crispy noodle snacks were a petty problem in the face of a national issue.
It was just one less vor, Wang Ling couldpletely ept that. Locally made crispy noodle snacks might be a littlecking in novel vors, but ultimately nothing could beat the ssics...
The bus was moving swiftly, but it was the morning peak hour and the roads were pretty congested.
Two hourster, Old Antique, who was sitting at the front chewing ontiao , finally said, "Students, we are here. Everyone be ready to get off!"
"Teacher, what time is it?"
"It''s four minutes past ten in the morning. We''ll register at No. 59 High School first, then take part in the first exchange meeting at two o''clock in the afternoon to confirm the schedule for the next few days," Old Antique replied.
...
After they got off the bus, the old bus driver mmed directly on the gas and sped away. Today, potato chips at the central supermarket were half-price; who knew whether he would be able to make it back in time to grab thest of it.
They had gotten off on the other side of the road across from No. 59 High School.
"We''re here atst."
Their slightly envious gazes swept over No. 59 High School''s newly-renovated school grounds.
At present, No. 59 High School was still just a candidate to be a key city high school, but the school environment and buildings, as well as teaching facilities, already fully met the standards for key city high schools.
As far as the eye could see, there was greenery everywhere. Trees as lush as remote mountain forests grew in No. 59 High School''s courtyard and lined the trail from the school gate to an eight-story teaching building which itself was surrounded by trees.
Recalling the few frail old palms at No. 60 High School''s entrance and the school''s old buildings, this group of people instantly felt a little sad.
"Damn! Is this really No. 59 High School?" Feather Lin was astonished. "I remember passing by here the year beforest, and it had been even worse off than No. 60 High School! Did they strike gold?"
"They probably did, the year beforest." Super Chen frowned and said, "That year, No. 59 High School produced six Golden Core students, which was the highest number recorded in thest two hundred years... so as early as the year beforest, it received an angel investment from a private hospital. In the same year, they also sessfully applied to the Education Department to be nominated as a candidate to be a key city high school."
Old Antique nodded slightly. Super Chen had already said whatever he had been about to say. The boy knew a little morepared with the other students, but that wasn''t surprising. He had participated in many school sportspetitions since he was a kid; he often visited other schools, so naturally he would know morepared with regr students.
Feather Lin: "An angel investment from a hospital? Why a hospital?"
"Furthermore, it''s an all-male hospital. Have you heard of Nine Suns Men''s Hospital? It was opened by the creator of the Nine Suns Scriptures !"
For this type of gossip, in the end, it was Master of Dopey who needed to step in. "This is the so-called ''In the flush of the spring wind the horse runs fast 2 , top scorers in the college exams are circumcised.''"
Everyone: "..." A hospital targeted at college graduates, with advertising that was truly unlike any other 3 .
"I heard that guys with a graduation certificate from No. 59 High School can enjoy the circumcision service at this hospital free of charge. I wonder if I can borrow a certificate from here. When the timees, maybe I should ask two other people to go with me?" Hero Guo asked, cupping his chin.
"..." Wang Ling felt that this was asking for too much!
Both Lotus Sun and Feather Lin''s faces werepletely red. It was inevitable that they would feel a little sensitive and embarrassed after listening to such embarrassing topics.
"If Student Guo can borrow a graduation certificate, please take me with you!" Old Antique suddenly sighed. "It''sing up to six hundred years, and sadly I''ve never found the opportunity to let loose."
"..."
On the side, Wang Ling once again refrained from saying anything.
He knew what Old Antique''s hand speed was like.
Speaking rationally, he felt that there was no reason at all for Old Antique to visit the hospital he couldpletely do it himself, with his own hand as a knife.
...
Though they were very envious of No. 59 High School''s environment, no one was truly jealous. Once the funds from Huaguo Water Curtain Group came in, No. 60 High School''s new environment would definitely be superior to this.
Old Antique led the team to the school gate, where they were immediately stopped by the school guard, who was distracted by their bright blue uniforms. "Who''re you looking for?"
After Old Antique showed the school guard his papers, the man bowed deeply. "So it''s No. 60 High School. Our school leader already let us know that you wereing; please proceed to room 1001 on the first floor in the teaching building for registration."
"Alright, thank you." Old Antique took back his papers with a smile, eyes crinkling again in their trademark style.
In this way, this group of people walked through the gate without any problems.
To be honest, when it came to school inter-rtionships, No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School had never been on very good terms. Old Antique hence found the school guard''s respectful and friendly attitude somewhat unexpected.
Of course, the observant Old Antique had also realized another issue, and that was the time of their arrival.
He was willing to bet that No. 59 High School had made no school announcements whatsoever about it.
Otherwise, given Student Lotus Sun''s influence, this tree-lined trail would have already been packed with people.
...
Usually, there would be a device in the school guard''s office that would block out any probing spiritual senses, but these kind of gadgets werepletely ineffective on Wang Ling. They hadn''t even left the school gate very far behind before Wang Ling''s spiritual senses had already directly prated the whole school. The school guard who had been smiling before already no longer had a smile on his face; instead, his expression was solemn as he made a call. "That''s right, Director Xie, the people from No. 60 High School have arrived. Three male and two female students, and... a parrot? The teacher leading the team is a fatty. He looks like a fool and doesn''t seem to be a threat."
"Mm, I''ve already received information that he''s a history teacher. Likely he doesn''t have very much practical strength." A rtively cold voice sounded on the line.
After saying this, Director Xie hung up the phone and patched through to the Student Union Office. She said gravely, "Little Tang, they have arrived. Make sure you follow the n and take good care of them."
Chapter 30: When Two Women Do Battle, Someone Is Going to Die
Chapter 30: When Two Women Do Battle, Someone Is Going to Die
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Anyone who went online to dig out the ck pasts of No. 60 High School''s Director Shi and No. 59 High School''s Director Xie would know that these two were old enemies. They were both graduates of Cultivation Normal University, a first-tier cultivation college ranked second only to Ace University and which was attached to the national "211 Universities Project."
After graduating from Cultivation Normal University, these two had worked together for a time at No. 60 High School. Later, Teacher Shi had been elected director of education, while Teacher Xie had been pushed aside by the school and had had to transfer to No. 59 High School.
In thest few years, No. 59 High School had grown very rapidly and Director Xie had continued to rise in her new position. It was impossible that she wouldn''t take revenge for being ousted back then.
Hence, the grudge between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School all these years was actuallyrgely due to the conflict between these two directors of education. Friendship between women could be quickly established with a Chanel flying sword, but once war happened and two swords collided, someone was going to die...
The rtionship between the student unions of the two schools was also actually quite disharmonious, just like the one between their directors of education. It was only to be expected that any public or private rivalry between the students would follow the example of their school leaders.
Wang Ling had always felt though that of the three ordinary high schools in Peiyuan district, No. 60 High School''s ethos and discipline were pretty good.
Before they reached the main entrance to the teaching building, Wang Ling had already seen from afar a boy about his age, dressed in an old-fashioned, dark brown uniform, slowly stroll out from the building, followed by four other youths.
Among the five boys, the one leading the way with a calm andposed expression was Tang Jingze, President of the Student Union at No. 59 High School and also someone who moved around in various school circles. In particr, it could be said that he knew everything about the three schools in Peiyuan district like the back of his hand. The short, pretty boy standing next to him was Fang Huaqing, Vice President of the Student Union at No. 59 High School. The three individuals behind them were No. 59 High School''s three Liang brothers: Liang Wei, Liang Zheng and Liang Fei.
Before attending this exchange meet, Old Antique had already researched these people and told his students about them in advance. Although they were meeting for the first time, everyone in the No. 60 High School team already knew everything about them.
Tang Jingze bowed slightly to Old Antique. "You must be Teacher Wang? Teacher Wang and fellow students, wee to No. 59 High School. I will be your host for the next four days. We ask that you forgive us if our hospitality proves unsatisfactory."
This warm greeting instantly set the No. 60 High School team on edge...
Everyone knew what the rtionship between the two schools was like. There was no such thing as a free lunch something was definitely fishy!
Additionally, before this exchange meet between the student unions of the two schools, No. 58 High School had alsoe to No. 59 High School for the same purpose. ording to first-hand information which Old Antique had obtained, all the students from No. 58 High School had beenpletely wiped out in every single exchange meet challenge...
Tang Jingze''s eyes swept over everyone somewhat impudently. He had already done his research and knew everything about everyone on the No. 60 High School team.
Big Miss Lotus Sun of Huaguo Water Curtain Group... probably the only person on the entire team of six who was truly up to the task of participating in the exchange meet.
After that, the fat Wang Zukang leading the team, who taught the theory of history course...
Student prodigy Feather Lin...
Sportsmittee member Super Chen...
Political science representative Hero Guo...
And...
Bloody hell, wait! Thisst person... what was his damn name?
"..."
Tang Jingze broke out in a cold sweat... his mind had actually gone nk, and no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn''t remember who on earth thisst youth with the crew cut was.
This feeling of not being in control of himself made him uneasy.
Had he miscalcted?
No... he had definitely made the necessary preparations beforeing here.
However, he couldn''t remember a single thing about this youth with a crew cut in front of him.
What the hell was going on?
The truth was that a lot of it had to do with Wang Ling''s Great Shielding Spell, which was like a character''s passive skill in a game. Since learning this spell at the age of five, he had never deactivated it.
The way the spell specifically worked was that as long as it was activated, any information on him obtained in whatever way before formal face-to-face contact was established would instantly bepletely forgotten.
As someone who had already been a school senior for two years and who had been moving around in various school circles since primary school, Tang Jingze could only assume that he had made a mistake, or was suffering a temporarypse in memory.
Quickly, he pped his hands with a face wreathed in smiles, and instantly someone brought forth tea that had already been prepared for them. "Now that you are here at our No. 59 High School, you are our guests. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I wonder if any of the fellow students from No. 60 High School would agree to be a representative and drink this cup of tea as a sign of friendship?"
Old Antique took one look at the color of the tea and his eyelid twitched.
Floating indistinctly in the brownish-green tea was some kind of chemical mix which gave off an unpleasant scent. If Old Antique had to find an urate way of describing this feeling, it would be like underwear that hadn''t been washed for three hundred days, mixed together with salted fish dried under a scorching sun for forty-nine days, plus a sprinkle of canned herring juice on top.
No. 60 High School''s illicit dealer in snacks was an experienced veteran and a huge, unwavering foodie. Seeing how even Old Antique looked defeated when faced with this tea, the rest of them immediately knew in their hearts...
This tea was poisonous.
Furthermore, it was definitely a trap.
Seeing this, Tang Jingze smiled slightly. "This tea is made from a blend of vegetable and fruit juice with a two hundredfold concentration, and has the miraculous effect of strengthening muscles and bones. We wouldn''t give it to just anybody. Of course, the smell is a little strange, but for the sake of our school''s tradition and as testament to our friendship, don''t you think, fellow students from No. 60 High School, that you should be a brave example for your school?"
So it was a vegetable and fruit juice...
Realization instantly dawned on the No. 60 High School team. This was the real f**king poison on the school grounds!
Actually, this thing had a bit of a connection with Huaguo Water Curtain Group, which produced the powder for the vegetable and fruit juice blend.
However, the concentration of the juice which Huaguo Water Curtain Group sold on the market had been precisely calcted. Although Lotus Sun wouldn''t deny that the taste wasn''t great, at least it wasn''t to the extent that it was too disgusting to swallow down.
The most crucial thing was that it really had the effect of strengthening one''s muscles and bones, as Tang Jingze had mentioned.
The condition, however, was that you had to drink everyst drop without throwing up.
Lotus Sun had never imagined that this group of people would actually put on airs as soon as they met.
They were clearlypletely looking down on her, the Young Miss!
Generally speaking, a tenfold juice concentration was already very hard to swallow down...
A twentyfold concentration could already be hell.
A two hundredfold concentration waspletely asking someone to die!
At the back, Fang Huaqing, Liang Wei and the other two people couldn''t help snickering silently. Back then, those idiots from No. 58 High School had been anxious to keep up appearances; they had drunk the tea one by one, but had vomited messily and disgracefully at the entrance to the teaching building.
Even if it''s tough, you lot from No. 60 High School, what are you going to do about it?
As the mood in the air thickened almost to the point of solidifying, Tang Jingze saw that boy with the crew cut, whose name he didn''t know, step forward from where he had been standing silently at the back of the group.
Then.
He picked up the cup of tea.
And drank it in one gulp...
Chapter 31: Samsung Formation Flag
Chapter 31: Samsung Formation g
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Watched by a group of astounded people, Wang Ling picked up the cup of tea and knocked it back in a bold and self-assured move.
He didn''t leave a single drop, nor did he puke; instead, he let loose a long belch, the stench of which was so disgusting that Tang Jingze and the others almost threw up.
Don''t misunderstand... Wang Ling didn''t intend to act the hero, he just thought that dawdling around like this was a real waste of time.
Wasting time on such trifles was just disgraceful.
Inparison, Wang Ling would rather make full use of the time to study.
The most important reason was that Wang Ling was feeling really worn out after sitting in the bus for so long, when it would have only taken him a few seconds to run from No. 60 High School to No. 59 High School.
That was why he had never gotten used to public transportation.
"Student Wang... are you alright?" Old Antique had already received one shock after Wang Ling had shown them his small wooden swordst night. He had never thought that the second one would happen so close on the heels of the first.
Super Chen and Master of Dopey were bbergasted; even two pure white feathers drifted down from Dopey the parrot... how the hell could a human endure a two hundredfold concentration of fruit and vegetable juice?!
"Mm, I''m used to it..." Wang Ling wiped his mouth calmly and replied with just a few words, like it wasn''t a big deal to him at all.
Wang Ling remembered when he had previously used ancient techniques to concoct body-enhancing potions those had tasted way more disgusting than this juice. Recalling how in the past, people would choke down a lot of disgusting things for the sake of the smallest progress in cultivation, a two hundredfold concentration of fruit and vegetable juice was really nothing.
It even tasted a little bit sweet to Wang Ling!
...Used ...used to it?!
At Wang Ling''s brief four-word reply, an uncontroble surge of astonishment filled the hearts of everyone present.
Fruit and vegetable juice was sold cheaply on the market as cultivation nutrients. It could be said that they were developed by Huaguo Water Curtain Group specifically for the lower sses. For impoverished people in particr who had high expectations of their children, this juice was theirst hope for a better life.
As long as one person in the family could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, they would receive special supplies from the government. For poor households, this would significantly improve their quality of life.
Lotus Sun had been to Wang Ling''s home. She knew that it was located in a mixed rural and urban zone right on the fringes of Star city. She had never thought, however, that his family was truly that poor, until he had showed them his small wooden sword. Adding to that the way he had heroically drained the fruit and vegetable juice in one gulp...
As a conscientious individual of the rich second generation, Lotus Sun felt that she had to show care and concern for Wang Ling''s life.
What kind of boy was he? How was he able to tolerate the taste of the fruit and vegetable juice as a young boy growing up, cultivating step by step to the Foundation Establishment stage through his own efforts, and gain admittance to a downtown high school despite living on the outskirts of the city?
The team from No. 60 High School waspletely stunned...
Associating this cup of juice with the hard life Wang Ling must have experienced from a young age, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin couldn''t help the tears that pooled in their eyes.
Even Super Chen and Hero Guo, these strapping young men, were deeply moved.
"..." If things continued like this, Wang Ling felt he might be one of the next Ten People Who Moved The School 1 .
...
This so-called juice of friendship was certainly another ploy by Tang Jingze and his posse.
Thanks to it, Lotus Sun and the others were finally able to clearly see the nature of this student exchange for what it really was.
Instead of a pretty-sounding exchange between two schools, it might as well just be No. 59 High School''s stage for tantly showing themselves off.
It not only satisfied their vanity but also let them witness how other schools made fools of themselves.
"Luckily ssmate Wang is with us! Otherwise we wouldn''t even have passed the first hurdle." Lotus Sun sighed silently.
This was going to be a tough battle; no matter what, they had to win!
They were representing the whole of No. 60 High School; whatever challenges they might face, they would not be crushed!
Casting an irate look at the stupefied Tang Jingze and hispany, Feather Lin said resentfully, "Our ssmate Wang Ling has drunk this ''testament to friendship,'' can we enter now?" The No. 60 High School team was now crystal clear on the fact that this so-called friendship was nothing more than shit... from the start, this boat of friendship had never left the dock!
"So he is Wang Ling..." Looking at his calm face, Tang Jingze remained silent for a while as he repeated this name over and over in his mind. He had to be on guard against this person in theirter plots.
In just a few seconds, Tang Jingze had already considered many issues one after another, including the next few rounds of "special treatment" for their guests.
After all, the fruit and vegetable juice had only been just one of them.
"These distinguished guests from No. 60 High School must be tired after a long trip. Please follow me, I''ll help register you." Tang Jingze stered a fake smile on his face as he showed them in.
Wang Ling followed at the back of the group as always. No sooner had they started up the stairs than they had to listen to Tang Jingze brag about the newly set-up spirit gathering arrays at No. 59 High School. "As you all know, the renovation of our No. 59 High School''s teaching building was sessfullypletedst year thanks to the great efforts of our new director of the school board..."
"New director?"
Master of Dopey smirked. "Is that the head of the men''s hospital which specializes in circumcision?"
"Puhahahahaha!"
Lotus Sun and Feather Lin burst intoughter in spite of themselves.
The heavy, wicked sound caused Tang Jingze and his posse to sink into a dead silence.
F**k... this wasn''t supposed to happen! Wasn''t this group supposed to be furious with envy and hate? Why did it feel like they had already taken two arrows to the knee from the No. 60 High School group 2 ?!
"Student Guo, think twice before you speak!" Old Antique pretended to clear his throat in a dignified manner, but was secretly chuckling inside. Everyone was young once, and catfights amongst the young were the most fun to watch! In fact, what he enjoyed most was seeing two girls pulling at each other''s hair and rolling around on the ground now that was exciting to watch!
"Yes teacher, it was my fault." Master of Dopey was worthy of his reputation he was well-known for this brazenness in No. 60 High School. He would acknowledge his mistake... while looking not the slightest bit repentant.
"Mm, a fault confessed is already half-redressed. Next time when someone else is speaking, don''t interrupt, is that understood?" Old Antique nodded, then looked in Tang Jingze''s direction. "Alright, what was Student Tang saying just now? Do go on."
Tang Jingze: "..." Old Antique''s words were yet another stabbing pain to the knee. Even you as the teacher-in-charge didn''t listen to anything I just said!
He could only endure the humiliation, and continue showing off...
The corners of Tang Jingze''s mouth pulled down as he held back his anger and repeated himself.
"As you all know, the renovation of our No. 59 High School''s teaching building was sessfullypletedst year thanks to the great efforts of the new director of the school board. Our eight-story teaching building now has a spirit gathering array installed on every floor. After entering the building, can everyone feel the boundless spirit energy around us, and even how the air is much cleaner and fresher?"
"Really?" Super Chen tried gathering spirit energy and letting it run through his body, after which he furrowed his brow. "Strange, I feel nothing special."
Assuming this was jealousy, Tang Jingze was about to retort, only to see Lotus Sun shake her head. "There really is nothing, it''s no different to the spirit energy outside."
Fang Huaqing nudged Tang Jingze gently. "President, is there something wrong with the spirit gathering arrays?"
Something wrong? How could that be possible, the spirit gathering arrays were checked daily; how could something happen to them so easily?
"Have they been deactivated? Go and check!"
Tang Jingze almost forgot himself as he yelled at Liang Wei and the other two behind him.
At this critical moment, how could something go wrong? He was only halfway through showing off!
A momentter, Liang Wei hurried back breathlessly. "President..."
"What the hell is going on?"
"A teacher from the engineering department said that the core formation gs for the spirit gathering arrays exploded for unknown reasons, all eight of them..."
"..." At the news, it felt like ten thousand grass mud horses were galloping through Tang Jingze''s mind.
Twice now, he had actually been smacked right in the face by his pretentious ploys!
In that moment, Tang Jingze felt unbelievable pain in his knee.
Hero Guoughed his head off. "HAHAHA a core formation g can actually explode? This is the first time I''ve heard of it. Seems like the quality of your formation g wasn''t much, don''t tell me it was manufactured by Samsung 3 ?"
The greatest pain was not being pierced in the knee, but that when a person was already down in agony, Master of Dopey gave the knife a final twist.
Crack !
It was as if everyone present could already hear Tang Jingze''s knee shattering.
...
Standing innocently at the back of the crowd, Wang Ling cast a gloomy look at No. 59 High School''s grand eight-story teaching building and heaved a deep sigh.
It looked like the strength of the talisman seal on his arm had weakened even further. In the past, his spirit energy would certainly impact the maic field of a spirit gathering array, but not to the point of destroying its core formation g. Now that the power of the talisman seal was steadily deteriorating, it was bing increasingly harder to contain himself.
Of course, Wang Ling was doing his utmost to restrain himself.
But he couldn''t do anything about the overflow of his spirit energy, especially now that the talisman seal was steadily deteriorating.
The pitiful one was that circumcision director of the school board; setting up eight consecutive spirit gathering arrays would have cost an arm and a leg.
And now they had all exploded... even Wang Ling couldn''t guess how many foreskins the director would have to cut to recoup the loss.
Chapter 32: A Mysterious Force from the East
Chapter 32: A Mysterious Force from the East
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Located behind the teaching building, No. 59 High School''s dormitory was also newly-built with four stories and could amodate four people in each room. Each floor had one washroom and ten bedrooms, and the building could hold up to one hundred and sixty students.
Walking ahead of them, Tang Jingze led the team from No. 60 High School inside.
So the spirit gathering arrays in the teaching building weren''t working no matter! The ones in the new dormitory were also newly-built! They wereid in the same structure as the ones in the teaching building, four circr spirit gathering arrays with one on each floor. The higher the floor, the more powerful the array!
No matter what, he had to show these bumpkins from No. 60 High School the joint might of the circr spirit gathering arrays!
Lost in thought, Tang Jingze stepped past the school dormitory''s automatic gate, then rapidly activated spirit energy and cycled it once through his body.
Soon after, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
He could clearly sense the vast reserves of spirit energy around them, which meant that the spirit gathering arrays were functioning at the moment! Very good, there should be no problems after this...
Delighted, Tang Jingze waved the team from No. 60 High School inside with fully undisguised pomposity.
It was at this moment that Wang Ling, at the back of the group, walked through the gate...
At the same time, a heavy thud resounded throughout the building.
Then.
The spirit gathering arrays at No. 59 High School''s dormitory...
Exploded, just like that...
"..."
At that moment, Tang Jingze could no longer hold back his impulse to curse.
...
Tang Jingze had to be supported by the three young masters of the Liang Family as they returned to the Student Union Office.
"President..." No one had ever seen Tang Jingze dazed like this.
They had adopted the same strategy with those people from No. 58 High School a few weeks ago. When they had entered the dormitory to register, Tang Jingze had yed a little trick on them which they hadn''t been able to resolve.
But the situation now was upside down. Tang Jingze thumped the table furiously. "The senior who set up the school''s new spirit gathering arrays previously said that they wouldst ten years or so. It hasn''t even been one year, how can they all blow up in one day?"
"..." Fang Huaqing, Liang Wei and the others also felt it was a little strange.
"There''s something unusual about the No. 60 High School team... President, how about we just leave it be?" Liang Wei suggested softly.
"Leave it be??" Tang Jingze sneered. How could he leave it be?! He had beenpletely pped in the face three times today! Once at the entrance to the teaching building, another time in the teaching building itself, and yet another time in the school dormitory!
Tang Jingze had never felt this useless and vexed in his whole life; from primary school to middle school, he had always been the ss leader and president of the student union, the top dog in social circles inside and outside the school they were just a bunch of country bumpkins, he would definitely find some way to deal with them!
He consoled himself with this thought.
...
Although the school dormitory was new, No. 59 High School was only going to officially open it next year. At present, there were only six students, including Wang Ling, staying in this massive four-story school dorm.
A room had been arranged for the two girls Lotus Sun and Feather Lin at the end of the corridor. Wang Ling, the other three people, and a parrot, would be staying next door.
It was Wang Ling''s first time sharing a room and space with other people for the night and it was going to be for three whole nights...
Just thinking about it gave Wang Ling a real headache. Previously, in case of something unforeseen happening, Wang Ling had always done his utmost to avoid this sort of situation.
"What happened today was really a little strange; was it really by chance?" The dorm was equipped with loft beds that had tables underneath them. Super Chen casually jumped up onto a bed, swinging his swarthy legs back and forth as he asked the question.
"It was beyond exnation." Old Antique shook his head.
Although it was the scientific age of cultivation, there were still some things that science couldn''t exin.
Like what happened today... who could have predicted that the twelve new spirit gathering arrays which No. 59 High School had set up less than a year ago would all blow up?
Furthermore, Old Antique didn''t think that these arrays had been shoddily built at all, since in thest few years, Huaxiu nation had been cracking down heavily on poor workmanship.
For example, shortly after well-known international brand Nike had released their newest limited-edition flying sword, a publicint had been filed in Chaoyang district of Songhai city that the sword''s hilt didn''t contain the shock-absorbing air cushion as advertised!
In the end, Nike had been fined a billion yuan by the Consumer Product Safety Office as a severe warning to others.
There were plenty ofpanies which specialized inying down spirit gathering arrays in schools. Compared with manufacturing limited-edition flying swords, the overall costs for setting up a spirit gathering array were way lower. Yet if they truly received a fine, Old Antique felt that nopany would be able to bear the huge penalty.
Who would dare challenge the government on its "shut down and eliminate counterfeits" stance during this critical time?
"Does Student Wang Ling have an opinion on this?" Old Antique looked at Wang Ling and asked.
"..." Wang Ling hadn''t expected Old Antique to pass the question to him.
He had been feeling a little guilty, and in this situation, if he didn''t say something... wouldn''t that obviously look a little strange?
Therefore, after calmly giving it careful consideration, Wang Ling said what was likely the longest sentence he had ever spoken in his life, "Maybe it was a mysterious force from the east 1 ..."
After that, everyone was lost in enigmatic thought. "..."
...
It was the third week of school, and half past one on Tuesday.
Lotus Sun knocked gently on the door of the adjacent room; she had speciallye to inform them of a student union exchange activity at two o''clock.
As the teacher-in-charge, Old Antique was mainly responsible for their safety and that important spirit sword exchange meet. As the ss monitor, Lotus Sun would handle everything else.
It was worth mentioning that she was fairly efficient at getting things done. Whatever arrangements she made would definitely be carried out wlessly. Because of that, the team didn''t have to worry, and could leave everything to her.
"Is everyone resting?" Lotus Sun whispered.
Old Antique, who was normallyzy outside of office hours, had actually decided not to take a nap, and instead was making a lot of ns for the grand finale, the spirit sword exchange meet.
He jerked a thumb at the three sleeping boys and gestured for her to be quiet. "You can let me know what''s going on."
"The first student union exchange activity will take ce in Room 2002 at two o''clock," Lotus Sun whispered.
"Alright, Student Lotus Sun, I''ll wake them up in a bit." Old Antique nodded.
"Mm!" She blinked and nced curiously around the guys'' dormitory; the bed closest to the door was Wang Ling''s.
Right then, Wang Ling was lying supine on the bed with one arm under his head as he slept peacefully. His long eyshes, steady breathing, and the slight tilt to the corners of his mouth... it looked like he was having a good dream.
It was the first time that Lotus Sun had seen Wang Ling''s sleeping face, and it waspletely different from his normally serious and taciturn expression in ss.
"ssmate Wang Ling is so cute!" Lotus Sun''s thoughts were sweet.
Chapter 33: Lotus Sun’s Domain
Chapter 33: Lotus Suns Domain
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Shortly after Lotus Sun left, Wang Ling woke up.
He swore he had just wanted to close his eyes for a bit; he hadn''t expected to actually sleep so soundly what a real blunder!
But at the same time, Wang Ling fell into deep thought how long had it been since he had actually truly slept?
Calcting roughly, he had probably stopped sleeping properly altogether when he turned five or six years old.
At his current realm, he didn''t need to sleep at all; a moment''s meditation was enough to instantly replenish his vigor.
For Wang Ling, nothing was more familiar to him than the Wang family''s small vi. After all, he had been living there for sixteen years, but even then he didn''t dare sleep so easily there.
He thought himself a very vignt person.
So how on earth had he fallen asleep in this utterly unfamiliar environment?
As the thoughts spun in his mind, Wang Ling couldn''t help recalling a scientific report he had read before. Its general gist was: "If you can fall asleep quickly in an unfamiliar environment, it''s proof that something in the environment is a source of warmth and safety for you."
He was now almost sure that this report had to be false...
What a joke!
These were all people he had to be the most wary of!
Wang Ling rubbed his face roughly and sighed inwardly.
Luckily he hadn''t slept for very long this time, nor had it been a deep sleep, otherwise who knew what awful consequences there might have been...
Because Wang Ling knew he had a habit of snoring as soon as he entered deep sleep.
The force of his snores in deep sleep was on par with the power of a Tomahawk cruise missile.
This suddenly reminded Wang Ling of a nursery rhyme...
The sun is shining in the sky~ The flowers are smiling at me~ A little bird says morning morning morning~ Why are you carrying an explosive?
I am going to school~ The teachers have no clue~ I shall run once the string is pulled~ School will disappear with a boom~
The main point of this nursery rhyme was thest sentence: School will disappear with a boom ...
For others, this nursery rhyme might be just a joke.
But for Wang Ling, it really wasn''t a joke at all...
...
Old Antique left after leading Wang Ling and the other two boys to the teaching building for the student exchange meet in the afternoon. He didn''t go far, however, as he was responsible for their safety.
The student exchange meet, as its name suggested, was an activity for the students. So apart from Old Antique, there were no other teachers taking part in the meet. The students would interact and discuss with each other of their own ord, so that they could create happy tension and ignite sparks of wisdom through an enjoyable exchange.
Lotus Sun and Feather Lin had arrived at the venue early on. As Wang Ling and the other two entered the ssroom, they saw familiar faces from that morning.
What was different was that the faces were all ck: Tang Jingze''s, Fang Huaqing''s, Liang Wei''s, and his two younger brothers Liang Zheng''s and Liang Fei''s...
After all, in less than half a day, their twelve spirit gathering arrays had already blown up. None of these guys would have a happy face on.
Actually, right before this student exchange activity, Director Xie had already called Tang Jingze to her office to fully and directly berate him for an hour. As soon as he had been released from the office, he had had toe here to preside over the meeting. Wang Ling felt that this really was tough on him...
The multimedia ssroom they were using could hold up to two hundred people. Tang Jingze sat on the dais with the vice president Fang Huaqing next to him.
The first row of seats in the ssroom had been specially set aside for the No. 60 High School team as the guests.
The second row onward were all upied by No. 59 High School students who were voluntarily attending the meeting.
The group from No. 60 High School sat quietly and waited for the meeting to officially begin.
One after another, people continued to enter the ssroom until there weren''t any seats left. Even then they didn''t stop pouring in... what was more, the rate at which people wereing in was steadily increasing...
Wang Ling saw that there were even quite a few who had directly brought in small wooden stools with them as they took over the aisles. Some even sat floating in the air on flying carpets...
Seeing how the ssroom was bing full to two times its capacity, Tang Jingze''s face grew even darker, and he turned his head to look at Fang Huaqing next to him. "I told Liang Wei to look for a background audience, but not this many! We''re holding a meeting, not a concert!"
"We really didn''t recruit anyone this time, they volunteered," Fang Huaqing whispered, feeling very aggrieved.
"Volunteered? For what?" Tang Jingze felt it was inconceivable.
It had been like a barrennd when the people from No. 58 High School came a few weeks ago! It had been so bare that even Director Xie couldn''t stand it anymore, and had forced students from several sses to act as a background audience.
Fang Huaqing sighed deeply, helplessly eyeing Lotus Sun sitting in the first row... what else? Of course it was to get a glimpse of Lotus Sun, the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, the Nation''s School Beauty! Just because of these titles, No. 59 High School had already gone crazy long before she came to the school...
This was also the reason why the school hadn''t announced exactly when the No. 60 High School delegation would arrive. Otherwise, Fang Huaqing felt that Tang Jingze wouldn''t even have had the opportunity to offer them the fruit and vegetable juice.
It was clear that people had finally received confirmation that the group from No. 60 High School had arrived.
From senior grade one to grade three, almost all the boys in No. 59 High School were running riot.
Hence the scene in front of them now...
"ssmate Lotus Sun, I want to have children with you!"
"ssmate Lotus Sun, I want to sing you a song!"
"I am drinking alone! I wish my girl was with me together!"
"Eyes fixed on each other alone! I only want to be with Lotus Sun forever!"
Lotus Sun: "..."
Shit! Tang Jingze gritted his teeth. "Throw this MC out!"
Fang Huaqing: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling, Super Chen and the others had never thought that Lotus Sun''s impact outside school would actually be this potent.
Although she was in No. 60 High School, Lotus Sun was the pinnacle of all school beauties that couldn''t be surpassed. Every single time she walked through the school grounds, riots would inevitably break out...
Master of Dopey had even given this phenomenon a name, "Lotus Sun''s Domain."
Wang Ling realized that this sphere of influence didn''t work on everyone, but it still had a considerable impact on regr passersby.
"That is just like ssmate Lotus Sun! The godly power of Lotus Sun''s Domain has truly brought us glory!"
As her ssmates, Super Chen, Feather Lin and Master of Dopey were all full of sincere pride.
"Everyone, please settle down..." It was a chaotic scene. Tang Jingze couldn''t take it anymore and yelled into the microphone.
His voice was very loud, thanks to the specialized Hermes microphone in his hand, and it resounded in every corner of the two-hundred seat ssroom.
The situation still couldn''t be controlled... almost every male student at No. 59 High School was lost in heated discussion on Lotus Sun, with no sign of stopping at all!
"Everyone, please settle down!" Tang Jingze enunciated each word, his face alreadypletely ck as pickled cucumber.
Again, his words didn''t have much of a positive effect. Conversely, not only did the noise in the ssroom not subside, it actually grew a little louder.
Tang Jingze: "..." Damn it!
"Everyone... I have to trouble you to please be quiet!" Tang Jingze said a third time, his stern voice carrying a slight warning.
This time, under pressure from the president of the student union, the noise at the scene did subside a little. But a bare secondter... the rowdy voices broke noise limits, and even reached new heights!
Tang Jingze: "..." F**k!
"Everyone, I beg of you... please settle down!"
This was already the fourth time he was yelling at them to stop!
Judging from Tang Jingze''s aggrieved and despairing cries...
This guy was most likely about to go insane...
...
On the side, Super Chen shook his head. "Tragic! Too tragic!"
Hero Guo couldn''t help letting out a sigh. "''People scattered by a tornnd; the country no longer belonging to its men''... the grand president of the student union in name only, how sad..."
Feather Lin tsk ed softly. "Do you know what it means to lose your wits? This is it!"
Lotus Sun: "..."
Chapter 34: The Ongoing Might of Lotus Sun’s Domain
Chapter 34: The Ongoing Might of Lotus Suns Domain
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ording to the student union''s typical arrangement at No. 59 High School, after Tang Jingze''s speech, a representative from among the invited guests would wrap up the meeting in the final segment.
But actually, none of them had been able to clearly hear what Tang Jingze had said...
Because before the allotted hour was up, this exchange meeting had already been out of control for fifty minutes, leaving him only five minutes to speak. Furthermore, it wasn''t five minutes of solemn silence, but filled with the drone of voices, like the incessant buzzing of a fly around his ear.
Had it been a usual meeting, Tang Jingze would have blown up much earlier on. But now, in the presence of people from another school, he had to bear the humiliation and swallow his anger in order to preserve his dignity as the president of the student union.
With five minutes left to the end of the meeting, Tang Jingze looked at his watch, only to find that he hadn''t even gotten through a thirtieth of his meticulously nned speech!
Gritting his teeth, he looked at Lotus Sun. "Then, let us invite the representative of No. 60 High School, ssmate Lotus Sun, to say a few words."
Thunderous apuse filled the ssroom.
Knowing that it was Lotus Sun''s turn to speak, the hot-blooded boys of No. 59 High School quickly quietened down after gantly pping for her.
It was silent enough to hear a pin drop...
Tang Jingze was so infuriated he almost spit up blood... he had spent fifty minutes struggling to contain the situation, but lost out to the name "Lotus Sun"! ...F**k!
He stood up and moved a few steps to the side, promptly pressing a button to broadcast Lotus Sun''s voice to every corner of the school. Every single time she became tongue-tied would be recorded andter used as the butt of watercooler jokes.
Heh, there''s still five minutes left! Let''s see what rubbish sentiment you can pull out!
Lotus Sun calmly walked onto the dais and flipped her hair back. Even at that distance, Wang Ling could detect a whiff of fragrance.
She bowed slightly to the students below her with full confidence, then sat down with easy grace in the seat which Tang Jingze had vacated. Adjusting her tone, she said softly, "Hello everyone, I am the Vice President of the Student Union at No. 60 High School and ss monitor of Grade One, ss Three, Lotus Sun."
This waspletely unlike her usual tone; she had clearly been trained! A gentle and sweet voice mixed with a faint broadcasting style, the movements of her lips and teeth, every frown and every smile... it was only the opening remarks, but the audience was already silently enveloped in her voice.
It wasn''t just the students of No. 59 High School; even Wang Ling and the others froze for a second.
"I never expected ssmate Lotus Sun''s voice to be so beautiful when she gets serious."
"She deserves to be the Nation''s School Beauty, this is just like a voice actor!"
Below the dais, the students from No. 59 High School started to whisper to one another.
Lotus Sun smiled faintly and continued, "It is an honor for our No. 60 High School delegation to be invited to the student exchange meet at No. 59 High School. In thest fifty minutes, ssmate Tang Jingze has set us a good example as the President of the Student Union at No. 59 High School..."
The corners of Tang Jingze and Fang Huaqing''s mouths pulled down in spite of themselves this wasying it on too thick!
Super Chen, Hero Guo, and Feather Lin already couldn''t help sniggering.
Wang Ling still tried to maintain a straight face. He had to admit, though... Lotus Sun''s voice when she was being serious was indeed nice to listen to.
Lotus Sun wasn''t in a hurry as she spoke in a pleasant and captivating manner. "Both sides have engaged in friendly conversation in meetings. We''ve exchanged opinions and enhanced mutual understanding. The talks were beneficial, and I believe we did our No. 60 High School proud. Likewise, we also respect No. 59 High School''s views and admire ssmate Tang Jingze''s contribution toward safeguarding the school environment."
Outside the teaching building, Old Antique couldn''t help snickering as he heard the broadcast, eyes crinkling into thin slits.
After all, she was the sessor nurtured by Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Her deadpan and indirect approach in ruthlessly criticizing No. 59 High School was too brilliant!
Lotus Sun had indeed been trained in broadcasting, which was apulsoryponent of Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s family business management matters. She had been educated in these types of business management areas from a very young age.
She had already received a nationalnguage certificate from Huaxiu nation in rtion to the field of broadcasting. Not only did she have a sweet voice and even pacing, she was also able to adapt quickly to any situation. Tang Jingze had wanted to make things difficult for Lotus Sun here, but he was obviously nothingpared with her.
Every skilled broadcaster had a stopwatch in their minds, and could increase or decrease their pacing by precisely calcting the time.
Of course, it was the same for Lotus Sun.
Estimating that she had less than thirty seconds left, Lotus Sun smiled faintly and started to wind up. "Meanwhile, we are deeply sorry for No. 59 High School''s loss of twelve spirit gathering arrays in a day...
"I hope that in the future, there will be more interaction between our two schools to enhance our friendship and to make greater contributions toward the mutual and harmonious development of our students!!"
Dinglingling ! The dismissal bell rang, signaling the end of the third ss in the afternoon.
Lotus Sun had spoken for exactly five minutes, not a minute more and not a minute less.
"Thank you everyone!" She released a sigh, straightened her back and gave another bow. Each action was so perfect that no one could find fault with any of them.
Tang Jingze then heard vigorous apuse papapapa resound throughout the ssroom. Even teachers in the office listening to the broadcast couldn''t help pping. Even if they had no idea what was happening at the meeting venue, everyone who heard Lotus Sun''s speech would assume that this exchange meeting had been a great sess!
In the meeting venue, almost all the boys stood up to cheer and p for her.
"Although I don''t know what ssmate Lotus Sun was talking about, it was still so cool!"
"Damn! Inparison, our president was Runtu 1 !"
"Goddess Lotus Sun has such a beautiful voice! Why the heck did they give so much time to Tang Jingze that guy, that was just a waste of life! I strongly beg the goddess toe back for meetings at No. 59 High School!"
This was the might of the ongoing impact of Lotus Sun''s domain...
Once it started to take effect, it could influence ny-five percent of the people within its range.
Although not everyone bought into Lotus Sun''s impact, Wang Ling felt that in some sense, this ability to "devour" both women and men was beyond even cultivation realms, it was too powerful.
On one side, with Lotus Sun at its center, the room was bright and clear.
On the other side, dark clouds hung over the heads of Tang Jingze and the others...
Wang Ling felt that those faces could not get any cker they were just like stale pork liver that had been further stamped upon by dirty, wet galoshes.
It was his own school and he was the president of the student union, yet Tang Jingze had been humiliated in his own territory by people from another school.
He ground his teeth in hatred. No matter what, he would surely pay the people from No. 60 High School back double for the game which he had lost today.
After all, this was just the first day!
There were still three more days to go...
Tang Jingze still refused to admit defeat.
Chapter 35: No. 60 Demolition Squad and the Pengci Gang
Chapter 35: No. 60 Demolition Squad and the Pengci Gang
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At dusk, Tang Jingze was writing a report in the Student Union Office with a face full of bitterness and resentment "Concerning the Main Errors Made and a Critical Self-Reflection on the First Day of the Exchange Meet with No. 60 High School."
It was a full three thousand-word report on the exchange meet and a five thousand-word critical self-reflection which he couldn''t type out, but had to write by hand! He couldn''t go home until he got it done! Motherf**ker, he had never been made to stay back by a teacher before in his entire life!
Tang Jingze furiously snapped the pen in his hand and the ink sttered all over Fang Huaqing''s face.
With a helpless expression, Fang Huaqing took out a wet tissue to wipe his face. "Boss, that was pen number thirty-two you just broke. You don''t have to take your anger out on it... it''s still school property protected under management regtions on school property and public facilities."
"There''s something abnormal about the group from No. 60 High School!"
"..."
Faced with Tang Jingze''s roar, Fang Huaqing buried his face in his hands, head aching.
ording to the response from the school''s engineering department, apart from the twelve spirit gathering arrays which had exploded, the rest of the school''s public facilities had also been damaged in varying degrees.
From small ones like the newly refurbished broadcasting equipment...
To big ones like the holographic projectors in theputer room...
Although none of them had been as thoroughly destroyed as the spirit gathering arrays, problems such as screens going ck and equipment failing to start up for unknown reasons had all happened at the same time.
In the one brief day since the No. 60 High School team''s arrival, No. 59 High School had suffered disastrous losses.
These included damage to forty percent of the school''s public facilities!
Flipping through the damage report, Tang Jingze took a deep breath. "Shit, they didn''te for the exchange, but to demolish us!"
He was even suspicious about whether this group of people from No. 60 High School had been brought up in some demolition office!
On the side, Liang Wei frowned. "I heard that they might be hanging around Student Streetter. Should I look for someone to get even with them?"
Get even? How? Tang Jingze rolled his eyes.
Dealing with Lotus Sun inside the school was all well and good, but it was now after school hours. Tang Jingze realized he had no countermeasures at all.
The grand Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group was always protected by hidden bodyguards. After the incident in the Xiao Family Compound and Shadow Stream''s assassination attempt in particr, the bodyguard team would likely have been reorganized and further enhanced. The hidden bodyguards around Lotus Sun were just like the Kingsoft AntiVirus program impossible to get rid of! Even a fly wouldn''t stand a chance of getting close to her.
"This is a tough target, but we don''t have to aim at her."
Liang Wei thought for a bit before saying, "Based on the data we collected on the others, Super Chen is actually a rich second generation; Hero Guo''s family might own a pet shop, but they seem to have a bit of a political background; and Feather Lin appears to be very close with Lotus Sun, so would be tough to deal with. The only one left is..."
Hearing this, Tang Jingze gritted his teeth. "The only one left is the pretty boy who drank the fruit and vegetable juice!"
"Mm, this person doesn''t have much of a background. His family lives on the outskirts of the city, and seems to be very poor. He only brought a wooden sword to the spirit sword exchange meet this time..."
"Then it has to be him!" Tang Jingze thumped the desk.
Among the five there was this one soft persimmon 1 ! Anyone would know that you squash the soft persimmon first! Who would go looking for a durian?!
At the same time elsewhere, Wang Ling couldn''t help sneezing.
...
They were free to do what they liked at night. After having dinner in the canteen, everyone from No. 60 High School nned to walk around Student Street, which wasn''t far from No. 59 High School. Since the school dormitory hadn''t yet officially opened, the caretaker passed the entrance ess card to Lotus Sun before she hurriedly got off work to go home and feed her child.
Wang Ling was initially going to decline to join them, but just as he was about to, his eyelid started twitching like crazy and didn''t go back to normal until he hadpletely given up on his original intention.
Fine, it looked like he couldn''t escape going.
Whenever he struggled with a difficult choice, Wang Ling usually judged the uracy of his decisions by the twitching of his eyelid.
But this also carried a risk, since this passive "twitching eyelid warning" ability could only be used to judge current choices. It was unable to predict what would happen as they were out strolling through the streets if something unexpected were to ur, Wang Ling wasn''t going to be able to foresee what it was at all.
Old Antique was azy man, so he had no intention of joining them. After walking them to the school gate, he gave each person a spirit talisman. "Students, this is a summoning talisman. If you run into any trouble, you can summon me at any time. Student Lotus Sun will lead the team; try to stay together as much as you can. Come back early when you''re done."
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Wang. We''re just going for a stroll, we''ll be back soon." They epted the spirit talismans and nodded in unison.
Old Antique nodded without saying anything else.
Before they had gotten more than ten meters ahead, Old Antique tilted his head slightly and his voice rang out behind them. "Oh, by the way, I heard that there''s a gang which specializes in ''pengci'' on Student Street, everyone be careful."
...A gang specializing in pengci? Everyone was taken aback.
In every way, this was like a warning g to Wang Ling!
Sure enough, not long after Old Antique''s warning, Wang Ling''s eyelid started to twitch on cue!
...Disaster level, two stars.
...
It was hard to be a person, and even harder to be a low-key person.
Wang Ling had never wanted to put himself forward as a hero. As someone who was always faced with all kinds of challenges and disasters, it already wasn''t easy for him to steadfastlyplete his remaining studies.
Student Street was pretty close to No. 59 High School, and for a group of Foundation Establishment students, it took twenty minutes to get there on foot.
Also, for the sake of avoiding the ill-willed Pengci Gang, no one dared to ride the bicycles that were avable along the road through the "Immortal Bike" app 2 .
Everyone was strolling along the street when Hero Guo suddenly said, "Actually, I''ve heard a bit about the background of this Pengci Gang."
Hearing this, Wang Ling ttened his lips silently, his expression remaining indifferent is there anything on earth that you, Master of Dopey, don''t know?
"Members of the Pengci Gang consist mostly of unemployed old men and women in their seventies or eighties. After the nation strictly prohibited dancing in public squares 3 , more and more of the elderly were incited by unsavory people to join the gang!"
"..."
"I still remember when the gang was first set up across the country, and the cultivation police hadn''t taken any notice of them at all. They were all a bunch of old people, and the majority of them were thrill-seekers."
"Thrill-seekers?" Hearing this, there was no one who wasn''t astounded.
These days, there were plenty of wild, trouble-prone kids who enjoyed extreme sports. Who could have expected these elderly people, who should''ve been living like kings and queens in retirement homes and pursuing their twilight loves, to actually join this "thrill-seeking" group.
The wild kids of the past had grown into the wild elderly of today...
After careful consideration, Wang Ling felt that there was nothing wrong with that.
Hero Guo said, "Actually, they don''t care about money at all. If they can extort money, they will. If they can''t, they''ll just return it obediently. At worst, they''ll just be detained for a bit as a lesson to them before being released. It''s just that in thest two years, the Pengci Gang has grown at a crazy speed, and can almost rival the Han Family Army and Wang Family Army! The Student Street branch seems to have expanded recently."
"..." Sure enough, that damned dancing in public squares was the source of this disaster!
At this point, they had already arrived at the start of the street.
Multi-colored street lights illuminated the hustle and bustle of Student Street in front of them. It had everything a student needed, from snack stands to stationery stores and even game centers which offered students additional recreational activities.
On Student Street, the stuff sold at the snack stands were really inexpensive and you could eat your fill without spending a lot of money. What was more, as long as you could produce your student ID, you could basically enjoy more than ny percent of the recreational activities at half-price.
The three schools in Peiyuan district in fact all had Student Streets, but the one nearest to No. 59 High School was thergest!
"This is just heaven!" Super Chen already couldn''t contain his excitement.
He had seen a pair of limited edition air cushion athletic shoes online previously that was only sold on Student Street, and thought that perhaps he would be able to find a design he liked here!
Lotus Sun simply wanted to go for a walk to stay in shape and maintain her figure.
Feather Lin was more concerned about whether The Daily Life of A High School Fudanshi 4 manga had been updated with new chapters.
Eyeing the main road with calmposure, Master of Dopey determinedly patted his chest. "Don''t worry, everyone, as long as we don''t use any type of transportation, there won''t be any problems."
"..."
Wang Ling was a bit flustered... what kind of strange warning g was this?!
But almost as soon as Hero Guo had finished speaking, it seemed to Wang Ling that he could already sense traces of a dangerous "old woman" aura in the air...
Chapter 36: Pengci Gang, Peiyuan District Branch
Chapter 36: Pengci Gang, Peiyuan District Branch
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After receiving the assignment from Liang Wei, the olddy from the Pengci Gang had been lying in wait behind a tree for a long while. The instant the people from No. 60 High School drew near, she straightaway locked her eyes on Wang Ling in the crowd.
She was just an ordinary olddy without any cultivation. Because of her aging and ck skin, her thick eyelids werepletely creased and drooped to cover most of her eyes.
However, this little obstruction to her vision wouldn''t stop her frommitting pengci.
Wang Ling was the pengci target indicated by the client, and the experienced old Madam Dong had practised her expertise perfectly for years.
Madam Dong was one of the four elders of the Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang. She didn''t have any cultivation, but she was able to be a chief elder of the gang after so many years, recognized by handsome old men and pretty olddies alike, so she definitely had outstanding abilities of some sort.
First of all, Madam Dong had incredible eyesight.
She was over seventy years old, but she still had eyes like a hawk. It was an ability which those ordinary, long-sighted old men and women revered! In a crowd of people, she could quickly lock onto the pengci target indicated by a client and perfectly execute her objective.
Secondly, when she was young, Madam Dong had actually been a top student... of course, she herself didn''t think it was anything worth bragging about. But it was precisely because of this that she could consolidate her position as an elder.
The moment Wang Ling came into sight, Madam Dong immediately calcted the speed and distance between them.
She estimated that there was twenty meters between them. Currently, Wang Ling was walking at a speed of six meters per second... so, she just needed to jump out from behind the tree at a speed of four meters per second at the same time...
...
As a result, after two seconds...
Everybody saw an old woman hobble toward Wang Ling, throw away the walking stick in her hand with a tter and grab onto the leg of his pants, her body twitching and her face full of pain.
Wang Ling hadn''t expected to really encounter a pengci fraudster. He remembered when he had gone through the Gate Between Worlds to rescue Old Li the demons that had touched him had all been reduced to ashes. A lot of his power was being constrained by the quickly deteriorating talisman seal on his arm, plus the old woman didn''t have much strength. Otherwise, if this had happened a couple of dayster, when the talisman seal expired for real...
In his heart, Wang Ling was thinking that this olddy would probably be instantly reduced to fine powder...
Of course, Wang Ling had no intention of helping her up, since he had never been able to control the strength in his hands. Besides, this olddy had no cultivation at all; it would be bad if he wasn''t careful, and tore her arms off.
"Old grandmother, are you okay?" Lotus Sun crouched down and asked in a soft voice.
Although everyone from No. 60 High School were well aware that this olddy had deliberatelymitted pengci... the rule in a civilized society had always been that the weak are always right.
In this Spirit Energy Information era, cultivators now typically had ess to a quality education who would daremit pengci at a cultivator''s feet?
The olddy could consider herself lucky that she hadn''t been chopped up by a sword!
She acted very realistically; for a long time, she twitched madly on the ground without uttering a single word, as if she was having an epileptic fit.
It was only until Lotus Sun and Feather Lin had repeatedly asked more than ten times if she was alright that the olddy turned around trembling and pointed weakly at Wang Ling, gasping for breath. "You! You..."
"???" Hero Guo and Super Chen were dumbfounded, wearing ck expressions like question marks on their faces.
Nowadays, the Pengci Gang''s acting skills were certainly pretty good. But it appeared that they weren''t very dedicated to their work! The pengci elderly used to spare no effort to throw themselves under the wheels of a car. But forget a car, there wasn''t even a two-wheeled bicycle here. She actually had the gall to use Wang Ling to his face of knocking her down in broad moonlight?
Hero Guo curled his lip. "This old grandmother, please be reasonable. Since we''re not using any means of transport, how can you say that my ssmate knocked you down?"
If the personmitting pengci had been an ordinary old man or woman, they might have withered in the face of Hero Guo''s derisive inquiry.
But as an elder of the Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang, Madam Dong was worthy of her name. It was her exceptional pengci style that distinguished her from the rest. Seeing herposed expression, the group from No. 60 High School understood...
...Clearly, this olddy was already a seasoned veteran.
Confronted with Hero Guo''s noteworthy question, Madam Dong just sat stock still on the ground before slowly pointing feebly at Wang Ling. "It was him... he assaulted me with spiritual pressure!"
"..."
Spiritual pressure assault...
Realization instantly dawned on everyone f**k! This was the new pengci ruse!
Hero Guo rested his forehead heavily in his hand. Sure enough, the older the ginger, the spicier it was! Who would have thought that there would be someone who woulde up with this pengci strategy?
"How about we just call the police?" Feather Lin was thoroughly at a loss.
"Call the police?" Madam Dong hummed. "Do you know how many people our Pengci Gang has? As long as this studentpensates me, I''ll let it go."
"How much do you want then?" Lotus Sun sighed. Anything that could be solved with money wasn''t a problem for her.
The olddy stretched out a palm. "I don''t want much, just five million..."
Five million...
Although it wasn''t a huge sum to Lotus Sun, it wasn''t something she coulde up with straightaway.
She could already tell... this wasn''t just a simple case of pengci this olddy was deliberately making trouble for them!
"Why don''t you just go and rob someone?!" Super Chen couldn''t take it anymore.
Only after he said it did he realize...
That was what she was doing right now! Robbing them blind, to boot!
Before they could recover from their shock, she pointed at Wang Ling again. "Also, I''ll only eptpensation from this student and no one else. We pengci members are also professionals!"
"..." Feather Lin felt that her three views 1 had been refreshed.
Nowadays, even the Pengci Gang was beginning to stress professionalism... this nation was in danger of copsing!
"Let''s just call the police, and get her locked up." Hero Guo sighed, helpless.
"Ho ho... you still want to send me to prison? You have guts."
The olddy smiled at them mockingly. "Why don''t you give me a reason first?"
Hero Guo rolled his eyes. "You popped out of nowhere and randomly grabbed my ssmate''s leg. As the saying goes, men and women shouldn''t touch intimately. You may be old and shrivelled, but you can tentatively still be considered a woman, yes? Then, aren''t you a child molester? In cultivation court, this would be a felony!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"..."
The corner of Madam Dong''s mouth twitched sharply.
A child molester? Is your child 1.8 meters tall? A giant baby?!
Obviously, Madam Dong didn''t buy it. "Even if you send me to the police station, I''ll be out in two days. But then all of you will need to watch out, since our Pengci Gang is all over the nation... if this studentpensates me, I''ll let it go. Otherwise, our gang''s chief elder will personally make sure this debt is settled."
"You dare to threaten us?"
Lotus Sun red fiercely at Madam Dong; this was truly the first time that she had encountered such an unreasonable pengci fraudster. "Do you know who..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Wang Ling slowly strode forward, blocking Lotus Sun from the olddy with his body.
Because at that moment, he had already gotten a clear andplete look at Madam Dong''s memory.
Since this was a plot by Liang Wei and the others which was aimed specifically at him, Wang Ling naturally didn''t want to get other people mixed up in it.
After all, he had already thought of a hundred ways to deal with this old ruffiandy...
Chapter 37: Twenty-Four True Words
Chapter 37: Twenty-Four True Words
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The scoundrels in society always liked to disguise themselves as the weak in order to rouse sympathy for their own benefit.
It was very obvious that Madam Dong was one of them.
There were plenty of ways to deal with her.
Given Wang Ling''s current cultivation realm, he could send the old woman into the atmosphere with one foot in the blink of an eye!
Past outer space!
And then into the gxy!
To live side by side with the sun for the rest of her life!
Or, more simply, he could just directly open his Heavenly Eye and summon the inner me of a star to scatter bone ash on the spot.
But Wang Ling didn''t want to make trouble.
Apart from the several Shadow Stream killers who had treated human life as dirt, Wang Ling had never personally killed anyone. From a young age, he had been taught by his parents that a student should behave as a student, focused on his studies, and nothing more; most important of all, he should adhere to the core values of cultivation.
This was the Spirit Energy Information era in an age of scientific cultivation, killing couldn''t solve everything!
...
...
In the end, Madam Dong flicked her sleeves; she didn''t take a wisp of cloud away with her 1 , but a suitcase, and her heart was full of satisfaction as she left.
"Who knew young people nowadays would be so extravagant!" she eximed loudly in her heart, wild with joy. A whole five million yuan! She had been a pengci racketeer on this street for over ten years, and had never reaped a more fruitful harvest.
Wang Ling watched her leave with an indifferent expression. The pengci group might seem hard to deal with, but in the end, had been no match for his Great Illusion Spell.
Madam Dong thought she was carrying a suitcase full of cash, when it contained nothing more than a heavy, broken chunk of stone.
Keep a low profile, deal with it carefully...
Since this was a problem that could be solved using magical powers.
Wang Ling''s rule had always been to avoid a fight whenever he could.
Otherwise, if he really raised a hand against her, the city would copse at the very least, and at the very worst the earth would be destroyed... he didn''t want that to happen.
This time, he had utilized two magical spells.
The first was the "Great Illusion Spell" which he cast on Madam Dong.
The second one was used on the chunk of stone which she was holding.
This spell was called the "Great True-Word Spell," which had an extremely powerful brainwashing ability.
Once Madam Dong took the stone back to the Pengci Gang, the core cultivation values which Wang Ling had carved into the stone would start to take effect immediately.
Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule ofw, patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendship... when the time came, the whole pengci group would bepletely purified by the Twenty-Four True Words 2 !
Watching Madam Dong disappear at the end of the road, Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing in his heart: For the sake of all living things, it really isn''t f**king easy for me!
...
"Ehh? Why did this olddy walk away carrying a chunk of stone?"
The rest of the bunch were all somewhat confused by this scene.
"Maybe because of the ban on dancing in public squares, plus her children being unfilial and her being unhappy in her old age... she must have suffered some mental trauma." Feather Lin analyzed the situation seriously.
"If the elderly were mentally healthy and contented, who would deliberatelymit pengci in search of thrills?" Lotus Sun also shook her head.
After a spirited discussion, they came to a conclusion ultimately, it was the system''s fault, it was the world''s fault!
...
It was eight o''clock in the morning on Wednesday of the third week of school.
Liang Wei returned to the Student Union Office with a swollen face, after being beaten up by the old men and women from the Pengci Gang.
The lumps on his head looked like a few Want Want Crunchy Rice Balls 3 piled up together.
Even when Tang Jingze saw him, he was struck dumb for quite a while. "ssmate, who are you looking for?"
Liang Wei: "..."
Fang Huaqing pushed up his sses. Despite Liang Wei''s current wretched appearance, with a bunch of Want Want Crunchy Rice Balls on his head, Fang Huaqing could still recognize Liang Wei from his distinctive big lips. "What happened to you?"
Liang Wei covered his face. He wanted to cry, but had no tears left, and instead wailed with indignation, "I was beaten up."
"What the hell happened?" asked Tang Jingze.
Liang Wei took out a local morning paper and pped it on top of the table. Amidst the newspaper''s small print, Tang Jingze saw arge, eye-grabbing headline for today''s top story in local news the Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang had revoltedst night, with old men and women turning in their ill-gotten gains one after another and surrendering themselves to the local police while extolling the core values of cultivation...
"..." Tang Jingze''s lips twitched.
No one knew what kind of madness had seized this bunch of old men and women... under the leadership of Madam Dong, there had been arge-scale defection overnight.
Turning in their booty and giving themselves up under the leadership of Madam Dong, the entire Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang was now proiming that they were breaking away from the main Pengci Gang and changing their name to the General Administration of Harmony...
Thinking back on what had happenedst night, Liang Wei''s eyes couldn''t help turning red with grievance, despite the fact that he was a grown man.
As the employer, he had arranged to meet with Madam Dong this morning when he had hired her yesterday, to personally assess the results of the assignment.
However, he hadpletely never imagined that on his way to the meeting venue, he would be cornered by a group of muscr old men led by Madam Dong.
At this time, Madam Dong''s temperament was alreadypletely different fromst night. With a red band that had the word "harmony" on it wrapped around her arm, she had red sternly at Liang Wei as she recited the Twenty-Four True Words.
Liang Wei already couldn''t recall what she had said at the time.
After she had finished reciting the Twenty-Four True Words, she had taken out a little red book 4 and started to read aloud from it. "In view of the fact that Student Liang Wei hired pengci racketeers with the malicious intent of disrupting social order, the following is the trial verdict!" Then, with a wave of her hand, Madam Dong directly and mercilesslyid down the charge "The crime of cultivation disharmony!"
Immediately after that, a few muscr old men encircled him...
Although Madam Dong was an ordinary person, that didn''t mean that there weren''t any cultivators in the Pengci Gang.
If it had just been Madam Dong, Liang Wei could have dealt with her. Unfortunately... the eight old men in front of him were all at the Foundation Establishment stage!
After that... there was nothing after that.
Liang Wei didn''t even have time to yell "yamete" 5 before the eight old men took turns ruthlessly beating him up, after which he returned to school badly battered.
Tang Jingze: "..."
Fang Huaqing: "..."
Now Tang Jingze and Fang Huaqing really felt it was a bit creepy.
From the moment the group from No. 60 High School had arrived yesterday, it had been crisis after crisis.
Now, even the stubborn old people in the Pengci Gang were f**king setting things right after just one night!
What the f**k kind of game were they ying at?!
Tang Jingze''s current feelings were veryplicated.
Their ns to humiliate their opponents had been countered every step of the way; even their n for revenge had disintegrated under some mysterious power... it was clearly their No. 59 High School''s home turf, but in the end, the people of No. 60 High School hadn''t just entered confidently, they had also nted a red g in their territory!
There was no way they would tolerate that!
Tang Jingze red out the window, and sighed darkly. "Since it hase to this, it looks like the only thing we can do is invite that senior to make an appearance..."
"...Him?"
Speaking of "that senior," Fang Huaqing and Liang Wei instantly understood.
Given the current situation, they could only ask that senior to help; this was probably now the only way for No. 59 High School to win for once.
...
Every school would have a couple of delinquents; No. 60 High School did, and No. 59 High School of course wasn''t an exception.
There were two days left before the end of the exchange meet, and Tang Jingze''s ns to humiliate the students from No. 60 High School not only hadn''t been sessful, it had had the opposite effect; they had been hoisted by their own petard.
Whatever the case, there were still two days to go, and he still felt it was necessary for them to regain face.
In the morning, No. 59 High School''s Student Union, led by Tang Jingze, found the notorious Senior Buliang, He Bufeng.
The wind blows on school grounds except where there are no storm clouds... this was the meaning of this Senior He''s name 6 .
Well...
On the whole, this name really suited this delinquent''s style 7 . After all, just from his name, one could tell that this senior was someone who liked to create headlines, and was extremely restless in nature.
Tang Jingze actually didn''t know very much about this Senior He''s history; he only knew that Senior He Bufeng had a codename, the number "8823."
These numbers weren''t his student number, nor did it refer to any specific item in particr. Instead, it referred to the total overall marks which this Senior He had scored across all his subjects since entering school three years ago 8823, a record low in the history of No. 59 High School, which had not been broken until now.
Exams for each subject had now been consolidated to make up a total of a thousand marks. Since the beginning of school, with the weekly exams, monthly exams and so on, to not be able to even break ten thousand marks across all ss subjects in total really sounded like an exaggeration.
This year happened to be the third year that this Senior He Bufeng was repeating Senior Grade Three of high school...
In short, this was a sticky issue that gave even Director Xie a headache. If it wasn''t because Tang Jingze was at his wits'' end this time, there was no way he would ask this "grand master" to help the student union.
In the morning, Tang Jingze used the student union''s student records to find this Senior Buliang''s phone number, and arranged to meet him.
The male toilets on the second floor of the teaching building was Senior Buliang''s territory, and students who knew the rules usually wouldn''t enter here. Otherwise, it was very likely this delinquent would force them to wash their faces in the toilet bowl.
As President of the Student Union, Tang Jingze naturally had received plenty ofints, but like most of the teachers, he had chosen to turn a blind eye to them.
This was mainly because of this delinquent''s background: He Bufeng''s grandfather was currently that circumcision director of No. 59 High School''s school board.
It was because of this connection that No. 59 High School hadn''t expelled this delinquent.
"Are you the ones who want to meet with Senior He?" As soon as Tang Jingze and the others stepped onto the second floor, they were immediately stopped by a youth wearing a graffiti vest.
Tang Jingze swept a look over this person''s fashion style: he was roughly one hundred and seventy centimeters tall, and wasn''t wearing his uniform jacket properly instead, it was tied around his waist. The most eye-catching thing about him was his hair, sticking straight up ten centimeters, and perfectly making up the height difference with Tang Jingze. Such a hairstyle, even among all the "shamate," 8 was a rare and terrifying existence.
"..." Tang Jingze, Fang Huaqing, and Liang Wei all gasped in unison this style was really an eyesore!
"Is senior... free now?" Tang Jingze said softly. He normally thought of himself as bad, and had bullied a lot of people before. But in the face of this delinquent senior, hepletely did not dare act arrogant.
The "shamate" youth snorted, and pointed at the male toilets nearby, smiling. "Senior has been waiting inside for you for quite a while, go on in."
At this arrogant attitude, Tang Jingze and the others couldn''t help the corners of their mouths pulling down. They gave the tightly sealed-off male toilets a deep look, feeling like they were about to enter a new world through Pandora''s portal 9 .
Chapter 38: Old Antique’s Charisma and Substance
Chapter 38: Old Antiques Charisma and Substance
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In the student exchange meet between the two schools, interaction between the students was certainly a part of it, but discussion among teachers was also important.
Before eight o''clock in the morning, Old Antique, as the teacher leading the team from No. 60 High School, was dragged to a meeting.
Looking around the meeting venue, there wasn''t a single teacher that he knew. From the murmurs in the air, he could vaguely hear the other teachers talking about him. They were saying he was just some bookworm who taught the theory of history course, who had no skill apart from teaching and so on...
In fact, whether he was a teacher now or a student back then, those students who specialized in flying swords or Dao talismans always looked down on the students who learned theory of history.
Even though Old Antique was now a teacher, the teachers who taught the flying swords and Dao talismans courses simrly looked down on the teachers who taught history, and always felt that these people were very dull, and didn''t have real talent or learning.
Privately, he had always viewed these discriminatory stances as "stereotypes."
He couldn''t help recalling his time as a student.
He was no stranger to gossip or nder, so even if he was hearing it again now, his expression was very calm. He just sighed at how time had flown by, and he would never be able to return to his sd days.
The topic of discussion at the morning meeting for the teachers of both schools was naturally the hotly debated dissolution of one branch of the Pengci Gang reported in the morning newspaper.
This was a very big issue because the Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang, which had always caused the local cultivation police so many problems, had now copsed in one night. One person told ten, ten told a hundred, and soon all the students and teachers knew about it.
"Teachers, settle down! We''re going to officially start the meeting now."
The teacher chairing the meeting was No. 59 High School''s Director Xie. "Looking at your heated discussion, I''m sure everyone has heard. This incident happened very suddenly. Although currently there are still a few pengci groups in Peiyuan district that are taking advantage of the situation to cause mischief, we now no longer have to worry about students going out and encountering pengci. The focus of this meeting, which is also the first thing the General Administration of 100 Schools passed down to us as soon as this incident happened, is mainly to listen to your opinions on Madam Dong''s reorganization of the dissolved Pengci Gang in our district into the ''General Administration of Harmony.''"
Director Xie''s words stirred up heated discussion again, as the teachers whispered to one another with unusual fervor.
Director Xie then noticed Old Antique, and saw this theory of history teacher from another school looking especially serene as he quietly listened to the other teachers'' opinions, nodding his head and smiling gently... for some reason, this made Director Xie''s face burn hotly.
Some approved of the General Administration of Harmony, and felt that it would be a beneficial existence; one male teacher nodded. "The Pengci Gang indeedmitted a lot of crimes in the past, disrupting society and civil harmony, as well as causing teachers and students in the surrounding areas to suffer disastrous financial losses. But now that it has been reorganized into the General Administration of Harmony, and specializes in dealing with the Pengci Gang and supervising the delinquents in society, I think this is good!"
A female teacher snorted as she objected. "How is it good! It''s just another way to harass people. When I was on the way to work this morning, an olddy told me off for running a yellow light, and stopped me to lecture me for a long time, until my spirit sword ran out of electricity, almost making mete for work!"
A female teacher next to her was immediately startled. "Teacher Lin''s spirit sword... runs on electricity?"
"That''s right! Lately I''ve been up untilte every night doing my marking, so I really don''t have any energy. My new Chanel electric-powered spirit sword is good, it saves me a lot of spirit energy, so I can go to work in high spirits every day!"
The female teacher proudly stroked her hair, then held out one palm. "The most important thing is to charge it for five minutes, it''ll power the sword for two hours! I strongly rmend it to everyone!"
"Really? That''s too awesome! Where did you buy it from?"
"You can buy it at Tianmiao and Jingxi 1 !"
"Is it very expensive?"
"With Tianmiao you can buy on credit, with Jingxi you can use IOUs! All these things are very useful!"
"..." Director Xie''s face instantly turned ck.
This bunch of people... they were actually so careless and unruly in the presence of outsiders at a meeting! What kind of image was this?!
Director Xie Huaichun secretly nced at Old Antique, who seemed like someone already ustomed to the gales and billows of life. She couldn''t help the corners of her mouth curling up.
Fortunately, this teacher from another school hadn''t said anything. Otherwise, it really would be an embarrassment!
Trying hard to control her anger, Director Xie reminded them in a low voice. "...Please pay attention, teachers. Don''t stray from the point... this is a direct order from the General Administration of 100 Schools, I hope everyone will take it seriously."
The director still had authority at Director Xie''s words, a few of the boisterous female teachers suddenly quieted down. At the same time, they gave Old Antique a grateful look.
It was only when teachers from other schools were present that Director Xie would speak so evenly. If it had been a normal meeting, she would have already unleashed her prehistoric powers 2 early on, radiating intimidating pressure all around.
Before Wang Ling had set foot in No. 59 High School, the thing that had been most vulnerable to damage in the school was the table in the Teachers'' Meeting Room. Every time Director Xie got so pissed off that she couldn''t control her immense pressure in a meeting, a table leg would definitely be broken.
This long rectangr table in front of Old Antique now had arrived just two days ago.
Seeing that things had calmed down, Director Xie secretly sighed.
She felt a sense of dread whenever she thought of the chaotic student exchange meeting which Tang Jingze had presided over yesterday.
Fortunately, however, not everyone could have a maic field like Lotus Sun''s.
Additionally, Old Antique couldn''t imitate that National School Beauty level of electromaic attraction.
However, Wang Ling had always felt that for a fatty, Old Antique had his own personal charisma.
Before Old Antique came to No. 59 High School, Director Xie had thoroughly investigated this fatty he had been teaching in No. 60 High School for over a decade, and was the teacher with the best reviews every year. Apart from his abiding gentleness, anytime and anywhere, in front of and behind people... she just couldn''t understood why the students were so drawn to him.
In fact, the main reason was his deft ability to switch between his two personas.
Usually, he would start out in "gossip mode" in front of the students, and liked to maintain an approachable, kindly and teasing persona. However, that didn''t mean that he was inherently an aloof person... for example, at this teachers'' regr meeting, he had started out in his second persona, "artsy mode."
What was an artsy youth?
He would say something inexplicable, do something indescribable, be indifferent to people and speak reason very briefly... at first, it would seem like nothing, but after mulling it over, one would instantly feel it made a hell of a lot of sense!
To be honest, Wang Ling actually liked Old Antique''s second persona more, because he could always learn plenty of quotable words from it.
However, this sharply different side usually didn''te out very often.
Hence, the moment Old Antique had gotten up early to leave the school dormitory, Wang Ling had been secretly observing him using his Heavenly Eye...
...
It was very obvious that after Director Xie had rectified the teachers'' behavior, the focus of the whole meeting shifted to this teacher from another school, Old Antique.
The meeting venue was quiet, and no one dared to speak.
The early morning breeze blew gently through the window, sweeping over Old Antique''s watermelon head and brushing the neat fringe on his forehead...
Director Xie stared nkly for a bit; unexpectedly, she felt that this fatty was somehow still very handsome in a certain sense...
Old Antique gazed fixedly at the polished tabletop, which happened to reflect Director Xie''s image.
At this scene, Director Xie couldn''t remainposed: why is he staring at my reflection? Don''t tell me... he''s interested in me? Likes me? Otherwise, why is he staring at me?
"..."
Old Antique was looking nkly at the table; Wang Ling didn''t even have the strength to be mocking. This was clearly out of respect! Who would stare non-stop at someone else''s face at a meeting? How rude would that be?!
Faced with this Director Xie Huaichun, Wang Ling''s mood now was veryplicated, because this evidently was another old girl in love making up her own scenarios...
...Wait!
Why did he think... another?
Old Antique had always been the type of person whose appearance could withstand scrutiny, and he was the type who looked more handsome with every additional nce. This was what Wang Ling meant by his charisma and substance.
Who understood substance? The substance of artsy youths... how couldmon people understand? His substance also wasn''t something Lotus Sun could imitate their strategies were different. The target of Lotus Sun''s strategy was passersby, the target of Old Antique''s strategy... was aunties.
Then.
Five minutes passed...
...
Director Xie still hadn''t asked any questions, and only felt her face grow even hotter when she looked at Old Antique. She was just like her name 3 , truly like a maiden in search of love.
Old Antique had already been gazing at the tabletop for quite a long time, which made her blush withplete shyness... this was the first time that she had been stared at by a man for so long.
And just like this, everyone followed Director Xie and looked at Old Antique quietly. Some of the sharp-eyed female teachers wondered why Director Xie''s face seemed a little red...
...
Ten minutes passed...
There was still no sound; one could have heard a pin drop in the whole meeting room.
...
Then once again.
Twenty minutes passed...
...
Wang Ling: "..."
Old Antique''s hair was still fluttering wildly in the breeze. With soft, tender eyes, he looked at Director Xie. "Director Xie, is there something you want to ask me?"
She was immediately startled by his slightly maic tone. Only then did she realize... she actually hadn''t asked Old Antique any questions yet!
Director Xie immediately couldn''t help her face turning red as she showed the bashful expression of an old girl. "Ah~ Teacher Wang, I''m really sorry..."
All the teachers were stunned...
What had they just seen?
What had they just heard?
What the heck was with this breathless "ah" sound?
This middle-aged spinster with a long career, who was experienced in dealing calmly with all types of situations, had actually apologized?! And even blushed?!
Furthermore, her infatuated and enchanted expression was for a fatty who taught history... what the bloody hell?! Was this love at first sight? This f**king plot development was a little iprehensible!
Wang Ling was already stupefied. "..."
He could only say, Old Antique really was Old Antique... this wasn''t Blooddrop Cave 4 , but just like this, Old Antique had unexpectedly cracked the toughest nut at No. 59 High School...
Old Antique calmly nodded, still maintaining the cool air of an artsy youth.
Now, he felt that the time waspletely ripe.
The current scene was slightly awkward, and it was time for the artsy youth toe to the rescue...
Turning his head slightly, Old Antique nted a gaze out the window.
In that cool, prating breeze, the words he said then shook everyone''s hearts.
"Today''s wind is truly dazzling..."
In the meeting room, the teachers got goosebumps all over.
Apart from Old Antique and Director Xie, who were enchanted by the artsy atmosphere, the other teachers acutely felt the already cold temperature in the meeting room drop even further...
Chapter 39: Dangerous Radio Gymnastics
Chapter 39: Dangerous Radio Gymnastics
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Old Antique''s identity had always been a mystery. After the day he revealed his true strength in front of Lotus Sun, she had in fact gotten people to secretly investigate his background. What was strange was that they couldn''t find anything...
If Lotus Sun with her family background couldn''t find anything, it would be even harder for anyone else who wanted to know his true identity.
Of course, if Wang Ling wanted to investigate Old Antique, there were many ways for him to do it; among the Three Thousand Great Spells, the Great Recollection Spellprised a lot of abilities, such as "memory recement," "memory erasure" and "memory retrieval."
He had retrieved Old Antique''s memories previously, and had found one that had been sealed away. Forcibly retrieving it, however, would cause Old Antique irreversible mental damage.
Therefore, even if Wang Ling was very curious, in the end, he let it go.
Of course, there were other avenues of investigation, such as Headmaster Chen as well as Director Shi. As leaders of No. 60 High School, it was likely they would know everything about Old Antique''s history. But since Old Antique had chosen to hide his identity, Wang Ling felt that there was no need to dig it out.
For him, apart from Old Antique''s mysterious identity, the man was a foodie who loved gossip and was sometimes silly, sometimes artsy. This was the image of an immortal teacher that he had painstakingly cultivated after teaching for so many years.
Wang Ling had to salute Old Antique for how well he had concealed himself.
...
After the brief teachers'' meeting in the morning, Wang Ling had a deeper understanding of Old Antique. It turned out "artsy mode" Old Antique possessed the passive ability to win over olderdies... Wang Ling felt he should write a book and title it The Artsy Youth and the Literary Maiden 1 .
As long as Old Antique wrote down all the golden words that had been hiding under his artsy persona all these years, Wang Ling felt that he couldpletely conquer all the middle-aged spinsters and feminists in the world.
When it came to love, as long as a tortoise and mung bean made eyes at each other 2 , that was good enough.
But the love between an artsy youth and a literary maiden... Wang Ling had to say, he didn''t understand it at all.
Women who made up their own scenarios were indeed terrifying! Whether it was a young maiden or an auntie...
That was what Wang Ling thought.
He wasn''t concerned with whether or not springtime had already arrived for Director Xie and Old Antique; more worryingly, the spring radio gymnastics was about to start.
...
In early spring, Songhai city was still a little cold, since it was very close to the Frozen Sea. After getting winter earlier than other cities, they entered springter during this time every year. Some experts believed that the cold air from the Frozen Sea had an unstable effect on the foundations of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.
After taking the students'' foundations into consideration, high schools had suspended the radio gymnastics not long after the start of the semester. And of course, Wang Ling had found a way to evade this problem for the time being.
But regretfully, Songhai city had suddenly warmed up today...
After two ss periods and the teachers'' meeting which Old Antique had attended, the school''s radio broadcast came on at half past nine. The students lined up and marched to the sports field, following the lead of the shortest student at the front of the line.
As a team from another school, the five students from No. 60 High School stood in their own separate line inst ce on the sports field.
As usual, Wang Ling chose to be at the back of the line.
Radio gymnastics had already evolved over thousands of years since the establishment of Huaxiu nation, and its names were also either incredibly fantastic or down-to-earth.
From the first radio exercise "Brand New Sun" to "Descendants of the Sun"...
From "The Eagle Taking Off" to "The Kunpeng 3 Spreading Its Wings"...
From "Vitality of Youth" to "The Passion for Foundation Establishment"...
From "Dancing Youth" to "Martial Universe"...
Radio gymnastics could be said to have been named after the mass public square trend, but it had gradually andpletely evolved into a xuanhuan cultivation trend. Not only did it sing the praises of the flowers of the mothend, it also extolled the great vitality of the younger generation of cultivators.
Some people thought that the names for the radio gymnastics stood for the development and progress of the era.
For instance, the popr two hundred and fiftieth set of radio gymnastics "Perfect World"!
Just from the name, one could see the boundless hope which Huaxiu nation had for the creation of a marvelous future!
Earlier, Wang Ling had actually damaged No. 59 High School''s loudspeakers on purpose, but it had never urred to him that No. 59 High School would actually have a damn live band!
Several teachers from No. 59 High School''s music department were carrying instruments as they banged on gongs and drums, creating a magnificent scene in front of them.
"..." This really was man proposes, God disposes.
Looking at this scene, Wang Ling sucked in a cold breath.
As the magical rhythm rang out, the first round of music for the two hundred and fiftieth set of radio gymnastics came to an end...
Apanied by the rhythm of the live band''s music, the physical education teacher standing on the podium amplified his voice with the Lion''s Roar Spell, and shouted out the beat as he moved.
"Everyone follow my rhythm, the warm-up for the two hundred and fiftieth set of radio gymnastics ''Perfect World,'' mark the time ~ go! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... two two three four, again..."
While the names for radio gymnastics had changed many times, the overall routine hadn''t changed much. The warm-up was followed by stretches and chest expansions... Wang Ling could just about do these physical exercises. While they did requirerge motions, he basically didn''t have to expand very much energy.
It was the kicks and jumps that really made him uneasy.
What was worse, the power of the Dao talisman seal was substantially weaker... whether it was a kick or a jump, if Wang Ling didn''t take care to control his strength, there would be irreversible consequences...
Regional earthquakes, tectonic shifts,ndslides and floods of debris... all of these could happen.
To avoid these disasters, he had always softened his movements while doing the radio gymnastics, which made him look weak and limp, as he utterly didn''t dare to use too much energy... in the words of the physical education teacher, he was spineless and a sissy.
Because of that, the teachers from No. 60 High School''s sports department had more than once held him up as a bad example not to be followed. At the regr meeting for the physical education teachers, they had even taken pains to single Wang Ling out for ruthless criticism...
Of course, it wasn''t that Wang Ling couldn''t understand the teachers'' feelings, especially the teachers from the sports department; they naturally wanted to see students walking around spiritedly, heads up and chests out, full of vigor and vitality on the sports field. However, if he got serious, and something out of the ordinary happened, who was going to be able to bear that responsibility?
Braving the teachers'' contemptuous looks around him, hepleted the entire set of radio gymnastics under pressure.
Very good... all was quiet, nothing unexpected happened, and even better, there weren''t any casualties.
Wang Ling was sure that he was the only person nowadays who would get the jitters doing radio gymnastics.
As a child, he had still been very weak, and had been able to still control his strength. But as he gradually got older, the development of his realm and attributes had fluctuated wildly. He really felt that his life was just getting more and more difficult, to the point that he was on edge even when doing radio gymnastics.
Since it hade to this, he felt that he really had to change the current situation...
For example, on the night of the next full moon, he could use the "Great Moon-Reading Spell" to brainwash the entire nation, and overhaul the radio gymnastics system by recing it with something eptable to him!
Shadowboxing could be a good choice!
Or... PPAP 4 was, just barely, an eptable alternative...
Chapter 40: Dopey the Cool and Aloof Parrot
Chapter 40: Dopey the Cool and Aloof Parrot
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After morning radio gymnastics was over, Old Antique arranged to meet Wang Ling in a small corner for a chat during the afternoon break.
It wasn''t anything out of the ordinary, just about his performance in the radio gymnastics as usual.
Wang Ling did understand the situation very clearly. After all, they hade here this time as representatives of their school, and since they were at another school, they had to be even more aware of their image and temperament. The vast majority of teachers believed that no matter how smooth one was with a spirit sword or how proficient in drawing a Dao talisman, only the ordinary radio gymnastics could best embody a student''s spirit.
This was the reason why until now, even in the Scientific Cultivation era, cultivation schools still hadn''t banned radio gymnastics.
Fortunately, Old Antique was a gentle man. Being approachable had always been one of his special traits, plus he had attended the teachers'' regr meeting in the morning... he seemed to have found his springtime, so he was in a particrly good mood. He just told Wang Ling that he should pay attention to his image as a student representing No. 60 High School, then patted his butt and walked away, a spring in his step.
Lightly, Old Antique left... as lightly as he hade...
Seeing Old Antique''s buoyant mood, Wang Ling instantlyposed this poem in his heart.
A dopey, artsy youth who had fallen into the river of love...
Sure enough, people in love were all touched in the head!
This was the first time that Wang Ling felt that there was something wrong with this bouncy Old Antique.
...
After the private chat with Old Antique, Wang Ling casually thought of something.
If it had been Teacher Pan with her raging temper instead of Old Antique who had dragged him into that corner, Wang Ling felt that given her character, she wouldn''t have been able to stop herself from smacking him around... thinking of this, he couldn''t help shuddering.
Thest person who had forcefully hit him had been Eldest Young Master Xu Ying of the Three Young Masters of Burying Love, and his grave was covered with grass taller than three meters now... either way, whether it was a responsibility to Teacher Pan, or even more so to the people around him, Wang Ling was more certain than ever that it was necessary to brainwash the entire nation on the night of the next full moon!
...
In the afternoon, Old Antique sent a WeChat message for everyone to gather in No. 59 High School''s gymnasium.
There were only two days left to the crucial spirit sword exchange meet. As the teacher leading the team, he felt it was necessary for them to train ordingly.
No. 59 High School''s gymnasium was veryrge. In most Foundation Establishment high schools now, the interior of such arge ce would contain another space. From the outside it didn''t look very big, but the area inside had been expanded using the Space Expansion Skill.
In fact, space expansion was verymon. Take for example the storage pockets of the school uniform and Old Antique''s snack drawer, which surpassed a supermarket''s inventory... this simple skill of erging a space area was now already verymonly practiced and waspletely a part of everyday life.
And the biggest benefit was that it had significantly lowered property prices.
It made it impossible for the deeply-hated real estate spectors to stir up trouble...
"Strange, why hasn''t Teacher Wang showed up?" Feather Lin asked, puzzled. They were in a sectioned-off training area in No. 59 High School''s gymnasium and had been waiting for some time.
Everyone''s impression of Old Antique had always been of a punctual man.
"Let''s wait a little longer." Lotus Sun also frowned softly and felt that it was very strange. Generally, as long as it was Old Antique who arranged the time, he would either arrive before or on the dot, and would never be so easilyte.
"He wouldn''t have run into trouble, right?" Feather Lin said again.
"..." Lotus Sun was silent.
She had personally witnessed Old Antique''s true prowess. Moreover, his identity was a mystery, and even Huaguo Water Curtain Group hadn''t been able to find anything on his background. Given the type of man he was, it could already be considered not bad if he didn''t stir up trouble with other people.
"..." Wang Ling was also silent.
He carefully considered Feather Lin''s words and felt that what this fujoshi said was actually reasonable, because Old Antique had indeed run into trouble... if being lucky in love could be called trouble.
While everyone was discussing Old Antique, in the end, speak of the devil, and he shall appear...
From outside the gym, a stout figure stood silhouetted in the dazzling sunlight, casting a long shadow on the ground.
Although they couldn''t see the person''s face clearly, from the shadow on the ground, everyone knew who it was.
In the next moment, this shadow suddenly sprang up like a ghost, giving everyone a fright.
Then, they watched in silent astonishment as arge fatty came bounding up to them... Super Chen, Hero Guo, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin were dumbfounded.
"..."
Now it wasn''t just Wang Ling; other people could also tell... there was something wrong with Old Antique today!
...
Old Antique''s small, fat face was flushed and radiant like a blooming peach blossom. Sunlight seemed to pour out of his mouth as heughed, it was too damn blinding!
"Did he win the lottery? Or level up to the legendary five kills 1 ?" The corners of Super Chen''s mouth twitched, an uprehending expression on his face. He himself felt that he was a fairly ignorant type of person, but if he could tell with one look that there was something off with Old Antique... then it wasn''t a simple problem, but a really big one!
Of course, Wang Ling was probably the only person in No. 60 High School who knew why Old Antique was so happy. Very regretfully, Wang Ling didn''t like to gossip, so his mouth was sealed.
This situation really made Master of Dopey want to choke...
As No. 60 High School''s famous gossip line, the grand master who knew everything, this was the first time Hero Guo felt that his reputation was in danger.
"Seems like you don''t really know everything," Super Chen deliberately teased.
"Is that a challenge?" Hero Guo raised his eyebrow.
There was actually something he didn''t know?
Impossible!
He held his arm out horizontally and Dopey the parrot hopped off his shoulder, turning its head to groom its white feathers. A normal parrot would speak from time to time as it imitated the words it heard, but Dopey was an intelligent parrot. In Master of Dopey Hero Guo''s own words, it would only speak when he allowed it to; apart from that, it didn''t even dare fart.
It was because everyone firmly believed in these words that Hero Guo had obtained the title "Master of Dopey." In everyone''s eyes, this was probably the most remarkable pet Master of Dopey had ever trained since he became involved in the soul pet business.
"If even you don''t know what''s going on with Old Antique, do you expect Dopey to tell you?" Super Chen couldn''t helpughing.
"Dopey, show this bumpkin your ability! Don''t let our Soul Servant Shop lose face!" Hero Guo pointed at Dopey, so worked up that he was spitting saliva. The Soul Servant Shop he had mentioned was actually the name of his family''s ancestral store for soul pets.
In fact, at the beginning of the semester, Wang Ling had found that Dopey the parrot wasn''t so simple. He had privately given it another nickname, "Ice Sculpture." Because it didn''t like to talk, it hadn''t said much all this time as it maintained an attitude all day long that wasn''t happy or sad, disillusioned with human society.
Wang Ling''s Mind-Reading Ability, which was usually an open channel, had never received a single thing from Dopey''s mind, which was enough to show how cool and aloof this parrot was.
That was, until now. When Hero Guo''s saliva sprayed onto the pure white feathers that Dopey was proud of... Dopey finally couldn''t take it anymore!
It rolled its eyes disgustedly at Hero Guo, then Wang Ling heard it curse vehemently in its heart: this f**king retard! Don''t you know this boss likes to be clean!
Hearing Dopey''s thoughts for the first time, Wang Ling was startled in his heart; he had never expected that Dopey, who preferred to not speak, would in this situation actually burst out because of its neat freak tendencies... it seemed not only was it a cool and aloof parrot, it was also a parrot with a bad temper.
Furthermore, from the unabashed and genuinely haughty attitude in Dopey''s heart, Wang Ling felt that perhaps all this time, Master of Dopey Hero Guo, who was this parrot''s owner and gave people the impression that he was a parrot expert...
...Didn''t seem to know as much about his own parrot as he thought he did...
Chapter 41: Bird Feather Prediction
Chapter 41: Bird Feather Prediction
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The "Great Blood Origin Spell" was one of the Three Thousand Great Spells which Wang Ling had mastered with average proficiency. One of its sub-abilities was called "blood origin trace," which could urately trace bloodlines. To put it directly... it was DNA identification.
During the Spirit Energy era, the way many people inherited ancient legacy in fact depended mostly on bloodlines. The Great Blood Origin Spell had been popr at that time, and cultivators unafraid of danger would go deep into the ancient tombs of previous cultivators to find such a legacy and obtain a huge boost in their realms within a short period of time.
Now, however, the state had already ordered a ban on such methods of legacy inheritance, since the risk involved was considerable and there was a possibility of contracting a blood disease. Back then, Huaxiu nation''s first-generation leaders had even specially gathered together these cultivators who had inherited legacies in such a reckless way to denounce them publicly over the crime of "opportunistic reactionary cultivation."
Previous generations of leaders had always felt that no matter how strong or weak one''s gift was, one should rely on their own efforts to build up their cultivation step-by-step. Depending on corrupt cultivation practices was absolutely not the right way!
Hence, after that, the use of the Great Blood Origin Spell waned. It was strictly banned by the state, thereby bing a prohibited spell. The number of people in the world who could use this spell, apart from Wang Ling who had learned it while he was still in the womb, could be counted on one hand.
Now, Wang Ling asionally used this spell to identify the innate gifts of the people around him, since bloodlines could also reflect talent.
When he was a child, he had always thought that there should in fact be someone like him, a person who had been born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.
Unfortunately, to this day... he hadn''t found anyone simr to him.
He had been aware of the results of the "blood origin trace" on Dopey since entering school.
Dopey was in fact not amon parrot. Though it had hidden it very well, Wang Ling had still found out.
To be exact, it was a hybrid parrot with many noble bloodlines.
Through the blood origin trace, Wang Ling had seen the following species in its blood: the kunpeng 1 , the nine-headed bird 2 , the four-eyed bird 3 , the vermilion bird 4 , the bifang 5 ... oh, by the way, there was also a Pidgey 6 .
Who the heck knew what Dopey''s parents had gone through before its birth? Of course, Wang Ling didn''t want to know... the one thing he could be sure of, though, was that this mix of so many bloodlines had granted Dopey a unique ability.
Under normal circumstances, Hero Guo wouldn''t have Dopey reveal its ability in public, otherwise he would inevitably be suspected of ying tricks.
But now that Super Chen had called his reputation into question, Hero Guo felt it was necessary for him to reveal his hand.
He winked at Dopey... actually, this boy and bird had alreadye to a clear agreement long ago concerning their private and public affairs: under watchful eyes in public, Dopey would give its owner face as necessary; after they returned home, Hero Guo would have to give up this false Master of Dopey appearance in private and pay the price for his public glory by bing a shit-shoveling officer 7 .
Theseplex feelings between boy and bird gave Wang Ling a sense of dj vu. Something worth mentioning which other people were probably unaware of... was that Dopey was female. Wang Ling had already silently realized this; he just didn''t want to say anything.
"Students, I''m sorry to have kept you waiting." Old Antique skipped cheerfully over to them. He had said only a few words before his wristwatch shrilled with a call. When he looked at the caller ID, he immediately waved at them, a high color to his cheeks. "Excuse me, I''ll have to keep you waiting a little longer!~" Saying that, he ran eagerly to one side to receive the call.
Old Antique being this lively was already beyond everyone''sprehension...
Nice timing, while Old Antique answered the phone, it was a good opportunity to figure out what on earth was going on with him!
"There is nothing in this world that this master doesn''t know!" While speaking, Hero Guo gingerly pulled out one of Dopey''s feathers, causing its pure white, slightly plump body to tremble for an instant.
"What is that for?" Feather Lin asked confusedly.
"This is the Names Fortune Skill; it requires a feather from Dopey. As long as I the master hold this feather, look at the person in question and repeat their name three times, I''ll know their fortune based on the color which the feather changes into," Hero Guo said with a mysterious air.
Dopey silently rolled its eyes at Hero Guo: First, you spray this boss with your spit, now you want this boss to cooperate with you in your pretentious act... hehe, when we return home, you''re going to get it!
What Names Fortune Skill... Hero Guo made this spell sound so marvelous, when in fact, generally speaking, it was just fortune-telling.
The crucial point was that this wasn''t his ability, but Dopey''s own special ability.
In Wang Ling''s opinion, though, this ability wasn''t worth much even if it was created from thebination of the bloodlines of several legendary birds.
All in all, however, the assessment results should be urate. At least, it would be way better than the roadside soothsayers who grabbed people to say, "Benefactor, there is evil between your eyebrows, you will definitely encounter a bloody cmity!"
Rubbing the feather in his hand, Hero Guo mouthed Old Antique''s real name three times, and everyone saw that white, spotless feather instantly turn pink.
"A pink feather?" Hero Guo stared at the feather with an astonished expression.
Lotus Sun gave the pink feather a cursory look and asked, "A pink feather... what does it stand for?"
Hero Guo was already well-versed in the symbolic meanings of the feather''s colors, but for this color to appear in rtion to Old Antique... to be honest, he really hadn''t anticipated it at all.
Thinking of Old Antique''s jubnt attitude earlier, as he bounced and skipped around, plus this key pink feather, the answer already seemed obvious. "A pink feather means luck in love. Old Antique has... fallen in love!"
"Oh, so it''s because he''s fallen in love..." It was mere realization at first.
After a moment of dead silence, an earth-shaking roar immediately burst out.
What the f**k?!
Fallen?! In?! Love?!
This ageless Old Antique who only knew how to eattiao was actually beginning to arrange flowers in his antique vase?!
"..."
Super Chen, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin all felt that it was inconceivable.
"...Is your feather reliable or not?" Super Chen asked again dubiously.
"Shit! You still don''t believe me?"
"I just think it''s a little too unreal! Fortune-telling using a bird feather, thinking about it, it''s too unscientific," said Super Chen.
Wang Ling: "..." So, you think a bird feather changing colors is very scientific?
Super Chen was a very skeptical person and liked to split hairs a lot, especially when it came to old superstitions.
In order to verify the authenticity of this feather fortune-telling, Super Chen rudely pulled out another one of Dopey''s feathers.
This time, it hurt enough that Dopey twitched hard and gave Hero Guo a look as it gnashed its teeth, even though it had no teeth to gnash...
It didn''t care who it was that pulled out its feather; in the end, it would me everything on Hero Guo...
Hero Guo: "What do you want?"
"Come on, our Comrade Master of Dopey! Find another person''s fortune to read." Super Chen ced the bird feather in Hero Guo''s hand.
Hero Guo silently curled his lips; he then looked at Feather Lin and recited her name three times. The bird feather turned dark red.
It was rted to her fortune, after all, so Feather Lin was a little nervous. "This color, what does it mean?"
Hero Guo carefully discerned the color of the feather and quickly read its message. "This red feather symbolizes fire on the body, so recently you had to be careful of fire and had to stay away from ces that have them."
Feather Lin looked astonished. "...This is too urate!"
Justst week, the gay fanfiction that she had painstakingly collected over the years had been discovered by her father, who had burned them all.
Super Chen skeptically pulled another feather from Dopey''s body. "Come on, read my fortune."
"..." This feather was from Dopey''s belly, where its flesh was the most tender; it was so painful it made all of its feathers stand up.
Wang Ling even saw a crystal tear form in the corner of its eye...
Helpless, Hero Guo read Super Chen''s fortune and saw that the feather had turned blue. He sighed and said, "You had to stay away from water in thest month."
Super Chen also showed his surprise. "...It really is urate!" He remembered when he had been at the swimming poolst week and had gotten a cramp in his leg while swimming. If it hadn''t been for the lifeguard, who had parted the water with one palm... he felt he might have died.
"Now do you believe me?" Hero Guo felt rather helpless.
At this very moment, Old Antique returned after talking endlessly on the phone, looking even more radiant than before.
"Students, your teacher has good news to share with you."
Standing in front of everyone, he didn''t hide his ecstasy at all. "Teacher has found you a teacher''s wife!"
Students: "..."
Wang Ling: "..." Then, what was the point of plucking out the feathers?
Dopey: "..." Psycho! You think I don''t need face?!
Chapter 42: Old Antique’s Education Policy
Chapter 42: Old Antiques Education Policy
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Wang Ling hadn''t imagined that Old Antique would actually announce the news so quickly. Nowadays, there were plenty of lightning marriages 1 , but who knew that there were also so many lightning love affairs.
He felt it was probably because Old Antique had gone too long without love, so once he fell into the honey river of love, he couldn''t pull himself out.
It was very obvious that spring had arrived for Old Antique.
On the other hand, Hero Guo had entered a chilly winter...
Dopey wasn''t an ordinary parrot. This wasn''t reflected just in its special ability, born from mixing various bloodlines together, but also in the fact that Dopey had the ability to transform. While there was a very short time limit to how long it could maintain a human form, it was already more than enough time to teach Hero Guo a lesson.
Especially when Dopey saw a small bald patch amidst the spotless white feathers which it was so proud of, the result of that f**king fortune-telling...
From afar, Wang Ling could already feel the low pressure emanating from Hero Guo''s shoulder. Moreover, he heard Dopey''s thoughts again: whip, handcuffs, small candle...
Sss ! It was just three simple nouns, but it was more than enough for his imagination.
He had never thought that even a bird could y such exciting games these days...
An Old Antique in love was even more approachable than usual, and it should have been a stress-free spirit sword training session. However, firmly oppressed by Dopey''s icy cold spiritual pressure, Hero Guo couldn''t be cheerful.
The morale of this story was, if you are a pretentious prick, you will pay the price. If you want to show off in front of people, your bird will use candle wax on you behind the scenes... Wang Ling felt that this incident made a very good case for the "lead a low-key life" philosophy which Father and Mother Wang had instilled in him from a young age.
For Wang Ling, this spirit sword training was predictably boring. What Old Antique was teaching was a very basic spirit sword beginner''s course.
In theory, at the Foundation Establishment stage, one waspletely capable of flying a sword. However, Huaxiu nation''s Education Department had made "flying a sword" a university-level course in the current education system.
What most Foundation Establishment students could learn in high school was basic maintenance of their spirit swords and basic skills in flying a sword.
Of course, as students of the elite ss, they may also delve a little deeper into the content and learn things such as advanced sword skills and mental sword cultivation methods. However, these lessons still weren''t any challenge for Wang Ling.
A so-called true master, with a sword not in his hand, but in his heart, could use a de of grass to cut down even the stars this highest realm of swordsmanship had long faded into history and most people thought it was just a legend. However, Wang Ling felt that without the restraining effects of the Dao talisman seal, it wouldn''t be difficult for him at all to cut the stars down with a de of grass.
The basic training for flying a sword mainly consisted of controlling their spirit swords to paint the figure "8" in the air. With his strength pulled back, Wang Ling carefully controlled his small wooden sword and tried his best to flunk the session, so that he didn''t tear the roof off the gymnasium by mistake.
In the end, based on Old Antique''s strict grading system, Wang Ling was ranked fourth of the students present in proficiency at flying a sword.
While fourth out of five people ced him in the bottom half, he was very satisfied with this ranking.
The person inst ce was Feather Lin. To begin with, parent and child swords weren''t very easy to control and required a level of swordsmanship that was more than two times as difficult as wielding one sword. What was worse, she had gotten the genders of her two spirit swords wrong all these years... hence, though they had been together for a very long time, they had yet to establish real rapport between them.
"If you go on like this, you''ll get nowhere." Old Antique put his hands on his waist and sighed, feeling a slight headache.
An Old Antique in love was somewhat more unusual than normal, but that didn''t mean he had been idle in collecting data on the previous spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 58 High School.
On the surface, the students'' levels in handling spirit swords appeared roughly the same among the three schools.
In fact, No. 60 High School had an advantage, because Lotus Sun''s Mysterious Sea had already spawned a sword spirit. To quote a chuuni 2 saying, in all of the one hundred schools, a high school student who bred a sword spirit was a very rare and extremely fearful existence...
However, the spirit sword exchange meet was a team event and employed a team grading system. If No. 60 High School wanted to emerge victorious in this exchange meet, apart from Lotus Sun and Super Chen, the two best performers currently, the other three people had to ensure that at the very least, they obtained a final average score or higher it would only take one person holding them back to produce poor results.
What was worth mentioning was that although Wang Ling was ranked fourth, his score was just above average, which Old Antique felt was really miraculous. For some reason, he felt that the person who had scored sixty points was somehow more skilled than the one who had scored full marks.
Currently, it looked like it was just Feather Lin who was holding them back. Furthermore, her score was very discouraging. The city-wide average score in proficiency at flying a sword was sixty-five, but Feather Lin hadn''t even reached the passing score.
However, Old Antique was, after all, Old Antique. Headmaster Chen had sent him to lead this team, and even if this fatty who only knew how to eat snacks had now been blessed with luck in love, his teaching prowess was beyond question.
After that, the other students left the gym except for Feather Lin. There were still two more hours before dinner, which was supposed to be free time, but Feather Lin had to do extra training.
"Teacher, am I hopeless?" This fujoshi was obviously very upset, her head hanging low. Feather Lin felt that flying a sword had be the second most painful thing in her life, after her father burning her gay fanfiction.
Girls had thin skin 3 , so Old Antique would always give them face. If it had been Teacher Pan, she would have long broken out into cursing, resentful that a student didn''t live up to her expectations, and she would have used various radical ways to stimte the students'' adrenal nd hormones.
However, every teacher had their own teaching style.
This method of berating students in order to spur them into action did not suit Old Antique''s gentle image at all. Furthermore, this was an Old Antique who was in love; it was even less likely for him to criticize a schoolgirl who was suffering disappointment in her studies.
Compared with Teacher Pan''s method of goading, Old Antique was better at giving encouragement.
Additionally, he was very good at applying the right fix to any situation.
Flying a pair of parent and child swords was indeed more difficult than flying a single sword, but the principle was the same. One just needed to memorize a few more of the original basic forms. For students in the elite ss, memorizing something had never been a problem, especially for Feather Lin, who was a top student.
Therefore, Old Antique felt that it wasn''t that Feather Lin couldn''t learn, but that she wasn''t absorbing the lesson. Additionally, he could tell that she was feeling rather depressed.
In fact, the pile of treasured gay fanfiction burned several days ago was the main reason for Feather Lin''s bad mood. But Old Antique had no idea about this situation at all, so he could only judge based on his years of experience and his own observations.
After all, secretly investigating a student''s private affairs would be too much like the actions of a pervert...
In situations like this, Old Antique had a lot of relevant methods for solving this type of difficult problem.
In any case, he just needed to give the right type of encouragement for the student in question.
A spirit light glowed in Old Antique''s hand as he conjured up a book which he had prepared beforehand, and he gave it to Feather Lin. "I hope Student Lin will enjoy this book. The names of the protagonists are very simr to those of your parent and child swords."
Curiously, Feather Lin took the book and saw on the cover four very elegant-looking words: Founder of Evil Sorcery...
...
Actually, before the spirit sword training and in line with his encouragement approach, Old Antique had very considerately prepared a gift for each student early on as an emergency incentive.
For Lotus Sun, he had written a list of Wang Ling''s favorite snacks.
For Super Chen, he had prepared a dumbbell with a gravity system so that he could control its weight at will.
For Hero Guo, he had prepared a little book in which he had recorded all the student gossip which only he knew.
For Wang Ling, he had prepared a packet of the just released stir-fried swamp eel-vored crispy noodle snack...
Chapter 43: Senior He’s Revenge
Chapter 43: Senior Hes Revenge
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The wind blows on school grounds except where there are no storm clouds...
A senior with a total of 8823 marks in three years, Senior Buliang, Senior Bufeng, Senior Fengyun 1 ...
No one knew when He Bufeng''s titles and legend had started to spread around the school.
Even He Bufeng himself didn''t know when it was that people had started viewing him as a delinquent.
...Was it three years ago, perhaps, after the end of his passionate first love in high school?
He Bufeng had alreadypletely forgotten it and no longer cared. If others already saw him as a school bully and delinquent, just rolling with it sometimes was a way of freeing himself from the burden of everything.
Since bing a delinquent, he had discovered that he could willfully enter any of the school toilets, and only after he finished peeing would the other students gingerly dare use them. The canteen auntie would give him the most meat, and everyone in the school was afraid of him, even the teachers... even Director Xie, who always had a stiff expression on her face, would retreat whenever she saw him.
Honestly, at the beginning, He Bufeng had really hated it when everyone avoided him like the gue.
However, he began to gradually learn to enjoy it.
He had been surprised when Tang Jingze came looking for him this morning. This man, who in the previous exchange meet with No. 58 High School had driven their teachers and students out of their minds, had actually humblye looking for him to earnestly request his help in teaching those "outrageous" guys from No. 60 High School a lesson.
...
"So it''s these four people?" In the male toilets where they had arranged to meet, He Bufeng dropped his cigarette butt and ground it hard under his foot as he looked at the photos and relevant information which Tang Jingze had given to him.
"Yes, that''s them..." Tang Jingze replied weakly. Fang Huaqing and Liang Wei were huddled behind him, not daring to say even a single word... this Senior Buliang was really every bit as terrifying as the rumors said.
"I remember that No. 60 High School sent five student representatives this time. Did you cross off that Lotus Sun from your list? What, are you looking down on me? Think I''m not capable of fixing her?" He Bufeng looked at the data in his hands with a smile.
"..."
It was a simple question, but it made Tang Jingze shudder.
"Haha, don''t be afraid." He Bufeng gave Tang Jingze a pat on his shoulder. "She''s the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, after all. It isn''t just anybody that can screw with a person like that."
"Senior''s words make sense..."
"But I don''t have much time, at most I can help you teach one of them a lesson."
He Bufeng pointed at the photos. "First, among these four people, I don''t make it a habit to bully women, so this one named Feather Lin can pass."
"Mm, senior is really considerate!" Liang Wei ttered him.
Then He Bufeng pointed at Super Chen''s photo. "Second, this muscr bro seems like he would be very difficult to deal with. I don''t want to end up wrestling philosophically 2 with him when I teach him a lesson. ording to the data, this guy''s family also has some sort of background, so pass."
"..."
Then He Bufeng pointed at Master of Dopey in the photo. "And this one might look very silly, but his family runs a store selling soul pets. I feel that the parrot he''s carrying would be difficult to deal with."
"..."
Atst, He Bufeng looked at Wang Ling''s photo. "From the information, this guy seems the easiest to bully? So let''s go with him!"
"..."
Senior, are you sure you won''t reconsider?
...
Wang Ling was free to do whatever he wanted after leaving the gym. Old Antique had made Feather Lin stay back to read Founder of Evil Sorcery ; Lotus Sun had taken advantage of No. 59 High School''s ss hours to run up to the school rooftop and try summoning her sword spirit, for the sake of strengthening their rapport; and Super Chen and Hero Guo, these two unambitious guys, had dashed back to the school dormitory right after training to y games.
Wang Ling didn''t need training, and he didn''t y games often, since he could very easily destroy any device he held in his hands. Of course, there were games in the specially developed wristwatch which Wang Ming had given to him, and the games library was updated every Monday to include almost all of thetest games on the market.
However, Wang Ling hadn''t yed a single game on his watch, because the values generated while he yed could reflect his reaction ability, agility and so on... he absolutely didn''t want that numbers-crazy pervert to get hold of any clues about him...
He had always thought that he was actually a very boring person and had kept to himself since he was a child.
Of course, this also had to do with how Father and Mother Wang had educated him. Many times, Wang Ling had thought that if he didn''t have this level of power, he would just be the most ordinary person ever.
God gave each person an opportunity, but also made everyone equal. Wang Ling had been bestowed unrivalled strength, but the price he paid for it was equally bitter.
He was unable to enjoy ying games, unable to make particrly close friends, unable to high-five his bros when he was delighted even when he sneezed or slept he had to be careful... he had to watch his strength every so often and do his best to avoid causing any idental injuries. This wasn''t a responsibility only to himself, but more so to other people.
When he was younger, loneliness had probably been the greatest shadow over his childhood, but he gradually got used to being alone as he grew older.
However, his life seemed to have be much livelier ever since he came to No. 60 High School... especially during this off-campus school activity in thest few days. For the first time, he was experiencing what it was like to live in a group. He was very unustomed to it, though, and it made him feel very ufortable.
This free time now was truly a rare opportunity for him to enjoy some solitary peace and quiet.
...
How did that song go again?
Walk with me on the street on campus, ooh oh... ooh oh...
Whether it was No. 59 High School or the much talked-about No. 58 High School, they had simr ces on school grounds like No. 60 High School''s small garden.
After No. 59 High School had been expanded by that circumcision director of the school board, in addition to the wide, new trail lined by trees and the new school dormitory, a plot ofnd behind the dormitory building had also been expanded.
That was a sakura forest full of sakura trees.
It was sakura season, and the blooming trees had turned the forest pink. Standing in their midst gave a person the feeling of first love.
After sses at No. 59 High School were over for the day, couples could be seen elegantly pledging their love to one another under the sakura trees.
When the wind blew, sakura petals rose from the tops of the trees and danced along the ground. Several of them settled gently on Wang Ling''s short hair and shoulders... the beautiful sakura and the quiet teenager... it was a uniquely beautiful scene.
Chapter 44: A Chance Encounter Between a Cat and a Human
Chapter 44: A Chance Encounter Between a Cat and a Human
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Wang Ling raised a light pink petal, closed his eyes and carefully breathed in its fragrance.
He felt that this scent truly fit the season.
These were just very ordinary sakura trees;pared with the various spirit fruit trees sold on the market that had been grown from the seed, sakura trees didn''t have any spirit aura. Still, they were indispensable for adding to the atmosphere on school grounds.
This was exactly the kind of life he wanted...
Wang Ling fully enjoyed the rare serenity. He stood silently among the sakura trees, inhaling their pure fragrance. When he closed his eyes, it was as if he was the only person left in the universe.
Suddenly, his body jolted and he shivered unexpectedly!
Of course, it wasn''t because he was cold from the wind; his muscles had spasmedpletely for some other reason. His body would never feel cold, he was immune to all poisons, and before any virus could even enter his body, it would be destroyed by his powerful spirit energy molecules. As a result, he had never suffered from illnesses of any kind, whether minor or major, since birth he didn''t even know what it was like to have a cold.
His muscles did spasm on asion, usually when he was in a solitary mood. This had nothing to do with the flesh but with the nerves. Wang Ling stood at the peak above all human cultivators in terms of cultivation realms, but very few would understand how lonely it was at the top.
The Immortal King wasn''t an old man who chanted prayers in a dpidated temple all day long, nor was he a Taoist priest disillusioned with the mortal world. When all was said and done, he was just a sixteen-year-old boy who also had emotions... Wang Ling himself said that he was already ustomed to it, but while he would never admit it even if he was beaten to death, in his heart, he was actually very lonely.
He walked ahead, treading gently on the soft sakura petals. As the cool wind brushed over his cheeks, he heard faint voices on the air.
Following them, he looked in the direction they wereing from.
Under a sakura tree not too far away, a few kittens were ying happily, jumping and pouncing on the petals that drifted down. These were ordinary stray cats, which every school had.
Sometimes, he quite envied these little carefree kittens that didn''t have to worry about anything. When they were hungry, some school shit-shoveling officer would inevitably feed them; when they were finished eating, they could roll around and y; when they were tired from ying, they could flop down and sleep... they didn''t need to worry about controlling their strength, and were unburdened by worries or cares or limits.
Staring at these cute little kittens, Wang Ling wanted to stretch out his hands to pick one up for a cuddle, but in the end, he still pulled his hands back after taking into ount the weakening effect of the talisman seal.
Under the sakura trees, a pretty boy and a few romping cats... this should have been a beautiful picture of harmony between man and nature.
However, this kind of harmony could be broken sometimes, especially when a person was capable of using the Mind-Reading Ability...
While Wang Ling was watching the kittens, he could clearly hear the voices in their hearts.
The big cat that was the leader of the little group: "Look, this human has been staring at us for a while."
Second Cat: "He could be a pervert!"
Third Cat: "We should hurry up and leave! Just now it looked like he wanted to grab us!"
Fourth Cat: "I heard previously there was a pervert who especially caught cats to make them into kebabs... it''s so dangerous here!"
Big Cat: "It''s exactly two o''clock, Boss Zheng Tan has a meeting to chair! Let''s go, go!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Then.
The cats all ran off in one direction...
Wang Ling had experienced plenty of this sort of embarrassment since his childhood, especially when the Dao talisman seal was weak. His aura would be much heavier than normal and animals as well as insects were usually more sensitive to such a dangerous aurapared with humans.
However, not all creatures were afraid of Wang Ling. asionally, a few dragonflies and butterflies would recklessly rest on his shoulder and hair...
Wang Ling started to walk in the direction the kittens had run off in. Beforeing to No. 59 High School, he had heard about a small man-made lotus pond in its sakura forest through his Mind-Reading Ability.
This small lotus pond was newly built and previously there had been a small incident when a sparrow had drowned by ident... some mischievous students had nicknamed the sparrow Xia Yuhe, then set up a stele for it by the side of the lotus pond, which they named "Lake Little Ming." 1
Wang Ling was a little worried that something might happen to those kittens, so he decided to follow them. The little guys were still too young, and while the water in the lotus pond only reached roughly up to his knees, it was more than deep enough for them.
However, it turned out that he had been thinking too much...
This group of kittens obviously had their own secret base; when Wang Ling reached Lake Little Ming, it was quiet all around, with not even a shadow of a cat to be seen.
He sighed and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a meow from a nearby sakura tree, and then saw a ck shadow fall into the lotus pond.
Flop!
There was a huge ssh...
Wang Ling was very close to the lotus pond. Under normal circumstances, if he hadn''t reacted in time, he definitely would have been drenched. However, before the water reached him, it froze in the air. After that, Wang Ling moved his fingers, and like a tide ebbing, all the water retreated back to the lotus pond.
He sighed with secret relief; because of his rampant power, he had destroyed a number of things at No. 59 High School in thesest few days, from big ones like the spirit gathering arrays to smaller ones like their electronic equipment... in fact, he still felt very guilty. The water in the lotus pond was more or less also school property, but he felt that he had salvaged the situation just in time.
This wasn''t Time Recall, but the Great Gravitation Spell, one of the Three Thousand Great Spells. The "Absorbing Palm" which Elder Xiao of the Xiao n had previously been famous for also used part of the principle of this spell as reference.
Of course, using Time Recall would produce the same results, but it would consume a tremendous amount of Wang Ling''s spirit energy. Besides, the main thing was that with Time Recall, the world''s timeline would also be reversed... therefore, unless it was ast resort, he wouldn''t use this ability so readily.
Wang Ling stood next to the lotus pond, searching for the shadow that had fallen in just now. Although it had happened in a sh, with his exceptional dynamic vision, he still could determine... that thing, was probably a ck cat.
Obviously, this "ck cat" was a bit dumbfounded.
After all, it had deliberately jumped down to ssh this person with water.
After jumping into the water, the "ck cat" had immediately retreated to the side as nned, hiding along one side of the lotus pond as it secretly observed Wang Ling. And then it had seen him use the Great Gravitation Spell...
"...Never thought that this person could use such an advanced spell!"
Who could have imagined that the first step in their carefully formted n to bully this person would fail what a disastrous beginning! He Bufeng the ck cat sighed in his heart.
He scurried onto a lotus leaf on one side of the lotus pond. After all, it was an artificial pond; both the lotus and lotus leaves were fake and buoyant like the kickboards used for learning to swim, so he was able to tread securely on a lotus leaf.
It wasn''t the first time that he had changed into a cat, so his movements were pretty nimble. Four limbs involved a different set of movements than two legs and it had taken a lot of practice to get used to it.
This "ck cat" had also officially caught Wang Ling''s eye.
After a brief showdown between man and cat, He Bufeng jumped off the lotus leaf...
With a three hundred and sixty degree Thomas ir 2 , he plunged into the water!
And then he began to struggle hard on the surface...
Even without his Mind-Reading Ability, Wang Ling knew this guy had definitely done it on purpose!
What was more, he now knew everything... he was well aware that the ck cat was actually a person who had been sent by Tang Jingze to bully him.
Under these circumstances, if Wang Ling rescued him, there would definitely be some other dirty trick that would be yed on him; but if he dismissed it, he figured that he would bebeled as someone who stood aside when others were in peril. Furthermore, it would very likely affect the reputation of No. 60 High School. After all, Old Antique had said that every one of them who hade to No. 59 High School represented the image of No. 60 High School.
Rescue, of course he would rescue him...
But with a little appropriate punishment...
Wang Ling stared at the ck cat struggling in the water and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a "kind" smile.
Chapter 45: Wang Ling Is Lei Feng
Chapter 45: Wang Ling Is Lei Feng
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After seeing Old Antique''s passive skill at attracting women in his "artsy mode," Wang Ling had started to sort out his own passive skills.
Because sometimes, especially for him, the trouble wasn''t always caused by the power he couldn''t control, but by his "passive skills."
Thus, over thest two days, he had in fact been silently sorting his passive skills into the practical series, the chicken rib 1 series and the damn useful series... this really did make things clear and simple at a nce.
In the damn useful series, the skill that had left the deepest impression on Wang Ling was a passive branch spell called "Jumping Carp," which had originated from one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the "Great Wave Palm." As long as he pped his hands at a person thirty-two times consecutively, that person would start acting like Magikarp 2 when it utilized its Ssh move: flopping around with no attack effect whatsoever.
And then, in the chicken rib series... from the name alone, one could tell that the passive skills in this series were the type that were "tasteless, but a waste to discard." Some of the skills might seem very practical, but were of no value to him.
For instance, the passive spell the "Boundless Devouring," was a branch spell of one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the "Great Devouring Spell" as long as Wang Ling dropped his tears in any kind of food, the food would multiply quickly within a short period of time, one bing two, two bing four... unfortunately, he wasn''t a foodie. The only thing he liked were crispy noodle snacks.
He remembered using this spell to clone his crispy noodle snack when he was a kid. In the end, the crispy noodle snacks had multiplied like crazy beyond his control. At that time, he could only open a tunnel and send these magically cloned crispy noodle snacks into the boundless vastness that was the universe.
By now, these crispy noodle snacks had probably already formed their own gxy...
So though he had a lot of passive skills, most of them weren''t very practical.
As for the practical skills series, although there were only a pitiful few, they were all abilities that he thought were very useful for hiding his cultivation realm, like the "Great Shielding Spell," which blocked the possibility of unscrupulous people investigating him through whatever means avable.
And now, in front of this "ck cat movie king" floundering in the water, another one of Wang Ling''s passive skills had unwittingly activated...
His Heavenly Eye had the ability to "eliminate the false and retain the true"!
Honestly speaking, even he hadn''t expected that in this type of Foundation Establishment high school, there would actually be people who knew how to use the Transformation Spell. This was quite an advanced skill. The General Administration of 100 Schools didn''t forbid people from learning it, but given itsplexity, it was useless for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to try and learn this skill on their own without the guidance of a master.
...
At this moment, the "ck cat movie king" had already been struggling in the lotus pond for two whole minutes...
Faced with such a weak and pitiful kitten, this person actually had no sympathy at all!
This was what He Bufeng was thinking in his heart.
Earlier on, he had arranged for his shamate underling to be in position nearby to immediately take photos as evidence any time Wang Ling behaved as if he wasn''t going to do anything to save him... then the next day, they would flood the school''s Tieba 3 and BBS forums! For this small piece of news, they would only need to write a sentimental article and exaggerate it a little, and it would definitely rile up a whole bunch of shit-shoveling officers who would condemn Wang Ling en masse.
At that time, No. 60 High School would definitely lose face.
However, the premise of the whole n depended on the Transformation Spell working wlessly.
...
The ck cat was still floundering merrily in the lotus pond...
"..." Wang Ling stared at the ck cat; no one noticed his pupils, as dark and deep as obsidian, shine with unusual radiance, like a kaleidoscope.
It had to be said that He Bufeng''s Transformation Spell was superb and he could hide perfectly from most people''s eyes and ears. Unfortunately, this petty transformation couldn''t escape the authority of the Heavenly Eye.
While He Bufeng was ying delightedly in the lotus pond, he was surprised to notice that he seemed to be creating much bigger sshes and his visual angle was changing drastically. Even the ck fur on his hand seemed to be disappearing...
Huh... strange!
The situation...
Seemed a bit off...
Then, after a few short seconds.
He stood up in the lotus pond, his face full of surprise...
Standing gantly, full of vigor, his wet balls hanging out...
...F**k!
He Bufeng had utterly never expected to turn back into a human at this moment! And the most rming thing was that his clothes were gone!
"..." Stung by the sight, Wang Ling covered his eyes as he also thought "f**k" in his heart. Someone please tell him... why the hell had He Bufeng''s clothes been restored to nothing! This damn ability to "eliminate the false and retain the true" was really a bit too thorough! It stung the eyes! Obviously the spell had a bug somewhere!
The scene was an unimaginable embarrassment for Wang Ling.
He felt a little repentant!
He couldn''t control this Heavenly Eye passive skill... the ability to eliminate the false and retain the true was indeed impressive, and could help him see through plenty of false illusions.
Clearly, however, there were times when things were restored too thoroughly, which wasn''t a good thing...
At that very moment, He Bufeng felt wretched and like he had gone a little crazy as if he was in a game and had drunk a healing potion with a transformation effect, but then found out that all his top gear had been swallowed by the system. Additionally, this feeling of wind blowing coldly on eggs made his balls ache with mncholy 4 ...
He covered his face and once again sank down into the lotus pond he didn''t think he had ever felt this ashamed before.
There was no one around, and his shamate underling was still lurking at a distance,pletely unaware of what had happened.
Bracing himself, He Bufeng looked at Wang Ling and said in an entreating tone, "ssmate, could you please find me some clothes..."
Wang Ling: "..."
After thinking for a bit, Wang Ling took off his jacket and threw it beside the lotus pond.
He then lowered his head and quietly turned around to leave.
After all, he was not Super Chen and would never show interest in a brother who had strippedpletely.
...
A young boy walking among the sakura trees, carrying a slightly mncholy air...
Sitting dazedly in the middle of the cold lotus pond, He Bufeng looked at Wang Ling''s back as the other boy left.
He hadn''t expected the Transformation Spell to wear off so rapidly. What was more, he hadn''t thought that this guy, who he was supposed to be bullying, would insteade to his rescue during the most embarrassing moment of his life.
Utterly ashamed, He Bufeng climbed out of the lotus pond and put on the blue jacket which Wang Ling had given him. The sports jacket was longer than ordinary clothes and was just able to cover his embarrassing bits. Luckily school wasn''t over yet, otherwise, he would really have been embarrassed if there had been more people in the sakura forest.
"Boss, I recorded everything!" The shamate underling popped up next to him.
"F**k! Still want to f**king record! Delete all of it!" He Bufeng''s face twitched. He recalled the moment when he had just turned back into a human and had yet to react still happily sshing around in the lotus pond, he would just look like a dimwit. How could he keep such a video?
"Then this person... are we bullying him or not?"
"For this type of student from another school who upholds the three views, we should open our arms and wee him! If not for this ssmate Lei Feng 5 , I would havepletely lost face!" As He Bufeng said this, he stripped his shamate underling of his pants and put them on.
"..."
As the breeze brushed against his bare thighs and short leg hairs, the shamate underling felt a little aggrieved.
"I will have to properly thank this ssmate Lei Fengter." He Bufeng sighed. Thinking of Tang Jingze''s group of people that wanted to stir up trouble, he keenly felt the gap in the quality of character between the students of the two schools... he couldn''t continue being a degenerate like this. No. 59 High School''s Student Union had to bepletely reorganized!
The two individuals stared in the direction which Wang Ling had disappeared in for quite a long time.
Then, unwittingly, Wang Ling''s "Great Shielding Spell" was reactivated...
Almost at the same time, the two people realized an important problem...
F**king wait!
This ssmate Lei Feng... what the f**k was his name?
Chapter 46: Sad Odd Zhuo
Chapter 46: Sad Odd Zhuo
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Wang Ling absolutely didn''t want to be Lei Feng. He Bufeng had caused this incident himself, so he only had himself to me. Wang Ling could have ignored it and chosen to walk away.
However, Father and Mother Wang had taught him from young that he had to have a bottom line in anything he did... leave a line in all things, in case of meeting again 1 . Even if He Bufeng was a delinquent, he was still in no way like that heinous bunch of Shadow Stream dog-headed humans 2 ...
Hence, Wang Ling left his school jacket, a decision he made even after considering overall the rtionship between the two schools. Everyone knew that the rtionship between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School wasn''t very good.
But then, when would the cycle of revenge end?
Wang Ling didn''t know whether a single school jacket could change anything, but he thought it was worth a try.
After all, even Director Xie, the most difficult person to deal with in No. 59 High School, had been ensnared by Old Antique. Anything was possible...
...
In No. 59 High School, someone''s ass and balls were turning blue from the wind.
Elsewhere, in the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Odd Zhuo was feeling very sad today.
Odd Zhuo, who had be Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools at a young age, was the envy of outsiders, but no one knew the considerable pressure which he was under.
On one side, this pressure came from his superior.
The General Administration of 100 Schools was in charge of all the cultivation schools, even kindergartens, in Songhai city. All the major district education offices were subject to its directives. And above the General Administration of 100 Schools sat the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, which was under the direct jurisdiction of Secretary Sun Dakang, a member of the central government.
The position of Deputy Director wasn''t big or small. However, in Odd Zhuo''s opinion, sitting in this position was just like prostituting himself... the benefits all went to the Director while he was the one who answered the phone calls in the office. Pressure from his superior directly led to work pressure, which made him feel that his life was miserable.
On the other side, the pressure also came from Odd Zhuo himself.
He was well aware of the reason why he had been able to be Deputy Director. Additionally, what terrified him the most was how, at the annual meeting every year, a few of his drunk superiors would insist on dragging him over to perform the "Sky-Parting Sword Skill" that he had used to kill the sky-swallowing toad back then...
In short, sitting in this position of Deputy Director was very exhausting for him.
There was no shortage of parents who came to see him about their children entering school. The issue of their children''s education was an important matter, so it was impossible for him not to help. Of course, there were also plenty of parents who discretely tried to give Odd Zhuo red packets, but he never epted them.
He thought that although he wasn''t quite at the level of a true, morally upstanding model worker, at least he was upright and honest... which was why he wanted to report his own superior for corruption and would face whatever consequences toe out of it. However, he didn''t have a shred of evidence.
Furthermore, since the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Huaxiu nation''s central government had issued the Eight Provisions and Six Bans, various leaders had begun to restrain themselves, no longer indulging in luxury and debauchery. Party banquets no longer even served dishes; leaders would take out abalone-vored fasting pills from their pockets, pop them into their mouths, then start drinking tea and chatting...
Thus, it was more difficult now for Odd Zhuo to find proof.
...
No. 60 High School''s defeat of the international, first-ss assassin organization Shadow Stream had be a widely-discussed topic in society. With regard to the spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School this time, the head office of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had personally called Odd Zhuo to express fervent concern regarding the event.
Actually, the main issue was Lotus Sun''s safety. After Shadow Stream''s assassination attempt, rumor was that the big boss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group had directly called the central government... Odd Zhuo didn''t know what they had specifically talked about. However, after that, the head office of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had personally called Odd Zhuo to ask about all of Lotus Sun''s movements at school.
Just that morning, he had personally answered a phone call from his senior.
Over the phone, he could guess what his senior wanted to talk about. It was very likely about the security issue.
This time, so many first-ss Shadow Stream killers had died there was no way they would give up so easily.
In the spirit sword exchange meet between the two schools, leaders of various status would be present. The more people there were, the higher the chance of something happening. Problems were bound to arise if there weren''t any security measures in ce. In fact, Odd Zhuo had had people carry out surveince in thest two days, for fear of something going wrong. If this task wasn''t dispatched satisfactorily, the first unlucky person in the line of fire would be him, as the Deputy Director who had ordered for this very important task to be carried out.
A receptionist and a scapegoat... it sounded pretty sad, but these truly were the problems which Odd Zhuo currently faced.
It wasn''t just about work, but more about the current situation.
After he had gotten off the call with the head of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools in the morning, an unusual guest visited Odd Zhuo''s office that afternoon.
The person was very tall, dressed stylishly in a ck windbreaker and carrying a motorcycle helmet. He didn''t look like anyone important at first, but the moment he pushed open the office door, Odd Zhuo was struckpletely dumb as he almost started cursing in his heart. "Sec... Secretary Dakang?"
Sun Dakang, the Director of Huaxiu nation''s Education Department and Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools... this old leader of unfathomable realm was a monumentally influential personage in Jinghua city.
Odd Zhuo hadn''t had any direct contact with this legendary old leader before and had only seen him from afar at previous annual regr meetings.
Honestly speaking, he had only been able to recognize Sun Dakang''s identity at first nce because he was so deeply impressed by the man.
Rumor had it that Secretary Sun Dakang was a very low-key person, and when Odd Zhuo saw him today, he could see it was true... god, a ck windbreaker and a helmet anyone who didn''t know might take him for the food delivery man!
Sun Dakang put down his motorcycle helmet and didn''t wait to be invited before he sat down in a guest chair with a faint sigh. "After so many years, this ce... it really hasn''t changed at all." His voice was maic and had that particr ent which older leaders used, giving his manner of speech a unique lingering charm.
Usually there were plenty of parents who visited the office, and the tea leaves which Odd Zhuo had on hand were running low. When he opened the tea canister and couldn''t find anything good to offer, he immediately felt a little embarrassed.
Sun Dakang smiled at Odd Zhuo. "It''s alright, Deputy Director Zhuo, green tea is fine. I turned up uninvited today, I hope Deputy Director Zhuo won''t me me for it."
Odd Zhuo hurried to offer Sun Dakang a cup of herbal tea. "How can Secretary Dakang say that... if there is a problem, a phone call would have sufficed."
"This telephone is the people''s hotline, I don''t have the right to use it." Sun Dakangughed and said, "...So, I came to visit you myself today."
"If it''s about Student Lotus Sun''s safety, I have already made the arrangements. If Secretary Dakang is worried..."
"That''s not the reason why I''m here today."
Sun Dazhong waved his hand. "With regard to Student Lotus Sun''s safety, we are of course very confident in Deputy Director Zhuo''s arrangements. Upper management is aware of Deputy Director Zhuo''s contributions to the General Administration of 100 Schools in Songhai city in thest few years. If Deputy Director Zhuo hadn''t personally made ns to protect No. 60 High School and defeated Shadow Stream a few days ago, I''m afraid that might have been the biggest terrorist attack we would have ever experienced in the history of education in our Huaxiu nation. If we didn''t have Deputy Director Zhuo, who could predict what could have happened then!"
"..."
Odd Zhuo: "Then why has Secretary Dakange to see me today?"
"No. 60 High School''s spirit sword exchange meet will be held in two days. This time, I will be observing it on behalf of my superiors."
"..."
"It suddenly urred to me yesterday that I hadn''t informed anyone yet. It''s not toote for me toe and report to Deputy Director Zhuo, is it? Of course, it''s fine for only Deputy Director Zhuo to know of this matter and to give me another identity under the General Administration of 100 Schools when I take part in this event. If my real identity rms too many people or causes a fuss, it''d be boring."
Sun Dakang spoke frankly and evenly, his expression mild. "In short... a low-key profile!"
"...Old leader, what are you talking about?"
Odd Zhuo wiped at his cold sweat and could already make the connection. Bloody hell, if this got out...
The school authorities of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School would go crazy... and not just the school, local and even city-level leaders would be shocked...
Sun Dakang this name was really too famous.
Even without saying anything else, just hearing this name would make anyone shudder. This Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools was one of the ten renowned personages who had founded Huaxiu nation! He was a hero who had once fought bravely on the ancient cultivation battlefield, an old general who had made distinguished contributions to the creation of the Scientific Cultivation era!
Odd Zhuo couldn''t help feeling doubtful when he thought about this... such an esteemed person actually wanted to attend a spirit sword exchange meet between two ordinary high schools?
He felt it was really too inconceivable!
"Apart from this, there was one other thing."
Sun Dakang took a sip of tea. "I wonder whether Deputy Director Zhuo still remembers the demon rampage that happened six years ago?"
"..."
At the mention of that incident six years ago, Odd Zhuo felt a faint sense of foreboding.
Chapter 47: As Soon as There Is an Opportunity Before You...
Chapter 47: As Soon as There Is an Opportunity Before You...
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Every time Odd Zhuo heard mention of the demon rampage from six years ago, he couldn''t help shuddering. At the annual meeting every year, a few of his drunk superiors would keep insisting that he perform the Sky-Parting Sword. The shadow cast by the psychological burden in his heart was already higher than the sky and deeper than the sea...
Therefore, when Secretary Sun Dakang brought up this old incident, Odd Zhuo could almost guess what his next words were going to be.
Sure enough, this old leader with quite the character nced at him, his mouth tilted upward slightly in a smile. "I heard that Deputy Director Zhuo''s Sky-Parting Sword is a unique ability. Why not perform it on the day of the spirit sword exchange meet?"
"..."
For a long while, Odd Zhuo was silent, saying nothing.
At the regr meetings in the past, when the drunk old leaders had asked him to perform, it had been very easy for him to find a good reason to decline. After all, they were just a group of befuddled drunkards. However, for the man sitting in front of him now to make such a request, he really couldn''t find any reason to refuse...
On one hand, he didn''t dare to.
On the other hand, he truly wasn''t capable of doing it... all these years, he had spent so much time privately studying this Sky-Parting Sword, but until now, he had nothing to show for it...
"Hm, is there a problem?"
Seeing that Odd Zhuo had said nothing for quite a while, Sun Dakang smiled faintly. "If it''s really inconvenient, just pretend I didn''t say anything, I also only said it on the spur of the moment. I just thought that as a previous senior of No. 60 High School and now the role model most young people look up to, if you can show your ability and talent at this type of public event, it would definitely be a tremendous encouragement!"
"...Old leader, don''t misunderstand, that wasn''t what I meant. I..."
"Ah, if that''s not it, then that''s good." Sun Dakang swiftly responded, directly cutting off Odd Zhuo before he could finish his sentence.
Odd Zhuo had been going to ask if he could perform something else even smashing rocks on his chest would be preferable to the Sky-Parting Sword!
However, Sun Dakang''s firm and resolute attitude made himpletely give up on this idea.
...This time, he really, really couldn''t escape!
Odd Zhuo sighed secretly in his heart and sincerely felt that this was a real headache.
He was now in a very difficult situation and had no way to back out. If he did well enough and pleased Secretary Sun Dakang, maybe he would be promoted he could then say farewell forever to prostituting himself as Deputy Director, a position he had already held for so many years, and head toward a new life; however, if he didn''t do well, he knew very clearly in his heart that he really would be saying goodbye to this position...
"It really isn''t easy to hold this position at such a young age."
"..."
As he spoke, Sun Dakang suddenly stood up and solemnly patted Odd Zhuo on the shoulder, scaring Odd Zhuo so much he almost fell off the chair.
"I know you may have your concerns. You must think yourself too young, you don''t want to show off in front of experts and you want to keep a low profile since tall trees attract the wind 1 , am I right?"
"..."
"Let me tell you a story from the ancient cultivation battlefield," said Sun Dakang.
Odd Zhuo perked up and raised his head.
"That year, it was thest battle before the founding of our nation, the Battle of Shimen..."
Currently, what the vast majority of young people had heard about the ancient cultivation battlefield was all just legend. This history, which had been sealed away for many years, wasn''t something that could be found in junior or high school teaching materials. It was only at university level that students gained some preliminary understanding of it. Odd Zhuo hadn''t specialized in history when he was in university, but he still had some basic knowledge of "The Battle of Shimen 2 ."
That battle... was really too famous.
As Secretary Dakang recounted the story, there were crystalline tears in his eyes, as if he was recalling many things. "When the battle happened that year, we were besieged by seven demon gods with towering might that hade through the Gate Between Worlds. Together with the current Minister of the Ministry of National Defense, Shi Yuliang, we were able to fight back and held fast outside the Stone Doors of Dagu Mountain."
Odd Zhuo listened quietly with wide eyes. Not everyone had this type of opportunity to listen to a firsthand ount of history.
"They were demon gods... they had monstrous, godly might and nomological powers, bleeding the world of color and frightening the people. Even the sun was forced to sink under their pressure. From hundreds of li away, you could see that exceptional, magnificent ze above the Stone Doors...
"The chief of the demon gods was strong. His whole being glowed with every move he made, and all of heaven and earth reverberated with just one wave of his hand. Minister Shi Yuliang fought with all his strength, but in the end was no match for the enemy. However, this was already the final battle, the Battle of Shimen. We had been charged by our seniors to hold and defend the gateway; even at the cost of defeat, we refused to yield even a single inch!"
Deeply absorbed in listening, Odd Zhuo''s mood was swept up with the old Secretary''s retelling. He could already imagine the terrifying scene on the ancient cultivation battlefield, with the fires of war soaring, and godly might pressing down on them.
And now, the old Secretary standing before him and telling him this story, who looked like a middle-aged man but was already an immortal living fossil... he was a man who had walked step by step out of that era and witnessed the advent of a new scientific one...
This conversation revealed a profound sense of age which made Odd Zhuo feel as if it had happened lifetimes ago.
"In the end, our strength was spent and we fell in front of the Stone Doors. Minister Shi was the only one left standing. He set his godly blood on fire, and at the cost of sacrificing the zhizungu 3 inside his own body, he summoned the divine Gaoxiao Qin 4 and yed a divine song which gave us strength! It also empowered him to his fullest potential... in the end, he beheaded all the seven demon gods! He held the Stone Doors! Andid the foundation for the establishment of Huaxiu nation..."
"But Minister Shi in the end did survive..." said Odd Zhuo.
The old Secretary smiled. "That''s right! He survived. At that time, even his tombstone had been erected and his entire body had already been buried. Only god knows why this guy''s pet bird Xiao Hong threw a de of god grass on his burial mound, renewing and nourishing his life force. In the end, he climbed out of his own grave. Don''t you think it''s hrious..."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
In this world, there really were very few people who could call that old Minister "this guy."
"After hearing this story, what have you learned?" Sun Dakang asked, looking at Odd Zhuo.
The old Secretary hadn''t told this story in vain. The story''s conclusion was very important. Odd Zhuo had mixed emotions in his heart after hearing it. "Old Secretary used this story to tell me that I should exercise willpower and perseverance in whatever I do, and to never give up until thest moment. I should learn from Minister Shi Yuliang, and respect his tenacious life force. Right?"
"...You think too much."
Secretary Sun rolled his eyes. "What I want to tell you is to hurry up and show off whatever talent you have. Don''t hide it don''t be like Minister Shi and hide your ultimate move, only waiting until thest moment to use it. In the end, he almost died! You''re not Ultraman! As soon as an opportunity for you to show off presents itself, if you can do it, just do it! Don''t regret it after you''ve lost your chance!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Chapter 48: Miss Dong
Chapter 48: Miss Dong
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After the copse of the Peiyuan district branch of the Pengci Gang, Madam Dong had led a group of old men and women to establish the General Administration of Harmony.
Since then, the pengci scandals in Peiyuan district, as well as various other types of disorderly conduct, seemed to instantly disappear.
No one wanted to be osted on a street corner by a bunch of old men and old women while on the way to work, and forced to recite the core values of cultivation as well as the eight honors and eight disgraces in the red book... because of this, no one parked illegally on the streets anymore, or ran a red light.
In just thesest few days, the General Administration of Harmony had escorted over one thousand local habitual thieves to the local General Administration of Cultivation in Peiyuan district, leading to the detention center''s food supplies being severely depleted. The entire police force at the General Administration of Cultivation had had to work overtime to process the offenders... it was as if the stately local cultivation police station had dumbly be a subsidiary department under the General Administration of Harmony''s Madam Dong.
The most frustrating thing was that the police couldn''t say anything.
Because they had to admit, since the emergence of the General Administration of Harmony, conditions in Peiyuan district had improved tremendously. Furthermore, these old men and women were shrewd enough to not leave behind any trace of their activities; on the surface, they didn''t seem to be viting anyws or rules... even if they did drag a person into some corner to beat up at leisure, they would make sure to choose a blind spot.
In a word, Madam Dong was now thoroughly famous.
When she walked around Peiyuan district, even the traffic police who saw her couldn''t help shuddering and would respectfully address her as "Miss Dong"...
...
...
However, Miss Dong wasn''t very satisfied with the General Administration of Harmony''s current situation.
This morning, she strolled along at an unhurried pace with her hands behind her back, like an old leader with veteran behind-the-scenes experience, and finally arrived at the secret headquarters of the General Administration of Harmony.
This headquarters had originally been an ordinary, abandoned factory building for rent or transfer. The rent was very cheap, and Madam Dong and several of the senior leaders of the General Administration of Harmony had each taken a bit of money out of their retirement funds and pooled the amount together to buy this building.
In a brief two days, the unused junk in the factory building had been cleared away and the space inside divided into several areas.
First, the harmonious report area, where the people of Peiyuan district could report any incidents of uncivilized behavior in society. As long as the core values of cultivation were involved, the General Administration of Harmony would do whatever it could to help.
Second, the harmonious entertainment area, which was a zone specially sectioned off for the old men and women of the General Administration to enjoy dancing in; so that they wouldn''t bother the nearbymunity, Madam Dong had personally purchased a soundproofing system, as well as set up two regr songs. The theme song was "Superstar in Troubled Times" and the second song was "Elysium" while mainly aggressive songs, they also carried hints of joy...
Third, the harmonious conference room. As the name implied, Madam Dong presided over senior leadership meetings here; it was also used for emergency assignments.
In addition to these three areas, there were two other smaller areas, namely the harmonious fitness room and Madam Dong''s personal office.
As usual, the first thing that Madam Dong did after entering her office was to immediately fetch a pail of water from the bathroom. With a clean white cloth, she began to carefully wipe the revered stone on her table.
To an outsider, the stone was nothing special, but for all the people of the General Administration of Harmony, the stone held great significance... because the Twenty-Four True Words were engraved on it. This was the exact same stone that Wang Ling had left behind for Madam Dong.
As she was wiping the stone, an old man with a red strip of cloth around his arm knocked on the door of the office. "Miss Dong, are you busy?" This old man with the surname Zhang was Madam Dong''s right hand. The red armband was a symbol of executive leadership in the General Administration of Harmony.
Madam Dong didn''t say anything, wholeheartedly focused on wiping the stone.
Five minutester, she wrung the white cloth dry and tossed it into the pail, then arranged the stone on the table before lighting three sticks of incense to ce before it.
While she was doing this, Master Zhang didn''t say anything else, standing perfectly straight at the door as he silently waited for her to finish. Finally, Madam Dong slowly turned around to look at him and say coolly, "Come in, let''s talk..."
"Have there been any new developments?" Madam Dong asked as she stared unwaveringly at the stone on the table.
"No, at present we haven''t received any messages from the director... has the director discarded us?" replied Master Zhang.
"Impossible! Back then... the director left this stone for us to give us confidence and hope for public order. We have been adhering to the core values of cultivation, sticking to the principle of ''from the masses, to the masses,'' and serving the people with all our hearts and souls..."
At this point, Madam Dong suddenly became excited, her eyes revealing an enlightened expression. "I know! It must be because our works of harmony haven''t been enough to move the director."
"I agree." Master Zhang nodded in approval.
Madam Dong frowned. "However, given our current funding situation, we don''t have enough to spread our forces out into the other districts. Even now we already don''t have enough manpower in Peiyuan district."
Master Zhang also sighed. "The neers only know how to y cards and mahjong all day long! This is already a serious vition of our General Administration of Harmony''s irond principles."
"The neers don''t know the rules, it''ll be fine once we teach them. We just have to be a little more patient. Has the financial reporte out? I''ll calcte how much we still need."
Master Zhang was silent for a moment. "The report will be here shortly. With regard to our funds, I don''t think Miss Dong needs to worry about it for the time being. This morning, the enthusiastic masses left a bankcard in our mailbox. The money on it... it''s already enough for our initial operation."
"Huh?" Madam Dong had a strange expression on her face. "Could this card be from the director? Did you check where it came from?"
"It''s probably not from the director... currently we''re still investigating its origins. In addition to this bankcard, there was also a letter indicating that the reason this card had been given to us was to provide our General Administration of Harmony with sufficient funds..." Master Zhang recalled carefully, then his eyes widened as he remembered something. "Oh, that''s right! Auntie Li in the technology department found a light watermark on the envelope, it seemed to be a string of numbers... maybe it''s a clue that the other party left us."
Madam Dong rolled her eyes and cupped her chin as she thought for a moment. "The other party is likely testing us. If we don''t have the ability to solve even this small puzzle, our General Administration of Harmony would be too worthless. We must find out who sent this letter as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Miss Dong!" Master Zhang nodded.
"Ah, that''s right, what were the numbers?" asked Madam Dong.
Master Zhang replied, "They seemed to be... 8823?"
Chapter 49: Mother Juan from the World of Black Cuisine
Chapter 49: Mother Juan from the World of ck Cuisine
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On this day, there was something unusual in the air at No. 59 High School...
The wind blows on school grounds except where there are no storm clouds...
Senior He Bufeng, who had scored just 8823 marks after three years of school, had actuallye to ss!
Seeing this, the students were silent and the teachers shed tears...
No one knew what had happened to this delinquent in thest twenty-four hours.
Tang Jingze felt that this was really too unusual and suspicious this was far more shocking than Director Xie Huaichun falling in love.
He didn''t know exactly what had happened to He Bufeng, but based on his actions, Tang Jingze could roughly guess that he hadpletely failed in his confrontation with the pretty boy with the crew cut from No. 60 High School. Otherwise, given his attitude toward studying, there was no way he would give up and lower himself to start going to ss.
Through this incident with He Bufeng, Tang Jingze had now finally seen through to the heart of the matter.
No. 59 High School was fated to be oppressed by this group of people from No. 60 High School they were truly a poisonous bunch!
Since their arrival at No. 59 High School, not only had school facilities been wrecked... even Director Xie Huaichun and the number one delinquent He Bufeng had one by one fallen into their hands... these two individuals, who in Tang Jingze''s heart were godlike figures that were just like the Hignd Guard Tower and Incisor Guard Tower 1 , had no longer existed after the arrival of the No. 60 High School team.
He hadpletely epted the fact that this was a group of people he couldn''t afford to provoke.
He was just a president of a student union; he wasn''t about to needlessly risk his life to offend these people.
...
Tomorrow would be thest day of the student exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School and the curtain would finally go up on that all-important spirit sword exchange meet.
Mindful of the fact that the spirit sword exchange meet was about to begin, the bunch from No. 60 High School were all feeling somewhat antsy.
It was impossible to not be nervous. After all, both schools'' honor was at stake. Their levels were virtually the same, so the difference would be in their ability to focus mentally... but it was hard to say, since this had a lot to do with mindset.
Usually when they trained, it was in a rtively closed environment. Tomorrow, however, they would be showcasing their ability to fly their spirit swords under thousands of gazes, as representatives of their school... even the smallest mistake might destroy their entire mindset.
Of course, the spirit sword exchange meet wasn''t the most terrifying thing.
The most frightening thing was the grim news which Old Antique had announced in the afternoon Mother Juan wasing...
This news was far, far more terrifying than the spirit sword exchange meet.
Actually, Mother Juan was also an elder at No. 60 High School, having worked diligently in the school canteen for hundreds of years; even all the first generation teachers at No. 60 High School had eaten hermunal cooking before.
She had a character which left a deep impression on people her hand never faltered when shedled out food, especially when shedled out meat; she was never stingy as she dished up heaps of meat, earnestly wanting the students to eat more.
Therefore, until now, a lot of people still remembered hermunal cooking from those days. Plenty of No. 60 High School alumni who returned to visit their alma mater would all ask to once again taste her cooking... at that time, every dish she cooked had been a ssic.
However, that was back then.
Roughly a few years ago, Mother Juan had suddenly asked Headmaster Chen if she could train two apprentices to rece her to do themunal cooking; she had decided to step back to research new cuisine. At first, Headmaster Chen had thought this was a good thing absolutely no one, however, had expected her to go down a road of no return with ck cuisine.
She was a violent person, and such violence wasn''t just reflected in her researching a new menu, but also in other aspects... back then, when Shadow Stream had attacked No. 60 High School, she had killed one of the assassins with arge soupdle...
By the time Odd Zhuo graduated, the students had already said their final farewells to the era of Mother Juan''smunal cooking...
Her two apprentices were fairly ordinary in terms of cooking standards and didn''t have even a tenth of her skills when she had been at her peak. As No. 60 High School''s well-known foodie, Old Antique had made thisment after personally tasting the difference.
The food cooked by these two apprentices might not be much... but what the whole of No. 60 High School feared the most was Mother Juan''s love bento every Friday at noon...
Her biggest pleasure was packing the ck cuisine which she had invented into her love bento, then happily distributing them to every teacher and student at noon every Friday.
For the teachers and students, this was unbearable suffering.
While No. 60 High School had already had five headmasters, Mother Juan had been at the school since the beginning and had been in charge of No. 60 High School''s canteen for hundreds of years, so she could be considered a true senior figure. Even Headmaster Chen and Director Shi were very respectful when they saw her and absolutely no one would darein about her.
Of course, Headmaster Chen also received his own lunchbox of ck cuisine from her.
At that time, Headmaster Chen could only brace himself, and beneath her smiling gaze, finish eating his stir-fried chili mooncake...
After all, a lot of time and thought had gone into the preparation of this lunchbox. The food might be very dark... but her intentions were very bright.
The path of food exploration was a difficult one to begin with.
Hence, even though all the teachers and students at No. 60 High School were miserable in their hearts, they chose to suffer in silence. They could only hope that Mother Juan would research brand new cuisine sooner rather thanter and the dark food would no longer be dark...
...
The spirit sword exchange meet happened to fall on a Friday. On Thursday, Mother Juan prepared the menu for her love bento in advance as always. However, when she checked the numbers, she realized that there were actually six people less than usual that Friday.
She patted herself on the head as she immediately remembered the student exchange meet at No. 59 High School. Without a moment''s hesitation, she hurriedly made six special bentos and flew off on her Louis Vuitton flying sword to deliver them.
And so, this was the scene now...
In the utterly silent school dormitory, Wang Ling, Lotus Sun, Super Chen, Feather Lin, Hero Guo and Old Antique all sat in a row. In front of each of them was a love bento that had been meticulously prepared by Mother Juan.
The pink bento box was an undisguised disy of her young maiden heart.
This middle-aged woman in front of them wearing a light yellow apron over a snow-white chef''s uniform, with curly hair tied up in a small ball under her chef''s hat, was Mother Juan.
At the moment, she had her hands on her hips as she said in an overbearing manner, "Everyone, hurry up and eat while the food''s still hot! I specially made these six bentos to deliver them beforehand! They''re full of all sorts of nutrients to build up your body''s health, so that everyone will be able to better face the spirit sword exchange meet tomorrow!"
"..."
Wang Ling took a deep breath.
His sense of smell was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people even with the "ck seal" on this love bento, he could already detect a smell that was far, far weirder than that of the fruit and vegetable juice which Tang Jingze had given them.
...If they ate this, it could be game over for all of them tomorrow!
"Everyone, dig in... let''s not betray Mother Juan''s good intentions..." In the end, Old Antique was Old Antique; he didn''t break down even in such a situation, and instead behaved quite calmly.
Bracing himself, Old Antique was the first to open the lunchbox, and everyone was shocked today''s meal unexpectedly seemed very normal?
"Is this stir-fried potato strips?" Old Antique asked as he picked up a crystal clear potato strip with his chopsticks.
Mother Juan shook her head and said, "No, this is heavenly silkworm potato strips 2 ."
Lotus Sun pointed to the tomato slices next to the potato strips. "Then what is this dish?"
"Oh, this dish~"
With a smile, Mother Juan said, "This dish is called bloody hell tomatoes 3 !"
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 50: Our Theme Song (A Must-Read Side Story)
Chapter 50: Our Theme Song (A Must-Read Side Story)
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At No. 60 High School, music sses were as rare as Old Antique''s theory of history sses.
Teacher Ding who taught music was called Ding Yu. He could be considered a veteran in the music industry who had nurtured the talents of quite a number of students and written plenty of songs, big and small.
However, apart from his famous masterpiece Bad of the Bastard Immortal , it seemed he no longer had any other wonderful works to offer.
Teacher Ding worked part-time at many schools and used the pitiful number of sses allotted to him to unearth kids with musical talent and potential.
He was very bitter, but unable to voice it aloud.
A while back, a variety show had invited him on as an honored guest. Then a bunch of people had surrounded him and began to take turns teasing him...
Some people said that Teacher Ding had once been at the forefront of pop music and used to know which way the wind blew in the industry. Now, after all these years, he was still part of the ranks, but lingered at the tail end. Also, he was unwilling to be left behind... because they had to carry him, the pop music scene in Huaxiu nation couldn''t run forward even if it wanted to...
It was supposed to just be a little satirical. Teacher Ding knew that these words were only a joke because musicians were supposed to be entertainers, but after hearing this, he still felt sad in his heart.
It had to be mentioned that this "vicious" joke was what made him re-examine his own musical path.
Have I really... gotten old?
Teacher Ding had refused to ept that he was getting old and felt that he still had the same young mindset as children nowadays. However, whenever he met Headmaster Chen at the school, thetter would respectfully call him Old Ding... this truly suffocated his heart.
Most of the time, musicposition was a matter of theme and creativity.
Back then, for the Bad of the Bastard Immortal , Teacher Ding had fused R&B and showtune elements with a traditional melody and increased the tempo in the early stages of the song, and the drama chorus gave people a sense of exhration.
Of all the songs that he hadposed over the years, the most well-known was this song, Bad of the Bastard Immortal .
In addition, there were a few others that Wang Ling liked very much. For example, Immortal Asura , The Great Famine of Old and so on...
This was a talented person whom Wang Ling greatly admired.
As aposer, Teacher Ding tried his best to convey his ideas using the musical literacy that he had learned over the years so that he could pass them on to the current ranks of musicians... even in the Scientific Cultivation era, music remained very important and indispensable in shaping the heart and soul.
Teacher Ding felt that any existing musical genre would never be abandoned and would always have a loyal audience. However, to be a musician, one had to pour a lot of blood and sweat into their work. The path of music was not a jigsaw that could be put together, nor like a parrot could it rely on mimicry.
This was his music philosophy, which he always liked to espouse in ss. At the same time, he utterly detested the phenomenon of giarism in the music industry. As someone whoposed original music, he felt that he couldn''t get old just yet and still had many duties to discharge...
...
Thest ss on Friday was Teacher Ding''s music lesson. When he walked slowly into the ssroom, it waspletely quiet and no one spoke. The students in the Grade One elite stream respected this old artiste quite a bit.
Today, he was different than usual and seemed especially happy.
"Has Teacher Ding found new inspiration?" Lotus Sun asked with a smile.
"That''s right..."
Teacher Ding didn''t deny it. "Soon, I will release a new song. I hope everyone will enjoy it."
When he said this, the whole ss immediately exploded with noise.
"Wow! Teacher Ding is going to release a new song! What genre is it? Where did Teacher Ding''s inspiratione from?"
It had already been a very long time since Teacher Ding had released a new song. The older one got, the more cautious they became; and he was no different. In his music lexicon, there was no such thing as shoddypositions he would be unfailingly and wholeheartedly devoted to any song that he created.
This most likely had to do with the moral integrity of the old generation of artistes.
Hearing the students'' questions, Teacher Ding smiled. "It''s a campus pop song, the inspiration for it... it''s from all of you. You were the ones who inspired me!"
"Teacher Ding, don''t be so secretive. Can you sing it for us?"
"If you want to hear it, of course that''s not a problem. But I also have two small requests..."
Teacher Ding smiled faintly. "I don''t know if all of you have been seriously practicing the guitar homework I gave you thesest few days. I hope someone can volunteer toe forward and cover the guitar part. In addition, I hope a female student can join me in singing this song, since this is a male and female duet."
Before he finished speaking, Master of Dopey pped his thigh. "My god! Teacher Ding wants to exploit the Phoenix Legend 1 trend..."
Wang Ling, Lotus Sun, Super Chen and Feather Lin: "..."
"Student Guo... please mind your behavior!"
After a long silence in the ssroom, Lotus Sun came forward first. "Teacher Ding, I''ll sing. But the guitar... I''m not very good at it."
"Good! Thank you very much for your cooperation, Student Lotus Sun! Then for the guitar part... I''ll just get any of the male students toe up. If it''s a male and female pair, it won''t feel tiring!"
Teacher Ding nced at the roll book and selected a name from the list. "Wang Ling... who is Student Wang Ling? Pleasee up!"
Wang Ling: "..."
He hadn''t expected Teacher Ding to single him out.
He was used to staying low-key; he didn''t like to put himself forward and liked showing off his abilities before people even less.
However, now that Teacher Ding had called his name, he felt that there wasn''t really any reason for him to avoid it.
This was a teacher whom he respected very much, so he felt that he should give him face.
For the time being, he didn''t have to worry about being unable to control his power, since he now bore a new Dao talisman seal invented by Wang Ming on his arm. The first three months after the new Dao talisman was put on was when it was at its strongest.
From his pocket, Wang Ling took out the practice guitar which the school issued to students and slowly walked up to the dais.
"Then, I''ll impart the song''s structure to you." Teacher Ding smiled gently. His hands emanated a spirit light which slowly seeped into Wang Ling and Lotus Sun''s minds to convey what they needed to know, from the lyrics, the melody and the musical arrangement to the voice and instrument techniques involved...
After about five minutes, it was done.
"Do you understand everything?" Teacher Ding asked.
Both Wang Ling and Lotus Sun nodded.
"Then, let Student Wang Ling, Student Lotus Sun and I sing this song The Helplessness of the Immortal King for everyone..."
After Teacher Ding finished speaking, Wang Ling strummed a key... the lively and fresh sound of the guitar was then apanied by Teacher Ding''s maic voice, like a poem carried on the wind that contained a special kind of charm which touched the audience listening.
...
Last night I cultivated until midnight again
Worrying about a trifle
The helplessness of the Immortal King~ who can see it clearly
Give me a catty 2 of levitation Dao talismans
Who will listen to tales of the past
Actually, my real wish~ is for world peace
...
Campus life is like duckweed
Drifting, drifting, meeting and parting
Chase the dream far ahead
Remember the little elves caught in childhood
Remember the awkward scenes of those years
...
Hold hands~ look up
I have seen the splendor of every year
...
Don''t look back~ use the rhythm
Sing the song Bad of the Bastard Immortal
Stride proudly ahead~ keep your head up
As long as I have you~
I won''t be led astray...
...
Everyone was drawn into the song; they marveled at the sense of nostalgia contained in the lyrics, like vintage wine hidden away in the cer, resplendent with charm.
In the deeply melodious and cheerful vocals, they heard a beautiful overture to youth...
The wheels of youth never stopped spinning...
A simple old guitar gently strummed out their sd days...
It sketched out old, dusty memories that might or might not have already disappeared...
The elites of Grade One ss Three couldn''t help sighing with mixed emotions.
This song was the theme song of everyone''s youth.
Chapter 51: Pretending to Be a Cultivator
Chapter 51: Pretending to Be a Cultivator
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Whether it was the heavenly silkworm potato strips or the bloody hell tomatoes...
These names, as always, conveyed the violent nature of Mother Juan''s domineering temperament.
However, today''s dishes seemed fairly normal, so everyone breathed sighs of relief in their hearts.
When Old Antique picked up a tomato slice with his chopsticks, Mother Juan immediately took out the seasoning bag she carried to pour three spoons of sugar on it, and then she beamed at Old Antique. "Three spoons of sugar with the bloody hell tomato makes it even better!"
Everyone: "..."
After eating Mother Juan''s love bentos, everyone escorted her to the school gate and waved goodbye to her in the breeze.
Though the taste of the love bentos was still so strange, they were still very touched by her good intentions.
After checking numbers and discovering that six people had not been ounted for, this old auntie had immediately remembered the group of No. 60 High School students that was attending the exchange meet for two schools, and so had arrived travel-stained to deliver the love bentos that could only be eaten on Fridays.
It was worth mentioning that Mother Juan would count precisely how many bentos she needed to make, no more and no less. No one else in No. 60 High School could do that except for her. This old auntie, who had been head cook at No. 60 High School for hundreds of years, truly had every student and every teacher in her heart.
"Goodbye, students! For tomorrow''s spirit sword exchange meet, if I have the opportunity, I''lle again! Kiss~"
Mother Juan waved to everyone, blew them a kiss which made them shudder, then stepped onto her Louis Vuitton flying sword and vanished into the distance.
On the eve of the spirit sword exchange meet, a lot more things out of the ordinary seemed to be cropping up.
Just as Mother Juan left, both of Wang Ling''s eyelids began to twitch.
...Disaster level, two stars.
He could roughly guess what was about to happen. The Dao talisman seal on his arm was about to expire. Looking at the time frame, it wasn''t difficult to figure out... it was very obvious, that guy wasing.
That hateful guy whom Mother Wang had contacted previously.
From a young age, Wang Ming had always been a huge headache for Wang Ling. Although Wang Ming''s identity had been ssified as a state secret and he was alwaysvished with praise for his brain, which was deemed an existence more terrifying than any divine weapon, Wang Ling''s impression of his cousin still centered around those ny-nine stupid challenges... bluntly speaking, this guy was a dumbass.
Furthermore, this idiocy was also reflected in various other ways.
Of all the stupid things that he did, the one he most enjoyed doing and never grew tired of was to disguise himself as a cultivator...
...
It was four-thirty in the afternoon on Thursday.
School had let out on time at No. 59 High School. Students walked out of the teaching building and exited the school gate in twos or threes.
At this point in time, a man was standing at the school gate. He was dressed in rough linen and had neatly trimmed, thick ck hair. The man carried a long sword weighing one hundred jin 1 on his back, like a seasoned practitioner who had wandered the world over. Unfortunately, this attire and temperament didn''t really match, so people with a higher spiritual realm would immediately know... this was a muggle with no spirit energy whatsoever.
Every cultivator possessed an essence in their being which came from nature; it formed in a person''s dantian region and flowed through the body''s meridians. This essence could gradually change a person''s inner temperament and then move outward to make a person''s countenance dazzle with radiance and their steps be light as wind. The body of a true cultivator could even emit a faint fragrance.
Standing at the gate of No. 59 High School, Wang Ming secretly sighed in his heart; he was young and had potential, was handsome and talented... but being talented was not a recement for practice. He had realized at a very young age that he couldn''t cultivate because of his physique. It was for this reason that he had devoted all his energy to scientific research.
Looking eagerly at the Foundation Establishment high school students that passed him by, his eyes couldn''t help revealing a little envy... if it wasn''t because of his physique, with his own natural talent at cultivation, someone as insignificant as Wang Ling would be no match for him at all!
Such were Wang Ming''s self-pitying thoughts in his heart.
"Are you looking for someone, sir?" No. 59 High School''s old guard approached him a little warily.
With the spirit sword exchange meet happening tomorrow, No. 59 High School''s on-campus personnel had increased their vignce against suspicious people. Even guardians or family members entering the school had to inform a teacher in advance, and only after the teacher gave the school guard office approval would they be allowed to enter. But this man had been standing and sighing at the school gate for twenty minutes, which the old school guard thought was a little strange.
Wang Ming looked at the old uncle and shook himself to clear his head. "Hello, fellow cultivator, I''m here to look for someone..."
Being called a fellow cultivator made the old uncle feel somewhat decrepit. He carefully looked Wang Ming up and down again. "You are... a guardian?"
He was also a cultivator. His realm wasn''t too high, but he was still capable of detecting the essence of a cultivator.
Only great men who possessed exceptional realms would call each other fellow cultivators. The old uncle stared at Wang Ming''s face for a long time, but no matter how much he looked, he felt this person wasn''t anything special... conversely, the more he looked, the more suspicious he became.
"Yes yes yes, I''m a guardian. I''m looking for someone."
ording to seniority in the family, Wang Ming figured he was, after all, an older brother. He was six whole years older than Wang Ling; there was nothing wrong with saying he was a guardian, so he nodded.
"Whose guardian are you? Which ss is the student in?"
"I''m looking for No. 60 High School''s Wang Ling... he''s participating in the exchange meet on behalf of his school."
The old uncle instantly understood that it was that group of people.
However, he still had doubts about Wang Ming''s identity as a guardian. Shouldn''t the guardian of a Foundation Establishment student have reached the Golden Core stage at the very least?
Most of the teachers in the school were at the Golden Core stage, so the old uncle often encountered such people and hence could identify such an aura.
...It was very obvious that this man had no spirit energy whatsoever!
Considering the recent incident with the notorious Shadow Stream at No. 60 High School, he couldn''t help but wonder... over the past two days, the higher-ups had issued clear orders to take precautions for fear that Shadow Stream would take advantage of the spirit sword exchange meet to retaliate.
Now, people who wished to enter No. 59 High School were strictly examined, and expert overseers as well as patrol personnel had been arranged one after another as security inside the school. To be honest, the old uncle didn''t think Shadow Stream would have the guts to brazenly infiltrate the school.
However, this young man pretending to be a cultivator had seeded in attracting his attention...
The old guard had retired from the cultivation police''s criminal investigation department a few years ago. Based on his years of experience, he now had reason to be suspicious; it was possible that the young man before him was a spy that had been dispatched to try and infiltrate the school...
Chapter 52: An Official Counterfeit Is the Most Deadly
Chapter 52: An Official Counterfeit Is the Most Deadly
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At the moment, however, the old uncle didn''t have any evidence to disprove Wang Ming''s im that he was a cultivator. Today''s society was awful one where evidence was required in all things. After many years in the criminal investigation department, this was naturally something that he understood.
After ruminating for a moment, he stretched out his hand to Wang Ming. "Sir, lend me your ID card for a bit. If you are a guardian, our school has to verify your identity."
Wang Ming didn''t think much of it and straightaway took out his ID card from his pocket.
With the ID card in hand, the old uncle turned back to the guard room to retrieve a portable card scanner and insert the ID card into it.
In order to make sure that the spirit sword exchange meet between the two schools would proceed smoothly, No. 59 High School had been on alert these two days. This portable scanner was used to inspect suspicious characters; usually, it was only taken out during the college entrance examination.
The ID card only needed to be inserted into it for the scanner to instantly verify what was true and what was false.
This old uncle, who was a veteran criminal investigator, thought that if this person had really been dispatched by criminal elements, his ID card most likely wouldn''t be genuine...
It had to be said that the old uncle''s deductive reasoning was truly spot-on... Wang Ming''s ID card was indeed fake, but it had been made by Huaxiu nation''s Cultivation Academy of Science...
An official counterfeit was the most deadly of all...
Wang Ming''s identity had always been a state secret protected by Huaxiu nation. No one could get any real information on him. All the information on this fake ID card, for example, was basically all false except for his age. What ce of birth, what ID card number, even the profile image had been filtered and touched up. This could be considered special treatment for the youngest academic in the history of Huaxiu nation.
Forget this single old school guard, even if the cultivation police personally came to investigate him, he had no reason to be nervous.
Finally, as Wang Ming had expected, the ID card passed the card scanner''s inspection without a hitch.
Like a POS machine issuing an invoice, the card scanner printed out a long list, startling the old school guard when he saw it.
Name: Wang Xiaoer
Gender: Male
Age: 22
ce of birth: Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce, Tianba city, Huaxiu nation
Character Experience: Wang Xiaoer is from a poor family, but has unique talent and is a very rare existence on the whole of the cultivation continent. He has a little sister called Wang Xiaohua, though it''s a pity they are not biological siblings. The ces he frequents mostmonly are auction houses and underground transaction venues. He is known to have a close female confidante who was born with an evil spirit inside her and isn''t capable of taking care of herself. At the age of sixteen, he wasn''t careful and lost his virginity to the legendary demoness Medusa...
(The above information has been verified by the National Cultivation Police Department of Huaxiu nation.)
"..." This was such unrealistic character experience, it made the old uncle loudly shout "f**k you!" in his heart. This description was more f**king mysterious than the ones in online novels!
However, the most inconceivable thing for the old uncle was that this weird and mystical description had actually been verified by the cultivation police. Surely some damn PY trade 1 must have happened behind the scenes!
This unreliable biography had in fact been written by Wang Ming himself. Back then, the President of the Cultivation Academy of Science had repeatedly asked him to revise it... but in the end, he hadn''t been able to win against Wang Ming''s persistence.
Wang Ming had always regretted the fact that he couldn''t cultivate despite being a genius, so he took these sorts of details very seriously.
He was not a cultivator, but he wanted to pretend to be one no matter what. He had to have whatever other cultivators had. The biography of the character on his ID card was based on summaries of cultivation novels which he had read. No matter how inconceivable it appeared, at least he was very satisfied with it.
And as for the long sword weighing one hundred jin on his back, it was a real immortal sword. He had named the heavy sword Xuanzhong. Although he didn''t have spirit energy to control it, he still braced himself to carry it with him wherever he went.
To sum everything up in one sentence, Wang Ming tended to bite off more than he could chew and liked to go all out in acting pretentiously... this was also the reason why Wang Ling detested him.
Wang Ming''s idiocy was reflected in many aspects... it definitely wasn''t just Wang Ling who felt this way.
With his watertight ID card, Wang Ming entered No. 59 High School as nned. However, instead of looking for Wang Ling, he turned to enter the woods by the tree-lined path. Finding a corner with no one around, he put down the long sword he had been carrying.
The instant the immortal sword touched the ground, it created a shallow grassy indentation in thewn...
Damn it, this sword was too heavy!
His forehead was covered with sweat.
An immortal sword weighing one hundred jin was like a toy in the hands of any Foundation Establishment cultivator. But Wang Ming was an ordinary person, and he had been carrying the sword for so long that he felt that he would dislocate his shoulder if he didn''t take a break.
"I should pass the Dao talisman to Wang Ling as soon as possible." Despite his posturing, he actually hadn''t forgotten his current task.
Coming here with the Dao talisman was his mission first and foremost; after all, it currently was the only way to rein in Wang Ling''s strength. He had to pass it to Wang Ling before the present Dao talisman expired.
Otherwise, it would be a crisis for all mankind...
Thinking about this, Wang Ming decided to set out, but just as he was about to lift his Xuanzhong sword, he saw a pretty girl in the No. 59 High School uniform slowly walking toward him from afar.
This was a tall girl, and even No. 59 High School''s ugly uniform was unable to take away from her pretty face. From her slightly opened school uniform jacket, Wang Ming could even faintly see her sexy corbone, and underneath it, those plump...
Bloody hell! She was a ck long straight 2 ! And also... a 36D! Excited, Wang Ming gasped and instantly lifted that one hundred-jin Xuanzhong sword off the ground like it was nothing and ced it on his back.
Obviously, the hormones that his adrenal nds were secreting like crazy had numbed his sensory nerves.
Originally, he had had to squat a little in order to lift the sword and ce it on his back; now, it didn''t require the slightest bit of effort to pick it up with just one hand...
"Hello, excuse me...can you do me a favor?" The maiden with long hair came over, her head lowered a little shyly. The sound of her voice was too beautiful, like the clear chime of windbells, and it made Wang Ming feel rxed and happy in his heart.
He had been confined to the research institute for really too long; this time, it hadn''t been easy for him to take two days off to deliver the Dao talisman to Wang Ling. He had never imagined that luck in love would be waiting for him here... he looked at the maiden and his imagination instantly started to run wild. He couldn''t even feel the weight of the Xuanzhong sword on his back anymore.
"Of course... no problem! What can I help you with?" As a gentleman, Wang Ming felt that he really had no reason to refuse a beauty''s request.
"Well, when I was training in the gym, I identally thrust my sword into a rock, and I can''t pull it out. Now my teacher''s about to finish for the day. Can you help me?" As the girl spoke, she stretched out white and slender fingers to Wang Ming. "Let''s get to know each other better, my name is Jiang Liuying."
Chapter 53: Elder Sister, You May Not Believe Me...
Chapter 53: Elder Sister, You May Not Believe Me...
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When a tall, pretty maiden with a beautiful figure sweetly reached out for help, undoubtedly the vast majority of men wouldn''t refuse to do so. While there didn''t seem to be anything wrong with her words at first, a cultivation school student would definitely sense something wasn''t right.
First of all, it was impossible for a spirit sword to get stuck in stone unless it was the Dashen Stone 1 ... otherwise, spirit swords would cut through ordinary stone like soft tofu. Furthermore, Foundation Establishment high school gyms were not open all day, and given No. 59 High School''s heavily-guarded state in particr in thest two days, anyone who wanted to use the gym had to apply to do so in advance. The gym would only be open during these periods and closed at all other times.
The reason for this was that the gym''s locker room was a surveince blind spot; there was a high probability that criminal elements might take advantage of this weakness.
No. 59 High School''s school authorities had already tried almost everything they could think of to increase security. However, against an extraordinary opponent, there was nothing anyone could do about it...
...
Wang Ming thought that his springtime had arrived. Floating on air, he followed his attraction to the girl to the gym, but was taken aback when he realized that the main doors were locked and that the gym had already long been closed.
His feverish mind finally cooled down at this scene, and the most powerful brain in Huaxiu nation began to feel that something was wrong...
At this time, the girl who had been walking in front also stopped. Turning around slightly, she gave Wang Ming a sly smile.
"The front doors are locked... ssmate Jiang, why don''t you wait ''til tomorrow''s ss to ask your teacher to help you?" Her smile was strange enough to terrify Wang Ming. He wasn''t a fool; officially acknowledged as the strongest research mind by Huaxiu nation, he could still read people at the most basic level even if his cultivation knowledge was limited to those ridiculous cultivation novels, and his intuition was telling him... there was something very wrong with this girl''s smile!
"Mr Wang Xiaoer... oh, no, it would be more proper for me to call you Mr Wang Ming, right? The most powerful brain acknowledged by the Huaxiu government?" The young girl squinted, the smile on her face remaining unchanged. "We had a hard time finding you..."
Wang Ming was stunned at her words. His identity was a closely guarded secret! To outsiders, he was just Wang Xiaoer! Wang Xiaoer who lived in Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce, Tianba city!
He felt his blood freeze. "Who on earth are you?"
At this time, his brain cells started to spin quickly!
Jiang Liuying...
Somehow, he felt the name was familiar.
Liuying... Liuying... Shadow Stream 2 ?!
Wang Ming instantly stiffened. This girl was a member of Shadow Stream?
"It appears that something has urred to our most powerful brain?" The girl shrugged off her jacket with a smile to disy the gold ribbon tied around her arm, once again unnerving Wang Ming!
A Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon assassin! This wasn''t just an expert among assassins, but an expert among experts!
Moreover, apart from disying her rank as a Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon expert, the gold ribbon was also a symbol of her position as a senior executive of Shadow Stream.
Wang Ming remembered once reading ssified information put together by the research institute. Of the top five killers on the current international list of killers, Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon assassins held the second to fifth spots. As for the legendary codenamed "Teacher Killer" who was ranked first, international intelligence agencies had so far been unable to obtain precise information on this number one killer in the world...
But at the moment, all of this was unimportant; the most crucial point was that Shadow Stream had unexpectedly started to take action again!
The spirit sword exchange meet between the two schools was going to be held soon. Needless to say, Wang Ming knew that this group of people likely wanted to stir things up again, although he didn''t feel that they could create any kind of waves with their efforts...
After all, Wang Ling was here.
In an extremely short span of time, Wang Ming swiftlybed through his thoughts, then looked at the girl and spoke.
"Your real goal isn''t me, is it?"
Seeing the girl''sck of response, he said again, "Your goal is revenge. Did I guess right? Trying to kidnap me, the most powerful brain in Huaxiu nation, to use me as a bargaining chip and hijack the exchange meet between the two schools tomorrow?"
Jiang Liuying smiled faintly. "Mm, let''s just say you''re right."
"However, didn''t you consider that even if you''ve found out who I am, my identity is still unknown to everyone else? In their eyes, you''ve just kidnapped an ordinary person worth nothing." After determining that the girl wouldn''t hurt him for the time being, Wang Ming began to calm down.
"Well then, what if we expose your real identity?"
This reply surprised Wang Ming. "How does that benefit you at all?"
"As long as it''s unfavorable for you, it''s an advantage for our Shadow Stream. Even now, when we think about it, it''s still inconceivable that the Red Ribbon assassins that we had painstakingly groomed all died in such a shoddy school. The leaders of the two schools will attend the spirit sword exchange meet tomorrow... which means that all the experts will be present."
"F**k?!... Are you nning to kill them all in one go?" Wang Ming was shocked.
"What''s there to be shocked about? Why not? It''s just two ordinary high schools. ording to our intelligence, isn''t the most powerful expert who will be present tomorrow only at the peakte Golden Core stage? I can squeeze someone with that level of power to death with one hand." The girl smiled sinisterly, revealing her little canine teeth.
Wang Ming: "..."
First of all, putting aside whether or not she would be able to squeeze Wang Ling to death... based on the results when Shadow Stream had dispatched Red Ribbon assassinsst time, ending in their total elimination, he felt that Shadow Stream''s executive management obviously hadn''t learned their lesson at all!
In other words, they didn''t know what kind of enemy they were facing at all?
That was Wang Ling... if his power couldn''t be controlled one of these days, he would be an existence that even Wang Ming would be afraid of!
"Miss, I urge you to give up on this idea immediately and go home early, your mum is calling you to go back for dinner..." Wang Ming advised her earnestly.
In this world, there actually was someone even more idiotic than him!
He really couldn''t understand why such a cute, beautiful girl wanted to get herself killed so badly...
"That won''t do!"
It was very clear that the girl had hardened her resolve. "We''ve been preparing a very long time for this revenge operation."
As she spoke, the girl waved her hand and spirit light suddenly appeared at her fingertips, instantly creating a hexagonal crystal which floated in her palm. "You should be familiar with this thing, right?"
"So you were the ones who stole theherstone from the research institute!" Wang Ming stared wide-eyed; he was indeed very familiar with this object.
This was a magic weapon that was still in development! The base of this magic weapon had beenbined with modern space technology; it incorporated cultivation arts and ck technology and was still in the testing stage. The power of this magic weapon not only enabled someone to teleport numerous times up to a distance of two hundred meters, they could also hide their aura in another dimension so that spiritual senses wouldn''t be able to detect them!
But such a valuable asset, fused with modern ck technology, had recently been brazenly stolen from the research institute, and the Huaxiu Academy of Science had been urgently investigating the incident. Wang Ming had never expected theherstone to fall into the hands of Shadow Stream...
For this bunch of assassins, who killed without batting an eye, to have obtained the power of theherstone... this waspletely unimaginable.
The young girl ced one hand on Wang Ming''s shoulder, the other skillfully manipting theherstone. He was disoriented for just a moment, and when he came to his senses, he found himself already in the gym''s locker room.
"Hehe, we''ll have to trouble our most powerful brain to stay here for the night before the spirit sword exchange meet tomorrow."
"...May I ask, what time is it, please?"
"It''s almost six o''clock."
"F**k! Is it six o''clock already?" Wang Ming''s eyes widened with rm. He still hadn''t delivered the new version of the Dao talisman to Wang Ling!
After a simple calction... he deduced that there already wasn''t much time left before Wang Ling''s old version of the Dao talismanpletely expired.
"Why, your mother wants you back for dinner?"
Seeing Wang Ming''s panic-stricken face, Jiang Liuying couldn''t help smiling sweetly.
After thinking calmly for a moment, Wang Ming answered seriously, "...Elder sister, you may not believe me, but if you don''t let me go, the earth may be destroyed."
"..."
Chapter 54: A Brainless Kidnapper
Chapter 54: A Brainless Kidnapper
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It took Jiang Liuying about half a minute to absorb what Wang Ming was saying.
She then pinched his chin and carefully scrutinized him. Only after she had once again confirmed that this man hadn''t altered his appearance or wasn''t an illusion and was the genuine Wang Ming himself did she breathe a sigh.
As Wang Ling''s cousin, Wang Ming was actually simr to him in some ways. So long as Wang Ming gave up on disguising himself as a veteran cultivator, Wang Ling thought that this guy could still tentatively be considered pretty cool. However, the difference between them was that he had never been the narcissistic type, while Wang Ming could look in the mirror all day long and fangirl over himself. The scientific research institute had reced anything that could reflect his image in order to stop him from bing distracted while conducting his research.
He was a dumbass, and this idiocy was reflected in various aspects, "narcissism" being the most obvious.
"Do you know, this is the first time in my life that a girl is pinching my chin..."
Wang Ming was a little unsettled at being stared at for so long by a beautiful girl pinching his chin with her delicate fingers. "But elder sister, now is not the time for flirting. I advise you to let me go in three minutes, otherwise, the whole is finished. At that time, forget your revenge, you might not even be able to find your own ashes."
"...Who the f**k is flirting with you!" Jiang Liuying couldn''t help swearing, so angry that even her big 36D boobs shook.
She didn''t speak for a very long time after that. She seriously suspected that she might have actually kidnapped the wrong person she hadn''t kidnapped the most powerful brain, but the most powerful retard...
"..."
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Liuying suddenly thought of something.
Given Wang Ming''s current status, plus the pressure at work... maybe, possibly... there was something wrong with his brain!
People in the field of scientific research tended to be highly unorthodox in their thinking, and were the most likely to be delusional! After muttering to herself for a bit, she crouched down halfway to say to Wang Ming, "My apologies, my tone wasn''t very nice just now. I need to confirm something with you..."
As a qualified kidnapper, it was absolutely vital that she pay attention to the psychological health of the hostages. It wouldn''t be good otherwise if they went crazy before they could be used. Moreover, this was a hostage suffering from delusions, so there was a risk that he might kill himself.
"What is it?" Wang Ming dodged around her and retreated to a small corner of the locker room.
"Are you delusional? To put it simply, it means a problem with the brain."
"...It''s your own damn brain that has the problem!"
"Stop pretending, I get it." Jiang Liuying cupped her chin and looked at Wang Ming with a calm andposed air. "I have some background in basic psychology. Given the extent of your delusions, fantasizing constantly about the destruction of the earth... this is obviously beyond recovery. You should pay attention to this! Doesn''t the Cultivation Academy of Science care? You need love!"
"...The earth being destroyed is true, if you don''t let me go!"
"See, you''re having another episode..." Jiang Liuying rubbed Wang Ming''s head. "Rx, our Shadow Stream assassins are very dedicated. In order to ensure our hostages'' worth, we absolutely won''t allow any harm toe to them physically or mentally before they can be of use to us!"
Saying this, she grasped Wang Ming''s hand tightly. "Believe me, I will cure you!"
"..." Wang Ming alreadypletely had no idea what to say.
"How about this, to show my good faith... let me give you a love hug first!"
As soon as the girl finished speaking, Wang Ming felt two arms wrap around him forcefully. And then, two iparably massive shadows bore down on him like the weight of Mount Tai 1 , ttening his face...
Wang Ming: "..." Damn it! These two things were really too big! He couldn''t breathe at all!
The girl held Wang Ming for two whole minutes before letting go, and was startled to find that he had passed out, two red streams of blood gushing out of his nose...
At that moment, she felt that the situation was really dire, and immediately made a phone call with her wristwatch.
"Sis, I''ve caught the person...
"But this man... there seems to be something wrong with his brain!
"From my initial assessment, he suffers from severe delusions. I just gave him emergency treatment, but I didn''t expect him to actually get a nosebleed..."
The voice on the other end of the phone was cold yet sweet. "...How did you treat him?"
"Of course I gave him a love hug, this kind of serious mental illness needs humane care!"
"..."
The woman on the other end of the phone sighed clearly. "I understand..."
"Understand what, sis?"
"It''s not his brain that has the problem... it''s yours..."
"..."
...
Wang Ling stood at the entrance to the school dormitory of No. 59 High School, his gaze deep as he stared into the distance and his eyelid twitching at a steady rate; so far it had already been more than five minutes.
The disaster level had risen directly from two stars to three stars... looking at the current situation, it didn''t look like this disaster warning was going to stop there.
He could roughly guess what this warning was about.
The old version of the Dao talisman seal was about to expire; he only had one hour at the most before the seal failedpletely. But there was still no trace of Wang Ming.
Wang Ling closed his eyes and released his spiritual senses to try and get ahold of Wang Ming''s aura, but found nothing.
He had clearly felt Wang Ming''s aura some time ago, and had known the moment when he had entered No. 59 High School''s front gate.
Assuming that he would be arriving soon, Wang Ling had waited at the entrance to the school dormitory. But strangely, when he had tried to track Wang Ming''s aura again, he found that it had disappeared! As if he had vanished off the face of the earth!
Of course, if his power waspletely unsealed, he would be able to instantly track down Wang Ming''s aura no matter where he was. But by that time, it would be toote...
This hateful fellow... had something really happened to him?
Wang Ling stared into thin air and frowned with some annoyance.
Clearly, some misfortune had befallen Wang Ming.
Furthermore, it was very likely that his aura was being blocked by some magic weapon.
Although Wang Ling didn''t know where Wang Ming was exactly, he was certain that Wang Ming hadn''t left and was definitely still in No. 59 High School.
Since he couldn''t use his spiritual senses to track Wang Ming''s aura... he could now think of only one other way...
Wang Ling walked into the shadow of a small tree where no one was around. A pair of cat ears popped up on his head, and then his whole body shrunk as he transformed into a ck-and-white Persian cat.
At this critical moment, the first thing he had thought of was the group of stray kittens in No. 59 High School''s sakura forest.
To find Wang Ming quickly and decisively within a short period of time, Wang Ling felt the only thing he could do now was mobilize the strength of this special horde.
Chapter 55: Immortal Meow
Chapter 55: Immortal Meow
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Any time Wang Ling encountered trouble at school, his first thought wasn''t to look for help from other students or teachers. While admittedly it was partly because he was a bit of a tsundere, it was actually more that he was just not used to it.
He wasn''t used to asking other people to do something for him. He was ustomed to being alone, and even when he encountered problems, he always quietly solved them himself.
For him, seeking help from other students or teachers wasn''t something he had ever considered.
Of course, in an emergency like this, he would sometimes mobilize a special kind of horde.
They could be the bees that buzzed among the flowers, the little ants that could get into everything... or the stray cats that roamed the school grounds... in any case, the hordes which Wang Ling mustered were never human.
Actually, whether it was bees or ants, they had their limitations. Though abundant in number, they were restricted by their low spirit intelligence, so Wang Ling had difficulty controlling them. However melodious your zither, it was no use if you were ying to a cow 1 .
So the stray cats that gathered in twos and threes in the school were to date part of perhaps the most skillful group that Wang Ling had ever developed.
...
For all stray cats, apart from foraging, sleeping, basking in the sun and generally living mundane lives all day every day, another critical thing they needed to do was find themselves a proper organization and grow up healthy under the care of their leaders.
After experiencing life as vagabonds for a while, all stray cats would finally realize the tragic fact that there was no shit-shoveling officer willing to take them in. They thus had to drop their little tsundere attitudes and envelop themselves in the warmth of a group of other cats with simr experiences.
Nowadays, a stray cat that didn''t belong to any organization couldn''t even get a piece of dried salted fish!
Such was the cruel truth of cat society.
As a result, while most stray cats appeared unruly, they were in fact strictly disciplined. They went out for a stroll at a set time and returned to the secret base at a set time, so that any malefactors that may be lurking in the dark would have no opportunity to hurt them.
In summary, this group of stray cats, without the protection of shit-shoveling officers, was in fact very united.
The stray cats of Peiyuan district, for example, all belonged to different groups, andpetition as well as cooperation existed between them. The world of cats might appear very leisurely and indolent, but in fact it wasn''t as simple as people might have thought. They had their own problems, such as creating havoc, fighting and being confined to a territory... of course, they also had their own beliefs.
These countless groups of stray cats, of all shapes and sizes, all shared the same belief in one existence in particr Immortal Meow.
There were plenty of legends passed down about Immortal Meow, and while they sounded somewhat exaggerated, there were four which all the cats believed in, as there had been many witnesses in these cases and many of the senior stray cats could testify to them.
The first legend! Immortal Meow''s origin!
Already many cats couldn''t remember when Immortal Meow had first appeared. They only knew that it had shown up suddenly and came and went randomly. Many times it had appeared abruptly, surrounded by mist, and it impressed the cats with its immortal demeanour.
As time passed, this was how the title of Immortal Meow hade to be.
...
The second legend! Immortal Meow''s performance after its appearance!
This wasn''t simply about the mystical way in which it showed up, but had more to do with its innate, sage-like manner and dignity. Also, almost every cat remembered the spectacr events that had apanied its appearance.
First of all, it had single-handedly swept clean the sewer system under Peiyuan district of all mice for five thousand kilometers around, thus creating enough living space for many weak and helpless cats!
Mice bred much faster than cats at a rate of more than ten to one, while most stray cats didn''t have mates... over time, the mice poption had outnumbered the cats. If it hadn''t been for Immortal Meow, the cats wouldn''t have had enough space to live in, let alone to set up a base in the sewers.
There was no denying that its first performance had certainly benefited the cats immensely.
At that time, the Peiyuan district mice had scattered and fled, some even passing out under Immortal Meow''s spiritual pressure; these were then picked up by the stray cats as food reserves.
Secondly, Immortal Meow had poprized the concept of team management among the stray cats at that time. It was only because of this that stray cats now had their own home even without a shit-shoveling officer to support them; the base which the stray cats had set up in the sewers was their home now, and it was thanks to a regtory team management system that each and every one of them could hold their heads up and stick out their chests andpletely ignore the scorn of house cats that were cared for by shit-shoveling officers.
The third thing it had done was to drive off the "Big Dog Gang" in Peiyuan district which had delighted in intimidating stray cats. At that time, this gang of stray dogs led by a husky had been frightened by Immortal Meow to the point of losing their wits, and hadn''t even dared to fart as they ran away.
...
The third legend! Immortal Meow''s withdrawal.
After aplishing these three things, Immortal Meow had gradually faded from the sight of the cats in Peiyuan district. The stray cats spontaneously organized all types of search efforts, with some even crouching in trees on 24-7 watch, just to catch a glimpse of it in person.
Most unfortunately, their efforts had all been in vain. It had never shown up again, like Lei Feng helping an olddy cross the road and vanishing without a trace after that.
But in spite of that, Immortal Meow was an unshakeable presence in the hearts of all the stray cats in Peiyuan district, and this faith had even spread beyond the district.
It could be said that the cultural faith practiced by stray cats in other districts had been deeply affected by the cats of Peiyuan district.
...
Finally, the fourth legend! Immortal Meow''s appearance.
There were various opinions among the stray cats about what Immortal Meow looked like.
Some cats thought that it was a formidable, powerful and muscr spirit cat mutant that was as tall as a human at one hundred and eighty centimeters in height.
There were also cats that said it was an alien robot cat from the future with a chubby blue body and a respectable red nose 2 , and that the mist which surrounded Immortal Meow whenever it appeared was very likely produced by its built-in steam engine...
Naturally, these guesses about its appearance were all unreliable.
The senior stray cats had already determined what it looked like long ago.
An old cat born with unusual pupils had once seen through that shroud of mist with its own eyes...
Immortal Meow''s true appearance was a ck-and-white Persian cat...
Chapter 56: Looking for Zheng Tan
Chapter 56: Looking for Zheng Tan
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Wang Ling jumped nimbly into a spirit gathering tree and narrowed his eyes as he stared into the distance. A cat''s body was very light and graceful and so was able tond with utmost gentleness. He wouldn''t dare jump around casually like this as a human.
However, he was also a bit unustomed to it.
After transforming into a cat, his vision was significantly reduced. Of course, he was still more skillful in controlling this body in his shifted state than He Bufeng had been.
What He Bufeng had used was merely the Advanced Transformation Spell while Wang Ling was using one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the Great Transformation Spell.
The effects of the two spells were simr, but the experience of each was different. A transformation using the Advanced Transformation Spell often required a long time to practice and be familiar with, and the smaller the object, the less time the transformation would hold. On the other hand, a transformation using the Great Transformation Spell could be held for a very long time and wasn''t affected by the size of the transformed object. Furthermore, a person''s soul wouldn''t be made ufortable by the transformation.
Bluntly speaking, one was just from an advanced spell book and the other from the Three Thousand Great Spells. That was the difference.
Standing at the top of the spirit gathering tree, Wang Ling spread out his spiritual senses to track down the aura of those kittens. Before, he had heard several cats mention that the cat boss in this area was called Zheng Tan. If he wanted tomand the stray cats here, no one apart from the cat boss Zheng Tan would be able to rouse them into action.
The management of stray cats was very strict and their rules were derived from the team management system that Wang Ling had poprized among the stray cats back then. He was somewhat surprised though that these cats were still strictly abiding by the management system long after he had left the cat world; there were always trivial squabbles over territory and natural food resources between different groups,rge and small, but in times of crisis, the cats would present a very strong united front as they banded together against amon enemy.
Wang Ling didn''t intentionally pay attention to or care about these things. It was just that every day on his way to school, he would pick up the thoughts of the stray cats on the street corner through his Mind-Reading Ability, so he was aware of all this.
Of course, he had never thought that his casual deeds back then would actually bear such bountiful fruit... even to the extent of ying an important role in saving the world.
There was only one hour left to the destruction of the.
The key to the whole thing now was finding Zheng Tan, and through Zheng Tan''s strength, find Wang Ming.
Perhaps no one could have imagined...
The world would actually be saved by these stray cats that had been abandoned by people in the past.
...
...
Back then, after poprizing the concept of team management among the stray cats and solving their living space and food issues in Peiyuan district, Wang Ling had chosen to retire. He still remembered quite a number of the cat bosses in the district, but most of them had been cat leaders from the first generation.
Among them, the ones that had impressed him the most were the three cat tyrants called "The Little Tigers": the thunderbolt tiger Tang Shi, the small handsome tiger Song Ci and the baby tiger Yuan Qu 1 .
These three cat tyrants had already be old cats who now pulled the strings behind the scenes. In light of their scale of expansion over the years, these three cat tyrants were probably each in charge of a cat army now.
As for Zheng Tan, while its rank might be low, as the cat boss of the stray cats at No. 59 High School, it could still be considered a leader among cats.
There was a good saying that one shouldn''t disregard the vige chief as the cadre itself 2 . Wang Ling didn''t discriminate against the vige chief, nor would he discriminate against a cat...
School was already over for the day, and back among the sakura trees, there were students scattered here and there who were looking at the flowers; Wang Ling could smell the acrid scent of love in the air.
Tracking the auras for a few hundred meters, he very quickly found the cats that had been rolling around under the sakura trees yesterday.
These cats were all crossbreeds and had been abandoned at a very young age; Wang Ling wasn''t a cat expert, and couldn''t tell from just looking at their appearances what mix of breeds these cats were.
But all this wasn''t important. If he wanted to find Zheng Tan, he could only get these cats to act as his guide. He had never seen Zheng Tan before and didn''t know what its aura was like, otherwise he could have tracked it down and directly teleported himself to its location.
After some consideration, Wang Ling took the initiative to stroll toward them.
As he drew closer to the cats, he again heard what they were saying in their hearts.
The big cat that was the leader: "Look! Herees a girl!"
Second Cat: "Wow! It''s a ck-and-white Persian cat!"
Third Cat: "Its fur is really beautiful, it must be a beauty among cats!"
Fourth Cat: "Don''t tell me it wants to hook up with Boss?"
Big Cat smiled. "Otherwise? Beautiful cats are onlypatible with the strong!"
Wang Ling: "..." Damn it! He was f**king male!
He now thought it had really been a big mistake back then choosing to transform into such a beautiful Persian cat.
Seeing Wang Ling walking toward it step by step, Big Cat felt that its fur was a little dirty and coarse from the rolling around it had been doing just now, so it crouched down and bent over to begin licking itself everywhere; even its own anus didn''t escape the treatment.
Bloody hell, this is obviously even more coarse, okay?!
Wang Ling wasn''t in the mood to bother too much with these cats. He stared at them and directlymunicated with them telepathically. "Where is Zheng Tan?"
When his deep voice sounded in the minds of the four cats, they instantly looked embarrassed C bloody hell! They had gotten the gender wrong!
This cat was actually male!
Big Cat''s face was instantly full of disappointment as if it had been rejected by a female kitty. Its head drooped and it copsed onto the ground. "...Why is it male?"
"..."
Do you f**king need to be so sad about it!
Besides, this isn''t the point at all, hey!
The point is where is Zheng Tan!
Wang Ling felt that these cats'' nerves were shit; they had actuallypletely ignored the fact that he had spoken to them telepathically.
Big Cat lifted its paws weakly and said sadly, "There is no point to the life of a cat without a beauty to apany it!"
Wang Ling was utterly speechless. "..."
Fortunately, he had made preparations beforehand.
A spirit light shed on the ground, then several salted fish-vored crispy noodle snack packets appeared.
These were all Wang Ling had. He had initially intended to secretly enjoy them at midnight when there was no one else around.
"Wow! Limited edition salted fish-vored crispy noodle snack!"
The eyes of the cats suddenly lit up. Big Cat rolled and jumped to its feet, and unrestrainedly rubbed Wang Ling''s head with its paws. "Hahahaha! Brother, you''re very clever! Since you''ve asked us so sincerely, I''ll take you to Boss!"
"..." This cat really changed face faster than flipping through a book.
Wang Ling sighed in his heart; it was said that stray cats were all foodies, which turned out to indeed be true.
Seeing this big cat put the three limited edition crispy noodle snack packets into the cosmic space on the belly band it was wearing, his heart bled...
At the same time, he also had some misgivings about how the cat world currently worked; he hadn''t expected these low-level cadres to actually begin openly epting bribes just a few years after his withdrawal! This matter had to be strictly dealt with and required serious reorganization!
...
After about five minutes, with the four cats taking the lead, Wang Ling entered a small, unremarkable opening in a corner of the sakura tree garden. This entry was fully blocked by two thick and solid sakura trees, and was very difficult to find from the viewpoint of a human.
After entering the small opening, he found himself on a residentialne. On the east side of thene was a street sign that said "Dahuang Road."
Following Big Cat, he came to an old willow tree with a trunk so wide that five or six people holding hands around it still wouldn''t be enough topletely encircle its girth.
This tree had put down roots here for at least several hundred years; the rumor was that it had been struck by lightning before, but it hadn''t fallen and still towered firm and upright.
The cats climbed adeptly to the top of the tree, then turned to look at Wang Ling. They then turned their gazes in the direction of a very small tree hole Zheng Tan''s stray cat base was in that hole...
Chapter 57: Zheng Tan’s Independent Regiment
Chapter 57: Zheng Tans Independent Regiment
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Wang Ling jumped effortlessly to the top of the tree andy prone to look at the small tree hole for a long time. He could feel the endless space inside the tree hole and immediately knew that it had been expanded using space expansion technology. This also proved that cat boss Zheng Tan absolutely wasn''t unintelligent, otherwise it wouldn''t have ever thought to open up the space.
Big Cat proudly told Wang Ling that back then, Zheng Tan had spent a lot of energy opening up this space.
It wasn''t Zheng Tan who had originally thought of the n, though, but the old willow tree which had already been here for three hundred years.
ording to Big Cat, back then the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had converged to open the old willow to spiritual wisdom. In the process of reaching the Tribtion Transcendence stage, a lightning bolt had struck and pierced the body of the tree, which unexpectedly and inadvertently stimted the old willow''s vitality.
Zheng Tan using the secret tree hole was also the old willow''s idea.
It took one hundred years to cultivate a person 1 and it was too lonely an existence, so to be surrounded by severalpanions was always good.
"How often does this spirit tree wake up?" Wang Ling looked at Big Cat as he asked telepathically.
"You must call him Mr Shu!"
Big Cat corrected him. "Mr Shu sleeps for quite a long time and only wakes up in the evening. His surname is Zhou."
Wang Ling: "..."
Zhou... Shu... Ren 2 ?
Wang Ling followed the cats and jumped into the tree hole. It was like moving through a space tunnel, and after a change in light and shadow, he finally saw the huge space inside. Just like the secret bases in movies and TV series, the whole space was neatly sectioned off and put to proper use.
He saw several cats in white gowns walk past together bncing two books on their heads.
Big Cat introduced them. "They''re the research team in Boss Zheng Tan''s group."
Then, Wang Ling saw dozens of sparrows wearing small goggles pecking corn harmoniously in a nearby corn field...
"They''re our regiment''s aerialpany."
After that, Big Cat pointed to several cats ahead of them wearing ck face towels. "These ninja cats belong to the spypany. The cavalrypany trains independently at a secret base outside the tree hole."
"..."
Wang Ling asked telepathically, "Please tell me, what is your regiment called?"
Big Cat pointed to a small stone tablet to one side of the base which had words scrawled on it in humannguage: Independent Regiment .
Wang Ling looked at the stone tablet for a moment. While he was still stunned, Big Cat pointed to the stone tablet again and said, "Behind this stone tablet is an inscription by Mr Shu Ren."
Wang Ling took a curious look and saw that the back of the stone tablet had been engraved with two poems...
On the left: I coolly defy sazi 3 with fierce brows, yo. On the right: I am willing to bow my head to be a 4 yaer , yo.
Wang Ling waspletely stunned. "..."
...
From the overallyout of the space and arrangement of teams, it had to be said that Zheng Tan was a very intelligent cat. A cavalrypany, a spypany and even an air forceposed of sparrows. It was simply incredible...
The space inside the willow was veryrge and the Space Expansion Skill used was the mostmon type and nothing spectacr. However, this primitive Space Expansion Skill had been able to extend the space of a small tree hole to the size of a person''s living room; for these cats, the space was already enough.
Zheng Tan''s Regiment Office was in the deepest part of the base. Big Cat guided Wang Ling to the door of the office, then had several of its kitten underlings wait together with him at the door as it looked at him and said, "Brother, wait a moment, I''ll go in to report first!"
In less than five minutes, Zheng Tan strode out of the room. It had ck, shiny fur and pointed ears; there was even a decorative copper bell on its tail that jingled as Zheng Tan walked, highlighting its might as themander of this Independent Regiment. Wang Ling was certain that it must have been groomed by the thunderbolt tiger Tang Shi; only cats groomed by Tang Shi would have this kind of ruffian air about them.
From the faint smell of its breath, it was not difficult for Wang Ling to guess that it had been enjoying its dinner; furthermore, it was a spicy seafood-vored hot pot...
When Zheng Tan saw the Persian cat, it couldn''t help narrowing its heterochromatic eyes.
To be able to sit in the position ofmander of the regiment, it was obviously much more sensitive to this "Persian cat" than thescivious Big Cat.
Because the legendary Immortal Meow... was also a Persian cat!
Whether it was Tang Shi, Song Ci or Yuan Qu, they had all ordered the cadres in their respective areas to be on the lookout especially for this cat breed and to inspect them with caution.
But Immortal Meow had retired a very long time ago.
Zheng Tan had frequently searched nearby areas from time to time, but with no results to show for it.
Now, suddenly hearing from Big Cat that a Persian cat was looking for it had been a shock.
No way... this couldn''t be a coincidence, right?
It hadn''t even finished chewing the spicy fish balls in its mouth before it ran outside.
It looked carefully at the Persian cat in front of it, then saw that this cat was sitting cross-legged and floating gently in the air...
Back then, Immortal Meow had opened the stray cats to spiritual wisdom, but had only imparted to them some simple Foundation Establishment body training methods. It hadn''t taught any of the stray cats immortal spells. A Persian cat that was able to use the Suspension Spell... furthermore, wisps of mist hung in the air around it... nothing else needed to be said, Zheng Tan knew the identity of this Persian cat!
Zheng Tan: "!!!"
Big Cat: "Wow! Bro! Awesome magic trick!"
Zheng Tan really wanted to smack this idiotic guy next to it to death. "..." F**k your awesome! This is Immortal Meow! You retard!
"Im... Immortal Meow?"
Big Cat''s tongue was knotted with fear.
Zheng Tan narrowed its eyes; it didn''t need to guess, it knew this guy had probably made some f**king trouble again!
"Boss, I really didn''t know... I took three salted fish-vored crispy noodle snack packets!" Trembling, Big Cat stretched out its paws and took the snacks out from its belly band.
Zheng Tan smacked Big Cat''s head with one paw.
This git really can''t aplish anything, but can spoil everything!
Lustful and greedy!
F**k! Cut your bonus! Deduct your sry! You''re not going to get any year-end bonus dried fish!
How can my own chief of staff be such a witless idiot?!
Ah! F**k it!
Zheng Tan pped one paw to its face, too angry to speak.
Wang Ling picked up the crispy noodle snacks from the ground and instantly felt better. He got straight to the point, stretching out one paw to draw Wang Ming''s portrait on the ground and at the same time telling Zheng Tan his request telepathically.
He hadn''t used this Space Sketching Skill since winning a national artpetition as a kid, as it was really too eye-catching.
Zheng Tan nodded, then looked back at its chief of staff that was lying repentantly on the ground with its paws on its ears.
"Da Biao, you dumbass! It''s time for you to redeem yourself!"
While speaking, Zheng Tan kicked Big Cat to its feet. "Notify Battalions One, Two, and Three, the calvary, the spy battalion, and the air force: relying on favorable terrain, go out and do a thorough search of No. 59 High School!"
Chapter 58: Second Battalion Commander! You Son of a B*tch...
Chapter 58: Second Battalion Commander! You Son of a B*tch...
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It could be said that the team management system for all stray cats originated in Peiyuan district. After years of expansion, there were now more than a thousand stray cat groups, of all shapes and sizes, in Peiyuan district alone.
The three famous cat army generals Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu each managed their own division. The army consisted of three divisions, each division consisted of three brigades, and each brigade consisted of three regiments...
Looking at the scale of development in Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment, it could absolutely be called a star regiment. And once the entire regiment heard this order and moved out, the scene and scale of this operation was truly jaw-dropping.
The old willow in the alley was one of Zheng Tan''s main headquarters. It was in turn supported by more than ten secret bases,rge and small, that had been set up all over No. 59 High School''s school grounds. However, most of them were hidden inside the willow hole.
Now the troops came pouring out all at once. Just the air sparrows alone numbered more than a thousand. In the sky, they looked like a mighty and aggressive swarm of locust! Along with the rest of the calvary, the spy battalion, and normal battalions... including every military branch, Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment added up to more than ten thousand soldiers! Their strength was almost on par with a military division!
Under the cover of night, the Independent Regiment''s sparrows came out in full force and filled the whole sky above No. 59 High School; stray cats showed up in the grass, in the treetops and in every corner of the school grounds. Looking at this sight, Wang Ling couldn''t help drawing in a sharp breath.
Fortunately, it was already after school; it would be impossible for such a bustle to go unnoticed otherwise, and it would very likely be a hot topic of discussion the next day.
The old uncle patrolling the school grounds couldn''t help knitting his brows when he realized that there were more stray cats around the school than usual today. Three to four cats on average sat around on each of the tens of benches in the school... some of the kittens were even publicly engaging in a certain indescribable activity, which flustered the old guard and made him blush.
Given that spring was animal mating season, the old uncle didn''t interrupt their pistoning motions. Inspecting his surroundings and finding nobody suspicious, he turned off his shlight and left under the moonlight.
In fact, these cats were extras that had been employed by Zheng Tan to draw the patrolling guard''s attention. The real troops were all well hidden. As soon as the old guard left, countless pairs of gleaming eyes opened in the grass.
Cats had sharp night vision; they were swift, nimble and smart, and they made no sound at all as they jumped out of the grass.
The operation was progressing more smoothly than anticipated.
Themander-in-chief of this operation was Zheng Tan and the lieutenantmander was a short-tail cat with ck spots. Since it was a little bald, Zheng Tan had nicknamed it The Monk.
It was Battalion One''smander, and also one of Zheng Tan''s most outstanding cat soldiers to date.
In Battalion One, The Monk''s soldiers had a very specific impression of it, that it was smart as a whip.
Previously, Wang Ling had only enlightened the three cat tyrants, The Little Tigers. It was these three cats Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu that had taught the rest of the stray cats and enabled them to advance to this point.
Of course, Wang Ling was not the first person to have opened a stray cat to spiritual wisdom. Plenty of cultivators had helped their pets achieve spiritual enlightenment, whether they were hamsters, centipedes, tortoises, rabbits, Pikachus... any pet you could think of would have been covered. It was worth mentioning that The Monk had also been born with a very high IQ.
When Zheng Tan had been grooming The Monk back then, it had been very easy and had cost Zheng Tan no effort at all. As soon as it had been born, The Monk had taught itself junior skills such as catching a mouse. Now, after enlightenment, The Monk could use its wits and intelligence to y tens of dogs easily in the palm of its hand...
The Monk stood calmly on themand tform from where the physical education teachers usually directed students in exercising.
A momentter, the cats from Battalion One which had been dispatched to carry out the search all returned.
"Results?"
Several of the battalion leaders meowed at The Monk for a while. The Monk''s whiskers twitched slightly. "The ssrooms, corridors, and offices on each story were searched, correct?"
Then, it was a very clear conclusion.
There was only the gymnasium left...
Why would a man run to the gym in the middle of the night? To peep at schoolgirls as they trained, and in the end get himself locked in?
Bloody hell, what kind of weird fetish did this man have?!
As a cat already disillusioned with society, The Monk''s scorn for him was already beyond words.
But Immortal Meow was looking for this person, so it didn''t have much to say.
...
Wang Ling had always thought that the stray cats had potential. Although they appeared all alone without shit-shoveling officers to care for them, as long as they banded together, they could produce incredible results.
Back then, uniting these scattered stray cats had just been a casual idea. Who would have thought that the seeds which Wang Ling had unintentionally sown would grow into lush willows that were nowing in handy.
There was now less than half an hour left...
Wang Ling could feel the talisman seal deteriorating even further. Now more than ever, he didn''t dare make any big moves, for fear that his aura would be like prehistoric powers flowing out of control.
Fortunately, news came to Zheng Tan very quickly; a sparrow immediately brought back investigation results from the frontline.
Zheng Tan nodded and looked at Wang Ling. "Immortal Meow, the location has been confirmed he''s inside the gym!"
The gym?
Given how strong his spiritual senses were, it was impossible that Wang Ling wasn''t able to infiltrate the gym with his spirit. Hence, he believed the people who had kidnapped Wang Ming weren''t using a simple magic weapon. At the very least, it had to contain the same material which his talisman seal was made from, creating a dead zone for his spiritual senses.
But now that the location had been confirmed, the rest would be simple...
Shortly after that, Wang Ling and Zheng Tan arrived at the front doors of the gym, which were shut. A sparrow perched atop the skylight of the gym pinpointed Wang Ming''s specific location this guy was in the women''s locker room!
Wang Ling and Zheng Tan moved around to the back of the gym and stopped in front of a thick wall.
The entire gym had been constructed out of ck crystal. It was so solid that it wouldn''t crumble via normal methods of demolition.
Of course, if the talisman seal had been functioning normally, Wang Ling could have torn down the wall effortlessly. But the situation now was a little unique, and since the talisman seal was about to expire, he was afraid one punch from him would cause widespread destruction for hundreds of li around the gym.
After some thought, Wang Ling didn''t make a move, and just turned his eyes to Zheng Tan instead.
Zheng Tan was instantly filled with awe!
Of course it wasn''t doubting Immortal Meow''s prowess. How could a mere wall stump Immortal Meow?
Zheng Tan thought that Immortal Meow was clearly giving it a chance to prove itself!
Right away it got excited, and it turned around to meow loudly, "Second Battalion Commander! Second Battalion Commander, you son of a b*tch, where is the Yidali cannon? Bring it here and st a hole in this damn wall!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 59: Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts
Chapter 59: Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts
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Huaxiu nation''s Yidali 1 Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts.
This was a renowned ce in Huaxiu nation that specialized in studying unique magic artifacts. The head of the institute was a cultivation ammunitions expert from Mi nation called Billy, nicknamed King Billy.
The team led by King Billy had been riding high on the results of their research in thest few years as they made significant breakthroughs in scientific theory as well as technological research, surpassing all other unique artifacts research departments.
Though the name "Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts" had been registered for a very long time, it had only started to make its mark in thest two years.
All the magic artifacts researched by King Billy''s team possessed three characteristics that could be summed up in three different Chinese characters which together read as "Yidali."
First, "yi" meant surprise. Most of the artifacts which King Billy''s team researched possessed this distinctive characteristic. Each one would always dazzle or surprise the people handling them.
Secondly, "da"! This word didn''t just refer to an artifact''s immense impact, but also to therge number of times it could be used. A magic artifact could typically only be used three times before the distinctive magic halo which each artifact possessed vanished. However, each of the unique artifacts researched by King Billy could be used at least ten times!
Finally, "li"! This word also had a double meaning. On one hand, it was "li" from bian li 2 , meaning that the magic artifacts were convenient and easy to use. On the other hand, "li" was also the second Chinese character in King Billy''s name. The research institute''s name thus had a really profound meaning.
In thest few years, King Billy''s team had developed quite a few unique artifacts that were very easy to use. Among them, the one that sold like hot cakes was that "Yidali Cannon."
[Yidali Cannon]
Maximum Number of Use: Ten
Application: This product can be used against any strongholds, and can easily st through hard matter like ck iron and ck crystal.
Directions for use: This product is operated by voice control, and should only be used against buildings. At the first yell of "Fire," the cannon will automatically take aim at the target and determine the trajectory. At the second yell of "Fire," the mouth of the cannon will automatically heat up and gather power. At the third yell of "Fire," the Yunlong Missile in the bore will be fired. In the presence of amander-in-chief and a second battalionmander, the Yunlong Missile''s damage output will automatically increase by twenty percent. If there is a woman present inside the building under attack, the damage output will increase by ten percent, to a maximum output of one hundred percent.
Back in the beginning, these instruction guidelines for the "Yidali Cannon" had been the talk of the town.
Truly, the most mystical thing about this unique artifact was how its damage output was passively increased through identity verification and the number of women present... some people said that King Billy was the first person to perfectly decode unique artifacts, because he was unique himself...
Because the products designed by King Billy''s team were all somewhat odd...
The Yidali Cannon was a hot product, but it wasn''t cheap. It was used mostly by demolition teams since it was illegal for normal cultivators and the general popce to own them. As for Zheng Tan''s "Yidali Cannon," of course it hadn''t bought it.
Wang Ling had discovered from Zheng Tan''s memories that roughly six months ago, it had seized this No. 59 High School territory from the former boss, Shan Pao. Shan Pao was a bichon fraise sexual maniac that had been able to gain spiritual intelligence because it was a crossbreed that possessed the blood of spirit dogs.
When Zheng Tan had fought Shan Pao for the territory in the beginning, it had spared no effort in doing so. With the battalionmanders under itsmand, it had struggled bitterly for a long time before finally iming the territory.
The "Yidali Cannon" was part of Zheng Tan''s spoils of war after it had overrun Shan Pao''s headquarters back then.
To this day, it was still a mystery how Shan Pao had acquired this unique artifact.
Wang Ling felt that the reason behind how such a destructive artifact had fallen into the hands of a group of intelligent animals was a littleplex.
These stray cats respected their "Immortal Meow"; when he had taught them back then, apart from poprizing the concept of team management, he had also provided mental and emotional counsel.
Wang Ling had no idea how stray cats elsewhere treated humans, but in Peiyuan district at least, the stray cats led their own lives but were also able to live in harmony with humans. There were evenrge groups of righteous cats that would escortdies walking home alone at night in case there were no-good lowlifes around.
He was thus very confident that the cats he had trained would never act against humans.
However, if these unique artifacts were to fall into the hands of animals who were just as intelligent, but happened to have dark hearts...
Who knew what the consequences would be...
Seeing a ck cat and its subordinates slowly push a cannon just the size of a shopping basket out from where it had been hidden in a mound of grass was a little strange.
This "Yidali Cannon" would easily st a hole in this wall of ck crystal without destroying the rest of the building.
Of course, Wang Ling had thought about using Jingke, but it was too much like him D as a sword spirit, it was still too young to have experienced much of the world yet, and was clueless about how to control its strength. Wang Ling was afraid that with one stroke, Jingke would cut the gym in half.
Therefore, his only hope was this "Yidali Cannon" which had been designed by King Billy''s team.
At this time, Wang Ling couldn''t make any extraordinary movements; he even had to keep his breathing steady, for fear of what could happen now that the talisman seal was weakening. A sneeze at this moment could kill people!
However, he could still help out with some simple support spells.
No. 59 High School''s old guard hadn''t left, and the sound of the "Yidali Cannon" firing was bound to draw his attention, so Wang Ling cast a soundproof barrier.
Putting on protection goggles, Zheng Tan stood by the Yidali Cannon, hands on its slender waist.
"Second Battalion Commander, are you ready?"
"Ready, Regiment Commander!"
Nodding its head, Zheng Tan ced its small paw on the sensor pad and confirmed its identity as regimentmander. Then, the muzzle of the cannon followed the direction of Zheng Tan''s gaze as it pointed at a specific point on the wall.
"Fire!"
"Fire!!"
"Fire!!!"
After three world-shattering shouts of "Fire"...
With a " bang ," a streak of heavenly light shot out from the cannon''s muzzle!
In just an instant, a waist-high hole was sted in the wall.
...
In the women''s locker room, Wang Ming was instantly awakened by this massive boom.
Meanwhile, Jiang Liuying stood stupefied as she looked at the scene outside the hole with a stunned and pale face.
On the other end of the wristwatch, a woman''s voice sounded. "I heard an explosion on your end? What''s going on?!"
Jiang Liuying''s mouth twitched.
"Sis... I seem... to be surrounded... by a bunch of cats..."
Chapter 60: She’s Hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter 60: Shes Hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction
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It wasn''t just Jiang Liuying and Wang Ming who were stunned as they stared at the hole in the wall; even the woman on the other end of the phone call was dumbstruck.
Obviously, words alone were utterly unable to describe and directly convey the impact and shock of the scene in front of their eyes.
What Jiang Liuying saw was a ck cat with protection goggles on and one hand resting on a battery pack at its waist as it stared at her.
Everywhere around this ck cat were cats as far as the eye could see... on the ground, in the trees... there were even ninja cats wearing ck, hanging on the wall. Furthermore, Jiang Liuying realized that most of them were standing on two feet! Bloody hell... if they had wings, wouldn''t they be an all-mighty species? Had they been possessed by Happy 1 ?!
In thest few years, there were plenty of pets that had achieved spiritual enlightenment, but they were all strictly regted by Huaxiu nation''s Quarantine Department.
With this huge gathering of spiritually enlightened stray cats, some even wielding a terrifying Yidali Cannon... Jiang Liuying felt that this scope and power wereparable to a small-scale demon rampage.
The reason why the Gate Between Worlds was so frighteningy not just in the catastrophic might of the demons, but more in their organization and discipline.
Each time the demons invaded the earth from the Gate Between Worlds, it was always after they had already talked it over and settled on an invasion n.
The current situation was far beyond Jiang Liuying''s expectations.
This was obviously a premeditated rescue operation...
And the party executing this rescue operation... was actually a bunch of cats?!
The woman on the other end of the phone call sounded baffled. "Are you... still asleep?"
"Sis, I''m really not joking... believe it or not, I''ve really been surrounded by a bunch of cats... oh, no, a troop of cats. Especially the ck cat that''s their leader, it''s staring at me with lust!"
Hei Tan 2 : "..." F**king hell, you dare to defame this father 3 ?!
On the other end of the phone call, the woman went quiet. After an enigmatic silence, she spoke once again. "I think there really is something wrong with your brain, are you not feeling like yourself right now? Why don''t we cancel the mission this time?"
"Sis, let me exin!" Jiang Liuying spluttered at her elder sister''s words.
Without waiting for her to continue, the woman on the other end went on to say, "...To be on the safe side, I''ll give you half an hour to return."
After saying this, the woman directly ended the call, leaving Jiang Liuying no opportunity to exin the situation as she stood in front of the troop of cats with a dumbfounded look on her face.
After staring nkly for a while, she finally rolled up her sleeves and pouted at this bunch of cats. "You puny gits, do you think this grand aunt is afraid of you?!"
She was formidable, and different from most Golden Core cultivators. With one nce, Wang Ling''s radar-like eyes had seen through to her true strength she was a rare cultivator with two golden cores! Theyy in her dantian region, and together, made her ten times stronger than a cultivator at the peak Golden Core stage!
The oppressive force generated by the girl''s anger was very obvious. Even if it was only a small wave of emotion, it was enough to make Wang Ming''s cheeks ripple.
Although enlightened, Zheng Tan was only a cat at the Foundation Establishment stage at best. The oppressive force which the girl had generated was already enough to make its ck fur stand on end. Simrly, the entire division of cats behind it all looked like hedgehogs with their fur sticking up.
All of a sudden, a bald cat burst out of the crowd and snarled, "Watch out, Regiment Commander!"
Battalion One''smander, The Monk, threw itself at Zheng Tan. Even some of the cat guards behind it followed its action and also threw themselves one after another at Zheng Tan.
Honestly speaking, Zheng Tan was very moved since they were protecting it, after all... but it almost suffocated under tens of cats suddenly piling on top of it and pinning it down!
"What on earth are you doing..." With a sour face, Zheng Tan popped its ck head out from deep within the pile of cats.
"Protecting the boss, be careful of her chest 4 !" several cats cried out in unison.
"..."
The Monk nodded. "This woman''s chest is much bigger than that of a normal human woman''s, so I highly suspect it contains weapons of mass destruction."
Zheng Tan: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Even Wang Ming gasped, stunned by these cats speaking humannguage and astonished at how fluent they were.
As the most powerful brain in Huaxiu nation, he could broadly estimate how intelligent these cats were. The ck cat that was the leader had the highest IQ, and the bald cat next to it had the second highest IQ. For animals, Wang Ming felt that their IQs were possibly higher than a regr human''s. Of course, there was no way that their IQs would surpass his.
Wang Ming looked at the girl. "Hey, elder sister, haven''t you noticed?"
"???" Jiang Liuying had a nk look on her face, and for the first time, Wang Ling and Wang Ming, these two brothers at odds, shared a tacit understanding. There was a saying, big breasts and no brains... looking at it now, it really wasn''t an unreasonable saying.
"Elder sister, with your realm, you can crush a Golden Core cultivator with one hand. But haven''t you notice that your oppressive force isn''t the least bit of use at the moment? These cats may have spiritual intelligence, but they''re not that powerful... yet now, even under your oppressive force, they''re still so lively."
This time, realization suddenly hit the girl as beads of sweat started to form on her small, fair face.
She should have noticed it earlier!
This bunch of kitties, along with this man who had no spirit energy at all, should have been immobilized under her oppressive force... but these cats were actually still frolicking around?
Taking every factor into consideration, the girl could think of only one possibility! There was a nature-defying person here with a more formidable realm than hers! Only such a person could exert an impact on the fluctuations of her oppressive force and prevent it from taking effect from the start, like suddenly blocking the mouth of a dam.
...Who the hell was it?
Jiang Liuying''s gaze swept swiftly over the horde of cats, and at the same time she bombarded them with her spiritual senses, trying her best to detect a particr aura among them. At this moment, it seemed that the girl''s brain power had finally caught up, and she began to suspect that there was something fishy about these cats. For example, a master could have used the Transformation Spell or something like an illusion technique to sneak into their midst.
If this really was the case, it was sometimes possible to pick the person out by carefully distinguishing the auras.
However, this ability to identify auras only applied if there was a minor gap in realms between the two individuals in question.
To be honest, if there had been time, Wang Ling would certainly have calmly yed with the girl for a while.
But now was not the time for hide-and-seek...
There were only ten minutes left before the end of the world!
Thus, under Jiang Liuying''s utterly stunned gaze, a ck-and-white Persian cat strolled elegantly through thisrge crowd of cats, which conscientiously parted to give way to it.
So this was the cat...
The girl was instantly vignt, but just as she was about to call up her spirit energy, this Persian cat released a strong power which pressed down on her.
Then, the girl was shocked to realize that her spirit energy had only moved halfway, and was actually stuck in her dantian ! What was more, she found herself in the grip of an oppressive force,pletely immobilized!
This Persian cat... was it a freak?!
Chapter 61: Elder Brother’s Original Intention
Chapter 61: Elder Brothers Original Intention
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How could a cat have such powerful oppressive force?
The girl''s stunned and pale expression also showed fear, since she had beenpletely immobilized! Like her body, even her tongue had be numb and she was unable to speak... in this situation, she couldn''t even use theherstone!
At this moment, the girl recalled her elder sister''s words, but it was toote for regrets. She should have retreated earlier on!
Wang Ling felt that the girl seemed to have misunderstood something, as he actually hadn''t released his aura and oppressive force to suppress her.
The reason was very simple releasing oppressive force was an AOE 1 skill. If he carelessly released this force in his unchecked state, it wouldn''t just be this girl that would be reduced to a fleshy pulp, his dumbass elder brother as well as the cat division outside would also be turned to ash...
Actually, the girl was immobilized as a result of the bacsh from Wang Ling''s invulnerable body, which had been triggered instinctively. This could cause the oppressive force to rebound with twice as much pressure. In fact, it pretty much shared the same principle as the rebound from a physical attack on the body; for a concrete example, please refer to the Eldest Young Master of Burying Love, Xu Ying, who because of the bacsh back then, had been reduced to dust...
This utterly difited girl who was unable to fight back did look a little funny to Wang Ming.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling knew that Wang Ming had already uncovered his identity. Although he acknowledged that they didn''t have a great rtionship, like it or not, they coordinated quite well together in unusual situations.
The moment the wall had been st open, Wang Ming had already realized it had to be Wang Ling.
He looked at his wristwatch. There were less than ten minutes left before the old talisman expired...
Taking out the talisman which he had on him, he cautiously wrapped it around Wang Ling''s arm like a band-aid.
The seal was reinforced atst!
Wang Ling checked his paws. Hmm... as expected, the new talisman was much stronger than the old one.
He could clearly sense that his strength had been curbed drastically. The first three months after the talisman was put on was when the seal was the strongest. So in the next three months, Wang Ling didn''t have to worry about breaking chopsticks; he could even jump around without fear during the radio gymnastics.
This was great news. It made him happier even than when he was eating crispy noodle snacks.
"To create the talisman this time, I refined the materials from thest three years and fused it with something new... it willst for five years now, which should be enough time for you." Wang Ming said the words in his mind instead of speaking out loud since Wang Ling would be able to hear it clearly with his Mind-Reading Ability. After all, there were outsiders around and they couldn''t let them know the secret of the talisman seal.
In some sense, Wang Ming felt that Wang Ling''s uncontroble advances in his realm as he got older was an even more important state secret to be protected than his own so-called most powerful brain of Huaxiu nation.
He treated this matter as if it was his own secret; he had promised Wang Ling''s parents that he wouldn''t speak of it to outsiders. Even Wang Ming''s own parents had no idea.
If it were to be exposed, it was very likely that endless wars would follow.
And Wang Ling would very likely be taken as a war machine by the nation...
Wang Ming thus actually paid very serious and earnest attention to Wang Ling''s matter. Not only had he been researching more powerful talismans for Wang Ling all this time, he also kept his lips tightly sealed regarding this secret.
Wang Ling thought that at the very least, he and Wang Ming were of the same mind on this matter.
His wish was for world peace.
And it was the same for Wang Ming, this elder brother...
Looking at the immobilized girl, Wang Ming turned his head to ask Wang Ling, "What should we do with this person?"
Wang Ling raised an eyebrow; what else could they do?
Of course hand her over to the nation!
From the beginning, he had had no intention of killing her, since there was no value for him in getting rid of one measly killer. On the other hand, if they delivered her to the cultivation police, it would significantly elerate the investigation of the Stream Shadow incident.
Even if they eliminate one killer, there were still tens of thousands of others... thus, helping the cultivation police take out an international criminal organization at the source... this should be the basic quality of a model citizen who upheld the core values of cultivation.
Of course, Wang Ling didn''t n to im credit for this deed.
In the end, it would need the most powerful brain in Huaxiu nation to sort out the mess.
Wang Ming bent down for a moment to search all the girl''s pockets and recover the stolenherstone. She looked like she had been paralyzed by the Sunflower Acupuncture Skill 2 . He pointed at her and sighed in his heart. "Knock her out first."
After pondering for a moment, Wang Ling did as he was told.
For the first time, Wang Ling felt what it was like to be in cahoots with his brother.
...
The cat division had withdrawn, and only Zheng Tan, Da Biao and The Monk remained by the gym doors.
On the sidey Jiang Liuying, who had already been trussed up by Zheng Tan and the other cats like a rice dumpling...
Zheng Tan gripped Wang Ling''s small white paws, crystalline tears pooling in its eyes. "It was wonderful to be able to fight side by side with Immortal Meow this time! Don''t worry, Immortal Meow, our engineering team will work around the clock to fix the hole!"
Wang Ling: "..." He recalled the cat researchers in white gowns that he had seen in Zheng Tan''s base... along with this engineering team, he wouldn''t be surprised if in two or three years, they were able to build f**king missiles!
Wang Ling didn''t say anything and only kept his astonishment hidden in the depths of his heart as he waved goodbye to Zheng Tan and the other cats.
Broken-hearted at his departure, they followed Wang Ling with their eyes and waved their little paws until he disappeared at the end of the road.
To be able to fight alongside Immortal Meow was an honor that Zheng Tan felt was worthy of being recorded in the annals of cat history!
This time, if it hadn''t been for Zheng Tan''s help, who knew what the consequences would have been.
Wang Ling had barely left Zheng Tan''s line of sight when he suddenly detected a familiar aura approaching.
This was Old Antique''s aura...
Wang Ling stretched out his spiritual senses, and realized that not too far away, Old Antique and Director Xie were strolling along hand-in-hand and were drawing closer and closer.
Wang Ming was also taken aback by the sudden appearance of these people, but very quickly he smiled and walked up to them himself. "Hello, teachers!"
It was time for him to disy his acting skills.
Director Xie froze why was there a family member in the school at this time? It was very strange, since to ensure that the spirit sword exchange meet proceeded smoothly tomorrow, she had notified all teachers-in-charge that they weren''t allowed to keep students in after ss, in order to prevent criminal elements disguised as guardians from fishing in troubled waters[3.This means to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain.].
Therefore, Old Antique and Xie Huaichun were instantly vignt against Wang Ming.
This wasn''t the strangest thing; the strangest was the unconscious girl tied up like a rice dumpling next to him. Was this cosy or bondage y?
"You are...?"
"I''m Wang Ling''s elder brother, Wang Xiaoer. I''m here to look for Wang Ling." Wang Ming produced his ID card.
"Oh~~ Wang Ling''s elder brother!"
After checking the ID card and confirming Wang Ming''s identity, Old Antique then turned his head in Director Xie''s direction and said, "Hm, Wang Ling''s my student, he''s here for the spirit sword exchange meet."
"Oh, I see..." Hearing Old Antique''s exnation, Director Xie rxed her guard. "What are you doing here at this time?"
"I was looking for Wang Ling at first, but I encountered a Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon assassin before I could find him. I had to deal with her, which wasted some of my time." Wang Ming pointed at the "rice dumpling" on the ground.
"Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon assassin..."
Director Xie was dumbstruck! An assassin had snuck into the school without being noticed this was a serious matter!
"Do you have evidence that she is a Shadow Stream assassin?" Director Xie was still suspicious about the girl''s identity, and Old Antique also had some doubts. They had no reason topletely trust a stranger''s words.
"If these two teachers don''t believe me, have a look at the ribbon around this youngdy''s arm and verify the truth for yourselves." When Zheng Tan had been tying Jiang Liuying up, Wang Ming had had the cat expose part of her arm.
The ribbon belonging to a Shadow Stream assassin was made from a special material and was direct proof of the killer''s real identity.
Old Antique inspected the ribbon on the girl''s arm and was deeply shocked in his heart!
...A real Gold Ribbon Shadow Stream assassin!
He was unusually sensitive to things that had to do with the world of killers.
Furthermore, looking at this girl tied up like a rice dumpling and judging by the boobs of mass destruction which were still too big to be covered up, Old Antique wondered... could this killer be the legendary Master of Shadow Stream?!
Chapter 62: My Silly Otouto
Chapter 62: My Silly Otouto
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Later...
In all likelihood, this could be the Master of Shadow Stream, the legendary 36D maiden. She was apprehended by the cultivation police for interrogation, and Wang Ming followed them. As a directly involved party, he had to go with them to give his statement.
Old Antique and Director Xie walked Wang Ming to the school gate, and Director Xie gripped his hands tightly. "It''s only thanks to Mr Wang that the viins'' n was derailed, otherwise who knows what the consequences could have been!"
"Teacher Xie, you tter me, I was just doing what anyone would do. Upholding justice, being chivalrous... isn''t this the norm for cultivators?"
"But I''m very curious... why can''t I feel even a hint of spirit energy from Mr Wang? Could it be that Mr Wang, you have a magic treasure on you?"
"A magic treasure? Do I need a magic treasure at my stage?" Wang Ming shook his head and smiled mysteriously.
As Wang Ming spoke, it suddenly hit Director Xie and Old Antique... if his aura wasn''t being shielded by a magic treasure, the only reason left was that this Mr Wang had an extremely high cultivation realm! Otherwise, it wouldn''t have been so easy for this Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon assassin to be defeated!
On the side, Old Antique couldn''t help sighing. "Who would have thought that Mr Wang would have such unfathomable power at such a young age I truly admire you!"
Wang Ling: "..." Wasn''t this deceiving them a bit too damn well?!
"Mr Wang, is this your cat? I see that it seems to be following you."
While they were talking, Director Xie had noticed Wang Ling.
He had been worried that the killer maiden would rouse halfway, so he had followed Wang Ming. He had just been contemting earlier if he had to knock her out again.
Now, seeing the police stick a restraining talisman seal on this tied-up rice dumpling girl, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Wang Ming hadn''t obtained permission beforeing to deliver the talisman to Wang Ling, so the Huaxiu government hadn''t sent bodyguards to protect him. If something happened to the most powerful brain here... Wang Ling couldn''t even imagine how much panic it would cause. A thorough investigation of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School would be inevitable, which in turn wouldn''t bode well at all for his hidden identity.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Wang Ling couldn''t deny that for better or worse, he and his dumbass elder brother were in the same boat.
After turning it over in his mind, Wang Ling had thus still decided to follow him for the time being until the police arrived to ensure Wang Ming''s safety.
He hadn''t expect Director Xie to suddenly notice him at this point in time.
For some, their "idiocy" was reflected in their IQs and EQs, but Wang Ming''s "idiocy" was reflected in the details of daily life, such as being addled by a woman''s charm or disguising himself as a cultivator... normally, however, Wang Ming responded quickly in emergency situations.
"Director Xie is referring to this cat... perhaps I have something attractive on me which it''s interested in."
Wang Ling: "..." Attractive your ass!
Hearing Director Xie mention Wang Ling in his cat form, Wang Ming smiled a little evilly.
He then bent over to pick up Wang Ling the cat. "Upsy-daisy!"
Wang Ling: "..." Up your damn head!
Wang Ling realized that this was the first time he was being ''molested'' by this dumbass!
...Motherf**ker!
Just you wait!
...
The rice dumpling girl was secured in the prison cage at the back of the cultivation police defense vehicle and guarded by two policewomen. Wang Ming sat obediently in the backseat with a policemn each sitting on his left and right.
Given his personality, he definitely wouldn''t im this so-called glory for himself. Because when all was said and done, he had used his surface identity Wang Xiaoer, not Wang Ming, so he didn''t feel any sense of aplishment in this matter.
The only thing that gratified Wang Ming in this mission to deliver the talisman to Wang Ling at No. 59 High School was that he had actually been able to tease his silly otouto 1 ! Although he hadn''t had the opportunity to issue the hundredth challenge to Wang Ling this time, he felt that this trip hadn''t been a fruitless one.
On the road, Wang Ming deduced from the two policemen''s slightly sullen faces that they had been just about to get off work when they had been called out here. Furthermore, they had caught a big fish this time, so they were definitely going to be working overtime... hence their extremely bad moods.
The two policemen gazed steadily at Wang Ming. "Mr Wang, can you please present your ID card? In order to save time, we''ll start taking notes now."
Wang Ming obediently produced his ID card. Seeing the name and ce of birth on the card, the two policemen were taken aback.
Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce, Tianba city, Huaxiu nation...
While Tianba city did exist, what the hell kind of ce was Yunding Heavenly Pce?
Dumbstruck, these two policemen of the people looked at the ce of birth on the card for a moment, then looked at Wang Ming with expressions like they were suffering from stomach pains. "Mr Wang... now is not the time to fool around, alright?"
Wang Ling felt wronged. "Comrade policemen, do you really think you can tell that an ID card is fake just by looking at it?"
"Mr Wang, do you know that if you use a fake ID card, we will have to bring you in for a cup of tea 2 ?!"
"Oh... Pu''er tea or Long Jing tea? An ''82 Sprite would be even better!"
"..."
Since they had to work overtime today, the two policemen weren''t in a good mood. Now that they were being yed around with like this, one of them red at Wang Ming. "Then let''s test it! If your ID card turns out to be fake, I''ll lock you up for fifteen days!"
"...Do as you wish." Wang Ming shrugged his shoulders without fear.
As a result, the two policemen in the car checked the verification list produced by the card scanner after two minutes...
After scrutinizing his bizarre character experience, the two men stared at the sentence "The above information has been verified by the National Cultivation Police Department of Huaxiu Nation" and sunk into deep thought... they even began to doubt their own lives...
...
Roughly less than half an hour after Wang Ming had been taken to the police station to give his statement, a world limited edition ck Aoguanhai 3bat vehicle rolled to a steady stop outside the main entrance of the cultivation police station.
Two scientific researchers in white gowns hastily got out of the car and rushed into the police station. Less than five minutester, they emerged with Wang Ming in tow.
The two policemen who had been responsible for taking down Wang Ming''s statement followed him to the entrance. They were surprised to find that their police chief had actually personallye to see Wang Ming off, waving goodbye with an apologetic smile.
The two policemen were dumbfounded. Who the hell was this person?
Only after that world limited edition ckbat vehicle drove away did the police chief sigh with relief and turn to the two policemen to exim, "The two of you, you almost brought disaster down on us!"
Chapter 63: Comrade Odd Zhuo Is Awesome!
Chapter 63: Comrade Odd Zhuo Is Awesome!
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The arrest of a girl suspected of being the Master of Shadow Stream caused a huge stir.
Before that, the Red Ribbon killers which Shadow Stream had sent to No. 60 High School had beenpletely eliminated. Now, students from No. 60 High School hade to No. 59 High School for an exchange meet... in the end, this Gold Ribbon killer who had wanted to take advantage of the exchange meet to cause trouble had been apprehended even before the first step in Shadow Stream''s n could be carried out.
The most crucial thing was that the man who had apprehended the girl was in fact an elder brother of one of the students from No. 60 High School...
That damn No. 60 High School again...
People recalled that in events rted to Shadow Stream, the National Cultivation Police Department hadunched a code red investigation, but for several years, there had been no progress. In the end, less than a month after the start of the semester, there had been one breakthrough after another centered around a small, ordinary high school... was this damn school poisonous?!
As a result of this incident, people once again started to ask questions.
How did a beautiful 36D maiden be a merciless, bloodthirsty killer? A nned operation had been foiled in advance before it was carried out? Was it warped morality or ack of humanity behind all this? A game between the light and the dark? Or a showdown between cunning and wisdom? The questions that emerged in the wake of this incident confounded people no matter how much they puzzled over them.
Until now, that female killer had yet to regain consciousness and Wang Xiaoer, the person who had thwarted this evil scheme, had been forcibly taken away from the police station less than half an hour after he had arrived... this string of rted incidents looked like they had been perfectly premeditated.
To conceal Wang Ming''s true identity, Huaxiu nation''s Cultivation Academy of Science in the end pointed the bewildered police in a clear direction D Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools.
And so, after Secretary Dakang hade by the office that day to chew the fat for several hours, Odd Zhuo had just returned home from the office when his home phone also blew up with calls.
He nced at the phone numbers; he had countless missed calls, and now it happened to be Secretary Dakang calling...
Although he had already spent a whole afternoon chatting with the old leader and was feeling a little agitated, he knew he had no choice...
He had learned a lot in his position as deputy director in thest few years and could summarize his experiences into four rules for practical survival in a government department: first, one shouldn''t speak nonsense; second, get up earlier than a chicken and sleepter than a dog; third, do more than a donkey does and eat less than a pig does; and the fourth and most important point in receiving a phone call from the leader... do not! Ever! Hang up on him!
Odd Zhuo didn''t know what else this old Secretary had to talk about after they had already spent the afternoon chatting, but he still picked up thendline...
Nowadays, thendlines used holographic projections; once Odd Zhuo epted the call, Secretary Dakang''s face was projected in the air.
Odd Zhuo lived in the staff apartment which a government agency had arranged for him. The current government advocated an anti-corruption policy, so to reflect how their staff endured hardship and wholeheartedly served the people, all staff apartments hadn''t been expanded with the Space Expansion Skill.
However, this directly led to a problem the space was rtively cramped, which resulted in the holographic projection looking exceptionally big.
After picking up the phone, Odd Zhuo almost couldn''t helpughing. This holographic projection of Secretary Dakang... his nostrils were bigger than his head!
"Hello, Little Zhuozi?"
Secretary Dakang''s voice on the other end of the phone call almost gave Odd Zhuo a shock.
Little... Little Zhuozi?
This nickname was a bit intimate!
Honestly speaking, Odd Zhuo felt a little surprised and ttered. "...It''s sote, is there something else Secretary Dakang needs?"
"Little Zhuo, I really couldn''t tell, you''re very good at pretending, aren''t you? When I was at the office with you this afternoon, you looked very calm andposed. It turned out you were plotting and watching in secret. You were going to surprise me, weren''t you?"
Odd Zhuo: "???"
"Oh, don''t deny it! Just tell me, that girl whom we suspected of being the Master of Shadow Stream at first was apprehended through your n!"
Odd Zhuo: "!!!"
"This time I have to reprimand you for this... after all, she''s a Gold Ribbon killer; even if you had known her strategy beforehand, you should have at least reported it in advance. There were students nearby. Furthermore, it was after school, so it was dangerous."
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo now knew what the old Secretary was talking about. On his way home, he had received a text message from the General Office saying that the cultivation police station in Peiyuan district had caught a Gold Ribbon killer suspected of being the Master of Shadow Stream at No. 59 High School.
He had intended to reply after he returned to the staff apartment and investigated the situation himself, but he had never expected that the old Secretary would call him first as soon as he had stepped into his ce.
When he heard this, however, he felt something was off... why did he feel that with every development in the situation, he was being undeservedly credited with all these aplishments as if by some imperial edict, like what had happened six years ago?
"Secretary Dakang, I..."
"It''s fine, you don''t need to exin. I know you didn''t want to act rashly and alert the enemy, so you secretly arranged for the expert to sneak into No. 59 High School and set them an easy target to catch, right?"
"..."
"I tell you, you''ve really done yourself proud this time! After a preliminary interrogation, the girl who was arrested is very likely the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream! Isn''t that surprising?! A shock?! Isn''t that exciting?!"
"..."
"The Master of Shadow Stream hasn''t appeared yet, but I believe that with this important lead, it will not be long before our Huaxiu nation destroys Shadow Stream and its criminal activities! Comrade Zhuo, to possess such intelligence and executive ability at your young age... I, this oldrade, really admire you!"
"...Can I ask Secretary Dakang, where did you hear this from?"
"Chairman Qi of Huaxiu nation''s Cultivation Academy of Science personally called me to exin the matter. Little Zhuozi, I know that you want to keep a low profile, but sometimes when you''ve done a good deed, you really don''t have to hide it."
Odd Zhuo sucked in a breath. "..." Hepletely had no idea when he had be connected to an institute with such a big name.
"Little Zhuozi, who knew you had such depths..."
On the other end of the phone call, Sun Dakang smiled. "All along the higher-ups have been wondering whether to promote you... they were worried that you might be too young to handle it since a tall tree also attracts the wind and you tend to do things low-key. But we just carried out a public poll and discovered that of all the government officials in Songhai city, you are at the top in terms of your reputation. Rest easy, given today''s incident, you only need to wait to be promoted!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"Also, remember to prepare your program well. I look forward to seeing your Sky-Parting Sword at the spirit sword exchange meet tomorrow!"
"..."
Chapter 64: Spirit Sword Exchange Meet
Chapter 64: Spirit Sword Exchange Meet
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The four-day student exchange meet wasing to an end.
Too many things had happened during these four days, such as the destruction of the spirit gathering arrays, the copse of the Pengci Gang, the establishment of the General Administration of Harmony, the rehabilitation of delinquents, the near annihtion of the world, and also, the arrest of a Shadow Stream Gold Ribbon killerst night... no one could have imagined that all of these pesky little incidents had ultimately happened because of Wang Ling.
As Wang Ming was leaving, he had asked Old Antique and Director Xie to keep his identity a secret. This in fact was to protect Wang Ling so that he wouldn''t be the focus of too much attention.
Therefore, although the incident had certainly caused a stir, apart from the police who knew that Wang Xiaoer was the elder brother of one of the students from No. 60 High School, everyone else had very limited knowledge of this incident. The only thing they knew was that it was due to the excellent leadership of the General Administration of 100 Schools'' Comrade Odd Zhuo that Shadow Stream''s invasion had been stopped and the flowers of the mothend safeguarded once again...
After this incident, however, even Wang Ling began to wonder whether he was poisonous... since entering this high school, he hadn''t had a damn moment of peace! Every day it was like he was a particr death student wherever he went, there would be dead people 1 !
Father and Mother Wang''s wish for him was to obtain his high school diploma without a hitch and then enter college smoothly and quietly.
But judging from the current situation, this road was a lot bumpier than Wang Ling had expected.
However, life had to go on...
At night, all was peaceful in No. 59 High School''s school dormitory.
Before, Super Chen and Hero Guo these two damn fat nerds had worn suits, neckties, wristwatches and shiny leather shoes and sipped drinks that definitely cost more than five yuan as they yed an online game 2 . It wasn''t until a while ago that Old Antique had forced them to turn the game off and go to bed... as for Lotus Sun and Feather Lin, these two girls had already gone to bed early on for the sake of healthy skin.
Old Antique sat in a folding chair by the door; Shadow Stream had taken advantage of the span of time close to when school was over, so he was once again on high alert.
The students'' safety was paramount. Old Antique wanted to ensure that the spirit sword exchange meet proceeded smoothly tomorrow, and more than that, that his students came to no harm at all outside school before they returned to No. 60 High School.
Another person who was also awake was Wang Ling.
He touched the small wooden sword lying beside him with veryplicated feelings in his heart.
He only hoped that Jingke''s performance tomorrow would be somewhat normal... please, please don''t go overboard.
...
It was the fourth day and also Friday of the third week after the start of school.
The spirit sword exchange meet which everyone had been waiting for was finally about to begin.
The mor of drums and gongs filled the air, firecrackers burst with loud bangs, red gs fluttered in the sky, and there was a sea of people...
As a tradition, the spirit sword exchange meet had originated with General Yi, one of the ten great founding fathers of the nation who had fought alongside Minister Shi and Secretary Sun at the Battle of Shimen and was nicknamed demaster. Back then, after the end of the Battle of Shimen, General Yi had left a famous saying on a stone pir of the Stone Doors for all eternity: "Your sword is my sword!"
This sentence was in all current history textbooks and waspulsory knowledge that Old Antique would stress every year.
The spirit sword exchange meet between the two schools had been tremendously hyped up this time because it happened to be the five hundred-year anniversary for both schools. No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School these two foes had had the same thought of using this spirit sword exchange meet to top off their anniversary celebrations, when the purpose of the meet was instead supposed to be to improve the rtionship between the two schools.
Tang Jingze and his posse had caused quite a number of problems for them in these four days, but by the final day, they hadpletely abandoned their stance.
However, this in no way affected their strategy or the confidence which Tang Jingze and the others had in winning this spirit sword exchange meet; since they couldn''t prevail using unorthodox means, Tang Jingze felt it wouldn''t be bad topete with them in a fair fight!
However!
Wang Ling just didn''t know where this guy got his confidence from...
...
On No. 59 High School''s wide and newly renovated sports field, students arranged chairs to form a circle around the running track ording to ss and grade from the different regions. The empty space in the middle was left for the representatives of the two schools to battle it out in this spirit sword exchange meet.
Wang Ling was really not used to an exchange meet with more than a thousand people present; he had never shown off any sort of talent in front of so many people before.
On the stage, the leaders of the two schools had arrived: Headmaster Chen and Director Shi of No. 60 High School; Headmaster Jin and Director Xie of No. 59 High School; the district leaders of Peiyuan district... and the old Secretary Sun Dakang, whose face was full of excitement; and Odd Zhuo, who looked miserable.
Honestly speaking, the leadership team was feeling very awkward because no one had expected this old Secretary to turn up.
Of course, the students were unaware of Secretary Sun''s identity. Furthermore, they felt that this person was a bit mad they had never seen a leader wear a motorcycle helmet on stage as he observed proceedings from there. However, the students could also tell that this Master Helmet''s identity was truly out of the ordinary. He was most likely a VIP... furthermore, he was a VIP that even Wang Ling hadn''t foreseen.
Of all the students present, it was only Wang Ling who was very clear on who this leader was.
Honestly speaking, he was very worried that this old Secretary would somehow figure out something from his movements.
He didn''t dare look this old Secretary directly in the eye and sighed deeply in his heart; now, he could only hope he would be able to behave like a muggle as much as possible during the spirit sword exchange meetter. It would be really bad if he caught the attention of this grandmaster.
In the silence, the old Secretary looked around and then looked at the leaders of the two schools with a weird expression. "Why aren''t you starting?"
Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin wore helpless expressions. "..." You are the most senior leader here. As long as you don''t speak, who the heck dares to start!
Hearing the old leader''s words, Headmaster Jin sorted out his emotions before he smiled and started to speak as the official host of this spirit sword exchange meet, his voice carrying on the wind to reach each person''s ears.
"Then, on behalf of the school leaders of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School, I would like to express my gratitude to you, the ten elite students from the two schools, for participating in this spirit sword exchange meet! It is precisely because of your excellence that our cultivation education will be even more brilliant!"
Following the old Secretary''s lead, the entire audience broke out in thunderous apuse; seeing how enthusiastically he was pping, a few leaders nearby started apuding even louder lest their listless pping displeased him.
Everyone knew that the old Secretary was a person who revelled in excitement and really enjoyed moving around incognito. He had secretly attended more than a hundred school exchange meets this way.
While the headmasters of both schools did feel very honored that the old Secretary had personally shown up this time without needing to be invited, more than that, they were actually terrified...
After the apuse died down, the scene was quiet for a brief moment before the female teacher in charge of hosting the meet picked up the microphone and began to recite the rules of the contest. "For this spirit sword exchange meet, there will be no individual events. Instead, it will be a teampetition that will take ce in a magic array which will merge holographic imagery and cultivation spirit talismans to perfectly simte a test environment and real sensations of pain. In the end, the winner will be determined based on the number of points which each team obtains during the event. Apart from the reference marks obtained from hitting an opponent''s vital points during spirit swordbat, teams can also earn game coins to buy magic weapons and props, which will make thepetition more interesting and dynamic."
The female host smiled. "These are the rules of the contest! Next, will the ten students participating in the exchange meet please enter the magic array."
Chapter 65: Welcome to Cultivator’s Rift
Chapter 65: Wee to Cultivators Rift
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"The contest this time seem quite different to previous meets?" Listening to the female host list the rules of the contest, the old Secretary''s eyes lit up.
Previous spirit sword exchange meets had basically just been students showcasing their individual talents by following a standard pattern of moves and judges scoring them based on their form and proficiency in swordsmanship, which could be considered extremely boring. Thepetition this time round, however, would be a team event, thereby doing away with the judging panel and recing it with aprehensive evaluation system. The scores given would hence be fairer and less biased.
Headmaster Jin smiled faintly. "The contest format this time round was personally proposed by General Yi at the standingmittee meeting and our two schools were assigned to implement it."
"What this female host said was a littleplicated. Can someone give me a simplified version of the contest rules?"
"Well... simply put, thepetition this time is more like a five-on-five MOBA (multiyer online battle arena) game. There are threenes and eachne has a turret: an outer turret, an inner turret and a high turret respectively. The students are free to choose ane to follow and subsequently have to defend the corresponding turret while they try to destroy the crystal in the enemy''s base. After entering the game, the students are free to choose one functional system skill; currently, the only options are teleport, ignite, heal and sh skills 1 ... overall, it will be even more interesting and confrontational than previous contests."
Headmaster Jin said, "After officially entering the virtual space, the students'' personal data, including their spirit swords, will be converted into digital data that will be integrated into the system''s databank and their strength will beputed as numbers. These estimated values will be based on the grade of their spirit swords.
"There are two things that the students will need to do: firstly, increase their experience by growing steadily through defeating minions or monsters. After data conversion, the students'' overall fighting strength will be divided into twenty parts, or twenty levels. With each level upgrade, five percent of their strength will be unsealed. Completing all the levels will mean regaining all of their true, original strength. Secondly, they need to collect as many game coins as possible within a short time frame and exchange them for magic artifacts in order to build their individual spirit swords."
"That''s remarkable!" Secretary Sun nodded. "The upgrade method is very challenging! And building their spirit swords also helps them to improve their rapport with their spirit swords. But how are the values measured?"
"Of course, in order to ensure fairness, the stronger the sword, the higher its value. For example, Student Lotus Sun''s sword Mysterious Sea has already spawned a sword spirit and will require arge number of widgets in order to be built. Its overall value is estimated to be around 5,000 game coins," Director Xie answered from the side.
...
While several of the leaders were whispering to each other on the stage, the female host said, "I now dere the array open! The game has officially begun!"
The current arrays were very advanced and were all voice-activated. Before the array had been set up, the female host''s voice had already been inputted into the system. Hence, after she gave themand, a green light immediately appeared on the ground of therge sports field.
Bzz !
Then, a green beam of light linking earth and sky appeared before all the people present.
All the students from No. 60 High School were the first to step into the beam of light, and to the naked eye, it looked like they gradually disintegrated into small particles that eventually disappeared in the green beam.
"Let''s go too!" Tang Jingze gnashed his teeth and disappeared in the beam of light with Fang Huaqing, Liang Wei, Liang Zheng and Liang Fei.
The students from the two schools had entered the virtual space one after another; whatever happened next could only be seen via therge broadcast screens on the sports field.
The map that had been set this time rigorously "referenced" the battle design of amon five-on-five MOBA game. Next to both the red base and the blue base stood a stone tablet shamelessly inscribed with the words "Cultivator''s Rift" 2 . The crystal towers, the high turrets, the bases and even the monsters in the jungle had been perfectly reconstructed...
By killing both the minions sent out from the bases every thirty seconds and the constantly regenerating monsters on the map, the corresponding number of game coins could be obtained to build individual magic weapons. But the ultimate way to achieve victory was to destroy the enemy''s base.
Although Wang Ling seldom yed games, he understood some of the basic rules of this type of game. Besidesbat, teams had to pay more attention to how they should proceed. The key was to build the most formidable magic weapon as early as possible.
But because this was a spirit sword exchange meet, they realized that apart from the individual spirit swords they carried, which had been converted into data, there were almost no other offensive magic weapons in the in-game shop. Furthermore, although everyone''s spirit swords appeared in the shop, each spirit sword was bound to their respective owners and couldn''t be bought by someone else.
Additionally, the rest of the magic weapons were mostly functional or defensive types... these things had all been designed by General Yi personally, so no one knew what the attributes of each magic weapon were going to be prior to the start of the meet. The students would have to wing itpletely when they used them.
"Damn it! So many things... wouldn''t just reading the descriptions alone take us until tomorrow morning?"
"What the hell? Why is my sword Climbing Dragon so cheap? Just 998? There''s something wrong with this system data analysis!"
After the group of people from No. 59 High School had entered the virtual space, it had taken them a full five minutes to discuss thenes each of them would take and a further ten minutes to browse through the shop''s treasures one by one...
In contrast, the students from No. 60 High School worked together much more harmoniously...
Sometimes, one person making all the decisions could really save a lot of time.
"So that''s how we''ll do it! I''ll take the topne, ssmate Lotus Sun will take the midne, Xiaoyu will go to the jungle and Master of Dopey and ssmate Wang Ling are in charge of the bot duone 3 ." Each person had five hundred game coins to begin with. Super Chen, this damn fat gaming nerd who was a veteran games specialist, arbitrarily determined thenes that each person would take before he selected the mostmon rookie nk sword and the "ignite" skill and left the shop.
[Name: Rookie nk Sword]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[ATK: 10]
[Gold Coins: 350]
[Description: Amon-type spirit sword magic weapon, ideal for home or travel]
Lotus Sun found her own sword Mysterious Sea in the shop and was taken aback to find that its price was as high as 5,800 game coins. She then hurriedly chose the same elements as Super Chen and went out to begin farming 4 for money. Each spirit sword was a finished item 5 , which would take quite a long time to build. But once it was built, Lotus Sun felt that this would be the key to their victory.
Feather Lin, who had chosen the junglene, selected a rookie hunting knife which sold for five hundred game coins. A small hunting knife had a higher ATK (attack stat) than a nk sword and had some HP (health regeneration) effect. In the whole game, apart from the spirit sword, this was the only prop with an ATK that could be increased... otherwise, it would take a very long time to kill the evil wolf Fenrisulfr in the jungle using just the rookie nk sword.
"Good luck, everyone! Don''t disgrace our school!"
After choosing her item, Feather Lin followed Lotus Sun and also walked out of the base.
[Name: Rookie Hunting Knife]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: General]
[ATK: 30]
[Gold Coins: 500]
[Description: Large monster kills receive 10% damage bonus and 10% HP effect. A critical magic weapon for building the "Bear Grylls'' de." Once the "Bear Grylls'' de" is sessfully built, it can instantly punish monsters and turn them into beef. The protein can be shared with teammates so that they can enjoy the HP effect]
Now, only Wang Ling and Hero Guo were left.
A botnebination usually consisted of a support and an offense; of course, Wang Ling didn''t have to think about it before he selected support, since it was the most inconspicuous role.
In the shop full of goods, Wang Ling saw that Hero Guo''s sword Ghost Tooth was priced at 2,800. Looking at the data, it was quite powerful.
Hero Guo also chose a nk sword and walked outside. "Wang Ling, be quick, I can''t handle it alone!"
The reason Wang Ling hadn''t left was that he was still looking for Jingke in the shop.
He had been afraid to show off in public for fear that Jingke would go on a rampage halfway through. But now that the contest this time had turned it into game data, Wang Ling was really very curious to know how much Jingke could actually be worth.
There were over one thousand swords among the magic weapons in the shop, and finally, at the very bottom of the column list ofmodities, Wang Ling found Jingke in a very small and inconspicuous corner.
[Name: Jingke Peach Wooden Sword]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[ATK: Unknown...]
[Gold Coins: 1]
[Description: A peach wood sword that seems to have no damn use, perhaps it can be hung around the neck to ward off evil spirits?]
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 66: The Support’s Path Toward Becoming Rich
Chapter 66: The Supports Path Toward Bing Rich
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Meanwhile, many screens were flickering on the sports field, considerately positioned to face every direction. More than a thousand students had gathered on the sports field to watch this novel match between the two teams. Some were watching silently, some had their heads lowered in thought and some were whispering to one another.
Under normal circumstances, there would be professionalmentary for such a team gamepetition, but this "Cultivator''s Rift" was a trial version that was not publicly avable. Therefore, it fell instead to the female teacher acting as the host to provide rtedmentary.
The contest was currently in the early gamening stage, so basically there wouldn''t be any team battles yet. The female host hence was a little bored as she watched the broadcast.
"There are too many things in this shop, it''s really too much to take in. When the camera shed over it just now, I couldn''t see anything clearly."
"Even Senior Tang Jingze and the others took such a long time to look through everything. I think it would take me an hour before I can get out of this base... the initial amount of game coins is also too small, you just don''t know how to use them or what to buy."
The students were engaged in animated discussion below the stage, and even the old Secretary on stage frowned a little. "This vast line-up of goods is indeed a real headache. A student who has difficulty selecting something could waste a lot of time in the shop."
"The system we are using this time for this brand new five-on-fivepetition is a trial version; for regr editions in the future, it''s estimated that the number of magic weapons in the shop will be cut by around sixty to seventy percent."
"But this is good too, if there are more goods in the shop, it bes necessary to choose a suitable magic weapon, one that is useful and flexible. To be able to do that really tests your ability to adapt.
"Come to think of it, is there a bonus mechanism in this game?"
"Mm, there are rewards. The first team to destroy a tower will be rewarded with five hundred game coins. The first person to y an enemy will be rewarded with five hundred game coins. If someone else assisted as support in the kill, the bonus will be divided equally. There''s also another thing... the first person to build a finished item, or in short, the first item reward, will be given an individual five hundred game coins.
"If you can take the lead by decisively obtaining these three system rewards, the team''s advantage will be greatly increased."
Before he finished speaking, there was an electronic ringing sound from the screen...
First Item!
Following that, Wang Ling''s name popped up in the system announcement.
Wang Ling: individual 500 game coins reward for building first finished item!
The female host straightaway eximed, "Student Wang Ling of No. 60 High School is the first to build a finished item! He gets five hundred game coins as an individual reward!"
The audience was all shocked...
When the image on the broadcast screen switched to the shop''s column list ofmodities, the sports field instantly resounded with non-stop swearing.
F**k! Why the hell was there a finished item that only cost one yuan?!
F**k! A guy who hadn''t even left the base actually obtained the "first item" reward? There definitely had to be a bug!
"F**k!" At the same time on the red side, five people including Tang Jingze shouted in unison when they saw the system announcement.
The cheapest finished item in their team was Liang Fei''s sword Climbing Dragon. They had only needed to conquer two more minionnes to be able to collect the prize money for "first item"! Who the hell could have known that the prize would be given to a person who hadn''t even left the base!
Must appeal! Protest! Rey!
"...Is there something wrong with the system? Should we pause thepetition to check it out?" Headmaster Jin asked after seeing this scene.
"It''s not a problem with the system, it''s just that Student Wang Ling''s spirit sword is very cheap to begin with." The teacher leading the team, Old Antique, couldn''t help sighing nearby. "Student Wang Ling was born into a poor family, he brought a peach wood sword to thepetition this time."
Headmaster Jin couldn''t help the way his lips twitched. "...So, this is your strategy?"
"As for that, I don''t know. Perhaps Student Wang Ling has his own reasons." Old Antique shook his head.
As they spoke, the scene on the broadcast screen changed to the column list ofmodities and the image stopped on Wang Ling''s small wooden sword. Everyone was aghast when they looked at its price... this peach wood sword which cost one game coin was actually considered a f**king finished item... if it didn''t win the first item reward, then there really would be something wrong!
....
Wang Ling didn''t think that Jingke would actually be considered a finished item at one game coin. Originally he had bought it out of curiosity, but due to a freakbination of factors, he had ended up obtaining the reward for being the first to build a finished item...
Now, he could feel thousands of eyes following him steadily on the broadcast screen this was a feeling he was very unustomed to.
This was really too much attention!
In order to shift everyone''s gazes elsewhere, he would have to throw a gameter on, make a big fuss of the others to ensure their good development and give them ample room to showcase themselves.
This was the right way to be a support!
Hence, at this moment, Wang Ling decided to refrain from doing anything more. Now that he had a bonus five hundred game coins, he should purchase an ie item 1 and slowly and steadily develop and gain experience.
There were a lot of ie items in the shop; although he had nine hundred and ny-nine game coins, he chose one of the cheapest ie items that would ensure he remained inconspicuous, then walked out of the shop.
[Name: Mysterious ck-Rimmed sses]
[Type: Functional Magic Weapon]
[Quality: Ordinary]
[Gold Coins: 300]
[Description: Time is money and money is time! A pair of mysterious ck-rimmed sses made by the Mo family; when worn, +2 game coins/1s... 2 ]
With the sses on, Wang Ling left and returned to the botne, and was surprised to find that Hero Guo had actually already leveled up to Level 3.
I wasted too much time in the base!
Wang Ling sighed in his heart; he didn''t think that he was a sloppy person, but he had had far less chances to y gamespared with regr guys. Because he was always worried that he wouldn''t be able to control his prehistoric powers and would destroy the gaming device, he definitely wasn''t as smooth at games as Super Chen and Hero Guo these two damn fat nerds.
But now that he had switched to a new version of the Dao talisman, he could rest easy for the next three months at least.
For three months, he didn''t have to worry about destroying any more spoons and chopsticks, or his leaking aura destroying any public facilities.
During this stable period, Wang Ling could y games at home on the weekends or find work outside to earn extra money like any regr kid his age.
But after these three months, as the power of the Dao talisman seal weakened little by little, his days of fear woulde back again.
Because the materials used to create the Dao talisman were very special, it took a very long time for Wang Ming, working alone, to refine them. Ordinarily, Wang Ling could forcibly speed up time, but when it came to this matter, he couldn''t be of much help; as soon as he was anywhere near the materials, he became unable to use any of his strength at all, let alone cast any spells.
While he was pondering this in his heart, Lotus Sun''s voice was transmitted from the midne. "ssmate Wang Ling, be careful! The enemy''s midne is out to capture the botne!" Members in each team were connected to each other, and voice messages could be transmitted from far away.
The botne of Cultivator''s Rift was a rtively open space covered in a reed marsh, which made it very strategic for ambushing and capturing people.
Wearing his ck-rimmed sses, Wang Ling hid in the reed marsh near his defense turret to secretly observe the situation. Within a short period of time, he had already earned back the money which he had spent on the ck-rimmed sses.
"ssmate Wang Ling, don''t linger on thene! Hurry up ande back! Let''s y it safe! There are three of them, we can''t beat them!" Master of Dopey had noticed that the enemy''s bot group had already disappeared, which meant they were now very likely about to coordinate with the missing midne group to capture their botne!
But, can we really not beat them?
Wang Ling cupped his chin and pondered.
Chapter 67: Body Movement Without Movement
Chapter 67: Body Movement Without Movement
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The system had converted everyone''s strength into digital data and divided it into twenty levels. With each level upgrade, each person''s strength would be unsealed by five percent.
But Wang Ling had discovered that this data conversion didn''t seem to work on him since he wasn''t a Foundation Establishment cultivator to begin with. Up to now, he had been faking his realm at school...
Foundation Establishment high schools would have Foundation Establishment students, so the system for this trial version of "Cultivator''s Rift" would naturally set the range for the data conversion at the Foundation Establishment stage.
In other words, Wang Ling wasn''t like everyone else whose data had been converted in the genuine sense.
Although his rank had been divided into twenty parts and he needed to umte experience in order to level up, this kind of upgrade was meaningless for him.
So even if he was currently only at Level 1, right now on this map, his existence was that of a god.
Forget the three peopleing to capture the botne, even if it was an entire army division, he felt he could kill all of them with one sh of his sword.
However, as a qualified support, there was no way he could act on his own; the ie and lead of the botne should be entrusted to the carry 1 . Looking back at Hero Guo, who was already shaking as he withdrew into the turret, Wang Ling walked step by step out of the reed marsh.
He had decided to sacrifice his body by going out to "seduce" the enemy...
Passing the opportunity on to other people was the best way he could think of to draw attention away from him.
Even if he couldn''t kill people, he could at least use some cheat moves on them.
...
Tang Jingze, Liang Zheng and Liang Fei lurked in the reed marsh on the red side.
In the virtual game space, everyone had been transformed into data and their auras together with their spiritual senses had been sealed off by the system. Hence, there was no fear that their auras would be detected by the enemy.
"Check it out, that pretty boy ising out!"
"This guy is only Level 1, where does his couragee from?"
"Looking at his broke appearance, he definitely doesn''t y games often. My guess is that it''s a trap!"
"Then are we going or not?"
Several people squatted in the grass as they discussed the issue animatedly before finally fixing their eyes on Tang Jingze''s face. "Senior, please say something!"
To be honest, Tang Jingze''s reaction was to reject going at first... after all, after two days'' worth of encounters with Wang Ling, he had already reflected deeply on everything and was now profoundly aware of how poisonous this pretty boy with the crew cut was.
Go!
Or don''t go...
That is the question.
In this type of MOBA game, it was quite amon tactic to gank someone 2 .
At the moment, they had more people and higher levels. Wang Ling, who was just at Level 1, was like a b of plump pork in Tang Jingze''s eyes, dripping with fresh soy sauce as well as caviar, and the aroma of the meat could be smelled from miles away!
Atst, Tang Jingze gnashed his teeth. "Go!"
We have more people, what the f**k is there to be afraid of?!
On the other side and holed up in the turret, Hero Guo saw from a distance something rustling ahead in the reed marsh. Then he saw three people, each one carrying a nk sword, descend upon Wang Ling. "ssmate Wang Ling, look out!"
After data conversion, spirit energy was represented by blue bars. Before a spirit sword was formally built, whatever effect sword skills had was next to nothing and just exhausted blue bars in vain. Therefore, after extensive consideration, the three people who had jumped out chose amon attack strategy, nning to rely on numbers to beat Wang Ling to death.
"Pegasus Meteor Sword!"
"Embracing Beauty Kill!"
"Star Burst Stream!"
Although these sword skills weren''t much, an ordinary attack still had a name which had to be shouted out loudly so that it looked mighty enough. After all, it was an eternal truth that the output all depended on the strength of their roars.
Three people carrying nk swords struck hard at Wang Ling, as mighty and majestic as a manssoing horses.
Wang Ling stood there calmly and didn''t do anything. He knew exactly what would happen if the three individuals managed to cut him. Although they were currently only in a game, there would still be a physical bacsh from his immortal flesh. If these three people cut him with their swords... wouldn''t they be destroyed by the bacsh, without leaving behind even g?
This waspletely not what he wanted to see happen.
On the other hand, to win three kills was really too eye-catching.
Then, now was the time to test his body movement.
Wang Ling was self-taught when it came to a lot of his skills, but growing up, he had rarely had the opportunity to fully use the truly lethal skills. Body movement was the only skill that he could practise at leisure.
In the cultivation world, most body movement skills emphasized a solid foundation and advanced nning so that one could gauge an iing attack and then avoid it.
But Wang Ling wasn''t able to do this because such body movements were too advanced and eye-catching. Hence, after practising for a long period of time, he had cobbled together a body movement skill that was the most suitable for him.
Ultimately, the conclusion that he hade to was the best evasion strategy was no strategy, the most heaven-defying body movement was no movement...
"It looks like this ambush will seed, first blood will be spilled on the botne," Headmaster Jin said with a grave face.
The female host eximed, "Now Students Tang Jingze, Liang Zheng and Liang Fei from No. 59 High School have taken the initiative to strike at poor, helpless Student Wang Ling! What will the results be?!"
Everyone held their breaths as they watched Tang Jingze and the other two strike suddenly and swiftly with their nk swords.
The wind pressure ruffled Wang Ling''s short hair...
Ordinarily, they should have hit their mark!
However, it became a scene that no one could have imagined.
Facing an attack from three sides, Wang Ling, who had originally been standing still in one ce, made a sudden and slight move.
The average distance between these three swords and his body was just 0.01 centimeters. However! He sidestepped them, so though the tips of their swords were so close to his skin, they unexpectedly only cut air...
"Bloody hell?! ...This, what type of body movement is this?" The female host, Headmaster Jin and his followers were all stunned.
"We haven''t started teaching body movement sses at our No. 60 High School. For Student Wang Ling to be able to dodge... maybe he just has good luck."
"This boy must have taught himself! Dodging three swords with a sidestep, how is that possible!"
"Headmaster Jin, don''t get excited. The old Secretary is also sitting here, how about we ask him for his opinion?"
On the stage, all the leaders watched a rey of the scene.
The old Secretary stared at the rey, then shook his head slightly. "I also can''t tell what body movement this student is using, it just looks purely like an ordinary sidestep for dodging."
"..."
Since even this old Secretary had said so, Headmaster Jin was immediately speechless. The old Secretary''s prowess was unfathomable, so the authority in his remark was naturally beyond doubt.
The female host nced at the ie disparity on the map and couldn''t help sighing. "The students from No. 59 High School failed to capture the botne this time and also lost out on the ie in thene, so the students from No. 60 High School are leading with two thousand gold coins! Hopefully the students from No. 59 High School won''t be discouraged and will continue fighting!"
Hearing the female host''s words, Headmaster Chen smiledcently. "That''s why for this kind of team game, my advice is to not make such a big deal of it in the early stages; steady development is the key."
"Chen Tianxiang, don''t be so pleased with yourself. I''ll definitely pull aheadter!" Headmaster Jin puffed up his cheeks and red at Headmaster Chen as he spoke to him telepathically.
On the stage, the leaders were engaged in heated discussion. Only Odd Zhuo alone stared in deep silence at the image... because he was the only one who knew how unfathomable this youth really was.
Six years ago, this type of terrifying strength that had killed the demon king with one blow... even the old Secretary might not necessarily have been able to do it.
What surprised him was that he had been searching high and low for Wang Ling for so long, but the other party had seemed to be aware of it and had used various ways to avoid him. And when they finally, truly met again after six years, it turned out to be at this spirit sword exchange meet.
Looking at Wang Ling''s young face which had matured a little and at the same time recalling that small, boyish face from six years ago...
At this moment, Odd Zhuo felt like a whole lifetime had passed him by.
Chapter 68: The Team Battle Can Be Lost, but Wang Ling Must Die
Chapter 68: The Team Battle Can Be Lost, but Wang Ling Must Die
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The most heaven-defying body movement was no movement...
In this world, there was no attack that Wang Ling couldn''t dodge with a sidestep; if there was, then he would just sidestep it again...
He felt that his hard practice over the years had not been in vain; even the old Secretary couldn''t tell what kind of body movement skill it was, which suggested that he had executed his "One-Hundred Percent Sidestep Body Movement" very smoothly. Of course, he didn''t think it was a big deal; he had justbined the best body movement with his own ideas in the simplest way.
Those "Demon Steps,""The Evil and Wild Phantom,""The Speed of Shooting Up Ny Thousand Li" 1 ... after breaking down these borate actions, the real body movement was in fact nothing more than a sidestep.
The greatest truths were the simplest, which had been Wang Ling''s style all along.
Looking at the showy and monstrous body movements on the market, he felt that most body movement skills had been demonized. Furthermore, the moreplex they looked, the more expensive they were. What "Left and Right Jump," what "Three Thousand Thunder," what "Snake Skin Phantom"... these body movements were just beautifully wrapped versions of the sidestep and dodge; they were soplicated that they were like Superman''s underwear worn on the outside nice to look at, but useless and which did nothing to make one greater or stronger.
"...ssmate Wang Ling, you were too cool! Bloody hell, how did you dodge an attack on three fronts with just a sidestep?" Master of Dopey had been stunned by Wang Ling''s move and was so excessively shocked that his brain processes hade to a screeching halt. For the first time in his life, he felt that his intelligence was useless.
He couldn''t evenpletely understand how Wang Ling had dodged the attack from three sides all at once he just thought that the other boy''s sidestep had been very strategic, that favorable conditions and good luck had coincidentallye together so perfectly in the direction of Wang Ling''s move that no one could describe it.
Of course, Wang Ling wouldn''t admit that this sidestep was actually also a kind of body movement. But when he thought calmly about it, he felt that even if he said it was, probably no one would believe him... so, out of habit, he ascribed it all to good luck.
And the most messed up thing with this answer was that it was eptable to these friends from No. 60 High School, since Wang Ling''s usual existence was very weak to begin with and the impression most people had of him was: average grades, poor family... and most importantly, he had especially good luck.
The best evidence of this was at the start of the semester, when Wang Ling this guy had obtained an SSS grade with his killer eye... if there hadn''t been a bug in the system at that time, how could he have gotten this grade so easily?
And so, the friends in the top and midnes as well as in the jungle all sent him congrattory messages.
Feather Lin: "ssmate Wang Ling, well done! That was a very powerful strike!"
Super Chen: "Double-click 666 2 , buddy, all good!"
Lotus Sun: "Hehe, ssmate Wang Ling, as expected of our No. 60 High School mascot!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Twenty-two minutes into the contest, the ie gap had widened to nearly three thousand gold coins. No. 59 High School was still in a disadvantageous position and the situation had continued to snowball from there. The main reason for this was the previous failure to capture the botne, which had straightaway thrown Tang Jingze and the others into disarray; furthermore, until now, they hadn''t found a good opportunity to turn the tide around.
"Brother Tang, we can''t go on like this. Shall we find another opportunity to attack thene?" Liang Zheng and Liang Fei, who were in charge of the duo botne, started sending voice messages.
"After thest failure, the two guys on the other side have been pressing against our turret, now the turret''s health is down to half... if it goes down anymore, there won''t even be any foreskin left!"
"..."
Tang Jingze looked at his items inventory list, which had been at a disadvantage since the failed gank. On the opposite side, Lotus Sun''s inventory list already contained a third nk sword. As soon as she had a fourth one, she would be able to build a great magic sword. On the other hand, he had only just built his second nk sword...
This woman... was really too strong!
The huge ie disadvantage was a real f**king pain for Tang Jingze; if they continued to be pressed down in this way, he felt it would be toote for them once Lotus Sun built her sword Mysterious Sea, which cost 5,800 after being converted digitally, its ATK was over 900 and it dealt 200% critical impact. With just a few blows, it would be able to pierce a defense turret.
"You haven''t used your teleport yet, right?" Tang Jingze said.
"Not yet!"
"The ward 3 on the botne! We''ll teleport there together!"
Tang Jingze was not superstitious... Take a risk, even a bicycle may be a motorcycle. Where we fall, that''s where we shall climb back up!
Talk the talk, walk the walk!
After the people from No. 59 High School agreed on the next course of action, an astounding scene urred on both sides of the reed marsh on the botne, two red beams burst out of the ground.
The female host shouted excitedly, "Now the students from No. 59 High School have decided to teleport and nk the botne! Once again they are attacking the botne! What they are facing are the eyes and expectations of all the students of No. 59 High School. After thest defeat, Tang Jingze as the captain of the team is well aware of how important this fight is to the team! Can he still smile in the face of danger?!"
...
The sudden appearance of the two teleport beams startled Wang Ling.
"Watch out, they''reing again!" Lotus Sun warned them.
"Hold on, we''re on the way!" Super Chen said.
"Both of you are not carrying teleport, how are you going to get here quickly?" Master of Dopey was about to cry. In order to ensure theirning advantage, both Lotus Sun and Super Chen had chosen "ignite" instead of the "teleport" skill, and Feather Lin carried the "sh" skill 4 .
Looking at the two "heal" skills he and Wang Ling were holding, Hero Guo was in tears.
These skills werepletely useless in helping them out!
The loading time for teleport was very short, and Tang Jingze, Fang Huaqing and the three young masters of the Liang family almost immediately appeared on the botne. Their n was to turret dive 5 and kill both Wang Ling and Hero Guo.
"Big brothers, let''s take it easy! Can''t you restrain yourselves?"
Under these circumstances, the only thing Hero Guo could think of was to dy them.
"Sorry, brother... our rule is, if you can do it, stop yammering about it." How could Tang Jingze be willing to give away this opportunity? He pointed his nk sword at Wang Ling, already unable to suppress his hunger and thirst. "Kill this pretty boy first, then kill the birdman inside."
Wang Ling: "..."
Hero Guo had also heard it and was insulted. "..." F**k! Just because he had a parrot, he was given the nickname birdman?
While they were speaking, five people stood up, gleaming nk swords in their hands as they prepared to release all the resentment in their chests. They advanced with fierce shing motions in the name of boosting No. 59 High School''s fighting spirit.
Now that everyone had been converted into digital versions of themselves, they didn''t have to worry at all about really killing people. And even if someone was cut, there wouldn''t be any pain; at the most their health bar would be depleted, but once the health bar was empty, they could just be reborn at the base.
It could be said that Tang Jingze had been terribly suppressed in thest few days. After struggling to seize this opportunity in the game, he certainly wasn''t going to let Wang Ling off easily now... the team battle could be lost, but Wang Ling had to die!
"..." Sensing this grievance, Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing in his heart. Why were they targeting him? He was just an innocent support!
Facing a five-person offensive, Hero Guo didn''t have Wang Ling''s calm inner quality at all and he shrieked wildly, terrified.
"F**k! Support, brothers and sisters! Where is the support?! Help!"
This hysterical cry for help made Tang Jingze feel much better. This type of experience could only be felt in a game, since killing someone with a knife in real life was a crime... even so, the murderous intent of these five people was still very strong. The aim of this teleport was to take heads whether it was Hero Guo or Wang Ling, both were destined to die!
When the five individuals were just about to jump into the turret''s attack range, nning a dominant dive... suddenly, three people pressed forth from the reed marsh in the back!
Lotus Sun and Super Chen, who had originally been far away in the top and midnes, along with Feather Lin in the jungle, had arrived!
Chapter 69: Back Then on Mount Wuqing and Malan Hill...
Chapter 69: Back Then on Mount Wuqing and Mn Hill...
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Tang Jingze knew that no one from No. 60 High School was carrying teleport, and normally the speed it took to get from the top and midnes to the botne was at the very least two damn minutes! This speed was a little too ridiculously fast!
Seeing the three people suddenly spring out of the grass, all the leaders on the stage were also baffled.
This support speed was really too scary...
"Why are they here?" Fang Huaqing stood on the edge of the turret''s attack range, clutching his nk sword with trembling hands.
"They bought shoes!"
"Shoes? No matter how quickly they speed up movement, it can''t be to this extent, right?"
Tang Jingze quickly opened the inventory list and what he saw almost brought him to his knees!
[Name: Reporter''s Boots]
[Type: Functional Magic Weapon]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Gold Coins: 600]
[Description: A pair of running shoes personally created by the Mo family with a customized design tomemorate reporterrades. Put on this pair of shoes and you''ll be able to break human limits and run fast to reach teammates who need support. This pair of shoes expresses our best regards to the reporters who all these years have been constantly dashing around the world in search of big news.]
...
Looking at the broadcast image, the audience couldn''t help but be lost in deep thought for a while.
A breeze blew through the reeds in Cultivator''s Rift, stirring up a chill in the heart...
Seeing that Lotus Sun, Super Chen and Feather Lin had already emerged one after another from behind the tower with the aim of surrounding and attacking them on all sides, Tang Jingze simply wanted to break the nk sword in his hand. "..." What the f**k could they do now?!
Seeing that the situation had changed, some little fatty who had initially been hiding in the turret also walked unhurriedly out to greet Tang Jingze. "Yo~ big brother! We meet again! Who could have expected this feng shui... it''s just like a big windmill turning!"
Master of Dopey stuck out his belly as he jumped out from the turret. "Hit me!"
Tang Jingze: "..."
"You can''t lift a finger!"
Saying that, Master of Dopey jumped back to the turret. Then he jumped out again. "Curse me!"
"..." Tang Jingze gnashed his teeth.
"You can''t open your mouth!"
"..."
Everyone from No. 60 High School were already used to this. In any case, it wasn''t like this guy only started to have a rotten mouth in thest day or two. The most irritating, however, was when he was being a rotten mouth and you had no way to deal with him!
"Big brothers, let''s take it easy... can''t you restrain yourselves?" Tang Jingze was well aware that if they were beaten back and defeated here, their chances at victory would be very slim.
"Sorry, brother... our rule is, if you can do it, stop yammering about it!" Hero Guo threw back what Tang Jingze had said to him before, word for word, and then Super Chen shouted, "Go, you !" before kicking the five people from No. 59 High School into the turret''s attack range.
Tang Jingze rubbed his butt, his face shaking... f**k! This rotten mouth birdman was a Scorpio! Hold a grudge!
And then, there was no more ''and then''...
Given the disparity in items, plus their position in the turret''s attack range, these guys from No. 59 High Schoolpletelycked any strength to fight back.
"First kill!"
"Double kill!"
"Triple kill!"
"Quadra kill!"
"Penta kill!"
"..."
There was a ringing sound from the system in no time and a huge "ACE" hung high in the middle of therge broadcast screen.
The female host screamed excitedly, "ACE! Student Super Chen''s move worked! Students Hero Guo and Wang Ling''s trap was very sessful! Student Lotus Sun has achieved a Penta kill! Penta kill! At this moment, Student Lotus Sun raises her great magic sword high, as if she has been possessed by its spirit! At this moment, she represents the fine traditions of No. 60 High School... she''s not fighting alone! She''s not alone!"
"..."
The students of No. 59 High School facepalmed in unison.
F**k! This was a home battle! Too disgraceful, hey!
Director Xie sighed. "They have already done very well, but it''s very clear that the students of No. 60 High School are more flexible in their use of magic weapons. This means they are very resourceful. Furthermore, the most important thing is that these kids unexpectedly know how to use advanced military tactics such as a ball 1 ."
Headmaster Chen: "Director Xie, you have actually studied team tactics?"
"This is from Grandmaster Ye Shen''s Guide to Glory , I''m just applying what I learned." Director Xie smiled shyly and gave Old Antique a look as gentle as water. "Mr Wang is the true expert!"
Old Antique smiled bashfully. "Darling, you tter me, I''m just an amateur."
Headmaster Chen, Headmaster Jin and Director Shi: "..." You this couple, enough already!
...
Thirty-eight minutes into thepetition, the ie gap in the field had reached nearly ten thousand... each person from No. 60 High School had as many as four to five items, and with just a little bit more ie, they would be able to build the great magic swords in their hands into spirit swords.
Nheless, in consideration of both schools'' influential positions, and so that No. 59 High School wouldn''t fail too badly, Lotus Sun, Hero Guo and Super Chen all ran out to feed 2 them out of friendship. But even so, the gap in the number of kills couldn''t be closed...
Twelve kills to three... victory and defeat in this battle had already been clearly decided.
On the stage, Headmaster Jin''s expression was very grim. This was a showdown between two teams of school elites; in such a team battle, given this ie disparity, unless a miracle happened, it was impossible to turn things around even if they gained some advantage...
Headmaster Jin heaved a deep sigh. "Ai, we''ve lost..."
The rtionship between Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin was the same as that between Director Shi and Director Xie they had been old foes for many years. Odd Zhuo was well aware of how things stood between the two men, who back then had both graduated from Seven Stars Sect.
Seeing Headmaster Jin sigh, Headmaster Chen, who had been his senior at university, also had somewhatplicated feelings that were neither happy nor sad, and he immediatelyforted him telepathically. "Junior brother... it doesn''t matter, the most important thing is participation. Friendship first,petition second!"
"Senior brother, remember when we crossed swords back then on Mount Wuqing and Mn Hill? I lost to you. This time, it''s a battle between our students. Who knew I would lose to you again... ai, this has to be fate."
"This is just a game. There are always unpredictable factors in a team battle. This group of children from No. 59 High School never gave up to the end. This refusal to admit defeat is a bit like you..."
"The students from No. 60 High School are not bad either. They adapt very well and are very flexible. This cunning and astuteness... is the same as senior brother''s..."
"Haha, junior brother, you tter me!"
"...Senior brother, can we discuss something?"
"Speak."
"Have some of your students feed me again?"
"Dream on, junior brother! Do you want our spirit sword education to fail the way our national ser team did?"
"..."
"Then, senior brother, I have another question."
"Speak."
"Why, why are there no spirit swords used in a spirit sword exchange meet?"
"..."
Chapter 70: A Spirit Sword Is Like Its Master
Chapter 70: A Spirit Sword Is Like Its Master
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Using "Cultivator''s Rift" as a test point this time in revising the content of the spirit sword exchange meet was the result of a joint coboration between Chen Tianxiang and Jin Muyan these two silly brothers. The rest of the teachers had all been in the dark about it and they had only received the notification two hours before the spirit sword exchange meet.
The two headmasters hadn''t expected that this spirit sword refinement trial version would be so sessful. Various kinds of functional magic artifacts continuously emerged, which made the spirit sword exchange meet much more interesting. All the students in the audience were glued to the broadcast screen and not a single person had dozed off. In previous years, halfway through the meet, the students would begin to prop their heads up in their hands like the Thinker 1 .
But having said that, some unexpected things had still urred.
The spirit sword refinement process this time was in the end still a trial version. There were many imbnces in battle; once a side gained an advantage, the other side was very likely to be left utterly defenseless.
This resulted in a particr scenario...
That was, before most people needed to properly build a spirit sword, they could already very likely use the nk sword and great magic sword alone to end thepetition.
...God, how the f**k could there be no spirit swords in a spirit sword exchange meet!
The two silly brothers who were just realizing this now were instantly aware of how embarrassing this would be.
All the students carried spirit swords how could they not be given the opportunity to show themselves off?
But thepetition was already over!
When Wang Ling came out of the virtual space with the rest of his chums, he heard the two headmasters on the stagemunicating telepathically in a constant back-and-forth.
"Senior brother... you should hurry up and think of something."
"..."
Headmaster Jin covered his face. "A spirit sword exchange meet without spirit swords if word of this gets out, I don''t want to live anymore!"
"Junior brother, calm down!" Chen Tianxiang knew that once this junior brother worked himself into an extremely agitated state, the maiden heart sealed in his body would overflow non-stop. For the sake of Seven Stars Sect''s reputation, and considering that the eyes of teachers and students from both schools were on them, Chen Tianxiang''s brain cells spun at an extreme speed of one hundred and eighty revolutions per minute.
Shortly after that, Headmaster Chen said in a deep voice, "Deputy Director Zhuo still has a spirit sword performance segmentter, how about we have him choose one of the students'' spirit swords to perform the Hundred Steps Flying Sword?"
Headmaster Jin''splexion instantly returned to normal. "Senior brother, smart!"
Headmaster Chen: "..."
Wang Ling couldn''t help twitching his lips. "..."
...
On the stage, Odd Zhuo stared at the ten spirit swordsid out on the table in a cold sweat.
Honestly speaking, this was a much better oue than Odd Zhuo could have imagined; he didn''t know the Sky-Parting Sword, but he could handle the Hundred Steps Flying Sword. Whether the performance ended smoothly or not would depend entirely on the tacit understanding between Odd Zhuo and the spirit sword he would be using.
Because all these swords already had their own masters, for them topletely obey a stranger would be a great test of Odd Zhuo''s swordsmanship and a certain level of spirit...
As Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, it would be a real disgrace if he made a mistake in this segment!
"Who would have thought the contest rules would be changed, I wanted the chance to show off my Wangmeng and Wangji..." Sitting below the stage, Feather Lin sighed.
"It seems Xiaoyu''s swordsmanship has improved tremendously!" Lotus Sun smiled.
"That''s right! After Teacher Wang showed me that book Founder of Evil Sorcery , it was like I was in a dream, and I realized the true meaning of parent and child swords!"
"What true meaning?" Hero Guo raised an eyebrow.
"Two bitches together, invincible in all of the world!"
"..."
"I wonder... whose spirit sword will Senior Zhuo choose?"
...
Odd Zhuo''s eyes flicked back and forth over the ten spirit swords. Lotus Sun''s sword Mysterious Sea had already spawned a sword spirit... it would be impossible for him to control it within a short period of time. As for Feather Lin''s parent and child swords, he didn''t even want to touch them. It was difficult enough trying to handle one unfamiliar sword, these parent and child swords would be enough to kill him...
The rest of the spirit swords: Super Chen''s Lichao, Hero Guo''s Ghost Tooth, Tang Jingze''s Blue Blood, Fang Huaqing''s Zhanpo, and the Climbing Dragon series belonging to the three young masters of the Liang family...
Wang Ling''s eyes followed Odd Zhuo''s gaze.
It was a one in ten chance, he wouldn''t choose Jingke, right?
Then, Odd Zhuo picked up the only small wooden sword on the stage. "It''ll be you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Odd Zhuo naturally had his own reasons for choosing Jingke.
First of all, this sword seemed the most harmless and wasn''t likely to pose any threat; it looked like it would be very easy to handle...
Second, the master of this sword was Wang Ling.
Odd Zhuo felt that this was a sign...
Holding Jingke, he was determined to perform well! If I can do well using shifu ''s spirit sword, I might be able to please him!
"..."
F**king please your sister! Also! Who the f**k is your shifu ?! Don''t forcibly make me your shifu !
Head hurting, Wang Ling rubbed the skin between his eyebrows. He could now only hope that Jingke would be able to hold back its strength in the hands of a stranger... under no circumstance could it be allowed to go wild. Otherwise, with one wave of this sword, everyone here would have to move to another city to live in.
Although this sounded like an exaggeration, it was truly an indisputable fact.
Jingke was indeed a small wooden sword... but its lethality was undeniable.
When Wang Ling had entered the Gate Between Worlds to save Old Li, he had used Jingke to cut off the head of a demon god. Soaked in the blood of the demon god, Jingke underwent unprecedented and powerful refinement. It was also since that time that Jingke, like Wang Ling, could no longer suppress the prehistoric powers in its body.
It wasn''t unreasonable to say that a spirit sword was like its master...
"And now, let us invite the Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Teacher Odd Zhuo, to bring everyone a wonderful performance of the Hundred Steps Flying Sword!" Seeing that Odd Zhuo had selected a spirit sword, the female host gave a resounding shout.
With Jingke in hand, Odd Zhuo slowly walked to the center of the sports field apanied by thunderous apuse...
On the stage, Sun Dakang frowned. "The owner of this sword, is it that Student Wang Ling?"
Beside him, Headmaster Chen didn''t know why the old Secretary had suddenly asked this question, but nheless replied, "Yes, it''s Wang Ling. Student Wang Ling was born into a rtively poor family and our school is prepared to organize a home visit and to raise money to help him."
The old Secretary nodded with satisfaction. "Well done. However poor we are, we should never be poor in the education of our children. Each and every student should feel care and concern from the school and society; only then will their spirits grow in good health."
Next to him, the headmasters of the two schools, the directors and the teachers leading the student teams couldn''t help nodding. "Secretary Sun is quite right!"
"Well,rades, it has been hard on you. It should bemon practice for everyone to show more care and concern for those students who are not so well off." As the old Secretary was speaking, he still couldn''t help but stare at the peach wood sword in Odd Zhuo''s hands.
Was he mistaken?
For some reason, he felt that this sword... seemed a little unusual.
Chapter 71: The Second Half of “Jingke Assassinates Emperor is...Qin”
Chapter 71: The Second Half of Jingke Assassinates Emperor is...Qin
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As the oldest person present and the senior with the most unfathomable realm, the old Secretary was truly worthy of his reputation. With his years of experience and his mysterious realm level, the old Secretary had been able to faintly sense that there was something unusual about this small wooden sword.
Nevertheless, Wang Ling didn''t have to worry about this old Secretary noticing anything.
He had already peeked at Odd Zhuo''s memory earlier and was very clear on the old Secretary''s past. He was an old senior from that particr era who, along with several of the other founders of Huaxiu nation, had killed a demon god. This had made him unusually sensitive to the blood of demon gods.
Thus, Wang Ling had wrapped Jingke in an obscure aura before offering it up.
He had chosen not topletely block out the demon god''s blood aura since that would seem very unnatural. Instead, the partial protection Jingke was wrapped in would make the old Secretary feel that he was mistaken, which would further help to hide Jingke''s true aura.
...
Odd Zhuo felt that it had been a long time since he had shown off his skills in public, after his promotion to Deputy Director. The general public had always taken his taciturn personality to mean that he was modest and wanted to keep a low profile.
So as time went by, his Sky-Parting Sword faded into legend...
Actually, the truth was, he really didn''t f**king know this skill!
And so, when he had been invited to attend the spirit sword exchange meet held between his alma mater No. 60 High School and No. 59 High School, Odd Zhuo''s feelings had beenplicated.
He didn''t think he was any sort of genius. Even when he had reached Core Formation stage in Senior Grade Two, it was because he had identally fallen into a sinkhole that year in his agricultural course and had then made the mistake of eating a spirit fruit.
It could be said that Odd Zhuo''s life was full of dramatic happenstances.
For example, that mysterious demon rampage six years ago; another example, that assassin maiden who had just been arrested yesterday... who the hell knew how the credit for all these incidents had got thrown to him?
Odd Zhuo had always felt that since entering No. 60 High School back then, if he wasn''t winning at life yet, he was at least on the right path to it.
No. 60 High School was a magical ce, a bright longevity vige 1 ...
Odd Zhuo stood in the center of the sports field. The scene at this moment was utterly silent as this old senior graduate took the stage. It really had been too long since he had exhibited his skills; Odd Zhuo felt his heartbeat elerate and he was a little nervous.
Once he had started working, the number of opportunities Odd Zhuo had had to touch a spirit sword was like the drop tower ride in an amusement park a sharp plummet down.
Now, he needed to get a feel for it, which was important in order to coordinate with an unfamiliar spirit sword in a short period of time.
Theoretically speaking, the Hundred Steps Flying Sword was much easier than the Sky-Parting Sword. But for high school students who had yet to take the advanced spirit swords course, it was a high-level skill that they could only watch.
And since it was a high-level skill, there was still a possibility he could fail...
Under thousands of eyes, Odd Zhuo raised Jingke, and then performed twenty-three back flips and three Thomas irs in one go. Everyone''s gazes were fixed on his moving figure in the air. Jingke cut through the air swiftly, trailing spirit light which gave the whole scene an unusual beauty.
"What a stunning opening act!" Tang Jingze and the others stared in awe!
Thunderous apuse burst out all around the sports field. On the stage, even Old Antique wasvish with his praise. "This is the Blink Swordsmanship passed down by Old Demon Han. While plenty of people know this sword skill, only a very rare few can practice it so naturally and smoothly."
"That''s right." Even the old Secretary was effusive in his praise. "This sword skill is not very powerful, but it is the most pleasing of all to watch; it wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say this is one of the top ten performances I''ve seen. Little Zhuozi has been busy working all these years, but it looks like he still made sure to practice in his spare time."
Little Zhuozi...
Hearing this old leader call Odd Zhuo by this name, the school leaders on the stage all had the same wonderful expression on their faces as Odd Zhuo when he had heard it himself back then.
In their hearts, Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin couldn''t help pondering... what would make the old Secretary use such an intimate nickname the depth of this rtionship was worth thinking about!
"Senior Zhuo is too awesome. By the way, why is it called Blink Swordsmanship?" Feather Lin''s face was etched with confusion.
Master of Dopey sighed disdainfully. "Haven''t you noticed that throughout the disy, Senior Zhuo didn''t even blink once? Blink Swordsmanship is famous for its elegance. The more skilled a performer is, the less he blinks. At the Battle of Shimen, those cultivators who were master swordsmen used this simplest of sword skills to disrupt the enemy''s line of sight as part of the army''s attack strategy."
"So it''s like that..."
Everyone who heard this showed enlightened expressions.
After his simple demonstration with Jingke, Odd Zhuo sighed with relief. Judging from the strength of the apuse, it seemed that his opening act had been a sess... after all, he had practiced Blink Swordsmanship daily after entering university and was more familiar with it than with radio gymnastics and eye exercises 2 !
Even in thest few years when he had been so busy with work and had scarcely touched a spirit sword, Odd Zhuo would still make time to practice it on asion.
But this opening act was nothing...
The show was only just starting.
Odd Zhuo draw in a deep breath; it was time for the Hundred Steps Flying Sword.
Two hundred meters away from the central sports field, a target the size of a bowl had already been set up. For many Foundation Establishment students, it was already too far to see; they could only make out a rough profile by extending their spiritual senses.
"This target is too small; hitting it will be extremely difficult!" Director Xie eximed on the stage.
Headmaster Jin gave a faint smile. "Legend says that General Yi''s Hundred Steps Flying Sword could pierce a grain of rice from a thousand meters away."
The leaders, teachers and the female host on the stage all had the same sentiment in their hearts: F**k... wasn''t this too formidable!
ording to historical texts, this was a godly skill which some swordmaster had used to y an ancient tyrant. History also recorded that it was General Yi who had perfected its ideology and bolstered its theoretical framework.
In the end, it turned out that this legendary godly skill wasn''t asplicated as people might imagine it to be. On a difficulty scale of one to ten stars, the Hundred Steps Flying Sword was rated six stars, so at best it was only just over the line.
Odd Zhuo had already memorized the theory behind the Hundred Steps Flying Sword at university. But when he had put it into practice back then, Odd Zhuo remembered that his sess rate had only been over sixty percent...
It was a sword skill which really tested a person''s technique, timing and explosive power.
"Whatever you do, do not screw up!" Odd Zhuo encouraged himself in his heart. Then he slowly swept the fore and middle fingers of the hand not holding Jingke over the sword''s edge before pointing it at the bowl two hundred meters away.
A rope of azure spirit energy wound itself around Jingke''s light brown body...
Then, from a distance, Wang Ling could see it.
Jingke was trembling violently, like Erkang''s shaky hand 3 ...
Not good!
Intuition told Wang Ling that Jingke was strongly adverse to this unfamiliar spirit energy and was about to go ballistic!
There were two ways in which Jingke could go ballistic...
The first, Jingke would release devastating, destructive power and the shock wave would cause a mighty earthquake that would be felt for ten thousand li around!
But this possibility could be pretty much discounted since if that were to really happen, Wang Ling''s eyelid warning rm would have already long entered demon mode.
Thus, if the first possibility in the event of Jingke going crazy was eliminated, then only the second possibility remained...
Wang Ling covered his eyes since he had a bad feeling that a scene to blind them was about to happen.
...
Odd Zhuo hadn''t expected Jingke to reject his spirit energy this harshly. Usually, the best way to deal with a spirit sword rejection was to slice the air with the sword and use up the spirit energy stuck to it.
So that was what Odd Zhuo did.
However, this wasn''t enough to stop Jingke from going ballistic.
The moment Odd Zhuo brought the sword down...
There was a " hu " sound!
On the stage, the old Secretary was inexplicably pulled by a powerful force out of the chair he was sitting in toward Odd Zhuo. His pants became directly twisted around the sword and were sliced apart!
Then, what was revealed was...
Two thick, hairy legs...
Before anyone could react, this strange gravitational wave had already subsided.
And then, everyone was utterly horrified when they realized that the old Secretary''s legs were hanging firmly over Odd Zhuo''s shoulders.
His leg hair, as thick as long johns, bristled in the breeze...
"..."
Wang Ling looked at this scene, speechless.
Legend was that the second way in which Jingke went ballistic... was one hundred percent, hairy legs hanging over the shoulders 4 !
[0] Jingke is a historical Chinese figure well-known for his failed attempt to assassinate King Zheng, whoter became China''s first emperor, Emperor Qin.
Chapter 72: Holding Onto Thighs
Chapter 72: Holding Onto Thighs
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Odd Zhuo was famous once more... this time for being the first man in the world to hold onto Secretary Dakang''s thighs 1 .
This historical scene would be forever etched in the memory of every witness present!
Not everyone was worthy to hold the old Secretary''s thighs. Back then, he had carried guns and millet 2 over a thousand crags and ten thousand torrents 3 to ambush demon gods. This still-renowned old senior, who had performed countless outstanding military deeds for the nation, now unexpectedly had his thighs held up by a junior...
For a moment, many people tried to figure out the implication here.
Odd Zhuo''s performance of the Hundred Steps Flying Sword had long ceased to matter. The instant the old Secretary had been pulled away by some force, the two school leaders as well as security personnel on hand had rushed out to protect him.
Wang Ling would never forget this scene for the rest of his life.
Amidst a gentle breeze on the sports field, under tens of thousands of gazes, the old Secretary brushed the dust off his body and slowly got to his feet. With his long leg hair fluttering somewhat garrishly in the wind, he turned his head slightly and whispered to Odd Zhuo, "Little Zhuozi,e look for meter after the end of the event!"
Everyone was stunned! He actually wasn''t pissed off?!
Everyone knew his identity as the Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools. This was a powerful position and the top seat in the Alliance. Combined with Odd Zhuo''s identity as the Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, plus his recent achievements and the results of the public poll... plenty of people felt that this seemingly bizarre scene had in fact been set up by the old Secretary as a hint to everyone that he had found a suitable sessor!
If so, the current situation was very clear, and the sessor was very likely to be... Odd Zhuo!
"...Old Secretary, are you hurt?" The two headmasters had already been scared out of their wits as they had never expected such a mishap to happen toward the end of the exchange meet.
"Hurt? How can I be hurt?"
The old Secretary gave a slight smile. "I didn''t expect Little Zhuozi''s sword wave to be that powerful! Even my pants were torn to shreds... but it''s fine, I''ll just change them! It''smon for spirit energy to go out of control when using an unfamiliar spirit sword. Fortunately, Little Zhuozi was clever enough to direct his gravitational wave at me. Otherwise, the students would have been in terrible danger!"
So it turned out that all this was Odd Zhuo''s response to an emergency...
Realization dawned on everyone!
"Don''t worry, I''m not angry. On the contrary, I think you should thank Little Zhuozi sincerely." The old Secretary said, "As far as I know, once he started work, he seldom had the opportunity to even touch a spirit sword. And so initially I had nned for him to just casually perform the Sky-Parting Sword. In the end... you insisted on him performing the Hundred Steps Flying Sword! See, didn''t his spirit energy go out of control?"
"..."
"It was a good thing I was here. This sword wave didn''t have much of an effect on me, but it would have been a disaster if the students had gotten injured. You should learn from this incident, that there are times when you shouldn''t force people to do something beyond their ability, understand?"
"Old Secretary is right! We will definitely take this to heart and reflect on it!"
"It was thanks to Little Zhuozi''s timely reaction that we managed to avoid even worse damage."
"..."
Odd Zhuo was dumbfounded as the old Secretary spoke.
Was he... winning without trying again?
"..."
On the side, Wang Ling covered his face when he heard all of this. Who could have imagined that the old Secretary could actually rationalize such a weird incident.
Because Jingke''s "one hundred percent hairy legs hanging over shoulders" setting was to automatically pull the man with the hairiest legs at the scene toward it!
Screw what out-of-control spirit energy!
Screw what timely reaction!
...
Atst, following the unexpected mishap at the very end, the curtain finally fell on the four-day student exchange meet. There was a saying: no discord, no concord. Tang Jingze thought that these words really matched the scene. Although a number of unhappy things had happened thesest few days, generally speaking, it would be an unforgettable memory.
This was something Wang Ling had never experienced before, growing up. He wasn''t used to living in a group; even in primary school and junior high, he had found all sorts of excuses to not participate in the spring excursions. But due to a freakbination of factors, he hade to No. 59 High School to participate in this four-day exchange meet. Although there had been plenty of issues, at the very least, Wang Ling was gratified that these hadn''t been beyond his ability to handle...
At No. 59 High School''s front gate, the people from No. 60 High School were quietly waiting for the return bus.
It was already Friday and after school hours. Given security considerations, the school had mapped out proper routes and arranged for a bus to take all the students home safely.
Wang Ling had always felt this means of transportation to be a pain in the ass, because whether he ran or crawled... he would still be much faster.
Tang Jingze and his posse had pondered for a long time before feeling that they should send them off. Although they had lost thepetition, as elegant representatives of a candidate key city high school, they should make an appearance.
At the school gate, as the representative of No. 59 High School, Tang Jingze stretched out his hand to Lotus Sun. But he only got halfway when Hero Guo intercepted him. "Unfamiliar men and women shouldn''t have intimate contact. You need a ticket to shake hands with Student Lotus Sun, thirty thousand a ticket, a fair deal!"
Tang Jingze drew his hand back. "...So expensive?"
"If you''re just saying goodbye, it''s no different than if you shake hands with me. I''m the political science representative! I came here to represent the aspirations of the people of both schools!" Hero Guo said.
On the side, the corners of several mouths twitched violently tely this fatty was bing better and better at bullshitting. Wang Ling had always thought that Master of Dopey''s strongest trait was his rotten mouth, which was even stronger than his "fondness of gossip."
Tang Jingze initially had just intended to say goodbye, but was suddenly pissed off by Hero Guo''s attitude. And so, gripping Hero Guo''s hand, he drew in a deep breath and said, "Our school''s spirit gathering arrays have already been fixed, you''re wee toe again!"
Master of Dopey: "We won!"
Tang Jingze: "Our spirit gathering arrays have been further enhanced this time, five times more powerful than before!"
Master of Dopey: "We won!"
Tang Jingze: "Our school is nning to expand the school dormitory! To install elevators!"
Master of Dopey: "We won!"
Tang Jingze: "Can you stop just using the results of today''spetition... it''s not good for the rtionship between our two schools!"
Master of Dopey: "Your Director Xie has fallen in love with our history teacher!"
Tang Jingze:"..."
Master of Dopey: "Your delinquent senior has turned over a new leaf, no doubt because of our No. 60 High School''s uprightmitment to learning!"
Tang Jingze:"...Why don''t we change the topic?"
Master of Dopey: "Teacher Odd Zhuo from the General Administration of 100 Schools who was on stage today graduated from our No. 60 High School."
Tang Jingze: "..." Motherf**ker!
Chapter 73: Is Little Xuan Here?
Chapter 73: Is Little Xuan Here?
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The return journey had been arranged by the school in advance. It was a one-stop bus service which covered every student''s route home.
Wang Ling''s house was the furthest away, so he was thest one to reach home.
The school had paid the bus driver a special overtime fee to ensure that each student reached home safely. Although the journey was a long one, the old driver didn''tin much since he was getting paid for it.
When the driver dropped Wang Ling off at his front gate, he stared at the Wang family''s small vi, which stuck out like a nightclub in a deserted vige, and he couldn''t help sighing for Wang Ling in his heart.
This boy was really too pitiful!
Nowadays, housing prices downtown weren''t high, but his family couldn''t even afford a house in the downtown school district and actually lived in these deste outskirts. Wasn''t it a lot of effort to go to and from school every day?
The driver did some quick calctions in his heart. Even taking the fastest spirit bus, it would still take two hours to arrive at No. 60 High School, so back and forth would be four hours altogether. It was so much effort for this kid to go to school every day, he definitely wasn''t getting enough sleep! No wonder he had such a poker face!
Wang Ling was indeed a little tired... mainly of sitting in the bus. Otherwise, he would have already arrived home long ago!
With a weary heart, he sighed and stretched as he prepared to get off the bus. When he was at the front doors, the driver uncle called out to him. "Student!"
Wang Ling turned around with a nk look. "???"
The middle-aged driver felt around in his pocket and took out his wallet. He then pulled out five one hundred-yuan bills and stuffed them into Wang Ling''s hand. "Student, I''m only a workman. But given your circumstances, it''s really not easy for you. This uncle doesn''t have much money, take it as a little token of my goodwill, you have to take it!"
"..."
Wang Ling stood by the road and watched him drive the bus off into the distance, five hundred yuan clutched in his hand and a convoluted expression on his face.
...
By the time Wang Ling got home, the hallway was pitch dark; there was only a soft light and the faint sounds of the TVing from the living room. Hearing it, Wang Ling knew that it was Mother Wang''s favorite TV show, The Legend of Zhen Huan , which was the sequel to the famous TV drama Princess Pearl . It was the motivational story of a maiden named Zhen Huan, who collected five rings through her own hard work, sweat, wits and bravery to stand out among all the otherpetitors and finallye out on top at the Cultivation Olympic Games.
Mother Wang had already watched this show before; thete night broadcasts were all reys. The reason she was keeping vigil in the living room was that she wanted to wait until her precious son came home.
But in the end, she had been unable to resist falling asleep.
When it came down to it, Mother Wang was just an ordinary person; although she had some foundation in body refinement, in the end, she was just a brawny, middle-aged woman who couldn''tpare with a cultivator.
Mother Wang was on the sofa. The corners of her lips were tilted upward slightly, as if she was having a good dream. She was lying under a small nket; Father Wang must have seen her, then covered her with it.
Wang Ling looked at the clock it wasing up to two o''clock in the morning.
He raised his hands, calling forth a spirit light, and Mother Wang was instantly and directly moved to the bed in her room.
After that, Wang Ling silently went up to the second floor. After being away for four days, his heart longed for his small bedroom. The Wang couple''s master bedroom was on the third floor, where Wang Ling had already sent Mother Wang. Apart from his bedroom, Father Wang''s study was also on the second floor.
At that time, the light in the study was still on, which meant Father Wang was still writing.
Instantly Wang Ling knew, Father Wang probably had writer''s block again!
For professional web novelists, inspiration was their lifeblood. Although Father Wang wasn''t quite well-educated, web novels were different from traditional literature; one could always improve and progress by reading plenty of novels and umting plenty of experiences. After being in this industry for more than ten years, Father Wang''s writing style was definitely not too shabby. But at his current level, he was no longer writing tens of thousands of words like before. Nowadays, he struggled every day toe up with even more interesting plots for his stories.
Wang Ling didn''t know what it was like to suffer writer''s block. But he could roughly guess that it must feel like a juicy beef ball stuck in the rectum of a Matryoshka doll.
Writers looked for inspiration in various ways, and smoking and drinking were the mostmon methods. But Father Wang''s means of inspiration was unique. Every time he suffered writer''s block, he would join some live streaming tform and try to connect soulfully with female broadcast hosts in the hopes of deriving inspiration for his writing.
Father Wang''s full name was Wang Jiao. To be closer to these female broadcast hosts, apart from typically using a portion of his author''s earnings to buy them gifts, he had even created a very yful ID for himself, Wang Jiaomei 1 .
Of course, Mother Wang wasn''t aware of any of this. If she found out, it was likely Father Wang wouldn''t live to see the sun rise at dawn... and to ensure Wang Ling remained quiet on the matter, Father Wang had even unterally increased his allowance, which was quite a strategic move.
Maybe it was because of his four hectic days outside, when so many things had happened now that Wang Ling had this rare moment of peace to himself in the middle of the night, he was in a good mood, and lying restlessly on his bed, he was curious to see what Father Wang was chatting about.
Wang Ling was sure Hero Guo must have infected him, since he had never been such a busybody before.
He sat upright. Looking in the direction of the study, his pupils shone like a kaleidoscope. Very quickly, the wall in front of him became transparent, allowing him to look right through it and focus on Father Wang''sputer screen.
Wang Ling nced at the name of the live stream that Father Wang had entered: "Your Moon, My Heart." Next to the name, in smaller print, was the female broadcast host''s ID: Little Xuan.
Wang Ling was surprised to realize that he had heard this name before; she was one of the hottest online female live streamers at the moment, widely loved by the audience for her fresh and pretty face, her sweet voice, and her wise responses to all kinds of questions on love posed to her by lonely peoplete at night.
ncing at the ranking list of her fans, Wang Ling saw that Father Wang was ranked in the top ten! Furthermore, he was also a guardian angel! Two hundred thousand fan points in a mouth... which meant that he had spent at least twenty thousand yuan on this female broadcast host this month 2 !
If Wang Ling sent a screenshot of this ranking list to Mother Wang now... he believed that there wouldn''t even be bone ash left of Father Wang.
But, for the sake of family harmony, Wang Ling in the end refrained from doing so.
It was clear that Father Wang was very famous in this live stream. As soon as he went online, the chat room''s system automatically disyed his ID in bold, extrarge letters on the bulletin board [Broadcast host Little Xuan''s guardian angel: Wang Jiaomei is now online!]
Currently, the live stream room was empty. It looked like the female broadcast host had gone to the restroom...
In the live stream, it was a guardian angel''s privilege to speak directly to the female broadcast host.
ncing around her empty room, Father Wang''s eyebrows twitched. He straightaway put on his headset and cleared his throat.
And then... a flirtatious voice Wang Ling had never heard before filled the air.
"Is Little Xuan here? Is Little Xuan here? Yup yup yup yup... it''s Jiaomei!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 74: Father Wang’s Daily Life of Looking for Inspiration
Chapter 74: Father Wangs Daily Life of Looking for Inspiration
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By the time Father Wang finished smoking one cigarette after his rming, demonic screech, the female broadcast host Little Xuan had finallye rushing back in after receiving the notification. She tidied up her messy fringe before sitting down demurely in front of theputer screen, her eyes twinkling at the camera as she waved with a pleasantly surprised expression on her face. "Hi! So Jiaomei hase! Wee, wee!"
From Wang Ling''s point of view, Little Xuan''s looks were nothing spectacr and not as outstanding as online otakus had made them out to be. She had the standard hallmarks of an online celebrity, with straight eyebrows and an oval face. However,paring facial features alone, Wang Ling felt that even without makeup, Lotus Sun was still more attractive. He had to admit, though, thatpared with those tedious look-alike female broadcasters online, Little Xuan was nheless a pleasant-looking girl with just the right type of voice, sweet and not shrill. In addition, she was wearing acy maid''s outfit, and ck silk stockings on her slender legs...
Hmm, perhaps this was the reason why the audience loved Little Xuan.
As Wang Ling pondered this with his chin in his hands, on the other side, Father Wang had stubbed out his cigarette butt and was looking at Little Xuan intively. She clearly understood what this expression meant. "It seems our Jiaomei has run out of inspiration again?"
"The old book is about to be finished, but I have no inspiration for a new one. In a word, I''m anxious!"
Father Wang rubbed the skin between his knitted eyebrows. "There has to be a seamless transition between thepletion of the old book and the publication of the new one. Otherwise our whole family will have to tighten our belts..." (And there''s a possibility we won''t be able to afford even tableware. The amount we spend on tableware for our family oddity each month is not a small one!)
As Father Wang bewailed his poverty, other fans of Little Xuan in the live stream started to kick up a fuss.
"Jiaomei, you''re a guru! If you''re poor, us white cor small fry who go to work everyday won''t need to live anymore!"
"By the way, I''m new here. Is there anyone who can tell me what Master Jiaomei''s pen name is? What books has he written?"
"The hell? You don''t know Jiaomei?! Jiaomei''s pen name is Wang Situ!"
"Holy shit! He''s actually Guru Wang Situ!"
...
Just like that, chaos broke out in the live stream!
Because this pen name Wang Situ was too renowned!
When he had been a newbie in the world of web novels back then, Father Wang had finished writing three hundred thousand words in less than two months and hadpletely floored audiences with his debut novel Let Go of that Wet Nurse . Chapter subscriptions for the novel soared to over two hundred thousand users, setting a new online record for most subscriptions ever and even trouncing top veterans who had been writing web novels for a long time.
It could be said that at the time, Wang Situ had made an explosive entrance; he was a dark horse who had burst out from under Five-finger Mountain 1 and caught many veteran writers off guard. Previously, a top-ranked writer named Zhu Ge, who had been serializing his books on the Cultivation Reading Network for nearly twenty years, had been so pissed off by Wang Situ''s debut that he had quit.
Although Father Wang seldom talked about his writing at home, Wang Ling had nheless heard the mighty online legends about him. Over the years, he had made a name for himself and was now very well-known. Nevertheless, the name Wang Situ was still a mysterious existence even to the editors on the Cultivation Reading Network.
Father Wang had been selected as the top writer at the annual novel awards many times and the website sent him an invitation to the event every year, but he had never attended a single one. He turned down all notices of online and offline activities and dedicated himself solely to literary creation.
After Wang Jiaomei''s identity was revealed, there was an endless bombardment of bullet messages 2 in Little Xuan''s live stream. Audience numbers even soared from an initial three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand. Looking at this, one could see how popr Father Wang was online...
"Who would have thought Master Jiaomei was Guru Wang Situ! ...By the way, is the book Let Go of that Wet Nurse finished yet?"
"Not yet! But it will be soon the problem now is that our Guru Wang Situ is worrying over a new book..."
"It''s finally going to be finished!" Someone sent a crying emoji. "I remember when I started following this book by Guru Wang Situ; I was still in Qi Condensation primary school back then. Now I''m going to graduate from university soon!"
Seeing this bullet message, Father Wang sent a sweat emoji. "..."
"It''s been serialized for thirteen years already, shouldn''t this book be ranked number one with the most number of words in a novel?"
"Not yet, there''s still an ongoing book called A Reborn Demon''s Life . I heard that there was a cultivation master following this book who went into seclusion for one hundred years, and after he came out, he found that this book was still ongoing. It startled him so much it triggered an early ascension in his cultivation realm, and he almost died from the divine tribtion which followed!"
"...Guru Wang Situ, please don''t finish yet! Try to beat this book''s number of words for the number one spot!"
Seeing this bullet message, Father Wang couldn''t helpughing. Even if he continued this book, there was no way the number of words could surpass those in that Demon''s Life book. After all, that book had started serialization when the website was first set up.
Let Go of that Wet Nurse told the story of a protagonist who had been reincarnated into the body of a weak prince and how he grew by relying on wet nurses. Later on, thanks to Wet Nurse Rong''s steel acupuncture needle, the protagonist was able to open up his Governing Vein. Using a god-given palm technique, he defeated the top killer in the country, King of Killers Demon Huoyun, and became a world-ss master...
Back then, inspiration for this story had struck Father Wang when he had been leisurely reading the newspaper on the toilet bowl. Who would have thought that after turning it into a serialized novel, it would unexpectedly enjoy wide poprity among readers.
But after years of serialization, Father Wang felt that he had already included everything he wanted to say in this story. There was no integrity in continuing to write it just for the sake of doing so. Since this was a novel, he should give the characters he created a satisfying end.
This thought did still make him a little sad, however. After all, it was a book he had been writing for more than ten years, and also his debut work. It was inevitable that suddenly finishing it to start a new one would make him feel a little empty and lonely.
That was why Father Wang had sought out Little Xuan. He felt that this kind of youthful and lively maiden would be able to soothe the regret in his heart. At the same time, girls tended to have vivid imaginations, so he thought that Little Xuan might be able to give him some tips for inspiration.
It had been less than half an hour after Father Wang had gone online. Little Xuan looked at the number of people in the live stream. After Father Wang''s identity had been revealed... the number had already surged to six hundred thousand.
Father Wang alone had helped her attract three hundred thousand new spectators...
For a broadcaster, this was far more precious than any gift she might receive!
And so, Little Xuan straightaway changed the subject of the live stream to "Let''s help Guru Wang Situe up with new themes!"
After making this change, this maiden sank into deep thought, clearing racking her brain on theputer screen.
Whenever Little Xuan answered a question on love, she did so with unruffled calm. Thus, the audience had never seen her troubled like this before. The bullet messages flew around the live stream once again...
"Little Xuan is vexed! But still so beautiful!"
"New meme of Little Xuan, GET!"
Looking at this noisy and excited barrage of bullet messages, Father Wang absent-mindedly pulled out a cigarette. There were now six hundred thousand people helping him to think up themes. Even if he wasn''t going to use them, at the very least he should be able to get some good ideas.
Pa ! The moment Father Wang flicked his lighter on, Little Xuan''s face suddenly brightened on theputer screen. "I don''t know how to write a novel... but I think maybe you can try this theme... Jiaomei, how about live streaming?"
Live streaming?
Father Wang immediately patted his head. That was right, he could make it about live streaming! Why hadn''t he thought of that himself!
Chapter 75: The Weekend Is Naturally For Studying!
Chapter 75: The Weekend Is Naturally For Studying!
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
Online live streaming had be a hot topic recently. There were experts who criticized online broadcasters, whether to their faces or behind their backs, for using their looks or scanty attire to make money off fans, while they themselves hated that they couldn''t just stand in front of a screen to give an academic lecture and make hundreds of thousands each month easily.
But not just anyone could make a living through live streaming. This was the age of beauty. For example, there were countless cases nowadays of blind dates falling t when the reality of a person''s looks didn''t match expectations. If someone wanted to make a name for themselves on an online tform, they needed to have the type of face that was popr online, or at the very least, a pleasant-looking one.
But who knew, maybe someone with a blood-red figure, butterfly-blue hair, and the face of Third Young Master Tang, singing "Ah~~ five~~ rings" might be able to make it big 1 .
At least, it would be a more festive sight.
Little Xuan had greatly inspired Father Wang; live streaming could be considered a universal subject, something which was very immersive and fun. But the thing he now had to consider was how to develop this theme and make it even more interesting.
After hearing Little Xuan''s suggestion, Father Wang hurriedly expressed his thanks to everyone in the live stream, then logged off right away.
Seeing Wang Jiaomei''s profile icon turn gray, the people online all immediately knew... this almighty big shot in the world of web novels was about to make his move!
This time... what kind of carnage was he going to wreck?
Father Wang was quite an efficient person, which was reflected in everything he did. For example, in the time it took to boil water, he could easily finish three things at once while he was on the toilet bowl: eating, reading the newspaper, and squabbling with trolls in the online book review section by switching between the hundreds of alternate IDs which he owned.
That evening, he burned the midnight oil finishing a basic outline and synopsis, and even finished the first chapter of his new book.
The title: The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King
A brief introduction: This is a story about the daily life of a cultivation master who is unable to suppress the prehistoric powers inside his body, and who sells 2 meng online by live streaming his daily immortal cultivation life on earth.
"..."
Wang Ling had been looking at Father Wang''sputer screen the whole time and felt an underlying sense of foreboding.
Given Father Wang''s current skill level in writing, it was very quick and easy for him to write an opening chapter. After checking for spelling mistakes several times from top to bottom, Father Wang then clicked his mouse and directly sent the file to his chief editor.
Father Wang''s chief editor was called Song Zikai and his editor code name was Lie Shou. People in the industry had given this big editor the nickname "Lie Mengmeng." When he had paid a visit to the house before, Wang Ling had used his supernatural Eye Ability to check out this person''s name card. This was the only editor whom Father Wang had met in real life since entering the web novel industry more than ten years ago. He was a very frail youth who looked like a shou 3 ; he seemed like he would tip over in a breeze, and his very neat fringe gave people the sense that he was very pure.
With theputer on, Father Wang made a cup of tea and waited in silence for a while. Very soon, he heard a ping ! Chief Editor Song had replied!
This gold star editor was also an excellent publicist. The average time he took to check a manuscript was just thirty seconds, which was an especially mystical feat to Wang Ling.
From Wang Ling''s quick nce at the email reply, the theme was very attractive and Father Wang''s writing was fine. But given the stunning performance of Father Wang''s first book, along with his current online prestige, Lie Mengmeng decided he should write a few more chapters. After they added up to more than twenty thousand words, only then would he upload it onto the website to test the waters.
Wang Ling had heard about this website before it was a separate VIP novel website specially set up by the Cultivation Reading Network for readers who were their highest-ranked users and had been registered with them for more than one hundred years. On this separate website, they could read the drafts of new works by top-ranked writers beforehand and leave them messages to tell them their thoughts or offer suggestions.
Gazing at the email reply, Father Wang was silent for a while, but finally he nodded in eptance. After all, Wang Situ this pen name was a godhead that had taken him years to build and perfect. Given that he didn''t know how marketable his second book could be, Father Wang really didn''t dare release it casually if it didn''t pass the test, his godship would copse! As for himself... wouldn''t he be aplete joke in the industry?!
Wang Ling was speechless at this. "..." This one pen name had been able to attract three hundred thousand people to a live streaming tform that had absolutely nothing to do with web novels how could online nobodiespare with that and f**king survive?!
...
In the morning, Mother Wang had finished preparing breakfast, which was made up of fried bread sticks, soybean milk and her specialty, rejuvenation noodles. Mother Wang untied her apron strings and shouted up the stairs. "The two of you,e down and eat!"
Wang Ling gazed at the table full of dishes and was almost moved to tears... after the torture that had been Mother Juan''s ck cuisine during those few days at No. 59 High School, it was perhaps only Mother Wang''s personally cooked dishes that could fix his wounded heart.
As they ate, Father Wang pushed his ck-rimmed sses up and stared closely at Wang Ling for a bit before he sighed. "Tch, you seem to have grown fatter thesest four days."
Wang Ling touched his face and felt that his cheeks had indeed seemed to have gotten meatier... this was probably because he had eaten Mother Juan''s cooking and it was now fermenting in his stomach.
It didn''t matter though, as losing weight had never been difficult for him...
Wang Ling rubbed his cheeks vigorously with both hands, and like sticine, the fat on his face was instantly smoothed out.
"..." Even this could f**king work?!
This was the first time that Father and Mother Wang had witnessed this ability of his.
Father Wang ate a mouthful of rejuvenation noodles. "Thesest four days, how was it, living in arge group?"
Wang Ling was taken aback, but in the end shook his head.
"I heard that when Ming Ming brought you the talisman seal, a lot of things happened?"
Wang Ling nodded.
Father Wang sighed. "Actually, I think you''re just too nervous. Maybe if you act more naturally, nothing will happen. You should spend more time with your peers, understand?"
Wang Ling continued nodding.
"Enough! Why bring this up when we''re eating!"
Mother Wang interrupted Father Wang. "But Ling Ling, don''t forget to do a bit of homework revision these two days. Although you shouldn''t do too well, you shouldn''t be at the bottom of the ss, at least. Just study whatever is necessary. I''ve already asked about the sses you missed, and I especially made the trip to school to pick up the review materials. It should be enough for you to take a few minutester to have a quick look at them."
"Okay." Concise andprehensive, this was the first word Wang Ling had spoken aftering home.
In truth, he didn''t need to review courses like Dao talismans and magical skills at all. But for courses like history and political science, he still had to spend some time memorizing the materials. Even for top students in the elite ss like Feather Lin and Lotus Sun, catching up on one week''s worth of sses and digesting the knowledge would still take them a whole day.
In contrast, it was a lot more convenient for Wang Ling, who could use his speed reading and memorization skills... mother never has to worry about my studies 4 !
But Wang Ling didn''t want to be disturbed by anyone after he started his wonderful weekend of study, especially when he was using his quick memorization skill. If someone disturbed him at that time, it was highly possible it would result in him remembering things wrongly.
And so, to prevent this from happening, Wang Ling opened up his stationery pouch...
The monster pen and goblin eraser that he had created with magic previously could help him maintain order.
Chapter 76: Learning Makes Me Happy
Chapter 76: Learning Makes Me Happy
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Wang Ling sat at his desk, which had a lot of workbooks on it. Although he had participated in the four-day spirit sword exchange meet as a school representative, Teacher Pan''s homework principle hadn''t changed what should be handed in had to be handed in, and you had to make up the homework, however much you missed.
The spiritual intelligence of the two pen and eraser gremlins was linked to Wang Ling; he could order them to do his homework for him, with the condition that he had already mastered the required knowledge for the assignments. Since he had missed a full four days of sses, what he had to do now was to catch up on the content from this period. It would be fine to give the task of writing to the pen and eraser gremlinster.
It took him two minutes topile a study list for a clearer picture of this week''s content. He realized that there was actually a lot of knowledge he had missed out on, especially in cultivation physics and cultivation advanced maths. The teachers for these two sses had actually assigned five worksheets each to bepleted in one weekend!
One word to describe it: infuriating!
Yet another word to describe it: insane!
...This was probably the first reaction and the attitude of most students at seeing thisrge pile of assignments.
In contrast, Wang Ling was someone who really loved to study. From a young age, he had taught himself cultivation spells, including the Three Thousand Great Spells. Just like how a baby is born with five senses and hair, from the moment of his birth, these spells had already existed deep in his mind... but he learnednguage and culture through his own efforts. Moreover, he also really enjoyed the learning process.
Only studying could make him happy!
At his desk, Wang Ling opened a textbook, put in his earplugs, and then went into self-teaching mode. Before, he hadn''t been able to stop hearing peoplein in his ears; the reason these earplugs were able to cut off the endless telepathic voices from his Mind-Reading Ability was very simple they had been made from the same materials used to produce the Dao talisman seal; furthermore, they had been personally created by Wang Ming himself.
...
It was a peaceful and quiet weekend, and Wang Ling''s eyelid warning rm hadn''t issued any sort of advance alert.
Around noon, a greymercial Chuanjianguo 1 limousine came to a stop not far from the Wang family''s small vi.
"Miss, we have arrived, it''s here."
In the limousine, a well-dressed old butler turned his head and spoke to a young girl.
The girl sitting with her slender legs crossed looked to be only about twelve years old, and was not very tall. She was wearing a pair of capri jeans, a loose, branded hip-hop shirt, and an Arale cap with the two little eye-catching wings sticking out on each side 2 .
This was a little Lolita with a delicate face and the appearance of a child star; luckily, there weren''t many people around the Wang family''s small vi, otherwise this girl would definitely have been recognized.
Of course, she did enjoy the glorious feeling of being recognized at a nce, but now that she had arrived at a ce that had very few passerbys, she already had no expectations whatsoever of anyone here recognizing her. With a little sigh, she peeked out the window at the Wang family''s small vi not far away. "The guy elder sister has taken a fancy to is in that vi?"
"Yes, we''ve already thoroughly investigated this matter, Miss..."
"Eh?! Are you sure you didn''t make a mistake? How can my future brother-inw be a pauper living in such a remote suburb?"
"There''s absolutely no mistake, Miss. This is the address I was given when I inquired with Eldest Miss'' chauffeur, Lu Zhao," the old butler replied precisely. "But I must remind Miss that it is too early to call him brother-inw. Although free love is advocated nowadays, the matter of Eldest Miss'' marriage is veryplicated. When she was born..."
"Okay, okay, you don''t have to tell me these things. You''re so annoying..." The girl rolled her eyes. "It''s about the Yin and Yang Death Cmity, right? I already know all about it! I also know that back then, that fortune-telling sham already told all of you how to break it."
The old butler broke out in a cold sweat. "Miss, be careful with your words, that is an Exalted Immortal from Mo Immortal Castle..."
The girl shrugged helplessly. "It''s the Scientific Cultivation era now! Where do all of you get so many feudal superstitions from?! I really don''t think that old sham''s solution is reliable... what ''When Yin and Yang fall into chaos, our Mo blood will paint the sky''... doesn''t that simply sound like crazy nonsense?"
The old butler shook his head with a bitter smile. "Better to believe the worst and be pleasantly surprised, than to be optimistic and face the worst! Besides, these are the words of the Exalted Immortal from Mo Immortal Castle... Eldest Miss has to find the person powerful enough to paint the sky red with Mo blood in order to break the death curse."
The girl couldn''t be bothered to continue debating with the intractable old butler. Instead, she straightened her clothes and got ready to get out of the car. She gave the butler a look. "Has the gift been prepared?"
Since they would be meeting for the first time, a gift was a must so that Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s reputation wouldn''t be tarnished. This was what the family had taught Sun Yu since she was a kid.
The old butler handed Sun Yu a cosmic storage bag. "Miss, in the storage bag there are two longevity peaches which can extend life and cure constipation; two youth-retaining, moisturizing elixirs to nourish the skin and cure constipation; two Xuanhuang detoxification pills to clear the intestines and cure constipation; two Eight Immortals health pills to nourish the stomach and cure constipation. Also, there are..."
"...Enough!"
Sun Yu didn''t wait for the chatterbox butler to finish speaking before she grabbed the storage bag with some annoyance and hurried out of the car.
...
The young girl stood at the front door of the Wang family''s little vi,pletely unaware that a serious man was currently immersed in studying on the second floor.
Dithering in front of the door for a moment, Sun Yu racked her brain for opening remarks. It was a weekend... the person who opened the door might not be that guy ssmate her elder sister was interested in; there was a high chance it could be one of his parents.
Also, once the door was open, should she introduce herself with her real name or her stage name?
Her stage name was Xuetao, which she thought was rtively well-known. But there was no guarantee that her reputation had reached such a rural ce... it would be very embarrassing if she used her stage name and they didn''t know it.
Just as she had mustered up her courage and was about to knock on the door, a couple of silhouettes suddenly shed in front of her eyes and two strong men ten feet tall unexpectedly jumped down from the roof beam of the house...
"Bloody hell! Who are you?" Sun Yu was stunned.
"Miss, we are very sorry."
One of the strong men looked at the girl and said seriously, "...No one can disturb my Lord when he is concentrating on his studies!"
Chapter 77: Do You Know the Reason Why You Lost?
Chapter 77: Do You Know the Reason Why You Lost?
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Sun Yu''s eyes were fixed on the two muscr men in front of her.
Although she hadn''t been able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, she had at least learned to use her spiritual senses. Surprisingly, she hadn''t sensed the auras of these two strong men at all when she had been pacing back and forth at the door of the Wang family''s small vi... this was enough to show that these two men were far stronger than she was...
Furthermore, facing two big bald heads would make anyone feel strongly oppressed. Yet from their faces, these two bald, strong men seemed very straightforward and honest.
Sun Yu didn''t bother to ask these two people whether they recognized her, because she felt they were absolutely not ordinary men. One was dressed like Iron Man, the other in a red vest with a straw hat on his head 1 ...
If they were her fans, they wouldn''t have such strange tastes!
"Elder brothers, I just came to deliver something, I''ll leave right after."
"What is it? Constipation pills?" Like security inspectors, the two bald strong men stared closely at the storage bag in Sun Yu''s hand.
The man dressed as Iron Man said, "Because of people who wanted quicker chapter updates, we''ve gotten razor des in the mail before, missile deliveries, and once, an APTX4869 capsule 2 , which almost led to disaster... so this youngdy, please cooperate with us. You can''t enter. If you have delivered something here, let us examine it first before we decide whether to let it through."
...What the hell was all this about?! Why the f**k were people sending missiles?! What was in this vi that could draw so much hate?!
Sun Yu pointed helplessly at the storage bag. "Do you know Huaguo Water Curtain Group? This storage bag contains tonics which were all produced by our group. Youth-retaining and moisturizing elixirs, Xuanhuang detoxification pills, Eight Immortals health pills..."
Hearing this, the two big men went wide-eyed. "Oh! You really did send over constipation pills!"
...F**k!
Sun Yu took a deep breath. "How do I get in?"
"Not until our Lord has finished studying."
She gnashed her little canines. "Then what if I force my way in?!"
"Then we''ll do everything in our power to stop you from breaking into the house without hurting you..."
"Miss, why don''t wee back another day?"
From behind, the old butler had seen Sun Yu stopped by the two muscr men and had promptlye to her rescue.
But in the end, Sun Yu was Sun Yu, spoiled since birth and also an idol... two mere servants trying to shut me out? How dare you!
"Tch, what''s there to be afraid of, I have you, don''t I?!"
Her mouth twisted with extreme disdain.
The old butler broke out in a sweat. He also had a cultivation realm and furthermore was a master at the Golden Core stage. But he was so awed by the auras of these two men that it made him weak in the knees... intuition told the old butler that on no ount should they stir up trouble with them... one nce was enough for him to know that these two were not ordinary people; their auras were very unusual and didn''t seem human.
"Let''s see how you''ll be able to stop me!"
The cute girl in the Arale cap tried raising her voice to make herself appear more powerful and intimidating. But in that childish tone, her yell was just funny. The pen and the eraser who had turned into these two bald men smiled as theypletely dismissed the practically non-existent fluctuations in her aura.
"You dare look down on me?"
Furious, the girl straightaway took out a small blue pill from the small satchel at her waist and popped it into her mouth.
On the side, the old butler was shocked. "Miss! Don''t!"
But just as he said it, the girl had already swallowed the pill.
This was the zoomorphic pill, which had been refined with the gene extract of a spirit beast. A person who swallowed it would enter beast mode for a period of time; all aspects and functions of the body would be greatly improved while they retained their intelligence. But it often also had a certain side effect: the pill boosted stamina by draining it in advance from the body, so after the effects faded, a person would fall into a weakened state for the next ten days or so.
The old butler sighed slightly, knowing that Sun Yu was really angry.
The zoomorphic pill which she had swallowed contained the gene extract of the six-winged thunder leopard and it started working as soon as she swallowed it. Faint leopard markings swiftly appeared on the young girl''s white, perfect skin, and even her ears changed into round leopard ears. Her strength was almost immediately boosted to the Foundation Establishment stage. The six-winged thunder leopard''s most lethal weapon was its thunder and lightning attribute; additionally, one swipe of the transformed girl''s ws would cause paralytic pain, even for a Golden Core cultivator!
"Hmph!"
With a snort, the girl who hadpletely transformed into beast mode stretched out her fingers, and her neatly trimmed, rounded fingernails suddenly turned into sharp leopard ws; with one step, she easily leapt onto the outer wall of the Wang family''s small vi.
"It appears that the pill had the gene extract of the six-winged thunder leopard, strengthening the four limbs and greatly improving agility and speed. The thunder leopard''s thunder and lightning attribute is also very troublesome..."
However...
After consulting together, the two muscr men instantly blurred like afterimages that directly disappeared.
"Damn it!"
Before the girl could react, the two strong men had already appeared above her head. The one wearing a straw hat grabbed tightly onto her four limbs. Sun Yu was dumbfounded when she realized that the six-winged thunder leopard''s thunder and lightning power had no effect on this man at all!
As a result, before she reached the windowsill on the second floor, she was hauled down by two strong men together from the wall...
"Just give up..."
The bald man dressed like Iron Man said to the girl, "From my observation, the maximum velocity of your once-off vertical leap was only V1 = 16m/s, so I just needed to jump at a velocity of V2 = 18m/s for greater height and take action against you at a falling velocity of V3 = 8.25m/s. But because my Lord advocates peace, we didn''t go all out this time, and only used stop measures. As we said before, we won''t hurt you and we''re asking you to stop trying to force your way in. When you leave, remember to read and study more...ck of knowledge is probably the reason why you lost.
"Oh, by the way, youngdy, just to let you know, this brother eraser with the straw hat next to me is a rubber man, so he''s insted from the thunder and lightning power of your beast form. Young girl, we ask that you please leave. The quicker you change back from your beast form, the better; the longer you stay in this form, the longer your recovery period will beter on."
The rubber man next to him nodded. "As for those constipation pills, if the youngdy wants to leave them here, we will definitely let our Lord know, and we thank you for your kindness."
Sun Yu: "..."
Old butler: "..."
Chapter 78: Super High School Level Deputy Director
Chapter 78: Super High School Level Deputy Director
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Atst, Sun Yu was forcibly dragged away by the old butler.
The butlers of Huaguo Water Curtain Group were not people to be trifled with, and this was true of Old Butler Lin, Lin San. He had watched these two youngdies grow up. Back then, Huaguo Water Curtain Group hadn''t yet had the world-renowned sess which it enjoyed in the cultivation world today.
Lin San was already an old man in the group and had seen so much of the world; it was because of his years of experience that this old butler could still remain with Huaguo Water Curtain Group despite the fact that he wasn''t very strong.
"Uncle Lin! Let me go! Let me fight it out with these two brothers!"
This was thest thing the girl said as Lin San dragged her away before she could let loose her lethal "Maiden''s Adorable Fist" 1 skill.
He sighed in his heart. His Second Miss was still too young and na?ve.
Based on his years of experience, Old Butler Lin felt that there was definitely some terrible person living in this small vi in the outskirts.
By the roadside, two baldies in aprons respectfully saw Lin San off in the greymercial Chuanjianguo limousine and watched until it disappeared at the end of the road.
"Did we go overboard? The Lord likes to keep a low profile. If they investigate him..."
Before he finished speaking, the rubber man was interrupted. "Did you forget our Lord''s Great Shielding Spell?"
"That''s right!" The rubber man suddenly remembered this fact.
"It has nothing to do with us now... our Lord has more or less finished reviewing the materials. Now we can go help him with his homework."
...
It took Wang Ling a full half an hour to learn all the content for this week which he had missed out on. At the same time, he also looked at the next two months'' worth of study material. He enjoyed the learning process very much, but he hated that it took him so little time to study; it wasn''t difficult for him to master these knowledge points at all.
However, while he could master all the relevant knowledge, he also needed to learn how to read the atmosphere in ss, find the position that suited him the most and then try his best to attain average grades. Implementing the "be mediocre" education policy which Father and Mother Wang had instilled in him since he was young... this was the hardest thing to do!
At his desk, he held his head in his hands and heaved a long sigh of relief. It was fine to leave the written work to the two gremlins, the monster pen and goblin eraser.
While Wang Ling had been reviewing his homework, Father Wang hadn''t been idle. After a phone call with Lie Mengmeng, he quickly continued writing his novel.
He was a very swift and decisive person, especially when he was in the throes of inspiration; the rhythm of his fingers on the keyboard was so fast that they flew, like a live tentacle monster.
Just as he was brimming with inspiration and writing freely to his heart''s content, his wristwatch suddenly rang.
He frowned slightly he really hated the feeling of being interrupted. But when he gave the caller ID on the wristwatch a look and realized that it was Lie Mengmeng, his mood changed and he picked up the call.
"Hey Near Expert 2 , is there something wrong, I''m writing at the moment." Other authors liked to call Lie Shou "Lie Mengmeng," but Father Wang had a special nickname for him and preferred to call him "Near Expert."
When Wang Lingy back on his bed and took out his earplugs, the sounds nearby poured steadily back into his ears. Even before he opened his eyes, he happened to hear the conversation between Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng as the voices of the two men flowed into his mind.
"Brother Situ... your book is going to knock them dead!!" On the other end of the line came Lie Mengmeng''s loud, excited voice.
"I just uploaded your first chapter to the VIP website. Guess what? Less than two hours! The number of clicks has already exceeded three hundred thousand! The first chapter has a positive review of eighty-seven percent!" Lie Mengmeng was shouting pretty wildly.
Outsiders might not have any concept of these statistics, but it needed to be exined that there were seven hundred thousand veteran readers with ounts more than a hundred years old who were registered on the separate VIP website set up by the Cultivation Reading Network. Furthermore, the registration mechanism had already been inactive for a few years. Of a total of seven hundred thousand users on a website that could only be essed by VIP readers, half of them had already read Father Wang''s new novel! Furthermore, the review rating had surpassed the normal level,pletely shocking the entire editorial office!
Father Wang was certainly happy when he heard the news, but given his character, he would never be too obvious about it. "What use are lots of clicks, the way of the king is good sales."
"Brother Situ, don''t be so modest... tell me the truth, are you from the future?!" This question that Lie Mengmeng asked was very mysterious.
Father Wang was stunned when he heard it. "Huh?!"
"First, it was Let Go of that Wet Nurse , now your book The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King will probably also be a big hit and may once again break website records! I''ve read a few books before about giarists from the futureing back to the past! Don''t tell me you''re one of them?!" Lie Mengmeng said in astonishment.
"Near Expert, if you make this kind of joke again... I''ll quit writing!"
"Don''t, don''t! I was just kidding!"
Zhu Ge had already left; if Wang Situ was driven away, the website wouldn''t be able to afford the loss.
On the other end of the phone call, Lie Mengmeng smiled secretively. "There''s another piece of good news for you."
As Father Wang listened to Editor Song speak on the other end of the call, his expression also gradually turned strange. "What?! A fan gave me a reward? And also straightaway recognized my alternate ount in the book review section for the trial chapter? You and I only decided on me starting a new book, plus uploading the draft onto the VIP website, just this morning. No one else knows about this, not even my old readers."
"That''s strange... our website investigated this ID and discovered that this VIP reader ount actually had been inactive for a very long time. But at two or three o''clock this morning, someone suddenly logged into this ount and changed the ID. We suspect that this ount wasn''t passed down in the family, but was bought through other channels."
Father Wang frowned. Two or three o''clock in the morning? He remembered that at the time, he had been in Little Xuan''s live stream gathering audience intelligence in order toe up with a theme for his new novel.
Then... could this person have been some audience member from the live stream?
Father Wang was a little confused. No one had known that he would finish the draft of the first chapter and upload it onto the website on a trial basis, not even his old readers, so how had it been leaked in advance?
F**k! These days, even a web novelist had sasaeng fans 3 ?!
On the other side, Lie Mengmeng calmed down and said, "Brother Situ, do you know how much this reader gave you today? It''s a whole hundred million cultivation reading coins!"
"So much..." While writing thetter part of Let Go of that Wet Nurse all this time, Father Wang had never encountered such an extravagant reader before. A hundred million cultivation reading coins was a million HNY 4 . After splitting it with the website, he would be able to keep five hundred thousand HNY!
Hearing that someone had gifted him with so much money, Father Wang sighed with deep feeling in his heart. "What''s the reader ID?"
"It''s... Super High School Level Deputy Director," Lie Mengmeng replied.
Hearing this, Father Wang''s face suddenly darkened and his intense gaze shot toward Wang Ling''s room. "Hm... I think I''ve figured something out, I''ll call you backter."
Saying this, Father Wang ended the call on his wristwatch. "Wang Ling! Come here!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 79: Odd Zhuo’s Family Heirlooms
Chapter 79: Odd Zhuos Family Heirlooms
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In the staff apartment, Odd Zhuo stared at the open box on the table somewhat dazedly.
At this very moment, he thought he could fully understand the sentiments of those who gave bribes, since he was now feeling the same thing.
The box on the desk was made of kun wood, which was highly impervious to dust, water and shock. The Zhuo family heirlooms, a few hundred years older than Odd Zhuo and passed down from generation to generation, had nowe into his hands.
The family heirloomsprised five objects: a Jinghua citynd deed, a bank card with a huge amount of money on it, a USB drive, a hard drive and a phone card.
The Jinghua citynd deed was for the Zhuo family ancestralnd and in ordance with family regtions, thend title could not be sold no matter what. Legally, this was Odd Zhuo''s property, but given the government''s anti-corruption campaign these two years and in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings as well as potential conspiracies to frame him, he had not gone back there during that time and had behaved himself and lived in the staff apartment. He hadn''t even dared write down his name as the owner of the ck supercar which his family had handed down to him.
The Zhuo family ancestors were pretty mysterious; they had started out as fairly mediocre people, but had suddenly be rich when they had hit a particr generation.
Odd Zhuo discovered that there were no longer any historical records to be found among their ancestral documents that were rted to the Zhuo family''s sudden wealth.
He had only heard that one particr day, some great-great-great-great-great grandfather had dreamt that he was on Mars, and had seen nine dragons pulling a coffin behind them 1 . The man had dazedly remembered a string of numbers that were on the coffin, and when he had woken up, he had gone to buy a lottery ticket. In the end, he had struck an unprecedented mother lode. However, after generations of squandering, what remained to Odd Zhuo now wasn''t much, though it was still enough for him to enjoy his ordinary life.
Honestly speaking, the first two of the heirlooms madeplete sense to him. It was the next two items that had kept him in a state of shock for three days and three nights after he had received them.
First, the suspicious USB drive.
When Odd Zhuo had opened the USB drive, he had found only one TXT file inside. The document listed thousands of permanent VIP ounts and passwords, including a VIP old reader ount for the Cultivation Reading Network.
In this dazzling line-up of ounts, the most valuable were five QQ numbers that had been passed down from the Zhuo family ancestors.
As for the hard drive... it had a one yottabyte capacity and theserbel "Foreignnguage learning" 2 on it. In the hard drive, there were... data files... of various customs and practices from different times and ces from all over the world.
The phone card was thest heirloom and the one thing that Odd Zhuo felt to be the most useful.
On the other end of the phone card was the guardian of the treasure box, a man whom had been given the assignment by the Great Ancestor of the Zhuo family. Apart from looking after the family''s teachings, he was also duty-bound to help each sessor to the treasure box if they asked for his assistance in resolving a crisis, provided it was within the scope of his capabilities, and he was only obliged to do so three times.
The guardian had no name. Previous sessors had liked to call him Ambassador Protector, but after hearing it so often it felt like they were calling him "Big Shit," 3 which was very embarrassing. Hence, Old Father Zhuo gave the guardian an inventive nickname during his generation Magic Little ck! After that, Odd Zhuo also simply called him Uncle ck.
Previously, he had mobilized Uncle ck''s strength to investigate Wang Ling''s true identity when thetter had just been a shota six years ago.
This time, he had mobilized Uncle ck once again to investigate Wang Ling''s family background so that he could apologize to the boy. After learning that Father Wang was actually online guru Wang Situ, it was as if Odd Zhuo had discovered a new continent, and he marveled that he had found an indirect way to curry favor with Wang Ling!
He felt that he hadpletely disgraced his little shifu in yesterday''s spirit sword performance. Moreover, he was well aware that Wang Ling would definitely reject any tant bribes; after all, this youth with mystical strength had done whatever he could to evade him all these years. Therefore, after extensive consideration, Odd Zhuo had felt that getting Uncle ck to use the VIP old reader ount to directly give Father Wang a gift would probably be the most roundabout and tactful way... this one hundred million cultivation reading coins was thus just an apology fee.
Given Lord Master''s prowess, how could a mere one hundred million cultivation reading coins be enough for bing Odd Zhuo''s teacher!
Also, since it was Uncle ck who had made the transaction, Odd Zhuo didn''t need to worry at all about the government''s anti-corruption inspection group investigating him after all, a million yuan was not a small sum.
Staring at the treasure box in front of him, he smiled from ear to ear as he thought himself really too f**king clever!
His wristwatch phone rang as he was indulging in his flight of fancy and he immediately knew that it had to be Uncle ck.
As per convention, this was the confirmation call after the request had been fulfilled. If the mission objective hadn''t been satisfactorily achieved, Uncle ck would mobilize again until the task waspleted.
"Hello, Uncle ck?"
On the other end of the line, the man sighed, his tone low and maic. "Mm... did... did it go smoothly?"
"Uncle ck, you''re too powerful! You could even find something like this!" Odd Zhuo eximed admiringly. For some reason though, he felt that Uncle ck''s voice seemed more hurried and tense than usual.
Uncle ck was silent for a second, then said, "You should know that the reason your ancestors left this phone card for you definitely wasn''t for this type of use... it was to give you a lifeline if you find yourself in danger. But you... you actually squandered two chances, just to investigate the identity of the same person..."
At this point, Odd Zhuo could clearly feel that something was off in Uncle ck''s tone, and he wondered if the other man was angry.
He knew that when Uncle ck had investigated Wang Ling back then, he had encountered extremely strong resistance... this was pointedly apparent when he had instantly and utterly forgot everything about the investigation.
For a while this had made Uncle ck think that he had a memory disorder. It hadter forced him to start taking notes during his investigation as well as get into the habit of recording things.
"No matter what type of rtionship you have with this person, I hope you''ll keep your distance. The best would be if you no longer approach him! Otherwise, I have a hunch that in my third mission, it''s very likely I''ll be collecting your corpse for you, understand?" As Uncle ck spoke, somehow his voice seemed to be trembling.
Odd Zhuo couldn''t help the way his eyebrows jumped. "...Uncle ck, aren''t you exaggerating?" ( F**k! Shifu is really powerful! Even Uncle ck is afraid of him! Sure enough, he''s not someone to be trifled with! )
"No, not at all!" Uncle ck enunciated each word, emphasizing how serious he was. "No one in the Zhuo family has ever been able to embark on a political career. In this game of thrones, when the stormes, it''ll be far more dangerous than you think..."
"Very well, Uncle ck, I understand!" ( But! A new storm has already emerged, how can I remain stagnant 4 ... )
"I hope you''ll think my words over. From this point on, I will no longer investigate anything to do with this family for you..."
After Uncle ck finished speaking, the call was directly cut off.
...
At that moment in a mysteriousboratory on the border of Huaxiu nation, a mysterious man dressed in ck skintight clothes ended the call with shaking hands.
Also at that moment, Wang Ling, who had been standing behind the mysterious man, withdrew his pulsating spirit bomb 5 .
Chapter 80: The Terrified Monkey Coder Little Black
Chapter 80: The Terrified Monkey Coder Little ck
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Wang Ling was in fact well aware that someone was secretly investigating him. Otherwise, there was no way Odd Zhuo would have been able to track him down with his limited skill set after the incident six years ago. But if Wang Ling wanted to catch this person, he had to silently wait for him to give himself away.
Wang Ling had already prepared himself after thest time, when Odd Zhuo had waited for him at No. 60 High School''s front gate. He had had a hunch that the person who was hiding behind Odd Zhuo would show himself again...
Wang Ling rarely turned to Wang Ming for help, but this time he had sent him a text message summarizing the situation.
Less than five minutester, Wang Ming had sent him a string of numbers. They were the coordinates for an ount login that he had traced through the "Super High School Level Deputy Director" reader ID on the Cultivation Reading Network.
The mysterious monkey coder 1 behind Odd Zhuo was a first-ssputer expert who habitually changed his login coordinates to hide his position whenever he used an online ount. Unfortunately for him, his opponent this time was the most powerful brain in Huaxiu nation.
Following Wang Ming''s coordinates, Wang Ling had then directly used the Great Teleportation Spell and had been instantly transported to a mysterious undergroundboratory on Huaxiu nation''s border.
And after that, was this scene now...
...
Wang Ling had suddenly appeared in the spaciousboratory with both his hands raised and the spirit bomb a huge ball of light in the air above them, ready to explode.
The man in ck skintight clothes had beenpletely frightened out of his wits. As per Wang Ling''s first instruction when he had appeared, the man lectured Odd Zhuo, trembling. He didn''t even dare turn his head. Who knew if Odd Zhuo that guy had actually taken his words to heart...
F**king big f**k!
The man had always thought he was investigating an ordinary student how the hell could he have known that this boy was a cannon who even had a nuclear bomb on him? If that bomb exploded here... it wouldn''t be just theb, even the border would be f**king ttened!
The man held his hands up. "Great Immortal... I''ve said whatever you wanted me to say."
This time, Father Wang had given Wang Ling a do-or-die order: clean up his own mess, or he would never be able to eat his favorite crispy noodle snacks at home ever again...
Wang Ling silently nodded and withdrew the spirit bomb...
The talking-to which he had gotten from Father Wang had put him in a bad mood.
Sensing the sharp decrease in the light and wind pressure behind him, the man finally heaved a long sigh of relief. At least the research which he had painstakingly worked on for decades had been preserved... but without Wang Ling''s say-so, the man didn''t dare turn his head to look at all.
Wang Ling gave the man a second instruction topletely erase all investigation records about him.
The man didn''t even dare take a deep breath as he straightaway started working at hisputer. Two minutester, on the kind of wide monitor screen that could be found at a satelliteunch site, the massive words "Deletion Sess" appeared.
The man raised his hands again. "Great Immortal, rx... I''ve deleted all your records, and there are no backups."
Wang Ling was silent for a moment. In the end, however, he still didn''t fully trust the man. He stepped forward and a powerful spirit wave rolled out from him as its center. Instantly there were " peng peng peng peng " sounds of things exploding...
He felt a lot more relieved; at least now he could be sure that he had destroyed all the data chips in this ce.
The man was so frightened that he crouched down on the ground, shivering and covering his head.
Wang Ling took a look around and realized that monkey coder Little ck unexpectedly had a lot of strange inventions. Among them, the most eye-catching one had to be the big cannon with a muzzle that was a meter wide in diameter. It stood erect in the middle of theboratory like a chimney with two impressive cannonballs hanging one on each side of it.
Wang Ling pointed to the cannon and spoke in Little ck''s mind. "What is this?"
Little ck covered his head,pletely afraid to look directly at Wang Ling. He said timidly, "This is... the Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon 2 ."
"..."
What kind of f**king name was this?!
The more Wang Ling looked, the more suspicious the cannon appeared.
He raised one hand...
With a burst of dazzling light, there was a tremendous " boom " sound...
This huge cannon exploded into bits of flying ash.
Billows of smoke directly activated theboratory''s fire protection system. The sprinklers spurted on, creating a thick mist of spray...
When Little ck looked up, he found that Wang Ling had already disappeared.
...
In the destroyedb, Little ck slumped weakly on the floor. He waspletely drenched, his ck skintight clothes resembling a swimsuit wrapped around his body. Shivering, he took out a cigarette and silently lit it.
All destroyed...
Little ck cradled his head in pain. The inventions he had toiled over, the results from decades of research, the Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon... all instantly destroyed in one fell swoop!
The most crucial thing was that against Wang Ling, Little ck had felt that he couldn''t even hold his ground, let alone defeat him.
While his realm wasn''t the best in the world, Little ck felt that at the very least he still had enough power to shake it. However, Wang Ling''s strength had been suffocating... that earth-shattering oppression had grabbed him by the throat, and he had felt close to dying.
It had already been a very long time since Little ck had felt the kind of true oppression that emerged from the gap between cultivation realms.
"This person... is so terrifyingly strong!" Little ck puffed on his cigarette, trembling. Who on earth had he been investigating all these years?
He calmed down after smoking one cigarette. He wanted to call someone to report the situation, but found that even his wristwatch had been destroyed by the spirit vibrations. None of the electronic devices in theb could be used!
That person wasn''t just a portable human nuclear warhead... he was also a f**king portable EMP!
Now that he couldn''t make any calls and all the equipment was broken, Little ck could only write his report by hand, then find an opportunityter to report theb damage.
...
May 16th, sunny.
Theboratory has suffered unprecedented damage. ording to current estimates, three satelliteputers, an Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon, andmunications equipment have been destroyed. All data has been destroyed, and initial estimates put the rate of data recovery at close to zero. At the same time, research subjects in other parts of the world who have on them the ck technology developed by theboratory may go out of control. I hope this matter will be given due attention by the organization. In addition, regarding the identity of the person who destroyed theboratory...
Having written to this point, Little ck paused. "..."
F**king wait!
This youngster with terrifying strength... what was his f**king name?
Chapter 81: Online Shopping for Cultivators
Chapter 81: Online Shopping for Cultivators
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It was at least hundreds of millions of kilometers from the urban-rural fringe area where Wang Ling lived to the border of Huaxiu nation; he rarely used the Great Teleportation Spell over such a long distance.
However, looking at the result... at least his favorite crispy noodle snacks were saved.
Wang Ling returned to his desk and stared contemtively at the sun outside his bedroom skylight. He had deliberately avoided Uncle ck''s line of sight the whole time; as long as Uncle ck didn''t see his face directly, he could ensure that the "Great Shielding Spell" would continue to work. Luckily, that wuss hadn''t dared to look at him at all, the pressure of Wang Ling''s power almost frightening him into pissing his pants.
He could now guarantee that this Magic Uncle ck wouldn''t dare stir up trouble with him any longer. On the other hand, Odd Zhuo continued to be a big problem.
Wang Ling let out a sigh. He really had to find a solution to this, otherwise it would be very troublesome sooner orter.
But after recent events, he had also gained some inspiration.
It was time he prepared himself a mask.
The Great Shielding Spell was only effective if the people whose ambitions centered around Wang Ling had never seen his real face. Otherwise, even changing his appearance with the Great Transfiguration Spell would be no use. Wearing a mask thus would be rtively good protection.
It wasn''t that he hadn''t considered it before, it was just that he had been reluctant to buy one. This was because his pocket money was very limited; Father Wang was like an autocratic shopkeeper who only gave him a pitiful amount every month. He would also think of all sorts of ways to deduct money.
Deduct one hundred for breaking a spoon...
Deduct fifty for snapping a chopstick...
In Wang Ling''s elite ss, there were fifteen students. As long as his exam grades put him at rank eight or above, five hundred would be directly deducted!
Given the bowls, chopsticks and spoons that he identally broke every month, and the furniture he banged up when he wasn''t careful... there wasn''t time for his pocket money to grow warm in his hand before Father Wang used all kinds of reasons to take it away. Wang Ling even had to think of ways to save money to buy his crispy noodle snacks...
However, the new Dao talisman seal was at its strongest in the first three months after it was put on. In the short term, Father Wang wouldn''t be able to find an excuse to dock Wang Ling''s pocket money.
Hence, these three months would be when he had the most pocket money.
For things like masks, he felt that it would be fine to just simply buy one to wear as long as it could cover his face.
But there was a huge range of masks and a variety of styles avable online... this was tough for Wang Ling as someone who found it difficult to make choices.
While he might have thought that he could simply buy any mask, he didn''t dare use a poorly made one, otherwise it would split with just one puff of his breath.
After struggling for a long while with the window tabs that he had opened for other online buyers, Wang Ling finally started searching for a mask.
He chose two options, "bargain" and "best selling." Instantly, the number of avable products in the online cultivation mall were sharply reduced.
Next, he had to use his 24K gold titaniumser eyes 1 to pick out a mask from the wide variety on hand.
Images of all the masks sold in the online cultivation mall were avable for perusal, so Wang Ling could use his Heavenly Eye to inspect the materials which the masks were made of.
Ding dong!
Just as he was sweeping his eyes over the mall''s masks one by one, a private chat window suddenly popped up.
He opened the window; the name at the top of the window was: "New Century Cultivation Mask Shop."
It was very clear that this shop had installed some kind of software to automatically send a private message to customers browsing its products. Like some private hospitals that got into price wars online as soon as you visited their websites, they would open private chat windows to boast about their medical skills and how brilliant they were. In the end, you spent money but still couldn''t save your life.
This kind of behavior really disgusted Wang Ling.
Just as he was about to close the window, a shop customer service employee quickly sent a smiling emoji with a rose in its mouth and a message. "This cultivation friend, please stay!"
It was practically instinctive for Wang Ling to type out an ellipsis. " ..."
Seeing Wang Ling''s reply, the customer service employee seemed very enthusiastic and immediately replied, "It appears this cultivation friend is looking for a mask. I can assure you that the prices of the masks in our shop are the lowest online, and we guarantee their quality. What type of mask is this cultivation friend looking for? We have everything here! (This message has been typed out manually and is not an automatic reply, please don''t doubt our sincerity!)"
"..."
Seeing this, Wang Ling was a bit speechless, and before he could reply, the customer service employee sent another message. "Cultivation friend, I understand you might still be confused. Then let me quickly introduce some of ourtest and most popr masks to you!"
Very quickly, the customer service employee sent him the first picture, which was of a green mask that was a little strange. It had clear facial features and couldn''t be considered ugly, but it also seemed to be glowing fluorescent.
Wang Ling asked, "What is this?"
"Cultivation friend, are you mortified by your lover having affairs all over the ce? Are you looking for first love? Are you looking for a way to regain your spouse''s love? Ourtest Green Light of Forgiveness mask can fundamentally help to restore self-confidence and regain your love!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Ah... if this is not to your liking, we have another one."
Saying this, the customer service employee sent another picture.
This mask was silver in color and very ordinary in all respects, except that the chin of the mask was unusually sharp.
"Cultivation friend, are you still afraid of walking on the roads alone at night? Do you often work overtime until dawn? This Liu Baby brand Snake Spirit 2 male mask uses thetest integration technology, mixing hyaluronic acid with metal; this mask not only moisturizes and nourishes your face, the chin of the mask has a ck diamond inset, and in a time of crisis can serve as a weapon!"
"..."
For a very long time, Wang Ling didn''t reply.
The customer service employee sent Wang Ling a question mark emoji. "Cultivation friend?"
"...Is there a mask just for covering the face, made from reliable enough materials?"
This time, it was the customer service employee''s turn to send an ellipsis. "..."
Nowadays, most masks were developed through abination of cultivation spells and science and were mostly functional types. It was actually very rare to find shops in the whole of the online cultivation mall that sold masks as just face covers. Of course, it wasn''t that there weren''t any. However, these masks that didn''t serve any function were mostly ornamental, and so were often sold at very expensive prices... but Wang Ling wanted something good for cheap...
This obviously was a real headache for the customer service employee. After about ten minutes, the employee finally sent another picture. The image was of a slightly crude ghost mask with eyes that looked like they had been embellished with something like resin. While it looked a little old-fashioned, overall the mask seemed pretty decent.
"Cultivation friend, a cheap mask just to cover the face... honestly speaking, it''s hard to find such a thing, especially in the online cultivation mall. Our shop does not have many in stock that fit your requirements, but we did find this well-made, cheap... and not too ugly mask."
Wang Ling stared at the picture which the customer service employee had sent him, and felt that this mask basically had everything he needed.
The most crucial thing was that he had used his Heavenly Eye to look at the material which the stone ghost mask was made from...
Although he couldn''t know with absolute certainty without actually touching the real thing, Wang Ling was nheless sure that he had seen primordial ck crystal in this stone ghost mask.
Discovered by the General Bureau of World Cultivation, this was the hardest material known to man!
Chapter 82: Remember to Include the Delivery Fee...
Chapter 82: Remember to Include the Delivery Fee...
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So... had he discovered treasure?
Primordial ck crystal came primarily from the meteorites that fell from the sky. It had a very special quality and was a very difficult substance to detect through general methods of quality inspection. Furthermore, it was very easy for many merchants of raw materials to confuse primordial ck crystal with ordinary ck crystal.
Like with this stone ghost mask; from the quality inspection report which the customer service employee had sent, it was clearly written that this stone ghost mask was made from seventy-five percent premium ck crystal and twenty-five percent stic resin.
It was an ordinary mask that didn''t serve any function, and the shop waspletely unaware that the mask contained primordial ck crystal, so it cost just six hundred HNY.
Wang Ling knew that six hundred HNY for a stone ghost mask made from primordial ck crystal wasn''t expensive at all. But taking into ount that his pocket money was just one thousand yuan a month, in the end it was still a little bit expensive.
Seeing that Wang Ling was still hesitating, the customer service employee gave the chat window a little shake. "Are you still there, cultivation friend?"
Wang Ling replied with a question mark. "?"
"If the price isn''t suitable for you, feel free to discuss it with us... we can certainly offer you a discount. Mm, of course I won''t tell you, this mask will bring you bad luck!"
Wang Ling: "?!"
"Oh... I typed wrongly. Sorry, I meant to say, it will bring you good luck."
"..."
Who the f**k are you trying to deceive? Can your acting be any more fake?!
Finally, Wang Ling threatened to use the online customerint service before the customer service employee finally told him the truth. "Initially, we bought this stone ghost mask from a wholesaler. Our boss really liked it because of its unique appearance. But after we hung the mask up in the shop, our sales started to drop sharply... our boss thinks that the shop''s business must have been cursed by this stone ghost mask."
Wang Ling stared at the stone ghost mask for a while, but apart from its slightly unique appearance, he still couldn''t detect anything unusual about it.
Still, he would have to wait until he got it before he knew for sure whether there was something wrong with it or not.
Actually, Wang Ling was inherently someone who in fact did like looking for something amusing to do.
After all, being invincible was so, so lonely... 1
Seeing no message response from Wang Ling, the customer service employee became anxious. "This cultivation friend... the price is negotiable, make us an offer!"
Although Wang Ling doubted that the stone ghost mask was cursed, seeing how desperately the customer service employee was trying to sell it, he felt that at the very least, the employee wasn''t lying about how the shop had indeed run into a fair bit of trouble after purchasing the stone ghost mask from a wholesaler.
After due consideration, Wang Ling sent a number to the customer service employee...
When the customer service girl saw a lonely ''5'' unexpectedly appear in the chat window, she was utterly astonished. "This cultivation friend, are you sure... you''re not missing a zero?" If it had been ''50,'' the customer service girl could havepletely understood. It was a cursed mask, after all. Selling it cheap was one thing... but f**k! Five yuan! Do you f**king think you''re buying crispy noodle snacks?!
The customer service girl waited five whole minutes in front of the chat window... and after realizing that this stubborn, stingy customer still hadn''t corrected his meaning, immediately felt a little disheartened.
Of course, Wang Ling hadn''t left and was just calmly sitting with his arms crossed as he waited for the customer service girl''s reply. This was a tactic that he had learned from Mother Wang, who often used it when she was window-shopping or buying groceries to catch those cutthroat vendors off guard. Patience and mental endurance were important in times like these...
After a stalemate of almost ten minutes, on the other end, the customer service girl finally caved. "Alright! Five yuan! Please confirm the delivery address, fellow cultivator."
However, to her surprise, Wang Ling remained silent.
The customer service girl sent Wang Ling a bawling expression. "Fellow cultivator, don''t tell me you''re backing out?"
Wang Ling was silent for a while, and then typed a few words in the chat window. "Remember to include the delivery fee."
In... include the delivery fee?! Buy for five yuan, and still want to include the delivery fee! The customer service girl felt that her three views had been refreshed. What kind of customer was this? Even though the customer was god... this was the first time that the customer service girl had seen such a stingy god.
F**k it! Fraud! the customer service girl thought in her heart with extreme grief and indignation...
...
It was around five in the evening on Saturday in the third week of the semester.
Wang Ling felt that he had done a lot today. He had caught up on the knowledge he had missed out on in school,pleted the required homework, destroyed an undergroundboratory that had been conspiring against him... he had also just purchased a mask online, so he felt that he had finally settled one more thing. Now he just needed to wait for that odd stone ghost mask to be delivered by Shun Feng Express, delivery fee included.
This kind of day had indeed been really productive, but it hadpletely tired Wang Ling out.
On one side, Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng were still conferencing together, engaged in a battle of wits as they worked out some plot details for the new book. On the other side, Mother Wang had alsoe to the second floor, and she knocked on Wang Ling''s door. "Son, get ready! Change into something nice, we''re eating out in the evening."
Wang Ling: "..." Eating out?
As far as he knew, the Wang family seldom ate out. This wasrgely because of Wang Ling; Father and Mother Wang were worried that taking him out to eat would cause trouble for the restaurant, so the number of times they went out to eat in a year wasparable with the number of spring and autumn outings a school typically organized. It was usually only on New Year''s Day or Wang Ling''s birthday that Father and Mother Wang would spendvishly on a delicious meal for him. Apart from that, if they were suddenly going out to eat at a restaurant, it usually meant that some rtive wasing to visit.
Wang Ling''s hunch was proven right.
About half an hourter, his spiritual senses picked up an old man on a creaking freight tricycle approaching the usually deserted area around the front gate of the Wang family''s small vi.
The old man was a little fat, and it seemed that riding the tricycle was a little taxing for him. He was wearing a ck, old-fashioned mandarin hat, a ck mandarin jacket and a dark blue mianpao 2 . He staggered a little as he got off the tricycle and Wang Ling was afraid that he would fall if he wasn''t careful.
The old man bent down slightly, hands on his knees. He took a few deep breaths, thumped his shoulders and stretched. Then he slowly walked to the back of the tricycle, untied some rope and finally lifted the white cloth cover. Unexpectedly, the tricycle''s cart was full of apples...
Mother Wang had been taking in theundry at the front of the vi, and when she saw the fat figure appear at the front gate, she hurried to meet him. "Oh, dad! Why did youe by yourself on a tricycle? You should have called me, I would have gotten Wang Jiao to pick you up!"
Grandfather Wang rubbed his head. "...Wang Jiao? Who is Wang Jiao..."
"Wang Jiao is your son..."
Mother Wang sighed in her heart. The old man''s dementia came and went and was bing harder to avoid.
"Oh! Right! My son!"
Grandfather Wang patted his head, then pointed to the apples behind him. "Do I have a grandson named Jingke? These oranges, I brought them for my grandson, remember to take them..."
Mother Wang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 83: The Woes of Romance
Chapter 83: The Woes of Romance
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As soon as Grandfather Wang entered the vi, he went to the washroom he had been desperately holding his piss in the entire time he had been riding the tricycle all the way here. At the age of seventy, the old man could still be considered pretty robust; apart from his worsening dementia, his regr physical check-ups at the cultivation hospital indicated that all his other body functions were normal.
Although he suffered from severe dementia, Father and Mother Wang weren''t worried that he would get lost as Wang Ling had blessed the old man''s tricycle with the ability to automatically guide itself. Furthermore, and most importantly, it didn''t take the old man any effort at all to ride it.
Otherwise, there was no way the old man could slowly cycle here under his own steam from the neighboring city suburb...
Hearing that the old man hade, Father Wang hurriedly finished up his work. Apart from Mother Wang and Wang Ling when he was in a rage, the old man was the only other person whom Father Wang was in awe of in the Wang family. When Wang Ling''s grandmother had still been alive, Father Wang had in fact been even more afraid of her. Unfortunately, she had passed away before Wang Ling was born, apparently from a terminal illness.
Father Wang had grieved for a very long time after that until Wang Ling''s birth. He would always muse that if Wang Ling had been born a few years earlier, maybe the olddy would still be alive.
Unfortunately, there was no "if" in life, and every day was a live show...
It was also after Wang Ling''s grandmother died that Grandfather Wang was stricken by dementia. When he was young, Grandfather Wang had been a casanova-type who had had plenty of flings, but he loved this first wife the most. The death of Wang Ling''s grandmother hence had been a huge blow to the old man.
In the living room, Father Wang lit a cigarette. "Have we made a restaurant booking for tonight?"
Mother Wang nodded. "I made a booking at Kikkaro Restaurant 1 . Initially I booked at Kitchen God''s Small Restaurant 2 , but the owner has been fairly busytely. I also heard that the price of fried rice with egg has increased! Originally it was two hundred and eighty-eight, now it''s nine hundred and eighty-eight! That''s daylight robbery!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling knew that there was a very popr ce recently called Kitchen God''s Small Restaurant. With just one bowl of fried rice with egg, this no-name restaurant had been able to attract countless heavyweight customers and cause renowned local food experts to fall all over themselves in their eagerness to promote it.
He felt that this restaurant owner was very suspicious. They were either a veteran senior in the cultivation world or a time-traveling big shot... if not, it was possible that the person had some sort of system on them which could boost their strength! A portable system wasn''t anything new; moreover, Wang Ling knew that this was a research project that Wang Ming had been working on in recent years; to date he had already invented plenty of portable systems and had conducted secret experiments in various locations...
"It''s fine, Kikkaro is also not bad."
Father Wang''s eyes fell on the small tricycle in the back garden. "Why are there so many apples?"
"Dad brought them. He remembered that Ling Ling liked to eat oranges when he was little, but unfortunately he brought the wrong thing..."
"..." Father Wang covered his face and sighed in his heart: dad''s dementia is getting worse and worse!
And it seemed... constipation had also be a serious issue! The old man had been in the washroom for quite a while...
Wang Ling also felt very helpless. Given his current ability, he could easily eliminate cancer cells in the body. However, he had no way of curing a mental disease like dementia.
What was worse, Grandfather Wang''s dementia was veryplicated since it had been caused by a broken heart. If it had been a physical problem, Wang Ling would have been able to directly and single-handedly cure it. His treatment was quite superb; in the area of orthopedics in particr, his methods had developed in thest few years to the point ofpletely surpassing German orthopedics 3 !
Not long after, there was the sound of a toilet flushing in the washroom and the old man strolled out at a sedate pace. When he entered the living room, he gripped Wang Ling''s hands and looked at him strangely. "Jiao, I haven''t seen you in months, how have you be so young? Did you steal the youth-retaining elixir again... that thing has preservatives in it!"
"..."
"..."
Father Wang: "Dad!... I am your son!"
Grandfather Wang looked nk for an instant, then patted his head. "Oh! Right, right, right! You''re my son! Then this boy is... this is Jingke, right?! Where is our Ling Ling?"
"..."
Grandfather Wang was a man who was very fond of ying tricks; when he had entered the house earlier, his dementia had indeed been acting up. Now, however, Wang Ling could tell with one nce that the old man was pretending. This little prank could trick Father and Mother Wang, but not him.
When Father and Mother Wang saw Wang Ling''s expression, they immediately understood. "Dad, you''re so old already yet you still like ying tricks."
Seeing that his prank had been found out, the old manughed joyfully. "In the end our Ling Ling is still so amazing. Anyway... what are we doing in the evening?"
"Dad, we''re going to eat out at a restaurant, we were just waiting for you."
"No, no, no, what restaurant, damn expensive, are there any groceries in the house?" Grandfather Wang asked.
"There are..."
"Then that''s good enough!" The old man took off his ck cloth hat, revealing his big, bald head, and rolled up his sleeves. "Tonight all of you don''t have to do anything, let me show you what I can do."
"Dad, I think maybe it''s better if you don''t... what if your dementia res up when you''re cooking?"
"What does dementia have to do with me cooking?! Even if I forget all of you, I''ll never forget how to cook!" the old man said angrily.
Grandfather Wang was pretty stubborn when it came to cooking because before he retired, he had been a chef in a cultivation star hotel for more than forty years. Even though he had to make three meals every day for three hundred and sixty-five days, he wouldn''t make the same dish twice as long as he had enough ingredients.
The old man was an impressive person who had previously taken in numerous apprentices, young and old, when the culinary industry had been at its peak, and they all ascribed to the philosophy of happy cooking. It was the old man''s shifu who had taught him this philosophy, but even Wang Ling didn''t know who this shifu was. Now that the old man had dementia, his memories had be quite confused; even if Wang Ling used his memory retrieval ability, he wouldn''t necessarily be able to discover any useful clues. Furthermore, a forceful search might aggravate the old man''s dementia.
After all, the person in question was his own grandfather... even if he was very curious, it wasn''t to the extent of causing harm for gossip.
"None of you lift a finger today, I may be old and my brain doesn''t work so well, but my body is still healthy. My good grandson participated in a four-day event, see how thin he''s be!" The old man looked at Wang Ling and smiled, then took the apron from where Mother Wang had hung it behind the kitchen door and tied it skillfully around his waist.
"Dad, need any help?"
"Find me some oil, salt, sauce and whatnot, then help me check what ingredients we have in the house."
"There''s spinach, radish and some pork in the fridge..."
"Mm, I saw some bananas on the living room table, I can make a fruit tterter. My angry bananas 4 back then was one-of-a-kind!"
The old man opened the refrigerator and his eyes lit up. "Pig''s ears? Um... yes, er gen in sauce 5 !"
For some reason, Wang Ling felt that there was something familiar about this cooking style. "..."
[0] The chapter title is actually the title of a wuxia web novel written by the author Yubi.
Chapter 84: Déjà Vu Menu
Chapter 84: Dj Vu Menu
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After retiring, Grandfather Wang had rented a piece of farnd, and had vowed to serve themon people by devoting himself to researching new varieties of vegetables. Unfortunately, because of dementia, he would constantly forget his research results. Finally epting this reality, Grandfather Wang gave up on his earlier dream, and started to nt simple fruits and vegetables instead. Almost every month he would send some to the Wang family''s small vi.
This time, when he had heard that his good grandson had participated in a school activity, Grandfather Wang had picked oranges non-stop, as they had been Wang Ling''s favorite when he was a kid, beforeing here, but in the end had still made a confused mistake when loading the oranges into the tricycle cart.
For dinner, the old man''s craftsmanship from years of being a star chef was on disy.
Appetizers: cold old tomatoes 1 and Elizabeth potatoes 2 ...
Mains: pure ckbat chicken 3 , er gen with sauce, and do mi 4 wintermelon soup...
Dessert: angry bananas...
As the old man solemnly announced the name of each dish, Wang Ling could basically confirm who the old man''s shifu was... and even if it wasn''t Mother Juan, it was definitely someone connected to her!
...
...
Previously, whenever the old man came to visit the Wang family, most of the time, he would leave early the next morning on his little tricycle. This time at dinner, however, Father Wang adamantly insisted that the old man stay for a few more days. The reason was very simple... the old man''s dementia had reached a point where it had to be treated... he had unexpectedly forgotten to add in salt while cooking!
Even the old man had been thoroughly annoyed by this; he had just said before that even if he forgot everyone, he wouldn''t forget how to cook... who knew that in the end, he had to eat his own words.
It was very clear that the old man''s dementia was already terminal. Last month, Father Wang in fact had taken the old man to the hospital. The doctor had said that the old man''s dementia was a very unique case, and couldn''t be treated with just medication. A mental illness needed mental treatment.
Hence, Father Wang had Grandfather Wang stay back this time, and nned to look for an excellent psychologist to give the old manprehensive psychological counseling.
Then...
The next morning on Sunday, there was yet another visitor to the Wang family''s small vi... Lie Mengmeng hade.
Facing Grandfather Wang, Lie Mengmeng took a deep breath, his frail body shaking slightly, then he gave Father Wang a deep look: "The matter of life and death you were telling me about... is this?"
"Didn''t you major in psychology at university? Furthermore, you were even one of Professor Jiang''s postgraduate students," Father Wang said.
"...But it''s already been a long time since Ist saw patients." No one could me Lie Mengmeng. There were plenty of psychologists in the current market, but most of them were part-timers, because not only didn''t this job make them enough to eat in the cultivation era, it was also a high-risk career. There had been quite a number of psychologists who had been killed with swords, by patients screaming that they weren''t sick.
Hence, after Lie Mengmeng graduated from university, he switched to bing an editor. At the very least, this job didn''t need him to show up regrly, and he could make money just by sitting around, like Aoi S 5 ...
Nearby, Mother Wang came to his rescue: "How about... we just forget it? This is too difficult for Little Song."
Father Wang shamelessly turned away: "I don''t care! You have to take a look today, even if you don''t want to. Otherwise... I''ll stop updating! Quit the website!"
"Don''t!"
Lie Mengmeng was about to cry, his eyes full of tears: "I''ll take a look! I''ll do it, alright?!"
These days, there were plenty of authors who wanted to hug the thighs of editors; it was the first time that Lie Mengmeng had seen one use the ultimatum of no longer updating and quitting the website to threaten the editor instead. Lie Mengmeng wanted to cry but had no tears left. If he drove Wang Situ away, he would lose his job!
Despite having left psychology behind for many years, Lie Mengmeng still had some understanding of the concept of dementia. But because Grandfather Wang''s case was more unique, as his dementia was caused by mental illness, after some consideration, Lie Mengmeng decided to ask him a few questions to assess how far the old man''s dementia had progressed...
"My name is Song Zikai. Grandfather Wang, you can call me Little Song," Lie Mengmeng said, looking at Grandfather Wang.
The old man didn''t know who Lie Mengmeng was, but knew that this was the psychologist whom Father Wang had invited for his benefit, so he was still a little nervous. He couldn''t help that his hands shook, even just at hearing Lie Mengmeng this soft and meng person speak.
"Grandfather Wang, don''t be nervous. I''m going to ask you a few simple questions."
The old man paused: "That... Little Song ah , can I first ask you a question?"
"Mmm Grandfather Wang, ask ba ." Lie Mengmeng nodded.
Grandfather Wang: "They all say that my dementia is very serious, is that true?"
Lie Mengmeng: "I''ll only know after I''ve asked you a few questions."
Grandfather Wang: "I have another question..."
Lie Mengmeng: "Grandfather Wang, say it..."
Grandfather Wang: "They all say that my dementia is very serious, is that true?"
Lie Mengmeng, Father Wang, and Mother Wang: "..."
Okay! No need to ask anymore, this wasn''t just serious... it was f**king incurable!
Upstairs, Wang Ling couldn''t help covering his face, and at the same time, he sighed deeply in his heart... for some reason, he felt that Lie Mengmeng might go crazy before Grandfather Wang could be cured.
In the end, Father Wang made Lie Mengmeng stay back for lunch to eat the food which Grandfather Wang had forgotten to add salt to before leaving. As he was about to leave, the old man saw Lie Mengmeng off at the door, and grasped his hands firmly: "I have really troubled Doctor Song!"
"Grandfather, it''s no problem..." When they had been eating, the old man had kept asking the same question, and Lie Mengmeng hadn''t fully recovered from the experience yet.
"How''s my dad?" Father Wang dragged Lie Mengmeng aside to ask him.
"I just took some simple notes earlier. Grandfather Wang''s case is ratherplicated, and there are some details I need to confirm with my teacher..." What Lie Mengmeng was saying were all empty words. Since graduation, apart from sending broadcast messages during the New Year and other festivals, it had in fact been a very long time since he hadst seen Professor Jiang. Who the hell knew if Professor Jiang still remembered him, this student?
"Then I really will have to trouble you!" Father Wang said.
"If you really want to thank me, hurry up and update more!" Lie Mengmeng rolled his eyes and said grouchily.
...
Today, the Wang family''s small vi seemed particrly busy. As soon as Lie Mengmeng left, a young man with a solemn face and wearing a ck suit showed up at the front door of the vi, holding a small box.
It was an employee from Shun Feng God Express. Wang Ling had sensed the courier''s presence from afar, and had already been waiting for him at the door.
When the man saw the recipient, he immediately handed the delivery over to Wang Ling with both hands, and bowed respectfully: "Shun Feng God Express! Mission aplished guarantee! Sir, please be sure to give me a five-starment!"
Wang Ling lowered his head, very quiet, and just signed his name.
The man took out a grading device from his suit pocket: "Based on Sir''s consumer preferences, if you leave a five-starment now, you will instantly receive ten packets of Small Roon Crispy Noodle Snacks!"
Wang Ling''s eyes lit up at once.
Chapter 85: Cursed Stone Ghost Mask
Chapter 85: Cursed Stone Ghost Mask
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Shortly after the courier left, a ck sedan slowly drove past the gate of the Wang family''s small vi; a man in the front passenger seat swiftly took photos of the vi from various angles using the SLR camera in his hands. He then activated his wristwatch and made a call. "Lord, from our tail on the Shun Feng God Express courier, we finally know the delivery address for the stone ghost mask."
"What took you so long?" a deep voice asked on the other end of the line a little discontentedly.
"It''s mainly because this family lives too far away... it''s on the outskirts of Songhai city and this is the only family in the vicinity."
"The only family in the vicinity?"
"Yes, Lord. I think if we send someone in to grab it..."
"This is now awful society, understand? The world is so beautiful, why be so grumpy?" There was a "hehe"ugh on the line. "To still buy a house in the outskirts in this current era, this family is probably nothing much. Have you investigated their background?"
"Not yet, but our technicians have already secretly infiltrated the local cultivation police station to check the poption census; we should have some idea very soon," the man replied.
"I see, I''ll send someone round tomorrow to negotiate. If you can use money to solve something, there''s no need to be so violent, understand?"
"The Great Lord is truly kindhearted!"
"Unexpectedly, we were in the end still toote. If we had been quicker in buying the stone ghost mask from that shop, we wouldn''t have to go to so much trouble now." The person on the other end of the line couldn''t help sighing. "Bear in mind, you must keep an eye on them. The stone ghost mask is very important to us and on no ount can it be allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders. The best would be for us to own it."
"Lord, if this subordinate may be so bold as to ask a question... is the reason why you''re so afraid of the stone ghost mask falling into someone else''s hands because you''re worried about the strength of the mask''s curse?"
"That is only one aspect of it."
The voice sounded a little sombre. "It''s true that the mask''s curse can bring bad luck. But the real horror is the power of Devil Emperor Gua Pi, the God of Darkness spawned by this stone ghost mask... if an ordinary person wears the mask for any period of time, there''s a high chance that the mask will force them to seal an agreement with it sooner rather thanter. In the end, it will change into a superior ghost form, and obtain great power that cannot be suppressed. ording to our current intelligence, the method by which the stone ghost mask forces an agreement is very simple and crude: as soon as a person puts it on, the hooks on both sides of the mask will pierce their cheeks, thus sealing the agreement."
"Then isn''t this family in a lot of danger?"
"The stone ghost mask also has requirements when choosing a host. It''s not interested in the old or the weak, and only loves young bodies..."
Hearing the Lord of the Castle''s reply, the man was momentarily startled. He remembered that the person who hade out to receive the delivery had looked like a student...
"Last question, Lord! Then, if the stone ghost mask has sealed an agreement by tomorrow, what do we do?"
On the other end of the line, the tone turned heavy. "Then the only thing you can do is kill the other party before the mask achieves its superior ghost form, then take it away by force. That''s the only way I can think of. When you go in tomorrow, take careful note and see if anyone in the family has wounds on their cheeks from the stone ghost mask."
"I understand." The man nodded solemnly and then directly ended the call.
...
It wasn''t like Wang Ling hadn''t had experience with online shopping before, and he had also already heard about Shun Feng God Express. This deliverypany, which imed that all their deliveries were made within twenty-four hours, enjoyed an excellent reputation in the whole of the cultivation world. With fast delivery, assured security of their goods, and a high level of service as thepany standard...
Returning to his room with the delivery package, Wang Ling stared at the ten crispy noodle snack packets on his table and was lost in deep thought. It was no wonder that positive ratings for Shun Feng God Express had been the highest in the industry for many years. This sort of temptation... who could resist it!
Wang Ling was itching to open the package; the inside of the box had beenyered in stic foam which was not only shock-absorbent but also waterproof. The somewhat old-looking stone ghost mask had been wrapped with ayer of stic andy cidly inside a mold in the box.
This cursed mask, which had scared the seller so much that they were anxious to sell it off, looked a little sinister, as if every frightening thing had been assembled into it. There was a fang at each corner of the mouth; furthermore, there was a long hook protruding from each side of the mask which looked like ws... at first nce, it resembled a crab''s. The eyes were made of synthetic resin and coated with a red film that reflected the light a little.
When Wang Ling turned off the light, the mask''s eyes had a fluorescent effect.
Looking at it up close, Wang Ling could see details that hadn''t shown up in the online image: there were fine cracks in the mask that were definitely not the result of wear and tear.
Wang Ling''s preliminary guess was that when the mask had been made, the merchant hadn''t known that they were using primordial ck crystal to make it. It was inevitable that using subpar techniques on a high grade material would result in some structural breaks in the finished product.
Fortunately, it wasn''t anything serious, just minor cracks which couldn''t be photographed at all and wouldn''t show up in an online pixted image they were impossible to see without close scrutiny using the naked eye.
In the end, it was a five-yuan mask, express delivery included, sent over along with ten crispy noodle snack packets... Wang Ling felt that if he gave the seller a bad review for such an insignificant reason, he would be too inhuman.
He had a habit of reviewing goods which he bought online.
After confirming receipt of his package and giving the seller a five-star positive rating, he then started to write his review.
Just as he was writing hisment, he received a private message from the customer service girl of the New Century Cultivation Mask Shop: "It seems that cultivation friend has received the goods without any problems! Thank you for your five-star rating!"
Wang Ling thought it was probably a set auto-response, but unexpectedly the customer service girl sent a second message: "Someone gave us a call yesterday to say that the express delivery may have been lost, which really gave us a scare..."
Someone had called for information?
Staring at the chat window, Wang Ling was a little startled.
He hadn''t made any call at all!
Was this a coincidence, or was someone investigating him?
Wang Ling cupped his chin as he pondered.
However, he didn''t ask her for too many details.
If he considered the worst case scenario and someone was probing his online shopping records, then there was a possibility that they were monitoring the chat window and his conversation with the customer service employee.
He stared at the stone ghost mask, his eyebrows raised. Had he gotten himself involved in some troublesome matter?
Wang Ling stood in front of the mirror and put the mask on, careful to pay attention to how it felt.
Three minutester...
He took off the stone ghost mask.
From a preliminary appraisal, the mask didn''t seem to have any damn use...
But given the seller''s story about the curse, he felt that for the time being, there was no harm in keeping the mask with him for observation.
"Son,e down for dinner!" At that moment, Mother Wang''s yell came from downstairs.
Wang Ling nodded, then casually put the mask down on the desk.
Thump !
After the room door closed shut, the stone ghost mask on the desk suddenly shuddered, and the hooks on both sides couldn''t help shivering.
This was the first time in years that the stone ghost mask hade across a person with such thick skin!
Bloody hell!
The hooks couldn''t pierce his skin at all, f**k!
Chapter 86: Two-Week Semester Curse
Chapter 86: Two-Week Semester Curse
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On May 18th, early Monday morning of the fourth week of semester, Wang Ling put on his school uniform.
After washing up and tidying up his appearance, he was ready to leave. When he reached the entrance hall and opened the front door, he found his old grandfather sitting in the yard of the Wang family''s small vi, quietly soaking up the rays of the sun at dawn like a starving sapling.
In old age, a person''s sleep cycle couldn''t help bing shorter. Wang Ling had cast a spellst night to ease his grandfather''s sleep, but when it came down to it, he couldn''t do anything about the old man''s own biological clock.
Seeing Wang Linge outside, the old man was startled for a moment, but then gave him two lunchboxes full of food. "This is sweet and sour spare ribs and fried squid with sauce."
Wang Ling was stunned. "..." Unexpectedly, it was normal home cooking!
He touched the warm lunchboxes; he didn''t know if the old man had remembered to put salt in the food this time, but he still couldn''t help feeling moved. Just as he was about to say something, the old man pursed his lips and said, "I''ve been waiting at the door for a long time, but I still haven''t seen my grandson. You''re Jingke, right... hurry up and pass this food to my grandson."
Wang Ling: "..."
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...
The atmosphere in ss was clearly a lot more lively than it had been when school started three whole weeks ago. Themissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut, began to collect the homework one by one. Little Peanut''s real name was Su Xiao. The people in ss who liked to make trouble would always deliberately write "Su Xiao" as "Su Little" 1 in the roster list on the ckboard.
This was the first nickname he had been given after entering Grade One, Elite ss Three at No. 60 High School.
Like his name, Su Xiao was very small. As a boy, a height of just one hundred and sixty four centimeters was quite a damn headache. But what had to be mentioned was that he had a very good personality and had a meng and fair look; he was popr with not only teachers but also the people in ss. After his ssmates had be more familiar with him, they had given him another nickname, the adorable-sounding Little Peanut.
Collecting homework was a technical task. Homework was always the mostplete and collected the most quickly in the first two weeks of the semester, and the students were quiet and serious in ss. After that, however, various problems would begin to emerge.
This was the so-called two-week semester curse!
Even the elite students of No. 60 High School weren''t immune to this curse.
Wang Ling had long divided Grade One, ss Three into four main factions.
First, theposed students faction,prised of Lotus Sun, Feather Lin and Little Peanut. They finished homework ahead of time, previewed lessons in advance and never panicked.
Second, the normal people''s party. Wang Ling considered himself a member of this faction.
Third, the idiot party,prised of those who had done the homework but hadn''t brought it with them. This faction was mostmonly seen in the normal and remedial sses this phenomenon did asionally happen in the elite ss, but was still very rare in general.
Fourth, the furiously copying party. The heads of this faction were none other than Super Chen and Hero Guo these two damn fat gaming nerds.
It was the members of this faction in particr that were the biggest pain in the ass for Little Peanut.
"You two, I''ll only give you five more minutes," Little Peanut said grudgingly as he stood in front of Super Chen and Hero Guo.
Based on previous routine, Teacher Pan would step into the ss in five minutes at the verytest to supervise their morning self-study period.
Little Peanut looked at his wristwatch, assessed Super Chen and Hero Guo''s current progress in copying, then sighed in his heart.
Collecting homework was a technical task, copying homework even more so.
ncing at the time, Super Chen decided to speed up. He took another pen out of his stationery pouch and actually started to use both hands to write!
"It''s the legendary Flow of Two Pens!" Everyone in ss was stunned. This was a widespread, great godly skill in school, a magic technique developed by a mysterious female senior who had been inspired by General Yi''s Flow of Two des!
The Flow of Two Pens technique involved both hands copying simultaneously, which greatly improved the transcription speed. However, it also had two weaknesses: first, the words produced by the hand unused to writing were always crooked. Second, one needed to pay close attention when copying.
Little Peanut leaned forward to look curiously at Super Chen''s workbook, and his pupils contracted!
F**k! The handwriting was too neat and beautiful... this wasn''t copying homework, but printing it!
He had never thought there would be an expert in the Flow of Two Pens in their ss.
Seeing this, Wang Ling also felt it was slightly shameful. It was very clear that Super Chen had already reached the pinnacle of this skill; it was impossible to achieve this level of proficiency without more than ten years of repeated practice.
"I never imagined there would be someone by my side who has also mastered the Flow of Two Pens technique!" Master of Dopey narrowed his eyes as he looked at Super Chen.
Then, under everyone''s startled gazes, he swiftly pulled a pen out of his stationery pouch and started copying the homework!
The Flow of Two Pens, again!
Everyone in ss was shocked.
However, there were now only three minutes left...
Dinglingling ! The preparatory bell for morning self-study rang.
Little Peanut looked outside anxiously, as if he could already hear Teacher Paning out of the office and approaching the ssroom step by step!
It was over... at this rate, it was already toote!
In the ssroom, the students around them couldn''t help shaking their heads.
Concentrating with all his might, both hands still writing at tremendous speed, Super Chen suddenly roared, "It''s not time to give up yet!"
In that moment, he sped up again! It was as if everyone could hear the hot blood in his body pushing through his muscles! The students in ss also couldn''t help the way their blood fired up and boiled over...
"..." Wang Ling was a little speechless. To be so ardent even when copying homework there was truly no one else who could do this.
With two minutes to go, Super Chen had already entered the final stage, his transcription speed almost level with that of Master of Dopey Hero Guo.
But at this moment, Super Chen unexpectedly took out a pen from his stationery pouch again and put it in his mouth!
Instantly, countless "f**k"s rang out in the ss!
F**k! Flow of Three Pens?!
The increase in speed with the Flow of Three Pens was clear to see.
But it was very obvious that although Super Chen had mastered this technique, the words written with a pen in the mouth were nheless much harder to read, though still decipherable.
As themissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut''s jaw had already dropped withplete shock.
On the other side, seeing that Super Chen had already entered the final leg, Master of Dopey unexpectedly stopped copying.
Had he already given up?
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, head resting on one hand as he watched the battle between the two guys.
Then Master of Dopey gave an evil smile, and took out two pens from his stationery pouch.
Then...
He silently stuck them into his nostrils.
...
This day, the boys and girls in Grade One, ss Three who had witnessed this scene all knelt before him!
Chapter 87: Forbidden to Keep Dogs
Chapter 87: Forbidden to Keep Dogs
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When the official bell for morning self-study rang, Teacher Pan stepped into the ssroom on time as expected.
Little Peanut had already collected the homework, arranged them ording to subject and ced them neatly on the lectern as he waited for her to inspect them.
As a teacher for so many years, Teacher Pan''s eyes were like a scanner; she could look at any stack of homework ced anywhere and tell how much had been collected and how much was missing based on its thickness, even if it was just fifteen exam sheets.
Her gaze swept lightly over the homework on the lectern and she nodded with satisfaction. "Very good. I have repeatedly told the teachers in our office that the children in our ss cadre are all very responsible. As your teacher, I feel very reassured in being able to give the responsibility of supervising studies over to Su Xiao! Since the start of semester, the homework collected has beenplete and on time. I hope that the representative for each course can y a leading role and work hard at it."
Hearing Teacher Pan praise him, Little Peanut lowered his head and felt a little ashamed. "..."
Asmissary in charge of studies, it was actually wrong to encourage students who hadn''t finished their homework on time to copy it off someone else early in the morning. However, Little Peanut was deeply aware that just as there were rules one needed to follow to survive in society, so there were for school, like the fact that students who tattled to the teacher would be hated. He felt that he was trapped between a rock and a hard ce, and had extremely mixed emotions in his heart.
How to remind students to finish their homework on time without ending up being hated was something he had been trying hard to figure out in his career as part of the ss cadre.
It could only be said that the bricks on this broad road to society were made up of the skin on a person''s face;pared with Master of Dopey and Super Chen, Little Peanut in the end still wasn''t thick-skinned enough.
Even Teacher Pan couldn''t have known that just a minute before she had stepped into the ssroom, these two men had still been fighting ferociously on the homework-copying battlefield. But now in a one hundred and eighty degree turn, they were sitting obediently as if it had had nothing to do with them.
But sharp-eyed Teacher Pan still seemed to have noticed something as she suddenly looked strangely at Master of Dopey. "Student Hero Guo, what''s wrong with your nose?"
All the people in ss turned their heads, then saw two red streams of blood flowing out of his nose...
Everyone was well aware of the reason... it was obvious that this was the consequence of using the Flow of Four Pens. This skill''s difficulty level was still too high, and just the slightest overuse would cause the mucous membrane in the nose to puncture, hence resulting in this situation.
Master of Dopey calmly took out a tissue to wipe at his nosebleed and looked intively at Teacher Pan. "Teacher, I missed a lot of homework because of the spirit sword exchange meet. This is probably due to internal injuries from several nights of revision in a row..."
Everyone: "..." Really have never seen such a shameless person before!
And the most miraculous thing was that Teacher Pan unexpectedly believed him!
"Everyone should learn from Student Hero Guo, this truly is a goodrade and a good example for our ss!"
"..."
Sitting at the back, Wang Ling sighed with deep feeling in his heart that "trees would die without skin, and people without skin were without equal."
There were twelve lessons in the official textbook for the Dao talismans course and they were now already on the sixth lesson in the course. There were sixteen weeks in total in one semester; this was only the fourth week and Teacher Pan was already halfway through the lessons.
This was her personal, quick teaching style. Based on this rate of progress, she would be able to finish the whole textbook by the eighth week of semester. The rest of the time would be used to frantically review the content through copious amounts of learning exercises. Teacher Pan felt that this was the best way to consolidate the students'' basic knowledge of the material.
In the past four weeks, her exnations had focused mainly on the ssification of functions, basic application, basic drawing and thebined use of Dao talismans. Thetter, taught in the fourth week, was one of the most difficultponents of the course, since talisman runes could be broken down and assembled in a variety of ways.
ording to Wang Ling''s own understanding, it was a bit like factorization in mathematics.
Among these, the biggest pain in the ass were talisman application and calction, which involved a lot of forms, so memorization was the most important thing.
However, during the morning self-study period today, Teacher Pan unexpectedly didn''t get them to work on memorizing forms. Instead, she used this time to say two things.
"As you all know, we were very sessful in the student exchange meet a few days ago. The five students we sent set a very fine example at No. 59 High School, and in the final spirit sword exchange meet, gained a hard-won victory for our No. 60 High School..."
As she said this, there were murmurs of discussion from the floor. Word of the string of glorious deeds which Wang Ling and the others had aplished at No. 59 High School had already spread throughout No. 60 High School early on; in particr, everyone had seen the live broadcast of the final spirit sword exchange meet. It hadn''t been f**king hard-won at all, and instead had been apletely one-sided match in their favor... Teacher Pan had phrased it that way simply for the sake of being modest.
"Our No. 60 High School has stood for one hundred years and has been striving hard toward bing a key city high school. We have now finally gotten the opportunity, as this year, we have be a candidate toward bing a key high school. Next week, Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools will send a working group to visit and tour our school. I hope that in the next few weeks, everyone will maintain their learning attitudes and a proper learning atmosphere as usual."
When Teacher Pan said this, most of the students in the ss had already tacitly understood her meaning... obviously, there were hard times ahead. This kind of working group directly sent by the Education Department was no less powerful than the inspection division of the central government''s Anti-Corruption Bureau.
"Recently, teachers in other sses have found that some studentse to school to industriously copy homework..."
As Teacher Pan said this, Super Chen and Hero Guo couldn''t help pulling their necks back, inexplicably feeling a little cold.
"But I believe that the students in our elite ss, especially under the leadership of the ss cadre, will never engage in such an unhealthy practice!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"..." Little Peanut covered his face with both hands and again lowered his head in shame.
"Then, apart from the above matters, there is another more important issue."
Teacher Pan said, "We''ve heard that a leader from the working group was bitten by a dog as a child, and so is extremely afraid of dogs..."
Wang Ling could guess what she was going to say next. "So, Headmaster Chen and Director Shi approached me after some discussion. In order to cooperate with the work of the school, during the period that the working group will be visiting, is there a volunteer who can take in and care for Loopy Toad for a while?"
Everyone''s expressions were a little sluggish. "..."
The hell?! So they were... forbidden to keep dogs 1 ?
Wang Ling could not help looking at Loopy Toad as this guy started to wag its tail excitedly from where ity prone at the back of the ssroom.
Chapter 88: Your Son Looks Just Like You
Chapter 88: Your Son Looks Just Like You
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Wang Ling didn''t think it was a good idea. It would have been fine if Loopy Toad was just an ordinary family dog, but it was in essence a demon king. Although its prowess was not what it used to be, it was still dangerous.
He could clearly sense that Loopy Toad''s aura was a lot heavier than at the start of the semester, which was enough confirmation that it hadn''t given up its toad life while it continued to struggle to get used to its current body. Besides that, it was also attempting to cultivate again.
It had been peaceful at No. 60 High School during the few days Wang Ling had been participating in the spirit sword exchange meet; Loopy Toad hadn''t taken the opportunity to create mischief in his absence. From day to day in its life after rebirth, it learned to be a dog, allowed students to pinch its face and was molested by Dopey the parrot.
Loopy Toad was actually very popr in No. 60 High School since a green akita was really eye-catching. Its reputation didn''t stop at Grade One, ss Three, but had also spread to other sses. Every day, students from the neighboring sses and even seniors woulde bearing food for Loopy Toad: dog biscuits, sauce bones, beef and so on...
During this time, Loopy Toad learned a lot of things. For example, it had be more proficient at barking, and even its posture as it gnawed on a sauce bone was a lot more dog-like than it used to be... looking at the situation from all these aspects, Loopy Toad appeared to be working hard to cast aside its former identity and to blend into themunal life at No. 60 High School as it strove toward bing a dog god after rebirth.
But being able to gain other people''s trust didn''t mean it could also gain Wang Ling''s trust. In his opinion, Loopy Toad still needed some training before it could be a truly loyal dog. No matter who brought it home, he was still worried.
The ss discussed it animatedly. Apart from four students who said that they couldn''t keep dogs at homes, the remaining eleven students in Grade One, ss Three all showed their keen desire to take in Loopy Toad.
ording to Master of Dopey, only someone who was a professional could keep a dog as a pet. Wang Ling certainly didn''t doubt the professionalism of this masochist. If Loopy Toad was handed over into Master of Dopey''s care, Wang Ling would feel rtively reassured, since Dopey the parrot wasn''t an ordinary bird. It was a bird that could even train its owner, so he reckoned that Loopy Toad might find it very exciting if Hero Guo brought it home...
When it was time to make the final decision, Teacher Pan Shengcong realized that she had ultimately underestimated the weight of the position which Loopy Toad held in the students'' hearts.
Seeing how heated the discussion in the ss had be, she cleared her throat and said, "How about we let Loopy Toad decide?"
After all, it wasn''t an ordinary dog, and this was the moment for it to demonstrate its intelligence.
Hearing Teacher Pan''s words, Loopy Toad stood up excitedly.
After being stifled in school for so long, it finally had the opportunity to go out!
A lush world of temptation, adorable girls with plump boobs, and also fatter... flies! The flies in No. 60 High School were so skinny and tiny, and Loopy Toad had long wanted to look for more elsewhere!
But very quickly, the excitement on its face was snuffed out with one look from Wang Ling.
It had seen this look before.
Furthermore, it was a look that almost instantly evoked the innermost terror in Loopy Toad''s soul.
This was the legendary Killer Eye from when Wang Ling had attended the cement meeting at the start of the semester...
Atst, Loopy Toad dejectedly went to Wang Ling''s feet, its ears drooping as it obedientlyy down on the floor, not daring to resist or do anything rash at all.
Mm, very sensible...
Wang Ling nodded in satisfaction.
...
After school was over, Wang Ling found a quiet corner, directly picked Loopy Toad up in his arms, and in the blink of an eye, returned to the Wang family''s small vi in the outskirts.
Loopy Toad was stunned! Bloody hell?! What was this? Instant transport? One of the Three Thousand Spells, the Great Instant Transport Spell?
As a reborn demon king, Loopy Toad still knew the basics. It was said that there were three thousand spells of immeasurable strength, and that each of these so-called Three Thousand Great Spells would lead to the final destination, the Heavenly Spell.
The ancient saying was that it would take one hundred years to fullyprehend one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, a thousand years to cultivate it and ten thousand years to reach the end of understanding.
A sixteen-year-old youngster was actually capable of using the Three Thousand Great Spells... Loopy Toad felt that its one thousand years of cultivation as a demon king were all just chopped liver.
There was probably no one else in the world who was more acquainted with the truth about Wang Ling and how fearsome he was than Loopy Toad, since it had personally experienced his prowess six years ago as a toad. At just ten years old, Wang Ling had killed it, an all-powerful, millennial demon king from the Gate Between Worlds, with just one punch. And six yearster, he had clearly grown even stronger.
Loopy Toad couldn''t help feeling a little dejected when it thought about this, even if it was a demon king. For the sake of its self-esteem, it had told itself repeatedly that it had to advance diligently and work hard; who knew, there might still be a chance for it to salvage its vitality... but in front of Wang Ling, it always felt powerless.
Even more appallingly, as it was being held by Wang Ling now, the thought "It''s just better to obey..." had shed through its mind.
Loopy Toad facepalmed, feeling that its integrity as a demon king had beenpletely annihted.
When he opened the front door, Wang Ling found two unfamiliar men inside the house. Both of them wore suits and sunsses, and one was carrying a suitcase. With one nce, Wang Ling saw into the suitcase and discovered that it was packed with wads of cash amounting to at least a million yuan.
Father Wang stood in the entrance hallway as he solemnly showed the two men in suits the door with an unsmiling face. "Goodbye, please see yourself out."
Looking at this scene, Wang Ling knew that negotiations were already over.
The two men in suits gave him a look. "This is...?"
"This is my son," Father Wang said.
"Your son looks just like you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Hearing this, Father Wang''s lips twitched abruptly. "..." F**k, if he doesn''t look like me this father, is he supposed to look like you?!
Wang Ling knew that the men in suits were tantly trying to curry favor with him. Sure enough, one of the men in suits offered him his hand. "Hello, handsome young man, I''m from Landscape Manor."
Landscape Manor? After some careful recollection, Wang Ling suddenly remembered he had heard this name from somewhere; it seemed to show up often in TV ads, and appeared to... sell wine?
He was holding Loopy Toad so he had no hands free. Seeing this, the man awkwardly took back his hand and instead said, "It''s like this, our Landscape Manor is very interested in the antique mask which Mr Wang bought not long ago and we are willing to purchase it at a high price. We are almost done with today''s negotiations, and we came here in full sincerity..." At the word "sincerity," the man didn''t forget to lift the suitcase. "I hope Mr Wang and his esteemed father will think it over. We''ll call on you again in two days."
Then, the two men removed the shoe protectors on their leather shoes, bowed respectfully to Wang Jiao and Wang Ling, and turned away to leave the Wang family''s small vi.
Out of the corner of his eye, Wang Ling gave their shoes a look... what the hell! The price of just one pair was enough for him to buy a full ten years'' worth of crispy noodle snacks!
Chapter 89: A Target?
Chapter 89: A Target?
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Father Wang knew of Loopy Toad''s existence and also knew about Wang Ling bringing it home. Nowadays,munication and whatnot via WeChat was very convenient. At the start of the semester, the school had created a parents group, and Teacher Pan would post on matters big and small in it. After Loopy Toad had decided to follow Wang Ling home, Teacher Pan had straightaway sent Father Wang a message to let him know. Furthermore, she had repeatedly asked if Wang Ling needed to bring some dog food back, which had embarrassed Father Wang a little.
It should be noted that nowadays, whether it was cat food or dog food, they were all likely to be more expensive than human food. It wasn''t a secret in No. 60 High School that Wang Ling''s family wasn''t well off. While Teacher Pan was asking Father Wang about the dog food, she was still nning to arrange a home visit.
Although she looked a little fierce and cold and didn''t seem easygoing, Teacher Pan was still warmhearted. She felt that education was one thing, and the students'' spiritual development another.
Teacher Pan felt that children who grew up in poor families would naturally feel a little inferior in their hearts. Combined with Wang Ling''s taciturn image, she had always thought that he actually had an inferiorityplex... she thus was very careful in school to not mention anything to do with family circumstances in front of Wang Ling in order to not hurt his self-esteem. In addition, she also frequently urged her students to notpare themselves with other people in anything else apart from their academic grades.
Generally speaking...
Wang Ling felt that Teacher Pan''s misunderstanding of him was already too big to be washed away by Huangpu River 1 .
An inferiorityplex or whatnot... didn''t exist for him at all.
For the rest of his life, he would never forget going to the washroom with other guys for the first time and seeing the stupefied expressions on their faces when they saw his Tower of Babel 2 .
To avoid making the other boys feel inferior...
All these years, Wang Ling had tried as much as possible to go to the washroom only when there was no one else around.
...
Wang Ling changed into his slippers and put Loopy Toad down on the floor, but it was as if this guy had turned to stone; without subsequent instruction from Wang Ling, this lord demon king didn''t even dare to so much as move. It wasn''t until Wang Ling gently kicked it in the butt that it came back to its senses and shook itself before obediently lying down at Father Wang''s feet.
Father Wang had heard from Wang Ling about Loopy Toad''s origin and knew that it used to be a demon king. He had thought it would be extremely feral, and hadn''t expected that it would be so obedient in front of Wang Ling.
Huh... it looked like it had been trained well enough.
Father Wang nodded with satisfaction and stroked Loopy Toad''s fur. At No. 60 High School, there were students who now and then would use purifying talismans to clean Loopy Toad, so its fur felt particrly soft. It felt very nice under Father Wang''s hand D the only thing wrong was that the color of its fur was a little strange.
"Why is this fur green?" Thinking it strange, Father Wang stroked Loopy Toad''s fur and pinched its small, fat face as he asked the question.
Wang Ling didn''t reply.
Father Wang quickly started to make up a scenario himself D this was an upational disease which all online writers shared.
He couldn''t help but sigh in his heart; just by looking at the color of its fur, it wasn''t difficult to guess that this was definitely a dog with a story. It must have experienced many emotional setbacks, right? Who would have thought that nowadays, it wasn''t just difficult to be a person, it also wasn''t easy to be a dog!
Wang Ling: "..."
At this point, Mother Wang and the old man were still busy in the kitchen. Usually he wouldn''t allow anyone to help him when he was cooking. But after Lie Mengmeng''s visit, the old man''s psychological barriers had crumbled a little. In the end, he had decided to allow Mother Wang to help him, but mainly he wanted her to check whether he had added salt or not...
Generally speaking, the time just before dinner was usually when the Wang family''s father and son had a heart-to-heart. However, the way theymunicated was a little strange as Wang Ling never spoke throughout, and instead directlymunicated with Father Wang through his thoughts.
Consequently, the scene this created looked a little strange.
This time, the matter that Father Wang wanted to talk about mainly had to do with the two men in suits.
Landscape Manor was a massive group on par with Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Among other things, it was famous for its wine trade. For hundreds of years, almost every TV station had been broadcasting the winemercials which Landscape Manor had invested heavily in, and it was now a household name. Wang Ling remembered that when he had still been in his stroller, he had heard these ads over and over until his ears went rotten. However, only twenty percent of the Landscape Group''s total annual profits in fact were from wine. The remaining eighty percent was from Landscape Manor''s side business in antiques.
Of course, the vast majority of themon people were unaware of Landscape Manor''s antiques business. Father Wang knew about it because of his upation. Online writers were a mysterious group, usually staying home to type and seldom attending offline gatherings. But Father Wang had never missed a single online activity, which enabled him to encounter a lot of different types of people.
After all, most online writers didn''t do it full-time and had other jobs. Through them, Father Wang could meet people from all walks of life ande to know and absorb different anecdotes... as well as gossip.
As for Landscape Manor''s side business, Father Wang had heard of it from a writer who ran an antiques shop. Perhaps some parts were exaggerated, but he felt that seventy percent of what he had learned was credible.
Therefore, given the Wang family''s philosophy of a low-key lifestyle, he felt that this was quite a serious matter. It really wasn''t a good thing that they hade to the attention of such a giantpany. At the very least, it had already caused a small bump in the Wang family''s pace of life.
"I don''t think I need to tell you how serious this is."
Wang Ling nodded and cupped his chin as he thought for a bit before he seemed to say something to his father. Father Wang''s expression turned suspicious. "Are you sure there''s nothing wrong with the mask? Don''t tell me you can''t ever be wrong? Have you considered that you might not be able to detect any special traits the mask might have through ordinary means?"
Father Wang''s questions stumped Wang Ling. True, previously he had only tried wearing the stone ghost mask for a bit and hadn''t proceeded with further testing. It was indeed a little early to rashly say there was nothing wrong with it.
Lying on the floor and wagging its tail, Loopy Toad goggled at this mystical father and son pair.
This was probably the loneliestmunication between a father and son in all of history, with Father Wang''s voice the only one that could be heard during this scene.
"Looking at the current situation, there''s probably something off about this mask. Otherwise, this bunch of people wouldn''t be so stupid as to offer two million to buy a mask that was bought off the inte for five yuan, don''t you think?"
Wang Ling was lost in thought. "..."
Chapter 90: There Was a Girl, She Was a Little...
Chapter 90: There Was a Girl, She Was a Little...
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After discussion with Father Wang, Wang Ling became deeply aware of the threat that was Landscape Manor. Such a colossal group had unexpectedly fixed their attention on the Wang family regardless of whether or not this deal went the way Landscape Manor wanted, things weren''t likely to end well.
The information that Wang Ling had at present was actually quite limited. Although he now knew about Landscape Manor''s side business in antiques from Father Wang, that was only scratching the surface.
He had heard the rumor about the curse of the stone ghost mask from the seller. If the rumor was true, then the mask would probably be an existence that people would avoid like the gue no one would be foolish enough to invite disaster upon themselves by spending such a huge sum of money on a cursed mask.
Judging from all of this, there probably was something wrong with this mask. But the strangest thing was that Wang Ling hadn''t noticed it at all!
At dinner, Wang Ling swallowed his rice somewhat listlessly as Father Wang''s words repeated themselves over and over in his mind... Are you sure there''s nothing wrong with the mask? Don''t tell me you can''t ever be wrong? Have you considered that you might not be able to detect any special traits the mask might have through ordinary means?
These three questions were a wake-up call for Wang Ling although he felt that in a sense, he was an unrivalled existence in the world and could even be said to be almost omnipotent, in the end, to err is human and he could still make mistakes.
He was perhaps invincible in terms of his realm, butpared with those old cultivators who relied on their hard work to achieve their realms, he was far worse in terms of temperament and cultivation experience.
One should learn to be modest.
This was also what Father and Mother Wang had taught him since childhood.
The whole time he was eating, Wang Ling was thinking about the stone ghost mask and Landscape Manor, to the point that he appearedpletely absent-minded. He took a lump of rice out of his bowl, then identally dropped it on the table.
Mother Wang looked at him and frowned. "Why is Ling Ling distracted at dinner today?"
The old man gazed at his grandson with a pained heart. "Is the food not to your taste? Do you... want to open a packet of crispy noodle snack?"
Father Wang''s lips tilted upward slightly in a smile. "Both of you eat, leave him alone. I had a little chat with him earlier, he''s likely thinking about it. Given Ling Ling''s realm, it''s fine even if he doesn''t eat every day."
As Father Wang said this, Wang Ling suddenly thought of something, and with a " pa ," he straightaway pped down his bowl and chopsticks, then hurried upstairs.
When Loopy Toad saw Wang Ling go upstairs, it hurriedly got up from the floor and rushed up after him.
The old man looked at Loopy Toad. "This dog is not bad; its face is a little fat, but there''s no b on its body. It looks quite powerful. Just don''t know whether it''s useful can it scare viins away when it''s watching the house?" The old man remembered that there was some kind of dog breed called doge 1 that had recently be popr with young people. The old man had always thought that it looked too cheap and happy to be able to scare people away at all.
"This dog used to be a demon king, but Ling Ling has tamed it and it''s now reformed."
"Oh... demon king! That''s good! Enough of a deterrent! And this dog... somehow it looks a little familiar... it reminds me of quite a few things."
"Dad, have you seen Loopy Toad before?" Both Father and Mother Wang were startled.
"No, that''s not it." The old man took a sip of white wine and shook his head. "When I had just started out as a chef, I took a fancy to a girl who had been studying to be a teacher at that time. In the end, before I could confess my feelings, she got a boyfriend. Later, I heard that her boyfriend had been dating twenty-three women at the same time."
Father Wang and Mother Wang took deep breaths. "..."
That... how to handle so many at one time?
The elderly man sighed. "That man was real trash. If that girl back then hadn''t been so anxious, our paths might have crossed. I wanted to marry her at the time. But fortunately, Iter met your mom, and she was very virtuous. Otherwise I might have still chased after that girl. If that had been the case, you wouldn''t be here today."
Hearing this, Father Wang felt like crying, but had no tears to shed. "...Why are you suddenly saying this, dad?"
Whenever the old man came, Father and Mother Wang were usually very careful to not mention Wang Ling''s grandmother, and didn''t even dare say her name; they were afraid that it would grieve the old man if he heard it and aggravate his dementia. Who would have thought that he would bring her up himself today at dinner, which Father Wang felt was a little strange.
The old man paused at Father Wang''s question for a while, then said, "Hm, nothing, just that when I looked at this green dog fur, I suddenly felt that the girl I liked also seemed very green 2 ..."
Father Wang and Mother Wang: "..."
...
...
Wang Ling returned to his bedroom and picked up the stone ghost mask on the desk to scrutinize it carefully again. Unlike the simple test he had done previously, this time, he opened his Heavenly Eye. If there was something wrong with this mask, he believed that the Heavenly Eye''s ability to disentangle the truth from lies would reveal the stone ghost mask''s true nature.
But most unfortunately, despite Wang Ling gazing at the mask for a long time, it remained as inert as before.
However, through his inspection with the Heavenly Eye this time, he had obtained two bits of information.
The first piece of information was that, judging from the material alone, this really was just an extremely hard mask made from primordial ck crystal. The Heavenly Eye''s ability was to separate what was true from what was false, to see the nature of the real world. If the mask had been tampered with, there was no way he wouldn''t be able to detect it. The problem was, this stone ghost mask really wasn''t as simple as it seemed.
This was the conclusion Wang Ling came to after repeatedly confirming it with the Heavenly Eye.
Then, there was only one possibility that he could think of...
This stone ghost mask was a twin; there were two of them, one sent out as a cover while the stone ghost mask that had been cursed for real and tampered with had been secretly hidden somewhere else.
Simply put, one was in the light and one was in the dark.
If they were twin stone ghost masks, as long as one had been tampered with, then the other would also reflect the same curse effect. But if this was the case, the Heavenly Eye wouldn''t be able to detect any problem with the mask that hadn''t been tampered with.
This was a spection Wang Ling had had at dinner, and it was a detail that he hadn''t thought of before.
So the question now was where was the other stone ghost mask, the one with the curse?
Under normal circumstances, Wang Ling waspletely capable of exerting the Heavenly Eye to trace the whereabouts of the stone ghost mask. Nowadays, twin magic weapons weren''t as rare. Feather Lin''s parent and child swords, for example, were actually also a kind of twin magic weapons. As long as he had one sword, in theory, Wang Ling could use the Heavenly Eye to trace the whereabouts of the other sword.
But his Heavenly Eye actually wasn''t reacting at all!
This was very unusual...
But it was exactly this that gave Wang Ling his second piece of information.
And that was that the second stone ghost mask, the real, cursed one, simply didn''t exist in the world that he lived in! It was very likely that it had been hidden in an alternate universe!
Chapter 91: The Proper Way to Open a Cultivation Group Chat
Chapter 91: The Proper Way to Open a Cultivation Group Chat
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Now that he had a hypothesis, Wang Ling needed to validate it.
Despite being who he was, he had to admit that his omnipotence was only reflected in his ability to use all kinds of skills,rge and small. In terms of experience, however, he was in the end still too young.
Cultivation encyclopedias, thousand-year-old cultivation epics, unsolved ten thousand-year-old cultivation mysteries and other literary works like these in the library... to supplement hisck of experience, Wang Ling had already memorized all of them at a very young age.
However, most of these works had been passed down orally before they were finallypiled for posterity, so he couldn''t be sure whether many of these historical facts were authentic or not. When he encountered any difficulties, he would visit the cultivation discussion forum to look for guidance from the veteran seniors there.
At the age of six, he had been looking for a way to suppress his strength, so he had signed up for a cultivation forum ount. There were many talented people in the forum and every day all kinds of cultivation gossip would be shared.
But Wang Ling seldom went online and most of the time he was a lurker. The online ID of the owner of the cultivation forum was "Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal," a rather mysterious rogue cultivator who frequently traveled around the world. Wang Ling felt a lot of resentment toward this "Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal" because back then, it was this guy who had conned him into joining the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces as a consultant!
Recently, in order to consolidate some old forum users'' contacts and connections, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially set up a chat group in order to organize offline activities. And somehow, Wang Ling had been forcibly added to the owner''s cultivation chat group...
He had initially just wanted to sneak into the forum and then anonymously create a post asking about the stone ghost mask. Who knew as soon as he went online, a chat window automatically popped up on the screen like those on porn websites "User: Ling Zhenren 1 is now online."
Wang Ling knew it was already toote for him to log out the chat group quickly exploded in pandemonium.
"Bloody hell?! Ling Zhenren? I didn''t misread, right?! Isn''t this the Ten Thousand Year King of Lurking?!"
"You didn''t misread... it really is Ling Zhenren! The legendary grandmaster has finallye online! I''m so emotional!"
"Hahahaha! The online reminder function set by the owner is really awesome! Even the Ten Thousand Year King of Lurking Ling Zhenren fell into his trap!"
"..." Wang Ling looked at the IDs of these people; some were familiar to him and some not, but among them were many who had been involved in rescue operations during the demon rampage six years ago. And the female cultivator "Cailian Zhenren," who had squeezed Wang Ling to her ample bosom back then, was now the manager of this chat group.
However, Cailian Zhenren had utterly no idea of Wang Ling''s real identity; in this group, the only person who had actually seen him was the owner Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Even then, what thetter knew about him was roughly the same as Old Li.
They all felt that Wang Ling was a thousand-year-old monster who just looked very young and who had disguised himself as a high school student in order to experience an incognito lifestyle...
Wang Ling was silent for a while, then finally typed four words. "Is forum owner here?"
Immortal Toya: "Ling Zhenren, it''s better for you to call him group owner, that''s what we''re doing now. You haven''te online in such a long time, so you probably don''t know how the forum operates now."
This Immortal Toya was also a senior in the group and was an alchemist. He would usually share gossip about refining pills in the forum and sometimes video the pill refinement process. Each time his furnace exploded, plenty of people would give him virtual gifts for it.
Cailian Zhenren sent a shrug emoji. "Then, let me exin it simply."
Wang Ling sent a question mark. "?"
It had indeed been a long time since he had logged onto the cultivation forum, but it hadn''t slowed down to any sort of extent. So why did all these people seem so miserable?
Cailian Zhenren sent a string of sighing emojis. "It''s not that the forum currently isn''t doing well in fact, it''s very well-known... but once its reputation took off, those ignorant junior cultivators started to frequently put up me posts. In a nutshell, the atmosphere isn''t very harmonious."
"That''s right!"
Immortal Toya also said, "Not long ago, a public me post was put up in the forum by someone with the ID Xiao n Xiao Dingtian, requesting to break off an engagement with Nn Xian. Scattering money in the tens of thousands, creating water armies 2 , filling the forum with scandal... what a foul atmosphere! Actually openly speaking about such a disgraceful matter, I''m understanding the youth nowadays less and less..."
When Wang Ling saw this, he basically understood the situation. The cultivation forum was not more than fifteen years old and had started to make its mark in thest few years, relying on its wealth of excellent cultivation content to attractrge numbers of users. The problem withrge numbers, however, was the spotty quality of users, causing the forum to be less harmonious than it used to be.
"It''s just like Immortal Toya said. So we asked the owner to set up a chat group to bring together old forum users. The forum will deal with its own business over there and we''ll do our own thing here. If you want to sum it up in one sentence: close the forum, protect intelligence!" Cailian Zhenren typed this string of words with righteous indignation.
"So from now on, if Ling Zhenren needs something, you can just direct it to this group, we are all on the same team here," someone with the ID Nine Times in One Night said.
Wang Ling didn''t know this person; actually, there were many people that he didn''t know. The total number of old users in this cultivation group chat was one hundred and eight and he really only knew a tenth of them.
Seeing no response from Wang Ling, Nine Times in One Night sent a fist salute emoji. "Nice to meet you, Senior Ling Zhenren! You can call me Nine Times Man! I''ve heard so much about senior. I joined the forum three years after you did, and in the seven years I''ve been here, I''ve learned a lot! I''ve always hoped for the opportunity to ask you for advice!"
"Nine Times Man, don''t try to be funny. Senior Ling Zhenren is an existence that even the group owner has acknowledged is stronger than his. Even if you want to make jokes, there has to be a limit!" Bng de Immortalughed.
"I''m serious! What''s so funny about the Sunflower Manual I''m cultivating from?" Nine Times Man sent an electrocuted emoji.
Wang Ling: "..."
Just then, someone with the ID Lightning Dharmaraja couldn''t help but lecture Nine Times Man. "Nine Times Man, how many times have I told you, the martial arts of the Sunflower Manual were lost a long time ago this book which you bought online is definitely a fake. If you cultivate fake arts and want to fight a duel with Ling Zhenren, he can just pluck one of his nose hairs and stab you to death with it!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Hearing the Sunflower Manual which he had purchased called into question, Nine Times Man was unconvinced. "What makes you say mine is fake?"
Lightning Dharmaraja sent a " hehe " emoji. "Do you dare read out the first line of its martial arts heart sutra?"
Bng de Immortal: "I heard that the first line of the real Sunflower Manual is that if you want to practise this art, you must first castrate yourself... Nine Times Man, don''t tell me you really..."
"Is that so? The first line of my Sunflower Manual is..."
Nine Times Man''s eyes were already wet. "...Little Mother Sunflower''s ss has begun!"
Wang Ling, Cailian, Bng de Immortal, Immortal Toya and Lightning Dharmaraja: "..." MDZZ 3 !
Chapter 92: Shock! The Real Reason for the Owner’s Disappearance Is...
Chapter 92: Shock! The Real Reason for the Owners Disappearance Is...
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Wang Ling had always felt that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the owner of the cultivation forum, was a mystical person. There were two impressions which the old members in the group had of this owner.
First, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who traveled all year round, was not only knowledgeable, but also knew all kinds of funny anecdotes. As long as it was cultivation gossip, he would have almost all the details. Whose pill furnace exploded, whose mythical creature had gone missing, whose child fell into an underground cave while on holiday and found an ancient magic weapon... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could always turn all of these things into topics for idle conversation.
Second, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal really loved to court disaster. He was a very nosy person and Wang Ling had always felt that he had a very strong sense of cultivation brotherhood; no matter how big or small a matter was, as long as someone asked him for help and could pay a corresponding fee, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would lend a hand. Wang Ling knew him to be a man full of justice. The incident that left the deepest impression on him was when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had once epted one HNY from a little girl whose whole family had been murdered to ensure their silence without hesitating to offend the wrong people, he had shown up at the door of the underground criminal element, knife in one hand and killed them all.
The reason Wang Ling was looking for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal this time was actually to ask for any information he might have about the stone ghost mask. If one wanted to know any cultivation inside story, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was their best bet.
While the group was engaged in a lively chat, Cailian Zhenren suddenly said, "It''s rare for Ling Zhenren to be online, but it just so happens that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal isn''t here at the moment."
Wang Ling was shocked. "..." Based on his understanding of this chatterbox who liked to post trivial things whenever he had the time, even if they had now switched to a chat group, for him to not show up a few days in a row was really abnormal.
Had he encountered some sort of trouble?
While Wang Ling pondered this in his heart, Nine Times Man sighed. "Group owner really hasn''t been online for a long time, it''s been about three or four days!"
Wang Ling was very clear on how strong Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was; he was much stronger than Old Li, hence why he was able to travel around as he pleased. Besides, he also had an ancestral magic weapon, the "Skybomb Grenade"; its effect was five hundred times far more powerful than that of a shbomb and also had a stun effect. Even if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s strength was gging, he would always have a way to "throw a grenade" to ensure that he could escape sessfully.
"Does anyone have any information?" Cailian Zhenren asked in the group.
She clearly knew that Ling Zhenren wouldn''t have shown up if it wasn''t urgent. But it had now been several days that the whereabouts of the group owner Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was unounted for and she was a little worried.
Immortal Toya pondered for a moment, then replied, "Does anyone remember thest message sent by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?"
Bng de Immortal: "Senior Immortal said that one of his brother-in-arms had ab which had suddenly been destroyed and he had also lost his memory, so he can''t remember who on earth had done it. So Senior Immortal said he wanted to get justice for his brother, but until now there hasn''t been any more news."
"..." Wang Ling felt this seemed familiar somehow.
Before he could digest this information, Bng de Immortal said again, "This is actually very embarrassing. This Senior Immortal''s brother actually deals in cyberintelligence."
"Hacker?" asked Lightning Dharmaraja.
Lightning Dharmaraja had always had an unusual interest in people''s online habits. Over the years, he had used his own lightning energy to cure many degenerate youngsters who had been addicted to online games. Furthermore, every one of them ended up being promoted from worthless losers to the Foundation Establishment stage. It was said that this was all due to Lightning Dharmaraja shocking them into it.
"That''s right." Bng de Immortal nodded. "Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hacker brother seemed to have been investigating some old senior. Then that person single-handedly destroyed theb. It''s said a cannon was also destroyed, I think it was called... Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon?"
Looking at the chat window, Wang Ling facepalmed and waspletely silent. "..."
Bng de Immortal seemed to have special knowledge of this matter as he continued talking. "This big cannon is amazing, it''s said that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal invented it in order to destroy the headquarters of the fake milk powder crime ring."
"Fake milk powder?" Just then, Cailian Zhenren also remembered something. "I heard from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal before about a criminal gang that specializes in selling fake milk powder. This group scams those in the general poption that can''t cultivate by saying that after babies drink their milk powder, they can be promoted directly to the Foundation Establishment stage. The cultivation police department issued a national orange order for their arrest not long ago."
The full name of this fake milk powder group was Saint Cavalry and its members were called the Saint Milk Powder gang. Wang Ling had recently heard a lot about it on the way to school.
Although Saint Cavalry wasn''t strong overall, what was frightening about them was the fervor of their milk powder pyramid scheme; they had only appeared for just three months, but their member numbers and scale of development had already surpassed many criminal organizations which had taken years or even decades to set up. Apart from Shadow Stream, they were the only other criminal organization which the cultivation police department had feltpelled to issue an arrest warrant for, which was enough to show how serious the country was about this issue.
Furthermore, many people believed that if their activities weren''t effectively suppressed, the orange order would very likely be upgraded to a red order, the same as for Shadow Stream.
It should be pointed out that if the people who had been cheated into buying the fake milk powder linked hands... they could f**king encircle the earth twice over!
Listening to the group conversation, Wang Ling was lost in deep thought. He admitted that he had gone a little overboard; Uncle ck had only been doing the Zhuo family a favor in return for what they had done for him and hadn''t had any malicious intentions. Instead, Wang Ling had messed up hisb and had now given criminals a chance to wreak havoc.
He sighed in his heart. Later on, he would have to think of a way to make it up to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and that Little ck.
Directly apologize? No way...
Given the current buzz around the fake milk powder scandal, people in the group were naturally starting to worry about Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s safety since he had already disappeared for a few days.
"Do you think it''s possible that group owner has been kidnapped by this Saint Milk Powder gang? Pyramid schemes nowadays are crazy!" Nine Times Man threw out his spection.
"If so, the situation is very dangerous."
Immortal Toya said, "I suggest waiting a while longer if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still isn''t online after twenty-four hours, we''ll dial 110!"
Cailian Zhenren also agreed. "Yes! If there''s a problem, look for group owner; if group owner has a problem, look for the police! No problem!"
Just as everyone was discussing this, the group chat window shook "Group Owner: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is now online"!
"Bloody hell?! Online? I didn''t misread that, right?" Nine Times Man sent a surprised Tuzki 1 emoji.
"It really is Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!"
"Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, you''ve been offline for several days, the group was discussing whether or not you had been kidnapped by an underground organization," said Bng de Immortal.
Everyone quietly waited for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s reply.
A momentter, the group exploded with a foul-mouthed voice message which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had tossed out. "F**k! You don''t know how badly destroyed my brother''sb is! This isn''t even the most irritating thing! It was bad enough the asshole who did it destroyed the equipment, but even the WIFI didn''t escape damage! There was no signal at all over there! No WIFI! Bloody f**k!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 93: Can the Group Chat Still Be So High Without Wifi?
Chapter 93: Can the Group Chat Still Be So High Without Wifi?
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Early mornings, ckouts, dieting, WIFI outage... these were the four great tortures for modern man that applied to ordinary people and to modern cultivators alike.
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal returned to the chat group, someone in the cultivation forum instantly stirred things up with a new post, purely as a joke " Shock! Cultivation chat group owner Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal has reappeared after a few days'' absence; it was revealed the reason for it was... no WIFI?!"
Life without WIFI had made this owner of the cultivation chat group exceptionally angry, and he publicly dered in the group that if he caught the guy who had destroyed theb, he would remove that guy''s Tower of Babel and pull out the bricks one by one...
Hence, after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s thunderous roar, Wang Ling silently logged out...
He decided to properly sort out the questions he wanted to ask about the stone ghost mask first and then look for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal after thetter had calmed down a little. Otherwise, given the other man''s current state, Wang Ling felt that if this guy knew the truth, there was a high possibility he would throw a grenade directly at the Wang family''s small vi.
The chessboard hidden behind the stone ghost mask was veryrge, so Wang Ling felt that it was necessary for him to take things slow, as the slightest carelessness might cause an irreparable mistake.
...
After dinner, Lie Mengmeng showed up a little after eight o''clock.
The Wang family had a habit of not closing the front door while they had dinner. Lie Mengmeng, who didn''t consider himself an outsider, took off his shoes and put on the flip-flops that Father Wang had specially prepared for visitors by the door.
When Lie Mengmeng entered the house, Mother Wang was washing the dishes in the kitchen and Father Wang and the old man were on the sofa watching the news, which was currently broadcasting thetest hot topic in Huaxiu nation, "One Belt, One Road." The old man was getting along in years and his hearing was a little bad; the TV''s volume was very loud and he didn''t notice Lie Mengmeng at the door. It was Father Wang who heard a small sound and turned his head slightly to see him.
Father Wang gestured at Lie Mengmeng, pointing upstairs. Instantly understanding his meaning, Lie Mengmeng went to the study on the second floor to wait for him.
Father Wang knew this probably had to do with Professor Jiang''s psychological diagnosis. Grandfather Wang would be nervous to hear it, so Father Wang intended to listen to what Lie Mengmeng had to say first.
After closing the chat group window, Wang Ling saw Lie Mengmeng and Father Wang go into the study one after another, and the two of them began talking about the "Zeigarnik effect."
The Zeigarnik effect was a phenomenon where people easily forgotpleted or resolved tasks very easily, but would always remember unfinished or interrupted tasks.
This topic had first emerged in a research report on the psychology of love which Professor Jiang had written when he was a student. The title of the report was "Why People Never Forget Their First Love."
When Lie Mengmeng entered the study, he kept Father Wang guessing at first by throwing Professor Jiang''s thesis at him. After Father Wang had carefully finished reading it, he was still puzzled. "What does it mean? What does it have to do with my dad''s dementia?"
"Teacher Jiang thinks that while a small part of the old man''s illness is due to age, it''srgely a psychological problem. His assessment is simr to what we had previously assumed," Lie Mengmeng replied.
"To put it simply, Brother Situ, your mother was very important to the old man, who had wanted to grow old with her. Very unfortunately, his wish couldn''t be fulfilled and so he suffered a shock. This is a type of regret over unfinished matters and is also the Zeigarnik effect we were just talking about..."
Listening to them in the study, Wang Ling was stupefied; it was the first time that he truly realized how amazing Lie Mengmeng must have been in his psychology research studies. He had heard of Professor Jiang, full name Jiang Li, before. Renowned as the Mind Emperor, the professor had students practically everywhere. Currently, more than seventy percent of counseling psychologists in schools could more or less trace a connection back to him at the top of the hierarchy. Whenever they saw Professor Jiang outside, they would call him Grandmaster.
In contrast to these people, Lie Mengmeng was actually even more amazing, because he had been a direct student of Professor Jiang and had personally received learning instructions from him!
Given Lie Mengmeng''s genius, it was highly possible he could have be the next Professor Jiang in the field of psychology if he hadn''t felt like he couldn''t make a living from it. Otherwise, there was no way he would have received a reply from Professor Jiang so soon, which proved that the professor still couldn''t forget this student of his even after so many years.
However, it was very unfortunate that in this era, it was useless to be gifted in just academic studies as one had to be gifted in cultivation too. Professor Jiang wasn''t just deeply versed in psychology, he was also a first-ss cultivation expert and thus was very well-known.
Wang Ling honestly felt it was a real pity for Lie Mengmeng. The need to be gifted in cultivation was really a sore point. And the legend that eating a Foundation Establishment pill would enable even an ordinary person to instantly reach the Foundation Establishment stage... such a thing didn''t exist at all!
Of course, Lie Mengmeng was not the only such case in current society where ack of cultivation talent meant that there was a limit to what one could do, and those who couldn''t do the work they loved had to find something else. After all, not everyone could be like Wang Ming, who couldn''t cultivate but had received from god a brain so powerful it could even terrify the government.
"So, Near Expert, your meaning is...?"
"No, no, no, this is just a thought Professor Jiang had. I''m just passing the message on for him," Lie Mengmeng said with a serious expression. "The best solution right now is to fight poison with poison. Have the old man properly resolve his feelings in order to make up for this psychological trauma. This is called the substitution effect in psychology. However, this approach isn''t one hundred percent foolproof."
Father Wang was silent for a second, then asked, "Then what, specifically, do we need to do?"
"It''s very simple; did the old man have... a first love? If at this time, he is able to see his first love, the substitution effect may work. Even if his unique brand of dementia can''t be fully cured, I think making up for his psychological trauma will nevertheless alleviate it significantly."
First... love?
After hearing this, Father Wang thought for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered the "slightly green" girl the old man had mentioned previously. "...I heard my dad talking about a girl before. It was someone he had liked when he was a young chef, but I don''t know whether she was his first love or not."
"That''s it!" Lie Mengmeng snapped his fingers with a " pa .""The old man''s dementia can re up anytime, and if he can still remember that girl under those circumstances, that''s enough to prove that he has a deep fixation with her. Surely she was his first love!"
"Oh! Then what we have to do now is to think of a way to find this slightly green girl, then get her to meet the old man?" asked Father Wang.
Lie Mengmeng nodded. "Exactly!"
Realization suddenly dawned on Father Wang.
He then looked in the direction of Wang Ling''s room and gestured encouragingly. "Go, Ling Ling! Whether grandpa can be cured or not now depends on you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 94: The Most Horrifying Thing
Chapter 94: The Most Horrifying Thing
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After Lie Mengmeng left, Father Wang rummaged around in the store room at home and found a vintage rosewood box. This was a burial object which the old man had prepared for himself in advance and which he had asked Father Wang to bury with him once his time was up.
Father Wang knew that the box contained a lot of the old man''s secrets. After thetter had started suffering from dementia, he had left the rosewood box with Father Wang in case he forgot about it one day, with repeated warnings to not open it. But now, for the sake of curing the old man''s dementia, Father Wang really had no other choice.
"You, like a drop of rain, nourish my heart; you, like a rainbow, capture my gaze; you, like a bright moon, seep radiantly into my heart, like a torrential stream that falls into a beautiful waterfall; I wish to take your hand, to run and jump beneath the setting sun, to execute a graceful bicycle kick.
"Ah~ I like you. I like your cool attitude toward my small tricks; I like how quickly you speak; when I go shopping for clothes with you, I like it when you act small and confused. Crossing the road hand in hand with you, we don''t have to go too far, since our next stop is happiness."
In the study, Father Wang read this love letter aloud. The old man had written this on a sheet of oil paper in his youth; the immature handwriting could only just be made out on it.
Both Father Wang and Wang Ling shuddered in unison, and even Loopy Toad''s fur stood on end... f**k, this type of love letter, which mixed together sentences from thepositions of primary school students and popr song lyrics could someone really confess with this?!
Loopy Toad sincerely doubted how effective this love letter could have been.
Father Wang pointed at the stack of letters inside the box. Every single one of them had been penned by the old man in a variety of styles. Everyone knew that in his youth, the old man had been a patron saint of love whose history of love affairs was much richer than Father Wang''s. Moreover, the old man was good at matching the solution to the problem, and would change his writing style in his love letters ording to his lovers'' personalities and tastes.
After going through several letters, Father Wang had finally found this letter to first love written in a fresh, literary style.
Apart from it, there were letters in a demure and nostalgic style, such as:
"You are the white clouds and I am the ck dirt. Whether you are seventy-one years old or I''m seventy-five years old... I will take your hand and grow old with you. When I''m old, I will still board your worn ship with my old boat ticket..."
There were letters in a nerdish style, such as:
"I will forever be, the lonely square root of three 1 . The three is as beautiful a number as can be. But under the ugly square root sign, how I wish I were a nine. For with a little arithmetic, nine could thwart this evil trick. But if this square root sign were you, I would agree to be a two, so that you could divide me endlessly..."
Finally, there were letters in a flirtatious and forceful style, such as:
"I hope one day, you can teach me a lesson on my round bottom with your gentle hands; I hope you can kiss my red-hot biceps with your sexy red lips..."
...
After reading these love letters, Father Wang finally understood why the old man had already sorted out his burial object and solemnly told him not to open it. After all, these things were really shameful. The old man could never have imagined that before his dark history could be buried with him, it would be uncovered and read one by one by his son and grandson.
Closing the box, Father Wang passed the letter to first love to Wang Ling. "Is there a way to track down your grandfather''s first love?"
Wang Ling frowned with some hesitation.
Currently, the only people who had touched this letter were Wang Ling himself, Father Wang, the old man and that slightly green girl.
Out of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the Great Recollection Spell could use an object to track down the location of an individual who had touched it before. But it had two conditions. First, the person who touched it must still be alive. Second, Wang Ling must have seen the person before.
Putting the first condition aside, the second one was a big problem. If this was a normal situation, Wang Ling could definitely use his memory retrieval ability to search the old man''s memory for the slightly green girl''s features, and in reverse order, track her down to her current location.
But the old man''s memory was now muddled by his dementia. If Wang Ling used the memory retrieval skill, he would only see something simr to the white noise on TV. And even if he pushed forward searching for clues, after so many years, no one could say for sure how much of that "slightly green" girl was left in the old man''s memory. Conversely, there was the risk that it could aggravate his dementia.
Father Wang again thrust the letter under Wang Ling''s nose. "How about sniffing it out? Most likely some of that slightly green girl''s scent is still on the letter."
Wang Ling: "..." There is an actual f**king dog here, why the hell are you asking me to do the sniffing?!
The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched, but because he was afraid that Father Wang would unfairly dock his pocket money again, he stifled the urge to argue with him. Instead, he dodged the letter so that it got passed to Loopy Toad. Given the current situation, he could only rely on this guy. After all, Loopy Toad had been learning to be a dog for so long and Wang Ling felt it was now necessary to test the results of its training.
Previously, when it had still been a toad, it had practiced mouth techniques, and was best at tongue skills.
Now that it had turned into a dog, Loopy Toad''s cultivation path had naturally changed.
Everyone knew that a dog''s nose was very sharp. As a demon king, Loopy Toad was trying hard to adapt to its current body.
When Wang Ling passed it the letter, Loopy Toad sniffed it carefully, and suddenly felt that the scent on it seemed familiar somehow.
Was there really a result already?
Too amazing!
Seeing Loopy Toad''s reaction, Father Wang felt sincerely moved in his heart.
Although Loopy Toad understood humannguage, this current body was still a hindrance in the end, and it hadn''t yet cultivated to the point that it could speak. Everything had to go through Wang Ling''s Mind-Reading Ability before Wang Ling could pass word on to Father Wang. After he had heard Loopy Toad''s reply, slight surprise shed across Wang Ling''s face.
Father Wang''s eyebrow twitched involuntarily as he looked at Wang Ling. "You''re saying... Loopy Toad said that it''s smelled the scent on the letter before at No. 60 High School?"
Wang Ling nodded, and Father Wang''s expression cleared as he instantly pped his hands together. "Your grandfather did mention, back then, that girl graduated with a teaching major. True, there''s a real chance she has continued teaching in school! But who on earth is that female teacher?"
Father Wang''s curiosity had beenpletely aroused.
His family''s old man had a first love who unexpectedly turned out to be a teacher at his son''s school?
To be able to catch the old man''s eye, the girl must have been an enchanting beauty when she was young! Furthermore, from the fresh, literary style in that letter to first love, Father Wang could almost immediately picture a pure and lovely maiden with long and elegant hair in his mind... even if she was old now, she still at least had to be an attractive existence for her age!
But this was just Father Wang''s assumption. Wang Ling had seen almost all the teachers at No. 60 High School; if you were looking for a mature, attractive person...
Wang Ling felt that Old Antique could be counted as one... as for other people...
He shuddered in spite of himself, and didn''t dare to continue this line of thinking.
No matter how he thought about it, it made him feel indescribably flustered.
...
It waste at night. Under the cover of darkness, Wang Ling instantly teleported to No. 60 High School with Loopy Toad. Following its lead, he drew up in front of the door to one of the teachers'' offices, which was for teachers of the elite sses. Wang Ling had seen most of them; there were many female teachers, but as for those who were mature and attractive... he nked on who it could be.
Then he instantly teleported inside the office with Loopy Toad. Huddled in Wang Ling''s clothes, it lifted its nose and sniffed...
It was over there...
It directed Wang Ling toward an office desk.
Right after that, Wang Ling felt like he had encountered the most horrifying thing ever in his life so far.
Because this office desk... actually f**king belonged to Teacher Pan!
Chapter 95: It’s an Unnatural Morning
Chapter 95: Its an Unnatural Morning
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Wang Ling used the Space Sketching Skill to draw Teacher Pan''s image on paper. Thest time he had used this skill was when he had asked Zheng Tan to look for Wang Ming. He hadn''t expected that this time he would be drawing his own teacher-in-charge!
Gazing at Wang Ling''s sketch, Father Wang pushed his ck-rimmed sses up and was lost in an enigmatic silence. "..."
The woman in the drawing was a long-term office worker who was fairly chubby since she sat down most of the time. Although it wasn''t to the point of having a bucket waist 1 yet, it was apparent that there was already a floater ring around her belly. There were streaks of grey hair in her flyaway ponytail, and age had added quite a number of wrinkles to her face. No matter how hard Father Wang tried, he couldn''t match Teacher Pan with the image of that youthful girl in his mind...
"Are you sure... your teacher-in-charge, Teacher Pan, is that slightly green girl?"
Wang Ling kicked Loopy Toad in its furry butt, and it let out an aggrieved woof.
Ss !
Father Wang couldn''t help drawing in a sharp breath... this really was a f**king huge shock!
It was the middle of the night; Mother Wang was upstairs putting on a face mask while the old man had already fallen asleep much earlier on. The Wang family''s father and son couldn''t stop sighing as they leaned lifelessly against the sofa in the study and stared at the drawing of Teacher Pan.
The most troublesome thing wasn''t that Teacher Pan was Grandfather Wang''s first love, but that now, Wang Ling had to find a way to arrange for the two of them to meet. This was the trickiest part!
Completely overwhelmed by this matter, Father Wang didn''t even have the mood to type and just wanted to calm down... after cing the picture on top of the table, he went upstairs to sleep.
Back in his small bedroom, Wang Ling didn''t sleep a wink the whole night as he tried in vain to think of a way for the old man and Teacher Pan to meet by chance perfectly without making it seem too abrupt after so many years.
This was a real pain in the ass...
Early the next morning, it was almost dawn when Wang Ling left home. Once again, the old man sat by the front door, basking in the sun.
This time, the old man had put two cold dishes in Wang Ling''s lunchbox. One was ck fungus and cucumber sd, the other fuqi feipian 2 .
Wang Ling was taken aback. "..." Somehow, he felt that there was some meaning behind these two dishes.
As he stretched out his hand to take the lunchbox, the old man pulled him in. "Ling Ling, I dreamt of your grandmother again..."
Wang Ling was silent.
"She''d be young again, as pretty as before..." The old man grinned happily. "The day she passed away, I held her in my arms and she whispered to me that in our next lives, we... we would be married again."
Saying this, the old man''s eyes watered a little, though he tried to hold the tears back. "She told me in my dream that she wanted to eat my cold dishes... these two dishes, Ling Ling, please help me burn 3 them for her!"
Wang Ling: "..." In the end, these weren''t made for me?!
...
Today at school, the atmosphere in every ss was unusually harmonious, since Secretary Dakang had sent over an inspection team. The act of copying homework had dwindled significantly in each ss. As Wang Ling stepped into the teaching building, he caught sight of a young man with a blue ribbon around his arm walking through the corridor and inspecting each ss to check if anyone was breaking this rule.
Wang Ling had heard of this young man; he was called Yu Heng, a Grade Three senior at No. 60 High School. He was also the current group (n) leader of the inspection group of the Student Union of No. 60 High School, and had been given the nickname "n Leader Yu"!
The thing about him was that he was very experienced and sophisticated in his duties. There would always be students breaking the rules in school early in the morning, but as long as n Leader Yu didn''t catch them at it, he wouldn''t bother exposing them; since he would be graduating soon, there was no point in offending people needlessly. Additionally, he also didn''t have a habit of doing repeat inspections. He would do a casual sweep of each ss as he walked by and consider his duty done. The reason was simple as a graduating student of Senior Grade Three, he hadn''t finished his own damn homework yet! When did he have extra time to do inspections?!
But he had no choice, since in many cases, school leaders just liked to create meaningless regtions. He didn''t believe that nobody copied homework in those key city high schools... of course, this didn''t mean that he encouraged this type of behavior.
This was the so-called "what is rational is real, and what is real is rational"...
n Leader Yu felt that it was understandable for students to copy homework once or twice if they were unable to finish it on time due to some unpredictable factors.
When Wang Ling arrived at ss, he saw n Leader Yu step into Grade One, ss Three. n Leader Yu swept his gazezily around the ss and asked a little tiredly, "Who is yourmissary in charge of studies?"
Little Peanut stood up and raised his hand.
"I am..."
Little Peanut wasn''t tall, and looked like a primary school student in front of Yu Heng. He lowered his head and blinked. "Senior Yu, don''t worry, our ss is very serious! We definitely... don''t have anyone who copies homework here."
Yu Heng''s dead fish eyes rested on Little Peanut for a while. With one nce he could tell that this wooden and adorable junior brother was lying. His tells were: wavering speech, shifty eyes, unnatural hand and feet movements... also, what the hell was with this mysterious blush?!
But since nobody had indeed been caught red-handed copying homework, Yu Heng didn''t bother to make a fuss. "Well, today''s inspection ends here." Upon saying this, he even patted Little Peanut on the head, eximing in his heart that thisd had a bright future.
Whether it was in primary school, junior high school or senior high school, Grade One students were always the most cautious and timid; aftermitting even the smallest misdeed, they would be deathly afraid of being caught, and so were on edge the whole time. As an old driver 4 who had been studying at No. 60 High School for three years, n Leader Yu had seen into Little Peanut''s heart with one nce. But all these didn''t matter, since he reckoned that before long, Little Peanut would be an old pro at this.
When Wang Ling got to his seat, n Leader Yu had already swiftly finished his inspection and was ready to leave. Just as he stepped out of Grade One, ss Three, Master of Dopey cried out, "Don''t worry, n Leader Yu, we outstanding youngsters uphold the three values and have resolved to never copy homework!" After saying these words, Master of Dopey felt the red neckscarf 5 hidden at the bottom of his heart glow even brighter.
Little Peanut covered his face a little ashamedly. "ssmate Guo, your, your nose..."
Master of Dopey rubbed his nose and unexpectedly discovered that it was bleeding. "Ah, I must be too excited! Yep, that has to be it! The righteousness inside my heart is telling me that copying homework is a very evil deed!"
Wang Ling fixed his eyes on Master of Dopey. "..." This guy had definitely used the Four Pens Technique to copy homework!
After that, Master of Dopey returned to his seat. But as soon as his butt touched the chair, he immediately stood up as if he had been electrocuted.
Wang Ling then heard Master of Dopey sigh, " Ai , my ass hurts... I shouldn''t have used the Five Pens Technique..."
Wang Ling: "..." What weird shit did you f**king get up to this morning?!
Chapter 96: Old Antique’s Time for Gossip
Chapter 96: Old Antiques Time for Gossip
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It was May 19th, the fourth Tuesday after the start of semester, and time for Old Antique''s familiar history ss.
Outside the door, students saw a fatty with a tough, stocky build walk step by step toward the ssroom before climbing onto the dais in Grade One, ss One on the dot.
Old Antique seldom brought a textbook with him to ss, since the test points in it were already etched in his mind.
Wang Ling thought that in some sense, it was very hard to not use a textbook and at the same time still make the ss an enjoyable experience for everyone. In the whole of No. 60 High School, Old Antique was really an excellent example of this teaching model. Furthermore, this method of teaching without a textbook in fact really tested a teacher''s capability.
One weekend and one Monday had passed since the exchange meet. In a short three days, Old Antique''s figure seemed to have expanded tremendously... the love affair between Old Antique and Director Xie of No. 59 High School was no longer a secret. Wang Ling knew that Old Antique''s way of showing his love would definitely be to take Director Xie out to eat, eat and eat.
Wang Ling thought that it wasn''t just Old Antique, but Director Xie must also be fatter than what she used to be...
"Recently a lot of things have happened. I wonder if everyone has heard of an organization called Saint Cavalry?"
When Old Antique said this, discussion in the ss clearly started to heat up. Obviously, after being exposed by the media, this fake milk powder pyramid scheme had aroused widespread public concern in themunity.
Old Antique''s hand glowed with spirit light before he ced a tin can on the table. "I bought this can of fake milk powder directly from a Saint Milk Powder. At that time, he strongly rmended that I be a agent for them."
"Teacher, then what happened next?" Feather Lin asked curiously.
"Then, I persuaded him to give me this milk powder without me having to pay a single cent... after that Saint Milk Powder was done listening to my lecture, he made up his mind to sincerely repent and be a new person!"
Upon saying this, many students burst intoughter as they thought Old Antique was talking big as usual. Only Lotus Sun and Wang Ling''s hearts skipped a beat... back then, when he had said he could shoot someone dead with a piece of chalk, a lot of people had taken it as a joke, but in the end, he really had shot someone dead with one.
Thus, it was obvious that this incident very likely did happen...
There clearly was another reason for Old Antique to begin ss this time with the matter of Saint Calvary peddling fake milk powder. After the lesson on "Reruns and the Evolution of Ancient TV Shows in HuaXiu Nation,""A Modern History of Huaxiu Nation" was the most importantponent of the theory of history ss, which Old Antique would definitely test them on in the midterm and final exams since it covered a wide range of topics.
He had used the matter of Saint Cavalry selling fake milk powder as a vivid introduction in order to capture the students'' interest.
When the ss began to calm down, everyone knew that the real event was about to start...
"With regard to the modern history of Huaxiu nation, we should start with the First Gua Pi 1 War, which was a catastrophic and shameful part of our national history." Old Antique couldn''t help heaving a sigh when he defined it in such a way. "Back then, in order to defend against the army led by Devil Emperor Gua Pi, countless senior cultivators of Huaxiu nation sacrificed their lives... perhaps some students are puzzling over what gua pi means here. Let me exin, melon rind is actually a type of drug. Long ago, people would usually mash it and roll it into a cigarette. Once you took a puff, you wouldn''t be able to resist taking a second one, and the more you puffed, the lower your intelligence became."
Everyone: "..."
"The most critical thing was that once you puffed on melon rind, you''d be addicted to it."
Everyone: "..."
Old Antique smiled. "Back then, the Gua Pi Army formed very quickly, much like the current Saint Cavalry. This is why the current government is concerned about Saint Cavalry, as they are worried that it''ll follow the Gua Pi Army''s disastrous policy. Although it''s been proven that the substances contained in the fake milk powder are harmless to the human body, this is still vile behavior that is an attack on the national economy."
Everyone couldn''t help nodding; students who had prepared for this lesson knew that back then, at the very beginning before the Gua Pi Army''s meteoric rise, it had relied on a pyramid scheme in order to gatherrge numbers of members in a short span of time. It was just that back then, the appearance of that pyramid scheme hadn''t immediately attracted Huaxiu nation''s attention, and by the time the state reacted, the situation was already irredeemable.
ording to Old Antique''s customary teaching style, he would usually quickly run through the lesson''s framework first before starting the ss.
"A Modern History of Huaxiu Nation On the First Gua Pi War": this major historical incident started with Devil Emperor Gua Pi peddling the melon rind drug through a pyramid scheme model. Old Antique had a deep understanding of this period in history, since it was a time of national shame. Back then, foreigners had jokingly called this period in Huaxiu''s history the "National Melon-Puffing Era." Therefore, to this day, the theory of history ss exams would always include this test point every year with the aim of engraving this history in the students'' memories so that they would never forget this national shame.
After quickly running through the cause of the First Gua Pi War, it was Old Antique''s time for gossip once again.
This time, what he wanted to gossip about was Devil Emperor Gua Pi.
"I wonder, how much does everyone know about Devil Emperor Gua Pi?" Old Antique asked as he stood on the dais.
Old Antique paused for a moment, and seeing that the whole ss waspletely silent, he revealed his trademark smile. "This Devil Emperor Gua Pi was reputed to be immensely strong. Take a simple example, there are records that our General Yi, one of the ten founding generals of Huaxiu nation, once fought Devil Emperor Gua Pi. At that time, when the two shed, Devil Emperor Gua Pi held his ground while General Yi was forced three consecutive steps back."
The whole ss was in an uproar!
How powerful was General Yi?
He was a sword saint! A legendary figure who along with General Shi of the Ministry of National Defense had beheaded the demon gods!
"However, as far as I know, Devil Emperor Gua Pi had in fact been grievously injured back then and had been forcing himself to endure. And so, after the First Gua Pi War, he vanished without a trace, and no one knows his exact whereabouts," Old Antique said.
"Maybe he''s already dead?" someone asked, arousing the curiosity of most of the students in ss.
"Rumor has it that he is already dead. From the start to the end of the Second Gua Pi War,mand of his Gua Pi Army had been seeded by his personal disciple, Immortal She Pi. But it is very strange that until now, there has been no news at all of Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s death. This makes me a little suspicious, and I wonder whether this Immortal She Pi had imprisoned this wounded shifu to seize his power." Old Antique shared his musings.
Master of Dopey cried out in surprise, "Prison y?! Bloody hell?! Is this Devil Emperor Gua Pi a masochist?"
"A master and disciple couple or whatnot is the most interesting!" Feather Lin''s face was filled with excitement as she promptly wrote a one million-word boys'' love novel in her mind.
"Of course, there is a more believable rumor that in order to escape his disciple''s pursuit, Devil Emperor Gua Pi sealed his own soul into a magical object, which in legend is a cursed mask..."
When Old Antique said this, Wang Ling, whose face had been lowered the whole time, suddenly raised his head.
Chapter 97: There Is a Mo Immortal Castle in Legend
Chapter 97: There Is a Mo Immortal Castle in Legend
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A cursed mask?
Could it be the stone ghost mask?
Wang Ling thought it was inconceivable. If there really was some old man hiding inside the stone ghost mask, there was no way his spiritual senses would have missed such a critical detail... he was now more firmly convinced of his previous assumption.
That is, this stone ghost mask was a twin magic treasure.
If what Old Antique said was true, this Devil Emperor Gua Pi had hidden inside the twin stone ghost mask in the other world, but could certainly remotely control the stone ghost mask in Wang Ling''s possession.
Wang Ling felt that he had gotten caught up in something troublesome; furthermore, it was quite the thorny problem.
While he was still pondering this, Old Antique had finished with his gossip on Devil Emperor Gua Pi and had started to run through rted knowledge points on "The Second Gua Pi War."
"After the First Gua Pi War which we talked about earlier, the formermander of the Gua Pi Army, Devil Emperor Gua Pi, retreated to parts unknown. It was his disciple, Immortal She Pi, who took charge of the Gua Pi Army and continued to wreak havoc on the national economy. Furthermore, Immortal She Pi attempted to take advantage of a poption addicted to melon rind in order to tear down the might of Huaxiu nation and then seize power over the country. Of course, in order to stabilize the situation during this period, the nation negotiated many times with this second generation leader of the Gua Pi Army, Immortal She Pi, and signed a number of unequal treaties. Since you will one hundred percent be tested on the contents of these treaties, I''ll highlight the main points for you in brief..."
The contents of these treaties were pretty much the same, and didn''t contain anything out of the ordinary. At this point, Old Antique brought up something interesting again. "Does anyone know the oue of the Second Gua Pi War?"
Top students in the ss would definitely have looked over the lesson in advance. After Old Antique asked this question, everyone saw Lotus Sun immediately raise her hand, then stand up, her pretty figure capturing the attention of all the boys and girls in ss.
"In the Second Gua Pi War, three founding generals of Huaxiu nation, General Yi, General Shi and General Sun, joined forces to suppress and capture Immortal She Pi alive. General Lin burning all the melons in the Humen region was a turning point which brought an end to the Gua Pi Army''s regime as well as its pyramid scheme and its heavy toll on the national economy. It was also a demonstration of the national cultivation spirit shown by Huaxiu nation''s cultivators in their vigorous defense of the country!"
"Well said!"
Old Antique nodded with satisfaction, then narrowed his eyes. "But, does anyone know what happened to this Immortal She Pi in the end?"
No one in ss said anything; it appeared that Immortal She Pi''s end wasn''t a main test point, and had never appeared in the theory of history textbook.
Wang Ling carefully recalled the historical cultivation tales that he had read before, only to realize that he had very little memory of anything to do with Immortal She Pi; even then, most of it were trivial details. This only proved one thing after the end of the Second Gua Pi War, Huaxiu nation as the victor had concealed a small, unrevealed part of history, and the tale of Immortal She Pi was clearly part of this...
Everyone''s eyes were on the dais, where Old Antique smiled with a trace of cunning... once again, they were stunned.
It could only be said that Old Antique truly was Old Antique...
Although they didn''t know how he had learned this inside story in history, when it came to the wealth of historical knowledge he possessed, there was no one in ss who would dare question it.
Thus, Wang Ling found himself more and more curious about Old Antique''s identity.
Really, what kind of man was this?
To know so much and still be alive... Wang Ling felt that it really was a f**king miracle!
"Back then, after the Second Gua Pi War, Immortal She Pi had been sentenced to ten years of being struck by thunder and lightning for crimes against the national economy, treason, civil unrest and drug-trafficking. After that, Immortal She Pi was to be executed under Leifeng Pagoda."
When Old Antique spoke up to this point, a lot of people in the ss swallowed nervously and shivered in fear.
"But as far as I know, right before Immortal She Pi''s execution, the executioner discovered that the prisoner was pregnant... after that, following a discussion meeting held by Chief Hou of the National Execution Office, it was decided that Immortal She Pi would be allowed to give birth. After all, the child was innocent."
Someone couldn''t help asking for the conclusion to the whole story. "What happened after that?"
"After that, Immortal She Pi gave up the hiding ces of thest of the high-ranked Gua Pi Army officers who were still atrge in exchange for a chance at redemption. Rumors are that Immortal She Pi could have avoided execution and be sentenced to life imprisonment instead, but in the end, Immortal She Pi refused this arrangement."
"Why was that?"
"Of course, it was because Immortal She Pi wanted to fight for the rights of the child. If the people knew that Immortal She Pi had a child, it would definitely be forced to endure cold eyes and censure. Therefore, before being executed under Leifeng Pagoda, Immortal She Pi kowtowed three times to Chief Hou of the National Execution Office and pleaded that he help hide the child''s true identity."
"..." Hearing this, everyone already had nothing else to say. Since Immortal She Pi had already asked the nation to hide this secret, how the f**k did you know about it?!
"Actually, this period in history isn''t some sort of secret. The story of Immortal She Pi''s three kowtows under Leifeng Pagoda can be found in university history textbooks, though most of them cover it very briefly. This isn''t apulsory test point, but as my students, I hope for everyone to have a little understanding of history."
A grin split Old Antique''s chubby face. "I wonder, after listening to this story, what has everyone learned from it?"
Little Peanut raised his hand diffidently. "Teacher wants to say... that a mother''s love is great?"
"Not really."
Old Antique shook his head. "What I want to tell you is that Immortal She Pi was actually a man. But his physiology was different from a normal person''s, and he was a hermaphrodite."
Everyone: "..."
...
Before long, the theory of history ss was over and Old Antique''s face glowed as he left to the sound of the students'' cheers.
And then, the whole ss energetically started discussing the details of the theory of history lesson which they had just had.
Super Chen was red-faced with excitement at what he had just heard. "When should we organize a trip to Leifeng Pagoda?"
Wang Ling: "..." Are we going to visit Bai Suzhen 1 ?
"If Immortal She Pi''s child is still alive, calcting the age, he or she should be our grandfathers'' age?" Lotus Sun said.
"I don''t care about that! What I really want to know is whether Immortal She Pi''s kid is also a hermaphrodite!" Feather Lin had an excited expression on her face. This veteran fujoshi''s brain was full of words like hermaphrodite, self- gong and self- shou , which frightened Wang Ling a little.
Master of Dopey shrugged, and gave his own opinion. "Hermaphrodite or not, most people nowadays call for gender equality. Do you know how many types of human genders there are?"
Master of Dopeyughed "hehe" as he stretched out a palm and started counting carefully.
"There are five types of human genders in all: man, man-oriented, bisexual, woman-oriented, and woman."
"..."
"Tch, don''t give me such weird looks! This is knowledge I picked up through my hard work in my extra-curricr studies." Master of Dopey waved his hand. "Do you know Mo Immortal Castle?"
Wang Ling was startled for a moment. If he wasn''t mistaken, this was the name of a tuition center which had been enjoying widespread poprity in thest two years.
"This is where I go for extra lessons. If you can learn and sing the theme song a day after entering the school, your school fees will be cut in half!"
Saying this, Master of Dopey cleared his throat and started to sing...
"There is a Mo Immortal Castle in legend, with an extraordinary Lord of the Castle. Any Mo Immortal who receives his guidance can look forward to a better world..."
"..."
Hearing this song, Wang Ling and therades around him fell intoplete pandemonium.
Chapter 98: Heard That the Parent-Teacher Conference Is the Cause of Roast Meat with Bamboo Shoots
Chapter 98: Heard That the Parent-Teacher Conference Is the Cause of Roast Meat with Bamboo Shoots
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Close to the end of school, Dopey Guo came up to Wang Ling and ced two bags of high-quality dog food on his desk. The bags with the three big words "Soul Servant Shop" on it didn''t state a manufacturer, and only gave the date of manufacture and the expiry date.
This dog food had been produced by Dopey Guo''s family. Wang Ling nced at the date of manufacture and saw that it was yesterday asking a pet shop to customize food for soul pets was actually quite amonce practice. With regard to ssmate Dopey Guo, Wang Ling concluded that apart from his performance in his studies, Little Student Guo was nheless a faithful and reliable person.
"I missed Loopy Toad a lot these two days without it around." As Dopey Guo spoke, he pushed up his sses out of habit. "These two bags of dog food were tailor-made for it. If it''s not enough,e look for me to get more. Oh, by the way, the vor isbeled in the bottom left corner of the bag."
Hearing Dopey Guo''s words, Wang Ling immediately shifted his gaze for a look.
In the bottom left corner of the white bag of dog food were the striking words "New Orleans Fly vor"...
...
When Wang Ling returned home, he found Father Wang smoking on the sofa. It had already been a full twenty-four hours since they had discovered the true identity of the old man''s first love. It was clear that until now, Father Wang still hadn''te back to his senses from such a shocking fact.
The most troublesome part in this matter was that it was purely the old man''s one-sided love, so Wang Ling couldn''t find an opportunity or excuse at all to get Teacher Pan toe out. The crucial point was that she was his teacher-in-charge. Even he thought that this was an impossible mission, and he had no idea where to start...
Father Wang looked nkly at the old man, forever bustling around busily in the kitchen with Mother Wang, and heaved a deep sigh. "Ling Ling, about your grandfather''s matter, try and think of something else. By the way... just now, your school sent a message to the group chat. There''s a parent-teacher conference next Monday evening at six. Did you know about this?"
Wang Ling frowned; he had heard Teacher Pan mention it before in ss, but hadn''t expected it to be held so soon.
Next Monday...
Was the first dark Monday since the start of school about to happen?
Wang Ling grumbled in his heart.
For a child growing up, the parent-teacher conference was a vital part of education. Through direct interaction with ss teachers, parents could readily learn from them how to make roast meat with bamboo shoots 1 taste better.
Of course,pared with other people, Wang Ling had never dreaded the superficial show that was the parent-teacher conference.
First, his grades were very unremarkable and right down the middle as required by Father and Mother Wang. That was why in past parent-teacher conferences, Wang Ling had almost never received any specific sort of evaluation from his teachers.
Second, even if there were teachers who did single him out for criticism, Father and Mother Wang were powerless to do anything about it. Because... they couldn''t physically punish him for the sake of his education. Shadow Stream''s Red Ribbon killer, team leader Xu Ying, was a very good example why...
Thest thing was... actually, Wang Ling could count on his fingers the number of times that Father and Mother Wang had attended a parent-teacher conference, since most of the time, they found someone else to rece them.
As expected, Wang Ling hadn''t said anything before Father Wang picked up the newspaper on the coffee table and pushed up his sses. "I''ve been very busy with my new book recently, so I have to stay home to type. Your Uncle Song has already been rushing me for my manuscript. Your mom has to take care of your grandfather, so she probably isn''t free to go. So for the parent-teacher conference, just ask your friends to rece us as usual."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
It wasn''t time for the Wang family to eat yet, so Wang Ling returned to his bedroom feeling a little vexed. As soon as he entered, he saw Loopy Toad lying on the ground with a pen in its ws as it scrawled something in its diary.
After Loopy Toad''s spirit had been forced to take the form of a dog, it had gone from resisting and abandoning itself to despair in the beginning to now gradually epting reality, which was definitely a U-turn in its attitude. Obviously, this guy had already started to adapt to human life.
It was extremely inconvenient to hold a pen with ws. Even if Loopy Toad had used spirit energy to help unblock its veins and make its ws more flexible, it was still restricted by its physiology. It had wanted to practice writing in its diary at first, but after some consideration, it decided to start with simple drawings in order to improve its proficiency in using a pen.
Loopy Toad had been practicing since the afternoon, and the trash can overflowed with unfinished drafts.
Wang Ling looked at the final drawing that had cost Loopy Toad several painstaking hours of practice; although the lines still weren''t smooth and the whole picture still looked like a crude mosaic, from theposition of two circles and several triangles, Wang Ling could make out that what it had drawn was probably a sparrow.
For a dog that could draw, this already wasn''t a simple thing...
Rubbing Loopy Toad''s head, Wang Ling thought it simply was a waste of talent for this guy to not perform in the circus.
Loopy Toad: "..." This picture is clearly a f**king parrot! That dumbass f**king bird Dopey that bullies me every day!
Wang Ling: "..." Parrot, your ass! She bullies you every day but you still drew her. So it turns out you''re a masochist!
A person and a dog stared for a long time at this abstract portrait of a bird. Wang Ling already had no words to describe this drawing style...
At this moment, he felt a slight vibration from his electronic wristwatch; surprisingly, someone had sent him a message at this time of day.
Only a few people had Wang Ling''s number, so he opened the message suspiciously. There were only a few short words in the message: "Brother Ling, contact me on QQ!"
Without needing to check the number, he just looked at the ID and knew who had sent him this message... it was definitely Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
After he logged onto QQ, a chat window from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly popped up. "Brother Ling, I heard from therades in the group that you were looking for me? I''m really sorry. In order to help my junior brother, I went off to do something. That brother of mine had ab that was destroyed by some bastard and I was actually going to talk it over with you. Shall we help my junior brother out by pulling that bastard out and beating him up?"
"..." Wang Ling sent an ellipsis to confirm his existence.
And then, looking at this string of text, he sunk into a long silence...
Obviously, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already used to this "Brother Ling" and his reticent manner. "About teaching this bastard a lesson, let''s discuss itter. By the way, why was Brother Ling looking for me?"
After a short silence, Wang Ling selected the "stone ghost mask" photo in his photo gallery and sent it.
He then typed out a message which he sent with the photo. "This mask, have you seen it before?"
Chapter 99: Devil Emperor Gua Pi’s Weakness
Chapter 99: Devil Emperor Gua Pis Weakness
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"Bloody hell?! The stone ghost mask?" On the other side, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw the image Wang Ling had sent him, his expression changed and his hands were swift as the wind as he sent several sigh and rage emojis. "Brother Ling, you''re too much! You actually went looking for this stone ghost mask behind my back how could you not ask me toe with you for something so interesting?"
Seeing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s reply, Wang Ling''s heart was instantly at ease; it was very obvious that the other man clearly knew about the stone ghost mask''s specific history.
"Has Brother Ling verified what this stone ghost mask is made from?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked before Wang Ling could ask his own question.
His reply was a short few words. "Primordial ck crystal."
"Right! This is definitely the stone ghost mask!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal seemed particrly excited. "The legendary stone ghost mask is made from primordial ck crystal! Where did Brother Ling get this mask from?"
"Online shopping," Wang Ling answered honestly.
Uh...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stupefied for a moment,pletely unable to believe this fact...
"Brother Ling, you and I have been brothers for so many years, please tell me the truth... who on earth is this ''online'' that you speak of?"
Wang Ling replied seriously, "Inte..."
This time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his eyes to ensure that he hadn''t misread Wang Ling''s message reply, then he instantly clutched at his liver and kidneys, feeling like he really needed to take two bottles of Liuwei Dihuang pills 1 in order to recover.
...God f**king damn, online shopping!
Online sellers were so powerful these days that even a forbidden magic object could actually be casually found online!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t be any more shocked. "Brother Ling... do you know how many people are looking for this stone ghost mask right now?"
Then, he used quite a few minutes to calm himself down.
"Back then, after the rumor leaked out that Devil Emperor Gua Pi had been sealed away, grandmasters with Nascent Soul realms and above brought whatever power they had to bear in their search for this mask. There is a rumor that whoever inherits the mask will obtain Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s legacy and supreme spells... although these rumors have been denounced, from all my years of investigation, I can say that seventy percent of them are true. This magic object has really caused too much of a stir!"
Wang Ling typed an ellipsis. "..."
Because it was suspicious no matter how he looked at it. Leaving aside the fact that the legacy had to be inherited through one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the "Great Blood Origin Spell," Wang Ling thought that even if Devil Emperor Gua Pi really did know how to use it, inheriting legacy through it wasplete nonsense.
There were many conditions for the use of the "Great Blood Origin Spell." One of the most stringent requirements for perfect transference was apatible blood match, like for a bone marrow transnt in medicine. Wang Ling felt that it was utter nonsense to be able to find an absolutely perfect match in the vast sea of people that existed today.
At this point, it went back to the problem of the lesser natures of cultivators. Namely, even though they knew that they weren''t a match, they still decided to take the chance to try and obtain more power in a short period of time...
Senior cultivators always said that in cultivation, one should rely on their own efforts and take it step by step. Wang Ling couldn''t agree more with this remark it could be said that he was one of those whom, because of the excessive growth of his realm, had fallen victim to an unsteady foundation and thus couldn''t control his strength precisely.
Thus, the most likely consequence of someone forcefully inheriting a legacy was that they would experience an inner deviation and eventually lose all their cultivation and be crippled.
This was an excruciatingly painful and incredibly risky process. The nation had always maintained a strict ban on the use of the "Great Blood Origin Spell" since it offered the body no advantage whatsoever. Wang Ling really didn''t get why there were still mule-headed people willing to try it.
At the very least, he felt that this stone ghost mask had nothing to do with inheriting legacy at all, and instead was very likely to be a trap which had been left behind by Devil Emperor Gua Pi.
In fact, it was not just Wang Ling who thought so. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also expressed his own concerns.
They got down to business.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal brought the subject back to Devil Emperor Gua Pi. "Brother Ling, do you know the reason why Devil Emperor Gua Pi vanished back then?"
When he heard the other man''s question, Wang Ling was silent for a second. Old Antique had just gossiped about this during the theory of history lesson, so it was fresh in his memory.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal continued, "I''m sure Brother Ling knows that back then, Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s first true disciple was Immortal She Pi. In the outside world, most of the rumors are that Immortal She Pi sealed his own wounded shifu away in order to seize power. But in fact, that wasn''t the case. I heard through the grapevine that this master and disciple had a very good rtionship."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said enthusiastically, "Actually, during that time, Devil Emperor Gua Pi had been researching how to undo the Great Evil Containment Wave..."
Looking at the text in the chat window, Wang Ling couldn''t help raising his eyebrows, because not only had he heard of this spell, he had used it before himself.
This was a spell that, through specialized research, had been invented to be used against viins, evil spirits, devious sects and so forth, and was one of the Three Thousand Great Spells.
"This Great Evil Containment Wave had always been a thorn in his side, so Devil Emperor Gua Pi had been deeply engrossed in studying how to crack it. After decades of research, it seemed that he had found the answer. And so, he asked his disciple Immortal She Pi to use the Great Evil Containment Wave on him in order to confirm the effectiveness of the spell..."
Wang Ling was listening very intently. "Then what?"
"Then? There was nothing..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a shrug emoji. "In the end, Devil Emperor Gua Pi was sealed inside the stone ghost mask. Furthermore, he had never found a chance to escape after that."
After hearing the whole story, Wang Ling truly couldn''t be bothered to even make fun of it. "..."
"So I''ve been running around over the years looking for this stone ghost mask. This thing is a magic weapon that must be taken seriously. It would be a disaster if it fell into the wrong hands. In theory, the stone ghost mask is not a true magic weapon... but with Devil Emperor Gua Pi sealed inside, he''s now like a weapon spirit," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wang Ling: "..."
For this magnificent first-generation devil to fall to this level... he felt that there really wasn''t anyone else like Devil Emperor Gua Pi this gua pi 2 in the whole world.
Of course, if you really wanted to find some gua pi with the same stupid nature, he thought that Loopy Toad, who had been a demon king, would definitely be at the top of the list.
After listening to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s exnation, most of Wang Ling''s suspicions about the stone ghost mask had already been rified. The one thing still left unexined was whether the mask was one of a pair of twin magic objects.
After seeing the message which Wang Ling had sent to him, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help but nod. "That is just like Brother Ling! You can even think of the possibility of twin magic weapons! In fact, I already had doubts early on... think about it, so many people look for the stone ghost mask every year, but no one has ever clearly tracked down Devil Emperor''s aura. Why on earth is that the case? But if we follow Brother Ling''s way of thinking, then everything makes sense. I also feel that the stone ghost mask which Brother Ling has is probably just a replica, and the original has definitely been hidden away. But to be absolutely sure, I think I should take a look for myself first. So, Brother Ling, when can we arrange to meet?"
Meet?
Wang Ling wanted to refuse at first.
But when he considered this matter of the stone ghost mask, he thought carefully for a moment, then as usual, replied with a brief few words. "Meet at the Wang family''s vi" ...
Chapter 100: Father Wang’s Mystic Eyes of Death Perception
Chapter 100: Father Wangs Mystic Eyes of Death Perception
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Wang Ling seldom made friends of his own ord. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could be considered one of the few friends that he had made in his sixteen years of life.
This had to do with the biased, good impression which he had of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal; for example, this Senior Immortal overflowed with a sense of righteousness all year round and would cause a ruckus with hesitation, roaring for evil to be vanquished as he showed up on someone''s doorstep with a knife. Second, Wang Ling felt that there was something a little mystical about their friendship... like the immortal fate which cultivators often spoke of.
He had once calcted that the alignment of his immortal fate with that of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was unexpectedly as high as seventy percent! This was also one of the main reasons why Wang Ling had acknowledged this man.
But given that the alignment of their immortal fates was as high as seventy percent, he had been unable to escape being cheated by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
It was said that good friends were for cheating and good brothers were for betraying... Wang Ling felt that this remark was one hundred percent true.
He had had less contact with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal after thetter had duped him into working as a spells consultant for Old Li and that bunch of people three years ago. Unexpectedly, Wang Ling was mysteriously and inexorably connected to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal once again, this time because of the stone ghost mask.
He felt that this was the legendary immortal fate at work.
Or, it could be said that it was evil fate causing mischief...
...
After agreeing with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal on the time, the doorbell of the Wang family''s vi rang at this somewhat inconvenient moment.
Using his spiritual senses, Wang Ling immediately saw that the two men in suits and sunsses from Landscape Manor hade again...
Furthermore, the "sincerity" which the men in suits had brought with them this time wasn''t that small leather suitcase any longer, but a massive wheeled luggage case, big enough for an adult to fit in...
After Father Wang opened the door, the two men in suits very consciously changed out of their shoes, then bowed deeply to him. "Hello, Mr Wang!"
Father Wang, however, was utterly dumbstruck by the luggage case in front of him. "..."
ording to his initial visual estimates, if this luggage was full of cash, there had to be at least thirty million yuan in there!
"After ourst friendly negotiation with Mr Wang, the Lord of the Castle lectured us severely upon our return. So this time, we''vee with even more sincerity than before and would like to renegotiate with Mr Wang." The two men in suits gave professional andrgely insincere smiles which made Father Wang shudder.
At the same time, he had also noticed a problem; this time, these two men were wearing swords at their waists which shed now and then, making Father Wang a little cautious.
He looked in the direction of Wang Ling''s bedroom, and father and son came to a tacit understanding through their thoughts; he was well aware that Wang Ling must have noticed what was happening, and he wasn''t worried at all about what these two sword-bearing men in suits could do to him.
"Mr Wang, can we go in and talk?"
"Mm...e in." Father Wang made a gesture of invitation.
After thest visit, the two men were already familiar with theyout of the Wang family''s small vi; this time, they pulled the luggage up next to the sofa in the sitting room. After pushing the luggage handle down, theyy the luggage case t on the floor.
Seeing that they were about to open it, Father Wang looked meaningfully at Mother Wang so that she pulled the old man away from watching TV and up the stairs. The old man was prone to letting his imagination run wild if even Father Wang himself couldn''t help but be agitated at seeing so much money, for the old man whose dementia had yet to be cured, Father Wang was very worried that it might give him a heart attack.
The two men in suits were also very sensible and didn''t open the luggage case until Mother Wang had helped the old man up the stairs.
When they opened it, bundles of ten thousand yuan spilled out with crackling sounds.
When Father Wang saw the rolls of bright red cash, his eyes couldn''t help but sh. To be honest, apart from the inside of Zhao Dehan''s private vi in the TV series 1 , this was the first time that Father Wang had ever seen so much money, and it was a critical blow to his worldview.
"Here, forty million." One of the men looked at Father Wang. "What do you think of our sincerity this time, Mr Wang?"
Father Wang pursed his lips; actually, in his heart, he was a little tempted. To him, it was just a beat-up mask after all; if he could sell it, he would. But he was also well aware that Wang Ling had to have his own concerns if he was keeping the mask and didn''t want to sell it.
That was an object that even his son was worried about...
Father Wang leaned back against the sofa and crossed his legs. He lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply, then exhaled smoke like a dragon directly onto the pile of money. "This is my son''s mask, and he''s resting now. I can''t make the decision."
The two men in suits understood.
Father Wang''s meaning was already very clear despite the fact that he was using Wang Ling as an excuse to tactfully refuse them. Between the lines, his meaning was: not selling!
The two men clenched their fists, then the tall one suddenly ced both his hands on the coffee table as he looked straight at Father Wang. "Mr Wang, I hope you will carefully reconsider. After all, you are just an ordinary family. Your wife is just a housewife and has no ie. Your father has dementia, and it''s difficult to guarantee what the rest of his life will be like. Plus, your only son is only at the Foundation Establishment stage... and you, even if you are a popr web novelist, surely you can''t earn this much money even if you work for the rest of your life?"
What the man said was packed with threats between the lines.
Standing in his bedroom, Wang Ling heard every word very clearly.
For a magnate corporation like Landscape Manor, which was on par with Huaguo Water Curtain Group, it wasn''t difficult at all for them to investigate the Wang family''s background. But both Wang father and son had already been mentally prepared for this.
Father Wang pushed up his ck-rimmed sses. "Can I take this as coercion?"
"This stone ghost mask is something that our Lord must have, so I hope Mr Wang can be mature about this. I believe that apart from our Landscape Manor, no one else will be able to offer you such a high price," the tall man replied.
Then the man smiled and grasped the sword hilt at his waist. "Of course, if Mr Wang persists in being stubborn, we don''t mind employing other methods..."
The moment the man had grasped his sword hilt, Father Wang had already felt a spiritual pressure pushing down on his shoulder. It disappeared quickly, however, because the moment the man had released his spiritual pressure, in his bedroom, Wang Ling had also sent out his aura to settle on Father Wang...
Then, this became a scene which made the two men in suits sweat buckets!
It was clear that this was only a very ordinary middle-aged man at the Qi Condensation stage, so the two men in suits hadn''t anticipated how his aura unexpectedly started to increase steadily, an overwhelming spiritual pressure that suddenly fell back like a huge building to copse onto them.
What the bloody f**k?!
Then, the two men felt their knees bend of their own ord, and they couldn''t stand upright.
...This! How was this possible?!
ording to the data obtained from the group''s investigation, this Wang Jiao was only at the Qi Condensation stage! How could he instantly suppress the both of them, who were at thete Golden Core stage? F**k! Con man! ...This fellow was definitely a Nascent Soul grandmaster!
The two men in suits felt a pressure from Father Wang which they had never felt before!
From behind his ck-rimmed sses, Father Wang''s gaze shot straight out like the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception 2 , his eyes glowing so brightly that the two men''s legs grew weak, and inch by inch, they were forced toy prone on the floor even their sunsses were directly crushed.
Ten secondster, the tall man spoke with difficulty. "...Elder brother, I was wrong! If you continue staring at me, I''ll piss my pants!"
Next to him, the shorter man felt like crying but had no tears to shed. "F**k! I''ve already pissed my pants, what do I do?!"
Father Wang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 101: Even an Extortion Should Be Gracefully Done
Chapter 101: Even an Extortion Should Be Gracefully Done
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When the two men got up from the floor, the short man was so ashamed that he wanted to drill a hole in the ground like a swamp eel, burrow into it and nevere out again!
A magnificentte stage Golden Core cultivator, scared by spiritual pressure into pissing... this spiritual pressure was definitely at the Captain''s level!
Ah... really want to die!
The two men in suits sighed in unison in their hearts remorsefully.
Fortunately, Father Wang was a warmhearted man, and after seeing how the short man had been scared into pissing his pants, he hurriedly got Mother Wang to dig out a seldom worn pair of pants, which he casually handed to him. "Brother, when you go out and mess around from now on, be a little more careful in what you say or do. Here, I''ll give this pair of pants to you."
"..." The two men in suits stared at the thick, heavy long johns in Father Wang''s hands, sweaty and speechless.
Before they left, Father Wang even helped them gather the money scattered on the floor of the Wang family home.
He also found himself a sack, and picked up a roll of ten thousand yuan and threw it into the sack.
The two men in suits wiped at their sweat. "Mr Wang, we didn''t make a deal, you can''t take this money..."
"Oh?" There was a cigarette in Father Wang''s mouth and the lights in the vi reflected off his ck-rimmed sses. He turned his head and it was enough to give the two men the impression that they were dealing with a society elder brother 1 ... the both of them stepped back unconsciously and kept their distance.
They couldn''t provoke a society elder brother who was a Nascent Soul grandmaster!
Father Wang ignored the two men and again threw four rolls of money into the sack. "Fifty thousand in this sack is for our carpet. Look, you''ve soiled it; no matter how you look at it, you have topensate us a little, right?"
The men in suits didn''t dare say anything. "..."
Before he had even finished speaking, Father Wang threw five more rolls into the sack. "Now this fifty thousand is for mental distress and sanitization. There is a lot of bacteria in human urine and I''ve decided to disinfect our small vi after you leave that''s not too much, right?"
"..."
And then, after some thought, Father Wang threw in yet another five rolls.
The men in suits were anxious. "Mr Wang, you can''t do that... all the money you''re taking belongs to the state. We''ll lose money instead..."
Father Wang calmly drew in a puff of smoke, then blew it out at the long johns which the short man had changed into. "This fifty thousand is for the long johns that''s not too much, right?"
In their hearts, the two men roared: not too much, your sister! A pair of long johns for fifty thousand! Even the ck market is not that ck!
If it wasn''t for Father Wang''s "realm," the two men in suits would already have beenpletely unable to control the urge in their hearts to start a fight!
But!
They didn''t dare!
However, in protest, the short man took off the long johns, revealing his Tower of Babel... it was clear that he had already decided to just smash an already cracked pot. The worst he had to deal with was just streaking! After all, they were all men! In this rural outskirts, no one would see him!
Seeing this, Father Wang''s eyebrows trembled, then he smoothly took five more rolls out of the luggage case and put them in the sack.
"Mr Wang, you..."
"You had better wear the long johns, who knows if your piss left any toxins on it? I don''t want them anymore. It''s no use even if you take them off. By the way, the fifty thousand yuan that I''m taking now is rpense for my eyes that''s not too much, right?"
"..." The two men in suitspletely didn''t dare move. They were afraid that whatever they did next, Father Wang would find another reason to demand morepensation...
Finally, he gave the two hundred thousand in the sack a satisfied look, then sent the two men off at the front door.
Bracing themselves, they bowed to Father Wang with the short man still wearing the long johns, which made quite the funny picture.
"Mr Wang, we will definitelye again..."
Crossing his arms, Father Wang leaned on the door. "Next time, will it still be the two of you?"
The men in suits started to sweat. "This... it depends."
Father Wang stretched out his hand to pat the short man on the shoulder and shook his head and sighed. "Brother, it''s not that I''m insulting you... but your Tower of Babel is really too small it''s not even half the size of mine. It''s just a Babylon enoki mushroom, and it was really a disgrace for you to reveal it. For the brothersing around next time, remember to find ones that are bigger."
The men in suits: "..."
After that, Father Wang closed the door with a " bang ."
In his bedroom, it was as if Wang Ling could hear the heart of the man in the long johns shatter after being stabbed by Father Wang''s poisonous words...
...
In fact, this wasn''t the first time that the Wang father and son had enacted this type of two-man performance; when people hade to the Wang family home looking for trouble before, the father and son pair had often used this trick to scare them away by creating the illusion that the master of this isted Wang family vi had frightening strength.
A long time ago, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hade to visit the Wang family, the Wang father and son had used this trick to thoroughly scare him. Hence, Father and Mother Wang were aware of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s existence. Furthermore, this person deeply respected Father and Mother Wang.
After all, Wang Ling''s prowess came from this couple.
In Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart, Wang Ling was already an old monster with extremely frightening prowess who was thousands of years old. Therefore, the weight of Father Wang in his heart was of an ancient living fossil grandmaster who was tens of thousands of years old.
Hence, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always treated the Wang family''s small vi all these years as a sacred ce... in this humble, rural vi lived a family of cultivation grandmasters who yearned for an ordinary life.
This was his overall understanding of the Wang family.
...
After the two men in suits left the vi, they got into a ck sedan car; the tall man drove away so quickly it looked like they were running away from something.
Shortly after their departure, the short man''s wristwatch rang...
"How did it go? Did you seed?"
"Sorry, Lord Director, the mission was a failure..."
"A full forty million and they didn''t bite? There''s no way any ordinary family would be able to resist such temptation!"
The short man just wanted to cry. "Lord Director, the problem is... this family is not ordinary! This Wang Jiao isn''t at the Qi Refinement stage at all! He was pretending all this time! He''s a Nascent Soul grandmaster! His spiritual pressure pushed us t down, we couldn''t move at all!"
Nascent Soul level...
On the other end of the line, the director was also stunned. "Are you sure?"
Their inside information had been clear that this was an ordinary family living in a rural vi how could a grandmaster like thise out of nowhere?
"Completely sure!" the men in suits answered.
The director sighed in his heart, presuming that his subordinates wouldn''t dare lie to him. Judging from the current situation, it was already no longer an easy matter obtaining the stone ghost mask...
"Since it''s like that, I''ll go meet this expert myself tomorrow... having said that, does that mean that you didn''t get anything else when you went this time?"
The short man went nk for a second, then weakly replied, "That... do long johns count?"
Director: "..."
Chapter 102: Bloody Hell!! There Is Even This Way?!
Chapter 102: Bloody Hell!! There Is Even This Way?!
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It was May 20th on Wednesday in the fourth week of the semester.
The atmosphere was a little tense this morning. When Teacher Pan walked into the ssroom on time as usual, she was holding a stack of papers in her hand, and the students in ss despaired a little. It was very obvious that the time for the morning self-study session as well as the first and second lessons would be given over to a quiz.
The pop quiz had been part of Teacher Pan''s teaching for many years. And the most painful thing was that she would never tell them about it beforehand! This waspletely a test of the students'' current abilities!
For students of the elite ss in No. 60 High School, if it was just an ordinary quiz, it wasn''t worth cheating on at all. Teacher Pan''s quiz, however, was very unusual; only twenty percent of the paper wasprised of basic course content. The remaining eighty percent was split fairly evenly into four parts: extra strength questions, expansion questions,petition questions and questions not covered in the sybus...
And so, it was under these circumstances that the battle of wits and courage began.
For students of Grade One, ss Three, this was already no longer just a quiz, but a "war" that tested their team spirit!
But Teacher Pan was ultimately Teacher Pan, one of the handful of teaching pioneers at the frontline of teachers in No. 60 High School; as soon as she entered the ssroom, she immediately summoned a number of ghosts to disperse themselves to each corner of the ssroom to help her invigte.
Teacher Pan had carefully calcted the positions of all these ghosts so that their lines of sight would cover every inch of the ssroom.
"I''m going to a morning meeting now, and I''ll collect the test papers in an hour and a half." Teacher Pan smiled faintly. "You don''t have to worry, everyone. I trained these ghosts myself; as soon as they discover someone cheating, they''ll burn the test paper with ghost fire. Everyone only has one test paper each. If it gets burnt, you''ll get a zero. I hope all of you will be honest in taking this test!"
After telling them the rules for taking the test, Teacher Pan turned away to close the door and leave for the meeting.
As Little Peanut gave out the test papers, some people in ss immediately started toin. "These questions are too difficult! A test on the synthesis form for the ''Angry Buddha Fire Lotus'' and reactions in a me color experiment! Isn''t this only taught next semester?!"
There was a lot of discussion around Wang Ling; the questions weren''t too difficult for him, but when the test paper was in his hands, he still felt like dying...
If it had just been an ordinary test, it would''ve been fine, but this test paper which Teacher Pan had written made it utterly impossible for Wang Ling to predict what the average score in ss would be!
In this situation, what Wang Ling had to do was wait until Lotus Sun, Little Peanut and Feather Lin were almost done with their answers, then estimate the scores of these three top students before writing down his answers based on the papers of the whole ss in general.
What he had to do now was just hold his pen and wait patiently.
It had been ten minutes since the test papers had been given out, and there wasplete silence in Grade One, ss Three.
But very quickly, Wang Ling quietly discovered an undercurrent to the superficial calmness in the ss.
Teacher Pan gave her quizzes out at random times, but it was very clear that many people had made their own ns beforehand for such an emergency. It was always good to have a cheat sheet prepared in advance no matter the situation...
Super Chen had hidden his cheat sheet in his sock. This guy wanted to pretend to pick at his foot, then take out the cheat sheet. But just as his hand touched his ankle, a ghost floated over with two ghost mes...
He''s done for!
Seeing this scene out of the corner of their eyes, a number of people couldn''t help sighing in their hearts.
Given Teacher Pan''s personality, she would definitely call his parents if he was caught cheating! And she would definitely castigate him at the parent-teacher conference next Monday!
But to everyone''s surprise, the tragedy of a test paper burned by ghost me didn''t happen...
Super Chen calmly drew the cheat sheet out of his sock and palmed it...
At this moment, Wang Ling clearly smelled an evil odor seeping out of Super Chen''s palm... then, the ghost pinched its nose and left, just like that.
Everyone: "..." F**k! This ghost left because of the stench!
How smelly was this piece of paper?!
Smelly Feet Exorcism?!
Wang Ling was a little stunned at this scene.
However, this still wasn''t the most terrifying...
Because from the beginning, he had noticed some fatty who had been scratching his buzz cut the whole time, causing dandruff to fall and cover his desk.
But instead of being snow-white, this dandruff was ck in color...
Wang Ling took a closer look using his Heavenly Eye and then was frozenpletely solid!
Because Dopey Guo... had actually printed his cheat sheet onto his dandruff!
F**k!!! There was even this way?!
Looking at Master of Dopey as he began to put the dandruff together one by one, the shock in Wang Ling''s heart had already reached its limit.
...
The afternoon was turning into the captivating, red glow of dusk when a man appeared close to the rural Wang family vi, lookingpletely out of ce in his surroundings. He was very tall and cut a perfect figure; the breeze brushed over his white clothes, molding it over his pectorals...
White clothes, a long sword, beautiful hair... this was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, a man with the surname Lei.
Father and Mother Wang were already aware that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would being. After all, he was one of the few friends that Wang Ling had in the cultivation world. Plus, given his mistaken impression of the Wang family, Father and Mother Wang had always thought that he was a very interesting person.
Thest time he hade to the Wang family home was a few years ago. Yesterday, Wang Ling had suddenly said that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would be calling on them today, so Mother Wang had hurried off to the wet market to buy a lot of food.
When she returned riding the freight tricycle that had been blessed by Wang Ling, Mother Wang saw a man in white standing at the entrance to the vi and carrying several bags,rge and small. She was startled at first, then she let her eyes wander up and down the man''s body for quite a while. "Little Lei, is that you?"
It had been a fairly long time since he hadst visited the Wang family home, so when Mother Wang suddenly called his name, the man was a little flustered and stuttered a little. "Se... senior, hello!"
Mother Wang stared nkly and wondered why this child was stammering, even if he hadn''te for so long.
However, this greeting of "senior" confirmed for her this visitor''s identity.
Although Mother Wang wasn''t ustomed to being addressed as such, when she recalled this person''s identity in the field of cultivation, she assumed it was an act of courtesy in the cultivation world. Because of Wang Ling, Father and Mother Wang had had the opportunity to encounter some big names in the cultivation world, but ultimately there were still very few like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who repeatedly addressed them as seniors.
Nowadays, it wasn''t easy to find someone who was both powerful and courteous in the field of cultivation.
This was also one of the biggest reasons why Father and Mother Wang had acknowledged him.
The man lifted the bags in his hands. "This junior hasn''t visited the two seniors in a very long time. I brought several bottles of fairy wine, I hope the two seniors will like them."
Mother Wang took the bags, the blush on her facepletely lost in the red glow of the setting sun. "Since you wereing, juste; you didn''t have to bring anything, this is really inconveniencing you."
The man rubbed his head and smiled shyly. "Senior, this is nothing, this is a necessary courtesy."
"You don''t have to be so polite next time. I bought a lot of food today, we were just waiting for you to eat. Your Uncle Wang and Grandfather Wang are inside, today the three of you can have a good chat," said Mother Wang.
When she said this, the man was stunned...
Oh my god!
Grandfather Wang is also here? Brother Ling''s grandfather... am I going to meet the BOSS today?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was thoroughly rmed.
Chapter 103: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal Is Shocked Once Again
Chapter 103: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal Is Shocked Once Again
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After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal arrived at the Wang family home, he obediently sat on the sofa in the living room at Father Wang''s invitation and didn''t dare move after that.
At this moment, he was feeling a little nervous in his heart... if Father and Mother Wang were seniors who were living fossils tens of thousands of years old, then Grandfather Wang, who had suddenly appeared... had to be a hidden BOSS great senior at the level of a creator god!
"Dad, let me introduce you to someone. This is Little Lei, Ling Ling''s friend." Father Wang pulled the old man over and introduced the man in white sitting ramrod straight on the sofa.
"Oh, so it''s Ling Ling''s friend!" The old man nodded.
Although the old man suffered dementia, his level of intelligence was still rtively normal whenever he was lucid. He had served as a chef for many years and had also cooked for many powerful cultivators, and so had seen many different types of people. Judging from the man''s attire, the old man could basically guess that this person was from the cultivation field, and furthermore, possessed genuine strength.
Considering that the other party was a cultivator, the old man felt that he had to be cautious when speaking, and was thinking about how to phrase his words when the man in white in front of him shot up to stand and shake his hand with unusual fervor. "Hello, senior, this humble one is Lei Mouren, ''lei'' as in tianlei , ''mou'' as in mouhua , ''ren'' as in yigeren 1 . My Taoist name is Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. I''m very happy to meet you, senior!"
Erm... why is he calling me senior?
When the old man heard the man call him "senior," he was bewildered at first, but was quick to respond.
Maybe this was the normal etiquette in the cultivation field...
The old man didn''t bother to think so much; he hurriedly waved his hand for the man to sit down, and opened with small talk. "Where do you work, Little Lei?"
It was just an ordinary question, but it caused Student Lei Mouren to be lost in deep thought.
If he said out right that he was an owner of some online discussion forum, that would be a little demeaning! Furthermore, it would be a very bad start in building a rtionship with this great senior!
Because in the eyes of most people, an owner of a gossip forum was like the water armies on the Inte, and wasn''t decent work.
Hence, after thinking for a moment, Student Lei Mouren answered, "I''m the owner of a website which often receives requests from the public, and I help them with some cultivation tasks. Senior can consider it... a public service."
"That''s very good."
The old man nodded repeatedly as he praised the other man. "There really aren''t many children nowadays who think of the people. Doing good is indeed not easy, but as long as you follow your principle, you will definitely seed..."
"Senior, please advise me..."
"This saying is ''from the masses, to the masses''... have you heard of it?"
"..." Lei Mouren felt that there was something off with this saying for some reason, but still heaved a secret sigh of relief.
It looked like he had already passed the first hurdle!
Loopy Toad lolledzily on the floor next to them and already couldn''t even be bothered to mock this current scene... what the heck is with this three-man joint hearing and matchmaking session?! Your damn reason foring is to look for Wang Ling, right?!
After making small talk about work, the three men in the living room chatted happily about life. Mother Wang put on her apron, looked at the three people and smiled. "Ling Ling just sent me a message to say that Teacher Pan is keeping him back to go over his test paper. He''ll probably be home a littlete."
"That''s fine, there''s a lot to cook for tonight. By the time Ling Ling gets home, we''ll be about ready to have dinner."
The old man also stood up and strode toward the kitchen.
"It wasn''t easy for Little Lei toe here today, and he even brought fairy wine. Dad, you have to demonstrate your skills this time," said Father Wang.
"Of course." The old man waved his hand, took the white gown off the clothes stand and put it on. The word "SPECIAL" glittered on the right sleeve of the gown, giving the old man the air of a master.
Lei Mouren was stunned, but only after the old man had gone into the kitchen did he ask Father Wang in a low voice, "Senior Wang, do you mind if I ask, Great Senior Wang... what did he use to do?"
"Chef."
Father Wang''s answer was light.
"Chef?!" This answer immediately shocked Lei Mouren.
A great senior who was an even older living fossil than this living fossil and had been a chef before...bining all these traits together, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal almost instantly thought of one person... the legendary Magic Chef of Fire and Ice 2 !
Oh my god! What a powerful legendary grandmaster!
Looking at the busy figure of the old man in the kitchen, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was shocked once again...
...
An hourter, dinner was ready. The table in the Wang family home was covered with all kinds of home-cooked dishes, a dazzling line-up that gave off warm aromas to please the senses.
Mother Wang removed her apron, gave the pendulum clock a look and frowned. "It looks like it will be some time still before Ling Ling gets home. How about Little Lei you start first?"
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the table of dishes and thought about how they had been personally cooked by someone who was probably the legendary grandmaster Magic Chef of Fire and Ice, hepletely didn''t dare eat them... he also tried his best to think about the story behind each dish.
For example, what profound thought had gone into the red braised pork... what was the meaning behind the stir-fried spinach... and what on earth could he say about the pangolin?
For a moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that the things he should be thinking about had increased...
There weren''t too many rules for eating in the Wang family home, and they were usually rtively casual.
"Make yourself at home, Little Lei. Just like in your own home, eat a little more." The old man saw that Student Lei Mouren seemed reluctant to start, so promptly put a broli into the other man''s bowl.
Lei Mouren was ttered, and shot to his feet. "Thank you, great senior!"
"..."
Next to them, Father and Mother Wang were startled. They felt that since thest time they had seen Little Lei, which was quite a while ago, he seemed to bluster a lot more now and would suddenly be flustered for no reason. Who knew what it was that had triggered this behavior?
The couple stared at Student Lei Mouren as he sat down. He then held the bowl in both hands and gazed thoughtfully at this jade-like broli as if he was looking at an exquisite antique.
A... broli?
Why did great senior give me a broli? What in the world is the profound meaning behind it?
Student Lei Mouren cupped his chin as he pondered.
"Little Lei, why aren''t you eating? Is it not to your taste?" Seeing this, Old Man Wang promptlydled a bowl of soup for him. "Sour things can stimte your appetite,e, taste my tomato egg drop soup."
A bowl of... tomato egg drop soup?
Why did great senior serve me a bowl of tomato egg drop soup? What in the world is the profound meaning behind it?
At this moment, Student Lei Mouren was very troubled and remained puzzled no matter how much he thought about it.
He couldn''t help but sigh.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that he had aplished much in his wanderings all over the cultivator world all these years as he had cracked countless cultivation mysteries. At this very moment, however, he was deeply aware that his powers of understanding, which had been obtained through hard work and cultivation, amounted to nothing... he couldn''t even decipher this little hint which this great senior had given him; it seemed that he hadn''t cultivated enough at all!
Looking at the broli and tomato egg drop soup, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing...
Loopy Toad: You idiot! Can''t you have dinner quietly?!
Chapter 104: I Think It Can Still Be Salvaged...
Chapter 104: I Think It Can Still Be Salvaged...
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Half an hourter, Mother Wang had cleared away the dishes on the table and only put a few of the ones that Wang Ling liked into a lunchbox in the kitchen. After the old man and Father Wang chatted with Student Lei Mouren for a short while longer, both of them went upstairs. Father Wang had to rush his manuscript, while the old man couldn''t help feeling sleepy given his advanced age and especially after eating, which was when one always feltzy.
Since retiring, Old Man Wang had had little opportunity to meet any cultivators. He had always been very curious about this group of people; he had often heard people say that there were times when cultivators often just needed a little luck in order to achieve enlightenment and there were times when it just took a bit of creative inspiration to achieve a promotion in realms... but Old Man Wang had never imagined that the broli and tomato egg drop soup which he had cooked could actually have the same effect!
Before he left, Old Man Wang patted Student Lei Mouren on the shoulder three times when he saw the bemused expression on the other man''s face. He had seen this before. When he had been a head chef previously, he had heard a lot of cultivation stories, and a number of them had been about cultivators who, in the course of trying to achieve enlightenment, became possessed by the devil in a moment of inattention, and ended up losing their realms...
He gave Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal three pats on the shoulder as a reminder to Student Lei Mouren to not think too much, in case he experienced an inner deviation...
However, Lei Mouren suddenly stood ramrod straight again, as if he had been electrocuted. "Thank you for your advice, great senior! This junior will definitelye to you for direction at sangeng !"
Old Man Wang: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..." What f**king direction! He''s not Master Puti 1 !
When Wang Ling arrived home, he saw a man in white with his arms crossed and head lowered, staring solemnly at a broli and a bowl ofpletely cold tomato egg drop soup.
Loopy Toad told Wang Ling that the man had already been in this position for a whole hour...
Both Father Wang and the old man were already upstairs, leaving Mother Wang to apany Lei Mouren. Thetter had stared at the broli and tomato egg drop soup the whole time and hadn''t said a word, which had difited her greatly.
Seeing that Wang Ling had finally returned, Mother Wang looked like someone grasping at a straw to be saved. "Ling Ling, do you think Little Lei might have depression?"
He gazed at the man for a while in silence. "..."
This... was clearly an epileptic fit!
Then, without saying a word, he pulled on Student Lei Mouren''s cor and straightaway dragged the man upstairs.
When Mother Wang saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal being dragged upstairs, she was secretly relieved in her heart and began to clear the leftovers from the table.
As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was being dragged up the stairs by Wang Ling, he watched helplessly as Mother Wang poured the tomato egg drop soup down the sink and immediately screamed, "No! My tomato egg drop soup! What a miserable death!
"Brother Ling! I think my tomato egg drop soup can still be salvaged... as long as you leave with me now, we can intercept it at the sewage nt before it flows into the Frozen Sea!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Okay, Brother Ling... I know I''m exaggerating a bit. But at the very least, please leave me the broli that great senior picked for me... I want to make it into a collector''s item!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Although Wang Ling hadn''t seen Grenade-throwing Senior Immortal in a long time, he felt that the man''s niaoxing 2 really hadn''t changed. To describe it in one phrase, he seemed more mentally unhinged.
In his bedroom, Wang Ling took out a square sandalwood box from under his bed. He usually used this box to store the previous versions of the Dao talisman seals. Including the one that had just been reced, there were five in total.
While the strength of the talismans had decreased too much to be of use to Wang Ling, they were otherwise still effective. He had ced the stone ghost mask together with these Dao talismans so that the strength of the mask''s curse would be restrained to some extent.
"Is this the stone ghost mask?" When Wang Ling took the mask out of the box, the man in white next to him was surprised.
The rumored stone ghost mask was older than he had thought; it had mysterious colored eyes, cold and sinister hooks, and the mild discoloration that showed how old it was... if the man in white hadn''t seen it with his own eyes, he really wouldn''t have been able to see so many details, not by relying on just several pictures of the object on the Inte.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at the mask for quite a long while, then suddenly realized a terrible problem and turned to Wang Ling abruptly. "Brother Ling, did you put it on?"
Wang Ling nodded his head and then conveyed that he hadn''t felt very much of anything after putting on the mask, so then he had taken it off.
"...Brother Ling, are you saying that you took it off?!"
Something urred to the man in white, and he drew in a sharp breath. "Taking this stone ghost mask and the results of my investigation over thest few years into ount, I can basically confirm that this mask is genuine. But I just realized something; I thought that the hooks on both sides of the stone ghost mask were a bit crooked... at first I thought that it was a fake or it was a defect in the workmanship, but judging from what Brother Ling has said..."
What are you talking about?
Wang Ling was a little puzzled as he looked at the man.
"Simply put, when Brother Ling tried wearing the stone ghost mask previously, it actually was already going to possess your body. Furthermore, from written ounts, the way it possesses someone is by piercing the face with its hooks..."
"..."
"But it''s very obvious that this stone ghost mask failed to do so..."
"..."
Speaking up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing. "The thickness of Brother Ling''s skin... this humble person is really too inferior!"
"..." Motherf**ker!
"In any case, it will be very troublesome for Brother Ling if this stone ghost mask remains with you. What about giving it to me? Brother, I will definitely deal with this mask properly," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pledged as he thumped his chest.
Hearing the man''s words, Wang Ling was lost in deep thought for a short while. Compared with the scheming, unsavory organization that was Landscape Manor, Wang Ling certainly would rather believe this brother whose immortal fate was aligned with his at a rate as high as seventy percent. But nowadays, everything was a trade... Wang Ling felt that he also couldn''t afford to suffer a loss here.
After a short silence, the man in white received Wang Ling''s telepathic message and was surprised. "What? Attend a meeting? Brother Ling, are you saying that you''ll give me the mask as long as I attend a meeting for you?"
Wang Ling nodded solemnly.
"Brother Ling, that''s very kind of you... that is such a trivial thing, you don''t even need to use the stone ghost mask as a condition. As long as you say so, I will definitelye! But then again... you haven''t mentioned, what is this meeting about?"
Wang Ling smiled slightly, and then put a notification about the parent-teacher conference at No. 60 High School into the man''s hand.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Chapter 105: A Wronged Child over Two Thousand Years Old
Chapter 105: A Wronged Child over Two Thousand Years Old
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The people who had previously taken part in the parent-teacher conference for Wang Ling were Grandfather Wang, Lie Mengmeng and fan readers of Father Wang who had volunteered to attend for the sake of novel updates... once Wang Ling had started junior high school, however, Father Wang had no longer bothered with the parent-teacher conference and had left it to him to sort it out.
After he had heard the news about the parent-teacher conference, Wang Ling had already been thinking about who he could get to attend it.
It had just so happened that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hade to the door himself.
Staring at the parent-teacher conference notice, the man in white was lost in deep thought.
As the owner of both the cultivation forum and the old cultivation forum friends chat group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been invited to a lot of meetings over the years, many of which had been banquets.
By May of this year, for example, he had already attended the Love Charity Fireworks Conference organized by the Xiao Family Compound in support of children in poor mountainous areas who couldn''t afford to buy their own immortal swords; he had attended his cousin Grenade-Throwing Goddess''s 1 birthday banquet, where he had been forced to perform his unique One Hundred Percent Catching Sharp Knives Barehanded skill; and he had participated in the Tai Chi Wrestling Appreciation Society meet as a Tai Chi Sect representative.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that he was a man who had already experienced much, had nothing to fear and had seen many things.
However, his hands couldn''t help shaking as he looked at the parent-teacher conference notice which Wang Ling had given to him.
He was very depressed!
I''m still young! An eligible bachelor! Why do I have to go to a parent-teacher conference?!
Wang Ling patted ssmate Lei Mouren on the shoulder; he looked at this wronged child who was over two thousand years old and smiled sympathetically in anticipation of the arduous task ahead...
...
As he was about to depart, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stood at the entrance of the Wang family''s small vi, his gaze solemn. The night wind brushed through his beautiful hair and rustled his white clothes. He was about to bid farewell to this ce, the holynd of his heart. The sadness he was feeling at this moment was simr to when he had watched the national g being lowered on the school sports field after school as a child.
"Little Lei, feel free toe by anytime," Mother Wang called from the door as she waved, interrupting the man''s thoughts.
"Senior, thank you for your hospitality!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal bowed deeply.
"Please do excuse us. Ling Ling''s grandfather is resting and his father is still typing, otherwise, we could have taken you part of the way to the station."
"This junior wouldn''t dare disturb Great Senior Wang''s rest, nor when Senior Wang is busy. It''s alright, I''m fine with anything."
"In here are Ling Ling''s mask and the broli from earlier. Ling Ling''s already put the mask in the mold, and I''ve wrapped up the broli for you." A bag in one hand, Mother Wang smiled.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took the bag with both hands. "Thank you, senior, you''re too kind."
"Take care, Little Lei. Be careful on your way home."
"Mm, then I won''t bother senior any longer. Brother Ling and I are brothers-in-arms; I''ve been looking for this mask for a very long time, and he has been generous enough to give it to me. I''ll definitelye again another day to express my thanks!" After saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal bowed to Mother Wang once again and waited until the front door of the Wang family''s small vi was shut. Then, bag in one hand, he slowly disappeared into the darkness of the destedne.
...
Standing at his bedroom window, Wang Ling watched ssmate Lei Mouren leave.
He had been intimately familiar with the atmosphere around the Wang family''s small vi since birth.
He could immediately pick up on the slightest abnormality in the air.
Landscape Manor had been keeping a close eye on the Wang family''s small vi since the day Wang Ling had found the stone ghost mask online. This group of people thought they were being covert, but it was utterly impossible for them to escape his senses.
He had purposely gotten Mother Wang to give the stone ghost mask away at the door of the vi in in sight it had felt like getting rid of a ticking time bomb.
The eyes and the auras that had been monitoring the Wang family''s small vi were quick to react as they instantly switched surveince targets.
The small road in front of the Wang family''s small vi was called East Huang Road. Except for the bus that took this route to the bus stop closest to the Wang family''s small vi andrge trucks that sometimes delivered resources to neighboring towns, only a few cars and passerbys used this road.
Walking alone on East Huang Road, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t left the Wang family''s small vi very far behind when he clearly sensed hostile auras following him.
This feeling was too familiar...
He was someone who had run into plenty life-and-death situations, and was highly experienced in hunting or being the hunted.
"This bunch of people really did react the way Brother Ling had expected!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing in his heart.
Earlier in the Wang family''s small vi, Wang Ling had told him about the group of people from Landscape Manor.
He had heard how Landscape Manor had visited the Wang family several times in thest few days in a bid to purchase the stone ghost mask at a very high price.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was by no means a fool, and naturally had guessed what Landscape Manor''s objective was. Most of the people who were interested in this stone ghost mask were unscrupulous schemers who craved the power it was rumored to contain.
This type of evil object hence could never ever be passed around so casually.
Now that he had received the stone ghost mask from Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nned to find someone to investigate the mask''s maker. There were very few craftsmen in the world with the skills to forge objects out of primordial ck crystal. After all, this was the hardest metal in the universe! As long as he could find this craftsman, he should be able to obtain some clues about a possible other stone ghost mask.
But before that...
He had to get rid of the rats behind him first.
This white-clothed figure wandering around on East Huang Road in the middle of the night slowed to a stop.
At the same time, the man in white could clearly sense the three auras following him alsoe to a surprised halt.
Hidden behind the curtain of the night, the three auras were clearly using concealment Dao talismans; if you turned to take a look, there would be no trace of a person at all, only a faint haze.
One of the three men in this haze had an older and more mature look, and was indeed the director that had been sent by Landscape Manor. He was nked by his two subordinates, one tall and one short they were the two men in suits who had gone to the Wang family''s small vi yesterday to negotiate.
They had been watching the man in white in front of them closely, when he suddenly stopped walking and then turned his head slightly. His eyes were nothing special, but like a sharp de they pierced straight through the faint haze to fix on the three men hidden in the dark.
At that moment, the three men held their breaths andpletely didn''t dare move.
"How... how is that possible?!" The director was sweating bullets.
The concealment Dao talismans had been made by the Lord himself; only cultivators with Soul Formation realms or higher would be able to sense them!
Who on earth was this man in white?!
Chapter 106: Camera Knockoffs Are Really Awesome!
Chapter 106: Camera Knockoffs Are Really Awesome!
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In the handful of seconds when the eyes of the long-haired man in white prated the faint haze, the three individuals were unexpectedly drawn into an illusion of slow-moving time.
Time seemed to slow down, and a few short seconds felt like a few hours. The sense of supreme spiritual oppression which emanated from that gaze was like a sawtooth slicing away at a person''s soul and awareness inch by inch.
Their clothes werepletely soaked in sweat and they looked like drowned rats.
When the director and his tall and short subordinates from Landscape Manor roused from their confusion, they were stunned to find that the man in white had disappeared.
"Director Song..."
The two subordinates called his name several times before this older and more mature-looking man came back to his senses.
Where was the man?
Gone...
Where did he go?
No idea at all...
Everything had happened in just an instant.
That man was a Soul Formation cultivator!
At that very moment, the director''s heart filled with horror.
With a somber expression, he wiped at the excessive sweat on his face, like a wiper clearing a windscreen of rain.
Soul Formation cultivators were capable of glimpsing and applying thews of heaven and earth. In the face of such a person, especially if there was a disparity in strength, the ability to hide your aura was of little use... in the face of absolute power and under absolute oppression, even your perception of time would be distorted.
"No wonder you couldn''t deal with this family. From the very beginning, we underestimated their strength..."
Director Song clenched his fists and turned around to look in the direction of the Wang family''s small vi with a deep, bitter gaze this family was absolutely not simple!
But now was not the time to bother with these things.
This family had sent the mask off so tantly it was obvious that they didn''t want to wade into these waters. Therefore, their priority now was to investigate the identity of the man in white and grab the stone ghost mask off him before he did anything else.
As Director Song cupped his chin and carefully considered the situation, the two subordinates next to him suddenly asked, "...What do we do now, Lord Director?"
"This senior in white used spiritual pressure to intimidate us; it was clear he wasn''t looking to engage us in a fight. Given his abilities, I''m afraid he''s already far away by now. But what should be checked has to be checked..." Saying this, Director Song took off his gold-rimmed sses and pressed an inconspicuous button on the side of the frame.
In a sh, light shot out from the sses lens, then an image was projected directly into the air...
"This is...!" The two subordinates were astonished.
It was a video recording of the man in white as he left the Wang family''s small vi and walked down the road. When the video reached the moment when the man had turned his head, it was cut off.
"In serving the Lord, I need to consider everything." Director Song smiled slightly.
Although the video had been cut off due to the man in white''s overwhelming spiritual pressure, the recording had still gotten a clear image of his appearance.
Turning off the video, Director Song carefully folded the sses, then nodded with satisfaction. "This object is not bad, it was able to withstand very strong pressure. When I write a report for the Lordter, I''ll apply for poprization of these sses."
"Director Song, is this pair of sses... the legendary portable projector camera sses?"
This was thetest advanced technology developed by the Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts!
"Of course not... how could I possibly afford the expensive version put out by the Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts on my sry? It''s time you learned the team philosophy. First of all, ''cheap quality for a good price,'' got it?"
Director Song stroked his sses. "This is the waterproof portable projector camera sses knockoff specially used by the paparazzi... camera knockoffs are really awesome!"
"..."
"Now, we just need to use the recording to find this man. But before that, there''s another important thing." Director Song''s expression suddenly turned a little unsightly.
"Director, at yourmand..."
"You still have the long johns you bought from the family yesterday, right? Let me borrow them..."
"..."
...
It took half an hour after leaving the Wang family''s small vi and ditching the people from Landscape Manor for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to arrive home.
While it was a fairly long distance, it was still doable since he had a flying sword licence.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal lived in Wenxian Garden, an upscale vi estate popted by rich and respectable residents. Of course, he himself wasn''t a wealthy person. He had been gifted this Wenxian Garden vi after chivalrously helping out a real estate tycoon called Lin Sicong D Wenxian Garden itself was also owned by this tycoon.
While he had epted the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had also renovated it. The chief of security at Wenxian Garden would never ever forget when this premier luxurious vi had changed hands, and how Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had driven an excavator himself to tten the garden at the back for further building expansion. He had even sold off all the high-grade furniture in the vi.
If it wasn''t because this vi had been a gift and so it wouldn''t have been nice to sell it off just like that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that there was no way he would ever in his life spend so much money to buy such a shy vi to live in.
Student Lei Mouren felt that he was quite simr to Wang Ling in this aspect D they were not only fond of keeping to themselves, but also of keeping low profiles. He wasn''t a hedonistic person. Since he hadn''t had the slightest bit of use for all that showy furniture, it was just as well that he sold them off for some money.
Nowadays, the oil for maintaining his immortal sword was ridiculously expensive, plus he also needed funds to keep the cultivation forum running. As a website "boss," he felt that he was under a lot of pressure.
When he got home, he immediately made a call; the signal was straightaway transmitted over the mountains and the sea to an undergroundboratory on the border of Huaxiu nation...
"Hello, Little ck? Yes, it''s me, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal..."
It had already been almost a week since Little ck''sb had been destroyed, and the basic equipment at least was pretty much up and running.
After listening to Little ckin about his bitter efforts to restore theb, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "Mm, I know you''re busy, but repairs to the cannon can wait. I went to meet one of my brothers today; he promised he would help me look for the guy who destroyed theb, and then we''ll go beat him up together... but before that, I want you to help me investigate an organization. Have you heard of Landscape Manor?"
Chapter 107: Loopy Toad’s Human Observation Diary
Chapter 107: Loopy Toads Human Observation Diary
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It was May 21st on Thursday in the fourth week of the semester. Wang Ling left for school as usual in the morning.
In the bedroom, Loopy Toad drowsily opened his eyes and took out his little diary from under Wang Ling''s bed.
Loopy Toad learned quickly; in just three days, it had gone from drawing to reading to learning how to write. It didn''t think thisnguage was hard to learn and it was also far more talented than many of the demon kings at the same cultivation level. In contrast, the written script of the demon race''s dark scriptures was really difficult to learn whether it was character strokes or structure, it was far harder than human writing.
Before the demon rampage six years ago, the Gate Between Worlds had already descended upon earth a total of forty-eight times. Loopy Toad had been the forty-ninth demon king from the demon world to emerge from the Gate Between Worlds to wreak destruction on the human world.
It had also been the first demon king to be reduced to its primordial spirit with just one punch as soon as it had descended to earth and before it could cause much damage... it had been the first demon king to be abandoned by the demon kings of the demon world, its primordial spirit imprisoned in the human world... it had been the first demon king to break off a sliver of its primordial spirit with extreme difficulty, but then had been caught and forcibly merged with another spirit into the body of a dog.
Loopy Toad already had no words left to describe how miserable its life was. It had rebelled against staying in the human world at first, but as time went on, it had started to adapt to life here... it even felt that the human cultivators studying at No. 60 High School who were only at the Foundation Establishment stage were actually pretty cute.
So once it had learned to write human words, it decided to record what it had seen and learned in the human world in the form of a diary. If it had a chance to return to the demon world in the future, this diary would serve as a remembrance of its time on earth and who knew, maybe this diary could one day help eliminate the years of misunderstanding between the demon world and the human world...
Title: After Bing a Dog, Demon King Sky-Swallowing Toad''s First Human Observation Diary Entry
Date: May 21st
Weather: Sunny
Mood: Complex
Current Wish: At the moment, I hope that if I cultivate hard enough, I''ll be able to take on a human form. But if I do... I hope I''ll have an oval face.
The following is the text of this diary entry...
Breakfast this morning was still the New Orleans fly-vored dog food. After friendly negotiation with Little Master Wang (Wang Ling)st night, he finally decided to help me ask Dopey Guo for a spicy fly-vored version. Sinceing to the human world, I haven''t had spicy food in a very long time. Unexpectedly, I feel a little moved just at the thought that I''ll be able to eat spicy food soon...
After a preliminary observation of the human world, my opinion is as follows.
First: Except for a very few evildoers, most humans are normal cultivators and many are ordinary. Furthermore, they are very much in favor of peace. Unlike what the rumors say, they are no real threat to the demon race.
Second: Back then, there was a rumor that a human cultivation grandmaster called Hou Yi had shot dead the demon king Jinwu [1. Hou Yi was an archer in Chinese mythology. When ten suns rose and threatened to burn the world, he shot down nine of them. In olden Chinese, Jinwu trantes to "sun."] , which had enraged the whole demon race... but in fact, this is only a myth in the human world and this person Hou Yi doesn''t exist...
Third: There is a legend among the demon race about seven cbash knights storming the Gate Between Worlds and capturing the Demon Scorpion and Demon Snake 1 . In the human world, this is only a cartoon and doesn''t exist in reality at all...
Conclusion: Because of people with malicious intentions who employ water armies as a misdirection strategy, the demon race has harbored a deep misunderstanding of the human world all these years... should all the tribal elders be able to ess this diary, my hope is that you will ponder and reflect deeply on this, and then catch the keyboard demon hiding in our midst to prevent it from souring our rtionship with humans even further.
...
It made sense that Loopy Toad''s first diary entry would be the longest one since it covered the insights and experiences it had gained from thest six years in the human world.
It had always felt that there was a really big misunderstanding between the human race and the demon race. If they had sat down and talked about it back then, the rtionship between the two races wouldn''t be so strained now.
Of course, after years of conflict between the two worlds, it didn''t expect to be an envoy for peace by depending on its diary alone. And while most people did favor peace, there were extremists, whether human or demon, that would act in the name of so-called righteousness for their own ns.
If the demon race wanted to get along well with the human race, Loopy Toad felt it was important that they dealt with these extremists first.
Afterpleting this long first entry, it closed the diary and slipped it back under the bed.
Although it had always harbored a grudge against the demon race for leaving it behind, in the end, it still missed its homnd.
Maybe back then, they had had no other choice but to leave it behind...
Loopy Toad looked at the bright sun through Wang Ling''s bedroom skylight. In the demon world, the sun was purplish-ck in color. Gazing at the sun in the sky, Loopy Toad suddenly thought of its brother Little Chicken.
Little Chicken was the chicken king in the circle of demon kings, and had been given the nickname The First Chicken.
In those days, they would cultivate together through the night, and when the morning arrived, Little Chicken would always give a loud and clear roar.
If the Gate Between Worlds hadn''t closed so soon, Little Chicken would definitely have rushed out to save it.
I wonder how The First Chicken is doing now...
Loopy Toady prone on the floor and flicked its green tail as it wondered in its heart.
...
Just as Loopy Toad finished writing in its observation diary, elsewhere, Director Song of Landscape Manor received an investigation report.
His two subordinates had delivered the information to him as soon as he had arrived at Landscape Manor''s foreignnguages research office early that morning. "Director Song, here are the results..."
"So fast?" He was a little surprised.
"We had a fairly clear image of his face and he didn''t use a transfiguration skill to hide his identity at all... after our technicians hacked the cultivation police station''s database, they found a match very quickly," replied the tall man in a suit.
"It seems that this man has a lot of self-confidence." Director Song raised an eyebrow.
The short man in a suit started to sweat. "Director, maybe you should take a look at this person''s profile first... this is a well-known menace."
A well-known... menace?
Just listening to this description, Director Song''s heart immediately sank and he had a bad feeling.
When he flipped through the investigation results and saw the man''s Taoist name, his head felt like it was about to explode.
...F**k! Why was it that person?!
The old director couldn''t help rubbing his temples; if the other party had just been at the general the Soul Formation stage, it would still have been fine... but this was not an ordinary person!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the owner of the cultivation forum... the most well-known menace in the cultivation world nowadays and a prime example of someone who took pride in courting death. The legendary Great Death Courting Senior! The famous troublemaker!
Chapter 108: The Wang Ling Aid Project
Chapter 108: The Wang Ling Aid Project
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These two days, Odd Zhuo had been busy focusing on a government charity fund aid program for poor students in urban areas. The charity fund was a joint venture between manyrge enterprises, Huaguo Water Curtain Group being one of them. It just so happened that this fund aid project was being trialed in Peiyuan district. So when Odd Zhuo saw that Wang Ling''s name was actually on the aid list, he had beenpletely stunned.
Wang Ling''s name had been included on the list at Headmaster Chen''s personal endorsement after Teacher Pan had applied to Director Xie on Wang Ling''s behalf. After all, the whole school knew how "terrible" his family situation was. In an era when house prices weren''t that expensive, they couldn''t afford to live in the school district zone in the city. Every day, Wang Ling had to get up early for a two-hour spirit bus ride to school. Moreover, he hadn''t been able to bring a decent spirit sword along with him to the spirit sword exchange meet.
To use Teacher Pan''s six-word summary from the report on poor students which she had submitted previously: so miserable, so woeful, so sorrowful 1 ...
Odd Zhuo had always harbored deep feelings for Wang Ling this little shifu, so of course he would pay particr attention to this matter. If shifu was in trouble, there was no way that he as shifu ''s disciple would ignore it.
The government had allocated quite a substantial amount of charity funds this time, but there was a limit nheless and massive numbers of students had applied for it. Odd Zhuo''s current task was to remove from the list students from middle ss families who saw themselves as very poor and to strike off those from rich families who had deliberately applied for fun.
It had taken Odd Zhuo two whole days to whittle down the number of student applications in Peiyuan district from three million to three thousand.
One of the biggest fakers was Lin Xiaocong! This was a famous rich second generation known throughout the country. He talked big and was a bit overbearing. Unfortunately, no one could do anything about it because his father was Lin Sicong. "My father is Sicong" was this rich second generation''s standard pet phrase.
Odd Zhuo felt that he was a honest and upright official who had never epted any gifts or money he would always send back any anonymous express deliveries he received at his staff apartment. This time though, Odd Zhuo really had to harden his resolve to break his own principles... shifu ''s business was his business. There were three thousand applicants in total, and the chances of a sessful application were very slim.
Hence, after careful consideration, Odd Zhuo decided to help Wang Ling get in through the back door.
If I can help shifu secure a position, wouldn''t this be a step forward in my rtionship with him?
As he was thinking this, he had already made a call to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools'' Secretary Office.
He didn''t have to wait long before the call was picked up and the old leader''s voice immediately came on. "Hello, is that Little Zhuo?"
"Yes, it''s me, Secretary Sun."
On the other end of the call, Secretary Sun frowned. "You were just appointed as Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools. Didn''t I tell the HR department to let you take a short break? Why are you still working?"
"I''ve been busy with the charity fund trial program these two days, so I haven''t been able to take leave. I''ll rest when I''m done," Odd Zhuo answered honestly.
"Mm, the children alwayse first. Little Zhuo, I was right about you!"
The old Secretary nodded with satisfaction. "So, why have you called me this time?"
There was a saying, "one never goes to the temple without reason." As someone who had been immersed in politics for a very long time, Secretary Sun was very familiar with the ins and outs of the business; he would usually directly reject this type of phone call. But this was Odd Zhuo, so Secretary Sun would naturally treat it differently. This was the excellent leader who had been ranked first in the general poll. If he was calling to ask for help, there was a high chance that he had run into some trouble.
"It''s like this, Secretary Sun, it''s about the charity fund. I want to help one student in particr..." said Odd Zhuo.
"Which student is that?" Secretary Sun frowned. Why did this somehow sound like an imperial deration?
"Does Secretary Sun remember the student who used the wooden sword at the spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School?"
The old Secretary was nonplussed for a moment, then patted his head. "Oh! So it''s him! I remember hearing all of you say that this student''s family situation isn''t very good, that they couldn''t even afford a house in a school zone in the city."
"Yes! That''s right, that''s him! I''m d Secretary Sun still remembers him!"
"Of course I do. I remember that this student was very special and had a different air about him. Just think, with so many people watching at the spirit sword exchange meet, he hadn''t cared at all that he had gone on stage with a wooden sword."
"Then, old Secretary, what do you think of this Student Wang Ling?"
Secretary Sun thought for a moment before he spoke. "He gives me the feeling... of integrity born out of poverty!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"I understand your concerns, but you are now the Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, so you have the final say on matters in Songhai city. You don''t have to report to me; you have full authority to handle this matter as you see best. However poor we are, we cannot be poor in education for such a righteous student, we should be even more diligent in nurturing him so that he will certainly be a pir of the state in the future!"
"Mm, very well... thank you for your understanding, Secretary Sun."
After giving his report, Odd Zhuo hung up the phone and heaved a long sigh.
Next, it was time for him to go all out!
...
In the Headmaster''s Office at No. 60 High School, Headmaster Chen and Director Shi stared at the same report, their eyes going over it from top to bottom.
The report had just been sent over from the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools, and it listed the names of all the students in the city who could apply for aid.
"The ten student applications which our No. 60 High School submitted were all approved!" Director Xie was pleasantly surprised.
"It seems that Student Odd Zhuo still has very deep feelings for our No. 60 High School." Headmaster Chen pointed to a name. "Look, of the ten names, there''s even one with an asterisk for priority aid."
Priority?
Director Shi hadn''t noticed it previously, but at the headmaster''s words, she looked at the list again and then saw a very small asterisk next to one of the students'' names. "...Wang Ling?"
She read the name aloud, then both of them nodded as they remembered this student.
His overall performance in the spirit sword exchange meet had been fairly ordinary, but the peach wood spirit sword which he had used had sparked a group discussion.
After the spirit sword exchange meet, this student''s ss teacher, Teacher Pan, had been looking for an opportunity to apply for aid on his behalf.
Headmaster Chen smiled slightly. "It seems that Teacher Pan''s wish has been granted. This will truly be of immense help to this Student Wang Ling!"
"A priority aid beneficiary can apply for quite a number of provisions. I wonder what sort of supplies Student Wang Ling has requested. As long as it''s reasonable, it should be within the range of the aid program," said Director Shi.
"With regard to this, Teacher Pan has already asked Student Wang Ling about what he needs. Apart from the basic special aid package, he also asked for something else..."
After Teacher Pan had received the news that the aid application had been approved, she had already asked Wang Ling early on about his aid requests, and the list of special requirements had been set to the Headmaster''s Office.
In the basic special aid package, apart from basic provisions such as the exercise pack for "Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions" 2 ... both Headmaster Chen and Director Shi ended up staring at the requested fifty boxes of crispy noodle snacks at the bottom of the list, lost in deep thought...
Chapter 109: Lin Xiaocong’s Fish-Slaying Sword
Chapter 109: Lin Xiaocongs Fish-ying Sword
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Early in the morning on Friday May 22nd, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still watching guichu videos 1 on some bullet screen 2 website.
He felt that identifying the number of times an image jerked in a guichu video with the naked eye was a very effective cultivation method. Not only did his eyes get a workout, his concentration was also put to the test.
The most frenzied guichu video on the Inte right now could jerk more than sixty times in a second, and he could catch all of them unerringly.
While he was cultivating very attentively, he received an untimely call. When he saw that the caller ID was listed as "Unknown Area," however, he knew that it had to be Little ck.
"Hello, Brother Little ck? Have you found any clues?"
Indeed, it was Little ck on the other end of the line. "Mm, I basically found all the inside information on Landscape Manor..."
It had to be said that Little ck was a pretty amazing guy. While theb was still in the process of being restored, he could still produce results just by using the basic equipment. This was why he was so awesome. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t doubt that he could even make the whole earth rise up with just aputer!
But as he listened to Little ck''s exnation, his brow grew more and more furrowed until they twisted into a knot. "You mean... this Landscape Manor is actually just a subsidiarypany? The real magnate behind it is Mo Immortal Castle, that famous one-to-one education institution in the field?"
He had never imagined that Landscape Manor would be associated with Mo Immortal Castle. But if this was the case, the situation was perhaps more serious than he had expected. Because once the stone ghost maskbined with a person, it would not only bestow immense power on this sessor, but also a special demagogic ability. It was because of this demagogic strength that Devil Emperor Gua Pi had been able to create his tremendous melon rind empire...
If the stone ghost mask fell into the hands of this "Mo Immortal Castle," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that it was highly possible that they would make use of the mask bybining it with their education resources to control the students.
He was a little astounded. Who would have thought that there was such a colossal conspiracy at work behind the scenes.
The only good news right now was that they hadn''t gotten their hands on the stone ghost mask yet... but judging from Little ck''s report on the situation, it was clear that they weren''t going to give up on the mask without a fight.
"What is the identity of the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a very somber expression on his face; he was starting to get a headache.
Little ck was silent for a moment before he replied, "This is the only thing I can''t answer at the moment. They also have an information technology expert on their side, and it will take me a little time to do some digging without leaving a trace."
Hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. Little ck always covered his tracks after he was done hacking so that it couldn''t be traced back to him or to the location of theb. If he wasn''t careful and inadvertently alerted the other party, it would be bad for him.
"How many more days before you can give me the answer?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Little ck gritted his teeth. "Twenty-four hours, twenty-four hours at most! I''ll definitely find out by then, and let you know!"
"Very well, I''ll have to trouble you, my Brother ck!"
With that, Little ck directly ended the call with the other man.
In theb, he turned to take a look around.
Fifty to sixty percent of the basic equipment had now been restored, but right now Little ck was still feeling a little confused. He knew himself well, and was careful to never leave the slightest trace each time he hacked for information... so the question was, how had the guy who had destroyed hisb find this ce thest time?
No matter how much he puzzled over it, Little ck just couldn''t figure it out.
...
The dulcet tones of the school bell rang out on school grounds. For the students who were immersed in a tense learning atmosphere every week, they were always the most happy about Friday. Pretty much everyone felt excited knowing that the next day was the start of the weekend.
As Wang Ling entered the ssroom this morning, the ss was already talking about the second mock national college entrance exam.
For Senior Grade One students who had yet to truly experience the constant stress or taut nerves a student would get before an exam, the national college entrance exam was huge gossip and a perfect topic for idle conversation. No one knew whether they would be able to perfectly demonstrate three years'' worth of learning this onest time before the actual college entrance exam. No. 60 High School''s Golden Core college entry rate was within the city''s average, but no one knew how many students in the end would actually be able to achieve the corresponding college entry scores.
Afterpleting the national college entrance exam, students who passed the cut-off score could choose their university based on how high they scored. Depending on their overall result, they would also receive a government-subsidized Super Panacea.
In the current cultivation education system, after the college entrance exam was over, each student had a two-year long seclusion vacation to absorb the medicinal effects of the Super Panacea. The Super Panacea was a kind of elixir that could gather arge amount of spirit energy from heaven and earth in a short period of time and help students at thete Foundation Establishment stage break through to the Golden Core stage very quickly so that in the future, they could continue their studies at Golden Core universities.
Of course, this would alleter for Wang Ling.
The reason why Grade One, ss Three was discussing the national college entrance exam this morning was that the city results of the second mock exam had been published recently. This time, No. 60 High School''s n Leader Yu Heng was unexpectedly ranked in the top one hundred students of Peiyuan district! This had instantly be a hot topic in the school.
Dopey Guo had already been gossiping noisily since early morning after getting the news.
"I heard that n Leader Yu''s total score in the second mock exam was just ten points off No. 60 High School''s alum Senior Odd Zhuo''s score back then! He almost broke Senior Zhuo''s record!"
"Only ten points? If it had been the real college entrance exam, he definitely could have broken it! The college entrance exam paper is generally simpler than the second mock exam, isn''t it?"
"Not necessarily." Super Chen shook his head. "As far as I know, n Leader Yu was very strong when it came to the writtenponent. If he tries it one more time, I think he will do very well again in the writtenponent. But his spirit sword mark wasn''t as good... when Senior Odd Zhuo graduated from school back then, he scored almost full marks for his spirit sword..."
"But there''s also a rumor that something went wrong with n Leader Yu''s spirit sword during the exam, so he didn''t perform well," Feather Lin added.
"Hm? By the way, does anyone know who''s ranked number one in the second mock exam?"
"Who else could it be, it''s Lin Xiaocong..."
"That famous rich second generation who''s always shouting ''My dad is Sicong''?!"
"Who else could it be except for him?" Dopey Guo shrugged. "His Fish-ying Sword was custom-made exclusively for him by a foreign expert that his father Lin Sicong found, and it''s ridiculously strong! Furthermore, it''s extremely proficient at skewering seafood. I heard that if you throw this Fish-ying Sword into the sea, it can skewer all the mantis shrimp in it!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 110: A Student’s Nightmare Is the Home Visit!
Chapter 110: A Students Nightmare Is the Home Visit!
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When school was over on Friday, Teacher Pan showed up once again.
Wang Ling immediately got a bad feeling.
Teacher Pan then announced that she would be making home visits to several students this weekend!
And one of the important subjects of this home visit was Wang Ling!
"Mm, the students who have received the notice about the home visit don''t have to be nervous about it. This is standard school procedure." Teacher Pan smiled from the dais, then left with a pile of dictation exercise books in her arms.
She had hardly left when the whole ss exploded inplete pandemonium. "F**k! Home visit?! And they''re all for male students!"
Dopey Guo gave Wang Ling a pat on the shoulder. "Brother, be careful this weekend, remember to wash yourself spotless..."
Feather Lin: "Why wash spotless?"
Dopey Guo sighed. "If your buttocks are spotless, whatever beatings you get after the home visit will leave conspicuous marks! You can then take photos to post on Weibo, and sue for domestic violence! Brother Wang Ling''s butt is elegantly shaped if it''s embellished with a few handprints, this postmodern work would make him an Inte celebrity in no time."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Wang Ling had already mentally prepared for Teacher Pan''s home visit. He hadn''t known how to respond to it at first, but now he thought that the home visit may be an opportunity for Grandfather Wang.
This kind of natural meeting was far more reliable than any sort of casual encounter he could deliberately arrange.
The most important thing was that it would take ce at home. The old man didn''t have to wander aimlessly alone outside, which was a huge relief to Father and Mother Wang.
When Wang Ling came back in the evening, he was surprised to find Mother Wang in the kitchen by herself for the first time in a long while. Usually, Grandfather Wang would have finished almost all of the cooking by now; Mother Wang just needed to wash the vegetables and act as an assistant. But this time round, the old man hadn''t done any cooking at all.
It was very clear that there was something strange in the air in the Wang family''s small vi today.
Wang Ling looked at the clock. It was already half past six in the evening.
The old man''s favorite soap opera, Two Women and a Man , would be showing at this time. It was a Mary Sue TV series about the epic and bitter war between a mother- and a daughter-inw.
But today, the old man hadn''t turned the TV on ahead of time and waited in front of it like usual...
When Wang Ling entered the living room, he found the old man sitting calmly on the sofa and frowning slightly as he stared at something.
Father Wang was sitting next to him. When he saw that Wang Ling had returned, he straightaway exined in his mind what had happened, and Wang Ling picked up on everything through his Mind-Reading Ability.
The old man had been bored in the afternoon, and had gone to Father Wang''s study. Father Wang had a habit of collecting old newspapers, and the old man had a habit of flipping through them for gourmet food recipes. If the old man came across some creative-looking recipes in the newspapers'' food columns, he would copy them down himself and then fuse them with his own ideas to create new recipes.
Although he was already retired, the old man felt that he couldn''t lose his love for food. Every two weeks, he would send copies of new recipes which he had invented in his free time to the restaurant he had worked for previously.
It was just that today, something had happened when he had been flipping through the old newspapers...
A few days ago, Wang Ling had drawn a picture of Teacher Pan with his Space Sketching Skill. When Father Wang had put it away, it had be wedged between the sheets of a newspaper. In the end, it had caught the old manpletely off-guard.
The old man had spent the whole afternoon since then staring contemtively at the drawing, not even drinking so much as a sip of water.
"Ling Ling, do you think your grandfather''s dementia has be worse... or has it eased a little? I think that he''s had too much stimulus today," Father Wang murmured in his heart a little guiltily.
Wang Ling: "..."
The old man''s dementia was also a tricky problem for Wang Ling; if he used his mental powers to forcefully push his way into the old man''s consciousness, there were three possible oues, from most likely to least likely.
First: The old man would directly explode on the spot.
Second: The old man would directly turn ck.
Third: The old man''s dementia would be cured...
Of course, thest oue was the least likely one.
The other party was his own grandfather, so there was no way Wang Ling would risk experimenting on him like ab rat.
While father and son stared helplessly at Grandfather Wang, Wang Ling heard the kitchen exhaust fan turn off. Mother Wang took her apron off with one hand as she used the other to open the kitchen door ande out.
She looked at this scene in the living room, and then at the cooked dishes back in the kitchen. In the end, she sighed, and like Father Wang, sat down next to the old man. Together, the couple and the old man stared at this drawing.
"..."
Wang Ling rubbed the skin between his eyebrows, and then slowly told Father and Mother Wang about Teacher Pan''s home visit tomorrow.
The three people on the sofa suddenly looked up with thrilled faces. "Home visit?! Why didn''t you say so earlier?!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang threw his arm around the old man''s shoulder. "Dad, that''s great, your wish will finally be fulfilled."
As if pressure on his acupuncture points had been released, the old man instantly came back to his senses and started to choke with emotion. "Little Pan... I never expected to be able to see Little Pan again!"
Grandfather Wang was so excited that he almost couldn''t control himself; his eyes were very red, and they shimmered with tears that nheless didn''t fall. It had been a long time since Wang Ling had seen him so excited; he remembered that thest time his grandfather had been unable to contain his emotions was shortly after Wang Ling''s birth, when the old man had brought him to his grandmother''s tomb at Qingming 1 .
The old man''s excitement back then had been tinged with sorrow, but his excitement this time was akin to crying tears of joy.
Father and Mother Wang were d in their hearts; it seemed that the old man''s dementia could finally be cured!
After that, the couple spent the whole night coaching Grandfather Wang on how he should speak once he met Teacher Pan at home tomorrow.
Finally, after some discussion, the couple decided to hide in the study tomorrow and leave the old man and his grandson Wang Ling to do as they liked!
This was also to indirectly help create more space for the old man and Teacher Pan. The presence called Wang Ling would still be there, but he never spoke, after all, so he would be no different to a lightbulb 2 on the side...
...
The next day was Saturday, May 23rd. At around nine o''clock in the morning, the Wang family''s doorbell rang.
When Wang Ling opened the door, an exceedingly gorgeous woman was standing in front of him; she wore a light greence dress and had a long ponytail and fine features.
Then, a familiar voice came out of this beautifuldy''s mouth. "Student Wang Ling, good morning, your home is really far... it took me a long time to find it."
Wang Ling felt like he had just been electrocuted. "..." Bloody hell! Beautifuldy, who are you?! Why the hell do you sound like Teacher Pan?!
Chapter 111: Don’t Lose to the Storm of First Love!
Chapter 111: Dont Lose to the Storm of First Love!
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Wang Ling felt a little "fear" for the first time in his life as he looked at the beauty standing in front of him. There was no way anyone would realize that this beauty with beautiful hair and fair skin without the least hint of wrinkles was Teacher Pan, the f**king same person!
So... did that Teacher Pan with the near-bucket waist figure and grey-streaked ponytail take leave today because of her period or something?
He was a little stunned as he stared at this devastatingly gorgeous Teacher Pan it felt like being unable to recover from watching a horror film.
Even if this was just like putting on makeup, how could it transform her to this extent?!
Looking at Teacher Pan, he suddenly remembered the three great witchcraft spells that were desperately sought after now by all female cultivators: stic surgery, Photoshop and makeup cosmetics...
"What foolishness are you thinking about, Student Wang Ling?" Seeing this perpetually poker-faced student reveal a rare, surprised expression, Teacher Pan smiled, pleased. "School regtions forbid teachers from using heavy makeup or taking medication such as youth-retaining elixirs. But we''re not in school now, and I ate a quick-acting youth-retaining elixir when I set out this morning. Please make sure you don''t tell the other students, Student Wang Ling!"
Hearing her exnation, Wang Ling instantly understood.
This kind of quick-acting youth-retaining elixir sold on the market only worked for twenty-four hours before its effect disappeared. After ingesting the elixir, a person''s skin would immediately be drawn up and be tighter; the body would be younger and radiant as a person returned to what they looked like at the age of eighteen.
After taking the quick-acting youth-retaining elixir, the Teacher Pan in front of him was actually Teacher Pan when she had been eighteen years old.
Wang Ling really never expected her to be so beautiful in her youth!
Teacher Pan came in and put on a pair of slippers before she sized up the Wang family''s small vi. She frowned imperceptibly when she realized that there was no spirit energy in the house. Many parents nowadays would set up spirit gathering arrays in their homes so that their children could sleep well and cultivate regrly.
Generally, the spirit gathering array which a student used would be fairly small and quite cheap; Teacher Pan hadpletely never expected the Wang family to be so poor that they couldn''t eveny down a single spirit gathering array. Student Wang Ling had actually grown up in this kind of environment, without a spirit gathering array, and had cultivated step by step to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?
To cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage by sheer talent alone without any sort of supplementary resources had to have been incredibly hard.
Teacher Pan looked at Wang Ling with some pity and felt that this child was too unfortunate.
Wang Ling: "..."
When she walked into the living room, Grandfather Wang instantly stood up from the sofa; when their eyes met, they were both startled.
Grandfather Wang was taken aback because he hadn''t expected Teacher Pan Shengcong to still be as young as before, after so many years.
Teacher Pan was taken aback because she felt that the old man in front of her seemed familiar for some reason, but she just couldn''t think who on earth he could be.
On the side, Wang Ling read her thoughts. It was very obvious that she already no longer remembered much of Grandfather Wang.
After all, so many years had already passed.
The most important thing, moreover, was that Grandfather Wang''s love had been unrequited. Wang Ling had never experienced the pain of unrequited love for himself; at that moment, Grandfather Wang was perhaps the only person who could truly understand the feeling.
Both individuals looked at each other for a long time, and seeing that Teacher Pan still hadn''t recognized him after that, Grandfather Wang felt a little depressed and sighed in his heart: I''m old, after all... I''m no longer the same as back then.
In between the gazes of these two people, Wang Ling also perceived the unbridgeable gap between cultivators and ordinary men.
A person could retain their appearance by cultivating or taking elixirs. The full strength and effects of a youth-retaining elixir could only be brought out by using spirit energy topletely absorb it into the body. On the other hand, no matter how many youth-retaining elixirs an ordinary person took, in the end they would still slowly grow old because theycked spirit energy.
Tragic?
Maybe a little.
But that was the reality.
Grandfather Wang was a fairly sanguine person and wouldn''t fret over something like this. He gestured to Teacher Pan to sit down and served her a cup of ck tea. "Please sit down and have some tea, Teacher Pan."
"Hello, sir, you are..." She frowned.
"Oh, I''m Wang Ling''s grandfather. Ling Ling''s parents have an urgent matter to attend to today, so it was left to me to meet you, Teacher Pan."
"Ah, I see."
Teacher Pan understood the situation and smiled. "It''s not a problem, this home visit was also a spur-of-the-moment decision on my part."
Wang Ling felt that except for her voice, Teacher Pan seemed to have gotten younger in almost all other aspects even her attitude waspletely different from the typical Teacher Pan in the ssroom, and instead was especially gentle and kind.
"It''s fine, Teacher Pan." The old man smiled brightly.
"Then, sir, how should I address you? Mr Wang or Grandfather Wang?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grandfather Wang felt depressed once again. "..."
It was very clear that the feeling of being called "grandfather" by his first love wasn''t something that Grandfather Wang had ever wanted to know or experience.
Quickly calming his chaotic thoughts, the old man replied, "Call me Mr Wang..."
"Mm, very well, Mr Wang."
Teacher Panughed so sweetly that Wang Ling felt that if she had been holding a cup of milk tea in her hand, she would be on par with the Inte celebrity Milk Tea Sister 1 !
Wang Ling sat opposite them and listened as they exchanged a few polite words before they started to talk about him.
"Wang Ling this child is usually quiet in school, and I assumed this wasrgely because of the family atmosphere at home. But from my home visit this time, I find that Mr Wang has a very youthful attitude."
The old man scratched his bald head in embarrassment. "This boy is actually warmhearted, like his parents, and is an amodating and good kid. Once you be familiar with him, you''ll find that he has his unique qualities. Ordinarily, however, he always has this poker face he''s been like this since young, and he can''t change it. Our family''s given this frozen face of his a name, the ''cold to family syndrome.'' Please don''t mind it, Teacher Pan."
Wang Ling: "..."
Teacher Pan covered her mouth andughed. "Mr Wang, you really have such a sense of humor! I have a question I would like to ask you."
The old man: "What is it?"
Teacher Pan: "Mr Wang, what month was Student Wang Ling born in?"
The old man promptly replied, "In December, on the 26th."
Teacher Pan stared at Wang Ling, then shook her head with a sigh. "No wonder..."
The old man: "Is there something wrong, Teacher Pan?"
Teacher Pan: "It''s nothing, I just realized that it turns out Student Wang Ling is a Capricorn."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 112: Don’t Forget the Rainbow After the Storm
Chapter 112: Dont Forget the Rainbow After the Storm
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"I have always thought that Student Wang Ling is a very good kid. He doesn''t stir up trouble at school and is very well-behaved. However poor we are, we should never be poor in education. I hope that our school''s special subsidy will be of real help to Student Wang Ling. Given his talent, I believe that as long as he has enough resources, it shouldn''t be a problem for him to reach the Golden Core stage." As Teacher Pan said this, she stretched out her hand to rub Wang Ling''s head, and his expression became even more dejected.
The old man nodded. "Teacher Pan, you''re absolutely right. However poor we are, we should never be poor in education! Ling Ling has always been the pride of our Wang family."
Teacher Pan smiled as she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
After that, the old man sincerely invited her to take a look around upstairs; as theyughed and talked together, Wang Ling followed calmly behind them. When Teacher Pan approached the study where Father and Mother Wang were hiding, they both held their breaths.
"Teacher Pan, what''s wrong...?" the old man asked.
Teacher Pan pointed to the study as she had sensed an aura. "There seems to be someone inside?"
Sweating, Wang Ling hurriedly released a portion of his strength to cover up Father and Mother Wang''s auras. When Teacher Pan stretched out her spiritual senses again and found that the aura from earlier on had vanished, she frowned. "Ah, strange..."
The old man smiled embarrassedly. "...Maybe it was a mouse."
Teacher Pan was shocked. "Are there mice in this vi?"
The old man sighed helplessly. "It''s the outskirts, it''s not strange to have mice here. They''re rich in protein and can be eaten after their heads and tails have been removed. When we didn''t have enough to eat before, I often caught mice to roast for Wang Ling''s dad."
Teacher Pan: "..."
"..." Wang Ling suddenly felt that the old man''s ability to spout nonsense was pretty awesome.
...
As they talked andughed together, it was almost noon by the time Teacher Pan went downstairs with the old man.
"Mr Wang, I have two other students to visit in the afternoon, so I''ll take my leave here." She looked at the old man and smiled.
This smile dazzled him a little, and seeing that she was about to go back down the hallway to the front door, he hurriedly grabbed her hands. "Teacher Pan, you haven''t eaten yet, right? What about staying for some food?"
"This... that would be very troublesome for you..."
The old man was already taking his apron down from the clothes stand when he replied, "It''s just a simple meal, how about a sweet and sour pork ribs set?"
Teacher Pan''s expression changed a little; the old man''s words were like an arrow that had struck an old photo album in her memories. The album was falling apart and had turned yellow with age, the photos inside so fuzzy that the faces in them were no longer clear...
In the end, she didn''t leave, but it was obvious that her expression was no longer the same.
A sweet and sour pork ribs set...
This was my favorite food when I was younger.
How did this person know?
A coincidence?
Teacher Pan was silent as she sat waiting in the living room; she didn''t talk to Wang Ling, and just looked spellbound at the old man''s busy figure in the kitchen.
His mottled hands were riddled with scars and some old, distinct wounds; whether it was his left hand supporting the chopping board or his right hand holding the knife, they were both covered with calluses.
It was easy for Teacher Pan to guess that the old man had been a veteran chef who must have worked for at least several decades.
She quietly tried to recall an old picture in her memories, but just when it seemed that an outline was taking shape, the old man had already swiftly finished making the meal.
It was rice served with sweet and sour pork ribs and vegetables. The red ribs were drenched in a glistening sauce and seemed to be covered in a translucent golden sheen. They gave off an aroma to dden the heart; this fragrance was enough to make a person drool uncontrobly.
Teacher Pan stared at these ribs with a clearly ck and absent-minded expression.
"This dish used to be one of my specialties. I haven''t made it in a long time, I hope the taste is alright." The old man untied his apron and sat opposite Teacher Pan.
"Teacher Pan, have a taste!"
"Okay, thank you, Mr Wang."
She ate a small mouthful of rice and then took a soft bite of a rib; it was so soft and tender that it melted in her mouth. It had a special taste, and the juice was especially cool and refreshing, which involuntarily stimted the appetite.
"This truly tastes so special." Teacher Pan couldn''t stop praising it. "Why do these sweet and sour ribs give off such a cool and refreshing feeling?"
Grandfather Wang: "Just now I realized that there''s no sugar in the house, so I used Ji Zhi Syrup 1 instead."
Teacher Pan: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
When it was time for her to leave, Teacher Pan stood at the door and bowed deeply to the old man. "Thank you for receiving me, Mr Wang, your cooking is very good."
He was a little sad. "You are wee to visit us again, Teacher Pan."
"Of course." She stood at the entrance of the Wang family''s small vi, smiling slightly as the afternoon sun shone on her face. Her originally knitted eyebrows had gradually rxed and there was a twinkle in her eyes. She bade the old man a solemn goodbye in an iparably soft tone, then slowly turned around and left.
As Wang Ling looked at this scene, he knew that this story of first love, which had spanned so many years, hade to a full stop in this moment.
The old man stood at the door with his eyes fixed on Teacher Pan as she walked down East Huang Road to the bus stop.
By the end of the story, she ultimately still hadn''t been able to recognize him.
But this was all no longer important to him.
...
In the middle of the night, the old man sat in the living room and took out his letter to first love from back then. On the back, stroke by stroke, he wrote his final farewell to his first love.
This is the first and final hymn...
Whether it was the pounding of my heart at the beginning,
Or the conclusion to unrequited love now,
The end to this emotional journey of more than thirty years
has been written.
...
I have suddenly forgotten the beginning of the chase,
But it is hard to forget your youthful countenance.
To put a full stop on thirty years of youth...
Everything is too beautiful.
...
Youth, first love...
These two books seemed to have been written in a hurry.
But fortunately, thatst full stop
Is in the rainbow-colored clouds.
May you be happy like the rainbow,
If you are well, every day will be sunny...
In his bedroom, Wang Ling quietly looked at this final hymn which the old man had written.
At that moment, he suddenly understood.
The most beautiful romance wasn''t necessarily about growing old with the one you love; it could be looking joyfully at the rainbow in the sky after the storm of love had passed, and sending the one you love off on the seven colors of the rainbow...
Chapter 113: Give Me a “Fighting Lion”
Chapter 113: Give Me a Fighting Lion
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After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bulldozed the garden behind the vi back then, he had built a simple sunroom. In it, he had nted different types of hybrid spirit grass which he used in his research.
Since he was a kid, his dream had always been to be the father of hybrid spirit grass 1 in the cultivation world.
He had been trying to develop a kind of poor man''s spirit grass that would be easy to nt and could rapidly gather the spirit energy of heaven and earth, which could be used by children from poor areas who had no cultivation resources.
Long before he had moved to Wenxian Garden, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already been busy with this research.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of technical issues with hybrid spirit grass, and two months ago, he had be stuck in a bottleneck in his research. Since then, he hadn''t made any further breakthroughs.
But just when his mental fortitude had been about to crumble... a broli from Grandfather Wang had helped him regain confidence in his research.
The first thing that he had done after returning home from the Wang family''s small vi and calling Little ck was to rent the broli in spirit soil in the sunroom. Although Grandfather Wang had already cooked this broli... the spirit soil''s unusual power could bring it back to life!
This was the important revtion that the great senior had imparted to him on this road of cultivation C Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that no matter what, he had to save this broli!
...
When the first rays of light pierced through the morning mist early on Sunday May 23rd, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already sitting and cultivating in the back garden of his vi.
Since renting the broli, it had already be routine for him to sit before the broli in the sunroom every morning in addition to regrly doing eye exercises and watching guichu videos.
He crossed his arms and legs, straightened his back and stared at the broli steadily as his thoughts spun unceasingly... he felt that he was just a hair''s breadth away from achieving enlightenment on Heaven''sw, and from stepping out of Soul Formation into the Void Refinement stage.
s, he still hadn''t been able to figure out great senior''s meaning in giving him the broli.
While he was thinking about this, a message from an "Unknown Region" came in. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately knew that it had to be Little ck.
He opened the text, and as he read it, his gaze gradually turned heavy. When his fingers reached the bottom of the screen, he actually shot to his feet in astonishment.
He confirmed the content of the message once again...
After that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sucked in a deep breath.
Because, ording to Little ck''s investigation, this Lord of Mo Immortal Castle seemed to have a connection to Immortal She Pi.
Was this the kid whom Immortal She Pi had left behind before being executed back then?
No one knew because there wasn''t any concrete evidence.
Even the result of Little ck''s investigation had just been calcted using aputer and bybining various types of data, and thus was debatable in itself.
Little ck had even highlighted the degree to which this information could be considered urate at the bottom of the text message.
ording to theputer''s calction, the overall uracy of this information was fifty-eight percent.
"Fifty-eight percent..." Even if this Lord of Mo Immortal Castle was not Immortal She Pi''s child, there was still some sort of connection. However, ording to historical records and what little gossip Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had heard, Immortal She Pi hadn''t taken in any disciples before being executed.
Then...
This Lord of the Castle who was connected to Immortal She Pi C who on earth was this person?
Was this the reason why the Lord was so eager to obtain the stone ghost mask... for revenge?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t dare make any assumptions.
For the moment, this was all conjecture... what was very clear, however, was that this was a huge problem that couldn''t be ignored.
He had already made his boast to Brother Ling and several great seniors!
He had already sworn that until he found the mask''s maker, he would definitely protect the stone ghost mask with all that he had!
...
After his morning exercise, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal went to carry out another routine task, which was to reinforce the seal on the stone ghost mask.
This was a cursed mask which was too unpredictable and hence was dangerous.
Thus, he had sealed the stone ghost mask in a room in the basement. The guard matrix outside the room was something which he had customized himself; it was imprinted with a seal which he had personally drawn in order to suppress the evil powers of the stone ghost mask, and fourherworld chains hung in each corner of the matrix.
Theherworld chain was an immortal artifact which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had initially bought out at the market. It was hard and had the powerful ability to repair itself; there was no way anyone could run off with the stone ghost mask unless they cut through theseherworld chains.
The seal was utterly impregnable, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that there were still some issues with his security measures.
Defensive measures had been set up inside and outside the room, and the room was even under tight surveince; he could monitor the situation with the binding application software on his wristwatch, even if he was very far away.
But he still felt that there was something missing.
Cupping his chin, he pondered for a while before it instantly urred to him!
Generally, holy artifacts or sealed objects would be guarded, right? He wascking a guard dog!
After figuring it out, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately made a phone call, which was picked up by the alchemist Immortal Toya.
Hardly had the call connected when he heard a loud " boom " over the line...
He knew without it needing to be said... the man''s furnace had exploded yet again.
" Cough...cough cough !"
Immortal Toya was coughing violently, presumably because of the smoke from the explosion on his end of the call, it was an image that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could picture.
" Cough cough ... hello, who is it? This is Toya, what do you want..."
"It''s Grenade-Throwing..."
"Oh... it''s Senior Immortal."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Toya, what are you doing?"
Immortal Toya: "Hm... just now I was working on a new type of elixir: a WIFI pill that once taken, will enable a person to carry a WIFI signal for twenty-four hours. Did you need something from me, Senior Immortal?"
Since he didn''t need to be polite, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly said his piece. Given his friendship with Immortal Toya, there was no need for him to beat around the bush.
After listening to his request, Immortal Toya was stunned. "A fighting master? Why are you asking me for a fighting master, you should go ask the Xiao n. But the fighting masters that are left now are all just antiques... there is no battle qi for them to manipte, nor can they use spirit energy they''repletely useless. Now they just work for the Xiao n as security guards and maintain order in the Xiao Family Compound."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweatdropped 2 . "Brother Toya, are you purposely being obtuse? I''m not looking for a fighting master... it''s a fighting lion 3 ! A lion! The thing you won from the Xiao elixirpetition back then!"
Immortal Toya: "..."
Chapter 114: Brother Ling, Come over for a Bit...
Chapter 114: Brother Ling, Come over for a Bit...
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Fighting lions, a kind of hybrid spirit beast that could possess wind and fire attributes, had been bred by the Xiao n since the Spirit Energy era. Most fighting lions possessed the fire attribute, followed by those that had the wind attribute. A small number of fighting lions possessed both, which made them invaluable.
A young fighting lion''s strength was equal to a human at the Golden Core stage. Not only were they powerfully built, fast and smart, their ability to learn was also very high; they were ranked first among all spirit beasts in terms of overall intelligence.
Because of the fighting lion''s ferocity, the breeding of these spirit beasts was restricted by Huaxiu nation''s Regtory Office of Spirit Pets. As a result, fighting lions were very rare. The Xiao n only had about five hundred of them; they were reared in Uta Forest, which was n territory.
Immortal Toya had one which he had won in an elixirpetition previously.
And now, he was an Alchemists'' Association consultant for the Xiao n his rtionship with the n was pretty unusual.
Immortal Toya: "This little thing is very difficult to deal with; when I first got it, it was only the size of a basketball, but it chewed through eight of my pill furnaces... may I ask, why do you want to borrow this fighting lion, Brother Lei?"
"I want it to guard something for me. This thing is only watching an orchard for you, right? And even stealing spirit fruit to eat. Now is the time to test its actualbat strength!"
Immortal Toya''s shoulders shook. "Then... how long do you need it for?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly replied, "Half a month."
Immortal Toya asked again, "That... will it be dangerous?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "It might die."
Immortal Toya: "..."
"But don''t worry, Brother Toya, if it dies, I''ll reimburse you with something even better. Do you know the fighting phoenix? This is thetest hybrid bird the Xiao n is breeding, and it''s damn strong! Next time I''ll steal one for you!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal swore solemnly.
Immortal Toya: "..."
The value of fighting lions went without saying. If it was any other person who had wanted to borrow it, Immortal Toya would have definitely refused straightaway. But this time, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who was asking; given their friendship and for the sake of face, Immortal Toya knew that he had no choice but to lend him the lion.
...
At night, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal received a text message from Wang Ling containing some points for attention in rtion to the parent-teacher conference. To sum it up in two words: low profile...
He was well aware of Brother Ling''s character as someone who didn''t like to show off his talents or abilities.
But honestly speaking, he was a bit disconcerted by the parent-teacher conference. He didn''t even have a child of his own, but now he had to pass himself off as a guardian and attend this event. Just thinking about it gave him a damn headache.
After racking his brains, Student Lei Mouren suddenly thought of something, and he called Little ck once again. "Hello, Little ck, help me investigate one more thing. Um... right, please help me look up any information to do with the parents and teachers of Grade One, ss Three at No. 60 High School."
After saying that, he happily ended the call.
There was a good saying: know yourself and know your enemy, only then will you win every war!
...
At the same time, in the foreignnguages research office at Landscape Manor, two men in suits, one tall and one short, stood in front of Director Song''s table to give their report.
The tall man in a suit submitted a report which clearly documented the results of monitoring Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal for the whole of today.
At 4:00, the target got out of bed, went to the back garden and sat down to survey a piece of broli, head bent in concentration...
At 5:00, the target was still staring at the broli, head bent in concentration...
At 6:00, the target was still staring at the broli, head bent in concentration...
At 7:00, the target was staring at the broli, but then suddenly stood up...
...
Director Song stared at the report, his face bewildered. "..." What the hell was this man doing?!
Before he could think further on it, a call came in on his wristwatch. Looking at the caller ID, he became so frightened that his wrist shook...
It was the Lord calling.
"How are thingsing along?" Over the phone came the deep male voice of the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle.
"Lord, today we surveilled the target for the whole day, but his behavior... seems very suspicious. He actually spent three whole hours sitting and staring at a piece of broli!"
"..." The person on the other end of the line was clearly taken aback for several seconds, before he slowly began to speak. "...This Great Death-Courting Senior is very famous in the cultivation world, what makes you think you can fathom the thoughts of a man at the Soul Formation stage?"
"What the Lord says is true..."
"No matter what this Great Death-Courting Senior is thinking, one thing is for certain... given the way this senior thinks, the more suspicious his behavior, the more it''s clear that this matter cannot be allowed to drag on."
"Then, are we taking the mask by force?" Director Song was a little apprehensive.
So in the end, it had stille to this...
But it wasn''t going to be easy to swipe this mask from a Soul Formation cultivator.
"I know what you''re worried about, it will indeed not be easy to take this mask from Great Death-Courting Senior. This senior must certainly have a thorough understanding of the extremely strong curse on the stone ghost mask, and so he can''t carry it around with him. I''m sure the mask is still in the vi; perhaps this senior has sealed it away by some means?"
"The Lord is right!"
Director Song nodded. "Even if we can break into the vi, it will also take us some time to break the seal."
" Hehe , not necessarily."
There was a low sneer on the other end of the line. "I will admit that this Great Death-Courting Senior is indeed troublesome, and it won''t be easy to deal with a Soul Formation cultivator. But won''t the results be different if we send people with the same level of strength?"
"Lord, you mean..."
"How about five Soul Formation cultivators?"
There was augh. "I want you to outline a n and send them to invade the vi and grab the stone ghost mask!"
"Five... five Soul Formation cultivators?!" Director Song''s hands trembled.
"Is five not enough?"
"..."
"If it isn''t..."
The voice on the line continued, deep and shocking. "Then ten!"
Ten Soul Formation cultivators...
Director Song had already bepletely incoherent. The two men in suits standing in front of him, both of whom were at the Golden Core stage, had lifeless looks on their faces. Director Song was just a Nascent Soul cultivator, but now he had to direct ten cultivators with higher realms than his at the Soul Formation stage in order toplete this mission...
"I recently expended a priceless treasure in exchange for these ten Soul Formation cultivators. They''ve signed contracts to serve my Mo Immortal Castle for three years. You''ve been with me for many years and have seldom failed in the tasks I assigned you. This time, I hope everything will be aplished smoothly. The stone ghost mask is something that my Mo Immortal Castle must have, and it cannot fall into the hands of anyone else!"
Director Song clicked his heels together as he replied, "Rest assured, Lord! Your subordinate will definitely execute this mission sessfully! I won''t let you down!"
...
While Director Song was on the phone, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had once again gotten caught up in his tangled thoughts.
He sometimes had OCD, anxiety and the perfectionist attitude of a Virgo. He had to ensure that the stone ghost mask was absolutely safe in the vi when he wasn''t around tomorrow.
Although he already had the fighting lion guarding the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still felt a bit worried it was the feeling you got when you weren''t even five minutes out the door, but then suddenly began to wonder whether you had locked the door or turned off the gas...
So, after some consideration, he made another call.
"Hello, is that Brother Ling? Yeah, it''s Grenade-Throwing... so, tomorrow I''ll attend the parent-teacher conference for you, can youe to my ce to watch the stone ghost mask?"
Chapter 115: Come! Let You Cop a Feel!
Chapter 115: Come! Let You Cop a Feel!
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It was Monday, May 24th. It was the day of the parent-teacher conference. It was also the most nerve-racking day for all the students at No. 60 High School. Wang Ling was perhaps the only person whose heart was as unruffled as the bottom of an old well; he even felt likeughing a little.
It wasn''t the first time that he had found someone else to attend the parent-teacher conference. The main reason for this was that the Wang couple themselves didn''t want to go as it would give rise to a lot of unnecessary problems.
First of all, the couple acknowledged that they were just ordinary people who didn''t know how to cultivate nor have anything inmon with other parents. And yet, two ordinary people had produced a child who had actually managed to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage and enter a cultivation high school just thinking about it would make anyone suspicious. Another reason the couple didn''t want to go was that they had had enough of other parents makingparisons.
During the parent-teacher conference, the thing that could be heard most often before the start of any meeting was XXX parents bragging about how brilliant their children were, how proficient their children''s swordsmanship was, how high their children scored in the Cultivation Theorem exam... the Wang couple agreed that these brilliant children couldn''tpare with their Ling Ling at all... if they really fought it out, he would wipe out their existence with just one wave of his palm.
How lonely it was to be invincible...
And so, after Father and Mother Wang had figured things out, they stopped going to any parent-teacher conferences after Wang Ling entered elementary school.
This kind of meeting was simply way too boring...
...
...
Wang Ling showed up in the Wenxian Garden luxury vi district where Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal lived at the agreed time of nine o''clock in the morning.
Because he still had to go to school, he had made a clone of himself toe to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house. Although it was only a clone, he felt that it was good enough for protecting the stone ghost mask.
When he approached the gate to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house, he saw in front of it a massive Shun Feng God Express container truck. Two couriers dressed in ck suits jumped down from the truck. One pressed a remote control in his hand, and all four sides of the container immediately opened up to reveal a huge cage.
Inside the cage was a lion that was golden red in color and three times bigger than the spirit lions that could be found in any cultivation zoo.
With one nce, Wang Ling recognized that this was a fighting lion, a spirit beast bred by the Xiao n!
It looked like this particr fighting lion had been well taken care of; it had four powerfully built limbs and was very robust, and the veins hidden faintly under the skin were as thick and solid as qiulong 1 . The instant the container was opened, its me-colored mane red out in the wind, and the look it cast upon the two God Express couriers made them shiver involuntarily.
The God Express couriers couldn''t help sweating when they thought about how the lion''s owner, Immortal Toya, had supposedly fed it a kind of tranquilizer pill before it had been sent here.
It was very obvious that the medicine''s effect was wearing off; everyone knew that a fighting lion had a fiery temper if it wasn''t by its owner''s side, it would be violent almost all of the time.
The two God Express couriers hurriedly offloaded the cage onto the ground and closed up the container. They stood anxiously at the entrance, and when they saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal open the door ande out, they immediately stiffened and bowed in greeting. "Shun Feng God Express! Mission aplished guarantee! Mr Lei, please sign for..."
"Oh? You don''t need my five-starment today?"
The God Express couriers were only at the Golden Core stage, so didn''t have high realms. They couldn''t withstand this fighting lion''s gaze, and just wanted to leave quickly.
"There''ll be ample time for a positive evaluationter it''s fine as long as Mr Lei is satisfied with our service. We will take our leave first!"
The two God Express couriers bowed again before they left, driving the container truck away as if they were fleeing.
Seeing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help butugh. "These two scaredy-cats!"
He then saw Wang Ling, who had been blocked by the container truck before it drove away, and immediately greeted him warmly. "Yo! Brother Ling! Nice to meet you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Brother Ling, let me introduce you. The guy in the cage is the fighting lion which I''ve borrowed from Immortal Toya to help me specially guard the seal; today, the two of you can take care of each other."
Saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal removed the heavy ck iron chains on the cage. "You cane out now, Brother Fighter!"
"..." The fighting liony prone in the cage and merely opened its eyeszily; it didn''t have the slightest intention ofing out.
Wang Ling: "..."
It was clear from this attitude that it hadn''t beenpletely tamed!
Generally, adult fighting lions only listened to their owners; if their owners weren''t around, they wouldn''t listen to anyone else at all.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little embarrassed. He was at the Soul Formation stage, but couldn''t even tame a little lion in front of his best brother; this was really a little humiliating!
He put his hands on his hips, prepared to negotiate with the fighting lion. "Brother Fighter, give me face, can you hurry up ande out of the cage? Brother Toya and I have known each other for so many years, and he sent you to me; that''s how much confidence we have in you, do you get it?"
The fighting lion looked at him askance.
"Brother Fighter, I''ve never humbled myself like this before. I tell you, if it weren''t because you''re Brother Toya''s pet, I would have beaten you up already! Come out of the cage right now or I''ll get mad; when I''m mad, I scare even myself!" As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shouted, he poked his head directly into the cage.
With a " grr ," the fighting lion mped onto Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s head with its teeth. Immediately, blood started to pour out and run down his neck.
Wang Ling: "..."
Still in the lion''s mouth, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "I''ve let Brother Ling witness such a sorry scene... but I made preparations beforehand!"
Right after he said this, an old voice sounded from his wristwatch. "Evil creature! Let go!"
It was Immortal Toya''s voice.
Hearing this voice, the fighting lion sure enough immediately opened its mouth.
After breaking away from the lion''s mouth, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wiped at the blood on his neck. "Fortunately I was smart enough to ask Brother Toya for a few voice recordings."
He pressed the y button.
Wang Ling then heard, apart from this "Evil creature! Let go!"mand, several other phrases which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had also asked Immortal Toya to record: "Evil creature! Get down!"; "Evil creature! Lie down!"; "Evil creature! Raise your hands!"; and "Go, evil creature! The rest is up to you!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "Brother Ling, if you can''t handle itter, just y this tape."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Wang Ling looked at the fighting lion in the cage; his eyes were calm andpletely unruffled.
He didn''t even need to use the slightest bit of pressure to deliberately oppress the fighting lion it just took a single look, and this majestic fighting lion was already so scared that its entire mane stood on end.
What kind of pressure was this?
The fighting lion was terrified and was consumed by an indescribable feeling. As a spirit beast, its innate ability to sense danger was telling it... this was a guy who couldn''t be dealt with so easily.
What to do? Should I demonstrate goodwill?
If not, I''ll die!
The fighting lion thought about it for a bit... no other way, now that it''se to this point, I can only use the cat''s ploy of acting cute!
Then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling watched as this fighting lion slowly came out of the cage, flipped onto its back in front of the two men, held up its paws, exposed its belly and closed its eyes miserably...
Come! I''ll let you cop a feel!
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 116: Even a Soul Formation Cultivator Should Abide by Basic Laws
Chapter 116: Even a Soul Formation Cultivator Should Abide by Basic Laws
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The Killer Gaze was a trick which Wang Lingmonly used. If Loopy Toad had been here, as a being that had experienced it before... it would definitely have sympathized deeply with this fighting lion.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw the fighting lion be as obedient as a cat, he also couldn''t help showing an amazed expression. In his heart, he once again marveled at how mystical this Brother Ling was.
He remembered when he had asked Wang Ling toe along to hunt down the demons that had escaped from the Gate Between Worlds to earth; almost each time it had been like this with just one look from Wang Ling, those demons had been knocked down.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was sure that it definitely wasn''t a technique or forceful spiritual pressure; it was just a single look.
In the absence of any cultivation techniques, to what extent could one rely purely on pressure from a single look?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this was something Wang Ling had been able to grasp perfectly.
True, temperament was one factor. If the realms were equal, the one who had more powerful life and spiritual essence could evoke deeper fear but this was also an indication of how unfathomable Wang Ling''s true prowess was.
Of course, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know that the person in front of him now was actually only Wang Ling''s clone.
Wang Ling felt that if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew the truth, this Great Death-Courting Senior would definitely start crying on the spot.
...
When the demon rampage had happened six years ago, apart from Odd Zhuo and some others who had been awarded for their deeds, there had in fact been some powerful cultivators who had been hired by the government to take charge of the aftermath and tidy up the mess.
There weren''t many Soul Formation mercenaries in the world, and in Huaxiu nation''s cultivation circle, the Ten Saints were the most renowned.
The Ten Saints was a group of ten mercenaries, all of whom were at the Soul Formation stage.
The Ten Saints had two distinctive characteristics. Firstly, they were not only strong, but also very savage! Since their establishment, all the assignments which they had epted had beenrge-scale operations, and they had a habit of eliminating their opponents and leaving none alive... people in this line of business looking to employ the Ten Saints hade up with a distinctive saying "Where the Ten Saints go, no grass grows!"
The second characteristic was their love of money. The Ten Saints were actually rare in that they were Soul Formation cultivators who could be bought with money... but the clients who could afford to hire them were also just as rare. This was because every one of the Ten Saints was crazy expensive. So for the Ten Saints, there was no such thing as true righteousness; they could be employed by the government to clean up a mess, but they could also be hired tomit misdeeds. For them, money was righteousness as long as they were paid enough, they could call you "father" if you wanted!
Thus, when Director Song Qingshu found out that the people he would havemand over were the Ten Saints, the shock in his heart reached its maximum limit.
For the first time, he felt that he had underestimated the Lord''s might...
To hire ten people at one go would require an ungodly sum of money even thergest pharmaceutical group in Huaxiu nation, Huaguo Water Curtain Group, would have to think twice. But the Lord this time had actually secured the right to use these ten people for three years... what kind of priceless treasure had he traded for them? It was hard for Song Qingshu to imagine with just his limited experience.
...
At a little past four o''clock in the afternoon, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to start off from the vi.
He tended to speed unconsciously when he flew on his immortal sword, and was done to two points on his sword-flying license after numerous demerits. The points would reset to twelve again in June, so in the meantime, he was going to take the spirit bus to Wang Ling''s school. The journey would take about an hour and he would reach the school just before the start of the parent-teacher conference.
As a citizen of Huaxiu nation, even a Soul Formation cultivator should abide by basicws.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s rule for conducting himself in society had always been to be a good citizen.
After all, the times were different now.
In the past, as long as your realm was strong enough, you were allowed to do whatever you wanted in heaven and earth 1 . Take the oldest and mostmon example of an auction previously, even if something had been properly purchased with money, there was still the risk that the new owner could be killed for it anytime. But now, there was the cultivation police as well as a formal legal system... the era where realms were everything was already over.
You might have prowess and realm, but if you broke thew, you would still be imprisoned and wind up picking up soap 2 with your brothers.
Everyone knew that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very fond of seeking death; he had already considered himself the Great Death-Courting Senior for years. However, there were some bottom lines he would never cross.
"Brother Ling, I''m leaving the rest to you!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke with Wang Ling at the front door of the vi as he prepared to leave.
Wang Ling crossed his arms and leaned against the door with a solemn expression. Next to him, the fighting lion crouched down in a show of obedience.
After Wang Ling had tamed it with one look, the lion''s previously unapproachable attitude had changed, and it now twisted its body to lick its mane, and lick its anus...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was speechless... this guy had alreadypletely be a cat in front of Wang Ling!
"Brother Ling, you''ve felt it too, right?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked as he stood by the door and looked at Wang Ling''s solemn expression.
Wang Ling nodded without hesitation.
He was well aware that there was more than one person watching them.
"Looks like my misgivings weren''t unreasonable; I knew that bunch wouldn''t give up so easily!"
Wang Ling frowned.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "But Brother Ling is here. I''m sure you can handle it, right?"
Wang Ling frowned again.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling, don''t frown like that, it makes me very nervous!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
There were a lot of things that could make Wang Ling frown, such as exam results that were too good, Father Wang deducting his pocket money, limited edition crispy noodle snacks selling out...
Of course, fear wasn''t one of them.
Wang Ling had to admit that the guys outside had very formidable auras; they werepletely unlike that bunch of Shadow Stream killers that he had dealt with previously, so he didn''t know whether it would be easy to beat them or not.
He hadn''t needed to make a move against that Shadow Stream bunch before they had been killed by bacsh. Looking at the overall strength of the group outside, Wang Ling felt that these people could probably endure two or three of his punches...
The reason why Wang Ling frowned was that he felt that the other party had a little too many people, which made him super annoyed.
After all, tonight was the premiere of thetestrge-scale, anti-corruption cultivation TV series In the Name of Cultivation 3 , and Wang Ling didn''t want to miss it! Because during the series premiere, major sponsor Small Roon was going to randomly select three hundred TV audience members to receive arge gift hamper of thirty years'' worth of free crispy noodle snacks...
If he was held up because of that bunch of people outside, Wang Ling was going to spill blood!
Chapter 117: If the World Insults Me, Curses Me, Betrays Me, What to Do?
Chapter 117: If the World Insults Me, Curses Me, Betrays Me, What to Do?
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Given Wang Ling''s current realm, even his clone possessed immense energy, and in order to control such energy, he would inevitably have to use his original body''s spiritual force.
How the f**k was he going to be able to binge watch his TV showfortably?!
When Wang Ling sensed those ten Soul Formation auras outside, it felt like he had been duped by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal once again.
He had thought that all he would be doing was guarding the stone ghost mask for a bit until Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal returned from the parent-teacher conference, which was why he had just sent a clone.
Who would have thought that Landscape Manor that bunch would actually dispatch ten people, and furthermore all of them were at the the Soul Formation stage...
Of course, if his real body had been here, he would have had absolutely nothing to worry about.
The problem was that this was just a clone, which had one fatal weak point when it was under extreme attack, its protection mechanism would kick in and it would instantly crumble to fine dust.
At present, there were still two hours before the students of No. 60 High School were finished for the day, and three hours before the TV show aired. This meant that Wang Ling had two hours to use this clone to get rid of these ten Soul Formation cultivators. After that, he could call his clone back and then happily go home to wait for the start of the TV show.
He cupped his chin in his hand and thought for a bit.
After two minutes, he hade up with a more reliable solution.
In the current situation, the only way he could lower the risk of his clone disappearing was by ensuring that these people didn''t touch it. If it vanished, the fighting lion would be powerless to stop these ten Soul Formation cultivators from grabbing the stone ghost mask.
Wang Ling searched high and low in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi for a long time before finally finding the materials for making a talisman cinnabar, yellow talisman paper, spirit water and a writing brush.
Drawing talismans was a fundamental cultivator skill, and these were essential talisman utensils in almost every household. When Wang Ling noticed that ck dust powder had been mixed into Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s cinnabar, he couldn''t help sighing... mixing ck dust powder into the cinnabar could greatly increase the odds of sessfully making a talisman. On the market, each gram of ck dust powder could sell for up to twenty thousand HNY.
This was truly extravagant...
But Wang Ling didn''t really care whether there was ck dust powder or not. Even without these supplementary materials, his sess rate at making talismans was over ny-nine percent. It was only when he was making the more rare and powerful talismans that there was a small chance he could fail.
This time, Wang Ling was going to draw a functional talisman with the ultimate aim of boosting the fighting lion''s prowess.
Immortal Toya''s fighting lion was already on par with a cultivator at the the Soul Formation stage. What Wang Ling needed to do now was to carefully package it by adding special effects 1 it would be best if the lion could give a formidable first impression.
...
A limousine was parked outside the vi in Wenxian Garden. A tall man in a suit was the driver and Song Qingshu sat in the front passenger seat.
In the back of the limo, the Ten Saints sat in a circle with their legs crossed. The space inside the car had been erged using the Space Expansion Skill so that it was as big as a sports field; it wouldn''t have been crowded even with another hundred people inside.
Currently, these ten Soul Formation cultivators were setting up an array together, which made for a pretty amazing scene.
"Lord Director, what are the Ten Saints doing?" asked the driver subordinate.
"They''re setting up a Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array." Song Qingshu narrowed his eyes.
A cultivator''s spiritual sense was simr to a cellphone signal; the higher a cultivator''s realm, the more sensitive they were to nearby spiritual signals. This Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array being set up by the Ten Saints could cause these spiritual signals to converge into one universal stream channeling down from the cosmos and connecting heaven and earth, thereby creating a nket effect and rendering the signal invisible. Hence, in this spirit array, even a person with the highest realm would rx their guard and could be monitored without being aware of it.
Legend had it that this Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array was an ancient array that had been used by senior cultivators on the cultivation battlefield to monitor demon race activity. If necessary, it could be used as an offensive manoeuvre to gather andunch spiritual pressure. This pressure falling from the heavens would have the gargantuan might of a satelliteser cannon!
Nowadays, however, there were fewer and fewer people who could run this array.
To activate this array, a person''s realm had to be at the the Soul Formation stage or higher. Furthermore, at least three people were required to set up the array together the more people there were, the more powerful the array would be.
In the front passenger seat, Song Qingshu watched this scene on a monitor screen and couldn''t help eximing repeatedly in his heart that was the Ten Saints for you... not only did they know about such an ancient array, but they were also so skilled at running it!
At that moment, an old man with a goatee inside the array said calmly, "Director Song, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal has left."
This was the leader of the Ten Saints, with the Taoist name Great Saint...
"Left?"
Song Qingshu frowned. "Given Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s personality, it''s impossible that he would leave the stone ghost mask unattended in the vi. He definitely has to have some other defensive measures in ce... Senior Great Saint, do you see anything else?"
The goateed old man nodded. "It is as Director Song expected. Although this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal has left, there is a youngster and a fighting lion still inside the vi."
"Why is there a fighting lion?"
Song Qingshu''s eyebrow twitched. This fighting lion wasn''t a typical soul pet, since they were bred and trained by the Xiao n. To be able to borrow a fighting lion... did this mean that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the Xiao n had a close rtionship?
The goateed elderly Taoist smiled coldly. "Shall I get rid of this beast?"
Song Qingshu: "I think... we have to take the impact of our actions into ount. If we kill this fighting lion out of hand, I don''t think the Xiao n would let this matter go. What is your opinion, Senior Great Saint?"
"It seems that Director Song still doesn''t quite understand how we work."
The goateed elderly Taoist shook his head.
"Director Song is familiar with Taoist Hanshan and Taoist Deyun? They once fought each other, and a well-known saying emerged from this confrontation..."
Song Qingshu suddenly understood. "Is that the saying, ''If the world defames me, betrays me, insults me,ughs at me, despises me, humiliates me, hates me, cheats me, how should I handle it''? Of course I know it... I also know that the second part of the saying is, ''Just tolerate him, let him, leave it to him''..." 2
But before he could finish speaking, the goateed elderly Taoist directly waved his hand and interrupted him. "No, that isn''t it."
Song Qingshu was a little puzzled. "Senior Great Saint, please instruct me."
"I wouldn''t dare teach you, Director Song, you are an administrator appointed by the Lord of the Castle. In official matters, your position takes precedence over our realms. We will all follow your instructions and arrangements." The elderly Taoist smiled. "But for the smooth execution of our assignments in the future, I think it''s still necessary to exin to Director Song how our Ten Saints operate..."
The dialog between Taoist Hanshan and Taoist Deyun was alreadymon knowledge.
Song Qingshu was really quite curious about the different interpretation which this goateed elderly Taoist, leader of the Ten Saints, had of this saying.
"The world insults me, curses me, betrays me, what to do? Actually, the answer is quite simple."
Song Qingshu''s eyes were fixed on the monitor screen. The elderly Taoist sitting with his legs crossed stroked his goatee as he slowly said, "You just need to mess him up, y him,ugh at him, chop him up, deal with him, beat him up, then wait for several years before you visit him at his burial mound!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
After saying that, the elderly Taoist stroked his goatee with satisfaction. "This is how we Ten Saints do things! It''s just a beast. Who cares whether it''s from the Xiao n or not, we have absolutely nothing to fear."
Song Qingshu:"..."
Chapter 118: Senior Great Saint, Are You Alright?
Chapter 118: Senior Great Saint, Are You Alright?
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Listening to the goateed elderly Taoist''s words, Director Song genuinely felt that the Ten Saints'' brutality wasn''t just for show.
Previously, Song Qingshu had heard a rumor that the Ten Saints had once been hired by someone to take revenge on the ghost n. The reason was that the person hadn''t been able to obtain an SSR while ying Onmyoji 1 ... in the end, after preparing for three days, the Ten Saints dropped in on the ghost n and massacred all of them in one day; even Shutendoji 2 , the young master of the ghost n, hadn''t been let off.
In Song Qingshu''s view, making enemies of the Xiao n was unnecessary trouble, and it would be best if they could avoid it. But clearly, given the Ten Saints'' savage nature, it would be impossible to ask this bunch of people to consider the impact on power rtions between therge ns; there was no way they would let this fighting lion go.
Additionally, Director Song had also heard a faint warning in the other man''s words which could roughly be summarized as: we will listen to you, but don''t meddle in the way we do things, otherwise we''re going to have to disagree, and it won''t be a pretty sight.
He wasn''t a fool; he naturally understood the implications.
When all was said and done, in the end it still came down to realms. While the modern cultivation world ced high importance on awful society and a hierarchical management system, there were still those who were arrogant about their realms and thus were contemptuous of social rights.
The Ten Saints were a perfect example.
Song Qingshu''s heart was as clear as a mirror. The reason why this bunch of people still listened to him now was purely to give the Lord of the Castle face. As soon as he fell low enough for the Lord to cast him out, he would find himself in a very dangerous situation.
After pondering for a moment, Song Qingshu let out a sigh. "The Lord''s only demand was that we seize the stone ghost mask. Seniors can decide for yourselves how you would like to deal with the fighting lion and that youngster. But I have to point out that this youngster is someone whom Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal invited toe here, so there definitely has to be something extraordinary about him. When you make a moveter, please do be cautious..."
" Hehe , he''s just a kid. Judging from the way he''s dressed, I reckon he''s just ackey Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked toe. We''ve been cultivating the Demonic Path for thousands of years, is there any kind of demon or ghost that we haven''t seen? It''s just oneckey, what do we have to be afraid of?"
The goateed elderly Taoist sneered as he surveyed their surroundings before saying slowly, "Brothers, listen to mymand, we''ll make a move together. We''ll use the build-up of spiritual pressure from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array and throw it at this vi! Any living thing inside will definitely be reduced to meat patties! When the timees, we can process these patties to make Laoganma 3 minced meat sauce; this type of fresh meat sauce is the Ghost General''s favorite!"
Director Song and the man in a suit next to him broke out in a sweat; using spiritual pressure to tten their opponents into meat patties was bad enough, but to want to make them into meat sauce... this was too insane!
Song Qingshu looked at the monitor screen once again; in the back of the car, the goateed elderly Taoist who was leader of the Ten Saints, Great Saint, had already officially started array operations. The Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array had switched from surveince mode to offensive mode. From the scene on the monitor screen, Director Song could see that the massive spiritual pressure had already started to generate unstable fluctuations.
The attack had officially begun.
Spiritual pressure was an invisible flux that couldn''t be seen with the naked eye, and could only be detected through a cultivator''s spiritual senses.
Streams of air twined and merged above the head of the goateed elderly Taoist. Then, the ten Soul Formation cultivators released spiritual pressure together at the same time; the pressure converged into an energy stream that swirled and hovered in the air above them as arge, infinite vortex.
When this spiritual pressure reached maximum capacity, the goateed elderly Taoist roared, "Have a taste of my godly strength there is no stronghold we cannot ovee!"
Then, this invisible energy stream suddenly shot straight up to form a pir of energy that broke through the dense cloudyer in the sky.
"That youngster inside the vi, along with the fighting lion, will face certain death today!" The goateed elderly Taoist smiled coldly. As if he was doing maths form conversions, he manipted this huge energy stream toe flooding back down from the sky!
Song Qingshu stared at the monitor screen and broke out in a cold sweat. The Lord of the Castle had requested that they grab the stone ghost mask preferably without involving other people. This torrential spiritual pressure generated by the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array was arge-scale spiritual attack. They had to aim and strike their target precisely, otherwise no living thing would survive the spiritual oppression of ten Soul Formation realms as it came pouring down!
...
Wang Ling was drawing a talisman in the vi when he noticed the cinnabar on the table trembling minutely.
He silently raised his head and looked up at the ceiling.
Spiritual pressure from the cosmos?
He was a little surprised.
He hadn''t expected that there would still be people nowadays who knew how to set up a Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array; this was one of the four holy arrays that had been used against the demon race back then.
It seemed that these really weren''t ordinary people.
But Wang Ling paid it no mind at all as he turned his head to look at the fighting lion next to him. This guy was already so frightened that it had curled into itself like a snail. Spirit beasts were more sensitive to this type of spiritual oppression than ordinary people, simr to how creepy-crawlies could sense an impending earthquake. Although this fighting lion was powerful, it was obviously still not strong enough to withstand the spiritual oppression of ten Soul Formation cultivators.
The other party''s intention was clear: they wanted to use invisible spiritual pressure to get rid of them... but Wang Ling felt that their technique was still immature. The advantage of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Arrayy in its convergence with invisible power from the cosmos. Even his clone could sense that the other party clearlycked understanding and proficiency when it came to this spirit array.
As this invisible spiritual pressure approached the vi, Wang Ling calmly raised his head and blew out a breath...
...
Inside the limousine, Director Song and his subordinate next to him were looking at the monitor screen.
It had been thirty seconds since the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array''s offensive mode had been activated, as invisible spiritual pressure from the cosmos converged and wasunched in an attack. However, whether it was the back of the car or the vi on the monitor screen, everything was utterly still, without even a hint of a wave in the air.
"Senior Great Saint... did it work?" asked Song Qingshu.
The goateed elderly Taoist narrowed his eyes as he said loftily, " Heh , they''re dead for sure. It takes time for the spiritual pressure toe down, you just need to be patient!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
Another thirty seconds passed...
Looking at the monitor screen, Song Qingshu felt that something wasn''t right. For some reason, the goateed elderly Taoist''s head seemed to berger than before... had the peripheral nerves in his thighs died, hence why his head was puffing up?
Song Qingshu cried out in astonishment. "Senior Great Saint, are you alright?"
The goateed elderly Taoist: "I''m cosying Big Head Son 4 ! Don''t make a fuss if you don''t understand!"
As soon as he said this, hisplexion changed... and he coughed up a huge mouthful of blood.
The goateed elderly Taoist clutched his chest as he shivered. At that moment, the head of this leader of the Ten Saints had already swelled to three times the size of a watermelon. "...It''s a Blood Shadow Magic Skill, I can spray blood to kill my enemies! I''ll show it to you so you can learn something new!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
This is obviously a f**king injury from bacsh, bloody hell!
Chapter 119: Senior Second Saint, Are You Alright?!
Chapter 119: Senior Second Saint, Are You Alright?!
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There were different types of bacsh. In the science section of the Cultivation Encyclopaedia , the injuries rued from bacsh were divided into five general grades.
To Song Qingshu, it looked like the goateed elderly Taoist had suffered fourth-degree bacsh. The spiritual pressure which had recoiled on him had rampaged through his body with no release outlet. In addition, the goateed elderly Taoist had circted his own spirit energy in an effort to fight it, which had had the effect of driving the spiritual energy up into his head, thus causing it to swell.
If his condition wasn''t treated in time, it was very likely that he would wind up in aa and be a vegetable.
No matter how shallow Song Qingshu''s experiences were whenpared with Soul Formation cultivators, he was still a Nascent Soul cultivator. He might appear to be a naive fool in front of this bunch, but he could still tell that the goateed elderly Taoist had sustained a bacsh injury! The build-up of spiritual pressure from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array had bounced back; moreover, the only person it had hurt was the main coordinator of this array.
Song Qingshu was aghast. My god... it had actually bounced back.
Who on earth was that youngster inside the vi?
Before he could recover from his shock, the goateed elderly Taoist had already passed out in the back of the car, foaming at the mouth and mumbling incoherently.
"Shit! It''s bacsh from spiritual pressure! Quick... what grade is it?"
As the others surrounded the elderly Taoist, the light of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Awakening Array under them began to dim rapidly and then shut down.
Second Saint frowned; using his spiritual senses to check, he was stunned. "Not good! It''s a stage four injury!"
Hearing this, the other eight saints dropped their heads lifelessly with pained expressions on their faces.
They were well aware what stage four meant.
Although it wouldn''t result in death, the possibility that he could turn into a vegetable was as high as ny percent. Even if he coulde back to himself, his cultivation would be diminished! Worse still, it was very likely that he wouldn''t be able to cultivate ever again in his lifetime!
For a cultivator who was used to having a formidable realm, to be a cripple unable to cultivate any longer was a fate worse than death.
In the prominently quiet car, after a long period of silence, howls of grief suddenly burst out. Who could have ever expected that such an easy assignment would destroy the Ten Saints'' brand?
Senior and junior brothers held onto the goateed elderly Taoist''s legs as they started to weep bitterly. "Elder brother! Elder brother, wake up!"
"Elder brother, you were just one step away from bing the king in King of Glory !"
Second Saint hugged the goateed elderly Taoist by his shoulders and squeezed his wrinkled hand. "Elder brother! We brothers will pull together! You must hang in there! Please remain strong and stay alive!"
And then, the goateed elderly Taoist weakly narrowed his eyes and raised his hand with a lot of effort. "I... I''m not dead yet... if each of you... give me a portion of your cultivation... I think I can still survive..."
In the front of the limousine, Song Qingshu and his subordinate were choked with emotion when they saw this.
This scene of brothers working as one in the face of disaster was just too moving!
Song Qingshu had always been an easy crier.
Just as his tears were about to fall, Second Saint embraced the goateed elderly Taoist and stretched out his hand...
He slowlyy it on his neck...
And then.
Second Saint straightaway strangled him to death...
"!!!"
Song Qingshu and the man in a suit were stupefied.
"Senior Second Saint, this..."
Second Saint shook his head sorrowfully. "I''m saving elder brother from a wretched fate; even if we save him now... he was bound to be a cripple in the future."
"But Senior Great Saint said that as long as each of you gave him a portion of your cultivation..."
Second Saint: "Director Song, will you believe the nonsense a man spouts on his deathbed?"
Song Qingshu looked at the monitor screen. Before this Great Saint had died, he had been staring wide-eyed at his own junior second brother. He hadpletely never expected that in the end, it would be his own fellow brother who would send him to hell.
Song Qingshu was speechless for a very long time. "..." It was f**king obvious that the elderly Taoist had died with a grudge!
This should have been a moving performance of fellow brothers pulling together in the face of cmity, but instead it had turned into a miserable dog-eat-dog drama about internal rivalry.
Song Qingshu''s head was hurting; he already had utterly no idea how to write his final report.
"Elder brother, rest in peace..."
Second Saint stretched out his hand and closed the goateed elderly Taoist''s eyes. "Don''t worry, I''ll definitely take revenge for you!"
Song Qingshu: "..." You were the one who f**king strangled him to death, hey!
On the side, their fellow brothers were still weeping piteously. "Second brother, don''t me yourself. If elder brother''s spirit is looking down on us from heaven, he would definitely understand!"
Second Saint''s hands curled into fists and he got to his feet, his cyan-colored Taoist cloak fluttering as it was caught up in a burst of spiritual pressure. "Fellow brothers! Elder brother is gone, but our grief will not stop us from taking revenge!"
As he said this, his fellow brothers around him burst out in enthusiastic pping, some of them moved to tears again.
Finally, Third Saint regained hisposure and spoke on behalf of the others. "From when we were first formed until now, we Ten Saints have never been this deste. Now that elder brother is gone, we should all listen to second brother!"
"Understood!"
Second Saint nodded. He then recited a spell, and a purple light glowed in his hand.
In a matter of seconds, there was a reaction from the deceased goateed elderly Taoist''s storage bag, and a thick and powerful Buddhist staff flew out and into Second Saint''s hand. When he struck it once on the ground, terrifying spiritual pressure surged up around them!
The overwhelming aura of the Demonic Path enveloped the scene, instantly making it hard to breathe.
The rest of the eight saints all had stunned expressions on their faces as they cried out in rm. "The Night Demon''s Weapon!"
Song Qingshu gazed at the monitor screen, his heart overwhelmed with shock... because this Night Demon''s Weapon was a magic weapon that had been personally crafted by Immortal She Pi! But it was so evil that Immortal She Pi had had to personally seal it away!
This was a first-ss immortal weapon. It wasn''t just exceedingly powerful, it also had a special ability when each of its subsequent masters died, it would swallow up their souls, which would enhance the power of the Demonic Path! This could happen up to ten times, hence this staff possessed power beyond that of other immortal weapons.
"Back then, when shizun 1 found this Night Demon''s Weapon, he gave it to elder brother at the time of his death! Now that elder brother is gone, his soul has been absorbed by this weapon! Today, I am the third master of this weapon, and I will take revenge for elder brother! No matter who that youngster is, today I am going to cut off his head and water elder brother''s grave with his blood!"
After saying this, Second Saint raised the Buddhist staff and shouted, "Ghost,e!"
He struck the ground with the staff again and again, and a cyan-colored Ghost General that would have been invisible to an ordinary person rapidly took shape in the air. The general had fangs as thick and solid as an elephant''s tusks, and when it stood up, it was four meters tall!
In the front of the limo, Song Qingshu and the man in a suit next to him shuddered from head to toe and felt like they had been sapped of their strength. It felt like they had been pinned to a bed by demonic pressure.
Second Saint then pointed the Buddhist staff at the vi as his spiritual senses locked directly onto its location.
The Ghost General immediately bared its fangs and lunged ferociously in the direction of the vi!
Though its body was massive, it was incredibly fast!
The ground sank, and flowers and grass instantly wilted in its path.
Inside the car, Song Qingshu and the nine saints had their eyes fixed on it.
But very quickly, something shocking happened...
The Ghost General that had been streaking toward Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi had actually retreated halfway...
And unlike its savage expression when it had first flew out, there was now a clearly terrified expression on its face!
As if it had encountered some prehistoric monster, it was so frightened that it fled back into the Night Demon''s Weapon without even saying a single thing!
Nobody had expected the Ghost General to actually turn back before even a fraction of the power of the Demonic Path could be unleashed.
The immense power of the Demonic Pathshed about inside the Night Demon''s Weapon, and Second Saint jerked spasmodically as if he had been electrocuted.
He gritted his teeth, his expression one of agony.
By the time everyone reacted, they realized that the fingers on Second Saint''s right hand, which had been holding the Buddhist staff, had already broken into pieces from the powerful jolts of the staff, and his entire hand was bleeding freely.
As the Night Demon''s Weapon dropped to the ground with a tter, everyone saw Second Saint''s head grow bigger and bigger...
In front of the monitor screen, Song Qingshu was rmed. "Senior Second Saint, are you alright?"
Second Saint looked at his fingerless right hand. "I''m cosying Doraemon! Don''t make a fuss if you don''t understand!"
As soon as he said this, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
With great difficulty, Second Saint resisted the battering of the Demonic Path''s power inside his body. But just when this second brother leader had seeded, his head was already the size of four watermelons. "...Previously, elder brother''s Blood Shadow Magic Skill hadn''t been performed all the way through, let me perform it for you again!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
Who the f**k will believe you!
Chapter 120: Haven’t Dropped Dead Yet, but on the Way to It
Chapter 120: Havent Dropped Dead Yet, but on the Way to It
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Wang Ling calmly watched this ferocious Ghost General lunge at him, before it looked like it had seen a ghost of its own and then turned to run away.
The Wang family''s small vi on East Huang road was in the outskirts, which used to have a lot of lonely souls and ghosts. In the end, Wang Ling had frightened them all away. He remembered when a ghost had once rushed at him like the Ghost General had, and had been reduced to scattered ashes and dissipating smoke.
It could be said that this Ghost General had better luck.
Actually, it hadn''t been scared off by Wang Ling, but by the fighting lion crouched down next to him.
After about ten minutes of drawing earlier on, he had already created several kinds of reinforcement talismans which he had wrapped around the fighting lion, like the rollers in thendy auntie''s hair 1 .
This fighting lion had leveled up to god ss thanks to Wang Ling!
The twenty reinforcement talismans on the fighting lion''s body glowed with light, creating a special halo effect around it. As soon as the Ghost General had flown into the vi, it had almost been blinded by this dazzling radiance.
"..."
As a result, after a full three seconds of silence, this Ghost General decided to take its leave.
F**k!
A fighting lion that had been powered up twenty times!
Why even bother fighting?!
And then, this was the scene inside the car now...
Inside the limousine, Third Saint supported Second Saint''s limp body as everyone lowered their heads in grief.
Like elder brother, Second Saint had also suffered from bacsh. But the rebound of power from the Demonic Path was clearly greater than the rebound from spiritual pressure, and was a stage five injury.
He didn''t struggle unnecessarily.
After coughing up onest mouthful of blood, he dropped dead.
Fresh blood sprayed all over Third Saint''s face.
Looking at the monitor screen, Song Qingshu gritted his teeth bitterly. "Today''s mission was a failure it ends here!"
This was just too strange; from what he had seen on the monitor screen, the other party was just a teenager. Song Qingshu just couldn''t understand what on earth had happened just ten minutes after they hadmenced their attack, the magnificent Ten Saints had already suffered the loss of their top two generals!
It was obvious that attacking blindly was ineffective, since they had no information on that youngster at all.
The best strategy that Song Qingshu coulde up with now was to retreat for the sake of advancing another day.
"Fourth brother..."
Third Saint rose to his feet and passed the Night Demon''s Weapon to the Taoist wearing a pink cloak next to him. "Take this Buddhist staff. From now on, you will lead the remaining five."
Everyone''s eyes were fixed on Third Saint, and they could see the determination in this Taoist''s heart.
The Taoist in the pink cloak epted the staff. "I''ll heed third brother''s instructions!"
Third Saint stared at the security camera for Song Qingshu in the front of the car to see. "Director Song, you are not to me for this failure. Firstly, we underestimated the enemy. Secondly, we were willful in doing things our way. When you go back, please report the truth to the Lord of the Castle. We Ten Saints are very sorry that we have failed this assignment..."
Song Qingshu was silent for a while. "Senior Third Saint, you have made up your mind?"
"Elder brother and second brother died unnatural deaths, so I will avenge them." Third Saint nodded. "If my revenge is sessful, I will return with the stone ghost mask and look for all of you. If not, please look for my body and bury me with elder brother and second brother in Jiangnan 2 . That was our hometown where we brothers cultivated together."
"Very well, I understand."
Song Qingshu let out a sigh.
Third Saint opened the car door and stepped out. His white Taoist cloak fluttered around him as he raised an immortal sword with cold killing intent.
Before he left, this Third Saint seemed to think of something, and he turned his head to look back. "From now on, there are only seven people left, and the Ten Saints are no more... fellow brothers, you must nowe up with a name that will once again resound loud and clear."
These junior brothers immediately sunk into deep thought.
After hearing this, it was only Song Qingshu who was inspired as he said diffidently, "Senior Third Saint... how about this name, the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan?"
Third Saint: "..."
...
In life, if you hadn''t dropped dead yet, you were on the way to it.
Wang Ling thought that this saying really suited the Ten Saints.
It was easy for people in high positions to miss the forest for the trees. All these years, the Ten Saints had seeded perfectly in every mission they had taken on and had built a good name for themselves in the industry but this time, their record had been broken.
This was because they hadn''t known what kind of iron te they had kicked 3 ...
Third Saint had chosen to stay, firstly, for revenge, and secondly, to investigate.
The day had now turned to dusk.
The seven Soul Formation cultivators had left, and only Third Saint remained outside the vi. Immortal sword in hand, he headed in the direction of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi in Wenxian Garden.
His white cloak fluttering in the wind, Third Saint lifted his sword with cold killing intent. Because he was unfamiliar to the head of security on duty, thetter approached him uneasily. The security guard stared at the "good-natured" expression on Third Saint''s face and swallowed hard as he squeezed out a smile. "...May I ask, sir, do you live here or are you paying someone a visit?"
Third Saint said with a straight face, "I''m looking for an old friend."
Head of security: "..." Who would look for an old friend with a sword in hand?!
Obviously they weren''t going to be swapping notes on cooking!
The head of security was a little nervous; while the security guards on duty at Wenxian Garden didn''t have high realms, they were still cultivators. Third Saint''s cold aura was so obvious that this head of security could already smell danger. "Sir, if you are here to visit someone, kindly let me know the vi number so that we can confirm your identity with the owner."
Third Saint eyed one vi in particr in the distance. "Have you noticed that there''s something wrong with that vi?"
The head of security followed Third Saint''s gaze and was immediately rmed... f**k, wasn''t that Great Death-Courting Senior''s vi?!
He looked at the Taoist in the white cloak once again, and he wasn''t so stupid to not realize that this man very likely had a vendetta!
Anxious, the head of security started to sweat freely. "Sir... don''t act recklessly..."
Third Saint: "That vi has clearly broken building regtions. Let this old man tear it down, I believe it''d be a far more pleasing sight then."
Head of security: "Sir, who on earth are you..."
Third Saint stared at the security guard and solemnly said two words, "Lei Feng!"
"..."
...
In spite of the head of security trying to stop him, Third Saint advanced on the vi grimly.
He had knocked down the head of security at the gate with spiritual pressure, and had left the man foaming at the mouth and convulsing on the ground.
This security guard was very lucky that he hadn''t be a ghost under Third Saint''s sword; right now, his heart burned with vengeance, so he was in no hurry to take the guard''s life. On the other hand, if this head of security had drawn his weapon, it might have been a different and pretty tragic ending.
When Third Saint reached the entrance, he realized that the front door of the vi was already open.
And then, the youngster whom they had been monitoring with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array slowly strolled out.
Third Saint was immediately stunned the instant he saw Wang Ling.
Because, this teenager was wearing a blue... school uniform?
This person was actually a student?!
Third Saint was dumbfounded.
Chapter 121: Are You Senior Killer Taoist?
Chapter 121: Are You Senior Killer Taoist?
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Third Saint felt like he had seen this azure uniform somewhere before. For a while, his eyes were fixed on Wang Ling''s face, which had yet to finish maturing. And then, it was like a string being unraveled in his brain as he suddenly recalled that this uniform had been in the news very recently! This was the uniform of No. 60 High School in Peiyuan district!
This used to be an unknown, ordinary high school; if it wasn''t because first-ss Shadow Stream Red Ribbon assassins had been wiped out in this school, Third Saint didn''t think he would have paid it any attention at all.
He remembered reading about it previously in online news. After carefully recalling the details, he was a little astounded to realize that this school had grown quite famous recently. Theplete elimination of Shadow Stream Red Ribbon killers, and the arrest of an executive Gold Ribbon female killer, all seemed to be somehow rted to this school...
And now, this teenager standing in front of him was wearing that school''s uniform... Third Saint suddenly felt a little fearful.
But in the end, there wasn''t any direct evidence to link Great Saint and Second Saint''s deaths by bacsh to this youngster, right?
Maybe there was some big shot cultivator still hiding inside the vi whom even the Heaven and Earth Spirit Awakening Array hadn''t been able to detect.
Was he afraid?
That wasn''t possible.
After all these years, he was a seasoned veteran; there were no winds and waves that he hadn''t weathered!
Third Saint remembered when, for the sake ofprehending the meaning of Dao in Soul Formation, he had learned from Old Demon Wang''s example and opened a woodcarving shop to carve feijibei 1 ... this kid probably hadn''t even been born then!
He was just a teenager.
A teenager wearing an ordinary high school uniform.
There was nothing to fear.
Third Saint keptforting himself in his heart.
Standing at the door, Wang Ling was lost for words as he listened to this old Taoist''s turbulent thoughts. As he was wondering why the man hadn''t made a move, he saw a spirit light sh in the other party''s hand. A wine gourd appeared, and the old Taoist started gulping down mouthfuls of wine.
Wang Ling was stunned; was this the legendary "liquid courage"?
Was the man that frightened to face him?
It was hard for Third Saint to describe it urately with words. The other party wasn''t using spiritual pressure or any other technique he couldn''t even detect any evidence of the teenager using his spiritual senses to feel things out. It was just that now that they were face to face, the ferocious killing intent which this Soul Formation cultivator hade here with had already disappeared. Instead, an extreme sense of crisis had taken its ce, and Third Saint had been forced to embolden himself with alcohol.
Wang Ling took a glimpse at the wine gourd in the old Taoist''s hand. This xx82 vintage wine which promoted courage was currently very popr in the cultivation industry. Senior cultivators had drunk this in their confrontation with the demons that had poured out from the Gate Between Worlds it also tasted great. The gate hadn''t appeared for very long, but drinking this emboldening wine before battle had be a tradition.
Typically, Third Saint would drink this wine in a fight against a formidable enemy... but this old Taoist in white had never expected that such an ordinary-looking, poker-faced teenager with dead eyes could provoke such terror in him.
With all the wine from the gourd now in his belly, the old Taoist''s face was flushed with alcohol. "Here Ie!"
As he stabbed the sword directly at Wang Ling''s front, the air whistled with silver-colored sword qi. The force was so overwhelming that anyone with a realm under Soul Formation would be killed by the sword qi alone before the tip of the sword could even touch them.
If this teenager really was a Foundation Establishment high school student, there was nowhere for him to run from the old Taoist''s sword, and he would instantly be smashed to pieces.
The Ten Saints cultivated the Demonic Path, but each of them had their own particr magic weapon. Some cultivated with a hammer, some with an axe, and some with a bar of soap... what Third Saint, this old Taoist in white, cultivated with was a sword!
Wang Ling could instantly tell that this was the "Art of the Three Swords" created by one of the nation''s ten great founding generals, demaster General Yi! There were three parts to this sword art: the bronze art for defense, the gold art for offense, and the silver art which could both attack and defend.
It was very obvious that what Third Saint cultivated wasn''t the gold sword nor the bronze sword... but the silver sword!
Wang Ling didn''t move from where he was standing, and just blinked his eyes hard.
The old Taoist in white was startled by this teenager''s move was this boy making eyes at him? Don''t tell him this guy was f**king bent?!
But very quickly... he suddenly realized he was wrong.
Because before his silver sword qi could reach the teenager, it was actually stopped in mid-air. No matter if it was the sword qi or the sword itself, they were blocked by immense power and unable to advance.
At that moment, Third Saint suddenly recalled the teenager''s blinking.
So it hadn''t been a useless move!
This teenager had used the strong wind generated from the fanning of his eyshes to dispel his sword art!
He had just blinked his eyes and his eyshes had created a gale strong enough to withstand Third Saint''s "Art of the Three Swords"...
What the hell! There was a technique like this?!
Third Saint''s three views were dealt a blow so heavy they copsed. Two thousand years of cultivation, and it had all been for f**king nothing!
Worse still, Third Saint was stunned to find that he couldn''t use his sword art to defend against the wind that had been stirred up by this teenager''s eyshes. That invisible wave was gradually pushing the silver sword qi back to rebound on him. The moment he was prepared to withdraw his sword, it was already toote! This silver sword qi, forced to change direction by the powerful, invisible wave created by the teenager''s eyshes, turned back on him!
This bacsh of power was unexpectedly even fiercer than the sword qi he had released!
Third Saint didn''t have time to react at all. His face turned pale and the terror in his heart was at its peak... who the hell was this teenager?!
Fortunately, he was able to react valiantly as he used his strength to break his right hand, which had been holding the sword. At the cost of an arm, this unstoppable power changed direction and shot upward to scatter the bank of clouds above them until there wasn''t a wisp of a cloud left in the sky!
Still standing in the same spot, Wang Ling straightened his creased school uniform, which had been ruffled by the sword qi. The old Taoist in white thought he was going to attack again, and fearfully retreated tens of meters away...
A few secondster, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, staining his clothes.
Although he had managed to change the direction of the attack, the aftershock had still caused him an internal bacsh injury! Fortunately, thanks to his prompt reaction, it was only second-degree bacsh this time, which wasn''t too serious.
At that moment, fear still lingered in the old Taoist''s heart a wave created by fanning eyshes had actually produced such astounding results! If he hadn''t reacted with such godly speed, he would have already gone to meet elder brother and second brother!
"To wipe out enemies with a blink of an eye..." The old Taoist''s face grew pale with fright.
This teenager had a far higher realm than the Ten Saints.
Even if they had another hundred Soul Formation cultivators, they still weren''t necessarily this person''s match!
Recalling the violent wave produced by the teenager''s blinking, the old Taoist in white felt that there was something familiar about this technique.
Legend said that the person ranked number one on the international list of killers, Killer Taoist, nicknamed Teacher Killer, had mastered this supreme skill of eliminating enemies with one blink!
Could it be... was this that Senior Killer Taoist? But why was this senior wearing a school uniform? Was his hobby cosying?
Oh god! This great senior was his idol!
Clutching at his broken arm and covered in blood, this old Taoist in white stared at Wang Ling and asked somewhat bashfully, "Are you... Senior Killer Taoist? Can I get your autograph?"
Wang Ling: "..." Didn''t you f**kinge here for revenge?!
Chapter 122: I Don’t Want Such A Plot Twist!
Chapter 122: I Dont Want Such A Plot Twist!
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In front of the old Taoist in white, Wang Ling took five seconds to calm his thoughts and then struggled to determine something.
This Third Saint had mistaken him for someone else...
This Teacher Killer with the Taoist name Killer Taoist was an entric person who was number one on the international ranking list of killers.
This wasn''t the first time that Wang Ling had heard of him; the most recent was when that Shadow Stream 36D maiden had attempted to strike at No. 59 High School.
Looking at the old Taoist in white in front of him who seemed to have forgotten all of his enmity, Wang Ling was a little speechless.
Who the hell could have known that his blinking would be mistaken for Killer Taoist''s unique skill?
Furthermore, after the old Taoist had assumed that he was Killer Taoist, what the heck was with his shy expression, as if he was some innocent little sister?! F**k! Don''t tell him this guy was actually gay?! He didn''t want this plot twist!
Seeing that Wang Ling hadn''t said anything, Third Saint took it in his heart as silent agreement. He was as excited as an elementary school student about to go on a spring excursion, and his smile was like a brilliant chrysanthemum. "Senior Killer Taoist! It really is you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"I''ve long heard about your godly art of killing people with a wink; this time, I''m much obliged to you for being able to witness it for myself!" The old Taoist in white sighed, ashamed of his inferior skills.
"..."
Wang Ling looked at the old Taoist''s bleeding arm, which had been injured by the aftershock. With this recent excitement, the wound was now like a fountain gushing blood. This amount of blood... the old Taoist was lucky he was at the Soul Formation stage, since anyone else would have already died!
"Senior, are you worried about my injury? It''s fine, this is nothing, this is the result of my inferior skills..."
As he stared at the old Taoist in white, Wang Ling desperately wanted to say, "You''re freaking overthinking it"...
The old Taoist took out some medicinal powder which he had on him and sprinkled it on the wound. The bleeding quickly stopped, but the pain from his broken arm and the excitement of believing that Wang Ling was Killer Taoist had caused his face to go red and then white, like the face of a Hua Dan 1 , which looked very strange.
"We were following orders this time, but if we had known that Senior Killer Taoist was here, we definitely wouldn''t have made a move! Cruelty has always been the foundation of our belief as the Ten Saints, and only the ones more brutal than us are worthy for us to learn from! Back when Senior Killer Taoist reigned at the top of the cultivation world, we were still just hungry young saplings!" As the old Taoist spoke, the corners of his eyes glinted; he was so choked with emotion that he actually couldn''t help tearing up.
Wang Ling: "..."
The tears were genuine, and so was the emotion. Wang Ling knew that the old Taoist had spoken from his heart. If it had been even the least bit fake, Wang Ling''s Mind-Reading Ability would have instantly picked up on it.
In the face of an enemy who had no killing intent whatsoever and had also lost the ability to fight, who was just running off at the mouth emotionally, Wang Ling knew that he couldn''t really make a move...
The most bizarre thing to him was that until now, he hadn''t given any sort of definite reaction to this plot development! This was all wishful thinking on the old Taoist''s part!
It was very obvious that the old Taoist in white had alreadypletely fallen into his boundless imagination and was utterly unable to escape from it. "...Elder brother and second brother''s deaths were unjust! If they had known that Senior Killer Taoist was here, I don''t think they would have made a move!"
Hearing the words of the old Taoist in white, Wang Ling frowned. Frankly speaking, this was quite the headache for him now.
Maybe he should have just killed this whole bunch of people at the very beginning and pass the me on to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that guy, so that there wouldn''t be so many of these ridiculous misunderstandings...
But Wang Ling really rarely killed people unless they were truly a threat. This was also the teaching which Father and Mother Wang had imparted to him since his childhood.
The immense power he had been born with was for self-preservation, not for recklessly trampling on lives... otherwise, what was the difference between him and those protagonists in novels who indiscriminately killed people as if they were flies for a bit of fun?!
If he killed Third Saint, there would still be Fourth Saint and Fifth Saint one after another, they woulde to find trouble with him. Wang Ling frowned; there definitely had to be a better way of resolving this than just simply brutal killing.
At that moment, Third Saint spoke up again. "Senior, are you still worried about the stone ghost mask?"
Wang Ling raised his head and looked seriously at the old Taoist in white. He wanted to hear what he thought.
The old Taoist in white smiled. "Senior, don''t worry, we won''t fight for the stone ghost mask anymore. When I return this time, I will exin it clearly to them; even if it means disobeying the Lord of the Castle''s orders, we will no longer participate in this operation to obtain the stone ghost mask."
It was a very sincere remark, and Wang Ling couldn''t detect any ws in it, so he nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing him nod, Third Saint knew that he wasn''t angry, and he heaved a sigh of relief. "After the end of this matter, I will choose to retire and will no longer participate in any sort of conflict. Consider this my self-punishment for offending you, senior."
With that, he gripped his broken arm and bowed to Wang Ling. "This time, we have really caused you offense! Please forgive us, senior!"
Wang Ling: "..." Two of the other party''s top generals had died as a result of the bacsh he had caused, yet he was being apologized to instead; at this point, he already didn''t know what to say.
His current mood was quiteplicated...
Third Saint: "Then I won''t bother you anymore, senior... but before I take my leave, can you grant me a small request?"
Wang Ling looked doubtful. "?"
A spirit light shed in the old Taoist''s left hand and a marker pen instantly appeared. He then handed it to Wang Ling, immediately turned around and pointed to his back. "Senior, please be sure to sign your name here!"
"..."
Wang Ling thought for a moment, and in the end still took off the pen cap and wrote: Devotion to the nation 2 .
Signed by Killer Taoist, as a gift...
The curtain dropped on this chaotic scene, Wang Ling called his clone back, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal returned home after attending the parent-teacher conference in ce of Father and Mother Wang.
The head of security at the gate had already regained consciousness and the saliva froth at the corners of his mouth had already dried up; when he saw that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had returned, he immediately grabbed his sleeve and said a little deliriously, "Senior Immortal! Senior Immortal, be careful! Lei Feng said he was going to tear your house down!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
When he got home and found the fighting lion wrapped head to toe in "special effects," he couldn''t help feeling shocked.
What had happened in thest two hours?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal checked the cinnabar inventory in his vi, and instantly wanted to cry, but had no tears left to shed Wang Ling had actually used all of it up! There wasn''t even residue left! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had blended cinnabar and ck dust powder together, and based on the current market value of thetter... Wang Ling''s talismans had cost him more than a million yuan in one go!
This was something the other person had absolutely taken wicked delight in doing...
He decided that the next time Wang Ling visited, he would squirrel all the cinnabar away beforehand to prevent this reckless spender from using it all up!
Chapter 123: Like Father, Like Son
Chapter 123: Like Father, Like Son
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It was over. The matter with the Ten Saints hade to an end.
The Ten Saints should have been the strongest lineup that Mo Immortal Castle could currently mobilize. But now they had lost two top generals one after another, and were at the risk of being abandoned any time by Third Saint, who had decided to retire from the battlefield.
It was very clear that for the time being, it was pretty much impossible to organize anotherrge-scale operation to grab the stone ghost mask.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could hence take advantage of this time to happily continue searching for the whereabouts of the mask''s maker.
When Wang Ling recalled his clone, his real body was already on the way home. He felt the dispersed spirit energy return, and the gloom which he had been feeling the whole day suddenly lifted.
He felt that this was a major drawback of the Great Separation Spell; for him, his clone wasn''t made just purely of energy it contained too many things, including realm, prowess and mood... in most cases, he tended to avoid using the Great Separation Spell since it gave him even more of a poker face.
When Wang Ling returned home, he found that there was one more person in the house today. Even without using his spiritual senses, he knew that Lie Mengmeng was here since the big white bunny slippers at the door were missing; these were slippers which Father Wang had prepared exclusively for him.
Today, Lie Mengmeng hade to check on Grandfather Wang again.
After meeting Teacher Pan during the home visit, the old man had obviously been in better spirits; the knots in his heart had unraveled and he was now at ease. However, Father Wang was still a little worried, so he had asked Lie Mengmeng toe help take a look. And so, in the name of performing a follow-up, some person hade running for a free meal...
The old man on the sofa held Lie Mengmeng''s hands as he said gratefully, "Little Song, I will have to trouble you again!"
These simple words were already a huge relief to Lie Mengmeng and Father Wang! That was because the old man hadn''t called them by the wrong names this time! It was enough to make Lie Mengmeng believe that even if the old man''s dementia wasn''tpletely cured, it had at least been alleviated significantly...
"You''re wee, Grandfather Wang! I''m now going to ask you some questions." As he spoke, Lie Mengmeng took a sheaf of papers out of his backpack. These were a collection of dementia assessment questions which he had put together, including yes-or-no questions, multiple choice questions and brain teasers.
The old man nodded cooperatively. "Okay, Little Song. Ask me!"
Lie Mengmeng: "First question: when you eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes, do you often struggle to decide whether you should eat the tomatoes or the eggs first?"
The old man straightaway shook his head.
Lie Mengmeng took his answer down, then asked, "Which would you choose, chocte-vored shit or shit-vored chocte?"
The old man thought about it, then suddenly asked, "Either way, the chocte has sugar, right?"
Lie Mengmeng nodded. "That''s right."
The old man: "I''m hyperglycemic, so I can''t eat either of them."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
"By the way, how can you ask elderly people this type of question? A lot of them now have diabetes. Asking them this type of question would be too unkind!"
"...Then let me change questions."
Lie Mengmeng: "Grandfather Wang, under what circumstance does one plus one equal two?"
The old man stared at Lie Mengmeng as if he was retarded. "Of course it equals two when the calction is right! I say, Little Song, can you not use a question from a spring festival g thirty years ago to test me? I may be old, but I''m not stupid, alright? These questions of yours are so out-of-date!"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
The old man red at Lie Mengmeng as he criticized him. "I find that young people nowadays don''t have foresight when ites to dealing with problems. Like you, Little Song, and the dilemma of your past choices not thinking carefully about how to move forward is wrong. Can''t you use fresh and more catchy questions? If a youngster can''t keep abreast of the times, how is he going to find a girlfriend and make her happy? By the way, Little Song... it doesn''t seem like you have a girlfriend yet?"
No...
No girlfriend...
"..." Lie Mengmeng instantly had the urge to cover his face and cry.
After these questions and answers, next to them, Father Wang could now be sure of two things.
First, the old man''s dementia waspletely cured. That sweet-talking, fast-talking rogue from back then had returned...
Second, after this face-to-face exchange with Grandfather Wang, Lie Mengmeng this boy with a pure heart who had yet to taste the sweet honey of first love had been struck an unprecedentedly deep and painful blow by the old man.
...
After dinner, Wang Ling was just in time to watch the broadcast of In the Name of Cultivation . He hadn''t used the little TV in his bedroom for a long time, and if it wasn''t for the Small Roon lucky draw during the series premiere, he might have gone forever without lifting the dark seal on the TV. This was because it was more convenient to just use his wristwatch to participate directly in a program and scan his lottery numbers for the draw.
Nowadays, anything could be acquired through the wristwatch. Old-fashioned gadgets like the TV were dying out, and only Grandfather Wang used it to watch his TV series Country Love.
...
It was early in the morning on Tuesday, May 25th.
Wang Ling''s mood was a bit downcast this morning, because as a diehard Small Roon fan, he hadn''t even won an encouragement prize inst night''s lucky draw! How annoying!
He felt that things like the lucky draw had the same probability of upgrading your equipment in games produced by Penguin Company 1 . Even if there was a ny percent chance of a sessful upgrade, you could still fail regardless...
When Wang Ling entered the ss, Grade One, ss Three was gossiping in the morning as usual. The subject of the second mock exams which had already been discussed several days in a row had been temporarily brushed aside, and the hot topic now was yesterday''s parent-teacher conference.
The ss''s gossip master Dopey Guo shared the following information: "I heard that there was a vote held in the parent-teacher conference yesterday."
Someone asked, "What type of vote?"
Dopey Guo replied, "Our school wants to organize an inter-ss songpetition. Yesterday, Teacher Pan had the parents give song rmendations, and then they voted on it. Then we have to choose one of the top three songs for our ss to sing in thepetition."
When he said this, Master of Dopey threw out a piece of paper; on it were notes which Father Guo had jolted down at the parent-teacher conference yesterday. Arge part of them had to do with the ss song selection for the school event.
Everyone gathered to look at the notes, which clearly listed the songs in contention.
The song with the most votes was "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" which was rmended by ssmate Li''s father, Li Gouhai.
The runner-up was "Run" as rmended by Super Chen''s old man.
The third was "Little Apple," chosen by Little Peanut''s father Big Nut.
When everyone saw this, they nodded their heads and felt that the song titles really reflected the parents'' characters.
Of course, apart from these three songs, there were several other rmended songs that hadn''t made the cut.
For example, "The Will of the East Wind" 2 rmended by Feather Lin''s mother... with one nce, anyone could tell that Mother Lin was definitely a veteran figure in the fujoshi circle.
As another example, Master of Dopey''s father, Father Guo, had chosen a song called "Itch" 3 ... this song was like the unofficial anthem for this yful pair as expected, like father, like son.
Coming to the end of the notes, everyone noticed that there was one song rmendation without a single vote. "Eh? No one voted for this song?! Even the song ''Itch'' got a vote..."
Someone asked, "Who rmended it?"
"Someone called Wang Lei."
"..." As soon as Wang Ling heard this, he knew without a doubt that this was the alias Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had used for the asion.
Super Chen had a brainwave. "Wang Lei? Is this ssmate Wang Ling''s father?" After all, there was only one student with the surname Wang in their ss.
"What song did he rmend?"
"''Pomp and Circumstance'' 4 ..."
After hearing this, the whole ss instantly sunk into a dead silence. Everyone looked at Wang Ling and couldn''t help sighing in their hearts; who could have imagined that under ssmate Wang Ling''s cold and deadpan appearance, there was actually such a sultry heart...
Right now, Wang Ling really had to struggle to calm himself down. "..."
Chapter 124: Experienced Officer Wang
Chapter 124: Experienced Officer Wang
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It was May 26th on Wednesday in the fifth week of semester.
After Lie Mengmeng''s follow-upst night, Father Wang could confirm that the old man''s dementia had beenpletely cured. At the moment, the old man was worried about his vegetable plot in the neighboring city suburb; before he had left toe here, he had entrusted it to Zhang San next door to make sure the vegetables didn''t die. Once they were ripe, Zhang San could harvest and sell them, and keep the earnings for himself.
But two hours before the old man had been about to leave on his tricycle, something big happened in the Wang family! Mother Wang had been groped on the subway on her way home after doing her grocery shopping!
She hadn''t just been molested, the pervert had also pushed her so that her forehead had knocked into a subway pole and she had cracked her skull.
The worse thing was that when the pervert had hurried to get off the train, he had even kicked Mother Wang, pointed at her in the crowd of people around them and shouted loudly, "There are so many people watching, and a hussy like you is deliberately wearing so little! You think you can me me? Dream on!"
There was a saying that a viin mes his victim. This pervert had a tattoo on his arm and seemed to belong to some triad. He also had a rough and threatening look. At that moment, there was no one who dared to stand up and speak for Mother Wang.
Mother Wang was a woman who would never stir up trouble herself. This was the first time that she had been pointed at and criticized for wearing revealing clothes in front of so many people; she felt so wronged that she almost shed tears.
When she got home and Father Wang saw that she was bleeding, he was so angry that his ck-rimmed sses fell off! The old man straightaway called the police if there was a problem, you should always call the police!
Within a radius of fifty li around East Huang Road, there was only one cultivation police station, which was idle most of the time. Since fewer people lived in the outskirts, they didn''t even have cases of petty theft, which had given rise to a very bad habit of ziness" in the police department.
It was already two hours after Mother Wang had returned home and the old man had made a report so that the police coulde to the house to take a statement...
Just when Father Wang started to be a little impatient, the doorbell rang.
A police officer in uniform was at the door with a small notebook in his hand.
The police officer looked at Father Wang. "Was it your family that called the police?"
Father Wang: "Yes, but it was my father who made the call."
The police officer looked at the old man next to Father Wang. "...So this is...?"
The old man nodded. "That''s right, I''m the one who called the police. I''m your uncle 1 ."
Police officer: "..."
As the three sat down, Mother Wang gave the police officer a ss of water. He looked at the injury on Mother Wang''s head. "Is this the victim?"
The old man got very emotional. "Yes! This is my daughter! She was felt up and even hit on the subway! When you find out who he is... I''ll definitely use zhan yi shi ba die 2 to ''feel'' him to death!"
Father Wang: "..."
Police officer: "..."
"Don''t get excited, Grandfather Wang." The policeman took out his police identification. "Look, my surname is also Wang, so we''re from the same n. Please believe that I will properly handle the problem for you."
Father Wang and the old man looked at the police code on his identification paper: SB12138...
Officer Wang was a little embarrassed and exined, "East Huang Road is in the north of Songhai city. For short, it is... SB 3 ."
The old man and Father Wang nodded amodatingly. "Well then, Officer Wang, ask whatever you want."
Officer Wang straightened his cor. "I have a lot of experience in handling cases. We receive sixty police alerts a year in our area, and I handle half of them! Sirs can rest assured!"
With that, Officer Wang looked at Mother Wang. "I suggest that you get an injury assessment done first, or you can take a picture of the injury, as it will all be evidenceter! But now, let''s take a statement first... Madam Victim, do you remember the specific time?"
Mother Wang answered truthfully, "It was between four and five o''clock in the afternoon when I was on my way back from grocery shopping. It happened on the subway."
Officer Wang nodded, jotted down some notes in his little notebook and then looked up. "This is the afternoon rush hour, isn''t it normal for buttocks to be pressed together? Perhaps the other party didn''t mean to do it?"
The old man pulled out a ck iron kitchen knife from under the sofa...
Officer Wang: "I see... let''s assume that wasn''t the case. Then, perhaps madam was wearing something a little too cool?"
The old man then took a whetstone out from under the coffee table...
Officer Wang: "Well... it''s almost summer in Songhai city, it''s humid and stifling during the rainy season; it''s very normal to wear short-sleeved shirts."
Officer Wang broke out in a bit of a cold sweat. "Then, excuse me, Madam Victim, besides the bruise on your head, are you hurt anywhere else?"
Mother Wang: "That man kicked me in the arm before the subway doors opened."
The old man added, "And this son of a bitch has a nasty mouth; my daughter was mentally traumatized."
Officer Wang nodded and stared at the little notebook in his hand. "Let''s sort out the details of the incident. The victim, Mrs Wang, was on the subway between four and five o''clock on her way home after grocery shopping when she was molested by a tattooed, burly man whoter shoved her and cause her to bump her head. As he was getting off, he kicked Mrs Wang''s left arm and verbally attacked and humiliated her. The attack was confined to the subway, and the whole crime took less than five minutes, until the other party got off. The situation is very clear..."
Grandfather Wang: "What do you think, Officer Wang?"
The experienced Officer Wang cupped his chin and nodded gravely. "From my years of experience in handling cases, this looks like a nasty case of underground subway groping."
Father Wang, Mother Wang and the old man: "..."
Officer Wang: "If you are determined to find this wandering hand, you will have to go through the standard legal procedure."
Father Wang: "What do we need to do, specifically?"
Officer Wang: "ording to standard procedure, Mrs Wang was attacked at the East Huang North Road stop. So first of all, we local police station will file a case and open an investigation. We will then work with the Department of Urban Construction to obtain subway surveince footage. Out of the millions of people that take the subway every day, we''ll check possible suspects one by one. This is then followed by legal proceedings: the filing of awsuit, prosecution of the used, the first hearing, a second hearing, the court trial... but from my many years of experience in handling cases, this is actually quite difficult to deal with; identifying the suspect is not easy as the subway is really too busy, unless someone directly recorded a video of the crime when it happened. And even if we do find a suspect, the entire process will take at least three years."
Grandfather Wang was very stubborn. "No matter how long the process takes, we must prosecute this person!"
But at this moment, the experienced Officer Wang shrugged his shoulders. "Regretfully, sirs, if you are determined to file awsuit, then I''m unable to take care of it... I don''t have the authority to open an investigation."
Father Wang: "Didn''t you say you''re very experienced?"
The experienced Officer Wang nodded his head solemnly. "Yes, experience as a part-timer is indeed enriching."
Father Wang: "..."
Next to him, the old man was already sharpening his knife...
Chapter 125: I, Internet Celebrity Father Wang, Am a Fierce Man of Few Words
Chapter 125: I, Inte Celebrity Father Wang, Am a Fierce Man of Few Words
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There was a saying that God helped those who helped themselves, which Father Wang thought fit the current situation very well.
In the end, Loopy Toad dragged this experienced Officer Wang away by one of his boots...
It so happened that Wang Ling had just got home from school; as soon as he opened the door, he saw Loopy Toad''s back legs as it gripped Officer Wang''s boot between its teeth and rudely dragged him out of the house; the experienced Officer Wang was utterly difited as he yelled, "We part-timers also have human rights!"
Right after he said this, Loopy Toad gave the man a godly dog tail whip 1 and then directly punched him in his round belly with a dog fist. Then, Wang Ling saw this man''s body, which had to be over two hundred jin in weight, fly more than twenty meters through the air until hended with his butt sticking up in a weird, gay-looking pose.
Wang Ling: "..."
...
When Wang Ling entered the Wang family''s small vi, the atmosphere was unusually heavy. After seeing the injury on Mother Wang''s forehead, his face quickly darkened.
The old man pped his leg. "As soon as that boy came in, I knew he wasn''t reliable! But I didn''t realize it would be to that extent! Messing with us by sending a part-timer do they think we citizens are monkeys to be yed around with?!"
Mother Wangforted him. "Dad, how about we just forget it? I''m not badly hurt anyway. At the most, I was ndered a little."
In the space of a few seconds, Wang Ling had used his Mind-Reading Ability to grasp the whole story.
...Very good!
Molesting the mother of the Immortal King... and even f**king daring to hit her!
F**ker, you''re in big trouble now!
Wang Ling took a deep breath as he tried his best to calm his thoughts. Then, he drew a portrait from Mother Wang''s memory using his Memory Sketch Skill it was a young man with a height of roughly one hundred and seventy-eight centimetres. He had a mohawk and a tattoo on his right arm, and was heavily essorized.
Mother Wang stared at the paper and immediately identified him. "Right, Ling Ling''s drawing is urate, that''s him!"
The old man looked at the image and nodded, before he then turned to Wang Ling. "Can you find this man?"
Father Wang: "Given the reach of Ling Ling''s spiritual sense, it certainly wouldn''t be difficult for him to find this person in Songhai city. But I remember Ling Ling said before that spiritual sense this thing is like a generator the wider the coverage, the more power it gives off. By then, it would probably shut down the power grid in the whole of Songhai city, right?"
Wang Ling bowed his head in tacit admission of the truth in Father Wang''s words.
"Forget it, just leave it to me to find this person..."
With that, Father Wang took out a lighter and lit up a cigarette with a pa. He put the cigarette in his mouth and took a long puff before exhaling smoke like a dragon; the light reflecting off the lens of his sses hid the dark look in his eyes. "As for how to deal with this mohawk when we find him, Ling Ling, do as you see fit... however, we still have to adhere to our Wang family precepts. Don''t just simply attack and kill him... the best is if you can get this fellow sent to the hospital! And if his lower half never gets up again! ( F**k! Dare hurt my woman, you bastard, you''re looking to die! )
The old man and Wang Ling both shivered.
Father Wang had turnedpletely evil...
...
Actually, a lot of unfair things happened in society. For thest several eras, themon people hadn''t had the power to speak out, while conflict between cultivators was basically solved through battle. Back then, realm was king and prowess was honored strength represented everything.
But it was now the Spirit Energy Information era, wherewful checks and bnces applied to both ordinary people and cultivators.
Nevertheless, it had to be said that in cases such as groping, thew was clearly not a strong enough deterrent.
Perhaps most women who encountered this type of situation would choose to hatefully endure it, since they felt it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Of course, there were also women like Mother Wang who were brave enough toe forward and identify the perverts.
But sometimes doing this didn''t necessarily work; one of the main factors was the indifference of onlookers. They would rather stand to one side and take pictures than be willing to stand up and speak out. Most hateful of all was when online keyboard warriors 2 would directly me the female victims, whether it was their fault or not, and berate them for wearing too little!
In the end, even if police reports were lodged, these would usually amount to nothing.
As the experienced Officer Wang had said, in public ces such as the subway and other mass transit which had massive numbers of passengers, if the gropers weren''t caught on the spot, it would be utterly nonsensical to expect the cultivation police to waste time staring at a monitor screen day and night as they checked for perverts.
And even if these groping perverts were finally caught, they would just be detained for fifteen days. Furthermore, if the groper had connections, they might just have a cup of tea in the police station before being released...
As a result, most of themon people would feel depressed and helpless when they had to deal with incidents like these.
But unfortunately for this groper with the mohawk, he had touched a member of Wang Ling''s family...
This time, Father Wang insisted he would be the one to find this person, and wouldn''t allow Wang Ling to help him out, for two main reasons.
For one thing, Father Wang was still thinking about the city he lived in. To run the risk of economic losses from the shutdown of the entire city''s power grid in Wang Ling''s search for a scumbag wasn''t worth it. Furthermore, as a man whose wife had been the one to be bullied, Father Wang felt that it would be too cowardly to rely on his son to fight back!
It was just looking for one person... that wasn''t hard to do at all!
If realm and prowess were Wang Ling''s weapons...
Then, as an ordinary person who didn''t possess spirit energy, Father Wang also had his own special measures!
...
Without bothering to eat dinner, Father Wang started to get busy in his study as he signed into his Weibo ount. He rarely logged on, and hisst post had been half a year ago. He didn''t like to log onto Weibo because there were always four types of people on his page.
Type 1: trolls.
Type 2: trolls who liked to blindly follow the crowd.
Type 3: the ''demand more'' party 3 .
And Type 4: members of the ''demand more'' party who liked to blindly follow the crowd.
Of course, overall there were still more of the third and fourth types.
Father Wang involuntarily looked at the verification badge on his Weibo page and his profile information: "Best-selling novelist guru Wang Situ from the Cultivation Reading Network." Their operations department had helped him get his page verified in order to promote his novels.
Because he hadn''t been on Weibo for a long time, the entire webpage froze for two minutes as soon as he logged on, due to the crazy number of private messages he had received.
He looked at his fan numbers heh , good! He hadn''t been online for half a year, but his fans had actually increased by more than a million!
Father Wang remembered that his Weibo fans had already hit three million half a year ago on his webpage now there were unexpectedly a million more.
Father Wang didn''t know how effective these four million fans could be.
But given the current situation, he had to rely on the power of his Weibo fans now to direct public opinion in the search for this hateful mohawk.
As an Inte celebrity among themon people, the power of public opinion was the strongest weapon that Father Wang could muster!
Well then, let me first test how lively it can get...
Father Wang lit a cigarette, then quickly typed a string of words and posted on Weibo for the first time in six months. "Good evening, everyone."
As soon as he posted the message, the webpage instantly froze again...
By the time it was working normally, the number of thumbs-ups on this Weibo post had already hit one thousand in less than a minute!
It was then followed by a flurry ofments.
"Oh my god! Guru Wang Situ actually posted on Weibo!"
"What post is this?! Go type words! There was only one new chapter today! But if you dress like a girl and show us, I''ll forgive you for it!"
"It was really worth it waiting every day on Weibo for the ''demand more'' party to catch the author; hehe , today we finally caught a live one!"
...
In the bedroom next door, Wang Ling couldn''t helpmenting: waiting every day for half a f**king year to catch the author... the ''demand more'' party was really too scary!
Chapter 126: Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty
Chapter 126: Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty
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Wang Ling had always felt that Father Wang''s fan readers were very scary in that they were a special kind of collective. In the same way that Wang Ling''s realm kept increasing on its own ord, so did the number of fans that followed Father Wang... for a Weibo ount that had been inactive for six months, it was strange enough that the number of followers hadn''t decreased but had risen instead, but there were also still so many ''gatekeepers'' on the front line giving Father Wang thumbs-ups andmenting, to the extent that his oldputer almost crashed!
But this wasn''t the main point...
The point was that Father Wang felt the time hade for him to mobilize the strength of his fans!
After adjusting his writing style and diction, Father Wang''s fingers flew over the keyboard swift as lightning; after a short ten minutes, he had quickly written and posted a long Weibo piece titled "Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty 1 ." At the bottom, he attached a photo which he had taken with his wristwatch of a profile image Wang Ling had drawn using the Profile Technique.
The moment Father Wang clicked ''publish,'' he felt like Li Yunlong 2 , leading a million fans into Pingan county to rescue his wife; it somehow felt very stirring and exciting!
Because the post was too long, the number ofments and thumbs-ups this time didn''te in as quickly and fervently as they had for his Weibo greeting earlier.
However, five minutester, Father Wang''sputer crashed again!
It had to be said that Father Wang was in the end Father Wang, a novelist guru who was ranked number one on the Cultivation Reading Network''s bestsellers list. This long Weibo post had been written in a very natural and smooth style; not only had meticulous thought gone into it, it also contained a clear argument. Moreover, it revealed a husband''s helplessness and a ruthless denouncement of an indifferent society.
And the gist of this long Weibo post could be summed up in one sentence: Brothers, my wife was taken advantage of! What to do?!
Countlessments came flooding in!
"F**k! This mohawk already looks nasty enough, who would have thought his heart is also so obscene! Is there any expert who can dox him?!"
"Dox, dox, must dox!"
"I''m sorry, Guru Wang Situ! I shouldn''t me you for your ungelivable 3 updates... I didn''t think you would be facing such a huge issue! Forwarding the post for Guru Wang Situ!"
To be honest, Father Wang was both fired up and touched when he saw how united users were in thements calling for a dox; this was the first time that he could see how unified his fans were other than in just subscribing to his novels.
Wang Ling saw the thumbs-ups, forwards andments on Father Wang''s long post visibly and rapidly rise in a short quarter of an hour.
ying around on Weibo wasn''t a privilege limited to just themon people; many almighty cultivators now were also in the habit of refreshing Weibo.
And among Father Wang''s fans, it wasn''t just students who read his novels as a way of relieving stress.
Very quickly, one Weibo user with more than ten million fans and the profile information "Head of Exploding Sky Sect Xu Que" left Father Wang a message and forwarded his post: "After cultivating, I always look for interesting novels on the Cultivation Reading Network to read as a way to rx and calm my Dao heart. When I had encountered the most difficult bottleneck in my cultivation, I suddenly discovered Let Go of that Wet Nurse by Guru Wang Situ, and it helped me break through that final bottleneck. This is a very dedicated author! Wang Situ''s family is currently being bullied, so as head of Exploding Sky Sect, I am now formally announcing a Heavenly Way Bounty on Weibo. If anyone can provide information on the obscene man whom Guru Wang Situ has written about, a reward of one million HNY will be directly transferred to you online!"
In a sh!
Complete pandemonium erupted on Weibo!
Heavenly Way Bounty!
It had been a very long time since anyone had heard of this...
The Heavenly Way Bounty had existed once upon a time during the chaotic period in the ancient cultivation world known as the Contention of a Hundred Schools of Thought. This was a special pursuit warrant that only a religious sect leader or a pope could issue, and it could gain traction very quickly in a short span of time. Once a person became wanted under this warrant, he would be the public enemy of cultivators, and could be killed by anyone.
Previous records from the ancient cultivation world showed that no one who had had a Heavenly Way Bounty ced on them had been able to survive.
Nowadays, however, because ofwful restrictions, the Heavenly Way Bounty wasn''t legally recognized. Nevertheless, it was still an unwritten tradition of the cultivation world. At present, people who were wanted under the Heavenly Way Bounty didn''t have to die, but dirt on them would be dug up, even as far back as eighteen generations of their ancestors. There was an online joke that if there was someone now who was wanted under the Heavenly Way Bounty, it was possible to even count the number of bone ash particles inside their ancestors'' cremation urn.
If the previous Heavenly Way Bounty had been a hunt and kill order, then nowadays, it was the ultimate dox boost!
Hence, when he saw the message that this head of Exploding Sky Sect had sent, Wang Ling couldn''t help feeling chagrined despite himself; in a sense, this kind of ultimate dox boost was much more terrifying than just killing a man.
Very quickly, numerousments popped up below Head of Exploding Sky Sect Xu Que.
"Boss hase! I never thought that even the head would have also read Guru Wang Situ''s novels! We''re kindred spirits!"
"Supporting Head of Exploding Sky Sect''s righteous words! Catch this obscene man alive! Give Guru Wang Situ''s family justice!"
In just one hour, Wang Ling saw that the trending topics on Weibo''s hot search list had beenpletely taken over by Father Wang after countless post forwards.
Trending Topic 1: Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty
Trending Topic 2: Head of Exploding Sky Sect Xu Que Announces Heavenly Way Bounty
Trending topic 3: Women, Guard Against Wandering Hands with this Simple Trick
...
Meanwhile, Wang Ling was also refreshing Weibo on his wristwatch, and he saw quite a few of his acquaintances from the cultivation forum and chat group in the Weiboment area for that "Heavenly Way Bounty" by the head of Exploding Sky Sect.
Bng de Immortal: "Supporting Friend Xu speaking up for justice for Guru Wang Situ. Guru Wang Situ''s books are really so good I hope this incident can be settled quickly so that Guru Wang Situ can hurry up and update!"
Cailian Zhenren: "F**k! What are the cultivation police doing?! Does he think there''s no one in our cultivation world who will teach him a lesson? Even dared to touch Guru Wang Situ''s wife if I this old mother know where this obscene man lives, I''ll definitely show up at his door with a sword and cut off his abalone mushrooms 4 !"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Fellow cultivators, calm down; if you catch this man, the most effective thing you can do is send him to me for electrocution. Supporting Guru Wang Situ''s legal rights! By the way, let me take this opportunity to advertise my Quit the Inte Center..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Supporting fellow Xu Que! I especially like Let Go of that Wet Nurse by Guru Wang Situ the moment when Zhuge Liang used the Beating Dragon Eighteen Palms to do a m dunk was just too cool!"
Wang Ling: "..." Bloody hell! There''s no Zhuge Liang 5 in the book! You''re just shamelessly mooching off the atmosphere for your own purpose!
Chapter 127: Evil Monarch Jun Xie
Chapter 127: Evil Monarch Jun Xie
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know that this Guru Wang Situ who rode the whirlwind in the online novel industry was actually Father Wang. If he knew that the person he had simplymented on for the sake of raising his own appeal by mooching off thistest hot topic was the "Great Senior" from the Wang family''s small vi, he would definitely regret it to no end...
But there were really too manyments on Father Wang''s post, and it waspletely impossible for the eye to take them all in. Thements by that bunch of people from the cultivation forum couldn''t catch up with the first wave, and were soon drowned out by otherments.
One of the reasons why Father Wang''s post had officially be a trending topic wasrgely due to Weibo support from the head of Exploding Sky Sect, Xu Que.
Most crucially, that support included the Heavenly Way Bounty!
Furthermore, after the Heavenly Way Bounty was issued, it immediately drew the concern and support of a lot of big names in the cultivation world, most of whom were actually friends of Head of Exploding Sky Sect Xu Que from the same cultivation circle.
Someone with the ID Evil Monarch Jun Xie 1 and the profile information "CEO of Cultivation Hardware and Concealed Weapons Technology" forwarded Xu Que and Father Wang''s posts, and expressed that they would add an extra million on top of the Heavenly Way Bounty which Head of Exploding Sky Sect Xu Que was offering!
Evil Monarch Jun Xie... this was the boss of Cultivation Hardware and Concealed Weapons Technology! This was also the one other institutionpeting with King Billy''s Yidali Research Bureau for Unique Artifacts in the concealed weapons market!
Yes, with Evil Monarch Jun Xie''s participation, the issue exploded once again!
In a short two hours after Father Wang had published his Weibo post, talk about "Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty" had shot up at the speed of a rocket and the post had already been read over one hundred million times; simr to the growth of Wang Ling''s realm in thest two years, things were starting to get out of hand.
Father Wang had made it clear in his post that he had called the police, but unfortunately, they couldn''t handle the incident for various reasons. This also caused widespread public discontent if a government official couldn''t help the people obtain justice, he might as well just go home and sell sweet potatoes 2 !
Groping wasn''t a big nor a small matter...
The point was that after Father Wang had made use of his identity as Wang Situ to create online exposure on this issue, its significance in society had obviously changed.
Many people immediately began to rebuke the cultivation police for their inaction.
Very quickly, this incident drew the direct attention of the municipal bureau.
...
At midnight, Song Qingshu was bitterly writing "A Review Report on Post-War Losses."
This time, two people among the Ten Saints had died, and even Third Saint had directly vited the agreement and betrayed the Lord of the Castle for some unknown reason... until now, Song Qingshu was still in the dark about it. Nevertheless, a report still had to be written, on what they had lost, what the next step in their n was going to be, and their chances of sess all of it had to be calcted step by step.
The only good news for him was that the Lord of the Castle wasn''t really angry.
Song Qingshu felt that given the ears and eyes which the Lord of the Castle had everywhere, he must have known that the person who insisted on fighting Mo Immortal Castle over the stone ghost mask had some influence and shouldn''t be provoked. Nothing needed to be said if it had just been the Great Death-Courting Senior however, the current problem was that behind this Great Death-Courting Senior was a top-ss expert whose realm far surpassed Soul Formation!
Who on earth was this man?
Song Qingshu had utterly no idea how to find out who he was.
His only lead was Third Saint, who had alreadypletely cut off all ties with them this entire puzzle could be solved if they could find Third Saint.
Song Qingshu sighed, pen in one hand, and as he was thinking about how to word his report, there was the sound of a phone ringing.
This red phone was an internal hotline for getting through to him directly.
Song Qingshu gave the clock a somewhat annoyed look. Who would be looking for him at this hour?
After pondering for a bit, he directly answered the phone. "Who is it?"
"Hello, is that Brother Song? This is Zhou Jie!"
Song Qingshu was stumped for a moment. "..."
He knew too many people; there was no way he could remember all of them! If he had been at work, there was a telephone directory in his office full of numbers which he could flip through and check who it was.
The problem, however, was that he was at home, and someone abruptly giving him a ring and saying he was so-and-so made him feel a little weary.
He knew so many people with the surname Zhou... who the hell knew which one was Zhou Jie?!
Fortunately, the man on the other end of the line knew himself very well. "I''m Green Gang''s Zhou Jie, the one with big nostrils..."
Oh... so it was the leader of Green Gang, Zhou Jie.
Song Qingshu instantly got it.
This was a well-known ck Taoist 3 who had big nostrils, so his nickname was Large Nostrils. Actually, if the man had just used this nickname, Song Qingshu who have immediately known who he was.
"Leader Zhou, what business do you have with me?" he asked.
Green Gang was thergest and most powerful underground gang in Songhai city, and had shared a close rtionship with Mo Immortal Castle when thetter had first been set up. Before Mo Immortal Castle had established its own intelligencework, a lot of their information had had to be passed through Green Gang at first.
In thest few years, however, this rtionship between Mo Immortal Castle and Green Gang had waned and they now only had some business dealings with each other. So Song Qingshu hadn''t expected to suddenly receive a call from this leader of Green Gang whom he hadn''t seen in quite a while.
"Brother Song, I really don''t know who to ask for help. I currently have a pretty troublesome problem. I don''t know if you''ve heard about it... it''s something that happened on Weibo recently..."
After Zhou Jie spoke anxiously for a while, Song Qingshuughed. "Wang Situ in a fury over a beauty? Is that a new punchline? I think I''ve read this online writer''s books before... you''re saying his wife was groped? Ha ha ha ha !"
On the other end, the face of Zhou Jie, leader of Green Gang, instantly darkened. "The man who groped his wife was my younger cousin..."
Song Qingshu abruptly stoppedughing. "..."
Zhou Jie heaved a sigh. "It seems that Brother Song didn''t know about this matter. But now it''s be a huge deal... it''s really troublesome!"
Listening to Zhou Jie''s subsequent exnation, the smile on Song Qingshu''s face gradually disappeared and he no longer thought it all a joke. "You''re saying... the head of Exploding Sky Sect, Xu Que, publicly announced a Heavenly Way Bounty on Weibo, which has been supported by countless cultivators, and Evil Monarch Jun Xie has even topped up the bounty?!"
Hearing this, Song Qingshu couldn''t help sighing in his heart. This... was really troublesome!
Could just anyone put out a Heavenly Way Bounty?! The only person qualified to do so was either a pope or the head of a sect. Even if it could be withdrawn, it couldn''t be done so easily.
The most important thing was that the head of Exploding Sky Sect, Xu Que, was a notoriously ruthless man... he was an existence that even Mo Immortal Castle didn''t dare provoke.
Song Qingshu: "I say, Leader Zhou, why didn''t your younger cousin choose a better target? Instead he had to grope the wife of this online guru..."
Zhou Jie: "Brother Song, I can only ask for your help with this! I only have this one younger cousin, please help me find a way to suppress this incident!"
Song Qingshu was speechless. "Do you know how terrifying Guru Wang Situ''s fans are? While that head of the Exploding Sky Sect is good at using Weibo, those big shots who don''t use Weibo are probably now observing things in private!"
Song Qingshu felt that his words weren''t an exaggeration; after all, even the Lord of the Castle had also read the book Let Go of that Wet Nurse by Wang Situ! However, the Lord of the Castle didn''t use Weibo...
Over the phone, leader of Green Gang, Zhou Jie, gritted his teeth. "How about this, Brother Song, if you can help me suppress this incident, I''ll give you a piece of information that will fire you up!"
Song Qingshu thought for a while, then shook his head. "Too difficult!"
He was about to hang up when Zhou Jie directly spoke up. "I know that Brother Song has been looking for the whereabouts of the maker of the stone ghost mask. I have a clue here... if Brother Song can help me, I''ll give you the information!"
Song Qingshu''s finger had been centimeters away from pressing the end button, but when he heard Zhou Jie''s words, his hand immediately paused. "What did you say?!"
Chapter 128: Father Wang’s Most Powerful Fan
Chapter 128: Father Wangs Most Powerful Fan
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When Mo Immortal Castle was founded back then, it had had to rely on Green Gang for a very long time to build its own intelligencework in Songhai city.
In thest few years, Green Gang''s value to Mo Immortal Castle had fallen, and their rtionship was not as close as it used to be.
When two forces met to begin with, their rtionship would be based on mutual exploitation; once that bnce was broken, the rtionship would also fall apart.
As leader of Green Gang, Zhou Jie was naturally very clear on this point. Thus, for the future development of the Green Gang, he had also quietly expanded his intelligence grid over the years, trying to secure the throne as the top underground intelligencework in Songhai city. But in thest few years, Mo Immortal Castle had really grown too rapidly.
But even if it was hard topete with that power on the surface, Zhou Jie had still found another way. He had gotten information about the stone ghost mask by chance. Furthermore, he knew that Mo Immortal Castle had been looking for the maker of the stone ghost mask for many years.
Song Qingshu involuntarily swallowed his saliva; indeed, this proposal sounded very attractive.
On the other end, Zhou Jie knew that the situation was hopeful, and he continued with a smile, "Brother Song, you only need to think of a way to control public opinion and suppress the Weibo post... I only have this one younger cousin, I must protect him no matter what!"
Song Qingshu sighed. "I admit your proposal is very tempting. But you should know that the head of the Exploding Sky Sect has already made a move, so even if our Mo Immortal Castle gets involved..."
Zhou Jie interrupted him. "Brother Song, I can only rely on you for this. It''ll be good enough if you can reduce the impact of this issue as much as possible! Of course, whether it works or not in the end, I''ll still tell you everything I know about the maker of the stone ghost mask."
This was a very sensible remark, and Song Qingshu nodded with satisfaction. "Very well, I''ll do my best."
He hung up after that, and then was at a loss.
In the end, who was it better to look for?
Song Qingshu thought for a while before finally picking up the phone again to quickly dial a string of numbers. "It''s me, Song Qingshu. Help put me through to Mayor Ding..."
...
While the mohawk''s older cousin, leader of Green Gang, called Song Qingshu for help, the battle on Weibo continued.
It was already a full four hours after the start of the incident; it was almost midnight, but Weibo was still as busy as if it was daytime.
Things had gotten more and more serious. Father Wang''s trending post "Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty" had already been certified "Hot" by Weibo how a weak female should react and defend herself when she encountered a wandering hand had be a popr topic for discussion.
Netizens forwarded the post and were sympathetic; even the keyboard warriors stayed upte all of them found iparable satisfaction from being a part of this hype.
But soon, someone posted an online message and also sent a string of angry emoji expressions. "Strange! Myment on the post is gone! Even the reader count in the upper right corner of myst few posts have all turned gray."
This friend shared a screenshot, expressing their dissatisfaction.
Ament quickly popped up below it. "I thought I was the only one whose Weibo post was locked! So there were other people with the same problem!"
"Shit! So it''s not just me!"
"I worked so hard to type out such a long post, why is it locked?! Support Guru Wang Situ!"
This definitely wasn''tizens stirring up trouble for no reason, because Father Wang had also noticed something; he found that the number of thumb-ups andments on his post were decreasing steadily. After four hours, a total of nearly two hundred thousand thumbs-ups before... was now only a hundred and ten thousand after he refreshed the page! That was half the amount!
Wang Ling also realized that many onlinements had disappeared.
Previously, some people had sent several addresses for doxxing but which had yet to be properly verified. However, all of it had been deleted by Weibo on the basis that it was "prohibited information."
It was very obvious that someone was deliberately blocking the messages and trying to keep the heat down.
Father Wang patiently waited for fifteen minutes in front of theputer, then saw that the "Hot" word next to his post title as a hot search item had already disappeared. Even its ranking had dropped two levels, and he helplessly watched as it fell from Trending Topic 1 to Trending Topic 3.
In the study, he sat in front of hisputer screen, the ashtray on his table already overflowing with cigarette butts.
He had already smoked all the cigarettes in his cigarette pack.
Wang Ling was wondering whether he should use his teleport ability to go to the supermarket and buy a pack for him.
After all, this was the only thing that he as a son could do for his dad while Father Wang relied on his own strength to search for that mohawk scumbag.
But very quickly, Wang Ling realized that he had been overthinking it.
Because he saw Father Wang stand up and directly pick up an iron box off the bookshelf next to him. Inside the box were ten ck cigars. Father Wang straightaway lit one up and put it in his mouth.
Wang Ling''s heart couldn''t help but shiver a little... he realized that Father Wang''s evil temperament was about to get worse!
...
In the study, Father Wang puffed on his cigar.
As Wang Ling stared at it, he slowly started to recall that this box of cigars had been a gift which some fan had sent a few months earlier. At that time, Father Wang had still been in the study typing, so it was Wang Ling who hade downstairs to help him sign for the express delivery, hence why he had a vague impression of it.
But Wang Ling hadn''t paid it any mind back then and hadn''t cared about what was in the box.
And when Father Wang had received the iron box, he had put it on the bookshelf, where it had remained ever since.
It didn''t look like a famous or expensive brand from the external packaging, but the texture inside each cigar was extremely special!
Using his Heavenly Eye, Wang Ling could see that this single cigar contained more than three hundred types of precious celestial treasures. Among them, he could actually even detect the faint smell of "auspicious dragon grass"! This was a restricted-grade panacea grown in Huaxiu nation; it had the ability to bring a person back to life, and was currently also used all over the world as an efficacious drug for dealing with cancer! Just a little bit of this panacea could purify the body of all cancer cells!
It was very obvious that these cigars had all been specially custom-made by that fan! To be able to use auspicious dragon grass as a cigar ingredient what kind of person was this?
While Wang Ling was still puzzling over this, Father Wang had already finished half the cigar.
As he had expected, someone was now trying to block the messages on Weibo, and the topic "Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty" had just fallen several more ces and was going to drop out of the top ten.
"Everyone, forward the post again! Help Guru Wang Situ! It''s fallen in the ranking again!"
"This Weibo is real scum! ck operations 1 ! Shameless scum!"
"I forward! Forward angrily! Forward it again! I don''t believe it can continue to drop with almost five hundred thousand forwards... robbed of first ce by a shampoo ad! Who is it that gives you this confidence?! Rejoice 2 ?!"
These friends all felt that it was unfair to Father Wang, but someone was clearly pulling some strings behind the scenes, and they were helpless to do anything...
Reading these onlinements, Father Wang felt his blood pressure rise.
ck operations?
No way!
Wang Ling saw Father Wang turn the iron box over and open the back.
His eyebrows twitched... it turned out that the cigar box could be opened on both ends, and there was a smallpartment at the back!
Wang Ling then saw Father Wang take out a ck cellphone which he had never seen before from the back of the cigar box.
There was only one number in the phone''s contacts.
Father Wang didn''t even have to think about it before he directly made a call.
A momentter, Father Wang''s voice sounded. "It''s me, Wang Situ. Please put me through to the head of state..."
Chapter 129: Which Old Leader Is This?
Chapter 129: Which Old Leader Is This?
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It was twelve o''clock, which should have been the dead of night for every human being!
On the top floor of a staff apartment of the General Office of the Municipal Council in the urban heart of Songhai city, Mayor Ding Yunsong was in a sleeping robe and trying his best to "learn a foreignnguage" with a foreign blonde lolita when he suddenly received an emergency call.
Since the mood had been interrupted, it was clear that he was a little unhappy, and even his voice sounded depressed when he picked up the phone. "Who is it?"
The person on the other end just said three sybles: "Song Qingshu."
As soon as he heard these three sybles, Mayor Ding''s body jolted abruptly and he instantly picked himself up and smiled obsequiously. "So it''s Mr Song... Mr Song, it''s sote, what can I do for you?"
"Does Mayor Ding already know about the incident on Weibo? The wife of that Wang Situ was molested, and caused a huge uproar," Song Qingshu said directly, not beating around the bush.
Ding Yunsong made a show of being earnest as he nodded. "Yes, of course I know!"
Actually, he didn''t... he had been busy learning a foreignnguage, how would he have had time to worry about what was happening on Weibo?
"That groper is a fellow younger brother of my subordinate. That day, he had drunk two bottles of erguotou 1 , so his wits were a little addled. This is actually all a misunderstanding," said Song Qingshu.
"I understand Mr Song''s meaning. But there is a process for dealing with the aftermath that has to be followed..."
Song Qingshu nodded. "I understand your meaning as well. Within half an hour of this call, three million yuan will be deposited into your foreign ount for you to handle as you see fit. As for Wang Situ''s family, give them some hush money to prevent them from spreading nonsense."
Both men were experienced veterans; in just a few words, they were able to instantly establish the implications of this conversation. Though he was the mayor of Songhai city, Ding Yunsong readily called Song Qingshu Mr Song; anyone who was discerning enough would be able to tell what their rtionship was like. Ding Yunsong was well aware in his heart that back then, if Mo Immortal Castle hadn''t helped him get promoted, he would never have had the opportunity to sit in this position.
He was silent for a while before he finally nodded. "Mr Song, rest assured. I guarantee that by early morning, this hyped-up Weibo post won''t appear in the public eye any longer..."
After that short call, he made several calls of his own: to Weibo''s chairman of operations, to the technology department manager of the General Office of the Municipal Council... Ding Yunsong called all rted parties with the ability to suppress public opinion to "convey his greetings."
This already wasn''t the first time that he had used his power to control public opinion.
The first time that he had done so, he hadn''t known who to look for, but now it was a walk in the park.
After making dozens of calls, he stretched and looked at his wristwatch; it was already two in the early hours of the morning.
The little foreign lolita ince suspenders was already fast asleep.
At that moment, Ding Yunsong was alreadypletely not in the mood.
"I should rest early tonight!"
He sighed, walked gently over to the lolita and tucked her in.
He was about to kiss her forehead when that damned phone rang once again.
This time, he lost his patience f**k, let me learn a foreignnguage in peace!
Mayor Ding was annoyed when he picked up the phone. "This is Ding Yunsong! It''s sote, can''t you report tomorrow?!"
As the switchboard operator on the other end of the call was berated, the girl said helplessly in her sweet voice, "Mayor Ding, don''t be angry... this is a call from the Department of Discipline Inspection."
"Department of Discipline Inspection? Quickly put it through..."
For some reason, he had a bad feeling.
The administrator of the Department of Discipline Inspection only needed to say a few words, and instantly Ding Yunsong was no longer sleepy, his face turning pale.
"We have been instructed by a higher-up to thoroughly investigate online guru Wang Situ''s case to use as an example to others? He... he''s just a web novelist, do we have to be so serious about it?"
"Yes, Mayor Ding. Does it sound like I''m joking? Haven''t you seen Weibo? The Supreme Cultivation Court and the Cultivation Prosecutor''s Office have released official statements to say that they will be creating special legition targeted at the deplorable act of groping in society. The higher-up has expressed that we should be strictly focused on this issue."
Ding Yunsong couldn''t help breaking out in a cold sweat.
Higher-up? Which higher-up? Which higher-up could move the Supreme Cultivation Court and the Cultivation Prosecutor''s Office? For matters as major as legition... to say "do it," and it would be done... this was clearly such a trivial incident, how had it stirred up such huge waves?
Listening to the call, Ding Yunsong was dumbfounded.
From the moment he had received this call from the Department of Discipline Inspection, he had already known that this incident was now beyond his control. It was true that Song Qingshu had looked for him, but it was very obvious that the other party had also asked someone for help; furthermore, they had found a big name that he had no way of moving at all.
At that moment, Ding Yunsong had no choice but to suffer in silence. He didn''t even want to hang up the phone, because he was fairly certain that the top brass in the other departments were already in chaos, waiting on new instructions from him! Because themand from the higher-up and what Ding Yunsong had said in his phone calls earlier were twopletely different things!
He licked his dry lips, his forehead already wet with sweat.
Less than ten minutes after the call from the Department of Discipline Inspection, his phone rang once more...
This time, he conscientiously looked at the number that was calling, and almost pissed his pants... it was the Municipal Secretary, Secretary Sha!
He answered the phone, already anticipating the maic and severe voice that came over the line.
"Comrade Ding Yunsong, what are you doing as mayor? Are you allowed to suppress public opinion? You made the first move without any instructions from the higher-ups? Did you ept a ''red packet'' from someone to handle this matter? Comrade Ding Yunsong, I''m giving you a serious warning, don''t spend your time thinking about how to stir up things... I wonder if you''ve watched the TV series In the Name of Cultivation ? I think you''re very simr to the mayor who escaped abroad in the first two episodes!"
Ding Yunsong was already too scared to speak. "..."
"Whether or not you can keep your mayor''s wushamao 2 depends on your attitude toward this incident. Am I clear?"
Speaking up to this point, the Municipal Secretary''s tone became even darker. "The old leader is very angry about this matter! After waking up at midnight, he flew into a rage! He said that social ethics in Songhai city are in shambles if the cries of the people and public opinion can''t be heard. He wants a thorough investigation of corruption in all city offices. Next week, fellow cultivators from the central government''s anti-corruption inspection group wille to do inspections in our city."
Hearing this, Ding Yunsong shivered all over. "May I ask, Secretary Sha... which old leader is this?"
"Mayor Ding, are you ying dumb with me? Shouldn''t you have guessed it already? The Ten Founding Generals are all his students. Which old leader do you think it is?"
Ding Yunsong''s mouth dropped open, big enough to fit a whole apple in it. He was already utterly stupefied. "..."
Chapter 130: Filming the Second Season of Train to Busan?!
Chapter 130: Filming the Second Season of Train to Busan?!
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It was doomed to be a troubling day. Early in the morning, Song Qingshu received a message from Ding Yunsong.
To sum up the content of the message, the implication was thus: the incident had be a huge issue which had drawn the attention of state leaders and big names from various circles in the cultivation world, and it couldn''t be suppressed at all by purely relying on a mayor''s power.
Upon seeing this message, Song Qingshu''s eyelids twitched... why was he running into all these big shots whom he couldn''t afford to provoketely? First it was that mysterious youngster who had shown up at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi, and now for some reason it was the web novelist guru Wang Situ...
Song Qingshu didn''t think he had ever felt more sullen in his life.
While he was feeling depressed, his wristwatch rang.
"Brother Song, this is Zhou Jie. I saw that the situation on Weibo had clearly settled, but why has it picked up again? It hasn''t even been two hours. Did something happen?" There was an obvious note of urgency in Zhou Jie''s voice.
Song Qingshu rubbed the skin between his eyebrows with some annoyance. "I can''t do anything about this matter; that Wang Situ''s background is a little beyond my expectations. Even our Mo Immortal Castle can''t deal with him."
"How can that be..." Zhou Jie was dumbfounded.
After a moment of silence, Song Qingshu said, "My advice now is that you quickly make arrangements for your younger cousin to go abroad and escape the limelight. It would be best if he didn''t return for at least half a year."
"Is the situation that serious?"
Song Qingshu sighed. "Judge for yourself. What I can tell you is that this incident has already moved the almighty ten founding generals of Huaxiu nation."
"..."
Zhou Jie was dumbstruck with fear. What kind of influential background did this person have, that he could reach out to the ten founding generals?
...
It was six o''clock in the morning on May 27th.
Songhai city''s Dahuang International Airport.
A man with a mohawk, wearing a ck face mask and carrying a ck briefcase, cowered as he reached the departure lounge at the airport.
He whispered into his phone, "Hello... brother, I''ve reached the airport."
Over the line came Zhou Jie''s voice. "Zhou Wei, I''ve already arranged everything for you; I bought a ticket for the earliest flight, which leaves at six twenty. Go directly through the green passage 1 ten minutes before that... ignore whoever talks to you, got it? Board the ne first!"
"Okay, brother, I got it..."
Zhou Wei''s face was sweating as he hung up the phone, and there was deep regret in his heart. He really wanted to cut off his hand! Why couldn''t he have controlled himself back then?!
Instinctively he turned his head, and realized that a ck cat had poked its head out from under a row of chairs at the back of the departure lounge to survey him.
So it was a cat...
He heaved a sigh.
It wasn''t strange to see pets in the airport these days; a lot of them were soul pets that possessed spiritual intelligence. As long as their owners purchased tickets for them, they could get on the ne by themselves. There were even soul pets no less intelligent than human beings that were capable of buying their own tickets to travel abroad.
Zhou Wei felt that this average-looking ck cat was probably someone''s pet, and that it was waiting for its owner under the chair.
However, he still felt a little weird being stared at by a cat. He immediately stood up and switched to a seat where he wouldn''t be able to see the ck cat.
As soon as he left, the ck cat under the chair reached up to unfold its ears, which had actually been hiding a pair of wireless earphones...
The ck cat kept its cool and said in a low voice, "Attention, battalionmanders! The target has been sighted! Monk, what is your situation?"
The Monk: "Reporting to the Regiment Commander! Everything is proceeding smoothly!"
Zheng Tan nodded. "Good. All other units continue to tail the target! Monk, hurry and bring people in, we must stop this person before he boards the ne!"
...
Zhou Wei didn''t know if he was feeling too sensitive after doing something bad; there were clearly only ten more minutes to go before he could pass through the green passage and board first, but at the moment, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles at the back of the waiting room.
At six o''clock, there were only a few scattered guests in the departure lounge. Zhou Jie had deliberately arranged for Zhou Wei to wait in the VIP lounge where there were fewer people. However, Zhou Wei still felt like there were numerous eyes on him for some reason.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw an airport ground service employee cleaning with a quiet vacuum cleaner a dozen or so meters away... this person seemed to be staring at him?!
Using a magazine to cover his face, he took a covert look.
It was an olddy, far advanced in years.
He shrunk back into his clothes. He was a muscr man over one hundred and eighty centimeters tall, but for the first time, he felt a lingering coldness in his heart.
It was just an olddy who was quite a distance away and dim-sighted with age... she probably hadn''t recognized him, right?
Zhou Wei felt very nervous.
In the end, after struggling in his chair for a long while, he decided to change seats again and put more distance between him and this ground service olddy...
As soon as he left, the old woman crouched down behind the vacuum cleaner and stealthily took out a walkie-talkie. "Attention, all units! The target is on the move! This is a rare and huge case which the masses have reported to our General Administration of Harmony, so look lively! Old Zhang, what is your situation?"
Master Zhang: "Reporting to Miss Dong! All is well!"
Madam Dong nodded. "Good! Everyone else continue to tail him! The target is going to register to board in five minutes! We must stop him before he makes any further move!"
...
Time passed minute by minute, but for Zhou Wei, every second felt as long as a year.
Finally, it was time to board.
ck briefcase in hand and racing against time, he rushed for the green passage almost at once!
He didn''t want to stay here even an instant longer!
At the entrance to the green passage, a beautiful little sister with brown hair and long legs stopped him. "This gentleman, the green passage is now open. Please show me your boarding pass and passport!"
He hurriedly took them out of his pocket and handed them to the little sister, his eyes flicking around nervously the whole time.
"Hello, Mr Tom Zhou, wee aboard. Have a nice trip..."
Scarcely had the little sister put the boarding pass and passport back in Zhou Wei''s hand when tworge troops instantly emerged from behind. One was a bunch of old men and women wearing sses and red ribbons around their arms; the olddy leading them turned out to be the ground service employee who had been pushing the vacuum cleaner around earlier!
Even more frightening was that next to this elderly group were several dozen cats... at the very front was a ck cat which had its arms crossed and which was standing on two legs, its gaze fixed on Zhou Wei! And behind these cats stood a fat police officer.
Zhou Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat... it turned out that he had already been watched from the very beginning!
"Seize this groping bastard!" Madam Dong shouted loudly as she pointed at him.
In an instant, arge bunch of meowing cats and arge bunch of old men and women pounced on Zhou Wei at the same time...
"..."
Behind them, the little sister standing at the entrance to the green passage had ck lines on her face 2 ... were they filming the second season of Train to Busan 3 ?!!
Chapter 131: Victory for the People of Chaoyang
Chapter 131: Victory for the People of Chaoyang
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When Zhou Wei was arrested, he was stillpletely bewildered.
This mass surround and capture operation at the airport had been a joint effort between Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment and Madam Dong''s General Administration of Harmony. After two hours of surveince, the operation proceeded smoothly and sessfully.
Of course, it had been Wang Ling who had leaked the news that Zhou Wei was fleeing.
There was arge barat bar in downtown Songhai city. The boss of this bar was the leader of the Green Gang, Zhou Jie.
Immediately after Zhou Wei had been caught, all the main news media outlets had scrambled to report this incident.
In the bar, Zhou Jie was alreadypletely dumbstruck when he watched the news. After listening to Song Qingshu''s suggestion, he had almost immediately gotten in touch with his contacts, and after some coaxing, had found the right connections to help give Zhou Wei a new, foreign identity and to enable him to leave through the green passage.
Zhou Jie hadpletely never expected that it would still end in failure.
This website novelist Wang Situ... who on earth was he?
On the news, Zhou Wei''s face had been obscured by mosaic tiles. Seeing him being taken away from the scene by a fat officer who had personally handcuffed him, Zhou Jie could feel his scalp turning numb.
He was feeling a lot of different emotions: there was anger, and also terror. The Green Gang had operated in Songhai city for so many years, but Zhou Jie had never felt like this, like shrimp being yed around with in the palm of someone''s hand.
Silently lighting a cigarette, Zhou Jie put a call through to Song Qingshu again. "Brother Song..."
On the other end of the line, Song Qingshu also let out a sigh. "You don''t need to say anything. I saw the situation on the news."
"What do we do now?" Zhou Jie was really at a loss.
"My advice now is that you should relocate the Green Gang as soon as possible. Even if it''s only for the short term, you should move to the next district rather than stay in Songhai City so that your Green Gang isn''t affected by this incident and suffer evenrger losses." Song Qingshu rubbed at the skin between his eyebrows, his head aching. "I know you must feel wronged, but we must face the reality... we can''t deal with this person for the time being, and it''s best that we don''t attempt to investigate his true identity."
Zhou Jie nodded as he replied, "I understand, Brother Song."
At the moment, whether it was the Green Gang or Mo Immortal Castle, they were both in the same boat.
Zhou Jie was well aware that the reason why Song Qingshu was still willing to help him was because Mo Immortal Castle was afraid that this Green Gang incident might create ripple effects that would also impact on Mo Immortal Castle''s expansion in Songhai city.
Zhou Jie was as clear as a mirror on this point. "Brother Song, don''t worry, I''ll arrange for our retreat straightaway; I''ll withdraw key Green Gang members from Songhai city within two days."
"Mm, do it as soon as possible."
Song Qingshu nodded. "Although we can''t immediately take revenge right now, there still remains a slight chance of sess. In order to strike back perfectly... we have to learn to win against the gods by half a point 1 ! Do you know where the chance for sess lies?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Jie was silent.
Win against the gods by half a point?
Cupping his chin in his hand, he pondered the question for quite a while. Finally, he suddenly raised his head and replied, "It''s Qi Tongwei! 2 "
"..."
Song Qingshu pulled a long face. "Of course not!"
Zhou Jie: "This little brother is slow, please tell me, Brother Song."
Song Qingshu: "Then just quickly tell me the whereabouts of the maker of the stone ghost mask... it''s already been a few days and you''re still being secretive about it? Keeping it to yourself is useless, trust me..."
Zhou Jie: "..."
...
This Weibo battle centered around the issue of "groping" eventually ended with Father Wang''s victory.
In the end, not only had the opponent been defeated by Father Wang, he had also died with one flick of a finger from Father Wang''s most powerful fan.
On May 28th, the fifth Friday after the start of the semester, Wang Ling read the Cultivation News Morning Post from top to bottom.
The first article: Complete victory for the mysterious power from the east behind Wang Situ. What was the real reason behind it? Download the Weibo app to find out...
The second article: A part-timer has performed an outstanding service for society once again! Experienced Officer Wang personally arrested case suspect Zhou. In an interview, experienced Officer Wang pragmatically said it was all due to the people''s efforts!
The third article: Yesterday, the pursuit and interception efforts by the masses and a group of cats led to the capture of suspect Zhou, wanted nationwide for groping, at Dahuang International Airport. Experts say that this group of people and cats are very likely to be descendents of Chaoyang city inhabitants... 3
Wang Ling: "..."
...
When Wang Ling got to school in the morning, the talk today was almost all about that arrest at the airport on Thursday. Because of Father Wang, the groping case had continued to ferment in thest two days, until the entire nation knew about it.
Nobody knew where Dopey Guo had learned the news, but he started to earnestly spread the gossip around in ss. "Do you know, it''s rumored that the suspect arrested in the groping case has a powerful background; his brother is the leader of Songhai city''srgest underground gang, Green Gang. He has godly connections! Just a little bit further and he would have escaped through the green passage at the airport!"
Super Chen frowned. "Even with such a background he hadn''t been able to run, and the local government is keeping a strict eye on this issue. Doesn''t this prove that there''s an even more powerful person sitting behind Guru Wang Situ?"
Feather Lin: "Why talk about such drivel so early in the morning?! Anyway, I''m more interested in the kind of punishment which that person will receive. Wouldn''t he just be detained for a while?"
Lotus Sun shook her head and said, "This incident has caused quite an uproar. This person probably won''t get out for several years. Last night, the local government actually gave our Huaguo Water Curtain Group notice and requested that we push out a pepper spray for women, in line with the government''s promotion of a nationwide anti-pervert agenda."
Feather Lin abruptly looked a little disappointed. "That''s all? I figured that this guy''s Tower of Babel would be chopped off!"
Everybody: "..." Too f**king savage!
At this point in the group''s discussion, Dopey Guo suddenly interrupted them. "I have a video of the arrest made in the airport yesterday. Those who want it can look for me. It''s fifty yuan a copy, a fair bargain!"
After he said this, the whole ss was dead silent. Seeing that nobody was paying him any attention, Dopey Guo was a little embarrassed.
However, Master of Dopey was Master of Dopey. He immediately grabbed hold of Little Peanut, who was collecting homework, and tried to dispel his embarrassment. "ssmate Su Xiao, I know you''re interested in my video, want to buy it?"
Little Peanut pulled his neck back and when he struggled free of Dopey Guo''s unexpected bearhug, he looked extremely frustrated.
Startled by this expression, Dopey Guo immediately loosened his grip. "I''m just selling a video, you don''t have to be so unhappy about it, right?!"
Little Peanut shook his head. "No, I was just thinking, why would I be targeted by someone selling videos..."
Dopey Guo: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 132: The Upcoming, Extremely Nasty Physical Exam Before Military Training
Chapter 132: The Uing, Extremely Nasty Physical Exam Before Military Training
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It was still May 28th, the fifth Friday after the start of the semester.
During the Dao Talismans ss today, Teacher Pan made a curious announcement.
Standing on the dais, Teacher Pan pushed up her sses as she said mysteriously, "Students, after careful consideration by the higher-ups, and in line with the local government''s aim of reinforcing education on female defense against perverts, the military training program which was nned for Senior Grade Two has been moved forward. It''s scheduled to take ce in the middle of next month, and will be a five-day military training activity held on Songhai city''s cultivation military base."
Hearing Teacher Pan''s words, the whole ss immediately exploded.
Whether it was guys or girls, anyone would be happy the moment they heard of the military training. Because during those few days of training, the school wouldn''t assign homework! But as students of No. 60 High School''s elite ss, the students of Grade One, ss Three who knew Teacher Pan''s personality quite well didn''t betray too much excitement.
Because to Teacher Pan, no matter how much or how little homework there was, it had to be done! The best example of this was when Wang Ling and the others had gone to No. 59 High School for the exchange meet.
While a new round of discussion started up in the ss, three people quietly covered their faces.
Super Chen covered his face because he was so happy he could cry. As a passionate sports fool, he felt that finally, the time hade when he could showcase his abilities!
Wang Ling covered his face because he totally hadn''t expected the group activity to happen so soon! He vaguely remembered the scene at No. 59 High School thest time, when Odd Zhuo had held up Secretary Dakang''s two hairy legs. Every time he recalled it, Wang Ling felt his brain hurt. All in all, group activities were just a bad idea when it came to him...
Little Peanut was thest person who covered his face. This was because he had heard Grade Three''s n Leader Yu once say that the school would conduct apulsory physical examination before the military training, as they needed to understand each student''s specific physical attributes in order for the military training base to develop a scientific training program for them.
After the whole ss settled down under Teacher Pan''s gaze, she cleared her throat and continued, "There will be no sses in the afternoon today. Student Lotus Sun will lead the girls and Student Super Chen will lead the boys to the infirmary on the third floor for the physical exams. Everyone has to go; if you don''t have special exemption, students who fail to participate will take two more test papers back with them as homework."
Hearing this, Little Peanut silently drew back the hand he had raised...
Wang Ling: "..." As expected,pared with a physical exam, homework was the most evil bane of all!
From a young age, Wang Ling in fact had seldom had a physical exam.
Because given his immortal body, he simply didn''t need one!
For cultivators, Foundation Establishment high school students should naturally have Foundation Establishment physiques which were far superior to those of ordinary people.
Wang Ling had always felt that the one-sided physical exams which schools conducted in fact had no substance. This was the so-called not checking what should be checked and checking what didn''t need to be checked. He felt that what those old aunties in the infirmary really cared about wasn''t the students'' physique, and instead purely just wanted to see if a certain part of the body had grown...
Therefore, he was like Little Peanut, as the thought of the physical exam gave them both a real headache.
It was just that Wang Ling''s reason was theplete opposite to Little Peanut''s.
Little Peanut thought his was just too small; he would beughed at for not achieving the average standard for a boy...
Wang Ling, on the other hand, felt that his was too big; to far exceed the standard for an average boy would draw concern and attention...
...
In the afternoon, there was a long, winding queue at the door of the infirmary. Super Chen had led the boys of Grade One, ss Three here to undergo the physical exam.
As Wang Ling had predicted, a short old auntie with a slightly hunched back stood at the door of the infirmary. She wore a white gown and a pair of very mystical-looking long-sighted sses; her eyes scanned the crowd like a searchlight. "Settle down and don''t be noisy. Wait for Doctor Song to give you your physical exam."
Doctor Song?
Wang Ling felt that this title seemed a little familiar, so he sneaked a look with his Heavenly Eye... what the f**k, this Doctor Song was Lie Mengmeng!
At that moment, Lie Mengmeng was putting on a pair of white gloves, his face expressionless. He greased his middle finger with some lube, and then checked the condition of a male student''s anus. As soon as the tip of his finger went in, the boy''s face revealed a twisted expression like Liang Yifeng''s when he was reciting poetry 1 ...
Wang Ling: "..."
Hearing the boy inside shriek, someone in the queue couldn''t help asking, "Holy shit! Don''t tell me everyone gets checked like that?"
The old auntie who was standing at the door to maintain order showed a "kind" smile. "We''re just taking samples for testing two samples per ss."
And then, she picked up an information sheet and nced at it. "In your Grade One, ss Three, Students Super Chen and Hero Guo are responsible for providing the test samples are they here?"
Super Chen and Dopey Guo both couldn''t help trembling. "..."
...
Very quickly, the boys in the ss before them were all done with their physical exams, and it was finally Grade One, ss Three''s students'' turn.
After Super Chen and Hero Guo, these two students who were responsible for providing test samples, were taken aside, the rest of the boys entered the infirmary one after another; inside, there was a thick smell of disinfectant in the air.
At the sight of Wang Ling, Lie Mengmeng''s expression finally changed slightly. Quicklyposing himself, he put on those evil white gloves. He pointed at the small bed in front of Super Chen and Hero Guo. "You two, take off your pants and bend over there. Then... hold your buttocks open yourself."
The two people nodded fearfully and approached the bed. After they were both in position, Lie Mengmeng drew the curtain shut.
From the shadow on the curtain, everyone saw Lie Mengmeng''s next move...
He liberally greased his finger with lube...
Behind the curtain, there was a sinister squelching sound, then Lie Mengmeng could be seen using the one thousand years of death 2 as he hit the bullseye!
This was immediately followed by Super Chen''s shrill and miserable cry from behind the curtain.
Little Peanut was already so frightened that he had covered his eyes,pletely unable to bear watching any longer...
Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing inside his heart. In ancient times, people sang "A Song of Courtyard Flowers" 3 on the other side of the river; now, they were standing around to watch a chrysanthemum 4 getting poked on the other side of the curtain.
Very soon, Super Chen''s exam was over. As he came waddling out from around the curtain and covering his butt, some of the boys snickered.
"Was it that painful?" A pompous boy patted Super Chen''s shoulder.
In return, Super Chen red at him with a "Go and try it yourself if you dare" expression.
At this moment, everyone saw that behind the curtain, Lie Mengmeng had already changed into a pair of new white gloves and had lubed up his finger.
But this time, the expected shriek didn''te...
As a practitioner of the Flow of Five Pens, Master of Dopey was indeed Master of Dopey. He promptly used his professional insight to call into question Lie Mengmeng''s caliber and ability.
Behind the curtain, Dopey Guo heaved a sigh. "You''re not poking in the right ce, you know? It''s very easy to get hurt!"
Everybody: "..." Bloody hell! Why do you know that?!
Dopey Guo: "You''re an intern, right? You bend over and I''ll teach you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
In the face of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Lie Mengmeng as an ordinary person had no strength to fight back at all with his frail body, and was directly pressed onto the bed by Dopey Guo... when Dopey Guo put on the white gloves and poked his anus, Lie Mengmeng was already drowning in a flood of tears. Motherf**ker! Trying to earn extra ie nowadays really wasn''t f**king easy!
Chapter 133: Little Peanut Has Finally Grown Up!
Chapter 133: Little Peanut Has Finally Grown Up!
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The general cultivation hospital hadn''t been able to send enough manpower for the pre-military training physical exam, so Lie Mengmeng had been employed online as a part-timer, and had been responsible for taking test samples from the ''flowers of the rear garden.'' Apart from that, there were still the regr physical exam items such as height and weight measurements as well as blood and urine tests.
Of these bewildering number of items, nothing could surpass the biggest pain in the neck that was in itself just called "the physical exam."
By standing on a scanner which used ion ray technology, the machine could rapidly detect bone density, bone condition and how much a man''s little brother had grown... this was the part that Little Peanut was most scared of.
During the blood test, Wang Ling was very embarrassed when the female nurse pricked his finger with a needle and the tip actually bent! These needles had all been specially custom-made by the general cultivation hospital and could easily pierce a body at the Foundation Establishment stage.
The female nurse didn''t believe it and pricked his finger twice more; in the end, the tips of the two needles were both bent...
As the nurse was thinking aboutining to her superior about the quality of the needles, Wang Ling stuck his finger in his mouth and bit it.
Female nurse: "..."
Wang Ling had managed to get through the previous sections without mishap and was able to deal with most of them somehow.
Thest part of the physical exam was the one that he was truly nervous about.
Before the advancement of science and technology, orthopedic specialists would be the ones to perform physical exams on students in cultivation schools. Furthermore, these old specialists had the unique and exceptional ability to visually assess something; perhaps this was passed down from Old Lady Dong. Without needing to use a ruler at all, they could tell with one look how long a man''s little brother was as well as its growth rate.
But with the rapid development of technology in thest few decades, the process was now clearly much more efficient than in the past. For what had been the most troublesome part of the physical exam previously, examinees now only needed to stand on a machine and be scanned by ion light for the results.
Little Peanut was very nervous and restless, his nk gaze fixed on some mental horizon.
Because of his physique since young, he was much weaker than regr students at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even his little brother was shorter than that of the average boy. This had given him a sense of inferiority from a young age, so at school he would only dare go to the washroom when no one else was there.
In this respect, he was very simr to Wang Ling.
But Wang Ling''s reason for not going to the washroom was that his was too big...
With Super Chen and Dopey Guo these two thick-skinned guys in the lead, everyone stood on the ion machine one by one toplete the assessment. Five meters away, two female nurses were staring at a screen withckluster expressions as if they were weathering the gales and billows of life...
Very soon, it was Little Peanut''s turn.
He stood on the ion machine and closed his eyes a little fearfully, his facepletely red.
An ion ray slowly scanned him from top to bottom...
Right at that moment, Wang Ling, who had been behind Little Peanut in the queue, secretly moved his finger.
Among the Three Thousand Great Spells, there was a "Graft and Transnt Spell" which allowed a person to graft a portion of their body onto someone else''s. In order to make sure he didn''t stand out, Wang Ling felt that he could coborate with Little Peanut a bit... but once he used this skill and after he undid its effects, he wouldn''t be able to take back one third of the grafted portion...
Before long, the ion ray scanned Little Peanut''s middle torso.
All the boys who were present saw the two female nurses in front of the monitor screen actually cover their mouths; their expressions were awed, as if they had seen some prehistoric beast!
What the hell! This was just too big!
Why was such a small boy actually so thick and solid down there?!
Little Peanut slowly opened his eyes when he sensed something wasn''t right.
The two female nurses looked as if they wanted to devour him, which made his entire body feel ufortable.
Twenty minutester, everyone was done with their assessments.
Theputer also swiftly coted the "physical exam" reports together and gave each person their electronic copy.
When Little Peanut timidly looked at the report after school, he was stunned! Thirty... thirty-seven centimeters? What the hell... didn''t this alreadypletely exceed the Western standard?! Was his thing a donkey whip? Was his sorge?
Unable to quite believe it, Little Peanut pulled his pants open to take a look, and waspletely dumbfounded...
Although it wasn''t as exaggerated as thirty-seven centimeters in the physical exam report, it was clear that his little brother fully met the standard for an average guy, and even exceeded it a little.
Why was it like this?
Student Su Xiao stood up from his chair in astonishment and for the first time felt what it was like to be heavy down below. He was so moved his tears came gushing out! Little Peanut had unexpectedly grown up!! Had his birthday wish actuallye true? Thank you, almighty cultivation god!
Wang Ling: "..." You lucked out !
...
...
When Wang Ling got home that night, the kitchen was empty and Mother Wang and the old man weren''t around. All that remained of therge Wang family was father and son and Loopy Toad.
The groping incident was the current buzz, and for the first time, Mother Wang was a storybook heroine. Reporters from the major news outlets were doing whatever they could to turn her into tabloid gossip.
Whether it was Father Wang or Mother Wang, both of them couldn''t stand being pestered like this. In the end, the couple had talked it over and Father Wang had decided to straightaway send Mother Wang and the old man off on a stress-free trip on his sry card to avoid the limelight. They hadn''t even taken any luggage with them when they left, and would just buy clothes and daily necessities on the road.
It was the first time that Wang Ling felt that Father Wang was so generous...
Sure enough, the coolest man was the one who cherished his wife!
But with Mother Wang and the old man''s departure, dinner became a problem.
In theory, Wang Ling didn''t need to eat at all, since he could maintain his bodily functions by absorbing spirit energy from nature every day. But after so many years, dinner had already be a habit for him... if he didn''t eat dinner, he would feel a sense of emptiness.
It was impossible to order take-out, as the Wang family''s small vi was too remote andpletely outside the take-out range of service. The only solution now was for this father and son pair, along with Loopy Toad, to go out themselves in search of food.
Father Wang had already searched for businesses closest to East Huang Road. Within an area of eight hundred kilometers, there was only one restaurant called "Midnight Dining Hall"...
Father Wang frowned as he quickly noted that this restaurant''s rating was pretty low; on the Douban food review website, it actually only scored 2.6... and this was a damn ten-point system!
When they opened the restaurant''s avable menu, both father and son were rmed...
A small bowl ofo tan 1 pickled cabbage beef noodles...
A medium bowl ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles...
Arge bowl ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles...
And then...
There was nothing else...
Chapter 134: Midnight Dining Hall
Chapter 134: Midnight Dining Hall
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A normal cultivator flying on his sword would take roughly twenty minutes to cover a distance of eight hundred kilometers. It was a little far, but Wang Ling could cover that distance in a blink of an eye.
Wang Ling had Father Wang and Loopy Toad hold on to him, and in an instant, two people and a dog arrived in front of the restaurant.
This restaurant looked a little outdated; the walls had been built with wood and brick, and it looked in danger of toppling over in the wind. The inscription on the horizontal board which hung on the restaurant door read "Midnight Dining Hall 1 ." There was already a crack in the corner of the board, and the proprietor had carelessly pped on two all-purpose adhesive sters to mend the gap, making this restaurant look more ancient than any old building in the Xiao Family Compound...
At the restaurant''s entrance, Wang Ling suddenly realized that he had passed by this ce before on the way to school. But since he had been moving too fast, he hadn''t seen it clearly. Today, he finally knew for sure... this ce actually wasn''t a public toilet!
"Don''t judge this restaurant by its seedy appearance. The more rundown a shop is, the better the food... wasn''t that how that popr Kitchen God''s Restaurant started?" Both father and son stood by the entrance, and as a cold wind swept by, Father Wang pulled his neck back; Wang Ling thought that he didn''t sound very confident.
The restaurant didn''t have a door; a ragged, sun-bleached piece of cloth had been hung up at the entrance, and above that was an old-fashioned iron roller shutter. Every day at the restaurant''s closing, the proprietor had to pull down the shutter with a long hooked handle and lock it.
Two people and a dog drew the ragged cloth aside and stepped inside. The shop was so small that it only contained four wooden tables with a stack of stic chairs on the side.
As Wang Ling entered, he saw the restaurant''s boss leaning against the kitchen door, smoking.
The boss had a buzz cut and looked about forty years old. He had unhealthy-looking hollow cheeks and deep eye sockets, and a ten-centimeter knife scar which ran down from his forehead over his right eye and stretched down to his neck.
It was very obvious that this was a man with a story.
"Ah, there are people so early today." Seeing that he had customers, the boss quickly stubbed out his cigarette and pointed at a handmade menu hanging in the center of the shop before putting his hands on his waist. "Apart fromo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles, order whatever else you want to eat, as long as I can make it..."
Father Wang: "Do you have fishball thick noodles?"
The shopkeeper shook his head. "No thick noodles."
Father Wang: "Then fishball rice noodles?"
The shopkeeper shook his head again. "No fishballs."
Father Wang: "You don''t have anything... then why would you open this shop?!"
The boss raised his eyebrow as he argued with a righteous air, "You can''t say we don''t have anything, it''s you who don''t know how to order. When I think about back then, shifu taught me everything about cooking, and I was his most favorite disciple."
Father Wang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..." If your shifu knew that his most favorite disciple was messing around in such a rundown shop, wouldn''t he definitely choose to go die?!
Father Wang really didn''t know what to order, so he directly pointed at the menu and said, "Then serve us two medium bowls ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles first..."
The boss didn''t say anything and just nodded his head. He turned around to go into the kitchen. Following that, Wang Ling saw him turn on the exhaust fan, which rumbled continuously like a tractor...
Roughly ten minutester, two bowls ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles were done. A bowl in each hand, the boss ced them in front of Father Wang and Wang Ling. He had even thoughtfully prepared a te of bare ox bones especially for Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad gave the ox bones an uninterested nce, thenpped up the houseflies that hade to rest on the bones with extreme satisfaction...
Boss: "..."
Unexpectedly, these two bowls of noodles looked pretty good, and the bowls themselves might be old, but they weren''t dirty.
Father Wang slurped up a mouthful of noodles, and then lifted his head, a little startled it actually tasted pretty good!
The only w was that the pickled cabbage wasn''t sour enough.
Father Wang frowned. "Boss, your cabbage doesn''t taste like it was pickled in a jar? It''s not sour at all."
The boss replied strangely, "Who said it was pickled in a jar?"
Father Wang pointed at the menu. "Can you read? Lao tan pickled cabbage! Let me tell you, I''m also an educated person! Please give me a reasonable exnation, otherwise this is just cheating your customers!"
The shopkeeper curled his lip. "I''m Tan Siming and those who know me well call me Lao Tan. 2 I made this pickled cabbage beef noodles, so I named it o tan pickled cabbage beef noodles.'' Is this a reasonable enough exnation?"
Wang Ling and Father Wang: "..." They werepletely unable to refute this exnation!
It was almost eight o''clock at night, and as Father Wang and Wang Ling were halfway through their noodles, suddenly there were sounds of activity at the entrance.
A young man with his bangsbed to one side came in with a worn guitar on his back; he looked like a penniless street singer.
Because he couldn''t afford to rent a ce in the city, this young man could only pool the money which he earned in the city to rent a ce in the outskirts.
With his memory reading ability, Wang Ling had gleaned all of this in an instant from the man''s brain.
Wang Ling truly hadn''t read all this on purpose; it was instinctual for him, since some people liked to wear their emotions on their faces Wang Ling could easily read the memories of this type of people. As for some men who obviously had stories, such as Old Antique and this restaurant''s boss, who was currently in the kitchen, he would never know what kind of pasts they had unless he took the initiative to read their minds.
It was obvious that this young man was a regr customer; seeing him, Boss Tan gave him a slight nod and asked in his maic voice, "The usual?"
The young man nodded his head silently, carefully leaned his guitar against the wall, then found a ce to sit.
Although he didn''t speak, it was as if the boss''s eyes could see his thoughts. "I know that you had an audition today. It looks like it didn''t go well?"
The young man dropped his head.
While the boss prepared dinner for the young man, heforted him. "Young man, you still have other opportunities, it doesn''t matter. Look, we have new guests today. How about you give them a listen and sing your audition song?"
The young man suddenly stood up in excitement. "Really, can I?"
Father Wang and Wang Ling put their chopsticks down at the same time and nodded seriously.
Listening to the voice of a down and out vagabond singer in a remote vige restaurant Wang Ling felt that this was probably a once-in-a-lifetime sort of magical experience.
The young man bowed deeply to the boss, Father Wang and Wang Ling. Then, he cleared his throat and began to sing acape.
"You stir up wind and clouds... and sweep me away...
"You lift up the waves... and abandon me 3 ..."
Father Wang: "..."
Boss: "Little brother... your heavenly silkworm potato strips bibimbap is done, maybe you should eat first."
This extremely piercing singing along with this familiar cuisine style was a twofold shock to Wang Ling. "..."
Chapter 135: Crushing a Dream with a Poisonous Tongue
Chapter 135: Crushing a Dream with a Poisonous Tongue
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Wang Ling''s first impression was that this vagabond singer had a strange ent from who knew where. Of course, pushing these problems aside, Wang Ling thought that on the whole, he sang pretty well and was at least in tune...
But if this young man wanted to go on a talent show and be a real professional singer, he was clearly far from achieving that.
Wang Ling''s understanding of music was limited; he was just a amateur who dabbled on the guitar a little, so he couldn''t make any sort of professionalment on the young man''s singing.
As for how to stand out in a talent show...
He felt that there were a few prerequisites.
First, a person didn''t need to be especially handsome, but should at least look pleasing.
Second, maybe the voice didn''t need to be especially professional, but it should at least be distinctive. Just singing in tune wouldn''t work.
Finally, the third and most important point... a person must have had a miserable life! And the more miserable, the better! The best would be a story that after just a handful of words, could move the audience and judges to tears...
This young man didn''t meet these requirements.
As a vagabond singer, Tang Youning obviously hadn''t given much thought to his wild appearance, and he gave people a dirty first impression. Furthermore, this young man''s life couldn''t be considered miserable at all. At most, he was a pitiful singer who stuck to his dream of doing music. There were too many of this kind of people in Huaxiu nation... if you wanted to appear before an audience at a talent show, you should at the very damn least have a family member with an incurable disease!
Chewing on half a mouthful of beef, Wang Ling fiercely criticized current talent shows in his heart. That young man gazed at the heavenly silkworm potato strips bibimbap with red eyes. "Am I... really not cut out to be a singer at all?"
There was a sense of low esteem in his quiet tone, but everyone heard it.
It was obvious that today''s failure at the talent show had been quite a heavy blow to this young man.
Boss Tan turned off the rumbling exhaust fan and wiped his greasy hands with a cleaning rag. He slowly walked up to the young man and patted his thin shoulder. "Keep your chin up, Little Tang!"
Maybe it was because he had been a cook for many years, but Boss Tan had a very sturdy physique; whenpared with this young man, the difference was very obvious. Wang Ling didn''t doubt in the slightest that if Boss Tan used just a little more strength, he could directly pat this young man''s shoulder into pieces...
This restaurant boss definitely wasn''t an ordinary person.
His cultivation was at the Golden Core stage at the very least.
Wang Ling had already noticed this as soon as he had stepped through the door.
Looking at Tang Youning, Boss Tan continued to console him. "A great man once said that talent is one percent genius and ny nine percent hard work. Perhaps you just need to put in more effort! So don''t give up no matter what!"
The young man looked up with a glimmer of hope. "Really?"
But as soon as Boss Tan had finished speaking, Father Wang''s poisonous tongue mode had kicked in reflexively, and he quietly added, "Do you know that there''s a second part to this saying? Although you only need one percent genius, that one percent is the most important part of all!"
Boss Tan: "..."
Tang Youning simply wanted to cry: "..." Why did you have to point that out?!
Wang Ling: "..." It hurts, dude!
It could only be said that Father Wang''s tongue was bing more and more poisonous.
The young man couldn''t withstand this vicious hit at all.
Boss Tan felt really helpless.
But it was clear that Father Wang didn''t think his poisonous words were wrong at all.
Everyone had heard this "poisonous chicken soup"[1.This is meant to be the direct opposite of the ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' book series which consist of true and inspirational life stories. Chineseizens fed up with these instead share harsh and sometimes darkly humorous life anecdotes instead.] saying before: There is nothing too difficult in the world as long as you are willing to give it up...
Father Wang felt that if a person didn''t have a talent for something, it was very stupid to stick with it. Every profession had its supreme experts, so why stubbornly cling to one tree? Why not try swinging a few times on other trees?
Crushing a dream with a poisonous tongue... Father Wang felt that it was only proper for him as a senior to educate and instruct this young man by showing him the truth sooner rather thanter, so that he could get himself back on the right track.
"Ling Ling, sing a song?" At this moment, Father Wang abruptly turned to look at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was silent. "..."
"Sir, your son also studies music?" Boss Tan was a little curious.
Father Wang shook his head. "He''s only in Senior Grade One this year, and ys a little guitar in his free time. You can say he''s an amateur. But I believe if he puts all his effort into it, half the music industry will belong to him sooner orter!"
Boss Tan clearly disagreed as he shook his head and said, "No, half the music industry belongs to Teacher Wang Banbi."
"..."
It had to be said that this Teacher Wang Banbi whom Boss Tan had mentioned was a weirdo who talked big, since he had once imed in front of the media that if the rock industry lost him, it would lose half its territory... that was how his nickname Wang Banbi hade about 1 .
Now, this was all just idle talk. Therefore, when Father Wang unted his son, this street singer expressed strong dissatisfaction. "I studied music under a vocal music teacher... your son is only an amateur. Talking about something like half the industry... isn''t that too much of an exaggeration?"
"Go, Ling Ling! It''s time to show your real skill!" Father Wang suddenly threw him a thumbs-up and revealed his pure white teeth.
Ding ! It was as if everyone could see his teeth gleaming.
Wang Ling: "..." Go? Screw you!
Of course Wang Ling refused to do it. Just ying the guitar for a bit would have been fine, but to sing and y at the same time... that was quite a serious problem! Because his default setting was ''silent mode''!
But under Father Wang''s burning gaze, he finally capitted...
First of all, he was afraid that Father Wang would dock his pocket money if he refused. Secondly, Wang Ling was a little provoked by this young man''s disdainful look.
Why not perform for a bit?
As a result, Wang Ling silently went over to the corner and picked up Tang Youning''s wooden guitar. He took a deep breath and felt more nervous about this than the way he passed his days on tenterhooks at school.
Hugging his arms, Tang Youning sneered with the attitude of someone about to watch a good show. "Yo, you''re nervous now? I sing everywhere in the streets all the time, and I''ve never once been nervous with so many people watching me!"
Wang Ling nced at him indifferently without the slightest flicker in his expression.
What on earth should he sing?
He thought for a while...
There actually weren''t many popr songs around, since Huaxiu nation didn''t ce much importance on music. But that didn''t mean that Wang Ling had no ess to good music. His Heavenly Ear Ability allowed him to connect to any ne of existence and world line, like an FM radio.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Ling suddenly recalled a song he had heard from another ne, which would go well with a guitar apaniment.
Holding the guitar in his arms, Wang Ling strummed it several times to check that it was in tune.
The sound of a guitar, full of fresh vitality, rang out.
And then, Wang Ling started to sing.
Chapter 136: The Most Precious Thing About a Dream
Chapter 136: The Most Precious Thing About a Dream
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This was the distinctive voice of a teenager;pared with the original tone of the song, itcked the vor of rich experience, but it carried a youthful air which existed only in one''s sd days.
The song which Wang Ling was ying was from another world line. It was a cover song titled "Old Boys" and sung by a music duo called Chopstick Brothers 1 .
This song was about a guy''s inability to confess his feelings to the girl he liked for fear of being rejected. It expressed the sentiment of being unable to go back to one''s youth, and that while things might remain the same, people did not.
Wang Ling liked this song very much.
He remembered when he had first reached puberty, and he had had a crush on a girl. But due to personal reasons, he hadn''t said anything, right up until the year they had graduated.
He had been afraid that he would hurt her.
At that moment, there was a special kind of feeling in the air as Wang Ling stood in this rundown restaurant and yed "Old Boys" on the guitar. Once he opened his mouth, both Boss Tan and Tang Youning were straightaway intoxicated by his voice...
...
That is the girl I deeply love and miss day and night~
But how should I profess my heart~
Will she ept me~
...
Perhaps I will never be able to say those words to her~
I am destined to wander the world alone~
How can I have such cares~
Dreams are always just dreams~
Perhaps I should give up~
Flowers bloom and fade in yet another rainy season~
Where is spring~
...
Youth is like a swift current~
Gone, never to return, and toote to say goodbye~
Only leaving me behind numb~
Without the passion of before!
...
Looking at a sky full of fallen flowers~
Fading at the most beautiful moment~
Who will remember it had once been here in this world...
This was the first part of the song, but Wang Ling put the guitar down after singing up to this point. Boss Tan was already totally dumbfounded there was actually such an operation 2 ?!
While Wang Ling had been ying the song, Boss Tan had casually checked for the lyrics, but discovered that there was no relevant search record for it on the Inte. That was enough to prove that this was an original song!
This was only a Senior Grade One youngster, but he was actually capable of writing such a moving song full of youthfulness...
At the end of Wang Ling''s performance, both Boss Tan and Tang Youning in that moment were moved in their hearts.
They instantly felt that this youngster had to have a story behind him!
This was a song that they had never heard before; just listening to one small part of it had been lethal!
Boss Tan had alreadypletely be a fan of this youngster. This was probably the legendary prodigy, right?
Wang Ling: "..."
Only Wang Ling himself knew that he wasn''t a prodigy of any sort at all... he didn''t create music, but was just a music porter!
Putting the young man''s guitar back in its corner, he quietly went back to his seat to eat his noodles; from his light and easy attitude, it was as if he had just done something pretty ordinary, which was a crushing blow to Tang Youning.
...Who on earth was this person?
Tang Youning was shocked. He dropped his head, feeling like he had beenpletely defeated... back then, in his quest to learn music, he had abandoned everything, and behind his parents'' backs, had stolen the family''s chaiqian funds 3 and given it all to a music teacher. The money had initially been set aside for when he got married. When his misdeed had been exposed, his family had cut off all his living expenses. And so, he officially became a street singer.
It looked like he really wasn''t cut out for this business...
If he had listened to his parents'' urging back then and hadn''t used the chaiqian funds, he might happily have had a wife by now; he could be living in a brand new house and maybe ying with his kids... he might have found a steady job and would be living a stable life.
For the first time, Tang Youning felt that something was wrong with the way he was living his life.
Was he going to stick to it?
After listening to Wang Ling y, he began to seriously question himself.
"How much can a street singer like you earn in one day?" asked Father Wang.
Tang Youning''s arrogance at having studied music formally hadpletely disappeared. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. "It depends... when it rains, there''s no money at all. I sing everywhere, and I just hope everyone can appreciate me for my music, not because they pity me."
"..." There was dead silence in the shop.
Tang Youning stroked his guitar, his eyes a little wet. "I thought that given my abilities, I''d have no problem passing the audition... now, this is the only thing I have."
"Then will you continue down this road?" Father Wang asked once more.
Tang Youning shook his head. "I don''t know."
"You don''t know means you still want to."
Father Wang raised an eyebrow, feeling that this young man was still very persistent. Anyone else would have surrendered early on under the onught of his poisonous tongue, but often these were people who weren''t trying to do big things. On the other hand, the way this young man was hesitating just proved that he didn''t want to give up so easily.
"What do you think about my son''s song just now?"
"That song was really good!"
Tang Youning was excited and depressed at the same time. "I don''t think I could ever write a song like that..."
"Have you considered that the reason why you failed the auditon might have to do with the song you chose?" Father Wang asked again.
Wang Ling raised his eyebrow slightly in his seat. He felt that Father Wang''s attitude toward the young man was a little different now, as he had switched from poisonous words to talking sense into him. Father Wang had always been a man good at telling stories; he had a very strong grasp of different subjects and also first-ss leadership skills... Wang Ling had once seen him unconsciously lead over ny percent of a two thousand strong group of readers who read pirated books back to reading genuine versions again.
Tang Youning blinked as he looked at Father Wang. "What is teacher''s meaning?"
"Don''t call me teacher, it just sounds awkward. Just call me uncle." Father Wang waved his hand. "I mean, if you didn''t detest my son''s song, how about I sell it to you?"
Tang Youning instantly stood up. "Uncle... you''re saying you want to sell this song to me?"
But very quickly, his expression turned deeply bitter. "But uncle... I have no money."
An original work of excellent quality was truly rare nowadays! Tang Youning felt that Wang Ling''s song would be able tomand a whopping copyright price from any recordpany!
Father Wang silently lit a cigarette and stuck it in his mouth. "How much do you have?"
Tang Youning fumbled around in his pockets and pulled out loose change which, when pooled together, amounted to thirty three yuan and seventy cents.
Anxious, Tang Youning looked at Father Wang, gritted his teeth, then tightly hugged his guitar and gave it a kiss before holding it out to Father Wang. "Uncle... if you don''t dislike it..."
"No." Father Wang straightforwardly rolled his eyes.
Boss Tan was speechless. "..." This was a bit too frank!
Father Wang: "Why would I want your guitar? Can it be eaten? Isn''t this your lifeblood? How can a man walk through life without a partner by his side?"
With that, Father Wang turned to look at the boss. "Boss Tan, do you have pen and paper?"
Boss Tan nodded. "Yes!"
Father Wang had always had a good memory, and he also had some musical knowledge. Hence, he had basically already memorized the lyrics and the melody after Wang Ling''s single rendition of it. Even if he left out something, Wang Ling would help him fill in the gaps telepathically...
In a smooth and flowing style, Father Wang swiftly wrote down theplete lyrics of "Old Boys" on paper, then wrote another note before putting the pen cap back on.
Finally, he gave the piece of paper to Tang Youning. "The most precious thing about a dream is that it can be rebuilt, no matter how big your setback!"
Tang Youning gripped the paper with shaking hands.
Father Wang exhaled smoke like a dragon and flicked ash from his cigarette. He stood up, picked up that thirty-three yuan and seventy cents from the table and put it in Boss Tan''s hand. "Two bowls of beef noodles, thirty yuan in total. Keep the change."
After that, father and son together with Loopy Toad directly left the shop, leaving Boss Tan bewilderedly holding thirty-three yuan and seventy cents.
...
After Wang Ling teleported Father Wang and Loopy Toad back home, Father Wang leaned back against the sofa and heaved a long sigh. "Your mom maxed out my sry card. We have to save as much money as possible in these few days!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang looked seriously at Wang Ling and gave him earnest instruction. "Look, with just a little wisdom today, I was able to save money on two bowls of beef noodles! Want to know what frugality is? That''s it!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 137: What Is South Tianhe’s Specialty?
Chapter 137: What Is South Tianhes Specialty?
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In all of Wang Ling''s life ns, there was almost nothing else he wanted more than to live a smooth and stable life. But he realized that things always turned out contrary to what he wanted. An ordinary life was hard toe by for him...
It was May 29th on Saturday in the fifth week of the semester.
In the morning, the Wang family''s doorbell rang. Because of the "Wang Situ in a Fury over a Beauty" issue in thest two days, Father Wang was behind in his chapters. He had been up all night catching up on his manuscript, and had just gone to bed. It was Wang Ling who had to open the door.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was standing at the door with a bag in one hand. Seeing that Wang Ling himself had opened the door, he hurried to make a bow and greet him enthusiastically. "Morning, Brother Ling."
"..." Wang Ling''s expression was cold.
Sometimes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that it was very tiring to be friends with Wang Ling; he had to learn to read him from the tiny shifts in his expressions, otherwise he wouldn''t be able to understand him at all.
Wang Ling was wearing his standard "dead fish eyes" expression, but as one of Wang Ling''s few friends in the cultivation world, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he could see a hint of bewilderment in the other man''s eyes... if it could be summarized in four words, it would be: "Why are you here?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal lifted the bag in his hand. "I nted the broli which great senior gifted me in our family''s spirit soil. I water it every morning, and it''s growing very well! I harvested this bag of broli this morning, so it''s very fresh. I wanted to give them to the seniors, so I brought it over."
Without saying a single word, Wang Ling moved to shut the door...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly thrust his hand into the gap between the door and its frame. "Brother Ling, wait, I''m here today on business! Do you remember that Third Saint fromst time? He sent a suitcase to my vi, and I want you to take a look at it for me."
Wang Ling thought for a while, then rxed his grip on the door knob and let him in.
Changing into slippers after entering the house, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalmented endlessly in his heart: nowadays, it was really so hard toe to this holy ce to make his obeisance to the great seniors!
Sensing that the Wang family''s small vi was extraordinarily quiet today, he asked in confusion, "Huh? Great seniors aren''t home today?"
Wang Ling was toozy to exin, and instead pointed nonchntly at several travel magazines on the coffee table.
Mother Wang and the old man had gone through them yesterday before they had left, and the magazines hadn''t been put away yet.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal understood at once: so the great seniors had gone on a trip!
But the destination was a little strange...
Henan?
...South Tianhe 1 ?
That ce might be a scenic travel destination for ordinary people, but he felt that there was no value in it for cultivators.
South Tianhe not onlycked natural spirit energy, it was also missing adventure thrills scenic spots nowadays painstakingly created gimmicks to attract cultivators and their money. Currently, the most popr destinations were probably ck Ox Treasure Town, which was Old Demon Han''s former residence, and the holynd of Malegebi 2 !
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at the travel magazines for quite a while. Finally, he stroked his chin and couldn''t help sighing. "I''ll also buy these two magazinester and bring them home to take a look; there has to be something unusual about this ce if the two great seniors chose to visit it!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Anyway, I remember that South Tianhe doesn''t seem to have any specialties... if we don''t count their manhole covers 3 ."
Wang Ling didn''t know what expression to use in response. "..." History told him that there was no happy ending for ckening a region 4 !
"By the way, Brother Ling! Third Saint sent over a suitcase, have a look at it." Now that that little interlude was over, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finally came back to the original topic.
Wang Ling silently nodded. A spirit light shed in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hand, and a suitcase with a lock on it appeared. "The lock is encrypted..."
Cautiously, Wang Ling first used his Heavenly Eye to carefully check and confirm that there were no traps on the suitcase. He had let Third Saint go back then, and although he didn''t know his whereabouts, the other party had indeed kept the promise he had made upon his departure to stop working for Mo Immortal Castle. At the same time, he had also withdrawn from the Ten Saints group. Wang Ling felt that the suitcase most likely contained intelligence which Third Saint had acquired.
Wang Ling touched the lock on the case and frowned. It was made from bronze jade, and while it wasn''t the hardest substance in the universe, on Earth it still ranked among the best. But that wasn''t the real issue the problem was that the lock had been encrypted by Third Saint.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "The lock is very intricately designed; it doesn''t have a bolt, but it contains a 64-bit encryption array. To unlock it, you need to decode this small array. I''ve been looking up a lot of information over thest two days, but so far I''ve got nothing. I researched it for two whole days, but I can''t break it. I wonder if Brother Ling has any ideas..."
Just as he finished speaking, Wang Ling stretched out his hand to pinch the lock...
Then, " click "!
The bronze jade lock directly crumbled to dust, and the suitcase popped open!
"..."
After that, Wang Ling pushed the case to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..." This was too f**king simple and crude!
As Wang Ling had guessed, once the suitcase was open, a stack of data met their eyes. Giving it a cursory look-through, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that it was all records of backdoor business transactions between Landscape Manor and Mo Immortal Castle! If they had the opportunity to indict Mo Immortal Castle in the future, all of this would be evidence!
"I never thought that Third Saint would even be able to get his hands on their ount books. This is solid evidence! We were initially worried that we wouldn''t be able to find any."
While this was a pleasant surprise, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still a little disappointed. This evidence wouldn''t have much impact on the current situation; at most, it could only prove that Mo Immortal Castle, which was a well-known education institution in the market, was hiding a series of secret interests.
That Lord of the Castle was a very cautious person; it was possible that with time, leaked records like these found by Third Saint would eventually be covered up. For these people, moneyundering was as easy as eating or drinking water.
Wang Ling stared at the suitcase for a while. Then he pushed aside the stack of information, and in the end, actually discovered an inconspicuous hiddenpartment at the very bottom!
Thispartment had been expanded with the Space Expansion Skill, but on the outside looked as thin as a needle... nevertheless, it still couldn''t escape Wang Ling''s eyes.
They could imagine that Third Saint had put in airtight protection measures to prevent this suitcase from falling into other people''s hands. Even if someone else got hold of these records, they wouldn''t understand it. It was very clear, however, that what was in the hiddenpartment was the key!
"That''s just like Brother Ling! To be able to even find this..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal started to feel inferior again.
Using spirit energy, he drew out the object in the hiddenpartment.
Following that, a little red brocade bag came into view.
Chapter 138: I Have a Bold Idea
Chapter 138: I Have a Bold Idea
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"It looks like this is the real information that Third Saint wanted to give us. The ounts on top of it were just for pretend." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly got a little excited.
Whether it was him or Wang Ling, both of them had experienced Mo Immortal Castle''s foolproof way of doing things. However, to err was human; even with cultivators, no matter how meticulous their thinking was, they could still make mistakes.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal flipped the bag and poured out its contents. Apart from a gray notebook, there was also a ss bottle filled with a ck-colored liquid.
"What''s this?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the bottle and took a whiff. It had a refreshing smell simr to pipagou 1 , which instantly surprised him. "This... isn''t this the legendary essential balm which can make a female broadcast host feel like she wants to die 2 ?!"
Wang Ling was already too tired to mock this man who acted like a lunatic from time to time. "..."
"This doesn''t seem to be a body-refining liquid, and its ingredients are a little odd."
Under Wang Ling''s dead fish gaze, the man in white finally became a little more serious. He carefully put down the ss bottle and flipped open the gray notebook next to it.
As he continued to page through it, his expression became darker and darker before he finally eximed, "This...! This is big news! Brother Ling!"
While Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been going through the notebook, Wang Ling had been reading his mind at the same time.
Then, both of them sat on the sofa in the same pose, chins cupped in their hands as they began to stare at this ck potion in deep contemtion.
ording to what was written in the gray notebook, this ck potion was the very first in a range of strength-reinforcing drugs developed by Mo Immortal Castle and designed for cultivators who had no other way of further improving their realms; it would consume a cultivator''s lifespan and cause the body to mutate and disy formidable strength far beyond a person''s realm!
Of course, this wasn''t the most important thing.
The most critical thing was what the second half of the notebook contained; it was data on medical experiments which Mo Immortal Castle, in its guise as an education institution, was performing on their students!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned fiercely, his eyes shing with hatred. "Who would have thought Mo Immortal Castle would do this sort of insane thing behind the scenes! No matter what, they shouldn''t harm the flowers of the mothend!"
Wang Ling also frowned, then thought of something before directly telling Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal about it telepathically. Thetter nodded immediately. "Brother Ling, don''t worry. I''ll deliver this drug to Immortal Toya myself straightaway. Given his experience, it shouldn''t be a problem for him to determine the ingredients in it."
Saying that, the man sighed deeply.
"Nowadays, those who have money depend on equipment, while those who have no money depend on mutation. I never thought that this saying would be so true..."
In that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt really grieved about this strength-reinforcing mutation drug. He felt that this was simr to when cultivators had once persistently held on to legacy as ast resort in their quest for instant sess. For the sake of their realms, they were willing to defy the natural order of things and try unscrupulous methods. For their realms, they racked their brains for shortcuts they could take.
However, since ancient times in the cultivation world, the powerful cultivators who could rise above everyone else and receive the people''s reverence had always been those who relied on their own cultivation, umting it a little at a time and moving forward step by step.
That was right, there were no shortcuts to immortality to begin with.
"There are no shortcuts on the cultivation path. Why are there so many people who don''t get this?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart was very tired. He had been promoting cultivation values in the cultivation forum all these years... but it was all for nothing!
...
After obtaining this lead from the silk brocade bag, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal left the Wang family''s small vi in a very depressed mood.
Before he left, he still hadn''t forgotten to ask Wang Ling to personally give Grandfather Wang his broli.
Wang Ling didn''t know what this man was nning to do next.
It was because Mo Immortal Castle wouldn''t be easy to deal with... if it had just been a small, ordinary organization, given this Great Death-Courting Senior''s personality, he would have erupted in fury much earlier on and would have definitely rushed over to Mo Immortal Castle straightaway, bursting with righteousness, to wreak havoc.
But looking at the current situation, they clearly didn''t have enough to warrant him doing so.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still didn''t have concrete evidence that Mo Immortal Castle was conducting experiments on the students. It was no use just relying on a notebook there were some things that had to be seen to be believed.
After leaving the Wang family''s small vi, he called Little ck yet again. "Hello, Little ck? That''s right, I have to trouble you again... I hope you can find out the addresses of several students for me. Oh, by the way, how''s the restoration of thebing along?"
On the other end, it was obvious that Little ck was already used to being bossed around. "Well, it''s not bad... except for the Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon, basically almost everything else has been repaired. That... Brother Lei,st time you told me you would help me find the bastard who destroyed myb. Are you sure about that?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded solemnly. "Don''t worry about that, I remember it! Once you have that cannon fixed, I''ll straightaway look for Ling Zhenren and we''ll use advanced spiritual senses to track down the bastard! Then we''ll both bring the cannon with us and blow up the bastard''s house!"
Little ck: "Wouldn''t that be a little too cruel?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Is there any point in talking with this kind of bastard? I tell you, Little ck, you''re my brother! My brother''s home was destroyed, I won''t even let that bastard fart! When I find that person''s address, I''ll be the first to bring the cannon over and blow his ce up! Just leave it to me!"
Little ck: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Mm, so, please help me find the addresses for these students as soon as possible."
Little ck: "What information do you have? The more you have, the quicker my search will be."
This question made Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frown, as the information given in the notebook was really limited. It only had data from the students'' physical exams, such as age, height, weight and so on, along with changes in the data after the students had consumed the mutation drug. There really wasn''t much of anything else.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Uh... there''s not a lot of information."
Little ck''s heart thumped. "How much?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied precisely, "Height; weight; age; bust, waist and hip measurements; and the length and thickness of their Tower of Babel... oh, that''s right, there are also medical records from when they were circumcised!"
Little ck: "..."
All of a sudden, a bold idea urred to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Maybe we can start with the men''s hospital first! Perhaps there will be some clues there. Check and see if they have group circumcisions or something... if we can get into their medical records, wouldn''t we be able to track down the addresses then?"
Little ck: "..."
Chapter 139: Director Li’s Great Senior
Chapter 139: Director Lis Great Senior
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It had to be said that Little ck was truly Little ck. As an excellent, world-ss monkey coder, he very quickly found the whereabouts of several students mentioned in the notebook.
There were three students being treated in istion at Songhai city''s Second Cultivation Hospital. The cost of istion treatment was extremely high, and to prevent this matter from being exposed, Mo Immortal Castle was covering all medical expenses during this period. Furthermore, they had also given the victims'' families a token amount as hush money. But that couldn''t hide the harm which human experiments brought to society!
The istion treatment ward was in a separate area of Second Hospital; unless one went through hospital procedure and had the relevant authorization, even rtives who wanted to visit wouldn''t be able to enter.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had his own unique technique for getting in to visit these patients.
Because when Little ck had investigated this hospital, it so happened he had found out that the director was in fact Immortal Toya''s disciple, Li Miaozhen!
...
It was May 30th on Sunday in the fifth week of the semester.
It was a bit cold today, which was alright for cultivators, but ordinary people at the very least had to change out of their short sleeves into long-sleeved shirts, otherwise Songhai city''s particr brand of cold would definitely make them sick.
Weather forecast temperatures dropped and rose at abrupt intervals, indicating that Songhai city had officially entered its erratic mode this month. Temperatures fluctuated sometimes it was as sultry as deep summer, sometimes it was as cold as chilly winter. However, most of Songhai city''s residents were already long used to the differences in temperature.
Because Immortal Toya had given him a call, Director Li had already been waiting for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal early on at the front gate of Second Hospital''s separate medicalpound.
They had arranged to meet at about eight o''clock in the morning. Director Li was wearing a white coat with his hospital ID around his neck; underneath that was a thick vest. The cold wind that blew in from the Frozen Sea was at its most violent between eight and nine in the morning.
Standing in front of the gate, Director Li rubbed his hands together and rolled his eyes at the sky how many times already had summer failed toe?!
While he was sighing sorrowfully in his heart, two figures appeared in the distance as they approached the separate medicalpound.
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling.
That morning, Wang Ling had initially nned to take advantage of the time that the old man was away on holiday to reinforce his tricycle. But to his surprise, a man in white had appeared at the door of the Wang family''s small vi early in the morning, a sinister smile on his face...
Lei Mouren had wanted Wang Ling to go to the hospital with him.
In exchange, he would have a friend help Wang Ling reinforce the tricycle...
Wang Ling carefully thought it over. This kind of trade actually wasn''t bad for him. For one thing, he could save some money. Furthermore, he could avoid contact with other people... these days, finding a repair shop was like walking into a hairdresser''s; once you entered, some directors or managers would pop up and begin to try selling their service memberships to you.
Wang Ling had always disliked this.
Hence, after thinking it over carefully, he was forcibly dragged intoing here by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
When Director Li saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal personally pedaling a freight tricycle with a teenager sitting in the back, his expression instantly turned a little strange. He didn''t wait for the tricycle to draw closer before he immediately went over to greet them as he bowed to Lei Mouren. "Hello, Senior Lei, my master has informed me of the situation." Then, he looked at Wang Ling. "And this is...?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave it serious thought for a while, then patted Wang Ling on the shoulder before replying, "This is... our cultivation forum''s boss of strength, Ling Zhenren."
Wang Ling: "..."
"This is the legendary Ling Zhenren?"
Director Li was shocked and he hurriedly bowed to Wang Ling. "I''ve long heard of this name Ling Zhenren from my master. I never thought that you would be so young!" This wasn''t a strange remark to make. After all, there were just too many ways to maintain one''s youth these days, especially for a cultivator. But to maintain an appearance as good as Wang Ling''s... Director Li had to admit that this was the first time he had seen anything like it.
Wang Ling did nothing more than nod to this hospital director in greeting.
Nheless, Director Li seemed a little overwhelmed by it.
Guiding the two people to the the separatepound''s entrance, Director Li said hello to the chief security guard. "These are my friends."
The chief security guard stuck his head outside the security box and saw a man on a tricycle with a youngster riding in the back. But the chief didn''t think much of it, and directly opened the gate.
Actually, it was risky for Director Li to bring these two people in, because the hospital''s higher-ups had said early on that apart from a patient''s immediate family members or rted medical staff, no one else was permitted entry.
But the hospital was that kind of ce where, as long as you had connections, you could automatically go anywhere... when all was said and done, it was a society of connections.
"Is there a ce to park?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked the chief security guard upon entering.
The chief security guard''s ck face was full of question marks . "???" You''re on a tricycle!
But because Director Li was here, it wouldn''t be good for him to say anything bad, so he pointed ahead of them. "Go straight for about one hundred meters and turn left, that''ll be a parking lot."
"Thank you!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave him a fist salute before he charged straight ahead and turned to drift the tricycle into the parking lot. Finally, after looking around, he stopped between a Maybach and a Maserati.
Director Li struggled to keep up behind him. This tricycle was unexpectedly so f**king fast!
Wang Ling calmly got off and smoothed down his clothes, his heart as unruffled as the bottom of an ancient well.
After all, he was the one who had personally blessed this tricycle!
...
There were two buildings in Second Hospital''s separatepound. Director Li led the two people to one which had a very imposing fountain at its entrance.
Wang Ling noted the building''s distinctive ck color.
Director Li stood at the entrance with his hands behind his back as he gave them a short introduction. "This is the VIP istion building that our Second Hospital opened independently for critical patients. My great senior personally invested in its establishment. Even the reinforced concrete used in its construction was specially customized bybining it with spirit herbal paste. Staying in the building helps to greatly dy the progression of a patient''s illness. We can give even terminally ill patients enough time to be treated."
When they entered the building, what caught their eye was a dazzling line-up of brocade banners and certificates with phrases like "Magic Hand,""City Advanced Unit" and so on.
A wall had been specially set up for the certificates, which were hung in a uniform pattern on it.
Most obvious of all was a portrait of an old man with a mustache disyed in the middle of these certificates. His eyes were narrowed slightly, and he had a kindly air about him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "This is...?"
Director Li instantly looked a little excited. "This is my Great Senior Li Shizhen 1 !"
Wang Ling: "..."
"This is the man who established this building, bringing hope to countless patients!"
Director Li excitedly pointed to a que behind the door which Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t noticed when they had first entered the building. "The que was personally inscribed by my great senior, and bears the name of this building!"
Wang Ling turned to take a look.
Instantly, severalrge golden words came into view...
Night Shift Nurses 2 !
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Chapter 140: The Lord of the Castle Wants to Make Trouble Yet Again
Chapter 140: The Lord of the Castle Wants to Make Trouble Yet Again
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Second Hospital had thirty floors in total, and treated various types of strange patients.
When they reached the elevator, a little sister nurse happened to be pushing a hospital cart out of therge elevator. When she saw Director Li, she hurriedly bowed and greeted him. "Director Li, good morning!"
Director Li had a good memory; he could recall most of the names of the nurses who worked in this hospital building, and could remember which patients they were looking after.
"Little Liu, how is the patient''s situation today?" he asked.
The patient whom Nurse Liu was looking after was very special. Speaking of him, the little sister nurse''s willow eyebrows pulled down and she looked very frustrated. "Same as usual, the patient keeps spouting nonsense about how he is a time traveler and ims that he has a superpower!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What superpower?"
"I''ll show you..."
After saying that, Nurse Liu immediately jumped left and right and roared loudly, " Whoosh !"
Director Li: "..."
After this shameful performance, Nurse Liu swiftly regained herposure and drew in a deep breath. "That patient keeps saying he can teleport in an instant."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"As you can see, we have a lot of strange patients here. Over thest few years, Huaguo Water Curtain Group has also given us a substantial investment to establish a research office for hard-to-treat cases... but most unfortunately, we haven''t been able to find any effective cures for these illnesses yet." Director Li sighed.
They followed Director Li into the elevator, and he pressed the button for the eighteenth floor. "The wards in this building are arranged by theplexity of a patient''s condition. The more difficult the illness is to treat, the higher the floor."
"How are these three kids?"
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw that they were going to the eighteenth floor, his heart couldn''t help quaking.
It was already the eighteenth floor... then what the hell kind of mental cases lived on the thirtieth floor?!
The state of health of patients in the separatepound was basically confidential information, but Director Li had still managed to learn some things through his connections. He was frowning as the elevator went up. "As far as I know, the situation is basically under control for two of the three children, but just barely; there''s a possibility that things can still get out of hand at any time. The remaining child is in a worse condition."
"Does the hospital know what the ingredients in the mutation potion are?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
"They signed confidentiality agreements with the families and gave them substantialpensation. They wouldn''t even give us the ingredients for the drug, andpletely left it to us to treat them with our own methods."
Director Li shook his head. "ording to current treatment results, that potion not only affected their cell structures, it also seems to have ravaged their minds... you''ll see what I mean when we reach the ward..."
Some secondster, the elevator reached the corresponding floor, and Director Li led them through a long corridor to the innermost ward. The ward was veryrge, and held three beds which were separated from each other by ss partitions.
Wang Ling immediately saw three boys around his age. One sat on his bed pping non-stop; one was lyingpletely motionless on the bed, as straight as a pole; and the third boy was simply lying on his stomach on the floor, in the arms of Mother Earth.
Wang Ling felt that his horizons had been expanded... there was a saying that mentally ill people were broad in their thinking, and this was so true. He was stunned to find that his Mind-Reading Ability waspletely useless on these three people, just like when the old man had had dementia previously.
Director Li pointed to the first patient who was pping his hands. "Patient One, after taking the mutation potion, always thinks that he can summon the Heavenly me."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked doubtfully, "Then why is he pping his hands?"
Director Li: "He''s imitating the Angry Buddha Fire Lotus."
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"Don''t be fooled, currently the situation can already be considered under control since he''s just pping. Before, every time he pped his hands, he would yell ''Angry Buddha Fire Lotus''... so, we''ve defined his illness as acute chuuni 1 syndrome."
Wang Ling: "..."
Director Li pointed to the second patient. "For Patient Two, the powerful side effects of the mutation potionpletely stripped him of his autonomous abilities."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Like people in a vegetative state?"
Director Li nodded. "You could call it a conscious vegetative state. He can eat, but food has to be put into his mouth. The worst was when he no longer even bothered to chew. So since then, we''ve switched to transfusions to provide his body with nutrients. We''ve defined his illness as chronic geyou 2 paralyzed salted-fish syndrome."
Wang Ling: "..."
After that, Director Li pointed to thest patient. "Among the three of them, the mutation might be considered a sess in Patient Three, but his abilities are very weak."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Why is he lying face down?"
Director Li''s expression was calm. "He''s imitating Spiderman."
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
...
Not long after Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had followed Director Li into the Night Shift Nurses building, the window of a Maybach in the parking lot slowly rolled down; the person sitting in the driver''s seat was Song Qingshu''s tall subordinate.
He had watched them enter the building before immediately calling Song Qingshu to report the situation. "Lord Director, you guessed right. The matter has indeed drawn attention..."
Song Qingshu sighed quietly. Sure enough, it had been a good move to send someone to monitor the situation!
"What are we going to do now?" asked the tall man in a suit.
"The Lord has expressly said that no outsiders can ever find out about the potion. After Third Saint''s betrayal, the Lord has always been worried that this person would move against us. I never expected it to happen so soon!" Song Qingshu''s words were neither hurried nor slow. "We currently have two options. We can either get rid of the three students or get rid of these visitors."
The man in a suit was obviously stupefied. "...Lord Director, with all due respect, it seems almost impossible to kill these two people..."
"Although our strength is not what it once was, there are still seven people left in the Ten Saints. Is there any issue that can''t be handled by seven Soul Formation cultivators? It''s just two people, right?"
Man in a suit: "But of these two people... one is Great Death-Courting Senior."
"..."
Song Qingshu wanted to curse. Motherf**ker! Why is it him again?!
Forcing himself to calm down, he drew in a deep breath. "Then... who is the other person?"
"It''s a youngster... he''s always with Great Death-Courting Senior, and they drove here together! But Great Death-Courting Senior seems to respect him very much," the man in a suit replied honestly.
A youngster who came together with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?
Since thest time when they''d lost the two top generals Great Saint and Second Saint, the word "youngster" had already cast a deep psychological shadow in Song Qingshu''s heart... don''t tell him it was the one who had been at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi back then?
As he considered this, his hands shook of their own ord.
Was he actually scared?
Chapter 141: There Are Times When Being Bald Won’t Help You Get Stronger
Chapter 141: There Are Times When Being Bald Wont Help You Get Stronger
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Director Li entrusted the nurse in charge of this floor with the task of fetching them detailed information on the three students.
All three of them were students from Foundation Establishment high schools. Furthermore, they were coincidentally all from Peiyuan district. One was from Building Materials High School, one from God Vision High School, and the third from No. 59 High School.
When Wang Ling saw this piece of information, his eyelids couldn''t help twitching.
After all, No. 59 High School had left him with plenty of "unforgettable" memories back then...
Xie Hui?
Looking at the information, Wang Ling wasn''t able to ce the face from the name alone.
He lifted his eyes and started to carefully size up this teenager lying prone on the floor and learning to shoot out spider webs... the more he looked, the more he felt this guy looked familiar!
In a split second, Wang Ling used the memory retrieval effect of the Great Memory Spell to finally recall the identity of that "Spiderman" teenager this was delinquent senior He Buliang''s shamate underling!
The reason why Wang Ling hadn''t recognized him at first nce was that the other party had shaved off his colorful shamate hair! Now he was a true baldie!
"..." Looking at the current Xie Hui, Wang Ling sighed deeply in his heart. There were times when being bald really couldn''t make you stronger... even if you ran and did push-ups every day and didn''t have air-conditioning in summer, it was useless 1 !
"Does Brother Ling know this teenager?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that Wang Ling''s expression was a little different when he looked at this Xie Hui. Minute changes in his expression were actually easy to pick up because he usually had a poker face, so when there was the slightest ripple in it, you could tell.
After serious consideration, Wang Ling nodded nomittally.
He didn''t think he had any feelings for No. 59 High School, or felt any friendship for it.
However, no matter what, he couldn''t deny that it was a ce that held memories for him...
He stared at Xie Hui on the floor, frowning slightly. Then, with a flick of his fingers, the three teenagers in the ward unexpectedly all fell deeply asleep. Xie Hui, who had been on the floor crazily trying to learn how to shoot out webs like Spiderman, had already copsed and was snoring away. After that, Wang Ling used a Gravitation Spell to lift Xie Hui onto the bed before he heaved a sigh.
This was the cmity which these three people were destined to experience; whatever the result was, Wang Ling couldn''t interfere.
The only thing he could do was just this.
To recklessly meddle with heavenlyw was to invite its wrath.
Wang Ling felt very tired. He was just a sixteen-year-old high school student!
"They actually calmed down..." Director Li was startled when he saw this. He knew it had to be this Ling Zhenren wielding his remarkable abilities!
"Brother Ling''s Hibernation Spell can make those under its influence fall fast asleep for seven days; they won''t wake up even if the sky falls down." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very familiar with this trick because he had seen Wang Ling cast it when they had met several years ago. At that time, however, Wang Ling hadn''t been able to cast it urately yet, and with a wave of his hand, he had made arge number of living creatures lethargic and drowsy.
Director Li''s realm wasn''t high, so he revered both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling from the bottom of his heart.
After all, a lot of hospital patients couldn''t sleep because they were tormented by pain. Ordinary people could take a sleeping pill or a sedative shot to solve the problem, but with cultivators, most of them had bodies that were resistant tomon drugs.
It would be wonderful if I can learn this Hibernation Spell! Then mother never has to worry about my studies 2 !
But Director Li clearly knew that this was just a pipe dream... he probably wouldn''t ever be able to learn this type of remarkable ability in his whole life.
Therefore, after Wang Ling had cast the spell, Director Li''s eyes glowed as his reverence for this Ling Zhenren instantly came flooding out like a wild, non-stop deluge.
While Director Li was sighing with feeling, he received a message, which just happened to be from his shifu Immortal Toya.
After reading it, he couldn''t help frowning.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What is it?"
Director Li looked very worried. " Shifu says that the ingredients in the drug are very unique. This is more troublesome than he had expected. Even after a while he still hasn''t been able to determine what they are."
As he said this, Immortal Toya sent another message. This time, it was a picture of aboratory report.
"Even Brother Toya is stumped?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly felt this was strange, because nowadays, except for the presidium of pharmacists employed by Huaguo Water Curtain Group and pharmacists from the Xiao n, he really couldn''t think of anyone else who could be stronger than Immortal Toya when it came to the manufacturing of medicine.
This was a brand new clue for him.
It was well worth investigating whether there were people from Huaguo Water Curtain Group or the Xiao n colluding with Mo Immortal Castle.
"We can only wait for shifu''s next message, but with these preliminary test results, we can still analyze the medicinal properties of the mutation potion."
After saying this, Director Li suddenly thought of something, then spoke to Wang Ling. "I wonder... would Ling Zhenren be able to cast the Hibernation Spell on a patient on the thirtieth floor?"
"What is he suffering from?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was really curious about the lunatic on the thirtieth floor.
"He suffers serious paranoia and schizophrenia, and his innate resistance to drugs is extremely high. We''ve tried all kinds of treatments, but there has been little to no effect." Director Li sighed. "The main issue is that this patient insists that he is the descendant of the Destion Heavenly Emperor 3 ..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"When we walked in, did you see the fountain downstairs? That''s the most troublesome!"
Speaking of this, Director Li''s head started to hurt. "That patient insists that he is capable of the Kunpeng Technique 4 , and is determined to jump from the thirtieth floor into the fountain..."
"Why?"
Director Li: "He thinks... that fountain is dayuhaitang 5 ."
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
...
At the same time, on the ground floor of the hospital building, the man in a suit and Song Qingshu were still inmunication with each other.
In thest few minutes, after thinking hard for a very long time, Song Qingshu had made a difficult decision. "How about this, go look for someone... or you can do it yourself; go smash the car which they drove over. No matter what the situation is, or however much information they have, we must spoil their ns first! At the most we''ll just pay for their wrecked car. How much can a car cost?"
The man in a suit stared at the "car" which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling had rode over, and silently wiped his sweat. "Lord Director, are you sure you want to do this?"
Song Qingshu curled his lip. "Just do as as I say! Why are you bbering so much?! You won''t be the one paying! Having said that... I want to know, what car does this Great Death-Courting Senior drive? A limited edition Aoguanhai? A limited edition Chuanjianguo?"
"Uh, neither..."
"Neither???"
Cultivators seldom drove cars, and most chose to fly on their swords; however, it wasn''t strange to own a car because on many asions, driving a car could make one appear more ssy.
Hence, the cars bought by cultivators with high realms were generally all very expensive.
Now Song Qingshu was really curious. "Then what car did they drive?"
"Tricycle..." the man in a suit answered truthfully.
Song Qingshu: "..."
Chapter 142: The Most Powerful Means of Transportation on Earth
Chapter 142: The Most Powerful Means of Transportation on Earth
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The tall man in a suit finally listened to Song Qingshu''s instructions and got out of the car.
He held a hammer in one hand.
At the same time, there was a functional type armor-prating talisman in his other hand.
He really didn''t know why Great Death-Courting Senior this cultivation grandmaster would ride a tricycle to the hospital... the man in a suit felt that he wasn''t intelligent enough to fully understand how Great Death-Courting Senior''s mind worked; they weren''t on the same level at all whether in terms of realm or their way of thinking.
"Three supreme Taoist gods; Taoist ways are unpredictable 1 !" The man in a suit walked up to the slightly decrepit tricycle. He raised his hand as if it were a sword, and with a light shout, he swiftly stuck the armor-prating talisman onto the hammer.
Ding! In a sh, the power of the spirit talisman flooded out and the hammer suddenly becamerger as it was wrapped in a golden sheen. This was originally an ordinary hammer, but after being reinforced magically by the armor-prating talisman, it was as mighty as a spirit weapon.
Satisfied, the man in a suit holding the hammer sneered. One blow from this, and the rundown little cart would be smashed into iron sheets!
But just as he was about to mess up Wang Ling''s little tricycle even more, he heard a young girl''s voice. "What are you going to do to me?"
Very quickly, horror sprung up in his heart!
Because he realized that the voice seemed to being from the tricycle... bloody hell! This rundown tricycle can actually talk?
The man in a suit broke out in a cold sweat as he stared woodenly at this little gray and ck tricycle; the paint was already peeling off, and there was rust on its handlebars. It was altogether nothing special to look at... but the man in a suit realized he had made a mistake he should have known that any transportation vehicle that Great Death-Courting Senior used would definitely be out of the ordinary!
"I advise that you don''t have delusions about me."
At that very moment, the cute, girly voice rang out again from the tricycle, and the man in a suit man collected his thoughts.
Wasn''t this voice... too soft and cute?! As if it was... a lolita''s voice.
He really could never have imagined that such a voice coulde out of this little rundown tricycle. The critical thing was that because it was too sweet and too pleasant-sounding, he couldn''t sense any lethal intent at all.
Maybe it was just an invisible navigation system which Great Death-Courting Senior had set up? As a bluff?
While he was making guesses, he also became deeply conflicted about whether to smash the tricycle or not.
After a moment''s deliberation, he narrowed his eyes and finally raised the hammer a man should be decisive! The oue would be decided with one blow!
Bang!
The reinforced hammer smashed down onto the tricycle''s head with a powerful boom, but only created a string of sparks.
The man in a suit was shocked as he realized that there was an invisible shield on this tricycle!
Conversely, the counterforce threw his entire body backward to crash heavily into a ck limousine behind him. The huge impact directly triggered the limousine''s anti-theft function and its rm started to re.
"Damn it..."
The man in a suit shook off his dizziness before getting up from the ground. This sudden bacsh had been so powerful that it had numbed his hukou 2 , robbing him of a good opportunity to destroy the tricycle with the hammer.
"I''m so cute, but you actually still hit me... as expected, you don''t have a girlfriend, right?" The tricycle''s cute, girly voice sounded again.
This time, the man in a suit shuddered violently. What the hell kind of evil spirit was this?
The car''s rm behind him had drawn the attention of the security guards patrolling the surrounding area. He heaved himself to this feet with great effort and then hurried to get into his car. Struggling with the piercing pain in his skull, he stepped on the elerator and swiftly fled the scene.
Right now, he couldn''t focus on so many things... he didn''t even have time to think about what the hell was up with that tricycle.
The only thing he could think of was how badly his head hurt! He suspected that the bacsh just now might have given him a concussion.
What a joke!
At the very least, he was at the Golden Core stage!
To suffer a concussion because of bacsh from a rundown tricycle... who would believe it?
He sped for the hospital gate and didn''t even stop to pay the parking fee; with a " bang ," he directly hit the boom barrier and rushed out.
The chief security guard was frightened badly by this sudden event, and so angry that he banged his table and jumped to his feet. There was a saying that the more money someone had, the stingier they were! That was indeed true! The son of a bitch was driving a Maybach, but he didn''t even stop to pay the parking fee!
However, what made the chief security guard even more terrified was that as he watched the Maybach zoom out of the hospitalpound...
A tricycle followed behind it at a meteoric speed...
And there was no one f**king driving it!
...
On Baohua Road in front of Second Hospital, the man in a suit zoomed onto the motorway.
After a few calm minutes, he felt that the pain in his head had subsided quite a bit however, it was very clear that he hadn''t sensed how serious his situation was.
He nced at his rearview mirror.
And instantly his face was leached of all color.
F**k! That tricycle was actually chasing him! Was this cart made on Cybertron?!
Vroom! The engine roared, and the man in a suit elerated, but the tricycle behind him was still in close pursuit.
In this way, a Maybach and a tricycle performed The Fast And The Furious on the motorway.
The man in a suit realized that when he sped up, the tricycle also elerated...
His Maybach was almost at its maximum speed three hundred kilometers an hour!
The most frightening thing was that the tricycle could clearly still go faster than that. The distance between them was gradually closing!
Not far away, a traffic police captain was leaning idly against a parked police car as he pulled out a new speed camera from his pocket... Swish! Swish! Two meteorites instantly streaked past in front of him!
Bang!
The captain was stunned when he realized that the speed camera in his hand had exploded!
"F**k! Drag racing early in the morning? Want to die?!"
The traffic police captain shouted after the two passing meteorites and quickly took out his inte. "Attention all units! There are two cars racing on Hu An Highway at speeds which exceed the maximum limit! Intercept them without dy!"
Very quickly, news came over the inte in reply. "Reporting, Captain! The cars are too fast to be intercepted!"
"Can you clearly see the model? Inform the city bureau that we want the traffic camera footage so that we can check their license tes!"
"The first is a Maybach... the other one..." Just then, several traffic police officers on the other end of the inte started yelling. "F**k! Captain, it''s a tricycle! A tricycle is chasing the Maybach!!"
"..."
"Reporting, Captain! The tricycle has passed the car!"
"..."
Chapter 143: Do You Know Who the Owner Is?
Chapter 143: Do You Know Who the Owner Is?
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After obtaining some information from Second Hospital, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling went back down with Director Li. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned deeply; he hadn''t been able to rx since entering the hospital building.
"Director Li, please take good care of these three kids. I, Lei Mouren, will definitely investigate this thoroughly."
"Senior Immortal, rest assured. Even if you didn''t ask me to, I''ll do my utmost. This bunch of profiteers producing three-no-goods 1 is too hateful!"
Director Li nodded. He knew it would not be an easy matter to investigate, because the other party had very broad financial resources. From the first moment that the three students had developed unusual symptoms, the other party had settled it privately, giving each familypensation which they couldn''t refuse.
But both Director Li and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that thepensation couldn''t be used as a reason for preventing the truth from being exposed. These Foundation Establishment students, who were the hope for the future of the nation, had actually been treated likeb rats in human experiments... currently, the issue only seemed to be three students on the surface, but it was really too horrible to contemte how much darkness there was behind the scenes.
When they reached the hospital building''s entrance, Director Li bowed. "Please be very careful, Senior, the forces behind this group of people are very powerful... my master knows you''re investigating this on your own, so he''s very worried. If you need any help, you can speak up in the group. If everyone works together, there will definitely be no problems!"
"Did Brother Toya say that?" asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"That''s right! These are my master''s words!" Director Li answered.
"Tell Brother Toya not to worry. If I really can''t deal with this matter, I''ll definitely ask for help." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. "In fact, I''m very thick-skinned."
"Do your best, Senior!"
Director Li nodded, then bowed at the entrance. "I still have something I need to deal with back inside, so I''ll leave you here!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Mm, go ahead, Director Li. Feel free to contact me if there are any new developments from the drug test."
...
As they left the hospital, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal kept sighing.
After their probing this time, he felt that perhaps the children hadn''t meant to drink the potion, and had very likely been deceived. These days, it was too easy for those man-eating, ck-hearted education institutions to sell their so-called brain-boosting products during tuition lessons.
In the end, the unlucky and pitiful ones were these oblivious young children...
Wang Ling had originally intended to leave this incident to this forum owner, but it was very apparent that the owner himself was deeply troubled by these subsequent events. Since knowing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, he had never seen the other man wear such a depressed expression before.
Mo Immortal Castle this organization was too mysterious and too fond of stirring up trouble... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t handle the problem by just relying on his experiences and sense of righteousness anymore.
Wang Ling felt that the Mo Immortal Castle issue was now already a matter of great urgency.
And the most critical thing was that the organization had already impinged on his own easy life both overtly and covertly.
...
Back in the parking lot of the hospital building, Wang Ling discovered traces of a fight.
A spirit talisman that had been used up would leave behind a unique smell that other people wouldn''t be able to detect, but his sense of smell was very sensitive.
His pupils dted and the scene in front of him began to rewind. The Heavenly Eye had a shback ability which allowed Wang Ling to find out what happened in thest half an hour, though not more than that.
Wang Ling sent the images to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s mind, and the man was shocked. "Bloody hell! Brother Ling, your tricycle can speak?"
Uh... that didn''t seem to be the main point.
The main point was, who was that man in a suit in the Maybach? Why did he want to smash the tricycle with a hammer? In the end, he was sent flying...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expression began to change as he carefully scrutinized the shback images Wang Ling sent to him. Finally, his eyes suddenly widened. He remembered! He had seen that man before! This was the man from Mo Immortal Castle! The supervisor''s subordinate!
"Are we being watched?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clenched his fists in fury. Was there really no ce that this bunch of cretins couldn''t get into? Were they eels?
From a distance, the chief security guard had seen them appear, and he hurried over and pointed to the small tricycle. "Sirs, this cart is yours, right? When you weren''t around, this tricycle actually chased after a Maybach... I don''t know how, but it came back by itself just now."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Listening to the chief security guard, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he was still too naive! He had thought that this tricycle was just an ordinary transportation vehicle... did Brother Ling enlighten this thing?
"..."
Bingo! Congrattions!
The chief security guard said helplessly, "Even if you are Director Li''s friends, this tricycle and the Maybach which fled did affect other vehicles in our parking lot... sirs, how should we handle this?"
At that moment, a burly man wearing sunsses came over. From the Heavenly Eye''s shback of images, both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately knew that this was the owner of the car which that man in a suit had flown into.
"Was it the two of you who damaged my car?" The man in sunsses asked.
"You can''t say that... your car was damaged by that Maybach man. How can you me us?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave the man''s ck supercar a look... a limited edition Bugatti! The car''s headlights had both been smashed in by that f**king idiot from Mo Immortal Castle!
To fix these two big headlights would cost at least one hundred thousand yuan! How many crispy noodle snacks is that?!
Wang Ling thought that he and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were very simr in one aspect they were very thrifty. As they wandered through life, they absolutely wouldn''t spend unnecessarily.
"I don''t care. That Maybach man has run away and I can''t catch up to him. But you are also indirectly responsible!" The man in sunsses crossed his arms, and his biceps bulged to strain against his white shirt. "In fact, I''m not the owner, I''m just the driver... do you know whose car this is? If I tell you, it''ll scare you to death!"
"Oh? Scare me to death?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that was hrious.
"Do you know Secretary Sun of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools? One of the ten founding generals from back then!" The man in sunsses sneered slightly. "My master is No. 60 High School''s legend who reached the Golden Core stage at a young age."
Hearing this, Wang Ling already had a bad feeling...
"He is the big name who recently prevented two Shadow Stream assassinations through his acute insight... he is now Secretary Sun''s favorite, the youngest Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools in history Odd Zhuo! Are you afraid now?!"
"..."
At that very moment, Wang Ling''s expression wasn''t just disturbed, he even wanted tough a little.
Chapter 144: The Obsessiveness of a Scapegoat!
Chapter 144: The Obsessiveness of a Scapegoat!
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Odd Zhuo had never imagined that he would meet Wang Ling here. After he had received a phone call from his subordinate, he had gone down right away.
"Mr Zhuo, these are the two men who damaged your car and refuse to pay for it. Don''t you think they''re going too far? Do you want me to call thew..." The man in sunsses was about to ask whether he should call thewyer, but before he could finish speaking, he realized that Odd Zhuo''s eyes were shooting daggers at him.
This scenario was a tad off!
A few drops of sweat rolled down the face of the man in sunsses. "..."
"Do you know who this person is?" Odd Zhuo pointed at Wang Ling. "He is my shifu ! So what if shifu damaged it? He just gave it a love tap!"
The man in sunsses: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Face full of excitement, Odd Zhuo went forward and held Wang Ling''s hands. " Shifu , this disciple has been hoping day and night, and finally I get to see you!"
Wang Ling knew he was being thoroughly coerced by Odd Zhuo. There were plenty of olddies whomitted pengci these days, but for Odd Zhuo to pengci him into bing his shifu was truly novel and gracefully done.
Wang Ling had heard a story not long ago about a little girl who had bumped into an olddy on her way to school. The girl had kindly helped her up, but the olddy had stubbornly insisted that the little girlpensate her... at that moment, the little girl had calmly stood up, pped the olddy and said, "I''m underage, anyway!" before she left...
At this moment, Wang Ling in fact really wanted to emte the little girl.
Hm... he was only sixteen years old, so technically he was also underage!
However, this guy would definitely die with one p from him.
"I''ve long heard of Mr Zhuo, but I never thought you would actually be Brother Ling''s disciple." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sped his fists in salute as he tried to defuse the awkwardness of the situation.
"This senior is..."
"I am Lei Mouren, my Tao name is Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sped his fists in greeting at Odd Zhuo.
"Senior is Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!" Odd Zhuo was instantly excited. This was the legendary Great Death-Courting Senior! If it hadn''t been for the current situation, Odd Zhuo would have knelt to worship this boss...
"I''ve heard so much about Senior Immortal, I never thought I would meet you here today."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his head a little self-consciously. "Am I so well-known? Where did Mr Zhuo hear of me?"
Odd Zhuo thought for a bit, then immediately answered, " Cultivation Story-telling Session , Bosom Friend of Five Hundred Years 1 !"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Why is Mr Zhuo here today?"
At this, Odd Zhuo looked around cautiously, then pointed at No. 2 Hospital Building next to "Nightshift Nurses" and said in a very low voice, "I''m here on behalf of our General Administration of 100 Schools to visit an old leader: the former chief of the Cultivation Police, Old Chief Chen."
Then he pointed to his own head and shook it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Is there something wrong with his brain?"
Odd Zhuo and the man in sunsses: "..."
Odd Zhuo: "...It''s dementia."
Wang Ling raised his eyelids slightly; not long ago, the old man''s dementia had been treated with much difficulty, and he had never expected to encounter another case today. Sure enough, mental illness was truly a difficult problem for both cultivators and ordinary people! The fact of the matter was that it just couldn''t be cured with medicine...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave No. 2 Hospital Building a look and frowned deeply. "I''ve met this Old Chief Chen before. Two years ago, in a move to uphold the rights of theborers at Wind Factory 2 , he stormed the factory alone and flipped a dozen or so excavators over."
Wang Ling: "..."
"I''ve always felt that Old Chief Chen and I actually have quite simr temperaments," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "I''ll ask Brother Toyater if he has any special treatment methods you could try."
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo immediately bowed. "On behalf of Old Chief Chen, I thank Senior Immortal for your help!"
"Don''t worry about it, it''s not a big deal." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled slightly.
Today, Odd Zhuo felt that his luck was through the roof. He had unexpectedly met the two seniors whom he had admired for a long time all at once. However, he also realized that when these two great living beings were actually standing in front of him, he didn''t have the courage to even open his mouth and ask for their WeChat IDs!
I''ve only just met them, I can''t make a fuss about wanting to add them on WeChat...
What if seniors think I''m being disrespectful and I give them a bad impression?
What if seniors refuse my request, how embarrassing would that be?
What if seniors don''t use WeChat, then wouldn''t this be too impudent?
What if...
Odd Zhuo struggled in his heart for an instant.
At that moment, the sound of sirens could be heard outside the hospital, and four police cars drove into the parking lot to immediately surround them.
The chief security guard knew Odd Zhuo''s identity, so he pushed through a gap to approach Odd Zhuo and exin the current situation to him.
It was still about the matter of the little tricycle chasing the Maybach.
The chief security guard heard that the tricycle had flown past the Maybach on the motorway at a super fast speed... the traffic police team had then checked traffic camera footage before tracking the tricycle down here.
"It looks like they have a bone to pick with us, Brother Ling."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes were as calm as water. A mere handful of police officers couldn''t scare him at all!
Though he wasn''t afraid, the incident was indeed very troublesome.
In awful cultivation society, not everything could be settled with just one''s realm. When it came to the vition of traffic rules, whether it was immortal swords or cars, even Soul Formation cultivators would still get demerits, and the ones who should go to jail went to jail... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very famous in online cultivation circles, but that wouldn''t move these police uncles.
Wang Ling was also feeling very jittery.
"Sheep," the little tricycle, was like a small child, and her temperament was a little vtile. Sometimes when she was being naughty, she couldn''t be controlled at all.
Looking at this bunch of traffic police officers yelling at them, Wang Ling was instantly a little anxious.
In contrast, next to them, Odd Zhuo''s eyes lit up! The opportunity to showcase himself hade!
Odd Zhuo asked, "Are shifu and senior worried about this incident?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Can you handle it?"
Odd Zhuo gave them a thumbs-up: "It''s just a bunch of police uncles! It''s a piece of cake! Watch my performance, senior!"
Just then, the traffic police captain who had been on the motorway had already gotten out of the police car, and with an aggressive " pa ," he mmed the door shut.
With a few police officers trailing behind him, he immediately found the tricycle suspected of speeding, then swept his gaze over the people around him. "Whose cart is this?"
Under Odd Zhuo''s stare, the man in sunssespletely didn''t dare to speak. "..."
"It''s mine!"
Then, in the next moment, Odd Zhuo held his head high and stepped forward!
At that moment, both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could sense the brilliant divine light which radiated from Odd Zhuo''s being!
Not only could he carry a white wok, he could also carry a ck wok...
Wang Ling thought that this was probably the obsessiveness of a scapegoat 3 ...
Chapter 145: Ling Zhenren’s ‘Mwah Mwah’
Chapter 145: Ling Zhenrens Mwah Mwah
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The conclusion to this incident was that Odd Zhuo was of course allowed to withdrawpletely.
The first chair 1 of Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools, and the official promoted by Secretary Sun Dakang himself no matter who you were, you had to weigh this issue. The traffic police captain hadn''t expected to encounter such a big name here, and he instantly broke out in a cold sweat and even stuttered as he spoke. His aggressive attitude from before had immediately deted, like a damaged balloon leaking air.
"Do you know me?" Odd Zhuo smiled insincerely as he looked at the traffic police captain.
At his question, the captain came back to his senses. "I didn''t expect... Director Zhuo to be here!"
All the police officers behind him didn''t dare say anything. "..."
"Then this tricycle...?" asked Odd Zhuo.
The captain immediately shook his head tactfully. "Don''t worry, Director Zhuo! Since this tricycle is Director Zhuo''s... we won''t impound it."
"Then my tricycle broke traffic rules, will I still get demerits?" Odd Zhuo asked again.
The captain sweated a little. "There was no one riding the tricycle, Director Zhuo is not to be med for it, so please don''t worry..."
"Then... a fine?" Odd Zhuo asked once again.
The captain immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum. "No demerits, no fine, don''t worry, Director Zhuo..."
Goddamn, how dare he!
Watching from the side, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal criticized the current cultivation bureaucracy''s deplorable style in their hearts. Who knew that in the next moment, Odd Zhuo gripped the captain''s shoulder and gave the police number on the right side of his chest a look. "PC12138?"
"Director Zhuo, what''s wrong..."
Odd Zhuo looked righteously at the traffic police captain, shaking his head. "Comrade Captain, I feel that I have to reprimand you! As a traffic police captain, how can you bend thew? I was testing you earlier... you''ve truly disappointed me!"
The captain and the police officers behind him all lifted their heads, bewildered expressions on their faces. "..."
"As an administrator and a cultivationw enforcer, you already couldn''t pass this small test, how can you handlerge matters in the future? Do you think your superiors will be able to trust you?" Odd Zhuo stared gravely at the captain as he rebuked him. The captain''s forehead was already drenched with sweat.
Following that, Odd Zhuo pointed to No. 2 Hospital Building. "Do you know which old leader I came to visit today? It''s the former chief of the Cultivation Police, Old Man Chen Yanshi! Before he was hospitalized, he was still serving the people heart and soul, and worked hard for fairness and justice! Old Chen has seen what you''ve done today!"
The captain and the police officers behind him all stood stiffly as they received Odd Zhuo''s personal "teaching," not daring to utter even a single word.
When he heard this, the captain''s shoulders shook and he lowered his head. "Director Zhuo is right... I''m very ashamed, it''s all my fault."
Odd Zhuo nodded. "So, give demerits when you should give demerits, and fine when you should fine! Remember, you shouldn''t be afraid of someone just because he is your leader, do you understand?"
The captain straightened and saluted Odd Zhuo. "Yes, leader!"
Odd Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, then finally added, "Mm, you can give me the demerits and a ticket fine... by the by, leave the tricycle here, and give me a smaller demerit and fine."
The police officers: "..."
The captain was silent for a bit, then nodded weakly. "...Alright, leader."
Watching this scene, both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sucked in deep breaths.
It could only be said that Odd Zhuo was already no longer the Odd Zhuo who didn''t know anything. Since being promoted to the position of director, he hade into contact with a lot more people of different types; the most obvious change was his exceptionally slick and sly routine...
...
When Wang Ling returned home, Father Wang was upstairs working hard for his readers. Let Go of That Wet Nurse was quicklying to an end, and in thesest few days was in its final stage ofpletion. Hence, Father Wang was carefully re-reading all the chapters he had written previously to ensure that there weren''t any plot holes which he hadn''t yet filled or suspenseful elements which he hadn''t yet answered.
There were some online guru novelists who had ongoing "fluid" plots, and who never remembered the holes which they had left. They would then directly use a fight at the end of the story; with the final villian''s defeat, the story was considered finished. The specific term for this kind of writing style was "instantly bulldozing over the holes"; to summarize it in two simple words... this was the legendary "bad ending."
Father Wang was a typical Virgo; he wanted to make sure his story ending was perfect! There was no way he would let the readers catch him with his pants down!
Wang Ling went back to his room. Somewhat bored, he logged onto QQ, and discovered that the cultivation chat group was pretty lively today.
The main reason was that on the way home, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had revealed the matter of Wang Ling "epting a disciple."
Instantly, the deathly silent chat group had be very active in thest few hours.
The manager, Cailian Zhenren, sent a surprised emoji. "Ling Zhenren actually has a disciple? What does that person look like? Are they strong or not? Are they uniquely talented, mighty and awesome?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied quickly, "He seems to have only reached the Golden Core stage so far, but he''s excellent at getting things done. Maybe that''s why Ling Zhenren epted him as a disciple? Hm... also, his face is very fair, and he''s very shou ."
There was a dead silence in the group for several seconds.
Bng de Immortal jumped out immediately. "Damn! So, the conditions for Ling Zhenren to ept a disciple is that they have to be very fair and shou ?"
Cailian Zhenren couldn''t help but mock. "What use is it to be very fair and shou these days? The most important thing is to freestyle!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
The group was chatting happily when "Nine Times in One Night" suddenly forwarded a post to the group. "Look at this post! I saw it in the ''Gossip World'' section of the cultivation forum... it mentions Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Ling Zhenren."
Wang Ling stared at the link and was silent for a long time; for some reason, he had a bad feeling.
This post had been uploaded half an hour ago.
The poster''s ID: Super High School Level Director...
Just by looking at the name, Wang Ling already knew who the hell this guy was!
The main topic of the post: Ahhh! Today, I actually saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the legendary Ling Zhenren in the flesh, they''re two of the four seniors I like the most in the cultivation forum! I have finally fulfilled two of my four great life ambitions!
Someone asked: If I may be so bold as to ask, what are your four great life ambitions?
The poster''s answer was:
Cailian Zhenren''s Little Punch (0/1)
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s Bazahei 2 (1/1)
Immortal Toya''s Heifengli 3 (0/1)
Thest one
Ling Zhenren''s Mwah Mwah 4 (1/1)
"..."
Wang Ling decided to help forward this post. When there were over five hundred forwards, he would then directly report it for false reporting!
Chapter 146: Tough People, Tough Pigs, Tough Trees
Chapter 146: Tough People, Tough Pigs, Tough Trees
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It was May 31st on Monday in the sixth week of school.
The old man and Mother Wang would being back from their trip today. Wang Ling received the news that they would be home at around five or six in the evening. He had sorely missed Mother Wang''s nutritious breakfast, and was unused to not eating it a few days in a row. Of course,pared with her nutritious breakfast, what he was actually looking forward to more... was the limited edition beef ramen-vored crispy noodle snacks which the old man was bringing back from South Tianhe...
When Wang Ling arrived at school, the topic of today''s morning gossip in Grade One, ss Three was a street singer who had be a sudden Inte sensation yesterday.
Hearing this, Wang Ling immediately knew that the street singer had to be Tang Youning. He knew that thetter would definitely hit it big by relying on the impact of the song "Old Boys" from another world. But he hadn''t expected it to happen so soon...
Gossip was like a sickness that was contagious. From the silence at the beginning of the semester to almost everyone in Grade One, ss Three getting into the habit of gossiping in the morning... Wang Ling felt that this was all solely due to Master of Dopey. It was this guy who had started everything!
"I heard that this Subway Brother has been a singer for a long time, and he had washed out in a talent show audition not long ago. Who knows how he suddenly hit it big all of a sudden." Dopey Guo shrugged, using the new nickname "Subway Brother" which friends had coined for Tang Youning.
The reason why Tang Youning was called Subway Brother was because he had been busking in the subway when he sang "Old Boys," and he had be popr after someone filmed him and uploaded the video to the Inte.
In the video, Tang Youning''s hair was ubed and his entire outfit was roadside goods that cost a few dozen yuan; plus the broken guitar, they gave Tang Youning a slightly unkempt look. However, it was precisely this unrefined appearance without makeup that gave the sense that he had weathered life''s storms as he sang "Old Boys."
In the video, it could be seen that many passersby stopped despite themselves to listen as soon as Tang Youning opened his mouth to sing.
Everyone was enchanted by it.
Actually, Tang Youning had a very fair and delicate appearance, and his lean figure was what most young people admired and yearned for themselves. Although this era didn''t discriminate against fat people, the world''s ideal aesthetic was still limited to skinny beauty.
When some girls in ss watched the video, they couldn''t help feeling intoxicated; Tang Youning was really too handsome!
Who on earth was this person?
What kind of experiences had he had?
How was he able to write such a song?
Of course, Wang Ling himself didn''t bother with Tang Youning.
Because no one could have imagined that for him, this song was worth two bowls of beef noodles...
Thirty-three yuan and seventy cents...
...
In the morning Dao talismans course, Teacher Pan handed out a stack of leaflets. School teachers were prohibited from giving students private lessons. Each teacher-in-charge hence was worried that students who weren''t able to keep up with the progress in ss would impact the ss''s average scores. Therefore, the school''s approach was to encourage students to attend a private education institution for remedial lessons. At least, that was what No. 60 High School did.
Usually, there were three to four people in a small remedial ss, and eight to ten people in a medium-sized one... of course, the fewer people they were, the more expensive the lesson would be.
And the most important reason why No. 60 High School was willing to distribute leaflets for these "private education institutions" was that they were poor!
The subsidy from Huaguo Water Curtain Group was still being processed, which for arge enterprise would take quite a while. Thus, before they could receive the official subsidy to renovate the school grounds, Headmaster Chen could only use this strategy in his struggle to transform the school.
How poor No. 60 High School was had always been the butt of jokes passed down from old generations of seniors.
The other thing that had left the deepest impression on them were the few shriveled palm trees at the school''s entrance. Every time Wang Ling passed by these trees, they always made him think of that particr tree on Dahuang Road which had thrived after being struck by lightning.
There were tough people in an earthquake, tough pigs 1 in a flood... and tough trees in No. 60 High School!
The students of No. 60 High School were already quite used to the school''s ''awesomeness.''
When Wang Ling received the leaflet, his pupils narrowed slightly.
Because the private education institution it was promoting was Mo Immortal Castle!
Did they now have their eye on No. 60 High School, and nned to sell their fake medicine here?
Wang Ling stared at the leaflet and fell into deep thought.
...
Today, there was a new patient on the eighteenth floor of the Night Shift Nurses building.
The patient had been sent here from the emergency room yesterday. At the time, there hadn''t been enough staff in the emergency room, and the head of the Health Department had called for all surgeons who had been on their way home toe back straightaway. Director Li had already returned home when he was summoned back by the head of the hospital at two or three in the early hours of the morning.
The main reason was that the patient hadn''t gotten to them fast enough, so they hadn''t been able to perform the operation in time. By the time the patient had reached the emergency room, the doctors had no longer been able to save the situation.
He wasn''t dead, but the neurons in his brain had been so badly damaged that they had resulted in a severe mental disorder.
Under persistent pressure from city leaders, the head of the hospital could only transfer the patient to Director Li''s separate hospitalpound and then summon specialists overnight for a consult to see if there were any special treatment methods that could be used.
While the leaflets advertising Mo Immortal Castle were being given out in Grade One, ss Three, Director Li was presiding over a forum of specialists in the hospital.
These were eight specialists from the department of psychiatry who almostprised the strongest lineup in the separate hospitalpound for hard-to-treat mental illnesses.
Standing at the head of the conference table, Director Li sighed. "Before we begin the meeting, can anyone exin what caused the patient''s initial brain injury?"
An old specialist with a graying mustache and hair quickly replied, "The preliminary diagnosis was chronic brain dysfunction syndrome... or in other words, a cerebral concussion."
"What was the cause?" Director Li asked, frowning.
Another specialist replied, "The patient has no family members, but ording to the patient''s superior, before this happened, the patient had been rammed into by a tricycle."
A tricycle?
Director Li suddenly felt that this sounded a little familiar!
"Can you borate?"
"ording to the patient''s description when he was still conscious... apparently, after that tricycle rammed into him, he was driving his Maybach when that tricycle stubbornly chased him over eight motorways. Finally, the symptoms of his condition red up and he went into shock. Because of that, he smashed into the motorway''s guardrail at three hundred kilometers an hour and the car fell fifty meters straight down to hit another motorway before it finally exploded."
"..."
After hearing this, Director Li deeply felt that for him to freaking remain alive after his... was not going to be easy!
Chapter 147: Has Death Come?
Chapter 147: Has Death Come?
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Song Qingshu had never expected that the subordinate whom he had sent out just to conduct surveince woulde back in such a state. After thetter had been struck by a tricycle, he had been pursued over eight streets while he was suffering a concussion, and in the end, he had fallen directly off the motorway due to intermittent brain shock... Song Qingshu thought that things like this only happened in the f**king Final Destination 1 series!
This tall man in a suit was called Fang Yan. Little Fang had worked for Song Qingshu for a very long time. Thus, as soon as Song Qingshu had found out that Little Fang had been injured, he had immediately used his connections to arrange for Little Fang to have an operation as soon as possible by dispensing with theplicated registration process... on asion, saving time could really save a life! If they waited to go through the registration process, Little Fang might really die!
But even with this, Little Fang still missed the golden window for treatment.
After the meeting of specialists, Song Qingshu stood by the door where he had been waiting for Director Li the whole time. Some of the old specialists behind Director Li shook their heads and knitted their eyebrows as they sighed and left they had been unable toe up with an effective way to cure Fang Yan in their discussion meeting.
The moment he saw Director Li, Song Qingshu immediately came up to him and gripped his hand. "Hello Director Li, did youe up with anything new in the discussion?"
Director Li shook his head regretfully. "No... we have nothing at the moment. Frankly, Mr Fang''s brain disorder is far more serious than we had anticipated. The probability that he will be a vegetable is imminent..."
"If it''s still a probability, doesn''t that mean he hasn''tpletely be a vegetable yet? Doesn''t that mean it''s still possible to save him?"
"Mr Song, you misunderstood me..."
Director Li nced at his watch, then looked solemnly at Song Qingshu as he said, "What I mean is that Mr Fang justcks a diagnosis report from the specialists. As of one minute ago, the specialists have confirmed that Mr Fang is now in a vegetative state."
"..."
Song Qingshu: "Isn''t there any other method we can try? Acupuncture with golden needles! Medicated baths! Money''s not a problem!"
Director Li: "Mr Song, you need to understand that the brain''s physiology is quiteplex. Cultivators might be able to use some means to elerate the recovery of visceral organs and skin trauma. However, a brain condition, especially where the neurons are concerned, is hard to cure once the brain is injured, for both cultivators and ordinary people... acupuncture with golden needles and medicated baths are from cultivation novels, how could they possibly work!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
Director Li: "The hospital once received a Nascent Soul patient with a cerebral haemorrhage. We were prepared to perform a surgical craniotomy, and we operated for eight hours. In the end, we couldn''t even cut his damn head open!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
...
After Great Saint, Second Saint and the defector Third Saint, Song Qingshu had lost yet another trusted subordinate just like that. Although Little Fang was just an assistant, he had indeed helped Song Qingshu solve a lot of problems.
The most critical thing was that, even if he wanted revenge, he felt powerless to do anything, since that tricycle belonged to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and that youngster...
Why?! Why did the tricycle have to belong to precisely these two people?!
Song Qingshu felt he really shouldn''t have made a move to provoke them! If it hadn''t been for his instructions, Little Fang wouldn''t have be like this.
After being upied the entire morning at Second Hospital, he returned to the office in the afternoon after he discovered that he had a heap of petty things to deal with. He had received a message on his wristwatch from the Lady of the Castle. She was the Lord of the Castle''s personal secretary who had worked for him for many years. Things that the Lord didn''t want to handle, important or otherwise, would be left to the Lady.
There was one thing worth mentioning, however, and that was this Lady of the Castle was very mysterious. Even experienced personnel like Song Qingshu who had worked for Mo Immortal Castle for many years had never seen her face. The only thing that he knew about her was that her strength was far beyond his.
Song Qingshu even thought that the Ten Saints might not necessarily be her match.
Now, seeing this message from the Lady, his feelings were actually veryplicated.
After Third Saint''s defection, the Lord of the Castle had continued to be unsatisfied with his work. Previously, the Lord would still talk about work with him on the phone, but recently, he had left it all to the Lady to handle. Song Qingshu knew that he was now in a very dangerous situation. The usual end for a person in Mo Immortal Castle who was considered to no longer have value was death.
Over the years, Song Qingshu had helped the Lord to deal with some of these "worthless people"; he would never have expected that he would one day be in the same boat...
In Mo Immortal Castle, worth was everything and there was no ce for feelings. The Lord hated to make a loss.
With trepidation, he opened the message from the Lady. Its content was very simple: she was asking about the "Mo Immortal Water" trial.
This thing was the potion that had caused mutations and mental disorders in three Foundation Establishment high school students.
Song Qingshu was well aware that this was hisst shot... whatever happened, he had to handle this matter perfectly.
After thinking about his wording, Song Qingshu quickly replied, "Rest assured, Lady, everything has already been arranged. I have dispatched people to covertly promote the Mo Immortal Water."
Shortly after sending his message, the Lady of the Castle used her "single for thousands of years" speed 2 to instantly reply. "That''s good. This time, there is a lower risk of mutation with the improved Mo Immortal Water. But we still need human test subjects. What is the condition of the three students whose bodies developed issues?"
After thinking for a while, Song Qingshu in the end didn''t say anything about Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and that youngster as he replied, "Don''t worry, Lady, I''ve given their families hush money and also arranged for them to stay in the separate hospitalpound, so this matter shouldn''t be exposed."
The Lady promptly replied, "I know everything that you''ve been doing. Yesterday, there were people who visited the hospital and found out about those three students, is that correct?"
"..." When Song Qingshu saw this message, he couldn''t help breaking out in a cold sweat.
The Lady sent yet another message: "You don''t need to be nervous. As long as the media hasn''t caught wind of it, you''re still safe for the time being. As long as the Mo Immortal Water trial is carried out perfectly, this willpletely offset your previous blunders. The Lord still trusts you, which is why he hasn''t immediately gotten rid of you..."
Song Qingshu: "Thank you, Lady... I have already contacted a school and promoted the Mo Immortal Water in the name of our education institution."
Lady of the Castle: "No need to thank me. Right... what is the name of this school? You can ask someone to feel it out first, to avoid any mistakes."
Song Qingshu: "It''s No. 60 High School; it''s the lowest-ranked high school in Peiyuan district, I don''t think there should be any problems!"
Chapter 148: It’s Impossible to Eat and Not Get Fat
Chapter 148: Its Impossible to Eat and Not Get Fat
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It was June 1st on Tuesday in the sixth week of school.
It happened to be Children''s Day today. On the way to school, Wang Ling noticed a lot more brats on the streets due to the holiday.
When he arrived at ss in the morning, Dopey Guo had already finished copying his homework and had started to put on a show as he pretended to stroke his beard and sigh that time and tide waited for no man. "...Ah, I''m getting old, getting old! We can''t even celebrate Children''s Day! Do you know, ording to the Cultivation United Nations''test age ssifications, at our age... we have already entered the midlife crisis!"
When he heard this, Super Chen felt indescribably grieved. He actually thought he looked quite young and not at all old. Since he absorbed himself in fitness and sports every day, he had a sinewy body that boys were envious of.
Sexy muscles and lines would boost any man''s appeal!
But even in spite of that, when he had taken the subway this morning, a four- or five-year-old cute little shota had actually called him uncle!
Un... cle...
At that moment, it was as if a thunderbolt had struck Super Chen''s heart, and his whole body had been burned by it!
This feeling was as terrible as when your girlfriend grabbed your cor and asked you seriously who you would save first if she and your mother fell into the water at the same time! Uncle, as if! At the very damn least... he should have been called big brother!
But after Super Chen reacted, he then realized that this wasn''t really a suitable analogy...
Because he didn''t have a girlfriend at all!
And so, because of this...
The two-person team of Super Chen and Master of Dopey, who felt that they were already in their doddering old age, were gloomy the whole morning.
Speaking of Super Chen''s muscles... Wang Ling secretly touched his belly.
Hm... it was soft and very stretchy.
Wang Ling analyzed the reason for his belly fat.
It was mainly because that limited edition beef ramen-vored crispy noodle snack which the old man had brought back from South Tianhe had been too delicious! He hadn''t been able to help eating a whole box of it in one night...
So this was the price for hisck of control!
But nowadays, there were a lot of young people who didn''t understand the meaning of self-control; Wang Ling felt that he was a typical example.
Although he didn''t need to eat, there were times when his mouth felt itchy.
A foodie''s world wasn''t something just anyone could understand!
However, Wang Ling didn''t have to worry about putting on weight. He could just wait until he was at home to get rid of the extra fat on his body; this was the reason why he would never get fat.
Growing fat was something you had to consistently guard against, since sometimes it would happen when you weren''t paying attention.
Wang Ling had always felt that there were two very simr kinds of people in school that could be referred to as "bitches."
The first kind were the top students whoined that they had screwed up after taking the exams.
And the second kind... were the thin people who boasted every day about how they would never get fat no matter how much they ate!
...
It was two o''clock in the afternoon; it should have been time for the phys ed ss, but as everyone was preparing to dash for the sports field and breathe in the fresh air, the phys ed teacher showed up at the ssroom door. From the resentful and miserable look on his face, everyone immediately knew that today''s phys ed ss had very likely been reced again!
Teacher Pan''s chemistry ss, Teacher Han Meimei''s English ss and Teacher Lu Ziming''s maths ss... nobody dared to upy these ss slots, so if the school had any celebratory activities, most of the time it would be the phys ed ss that was taken over.
Therefore, in school, the person to run out of luck first was definitely the phys ed teacher!
Phys ed teacher Ye Han had blonde and naturally curly hair, and was a tall and strong person. Through his Mind-Reading Ability, Wang Ling had also learned that Teacher Ye had a special hobby, which was to sandwich a towel between his thighs and pull it back and forth repeatedly. The rumor was that this was the trademark technique of the legendary father of phys ed philosophy, Herrington 1 , and that it had the magical effect of strengthening the body and maintaining good blood cirction!
Teacher Ye usually kept a low profile at school, and never fought over ss slots with the other teachers... any time there was a need to use the phys ed ss slot, it was enough to just ask him! This was the so-called "honest men were always easily taken advantage of."
No. 60 High School had epted Mo Immortal Castle''s advertising, so Headmaster Chen had ordered all teachers-in-charge to y a lecture video in ss to promote Mo Immortal Castle.
Given Teacher Pan''s personality, she had of course been unwilling to use her own ss time... so it had been Teacher Ye who had lucked out.
Standing on the dais, Teacher Ye helplessly put down the blueptop he was carrying. Today, he had originally nned to give these kids a one-thousand-meter test; those who couldn''t finish running it in ten seconds would fail!
There were only fifteen students in ss One, Grade Three, so it wouldn''t have taken long at all to test all of them. However, Teacher Pan had still looked for him and requested that he y the educational lecture video provided by Mo Immortal Castle during the phys ed ss.
"Students, you have to understand that I also can''t do anything about this."
As Teacher Ye grumbled on the dais, the boys below the dais alsoined only Little Peanut was indifferent as he seized the opportunity to take out his homework and do it quickly.
This was the reason why Little Peanut didn''t bring homework back with him each time; he would finish all of it in school!
Teacher Ye broadcasted the so-called educational video via the ssroom projector. The students present in this elite ss were already very familiar with the way this type of private education institution program worked halfway through the program or in thest few minutes, the institution would definitely start to promote their secondary products.
And as expected, in thest section of the program, the female broadcast host on the tform suddenly said in a clear and bright voice, "Next, let us wee Mo Immortal Castle''s study leader with a round of apuse as he rmends us a particr learning aid."
On the screen, a fatty wearing a five-striped symbol on his shoulder appeared. In terms of build, he was a little bigger than Master of Dopey. Although he had average looks, everyone recognized this fat fellow! This was Tan Jiaming, the top scorer in the college entrance examst year who had directly entered the key cultivation college 211 Cultivation College with a super high score of one hundred and ny-seven thousand marks! People had given him the nickname Five Stripes Leader!
At the time, he was all that the news media had talked about, because he had directly received a government subsidy of three super spirit elixirs! A whole three super spirit elixirs was definitely the best type of reward. The rumor was that this great leader had only needed to take one to break through to the middle Golden Core stage...
Standing on the dais, the leader shared his so-called secret study method; a spirit light glowed in his hand, and then he was holding a bottle filled with liquid. He then shed the camera lens a V sign. "This is it! Mo Immortal Water! It''s my secret study method!"
Wang Ling immediately knew that this thing was definitely that mutation potion! As he raised his eyes to take a look, he was surprised to find that it was actually an improved version! It clearly used to be ck in color, but now it had actually be so colorful!
The most frightening thing of all was that following the great leader''s promotion, the female broadcast host on the dais then showed off a quality appraisal document jointly certified by four experts!
These were the legendary four experts and giants among men who oversaw products in the healthcare industry!
The Chameleon God of Medicine, Liu Hongbin...
The Divine Diabetes Physician, Li Zhiming...
The King of Rheumatism, Wang Zhijin...
The Drug Emperor of Kidney Deficiencies, Gao Zhenzhong...
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 149: Shock! The Real Godly Weapon Is Actually...
Chapter 149: Shock! The Real Godly Weapon Is Actually...
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It was prettymon for an education institution to sell healthcare products, but Wang Ling truly felt that Mo Immortal Castle had chosen the wrong ce they had neglected to take Lotus Sun into ount. As the young miss of a pharmaceutical group, she was naturally highly sensitive to drugs. False advertising of healthcare products was amon urrence nowadays in the market... Lotus Sun had never heard of any of the four experts who had been mentioned in the promotion video, so she was a little worried.
During recess, she gave her butler Lin San a call.
"Liu Hongbin? Li Zhiming? Wang Zhijin? Gao Zhenzhong?" On the other end of the call, Old Butler Lin frowned grimly. "Young Miss, are you sure it was these four in the video?"
Lotus Sun nodded. "Yes, it was them!"
Old Butler Lin was lost in silence. "...These four people usually appear on midnight healthcare programs, pretending to be experts. In fact, none of them have medical qualifications. People have given them the nicknames East Poison, West Lunatic, South Weakling and North Swindler."
"..."
Lotus Sun was a little vexed. "Doesn''t that mean the quality of this Mo Immortal Water isn''t guaranteed?"
Lin San: "It''s far more than that! This type of product with false certification definitely carries other risks!"
"Then Uncle Lin, what should we do now?" asked Lotus Sun.
Lin San nodded. "Young Miss, don''t worry. I''ll call Headmaster Chen now, and use our privilege as director of the school board to ban this private tuition institution from selling this product in the school."
Needless to say, Lin San was very efficient. As soon as he ended the call with Lotus Sun, he straightaway went to work on this school-rted matter.
Song Qingshu was agitated as he made a call to Headmaster Chen''s office. "Headmaster Chen, you''ve already received our advertising fee, how can you back out now?"
Headmaster Chen''s face was full of regret. "We''ve already yed the promotion video in all our sses. But with regard to publicly selling Mo Immortal Water in the school, the director of our school board at No. 60 High School feels that it''s very unreliable, and is afraid to take the risk. How about I return part of this fee back to you?"
Song Qingshu''s expression grew dark. "I don''t care! Give me the board director''s phone number! I''ll make a call to ask right now!"
Headmaster Chen was helpless. "Mr Song, it''s best that you don''t waste your energy... our board director is upied with important matters, and your phone call won''t go through. You''ll probably be put on a waiting list, and looking at the duration, I''m guessing that you''ll only get through to him in half a year..."
Song Qingshu: "Who is your board director?"
Headmaster Chen: "Oh... he''s the CEO of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, Sun Kaiming. His daughter studies here, didn''t you know that, Mr Song?"
"..."
After hearing this, Song Qingshu felt like crying but had no tears left to shed.
This school clearly had the CEO of Huaguo Water Curtain Group as their board director... and they still pretended to be poor!
Hello! Was that 110 1 ? He wanted to report someone here for swindling advertising fees!
...
Sometimes, people who had a run of bad luck would even get something stuck between their teeth when drinking water. Song Qingshu had just picked the most inconspicuous school based on high school statistical data from the city office. How could he possibly have known that the Young Miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group was a student there?!
This was bad there was no way Mo Immortal Castle could sell the potion in the school now, which meant that half his n had already failed... but if he gave up here, he would have failed for good.
Song Qingshu was extremely familiar with the Lord of the Castle''s ruthlessness. Over the years, many people had died under the Lord''s hand and their souls turned into house pets. Whether it was veteran staff who had worked for Mo Immortal Castle for many years or newbies who had just joined thepany, for those who didn''t meet the performance standard or hadn''t aplished anything, there was only one ending for them death.
However, Song Qingshu wasn''t going to sit around and wait for his doom.
Before the mission was deemed aplete failure, he decided to run away first!
...
In Songhai city, Song Qingshu was sorting out his belongings inside a luxury apartment.
He had bought a ne ticket with a fake ID card, and nned to escape abroad. As he hadn''t been removed from his position yet, it hadn''t been difficult to get a fake ID made for himself. Furthermore, based on what he knew about Mo Immortal Castle''s capabilities after all these years, they couldn''t track him overseas to kill him... if everything went smoothly, Song Qingshu felt that his escape n had an over eighty percent chance of being sessful.
He checked his briefcase onest time and confirmed that he had all the fake papers required to hide his real identity. After that, he put them away in a separate wallet. Although all these were forged, they could fully pass as genuine. He had asked hisrade in the City Cultivation Police''s technology department to alter his online profile, so there wouldn''t be any problems at all if his identity had to be verified online.
But there were really too many things in the apartment. Running out of time, Song Qingshu couldn''t take everything with him. At least he didn''t have to worry that he wouldn''t have enough space, since it was much easier for cultivators to run off than ordinary people amon spatial magic treasure could solve everything.
Apart from that wallet full of forged papers, his briefcase also contained clothes, magic treasures and some precious elixirs.
Song Qingshu assumed that after the Lord of the Castle found out that he had fled, the first thing he would definitely do would be to freeze all the bank ounts in his name. But drawing out huge amounts of cash in a short period of time would make people suspicious anyway, so after careful thought, Song Qingshu decided to leave with just the magic treasures and elixirs.
These magic treasures had just been lying around after he was abroad, he could make a huge fortune by selling them.
When everything was ready, Song Qingshu picked up his small briefcase. But when he opened his front door, there was a tall woman with long hair down to her waist standing there in a ck jacket and sunsses.
The instant she saw him, her lips curved slightly and sheughed coldly. "Mr Song Qingshu, you really were going to run."
"You are...!" Song Qingshu was stunned. This woman had to be a killer sent by the Lord or Lady!
"I''m Ah Zuo and I work for the Lady of the Castle. She already knew you were going to flee." While she spoke, she yed leisurely with her pretty, manicured nails. "Did you think you could hide your little scheme from the Lady? There really have been too many people who have attempted to flee over the years, and Ah You and I have had a hard time killing all of them."
Song Qingshu instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He could sense how formidable this woman was! She was at the Soul Formation stage at the very least, which was more than enough to kill him!
"Miss Ah Zuo, please let me go. I can give you whatever you want!" Song Qingshu hugged his briefcase to his chest and quivered violently as he spoke. His heart was filled with terror and also endless sorrow... in all his years as a Mo Immortal Castle executive, when had he ever been as humble as this?
He had never expected to be reduced to such a state today.
"Do you think what you can offer me is more than what I can get from the Lord and Lady?"
Miss Ah Zuo spread her slender fingers open, and Song Qingshu saw her blood-red nails emit a faint golden glow... this woman didn''t carry any weapons on her because she had in fact refined her own fingernails into a magic treasure!
"My nails are on par with a seventh-ss holy weapon." As the woman approached him slowly, that golden light surged violently. She looked straight at Song Qingshu from behind her sunsses.
A seventh-ss holy weapon...
Song Qingshu was utterly stupefied. A ninth-ss holy weapon could already easily injure anyone with a realm under the Soul Formation stage.
If these nails with the strength of a seventh-ss holy weapon scratched him, he would undoubtedly die!
Hu !
Brandishing her fingernails, Ah Zuo directly swiped at Song Qingshu.
He squeezed his eyes shut as her attack directly prated his briefcase, leaving five deep finger holes.
"Don''t worry, it won''t hurt..."
But after Miss Ah Zuo''s nails pierced his briefcase, they seemed to be blocked by something and were unable to push in any further.
"What''s going on?!"
She struggled as hard as she could.
And then, there was a " crack "...
Dumbfounded, she realized that her fingernails had unexpectedly snapped off!!
Following that, there was a massive bacsh from Song Qingshu''s small briefcase which directly sent this Miss Ah Zuo flying to smash into the wall behind her!
The unbelievably powerful impact forced Ah Zuo to cough up a mouthful of blood, and she gave Song Qingshu a disbelieving look. "What the hell do you have inside your briefcase?"
He promptly opened his briefcase to check...
Very quickly, he found a pair of glowing long johns!
Holding the long johns in his hands, Song Qingshu had a dumbstruck expression on his face these were the long johns from the Wang family''s small vi back then! When he had been sorting out his clothes previously, he had been in such a hurry that he had also packed the long johns.
The most frightening thing was that this pair of long johns had actually warded off the power of a seventh-ss holy weapon and saved his life!
Chapter 150: God-Level Long Johns
Chapter 150: God-Level Long Johns
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In a luxury apartment at the elevator door on the seventeenth floor.
Ah Zuo leaned against the wall and gritted her teeth at the pain in her chest. She hadn''t expected Song Qingshu''s briefcase to contain such a powerful magic treasure; not only had it warded off her attack, a force several times stronger had also rebounded on her!
The bacsh just now had directly fractured two of her ribs, and it seemed she had a slight concussion as she felt a little dizzy. "What kind of magic treasure is this..."
Song Qingshu raised his eyebrows, then grasped the glowing long johns as he looked tremulously at Ah Zuo. "...It''s a pair of long johns."
Ah Zuo: "..."
Following that, Song Qingshu glimpsed the brand logo on it, and suddenly realized that these long johns had been made by Nokia 1 !
No wonder they were so tough!
"Do you think you can escape?" Ah Zuo clutched her chest. "Several years ago, there was a Nascent Soul person like you who thought that he was very clever and faked his death. He tried to take his physical body back after that, but unfortunately for him, the Lord of the Castle had put a brand on it. The brand prevents a person from using any type of method to take back the body. Everyone who joins Mo Immortal Castle has this brand, so you can''t escape..."
Song Qingshu frowned, and lowered his head to look at the long johns in his hands.
These were from that small vi in the barren outskirts. At that time, the homeowner''s frightening spiritual pressure had scared Song Qingshu''s subordinate into directly pissing his pants, so the "kindhearted" homeowner had given him a pair of long johns to change into. After that, outside the vi, Song Qingshu had encountered that Great Death-Courting Senior, and he had also pissed himself with fright... which was why he was the one who now had the long johns.
At that moment, he lowered his head in deep thought.
He was surprised to realize that all of his failures seemed to have started with that unassuming small vi.
In addition, Great Death-Courting Senior had a close rtionship with that family... Song Qingshu was beginning to believe more and more that the master of this vi was definitely not amon man.
Even a pair of long johns could be refined into a magic treasure and release such astonishing power. If he had stolen a kitchen knife from the vi, wouldn''t it be able to split the sky and cleave the earth?!
"Miss Ah Zuo, since you''re wounded, I think it''s best if you go back to treat your injuries! Let us never meet again!" Grasping the long johns firmly, Song Qingshu grabbed his briefcase, now sporting five small holes, and turned to the corridor.
Even if this Miss Ah Zuo was wounded, Song Qingshu still didn''t think he would be able to kill her.
She was the Lady of the Castle''spetent subordinate; who knew what other kind of magic treasure the other party could take out?
However, just as Song Qingshu pulled the door to the corridor open and waved goodbye, this Miss Ah Zuo unexpectedly clutched her chest and slowly pulled herself up from the ground.
"You want to run?" At this critical instant, Ah Zuo straightaway took out a brightly colored pebble. In a sh, spirit energy poured out of the stone, part of it bing a force which stopped Song Qingshu as he found himself unable to move forward!
"Wuji Stone!?" He recognized it at first nce.
"This is a magic treasure specially developed by the Lord of the Castle. Since you bear the Lord''s brand, it''s impossible for you to escape the Wuji Stone''s punishment. I was worried something might go wrong, which was why I borrowed it from the Lady..." Ah Zuo had never expected that she would need to use the "Wuji Stone" to stop someone. She had thought that dealing with Song Qingshu would take just one scratch from her nails.
This Wuji Stone was like a very powerful ma which held Song Qingshu firmly in ce. He tried his best to resist its strength, but was unable to take a single step ahead.
The corridor was right there!
Just a little further, and he would be able to break away from this female devil!
But on the other side, with the help of the Wuji Stone, Ah Zuo was catching up behind him bit by bit. "I already told you, you can''t escape!"
In the previous attack, the fingernails on her right hand had already all crumbled.
But she still had her left hand.
"I don''t know how you managed to refine this magic treasure into a pair of long johns, but this time, I''m going to go all out and send you to hell in one blow!" Ah Zuo wiped away the blood at the corner of her mouth.
Enduring the excruciating pain of her broken ribs, she swiped mercilessly at Song Qingshu. The fingernails on her left hand glowed faintly with a golden light, and the power behind this scratch would be enough to pierce Song Qingshu''s skin.
Song Qingshu really wanted to say...
This wasn''t a long johns-shaped magic treasure at all! This thing was one hundred percent a pair of long johns!
But looking at this woman''s relentless attack, Song Qingshu also got angry. Son of a bitch! This father wasn''t going to run!
He had thoroughly tasted the power of the Wuji Stone. As long as he bore the Lord of the Castle''s brand, there was no way he could flee! However, this Wuji Stone was like a ma it could only restrict his movements forward and not truly immobilize him!
There was no use in asking for mercy, and he couldn''t run...
Song Qingshu could only grit his teeth as he looked at the woman in front of him and roared, "Then we''ll die together!"
Ah Zuo''s power this time was clearly far more ferocious than before as it kicked up a violent and destructive wind.
This was an ordinary attack which didn''t rely on any sort of technique, and the wind it kicked up instantly shattered all the ss on this floor. Song Qingshu''s face didn''t feel like it was his anymore as it burned painfully like it was on fire, and his skin twitched spasmodically like in guichu videos... in the face of imminent peril, the only thing he could do was hold up the glowing long johns with trembling hands.
Boom !
There was the sound of an explosion on the seventeenth floor.
In the smoke and dust, Ah Zuo''s all-out attack abruptly smashed into the long johns.
And unbelievably, it only sent up a shower of sparks... instead, her attack once again rebounded off this tough pair of long johns!
Boom !
It was the sound of yet another explosion!
The woman was sent flying by this force!
Staring at the man-shaped hole in the wall on the seventeenth floor, Song Qingshu''s heart was still trembling with fear...
The ash and dust had settled after the fierce battle, but the entire seventeenth floor had suffered tremendous damage as if from a doomsday disaster. Luckily there was only one resident on this floor of this luxury apartment, otherwise Song Qingshu really couldn''t imagine what it would''ve been like if innocent people had be involved.
"You downstairs! Why are you so noisy! Despicable! Everyone else still has work tomorrow! I''ve called the property manager! Just you wait!" the Golden Core resident upstairs yelled angrily at the top of his lungs.
Startled, Song Qingshu came back to this senses and realized it was time to run away!
He immediately grabbed the briefcase on the ground and those body protection long johns as he fled down the corridor in a rush...
.....
On the other side, Ah Zuo, the killer subordinate who had been dispatched by the Lady of the Castle, had been blown out of the building by the sheer force of this bacsh. She flew as far as a thousand meters before falling like a shooting star to hit a green belt near a highway.
Ah Zuo had been knocked out!
Her ribs were broken, both her hands were fractured, all her fingernails had snapped off and she was bleeding freely... however, she wasn''t dead yet, and was just in shock.
Those long johns had been enhanced by Wang Ling, but she could survive two bacshes from it one after another...
If Wang Ling saw this, he would definitely think it was a miracle!
Chapter 151: Studying Medicine Won’t Save Cultivators!
Chapter 151: Studying Medicine Wont Save Cultivators!
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A powerful Soul Formation cultivator had gone directly into shock from two bacshes it was really hard to imagine how violent that power must have been.
In the evening, Director Li received yet another call from his superior about a patienting through the green passage for him to handle.
As Director Li made his way there, his assistant reported the situation to him.
"How is the patient now?"
"The primary diagnosis is shock caused by a concussion..."
Director Li was stupefied. "..." How could it be another damn concussion... were the brains of cultivators nowadays so fragile?!
"What was the cause?"
"From what the cultivation police could see from the traffic cameras on Starfish Road, the patient fell from the sky and happened to hit the green belt. The reason for it is still being investigated," the assistant replied. "But the initial assessment is that this patient''s injuries probably had nothing to do with the long drop, as she already had had the concussion before she fell. The cultivation police dispatched Officer Wang, an officer experienced in criminal cases, to investigate. Based on his analysis, he feels that the real reason for the patient''s injuries might be linked to an explosion at a luxury apartment a thousand meters away."
Director Li nodded. "Hm, I see. I''m on the way. Follow up on the situation, and once you''ve learn the cause of the patient''s injuries, make sure to tell me at once... the city office has given me a do-or-die order that this person''s life must be preserved."
Assistant: "Don''t worry, Director; Officer Wang is rich in experience and he''s doing his best to investigate this case! He''s just finished watching a whole season of Detective Conan !"
"..."
For some reason, Director Li felt like crying but had no tears to shed.
Sure enough, studying medicine wouldn''t save cultivators 1 !
...
...
It was about ten o''clock at night when an uninvited guest showed up at the door of the Wang family''s small vi.
Song Qingshu stood at the front door; he was carrying a briefcase with five holes in it under his left arm while he gripped a pair of long johns in his right hand.
If Song Qingshu had followed his original n, he should have been on the supersonic ne to Mixiu nation by now. However, at thest moment, he had been afraid.
Not only had he fled as he tried to break away from Mo Immortal Castle, he had also seriously wounded the Lady of the Castle''spetent subordinate, Ah Zuo. The Lady was bound to mobilize all her power to track him down and get rid of him. Song Qingshu felt that there was no longer a way out for him. Even if he fled overseas now... he would still feel that he was in danger!
What on earth should he do?
He had been lost in thought for a long time in the small garden under his apartment building as he quietly looked back on his life. He felt that from a young age, whenever he had done something evil, it had almost never gone smoothly...
Once, he had purposely betrayed his teammates in a qualifying Glory match, but in the end they had encountered a young man with exceptionally fast hand speed who had called himself Ye Xiu 2 . The man had used a hero character to thrash the five members on the rival team, aplishing over thirty penta kills until the other side had finally surrendered directly.
On another asion, he had snatched a lollipop from the kid next door, but had been beaten up instead; that kid had not only imed that he was a Shaolin disciple who had learned qigong under qigong master Wang Lin, but that he had also learned the S-style Libo snakeskin movement 3 .
And on yet another asion, he had peeked at a young girl showering, and had almost been caught and hammered t like a geoduck by her boyfriend. That man had called himself the school beauty''s personal bodyguard, but he also had had countless other girlfriends who all f**king got along with each other 4 !
While Song Qingshu had been pondering his life, the cultivation police cars with their sirens and the fire trucks with their shing red lights had driven dramatically through the gates of the residential area... in that instant, it was as if axative drop had dribbled into Song Qingshu''s brain, and he had immediately figured it out!
With things as they were, he had nowhere else to go. If he had toe up with a ce, the Wang family''s small vi was his only option.
However, what kind of reason could he use to look for the senior in this vi?
Song Qingshu had looked at the long johns he was holding that had saved his life twice, and had firmly gritted his teeth.
And so, he was now standing at the door of the Wang family''s small vi.
At around ten o''clock, no one in the vi was asleep yet. Mother Wang was upstairs watching a TV drama with a facial mask on, Father Wang was in his study working hard for the sake of his readers, and the old man was downstairs watching a new moral and angsty drama epic, Old Driver, Give Me a Ride Please 5 . This TV show was about an injured but ambitious retired driver who, in order to achieve his dream of bing a champion racer, brought his two daughters drag racing with him on Mount Qiuming; in the end, he was able to nurture them into bing champion racers.
The old man was absorbed in the show when the doorbell suddenly rang. He was old and quite deaf, and the bell rang quite a few more times before he noticed it. At the same time, on the second floor, Wang Ling also expanded his vision for a look.
"Who is it?" Hands crossed behind his back, the old man slowly walked to the door. He opened it to find a wretched-looking man standing there. From his appearance, he was over thirty years old. He looked a little haggard, and was unshaven and a little slovenly.
The old man narrowed his eyes. "You are...?"
Song Qingshu lightly sent out his spiritual senses, and discovered that the old man standing in front of him seemed to be just an ordinary old man who didn''t possess any spirit energy. But despite that, Song Qingshu didn''t dare to dismiss him in the slightest.
What if the old man was just deliberately hiding his strength?
"Senior..." He cringed as he looked at the old man, but after a moment, he finally took a deep breath, stared at the old man in front of him as if he was mustering up courage, and held out the long johns in both hands. "I... I''m here to return these long johns!"
Old Man Wang was a little startled when he realized that these long johns really did belong to them he was the one who''d bought these long johns from the textile market. Back then there had been a big sale in the market, and he had bought a dozen or so of them at once. With one touch, he recognized this familiar texture.
"It''s our long johns." The old man nodded his head, then asked Song Qingshu, "Are you in trouble?"
Even though it had been more than an hour since Ah Zuo''s assassination attempt, Song Qingshu''s hands were still shaking and he had no words, not knowing what to say.
The old man was a person rich in experience, after all. When he had gotten mixed up in a gang in his youth, he had encountered all kinds of people. After working as a chef for decades, he had seen all sorts of diners; when they frowned, he was like a parasite in their stomachs that could tell what they were thinking about.
The old man had seen that Song Qingshu''s real purpose definitely wasn''t as simple as returning the long johns, but was something else. Furthermore, it was sote and obviously an unusual time to pay a visit.
Heaving a sigh, the old man patted Song Qingshu on the shoulder. "Young man,e in first... if there''s something troubling you, you need to say it. How will I know what it is if you don''t say anything?"
Chapter 152: People with Slit Eyes Are Monsters!
Chapter 152: People with Slit Eyes Are Monsters!
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Song Qingshu slunk through the door with a guilty conscience. After all, he hade here several times in order to grab the stone ghost mask and had even sent his subordinates to take it by force... but now he fully understood that the true strength of this household wasn''t something that he could contend against; a pair of long johns could send the Lady of the Castle''spetent subordinate, Ah Zuo, flying. How frighteningly strong must the senior be, to be able to create such a magic treasure?
The old man poured Song Qingshu a ss of water, ced it on the coffee table and pushed it in front of him. "Is there anything you want to say?"
The old man had always been a very easygoing person; when he smiled, in particr, his eyes would crinkle into slits and make him look very kindly. However, Song Qingshu didn''t dare let down his guard in the least. Although he couldn''t sense even the slightest bit of spirit energy from the old man, there was a good saying... people with slit eyes were monsters 1 !
Maybe this great senior was sounding him out?
And this ss of water...
Could he drink it? Should he drink it?
Or was this a test?
Song Qingshu stared at this ss of water, lost in endless thought... this scene was exactly the same as the one at the dining table back then, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been confused as to whether or not to eat the broli which Grandfather Wang had given him.
Song Qingshu had been feeling a little queasy since arriving at the Wang family''s small vi; for some reason, he felt like someone was staring at him from behind. At first nce, this vi couldn''t be any more ordinary it wasn''t even equipped with a spirit array, so he didn''t understand why it felt like his soul was being stifled here.
After taking ten minutes to calm down, and feeling like a kid who had been caught copying homework by his teacher-in-charge, Song Qingshu finally confessed to the old man.
Because he had so much to say as he told the old man almost all the ins and outs of the whole story, the old man was slow to react given his advanced age. After struggling to sort out the main points, he then said slowly, "Oh, so you wanted to buy that mask in the beginning? But Little Lei took it away with him..."
Little... Little Lei?
Song Qingshu felt that his three views had been overturned.
Nowadays, how many people would dare address Great Death-Courting Senior like this?
Instantly, Song Qingshu became even more in awe of the old man! Even if he had carefully checked him inside out and still couldn''t sense any spirit energy, he had nheless already acknowledged this old man as a great senior in his mind! He didn''t have the slightest doubt, moreover, that this old man was a big name at the level of a living fossil!
"Because you didn''t manage to buy the mask for your boss, he''s nowing after you, is that it?" The old man sighed; young people nowadays were really too rowdy. It was just one mask and they made such a big deal out of it, even to the point of being ready to kill for it.
The old man felt that his abilities weren''t enough to help Song Qingshu; after thinking for a bit, he stretched out his leg to prod at Loopy Toad''s little butt to get it to bring Wang Ling downstairs.
Loopy Toad was a little irritated at its sleep being disturbed.
Song Qingshu looked at this strangely-colored akita; he had thought it was a domestic soul pet, but when this guy was kicked by the old man, it unexpectedly gave Song Qingshu an angry look.
Song Qingshu felt like he had seen this expression somewhere before.
This definitely wasn''t an ordinary dog. For some reason, in the instant when Song Qingshu and the dog''s eyes met, he saw a demon king standing on the top of a cliff as itmanded thousands of demons below it. It had sharp eyes and was full of vim and vigor. With a wave of its hand, it could destroy an entire world...
Song Qingshu was stunned.
An illusion?
The old man: "Our Wang Ling brought this dog home from school; leaders were paying the school a visit, and it couldn''t be kept there. But the little fellow is very loyal and very easy to care for."
"So that''s it..." Song Qingshu sighed at the old man''s exnation. "Senior, if I may be so bold as to ask, who is Wang Ling?"
"Wang Ling is my grandson, he''s still in high school."
Still in... high school?
Song Qingshu felt his three views being refreshed once again.
What the heck was up with this family?
Song Qingshu: "Which high school is that?"
The old man: "No. 60 High School."
Song Qingshu: "..."
Under normal circumstances, the old man would be exuberant whenever he mentioned his grandson. The pride of the old generation in their grandchildren was forever endless and inexplicable. But it was not right for him to say too much. He had never wanted to be embroiled in matters between cultivators. For the old man to be able to sit here and listen to Song Qingshu''s long-winded confession for such a long time was purely in the name of neighborly spirit.
If it had been a couple''s quarrel, the old man thought that he might have been able to be like Bai Wanqing 2 and act as mediator, but when it came to cultivation, the Wang family could only rely on Wang Ling.
...
Still on the second floor, Wang Ling had actually already heard Song Qingshuining to the old man.
He was being hunted down by Mo Immortal Castle and wouldn''t necessarily be safe even if he escaped abroad, so he hade to the Wang family for help.
In fact, Wang Ling had originally wanted to ignore this, but just as he had decided to pay it no attention, this damn eyelid began twitching violently once again.
It had been a long time since his eyelid warning had made an appearance... if he ignored this matter, the consequences would be even worse.
After deep contemtion, Wang Ling slowly went downstairs. He was dressed in big white bunny pajamas, his cute and soft attire in sharp contrast to his unsmiling, poker face.
When Wang Ling went downstairs, the old man had already returned to his binge-watching on one side, leaving Song Qingshu by himself.
Song Qingshu was a little nervous and also a little puzzled... he wondered what this great senior meant by leaving the matter to his grandson who was still in high school.
But when he saw Wang Ling approach him, d in pajamas thatpletely shed with his appearance, Song Qingshu was utterly stunned!
Because even if this person turned to ash... he would never ever forget him!
He was sure that this was the youngster in white who had shown up at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi and who had caused Great Saint and Second Saint to die by bacsh when they had gone to seize the stone ghost mask!
This teenager had not only caused Great Saint and Second Saint''s deaths, he had also caused Third Saint to defect... the crucial thing was that he had a close rtionship with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Either way, this teenager was responsible for the fact that he had fallen to this point.
Song Qingshu could never have imagined that he had finallye full circle, and that the person whom he had found to help him would actually be this teenager!
He was furious!
But he now already had his back up against a wall. There was no one else who could help him except this youngster.
On the side, Loopy Toad gave Song Qingshu a look, then quietly dropped its head and walked up to him to stretch out its ws and pat himfortingly on the leg.
No matter how angry you were, you still had to struggle to keep a smile on your face Loopy Toad understood this feeling the most!
Chapter 153: You Need a Bag of Laundry Detergent
Chapter 153: You Need a Bag of Laundry Detergent
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Wang Ling called Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal over from Wenxian Garden to deliberate the matter of Song Qingshu''s request for help.
After receiving the message, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately sped over on Sheep. It took him less than five minutes to reach the Wang family''s main entrance.
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had taken Sheep back with him, he had entrusted the tricycle to a brother who specialized in magic artifacts to repair it. After hearing that Wang Ling was looking for him that night, he had taken the opportunity to bring the tricycle with him.
At the gate, he saw that the front door of the Wang family''s small vi was slightly ajar; Wang Ling had used air pressure to crack it open.
What Song Qingshu then saw was this Great Death-Courting Senior and a pink-haired lolita in a pair of bluece suspender shorts and wearing a little gray coat enter the house. The lolita looked like she was only six years old with meatball-shaped buns on her head. She blinked as she looked around.
Noticing that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was holding the lolita by the hand, Song Qingshu''s heart couldn''t help jumping... he had never heard that this Great Death-Courting Senior had a daughter, so where had this lolitae from?
Aftering in, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately saw that Grandfather Wang was binge-watching Old Driver, Please Give Me a Ride , which was the hottest show on at the moment. He didn''t dare disturb the old man, but at this moment, he had already secretly decided that when he returned home today, he would watch this TV series from beginning to end... maybe he could gain some enlightenment from it!
Mm... there was a reason for every move that great senior made!
Leading Sheep to Wang Ling by the hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was straightaway dumbstruck when he saw Wang Ling''s pajamas: Damn, Brother Ling, aren''t you a little cute today?!
Following that, he sped his fists in salute and said to Wang Ling in his big white bunny pajamas, "Brother Ling, I bring Sheep back to you..."
Wang Ling stared at the lolita and raised his eyebrows.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed the lolita''s head. "Brother Ling, are you relieved now?"
Wang Ling cupped his chin and nodded. This already wasn''t the first time that Sheep had transformed, but in her previous transformations, her clothes and essories had really been too tragic a sight because of the rust and king paint on the tricycle. It was certainly much better now after the maintenance!
Sheep pointed at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, her face full of excitement. "This uncle asked someone to help paint, wax and grease me! It felt really nice!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"..." Somehow, Wang Ling felt that her remark sounded a little dodgy!
...
After listening to Song Qingshu exin the whole story, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at him andughed. "It turns out that you were the one who sent that bunch of people to fight us for the stone ghost mask back then. Now that you''ve been abandoned and reduced to being hunted down, you''vee to us for help? If you knew today would happen, why did you do all that at the beginning?"
Song Qingshu sighed with a deeply bitter and resentful expression on his face. "Given the current situation, I have no other option. I can only turn to both seniors for help. If both seniors can help me, I can help you get what you want..."
"Let''s hear it first then." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal leaned back against the sofa, drawing Sheep down to hug her from behind. Sheep wriggled and wrenched herself free in disgust.
Staring at Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Song Qingshu said, "I know that seniors have been looking for information on the maker of the stone ghost mask..."
Hearing this, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes lit up. "You have a lead?"
Song Qingshu nodded solemnly. "Yes!" The head of Green Gang, Zhou Jie, had given him this piece of news, and it was over ny percent reliable.
Actually, Song Qingshu knew he didn''t have any sort of bargaining chip at all. Cultivators nowadays could use plenty of ways to extract memories, and given the strength of these two, it would take them no effort at all to read his memories.
But he was not stupid... long before he hade to the Wang family''s vi, he had magically locked down this particr memory. If the spell was broken forcefully, the memory would disappear altogether. He was well aware that this was his only bargaining chip. Even then, he still wasn''t sure if Wang Ling had other ways of prying into his memories.
After all, this was the great senior capable of transforming a pair of long johns so that it could kill a Soul Formation cultivator by bacsh!
"Smart of you to use a spell to lock down your own memory." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s pupils flickered with light as he looked at Song Qingshu. This was the Heavenly Eye at the Soul Formation stage. Although it was far less strong than Wang Ling''s, it wasn''t difficult to pick out clues.
But very quickly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned when he discovered a ck blotch on Song Qingshu''s soul. He was shocked. "Soul brand?" He had seen many soul brands before, and the more sinister the brand, the darker its color. For example, Song Qingshu''s soul brand was so ck it had f**king turned into ck fungus!
Song Qingshu dropped his head and sighed. "Anyone who works at Mo Immortal Castle has their soul branded by the Lord of the Castle like this..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cupped his chin, lost in thought. There were many ways to get rid of a soul brand. However, Song Qingshu''s soul brand was too deeply entrenched, and would be hard to get rid of via general means. This brand tied to Song Qingshu''s soul was now like a ticking time bomb. Not only was there a risk of it exposing his position, the person in question was also extremely vulnerable to long-range curses.
"Does Brother Ling have any way to wash off this soul brand?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked with a frown.
Wang Ling nodded, then stood up and went to the bathroom on the first floor of the Wang family''s small vi. He then took out a red-colored bag from a cupboard.
On the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu who saw this familiar bag were both dumbfounded. "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "...Brother Ling, what''s this?"
Wang Ling pulled the bag open.
Inside it, pure white granules emanated a golden light, and the scent of honey locust suffused the air.
This was a bag of OMOundry detergent which Wang Ling had already blessed...
...
At the same time, a woman approached the Wang family''s small vi outside. She was dressed in a cheongsam and a pair of red heels.
She had followed Song Qingshu''s soul brand and tracked it down here.
"This is the ce... did you think the Lord wouldn''t know that you were hiding here?" The woman sneered as she had already smelled Song Qingshu''s scent.
"Song Qingshu,e out and face death! On orders from the Lady of the Castle, I havee to take revenge for Ah Zuo!" The woman had yet to make a move, but her deafening and wrathful voice went straight to the heart.
But most unfortunately, this shout didn''t get any reply at all...
"Damn it! Song Qingshu, if you''d rather be a tortoise and hide in your shell, this old mother is going to break in! I swear I''ll kill everyone in this vi!" The woman in the red cheongsam flew into a rage.
Just as she was about to take the next step andunch an attack on the vi, the front door of the Wang family''s small vi opened...
A teenager in big white bunny pajamas slowly came out...
Chapter 154: Senior Wang’s Home is Full of Treasure
Chapter 154: Senior Wangs Home is Full of Treasure
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It had been nearly midnight when Song Qingshu hade to the Wang family for help.
To be honest, Mo Immortal Castle had moved quicker than he had expected. He would have just reached the airport at this time, and might have been captured on the spot before he could fly... he was now a little d for the choice that he had made. With Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and this Senior White Rabbit who possessed an unfathomable realm, he would definitely bepletely protected!
Song Qingshu had given Wang Ling this nickname White Rabbit for the time being.
At this point, the big ancient pendulum clock on the first floor of the Wang family''s small vi struck twelve times; it was midnight exactly.
Wang Ling approached the gate in just a pair of pajamas.
The woman in the red cheongsam stopped shouting and sneered as she looked at Song Qingshu behind Wang Ling. "So you finally came out?"
"Miss Ah You, you shouldn''t havee..." Song Qingshu came out from behind Wang Ling. Maybe it was because of Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s presence, but his confidence had risen quite a bit.
"You severely injured Ah Zuo and attempted to desert Mo Immortal Castle. This is already a capital offence," Ah You snarled.
At the same time, the bones in her right hand popped and twisted together at a bizarre angle, like a bundle of tough beef tendons, and finally started spinning at a high speed like an electric drill!
This woman had unexpectedly turned her right hand into a magic weapon.
Song Qingshu was well aware in his heart that when it came to realms and overall quality, this Ah You could absolutely seckill 1 him. Their realms were not on the same level; crushing someone of a lower realm than you was as simple as killing a chicken or a dog. In a normal one-on-one situation, it was impossible to kill someone with a higher realm than you.
But he wasn''t the slightest bit nervous as he slowly moved into position and stretched out a hand in a beckoning gesture. "Come on then."
Compared with that Ah Zuo, the attack by this Miss Ah You was obviously more violent. Her right hand electric drill was like a supreme magic weapon that could crack open earth and sky. Bathed in a dazzling light, this Miss Ah You straightened her back and lunged forward like a mighty dragon crossing the river as she swiftlyunched an attack.
From Ah Zuo''s fingers to Ah You''s entire right hand, even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had never heard of this method of turning a body part into a magic weapon. This Ah You''s attack was clearly more aggressive than Ah Zuo''s; when she was still airborne, she thrust the lightning whirl of her right hand forward.
In the face of this poisonous lightning dragon drill, Song Qingshu didn''t use any gaudy tricks, and only crossed his arms in front of his body; he couldn''t even see Ah You''s attack trajectory.
This was what the gap in realms looked liked; the woman''s movements were too fast for him to follow at all with his eyes.
In a sh, she collided with him, and the air around them surged up in a roar.
The poisonous lightning dragon drill was extraordinary; it hit the precise point where Song Qingshu''s arms were crossed, and its power was so tremendous that the ground copsed little by little until Song Qingshu''s entire body was pushed down into it like a rivet.
However, when the woman had attacked, his arms had glowed with a golden light.
Boom !
That golden light exploded on the scene, and the woman''s right hand was badly mangled as she was directly flung back, light as a scarecrow, to smash through a thick old tree behind her. She flew for several hundred meters more over the ground before she finally stopped.
This scene was familiar... it was the bacsh from this golden light before that had caused Ah Zuo to suffer heavy injuries.
Conversely, except for a little ash on him, Song Qingshu wasn''t hurt in the least.
He climbed out of the pit, dusted himself off, and couldn''t help turning to Wang Ling to give him a thumbs-up and a grateful look. "Senior! Your long underwear is really useful!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Ah You''s cheongsam had already been shredded. She slowly climbed up from the ground barefooted on shaky legs. Her entire right arm had turned to pulp, the flesh practically falling off the bone and bleeding profusely.
The only reason she could still stand was because of her superior realm; an average cultivator in the same situation would have already long died from the unbearable pain.
Song Qingshu swiftly approached the woman, covering a distance of several hundred meters in less than a few microseconds.
Enduring the excruciating pain, Ah You looked at Song Qingshu. "With your realm, there''s no way you can have such speed..."
"I used a magic weapon." Song Qingshu pointed to the ground and flexed his big toes a little.
Ah You was stunned when she realized that it was, unexpectedly, a pair of flip-flops...
"I hade to ask Senior Wang for help, and we had a good chat at his house. I didn''t expect you to suddenlye here, and I didn''t even have time to change out of my house slippers," said Song Qingshu.
Thispetent assistant of the Lady of the Castle, Ah You, stared disbelievingly at this scene. "...What kind of joke is this?"
As he spoke, Song Qingshu pushed his outerwear aside to reveal a whole set of red long underwear. "Look... these long johns are also from senior''s family. It''s these two magic treasures that stopped your attack, otherwise I would have died already."
Ah You refused to ept this result and directly spat out blood.
Are you kidding me?!
Song Qingshu said darkly, "Senior Wang is very generous and doesn''t want to interfere. But you''ve been bothering this great person persistently... go back and tell the Lord that Senior Wang has already promised to protect me, and he should be careful if he wants to live a few more years, it would be best if he didn''t simply stir up trouble."
"..." Wang Ling felt that after Odd Zhuo, he was being coerced again.
"You actually dare to threaten the Lord? Let me tell you, I was already prepared before I came today... I''ll kill you even if I can''t go back!" The woman stared fiercely at Song Qingshu, but then her expression quickly changed into one of rm. "Why... why can''t I sense your soul brand?"
"Want to kill me with a curse?" Song Qingshuughed slightly. "Very regretfully, Senior Wang already helped me wash it clean withundry detergent before you arrived."
"Laundry detergent..." Ah You was dumbfounded.
Reasonably speaking, the soul brand which the Lord of the Castle had marked Song Qingshui with had already reached the point where it could no longer be cleansed. What the hell kind ofundry detergent was this... could it really get rid of ny-nine kinds of stains? Damn it!
"Do you have anyst words?" Song Qingshu asked.
"You have no idea how much trouble you''ve stirred up! Ah Zuo and I work for the Lady, but we were also hired by her; we don''t really belong to Mo Immortal Castle, but to Immortal Mansion! If you dare go up against them, they''ll never let you go." The woman sneered as she stared at Song Qingshu. "Besides, even if I''m injured, as long as the other two people don''t make a move, do you think a Nascent Soul person like you can kill me?"
Immortal Mansion?
Hearing this, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes narrowed slightly.
"Is that all you wanted to say?"
Song Qingshupletely dismissed her words. He had been hunted by Mo Immortal Castle and had been on edge for so long... now, he was delighting in their reversed situations.
In his hand, he had a toothpick which he had taken from the Wang family''s small vi.
When he was done speaking, the toothpick flew out, propelled by spirit energy, and directly pierced the woman''s forehead.
The woman died resentful. The skull of a cultivator at Soul Formation stage was so tough that there was nothing in the world which they feared at all; the womanpletely hadn''t expected that in the end, she would die because of a toothpick.
The spirit energy in the toothpick then exploded in the woman''s brain, and this tiny toothpick directly sted a bloody fist-sized hole in her forehead.
Hands shaking, Song Qingshu stared at this hole in the head which he had caused. He couldn''t calm down for a long time after that from how excited and carefree he felt.
Chapter 155: A Lewd Female Cultivator
Chapter 155: A Lewd Female Cultivator
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Everything came to an end for the moment.
Ah You had been killed and for the time being Song Qingshu could rest easy.
However, Mo Immortal Castle''s revenge had in fact only just began. Song Qingshu was well aware that since he had badly injured Ah Zuo and killed Ah You, the Lady of the Castle wouldn''t let him go so easily. More powerful killers would probably appear after this, but he already no longer had anything to fear... after all, he was a man with long johns!
Besides, his soul brand had been washed clean with Senior Wang''s house OMOundry detergent, so it would be more difficult than Mo Immortal Castle had expected to find him now.
"It seems like I''ve never been able to do anything bad sessfully since young. If I''d known sooner, I would never have joined the dark side." Song Qingshu sighed in his heart, then took out a bottle filled with a purple liquid. This was a bottle of body-dissolving fluid.
He poured all the fluid over Ah You... a pungent odor filled the air and the shredded red cheongsam on the corpse started to disintegrate. The cheongsam was originally a body armor immortal treasure, but it still couldn''t resist the powerful corrosive effects of the body-dissolving fluid. Nheless, the fluid also had its limits it was able to eat through the cheongsam, but the body remainedpletely intact.
Song Qingshu was bewildered. The body-dissolving fluid could instantly break down even the bodies of Nascent Soul cultivators, but unexpectedly it was of no use on Soul Formation cultivators.
Sure enough, the disparity between the bodies of Nascent Soul cultivators and Soul Formation cultivators was too great even though it was only a difference of one realm level.
Thinking about how he had been stuck at his realm for a long time, Song Qingshu couldn''t helpmenting in his heart.
"Is there any more body-dissolving fluid?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked when he saw the situation.
Song Qingshu held up a bottle. "There''s only one left..."
"Give it to me." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took the bottle, then opened it and sprinkled some fine powder inside before shaking the bottle to mix it in.
Song Qingshu''s face was full of surprise. "Senior... may I ask, what is that powder?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Of course it''s your Senior Wang''s home OMO washing powder."
Song Qingshu: "..."
After the washing powder hadpletely dissolved in the body-dissolving fluid, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal poured the liquid over the corpse once again. This time, the woman''s corpse straightaway turned into spirals of vapor that quickly started to evaporate. Furthermore, that pungent odor also disappeared to be reced by a soapy fragrance!
Song Qingshu couldn''t help giving Wang Ling a thumbs-up; Senior White Rabbit Wang was really awesome!
Senior Wang, does your family''s toilet cleaner have the same effect?
Can your insecticide directly poison a Soul Formation cultivator?
Wang Ling: "..."
The three people stood over Ah You''s corpse and waited for it topletely vanish. At the same time, spirit light suddenly flickered next to the corpse and several items appeared.
These items had originally been hidden in Ah You''s earring storage space, but after the body-dissolving fluid had corrupted the storage space, the things inside it had dropped by the body, like the items dropped in video games.
Perhaps because it had been a short-term assassination assignment, the woman hadn''t actually brought much with her.
Among the items was a ck and unusually shaped weapon: it looked like a magic sword with a hilt, but the body was very strange as it was made up of seven ck balls linked together.
Song Qingshu had a stupefied look on his face as he held this ck magic sword. "Are Soul Formation female cultivators nowadays so lewd that they will even carry vibrators on them?!"
Wang Ling: "..."
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who recognized it. "...This is the Seven Stars Sword."
"Seven Stars Sword?"
"I saw it in an old book. It''s a first-ss holy weapon, and one of the three magic objects which Immortal Zhenyuan used, along with the Purple Gold Gourd and the Golden Canopy Rope. I would never have thought that this person would have it on her," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Immortal Zhenyuan...
Hearing this name, Song Qingshu couldn''t help but pull his neck in.
This was a legendary figure from the same era as the legendary Devil Emperor Gua Pi. The first time that the Gate Between Worlds hade to Earth and the human cultivators had fought valiantly against the massive invasion of the demon race, it was Immortal Zhenyuan who had found a way to shut the gate.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cupped his chin as he pondered. "Legend has it that the Seven Stars Sword has the ability to move mountains, and can direct the strength of the earth for its own use."
Song Qingshu: "Then why didn''t she use it?"
"A first-ss holy weapon is already extraordinary in itself; for Soul Formation cultivators to be able to use a fourth- or fifth-ss grade holy weapon is already their upper limit," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "It''s worth investigating why this woman had this Seven Stars Sword on her."
As they spoke, the both of them looked over the other items that had dropped on the ground.
Apart from the Seven Stars Sword, there were some unfamiliar elixirs as well as a bottle filled with a purple potion.
This purple potion was the body-dissolving fluid. The woman''s original n had clearly been to deal with Song Qingshu and then directly destroy his corpse. Most unfortunately for her, she had not expected an ending like this.
Eyes sweeping over the ground, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw that there were no other valuable items. Losing interest, he returned his gaze to the Seven Stars Sword as he picked it up and studied it carefully.
The Seven Stars Sword was the only unexpected bonus.
After asking for Wang Ling''s opinion, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t hesitate to directly pocket it.
Wang Ling paid no mind to these insignificant first-ss holy objects his body had long be holy itself, and there were almost no magic weapons in the world that could harm him.
However, among the things scattered on the ground, there was still one object which Song Qingshu and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had ignored, but which had drawn Wang Ling''s attention.
He crooked his finger, and the object flew straight into his hand.
It was a palm-sized bronze medal that was only as thick as a coin. The medal was engraved with a lotus flower, which Wang Ling thought probably symbolized the woman''s identity or the actual organization she belonged to.
He remembered the woman yelling that she was from Immortal Mansion...
Was this Immortal Mansion''s token?
Wang Ling didn''t dare to assume that this was the case. It was a pity that the woman was already dead; Song Qingshu had been too heavy-handed and had caused her brain to directly explode. Otherwise, Wang Ling could have used his Memory Probe Spell to look for clues.
Staring nkly at the the bronze medal in Wang Ling''s hand, Song Qingshu asked them, "Do both seniors know what kind of organization Immortal Mansion is?"
Wang Ling frowned; he had a hunch that this organization wasn''t so simple...
Besides, his sixth sense was always right.
"I think I''ve heard of this organization before; if I had to make a guess, the reason why this woman has the Seven Stars Sword is very likely closely linked to this organization." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal narrowed his eyes. "I''ll investigate this in more detail. But before that, I would like to ask Brother Ling..."
Wang Ling: "?"
"Do you have more long johns? As your brother, hurry up and give me two pairs!"
"..."
Chapter 156: I Dont Want This Gift!
Chapter 156: I Don''t Want This Gift!
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It was June 2nd on Wednesday in the sixth week of the semester.
After a busy night yesterday, Wang Ling had thought about a lot of things.
Song Qingshu had used a lead on the maker of the stone ghost mask as a bargaining chip in order to forcefully hug their thighs. Wang Ling really loathed this type of behavior because he always felt it would be very troublesome.
In fact, he had been opposed to it from the very beginning.
However, his eyelid warning had persistently reminded him that if he dismissed this issue, even bigger problems would arise.
Hence, everything he had done in the end was just out of sheer helplessness.
Whether he epted the situation or not, either option was troublesome. Given this was the case, the only choice Wang Ling had was to cut his losses in order to prevent the situation from bing worse.
And the other thing was this Immortal Mansion...
Wang Ling had very limited knowledge of the powers present in the cultivation world because he had never bothered at all to learn about these trivial matters. It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had told him a lot about how the forces were distributed.
The cultivation world was currently split between the light and dark forces.
The light forces were sects with business licenses. In addition to epting disciples and receiving tuition fees, these sects also had an independent spirit grass cultivation base so that they could be self-sufficient as well as sell for profit. Of course, the light forces also acknowledged the Huaxiu government''s central authority, and the sects were open and transparent about their state of affairs. Disciples were only epted into the sects after they hadpleted theirpulsory state education and had cultivated independently for at least a hundred years. At a basic level, there hence was no conflict of interest between the government''s Education Department and the light forces.
As for the dark forces, to sum them up in one phrase... they were unlicensed sects. Huaxiu nation''s attitude toward such powers had always been to crack down hard on them and punish them severely.
As the owner of the cultivation forum and cultivation chat group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in contact with every single light force. He was well aware of how the powers were distributed, so if it was a power he had never heard of before, it had to be one of the dark forces.
Ah Zuo and Ah You had been hired by the Lady of Mo Immortal Castle as mercenaries. Perhaps they weren''t crucial existences in Immortal Mansion''s chain of power. Yet these two peripheral figures had Soul Formation realms. Furthermore, they were able to refine parts of their own bodies into magic weapons.
It could only be said that, as an unlicensed dark force, the power behind Immortal Mansion was truly iprehensible.
After dealing with the items scattered on the ground, Song Qingshu had followed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal back to Wenxian Garden. For the time being, he would work as thetter''s assistant to investigate this issue. After Third Saint, he was the second person to betray Mo Immortal Castle.
After they left, Wang Ling had looked at the time it was nearly three o''clock in the morning, but he still had had quite a few exercise sheets which he had yet to finish!
The biggest headache was that the content of these exercises as prepared by Teacher Pan was not covered in the sybus! Wang Ling had had to spend five or six minutes previewing the material before he could get his pen and eraser gremlins to help him finish the homework!
As a precious sixteen-year-old baby, he really felt very tired in his heart!
...
...
When Wang Ling arrived at ss in the morning, for the first time today, there was nobody copying homework. Even Super Chen and Hero Guo, the two damn nerds who always yed games together all night, handed in their homework on time.
There was definitely something fishy going on. Given what Wang Ling knew about these two people since meeting them, something was definitely wrong for them to suddenly be so diligent!
He read their memories and found out why.
Lotus Sun hadn''te to school today.
This was because the Grade One students at No. 60 High School would be participating in the military training in the middle of this month, and when No. 59 High School had heard this, the two headmasters had discussed it and then decided to simply have their military training together and conveniently promote friendship between the two schools. Thus, Lotus Sun had been sent to No. 59 High School for the time being as a way of fostering links between the two schools beforehand.
In exchange, No. 59 High School would also send a student to No. 60 High School as an exchange student to experience the difference in culture between the two schools.
The two headmasters hadpletely decided this themselves first without notifying anyone else. It was only at the teachers'' morning meeting yesterday that everyone had been notified, so most of the students were still in the dark about it.
But as a ss representative, Dopey Guo was often in and out of the teacher''s office, and thus had learned about the situation first... this was also the reason why two people in particr hadn''t copied homework in ss this morning.
Because, they had heard that the exchange student from No. 59 High School was also its school beauty. It would be too disgraceful if they were caught copying homework by this school beauty!
"I wonder who No. 59 High School will send..." Super Chen cupped his chin as he stared at the ssroom door, eagerly awaiting the person of his dreams to show up.
There were not a few school beauties in No. 59 High School. Though they didn''t have Lotus Sun''s lethal maic field that could draw in passerbys, the male students in Grade One, ss Three had actually grown a little too used to Lotus Sun after being exposed to her for so long. Most critically, Lotus Sun was too far away for them... this was a girl whom they had no hope of being with at all.
In contrast, the ordinary school beauty from No. 59 High School might be more their type.
It wasn''t long before they heard Teacher Pan''s footsteps in the corridor.
"She''s here, she''s here!" Dopey Guo''s pupils contracted slightly.
From afar, he could perceive that there were two auras next to Teacher Pan...
Was this... two exchange students?
Teacher Pan paused when she reached the ssroom door, and turned to address the two exchange students. "Don''t be nervous, our Grade One, ss Three students are very friendly; from now until the military training, I hope your time here at No. 60 High School will be a rewarding one."
After that, Teacher Pan walked straight into the ssroom.
And stepping into Grade One, ss Three behind her were the two students from No. 59 High School.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo almost flipped their desks it turned out to be two male students!
F*ck!!! We used our top school beauty in No. 60 High School in the exchange! Why do we get just these two things?!
As for these two male students, they could be considered old acquaintances of No. 60 High School and were even associated with Wang Ling...
Standing on the dais, Teacher Pan happily introduced the two students from No. 59 High School. "Students, let me introduce them to you. On the left is Student He Bufeng. On the right is Student Tang Jingze... let''s give them a round of apuse!"
Papapapa...
After a moment of token pping, Dopey Guo couldn''t help asking doubtfully, "Teacher Pan, these two students don''t seem to be Grade One students... is that really okay?"
"It''s like this... due to personal reasons, Student He Bufeng has never participated in the school military training before, so he''ll be taking part in the military training with the Grade One students this time round. As for Student Tang Jingze..." Teacher Pan pushed up her sses. "Because we sent Student Lotus Sun to No. 59 High School, Headmaster Jin felt that it wasn''t good to have just Student He Bufenge as the exchange student, so he sent Student Tang Jingze together with him..."
There was dead silence in Grade One, ss Three... because based on Teacher Pan''s words, this guy was a freebie!
Wang Ling: "..." What damn freebie!
"Student Tang Jingze''s grades are excellent. If there is anything any of you don''t understand, you can ask him to teach you." Teacher Pan cleared her throat and pondered over what she was going to say next, a slight flush on her face. "Furthermore, Student He Bufeng''s family operates a men''s hospital, and he''s brought a gift for the exchange at our No. 60 High School... for the next six months, all No. 60 High School male students can enjoy fifty percent off on circumcision services at the hospital when they present their student IDs."
"What about the girls?" Feather Lin raised her hand and asked.
Teacher Pan: "Hair removal."
Everyone in Grade One, ss Three: "..." I don''t want this gift!
Chapter 157: A Large Roulingzhi in the Air!
Chapter 157: A Large Roulingzhi in the Air!
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In the heart of the city stood a magnificent building.
The office of the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle''s secretary, the Lady of the Castle, was on the top floor. The huge French windows offered a panoramic view of the city, and especially in the evening, the night lights in the city''s central district could make a person feel nostalgic.
It was eight o''clock in the morning.
A woman with her hair pinned up and wearing ck old-fashioned attire stood in front of a window, her eyebrows knitted and her gaze a little nk.
Upon reaching the office, the Lady had received bad news her subordinate Ah You''s life sign had disappeared!
Everyone who worked at Mo Immortal Castle had their souls branded by the Lord, which allowed them to be monitored using a unique life detector. If a life sign suddenly disappeared, it meant one of two things: either the soul brand had been cleansed, or the person was dead...
The Lady of the Castle had been well aware of Ah You''s n since it had been her idea to send Ah You to take revenge on Song Qingshu.
In the end, both Song Qingshu and Ah You''s soul brands had disappeared!
Just because of one Song Qingshu, she had actually lost her two beloved generals...
The Lady of the Castle found it hard to ept this result.
Furthermore, she didn''t dare assume that Song Qingshu was truly dead.
ording to the life detector, Song Qingshu''s soul brand had vanished, but they couldn''t rule out the possibility that this guy might have found a way to remove it.
While she was pondering this, the clear ss of the French window turned hazy. Seeing the ck shadow that appeared in the window, the Lady''s eyes widened and she bowed slightly with some trepidation. "Lord!"
As the ck shadow spoke, its voice echoed repeatedly as it seemed toe out of an ethereal void. "I see that Song Qingshu''s soul brand has disappeared. Is he dead then?"
Lowering her head, the Lady of the Castle solemnly answered, "We have yet to confirm it."
"This time, because of a mere foot soldier, we''ve again lost two top generals. You must reflect on this..."
"Yes, Lord."
The Lady sped her fists in a salute to the ck shadow. "This subordinate will uncover the truth as soon as possible. I''ll personally bring people to investigate right away. If Song Qingshu is truly dead, we should be able to find traces of the body-dissolving fluid at the coordinates where his life sign vanished."
"Actually, I had always suspected that there was someone supporting him behind the scenes. The deaths of Great Saint and Second Saint back then, as well as Third Saint''s betrayal, is a warning to us. You must be very careful this time. From now on, no more mistakes are allowed in my Mo Immortal Castle..."
"Lord, please rest assured. Even if there is someone behind Song Qingshu, not just anyone can shake Mo Immortal Castle''s current foundations given the Lord''s strength, as long as we can find the stone ghost mask, it''ll only be a matter of time before you conquer the world."
The Lord nodded. "Mm, the matter of the stone ghost mask must be clearly investigated as soon as possible."
Just then, the ck shadow of the Lord on the French window unexpectedly shuddered, and then there was a miserable "Ah!" cry in the void. Right after that, the ck shadow didn''t even say farewell before directly dissipating into nothingness.
The Lady of the Castle waspletely dumbfounded!
Had the Lorde under attack?
"Lord? Lord?"
The Lady tried to call him twice.
After about ten seconds or so, the ck shadow reappeared on the French window, and she heard the voice of the Lord in the void once again. "...It was nothing, just a little ident. My long range projector ran out of battery! The newbie forgot to charge itst night, and he even spilled coffee on my pants! Fortunately, they''re waterproof!"
The Lady: "..."
...
Considering the rtionship between Headmaster Jin of No. 59 High School and Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High School, both of whom were from the same sect, the rtionship between the two schools was actually quite close. It was just that over thest few years, the students had started to be morepetitive with each other. However, since thest spirit sword exchange meet, the rtionship between the two schools had improved significantly.
Somehow, Wang Ling felt very strange seeing He Bufeng and Tang Jingze again.
In No. 59 High School back then, one had been the fearsome Senior Buliang, and the other was the president of the student union who had always been able to find fault with others. After the four-day spirit sword exchange meet, both their bad dispositions had simrly disappeared. Since then, they had embarked on the study road day after day, sticking to the path of cultivation core values.
The first two sses in the morning were Teacher Pan''s Dao talismans course.
The pace of study in both schools was pretty much the same. There was no pressure for He Bufeng to learn at all, while Tang Jingze was an old senior who was about to graduate, and so knew the high school curriculum like the back of his hand.
"After the first few weeks of study, I believe everyone has an appropriate understanding of the four main talismans. The focus of the midterm exam will be the guiding talisman, which is a function-type talisman. Today, I''m going to talk to you about utilizing the extended functions of talismans."
At this point, everyone basically already knew that Teacher Pan was going to start teaching outside of the ss sybus again.
"What I''m going to talk to you about today is the meditation talisman."
Hearing this, Wang Ling couldn''t help raising his eyebrow. This was a talisman that was very difficult to make. Meditation could project something relevant from the future into the air and help a person gain some enlightenment on what would be in store for them. But the chances of seeding in this was extremely low due to the high degree of difficulty involved in making the meditation talisman.
After mixing cinnabar and spirit water together, Teacher Pan spread open the yellow talisman paper and began to conduct a preliminary demonstration. She focused her spirit energy into the writing brush and furrowed her brow as she carefully wrote on the yellow paper to ensure that there was no mistake in the sigils the slightest error could directly lead to the meditation talisman not working.
After about three minutes, Teacher Pan put the brush aside and injected spirit energy into the yellow talisman. "Everyone, watch carefully..."
A momentter, the yellow talisman danced in the air and projected the image of a pretty, colorful skirt, which was a little out of sync with Teacher Pan''s solemn and staid style...
She pushed up her sses. "This is a magic skirt that I bought on Moubao 1 a few days ago."
The demonstration had been sessful, but what did the pretty skirt symbolize? Even Teacher Pan herself wasn''t very clear on what kind of story would happen around the skirt. The meditation talisman could show keys things of the future, but a person had to use their imagination to guess what they represented.
After that, Teacher Pan distributed a set of tools for making talismans to each student. "Now, students, try it for yourselves based on the earlier procedure."
The ssroom erupted in activity once again.
The spell for the meditation talisman was intricate and really tested a person''s finesse at writing; if the thickness of the written sigils was just a little different, the spell could fail.
Even Tang Jingze, the old senior from No. 59 High School, had wasted several sheets of yellow talisman papers, and he couldn''t help but frown; this was too difficult!
But in an inadvertent attempt, the yellow talisman on Dopey Guo''s desk suddenly hummed and gave out a burst of light.
Master of Dopey looked at the floating yellow talisman in disbelief. "Did... did I do it?"
Everyone''s eyes were fixed on the air... a brief momentter, a faint image appeared.
"What''s this?"
Feather Lin stared curiously at the object that had appeared; it looked a lot like a mushroom fungus with a head on both ends. The top was shaped like a mouth, while there was a small hole in the bottom, and the entire thing looked very glossy...
"..." When all the boys saw it, they were immediately stunned.
Master of Dopey coughed. "Do you know the taisui mushroom? This thing is our family''s ancestral roulingzhi 2 !"
Wang Ling: "..." I cannot f*cking believe you!
Chapter 158: Where Does the Power of Forgiveness Come From?
Chapter 158: Where Does the Power of Forgiveness Come From?
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It was incredibly difficult to create a meditation talisman. Apart from Master of Dopey who had inadvertentlypleted one, everyone else''s had ended up being failures. Of course, Wang Ling had been pretending, and had deliberately made a mistake in thest step of writing the sigils.
Most of the talismans that were produced were failures, so there was no way he would make himself stand out here; that would be way too eye-catching.
In fact, Wang Ling''s sigils were far more uniform than Teacher Pan''s. But for him, this was all just for fun; the meditation talisman wasn''t of much use to him. When it came to warnings about impending disaster, his eyelid warning system was far more straightforward.
Generally speaking, this talismans lesson had been a fairly harmonious one, apart from the little disgusting episode with Master of Dopey.
Dopey Guo had sessfullypleted the meditation talisman by ident, and even he himself didn''t know why such arge roulingzhi had appeared...
For one moment, the scene had been deathly awkward.
Dopey Guo could only smile apologetically to alleviate the tense atmosphere.
However, Teacher Pan was, in the end, Teacher Pan. As the lead teacher at No. 60 High School and a teaching pioneer whom students were proud of, she had recognized the true meaning of this roulingzhi at one nce!
She frowned as she abruptly remembered that Student Dopey Guo was often absent-minded, both in his expression and thoughts... sometimes when she was on patrol, she would even see from the back window of the ss this silly student slumped over his desk, asleep! This was clearly the result of using the roulingzhi too often!
Even the meditation talisman had projected this kind of thing, which was enough to prove how lethal this roulingzhi was to teenagers... how could the flowers of the mothend indulge in this kind of strange thing?!
No amount of awkward smiles or chitchat would be able to help this situation.
Teacher Pan directly called Dopey Guo''s parents toe in, with the intention of discussing the roulingzhi issue.
This was really very embarrassing.
After ss was over, Dopey Guo returned from Teacher Pan''s office and slumped over his desk, feeling exceptionally weary.
At the same time, he was howling in his heart: M y reputation, my whole life! It''s ruined!
Super Chen couldn''t help patting Dopey Guo on the shoulder. "That, Brother Guo, we''re all men, we understand... there''s actually nothing to worry about! Our ss is very united, no one will tell the other sses about it!"
"At least it ended fine." Little Peanutforted him to one side.
Tears were already gathering in the corners of Master of Dopey''s eyes, and he simply wanted to cry. "What fine... my parents were called in!"
Little Peanut: "When I delivered the homework to Teacher Pan just now, I heard the teachers in the office discussing your dad..."
Master of Dopey: "My dad?"
Little Peanut: "They were discussing whether or not your dad is a botanist."
Master of Dopey: "..."
...
It wasing up to noon, and the atmosphere in the ssroom was a little heavy, which made the two fellows from another school, He Bufeng and Tang Jingze, feel very awkward. Theypletely didn''t understand what was going on.
After careful inquiry, they found out that Mother Juan was going to deliver lunch today!
Every time everyone thought about her ck-style love bento, they shuddered despite themselves.
"Doesn''t Mother Juan only make bentos on Friday? Why today..." asked Super Chen.
"Mother Juan heard that there were two students from No. 59 High School today, so she decided to make the bentos earlier, and she''ll bring them here in a little while..." Little Peanut answered weakly.
Hearing this, He Bufeng and Tang Jingze felt a bit moved in their hearts...
They had long heard that No. 60 High School was hospitable. Sure enough, the kitchen auntie was too considerate! Not only had she specially made the bentos, she was also delivering them to the ssroom herself!
In contrast, their No. 59 High School''s attitude toward No. 60 High School back then had been simply terrible!
He Bufeng and Tang Jingze felt deeply ashamed in their hearts.
Wang Ling: "..."
These two people clearly weren''t aware of how serious the problem was!
Even Wang Ling couldn''t deny that in No. 60 High School, Mother Juan was a uniquedy in the world of kitchen aunties.
For some reason, he felt that her identity wasn''t simple. Furthermore, she had disciples practically everywhere; he had already seen the shadow of Mother Juan''s cuisine in too many ces, the most famous of which was the heavenly silkworm potato strips. Most people now also had the impression that this was her specialty this was probably her highest rated dish after she had said goodbye tomunal meals and turned to specialist study in new cuisine.
Last time, in a campus star interview in the school magazine, there had been a segment at the end where she had generously shared her insight in making heavenly silkworm potato strips; that was, don''t fry the potatoes all the way through in one go! Halfway through frying them, transfer the potatoes into another pan; this would change their taste!
It was nearly twelve o''clock when the silence in Grade One, ss Three was broken at this moment by the sound of a trolley, its wheels squealing over the floor.
Mother Juan hade...
She pushed open the ssroom door, still wearing a light yellow apron, still wearing a snow-white chef''s uniform, and no other essories on her plump figure. When she smiled, there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. "I''ve made everyone wait, it''s time to eat!"
Saying this, light flowed from her hand in every direction, and the delicately wrapped lunchboxes on the trolley were instantly dispersed to settle in each student''s hands.
With an assertive air, she put her hands on her hips. "Today''s bentos were specially made to wee the two students from No. 59 High School. The menu is also different!" She knew that the rtionship between the students from No. 60 High School and No. 59 High School was actually quite tense, so for this afternoon''s love bentos, she had painstakingly racked her brains over them. Atst, she had been struck by inspiration!
Except for Tang Jingze and He Bufeng, the rest of Grade One, ss Three sucked in cold breaths... damn it! Even the regr heavenly silkworm potato strips in the love bentos had been changed! They were really going to die this time!
Everyone took deep breaths and opened the lunchboxes...
The first thing they saw was fried green peppers with mushrooms that were still giving off steam. However, the mushrooms were a bit strange in shape, and looked a little like miniature horses. Super Chen ate a mouthful, and the taste of mushroom exploded on his tongue. He couldn''t help asking, "Mother Juan, what''s this..."
Mother Juan quickly answered, "This is a particr mushroom that''s very nutritious! Its elk velvet antlers! And see this jellyfish sd?"
"Yes..." Super Chen nodded.
Mother Juan slowly exined, "It''s called the pine jellyfish, and lives on the sea pine! I went to the Frozen Sea and directly jumped into the water to catch it, so it''s very fresh! If you eat this with the elk velvet antlers, it will give you the power of forgiveness! I hope that everyone can live more harmonious and pleasant lives after eating these two dishes!"
Little Peanut: "Then this soup..."
Mother Juan: "Mm, this is white lily soup, simply called Bai Baihe 1 soup."
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 159: The Daily Life of Loopy Toad
Chapter 159: The Daily Life of Loopy Toad
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It was June 2nd on Thursday in the sixth week of the semester.
This morning, Loopy Toad had once again pulled out its little notebook from under Wang Ling''s bed to continue writing about its observations on humans. It had already been fully several months since it had thoroughly epted the reality of its dog body.
Loopy Toad was now quite good at human writing; even writing with ws, its handwriting was very neat. If it ever died again, it would definitely be forever remembered for its current calligraphy skills.
As a literate dog, Loopy Toad felt that its current intellect was almost on par with that of a human university student; it could be called a prodigy among dogs.
After learning to write an observation diary, it had recorded a lot of things, big and small.
Apart from observations on human behavior, the diary also contained observations on certain events.
Ever since the evil incident with Mother Wang being groped, Loopy Toad had realized how powerful the humans''work was. The rapid development of the Inte could enable humans to quickly band together online; a water army''smander-in-chief, moreover, could gather hundreds of thousands of people, whether to attack or to defend a particr issue.
Loopy Toad felt that the ultimate reason for the demon race''s failure to invade the human world all these years was rted to this.
The humans'' information technology was really too advanced!
As it was on the Inte, so it was in reality!
This had been especially true in the fight against the invasion of demons from the Gate Between Worlds, when there had been nothing that the humans couldn''t handle with a single phone call; once they had shared their location coordinates, cultivators nearby who were able to help had immediately rushed over. In contrast, the demon race still used the primitive method of sense perception to gather their forces; by the time reinforcements arrived on the front line, they had already lost!
In a nutshell, there were still many things that the demon race could learn. Loopy Toad was now also able to operate cellphones and smartwatches; they were really too convenient! In contrast, the demon world was still using talismans to pass on information this standard was really too low!
Finished writing in its diary, Loopy Toad closed the notebook and pushed it back under the bed, then flung open the second-floor window and jumped down outside the vi.
The weather forecast for Songhai city today was once again crazy. It wasn''t as humid as they had said it would be on TV; conversely, there was a gentle breeze blowing, and the sun on Loopy Toad''s green fur was refreshing.
However, Wang Ling wasn''t around, and Loopy Toad somehow felt in its heart that something was missing. It stared nkly down East Huang Road, and seemed a little lonely.
Little Master Ling usually didn''t like to talk, but after being with him day in and day out during this time, Loopy Toad basically understood what his personality was like. Honesty was the key with Little Master Ling; he didn''t like stirring up trouble or other people trying to curry favor with him. If youpared Little Master Ling to a cat, the best thing to do was stroke his fur; if you caused trouble by ruffling it, he would fly into a fury.
When Loopy Toad had firste to the Wang family home, it had been scared witless. After being here for so long, however, it had gradually rxed. Sometimes, Wang Ling would even help brush its fur when he was free.
Though it had be a dog, it hadn''t cked off in its cultivation.
It had been thinking of a way to return to its prime in this body.
Wang Ling brushing its fur was actually a great help!
A boss at the level of an Immortal King personally brushing its fur... what kind of special treatment could this be? Moreover, Wang Ling''s brushing had the effect of unblocking its meridians and stimting its acupuncture points. After being brushed over so many times, Loopy Toad realized its waist was no longer sore and its legs no longer hurt, and its cultivation had be even more vigorous!
Standing in the yard outside the vi, it went over the familiar "Demon King Heart Sutra." For the sutra to work, it required demon qi. But there were no sources of demon qi in the human world which Loopy Toad could draw on, so Wang Ling had helped it revise the "Demon King Heart Sutra" by recing demon qi as its source with spirit qi.
At the moment, as it used this cultivation technique, it could feel the spirit qi coalesce into overflowing existential insight.
This was the way of Tao, which emted the rules of the natural world...
Loopy Toad had never experienced a feeling as profound as this before.
It was now far stronger than it had ever been before; its current body was already on par with that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and amon Core Formation cultivator wouldn''t be able to do anything to it. After all, it was a demon king that had been renowned in the demon race and which back then could take on five Soul Formation cultivators at the same time!
Standing in the sun, Loopy Toad slowly opened its eyes, and a bright blue light shone in their ck depths... it could feel its demon king soul being gradually restored.
At the same time, its sensitive sense of smell caught wind of the scent of strangers...
Staring in one particr direction, it sensed the presence of strangers near the Wang family''s small vi.
...
The Wang family''s small vi was on the east side of East Huang Road; to the west was amercial zone that had yet to be developed. ording to the original n, arge shopping mall of imported goods was supposed toe up here. Unfortunately, they hadn''t even gotten halfway through the project before the boss had run off with his own sister-inw. Hence, the building materials that been delivered here, such as the concrete, bricks, ss and timber, had been abandoned after all this time.
The ce where Ah You had died was right under an old locust tree in thismercial development zone.
While the lot was usually empty, at this moment, two men in suits carrying sophisticated equipment on their backs had appeared.
They were looking for signs of the body-dissolving fluid. Generally, a high quality body-dissolving fluid wouldn''t leave any signs, but the body-dissolving fluid manufactured by Mo Immortal Castle contained a special kind of substance which could be detected by Mo Immortal Castle using a special gas detector.
Each man held a cylindrical object, and a long tube was attached to one end. When they approached an old locust tree, the instrument instantly beeped in warning.
One of them quickly turned on his wristwatch to report their finding to the Lady of the Castle. "Leader, we''ve found Ah You''s location based on the coordinates where her soul brand disappeared. Furthermore... we detected traces of the body-dissolving fluid."
On the other end of the phone, the Lady of the Castle asked solemnly, "What about Song Qingshu? Have you found his location?"
From where they were, the two men quickly determined the location where Song Qingshu''s soul brand had disappeared. Finally, they both looked at a building to the east. "Found it, Lady! It''s a vi. Song Qingshu''s soul brand vanished inside this vi!"
"A... vi?"
The Lady of the Castle was a little surprised. This was in barren countryside; there were actually people still living there?
Her expression darkened slightly. "If that''s the case, infiltrate this vi and investigate the situation!"
The two men in suits hesitated for a bit, then said, "But, Lady, there''s a dog at the entrance. Wouldn''t it be too obvious?"
"It''s just a dog, just stew it for dog meat! It''ll be something special to eat, isn''t that wonderful?"
"..."
Chapter 160: Loopy Toad Is One Hundred and Eighty Centimeters Tall Today
Chapter 160: Loopy Toad Is One Hundred and Eighty Centimeters Tall Today
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The area around East Huang Road was low-cost, undevelopednd. Except for transport trucks carrying goods to the city, very few vehicles passed through here, and this ce could really be described as "wild mountain countryside." So when the two men in suits saw a vi here, they weren''t just a little astonished, they also thought it was a bit strange.
After the housing bubble burst, house prices were no longer so outrageous; even small white-cor workers could buy a house several hundred ping 1 in size on their sries. If the space wasn''t enough, they could also get the construction workers to expand it using the Space Expansion Skill.
After all, technology was pretty advanced.
So, what kind of family was this?
The two men wearing suits felt strange in their hearts, but the Lady of the Castle had already given the order, so they could only obey it.
Both men stuck on invisibility talismans, and there was a bright-colored light before their bodies turnedpletely transparent. This kind of invisibility talisman enabled a person to be invisible and hide their aura, and its use was actually prohibited; generally, only certain Huaxiu government branches were allowed restricted use of it.
The talismans which the two men in suits were wearing had been privately created by Mo Immortal Castle. This was actually already breaking thew, and if they were caught, they would be arrested and detained straightaway.
As they crept closer to the vi''s entrance, they rxed subtly.
Because after some probing with their spiritual senses, they couldn''t detect any spirit energy in the vi.
"Is this an ordinary family?"
Both of them were a little confused.
However, since it was an ordinary family, then things were much easier.
"The window on the second floor is open. Let''s check that out first." After discussing it together, the two men leapt lightly up to the window.
Wang Ling''s bedroom was quite big. As they entered one after another, they began to look around.
In deep thought, they walked to the door.
And then... a furry green tail, one that was way too thick and solid, suddenly dangled down from the ceiling.
The two men were immediately startled, and they hurriedly jumped back before looking up.
This time, they saw arge green akita hanging upside down from the ceiling and staring at them with hostile eyes!
This was the dog that had been at the vi''s entrance!
The two men recognized it at a nce; they had thought that there was something off with the dog, and it turned out that they weren''t wrong!
Also... wasn''t this dog too big?! With one look, anyone could tell that this dog wasn''t natural!
Actually, what surprised the two men the most was this dog''s insight... they were still wearing the invisibility talismans, but the dog had sensed them, which proved that its true strength was no less powerful, and might even far surpass theirs.
"What do we do? This dog seems strong... should we withdraw?"
"We''re here already! It would be a shame to leave now! We''re bothte Golden Core stage cultivators, why should we be afraid of a dog?"
Late Golden Core stage?
Loopy Toad jumped down from the ceiling and sneered. Even when it had been so weak back then in No. 60 High School, it had still never been afraid of Golden Core cultivators, much less now.
Now that their identities had been exposed, the Mo Immortal Castle cultivators felt that there was no need to hide anymore.
Spirit light ring in their hands, they summoned immortal swords, and one man lifted his to point it at Loopy Toad. "We just wanted to investigate something and we mean you no harm, but if you insist on obstructing us, don''t me us if we stop acting polite!"
The two men worked their spirit energy swiftly as they kept pace with each other; even their sword movements were in sync.
It was very obvious that the people who worked at Mo Immortal Castle underwent standard swords training. The advantage of this was that a lot of people could be trained to be proficient in swordsmanship in a short period of time, but the downside was that their movements were too repetitive, and anyone who had studied swordsmanship even a little would be able to predict their moves after a few rounds.
That was why when people from Mo Immortal Castle attacked on a mission, it was with the intent to kill. They were bent on settling the fight in the shortest time possible, since a prolonged fight could result in them making mistakes.
To Loopy Toad, however, it felt like these two people were moving so slowly that it could fall asleep waiting for them.
It thought back to its time in the demon world, when it would enjoy pleasant chats with the Sword Demon King Hua Laishi 2 these two brats probably hadn''t even been born then.
Two bright ming swords interrupted its thoughts.
Its eyes met the points of two swords, and before they got any closer, these two swords jerked to a stop like a car braking, and were unable to advance forward any further.
"Aura-Freezing Spell!"
The two cultivators were stunned!
In a conflict which involvedpletely unequal realms, the demon race had a well-known way of fighting which relied on just aura the Aura-Freezing Spell! This involved releasing special qi to counteract the spirit waves generated by magic weapons or the edge of a sword. This was a fairly advanced spell! The reason why the demon kings that had descended from the Gate Between Worlds back then had been a real headache for the humans was because of this "Aura-Freezing Spell"!
For a demon king of the demon race, the Aura-Freezing Spell acted more like a shielding spell which prevented them from being harmed by the cultivators'' magic weapons.
Six years ago, Loopy Toad had thought itself absolutely pathetic because its Aura-Freezing Spell hadn''t been of any f**king use against Wang Ling! At that time, Little Master Ling had pierced it with just one single punch.
Now that part of its strength had returned, it could finally cast this spell again.
It couldn''t help but sigh; if it thought about it carefully, it felt like it had waited a lifetime for this moment.
The expressions of the Mo Immortal Castle cultivators finally changed. They werepletely terrified as they realized that there was no way they could fight this dog! It actually knew a demon race spell... what the hell kind of dog was this?!
"Retreat!"
They both turned to leave, but then found that their bodies weren''t listening to them, and that they couldn''t move at all!
Following the length of their swords, the Aura-Freezing Spell had actually ensnared their bodies... they werepletely frozen!
"You shouldn''t havee here." Loopy Toad spoke in humannguage as its gaze sweptzily over the two people. It withdrew its spirit energy and its body shrunk back down, the bright blue light in its eyes fading. It didn''t know if it was because it had been around Little Master Ling for too long, but it wasn''t as intent on killing as before, where previously, when it had still been in No. 60 High School, it had devoured the soul of a Shadow Stream killer.
But now, faced with the delicious souls of these twote Golden Core stage cultivators, it wasn''t the slightest bit interested...
"What should we do with them?"
At this moment, there was a voice behind the men in suits.
These two Mo Immortal Castle cultivators turned pale with fright; they hadn''t expected there to be someone else in the room!
Then, two massive shadows loomed over them these were precisely those two brawny brothers, the monster pen and goblin eraser.
Loopy Toady prone on the floor and wagged its tail as it gave the two brothers azy look. Then, it red at the two Mo Immortal Castle cultivators, and raised one paw to draw a w across its throat...
Chapter 161: A Haircut Needs to Be Fresh and Original
Chapter 161: A Haircut Needs to Be Fresh and Original
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Loopy Toad had no intention of killing these two people, but they had broken into the Wang family''s vi and were plotting something sinister... if Little Master Ling knew about this, he definitely wouldn''t be happy. Loopy Toad had little interest in the two men''s souls, but it also didn''t want them to leave alive, so it was best to let the pen and eraser gremlins deal with them.
The two men were nowpletely immobilized, and had no idea what the two brawny brothers were going to do with them. They were scared to the point of pissing their pants, but unfortunately, the Aura-Freezing Spell was so strong that even their genitals were frozen...
Immobile, their bodies still couldn''t help trembling.
Pen: "Want to kill them?"
Eraser: "Forget it, if we get blood everywhere in the bedroom, Little Master will definitely not be happy."
If that was the case, there was only one option...
The two muscr brothers looked at the attached washroom in Wang Ling''s bedroom, then escorted the two men there.
Pen: "Lucky for you, our Little Master likes things neat and tidy, so we won''t make you bleed today..."
The two Mo Immortal Castle cultivators were scared witless. "What are you going to do?"
Hehe, what to do?
Goblin eraser cracked its knuckles, then lifted the toilet lid and grabbed the foot of one of the men. It then directly stuffed his entire body into the toilet bowl and quickly flushed. This man was directly sucked down to the sound of running water and disappeared.
Wang Ling had spelled this toilet so that it led to some alien space, no one knew exactly where. But theoretically speaking, once these two men were flushed down the toilet, they would essentially disappear from the world.
The other Mo Immortal Castle cultivator broke out in a sweat. "You..."
Goblin eraser put one leg up on the toilet seat and pointed arrogantly at it. "Are you going to go in yourself, or shall I throw you in?"
Mo Immortal Castle cultivator: "..."
...
There were actually quite a lot of things happening on Thursday. When Wang Ling came to ss in the morning, Little Peanut was distributing a school notice with a deeply bitter face.
"What''s this?" Dopey Guo gave the notice, printed on the school''s official yellowish-gray stationery, a look.
The notice was about the military training in the middle of the month. It listed the items required for the training as well as points for attention. All the students went through the notice line by line, and soon all the boys in ss burst out in cries of distress.
"F**k! We need to shave our heads for the military training?" Super Chen waspletely unwilling; it hadn''t been easy for him to grow his bangs, and it would be a real shame to shave it all off in one go! Also... why did the girls get special treatment?!
Super Chen felt that this was serious gender discrimination!
Master of Dopey said in a cold, resentful voice, "Everyone, calm down... and don''t talk about gender discrimination. Let me ask you, are bangs or teapots 1 more important?"
All the boys thought for a moment, then said nothing...
Seeing that things had quieted down, Dopey Guo nodded in satisfaction. "That''s right... actually, a buzz cut is also very good, since it''s summer in Songhai city and it''s hot. It''ll feel cool after you shave! Back in the old days, I also had bangs, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that it didn''t matter. After all, my humble self relies on talent alone to weather the storms of life!"
Hearing this, all the guys in ss for some reason suddenly thought of a quote: He was once a king. Later, he said ''Forget it'' 2 ...
"..." Wang Ling felt that Dopey Guo''s skin was already too thick to be fixed.
Getting a haircut wasn''t anything strange for Wang Ling; coincidentally, he had had bangs before. Furthermore, he could direct the spirit energy to his scalp to rapidly stimte hair growth.
This technique focused on a steady control of spirit energy and inwardly directing it to a precise position; actually, any Golden Core cultivator could do this. However, after Wang Ling had used this technique, his hair had started to grow at a much faster ratepared with ordinary people.
There had been a time when he had been obsessed with trying out different hairstyles before he finally came to a realization.
Actually, it wasn''t the hairstyle that was the main point; it was how good-looking you were that was the key...
So to this day, Wang Ling had simply maintained a crew cut.
He looked at the notice and ran a hand over his hair.
Well... it did seem a little long.
...
...
After school, Wang Ling went to a small, inexpensive hairdresser''s. While small, its ambiance and facilities were still pretty good; furthermore, it had a special price for students.
Of course, there were many otherrger hairdressers'' around it, but their haircut prices were too expensive, and Wang Ling couldn''t afford them on his monthly allowance... it was just a buzz cut, wouldn''t it be the same if he went anywhere?
With that in mind, he entered "Alice" hairdresser''s.
Upon entering the shop, he heard the whirr of a hairdryer.
The boss was a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair, though he was experiencing some Mediterranean hair loss 3 . His face was slightly chubby, and he wore a small pair of steel-rimmed sses. When he saw Wang Ling, he was immediately all smiles. "Is there a particr hairdresser you''re looking for, handsome?"
Wang Ling was silent for a bit, then shook his head.
The boss''s eyes lit up as he immediately saw an opportunity. "Handsome, we have top-ss hairdressers at the thirty-yuan level, hairdressing directors at the sixty-yuan level, and chief hairdressers at the one hundred and fifty-yuan level... if you get a card with us and top it up with five hundred yuan in our shop, you can enjoy the services of our chief hairdressers at ny percent off, so for just fifteen yuan!"
Wang Ling shook his head again. He looked around, and finally his eyes fell on a young man.
The young man was assisting a hairdresser with a yellow quiff as they stood around an auntie having her hair permed.
"...Who''s that?" Wang Ling''s voice rang out in the boss''s mind, startling thetter.
But the boss regained hisposure quickly.
His shop saw a lot more ordinary people than cultivators; even Foundation Establishment high school studens would choose therger, neighboring hairdressers'', so Wang Ling''s appearance had been a bit of a surprise to him.
Cultivators were supposed to be rich! They thought nothing of material wealth, and spent money like water... they could even spend several million yuan on phone charges! Had he happened to stumble onto an easy mark?
The boss rejoiced In his heart, and quickly exined, "This little brother is a new apprentice in our store, but no customer has ever dared to let him cut their hair; for the moment, he''s just practising on wigs. But if you sign up for a card, I''ll have this apprentice''s shifu , Master Kevin, cut your hair! He''s the top hairdresser in our shop!"
Do I need to pay?
Wang Ling raised an eyebrow as he asked his question telepathically.
"Handsome, as long as you have a card, it''ll only cost fifteen yuan for Master Kevin to do your hair."
Wang Ling shook his head and looked at the young man as he spoke telepathically again. "I meant him..."
The boss was stupefied, feeling that the situation had somehow taken a little turn for the worse. "Uh, he''s an apprentice... so no charge."
Wang Ling nodded and then pointed to the young man Then I choose him!
Boss: "..."
Chapter 162: Life Is a Circle
Chapter 162: Life Is a Circle
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Wang Ling didn''t actually think that he was a stingy person spend money when you should spend it, and don''t waste a single penny when you shouldn''t. This was the economic view of consumption which Father and Mother Wang had imparted to him. A haircut was just a trivial thing. In contrast, Wang Ling preferred to spend the money saved on the haircut on crispy noodle snacks.
He had heard that Small Roon had recentlyunched a new vor: indigowoad root and wasabi. Wang Ling nned to buy a packet to try. If he could save money on this haircut, he could buy more packets!
In the hairdresser''s, after some silence, a disbelieving expression appeared on the face of the apprentice fellow whom Wang Ling had pointed out, and he bowed solemnly. "Thank you for your trust! I will definitely give it my best!"
Wang Ling nodded indifferently, then found a ce to sit.
The people around them gave him strange looks... because this apprentice hairdresser was a very scary existence that was no less terrifying than a new hospital intern nurse; the only difference was that one person stuck a needle in you, while the other worked on your scalp.
Wang Ling was probably the only person who had the guts to let this apprentice cut his hair...
This was likely the first time that this apprentice fellow was cutting a customer''s hair. His fingers clenched around an electric razor, and there were a few drops of cold sweat on his temple; he was clearly nervous, like an inexperienced little sister about to lose her virginity. "I... I''m going to start."
It was just a buzz cut; he only needed to cleanly shave the hair on the sides and the back... it wasn''t that difficult!
The apprentice fellowforted himself. But when the electric razor touched Wang Ling''s scalp, his hand shook!
In a sh, he shaved the back of Wang Ling''s headpletely bald...
Fellow: "..."
Boss: "..."
Wang Ling touched the bald patch and shook his head. Then, the hair in that area grew at a rapid rate visible to the naked eye, quickly going from Jason Wu 1 to a Saiyan 2 ...
The boss and all his little fellows were stunned. "..." F**k! There was this type of operation?
After an hour or so, Wang Ling walked smoothly out of the hairdresser''s.
The boss quickly pulled him to a stop: "Perfected One, don''t go!"
Then, the boss took out two hundred yuan from his pants pocket and thrust it into Wang Ling''s hand.
Wang Ling: "???"
The boss pointed to the hair all over the floor behind him and looked gratefully at Wang Ling. "This is my thanks for the hair that Perfected One has supplied my shop with... an Immortal''s hair is just too good; we can turn it into high-quality wigs! This two hundred is the market price for hair. Perfected One, pleasee again whenever you''re free!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Wang Ling went home after getting his haircut, his pocket full of half-priced crispy noodle snacks from the market; he had made a cool two hundred yuan just for his hair, so he had been able to stock up on more crispy noodle snacks.
When he got home, he found that there were a lot of people in the house today.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu were waiting in the living room; the old man had politely given each of them a bowl of sweet mung bean soup. He was prone to making sweet mung bean soup in summer to cool the body down. Old Man Wang''s sweet mung bean soup had been a top-ss restaurant dish in his youth. He had only made a limited amount each day, and it had been very difficult for customers to get a bowl.
But unfortunately, these two guys didn''t know to cherish or be grateful for it. They stared at their bowls of sweet mung bean soup and began to wonder about the meaning behind the mung beans; during this time, they even clearly determined the number of mung beans that were in the bowl.
Song Qingshu actually had never had this defective habit before, but after following Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal around for thest few days, he had been led astray...
"Brother Ling!" Seeing Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal politely saluted with sped fists, while Song Qingshu next to him also stood up to salute him solemnly and address him as Ling Zhenren.
The old man didn''t care about Wang Ling''s matters; he still wanted to watch his TV series! Seeing that Wang Ling hade, he hurriedly waved his hand and said to the two people, "Well... there''s still some sweet mung bean soup in the pot if this isn''t enough for you, go ahead and have a chat together."
"Okay, thank you, Great Senior!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded solemnly.
At the same time, he was thinking to himself: I must bring this sweet mung bean soup hometer and carefully study the mystery in it! If I drink it, I might have hope of reaching the Void Refinement stage!
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sat on the sofa and looked at Wang Ling as he spoke. "Brother Ling, I''vee to see you because I have some good news! Thanks to Little Song this time, I know the whereabouts of the maker of the stone ghost mask!"
Song Qingshu added, "I just provided a bit of a lead. Based on that, it was Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and that Senior ck who locked onto the maker''s location."
Hearing this, Wang Ling nodded. Song Qingshu had made good on his promise and hadn''t broken it. Finding the maker of the mask meant that very soon, this matter with the stone ghost mask woulde to an end. As for Mo Immortal Castle''s intent to use it in a dark ascension to power, this plot would bepletely foiled.
Of course, this was the ideal scenario.
Wang Ling was actually very curious about the identity of the mask''s maker.
"ording to the coordinates which Little ck sent, the maker is actually not far from here." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the message from Little ck, which clearly indicated that it was a total distance of eight hundred kilometers away.
An ordinary cultivator would be able to reach it in twenty minutes on a flying sword.
Wang Ling cupped his chin as he looked at the coordinates sent by Little ck, then slowly frowned. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal solemnly vowed, "Brother Ling, rest assured, Little ck verified this was the ce after checking it several times. Combined with my Great Tracking Power, there is absolutely no mistake!"
But Wang Ling had a bad premonition for some reason, and his eyelid began to twitch once again.
Disaster level, one star. Who knew what on earth was going to happen...
Wang Ling had Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu put their hands on his shoulders, then with a " poof ," the three of them teleported to the coordinates.
And then, an old-school restaurant that looked like it was on the verge of copsing appeared before them.
Looking at the huge words "Midnight Dining Hall" inscribed on the horizontal board hanging on the restaurant door, Wang Ling sunk into deep thought. Damn! Why was it this ce?!
Did the boss use to be a smith? From a smith to a cook... Wang Ling thought that this was even more oundish than a transdimensional singer!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who saw the twitch in Wang Ling''s eternally poker-faced expression, couldn''t help being curious. "Brother Ling, it seems like you''ve been here before?"
Before the three people entered the shop, they could already hear the melodious singing inside: That is the girl I deeply love and miss day and night...
Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing in his heart; it turned out that life was a damn circle!
Chapter 163: How Was the Stone Ghost Mask Made?
Chapter 163: How Was the Stone Ghost Mask Made?
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Nwa 1 When the three of them stepped through the door, the boss of Midnight Dining Hall, Tan Siming, was washing the dishes. The long knife scar on his face, along with his bitter and resentful expression, made him look extremely hideous under the dim light.
Although it wasn''t time yet for customers to starting in, he was already preparing for the midnight crowd.
The "Old Boys" sung by Tang Youning was ying on an obsolete and old-fashioned radio. In this day and age, radio stations were already no longer popr, but there were still people who clung to them.
Thus, although there weren''t many radio stations around, there were still people running programs on air. Among them, big boss broadcaster Zhang Ye had to be mentioned. Not only had he majored in radio broadcasting, he was also a very well-known filmmaker, who had written his own biography, I Really Am a Superstar . The entire book was replete with all sorts of lyrics, poems and stories which carried a supercilious and boastful air.
As a veteran web novelist, Father Wang had ssified this book as junk literature.
Boss Tan was still washing the dishes. When the three of them entered the shop, he almost reflexively pointed at the menu on the wall as he saidzily, "Hey, we just serve what''s on the menu. But if you want to eat something else, I''ll make it for you if I can."
Unlike Wang Ling, this was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu''s first time here, after all, and after some thought, Song Qingshu felt it would be rude to act like they were interrogating a criminal from the very start before ordering something. So, he ordered threerge bowls ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles and paid for them. It was twenty yuan for arge bowl, so sixty yuan for three.
Song Qingshu directly took out a one hundred-yuan note and told the boss to keep the change... the rich were so capricious!
Actually, during these two days, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been treating Song Qingshu like a walking ATM. After selling off all his belongings from working for Mo Immortal Castle all these years, Song Qingshu now had so much money he didn''t know what to do with it.
"Thank you very much."
When the boss took the money, he finally raised his head for a look. When he noticed Wang Ling among the three of them, his expression suddenly changed. "Ah? Aren''t you that thirty three yuan and seventy cents genius creator? "
Wang Ling: "..."
Boss Tan still remembered Wang Ling. After all, he had witnessed for himself how this man had peddled off this song "Old Boys," which had swept across Huaxiu nation. It was such a huge song now, when the melody and lyrics had been sold for just thirty three yuan and seventy cents, the price of two medium bowls of beef noodles.
"Boss, do you know my brother?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked as he stared at the boss.
"Previously, he and his father came here and ordered beef noodles..." replied Boss Tan.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned in his heart. Senior Wang had actuallye here before! It seemed that this wasn''t a simple shop!
"... This song ''Old Boys,'' have you heard of it?"
Boss Tan thought for a while, then directly exined what had happened with this song.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu were utterly stunned when they heard it.
"Brother Ling, you can also write songs?"
Wang Ling nodded without expression and shame. "..." Theoretically speaking, he was just a porter passing on songs.
Speaking of "Old Boys," Boss Tan''s bitter and resentful face twisted even more. "Before Little Tang was popr, he used to visit my shop all the time. There was once a time when he depended on me for things so that he could live in the city. But now that he''s popr, it''s been a long time since he''se..."
Speaking up to this point, Boss Tan smiled bitterly. "I was hoping he could help me draw in more customers."
"He was just taking advantage of you!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head.
The boss had been feeling aggrieved by this matter, but now that he had found someone to vent to, he immediately felt a lot better. Looking at them, he said, "By the way, you came looking for me at this hour, did you need something?"
When it came down to it, Boss Tan wasn''t an idiot. He had clearly written that he only opened at midnight, but these three people hade looking for him at around eight o''clock and ordered threerge bowls of beef noodles in one go... the most important thing was that they had even tipped him, so something was definitely up with this abnormal situation!
He had encountered plenty of people over the years, so sometimes he could guess what his customers were thinking from the looks on their faces.
Luckily, Boss Tan was a forthright person, which reassured Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal greatly. As a result, he didn''t bother to hide their purpose; a spirit light glowed in his hand, and he produced an illustration of the stone ghost mask which he had prepared beforehand. "I wonder if Boss Tan has seen this thing before?"
Cupping his chin as he looked at this image, Boss Tan''s eyes gradually turned serious, and he then gazed at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as he asked a little excitedly, "Where did you find this mask?"
When he said this, the three people felt like the weights in their hearts had instantly been lifted so it turned out that the owner of this rundown restaurant, Boss Tan, had something to do with the stone ghost mask!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered truthfully, "Brother Ling bought this mask for five yuan on Moubao, and without a delivery fee to boot."
Boss Tan: "..."
"Please, Boss Tan, you have to tell us whatever you know about this mask. As far as we know, there should be two stone ghost masks, since it''s one of twin magic treasures. And now someone wants to use them for evil..." As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said this, he strode forward and gripped Boss Tan''s hands. "Boss Tan, whether this world can be saved or not all depends on you!"
"..."
Gazing at the illustration as he thought hard for a while, Boss Tan then shook his head as he replied, "Although I''m very surprised at how you managed to find me, I''m sorry to tell you that I wasn''t the only person involved in making these twin masks... when I was a kid, the girl next door and I made them out of mud."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "...Out of mud? But this mask contains primordial ck crystal it''s the hardest material in the whole universe!"
Boss Tan thought it over carefully, then said, "Oh, at that time, we did indeed find some ck crystal in the mud, so we just put it in."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Song Qingshu and Wang Ling: "..."
The scene was deathly silent for a time.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal drew in a deep breath. "So, Boss Tan, you''re not a smith?"
Boss Tan shrugged his shoulders. "I never said it was me... it was that girl who shaped the masks, I just helped her. In the end, she was the one who dried them out."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Do... do you still have any contact information for that mud-ying girl?"
Boss Tan: "It has been so many years, we already lost touch a long time ago. But I still remember her name maybe you can check it out as a lead."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What is her name?"
Boss Tan: " Nwa 2 ."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 164: Some Were Happy, Some Were Worried
Chapter 164: Some Were Happy, Some Were Worried
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Based on the information which Song Qingshu had provided, Little ck had spent two days and two nights to obtain this lead. They had thought that this was a breakthrough in the matter, but they hadn''t taken this step all the way through before this lead had derailed yet again... even Wang Ling vaguely felt that this was a pain in the ass.
The biggest problem now was where to start looking for Nwa, this little mud-ying girl.
Of course, if he didn''t have the talisman seal on, Wang Ling could use his aura to track down and lock onto their target. But that would led to a shutdown of electrical grids worldwide, which wasn''t a result that Wang Ling wanted to see happen.
It was clear that the issue of the stone ghost mask was quite the sticky problem. Looking at these three vexed people, Boss Tan also became lost in deep thought. After a while, he took out an iron box from his drawer and gave it to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"Boss Tan, this is...?"
"It''s a seed of the hawthorn tree," replied Boss Tan. "This was my childhood promise with that girl: find a ce, nt this seed, and the day that it blossoms and bears fruit, that girl will show up under the tree."
"Will this method really work..."
It had already been so many years... most people wouldn''t even remember the names of their kindergarten ssmates, let alone a promise made for a future so far away. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled his childhood when he had boasted every day that he would marry all the girls in his kindergarten... but now, he was still a single dog!
"We have no choice, we can only try everything..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the iron box, picked up the hawthorn seed and sighed.
It was almost midnight when he returned to Wenxian Garden with this hawthorn seed. During this period, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu had also confirmed something else; they learned from Loopy Toad that Mo Immortal Castle had dispatched two men here during the day to investigate. Song Qingshu knew without a doubt that they had to have been sent by the Lady of the Castle to confirm his death.
It was a bit of a pity that Loopy Toad had flushed those two people down the toilet and they couldn''t interrogate them for more details; otherwise, Song Qingshu could definitely have learned more secrets.
"You have to be careful these two days. That bunch of people definitely know that you''re alive," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal told Song Qingshu as he nted the hawthorn seed in his own backyard.
"Don''t worry, senior, Senior Wang hasn''t taken the long johns back yet!" replied Song Qingshu.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated a little. "...Most transformed magic treasures have an expiry date, so Brother Ling probably refreshes the transformations regrly. The way I see it, the long johns on you won''tst very much longer. So just run when you have to run, clear?"
Song Qingshu nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Yes, yes, of course, senior! I haven''t returned Senior Wang''s house slippers yet. If I run now, I''ll be faster than a reporter!"
"..."
Song Qingshu: "By the way, will the hawthorn seed really work?"
"Who knows..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal patted the spirit soil under his hands as he sighed slightly.
ording to his calctions, even with the power of spirit soil, it would still take at least five days for the seed to sprout, and at least another half a month for it to grow into a hawthorn tree. Most importantly, whether thisdy called Nwa would show up or not as promised was still unknown.
Gazing at the spirit soil, both of them were lost in deep thought; this was truly a pain in the ass.
...
It was June 3rd on the sixth Friday of school.
On this morning, there were some who were happy and some who were worried. For the military training, the boys had all gotten buzz cuts. There were also some extreme examples, like Super Chen, who had had his entire scalp directly shaved clean by the hairdresser.
Holding his head in his hands, Super Chen wanted to cry but had no tears left to shed; he had clearly told the hairdresser that he had only wanted his hair trimmed... even if it was a buzz cut, he wanted the type to make him look handsome! He hadn''t expected that in a blink of an eye, the barber, scissors in hand, had made him look like bald Wu Ke 1
Super Chen must have owed the hairdresser arge amount of money in hisst life he was so unlucky!
When Teacher Pan walked into the ssroom, the ss was actually still very rowdy since everyone was discussing their haircuts. But today, instead of getting angry as usual, she quietly put her teaching materials down on the lectern and with the girls, admired the boys'' buzz cuts.
Boys should be fresh and cool like this, it was so much better!
As a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School, Teacher Pan had taught many batches of elite students. Among the deepest impressions that they had of her was her strict teaching style and her ss rules. She was a person of rules and regtions, and her OCD left a deep impression on anyone who had known her for quite some time... now that all the boys had buzz cuts, her mood was as rxed as if she had released everything after being constipated.
On this side, Teacher Pan was rejoicing in the boys'' new looks in Grade One, ss Three. On the other side, Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools was in a mess.
Odd Zhuo sat behind his office table feeling resentful and bitter. Since Shadow Stream''s attack on No. 60 High School, he had never stopped worrying; as soon as he had been promoted, he had reinforced security around all the high schools which fell under the purview of Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools in order to prevent simr vitions from happening again.
Odd Zhuo didn''t want any slip-ups to ur while he was in office.
The bureaucratic culture for cultivators was much moreplex than anything ordinary people could imagine. No. 60 High School was his alma mater, and if he couldn''t even protect his own alma mater, he would inevitably be gossip fodder and the butt of jokes for onlookers. It wasn''t long until No. 60 High School''s military training session, so in thest few days, Zhuo Yi had been secretly boosting security for the school.
But most unfortunately for him, at this critical time, he received disastrous news.
The younger sister of that Master of Shadow Stream, who had been seized in No. 59 High School back then, had broken out of prison!
.....
Songhai''s maximum security prison was where the cultivation police sent serious felons. Plenty of "well-known" criminals had been imprisoned here, like that major criminal from Furi Cultivation University who had poisoned his roommate. He had been incarcerated here for a very long time before finally being sentenced to death.
News of the escape had rmed national leaders. Members of the central cultivation inspection team happened to be in Songhai city during this time, and Secretary Dakang rushed to the scene almost at once. Someone breaking out of the nation''s maximum security prison for major criminals was, bluntly speaking, quite inconceivable.
Cultivators sent to prison had special sealing magic cast on them, and their handcuffs were custom-made and could suppress their strength. Beneath the prison''s ten thousand li perimeter was a massive restraining magic array; along with the high wall that ran all around it which even titans 2 couldn''t climb over, it wasplete nonsense to think that anyone could escape.
When Secretary Dakang reached the scene, the cultivation police had already dispatched the major crime investigation unit to check the situation.
At present, the only good news they could confirm was that the criminal hadn''t fled beyond the perimeter of Songhai city''s maximum security prison.
However, her mode of escape was a little incredible. The other party had actually dismantled the steel te under the bed in her cell, and with just an instant noodles fork, had dug out an escape passage.
From experienced Officer Wang''s investigation of the scene, he discovered that this instant noodles fork had actually belonged to Kang Shifu 3
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Chapter 165: What Had She Done In Prison?
Chapter 165: What Had She Done In Prison?
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It was absolutely unfathomable that an instant noodles fork could be used to dig out such a passage in the national maximum security prison for major criminals.
Given that her spirit energy had been restricted, how had the girl broken that thick and heavy steel te reinforced with immortal crystal in her cell...?
That was the question.
And after breaking the steel te, how had she moved all the bricks, stone and soil...?
That was yet another question.
Odd Zhuo arrived soon after Secretary Dakang. When he stepped into the prison, he could clearly feel himself bing dizzy. Seeing this, the prison warden who had been waiting to meet Odd Zhuo at the entrance promptly hung a pendant around his neck, which alleviated his dizziness significantly.
"...What''s this?"
The warden exined, "Director Zhuo, this is the resistance crystal developed by Huaxiu nation''s Cultivation Academy of Science; it curbs the effects of the magic array under the prison. Everyone working in the prison has one."
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo nodded his head.
The magic array under the prison was so formidable; as soon as he had stepped into the prison, he almost couldn''t breathe. His syndromes were simr to those for low blood sugar: chest pains, shortness of breath, increased heart palpitations and dizziness. Major criminals imprisoned here were not only subjected to this restraining magic array, but also had their strength restricted by special handcuffs.
Looking at all these factors, it was utterly nonsensical for someone to be able to break out of here...
"The incident this time was a little unexpected, but luckily it was discovered in time. The prisoners'' handcuffs have built-in signal transmitters, and the signal shows that the escapee is still hiding in the prison..." The warden felt like crying; if the prisoner escaped sessfully, his career as a warden would definitely be over, and he would probably be forced to retire and go home to be a farmer.
...
The warden straightaway led Odd Zhuo to the crime scene; by then, the major crime investigation unit of the Songhai cultivation police had already rushed over. They all stood around the passage opening which the girl had used to escape. At first nce, Odd Zhuo could already pick out Secretary Dakang dressed in a windcheater in the crowd.
"Little Zhuozi, you''re finally here!" Seeing Odd Zhuo, the old Secretary''s worried frown instantly rxed. "It was thanks to you that we were able to catch this person previously."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"I more or less understand the basics of the situation, so if you have any questions you can just ask me. Or, if you have any other opinion, let me know. Everyone here is at your disposal! We must endeavor to capture this criminal and bring her to justice before she escapes the prison for good!" The old Secretary patted Odd Zhuo''s shoulder. "Little Zhuozi, it''s up to you! I believe that since you managed to catch her once, you can catch her a second time!"
"..." Odd Zhuo already didn''t know what to say.
The main thing was that he himself was clueless about thest two times!
"...How did she escape?"
The old Secretary replied, "ording to our preliminary findings, the criminal did indeed use an instant noodles fork to dig a passage and escape through it. Although it wasn''t very wide, considering the criminal''s identity as a Shadow Stream killer, she was proficient in the bone-shortening technique, so she could definitely have escaped through this small hole. As for the steel te on the floor, the prisoner used some type of corrosive liquid which ate through it."
Corrosive liquid?
Odd Zhuo was bbergasted. "Wasn''t a thorough body check conducted before she entered prison... how did she bring it in?"
Speaking about this, the warden rubbed his temple in pain. "If we''re guessing correctly, the criminal likely hid it in her crotch, which is a blind spot during the check..."
Odd Zhuo: "...Cro...crotch?"
The old Secretary nodded his head solemnly. "This assumption might sound ridiculous but it''s actually quite logical. It''s actually easy to hide something in the crotch area. Even a grenade could be hidden there, not to mention a small bottle of corrosive liquid."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
...
It had been two hours since Jiang Liuying had broken out of prison. The world outside was tranquil and peaceful, but the situation inside Songhai city''s maximum security prison had already exploded.
No one could clearly say what would happen in two hours, but theter it got, the higher the chances were of the criminal escaping sessfully.
This was a major criminal who worked for the wicked assassination organization Shadow Stream; if they allowed such an infamous criminal to escape, they couldn''t guarantee that she wouldn''t take harmful action against themunity.
Three miles away from the main prison building, Jiang Liuying crawled out from under a pile of grass, still gripping the instant noodles fork in one hand and with her handcuffs still on. The fork had an "armor-prating" talisman on it which had made excavating the soil for Jiang Liuying as easy as digging into pudding.
By the time she had broken through the soil, the armor-prating talisman had lost its effectiveness, and the instant it happened, the "dying" instant noodles fork in her hand had tragically snapped into two.
Oh, by the way... she had also taken this armor-prating talisman out from her crotch.
"It''s all thanks to the escape service pack which elder sister prepared..." Jiang Liuying turned over a ss bottle the size of a finger in her hand; it was full of all types of all-purpose capsules that contained various magic treasures which could be used for escape.
And all this time, it had been wedged in her crotch.
Actually, she could have escaped earlier on, but it was unfortunate that she had directly been knocked out. By the time she had regained consciousness, she had found herself already in prison... although it had taken her some time, luckily she had been able to escape in the end.
Lying prone inside the pile of grass, Jiang Liuying stared at the bottle in her hand. She then gritted her teeth resentfully and thumped the ground angrily; that damn bunch of cats and high school students caused this old mother so much grief... just you wait!
Jiang Liuying narrowed her eyes, a hidden light in their depths.
The priority now was to get out of here. She was acutely aware that although she had escaped from her cell, she still hadn''t escaped the prisonpound. Furthermore, she had a hunch that she was being monitored.
"I have to get this damn handcuffs off..." After cooling down, the girl stared in deep thought at the handcuffs on her hands.
These handcuffs were made from refined steel. This material was very special as it was able to suppress spirit energy. Along with the restraining magic array under the prison, the spirit energy she could use now was almost too little to mention... however, she hade up with another solution.
From the ss bottle, she took out an all-purpose capsule which contained thest armor-prating talisman.
Taking it out of the capsule, the girl stuck this armor-prating talisman on her 36D chest weapon as her final ray of hope.
And then, she took a deep breath...
The girl ced her hands on a rock and spread them as far apart as possible.
After that, she lifted her upper body and suddenly flung herself down...
Bang !
Just like that, the handcuffs were smashed to smithereens by this weaponized chest...
Chapter 166: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Chapter 166: Weapon of Mass Destruction
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In ancient times, people smashed rocks on their chest; today, a weaponized chest had been used to smash handcuffs...
Looking at the crushed handcuffs, Jiang Liuying abruptly felt moved in her heart, as if she had performed a historic feat.
The main reason was because this armor-prating talisman was just too useful!
Elder sister had drawn this specialized talisman, and it was more destructive than the regr ones sold on the market. This was the reason why she had been able to generate enough power to directly reduce the handcuffs to smithereens.
Without the restraints of the handcuffs, Jiang Liuying could feel her spirit energy recover significantly.
Although the restraining magic array under the prison had yed a role in suppressing her spirit energy, she had gradually gotten used to the restrictive environment during her time in prison. Her body had two golden cores that were like two CPUs, so her spirit energy circted much faster than ordinary people''s. In a restrictive environment, she could still use half of her strength... this had yed a vital role in helping her escape from prison!
For an ordinary major criminal, without the help of the prison''s resistance crystal, and limited both by the restraining magic array under the prison and the handcuffs, it would be utterly impossible for them to flee.
But the girl felt that her chances of escaping were now much higher.
This prison covered quite a vast area; she had only escaped from the main building. She was currently in a training zone three kilometers behind the main building, in a grove of trees. This was where prisoners came to exercise, but now it had be a hideout for Jiang Liuying.
If she rushed out recklessly, the prison officers who were already searching for her nearby would catch her straightaway...
Her priority now was to make use of the invisibility talisman in the escape service pack and find a sewer leading out of the prison as soon as possible. Before the armor-prating talisman lost its effectiveness, she could use her chest weapon to smash a hole in the protective barrier outside the prison wall; the high steel wall around the prison was ridiculously thick, so there was no way she could smash her way through from inside.
Under the circumstances, Jiang Liuying already had no other choice; she only had onest chance at escaping out of here!
In the grove, the girl grit her teeth and circted her spirit energy to activate the invisibility talisman. She stuck it on her body, then sped off in one direction.
...
Half an hourter, after the prison officers patrolling outside had found the crushed handcuffs on the ground, Secretary Sun and Odd Zhuo swiftly reached the scene with a group of other people.
When he saw that the handcuffs had been reduced to pieces, the warden''s heart trembled with fear, and his expression was distressed. With the restraining magic array in ce and handcuffs on, how had the other party destroyed these specialized handcuffs?
"The other party had the strength to escape, so it would make sense that she could destroy these handcuffs." Secretary Dakang stared at the handcuffs and thought for a while. "But what kind of thing could have such destructive power? Little Zhuozi, do you have any ideas?"
Odd Zhuo''s expression was nk. "..."
The old Secretary continued to specte: "The handcuffs used in the national maximum security prison are all made of extremely dense and highly refined ck iron; that thisdy could actually damage them so badly proves without a doubt that the other party is carrying some weapon of mass destruction."
Warden: "Old Secretary, do you think this prisoner will harm the other major criminals in our prison?"
"Not really." Secretary Sun shook his head. "From the beginning, thisdy''s objective had been to escape from here. It''s very likely that instead, she''ll use the weapon of mass destruction to destroy the high prison wall or the protective barrier outside the wall."
Just as he said this, everyone heard an earth-shattering boom .
The warden spoke into his transceiver. "Go and check at once! What was that sound?"
Very soon, a reply came from the prison gatekeepers on the other end of the transceiver. "Reporting! We found the target, she''s destroying the barrier!"
Warden: "Then go and quickly subdue the target!"
Prison officer: "Reporting! The target is moving very fast. It seems that she''s using an invisibility talisman. We''re using a scanner to locate her..."
Warden: "After determining her position, immediately seize her weapon and arrest her!"
"...Seize? Seize her weapon?"
At the maximum security prison barrier, the scanner showed that the girl had exposed herself.
"..."
A group of prison officers watched as the girl held her breasts in her palms and did her best to try and smash the barrier with them, and they couldn''t help sinking into deep thought.
...
It was June 4th, the sixth Saturday after the start of the semester.
When Wang Ling woke up and turned on the TV in the morning, he found that all the channels were broadcasting the same news at around six o''clockst night, a major criminal had broken through the barrier of Songhai''s maximum security prison and sessfully escaped.
Wang Ling was surprised to see that this person was actually that girl who had been caught at No. 59 High School back then. From their rted investigation, the cultivation police had confirmed that she was in fact the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream. Because of her identity, she had been directly sent to Songhai First Prison without trial.
After careful calction, Wang Ling realized that it had been three weeks, almost a month, since she had been caught.
" Ai , so many officers in the prison and they were still no match for a girl." Sitting in front of the TV, the old man ate a mouthful of green vegetable porridge before directly turning the TV off.
"Dad, why did you turn off the TV?" Father Wang had been enjoying the news since this girl had a really big chest... of course, this wasn''t the point. The main point was that Father Wang wanted to continue watching the news report as he was curious about how this girl had actually broken out of prison.
The old man shook his head. "Even without watching the rest, I can roughly guess what''s going to happen next. Based on their usual style, if anything big happens, the department leaders involved will probably deny all responsibility. If you don''t believe me, I''ll turn it on again for you to see..."
The old man turned the TV on again. Coincidentally, the news at that moment was showing the person-in-charge at Songhai First Prison making a statement.
In a crowd of reporters with shing cameras and a bunch of microphones, a middle-aged warden had a remorseful expression on his face. "We deeply regret making everyone worry! The situation this time in fact isn''t as serious as it seems. We have issued a nationwide top-priority arrest warrant, and we are already on the trail of the fugitive. We will assemble our forces right away to capture and arrest the criminal."
A female journalist with ck-rimmed sses asked, "Warden Liang, can you exin the main reason for how this prisoner was able to escape?"
"In fact, the fault this time lies with our new prison staff. They still aren''t familiar with the business, so during the time the wanted criminal was in custody, they made some mistakes in their check..."
Speaking up to this point, this Warden Liang lowered his head with a grieved expression. "Yes, that''s right. This was all the part-timers'' fault!"
Father Wang and Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 167: Ling Zhenren’s Family Cat Is Missing
Chapter 167: Ling Zhenrens Family Cat Is Missing
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Just like this, the glorious part-timers had be scapegoats once again 1 ...
Wang Ling knew that this was the standard response practiced by Huaxiu government departments, like when Huaxiu nation''s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned or protested something. This was a carefully-worded excuse that, like a panacea, could be used to reply to all kinds of interview questions.
Although the girl''s escape from prison was all that the news could talk about, there was very little about it online. Wang Ling opened several news apps and found very fewments rted to this incident. It was very obvious that, just like with the matter of Mother Wang being groped, anything rted to this incident was being suppressed...
Warden Liang had downyed it on TV. But watching the news report, Wang Ling somehow had a bad feeling.
His eyelid twitched again, and this time, the disaster level was three stars...
Thus, even though Wang Ling was at home and wasn''t going anywhere this Saturday, he had a nagging sense of uneasiness. The frequent twitching of his eyelid made him a little anxious.
After breaking out of prison, what would that fugitive girl do?
Wang Lingy on his bed with both arms crossed under his head, his thoughts in turmoil.
For the time being, after escaping prison, it was clearly not possible for her to seek revenge against No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School. Most of the students were already on vacation, and even if she dropped in to make trouble, there were still many teachers on duty in school who definitely wouldn''t leave this Shadow Stream killer any opening for attack. Going after Wang Ming sounded even more unreasonable. Huaxiu nation''s top leaders all knew about the "love-hate" rtionship between this super brain and this Shadow Stream maiden; after the news of her escape hade out, they would have undoubtedly already dispatched more people to protect Wang Ming at all costs.
So the only party left whom she could take revenge on in the short term was ck Tan...
When a person had no outlet for their anger, they would naturally look for a soft persimmon to pound.
Wang Ling felt that Zheng Tan was now in danger.
...
Wang Ling transformed himself into a white Persian cat and appeared under that old willow tree in No. 59 High School. Given the urgency of the situation, he had directly teleported there.
He carefully felt out his surroundings, but it was silent all around. Lying down at the tree hole, he couldn''t sense a trace of any aura inside. Whether it was themander-in-chief, First Battalion Commander The Monk, or the cavalry, the infantry, and the air force under Zheng Tan, they were all gone.
Wang Ling opened his eyes and used his Heavenly Eye shback ability. The scene in front of his eyes began to rewind, but it didn''t give him much information.
What he could confirm was that ck Tan had left at least half an hour ago. Also, he hade out in full force; the entire army had sallied forth, armed to the teeth with all the weapons they had in the hole even that Yidali Cannon was gone.
What on earth were they going to do?
Wang Ling was very worried about Zheng Tan''s safety.
Using an aura search, he could confirm that Zheng Tan and his group were already far away from Peiyuan district. It had been more than twelve hours since they had left the tree hole, much earlier than he had imagined. Now there was only one way left for him to find Zheng Tan...
...
In a mysteriousb on the border of Huaxiu nation, a man in ck skintight clothes was absorbed in his research. He held in his hands a blueprint for the Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon.
After hisb had been destroyed thest time, Little ck had been trying to restore this cannon which he had painstakingly created. Once he got word from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, he would take the cannon with him to the house of the bastard who had ruined hisb and blow it up!
While Little ck was recalcting the cannon''s muzzle velocity, a hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder, making him tremble from head to toe in fear. "Who?!"
This time, Little ck saw a young man in a white short-sleeved shirt standing behind him. "Who are you?"
Wang Ling spoke telepathically as he identified himself.
Little ck was shocked. "You''re Ling Zhenren?"
This time, Wang Ling didn''t have to deliberately cover up his face. Thest time he had been here, he hadn''t known the rtionship between Little ck and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Now that he knew Little ck was on their side, there was no need for him to hide himself.
To verify that he was truly Ling Zhenren, Wang Ling even shared a meme of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He had secretly taken this photo when he was with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, just in case of a situation like this.
Looking at the photo in which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, Little ck''s doubts about this youngster''s identity was thoroughly dispelled... only when he was with Ling Zhenren would this cultivation forum owner smile like an idiot like this.
"So you''re Ling Zhenren... my apologies!" Little ck excitedly sped his fists in a salute. So this was the big shot who would help him track down the bastard who had destroyed hisb! He actually looked so young!
"Is there a reason why Ling Zhenren is looking for me?"
Wang Ling didn''t beat around the bush, but straightaway took out a quick sketch of Zheng Tan which he had prepared beforehand along with the specific location of that willow tree. "Can you find it?"
Looking at the sketch of Zheng Tan, it dawned on Little ck that Ling Zhenren''s cat was missing!
But... why would it show up in such a strange location? Did big shots in the cultivation world now let their pets have free range?
Little ck politely didn''t ask too many questions.
From the coordinates Wang Ling had given him, Little ck easily located the willow and managed to hack into nearby surveince cameras.
This time, Wang Ling finally had a lead.
Zheng Tan and its group had set off at around eight o''clockst night, and each cat had had an invisibility talisman on it. As Wang Ling had guessed, they had taken all their weapons with them when they had left the tree hole... it was clear that they were off to do battle!
From the monitor screen, Wang Ling''s Heavenly Eye could clearly see the confident expression on Zheng Tan''s ck face; this guy was actually smiling!
But what kind of battle would justify Zheng Tan mobilizing the power of all its troops?
Wang Ling''s initial worry turned to curiosity.
Little ck was truly Little ck, an existence that could make something good out of something bad when it came to the onlinework. Just from Zheng Tan''s route trajectory from where it had set off, he had been able to calcte what Zheng Tan''s final destination was Songhai City Dahuang International Airport.
Airport...
Whether it was Little ck or Wang Ling, both of them werepletely astonished.
Little ck hacked into the airport''s ticketing system to check the transaction records for that day, and finally discovered a set of very strange data. After analyzing it, he had a disbelieving expression on his face. "Ling Zhenren... your family cat is too amazing! It actually chartered a ne!"
"..." Wang Ling was stunned by Zheng Tan''s action.
A ck cat, taking all of its subordinates and equipment with it, and even chartering a ne... what the hell was it trying to do? Attack Ping''an country 2 ?
Chapter 168: Exactly How Strong Is the Independent Regiment?
Chapter 168: Exactly How Strong Is the Independent Regiment?
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On the same day after Zheng Tan and Wang Ling in the form of Immortal Meow had worked together serendipitously inbat at No. 59 High School, Zheng Tan had returned invigorated, as if it had been injected with chicken blood 1 . It began drilling its independent regiment day and night, and had sent out several battalionmanders to expand their numbers by recruiting new soldiers from everywhere. Now, Zheng Tan led two cat divisions!
Even its realm and strength had increased at an unprecedented rate.
In fact, Wang Ling had to be credited with all this. Because when Zheng Tan had shaken hands with Wang Ling, several strands of white cat fur had been left behind in its paw; the most mystical thing about them was that they could actually gather the spirit energy of heaven and earth! They were damn more useful than any advanced spirit gathering array!
Hence, since that day, Zheng Tan''s prowess had started to increase by leaps and bounds... within a short month, it had unexpectedly reached the peakte Golden Core stage!
These were all in fact premeditated actions on Zheng Tan''s part.
During this month, apart from cultivating, Zheng Tan had heard from the stray cat masses of a secret stronghold suspected to be Shadow Stream''s headquarters... it was at that time that Zheng Tan had started to think about an attack operation.
Then yesterday, Zheng Tan had received the news that the Shadow Stream maiden had broken out of prison.
It was then that Zheng Tan thought its opportunity had arrived.
While that girl was still intent on taking revenge on them, Zheng Tan decided to lead its army north beforehand to f**k the enemy headquarters in the ass!
...
Jinghua city was one of Songhai city''s neighboring cities.
It was the capital of Huaxiu nation. No one would expect the current headquarters of Shadow Stream to be right on top of an inconspicuous hill in the suburbs of the capital.
"It seems Ah Ying has sessfully escaped." The Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue frowned from where she was sitting in a wingback chair as she watched a news report on the prison break. "Have you heard from her? Make sure she doesn''t take any further action and get her to return at once before we have another incident."
As she said this, she shifted her gaze to the figure next to her.
This was an assassin in white who wore a golden armband. There was a dagger at his waist and his clothes were as white as snow. He looked like a celestial being who had emerged from a painting. This man was called Mo Li, one of the leading generals among Shadow Stream''s Gold Ribbon killers and also a think tank with prowess which surpassed Jiang Liuying''s.
"Rest assured, Master. I''ve already sent someone to pick up Miss Ah Ying." Mo Li was confident as he answered her calmly. "But Miss Ah Ying appears to still be angry about what happened, and after throwing those prison officers off the trail, she went to look for that bunch of cats from before to take revenge on them."
Cats?
Jiang Liuyue felt a vague sense of uneasiness. "These cats have verymon bloodlines, but they have spiritual intelligence and realms different frommon people; they must have been enlightened by a grandmaster. I think it''s better that we don''t provoke them."
"Master, there is no need to worry. ording to the information we received, it appears that Miss Ah Ying''s attack was in vain," Mo Li answered softly.
"In vain? What do you mean?"
"When Miss Ah Ying went looking in the area from thest time, there were no signs of any cats; it seems that they had evacuated earlier on."
Evacuated?
Liang Liuyue frowned, feeling that things weren''t as simple as they appeared.
For some reasontely, she had be a lot more vignt against cats. This was because not long ago, she had found a kitten which seemed to be lost near the hilltop. The strangest thing was that the hill was privatend which was off-limits, and an array had been set up here. Even the birds that flew over in passing would detour around here, so how had a cat entered this ce? She had given this matter a lot of thought.
This was the first time that Mo Li had seen Jiang Liuyue so worried, and he couldn''t help asking, "What are you worrying about, Master?"
"I''m worried that this bunch of cats might be plotting something..."
"Plotting?" Mo Liughed. "Are you worried that the cats will find our headquarters and attack here?"
Just then, there was suddenly a tremendous explosion outside the hall.
"Where did that explosione from?" Mo Li tilted his head.
A Shadow Stream killer swiftly appeared as a ck shadow in front of Jiang Liuyue and Mo Li. "Reporting, Master and Lord Mo Li! The foot of the hill is under attack."
"...By who?" Mo Li was shocked.
"It''s arge group of cats! Arge group of cats are climbing the hill... they''re carrying heavy weapons and number in the tens of thousands. It appears... that they intend to attack the headquarters!"
Mo Li: "..." Somehow, his face really hurt!
"As expected, there''s something off about that group of cats!" Jiang Liuyue grit her teeth. Since they had heavy artillery with them, it was very clear that these tens of thousands of cats hade well-prepared. Furthermore, there was currently a limited number of killers on base. If she suffered heavy damage here, her image as the Master of Shadow Stream in the murder industry would thoroughly copse!
"Mo Li, call everyone back at once to protect the headquarters, and don''t confront this bunch of cats during this time. Whatever happens, the headquarters is our priority!"
"Yes, Master, I''ll make the arrangements right away!"
Mo Li nodded immediately; this time, he finally realized the severity of the situation.
Outside the hall, a spirit light sprung up in his hand, and a string of magic bells emerged. Standing at a high vantage point, he rang them lightly three times.
As he recited a spell, the magic bells began to vibrate rapidly, and invisible sound waves which couldn''t be seen by the naked eye rippled out from him.
Three rings of the magic bells was the highest level of priority given to themand for Shadow Stream members to assemble.
"Two hours... can we hold on until then?" Mo Li felt anxious as the cat army advanced vigorously up the hill.
...
Zheng Tan''s attack this time was apletely independent operation that hadn''t been reported in advance.
In fact, there had been countless incidents of Shadow Stream killers mistreating cats in recent years. This had incurred the hate of cats all over the country. Cats throughout Huaxiu nation had been looking for Shadow Stream''s headquarters all this time with the intent of organizing their forces tounch an attack. Recently, coordinates for the headquarters had been circting in the cat group but had yet to be verified, so all the cats had been waiting for further confirmation from their general headquarters.
None of the cats had expected Zheng Tan to make a move before their headquarters had verified the location!
Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment was a little famous among the cat armies led by Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu. All these years, under the leadership of these three cat tyrants, the battalions and regiments of "The Little Tigers" nationwide had been secretly observing the movements of Shadow Stream killers everywhere.
This attack by Zheng Tan had hence mobilized all the stray cats in several nearby cities.
It was the new troop of cats led by Yuan Qu''s capable subordinate, cat general Li Yuanba, who first caught wind of the Shadow Stream killers'' movements.
Li Yuanba''s new troop was located in Dongbei city, which was to the north of Jinghua city.
At that very moment, in an abandoned sewer in Dongbei, a yellow-haired, short-tailed cat with a sturdy physique was surveying a map, apanied by two cat staff officers.
One of the cat staff officers said, "Currently, surveince of the Shadow Stream killers in Dongbei city show that they''re gathering together as quickly as possible and are attempting to head for the capital, Jinghua city."
Li Yuanba: "What mission are they running?"
"It doesn''t seem to be a mission. They''re impatient to reach Jinghua city, and are in no mood to engage in drawn-out skirmishes. When small units of our cat army harass them, they''re quick to break away and take a detour."
"Two days ago, Zheng Tan kept telling me it was going to create big news. It looks like something big is going on with it over there..." Li Yuanba murmured softly, its eyes narrowed. "Otherwise, this bunch of Shadow Stream killers wouldn''t be so desperate to reach Jinghua city. Their headquarters is definitely there!"
Cat staff officer: "Does Commander think that Shadow Stream''s headquarters is under attack? Zheng Tan only has one independent regiment... would a single regiment dare attack the headquarters?"
Li Yuanbaughed. "Hehe, why not? There''s nothing that Zheng Tan doesn''t dare do! If it had one or two divisions, it would have already f**king annihted all of Shadow Stream long ago!"
Cat staff officer: "..."
Chapter 169: At Least Gang Up Before a Fight
Chapter 169: At Least Gang Up Before a Fight
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Li Yuanba hunkered down on the ground and pped its big thigh with one thick paw. "Pass my order along, have the entire group assemble immediately! Employ zero-casualty harassment tactics and do everything you can to dy this group of Shadow Stream killers before Zheng Tan''s official attack on Shadow Stream''s headquarters!"
Cat staff officer: "Commander, should we wait for instructions from the higher-up...?"
The corners of Li Yuanba''s mouth twitched. "Instructions? There isn''t any time... opportunities in battle change all the time and are fleeting! The old leader is so busy, don''t bother it! Rather than miss the opportunity... we should strike decisively! Even if this bunch is setting off to offer their Master birthday congrattions, they must not be allowed to advance!"
The cat staff officer stopped talking at once. "..."
Because it was as if it could already see the end result.
Actually, the regiment cats could guess that based on Li Yuanba and Zheng Tan''s rtionship, Li Yuanba would fully support whatever move Zheng Tan made, even if it hadn''t been told about it beforehand. The two cats had formed this tacit understanding which didn''t require words back when they were being groomed by the three cat tyrants. This iron rapport and friendship wasn''t something that regr cats could understand.
The cat staff officer next to Li Yuanba sighed in its heart. Once Li Yuanba made a move, it was very likely that there would be a chain reaction among the stray cat regiments in the neighboring cities; by then, the stray cats would all be in aplete mess.
Furthermore, zero casualties... was that truly possible?
...
Of course, Zheng Tan didn''t have just one zealous brother in Li Yuanba. Everyone knew that the four heavenly guardians had once been groomed by the three great cat tyrants, Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu. Zheng Tan was a soldier under the thunderbolt tiger Tang Shi and Li Yuanba was under the baby tiger Yuan Qu. As for thest small handsome tiger Song Ci, it had groomed the remaining two heavenly guardians, Yun Fei and Ah Huang.
Yun Fei and Zheng Tan''s fate had been tied together starting with the color of their fur; they were both ck cats, though Yun Fei''s chest and four paws were all white. This made it look like it had walked through snow, so there were some who said that Yun Fei was a snowy mitt breed. Back then, Yun Fei and Zheng Tan had trained in the middle of the night and executed missions together, and thus had forged a deep and profound bond.
Now, Zheng Tan was themander of the Independent Regiment, while Yun Fei led another regiment, with the regiment number 358.
This number had a special significance for Yun Fei; it was the number of tasks it had carried out together with Zheng Tan, which was three hundred and fifty-eight exactly.
Yun Fei''s Regiment 358 was probably the closest to Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment geographically; they were both situated in Songhai city. Zheng Tan had found a tree hole to use as the regiment''s headquarters, while Yun Fei had found a shit-shoveling officer who would do anything for it, and thus it livedfortably in a vi. This big vi was also the headquarters of Yun Fei''s Regiment 358; the cat houses arranged neatly in the backyard were inhabited by Yun Fei''s subordinates. Of course, the space inside these cat houses had been expanded, like Zheng Tan''s tree hole.
There were many types of cat houses: for the cavalry, the infantry, the artillery soldiers, and Yun Fei''s ownmand post.
After Zheng Tan had left Songhai city tounch an attack and Li Yuanba had issued an order to back it up, Yun Fei was the third cat to be aware of thisrge-scale military campaign.
In Regiment 358''s headquarters, Yun Fei was viewing a map. "...Who is brazen enough to actually go out and fight alone?"
Yun Fei''s cat staff officer: "From our observations of recent movements, only Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment can call upon enough forces in this short period of time to arm themselves and enter the capital tounch an attack. Judging from the location on the map, that ce is Shadow Stream''s headquarters. Those coordinates were initially just a rumor, but no one had thought Commander Zheng Tan would jump the gun andunch an assault..."
Yun Fei frowned for a bit, then rubbed its face with its snow-white paws. "That''s not good, either; Jinghua, Dongbei and Songhai... there''s fighting everywhere. The entire South Huaxiu cat army has be a mess this Zheng Tan is also too reckless!"
Cat staff officer: "Commander, what should we do now?"
Yun Fei: "What else can we do... of course we have to help obstruct the enemy! Inform the artillery battalion to get out all thetest things! Keep in mind that the Shadow Stream killers are quite fierce. We just need to focus on harassing them as much as possible; smoke bombs, sh bombs, noise bombs...unch whatever needs to beunched!"
Cat staff officer: "Ah! Including that Liu Baby brand sh bomb?"
Yun Fei: "Hm... use it first! Then get Zheng Tan to reimburse me! Even if it wasn''t Zheng Tan who organized this assault, my Regiment 358 will still go out to help!"
Cat staff officer: "..."
...
Thest one of the four heavenly guardians to hear this news was Ah Huang, a yellow tabby cat that was quite pitiful, since its owner had castrated it at birth. At one point it had suffered depression, and it was Zheng Tan that had helped it out of that psychological shadow, so they had a deep and profound friendship.
Ah Huang''s new regiment was in Nanyan, between Jinghua and Songhai.
It was sipping on wine in the sewer while it received the battle report.
The chief of staff next to it reported the situation with a solemn expression. "We''ve just received news from the liaison officer that''s with our allies; Li Yuanba''s new cat army and some stray cat groups nearby have all gone into battle..."
Ah Huang: "Huh?"
Chief of staff: "...Even Yun Fei''s Regiment 358 has pitched in mindlessly; without any directions from the leaders, we have no idea what is going on."
Ah Huang: "Hahahaha! It must be Zheng Tan! This guy''s f**king making trouble again!"
Chief of staff: "Does Commander think that it''s Commander Zheng Tan that made a move? The coordinates for that location seem to be Shadow Stream''s headquarters, which was just verified recently. The leaders haven''t issued any orders, but that guy actually made a move beforehand?"
"Who knows what that guy is thinking... it has bad blood with Shadow Stream to begin with. Maybe it wants tounch a preemptive strike..."
Ah Huang swished its tail andughed. "This guy''s attack has also motivated me! It''s more awesome than the leaders!"
...
In an apartment in the heart of Jinghua city, cat leader Tang Shi, the thunderbolt tiger, was on the phone and so angry its fur was bristling. "What the hell is with this situation?! If you can''t clearly distinguish between a division and a brigade, then what are all of you capable of?! Are your heads chamber pots?!"
Baby tiger Yuan Qu''s paws pressed down on the table, its expression pained. "What is going on? Without even a telephone report, they all went off to fight? Who''s leading the battle?! The f**k... at least gang up before going out to fight!"
"Someone tell me, what on earth is happening? Oh, omnipotent Immortal Meow! If only you were here..." Song Ci sighed helplessly.
Just then, in a burst of spirit light and mist, a snow-white Persian cat appeared in front of the three cat tyrants.
Wang Ling, who had changed into this white Persian cat, floated in the air. At the sight of the three cat tyrants, he sighed softly.
He had been dyed since he had had to ask Little ck to determine the whereabouts of the three cat tyrants, so it was a relief that he had been able to catch up to them.
Chapter 170: Wasn’t It Agreed That Animals Couldn’t Be “Awakened”?!
Chapter 170: Wasnt It Agreed That Animals Couldnt Be Awakened?!
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When Wang Ling manifested as Immortal Meow in front of the three cat tyrants, they stared wide-eyed at him with disbelieving expressions. The other cats in the apartment were also all stunned, as they had never seen Immortal Meow before and had only heard hearsay of him from the three cat leaders, Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu.
None of the cats had anticipated that Immortal Meow would appear at this very moment.
The three cat tyrants were instantly so moved that they couldn''t hold back their tears.
Seeing Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu once again, these three cats that he had personally groomed, Wang Ling also felt deeply moved in his heart. He had never thought that the three mongrels cats that he had found in a paper box back then would actually grow this big.
They were all cats that had been abandoned by their owners; now, these unwanted kittens from back then had be the leaders of three cat armies, and had even purchased a high-ss condo in the heart of Jinghua city to use as theirmand post... actually, the thought of it was truly astounding.
It was already one o''clock in the afternoon, and based on conservative estimates, two hours had already passed after Zheng Tan hadunched its assault. With the firefight centered around Zheng Tan, the nearby cat regiments were obstructing the enemy and supporting the attack... it was just Tang Shi''s headquarters that had been left in the dark.
Wang Ling''s appearance could thus be said to be very timely.
He stretched out a cat w to point at a particr point on the map.
Seeing the position, Song Ci immediately connected the dots. "Aren''t these the coordinates that we received recently, that was rumored to be where Shadow Stream''s headquarters is located? The information hasn''t been verified, right? Yet the fighting''s already started... which troop is it?"
After saying this, Song Ci and Yuan Qu both looked at Tang Shi in unison.
Tang Shi: "What are you looking at me for..."
Song Ci and Yuan Qu spoke in one voice. "Except for your family''s Zheng Tan, no other cat has such guts!"
Tang Shi: "..."
Song Ci scratched its head, then turned to Wang Ling with paws sped in a salute. "Thanks to Immortal Meow, at least we''ve found the shpoint of the fighting."
"Then what do we do now?" Yuan Qu cupped its chin.
"What else can we do? The fight has already started... it''s no use stopping Zheng Tan now. First, we should try and obstruct enemy reinforcements, then do our best to help Zheng Tan seize the headquarters." Song Ci sighed, feeling its head hurt as it answered.
Wang Ling didn''t intend to linger in these headquarters of Tang Shi and the others, and instead wanted to go and take a look at the situation with Zheng Tan. And so, he gave Tang Shi arge pile of spirit talismans.
These were light armor talismans with strong protective properties which Wang Ling had drawn at Little ck''sb. Wang Ling wanted Tang Shi and the others to quickly distribute these spirit talismans in all the battle zones.
He had also reinforced the initial effectiveness of the light armor talismans with a discernment spell and a transmission spell. When the spirit talismans were in effective range, they would automatically discern all the cats present and then automatically create a protective connection. Actually, it worked in pretty much the same way as WIFI oh, by the way, Wang Ling had giarized this creative concept from the WIFI pill that Immortal Toya was researching.
...
It was already half past one in the afternoon. Shadow Stream''s secret headquarters on the hilltop was still doing its best to try and block Zheng Tan''s offensive. A total of about twenty Shadow Stream killers were using every type of defensive spell they had to build a defensive barrier around their headquarters.
Before reinforcements arrived, the headquarters only had a pitiful number of twenty-odd people...
"Commander, we currently have an absolute advantage on all fronts, and there hasn''t been a single casualty!" First Battalion Commander, The Monk, was giving Zheng Tan, who was directing them from the rear, a simple report.
Everything was within Zheng Tan''s expectations.
There hadn''t been many people in Shadow Stream''s headquarters to begin with. Some of them might have higher realms than the cats, but they were so caught up in defense mode that their realms weren''t of any damn use to them. This bunch of killers were most skillful at sneaking around the back to stab someone and blow up things. As long as the cats could defend against this and trap all the enemy on the hilltop, forcing them to build a defense array, the battle n could already be considered halfway a sess.
"Do we have enough cannons?" Zheng Tan asked as he raised a high-powered military telescope to survey the top of the hill.
The Monk answered, "Yes, Second Battalion Commander brought a lot."
Zheng Tan: "That''s good. This time, our regiment brought about thirty Yidali Cannons in total, and we have enough firepower to hold the advantage. Pass my order along: tell Second Battalion Commander not to be stingy with its artillery shells; have it keep up a barrage of explosions."
"Yes, Commander!" answered The Monk.
The impact from the continuous and fierce bombardment by the Yidali Cannons was torturous for the Shadow Stream killers on the hilltop who were doing their best to support the protective barrier; for some of them, their hukous were already numb from the shock. An Yidali Cannon could be used up to ten times, and could fire thirty shells at a time. Hence, if there were more than enough artillery shells, a Yidali Cannon could shoot three hundred of them!
Most importantly, this kind of artillery shell was as powerful as an all-out attack by a middle Golden Core stage cultivator. The most terrifying thing was that its damage output was passively increased based on the number of women present in the target of their bombing... including the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue, there were six female Shadow Stream killers trapped on the hilltop right now!
This directly increased the power of each of the Yidali Cannons by sixty percent.
At the sound of the rapid and heavy bombardment, Mo Li looked anxiously at the barrier outside. He was doing all he could to strengthen their defense; if Shadow Stream reinforcements continued to be dyed, they really might not be able to survive.
A Shadow Stream killer who had sustained internal injuries from the bombardment of artillery couldn''t help spitting blood. "Lord Mo Li, how about we surrender..."
Surrender?
Mo Li gnashed his teeth hard. Surrender to a bunch of cats? What kind of foreign joke was that?!
"Master, what should we do now?" Although Mo Li didn''t want to surrender, the situation was already beyond any tears he could shed. After the nation had been founded, hadn''t it been agreed that animals couldn''t be "awakened"? These ones were damn near about to be immortal!
"Is there any way to get in touch with Ah Ying? Tell her to stay away for a while and not to return here!" Jiang Liuyue was also struggling hard to prop up the barrier; she had a bad feeling.
Bzz !
At that moment, there was a sh of spirit light in the air on the top of the hill, and a snowy-white figure suddenly appeared.
Jiang Liuyue had very sharp eyes, and clearly saw straightaway that it was a white Persian cat.
Her intuition told her that this Persian cat was in cahoots with that bunch of cats down the hill!
But why was this cat here? Had it been sent here by a magic weapon?
There was no time to think so much given how urgent the situation was. She looked at this white cat, then bent down to abruptly lunge at it.
Wang Ling, who had just teleported here, was still focused on locking down Zheng Tan''s position when he saw a woman unexpectedly attack him with her "balls" as she caught him and held him firmly to her bosom.
Before Wang Ling could figure out what this woman was thinking, Jiang Liuyue lifted him high aloft and projected her voice with a spell as she shouted down the hill: "Listen up, cats down the hill! Your little bro is now our cat hostage! Please cease your assault! Otherwise, my venerable self will kill him right away!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 171: A Strange Light In Its Eyes
Chapter 171: A Strange Light In Its Eyes
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Because of Jiang Liuyue''s threat, the bombardment stopped.
"Didn''t I say to defend your positions with the cannons? Who was it who ran up to the peak?!" Zheng Tan had never thought that its n would actually go wrong here. It grabbed the telescope and swiftly scanned the peak. "Let me see who that son of a bitch is..."
Then, Zheng Tan saw the snowy-white figure in the woman''s arms.
Immortal... Meow?
This time, Zheng Tan was stupefied.
...
When Jiang Liuyue had caught Wang Ling, he had still been searching for Zheng Tan''s aura. Finally, he realized that clever little Zheng Tan was still at the foot of the hill. Wang Ling immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. At the same time, he felt a sense of admiration for the way Zheng Tan had led its troops.
Directing tens of thousands of cats in battle, Zheng Tan had managed to achieve zero casualties. Furthermore, this group of Shadow Stream killers had been forced to hole up at the top of the hill due to the fierce Yidali Cannon bombardment by Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment, and they didn''t daree down at all.
Wang Ling realized that he had been worried for nothing...
Zheng Tan was maturing much faster than he had imagined!
Turning his head to look at the woman sping him to her chest, Wang Ling knew that this person was the legendary Master of Shadow Stream.
Strangely, however, Wang Ling could sense that the other party''s aura was very weak.
From the rumors, the real Master of Shadow Stream should be at the Soul Formation stage at the very least.
Suspicious, Wang Ling opened his Heavenly Eye, and as he had expected, this Master of Shadow Stream wasn''t real. Or to put it another way, this wasn''t her real body at all it was just a y clone which she had shaped with spirit energy.
Compared with Wang Ling''s Great Separation Spell, a y clone shaped with spirit energy had a more stableposition, so there was no need to worry that it would disappear. But its drawback was that it had to be near the real body in order to be reabsorbed. If the clone was damaged when it was outside, the real body''s realm would also be set back.
No wonder this woman had camped out on the top of the hill and hadn''t dared toe down. If this had been the Master of Shadow Stream''s real body, Zheng Tan''s Yidali Cannon probably wouldn''t have been able to do anything to her.
What a devious woman, to actually create this type of "insurance" in order not to expose her real body.
It only could be said that the real Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue was much more vignt than themon people had imagined. But despite that, there was one thing that was impossible for her to guard against.
That was Wang Ling.
"This bunch of damn cats... wait ''til my Shadow Stream reinforcements arrive, all of you will die!" Jiang Liuyue squeezed Wang Ling tight as she spoke in a low, cold voice.
Wang Ling stared indifferently at her. Although she was clutching him so tightly, it wasn''t really painful. It was just that the position was a little weird, because the two globes behind him made him feel like he was leaning against a sofa...
Of course, he wasn''t that vulgar, and this well-proportioned type wasn''t his cup of tea.
So, when the woman held him aloft as a hostage, Wang Ling twisted his body lightly and broke free of her hold.
"Damn it!" Jiang Liuyue hadn''t expected this snowy-white Persian cat to be so strong. She hurriedly stretched out her hands to grab it, only to brush Wang Ling''s soft cat tail as this Persian cat floated in midair and looked down on her.
It wasn''t until then that Jiang Liuyue realized that this cat wasn''t that simple.
Sure enough... it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the hilltop. Had it used some sort of magic treasure to teleport here?
"Who the hell are you..." She looked at Wang Ling.
And then, the answer she got... was immense spiritual pressure which poured over her like a flood!
Jiang Liuyue saw a strange light in this white Persian cat''s eyes!
It wasn''t just her; all the Shadow Stream killers on the hilltop werepletely unable to move!
Whether it was Jiang Liuyue or Mo Li, all of them felt as if their blood had frozen; they werepletely rigid and unable to make a single move.
These immobilized Shadow Stream killers were all fearful; given the situation, they couldn''t cast any spells, which meant that the barrier would copse under the artillery barrage!
Wang Ling gazed down the hill to where Zheng Tan was holding up its telescope, waiting for hismand.
He nodded from afar!
In the next moment, Zheng Tan roared for everyone to open fire!
Boom boom boom boom ...
The hilltop was instantly covered in a huge mushroom cloud.
This series of explosions continued for five minutes before subsiding. After the smoke settled, all the Shadow Stream killersy paralyzed on the ground in all kinds of bizarre postures, burnt like coal; although the shellfire from the Yidali Cannons had been fierce, it hadn''tpletely killed them. Wang Ling had stood amidst the shellfire wrapped in a protective aura, and then had wandered leisurely through as if no one else was here.
If this was a game, you could probably see a bunch of ''MISS'' words above his head.
He had already calcted the power of the shellfire; it could only deal this bunch of people serious injuries at the most.
It was good enough to deprive them of the ability to move. As for the rest... as usual, just hand them all over to the state!
When Zheng Tan went up the hill with its chief of staff, The Monk, and the second battalionmander, all the cats saw this usually ferociousmander of the Independent Regiment, who always acted like an uncontroble wild cat, fall wailing into Wang Ling''s arms.
The Monk covered its face as it suddenly felt a little ashamed. "..." You have to keep your cool, Regiment Commander!
Wang Ling: "..."
It was Zheng Tan''s second time seeing the immortal cat, so it went without saying that it was very excited.
After it had calmed down and finally regained itsposure, it ordered the handful of cats behind it, "You guys, search inside..."
The entrance to Shadow Stream''s headquarters on the hilltop was actually pretty well-hidden in a well. But now that all of Shadow Stream''s people had lost their ability to move, the cats of the Independent Regiment didn''t face any resistance at all as they moved in.
Looking around, Wang Ling confirmed that all the Shadow Stream killers were down.
Jiang Liuyue''s y clone had been smashed in the explosion, and only half a face remained.
What was more, that half-face also looked like scorched earth.
She red resentfully at Wang Ling with extreme hatred; unexpectedly, she could still talk. "Who on earth are you...?"
Wang Ling didn''t say anything, and only did some probing with his spiritual senses. He wanted to use his memory retrieval spell to search Jiang Liuyue''s mind for any valuable information. But unfortunately, her brain was empty.
Of course, he still had to find the real body, since the memory retrieval spell was of no use on a y clone.
Since it didn''t have any valuable information, this y clone was worthless to him.
He opened his eyes, and a spirit light shot forth from them to straightaway destroy the final half of this woman''s face.
...
At the same time, in apletely sealed-off basement in Jinghua city.
A woman who had been sitting with her legs crossed and her eyes closed, choked and coughed up a mouthful of blood...
Chapter 172: Those Who Don’t Eat Crispy Noodle Snacks Are Definitely Not Friendly
Chapter 172: Those Who Dont Eat Crispy Noodle Snacks Are Definitely Not Friendly
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In an underground chamber, Jiang Liuyue clutched her chest in agony as she gritted her teeth and struggled to regte her breathing. The piercing pain of the bacsh from the destruction of her y clone had caused unprecedented injury to her real body. It hurt so much that herplexion turned blue and she bit her lip so hard it started to bleed. Enduring the sharp pain, she used a spirit talisman Ah Ying, hurry up and reply!
This was the life talisman which was bound to Jiang Liuying''s soul. When it was used, it could tell Jiang Liuyue where her sister was. Previously, she had been operating her y clone, so she had had no time to spare to use this life talisman to get in touch with Jiang Liuying.
She hoped her sister wasn''t on her way to Shadow Stream''s headquarters, since it had already been seized by a group of cats...
But as the life talisman floated in midair for a long time, there wasn''t any response from it. This Master of Shadow Stream thumped the ground resentfully... it was toote!
...
The Monk took a group of cats with it to search Shadow Stream''s headquarters, but after a long time, they were only able to find some elixirs and one-off magic treasures. These magic treasures had been used by Shadow Stream killers on assassination assignments, and in fact were pretty meaningless to the cats of the Independent Regiment, who were the type to meet their enemies head-on.
Apart from this, there were chests and chests of money. Dozens ofrge chests were stacked full of hundred yuan bills. There were also some gold bars and antiques, and The Monk roughly calcted that altogether, everything here was worth at least a few billion HNY.
Wang Ling was deeply shocked by this massive fortune. He felt that this definitely was in poor taste on the part of this Master of Shadow Stream, since cultivators usually paid no mind to material wealth.
In Huaxiu nation, HNY was still the standard currency used, and anything could be bought with HNY. But cultivators only used the HNY for general everyday living. Normally, if they wanted to buy a magic treasure, it was more straightforward and convenient to trade for it with elixirs or magic treasures of equivalent value. Otherwise, it was troublesome to carry around and count millions or tens of millions in cash.
Oh, it was worth mentioning that when Father Wang had bought that precious Chanel sword for Wang Ling in the beginning, he had grit his teeth and handed over three million in cash. It had taken the shop assistants in the Chanel Immortal Sword gship store three whole hours to count the amount.
In the end, this immortal sword hadn''t even grown warm in Wang Ling''s hand before he had shattered it.
"Regiment Commander, we hit the jackpot!" When The Monk brought their spoils of war to Zheng Tan, its face was full of excitement.
"Mm, put them away properly. From now on, all the cats in our Independent Regiment will be able to drink milk and eat fish at leisure!" Zheng Tan put its paws on its hips with pride.
"But Commander, we found something very strange." As The Monk said this, it ordered some cats to carry a stone chest forward.
This stone chest actually wasn''t big, but it was heavy. It took two cats at the Foundation Establishment stage to carry it. When they ced it on the ground, it clearly sank down slightly in the soft soil.
Looking at the stone chest, The Monk said, "We found this thing in the innermost room of Shadow Stream''s headquarters. It looks pretty old. Commander, do you know what this might be?"
Wang Ling and Zheng Tan''s eyes were fixed on this stone chest. It was square in shape with rounded corners. All four sides were decorated in a tidy pattern and it looked like a handicraft item. The reason why it had captured the attention of The Monk and the other staff officer cats was because they had smelled a faint trace of blood from this stone chest.
"This thing has clearlye in contact with blood before, but I don''t know what it might be." Zheng Tan frowned as it looked at the stone chest, then turned its gaze to Wang Ling. "Immortal Meow, do you have any ideas?"
Wang Ling''s eyes glimmered slightly. After sweeping his gaze over the whole of the stone chest, he was surprised to find that it was empty it was actually a mold! And judging from its shape, this mold looked very much like a mask...
At this moment, the thought of that stone ghost mask flitted through Wang Ling''s mind.
He had felt that the decor on the outside of this stone chest was simr to that of the stone ghost mask.
In the end, Wang Ling took the stone chest with him, since he thought it could probably provide Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal plenty of new leads on the stone ghost mask.
Of course, the cats of the Independent Regiment had no problems with Wang Ling taking the stone chest with him.
This was Immortal Meow, after all.
If Immortal Meow had asked them to hand over all their spoils of war, they wouldn''t have had any problems with that either!
To be honest, it was just that Wang Ling was uninterested in these supplies. Also, it was really hard for him to ept the fact that Shadow Stream''s headquarters hadn''t contained even one crispy noodle snack packet!
As expected, this bunch of people who didn''t eat crispy noodle snacks didn''t have any love in them!
To not even have crispy noodle snacks... no wonder people considered them a terrorist organization!
...
Zheng Tan and its cats would deal with those Shadow Stream killers who had been burnt like coal, so there was no need for Wang Ling to worry. This group of people hadpletely lost their ability to fight, and he reckoned that they wouldn''t wake up any time soon.
Nevertheless, as Wang Ling was about to leave, he cast a spell on the entrance to Shadow Stream''s headquarters; it was a simple travel array which led directly to Songhai First Prison...
Later, Zheng Tan and his cat army swiftly withdrew with all the supplies. Shortly after they had pulled out of this hilltop headquarters, a busty young maiden wearing a baseball cap and a face mask rapidly approached the peak.
When she was halfway up the hill, however, she suddenly felt that something was wrong; she hadn''t seen a single person on her way up and she had the strange feeling that Shadow Stream''s headquarters was too peaceful today.
"Mo Li clearly sent people to tell me that elder sister was anxious to find me, so why isn''t there even a single person around now?" The girl felt that it was very strange; furthermore, she didn''t have any other way to contact Jiang Liuyue. When she had escaped from prison, she had identally lost the life talisman. It had probably been washed away when she had gone through the sewer.
The only way now was to get to the peak and take a look; it was possible that elder sister was in a meeting.
With this thought in mind, the girl continued up the hill. But the closer she got to the peak, the more suspicious she became she smelled gunpowder smoke!
"Elder sister!"
Gritting her teeth in anxiety, Jiang Liuying dashed up to the peak in severalrge strides. She quickly found the entrance to the headquarters, opened the lid of the well, and jumped down...
It wasn''t until that moment that the girl finally realized that she had been tricked!
However, it was already toote.
Carried through a stream of colored light and shadow, the girl felt herself thrown into a space tunnel, and then she fell into a ck hole.
By the time the light and her dizziness had faded, the girl had emerged on a brand new map.
It was the iparably thick barrier from before, and that wall which looked too high to climb...
Songhai First Prison she had actually been sent back here again!
At this moment, Jiang Liuying felt despair.
Chapter 173: Little Sister Ying Fell from the Sky
Chapter 173: Little Sister Ying Fell from the Sky
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Whether it was in inner or outer circles, everyone had always had different opinions of Odd Zhuo, this "young and promising" Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools. Some thought that he had indeed worked his way up through his own strength, while some thought that he had taken advantage of his connections and gotten in through a back door.
Only Odd Zhuo knew the truth of the situation... he might be winning at life without trying, but it was just as ineffable to him.
Secretary Sun Dakang had summoned him to the prison and he had helplessly seen how that killer maiden had broken out. To be honest, Odd Zhuo was quite upset because he really hadn''t been able to do anything to help this time.
Another person who was also simrly upset was Warden Liang. After all, the girl had fled right under his nose. In fact, they had acted promptly after she had escaped them, and Warden Liang had originally thought that they could catch her before things got even more serious, but in the end, she had still run away, right in front of Secretary Dakang.
Warden Liang was seeing Odd Zhuo off at Songhai First Prison''s entrance. Even if he had already rified matters in a statement to the media, he still had to shoulder this responsibility. He had to capture and detain the girl again to redeem himself, otherwise he would have to be punished.
Judging from the current situation, a demotion was undoubtedly inevitable... he had worked in the prison for so many years, and this really was the first time he had encountered such a situation. In the end, he could only acknowledge his bad luck.
Beyond the front gate of the prison was the barrier. Two days ago, the girl had smashed an opening in it, and after some emergency repairs, it had more or less been restored.
Under normal circumstances, only prison staff could pass through the barrier regrly; any other person had to be apanied by a staff member.
As Odd Zhuo was being guided to the entrance by Warden Liang, he felt a little depressed. It was also easy to imagine that Warden Liang was feeling quite gloomy in his heart as he considered how he was going to write his self-reflection. Writing the self-reflection was a learned skill; if he wrote it carefully, his superior might consider the many years of hard work which he had put in, and lighten his punishment.
Odd Zhuo really didn''t know how to console him, and could only sigh. "Warden Liang, don''t fret. The saying puts it well: the cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there..."
Warden Liang''s eyes were sad and bitter.
"Sometimes, when you are lost in despair, a miracle might happen." Odd Zhuo consoled him as he pointed to the sky. "Look, Warden Liang, when god closes a door, he will definitely open a window."
Exactly when Odd Zhuo finished speaking, a brightly colored cloud suddenly appeared in the air.
It was apanied by a humming sound.
A dark shadow fell out of this cloud with a plop ...
...
It had to be mentioned that this "express delivery" from Wang Ling was very timely.
And so, just like this, Jiang Liuying was captured once again.
Warden Liang held an emergency conference, and forced Odd Zhuo, who had been about to leave, to stay back.
Odd Zhuo understood that there was a procedure which government departments had to follow in doing things. As for how the Shadow Stream maiden had been caught, this was a little hard to exin, since this person had indeed just suddenly fallen from the air in front of their eyes. When it had happened, Odd Zhuo had still been pointing at the sky; this was a scene which the prison officers around them had witnessed.
During the conference, everyone was quietly waiting for Warden Liang to report the situation.
The old Secretary was sitting on the side and drinking tea with an expression as if he was watching a y.
In fact, everyone had privately spread word of the general situation, and more or less understood what had happened.
Head lowered, Odd Zhuo felt restless in his seat, and somehow had a bad feeling.
Warden Liang started to speak.
"The reason why we could resolve the matter of this prison break so quickly is without doubt due to the results of our Songhai First Prison''s colleagues working as one in their determined search efforts. Of course, among all of them, the person we have to thank the most is our Director Zhuo!"
Upon saying this, Warden Liang couldn''t help tearing up. "To be frank, previously I had misunderstood Director Zhuo, but his performance was truly amazing. Our Huaxiu government is really fortunate and the people are really lucky to have an official like Director Zhuo whose heart is connected to the people and who quietly makes contributions behind the scenes!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Warden Liang: "I think this time, we should award Director Zhuo with a first ss honor!"
Odd Zhuo: "Actually, I..."
"It''s fine, it''s fine, Little Zhuozi, don''t be modest! A service is a service;st time, you were also the one who had arranged the arrest, but in the end you were also modest about it. Trying to be modest is good, but you must acknowledge when you have performed a great service!" The old Secretary directly interrupted Odd Zhuo as he looked at thetter with extraordinary geniality. "You really didn''t let me down!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
...
And thus, Odd Zhuo had performed a great service once again.
The old Secretary''s one sentence was worth a thousand words.
To this, Odd Zhuo also felt helpless.
Nowadays, whether it was good or badments, people followed the trend; furthermore, most of them liked to stick to their first impressions, and judged things based on their own subjective views.
Odd Zhuo remembered when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s cultivation forum had been massively popr; numerous cultivation forums had popped up trying to imitate its style, and one of them was called "Zhudi Sky." Back then, two kinds of people had abounded in this forum. One kind were the big boss cultivators who lurked in the forum, while the other kind were keyboard warriors called "shennong cultivators."
These shennong cultivators mostly just dabbled in cultivation and didn''t have much experience. Although they didn''t have any cultivation experience, they liked to nitpick anything to do with cultivators.
If someone''s pill furnace blew up, they woulde running out to say it was your elixir form that was wrong!
If two ns hated each other, they would stand on the side and stir things up without distinguishing ck from white!
Once, there had been a person iming to be a shennong alchemist verified by Huaxiu nation who had criticized some alchemist''s elixir form. In the end, when that alchemist''s elixir had gone on the market, it had been widely acimed... that so-called shennong cultivator alchemist had been pped in the face just like that. The most important point was that this shennong cultivator could still pretend to be indifferent and nonchnt about it, saying that they didn''t care while continuing to focus on their Weibo ount.
What was more, Odd Zhuo had noticed that the mostughable thing about these shennong cultivators was that they liked to take general criticism as a personal attack. If one person in the forum was criticized, they felt that they were all being criticized, so they would instantly band together to fight in and outside the forum circle. In the end, the forum post would be tainted with a foul atmosphere.
This cultivation forum had already declined.
After this prison break incident, Odd Zhuo deeply felt that his experiences were in fact very simr to this diminished forum. Each time someone brought up a so-called "service" he had supposedly done, he was always clueless about it.
He had bottled too many things up in his heart, but in the end who could he talk to about them...?
Actually, Odd Zhuo felt really distressed.
Chapter 174: Always Be on the Alert!
Chapter 174: Always Be on the Alert!
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This preemptive andrge-scale anti-terrorist mission conducted by the Independent Regiment had ended in a crushing defeat for Shadow Stream and zero casualties for the local cat regiments. During the mission, Wang Ling''s light armor talismans had yed a very important role, because many of Shadow Stream''s reinforcements had died due to the bacsh from the talismans.
In the luxury condo, Tang Shi, Song Ci and Yuan Qu, these three cat army leaders, were looking at a post-war summary report. It was thanks to prompt handling of the situation, active responses from all divisions, brigades, regiments and local stray cat groups, along with Immortal Meow''s backup support, that Zheng Tan had been able to obtain great sess in Operation Decapitation this time.
But in terms of disciplinary behavior, it had absolutely broken the rules. Whether to punish it or not was actually quite a serious issue.
Tang Shi was struggling with this, since it was the one who had groomed Zheng Tan, after all. It pushed up its sses and turned to Song Ci and Yuan Qu next to it. "What do the two of you think?"
Song Ci crossed its arms with a serious expression. "This time, Zheng Tan directly led tens of thousands of cats in an unsanctioned anti-terrorist operation. Based just on this, it wouldn''t be too much to dock all its dried fish for the future! However... looking at tactical results alone, Zheng Tan''s Independent Regiment had dared to attack Shadow Stream''s secret headquarters on its own, preemptively bombarding them with oppressive shellfire which forced these brutal killers into defense mode. That was truly beautifully done! Furthermore, through this operation, everybat unit reaped considerable profits and all the local stray cat groups inadvertently banded together as one on a scale no less than arge-scale anti-terrorist military campaign."
Yuan Qu unfolded a data map and spread it out on the table. "This is thetest statistics we''ve just received,e and take a look. This is the increase in cat numbers for the three armies after this battle."
As soon as Tang Shi caught sight of the incline in the curve, it waspletely astounded. "A increase of eight million cats? Our three armies in total only had two million cats before!"
Song Ci cupped its chin with its ws. "After this operation, these local cats from tens of different cities wanted to join us. Of course, these are preliminary statistics, and the number is indeed too big. The stray cats in our armies arebat fighters, and they must still go through the selection process. As for the cats that won''t be chosen, we''ll find suitable shit-shoveling officers to take them in."
Tang Shi scratched its head. "So many cats... will we be able to manage them? Won''t our funds run out?"
Yuan Qu smiled. "Zheng Tan this guy seized so many supplies from Shadow Stream''s headquarters that even after several decades, our three armies still won''t have used them up. Along with some one-off magic treasures and antiques, after we go through them and sell off the useless ones, we will definitely have adequate funds!"
"Mm, that''s good."
Tang Shi nodded. "By the way, what is the situation with that Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue?"
Song Ci: "We all overlooked this Master of Shadow Stream; no one expected the opponent to be so cautious as to use a spirit y clone as an escape n. But Immortal Meow has said that for the time being, we don''t have to be too wary about this person; after Immortal Meow destroyed her clone, she has lost at least six hundred years'' worth of cultivation."
"Six hundred years, so many?"
Song Ci chuckled. "This time, she lost six hundred years of cultivation in one go. After a period of time, Zheng Tan''s level might well be higher than hers. Zheng Tan is on the rise right now; the rumor is that after receiving personal instruction from Immortal Meow, its realm has skyrocketed."
"This guy is too impulsive. However, after some refinement, it''ll be a simple thing for it to be the backbone of the army." Yuan Qu stroked its cat beard.
Tang Shi was a little speechless; originally, it had thought that its two brothers would punish Zheng Tan, but they ended up sticking up for it... as expected, it was a wonderful thing to be backed by Immortal Meow!
...
Elsewhere, right after the end of the matter with the Shadow Stream maiden''s prison break, Warden Liang was writing a post-event self-reflection after the conference. This time, thanks to Odd Zhuo, the girl who had been atrge had once again been caught in time before she had had any further impact on society. Although he had managed to retain his position as warden, he still had to write a self-reflection.
Warden Liang had a headache; apart from listing his shorings in the self-reflection, he also had to submit a prison reinforcement bill to improve Songhai First Prison''s security measures in all aspects in order to prevent something like this from ever happening again.
After pondering for a long time, Warden Liang sent a message to Odd Zhuo. "Director Zhuo, this is Little Liang. I''m writing my self-reflection now. Regarding the prison reinforcement bill, do you have any ideas?"
When Odd Zhuo received this message, he almost dropped his phone. Based on government ranks, his position as Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools was on par with the Warden of Songhai First Prison. After the end of the matter with the maiden''s prison break, this Warden Liang had started calling himself Little Liang, which made Odd Zhuo feel quite embarrassed.
Something like a best friend scandal 1 would never happen.
Since every department had its own role, Odd Zhuo felt that he had no authority to meddle. Of course, out of courtesy, he couldn''t ignore this message.
A momentter, he was struck by a sh of inspiration as he recalled a face mask that had been a hot online item on Tianmao 2 . He immediately screencapped an image of that shop and sent it to Warden Liang.
After receiving this screenshot, Warden Liang was stupefied. "Director Zhuo... excuse me, what''s this?"
Zhuo Yi replied, "It''s a chatterbox mask. After putting it on, a person will be talkative. If every brother in the prison puts one on, they''ll be in high spirits every day, be constantly alert, and never feel sleepy!"
Warden Liang: "...So reliable? Who is the boss of this shop?"
Zhuo Yi: "Huang Shaotian 3 ."
Warden Liang: "..."
...
The next day was Sunday, June 5th. When the old man turned on the news, it was all about Shadow Stream''s headquarters being ttened by shellfire.
All the core Gold Ribbon killers in Shadow Stream''s headquarters had been captured. Before Wang Ling had left, he had erased all their memories of the cat army. After these killers had been given cursory medical treatment, they were escorted by a special motorcade to the cultivation police department where they had been interrogated that very night. They could clearly describe the events of the attack on their headquarters, but unfortunately, none of them could recall who had done it.
The female news broadcaster nced at the script out of the corner of her eye, then reported with a smile, "Experts from the relevant departments have said that this inability to remember anything is a symptom of being injured by an Yidali Cannon."
Wang Ling: "..."
And so, the unknown party that had attacked Shadow Stream''s headquarters went down as one of Huaxiu nation''s most intriguing unsolved mysteries since its founding. It wasn''t just an unsolved mystery for the country, but also raised a lot of doubts and suspicions around the whole world. Some anti-terrorist experts even said that Shadow Stream had been annihted by aliens!
Wang Ling thought that this was half right.
Because it hadn''t been aliens that had annihted Shadow Stream, but cats 4 ...
Chapter 175: Guo Uncles Everywhere
Chapter 175: Guo Uncles Everywhere
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It was June 6th, the seventh Monday of school.
This morning, the students of Grade One, ss Three were naturally gossiping about the string of incidents that had urred after the Shadow Stream maiden had broken out of prison to when she had been caught again. In fact, it wasn''t just Grade One, ss Three; everywhere in the city, conversation among the melon seed-eating masses 1 in thest few days had revolved around this topic.
From the Shadow Stream maiden''s prison break to Shadow Stream''s headquarters being ttened by an unidentified "person" to the arrest of the maiden once again... this string of bombshells which made international headlines had all happened in the thirty six hours after the girl had first broken out of prison.
After this incident, there were two people who had be famous.
The first was Warden Liang of Songhai First Prison. Some thought that he had deliberately released the Shadow Stream maiden in order to catch bigger fish with a longer fishing line, hence culminating in such an explosive ending.
The second was Odd Zhuo... from the annihtion of the Shadow Stream killers who had invaded No. 60 High School to the arrest of the killer maiden in No. 59 High School, then to this string of incidents, it seemed thattely, any news about Shadow Stream had all had something to do with this young Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools.
After Dopey Guo half-assed the copying of his homework, he began to connect this string of incidents together with a surreptitious look in his narrow eyes. "I have an uncle who works in the prison. He said someone saw with their own eyes that Shadow Stream girl fall out of a space tunnel that had suddenly appeared in midair..."
Everyone was startled. "Space tunnel?"
Super Chen frowned. "Spatial magic has been strictly banned by the nation since it can cause many unnecessary issues. That''s why every major city has a space tower set up to monitor the fluctuations of city space."
Dopey Guo nodded and continued, "That''s the weird part. I have a uncle who works in the space tower. He told me that at the time of the incident, the tower didn''t sense any abnormalities. This proves two things..."
Everyone was curious. "What two things?"
Master of Dopey scratched his chin. "The special tower was functioning normally, yet there wasn''t a hint of any fluctuations at all. This proves that firstly, this person who used spatial magic has power far beyond the tower''s surveince range. Secondly, there is no way this person is an alien like the experts said on the news."
"Why''s that?"
"Because there currently aren''t any strong aliens at all!" Dopey Guo said with a wise air. "I have an uncle who works in the Ministry of National Defense who told me that a while ago, a disorderly battle broke out in the M78 neb. It was our General Yi of the Ministry of National Defense who personally went to mediate. With one wave of his Sky-Parting Sword, he caused the rebel army who were all tens of meters tall to lose the will to fight..."
Wang Ling: "..." How many f**king uncles do you have?!
...
At night, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal paid a visit to the Wang family''s small vi once again. This time, he brought fifty to sixty jin of broli with him. This broli was thetest batch which he had grown on spirit soil. Of course, the "mother" of this broli was the one which Grandfather Wang had picked up and ced in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s bowl.
He had already brought broli to the Wang family''s small vi several times in a row, and he always seemed disappointed or frustrated each time; until now, he still hadn''t been able to figure out the meaning behind Grandfather Wang giving him the broli back then...
He had left Song Qingshu to look after things in Wenxian Garden. The man hadpletely be Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s housekeeper. The hawthorn seed which they had nted previously had recently shown signs of breaking through the soil, and at this stage, it needed a lot of tender care. In fact, Song Qingshu had actually changed a lot after leaving Mo Immortal Castle, and had be a lot more cheerful. In addition, he had sold off all his ill-gotten magic treasures from when he had worked at Mo Immortal Castle and had invested in numerous charity organizations.
Although Song Qingshu was still under observation,pared with when they had first met, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had rxed his guard considerably around the man. Moreover, the fighting lion was also still around to watch him as well.
After thest time when Immortal Toya had lent the fighting lion to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal for two days, the lion had been unwilling to go back for some reason. No matter how Immortal Toya tried, this fighting lion wouldn''t move an inch.
It justyzily at the front door of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi, eyes fixed in one direction. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that the Wang family''s small vi was in that direction... this fighting lion actually wanted to see Wang Ling.
It used to be a proud creature that had never lowered its head to anyone, but these days after Wang Ling had left, it was like a maiden in love who looked forward to Wang Ling''s appearance again.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that Wang Ling was perhaps the only one who had this type of power to tame a creature as unruly as this in a short period of time.
This time, he hade to the Wang family''s small vi because Wang Ling had specially asked him to. So after greeting the seniors downstairs with broli in hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly went upstairs to look for Wang Ling in his room.
"Brother Ling, you''re looking for me?" When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the door, he saw two muscr brothers at the table studiously helping Wang Ling write his homework.
Loopy Toad had already smelled Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s aura from afar. Lying prone on the ground, it raised its light green head and gave a polite nod.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Wang Ling was gazing solemnly at a stone chest in front of him.
"This is..." When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal caught sight of this slightly in stone chest, he suddenly became deeply respectful. Holding this stone chest in his hands as he sized it up, he noted that it waspletely closed-off with no way to open it. But with his Heavenly Eye, he could clearly see that a small section of it waspletely empty.
"This is a mask chest; after the mask inside was taken out, the chest was undoubtedly sealed from the outside, which is why it''s closed-off like this." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal held the stone chest in his hands as his gaze swept over it carefully. Judging from its design style and that faint but familiar sense of blood, he was almost positive that this stone chest had been used to store the stone ghost mask!
At the very beginning, the stone ghost mask had stirred up a foul wind and a rain of blood in the cultivation world. The most frightening part was that it was so hard that there was no way topletely destroy it. Therefore, quite a number of craftsmen had researched ways to seal it. It was very obvious that this mask chest was a product of that time, created by some craftsman to seal away the stone ghost mask.
It was also very clear that the stone ghost mask had once been sealed inside this mask chest for some time. Who knew when it had been taken out, and the chest reworked to conceal the fact?
"Brother Ling, where did you find this stone chest?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious.
Wang Ling telepathically conveyed the facts of the chest''s origin to him.
"Cats?" Grenade-Throwing Senior was stunned when he heard this. He finally knew the truth of the annihtion of Shadow Stream''s headquarters which had been on the news these two days.
If this story got out, how many diligent cultivators would cover their faces and run around in a frenzy?
For the first time in his life, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal fell that all his life achievements had actually lost out to a few cats.
Chapter 176: Shadow Stream Has been Annihilated; Is Mo Immortal Castle Not Far Behind?
Chapter 176: Shadow Stream Has been Annihted; Is Mo Immortal Castle Not Far Behind?
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The appearance of this stone chest was a huge revtion for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. As for why it had been in the hands of the Shadow Stream killers, it actually wasn''t hard to guess after careful consideration. After all, the stone ghost mask was something that opportunists scrambled madly for in a bid to obtain great power within a short time frame.
It wasn''t just Mo Immortal Castle that was looking for it; dark forces were also carrying out their own investigations, which wasn''t anything odd.
But the fact of the matter was that with the annihtion of Shadow Stream''s headquarters, there was no opportunity for international killer organizations to rise up. This was also true of the dark forces within Huaxiu that had initially been stirring restlessly. The saying that guilt made cowards of people was really true. Through the Shadow Stream incident, these dark forces could clearly sense that in Huaxiu nation, there was an expert whom they were incapable of touching or detecting...
His mastery over spatial magic, the fluctuations of which even the space tower couldn''t detect precisely, was really too abnormal.
Later, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal left with this mask chest. Wang Ling had never wanted to be involved in this matter since the beginning, so it was best to leave it to the other man... before thetter left, Grandfather Wang also praised him for the quality of the broli which he had nted.
Then, from the window on the second floor, Wang Ling saw this idiot bounce off with a face full of excitement as if the kindergarten teacher had awarded him a little red flower.
...
After leaving the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal went to Midnight Dining Hall. Before midnight, the small, shabby shop was as wretchedly dpidated and deste as usual. Boss Tan was still doing the dishes inside. When he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, his expression was nk for a bit before he lifted his eyes slightly. "Yo,e to have noodles again?"
Frankly speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had felt that Boss Tan''s beef noodles was nothing special. But today, he hade with a question again. Now that he was here, it wouldn''t be nice to start asking without ordering anything.
Pondering for a while, he asked, "Are there any other dishes...?"
"Ah... yes, there is. I learned a dish from my shifu recently called elk velvet antlers and pine jellyfish soup. Are you interested? It''s made from imported ingredients, so it''s a little expensive, but it definitely tastes better than when my shifu uses local ingredients for the soup," the boss replied after thinking for a moment.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expression was nk. "Er, aren''t elk velvet antlers and pine jellyfish local ingredients?"
Boss Tan threw up his hands. "They used to be... but Aoxiu nation applied earlier on for these two soup ingredients to be dered cultural heritages. They''re just as shameless as Nanhan nation, which ims that everything originated with them."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Then I''ll order one..."
Anyway, if it wasn''t good, he wouldn''t pay for it!
"Go on then, why are you looking for me?" Boss Tan looked up at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
First time strangers and second time friends; this routine of asking questions while ordering was something he was quite familiar with.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t beat around the bush; with a sh of spirit light, the mask chest dropped on the table with a "duang" sound. "This thing, boss, have you seen it before?"
Boss Tan didn''t say anything and only lowered his head to concentrate on the ingredients in his hands. He chopped the elk velvet antlers into pieces and sliced the transparent pine jelly. After washing them in theder and then putting them into an earthenware pot, he added some spice and then covered it with the pot lid. After doing all this, Boss Tan raised his head and stared at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Do you mind if I smoke?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head, but secretly used his spirit energy to control his nose hairs and modify them for filter mode. Nobody would expect that this Great Death-Courting Senior was someone who didn''t smoke. Furthermore, he had developed this simple spell for controlling his nose hairs himself; it was an effective way of reducing the harmful effects of passive smoking.
Boss Tan took a drag on the cigarette. "The truth is that this chest was indeed made by one of my friends."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes instantly sparkled this was very important information!
Actually, Boss Tan had recently started feeling concerned about the stone ghost mask. Although he had chosen to live a secluded life, it was undeniable that the mask which he had originally made with that little girl was creating unpredictable waves in this world. The government and light forces were looking for these two masks to seal them, while the dark forces wanted to use the masks to be a power to be reckoned with.
"Back then, we spared no effort to make this thing." Boss Tan sighed deeply. "Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the maker of this stone chest has passed away."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes dimmed. Although he badly wanted to ask how that person had died, it would be a little abrupt and rude.
He had known that this Boss Tan''s identity was definitely aplicated one; given the way his aura waxed and waned, he was very likely a great senior whose level he had no hope of matching...
Of course, this was all just spection.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had ineffable confidence in himself, since his sixth sense tended to be urate!
Boss Tan fixed his eyes on the stone chest for a long time. It was clear that he didn''t want to share the reason why his friend had passed away. He was silent for a while before he finally gave Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a warning. "I suggest that you give up on following this lead. If you continue, whether it''s you or your genius friend who can write songs, it''ll go very badly for the both of you. This isn''t something you can touch."
He touched the knife scar on the right side of his face. "Do you see this knife scar...?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned. "Judging from the wound, you were hurt by a magic weapon?"
"It''s easy to join a sect, but it''s hard to get out. Sometimes, if you sink too deep into the muddy water, it''s difficult to pull yourself out," Boss Tan said. "I got this knife scar back when I left the sect. At that time, fighting had broken out, which was when I got this scar..."
Saying this, Boss Tan was heartbroken. "This injury was caused by a holy weapon. Given my realm at that time, even if my body was cured, there was no way to heal this knife scar. I''ve tried so many cosmetic beauty institutions over the years, but all in vain. When I think about back then... I was the sect male beauty, and there were so many sect female beauties who were waiting on me. I used to be an idol type! I earned a living with my face!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Was this scar a de wound?"
"Oh, not really."
Boss Tan shook his head like a rattle-drum. "When I was fleeing the sect, I identally tripped and fell, and my face was shed by a knife that happened to be on the ground..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Chapter 177: There’s a Huge Problem with This Information
Chapter 177: Theres a Huge Problem with This Information
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The annihtion of Shadow Stream in fact had affected quite a number of people.
In that magnificent edifice in the heart of the city, after Ah You''s death and the confirmation that Ah Zuo had be a vegetable, it was as if the Lady of the Castle now lived permanently in her office. With Mo Immortal Castle being hit by major events one after another, she had too many matters to deal with. Almost every ten minutes or so, there would be someone delivering thetest intelligence to her office.
The Lady''s penthouse office had all the signs of a presidential suite; bathroom, bedroom it had everything she needed. Early this morning, the Lady of the Castle had woken up from her state of breath regtion and had felt much more refreshed. Her dead brain cells from yesterday had all been replenished in one night.
For a cultivator, cross-legged breathing meditation was much more effective than the sleep of normal people.
When she pushed her bedroom door open, the files on the office table had already piled up like a small mountain. A lot of them had to do with the impact which the annihtion of Shadow Stream had on Mo Immortal Castle. After all, Mo Immortal Castle had over the years had quite a fair bit of private dealings with Shadow Stream, so thetter''s sudden copse would naturally have affected them. But this wasn''t critical, since Mo Immortal Castle had only worked together with Shadow Stream and wasn''t dependent on them.
After searching for a while through the stack of data that had been delivered early in the morning, the Lady of the Castle finally came upon a piece of information which caught her interest.
It was on that family in the "small vi" on the outskirts on East Huang Road.
Previously, the Lady had sent two Mo Immortal Castle cultivators there, but their life signs had been lost after they had entered that vi. After that day, she had gotten her intelligence personnel to probe into this family''s background.
She started scanning the information word by word from the beginning, for fear of missing any important clues.
Unfortunately, she almost flipped her table over after reading it.
It was just a normal family! Thedy homeowner was a housewife and the master of the house was a website novelist! Their son was still in Senior Grade One, and was just a student at the Foundation Establishment stage! There was also an old man in the family who already had one foot in the grave...
The Lady of the Castle really couldn''t figure out how her cultivators had been sent to their deaths by such an ordinary family. Had they bumped into a f**king ghost?!
Her first thought was that she had been hoodwinked by the intelligence department.
However, as a responsible leader, she still continued reading the information. After all, Mo Immortal Castle''s intelligence personnel had all been trained by a retired old man from Chaoyang District whom they had employed at high cost, and the work of gathering information which the department had done all this time had always been very reliable.
ording to the information collected by a Mo Immortal Castle intelligence agent, in March this year, Shadow Stream killers hadunched a surprise attack on No. 60 High School. As a result, the Three Young Masters of Burying Love who were ranked in the top twenty on the international list of killers, along with dozens of their subordinates, had all died in battle. No. 60 High School hadn''t experienced any casualties, and not even a single hair on any student''s head had been harmed at all...
The second piece of information: in May this year, elite students from No. 60 High School had been sent to No. 59 High School to participate in a inter-school spirit sword exchange meet. During the exchange meet, the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream, Gold Ribbon killer Jiang Liuying, had attempted to instigate a night attack on the eve of the exchange meet, but in the end had been arrested instead...
Then there was the third piece of information, which had to do with the Shadow Stream incident this time.
On the surface, there didn''t seem to be anything else that could be inferred from these three incidents apart from "Shadow Stream" as the thing that linked them all together.
But the Lady had still found a slight connection between all of them!
She realized that these three incidents had all had something to do with that high school student at the Foundation Establishment stage who lived in that vi on the outskirts! It seemed like wherever this high school student was, Shadow Stream would follow! But this still wasn''t the most important thing; the most important was that each emergency situation which had been caused by Shadow Stream had been perfectly resolved. This forced the Lady to wonder about the truth behind these incidents.
As for the third incident, although Wang Ling didn''t seem connected to it on the surface, ording to information from the intelligence department on the recently popr "Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Odd Zhuo," thetter actually had aplex rtionship with this family...
All in all, after looking at these three incidents together as a whole, the Lady couldn''t help cupping her chin and pondering deeply.
In the beginning, this family had inadvertently bought the stone ghost mask online. When Song Qingshu had gone to acquire it, he had been obstructed in every way possible. If this had been a normal family, there was no way they could have resisted the lure of so much money.
After careful thought, the Lady of the Castle suddenly understood that in thest few months, there was a reason why Mo Immortal Castle had failed in their efforts to grab the stone ghost mask.
She drew in a sharp breath and felt that this time, they had really provoked a very troublesome opponent...
From a summary of current intelligence, Odd Zhuo, Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools; Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, founder of the cultivation forum; plus this family''s master of the house, a well-known website novelist; along with some cultivation big shots who had one after another demonstrated support online after Mother Wang''s groping incident... this inconspicuous small vi on the deste outskirts was unexpectedly connected to so many world-shakers in the cultivation circle.
Who the hell was this Wang Ling?
Was he really just a normal high school student?
If the other party was just a high school student... then, who was the almighty senior who stood behind him?
The Lady of the Castle didn''t dare to continue with this line of thought. Under the circumstances, she didn''t have solid evidence to prove that there was something wrong with this family; at the most, she could only hazard a guess that there was an unimaginable big shot watching from behind them. The Lady was already very clear on the fact that they had all underestimated this family repeatedly by assuming that they were just an ordinary family; that was why they had ultimately failed each time they had engaged with them.
Whatever the case, before they made a move the next time, they had to clearly assess the situation first.
Linking her slender fingers together, the Lady rested her chin on them, and her gold-rimmed women''s sses perched on the high bridge of her nose glinted in the light.
A momentter, she picked up the phone and dialed the director of their intelligence department, Gongsun Liancheng. "Is this Director Gongsun?
On the other end of the phone came an elderly voice. "It is, Lady."
"I''ve read all the intelligence on that vi on the outskirts. Investigate anything to do with this vi again carefully; the family''s overall basic ie, their regr activities, I want to know everything. Also, send someone to specially investigate a student for me; find out who his ssmates and teachers are. You have one day to give me all the information you have."
"Not a problem, Lady. What is the student''s name?"
"He''s called..."
Er, wait... what was his name?
F**k!
What on earth was his name?!
The Lady was very embarrassed; how could she have forgotten the information she had just read?!
As her lips twitched awkwardly, her gaze fell on the data in her hands once more... then, she was stunned!
Because now, the data was actually all covered in mosaic tiles!
...
At the same time, Wang Ling, who had been sitting cross-legged, let out a deep breath; he had just finished upgrading his "Great Shielding Spell," which was one of the Three Thousand Great Spells.
Chapter 178: The Key to Increasing Your Height Is to Break Your Legs
Chapter 178: The Key to Increasing Your Height Is to Break Your Legs
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It was June 7th on the seventh Tuesday of the semester.
A lot of things had happened in this one night. Wang Ling had upgraded his Great Shielding Spell and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had had a very long "heart-to-heart" conversation with Boss Tan at Midnight Dining Hall. By the time they had finished speaking, the elk velvet antlers and pine jelly soup had grown cold. The final bill hade to four hundred and neen HNY... this was probably the most expensive dish of all the ordinary dishes in Boss Tan''s shop.
It was around dawn when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finally started to make his way back to Wenxian Garden with the stone chest.
At that time, the sky was already starting to lighten, and the sun''s rays broke through the clouds. Some of them shone on the face of the man in white who was on a flying sword. The man''s expression hadn''t eased up since leaving Midnight Dining Hall.
Immortal Mansion...
From Boss Tan''s lips, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal once again heard the name of this organization. Thest time he had heard it was when the woman called Ah You who had been employed by Mo Immortal Castle had mentioned it.
At that time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had tentatively determined the nature of this organization, and after returning home, he had specially checked the current list of light forces present in and outside of Huaxiu nation. As expected, however, he hadn''t discovered any clues.
This wasn''t a listed sect regted by Huaxiu nation or another government; instead, it was under dark force administration, which was the most dangerous thing about it.
Boss Tan also appeared to be a retired expert who recognized this murky group called Immortal Mansion. Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know the specific connection between Boss Tan and Immortal Mansion, his sixth sense told him that it was likely he himself would run into trouble in the days toe...
Such were his thoughts as he made his way home.
...
The fervor surrounding the Shadow Stream incident subsided as quickly as it had emerged. Whether it was government officials or the melon-eating masses, they would only focus on this type of huge gossip for a short period of time.
During that period,izens would maintain a pretentious attitude of focusing on the facts and make frenziedments as if they were trying to drag the whole world into even more chaos. Worse still, some malicious self-publishing media would embellish the original facts of the incident and spread rumors mainly for the sake of increasing their "page views" by freeloading off this hot incident.
However, as reality had shown, whether it was Shadow Stream''s prison break this time, or those soldiers who had been sacrificed during government rescue operations, or the disappearance of Maxiu nation''s aerone a few years ago... someizens would be severely critical, someizens would mourn. After this period of time, interest would start to wane, and finally no one would pay attention to the issue any longer.
Wang Ling understood this well from experience; the recent incident with Mother Wang being groped had perfectly reflected this situation, after all. During that period of time, every major blogger had been advocating anti-pervert guidebooks for women. But things were always easier said than done. After this hot topic had dropped out of the limelight, public "wandering hands" once again had been unable to restrain themselves.
Today, the topic of discussion in Grade One, ss Three had shifted again and had beenpletely supnted by thetest gossip on the school''s military training.
Furthermore, this news had unexpectedly been brought to them by Tang Jingze and He Bufeng, No. 59 High School''s delinquent senior.
In the brief span of time that they had been at No. 60 High School so far, these two people had fitted in pretty quickly; at the very least, they had already integrated into the ss''s male poption.
However, Wang Ling felt that these two guys had been infected by a terrible disease, and that was gossip...
Needless to say, they had definitely picked up this disease from Master of Dopey, Dopey Guo. Wang Ling had always thought that this disease was far more frightening than a virus since gossip was contagious and this was in no way an exaggeration!
"I heard about this military training from a couple of senior brothers who are about to graduate."
During the free study period in the morning, He Bufeng sat at his desk and waved the stack of mysterious files which he had in his hands. The students of Grade One, ss Three all surrounded He Bufeng; Wang Ling alone sat in his seat as he waited and watched from afar.
"Did you spend money on this?" Master of Dopey was very curious.
"No, I didn''t."
He Bufeng shook his head. "I just promised them that after they graduated, they can bring their student IDs to my family''s hospital to get height-increasing surgery done free of charge... but this surgery is limited to guys, and is our hospital''stest project for which we are applying a patent."
Bluntly speaking, this was a business transaction height-increasing surgery in exchange for information.
"This actually works?" Super Chen was stunned.
"Gically speaking, your height, like cultivation genius, is set from birth. Even cultivators aren''t able to improve their heights through cultivation. The height-increasing pills avable on the market actually still aren''t as reliable as height insoles, since a pill''s effect can onlyst for half a month at most, and it''s also very expensive."
When He Bufeng said this, Little Peanut sullenly lowered his head.
"But technology nowadays is so advanced that it''s actually not hard to increase your height by two to four centimeters. Surgery at our family''s hospital is quite reliable; the results are permanent and there are no side effects. But you have to wait until you graduate from high school before getting the surgery so that you can make full use of the two-year long seclusion break," He Bufeng said.
Little Peanut was suddenly interested. "How is it done?"
"The specific process begins with anaesthesia. Then, we look for two burly fellows to break both your legs; the best is if the bone is shattered. After that, the height-increasing liquid developed by our hospital will be injected into the broken bones, and our special German orthopedic medicinal powder will be applied over it," He Bufeng answered indifferently. "That''s right... the crux of the entire surgery is that you need to break the legs!"
Everyone: "..."
He Bufeng: "The more broken they are, the better, and no matter what, don''t touch the nerves. The two bruisers who will fracture your legs have been specially trained by our hospital."
Super Chen covered his face andughed bitterly. "...This is simply too brutal!"
"That''s why this surgery is suitable for boys only. Girls'' legs are too thin, so it''ll be hard for the men to control their strength when breaking them," He Bufeng said.
Dopey Guo: "I just want to know, the two people whom you traded with for information, do they know about this?"
He Bufeng shrugged his shoulders. "Of course not."
Dopey Guo: "Wouldn''t you be in danger once they learn the truth?"
He Bufeng patted Dopey Guo''s shoulder. "Don''t worry... by then, their legs will already have been broken!"
"..."
It wasn''t until now that Wang Ling finally realized how scary this delinquent senior was.
...
Getting down to business, He Bufeng broke down the information in his hands, which he had already gone throughst night. "Let me exin to everyone the brand new content of the military training this time in simple terms. Apart from military stance drills, a survival contest has been added to the team event."
Feather Lin: "Sand-washing 1 contest? Are we going to y with mud?!"
"It''s survival, not sand-washing..."
He Bufeng rubbed his temple as he continued. "This survival contest will put all the students from the six schools taking part in the military training on one map. Two schools will form one alliance, and the three alliances will carry out an actualbat simtion exercise on the map. Thest ten people standing will be the victors of the contest."
After He Bufeng said this, Tang Jingze looked around from where he was standing on the side. "This time, our No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School will form an alliance and fight the other four high schools together!"
Chapter 179: Lie Mengmeng, Someone Has Stolen Your White Bunny Slippers!
Chapter 179: Lie Mengmeng, Someone Has Stolen Your White Bunny Slippers!
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Of all the school military training exercises that had been held before, there had never been one like this.
This time, No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School, these two schools that had long been tangled in a grudge match, were finally going to team up and fight on the same side. Currently not many people knew this information, and it was thanks to Tang Jingze and He Bufeng that Grade One, ss Three had learned of this "survival contest" in advance; everyone''s expressions showed that they were looking forward to it.
"What are the specific rules?" someone asked He Bufeng.
"Mm, the survival contest this time is slightly different from the previous spirit sword exchange meet; the terrain will be much wider. Secondly, after entering the map, everyone will be bare-handed. The use of spirit swords and any magic treasure is forbidden. What we will have to do is collect the magic treasures randomly distributed on the map and then defeat the people from the other schools," He Bufeng exined. "Of course, the quality of the magic treasure you pick up all depends on your luck."
At this point, Tang Jingze let out a sigh. "So this actualbat exercise,pared with the previous spirit sword exchange meet, is more a test of your ability to adapt to a situation. Of course, luck ys a factor. If someone finds a pair of immortal-grade shoes and can run all over the map, or if someone finds a top-grade immortal sword at the very beginning and initiates arge-scale massacre, even we might be helpless..."
Everyone: "..."
"Who are our opponents this time?" asked Little Peanut.
"They''re all from Peiyuan district. Prime Elevation High School and Reliance Girls'' High form one alliance while Building Materials High School and God Vision High School are an alliance," Tang Jingze said.
Hearing the names of these high schools, Super Chen''s eyes suddenly dimmed. "Even God Vision High School is taking part... that''s the key high school designated for children of the Xiao n."
Dopey Guo shook his head. "I don''t think this God Vision High School is anything important. I have an uncle who works there that told me that children of the Xiao n in God Vision High School are from branch families. Prime Elevation High School''s overall strength is quite simr to ours, so instead, the crux will be Reliance Girls'' High and Building Materials High School."
Tang Jingze raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"
"I have an uncle who works as a security guard at Reliance Girls'' High, and an uncle who works as a phys ed teacher at Building Materials High School. They told me before about the situations there," Dopey Guo said gravely. "This Reliance Girls'' High has a high level of overall strength. Their principal is the head of the prefecture-level Reliance Sect, and is also nicknamed Principal Reliance. This principal is an expert at earth and wood techniques, and can easily adapt to any kind of terrain."
"Then what about Building Materials High School?"
Dopey Guo: "That''s Lin Xiaocong''s school; it''s a key high school which his father, Lin Sicong, has invested in. Quite a few of the Lin family''s children study there. The most distinctive thing about them is that they''re especially wealthy."
This was a revtion to everyone who heard it. Not many people would have an impression of Building Materials High School. But when it came to Lin Xiaocong, there probably wasn''t anyone who didn''t know this famous rich second generation or his Fish-ying Sword, which was one of a kind.
Most importantly, this Lin Xiaocong not only had a superior family background, he also worked especially hard... he had been ranked number one in the second mock spirit sword exam this year.
This time, they would also be dealing with the rest of the children from the Lin family. It was easy to guess that for the sake of his family''s performance in the military training, Lin Xiaocong would go all out in instructing them from behind... it could be said that the military training this time was going to be a challenge for both No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School.
Nevertheless, both schools were on the candidate list to be upgraded to key city high schools, and this battle would be very important in ultimately determining whether they would be upgraded or not.
Wang Ling wasn''t very interested in the contest. Instead, when he heard that they wouldn''t be able to use spirit swords in this actualbat exercise, he breathed a relieved sigh.
There was no way he wanted Jingke to go ballistic again...
...
When Wang Ling got home after school in the evening, he saw that the pair of white bunny slippers at the door were gone.
Had Lie Mengmenge?
Wang Ling thought it was strange that the slippers were gone as he hadn''t sensed Lie Mengmeng''s aura in the house.
He looked up and saw a young man sitting on the sofa and chatting with Father Wang as they drank tea. When he entered, he even heard the young man give a wicked-soundingugh. The moment he caught sight of him, his heart suddenly froze... because this person was actually Odd Zhuo!
Wang Ling couldn''t help roaring in his heart... Lie Mengmeng, someone has stolen your white bunny slippers!
When Odd Zhuo saw Wang Ling, his eyes lit up, and before he could betray any more emotion, he turned so that his back was facing Father Wang.
When Father Wang on the sofa saw that Wang Ling had returned home, he instantly introduced Odd Zhuo with great delight. "Ling Ling, let me introduce you. This is the biggest fan of mytest book. He''s also your school senior and the youngest director of the General Administration of 100 Schools. He''s also the person who personally recaptured that killer who escaped from Songhai First Prison recently!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Actually, Odd Zhuo had wanted to pay the Wang family a visit for a long time, but hadn''t had the courage to do so.
So this time when he hade to visit the Wang family, he had made sure to be amply prepared.
Before his visit, he had asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal some questions including what his little shifu liked, what his personality was like, and how to get along well with him...
Actually, when Odd Zhuo had asked these questions, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought that it was very strange. In his mind, Odd Zhuo was Wang Ling''s eldest disciple. Why would this eldest disciplee running to ask questions about his own shifu ?
This definitely must be because they had a turbulent rtionship!
Thus, with the intention of helping them make peace, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had told Odd Zhuo many things about Wang Ling.
Odd Zhuo now knew that Wang Ling liked to keep a low profile, which was why he usually disliked putting himself forward publicly. Moreover, although Wang Ling appeared to be Odd Zhuo''s school junior on the surface, the truth was that he was a deeply secretive big boss... and it wasn''t just Wang Ling; the other people in the Wang family''s small vi were also all great seniors whoy low in the cultivation circle!
Now Wang Ling knew... he had been betrayed by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!
He couldn''t help wanting to sigh in his heart; he hadn''t expected that there would actually be a traitor in his small circle of cultivation friends!
Staring at Odd Zhuo, he was silent for a very long time and his brain hurt.
Just as it felt like the air was about to turn heavy, Odd Zhuo suddenly spoke to Father Wang. "Brother Wang, this time I brought some gifts."
"Juste if you''reing, you don''t have to bring anything." Father Wang felt a little embarrassed.
"What must be done should be done." Odd Zhuo took out his storage bag. He had prepared a top-grade cigar for Father Wang and a bottle of youth-retaining skin lotion for Mother Wang. And then, he took out a huge head of broli.
Odd Zhuo felt quite proud as he held it in both hands. "I heard that Old Senior Wang especially liked broli, so I spent a huge amount of money to buy this from a great senior."
"..."
Finally, he rummaged through his storage bag and took out a box of crispy noodle snacks in a variety of vors.
Wang Ling was slightly startled for a moment as he stared at this box of crispy noodle snacks.
Hm, very well...
He would ept this disciple!
Chapter 180: Old Antique’s Gossip Time
Chapter 180: Old Antiques Gossip Time
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It was June 8th on the seventh Wednesday of the semester.
Today, Old Antique started to gossip as usual during his theory of history ss, but this time, the content was a little different. In the past, most of the light gossip he had shared had been rted to the knowledge in their textbook. This time, however, Old Antique started with the Shadow Stream incident, and began to talk about some of the famous killers on the current international list of killers.
"The buzz around the incident with Shadow Stream in the past few months caught the attention of a number of the city leaders. Today''s lesson will be something like safety education for all of you." Old Antique leaned his elbow partly on the lectern next to him as he said slowly, "Is there anyone who knows anything about those killers on the international list of killers?"
There was utter silence below the dais.
"The three Shadow Stream killers who died in our school previously were all in the top twenty on the international ranking list of killers. The person with the highest rank was thirteenth." When he said this, Old Antique smiled. "But this group of people were all FISH!"
"FISH?" Some people were confused.
Old Antique shrugged: "FISH as in trash 1 ."
Everyone: "..."
"If I may say so... in the international ranking list of killers, those below the top ten are, in my view, all trash!" Old Antique smiled slightly.
Although what he said made the students below the dais burst intoughter, Wang Ling could sensed a trace of confidence in Old Antique''s words. He had witnessed Old Antique''s strength for himself, and had always believed that this theory of history teacher''s real identity wasn''t an ordinary one.
To Wang Ling, Old Antique had always been a mysterious man with stories to tell... in fact, ever since he had encountered Third Saint and learned about Killer Taoist, Wang Ling had actually be a little suspicious about Old Antique''s identity.
Could he be that number one expert on the international ranking list of killers?
"Today, I want to talk about these top ten killers on the ranking list."
Upon saying this, an enigmatic expression flitted across Old Antique''s face. "On the international ranking list of killers, the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue, is ranked sixth. She hasn''t made an appearance since Shadow Stream''s headquarters was destroyed. But I have a feeling that this Master of Shadow Stream isn''t really dead. Next, let us go through the ranking in reverse order. The killer ranked tenth is codenamed Night Rain Kidney Menace."
"Night Rain... Kidney Menace?"
"That''s right; speaking of this Night Rain Kidney Menace''s origin, they say that this killer''s family was exceptionally poor when he was young, so he didn''t have any cultivation resources. That was why he set foot on a path of no return he harvests kidneys and sells them for money. The specific price of the kidney is based on the cultivator''s realm. The higher the realm, the more expensive the kidney... this person once caused carnage across the country by cutting out the kidneys of countless cultivators. That''s why he was also given the nickname Kidney Hunter."
Hearing this, the students in ss couldn''t help quivering. This killer was only ranked tenth, but he was already so abnormal... then how evil were the ones ranked above him?
Old Antique carried on with his introduction. "The ninth killer is codenamed Little Cold Hands. This person was born with a unique condition innately cold hands. Each time this killer carries out a mission, he adopts a harmless appearance, then looks for an opportunity to pretend to fall down."
"Why pretend to fall down?" Everyone was bewildered.
"Of course it''s to look for a chance to hold hands with the target. Faking a pengci fall, then seizing the chance to grasp hands with the target looks more natural," Old Antique said with a profound air. "Once you hold hands with this person, the special cold qi inside his body will instantly invade your internal organs and cause a freezing numbness in the short term. Of course, this condition onlysts for a very short while, but for a professional killer, that''s more than enough time to kill a person. Back then, the cultivators who suffered from this person''s poisonous hand had beenpletely unable to react right up to their final moments."
"..."
"The eighth killer is codenamed Steamed Bun Invader. This killer is a little special; before every assassination assignment, he''ll leave a bloody meat bun as notice. Compared with the previous two killers, the most impressive thing about this person is his ability toe and go as he pleases. His mastery of the aura-concealment skill is formidable and terrifying."
"..."
The seventh killer is codenamed One-Inch Gray 2 ... this killer is also a little special. His assassination weapon of choice is an inch of gray hair. Rumor is that he refined his own hair into a magic weapon. Once he attacks, he will definitely kill his opponent. Until now, he has never missed his mark."
Refined his hair into a magic weapon?
When Wang Ling heard this, he couldn''t help knitting his eyebrows together. This seemed a little simr to the technique that had been demonstrated by Ah Zuo and Ah You from Immortal Mansion.
"I don''t have to say much about the sixth one, the Master of Shadow Stream. Next I''ll focus on the top five killers on the list." Old Antique sneaked out atiao from his pocket and stuck one in his mouth. "I believe that while you have heard so much about the Shadow Stream incident in thest few days, you would have also heard a little about the fourth and fifth killers. They''re a famous couple in the international circle of killers nicknamed Elders Gold and Silver. One is Elder Gold and the other is Elder Silver, and both are experts at using poison."
"Is this poison of any use on cultivators?"
"Of course it is!"
Old Antique nodded his head. "All of you are taking the pharmacology course, so you know that cultivators aren''t affected by general poisons. Whether it''s snake venom or the toxic sap of a nt, just a little is more than enough to kill an ordinary person. But no matter how much poison cultivators ingest, they can use their spirit energy to force them out of their pores... but Elders Gold and Silver use a myriad of poisons that are far moreplex. What''s more, they are the only ones who have the antidotes. As far as I know, they''ve even developed a new poison."
Someone couldn''t help asking, "What kind of poison is it?"
Old Antique replied, "It''s an extremely potent kind that can cause you to be deranged. The poisoned person swiftly turns effeminate in a very short span of time and bes wickedly coquettish. Elders Gold and Silver once poisoned the former fourth killer on the ranking list, whose code name was The Nation''s Fifth Flirt 3 ."
Someone asked, "And then?"
Old Antique shrugged his shoulders. "This Nation''s Fifth Flirt went insane in one night, breaking into the homes of other killers and shouting at anyone he saw: ''I don''t care, I''m the most handsome, I''m your cutie 4 ...''"
"..." Everyone in Grade One, ss Three felt their scalps grow numb.
"In the end, when they found this killer... he was already dead. His kidneys were gone, there were traces of ice on his body, and there were signs that hair had been wrapped around his neck. Moreover, a bloody meat bun had been left next to his corpse."
Everyone: "..."
"That''s right. This former killer ranked fourth on the list had been beaten to death by his peers. After that, Elders Gold and Silver moved up in the ranks; in this way, one became ranked fourth and the other fifth..."
Hearing this story, Wang Ling already had no strength left to mock it. "..."
Chapter 181: Bandit Evil, Cold Wind and Teacher Killer
Chapter 181: Bandit Evil, Cold Wind and Teacher Killer
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It had already been three days since the destruction of Shadow Stream''s headquarters, and it had taken that long for Jiang Liuyue to adjust in that secret underground room before her condition finally stabilized.
This Master of Stream Shadow did some preliminary estimates; after this disaster, she had lost at least six hundred years'' worth of cultivation.
Even if her spirit y clone had beenpletely destroyed, she could have still retained her realm as long as she could call her clone back. Unfortunately, that damn cat hadn''t given her the slightest opportunity to do so, and had straightaway sted it apart.
Her headquarters was in ruins, her younger sister had been caught once again, and even her assistant Mo Li had been captured...
The Shadow Stream that had been world-shakers in the murder industry in the past no longer existed; at that very moment, Jiang Liuyue felt a little downhearted.
Now that Shadow Stream had declined, she was well aware that the killers on that ranking list would be doing what they could to track her down... whether it was One-Inch Gray ranked seventh, Steamed Bun Invader ranked eighth, Little Cold Hands ranked ninth, or Night Rain Kidney Menace ranked tenth, they all had the strength to kill her and rece her in the rankings as easily as turning their hands over.
Next, what on earth should she do?
Her eyes darkened suddenly.
Jiang Liuyue had already prepared much earlier on for the worst, but she had never expected this day toe so quickly and abruptly. Nevertheless, though the situation was terrible, she had at least been able to protect her real body. In fact, if it hadn''t been for her spirit y clone, she would have already lost her final shot at turning the tables.
She was the one who had personally sealed up that mask chest in the headquarters. She knew that the stone ghost mask was one of twin weapons. Thus, the moment she had taken out that stone ghost mask, she had sealed it away in a void of chaos and cut off the resonant link between the two masks, exposing her location as a result.
She was well aware that she still had an opportunity to turn the tide.
That stone ghost mask was her final hand.
As long as she could stay alive...
...
Elsewhere, Old Antique was still going on with his theory of history ss.
He was almost done introducing the top ten killers on the international ranking list, with three individuals left to talk about.
Old Antique rested both his arms on the lectern as he adopted the manner of a storyteller. "I''ve exined the killers ranked fourth to tenth on the ranking list. Next, I''ll talk about the top three killers in the world."
When he said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and his expression was calm andposed.
"To my knowledge, since the release of the list of the top one hundred killers in the world, the rankings have changed roughly three thousand and six hundred times. However, there are three positions that have always remained the same, and they belong to the top three killers on the list. Once, there had been no shortage of killers on the list who would challenge them publicly; back then, in just one year, these top three killers had received over three hundred challenges, but on one particr day, all of these would-be challengers were killed. Basically, every single person just went to their deaths."
Everyone: "..."
"Since then, in order to reduce the constant upheavals that were happening on the ranking list, the killers all signed a pact to agree that they could only challenge the person who was in the spot above them, and they were forbidden to skip ranks when issuing challenges. So for the time being, Elders Gold and Silver are the only people qualified to challenge the third killer."
"Excuse me, teacher, have Elders Gold and Silver attempted to issue a challenge?" someone couldn''t help raising his hand to ask after hearing this.
"Of course they have." Old Antique nodded. "As far as I know, Elders Gold and Silver this couple have tried over twenty times but they all failed. This third killer''s codename is Bandit Evil. He''s world-famous for his supreme thieving skills. The rumor is that anyone who fights him will find all the magic treasures they have on their person missing, and they won''t know when it happened."
"..."
"Before the killer''s pact was enacted, Steamed Bun Invader had once challenged this Bandit Evil. The result was that all his bloody steamed buns were stolen on the day of the challenge, and in the end he had to run away without fighting."
"..."
"Little Cold Hands had intended to use the pengci routine on Bandit Evil, but in the end, all his clothes were stolen, even his underwear. Ultimately, he could only get up from the ground and run away without fighting. He was almost charged with pengci and indecent public behavior."
"..."
"The unluckiest person was One-Inch Gray... when he challenged Bandit Evil back then, he woke up the next day to find all his hair gone! What was more, Bandit Evil had even smeared hair loss ointment all over his head..."
"..."
"So I think everyone can already guess why Elders Gold and Silver failed," Old Antique said indifferently. "Every time they were going to poison Bandit Evil, they would always find that their poisons had disappeared. At the very beginning, they had even wondered if they had dementia..."
"..."
Old Antique was truly Old Antique; in sinct words, he had meticulously broken down the gossip on these terrifying killers on the international ranking list of killers.
At that moment, the atmosphere in ss was alreadypletely fired up. Seeing that he still had some time left on the clock, Old Antique finished with the third killer Bandit Evil, and prepared to continue with gossip on the final two killers.
Old Antique obviously enjoyed gossiping and didn''t really want to stop. "The killer ranked second on the list is codenamed Cold Wind; his strength is widely acknowledged on the international list of killers. To the best of my knowledge, this killer was a special soldier trained by Huaxiu nation to execute state assassinations. He has helped our nation evade danger many times by preventing state secrets from being stolen by foreign spies, and hees and goes like a shadow. Once, for an assignment, he single-handedly fought mercenaries sent by western cultivation nations and wiped them all out without sustaining a single injury."
When he said this, Old Antique couldn''t help feeling deeply moved in his heart. "Most of the time, the killers on the list leave us the impression that they''re cold-hearted. But there are some heroes among them who deserve our reverence... Cold Wind is one of them."
"One of them? Is there anyone else?" Someone noticed what Old Antique was implying.
"Of course there is." Old Antique nodded swiftly. "The next killer I want to talk about is the legendary figure who has been in first ce ever since the list was created... Killer Taoist, codenamed Teacher Killer."
Hearing this renowned name, Wang Ling finally couldn''t help raising his eyes.
Killer Taoist... once again he was hearing this person''s name.
Third Saint, who had defected from Mo Immortal Castle, had previously mistaken Wang Ling as this Killer Taoist.
Chapter 182: Working With Gua Pi
Chapter 182: Working With Gua Pi
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It was still June 8th and around ten o''clock in the morning.
Old Antique was still conducting ss; elsewhere, after taking three days to adjust to the injuries caused by the bacsh from the destruction of her spirit y clone, Jiang Liuyue came out of seclusion earlier than she had nned.
When she stepped out of the apartment basement, the harsh light of the sun shone on her face.
She knew that that bunch of killers on the ranking list were now all looking for her... she had to be especially on guard against that One-Inch Gray. Once she was eliminated, all the killers below her on the list would move up one spot.
However, trying to track her down in a sea of people was going to be far from easy.
The basement she had been using for seclusion was in the heart of Jinghua city.
This was an underground carpark, while its innermost section housed a convenience mart that had already been abandoned. When the mart''s owner and his sister-inw had run away with all the money, property management had rented out this space. After checking it out back then, Jiang Liuyue had decided to cultivate in seclusion here, and had directly rented the ce by putting down a deposit and fifty years'' worth of rent in one go.
This was the perfect n. Cultivators were very picky when it came to choosing a seclusion spot to cultivate in, and many cultivators who had researched them would choose a "spirit eye." A spirit eye was where natural spiritual energy converged, and was equivalent to a natural spirit gathering array. It was far more effective than an artificially made spirit gathering array, as it could continually replenish the spiritual energy required when a person cultivated in seclusion.
Cultivators who were even more particr would, apart from looking for spirit eyes, even invite a Taoist diviner to assess the ce... in short, it had to be a seclusion spot blessed with good feng shui. Once they had settled on one, these cultivators would put the necessary defense measures in ce in case they were disturbed while in seclusion.
However, this abandoned convenience mart which Jiang Liuyue had chosen didn''t have a spirit eye, nor did it have anything to do with feng shui... she couldn''t get any more low-key than this, squeezed as she was into this inconspicuous, out-of-the-way nook; absolutely no one would have expected the grand Master of Shadow Stream to hole up in such a small corner.
What she needed to do now was to waste no time in regaining her realm.
...
On the outskirts of Jinghua city flowed a river of sewage; all the city''s waste water was ultimately channeled here, and then was filtered and purified in a recycling process to be reused once more.
By the time Jiang Liuyue hurried to this ce, it was already noon. At this time, it was burning hot in Jinghua city and the river of sewage gave off an unbearably foul odor, so few people woulde by here.
"This is the ce..."
After she had originally taken out the stone ghost mask, she had gotten her younger sister Jiang Liuying to seal it in this river of sewage when she had had the opportunity to do so.
Her turtle-breathing skill in effect, Jiang Liuyue stood in front of this river and stared at it. It stank to high heaven here; if she hade unprepared, she definitely would have been knocked out by the stench, since a cultivator''s five senses were far more sensitive than a normal person''s.
She raised her hand, and with a hum, spirit light shot forth from the tip of her finger toward the water.
When her younger sister had sealed this stone ghost mask in this river back then, Jiang Liuyue had set up obstruction magic which worked using the same mechanism as for digital red packets 1 ; the seal would be activated after she injected her spirit energy into it.
After she pushed her spirit energy into the river of sewage, the river''s initially calm surface instantly started to ripple.
Water gurgled.
The water started to rise in waves like a fountain, and in its center, Jiang Liuyue inly saw a spirit pouch, which still had the Band-aid waterproof talisman which she had stuck on before.
With a wave of her hand, the spirit pouch on top of the fountain instantly flew to her.
After so many years, this stone ghost mask that she had obtained from a gang of grave robbers back then was finally seeing the light of day again.
There were a lot of rumors about the stone ghost mask, but Jiang Liuyue acknowledged that she was a very cautious person, and she had never been tempted to use the mask as a so-called cultivation shortcut. But now that things hade to this point, she had no other way left of turning the tide in her favor.
Her eyebrows knitted slightly as she untied the spirit pouch. Immediately a cloud of ck smoke escaped the pouch with a hiss. It hovered in the air and gave a cruel, sinisterugh. "Junior, after you dropped my venerable self into the water back then, I thought you had already forgotten me. It has been so many years... why is it that your stage has regressed? Has your life been so poor?"
"As things stand now, I''m at the end of my rope," Jiang Liuyue said softly, her eyes dark.
"If that was going to be the case, you should have worked with my venerable self much earlier on. If you had made this decision back then, you definitely wouldn''t be in the position that you are in now..." The stone ghost mask in the ck smokeughed non-stop. "So, have you thought it through? You should know what it means to cooperate with me, right?"
Jiang Liuyue: "Back then, Lord Devil Emperor was researching a way to counter the Great Evil Containment Wave, but in the end you screwed it up and caused yourself to be sealed away. The cooperation you speak of is nothing more than your desire to be resurrected by drawing on external forces."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "...F**k! How did you know?"
The stone ghost mask immediately blushed deeply; this was really too shameful!
Jiang Liuyue: "Lord Devil Emperor''s deeds are already recorded in our history books; they''re nowpulsory test points every year."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "..."
After a short period of silence, Jiang Liuyue raised her eyes. "There is just one thing that I don''t understand... in cultivation circles, countless people have attempted to obtain the stone ghost mask. Why didn''t senior try to work with them?"
"Hehe, so what if they attempted to obtain me? I''ll only work with someone whom I ampatible with. In the hundreds of years that I was sealed, you were the first person to find me. Unfortunately, before we coulde to an agreement, you didn''t even want to listen to my venerable self, and you sealed me away in this foul-smelling river of sewage..."
Devil Emperor Gua Piughed slightly. "I can help you aplish two tasks. However, the condition is that you must allow me to use your body for a period of time, during which your soul will be confined to the stone ghost mask."
"Soul exchange?" Jiang Liuyue furrowed her brow.
"This is the only method I can think of for the time being," this Devil Emperor Gua Pi in the stone ghost mask said. "Of course, you can rest assured that if you help me, I won''t toss you aside after everything is over. After I find a suitable body, I''ll return yours to you."
"Of course this junior trusts Lord Devil Emperor." Jiang Liuyue smiled bitterly; she had already lost everything, what did it matter? "Also, I believe that given Lord Devil Emperor''s glorious standing in the past, you won''t stay in a woman''s body for very long. Although, there is a particrmunity of cross-dressing men that is popr now..."
"Cross-dressing men? What is that?" Devil Emperor Gua Pi hadn''t had contact with the outside world for so long, and was a little derailed by this piece of information.
Jiang Liuyue: "It''s a group of men who like to dress up in women''s clothing, and who are even admired and pursued by many."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "..." It had been more than a thousand years since he had been outside; had the world truly be that horrifying?
Chapter 183: Give You a Pair of Floral Shorts
Chapter 183: Give You a Pair of Floral Shorts
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"If you agree to work with me, you can request something of me. My venerable self can satisfy whatever you desire..." The voice of the stone ghost mask sounded from within the ck smoke.
Jiang Liuyue furrowed her brow. Although she had said that she trusted Devil Emperor Gua Pi, she was still doubtful about this so-called "cooperation." Who the hell knew, after being sealed away for over one thousand years in the mask, maybe this Devil Emperor Gua Pi had be a pervert?
Right now, Jiang Liuyue had no other option but to choose to trust him. Moreover, she could use this opportunity to investigate the truth about this Devil Emperor for herself.
After all, this was the notorious monster who had shaken the world back then; it had taken all of Huaxiu nation''s power to destroy him.
"Any condition is fine?" Jiang Liuyue asked softly after staring fixedly at the ck smoke for a few seconds.
"Of course." Devil Emperor Gua Piughed. "There is nothing that my venerable self can''t do."
"Then can you help me recover my former realm? Someone destroyed my spirit y clone, which directly caused me to lose six hundred years of my cultivation..." Jiang Liuyue''s eyes turned dark.
"As long as your cultivation wasn''t lost due to internal factors, you can regain your realm; for those who lose their cultivation through internal deviation, even my venerable self can do nothing for them. Since your condition was caused by an external factor, I have a way to help you recover. However, it will take time to obtain six hundred years of cultivation once more, it will take at least a year."
"A year?" Jiang Liuyue jolted. Cramming six hundred years into one would massively cut down the time needed for her to recover her cultivation realm!
"This recovery technique doesn''t require you to go into seclusion; you can cultivate anytime you want. My venerable self will now pass it on to you. You can try it out for a month to test my words. After that, you can tell me your second condition." Jiang Liuyue heard enigmaticughter from within the ck smoke.
"Lord Devil Emperor might have guessed by now that as I''ve chosen to cooperate, I can no longer turn back. I''ll learn this recovery technique and start cultivating immediately. During this period, I hope Lord Devil Emperor will help me with a second matter... I want revenge!"
"Of course. In fact, saving time will benefit both of us. But my venerable self is currently confined to the mask and unable toe out, so what is your n for revenge?" Devil Emperor Gua Pi asked.
"I just hope that Lord Devil Emperor can help me ''persuade'' several people." Jiang Liuyue cupped her fists in a salute toward the ck smoke as she spoke slowly. "In the current list of killers, there are some people who have been looking for me. One-Inch Gray ranked seventh, Steamed Bun Invader ranked eighth, Little Cold Hands ranked ninth and Night Rain Kidney Menace ranked tenth..."
"Hehe, do you want to see them dead by someone else''s hands?" In the ck smoke, Devil Emperor Gua Piughed. "I never expected that the current cultivation world would actually set up a list of killers... but why don''t you directly ask those above you in the ranking list for help?"
Jiang Liuyue: "Those people don''t leave any tracks that can be followed, so I don''t know their whereabouts for now. But I can bet that these four people are doing whatever they can to find me. As long as they kill me, they can move up one ce in the ranking."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "So that''s it... hehe, then, you just need to send out a message; you don''t have to take the trouble to find them."
"Persuade some people and get them to do the work; are you confident you can do this?" Jiang Liuyue asked.
"They''re just a few juniors. Back when I was engaged in ''cheerful conversation'' with the ten founding generals of Huaxiu nation, those people were probably still drinking their mothers'' milk. You only need to draw them here and leave the rest to me." Devil Emperor Gua Piughed coldly.
"Then I will have to trouble you." Jiang Liuyue cupped her fists in a salute.
"Why do you need to thank me when this is a mutually beneficial arrangement?" After saying that, the ck smoke which surrounded the stone ghost mask suddenly coalesced, and the mask returned to Jiang Liuyue''s hand.
"By the way, who did you want revenge on?"
"A school."
Jiang Liuyue gripped the stone ghost mask tightly. "I want the people in that school dead, everyst one of them!"
...
Everyone had learned a lot from the history ss today. Old Antique''s understanding of these top ten killers was far beyond what they could imagine, and they couldn''t help but wonder if he had once worked for a national intelligence agency.
When it came to gossip on Killer Taoist, Old Antique had had quite a fair bit of information; he had even talked about Killer Taoist''s favorite color of underpants as if it was fact. The students in ss had all thought that he was just full of hot air, but as someone who had seen the way Old Antique operated for himself, Wang Ling believed that everything the teacher had said was true.
This was the number one killer on the international ranking list of killers! He was a figure who had once turned the cultivation world upside down... but the way Old Antique ndered him with his words just made him sound like a weird old uncle.
Everybody''s initial impression of Killer Taoist was that he was a brutal killer, but in Old Antique''s mouth, he actually became a killer who upheld justice and punished evildoers. What was more, he had a unique fetish he liked to wear floral underpants.
Now, Wang Ling truly didn''t understand anything.
He had once suspected Old Antique of being Killer Taoist, but if that was the case, how could anyone be so careless as to reveal their unknown secrets to the rest of the world?
Wang Ling thus was once again lost in a haze of suspicion and doubts when it came to Old Antique''s identity.
...
In the evening on this day after school, apart from some patrolling night security guards and several teachers who had stayed behind to mark homework and instruct students, an unexpected person had also stayed back today.
It was already getting dark when Old Antique''s stout figure waddled up to the top of the school building to stare at the sky.
At this time, Old Antique should already have left school. His schedule always followed a routine, and he was always careful to go to work on time and to clock off on time. He wouldn''t waste even one second... but today, it was his first time going up to the roof.
Suddenly, a ck shadow appeared behind him. This ck shadow raised a cold de in its hand like a ray of light and stabbed directly at the back of Old Antique''s head.
His lightning speed was too fast to see clearly!
But Old Antique''s face was as calm as an old well. He twisted his hand and directly immobilized the point of the knife between his fingers, breaking the de with a crack.
Old Antique turned around and pped. "Mm, your uracy has improved tremendously... however, you''re stillcking a little in strength."
The man standing in the dark heaved a sigh. "Teacher, you''re as powerful as ever!"
Looking at this man, Old Antique narrowed his eyes slightly. "I have a bad feeling that something big is going to happen soon."
"Indeed, the murder industry has been restlesstely. A lot of people are looking for the Master of Shadow Stream," replied the man in the dark.
Old Antique''s eyes narrowed slightly. "My students may be in danger, so I hope you and your senior brother will keep an eye on those people. If anyone tries toy a hand on my students, get rid of them as soon as possible."
"Very well, teacher."
The man in the dark nodded, but looked a little embarrassed. "But teacher, eldest senior brother could be anywhere, and I''m afraid I might not be able to find him... and even if I do, I''m not sure if he would listen to me."
After the person said that, spirit light appeared in Old Antique''s hand, and something was tossed to him.
The man in the dark was immediately startled. "This is..."
Old Antique: "This is your senior brother''s floral underpants. I took them in passing back when he challenged me."
The man in the dark: "..."
Old Antique: "Hang them up on your clothesline and he''ll show up straightaway."
The man in the dark: "..."
Chapter 184: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Chapter 184: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
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On June 9th, Song Qingshu, who was now officially working as a housekeeper at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi, discovered that the hawthorn seed had sprouted. Although it was just a sapling, it would grow ten times faster in spirit soil, or even more rapidly than that.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had researched and developed this spirit soil himself. Compared with soil from elsewhere, it was a hundred times more nutritious for spirit nts. This was spirit soil that could even bring a cooked broli back to life, to say nothing of a hawthorn seed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always felt that his spirit soil was the culmination and best representation of his research, and was also a pivotal step for him toward bing the father of hybrid spirit grass in the future.
Despite the fact that no one knew what would happen after this hawthorn tree had matured, and whether that girl who had yed in the mud with Boss Tan would keep her word, in the end, the person who created the problem should be the one to fix it. Judging from all the clues at hand, this girl was their only hope for a breakthrough.
Of course, even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could never have expected that as twin magic weapons, the other stone ghost mask would be in Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue''s hand. In fact, things had be even moreplicated. This was already no longer as simple as just sealing the stone ghost mask away... because themander of the Gua Pi Army, Devil Emperor Gua Pi, had struck a deal with Jiang Liuyue and was about to return to the cultivation world.
...
In the past two days, a scene had shed through Wang Ling''s mind a couple of times, but it was always too short for even him to see much. It was the image of a man leaning against a wall and sitting in a pool of blood. His white clothes were soaked in it, and he had his head lowered and eyes shut as he gasped harshly for breath...
This was the Heavenly Eye''s prediction ability at the highest level, which was more specific than the simple twitching of Wang Ling''s eyelid. While they both functioned simrly as a warning system, the difference was that his twitching eyelid was directed at him, and foretold how he would be affected by a particr event. On the other hand, the visual omen which the Heavenly Eye showed him was directed at the people around him.
The Heavenly Eye''s visual omen would usually sh through his mind up to three times, and each time the picture would be clearer. So far, the scene had shed twice, and Wang Ling could clearly see the man''s surroundings and the blood that was everywhere. He likely would have to wait for the next time to truly see that man''s face clearly.
The breeze from the bedroom window ruffled Wang Ling''s hair. Raising his eyes slightly to look out the skylight, he felt a little uneasy.
Actually, at that very moment, he just knew that something had already happened.
...
Elsewhere, after Jiang Liuyue had made a deal with Devil Emperor Gua Pi, they had officially started their "cohabitation" in that strategic convenience mart which she had been using to cultivate in seclusion.
After a night of instruction, Jiang Liuyue had more or less grasped how to use the recovery technique. When she started using it, she could distinctly sense a current of cosmic power. It was only after she understood it more fully that she realized that this was a magic skill that drew directly on spirit energy from beyond the world to elerate the recovery of one''s realm. However, its drawback was that it would shorten one''s lifespan, so it was a forbidden technique.
A year of one''s life for a year of cultivation strength...
Jiang Liuyue couldn''t help mocking herself in her heart. Although it was a forbidden skill, it unexpectedly still obeyed thew of spirit energy conservation.
A cultivator at the Soul Formation stage had a lifespan of two thousand years. After regaining her former realm with this recovery technique, her lifespan would be reduced by six hundred years.
However, she was well aware that she didn''t have any other choice.
After running through the recovery technique''s heart sutra twice, she felt that she had already be more skilled at using it than before.
Next to her, Devil Emperor Gua Pi was looking things up on Jiang Liuyue''s wristwatch. It had taken her a pretty long time to teach him how to use it, since "old people" were usually slow to absorb new things.
Because he was trapped inside the stone ghost mask, Devil Emperor Gua Pi couldn''t scroll through pages on the watch. At the moment, he could only release a cloud of ck smoke to speak, so the watch''s built-in voice function proved very useful. Through his non-stop vocal queries, Devil Emperor Gua Pi thus learned about current developments in modern-day Huaxiu nation.
"Nowadays, even an immortal sword requires a license te, and under an odd-even license te regtion 1 as well? Once my venerable self takes over the world, I''ll immediately get rid of thisme regtion...
"Oh wow, this four-wheeled machine is damn cool, when will my venerable self get to drive some of them?"
Jiang Liuyue had already started to get used to his sessive exmations.
At the very beginning, she had wondered if she had brought back a country bumpkin... but after thinking about it again, she then felt that this Devil Emperor Gua Pi was also a pitiful person.
After all, this old devil who had been trapped for a thousand years was encountering the advanced technology of the human world for the first time.
As Jiang Liuyue was sighing in her heart, suddenly there was a knock at the door to the convenience mart, and she heard the voice of a strange man. "Hello! Is there anyone here? Your takeout is here!"
"Takeout?" Jiang Liuyue had a suspicious expression on her face.
In the ck smoke, Devil Emperor Gua Piughed. "It was my venerable self who ordered it. Previously, I saw an app on your watch called Riceball 2 Takeout. There are so many things to eat on it!"
Jiang Liuyue: "I thought that at your current level, you wouldn''t need to bother to satisfy food cravings at all..."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "Cultivators can survive without food or drink for several days since they can draw on natural spirit energy, but it''s normal to want to eat good food. In order to cut down on costs, those old-fashioned cultivation sects in the past tricked their disciples into enduring their hunger, which was wrong!"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "Also, weren''t you injured? You must have nutrition to replenish your strength. Only then will you be able to recover from your wounds!"
Jiang Liuyue: "...But senior, it doesn''t seem like you can eat anything in your current state."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi swiftly replied, "You don''t have to worry about that, just help my venerable self open the door."
Suspicious, Jiang Liuyue went to the door.
When she opened it, she saw a young brother in white carrying four square delivery boxes and standing respectfully at the door. "Hello, this is the takeout you ordered: two hundred super-hot chicken wings."
"..."
She had just epted the takeout boxes when she saw a stream of ck smoke swiftly dash out of the convenience mart with a whoosh!
Before that young delivery brother could react, that stone ghost mask directly grabbed his face and stabbed into it with the two hooks on its sides.
Two minutester, Devil Emperor Gua Pipleted the soul exchange and used the body of this young delivery brother to stand up.
He took off the mask and stretched out his arms as he felt a little moved in his heart; it had been too long since he could remember how it felt to own a body.
Unfortunately, this body had a veryrge w; it was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and in half an hour at the most, he would have to return to the stone ghost mask.
Of course, he was indifferent to all of this.
At that very moment, all of Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s attention was on those four boxes of super-hot chicken wings.
This old devil who had been trapped in the mask for a thousand years stared at the fourrge boxes of chicken wings in Jiang Liuyue''s hands and couldn''t help swallowing his saliva. His voice was even choked with emotion as he spoke. "...I was sealed away for more than a thousand years and couldn''t even have a chicken leg. This time, I can finally eat meat again!"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
Chapter 185: The Lurkers Are All Big Shots
Chapter 185: The Lurkers Are All Big Shots
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It was June 10th, the seventh Friday of the semester.
The old man got up early in the morning to make his trademark dish Chinese soup dumplings. This had been his specialty when he had be a star chef back then. At one time, his soup dumplings had dominated Breakfast Street, and because of it, he had been bestowed the title King of Dumplings.
An excellent soup dumpling usually had three special qualities: it had to have thin skin and generous filling, and it had to be juicy. Grandfather Wang''s soup dumplings had a fourth, very special quality: it could very easily remind people of the taste of their mothers'' cooking. Just one bite could cause a person to tear up uncontrobly, as if they had been hit with tear gas.
So this morning, when Father Wang saw the Chinese soup dumplings specially made by Grandfather Wang, he very conscientiously prepared tworge wads of paper napkins well in advance on the table.
Of course, not everyone would shed tears after eating the old man''s soup dumplings.
Wang Ling wouldn''t after all, tears would really ruin the cold image that he had built for himself. Thus, while he ate the soup dumplings, he used his spirit energy to seal off his acupuncture points and block his tear ducts.
During breakfast, the old man and Father Wang had a habit of watching the news.
When Father Wang turned on the TV, it just happened to be broadcasting the morning news. The female broadcaster had on a solemn expression as she reported, "Next is breaking news. As of six thirty-eight this morning, thirty-two Riceball Takeout delivery employees have gone missing since yesterday. This horrendous mass disappearance has caused widespread panic in takeout delivery circles. The cultivation police held an emergency conferencest night. They suspect that there is a high probability that this mass disappearance of takeout delivery employees is linked to the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue, who is still atrge. At the moment, this incident is still under investigation..."
When he saw this news, the old man sighed. "The world is so dangerous nowadays you can lose your life even just by delivering takeout."
"Dad, you think this has something to do with the Master of Shadow Stream? Didn''t the police say that they only suspected that she was involved? They still haven''t found any proof." Father Wang took a bite of his soup dumpling, then wiped at his tears.
"I was just saying it casually. But if this had been in the past and the suspect had ordered my soup dumplings as takeout, it wouldn''t have been unusual if this could help solve the case." The old man looked at the Chinese soup dumplings on the table and sighed at the unforgiving passage of time. "I''ve only been busy growing vegetables after I retired. My cooking skills are already no longer what they were when I was at my peak. In the past, the soup dumplings which I made could cause people to tear up just from its aroma."
Father Wang and Wang Ling: "..."
The old man: "In the past, my Chinese soup dumplings were like tear gas grenades; they were even used by the police who went undercover as deliverymen to send them to criminals. As soon as those criminals smelled my soup dumplings, they would be almost blinded by the tears in their eyes. This was the moment when the police would sweep in and apprehend them."
Father Wang and Wang Ling: "..."
...
This mass disappearance of Riceball Takeout delivery employees was probably the second major event to have happened in recent times following the Shadow Stream incident. Wang Ling thought that the police''s suspicion made sense; from a criminal investigation point of view, it was indeed very easy to link these two events together.
Furthermore, Wang Ling knew that this Master of Shadow Stream was currently injured. He had sted apart her spirit y clone, causing her to straightaway lose six hundred years'' worth of cultivation. Her real body would certainly have been injured by the bacsh; this definitely would have affected her cultivation in seclusion, and she would require some time to heal.
During this period, nutrition would obviously be vital. Although a true cultivator could give up their food cravings and absorb the nutrition they required through natural spirit energy, an injured person had to eat when they needed to... this was the best way for their body to recover quickly.
To sum up, Wang Ling felt that this wasn''t a simple matter, and in his heart he strongly agreed with the police''s opinion that this most likely had something to do with the Master of Shadow Stream.
Although the Shadow Stream incident hade to an end, the final "tail" had ultimately still escaped, after all. She was an unpredictable element who made Wang Ling very uneasy. The view of the rest of the world was that there was already no way that Shadow Stream could make aeback after this. Wang Ling, however, felt that until this Master of Shadow Stream was apprehended, this matter was not over.
As it turned out, it wasn''t just Wang Ling who thought this way.
Great minds did think alike...
Opening his group chat, Wang Ling found quite a number of people discussing this matter.
Everyone knew that Shadow Stream this terrorist organization wasn''tpletely done for until its leader was caught. In cultivation circles, anyone with even the smallest sense of righteousness was looking into information on her.
Speaking of good people with righteous hearts, there were of course plenty of people in this group who wouldn''t lose out to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
When Wang Ling went online, Cailian Zhenren happened to be discussing this issue with the other people in the group.
Cailian Zhenren: "This incident is a little strange, what do you think?"
Bng de Immortal sent a meme of a man pushing up his sses. "I have a friend who works at the police station. They say that those deliverymen all went missing in the same area."
Cailian Zhenren: "Are there specific coordinates for the ce?"
Bng de Immortal: "Yes, and it''s been determined that the delivery orders came from a convenience mart in the basement of a luxury apartment. But that mart has already been abandoned for a long time, and the people in the surrounding area have no idea who''s living there. Because there aren''t any surveince recordings of the basement, the police currently can''t confirm whether this convenience mart has anything to do with those missing deliverymen."
"That''s easy enough to do, we can collect the evidence." Cailian Zhenren nodded before she swiftly replied, "I remember that Immortal Toya developed a soul-gathering incense which can collect ghosts from ten li around in half an hour. If these deliverymen died tragically, then these vengeful ghosts will act as evidence."
But after Cailian Zhenren said that, Immortal Toya didn''t immediately reply. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal specifically @-mentioned him in the chat. "Brother To, are you here?"
Very quickly, Immortal Toya sent a sweat meme. "I''m refining elixirs... I have a lot of soul-gathering incense. If you need any help, I cane back from Chrysanthemum Ind at any time. I''m more familiar with how to use it and I can control the range for collecting souls. If someone else handles this and draws malicious spirits over, that''ll ruin everything."
"Very well, then Brother To is in charge of collecting the souls. But even if we do collect evidence, from awful point of view, we still need to catch the suspect." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded and said, "I have something on today and I can''t go myself, so someone else needs toe forward now. It would be best if they can disguise themselves as a delivery employee and go to that convenience mart to act as bait..."
A momentter, Cailian Zhenren was the first to volunteer. "How about I go?"
Immortal Toya: "Are you done with your period?"
Cailian Zhenren: "Not yet... but it only hurts a little, it''s not a big deal."
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Then what about I go?"
Cailian Zhenren: "If Dharmaraja goes, there''ll be a problem... he''ll definitely lose control of his lightning power and fry the takeout. To put on a performance, your cover must be perfect, otherwise it''ll be too fake."
Lightning Dharmaraja: "..."
At this moment, the group briefly fell into a dead silence.
After a few minutes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke again. "Then how about this, let me appoint a person!"
As soon as he said that, he straightaway @-mentioned Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, are you here?"
Seeing this, Wang Ling was silent at first, then he replied with an ellipsis. "..."
In front of his screen, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled with satisfaction. "Hah! I knew it! Brother Ling, you were lurking!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 186: Too Bad He’s Gay!
Chapter 186: Too Bad Hes Gay!
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It could only be said that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in the end Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal; as one of the few close guy friends that Wang Ling had in the cultivation circle, he had seen through Wang Ling''s lurking behind the scenes. Of course, apart from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, all these people in the group chat were also kind of Wang Ling''s friends in the cultivation circle, though few of them had actually seen him before.
The year that Wang Ling had turned ten, Cailian Zhenren had been lucky to have seen him once, but she didn''t know that the Ling Zhenren in this group was that little boy whom she had encountered back then.
After carefully thinking this matter over, Wang Ling finally decided to agree to do it.
He felt that there was something strange about this incident and the image which his Heavenly Eye had shown him had been slightly unnerving. Reasonably speaking, this Master of Shadow Stream whose cultivation had been set back by six hundred years was already unable to save herself. If those missing delivery brothers were really connected to her, it was very hard to say exactly what was involved behind the scenes.
...
It was June 11th on Saturday in the seventh week of the semester.
Wang Ling and Immortal Toya had arranged to meet in a park not far from that luxury apartment. When Wang Ling arrived, he could already see from afar a thin, handsome man dressed in old-fashioned attire with arge gourd on his back standing in front of a park bench.
That big gourd on this guy''s back was really too eye-catching, and quite a few girls who happened to be passing through the park couldn''t help stopping.
"Hello, can I take a picture with you?" Before Wang Ling got any closer, he saw that a girl had already screwed up her courage to ask Immortal Toya the question. The man silently stared at the girl in front of him for three seconds before nodding.
Having gotten permission, the girl was ecstatic and took several selfies with him as she gave the "V" sign. The other girls nearby all watched with envious expressions.
The girl carefully scrolled through the pictures on her phone and flushed... the more she looked, the more handsome this man appeared! If she posted these photos in her WeChat moments, it would definitely make all the little sisters around her envious for a long time.
After the photo session, Immortal Toya saw a youngster approach from afar. The youngster was wearing a white shirt and had one hand tucked in a pants pocket. Immortal Toya immediately took out the picture which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given him and carefullypared the two... hmm, ck hair, dead fish eyes and a natural poker face. This was without doubt Ling Zhenren!
The other girls were about to bustle over to take photos as well when they saw Immortal Toya suddenly move as he directly walked over to a boy.
Instantly, all the girls were stunned. Bloody hell! What was with the park today, that they could suddenly encounter two handsome men so early in the morning?!
The girls saw the two people speak to each other before they walked away shoulder to shoulder.
The girl who had taken the photos stared infatuatedly at the photos she had taken with Immortal Toya. Looking at the backs of Wang Ling and Immortal Toya as they drew further away, her heart couldn''t help aching and she sighed deeply; he was so handsome... too bad he was gay!
...
Finally meeting the legendary Ling Zhenren in person, Immortal Toya thought... actually, this was probably the second time he was seeing Wang Ling. Thest time had been several years ago, when Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been carrying out an assignment and he had seen Ling Zhenren from afar.
Actually, that time it had just been Wang Ling''s clone, and even Wang Ling himself no longer had an impression of the moment.
At that time, Immortal Toya had already felt that Ling Zhenren wasn''t naturally young, and he was even more convinced of it now that he was seeing the person up close in the flesh.
No matter how cultivators tried to retain their appearance, whether through medicinal baths or by taking youth-retaining elixirs, their youthful vitality would gradually fade with age or an increase in realm. On the other hand, Wang Ling was still able to maintain such incredible vigor!
How on earth had he done it?
Immortal Toya cupped his chin and stared extremely curiously at Wang Ling.
This luxury apartment in the city center cost twenty thousand per square meter. As a posh apartment, security was usually very tight and outsiders were not permitted entry. Such arge gourd on Immortal Toya''s back was really a little ostentatious, so they were stopped by the security guard as soon as they reached the main entrance.
The security guard stared at them. "Who are you looking for?"
"We''re looking for someone," Immortal Toya answered truthfully and straight to the point.
The security guard replied politely, "If you''re looking for someone, the owner has to call us to let us know before you can enter."
"Then an owner can enter directly, is that correct?" asked Immortal Toya.
The security guard nodded. "Of course!"
"Oh." Immortal Toya took out his phone and his slender fingers tapped on the screen several times. Three minutester, he held up the phone in front of the security guard; on it was a list of online purchases.
In thest three minutes, Immortal Toya had directly bought a unit at thirty million yuan...
Wang Ling: "..."
...
The two people walked through the apartment''s main entrance and found the incline down to the basement.
"Soul-gathering incense works best when it''s freshly made. I''ve brought all the materials I need, and it''ll take me about five minutes to make it. If those delivery brothers were really murdered, I''ll put their souls in this gourd, and the spirit water in it will ensure that the souls don''t disperse." Immortal Toya put down the gourd that was on his back and looked at Wang Ling as he spoke.
Wang Ling nodded; at the same time, his gaze passed through several walls as he looked at the suspicious, abandoned convenience mart from afar. He was utterly sure that there was someone inside and that it was an expert.
He knew that a barrier had been set up outside the convenience mart, and it wasn''t something that could be prated with ordinary spiritual senses. Of course, he could forcefully prate it, but that would inadvertently alert the other party.
It was impossible for that Master of Shadow Stream, who had lost six hundred years'' worth of cultivation, to set up such a strong barrier.
"The people in the group were right; this truly isn''t a simple matter." Immortal Toya was also staring at the convenience mart, deep in thought. An alchemist''s five senses were more extraordinary than a normal person''s, given that they were constantly exposed to the influence of drugs, so he could sense the foul auraing from within.
"Senior, put on these clothes first and take a look around." As he spoke, Immortal Toya took out a delivery uniform which Cailian Zhenren had bought via express air delivery from Moubao. Although the tailoring was a little crude, it was on the whole still pretty much a perfect knock-off.
The huge "Mi" 1 character on the back of the delivery uniform in particr instantly reminded Wang Ling of his own No. 60 High School uniform.
He reckoned that these two uniforms had probably been designed by the same person.
After changing into the delivery uniform, he smoothed out the wrinkles in it.
Immortal Toya sized Wang Ling up carefully and felt that he was stillcking something. "Erm... did senior bring any food?"
Now that they had decided to put on this act, they naturally had to go all out. However one looked at it, it would be very suspicious for a person wearing a delivery uniform to be empty-handed.
Of course, Wang Ling had already prepared the takeout earlier on. A spirit light glowed in his right hand and a stic bag instantly emerged.
The stic bag contained tear-provoking, Chinese soup dumpling-vored crispy noodle snacks which Grandfather Wang had made the night before.
"..."
Looking at the crispy noodle snacks that had been wrapped simply in stic wrap, Immortal Toya became lost in deep thought.
Chapter 187: Stand Back, My Venerable Self Is Going to Put On a Show!
Chapter 187: Stand Back, My Venerable Self Is Going to Put On a Show!
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Inside the convenience mart, the old devil who hadn''t eaten meat for one thousand years picked his teeth. Cracks then appeared in his flesh, which finally crumbled into specks that dropped off.
"As I thought, half an hour is already the limit." Devil Emperor Gua Pi sighed and had to return to the stone ghost mask once again, tearing out the delivery brother whom he had switched positions with earlier and throwing him aside.
This Riceball Takeout delivery brother trembled in one corner. Like the rest, his soul had been forcibly reced by Devil Emperor Gua Pi when he had delivered the takeout earlier.
This was already the thirty-second delivery guy to suffer from this evil scheme.
However, these deliverymen were a little special. While each of them carried an insted Riceball Takeout delivery box, this basically belonged to the merchant.
If they didn''t return to their bodies within seventy-two hours, their souls would bepletely dispersed.
But the crucial point was that their bodies had already been ruined by this old devil after he had had his way with them.
"Lord Devil Emperor, is this really alright?" Jiang Liuyue raised her eyebrows at this scene.
She knew that this matter had probably already attracted the attention of the outside world.
"It was their honor to be made use of by my venerable self." Within the ck mist, Devil Emperor Gua Pi gave a strange-soundingugh. "But I never thought that cultivation could be developed to such an extent through science and technology. The majority of these thirty-two delivery employees are actually Foundation Establishment cultivators?"
Jiang Liuyue answered, "Nowadays, education ispulsory for all cultivators at the Body Condensation, Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, so Foundation Establishment cultivators actually aren''t rare. The difference lies in actualbat experience and abilities."
"Mm." Devil Emperor Gua Pi nodded and thought that these were all things that he could make use of as he recalled how that Gua Pi army which he had set up one thousand years ago had in the end been utterly defeated due to the difference in strength. But the world now had made itpulsory for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators to get an education; even delivery employees were at the Foundation Establishment stage. In the future, it wouldn''t be as hard as it had been previously for him to raise an army just conquering a few high schools or universities might already provide him with enough manpower.
In the ck mist, Devil Emperor Gua Pi pondered deeply for a while before he stared at that delivery guy''s soul in the corner. "Junior, my venerable self would like to ask, what is the proportion of delivery employees in your restaurants that are Foundation Establishment cultivators? How many of them are there?"
"Senior... we''re just a branch store... but based on nationwide statistics, the proportion is about twenty percent, which is probably about three million people..." The little brother held his head as he huddled in the corner. He was just a deliveryman, and there were so many employees who were just like him who the hell could have known what he would be going through today?!
"There are over three million Foundation Establishment cultivators in your restaurants? So many?"
Devil Emperor Gua Pi looked startled, then stared at him as he asked, "My venerable self ordered a bit too many things, it''s a little hard to remember all of them. What did you deliver?"
"Yang''s Braised Chicken Rice 1 ..." the little brother replied weakly.
Jiang Liuyue tsked. "So that''s it, no wonder there were so many of them."
In the ck mist, Devil Emperor Gua Pi had a disbelieving expression on his face. "Is this Yang''s Braised Chicken Rice that mighty?"
Jiang Liuyue nodded. "Mm, it''s probably the secondrgest restaurant chain in Huaxiu..."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "Then... what''s the first?"
Jiang Liuyue: "Shaxian Delicacies 2 ."
"..."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi suddenly understood their wonton and lo mein 3 were actually pretty good.
On the other side, Wang Ling was already approaching the entrance to the convenience mart in his fake Riceball Takeout uniform and a stic bag of crispy noodle snacks in one hand.
He could sense something dark in the convenience mart, but couldn''t quite describe exactly what it was. Even just standing at the door left him feeling deeply unsettled in his heart.
Just as Immortal Toya had anticipated, the foul atmosphere in here was really too heavy. With his Heavenly Eye, Wang Ling could see many spirits floating around the convenience mart; these were very likely the souls of those deliverymen.
Those missing deliverymen and this convenience mart were absolutely rted.
Inside the convenience mart, Devil Emperor Gua Pi was also very vignt; scarcely had Wang Ling started his approach when the former had sensed that someone wasing. "Hm? Another delivery employee?"
"Did Lord Devil Emperor order something again?"
Jiang Liuyue felt a little awkward and thought that this thousand-year-old foodie whom she had liberated was a little scary.
"Oh, no. My venerable self already ordered all the takeouts nearby, and there''s nothing else novel to eat." Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s smile in the ck mist looked very strange. "This person is wearing a uniform and is carrying a bag in one hand. Perhaps he has the wrong ce?"
"Perhaps..." Jiang Liuyue nodded as she sent her spiritual senses out through the convenience mart''s tightly shut door. "But I suspect this man might be One-Inch Gray or Steamed Bun Invader in disguise..."
Disguise was a required course for killers. Making use of an appropriate disguise to lower the enemy''s guard and then finally delivering the knockout blow... Jiang Liuyue had an innate sense for detecting this kind of trick. As Master of Shadow Stream, she had weathered all types of storms over the years.
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "Can you be certain that this man is in disguise?"
Jiang Liuyue solemnly nodded. "I didn''t dare to confirm it earlier, but now I''m certain that this man is definitely the Steamed Bun Invader that I told Lord Devil Emperor about before. This man is extremely proficient in the aura concealment skill and can easily give the impression that he''s an ordinary man."
"Hearing you say this, I do feel that this man is a little suspicious."
In the ck mist, Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s expression darkened.
If it had been a regr aura concealment skill, it wouldn''t have been of the least bit use in the face of this thousand-year-old devil. However, probing the person outside with his spiritual senses had resulted in a vague and abnormal impression. If this was the case, it was very clear that this man was deliberately in disguise!
"How confident are you that you''ll be able to meet this person head on?" asked Devil Emperor Gua Pi.
"At my peak, he would have beenpletely far beneath my notice, but now... I can only rely on Lord Devil Emperor." Jiang Liuyue braced herself. "Before, Lord Devil Emperor said you would cooperate with me, right?"
Devil Emperor Gua Pi: "Since my venerable self has already promised to cooperate with you, I naturally won''t back out. Even if it wasn''t for your sake, my venerable self must still do it for the sake of Yang''s Braised Chicken Rice and Shaxian Delicacies!"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
"Go ahead and open the door!"
In the ck mist, he took a deep breath and looked at her fixedly at the same time. "Stand back... my venerable self is going to put on a show!"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
Chapter 188: Who Is the Real Boss in the Takeout World?
Chapter 188: Who Is the Real Boss in the Takeout World?
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Before Wang Ling was about to fight Devil Emperor Gua Pi, a figure of an old Taoist in white appeared in front of this luxury apartment.
After a close encounter with "Killer Taoist" in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s Wenxian Garden vi, Third Saint had been looking up a lot of information on the sly.
He had discovered that the killer reputed to be the most savage killer in the murder industry was actually a chivalrous man whose heart burst with righteousness. Everyone who had died violently by his hand had all been heinous ruffians. The more despicable they were, the more violent their deaths after Killer Taoist had caught them.
To his dismay, Third Saint realized that while he had been imitating this great senior in the murder industry for many years, there was unexpectedly a huge problem with the direction he had taken in his mimicry!
An idol was very powerful!
Thus, after officially skipping out on his job with Mo Immortal Castle, he had been looking for an opportunity to uphold justice as a way of wiping clean the crimes that he hadmitted all these years.
Following the location on his phone, Third Saint stood at the entrance to a Green Orange 1 luxury apartment in Jinghua city.
Based on the news on TV, he had investigated the location where the deliveryman had disappeared and had found himself here. ording to the position given on his phone, the closest location to the coordinates was the convenience mart in the basement of this apartment building.
Third Saint was about to go in when the same security guard from before stopped him at the entrance and said, "Sir, if you are here to look for someone, the owner has to call our security office first before you can enter."
Third Saint scratched his head. "Then, can an owner enter directly?"
"Of course..." The security guard nodded and stared warily at him, thinking that this remark was familiar somehow.
Third Saint nodded, then took out his phone and tapped on the screen a few times before he showed the security guard a list of online purchases. "Can I enter now?"
"..." The security guard waspletely dumbstruck.
Because this old Taoist in white had unexpectedly bought the entire building! This was the third phase of the Green Orange luxury apartments, and there were three apartment buildings in total. Before the second building had beenpleted, the first one had already been purchased!
The little security guard was utterly stunned... were the nouveau riche nowadays somon?! And yet he was still a single dog who didn''t even have time to look for a girlfriend as he struggled on the bottom rung of society and served the people all day long!
ring at the receding figure of the old Taoist in white, the little security guard clenched his fists in extreme grief and indignation.
...
Immortal Toya crouched down in an inconspicuous little corner not far from the convenience mart. He had already ground the materials he had brought into powder, and he blended them in even proportions inside a transparent pharmaceutical ss receptacle. "Congeal!"
As he gave a soft shout, he generated a ball of spirit light in his hands. The powder in the ss vessel then visibly and rapidly congealed into a sticky substance; in this way, the soul-gathering incense was done.
Immortal Toya held the ss vessel in his right hand and slivers of me emerged in his palm. After he was done, he released a soft breath. "It''s been warmed up; all we have to do now is wait for the wronged ghosts toe. I wonder how Senior Ling is doing..."
This gray-haired youth lifted his beautiful eyes and looked in the direction that Wang Ling had gone in; there was still no movement from that side, so it was obvious that the fight hadn''t started yet.
On the other hand, it was only a handful of seconds after the soul-gathering incense had been lit when it got a reaction. Immortal Toya opened his Heavenly Eye and instantly saw faint green wispsing from every direction to gather in a cloud as they followed the scent of the soul-gathering incense.
Immortal Toya opened the big gourd on his back. "Little brothers, don''t be nervous. Your souls may have already left your bodies, but as long as you enter my gourd, I can guarantee that your souls won''t be extinguished, and you might be able to return to a corporeal body again in the future..."
Actually, he wasn''t really very confident when he said this. Returning a soul to a body sounded easy, but it wasn''t so simple to carry out. Each soul had a particr level ofpatibility with a body. From a scientific point of view, it was just like finding a bone marrow match. If thepatibility wasn''t high enough, it wouldn''t be long before the body exploded it wasn''t as simple as legend made it sound like, that any body would do.
"Can Exalted Immortal see us?!" Instantly, ten or so ghosts nearby floated over, and when they saw Immortal Toya, who had opened his Heavenly Eye, they acted as if they had been granted amnesty.
Looking at these ghosts, Immortal Toya asked, "Are you all the deliverymen who were murdered recently?"
"Yes, Exalted Immortal... that evil demon in the convenience mart was too quick and knocked me down as soon as the door was opened. If it had been a one-on-one fight, how could the other party be my opponent?" said a ghost in a thick northeastern ent.
Immortal Toya: "...Why are there so few of you? The news outside reported thirty-two people in total missing."
"Exalted Immortal, you don''t know, but in thest few days, quite a number of brothers floated out carelessly, and wound up being directly burned to nothing by the sun. These days, we''ve been floating around in the basement and we got to know one another. We''ve started calling each other by the takeout we deliver; it''s easier to remember," the northeastern delivery ghost spread its hands and said.
Immortal Toya: "..."
"Exalted Immortal, can the gourd really preserve our souls?" a ghost asked. "I''m Power Chicken 2 . I only just delivered the chicken here when I was knocked down... sure enough, there are still perverts around nowadays who can''t even afford to eat chicken. It''s really impossible to defend yourself against this type of people!"
"..."
Immortal Toya sighed. "This gourd is a magic weapon which I have refined. It contains a small world inside, and everyone can stay in it for the time being. Wait for us to find a way to restore your bodies. Of course, in the meantime, we may need to trouble you toe out and point out your murderer."
"Since Exalted Immortal has said so, it won''t be a problem!"
Immortal Toya nodded. "Mm, then everyone register first before entering my gourd in single file."
Ghost: "I have a question, Exalted Immortal!"
Immortal Toya: "Speak..."
Ghost: "Actually there is still one Yang''s Braised Chicken Rice brother whose life now hangs in the bnce. We think that he has probably been imprisoned by that demon in the convenience mart. Lord Exalted Immortal, if you can help us save him, we would be forever grateful!"
"I never expected all of you to have such close rtionships with each other." Immortal Toya sighed. "Rest assured. The one standing at the entrance to the convenience mart is our great senior in the cultivation world whom we specially asked toe and deal with this matter."
"Thank you, Exalted Immortal! Thank you, Exalted Immortal!"
As soon as the ghost had finished thanking him, three more clouds of green mist immediately floated over from the side, and shoulder to shoulder, the four ghosts began to introduce themselves one by one.
"Hello, Exalted Immortal, I''m Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles."
"I''m Shaxian Delicacies."
"I''m Guilin Rice Noodles."
"Exalted Immortal, may I ask, does your small world have a presidential suite? Give me, Chongqing Chicken Pot 3 , some face..."
Immortal Toya: "..."
Chapter 189: Oh My...
Chapter 189: Oh My...
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Standing in front of the convenience mart with a delivery bag, Wang Ling saw a woman inside lift up the roller shutter; almost instantly, ck smoke rapidly poured out from the opening created.
In the past two days, Devil Emperor Gua Pi had already used the same method on thirty-two people, and he had be increasingly practiced at it. A short distance away, Immortal Toya was stupefied by this scene; the ck smoke was so fast that even he couldn''t follow its movements with his Heavenly Eye open.
"Senior, watch out!"
Bzz !
In the next instant, arge cloud of ck smoke enveloped Wang Ling, directly obscuring him from view.
Devil Emperor Gua Pi was very excited; he could sense that this was fresh, young flesh, full of vigor.
"It smells so good!"
He couldn''t help eximing in admiration; the aroma which this body exuded was as addictive as drugs.
Wang Ling watched this scene indifferently. Surrounded by the ck smoke, he couldn''t see anything around him in the dark, and only heard an old voice murmuring to itself.
Then, he saw a mask suddenly appear in the ck smoke.
The stone ghost mask?
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes to confirm what he was seeing.
But... why would it show up here?
In the dark, Devil Emperor Gua Pi couldn''t help sneering. After all, this was just a junior. Did the boy already wet his pants the moment he had attacked? He was just standing there like wood, afraid to make even a single move!
"Junior, your body is mine..." Finally, the stone ghost mask covered Wang Ling''s face precisely and the hooks that resembled crab ws along its sides stabbed ruthlessly at his cheeks.
However,pletely out of Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s expectations, that familiar sense of puncturing something never came... the hooks on the sides of the mask had actually been blocked!
From the moment he had begun manipting the stone ghost mask, such a thing had never happened before! This mask was made of primordial ck crystal, currently the hardest substance known so far in the universe!
What was going on?
A trace of doubt subconsciously flickered through Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s mind.
It was at this moment that the young man''s body suddenly glowed with golden light which pulsed through the ck smoke. With a burst of invisible power, it directly dispelled the ck smoke around him!
"Golden Body?!"
Devil Emperor Gua Pi finally understood why the hooks hadn''t been able to puncture the face!
F**k! This guy was actually a master with a Sage Body?! Nowadays even someone with a Sage Body woulde running to deliver takeout?!
After the ck smoke was dispelled by the golden light, the stone ghost mask had nowhere to hide. Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s phantom voice sounded in the air. "Your Excellency, who on earth are you...?"
At that moment, even if Wang Ling didn''t say anything, Devil Emperor Gua Pi was well aware that this person definitely wasn''t that "Steamed Bun Invader" whom Jiang Liuyue had spoken of; that was just a killer at the Soul Formation stage who was ranked eighth on the ranking list. A Sage Body, on the other hand, wasn''t something that was easy to cultivate.
This was the ultimate body that countless cultivators had pursued for millions of years; it was impossible to count how many people longed to achieve this level.
This was the ultimate shield! Sage Bodies wouldn''t break and couldn''t be affected by any techniques.
Devil Emperor Gua Pi suddenly felt like Jiang Liuyue had deceived him... even he himself had never reached the level of a Sage Body!
He already knew that given the other party''s Sage Body, there was no way he could be this person''s rival if he had to rely purely on his current condition and whatever attacks he could carry out.
Now that it hade to this, there was only one final option!
Swiftly manipting a cloud of ck smoke, he dashed back to Jiang Liuyue. They had already established a contract; once they encountered a crisis, she would willingly give her body over to him at any time.
So before long, Wang Ling saw the stone ghost mask and Jiang Liuyue fuse together.
Borrowing Jiang Liuyue''s body, Devil Emperor Gua Pi stood up from the ground once more. Wisps of ck smoke seeped out of his eyes, like a corpse that had been resurrected from an ancient coffin.
"I never thought that after being sealed away for such a long time, I would be able to meet a master with a Sage Body..." Inside Jiang Liuyue''s body, Devil Emperor Gua Pi narrowed his eyes.
He stretched out his right arm and shouted, "de,e!"
The air suddenly vibrated with a humming sound as a crack appeared in it. Then, a ck dagger emerged from the crack and dropped into Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s hand.
Back then, the entire Huaxiu nation had been intimidated by this old devil''s powerful ability; he was actually able to hide his magic de in a space only he could open, and he could summon it at will.
This technique was already far beyond the Soul Formation stage.
Wang Ling gazed at this ck dagger; an odd pattern was etched onto the silver de and its edge was clean and bright as snow, reflecting Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s evil eyes.
When Devil Emperor Gua Pi opened his hand, this ck dagger hovered directly in the air. He looked at Wang Ling and coldly said just one word: "Chop!"
In the blink of an eye, the ck dagger vanished as it transformed into a ck-colored sword shadow.
Flickering like static electricity, this sword shadow chopped savagely down at Wang Ling.
At the same time, a ray of light in Wang Ling''s pocket swiftly responded!
A brown-colored sword light burst forth to meet the light from that ck dagger head on.
Devil Emperor Gua Pi sneered. "It''s no use. My de is an ancient magic weapon which I acquired from an old tomb. It''s a top-ss holy weapon! Its biggest advantage is that it can destroy a Golden Body by attacking the acupuncture points. Currently, I can count the number of swords that can contend against it on one hand."
However, just as he finished speaking, the two sword lights collided. Light and shadow were tangled together until the brown sword light gradually engulfed the ck light.
A momentter, it transformed into a strong current which smashed into Devil Emperor Gua Pi!
This bacsh was immensely powerful; Devil Emperor Gua Pi stretched out his hands and gripped tightly onto this ball of brown light while his body shook violently with the impact. It took all of his strength to finally tear apart this powerful surge created by the bacsh from Jingke.
However, it had left him drenched in sweat; he had practically almost died...
As the brown sword light returned to Wang Ling''s hand, Devil Emperor Gua Pi stared disbelievingly at him what the hell! It was a peach wood sword!
What kind of joke was this?!
"Today, one of us will die!" he roared furiously.
Calling back his ck dagger, he advanced on Wang Ling himself.
Wang Ling''s expression was calm; he didn''t take the least bit notice of the other party''s angry yell. He just stood there as he watched every move his opponent made, which in his eyes appeared extremely slow.
He could even see all kinds of minute changes in this raging devil emperor''s expression as heunched himself forward threateningly, de in hand.
Ten meters...
Eight meters...
Six meters...
Devil Emperor Gua Pi brandished his ancient magic de aggressively.
Then, when he was just four meters away from Wang Ling, that body with its fiercely rocking boobs of mass destruction finallypletely lost its bnce.
Wang Ling suddenly noticed a hint of embarrassment flicker across Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s face.
Then, with an abrupt "Oh my~," this ancient devil fell to the ground with a plop.
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 190: The No. 2 Scapegoat
Chapter 190: The No. 2 Scapegoat
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The scene sunk into awkwardness for a time. His ancient magic sword in one hand, Devil Emperor Gua Pi fell down at Wang Ling''s feet like a believer worshiping at Bright Summit 1 .
The spirit energy wrapped around the de had yet to be released, and the moment this ck dagger touched the ground, fissures instantly appeared in the earth as they spread out in all directions from the de at its center.
But Wang Ling had sharp eyes and deft hands, and he reached forward to pick up the de.
Wang Ling could feel the fierce magic pulse strongly in his hand. Lying prone on the ground, Devil Emperor Gua Pi raised his head andughed coldly. "Even if you have a Sage Body, so what? My ancient magic de was specially designed to destroy holy bodies. Now that you are holding the magic de, its qi will invade your holy body and crack it open... my chance has nowe!"
Wang Ling frowned slightly; indeed, he could feel traces of the sword qi enter his body, but it had little to no effect on him, so this really couldn''t be the key to deciding the oue of this confrontation.
Yet this old devil seemed to have misunderstood something. When he saw Wang Ling grab hold of the magic de, he burst into wildughter in his heart and was confident that everything was within his calctions.
In the next instant, he stood up from the ground, cradling the two lumps on his chest. "After the sword qi invades your body, it will remain in you forever unless the magic de is destroyed! It''s made of prehistoric materials and will only get harder with the passing of time; it''s impossible for you to break it."
Hearing the old devil''s words, Wang Ling was stumped for a bit. "..."
Then, he directly squeezed this ancient magic de and snapped it with a crack.
Breaking a de...
This was his special ability!
Wang Ling recalled how, as a one-year-old genius, he had taught himself to destroy a precious sword barehanded.
As the de''s power dispersed, this ancient magic de abruptly lost its glow...
At the same time, dead silence reigned on the scene.
Some distance away, Immortal Toya was stupefied; even Third Saint, who had just arrived, was rooted to the spot as he stared nkly... what had they just seen?
Although they weren''t close enough to know exactly what had transpired, they could tell which way the wind had blown in this battle from the possessed Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue''s expression.
At that moment, the old devil was sweating profusely, to the point that his clothes were all soaked. He looked at the youngster in front of him as if he was seeing a monster and drew in a sharp breath.
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Devil Emperor Gua Pi knew that given the current momentum, there was no chance at all of him winning.
Breaking an ancient magic de barehanded...
Even at his peak, he had never met such a savage person before!
All this time that he had been sealed inside the stone ghost mask, what on earth had happened in this world?!
Wang Ling took off the yellow delivery helmet he had been wearing to reveal a head of tousled ck hair. Half of his face had been hidden by the helmet''s protective visor before, and it was only now that Devil Emperor Gua Pi clearly saw his face.
A string in his brain suddenly pulled taut he had actually seen this person before!
Back when the stone ghost mask had just been delivered to the Wang family''s small vi, Devil Emperor Gua Pi remembered that he had tried to sink his ws into a youngster, but in the end, the hooks had failed to pierce his face.
Now, he finally realized... this was the same person!
At that very moment, as the old devil fixed his eyes on Wang Ling, he was drenched in sweat. This was a fear that he had never felt before. In the thousands of years that he had faced down countless opponents, none of them had ever evoked such terror as he was feeling today.
"Your Excellency... who on earth are you?" The old devil stared fixedly at Wang Ling.
Furrowing his brow, Wang Ling didn''t deign to reply.
But at this moment, an old Taoist in white suddenly popped up behind him. "The Master of Shadow Stream! To face off against Senior Killer Taoist... why don''t you just give up?"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Killer Taoist, is it? The junior who is ranked first on the ranking list of killers? Hehe... I''ll remember you!" The old devil''s eyes darkened as he looked at Third Saint behind Wang Ling. "And you, I''ll remember you as well!"
As soon as he said this, he suddenly released purple gold fog and his figure promptly vanished in its midst, leaving behind the words: Just you wait for this venerable self to get you!
Then, he disappeared without a trace.
...
"Ling Zhenren is too awesome!" Immortal Toya eximed in his heart as he came over. Even with his Heavenly Eye, he still hadn''t been able to clearly see the confrontation between the two top masters just now. He was now deeply suspicious about whether his Heavenly Eye was real or not!
As that purple gold fog dispersed in front of Wang Ling, he felt it was a bit unfortunate.
For him, trying to catch this old devil alive was much harder than killing him; if the intent from the beginning had been to kill him, the other party wouldn''t have had a chance to escape.
What had to be said was that Wang Ling had certainly experienced for himself how powerful this old devil was as someone who had once given the entire Huaxiu nation a severe headache. Wang Ling was clear on the fact that in terms of sheer strength, this old devil certainly couldn''t rival him. But unfortunately, the old devil had hidden on his person a lot of magic treasures that Wang Ling didn''t know about, and they were all in another space. He could reach into this space anytime and take out whatever he needed, which was as troublesome as a particr robot cat''s space pocket.
This purple gold fog was one of Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s magic treasures which he used as a means of escape.
Of course, the old devil had also left something behind on the ground, and that was the ancient magic de which Wang Ling had crushed.
Wang Ling had already reduced the middle portion of the dagger to sand. Just by looking at it, one could tell that there was no way it could be restored, hence why the old devil had simply tossed it aside like cabbage.
Standing behind Wang Ling, both Third Saint and Immortal Toya opened their Heavenly Eyes to scan the air around them. It was only after they had made sure that Jiang Liuyue had truly disappeared that they sighed.
"What a waste to have let this person escape!" Third Saint shook his head regretfully, then turned his gaze to Immortal Toya and bowed. "I''m guessing that this is Senior Immortal Toya? I''m Third Saint!"
"Do you know me?"
"...Immortal Toya''s name is so famous that it''s impossible for this junior to not know you." Actually, these were just empty words; previously, when Third Saint and the other nine saints had nned to rob Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house of the stone ghost mask, they had researched everyone whom he had a close rtionship with.
If he told the truth, he would definitely be regarded as a pervert!
"I''m not that famous, right?" Immortal Toya scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He knew about Third Saint, since Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had mentioned before in the group chat that of the Ten Saints, there was one called Third Saint who had defected. He had never expected that they would actually meet here in this way.
In addition, Immortal Toya in fact knew that this Third Saint was under the assumption that Ling Zhenren was that legendary number one killer on the ranking list, Killer Taoist.
However, looking at the current situation, Ling Zhenren didn''t seem to have any intention of rifying this matter.
Immortal Toya immediately understood.
Hmm... since this Killer Taoist had already be the scapegoat, they might as well continue letting him be the scapegoat...
Chapter 191: I Think It Can Still Be Rescued
Chapter 191: I Think It Can Still Be Rescued
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Wang Ling passed on his spection telepathically to the two other people.
As a result, Immortal Toya and Third Saint were bbergasted.
"No wonder the Master of Shadow Stream seemed a little weird... so she had the stone ghost mask on her? Also, based on senior''s conjecture, she has already made a deal with Devil Emperor Gua Pi. So the person senior was fighting just now was actually Devil Emperor Gua Pi inside Jiang Liuyue''s body?"
After Immortal Toya''s convincing analysis, Third Saint couldn''t help breaking out in a sweat... he had actually provoked such an old devil just now. Furthermore, the other party had even said that he would remember him before he had fled.
This was awkward... if the other party found an opportunity to catch him, it would be very hard for Third Saint to escape his doom.
"With this, the situation has be moreplicated..." Immortal Toya heaved a sigh; this matter was a lot more troublesome than he had imagined. Now that that old devil had been released, there would be no peace for Huaxiu nation in the days toe. The old devil didn''t just have towering abilities, he also had concealed on him quite a few long-lost magic weapons, and he could suddenly take out one at any time to turn the tide; the purple gold fog which he had used to escape was one of them.
Before that purple gold fog had appeared, Wang Ling had already opened his Heavenly Eye. This was already the ultimate level that the Eye could reach, yet he hadn''t detected the fog at all. Surrounded by that fog, the devil had vanished into thin air in a blink of an eye, as if he had hidden away in another world, without leaving even the slightest trace behind.
"Do you know the origin of this magic treasure?" Wang Ling asked telepathically as he tilted his head slightly to look at the two people next to him.
"It looks a little like the Purple Gold Gourd..." Immortal Toya surmised. Immortal Zhenyuan''s Purple Gold Gourd was a supreme life-saving magic weapon, also known as a quasi-godly weapon; what was more, it released a stream of purple gold fog.
The rumor was that this fog "bound" two ces together. When the fog was released, it could help a person to get away swiftly. It was a bit like a portable transmitter array, but way quicker. A person could use it to escape at any time, leaving no opportunity to catch them.
"The Purple Gold Gourd is one of Immortal Zhenyuan''s three magic treasures. Along with the Seven Stars Sword and Golden Canopy Rope, these are known as the Three Auspicious Treasures. At that time, Immortal Zhenyuan deliberately released them into the world so that they could be found by the person destined to have them. Plenty of cultivators have tried everything to collect these treasures. Immortal Zhenyuan once said that the person who is able to gather these three magic treasures together would be his inner disciple. In order to hide the real ones, Immortal Zhenyuan even made a lot of counterfeits. At that time, collecting these Three Auspicious Treasures had been all the rage, like collecting the cards in crispy noodle snacks..." Third Saint said with a reminiscent expression on his face.
Wang Ling: "..."
"Yes, there was something like that." Immortal Toya sucked in air between his teeth and said, "But until now, no one has sessfully collected all of them. And even if they have, no one knows whether they''re genuine or not..."
"But the Purple Gold Gourd in that old devil''s hands is definitely the real deal; only the genuine thing could transport him so quickly."
Third Saint continued speaking and at the same time turned his gaze to Wang Ling. "Speaking of which, does senior have a way to track this devil down?"
Wang Ling nodded, his eyes fixed on that crushed ancient magic de on the ground.
There was still a chance that they could repair the magic de and use it to track that devil back to the magic treasure''s small world.
"But the middle of this magic de has been reduced to sand, is it possible to repair it..." Immortal Toya crouched down on the ground and touched the shattered de.
"Don''t worry, as long as it''s Senior Killer, he can definitely do it!" Third Saint breathed noisily through his nostrils as he stared at Wang Ling with a fanboy expression. "As expected of a de crushed by Senior Killer even though it''s broken, it''s still so sexy!"
"..."
For some reason, Immortal Toya suddenly wanted to request the song "Too Deep Into the Act" by Ma Xudong on radio.
...
While it had just been a short confrontation with this legendary old devil this time, Wang Ling was now deeply aware of how dangerous this man was.
The next time they met, they would have to settle this once and for all.
Although it had appeared to be just a small fight, the two parties that had been involved were almighty cultivators who had the ability to upend mountains and seas with a wave of their hands. Even the collision of auras in this small-scale battle had severely damaged their surroundings.
The convenience mart''s roller shutter had already beenpletely torn down by the old devil''s aura earlier. All around outside the mart, the wall surfaces had already cracked open, and some of the basement''s support pirs even appeared worn down, as if insects had gnawed on them.
Most tragic of all were the dozens of luxury cars parked in the basement; the collision of auras had blown out their headlights and punctured their tyres.
Wang Ling had in fact tried his best to control his strength, given that there were more than a hundred residents in this building. If he had fought the old devil seriously just now, these residents would have suffered for it.
Given the confined space, he had had to take too many factors into consideration.
He had to find a wide open space next time and take down this devil in one go!
While Wang Ling was thinking this, elsewhere, sirens had already started to re outside the basement.
The only good news now was that the confrontation just now hadn''t caused any casualties.
When Third Saint had been on the way here, he had already known that a fight had broken out in the basement, and so had prevented residents who had been on their way down from entering.
Most likely it was these passersby who had called the police.
"Teacher Killer and Senior Toya please leave first, I''ll handle the rest!" Third Saint said righteously, hands on his hips.
"This ce was badly damaged, it''s probably going to cost a lot inpensation." Immortal Toya said.
"It''s vulgar for cultivators to talk about money. What is worldly wealth to us? This is just a basement. In order to create a superior battleground for senior, I disconnected the wires for this building''s elevators in case someone took the lift down to the basement and disturbed Senior Killer."
Wang Ling: "..."
Later, Wang Ling and Immortal Toya took their leave of Third Saint.
Standing fixed to one spot, Third Saint waved until Wang Ling disappeared in the distance. "Goodbye, Senior Killer!"
Soon after, several police cars with shing sirens sped into the basement. As many as eight cars stopped in front of Third Saint, and dozens of police officers poured out to surround him in a half circle.
Third Saint raised his eyebrows; the confrontation had begun...
The police captain leading the team looked around the severely damaged basement, then immediately took out a pair of immortal-restraining handcuffs and threw them over to Third Saint. "Comrade! Please hand over your magic weapon of mass destruction, put on the handcuffs, and cooperate with our investigation immediately!"
Third Saint put his hands up, an innocent expression on his face. "Comrade police, you misunderstand, I didn''t do this!"
"Do you have any evidence?" the police captain asked.
Third Saint slowly turned around and shrugged off his white clothes.
Instantly, fourrge characters on his back jumped out at everyone... these four characters were from when Wang Ling had signed his back, pretending to be Killer Taoist.
To preserve this signature, Third Saint had already gone without a bath for more than half a month!
Reaching behind him, Third Saint pointed at his back with his thumb and turned his head to bare his white teeth as he smiled. "See this?! Devotion to the nation!"
Police captain: "...Someonee and arrest this psycho!"
Chapter 192: Hurray for Ling Zhenren
Chapter 192: Hurray for Ling Zhenren
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Just like that, the first confrontation between Wang Ling and Devil Emperor Gua Pi ended with Third Saint being brought back to the police station to be interrogated.
It was worth mentioning that even when detained, Third Saint, who had already thoroughly be a "Killer Taoist" fanboy, was still able to showcase his fanboy identity in aposed manner.
At the cultivation police station, two police officers sat in front of Third Saint while his hands were in immortal-restraining handcuffs.
One of the police officers raised his eyes and looked at Third Saint. "Name?"
Third Saint: "You can call me Ah San 1 ."
Police officer: "I''m asking for your real name, not your Taoist name."
Third Saint nodded. "Oh... then call me Yue Fei 2 ."
Police officer: "..."
The other police officer who was writing the transcript sucked in a deep breath and couldn''t help but re at Third Saint. "Comrade, please don''t joke around! Do you know where you are? Please be a little more serious!"
Third Saint produced his ID card from his pocket; both of the police officers were dumbstruck when they saw the name on it, because it really had these two damn characters "Yue Fei" on it...
Of course, this ID card wasn''t a counterfeit. After Third Saint had provided Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal with clues that pointed to Mo Immortal Castle producing fake drugs which were poisoning students, thetter had helped him forge a fake identity by asking a brother in the census department to create a new ID card for him.
The two police officers went off doubtfully to verify his identity, but in the end were left speechless... ording to the disy on the ID card scanner, this name was actually real!
...
While Third Saint was still contending with the police officers on this end, Wang Ling and Immortal Toya, who had left the scene, also had their hands full.
Including the Yang''s Braised Chicken Rice brother whom they had saved from inside the convenience mart, there were just twenty-one people in Immortal Toya''s gourd out of the thirty-two deliverymen who had gone missing. They would need to present a final report to the cultivation police on the eleven people who had been sacrificed. While temporary arrangements had been made for the remaining twenty-one people, this ultimately couldn''t be a long-term solution. This became a hot topic in the group chat as they discussed how to help these innocent deliverymen regain their bodies.
In the group chat, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a sighing emoji. "We can basically now confirm that these delivery employees went missing because of the Master of Shadow Stream. We were only able to save twenty-one souls, while the souls of the other eleven people disintegrated after being exposed to light."
"Sometimes it''s just fate; we already tried our best." Cailian Zhenren quietly sent a row of candles.
After some silence in the group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said again, "There''s also some bad news... based on Brother Ling and Brother Toya''s investigation, we can basically confirm that the other stone ghost mask is in the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue''s hands. In addition, the old devil sealed in the mask has already made some sort of agreement with Jiang Liuyue."
As soon as he released this information, a bunch of lurkers instantly burst out in the group.
Among them was Nine Times Man, who had been silent for a long time. He was straightaway dumbstruck. "What?! That old devil is free? Is that true?"
This was big news!
This legendary Devil Emperor Gua Pi, who had once led the Gua Pi Army and who had almost caused a war in Huaxiu nation, was now back in the world after having disappeared for a thousand years... if the media caught wind of this and spread the news, all of Huaxiu nation would probably fall into a panic.
Everyone in the group chat were all brothers whom Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had inspected strictly before allowing them to join the group back then. Hence, he didn''t have to worry about this matter being leaked, which was why he had decided to share this news with the group after thinking about it.
"From Senior Immortal''s tone, it seems it''s true." Bng de Immortal didn''t doubt Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s words in the slightest. "I''ve noticed that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal always likes to use memes whenever he''s speaking. It''s only when he''s serious about something that he won''t send any."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Lightning Dharmaraja followed behind Bng de Immortal with a sigh. "But even if this thing were to get out, there probably wouldn''t be anyone who would believe it, right? There have been quite a lot of rumors over the years saying that this old devil has alreadye back and is secretly plotting a counterattack."
"That''s the bad thing about this!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "If this matter really gets out, people might think it''s just someone crying wolf, and in the end no one would believe it... but you don''t have to worry. This old devil can only rely on the Master of Shadow Stream''s body for the time being, and can onlye out by means of a soul exchange. There''s also a limit to how long he can be out for, since he hasn''t fully recovered all of his strength."
"So..." Lightning Dharmaraja continued, "perhaps this is an opportunity for us? As long as this old devil isn''t at his peak strength, if a few of us in the group join hands and act together, we should certainly have enough strength to fight him."
"It may be an opportunity, but there''s a problem. This old devil has a lot of magic treasures on him. He''s already collected a lot of superior magic weapons; during the fight, he suddenly produced one, which caught uspletely off guard. In the confrontation with Senior Ling this time, this old devil used the Purple Gold Gourd to escape," Immortal Toya couldn''t help saying.
Cailian Zhenren: "Purple Gold Gourd? Immortal Zhenyuan''s Purple Gold Gourd? That''s one of the legendary Three Auspicious Treasures. I still have a fake set at home..."
"You really are a veteran, how sly." Lightning Dharmaraja heaved a sigh. "But Senior Immortal, how do you know all this?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Of course it was Brother Ling who told me! Before Brother Ling fought him, the old devil had confidently taken out his ancient magic de and threatened to slice him to shreds. In the end, he easily sent this old devil fleeing in panic."
There were exmations in the group. "Is Ling Zhenren that awesome?"
Immortal Toya couldn''t help standing up as witness. "Of course, I saw it with my own eyes; Ling Zhenren crushed the old devil''s ancient magic de after he took it out!"
After saying this, he even posted a picture of that ancient magic de being crushed; it was a photo which he had taken directly at the scene.
Bng de Immortal sent a string of sweat emojis. "Are you sure this was an ancient magic de? That''s just like Ling Zhenren... crushing the middle section of the de to fine dust!"
Nine Times Man: "Holy shit! Senior Ling Zhenren is really awesome! Hurray for Ling Zhenren!"
Lightning Dharmaraja sent a thumbs-up. "As expected of the representative of our group chat''s strength, the leader of our generation! Ling Zhenren!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded in satisfaction. "Mm, everybody say a few words to praise our Ling Zhenren, he''s definitely lurking here right now! Maybe he''ll be so happy he''ll suddenly pop up and send an ellipsis!"
In front of the screen, Wang Ling became lost in deep thought at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s words; then, fittingly, he sent an ellipsis. "..."
Chapter 193: The Old Devil’s Secret Space
Chapter 193: The Old Devils Secret Space
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The Purple Gold Gourd''s fog took the old devil directly back to the space he had originally bound it to; it was a small world which he had first opened up a thousand years ago, and the ce where the Gua Pi Army had originally been set up.
The old devil had justnded here, andy prone on the ground as he gasped harshly.
That had been too dangerous just now!
He didn''t doubt in the slightest that if he hadn''t had this purple gold fog as a means of quick escape, he would have been beaten to death by the other party!
Apart from those two lumps of mass destruction on his chest which he couldn''t adapt to for the moment, hispatibility with Jiang Liuyue''s body was pretty good. The only drawback was that he couldn''t use his full strength in this body. He would have to think of a way to find a body that would help him regain his full strength as soon as possible.
"How much do you know about that Killer Taoist?" After the old devil had taken a moment to calm down, he stared at the stone ghost mask in his hand as he asked the question.
Jiang Liuyue''s voice came from the mask: "I haven''t seen this person before, but he''s very powerful and hard to find. He only kills those who do evil; the more malevolent the person, the more tragic their death at his hand."
"The more evil a person, the more unsightly his death?" The old devilughed. Since the founding of Huaxiu nation, how many old devils had there been who could spread terror throughout the whole world? This was practically a letter of challenge addressed to him! Were they trying to provoke him?!
"But I never expected the legendary Killer Taoist to be this formidable; he has even cultivated to the level of a Sage Body." Jiang Liuyue couldn''t help sighing. "Even Lord Devil Emperor was almost defeated..."
Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s lips twitched. "Hehe, my venerable self was just too careless! Wait ''til I find the mostpatible body; once I''ve recovered my full strength, do I need to mention how easy it would be for me to kill this Killer Taoist?"
Jiang Liuyue didn''t dare refute him. Through the stone ghost mask, she looked at the world around her. "Lord Devil Emperor, where are we?"
"This is a small world which I opened up back then. Many people tend to use a magic treasure to set up a small world, the mostmon being a gourd. However, this small world isn''t the same; it''s based on alien space which ispletely parallel to the real world."
The old devil pointed to a magic array behind him. "See this magic array? This is the exit out of this small world. We just need to step through it to return to reality. I remember that back then, I chose an extremely scenic location. Who knows what it''ll look like now when we step out of here?"
Jiang Liuyue was deeply astonished as she listened to Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s introduction.
This old devil had been sealed in the stone ghost mask for over a thousand years, which meant that this world had also remained untended to for over a thousand years. The life force of a small world was tied to its owner as a source of spirit energy. It was justmon sense to assume that since the old devil had been sealed away for so long, this world should have long be a wastnd... but far out of Jiang Liuyue''s expectations, this small world was still functioning as usual despite being uncared for.
"Thanks to your body, I was able to activate the Purple Gold Gourd and return here. I hid a lot of magic treasures in this ce; the time has finallye to put them to good use."
The old devilughed lightly as he carried the stone ghost mask with him. The world shook underfoot as he walked until he arrived at a ce that looked like grasnd. It was just that the color of the "grass" here was a little strange as it was all ck.
Jiang Liuyue felt like her horizons had been broadened. "Lord Devil Emperor, where are we?"
"What we are standing on now is the boundary support. This is the foundation which holds up this small world. I specially built this world, and I used the head of a human troll from the Gate Between Worlds as the foundation to prop it up. Even when my venerable self had been sealed away, this human troll was still able to act as a secondary source of spirit energy."
The old devil said, "The spirit energy in this small world is the most abundant in this ce. You can continue cultivating the recovery technique here, and it will significantly reduce the time required to heal. It will also be beneficial for me if you can regain your full strength quickly, as I will then be able to stay in your body for a much longer period of time."
"So we are now standing on top of this human troll?" Jiang Liuyue asked.
"Yes, that''s right. This ck grass is its hair."
The old devil nodded. "This human troll is already under my control and is my puppet."
Jiang Liuyue: "Your boundary support is really special..."
The old devilughed lightly. "Hehe, rather than boundary support, I prefer another name."
Jiang Liuyue: "What name?"
The old devil: "Jinchuuriki 1 !"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
...
It was alreadyte by the time Wang Ling returned from the convenience mart.
In an unprecedented move, he sent Odd Zhuo a message.
After Wang Ling had epted this disciple, thetter hadn''t seemed to be of any use. Today, however, he finally realized how he could use Odd Zhuo he nned to get him to bail Third Saint out from the police station.
After all, Third Saint had had nothing to do with the disappearance of the delivery employees; there was no reason for him to be a scapegoat for it.
It wasn''t long at all before Odd Zhuo called him back. Wang Ling picked up the phone, but before he had even opened his mouth, Odd Zhuo had started babbling incessantly, leaving no room for Wang Ling to speak even if he wanted to. " Shifu , don''t worry. You''re referring to that Brother Third Saint, right? I''ll dispatch someone right away to negotiate his release... oh, by the way, shifu , will I get a reward if I seed?"
"..." Wang Ling opened his mouth and really wanted to say, I''ll give you a ''mwah mwah,'' how about that? But he felt that this was a little gay and didn''t fit his cool image at all, so in the end he swallowed his words.
Although Odd Zhuo didn''t receive a reply, he wasn''t about to give up. " Shifu , don''t misunderstand. I don''t want a material reward... I''d just like something particrly rousing, and which feels especially good without requiring too much effort so that I''m full of vigor everyday."
Wang Ling: "..."
After a short silence, Odd Zhuo realized that his phrasing could be even more easily misunderstood, so he corrected himself. " Shifu , don''t misunderstand, I''m talking about martial techniques!"
Later on, Wang Ling hung up the phone, and after some thought, he sent Odd Zhuo thetest set of eye exercises.
This was the most recent set of eye exercises, which hadn''t be the norm yet when Odd Zhuo had graduated from No. 60 High School; back then, they had still been using the local trial version...
...
It had to be said that Odd Zhuo was very quick and efficient in getting things done.
It had only been half an hour after the phone call. When Wang Ling turned on the news, he saw Third Saint walking out of the police station surrounded by a group of reporters.
To protect his privacy, his face on TV had been obscured by mosaic tiles.
"Sir, is it possible to reveal details about the disappearance of these delivery employees? Some people believe that you are in fact an essory to this crime, is that right? Is it only because of insufficient evidence that you were released?" a female reporter asked as she held a microphone in Third Saint''s direction.
Third Saint looked at the female reporter and said just two things: "1. It''spletely fabricated. 2. I''ve already asked mywyer to handle it 2 ."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 194: I’m a Good Person, But I’m Not the Holy Mother!
Chapter 194: Im a Good Person, But Im Not the Holy Mother!
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It was June 12th on Sunday in the seventh week of the semester.
The incident with the missing Riceball Takeout delivery riders seemed to havee to an end for the time being, but it was just as troublesome trying to sort out the aftermath. After Odd Zhuo had bailed Third Saint out, thetter had begun to assist Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in follow-up investigations and dealing with the aftermath. That night, they took the witness statements of the twenty-one riders in the gourd. Although they were now souls, their statements were just as legally binding ording to Huaxiu nation''sws.
"So that''s the basic situation..."
After a night of cross-examination, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal exined the situation in the group chat, then amply promoted his good will. "The next thing we need to do is to help these twenty-one surviving delivery riders apply for ident insurance with the insurancepany."
Early in the morning, Wang Ling scrolled through the group''s chat history.
"ident insurance?" Cailian Zhenren said doubtfully.
"Mm, there are two options for a cultivation ident insurance n. The first is to give the familiespensation in the event that the death has already happened. I will also find a way to help the families of the eleven riders whom we couldn''t save go through the process. The second option is to help make them corporeal bodies. This is also included in the ident insurance where the souls are preserved in a rtivelyplete state."
"Make corporeal bodies? How?" Cailian Zhenren asked.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered, "Of course, it can''t be done if their realm is too high, but if it''s below the Golden Core stage, it can be done bybining y with the universal restorative spirit lotus root. However, this is rtively expensive; generally, it''s used to make limbs for the disabled; the cost of creating an entire body would be sky-high for an ordinary cultivator. But if it''s within the insurance range, the expense can almost be overlooked."
Spirit lotus root?
Wang Ling peered at the screen, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of Nezha 1 from the myth.
Cailian Zhenren: "But they''re all in the gourd now, how are they going to apply? And even if they can apply, doesn''t the person in question have to sign?"
"This isn''t a big deal, their souls just can''t be exposed to light. We can use verbal recordings to get notarizations from the notary office and apply on their behalf as their agents." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent an emoji with a sinister smile. "Of course, I''m not doing this for free. After talking it over with them yesterday, they agreed that each of them would pay me twenty percent of their individualpensation insurance ns as an errand service fee."
Wang Ling: "..."
Cailian Zhenren: "Senior Immortal... I really thought you were a good person!"
"Fellow Cailian, that''s where your way of thinking is wrong. Think about it, we saved this bunch of people, and if they don''t pay us back, don''t you think their consciences would hurt?"
Cailian Zhenren: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "This Senior Immortal is a good person, that''s true, but I''m not the Holy Mother... what must be asked for should be asked for! Besides, it costs quite a bit to maintain the small world inside Brother Toya''s gourd. There''s also quite a lot of public rtions expenses involved when we''re running errands. The most troublesome are the damn insurance ims; they can''t be sorted out at all until we''ve made twenty or thirty trips."
Reading Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s words, Wang Ling nodded with deep understanding.
He recalled back when Grandfather Wang had applied for a pension in his first year of retirement. When he had gone through the formalities each time, if he wasn''t missing his papers, then he was missing stamps. The whole process had taken half a year toplete...
"In addition to the above, there is one other more important thing, which is that we have to quickly investigate the old devil''s location. As long as the ancient dagger is restored, Brother Ling can use his great power to trace it directly back to the old devil." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal typed swiftly. "I''m guessing that the ce which the Purple Gold Gourd links to is probably an alien space that would be almost impossible to track down if that old devil doesn''t show up."
"But that is a magic de from ancient times; is there really a way to restore it?" Bng de Immortal asked in the group chat.
"There is!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "It looks badly damaged, but in fact it was just the middle section that was crushed. The top part and the bottom where it''s attached to the hilt is rtively intact. We just need Dharmaraja to use the power of his godly thunder inheritance to weld them together."
Nine Times Man, Cailian Zhenren and Bng de Immortal: "..." There was such an operation?!
"I''ve already asked Dharmaraja to prepare for it; he''s probably busy now and hasn''t read the messages."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, "Brother Ling, the dagger fragments are still with you. I''ll ask Brother Toya to find you in the afternoon, and the two of you can go together. Hm... I know you''re lurking."
After Wang Ling read this, he was instantly silent. Then, he closed the chat window and pretended that he hadn''t read anything.
...
At one o''clock in the afternoon, Immortal Toya arrived on the dot at the door of the Wang family''s small vi.
When Mother Wang opened the door, she immediately saw a handsome, noble-looking man with white skin and gray hair. He hadn''t brought hisrge medicinal gourd with him today; instead, there was a long sword on his back, which made him seem even more like a graceful fairy.
Mother Wang felt that this man was way too handsome she also thought that Little Lei was very handsome, but it was clear that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a very dopey temperament, so she had always felt that if he ever entered the entertainment industry, it would probably be as aedian... on the other hand, her first impression of this gray-haired youth was that he was a man who could steal the show! He had the real temperament of a superstar!
Seeing Mother Wang, Immortal Toya immediately stood to attention, then bowed deeply to her. "Hello, senior, I''m here to look for Ling Zhenren!"
He knew that the people who lived in the Wang family''s small vi were all remarkable individuals; he had heard from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that there was an old man in particr who was a great senior in the cultivation world with some mysterious unknown identity... therefore, he hade to the Wang family''s small vi with the devout heart of a pilgrim.
"Ling Ling, your friend''s looking for you." Mother Wang opened the door and then called for him out of habit. But Wang Ling had actually already known about Immortal Toya''s arrival earlier on, and he made his way downstairs.
After that, he changed into a pair of white canvas shoes and left with Immortal Toya, shoulder to shoulder.
As they left, Mother Wang still had her hands on her face as she looked at their backs with an intoxicated expression.
Ah... no! That was a man! And Wang Ling was a straight man!
Mother Wang suddenly came to her senses!
For just an instant, she had suddenly felt that Ling Ling and this youth had seemedpatible with each other...
She had to go cool off first... she wasn''t young anymore, but was actually still indulging in fantasies. This was really not right!
...
Immortal Toya had driven a car here this time. When he saw this luxury ck supercar, Wang Ling hesitated for a bit, but in the end got in.
He actually didn''t really like taking any sort of transportation. He could directly teleport or run to a lot of ces, but he also didn''t like to reveal too much about himself in front of people whom he wasn''t very familiar with. He had only met Immortal Toya several times, so it would be too unreserved of him if he revealed too much.
There actually weren''t many people whom Wang Lingpletely acknowledged.
Therefore, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a special case.
Chapter 195: Do You Think the Power of Lightning Is Only Used for Teaching?
Chapter 195: Do You Think the Power of Lightning Is Only Used for Teaching?
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Having said that, it wasn''t as if Wang Ling disliked Immortal Toya. Thetter was a very sensible brother. Although his handsome appearance was a bonus, it was thest item on Wang Ling''s list of priorities.
In a world which emphasized looks, Wang Ling didn''t pay attention to appearance. It wasn''t important to him because his face could be kneaded into whatever appearance he wanted without the need for cosmetic surgery. When he was young, he had been too handsome and too popr with his ssmates. Thus, he had changed his face several times at a very young age, and based on what the popr standards of beauty were each year, he would modify his face to fit the average mold.
His current appearance was probably slightly above the ordinary level, which was enough for him.
What was the use of being good-looking?! In a critical moment, you could only sing: Look at this noodle 1 , it''s long and wide; like this bowl, it''srge and round 2 ...
The reason why Wang Ling thought that Immortal Toya was a sensible person was because he felt that thetter really knew how to read a situation; they had only just met in the flesh thest time, but Immortal Toya already had a good grasp of Wang Ling''s personality.
As Immortal Toya drove, he was well aware in his heart that this Ling Zhenren wasn''t someone who liked to speak; even when there was a problem, he was disinclined to move his lips. His mostmon method ofmunication was through a telepathic link.
But it had to be said that telepathy could actually be very awkward sometimes. If there were no outsiders around, then that was fine. But if someone wasmunicating with you telepathically when there were strangers around you, you would just look like you were talking to yourself. Immortal Toya had always thought that this behavior was a little idiotic...
Additionally, if both individuals didn''t speak andmunicated wholly through their thoughts, that was even more awkward. Moreover, this was rather impolite behavior. The standard courtesy observed by cultivators for thousands of years was that a junior should always reply out loud if an elder spoke to them telepathically.
Hence, in view of this situation, Immortal Toya had very sensibly found out how to run missions with Ling Zhenren in a way that was amicable and able to alleviate any awkwardness, and furthermore, wouldn''t be discourteous... that was, to learn to take the initiative, consider the problem from all angles, anticipate the questions that this Senior Ling might want to ask, and then exin them one by one.
Wang Ling really liked this method. With Immortal Toya now by his side, not only didn''t he need to move his lips, even his brain could stop thinking...
"Senior Ling, we''re now on our way to the Xiao Family Compound," Immortal Toya said as he drove.
The Xiao Family Compound?
Wang Ling hadn''t anticipated that it would be a ce familiar to him.
He suddenly recalled when Lotus Sun had invited him there back then, and how they had run into a spot of trouble. Now that he thought about it, that was probably the day when Shadow Stream''s grudge had begun.
"Lightning Dharmaraja from the group works in the Xiao Family Compound," Immortal Toya continued. "Dharmaraja''s godly thunder inheritance is a holy relic. He is thest descendant of the Thunder n and also the heir to this holy relic."
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows. If Immortal Toya hadn''t mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten this thing. There were holy magic treasures that were passed down from ancestors of ancient ns from the Great Battle Qi era. People called them holy relics, and a holy relic could only be inherited by descendants of the ancient n which it belonged to. Nowadays, however, half of the descendants of the twelve major ancient ns had almost disappeared, and many of the holy relics were still missing.
Wang Ling didn''t know much about Lightning Dharmaraja, but he hadn''t expected him to actually be a descendant of the Thunder n, and to have moreover inherited a holy relic... Wang Ling had always thought that this Dharmaraja was just involved in teaching!
"Actually, Dharmaraja has been misunderstood all these years. He''s used his godly thunder inheritance to cure many teenagers who were gaming addicts. After all, cultivation is about good karma and good deeds... but that isn''t his main business," Immortal Toya exined solemnly. "His real upation is in the Xiao Family Compound."
Wang Ling: "???"
Immortal Toya: "The buildings in the Xiao Family Compound are all antiques, and using current scientific methods to repair them when they get damaged sometimes results in more damage. But the godly thunder inheritance can disassemble the broken parts and then rbine them, or even weld them together. So Dharmaraja is actually a repairs engineer specially employed by the Xiao Family Compound."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
It was the second time that Wang Ling was visiting the Xiao Family Compound. Without Lotus Sun around, he couldn''t use the green passage this time, but he could enter through the staff passage.
Dharmaraja gave the security office at the entrance a call, and the security guard opened the gate to let them through.
By the by, there were very few visitors in the Xiao Family Compound today. Since many of the scenic spots were under maintenance, many customers who had bought the three-day travel pass had decided to take a break today. Of course, to make up for it, the Xiao Family Compound had given each customer a five hundred-yuan voucher for the barbecue shop inside the Xiao Family Compound.
This barbecue shop was owned by the Xiao n, and its biggest difference with the barbecue shops outside was that it used the Heavenly me to barbecue the meat, which gave it a different type of taste.
The security guard uncle was very generous and gave Immortal Toya and Wang Ling each a voucher. "You can use the vouchers when you spend over one thousand yuan; the more vouchers you use, the more value you get for your money, and it''s just for these three days."
"Is this really alright?"
Immortal Toya epted the voucher with a little embarrassment. "We''re just here to look for someone..."
"What''s that got to do with anything? I still have plenty here!" The security guard uncle shook his head and went back to his office table in the small pavilion. When he pulled open a drawer, Immortal Toya took a good look and saw heaps of vouchers inside worth five hundred yuan. Most importantly, these vouchers had no dates on them!
"The higher-ups printed too many, and the extras were all put here. I can afford to eat for several months on these vouchers." After saying this, the old security guard uncle rubbed his beer belly. "I''ve worked here for so long, and now I''m finally getting some benefits. Look at how thin I''ve be..."
Wang Ling : "..."
...
When they officially entered the Xiao Family Compound, Dharmaraja took the initiative to send Immortal Toya a text message to let them know that he was still performing maintenance at Treasure Cliff; it would be at least an hour before he coulde out.
Immortal Toya looked at the time and heaved a sigh, then looked at Wang Ling and said, "Senior, why don''t we go to the barbecue shop first and get something to eat while we wait for him? We have two vouchers, we can eat for free!"
Wang Ling didn''t speak but just nodded in agreement.
But when they reached the Xiao n barbecue shop, he saw that there was already a long line at the door... as long as you spent a thousand yuan and you could use as many vouchers as you wanted in a single transaction, given that the vouchers were worth five hundred yuan each, this meant in theory that your meal could bepletely free.
This kind of materialpensation was nothing for a nouveau riche family like the Xiao n.
And this in turn had led directly to the current unprecedented and grand situation at the door...
The scene reminded Wang Ling of a gourmet food store he had once visited which had be a hot topic online for its famous green rice balls.
He had once queued for six hours at that store before he could finally buy the green rice balls with crispy noodle filling.
Chapter 196: Godly Thunder Inheritance
Chapter 196: Godly Thunder Inheritance
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It was an unprecedented and grand event at the entrance of the barbecue shop. There were so many people that it simply felt like the air was boiling.
The barbecue shop waiters were so busy that even the staff in charge of queue numbers at the door had started to carry trays of drinks to serve the customers in line.
Wang Ling felt that this would be a waste of time. Judging by the flow of customers, they wouldn''t even reach the shop while in line before Dharmaraja finished his work.
But just then, a girl suddenly came over from the front of the queue and extended an invitation to Immortal Toya with some embarrassment.
This girl was from a girl group that had been expressly invited to dance at the Xiao Family Compound. However, several of the group members had something else on for the moment today, which directly led to a few seats bing avable.
Initially, it wasn''t a big deal that there were fewer people. However, this girl standing in the crowd had turned her head to look behind her, and had suddenly noticed two "little darlings" standing toward the rear of the crowd.
Immortal Toya didn''t say anything and just smiled slightly as he stood with his arms crossed; just like that, they had been inexplicably invited by a girl from a girl group to make up table numbers.
There were now hundreds of people waiting in line. Even if they were now waiting for a table to amodate their numbers, Wang Ling still thought that it would never reach their turn.
However, he was now of half a mind to take back his previous "What was the use of being good-looking" remark...
Sure enough, in an era which emphasized looks, everything was fleeting! Only attractiveness was king!
Even though they no longer had to line up, Wang Ling felt a little out of ce; he admitted that he was actually more of a lone wolf, and it felt a little strange to eat with people he didn''t know, especially strangers whom he hadn''t even chatted with online before.
Nevertheless, Wang Ling could admit that these girls were all very cute. Including Wang Ling and Immortal Toya, there were ten of them in total, and a waiter brought them to a private room. A young girl in a ck miniskirt and with eyes so big that they could provoke a person introduced herself. "You can call me Bamboo, I''m the vice-captain of the group."
Initially there had been twelve people in the group who were supposed toe for the barbecue, but now four were out. Because they would be putting on a performance, the barbecue expenses would be directly written off by the Xiao Family Compound... so in theory, the vouchers in Wang Ling and Immortal Toya''s hands were no longer of any use as they couldpletely freeload off someone else.
After entering the room, Wang Ling moved to sit in one corner with an expressionless face.
Immortal Toya: "Sorry, everyone, this senior isn''t good at talking..."
Bamboo shook her head. "It''s fine, we were the ones who invited you to join us. Eat whatever you like, just help yourselves."
Several people passed the menu around in order. When it was Wang Ling''s turn, a spirit light glowed in his hand and a stic bag emerged.
Immortal Toya: "Senior, this is..." He had seen this stic bag before!
This was the Chinese soup dumpling-vored crispy noodle snacks which the old man had prepared previously, and which Wang Ling had held on to until now.
Wang Ling was thinking that he had finally found an opportunity to eat them today; after grilling them a bit, he could even eat them nice and warm!
Without saying a word, Wang Ling straightaway put the crispy noodle snacks on the hot te one by one; very soon, the aroma of the crispy noodle snacks which were specially made by the old man filled the air.
After several of the girls from the girl group smelled the tear-provoking Chinese soup dumpling-vored crispy noodle snacks, tears gradually started to well up in their eyes.
"Ladies, what''s wrong?" Immortal Toya was at a bit of a loss when he saw their red eyes.
Bamboo blew her nose, her big eyes already brimming with tears. "I don''t know either..."
The aroma couldn''t be described; unexpectedly, it could make a person recall the taste of their mother''s cooking!
And so, even before the barbecue in the private room had officially started, everyone inside apart from Wang Ling were wiping their tears.
The most terrifying thing was that the aroma gradually permeated the entire barbecue restaurant, and everyone present burst into tears...
...
By the time Dharmaraja was finished with his work, it was already nearly one o''clock in the afternoon andter than Immortal Toya had imagined.
Saying goodbye to Bamboo, Immortal Toya and Wang Ling left the barbecue restaurant. Immortal Toya''s eyes were still red. Just now in the restaurant, he had been researching how to use spirit energy to seal his tear ducts. In reality, this had proven very difficult to carry out. It was just like bending your fingers; some people could bend them to an inconceivable degree, while some just couldn''t do it even when they tried bending their fingers to the point of almost snapping them off.
Dharmaraja had sent Immortal Toya a message, and the two people headed for the Xiao Family Compound''s Public Service Center.
Dharmaraja was the office director of the service center''s services department.
When they entered the office after knocking at the door, Wang Ling saw a slightly plump man with ck slicked-back hair sitting inside. He was drenched in sweat, and a pair of goggles still hung around his neck; he used these to prevent the bright light of the godly thunder inheritance from blinding him.
"Brother Toya?" Dharmaraja stood up from his chair and looked at Immortal Toya with pleasant surprise.
The two individuals had met offline before and had even drunk together a few times; they could already be considered drinking buddies.
Lightning Dharmaraja turned to look at the silent Wang Ling and saluted him with sped fists. "This has to be Senior Ling? Senior Ling truly looks younger than I had imagined..."
Like most people, when Lightning Dharmaraja saw Wang Ling for the first time, he had an inexplicable feeling; a man with power so great he was like a monster could actually be this young and possess such enduring vitality of the body... this maintenance was a bit too good!
Wang Ling also didn''t do more than nod in greeting before he straightaway took out the broken fragments of the ancient magic de.
Dharmaraja instantly frowned.
"What is it?" Immortal Toya asked.
Dharmaraja picked up a magnifying ss from the table to scrutinize the magic de. "Well... I just feel that the de''s damage is far more serious than it had looked in the photo. The break is uneven and it would be a little difficult to weld the pieces together."
Immortal Toya: "Can it be fixed?"
"Of course it can. Give me two days, I''ll take it back and do it properly." At this point, Lightning Dharmaraja turned his gaze to Wang Ling. "However, I have a small request."
Immortal Toya had a bad feeling. "What are you trying to do? Senior Ling is a very busy person!"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Brother Toya, rest assured, I''m not trying to steal your boyfriend."
Immortal Toya: "..."
Lightning Dharmaraja didn''t beat around the bush either and simply cut to the chase. "I''ve already heard of Senior Wang''s prowess since before, and I have the honor of being able to meet Senior Wang today, so I hope senior can grant my unreasonable request..."
"You want topare battle notes with Senior Ling?" Immortal Toya was shocked. After all, this was a man who could crush an ancient magic de with his bare hands.
"Let''s forget aboutparing notes... I know that in terms of sheer strength, there is no way I can win against Senior Ling. That''s why I hope instead that senior can stand still and let me punch him. I would like to test the full extent of the power of the godly thunder inheritance." Dharmaraja nodded and appeared very confident.
Up until now, no one had been able to remain absolutely motionless after enduring a punch wrapped in his godly thunder inheritance!
Chapter 197: After a Light Tremor of the Body...
Chapter 197: After a Light Tremor of the Body...
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Dharmaraja''s confidence wasn''t unreasonable; a punch wrapped in the godly thunder inheritance, the holy relic, didn''t just have tremendous destructive power the most critical thing was that after the godly thunder entered the body, it would immediately numb the nerves if protective measures weren''t taken. Indeed, there were very few people who could take a direct hit from the power of the godly thunder and remain standing.
Of course, Dharmaraja''s overall strength wasn''t powerful, but given that he had the godly thunder inheritance, he couldn''t be too careless. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself had been overconfident previously, and after enduring a punch, he had beenid up in bed like a corpse for two whole days.
"Thest time, when I fought Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, I only used sixty percent of the power of the godly thunder inheritance. I''ve long heard of Ling Zhenren''s immense strength, which is why I''d already thought about this challenge earlier on." In the office, Dharmaraja bowed to Wang Ling again with an extremely earnest expression on his face.
Hearing this, Immortal Toya finally understood. "You want Senior Ling to act as a target to test the might of the godly thunder?"
"Three hundred years ago, it was confirmed that this holy relic would be passed down to me, and it took these three hundred years for me to fully inherit this the Thunder n''s sacred object. Then I found this type of job in the Xiao Family Compound... most regretfully, after all these years, I have yet to see with my own eyes how strong the full might of the godly thunder inheritance is."
Speaking up to this point, Dharmaraja sighed a little regretfully. "As thest descendant of the Thunder n, my one cherished wish is to see this power for myself during my lifetime; I will no longer have any regrets in this life then."
Wang Ling fell into deep thought at Dharmaraja''s words. This wasn''t a simple matter for him; to stand still and let himself be punched without reacting to it would test his ability to control the ensuing bacsh. The grass on the tomb of the Shadow Stream killer who had thrown a punch at him back then was probably tens of meters high now...
But there were still some differencespared with that previous situation. At least he still had the Dao talisman seal which Wang Ming had made for him this would be crucial in helping him to control the bacsh. Next, all he needed to do was pay attention to his control during the battle and not injure Dharmaraja.
So in the end, Wang Ling consented to Dharmaraja''s request. Actually, he himself was curious about the holy relics handed down from the Great Battle Qi era.
It had to be mentioned that many of the holy relics that had been passed down had already lost their effectiveness in this day and age.
This was because the energy source for these holy relics was battle qi. The Xiao n''s Heavenly me, for example, was in fact a holy relic, but without battle qi, it had been reduced to just shy fireworks and the fire specially used to cook the Xiao n''s barbecue. However, the Thunder n''s godly thunder inheritance was a little special; it had been created through the absorption of the energy of heaven and earth, especially during thundery weather, when the power of the inheritance would be automatically built up and its might would thus be increased.
The reason why the Thunder n''s godly thunder inheritance had been sessfully preservedpared with the other holy relics was because it had moved from depending on battle qi to relying on the spirit energy of heaven and earth as an energy source; due to the changes in time and environment, it hadpleted its own evolution.
"Since Senior Ling has no objections, then I''ll just watch the show. Dharmaraja, do you have a ce we can use for this contest? You can''t fight in this office, can you?" asked Immortal Toya.
"I do, I do!" Dharmaraja quickly nodded.
Following that, he used themunity hotline to find a tour vehicle to take the other two people to an empty square.
"This square is also a scenic spot that is currently still under maintenance, so outsiders can''te in here." Dharmaraja got out of the car and introduced the ce to the two men. "This was the Xiao n''s family training ground during the Great Battle Qi era."
Saying this, he pointed to a small ck dot five hundred meters away.
Looking in the direction that Dharmaraja was pointing, Wang Ling realized that the "small ck dot" was actually a ck stone tablet. Its surface was already cracked and covered with moss, and even its base was wrapped in vines. It looked very old.
"That is a test magic stone which the Xiao n used in the past to test their disciples. It is also something we take particr care to safeguard in the Xiao Family Compound. It''s covered by a protective film and is shaded to prevent corrosion from the elements," Lightning Dharmaraja said.
"Can''t you use the godly thunder inheritance to restore it?" asked Immortal Toya.
Dharmaraja shook his head helplessly. "There isn''t even the slightest bit of metal in this stone tablet; it''s madepletely out of jade, so the godly thunder inheritance wouldn''t be of any use."
So that was the case...
Immortal Toya and Wang Ling nodded to themselves.
Once Wang Ling was ready, Immortal Toya retreated to one side and left the whole square to Dharmaraja. From afar, he gave Wang Ling a cheer: "Senior Ling, good luck!"
Wang Ling and Dharmaraja faced each other in the middle of the square.
Dharmaraja bowed to Wang Ling at a ny degree angle before raising his head to look at him. He then put his goggles on.
"Senior Ling, be careful..." The power of his godly thunder inheritance was almost instantaneous.
Right after he said this, electricity burst sharply in his left hand with a sizzling sound, the light so dazzling it could truly pierce the eyes.
Standing "out of bounds," Immortal Toya involuntarily shielded his eyes; the only thing he could perceive was that the whole square had be a blur as it waspletely enveloped in a boundless white light.
When the power of the godly thunder inheritance was immediately released, Wang Ling, who was standing opposite Dharmaraja, thought of the Sr re move 1 . But the light of the godly thunder inheritance was far more piercingpared with the Sr re. Nevertheless, this kind of re had no effect on the ultimate Heavenly Eye.
Dharmaraja was left-handed, and the godly thunder pulsed in his left hand seven times; he would be going with seventy percent of the holy relic''s power from the beginning.
He didn''t dare use the fullest extent of his power straightaway; when he had just used sixty percent of it thest time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t been able to get out of bed for two days after being electrocuted.
"Here Ie!" Once the power of the godly thunder had reached the seventh level, Dharmaraja abruptly took onerge stride forward and raised his left fist as he suddenly aimed a punch at Wang Ling''s chest!
Conversely, Wang Ling remained stock still.
The blow was very powerful and it blew his fringe back, and even though it looked like nothing else had happened, Wang Ling was in fact doing his best to restrain his Golden Body and suppress the effects of the bacsh.
Wrapped in lightning, the godly thunder inheritance hit Wang Ling''s chest precisely with a bang...
When the lightning dispersed, Dharmaraja stared nkly at the boy in front of him.
He could only say that this Ling Zhenren was stronger than he had thought! The sevenyer godly thunder inheritance didn''t have even the slightest bit of effect on the other man! The legs of a regr person would have already turned to jelly earlier on from the lightning and caused them to copse!
In contrast, after the sevenyer godly thunder entered his body, the first thing that Wang Ling felt wasn''t pain nor numbness... instead, it felt ticklish!
To describe it simply: after a light tremor of the body, everything had be dull 2 ...
Chapter 198: Come on, You’re so Weak, Hey
Chapter 198: Come on, Youre so Weak, Hey
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Exactly how strong was the sevenyer godly thunder? Wang Ling roughly felt that it would definitely be able to paralyze a Soul Formation cultivator. Of course, that was if the cultivator waspletely unprepared for it.
Under normal circumstances, absolutely no one would voluntarily take a blow infused with the godly thunder inheritance from Dharmaraja that was also the reason why he had never witnessed the full extent of the power of the godly thunder inheritance.
The electric shock actually gave Wang Ling afortable feeling. He had had his Sage Body for many years, and so he couldn''t feel much when his external acupuncture points were kneaded. However, when this godly thunder inheritance flowed through his body and stimted his acupuncture points, it was a very intimate and snug feeling!
On the side, Immortal Toya was dumbstruck. While he had already anticipated this result, the fact that Ling Zhenren actually hadn''t moved the slightest bit at all after taking a hit from the godly thunder inheritance was really too much of an exaggeration.
This result, however, excited Dharmaraja. "Senior Ling is really amazing, and truly lives up to his reputation!"
The power in his left hand sparked more violently than before, and in that instant, lightning shed and a loud thunderp resounded throughout the whole square!
It could only be said that the godly thunder inheritance was worthy of its name; it contained a power that could even change the weather.
The sky above the square had been clear and vast before they had arrived; now, ck streams of cloud spiraled overhead and gathered together in the air.
The weather had be overcast and fog rolled out from the center of the square, making it impossible to see ahead. Even with his Heavenly Eye open as he watched from the side, Immortal Toya could only see two indistinct figures in the fog...
"It truly is a holy relic, how powerful." As he watched the battle, Immortal Toya secretly sighed in his heart.
At that moment, a drop of rain fell on the tip of his nose, and gradually more raindrops began to fall from the sky above the square.
There was a loud roar, and this time in the nebulous fog, Immortal Toya saw lightning sh eight times!
The eightyer godly thunder inheritance was on an entirely different level than the previousyer; Dharmaraja''s punch this time was apanied by bursts of lightning, and the violent force caused the ground to explode and form holes in the square''s surface.
The stone bricks werepletely scorched from the lightning, and some had cracks in them... Immortal Toya could already imagine the mess after the battle. Dharmaraja was probably going to have to be responsible for fixing all the bricks on the ground here.
Who knew whether there was any metal in the stone bricks or not. If Dharmaraja couldn''t repair them, he would have to paypensation for each one. These stone bricks were remnants of the Great Battle Qi era; the market value of one was equivalent to the price of a chicken cup 1 ...
Standing in the square and looking at these broken bricks, Immortal Toya couldn''t help stepping back.
Dharmaraja''s punch once againnded on Wang Ling''s chest, and once again Wang Ling felt refreshed, like all his arteries and veins were being massaged.
"How? Did it work?"
Dharmaraja looked in front of him and just saw Wang Ling, who had taken the punch, nod slightly.
Both the strength and the impact of this punch was on a level higher than the sevenyer godly thunder. Assuming that no precautions had been taken, if the sevenyer godly thunder could paralyze a Soul Formation cultivator, then the eightyer godly thunder was powerful enough to severely cripple a Soul Formation cultivator.
Furthermore, of all the holy relics, the godly thunder inheritance had a particrly unique attribute. Once a body was injured by this lightning force, the damage was almost irreversible; the body would be incapable of regenerating cells to fix itself. In contrast, paralysis of the nerves was the lightest condition.
Wang Ling twisted his neck from side to side. Dharmaraja''s mouth had dropped open with immense shock and amazement. What kind of monster was he really up against?
"Dharmaraja, why don''t you try using your full strength?" Immortal Toya couldn''t take it anymore.
A person who had been hit by the godly thunder inheritance twice in session actually showed no reaction at all! This really was the first time something like this had ever happened...
Dharmaraja looked at the rainbow-colored light that swirled in his palm. For the first time, he wondered a little suspiciously whether he had inherited a possibly fake holy relic!
Standing in the same spot in the middle of the square, Wang Ling waved at Dharmaraja.
Dharmaraja''s heart instantly crumbled a little. He had never thought that a day woulde where he would truly be able to exert the full strength of the godly thunder inheritance.
Drawing in a breath, he calmed his thoughts, and the lightning in his hand surged up once again. "From ancient times until now, there have been no records in our n of anyone who has been able to escape the bombardment of the tenyer godly thunder inheritancepletely unscathed."
He looked at Wang Ling with some awe in his eyes.
Previously, Dharmaraja had only heard about Wang Ling''s prowess through various channels. Before meeting him properly, no one could tell whether this renowned senior in the cultivation circle really was as formidable as the rumors said. But now, Dharmaraja could confirm that rumors which argued that Ling Zhenren was actually nothing special wereplete rubbish.
This Senior Ling was really ridiculously strong!
After ten bursts, the power of the godly thunder inheritance reached a brand new level once again.
In a blink of an eye, the weather changed, and the light drizzle from before turned into a torrential storm. The lightning in Dharmaraja''s left hand was like an electric dragon; in the split second when he streaked forward, the bricks beneath him crumbled straightaway, leaving a trench in the ground a dozen meters long.
This strong pressure from dozens of meters away had already reached Wang Ling''s face, and he could feel the tremors.
His eyes finally darkened at the full extent of the power of the godly thunder inheritance. He could indeed feel a destructive force about to descend upon him.
If the old devil in the stone ghost mask had been the person who wielded the power of this godly thunder inheritance, Wang Ling felt that the world would probably be doomed to extinction.
This was Dharmaraja''s most powerful blow. Wang Ling didn''t think that he had ever felt so much force behind a punch before, and he had to suppress the tingling sensation in his chest.
But unfortunately, Dharmaraja''s movements were too slow, and Wang Ling was able to break down each move with his eyes.
When Dharmaraja was just half a body length away, Wang Ling slowly raised his hand to urately catch the former''s fierce punch, his five fingers closing over Dharmaraja''s fist.
Instantly, the electric dragon in Dharmaraja''s hand quietened down, but at the same time, the power of a tremendous bacsh surged forth!
Wang Ling''s body was bathed in golden light, and before the force of the bacshpletely emerged, he also covered Dharmaraja and Immortal Toya in the light. Then, powerful spirit pressure burst out in every direction from Wang Ling as the center.
In a few seconds, the bacsh from Wang Ling swept away the rain, and the clouds in the sky scattered as things returned to a tranquil state.
The sun once again shone through the clouds. When Immortal Toya opened his eyes, what he saw was Wang Ling with his fingers wrapped around Dharmaraja''s fist in the middle of the square.
The scene at this moment reminded him of the "Come on, you''re so weak, hey" meme 2 ...
Chapter 199: You, Zhenren, Are Zhenren
Chapter 199: You, Zhenren, Are Zhenren
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There wasn''t a single cloud in the sky over the square at the moment. Dharmaraja took off his goggles and threw them aside. His head was covered in sweat and he gasped for breath as he bent forward with his hands on his knees.
After these three punches, Dharmaraja was now absolutely clear on one truth the gap between his and Ling Zhenren''s strength was way too big; it already couldn''t be described as a moat. Instead, they were clearly separated by a sea!
A particr saying put it best: you, Zhenren, are Zhenren; you, the master, are the master 1 ...
Dharmaraja was thoroughly convinced. "Senior Ling is really too strong... I''ve lost!"
He couldn''t help sighing; it wasn''t just any ordinary gap between them. His explosive power had been raised to its full extent in the tenyer godly thunder inheritance. Its devastating pressure had made Immortal Toya sweat; standing on the side, he hadn''t been able to clearly see Dharmaraja''s moves at all. Yet somehow, the punch had been stopped, just like that.
Furthermore, Ling Zhenren had just easily and casually raised his hand, and in the blink of an eye had neutralized this fierce attack.
Dharmaraja thoroughly conceded defeat; when he came back to his senses, he realized that his whole body was enveloped in a faint and soft golden light, like a godly robe. "...What''s this?"
"Before yourst punch, Senior Ling covered us with the protective golden light of his Sage Body," Immortal Toya exined; watching the battle from the side, he had seen everything clearly. "Otherwise, given the impact of your punch just now, you wouldn''t just have been unable to break Senior Ling''s Golden Body, you would also have be g from the bacsh."
When Dharmaraja heard this, he was moved. The rumored Senior Ling was not only powerful, he was unexpectedly also so considerate... he was practically a warm man 2 , wasn''t he?!
Dharmaraja couldn''t help the surge of emotions in his heart. If he was a girl, he could probably fall in love with this Senior Ling!
"You''ve had your fight, are you happy now?" Immortal Toya gazed at Dharmaraja with his arms crossed, and looked like he had enjoyed the show.
Dharmaraja nodded his head and said, "Senior Ling and Brother Toya, rest assured. Since I''ve already made you a promise, just leave the repair of the magic de to me. When I go backter, I''ll work overtime to restore it!"
Immortal Toya looked at the ruins of the square and sighed. "By the way, Dharmaraja, you''ve damaged this ce to this extent, is that really alright?"
"It''s not open anyway; I can fix it very quickly."
After he said this, Dharmaraja fixed Immortal Toya with a slightlyplicated gaze, and he then heaved a sigh. "I really envy you, Brother Toya..."
Immortal Toya: "???"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Originally, I had always thought that you were the most handsome in our group, but after seeing Senior Ling today, I find that he''s also very good-looking... the most important thing is that Senior Ling''s boyfriend meter is off the charts; when he was fighting me, he still remembered to create a golden light form to protect you."
Immortal Toya: "..."
Dharmaraja patted Immortal Toya on the shoulder and heaved a deep sigh. "I wish the both of you happiness!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
It was a proven fact that when two good-looking men stood together, it would indeed cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. Wang Ling felt that his current appearance should be considered average, or to put it simply, "not too bad"... yet this was also considered "handsome"! Wang Ling just didn''t understand beauty standards nowadays.
It was onlyter that he became aware of a serious problem. Actually, the main reason for Dharmaraja''s misunderstanding wasn''t him, but Immortal Toya! This was the legendary principle of transference: if you had an average appearance but you were with a good-looking person, then your attractiveness would automatically level up...
This was simr to the mirror principle; some expert had once said that when a person saw their own image in a mirror, they would be thirty percent more good-looking than their usual appearance... this was all an illusion created by one''s brain.
Mm, yes, it was an illusion!
No matter what other people thought, this was the theory which Wang Ling clung to.
For the time being, there was no need to worry about the restoration of the magic de. Even so, life had yet to settle down.
On Grenade-Throwing''s side, the hawthorn tree was about to break through the soil; the big problem now was whether the owner of the stone ghost mask would show up...
Yet another problem was the unknown whereabouts of the old devil...
But the problem in front of Wang Ling right now was the joint military training which would be happening next week. This was definitely an unprecedented event with six high schools participating in this military training survival drill and schools pairing up to form an alliance.
If it had purely been a spring or autumn outing, Wang Ling would have been able to find various reasons to avoid going. But activities such as military training and farmwork were part of the policy which Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had established decades ago, whereby every student was required to gain practical firsthand experience. Their scores would then be included in their college entrance exam grades, and would be a key criterion in determining whether they would be able to graduate or not.
In short, this was something that Wang Ling couldn''t escape.
There would be too many people and too many eyes during that time. The three main alliances and all the teachers and students of the six schools would be present. In that sort of situation, working out how to get through the military training survival drill in a low-key way would be a very difficult problem for Wang Ling.
...
...
Elsewhere, the old devil who was hiding in his small world was also plotting with the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue.
"To defeat that Killer Taoist, you must first regain your realm. This isn''t urgent for the time being, since time flows differently in this small world. My venerable self brought you here in the hope that you will recover more quickly. After I fulfill my promise to you, I can then carry out my master n."
"Thanks to Lord Devil Emperor, I do feel much morefortable cultivating here than in the outside world." Jiang Liuyue nodded. After these two days, she had reached a further understanding with the old devil.
"Your recovery is one thing, but I have to entrust another thing to you. Staying in your body is not a long-term solution, so I''m going to create a body. I''ll be using the skeleton of an ancient grandmaster as the raw material for it," the old devil said with narrowed eyes.
"So Lord Devil Emperor wants to use this as a base to regenerate the corporeal body? Can it be done?" Jiang Liuyue asked.
"The principle is simr to using the spirit lotus root to create a body, but the method is a lot moreplicated and sophisticated. I''ll need the vitality of thousands of youths to power arge array in order to restore the corporeal body on the skeleton."
"Lord Devil Emperor, you don''t have to worry about this. When you spoke to me about youthful vitality thest time, I''d already thought of something." Jiang Liuyue nodded. "The school I mentioned to you before is going tobine with five other schools for a military training exercise. There will be thousands of people then... wouldn''t these Foundation Establishment students have ready-made vigor for you to use?"
After she said this, Jiang Liuyue smiled coldly and thought herself very clever.
She had once said that she wanted to wash No. 60 High School with blood until nothing and no one was left.
This was a god-given opportunity; not only would this help the old devil regenerate the body, it would also destroy this school at the same time; this really was the perfect scheme to kill two birds with one stone!
Chapter 200: From Baicao Garden to Sanwei ...Study
Chapter 200: From Baicao Garden to Sanwei ...Study
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The information which Jiang Liuyue had given Devil Emperor Gua Pi was very valuable.
For the forbidden array to regrow the organs and the flesh onto the skeleton, there were a lot of limitations involved. In addition to the need for tens of thousands of vital essences to power the forbidden array, a crucial condition was that all these essences had to be absorbed by the array at the same time as soon as it was activated.
Hence, this would be an excellent opportunity.
This issue had been giving the old devil a headache, but now atst it had been resolved.
Jiang Liuyue pressed her lips together. "Whatever happens, it''s better for Lord Devil Emperor to be careful. After all, that Killer Taoist already has a Sage Body..."
"Sage Body? So what?! My body in the past had in fact just been shy of bing a Sage Body. As long as I can restore the body, with a little refinement, it will also be holy. Will there be anyone in this world who can stand against me then?"
On top of the boundary support, the old devil in the stone ghost mask sneered. "Previously, that junior had a cheap advantage. But that''s of no consequence; everything is within my control... by the way, regarding the Three Auspicious Treasures which I asked you to look into, have you found out anything yet?"
"There''s still no information on the Golden Canopy Rope." Jiang Liuyue shook her head. "However, rumor is that the Seven Stars Sword has fallen into the hands of Great Death-Courting Senior. Back at the convenience mart, there was an alchemist who hade to collect the souls of those deliverymen; that was one of this person''s underlings."
"Hm, we''ll need to pay more attention to this matter." The old devil nodded as he spoke.
In his mind, he was making ns rted to gathering the Three Auspicious Treasures together. Previously, Immortal Zhenyuan had bade the world go look for these three treasures, but no one had ever sessfully collected all of them.
The Purple Gold Gourd had in fact always been with Devil Emperor Gua Pi. As long as he could collect the remaining two, he would be able to see Immortal Zhenyuan''s august countenance with his own eyes.
Exactly what did the legendary Immortal Zhenyuan look like? This was one of the things that the old devil was curious about.
...
It had been several days since Bandit Evil had received the order from his shifu Old Antique to find his eldest senior brother. He didn''t know if it was because senior brother''s character had changed, but he felt that thetter had be more mysterious than ever; previously, as long as the floral underpants were hung up outside, senior brother would definitely drop in a few dayster. Now, however, Bandit Evil felt that floral underpants were no longer his senior brother''s weakness.
Because Killer Taoist''s whereabouts were indeterminate, it had taken Bandit Evil several days to find the ce where his senior brother had been most recently.
There was an old district in Jinghua city which had been set up when Huaxiu nation had just been founded and which housed many tube-shaped apartment buildings 1 . On this day, a tall young man in a ck long-sleeved shirt and jeans, and wearing a ck peaked cap over his white hair, appeared in front of an old tube-shaped apartment building.
There was a saying that talent resided among the people; this wasn''t the least bit false.
The young man looked at this shabby tube-shaped apartment building in front of him with a nostalgic feeling. He and senior brother had been raised here before they had followed shifu on the cultivation path. They had no families and were both orphans. In the blink of an eye, so many years had already passed...
Standing in front of the tube-shaped apartment building, the young man''s heart was full of emotions.
When he entered the building, he saw how the residents lived their daily lives. Most of them were poor, ordinary people who weren''t cultivators. But ording to Huaxiu nation''s annual survey, the happiness index was the highest for these ordinary people in these tube-shaped apartment buildings, far above even those cultivators who lived in luxury vi districts.
If one had to know, a lot of cultivators spent money like it was water and treated it like dirt, just like Immortal Toya and Third Saint, who had casually bought a house and a building each; with the wave of a hand, tens of thousands of yuan were spent in a sh. However, the vast majority of cultivators were gued by feelings of emptiness and anxiety; in particr, when their realms reached a bottleneck, their worries would be increasingly obvious.
For a moment, the young man used his spiritual senses to search the apartment building, and he finally perceived a familiar aura in Baicao Garden behind the building.
He smiled faintly as he drew steadily closer. From afar, he saw an old wooden hut at the end of the path in Baicao Garden. The horizontal board above it was already cracked, and the words "Sanwei Study" could be seen on it in faint green ink. This was a public library which residents of the nearby tube-shaped apartment buildings could borrow books from.
A middle-aged man with slightly receding hair and several scars on his scalp sat at the door of Sanwei Study. He was leaning back in a bamboo chair as he read a newspaper. When the young man approached the study, he saw that the man was picking at his feet...
Pretending not to have noticed, the young man lowered his head as he slowly drew near, instantly concealing his aura.
With a whoosh, a slender, gossamer-like silver needle shot out from his fingers as he passed by the middle-aged man.
After a few silent seconds, the middle-aged man in the bamboo chair put down his newspaper, a silver needle in his mouth.
"Junior brother, it''s been a long time since we met... has your strength weakened?" The middle-aged man didn''t open his mouth, but relied on ventriloquism to speak.
The young man pointed at the other man''s feet. Realization dawned on the middle-aged man; he looked down at his feet and discovered that his flip-flops had already disappeared. When he looked up again, the young man was holding them in his hand.
Both individuals instantlyughed.
"Junior brother, the strength in your fingers has weakened quite a bit, but your pilfering skills have improved tremendously." Killer Taoist smiled and stood up barefoot from the bamboo chair as he looked at the young man in front of him. "Why are you looking for me?"
"Master has entrusted us with a task, and I''ve been looking for senior brother for several days already... I never thought you would be reading here."
"My informant is the manager of Sanwei Study, and he''s gone off to help me collect intelligence, so I''ve been helping him look after the ce for thest two days," said Killer Taoist.
Bandit Evil: "What intelligence?"
Killer Taoist: "I''ve discovered that there''s someone who''s been pretending to be me all this time!"
Bandit Evil: "..."
Killer Taoist: "I''ve been aware of this for a long time, and I''ve been looking for clues, but the brat who''s pretending to be me is pretty skillful... I haven''t been able to find out anything at all. There''s a rumor that someone pretending to be me went to investigate that incident with the missing deliverymen two days ago... this pretender better hope I don''t catch him!"
"..."
Bandit Evil: "By the way, senior brother... are you already immune to floral underpants? Previously, you would always show up whenever we hung the underpants out on the clothes rack."
"Hey hey, does master really think he can use underpants to threaten me forever? As a top killer, I''ve already long ovee this weakness!"
Killer Taoist smiled slightly, then pulled down his pants. "Hehe... see? I''ve chosen to no longer wear them!"
Bandit Evil silently covered his eyes. "..." He felt like his retinas had been broken!
[0] This is the title of a famous essay written by well-known Chinese writer Lu Xun, and refers to ces in his hometown of Shaoxing.
Chapter 201: An Arrow Piercing the Sky...
Chapter 201: An Arrow Piercing the Sky...
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In some sense, Killer Taoist and Wang Ming were actually quite simr in character. They both liked to challenge the limits, and while the target that Wang Ming was obsessed with challenging was everyone''s Ling Zhenren, the target of Killer Taoist''s challenge obsession was his master Old Antique.
The reason why they were simr was because they had one thing inmon they had never once won!
Looking at senior brother who was sans underpants, Bandit Evil had been frightened into dropping the flip-flops. He squeezed his blinded eyes tightly shut. He was just an innocent little virgin, why did his eyes have to endure such a piercing image?! Master,e and save me! There''s a pervert here, it''s your senior disciple!
Killer Taoist put his flip-flops back on and pulled up his pants with pride. He wasn''t the least bit repentant about corrupting their sect''s principles. "Junior brother, do you know, I''ve been looking for a way to defeat shifu all this time. After fumbling around all these years, I finally understand why I''ve lost to him time and time again."
Bandit Evil raised his head. "?"
Killer Taoist: "It was this pair of floral underpants that had been obstructing my way forward!"
Bandit Evil: "..."
Killer Taoist: "As the number one killer, how can I be defeated by this addiction? So letting myself hang free was the best solution I could think of."
Bandit Evil: "..."
Killer Taoist: "Anyway, what is it that shifu wants us to do?"
Bandit Evil: "It''s the students whom shifu is currently teaching. Now that the whereabouts of the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue are unounted for, master is worried that this person will organize for killers toe to the school to take revenge. If they really were to act, they would definitely do it quietly; shifu is worried that the kids will fall prey to some trap."
Hearing this, Killer Taoist nodded. "So, shifu wants us to give those people a warning?"
Bandit Evil nodded. "That would be the best way; shifu has already withdrawn into the background for a hundred years, and he doesn''t want outsiders to disturb this calm..."
Killer Taoist lowered his head and his eyes turned dark. "Got it."
He took off one of his flip-flops and pulled out a fuse from a crack in the heel. Holding one end, he pulled it suddenly, and with a whistle, clusters of fiery red light instantly scattered in the sky.
"An arrow piercing the sky, and a thousand troops and ten thousand horses wille 1 ?" Bandit Evil was surprised. When had senior brother amassed so many subordinates?
"There are always hidden guards around a true grandmaster. It was on a sudden whim; I recruited two." Killer Taoist rubbed his nose, and just as he finished speaking, Bandit Evil suddenly saw two shadows drop abruptly from the sky in front of him; it was two men dressed in ck with their faces covered, which made them look very mysterious.
Bandit Evil: "Only two?"
"That''s right."
Killer Taoist nodded, then turned to the masked men who hadnded suddenly as he made the introductions. "One is codenamed Thousand Troops and the other is codenamed Ten Thousand Horses. They are the two subordinates whom I''ve just epted as apprentices... I''ll send them both outter to issue warnings to people in the murder industry one by one. Come on, say hello to your second martial uncle!"
The two people saluted Bandit Evil with sped fists. "Hello, second martial uncle!"
"..."
Bandit Evil was speechless for a long time.
He realized that there was a pit in his senior brother''s brain 2 !
...
Thebined military training for six schools this time wasn''t a small event. Rather than say that this joint military training between several key city high schools and key city high school candidates was a coincidence, it was better to view it as a deliberate arrangement which had been nned early on.
Everyone knew that No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School were both key city high school candidates. Having these two schoolsbine together topete against four key city high schools was a big joke. Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High School and Headmaster Jin of No. 59 High School were from the same sect and both of them were sensitive about their reputations. Given their personalities, the main concern for these two brothers when they got together was to think up all kinds of ways to do things...
It was June 13th on Monday in the eighth week of the semester.
As soon as Teacher Pan entered the ssroom early in the morning, she began to talk about points for attention rted to thebined military training this time. Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin had spent the whole night designing a set of guidelines for the military training program''s "survival drill" which the teachers-in-charge were required to disseminate in their sses.
"I believe everyone understands the rules by now. This time, there are over ten thousand students from six schools. At the beginning of the drill, an array will send you to random locations on the map, and the person next to you could be a friend or could also be an enemy. But only the people who remain on the map in the end will win." Teacher Pan pushed up her sses and said, "So wherever yound, make sure you open your eyes wide! Determine whether it''s an ally or the enemy; don''t hurt an ally by ident no matter what, or you will lose overall points!"
Everyone: "..."
Teacher Pan: "What I''m telling you now is all important! Take it seriously! Let me tell you, there was a senior student who didn''t listen carefully when I was exining these points for attention, and during the college entrance exam, he filled in the wrong answer sheet and ended up having to repeat a year!"
Everyone: "..."
Teacher Pan: "Also, when yound, magic treasures will randomly appear inside the buildings on the map, and you''ll need to look for them yourselves. After yound, don''t go looking for useless objects; if it''s a weapon, pick it up first only after that should you look for a storage bag! No matter how good a person''s kungfu is, they''ll also be afraid of a kitchen knife; close-rangebat won''t win against someone wielding a magic treasure!"
Hearing this, Little Peanut raised his hand weakly. "Then, teacher... what should someone do if their luck is bad and they don''t have any magic treasures...?"
Teacher Pan: "Do you still have to ask? Don''t you know how to hide?"
Little Peanut: "..."
"Including No. 59 High School, our two schools have fewer than two thousand students in total who will be participating in the military training this time. If your luck is bad and you''re in a situation where there are no magic treasures nearby which you can pick up, it''s fine to find a ce to hide; don''t feed the enemy! Naturally, the best would be to wait until you can get allies toe over as support and bring you equipment. We must do whatever we can to survive only then will we have greater battle strength in the end!"
Teacher Pan said solemnly, "All in all, two words:y low!"
Everyone: "..."
"There are only two ways to win this type of survival game... either you are as strong as the old devil who can sweep everything away, or you cany low, don''t be impulsive, and save your strength."
Her hands on the lectern, Teacher Pan looked at the students in the ssroom and said gravely, "To sum up in one sentence: hold steady, we can win 3 !"
Wang Ling: "..."
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That night, aftering back from school, Wang Ling discovered that the image which had been shing through his mind previously had be increasingly clear.
His Heavenly Eye had foreseen a man lying in a pool of blood before. Now, he could confirm for sure that this man was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. He was also very certain that the ce the other man was lying in was the back garden of that Wenxian Garden vi.
Wang Ling was suddenly worried for that guy''s safety.
He remembered that he had previously sent him a set of long johns, but he didn''t know whether that guy was wearing them or not...
Chapter 202: Bewildered Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal
Chapter 202: Bewildered Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal
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After ten days or so ofbor, the hawthorn seed from Boss Tan which had been cultivated in spirit soil and watered with spirit water day and night had finally sprouted and was growing quickly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal put his hands on his hip and looked at the young green hawthorn fruit with a sense of pride.
Ten minutes or so ago, the fruit had only been as big as a soybean, but it was now growing rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Soon, the fruit of the hawthorn tree would be fully ripe. But despite his pride, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still felt somewhat frustrated, because the little mud-ying girl whom Boss Tan had mentioned had yet to show up!
"Senior Immortal, will the girl whom Boss Tan mentioned really show up?" Song Qingshu, dressed in a well-ironed suit behind the man in white, asked.
"Who knows..." The young man looked a little unhappy as he pursed his lips.
In fact, most of them hadn''t ced much hope in this method from the beginning. Wang Ling had always felt that it wasn''t very reliable, but there were always "fools" in this world. Boss Tan was one of them, for keeping this seed for many years, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was another, for believing that if he nted this hawthorn seed, the girl would reallye...
Some people said that the higher a cultivator''s realm was, the more shrewd they would be; in the end, all of them would be devils in the eyes of the world, since theycked the so-called "romance" of life. However, in Wang Ling''s opinion, this "romance" was in fact an important part of a cultivator''s heart.
So, cultivation wasn''t necessarily about bitterness or hatred, but nor was every cultivator as "romantic" as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
There were times when Wang Ling would feel in his heart that to be able to have met such a friend on his cultivation path was a very good thing.
...
Evening had fallen, and the street lights next to Wenxian Garden had juste on.
A figure suddenly walked out of a spatial crack under a street light. This was a blind spot, and when it emerged, none of the passersby on the roadside sensed its sudden appearance.
"With the Purple Gold Gourd''s spatial fog and this thing nowadays called the GPS positioning system, my venerable self can freely go anywhere on this earth." In Jiang Liuyue''s body, the old devil looked down at his phone and smiled slightly.
Initially, moving around with the Purple Gold Gourd''s spatial fog meant that he had to specially exit first and then use his great power to lock down the position, which was a waste of time and spirit energy. This operation now was really far, far more convenient than before!
The old devil: "Is this the ce?"
"Yes, Lord Devil Emperor, there''s definitely no mistake; the person who took the Seven Stars Sword lives here." Jiang Liuyue''s voice came out from the stone ghost mask on the old devil''s face.
The old devil: "It is a vi district? Do you know which vi it is?"
Jiang Liuyue: "The scout I hired reported that there''s a hawthorn tree in front of it, we should be able to pick it out easily."
"Then let''s go and take a look first. This time, my venerable self must obtain the Seven Stars Sword!" the old devil said darkly and nodded.
...
While two people had just made a move on this side, in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s backyard in his Wenxian Garden vi, a person in a ck cloak was looking at the hawthorn tree from a distance, separated by a fence.
This was an expert with an unknown realm, and whose aura was hidden under the ck cloak. He looked very mysterious.
"This is the ce," the figure under the cloak whispered to himself, and with a single light step, he flew over the fence with a rustle andnded at the base of the hawthorn tree.
Standing in front of the tree, the man took a deep breath and carefully smelled it...
...There was definitely no mistake! This hawthorn tree had grown from the seed from back then!
That seed had been specially treated so that the hawthorn fruit it produced would have a distinctive scent that only people who had been specially trained could smell.
Emotions stirred in the heart of the man standing under the hawthorn tree; only one in a hundred million people could smell this special scent.
As one of the eight children who had been selected back then, he was the only one who had survived the intense hellish training, and he had been taught to pinpoint, out of millions of hawthorn fruits, the one which carried this special scent.
The five senses, mental techniques, martial arts, and military skills... these had all beenpulsory courses during his hellish training; he had had to refine all aspects of his cultivation until they were perfect.
And all of this was for the sake of helping the Master of the Mansion bring back the person who had nted this special hawthorn tree!
Now that he had finally found the hawthorn tree, the cloaked man''s heart almost felt like it would give out with emotion... how much hardship and how much pain had he suffered for the sake of finding the person who had nted this hawthorn tree!
Finally!
He had found them!
As long as he brought the person who had nted this fruit back to the Master, he would be free in the future.
All these years, his life had truly been such a tiring one...
Now, standing under the hawthorn tree, the cloaked man badly wanted to loudly shout out six words if he had been able to I, this father, want to retire!
After howling for a while in his heart, the cloaked man calmed his thoughts and came back to himself. His priority now was to find the person who had nted this hawthorn tree.
Just as he raised his head, a strange aura suddenly appeared behind him.
The old devil had actually arrived directly in the backyard through the spatial crack.
It had been so quick and almost instantaneous that in that moment, the cloaked man hadn''t been able to clearly see how the other party had appeared.
The instant their eyes met, the old devil and the cloaked man came to a conclusion in their hearts almost at the same time!
This was definitely the person who had nted this hawthorn tree!
This was definitely the junior who had taken the Seven Stars Sword!
Moreover, the moment he saw Jiang Liuyue''s appearance, the cloaked man was confident that he had found the right person.
He had long known that the Master of the Mansion was fond of beauty, though he hadn''t thought that thetter would actually be interested in this type... he felt that the two lumps of mass destruction on the chest of the woman in front of him were sorge that they were a little exaggerated!
With his hands behind his back, the cloaked man stared at the old devil in front of him and said, "My master wants to see you, pleasee with me!"
"And who are you?"
This time, it was the old devil''s turn to be astonished.
Were juniors all this arrogant nowadays?
In Jiang Liuyue''s body, the old devil began to carefully size up the cloaked man in front of him.
What surprised him was that the man''s aura was unexpectedly hidden very well; given Jiang Liuyue''s current rate of recovery, even he couldn''t detect it!
"I see... that junior must have known that I would being to seize the sword, so he had taken early precautions. Were you sent by that junior?" the old devil said in a musing tone as he stared at the cloaked man.
Ju...nior?
The cloaked man was startled. There weren''t many people who would dare call the Master junior... this woman was likely going to be hard to deal with! And what the hell was that about a sword?
He frowned as he pondered in his heart.
After a moment''s consideration, he abruptly made a move first, and raised his hand as he rushed at the old devil!
Who cared what that sword was... whoever struck first would gain the upper hand. He would knock this person out and bring her back first, and only then would he think about the rest!
...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu were having a small meeting inside the vi when they were startled by sounds outside. Both of them felt out the situation with their spiritual senses, and in the end were left bewildered.
When had two people showed up the backyard... and why had they started fighting?
Chapter 203: Kill this Master-Con!
Chapter 203: Kill this Master-Con!
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After the hawthorn tree had grown, that rumored girl had yet to appear. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu had returned to the vi to discuss the follow-up insurance ims for the twenty or so ghosts of the delivery riders.
Once they came back to their senses, they were shocked to realize that two people had appeared for no fathomable reason outside the door.
"What should we do now, Senior Immortal?" Who knew when Song Qingshu had taken off his suit as he quickly changed into the long johns.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "...Wait and see."
His intuition told him that these two people were first-ss experts, whether it was the woman with that ample upper body or the cloaked man whose face couldn''t be clearly seen. As they fought, they unexpectedly didn''t make the slightest sound. When they tussled together, they became two lumps of intertwined shadows...
"Both are experts..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal drew the curtain back slightly to create a slit so that he could surreptitiously observe what was happening outside the window.
"The way these two are able to hide their auras so well is remarkable if it hadn''t been for that minute movement just now during the fight, we would perhaps never have been aware of it." Song Qingshu couldn''t help but exim in admiration. That cloaked man in particr was really terrifying!
To be able to fight without releasing their auras or without making even the slightest bit of sound... these people would have already cultivated the silent battle skill and aura concealment skill close to the realm of celestial beings! A person would have had to cultivate these two skills from a young age in order to reach this ultimate level... since ancient times, the people able to master these two skills at the same time had tended to be professional killers or intelligence agency assassins.
Looking through the gap between the curtains, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal fell into deep thought at that moment...
It had to be said that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in the end Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, owner of the cultivation forum and a long-time veteran of the cultivationmunity. Just by observing the way these two people fought, he had guessed their respective identities.
The first was the tall person in a cloak; during the fight, he had never removed his hands from his sleeves. This was the habit of someone who used a concealed weapon. The key point was, whenparing their fighting styles, the cloaked person''s skills were clearly more vicious, with each attack aimed at vital parts of the body. This was without doubt the instinct of an experienced killer or an intelligence agency assassin.
However, the woman also wasn''t weak. Although her attacks weren''t as fierce as the man''s, her form and her movements were very strange.
She was keenly aware of even the attacks which she couldn''t see in her blind spots and was able to avoid them.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s first instinct was that this woman had a wealth ofbat experience that didn''t match what someone at this realm would ordinarily disy.
Furthermore, he felt that this woman was very familiar for some reason, as if he had seen her somewhere before...
At this time, he was feeling very vexed.
What should he do?
After a moment''s consideration, he took out his cellphone and recorded the scene before sending the video to Wang Ling.
The video image just showed two lights colliding with each other...
If it had only been a photo, even a shadow might not havee out in the picture.
But since he had used the video record function, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal firmly believed that given the eyesight of the cultivation forum''s gang leader Wang Ling, thetter would definitely be able to see it.
...
At this time, after more than ten minutes of hand-to-handbat, the two individuals finally stopped attacking at the same time to stare hard at each other.
"As expected of someone whom the Master regards highly; apart from myself, there are very few people nowadays who have been able to refine the silentbat skill and aura concealment skill to this level." The cloaked man crossed his arms as he looked fixedly at the old devil.
The old devil was breathing heavily, both hands on his knees.
Jiang Liuyue''s realm had not yet fully recovered; additionally, he was not yet ustomed to handling this body. The fight had consumed too much of his spirit energy, and along with needing to figure out the center of gravity for the two lumps on his chest, the old devil felt that this intensebat had cost him dearly!
If it hadn''t been for his wealth ofbat experience, he would have already been dead eight hundred times over from the cloaked man''s continuous attacks!
Staring at the cloaked man in front of him, the old devil was unexpectedly a little frightened... why did he have to meet two freakishly strong juniors one after another not long aftering out?
The body fusion still had a limit; after they separated this time, it would be at least another eight hours before he could possess a body again.
If they continued to tangle like this, the situation could only get worse for the old devil. He stared at the cloaked man in front of him and began to negotiate. "Little brother... is there any misunderstanding between us?"
The cloaked man cupped his chin. "Misunderstanding? Then why are you here?"
The old devil: "I followed this hawthorn tree to this ce to look for someone!"
The cloaked man: "What a coincidence, I''m also under orders to look for someone under the hawthorn tree!"
The old devil: "..."
"Rest assured, our master has said that if I can bring you back alive, then I should try to do so as much as possible!" Under the cloak, the young man bared his white teeth, then spirit light shed in his right hand as he summoned a blood-red spirit sword. "Miss, if youe with me quietly, I promise that you won''t be harmed. Your strength is just at the Nascent Soul stage, you''ll only be struggling for death. But if you continue to resist, I wouldn''t mind tearing you apart here before I take you back."
The old devil was stupefied. "..." Not only was this junior abnormally strong, he was also a f**king psychopath!
The old devil: "Little brother, there must be some misunderstanding, I came here to seize a sword..."
"Seize a sword?" The cloaked youngster''s expression suddenly darkened. "My master personally gave me this Abyss Avoidance when I was very young, you dare to take it?"
"..."
The old devil felt that it was already no longer possible to exin the situation clearly.
He was sure that the person whom this youngster was looking for was definitely not him... but this had proven one fact: he shouldn''t try reasoning with a psycho!
Because of the limitations of this body, the old devil had initially wanted to avoid continuing this meaningless fight, but given the situation now, he had to first get rid of this master-con 1 retard.
"Very well, junior! You''ve made my venerable self very angry!"
The old devil gnashed his teeth, and with a hum, ck qi started to flow out of Jiang Liuyue''s seven orifices.
A pitch-ck cloud started to gather above the old devil''s head it was a devil fog which cultivators under the Soul Formation stage wouldn''t be able to see.
In actual fact, this devil fog was a living creature which the old devil had brought out from the Gate Between Worlds in the past. After it had surrendered, he had forcibly made it his pet, and had raised it on a diet of human blood and vengeful ghosts.
Before the old devil had been sealed into the stone ghost mask, this living devil fog creature''s power had already reached the Void Refinement stage.
Given the limitations of his body, this was the best and most effective attack that the old devil could think of for now.
When the devil fog appeared, a wild wind immediately howled through the back garden.
Observing the situation from inside the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face suddenly changed dramatically. "Crap!"
"What''s the matter, Senior Immortal?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s reaction gave Song Qingshu quite the scare.
The man''s face was pale and his eyes were lifeless as he looked in the direction of the back garden with the expression of someone who wanted to die. "Great Senior Wang''s broli, I haven''t saved it yet!"
Song Qingshu: "..."
Chapter 204: A Man from Immortal Mansion Will Never Admit Defeat
Chapter 204: A Man from Immortal Mansion Will Never Admit Defeat
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The devil fog creature coalesced into a mighty, human-shaped devil spirit behind the old devil, and looked like it was wearing a helmet. The devil spirit folded its arms and both its eyes glowed red.
Under the cloak, the man finally couldn''t help frowning. This evil aura was really too heavy...
Although the Gate Between Worlds had already been shut for six years, there were plenty of evil spirits still scattered all over the world and hiding among humans; however, the man had to admit that this was the first time that he had seen one with such a heavy evil aura.
From the previous fight, he had initially thought that this would be a simple assignment. However, this woman in front of him had disyed reaction capabilities and powerful skills which didn''t match her realm.
Was she really just at the Nascent Soul stage?
The young man looked at the powerful Void Refinement devil spirit behind the woman and sunk into deep thought.
He now had every reason to believe that the woman had seduced this powerful devil spirit into obeying her...
"Eat him!" The old devil was utterly enraged and began to manipte the enormous devil spirit behind him.
In a split second, the devil spirit roared and spread its arms. ck fog rolled in and an unimaginable chill spread out from the devil spirit at its center as the ground instantly hardened into ayer of thin ice.
Under the cloak, the youngster''s eyes were grim. This solidifying chill from the underworld was truly abnormal; the slightest touch from it would cause cultivators with low realms to instantly lose control of basic functions.
Taking a few steps back until he was under the shade of the hawthorn tree, he used the Abyss Avoidance in his hand to mark out a circle of light ten feet around the hawthorn tree, then retreated within it.
This circle radiated golden light, and the infernal chill that spread out from the devil spirit was held back by the circle.
The Master of the Mansion had indicated that the hawthorn tree was to be protected. Bring the person back and protect the tree; these were the tasks which the Master had assigned him.
The youngster stood in the circle of light and pointed his sword at the old devil. "If this hawthorn tree is destroyed, it''ll be my defeat!"
After that, the youngster stretched his left hand out from under his cloak, and with a golden light, it suddenly grew to a monstrous size.
This man had actually refined his left arm into a magic weapon?
The two men inside the house finally knew the youngster''s origin...
They had seen this scene before!
Refining a body part into a magic weapon this person had to be from Immortal Mansion!
But why was a person from Immortal Mansion here?
Previously, Song Qingshu had wounded Ah Zuo and killed Ah You. Had this man been sent to avenge them?
He broke out in a cold sweat and looked somewhat nervous. "Senior Immortal, any news from Senior Ling?"
"Not yet; at this time, Brother Ling should have only just finished school... he probably hasn''t read his messages yet." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart was bleeding; he could only watch helplessly as the flowers and grass in his back garden withered under that chill. The most important thing was Great Senior Wang''s broli! This time it waspletely ruined!
...
Another quarter of an hour passed. The two people in the garden were giving it their all, both of them unwilling to break away or back down.
Even the devil spirit which the old devil had summoned was feeling tired. This young man wasn''t a f**king normal person at all!
The left unicorn arm 1 was scarily solid; whenever the devil spirit summoned ghost soldiers to tear the youngster apart with their teeth, the youngster would sweep his unicorn arm out in front of him and not leave even a trace of blood behind!
But on the flip side, the young man from Immortal Mansion also couldn''t attack as usual. In the end, this was a Void Refinement devil spirit; not only couldn''t he get close, even the sword qi he sent flying out was instantly neutralized by devil qi.
Right now, it was as if they''d been thumb-wrestling for half an hour. Both sides pressed forward again and again, but to no avail.
Yet in this situation, no one dared to rx.
The old devil was well aware that even if he summoned the Purple Gold Gourd now, it would be impossible for him to make use of the gourd''s fog to escape.
In the time he needed to call forth the purple gold smoke, the youngster''s sword qi would instantly close in on him.
Given Jiang Liuyue''s current physical condition, it wouldn''t be able to bear up at all under one sweep of the sword qi!
The old devil felt very aggrieved... when he had been at his peak, were there any juniors who had ever humiliated him like this?
He really felt tired in his heart. If this deadlock continued, it would only be disadvantageous to him. "Little brother, why don''t we have a ten-minute truce?"
"No way, the oue must be decided today! Under the Master''s orders, I will take the person who appears under the hawthorn tree away with me, and I must make that happen today no matter what! As long as I take you back, I''ll be able to retire!" The youngster shook his head stubbornly.
The old devil wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. "I already told you, I''m not the person you''re looking for..."
"Whether you are or not, I''ll take you back first, then we''ll see! If you''re not, at the most I just need toe back again to look for them. As long as the person appears under the hawthorn tree, I must take them back with me!" the youngster said.
"There is something f**king wrong with you..." The old devil couldn''t help cursing.
"This is the Master''s order, I can only obey it!"
The young man fixed his eyes on the old devil. "The might of the sword qi from my left hand is fifty times more powerful than from my right hand. It''s enough to shatter your Void Refinement devil spirit. You already have no chance of winning."
After saying that, the youngster took a deep breath, and then shifted Abyss Avoidance from his right hand to his left hand.
The instant he gripped Abyss Avoidance in his left hand, it was as if the sword had been linked to a boundless spring of spirit energy, and golden light was instantly awakened as it radiated all around them.
The immensely powerful spiritual pressure greatly startled the old devil. The youngster''s prowess was actually above the Void Refinement stage!
He hadpletely miscalcted!
Given his current state, there was no way for him to summon a devil spirit more powerful than this one at the Void Refinement stage.
From the beginning, this had been a battle of unequal strength!
Inside the house, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the spirit sword in the hand of the person from Immortal Mansion and frowned slightly as he felt that the sword was a little familiar somehow.
The quality of this spirit sword wasn''t low; the spirit light was as yet restrained and the sword qi hadn''t weakened in the slightest... this was at the very damn least a holy weapon!
But now was not the time to think about it. Holding the sword in his left hand, the cloaked youngster had already sent out the mightiest of sword qi, which was apanied by powerful wind pressure that swept across the scene!
This oppressive golden sword qi transformed into a ten meter-long crescent that streaked toward the devil spirit with almost unstoppable force!
In that moment, both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu were simrly rmed. The range of this sword qi was toorge, and almost everything in front of the youngster turned to ash in the wake of the sword qi!
Because the gold crescent was too long, one part of it was already approaching the vi and the wall was being slowly split open.
"Crap!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was rmed. With this momentum, the sword qi would slice him and Song Qingshu in half at the waist!
"Senior Immortal, go!"
Song Qingshu pushed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal away.
Even then, it was already toote...
The sword qi was approaching so fast that they couldn''t see it clearly even with the Heavenly Eye.
But it was at that moment that yet another figure appeared in the back garden; no one knew when this person had shown up.
"Who?"
When the young man from Immortal Mansion raised his eyes, a teenage boy in big white bunny pajamas appeared in front of him.
In the face of this rolling golden crescent, the teenager justzily stretched out his hand and raised one finger.
Just like that, the golden crescent came to a halt, and couldn''t proceed any further...
Chapter 205: Golden Flash And Silver Lightning
Chapter 205: Golden sh And Silver Lightning
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The gold crescent had unexpectedly been stopped!
Everyone choked at this scene!
Moreover, that rampant sword qi was just stupidly stuck there, stopped by one forefinger and unable to push forward even half an inch.
Honestly speaking, Wang Ling felt that he had cut it close; if he had been a few secondste, Grenade-Throwing and Song Qingshu would have been cut down along with the house by this crescent sword qi.
So far, the scene had sunk into dead silence.
While keeping this gold crescent at bay, Wang Ling also sensed the energy contained in this sword qi. This young man was very formidable, stronger than the old devil''s devil spirit at the Void Refinement stage as well as other cultivators whom Wang Ling had seen before.
But first, he should disperse the sword qi...
Although Wang Ling had been able to ward it off, it felt like an unstable nuclear warhead, which made him uneasy.
He raised his thumb, and after rubbing together with his forefinger, this gold crescent instantly disintegrated into golden specks which dissipated into thin air.
One couldn''t help associating this scene and the feelings it evoked with the lyrics of a song: You gently rub your fingertips and crumble me to pieces 1 ...
Everything had happened so easily and smoothly.
The old devil gazed at Wang Ling; he was only looking at this person''s back and he was even wearing big white bunny pajamas, which contrasted sharply with how strong he was and even in his dejection, the old devil recognized this person.
This was definitely that junior who had crushed his ancient magic de outside the convenience mart back then!
"Who are you?" The young man from Immortal Mansion stared at Wang Ling, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He wore a disbelieving expression. His fifty-fold sword qi had actually been stopped by one finger and then easily dissolved.
Wang Ling didn''t answer him, and just turned his head slightly to look out of the corner of his eye behind him. Both the old devil and the devil spirit couldn''t help shuddering.
This expression... if they remained here, they would definitely die!
"Excuse me, my venerable self is going to leave first..."
There was cold sweat on the old devil''s head; as soon as he finished speaking, that purple gold fog rose up again and he disappeared into thin air with it.
For the old devil, this had definitely been a painful decision to make.
From the moment the world had dubbed him "Devil Emperor," he had very rarely disgraced himself by doing such a shameful thing.
The old devil''s escape waspletely within Wang Ling''s expectations; protected as the former was by the fog of the Purple Gold Gourd, there was no other way of tracing the old devil back to his small world until that ancient magic de had been officially fixed.
But Wang Ling knew that this old devil''s days were numbered.
That look which Wang Ling had given him had been a warning.
...
Just like that, the old devil left...
This Devil Emperor Gua Pi, who brought terror to the whole world, also had his weak point, and that weak point was Wang Ling.
Between preserving his life and saving face, the old devil had decisively thrown away all his face and dignity.
He flicked his sleeves, and didn''t take even a wisp of cloud away with him 2 ...
It was a pity, however, that this young man from Immortal Mansion didn''t realize how serious the problem was.
"Whoever you are, if you dare stand in Immortal Mansion''s way, there is no saving you!" this young man said coldly as he looked at Wang Ling. With just a flick of his fingers, he had formed a hand seal.
With a " pa !" sound, it was as if that sword had been imbued with spirit, and in a sh it flew at Wang Ling''s back at a shocking speed.
This was a sword technique which could take an enemy general''s head off from a thousand li away. As the young man executed this technique, his lips curved up slightly and he looked very confident.
He was the most familiar with this sword technique among all the ones he had; it was all about dispatching the enemy with one killer move!
Wang Ling had just turned his head and the blood-red sword in the young man''s hand was already flying toward him.
This sword''s speed was so great that even cultivators at the Soul Formation stage might not be able to catch it.
Its sword qi waspletely gold in color, like lightning!
Looking at this scene, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly seemed to recall something, and his eyes instantly widened. "This man said earlier that the sword was called Abyss Avoidance."
Song Qingshu: "Has Senior Immortal recalled something?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I remember that there''s a legendary ancient magic sword also called Abyss Avoidance; it ranks top on the historical cultivation list of swords because of its speed. It has a nickname, Golden sh, and its brother sword is codenamed Silver Lightning, and is ranked second on the list..."
Hearing this, Song Qingshu couldn''t help trembling a little. A young man from Immortal Mansion who actually wielded a legendary ancient magic sword... his imagination ran wild as he wondered how powerful the force behind Immortal Mansion was.
But though he was a little scared, he didn''t actually feel true dread.
For some reason, every time Ling Zhenren showed up, it gave Song Qingshu a strong sense of security, especially when the former appeared in those big white bunny pajamas Song Qingshu could feel a trace of warmth and kindness from them...
"Go to hell." At the scene, the young man from Immortal Mansion sneered as he promptlyunched Abyss Avoidance forward.
At the same time, hiding behind the wall of the vi, Grenade-Throwing and Song Qingshu couldn''t help sighing; why were there so many people looking for death nowadays?
...
As Wang Ling''s gaze followed the sword shadow''s trajectory as it hurtled toward him, he mused in his heart that if the person standing here now had been Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the result of this battle would already have been a foregone conclusion.
Whoosh ! While he was pondering, this sword had already closed in on him at a strange angle, and looked liked it was going to stab him in the back.
Wang Ling just leaned to the side and evaded it. At the same time, he easily caught hold of this blood-red sword''s hilt so that it was now in his hand.
The young man from Immortal Mansion was wide-eyed.
He was thunderstruck, and felt like his world view had beenpletely turned upside down... this, how was this possible?!
This was the Golden sh, the legendary ancient magic sword which was the fastest sword in all of cultivation history!
The young man from Immortal Mansion was stunned. To actually be able to catch Abyss Avoidance''s killing strike... how f**king fast was this person''s hand speed? How many years had he remained single 3 in order to achieve it?
Gritting his teeth, the young man silently recited the sword spell to call Abyss Avoidance back.
However, no matter how he chanted, that Abyss Avoidance gripped in that teenage boy''s hand didn''t budge an inch.
He immediately understood it wasn''t that his magic had failed, but that this teenager had unimaginably freakish strength!
Which holy being was this?
Behind the half-ruined vi wall, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Song Qingshu had already anticipated this scene, but they both still couldn''t help sighing.
"Senior Immortal, you mentioned that the Golden sh was called Abyss Avoidance. Then, do you know the name of that second fastest sword, Silver Lightning?" Song Qingshu couldn''t help asking curiously.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Oh, you mean that Silver Lightning?"
Song Qingshu nodded. "Yes."
"It''s called Lake Avoidance 4 ," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied without a second thought.
Song Qingshu: "..."
Chapter 206: Ai, Another One Has Bite the Dust...
Chapter 206: Ai, Another One Has Bite the Dust...
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Wang Ling felt that it had really been dangerous, and he had arrived just in time. If he had been several secondste, the scene which his Heavenly Eye had predicted would have instantlye true, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would have copsed in arge puddle of ketchup.
Now that he had seized the spirit sword Abyss Avoidance, which was contracted to the young man from Immortal Mansion, Wang Ling only needed a rough sense of this magic sword''s strength to immediately realize that this wasn''t just any ordinary sword.
In terms of overall battle ability, this magic sword was more powerful than the old devil''s dagger which Wang Ling had crushed two days ago. Furthermore, this sword could truly move astonishingly fast.
Previously, when Wang Ling had caught that old devil''s ancient magic sword barehanded, he hadn''t had to use his Heavenly Eye to track its trajectory; this time, however, he had needed to open it.
There was no doubt that the Golden sh lived up to its name; any sword that could be included in the historical cultivation list of swords would be far from ordinary.
What was regretful was that this time, it had encountered Wang Ling...
This battle had unexpectedly be a major upset; the woman he had sworn to bring back with him had run away, and even his spirit sword had been seized... at that moment, the young man from Immortal Mansion looked a little discouraged.
He pushed back the hood of his cloak to reveal short, bright red hair. His forehead was beaded with sweat, and he looked a little worn out.
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal both noticed that in the middle of this young man''s forehead, there was a red dot the size of a rice grain.
They instantly realized that this young man had signed a spirit contract. This was a method used by ancient sects to control their disciples by binding their souls to prevent them from ever betraying their sects.
This method in fact still existed now, but when light sects epted disciples now, to safeguard their legitimacy, they signed a sect contract that was only binding for fifty years; they would never use their disciples'' souls to threaten them.
Thus, establishing a spirit contract was actually illegal now.
However, this was what the dark forces practiced.
In order to crack down on dark forces operating illegally, Huaxiu nation had time and time again over the years channeled all their efforts and strength into wiping out pornography and drug-trafficking. But each time a dark force was reported on the news as having been dismantled by the government, it was actually just a small-scale operation. What was more, the dark force wouldn''t have even been considered a prefecture-level sect back then; at the most, it would have just been a small gang organization.
But after several confrontations with Immortal Mansion, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal this time had a bad feeling that this dark force was definitely a big fish, and was likely involved in a lot of shady interests and despicable dealings behind the scenes.
Wang Ling fixed his eyes on the young man. Although the former didn''t make a move, this atmosphere made the young man nervous. To easily neutralize his fifty-fold crescent sword qi and even catch his Golden sh... this was enough to prove that he and this teenager in the big white bunny pajamas were atpletely different realm levels.
The young man drew back into the golden circle which he had marked out earlier and backed up against that hawthorn tree. He red daggers at Wang Ling and smiled provokingly. "Even if you''ve stolen Abyss Avoidance, you won''t have its heart! It''s ranked number one as the fastest sword, and it''s also extremely loyal! It would rather self-destruct than ever betray its owner!"
Wang Ling nodded to himself. Without even the need for a hand seal, he just called out softly in his heart, and a brown spirit light instantly glowed in his hand.
Then, as the spirit light subsided, it took the form of a brown spirit sword.
The young man from Immortal Mansion squinted for a better look.
He was then stunned by what he saw this was such a powerful teenager, but his sword was actually a peach wood sword?
Without a word, Wang Ling ced Jingke over Abyss Avoidance.
Instantly, this young man felt his vision waver, like he had been struck hard in the head. After he came back to his senses, he was dumbfounded when he realized that his connection with Abyss Avoidance had been broken!
"That''s impossible! Impossible!" The young man raised his eyes and stared at Wang Ling. "What did you do to Abyss Avoidance?"
He still didn''t understand what on earth had happened, but on the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had seen everything and knew what was going on.
"You''re wrong. My brother didn''t do anything to your sword. It was probably his Jingke who did something..."
Jing...ke? Was that the peach wood sword''s name?
The young man was wide-eyed and had a stunned expression on his face. "I''ve never heard of this sword on the historical cultivation list of swords."
"No kidding!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "His father bought this sword from the bird and flower market."
The young man from Immortal Mansion felt like his three views had been upended once again. "..."
"It''s very shocking, right?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at him and spread his hands. "When I heard about this back then, I was as astonished as you. But this is the truth. Actually, it makes sense. Just think about how many cultivation masters in the past casually walked down the street and were able to pick up ancient rare books and treasures sometimes, this type of thing depends on your immortal fate."
"What you''re saying ispletely unscientific!"
The young man from Immortal Mansion flipped out and roared at him in fury. "It''s just a peach wood sword from a rundown ce. How can it cause my Abyss Avoidance to switch owners so easily?"
"Brother, you should be familiar with the sword spirit pheromones theory, that spiritual swords can be mutually attracted to each other. It has nothing to do with betrayal. All living things have feelings, and so do sword spirits," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "Between sword spirits, as long as their pheromones arepatible with each other, sometimes it''s just a matter of seconds. Brother Ling''s Jingke has attracted plenty of female sword spirits..."
"But my Abyss Avoidance is male! Male! Male!" The corner of this young man''s mouth twitched, and he was so angry he repeated the important word three times.
"Oh, so it''s male."
Realization immediately dawned on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "You know that you can''t exin the pheromones between spirit swords usingmon sense. This Jingke in my Brother Ling''s hand is an aggressive gong ."
After he said this, Jingke''s de trembled slightly...
The young man from Immortal Mansion: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"So from the very beginning, it has little to do with gender." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his jaw and spoke earnestly. "My Brother Ling''s Jingke devours both men and women. Whether it''s a male or female sword spirit, it can ensnare both."
"..."
At that moment, the young man from Immortal Mansion could really feel his three views crumble to nothing; it was as if everyone present could vaguely hear this young man''s inner world philosophy copse.
He shook his head repeatedly and muttered non-stop as if he had been possessed by a demon. "I don''t believe it... I don''t believe it..."
Then, this red-haired youngster retreated a few steps and finally burst into tears as he straightaway dashed off in one direction.
This was probably the legendary "run away in tears"...
That young man hadn''t run too far away when Song Qingshu, who had been a bystander the whole time, came forward to stand next to the other two people. He asked with extreme curiosity, "Senior Immortal, the sword spirit pheromones theory you just mentioned... is it true?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Of course it was just something I made up."
"..."
Song Qingshu: "So the connection between the sword Abyss Avoidance and that young man is actually still there?"
"Of course," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Abyss Avoidance is extremely loyal to its owner, how can their connection be broken so easily? That was just Brother Ling''s camouge magic. Anyway, this Abyss Avoidance is already in our hands. Once that person has gone back, Brother Ling will track him, and we''ll then know Immortal Mansion''s specific location."
"..."
For some reason, Song Qingshu suddenly felt a little sorry for that young man from Immortal Mansion he had beenpletely taken in by these two people''s routine!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "That''s why it''s no use having a high cultivation realm. The biggest problem with immersing yourself in cultivation is that you''re easily fooled because you don''t have enough life experience. My nickname Smooth Talker from back then isn''t an empty title! But it seems that I fooled him a little too well I wonder if that person will be able to find his way home..."
Looking in the direction that the young man from Immortal Mansion had run off crying in, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing. " Ai , regretfully, another one bites the dust..."
Wang Ling and Song Qingshu: "..."
Chapter 207: Mercury Retrograde Is Too Powerful!
Chapter 207: Mercury Retrograde Is Too Powerful!
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As a veteran in cultivation circles, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal deserved his nickname Smooth Talker if he was selling crutches, he could fool people into thinking they wereme; if he was selling cars, he could persuade them into coughing up the cash.
When the cultivation forum had been first set up, it had been short on funds. Relying on his fast-talking skills, he had wandered about in the city in a ck windbreaker and ran his con whenever he met someone: Little brother, from your fine physique, I can tell that you''re a rare cultivation genius. You will be needed to protect world peace!
Using this phrase, he had sold a lot of handmade wooden spirit swords and cultivation manuals at that time. All of his customers, moreover, had been naive cultivators who had just entered the cultivation circle. Actually, thinking about it properly, this had been quite an hical thing to do. This was hence the reason why Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had be someone who burst with righteousness in the cultivation circle, who liked to meddle in other people''s business, and who became revered as Great Death-Courting Senior... it was all for the sake of paying back his intolerable past debts.
He could summarize his current conduct in four words: give back to society.
In fact, if Wang Ling were to trace back past events, he would be surprised to discover that his and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s fated connection had in fact started when he had been very young.
Because back then, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had sold that Chanel magic sword, which Wang Ling had destroyed, secondhand to Father Wang.
After the old devil and that young man from Immortal Mansion who had run off in tears had left one after another, the vi district''s security group and a number of police cars arrived at the scene.
The young man from Immortal Mansion had created a lot of chaos with Abyss Avoidance.
Luckily, Wang Ling had shown up just in time to prevent further damage at the scene as well as to the surrounding areas.
If that gold crescent earlier had sliced its way through, the sword qi would have cut everything within an endless range around them into half...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi had been severely damaged. Except for the basement, almost half of the vi alreadyy in ruins. However, he wasn''t distressed about this at all; instead, he cried bitter tears over the pile of dead, withered broli in the back garden... all the nts there had died except for that hawthorn tree which the young man from Immortal Mansion had protected during the chaotic battle.
He had never expected this hawthorn tree to actually trigger such a catastrophe.
Because the fight that had broken out here hadn''t been a small one, based on standard procedure, Wang Ling and the other two would have to be taken to the police station to give their statements.
At this moment, Odd Zhuo demonstrated his precious value once again.
After Wang Ling sent him a message, the police captain leading the team on this end immediately received a call from the police station to treat this huge incident as apletely ordinary domestic dispute.
Because this matter was rted to the old devil and Immortal Mansion, which the three of them currently still didn''t know anything about, the police wouldn''t be of much help even if they stepped in. Hence, Wang Ling nned to wait until things had been settled before letting the police wind everything up.
In this way, he would be able to step back from the matterpletely in the end.
With Odd Zhuo making calls behind the scene, the police captain in the end just took a token statement.
As he was about to leave, the police captain saluted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Sir, we won''t bother you any longer today. This incident will probably be ssified as an ident. We''ll follow up on the property damage we''ve already discussed it with vi district security, and we''ll arrange for someone from the insurancepany to pay you a visit."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gripped the police captain''s hand excitedly. "Comrade police, do you know exactly what this insurance covers?"
"That... that''ll depend on the insurancepany''s use, we don''t know for certain." The police captain shook his head regretfully. "The only thing I can be sure of is that the broli which you nted was definitely not covered by insurance..."
Standing on the side, Wang Ling saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face instantly turn gloomy at the police captain''s words.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already given up on reflecting on the matter.
The problem was that Grandfather Wang hadn''t had any deep intentions when he had given him the broli it truly was nothing more than an ordinary broli!
...
Elsewhere, the old devil had retreated into his small world again.
Who could have imagined that this unparalleled devil, who had stirred up great waves and strutted arrogantly around Huaxiu nation, would be reduced to this.
His two attempts to "leave the mountain" 1 had in the end both resulted in failure.
Atop the boundary support of the small world, both the old devil and Jiang Liuyue pondered the issue.
"As expected, the key to this problem is still that Killer Taoist." The old devil gave a faint sigh from inside the stone ghost mask. "Once again, I underestimated this junior''s realm. That master-con psycho''s strength is at the Void Refinement stage; along with that Abyss Avoidance in his hand, he was able to prevail against my Void Refinement devil spirit. And that other junior was able to parry my sword attack with a single finger... this is enough to prove that his strength is definitely above the Void Refinement stage."
"Senior, are you confident you can win?" Jiang Liuyue asked worriedly.
"I am," the old devil answered in the affirmative. "What my venerable self has to do now is to return to my peak condition. When the timees, I will personally forge that junior into a devil spirit to serve me."
"No matter what, the next time senior wants to leave the mountain, you have to carefully think about it beforehand to avoid something going wrong again," Jiang Liuyue reminded him on the side.
"Indeed." The old devil nodded his head. "My venerable self has noticed recently that whatever move I make, everything goes wrong. Lately, my venerable self has been specially researching what the modern world calls astrology."
Jiang Liuyue: "...Senior believes in this thing?"
The old devil: "Of course! My venerable self engaged an online astrologer who said I was in the Mercury Retrograde period, which was why everything is going wrong. But this person didn''t clearly exin what on earth Mercury Retrograde is."
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
The old devil: "Speaking of this Mercury Retrograde, the fact that it can actually influence my fate in some mysterious way is a little amazing."
Jiang Liuyue: "...There''s a way to ovee Mercury Retrograde; Lord Devil Emperor just needs to carry the corresponding lucky items."
"That''s what that astrologer said, and that person actually gave me a solution. I''ve already screenshot it, it''s on your phone. But my venerable self doesn''t understand what it means no matter how much I''ve thought about it." Upon saying this, the old devil directed Jiang Liuyue to open the first screenshot in her phone''s photo album it was an image of an astrology card provided by the astrologer with three letters on it: GCM.
The old devil was still puzzled no matter how much he''d pondered it. "My venerable self has thought about it for so long but I still don''t understand what these three letters mean..."
After some thought, Jiang Liuyue changed her phone input method into pinyin mode and typed in GCM these three letters...
Instantly, she revealed an enlightened expression.
Chapter 208: The Old Devil’s Invasion Plan
Chapter 208: The Old Devils Invasion n
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Jiang Liuyue noticed that ever since the old devil hade into contact with modern technology, he seemed to have suddenly changed a lot. The Friends Circle 1 contained a lot of rumors, and the old devil, who had only just encountered modern technology, indeedcked the ability to differentiate between them. As a result, the current old devil gave Jiang Liuyue the impression that she had an old father who believed everything in his phone''s Friends Circle.
Jiang Liuyue had always thought that astrology was exaggerated... but given the old devil''s identity, she didn''t dare contradict him.
After a moment''s silence, she could only change the topic. "Lord Devil Emperor, have you already made ns for that student military training which ising up?"
"Of course, I''ve already nned everything out." Inside the stone ghost mask, the old devil smiled coldly. "My venerable self checked online, and thest time the Gate Between Worlds descended was six years ago?"
"That''s right, Lord Devil Emperor," Jiang Liuyue answered pragmatically. "But not long after it descended, the demon army withdrew their troops for some unknown reason. The outside world has varying opinions on this past incident. However, there is a limit to how reliable current information is when ites to the truth. The government ims that the demon emperor in the Gate Between Worlds was afraid of General Yi, and so decided to retreat."
"That''s impossible." The old devil''s denial sounded straightaway from the stone ghost mask. "Yi Jianchuan and my venerable self have know each other for a very long time, and I am well aware of his capabilities. No matter how powerful he is, it''s impossible that it was to the point of making the demon emperor of the Gate Between Worlds scared enough to retreat..."
Jiang Liuyue was bewildered. "Lord Devil Emperor, why are you suddenly bringing up the Gate Between Worlds?"
"Because this is also part of my grand n to absorb vital essences."
The old devil answered, "The full moon is in two days. My venerable self knows a magic array which can gather pure negative energy to summon the Gate Between Worlds. I''ll use it as a cover, so when it descends on the world, that''s when I''ll carry out my n."
The old devil didn''t want to reveal himself before returning to his full strength. If he summoned the Gate Between Worlds, it was only logical that the demon race from the Gate would be med for whatever happened after that.
Hearing this, Jiang Liuyuepletely understood; this was a n to create a diversion.
But would they be able to carry it out smoothly this time...
Jiang Liuyue didn''t dare raise a g [2. ''To raise a g'' is to jinx something], but in her heart she started to worry.
...
It was June 14th, the eighth Tuesday since the start of the semester.
The day of the six schools''bined military training exercise had finallye.
Students from the six schools of Peiyuan district would be gathering together, including students from four key high schools. The hype around thisbined military training exercise thus wasn''t small, and it drew a lot of attention.
The chiefmander responsible for leading the group this time was still Old Antique. When Wang Ling arrived at school in the morning, he saw dozens of buses lined up along the street outside the school gate.
At the moment, Old Antique was still in the morning meeting with the teachers-in-charge, while students from each ss queued at the school gate under the direction of their sportsmittee member.
No. 60 High School''s front gate still had that old stone sculpture with its indistinct features, those pitifully few palm trees, and a crowded front square. At the moment, there were more than three hundred students lined up at the gate.
In the queue, Dopey Guo looked around surreptitiously. "I heard that the military instructors who will be leading each ss have already arrived at the school..."
"Then where are they?" Little Peanut asked in a whisper.
"ssmate Lotus Sun just came back from No. 59 High School, and I imagine she would have gathered a lot of important data after several days on exchange. She might be sharing her intelligence at the teachers'' morning meeting. I heard that those instructors went with ssmate Lotus Sun to the meeting..."
Dopey Guo said, "I heard from one of my uncles that the instructors this time are gold-medal instructors whom ssmate Lotus Sun invited using Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s connections. Every one of them is supposedly a cultivator with a very high realm; they''re also old soldiers who stood against the first wave of the demon race''s invasion from the Gate Between Worlds in the past."
"Are they that amazing?"
"Also, they all share an important characteristic every one of them is an experienced alchemist..." As soon as Dopey Guo said this, it was as if Wang Ling could sense a hint of a familiar aura in the crowd, and for some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
As expected, a ray of light shed toward them from a distance, and in an instant, Wang Ling saw a cool-looking figure drop down from the sky.
It was a slender, handsome man with gray hair dressed in traditional attire...
...
When Immortal Toya appeared, his pose was just too cool, like that of an action movie star. Each movement dazzled the eye; even the way he dropped down from his flying sword was iparably cool.
Of course, cultivators with higher realms wouldn''t have taken any notice of his movements. Nowadays, cultivators who made movies didn''t need hanging wires; those who trained in physical skills would look cool no matter how they moved.
However, in front of a group of Foundation Establishment high school students, Immortal Toya''s beautiful movements along with his noble and attractive looks stirred up quite an uproar in the small square as soon as he appeared.
Standing in the queue, Wang Ling was expressionless, his face as calm as an ancient well.
But to be honest, he was feeling a little disturbed in his heart; he hadpletely never expected that the person who would be leading them would actually be Immortal Toya.
This was enough to prove how much importance Headmaster Chen had attached to thisbined military training exercise for six schools. To emerge victorious in the military training, forty percent of it would rely on an outstanding instructor. As for the remaining sixty percent, fifty percent relied on performance and ten percent on luck.
Immortal Toya in fact didn''te cheap. Just blithely epting an anime cosy event would earn him millions of yuan. If someone wanted him to customize an elixir for them, apart from the booking fee to make an appointment with him, they would also have to prepare at least one billion for the refinement of the elixir... this was how much an excellent alchemist cost.
Even if the school had used Huaguo Water Curtain Group''s connections to invite Immortal Toya to act as an instructor this time, Wang Ling thought they probably still had had to spend a huge amount of money behind the scenes.
While he was thinking about this, Immortal Toya was already walking over to them. His snowy-white attire fluttered as he moved, revealing tantalising glimpses of his corbone, and the girls nearby couldn''t help getting nosebleeds.
When he hadnded in the small square, the young manpletely hadn''t sensed that his most respected Senior Ling was also in the crowd in queue.
So, when the gray-haired young man approached Grade One, ss Three''s queue and met Wang Ling''s gaze for a split second, his mind instantly went nk.
Ling... Ling Zhenren?
What the hell?!
Why would Ling Zhenren show up here?
Chapter 209: You Idiot!
Chapter 209: You Idiot!
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The instant Immortal Toya saw Wang Ling, his mind went nk. It was fortunate that he didn''t have a habit of falling over, otherwise this old stone sculpture which had stood at No. 60 High School''s front gate for a thousand years would havepletely copsed. Worse still, everything within a radius of dozens of li around No. 60 High School would have been affected by the tremors.
A Soul Formation cultivator taking a fall was truly that terrifying...
But Immortal Toya quickly recalled that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had told him before that Senior Ling was currently studying in a high school for the presumed purpose of experiencing life... it was just that this young man hadpletely never expected that Senior Ling would choose such an ordinary-looking high school which wasn''t even a key high school.
But when all was said and done, a big shot was a big shot, and ordinary people were utterly incapable of understanding such a person''s thoughts.
Perhaps this was the gap between Senior Ling and him...
Immortal Toya sighed silently in his heart.
Headmaster Chen had been waiting for a long time at the main entrance of the school building. Seeing that Immortal Toya had suddenly paused at the student queue, he hurriedly came down the stairs to greet him. "Immortal, is something the matter?"
When he heard Headmaster Chen''s question, the young man with gray hair instantly returned to his senses. He immediately shook his head when he saw the headmaster looking at him doubtfully. "Oh, I''m alright, I was just reminded of my past..."
It was naturally impossible for him to expose Senior Ling.
Needless to say, Immortal Toya had quick reactions; to say such nostalgic words in a ce like a school really fit the scene.
There were many old cultivators who couldn''t even find their alma maters anymore; after the founding of Huaxiu nation, most of those sects which had been set up by itinerant cultivators had been disbanded; only a very few had obtained government permits to operate, and they had been incorporated into the light forces.
Therefore, even if it wasn''t because of Wang Ling, the young man''s heart was actually rather moved.
After all, No. 60 High School was already a thousand years old.
...
At eight o''clock in the morning, a fleet of buses set off from No. 60 High School on time.
On the road, Little Peanut asked a very practical question: how was the equipment distributed on the map during the survival drill this time?
During the previous spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School, it was General Yi who had put together the equipment which everyone had used.
It was a good question which Old Antique had initially nned to address once they arrived at their destination, but since someone had brought it up now, there was no harm in exining it on the way.
"The magic treasures scattered on the map for the survival drill this time were also all produced by General Yi, but these are genuine articles. Because of thisbined military training between six schools, plus this survival drill pilot program, General Yi started looking for specialists three months ago to create a batch of magic treasures. Since the map isrger this time, there will be tens of thousands of custom-made magic treasures," Old Antique exined.
"Tens of thousands of them?"
Quite a few people in the bus eximed in astonishment.
Forget premium magic treasures; to be able to produce tens of thousands of low-quality magic weapons in bulk within a short three months in order to make up numbers on the map was simply inconceivable.
Cupping his jaw, Master of Dopey pushed up his sses and seemed to recall something. "As far as I know, there are currently only two family factories in Huaxiu that can mass produce magic treasures."
"Which two families?" Super Chen asked.
Dopey Guo answered earnestly, "Lanxiang and New Orient."
Super Chen was startled. "Doesn''t one operate excavators and the other teach English?"
"They changed their line of work."
Dopey Guo spread his hands. "Nowadays, you can''t make money through excavating or through teaching English. Any Golden Core cultivator can pull down a building, why would you need an excavator? And when ites to teaching English, after our Huaxiu nation rose to the top, the whole world is now speaking Huaxiu''snguage!"
Everyone: "..."
...
After about an hour on the road, the members from No. 60 High School finally arrived at a military training base on the western outskirts of Songhai city, Huaxiu nation.
This military training wouldst for five days and the most important event, the survival drill, would officially start the day after tomorrow. Today was for the students from the six schools to assemble together on the military base.
The base''s tworge iron gates, which were several dozen meters wide, slowly opened, and the buses slowly drove onto the base. This was a separate military training base which the Songhai city government had specially set up for local students. It had all the general facilities: teaching buildings, dormitories, a massive sports field as well as a training room that felt very high-tech.
For the military training, the dorms were six people to a room. Wang Ling, Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut were together. Whether it was a coincidence or not, they were assigned to room 101 on the first floor of the dormitory building.
But the strange thing was, when Wang Ling looked at the names list for room 101, he only saw their four names.
Were the other two beds unupied?
Wang Ling rejected this conjecture and didn''t think it was possible since all the other rooms had six people. In addition, they were in the first room of this dormitory building, so it waspletely impossible for these two beds in the first room to be unupied.
Dopey Guo had the honor this time of being the dorm leader, and when he had to go collect the necessary military supplies, he dragged Super Chen along with him.
Key in hand, Wang Ling and Little Peanut went to the dorm. As they approached their door, Little Peanut sensed an aura in the room someone was inside!
"It seems like someone''s inside the room..." Little Peanut said feebly.
In actual fact, Wang Ling had already felt it as soon as they had stepped into the building.
He could sense that person hiding in the dorm; furthermore, this was a premeditated move.
The main thing was that he was very familiar with this person''s aura.
Wang Ling gestured for Little Peanut to stand to one side of the door.
Then, he put the key in the lock and turned the doorknob.
As soon as he opened the door, arge, round shadow instantly lunged at them from inside!
"ssmate Wang Ling, watch out!"
Little Peanut almost immediately cried out in rm at thisrge hidden weapon.
In the face of this ck shadow flying straight at him, Wang Ling had a very calm expression on his face.
In the split second it was about to touch him, he leaned sideways and evaded it perfectly!
Then there was a "bang" as this ck shadow went right through the door and smashed into the opposite wall.
After the dust dispersed, Little Peanut could finally clearly see that this ck shadow which had looked like a hidden weapon was in actual fact a person.
That person hade flying out of the room wearing a helmet, and because of the massive impact, his entire head had gotten stuck in the wall...
Then, Little Peanut saw this man struggle for a long time but was unable to get his head out of the helmet.
Little Peanut: "..."
In the end, the young man in the helmet let out a feeble cry for help. "Ling, it''s my bad! Hurry up and save me..."
Wang Ling sighed deeply in his heart... Wang Ming, you idiot!
Chapter 210: There Are Still Nine Other People as Awesome as General Yi
Chapter 210: There Are Still Nine Other People as Awesome as General Yi
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Wang Ling felt that the military training this time was a little too full of surprises. Forget Immortal Toya being their chief military instructor, even Wang Ming had appeared...
So the question was, why had Wang Ming shown up here? And who did thest bed in the room belong to?
As he thought about these questions, Wang Ling looked at Wang Ming whose entire head was in a helmet that was stuck in the wall. He sighed in his heart, then stretched out his hands to pry the wall open and very carefully pull Wang Ming out.
If he didn''t pull Wang Ming out, there was a possibility that Wang Ming''s peripheral nerves would die and his brain would suffocate.
After all, the most valuable thing in Wang Ming''s body was his brain, though Wang Ling had always felt that this guy''s IQ always went offline whenever they met!
Able to breathe fresh air at longst, Wang Mingy gasping on the ground. After that, he sighed faintly and clenched his fists in resentment. "I never thought that the hammer spark 1 I had been nning for so long would actually fail..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Little Peanut: "..."
"You must be Wang Ling''s ssmate?" Wang Ming dusted himself off, got to his feet, and gripped Little Peanut''s hands. "I''m Wang Xiaoer, a new transfer student. It''s nice to meet you!"
For some reason, Little Peanut couldn''t help trembling in his heart. A person who could transfer schools halfway through the semester wouldn''t have just any ordinary strength. However, he couldn''t detect any auraing off Wang Ming at all. His intuition told him that this was a very dangerous man. To actually be able to hide his aura so perfectly... this person must definitely be an expert!
Little Peanut''s imagination ran wild as he shook hands with Wang Ming.
Wang Ling: "..."
You''re thinking too much.
...
Wang Ling gave the key to Little Peanut and left an earth-leveling talisman at the scene for Little Peanut to use to patch up the hole which Wang Ming had made. He nned to find a quiet ce where he and Wang Ming could speak alone.
The dormitory for the military training was state property, and they would definitely be held ountable if they left such a hole behind. There was no way Wang Ling wanted to be punished by a military instructor to runps. Students of six high schools, which was thousands of spectators... this would really be too eye-catching.
Wang Ling dragged Wang Ming up to the roof of the dormitory via teleportation.
After that sneak attack just now, Wang Ming finally took the helmet off, and then pointed to the springunchers tied around his ankles with an inscrutable expression. "I obtained some primordial ck crystal; it''s the hardest metal in the universe, and I thought I could use it to confuse your senses! I never thought it wouldn''t work!"
Primordial ck crystal?
Wang Ling stared at the helmet for a moment, stretched out his hand, and with a crack, crushed it.
"..."
After a long time, Wang Ming sighed mournfully in his heart... sure enough, they were just damn brothers on the surface!
He wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. "Ling... can you give your elder brother a little face?! I always feel like an idiot every time I show up."
Wang Ling didn''t say anything, and only folded his arms as he narrowed his eyes at Wang Ming with a face full of questions.
Even without telepathy, Wang Ming also knew what Wang Ling wanted to ask.
He immediately spread his hands. "Don''t look at me like that, this time I''m here on business. General Yi had the factory produce such arge number of magic artifacts in three months, so it''s possible there might be some problems with the quality. I''m here with my team this time to perform repairs on the artifacts damaged during the drill."
This was the truth. Wang Ming knew that Wang Ling had the Mind-Reading Ability, so there was no point in lying to his face.
After learning of Wang Ming''s purpose for being here, Wang Ling was actually very relieved. After all, Wang Ming was a cultivation muggle, and recently, No. 60 High School hadn''t been very peaceful, so it would be very dangerous for him if he really were to transfer to No. 60 High School to study.
At the present stage, the best thing for Wang Ming would be to ept government protection. God knew when another younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream woulde running over again to abduct him...
To be honest, since that incident thest time, there was still lingering fear in Wang Ling''s heart if Wang Ming was gone, there would be no one to make subsequent talisman seals, and even Wang Ling himself couldn''t predict what would happen in the future if he didn''t have them.
Now, the hearts of these two brothers standing on the roof were in fact like mirrors to each other.
"Ah, that''s right! Ling, there''s one more thing that might be of interest to you," Wang Ming said suddenly. "Although the main reason my research team is here is for the maintenance of the magic artifacts, we actually have a secondary task. Two years ago, our Academy of Science developed an instrument that''s able to detect abnormal fluctuations in Huaxiu nation. Just recently, this device detected a strange signal. Our preliminary guess is that this signal is likely rted to the Gate Between Worlds."
Wang Ling''s eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this since it already wasn''t the first time he hade into contact with this gate which connected the demon and human worlds together. Moreover, he realized that there actually were a lot of people around him who were connected to it.
Old Li whom Wang Ling had rescued from the Gate three years ago was one example. Another example was Loopy Toad, who had dropped from the sky six years ago and had now turned into a dog.
"After the demon army withdrew six years ago, General Yi joined forces with the other nine generals to seal the Gate Between Worlds firmly shut. Logically speaking, it shouldn''t appear again in the short term. Historical records of thest few times that the Gate had appeared show that it happens every one hundred years, or even after several hundred years."
Wang Ming paused at this point, then put forward his own hypothesis. "So, I think it''s definitely abnormal for us to detect a fluctuation from the Gate Between Worlds, and I suspect that there''s probably someone who is summoning it and nning to coordinate an offensive."
There actually was some basis for his conjecture, since the reappearance of the Gate Between Worlds this time was indeed too unusual. Who was General Yi? He was one of the Ten Founding Generals back then, and was now an Ambassador for Peace in outer space who was often sent to mediate conflict between others.
Even if General Yi had been alone back then, he would have been more than enough to seal the Gate Between Worlds for a hundred years.
But in that group which had joined hands to seal the Gate back then, there were still nine other people who were as awesome as General Yi!
The Ten Founding Generals had sealed it together! How strong was the seal? The goal had been to ensure that Huaxiu nation would be protected from the Gate Between Worlds for at least a thousand years.
But after just six years, fluctuations from the Gate had been detected once again one''s imagination could indeed run wild trying to figure out the reason behind it.
But Wang Ling could already guess who was behind this mischief. It was the person who most wanted to cause chaos in order to conceal the fact of his resurrection...
In any case, Wang Ling felt that it was indeed worth paying attention to this matter.
Chapter 211: A Qigong Wave Without Waves...
Chapter 211: A Qigong Wave Without Waves...
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Wang Ming''s identity as a transfer student was only a cover; after the military training drill was over, he would disappear. After the two brothers met privately on the roof, Wang Ling promised that after Wang Ming''s disappearance, he would erase the memories of the people who had been around him.
As for the other unupied bed in the room, this was actually a deliberate decoy on Wang Ming''s part. Actually, he would be the only other person staying in the room.
To avoid suspicious problems, the military instructors weren''t allowed to stay with the students during the military training, and they had their own separate dormitory building.
After Dopey Guo had dragged Super Chen off to gather the military supplies and they both returned, they saw that there was one more new brother in the dorm. They instantly started chatting familiarly with him. For them to coincidentally get a transfer student during this military training period and who had also been dragged into the military training... both of them felt that Wang Ming''s identity wasn''t simple.
The most crucial thing was that they couldn''t sense even the faintest hint of an aura on him. This aura concealment skill was really too powerful! If they used it during this survival drill, it could be a hugely advantageous weapon. In a situation where their auras couldn''t be detected at all, they could be "Voldemort" and hide in the grass and wait for a chance to make a move. This was definitely a great trick for confusing the enemy!
"Which school was this brother at before?"
Super Chen was very curious about Wang Ming''s identity. Currently, they had learned from Wang Ming''s mouth that he and Wang Ling had actually been neighbors who had grown up together.
It was a tacit and mutual understanding that they would hide their rtionship as brothers.
After Super Chen asked this question, everyone else looked eagerly at Wang Ming. Only Wang Lingy on the bed with his hands under his head. He wasn''t in the mood to go along with this idiocy, and he wasn''t worried that Wang Ming wouldn''t be able to integrate into the group.
The reason was because this guy could make friends instantly also, he could lie casually. After all, all these "lies" had been directly made official. This maniption was so tant yet even the cultivation police hadn''t been able to discover any clues when they had checked his ID card.
So faced with Super Chen''s question, Wang Ming answered almost without hesitation, "I studied in Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce."
"Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce?" Super Chen was surprised because it was a school he had never heard of before.
Dopey Guo patted his head and was also a little astonished in his heart. There were unexpectedly still things on this earth that he, Master of Dopey, didn''t know. He knew everything about all of the major high schools in Huaxiu nation; if there was something he was missing, there could only be one possibility.
This Xiangxieshuige in Yunding Heavenly Pce was most likely a private institution...
If it was a private institution, it was quite normal to not know about it. The government had made itpulsory for even those at the Golden Core stage to get an education, but it didn''t have to be at a public school since private schools and light sects were also other alternatives. Furthermore, private institutions generally didn''t ept students via online enrollment, and students got in through private connections... the main point was that those who entered these institutions were from wealthy and respectable families.
Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut stared wide-eyed and bbergasted at this ssmate "Wang Xiaoer" in front of them it turned out that this guy was a big boss!
The thing cultivators liked to do most was to swap experiences. It wasn''t easy to find a big boss from a private institution, and Super Chen and the other two worshiped Wang Ming fervently; because the name on Wang Ming''s card was Wang Xiaoer, Super Chen simply called him second brother 1 . "Second brother, I want to ask, what do they teach you in a private institution?"
Wang Ming hummed and rubbed his chin, then answered after thinking for a bit, "The Turtle Wave Heart Sutra."
"Turtle Wave Heart Sutra?" Dopey Guo opened his eyes wide. "Don''t tell me it''s the legendary heart sutra for cultivating the Turtle Qigong Wave 2 ? This is a heavenly technique... there are only a few people in the world who are able to grasp it!"
"It doesn''t seem that hard." Wang Ming spread his hands. "Almost everyone in our school can basically do it. And let me tell you, the Turtle Qigong Wave is actually already out-of-date. It has too much momentum; as soon as you release it, the enemy is already able to detect it from a distance. Even if a technique looks showy, what use is it if it can''t defeat someone?!"
"That''s true..." The three people nodded nomittedly.
Wang Ming: "So now in the ''Turtle Wave Heart Sutra'' and using the Turtle Qigong Wave as a base, there''s a kind of qigong wave which our headmaster invented that can take someone down from thousands of li away without a sound and without causing any fluctuations."
The three were petrified. "There is such an operation? What qigong wave is this? What''s it called?"
Wang Ming''s eyes were slitted mysteriously, then he said two words, "Non-Showy Wave!"
"Non-Showy Wave?"
They were dumbfounded.
What kind of cultivation technique was this?
It was actually called Non-Showy Wave?
Wang Ming continued, "Like I said just now, releasing a qigong wave without sound or even the slightest fluctuation is for the sake of looking less showy."
After he said this, he slowly stood up. Looking out the window, he slowly took off his coat to reveal a sinewy body, then pointed to a red mark on his back. "For the sake of cultivating this technique, your second brother suffered a lot. The headmaster threw me deep into the mountain forest where I drank dew when I was thirsty, ate grasshoppers when I hungry, and wrestled with spirit beasts every day. This red mark is from when I was struck a blow while cultivating."
Wang Ling dug at his ears and almost couldn''t continue listening, because that red mark was actually just a birthmark!
Hearing Wang Ming''s words, Super Chen and the others sucked in sharp breaths and were crazy excited. "Second brother, you''re too awesome!"
Wang Ming put his clothes back on and there was an unusually deep look in his eyes. Like the main character in Kung Fu Hustle who in the end defeated the Beast with his Buddhist Palm, he put his hands behind his back and calmly looked at the three people who were gazing at him in awe. "If you want to learn, I can teach you..."
And so, with this type of supreme bluff, Wang Ming had alreadypletely yed these three individuals in a mere ten minutes of interaction.
"Second brother, second brother, when can you exin the principle of this Non-Showy Wave to us?"
"Second brother, what is the basic form for the ''Turtle Wave Heart Sutra''? Can you teach us? When we''re cultivating it, is there any specific point which we need to pay attention to?"
"Points that need attention? No." Wang Ming smiled with a very gentle expression. "As long as you follow me in your cultivation, I guarantee that all of you will be able to achieve super high scores in the martial arts section of the college entrance examination!"
After he said this, he didn''t forget to look at Wang Ling on the upper bunk. "This brother upstairs, aren''t you also going to take me as your master?"
Wang Ling: "..."
I''ll just silently watch you be a pretentious prick...
Chapter 212: ‘Fashionable’ Patriarch Reliance
Chapter 212: Fashionable Patriarch Reliance
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Whether the military training exercise could be considered arge-scale operation or not depended on the amount of money that had been invested into it and on the leaders who hade to observe the proceedings this time.
There were quite a lot of leaders present for the six schools''bined military training exercise this time. Odd Zhuo was here as a representative of the General Administration of 100 Schools, and Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had alsoe. Additionally, all the headmasters of the six schools hade to serve as supervisors.
The number of students involved this time was quiterge. The military training exercise was admittedly important, but the students'' safety was likewise a priority.
At noon, Immortal Toya was called to another meeting. As the chief instructor for the military training this time, he also had an important responsibility to help ensure the students'' safety.
In the meeting room, Secretary Dakang, Odd Zhuo, Headmaster Jin of No. 59 High School, Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High School, Headmaster Qian of Building Materials High School, Headmaster Sun of God Vision High School and Headmaster Hong of Prime Elevation High School, these two great leaders and five headmasters, had alle together.
"Why isn''t Headmaster Yue of Reliance High School here yet?" Sitting on a long bench in the middle of the conference room, Secretary Dakang locked his fingers together and rested his chin on them. He frowned, a little unhappy.
"I heard that Patriarch Reliance 1 just came out from seclusion; he''s on his way here now." As Reliance High School''s alliance partner this time, Headmaster Hong of Prime Elevation High School mediated the situation.
"I knew that that brat would definitely bete..." The old Secretary sighed. "In those days, he was a seclusion maniac. Thinking back to before Reliance High School was set up, this guy established Reliance Sect and found a mountain to build it on. He pulled some elders and high-ranking officials over, then went into seclusion. When he came out of seclusion several hundred yearster, he didn''t even know how many disciples there were in the sect."
Headmasters: "..."
"Are Secretary Dakang and this Senior Patriarch Reliance from the same sect? How do you know all this?" Immortal Toya asked curiously on one side.
"How could we possibly be from the same sect? I know this naturally because of the establishment of Reliance High School back then. It was because of a problem with the high school that I had had a lot of contact with him before." The old Secretary pressed his lips together. His gaze swept over everyone present as he smiled. "You all know that every school in Huaxiu nation has to be endorsed by our Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, right?"
Everyone nodded. "Of course."
The old Secretary said, "This endorsement naturally takes a while to process as it has to go through the government departments. After the application for setting up a school is submitted, the general examination and approval procedure takes fifteen working days."
Headmaster Chen nodded. "That''s right, it indeed takes that long. In addition, the headmaster applying to set up the school has to show up in person to sign and provide a fingerprint, and to register the school''s address on the spot. Only then is the application approved."
"That was the problem."
Secretary Dakang smiled bitterly. "Back then, whenever Patriarch Reliance submitted his application papers, he would go into seclusion after that, and it would be for a hundred years each time..."
Headmasters: "..."
Secretary Dakang: "The main problem was that this guy would resubmit his papers each time aftering out of seclusion, and then he couldn''t help himself from going back in... in this way, our Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools received six applications one after another, and it took six hundred years for Reliance High School''s application to be confirmed. If it hadn''t been for these six hundred years, it would have been an old school that would be one thousand years old by now..."
Headmasters: "..."
There was silence in the conference room for a long time.
After about five or six minutes, Odd Zhuo''s cellphone finally rang. "It''s news from Patriarch Reliance! A text message!"
Secretary Dakang: "Oh? What did he say?"
"He said..."
Seeing the content of the text message, Odd Zhuo''s expression looked very unsightly. After a silent moment of consideration, in the end, he still read out Patriarch Reliance''s message: "Damn it! I just came out of seclusion, how can everyone be so quiet? Don''t you surf the Inte? How many hunks and beauties are there today? Is my favorite Cailian Zhenren there? I hear Immortal Toya is also there today? It''s this type of talented junior that I like. I''m still on the road, I''ll see youter, mwah mwah !"
After Odd Zhuo finished reading, everyone in the room instantly drew in sharp breaths.
"..." Immortal Toya wiped at his sweat. Hearing that Patriarch Reliance actually had a good impression of him, he felt a little ttered in his heart, but also questioned how urate the text was. "Director Zhuo... is this really from Senior Patriarch Reliance?"
Odd Zhuo opened the profile photo, and after repeatedly confirming it, nodded his head to everyone''s incredulity. "It''s absolutely true, it''s real."
"..."
Everyone instantly felt that Patriarch Reliance''s image had copsed a little...
Grand Patriarch Reliance was actually such an unconventional person! Was it because the Inte signal on Reliance Mountain was poor, and had only just been connected in the vige?
"You don''t have to doubt it. That is unmistakably Patriarch Reliance''s tone." The corner of Secretary Dakang''s mouth twitched. "Although Patriarch Reliance is a seclusion maniac, his chosen seclusion spot for many years has been his hometown, Reliance Vige. The vige''s Inte signal is indeed not very good."
Everyone: "..."
Secretary Dakang: "But most regretfully... Patriarch Reliance has all along always thought himself a very fashionable person."
Everyone: "..."
...
Another ten minutes passed, but Headmaster Yue of Reliance High School, Patriarch Reliance, had yet to show up.
Odd Zhuo looked at his messages on his cellphone and saw that Patriarch Reliance had sent a second message. "Patriarch Reliance was in seclusion for a long time, and didn''t know that there''s an odd-even license te regtion in effect now. It seems that he had been speeding on his flying sword on the road, and was arrested. Right now, he''s still sorting it out at the police station."
Everyone: "..."
The old Secretary, who had been waiting a little impatiently, simply and directly took charge of the meeting. He turned to look at Headmaster Hong on one side. "Ignore him, let''s start our meeting first. Little Hong, your Prime Elevation High School and Reliance High School are in an alliance this time. If anythinges up in the meeting, you''ll be responsible for passing the information on."
"Yes, Secretary." Headmaster Hong nodded.
The meeting officially began.
The old Secretary looked inside the little notebook he had prepared. He had put down a number of issues that they had to discuss in rtion to the military training exercise. After all, this survival drill was a pilot program which the six schools were participating in, so there were actually still a lot of holes in it. What they had to do now in this discussion was to find these holes in time and fill them.
"General Yi has attached great importance to this exercise. Starting three months ago, he specially customized arge number of magic artifacts to be ced on the map for the students to use. This will greatly test the students'' ability to adapt and to use a magic artifact in flexible ways."
The old Secretary said, "However, given the fact that some of the magic artifacts require moreplex operation, it won''t be easy for students to use them, and studying them may take a long time. Our group of experts think that this could significantly slow down the drill''s pace. What do you think?"
Chapter 213: All of You Have Overlooked a Bug
Chapter 213: All of You Have Overlooked a Bug
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The question which the old Secretary had raised was certainly not a superfluous one. If the magic artifacts weren''t easy to use, it would indeed greatly slow down the pace. The group of experts had predicted that from beginning to end, after over ten thousand people battled it out on the map to be thest ones standing and the oue of the contest was decided, the survival drill would take three days. This deadline would force students to enhance their ability to adapt and to work with one another. At the same time, this was the optimal time limit to ensure that it would be an exciting drill.
But if the magic artifacts as an unpredictable factor would have an impact on the time limit, that would be disastrous.
"How about limited drops of instruction manuals near the map?" Immortal Toya immediately asked.
Secretary Dakang nodded. "I also thought about that. Moreover, we can make it into something like an electronic illustrated handbook. Students only need to scan a magic artifact, and the handbook will automatically exin it to them. This can also help students understand the characteristics of each magic artifact. What do you think?"
Headmaster Jin of No. 59 High School shook his head. "I have no objections."
"No objections." The others agreed one after another.
"Good, then that''s settled." The old Secretary looked at the little notebook. "Then the next issue has to do with the number of people participating in the survival drill. In total, there are over ten thousand students, but the students from No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School together add up to less than eight hundred."
This issue of parity in the military exercise was in fact a very serious one.
"How can it be so little?" Headmaster Sun of God Vision High School frowned.
Headmaster Chen sighed pitifully. "Even though right now we are key city candidates, we naturally can''tpare with true key city high schools. Our annual enrollment numbers are limited. Four hundred new enrollments is already the most we get every year..."
With his remark, Headmaster Chen hadid bare the problem. A key city high school, on the other hand, could easily get a thousand enrollments every year.
The other headmasters all had helpless expressions. They had actually overlooked such a problem. Even though a big highlight of this military training exercise was the contest between two key city high school candidates against four key city high schools, if student numbers weren''t equal, there in fact wouldn''t be any point to thispetition.
"That''s why now, we can onlye up with checks and bnces in other ways," the old Secretary said. "In our survival drill this time, the students will be sent into the sky above the map using a magic array, and then they will be dropped together. I have a suggestion... what do you think about setting up the array so that the students of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School are dropped in zones where the magic artifacts are more concentrated?"
"I have no objections."
Headmaster Hong of Prime Elevation High School added, "This is indeed an unfair situation; I think we can also give each child from No. 60 High School and No. 59 High School an illustrated handbook of the magic artifacts. What do you think?"
The other headmasters nodded their heads again. "Mm, that would be fine. We have noints."
It was only eight hundred people; in the eyes of these headmasters, it was utter nonsense to think that this eight hundred could stand against over nine thousand students from the other four schoolsbined.
"..."
It was only Immortal Toya whose lips couldn''t help but twitch slightly.
There were only eight hundred students in total from No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School... but among them was Ling Zhenren this bug in the system!
Immortal Toya felt that he could already see this story''s ending.
"When will the transmission begin?" Headmaster Chen asked after they had more or less discussed everything.
The old Secretary looked at the time and replied, "We''ll start tonight at six o''clock."
"So soon? Don''t the students have training?"
"It''s only in unexpected situations that we can test these children''s ability to adapt. As for the conventional military training, that can be carried out after the drill," said the old Secretary.
Saying that, he turned his gaze to Odd Zhuo. "Is the transmission array ready?"
Odd Zhuo nodded seriously. "Yes, everything''s been prepared. Before the children arrived at the military base, the transmission array had already been secretly set up around the dormitory building. Once the array is activated, all the students in the dormitory will be instantly sent to the map for the drill this time."
Some of the headmasters were a little astonished when they heard this. They had initially thought that the students would need to assemble first before everyone entered the magic array together; they hadpletely never expected this type of operation. This meant that the students would be sent directly to the mappletely unprepared.
Speaking up to this point, Odd Zhuo sighed lightly. "The only thing we''re missing now is the signature of Reliance High School''s Headmaster Yue. Once he signs, we''ll be able to activate the array."
"Hm... call him right away. Tell him this is an order: I want him here in ten minutes. Otherwise, Reliance High School will straightaway lose the right to practice in the drill! And Little Zhuozi, tell him that if he isn''t here in ten minutes, his Reliance High School will very likely be demoted next year," said the old Secretary.
Odd Zhuo: "Would this be too severe?"
"Not at all." Secretary Dakang shook his head in pain and let out a sigh with deep feelings only he could understand. "He''s at the police station now, right? I''m worried that in the time he''s drinking tea, he''ll start thinking about going into seclusion."
Everyone: "..."
...
The sky in the western outskirts of Songhai city was crowded with stars. That evening, all the students were called back into the dormitory to fill in their camp handbooks with their details.
Wang Ling knew that this had been deliberately arranged by the headmasters of the six schools with the purpose of gathering all the students inside the dormitory.
He had already earlier on discovered the magic array which had been set up around the dormitory building. The survival drill this time was definitely going to be a sudden ambush; what the six headmasters were plotting in their hearts was clear as crystal to Wang Ling.
The only thing that worried him a little was those exotic magic treasures which General Yi had developed. God knew what kind of crazy stuff they could pick up on the map this time.
After filling in his handbook, he sat thinking on the bed. At that moment, there was movement outside the door it was Wang Ming returning with his three new little brothers.
"Second brother, please take a seat!" As soon as they entered the room, Super Chen pulled a chair out like ackey for Wang Ming to sit in, then looked at Dopey Guo and Little Peanut. "You two, go and pour second brother a ss of water!"
He then rolled up his sleeves and nned to help Wang Ming massage his shoulders. Just as he ced his hands on Wang Ming''s shoulders, the other man straightaway shivered. "What are you doing?"
He turned his head to look at Super Chen.
Super Chen answered truthfully, "Second brother just showed us how to cultivate the Non-Showy Wave, and it must have been hard on you. Our family is into physical education, and I learned from my dad how to knead acupuncture points. I just want to help second brother massage your shoulders."
"It''s fine, it''s fine, I''m not tired..."
As Wang Ming said this, he actually felt a little diffident.
Given his muggle body, he was keenly aware of what the consequences would be if this person at the Foundation Establishment stage massaged his shoulders.
He couldn''t help sweating. He had just narrowly avoided having the bones in his shoulders shatter...
Chapter 214: My Contemporaries Make Me Look Evil in Contrast
Chapter 214: My Contemporaries Make Me Look Evil in Contrast
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It was still June 14th and it was already five o''clock in the evening.
From arriving at the military training base to applying for military supplies and then to filling in the handbook, today''s activities didn''t seem so packed, which actually made many students think that the military training this time wouldn''t be as tough as they''d imagined; as long as they got a good ranking for their schools during this survival drill, that should be fine.
In the dorm, the students of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School had been housed in the same section. Some were consulting each other on battle tactics while others were chatting idly. The overall atmosphere was very rxed.
At about half past five, Old Antique came to the rooms to check that all the students in the dorm were ounted for and make sure that none of them had been overlooked outside the dorm. Furthermore, he gave each person something: an electronic illustrated handbook the size of a person''s palm.
But he didn''t exin what it was for, and went off with atiao stuck in his mouth.
After studying it for a while, Super Chen still hadn''t figured it out.
"Second brother, do you know what this is?" he asked.
Hands folded behind his head, Wang Ming''s chair was tilted as he leaned back against the wall, his two long, straight legs crossed on the desk. He raised his eyes to give it an idle look, then promptly replied, "Isn''t it an electronic illustrated handbook? General Yi had gotten so many magic treasures produced en masse this time, so there are bound to be some that you wouldn''t know how to use. This illustrated handbook will probably prove very convenient once we enter the map."
Saying this, Wang Ming smiled faintly. "Furthermore, this is probably something only our No. 60 High School and No. 59 High School have. The other four schools wouldn''t have gotten it. Thebined number of students from our two schools is just eight hundred in total, while the other four schools together have over nine thousand students. The numbers are simply not equal. This is most likely a handicap which the headmasters of the six schools devised after discussing it among themselves."
The people in the dorm raised their heads, eyes instantly lighting up. There was even this type of operation?
"But can we really bring this thing in? I heard that after entering the magic array, it will by default block anything that''s in storage space on the body, and won''t allow magic treasures to be brought into the map," said Little Peanut.
Wang Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled. "It''s fine, the array has already been set up, so this electronic illustrated handbook isn''t part of its filter scope."
At this moment, even Dopey Guo had no choice but to admire how knowledgeable this second brother Wang Ming was. Even he, the gossip expert, hadn''t known this matter, but this second brother had actually known of it.
Wang Ling: "..."
What rubbish, it was Wang Ming who had drawn out the blueprint for this magic array; it would be odd if this guy didn''t know about it!
...
Time flew by, and it was close to 5:55 pm when the two Wang family brothers opened their eyes at the same time.
They could both sense that the magic array outside the dormitory building was in the start-up phase.
Wang Ling secretly opened his Heavenly Eye, and noticed that this round array wasn''t just any ordinary size, it was massive; it included almost all the dormitory buildings on the military training base. Furthermore, the array''s structure wasplicated and mutable; even first-ss array masters wouldn''t have been able to set up this array under six months.
In fact, Wang Ming had started drawing up the ns two years ago. Though he didn''t have spirit energy, he had yed a key role in deploying the advanced mathematical operations and variousplex forms required to design the magic array.
It was such arge array; using the Heavenly Eye to do a simple sweep of it, Wang Ling could already see a mix of several hundred thousand form designs. Only the strongest brain could have done this; a regr person really wouldn''t have been able to take it.
This magic array was linked to a small world that had been created by an Almighty cultivator. Judging from the array''s structure alone, Wang Ling knew that time flowed at a different pace in the small worldpared with outside.
Wang Ming got up and stood by the window as he looked at the faint glimmer of light outside. It looked a little like the light of an incandescentmp, but actually, it was the light emitted during the operation phase of the array. He mentally calcted that the array would bepletely activated in three minutes.
Taking a deep breath, Wang Ming checked the people in the dorm and noticed that Hero Guo had disappeared. He pointed to Dopey Guo''s bed. "Where is he? "
Super Chen: "Dopey said he had a stomachache, so he went to the toilet."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ming: "..."
...
At the same time, a dark space tunnel opened on the top of the dormitory building. Two hands stretched out of the tunnel to push its edges apart, and a figure struggled its way out.
"Finally, we made it."
Using Jiang Liuyue''s body, the old devil had arrived.
In the stone ghost mask, Jiang Liuyue sensed the massive magic array around the dormitory building and was a little surprised. "This array is truly a masterpiece; an Almighty had to have been involved, otherwise there is no way this could have been set up. Furthermore, I can faintly sense that there are experts in the vicinity; the headmasters of the six schools and the Secretary of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools have gathered here. Senior, are you sure about this?"
"My venerable self heard that one of the six school headmasters is Patriarch Reliance? Given my present state, apart from Patriarch Reliance and the old Secretary... I don''t have to worry about the others." The old devil let out a hmph . "Myst two defeats were because my venerable self had underestimated that junior called Killer Taoist. As long as that junior doesn''t show up to upset things, there''s nothing to be worried about."
"That man seems to be connected to the cultivation forum." Jiang Liuyue smiled bitterly in the stone ghost mask. "Thest few times this person appeared was because our matter involved the cultivation forum''s Great Death-Courting Senior. Senior shouldn''t need to be so apprehensive today."
"That''s right."
The old devil nodded, and with a sh of spirit light, a blue g appeared in his hand.
An array-guiding g?
Jiang Liuyue was amazed in her heart. The array-guiding g was a very practical magic treasure which could move a pre-existing magic array''s location to apletely different one in an instant.
But she had also heard that in the past, an uwful person had used this g and triggered a huge catastrophe. Therefore, as early as one thousand years ago, the array-guiding gs on the market had all disappeared. Worst of all, they weren''t sold even in the ck market or auction houses!
It had to be said that the old devil was in the end the old devil. There were few people who could wield so many ancient treasures.
"My venerable self has already set up an array in my small world to connect to the Gate Between Worlds."
Holding the array-guiding g, the old devil sneered. "When my venerable self sneaks in alongside the students into the small world where the drill will be held, I''ll use the array-guiding g to open the Gate Between Worlds in that small world undetected. Then my venerable self will take advantage of this opportunity to absorb the vitality of thousands of students, thereby entering this world once again."
Speaking up to this point, the old devil chuckled. "Do you know why my venerable self wasbeled the first devil in history?"
Jiang Liuyue: "Why?"
"Because there was no one else as vicious as me."
The old devil said, "The reason why my venerable self can cause panic among the masses is because my contemporaries weren''t as wicked, so they made me look evil in contrast."
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
Chapter 215: Dopey Guo Spiraling Into the Sky
Chapter 215: Dopey Guo Spiraling Into the Sky
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What the old devil said was in fact true. Anyone could stand out in their respective field depending on how they measured up against their contemporaries.
There was some basis for this thinking, as every viin in history could demonstrate. Some tried to reach a deceitfulpromise with the main character through a PY trade, but it backfired on them and got them killed; some pretended to ept disciples with the intent of devouring their souls and flesh, but in the end they failed and self-destructed; and some held their banners high before battle, thinking that they would definitely win, but in the end they were beaten up so badly that even their own mothers couldn''t recognize them.
The old devil thought, moreover, that all viins shared a distinctive characteristic: they talked too much...
...
With less than a few minutes to go before the array was activated, Master of Dopey was still clutching his stomach in pain in the military training dorm toilets. He didn''t know what he had eaten today that was inexplicably causing his stomach to hurt.
He crouched over the squat toilet, hands gripping the wall handles on both sides and his entire person looked like it was about to copse.
What on earth had he eaten?
He felt that his brain had already lost its ability to think.
Oh... right.
Just as he was about topletely copse, he remembered something.
It wasn''t something that he had eaten today. He recalled when he had walked through the school corridor yesterday, and he had eaten a new dish which Mother Juan had created. It had been a rice dish, where she had turned the rice into shaved ice. Mother Juan had even given it a very nice-sounding name, "fan bing bing 1 ." Back then, she had been trialing this dish in the corridor...
The issue was that he had only eaten one mouthful! Also, he hadn''t felt any difort at the time.
Covering his stomach, Dopey Guo wanted to cry but had no tears to shed.
At that moment, he was amazed to discover that Mother Juan''s ck cuisine had been elevated once again... it now actually had a dyed effect, which was just too scary!
...
The minutes ticked by, and when Dopey Guo looked weakly at the time, he discovered that it was almost six o''clock. He had already been in the toilet for more than ten minutes...
It was at that moment that he saw the tiles under his feet unexpectedly start to tremble slightly.
An earthquake?
Dopey Guo felt it was doubtful; the tremors didn''t feel strong enough to be an earthquake.
Just then, he saw a white light shine through the partition cracks from the next cubicle.
Na... nani 2 ?!
Dopey Guo was so scared he pissed, and in the next moment, he felt his body gradually be nothingness as he followed a dense rolling cloud of mist ahead of him. He could feel himself being dragged down an endless passage toward a new map by a strange force.
Am I crossing over?
By the time he reacted, he could already feel strong sts of wind blowing between his legs.
He was astonished when he realized that he had actually been directly teleported while he had been taking a dump, and now, he was spiraling into the sky 3 with bare buttocks...
...
In the conference room of the military training base on the western outskirts of Songhai city, the old Secretary sat on a long bench and looked at the big TV screen in front of him. In the lower right corner of the screen was a radar, and it showed countless red dots densely packed together. "The transmission array has already been activated, right? Have the numbers been confirmed?"
"Yes, they''ve already been confirmed." Standing next to the old Secretary, Odd Zhuo was reporting the details. "Before the transmission array was officially opened, we had already asked the teachers leading their school teams to carefully confirm that all the students were filling in the camp handbook inside the dorm. Some of them weren''t in their rooms, but they were in the toilets... no one was overlooked."
The old Secretary nodded. "Mm, that''s good."
In... the toilet?
In the conference room, several of the headmasters couldn''t help the way the corners of their mouths twitched.
They could already imagine the shock of the students who were suddenly transported away while still taking a dump or peeing. In this situation, would they be so scared that they''d suck their shit or piss right back in?
The old Secretaryughed. "An unexpected situation, now that''s reality. Don''t we need to really see the students for who they are?"
"The old Secretary is right..."
Odd Zhuo sweated a little. "Currently, they are in the ascending stage. After the array sends them to the map, it will automatically direct them up to a height of five kilometers, and finally let them all down at the same time, leaving them free to choose where they want tond."
"What about safety? Are there any problems?"
"Rest assured, old Secretary, General Yi personally set up this small world. Their descent will be slowed down once they are a hundred meters from the ground."
Odd Zhuo continued reporting the situation. "The instructors in charge of the survival drill have also entered the map; their radar signals are blue. As the chiefmander, Senior Immortal Toya will ensure that the students remain safe during the drill. The magic artifacts were all specially created for the small world. Once the small world judges that a student''s vital point has been hit, the body will emit green smoke, and the student will be considered out."
The rules for survival and the elimination mechanism this time were actually easy to understand, and were simpler than those for the previous spirit sword exchange meet.
As Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools in Songhai city, it could be said that Odd Zhuo had worked his heart out on this n; from the moment the higher-ups had given him this task, he had spared no effort in formting the process and guidelines this time, and hade up with contingency ns for every kind of situation that might happen.
This was because he knew that shifu was a person who had always disliked troublesome matters, and liked to keep a low profile...
But however meticulously prepared a n was, it was almost impossible for it to be perfectly soundproof.
Standing next to the old Secretary, Odd Zhuo''s face looked a little troubled. "Secretary Dakang, I''ve just received information saying that there are fluctuationsing from the Gate Between Worlds again, and the coordinates are near us."
Gate Between Worlds?
The old Secretary frowned, feeling that this was a bit too much of a coincidence. With a solemn expression, he lowered his head and said, "Back then, General Yi and I joined hands in a group of ten people to seal the Gate Between Worlds. Under normal circumstances, it''s impossible to undo the seal on the Gate in such a short time. I have a feeling that someone is causing mischief behind the scenes."
"The fact that the coordinates of the Gate''s fluctuations are so close to us is bad."
"It''ll be terrible if it''s dangerous to the children."
"Old Secretary, should we call for reinforcements?"
"We can keep that as a contingency n, let''s check the situation first." The old Secretary waved his hand and frowned as he said, "In any case, the headmasters of the six schools and I are here. We must be fully responsible for the safety of the students."
Odd Zhuo was extremely surprised; he hadpletely never expected that the old Secretary would actually use reinforcements as a backup n. "Is the Gate Between Worlds truly that terrifying?"
"When the demon army retreated back then, ten of us joined hands to shut the Gate. After that, we calcted that ourbined power had been almost a billion jin , which had been barely enough for us to push the Gate shut. But each of us had held some power in reserve and we hadn''t used all of our strength since we hadn''t expected the Gate to be that heavy..."
The old Secretary looked like he was reminiscing about a lot of things, then he got up and sighed. "If the Gate Between Worlds reappears, I''ll shut it at all costs, even if I have to sacrifice this old life. If the demon army rises up once again, that will be very bad for us."
Chapter 216: Wang Ming’s Counterattack
Chapter 216: Wang Mings Counterattack
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The survival world wasrge and boundless.
This was a small world which General Yi had specially prepared, and the spirit energy here was very abundant. As soon as the students entered this small world, they were slowly lifted up in the air by the array''s power before finally stopping at a distance of about five kilometers above the ground.
Using his Heavenly Eye, Wang Ling found the boundary support in the center of the small world; at the very top of the boundary support was a t teau, and it was surrounded by a lot of rugged mountain roads. He realized that these roads had all been designed to allow people to reach the mountain teau. For someone with a long-range magic weapon, the summit of the boundary support would be an advantageous position for an ambush. Beyond the boundary support was an urban area, with various tall buildings and replicatedndmarks.
Apart from that, Wang Ling also noticed that past the horizon of the small world in all directions, at the furthest point that the Heavenly Eye could see, there was a ck, dense fog which hovered beyond the sea.
This dense fog wasn''t some kind of demon spirit, but was also an elimination mechanism of thepetition system. After everyone had touched down, this ck fog would slowly begin to roll in. There was a very high chance that those who zealously continued fighting or who got carried away with collecting magic treasures would be engulfed by the ck fog. The small world would then automatically consider them eliminated.
This military training exercise thus not only tested the students'' ability to adapt, but would also teach them to know when to act; the Foundation Establishment stage was the period when students were introduced more fully to cultivation, and for cultivators at this stage, the biggest weakness was greed.
The sky''s wide expanse was scattered with fully over ten thousand people as one by one they appeared in position. Looking around indifferently, Wang Ling noticed many of his schoolmates as well as allies from No. 59 High School.
He couldn''t see his idiot second brother''s figure, and even Super Chen and the others had been sent to who knew where.
Well, whatever...
Wang Ling kneaded his brow. Anyway, it would be enough to justy low and slowly develop 1 in thispetition like Teacher Pan had said to do.
He didn''t want to fight anyone, because he knew that in the outside world, that bunch of people in the surveince room could follow each student''s movement by radar; he didn''t want his performance to be too obvious.
Quite a long period of time passed.
He realized that the array was starting to fluctuate again, and everyone who had been frozen in ce high in the sky began to fall.
In the end, Wang Lingnded securely in a desert; it had the least number of people, so he could avoid most of the students participating in thepetition.
Of course, he wasn''t the only one with this idea. Roughly over a hundred people had chosen tond in the desert outside the city.
Thepetition would be the most intense in the city center, and it was very likely that magic treasures were already starting to be snatched up in a frenzy as soon as peoplended. Those who had chosen the desert for the sake of survival were nning to wait for the "drop as boxes" 2 , since ording to thepetition rules, after the small world had determined someone was out, survivors could pick up all the magic treasures which the eliminated person had been carrying.
Let''s see what''s nearby first...
Wang Ling sighed in his heart. Though there were more than a hundred people in the desert, at the moment there was no sign of them.
The desert environment was terrible. It was over thirty degrees hotter here than in the city center. It was deathly lonely, with the wind whistling endlessly, stirring up the sand, and not even a weed to be seen.
If a person couldn''t find something like a flying sword to pick up here, the ck fog on the horizon would spread to this area, and whoever was in the desert would be dead for sure given the distance from here to the city center.
Just as Wang Ling was about to start looking around his surroundings, the sand under his feet suddenly caved in, and a hole the size of a person appeared. Then, following a spirit light, Wang Ming actually climbed out of the hole..
An underground escape talisman?
Wang Ming pulled off the painfully tight safety goggles. "As expected, I''m still not very familiar with using spirit talismans... the underground escape talisman is not very suitable for use in sand. If I hadn''t been careful, I would probably have been buried before I could climb out."
Wang Ling stared at this hole in the sand, lost in deep thought. "..." This guy didn''t have spirit energy, so how could he have used a spirit talisman?
"In the team I brought with me this time, I''m the only one who can''t use spirit energy. But General Yi gave me this." Saying that, Wang Ming pulled out a golden talisman from his pants pocket and said a little gleefully, "General Yi personally made this talisman, which is connected to his spirit energy as a source. As long as I have this on me, I''ll be able to use magic artifacts. But there''s a time limit to it, which is just a few days... today, I, your elder brother, can finallyunch a counterattack!"
Wang Ling: "..."
As he spoke, Wang Ming rolled up his sleeve to reveal his wristwatch. This was a watch that only internal staff members had. To prevent the possibility of students exchanging information with each other, the array had already filtered out their wristwatches before sending them here.
"I''ve just blocked your signal, so now you don''t have to worry about your actions being monitored by the people outside. And look..." Wang Ming made use of the simple positioning system on the wristwatch, and a disc appeared in the air. This was in fact a radar. "Ling, there seems to be quite a few people nearby. Do you want to go ambush them and ept a delivery 3 ?"
Speaking up to this point, he patted Wang Ling on the shoulder and gave him a brilliant smile which showed off his gleaming white teeth. "Don''t worry, brother will protect you!"
Wang Ling was stupefied. "..."
How did a maintenance worker like you suddenly be a yer?!
...
The two brothers walked on. They crossed a sand dune and found some cacti scattered in the desert ahead of them.
The desert was so hot that there hadn''t even been a stalk of weed in the area Wang Ling hadnded in earlier. The appearance of these cacti here then could already be considered a uniquendscape scene in this desert.
They hid behind an unscientifically huge cactus for a bit, but after thirty minutes or so, there still wasn''t any sign of anyone else.
Though the distance was very far, Wang Ling could already hear sounds of an intense "firefight" happening in the city center. That was the sound of various magic treasures colliding with each other; it had been less than half an hour since they had arrived in this small world, and already roughly several hundred people had been eliminated.
The current number of people remaining was clearly written in the air above the boundary support''s Pingding 4 Mountain: 9723... and the number kept declining.
In the desert, on the other hand, there wasn''t the slightest bit of movement; if it wasn''t because Wang Ling could still sense these people''s auras, or if Wang Ming hadn''t been able to see their signals on the radar, no one would have thought that there were actually still a hundred people here.
Most importantly, this was a desert! The ce with the worst environment in the whole of the small world...
After about an hour, Wang Ling raised his head. The wind was still whistling through the desert and kicking up sand, and there was a field of clouds above his head, but as far as the eye could see, there wasn''t even an ant around.
At this unexpected tranquility, Wang Ming couldn''t help looking at the sky as he began to doubt his life: this was just too damn calm!
Chapter 217: Ouqimanman
Chapter 217: Ouqimanman
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All his life, Wang Ming had never experienced what it was like to personally wield a magic treasure, so this was actually a rare opportunity for him.
Unfortunately, his fantasy of fighting back had already hit a wall before it had even gotten off the ground.
This bunch of people were really too good atying low!
For a full hour and a half, there wasn''t even the slightest movement even the red dots on the radar hadn''t moved. It looked like everyone was nning to keep still and wait to ept a delivery! Moreover, there wasn''t a single magic treasure on the ground as far as the eye could see; this location was the worst and horribly bare!
Time flowed at a different rate in the small world. Although the military training drill was tost three days, that was ording to time in the outside world. If you couldy low while that toxic fog continued to close in, you could at the very least end up ranked in the top one hundred.
They had to find a way to stir up things; this was much too boring!
Wang Ling knew that this mad scientist cousin of his had never been a person who could remain inactive for very long.
Just as this idiot second brother wasmenting in his heart about how boring it was, suddenly there was a bright light high up in the air, and a square box slowly drifted down.
An airdrop?
"There could be something good in it," Wang Ming said. "ording to thew of checks and bnces in this drill, this desert is probably the ce with the fewest magic treasures, so if an airdrop happens here, the things inside must be very valuable! Talismans, elixirs... there might even be snacks!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Wait... snacks?!
Wang Ming cupped his chin and smiled as he looked at Wang Ling. "Snacks were my idea. When we were creating the airdrops, I got them to putrge snack gift packs inside. These will help people to keep calm and break up the loneliness of long waits. Oh, by the way... there are crispy noodle snacks in the gift pack. Want to check it out?"
For some reason, Wang Ling, who had had an indifferent attitude toward this survival contest since the beginning, suddenly became a little more interested.
...
It had to be said that Wang Ming''s trick had been brilliant.
Now that they had a target, he noticed that Wang Ling''s attitude was now a lot more seriouspared with his indifference before. It was clear that previously, he had just been using his Heavenly Eyezily, but now he was keeping it open the whole time as they forged forward in the direction of the airdrop.
Wang Ming knew that for Wang Ling to keep his Heavenly Eye open for long periods of time was actually very difficult. This was because his Heavenly Eye was a little special; when it was activated, Wang Ling''s pupils would take on an extraordinary color that would gradually turn golden and in the end eventually bloom like three petals of a golden flower.
He would look like he was wearing colored contact lenses, and it made him so good-looking it was a crime.
Wang Ming remembered seeing the ultimate Heavenly Eye once when he had been ying hide-and-seek with Wang Ling as kids. Seeing it again after all these years, he didn''t think that it would make him feel like it had been a lifetime ago.
In his heart, he was well aware that this memory was tinged with a trace of envy, but it was steeped even more in nostalgia...
Wang Ling was indeed very strong, but looking back on the past, returning to that time when they were kids would be very hard.
Wang Ming often thought that if he had developed the talisman seal earlier on back then, maybe Wang Ling would have been more outgoing now, or at the very least, he wouldn''t be so anti-social.
"The location of the airdrop is up ahead." Wang Ming pointed out the direction. Previously, Wang Ling hadn''t been too attentive in scouting out this desert with his spiritual senses; in fact, it wasn''t apletely empty ce it actually had a nnedndmark.
It was a ce that looked like ruins and which could only be found in the desert.
Instead of choosing to directly teleport there, Wang Ling inched closer bit by bit, because he had already smelled the conspiracy in the air from far away.
There was definitely an ambush waiting at the airdrop''s location.
If he teleported suddenly, this type of skill would look like a bug in the system, and it would be bad if someone reported it as an anomaly!
...
As far as one could tell, the ruins were surrounded by broken stone walls which were very high. Contained inside were giant stone arrangements and several ancient stone temples.
Wang Ming chose to steer clear of the front of the ruins, and instead moved along the side. The front was brightly lit, and walking in the sun would grab too much attention. A huge stone wall ran down the side, and it was a good decision to enter the location from the shadow which the wall cast.
But just as they approached their target, Wang Ming immediately stopped when he noticed a red dot on the radar, which showed that someone was behind the stone wall. "That brother up ahead,e out. I can already see you!"
Wang Ling really couldn''t help swearing in his heart. This radar truly defied the heavens!
The person behind the stone wall actually had concealed himself very well. Wang Ling thought that if it had been anyone else passing by, they might have never sensed that there was a person hidden here.
After a brief moment, Super Chen stepped out from behind the stone wall. "Second brother, you''re awesome, I hid myself so well, but you could still find me!"
"So it was you."
Wang Ming stared at the cushion in Super Chen''s hands with an astonished expression. "Is this... a hassock?"
"Yep; what''s more, it''s an eighth-grade hassock!"
Super Chen smiled. "I found it when I was looking for all of you. I was able to sense second brother''s aura from far away."
"Your luck''s pretty good, you managed to pick up the eighth-grade hassock so quickly." Wang Ming looked astonished because this was the top perception-type magic treasure in this survival contest. The students here were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, so the perception range of their spiritual senses was limited. However, as long as they were sitting on this hassock when they were using their spiritual senses, their perception range could be expanded up to fifty times! With this eighth-grade hassock, it was like having a portable radar.
"Have you seen anyone else?" Wang Ming asked.
"I came from the outskirts, and saw a few people on my way here. Most of them are now moving around in groups. I haven''t seen Little Peanut or Dopey, who knows where those two went running off to," Super Chen answered honestly. "By the way... do you need anything? I picked up a lot of things along the way."
Saying this, he took out a small golden silk bag, startling Wang Ming once again. "Eighth-grade storage bag? Where did you find this?"
This was the magic treasure with thergest storage capacity in the entire survival contest. In order to survive long enough in thispetition, it was essential to find a magic treasure with a huge storage space. Therger the storage space, the more supplies that could be collected and stored away during thepetition.
Staring at the eighth-grade storage bag, Wang Ming couldn''t help sucking in a sharp breath.
This guy''s luck was too good, it was simply ouqimanman 1 !
"I just picked up stuff on the road that people overlooked."
Super Chen scratched his head and said a little bashfully, "On the way here, I came across two groups of people fighting each other. It seemed like the Xiao n disciple from God Vision High School had identally killed his teammates in an explosion. Then a bunch of girls with knives were chasing another guy from God Vision High School."
Wang Ming frowned: "Was it infighting?"
"Didn''t seem like it. It looked like a rtionship problem." Super Chen thought for a moment, then said with some surprise, "I think I heard someone call that boy Brother Cheng 2 ..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 218: A Devil and Also a Devoted Lover
Chapter 218: A Devil and Also a Devoted Lover
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The old devil appeared on Pingding Mountain on the top of the boundary support in Jiang Liuyue''s body. Looking down at the expanse of the small world, he felt a little excited in his heart. "I''ve finally infiltrated this ce; I''m one step closer to achieving my master n!"
"Lord Devil Emperor, this survival contest is being monitored from outside, and it seems that a hundred people have entered this small world to protect the students... is this really okay?" In the stone ghost mask, Jiang Liuyue voiced her doubts.
"Before I entered this small world, I wrapped myself in the fog from the Purple Gold Gourd, so the world was unable to detect me at all. Given the strength of that bunch of juniors, none of them are capable of sensing my aura at all."
The old devil smiled coldly. "Besides, I feel that this time, my n has simply been blessed by the heavens! Beside the fact that this small world can''t sense my presence, my venerable self can also absorb the spirit energy here at abandon... It''ll take an immense source of spirit energy to use the array-guiding g to transfer this magic array and open the Gate Between Worlds, as well as to start the ancient array so that it can absorb the vitality needed for reconstructing the human body on the skeleton. My venerable self had been worried about insufficient spirit energy, but that''s not a problem now.
"Maier, once my flesh is restored, I''lle for you..." On the boundary support, the old devil took a deep breath, and a spirit light emerged in his hand. Through the stone ghost mask, Jiang Liuyue saw a crescent-shaped jade pendant in the old devil''s palm.
"Lord Devil Emperor, this is..."
"The pendant my first love gave to me." The old devil looked at the pendant with unexpected tenderness in his eyes. "But unfortunately, she died a thousand years ago, and my venerable self has frozen her body in ice."
Hearing this, Jiang Liuyue was a little surprised. She had never thought that the old devil would in fact be a devoted lover.
"Previously, my venerable self had always been looking for a way to revive her, but just as I had found a reliable method, Yi Jianchuan that brat targeted me, and we fought for countless days. All my spirit energy waspletely exhausted, and it took a long time for my energy source to recover. Thus, her resurrection has also always been dyed." The old devil gripped the crescent pendant in his hand. "To resurrect herpletely, my venerable self will need to turn the wheel of time and find her reincarnation."
Speaking up to this point, the old devil gave the stone ghost mask a look. "When the timees, I may need your help then."
Jiang Liuyue was silent for a moment before she replied, "It is junior''s bounden duty to help Lord Devil Emperor with his request."
"Good."
The old devil nodded, then looked up at the number of people left. Now, it was just under 9300.
He needed to set up the array for absorbing vitality as soon as possible. Otherwise, the number would only get smaller and smaller.
But before that, a good cover was equally important. Looking at the dwindling number, the old devil took a deep breath. "Then, let''s open the Gate Between Worlds first, as we''re running out of time."
Searching his surroundings, he discovered a vast desert to the northwest. "The ruins there look like it might be a good ce to hide. Let''s open the Gate Between Worlds there."
Saying that, spirit light blossomed in his right hand.
Instantly, the array-guiding g swiftly turned into an invisible light and flew toward the ruins at a lighting speed.
...
In the huge shadow of a stone wall on the side of the ruins, Super Chen was sharing his spoils.
The eighth-grade storage bag could really hold so much stuff that it had straightaway made Super Chen rich.
There were a lot of things in it. Apart from the eighth-grade hassock which Super Chen carried, there was also a fourth-grade hassock, plus some spirit talismans and top quality magic treasures in the storage bag.
There were five underground escape talismans, three aura concealment talismans, three armor-prating talismans, one top-ss spirit sword, one pair of top-ss spirit boots, one eighth-ss immortal sword, and some qi and blood elixirs.
These things were actually not of much use to Wang Ling. He might not have brought Jingke here, but the might of his casual one-finger qi sword, even when he wasn''t beingpletely serious and was restricted by the talisman seal, was already almost on par with a top-ss holy weapon.
Of course, the eighth-grade storage bag still contained a few things that even Wang Ling couldn''t figure out. General Yi had used his own imagination to create these magic treasures, just like for the spirit sword exchange meet thest time. But the difference was that during the previous meet, the magic treasures then had all just been balls of data and virtual simtions.
The magic treasures now were all the real deal!
For example, there was a small, ridged wooden board... Wang Ling had utterly no idea what its use or meaning was.
"This is a godly weapon!"
Wang Ming raised the board and couldn''t help sighing. "I never thought you would find this!"
Back then, Super Chen had snatched everything up in a hurry, so he hadn''t had the time to use the electronic illustrated handbook to check the board''s origin. "What is this?"
Wang Ming answered without hesitation, "Washboard."
Wang Ling and Super Chen: "..."
...
In order not to make Super Chen suspicious, Wang Ling didn''t bother to be polite and selected a top-ss spirit sword to carry, plus an extra second-grade storage bag. Actually, he wouldn''t have been worried even if he didn''t have a storage bag, because he could put things into the vision field of his Heavenly Eye.
Wang Ming was even less polite, and basically emptied out the bag. On the way here, he had picked up several lousy things and the only talisman he had possessed before was the underground escape talisman which he had used when he had been looking for Wang Ling.
He hadn''t used General Yi''s golden talisman enough yet!
Boom !
The three of them packed up the items and were about to set out when there was a rumbling sound from the ruins.
"That''s the location of the airdrop. A fight''s broken out!"
Wang Ming stealthily checked the radar, and found that there were several red spots gathered inside the ruins. There were six people in all, in at least two or three groups.
Secretly, the three individuals saw five young men next to the airdrop box, and each one was carrying a spirit sword. Wherever they pointed their sword tips, the rocks and sand on the ground would follow their movements and solidify into a wall.
"Earth-wood spirit spell? These five people are from Reliance High School." Super Chen hid behind the stone wall and secretly observed them.
This was unexpectedly a battle with unequal numbers.
This scene made Wang Ming sigh privately in his heart; five against one... it was very likely over for that person.
But soon, they noticed that something wasn''t right the five people were in fact on the defensive.
On the other side stood a young man in purple from God Vision High School. In front of these five people''s earth-wood spirit spell, the youth''s lips tilted upward slightly, and he justughed lightly. "Reliance High School, it''s over!"
With a bzzt , mes instantly rushed forth from his arm and smashed into that barrier before surging up into the sky in a fiery ze. The intense spiritual pressure awed Super Chen and his scalp turned numb.
This God Vision High School youth was too strong Super Chen felt that though they were both in Grade One, his strength couldn''t match the other party''s power at all.
The mes that streaked out from the youth''s palm was like an invincible cannon which directly blew the barrier into smithereens in almost a split second; it was a huge disparity in strength, and the five disciples from Reliance High School were unable to withstand it at all. When the stone wall was sted apart, they were all flung into different directions as green smoke drifted up from their bodies.
An eliminated disciple pounded the ground with his fist and red at the youth in front of him. "Who are you?"
"You''ve already been eliminated and confirmed dead by the small world. Logically, you shouldn''t be speaking."
The youth moved closer with slow steps, then stretched out his fingers. The storage bags on the five individuals were firmly pulled away by spirit energy to drop into the youth''s hand. He smiled. "The ancestral pulling palm is as useful as always."
The eliminated disciple still wouldn''t give up and asked again, "Are you a disciple of the Xiao n?"
The youth in purple maintained his arrogant attitude as he stared at the disciple on the ground. Narrowing his eyes, he smiled and said, "I am Xiao Yuncheng, from the Xiao n''s outer sect."
Chapter 219: You Are Already Dead...
Chapter 219: You Are Already Dead...
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"Xiao Yuncheng?"
In the dark, Super Chen immediately frowned when he heard the youth in purple introduce himself.
Wang Ming turned his head to looked at him. "Do you know this person?"
"Several years ago when I was in junior high, I participated in a five-kilometer marathon as a school representative. I believe it was this person who beat me. Though I ced second, the difference was really too great." Super Chen sighed and said, "I learnedter that this Xiao Yuncheng was a disciple who was ranked first in the Xiao family''s outer sect. If he can smoothly enter a good university in two years'' time, there''ll be absolutely no problem for him to be promoted to the inner sect."
Wang Ling stared expressionlessly at this youth in purple; this person was very talented, and stronger than the majority of No. 60 High School''s Grade One students. Putting himselfpletely aside, the only other person from the elite ss who could probably fight this Xiao Yuncheng on the same level was Lotus Sun.
After "killing" all the five students from Reliance High School, the youth in purple began searching through their storage bags.
He fixed his eyes on one of the eliminated disciples. "Have you already picked up what was in the airdrop?"
The eliminated disciple was very tough. "Hehe, the dead can''t talk... go search it yourself~"
Xiao Yuncheng shrugged helplessly; he could only personally confirm it himself. When he turned his head, the five disciples of Reliance High School had already disappeared.
When the green fog which represented an elimination came out, the small world''s elimination rule would take effect: any student that gave off the green fog would automatically be sent away after one minute.
" Ai , what a bunch of crap."
Xiao Yuncheng sneered in his heart as he searched the airdrop box.
After a while, he revealed a slightly startled expression. "This is...?!"
Then, he quickly put whatever had been in the airdrop box into his own storage bag.
"It seems there was something good in the airdrop box!" At a distance, Super Chen saw the youth in purple rapidly direct spirit light into his storage bag. His movements were so quick that Super Chen couldn''t see exactly what he had taken.
Following that, he again heard Xiao Yuncheng grumble. "Hm? There''s arge snack gift pack in here?"
He took out a delicately wrapped gift box, opened it, and searched inside for a moment before pulling out a pack of crispy noodle snacks and throwing it on the ground disinterestedly. "Shit! Why is this airdrop box full of trash..."
At these words, Wang Ling''s face instantly darkened.
That was an aura that Xiao Yuncheng had never sensed before.
He felt eyes fixed on his back.
In the next moment, an unusual scene unfolded above the ruins. ck clouds rolled in like a shroud and lightning like silver serpents danced in the air.
Pale with fright, Xiao Yuncheng raised his head. This was the small world''s godly punishment exercise.
For the survival system this time, the godly punishment bombardment zone would indeed randomly appear on the map, but there was supposed to be a public reminder five minutes before the godly punishment fell.
Xiao Yuncheng didn''t understand how had he suddenly wound up in this godly punishment zone?!
Hurriedly, the youth man in purple was about to go and hide in a nearby stone temple to avoid the godly punishment.
But it was toote.
Like justice raining down from above [1. This phrase is from the game "Overwatch."], this godly punishment caught Xiao Yunchengpletely off guard.
By the time he came back to his senses, he saw a wisp of green smoke already drifting up from his body...
Under that godly punishment''s tremendous pressure, the small world had unexpectedly already deemed him dead!
"..."
In the dark behind the stone wall, Wang Ming stared at Xiao Yuncheng who was already starting to fade, and covered the wry smile on his face.
It was clear as crystal in his heart.
This was a murder that had beenmitted all because of a pack of crispy noodle snacks.
...
Before Xiao Yuncheng had vanished, in the conference room in the outside world, many screens were shing.
The old Secretary, Odd Zhuo and the headmasters of the six schools were all watching the survival contest.
"Purple attire, is that the God Vision High School uniform? That young man is doing well," the old Secretary praised. "Was that one-on-five fight just now recorded?"
"Yes, we have specialists who willpile these wonderful fight scenes into a highlight reel," Odd Zhuo replied.
Headmaster Sun of God Vision High School smiled. "Old Secretary, you''re too kind, that child is our school''s Xiao Yuncheng."
The old Secretary stroked his chin. "Is he a Xiao family disciple?"
Headmaster Sun nodded. "He''s currently the number one disciple in the Xiao family''s outer sect. Toe this far has actually not been easy for him."
The old Secretary: "Why do you say that?"
Headmaster Sun: "An outer sect disciple of the Xiao n doesn''t receive as many resources as inner sect disciples. I know quite a bit about Xiao Yuncheng, this student. He has no grandfather, sister, or confidante in his circle. Because of his spirit root, he is unable to delve deep into the art of alchemy which the Xiao n is very proud of. He doesn''t have the usual habit of frequenting auctions or the underground market, and instead is wholeheartedly absorbed in cultivation... don''t you think it''s been very hard for this student?"
Headmasters: "..."
"This boy indeed hasn''t had it easy."
The old Secretary looked at the screen, his eyes fixed on Xiao Yuncheng who was now searching the airdrop box. He then saw the young man take out a snack gift box, and then pull out a pack of crispy noodle snacks from it, which he then threw on the ground in disappointment.
Almost at the same time, everyone in the conference room saw Xiao Yuncheng''s back unexpectedly emit green smoke...
How did he die?!
No one could see clearly how this had happened. Headmaster Sun stood up agitatedly. "Can the killer''s profile be brought up?"
"The broadcast image will automatically switch to the scene of the fight. In a case like this, if someone had chosen to secretly assassinate him from a distance, the image can''t be traced," Odd Zhuo replied as he shook his head.
"How can that be..."
Headmaster Sun sat down, a little dazed. He felt like tearing his hair out; Xiao Yuncheng was the main force of his God Vision High School! He hadn''t even made it into thest nine thousand before he had actually been dispatched just like that!
Odd Zhuo stared at the thread of green smokeing out of Xiao Yuncheng''s back on the screen, and it seemed that he had realized something.
In fact, he had neglected to mention a point just now. There was actually a second circumstance that could exin the wisp of green smoke drifting out of Xiao Yuncheng''s back: to avoid things from bing too serious while the students fought in this survival contest, General Yi had also specially set up an automatic assessment mechanism in the small world. When the world determined that a person was in a situation where death was inescapable, the smoke would waft out automatically.
Judging from Xiao Yuncheng''s action of throwing the crispy noodle snacks away, Odd Zhuo at that moment in fact had alreadypletely understood.
He knew that Wang Ling was nearby.
Only his shifu had the power to influence the small world''s nomological forces, directly determining that person''s death.
Odd Zhuo cupped his face in his hands as he stared at the screen with a face full of smiles: as expected, shifu was so powerful!
Chapter 220: Ancient Barter Array
Chapter 220: Ancient Barter Array
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"How did that person die?" Watching Xiao Yuncheng vanish, Super Chen, who had been secretly observing him, was surprised.
He felt that Xiao Yuncheng''s death had been a little unfathomable. Before he could clearly see how the other boy had been struck down, the green smoke had already wafted up from his back.
Had someone killed him?
It didn''t seem possible...
With the aid of the eighth-grade hassock, Super Chen had perceived that it had just been the four of them in the vicinity of the ruins. If someone had been using a long-range magic weapon nearby to attack, it was absolutely impossible for them to have escaped the perception of the eighth-grade hassock.
Furthermore... it seemed like he had seen the godly punishment exercise just now.
The sky had abruptly been covered with dark clouds and lightning like silver snakes. It had dispersed once green smoke had drifted out of Xiao Yuncheng''s back. The whole thing had happened so suddenly and then vanished swiftly in about thirty seconds.
Super Chen was very sure that he hadn''t seen wrong.
"Second brother, do you know what happened?"
Super Chen turned his head to look at Wang Ming, who subtly tilted his head in turn to look at Wang Ling out of the corner of his eye.
The person who was the cause of all this acted as if he had had nothing to do with it, his eyes glued to the pack of crispy noodle snacks on the ground not far from them and looking like his soul had flown away!
"..."
Wang Ming knew that Super Chen would be suspicious if he didn''t give an exnation.
After turning his head to look here and there and make sure that no one else was around, he held out his fist. "See this fist the size of a sandbag? What you saw just now is the final skill in my ''Turtle Wave Heart Sutra,'' the Non-Showy Wave..."
Hearing this, Super Chen felt like his brain had short-circuited.
After several dozen seconds of silence, he suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Ming with shining eyes.
It was a look full of reverence and adoration; Wang Ming felt a little ufortable being stared at so fixedly.
"Second brother, you''re too strong!" Super Chen''s eyes sparkled like stars.
In fact, Wang Ming would feel a little sorry when all this was over. Actually, he had really, really hoped that Wang Ling would one day also look at him like that.
But most regretfully, that would never happen.
...
After confirming that there was no one else nearby, the three people began to scavenge the contents of the storage bag left behind by Xiao Yuncheng.
Wang Ling silently picked up the pack of crispy noodle snacks from the ground and put it into his storage bag...
Super Chen had seen Xiao Yuncheng''s astoundment when going through the airdrop box earlier, and after verifying it repeatedly, he took out a one-of-a-kind magic treasure from the storage bag it was a Phoenix Cup, which was brightly zed in hues of red, green and yellow.
"So it was the Phoenix Cup." Even without the electronic illustrated handbook, Super Chen could recognize this magic treasure.
Almost every student in junior high would have visited the history section of the Songhai City Museum, so they would know from the museum''s historical records that this Phoenix Cup was an ancient magic treasure. The rumor was that it was the exclusive magic weapon of the Fire Emperor, who was one of the three emperors in ancient times. The museum only had a small fragment of the Phoenix Cup; the whereabouts of the rest of the Cup had long been unknown.
Wang Ling gazed at the Phoenix Cup, lost in thought.
He knew from ancient books that the Phoenix Cup had a grand history. After all, it was from an ancient era, when Old Demon Han and Old Demon Wang had been around.
Back then, the three imperial magic weapons were great magic weapons on par with Old Demon Han''s Sky Bottle, and were also called demi-godly weapons.
General Yi had clearly made this Phoenix Cup for the military training exercise for the purpose of promoting history among the students. In fact, General Yi had specially designed many of these types of unique and renowned magic treasures from history for the survival contest this time.
Super Chen used the handbook to carefully analyze it, and in the end was amazed. "This Phoenix Cup has eighth-grade lethal power! Even its damage range is eighth-grade! This is a great killer weapon!"
"Maximum grade?" Wang Ming also stared at the Phoenix Cup and raised his eyebrows. "Actually, this design is also reasonable. After all, the Phoenix Cup was exceptionally formidable in ancient times; it was a demi-godly weapon that could summon the fire phoenix. History books say that when the Fire Emperor threw the cup in a fury, it could destroy demon cities."
Saying this, Wang Ming couldn''t help a tsk . "No wonder Xiao Yuncheng had that expression just now, this thing''s lethal power is really too much. If you throw it at the city center, it would be equal to summoning a godly punishment circle. At that time, whoever is out in the open would be eliminated."
Just then, Super Chen''s handbook vibrated with a tip; it was Immortal Toya, who had sent a reminder.
Super Chen looked at the content of the message. "Senior Toya says that the toxic fog will begin closing in after ten minutes. Should we withdraw first? Everyone who wasying low in the desert earlier should have already run for the city center."
"No hurry yet, we still have time."
As the person who had personally been involved in making the map for this survival contest, Wang Ming knew its environment inside and out. "There''s actually a small magic array in the ancient temple at the front of the ruins."
"What magic array?" asked Super Chen.
"Have you heard of the ancient barter array?" Wang Ming exined, "Our arrays are based on this ancient barter array. In the olden days, the Ancient Almightys would typically set up this type of array. If you toss something that you treasure into the array, you can get something of equivalent value back in exchange. To put it simply, this is a kind of ''take what you need'' arrangement. But this type of ancient barter array can actually also be a huge trap, as sometimes what you want isn''t necessarily what you need."
As the three of them spoke, they walked toward the dpidated old temple.
Just as Wang Ming had said, Wang Ling saw a semi-shaded small array in the middle of this ancient temple. It actually wasn''t big, just the size of a millstone, and its sides were engraved with indecipherable ancient characters.
Super Chen stared at it in amazement. "Second brother, is this an ancient barter array from the olden days?"
"That''s right." Wang Ming nodded. "There are now very few people who know how to set up this type of array; this one was personally set up by General Yi."
"But why would this appear in this survival contest?" Super Chen asked.
"On one hand, it''s to promote history; on the other hand, it''s probably just General Yi''s taste; think of it as an Easter egg," Wang Ming replied.
Wang Ling: "..."
Super Chen: "So what should we do?"
Wang Ming: "Just throw in anything from the storage bag that''s useless."
"Oh." Super Chen straightaway took out the extra fourth-grade hassock from the storage bag and tossed it into the array. The instant it touched the array light, it turned into fine powder which then gradually dissolved in the array.
The small party held their breaths and silently watched the array change.
It wasn''t long before Wang Ling saw a radiant light appear. This was the array spirit of the ancient barter array.
Spirit light shed in the array spirit''s hands, and instantly three items appeared. The spirit looked at Super Chen with eyes as calm as an ancient well, then asked in a low, maic voice, "Excuse me... did you throw the golden hassock, the silver hassock, or... this jade hassock?"
Wang Ling, Super Chen and Wang Ming: "..."
Chapter 221: Dog God
Chapter 221: Dog God
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More than two hours had passed since the start of the survival contest, and nearly a thousand people had been eliminated.
The final number above Pingding Mountain on top of the boundary support was also stuck at 9118.
The number hadn''t changed in quite a while.
Thepetition''s duration was very long, so no one wanted to send themselves off so soon after it had just begun. After the initial piging of resources when they had firstnded, the students from the six schools had found favorable territory to upy, and then all of them had simrly adopted the "ten thousand-year-old lurker" maneuver.
Squatting in favorable terrain and waiting for an outsider to attack first before they counterattacked this was the same idea which almost all of the students from the six schools had had at this early stage of the survival contest.
Electronic illustrated handbooks were scattered everywhere on the map and weren''t difficult to find. However, because of the six headmasters'' decision, each of the students in No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School already had a handbook, which was a huge advantage in enabling them to check their location on the map and to acquire information on magic treasures.
The doors of arge supermarket were all tightly sealed.
A crowd of students from No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School, led by Senior He Bufeng, the delinquent repeater of No. 59 High School, were gathered here.
Little Peanut and Dopey Guo were in this group.
Everyone received Immortal Toya''s message on their electronic illustrated handbooks at the same time: the toxic smoke on the horizon was finally starting to draw in.
Little Peanut carefullypared position coordinates on the map, then said quietly, "The firstyer of the toxic fog won''te in too far. We''re close to the center of the circle, so we''re actually still very safe."
He Bufeng nodded, sweeping his gaze over the thirty to forty people around him, and said, "This position is very advantageous to us; there''s a generous amount of map supplies in this supermarket. Even without the airdrops outside, each of us can pick up a spirit sword and even ample spirit talismans and all kinds of one-off functional magic treasures here."
"This is simply a god-blessed circle!" someone said excitedly.
In order for the map''s simtion to appear authentic, even the items on the supermarket shelves were all real and consisted of supplementary consumer supplies such as all kinds of elixirs, food and water upying thisrge supermarket was a huge advantage.
Currently, the only irregrity was Dopey Guo.
From being sent to the small world with bare buttocks to spiraling up to a height of five kilometers to finally falling down... Dopey Guo felt like he was already near death.
"Is Brother Guo''s stomach a little better? What the hell did you eat?" He Bufeng frowned.
Both He Bufeng and Tang Jingze had experienced Mother Juan''s cooking for themselves. Although the names were very strange, honestly speaking, the taste was not bad! Furthermore, the food clearly contained the canteendy''s deep love for the kids.
"No, you don''t understand at all how terrifying Mother Juan''s trial dishes are." At this point, Little Peanut couldn''t help shuddering. "Last time, because of Mother Juan''s trial cuisine, one of our teachers at thete Golden Core stage wasid up in hospital for twenty days after eating it and had had so much diarrhea that his golden core dried up."
He Bufeng: "Is it that terrifying?!"
Little Peanut: "Luckily ssmate Hero Guo only had a mouthful, otherwise he might not even be able to find his two balls."
Everyone: "..."
...
Meanwhile.
Two figures stood on top of a tall building in the center of the city in the small world.
One was handsome, gray-haired Immortal Toya, who was dressed in traditional attire, while next to him stood an old man with a bent back. This was Li Su, who had been in the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces back then, and was now Old Li, the Chief School Guard at No. 60 High School.
Standing on top of the tall building, Immortal Toya looked at the city which had calmed down for the time being. "I never thought that we would meet again here."
Hands behind his back, Old Li''s eyes were serene. "It was thanks to Senior Toya that we seven old Stars could gather together this time. Due to apse back then, the seven of us were severely injured, and the headmistress had had to reorganize the Seven Stars. I''ve been a school guard all these years, but Headmistress Xingye has invited me a number of times to speak to that bunch of new Seven Stars juniors."
"Xingye..."
Saying this, Immortal Toya was suddenly silent for a bit. "Is she well?"
Old Li narrowed his eyes andughed slightly. "Senior Toya''s cold refusal was a terrible blow to Headmistress Xingye. After that heartbreak, she has been immersed in work ever since, and for a long time now has stopped waiting for her destined person. With regard to this, I still think it would be better for you, Senior Toya, to personally send her your greetings."
"Forget it, I don''t have the courage." Immortal Toya smiled embarrassedly. "If I go... she''ll definitely kill me."
Old Li: "Senior Toya, you will have to make the decision yourself, but at the school''sst annual meeting, I did hear Headmistress Xingye say that she would never give up..."
Immortal Toya had a headache and rubbed his head. "..." He felt that the next thing he would need to do now was mass produce medicine for traumatic injuries.
In fact, these were all words which Headmistress Xingye of Seven Stars Sect had recently ask Old Li to pass on. The gossip about Immortal Toya and Headmistress Xingye from back then was actually well-known in cultivation circles.
After that spontaneous confession had been rejected, Headmistress Xingye of Seven Stars Sect had monopolized all the spectator seats in Huaxiu nation for three consecutive years during the Qixi Festival 1 , making every couple feel unspeakably bitter.
With that matter covered, Old Li decided to get down to business.
He looked in the direction of the small world''s desert. "Senior Toya should have also felt it, right? I felt the aura of the godly punishment earlier, but there weren''t any ns to activate it at this time, so it''s a little strange."
The gray-haired young man hummed in agreement as he nodded calmly. "I''ve already checked it out, Senior Ling is over there, so there''s nothing strange about it."
"Consultant Ling is there?" Old Li was startled. "But his signal doesn''t seem to be on the radar!"
"Senior Ling''s aura is hidden very well. If he hadn''t been exposed by the godly punishment earlier, I wouldn''t have been able to pinpoint his position. As for the radar issue... I believe it''s Senior Ling''s elder brother who is probably blocking his signal. Whether it''s us or the conference room outside, no one will be able to see him."
"Senior Ling has an elder brother?" Old Li felt his three views toppling a little.
The gray-haired young man smiled slightly. "Do you know the strongest brain in the Cultivation Academy of Science?"
"!!!"
Old Li felt his three views being overturned.
"As expected, we can''tprehend Consultant Ling''s strength and background."
Old Li sighed. "Putting that aside, there are still a lot of people in the small world, and it''s already been a long time since they made a move. At this rate, can thepetition still proceed smoothly?"
"At this time, the students have chosen toy low, which General Yi had already expected; nobody wants to be eliminated so soon."
Immortal Toya answered, "Each time the toxic fog closes in, it will be inrger increments, which means that the space which the students can use will be smaller and smaller that will be when the oue will be decided. Oh, by the way, Li Su... I actually have a question."
Old Li: "Senior Toya, please speak freely..."
Immortal Toya looked at the street below him. "I wonder... what''s the deal with that green-furred akita?"
Old Li: "This is a dog which Consultant Ling''s ss is raising. Because the total number of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School students in the contest is really too low, Consultant Ling''s teacher-in-charge Teacher Pan applied to the higher-ups to allow this dog to participate. It''s called Loopy Toad, and it''s currently living with Consultant Ling."
Living in Senior Ling''s house?
Living in that holynd?
It was Immortal Toya''s turn to be startled... so, this had to be a dog god, right?!
Chapter 222: The Way for Humans to Live in Harmony with Animals
Chapter 222: The Way for Humans to Live in Harmony with Animals
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In the conference room, except for Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin, the headmasters of the other schools had stupefied expressions why... was there a dog?
Sitting in the front, the old Secretary looked at the shing screen with a veryposed expression. "I recognize the dog; when a teacher from No. 60 High School made a report to the higher-ups, I was the one who personally approved it, so I didn''t specially tell all of you about it."
"But... old Secretary should be aware that this is just a dog. How can itpete with the students of our key schools?" Headmaster Hong of Prime Elevation High School was a little unhappy.
"No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School have a disadvantage to begin with given their student numbers, so this spirit dog''s entry is also actually a matter of checks and bnces." The old Secretary turned to look at the headmasters. "Besides, you probably don''t know, but in No. 60 High School, this dog performed a meritorious deed. Back when Shadow Stream invaded the school, this dog, by its own strength, killed an assassin who had meant the students harm."
When the old Secretary said this, the headmasters instantly had nothing else to say.
"Victory in this survival contest is one thing, but we also need to pay attention to education through activity. Why do you think General Yi designed so many strange magic treasures? Isn''t it because he wants to promote history among the students at the same time during thepetition?"
The old Secretary rubbed his scruff with an unfathomable expression on his face. "...Therefore, I believe it''s also important to advocate for a harmonious coexistence between humans and animals."
Headmasters: "..."
The old Secretary: "Of course, General Yi has also already considered this, and has specially designed a magic treasure hidden somewhere on the map which can effectively promotemunication between the students and animals."
A magic treasure that could promote a harmonious coexistence between humans and animals?
On one side, Odd Zhuo cupped his jaw as he pondered deeply. For this survival contest, General Yi had really designed too many magic treasures; Odd Zhuo had already seen a lot on the list, but there were just too many to take in all at once.
"What kind of magic treasure is it?"
At this point, a voice rang out.
To everyone''s astonishment, the question had been raised by Patriarch Reliance, the seclusion maniac.
Patriarch Reliance sighed. "I have always admired General Yi''s enthusiasm for manufacturing magic treasures. Back then, if General Yi hadn''t perfected the basic blueprint for the Seven Stars Sword, Immortal Zhenyuan wouldn''t have been able to use it as a basis for making modifications, and the legendary Seven Stars Sword which has the power to move mountains would have never existed."
"No matter how many times I hear it, I always feel that General Yi is very amazing..." Headmaster Chen couldn''t help eximing in admiration.
This was a genuinely extraordinary person. He was one of the Ten Founding Generals who had once fought the legendary Devil Emperor Gua Pi. He was also a magic weapons master who controlled thergest magic treasures manufacturing nt in Huaxiu nation. Although there were times when he had some strange ideas in creating magic treasures, when it came to his prowess and his historical contributions in the field of magic treasures, he was definitely second to none.
"Headmasters, please settle down... let us listen to the Secretary''s introduction of the magic treasure which can promote harmony between humans and animals."
Before the headmasters could continue on the topic of General Yi, Odd Zhuo hurriedly drew them back to the matter at hand; even three days and three nights wouldn''t be enough time to cover all of General Yi''s glorious deeds.
The old Secretary''s gaze wasposed, and he didn''t speak until things had quieted down around him. "It''s a powerful umbre made from spider web thread, a white wolf''s sharp teeth, plus a mix ofplex forms for manufacturing magic treasures. As long as you fill the umbre with spirit energy and then open it, you can summon a thousand spirit chickens from the sky... these are white chickens that are directly imported from a chicken factory on the outskirts, and each of them is plump and juicy."
"..."
Promoting harmony between humans and animals, bullshit!
Why did it have to be a thousand plump, juicy white chickens?!
Was this a magic weapon that couldn''t promote harmony between humans and animals unless humans could resist eating them?!
After hearing this, Odd Zhuo felt the urge to roar. He already no longer had any delusions about this magic treasure. It was very clearly that it was something that had emerged from the pit in General Yi''s brain, and he had gotten someone to make it just for fun.
As expected, the old cadre nowadays didn''t live staid lives; why did they all like to delve into such strange things? General Yi liked to create magic treasures, Secretary Dakang liked street racing... before the meeting, it was only after Odd Zhuo''s prolonged urging that Secretary Dakang had sulkily taken his motorcycle helmet off.
They were the grand Ten Founding Generals, but each one of them liked to "y cute." What the hell kind of image was that?!
Odd Zhuo rubbed his temples painfully.
His heart broke for this bunch of old leaders...
Everyone knew that the Ten Founding Generals had made great contributions to Huaxiu nation. Many of them had even sacrificed love for it. They were now advanced in their years, and the ten of them were all unmarried!
Odd Zhuo felt that he should organize for this bunch of leaders to appear on the show If You Are The One 1 at ater date. This was why having no heirs was a huge problem! If they had children, would they still have the energy to pursue these strange things?
But it very obvious that the old Secretary hadn''t realized what the crux of the problem was. He looked around and then asked, "Aren''t all of you curious to know the name of this umbre that can summon a thousand white chickens in an instant?"
Patriarch Reliance: "So, what is the umbre called?"
"One Thousand Chickens Umbre 2 ," replied the old Secretary.
"..."
Odd Zhuo already didn''t want to talk anymore.
...
On the street, Loopy Toad couldn''t help sneezing.
The topic of harmony between humans and animals was actually not a happy one for it.
After all, it knew that it had used to be a demon king.
But it had turned over a new leaf and was now under the guidance of Little Master Ling.
Even the "Demon King Heart Sutra" had been wlessly altered by Little Master Ling so that it used spirit qi rather than demon qi as a source.
Hence, theoretically speaking, Loopy Toad had alreadypletely broken away from its previous identity as a demon king.
The spirit energy in its body was very pure, even purer than that of some students at the Foundation Establishment stage. It was because of this that Secretary Dakang had allowed it to enter this survival contest.
If there had been even the slightest hint of demon qi in its body, Loopy Toad believed that Secretary Dakang would have killed it with one stroke rather than allow it toe here,pletely annihting it without a trace.
Of course, Wang Ling waspletely unaware that Loopy Toad would be participating in the survival contest because he had gone to school in the morning to register, while No. 60 High School had specially sent someer to pick Loopy Toad up from the Wang family''s small vi.
When it had been sitting in the special car sent by No. 60 High School, it had thought that this could be considered as it sharing some mysterious and inexorable fate with Little Master Ling.
Either way, Loopy Toad felt that the crucial thing to do now was to find Little Master Ling first.
It magnified its sense of smell, and finally, its gaze turned in the direction of the small world''s desert...
Chapter 223: Will I Become the Strongest Moron?!
Chapter 223: Will I Be the Strongest Moron?!
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Even for ordinary dogs, their sense of smell was very sensitive. Science had shown that a dog''s sense of smell was one thousand times more sensitive than that of a human.
Since epting the reality that it had be a dog, Loopy Toad''s sense of smell had continued to improve. Logically speaking, a cultivator''s five senses were a hundred times stronger than that of an average man, and given a cultivation dog''s unique traits, Loopy Toad''s sense of smell would be a thousand times stronger than that of a cultivator.
Therefore, it could often smell bizarre things.
In the Wang family''s small vi, for example, even if it was in the yard, it could smell Mother Wang''s perfume in her bedroom on the third floor, Father Wang''s stinky socks in the study, and the smell of Wang Ling eating crispy noodle snacks in his bedroom.
"It''s definitely there."
On top of a roof, Loopy Toad stared in the direction of the desert ruins.
What was strange was that apart from Wang Ling, it could also smell a faint, vulgar scent... but it was sure that there was no way that this scent came from Wang Ling.
Its little master was a clean freak!
Loopy Toad wagged its tail and lightly jumped several dozen meters before madly scampering off in the direction of the ruins at a speed of several hundred meters per second.
In the surrounding buildings, students sitting on hassocks and relying on the magnified power of their spiritual senses to perceive their surroundings all opened their eyes at this moment as if they had been woken up.
"What''s the matter?" asked a teammate.
"I think I saw a green dog..."
"Was it sent here identally?"
"I don''t think so." The student shook his head with a frightened look on his face.
When he had used his spiritual senses just now, he had felt that that dog''s jump had really been too high, and it waspletely unlike a normal dog. Its speed had also been quite astonishing. Like a bolt of lightning, it had actually run out of his perception range in a split second.
...
In the ruins, because of a poor decision, the ancient barter array''s spirit took all of the things which Wang Ming had had on him in a huff.
Half kneeling on the ground, Wang Ming apologized sincerely to the array spirit. "Ah, beautiful Miss Array Spirit! I was wrong! I shouldn''t have impetuously made the wrong choice for the sake of my own selfish desires."
Array spirit: "..."
Wang Ming: "But, Miss Array Spirit, don''t you think that my choice corresponds exactly to the four most precious qualities which every human being has?"
Array spirit: "?"
Wang Ming: "I don''t skim when watching vids, which shows I''m steadfast. I don''t get off while I''m watching, which shows I''m upright. I still don''t get off once I''ve finished watching, which shows I have perseverance. And when I do get off, I can still continue watching after, which shows I''m persistent 1 !"
"..." When Wang Ming finished speaking, Wang Ling and Super Chen felt like they had been hit by a bolt from the blue.
The array spirit took a deep breath and felt that there was no saving the man in front of her. "So... that''s the reason why you chose the jade hassock?"
The array spirit didn''t dally too much with Wang Ming. She confiscated everything that he had obtained in the small world, but because the spirit talisman from General Yi and the employee radar system were state property, in the end he was able to keep these.
This result was a great relief to him
Fortunately, he still had the golden talisman.
As long as he had the golden talisman, he could still continue acting high-and-mighty.
For the first time, Wang Ling felt that this elder brother of his wasn''t just an idiot... he also had no moral integrity!
...
As they came out of the ancient temple, Wang Ming looked in the direction of the boundary support. Around twenty minutes had passed since they had entered the ancient temple, and the number in the air was still pretty much the same; there were still nine thousand and one hundred people left.
"Now, should we still go to the city center?" Super Chen felt his head hurt as he gazed in the direction of the city center. He had had an abundant harvest just now, but unexpectedly, he was back to square one because of Wang Ming!
Most of the resources that he had collected before, such as the elixirs, the spirit talismans and so on, had all been confiscated by the array spirit.
The only good news was that he still had the eighth-grade hassock and the Phoenix Cup.
Super Chen was renderedpletely speechless.
He had never thought that during this critical moment, an array spirit would ept a delivery 2 from them...
He had initially nned to fight it out in the city center with these supplies, but the situation now wasn''t optimistic.
The current situation proved that many people were waiting to spring an ambush in the city, and were unwilling to show themselves before then. If they went over there now, they would definitely be treated as a target.
Given the situation, it could be said that the Phoenix Cup was their best hope now!
But what on earth should they do?
Super Chen gripped his head, feeling a little frantic.
"Don''t panic, aren''t ssmate Wang Ling and I still here? I heard that ssmate Wang Ling is our ss mascot, I think we''ll definitely be fine." Wang Ming grinned.
Wang Ling: "..." You''re the mascot!
Now that the situation wasn''t very good, the three of them nned to wait for a while in the ruins, and then head for the city center the next time the toxic fog rolled in again.
However, it wasn''t long before Wang Ling suddenly noticed that their surroundings had actually started to be hazy.
"Is this... haze?" Super Chen rubbed his eyes.
Just as he said this, his head turned heavy as lead, and he was instantly ovee as he lost consciousness and toppled over.
In the blink of an eye, this brawny, one hundred and seventy- jin sports man fell into the arms of Wang Ming next to him.
"There''s something strange about this white haze!"
Wang Ming took out the golden talisman that General Yi had given him and saw that it was glowing.
General Yi''s golden talisman had protected him, otherwise he would have copsed earlier on.
The strange white haze had appeared very suddenly.
The thing that frightened Wang Ming the most was that Super Chen this tough fellow had straightaway fainted as soon as the white haze had showed up.
The only thing he could be sure of was that this was definitely an abnormal phenomenon; after the first time that the toxic fog hade in, the people who had beenying low in the desert had already made for the city center much earlier on.
The three of them were the only team left that was still in the desert.
Without interference from external factors, the appearance of this white haze was extremely abnormal!
"What the hell is going on, Ling?" Wang Ming was a little rmed when he found that all of his electronics had stopped functioning in the white haze!
Wang Ling got up and looked around calmly. Wang Ming could clearly see that his body was enveloped in a faint golden sheen.
"Crap, crap, even the protective golden light has appeared. This haze is definitely poisonous!" Wang Ming was a little frightened. "Ling, if I inhale this haze, will I change from the strongest brain into the strongest moron?!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Without answering Wang Ming, Wang Ling closed his eyes and delicately felt out the white haze.
As Wang Ming had said, the white haze''s origin wasn''t simple; it had the power to weaken a person. Forget a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even a Golden Core cultivator would be directly taken down.
Most importantly, the white haze was so poisonous and so thick that Wang Ling wasn''t able to disperse it directly. The air in the little world circted in a loop; if he dispersed the haze with a wave of his hand, it would mix with the air, which would be disastrous for all the students!
...There was only one option left.
Looking at this strange white haze, the origin of which they didn''t yet know, Wang Ling sucked in a very deep breath.
In an instant, he sucked in floods and floods of this white haze through his nose and into his stomach...
In the blink of an eye, the blue sky and white clouds returned, and the scene was tranquil once again.
Chapter 224: The Correct Way to Use “Impure Earth Reincarnation”
Chapter 224: The Correct Way to Use Impure Earth Reincarnation
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After inhaling the white haze, Wang Ling''s stomach instantly swelled like a balloon, but very quickly, he purified the poisonous haze internally. A Sage Body wasn''t just impervious to external harm; its organs'' purifying ability was top-ss and could break down any type of exotic poison in the world in a split second.
Looking at this scene, Wang Ming finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"Super Chen? Super Chen?"
He prodded Super Chen, but the brat showed no signs of waking up. Instantly, Wang Ming was a little unhappy. He had privately thought that the only other person in the world aside from Wang Ling who he would hold in his arms was his future wife! Under normal circumstances, he would definitely have never allowed a third person to take advantage of him.
Looking at the deep consideration in Wang Ming''s expression, Wang Ling knew, even without reading Wang Ming''s heart, that this idiot elder brother of his was most likely thinking about nonsense again.
The tip of Wang Ling''s finger lit up with a small sphere of white light, and he touched it to Super Chen''s forehead, using the Great Purification Spell to dispel from inside the other boy''s body the poisonous white haze which Super Chen had inhaled.
Although he was still unconscious, his condition was no longer so serious.
What they had to do now was to find the source of this poisonous white haze.
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes. Opening the Heavenly Eye to its maximum level, he began scanning the ruins inch by inch like a searchlight.
The origin of the white haze was very abnormal; furthermore, Wang Ling felt that there was something familiar about it...
He remembered when he had been duped into acting as a spells consultant for the Seven Stars Cultivation Special Forces three years ago; when he had entered the Gate Between Worlds at the time to save Old Li and his group, it seemed to have contained some elements simr to what was in this poisonous white haze... when he considered this, a light bulb lit up in Wang Ling''s mind.
He remembered; this white haze contained the demon qi found in the Gate Between Worlds!
But why would there be demon qi here?
While he was pondering this, his eyes caught sight of something behind a stone pir in the center of the ruins.
There, he found... an array-guiding g!
...
Underground in the small world, the old devil reopened a secret chamber; it had beenpletely enveloped in the Purple Gold Gourd''s fog, which had formed a natural barrier that had thoroughly cut the chamber off from all outside interference.
In front of the old devil was a crystal sarcophagus which housed a skeleton. The entire skeleton had been preserved perfectly. It looked like a carved work of art; every bone was crystal clear and sparkled.
In the stone ghost mask, Jiang Liuyue was stunned.
This was the first time that she hade face-to-face with a skeleton of an Ancient Almighty.
This was a skeleton worthy of this old devil who had once created tumultuous waves in Huaxiu nation... Jiang Liuyue already couldn''t imagine who the Ancient Almighty behind this skeleton had been. At the very least, it had to have been a great senior above the Fusion stage! Jiang Liuyue guessed the Almighty''s prowess should have been between the Ascension stage and the Immortalization stage.
"Are you shocked?" The old devil stroked the crystal sarcophagus and sighed deeply. "Two thousand years ago, when my venerable self found this skeleton, how could I also not look upon it with such amazement? This skeleton is so perfect, it''s almost as if it had been tailor-made for my venerable self..."
Two... two thousand years? Once again, Jiang Liuyue was amazed by the old devil''s long-term vision. Had he unexpectedly already found a way out for himself at that time?
With his hands behind his back, the old devil did some calctions. "It''s already been a while since the array-guiding g has been set up; the demon qi from the Gate Between Worlds should have already prated this little world, and the Gate is about to descend... now is the time to set up the reincarnation array!"
Saying this, the old devil opened the crystal sarcophagus.
Free of the restrictions of the crystal sarcophagus, the pressure which the skeleton of the Ancient Almighty emanated was simply suffocating.
The moment the sarcophagus was opened, mighty pressure abruptly fell on them.
The ground under the old devil''s feet trembled, and both his legs sunk into the earth from the pressure.
Fortunately, he had made preparations earlier, and thanks to the cassock he was wearing plus the protective light which covered his body, he was just barely able to withstand the pressure.
"Everything is within my calctions!" The old devil smiled slightly. As he spoke, he waved his hand, and eight candles instantly appeared in this narrow underground space.
The first step in setting up the reincarnation array was a crucial one, and involved using magic power to light the candles with the mes of the underworld. During the reincarnation process, any one of the candles going out would lead to failure. This was also the reason why the old devil had chosen to open the space underground.
"Next, as long as my venerable self fleshes out this skeleton and absorbs vitality, we will have seeded!" Looking at the eight candles as they lit up, the old devil''s movements started to be more cautious.
In the stone ghost mask, Jiang Liuyue saw the old devil take out two sacks from his storage space.
"Lord Devil Emperor, this is...?"
"It''s impure earth," the old devil replied in a low voice. "My venerable self just needs to put it on the skeleton and start the reincarnation array, and it will be done."
So it was impure earth?
Jiang Liuyue was once again dumbstruck, shocked to the extreme in her heart. "Don''t tell me, is this... the legendary Impure Earth Reincarnation Spell 1 ?"
"Impure Earth Reincarnation? You''re referring to ''life,'' 2 right?" The old devil sneered. "This kind of spell actually doesn''t exist at all. How can one be reborn just by simply molding impure earth into a body? Do you take those Ancient Almightys for fools?"
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
"The requirements for reconstructing a body for reincarnation are very demanding. Apart from finding a skeleton which matches your body type, you also need sufficient amounts of impure earth. On top of these basic requirements, you still need to consider the issue of the reincarnation array. These are all non-negotiable."
The old devil sighed. "Furthermore, the sale of impure earth has probably been banned in every country as it''s probably a strictly regted natural resource now, as valuable as tuk 3 . My venerable self found two sacks of impure earth in the tomb of this great master when I found this skeleton. I believe that this Almighty had initially intended to use it for himself, but unfortunately his days were numbered, and he wasn''t lucky enough to enjoy it."
"..."
Jiang Liuyue was taken aback. "So, Lord Devil Emperor, you just happened to find this?"
"You can''t say that." The old devil shook his head. "The ability to take advantage of a situation is also a reflection of your luck. Back then, it would have only taken a little more for Yi Jianchuan topletely destroy me, but unfortunately for him, he hadn''t thought that due to my carelessness, I would seal myself into the stone ghost mask, which resulted in my aura vanishing from the world. My flesh might have disappeared, but the time that I was sealed away enabled my soul to recover. So, all of this proves that my venerable self isn''t meant to die..."
Jiang Liuyue: "Then may I ask, senior, what is the spell that you are using now?"
The old devil: "Have you heard of the Impure Earth Body-Turning Spell? I''m referring to ''body'' 4 ."
Jiang Liuyue: "Impure Earth... Body-Turning Spell?"
"That''s right."
The old devil nodded.
After he spoke, the old devil used his spirit energy to turn the skeleton of the Ancient Almighty in front of him over. "So, the key to this spell is to cover both sides of the skeleton with impure earth. When you''re doing this, you must always, always remember... to turn it over."
Jiang Liuyue: "..."
Chapter 225: The Marvelous Error in Understanding
Chapter 225: The Marvelous Error in Understanding
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An array-guiding g?
Why was such a thing here?
Wang Ming stared at the fluttering g on the ground and looked a little bewildered. Any bystander whom he could have switched ces with would undoubtedly also have felt the same confusion.
That was because array-guiding gs had disappeared from the market a thousand years ago they couldn''t be purchased even on the ck market. The production of this magic treasure had already been strictly prohibited for fear that criminals would take advantage of it.
Although Wang Ming wasn''t a cultivator, his understanding of cultivation wasn''t poor. This strongest brain''s theoretical knowledge of cultivation alone had probably transcended that of many actual cultivators.
Wang Ming stared at the g, his pupils rotating as if they were a scanner, with rows of numbers scrolling up inside them.
After a while, he finished analyzing it and could confirm that this g hadn''t been made in the current era; it had been made a very long time ago and was at least a thousand years old.
Carrying Super Chen on his back, he was lost in deep thought what on earth was going on here?
Actually, it was already very obvious...
This demon qi had definitelye from the Gate Between Worlds!
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes and his pupils blossomed with spirit light. Wang Ming hadn''t been able to see the magic array set up around the array-guiding g since he didn''t have the Heavenly Eye, but Wang Ling saw it very clearly.
This was a summoning array that had already been activated for some time.
Worst of all, it had already entered thepletion phase.
Wang Ling calcted that in two minutes, the Gate Between Worlds would descend here!
"Ling! Are you saying that the Gate Between Worlds willnd here?" Wang Ming''s face was troubled when he heard Wang Ling''s exnation. His electronics had all stopped working, and he couldn''t even call for reinforcements at a time like this! Moreover, he had blocked both Wang Ling and Super Chen''s radar signals, so the broadcast monitor in the conference room wouldn''t capture the image of what was happening here.
This was bad!
What should they do?
There was cold sweat on Wang Ming''s cheeks. He looked at the protective golden light which covered him and Super Chen, and felt a little despondent.
"..."
In this tense atmosphere, Wang Ling just nonchntly patted Wang Ming on the shoulder.
With him around, he really didn''t know why his idiot elder brother would be so nervous.
...
This proved that even if they had had a closer rtionship as family, after they had stopped growing up together and had been separated for a long time, there was bound to be changes in their understanding of each other.
Wang Ling recalled how he had always been with Wang Ming as a kid; that was probably the time when Wang Ming had known him best.
Wang Ming had been passionate about pointless challenges, such as rock-paper-scissors, the high jump, sprinting, the length of their "little brothers"... sometimes he would evenpete with Wang Ling to see who could pee faster. Unfortunately, he had always been defeated.
Later, he had been picked up by the people from the Cultivation Academy of Science and put under state protection. The number of times the two brothers had been able to meet dwindled; at most they would see each other once during the Chinese New Year reunion festival. There were times when Wang Ming had had a new breakthrough in his scientific research, and hadn''t even gone home for the New Year.
Wang Ling recalled that thest time he had met Wang Ming was the day this idiot elder brother of his had given him the Dao talisman seal.
This time, it was because of work, and Wang Ming had brought his research team with him.
But Wang Ling had never thought...
...that there could actually be a w in his elder brother''s understanding of his strength.
...
Speaking of Wang Ming''s understanding of Wang Ling''s strength.
The innate and uncontroble growth of Wang Ling''s realm had resulted in him reaching the Soul Formation stage at the age of seven; he hadn''t even had time to consolidate his strength before he moved on to the next realm in no time.
Since then, wearing the Dao talisman seal had be a part of Wang Ling''s daily life. That thing was just like a band-aid that was stuck to his arm, and wouldn''te off, not even in the shower.
Wang Ming thus was certainly aware that Wang Ling was very powerful.
But he also had always privately thought that there was a limit to this strength.
He still dreamt of defeating Wang Ling one day!
...
Everything was as Wang Ling had anticipated; two minutester, the ground under their feet began to shake.
The array-guiding g''s array released a burst of light, and the outer ring of the array te, inscribed with mysterious, ancient words, turned continuously, emitting a repressive aura.
Bzzt !
A light of chaos bubbled up in the middle of the array. Wang Ling squinted, and ramped up the protective golden light covering Wang Ming and Super Chen to the highest level; their bodies wouldn''t have been able to withstand the pressure from this spatial disorder otherwise.
At this point, if it had been any other student here, they would definitely have been torn apart by this light of chaos!
The biting cold pressure of this light felt like something from as far back as a century ago...
In the center where the array-guiding g was, a glowing door gradually appeared!
It was fully over ten zhang 1 tall, and carved into its frame were strange, ovepping symbols that couldn''t be discerned.
The light around the door was also abnormally bright, and it took Wang Ming a long time to gradually get used to it before he felt like he could finally open his eyes.
Even though he had been shielded by Wang Ling''s protective golden light, under this constant, evil light, it felt difficult to even just breathe.
"This is... the Gate Between Worlds??"
This was the first time that Wang Ming hade face-to-face with the Gate, and at so close a distance that it filled him with abject terror!
Without Wang Ling''s protective golden light, he wouldn''t havested even a second!
In front of this door, Wang Ming saw that there wasn''t even the slightest ripple in Wang Ling''s expression.
Wang Ling gazed at this massive, ten zhang -tall door as if he were nning something.
"Lingzi 2 , don''t try to be a hero!" Wang Ming shouted. "You have the Dao talisman seal on, you can''t use your full power! If you don''t think you can handle it, we can retreat first, get out of the light''s range, and find a student to contact the outside world and get help from Secretary Dakang!"
The most critical thing was that Wang Ling couldn''t take the talisman off so easily; if he did, he wouldn''t be able to hold back his aura, and that would be disastrous for the whole small world! It would be a catastrophe more terrible than the descent of the Gate Between Worlds!
Right now, they were trapped in a dilemma.
Just then, there was another violent tremor.
With a resounding creak, the great door of the Gate Between Worlds slowly started to open!
In that instant, a storm wind came whistling out from the demon world, and Wang Ming''s face twisted.
Carrying Super Chen on his back, he grimly relied on the protective golden light for support.
He looked at Wang Ling and shouted anxiously, "Lingzi! No way! Come back!"
He had heard Secretary Dakang mention before that in order to seal the Gate Between Worlds six years ago, the Ten Founding Generals hadbined their strength together up to a total of one billion jin , which had been barely enough to close the Gate! Right now, Wang Ling was still wearing the Dao talisman seal; Wang Ming felt that no matter what, it would be impossible for him!
Nevertheless, Wang Ling''s steps didn''t falter, and Wang Ming watched as he walked toward the Gate Between Worlds. He even saw that a demon w as thick and solid as qiulong 3 had already stretched out through that open gap.
"Lingzi, don''t go! With your current strength, you won''t be able to close it!" Wang Ming gave a heartbroken yell.
Ignoring Wang Ming''s cry, Wang Ling stretched out his hand toward this massive door, then gave it a firm push.
Wang Ming heard... a loud " dong "!
The light of chaos in front of him disappeared...
And then, that thick, solid demon w was directly snapped off by the great door, and with a crash, fell at Wang Ling''s feet.
Wang Ming: "..."
...Ah?
Chapter 226: Déjà Vu Act
Chapter 226: Dj Vu Act
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After Wang Ling closed the door of the Gate Between Worlds, the scene was tranquil once more.
ording to records of thest few times that the Gate Between Worlds had descended, once it waspletely open, a storm of demon aura wouldeshing out in a frenzy and erode the entire city, creating various kinds of abnormal natural disasters.
But this wasn''t the grand scene that was happening now at all...
Apart from the unusual fluctuations of the light of chaos caused by the door''s descent, there was no longer any sign of any other abnormal phenomena. Wang Ling had shut the door too quickly; no sooner had the Gate Between Worlds been cracked open than it had been decisively closed with a " boom "... Wang Ming had even seen faint spiderweb cracks in the door frame, which was enough to demonstrate the force of Wang Ling''s strength when he had closed the door.
Wang Ming was ck-jawed and stupefied at this scene.
This giant door had been closed with one hand...
This was enough to prove that the explosive power in just one of Wang Ling''s arms was at least a billion jin ...
This type of power once again refreshed Wang Ming''s understanding of Wang Ling''s upper limits.
He had never thought that Wang Ling would be able to release this type of power with the Dao talisman seal on. God knew that this Dao talisman seal really was the only thing helping Wang Ling to better control his power and moderate his aura.
When he thought this, Wang Ming couldn''t help breaking out in a cold sweat.
He truly couldn''t imagine how terrifying it would be if Wang Ling removed the Dao talisman seal!
"So... the Gate Between Worlds is shut then?"
With Chen Chao on his back, Wang Ming stared nkly at the huge door in front of him and blinked.
It really had been shut too quickly...
He felt that even if the radar signal on their side hadn''t been blocked, the broadcast in the conference room outside wouldn''t have been able to switch to this scene in time at all.
Furthermore, he felt that he could already picture the twisted, "ate shit" expression on the face of that demon king inside the Gate Between Worlds.
That arm was incredibly thick and solid, and was as long as two or three adults lined up from head to toe. It bulged with blue veins, as if several qiulong were twined around it. Just from the size of the arm, Wang Ming thought that the demon king behind the door had to have been at least twenty-odd meters tall.
Six years ago, it was the first time that the demon army had ever collectively retreated.
It was obvious that this demon king had had to muster up its courage before stretching its arm out.
Its heart had been full of delight for the future revival of the demon race; full of excitement for the realization of the demon race''s dream of glorious conquest; full of anticipation of the human cultivators'' terror when the demon race descended upon them...
In the end, it had barely stretched out its hand...
When it was f**king cut off.
...
A few seconds before the Gate Between Worlds had descended, Loopy Toad had actually already been nearby.
It had then seen that familiar light of chaos pouring out of the Gate Between Worlds.
But it hadn''t felt the slightest bit of fear, since it hade out of that door itself six years ago.
It was just that its ending had been a little tragic.
As soon as it hade out, ten-year-old Wang Ling had punched right through its abdomen, scaring off the demon army behind it into withdrawing straightaway.
This time, when it had seen the Gate Between Worlds descend once again, the first thing it had felt was that it was familiar and strange at the same time.
This was the small world which General Yi had specially created for the students participating in this survival contest. Logically speaking, the Gate Between Worlds, this dangerous thing, shouldn''t be here at all.
So when it had seen the Gate Between Worlds, Loopy Toad had instantly had the thought that someone had summoned the door here!
But who would have the guts or the strength to manipte the Gate Between Worlds andmunicate with the demon race inside?
Loopy Toad hadn''t been able to think of a logical answer at all.
It was at that very moment that it had seen the Gate Between Worlds open from a distance and a thick, purple demon w stretch out through the opening.
Loopy Toad had widened its eyes. "This is... the troll n?"
With one nce, it had almost immediately recognized this demon w. Every demon had a demon talisman in its body which corresponded to its n and identity. Loopy Toad was absolutely sure that this was a troll''s demon w, and from the size of the emerging arm alone, this had to be a demon king troll chief!
In the demon race''s top one hundred ranking, the sky-swallowing toad n was ranked twenty-eighth, which was above average among all the demon ns, but the troll n was the real ace of the demon race, and was in the top ten! A troll elder''s prowess was already on par with Loopy Toad''s true strength at its peak; what was more, this was a chief at the level of a demon king?
What to do? Advance?
One inch...
Yet another inch...
Loopy Toad saw that the purple w had already stretched through the open crack of the door, and atst, a whole arm pushed through.
"It''sing out!"
The instant it had seen that arm, Loopy Toad had straightaway tensed up.
Back then, Wang Ling had only used a single punch to kill it.
But when all was said and done, this was a demon n ranked in the top ten, and also a troll n chief. Given that Wang Ling currently had the Dao talisman seal stuck on him, Loopy Toad felt that the oue would be very hard to predict.
It had thought that it might be able to mediate the situation, but it had also felt that this troll chief absolutely wouldn''t listen to it.
At that moment, Loopy Toad''s heart had been very anxious.
However, it had just been for that moment.
It had watched Wang Ling walk step by step toward the Gate Between Worlds.
With one push from his hand, the Gate shut with a boom...
Loopy Toad: "..."
And then, nothing...
Loopy Toad saw that giant troll arm cut off just like that, and it fell from the air and crashed onto the ground...
This scene gave it a slight sense of dj vu.
Loopy Toad had never ever thought that after six years, the demon race''s invasion would unexpectedly fail once again.
What was more, the situation was even more bitter this time. At least thest time, several demons had seeded in infiltrating Earth during the invasion.
This time, before it could even step through, Wang Ling had ruthlessly locked the demon out.
...
A hundred yearster, on top of a cliff in the Gate Between Worlds.
This was the troll n''s ancestralnd. An old, one-armed troll enjoyed the breeze while he sat on top of the cliff, cradling his grandson. His temples were gray and his long white hair hung down to puddle in a heap next to him.
The old troll was already getting along in years. He had withdrawn from his high position to start his life of retirement. Nowadays, he had whole lines of descendants. The grandson he was holding now was already two hundred years old, but only four meters tall. For the long-lived trolls, this was still a little kid...
The breeze blew over the cliff, and the grandson who had been sleeping deeply in the old troll''s embrace woke up. He rubbed his eyes and stared at his grandfather. "Grandpa, grandpa, your arm, how did you lose it?"
One-armed old troll: "Why do you always ask me this question every day..."
Every day, as soon as his grandson woke up, he would ask the same question. He was about to go insane!
Little troll: "Because I''m really curious! But grandpa never answers me!"
The old troll looked at his grandson and said quietly, "Do you really want to know?"
The little troll nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "I bet it was definitely when grandpa was fighting on the frontline in a fierce battle, and it was cut off by the enemy, right? I want to hear grandpa''s story!"
The old troll shook his head. "No..."
Little troll: "Was it cut off when you were protecting grandma from a love rival?"
The old troll was silent for a while, and in the end decided to tell the truth. "You might not believe it, but grandpa''s hand was cut off by a door."
Little troll: "..."
Chapter 227: It Used to Be a King...
Chapter 227: It Used to Be a King...
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Because of his poor physique, Wang Ming had been unable to cultivate his whole life. Even though he had the strongest brain, he was still very envious of Wang Ling''s inherent realm.
What did it feel like to cultivate?
He actually really wanted to experience it.
But this was only just a thought, because if you wanted to be an excellent cultivator in the modern era, the pressure was quite intense!
Modern cultivation emphasized a quality education; the dragon-defying heaven 1 cultivation style of killing god or Buddha when they obstructed your way was already a thing of the past.
To be a renowned cultivator now, you not only had to be able to stand out, you also had to take on a certain degree of social responsibility.
Inparison, Wang Ming felt that the pressure on Wang Ling wasrger than what he himself bore. Wang Ling lived everyday like he was treading water as he tried this and that to reduce his presence and prevent his strength from leaking out. In addition, he had to think about saving the world along the way...
The problem was that all these troublesome things were automaticallyid at his door when he had never wanted to get involved.
The appearance of the Gate Between Worlds should have been a world-shaking event.
This time, Wang Ling had offhandedly closed the door and even cut off a demon king''s arm in passing, saving the world unnoticed once again...
God knew what other kind of trouble there would be in the future.
Wang Ming looked at Wang Ling''s exceptionally cid face next to him, and his heart immediately ached a little for his little brother.
After all, he was only sixteen years old...
...
About three minutes after Wang Ling had shut the door, the Gate Between Worlds started to disperse, bing an afterimage, and the door that was over ten zhang tall seemed to dissolve in the air and gradually disappeared.
"Gone, just like that?" Wang Ming heaved a long sigh, looking a little tired. When he had faced the Gate Between Worlds earlier, the shock and impact had really been too overwhelming, and the experience had been more thrilling than riding a rollercoaster.
At that moment, there was a voice from the side. "The Gate Between Worlds'' weapon spirit disappeared a thousand years ago, otherwise the Gate wouldn''t have disappeared this quickly. Now, every time that it''s open, it can only operate by consuming demon energy as a power source. Once the door is closed and there''s no new energy source, the Gate Between Worlds will automatically disappear."
Wang Ming turned his head to look behind him, and realized that a green-furred akita had actually shown up who knew when.
He suddenly remembered that Father Wang had mentioned to him before that Wang Ling''s ss had a dog which the Wang family was now fostering.
It was just that he had never expected that this dog''s identity wouldn''t be so simple. Not only did it have intimate knowledge of the Gate Between Worlds, it was also able to speak humannguage!
"Why do you know so much about the Gate Between Worlds?" Wang Ming blinked and stared at Loopy Toad.
It was already in the past...
But like every other time when it came to this matter, Loopy Toad''s eyes were already shimmering with crystal tears.
Loopy Toad: "Because I came out of it back then... I, this king, am a toad full of pride!"
Wang Ming: "..."
Loopy Toad: "Until... Inded in the human world, and Little Master Ling punched a hole right through my stomach."
Wang Ling and Wang Ming: "..."
Wang Ming rubbed his jaw and still thought it was a bit strange. "You said you''re a toad. How on earth then did you turn into a dog?"
"It''s a long story..."
Loopy Toad sighed, but at the same time was a bit mad in its heart: How I ended up in this situation, don''t you two brothers have any freaking idea?!
"..."
Wang Ming looked at Loopy Toad and suddenly thought of a sentence.
It used to be a king... Later, it said ''forget it'' 2 ...
...
Many screens were shing in the conference room, and the old Secretary''s eyes seemed unusually deep as he fixed his gaze on them.
Headmaster Chen felt it was a little strange. "Secretary Dakang, are you alright?"
The old Secretary frowned. "Perhaps it''s just an illusion, but I feel that there''s a different kind of fluctuation in the small world. Although Yi Jianchuan that old man is the source of this small world, I was also responsible for the basic establishment of some of its nomologicalws when it was set up in the beginning."
As it turned out, the old Secretary''s feeling wasn''t wrong.
The Gate Between Worlds had made a crackling appearance in the small world, but the broadcast of that area had beenpletely blocked by Wang Ming.
Actually, the surveince device in Odd Zhuo''s hand had detected that fluctuation earlier on. The wave had undted like a rollercoaster before climbing to a critical value that couldn''t be measured. This hadsted for roughly three minutes before it had suddenly dropped to a normal range.
Odd Zhuo knew it had to be that his shifu had encountered something in the small world.
But in the end, they still couldn''t outfox the old Secretary.
Pretending to look at the data, Odd Zhuo reported with deliberate calm, "Erm, indeed, there were three minutes of unusual activity in the surveince data just now, but it returned to normal very quickly, so it''s probably a system error."
A system error?
The old Secretary frowned.
That strength had really been too real and was very dangerous, but it wasn''t the type of power that an evil demon could release. The old Secretary had felt a righteous aura contained in that sudden burst of power... really, it had felt just like the godly punishment, and was very pure!
Had it really just been an illusion?
"I feel like I might have sensed this same aura thest time during the spirit sword exchange meet between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School..." He rubbed his stubble beard with a puzzled expression on his face.
However, the aura had only appeared for a very short while back then, and it hadn''t been as strong as what he felt now.
"..." Odd Zhuo sweated a bit. He already knew what aura the old Secretary was talking about. After a spirit sword had been with its master for a long time, the aura it released would be simr to its master''s, so the aura which the old Secretary had felt at that time was actually Jingke''s.
Odd Zhuo looked around and noticed that Patriarch Reliance, sitting next to Headmaster Chen, looked like he wanted to say something. This patriarch was probably the strongest of the six school headmasters; he was an old senior addicted to seclusion, but with powers of perception that were almost uncanny.
What should he do?
Would everything be exposed?
There was some panic in Odd Zhuo''s eyes.
"Old Secretary and headmasters, ording to surveince, there is a piece of good news..." Hurriedly, Odd Zhuo decided to change the subject.
The old Secretary raised his eyebrows. "What news?"
Odd Zhuo replied truthfully, "ording to surveince, the fluctuation from the Gate Between Worlds which we detected before has nowpletely disappeared."
"Disappeared?" The old Secretary widened his eyes.
Then, with a delighted expression, he got up and patted Odd Zhuo on the shoulder. "Little Zhuozi...st time, it was the sudden recapture of the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream; this time, it''s the bizarre disappearance of the fluctuation from the Gate Between Worlds... I wasn''t wrong, you truly are a mascot!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Chapter 228: Old Li, Breaking Down
Chapter 228: Old Li, Breaking Down
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After Huaxiu nation had detected the fluctuation from the Gate Between Worlds two days ago, the whole country had entered a ss A emergency state of defense. Taking into ount the possibility that the Gate Between Worlds might be forcibly summoned by criminals, passengers taking the subway in thest few days could be randomly stopped by the police asking to check their water meter 1 , and only after relevant information on their identities were verified were they allowed to go.
However, no one could have thought...
The matter of the Gate Between Worlds would already be over before it had even begun...
...
Wang Ling stared at the demon king''s huge arm on the ground. Finally, he opened his Heavenly Eye and put the arm away in the Eye''s vision world.
The demon king''s arm would be too obvious if left here, and it would be suspicious if outsiders found it.
Having done all this, he sighed slightly with relief, then turned his head and noticed Loopy Toad looking like it had nothing to live for anymore.
Wang Ling: "..." What are you doing?
Loopy Toad: "I''m thinking about my sorrowful first life..."
Wang Ling and Wang Ming: "..."
Loopy Toad slowly went to Wang Ling''s feet and used its dog paw to touch the edge of the deep pit created from where the troll''s huge arm had crashed to the ground; there still seemed to be some lingering warmth. "I''m bitter, I''m really bitter. I shouldn''t have rushed recklessly into the human world in the beginning. If I hadn''t rushed in, I wouldn''t have been killed by a punch, and I also wouldn''t have fallen to such a grievous point..."
Wang Ling: "..." This guy was now so agitated that even its ent hade out...
Wang Ming bent down to rub the dog''s head gently. "We shouldn''t have let it see this scene..."
Actually, he could really understand what it was feeling.
He remembered that in the novels he had read before, those protagonists who were reborn in different worlds would begin to adapt to their new lives, wholeheartedly resolved to live beautifully and happily in these alien worlds...
Obviously, Loopy Toad was a more sensible toad.
The demon king''s arm had reminded it of its children and grandchildren on the other side in the Gate Between Worlds.
But now with its dog body, Loopy Toad felt that even if it went back to the demon world, it wouldn''t be able to exin itself even after jumping into the Yellow River 2 ...
Moreover, to showcase the identity of the sky-swallowing toad king, during each toad king''s reign, exclusive currency with the toad king''s image on it would be issued.
Loopy Toad felt that even if it was able to exin itself clearly, return to the toad n and then be the toad king again... they wouldn''t go as far as to put a dog''s head on their money, right?!
...
At this moment in the desert, the poisonous circle had already shrunk a second time.
Wang Ming raised his eyes to look around. After the first contraction, the toxic fog had still been very far away. Now, it had rolled in into perceivable range, enough so that the term "close at hand" could be used to describe the distance. The next wave wouldpletely cover the ruins and the border towns.
"We have to go, otherwise we''ll be poisoned by the third wave and die." Wang Ming frowned and jostled the person on his back; Super Chen had yet to regain consciousness.
Want to wake him up?
Wang Ling raised his eyes to look at Wang Ming and asked telepathically.
Wang Ming nodded. "Wake him up, otherwise it will be hard for us to move around."
Okay...
Then the only thing they could do was force him to wake up.
In the next moment, Wang Ling raised his hand...
When he saw this, Wang Ming was scared into breaking out in a cold sweat. " Hang on!"
After this incident with the Gate Between Worlds, he now had a new understanding of his little brother''s prowess. Even with the Dao talisman seal on, Wang Ling could actually still exert a tremendous force of one billion jin with a single arm... if this p wasn''t on point, Super Chen''s head might be directly sent flying.
Hence, Wang Ming stopped this palm before it fell. "Let me do it... if you did it, Super Chen might not see the sun rise tomorrow."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
On the top of a tall building in the center of the city in the little world, Immortal Toya looked at the number above Pingding Mountain; there were currently eight thousand people left.
Immortal Toya looked in the direction of the desert. "It seems that Senior Ling has settled the matter over there."
The corner of Old Li''s mouth twitched. "Senior Ling actually... shut the door single-handedly?"
Standing in this position, the two men had been able to clearly see everything from the top.
Immortal Toya held a hand to his forehead. "I''ve realized that I''ve seriously underestimated Senior Ling''s true strength..."
"...So have I." Old Li''s eyes were just thin slits, and he couldn''t stop sweating. "I heard from Secretary Dakang that six years ago, the ten of them, the founding generals, had had to use theirbined strength before they could close the Gate Between Worlds... Even if the rumor is that they hadn''t used the fullest extent of their strength back then, it still seems that Senior Ling shut it too easily. This door isn''t fake, is it?"
"..."
Immortal Toya: "That can''t be it... because the conference room in the outside world reported just now that the fluctuation from the Gate Between Worlds which they had detected before has indeed disappeared."
"If that''s true, Senior Ling is really too terrifying..." Old Li heaved a sigh.
He had predicted what Wang Ling''s true realm was before, but now seeing it with his own eyes again, it was more terrifying than he had imagined.
He felt that even if he spent his whole life struggling to do so, he had no hope of catching up to such a realm.
Immortal Toya and Old Li were both silent as they gazed into the distance.
As chiefmander and deputymander of the military training this time, both of them shared a tacit understanding at this moment to choose to suppress this incident.
This was a wise choice, and in a sense showed their respect for Senior Ling.
If this senior discovered that they had spread word of this thing, they would definitely die very miserable deaths...
"But now doesn''t seem to be the time to take it easy. Senior Toya should have noticed it too, right?" Old Li had yet to rx as he looked into the distance with a solemn expression.
"Mm, I noticed that something snuck in." Immortal Toya stroked his white chin and nodded. "I had actually already smelled it before entering the small world. It''s an off-putting smell, and the aura is very evil. Compared with these children''s vitality, it''s as filthy as university squat toilets that haven''t been washed for years after use."
"..."
Old Li: "Before entering the small world, Senior Toya had already smelled it?"
"Otherwise?" Immortal Toya narrowed his eyes and smiled. "I''ve been cultivating alchemy for years, and my five senses are constantly exposed to panaceas, so they''re exceptionally sensitive. My sense of smell in particr is even more sensitive than the noses of some spirit dogs. The old Secretary has been sending me out to work in narcotics. A few months ago, there was an organization called Saint Cavalry that had been selling fake milk powder, and I was the one who personally detected it."
"..."
After listening to Immortal Toya, Old Li silently dropped his head and became lost in thought.
Was he the only normal person in this circle...?
Chapter 229: I Want You!
Chapter 229: I Want You!
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Afterwards, Wang Ling teleported Wang Ming and the others to a warehouse in the central district that was currently empty. It also happened to be a pretty good location right in the center of the toxic fog circle.
Super Chen also regained consciousness after suffering the pain of Wang Ming''s Ten Subduing Dragon ps 1 .
After being pped heavily, both his cheeks had red handprints on them.
"You''re awake?" Wang Ming swung his arm around. Those ps had hurt!
For every action there was an equal and opposite reaction. pping a Foundation Establishment body was far more painful than pping an ordinary person...
"Second... second brother?" Super Chen noticed his drool on the ground, and it seemed like there were still traces of it on Wang Ming''s shoulder, so he hurriedly jumped to his feet. "Sorry, second brother... when the military training is over, give me your clothes and I''ll wash them for you."
"Forget it, it''s just clothes." Wang Ming waved his hand magnanimously.
Super Chen had utterly no memory of what had happened before he had fainted. He only remembered that he had had a very happy dream of participating in the Olympic Games for the glory of his country! This was his lifelong dream...
But why had he suddenly fallen asleep halfway through the military training, and had had such a pleasant dream?
Super Chen scratched his head in distress and didn''t quite get it.
In fact, this was one of the effects of Wang Ling''s Great Purification Spell. Apart from clearing the body of poison, it could also clear away distracting thoughts.
When a person wasn''t distracted by their thoughts, they would naturally sleep very well.
Sometimes at home, when Father Wang had revised his manuscript to the point of bing fed-up, he would get Wang Ling to cast the Great Purification Spell on him to ensure that he got sufficient quality of sleep.
Wang Ming looked at Super Chen''s puzzled expression and offered an excuse which he had prepared beforehand: "We fell into a trap set up by a group of people just now, you were hit by a fog that made you dizzy, and you fainted. The incident has already been resolved."
"Oh, I see!" Super Chen suddenly understood.
" Woof ! " There was the sound of a bark.
Super Chen spun around and looked down; only then did he notice Loopy Toad. "Loopy Toad? Why are you here?"
"We counterattacked while you were unconscious, and Loopy Toad did great work!" Wang Ming said as he rubbed Loopy Toad''s soft dog head.
Super Chen was so excited that he hugged Loopy Toad and kissed him. "Loopy Toad, you''re so cool!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Now that he hade to his senses, Super Chen suddenly realized there was a problem.
It was only then that he noticed that ssmate Wang Ling was gone!
...
After cing Wang Ming and the others in a rtively safe location, Wang Ling started moving on his own; he would bepletely unable to act freely if there were other people around.
The matter with the Gate Between Worlds seemed to be over, but the viin behind it had not yet surfaced.
Wang Ling had actually already pretty much guessed who that person was. He could count on his fingers the number of people who had the means to summon the Gate Between Worlds to this small world.
He had seen for himself the devil spirit which the old devil had summoned while fighting with that young man from Immortal Mansion. This old devil had so many tricks up his sleeves; he definitely had to have more than one devil spirit that he had subdued. It was a very real possibility that he could sacrifice a bunch of devil spirits to convert them into demon energy to use as a source for operating the Gate Between Worlds.
Hence, the key for Wang Ling now was to find the old devil''s location.
However, that devil''s aura was hidden too well...
On one hand, Wang Ling had to make sure the students in the small world weren''t aware of what was going on. On the other hand, he also had to avoid alerting those headmasters and seniors in the conference room in the outside world. This was going to be very difficult to do.
Additionally, he had already decided.
When he found the old devil, he would use a method simr to "boiling a frog" which would kill the old devil slowly yet soundlessly and without creating a stir... although Wang Ming had already blocked his signal earlier, he wasn''t sure if he truly wouldn''t be noticed by the people in the conference room.
As expected, the royal way to deal with this type of crafty devil was to make him suffer a slow death!
After making this decision, Wang Ling turned around and walked out of the dark alley.
But he had only taken a few steps when he abruptly stopped after sensing a gaze on his back.
Who?
He felt a little surprised since he had already confirmed earlier that there wasn''t anyone nearby!
"Not bad, not bad, you have very highly-attuned senses, far more outstanding than most of the students here."
Wang Ling turned his head slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw an elder with a white hedgehog head 2 gradually manifest a dozen meters away behind him. The light talisman wound around the elder''s body like a snake slowly faded the moment the elder showed himself, floating away on the currents in the air...
This person had actually wrapped himself in the nomological powers of this little world, and hadpletely melded with its aura!
In such a situation, no one should be able to sense him at all using ordinary means of spiritual perception.
Wang Ling immediately sighed in his heart. He had miscalcted!
"Do you know who I am?" The elder with the hedgehog head smiled at Wang Ling.
He was dressed in white exercise clothes with a red sash tied around his waist, and they fluttered gently in the breeze, giving a strong impression of a great master.
As for his identity, when Wang Ling saw the huge "Yi" character on the right side of this elder''s chest, he already had no energy to ridicule it.
He really wanted to ask this elder: Are you from the Turtle Hermit School or the Crane Hermit School 3 ...
But given this person''s identity, he didn''t ask the question in the end.
Then, the scene fell into silence.
A momentter, it was still the elder with the hedgehog head who ended up speaking first and breaking the quiet. "I felt the aura of the Gate Between Worlds in the small world earlier, but when I came here, the aura had suddenly disappeared."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Although I''m not clear on what''s going on, I feel that the person that I, this old man, am looking for should still be in this world. So this old man has been observing events in this small world in secret... and it wasn''t long before I noticed you. Looking at your school uniform, you should be... a student from No. 60 High School?"
The elder narrowed his eyes slightly, and his pupils churned oddly as he stared at Wang Ling. "Your realm doesn''t just stop at the Foundation Establishment stage, does it?"
When the elder said this, Wang Ling felt his scalp turn numb. He really had been too careless! Hepletely hadn''t expected the legendary General Yi to show up here!
Was he going to be exposed?
Wang Ling was silent as he chose not to reply.
"You can''t hide it from me..."
Noticing this, the elder stared at Wang Ling with a smile. "You''re actually at the Golden Core stage, aren''t you?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Noticing that Wang Ling wasn''t saying anything, the elder was even more certain that he had guessed right. "You''re only in Senior Grade One but you''ve already reached the Golden Core stage; your future prospects are truly incalcble."
Wang Ling: "..."
The elder smiled. "I think you''re pretty good. How about it? Do you want to be my disciple? I want you!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Were old seniors nowadays all this blunt?
Chapter 230: You’ve Succeeded in Getting My Attention!
Chapter 230: Youve Seeded in Getting My Attention!
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It actually wasn''t difficult to guess General Yi''s identity, so if a normal student had been directly told by General Yi that he would ept him as a disciple on the spot, he would probably already have been jumping for joy by now.
But Wang Ling hadn''t agreed at all, and the best thing he could do now was maintain his silence. Actually, he had also thought before that finding a shifu to use as a shield and hide his identity was a possibility... but General Yi was in the end an old senior in the cultivation world and one of the Ten Founding Generals who had shaken the entire Huaxiu nation someone like this next to him would really be too eye-catching.
All in all, Wang Ling concluded that his encounter with General Yi this time was a mistake... he should have been more careful.
Furthermore, now that there was this type of old senior around, his n to let loose in his search for the old devil had beenpletely ruined; no matter what, he couldn''t expose his true strength.
For the moment, he would wait and see what General Yi''s next step would be.
He sighed helplessly in his heart, and The Helplessness of the Immortal King BGM was already ying in his mind.
His silence, however, didn''t make the elder feel the slightest bit depressed; conversely, he became even more interested.
General Yi''s eyes, which were fixed on Wang Ling, seemed to glow with light. "I really didn''t read you wrong. A normal student should already be jumping for joy if I told them that I would ept them as my disciple, right?"
Wang Ling: "..."
General Yi: "You''re very good! You''ve seeded in getting my attention!"
"..." Wang Ling alreadycked the strength to ridicule this stereotypical scenario of a domineering CEO meeting his leadingdy.
General Yi stepped forward and ced a hand on Wang Ling''s shoulder. "I don''t think you know me well enough yet. Why don''t we make some big headlines together? How about trying to improve our rtionship? Don''t worry, this won''t hold up your participation in the survival contest. Since I like you, I''ll bring you good luck. As long as you''re willing to follow me, I guarantee it''ll be ''winner winner chicken dinner'' for you. It won''t take too much of your time!"
Wang Ling chose once again to remain silent. "..."
Now... what other options do I have?
General Yi wasn''t very tall, and actually, he almost looked like Jingke. In order to put his hand on Wang Ling''s shoulder, his whole body had floated up a little.
Wang Ling was amazed that he could float in the air without the use of any magic artifacts. This was the realm level of a true immortal.
"I''m going to catch an old enemy, and this time, I must catch him personally."
Saying this, General Yi looked in one direction and said off-handedly, "Can you guess where he''s hiding?"
...
As Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s old adversary, General Yi''s understanding of the old devil could be said to bepletely beyond Wang Ling''s imagination.
"Given what I know about that person''s shitty personality, if I can''t sense him on the small world''s surface, there''s only one other possibility..." General Yi looked intently at the ground under his feet.
Three minutester, with his bare hands, he had dug a hole which could hold at least three people.
General Yi: "I''m guessing that he definitely escaped underground, and he''s using the protection of a magic treasure to hide his aura."
"..." Wang Ling looked at the hole at his feet with puzzlement in his eyes. So, why did it have to be bare-handed?
"This guy is very cautious. If you use talismans like the earth-opening spell, the slightest fluctuation would draw his attention, so at this time, the best way is to do it bare-handed."
Saying this, he jumped in lightly, then waved at Wang Ling outside the pit. "Come in; if you don''te in, how can I take you flying 1 ?"
Wang Ling gave the deep pit an apathetic look, and finally jumped in. After all, this was an invitation from an old senior, and it wouldn''t be polite for him to refuse.
General Yi was widely renowned, and to be honest, Wang Ling was very nervous.
He felt that the most important thing for him now was to maintain this pace, behave like a junior as much as possible, and behave naturally...
He couldn''t let things progress to a st resort" situation; he really didn''t want to have to knock this old senior out and then forcefully erase his memory. If he really did that, he would definitely give himself away, given this senior''s realm.
...
Wang Ling had barelynded in the pit when General Yi cast a spell to fill in the top of the hole, thoroughly turning their surroundings into a closed space.
Wang Ling was actually very curious about what this old senior was going to do next.
General Yi released a light fluctuation of spirit energy and a sheen of protective immortal light covered his body, thoroughly illuminating the sealed space. He carefully felt for the old devil''s aura, then gave a confident smile. "As I expected, this guy is underground. Moreover, he''s now nning to absorb the vitality of the thousands of all you students here to flesh out the skeleton and reconstruct the corporeal body, thus resurrecting himself in this way."
Wang Ling was a little amazed. This sounded like it was probably the old devil''s private n, but General Yi actually knew so much about it?
"Are you wondering why I even know this?" General Yiughed.
"Although he had avoided the state''s most powerful efforts at seizing him back then, this old guy hadn''t been careful while he was mucking around and had screwed up, sealing himself in the stone ghost mask. Because of a freakbination of factors, he had been able to use the mask to escape.
"But it would never have urred to him that when I hit him with my final Palm Sword strike back then, I nted a surveince chip directly inside his soul. Hence, I''ve been spying on his movements over all these years..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"But unfortunately, we had just put forward a proposed n to seize him when that old guy had actually cruelly and directly moved against those twenty delivery riders first. Because of that, in light of the corresponding harm to society, the capture n was brought forward."
He continued, "As for those innocent delivery employees, I''ve already personally called the insurance department to fast track the matter through the green channel so that we can reconstruct bodies for the souls of those delivery employees as soon as possible. As for the array for absorbing vitality which that old guy is preparing, actually, from the very beginning, it was never going to work.
"The key to this array for absorbing vitality and reconstructing a body is the skeleton. But that Ancient Almighty''s skeleton is actually fake."
Wang Ling: "..."
General Yi: "When our Huaxiu was founded back then, the thing we were best at was manufacturing knock-offs and quality fakes; as long as it could be done, we would do it."
Wang Ling: "..."
"So the skeleton which that old guy found is actually a quality fake which I''d specially prepared for him... when I took it out to be used back then, I was almost criticized for it."
General Yi sighed deeply. "Do you know the crystal sarcophagus in the National Pce of Huaxiu? Every year, schools probably organize for people to go and worship this old senior... in fact, the skeleton in the crystal sarcophagus is a quality fake. The real skeleton has already been hidden away."
Crystal sarcophagus?
Wang Ling: "..." The skeleton in that crystal sarcophagus belonged to the founder of Huaxiu nation!
General Yi: "Looking at your expression, you''ve probably already guessed it. That''s right... I took the knock-off skeleton which that old guy is using now from that crystal sarcophagus."
Wang Ling waspletely, utterly stunned. "..."
Chapter 231: The Legendary “According to Plan”?
Chapter 231: The Legendary ording to n?
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Wang Ling had always thought that there were actually very few things in the world that could shock him, but he was still startled by General Yi''s words.
He was utterly dumbfounded. He felt that his poker face had been pretty constant since birth, but now, General Yi had genuinely andpletely stunned him into revealing a rare expression as the corner of his mouth twitched despite himself.
There was even this type of operation...
Even if the skeleton in the crystal sarcophagus was a quality fake, it was still a quality imitation of the skeleton of Huaxiu''s founding father!
Was it really alright to do this?
At that very moment, standing in the pit with this elder and with the protective immortal light from this elder''s body illuminating the entire hole, Wang Ling could clearly see the unperturbed expression on General Yi''s face. "So everything is for the sake of catching that old devil. He''s now found a stand-in and wants to leave the stone ghost mask. If we let him get away with reconstructing the body, I fear that Huaxiu''s peace and security will disappear in the days toe. Furthermore, all the evidence suggests that this devil still has followers in the current world, and they are not weak."
After hearing this, Wang Lingpletely understood. It turned out that this had been a trap from the beginning.
After a surveince chip had been nted inside the old devil''s soul, the series of events rted to the cooperation between the old devil and the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue, from his being released from the stone ghost mask to reconstructing the body through a body-turning spell... General Yi had in fact known all of this.
What was even scarier was that if the surveince chip hidden in General Yi''s Palm Sword that year was the starting point, then this trap had already been set a thousand years ago.
Wang Ling wasn''t someone who liked to gossip.
Even if General Yi hadn''t said it, he actually wouldn''t have cared at all. The only reason why he wanted to fix that old devil was all because the other party had disrupted his life.
It wasn''t just that, he had also severely held up his studies!
That was the one thing that Wang Ling couldn''t bear.
Of course, he was also very clear on why General Yi was telling him all this.
This was because the General waspletely treating him as one of his people already, and the thing about wanting to take Wang Ling as his disciple was no joke he was serious!
"Do you know who made this surveince chip?"
It looked like it would still be a while before the trap was sprung. General Yi directly sat cross-legged on the ground with a very calm expression. "There''s a youngster who''s known as the strongest brain in our Huaxiu''s Cultivation Academy of Science. This chip was made based on his research form and I can guarantee that that devil can''t detect it. If there''s an opportunity next time, I''ll introduce him to you."
Wang Ling: "..."
General Yi looked at the time and found that they still had some time to spare. "In a while, we''ll start tightening the. This old man will go out first to draw that devil out, and the remaining one hundred people will join forces together to create the Five Elements Great Array to capture him! The reason he could always escape before was all because of the Purple Gold Gourd. Once he''s trapped in the array, he won''t be able to escape, even with the gourd."
It was as if Wang Ling could already see the headlines from these words.
No wonder a hundred instructors had entered the small world; it turned out that all this had been carefully nned out.
And judging from the elder''s words, Wang Ling felt that perhaps even the original purpose for holding the survival contest was to lure the old devil out.
General Yi had known earlier on that this devil would want to absorb the students'' vitality to reconstruct the body.
"This old guy is really working slowly now, but it''s not so easy to set up the Body-Turning Array."
General Yi sighed; he was a bit impatient at having to wait, so he simply took out his cellphone and started surfing the Inte.
Wang Ling had a glimpse of it and saw that a chat window was open, and General Yi was using the ID "Nine Times In One Night" to chat with someone.
Wait...
Nine Times In One Night?
Wasn''t this that Nine Times Man in the chat group?
The Nine Times Man in the chat group who imed to be a mengxin 1 and who had been swindled into buying a fake Sunflower Manual ?!
Wang Ling felt it was inconceivable... he hadpletely never expected Nine Times Man''s true identity to actually be General Yi!
"This is a group I joined a few years ago, it''s very interesting."
General Yi slid his finger down the screen as he spoke. "Many people think we old guys in the cultivation circle are a stiff-faced bunch that stand high above everyone else. But this old man realized something: as people get older and their abilities be more profound, they also be more yful."
Wang Ling: "..."
General Yi: "Sometimes, when you create an alternate ount and mingle around in the chat group andmunicate with your juniors, you might reap an unexpected harvest and even gain new enlightenment on the meaning of Dao."
Wang Ling: "..."
In fact, Wang Ling''s impression of the group''s Nine Times Man was that he seemed to be a very lively and dopey person. General Yi himself was also an old street urchin 2 ; on this point, he was closest in character to his ID.
However, it was probably only General Yi who could do something like this, a grand big shot pretending to be a mengxin to mingle with juniors in the chat group and circle.
Immortal Toya had created this chat group for those old users and star-level active users from the cultivation forum. It could be said that everyone there was a "trusted follower." Immortal Toya had investigated the identity of each person who was eligible to join the group and verified the relevant information before allowing them in.
As one of the Ten Founding Generals of Huaxiu nation, it was simply too easy for General Yi to forge an identity.
After talking for a while, General Yi then started to tell Wang Ling about his opinion of some people in the chat group. "The group owner Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is actually the disciple of a good friend and brother of mine from back then. Who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, he had already grown up so much. His chivalrous spirit and his particr fondness for focusing on the oddest things... is really just like his shifu ."
When General Yi said this, Wang Ling thought of the broli that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been obsessing over.
"Immortal Toya, level nine alchemist. Back when the Xiao n held an alchemist contest, hepeted one-on-one with each of the Xiao n''s top ten alchemists and won."
General Yi seemed to know a lot about each person''s story. "This junior''s future is bright. This old man has been looking for a chance to meet him, so I asked Little Dakang to hire him as the chief instructor for this survival contest."
Wang Ling: "..."
Little... Little Dakang?
"There is also the group manager Cailian Zhenren. To be honest, for the operation to capture the old devil this time, this Cailian Zhenren gave this old man a lot of inspiration. However, the person I''m still the most interested in is this one..."
Saying that, his finger slid across the screen and he ultimately focused on one person in the list of group members.
He pointed at Wang Ling''s profile picture.
Chapter 232: Throwing a Cup as the Signal!
Chapter 232: Throwing a Cup as the Signal!
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To maintain his low-key style in the chat group, the online profile picture which Wang Ling had chosen was actually very old-school; it was of a man with a cigarette in his mouth and wearing a ck hat, with skin that was whiter than a ghost. The profile picture had also been modified with the ssic filter.
The modern view would be that this picture wasn''t trendy.
Wang Ling sucked in a sharp breath... he had thought that he was already inconspicuous enough, yet General Yi had still noticed him.
For the first time, he felt that he hadpletely and utterly miscalcted.
He had been on guard against so many people, but he had had no idea at all that the one he should have been the most wary of was now by his side.
Moreover, it could be said that General Yi''s insight waspletely beyond Wang Ling''s imagination.
"The reason why this old man is interested in this person is purely because of this profile picture." General Yi stroked his moustache and said, "There are many friends in my Friends Circle who like to disguise themselves to flirt with the juniors. They all use pretty much the same method, choosing a silly-looking profile picture with a silly-sounding online name to hide their identities."
Wang Ling: "..."
General Yi: "Consider this a piece of life knowledge which this old man is passing on to you. When you''re online in the future, don''t ever judge others by their profile pictures or online names; there might be big shots behind them. For example, I used to have the name Blossom Never Withering, Elder Brother''s Pose 1 ."
Wang Ling: "..."
"If you meet someone who might potentially be a big shot, don''t hurry to curry favor with them, otherwise it will backfire on you."
General Yi was very serious as he said, "In this situation, the most ideal thing to do... is to first quietly upgrade your membership by adding ten yuan!"
"..."
About ten minutester, General Yi''s non-stop chatter finally subsided.
"Don''t mind me nattering on. What this old man is teaching you are themunication skills of modern cultivation. As long as you can grasp them, bing immortal won''t be just a dream." General Yi said, "Like in the past, this old man knew a junior with the surname Song who randomly started hanging out in a cultivation chat group. In just five months, his realm had improved by leaps and bounds, and he''s be a new person. So all this isn''t some old man''s nonsense. They''re all case studies!"
Wang Ling: "..."
After the conversation ended, the underground space instantlypsed into silence.
A long silence...
In the end, it was still General Yi who broke it. "I''ve already felt that that devil is a little bit impatient, and the Body-Turning Array is about to be activated. After that, as long as we sessfully activate the Five Elements Great Array, we can ensure that this devil can''t use any kind of magic weapon to escape, and we''ll use the boiled frog method to exhaust him to death!"
"..." Wang Ling was shocked again.
Boiled frog...
This General Yi had even thought of the same attack method as Wang Ling!
"This old man and the one hundred instructors outside agreed earlier that I would throw a cup as a signal; they''ll act as soon as they hear it."
For some reason, when he spoke about throwing a cup, General Yi''s unperturbed face actually flushed a little, and he seemed a little excited. "The inspiration for throwing this cup actuallyes from Cailian Zhenren in the chat group..."
Wang Ling looked at General Yi with contemtive eyes. Now that all his ns had been uncovered, the old devil was alreadypletely trapped. If General Yi''s n went smoothly, the life of this terrifying devil, who struck fear in the hearts of the people of Huaxiu nation, would todaye to an end.
But would the n truly proceed smoothly?
...
In an underground space elsewhere, all the preparations for the operation of the array had beenpleted.
Once the array was infused with enough spirit energy, it would be activated, and the Body-Turning Spell would be used to drive it.
But before thisst step, the old devil hesitated. He stood in front of the array with his chin in his hand as he pondered and dyed making a move.
Jiang Liuyue asked from the stone ghost mask, "What''s wrong, Lord Devil Emperor?"
The old devil couldn''t help frowning. "My venerable self feels that something doesn''t seem quite right..."
First of all, he had discovered that the Gate Between Worlds hadn''tnded smoothly. He had been concentrating on setting up the array earlier, and hadn''t had time to focus on what was happening with the Gate.
The only thing that he was certain of was that in this small world, without the Ten Founding Generals tobine their strength to close the door, there was absolutely no one who could close thatrge door on their own...
So, he attributed the situation with the Gate Between Worlds to insufficient demon energy.
But he had sacrificed ten devil spirits at the Void Refinement stage for it, so how could the demon energy not be enough?
The old devil was feeling very conflicted in his heart now.
Except for that incident, everything else was proceeding too smoothly.
From entering the small world to opening up the underground space to setting up the array, there actually hadn''t been the slightest obstruction.
"You don''t know, but my venerable self had once been duped by my wife in a past situation that was a bit simr to this one. At that time, my venerable self had nned to seize Huaxiu''s National Pce with the Gua Pi Army, but I hadn''t expected that old man Yi Jianchuan to use the empty city strategy 2 , so my army was annihted in an instant."
The old devil frowned and said, "In fact, before attacking the city, my venerable self had already picked up on some hints, so I canceled the n. But my silly wife insisted that I press on, and in the end I was stuck in a dilemma."
Jiang Liuyue was also surprised. "...So Lord Devil Emperor thinks this is a trap?"
"It''s very likely."
The old devil said, "Like in the previous siege, before attacking the National Pce, all my ns had proceeded smoothly without the slightest hitch. And it''s the same this time... except for something going wrong with the Gate Between Worlds, everything else has just been too easy. This is a little world created by Yi Jianchuan that old man, and he knows me inside out. I''ve already been here for quite a while, yet he actually hasn''t made a single move.
"And now that I think about it carefully, I had obtained this skeleton a bit too easily, as if it had already been prepared for my venerable self..."
Jiang Liuyue: "Could it be that Lord Devil Emperor is thinking too much?"
Staring at the Ancient Almighty''s glowing skeleton in front of him, the old devil sighed slightly. "I hope so... but the one hundred people out there make me uneasy. If they join hands to set up a great array, even my venerable self wouldn''t be able to escape it."
Jiang Liuyue shook her head. "This junior thinks Lord Devil Emperor is overthinking it. Lord Devil Emperor is only one step away from beingpletely reborn. Once you are resurrected, who in this world can defeat you?"
The old devil considered Jiang Liuyue''s words carefully, and finally nodded his head. "Yes... there is always risk in the pursuit of riches and honor; it seems that my venerable self is being timid."
Saying that, the old devil''s fingertips glowed with spirit light, and robust spirit energy spread out to envelop the skeleton.
The Body-Turning Array had been activated.
...
At the same time, in an underground space elsewhere, General Yi received the signal almost a split secondter that the old devil had activated the array.
"It''s been over a thousand years... as expected, the key to victory is that mine which this old man buried in the Palm Sword. Speaking of which, have you heard of Stein''s Gate 3 ?" General Yi sighed and looked at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was startled; he had read in ancient texts that it was a door that allowed a person to travel back and forth freely to change the timeline.
Who would have thought that to deal with the old devil, Huaxiu nation would actually use this trump card?
But Wang Ling felt that it was a little strange, because legend had it that Stein''s Gate had been sealed by Huaxiu''s founding father long ago... without him, how could the seal have been undone?
"Back then, we had to try everything we could to send the chip back to the past so that we could monitor that devil." Speaking of this, General Yi''s gaze instantly became serious.
Wang Ling also frowned as he looked in one direction; he had felt a strange fluctuation of spirit energy.
Had it started?
"Now is the time to throw the cup and finally tighten the..." General Yi narrowed his eyes, then stuck his right hand into his clothes to finally pull out a long string of pink bras which he flung hard onto the ground.
Wang Ling: "..."
What f*cking throw a cup as the signal!
It turned out to be breast cups?!
Wait!
Why did you have bras in your shirt?!
Chapter 233: The Old Devil’s Dignity
Chapter 233: The Old Devils Dignity
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General Yi had specially prepared this long string of bras for this n. When the bras were flung to the ground, the slight fluctuation of spirit energy generated would instantly link the one hundred instructors together... It could only be said that General Yi was in the end General Yi, and Wang Ling thought that even if he were to cultivate for another hundred years, he would never be able to follow this line of thinking.
A minuteter, the instructors on the top of each building in the small world received the signal at the same time. Led by Immortal Toya, they began to lock down the old devil''s position and set up the Five Elements Great Array.
"Coordinates locked!
"Array confirmed!"
"Spirit energy reserve confirmed!"
"Activate the array!"
Sitting on the top of a tall building as he instructed the one hundred instructors, Immortal Toya gave themand to start the array, and spirit energy came surging forth out of the instructors'' palms like the kamehameha.
These one hundred light rays swiftly condensed into a five-colored magic sphere above the confirmed coordinates. Then, this magic sphere started to slowly extend outward to form a massive six-pointed star array which covered the sky.
It was truly a spectacr scene, like fireworks at night, and far more magnificent than the fireworks at the Xiao Family Compound.
Students from the six schools all stopped in their tracks.
What was wrong?
Was the godly punishment circleing?
In a short moment, the panicked students all stopped fighting and retreated back into the buildings.
Wang Ling paused as he followed General Yi.
The Five Elements Great Array was something that people would have only read about in ancient books and never seen for themselves.
It was a powerful array that had only been used one thousand years ago when the demon gods had invaded Earth from the Gate Between Worlds during that era. Because its restrictive force was tremendously strong and it consumed massive amounts of energy, only the Almightys could specially use this array in order to deal with the demon gods.
...
The instant the Five Elements Great Array was activated, the old devil had already felt the fluctuation from a distance, deep in the earth.
Sure enough... he had fallen into a trap!
Furthermore, he immediately realized that it was his old adversary who had set this trap for him.
"Yi Jianchuan, I knew that you wouldn''t let my venerable self go so easily..." The old devil looked in the direction of the sky and took a deep breath. He stared at the skeleton in front of him contemtively. He should have realized earlier on that there was something wrong with it!
"What''s wrong, Lord Devil Emperor?" asked Jiang Liuyue from the stone ghost mask.
"My venerable self has fallen into a trap. This skeleton of the Ancient Almighty is a fake, and the Body-Turning Array won''t work on a fake at all." The old devil looked in the direction of the sky. "Worse, my venerable self can already sense the aura of the Five Elements Great Array... a has already beenid out outside. With the Five Elements Great Array open, I can''t escape, even with the Purple Gold Gourd."
"Then what should we do now?" Jiang Liuyue had never ever anticipated that things would actually reach this point.
"The only thing we can do now is fight." The old devil sighed, and taking the stone ghost mask with him, broke through the earth above them.
He had already sensed two familiar auras slowly approaching him from afar.
Although they hadn''t seen each other for a thousand years, that was still a familiar aura...
The old devil narrowed his eyes, and then abruptly realized that there was a problem.
Wait...
Why were there two familiar auras?
One was Yi Jianchuan.
The other...
Then, the old devil saw an elder and a teenager appear in his line of sight as they slowly came toward him.
"..." When the old devil saw the teenager, he straightaway broke out in a cold sweat.
Someone please tell him, why would this "Killer Taoist" appear in a ce like this? And why the hell was he wearing a school uniform?!
...
The five-colored ring of the Five Elements Great Array shrouded the earth in an endless haze. Ayer of mist hung over the ground, which unexpectedly made the ce look like a fairnd.
Following General Yi, Wang Ling stood face to face with the old devil.
General Yi kept Wang Ling behind him and covered him unnecessarily in a protective immortal light, which made him a little ufortable... this light wasn''t even half as strong as the protective golden light of his Sage Body!
Actually, when he had read about the past grudges between General Yi and the old devil in history books, Wang Ling had wondered what the scene would be like if these two, who had been old adversaries for over a thousand years, were to meet again one day?
In the end, this collision wasn''t as intense as he had imagined.
...
The Five Elements Great Array had been set up and the old devil knew that it was already impossible for him to escape. Given his current body, which had yet to reach its full strength, he wouldn''t be able to match General Yi at all.
And the most fearsome thing of all was that the junior who had thwarted his ns twice already was actually standing behind his old enemy...
At that moment, the old devil felt a little despair.
"This old man has always been curious about how you would take revenge on me after you returned to the world once more. I never thought that when I''d see you again, you would be in a woman''s body..."
General Yi lookednguidly at the old devil. "How about you surrender now ande with me, since you don''t have the slightest chance of winning?"
The old devil gnashed his teeth and stared at the elder. "Old Yi, my venerable self wants to ask you! What is your rtionship with that junior behind you?"
"Him?" General Yiughed, and standing on tiptoe, he floated up into the air and stretched out his hand to rub Wang Ling''s head. "This is the person I want to take as my disciple. Don''t you think his root bone''s pretty good?"
Wang Ling: "..."
The old devil: "...You want to take him as your disciple?"
"That''s right, he''s so young but he''s already at the Golden Core stage. With this talent, I''m really looking forward to the future growth of his realm." General Yi looked at Wang Ling and smiled benevolently.
"..."
After hearing this, the old devil was speechless for a long time.
Not long ago, when he had seen Wang Ling effortlessly stop that Immortal Mansion youngster''s gold crescent, he had already reached a conclusion.
This teenager''s strength was unfathomable. Even if the old devil had been at his peak, his chances of winning would at the most be just fifty percent.
So when he heard what General Yi said, the old devil deeply felt that this old enemy of his seemed to have fantastically misunderstood this "junior."
The old devil took a deep breath and gave Wang Ling a look first before finally turning his eyes back to the old elder with the hedgehog head standing in front of the teenager. "...Old Yi, are you sure you won''t reconsider?"
Obviously, the elder was a little puzzled by this strange question. "What does it have to do with you who this old man wants to take as a disciple? Or... do you mean my disciple harm?"
"..."
The old devil didn''t say anything. When his eyes quietly swept over Wang Ling, he saw Wang Ling take a few steps back obviously, he didn''t intend to intervene in their grudge match. In the end, the old devil just pressed his lips together and simply swallowed down everything that had happened with Wang Ling before.
He sighed. Now with things as they were, he knew that saying anything more now would be useless.
He knew that he had no chance of winning this fight.
But as the Devil Emperor, he would still hold on to his dignity even in his final moments.
Hands behind his back, the old devil stared at the elder with the hedgehog head in front of him and simply said, "Go ahead... this will be thest battle..."
Chapter 234: A One-Thousand-Year Old Farce
Chapter 234: A One-Thousand-Year Old Farce
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It was supposed to be an iparable showdown a thousand years in the making and one for the history books, but no one could have expected that it would happen in such a situation.
The old devil was confined to the six-pointed star array of the Five Elements Great Array. The center of the city in this small world was shrouded in a colorful haze. Secretary Dakang, Odd Zhuo, the six headmasters as well as the students hiding in the buildings were all witnesses to this showdown.
Of course, neither the old Secretary nor the six headmasters would choose to interfere as they were well aware of the feud between these two.
This confrontation was simpler than Wang Ling had imagined. From a distance, he watched as a dull-colored sword light appeared in General Yi''s palm.
This was the unique technique which had made General Yi famous the Palm Sword.
Back then, one of the old devil''s vital points had been hit by this Palm Sword in a final strike, and the surveince chip which Wang Ming had invented had been nted in the old devil''s soul, where it had remained for a thousand years.
"Old Yi, your Palm Sword really makes me nostalgic." The old devil sneered. Now that it hade to this, what did he have to be afraid of? Red mist and a purple cloud appeared in his hand and condensed together into several purple-ck magic balls which hovered in his palm.
Chaos Ball. This was the technique which had made the old devil famous.
Neither of their techniques was the kind of great spell that had cool and dazzling special effects which filled the sky. Conversely, these types of spells could be cast and used in an attack at any time. In fact, the Palm Sword and the Chaos Ball were very simr in nature. They were not spells with special effects, but the kind that could create a powerful destructive force with minimal light effects.
However, these two simple-looking spells couldn''t be learned by just anyone. Extremely delicate maniption skills and acute mental focus were required topress spirit energy that densely in the palm of one''s hand.
At that moment, each of them was wielding their famous technique.
But the oue of this battle had already been decided.
The power which the old devil could release was really too limited given the confinement of the Five Elements Great Array and the fact that he had yet to return to his peak strength.
General Yi wasn''t using all of his strength since there was absolutely no need for him to do so.
As things stood, even just half of his strength was already enough for him to take the old devil down.
After their respective techniques had solidified, they eyed each other for a while.
A minuteter, General Yi attacked first.
The Palm Sword in his hand shed through the air. Instantly the sky changed, and an invisible wave rolled overhead, creating tremors for one hundred li around and spreading to the ends of the small world.
The white shadow in exercise clothes closed in on the old devil, whose eyes couldn''t follow him at all given that his realm wasn''t on the same level and imprisoned as he was in the Five Elements Great Array.
All he could do now was rely on his intuition.
Given their countless confrontations in the past, the two men had a certain level of understanding of each other''s attack pattern.
The old devil raised his hand and blocked the blow with difficulty.
The Palm Sword collided with the Chaos Ball, producing a great roar, and the powerful vibration directly made him spray a mouthful of blood.
In the end, he had been able to fend off the attack, but it had cost him eight hundred years of cultivation.
The Palm Sword''s wave was like an electric current that pierced his body, making his entrails twitch. His knees were trembling, but he clenched his teeth and tried to remain standing.
"Old Yi..."
Blood oozed from the old devil''s mouth, turning it red.
At this moment, even though the old devil was wearing Jiang Liuyue''s body, it was as if everyone could see the old devil''s past figure.
He had always been a man who never gave up; no matter how grievously he had been wounded, he would never fall, and would stubbornly remain standing.
shing again after one thousand years, the old devil had already lost his ability to fight in just one collision.
General Yi''s Palm Sword also dispersed, and he didn''t call it up again as he slowly walked to the old devil and looked at him. "You have always been like this. If you had pleaded guilty earlier back then, the disciple you were most proud of, Immortal She Pi, wouldn''t have been struck by thunder and lightning for ten years before being executed under Leifeng Pagoda..."
"My venerable self only wants to find her, where is the crime in that?" The old devil covered his chest and sneered.
"Resurrection is against heaven''sws. Acting against heaven never ends well."
General Yi narrowed his eyes. "And you should know very clearly that a genuine method of resurrection doesn''t exist in this world."
"Of course my venerable self knows that!"
The old devil growled, "That''s why my venerable self is hoping to find her reincarnation! I heard that the wheel of time in Huaxiu''s National Pce might be able to find the reincarnation of a specific person..."
When General Yi heard this, he was startled. "So, the Gua Pi Army that you assembled a thousand years ago to invade the pce wasn''t a rebellion, but for the sake of this wheel of time?"
"Rebellion? That was never my intention..." The old devil smiled bitterly. "The wheel of time is my true objective! Back then she was already fading quickly, and my venerable self could only fight for her with everything I had! But unfortunately, I stormed the pce only to find that it was empty, and then I knew that it had been a trap."
"..."
The old devil''s ount made the people in and outside the small world fall silent.
After a long time, General Yi sucked in a deep breath. "So, you did all that for your wife?"
"Otherwise?"
The old devil rolled his eyes.
Outside the small world, the headmasters and Secretary Dakang couldn''t help the way their faces twitched. This bag of dog food waspletely unexpected 1 !
Seeing the speechless expression on the face of the elder with the hedgehog head in front of him, the old devil immediately said suspiciously, "Don''t tell me the wheel of time doesn''t exist at all..."
"No, don''t worry, it is indeed real..."
The corners of General Yi''s mouth couldn''t help twitching. "What I wanted to say is... although it''s a banned artifact, if it''s a special case, you can submit a report and go through the management process to apply to use it..."
The old devil: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Of course the process is very troublesome..." General Yi was silent for a bit before saying, "However, given your realm when you were at your peak and your status in the cultivation circle before you established the Gua Pi Army, it''s definitely likely that your application to use it will go through, as long as you perform some meritorious deeds for the country."
The old devil: "..."
It was now silent on the scene.
After being embroiled in a thousand years of fighting, it turned out that he had been shooting himself in the foot all this time. This was an oue that no one would feel good about.
Hands propped on his knees, the old devilughed bitterly andmented the feeling of fate messing around with him.
General Yi looked at him and said unsympathetically, "If you agree toe with me and be put on trial and beg me on your knees while you''re at it this old man can act on your behalf to turn the wheel of time and find her reincarnation for you..."
"I beg you."
The old devil stared at General Yi with sparkling eyes.
He didn''t kneel, but he said the words without the slightest bit of hesitation.
Chapter 235: Spirit Shackles
Chapter 235: Spirit Shackles
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General Yi was silent for a very long time.
He saw that the old devil''s knees were trembling, but the other person refused to kneel. He was a stubborn man who refused to do so even if he had suffered severe internal injuries.
Although the old devil hadmitted many crimes, General Yi, who had been his opponent for a thousand years, had to admit that he was indeed a man to be respected.
"Can''t you change your stubbornness?" General Yi looked at the old devil and sighed deeply. "Forget it, since things are now like this, as long as you''re willing toe back with me to be put on trial, it''s fine even if you don''t kneel..."
The old devil looked up with bright eyes. "Really?"
"Before you''re charged, this old man will investigate her reincarnation for you. Since this is my promise to you, I''ll certainly keep it. However..." General Yi lowered his eyelids, hiding his deep ck pupils. With a sh of spirit light, a pair of crystal handcuffs appeared in his hand. "You have to put these on."
The moment the handcuffs appeared, Wang Ling''s eyes also shed slightly, because he could sense that these handcuffs contained the same substance that was in the Dao talisman seal on his arm. Wang Ming had told him before that this substance hade from a meteorite and that it was very difficult to extract; even using the most sophisticated instruments to perform countless extractions only yielded a few micrograms of it, and even that was only after a few years.
This mysterious substance in the talisman seal yed a key role in restraining Wang Ling''s aura.
"I remember there are only two pairs of this in the whole country. You really took a lot of trouble to deal with my venerable self, with the Five Elements Great Array and the Spirit Shackles." The old devil epted the handcuffs with a bitter smile.
He didn''t hesitate at all to put them on. He was so straightforward that General Yi could hardly believe it.
General Yi smiled slightly. "I thought you would refuse them."
The old devil: "Under the circumstances, to struggle even more would be useless. For the sake of seeing my silly wife''s reincarnation sooner, I should take it easy."
General Yi: "I really couldn''t tell that you would actually be this infatuated."
The old devil said, "When your Palm Sword injured me just now, the sword qi rolled around in my body. I used my spirit energy to resist it, but this directly numbed my peripheral nerves, so my legs can''t move..."
Hearing this, the corner of General Yi''s mouth twitched fiercely. "..." So that''s the real reason why you didn''t kneel?!
...
Between the Five Elements Great Array which in the past had been used to withstand the invasion of the demon gods from the Gate Between Worlds and these Spirit Shackles, it could be said that as the mastermind of this operation, General Yi had gone all out this time to precisely capture the old devil.
It was June 15th on Wednesday in the eighth week of the semester.
On this day, during thebined military training exercise organized by the six schools, the old devil put on the Spirit Shackles and was arrested. It was definitely a historical moment.
After the old devil put on the Spirit Shackles, General Yi confiscated all the magic treasures which were hidden in the chaotic space, along with the Purple Gold Gourd that had helped the old devil escape repeatedly.
The old devil had actually grabbed many of these magic treasures when he had attacked the museum. After taking them out one by one, there were fully twenty to thirty items, and each magic weapon had an amazing history.
The Tai Chi te, the Book of Nine Emperors, the Treasure Tree, the Investiture Cauldron, the Chaos g, the Heaven-Turning Seal... these were all genuine, top-ss holy weapons. ced on the ground, they all glowed with light. Wang Ling sized them up from behind General Yi, astonished by the sight.
They were lucky that the old devil hadn''t regained his full strength and so didn''t have the power to wield these holy weapons. Otherwise, a single person holding all these trump cards in his hand would have been truly terrifying!
In addition to these six top-ss holy weapons, General Yi discovered many world-renowned and special magic weapons. Because each of them had a particr distinctive trait, they hadn''t been included in the rankings of orthodox magic weapons; like misshapen figurines, they fell into the category of problematic magic weapons which were no less formidable than holy weapons, but which also had side effects.
As General Yi went through them one by one, he realized that there were actually a few which he didn''t recognize.
He found a dark golden magic chime stone and a golden lotus. The most mystical thing was that when these two magic treasures touched, they actually emitted an endless green light.
General Yi looked at the old devil with some surprise. "What''s this?"
The shackled old devil exined, "Hm, this is the Panjin Lotus and the Ximen Chime Stone. If the green light shines for two minutes, it can make people shorter 1 ..."
General Yi: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Then General Yi pointed to a glowing pad and asked, "Well then... what is this? A sanitary pad? I didn''t expect you to have this type of hobby. Don''t tell me you''ve changed your gender because you''re in a woman''s body?"
The old devil: "...This is the Sky-Mending Cloth for mending spatial cracks. Given my current body, without this Sky-Mending Cloth, I wouldn''t be able to freely travel back and forth through space at all."
General Yi thought that the magic treasures which he had invented were already exotic enough, but he had never imagined that there would be someone more amazing than him.
He couldn''t help sighing. Sure enough, there was still room for him to improve in his invention of magic treasures!
Wang Ling: "..."
...
While General Yi took inventory of the magic treasures, Immortal Toya came over to his side. He smiled slightly and offered the General heartfelt congrattions on the n''s sess. "General Yi''s Palm Sword is well-known; this junior is greatly honored to have seen it today."
"It''s not a big deal. If you want to see it again next time, send me a WeChat message. I''ll cut a fruit to show you." General Yi waved his hand magnanimously.
Immortal Toya: "..."
"By the way, the Five Elements Great Array was a little loud, are the students all right?" General Yi asked with some concern.
"The survival contest had already been put on hold when the array was in operation. I passed along a message through the electronic illustrated handbook for them to hide inside the buildings. There are currently over eight thousand students left," Immortal Toya answered honestly.
"That''s good, after I take the old devil out for his trial, thepetition can resume normally." General Yi nodded, then turned his eyes to Wang Ling. "Oh, by the way, let me tell you first that this kid from No. 60 High School has a very good root bone, and I intend to take him as my disciple."
"..."
Even at a distance, Immortal Toya could already sense the bitterness in Wang Ling''s eyes. He felt that he had to refuse on Ling Zhenren''s behalf. "General Yi, that... won''t do..."
General Yi frowned. "Why not?"
"Because... because..."
In the face of crisis, Immortal Toya stepped forward, put one arm around Wang Ling''s shoulder and abruptly yanked him to his chest. "He, he''s mine!"
General Yi: "..."
After saying that, this gray-haired handsome man nced at Wang Ling''s expression out of the corner of his eye.
Uh...
This guy''s face had be even cker.
Chapter 236: The Astrology Heir Song Cai
Chapter 236: The Astrology Heir Song Cai
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Wang Ling knew that Immortal Toya was refusing on his behalf, but it was the first time a guy had pulled him to his chest... when two deeply attractive young boys came together in this way, he instantly thought of a famous dish that Mother Juan had once cooked: curry gay gay 1 !
General Yi gave Wang Ling a regretful look. "So he''s already your disciple?"
Immortal Toya: "Yes, senior. I took him in as my direct disciple a long time ago."
This might have appeared to be a very casual remark, but Immortal Toya had given it deliberate thought; if he randomly gave a specific timeframe, it would be bad if General Yi found a hole in his story. Hence, tried and true phrases like "a long time ago" were immensely useful in times like these.
"Well, since he''s your disciple, it wouldn''t be nice for me to take him away by force."
General Yi sighed. "Also, I was just thinking about it; after the old devil goes back with me, there''ll be a trial, his sentence, and a whole lot of things I''ll need to sort out, so I wouldn''t be able to take care of this little student for the time being.
"Your strength is also pretty good, and your achievements in alchemy have surpassed even the Xiao n, who are specialists in the field. This little student should do well in the future if he follows you," he said as he looked at Immortal Toya.
Immortal Toya''s fair face flushed slightly. "You tter me, senior."
"No, it''s the truth. There actually aren''t many little juniors whom I acknowledge nowadays," General Yi said, hands behind his back. "But I''m curious since he''s your disciple, why not make it public?"
This question made Immortal Toya break out in a cold sweat.
General Yi was a great senior with formidable prowess and who had a nose for investigation; a normal person would very likely have already given the game away at this question.
But Immortal Toya''s response was swift. "Erm... making it public might be beneficial for his academic development, and his university enrollment in the future wouldn''t be a problem, but the effects of this celebrity halo would be really bad for his growth..."
Hearing this, General Yi''s eyes lit up; he was very satisfied with this exnation. "Mm, what you said is very reasonable. There are indeed too many juniors nowadays who are too impatient to achieve great things."
Immortal Toya smiled and looked at General Yi. "Therefore, I beseech senior to continue to hide this matter for this junior."
"Since you have asked and he is your disciple, of course this old man will do so."
General Yi nodded his head very readily, then looked at Wang Ling with reluctance in his eyes. "This little student, if we meet again in the future, I hope you will have made more progress by then. Of course, to reach the Golden Core stage at this age is already not easy; you''re already much stronger than your Senior Odd Zhuo!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Immortal Toya sweatdropped. "..."
What damn Golden Core stage! What Golden Core cultivator could shut the Gate Between Worlds with his bare hands?
"Then I''ll take my leave first. The old devil and hispanion whom he put in the stone ghost mask, Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue, have now been arrested together, and it''ll take a long time to interrogate them. I''ll leave the survival contest to you." General Yi led the old devil by a spirit tether, one end of which was tied to the Spirit Shackles. Behind him, the old devil was silent.
With the Spirit Shackles on, all the old devil''s spirit energy was restricted and his five spiritual senses blocked, so he was now like an ordinary man.
Immortal Toya cupped his fists and saluted General Yi respectfully. "Goodbye, senior!"
"Mm."
General Yi waved at the two of them, opened a space where he was standing, and walked in with the old devil.
Just as the spatial crack was about to close, a spirit light flew out andnded securely in Wang Ling''s hands.
"This little student, our meeting this time was fate. Take this. This old man had promised you earlier that I would give you a lucky charm..."
General Yi had already left through the space with the old devil; his voice came from far away through the void and was transmitted directly to Wang Ling''s ears.
It was a lustrous and warm runestone inscribed with intricate andplex characters. It was the size of the palm of his hand and looked a little like a seashell.
"Senior Ling... what''s this?" Immortal Toya stared nkly at this thing.
The corner of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched, because this runestone was the source of power for this small world!
"The rone that controls the source of power for the small world?" Immortal Toya was surprised. "The toxic fog is generated by the system based on the situation, but with this runestone... when thest wave of the toxic fog contracts, it''ll be toward this runestone as the center."
Wang Ling: "..."
Immortal Toya: "So control of this power source is the same as controlling a god-blessed circle."
Wang Ling: "Hey, so... can you let me go first..."
"Ah! Sorry, Senior Ling!"
Immortal Toya quickly dropped his arm.
It seemed like he had identally brushed Ling Zhenren''s hair just now, and it was really super soft! What brand of shampoo did he use?
Oh... wait!
That wasn''t the main point!
Damn!
Did Ling Zhenren open his mouth to speak just now?!
Immortal Toya carefully recalled what had just happened, and in addition to his astonishment, an intoxicated fanboy expression appeared on his face: Ah~ Ling Zhenren''s voice was really nice...
...
After a three-hour time-out, the survival contest finally resumed.
In arge supermarket, He Bufeng, Little Peanut and Dopey Guo all squared their shoulders in anticipation. Earlier, the supermarket''s side entrance had been smashed open by some Xiao n disciples from God Vision High School with arge wave of fire.
On their side, there were only ten or so of them left hiding in the supermarket; the number had dropped by more than half since thepetition began.
"What should we do now?" asked a No. 59 High School student.
"When the survival contest was suspended earlier, those bastards also found a building to hide in. There''s not much time left before the final wave of the toxic foges in. We have to find a suitable location as soon as possible." He Bufeng frowned.
"Now we''re still in the circle, but there''s no guarantee that the next safe zone will work in our favor. If we leave the supermarket now, we''ll just be live targets. Do you have any ideas, Senior He?" said Little Peanut.
"We''re in a very bad position. If we want to win now, we need to refresh our god-blessed circle."
He Bufeng thought for a long while before a mysterious light appeared in his eyes. "Actually, we still have onest option..."
He turned to look at a teenager wearing a pair of gold-rimmed sses, and said to the crowd, "Let me introduce all of you to ssmate Song Cai. This is the thirteenth generation heir of the Tuochuqikanjiji 2 Astrology family."
Chapter 237: Song Cai, Breaking Down
Chapter 237: Song Cai, Breaking Down
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Every school or every ss would always have a little angel in charge of information and gossip. No. 60 High School''s Dopey Guo was one of them. No. 59 High School''s Song Cai was another.
Relying on the practice of astrology, Song Cai had made a lot of money and also a lot of friends in school. He charged a thousand yuan for each divination with a money back guarantee if it wasn''t urate. As the thirteenth generation heir of the Tuochuqikanjiji family, he had always been very confident in his astrological predictions.
However, he had begun to doubt the uracy of his divinations recently...
It all started some time ago.
In addition to many loyal divination customers in school, Song Cai had also opened an online store.
He remembered that a few days after his store had just been opened, a customer had asked him to divine their fate for the near future.
Divining fate was Song Cai''s specialty. Once he had the other party''s zodiac sign and exact date of birth and firmly bore this information in mind as he meditated and prayed, the crystal ball would reveal the final prediction.
Song Cai remembered, something which he had never seen before had appeared that day.
Because the crystal ball hadn''t shown the usual prediction.
But three English letters: GCM...
Song Cai had thought that his crystal ball had broken, hence why it was showing this messy code, but when he reced it with the spare crystal ball at home, the divination result was still these three mysterious English letters.
Song Cai had been driven mad. Who could tell him what the hell this meant?!
...
Hence, when He Bufeng mentioned astrology and introduced him to the others, Song Cai really felt his blood freeze.
"ssmate Song Cai, your predictions are always on point. Can you divine thest god-blessed circle through one of us?" asked He Bufeng.
The teenager with the gold-rimmed sses sat in one corner with his arms around his knees; his face was full of chagrin, and he looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. "Senior He... my divination might not work..."
"How will you know if you don''t try?" He Bufeng patted Song Cai on the shoulder with a firm expression.
Song Cai raised his head, his eyes glittering with tears.
When a person had doubts in their life, the most important thing for them was the encouragement of others. It could be said that He Bufeng''s encouragement actually proved quite important; Song Cai pondered for a very long time, and then looked to the side at the many expectant expressions on the students'' faces.
In the end, he quietly got up and said to the crowd, "Then... please help me see if there''s a crystal ball nearby. Otherwise, ssware can also work."
In astrology, the resource consumed the most was the crystal ball, because with each divination, a crack would appear in the crystal ball. Each crystal ball could only be used four times at the most, because a cracked crystal ball could greatly affect the effects of the divination.
"So ssware can actually be used as a recement?" asked someone.
"Yes." Song Cai nodded. "But unlike a regr crystal ball, any other ssware will basically be scrapped after one use. The uracy of the divination is also lower than with a regr crystal ball, about one or two percent? Generally, it''s not a big gap."
"Oh, so it''s like that!" The students around him had enlightened expressions.
The good news was that their base was in arge supermarket, so there were plenty of ss items to choose from.
Atst, Song Cai picked out arge electric light bulb which Little Peanut had found. "I''ll use this."
"What''s next?" He Bufeng asked.
Song Cai looked around and said, "I''m going to hold this light bulb for the divination and everyone needs to hold hands in a circle around me; this will improve the uracy of the prediction."
Almost everyone had basically lost the courage to hold hands with the opposite sex after Junior Grade Three, but for the sake of victory, they did as instructed.
To pray together hand-in-hand was the most basic way of improving the uracy of an astrological divination.
After the ceremony waspleted, Song Cai nodded with satisfaction. With the light bulb in hand, he then slowly sat down in the center of the circle.
He took a deep breath and tried to rx as much as possible. Calling up spirit energy, he put it into the light bulb, and it lit up with a "ding . "
A momentter, the light bulb directly exploded in Song Cai''s hands.
The students sitting in a circle were startled. "Did it fail?"
"No, it worked..."
Song Cai slowly opened his eyes and looked upward. "After ten seconds, the divination will be projected in the air."
Everyone present held their breaths and all eyes were fixed on the air.
Ten secondster, the astrological divination slowly unfolded in the air...
Song Cai looked up and saw the big three English letters in front of him once again.
Song Cai: "..."
Mom! As expected, my divination is broken!
"GCM? What the hell does that mean?" In the supermarket, everyone looked at the three letters and pondered.
"Photocatalysis, Guo Chunmei, engineering gate 1 ..."
He Bufeng said a few words in a row, and then his eyes lit up. "Could it be... climax 2 ...?"
Everyone: "..."
...
Wang Ling never thought that General Yi would leave the source of the small world with him.
This was a valuable gift.
He was clear that if General Yi had left him the runestone, that meant that he would surely be able to win thepetition by relying on the god-blessed circle. And with this runestone in hand, he could willfully absorb the small world''s source of spirit energy for his own use.
Wang Ling had a headache, because for him, this was a hot potato.
He never wanted to be the center of attention. If he won thispetition, all eyes would definitely be on him.
"Is Senior Ling worried about this runestone?" Immortal Toya asked as he stared at it.
Wang Ling pinched the runestone between his fingers and then a light shed in his hand. Immortal Toya then saw the runestone disappear!
The ancient barter array had actually inspired Wang Ling as he recalled the Barter Skill, which was one of the Three Thousand Great Spells which he had learned. In fact, it worked in a very simr way to the ancient barter array, and you could do an exchange for something you wanted within a limited range of transfer.
...
Still in the big supermarket, Dopey Guo clutched his stomach as he hid in the toilet. It had started hurting again when he had gone looking for ssware earlier.
But when he had rushed to the toilet, he had discovered that it didn''t have any toilet paper!
Dopey Guo fumbled around in his storage bag for a long time, and was miserable when he realized that he only had a snack gift pack which he had risked his life to grab when an airdrop had happened in front of the supermarket previously.
However, Master of Dopey was truly a master. At that moment, Dopey Guo quickly recalled that the crispy noodle snack inside the snack gift pack would contain a collection card! He could use the card in ce of toilet paper!
At this thought, he hurriedly took out that crispy noodle snack excitedly.
However, the moment he took it out, the crispy noodle snack shed with spirit light in his hand, and turned into a runestone shaped like a seashell...
...
Chapter 238: The King of Laying Low in No. 60 High School
Chapter 238: The King of Laying Low in No. 60 High School
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It was June 16th on Thursday in the eighth week of school.
The survival contest portion of the week-longbined military training exercise for the six schools finally came to an end with the final contraction of the toxic fog circle.
The ending was a little surprising because until then, before thest contraction of the toxic fog circle, there had still been over four thousand students crammed together and struggling hard to y low."
In the end, most people had been poisoned to death by thest wave of the toxic fog.
It was a fine, sunny day.
Odd Zhuo, Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, announced the final result on themand tform in the big square of the military training base on the western outskirts of Songhai city. "The final number of people left in the survival contest: one. Student Hero Guo of No. 60 High School, who was in the toilet at the time, is the final winner..."
Then, Odd Zhuo and Immortal Toya next to him both pped. Unfortunately, this ending was just so scary that the ten thousand students, six headmasters, and Secretary Dakang were all overwhelmed in that instant, creating an awkward silence.
For some reason, the headmasters of No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School couldn''t be happy at all despite their victory.
Hero Guo, the man of the hour, had been forced to withdraw from the military training and had been sent directly to the hospital''s emergency ward after leaving the small world because of abdominal pains.
Odd Zhuo felt a little embarrassed. He cleared his throat and said into the microphone, "Next, because Student Hero Guo is unable to be present, let''s wee the teacher-in-charge of Grade One, ss Three, Pan Shengcong, to ept the medal and trophy."
Of everyone present, Teacher Pan was the only one smiling like a sunflower.
Under everyone''s gazes, this middle-aged woman with a ponytail, who was a teaching pioneer at No. 60 High School, quickly jumped onto the tform and cheerfully took the trophy. She was happier than some actresses winning the Queen of Movies at the Golden Rooster Awards 1 . "Thank you! Thank you for your support and encouragement! This trophy and this silk banner belong to our No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School!"
Maybe it was because Teacher Pan was so happy, but finally there was some apuse at this moment.
Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, Odd Zhuo continued, "Now, we''ll invite Teacher Pan to unroll the banner, which was personally inscribed by Secretary Dakang from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools."
"Okay!"
Teacher Pan nodded and slowly unfurled the silk banner. It was as if the ring gold letters on the banner were shining brightly, hitting everyone with understanding.
Secretary Dakang had written these words using his great power, and the moment the silk banner was unfurled, there was a spirit light so blinding that it forced people to close their eyes.
Standing in the crowd, Wang Ling''s Heavenly Eye wasn''t affected by the re of the golden light. His gaze prated the brightness, and instantly he saw the big words printed on the silk banner: Lay Low...
Wang Ling: "..."
...
The military training wasn''t over; the next few days consisted of general basic training, including military postures like standing at attention and at ease... there was no escaping any of it.
During this time, Dopey Guo became a well-known figure among the six schools. Winning the contest by relying on the god-blessed circle showed how explosive his luck was. Most importantly, through this joint military training exercise for the six schools, he had drawn attention from all levels of society, and it could be said that his academic path in the future would be paved with gold.
ording to news which Wang Ling had heard, many universities had already extended an olive branch to Dopey Guo''s family. In the eyes of many university chancellors, prowess and talent were important on the road to cultivation, but luck was also a strength.
That evening after Wang Ling hade back from the military training''s session for the day, he saw a message on the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools'' official media ount.
Secretary Dakang wanted to put an inscription on the trophy for Dopey Guo, but didn''t know what to write, so he had used the public tform to ask for everyone''s opinions.
Wang Ling scrolled down the screen and saw a lot of selected replies in the messages.
Among them, there were chuunibyou suggestions such as The Chosen One and Dopey Nichs.
There were also funny and mocking ones like King of the Squat Toilet, The Strongest Squat Toilet King, Mother Juan''s Victim...
And the most popr message was the one which Super Chen had written: No. 60 High School''s King of Laying Low.
Wang Ling saw that there were more than eight thousand likes for this message...
...
During the period that Wang Ling was away from home, it was also lively at the Wang family''s small vi.
On the morning that the oue of the survival contest was announced, a ck limousine stopped at the entrance of the Wang family''s small vi. A man with high slicked-back hair and wearing goggles got out of the car at the entrance, carrying a briefcase.
"This is where Senior Ling lives..." Dharmaraja stood at the front door of the vi feeling a little excited. After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Immortal Toya, he was the third person in the whole chat group to visit the Wang family home.
Before he hade to the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had implored him repeatedly to go with reverence in his heart for the seniors.
Dharmaraja stood at the door and rang the bell.
Soon he heard the faint sound of footsteps inside, and it was Grandfather Wang who opened the door. "Who is it?"
When Grandfather Wang opened the door, Dharmaraja''s expression straightaway faltered. He had heard from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that there were three seniors in the vi in addition to Ling Zhenren! Among them, the one with the most unfathomable strength was an old man...
Dharmaraja never thought that he would straightaway see this great senior on his first visit.
Since it was their first meeting, Dharmaraja immediately bowed at a ny-degree angle. "Hello, Old Senior Wang! Ling Zhenren entrusted a spirit sword to me for repairs, and this junior has speciallye to deliver it to him."
"Oh, thank you for taking the trouble, why don''t youe in first. You can change your slippers at the entrance, and remember to close the door behind you."
After saying this, the old man slowly went back inside, hands behind his back. He went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea and brought it to Dharmaraja. "Mother Ling went out to buy groceries, and Father Ling is still revising his manuscript with his editor in the study."
Dharmaraja took the tea from the old man nervously. "So Senior Ling''s father is a writer?"
"Yes."
The old man nodded. "His pen name is Wang Situ."
Holy shit! Wang Situ?
Lightning Dharmaraja was stunned. He remembered reading this great god''s writing on the subway to work! He had never expected that this person would be Senior Ling''s father!
"At first he just started writing for fun, and we never thought he could make money from it." Grandfather Wang smiled.
Hearing this, Dharmaraja''s reverence for Father Wang grew even greater. To just write for fun but still be able to make money... this was indeed a great senior hiding behind the scenes! Sure enough, he was talented in every aspect! Furthermore, Dharmaraja seemed to remember listening to an interview which had been recorded with Father Wang. He wasn''t just a genius, he also spoke well! Dharmaraja really liked him!
Chapter 239: Open the Door! Let Jingke Out!
Chapter 239: Open the Door! Let Jingke Out!
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Dharmaraja actually knew very well that there were in fact plenty of experts in the cultivation circle who preferred to retreat behind the scenes. Just like how there would be people in the secr world who would give up all fame and fortune for the sake of pursuing immortality, it was natural that there would be old seniors in the cultivation circle who envied the ordinary life of amon person and nned instead to live in seclusion.
These reclusive seniors generally felt that in the end, the path of cultivation was an empty one a long life was meaningless, and there were times you would be tired of living.
The most terrible thing of all would be if you truly couldn''t die or be killed.
The reason why Dharmaraja admired Father Wang so much was that this senior hadpletely chosen to assimte into the secr world and had prated deep to the very bottom of society as a way to make money and live in the ordinary world.
Dharmaraja felt that he wouldn''t have been able to do it. Many cultivators had jobs in the ordinary world, but most of them worked for peers in the cultivation circle. For example, he used the godly thunder inheritance to repair magic artifacts, and he earned in cultivators'' coin.
But with just one book, Father Wang had been able to kill two birds with one stone. Dharmaraja found this particrly astonishing.
Sure enough, a great senior was in the end a great senior, who shone wherever he went!
Dharmaraja respectfully picked up the tea which Grandfather Wang had given him. When he saw his face reflected in the steaming tea, he was instantly silent.
He knew that when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had visited the Wang family''s small vi, Grandfather Wang had given him a bowl of tomato egg drop soup and a broli to this day, the other man had yet to uncover the meaning of Tao in them. Now, this old senior had given him a cup of tea... what did this tea mean?
The scene fell into silence. Unwilling to drink the tea, Dharmaraja stared nkly and quietly at it for a long time.
He wanted to take this cup of tea back with him and study it...
Dharmaraja sat in the Wang family''s small vi until noon. Looking at the time, Mother Wang would be returning any minute now with groceries, so the old man had insisted that Dharmaraja stay for lunch. Overwhelmed by the old man''s invitation, Dharmaraja hadn''t dared refuse.
...
It wasn''t long when Dharmaraja noticed the noise at the door and saw a woman carrying several bags of groceries open the door and shut it behind her quickly like a spy.
The old man was startled by the noise. "What''s going on?"
Listening at the door, Mother Wang made a shushing gesture and whispered, "Dad, I think someone''s following me."
"Following you?" Grandfather Wang frowned.
"Yes." Mother Wang nodded. "It felt like it was for quite a while. I already sensed it when I was shopping, like a pair of eyes staring at me non-stop."
After saying this, she turned to look at Dharmaraja. "Eh? Who are you?"
"I''m here especially to deliver a spirit sword which I fixed for Senior Ling, as he requested. I am very d to meet the seniors, it''s nice to meet you!" Dharmaraja bowed to Mother Wang.
Mother Wang suddenly understood. "So you''re Dharmaraja! Ling Ling''s mentioned you!"
Dharmaraja was very moved, and a thinyer of moisture fogged up his goggles. He hadn''t expected that Senior Ling would in his life ever mention him to the other great seniors! What kind of glorious honor was this?!
Dharmaraja wiped excitedly at his tears. Seeing Mother Wang look outside worriedly, he also took a look through his goggles with his Heavenly Eye and discovered a figure sneaking around on the roadside. "Seniors, I see him!"
That person was wearing a pair of sunsses and a gray windbreaker, and there was a dangerous aura around him.
...
The man in sunsses instantly raised his head as soon as Dharmaraja''s Heavenly Eye locked onto him. He was fully aware that he had been found, but he didn''t show the slightest panic.
His gaze was nd when he met Dharmaraja''s eyes. A few secondster, Dharmaraja opened his eyes in shock. "Ah! Not good!"
The other party''s return gaze had forced him to take several steps back, and when he took off his goggles, Dharmaraja realized that his eyes were bleeding! This was an expert!
"Looks like it''s a master." Grandfather Wang sighed quietly.
It was very clear that the person who had been following Mother Wang wasn''t anyone good.
"Damn it..." Dharmaraja took out a pill which he had on him for calming fluctuations of spirit energy and quickly swallowed it. Then he used the godly thunder inheritance to protect his injured eyes.
He realized that the man outside not only had formidable strength, he was also very cunning. The attack from the other man''s gaze just now had directly pierced his head, straightaway numbing his visual nerves and causing intermittent bleeding.
If it hadn''t been for the pill and the godly thunder inheritance, Dharmaraja felt that if it had been someone else, their Heavenly Eye would have been crippled!
After this first exchange, Dharmaraja could already gauge the other person''s strength. He had already lost in a battle of auras and knew that this wasn''t a fight he could win at his level.
Moreover, he had noticed that this man''s Heavenly Eye was very unusual and gave off a strong repelling force! Although he couldn''t be one hundred percent sure, Dharmaraja felt that the man had probably refined his Heavenly Eye into a magic weapon, thus increasing its lethality.
As for this method of turning a body part into a magic weapon, he had heard from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in the chat group that this was practiced by a dark force that recently had been looking for trouble with Senior Wang''s family.
So he confirmed that this man was probably from Immortal Mansion.
But now... what to do?
Did the seniors in the Wang family''s small vi have to deal with it personally now?
As Dharmaraja sat on the floor to catch his breath, he turned to look at Grandfather Wang and sighed softly. "I''m sorry, senior! This man is really too strong!"
He was a little upset because he had wanted to show off his strength in front of so many seniors.
"No, you''ve already done very well." The old man smiled faintly. "You are our guest. Besides, the man''s objective is obviously us. We should solve this problem ourselves."
The old man''s voice dropped in tone, and had a maic quality to it.
At the moment, Wang Ling was participating in the school''s military training, and even Loopy Toad had been picked up by their teacher-in-charge and wouldn''t be back for a while.
Perhaps in the eyes of those who had ulterior motives when it came to the Wang family, this was the perfect time to cause trouble.
"Dad..." At this moment, father and daughter-inw exchanged looks and had the same thought.
"There''s no other way..."
The old man sighed in his heart. Since the other party had deliberatelye to make trouble, then a fight couldn''t be avoided.
With his hands behind his back and his gaze lowered, there was a sense of something mysterious in his eyes.
Was Old Senior Wang about to make a move?
Dharmaraja was extremely awed.
However, he realized that things weren''t that simple.
Grandfather Wang went quietly to the door and put his hand on the doorknob.
Almost the instant he opened it, the old man quickly looked up toward the second floor and shouted with strong resolve, "Open the door! Let Jingke out!"
Before Dharmaraja could regain his senses, he saw a brown sword shadow fly out of the front door of the Wang family''s small vi with a whoosh like a firework.
Chapter 240: The Same Eyes as Ling Zhenren
Chapter 240: The Same Eyes as Ling Zhenren
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Ten minutes ago, a man in ck sunsses and a gray windbreaker had followed Mother Wang to the entrance of the Wang family''s small vi. The man had a sturdy build and wore a beret on his bald head. At first nce, he looked a little like those brawny men in foreign films.
"This is the ce." The man narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunsses as he looked at the vi. He pulled open thepel of his jacket to report the situation into the mike hidden inside. "Chief, I''ve already found the target location, and it''s the same as what the Lady of the Castle said."
The voice on the other end of the earphone was very low. "Well done, Little Tan. Check out the family''s actual situation. Also, the best would be if you can clearly find out what their connection is to that hawthorn tree. This matter concerns my year-end review with the Master of the Mansion, so you mustn''t be careless."
The man nodded. "Don''t worry, Chief."
"ording to a summary of the intelligence we collected from various parties, the youngster who fought Little Yue lives in that vi. It seems that he stopped the power of the fifty-fold gold crescent released by Little Yue''s Abyss Avoidance with just one finger."
Hearing this, the man couldn''t help the few drops of cold sweat which ran down his forehead. The Little Yue whom the chief was referring to was the genius whom the Lord Master had selected out of ten thousand people to be a trusted aide. During Immortal Mansion''s annual meeting back then, Lord Master had personally given Abyss Avoidance to Little Yue.
This was a spirit sword with a speed that was ranked top on the historical cultivation list of spirit swords!
"No matter what, you must be careful today. Apart from us, Immortal Mansion''s southern, northern and western branches are currently searching for this family''s whereabouts. The Lady of the Castle is a spy I had set up much earlier on. Since our eastern branch has obtained this information, we should make good use of it."
The call ended at this point. The man straightened his beret and heaved a sigh of relief.
Because before he had made the call, he had already used his spiritual senses to perceive that that terrifying teenager didn''t seem to be in the vi today.
But while he had been on the phone, there had been a reckless person inside the vi who had dared to use their Heavenly Eye on him. During the call with the branch chief, he had also opened his Heavenly Eye in retaliation and directly made the other party''s eyes bleed.
"Has their only fighting force disappeared?" The man looked at the vi with a sneer. The man who had looked at him with the Heavenly Eye was the only fighter he had sensed inside.
Now that that person had been injured, the man was very certain that there were no other unpredictable elements in the vi.
Did this mean he could do whatever he wanted on this mission?
However, just as the man stepped toward the door of the Wang family''s small vi...
He noticed that it was actually open.
Then, he saw a brown sword shadow fly out.
...
How fast could a spirit sword be?
The man called Little Tan felt that his three views were being refreshed at that moment.
Because his eyes were very distinctive, he had chosen to refine them into a magic weapon the year he had joined Immortal Mansion. When he opened his Heavenly Eye, the power of his pupils was over ten times stronger than an ordinary Heavenly Eye and exhibited the fullest extent of dynamic sight.
But when the brown sword shadow had streaked out the door, he was dumbstruck to discover that his eyes were unable to track it at all.
The sword light closed in on him so quickly that he broke out in a cold sweat.
But when the brown sword shadow was a dozen centimeters away from him, it stopped, and before his eyes, it broke down into faint specks of light that ultimately merged together again into a human figure.
It was actually a child, with short gray bangs that danced in the wind and dressed in a brown tunic over a white robe, who stared at him coldly.
Was this... a sword spirit?
The man looked at this scene somewhat incredulously.
A sword spirit couldn''t appear unless its master was around to summon it through their contract. Otherwise, generally speaking, very few sword spirits had the self-awareness to manifest themselves. The man felt that he had miscalcted he had only focused on sensing human auras and had overlooked situations like these in which the spirit of a magic weapon might appear.
Whether it was the sword spirit of a spirit sword or the spirit of a magic weapon, before its real body manifested, this distinctive spirit body was easily overlooked since its aura would be restricted to its weapon vessel.
But now wasn''t the time to think so much.
Jingke was alreadying toward him.
The man ramped up the power of his eyes to its fullest extent, and his pupils bloomed like a kaleidoscope. With the release of his Heavenly Eye''s power, golden knife des appeared in the air and ultimately merged together into a storm which thrust forward at Jingke like a rotating drill.
These des were made from the convergence of spirit energy from the world and from the universe through the power of the man''s Heavenly Eye. As products of the spirit energy of heaven and earth, they didn''t have destructive power in themselves, but they were exceptionally hard. Coupled with the storm created through the power of the man''s eyes, it would be a devastating strike.
At the shocking sight of this powerful force, Dharmaraja in the vi felt that if this attack hit him, it would leave a gaping hole in his body.
In the face of this spirit light storm, Jingke''s expression never changed. Maintaining his indifferent attitude, he walked step by step toward the center of the storm.
From his line of sight in the vi, Dharmaraja couldpletely see Jingke''s figure. He thought that the sword spirit''s eyes were just like Ling Zhenren''s!
Ding ! Ding ! Ding ding ding ...
The storm swallowed Jingke up, creating a violent collision, but all of it was blocked out by Jingke''s sword light.
The man was greatly shocked. He had never once thought that his attack wouldn''t have the least bit effect at all; just like that, he could see how powerful this sword spirit was!
He opened his Heavenly Eye wide and at the same time increased the power in his eyes, causing two streams of blood to run down from the corners.
Jingke stood unmoving in the middle of the spirit light storm as he gazed at this scene.
Then, with the sound of a snap, a brown sword light shone forth from Jingke''s body.
This scene was like a miracle descending. Jingke actually cut apart that terrifying spirit light storm with ease, as if he was parting the sea to create a safe passage down the middle.
Seeing the man''s bbergasted expression, Jingke''s own expression was unruffled as he walked slowly down that passage toward him.
Finally, Jingke stopped in front of the man, and the difference in height was very stark.
The man was built very sturdily and was one hundred and ny centimeters tall, while Jingke wasn''t tall at all as he only reached a point slightly above the man''s waist.
Whether from far or up close, this was just a child.
However, even without an oppressive aura, just looking at the brown sword light on Jingke''s body as the sword spirit approached him frightened the man so much that he had already broken out in a cold sweat. He was scared out of his wits, and even his knees couldn''t help but tremble.
He felt that his many years of cultivation had all been in vain in a critical moment like this, it wasn''t of any damn use!
Chapter 241: The Wang Family’s Small Villa is Full of Big Shots!
Chapter 241: The Wang Familys Small Vi is Full of Big Shots!
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At this moment, the man from Immortal Mansion''s eastern branchpletely understood that this was a meaningless battle from the beginning, he hadn''t had the slightest chance of winning!
"Are you from Immortal Mansion?" Just then, from the side, he heard a question asked in a rough voice, and two huge shadows loomed over him with a sense of heavy oppression. Two brawny men with muscles asrge as Jinhua ham 1 and who were actually even bigger than he was appeared in front of him!
Where on earth had theye from?
No... wait!
There seemed to be a third person!
The man was startled as he lifted his gaze only then did he notice that in addition to these two brawny men, there was actually a little girl with pink meatball-shaped hair buns and wearing a gray coat sitting on the shoulder of one of the men, her head tilted to look at him.
He already feltpletely overwhelmed. It wasn''t just this sword spirit, these three people who hade out who knew when were in fact all stronger than him!
If he had a second chance, he just wanted to call his leader and tell him: Chief! I don''t want to y anymore!
This wasn''t a matter of whether he yed or not, but that he couldn''t y at all!
"There''s no other way..." The burly man from Immortal Mansion was desperate. The situation had grown further and further out of his expectations, and waspletely out of his control.
The only thing he could do now was to think of the best way to escape!
Fortunately, he had made sufficient preparations beforeing here, which included the "underground escape talisman." As long as this talisman was sessfully activated, it would give him a chance to escape, even if these people''s realms were higher than his.
His mind whirled with myriad thoughts in the space of a single instant.
He had to take advantage of the moment to escape before this frightening sword spirit and these three people on the sidepletely teamed up against him. His hands swiftly formed a seal and at the same time, he threw out the underground escape talisman which he had already prepared!
The instant the magic lit up, the ground beneath the man''s feet suddenly turned into quicksand, and his whole body dropped down into it.
To ensure that he wouldn''t be caught, he even cast the "art of godly movement" on himself! This was an advanced heavenly spirit technique and also an Immortal Mansion secret body spell for putting on speed.
With this "art of godly movement" enhancing the underground escape talisman, the man was now five times faster than the talisman''s basic speed of escape. He felt that at his current speed, he should be able to (probably) put some distance between himself and those four people.
Jingke saw the man get sucked down swiftly into the quicksand as he disappeared in the magic light of the underground escape talisman.
Seeing that the talisman had worked, the man who had escaped underground in the magic light breathed a sigh of relief.
But he hadn''t even made it halfway when the talisman was forced to stop working.
Up ahead in the tunnel, a little girl''s face appeared.
The little girl stared at him, then stretched out her small hands to directly pull him out of the ground...
...
Less than ten seconds after the man had used the underground escape talisman to flee, Sheep jumped out a long distance away beforeing back.
Jingke saw that she was holding a dog leash in her small hand, which was directly connected to a cor around the man''s neck.
Both Pen and Eraser were startled; Father Wang had bought this cor and leash for Loopy Toad, but it had been unwilling to put them on, so it had hidden them in the attic. Who knew when they had ended up in Sheep''s hands.
With the dog leash in her small hand, Sheep threw the man in front of the two brawny men and sat on him. "...Too weak! He ran so slowly! I even specially went upstairs to get the cor and leash just now, but I never thought that he wouldn''t run very far."
"..."
The man wanted to cry... it turned out that there was a group of big shots in this vi whom he hadn''t been able to sense.
Jingke crouched down and stretched out one hand to cover the man''s forehead. Instantly the man was soaked in sweat as he felt like he was about to be executed.
There clearly wasn''t the slightest trace of spiritual pressure about him, yet the oppression he was giving off was immense. His gaze alone felt like a death stare 2 .
Jingke had already felt out the other party''s aura in the previous confrontation, but he hadn''t been certain. Now, after careful consideration, he confirmed that this man was from Immortal Mansion.
His spirit energy was exactly the same as that of the red-haired youth who had wielded the sword Abyss Avoidance in the fight against the old devil at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce back then.
After that, Jingke raised his hand. Several brown spheres of sword qi clustered around his fingers, and he pped them onto the man''s head.
He used the sword qi to seal the man''s spirit acupuncture points. For a long while after this, the man wouldn''t be able to use his spirit energy.
"What should we do with him, Lord Jingke?" Pen and Eraser, the two brawny men, looked at Jingke.
"Ling, dislikes, trouble."
Jingke looked at the man on the ground and said, "You, handle him, it''s fine. I want, to rest."
They had caught the man and furthermore had sealed his spirit energy, so Jingke couldn''t be bothered to deal with everything else. It would be fine to leave the rest to the others to handle.
As he yawned, the sword light glowed on his skin once again, and in the end, he transformed back into a sword which fell into the hands of one of the burly men nearby. "Put me, back, in bed."
Pen and Eraser: "..."
The man rubbed his eyes. When he saw Jingke change back into his original form, he thought he had seen wrong.
In the end, he was stupefied once again; he had never ever expected that the real body of such a powerful sword spirit would actually be a peach wood swordmonly found on the market...
"What should we do with him? Throw him into the toilet?" Pen asked with a sigh as he held Jingke in his hand and looked at the man on the ground.
"Not a good idea." Eraser shook his head. "This Immortal Mansion keepsing to make trouble for us. Since we managed to catch one of them, we can interrogate him for information."
Pen: "But the Lord''s not at home right now."
"It''s fine, I have Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s number, I''m sure he''ll definitely be interested." While saying this, Eraser took out a cellphone and made a call.
Soon, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s maic voice came over the line. "Hello, this is Grenade-Throwing. What can I do for you, Your Excellency?"
"Is that Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal? This is Ling Zhenren''s enlightened goblin eraser. We just caught someone from Immortal Mansion trying to break into the Wang family''s vi. Are you interested in popping by?" asked the burly man.
"Oh, so it''s you. I know you." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "Now that you mentioned it, I just remembered, didn''t Dharmaraja go over to your ce today to deliver a sword? Didn''t he fight?"
Eraser was quiet before he decided to tell the truth. "This person from Immortal Mansion is very strong; before Senior Dharmaraja could act, he was defeated by the bacsh from the other party''s aura."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Before he fought... he already lost?"
"Regretfully, Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, that''s the truth."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath and said, "I''m going to kick him out of the group! How shameful!"
"..."
Chapter 242: Those Enlightened Big Shots
Chapter 242: Those Enlightened Big Shots
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If Dharmaraja hadn''t seen it with his own eyes, he definitely wouldn''t have expected that apart from these three seniors, there would still be so many big shots hidden in this vi! That little girl with pink meatball-shaped hair buns and wearing a gray jacket was simply terrifying. When she moved, she was like a sh of light even Ultraman Tiga wouldn''t have been able to keep up!
And then there were those two brawny men next to her. One man wore a straw hat while the other wore a suit of armor. They were thick and solid all over. They stood like mighty mountains, emanating an overwhelming sense of oppression.
Dharmaraja pulled his neck back as his eyes fell on the old man next to him. "Old Senior Wang... may I ask, who are these three seniors?"
"Oh, you mean them." The old man scratched his head. "These things were transformed and enlightened by Ling Ling. The one with the straw hat was originally an eraser and the one in armor was originally a pen. As for that little girl, she was originally a freight tricycle. Lei Lei painted and waxed her the other day."
Dharmaraja was stupefied. "..."
So there was this kind of operation?
No wonder this little girl had been holding a tire in her hand the whole time...
While Dharmaraja was speaking with Grandfather Wang, Sheep had already dragged that man from Immortal Mansion to the vi''s front door. After Jingke had sealed his spirit acupuncture points, he was even more ordinary than an ordinary person now; apart from the fact that he was a little bigger in size, there was nothing special about him at all. He might not even be able to beat a middle-aged woman at the Body Tempering stage like Mother Wang.
When the man was dragged through the door, he opened his mouth and struggled to speak, making inarticte noises which confused Dharmaraja. "His spirit acupuncture points have been sealed, but why can''t he even speak?"
"Oh, I also just sealed his tongue," Eraser answered. "The interrogation should be left to Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal since we''re just amateurs."
Dharmaraja was surprised once again. "You called Senior Immortal over?"
"That''s right, Little Master Ling had told us before that Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was investigating Immortal Mansion. He had expected that Immortal Mansion that bunch of impatient people woulde here looking for trouble, so he had already let us know earlier on. Once we encountered someone from Immortal Mansion, we were to capture them on the spot and then help Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal with his investigation."
"I see..."
Dharmaraja nodded his head, and in his heart, his respect for Wang Ling grew even more. That was just like Ling Zhenren; he had even anticipated that this would happen! As expected, his foresight was godly!
"Oh, that''s right, apart from that, did Senior Immortal say anything else?" After Dharmaraja calmed down, he was all smiles; he felt that Senior Immortal would praise him foring here this time to deliver the sword personally!
Eraser fell silent again; initially, he had nned not to say anything, because he knew that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had just been joking earlier. However, now that it hade to this point, Eraser in the end still decided to rify the issue with Dharmaraja.
After thinking for a while, Eraser opened his mouth and said bluntly, "Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said that you should leave the group. To be hit by bacsh from an aura before even lifting a finger to fight is too embarrassing."
As arge, big-hearted fellow, he was just forthright like that.
Dharmaraja''s cheeks streamed with tears. "..." Did Senior Immortal hate him now?!
After Eraser spoke, Sheep, who had been sitting on the Immortal Mansion man like he was a horse, gave Dharmaraja a strange look.
It seemed like she had heard the sound of something shattering...
...
Later, there were hissing sounds of stir-frying from the kitchen Grandfather Wang and Mother Wang were cooking. Knowing that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would being, the old man stewed the broli from thest time the man had visited to make a soup.
There were quite a few people sitting around in the living room of the Wang family''s small vi. Pen and Eraser had initially nned to return to their original forms afterpleting their task, but it couldn''t be consideredpletely done until Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took over. So before that happened, they remained in their human forms.
The old man had never treated these "goblins" enlightened by Wang Ling as outsiders, so he warmly invited them to have lunch together.
As a result, the atmosphere in the Wang family''s living room was very lively at noon.
Eraser, Pen, Sheep and Dharmaraja were ying The Werewolves of Millers Hollow card game while Sheep sat on the bound Immortal Mansion man as if he was a living cushion.
"Apart from the three of you, there should be other seniors that were enlightened by Ling Zhenren in this vi, right?" Looking at the hand he was holding, Dharmaraja took advantage of their idle card-ying to softly ask his question.
"We don''t dare call ourselves seniors, we''re just Little Master Ling''s transformed goblins. We can''t cultivate, so our realms are totally up to our Lord. Lord Dharmaraja, you got to your level step by step by your own efforts, so you''re the great senior."
Eraserughed and said humbly, "Of course, we three certainly aren''t the only ones in this vi that have been enlightened, but apart from us, very few of the others can take human form. The rest are just Lord Pen Immortal and Lord Ma."
"These two are...?" Lightning Dharmaraja asked.
"Their abilities are actually a little different. Lord Pen Immortal can draw circles to take people anywhere, but it has to be a known and existing ce in the world. On the other hand, the spaces which Lord Ma connects to are all perilous and could even be alternate dimensions. Once you get sucked into one, you might nevere back," Eraser exined.
Hearing that, Dharmaraja''s world view was refreshed.
Ling Zhenren was actually so formidable to the extent that even the magical treasures he had randomly enlightened all had such powerful abilities.
"I have another question..."
Dharmaraja took a deep breath. He felt like he was about to broach some sensitive topic, but he couldn''t hold back his inner desire for gossip. "Do you know Lord Jingke''s origin?"
"Oh, you mean Lord Jingke? I thought Senior Dharmaraja was going to ask something strange..." Eraserughed.
Jingke''s origin wasn''t actually a secret anymore. When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hade to the Wang family''s small vi back then, Grandfather Wang had sinctly exined Jingke''s origin in less than ten seconds.
"It was Little Master Ling''s father who bought Lord Jingke from the flower and bird market," Eraser answered concisely.
Dharmaraja: "...Is that all?"
"Yes... that''s all."
Eraser nodded as he said, "In addition, it was at a bargain price!"
"..."
Dharmaraja badly needed to calm down.
...
After a while, Mother Wang and Grandfather Wang had finished preparing lunch. Looking at the time, Dharmaraja expected that Senior Immortal would be arriving at the vi soon.
He looked up the stairs. "Should we call Lord Pen Immortal and Lord Ma down to eat?"
"Oh, that''s not necessary." Eraser shook his head. "The problem with Lord Pen Immortal is that he''s addicted to sleeping, so it''s best not to disturb him."
Dharmaraja: "Then... how about Lord Ma?"
Hearing that, Pen, Eraser and Sheep had slightly horrified expressions on their faces. "Senior Dharmaraja, do you actually want to eat with a toilet 1 ?"
Dharmaraja: "..."
Chapter 243: The Multi-Purpose Holy Relic
Chapter 243: The Multi-Purpose Holy Relic
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"..."
Dharmaraja really wanted to smash his head against a wall. What Lord Ma!
He already couldn''t follow these great seniors'' line of thought.
Was talent no longer enough, did cultivation also require imagination now?!
Dharmaraja was lost in deep thought over this.
The fact was that Wang Ling had transformed quite a number of things in passing in the Wang family''s small vi. Apart from Lord Ma, there was also Lord Bao. However, this Lord Bao couldn''t take on a human form, so Eraser had unconsciously ignored him.
Lord Bao''s original form was a LV handbag 1 .
Father Wang had given Mother Wang this bag for their twentieth wedding anniversary. So that it could hold more things when Mother Wang went shopping, Wang Ling had "blessed" this bag the day Father Wang had given it to her.
Lord Bao possessed remarkable mystical abilities. Besides helping Mother Wang to hold a lot of things, if something unexpected happened while she was out, she could directly hide in Lord Bao''s storage space. In short, Lord Bao''s space was far more practical than the robot cat''s, and his "skin" was tougher than the long johns.
...
While Dharmaraja was still pondering the meaning of life after witnessing all kinds of bizarre things in the Wang family''s small vi, a ray of light was approaching the vi very swiftly.
A momentter, a man in white with beautiful hair dropped from the sky this was precisely that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He was carrying a lesser known immortal sword on his back, and those extremely dangerous-looking gray grenades still hung around his waist.
This was his regr look whenever he went out.
In this getup, however, he would definitely be arrested on the spot if he took the subway.
That grenade was the secret weapon of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s n. It was obvious to anyone who had seen it before how lethal and destructive it was.
Furthermore, it was a secret weapon that was even ranked first on the list of destructive secret weapons, and it could injure cultivators at the Soul Formation stage.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Yo, hello everyone!"
"Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!" Eraser and Pen stood up to greet him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Ah? Sheep! Why does it look like your color''s faded again? Next time youe to this uncle''s ce, I''ll wax and paint your body!"
"Okay!" Sheep pped her hands happily.
As soon as he entered the vi, he greeted Pen, Eraser and Sheep with a warm smile, but when he saw Dharmaraja on the side, his smile froze.
Then, he chose to ignore Dharmaraja on the spot, and turned to carry several bags of broli into the kitchen and cosy up to Grandfather Wang and Mother Wang.
After taking two or three minutes to give his greetings, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal came out of the kitchen looking much more rxed.
"Senior Immortal!" Dharmaraja raised his hand to greet Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. The other man had directly ignored him when he had entered earlier, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"You..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cast a nce at the man from Immortal Mansion whose acupuncture points had been sealed, then looked at Dharmaraja and sighed with some disappointment. "As the sessor to the godly thunder inheritance, it''s bad enough that you don''t cultivate diligently, and you just hang around the Xiao Family Compound every day. You have the godly thunder inheritance, but even in a sh of auras with this guy, you lost... this is the consequence of not moving forward!"
Dharmaraja was instantly speechless and fell silent.
Because this was the truth.
Of the descendants of the twelve ancient ns, he was thest remaining descendant of the Thunder n, and also the sessor to the n''s holy relic. After all, the godly thunder inheritance was currently the only known holy relic to havepletely evolved beyond the Great Battle Qi era to rely on spirit energy for its operation.
Dharmaraja had always thought that he alone could never return the Thunder n to its former glory, so all these years, he had instead taken advantage of the Thunder n''s name and used the godly thunder inheritance to make himself a living.
He had initially thought that even without cultivating, he could still wield strong power with this holy relic.
But after visiting the Wang family''s small vi today, Dharmaraja realized that he really was just a frog in the well... he was really too insignificant!
"I won''t say any more from now on, you must put more effort into cultivating, with Ling Zhenren as our goal."
Seeing Dharmaraja lower his head in self-reflection, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t bother to say anything else. He had only said that thing about Dharmaraja leaving the group out of anger. After all, everyone in the group were brothers and sisters; there were times when it wasn''t necessary to say more; pointing out the problem was enough.
Everyone was at the Soul Formation stage and trying their best to break through to the Void Refinement stage; this was something they were all aware of.
"Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, you''vee just in time. This is the person from Immortal Mansion we captured. What''s more, he''s probably a leader in the organization. Lord Jingke has already sealed his spirit acupuncture points." Eraser pointed at the man whom Sheep was sitting on.
"Mm, this time you''ve really worked hard. It was also thanks to Brother Ling since he knew this bunch of people would definitelye looking for trouble, so he nned ahead."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled, his expression bright. "In fact, even if we weren''t able to catch this person today, Brother Ling would have eventually found another way to track down Immortal Mansion''s den. Back then at my ce, he put a mine inside that Abyss Avoidance sword, so we would have been able to track that Immortal Mansion red-headed youngster''s location at any time."
Eraser and Pen were quiet since they already knew this.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was deliberately saying it for the benefit of this man.
Later on, he pointed a finger at the man and directly unsealed his tongue. "So, is there anything you want to say now?"
This tall and sturdy man of Immortal Mansion kept his lips tightly sealed. "I have nothing to say. Don''t expect me to tell you anything. Also, I advise you not to try going through my memories, since our Immortal Mansion people all bear the Lord''s brand. If anyone tries to take our memories by force, it''ll explode, and all of you will die as well."
"An explosion? Are you going to add a Thomas ir sky spiral 2 too? You dare threaten us?"
Pen let out a hmph and wanted to teach this person a lesson.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stopped him before he could make a move. " Hang on!"
Flipping his own hair back, he carefully checked the man''s nape, and then sighed. "It seems he''s telling the truth; there are traces of a brand on the back of his neck."
Dharmaraja furrowed his brow. "Senior Immortal, what should we do now?"
"We can only wait until he''s ready to talk."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the man on the ground and said, "People from Immortal Mansion like to refine some part of their body into a magic weapon. I heard that this man seems to be extremely confident in the power of his eyes...?"
Eraser nodded his head. "They are indeed very powerful; before Lord Dharmaraja could do anything, the shock already caused his eyes to bleed!"
It felt like another arrow to Dharmaraja''s knee. "..."
Can you stop bringing this thing up?! It''s so humiliating!
"Very well."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed sinisterly, stood up, and patted Dharmaraja''s shoulder. "Dharmaraja, it''s time for you to redeem yourself!"
Dharmaraja: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Someonee and force this person''s eyelids open. Then Dharmaraja, you can blind his damn eyes with your godly thunder inheritance until he confesses!"
Chapter 244: If I Can Lie On Ling Zhenren’s Bed Someday...
Chapter 244: If I Can Lie On Ling Zhenrens Bed Someday...
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s rule for interrogation had always been to use special methods for special people. Of course, it might seem a little like uwful torture, but in order to deal with the dark forces which liked to y small tricks behind the scenes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s interrogation methods were nothing.
There were times when he felt that not everyone was able toprehend basic truths through cultivation. Different people at the Soul Formation stage would have different understandings of it the biggest difference was that some people became wiser while some became more muddled.
Obviously, after the man heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tell Dharmaraja to use the godly thunder inheritance, he couldn''t help sweating buckets of cold water.
The man looked at Dharmaraja nkly. "Are you... a descendant of the Thunder n?"
"That''s right." Dharmaraja nodded.
Man from Immortal Mansion: "..."
He had never expected that this person who had been standing in front of him all this time, wearing goggles and looking like a perverted uncle, would actually be a descendant of the Thunder n, one of the twelve ancient ns.
To be honest, in the split second when their gazes had met earlier, a thought had shed through the man''s mind as he wondered whether this perverted uncle was an actor who yed roles where he acted as a groper.
He didn''t look like a descendant of the famous Thunder n at all, and it waspletely different from what he had imagined! Even if you couldn''t release one hundred thousand volts 1 , shouldn''t you at least fit the picture of a teen idol with spiky blonde hair and a clearly defined six-pack, crackling with lightning 2 ?!
The man from Immortal Mansion couldn''t suppress the strong desire in his heart to ridicule Dharmaraja fiercely.
Reality proved that there were times when people''s dreams could really be crushed...
From where she was sitting on the man, Sheep could clearly see the expression of loss on his face after he had verified that Dharmaraja was from the Thunder n.
She noticed that his eyes had grown dim.
Furthermore, this time, she could clearly hear the sound of his heart breaking.
...
"So after all this, it turns out that this person is your fan?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had crossed his arms and there was a funny expression on his face.
Dharmaraja was ttered: "..." He actually had fans?
"It makes sense. Thest descendant of the Thunder n who can use spirit energy to activate the holy relic, the godly thunder inheritance by all ounts, it sounds like a great legend. The Thunder n''s name from back then is still a great one." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal curled his lip as he looked at Dharmaraja and said, "If you continue working for the Xiao n as an electric welder, you''ll just be squandering what''s left of its reputation."
Dharmaraja blushed with shame when he heard this.
"Long ago, the Thunder n protected our ancestors, which is why we juniors have always valued the n." The man on the ground gritted his teeth and said, "But just because a descendant of the Thunder n is standing in front of me doesn''t mean I''ll tell you anything just like that..."
"So you''re a man of integrity."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed helplessly at the man on the ground.
A momentter, he waved his hand. "Fine, we''re not in any rush to interrogate him. Let''s just eat first. We can''t miss Old Senior Wang''s stewed broli soup!"
Dharmaraja was a little surprised. "What? Didn''t you want me to blind him with my godly thunder inheritance?"
"In any case, he''s a fan of yours, do you think you can really do that to him?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed.
As expected, Dharmaraja hesitated. He looked at the man on the ground and gave it some more thought before deciding to let it go in the end. He noticed that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked very confident, so he knew that the other man very likely had a countermeasure in ce already.
Dharmaraja had always felt that in a world which prioritized looks, people who were his fans were a rare species... it had been hard to find one, so he had to take good care of him.
If the man hadn''t been a fan, Dharmaraja had already been prepared to fry him either medium or medium well.
...
When it was time to eat, Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng didn''te downstairs as they were still engaged in lively discussion in the study. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly delivered the food to them, and the man from Immortal Mansion was taken aback by his reverent attitude.
At this point, he already couldn''t use logic to figure out the situation inside this vi because so far, looking at the current situation, there didn''t seem to be a single normal person here!
He clearly couldn''t sense any fluctuation of spirit energy from the homeowner, but whether it was Great Death-Courting Senior or Lightning Dharmaraja, a descendant of the Thunder n, both of them showed reverence for the master of the house, and even called him "great senior."
The man wondered deeply whether his ability to sense spirit energy had already been crippled...
As they ate, this man from Immortal Mansion wasn''t idle; although he had been tied up firmly, he was still thinking of ways to discreetly notify Immortal Mansion of the situation.
After a cheerful lunch with Mother Wang and Grandfather Wang, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly carried the man upstairs.
The man was heavy and 1.9 meters tall, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal just lifted him up by the rope with one finger, as if he was lifting up a chicken. He then threw him into Wang Ling''s room to continue the interrogation.
Sitting on the edge of Wang Ling''s bed, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal crossed his slender legs and gazednguidly at the man in front of him. "Don''t bother trying, as soon as you entered the door just now, Sheep and the others had already gged you. Any fluctuations of magic weapons andmunication signals are cut off inside this house and won''t connect to the outside world."
"Ah? This type of operation exists?" Dharmaraja was stunned again. Ever sinceing to the Wang family''s vi, he had felt like a fool, experiencing one shock after another.
He carefully checked his phone and saw that indeed, it didn''t have a signal. No wonder he hadn''t gotten any phone calls sinceing here.
"I forgot to ask Sheep to set it up for you just now. The next time youe here, you won''t be gged anymore," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said as he looked at Dharmaraja.
"Then what about you?" Dharmaraja asked in return.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied, "I''m a regr guest, so they already changed the setting for me earlier on."
As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke, Dharmaraja realized that the other man was already lying on Ling Zhenren''s bed like a paralyzed geyou 3 . What was more, his elbow was pressing down a little on Jingke, lying next to the pillow... but Jingke didn''t mind at all, and didn''t make the slightest move!
Dharmaraja was speechless when he saw this. This wasn''t just being familiar... this was already being intimate!
This was Ling Zhenren''s bed, pillow and sword...
Even if he returned here a hundred times, Dharmaraja didn''t think he would ever have the nerve to sprawl so leisurely on Ling Zhenren''s bed like that.
He fixed his eyes on Wang Ling''s soft single bed and swallowed unconsciously.
From another point of view, if he could someday lie on Ling Zhenren''s bed like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal... would that mean that his rtionship with Ling Zhenren would have advanced a step?
Chapter 245: Your Lao Tan Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles Have Arrived
Chapter 245: Your Lao Tan Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles Have Arrived
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cast a sidelong nce at Dharmaraja and saw him staring stupidly at the bed. "Dharmaraja, are you thinking about something obscene?"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "If you''re thinking about lying down on Ling Zhenren''s bed, I advise you to forget it. A few years ago, I teamed up with him to catch that ruthless, rampaging Six-Fingered Zither Demon, and we brought him here. Who knew that this guy wouldn''t be able to resist the temptation to straightaway lie down on the bed."
Six-Fingered Zither Demon?
The man from Immortal Mansion couldn''t help sweating this savage had been really infamous a few years ago, and even foreign news media outlets hadmented that this devil would surpass Devil Emperor Gua Pi.
But in the end, this Six-Fingered Zither Demon had somehow been caught, stripped of his spirit energy, and then locked away in a holy prison. Specific details of the operation had never been made public.
Dharmaraja swallowed. "What happened?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal breathed a sigh. "After that, this Six-Fingered Zither Demon could no longer see the fingers in front of his face..."
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Do you mean that this Zither Demon went blind?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "No, he literally had no more fingers."
Dharmaraja and the man from Immortal Mansion: "..."
"The moment this Zither Demony down on Ling Zhenren''s bed, Lord Pillow Immortal cut off all the six fingers that this demon was so proud of," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "Lord Pillow Immortal was also enlightened by Brother Ling, and unless he has given permission, any outsider who tries to lie on this bed will suffer a tragic end."
Cold sweat drenched Dharmaraja''s back, and he took several steps back.
"Actually, you don''t have to be that scared. If you touch the bed identally, it''s not like Lord Pillow Immortal will do anything to you." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed and waved his hand.
"Then how did you do it?" Dharmaraja had a curious expression on his face.
"That''s a secret."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.
A year''s supply of crispy noodle snacks for the right to lie on this bed for a year... there was no way he would tell anyone about this great bargain!
...
The bedroom was utterly silent. The man from Immortal Mansiony on the floor and still refused to say anything. But as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said earlier, he had already figured out a solution.
Hence, only Dharmaraja was left feeling anxious. Senior Immortal liked to keep people guessing; this was a trait that had never changed from the moment they had met.
Roughly fifteen minutester, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sat up from his paralyzed geyou slouch and looked out the window with a smile. "He''s here..."
He had already considered the fact that the person dropping by would interrupt the seniors inside the vi by ringing the doorbell, so he quickly got up, his white clothes fluttering.
He thus went downstairs to wait directly at the front door of the Wang family''s small vi.
A momentter, an uncle who looked to be in his forties could be seen approaching the vi from a distance, a delivery bag in hand. He still had those sunken eyes and that long knife scar which bisected his right eye and stretched down his neck.
"Yo, Boss Tan, hello." Grenade-Throwing Senior greeted him from afar.
When Boss Tan came up to him and saw who had ordered the takeout, his lips twitched straightaway. "Why is it you?"
Delivered from eight hundred li away, the noodles had already turned to paste... If this order hadn''t been for ten bowls of noodles, he would never havee!
Boss Tan thrust the bag into Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hand. "There, your tenrge bowls ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took the bag, that sunny smile still on his face. "Boss, why has your Midnight Dining Hall started doing deliveries now?"
"Business is bad." Boss Tan threw his hands up in the air. "My shop does open at night, but I should take advantage of the day as well. I think takeout delivery is a very good idea."
"Oh."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Actually, we wanted you to deliver the takeout in particr because of something else."
Boss Tan straightawayughed since he had already guessed it the moment he had seen Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"Tell me then, what do you want?"
Boss Tan asked with a sigh, "The hawthorn seed I gave you thest time didn''t produce anything?"
That couldn''t be, it had been the real thing... also, the story behind it had been true.
He had kept this seed all this time if it hadn''t been because he had wanted to say goodbye to that old story and start a new chapter in his life, plus it had also just so happened that someone was investigating the maker of the stone ghost mask, Boss Tan didn''t think he would have given away that seed just like that.
"No, it''s not about the seed." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head with a smile as he stepped to one side. "Boss Tan, please follow me upstairs and take a look."
Boss Tan was a little hesitant as he gazed at the door.
...
To be honest, before seeing Boss Tan, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had still been doubtful about his deduction. But after seeing the other man in person, he could confirm that Boss Tan''s spirit energy was extremely simr to that of the man from Immortal Mansion.
Also, Boss Tan had personally advised him to stay away from Immortal Mansion when he had eaten noodles at his shop before, so Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had reason to believe that the man from Immortal Mansion might have something to do with Boss Tan.
Boss Tan was very sharp; it seemed that he had already noticed something, and though he was on the first floor, his gaze was fixed in the direction of Wang Ling''s bedroom on the second floor.
The afternoon sun lit up that knife scar, which had to have some story behind it, on Boss Tan''s face.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal remembered Boss Tan saying before that he had gotten this scar after taking a careless tumble that had put him in the path of a holy weapon''s attack while he had been fleeing the sect amidst the chaos of battle. This story had sounded a little bizarre and a little too much like the plot of a drama the point was that it just sounded very, very unconvincing.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always felt that the story behind this knife scar was probably far moreplicated than it seemed.
Boss Tan''s inscrutable gaze was fixed on the floor above.
He had been trying to run from the past all these years.
But sure enough, it was impossible to escape what was meant to be...
After a short pause, he waved one hand and looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Lead on."
...
When they entered the vi, Grandfather Wang and Mother Wang were washing the dishes in the kitchen. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal went in to greet them and say that he had brought a friend over to conduct the interrogation together. The old man was a very easygoing person, and straightaway epted it without asking too many questions.
Boss Tan stood outside the kitchen, and when he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s humble attitude as he bowed after every question he asked, he was greatly surprised. For some reason, he felt as if he was surrounded by a group of big shots...
Then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal showed Boss Tan upstairs.
In front of the bedroom door, Boss Tan raised his eyebrows, his hands behind his back. "Is it here?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hummed in acknowledgement. "We caught someone from Immortal Mansion, and want to ask you if you recognize him."
Boss Tan nodded without saying a word.
That brawny man from Immortal Mansion seemed to have already sensed something. He raised his head with a slightly scared expression from where he was lying on the floor, and happened to look right at that knife scar on Boss Tan''s face as soon as thetter entered the room.
They looked at each other, lost in silence...
A momentter, this man from Immortal Mansion, whose face had turned pale with fright, actually retreated to one corner of the room in fear. "Big brother... why are you here?"
Chapter 246: A Spirit Sword Collector Maniac
Chapter 246: A Spirit Sword Collector Maniac
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Although they had already guessed that Boss Tan was somehow connected to this man from Immortal Mansion, whether it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal or Dharmaraja, they hadn''t expected the rtionship to be that close.
Bro...ther?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal blinked and felt like he was watching a melodramatic soap opera.
Because whether it was in terms of build or appearance, Boss Tan and the man on the floor werepletely unalike.
Boss Tan was of medium build with well-defined muscles, but nowhere close to this man''s tall and sturdy frame.
Seeing the man huddled in the corner, Boss Tan clearly twitched, and he put one hand to his brow as if his head hurt. "Didn''t I tell you to leave? Why are you still fooling around there after all these years?"
The man looked a little aggrieved. "Master told me that after Iplete one more task, I''ll be promoted to branch leader! And after I retire from the division, I n on getting the pension..."
Boss Tan was instantly speechless. "..." His little brother was still so na?ve! He would believe anything, even such nonsense about a pension!
Boss Tan couldn''t help recalling when he had chosen to leave the sect back then after he had seen through that stingy Master of Immortal Mansion! Boss Tan''s pay had been far less than what he now earned, after opening his shop!
Of course, that was just one of the reasons why Boss Tan had left the most crucial thing was that this Immortal Mansion was tooplicated.
Furthermore, he had been able to tell earlier on how twisted this Master of Immortal Mansion actually was!
"How long has it been since you caught my brother?" Boss Tan sighed and asked.
"Probably less than two hours," Dharmaraja answered.
"If I remember correctly, Immortal Mansion has a routine check-in procedure. Whether the mission is a sess or not, if there hasn''t been a progress report by the allocated time, it would be treated as a failure." Boss Tan narrowed his eyes. He was well aware that once Immortal Mansion determined that the mission had failed, the person who had been assigned the mission would very quickly be a target to be eliminated.
Without saying anything else, Boss Tan straightaway took out the phone from the man''s pocket, pressed the callback button and put it on speaker, then stared at the man in front of him. "You know what to say, right?"
The man looked aggrieved. "Bro..."
Boss Tan''s expression was severe as he pressed down on the man''s head. "Cut the crap! Behave yourself, or I''ll crush your head between my thighs!"
The man: "..."
Soon, a voice came over the line. "Hello? Little Tan, what is the status of your mission?"
After a short period of silence, he finally answered, "Reporting, Chief, I ran into a bit of trouble, but it wasn''t of any consequence."
"Oh, then do you need reinforcements?"
"...That is unnecessary, I can handle it."
"Very well, I await your victory."
After that, Boss Tan ended the call and breathed a sigh of relief. "I''m sorry to trouble all of you. Let me introduce him; this is my biological brother, Tan Qian."
"No wonder," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "I felt that his spirit energy was simr to yours. When the two of you were talking just now, I instantly thought that your voices were alike. Could it be that this little brother Tan and Boss Tan are twins?"
"Yes, we''re twins," Boss Tan said. "Did you think our looks and builds are different? That''s because he cultivates Immortal Mansion''s Panwu Immortal Martial Arts. This technique makes up for theck of any innate talent; after cultivation, a person bes taller and stronger, and their appearance changes. However, it has one drawback, and that is it shortens a person''s lifespan."
Boss Tan seemed to be recalling a lot of things. "In the past, I saw with my own eyes how those who cultivated this technique for hundreds of years all became giants tens of meters tall, and they moved in an abnormal way."
Ab...normal 1 ?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Dharmaraja''s lips twitched. "..."
"Do you know what happens to these abnormal types?" Boss Tan gave his little brother a meaningful look.
"Chief said that those who cultivate the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts are assigned roles aspetent staff who work behind the scenes at Immortal Mansion''s Peach Blossom Source, where they can get anything they want," replied Tan Qian.
"It looks like you don''t know anything at all."
Boss Tanughed, but there was sorrow in his expression. "People who cultivate this technique are indeed ultimately sent to a ce called Peach Blossom Source. But the truth is that that ce is one of Immortal Mansion''s secret execution grounds. Everyst person in thete cultivation stage of the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts is executed... their bodies, moreover, be sources of immense power."
"How can that be..."
Tan Qin was dumbstruck he had known nothing about this at all.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Dharmaraja were soaked in cold sweat. It was true that after cultivators died, their bodies could actually be powerful sources of energy. But what did the Master of Immortal Mansion need so much energy for?
"Unfortunately, I was only able to uncover this much before I made the decision to leave. I don''t know what their ultimate goal is. Back then, I did everything I could to escape those people." The distress on Boss Tan''s face was apparent.
"Then Boss, do you have your own suspicions?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal furrowed his brow. If Boss Tan was telling the truth, then Immortal Mansion was far more evil than he had imagined.
"I might have a rough idea." Boss Tan continued, "As far as I know, the Master of Immortal Mansion is actually a spirit sword collector maniac. He already has two-thirds of the spirit swords on the historical cultivation list of swords. Also, based on the clues I collected, it looks like he''s trying to create the ultimate godly sword to crush all the other swords on the list..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was abruptly struck by something. "That person from Immortal Mansion who caused a ruckus at my ce was looking for the maker of the stone ghost mask. Does that have anything to do with this?"
"It''s very likely." Boss Tan nodded. "If they want to create the ultimate godly sword, they need to find a powerful smith."
Hearing this, Tan Qian felt like giving up on thinking. Huddled in the corner, he gripped his head in pain.
"Senior Immortal, are you going to deal with him?"
Boss Tan looked at Tan Qian before turning his head to face the young man in white in front of him. "He probably doesn''t know any more than I do about Immortal Mansion. If you let him go, I''ll tell you whatever you want to know, and I won''t leave anything out."
"Since he''s your little brother, we can talk about what to do next," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied.
"That''s good."
Boss Tan let out a breath. "But Senior Immortal, I have one request."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Boss Tan, feel free to say it."
"Everyone says that you know a lot of strange techniques. Do you perhaps know of a way to make a person forget the abilities that they''ve cultivated?"
Boss Tan looked at Tan Qian and said, "He hasn''t cultivated the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts to a high level, but this technique is addictive; a person can easily be hooked on it, and it''s hard to give up unless one forgets it."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal understood what Boss Tan was saying.
Indeed, it would be very dangerous to continue cultivating this art.
However, trying to get rid of one specific memory was really too difficult!
Furthermore, the art itself would be embedded in the depths of a person''s mind, and was the hardest type of deep-set memory to extract.
Boss Tan: "Senior Immortal, do you have any good ideas?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal scratched his head, then pointed at Tan Qian. "What if... I try punching him?"
Boss Tan, Tan Qian and Dharmaraja: "..."
Chapter 247: Can Only Become a Big Shot Through Study
Chapter 247: Can Only Be a Big Shot Through Study
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People were prone to forget things. Even if there was a way to get rid of the memory, the entire memory timeframe would also be erased. Trying to extract a specific memory of a particr event and make it disappear was truly difficult.
"As expected... it can''t be done, can it?"
Boss Tan sighed with some resignation. "If there truly is no other way, I can only handle it by force..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised an eyebrow. "For example?"
Boss Tan: "For example, when he gets the craving to do martial arts, I''ll forcibly tie him up and stop him from doing the hand seals."
"..."
"But even then there''s another problem; when he goes into withdrawal, my little brother will go wild with rage, and it''ll be very hard to control him then." Saying this, Boss Tan''s eyes lit up. "Unless... we have the Golden Canopy Rope."
The Three Auspicious Treasures again...
It suddenly urred to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that the Seven Stars Sword which they had obtained from that subordinate of the Lady of the Castle, Ah You, was still with him.
After that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in fact asked Little ck to investigate the remaining two magic weapons. He already knew that one of them, the genuine Purple Gold Gourd, had been in the old devil''s hands, while there was no news yet on the whereabouts of the Golden Canopy Rope.
On the side, as he listened to the conversation between the two, Tan Qian''s eyes dimmed significantly. If it hadn''t been for today''s incident, he would never have realized how deep the still waters ran in Immortal Mansion. "Brother, when I go back, I''ll be honest and resign."
"No, given the current situation, it would be safer for you to remain at Immortal Mansion. Fortunately, this aligns with our investigation into this organization. For these people to turn you into this... it would be better to just kill them all."
Tan Qian started at the look in Tan Siming''s eyes. This was the first time he had seen such an expression on his big brother''s face.
Boss Tan''s eyes darkened. "The most important thing right now is to find a way to help you suppress the side effects of the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts."
"How about we wait for Ling Zhenren to return and ask him then?" Dharmaraja suddenly cut in.
"Ling Zhenren?"
Boss Tan patted his head in sudden recollection. "Oh, is that the young man who wrote a song in my shop before?" Back then, he had already felt that the young man wasn''t a simple person, but he hadn''t thought that he would actually be a big shot!
"Ling Zhenren has amazing abilities, he will definitely think of something. But we won''t know for sure until hees back. At the moment, he''s still at his school''s military training," said Dharmaraja.
...School... military training?
Because he had already seen Father Wang before, Boss Tan was already aware of Wang Ling''s identity as a student. But when he heard Dharmaraja''s words for himself, he was still unable to suppress his shock... this Lightning Dharmaraja and Great Death-Courting Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in front of him were both famous in the cultivation world, but even they called Wang Ling "Zhenren 1 " over and over again, as befitting a senior...
Boss Tan really couldn''t imagine Ling Zhenren''s reason for being so absorbed in his studies...
Sure enough! Knowledge was power.
Could it be that one could only be a big shot through study?
...
That evening, Tan Qian didn''t leave until he and Boss Tan had had dinner at the Wang family''s small vi.
The old man was very hospitable toward the Tan brothers. While this was Boss Tan''s first time meeting Grandfather Wang, it was enough to make him want to prostrate himself in admiration before the old man. In the face of Tan Qian''s harassment and offense against them, Grandfather Wang hadn''t gotten angry, but instead had repaid evil with good only a true great senior would have this type of tolerance!
On the way back to Immortal Mansion on his flying sword, Tan Qian''s eyes were fixed on the small medicine bottle in his hand, his heart filled withplex emotions.
Since he hadn''t been able to think of a way to suppress the addiction caused by the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given Tan Qian this bottle of sleeping pills for the time being. It was the best solution he could think of at the moment to thoroughly cut off the addiction caused by cultivating this technique.
These sleeping pills had been personally made by Immortal Toya. Half a pill was enough to make a Soul Formation cultivator sleep for three hours even if the sky copsed, he wouldn''t wake up. The effect of a whole pill would usuallyst for six hours, which happened to coincide with when the martial arts withdrawal would happen.
But relying on sleeping pills wasn''t a long-term solution. The higher a person''s realm, the more immune they became to the drug. This bottle of sleeping pills would only be good for half a month at the most. After that, the drug''s efficacy would plummet.
Of course, this wasn''t the real reason for Tan Qian''s confused feelings.
He had clearlye to the Wang family''s small vi today to investigate the truth about them, but in the end he had failed. Instead, he had been caught, and had been taught a lesson by his own big brother on the spot before being fooled into staying on with Immortal Mansion, but as a spy.
As for the Master of Immortal Mansion''s ultimate aim, this was all spection on his brother Tan Siming''s part. Though Tan Qian felt that it was already very close to the truth, if he wanted to verify it, he would still need to do his best and collect some real evidence.
What he found surprising...
...was that he had actually be the legendary "erwuzai 2 "...
...
Sometimes coincidence was a magical thing you never knew what was going to happen next. Even Wang Ling, who knew the Measuring Fate Spell and had once predicted Dopey Guo''s fate, couldn''t predict his own fortune.
It was June 20th on Monday in the ninth week of the semester.
Thebined military training for the six schools had ended. The school had specially put aside today as a day of rest for students to relieve their fatigue and absorb the knowledge they gained from the military training.
To be honest, Wang Ling hadn''t profited much from the military training, especially since he had gone into it with a "fishing in troubled waters" mentality. Dopey Guo might have suffered because of one mouthful of Mother Juan''s "fan bing bing," but he was the person to have benefited the most from it.
Various renowned universities had extended an olive branch to him, and a spirit sword manufacturer had even invited him to be their brand ambassador. It could be said that his future career path was bright...
Dopey Guo had once said that his dream was to open the biggest seafood market in the country,rger than his family''s pet shop in terms of both scale and reputation.
And back then, Wang Ling had indeed measured Dopey Guo''s fortune.
ording to the oue of his fortune-telling at that time, Dopey Guo''s ambition would be realized in five hundred years.
Now, Wang Ling finally understood.
The military training was the original source of all this evil...
...
In the evening at the Wang family''s small vi, Wang Ling returned to his bedroom and found signs that Jingke had taken action. He had ced Jingke under his pillow before he left, and now he noticed that Jingke was next to it instead.
Sure enough, while he had been gone these two days, someone hade to make trouble.
He suddenly felt that leaving Jingke behind in the vi had been the right decision to make.
"Ling Ling,e down and eat." Mother Wang had already prepared dinner downstairs.
Wang Ling put Jingke away again and went downstairs. It was only then that he realized that Loopy Toad actually hadn''t followed him upstairs earlier.
That was because when it had gone up halfway, the old man had intercepted it to squish its cheeks.
As he rubbed Loopy Toad''s fat little face, the old man frowned and murmured in his heart: Why has this kid lost weight?
Chapter 248: Loopy Toad’s Dream
Chapter 248: Loopy Toads Dream
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After thoroughly epting its fate as a dog, it could be said that Loopy Toad had assimted further into modern cultivation life, and since No. 60 High School, had gradually integrated into the Wang family. The old man only knew that Loopy Toad used to be a demon king, and had never brought up its original identity.
Anyone would be curious, but the old man was keenly aware that as a former demon king, Loopy Toad also had its pride.
The past was the past; now, he just treated Loopy Toad as a member of the Wang family. It was enough for him to know that it was a loyal dog.
Therefore, the person Loopy Toad was the closest to in the Wang family after Little Master Ling was Grandfather Wang.
Teacher Pan had borrowed Loopy Toad for a few days for the military training. It appeared to have lost a lot of weight, which made the old man''s heart ache just looking at it. Actually, it wasn''t that Loopy Toad had gotten thinner, but that it now had a far more refined-looking body after advancing in its cultivation, creating the mistaken impression that it looked "thin."
But the old man didn''t understand any of this. Seeing that Loopy Toad was thinner, he began to rack his brains for nutritious meals to feed it so that it could be "Toad Zhuangshi 1 ."
That evening, while Wang Ling had dinner, the old man prepared an additional meal for Loopy Toad. Wang Ling saw the old man spin adle familiarly in the kitchen as he smiled at Loopy Toad at his feet. "At my age, how much longer do you think I can live for?"
Loopy Toad suddenly raised its head and looked suspiciously at the old man; it didn''t know why he would suddenly bring up this sad topic.
It didn''t know any techniques for measuring fate, but it knew how to read faces a little, and it was very certain in its heart that for the old man to live to a ripe old age was definitely not a problem.
"Even if I can live to be ny, that''s less than thirty years away. You are a demon king, and you know how to cultivate. Shouldn''t you live longer than me?"
The old man smiled inanely and squatted down to rub Loopy Toad''s head. "No matter how long I''ll be able to stay with you or who you''ll guard the house for in the future, right now, you are my family''s dog."
Wang Ling looked at this scene through the doorway.
He saw that Loopy Toad actually had tears in its eyes.
...
After dinner was when the old man would watch TV.
Based on Mother Wang''s rmendation, he had finished watching the entire series of The Story of the True Ring 2 . Then, under Father Wang''s careful guidance, he had finally learned how to use the TV''s search function, and was able to browse for dramas he was interested in.
The old man had recently been watching arge-scale inspirational youth drama production about cooking called The Verdant and Spicy Years 3 . It told the story of a young chef from a family of chefs who, in his struggles to be a kitchen god, went on a search for the legendary godly onion 4 which was said to be able to bring out the fullest umami vor of a dish, and he was apanied by his little sister childhood sweetheart as well as his warmhearted gay friend.
In the quest for this legendary godly onion, these three people experienced countless dangers. In the end, the protagonist''s sweetheart sacrificed her own ancestral white water lily to attract the godly onion. It was when the godly onion was sucking the white water lily dry, almost turning it into ck fungus, that the protagonist and his gay friend decisively made a move and grabbed the godly onion with an R sh 5 . In the end, the trio joined forces to be master chefs!
The old man hugged Loopy Toad, one hand stroking its dog fur while he used the other to wipe away his tears.
He had never cried like this before he had watched The Story of the True Ring . Now, he was wholly moved by the protagonist as he struggled on his path toward bing a kitchen god; it was a story which resonated significantly with the old man.
He couldn''t help sighing emotionally in his heart: this, was true damn youth!
Conversely, Loopy Toad was clearly taken aback by the plot of this drama as it stared at the TV nkly.
Loopy Toad gave up on thinking...
...
When Loopy Toad returned to the room at eight o''clock that evening, it found Little Master Ling cleaning Jingke''s sword body.
Cleaning Jingke was very different to cleaning other swords. It couldn''t touch water, and it couldn''t be rubbed with spirit sand as that would destroy the grain pattern on the sword.
In essence, it was still a peach wood sword, so more care had to be taken with its maintenance.
Wang Ling hadn''t cleaned Jingke with such care for a very long time. He had to infuse the spirit earth specially used for cleaning wooden swords with his spirit energy and then cover every inch of Jingke''s body with it as if he was applying a facial mask. After the spirit soil waspletely dry, he would peel it off little by little.
It seemed very simple, but it was delicate work, so each time Wang Ling cleaned Jingke''s body, he looked particrly serious. This was probably the most serious that Loopy Toad had seen him except for when he was studying.
As Loopy Toad stared at Wang Ling in the silence of their surroundings, it somehow started to feel a little sleepy...
Soon, it could no longer keep its eyes open.
...
Loopy Toad was dreaming from a god''s perspective.
It dreamed of a fat stranger with a bloody mouth who was tied to an iron post. In front of him stood a Taoist in red.
The Taoist in red sneered, and instantly, the spirit energy behind him transformed into a hundred magic swords which pierced the fat man''s chest...
The scene changed.
Loopy Toad saw the Taoist in red throw those bloody, magic swords into a furnace...
What on earth was the meaning of this dream? Loopy Toad watched nkly from a god''s perspective, and heard the Taoist in redugh wildly as he cast all the magic swords into the furnace.
At thisugh, Loopy Toad abruptly woke up.
It leapt to its feet as if it had had a nightmare. In front of him, Little Master Ling was still cleaning Jingke''s sword body.
It looked at the clock on the wall it was five minutes past eight o''clock.
This seemingly long and fragmented dream had actually onlysted five minutes.
What the hell was going on?
A few drops of cold sweat ran down Loopy Toad''s face ordinarily, it seldom dreamed while it slept.
...Was this a foreshadowing dream of the toad n?
Loopy Toad abruptly widened its eyes.
It recalled a legend of the toad n. Toads werezy by nature and liked to sleep. They seldom dreamed, so if they did, it was an omen. Though Loopy Toad was a dog now, in essence, it still had the soul of a toad!
But this dream was really too strange.
From beginning to end, it had jumped from scene to scene, and it had featured people Loopy Toad had never seen before... Damn foreshadowing dream, tell me the story clearly! We''re not acting out Conan 6 , do you have to be so cryptic?
Loopy Toady t on the ground as it pulled at its ears, suddenly feeling its brain hurt. For the time being, in the current situation, its IQ wasn''t high enough to solve the riddle of this dream.
Chapter 249: Your Stamina Sucks!
Chapter 249: Your Stamina Sucks!
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Loopy Toad felt that its foreshadowing dream was a little like the golden millet dream 1 . The difference, however, was that in the legendary golden millet dream, one experienced and enjoyed a lifetime of prosperity, only to wake up and find that the millet hadn''t finished cooking. But with Loopy Toad''s own dream, it couldn''t discern what on earth it was trying to say.
Loopy Toad didn''t know who that wildlyughing maniac in its dream with the one hundred magic swords behind him was, nor the fat man whose heart had been stabbed by those swords.
Furthermore, Loopy Toad realized that their faces were bing more and more blurry. The HD unpixted features which had been so clear during the dream had in a short instant be just shadows in its mind.
Loopy Toad scratched its dog head and looked a little jittery. It wanted to tell Little Master Ling about the dream, but Wang Ling was currently still busy and had no time for it at all.
After thinking about it, Loopy Toad decided to record its dream down first in its Human Observation Diary before it forgot more of it again.
After Wang Ling finished cleaning Jingke, he noticed that Loopy Toad had already fallen asleep at the foot of the bed. He flipped through his study materials and spent two minutes reviewing them and three minutes preparing for the next lesson before he was ready to take a break.
After the military training, life had slowed down once again, returning to the rhythm that was Wang Ling''s favorite and the one he was most familiar with. But while he had always felt that themunal life didn''t suit him, he now didn''t think it was as terrible as he had imagined.
The pace of life had slowed down, but matters requiring attention hadn''t decreased at all.
He already knew about the incident with Boss Tan; he had always felt that the identity of the Master of Immortal Mansion wasn''t simple. At the very least, he was currently the most difficult person whom Wang Ling had ever had to deal with, and more troublesome than even the old devil.
General Yi had sessfully captured the old devil this time purely because the old devil had yet to recover his peak strength. The other reason was that the devil emperor had in the end been straightforward in how he did things; he was far less sly than the Master of Immortal Mansion.
When that Immortal Mansion youth had appeared under the hawthorn tree and caused a ruckus, Wang Ling had left a trace of his spirit energy on the other person''s Abyss Avoidance sword, but until now there hadn''t been a response from it.
He had no idea if this trace had been discovered or not.
For dark forces, the worst taboo they couldmit was exposing their sect''s whereabouts.
One thing that Wang Ling could be sure of was that the Master of Immortal Mansion would definitely be on guard against this possibility.
Now, they could only wait for further news from Boss Tan''s little brother Tan Qian.
At his desk, Wang Ling looked at Jingke, and his eyebrows couldn''t help twitching.
He didn''t know if the Master of Immortal Mansion''s ultimate aim truly was to create a supreme godly sword...
But he could be sure of one thing.
That was...
...
It was June 21st on Tuesday in the ninth week of the semester.
Sheep was on time after school as she showed up in an alley next to No. 60 High School and leaned against the wall while she waited for Wang Ling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was initially supposed to take her to get painted today, but because he had to help rebuild the bodies of the deliverymen and so wasn''t free, Wang Ling would take her instead.
Just before the end of school, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent Wang Ling the address. The owner of the magic weapons shop had the surname Luo and was a smith who was excellent at his craft. He had already done maintenance on Sheep once, and everything had seemed to go very smoothly and easily, so there was no need to worry about his skill in the least.
Furthermore, Boss Luo was also part of their group of friends; it was just that he didn''t usually like to chat online and also hadn''t joined the chat group.
He was also the one who repaired Immortal Toya''s furnaces whenever they exploded.
Wang Ling had already sensed Sheep''s position as soon as he stepped out of the school gate.
When he turned into the alley, he actually found Sheep surrounded by a bunch of delinquents with dyed hair and nose rings and earrings, with some of them wearing gold chains around their necks; anyone who didn''t know what was going on would probably think that they were rappers from the variety show The Rap of China .
Sheep was only one hundred and forty centimeters tall, shorter than Jingke, and her small frame was surrounded by these delinquents. She was wearing a little gray coat and her small face was so white and cute that anyone who saw it would want to bite it.
At that moment, she was leaning against the wall, her face expressionless.
"Big brother, she looks like she''s still a kid..."
"Don''t you know the saying, ''the body of a lolita, the heart of an imperial sister''? It''s more interesting to y with a kid like this!"
A tattooed man with two gold chains around his neck panted and his eyes sized Sheep up and down excitedly. "Little friend, are you lost? Come with big brother, I''ll buy you a lollipop and take you out to y!"
Looking at this scene from a distance, Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, but had no intention of intervening.
The fact was that in the face of hooligans and delinquents like these, if you gave them an inch with your reticence, they would take a mile. The tattooed man with gold chains didn''t bother enticing Sheep with too many words before he started to directly make a move. Eyes fixed on her hair buns, he stretched out his hand. They were so cute that no one could resist wanting to rub them.
Unfortunately for this gold-chained delinquent, he had barely reached out before Sheep directly dodged sideways so that he wound up snatching at air.
"Wow, hey, so agile?" He hadn''t anticipated the little lolita to be so fast. Also, when he had reached for her, he had seen herpletely cross her eyebrows and puff up her cheeks in anger.
Tch, this was exactly the type of bad temper that he liked!
The gold-chained delinquentughed and his expression became even more obscene. He directly stretched out his hands to grab Sheep.
But Sheep''s movements were really too fast, just like the wind. She was clearly just dodging left and right, but in such a small space, it looked like an illusion.
The jaws of the stunned delinquents had all dropped this definitely wasn''t regr human speed! This lolita''s movements were really too fast! They couldn''t be seen with the naked eye at all!
She was clearly a cultivator!
But she was clearly just a kid...
The delinquents couldn''t believe what they were seeing. Some of them thought about stopping the gold-chained person, but unfortunately he was in a rage from his failed attempts each time, he would only just miss grabbing her!
I catch!
I catch!
I still catch!
I catch and catch...!
However, Sheep dodged every attack.
Five minutester, the gold-chained delinquent was already too tired to go on, and he bent forward gasping for breath, hands on his knees.
Large drops of sweat rolled down his forehead to drip onto the ground. He stared at Sheep and wiped at his sweat,pletely giving up. "You... you... just go... consider yourself lucky..."
Sheep raised an eyebrow and snorted. She then walked out from amidst this bunch of delinquents unscathed. Before leaving, she tilted her head and cast a sidelong nce at the gold-chained delinquent. "You couldn''tst just five minutes, your stamina sucks!"
With that, she walked toward Wang Ling without a backward nce.
Standing at the mouth of the alley, Wang Ling could hear from a distance the sound of the gold-chained delinquent''s heart breaking...
Chapter 250: Im Not His Little Sister...
Chapter 250: I''m Not His Little Sister...
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It was obvious that Sheep had stabbed at this gold-chained delinquent''s sore spot.
He fell to his knees and swore at the heavens...
I once had a lolita, but I didn''t cherish her 1 . When I lost her, it was toote for regrets. There is no worst pain in the world than this. If God could give me another chance, he would say: Never... ever... y around with a lolita!
...
The reason why Sheep had chosen to meet Wang Ling in the alley was because Wang Ling liked to keep a low profile.
However, when he brought her out, they still attracted a lot of attention. Her pink hair buns and her little gray jacket contrasted sharply and were really too eye-catching.
She followed behind Wang Ling obediently at a distance of around one zhang 2 .
Wang Ling could feel the gazes fixed on him as he took Sheep out like this, so he couldn''t teleport without someone noticing.
Furthermore, he was still wearing his school uniform. If someone noticed him teleporting, he would hit the headlines tomorrow: "Some high school student from No. 60 High School is actually capable of teleportation? Is this warped humanity or moral decay..."
In the end, he decided to take the subway to bring Sheep to Boss Luo''s shop.
They crossed a long pedestrian bridge. On the other side was the station closest to No. 60 High School, Qingyun Road Subway Line One. Wang Ling estimated that there were eight stops from here to Wuliang Road.
Since the founding of Huaxiu nation, the criss-crossed subway lines had formed a dense andplicated web which prated the entire underground space. Although a lot of cultivators still chose to fly on their swords to get to their destinations, they needed to pay tolls, and now and then they would be stopped for ID checks.
In contrast, the only checks at the subway were the security ones at the station entrances. Although the subway was slower than a flying sword, it was less troublesome as there were fewer processes to go through.
The subway cars nowadays had all been expanded with the Space Expansion Skill, so everyone had a ce to sit and it never became crowded.
Wang Ling entered the subway station and saw a lot of different types of people, from ordinary office workers carrying briefcases to cultivators in strange attire who were giving off spirit energy.
Using your spiritual senses was always the most direct and reliable way to determine if a person was a cultivator, otherwise you would never know if the man dressed in traditional costume in front of you was a cultivator or a cosyer.
An ordinary person wouldn''t be able to see with the naked eye any magic treasures a cultivator might be carrying on them, but just because they weren''t visible didn''t mean there wasn''t any danger. Therefore, any spirit swords and magic treasures which cultivators might have on them when they entered the subway station had to be put away in a storage bag, and cultivators were forbidden from taking them out and using them the entire time they were on the subway.
The subway also had a spatial magic treasure which tracked surveince signals. Once it detected a fluctuation, a group of subway attendants would appear before you like the Red Guards 3 ...
Wang Ling took Sheep through security smoothly. When he turned his head, he was surprised to notice an acquaintance Immortal Toya''s disciple Li Miaozhen, or Director Li, whom Wang Ling had met at Second Hospital back then.
Director Li had been stopped by two subway security guards and he looked a little embarrassed.
Looking at him from a distance, Wang Ling was surprised to realize that Director Li''s destination was actually Boss Luo''s ce. He was going to pick up an immortal sword today which he had left with Boss Luo for maintenance. His initial n had been to take the subway to go and get the sword, then fly on it to send a patient''s urine sample to a branch hospital. In the end, he hadn''t expected to be stopped for a security check.
A security officer pointed at the ss bottle that Director Li was carrying. "Sir, what is this yellow substance?"
As a hospital director, Director Li was obligated to protect the patient''s privacy, so he declined to answer with dignity. "I''m very sorry, I can''t tell you..."
"Is it toxic or harmful?" The security officers scowled and stared at Director Li with wary expressions.
Director Li: "Of course not..."
Security officer: "If not, then please drink a mouthful."
Director Li: "..."
...
In the end, Wang Ling chose to not muddy the waters. Songhai city''s subway security had always been very strict; now that Director Li had been detained, it would probably be a while before they let him go.
Worst of all, Director Li hade out this time in in clothes; he wasn''t wearing his white coat and didn''t even have his work ID. Coupled with the bottle of yellow unknown liquid that he was carrying, it would be strange if he didn''t look suspicious.
The end of school coincided with the evening rush hour, and the station today was still as crowded as ever. Even though there was no need to worry that there wouldn''t be any empty seats on the subway, the station tform was still a little crowded.
Sheep had obediently followed behind Wang Ling, but their extremely crowded surroundings made her a little ufortable, so she moved forward and grasped one of Wang Ling''s fingers with her small hand.
Wang Ling was taken aback, but when he saw the dense flow of passengers around them, he let Sheep hold on to him.
Sheep blinked as she looked around curiously.
Drawing her in by the hand, Wang Ling stood on the tform and waited for the subway train. He could feel a lot of eyes around them fixed in their direction; it was very clear that they weren''t looking at him, but at Sheep!
A cute girl who looked like a porcin doll whoever saw her couldn''t help taking a second look.
Behind Wang Ling stood an old auntie who stared at Sheep for a very long time, and in the end couldn''t help saying to Wang Ling, "Young man, are you taking your sister out to y?"
"..."
Wang Ling was silent for a bit before he nodded.
The auntie bent down to stare at Sheep. The more she looked, the more she liked her. She itched to squeeze Sheep''s face, but was a little embarrassed to do so. "Dear me, your little sister is so cute! Is she your real sister?"
"..." Wang Ling could only continue nodding.
He didn''t really want to talk with the auntie in front of him, but unfortunately, she hadpletely lost her mind the moment she had seen Sheep.
Children always held a special ce in the hearts of old people.
"Your little sister is so cute and you are so handsome; your mother must be a great beauty!" As she chattered on, the auntie took advantage of the opportunity to rub Sheep''s head; unexpectedly, Sheep didn''t resist.
In fact, she was thinking.
She felt that since she had been personally enlightened by Little Master Ling, their connection was deeper than just brother and sister!
Hence, all of a sudden, she looked up at the auntie in front of her with a solemn face. "Auntie, in fact... I''m not his little sister!"
Both Wang Ling and the auntie looked at Sheep in suspense.
Sheep pointed at Wang Ling. "He''s my dad!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The auntie: "..."
Amidst the whistle and rumble of the oing train, the two of them were instantly overwhelmed.
Chapter 251: Fatty Luo Metalware
Chapter 251: Fatty Luo Metalware
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As soon as the train doors opened, Wang Ling immediately gripped Sheep''s hand and hurried into a subway car. The auntie on the tform was rooted to the spot with shock at Sheep''s words, and actually forgot to get on the train! When she came back to her senses, the announcement for the doors closing had sounded and the train had already sped away...
Inside the subway, Wang Ling looked a little helpless as he held Sheep''s hand her understanding in fact wasn''t wrong, but sometimes calling someone "dad" so suddenly could really scare a person into pissing their pants!
He didn''t understand how a pure and white virgin male like him could suddenly be a father.
This situation actually couldn''t be med on Sheep, as no one in the Wang family''s small vi had ever exined this to her. Because she was young, Pen and Rubber had banded together with all the goblins in the vi to set the rule forbidding anyone to tell dirty jokes in front of her. After a while, this bunch of crass-talking goblins started speaking to her less.
Wang Ling felt that he had to find time in the future to properly exin to Sheep some necessary things, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
...
The address for Boss Luo''s shop was No. 300 Amitayus Road in Songhai city''s old district.
This was an old street with a long history.
Wang Ling had once heard that the reason why the street was called Amitayus Road was that the Immortal Emperor Amitayus had once had a residence here, and it was said that the entire ce had been built out of the legendary Amitayus godly wood.
In ancient times, the Amitayus tree had been a godly tree that could grow without end up into the sky. It was very unfortunate, however, that thest historical record of it showed that it had been destroyed in a civil war among several Almightys.
Wang Ling had seen the old, faded picture of that old residence which was still floating around on the Inte, but it was so weathered that he couldn''t determine the truth of this old residence just from a single image.
The only thing he could be sure of was that this old residence was definitely no longer on Amitayus Road.
Because back when Huaxiu nation had just been founded, every city block had undergone nned renovations, and the old residence left behind by Immortal Emperor Amitayus was rumored to have "died" in the hands of a demolition team...
Following the address, Wang Ling arrived at the entrance to a shop called "Fatty Luo Metalware."
The architecture along Amitayus Road was pretty much all in the same ancient style, and nothing stood out. You could only find the ce you wanted by following the door numbers.
After the demolition team had inadvertently pulled down Immortal Emperor Amitayus''s old residence, the government had followed up with renovation works, directly changing Amitayus Road into a city block and erecting a statue of Immortal Emperor Amitayus at the beginning of the street with his profile written beneath it.
Then, this whole street inexplicably became Immortal Emperor Amitayus''s former residence.
Wang Ling seriously suspected that even the person who had written the profile didn''t really know who Immortal Emperor Amitayus was...
...
When Wang Ling brought Sheep over to the shop''s entrance, he saw that the doorstep was unusually high at over half a meter tall.
He picked Sheep up and stepped across the threshold. As soon as he entered, he saw a fat man leaning back in a bamboo chair. He had a big head and was wearing a white undershirt and arge pair of underpants, and was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan as he puffed on a pipe.
"Be careful when you enter; the shop''s doorstep might be made of wood, but it''s priceless. Do you know Amitayus wood? This is thest one of its kind in the world." Fatty Luo sensed that someone had entered the shop, and he waved the fan without bothering to take a look as he spoke.
It was only when there was no response from his visitor for a long time that he slit his eyes open to take a look, upon which he immediately got up from his chair. "So it''s Ling Zhenren, sorry, sorry..."
Fatty Luo had never seen Wang Ling before, but he had seen Sheep. He knew that the legendary Ling Zhenren would be bringing Sheep over for maintenance today, so he could deduce this teenager''s identity from Sheep''s presence.
Because of the way Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wildlyuded Wang Ling, the people in the chat group all had the utmost respect for thetter. Though Fatty Luo wasn''t in the group, he was still a member of the organization. When people from the chat group came to his shop to get their magic weapons serviced, a fair number of them would mention Ling Zhenren''s glorious deeds.
Luckily, Wang Ling wasn''t in the habit of casually bragging about his friends to other people, otherwise this would have been the legendary "professional tooting of mutual horns 1 ."
Today was the first time that Fatty Luo was meeting Wang Ling.
Given the way he was dressed, this fatty looked a little sloppy, but Wang Ling''s first impression wasn''t one of disgust; conversely, he thought that the other man seemed very amiable.
Fatty Luo rummaged around in hisrge underpants for quite a while before finally checking another pair of underpants hanging over the back of the bamboo chair and pulling out a slightly yellow business card which he gave to Wang Ling. "Ling Zhenren, this is my business card. If you need me for anything, call me in advance."
Wang Ling read the profile on the card: Fatty Luo Metalware Store Manager, Luo Chuang.
Putting the business card away, he began to look around the shop carefully. It actually wasn''t veryrge; there was a wooden counter at the door and next to it was the deck chair which Fatty Luo used whenever he took a break. On both sides of the counter were tworge wooden cabs that looked very heavy.
Each cab had hundreds of drawers densely packed together. At first nce, it looked a little like the cabs used in the old Chinese medicine shops which specialized in the traditional treatment of psoriasis.
"The shop''s a little messy, don''t mind it, Ling Zhenren."
When Fatty Luo saw Wang Ling''s expression, heughed. "This left cab contains the magic weapons that have already been serviced and which are ready for customer pick-up. The right cab contains those that are still being serviced or repaired. There are queue numbers on the cab, and I fix a few each day ording to the numbers."
Hearing this, Wang Ling''s eyebrows twitched despite himself. He hadn''t expected Fatty Luo, despite his stout build, to be someone who was good at nning.
"I''ve known Grenade-Throwing for a long time, and we''re all like real brothers. Before Ling Zhenren came, he called me especially so that you wouldn''t need to wait in the queue." Fatty Luo waved the palm-leaf fan and smiled. His eyes were very small and only as big as mung beans. When he smiled, they became slits and his pupils couldn''t be seen.
"Will it take long?" Instead of speaking, Wang Ling asked his question telepathically.
"Not long, not long. Ling Zhenren, sit here for a while. I''ll take Sheep inside for repairs, it''ll be quick." Fatty Luo looked at his watch, then called for Sheep to move further into the shop. On the way, he suddenly pulled open a drawer at the counter. "There''re some small snacks in here which I''ve prepared. Ling Zhenren, feel free to help yourself to them."
Small snacks?
Wang Ling walked closer to take a look.
Good fellow... this entire drawer contained crispy noodle snacks in all sorts of vors!
This fatty was very sensible!
Chapter 252: Perpetual! Motion! Machine?!
Chapter 252: Perpetual! Motion! Machine?!
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Shabby appearance, soft heart, and keen observation skills in addition to being enthusiastic and sensible this was Wang Ling''s first impression of Fatty Luo.
To be honest, he had been amazed when he saw the drawer of crispy noodle snacks. He realized that although Fatty Luo hadn''t joined the chat group, he had just as much ess to information as the rest, since he was even aware of what Wang Ling''s favorite food was. Most crucially, Fatty Luo''s strength was very formidable.
Wang Ling had noticed this as soon as he had entered the shop.
Although Fatty Luo''s aura was very well hidden, it still couldn''t escape Wang Ling''s perception.
If a true expert wanted to know how high the other party''s realm was, they wouldn''t judge it based on the other party''s aura when it was released. Instead, it was often through what an expert could capture with their senses when the other party hid their aura,bined with formic calctions, that the former would be able to urately determine the true strength of thetter''s realm.
And it was very obvious that Fatty Luo was a hidden expert.
If Dharmaraja sans the godly thunder inheritance was used as a gauge, Fatty Luo''s prowess was almost equal to one and a half Dharmarajas.
...
Wang Ling didn''t have to wait long before he saw Fatty Luo lead Sheep out from the shop''s interior. After a series of service works and repairs, Sheep was glowing; her pink hair was brighter than before, the two small buns on her head were as soft and cute as pudding, and her already fair face now reflected light.
"This time, I gave her a more durable coat of paint and spirit wax. Sheep is too fast, so the materials used for her maintenance previously couldn''t endure perpetual absolute speeds at all. I believe that the maintenance this time shouldst longer," said Luo Chuang.
Wang Ling nodded and thanked him.
"Brother Grenade-Throwing has a card with my store, and he called to tell me that he would pay for this maintenance. We''re brothers, and it''s also my first time meeting Ling Zhenren, so it''s free this time. My paint and wax jobs aren''t cheap, but I can cover them for my own brothers."
Fatty Luo waved his palm-leaf fan and smiled. "This time, it wasn''t easy for Ling Zhenren toe here, so I have a request if you don''t mind."
Tell me about it.
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows and directlymunicated through telepathy.
His expression was very rxed because he had known from the beginning that things weren''t so simple.
This fatty might look harmless, but his mind was rather sharp.
It would be a scary thing indeed to make an enemy out of such a person.
Fatty Luoughed and the plump flesh on his face wrinkled like a meat bun. "This metalware shop was handed down from my ancestors. In addition to running it, and doing some repair works and maintenance on magic weapons, Ling Zhenren has probably heard of my other identity as a smith."
Wang Ling nodded. Of course he knew Fatty Luo''s identity as a smith. Even if Grenade-Throwing hadn''t told him previously, there were tell-tale signs.
A smith''s physique was usually very strong after years of refining and smelting weapons. Fatty Luo''s face was meaty, but there were in fact solid lumps of muscles under his white shirt.
"I''ve been a smith for hundreds of years in the ultimate pursuit of refining and manufacturing weapons. Therefore, my greatest wish is to someday create my own magic weapons as heirlooms." Fatty Luo cupped his fists in salute to Wang Ling. "I''ve long heard that Ling Zhenren has a sword and I''m very curious about it. I wonder if you would allow me to take a look at it?"
Oh... it turned out that he wanted to take a look at Jingke.
Spirit light shed directly in Wang Ling''s hand, then Fatty Luo saw a peach wood sword a meter or two in length emerge steadily from Wang Ling''s palm.
Actually, allowing another person to take a look at your personal spirit sword was quite personal. Fatty Luo had thought that Wang Ling would refuse since this was only the first time that they were meeting, after all, so Wang Ling''s attitude was quite a surprise.
Then, Fatty Luo stared at Jingke and was dumbfounded.
It felt like he couldn''t take his eyes off it.
Although this was only a peach wood sword, its grain was utterly exquisite.
Fatty Luo couldn''t help stretching out one hand, but before he could touch Jingke, he could already feel the invisible sword qi that encircled the body of the wooden sword.
"Self-protecting sword qi?" Fatty Luo paled with shock. He hade into contact with countless spirit swords, but had never encountered one that could generate perpetual protective sword qi without being activated by its master''s spirit energy.
Was this the legendary... Perpetual! Motion! Machine?!
Fatty Luo''s hand was frozen in mid-air, but the flesh on his face was trembling at that moment and he felt an unprecedented thrill in his heart.
"Ling Zhenren, can you ce the sword on the sword tray at the counter?" Fatty Luo was unbearably excited as he wiped at his tears and made his request.
Wang Ling nodded and put Jingke on the tray.
Fatty Luo didn''t dare directly touch Jingke''s self-protecting sword qi. After Wang Ling put Jingke on the sword tray, Fatty Luo put down his palm-leaf fan. He put on a pair of white gloves, then lit an incense burner on the side.
"The incense in this burner has the effect of soothing the sword spirit. A friend of mine gave it to me, his surname is Gu. His family has been manufacturing incense for generations. If there''s an opportunity next time, I''ll introduce him to Ling Zhenren... Anyway, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, Ling Zhenren." Fatty Luo put the lid on the burner and looked gratefully at Wang Ling.
Then, he stood before Jingke with full reverence and bowed to the sword. "Please pardon my offense, Lord Jingke."
Wang Ling saw Fatty Luo gulp and slowly stretch out his hands to touch Jingke.
It had already been a very long time since Fatty Luo had felt like this. He had seen countless spirit swords and magic weapons in this world, but in all these hundreds of years, this was the first time that he had seen a spirit sword that could take his breath away at first nce.
"Good sword!" Luo Chuang was full of praise as he held Jingke in his hands. He tried hard to control his excitement and stop his hands from shaking too much.
With a miniature magnifying ss in hand, he examined the sword from tip to hilt for a long time, as if he was scrutinizing a work of beauty. He looked at it for five minutes before he ced Jingke back in the sword tray, and he heaved a deep sigh. "As the rumors say, Lord Jingke''s body is perfect and wless. There are almost no defects; if you had to name one, it''s just a small thing..."
Fatty Luo''s words made Wang Ling raise his head curiously despite himself.
"If I may be so bold as to ask, Ling Zhenren, does Lord Jingke have a scabbard?"
Fatty Luo removed his white gloves and picked up his palm-leaf fan out of habit, waving it slowly. "A sword''s excellence doesn''t just have to do with its body; its scabbard is also a very criticalponent.
"If the sword body is the soul, then the scabbard is the flesh. Lord Jingke''s body has a permanent protectiveyer of sword qi around it, but without the protection of a scabbard, drawbacks are bound to crop up in the future."
Scabbard...
When Fatty Luo said this, something had already urred to Wang Ling.
In fact, when Father Wang had bought Jingke, there had been a scabbard.
But at that time, Wang Ling''s hand had gotten itchy, and had directly crushed it.
So that time, only Jingke''s body had "survived"...
Chapter 253: Fatty Luo’s Collection
Chapter 253: Fatty Luos Collection
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Hence, it wasn''t that Jingke didn''t have a scabbard, but that Wang Ling had destroyed it as a child. Jingke''s body was covered with ayer of some mysterious substance that Wang Ling to this day had been unable to see through, and which yed an important role in controlling his strength.
But this substance was different from the special material in the Dao talisman seal from Wang Ming; it wasn''t something that seemed to drain Wang Ling''s strength when he touched it. This peach wood sword was just a street stall product which Father Wang had picked up at the bird and flower market. Until now, Wang Ling hadn''t been able to clearly determine its origin.
When it spawned a sword spirit for real, which was when Jingke was born, it had actually happened six years ago when the Gate Between Worlds had just descended.
There had been a time when Wang Ling had even wondered if Jingke was rted to the Gate Between Worlds.
Butter it seemed to have just been a coincidence.
That was because Jingke''s sword qi was too righteous; it didn''t contain even the slightest whiff of evil qi. Hanging the sword by the bed could ward off evil, and when Wang Ling wielded it, it could kill demons and monsters. Its three views were so upright that Wang Ling wondered if Jingke had absorbed the essence of socialist core values before birth.
Looking back, this was the first time that Wang Ling had thought about the scabbard.
Because he had crushed Jingke''s scabbard when he had still been very young, he hadn''t paid any attention to it all; even when he regrly cleaned Jingke''s sword body, he had never considered this issue.
Hence, when he heard Fatty Luo''s words, he stared at Jingke on the sword tray in deep contemtion.
As Fatty Luo had exined, it went without saying how helpful a scabbard would be for a sword. Not every sword could automatically generate protective sword qi like Jingke. In the absence of a scabbard, many spirit swords would be faced with the problem of corrosion.
Although Jingke had protective sword qi, that didn''t mean that the scabbard wasn''t important. Seventy percent of a spirit sword''s overall power was contained in its body, and thirty percent in its scabbard. A sword''s full power couldn''t be realized until the two parts werebined.
"Lord Jingke''s original body is already very powerful; if you can find a suitable scabbard for him, he will be a truly godly and powerful sword." Fatty Luo looked at Jingke and sighed with some regret.
Waving his palm-leaf fan, he looked at Wang Ling as if he wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he didn''t say anything in the end.
He looked at the time and realized that it was still quite early. Wang Ling had brought Sheep over right after school. From when they had first set out to thepletion of Sheep''s maintenance, everything had taken less than an hour in total.
After maintenance, Sheep was in significantly better spirits than usual, and she blinked curiously at the inside of Fatty Luo''s shop.
In addition to the magic treasures that were stored in the cabs on the left and right, Fatty Luo also had a collection of some magic treasures which were prominently disyed on the wall. Each magic treasure was covered in a protective spirityer.
"I have to confess, Ling Zhenren, that these magic treasures are the pride of my collection," Fatty Luo said andughed. "I had official department experts appraise each of them, and they''re all one hundred percent genuine. Furthermore, they have already been given valuations, so if any kind of loss happens, I can get ny-five percentpensation for it."
As Sheep looked around, her eyesnded on something that looked like leather armor.
It was flesh-colored leather armor covered with hair. There was also a helmet with two huge tusks mounted on each side.
"What is this?" asked Sheep as she pointed with her little finger.
"Have you ever heard of the sky demon pig?" asked Fatty Luo.
Sheep blinked and shook her head.
This was actually the sky demon pig?
Wang Ling''s eyes lit up because he had read about it before in historical records.
The sky demon pig had been the first demon king toe out of the Gate Between Worlds when it had descended for the first time. When the sky demon pig hadnded at the time, it had triggered an apocalyptic-like flood beyondpare. The worst thing, however, was that nothing could surpass this sky demon pig''s super armor state 1 . Its defensive power was at its highest in this state, on par with the terrifying hardness of a demon god.
In that battle, if General Yi hadn''t seized the slight moment when the sky demon pig''s super state had faltered a little to kill it in one timely strike and prevent further damage, the consequences would have been inconceivable.
"This pig skin and tusks cost me a fortune. After many setbacks, I was finally able to get my hands on this pig skin. Initially, I had wanted to make a full set of magic robes out of it, but unfortunately, there wasn''t enough of the skin for it, so I only made this leather armor. Once you put it on and activate your spirit energy, you''ll experience the effects of a super state for a short period of time.
"There''s currently a lot of sky demon pigskin armor on the market that im to be the real deal, but they''re all actually fake. Only mine is the real thing!"
Fatty Luo waved his palm-leaf fan and looked at the pigskin armor which he had made, full of pride. "I was once invited to an auction where I discovered that someone was actually selling sky demon pigskin armor, which pissed me off... did they think their Gracia Family''s Symbol Set 2 was a world first?"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Everyone had their pride as well as things that they were proud of.
To take Fatty Luo as an example, he wasn''t a person who cared about appearance. He used to be handsome too was there anyone who had never gone through a beauty phase before? But he had figured out hundreds of years ago... looks weren''t of any damn use! To him, the ultimate supremacy was bing an outstanding smith, and the thing he was most proud of was the collection of various magic treasures which he had umted over the centuries!
In addition to the leather armor made from the sky demon pig, the shop actually held a lot of collector items which Fatty Luo cherished.
Wang Ling was surprised to find that most of these had to do with defense.
"I went all over the world in thest few centuries to collect the hardest armor I could find," Fatty Luo said and grinned. "Of course, my biggest wish is to create a supreme godly sword that can easily destroy all this armor."
When he said this, he abruptly turned to look at the shop''s main door. Wang Ling and Sheep followed his gaze and straightaway saw a shield hanging behind the door.
It was dark blue and covered inyers of ting, like fish scales arranged in sequence. At first nce, it didn''t look like anything out of the ordinary, but it emitted a faint sense of the deep sea. After carefully feeling it out, a person could actually get the impression that they were drowning.
What was this?
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, feeling that this thing wasn''t simple.
"This is a shield made from the scales of the western deep-sea water spirit Huogedun. Its skin is quite thick, and its defensive abilities are reinforced in areas that have water, such as on rainy days, inkes, in the sea..."
"It''s also called the Huo Shield 3 for short," said Fatty Luo.
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 254: Youre Not Acting It Right!
Chapter 254: You''re Not Acting It Right!
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It was June 22nd on Wednesday in the ninth week of the semester.
This would be a day that would go down in history.
Because this was the day of the old devil''s trial.
The old devil had been captured at the military base on the outskirts of Songhai city, and the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue, who had been trapped in the stone ghost mask at that time, had also been arrested.
The n to capture the old devil had been discussed beforehand, so the old devil had been straightaway sent to Songhai First Prison where he would be directly put on trial.
The truth was that since the day of the old devil''s arrest, online news had exploded andizens flooded public forums. There were tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, ofments on any news that had to do with him. Looking at this, one could see the impact which the old devil had on society this was the person who had struck terror in the heart of the entire Huaxiu nation, who had led the biggest dark force faction back then under the title "Devil Emperor Gua Pi".
Wang Ling had always felt that if there had been an award for the biggest force of darkness, it would definitely have gone to the old devil''s Gua Pi Army.
...
At six o''clock that morning, in an interrogation room at Songhai First Prison, the old devil, still in Jiang Liuyue''s body, sat obediently in a wooden chair. He was still wearing the Spirit Shackles, and was facing Warden Liang, General Yi, Secretary Dakang and senior prison directors.
Fully eight people stood in a row before him, with a video camera recording live on the side.
In order to showcase the importance which the government ced on this matter as well as in response to some online rumors and news, General Yi this time had adopted an open and transparent attitude towards this trial, which would be broadcast live.
"Are you ready?" General Yi tilted his head and asked a staff member on the side.
"We''re ready, General Yi. Once the presenter on the outside cuts to the live broadcast, the light on the video camera will turn green and we can start right away."
The staff member bent over, pointed to the camera in front of him, and said softly, "Earlier, the presenter did an opening ahead of the live broadcast, and currently we top TV ratings. We already hit twenty million online views less than five minutes into the opening... If this trend continues, once the trial starts, we''ll probably break a hundred million views."
Hearing this, General Yi''s eyes abruptly darkened. He hadn''t expected that the devil could still have so much influence after so many years.
"What is General Yi thinking?" The staff member asked when he saw General Yi''s deep gaze.
"Nothing..." General Yi pressed his fingers to his head. "It''s just that the higher-ups told me that audience ratings for this live broadcast of the trial shouldn''t exceed those for the New Year G, so the situation is a little awkward now."
Staff member: "...So, shall we begin?"
General Yi looked at the old devil and took a deep breath. "Let''s rehearse it first."
Staff member: "..."
...
Five minutester, as soon as the staff member said "Begin," the old devil, who was facing the camera, straightaway lowered his head cooperatively and began to confess.
"My venerable self was wrong, really wrong. I shouldn''t have invaded the National Pce just because I had personal problems. Destroying the people''s property and threatening their safety have a very negative impact on society..."
General Yi: "Then what about the deliverymen from before?"
The old devil: "My venerable self is very sorry about the Riceball Takeout incident... but I preserved all the souls of those deliverymen. Previously, the news said something about the souls of those deliverymen scattering after they identally wandered into the sunlight. Actually, I preserved all their souls in the Purple Gold Gourd''s small world."
General Yi nodded and swept his gaze over the matters listed on paper before asking, "Can you tell everyone in simple terms how you were arrested?"
"Before the battle, I intended to infiltrate the small world and absorb the vitality of this bunch of kids in order to activate the Body-Turning Array and be resurrected. But most unfortunately, my n failed. After that, I was trapped by the Five Elements Great Array and had no way to escape."
The old devil raised his head and stared at the camera. "In the end, I lost to General Yi''s Palm Sword."
General Yi held out four fingers. "Do you know... the things you have done can only be described in four words!"
Everyone: "To raise everyone''s hackles!"
General Yi: "Another four!"
Everyone: "Completely insane and ridiculous!"
The old devil: "..."
"Now that we''ve bore witness to your testimony, ording to protocol, you will be sent to the Supreme Cultivation Court. Is there anything else you would like to say?"
Right after General Yi said this, the staff member on the side at that moment suddenly yelled, "Cut!"
General Yi frowned. "What''s wrong? Is there a problem?"
A female director came up to General Yi with a slightly awkward expression and said in his ear, "There''s nothing wrong with the basic process, but the expression of emotions isn''t quite right."
After saying this, she looked at the old devil and said, "From the sentence ''My venerable self was wrong''... Mr Devil Emperor should look a little more downcast; the best would be if you can express the kind of grief and loss you get from a family being torn apart and ruined."
The old devil: "..."
The female director: "Putting aside how challenging it might sound, if Mr Devil Emperor can squeeze out a few tears, that would be great."
The old devil: "..."
The female director looked down at the script in her hands. "And on another point, about General Yi using his Palm Sword: can Mr Devil Emperor describe it in detail? We''ve written the script;ter Mr Devil Emperor can take a good look and spend two or three minutes memorizing it. When you talk about itter, you should show your fear of the Palm Sword."
The old devil: "..."
General Yi: "..."
After hearing the female director''s words, even Secretary Dakang was stupefied. "...Is this necessary?"
"During the rehearsal with General Yi, the higher-ups were also watching, and they agreed that this part needs to be emphasized. On one hand, it will reflect General Yi''s prowess, and on the other, it can also raise spirits in society and set a widespread example for current cultivation students," answered the female director.
General Yi: "..."
"There is also another thing that General Yi and Secretary Dakang both need to decide on," the female director continued.
"What is it?"
"During the earlier opening by our presenter outside, the CEO of Cultivation Hardware and Concealed Weapons Technology, Evil Monarch Jun Xie, as well as Chief Ai of Five Elements Sect and Chief Xu of Exploding Sky Sect sent congrattory bullet messages..."
Secretary Dakang raised his eyebrows. "Isn''t that a good thing? They''re famous in the cultivation world, and can have a significant impact in spreading optimism in society!"
"The problem is that after these congrattory bullet messages, Chief Xu of Exploding Sky Sect sent three thousand yachts as a gift, then Chief Ai of Five Elements Sect refused to be outdone and sent three thousand and one yachts. Later, Lord Jun Xie also followed suit... In just three minutes, we already have more than ten thousand yachts. The presenter outside wants to ask whether we should express our thanks?" said the female director.
General Yi and Secretary Dakang: "..."
Chapter 255: Your Son Has Been Enlightened!
Chapter 255: Your Son Has Been Enlightened!
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ording to media expert analysis, the live broadcast of the trial was the first grand undertaking in recent years which would likely set a precedent in Huaxiu nation.
Apart from making citizens aware of the basicws of the nation, the live broadcast of the trial would also greatly intimidate the criminals that lurked in the dark and suppress the arrogance of evil forces.
Wang Ling was still chewing on his bread that morning as he watched the number of live online viewers climb visibly and rapidly in less than ten minutes after the start of the live broadcast, the number broke one hundred million people.
Then...
Wang Ling saw the server crash, and when he tried to open the live broadcast again, a huge "404" jumped out at him.
Wang Ling: "..."
The old man didn''t know how to watch the broadcast on his mobile phone. When he came over and noticed that Wang Ling''s webpage had changed to 404, he directly sighed. "I''ve always said, advanced technology can sometimes be unreliable... I might as well just watch it live on TV."
Saying this, the old man stretched out his hand to deftly turn on the TV. The live television broadcast was rtively stable, but it didn''t have the bullet messages scrolling across the screen or the shock of a bunch of big shots mutually unting their wealth through gifts.
Actually, there were three main types of people who were interested in the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial.
The first were mostly the middle-aged and elderly, who were sincerely concerned about how the situation would develop, and so were paying close attention to the final verdict for the old devil.
The second type were the young people, most of whom were worried about how this incident would impact society and affect their future job prospects. ording to the media, some young entrepreneurs had even already registered "old devil" and "Devil Emperor Gua Pi" as trademarks, just like with the "blue skinny mushroom 1 ."
The third type of people were teenagers. This group was often simpler in their thinking, and most of them just liked watching webcasts. Moreover, they weren''t concerned about the event itself they just liked to read the bullet messages, send their own, and hang around the big names in the cultivation world who were willy-nilly offering the studio gifts...
However, Wang Ling felt that he didn''t belong to any of these three types, and instead felt that he was more of a "melon citizen," also known as the so-called melon-eating masses 2 .
The old man crossed his legs as he watched TV; at the moment, the old devil was confessing his crimes on the live broadcast.
He saw the old devil sitting in a chair and confessing his crimes with a mournful face.
The old man watched the broadcast for a long time before his expression turned a littleplicated and he looked at Wang Ling. "Ling, do you know anything about this?"
Wang Ling lowered his head and didn''t reply. He had been at the scene when the old devil had been arrested, but he had promised Immortal Toya and General Yi that he wouldn''t disclose anything about what had happened.
The old man stared at the TV for a while longer. When he saw the old devil start to shed tears on the broadcast, he simply turned off the TV.
"He doesn''t know how to act with these tears." The old man tsked. As a chef, he had encountered countless diners and had seen all kinds of expressions... he could see through the old devil''s expression with one nce.
"What was that saying again..."
The old man stroked his chin as he pondered, and finally thought of ament that was perfectly suited to the old devil''s current state: "Tears on the face, MMP 3 in the heart."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Later, when Wang Ling went to school, the topic of discussion early in the morning was, as expected, all about the live broadcast of the trial.
In fact, when the old devil had been arrested, the students of all the six schools who had been in the middle of their military training at the time had all witnessed it, but apart from Wang Ling, who had been the closest to the scene, none of them had clearly seen what on earth had happened.
For most of the students at that time, they had only seen that huge and magnificent Five Elements Great Array. Its light had been so dazzling, just like the Five Spirit Balls used to seal Demon Prison Tower 4 , that they had been unable to keep their eyes open. By the time they could respond, the old devil had already been captured.
Even while he was being arrested, the secret operation at the scene had proceeded surprisingly smoothly, and a lot of curious students who had wanted to go take a look at the true appearance of this legendary devil emperor had been stopped by the instructors.
All in all, many things had happened during the survival contest that the students were sorry to have missed out on.
Hence, during the morning study period, there were some who were feeling regret after watching the old devil''s trial and recalling the specific details of that day. "I wonder if there were any witnesses closer to the scene where the old devil was caught. Ipletely never expected that the Five Elements Great Array back then had been set up with the goal of capturing him..."
"It was a secret mission, of course it had been impossible for us to know about it." Super Chen also sighed. "Now that I think carefully about it, the reason why we weren''t allowed to take our cellphones with us during the military training was most likely to prevent us from taking spontaneous photos."
After that, he said mysteriously, "Actually, did you notice, a lot of strange things happened during the military training this time..."
Someone asked, "Like what?"
"During the military training, Dopey Guo and I along with ssmate Wang Ling were in a group together, but at the beginning of the survival contest, Dopey Guo got an upset stomach, and so was separated from us during the initial transmission stage. After that, I was able to meet up with ssmate Wang Ling in the desert of the small world."
"...And then?"
"That''s the strange thing!"
Super Chen frowned. "It seemed I suddenly passed out in the middle of it. When I woke up, Loopy Toad was there, but ssmate Wang Ling had suddenly disappeared! I seriously wondered that time whether I''d been kidnapped by unknown creatures in the small world!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
The reason that Super Chen felt that there had been something baffling about the events of the survival contest was actually Wang Ling''s fault. That was because after thepetition, in ordance with Wang Ming''s request, Wang Ling had erased all of Super Chen''s memories that had had to do with Wang Ming. Hence, Super Chen felt that there was something strange about his memory of the survival contest.
Of course, this wasn''t the most rming thing Wang Ling had noticed an error after erasing Super Chen''s memories. Although he had deleted the parts rted to Wang Ming, Wang Ling realized that he hadn''t properly erased some details.
He had forgotten to erase the Non-Showy Wave which Wang Ming had taught Super Chen and Dopey Guo back then.
Of course, neither Super Chen nor Dopey Guo had said anything about it.
At that moment, they both had very crafty expressions on their faces.
After all, this feeling of a protagonist suddenly being enlightened over a certain skill wasn''t something that ordinary people could understand at all.
Mom, your son has finally been enlightened!
So at that very moment, Super Chen''s feelings wereplicated; he felt excited as well as unspeakably moved in his heart as he looked at his hands in disbelief.
Wang Ling saw those hands tremble slightly...
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 256: Lord Jingke Is Really Too Cool!
Chapter 256: Lord Jingke Is Really Too Cool!
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Hundreds of millions of people in Huaxiu nation were paying close attention to the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial. Fatty Luo was one of them. His metalware store was from that old generation; even its cabs were made of wood.
He wasn''t in the habit of reading the news, nor did he binge watch TV. He got all his news from the mouths of customers as well as brothers and sisters who came to him to get their magic weapons serviced.
That morning, Fatty Luo was unprecedentedly interested in the old devil''s trial. He didn''t have a TV in his shop, and could only use a mirror-like magic treasure to simte TV reception.
So when someone entered the shop that morning, they saw a fatty with hairbed into a poop style 1 and wearing a white undershirt looking into a mirror. But this fatty wasn''t admiring himself he was sincerely concerned about state affairs.
"Yo, morning."
At that moment, a man in white suddenly stepped across the threshold and greeted him.
Fatty Luo looked up, and when he saw the visitor, he was a little surprised. "Why are you here so early?"
"I still have something to do in the afternoon, so I thought I would pick up the sword in advance. You promised to help me give the Seven Stars Sword a full service if I lent it to you for five days to study it. Don''t tell me you forgot?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal leaned back and supported himself against a cab with a smile.
"Of course not, I gave it a full service. It didn''t take too long, and it didn''t cost too much." Fatty Luo waved his hand and his gaze turned to the cab on the right. "It''s in number twenty-four on the right, you can get it yourself."
Fatty Luo was so matter-of-fact that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t quite believe it. He remembered that Fatty Luo''s attitude hadn''t been like this when he''d first asked for the Seven Stars Sword; he''d almost fallen to his knees to hold on to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s thigh...
"I''d heard of Immortal Zhenyuan''s fame before, so I''d always had high expectations of the Seven Stars Sword. But when I got it from you, the novelty wore off after just a couple of hours."
Fatty Luo put down the mirror in his hand, slowly raised his head, and said seriously, "The Seven Stars Sword''s strength to move things is no small matter, and it is indeed very formidable. However, there''s also a huge drawback, and that is it asks a lot of its wielder. It consumes almost four times the amount of spirit energypared with a spirit sword at the same level."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What''s your point?"
"So, even though the Seven Stars Sword ranks high in the swords list, it''s also true that this sword isn''t practical, and it isn''t suitable for everyone. It''s only suitable for cultivators who have innate spirit energy and abundant basic energy reserves, and who can develop at extraordinary speeds in other words, the so-called sons of heaven." Fatty Luo shrugged. "If you want me to rank it, the Seven Stars Sword wouldn''t even make the top ten."
"??? " After hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expression was full of bewilderment, since this wasn''t what Fatty Luo had said a few days ago!
"Didn''t you say that this Seven Stars Sword was an exquisitely crafted and wless godly sword? That was just a few days ago..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was speechless.
"That was then, this is now." Fatty Luo pressed his lips together. "I have seen so many spirit swords, what sword haven''t I viewed before? But it was only recently, when I saw Ling Zhenren''s Jingke, that I realized that I was just a frog in a well..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Surely you''re exaggerating?"
"You don''t understand."
Fatty Luo tsked. "From tip to end, Lord Jingke is impable. The only pity is that he doesn''t have a scabbard. Nowadays, there are truly very few swords like Lord Jingke, which are able to save on as well as consume less energy, which are very formidable and pleasing to the eye, and which uphold the three views."
When Fatty Luo spoke up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw his eyes light up.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Fatty Luo looked at the mirror, which was still ying the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial. There was a deep expression in his eyes. "Look at this; no matter who you are, even if you have a hollow reputation for having once rocked the world... in the end, don''t you just be outdated, just like the Seven Stars Sword? So, only amon spirit sword like Lord Jingke, which is not on the swords ranking list, is the genuinely supreme godly sword."
"..."
"Of course, it''s not like I''m targeting your Seven Stars Sword. Ever since I saw Lord Jingke, I''vee to realize..." Fatty Luo squinted and smiled. "All other existing spirit swords are trash!"
"..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could alreadypletely tell that this Fatty Luo had be a fanboy!
"By the way, has there been any progress in rtion to the ce that I asked you to look into?"
Speaking on this topic, Fatty Luo suddenly lifted his head to look at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as he recalled proper business. Previously, he had asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to look for a secret location called Devil Valley, which was rumored to be a secret ce with a history far older than the Gate Between Worlds and which only opened once every century.
While the name Devil Valley made it sound like an awful ce, ording to historical records, it had the kind of picturesquendscape where any photos you took could be used as a screensaver.
And, most crucially, it was rumored that Devil Valley contained rare materials that ording to history no longer existed.
"I asked Little ck before, and he has already detected some fluctuations that might be from Devil Valley. Calcting the years, it indeed looks like the valley will open again this year." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal ttened his lips. "But I still want to know, why do you want to go there?"
"I want to make something. If I seed, it''ll be my entire life''s glory," Fatty Luo said proudly with a face full of smiles.
"You want to make a sword?"
"That was my previous goal; before, I wanted to create a spirit sword that would be able to easily destroy all the armor in my shop. However, since seeing Lord Jingke, I feel that this isn''t something that can be achieved in this life." Fatty Luo sighed with a little regret, and then he looked up with hope in his eyes. "So instead, I''m going to make the ultimate scabbard for Lord Jingke."
"Is this your most recent reason for wanting to go into Devil Valley?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his eyebrows.
"That''s right." Fatty Luo smiled and said, "My original n was to look for the special supplemental material, the One Thousand Dried Bone, in Devil Valley."
"One Thousand Dried Bone? That would be very rare, even in the valley." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
The One Thousand Dried Bone which Fatty Luo was talking about was a supplemental substance in ancient times which could be added as an ingredient to elixirs for restoring vitality, but which had been used back then to stabilize the forging of holy weapons. Unfortunately, because of its extremely long growth cycle, plus excessive harvesting at the time, it had already gone extinct a long time ago.
Even if it really did exist in Devil Valley, there actually wouldn''t be a lot of it.
It was clear that Fatty Luo was well aware of this.
"I know that even if Devil Valley does have the One Thousand Dried Bone, there won''t be much of it. If I were to use it to forge a godly sword, this amount wouldn''t be enough. However... if I use this material to build the ultimate scabbard, it''ll definitely be enough!" Saying this, Fatty Luo smiled maniacally.
"..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly panicked when he saw this fanatical smile.
Chapter 257: New Transfer Student
Chapter 257: New Transfer Student
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The legend of Devil Valley wasn''t a secret in the cultivation world at all; over the years, many people had searched for the valley''s entrance.
Apart from Huaxiu citizens, there were even many cultivators who hade from the west with an eye on this treasurend. Devil Valley contained resources that were otherwise extinct in the current world; if you took yourself to be an owner of a fish pond like Devil Valley, it absolutely wasn''t wishful thinking to believe that you could achieve the pinnacle of your life''s journey.
Most of the people who searched for Devil Valley only thought about the benefits they could gain, but Fatty Luo had his own ambition the only reason he wanted to enter the valley was to find the One Thousand Dried Bone, which was integral for creating a unique scabbard.
After seeing the anticipation on Fatty Luo''s face and those eyes full of boundless hope, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was instantly a little nervous.
"For now, Little ck is only monitoring fluctuations that he suspects might be from Devil Valley, and can''t fully confirm it yet. If you want to enter it, you''ll still need a bit of luck..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
This was in fact something that everyone already understood very well. Devil Valley was like Peach Blossom Land 1 most people would only be able to find it through serendipity. There were very few recorded instances of people sessfully entering Devil Valley. Furthermore, it was said that many of the people who came out of the valley bearing those so-called extinct resources wouldterpletely forget everything that they had experienced there.
So another way of saying it was that Devil Valley didn''t actually exist.
It was argued instead that the real Devil Valley was just an illusionaryndscape that had been created by an Ancient Almighty, and the people who said that they had brought out extinct resources from the valley had actually been under an illusion spell.
This information wasn''t a secret. Both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo, Luo Chuang, were very clear about it in their hearts.
But it was very obvious that Fatty Luo wasn''t willing to give up. "Anyway, I want to give it a go. Ever since meeting Lord Jingke, I knew that my dream of forging the ultimate sword was ruined. No matter what type of sword I make, it would never surpass Lord Jingke..."
At this point, he grabbed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hands with an excited face. "So, whether I can make a supreme scabbard or not will all depend on you, Brother Lei!"
The corners of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s mouth twitched violently, and pulling his hands out of Fatty Luo''s greasy grip, he tried to keep smiling. "I''ll try my best..."
...
It was still June 22nd on Wednesday in the ninth week of the semester.
Many things had happened in the morning because of the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial.
Teacher Pan had had toe to ss well in advance to crack down on the "riot."
This was because the noise couldn''t just be heard upon stepping out of the office ording to Teacher Pan, she had already been able to hear the yelling as soon as she had stepped out of the subway station near the school.
It could only be said Teacher Pan was in the end Teacher Pan, a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School.
Wang Ling felt that the saying that all teachers-in-charge had preternaturally good hearing was utterly true.
But even when she had to quell the noise, Teacher Pan seemed to be in a particrly good mood today.
All the crows in the world were equally ck all the teachers-in-charge in the world liked to do one thing, and that was topare their students with other students.
Teacher Pan rolled up her sleeves, ced her hands on the lectern, and sighed with dissatisfaction at the way her students were unable to live up to her expectations. "I don''t know how to deal with all of you; the gap between the two elite sses in our No. 60 High School is growing wider everyday. Can''t you learn from Fang Xing in the ss next door?"
The name made Wang Ling abruptly lift his head.
Because he felt like he had heard it before.
But it was only recently that he had heard this name, and that was after the survival contest.
It was onlyter that Wang Ling had found out that Fang Xing was a new transfer student. Furthermore, he had transferred from a neighboring city and had been directly assigned to the elite ss. There were only two elite sses in No. 60 High School: one was Grade One, ss Three which Wang Ling was in, and the other one was Grade One, ss Two. Fang Xing was a new transfer student in ss Two.
Dopey Guo had wanted to talk about this in the morning, but the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial had been such big news that everyone had chosen to ignore the matter of the new transfer student, just like Wang Feng who was always robbed of his headlines 2
During the morning ss, Teacher Pan spoke highly of the transfer student andvished him with praise, but this still wasn''t enough to satisfy the students'' curiosity.
Hence, as soon as ss was over, Dopey Guo was surrounded. The two girls, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin, had been sent next door as their representatives to feel out the true situation with ssmate Fang Xing.
"Do you have anything on the transfer student? Where did he transfer from?" Super Chen asked curiously.
Dopey Guo tsked and asked, "Have you heard of Tianshi Imperial High School?"
Everyone shook their heads. Forget the high school, they hadn''t even heard of this name before.
"I have an uncle who told me that this is a high school for aristocrats in Jinghua city which was built on a spirit mountain. Since it''s an aristocratic high school, not just anyone can enter. The annual selection is very strict and enrollment numbers are limited." Dopey Guo cupped his chin, his face full of contemtion. "So this Fang Xing''s identity definitely isn''t simple."
"Since his school is so awesome, why did he choose toe to our No. 60 High School?" someone asked.
"I heard from my uncle that one of thepulsory requirements for being enrolled in Tianshi Imperial High School is that you must buy a house in the school district near the school. Since ssmate Fang''s family has now moved to Songhai city, he''d have to transfer schools. As to why he chose No. 60... I don''t know." Dopey Guo shrugged helplessly.
"But in addition to that, I heard that ssmate Fang Xing had only been here a day when he already caused three major events..." said Dopey Guo.
"What three events?"
"The first one: after he just got here, he straightaway challenged n Leader Yu to a duel. The two of them fought with the wooden swords the school uses, and after the fight, ssmate Fang Xing''s sword remained undamaged, but n Leader Yu''s sword had simply be wood chips; with one gust of wind, they straightaway turned to sand. ssmate Fang Xing said that his sword skill was called ''You Are the Wind, I Am the Sand 3 ''," said Dopey Guo.
Everyone: "..."
"The second thing was at the reception for new students. Old Antique went to exin our school''s campus culture to ssmate Fang Xing, but he fell asleep. So Old Antique threw a piece of chalk at him... and he caught it!"
Everyone: "..."
"Thest is the most terrifying. In order to wee ssmate Fang Xing, Mother Juan specially him something to eat..." said Dopey Guo.
At just hearing the two words ''Mother Juan,'' everyone couldn''t help but shudder. They recalled how Dopey Guo had suffered from her evil "fan bing bing" before the survival contest.
"If we use that fan bing bing as the gauge, its lethality is three stars. Then Mother Juan''s ''sky steamed godly snails''... is five stars!"
Dopey Guo''s eyes were full of horror as he said, "After ssmate Fang Xing ate Mother Juan''s ''sky steamed godly snails''... he was actually fine."
"..."
Now, even Wang Ling was terrified.
Chapter 258: Old Antique’s Gossip Time
Chapter 258: Old Antiques Gossip Time
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If suppressing n Leader Yu and catching Old Antique''s piece of chalk hadn''t been enough for the transfer student to cause a stir, then by eating Mother Juan''s "sky steamed godly snails," Fang Xing could be said to have already cemented his status as the strongest transfer student in No. 60 High School''s history.
The "sky steamed godly snails" was a new dish which Mother Juan had developed along with the "fan bing bing." ording to what Dopey Guo knew, when the sky steamed godly snails had been taken out of the pot, all the fresh ingredients in the canteen had been charred in an instant just from the steam that had been released.
ording to Mother Juan, this was the dish''s unique characteristic, like that of the gourmet "snail rice noodles 1 ." To put it simply, this was the legendary "stinks but tastes delicious." Although you''d definitely get diarrhea after eating it, it helped the body to detox as well as nourished the skin. It was said to work better than drinking copious amounts of fluid, and could instantly dissolve impurities in the body.
Of course, these were all one-sided ims on Mother Juan''s part. Since Dopey Guo eating "fan bing bing" had already set a precedent, there was no one in school who dared to risk eating her new dishes.
But credit had to be given where it was due. Dopey had been admitted into hospital after eating Mother Juan''s fan bing bing. After his discharge, however, he could feel that his body''s resilience had increased quite a bit; even the veins in his body were now obviously unclogged... maybe this was the legendary "breaking the old to create the new."
Master of Dopey silently bottled this matter up in his heart and didn''t mention it to anyone.
...
All in all, as a new student, the impact which Fang Xing had created in a single short day wasn''t any less than Lotus Sun''s influence when she had entered No. 60 High School.
Tianshi Imperial High School was like the Oscar of aristocratic high schools in Jinghua city, and the people who could enter the school were all the wealthy and respectable type. However, there were very few people who knew anything about Tianshi Imperial High School. If it wasn''t for Dopey Guo''s uncles, who were spread all over the world, no one might have even heard of its name.
In the short ten minutes after the end of the ss, Dopey Guo had shared all the gossip on the new transfer student with everyone. Before the start of the second ss, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin, who had been sent to scout out the new transfer student, came back hand in hand.
It was actually quite normal for girls to hold hands with each other, like when they would go to the washroom after ss hand in hand. However, the main point here was that Lotus Sun and Feather Lin were skipping as they came back hand in hand!
"..."
This scene stunned all the people in ss Three.
Dopey Guo was utterly dumbstruck. It was quite normal for Feather Lin this lively fujoshi to skip, but why had Lotus Sun ended up following her?!
What happened just now?
"ssmate Fang Xing is really too cool! Right? Right?" Feather Lin held her face in her hands, a fangirl expression on her face, and nudged Lotus Sun repeatedly with her elbow.
"In what way? What''s his strength like?" Super Chen was also a little curious.
"I think he''s pretty amazing..." Lotus Sun looked a little bashful.
Feather Lin thought about it for a bit, then very quickly rattled off the four key fujoshi points: "White face! Long legs! Chopstick spirit 2 ! The ultimate shou !"
Everyone: "..."
"As for strength... he''s so handsome, what use is strength?!"
After saying this, Feather Lin seemed to abruptly recall something important, and suddenly eximed, " Ah!"
"What is it?"
Her face felt very hot. "I forgot to take a selfie with him just now!"
Everyone: "..."
Feather Lin: "ssmate Lotus Sun,e with me!"
Lotus Sun: "..."
Saying this, Feather Lin grabbed Lotus Sun''s hand and eagerly ran out again.
The scene at this moment made Dopey Guo cross his arms and sigh despite himself: Over... it''s all over!
It wasn''t just Dopey Guo; no one else had expected that even ssmate Lotus Sun would have fallen for the transfer student!
...
Although No. 60 High School took in two rtively well-off transfer students at this time every year, Fang Xing was the first to create such a stir.
His appearance had been a little sudden for everyone.
He was like a dazzling jewel that had changed hands and which glowed brightly aftering to No. 60 High School, partly helping to draw a lot of attention away from Wang Ling.
But Wang Ling had a hunch that this person was dangerous.
Looking through the walls into Grade One, ss Two on the other side, he found Fang Xing surrounded by a crowd.
Fang Xing looked like a very sunny person. Because his school uniform was still being made, he was wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of blue and white striped track pants. His white teeth gleamed as he chatted with the people around him.
Wang Ling didn''t observe him for too long as he instantly withdrew after just one look. And it might have been his own mistaken impression, but as he withdrew his gaze, it seemed as if Fang Xing had tilted his head slightly to look behind him out of the corner of his eye.
...
Old Antique''s ss happened to be on Wednesdays.
As a follow-up to the live broadcast of the old devil''s trial in the morning, Old Antique shared rted knowledge from modern history in ss, then directly announced that the trial would be an important test point in the mid-term exam.
"I just received a circr from the Education Department stating that the live broadcast of the trial this morning will be included in the textbook in the second half of this year, earliest before the new year. It''s possible that it will be a key exam point in the next two years." Old Antique rested his elbows partly on the lectern and said unhurriedly, "Students who have decided to take history in Grade Three should take particr note of this."
"..."
"From major things like the specific time and proceedings of this unprecedented live broadcast of the trial of a top-ranked criminal, as well as the possible impact onter generations, to minor things like the old devil and General Yi''s historically famous skills all these are test points," said Old Antique.
"Teacher... even these can be tested?" asked someone.
"Why not?" Old Antique smiled slightly. "If it were me, I would test you on the Palm Sword''s origin, the specific research process involved, and the historical impact of this skill on the history of swordsmanship. Each person has their own specialty skill, and there are countless examples of them in history: Immortal Zhenyuan''s Zhenyuan Great Spell, Killer Taoist''s Enemy-Killing Blink and so on..."
Everyone: "..."
"Of course, when ites to test points, I think it''s very likely that Devil Emperor Gua Pi''s disciple, Immortal She Pi, will appear in the exam as a test point." Old Antique looked around calmly. "So, does anyone know the origin of Immortal She Pi''s specialty, the White Night Spell?"
"What''s that?"
"Perhaps many of you have not heard of it, but the White Night Spell is a technique that is able to turn the spirit energy of heaven and earth into armor. As long as there''s spirit energy, the armor won''t be destroyed. Furthermore, there are two types for day and night each. One is called Bright Victory, and the other is Dark Victory 3 ," said Old Antique.
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 259: White Night Spell
Chapter 259: White Night Spell
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Old Antique''s words sounded like a joke, but his eyes were extraordinarily serious. His past predictions about what would be tested in the college entrance exam had all been on point. Therefore, No. 60 High School had been consistently number one in the district over the years in ss scores for history.
The "White Night Spell" was Immortal She Pi''s specialty, but most people had never heard of it. This was because most of these skill specialties had been developed by the users themselves.
As a follow-up to Immortal She Pi''s renowned supreme skill, Old Antique recalled something interesting. "Do you remember the lesson I gave you on the Gua Pi War about a month ago?"
That lesson was still fresh in everyone''s minds.
Because it was during that lesson that Old Antique had shared gossip rted to Immortal She Pi''s end, which was that before being executed, Immortal She Pi had been found to be pregnant, and had left a child behind.
"During the trial in the morning, that devil stated that he had been sealed away in the stone ghost mask before Immortal She Pi had been caught, so he hadn''t known anything at all about his own disciple''s situation after that."
Old Antique tsked and shook his head. "In my opinion, if Immortal She Pi is still alive, I''m afraid that he''ll be much, much harder to deal with than the old devil. Back then, the melon rind which was reputedly developed by Devil Emperor Gua Pi had in fact been made by Immortal She Pi, who had been years ahead of his time in terms of drugs and weapons research. In other words, he had already mastered the heart of science and technology during that era!"
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique sighed with a little regret. "Unfortunately, he misused this knowledge and strayed off the right path."
Everyone: "..."
...
Teacher Ye Han''s PE ss was in the afternoon. He was quite popr in the ranking of school teachers. There was a good saying that if looks weren''t enough, then height would make up for it... Because of his naturally curly blonde hair and his tall andrge frame, he was very popr with the girls.
Before the start of every PE lesson, there would always be girls around him asking how they could lose weight: How could they get rid of unwanted b? Were there any target exercises that they could do? Teacher Ye would always answer these questions very patiently.
But today, his figure looked a little lonely...
Both elite sses had the PE lesson together. When the students from ss Two and ss Three came together for the lesson this time, the girls'' attention was all focused on the new transfer student.
Fang Xing was escorted by a group of girls out of the school building. This bunch of people were so absorbed in talking andughing that they didn''t even hear the bell. It was only when Teacher Ye angrily shouted at them twice that the girls scattered reluctantly and obediently got into line.
This was Fang Xing''s first PE lesson aftering to No. 60 High School and it was Teacher Ye''s first time meeting him. After the girls around Fang Xing had scattered, Teacher Ye began to look the new transfer student up and down.
Hm... he had really long legs!
Teacher Ye felt that ''chopstick spirit'' wasn''t a good enough way to describe the length of Fang Xing''s legs anymore. From what he could see, ''stilt spirit'' was more urate!
The students lined up ording to height; Fang Xing was one hundred and eighty-eight centimeters tall, so he wasst in the boys'' line. Noticing that Teacher Ye was staring at him, he hurried closer and greeted him with a smile. "Hello, Teacher Ye! I''m Fang Xing."
The voice caught Teacher Ye a little off guard as he stared nkly.
It was only after a long, stupefied moment that he responded.
"Oh, Student Fang... hello!"
To be honest, he felt a little embarrassed what kind of student hadn''t he seen after being at No. 60 High School for so many years? He had actually been struck dumb for three seconds by a transfer student! No wonder this Student Fang Xing was so popr with the girls.
Teacher Ye couldn''t help sighing slightly with sorrow... how nice it was to be young! He had been young once too!
After calming down, he stood at the front and pped his hands. "Alright, as usual, everyone warm up first! Follow behind me as we run, make sure to keep up your speed and pace! As you''re running, make sure to stay in line, otherwise, you''ll do another round!"
Wang Ling was next to Dopey Guo, his heart as tranquil as an ancient well.
This familiar jogging session... was just as troublesome as usual.
Jogging was a matter of endurance, but the rules in cultivation high schools were differentpared with normal schools; it wasn''t just about building up endurance, it was also about tempering concentration. As everyone jogged, they also had to maneuver their swords to float above their heads.
This was a special exercise method which experts from the city Sports Department hade up with.
Jogging itself didn''t have much of an impact on the endurance of cultivators. Even an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would be able to jog for a day and a night as long as their spirit energy didn''t run out. But with the need to control a sword at the same time, this became a great test of spirit. Controlling the sword and jogging simultaneously also consumed more spirit energy, which would toughen the students up.
"I was worried before that this would be too intense for you, so all this time I''ve gotten you to use the special teaching spirit swords which,paratively speaking, consume less spirit energy. But I want to increase the difficulty today." Teacher Ye smiled. "Please take out your personal spirit swords. Compared with the teaching spirit swords, your personal spirit swords consume energy at a normal rate, and controlling your swords as you jog will deepen your rapport as well as help spawn a sword spirit as soon as possible."
Compared with the start of the semester, Wang Ling wasn''t as awkward now when he took Jingke out in public.
After he hade back from the spirit sword exchange meet at No. 59 High School, everyone in No. 60 High School knew that he used a peach wood sword, so it wasn''t unusual anymore.
Therefore, when he heard Teacher Ye''s request, Wang Ling summoned Jingke agreeably enough and held it in his hand.
Of course, the focus was actually still on Fang Xing.
"I wonder what kind of sword ssmate Fang Xing uses." At that moment, a lot of girls gave Fang Xing curious looks.
But Fang Xing rubbed the back of his head a little apologetically. He looked at Teacher Ye with some embarrassment on his face. "Teacher Ye, I use a knife."
"Oh, did you major in knife techniques at your previous school?" Teacher Ye nodded his head. "That''s fine, the theory behind knife and sword techniques is pretty much the same. Generally, if you can control a sword, then you can control a knife. Student Fang Xing is so outstanding, there definitely won''t be any problems if you use a knife!"
"But everyone is using a sword... wouldn''t it be strange for me to use a knife?" Fang Xing asked.
Teacher Yeughed loudly. "Student Fang Xing, don''t worry. Since you''vee to No. 60 High School, you''re one of us. No one willugh at you!"
"But Teacher Ye... my knife, it''s a little big." Fang Xing still had his concerns.
"It''s fine, Student Fang!" Teacher Ye''s gaze was firm as he patted Fang Xing on the shoulder.
"...All right then."
Under everyone''s gazes, Fang Xing finally took out his big knife from the pocket of his school uniform.
Then, under everyone''s terrified gazes...
A fully forty-meter long steel broadsword stretched down the center of the sports field.
Teacher Ye: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 260: The Forty-Meter Broadsword Can’t Be Put Back
Chapter 260: The Forty-Meter Broadsword Cant Be Put Back
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The forty-meterrge steel broadsword stretched directly down the center of the sports field, its bluish-gray surface still reflecting the light from the sun... What kind of image was this? The broadsword looked like a weapon which had been left behind in the human world by an ancient demon god at a nce, it gave off a very heavy air.
Everyone was silent.
Teacher Ye also took a deep breath. "Student Fang... does your broadsword not have the ability to contract?"
During the manufacturing process, manyrge weapon types would be imnted with a functional "contraction talisman" to ensure that the de could be carried around. Based onmon sense, this forty-meter broadsword should be able to contract.
Unfortunately, Fang Xing shook his head. "This is a legacy which my father left to me. I heard that when it was being forged, the smith had been going through heartbreak, and had been so upset that he had started to suffer intermittent dementia; at the most critical step of making the broadsword, he didn''t put in the contraction talisman."
Everyone: "..."
For some reason, Wang Ling felt that this Fang Xing''s experience was very simr to his. He remembered how much effort it had taken to cure the old man of intermittent dementia back then.
Teacher Ye broke out in a sweat. "Then Student Fang Xing can use a teaching spirit sword this time... However, for the sake of the school''s PE ss, it would be best for Student Fang Xing to be equipped with a spirit saber or a spirit sword of a normal size."
"Yes, Teacher Ye."
Fang Xing nodded, epting this advice cheerfully. "Then... Teacher Ye, can you put my broadsword away for me?"
The corners of Teacher Ye''s mouth twitched. "Can''t you put it away yourself?"
Fang Xing sighed. "It''s very hard to put my forty-meter broadsword back once I''ve taken it out... so I don''t generally draw it out in ordinary times."
Teacher Ye wanted to cry but had no tears to shed: "..."
The broadsword fully weighed six thousand jin . When he raised it, he was unable to bnce it properly. The spirit light in a storage space had an automatic eptance function. As long as one part of an item entered the storage space, the whole item would automatically be recognized and received inside.
But when this forty-meter broadsword was ced on the sports field, its hilt was suspended over two meters in the air from the ground because its body was toorge.
In the end, Teacher Ye went to get another PE teacher from the office, and together they lifted the broadsword and slowly put the hilt into Fang Xing''s school uniform pocket.
The scene looked a little strange, but somehow Wang Ling felt that this Fang Xing seemed to be hiding something.
Because when the broadsword was being put back into Fang Xing''s pocket, Wang Ling was acutely aware of Jingke vibrating slightly in his hand.
...
Because of this broadsword, the PE ss was dyed, and the warm-up before the official lesson only happened fifteen minutester. No. 60 High School''s sports field was small, and onep was just four hundred meters. During the warm-up, Teacher Ye would usually ask the students to jog four thousand meters for four minutes while controlling their swords, which meant tenps.
But because of the earlier dy, Teacher Ye raised the requirement this time, giving the male students two minutes and the female students three minutes.
It already wasn''t easy to jog and control a sword at the same time; now they had even less time to do it, which made a bunch of the male studentsin miserably.
Wang Ling jogged in the middle of the line. He didn''t feel much from this kind of Formation Establishment stage basic training, and he just considered himself an exercise partner. Furthermore, he didn''t need to control Jingke at all because thetter had its own consciousness.
Super Chen ran at the head of the line as he led the male students. Although he looked exhausted, it was obvious that he could still continue running. Before entering No. 60 High School, Super Chen had already been a sports-oriented student, and had far better stamina than most of the people here.
In contrast, Dopey Guo''s entire head was already soaked in sweat by the fourthp, and it looked like he was about to fall behind.
Dopey Guo was big-hearted and easygoing; jogging wasn''t a problem for a Formation Establishment cultivator, but controlling a sword at the same time was much more demanding. When they had used the teaching spirit sword during the warm-up, it had been quite challenging for Dopey Guo. Now that they had to maneuver their personal spirit swords as they ran, their consumption of spirit energy would increase dramatically.
Of course, Wang Ling, who was just behind Dopey Guo, could have helped him run a little easier with just a thought. However, this could hurt the other boy instead; the Foundation Establishment stage basic training exercises were still quite important, since the foundations which the students built now would be directly rted to the development of the upper limits of their future realms.
Therefore, Wang Ling didn''t do anything throughout the warm-up.
On the seventhp, Wang Ling noticed that the students around him were already drenched in sweat, so he immediately channeled his spirit energy into condensing the moisture in the air onto his skin to make it look like he was sweating a little.
Otherwise, it would really be too strange if everyone else was sweating while there wasn''t even a single drop on him.
After two minutes of jogging, Dopey Guo straightaway copsed on the ground, gasping for breath. Super Chen braced his hands on his knees, then kicked Dopey Guo''s leg to make him get up and walk around for a bit.
After that, the girls'' warm-up jog was also over. Except for Lotus Sun, the rest of them didn''t look very good.
A little bored, Wang Ling took a break as he sat to one side. Most of the people on the sports field looked like they were dying from exhaustion, except for him... and Fang Xing.
After tenps, Fang Xing wasn''t flushed, nor was he gasping for breath, which surprised Teacher Ye. This transfer student''s physical strength was very good. Even if he had been jogging with a teaching spirit sword, it still shouldn''t have been this easy. And most importantly, he had deliberately given the male students a time limit.
"Student Fang has good physical strength!" Teacher Ye couldn''t help praising.
Fang Xing rubbed his head bashfully and said very modestly, "In my old school, the school building was at the foot of a mountain, and I had to take twenty thousand steps to ss every day. Maybe I was trained during that time."
"So that''s it." Teacher Ye nodded. He had heard of Fang Xing''s school, which was the strictest aristocratic boarding school in Jinghua city, Tianshi Imperial High School.
"Your time is outstanding!" Teacher Ye looked at the blue notebook and the stopwatch in his hands.
He had just recorded down the times: in thest threeps, Fang Xing had obviously sped up and directly passed Super Chen at the head. He had been the first to finish the warm-up, and overall had been faster than Super Chen, taking just a minute and a half toplete it.
"The district sports meet will be held in two weeks. I want you and Student Super Chen to be our male school representatives and participate in the sword control ry." Teacher Ye stared at Fang Xing as he made this request.
Unexpectedly, Fang Xing instantly agreed. "No problem, Teacher Ye."
"Do you think you have enough spirit energy if you switch to jogging with a normal spirit sword? How about we try it out after you''ve taken a break?" Teacher Ye asked.
"Okay, Teacher Ye." Fang Xing nodded readily.
"Then I''ll help you borrow a spirit sword!"
Teacher Ye looked around. "Is there anyone who would be willing to lend their spirit sword to Student Fang Ling?"
"No need, Teacher Ye, I''ll borrow it myself."
Fang Xing smiled and waved his hand.
Then, Wang Ling saw this person walk step by step toward him.
Chapter 261: This Guy Was Doing It on Purpose!
Chapter 261: This Guy Was Doing It on Purpose!
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Wang Ling stared nkly at this scene. He was sitting in the shade of a tree as he pretended to be resting. This should have been a very inconspicuous position. But Wang Ling had miscalcted, because this position happened to put him opposite Fang Xing, and they were actually quite close to each other.
As a result, Teacher Ye had barely finished speaking before Fang Xing had straightaway walked toward Wang Ling.
"This ssmate, can you lend me your sword for a bit?" Fang Xing smiled with a natural and rxed expression.
Deep down, Wang Ling in fact wasn''t willing to do so. For a cultivator, their personal magic treasure was quite a private thing. And, most crucially, Jingke was very special to Wang Ling.
After Fang Xing made his request, neither of them moved. They looked at each other, separated by just a meter. It was also the first time that Wang Ling was face to face with Fang Xing. One person was sitting in the shade of a tree while the other was standing in the sun, creating a sharp contrast.
In the sun, Fang Xing''s hair was slightly brown. He was still in the white short-sleeved shirt and the blue and white striped track pants. His face was so fair that Wang Ling felt that if he wore women''s clothes, he would definitely be a beauty.
After a full minute of silence, Wang Ling finally handed Jingke to him.
Because he really couldn''t stand the scorching gazes of the girls around them.
At the moment, Fang Xing was like the sun, shining brightly after having just arrived at No. 60 High School he was really way too dazzling. In fact, Wang Ling could guess that if he refused Fang Xing''s request, it was likely that he would be the target of more hate.
So even if he did lend Fang Xing his sword, he didn''t quite like him.
It might not look like Fang Xing had deliberately set out to borrow his spirit sword, and it had seemed very natural, but Wang Ling had the feeling that Fang Xing had done it on purpose.
Of course, Wang Ling also had his own reasons for handing Jingke over. Jingke had its own consciousness; if there was something fishy about Fang Xing, Jingke would definitely be able to detect it with its strength.
Then, the PE sspletely became Fang Xing''s personal show.
No. 60 High School''s performance in the district school sports meet had always been poor, which had always been a headache for Teacher Ye as the head of the sports team''s teaching and research group. This year, several students talented in sports, including Super Chen, had joined the school''s elite stream. Coupled with the sudden discovery of Fang Xing this young seedling, Teacher Ye felt that this was an opportunity that absolutely couldn''t be wasted.
Holding Jingke, Fang Xing stood at the starting line and waited for Teacher Ye''s direction to begin. When he had used the teaching spirit sword earlier, he hadpleted the tenps with a good time of one and a half minutes.
With a normal spirit sword, the margin of difference was under thirty seconds, or two minutes at the most. Teacher Ye thought that No. 60 High School''s chances in the sports meet''s running event this year were pretty solid.
When Teacher Ye waved his hand, Fang Xing started to run along the track.
A cultivator''s jogging pace was a lot faster than an average person''s sprint. As soon as Fang Xing started out, he left a string of afterimages behind him, which instantly turned the girls around them into cheerleaders.
The girls were all cheering and the boys were all gossiping. As a transfer student, Fang Xing had really made waves, which made some of the boys unhappy.
But they could only contain this disgruntlement in their hearts, since anyone who decided to lock horns with Fang Xing at this critical juncture would definitely suffer bitterly for it; it was a given that the girls would view them with disdain. Furthermore, even if they tried to find trouble with him in private, there was a good chance that they still wouldn''t be able to defeat him!
What was the saying... I like how you hate me but can''t get rid of me 1 .
Wang Ling felt that this saying currently suited Fang Xing very well.
Unexpectedly, Fang Xing ran the first sixps easily as Jingke floated steadily in the air above his head.
When Wang Ling had passed Jingke to Fang Xing, he had already asked it to stay as rxed as possible, and find a way to deplete more of Fang Xing''s spirit energy.
To Wang Ling''s slight surprise, Fang Xing was actually able to handle it.
On the seventhp, sweat finally started to roll down Fang Xing''s cheeks, and it was clear that he was slowing down. Of course, in the eyes of average people, he still looked like a string of afterimages. Teacher Ye was intensely focused as his eyes followed Fang Xing closely.
After teaching PE for so many years, Teacher Ye was actually very sensitive to this type of faint disparity in speed.
Wang Ling watched this performance from where he sat in the shade of the tree. He saw Super Chen put his hands on his hips as he looked on in amazement. "ssmate Fang Xing... is such a freak!"
To call Fang Xing a "freak" was in fact a greatpliment. Super Chen''s level was at the standard of first-ss athletes at the Formation Establishment stage in Huaxiu nation, which very likely would have colored his appraisal of Fang Xing, so his words were already enough to prove that Fang Xing wasn''t normal.
But since the beginning, Wang Ling had felt that Fang Xing was far from simple.
Wang Ling looked at the track. In just a blink of an eye, Fang Xing was already on his ninthp. Unexpectedly, his previously slow pace changed, and to a burst of cheers from the female students, Fang Xing abruptly began to speed up.
On the tenthp, he blew by Teacher Ye like a gust of wind, and in the end, the stopwatch stopped at one minute and thirty-one seconds.
"Too... too awesome!" Teacher Ye looked at the stopwatch and almost jumped up and down with how excited he was.
The difference was only one second when Fang Xing used a normal spirit sword!
Moreover, the most important thing was that the spirit sword which he had used belonged to Wang Ling; it wasn''t his own personal spirit sword, nor had he made a contract with it. In a situation where they didn''t share such a rapport, Fang Xing had actually obtained more outstanding results than the sports students... Teacher Ye instantly felt like he had unearthed treasure!
After the run, Fang Xing''s face was a little red, and he was panting as he went to Wang Ling to express his thanks and return Jingke to him.
When he took Jingke back, Wang Ling could already confirm that Fang Xing''s exact realm was far from being as simple as the Foundation Establishment stage.
What on earth was this person hiding?
Wang Ling didn''t like this feeling of not knowing the exact situation.
Fang Xing lifted the bottom of his white short-sleeved shirt to wipe at his sweat, then smiled very brightly. "ssmate, thank you! Oh, by the way, what''s your name?"
Wang Ling''s deep gaze was hidden under his fringe.
For a second time, the two individuals looked at each other.
Before Wang Ling could open his mouth, Super Chen next to him interjected, "He''s called Wang Ling and he doesn''t like to talk much."
Super Chen had always gotten along with people, and would always take a liking to sports talents, so his impression of Fang Xing wasn''t bad.
"Oh, so you''re ssmate Wang Ling." Fang Xing nodded.
Suddenly, he looked at Teacher Ye next to him. "Teacher Ye, do we have all the people we need for the sports meet?"
Teacher Ye stroked his chin in contemtion. "The specific line-up has yet to be decided, but we want to be a key city high school this year, so we have to take this districtpetition seriously. Headmaster Chen wants me to create the strongest line-up possible. Speaking of our two elite sses, Student Super Chen''s and your spots have already been confirmed."
"I see..."
Fang Xing grinned as he looked at Teacher Ye. "Actually, I think ssmate Wang Ling is pretty strong. Why not have him join us?"
"..."
Wang Ling could see it now.
This guy... was definitely doing it on purpose!
Chapter 262: Our Family Runs a Noodles Shop!
Chapter 262: Our Family Runs a Noodles Shop!
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This was the first time that Wang Ling was experiencing the sensation of being set up.
Mystical events did happen sometimes, but while he believed that coincidences might happen in particr situations, if it happened once, twice or even more than that, he would begin to suspect that things weren''t what they seemed.
Hence, the impression that Fang Xing gave Wang Ling was very special.
That moment when he had been feeling out Fang Xing, and their gazes had met when the other boy had looked out of the corner of his eye... coincidence or not, it made Wang Ling very wary of Fang Xing.
To guard against Fang Xing was one thing, but Wang Ling never expected the other boy to make the first move and set him up.
Teacher Ye was naturally very happy with Fang Xing''s rmendation. But it wasn''t like Teacher Ye didn''t have an impression of Wang Ling. During the previous spirit sword exchange meet at No. 59 High School, he had felt that Wang Ling''s luck was especially good. Maybe this time... he could also go into battle as a mascot?
"Student Wang Ling, will you join us?"
After Fang Xing''s rmendation, Teacher Ye looked at Wang Ling with an expression full of hope and sincerity.
Wang Ling: "..."
He had actually heard Super Chen mention the district school sports meet before. But for a sports meet at this level, Wang Ling had felt that there was no way he would fill one of the limited spots as a school representative. He usually kept a low profile in school, and his PE grades were straight down the middle. Furthermore, there were quite a number of new Grade One students this year who were sports talents, including Super Chen.
Now that he thought about it carefully, Wang Ling felt like he had sold himself out.
What a strange g he had raised 1 for himself!
In the end, Wang Ling agreed to do it...
Of course, he had beenpelled to agree.
...
After school that day, Fang Xing walked out of the school gate still surrounded by a bunch of girls. Wang Ling was also leaving school at the same time. Anyway, he was quite a distance away from Fang Xing. For such an eye-catching person, Wang Ling felt that for the moment, the less contact they had with each other, the better.
Wang Ling could have initially chosen to teleport home, but it just so happened that the old man hade to town today to visit several of his disciples from when he had worked at that first-ss hotel before, so he stopped by to pick up Wang Ling on Sheep the tricycle. The most curious thing was that Loopy Toad had alsoe along.
His gaze passing through to the zebra crossing in front of No. 60 High School, Wang Ling saw the old man waiting across the road on a recently serviced Sheep; with the addition of a green-furred akita lying aboutzily and wagging its tail, this image really looked a little bizarre.
The old man had parked in quite a conspicuous spot, and was actually visible to a lot of people, so as soon as school was over, Wang Ling picked up his bag and immediately left the ssroom; he wanted to leave quickly, conveniently avoiding Fang Xing.
"What''s the matter, Ling Ling? Why do you look so panicked?" The old man thought it was a little strange.
Loopy Toad looked up at Wang Ling and blinked in surprise. It felt that its Little Master Ling didn''t seem to be himself today. But very quickly, when it saw Fang Xing say goodbye to that bunch of girls on the other side of the road and then start walking step by step toward them, it instantly guessed what had probably happened...
This should have been Loopy Toad''s first time seeing Fang Xing, but it felt it was very strange.
Fang Xing''s aura felt indescribably familiar.
As if Loopy Toad had smelled it from somewhere before...
"Ling Ling, is this your ssmate?" The old man stared at the approaching Fang Xing for quite a while.
Soon after that, he gave his first impression of Fang Xing: "Your ssmate... has long legs!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Though the old man was getting along in years and had once had dementia, his sense of aesthetics was as sharp as ever. After Father Wang had taught him how to use video-on-demand, he had been constantly studying the otaku culture of today''s youth; he could be considered a pretty trendy old man.
"Hello, grandfather. Are you here to pick up Wang Ling?" Fang Xing drew close and greeted him warmly.
Wang Ling saw the old man nod and raise his hand to give the "okay" sign.
Wang Ling: "..."
Fang Xingughed brightly. "Grandfather, you''re so interesting."
"You and our Ling Ling aren''t in the same ss, right? I don''t think I saw you in the ss photo taken at the start of the semester," said the old man.
"My name is Fang Xing. I''m new, and I only just enrolled here the day before yesterday," Fang Xing answered.
...So he was a transfer student!
The old man was enlightened... To suddenly transfer schools halfway through the semester, the connections and money behind this person most likely weren''t a simple matter. Furthermore, the old man had already painted an image of Fang Xing''s parents in his mind. He recalled a line from a skit: Big head and thick neck; if you''re not a tycoon, then you''re a chef 2 .
Hence, if this ssmate Fang Xing''s parents weren''t rich people, then they might be chefs!
Instantly, the old man felt that he had foundmon ground with Fang Xing.
"..."
Wang Ling already didn''t know what to say about the old man''s strange way of thinking.
"Student Fang, you''re not in the same ss as Ling Ling, but you''re still schoolmates. I hope you''ll take good care of our Ling Ling in the future." The old man looked at Fang Xing and smiled.
"Don''t worry, grandfather. ssmate Wang Ling and I will be representing the school at the district sports meet in two weeks. I''ll take very good care of him." While Fang Xing said this, he still had a harmless smile on his face and his eyes were creased into slits, deep with meaning.
But that was what was weird...
When Wang Ling read his mind, he couldn''t find the slightest bit of ill intent in Fang Xing''s head.
This was the strangest person that he had ever met...
After chatting with the old man for a while, Fang Xing suddenly noticed the food in the tricycle''s freight; these were fresh meat and vegetables that the old man''s disciples had forcefully sent him off with when he had left the hotel earlier. They filled up half of the tricycle; there were various types of vegetables and fruits, and even arge preserved ham, which was packed in a vacuum bag with the words "Specially Made By Kikkaro Restaurant" on it.
"Is grandfather a chef?" Fang Xing asked curiously.
"Yes, but I''m already retired. I''m old and quickly bing unable to handle adle." The old man smiled.
"What a coincidence!"
When he heard the old man''s response, Fang Xing looked pleasantly surprised. "Grandfather, do you know, my family actually runs a noodles shop."
"Oh? Noodles shop? What type of noodles do you sell?" The old man was suddenly interested.
Fang Xing: "All kinds of noodles! But the most famous noodles in our shop is the beef tendon noodles personally handmade by Lanzhou shifu . And we weave the beef tendon noodles into the shape of instant noodles and fry them at high temperatures so that in the end, they be crispy noodle snacks!"
The old man: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "!!!"
Chapter 263: The Phantom Sixth Man... Lie Mengmeng!
Chapter 263: The Phantom Sixth Man... Lie Mengmeng!
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Wang Ling didn''t know whether Fang Xing''s appearance was a coincidence, but he had to admit that nobody had ever created suchrge waves in his life before. After school was over on Wednesday, the old man had only exchanged a few words with Fang Xing before they''d already be the best of pals... this made Wang Ling wonder deeply who the old man''s real grandchild was.
It had always been said that food could bring people closer together. Wang Ling had always felt that this was a matter of debate. After all, not all milk was deluxe milk 1 , and not all food was so good it would make you want to tear your clothes off 2 .
Wang Ling maintained a very high level of calm, especially in front of Fang Xing.
He was amazed when he realized that this was the first time ever that he was able to keep his cool in the face of the sugar-coated bullet that was "crispy noodle snacks."
...
The old man went out early in the morning on the weekend on June 25th.
After their meeting on Wednesday, Fang Xing and the old man had exchanged contact information. Furthermore, Fang Xing had warmly invited the old man to visit his family''s noodles shop on the weekend topare notes on cooking and at the same time debate the art of cuisine from a theoretical point of view.
ording to the old man, while it was Fang Xing''s parents who ran the noodles shop, Fang Xing would usually help their noodles expert hand-pull the noodles on the weekends if he was free.
When he was about to leave, the old man even specially came to Wang Ling''s room with the intent of inviting him along, but because he didn''t want toe into contact with Fang Xing too much, Wang Ling chose to "y dead" inside his room. In the end, the old man knocked on the door for a long time without getting any response, and so left on his own.
Wang Ling watched the old man ride away on Sheep. When he left, Wang Ling got Loopy Toad to follow the old man in order to keep him safe.
Of course, there was another reason why Wang Ling had gotten Loopy Toad to go, and that was to have it feel out Fang Xing. People who harboured ill intentions usually had an evil aura, and Loopy Toad, who had once been a demon king, was pretty sensitive to this kind of aura.
After watching the old man disappear from view on Sheep, Wang Ling finally sighed softly.
When he opened his room door, he bumped directly into Lie Mengmeng.
It was obvious that Lie Mengmeng and Father Wang were pretty much done with going through the manuscript. Father Wang was now doing the final edit of the first three hundred thousand words of his new book, The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King , which would be released directly online in a week. Following that, he was going to hold a guru press conference.
Lie Mengmeng had been constantly popping into the Wang family''s small vi in thest few days, and he had spent most of the time holed up in the study with Father Wang as he tirelessly proofread the manuscript. Apart from that, Wang Ling hadn''t seen him anywhere else in the house. Even at mealtimes, it was Mother Wang who prepared portions for two people and delivered them to the study.
To be honest, Lie Mengmeng''s presence was very weak, and in some sense, he was like the phantom sixth man 3 .
Lie Mengmeng had deep dark circles under his eyes, and his hair was aplete mess, sticking up all over the ce like a hedgehog. That was because he had been up until verytest night proofreading the manuscript before directly falling asleep on the sofa in the study. He had just woken up, and saw Wang Ling as soon as he opened the door.
"Ah, Wang Ling... morning!" Lie Mengmeng yawned. He was around one hundred and eighty centimeters tall and had a skinny build. Furthermore, he had been staying up all night in the study with Father Wang several days in a row, which made Wang Ling wonder if this person was going to pass out any time now.
"Little Song, are you awake?"
Mother Wang heard Lie Mengmeng''s voice, and hurriedly called for him from downstairs. "You''ve worked hard. Come down and eat first, you''re probably hungry!"
"It''s fine, it''s fine, I''m just doing my job. Elder sister, I''ve really troubled you!"
Feeling very apologetic, Lie Mengmeng went downstairs to greet Mother Wang, and he even bowed repeatedly when he saw her, as bashful as when he''d first starteding here.
"How is iting along?" Mother Wang came out with a te of dumplings and put them in front of Lie Mengmeng.
Speaking on this, Lie Mengmeng perked up although he had just woken up. "Brother Situ''s book this time is really awesome! It''s definitely going to be big once it''s released! I think it won''t be difficult at all for it to surpass Release That Wet Nurse! "
He ignored the dumplings in front of him in favor of thering on. "Although live streaming is an overused trope, it''s still a main theme in light and easy series. Brother Situ has already umted a wealth of experience with Release That Wet Nurse , and is more skillful in handling the new book now! It ys around with a lot of gags, and also incorporates live streaming elements and parody. Besides that, the plot is really super amazing! It''s about the daily life of an invincible high school student!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"In order to keep a low profile, the protagonist chose a fairly ordinary high school, but due to a freakbination of factors, he wound up entering the ordinary high school''s elite stream. During the Dao talismans lesson in the first week of school, he carelessly summoned a demon king, which the protagonist then subdued and made his pet. Just thinking about it now, I still find it very interesting!"
Lie Mengmengughed with immense delight. "Moreover, after some discussion with Brother Situ, I feel that we can use this subject matter to produce an unparalleled book series. When he writes his books in the future, each one will have an invincible protagonist. He''ll write each of their stories in detail, then in the end write a final book which brings all these protagonists together as theypete for the Holy Grail!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The familiar-sounding plot made Mother Wangugh hollowly. "...Ha ha, as long as the two of you are happy!"
Wang Ling already had no strength left to ridicule the situation. "..."
It was the first time that he had seen someone sell out their son so thoroughly.
...
Mother Wang had put forty dumplings in the pot, but Lie Mengmeng''s stomach was unusually small. After just ten dumplings, he rubbed his belly, already feeling that he couldn''t eat any more. He looked at Mother Wang. "Elder sister, should we call Brother Situ toe down to eat? He was still asleep when I came down earlier..."
Mother Wang sighed. "Let him sleep. He''s been exhausted thesest two days. I started the chicken stew just now; by the time he wakes up, it''ll be pretty much done, and the both of you can have some then."
"Oh, okay, thank you, elder sister." Lie Mengmeng smiled, revealing a mouth full of big white teeth.
"You''ve been busy thest few nights, do you want to go wash up first?" asked Mother Wang as she looked at Lie Mengmeng''s messy hair.
"Oh, I couldn''t possibly impose on you further..."
"It''s fine, it''s fine. You''ve been here so many times, why are you still acting like a youngdy?" Mother Wang put her hands on her hips and smiled a little helplessly. "There are new toothbrushes and cups in the bottom cupboard in the bathroom on the second floor; why don''t you go look for them in a bit? You and your Brother Situ should be about the same size, I''ll find you some clothester."
Lie Mengmeng flushed. "Then... thank you so much, elder sister."
"You''re wee!"
Mother Wang waved her hand. "The weather is turning cold now. I''ll give you a pair of long johns too, remember to put them on!"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 264: Who Says All Novel Editors Are Damn Fat Nerds?!
Chapter 264: Who Says All Novel Editors Are Damn Fat Nerds?!
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It was still quite early at around eight o''clock. While Wang Ling ate some boiled dumplings for breakfast, he skimmed through the group chat and noticed that it was very lively that morning. Dharmaraja had opened a can of worms by talking about Devil Valley.
Wang Ling had heard of this legendary secretnd before, but it was unfortunate that it appeared very rarely. Additionally, this legend had basicallye about through rumors in the cultivation circle, which in turn appeared most often in WeChat Moments. No one had ever seen it with their own eyes, and ording to reliable statistics, it had appeared fewer times than the Gate Between Worlds.
Wang Ling was thus very interested in this mysticalnd. At the same time, he was actually looking for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in rtion to another matter.
The giant troll arm which had been severed by the closing of the Gate Between Worlds during the joint military training exercise for the six schools a few days ago was still in his vision field. This was the limb of a demon king, and even in the vision field, it wouldn''t dpose.
But honestly speaking, it wasn''t of any use to Wang Ling.
Certainly, this demon king''s arm would actually be very valuable to a cultivator. Unfortunately, however, neither Father Wang nor Mother Wang could enjoy it. Even if it was just one limb, the demon energy it contained was too dense. If an ordinary person ingested just one mouthful of it, they definitely wouldn''t be able to withstand the impact of the demon energy, and their body would explode, resulting in their death.
Hence, Wang Ling thought it was best to hand it over to Grenade-Throwing for recycling as soon as possible.
The arm of a demon king troll, from tendon to bone, was priceless.
Fatty Luo could use the bones in refining weapons, and the remaining muscles could be ground into powder for Immortal Toya to use in medicine.
...
When Lie Mengmeng went upstairs to take a shower, Mother Wang cleared the table. Wang Ling was just about to go upstairs when he heard her voice from the kitchen. "Ling Ling, there seems to be an express delivery at the front door. Check and see if it''s for you."
Someone had sent him something?
Wang Ling hesitated; he couldn''t think of anyone who would send him something. And now... even the delivery person hade and gone like a thief, leaving as soon as they had put down the package and without even asking for a signature to confirm the delivery. Just the thought of it was intriguing.
As expected, when he reached the door, Wang Ling discovered that an express delivery package had been left on the ground.
It was wrapped tightly enough that it could be described as airtight. It was a thin cardboard box actually wrapped in a ck iron membrane that was in turn wrapped in a thickyer of stic. In other words, only a cultivator, and not an ordinary person, would be able to open this express package.
Given the quality and durability of the ck iron membrane, you had to be at the Core Formation stage at least if you wanted to open this package without using a magic treasure.
But... who on earth had sent this to him?
The sender''s name on the package was a string of asterisks, so clearly it had been handled anonymously.
Wang Ling thought it was very strange and also a little suspicious, because he hadn''t sensed anyone at all passing by the vi earlier. It was very clear that the delivery employee was likely an expert, and furthermore was very good at concealing themselves, so Wang Ling had been negligent, and had been caught unawares.
Wang Ling picked up the package. After listening for any sounds, he gave it an abrupt shake. The contents of the package had also been treated with extreme care, and there wasn''t the slightest trace of movement inside. Wang Ling then opened his Heavenly Eye to look directly inside the package and confirm that it didn''t contain anything dangerous like bombs.
It actually contained a very small USB drive.
After some contemtion, he used his fingernails to cut open the package as easily as if he was cutting through tofu.
"Elder sister, your water heater is so amazing! It actually uses a smart sensor thermostat! When I started feeling a little cold, it immediately warmed up!" As Lie Mengmenge downstairs, he sang the praises of the smart water heater that had been developed through Wang Ming''s research.
Lie Mengmeng was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and jeans which belonged to Father Wang; under the cor, Wang Ling could just see the bright red long johns which Lie Mengmeng was wearing inside.
"Don''t be shy, make yourself at home," Mother Wang replied.
The water heater Lie Mengmeng was talking about was probably one of the very few things in the Wang family home which Wang Ling hadn''t enlightened. The Wang family''s small vi had three bathrooms, and apart from his own ensuite toilet, Wang Ling hadn''t touched the others.
The water heater had been installed above the infrared heater in the bathroom. If Wang Ling had transformed this guy into a goblin with its own awareness, it would be weird to be stared at every day when you were taking a bath.
After his bath, Lie Mengmeng was in much better spirits. His eyes were so sharp that when he saw the USB in Wang Ling''s hand, he recognized the logo on it at a nce, and his expression turned excited. "Isn''t that the new game, Escape? !"
"..."
Wang Ling never expected that this USB would have just a game on it. He had initially thought that it would contain something like "educational videos" on human reproduction...
"I''ve seen the previews for this game. ording to the deity lord in the game, once youplete each of the tasks given and survive the checkpoints, you win after reaching thest point!" Lie Mengmeng stared at the USB in Wang Ling''s hand, his face full of envy. "But the game hasn''t been officially released on the market, and whatever is being released now are all advanced editions. How on earth did you get it?"
Wang Ling looked at the USB in bewilderment, and seriously wondered if this game had been sent to the wrong person.
After all, he loved studying so much!
"A lot of people can participate in this game at the same time! Do you want... to give it a go?" Lie Mengmeng stared at the USB and swallowed. Wang Ling felt that if he didn''t hold this otaku back, he would definitely eat this USB.
Looking at Lie Mengmeng''s expression, Wang Ling suddenly recalled when Father Wang had once said that all editors were in fact damn fat nerds 1 ... but now, Wang Ling could see how Lie Mengmeng was different to other editors it turned out that there weren''t just damn fat nerds, but there were also damn skinny nerds!
Unable to withstand Lie Mengmeng''s hot gaze, Wang Ling could only take the other man back to his bedroom, turn on theputer, and put in the USB.
In less than a minute, the game called Escape had automatically been installed onto theputer.
Once the progress bar was full, the game window popped up directly.
Normally, Wang Ling seldom yed games, but he was still stunned by how refined this game was; after it loaded, the entire interface was directly projected from theputer screen as it enveloped the whole room, creating a holographic effect!
"This game is too awesome!" Lie Mengmeng was very excited. "Theputer graphics are so well done. This USB is a piece of ck technology!"
Wang Ling didn''t say anything as the scenery around him fluctuated.
Then, a line of scarlet words suddenly appeared in the void in front of him.
"Want to understand the meaning of life? Want to live... a real life 2 ?"
"..."
For some reason, Wang Ling felt like he had heard these words before.
Chapter 265: Only Learning Can Make You Happy?
Chapter 265: Only Learning Can Make You Happy?
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These scarlet words were projected into the void, and Wang Ling could even detect the real smell of blood from them. If this was just the game''s special effects, then it was really too realistic!
He frowned, and had a vague sense of foreboding.
In contrast, Lie Mengmeng was clearly very excited, because the game''s actual quality far exceeded his expectations. This kind of high-tech holographic technology which involved connecting a USB to aputer screen to directly create projections wasn''t actually anything difficult to implement nowadays. However, to achieve this level of realism, Lie Mengmeng guessed that an advanced illusion spell must have been integrated into the technology.
Generally, ordinary people wouldn''t be able to y this kind of game, which incorporated cultivation spells in order to make it more authentic. But Escape was different; from thetest game previewst month, it was currently the only MMORPG in the world to allow unrestricted participation.
Under the scarlet characters were two options, "yes" and "no."
Lie Mengmeng looked in the direction of "yes," and very quickly the game''s loading screen started up.
A string of words appeared in the void.
"Do you think that only learning can make you happy?
"Do you think that only studying every day will make you feel good?
"Do you think that if you don''t study for a day, you''ll bepletely miserable?
"Completely wrong! ...Actually, there''s nothing wrong with ying games!
"In moderation, games are good for the brain, while it''s game addiction that''s harmful to your health..."
"..."
Staring at this slightly evasive warning about addiction, the corners of Wang Ling''s mouth couldn''t help twitching. After that, he saw the final loading image, which was a logo of two axes crossed together. Below it were the words: "Trademark of Fresh Hatchet Technology."
It was only when Lie Mengmeng saw this that he started to think it was a little strange; from memory, Escape wasn''t produced by this gamespany... However, he was so drawn in by the game as it unfolded that he actually very quickly forgot about this issue altogether.
Following the plot, Wang Ling and Lie Mengmeng appeared in an ambnce that was on its way to an asylum.
"You are the second group of test subjects to have been sent to this world, and also the most outstanding batch." A voice came from the side.
Wang Ling turned his head to see an old man in a white coat staring at him. He looked to be in his fifties or sixties and had a thin figure. He was wearing a pair of spectacles, and a full string of syringes hung around his waist, which looked very odd.
Lie Mengmeng knew that this was definitely some type of Frankenstein setup. This was also his first time encountering an NPC 1 in a holographic environment, so he couldn''t help reaching out to touch the man.
It was too realistic; this was too cool!
"Before I exin the mission..."
The corner of the old man''s mouth twitched, and he couldn''t help but look at Lie Mengmeng. "Please take this a little more seriously... can you stop pinching my face first?"
"Oh, sorry!" Lie Mengmeng hastily withdrew his hand.
"..."
The old man was silent for a bit as he looked at the two of them. "You must have already realized that you''re under a very strong illusion spell. I''m sending you to an asylum, and the effects of this illusion won''t wear off until you''vepleted the deity lord''s mission. Your mission is to fight alongside the other team that will also arrive at the asylum and escape the ce."
"An ongoing illusion spell?" Lie Mengmeng was a little surprised. Escape was indeed the only MMORPG in the world to incorporate spells in order to make it more realistic, but he never thought that the game would actually have a mechanism where you wouldn''t be able to leave until youpleted the mission.
"In other words, if we don''tplete the mission, we can''t quit the game, right?" asked Lie Mengmeng as he looked at the old man.
"That''s right."
The old man''s expression was enigmatic as he gave them a sinister smile.
"Then... what if your mom calls you to go eat?" Lie Mengmeng couldn''t help ridiculing.
Wang Ling: "..."
The old man: "..."
"What if someone hasn''t finished their homework?"
The old man: "..."
"If someone can''t pass a checkpoint, will you still forcibly keep them inside? This mechanism is too unscientific!"
"..."
The old man broke out in a sweat and the expression on his face suddenly turned extremely fierce. "The game is the game! Before youplete it, don''t even think of leaving! And let me tell you, in this illusion, you can feel pain, get hurt, and even die..."
"Die?"
When Lie Mengmeng heard this, he was finally stunned.
The old man chuckled. "How? Are you afraid now?"
Lie Mengmeng''s next words almost caused the old man to vomit blood. "Damn! You even have a revival token mechanism in this game?"
The old man felt like he was going crazy. "..."
Suddenly, he pulled out a syringe and ruthlessly jabbed the back of Lie Mengmeng''s hand. The cold needle pierced Lie Mengmeng''s skin, making him feel a real stab of pain, and he yelled despite himself. "Hurts hurts hurts..."
He realized that his hand was actually really bleeding!
Seeing how Lie Mengmeng was bleeding and had clearly felt the pain, Wang Ling finally realized that there was something fishy about this game.
This illusion spell was very unusual!
Generally, an illusion would automatically fracture when a person felt pain, but this illusion spell was obviously more advanced, and was the kind that was able to prate deep into a person''s consciousness.
Wang Ling was now utterly sure that this Escape absolutely wasn''t the one that Lie Mengmeng had heard of... but was a deadly contest disguised as a game.
Thanks to that USB, whoever received this game would enter this illusion.
Was this a prank?
Wang Ling''s eyes suddenly turned serious.
In just a short instant, he had already thought of a way to break the illusion and leave without any problems. However, he couldn''t intervene for anyone else trapped in the game. He had to find a way to help Lie Mengmeng break the illusion spell.
Unfortunately, however, Lie Mengmeng waspletely unaware of how serious the situation was. This damn otaku rubbed the ce where the old man had jabbed him and asked, "What did you inject in me?"
"Hehehe, does it hurt?" The old man sneered and said, "What I just gave you is a neurotoxin, which will spread in twenty-four hours! If you make it to the final checkpoint, you''ll get a hint about the antidote."
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly. It was as he had expected... this toxin was real!
He could clearly see traces of the neurotoxin as it sank into the back of Lie Mengmeng''s hand to enter his bloodstream.
"Hehehe, now then..." The old man finally turned his gaze to Wang Ling, and at the same time plunged the syringe ruthlessly into Wang Ling''s hand. "It''s your turn!"
But very quickly, he discovered a serious problem!
He realized... that his syringe couldn''t pierce Wang Ling''s skin at all!
It turned into an embarrassing scene...
Chapter 266: RuleBreakers
Chapter 266: RuleBreakers
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It turned into an embarrassing scene.
When the old man pulled the syringe back, he saw that the needle was bent. His face was as ck as pickled vegetables in sauce.
When all was said and done, he was just an NPC, and was unable to consider matters beyond his realm of understanding... ording to the game''s script, he would inject neurotoxin into every person who entered the game world while they were in the ambnce, then drop this group of people off at an asylum, where they had to find a way to escape while being chased and hindered by a bunch of zombies, in order to finally find a cure.
Hence, the old man could only continue stabbing Wang Ling''s hand with the syringe like Wet Nurse Rong 1 ...
In the end, the old man used up all his syringes.
"..."
When he looked at Wang Ling''s long, thin fingers and at the clear and unmarred skin on the back of his hand, the old man finally gave up thinking.
Wang Ling: "..."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
...
Around five minutester, the ambnce slowly drove through the iron gates of the asylum, which looked extremely rundown. It was now night in the game, and coupled with the rustling of trees in the shadows around them and the sound of strange cries, it gave the whole game a creepier atmosphere.
After the ambnce drove through the asylum''s iron gates, Wang Ling and Lie Mengmeng noticed sheets of an old newspaper scattered next to the water fountain in the center of the asylum''s courtyard. Based on typical game routine, this old newspaper would contain information rted to the plot. Initially, it should have been the old man who would exin these details after giving them the injections.
But because he hadn''t been able to give Wang Ling an injection, the old man in the ambnce had "crashed" just like that.
At that time, Lie Mengmeng had been extremely stupefied.
He hadn''t expected the game to actually have such a strangeputer bug...
Lie Mengmeng picked up the newspaper to take a look, and was able to glean some useful information. "The plot should be the same as the main headline. This asylum has been infected by a biochemical agent, and all the patients have turned into monsters. What we have to do is collect relevant clues about the antidote, and as much as possible avoid the monsters that will be chasing us, before finally escaping the asylum."
Lie Mengmeng pointed at the asylum''s main entrance. "After we enter from here, we should be able to find a night vision camera and some batteries in one of the wards. ording to the deity lord''s mission brief, when weplete each task, we''ll get points which we can exchange for additional battery charges."
Hearing this, Wang Ling nodded his head.
It was actually quite a typical gaming plot, but the main point was that this wasn''t an ordinary game, and yers could get hurt or die in it. Thus, to break the illusion spell on everyone else, the key was to find the deity lord who ruled over the game.
Wang Ling quietly opened his Heavenly Eye, and saw the various types of nomological rules that had been woven into the game world.
This game had obviously been created by an Almighty. Above the Soul Formation stage were realms like the Ascension stage and the Void Refinement stage, and the people above these realms were collectively given the titles Perfected Being, Itinerant Immortal and True Immortal.
This world had been created by an Itinerant Immortal. Although they weren''t on the level of someone like General Yi, they still couldn''t be underestimated.
As for the deity lord, there were no rules concerning him that Wang Ling could glean. Under the camouge of the game, it was very difficult to pin down the deity lord''s true form. Wang Ling gave a silent sigh. The only option he could see right now was to wait for the deity lord to show himself before Wang Ling could make a move.
While he was thinking, another ambnce drove through the iron gates.
This was the other team which the old man in the ambnce had mentioned previously.
"Little sprout, what is this ce?" Wang Ling saw a fat man mber noisily down from the ambnce, followed by a young man in white.
When Wang Ling saw these two individuals, his eyebrows immediately drew together. He never expected that this team would actually be made up of Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal...
"Ah! Why are Brother Ling and Brother Song also here?"
The instant the young man in white saw Wang Ling and Lie Mengmeng, he immediately looked pleasantly surprised.
Because he had visited the Wang family many times before, Lie Mengmeng was quite familiar to him. This was the editor in charge of Great Senior Wang, whose real name was Song Zikai! It was impossible for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to forget him!
It was clear that these two were already half-friends. While they usually didn''t exchange many words, they often ran into each other at the Wang family''s small vi.
"How did you get here?" Lie Mengmeng asked curiously.
"In the morning, when I was at Fatty Luo''s shop, he suddenly received an express delivery. We opened it to take a look, and then somehow found ourselves here." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal scratched his head and smiled. "An old man tried to inject us with something in the ambnce just now. Then, I just acted a little in self-defense..."
"..." Wang Ling took a look.
Then, he noticed the ambnce that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had ridden in on.
He saw that the old man in the back of the ambnce had also "crashed." Furthermore, his body was stuck full of needles.
Wang Ling: "..."
...
If the script developed in typical fashion, then as Lie Mengmeng had said, after the NPC old man in the ambnce injected them with the neurotoxin and sent them to the asylum, the plot should then move forward.
If they followed the script direction, after the old man injected them with the neurotoxin, the game would straightaway maneuver the ambnce to directly burst through the asylum''s main doors... Most unfortunately, however, it had already been game over for the NPC old men one after another before the script could unfold normally.
In front of the asylum doors, Fatty Luo looked at their surroundings, a slightly gloomy expression on his face.
The instant that Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had entered the game, they had already known that it absolutely wasn''t a normal one. It had been refashioned using the foundation of the original Escape game; even the game developer was different.
"I''m sorry to have gotten you involved. This was probably targeted at me." Fatty Luo''s expression was a little downcast.
"Why is Brother Luo so sure?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought it was a little strange.
"Two days ago, I received a threatening letter, but I didn''t take it seriously at the time." Fatty Luoughed a little. "But I never thought that the other party would actually use this type of method to force me toe here. I heard previously that other people in the same smithing line of work also received the same letter, so I''m guessing that there are other people here besides the four of us."
"What''s the other party''s objective?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
"I''m not sure what their objective is, but one thing is for certain, and that is that they''re looking for a smith. Anyone who has something to do with refining weapons has been caught up in this. You''ve been to my shop before, which is probably why you got pulled into it." Fatty Luo squinted. "This illusion spell is very powerful; we probably won''t be able to get out with our strength alone, so for now, we can only follow the game''s script and see how it goes..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked solemnly at Lie Mengmeng. "Don''t worry, Brother Song, we''ll protect you!"
However, Lie Mengmeng seemed unaware of the danger. This damn otaku stood at the entrance and gazed at the shut doors of the asylum as he asked, "So how do we get in? ording to the script, it should have been the old man to maneuver the ambnce to crash directly through the doors."
"Er... is that the only way to set the plot in motion?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stroked his chin.
"In theory, yes." Lie Mengmeng nodded without hesitation.
Hearing this, Wang Ling had a relieved expression on his face.
Actually, doing it this way was better. And so, after Lie Mengmeng said this, he saw Wang Ling walk toward the ambnces behind them.
He saw Wang Ling pick up one of the ambnces with one arm and fling it straight at the asylum''s main entrance like a baseball pitch...
Bang!
The asylum''s doors were smashed open.
At that moment, Lie Mengmeng didn''t know if it was just his imagination, but it seemed like he had heard someone say a faint "MMP" in the air!
Chapter 267: A Renminbi Player Has No Fear
Chapter 267: A Renminbi yer Has No Fear
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The voice might have been his imagination, but it had felt faintly real, like someone breathing into his ear, and Lie Mengmeng shivered despite himself... Why had he heard someone say "MMP"?
Who on earth was it?
But Lie Mengmeng already had no time to investigate the truth, because the main doors of the asylum had already been smashed open with an ambnce. He knew Wang Ling was studying at a Foundation Establishment high school, but when he saw Wang Ling pick up the ambnce with his own eyes, the image still gave him an uncontroble shock.
"Wow! Are all senior high school students at the Foundation Establishment stage this strong?!" It was very obvious that Lie Mengmeng knew very little about Wang Ling.
On the side, Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched in unison when they heard Lie Mengmeng, because not all Foundation Establishment cultivators were this strong; it was just Wang Ling.
Although Lie Mengmeng wasn''t an outsider and was also very familiar with Father Wang, it had already be an unspoken rule to not mention Wang Ling''s true realm to the uninitiated. Both Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were very clear on this, so when the two of them had seen Wang Ling and Lie Mengmeng, they had addressed Wang Ling as Brother Ling.
After the main doors were sessfully smashed open with the ambnce, the game''s plot was smoothly set into motion. When Wang Ling and the others entered the asylum, they saw the back of a figure with dishevelled hair.
It looked like a girl who was still wearing the blue and white stripes of the hospital gown, but it was very obvious that there was something wrong with her mentally. She stood in one corner with her back to Wang Ling and the others, mumbling to herself.
It was quite a horrifying scene. This wasn''t just a deadly game, but onebined with horror elements.
Even though Wang Ling hadn''t thought that he would be frightened, this still made him a little ufortable.
In contrast, Lie Mengmeng was clearly a veteran, and he looked very excited as he directly rushed toward the girl. "She should be able to guide us to the room with the night vision camera. ording to the script, once we find the camera, thest bit of power in the hospital willpletely go out, and we''ll only be able to rely on the night vision camera to move forward."
"This game is really troublesome!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
If they could only use that night vision camera to move the plot forward, then the Heavenly Eye wouldn''t be much use in this vast environment.
"Next, we just need to touch the girl and the plot should move forward." Lie Mengmeng stretched out his hand to ce it on the girl''s frail shoulder.
In the next moment, the girl jerked and turned toward him as if she''d been electrocuted. Her messy hair parted, and Lie Mengmeng could clearly see her mad, distorted face.
Her face waspletely blistered as if she had been burned. She shrieked wildly, and from this angle, they could clearly see this madwoman''s jagged shark teeth.
Lie Mengmeng was already used to this type of jump scare in a game, but in this extremely realistic environment, it still made him gasp.
Frightened, he withdrew his hand, but the madwoman was quicker and grabbed his arm. Lie Mengmeng didn''t expect such a frail girl to be so strong!
"Not good!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cried out in rm. But it was toote. The madwoman already had a firm hold of Lie Mengmeng''s arm, and she opened her mouth to bite him savagely with her bloody fangs!
However, there was a " gla " sound, and very quickly, the madwoman''s eyes widened with shock.
Because there was a golden light wrapped around Lie Mengmeng''s arm, and the moment she had bitten into it, the golden light had vibrated, then shattered her teeth.
In a sh, her teeth were gone...
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Fatty Luo: "..."
...
Even Wang Ling couldn''t deny that sometimes, karma was a magical thing.
If Lie Mengmeng hadn''t been going over the manuscript with Father Wang, he wouldn''t have forgotten to bath for a few days, until Mother Wang had told him to clean up his messy appearance; if he hadn''t cleaned up, he wouldn''t have changed into the long johns which Mother Wang had given him; if he hadn''t put those long johns on, the madwoman wouldn''t have lost her teeth...
Fortunately, even if the madwoman''s teeth were gone, the plot was still proceeding smoothly.
What kind of scene was this?
A toothless madwoman with a heartbroken expression led the way. This made Wang Ling sincerely feel that there was something mystical about this scene.
"So far, the plot is the same as the trial version I yed!"
As Lie Mengmeng had said, the madwoman guided them to a small room before she left silently. "When we enter, we should be able to find the night vision camera that will move the plot forward."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. Worried that something unexpected would happen again, he took the lead in opening the door. However, nothing happened, and instead, it was unexpectedly calm.
Fatty Luo found the night vision camera Lie Mengmeng had mentioned on the floor, along with a medical evaluation report.
Having yed the trial version of the game, Lie Mengmeng was very familiar with the contents of the report. "If I recall correctly, this evaluation report has to do with that madwoman. The story in the demo version was the abridged edition; now, I can finally have a good look at the main plot!"
"What does it say?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
"In short, ording to the evaluation report, this madwoman had been admitted to the asylum after domestic violence caused her to develop a psychiatric disorder. Her husband used to beat her with a magic weapon, so trying to bite my right arm earlier was actually one way she resisted the abuse after she went insane." Speaking of this, Lie Mengmeng recalled that terrifying scene when the madwoman had bitten him, and he couldn''t help shuddering. "There''s also some information on her husband in the report. He''s a professional gamer, but because he often lostpetitions and had a bad temper, he developed a habit of beating his wife."
"Scumbag!" Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said with one voice.
"And in fact, this biochemical disaster in the asylum was caused by the madwoman''s husband. After the media scandal, her husband was diagnosed with a manic disorder, so he was also sent here for treatment. But he repeatedly tried to escape from the asylum while he was here, and when he was hiding in the researchboratory, he identally overturned a box which contained a virus, thus causing this biochemical disaster."
Speaking up to this point, Lie Mengmeng suddenly looked surprised. "Eh? The evaluation report actually mentions the magic weapon which the man used to beat his wife?"
"What is it?" Fatty Luo was very curious.
Lie Mengmeng: "It''s... Death Announcement 1 ?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
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Chapter 268: Like Squeezing a Pissing Beef Ball with One Hand
Chapter 268: Like Squeezing a Pissing Beef Ball with One Hand
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"Death Announcement? What''s that?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought the name sounded a little familiar.
"This is a more well-known modern type of magic treasure, shaped like a keyboard..." Fatty Luo seemed to have heard of it. "It appears that you can upgrade your rage numbers by continuously hitting and breaking things."
"..."
Wang Ling already had no energy left to mock this plot with the woman and her husband.
However, no matter how the game''s plot unfolded, before the game''s deity lord revealed his true nature, there was no way for Wang Ling to directly track down the deity lord''s original body when the other party was still just game data. At this time, he suddenly thought of the advantages of having Little ck around. It would have been great if Little ck were here; that way, they could coordinate inside and outside the game to capture the deity lord.
But now, the only way was to wait for the deity lord to get impatient and betray himself first.
After Lie Mengmeng picked up the night vision camera, the power was directly cut off throughout the entire asylum. Whether it was the rooms or corridors, everything was pitch-dark. Even if Lie Mengmeng was a veteran yer in the world of damn otakus, he still couldn''t help the few drops of cold sweat that formed on his skin. "Tch... it''s a little creepy!"
"Brother Luo, can you sense anyone else?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
"Not at the moment." Fatty Luo frowned. "I suspect that we entered a different game space to everyone else. Although we don''t know what the mastermind behind all this wants, to be able to set such arge trap, his strength definitely isn''t simple."
"What should we do next?"
"The trial version I yed before ended here. ording to the script, we have to explore the rest of this ce with the night vision camera, and look for clues in order for the next part of the plot to unfold. The evaluation report also specially mentioned the ward which that madwoman''s husband was in; I think we can go check that out."
Lie Mengmeng sorted out his thoughts and said, "...From the trailer I watched, it seems like there''ll be zombies everywhere now that we''ve obtained the night vision camera. There''ll be some metal cabs and oil drums scattered throughout the game, and it would be best to hide in them when we run into zombies."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Still want to hide? It''s better to kill them directly!"
Lie Mengmeng: "...You can try."
...
Just like Lie Mengmeng had said, Escape had indeed arranged to use some zombies to hinder plot development.
The weakest were the minions with normal physiques, like the madwoman earlier; one level above them were the zombies whose bodies had alreadypletely mutated into obese shapes,monly known as the fatties; the final level were the lizard people, the type of zombies that could crawl rapidly on the walls. In the trial version, the yers had also called them "Voldemorts"...
Holding the night vision camera, Lie Mengmeng walked down the corridor until he saw a metal cab, then stopped.
"Be careful, there''s something up ahead..."
Although he was only a normal person, he had pretty sharp observation skills; when he saw this metal cab set up here for this scene, he immediately knew that the road ahead wasn''t very likely to be peaceful.
In fact, Wang Ling had already sensed from afar that there were ten-odd "minions" in several of the rooms whichy ahead of the metal cab on the right side of the corridor; as soon as their group passed them, they would instantly rush out.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said lightly, "Brother Song, don''t be afraid. I''ll go and take a look."
He had barely stepped past the metal cab on the side when a mass of bodies burst out of the rooms, staggering toward them.
"Oh my god! So many! Should we hide in the cab? We should definitely hide in the cab, right?" This scene gave Lie Mengmeng a fright.
Sure enough, the shock of seeing a bunch of zombies rush at you on screen waspletely different to seeing them advance on you in real life!
"Brother Song, don''t panic. Watch me kill them straightaway!"
" Boom! "
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal flung a Skybomb Grenade at this group of zombies. Instantly the scene was enveloped in golden thunder and lightning as the horde of zombies exploded. But while they were badly mutted, not all of them died, and those whose heads were still intact crawled forward on their arms inch by inch in the group''s direction.
Even if they were just minions, their resilience was amazing. As long as their brains were intact, their bodies would be able to regenerate constantly. Before those zombies missing their lower torsos had crawled half a meter over, their new bodies had already started toe together.
Without saying a word, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly strode forward and with a swipe of his sword, cut off the heads of these remaining minions.
"Sure enough, if we want to defeat these things, we have to cut off their heads?" Fatty Luo smiled slightly before also joining the fight. He was more aggressive than Grenade-Throwing, and stretching out one hand to grab hold of a minion''s head, he squeezed it until it burst directly.
A smith''s average realm actually wasn''t high; it could be said that there were a very rare few like Fatty Luo who could bnce their realm and cultivation, so there were very few smiths who had the ability to protect themselves in difficult situations like this.
As Wang Ling and Lie Mengmeng watched from a distance, the heads of these minions looked extremely fragile in Fatty Luo''s hand, as if he was squeezing pissing beef balls 1 ...
...
Because of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s Skybomb Grenade earlier, nearby zombies and minions also showed up after hearing the noise, and their numbers started to grow.
"It appears these are enhanced zombies, they regenerate very quickly!" After a period of carnage, both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo were starting to pant as they discovered a very serious problem! In this game space,bined with the illusion spell, their spirit energy wasn''t being replenished!
They had been using spirit energy all this time, and without a way to replenish it, it would be exhausted sooner orter.
Because of theck of spirit energy, Fatty Luo was obviously starting to feel a little weak... Suddenly, there was the sound of a massive shake up in front, and a figure swiftly approached them.
"A big one''sing!" Fatty Luo widened his eyes in disbelief.
It was a Voldemort, and its speed was awe-inspiring! Fatty Luo''s eyes couldn''t catch its movements at all!
Although he didn''t know yet what this Voldemort''s strength was like, based on its speed alone, its level was already above the Soul Formation stage.
After all, this was an illusion created by an Almighty at Itinerant Immortal level. This was an even trickier situation than Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had imagined.
"How about we hide in the cab..." Lie Mengmeng proposed once again.
But before he finished speaking, Wang Ling had already moved forward.
This Voldemort advanced on four brawny limbs, the tendons in its arms and legs as solid as qiulong . Its eyes had already bepletely deformed, the cornerspletely torn apart to expose their whites, and its dark red pupils were fixed on Wang Ling as Wang Ling moved forward.
After a few seconds...
This Voldemort immediately started sweating like a fountain.
Then, it directly turned around, opened the metal cab behind it, and straightaway hid inside.
"???" When Lie Mengmeng saw this, the "ck question mark" meme shed through his mind.
Based on the mechanics of gamey, shouldn''t they be the ones to hide in the cab?
What kind of y was this?
Chapter 269: “Open Cabinet and Kill” Should Also Follow The Basic Rules!
Chapter 269: Open Cab and Kill Should Also Follow The Basic Rules!
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As Lie Mengmeng had said, the zombies in the Escape game fell into three categories, from minions, to fatties, to Voldemorts as the highest level. As depicted in typical zombie movies, the zombies herecked intelligence. The reason why Voldemorts were ranked top in the game wasn''t just because they were extremely fast; the key point was that they had some intelligence and could gauge how dangerous a situation was.
Hence, the instant the Voldemort locked eyes with Wang Ling...
This Voldemort''s thoughts started to spin, the images shing continuously through its mind like a film roll. People often said, no matter your species, that your best memories would sh before your eyes before you died...
However, this Voldemort quickly came to its senses, and at the same time, it started sweating like a fountain as it avoided Wang Ling''s gaze.
The other party was just a teenager and didn''t seem deadly... but it instinctively felt that this teenager was very dangerous, and that it was going to die!
In that moment, the Voldemort felt an immense sense of oppression. Each step that Wang Ling took toward it was like invisible pressure, and it felt a phantom force wrapped around its neck... hence, in the next instant, the Voldemort made a decision hide in the cab!
As for why it wanted to hide in the cab...
This was because the game was designed so that the cab was basically a safe zone in the early stages of the game, except when the game had set up a "open cab and kill" trap 1 as part of the plot.
Hence, the Voldemort thought it would be safe to hide in the cab.
But very quickly, it died...
Lie Mengmeng wasn''t able to clearly see how it died.
All he saw was Wang Ling open the cab with spirit energy from two or three meters away and curl his hand into a fist, and with a " pop ," green blood had exploded directly out of the cab.
Although Lie Mengmeng didn''t understand exactly what had happened, he could basically guess... this was probably the legendary "open cab and kill"...
But the plot seemed to have been reversed!
ording to gamey, wasn''t it the zombies who were supposed to open the cab?
This "open cab and kill" should also follow the basic rules!
...
After dealing with this Voldemort, Wang Ling ced each of his hands lightly on Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s shoulders for just a moment, and the repercussions from depleting their spirit energy without realizing it wasn''t being replenished instantly disappeared.
"Recovered!"
Fatty Luo squeezed his hand, and in his heart marveled at Wang Ling''s prowess once again.
The circle had always called Wang Ling Perfected Being, but he had once questioned what Wang Ling''s true realm was... now, speaking of true strength, Wang Ling was far from being as simple as a Perfected Being.
For the vast majority of cultivators, realm represented everything, but in truth, this wasn''t right. Each cultivator had their owntent source of power which wouldn''t be triggered ordinarily, but could burst out in crucial moments. As a result, legends about all kinds of trump battles flourished in the cultivation world.
As for how immense Wang Ling''stent power was... it was a mystery to both Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wang Ling looked up ahead. The initially empty corridor was full of broken bodies, and the walls were stained with fresh blood from the explosion, which made for an incredibly shocking scene.
Lie Mengmeng didn''t know exactly what had happened... he only knew that it seemed he and Wang Ling had gotten embroiled in some sort of trouble. Furthermore, it had to do with the cultivation world, which he wasn''t a part of at all. But the main point now was that no matter what happened, they couldn''t escape.
He frowned with a look of concern.
"Brother Song, just treat this as a game. Leave the rest to us." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal consoled him.
Lie Mengmeng swallowed, and his throat bobbed. He said, "We''ve cleared all the minions on the first floor. Let''s check out that madwoman''s husband''s ward first and see if there are any other clues in there."
Both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo nodded, and led by Lie Mengmeng, the team headed toward the second floor.
Lie Mengmeng was the only person who had yed the trial version of the game. Even though it had used an abridged plot, the game map was the same, so he was rtively familiar with the environment.
On the way, he somehow felt his steps bing a lot lighter. As he walked, it felt like there was a force under his feet that was supporting him, and his steps had changed, and felt springy soft. Furthermore, he also noticed that the needle puncture on the back of his hand from when he had been stabbed outside the hospital had unexpectedly already healed.
The truth was that this was due to the sheen of protective light that Wang Ling had cast over him.
Lie Mengmeng had on the long johns, but his head, hands and feet weren''t protected. Wang Ling didn''t know what sort of ident could happen in their current situation, so he had simply and directly wrapped Lie Mengmeng in ayer of protective light.
As long as nothing pierced this membrane of light, there would be no need to worry about Lie Mengmeng''s safety at all.
...
When they got to the top of the stairs on the second floor, Lie Mengmeng, who was holding the night vision camera, looked at one wall and thought it was strange; there was an ornamental circle on it, when the wall had clearly been white in the trial version.
"Hm... I don''t think I''ve seen this before." He pointed at the design circle.
Fatty Luo also noticed it, and his eyes immediately narrowed slightly.
This was because this wasn''t a simple design circle.
Wang Ling looked at it carefully, and saw that its seemingly disorderly design was actually an organized assembly of interlocking elements that came together to form an array pattern. This was aplex operation that was only used in setting up arge magic array.
He now understood the trick of this gamebined with the illusion spell.
When that USB from before was plugged into aputer, the notion that a person passed into the powerful illusion reflected through theputer screen was just a camouge; the real endpoint was this Taoist magic array which had been embedded in the game. This kind of array could turn an unreal world into an independent space.
So in other words, the game world which they were in now had actually be a real space after being altered by the magic array; it was simr to a small world, but its space architecture and nomologicalws were simpler.
And based on this array pattern, Wang Ling could already confirm Fatty Luo''s spection.
They weren''t the only ones who had been sucked into this game space.
This was a parallel space created by the array, and there were other people experiencing the same environment in a different space.
Wang Ling stared contemtively at this array pattern while Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were also lost in deep thought.
Fatty Luo stretched out his hand to gently touch the array, feeling its uneven surface.
He frowned. "Where have I seen this before?"
Chapter 270: All Mensao People Like to Use Ellipses!
Chapter 270: All Mensao People Like to Use Ellipses!
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"Brother Luo has seen this array before?" asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Actually, he also thought that it seemed a little familiar. There had been a photo in the news several years ago that seemed simr, but he couldn''t quite remember it.
"Senior Immortal, do you still remember the Heavenly Host Primary School 1 incident twelve years ago?" Suddenly, Fatty Luo brought up a noteworthy subject.
On the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Lie Mengmeng suddenly understood; only Wang Ling still wore a nk expression. Heavenly Host Primary School incident? What was that?
Twelve years ago... he had only been four years old then.
"It was a major terrorist attack back then: a group of children were sent to an old abandoned primary school, and trapped in an illusion, they were forced by the array maker to kill each other..."
Fatty Luo frowned. "I''m certain this is the same array pattern as the one in the news back then, because the incident that year and today''s one have something inmon: the children involved back then either had a father or mother who was a smith. Moreover, Heavenly Host Primary School back then was also a famous training institute for smiths."
"Sure enough, all of this has to do with smiths." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
It seemed like Lie Mengmeng was listening to something very serious. He remembered that that incident had happened just a few years after his university graduation. "But there were survivors, right?"
"There was indeed one person who survived the incident back then, and it was the children''s teacher. But based on the police investigation, the teacher was not a suspect in the case, but was also one of the victims," said Fatty Luo, stroking his chin.
"Then how did the teacher escape?"
"I heard that the teacher made a sword out of mud there and then, and with one sh, directly cut the space open. But it was a pity that she took too long to make the sword, and she wasn''t able to save the children..."
Made a sword out of mud?
Wang Ling lifted his eyebrows slightly as he suddenly remembered the little girl Boss Tan had mentioned, who had made the stone ghost mask out of mud.
Could this be the same person?
...
On the second floor, Wang Ling sensed that there were clearly a lot fewer minions herepared with the first floor. This was probably because the Skybomb Grenade which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thrown during the intense fight had drawn the minions down from the second floor to the first floor, where they had then been killed in passing.
Though there were still three or four of them hidden in the dark on the second floor, they weren''t a threat at all.
Along the way, Lie Mengmeng curiously observed their surroundings with the night vision camera to avoid missing any clues like the earlier array pattern.
As he watched Wang Ling walk silently ahead of them, he suddenly felt curious, and turned to approach Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and ask, "By the way, how do Brother Grenade-Throwing and this fat uncle know our Ling Ling?"
Fatty Luo''s lips twitched. "My name is Luo Chuang... also, I''m actually the same age as your Brother Grenade-Throwing."
This time, it was Lie Mengmeng''s lips that twitched. "..." Fatty Luo really looked too old!
Lie Mengmeng had thought that the gap between cultivators and ordinary people was actually a veryrge one, but after careful observation, he instantly felt that this wasn''t true. Whether it was cultivators or ordinary people, you could always find someone who looked like a parent but was actually a student... he abruptly recalled his own sd days at school.
Sighing deeply in his heart, he corrected his address and asked again, "Then how do Brother Grenade-Throwing and Brother Luo know our Ling Ling?"
In Lie Mengmeng''s eyes, Wang Ling was actually pretty aloof and anti-social; he wasn''t the kind of person who made friends easily. Lie Mengmeng remembered when he had started going to the Wang family home in the beginning; he had taken the initiative to greet Wang Ling, but Wang Ling had always had on an expressionless face, which always reminded Lie Mengmeng of the impassive-looking statues of gods at the temple when he went to pray during the New Year their expressions were exactly the same!
"Have you heard of the discussion forum?" They had known Wang Ling before the chat group had been formed, when the cultivation forum had just been set up, so it was quite a long story.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought for a bit. "I remember that when we founded the forum back then, it was huge on the Inte. Because we often had some big shots do some talks online, the forum attracted a lot of students. After that, there were schools that specially bought the rights to our conference lectures and turned them into teaching materials which they gave to the students directly. As time passed, there were many advertisers that wanted to sponsor our forum, and there was one small food manufacturer which sold crispy noodle snacks."
"I see..." Lie Mengmeng immediately understood.
When he heard this... or to be more precise, when he heard the three words "crispy noodle snacks," he already knew very well what had happened after that.
"Senior Immortal and Brother Ling are naturally very close; I only just made Brother Ling''s acquaintance recently." Fatty Luoughed as he looked at Lie Mengmeng. "By the way, what does Brother Song think of Brother Ling?"
"Him, hmm..."
Lie Mengmeng cupped his chin and pondered for a bit, then cupping his mouth, he whispered in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ear. "Actually, I''ve always thought that he''s a mensao 2 person. Usually when I look for him online, he always sends me ellipses... Brother Grenade-Throwing, do you think all mensao people like to use ellipses?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t agree more on this point, and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
At that moment, these two people shared a mutual understanding!
It was just as Lie Mengmeng had said; Grenade-Throwing felt that engaging in small talk with Wang Ling was an immense amount of effort!
Every single time, he had to guess Wang Ling''s intentions from those ellipses...
"Apart from that, our Ling Ling is actually a pretty good kid. He''s handsome, has long legs, and is quite smart. The most important thing is that you only need to provide for him by giving him a few packets of crispy noodle snacks. Raising Wang Ling at home is stress-free and saves on money. The only bad thing about him is that you can''t touch him carelessly, otherwise you''ll ruffle his feathers." Staring at Wang Ling''s back, Lie Meng Meng heaved a deep sigh. "If only he were a cat, I would hug him every day!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Fatty Luo: "..."
After this speech, the scene clearly sunk into dead silence.
Roughly two minutester, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also imitated Lie Mengmeng in cupping his mouth and whispering in his ear. "Hey... let me tell you something."
Lie Mengmeng: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "We might be quite far from Brother Ling, but at this distance... actually, he can hear everything we''re saying..."
"..."
Lie Mengmeng looked in Wang Ling''s direction and abruptly realized that thetter had actually quickened his pace!
And the most mensao thing of all was that this guy had deliberately left six bloody footprints on the ground, perfectly forming an ellipsis...
Chapter 271: Do You Know What It Feels Like to Encounter a Bug?
Chapter 271: Do You Know What It Feels Like to Encounter a Bug?
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The scene fell into awkward silence.
There was a vige whichy between Jinghua city and Songhai city. After leaving Songhai city, Boss Tan''s brother Tan Qian had gone there directly. The mountain behind the vige was called Ninth Boundary Mountain, and there was a modern Taoist temple at the top. This was in fact one of Immortal Mansion''s strongholds.
Given Tan Qian''s current level, he didn''t know the exact location of Immortal Mansion''s headquarters; it was only if he was promoted to chief of the eastern branch that he might be able to discover its location at Immortal Mansion''s executive meeting, which was held once every ten years.
Two days after his return, Tan Qian was able to perfectly suppress his addiction to the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts with the help of the bottle of sleeping pills which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given him. The Panwu Immortal Martial Arts was originally a forbidden technique which consumed a cultivator''s spirit and energy, numbing the body and stimting its nine orifices to expand through self-hypnosis. The most difficult problem with it was the addiction.
Indeed, as his brother Tan Siming had said, after Tan Qian stopped cultivating the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts, he could feel his strength diminish significantly, but his mental state was obviously improved.
Today, after the effects of the sleeping pill wore off, Tan Qian woke up from his deep sleep.
When he approached the rear court, he heard the chief of the eastern branch swearing inside the room.
As soon as he entered the room, he straightaway saw arge TV screen and the eastern branch chief sitting in front of it frenziedly operating a game control. "Tan Qian? Good timing! Come and help me see what on earth is wrong with this!"
Tan Qian stared at the image on the screen, a little baffled. "...This is...?"
A momentter, his eyes abruptly widened, because he had unexpectedly seen Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal on the screen!
Knowing that it was Tan Qian who had entered the room, this chief didn''t turn to look at him. "This is the first step in Master''s grand n. Using the secret of the USBbined with the Great Illusion Spell and a spatial magic array, we''re currently gathering all known smiths together to find the strongest one! But there are too many spatial dimensions, and Master can''t handle all of them, so this one is now in our hands. Using this game control, we can change the settings for this space at any time."
When he heard this, Tan Qian understood. To put it simply, the eastern branch chief was actually now ying as the deity lord of this space.
This was obviously a very big deal.
Tan Qian''s view was that as long as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, this "Great Death-Courting Senior" in the cultivation world, was involved, things definitely wouldn''t be so simple.
The eastern branch chief pointed at a fatty on the screen. "Our target this time is this guy. Luo Chuang, owner of Fatty Luo Metalware, was born into a smithing family, and his real strength is nothing to scoff at. But when we opened the space this time, we were careless and also brought this Great Death-Courting Senior in as well. Furthermore, in order to feel out the true strength of the owner of that vi I asked you to investigate thest time, I also sent them a USB."
"..."
Instantly, Tan Qian understood... that legendary Ling Zhenren had most likely be involved in this matter.
Although he had never seen this Ling Zhenren in the flesh, he had seen his spirit sword, which had almost cut him up into salt and pepper mantis shrimp!
Even if Tan Qian hadn''t truly experienced Wang Ling''s prowess, he had already known it in his heart at that time.
This person wasn''t simple.
Tan Qian even felt that Ling Zhenren was stronger than the Master of Immortal Mansion!
He couldn''t help the few drops of cold sweat that broke out on his skin. "Chief, what problem have you run into?"
The eastern branch chief''s face was very ck, and could bepletely described as scorched earth. "There''s been a popr game recently called PUBG. Have you ever yed it?"
Tan Qian: "...Yes, but I''m very bad at it."
Subsequently, the eastern branch chief became lost in deep thought. He cupped his chin as he pondered for a long time, and then replied, "Now that I''m manipting this space, I get the feeling that I''vee up against an immortal who can pull yers, perform headlocks, speed up, and auto-lock on their targets 1 ."
Tan Qian: "..."
The eastern branch chief: "The minions I summoned in the space were wiped out instantly, and the enhanced Voldemorts I created were scared off by the other party to the point that they turned around and ran!"
Tan Qian: "..."
The eastern branch chief: "Furthermore, this bunch of people aren''t using the standard gamey in following the plot at all! They''re wantonly destroying everything in their path in the space!"
Tan Qian: "Did Great Death-Courting Senior do all that?
"It''s that person from the vi! The worst thing is that I don''t even know who he is!"
As he spoke, the eastern branch chief switched the view to Wang Ling, and then all Tan Qian saw was a huge mosaicked image on the screen...
...
At that moment, the Great Shielding Spell was working perfectly.
In the game space, Wang Ling couldn''t help sneezing.
He had the vague feeling that someone was talking about him behind his back.
But now wasn''t the time to care about something like that. Following the thrust of the plot, Lie Mengmeng led Wang Ling and the others to the ward where the woman''s husband had stayed. The array pattern on the wall on the first floor even stretched all the way up here.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal crouched down and gently stroked the pattern as he carefully felt it out. "Brother Ling, this array pattern seems a little different from the one we saw before."
The miniscule difference couldn''t be described in words, and only a cultivator with over one thousand years'' worth of cultivation would have been able to perceive it clearly. Large magic arrays were usually designed with the pattern split into sections that might appear chaotic, but which also had a core.
"This is the core array pattern!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at it with a confident expression. "As long as we cut through the core array pattern, we can at least block this Great Illusion Spell. If we disturb the spatial order, we might be able to get out!"
"But severing the array pattern won''t be easy. This core array was set up by an Itinerant Immortal, so it''s bound to be able to restore itself. The best would be to directly cut it off at the root, otherwise it might regenerate." Fatty Luo frowned. "But we don''t have anything with us right now. My magic treasures are all in the shop... now that we''re trapped in this space, I''ve lost my connection to them, and I can''t summon them directly."
At that moment, the two individuals swiveled almost in unison to look at Wang Ling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling, do you have a solution?"
Wang Ling nodded, his eyes fixed on empty air.
A momentter, there was a fluctuation which shook the air and the ground.
Fatty Luo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were utterly astonished. This sound was too loud! There was an invisible and immense sense of oppression! Furthermore, it was a very familiar aura, and they already knew what wasing!
Just a few secondster, the point in the air that Wang Ling was staring at actually split open, and inexhaustible sword qi surged forth, sweeping through the space.
Wang Ling directly reached into this violently fluctuating crack in the air, and pulled Jingke out from within.
Chapter 272: This Is What a Big Shot Is Probably Like...
Chapter 272: This Is What a Big Shot Is Probably Like...
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The space shook violently, causing dust to fall from the ceiling.
Familiar light brown sword light shone forth from the crack, directly illuminating the whole space.
Under normal circumstances, spirit swords were invisible to ordinary people, and Lie Mengmeng couldn''t see them at all. But Jingke was very special, because it was originally a peach wood sword, the kind used for warding off evil and which could be found everywhere on the market.
Fatty Luo had only just found out about this, and was utterly astounded.
"Lord... Lord Jingke!" The instant he saw Jingke appear, his voice trembled.
He was extremely excited and also amazed at Wang Ling''s strength... What kind of power was this, that could tear a seam in thispletely sealed space and forcefully summon a spirit sword?
Fatty Luo felt that this was already beyond his realm of understanding.
The instant Jingke had been summoned, Grenade-Throwing had obligingly knocked Lie MengMeng out with a light tap to the acupuncture point in his neck.
Ordinary people werepletely unable to withstand the mental pressure produced when a spirit sword was summoned through a tear in space; this wasn''t a physical attack that a pair of long johns or long underwear could block.
If Lie Mengmeng were to suffer residual effects from this, he would very likelye down with dementiater in life.
"Too strong..." Seeing Wang Ling grasp Jingke firmly as sword qi continued to pour out with a roar, Fatty Luo''s cheeks couldn''t stop quivering.
...
This aura vanished as swiftly as it had appeared. Fatty Luo felt that Jingke was just too cool, and that its rapport with Ling Zhenren wasn''t an ordinary one.
When Wang Ling held Jingke in his hand, their auras merged into one, and gave off a sense of unity between heaven and man this was a realm higher than unity between man and sword!
"When will I ever have rapport with a magic treasure as close as the one between Lord Jingke and Ling Zhenren..." Fatty Luo blinked, his heart full of envy. After all, this was something you couldn''t look for, and which only happened through serendipity. Fatty Luo had collected as well as made a lot of magic treasures, but rapport with a magic treasure wasn''t something that could be achieved simply by making one.
The rapport between a spirit sword and its master was a very profound subject. To use amon analogy, Fatty Luo felt that it was just like choosing a daughter-inw in ancient times by studying her horoscope.
...
After ten breaths or so, the air was finallypletely calm.
Wang Ling pointed Jingke at the array pattern on the floor.
He was about to slice through it when the array pattern seemed toe to life and move on its own.
"Not good, the spirit of the array pattern is awake and is nning to escape!" Fatty Luo immediately shouted. Apart from being veryplicated, this type of array created by an Itinerant Immortal would more often than not have an array spirit. In order to maintain the security and stability of the array, the array spirit would move the core array pattern around every once in a while.
But the array spirit had now awakened earlier than expected...
"Want to destroy me? It''s not that easy! I was created by the nomologicalws of this space; as long as I don''t want to die, I won''t!" The array spiritughed proudly.
This type ofrge magic array wasn''t a small matter to begin with. Coupled with an illusion spell and multiple parallel spatial dimensions, this was an advanced spatial magic array, so its array spirit naturally wasn''t somemon thing.
Just then, that array pattern which had been carved into the floor of the room transformed into a dragon-like specter which suddenly rose up to dart out the door.
It was too fast, like leaping lightning, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo''s eyes couldn''t follow it at all.
Wang Ling didn''t look away; he merely frowned, and then stamped down directly with one foot.
Before it could dash out of the door, this array spirit was trapped neatly under Wang Ling''s foot.
"Ah!"
It was just thest bit of the array pattern that had been stepped on, like a little tail, but the array spirit was dumbstruck when it realized that it actually couldn''t move any further...
Wang Ling was already faster than the array spirit had imagined, and the strength in his one foot was enough to nail it firmly to the floor.
"Brother Ling, for this spirit to be able to drive such arge magic array, it''s definitely anything but ordinary! It would be great if you can take it alive!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly opened his mouth.
The value of an array spirit at the level of an Itinerant Immortal was truly immeasurable.
Activating an array normally required an array g and the array maker to be present. In the absence of the array maker, however, an array spirit could be used to rece them. But subduing a powerful array spirit was just like trying to conquer heaven, since it was the product of nomological powers; the principle of its creation was somewhat simr to the birth of a sword spirit.
Furthermore, there had been very few arrays since ancient times that could spawn array spirits of their own ord.
However, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s words came toote...
Once Wang Ling had made his move, he hadn''t had the slightest intention of leaving this array spirit alive.
He hated anything that disturbed his quiet life.
Whether it was the main maniptor behind the scenes or the array spirit in front of him, they were all the same.
Since he wanted to live a peaceful life, he hence didn''t need to consider what would happen after. Whether this spirit was strong or weak had nothing to do with him. From the beginning, Wang Ling''s goal had always been to bring everyone out of the space safely.
He raised his hand, and his spirit sword instantly started to glow...
The brown sword light which enveloped Jingke''s body wasn''t bright, and instead was quite soft. Nevertheless, the sense of oppression contained within this muted glow was very real.
Fatty Luo just thought that Jingke was really handsome; there was nothing better than a gentle sword.
Terrified, the array spirit could instinctively feel how dangerous the peach wood sword was, and it hurriedly opened its mouth and started to plead frantically. "Exalted Immortal, please let me go. It was I who failed to recognize your honored self..."
Wang Ling didn''t give it a second look, and directly swung his sword down.
The spirit didn''t even have time to scream when the sword directly pierced its body. In the next instant, its ghostly body together with the core array pattern that was concealed within it cracked open, smashed to smithereens.
"Brother Ling..."
Seeing this scene, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo couldn''t help sucking in cold breaths.
An array spirit at the level of an Itinerant Immortal, shed just like that... Furthermore, it had died with just one swing.
This was what a big shot was probably like...
"..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart hurt. If they had been able to subdue such a powerful array spirit, it could definitely have be a powerful errand boy!
But soon after that, he rxed, because Wang Ling had done nothing wrong.
Since the beginning, he had always, always been this type of person...
...
With the array spirit eliminated and the core array pattern destroyed, the game space began to fracture.
A little sunlight permeated the dark space, and shone on Wang Ling''s face...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo stood on the side and watched him. Maybe it was because they had just ovee a crisis, but they felt that Wang Ling''s solemn face seemed a lot more at peace.
Wang Ling didn''t say anything; he just picked up Lie Mengmeng next to him, put him over his shoulder, then walked toward the light step by step...
Chapter 273: Unquantifiable Data
Chapter 273: Unquantifiable Data
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When Lie Mengmeng woke up, he found himself lying in Wang Ling''s bed. Wang Ling was sitting at his table and going through his study materials seriously.
Ah? What was going on? Lie Mengmeng remembered that he had been ying a game with Wang Ling just now... how had he fallen asleep? He got up and rubbed the skin between his eyebrows, and felt a slight headache.
Wang Ling sat with his back to him and kept silent.
When they had left the game space, he hadpletely erased Lie Mengmeng''s memory of it.
Now, Lie Mengmeng''s recollection stopped at just before they had been about to y the game.
Wang Ling had cut out anything to do with the Itinerant Immortal Almighty''s scheme. There would be a lot of repercussions in the aftermath, and Lie Mengmeng was just an ordinary person; Wang Ling didn''t want to get him involved.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. A few secondster, Mother Wang opened it and came in bearing fruit, then saw that Lie Mengmeng was awake. "Little Song, you''re awake? I heard from Wang Ling just now that you suddenly fell asleep while the two of you were ying a game."
"I... I fell asleep?" Lie Mengmeng pointed one finger at himself with a face full of disbelief.
"That''s right! Have some fruit first, I''m stewing chicken soup. When youe downstairster, you must have some!" Mother Wang sighed and frowned, then looked at him with a very serious expression. "It might not be easy to do anything these days; an editor has to stay up all night working his fingers to the bone with an author... but the young should pay more attention to their bodies! Aren''t there so many of them nowadays who get sick from staying upte?"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Mother Wang: "Look, sometimes you young people will get pimples from staying up all night. When you get one, you squeeze it, but if you don''t do it properly, it bes infected, and if you happen to contract a contagious disease after that, you die... it seems there was a young man who died like that a while ago."
Frightened, Lie Mengmeng rubbed his face. "...Elder sister, where did you hear about that?"
Mother Wang: "WeChat Moments... The heading even said that ny-nine percent of Huaxiu nation had already read it! How can this not be true?"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Mother Wang: "In short, you must take care to rest in the future. If you are tired, don''t try to endure it!"
Lie Mengmeng: "Elder sister, you''re right... I''ll be careful."
Mother Wang: "From today onward, I''m going to organize a n for you and my husband in order to fully regte your nutrition intake and the overall development of your health!"
"..."
Lie Mengmeng didn''t dare object at all, then he suddenly recalled the game. "Elder sister, can I ask, have you seen the USB which Wang Ling received previously?"
Mother Wang pointed to the trashcan at Wang Ling''s feet. "A USB? I threw it away... Ling Ling said that you suddenly fainted, then you fell directly on it, and it was crushed.
"Oh, my chicken soup!" After her earnest advice, Mother Wang looked at her watch and remembered that her chicken soup was still stewing, so she hurriedly went downstairs.
Lie Mengmeng took a look at thepletely broken USB in the trashcan, and instantly his legs turned weak as he fell to his knees in tears. Every organ in his body throbbed with dull pain... What did I do?!
Wang Ling looked at Lie Mengmeng out of the corner of his eye, and did feel a little apologetic in his heart.
Because he was the one who had deliberately trampled over this USB...
...
At the same time, there was an explosion at the Taoist temple on the top of Ninth Boundary Mountain between Songhai city and Jinghua city.
ck smoke billowed out of the windows and doors of the Taoist temple...
It was Tan Qian who supported the eastern branch chief as they came out.
F**k!
Just now... what happened?
The eastern branch chief coughed fiercely, long tendrils of smoke trailing from his mouth and nose.
Before the explosion, he had seen that mosaicked image on screen suddenly emit a light brown spirit light. Shortly after that, a loud " bang " had resounded throughout the room, and just like that, the entire screen had suddenly exploded...
Tan Qian was the only one who was very clear in his heart.
Even though he hadn''t been able to see what was behind the mosaic tiles, he had seen that familiar spirit light before... with one nce, he had already been able to tell that Lord Jingke wasing!
Thus, the moment he had seen the spirit light, he had already had a feeling, and had very tactfully retreated a few steps.
Sure enough, not long after he stepped back, the screen in front of the chief had suddenly exploded...
...
After casting a purification talisman on himself to wipe clean the dirt on his body and face, the miserable eastern branch chief changed into a new suit.
He was still in shock from the explosion. He could tell that it hadn''t been a problem with their equipment, but with what had happened inside the space, which had created an impact that had resulted in the space exploding. Fortunately, he had a strong realm and had been wearing protective robes; except for getting a little dirty, everything else was minor issues.
Of course, given the sh of power from that explosion just now, anyone under the Nascent Soul stage would have been finished.
But what on earth had happened just now?
To actually be able to destroy the space so quickly within the great array personally created by Master... the identity of the person who had destroyed it absolutely wasn''t simple!
"Has everything been sorted out?" The eastern branch chief had doubts, and more than that, was shocked in his heart.
Tan Qian nodded his head and replied, "Apart from our eastern branch, the situation in the southern, western and northern branches is pretty much the same; the screens all exploded at the same time in front of the three branch chiefs."
"All exploded?" The eastern branch chief was aghast.
"Yes... all of them," Tan Qian answered.
What kind of thing was this, that could actually destroy all the parallel spaces in an instant?
The eastern branch chief felt his hair stand on end. "Has Master... sent any messages?"
"He has."
Tan Qian handed him a sheet of paper. "This is an assessment report which Master just sent over through the one thousand li talisman. It''s a record of the fluctuation values that were generated in the space before the explosion."
The eastern branch chief took the report and carefully examined some of the data.
"Master''s theory is that a magic treasure, most likely a spirit sword, was used to cut through the core array pattern, thus directly eliminating the array spirit and destroying the space," said Tan Qian.
"So that''s what happened..."
The eastern branch chief heaved a sigh.
"The annotated numbers in the report were calcted using modern precision instruments along a magic treasure power index. The average index for the weakest spirit sword at the Foundation Establishment stage is between one thousand and five thousand. If it''s a Core Foundation spirit sword, the index is over ten thousand, even tens of thousands... as for spirit swords at the Nascent Soul stage and the Soul Formation stage, the index would be in the hundreds of thousands. Master also said that for a spirit sword to be able to destroy this space, it had to be more powerful than a Soul Formation sword... at the very least, it would be a first-ss holy weapon. The power index for a first-ss holy weapon is usually above a million."
Speaking up to this point, Tan Qian took a deep breath and pointed to the report. "The power index for the spirit sword which destroyed the space just now is at the bottom of the report..."
The eastern branch chief followed Tan Qian''s finger down the sheet.
What he saw at the bottom weren''t numbers, but a string of nine question marks...
Chapter 274: A Conversation Between Immortals
Chapter 274: A Conversation Between Immortals
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As he stared at the nine question marks, the eastern branch chief was lost in deep thought for a long time.
The eastern branch chief: "What''s this?"
"This is the surveince data on that spirit sword... ording to Master, this spirit sword''s power index is already beyond the range that our instruments can measure," said Tan Qian.
"Something like this can happen?" The eastern branch chief frowned tightly.
"Just now, Master ordered us to thoroughly investigate the master of this spirit sword."
"Investigate? Hehe, then don''t we have a big advantage?" The eastern branch chiefughed sinisterly. "At the very least, we know that this spirit sword''s master is definitely connected to the people in that vi... Sure enough, it was the right decision back then to send you, Little Tan, to investigate the truth of the situation! My venerable self is really smart, ha ha ha!"
Tan Qian broke out in a sweat. "...That might not be the case, chief. ording to my investigation, the family that lives in that vi is very ordinary."
"I don''t care! In monitoring the game space this time, apart from that Fatty Luo''s metalware shop, the only other ce we sent a USB to was this vi... Even if it has nothing to do with this family, it might be connected to their rtives. This is the only lead we have for now!"
The eastern branch chief directly waved his hands. "This time, I''ll go and investigate it myself! It''s better to kill them all than let the one we want escape!"
Tan Qian: "..." Chief, you really don''t want to think twice about it?
"As long as my venerable self is the first to find a lead and report to Master, my promotion to Immortal Mansion''s top level as an elder won''t be far off." The eastern branch chief looked at Tan Qian and patted him on the shoulder. "Once I''ve been promoted as an elder, Little Tan... you''ll be the next eastern branch chief!"
"..."
In his heart, Tan Qian sighed deeply.
He had to report this matter to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal first.
...
It was June 26th on Sunday in the ninth week of the semester.
In the morning, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal arrived at the door with fresh broli.
The old man was at the entrance watering the nts, a smile on his face. Yesterday, he had specially gone to the noodles shop run by Fang Xing''s family, and had been able to swap pointers on cooking.
The old man had always been very ardent in pursuing culinary excellence, and he was naturally delighted to have encountered someone whom he couldpare notes with; when he thought about it, he couldn''t help but feel happy.
"Old Senior Wang, morning!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal greeted him reverently.
"Yo! Is it Little Lei? Have you had breakfast?" The old man raised the garden hose in his hand and responded warmly.
"Mm, I have, Old Senior Wang!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "I saw seniorughing, what''s made you so happy?"
"Yesterday I went to Ling Ling''s ssmate''s ce. His family runs a noodles shop, and his father is pretty good at cooking, so we swapped pointers."
The old man stroked his beard as he recalled solemnly, "I heard that his father had already be a top-grade chef by the time he turned thirteen, but he usually covers his medal of honor with a white cloth. When I went over yesterday, an apprentice next to his father identally uncovered it as he was walking past, and I saw the glorious radiance of that special word ''Masterchef''... tch, so awesome!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"Anyway, why is Little Lei here today?" the old man asked.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal bowed and cupped his fists. "I''m looking for Brother Ling, is he in?"
"It''s the weekend, of course he''s home," the old man replied. "But it seems that Ling Ling''s shut himself inside his room today, and hasn''te out."
"Has Brother Ling gone into seclusion?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clicked his tongue. Something like seclusion was mainly for consolidating one''s realm or breaking through to another. For Wang Ling to go into seclusion was actually quite rare; was Brother Ling about to advance another level again?
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal very quickly dismissed this notion. Looking at Grandfather Wang, he asked, "Does senior know what''s going on with Brother Ling?"
"He seems to be conversing with Jingke," Grandfather Wang replied. "There''s one day every month when Ling Ling shuts himself in his room to have a heart-to-heart with Jingke."
Hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately widened his eyes and asked in fascination, "Brother Ling... can have a heart-to-heart talk?" No one could me him for being so shocked. After all, for Ling Zhenren to speak at all was so rare that it was almost a miracle. In Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes, the probability of such a thing happening was almost as low as a sow climbing a tree!
"But Ling Ling''s way of conversing is very strange; he just holds Jingke without speaking." On this topic, the old man also had his own concerns. "His father and mother have been worrying that Ling Ling might have some sort of mental problem... Little Lei, you''re resourceful, do you know a way to find out what Ling Ling and Little Jingzi are talking about?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face instantly showed a touch of embarrassment; he had yet to learn advanced spells like the Mind-Reading Ability.
But very quickly, he had an idea. "Old Senior Wang, just a minute, I''m going to call my friend!"
He took out his phone and made a call directly across the mountains and seas to Little ck''sboratory on the border. "Hello? Little ck? Can you lend me the mind-reading software you developed thest time for a bit? Yes... I''m in a hurry, can you just send it to my phone?"
On the other end of the call, Little ck was obviously a little hesitant. "But Brother Lei, the software is currently still in the testing stage..."
"Are you saying that this software doesn''t work?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled knowingly.
"Impossible! I was very careful in researching and developing this software. It''s remotely connected to the mind-reading device in myb, so it can trante thoughts wherever it is!"
Little ck gritted his teeth. "Since Brother Lei wants to try it out, I''ll send it to you now!"
...
Roughly two minutester, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw his phone screen light up.
Little ck had sent him an unknown file after remotely locating Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s phone.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal revealed a mouth full of white teeth as he looked at Grandfather Wang with an excited face. "Senior, I have it! Let''s go to Brother Ling''s door and take a look!"
The old man looked a little doubtful. "Will... will this work?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the software and aimed his phone at the old man. After some monitoring, a string of words appeared on the software''s interface: Ling Ling won''t be angry, right?
The old man was dumbfounded when he saw this. "It actually works!"
"Of course!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was full of confidence.
They walked up to the second floor and stopped in front of Wang Ling''s room door. It was very quiet inside, without the slightest sound to be heard.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal aimed his phone at the door.
Because the software had detected two sets of fluctuations, it used the codes "A" and "B" to distinguish between the people inside. "A" was Wang Ling, and "B" Jingke.
The old man curiously moved closer. "What does it say?"
After about a minute, the analysis of three sets of dialogue came out.
A (Wang Ling): "..."
B (Jingke): "..."
A (Wang Ling): "..."
B (Jingke): "..."
A (Wang Ling): "..."
B (Jingke): "..."
...
Grandfather Wang: "What''re they talking about?"
Reading this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal just wanted to smash his phone. "This is a conversation between immortals..."
Chapter 275: How Do You Increase Rapport with a Sword Spirit?
Chapter 275: How Do You Increase Rapport with a Sword Spirit?
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There were actually many ways to increase one''s rapport with their spirit sword''s sword spirit. In the past, when spirit beasts and demon beasts had run amuck, many cultivators had chosen to use their spirit swords as much as possible in ying these animals, and in this way increase their rapport and proficiency with their swords. This had been the most effective and the quickest way.
But now, the demon beasts were behind the Gate Between Worlds, and spirit beasts had be protected animals in every nation.
Hence, modern cultivators hade up with their own individual secret know-hows to increase rapport with their spirit swords.
For example, Dharmaraja mostmonly used the godly thunder inheritance to give his spirit sword a light electric massage; as another example, since immersing himself in studying the broli which Grandfather Wang had given him, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been putting his spirit sword in his broli vegetable patch...
In contrast, Wang Ling''s approach was very simple.
It was to hold Jingke in his hand...
He called this the "strengthening rapport bymuning with you in my hand" approach.
This name might sound unsophisticated and "low," and had a vaguely rustic, chuuni air about it, but no matter how unsophisticated it sounded, Wang Ling didn''t think it was worse than Golden Arches 1 .
...
Each month, Wang Ling would put aside a day to deepen his rapport with Jingke, but usually it didn''t take too long.
After waiting for about an hour or so downstairs, Grenade-Throwing saw Wang Linge downstairs, and the first thing Wang Ling did was to eyeball him ruthlessly... This was a warning at Grenade-Throwing''s disrespectful attempt to use software to read his mind.
Grenade-Throwing''s heart thumped at Wang Ling''s re, and he sighed dejectedly; it looked like he would have to sacrifice that limited edition shuanghuanglian-vored 2 crispy noodle snack packet to make amends!
Coming back to the main point, the young man in white looked earnestly at Wang Ling and said, "Brother Ling, I''m here to collect the demon king''s arm you mentioned before."
Wang Ling nodded. He had already known the reason for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s visit as soon as the other man had arrived and chatted with the old man at the entrance to the Wang family''s small vi.
As they went into the backyard one after another, Loopy Toad was lying t on the ground in the sun. When it saw that Little Master Ling hade, it very consciously moved, wagging its tail anding to Wang Ling''s feet to lie prone there once again.
Wang Ling opened his Heavenly Eye and activated the power of the Eye''s vision field.
In that instant, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw Wang Ling''s pupils bloom like flower petals and turn a dark gold color thanks to the power of the Heavenly Eye.
A momentter, spirit energy rolled in Wang Ling''s line of sight, and a powerful space vortex opened in the air.
Boom ...
The young man in white then saw a massive ck shape fall directly out of that space to crash at their feet... even the ground sank sharply under the tremendous weight of the arm.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
This was an arm which belonged to a demon king, and was also one from the troll n. Although he had anticipated its huge size, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still petrified when he saw it with his own eyes.
This demon king''s arm was so thick... If he hadn''t heard it from Immortal Toya himself, there was no way Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could have ever imagined that Wang Ling cut this thing off with the Gate.
Opening his Heavenly Eye, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately put the huge demon king''s arm into his own vision field.
It had been a long time since the arm had been severed, but the demon aura around it was still strong; it had barely been out at all, but the nearby flowers and nts had already withered... Fortunately, the old man didn''t usually bother with the nts in the backyard, otherwise Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would have felt like he wasmitting a great offense against Grandfather Wang! Even tons of broli wouldn''t have been able topensate for it...
"This demon king''s arm is an extremely valuable resource; once I get home, I''ll hold a proper research meeting."
After epting the arm, the young man let go of some of the tension that he had been holding.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heaved a long sigh, but his expression didn''t rx the slightest bit. Remembering what had happened in the game space yesterday, he turned his head to look at Wang Ling and asked, "Brother Ling, what''s your opinion on what happened in the space yesterday?"
In fact, even if the other man hadn''t said anything, Wang Ling was very clear in his heart: this incident was definitely rted to "Immortal Mansion."
Resolving this matter wouldn''t be easy as they''d imagined, yet it also wasn''tplicated.
All they had to do... was eliminate thempletely.
Thinking of this, Wang Ling narrowed his eyes.
He recalled how recently, too many troublesome things had happened because of this Immortal Mansion.
He had never had any tolerance for things which undermined his peaceful life again and again.
As Wang Ling''s good friend for many years, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in fact well aware in his heart of Wang Ling''s attitude. He took a deep breath and looked at Wang Ling. "Actually, Tan Qian has given me a lead that Immortal Mansion''s eastern branch chief is about to make a move. Whatever Brother Ling''s n is, I as your brother will definitely risk my life and be with you to the end!"
As he met the gaze of the young man in white, Wang Ling''s eyes couldn''t help betraying a rare, cold expression.
...
In the evening, there was a faint tremor on East Huang Road in front of the Wang family''s small vi. The ground quaked, startling a lot of birds into flight.
A figure apanied by strong pressure dropped in front of the vi. When itnded, the ground cracked beneath it. The boundless spirit light which surrounded this person transformed into invisible protective gangqi 3 which shook and split the ground open, and even created phantom distortions in the air.
"This is it!" Surrounded in curls of spirit light and gangqi , the middle-aged man sneered. He stared at the Wang family''s small vi with deep killing intent.
He had been the eastern branch chief for a whole one hundred years. As long as he could truly acquire intelligence on this family, his promotion to Immortal Mansion''s top level as an elder would be within reach!
The corner of the middle-aged man''s mouth couldn''t help tilting upward. He had waited for this day for a very long time!
This was his best and closest chance at being promoted in a century...
It was now or never!
His eyes fixed on the entrance, his genuine and undisguised killing intent prated the Wang family''s vi.
Roughly two minutester, the front door of the Wang family''s vi opened.
But it only opened a crack before it stopped.
A brown light burst forth that light transformed into particles that gathered at the door, creating apletely ethereal air. When the light particlespletely coalesced together into a peach wood sword, the middle-aged man''s face finally changed... This sword was so scary that the sense of oppression it brought with it made him feel like he would be ground into meat sauce!
Chapter 276: Go! Brother Ling! Let’s Go Beat Up Tyrants!
Chapter 276: Go! Brother Ling! Lets Go Beat Up Tyrants!
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This sword light... this was definitely the brown spirit light that had appeared on the TV screen back then before the space had exploded!
The easter branch chief was hit with realization.
It was just as Master had theorized, that spirit sword wasn''t just any ordinary sword!
This was an indescribable feeling which was very difficult to put into words. That immense sense of oppression had already enveloped him from afar, even before the sword drew near.
Familiar with this light now, the eastern branch chief finally saw the body of the spirit sword emerge from the light.
It was actually... a peach wood sword?
It was just a peach wood sword; how could it produce that kind of abnormal number with nine question marks?
Judging from the sword qi, this sword indeed did seem very strong... but the middle-aged man felt it was more likely that there was a problem with the equipment used to measure the power index!
"In any case, since Master is looking for you, I''ll have to take you back with me first."
The eastern branch chief frowned. Eyes fixed on this splendid sword, he raised his hand and several small gs appeared, ck as ink and covered in a fine pattern of veins. With one gust of wind, they rapidly erged and began revolving around him.
In a sh, a spatial force took shape before transforming into a barrier against Jingke''s pressure.
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were in the bedroom on the second floor. Looking at this scene from a distance, Wang Ling had determined how old the gs were at a nce. At the very least, they had been made in ancient times, and were about as old as that ck dagger which the old devil had left behind.
"Immortal Mansion''s roots are actually so deep?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help eximing.
Because ording to Tan Qian''s report, the person who hade was merely the chief of the eastern branch, who at best yed a role simr to an elder of an outer sect. If an outer sect elder could actually have this type of magic weapon from ancient times, then how rich must that bunch in the inner sect be?
With the protection of the magic gs, the pressure on the middle-aged man had lessened. Although he couldn''t control these magic gs perfectly and the power that he was able to exert was very limited, in his view, this barrier set up with ancient magic gs, which were on par with first-ss holy weapons, was more than enough to resist the intrusion of sword qi.
Moreover, it wasn''t only for protection that he had set up this barrier of magic gs.
His ultimate goal foring here was to seize this spirit sword. The magic gs which surrounded him were a powerful magic weapon from ancient times which could suppress a sword spirit by capturing its sword qi.
"My magic gs captured countless spirit swords in ancient times; so what if you''re strong?" The eastern branch chief stared at the roiling brown spirit light in front of him and sneered. He turned his palm over, and the the air rippled violently as the magic gs scattered in different directions to arrange themselves in the air and form a giant cage.
"They''re actually spirit-suppressing gs?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal eximed after recognizing them. "Many well-known spirit swords on the swords list have fallen to this magic weapon. I heard that the person who created these spirit-suppressing gs had an unusual connection to Old Demon Han."
Wang Ling opened his Heavenly Eye to the fullest and fixed his gaze on the spirit-suppressing gs.
This was probably Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s first time observing Wang Ling at close range as he opened his Heavenly Eye. Those pupils blossomed into golden petals that seemed to contain infinite spiritual power, filling people with a vague sense of dread.
He didn''t dare look directly at Wang Ling, and could only observe him out of the corner of his eye...
Eyes fixed on the spirit-suppressing gs in the air, Wang Ling frowned.
All ancient magic weapons in the world today had one thing inmon they had already lost their weapon spirits. And it was because these items without masters didn''t have weapon spirits that they could be used by cultivators now. If an ancient magic weapon had a weapon spirit, there was no way that a Soul Formation cultivator would be able to wield it.
But through his Heavenly Eye, Wang Ling could tell that there were many strange nomologicalws surrounding these spirit-suppressing gs.
This was hence a very curious magic weapon in his eyes. He felt that someone was operating it from afar, and that this eastern branch chief might not be its true master.
This was the point which Wang Ling found strange.
...
At that moment, Jingke had already been enveloped in the cage formed by the spirit-suppressing gs.
The middle-aged man looked on with a calm andposed expression as he silently waited for the sword spirit of this peach wood sword to reveal its true appearance.
A momentter, he saw the spirit light on the peach wood sword scatter and gradually transform into its true appearance in the cage. A kid wearing a brown vest and a white robe, who only looked around ten years old, stared at him with a cold expression on his fair face.
Looking up at this giant spirit-suppressing g cage, Jingke sighed. "Bo...ring..."
He had thought it would be a magic weapon which he could have some fun with, so he had revealed his true form ande out personally, but the reality of it disappointed him.
About ten secondster...
A purple light burst forth from the bottom of the cage to illuminate Jingke, like the Pagoda-Bearing God''s golden tower capturing a demon 1 .
This was a special type of spirit light, which could suppress the majority of sword spirits in a very short span of time for use.
In the glow of the purple light, Jingke yawned indifferently. He didn''t resist, and his expression was unruffled.
"I did it!" The middle-aged man was extremely delighted when Jingke didn''t move. The longer this purple light shone, the weaker the sword spirit would be.
So he stood at a distance and watched as Jingke stood in this purple light as if he was in a microwave...
Five minutester...
"It''s time!" The middle-aged man was very pleased as he slowly walked in Jingke''s direction; it felt very refreshing, as if he was harvesting vegetables in Happy Farm 2 .
This was the final step toward him being promoted to Immortal Mansion''s top level!
He drew near to Jingke and formed hand seals. Finally, he held his hands high.
"Seal!" His loud shout was followed by the sword spirit in front of him being drawn back into the cage by the purple light.
This huge cage in the air gradually shrunk to the size of his palm and dropped into the hands of the eastern branch chief.
Just like that... he''d done it?
The middle-aged man''s face lit up with delight as he held the cage in his hands. Everything had gone so smoothly!
...
The whole process had been very quiet. Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been in the bedroom on the second floor watching everything calmly.
Letting Jingke be captured on purpose this had been part of Wang Ling''s n.
"We''ve really wronged Lord Jingke."
Hands on his hips, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal watched this middle-aged manugh as if he were a two hundred- jin child 3 .
Now, this eastern branch chief would take Jingke to Immortal Mansion''s headquarters. Once Wang Ling received the signal from Jingke, he and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would go there directly and kill them.
"Now we just have to wait for Lord Jingke to send a signal, then we can directly go and beat up tyrants 4 !" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. "Oh, that''s right! Brother Ling, just now, all the brothers and sisters in the group plus Fatty Luo said that they wanted to take part in this operation."
Wang Ling: "?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "It''smon sense to call on your brothers and sisters when you''re going to go beat up tyrants!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was extremely excited. "This Immortal Mansion bunch must be rolling in money!"
Chapter 277: Brother Toya Is Also Full of Vigor Today!
Chapter 277: Brother Toya Is Also Full of Vigor Today!
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A normal spirit sword would lose contact with its master when they were too far away from each other, but Jingke was different; Wang Ling could sense his aura anywhere and anytime.
This was the benefit of improving rapport with a spirit sword''s sword spirit through monthly cultivation.
Sitting on his bed, Wang Ling carefully felt for Jingke''s aura. It was as if he had a radar in his head, and he knew exactly where Jingke was.
Before even an hour was up, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw Wang Ling open his eyes, and he asked, "How is it, Brother Ling? Any news?"
Wang Ling drew a map with the Memory Sketching Skill, and then marked a location on it with a red dot.
"This is..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned. He never thought that Immortal Mansion''s final stronghold would actually be in Winter city.
Winter city''s location was rtively special. It was in the extreme north of Huaxiu nation, and happened to be diametrically opposite to Little ck''s borderboratory, both of them situated on two ends of the map.
The reason why Winter city was so special was that an ordinary person wasn''t able to endure the cold there, so basically no ordinary people lived there. Various merchants in the cultivation circle who dealt in magic treasures hated this ce, because as soon as a magic treasure was taken out of storage there, it would straightaway freeze; there was no way for low-grade magic treasures to survive in Winter city.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had previously spected on many possible locations for Immortal Mansion''s headquarters, but he had never considered Winter city. While it was a very deplorable environment, Winter city was very suitable for cultivation, and a lot of Huaxiu''s cultivation military troops were stationed there; based onmon sense, no dark force would dare establish itself there.
But he had miscalcted.
"It actually is Winter city." The young man in white pursed his lips. He should have thought of it sooner!
Furthermore, although they now knew the location of Immortal Mansion''s headquarters, getting there was a new problem.
Winter city didn''t have an airport, because in the past, many idents had happened as a result of engines freezing over, so the general mode of transport to Winter city was the bullet train.
"Can''t you just teleport there?" Loopy Toad, who had been lying on the ground, said suddenly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was utterly astounded. "Since when could Brother Toad talk?"
Loopy Toad: "...I''ve always been able to speak, okay?!"
"My apologies, I assumed that anyone who followed Brother Ling would be a tightly sealed oil bottle 1 Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "There''re a lot of troops stationed in Winter city, so outsiders are strictly monitored. Since Immortal Mansion''s headquarters is there, it''s very likely that their top brass are keeping their identities hidden. We can use third generation ID cards to take the bullet train. Going through regr channels is in fact the most dependable way. If Brother Ling teleports us there, it''ll be very awkward if we get stopped by police wanting to verify our identities."
After saying this, he turned his gaze to Wang Ling. "What do you think, Brother Ling? Have you made up your mind?"
Wang Ling sighed. He lifted his head and looked in the direction of Winter city.
We''ll do it your way.
Hemunicated sinctly through telepathy as he looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Now that Wang Ling thought about it, it suddenly urred to him that he had never taken the bullet train before in his life.
...
It was June 26th on Monday in the tenth week of the semester.
Wang Ling had left a clone behind to go to school in his stead.
The sky was just beginning to lighten when he arrived at Songhai Railway Station.
At that time, the breakfast stalls were only just being set up, and the savoury crepes stall had only just started heating its stove. Wang Ling stepped into the VIP waiting hall specially set aside for cultivators. At this time of day, there weren''t very many people around, but in an hour, the number of people in the regr waiting hall outside would skyrocket.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had booked the train tickets for Winter city, and they would be departing at 6.40 am.
Wang Ling didn''t have a habit of beingte, and he preferred to arrive early.
He lowered his head to look at the estimated time of arrival indicated on the train ticket. It was three hours by bullet train from here to Winter city. After those three hours, the dark force that had been harassing him all this time wouldpletely disappear off the face of the earth.
He drew in a deep breath as he looked at the ticket.
He just wanted to live an uneventful life...
Why did they have to force him to make a move...
While he was pondering this, his wristwatch phone rang.
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"Brother Ling, are you there yet? I just picked up Brother Luo, and we''re on our way to the station now; we''ll be there in about ten minutes! Cailian Zhenren from the group is also with us," he said. "Brother Toya isn''t with us... hmm, he probably ran into some trouble. See if you can help himter, Brother Ling."
"???" Wang Ling''s expression was puzzled.
"Well, you know that he has a fighting lion. Recently, it went into heat again..."
Wang Ling wore an astonished expression. "..." So toward its master, this fighting lion...?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling, don''t be dirty... Brother Toya disturbed this fighting lion when it was in heat yesterday, so it''s chomped down on his head and so far hasn''t let go."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
About five minutes after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hung up the phone, Wang Ling saw a young man with a bloody upper torso and a fighting lion on his back enter the VIP waiting hall sedately. Just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said, this fighting lion had mped onto Immortal Toya''s head and refused to let go...
Wang Ling: "..."
Forget Wang Ling, this was an extremely terrifying and shocking scene for anyone who saw it.
There were security guards following Immortal Toya who looked like they wanted to stop him for breaking the "no pets in the waiting hall" rule, but were too afraid toe forward. In the end, they could only use a megaphone to give him a warning from a distance. "The gentleman in front! No pets are allowed in this waiting hall!"
Agitated by the sharp sound of the megaphone, the fighting lion swept its gaze over this bunch of security guards out of the corner of its eye. Fine beads of sweat instantly broke out on their skin, and they didn''t dare to speak after that.
Each one of them looked like they wanted to cry but had no tears to shed... Mom, this fighting lion is scary!
"Hi, Senior Ling!"
The young man had sensed Wang Ling''s aura. He raised his hand to greet Wang Ling from a distance.
Wang Ling: "..."
Knowing that Wang Ling was in front of him, it seemed like Immortal Toya had found a lifeline. "Senior Ling... can you help me get it down?"
Wang Ling heaved a sigh, then deliberately moved around to approach Immortal Toya from the back as he slowly walked toward the fighting lion.
Coming up behind the fighting lion, Wang Ling stuck out one finger and wrapped it in his aura before poking the lion''s broad back.
The jittery fighting lion was instantly so scared that all its hair stood on end, and it opened its mouth to let go of Immortal Toya before jumping down.
Wang Ling had frightened it so much that it curled up trembling on the ground.
"Thank you, Senior Ling!" As if he had been granted an amnesty, the young man finally took in a breath of fresh air.
Paying no attention to his disheveled appearance, he straightaway crouched down to rub the lower half of the fighting lion''s body, then heaved a deep sigh. "Its heat is over... but it looks like from now on, it''ll never go into heat again."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 278: Fate... Is So Ineffable
Chapter 278: Fate... Is So Ineffable
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It wasn''t very long after Toya Immortal had called him when Wang Ling heard an ongoing rumbling sound from the air outside the waiting room... it was actually a helicopter! Furthermore, Wang Ling couldn''t be more familiar with the symbol on it. It was a Seven Stars Special Forces helicopter; back then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had duped him into working for them as a consultant.
"After the survival contest, General Yi took me on as a consultant for the Seven Stars Special Forces. Who knew it would actually be of use today."
Immortal Toya looked at the sky and raised his eyebrow as he pondered over sending the fighting lion back with the helicopter. "However, I''m only borrowing this helicopter, and I still have to pay the fuel costs. Based on thetest trend of using spirit stones as fuel for its operation, it costs one million HNY per minute."
After hearing that, Wang Ling''s lips twitched violently: "..." As expected, as long as you had money, you could do whatever you wanted!
...
Immortal Toya used a purification talisman to clean the blood stains off his body. "Senior Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal will probably be arriving soon. Ask them to wait for me!" Then, he strode toward the separate dressing room which could be found in the VIP waiting hall.
Wang Ling nced at the clock on the wall of the waiting hall; it had already been ten minutes since Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had called. As far as he knew, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasn''t in the habit of beingte.
Had something happened on his way here?
Wang Ling''s imagination started to run wild... and he couldn''t be med for his fanciful thoughts, since his eyelid had started twitching again.
For some reason, he had a sense of foreboding!
After another two minutes or so, a group of people in traditional dress showed up at the entrance of the VIP waiting hall. Led by a young man in white, they slowly approached Wang Ling, who felt that the song Superstars in Troubled Times 1 was the perfect background track for this scene.
Sitting inside the waiting hall, Wang Ling watched Dharmaraja and Fatty Luoe in with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Also following them was a youngdy who was no less attractive than the Master of Shadow Stream. She wore a pink gown and a trademark lotus hairpin in her hair. Wang Ling knew that this had to be Cailian Zhenren.
Compared with when the Gate Between Worlds had descended six years ago, he felt that she hadn''t changed very much. The only difference was that her aura was now steadier. Every single person in the chat group was doing their best to cultivate in their own way, and was making progress every day.
While he had recognized Cailian Zhenren, she couldn''t recognize him. Technically speaking, this wouldn''t be their first meeting she had seen him six years ago when he had been ten, and had even given him cleansing lotion then.
Even now, Wang Ling still remembered this vividly.
After entering the waiting hall, Cailian Zhenren straightaway started making a ruckus as she asked around, looking quite excited.
"Senior Ling? Who is Senior Ling? Who is Senior Ling?"
"..."
Not only hadn''t her looks changed, her personality was also still as unrestrained as six years ago...
Wang Ling sighed in his heart and stood up silently from his seat, and Cailian Zhenren immediately stopped screeching.
Like most people who saw Wang Ling for the first time, Cailian Zhenren''s first impression was that he was so young and full of vigor; it was the kind of boundless vitality which only belonged to youth... how had he managed that?
"This is Brother Ling!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made the introductions as he came up and threw one arm around Wang Ling''s shoulder.
"I never thought I''d be able to meet Senior Ling here today. Nice to meet you!" Cailian Zhenren gripped his hand excitedly and looked as if she was going to cry. "I''m just a little excited... sorry, Senior Ling!"
The moment they shook hands, Wang Ling could clearly sense her internal condition. He had once heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal mention that this was from an injury which Cailian Zhenren had sustained three hundred years ago. Although it could be healed, the rate of recovery was very slow. At her peak, Cailian Zhenren had attained the status of a Perfected Being, but after being injured, her realm had regressed several levels. It was only in thest few centuries that her condition had stabilized and she had started to steadily recover.
In spite of that, she was currently on pretty much the same level as Dharmaraja sans the godly thunder inheritance.
...
So it''s just us?
Wang Ling''s eyebrows twitched as he telepathically asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal his question.
"Including Brother Toya in the dressing room, there''s seven of us participating in this operation," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said with a smile.
Seven people?
Including Wang Ling, that was still just six people.
Wang Ling hadn''t thought that there would be a seventh brother.
He started to have a bad feeling...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I forgot to tell you, I recently checked this brother out and decided to have him join our chat group. I''ve been friends with him for quite a number of years. He went to the toilet just now after entering the waiting hall, he should be back soon... Brother Ling, you''ll definitely be surprised when you see him!"
Just after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finished speaking...
Wang Ling instantly saw the veryst person he wanted to see right now.
From a distance, he could already see long legs in a pair of blue and white striped track pants...
A sunny and fair youngster walked toward him with a smile.
Fang Xing...
Why would he show up here?
Wang Ling tried his best to cover up his surprise.
"Hello, ssmate Wang Ling." Once he had drawn near, Fang Xing was the first to open his mouth and smile at Wang Ling as he tilted his head slightly.
To Wang Ling, it was a smile with hidden meaning.
"Let me introduce him to everyone. This is Brother Fang Xing, a fellow whom I met on assignment back then." After saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenlyughed. "Actually, Brother Fang Xing and Cailian Zhenren have already seen each other before."
"Ah?" Cailian Zhenren was doubtful.
"Do you still remember the demon king which dropped from the Gate Between Worlds six year ago?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
From her expression, Cailian Zhenren was recalling the event, and following that, she immediately nodded. "Oh! I remember, back then, the demon kingnded directly on top of that century-old gship store which sold crispy noodle snacks, frightening a ten-year-old shota!"
Wang Ling: "..."
"No. 3600, Spirit Stream Road. That was the address of that century-old gship store which sold crispy noodle snacks." When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said this, he paused. "The noodles shop which belonged to Brother Fang Xing''s family was next door. When that demon kingnded that year, you could say that Brother Fangxing was the first witness at the scene."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 279: Wang Lost On a Journey
Chapter 279: Wang Lost On a Journey
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Sometimes, coincidences like this just happened.
Of course, Wang Ling preferred to call it "doomed fate."
Given the way Fang Xing behaved toward him, he guessed that this guy had already recognized him. If what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said was true, and Fang Xing had been the first witness at the scene, then he would definitely have seen Wang Ling kill the demon king in one strike and Cailian Zhenren cuddling him.
But at that time, Wang Ling had just been a small shota!
What was more, he remembered that in thest few years, he had been using a technique to mold his face and moderately change his appearance. Yet Fang Xing had recognized him?
He couldn''t quite figure it out.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought that they would be very happy to see each other, but now he could clearly sense that something wasn''t right with Wang Ling after seeing Fang Xing.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw this Ling Zhenren, who always had on a poker face, reveal a rare hint of awkwardness in his expression, and the other man came over to hide behind his back, using it to shield him from Fang Xing''s gaze.What was this?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was at a bit of a loss.
Next to Fang Xing, Cailian Zhenren smiled unperturbedly.
Staring at his face, she waspletely entranced... to describe him in her native dialect, this boy was such a hunk 1 !
"So you were there six years ago?" Cailian Zhenren was surprised. "All these years, I''ve actually been looking for witnesses from back then; I never thought that the very first one would actually be Student Fang Xing."
Fang Xing scratched his head with some embarrassment. "Actually, that day six years ago, we were preparing to relocate our noodles shop. Just as we were about to move out, a toad fell from the sky."
Everyone: "..."
"Wait a minute!"
Dharmaraja asked, "Then why did Brother Fang Xing move back there?"
Fang Xingughed. "My dad said that the toad invited wealth; wherever a toadnds, riches will follow."
Everyone: "..."
"That''s why we moved back in after the governmentpleted the post-disaster reconstruction. It was only recently that I came to Songhai city and transferred schools, and I help with my family''s business when I have the time," Fang Xing said.
Everyone nodded. "So that''s it!"
Anyone who became part of the chat group had to have a clean family background at the very least. Since Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had approved him, everyone else in the group naturally had nothing else to say.
"If you have anything else you want to talk about, we can do it after we get on the train. From now on, Fang Xing is our brother." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal put his hands on his hips, grinned with a mouth full of white teeth, and said, "And one more thing: Brother Fang Xing and Ling Zhenren are currently studying at the same high school."
When he said this, Wang Ling remained expressionless, but everyone else eximed in surprise.
Fatty Luo: "Is it the trend nowadays to study in high school?"
Dharmaraja was clearly excited as he stared at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and asked, "Senior Immortal, is Ling Zhenren and Brother Fang Xing''s school still short of people? I also want to be a transfer student!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "There''s no way the school will take in students who look too old, right?"
"That''s right, that''s right!" Cailian Zhenren tidied up her appearance. "If they''re looking for students, it''s probably someone like me!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "It doesn''t take in busty aunties either."
Cailian Zhenren: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Everyone: "..."
...Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had booked train tickets with consecutive numbers, and their seats were in thest three rows of carriage number four. Cailian Zhenren chose to sit in the first row by herself, while Wang Ling straightaway chose the window seat in thest row, perfectly hiding himself in the corner.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had initially been sitting in the middle next to Wang Ling, but Wang Ling hadn''t expected that Fang Xing would ask to switch seats with the other man once they got on the train. After they switched, Fang Xing then looked brightly at Wang Ling and smiled happily.
"Don''t worry, ssmate Wang Ling, I won''t tell anyone your secret." He looked at Wang Ling as he passed his words on telepathically.
This astounded Wang Ling he hadn''t expected the other party to be capable of using the "Mind-Reading Ability." Even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had yet to master it.
To Wang Ling, Fang Xing this person was an unpredictable element. Even if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thoroughly investigated his family background, he felt that he still needed to pay special attention to this person.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sat next to them with an awkward expression, and the air felt unusually cold.
They were schoolmates, shouldn''t they be caring toward each other??
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed in his heart; no wonder people would poison their roommates nowadays 2 ...
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s imagination started to run wild he couldn''t picture what it would be like if Wang Ling and Fang Xing graduated high school, got into the same university, and ended up in the same dormitory... He felt that if they lived together, they would never need to turn the air-con on in summer, or could even do without a fridge the entire room would just be like an igloo!
And so, to break the awkwardness, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hurriedly smoothed over the situation once he saw an opportunity. "Brother Fang Xing, what did you bring with you?"
He noticed that Fang Xing this time hadn''te barehanded, and actually had on a backpack.
"Nothing much, actually," Fang Xing replied. "We''re going to teach the dark forces in Winter city a lesson, so I thought seniors in the group would definitely be bringing their own individual magic treasures in preparation. I don''t have any magic treasures that I can bring with me, and I''m not going to teach fish how to swim in front of seniors. Actually, I just have snacks in this bag."
"Snacks?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. "Brother Toya has fasting pills on him; if we get hungry, we just need to eat a pill!"
"No, our family''s noodles are not the same as fasting pills. Not only can they sate your hunger, they can also quickly replenish strength and spirit energy." After saying that, Fang Xing directly took out a wrapped noodle box only his family''s noodles shop used this packaging. "When you''re eating, you just need to pour some spirit energy into the packaging, and the noodles will automatically heat up. Oh, by the way, apart from replenishing your strength and spirit energy, it can also rapidly heal any external injuries you might have!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal twitched his lips. "..." Was this the freaking senzu bean 3 ?!
After hearing Fang Xing''s introduction, Dharmaraja, who was sitting in the front row, was very interested, and he turned around to ask, "Brother Fang Xing, it sounds good, but it''s a little troublesome to eat noodles; do you have a simpler version?"
"I do!"
After saying that, Fang Xing directly took out a sparkling packet. "This is our family''s crispy noodle snack. You don''t need to heat it up, you can straightaway open it and eat it!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Was it his imagination?
It seemed like Ling Zhenren''s throat had bobbed just now...
Brother Ling!
Pull yourself together! Brother Ling!
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Chapter 280: How Ling Zhenren Becomes Stronger!
Chapter 280: How Ling Zhenren Bes Stronger!
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In fact, even Wang Ling wasn''t clear when this doomed fate had befallen him.
Of course... if he had been able to tell, then it couldn''t be called doomed fate.
But now that he was silently eating the crispy noodle snack, Wang Ling was well aware that this doomed fate had already started to deepen...
Finishing off the crispy noodle snack, a young man in white sucked his fingers and couldn''t stop singing praises. "Brother Fang Xing, your crispy noodle snack is good!"
In the front rows, Dharmaraja, Immortal Toya, Fatty Luo and Cailian Zhenren all nodded and agreed. "Indeed, after eating it, my body feels like it''s full of spirit energy."
"Brother Fang Xing, your crispy noodle snack also contains a lot of spirit herbs?" Immortal Toya savored the taste. "This small crispy noodle snack packet contains hundreds of spirit herbs. It''s very difficult to neutralize all their smells in favor of preserving the snack''s vor."
"Senior, you tter me." Fang Xing smiled. "I just applied what I learned in school in our family''s noodles shop. These instant noodles, including the crispy noodle snack, are new products researched and developed by our family''s noodles shop, and aren''t officially on the market yet."
"Ha ha, then aren''t we the first batch to eat crabs 1 ?"
As Dharmarajaughed like a two hundred- jin kid, he directly turned his head to look at Wang Ling. "Speaking of which, Ling Zhenren, what do you think?"
Everyone knew that the only thing Ling Zhenren was crazy about was crispy noodle snacks, so there was probably no one here better than Wang Ling toment on it.
Wang Ling thought this was a simple question.
However, it made him sink into silence for a long time...
For some reason, any simple question inexplicably became a prickly issue as soon as Fang Xing was involved.
It wasn''t that Wang Ling hated him; he just thought that this guy... was very troublesome.
Wang Ling thought at first that he could avoid answering Dharmaraja''s question to maintain his aloof image, but there was a saying which put it well: tit for tat... Since Wang Ling had eaten the snack, he thought that a slight nod wasn''t asking for much.
And so, after about two minutes of silence...
He stared at this sparkling packaging and nodded.
At this scene, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clicked his tongue. "Brother Ling seldom praises other people. Brother Fang Xing, your product will definitely sell like hot cakes!"
"If ssmate Wang Ling likes it, that''s great." Fang Xing grinned his trademark bright smile. His gaze was a little hot when he turned to Wang Ling, but Wang Ling had already turned to look at the passing scenery outside the window.
...
After that, the carriage fell into a short lull. This time, they were on their way to Winter city to drop in on Immortal Mansion and wipe them out. This was actually a secret, so when they had set out, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had stressed that no one was to bring it up, in case the walls had ears.
Since Immortal Mansion was able to gain a foothold in Winter city despite the military troops stationed there, there had to be a staggering number of spies working in the shadows.
Apart from when he was receiving customers, Fatty Luo was a taciturn person. Toya Immortal was even more of an ascetic; as an alchemist, there were times when he would sit in front of his furnace for several days and nights. For this elegant-looking man in traditional dress, three hours by train to Winter city would pass in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that everyone had dropped the subject, Cailian Zhenren straightaway started knitting a scarf in the carriage.
Wang Ling had heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal say before that this scarf was for her new boyfriend...
And so, this journey was agony for Dharmaraja.
When he couldn''t take it anymore, he decided to stir up things with a bit of gossip. "By the way, how do Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Brother Fang Xing know each other? Senior Immortal, you only mentioned earlier that you met Brother Fang Xing on assignment?"
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had introduced Fang Xing to them, most of the people from the chat group had no idea about his past. Dharmaraja''s question was something that Cailian Zhenren and Fatty Luo also wondered about.
Moreover, what they were even more curious about was Fang Xing''s strength. Judging from his current aura, he was powerful, and was even above the average level of the people present.
"...Actually, I wasn''t going to mention it because it involves Brother Fang Xing''s privacy. But he especially told me that I could exin it if someone did ask."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal crossed his legs as he prepared tounch into gossip, but silently uncrossed them again when he realized that they weren''t as long as Fang Xing''s. "To be precise, I came to know Brother Fang Xing three years ago when he had still been studying in Jinghua city.
"Student Fang had been adopted by the Fang couple at a very young age. Because his results were very good, Tianshi Imperial High School made an exception for him and took him in. Do you still remember that girl whose family had all been massacred three years ago? I epted a one yuan coin from her and helped her get revenge by directly ughtering that evil bunch. That actually happened not far from Tianshi Imperial High School."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled the matter. "It was during that incident when I bumped into Brother Fang Xing. It was already dark by the time I was done, and someone had called the police. Before they arrived, it was Brother Fang Xing who helped me deal with the aftermath and get rid of the bodies."
Everyone had heard of that incident back then. This Great Death-Courting Senior had epted a one yuan coin from a little girl as payment for wiping out all the underground forces in Jinghua city news of this had spread like wildfire in the cultivation circle back then.
But no one had imagined that Fang Xing would actually have been involved.
Dharmaraja was satisfied with this gossip. "So it''s like that... but when Senior Immortal said that, I seem to remember reading a rted article in a tabloid somewhere that it wasn''t just Senior Immortal, but that there had also been a girl who had joined you in killing that evil bunch in Jinghua city."
"That''s probably just a coincidence." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "I was very secretive about the operation. If I hadn''t pulled Brother Fang Xing into it, most likely no one would have known about it. As for that tabloid article, it was probably just trying to draw public attention."
"Maybe."
Dharmaraja nodded doubtfully, then turned his gaze to Wang Ling. "Ling Zhenren, what do you think?"
After that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal promptly covered his mouth and put a finger to his lips as he whispered, "Under no circumstances do you disturb Ling Zhenren when he''s studying, it''s taboo..."
Everyone looked over and were stupefied to realize that while they had been discussing Fang Xing''s origin, Ling Zhenren had actually been immersed in doing the exercises in the On Talismans book in his hands...
Could it be... this was Ling Zhenren''s special method for bing stronger?!
Chapter 281: The Thoughtful Disciple
Chapter 281: The Thoughtful Disciple
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No matter how strong Wang Ling was, he was in essence still a student, and since he was a student, he had to study. Actually, it felt like he wasmitting a crime by leaving a clone behind to take his ce in school. It was like when many people yed the whole summer or winter holiday away, and only did their homework on thest day.
But even if Wang Ling got Pen that guy to do his homework every time, it would take just a few minutes to finish it...
The bullet train, powered by spirit energy, sped on toward Winter city, covering tens of thousands of li in just a short three hours. And like everyone said, it was obvious that as they approached the city, the temperature dropped rapidly. Looking around the carriage, Wang Ling saw plenty of cultivators deliberately put on extra clothing.
Those who hadn''t reached the Golden Core stage would find it a little difficult to withstand the chill in Winter city.
On this side, in contrast, none of the seven people from the chat group got up, nor did they put on more clothes; they looked quite at ease. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was even wearing the long johns which Wang Ling had given him, so he wasn''t afraid of the cold at all.
Looking at the white snowyndscape and the cloudless blue sky outside the train, Wang Ling''s agitated heart settled significantly. Absorbing himself in homework was actually one way of calming himself down.
"Tch, is it getting below sixty degrees now? Some magic treasures have very low tolerance for the cold; in a stark environment like Winter city, they''re probably only able to perform at half their power." Fatty Luo looked outside the window.
Next to him, Dharmaraja nced at Fatty Luo''s undershirt,rge shorts, and his palm-leaf fan, and shivered. "Brother Luo, can you put on some more clothes? I''m not cold, but looking at you makes me feel cold."
That was Fatty Luo''s trademark getup an undershirt, shorts and the palm-leaf fan, the same way that Dharmaraja always had goggles with him.
"Who cares?" Fatty Luo automatically ignored Dharmaraja''sint. "My undershirt and shorts are very good at keeping me warm."
If Fatty Luo didn''t say anything, no one would believe that these undershirt and shorts were actually magic treasures, and were even top-quality vestments.
About ten minutester, an attendant''s pleasant voice sounded throughout the train.
"Dear passengers, thank you for taking the harmony ss spirit energy bullet train. We will be arriving at the final station, Winter city, shortly. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you again. Have a nice trip..."
When the seven of them got out at the station, each person was stopped at the exit and asked to produce their ID card.
This was exactly what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had expected would happen.
Although Winter city was where Huaxiu''s cultivation military troops were stationed, regr people weren''t banned froming here. It might be cold, but the snowyndscape views were truly a sight...
Wang Ling heard that back then, Little ck had drawn inspiration from an ice sculpture he had seen in Winter city to invent that "Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon." The owners of the ice sculpture had been a gray-haired uncle who liked to pick his nose and a girl with her hair put up in buns 1 .
Because he had collected all types of maps of magic treasures over the years, Fatty Luo had the honor of being their guide this time.
With the location Wang Ling had earmarked using his Memory Sketching Skillbined with the map of Winter city, Fatty Luo could already basically verify Immortal Mansion''s location.
"It''s on Sanyuan Road! I''m sure of it!"
In the freezing wind and snow, Fatty Luo in his shorts stood on a long bench in the train station''s front square and confirmed the final location for everyone with an excited face. "Lord Jingke! I''ming to find you!"
This fanboy Fatty Luo''s confidence in Jingke was clear from his words, since he had said ing" instead of "saving."
In his view, Jingke alone was more than strong enough to directly annihte Immortal Mansion.
Wang Ling furrowed his eyebrows slightly. "..."
He just had a bad feeling. He recalled the prophetic dream which Loopy Toad had told him about previously. In it, a fatty had been tied to an iron post, and then had been pierced through the heart by countless arrows... Wang Ling had the faint feeling that among their number, if this fatty wasn''t Fatty Luo, then it would be Dharmaraja.
"Brother Ling, is there a problem?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, noticing that Wang Ling''s expression didn''t look very good.
Wang Ling hurriedly shook his head.
Before he could determine whether or not Loopy Toad''s prophetic dream was real, Wang Ling thought that there was absolutely no need to cause panic.
"Then it''s decided, let''s go to Sanyuan Road first and take a look," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"But how are we going to get there?" Cailian Zhenren asked.
Most of them weren''t familiar with Winter city. Of the seven of them, only Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been here several times on assignment, but he still wasn''t familiar with Sanyuan Road.
"Should we take an unlicensed car? I saw a lot of unlicensed car drivers sneaking around in the square just now." Fatty Luo smiled shiftily.
In refining and collecting magic treasures over the years, he had actually racked up a record for robbing tombs... In each ce he went to, he would hire an unlicensed car to take him to his destination, so those unlicensed drivers had maintained special connections with him.
"Brother Luo, forget your outrageous idea... it''d be very troublesome if we got caught in an unlicensed car." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "We''ll use Dididache 2 and call for amercial car."
But just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to open the app, a ckmercial car approached them from a distance...
"Azure licence tes?" Everyone couldn''t help frowning, since these tes were only used by Winter city''s government.
While Wang Ling was feeling suspicious, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the screen disy unexpectedly, it was Odd Zhuo who was calling...
Staring at the approaching government car, which was slowing down, Wang Ling finally answered the call after several seconds of his wristwatch vibrating.
"Hello, shifu !"As soon as he answered the call, Odd Zhuo on the other end was already talking excitedly. "Are you in Winter city now? Why didn''t you tell me your disciple before you left?!"
"..."
Wang Ling''s lips twitched, and while he was wondering how Odd Zhuo had found out, thetter was already exining it. "Today, Warden Liang and I were checking out something rted to the Master of Shadow Stream''s younger sister in our custody, and his online surveince system here has a record of your arrival in the city; we knew as soon as you swiped your third generation ID cards. Don''t worry, shifu , I would never ever have the guts to monitor your movements!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Odd Zhuo: "The ckmercial car in front of you was arranged by a colleague in Winter city''s government upon our request. It''s not easy to move around in Winter city, so feel free to have them take you wherever you want to go."
Wang Ling: "..." As expected, a disciple was a shifu ''s warm cotton-padded jacket 3 .
...
After saying that, Odd Zhuo hung up in excitement.
In the office at Songhai First Prison, Warden Liang looked at him strangely. "Director Zhuo... why are you so happy? Is your shifu going to pass on his teachings to you?"
"Oh, no." Odd Zhuo shook his head, then sighed. "It''s just that I''ve been so busytely that I haven''t seen my shifu in a long time. After talking with him on the phone, I feel much better."
"Director Zhuo, something doesn''t seem right about your shifu -and-disciple rtionship."
Warden Liang gave Odd Zhuo his opinion. "A shifu and disciple who don''t meet often are just like lovers in a long-distance rtionship; if you don''t keep in touch regrly, it''s likely that you won''t be able to maintain this connection for long!"
It would have been better if Warden Liang hadn''t said anything; when he finished, Odd Zhuo was a little anxious, and gripped his hand emotionally. "Many thanks for the warning, brother!"Warden Liang: "What are you doing?"
Odd Zhuo: "Buying a ticket to Winter city! I''m going to go look for my shifu !"
Warden Liang: "..."
Chapter 282: Are You Teacher Wang Ling?
Chapter 282: Are You Teacher Wang Ling?
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This was the frightening thing about the Spirit Energy Information Age. Many cultivators who had gone into seclusion back then had never thought that the cultivation world would develop to this extent; with one swipe of a third generation ID card, it could instantly be picked up by systems everywhere.
The Sk System in Warden Liang''s office was a superputer that could hunt down criminals and which covered the whole country. Currently, it was Huaxiu nation''srgest strike back at crime. Apart from helping to quickly lock onto suspects through facialparisons drawn from surveince all over, one of its functions was the third generation ID cardwork system.
It was just that it worked much quicker than Wang Ling had imagined, and had overturned everyone else''s impression of it. It had been a mere five minutes since their ID cards had been verified, but far away in Songhai city, Odd Zhuo had actually already received the news...
After listening to Odd Zhuo''s voice on the phone, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the rest rxed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "After all that, turns out it was Little Zhuo who sent this car."
"Who is Little Zhuo?" asked Fatty Luo.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "His full name is Odd Zhuo, Director of Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools, and also our Ling Zhenren''s disciple. I''ll introduce him to all of you next time."
"Oh, that Little Zhuo!" Cailian Zhenren and Dharmaraja were hit with realization.
They remained where they were, and that ckmercial car with azure government licence tes slowly approached them beforeing to a gradual stop.
The window was wound down, and Wang Ling saw a young man about thirty years old in a suit and sporting a typical buzz cut. As soon as the window was down, he greeted Wang Ling with a smile. "Are you Teacher Wang Ling?"
The young man looked at him.
Odd Zhuo knew that since this young man hadn''t met Wang Ling before, even if he was given a photo, it would instantly turn into mosaic tiles, so Odd Zhuo had simply told him that Wang Ling was a youngster with a poker face.
And so, the young man could pick him out with one nce, and was sure that this was the right person!
Teacher... Wang Ling...
Wang Ling''s lips twitched again when had he picked up this title?
"My name is Victory Zhao. Teacher Zhuo sent me to pick up seniors." The young man introduced himself simply. "Seniors, please get in. For the next two days, if you have any arrangements, please do not hesitate to tell me what you need."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his eyebrows. "Since when did Little Zhuo ept a disciple?"
Victory Zhao smiled in embarrassment. "Actually, I''m Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 High Schools in Winter city. I asked Teacher Zhuo to take me on as his disciple not so long ago so that I could watch the way he worked."
Oh, so it was as a work mentor...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately understood.
If Odd Zhuo was the man''s shifu in cultivation, then Wang Ling had be a shigong 1 .
If this was the case, then this young man had truly lucked out!
...
In the car, Victory Zhao gripped the steering wheel firmly and felt a little nervous.
Odd Zhuo had specially told him that the group which hade to Winter city were all renowned great seniors in the cultivation circle in Songhai, and he wasn''t to offend anyone. In particr, he had been told to be especially respectful of Ling Zhenren, the youngest-looking and the most handsome of them all, who had an expressionless face and didn''t like to speak.
Furthermore, as Odd Zhuo had instructed, Victory Zhao had even prepared crispy noodle snacks, which were inside the glovepartment of the front passenger seat.
But until now, he still hadn''t had the nerves to give them to Wang Ling.
Staring at the glovepartment, Victory Zhao sighed in his heart before looking diffidently in the rearview mirror. "Seniors... where do you want to go?"
"Do you know Sanyuan Road?" Fatty Luo came close to ask, a map in his hand.
"Sanyuan Road?" Victory Zhao nodded his head. "It''s a very remote road on the outskirts of Winter city. But this ce is enveloped in dense spirit energy, so a great number of sect headquarters from history were located here, like White Dragon Temple, Fortune Dragon Sword Sect and many others. But over time, the chill from the extreme north moved into Winter city, and the temperature here dropped even further. After that, all these sects relocated, since disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage couldn''t stand the chilly weather at all."
"White Dragon Temple and Fortune Dragon Sword Sect?"
Hearing this, Wang Ling''s interest was piqued; it wasn''t just him, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others all had intrigued expressions.
White Dragon Temple was well-known for its Eight Diagram Array, while Fortune Dragon Sword Sect was famous nationwide for its Sky-Parting Sword technique. Although these two sects didn''t have long histories, they were cradles for nurturing Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Furthermore, there were branch institutions all over the country, and were regarded as the Lanxiang of the excavator world 2 .
Victory Zhao was a Winter city native, and had grown up here, so he was familiar with its customs and geography. It could be said that Odd Zhuo had truly found the right person this time to receive Wang Ling and his group.
Seeing the seniors'' curious looks, Victory Zhao thought for a bit before continuing, "Of course, everyone says that the two sects left Winter city because of the environment, but there''s also talk that the two sects had been forced to leave."
Hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart jumped and he perked up. "Such as?"
"Some say that the heads of the two sects left after receiving a small fortune. There are also others who say that they were coerced. Whatever the case, the situation wasn''t good." Victory Zhaoughed bitterly. In fact, this wasn''t a secret in Winter city, but though most people had heard of it, no one really knew the details.
Nevertheless, he still told them what he knew on their way to Sanyuan Road.
It had all started with White Dragon Temple and Fortune Dragon Sword Sect''s old sites on Sanyuan Road. These two sects had established their headquarters here, like McDonald''s and KFC opening opposite each other, each of them upying one half of the spirit vein on Sanyuan Road.
Even now, spirit veins as a resource were very rare in the country, and throughout the years, these two sects had each upied one half of it. Senior officials from the Land Resource Bureau had tried to negotiate with them numerous times, but all in vain. However, around ten years ago, both sects had moved away one after another.
Victory Zhao didn''t know the reason for this, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that it would make sense if Immortal Mansion had been involved.
"So, who is the owner of this spirit vein on Sanyuan Road now?"
"I don''t know; all I know is that it isn''t the nation nor the two sects. Rumor is that thends which belonged to the two sects have all been bought up," Victory Zhao said as he drove.
"How can you not know?"
Victory Zhao''s lips thinned as he said, "As for this... the spirit vein is actually highly ssified information, and only upper management has ess to it. Besides, the strangest thing is that there are no buildings on this spirit vein on Sanyuan Road."
No buildings?
Were they hidden?
Everyone in the car was bewildered.
Chapter 283: Boy, You Have Potential!
Chapter 283: Boy, You Have Potential!
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None of the seven people in the car were surprised at how sophisticated Immortal Mansion was to be able to establish itself in Winter city despite the military troops stationed there, and despite strict inspections and ID verification through the Sk System, a lot of underhanded deals must have taken ce behind the scenes.
But the problem in front of them now was that Wang Ling could clearly sense Jingke on Sanyuan Road, but Victory Zhao was saying that there were no buildings there... what kind of operation was this?
"Is it possible that they used some kind of illusion spell to make it invisible, or build an underground pce?" Cailian Zhenren guessed.
"Impossible... the leaders from the Land Resource Bureau aren''t fools. Whatever seniors can think of, they''ve already thought of themselves. Ever since the two sects moved away, that spirit vein somehow came under private ownership, and we''ve never been able to contact the owner. We''ve had people waiting here every year for thest few years, but from this year onward, no one is going toe," said Victory Zhao.
"Why''s that?"
"We''ve given up."
"..."
"It''s no use squatting here if we can''t contact the owner."
Hands on the steering wheel, Victory Zhao shrugged helplessly.
During their conversation, he had already been able to vaguely guess what these great seniors were going to do it had to have something to do with the owner of the spirit vein. They had even marked it on the map, so it was very obvious that they hade prepared.
Because he was familiar with Sanyuan Road, his heart had thumped when he had heard that these seven people were headed there. At first, he had thought that they had made a mistake, but after hearing in the car that it was Ling Zhenren who had marked the location on the map, he could only pull his neck back and swallow his words down into his belly.
He couldn''t offend any of the seven seniors in the car, especially that Ling Zhenren...
Director Zhuo had kept stressing this point on the phone.
To be honest, even if Odd Zhuo hadn''t emphasized this, Victory Zhao could feel the respect which the other seniors had for this Ling Zhenren.
On the road, he would nce at Wang Ling, wittingly or unwittingly, through the rearview mirror in the car. Apart from being surprised at how young he was, he was also starting to be more curious about Wang Ling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in the front passenger seat. After some thought, Victory Zhao asked very carefully, "Ling Zhenren usually doesn''t like to talk, right?"
Hearing this question, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded earnestly. "As the saying goes, silence is golden. All sages are fond of thinking."
"Then, what does Ling Zhenren think of?"
"On our way here earlier, he was thinking about the exercises in On Talismans . Now, he''s probably still thinking about his mid-term exam."
"..." Hearing this, Victory Zhao couldn''t help sighing in his heart; sage affairs were truly hard to fathom. Only now was he realizing how important this exercise book On Talismans actually was! It seemed that he had discovered why there was such a gap between him and these great seniors... He could only me himself for his superficial thinking, that he was unable to fully grasp the mysteries contained in thismon exercise book for high school students!
After thinking this, he decided to change this sad topic. "Seniors, we''re about to arrive at Sanyuan Road, it''s up ahead."
"So quick?" It actually made sense, since Victory Zhao was familiar with the roads in Winter city, and they were in amercial car with government tes, so they could take the green passage through the toll stations.
The ckmercial car sped along the motorway. As they passed a road sign, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that the turn off the motorway up ahead was Sanyuan Road.
"Just drop us off at the crossing and go back. If we need your help, I definitely won''t hesitate to contact you." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal revealed a mouth full of white teeth as he gave Victory Zhao his trademark smile.
"Very well, senior. It just so happened that I also have something I need to do," said Victory Zhao.
"What is it?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked casually.
"Hm, we''re dealing with a twisted preschool teacher who abused kindergarten children by actually forcing them to eat mustard 1 . This is just too cruel!" Victory Zhao said wrathfully. "The government has ced high priority on this matter, and voted unanimously to send this psychopath to the Inte Addiction Rehabilitation Center for electrotherapy!"
In the backseat, Dharmaraja thought for a bit, then gave his business card to Victory Zhao. "Tell your leaders that I''ll give them a ny percent discount for the electrotherapy. I guarantee I''ll burn this lunatic with my electricity!"
Victory Zhao: "..."
...
Ten minutester, they arrived at their destination.
Victory Zhao stopped the car. When he pushed the button for the automatic doors, themercial car''s side door opened and everyone got off one after another.
Sitting in thest row, Wang Ling was thest person to get out of the car.
Victory Zhao stared at the glovepartment in the front passenger seat for a very long time. In the end, before Wang Ling got out, Victory Zhao finally screwed up his courage and opened thepartment. He took out two original vor crispy noodle snacks and thrust them into Wang Ling''s hands. "Ling Zhenren... these... these are for you! Please ept them!"
Wang Ling was stupefied when he epted them. "..."
On the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed and couldn''t help himself as he came up to the car window and patted Victory Zhao on the shoulder. "Boy, you have potential!"
"..."
For some reason, Victory Zhao felt extremely ttered.
...
Everyone saw Victory Zhao off in the car before they focused and looked at the map once again.
"Based on the location Ling Zhenren marked here, we are in the right ce," Fatty Luo said with certainty as he held the map in his hands in the chilly wind.
But as Victory Zhao had said, this area around Sanyuan Road covered in white snow was the outskirts. There wasn''t a single tree to be seen, and thick snow was piled up along the road.
Looking down the road, Wang Ling saw that even at its lowest, the snow was already over three meters high.
"Senior Immortal, can you see if a camouge spell has been used or not?" Although there was nothing to see on this empty street, Fatty Luo still felt it was pretty suspicious.
But though they hadn''t noticed anything so far, everyone could feel the power of the spirit vein.
"This is indeed rare and preciousnd for cultivation; it also has good feng shui. If a cultivator at the Golden Core stage went into seclusion here, they could just rely on the spirit vein and never have to worry about running out of spirit energy," said Dharmaraja.
On the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened his Heavenly Eye to observe their surroundings. In the end, he threw a grenade at a snow drift.
After a loud bang, snow was sent flying with a burst of light.
"Senior Immortal, what are you doing?"
"I was wondering if there was an illusion spell. Since the space created by an illusion spell usually isn''t stable, I can test it out with a Skybomb Grenade. But it''s obvious that the space here is extremely stable!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed before turning to Wang Ling. "...Brother Ling, do you have any ideas?"
Narrowing his eyes as he stared at the snow in front of him, Wang Ling naturally discovered some clues.
But before he could pass them on telepathically, Fang Xing actually also noticed something. He cupped his chin as he moved forward, his long legs especially striking against the white snow. "The aura is here, but we can''t see anything. In addition, we''ve discarded the possibility of an illusion spell. With the spirit vein under our feet, could it be a camouge? Seniors, have you heard of a holy array which can only be operated using the spirit vein?"
"Are you referring to the legendary Ice Crystal Array?" Cailian Zhenren was struck by realization this was a major array which relied onbining a magic array with reality to create a mirror space used for concealment. It wasn''t an illusion spell, but it was very hard to see through.
Chapter 284: Tremble With Déjà Vu
Chapter 284: Tremble With Dj Vu
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If it was due to the Ice Crystal Array, then their current situation could be exined.
This was a magic array which could duplicate a region and create a mirror space which people could hide in; there was no better way to hide oneself. However, the array''s major drawback was that it consumed a great deal of spirit energy, so when this holy array was set up, a spirit vein was required in order for the array to keep running.
However, Cailian Zhenren still had some doubts. "But I remember that thest owner of the Ice Crystal Array... was Immortal She Pi?
"Back then, there had been a spirit vein under his secret base. He escaped into the mirror space created by the Ice Crystal Array many times whenever he was injured," Cailian Zhenren continued. "But as far as I know, after he was arrested that year, both the array spirit of this holy array and the spirit vein were together confiscated by the nation. So how would it have fallen into Immortal Mansion''s hands?"
Furrowing his brow, Wang Ling also thought it was very strange.
But with regard to the current situation, he could confirm without a doubt that the camouge in front of them was caused by the holy "Ice Crystal Array" of legend.
The mirror space created by the Ice Crystal Array wasn''t an illusion spell, so it was very difficult to see through; even the most sophisticated equipment wouldn''t necessarily be able to detect any fluctuations.
However, it couldn''t escape Wang Ling''s notice.
He had actually already considered it as soon as they had arrived at Sanyuan Road.
But another thing puzzled him, and that was Fang Xing.
Fang Xing seemed unusually sensitive to the Ice Crystal Array.
"How strong is this group from Immortal Mansion?" Dharmaraja couldn''t help trembling. To even possess a holy array its background was truly staggering.
"Previously, Senior Immortal and I were trapped in a game illusion, and this bunch even had an array spirit at Itinerant Immortal level, so actually, it isn''t strange that they would have a holy array..." Fatty Luo waved his palm-leaf fan; actually, he hadn''t finished speaking, and wanted to say: However, Ling Zhenren used Lord Jingke to chop that Itinerant Immortal-level array spirit into pieces... But before he said it, Fatty Luo gave it some thought, and in the end he zipped his lips. This was because he had suddenly felt an immense burst of spirit energy from Ling Zhenren next to him, which scared him into keeping quiet.
This fluctuation of spirit energy was mixed with immense spiritual pressure, coalescing together in Wang Ling''s Heavenly Eye.
This powerful energy caused the snow around them to melt; like ripples spreading out from Wang Ling''s pupils, the fluctuation of spirit energy made even the earth tremble.
"To break through the mirror image created by the Ice Crystal Array, we need to gather a huge amount of spirit energy..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others moved away from Wang Ling. The spiritual pressure was so intense that even just standing next to him, they felt it hard to breathe.
Ling Zhenren''s strength was truly frightening!
Dharmaraja was utterly overwhelmed as he watched Wang Ling shake slightly with this immense amount of spirit energy, warping the air around him.
For someone unaware of the situation, they would have definitely thought that Wang Ling was furious...
Fatty Luo felt like he had seen something like this before, and he nudged Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal with his elbow and asked, "Senior Immortal, do you feel like this quake and unfathomable spiritual pressure seem familiar?"
"Mm... maybe..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Have you watched the TV drama The Xiao Family Compound filmed by the Xiao n?"
"No."
"Go and have a look. The moment the protagonist says ''Life has its ups and downs,'' and announces that he''s breaking off his engagement 1 ... his tension and the cry of his heart then are very simr to Brother Ling at the moment."
"..."
...
After gathering spirit energy for long enough, even Wang Ling felt that his Heavenly Eye now had prehistoric powers.
"Everyone, watch out!"
Behind him, everyone''s expressions couldn''t help turning serious, and they hurriedly set up magical barriers.
About five secondster...
Everyone saw Ling Zhenren''s eyes suddenly shoot out two dragon-like beams of light that directly crashed into the air in front of them, as if it was trying to break through some dimensional wall.
If Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had to describe it, this incredible scene was just like seeing Gyarados release its hyper beam 2 for the first time.
The instant this Heavenly Eye light beam smashed against that invisible spatial wall, everyone could vaguely see an actual crack in the space.
"Is it going to split open?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal narrowed his eyes as the area hit by the powerful beam gradually darkened.
There was the smell of something burning...
Everyone then noticed that where there had initially been an invisible spatial wall, a man-sized opening had actually been burned into it.
Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja''s jaws dropped. They had thought that Ling Zhenren was just trying out something, and hadpletely never expected that he would actually be able to break the spatial wall open.
This was a mirror space replicated by a holy array, and the spatial wall was invisible. It required a tremendous amount of spirit energy just to find a chink in the wall before you could even think about breaking it open. Forget about gathering the spirit energy, it was practically impossible for ordinary people to find a crack in the spatial wall.
It was fair to say that Ling Zhenren''s prowess was once again unfathomable to everyone present.
It was already difficult enough locating the spatial wall, let alone actually breaking through it...
Immortal Toya''s astonishment was no less than the shock he had felt when he had seen Wang Ling close the Gate Between Worlds with just one hand.
"Wow, Brother Ling, does this technique of yours have a name?" asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wang Ling shook his head. This was just the energy beam that was released after maximum umtion of spirit energy in the Heavenly Eye. The difficult part was controlling it as it amassed; only when the dense spirit energy formed into a point could it then release its formidable power.
Of course, this technique had a major requirement only cultivators with Sage Bodies could use it, otherwise a person''s eyeballs might burst halfway through gathering the energy together.
"Since it''s such a powerful technique, how about we give it a name?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suggested.
Fatty Luo: "Sorrowful Beam 3 ?"
Toya Immortal: "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception 4 ?"
Cailian Zhenren: "A Stare That Can Make You Pregnant 5 ?"
Fang Xing: "Life-Disintegrating Ray 6 ?"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Mm, not bad, not bad... anything else?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head. "Are there any short and awe-inspiring names? When Brother Ling shot two energy beams out of his eyes, weren''t you a little moved by this stunning scene?"
At that point, Dharmaraja rubbed his jaw, scratched his head, then chuckled a little crudely. "I have one!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Let''s hear it."
Dharmaraja: "Two! Waterfalls! Entering! Holes! 7 "
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 285: Brother Ling, Can You Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
Chapter 285: Brother Ling, Can You Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
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Everyone was instantly stupefied at Dharmaraja''s sudden dirty joke.
Even Cailian Zhenren, who had been an old female driver in the cultivation circle for decades, couldn''t help shuddering.
It went without saying that this amorous talk was beyond anything anyone could take, and the Soul Formation cultivators who were present were transfixed with horrified fascination.
Two Waterfalls Entering Holes... what kind of operation was this?
"Why''s everyone struck dumb? Was my name not good enough?" Dharmaraja waved his hands helplessly. They were all grown-ups, what did it matter if they talked a little dirty? "Actually, I have even more impressive suggestions. Want to hear it?"
"Shut your mouth, you horndog!"
Before Wang Ling and Fang Xing could say anything, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others all yelled in unison.
Fang Xing: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
By then, the spatial wall had been st open by the energy beam from the Heavenly Eye. The opening was over a meter in size, enough for a person to go through. Its burnt border gave off an unpleasant, scorched smell.
Staring at this opening, Wang Ling frowned slightly. "..."
He had thought that his beam would be able topletely st open this spatial wall, and he had never thought that it would only be enough to create this man-sized opening. Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others thought that this was incredible enough, Wang Ling wasn''t satisfied.
It was bing more and more difficult to deal with the enemies that they were starting to encounter now.
As he sighed in his heart, he involuntarily touched the talisman seal wrapped around his right arm. He didn''t know if he would have to remove it one day, but he prayed that the day would nevere.
"Let''s go, it wasn''t easy for Brother Ling to burn open this passage. Also, be on your guard at all times," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said as he gazed at this invisible yet clearly present barrier after giving it careful thought.
After all, the Ice Crystal Array was a holy array which was superior to the Five Elements Great Array that had been used to seal the old devil back then. Furthermore, its array spirit most likely had the independent ability to protect itself; it was very likely that any intruders who entered this space would be scattered by the array''s power.
It happened just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had expected.
Wang Ling was the first to step into the space, and the view in front of him changed swiftly the space reversed itself, like an inverted mirror. In the distance, Wang Ling could see that the road sign for "Sanyuan Road" now showed "Road Sanyuan."
By the time he was on the ground again, he had already confirmed that this was the mirror space that had been set up by the Ice Crystal Array.
In front of him, a young man in whitended steadily.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had just happened to be dropped into the same space as Wang Ling. Looking at the view in front of him, he couldn''t help swearing loudly with astonishment.
At that moment, the initially bare Sanyuan Road was now crowded with a dazzling line-up of all kinds of pces, some of which were even floating in the air like heavenly immortal residences. Just standing on the roadside, the both of them could already see dozens of sky pces and numerous cultivation facilities nearby.
These buildings were made out ofplex materials; each brick was packed full of spirit energy and had the ability to restore itself all of these weren''t ordinary things.
"This Immortal Mansion... they''re so f**king rich!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help cursing in his heart. Anyone would be jealous of such luxuries.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled a story: In ancient times, a poor man survived after falling into a valley, and found a vige beneath it called Golden Vige. From the stele at the vige entrance to the tiles on the buildings, even the piles of straw in everyone''s backyards; they were all made of gold... Now, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt like he had fallen into Golden Vige.
Because they were in the mirror world, everything was reversed; even the clouds in the sky moved differently. However, time passed at the same rate as in the outside world.
The young man in white looked up at the sky. It was now dusk, and it was growing dark.
Strangely, the moment the stars came out, it was like a river that flooded the entire horizon.
The young man in white pointed at the sky. "Brother Ling, look, there are so many stars!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Before long, the young man in white slowly dropped his hand.
Because he noticed that these stars seemed to be swiftly growing in size at a visible rate...
It wasn''t his imagination, right?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal drew in a deep breath.
Then, he opened his eyes again.
The stars which had been the size of sesame seeds earlier were now asrge as millstones...
They weren''t damn stars at all!
They were f**king spirit bodies that had been activated by the holy array!
It was only when those luminous "stars" came closer that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized what they actually were they were soul-like, transparent spiritual bodies that nheless radiated light.
As these array guardian spirits dropped from the sky, they coalesced together rapidly and finally formed a giant array guardian spirit beast which stood directly in front of Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
It was arge, glowing fish with two feet and two heads, and a mouth packed full of shark teeth. When itnded on the ground, it began snarling wildly, the two long whiskers on either sides of its mouth fluttering aggressively in the wind.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched... Was this array guardian spirit a Pisces?!
...Fine, it wasn''t the time to think about this now.
Without saying anything, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly threw a Skybomb Grenade into its mouth, and there was a sound of an explosion. In the end, this colossal fish felt nothing at all; it just stupidly opened its mouth and puffed out thick smoke.
"This array guardian spirit is at Itinerant Immortal level at the very least." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned. After all, the mirror space was a product of the holy array; it made sense to have a guardian spirit at Itinerant Immortal level! The most troublesome thing about this guardian spirit was its thick and rough skin, coupled with its powerful ability to regenerate itself. There was no other option except to kill it in one strike.
...
" Hou !"
The two-headed fish roared loudly, its body glittering with starlight as each soul which was a part of it glowed.
Looking at this giant fish, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt very helpless, and in the end, he turned to Wang Ling for help. "Brother Ling, can you sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ?"
Wang Ling stared at this giant fish for three seconds. "..."
He sighed.
Then, he pushed himself off his feet lightly and leapt upwards. Using his hand like a de, he chopped this glowing giant fish into pieces.
Hiss ...
His attack didn''t meet any resistance.
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clearly heard a resounding crack.
One second earlier, this glowing giant fish had still been shrieking.
Now, it had already be steamed fish head with chili peppers...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Chapter 286: Set Off Firecrackers For You Ahead Of Time
Chapter 286: Set Off Firecrackers For You Ahead Of Time
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Meanwhile, beneath the long string of pces along Sanyuan Road, there was a secret underground pce.
Inside the underground pce, a Taoist in red held a long silver sword in his hand. The sword pulsed with starlight, and a miniature twelve stars array diagram was spread out over the de. The Taoist in red ran his fingers along the sword, moving smoothly over the twelve stars array diagram.
As his fingertips slid over Pisces, there was a dull thud, immediately followed by the stars array diagram dimming...
The Taoist in red frowned slightly. "It seems we have some tough ones invading our Immortal Mansion this time. One of my Twelve Stars Pce Array guardian spirits, Pisces, has just died inbat; both its heads were chopped in half."
The eastern branch chief, holding a cage in his hands on the side, was stunned. "This bunch of people actually found this ce?"
"Did you really think grabbing this sword was that easy? This cat-and-mouse strategy was for the sake of discovering Immortal Mansion''s headquarters." The Taoist in redughed.
The eastern branch chief turned pale with fright. "Then what should we do now?"
"It doesn''t matter."
The Taoist in red waved his hand and stared at the cage in the chief''s hand. "Since they''ve found us, we''ll just get rid of all of them, so I don''t have to waste my energy breaking the link between this spirit sword and its owner. Once its owner is dead, it''ll no longer have a master."
"If I may be so bold as to ask, does Master have the confidence to deal with this bunch?" asked the eastern branch chief.
"They''re just bugs."
The Master of Immortal Mansionughed as he raised the star sword in his hand. "It will take a lot of power and spirit energy to deal with my Twelve Stars Pce Array guardian spirits. The Pisces guardian spirit was clumsy and also the weakest of them all. I don''t believe the other guardian spirits are that easy to deal with!"
Just as he finished speaking, there was yet another sound of an explosion from the star sword!
Boom... boom boom boom...
It was eleven explosions in session, and the Taoist in red was stupefied.
After that, he saw all the lights on the star sword extinguished in an instant.
The Taoist in red: "..."
The eastern branch chief: "Master, what''s happening..."
The Taoist in red: "It''s the new year soon... I''m setting off firecrackers for you ahead of time..."
The eastern branch chief: "...Master, who are you kidding... there''s still six months left to the new year!"
The Taoist in red: "..."
For a time, it was an awkward scene...
After ten seconds, the Taoist in red narrowed his eyes. "Heed my order, raise the alert in Immortal Mansion to the highest level; any suspicious individuals are to be put down without mercy!"
...
Sometimes when he was on a mission with Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he didn''t have much of a presence at all. It was like taking a selfie; most people wouldn''t take one with a more attractive person. The best, of course, was if the other party could set them off instead.
And now, he had this feeling... he felt that he was setting Wang Ling off perfectly.
In less than five minutes, the Twelve Stars Pce Array guardian spirits had beenpletely annihted...
As soon as those spiritual bodies converged into the form of an array guardian spirit on the ground, Wang Ling crushed each of them with one blow.
Of the twelve guardian spirits, the most unfortunate one had been Virgo; for the spiritual bodies tobine in the correct order, it had taken a long while before Virgo coulde down. In the end, it hadn''t even finished taking shape before Wang Ling had defeated it in one strike...
But now wasn''t the time to rx.
When he had been routing these array guardian spirits just now, Wang Ling had noticed that theirposition wasn''t as simple as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought.
Although these array guardian spirits had been activated by the holy array, there still had to be a magic weapon controlling them from behind. Wang Ling assumed, given the Master of Immortal Mansion''s obsession with spirit swords, that the magic weapon manipting these spirits was probably a spirit sword.
So in other words, although these array guardian spirits had been crushed for the time being, they weren''t really dead. As long as that spirit sword wasn''t destroyed, the guardian spirits would make aeback when the spirit sword was full of energy again.
Wang Ling directly conveyed his spection telepathically to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"I think Brother Ling''s spection makes sense!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded in enlightenment.
They had caused quite a bit of a disturbance, which made him a little anxious. "We shouldn''t stay here for long... if we remain out in the open, we''ll definitely be attacked again by the next round of array guardian spirits. Brother Ling, we have to find a way to sneak into the pce."
Whether it was a coincidence or not, just as they were about to make a move, the main gates of the pce in front of them opened without warning, and twodies wearing red veils and blue Taoist robes came out.
Wang Ling''s immediate reaction was that these two had to be from Immortal Mansion. To be able to reside in Immortal Mansion''s headquarters, they had to hold high positions, and furthermore, their cultivation realms would be very high. At the very least, they had to be a level stronger than the eastern branch chief. Behind the veils they were wearing, they looked about twenty-four or twenty-five in age, but were more than a thousand years old.
Most cultivators could use youth-retaining techniques, so it was meaningless to judge their ages from their appearances. The mostmon way of determining a person''s cultivation was to use your spiritual senses to perceive how weak or strong their aura was.
Wang Ling''s six senses lit up; as soon as these female cultivators had appeared, he had already been able to sense that they had been cultivating for roughly two thousand and six hundred years. They were definitely stronger than the eastern branch chief, yet they weren''t qualified to be called Perfected Beings as their innate talents truly weren''t up to scratch.
The twodies wearing red veils stared at Wang Ling for a while. One of them, who had the typical look of an online celebrity, frowned as she said, "Are you the intruders Master was talking about?"
The other female cultivator, who had an oval-shaped face, reminded her, "Sister Beauty, be careful... the array guardian spirits were at least at Itinerant Immortal level. These two must have some tricks up their sleeves."
Both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were taken aback.
Beauty?
Was that a Taoist name?
It sounded a little odd...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was curious, and turned to look at thedy with the celebrity face. "Beauty... is that your Taoist name?"
"Is there a problem?" The female cultivator with the online celebrity look hmphed. "Let me tell you, I''m called Beauty, and standing next to me is my younger sister Discount 1 . If you dare say we''re not beautiful, we''ll break all your three legs!"
"Tch..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a chill in his crotch.
"..." Wang Ling looked these two female cultivators up and down. He didn''t know whether it was because his own beauty standards had gotten worse or that there were more and more of these types of faces online nowadays... but he felt that these two were nothing much at all. Their faces weren''t as fair as Jingke''s, their hair weren''t as glossy ck as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s, and their legs weren''t as long as Fang Xing''s...
Of course, it wasn''t like they didn''t have any good points at all.
At least, they could match Dharmaraja''s chest circumference...
Chapter 287: Give These Two Aunties Cappuccinos!
Chapter 287: Give These Two Aunties Cappinos!
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that these two female cultivators were very bizarre, so he took out his cellphone to take a couple of photos. When the phone camera shed, they turned pale with fright. The one with celebrity looks immediately covered her face. "What... what kind of dark weapon is this?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was bbergasted. Although there were still plenty of old seniors nowadays who clung stubbornly to tradition and didn''t use modern technology, it wasn''t to the point that they didn''t even know what a cellphone was.
He simply flipped his phone around and showed them the picture he had just taken.
The female cultivator with the celebrity face was stunned when she saw her countenance. "What magic treasure is this? It can actually preserve an image..."
Next to her, the female cultivator with the oval face also looked stunned. "Sister Beauty, look! Your skin looks much fairer in this magic treasure! Does it have the ability to retain youth?"
Her question made Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal speechless. "..." This was just the phone''s built-in skin enhancement function.
It was just a cellphone, but these two female cultivators were transfixed by it for a long while.
After two minutes, the one with the oval face whispered, "Sister Beauty, is this the magic treasure they call modern technology?"
"It should be!" The female cultivator with the celebrity face nodded her head very seriously.
"Are you really from Immortal Mansion''s top level?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was beginning to doubt their identities; even if they were powerful, it was unnatural for them to be ignorant of modern technology to this extent. How long had it been since the world had already entered the Spirit Energy Information era?
"We were sent here when we were young, and have never stepped outside before. This is also our sect''s rule, that inner sect disciples must sever all ties with the outside world. We only learned about technology when people from the outer sect came to headquarters to report on the situation," replied the female cultivator with the oval face.
It was a short exnation, but in truth, there was a long story behind it.
Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others wouldter find out that Immortal Mansion selected innately talented girls, in the same way that child brides were chosen, to join the inner sect, and parents would formally sign guardianship over to Immortal Mansion.
These disciples had to recite scriptures as designated by Immortal Mansion every day; if they were unable to do so, they would be flogged with a dragon whip as punishment. Apart from that, they also received special cultivation training. Every year, there were people who died during Immortal Mansion''s training; only those who survived could truly be inner sect disciples.
The difference between Immortal Mansion''s inner and outer sect disciples was that the former didn''t need to cultivate the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts, but at the same time, they had no ess to outside technology. Furthermore, the main thing about Immortal Mansion''s inner sect disciples was that they were all female.
At that moment, for these two female disciples who were like vigers who had just gotten Inte ess, the phone was proving to be arge temptation, and to them was no less than a first-ss magic treasure.
"If I give this phone to you, can you help us sneak in?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked as he grinned his hallmark smile, full of white teeth.
"Are you joking?"
The female cultivator with the celebrity face hmphed. "If I kill you, then everything you''re carrying will belong to us."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still had his smile on. "No room for discussion?"
"No!" The two cultivators waved their hands.
"Alright..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed, then turned his head toward Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, give these two aunties cappinos 1 !"
"Who are you calling aunties?!" The two female cultivators were furious.
In the next moment, they were about to rush at them.
Unfortunately for them, Wang Ling was the first to make a move before they could draw near.
This was followed by the sound of two dull thuds, " peng peng ."
In an instant, Wang Ling had punched the two female cultivators with his friendly face-breaking fist. They fell to the ground, bleeding from their seven orifices and their faces turned into pumpkins.
"..."
Wang Ling blew the smoke from his fist and sighed in his heart: Too weak! "Ai~ did you have to go that far?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal crouched down to check their breathing. After discovering that they were still alive, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Lucky..."
Although they hadn''t exchanged many words, he felt that these inner sect disciples of Immortal Mansion were all victims themselves. For them to have been sent here at a young age and trained to be killing machines... to be able to survive all that really wouldn''t have been easy.
Nowadays, every debt had its debtor; he who had given rise to this doomed fate had to end it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, "Brother Ling, can you read their memories to pinpoint the Master of Immortal Mansion''s location?"
Wang Ling shook his head. He had already tried earlier on, but hadn''t been able to uncover any useful clues. Although these two were inner sect disciples of Immortal Mansion, their positions were still too low.
Jingke''s aura had disappeared shortly after Wang Ling had discovered Sanyuan Road, so he assumed that the Master of Immortal Mansion had likely used some method or magic treasure to hide Jingke''s aura.
Wang Ling didn''t think it would be strange if the Master of Immortal Mansion had taken out some prehistoric magic weapon thiste in the game.
After all, he had viewed this person as a very troublesome enemy since the beginning.
"Looks like we have to think of a way to sneak in and look for someone with a higher rank." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his jaw as he turned the thoughts over in his mind.
When he looked at the two female cultivators on the ground, his eyes suddenly lit up.
His expression gave Wang Ling a bad feeling.
"Brother Ling,e help me!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal dragged the two girls into the pce. This was Sister Beauty and Sister Discount''s private pce, and there was no one else here apart from them.
A momentter, Wang Ling saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal bow to the two female cultivators lying on the ground. "Forgive me, fellow Taoists!"
Then, he started to take off their clothes.
Wang Ling''s astonishment was indescribable. In broad daylight, the grand Great Death-Courting Senior of the cultivation world was actually attempting to take advantage of two women... Had he eaten too much broli, and now wanted to start eating meat again?
Unraveling one of the female cultivator''s sash, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt Wang Ling''s burning hot re. He raised his head and sighed. "Brother Ling, you''ve known me for so long, am I the type of person to take advantage of other people?"
Wang Ling: "..."
After untying the sash, it was as if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had discovered a brand new world. "This is my first time seeing the female version of the Taoist robe even the dudou 2 is attached to it... Brother Ling, do you know how to take it off?"
Wang Ling sunk into silence. "..."
After a full five minutes of examination, the young man in white finally figured out the internal structure of this women''s Taoist robe. He had never expected that the straps of the dudou would be attached with a talisman, and only the female cultivators could undo them with their own fingers.
It took Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a long time to arrange their limp bodies in position before he could turn their hands over to undo their clothes.
"Sess!"
The young man removed one set of the Taoist robes as if it was precious treasure.
Then, he directly flung them at Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, take this! It''s for you!"
After saying that, he started to take off the other female cultivator''s clothes.
Wang Ling: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Don''t just stand there, hurry up and put it on! We''ll use women''s clothes to sneak in!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 288: Great Minds Think Alike
Chapter 288: Great Minds Think Alike
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They changed their clothes inside the pce of these two old aunties, Beauty and Discount. Since these two female cultivators had severed ties with the outside world, the only mirrors they had in the pce were bronze mirrors. Standing in front of the mirror, a single glimpse of his reflection out of the corner of his eye was already enough to make Wang Ling instantly want to die... Hm, no way was he letting anyone else see him like this!
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal praised Wang Ling while he pped his hands. "Brother Ling, it''s the first time I realize how cute you are!"
Wang Ling was wearing the blue Taoist robes and the red veil which the female cultivators had used to cover their faces. The young man in white had never expected that they would suit Wang Ling so well.
Before he could fish out his phone to take a picture, Wang Ling gave it a light nce out of the corner of his eye, and it instantly crashed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal froze with surprise before his expression immediately turned pitiful. A picture of Ling Zhenren in women''s clothing wasn''t something that happened everyday... as a collector''s item, it could be worth cities. Unfortunately, the intent was there, but he didn''t have the guts to follow through. He had only wanted to check the time when he had taken his phone out just now... Mm, just to check the time! In the end, this small action had rendered his cellphonepletely useless.
He sighed in his heart, took the phone out of his pocket, and removed the SIM card and memory card. "I just bought this phone."
Wang Ling nced at the phone; it was thetest Pear model, which was thirty centimeters long.
The young man in white then dropped this broken phone on the two female cultivators on the ground. "Sorry we''ve offended you. This phone is useless now, but it may work again after some repairs... and even if it''s beyond repair, it''s still more useful than a cucumber."
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling, we''re pretty much good to go... yet I still feel like we''re forgetting something."
As he said this, the young man in white shifted his gaze to the fruits on the altar table in the pce. He crooked his fingers, and grabbed two apples that flew at him before stuffing them down his chest. He then turned to Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, do you want any?"
Wang Ling: "..." Drop dead! ...
At the same time, in the underground pce, the Taoist in red frowned slightly. "Have you locked onto the intruders?"
Immortal Mansion''s Taoist robes were customized with special materials, and these materials could act as verification codes. After intruders entered Immortal Mansion, the Ice Crystal Array could be used to lock onto their auras and immediately track them down.
"We have a rough lock on them, but..." replied the eastern branch chief.
"But what?"
"There seems to be some people missing."
The eastern branch chief raised his hand. Spirit light sprung up below his sleeve and several scenes were projected in the air. "Master, these are the pictures that have just been transmitted by the holy array. They are all in different locations. The female cultivator''s Taoist name is Cailian, and the man with a gourd on his back is Immortal Toya, who has been the talk of the cultivation world in thest few days."
"Hm, I know both of them," said the Taoist in red.
"As for the other three... one is Luo Chuang, the owner of Fatty Luo Metalware whom we tried to capture before but failed; the other one is Lightning Dharmaraja, who currently controls the only remaining holy relic, the godly thunder inheritance. Thest one..." The eastern branch chief shook his head as he looked at the image. "I don''t recognize this person. I have people looking into his identity at the moment."
"You said there were people missing?"
"Yes, Master, there are indeed some who are missing," said the eastern branch chief. "All these people revolve around that Great Death-Courting Senior, and the rumor is that there is a person called Ling Zhenren with him. He is the owner of this peach wood sword."
"Hehe, that''s interesting. These two are probably the toughest of this lot to handle. But these are all minor issues."
The Taoist in red narrowed his eyes as he looked at the eastern branch chief. "I''ve now found the sword spirit most suitable for bing a sword soul. In order to produce the ultimate godly sword, whether it''s the sword spirit inside or the sword body, everything about it has to be the best. Since I already have the heavenly materials for the sword, I need an experienced smith to do the final forging."
Eastern branch chief: "Master, you mean...?"
The Taoist in red smiled slightly. "Before theye charging in, I want you to capture that Fatty Luo and bring him here."
...
After stepping past the spatial wall, Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja happened to end up in the same team. As soon as theynded, they could sense the array guardian spirits rising up.
"This is probably the power of some magic weapon, I''m guessing a spirit sword. Drawing on the power of the holy array, it''s summoning the spiritual bodies toe together to form the array guardian spirits."
With just one nce, Fatty Luo had already guessed it. Gazing in the direction of the array guardian spirit''s appearance, he probed for auras with his spiritual senses. "Is that... Ling Zhenren''s aura?"
"Should we meet up with them first?" asked Dharmaraja.
Fatty Luo analyzed the situation. "We''re not in a hurry. I reckon that those array guardian spirits will be killed instantly... Our priority right now is to hide ourselves. This holy array is not an ordinary one, and I''m guessing that Immortal Mansion uses it to search for auras and track down intruders."
It could only be said that Fatty Luo was Fatty Luo. His vignce far surpassed an ordinary person''s in situations like these. His pretty history of robbing tombs wasn''t just for show. Even if he wasrge in size, he had a deliberate mind.
The two of them took refuge in the pce on Sanyuan Road, and found a hallway to camp out in.
Immortal Mansion''s group of pces could be essed from anywhere. At that time, it had already given the order to capture the intruders, so as these two individuals entered on one side, they could sense countless Immortal Mansion disciples moving around on the other.
Dharmaraja felt his scalp turn numb. "Do you think there might be something else here?"
"This isn''t a tomb... but of course that doesn''t necessarily mean that there aren''t any ghosts around," said Fatty Luo.
"Then should we light a candle in one corner and recite ''To seek the dragon through obstacles'' 1 ?" said Dharmaraja.
Fatty Luo: "..."
They took shelter in this rtively inconspicuous narrow hallway for a while.
After a moment, Dharmaraja frowned. "Why are all the disciples of Immortal Mansion female?"
Hearing his question, Fatty Luo was struck by something. "Dharmaraja, did you notice that those array guardian spirits were focused on attacking just Ling Zhenren even when this bunch of female disciples were tantly moving around outside? I believe that the Taoist robes they''re wearing are probably a marker which helps the holy array to lock onto invaders."
Dharmaraja: "So, Brother Luo, your meaning is...?"
Fatty Luo answered earnestly, "I think we can dress up as women."
Dharmaraja: "..."
Dharmaraja: "Brother Luo, it''s a great idea... but are you sure those Taoist robes will fit us?"
Fatty Luo: "..."
Chapter 289: Who Is The Real Cross-Dressing Big Shot?
Chapter 289: Who Is The Real Cross-Dressing Big Shot?
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Unlike normal clothes, Taoist robes were very flexible and stretchy. You just needed to squeeze into them a little to put them on; in Fatty Luo''s view, it was like a woman''s chest squeeze them a little, and they seemed bigger.
Using the godly thunder inheritance to knock out two passing female cultivators, Dharmaraja dragged them into an alley,id them out in a secluded corner, then removed their clothes.
"Brother Luo, it''s so tight! My chest feels stuffy, I can''t breathe!" Dharmaraja felt like a tightly wrapped dumpling in the blue Taoist robes, and both his chest and hips were bound so tight it hurt.
Fatty Luo wasn''t that much better. "If you feel like you can''t breathe, then use the turtle-breathing skill."
"Can we really do this?"
Fatty Luo was silent for a bit. "I''m not sure if this will work, but at the very least, the holy array won''t be able to lock onto us, now that we''ve changed clothes.
"Now we can think of a way to meet up with Ling Zhenren and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal," Fatty Luo said. "From now on, if we bump into other people, I''ll have to trouble Brother Dharmaraja to knock them out with your lightning; before we find the Master of Immortal Mansion, we should avoid fighting and save our strength."
"Lord Jingke should be fine, right?"
"Currently, there''s no way to tell."
Fatty Luo''s first reaction had been that there was no way the eastern branch chief''s spirit-suppressing gs could have imprisoned Jingke. This was all just Ling Zhenren''s move in a game of chess to draw the Master of Immortal Mansion out. But after seeing the legendary holy array, the Ice Crystal Array, Fatty Luo now knew more about what Immortal Mansion was like... did that mean that the Master of Immortal Mansion still had other techniques to use?
Frankly speaking, he was a little worried. "If Lord Jingke''s form wasplete, there would be absolutely nothing to be afraid of. The problem is that he doesn''t have a sheath, and only has a perpetual protectiveyer of sword qi. But from another point of view, since Ling Zhenren is using Lord Jingke as bait, I think he must be confident in his n..."
After saying this, he looked up into the sky, which by now waspletely dark. He could feel the Twelve Stars Pce Array guardian spirits that had been eliminated earlier start to coalesce once more.
"I wonder how Immortal Toya, Cailian Zhenren and Brother Fang Xing are doing..."
He stared into the air with a very deep expression; not everyone could withstand repeated attacks by the Twelve Stars Pce Array guardian spirits. Once these spirits regenerated, they would definitely start looking for the other intruders.
Previously, whether it had been Fatty Luo or anyone else, they had felt that this would be a rxed operation. But it was only after they had entered Immortal Mansion for real that they truly felt how dangerous it was.
Whether they survived or not would truly depend on their luck!
...
On the other side, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t been in a hurry to leave after changing into the women''s Taoist robes, and instead were looking around the pce of Beauty and Discount, these two female cultivators.
When they had stepped through the spatial wall before, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already noticed that each pce had been made out of unusual bricks; they containedrge amounts of spirit energy and at the same time had the ability to restore themselves.
Bricks which could restore themselves; what kind of concept was this?
It was as if each brick had a Dharmaraja inside, and even then, this ability to restore itself was still far more convenient than Dharmaraja using the godly thunder inheritance to weld broken parts together.
"Brother Ling, I feel that this Master of Immortal Mansion isn''t that simple." The young man in white touched one brick of a stone pir inside the pce. Less than three secondster, he jerked his hand back as if he had gotten an electric shock.
At that moment, he had actually sensed the fluctuation of nomological power inside the brick; it had been like a viper winding around his finger before biting it.
"This is actually nomological power?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was astounded. This meant that the Master of Immortal Mansion had very likely reached True Immortal level. Having said that, the set-up of nomological power here was very far-ranging, enough so that a trace of it was mixed into every brick not even True Immortal level cultivators could do that.
On the side, Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, and a bead of cold sweat actually formed on his forehead.
Based on the standard list of cultivation realms, only cultivators at True Immortal level were able to use nomological powers at will. Of course, that didn''t exclude the fact that there was a very small number of extremists who could use it without having reached True Immortal level. But rtively speaking, it was far easier to use nomological powers at True Immortal level.
However, to cast it out like a spider web to epass everything... even General Yi would find this difficult to aplish.
In Wang Ling''s view, this level of power had already surpassed True Immortal.
But this probably wasn''t the Master of Immortal Mansion''s own power; if he had this ability, Jingke would already have switched owners, and the man wouldn''t have to go through all this effort.
Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing in his heart. Sure enough, putting an end to this matter was the right thing to do.
If they put it off, Immortal Mansion would be a ticking time bomb, and no one knew when it would explode.
After Wang Ling conveyed his thoughts to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal through his mind, the young man in white was startled. "Brother Ling, you suspect that there''s still another power behind Immortal Mansion? And that it''s directly connected to the Master of Immortal Mansion?"
In fact, while Wang Ling had been speaking, the young man in white had alreadye up with a theory.
Gazing at the stone pir in front of him, he took a step back. "Brother Ling, can you remove a brick from this stone pir?"
Crack! With his eyes fixed on the stone pir, Wang Ling curled his fingers and directly stuck them into the groove around a brick.
Shortly after that, he felt the same electric shock as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had; the nomological power in the brickshed out at his fingers.
Frowning, Wang Ling felt the tips of his fingers turn a little numb.
And yet the power felt very gentle, even a littlefortable; it was like the kissing gourami that picked at your fingertips during a fish spa.
Firmly gripping the brick in front of him, Wang Ling slowly increased the strength in his hand.
The brick came out easily!
"Let me see!" Grenade-Throwing Senior didn''t dare touch the brick, and only came closer to take a look. Very quickly, realization dawned on him. "Just as I expected!"
Wang Ling observed the brick carefully. Apart from the massive nomological power and the pattern on it, he didn''t notice anything unusual. But he felt that the pattern seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
"Brother Ling, do you know what familiars are?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Wang Ling as he said, "The Almightys who died on the ancient battlefield couldbine what remained of their lives with a special magic array in order to be spirits of the brave departed. In cultivation terms, we call these spirits familiars. The traces you can see on the brick were definitely left by a familiar, I am absolutely sure of it. Also, it''s very likely that this familiar''s special ability is to create massive amounts of restorative nomological power Immortal Mansion''s entire pce was built with it."
Chapter 290: Who Is Your Plastic Surgeon?
Chapter 290: Who Is Your stic Surgeon?
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Wang Ling had long heard of familiars, but had never expected to encounter any so soon.
With the pattern left by a familiar on the stone brick as evidence, it went without saying that Immortal Mansion was indeed linked to familiars.
Summoning familiars was strictly banned under Huaxiu''sws; like certain methods of legacy inheritance, they were on the list of crimes of "opportunistic reactionary cultivation."
However, the main problem at the moment wasn''t the familiars. Instead, what was worth pondering was how the Master of Immortal Mansion had learned the magic array to summon familiars.
A thought struck Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "There was a time when there were rumors about a magic array for summoning familiars being sold on the market; in the end, it turned out to be just a hoax. Some criminals had disguised a teleportation array as a familiar-summoning array, and had tricked a lot of people into frantically dropping antiques inside it..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Also, a lot of people only know half the truth about the familiar-summoning array; not all so-called antiques or relics can be used to summon a familiar. To do so, the relic must contain tremendous amounts of remaining spirit energy... For example, if Dharmaraja used the godly thunder inheritance as a medium andbined it with the familiar-summoning magic array, it would definitely work," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wang Ling nodded at his exnation. After all, the godly thunder inheritance was a holy relic left behind by the Thunder n.
"But that would be breaking thew. Even if Dharmaraja knew the familiar-summoning magic array, he would never use it." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed and waved his hand. "Brother Ling, why don''t you keep this brick first? Just this brick would be enough evidence of the Master of Immortal Mansion''s huge crime and the vtile threat it poses to national security; this is already even worse than what the old devil did."
Wang Ling put the brick away in his vision field. As they were about to move, they suddenly heard the sound of hasty footsteps at the entrance of these two female cultivators'' residence.
"Someone ising!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly dragged the two female cultivators further inside.
After a handful of seconds, a female cultivator shouted at the front door, "Beauty? Discount? Are you here? Justice Elder has called us to gather together and discuss how we will deal with the intruders."
"Shall I open the door, Brother Ling?"
While Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was hesitating, the female cultivator outside in the end directly pushed the door open and came in.
Wang Ling noticed that this slit-eyed female cultivator''s Taoist robes were orange in color. From the memories of the previous two female cultivators, he immediately knew that she was a top-level Immortal Mansion inheriting disciple, with a higher rank then inner sect disciples. The Taoist robes worn by elder disciples were purple.
The slit-eyed female cultivator caught sight of them from ten meters away.
In that instant, the young man in white felt like his brain was buzzing.
What should they do?
Were they going to be exposed?
After about ten seconds of silence, this slit-eyed female cultivator eximed, "Wow! Beauty? Discount? How do you turn into this? Did you have stic surgery without shifu'' s permission?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
The slit-eyed female cultivator moved closer and swept her gaze up and down Wang Ling. "You''re Discount, right? Your oval face is the same!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The female cultivator look at him. "Which Mansion stic surgeon did your face? I think your dead fish eyes are quite in character! Not bad, not bad!"
Wang Ling: "..."
After that, she looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and stroked her chin. "Beauty, did you increase your height and get breast imnts?"
"Anyway, why is Senior Sister Ya Xuan looking for us?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal used spirit energy to change his voice, imitating the female cultivator with the online celebrity face from before as he spoke. He had seen the word "Ya Xuan" on the namete at her waist, and knew that it had to be her Taoist name.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal remembered that the twodies with the celebrity face and oval face had also had nametes at their waists, but he hadn''t taken them.
"Looks like we better take the nametes with us, otherwise it''ll definitely look suspicious," thought Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal... even though they already looked pretty suspicious now.
"I came to let you know that Justice Elder wants all inner sect disciples to gather together." This Senior Sister Ya Xuan gave the disguised Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a very solemn look. "The matter this time is very serious, and she wants you to go over as soon as possible. You know the t top on Yuntai Pavilion? Assemble there in ten minutes."
"Yes, Senior Sister Ya Xuan."
"Don''t bete, hey." The slit-eyed female cultivator smiled.
After that, she went to the next pce with the message.
Watching her walk off into the distance, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sweating. Just now, she had been so close, almost face to face, but in the end she hadn''t seen through their disguises... It seemed that not everyone with slit eyes were monsters 1 some were just blind!
...
Following instructions, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal arrived on the t top of Yuntai Pavilion ten minutester. Wang Ling hadn''t known the specific location of the pavilion, but when the senior sister hade to the pce earlier, he had left a spirit mark on her.
That Sister Ya Xuan was already there ahead of time. Standing next to her on a tform on the t top was a female elder in purple Taoist robes.
At the moment, several hundred inner sect disciples had gathered on the t top, and Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal slipped into the line-up. These inner sect female disciples were all trembling under the elder''s wrath.
"I just did a headcount, and I''ve noticed that two people have actually yet to arrive!"
The female elder in purple sucked in a deep breath. "Master is already furious! Furthermore, he suspects that some spies have already infiltrated our ranks. These people who have snuck into our Immortal Mansion are likely to be disguised as our disciples! In an emergency situation like this, there are people who are actuallyte! Ya Xuan, can''t you do things properly?"
Under this harsh reprimand, the slit-eyed female cultivator trembled slightly. "This disciple was careless, I will take any punishment..."
"You certainly will be punished." The elder hmphed. "Who are these two missing female disciples? Give me their names!"
"They are Little Bamboo and Little Chrysanthemum. I did let them know." The slit-eyed female cultivator felt wronged. "But it seems they''ve put on weight recently, and are probably having trouble climbing the mountain..."
The elder in purple was stupefied. "Put on weight?"
It was just as she said this that Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw in the distance two stout female cultivators reach the top of the stairs to the t top. Because their Taoist robes were too short, their calves were directly exposed, and their leg hair fluttered in the wind...
This scene almost made Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cough up blood.
Brother Ling... I feel like my eyes have been blinded, Brother Ling!
Chapter 291: Get a Hold of Yourselves!
Chapter 291: Get a Hold of Yourselves!
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Because of the horrifying appearance of these two people, there was dead silence among the hundreds of female cultivators, including the elder in purple, for three whole minutes.
At the sight of them, the female elder in purple sucked in a cold breath before turning to the slit-eyed female cultivator. "Ya Xuan... are these the Little Bamboo and Little Chrysanthemum who have put on weight?"
The slit-eyed cultivator nodded earnestly. "Yes, shifu ."
After that, the face of this female elder in purple twitched for a long time. "..." They were more like chikuwa 1 that had been boiled for too long and an evolved Vileplume!
When Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo reached the top of the stairs, they could clearly feel the subtle tension in the air.
"Brother Luo, have we been discovered?" The burning hot gazes around them, especially from that elder in purple on the tform, were like Usami-chan''s ominous expression when she uncovered a criminal 2 .
Fatty Luo sighed lightly. "Damn! I thought our disguises were perfect!"
"..."
It was clear to Wang Ling now these two King Kong Barbies 3 didn''t have a hold of themselves at all.
In fact, if they hadn''t appeared here, Wang Ling thought that he and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could have hidden in the troops for a bit. But the moment these two King Kong Barbies had shown up at the pavilion, his n had already been ruined.
"Evildoers, surrender!"
The female elder in purple on the high tform waved one hand, and two rays of golden light flew out of her sleeve, transforming into a circle of scripture writing in the air that covered them like a cage.
The slit-eyed female cultivator was shocked by her shifu'' s aggressive attack. " Shifu , what are you doing? They are our sisters!"
The female elder in purple brusquely stretched out one hand to pat her on the head.
"Are you an idiot?"
The female elder sighed in her heart, thinking that she shouldn''t have sent the slit-eyed female cultivator to the inner sect earlier as a messenger. Otherwise, they wouldn''t have attracted these "small moths." Ya Xuan was undoubtedly the most powerful disciple in the inner sect, which was why the elder had taken her in as her inheriting disciple very early on however, her one weakness was that she was a little foolish and blind!
Given the urgent situation, she didn''t have time to exin things properly, so she just sighed and simply said, "These two are the intruders. They probably changed into Little Bamboo and Little Chrysanthemum''s clothes in order to take advantage of the situation and enter this ce."
It was only now that this slit-eyed female cultivator called Ya Xuan was struck with realization. "So it''s like that!"
...
While the elder was exining the situation to Ya Xuan, fighting was on the verge of breaking out, and things were already beginning to happen.
Immortal Mansion''s inner sect female cultivators all spread out to leave plenty of space forbat. They were well-trained, and even if battle could break out in an instant, there wasn''t the slightest trace of panic.
In this situation, the first thing to do was to move to an open space, in order to avoid being hit by magic attacks during battle.
Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja naturally weren''t in any way ordinary people. Although this female elder had struck swiftly, this trap wasn''t stable enough to capture the both of them.
Hiss! Dharmaraja chose to meet her head-on. He activated the godly thunder inheritance and shot it directly into the air. The scripture writing in the sky was instantly enveloped by the godly thunder before it gradually disintegrated.
"Is this the legendary holy relic of the Thunder n?"
The female elder had a stunned expression on her face. Although she had heard from Immortal Mansion''s emergency announcement that the intruders were formidable, she had never expected that there would be a descendant of the Thunder n among them.
Her preemptive strike hadn''t had any effect. But except for the slight flicker in her expression when she had seen Dharmaraja''s godly thunder inheritance, her gaze remained unruffled.
"Are you a descendant of the Thunder n?" The female elder fixed her deep gaze on him. If Dharmaraja was around, then the other intruders definitely weren''t ordinary people.
She then shifted her gaze to Fatty Luo on the side. "Then... you are Fatty Luo? What a coincidence, our master would like a word with you."
Fatty Luoughed as he looked at the female elder on the high tform. "As luck would have it, I would also like a word with your master. He forcefully stole our Ling Zhenren''s spirit sword, and I must settle this score with him."
"Stole?"
She eyed Fatty Luo. "That spirit sword clearly belongs to our master! You are trespassers in Immortal Mansion, and Master has already given the order that apart from you, all offenders are to be executed on the spot!"
Fatty Luo was amused. "In all my years of hunting magic treasures, I''ve seen so many types of aggressive robbers, but I''ve never met one so shameless, stealing someone else''s sword and saying that it was theirs to begin with. Since it''s like this, then Brother Dharmaraja, let us meet them directly! No need to be polite about it!"
Dharmaraja raised his hand, and it sparked with electricity one hundred percent of the godly thunder inheritance! When he called it forth, the sky turned dark as ck clouds instantly rolled in.
Bang! A bolt of lightning from the sky struck Dharmaraja''s body, and transformed into lighting armor.
Some distance away, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal watched events unfold amidst a crowd of Immortal Mansion female disciples. They felt Dharmaraja was somehow a lot cooler in this form. Enhanced by the godly thunder inheritance, not only had his natural power evolved to take the form of lightning armor, it had also vitalized his muscles, making his body a lot more toned.
At the same time, Fatty Luo had also stretched out his hand to take leather armor out of his vault and put it on.
Wang Ling had seen this armor before in Fatty Luo''s metalware shop; it was the sky demon pigskin armor which he took so much pride in. Its short name was pigskin armor!
Although Fatty Luo had already modified the spirit energy attribute of this pigskin armor, it still couldn''t conceal the demon king aura of the sky demon pig. As soon as he took the armor out, the elder in purple standing on the tform became deeply interested in it. She could now better understand why Master was interested in this Boss Luo.
"Brother Luo, be careful! These women aren''t easy to deal with!"
Dharmaraja frowned. From a general overview of their fighting strength, he and Fatty Luo were on the brink of thete Soul Formation stage, which would be enough to fight this group of inner sect disciples. However, the female elder in purple on the tform wasn''t simple trash, and they would need to cooperate together when they confronted her.
But the elder in purple wasn''t stupid. With their current strength, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo could crush any one of the inner sect disciples here but if these disciplesbined their strength, they wouldn''t be so easy to deal with.
With these hundreds of inner sect disciples gathered together, they could join hands to set up a powerful magic array which even an Itinerant Immortal would have trouble escaping!
At this thought, the female elder couldn''t hold back the excitement on her face. "On mymand! Establish the array!"
"Brother Ling, not good!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said in a low, rmed voice.
When the female elder shouted for them to establish the array, Wang Ling stepped forward.
In that instant, time seemed to stand still...
The next moment, many of the female disciples copsed under the weight of an immense spiritual pressure.
On the high tform, the female elder''s face turned pale with fright.
What had she just seen?
Im... imperial aura?
Chapter 292: So Cute, They’re Definitely Guys!
Chapter 292: So Cute, Theyre Definitely Guys!
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If Loopy Toad had been here, it would definitely find this scene very familiar; the difference was that back then, it was Loopy Toad who had fallen to the ground on its own ord, but this time, Wang Ling had released genuine spiritual pressure.
What kind of scene was this? At a distance, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo felt deep terror in their hearts.
Below the female elder, just as hundreds of female disciples at the Soul Formation stage were about to establish the array on hermand, they had frozen in their movements it was as if they had been immobilized by the Sunflower Acupuncture Skill 1 .
It had only been two seconds, but this bunch of female disciples fell over one by one like dominoes. Their postures were rigid, as if they had turned to stone, and their eyes were nk, their uprehending expressions indicating that they had no idea what had happened.
"What is this?" On the high tform, the female elder''s eyes narrowed to slits. Among the female disciples that had fallen down under the massive spiritual pressure, she saw two whose frames seemed a little big, standing tall among the rest like two immovable mountains.
The instant Wang Ling had released his spiritual pressure, the female elder had already reacted, but she had still been toote. The protection barrier she had cast out had only protected the foolish disciple next to her, and the rest of the inner sect female disciples had gone down for the count in an instant.
"Ya Xuan, what''s going on?" The female elder''s lips twitched.
The slit-eyed female cultivator rubbed her head. "This... this is betrayal! tant betrayal! Shifu , as expected, you may know a person''s face but not their heart. Bad enough that Beauty and Discount are fond of stic surgery, but I never thought that their hearts would be so ruthless that they would help outsiders plot against our own people..."
The female elder in purple dropped her forehead into her hand and felt her head hurt. "Can''t you see that it''s two men?"
"Men?"
The slit-eyed female cultivator was shocked by her shifu'' s question, and only then sized up Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal carefully. After a moment, she shook her head and looked at her shifu innocently. "Their faces are so fair, how can they be male?"
After saying that, Ya Xuan this girl sighed. "Sure enough, the cute ones are all guys 2 !"
The face of the female elder in purple twisted into folds that made her look like a steamed bun.
She already couldn''t be bothered exining it to her silly disciple.
On the other side of the high tform, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo came back to their senses after their huge shock.
What was going on?
Ling Zhenren and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal... had also put on female disguises?
"It seems my reasoning was absolutely correct!" Fatty Luo chuckled to himself. He was so proud that he had employed the same strategy as Wang Ling: changing into the Taoist robes of the female disciples to dupe the holy array''s tracking system.
"I think this is my first time seeing Ling Zhenren like this," Dharmaraja murmured with extreme astonishment. Ling Zhenren''s face was very fair to begin with, and with the veil plus the attached dudou inside the female Taoist robes, he lookedpletely natural and really like a cute little girl from afar.
The only w was his expression.
Ling Zhenren''s trademark dead fish eyes were very apparent once you were close enough to see them. Unless he deliberately hid them, these eyes were really too conspicuous.
"I feel like I''ve seen something that I shouldn''t have." Standing at a distance, Dharmarajapletely didn''t dare go any closer.
Fatty Luo didn''t know whether to cry orugh. "I say, do you think he''ll silence us?"
In short, they were in real danger!
They stared at Wang Ling from a huge distance away, and he pretended not to see them. His face didn''t change, and it didn''t reveal the slightest trace of embarrassment.
On the high tform, the female elder could tell who the strongest person was here, and she fixed her eyes on Wang Ling as she shouted sternly, "It looks like you''re the core of this group of intruders. If you kneel down now and beg me for your life, you may still get out of this alive."
"What nerve, are dark forces nowadays all this arrogant?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal scoffed. Now that they had already been exposed, he had nothing to be afraid of. "I overestimated Immortal Mansion I can stab 3 someone like you with one finger!"
The female elder was instantly enraged as she pressed her lips together. With a cold snort, she stomped down on the ground once, and the entire t top of Yuntai Pavilion immediately shook as if from an earthquake. Like an electric current, fierce energy crackled underfoot, ready to explode under Wang Ling.
his was a preemptive strike with the force of a thousand jun 4 behind it. If this energy, which was at Itinerant Immortal level, exploded under an early Soul Formation stage cultivator, their organs would promptly be blown apart and their primordial spirit shaken loose.
Gazing at this energy underfoot, Wang Ling just brushed his foot over the ground after a moment. The result was that this energy was instantly intercepted halfway, then it dissolved in an instant. Peace was restored on the t top and even the earthquake had stopped this energy attack hadn''t worked in the slightest.
"What''s going on?"
The female elder was stupefied; she totally couldn''t understand how her attack had been neutralized.
At that moment, the slit-eyed female cultivator next to her suddenly recovered. " Shifu , I saw that cute boy with dead fish eyes who looks like a girl it looked like he brushed his foot over the ground."
The female elder in purple was already too preupied to deride this random talk. Her face was very unsightly. Her move earlier wasn''t some f**king "The Call of the Time" kick 5 ! It had the power of an Itinerant Immortal behind it!
Even if the other party had reacted with a counterattack, shouldn''t he have stomped heavily on the ground with equal strength in order to offset hers?
He had actually just brushed his foot over the ground, and the energy had dissolved...
The female elder in purple widened her eyes, a disbelieving expression on her face.
At that moment, she felt a hint of terror in her heart.
Obviously, she had no idea at all of the huge gap between them.
A real expert was someone who could counterattack with one small move and keep his countenance at the same time... Just this point alone was enough for her to already admit defeat in her heart.
At this thought, she couldn''t help the few beads of cold sweat that rolled down her forehead.
" Shifu ... you can''t win?" asked the slit-eyed female cultivator.
And the most humiliating thing was her silly inheriting disciple pointing out her weakness right at that moment... why had she taken this thing in back then?
The female elder''s lips twitched. Since it was the truth, there was no harm in admitting it.
At that moment, she was in fact a little grateful to Wang Ling. Fortunately, that spiritual pressure earlier had knocked out these several hundred inner sect disciples, otherwise she really would have lost a lot of face in front of them.
She was a grand Itinerant Immortal, but the power from one stomp of her foot had been neutralized by a cross-dressing young man with a brush of his toe...
This truth was just too brutal.
Now, shepletely understood; these people were here to deliberate stir up trouble! The way that cross-dressing young man had brushed his foot over the ground was just like something that could be summed up in one phrase: I''m just rubbing, I won''t go in... And so, here was the question.
At that moment, the female elder had a frightening thought: If that young man had really stomped down with his foot, would she have been able to survive?
Chapter 293: Intrinsic Spirit Field
Chapter 293: Intrinsic Spirit Field
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It was obvious that the current situation was already out of this female elder''s control. If this young man hadn''t been here, she thought she would still have had a fifty percent of winning, even if Dharmaraja and Fatty Luobined their strength. As an Itinerant Immortal, she had a bigger advantage.
Unfortunately, Wang Ling''s presence had ruined all her ns, and she waspletely at a loss.
At that moment, all kinds of thoughts circled through her mind... what now, surrender?
She indeed had this thought.
Seeing how Wang Ling had counteracted the force of her stomp with a brush of his foot over the ground, the female elder had already epted that the winner of this conflict had been decided, and she didn''t want to fight any longer. However, she didn''t dare admit her defeat out loud... If she surrendered here, she would definitely incur Master''s wrath in the end.
When it came down to it, she was just a middle man. Whatever she did next would only wind up in embarrassment for her.
Whenever something like this happened, the best thing to do was to pass the buck on to someone else.
This female elder in purple stared at her inheriting disciple next to her in heavy silence for a while...
" Shifu , what should we do now?" asked the slit-eyed female cultivator.
"Ya Xuan, call your Senior Uncle Feifei toe," the female elder said without hesitation.
The slit-eyed female cultivator: "But... how do I call him?"
The female elder: "Didn''t you make an earthen pot before? That day on your birthday, he left a mark on it. You just need to smash the pot, and your senior uncle wille."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "You can''t win, so you''re calling for reinforcements?"
The corner of the female elder''s mouth twitched again. "You outnumber us; winning like this wouldn''t be honorable!"
"Fine, do whatever you want." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hands.
His agreement wasn''t meant to create trouble for Wang Ling; it was Wang Ling who had personally told him to let them do so.
When Wang Ling had brushed his foot over the ground just now to dissolve the force of the female elder''s stomp, his real intention actually had been to create a link with her spirit energy through her attack. In this way, he could secretly search her memories without being noticed.
But after going through her memories, Wang Ling had been disappointed. Because her rank wasn''t high enough, she had had very few opportunities to meet the Master of Immortal Mansion, and thus didn''t know very much more about the master than those inner sect female disciples.
But now that the other party was calling in reinforcements, Wang Ling simply couldn''t be happier.
The reinforcements they would call for in a situation like this definitely had to be someone significant!
...
Following the elder''s instructions, the slit-eyed female cultivator took out the earthen pot with trembling hands, then threw it onto the ground with a cry of " haiyah ."
The instant it shattered, whether it was Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal or Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo on the side, they could all clearly sense the vigorous spirit energy that poured out of the pot.
"What powerful spirit intensity!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal furrowed his brow.
Spirit intensity was the standard measurement of spirit energy, and a scale for measuring spirit intensity was currently being sold on the market. At that moment, the spirit intensity that had been unleashed had definitely surpassed what the scale could measure... In a real sense, it was at one hundred percent!
"Who is it?!"
Within seconds of the pot shattering, there was a bellow of rage in the air; the voice seemed to being from the distant horizon in an unceasing tide of noise.
A momentter, a massive ck figure dropped from the sky with a resounding boom as the earth shook heavily from the impact.
From their initial contact with Immortal Mansion, Wang Ling already knew that it didn''t have any male disciples. But the huge monster which had appeared in front of them was still beyond their expectations. It was a twenty- zhang tall silver giant horse in armor, which stared menacingly at Wang Ling and his group.
"What is that thing?" A huge shadow enveloped them, and it was so oppressive that sweat instantly started to roll down the foreheads of Dharmaraja and the others.
"I believe this horse has something to do with the holy array!" Fatty Luo knitted his eyebrows together.
Very quickly, however, that sense of oppression disappeared after Wang Ling covered everyone with his protective golden light.
This silver warhorse silently stared at this protective golden light for a bit. After that, its enormous body gradually shrunk down to a regr size, though the pressure it released didn''t diminish in the slightest.
"Brother Ling, could this be..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already had an inkling of this warhorse''s origin.
It had to be...
Wang Ling looked at the silver warhorse in front of him and narrowed his eyes.
This was a genuine holy beast. Furthermore, it was endowed with the abilities of a core array pattern, which was why it was saturated with spirit energy and had such formidable strength.
When they had been sucked into the game space back then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clearly remembered that Wang Ling had destroyed the array pattern in one stroke, causing the entire space to instantly copse. Now, this holy beast bore the power of the core array pattern. If they injured it heavily, the Ice Crystal Array might not copse straightaway, but it would definitely have a heavy impact on the structure of the space.
When that time came, they wouldn''t have to continue wearing women''s clothes!
Of course, this wasn''t the main problem.
The main issue was, Immortal Mansion actually had a holy beast?
Hadn''t all of them already died out earlier on?
Whether locally or abroad, a first-ss spirit beast would be a major discovery. Countless spirit beasts had be extinct not so long ago due to extreme campaigns and hunting by cultivators. In the olden days, plenty of spirit beasts and even holy beasts had been killed for bone soup and meatballs... ording to ancient texts, there had been a pitiful nine-headed lion 1 holy beast which had been beheaded by a brat and turned into braised lion''s head 2 .
Although for now, they didn''t know this silver warhorse''s origin, from its aura, there was no doubt that it was a holy beast!
"Are you the one who hurt our Immortal Mansion people? Now that you''vee, why don''t all of you just stay!" the silver warhorse roared as it raised its front hooves.
In just a blink of an eye, the space around them transformed, and they found themselves in a barrenndscape.
Everyone had been sucked into it, and Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo were deeply shocked.
"An intrinsic spirit field?!" Fatty Luo narrowed his eyes.
"What''s that?" Dharmaraja was stupefied.
"It''s also a type of small world, and is also known as the Internal Small World. Formed inside the body, it can be instantly released during battle. Massive amounts of spirit energy can be stored in the spirit field, and only the person who discharges the spirit field can use this spirit energy... In other words, if we run out of spirit energy, we won''t be able to replenish it inside the spirit field." Fatty Luo narrowed his eyes. "As expected of a holy beast..."
"Then what should we do now?"
"We can only depend on Ling Zhenren... We don''t have enough strength to fight an enemy who can discharge an intrinsic spirit field." Fatty Luo sighed as he patted Dharmaraja''s shoulder. "Just be like me, and be amentator mentators never die."
Dharmaraja: "..."
Chapter 294: In Theory
Chapter 294: In Theory
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It went without saying how powerful an intrinsic spirit field was; just being in one made people feel ufortable all over. Of course, there were two individuals who were exceptions the female elder in purple and the slit-eyed female cultivator, Ya Xuan.
They were covered in a magic spellyer, which was like a secret key to protecting them from the oppression of the spirit field and from their spirit energy being cut off, hence preserving a supply flow of spirit energy from the outside world.
"So, Senior Immortal, do you know what kind of divinity this holy beast has?" While Wang Ling confronted this silver warhorse, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo quickly seized the opportunity to head over.
"Mm... I can''t tell for now." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help shuddering; these two in women''s clothes were really too terrifying.
"Holy beasts have their own names. If we can find out its name, we may be able to consult ancient texts for its weakness." Fatty Luo stared at this silver warhorse with a deep frown. He felt that it was like something he had seen before on a totem in a tomb he had once robbed. That totem had been of a silver warhorse wearing armor. It had had a horn on its head and two broad steel wings.
After looking at the warhorse for a very long time, Fatty Luo shook his head. "This holy beast is a unicorn, but there''s currently no way for us to find out its exact name."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I heard that disciple next to the female Taoist in purple call it Senior Uncle Feifei."
Dharmaraja''s jaw dropped as he blurted out, "So its name is Ma Feifei 1 ?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fatty Luo: "..."
...
At that moment inside the intrinsic spirit field, Wang Ling and the silver warhorse were exchanging deep looks.
The warhorse had gotten quite the shock; under normal circumstances, apart from the person who discharged the intrinsic spirit and those with the spirit field''s secret key, everyone else would bow under the massive pressure, and once they ran out of spirit energy, they wouldn''t be able to replenish it.
Therefore, for cultivators who became trapped in an intrinsic spirit field, many of them would adopt a defensive strategy and make it their number one priority to save up their spirit energy in order to destroy the field.
However, to the silver warhorse''s surprise, it could sense the vigorous spirit energy roiling intensely in the youngster in front of it; the field hadn''t had the slightest impact on him.
Wang Ling had already switched the female Taoist robes for a red and ck sports jacket and a pair of track pants, which was what stunned the silver warhorse the most; without any magic vestments or even treasures to defend himself, and purely relying on his corporeal body to resist the intrinsic spirit field... just howrge was the source of this youngster''s spirit energy?
In addition, continual use of the protective golden light of a Sage Body should elerate the consumption of spirit energy, but not only was this youngster not the least bit affected, he had even cast the golden light on the other three for protection... this person was human, right?
The silver warhorse simply couldn''t fathom how a cultivator who was clearly only at Perfected Being level, judging from his realm, could have such frighteningly unlimited spirit energy.
"No one can act recklessly against me in my spirit field."
Narrowing its eyes, the silver warhorse abruptly spread its steel wings. They were fully twenty zhang in length, and pointing up to the sky, they looked like two steel des.
It stomped the earth with four brawny legs, its iron hoofs ringing and shaking the ground.
Sprinting forward several dozen meters, it took off into the sky, the steel wings on its back slicing through the air before pointing forward like crossed prongs as the warhorse hurtled toward Wang Ling.
Wang Ling extended his right hand, and spirit energy instantly swirled in his palm. Then, he sent it forward with a light push.
This countermove was merely to test the strength of this wing attack.
This dense concentration of spirit energy, which discharged intense fluctuations like a huge spirit turbine, was easily dispelled by the silver warhorse halfway.
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes at this scene.
This result wasn''t a surprise; this wing attack could ignore the golden light''s defense to a certain extent, and cause forceful damage.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others also twitched their lips at this scene.
During such a tense confrontation, Wang Ling actually had the time to send out a feeler to test the strength of the other party''s offense...
"Too extraordinary..." Amazement welled up from the bottle of Fatty Luo''s heart.
"From another point of view, Brother Ling is very confident in his ability to discharge his magic instantly." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also sighed. If a person was able to refine their ability to instantly release magic at full power indeed, to do it the same way that Wang Ling could they wouldn''t have to worry about making the first move, because even if they werete to attack, they could instantly cast multiple spells, both for offense and defense.
In the air, the silver horse''s gaze wasplicated.
This scene had stupefied it as well.
And before its surprise faded, something even more stunning happened. As an immense amount of spirit energy encircled Wang Ling''s palm, he transformed his hand into a spirit de that directly grew to the length of several dozen meters. It also cut though the air like a prong, and pushed back against the wing attack.
The response to a destructive attack was obvious.
It would be fine as long as the attack couldn''t get close.
In that split second, the silver horse''s forehead was covered in sweat. Even at this distance, it could feel the piercing pain from the wind pressure, and in the face of this absolute strength, it realized that everything else was superfluous.
The two prongs collided in mid-air and were directly destroyed at the same time.
It wasn''t until now that the silver warhorse realized how serious the situation was. As a holy beast, its ability to sniff out danger was far superior to a normal cultivator''s. It was unable to correctly gauge the strength of the youngster in front of it, but it instantly made a decision.
Steel wings facing forward, it hurtled toward Wang Ling in a wild, reckless move, like a massive dying meteor, with the intent of taking Wang Ling down with it.
The silver horse was risking its life on this one strike, so it had to hit its target; it would be like sacrificing eight hundred man to y a thousand.
But the silver horse didn''t care one bit, andunched itself fiercely from the air. Taking into ount both the timing and position, conditions were just right and within its control.
Actually, it had an excellent strategy, which was enhanced by the intrinsic spirit field and core array pattern there was no way it could die.
The reason why holy beasts were called as such wasn''t just because of their remarkable life force, but more because of their hearts. As long as the heart was preserved, a holy beast had the tremendous ability to regenerate itself.
In theory, Wang Ling would definitely be the one who would be injured in the end, and perhaps even perish. Even if the warhorse sustained severe injuries, it had the core array pattern and the beast heart to protect it, so at least it wouldn''t die.
Mm... in theory...
Chapter 295: Everyone Has a Responsibility to Care for Animals
Chapter 295: Everyone Has a Responsibility to Care for Animals
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Wang Ling looked up into the sky, his red and ck jacket pping in the strong wind. With the jacket unbuttoned, one could clearly see the young man''s distinct corbone and defined lines.
This was the weakest and thinnest body the silver horse had ever seen, but the spirit intensity of the energy it carried was shocking.
This was just a human cultivator, yet he had such dense spirit energy despite the intrinsic spirit field and the core array pattern... and the silver horse was actually unable to match it.
It already no longer had words to describe the strange feeling it was experiencing. This was the first time it felt like it wasn''t fighting one human cultivator, but that it was pitting its entire strength against the whole world...
The Chosen One... did such a person truly exist?
The silver horse pondered this deeply as it turned into a fiery meteor.
The intrinsic spirit field shook as the silver warhorse hurtled down from the sky toward Wang Ling; as for what would happen next, it had no idea. Two rounds of conflict had already told it one thing the youngster in front of it defiedmon sense.
To be or not to be... to do it or not, to hit him or not...
In the second before it hit the ground, the silver warhorse felt that this philosophical question was just like Schr?dinger''s cat you wouldn''t know the oue of something until you did it.
Eyes fixed on this fiery meteor as it grewrger, Wang Ling drew in a deep breath. Even he had to admit that the attack this time round was so fierce that he would definitely be badly injured without any protection at all.
Under such a fierce attack, cultivators would generally choose to put all their strength into defending themselves, but if it was Wang Ling, it would make things even more dangerous.
The silver horse''s strategy of sacrificing eight hundred to y a thousand had been calcted by also taking the strength of Wang Ling''s defense into ount. Since ancient times, cultivators with Sage Bodies tended to be arrogant, and liked to rely on their golden bodies to charge forward.
But the silver horse had misread Wang Ling.
Even if he had the powers of a Sage Body, for Wang Ling, the best defense was actually offense.
And so, when the silver warhorse had turned itself into a falling star, Wang Ling had been gathering power in his right fist.
One punch!
There was a tremendous " bang " inside the intrinsic spirit field!
It was as if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others could see a thirty- zhang wide warhead being fired directly out of an invisible cannon with Wang Ling at its center. The powerful recoil caused the ground behind him to straightaway cave in.
The wind pressure from this punch was enough to make the silver horse cough up blood the moment the pressure reached it. If its armor hadn''t absorbed some of the damage from the wind pressure, it would have already been killed.
As a holy beast, however, it refused to yield no matter what, and it went all out in onest dive at Wang Ling.
But for Wang Ling, all this was utterly meaningless.
Behind the silver warhorse, the female elder in purple and the slit-eyed female cultivator looked on helplessly as that fiery meteor was stopped by the power of Wang Ling''s fist, and tragically fell to one side.
It crashnded...
In that moment, Wang Ling couldn''t help wanting to recite a poem.
Then I would die, and even my feathers would rot in the soil... Why are my eyes always brimming with tears...
Because I love thisnd so deeply 1 ...
...
" Shifu , has Senior Uncle Feifei... lost?" asked the slit-eyed female cultivator as she gnawed her fingers.
The face of the female elder in purple twitched, but before she could knock her silly disciple over the head, that young man''s punch, which had been like a shot from a cannon, had already smashed into the spirit wall of the intrinsic spirit field. Numerous web-like cracks instantly appeared and spread out over the spirit wall.
"Not good!"
The female elder was pale with fright it was all over. The silver warhorse was badly injured, and the secret key to the spirit field had lost its usefulness.
Hence, the moment that the spirit wall was hit, both of them were flung out heavily by the spirit field, and they hit the t top of Yuntai Pavilion.
On the other side, Wang Ling and hispany also retreated after the intrinsic spirit field was destroyed.
The protective golden glow kept them perfectly safe from the st of the spirit field being destroyed, and enabled them tond steadily on the ground.
Coughing up a mouthful of blood, the silver warhorse fell over on one side of the tform, its neck at a crooked angle.
Wang Ling sighed inwardly as he gazed at this silver horse. Its expression was obstinate and full of wrath as it tried to get up again.
Wang Ling raised his foot as he wondered whether he should stomp on it or chop it with his de one final time. In the end, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stopped him with a shout. "Brother Ling, show some mercy. Although there are no more holy beasts, if they were still around, they would be nationally protected animals."
Oh... So it was a nationally protected animal.
After some thought, Wang Ling in the end removed his foot. The warhorse''s head was drenched in sweat.
It could already picture what the ending would have been like if that foot had stomped down. Now, although its heart was injured and bleeding, at least it hadn''t beenpletely destroyed. For this serious wound, it only needed five days... no, just three days, to get back on its feet!
If a normal spirit beast, even a first-ss one, had been this heavily injured and wasn''t treated immediately, it could only wait to die.
The reason why holy beasts were called as such was because of their immense life force; it was also the reason why they had be extinct.
Back then, cultivators who sought the heavenly path in pursuit of immortality would fight over the hearts of holy beasts, even starting world wars over a single beast heart. But modern cultivation science had demonstrated that the reason why these beast hearts were so powerful was because holy beasts had unique bloodpositions.
To put it simply, a beast heart could only function effectively when it was in the body of a holy beast. Once it was taken out, this thing was just like some healthcarexative.
In that moment, this silver warhorse with the crooked neck gasping on the ground had already lost all of its previous stubbornness. It had always harbored a profound hatred of human cultivators; the only reason it had chosen to cooperate with Immortal Mansion was purely for the sake of revenge. Hence, it wouldn''t give even the Master of Immortal Mansion any face.
But after just a few rounds against Wang Ling, it realized that this human cultivator wasn''t like any of the other trash humans it had ever seen before!
And so, when Wang Ling had approached it, for the first time in its life, it had felt thick terror.
Everything cycled back to that oft-asked question.
"Who... on earth are you?" the silver warhorse asked fearfully, as ity helpless on the ground.
Wang Ling felt like every single time he fought and won, the other party would always ask this question.
But he had already prepared for this today.
Spirit light shed in his hand, and a brown notebook appeared.
The silver warhorseughed weakly. "Are you going to subdue me with thew when I''m down?"
After that, it realized that it was thinking too much.
Wang Ling ced the brown notebook in front of it.
To the silver horse''s surprise, it was actually a student ID card...
The silver warhorse: "..."
Chapter 296: You Are My...
Chapter 296: You Are My...
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Lying on the ground, the silver warhorse stared nkly at the student ID and didn''t know what expression to use in front of Wang Ling.
From the ID, it could confirm two things. First of all, the cover was made of leather... and secondly, this human cultivator in front of it was a genuine high school student. There was a metal stamp on the ID which contained traces of magic, so the warhorse was sure of it.
A high school student...
The silver horse''s hair stood on end. Were all high school students nowadays this formidable? What were they feeding them...
Staring at the silver horse, Wang Ling stretched out one hand and rested it on its body, and the horse twitched involuntarily. It tried to get up, but found it hard in its current state.
"You... what are you doing?" The silver horse''s expression was full of terror.
But Wang Ling didn''t hurt it further; he just felt around for the core array pattern which covered its body, then used magic to pull it out and straightaway tear it apart.
The silver horse was dumbfounded once again; this was its first time actually seeing this type of operation. This was a f**king core array pattern! It could be considered a phantom thing, and contained a highly dense amount of spirit energy; pulling it out with your bare hands was like sticking a wet finger into an electric socket.
This human wasn''t just frightening; the way he did things was also very rough.
This was the silver horse''s second impression of Wang Ling.
"What should we do with them?" Dharmaraja''s gaze swept over their surroundings as he realized that there were still a lot of things which needed to be sorted out: there were the female disciples who had been knocked out by the spiritual pressure earlier, plus the shifu and disciple who had been knocked unconscious after they had been thrown out of the intrinsic spirit field.
In the instant that the female elder had been flung out, she had still wanted to protect her silly disciple, and had been heavily injured. Blood trickled from the corners of her mouth and her nose; it was likely that her primordial spirit had sustained some sort of hurt.
Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo blushed for this Itinerant Immortal who had been affected so badly just from being thrown out of the intrinsic spirit field. But if they hadn''t had Ling Zhenren''s protective golden light around them, it was likely that they would also have been severely wounded.
"Tie them up first," said Fatty Luo. "I brought plenty of rope."
"No... I think the first thing you should do is take off those women''s clothes." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed at them and his lips twitched. When he had watched Wang Ling pull apart the core array pattern, he had already been itching toment on it; these two were just too painful to look at in women''s clothes.
" Ai , it was a rare opportunity..."
Dharmaraja looked a little reluctant when he took the women''s clothes off.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
...
The situation on the top of Yuntai Pavilion had settled for the time being, but things weren''t over yet. The core array pattern on the silver warhorse''s body had only been one part of the Ice Crystal Array; severing it wasn''t enough topletely stop the array, but it could prevent the array guardian spirits from reforming in an incessant flow of attacks.
"You''ve already won. With such power, there is no need for you to be afraid of the Master of Immortal Mansion at all." The silver warhorsey weakly on the ground and struggled to breathe as it lifted its gaze. Wang Ling drew closer, and realized that the silver horse actually had eyshes.
Previously, he had heard that slit-eyed female cultivator call it Senior Uncle Feifei... but wasn''t this a mare?
"I found traces in the pce of the Master of Immortal Mansion using a magic array for summoning familiars. How can he possibly lose so easily, if he has the support of familiars behind him?" asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"This person is pretty suspicious. He used a regeneration magic array created by a familiar to construct thisrge Immortal Mansion buildingplex. He then used a magic incantation to control the familiar and have it kill itself... I saw this with my own eyes, so I''m sure of it," the silver warhorse slowly exined without hesitation.
"What kind of operation is this..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was startled when he heard this, then he suddenly realized something and asked, "You''re a holy beast with Immortal Mansion, why are you telling us this ssified information?"
The silver horse didn''t say anything, then looked weakly at Wang Ling. "Even if I don''t say it, you can probably guess why, right?"
"Mm... true enough." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head.
The silver horse sighed. "Right now, I''m so weak I can''t even stand up. A technique like the memory retrieval spell is like using modern X-ray technology, and is in fact quite harmful to the brain. If you keep using that on me, I might not even know how to ride a bicycle anymore."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
After saying this, the silver horse looked a little hesitant before it said, "Furthermore, I''m really not one of Immortal Mansion''s people."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Our silver unicorn n used to be a glorious n among the holy beasts. But over the years, too many of our nsmen died when mankind hunted us for our beast hearts. I am the only one who survived that disaster." Itughed bitterly. "I utterly despise humans... join and serve them? The only reason I''m doing this is all for revenge."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal understood a little better now. This could be considered an utterly simple and blunt reason: while it might sound like they were working together, the silver horse was actually borrowing Immortal Mansion''s strength to take revenge on society.
But though this silver unicorn utterly despised humans, there was one person who was different, and that was the slit-eyed female cultivator lying unconscious next to the female elder in purple.
The silver unicorn looked at where the slit-eyed female cultivatory on the ground, and it suddenly turned to Wang Ling with a pleading expression. "Please don''t hurt her. I was the one who brought this girl to Immortal Mansion, and this was part of my arrangement with the master."
"An arrangement?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his jaw.
The silver unicorn said, "This girl helped me out a lot, and also suffered for it. She didn''t used to be stupid. Unfortunately, poison damaged her brain. The Master of Immortal Mansion happened to have something to suppress the poison inside her body."
"What kind of poison is it?"
"This poison is a littleplicated, so it would take me a while to exin it clearly. Using my holy beast blood as a trigger, she has to take the root of the tropical sundew once every three days to keep the effects of the poison at bay." The silver horse became agitated as it said this, and coughed up another mouthful of blood.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the blood-stained ground with some regret... all this poured out on the ground was "gold."
In addition, when he heard the silver unicorn mention the root of the tropical sundew, he was stunned, as this was a rare drug ingredient that was already on the verge of bing extinct.
"Brother Ling, is there a way to get rid of the poison inside her?" Thinking for a while, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal abruptly turned to Wang Ling.
"You can neutralize it?" On the ground, the silver unicorn had a disbelieving expression on its face.
Then, it saw Wang Ling walking toward the girl, a white light glowing in his right hand.
Wang Ling stretched out his hand and ced it on her head. As he activated the Great Purification Spell, wisps of ck smoke drifted out of her ears.
The entire thing took less than a minute.
The corner of the silver unicorn''s mouth twitched. "This... is it done?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded earnestly. "Yes, it''s gone."
The silver unicorn sucked in a sharp breath and stared at Wang Ling in reverence. Although it was still weak, it thought Wang Ling had been too cool just now, and it yelled in excitement, "MASTER! You are my MASTER!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 297: I Don’t Want to Be a Silk Banner!
Chapter 297: I Dont Want to Be a Silk Banner!
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To win the favor of a holy beast definitely wasn''t an easy thing to aplish.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had to admit that Wang Ling indeed had a special kind of charisma.
After all, this was a silver unicorn in front of them now, a species that could hardly be seen anymore. If word got out, it wasn''t farfetched to think that people would go to war over it.
Staring at the silver unicorn, the young man in white sighed. "If you want to join us, you need to take a test."
"A test?"
After some consideration, the silver unicorn quickly nodded. "As long as you don''t hand me over to the nation, anything is fine."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..." Nowadays, even holy beasts were so frank...
The young man in white had felt many times that all this had truly happened because of fate and destiny. Obviously, fate and destiny had arrived, so it was now just a matter of choice. The young man didn''t dare to take the lead in this; the person this holy beast admired was Wang Ling, so he would be the one to make the final call.
"Brother Ling, what do you think?" asked the young man in white.
Wang Ling started to size up this silver unicorn.
Throughout their long history, quite a few holy beasts had actually chosen to form a contract with a reliable master to avoid the wars which human cultivators waged over them. Most of the time, however, this had just been a matter of protocol; holy beasts had always been haughty since ancient times, and it had always been the holy beasts who chose their own masters, while the human cultivators who had been chosen hadn''t been allowed to refuse at all.
But now, the situation was the opposite.
In the face of absolute strength, the silver unicorn realized it was just like an auntie with a sagging chest without any charm whatsoever. The main thing was that if it was handed over to the nation, it would be a silk banner 1 !
At that moment, it had already made up its mind that that would never, ever happen!
"I''m actually... very easy to care for. It''s fine if I don''t eat..." It stared at Wang Ling with starry eyes. "Once I''ve recovered, I can transform into human form and I can do any type of housework for you..."
Wang Ling stared at it for a bit before looking away.
He didn''t agree, but he also didn''t refuse.
The silver unicorn had also realized that this master whom it had chosen was a reticent person, so it could only turn to the young man in white. "What is Master''s reply?"
"He didn''t refuse, but he also didn''t agree. He probably wants to wait and see."
"That''s to say, I still have a chance?" The silver unicorn''s eyes shone.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tsked. Touching the silver unicorn''s blood on the ground, he wrote three letters: GCM. Then, he rubbed its head.
The silver unicorn: "This... what does it mean?"
The young man in white pointed to the sky in a profound gesture. "This is a mystery only heaven knows... you have to figure it out yourself."
At the sight of these three letters, the silver unicorn sunk into deep thought.
...
After five minutes or so, Immortal Toya and Cailian Zhenren, who had been startled by the activity earlier, reached the top of Yuntai Pavilion.
"Brother To!" The young man in white waved from a distance.
From afar, Immortal Toya saw the bleeding silver unicorn lying next to him, and was immediately rmed. "I did sense the aura of a holy beast earlier..."
It turned out that he hadn''t been mistaken!
After that, this handsome man dressed in traditional attire and a gourd on his back sneaked a look at Wang Ling, his heart full of astonishment.
That intensemotion just now...
Anyone would know who had caused it.
"Take a look, can you treat this?" The young man in white looked at Immortal Toya.
"If it''s an external wound, I have medicine to treat it right away. As for an internal injury, I know that holy beasts have beast hearts which can automatically help them recover. But it''s still better to take some medicine to elerate the process." Immortal Toya put the gourd down, and with a sh of spirit light, took out a pill the size of a wash basin.
Wang Ling was surprised when he saw this. "..."
"What is this?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior couldn''t help twitching his lips as he recalled the giant booger which Nezha''s mother had umted over the three years of her pregnancy 2 .
"This is a super fast-healing pill which I made with one hundred fast-healing pills."
Immortal Toya was very proud of his pills. He held it up with both hands as he showed it off to the silver unicorn. "This pill is for you. After you recover, just give me some of your blood in return."
In that moment, the silver unicorn felt like it had joined a criminal gang. "..."
...
"I was wondering why there wasn''t anyone around. It turned out they were all here."
At a distance on one side, Cailian Zhenren could see a lot of inner sect female disciples whom Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja had trussed up before throwing them into a magic circle.
Fatty Luo had drawn this circle using Dharmaraja''s godly thunder inheritance. It had a powerful restrictive ability that would prevent these female disciples from escaping.
After tying all of them up like crabs and putting them in the circle, Fatty Luo finally ced that female elder in purple in it before he sighed in relief. "Finally done!"
"But what are you going to do with them?" Cailian Zhenren asked.
"From the situation earlier, it seems that they know nothing about what Immortal Mansion has been doing in the outside world. They were sent here as children and nurtured in istion. It''s likely that they have no idea what the outside world is like, let alone that Immortal Mansion is in fact a dark force."
Cailian Zhenren let out a sigh. If this was true, the situation had be veryplicated. Forget who these female disciples were affiliated with, the contract sale of human beings was an illegal act to begin with.
Fatty Luo had a proposal. "Anyway, Immortal Mansion''s inner sect female disciples are all here now. I''ll have to trouble Cailian Zhenren to handle their matters from now on. It''ll be better if we can ask awyer to step in."
"Of course." Cailian Zhenren nodded her head.
All of a sudden, Fatty Luo swept a look around their surroundings as something dawned on him. "Then the only people left would be the Master of Immortal Mansion and a handful of elders behind the scene?"
It was impossible for the Master of Immortal Mansion and the other elders to not have noticed thatrge-scale battle earlier. Furthermore, the most crucial thing was that more than half of the core array pattern of the Ice Crystal Array had already been torn apart by Ling Zhenren. Just a little more, and the entire holy array would be destroyed.
When that time came, Immortal Mansion''s entire pceplex would be exposed to the real world.
For this reason, there was no way that the Master of Immortal Mansion wouldn''t take action.
"This Master of Immortal Mansion is deeply hidden, and currently we don''t know where he is. But as for the other elders under him..." After saying this, Cailian Zhenren''s eyes suddenly dimmed, and she turned to the rest of them. "By the way, have you seen Brother Fang Xing since entering this ce?"
Chapter 298: Help Me Nail Down The Coffin Lid!
Chapter 298: Help Me Nail Down The Coffin Lid!
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Wang Ling remembered it had been dusk when they had passed through the spatial wall into the mirror space created by the Ice Crystal Array. At that moment, it hadpletely turned to night.
When they had arrived at the t top on Yuntai Pavilion, Wang Ling had sensed quite a number of auras released in battle, all except for Fang Xing''s.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hands. "I''ve been with Brother Ling all this time. When Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo came together earlier, I had assumed Brother Fang Xing would be with them. But until now, I haven''t sensed Brother Fang Xing anywhere."
"I met Toya on the road and before then I hadn''t seen anyone," Cailian Zhenren said.
"What are you trying to say?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little suspicious.
"It''s like this; I saw someone earlier who looked a lot like Brother Fang Xing, but I didn''t dare confirm whether it was him or not." Cailian Zhenren frowned deeply.
"Why was that?"
"I just felt that this person''s aura waspletely different. Brother Fang Xing''s aura is as vibrant as Ling Zhenren''s, but when I approached that person from behind, it felt like a freezing wind in my bones." Cailian Zhenren revealed her misgivings. "Perhaps I saw wrong?"
"What was he doing when you saw him?"
"He was headed for a heavenly pce called Linng Pavilion."
"Linng Pavilion?" The silver unicorn on the ground was very familiar with the name, and it immediately said seriously, "If he is your friend, I suggest you hurry and go save him Linng Pavilion is the pce of Immortal Mansion''s three great key elders. Apart from Justice Elder Purple Moon who has fallen here, there are three other elders, and they are all hard to deal with."
"Can you tell us more?"
The silver unicorn: "Of these three elders, one is called Summer Rain, one is Summer Snow and one is Summer Ice. The female disciples of Immortal Mansion call them the Three Daughters of Summer."
Wang Ling already couldn''t help the urge to ridicule these names. "..." If they had one more called Summer East Sea, then it would really be bnced out 1 !
But Wang Ling did nothing to interrupt the silver unicorn as it continued, "These three are far more powerful than Justice Elder Purple Moon and they are most proficient at using the Great Spirit-Absorbing Skill; in battle, they can draw out their opponent''s spirit energy unceasingly. Of course, in my eyes, they''re only three girls. They''re just small fry, so I don''t know much about them."
What the silver unicorn said wasn''t wrong. As a holy beast that was still alive on earth, it was roughly eight thousand years old, after all. The three elders aside, it wouldn''t be too much for most of the people here to call it grandpa.
When it said that, it looked at the faces which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others were wearing, and realized that what it had said just now was ambiguous, so it quickly corrected itself. "Of course, I know that for human cultivators, strengthes first. Since I already regard Guru Ling as my master, I''m naturally just a baby in your care."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Immortal Toya: "..."
Dharmaraja: "..."
Cailian Zhenren: "..."
Fatty Luo: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
This was truly their first time seeing an eight thousand-year-old baby!
The silver unicorn felt that selling meng like this didn''t quite suit it, so it didn''t dare say any more, and just lowered its head. "So, please look after me from now on..."
...
At that very moment, another battle was in fact happening in Linng Pavilion.
The three elders of Linng Pavilion gasped for breath, their faces twisted as they stared at the long-legged youngster in track clothes in front of them.
About half an hour ago, this youngster hade here and without saying a word, had directly pulled them into an intrinsic spirit field.
They were all at peak middle-stage Itinerant Immortal level, so their source of spirit energy could already be considered fairly immense. But even if they pooled their spirit energy together, there was no way for them to establish an intrinsic spirit field. For a single person to rely on the source of their spirit energy alone to set up an intrinsic spirit field, they had to be at True Immortal level, otherwise it was absolutely impossible!
Hence, the three elders now could only be described as dumbfounded when they were caught in the intrinsic spirit field.
What stunned them the most was that this youngster''s intrinsic spirit field was actually a universal space in which he could control gravity freely and hamper their movements. Furthermore, their Great Spirit-Absorbing Skill only worked when they were close to the enemy, so it was utterly useless in the intrinsic spirit field.
"It''s over."
Under a sky full of stars in the intrinsic spirit field, the youngster in a pair of blue and white striped track pants smiled at the three elders.
"Who are you?"
One of the female elders, called Summer Rain, stared at him. "The fluctuation of your spirit energy seems familiar... are you the son of an old friend? I feel that it''s really familiar; perhaps all this is just a misunderstanding."
To be able to set up the intrinsic spirit field solely with his own strength the gap was too big! And so this female elder could only spout this ingratiating bullshit to stall for time as much as possible.
Although they couldn''t destroy the intrinsic spirit field, they had still been able to send a message to the outside world and call the Master of Immortal Mansion for help.
"My real name is Fang Xing, do you recognize me?" The harmless way in which the young man continued to smile was especially horrifying to these three female elders.
"Mm, I know you..." The female elder continued babbling nonsense.
"My foster parents gave me this name shortly after I was born. I haven''t met you before, how can you possibly recognize me? Did you think I didn''t see the signal you sent out earlier?"
The female elders were terrified as Fang Xingughed coldly. "He''s just the Master of Immortal Mansion, killing him won''t be enough for me. Although you''ve never met me, you''ve definitely met my dad."
Under the frightened faces of these three female elders, Fang Xing narrowed his eyes, and his originally bright expression slowly turned gloomy as he gradually lost his smile. "Over all these centuries, hasn''t Immortal Mansion used my dad''s Ice Crystal Array to perform countless crimes?"
"You are..."
Their eyes all widened at the same time, but before they could say any more, the three female elders felt heavy pressure on them.
With just a flick of his finger, they were all buried in the ground up to their necks.
Under this massive pressure, they struggled to even open their eyes and mouths!
Fang Xing gradually came over to them and transformed his hand into a spirit de which he held to their heads. "I know that you aren''t the ringleader, so I''ll give you quick deaths."
Right after he said that
In the next moment, a low and deep voice came from the sky. "Junior, don''t you dare touch them."
Although they couldn''t speak under the huge pressure, the three female elders couldn''t help cheering in their hearts.
They knew that Master had arrived!
This voice contained pure magical fluctuations which were actually able to prate the intrinsic spirit field. Although it didn''t affect the spirit field, Fang Xing was still slightly surprised.
"Oh?"
Fang Xing grinned as he gazed at the sky. "So you''ve finally shown yourself?"
However, this voice didn''t stop him from making his move.
The de fell, and a head was cut off in one slice with the sound of a snap.
The head of one of the female elders had already left her body...
[0] This is derived from a phrase ''the coffin lid can''t be closed anymore,'' and describes how a person can''t be stopped after being provoked.
Chapter 299: Fang Xing’s Identity
Chapter 299: Fang Xings Identity
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Even the Master of Immortal Mansion hadn''t anticipated this decisive swing of the de. Before he could send his next telepathic message, the aura of one of the female elders had alreadypletely disappeared.
Without any room for negotiation, Fang Xing had really chopped off her head in one move.
What was even more stupefying was that this wasn''t the end.
Fang Xing dealt with things very firmly; gathering spirit energy in his palm, he raised his hand again and chopped off the head of a second female elder immediately followed by the third.
The heavy pressure in the intrinsic spirit field had faded, and the three heads rolled over the ground with open eyes; they died with lingering grievances, and there wasn''t any bleeding from their necks at all.
It could only be said that Fang Xing wasn''t just unwavering, he was also ruthless. The most important point was that, without even giving them time to breathe, he had beheaded three Itinerant Immortals like he was slicing radishes.
Anyone would be transfixed with horror at this scene.
"Very well! You have guts! You''re just courting death!"
The sound of the Master of Immortal Mansion''s fury prated the intrinsic spirit field, and a momentter, the roof of Linng Pavilion outside the field was directly torn off.
With a wave of Fang Xing''s hand, the intrinsic spirit field disappeared. He picked up the heads of the three female elders, leaving their bodies buried forever in the intrinsic spirit field.
After the roof of Linng Pavilion had been torn off, the Taoist in red and that eastern branch chief from before showed up. Fang Xing shook the heads in front of them before causally tossing them behind him.
The Taoist in red and the eastern branch chief gnashed their teeth at this painful scene, already about to erupt with rage.
Actually, while Fang Xing had been battling the three female elders, the Master of Immortal Mansion had already been observing him from the shadows.
After seeing Fang Xing call forth his intrinsic spirit field, the Master had already had some idea about the other person''s general strength he definitely wasn''t ordinary. Also, his aura indeed felt familiar. It was highly likely that this was a descendant of someone whom he had fought before. Basically, the Master already had a hunch.
"This intrinsic spirit field isn''t yours, right? Relying on something that you were favored with is nothing to be proud of." The Taoist in red hovered above the clouds and looked down at him from on high.
What he said was right, and Fang Xing couldn''t refute it; this intrinsic spirit field indeed wasn''t his. It could perhaps be considered a relic. It contained an intensely dense umtion of spirit energy, and together with the secret key to this space, had been engraved on his body when he had been born.
The year he turned five, he had inadvertently opened the space, and only after a long span of time did he realize that this thing was called an intrinsic spirit field.
When he thought about it, Fang Xing felt that his childhood had been quite tragic; like the protagonist in a novel who picked up a golden finger 1 , he had only been able to rely on himself as he muddled his way through life.
Although the Fang couple had raised him with a lot of love, he still hadn''t been able to forgive the guy who had pushed his biological father step by step toward the abyss for the sake of his own interests.
History hadpletely painted his father as heinous and tragic... whether this was true or not, Fang Xing had drawn his own conclusions.
In the air, the Master of Immortal Mansion continued to sneer when he saw that the young man was silent. "Given your strength, if you hadn''t sucked my subordinates into your intrinsic spirit field to suppress them, you wouldn''t be a match for any one of them at all."
"What use is it saying that now?"
Fang Xing sighed in his heart, but his face showed that familiar harmless smile once again.
"To be able to develop an intrinsic spirit field to this point based on your abilities alone... this is indeed a surprise. But now that you''ve already shown your final hand, isn''t it already game over?" The Taoist in redughed sinisterly.
Revealing your trump card at the beginning of a fight was a huge mistake. To be able to call forth the intrinsic spirit field with his current realm, Fang Xing must have already reached his limit. The three female elders had been the backbone of Immortal Mansion, but Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu felt that their deaths hadn''t been in vain; they had at least forced this young man to y his final hand and use up a lot of his spirit energy, otherwise it really would have been a little tough to deal with him.
At the moment, Cheng Yu didn''t think he hadpletely lost; as long as he killed Fang Xing, and used his secret key to enter the intrinsic spirit field and look for the three elders'' primordial spirits, Immortal Mansion had yet to truly lose this battle.
The biggest advantage of Itinerant Immortal level was that after the body was destroyed, the primordial spirit could still linger for over a month, and furthermore wouldn''t be affected by light.
While Fang Xing had beheaded the three female elders one after another, he obviously hadn''t had enough time to extinguish their primordial spirits.
This was why Cheng Yu had appeared here in haste; if he hadn''t shown up in time, he wouldn''t have been able to protect any of these spirits.
Following this thought, Cheng Yu felt that all this had been preordained somehow. While Fang Xing''s appearance could be considered an unexpected one, it could conversely be considered a pleasant surprise.
Back then, he had seized almost all of Immortal She Pi''s riches except for some valuable treasures like the intrinsic spirit field. Cheng Yu had been searching for it all these years, and had never expected that someone would actually bring it to his doorstep of their own ord.
This was the treasure that he had failed to wrest from Immortal She Pi; now, he would naturally fight over it again with the other party''s son.
Strength was supreme among cultivators; that thing was always meant to be his.
Two dazzling rays of light interrupted his thoughts.
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu was utterly astonished. It was hard to believe that this youngster could still have such tremendous spirit energy after a fight with the three female elders.
He dodged to the side. The two dazzling rays of light hit the massive stone pirs that held up the pce, and they instantly copsed.
Cheng Yu hadn''t been able to see these two rays of light clearly, but he could absolutely confirm that this wasn''t some type of magic or magic treasure. Furthermore, they had truly been too fast, so much so that he hadn''t been able to grab hold of them at all.
"Too arrogant!"
Fuming, the eastern branch chief gritted his teeth and stared at Fang Xing. "Master, you must definitely teach this person a lesson!"
Fang Xing looked at him with a smile. "Excuse me, who do you think you are?"
Then, he waved his hand, and the two rays of light from earlier instantly flew back from behind.
This time, they swiftly pierced the body of the eastern branch chief one after another.
The Master of Immortal Mansion could finally see them clearly.
They were actually two scale tes...
But at the price of being able to clearly see what these two rays of light were...
The poor eastern branch chief perished right after the three female elders.
Chapter 300: Hundred Swords Demonstration!
Chapter 300: Hundred Swords Demonstration!
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It had all happened in a sh. These two snake scales moved too fast, at a speed no less than first-ss spirit swords. It had taken Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu two rounds to make out the true appearance of these two lights.
The eastern branch chief died with his eyes wide open; blood streamed from the two fist-sized wounds in his chest, and he fell directly from the cloud in the sky.
Cheng Yu stared in extreme astonishment at the young man in front of him. Incredibly, the other party had actually had the arrogance to attack first and humiliate him by killing another one of his subordinates right under his nose.
As to the origin of these two scale tes, Cheng Yu had his own spection.
When Immortal She Pi had shaken the world back then, there had been rumors that went so far as to say that the snake scales that had appeared on his body as a result of cultivation were a living magic treasure. That was why this person who had been viewed as monster-level had also had another name, "Living Magic Treasure."
That was also the main reason why he had been executed in the end; in the eyes of most people, this was a demon that couldn''t be allowed to exist.
However, Cheng Yu had never thought that two of these snake scales would fall into Fang Xing''s hands. Nevertheless, in his eyes, they couldn''t be considered trump cards; while they were very powerful, on par with a first-ss holy weapon, they weren''t as formidable as the intrinsic spirit field.
Of course, Cheng Yu had his own trump card, but unless he was in a desperate situation, he wouldn''t use it wantonly. Instead, in this situation, he nned to y around with Fang Xing for a bit, and find out if the other party still had other magic treasures on him.
"You''re very good, I admire that." Cheng Yu gazed at Fang Xing from above. "I would be willing to ept you as a subordinate; you can let me know whenever you''re ready to surrender."
Upon saying that, he abruptly opened his eyes, and thendscape around Fang Xing suddenly changed as thetter unexpectedly found himself on the top of a cier.
He was startled when he realized that countless spirit swords were frozen in the ice around and under him.
"You are not the only one who has an intrinsic spirit field." Hovering in the air, Cheng Yu gave him a sinister look.
He had already calcted all his subsequent moves. After activating the intrinsic spirit field once, there was a long cooling-off period, so the other party wouldn''t be able to discharge it a second time in the short term.
Thus, he decided to seize this chance and straightaway get rid of Fang Xing in his own intrinsic spirit field.
He waved his hand in the next instant, and the ciers around them all began to shake.
Countless spirit swords broke free of theyers of ice and gathered in the air behind the figure in red, packed tightly together like sardines.
Every single one of these one hundred spirit swords wasn''t amon item. As they hovered in the air, their bodies cast colorful spirit light as they quietly waited for Cheng Yu''s nextmand.
Although it had long been rumored that the Master of Immortal Mansion was a spirit sword collector maniac, Fang Xing was still amazed when he saw it with his own eyes. Most importantly, sealing all these swords inside the intrinsic spirit field wasn''t something Fang Xing thought Cheng Yu could do by his strength alone.
"You should have realized it by now, my intrinsic spirit field has the same nomological power of regeneration as the buildingplex in the outside world. I summoned a familiar to make the buildings and also to shape this spirit field. But after I was done with it, I had it kill itself." Cheng Yuughed darkly and his words even contained a trace of pride.
When Fang Xing heard this, he understood: After having the familiar work to the bone for him, the other man had had it kill itself so that no one else could use its power this indeed seemed like the Master of Immortal Mansion''s style.
But Fang Xing''s expression remained unchanged. Although the intrinsic spirit field had given him a huge shock, the crux of the matter wasn''t this spirit field itself, but the fact that it was enhanced by the nomological power of regeneration, making the spirit field impregnable. Faced with this knowledge, anyone would be filled with a sense of despair.
Without saying anything more, Cheng Yu''s gaze fell on Fang Xing inmand.
Dozens of spirit swords instantly flew out from behind him and thrust forward at Fang Xing at full speed, long tails of spirit light trailing from their hilts. The entire scene was more amazing than any ne air show.
Fang Xing didn''t dare be careless, and several more snake scales appeared in his hand tobat these spirit swords.
In the blink of an eye, the air was full of the metallic sounds of collision.
But no matter how many snake scales he had, the most was still only ten tes.
If Cheng Yu attacked him with this Hundred Swords Demonstration, he wouldn''t be able to withstand them.
It just so happened that the sword array in this intrinsic spirit field was just too abnormal, and Fang Xing hadn''t anticipated the Master of Immortal Mansion to possess this technique.
He was very clear that if his spirit energy continued to be used up this way, he would be the first to fall.
The intrinsic spirit field contained the nomological power of regeneration and wouldn''t break easily. Furthermore, while these spirit swords seemed haphazardly distributed, they had in fact been meticulously arranged based on various types of sword arrays.
The person who set up these arrays just needed to flick a finger or signal with one eye, and these swords would attack in formation.
And so, from the very beginning, Cheng Yu treated this like he was watching a y. All the spirit swords inside his intrinsic spirit field added up to over a thousand, and none of them were inferior goods. The one hundred he had just summoned was just the tip of the iceberg.
Floating high in the air, Cheng Yu appeared veryposed. The most excessive thing about this act was that the cloud under him was actually a one-of-a-kind invisible spirit sword; even its hilt was invisible. When he was on this invisible spirit sword, he looked like he was hovering in the air.
Flying without the use of a magic treasure was something battle sect warriors could do back then. In the Spirit Energy Information era, however, only a True Immortal could do it.
Cheng Yu raised his hand, and several dozen more spirit swords flew out. He looked at Fang Xing with a mocking expression. "How about it, want to surrender?"
In that moment, more than one hundred spirit swords were pointed at Fang Xing.
With one moremand, these spirit swords would take aim and fly at Fang Xing at the same time, piercing him and turning him into a sieve. There already wasn''t any way for him to defend against this assault by just relying on the ten snake scales.
"Did you think I only had one trump card?"
Fang Xing suddenly looked up and smiled as he stared at Cheng Yu.
"I''ll give you time to take it out." Cheng Liughed coldly; in his view, Fang Xing had already exhausted all his tricks.
In the next moment, Fang Xing bit his lip, and then he swallowed the ten snake scales which encircled him.
With a hum, the young man''s skeleton abruptly shrunk slightly in size. Her hair grew out and a battle scar gradually appeared on her neck. But the most surprising of all was the radiant ck armor that materialized on her body, the dark spirit light which encircled her ample frame forming an indestructible barrier.
At the sight of this, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu''s face finally changed.
F**k... this was the White Night Spell and Immortal Mode!
Chapter 301: Villains Who Talk Too Much Die
Chapter 301: Viins Who Talk Too Much Die
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Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu knew that he had underestimated his enemy.
He recalled an old saying: Viins who talk too much die. For some reason, after seeing Fang Xing take out two supreme magic spells one after another, Cheng Yu vaguely felt like he was seeing the Death Star appear.
He had never thought that Immortal She Pi would actually have been able to do so much before his death; not only had he given Fang Xing his snake scales and intrinsic spirit field, he had also passed the White Night Spell on to him. The most terrifying thing was that Fang Xing had even mastered the Immortal Mode.
These two spells hadn''t been developed by the same person, but they were verypatible. Performed at the same time, they could work endlessly, like a perpetual motion machine.
The White Night Spell armor was the product of the umtion of natural spirit energy. As long as there was spirit energy, the armor wouldn''t be destroyed. The most unnatural part of it was that the spellpletely ignored terrain conditions like the restriction of the intrinsic spirit field. With Immortal Mode activated, spirit energy could cycle endlessly, like a perpetual motion machine, and increase battle strength explosively.
The White Night Spell was Immortal She Pi''s specialty that had once astonished the masses, but few people had seen him use it with their own eyes.
Now, Fang Xing had inherited this spell, and it was being used once again, which was truly a source of amazement to Cheng Yu.
Furthermore, he hadpletely never expected that switching between the two armors of the White Night Spell would also cause the user''s gender to switch.
...
At that moment, Fang Xing stood in the middle of the intrinsic spirit field, her slender frame unmoving and her eyes focused in front of her.
She was like the embodiment of the dark: her entire body was shrouded in a ck light that resembled the formless mass of pre-existence. Her hair was jet-ck and her delicate features looked like they had been carved from jade. If this elegance couldn''t earn her the title of the most magnificent beauty of her generation, she was at least the supreme iparable beauty among her contemporaries.
This was in fact Fang Xing''s original appearance.
"I didn''t think I would need to use this technique to deal with you."
She raised her head and spoke in a ruthless tone that was decidedly feminine.
"Impudent! I''m going to destroy you right now!"
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu raised his hand, and in an instant, hundreds of spirit swords hurtled toward her.
The tables had nowpletely turned. If the situation dragged out any longer, he would be the one at a disadvantage. He could absolutely imagine how powerful the Immortal Mode White Night Spell was.
Or it might be even more powerful than that.
He could feel her aura surge incessantly. These hundreds of spirit swords smashed into Fang Xing with a resounding sh of metal, but they were unable to prate the doubly enhanced ck armor she was like a ck swan, swimming haughtily in an ocean of swords.
Finally, without needing to use a magic treasure, she leapt into the sky!
"True Immortal level!"
Cheng Yu''s expression finally changed; he had never expected that the two spells would boost Fang Xing''s strength directly to True Immortal level, to the point that she could even hover in the sky by her own power.
The ck armor she was wearing wasn''t the only effect of the Dark Victory Mode and Immortal Mode; her aura had also reached an intimidating level.
Hundreds of spirit swords flew straight at Fang Xing, but with just one burst of her aura in the air, she instantly dispelled the spirit sword arrays.
In the end, Cheng Yu saw her stretch out her hand to directly intercept several of the spirit swords that had flown at her and snap them in two.
A momentter, the Master of Immortal Mansion couldn''t help clutching his chest as he endured the roiling of his blood. Each of the spirit sword in this intrinsic spirit field was bound to him, and once they were damaged, the bacsh served as a kind of punishment that would rebound back on him.
After Fang Xing broke tens of spirit swords, Cheng Yu felt as if there was a zing inferno in his chest, and like all his organs were going to melt on the spot. Although he wasn''t coughing up blood, this type of suffering was painful enough to make him want to die, and he was forced to suffer in silence.
But this pain was negligible, and only for the moment. He gritted his teeth his hatred of Fang Xing was so deep that no matter what, he had to kill her in this battle today.
He waved his hand to call back his spirit swords; they returned from attacking to line up like sardines behind him again.
Cheng Yu knew that these spirit swords weren''t enough to battle Fang Xing after she had been enhanced by the two supreme spells. If he continued fighting her, not only would his precious spirit swords be damaged, he would also suffer from the continuous bacsh, which would be very detrimental to him.
"Aren''t we going to continue?" The maiden Fang Xing smiled. Butpared with the bright smile she had worn as a young man, her smile now was slightly demonic, unsettling Cheng Yu greatly.
"My friend''s spirit sword is still with you, right? When are you going to return it?" Fang Xing asked as she gazed at him.
"All spirit swords under heaven were made to serve me, so your friend''s spirit sword will be mine sooner orter!" said Cheng Yu.
"..."
Frowning, Fang Xing only had one thought in her mind now: she wanted to strangle this chuuni as soon as possible!
Hovering in the air, Cheng Yu sneered. "That wooden sword is special. I dare say that the sword spirit inside is the most powerful one I''ve ever seen. Its only weakness is that the sword body is too weak and it doesn''t have a sheath. It isn''t perfect like this, and I''m looking for ways to make it perfect!"
Floating in the air, Fang Xing widened her eyes. "What have you done to Lord Jingke?"
"So his name is Jingke? I''m looking for a gifted smith to extract the spirit body of the sword spirit and fuse it with my supreme godly sword."
Cheng Liughed cruelly. "Did you actually call him Lord? How ridiculous. Since ancient times, the sword spirits of spirit swords have served cultivators. They''re not living things at all, they''re just tools."
Fang Xing frowned deeply as she begged to differ.
"He was suppressed by my spirit-suppressing gs and is trapped in a magic treasure. After bringing him here to Immortal Mansion, I added new seals and even a holy array pattern to the base of the gs, cutting off his connection to his owner for the time being," Cheng Yu said. "So there''s no way for him to escape at all. So for now, let me show you my unfinished masterpiece."
As he said this, he waved his hand, and a green-colored longsword broke free of an iceberg and like a shooting star, fell into his hands.
This was the work he was most proud of, a green longsword with a unique shape: the sword tip was actually rounded, and there were two round metal eggs on the sword hilt, which was in keeping with an ergonomic design...
Chapter 302: The Heavenly Materials Sword’s Eight Hearts and Arrows
Chapter 302: The Heavenly Materials Swords Eight Hearts and Arrows
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"Heavenly Materials sword, this is my magnum opus!" Cheng Yu grasped the green sword, a confident expression on his face.
He and Fang Xing looked at each other in the air. This sword''s sword qi rmed her. She felt that the sword was very special; there was something strange about it that couldn''t be put into words.
It wasn''t long before Fang Xing figured out why it was strange.
This sword was hollow, and didn''t contain a sword spirit at all.
It was a spirit sword without a sword spirit, but which had been made out of ultimate materials with ultimate craftsmanship.
This was Fang Xing''s first time seeing a spirit sword without a sword spirit.
"This is the perfect sword body that I have created, but itcks a soul." Cheng Yu slowly slid his fingers down the length of the sword, and it released imposing sword qi in their wake as highly dense fluctuations surged violently like an ocean.
Fang Xing was utterly shocked. Enhanced by the White Night Spell and Immortal Mode, she had reached True Immortal level, and she could clearly perceive the nomological power that was pouring forth from this sword.
It was actually a sword with nomological powers...
Staring at it, she remembered that Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu had said something about familiars earlier, and a thought suddenly struck her... If her guess proved to be true, then this familiar could be considered the most tragic one in history: after doing so much for its master, it had been ordered to kill itself.
To be a familiar, one had to have been an Almighty in olden times. Anyone would be ashamed to face their descendants and elders by dying in this wretched way.
"Most importantly, apart from its immense power, the nomological power of regeneration has been blended into my Heavenly Materials sword, making it indestructible." Cheng Yu opened his hand and levitated the spirit sword in his palm. A closer look showed that the hilt was actually fully iid with diamonds. Cheng Yu had deliberately not mentioned this point, as it felt like that would be bragging too much.
It had taken him a full one hundred years just to create the sword hilt. The diamonds in it were all South African spirit diamonds that had been verified by appraisal specialists, and which were genuine Eight Hearts and Arrows diamonds 1 .
"Since it was forged, this sword of mine has yet to taste blood. Today, it will feed on yours." Cheng Yuughed coldly and intimidatingly. However, the chuuni way in which he said his words, like something pulled out of some novel, couldn''t help but make people want tough.
But frankly speaking, the Heavenly Materials sword he was wielding now was indeed a major deterrent, and at the very least, Fang Xing couldn''t take it as easy anymore.
"Go!"
The Heavenly Materials sword shot off in a cloud of green light until it became an indistinct blur.
Its speed was beyond Fang Xing''s expectations; it wasn''t the same type of trash as those hundreds of spirit swords earlier.
Hovering in the air, Fang Xing released another burst of aura, and her level increased once again.
She had been holding back before, and had deliberately avoided using all her strength. But now, the maiden Fang Xing could sense the strong threat which the sword posed.
She tried her best to follow its movements. In the first round of attacks, the Heavenly Materials sword whizzed past her white earlobe as a sword light, taking several inches off her ck hair.
In the face of this sword, her doubly enhanced aura barrier wasn''t any use at all.
"There''s no use running. No matter how fast you run or how hard you cry, no one is going to save you." Cheng Yu hovered in the air as he manipted the Heavenly Materials sword into pursuing the girl.
Fang Xing cursed in her heart; although her defense was invulnerable, this was still someone else''s intrinsic spirit field. Even if she could in theory continue running like a perpetual motion machine with the supreme Immortal Mode and White Night Spell, that didn''t mean that she wasn''t consuming spirit energy at all.
If she couldn''t find a way to break through this problem, she would probably exhaust herself and die, as the Immortal Mode consumed huge amounts of spirit energy.
And so, while she continued to evade the Heavenly Materials sword, Fang Xing was thinking of a solution.
She made a lotus hand seal, and dozens of magical seals instantly materialized in front of her and then exploded like fireworks.
A momentter, the scales that had been firmly iid into the ck armor transformed into ten shadow daggers which then closed in on the Heavenly Materials sword.
The White Night Spell''s ck Victory armor wasn''t only just for defense; in a desperate situation, it also had the means to attack. It was also a huge weakness, because once the scales on the armor turned into shadow daggers for an attack, the body''s defense was significantly reduced.
But Fang Xing had also noticed that when Cheng Yu was controlling the Heavenly Materials sword, he couldn''t freely use the other spirit swords at the same time.
The reason for this was simple: the Heavenly Materials sword didn''t have a sword spirit. Without a contracted sword spirit, it was hard to operate it precisely by relying purely on a magic treasure contract.
Hence, when he had taken out the Heavenly Materials sword, Cheng Yu had given up on using the intrinsic spirit field, so it was now just a solid boundary which was acting to keep trapped Fang Xing here.
Given the situation, the best idea the girl could thuse up with was to sacrifice some of her defense and use ck Victory''s shadow daggers to stall the Heavenly Materials sword while she waited for an opportunity to attack its owner.
But in the next instant, to the girl''s startlement, the Heavenly Materials sword split in two. One sword tangled with the ten shadow daggers and the other stabbed her directly in an unstoppable attack with destructive sword qi.
It had been a trap!
Fang Xing gritted her teeth hard. She had never expected Cheng Yu to have thought this far ahead; he had deliberately lured her into reducing ck Victory''s defensive ability, thereby creating a gap in her initially invulnerable defense.
Fang Xing''s expression changed as the sword directly pierced her right corbone, pinning her to the top of a distant cier. Blood flowed from the wound, dripping onto the ice in lotus-shaped stters, before freezing into blood ice.
She coughed up more blood. After being struck by the Heavenly Materials sword, it felt like her organs were shaking inside her. She checked her jade pce meridian 2 , and realized that the sword qi was actually flowing along the spirit energy cirction path that had been created by the White Night Spell and the Immortal Mode, in order to prate her meridians and cause wanton damage.
She was now trapped in a dilemma; if she continued using her supreme spells, the sword qi would destroy her body bit by bit. The only solution was to release both spells, but then she wouldn''t be able to fight any longer.
Fang Xing dropped to her knees on the ice, gritted her teeth, and let go of both magic spells in misery.
The dark light around him gradually dispersed, and he was a young man once again.
His lips and chest were stained with blood, and a fresh line trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
"After all, you still aren''t mature enough... wanting to take revenge for your father, you''re too na?ve."
Cheng Yuughed in the air, pleased. To him, everything was already over. Heughed cruelly as he gazed at Fang Xing. "Now that we''ve yed enough, let me give you onest strike!"
But just as he said that, a crack suddenly opened in the space in front of Fang Xing, and a child in a brown tunic over a white robe slowly walked out.
Without making any moves, the child just gave a meaningful nce.
That Heavenly Materials sword which had been about to stab Fang Xing actually turned around in the air straightaway.
And then, without warning, it rushed straight at Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu...
Chapter 303: Heh, Na?ve...
Chapter 303: Heh, Na?ve...
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Fifteen minutes ago...
...
When Wang Ling and his group rushed to Linng Pavilion, they discovered that Fang Xing wasn''t there, and had disappeared with the Taoist in red.
"It''s an intrinsic spirit field!" After perceiving their surroundings, the silver unicorn instantly came to a conclusion. "The intrinsic spirit field has a special maic field that can only be perceived by people who also have intrinsic spirit fields, so I''m sure of it."
After Immortal Toya''s generous medical treatment and coupled with the silver unicorn''s strong recovery ability, it had been able to move again after just a short while. The slit-eyed girl whom it was carrying on its back was still unconscious.
"So, we weren''t mistaken when that Taoist in red blew off the pce roof just now?" asked Dharmaraja.
Before they had arrived, they had already sensed from afar on the t top of Yuntai Pavilion the aura of a battle. It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had first noticed in the distance a Taoist in red blowing apart the roof of the pce.
The difited look on the Taoist''s face at that time had just been like the online kaomoji: (sF)s(ߩ
"That person is Master of Immortal Mansion, Cheng Yu." The silver unicorn narrowed its eyes. "However, I never expected that this person would also have an intrinsic spirit field."
When it said this, the silver unicorn was struck with mncholy. It took a very long time for a cultivator to build up a source of spirit energy in order to create an intrinsic spirit field. Without this, everything was just hot air. The silver unicorn had cultivated for a very long time in order to be able to create an intrinsic spirit field! But now, even Itinerant Immortals could open an intrinsic spirit field, as if they were opening a market this was really unscientific!
...
A group of people sat on the ground inside Linng Pavilion. The pce roof which the Taoist in red had destroyed earlier was visibly restoring itself with the nomological power of regeneration.
Wang Ling sat crossed-legged on the ground and opened his Heavenly Eye.
Activating the Heavenly Eye at maximum power, he stared at the sky, and finally, a scene of the intrinsic spirit field was projected into the air.
When it saw this, the silver unicorn''s hair all stood on end; howe it hadn''t known that the Heavenly Eye could actually be used to look inside an intrinsic spirit field?
Seeing the silver unicorn''s pale and stunned expression, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing. "Brother Ling''s Heavenly Eye is very special, and can pierce through nothingness, or what we often call the essence of things. It''s a littleplicated trying to exin it. You know the radio, right?"
The silver unicorn: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling''s Heavenly Eye is like a radio, it can pick up frequency modtions."
To one side, Immortal Toya promptly agreed. "Actually, this is a normal operation for Senior Ling. Just sit down, it''s nothing particrly surprising."
"..."
Only its idol image as a holy beast prevented the silver unicorn from cursing out loud.
It now wondered heavily whether it had beenpletely living inside a dog''s stomach for the past eight thousand years! That was just like its master, so formidable!
...
Everyone watched what was happening inside the intrinsic spirit field as the Taoist in red and a girl engaged in fierce battle.
The scene shocked everyone present. The jaws of Dharmaraja, Fatty Luo and the rest dropped open. They saw that even Ling Zhenren''s stiff poker face had turned considering.
"Is this... is this Brother Fang Xing? How did he suddenly be a cute little sister?"
Dharmaraja sucked in a sharp breath... it turned out that this was the most powerful cross-dressing big shot!
From the scene projected by the Heavenly Eye in that moment, the maiden Fang Xing hadbined the powers of two supreme spells and was locked in a fight against hundreds of spirit swords, and even had the upper hand.
This scene stunned everyone, since it was also the first time they had seen Fang Xing like this.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal furrowed his brow. "I never knew Brother Fang Xing had this other side to him. But how on earth did this happen?" His feelings were in a bit of a turmoil how could a brother whom he had known for years suddenly be a younger sister... It was a hit not just to the eyes, but also to his heart.
"That indeed is Brother Fang Xing."
Cailian Zhenren had seen a lot and knew much. "This is probably Immortal She Pi''s specialty from back then, the White Night Spell, enhanced by Immortal Zhenyuan''s specialty, Immortal Mode. Thebination of these two supreme spells has a devastating effect."
Staring at the scene, the silver unicorn couldn''t help trembling; it finally knew why the three Immortal Mansion key female elders had perished in an instant. Boosted by two supreme magic spells, this tough girl had already broken through to True Immortal level, and even ten Itinerant Immortals together wouldn''t be her match.
The silver unicorn could also feel the power of an intrinsic spirit fielding from this girl; clearly, she was someone who could call forth the field. It was likely that she had killed those three elders with it, and had been drawn into a fight with the Master of Immortal Mansion during the field''s cooling-off period.
Most of the people here could guess what had happened without the silver unicorn needing to offer its spection.
Cailian Zhenren sighed as she gazed at this scene. "Senior Immortal said before that Brother Fang Xing had been adopted as a child, so I''ve been trying to figure out his origins. It''s now clear that he isn''t so simple he is Immortal She Pi''s child from back then, and from the looks of it, he inherited some of Immortal She Pi''s core strength."
Everyone was dumbfounded at this conjecture.
"If that''s the case, then everything makes sense."
Cailian Zhenren sighed deeply when she said this; she knew a lot about what had happened back then. "A lot of media at the time had reported that Immortal She Pi had been led astray by someone. Looking at it now, it seems that this person was the Master of Immortal Mansion."
In the end, this was about Fang Xing''s longstanding grudge against the Master of Immortal Mansion.
And this time, Fang Xing had taken the opportunity to get even with him.
At that moment, the silver unicorn who had been silent all this time suddenly cried out in surprise. Seeing the Master of Immortal Mansion produce his Heavenly Materials sword, its pupils abruptly shrank. "I''ve seen this sword before; the master spent a hundred years creating this spirit sword, and it''s very bizarre! Your friend is in danger!"
...
Wang Ling raised his eyes as he looked at the scene in front of him and gazedposedly at Fang Xing in a feminine form.
Wang Ling wasn''t a person of that generation back then, so anything he knew in rtion to Immortal She Pi''s various sins was the little that he had heard in Old Antique''s history sses. Actually, he wasn''t qualified at all to make any judgements.
He neither liked Fang Xing nor hated him.
As for how they were stuck with each other, Wang Ling thought it must have been doomed fate when he had killed the sky-swallowing toad back then...
Hence, he let out a heavy sigh in his heart as looked at this scene.
This doomed fate would be slowly addressed in the future.
But no matter what happened then, Fang Xing now was still his brother!
...
"Brother Ling, do you have a solution? Brother Fang Xing can''t hold on much longer!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shouted worriedly.
At that moment, Fang Xing was gradually turning back into a young man after finally letting go of both his spells.
The silver unicorn knitted its eyebrows. "To save him, we have to break the intrinsic spirit field! But that''s too hard!"
"Not at all!" Fatty Luo said excitedly. "Lord Jingke can definitely do it! This is Ling Zhenren''s spirit sword, after all!"
"Master''s spirit sword?" The silver unicorn was startled.
"It''s that peach wood spirit sword which the Master of Immortal Mansion seized the other day," exined Fatty Luo.
The silver unicorn was enlightened. "But I remember that the master already putyer onyer of seals on it."
Hearing this, the corner of Wang Ling''s mouth couldn''t help twitching.
The Master of Immortal Mansion wanted to lock Jingke up with those trash seals?
Heh... too na?ve!
...
With just a snap of Wang Ling''s fingers, a space channel instantly opened up in the intrinsic spirit field, and that familiar brown spirit poured forth out of the darkness...
Chapter 305: Ling Zhenren’s Intrinsic Spirit Field
Chapter 305: Ling Zhenrens Intrinsic Spirit Field
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In that instant, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu finally understood what true despair felt like.
His eyes had sunken in, making him look decades older, and even his hair had turned gray in a blink of an eye. In one short instant just now, over a thousand spirit swords had terminated their contracts with him at the same time, and his jade pce meridian felt like it was on fire, causing endless agony.
Cheng Yu now understood a little better what kind of person the other party was. If the familiar which he had identally summoned back then had been a supreme cheat bestowed on him by the heavens, then this guy standing in front of him was a genuine renminbi yer!
In that moment, he finally realized that this was a meaningless fight since the beginning, he had never had the slightest chance of winning!
"Who on earth... are you?"
As Cheng Yu coughed up blood from the bacsh of the spirit sword contracts being severed, Jingke gave him a meaningful look.
In that moment, that unchanging expression and those dead fish eyes which had been inherited from Wang Ling seemed particrly eloquent.
Then, the one thousand spirit swords behind Jingke hummed and glowed as they dazzled the eye like a star-studded Milky Way.
Jingke saw the master''s eyes fill with mortification.
A grand peakte-stage Itinerant Immortal, head of arge and formidable dark force, had in the end actually been reduced to this.
Cheng Yu gritted his teeth; he already knew that he had nowhere to hide.
The bacsh from the one thousand spirit swords breaking the contracts hadn''t stopped yet. He gritted his teeth and made a hand seal, terminating the intrinsic spirit field at once.
Cheng Yu had used the familiar back then to seal these spirit swords inside the intrinsic spirit field. Theoretically speaking, once he terminated the field, these spirit swords wouldn''t be able to harm him.
After that, if he used a Dao talisman to flee, at the very least he would survive.
As for revenge, that would be for another day.
Anything was possible as long as he stayed alive.
Each time before a fight, Cheng Yu would have already organized an escape route for himself. But it had never, ever urred to him that this day would actuallye so soon. Before his dream of making the ultimate godly sword hade true, he had been beaten up and subdued in his own intrinsic spirit field... If this got out, he would definitely be the butt of jokes for tens of thousands of years as it was just too hrious.
But no matter how people might jeer at him, it was better to live than die.
And so, Cheng Yu''s speed increased significantly as he swiftly made a hand seal, for fear that Jingke would attack him halfway through.
"Made it!"
The moment he seeded, he couldn''t help smiling in relief even as he coughed up blood. Everything in the intrinsic spirit field slowly faded away.
In fact, Jingke had already noticed the moment Cheng Yu had created the seal.
If he had wanted to, he could have chopped both of Cheng Yu''s hands off in a sh.
But he hadn''t done so.
Because the only task Wang Ling had given him this time was to use his identity as the king of spirit swords and take control of these one thousand spirit swords.
And now, he hadpleted his task.
Jingke was well aware that his Little Master Ling would always do what he said he would do; if Jingke overstepped when he hadn''t been asked to do so, Little Master Ling would be mad!
There would be serious consequences if Ling Zhenren got mad!
...
In Linng Pavilion, as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal watched the Master of Immortal Mansion terminate the intrinsic spirit field, he immediately had a hunch that the other party would produce some sort of Dao talisman to flee for his life.
"Should we set up an array?" asked Fatty Luo.
In this situation, using a magic array to seal off the space and restrict the use of Dao talismans was a good idea. As soon as Dharmaraja noticed that the intrinsic spirit field was being withdrawn, lightning instantly shed in his hand as he straightaway called forth the godly thunder inheritance to block off all exits in Linng Pavilion.
Anyone who wanted to force their way through this blockade would have to endure being electrocuted by the godly thunder inheritance. This might not have worked if Cheng Yu had been at full strength, but given his current injuries, he would definitely be knocked out by electricity if he tried to escape.
"Whatever the case, there is nowhere for him to run!" Dharmarajaughed,pletely confident in his godly thunder inheritance. Even Pikachu wouldn''t be able to escape the godly thunder inheritance when it was at one hundred percent!
"Don''t rx your guard..."
Cailian Zhenren somehow had a bad feeling. "This Master of Immortal Mansion has endless tricks up his sleeve, and the holy Ice Crystal Array is still running. It''s possible that he has more than just Dao talismans to cover him."
"I agree." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Everyone stay focused; don''t let him escape again!"
At that moment, the silver unicorn let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, I''ve already discharged my intrinsic spirit field once, otherwise I could trap him in my field after he leaves his, like a matryoshka doll. This is the most reliable method; no matter what tricks he might have, there would be no way for him to escape!"
Wang Ling''s eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the silver unicorn''s suggestion.
However, everyone was fully concentrated on Cheng Yu, so none of them had noticed Ling Zhenren''s slight expression.
After that, Wang Ling slowly rose to his feet. As spirit light glowed in his hand, everyone saw that Jingke had returned in its form as a peach wood sword.
Then, Fang Xing appeared as well. Immortal Toya straightaway hurried over to support him as they moved to one side so that Immortal Toya could administer emergency treatment.
Now, it was just the Master of Immortal Mansion left.
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Cheng Yu to appear.
Wang Ling could already imagine how, the instant Cheng Yu showed up, everyone here would smother him in their auras and use every means possible to prevent him from running.
The truth was, Wang Ling had already thought of a way to impede this Master of Immortal Mansion.
When the intrinsic spirit field disappeared, everyone else would be pulled out first, and Cheng Yu as the spirit field''s owner would appear a littleter.
But that was already no longer important.
Because the moment Cheng Yu''s figure appeared in Linng Pavilion, everyone saw that Wang Ling had already taken one step forward, his red and ck jacket fluttering in the wind.
In the next moment, their surroundings had changed again.
They were in a square, where they saw an old-fashioned stone sculpture and what looked like dozens of palm trees next to it on the verge of dying.
Fang Xing couldn''t be more familiar with this scenery.
Because this was No. 60 High School...
"What''s going on?!"
Cheng Yu''s face was contorted in terror. He couldn''t be more familiar with this feeling this was an intrinsic spirit field!
He had just left his own intrinsic spirit field and had already taken out the Dao talisman; in the end, he had been immediately sucked into another spirit field!
The silver unicorn was dumbstruck. It could feel from the maic field that this was a brand new intrinsic spirit field, with the purest kind of spirit energy source.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help the way the corners of his mouth twitched as he stared at Wang Ling. "Brother Ling... is this your intrinsic spirit field?"
"..." Wang Ling nodded his head.
As a result, they were all taken by surprise. "What?! When did Ling Zhenren learn to set up his own intrinsic spirit field?"
Wang Ling remained silent at this question and was unable to answer for fear of shaking everyone''s confidence in their own cultivation paths.
Because he had just learned this intrinsic spirit field...
A minute ago...
This could be seen from the setting.
He hadn''t given it much thought, and had directly modelled it after No. 60 High School...
Chapter 305: Ling Zhenren’s Intrinsic Spirit Field
Chapter 305: Ling Zhenrens Intrinsic Spirit Field
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In that instant, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu finally understood what true despair felt like.
His eyes had sunken in, making him look decades older, and even his hair had turned gray in a blink of an eye. In one short instant just now, over a thousand spirit swords had terminated their contracts with him at the same time, and his jade pce meridian felt like it was on fire, causing endless agony.
Cheng Yu now understood a little better what kind of person the other party was. If the familiar which he had identally summoned back then had been a supreme cheat bestowed on him by the heavens, then this guy standing in front of him was a genuine renminbi yer!
In that moment, he finally realized that this was a meaningless fight since the beginning, he had never had the slightest chance of winning!
"Who on earth... are you?"
As Cheng Yu coughed up blood from the bacsh of the spirit sword contracts being severed, Jingke gave him a meaningful look.
In that moment, that unchanging expression and those dead fish eyes which had been inherited from Wang Ling seemed particrly eloquent.
Then, the one thousand spirit swords behind Jingke hummed and glowed as they dazzled the eye like a star-studded Milky Way.
Jingke saw the master''s eyes fill with mortification.
A grand peakte-stage Itinerant Immortal, head of arge and formidable dark force, had in the end actually been reduced to this.
Cheng Yu gritted his teeth; he already knew that he had nowhere to hide.
The bacsh from the one thousand spirit swords breaking the contracts hadn''t stopped yet. He gritted his teeth and made a hand seal, terminating the intrinsic spirit field at once.
Cheng Yu had used the familiar back then to seal these spirit swords inside the intrinsic spirit field. Theoretically speaking, once he terminated the field, these spirit swords wouldn''t be able to harm him.
After that, if he used a Dao talisman to flee, at the very least he would survive.
As for revenge, that would be for another day.
Anything was possible as long as he stayed alive.
Each time before a fight, Cheng Yu would have already organized an escape route for himself. But it had never, ever urred to him that this day would actuallye so soon. Before his dream of making the ultimate godly sword hade true, he had been beaten up and subdued in his own intrinsic spirit field... If this got out, he would definitely be the butt of jokes for tens of thousands of years as it was just too hrious.
But no matter how people might jeer at him, it was better to live than die.
And so, Cheng Yu''s speed increased significantly as he swiftly made a hand seal, for fear that Jingke would attack him halfway through.
"Made it!"
The moment he seeded, he couldn''t help smiling in relief even as he coughed up blood. Everything in the intrinsic spirit field slowly faded away.
In fact, Jingke had already noticed the moment Cheng Yu had created the seal.
If he had wanted to, he could have chopped both of Cheng Yu''s hands off in a sh.
But he hadn''t done so.
Because the only task Wang Ling had given him this time was to use his identity as the king of spirit swords and take control of these one thousand spirit swords.
And now, he hadpleted his task.
Jingke was well aware that his Little Master Ling would always do what he said he would do; if Jingke overstepped when he hadn''t been asked to do so, Little Master Ling would be mad!
There would be serious consequences if Ling Zhenren got mad!
...
In Linng Pavilion, as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal watched the Master of Immortal Mansion terminate the intrinsic spirit field, he immediately had a hunch that the other party would produce some sort of Dao talisman to flee for his life.
"Should we set up an array?" asked Fatty Luo.
In this situation, using a magic array to seal off the space and restrict the use of Dao talismans was a good idea. As soon as Dharmaraja noticed that the intrinsic spirit field was being withdrawn, lightning instantly shed in his hand as he straightaway called forth the godly thunder inheritance to block off all exits in Linng Pavilion.
Anyone who wanted to force their way through this blockade would have to endure being electrocuted by the godly thunder inheritance. This might not have worked if Cheng Yu had been at full strength, but given his current injuries, he would definitely be knocked out by electricity if he tried to escape.
"Whatever the case, there is nowhere for him to run!" Dharmarajaughed,pletely confident in his godly thunder inheritance. Even Pikachu wouldn''t be able to escape the godly thunder inheritance when it was at one hundred percent!
"Don''t rx your guard..."
Cailian Zhenren somehow had a bad feeling. "This Master of Immortal Mansion has endless tricks up his sleeve, and the holy Ice Crystal Array is still running. It''s possible that he has more than just Dao talismans to cover him."
"I agree." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Everyone stay focused; don''t let him escape again!"
At that moment, the silver unicorn let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, I''ve already discharged my intrinsic spirit field once, otherwise I could trap him in my field after he leaves his, like a matryoshka doll. This is the most reliable method; no matter what tricks he might have, there would be no way for him to escape!"
Wang Ling''s eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the silver unicorn''s suggestion.
However, everyone was fully concentrated on Cheng Yu, so none of them had noticed Ling Zhenren''s slight expression.
After that, Wang Ling slowly rose to his feet. As spirit light glowed in his hand, everyone saw that Jingke had returned in its form as a peach wood sword.
Then, Fang Xing appeared as well. Immortal Toya straightaway hurried over to support him as they moved to one side so that Immortal Toya could administer emergency treatment.
Now, it was just the Master of Immortal Mansion left.
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Cheng Yu to appear.
Wang Ling could already imagine how, the instant Cheng Yu showed up, everyone here would smother him in their auras and use every means possible to prevent him from running.
The truth was, Wang Ling had already thought of a way to impede this Master of Immortal Mansion.
When the intrinsic spirit field disappeared, everyone else would be pulled out first, and Cheng Yu as the spirit field''s owner would appear a littleter.
But that was already no longer important.
Because the moment Cheng Yu''s figure appeared in Linng Pavilion, everyone saw that Wang Ling had already taken one step forward, his red and ck jacket fluttering in the wind.
In the next moment, their surroundings had changed again.
They were in a square, where they saw an old-fashioned stone sculpture and what looked like dozens of palm trees next to it on the verge of dying.
Fang Xing couldn''t be more familiar with this scenery.
Because this was No. 60 High School...
"What''s going on?!"
Cheng Yu''s face was contorted in terror. He couldn''t be more familiar with this feeling this was an intrinsic spirit field!
He had just left his own intrinsic spirit field and had already taken out the Dao talisman; in the end, he had been immediately sucked into another spirit field!
The silver unicorn was dumbstruck. It could feel from the maic field that this was a brand new intrinsic spirit field, with the purest kind of spirit energy source.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help the way the corners of his mouth twitched as he stared at Wang Ling. "Brother Ling... is this your intrinsic spirit field?"
"..." Wang Ling nodded his head.
As a result, they were all taken by surprise. "What?! When did Ling Zhenren learn to set up his own intrinsic spirit field?"
Wang Ling remained silent at this question and was unable to answer for fear of shaking everyone''s confidence in their own cultivation paths.
Because he had just learned this intrinsic spirit field...
A minute ago...
This could be seen from the setting.
He hadn''t given it much thought, and had directly modelled it after No. 60 High School...
Chapter 306: Ling Zhenren’s Exclusive Sealed Lips Package
Chapter 306: Ling Zhenrens Exclusive Sealed Lips Package
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The construction of an intrinsic spirit field was actually aplicated procedure, and the key was the spirit energy source. This source could be regarded as the trunk of a tree, out of which grew manyplicated and forked branch routes. In addition to the spirit energy source, modeling of the environment was also a critical element.
Wang Ling had carefully done the calctions ande up with his own conclusions during the previous confrontation with the silver unicorn as well as through careful observation of the intrinsic spirit field discharged by Cheng Yu, Master of Immortal Mansion.
He could solve the difficult exercises in On Talismans in three minutes; analyzing the form for constructing the intrinsic spirit field was also only just a matter of minutes.
Cheng Yu fell to his knees in despair, white as a sheet. He couldn''t use any Dao talismans when trapped inside someone else''s intrinsic spirit field. Unless he had a powerful magic treasure to destroy the spirit field, he knew that there was already no way for him to escape.
Besides, what could he do with his badly injured body?
"Master of Immortal Mansion, do you have anything to say?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said as he gazed at Cheng Yu.
"I..." Cheng Yu opened his mouth, but couldn''t say a single thing.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at him calmly. "You have the right to remain silent; anything you say will be used against you in a court ofw!"
It could be said that all the people standing here were witnesses to the fall of Immortal Mansion. They had watched without sympathy as the hair of this spirit sword collector maniac had instantly white after he had been driven round the bend from his contracts with all his spirit swords being forcibly terminated. Jingke had already given this Master of Immortal Mansion the most appropriate punishment.
Cailian Zhenren heaved a sigh. Dealing with this master as well as the mess which Immortal Mansion had left in its wake was now another big problem.
Lawyers would also be required outside Immortal Mansion to determine the nature of this group of female disciples. They had been abducted and brought in as children, but while their ignorance could be forgiven, Cailian Zhenren''s guess was that they would at least be sent tobor camps.
But then again, even though theycked a lot of knowledge about modern cultivation and had very limited understanding of modern society, each of these inner sect female disciples who had been educated in istion had potential.
This was a huge Soul Formation resource. If used properly, it could be a new force for their national military.
Before bing the manager of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s cultivation forum, Cailian Zhenren had been in the Women''s Special Forces for a while.
In her opinion, if this group of female disciples were sent for training, by next year, they could film a Phoenix Nirvana 1 drama.
"Brother Ling, is there any way to constrain him?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still a little uneasy.
Wang Ling nodded and raised his hands to cast the Great Sealed Lips Spell.
A very long time ago, when cultivators used techniques, they had to recite chants in addition to performing the hand seals, which thus gave rise to the "Great Sealed Lips Spell." This trick not only sealed the mouth, but also blocked the release of spirit energy in the body, thus acting like a true gag order.
Wang Ling, however, actually enhanced the spell when he cast it, by removing the "sealed lips" rule. This was to prevent the Master of Immortal Mansion from feigning death in subsequent interrogations.
Ling Zhenren was the only one to own this exclusive sealed lips package.
Cheng Yu knelt on the ground, genuinely terrified.
As Master of Immortal Mansion, his knowledge and experiences weren''t superficial. He could see at a nce that the teenager in front of him was casting one of the Three Thousand Great Spells on him.
It was actually the Three Thousand Great Spells...
These were the most powerful spells that many cultivators yearned for and scrambled after! Even Immortal Mode and the White Night Spell couldn''tpare.
And what terrified Cheng Yu the most was that this Ling Zhenren was just too skillful, smooth and casual at casting the spell... He didn''t even see him perform any hand seals! He could never learn this sort of operation in his entire life!
What kind of person had he offended?
"As expected, Brother Ling is amazing..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heaved a sigh of relief. This way, the Master of Immortal Mansion wouldn''t be able to escape by whatever means even if the intrinsic spirit field disappeared.
...
After that, Wang Ling saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal search the Master of Immortal Mansion before finally finding his spatial magic object for storing magic treasure. It was a token with three words on it "Another Space Inside."
Gazing at the token, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. Then he red at Cheng Yu. "Look at you. How much have you exploited over the years for the sake of your lousy swords?"
Cheng Yu: "..."
Dharmaraja: "Senior Immortal, are we handing these things over to the government?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Well... we''ll definitely hand them over. But there are some resources that I think we can make use of, like the Dao talismans, the elixirs and so on. We also consumed quite a bit of them on this trip. I think it''s only appropriate that we replenish our supplies a little. What do you think? Shall we do an inventory check?"
Except for Wang Ling, everyone said almost in unison, "We think that what Senior Immortal said makes sense!"
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Inside Wang Ling''s intrinsic spirit field, a bunch of people were taking inventory of magic treasures under a palm tree, while Immortal Toya was still treating Fang Xing.
Aftering out of the intrinsic spirit field earlier, Fang Xing had fallen into aa, and his condition was worse than Immortal Toya had imagined.
Immortal Toya had already dressed his wounds and had even fed him a few of his precious tonics which he had poured his blood, sweat and tears into refining over several months.
However, although the bleeding had stopped, the teenager still didn''t show any signs of waking up at all.
"How is he?"
Wang Ling asked telepathically, raising an eyebrow.
Immortal Toya frowned, then shook his head. "I''ve done everything I can..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Very quickly, Immortal Toya realized how ambiguous his words sounded, and he hurriedly corrected himself. "...Erm, Ling Zhenren, don''t misunderstand. I mean that I''ve already done whatever I can given our limited medical resources for now. To be honest, Brother Fang Xing''s wound is a little unusual. For a normal sword wound, after the sword is pulled out, the sword qi wouldn''t linger for so long and attack the meridians like this."
When he said this, Immortal Toya frowned and cupped his chin. "Actually, I don''t think this thing can be considered sword qi. It''s like a stubborn worm constantly gnawing at Brother Fang Xing''s meridians. Furthermore, it''s suppressing the production of spirit energy, so the spirit energy is unable to circte inside his body. This is also the main reason for hisa."
Wang Ling frowned and opened his Heavenly Eye to scan Fang Xing''s body. Just as Immortal Toya had said, he found the mysterious qi flowing through his veins this wasn''t sword qi.
Generating spirit light in his hand, Wang Ling tried to remove it with the Great Purification Spell, but unexpectedly was unable to do so...
As expected, did it have something to do with the Heavenly Materials sword?
As Wang Ling considered this, his eyes suddenly swept over Cheng Yu, who was on his knees, and this Master of Immortal Mansion immediately quivered with fear.
Chapter 307: A Heartwarming Little Story
Chapter 307: A Heartwarming Little Story
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There was no rush at the moment. Including the Heavenly Materials sword, the one thousand spirit swords in the intrinsic spirit field belonging to Cheng Yu, Master of Immortal Mansion, were all under Jingke''s control now.
Wang Ling thought about leaving the Heavenly Materials sword with Fatty Luo for him to study, while the rest of the swords could be handed over to the government.
He felt that this sword was made out of very special materials... very likely it wasn''t as simple as he imagined.
As everyone had expected, there were a lot of strange magic treasures in Cheng Yu''s Another Space Inside, and they were no less inferior to the items that had been strewn on the ground after General Yi had captured the old devil, whether in quantity or quality. In addition, many of these treasures, ording to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s search of the Department of Cultural Heritage''s official website, were national magic treasures that had been lost previously.
National magic treasures weren''t called as such based purely on a measure of their strength. Every national magic treasure had a touching story which promoted traditional societal virtues.
Among the magic treasures that Cheng Yu had collected, the most highly rated national magic treasure was in fact a delicate matchbox.
"What''s this?" Everyone was startled by this matchbox.
When Dharmaraja opened it, he found that it no longer contained any matches. The whole matchbox was exquisite; made out of spirit wood, its four sides were iid with metal decorations. It was simply a masterpiece.
Staring at the matchbox, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly asked, "Have you heard the story The Little Match That Sold Girls ?"
Everyone was suddenly enlightened. Oh... it was the story The Little Match Girl ...
Wait a minute!
It seemed that what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said just now was The Little Match ... That Sold Girls ?
F**k! What the hell was that?
"This is a true story from the past about a match that attained awareness and sold little girls on the street on Thanksgiving Day. It aroused plenty of public indignation at the time," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said with a sigh.
Someone asked, "What happened after that?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "This little match which had kidnapped girls to be sold was burned to death in the streets."
Everyone: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pressed the matchbox between his fingers. "Thus, this matchbox was actually made by a skilled craftsman back then as a warning to society to care for children and to condemn human trafficking! Condemn child abuse!"
Everyone: "..."
Shivering as he knelt on the ground, Cheng Yu felt his blood run cold when he heard this story.
The matchbox had been part of his plunder when he had attacked some other dark force before. He didn''t know its origins, but it had helped him get through a lot of difficult times. He remembered how he would stay in the matchbox for stretches of time in order to hide from his enemies during his most difficult periods.
"Oh, that''s right!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly recalled something. "This matchbox actually has a storage function, but it wasn''t originally designed to be a storage space."
As he spoke, he injected spirit energy into the matchbox. In a sh, this small matchbox suddenly grew into arge, rectangr storage space which could fully amodate a person.
"So, this matchbox was designed for..."
"This is the special coffin that the craftsman made for the match goblin," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, his chin in his hand.
Cheng Yu: "..."
Everyone: "..."
...
Meanwhile, it was ten o''clock at night in the outside world.
About two hours ago, the cultivation police station on Sanyuan Road of Winter city had received reports from the public about a broken space.
There were police cars already swarming around the previously empty Sanyuan Road. The police had set up a wide cordon outside, with the space passage which Wang Ling had sted open with the strength of his Heavenly Eye at the center.
A group of police officers were standing more than ten meters away from the broken spatial wall, which was emitting such strong energy fluctuations that no one dared get close.
"Has the bomb squad arrived yet?" Chief Yu of the police department had already arrived on the scene and was directing the operation.
"They''re on the road," a young police officer reported. He was only at the Golden Core stage, andpletely didn''t dare approach the broken spatial wall. The energy inside was so fierce that he felt he would be torn apart by its raging spirit intensity if he got any closer!
In the distance, a ckmercial car was stopped by police at the intersection. Seeing the azure government license te, the police officer hurriedly went up to the driver''s window and saluted respectfully. "Comrade, there''s been an ident up ahead. Please take a detour."
Victory Zhao rolled down the window and poked his head outside. "Brother, can I ask, what''s happened?"
The police officer replied in a low voice, "We received reports two hours ago that there''s a broken spatial wall up ahead. The spirit intensity inside the spatial wall right now is so dense that no one dares approach it. The bomb squad will be here soon."
"Okay, thank you, brother!"
Victory Zhao then closed the window and turned to Odd Zhuo behind him. " Shifu , what now?"
Odd Zhuo touched his chin and looked at him. "Are you sure this is where you dropped off Ling Zhenren and the others?"
Zhao Kai nodded abruptly like a chicken pecking rice. "It''s definitely here, there''s no mistake, shifu !"
Odd Zhuo folded his arms, and his face darkened instantly. "..." It''s a no-brainer then it was definitely your shiye 1 that destroyed this spatial wall!
Odd Zhuo was well aware, however, that there was always a reason behind every move his shifu made! He seemed to have heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal mention before an incident rted to the dark force powerhouse Immortal Mansion. Hence, Odd Zhuo spected that the reason shifu Ling Zhenren hade to Winter city this time had to do with this.
To sum up, he spected that there were two possible scenarios.
First, shifu had sted through the spatial wall into the world inside, but things hadn''t been resolved, so he hadn''te out yet. This was the most likely scenario.
Second, shifu had run into trouble and so was unable toe out. Of course, Odd Zhuo felt that the probability of this happening was one in ten thousand... It was almost impossible.
Therefore, the situation was already very clear. He had to find a way to dy the police and block any information from being leaked and picked up by the media until shifu and the others werepletely clear of Winter city.
After thinking this, Odd Zhuo waved his hand for Victory Zhao to roll down the car window.
The police uncle was still standing by the car. "What else can I do for you,rade?"
Victory Zhao grinned and looked at the police officer. "Our leader is very interested in this incident, perhaps he might be able to help you. We will have to trouble brother to let your chief know."
"Leader? Which leader..." The police uncle''s expression became tense, and he bent down very carefully to give the backseat of the car a look out of the corner of his eye. When he saw Odd Zhuo''s face, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
It was impossible for him not to know about Secretary Dakang''s favourite subordinate...
Chapter 308: Our Shiye Must Be So Outstanding!
Chapter 308: Our Shiye Must Be So Outstanding!
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Actually, even Odd Zhuo himself didn''t realize how far his reputation had spread.
It didn''t just have to do with his rtionship with Secretary Dakang; it was also because of the major events that had happened around him.
It had started after he officially became Deputy Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools following the Gate Between Worlds incident six years ago. Then there was the incident a few months ago when Jiang Liuying, the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream, was arrested, escaped, and recaptured. The most terrifying thing was that even the arrest of the old devil had had something to do with him.
It could be said that after Odd Zhuo had chosen this path to serve the people, he had experienced a meteoric and smooth rise in his professional career, and had been involved in several major events, something that some people might never be able to achieve their whole lives. Just thinking about it could make a person''s hair stand on end.
So when the police uncle saw Odd Zhuo''s face, his reaction wasn''t as simple as just his hair standing on end; it felt like his head was going to explode.
"Zhuo... Zhuo... Director Zhuo? Why are you here?"
The police uncle was so shocked that he was incoherent. "I''ll call the chief over!"
This was a big shot. Although he was a leader in Songhai city, which was several cities away from Winter city, the police uncle didn''t dare offend him at all. This was a legendary figure who could bring down even the old devil... he couldn''t afford to provoke him.
Odd Zhuo was startled by the police uncle''s reaction. "..." He felt that this police uncle had misunderstood something...
Seeing the police uncle go up ahead to get his chief, Odd Zhuo pointed to his face and asked Victory Zhao, "Am I so scary?"
Victory Zhao couldn''t help snickering. "Since the old devil''s arrest, the rumors about shifu are different in each city. As for public opinion... where there''s truth, there are lies, and some news have deliberately exaggerated facts to draw attention."
Odd Zhuo: "...Then what do they say about me?"
Victory Zhao: "I don''t know about the situation in other cities, but a widely circted version in Winter city is that shifu assisted General Yi and set up the Five Elements Great Array together, and then used the Mouth Escape Technique 1 to make the old devil cry on the spot and surrender."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"This is all gossip, shifu , don''t pay any attention to it." Victory Zhao scratched the back of his head.
Odd Zhuo looked at him. "Then... what do you think the truth is?"
"I think it''s half true and half false." Victory Zhaoughed out loud. "If it was all true, given how awesome shifu is, then shiye must truly be so outstanding!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
As they were speaking, the police uncle who had run off earlier had already brought his chief back with him, a middle-aged man who looked very upright; from his well-ironed uniform, one could tell that he was a very organized person.
Out of courtesy, Odd Zhuo directly got out of the car without putting on any official airs. The middle-aged chief was stunned and hurriedly went forward to greet him by shaking his hand as he smiled. "I''ve long heard of Deputy Zhuo''s reputation. It was truly hard on you to travel all this way to Winter city. Is Director Zhuo here this time for work or personal reasons?"
Odd Zhuo thought it over for a bit before directly saying, "For work."
It was impossible for him to give his shifu up, and he had told Victory Zhao before they had arrived at Sanyuan Road to say absolutely nothing about Ling Zhenren and his gang being here.
His shifu had always liked to keep a low profile. If the media happened to take pictures of this incident, shifu would be very unhappy!
After thinking about it, Odd Zhuo cleared his throat and continued, "That, I''m overseeing this operation across cities... I didn''t have time to report to the higher-ups beforehand."
After listening to Odd Zhuo, the police officers were all bewildered. "Huh?"
"Not long ago, our Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools received reports about criminals suspected of kidnapping students, so our General Administration immediatelyunched an investigation. In the end, following the clues led us here to a massive dark force organization..." Odd Zhuo had thought of this in the car it was just something that he had simply made up. "The spatial wall you see here was actually destroyed by our people."
"..."
The police officers, including the chief, all gasped.
Odd Zhuo shed a nce at the name and police number on the chief''s chest, and discovered that the chief''s surname was Yu and his first name was Yue.
"Chief Yu Yue! I must reflect on myself! I... I''mte!" Suddenly, Odd Zhuo stared at the chief and went forward to sp his hands with a remorseful expression.
Chief Yu: "..."
"This is a secret operation which our superiors assigned us, and Secretary Dakang personally signed off on it. As themander of this mission, it''s my fault that I didn''t contact Winter city''s government beforehand!"
"...It''s fine, it''s fine, don''t worry, Director Zhuo. It''s also my fault for not understanding the situation in advance." Chief Yu felt greatly overwhelmed.
Then Victory Zhao and the rest of the police officers saw the two leaders bow and apologize to each other as they shook hands, as if there were at a wedding ceremony.
This was justmon courtesy, but it changed Yu Yue''s impression of the rumored Odd Zhuo. Gripping Odd Zhuo''s hands tightly, he said resolutely, "Whatever Director Zhuo needs from us, don''t hesitate to let us know!"
"Very well!"
Odd Zhuo nodded solemnly, and then made his request in neither a hurried nor a slow manner.
"First of all, this is a secret mission from Secretary Dakang, so before we obtain any results from the investigation, we must ensure that the media does not get hold of any information.
"Second, we need to protect the identities of everyone in the investigation team that''s entered the den of this dark force this time... Well, that''s all for the moment."
Chief Yu immediately looked at his subordinate on the side as soon as Odd Zhuo finished speaking. "Did you hear that? Call the tech team immediately and have them contain the media. Turn down all the previous calls that were asking for interviews."
The little police officer straightened and immediately nodded his head and saluted. "Yes, Chief!"
After that, Odd Zhuo stared at the broken spatial wall not too far away and heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had arrived in time to keep the situation under control, otherwise if just one media outlet caught wind of this, things would have be a lot trickier.
Victory Zhao parked the car and followed behind Odd Zhuo. There was something he was curious about, so he asked Odd Zhuo in a very low voice, " Shifu ... when did Secretary Dakang approve this?"
Odd Zhuo had nothing to hide from his own man, so he directly opened his mouth and replied, "Well... to be exact, it was probably just now."
Victory Zhao was stunned. "Just now?"
"Yes, I texted Secretary Dakang on my way here ten minutes ago," Odd Zhuo said.
Victory Zhao was stupefied. "..."
He had never thought that Odd Zhuo and Secretary Dakang would already be on such familiar terms, to the extent that thetter would immediately approve Odd Zhuo''s text message.
Ignoring Victory Zhao''s bbergasted expression, Odd Zhuo looked at the time and said, "I sent shifu a text message previously, and he replied with an ellipsis."
"What does that mean?"
"You''ll know once you starting into more contact with him. You''ll have to learn how to understand the different types of meaning from his ellipses."
"..."
"I reckon they''re going to be done soon. Now I''m giving you a task. Go and wee themter."
"What do I have to do?" Victory Zhao was suddenly a little nervous.
"I''ll driveter on. Go get a national red g with its five stars from Chief Yu Yue and wrap it around your arm. Then get on the top of the car and have two people support you. As soon as theye out, we''ll drive over..."
Victory Zhao: "..."
Chapter 309: Dharmaraja’s Girlfriends
Chapter 309: Dharmarajas Girlfriends
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It was June 27th, the tenth Tuesday of the semester.
In the wee hours of the morning, all the trains had stopped running. Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others returned to Songhai city on thest spirit bus.
With regards to the Immortal Mansion incident, Odd Zhuo had actually already had some idea about it. It was only after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal exined it to him for a long time that he finally clearly understood the situation.
Odd Zhuo was the one who personally bought their spirit bus tickets back to Songhai city.
He also personally handled the secret transport of the silver unicorn to ensure that no one else would find out about it.
After that, he had to stay behind to deal with the mess that Immortal Mansion had made.
It was during this time that Wang Ling finally realized the advantage of having Odd Zhuo around. Although he had taken in Odd Zhuo on a whim to begin with, Odd Zhuo this disciple had truly proven his worth.
At the very least, he was far more considerate than Wang Ling had imagined.
But while these trivial matters could be left to Odd Zhuo, there were still some bigger issues which the group had to work together to settle.
On the spirit bus, everyone was thinking about Fang Xing''s problem.
Because until now, he had yet to wake up.
"When we get back, I''ll visit Brother Fang Xing''s parents in person. They must be very worried right now..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his forehead as he felt a headacheing on, because Fang Xing had told his parents that he would be going on a study exchange this time. It was going to be difficult to exin to his foster parents why he was now in aa.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had met the Fang couple before. They were sincere people who made a honest living with their noodles shop, and they had doted on Fang Xing since he was a kid. If they saw their childe back after a "study exchange" in aa, it would be surprising if they didn''t want to strangle Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"If my calctions are correct, the Heavenly Materials sword will definitely give me a solution. But I can''t draw any conclusions until after I''ve gone back and carefully analyzed the materials in the sword with my tools." Fatty Luo sighed.
The Heavenly Materials sword was in his hands now. Wang Ling had personally broken into Cheng Yu''s intrinsic spirit field to get it, and had brought it out along with the other thousand-odd spirit swords before handing Cheng Yu over to Odd Zhuo.
Apart from the Heavenly Materials sword, all the other swords had been handed over to the government.
"All right, we will have to trouble Brother Luo!"
"It''s nothing. Once I have news, I''ll let you know right away," said Fatty Luo as he nodded gravely.
Immortal Toya also suggested, "Brother Fang Xing can stay on my Chrysanthemum Ind for the next two days. On one hand, it''ll make it easier for me to take care of him. On the other, I also want to try some new methods; perhaps one of them will be able to wake him up."
Wang Ling stared at Fang Xing''s face a little nkly.
It could be said that Fang Xing''sa was thergest variable in the campaign to annihte Immortal Mansion''s core headquarters this time. It was because of this variable that the plot of Loopy Toad''s dream, where a Taoist in red tried to kill a fat man with a hundred swords, hadn''t materialized. If they had followed the script, the person who should be in aa now would be either Fatty Luo or Dharmaraja.
But Wang Ling knew there was no point in debating this now.
The other prickly problem in front of them right now was that Ya Xuan girl who was still asleep.
This girl had fallen into a deep sleep after they had gotten on the spirit bus, and she was even drooling...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling... are you sure you''ve cured her?"
Why did he feel that this girl was still a little stupid?
"..." This time, it was Wang Ling''s turn to drop his forehead into his hand. His Great Purification Spell might have expelled the poison that had been in the girl''s body, but that didn''t mean it would directly remove her personality... It was possible that even when she woke up, she would still be an "idiot."
"So, is anyone willing to take her in...?"
Hardly had Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said this when all the men in the bus turned to look away.
With Wang Ling, it naturally didn''t need to be said there was no way he would take anyone in.
Immortal Toya was already taking Fang Xing. Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja, these two damn fat nerds, were both avowed bachelors.
In the end, Cailian Zhenren sighed. "Then leave her to me for the time being... But then again, why are all of you so reluctant? Aren''t you still single? You''re old already, it''s time to think for yourselves, and raise children to provide for you in your old age!"
"Nope!"
Dharmaraja waved his hands and smiled. "Zhenren, you have a boyfriend, of course you don''t know the advantages of living alone. When you''re single, you can eat whatever you want. On weekends, you can stay at home all day watching DVDs, drinking and sleeping. You don''t have to clean your room! And most importantly, I''m notcking in girlfriends!"
As he said this, everyone in the bus was startled. "When did you get a girlfriend?"
Dharmaraja: "I have different types! Except it''s a little troublesome, because I have to blow them up for use..."
Everyone: "..."
The corners of Cailian Zhenren''s lips twitched. "...You deserve to be a damn single dog for a thousand years!"
...
When Wang Ling got home, it was six o''clock in the morning. Since he wasn''t a talkative person at home, the Wang couple were unaware of the fact that a clone of his had gone to school in his ce. The only one who had noticed this abnormality was Loopy Toad, whose sense of smell had be increasingly sensitive almost every day after bing a dog.
When it had been a toad, Loopy Toad had trained its tongue, which in the toad world was also known as "oral techniques." Now that it was a dog, training its nose was what it did every day.
Little Master Ling''s real body and his clone had different scents, and Loopy Toad could clearly detect this. If it was Little Master Ling''s real body, his skin would give off a light fragrance!
Mm... Loopy Toad would never mistaken the scent!
Hence, when Wang Ling teleported back to his room that morning, Loopy Toad, who had been lying on a mat on the first floor, almost immediately opened its eyes.
It knew that Little Master Ling was back.
And from the subtle aura that permeated the air, Loopy Toad thought that Little Master Ling didn''t seem very happy.
Indeed, Wang Ling was a little preupied that day, and he didn''t know why. When he passed ss Two in the morning, he even stared nkly at a particr seat inside the ssroom that was empty this was Fang Xing''s seat.
The Great Purification Spell hadn''t been able to purify the strange qi inside Fang Xing, which made Wang Ling feel very concerned.
Fortunately, Fatty Luo was extremely efficient. When Wang Ling opened his messages after school, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already sent him a screenshot. It was from Fatty Luo, and was a list of the materials which the Heavenly Materials sword was made of, even including those that were just trace elements.
Some of the materials in this list were very familiar to Wang Ling while there were others he had never seen before.
He thought for a bit, and then simply sent this screenshot to Wang Ming.
In less than three seconds, Wang Ling felt his wristwatch vibrate violently... his idiotic elder brother had actually replied in one second!
Hehe, I knew you missed me!
This was what Wang Ming had written in his reply message.
Looking at it, Wang Ling wanted to smash his watch.
Chapter 310: Damn Brother-Con!
Chapter 310: Damn Brother-Con!
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Based on their mutual understanding of each other, the number of times Wang Ling looked for Wang Ming of his own ord could be counted on one hand. And any time Wang Ming did receive a request, it could put him in a bright mood for the whole day at the research institute. He didn''t even need to eat, since he could make himself full just byughing.
Sometimes, owning a realm of unlimited growth and absolute power didn''t mean you didn''t need help. As Wang Ling''s cousin, Wang Ming wanted to do what he could to help his brother.
Therefore, even if Wang Ling didn''t normally look for him, Wang Ming had given any contact from Wang Ling, through whatever means ofmunication, VIP status, so that Wang Ling''s message would be the first thing he would see. Thus, replying in a second could simply be considered a normal operation for Wang Ming.
When it came to family, the little brother closest to Wang Ming was Wang Ling, and he was the only one. If he didn''t help his own little brother, who would?
After staring for several moments at the screenshot which Wang Ling had sent him, Wang Ming''s eyebrows had gradually be tightly knitted together, and in the end, he actually called Wang Ling back. "Hello? Lingzi?"
"..." Wang Ling exhaled a breath to indicate his presence.
Wang Ming understood. "I have toe over to exin this to you in person. Mm! Then, that''s that, bye!"
Wang Ling: "..." What damn bye!
After that, Wang Ming directly hung up, giving Wang Ling no opportunity at all to refuse.
After hanging up at the research institute, he happily stuck out his legs and even hummed a little, looking as delighted as if he had won the lottery.
President Qi, who was tinkering with a test tube on the side, nced at Wang Ming andughed. "Teasing your younger brother again?"
Wang Ming was a little surprised. "How did you know?"
President Qi stared at Wang Ming with a knowing expression. The corners of his mouth tilted upward despite himself, and there was a teasing light in his eyes. "You basically do your research here every day with a stiff face; it''s only when you''re teasing your younger brother that you smile like a fool."
Wang Ming was speechless for a moment, then his lips thinned as he said, "No, I don''t..."
President Qi didn''t say anything else, because there was no point in arguing about it at all. He hummed with amusement in his heart: Heh, this damn brother-con...
...
As soon as Wang Ling walked inside when he returned home that day, he saw the old man enter the kitchen in high spirits with two giant coral groupers in his hands. This was Wang Ming''s most favorite food; he was as mad about it as Wang Ling was about crispy noodle snacks.
It was very obvious that Wang Ming had already let the Wang couple and the old man know beforehand that he wasing.
Mother Wang came back downstairs after collecting theundry, ready to help the old man. When she saw that Wang Ling had returned, she immediately smiled. "Ling Ling, I never thought that you would actually know how to be more understanding."
Wang Ling cocked his head slightly. "???"
Mother Wang covered her mouth as she smiled broadly. "Your elder brother called me today and said you personally invited him toe over. I couldn''t believe it."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Sometimes we need to visit family as much as possible. Otherwise, how can we call ourselves family? It''s only when you visit each other and be close that you are family. Nowadays, how many people are closer to their neighbours than to their rtives? Don''t you think that''s terrible?" As Mother Wang spoke, she put on her apron, her face wreathed in smiles. "Well, I''m going to go help cook. You go spend some time with your father in the living room."
Wang Ling had been startled by Mother Wang''s words, andpletely didn''t dare refute them... But he also couldn''t find any reason to do so, since they were reasonable.
"Sit down~" Father Wang patted the spot next to him on the sofa.
After his hand "exploded" yesterday, Father Wang had surpassed his normal performance and had written all the two hundred thousand words that were set to be released this week, which was why he could leisurely go downstairs to watch the evening news before dinner. To Wang Ling, it felt like it had been a very long time since they had sat on the sofa to watch the news together after Father Wang had started writing his new book, The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King .
Just then, it so happened that the TV was reporting major news.
The female newscaster sitting demurely in front of the camera scanned the script in her hands and said solemnly, "ording to thetest information, Odd Zhuo, Director of Songhai city''s General Administration of 100 Schools, worked with Winter city''s Sanyuan Road Cultivation Police Department to destroy a huge dark force organization yesterday. The main suspect, Cheng Yu, along with over one hundred key figures, have been recruiting people all over the country, setting up branches and creating chaos as they gathered together an army. Currently, based on Cheng Yu''s confession, they have alreadyunched several operations around the country."
This was followed by a live broadcast of a female reporter at the scene.
In the image, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu was wearing Spirit Shackles and being escorted by several people from a police car to Winter city''s detention center. His face had been covered with mosaic tiles. He was still dressed in his red Taoist robes, and looked even more haggard than when Wang Ling and the others had left.
"Who you''re seeing now is the main suspect in the case who wanted his name withheld, Mr Cheng Yu."
The female reporter pointed at Cheng Yu, then hurried closer with a microphone. "Mr Cheng Yu who wanted his name withheld, do you have anything to say at the moment?"
Cheng Yu: "..."
Although Cheng Yu''s face was covered with a thickyer of mosaic tiles on TV, Wang Ling could still see his dumbstruck expression as he stared at the female reporter.
Father Wang stared at Cheng Yu on the news for three seconds, then turned to Wang Ling. "You did this, right?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang rubbed his jaw. "I heard this female newscaster say just now that Little Zhuo went to Winter city. Generally speaking, he would only go if you did, right?"
Wang Ling looked at Father Wang in astonishment; he hadn''t thought Father Wang would actually see through their top secret mission.
Father Wang saw Wang Ling''s amazement and already knew everything. He patted Wang Ling''s shoulder on the spot. "You''re my son. How could I not see through this scheme of yours?"
Wang Ling: "..."
"Don''t worry, I''m not ming you. This type ofwless force should be stopped, and based on how much strength you used, this person has probably been harassing us for quite a while, right? I heard from your grandfather before that there had been a big man lurking outside the door, and Ah Ke 1 dealt with him in an instant."
Looking at the TV, Father Wang couldn''t helpughing. "But you pushed a little too hard this time; even his hair was forced to turn white."
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang: "I remember a while ago, there was news about a parent forcing their child to learn maths, and the child''s hairter turned white. Now, that child spends every day breaking their fingers and toes, and asking what one thousand minus seven is 2 ..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 311: We Are Focused On the Wrong Thing
Chapter 311: We Are Focused On the Wrong Thing
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The extermination of Immortal Mansion thus headlined the evening news on all major channels, whether it was government or regional media. Its impact was no less inferior to the old devil''s arrest previously. As he watched the news, Wang Ling thought in his heart that it was a good thing that he had hidden the holy beast away, otherwise those scary animal lovers groups would take advantage of this event to kick up a fuss.
It wasn''t wrong to love animals, but overprotection could often be torture.
The holy beasts were originally formed through the coalescence of the spirit energy of heaven and earth, and since ancient times had relied on the evolutionary strength of bloodlines. In modern terms, it was evolution and mutation. In fact, there hadn''t been many holy beasts in ancient times to begin with, and they had now almostpletely died out. Now, a silver unicorn had been discovered at longst; simply just handing it over would truly be a pity.
Of course, in Wang Ling''s eyes, holy beasts were actually a type of "animal," and in most situations, it was only right that the "animal''s" will itself was given more consideration.
The extermination of a dark force powerhouse would naturally cause some to feel d and some to be grieved.
On the top floor of the most luxurious office building in Jiashi Square in downtown Songhai city, the Lady of the Castle, secretary to the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle, couldn''t sit still.
She had seen the evening news about Immortal Mansion''s annihtion. Winter city was Immortal Mansion''s central headquarters, and none of the hundreds of people inside, from the elders to the disciples to the core members, had been exempted! The rest of their smaller forces scattered across the country were also being cleaned up one by one by local police working together.
The Master of Immortal Mansion was a peakte-stage Itinerant Immortal, but when he had been arrested, he looked as if he had been sick for a long time, given his shrivelled appearance and graying hair... what on earth had he gone through?
The Lady leaned back against the huge sofa, her expression a little absent-minded. She had worked overtimest night wiping clean all ounts between Mo Immortal Castle and Immortal Mansion. Although the fire hadn''t touched Mo Immortal Castle, she still felt fearful.
What kind of person had Immortal Mansion offended?
While she was pondering this, a shadow suddenly covered the initially clear French windows. Startled by the figure reflected on the window, the Lady hurriedly stood up and bowed. "My Lord!"
The shadow gave a gentle "Mm," and then stepped out. When it touched the floor, numerous crows appearing out of thin air like a tide. When they scattered, a somber-faced, middle-aged man with a beard and long hair instantly appeared in front of the Lady.
The bearded man gave the Lady a look, and without a shred of politeness, sat down and leaned back in the boss''s chair as he waved a hand at her. "Don''t just stand there! Go and make me a cup of milk tea. The fresh milk you madest time from the eight-hundred-year old rhinoceros horn milk powder was pretty good. Bring that to me, and add two lumps of sugar."
"Very well... my Lord..." The Lady''s mouth twitched. She hadn''t expected the Lord to personally show up at all. The cupboards in her office were filled with high-quality tea, but there was one can of milk powder which had been specifically prepared for this leader. In Mo Immortal Castle, she was the only one who knew that the Lord had a special liking for milk.
"Have you finished sorting out the business with Immortal Mansion?" the man tsked and asked as the Lady dissolved the milk powder in water. The sound made her hand tremble as she held the spoon.
She nodded. "Rest assured, my Lord. All our recorded dealings with them have been wiped clean; no one will be able to trace anything back to us."
"Weren''t there those two girls before? One was called Ah Zuo and the other was Ah You. Both of them went after Song Qingshu, but one is now lying half-dead in the hospital and the other is already dead," the middle-aged man said, sitting in the boss''s chair with his fingers steepled and his chin resting on them. "Although these two girls are from Immortal Mansion''s outer sect, we must be especially prudent and avoid giving ourselves away."
"Ah You is already dead and there is no way to find out where she fell. As for Ah Zuo, I will handle it ordingly. Please rest assured, my Lord."
The Lady nodded and brought the man a steaming cup of milk tea. After a moment of silence, she lowered her head and asked, "Since my Lord personally came this time, is there anything that you need to tell me in person?"
The man picked the cup up, blew on it, and directly took arge gulp although it was still hot. His upper lip was covered in ayer of milk foam.
Only then did he nod contentedly. "Mm... I came this time wasn''t really for much; I wanted to talk about what we''ll be doing after this."
"Previously, my venerable self was going to use the stone ghost mask to climb to the top, but before we could get very far, that devil got caught before he had popped up again for even half a month."
The Lady: "..."
"Then my venerable self noticed that Immortal Mansion was developing quite nicely, but before we could pass them a MOU, their core division was wiped out..."
The Lady: "..."
"Looking at these situations together, have you noticed something? Both of them have one person inmon," the man said.
The Lady: "Do you mean the Great Death-Courting Senior whom Song Qingshu relied on for help?"
"No."
The man shook his head and stared at the Lady. "Have you heard of Odd Zhuo?"
Him? Realization dawned on the Lady; this was the rising star of the General Administration of 100 Schools.
"Think about it: from the Shadow Stream incident to the arrest of the old devil and finally the annihtion of Immortal Mansion, aren''t all these major events linked together through this person?" The man hmphed. "So, we''ve been focusing on the wrong thing from the very beginning."
After that, he stroked his beard, and discovered two drops of milk in it. He quickly swiped them with his finger and then licked his finger clean.
After licking his finger, he smiled. "Therefore, I think that our focus from now on should be on this man! It''s quite possible that this person is responsible foring up with all the ns, and he''s impossible to predict."
"But Great Death-Courting Senior and that mysterious expert in the vi on the outskirts..."
"Forget these petty things." The man waved his hand. "My venerable self firmly believes that the root of all this evil begins with this person called Odd Zhuo!"
The Lady: "..."
The man stared at the Lady with a very confident expression. "Beforeing here, my venerable self investigated this man''s past, and I discovered a very interesting person in his high school."
While speaking, spirit light shed in his hand.
The next moment, he was holding a photo, which he passed to the Lady. "Look at this man."
"This is..." The Lady took the photo and frowned.
The photo showed a fatty in the middle of teaching. He didn''t look very old, perhaps somewhere in his early thirties, and he was leaning against a lectern with atiao between his fingers.
Chapter 312: A New Backer
Chapter 312: A New Backer
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The Lady stared nkly at the fatty in the photo. "Does the Lord think that there''s something strange about this person?"
"This person is a history teacher at No. 60 High School. His name is Wang Zukang, nicknamed Old Antique. He taught Odd Zhuo before. My venerable self spectes that this person may be Odd Zhuo''srgest backer and the game-changer. But based on my venerable self''s investigation, he probably started using this name only after he retired from the cultivation world hundreds of years ago." The man smiled. "Look carefully at his face; does he seem a little familiar?"
"..."
The Lady stared at the photo for a long time, then nkly shook her head. "Forgive this subordinate''s stupidity, my Lord, please tell me..."
The middle-aged man sighed and stroked his beard. "Have you heard of... Gorgeous Itinerant?"
Gorgeous Itinerant?
The Lady was suddenly enlightened. Of course she had heard of him! This was the man who had personally created the international ranking list of killers a thousand years ago! And he was the sole guardian envoy of the list! This was a genuine top expert who had left behind many prominent legends in the cultivation world.
She clearly remembered how, when he had been renowned back then, he had once stabbed and killed a Soul Formation cultivator in mid-air with a one-finger qigong... But it was said that he had already retired a very long time ago due to a mistake he had made.
She stared at the photo with a petrified expression on her face. "My Lord, do you mean to say that this high school teacher is Gorgeous Itinerant?"
The middle-aged man nodded solemnly. "Yes."
The Lady was instantly flustered. "But... Gorgeous Itinerant is said to be one of the most beautiful men in the world!"
Because she had once been interested in Gorgeous Itinerant for a while, the Lady had looked up a lot of information on him before. Although she hadn''t been able to find any specific photos of him, ording to those who had seen his real face, it could be summed up in short as exceedingly and iparably beautiful.
So, how could the real Gorgeous Itinerant... be a fatty who lovedtiao ?!
The Lady stared at the photo and took a deep breath. "My Lord... this subordinate wonders if this might be a mistake?"
"You don''t think he can eat until he got fat?"
The middle-aged manughed. "Haven''t you heard of a different kind of pretty man 1 ?"
The Lady: "..."
After a pause, he stood up and looked gently at her. "You can rest assured, there''s definitely no mistake. Furthermore, did you know that back then, it was in fact two guardian envoys who created the international ranking list of killers?"
The Lady: "Two?"
The Lord: "Gorgeous Itinerant was only one of them. There was actually a senior who stood shoulder to shoulder with him in strength. He was given the nickname Taoist Taotie. This was because he was exceedingly ugly, like Taotie 2 . A lot of people who saw his real face were scared to death..."
The Lady: "..."
The Lord: "They were as close as brothers to begin with. However, it seemed that Gorgeous Itinerant was too beautiful, and all the rumors in the outside world were about him... it only took lighting a small fuse after that for Taoist Taotie to break off rtions with Gorgeous Itinerant. And it seems that the mistake which caused Gorgeous Itinerant to withdraw from the cultivation world is also linked to this falling-out."
The Lady was stunned by this story. Her brain felt like it couldn''t handle it because she had never heard of that Taoist Taotie who stood on par with Gorgeous Itinerant.
Staring at the middle-aged man in front of her, she summoned up the courage to ask, "This subordinate is stupid. With all due respect, I would like to ask the Lord... why are you so familiar with this matter?"
The middle-aged manughed. "Because Taoist Taotie told me himself. Though Gorgeous Itinerant has gained weight, Taoist Taotie is sure that it''s him even if the man turns to ash, he would recognize him!"
The Lady: "...Has the Lord drawn Senior Taoist Taotie in to work for you?"
"I wouldn''t put it that way; at best we''re associates, and we''re just taking what we each want." The middle-aged man waved his hand and then looked at the Lady. "This is what I came here today to tell you."
The Lady: "Then what about our ns after that?"
"From now on, our focus is Gorgeous Itinerant at No. 60 High School. ording to legend, Gorgeous Itinerant possesses an invincible weapon which intimidated even True Immortals. We can now only rely on this thing for my Mo Immortal Castle to rise in the future..."
The Lady nodded solemnly. "The Lord is wise! I will definitely do my best!"
"Very good." The middle-aged man nodded. "You can send some people to infiltrate this school first as scouts for Senior Taoist Taotie."
The Lady replied, "Yes!"
Speaking up to this point, there was suddenly a look of nostalgia in the middle-aged man''s eyes. "Mm... by the way, it seems that one of the sses Gorgeous Itinerant is teaching now is Grade One, ss Three?"
The Lady: "Is there something strange about this Grade One, ss Three?"
"It''s nothing, I just suddenly remembered when I was in high school, I also happened to be in ss Three."
The middle-aged man abruptly stared at the cup of milk on the table, and there were tears in his eyes. "My mother gave me two cans of Wang Zai milk..."
The Lady: "..."
...
Wang Ming''s exclusive driver parked the Aoguanhaibat vehicle some distance away on the other side of the road opposite the Wang family''s small vi. Since Wang Ming''s abduction in No. 59 High School by Jiang Liuying, the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream, the driver had never left Wang Ming''s side whenever he went out, for fear of anything unexpected happening.
It was President Qi who had personally found Wang Ming this driver. Hisst name was Zhai and his first name was Yin. He was said to be very strong, but Wang Ming couldn''t see it. He simply felt that the man was a little scary and that he had a perpetually cold aura... Wang Ming thought this guy shouldn''t be called Zhai Yin, but "Grave 3 " instead.
Zhai Yin was about to remove the car key when Wang Ming immediately stopped him and said, "That, you can go back... you can take a break."
Instead of turning around, Zhai Yin raised his head, and that pair of cold eyes gazed at Wang Ming in the car''s rearview mirror, causing thetter to shudder. The man''s tone was also chilly. "President Qi said that your safety is my responsibility."
"..."
Wang Ming was a little speechless.
Because when it came to safety... with Wang Ling around, there was no need to worry at all!
And the most important thing was... he hade here today wearing the long johns!
Wang Ming pursed his lips and looked at Zhai Yin. "But it''s my family in this small vi. It wouldn''t be appropriate for you toe in, right?"
Zhai Yin: "President Qi said that your safety is my responsibility."
Wang Ming: "Then can you stay in the car?"
Zhai Yin: "President Qi said that your safety is my responsibility."
"..."
Helpless, Wang Ming in the end could only get out of the car with this old driver... Zhai Yin''s face was utterly expressionless as he followed closely behind Wang Ming.
When Wang Ming measured the distance between them with his eyes, he noticed that they were never more than one and a half meters apart, and he instantly felt deep despair.
When the doorbell rang, Wang Ling personally went to open the door since Mother Wang and the old man were busy in the kitchen and hadn''t heard it. As soon as he opened it, he felt the st of a chilly auraing from the man behind Wang Ming... he felt his face be a little colder.
Without saying anything, he stretched out one hand to pull Wang Ming into the house before mming the door shut.
This hand speed was so fast that Zhai Yin wasn''t able to react at all...
Chapter 313: Real Son and Fake Son
Chapter 313: Real Son and Fake Son
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Actually, when Zhai Yin had stopped the car in front of the house, Wang Ling had already heard what was happening outside. He had heard everything clearly, including the conversation in the car. At first, Wang Ling had thought that the miserable expression on Wang Ming''s face was a little funny, but it was impossible to say that he didn''t care at all when he saw how merciless Zhai Yin continued to be.
No matter what, Wang Ming was still his family. Letting an outsider intrude without an invitation would make Wang Ling feel strange.
In this respect, he was exactly like his father, preferring only to get along with people he was familiar with. If it had been Mother Wang and the old man, they would definitely have pulled Zhai Yin into the house without a second thought. Thus, while they were still unaware, Wang Ling dragged Wang Ming inside and mmed the door in Zhai Yin''s face.
How could he let an outsider participate in this joyous family asion?
Although Wang Ling was a little displeased, this was the task which President Qi had assigned Zhai Yin after all, which was to personally protect his idiot elder brother, so Wang Ling didn''t embarrass him too much. He just casually cast a small spell the instant he closed the door, covering the outside of the Wang family''s small vi with a steel barrier that even a True Immortal probably wouldn''t be able to break through.
After Wang Ling closed the door, Wang Ming felt immensely relieved. He hadn''t wanted to leave the institute these two days because of this Zhai Yin! He had beenining in his heart the entire time that it would have been great if President Qi had given him a beauty... Who would be willing to go out all day tailed by a human ice block?!
Wang Ming stroked his wrist, as if there was still some residual warmth left behind from when Wang Ling had pulled him in. When he saw Wang Ling let go of his hand with a cold face, the corners of his mouth tilted upward slightly his chance to tease Wang Ling hade!
He pounced on Wang Ling like a cat and wrapped himself around one arm. Swaying in a coquettish manner, he patted Wang Ling on the shoulder with a faint blush on his face and said in a thready voice, "You devil... you''re so hateful!"
The sound didn''t make just Wang Ling''s hair stand on end; even Loopy Toad''s dog fur stood up as if it had been electrocuted.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad: "..."
As expected, this little shit was an idiot!
"Hey, Little Ming, you''ve arrived?" Hearing the noise, Father Wang got up from the sofa and walked toward them.
Seeing this, Wang Ming immediately let go of Wang Ling''s arm and said, "Uncle Wang, how are you?" As he spoke, he nted a stealthy look at Wang Ling''s fist, and could vaguely see the protruding blue veins... He was instantly frightened, and thought that if Father Wang hade a littleter, Wang Ling would probably have hit him with a full set of intelligence-recovery punches 1 .
"Come here, Little Ming,e in and sit down." Father Wang put his arm around Wang Ming''s shoulders and pulled him down onto the sofa. His face was wreathed in smiles, genuinely happier than seeing his own son...
"What do you want to drink?"
Wang Ming sniffed the air, then chuckled. "I''ll just have some soupter! I can smell the coral grouper soup!"
Father Wangughed. "You have a nose that will catch up to our Loopy Toad''s."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Father Wang sipped his tea, then turned his head to gaze at Wang Ming. "Any new results from your research recently?"
Wang Ling had concluded long ago that this wasn''t making polite or small talk. This was a question Father Wang would always ask whenever Wang Ling came to the Wang home; supposedly, it could give him inspiration for his writing.
"Yes, there''s one." Wang Ming nodded.
Many things rted to the institute were actually confidential, and most of them couldn''t be disclosed. Therefore, whenever Wang Ming spoke about his "research results," it was about his own small and personal inventions.
"Our biologyb was given eyes left to us by Soul Formation cultivators for study. I recently developed a new invention through this research, but it''s still in the trial stage."
"What invention is this?" Father Wang was very curious, and on the side, Wang Ling also raised his eyebrows.
"It''s a type of long telescope which is based on the retinal structure in the eyes of Soul Formation cultivators! With this long telescope, you''ll be able to see whatever is happening a thousand li away."
"..." Father Wang and Wang Ling both started sweating.
Father Wang: "If this thing ever fell into the hands ofwbreakers..."
"Once it''s finished, it''s definitely only going to be produced on demand. For example, every police station can be equipped with one to keep an eye on suspects, and no crime will go undetected. There''s no way we will sell it on the market."
"Then that''s good." Father Wang nodded.
That was because a while ago, there had been news about a kindergarten teacher who had mistreated the kids and threatened them by saying she had a long telescope, so even when they were at home, she could see them clearly. Apparently, this had frightened the kids so much that it had left a psychological shadow on them.
When Father Wang had seen this news, he had been secretly d that Wang Ling had been strong since childhood. This kindergarten teacher was also lucky that she had never met Wang Ling, otherwise he would already have sent her to hell...
While the three were chatting on the sofa, Father Wang''s cell phone rang. As soon as he saw that it was Lie Mengmeng, he got up and went to the veranda to answer the phone.
Father Wang: "I''m going to take this call, the two of you talk first."
Seeing Father Wang leave, Wang Ling was just about to ask about the materials in the Heavenly Materials sword when Wang Ming shut down the topic first.
Wang Ming: "It''ll take me a while to give a clear exnation about the materials identified in the screenshot you sent me. We''ll talk about it upstairs after dinner."
Wang Ling pursed his lips, then sighed in his heart. While Wang Ming was speaking, it so happened that the evening news was reying an earlier broadcast, and it was still about the extermination of Immortal Mansion.
This was yet another major event to happen after the old devil''s arrest. For this type of big news, the TV would always broadcast it roughly three times, fully putting the policy "important things need to be repeated three times 2 " into practice.
Wang Ling had already watched all the news with Father Wang once, so he had a disinterested expression on his face.
In contrast, when Wang Ming watched it, he said happily, "Tsk, the greatest cultivation dark force in the history of Huaxiu nation? And its core group was destroyed just like that? From what I''m hearing on the news, this Immortal Mansion is supposed to be very well-organized withrge numbers of people, but before it could even do anything big, it was already annihted?"
Wang Ming couldn''t help sighing. "Nowadays, these evil forces are bing worse and worse; they can''t evenpete with the Dark Cooking Society in Cooking Master Boy ..."
Wang Ling: "..."
When Wang Ming said this, the news happened to show Cheng Yu being escorted away.
He stared at Cheng Yu on the news for three seconds, then turned to Wang Ling. "You did this, right?"
Wang Ling was instantly speechless. "..." Wang Ming''s eyes and tone were exactly like Father Wang''s!
Sure enough... you''re actually the real son, right?!
Chapter 314: The Mysterious Substance in the Heavenly Materials Sword
Chapter 314: The Mysterious Substance in the Heavenly Materials Sword
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After they finished dinner, the two brothers went upstairs. Wang Ming flopped backward onto Wang Ling''s bed and rolled around.
The corners of his mouth twitching, Wang Ling looked at Wang Ming with his hands on his waist, feeling a little helpless. Bed Immortal and Pillow Immortal were more open to Wang Ming than to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal since this guy had often slept on the same bed with Wang Ling when he hade over to y as a kid, so now they had already acknowledged Wang Ming as their second master.
Sometimes, Wang Ling was really afraid of people who were the most shameless, and Wang Ming was a good example not only was he an idiot, he was also quite shameless. The worst thing about it was that he wasn''t aware of it.
Wang Ming sat on his bed and looked at Wang Ling with an amused face. "You know what?"
Wang Ling: "???"
Wang Ming: "I like when you look angry and helpless like this."
"..." Wang Ling''s face swiftly darkened.
His expression made Wang Ming turn chicken in a split-second, and he immediately cleared his throat. "All right... I won''t tease you anymore. Let''s be serious..." He knew that Wang Ling was now already close to blowing up, and if Wang Ming continued provoking him, he would probably set a second record as a member of Huaxiu''s Cultivation Academy of Science.
The first was that he was the youngest academician at the Cultivation Academy of Science in Huaxiu''s history.
The second one would be that he was the earliest Cultivation Academy of Science academician to die in Huaxiu''s history.
Wang Ming was well aware that there were times when his teasing should stop where it should stop.
He sat on the bed, folded his arms, and looked at Wang Ling. "That previous screenshot of an appraisal report is probably an analytical breakdown of the materials in a spirit sword, right? First, I want to hear about that sword''s origins."
If they hadn''tpletely settled things with Immortal Mansion, Wang Ling absolutely wouldn''t have told Wang Ming anything as he didn''t want to get Wang Ming directly involved. Knowing Wang Ming''s character, if he knew about Immortal Mansion, he would very likely go and explore it for himself. The cultivation circle was veryplicated, and it would be better for him not to muddy the waters.
But Immortal Mansion had now been exterminated, so there shouldn''t be anything to worry about... Besides, Zhai Yin was like a second skin now, protecting Wang Ming, so Wang Ling didn''t think it should matter much.
At the thought of this, Wang Ling released his spiritual senses to perceive the situation outside the vi Zhai Yin hadn''t returned to the car, and was still standing at attention and unmoving outside the door. It could be said that he was quite well-trained.
Although the guy seemed strange, Wang Ling didn''t particrly dislike him.
He touched Wang Ming''s forehead lightly with one finger and instantly ryed his memories of Immortal Mansion... Of course, he had gotten rid of the memory of him in women''s clothes. If Wang Ming knew about this, it would make this guy happy for a year!
Memories flooded into Wang Ming''s mind like data, and he clicked his tongue in wonder. "Heh, if this trick could be used to cheat in exams... it''d be too damn convenient! For students who don''t know the answer, ''mother never has to worry about my studies 1 ''!"
Wang Lingughed in his heart. "..." You wish!
In his opinion, it was better to rely on yourself during an exam than on others. And in ss, almost no one would ask him to help them cheat...
Actually, the level in the elite ss was pretty much the same; trying to score high marks in a group of elites was the most difficult thing to do. Wang Ling''s academic performance was forever average... His marks were always down the middle, so no one in ss wanted to copy his answers.
Just a while ago, Dopey Guo had even given him the title of "Bnced Instructor" because of this.
After Wang Ling had ryed his memories to Wang Ming, the other man still spent a full five minutes sorting them out, even if he was the strongest brain.
Although Wang Ming already knew that it was Wang Ling who had destroyed Immortal Mansion, he was still shocked when he learned the truth of the entire matter. An enormous dark force core organization, eliminated in one single day...
ording to the main thread in the memories, Wang Ling had surmised that Immortal Mansion had used the underground spirit vein and the holy Ice Crystal Array to construct a mirror space to hide its stronghold. Then, he had sted through the spatial wall, was summoned to the t top at Yuntai Pavilion, had had his identity exposed in order to save Dharmaraja and the others, directly knocked out all the inner sect female disciples with spiritual pressure, dealt with a female elder, dealt with a silver unicorn, and finally dealt with the Master of Immortal Mansion...
Wang Ming was a little speechless. The things that had happened thisst Sunday were more than what some people experienced in an entire year! If this was a true-blue cultivation novel, the one-on-one confrontation between these two cultivators could fill several days and nights'' worth of writing.
But after learning the whole story, Wang Ming felt relieved. "If this is the case, the appearance of this substance inside the sword is just a coincidence."
"?" Wang Ling didn''t understand what he meant, and was slightly at a loss.
"After looking at the appraisal report in that screenshot, I realized that it had the same element which is contained in the Dao talisman seal I made for you. Furthermore, this is the key ingredient... This is the key substance in the Dao talisman seal which suppresses your aura."
He looked up at Wang Ling and exined very seriously, "When I first saw this appraisal report of the materials in the sword, I thought that someone had discovered the secret of this substance. But given the current oue, it''s probably just a coincidence. I''m guessing that the Master of Immortal Mansion himself didn''t know about this thing when he made the sword."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ming couldn''t help but sigh. "You don''t know how hard it is to refine this thing... Even with the most sophisticated equipment in our research institute, I can only refine a few micrograms of it every year. The Master of Immortal Mansion incorporated a lot of materials into this sword. If it''s a coincidence, then there is a real possibility that this material can be reproduced."
After Wang Ming''s exnation, Wang Ling was suddenly enlightened.
He roughly knew now why his Great Purification Spell hadn''t worked on Fang Xing. It was most likely because of the resistance effect of this trace substance. It was also because of this strange thing lurking in Fang Xing''s body that he had yet to wake up.
"Currently, the only person who knows about this thing''s existence apart from me is you; there shouldn''t be anyone else. I thought it had leaked out at first, which almost scared me to death..." Wang Ming heaved a sigh and fell back on the bed.
Did this thing have no scientific name?
Wang Ling stared at Wang Ling, unable to resist asking him telepathically.
"A scientific name... I was the one who discovered this thing in the first ce, and I''m not prepared to announce it publicly. Why does it need a scientific name?" said Wang Ming.
Wang Ling: "..."
"But I did name it myself." Wang Ming grinned. "I call it Anti-Wang Ling Matter!"
Wang Ling: "..." The name could be said to be rather simple and crude, but the substance''s unique qualityy in the fact that it had a restraining effect on just him... hence, there waspletely nothing wrong with this name.
"That sword contains traces of this element, but it''s far less than the amount in your Dao talisman seal. This thing dissipates quickly, you don''t have to worry about it. Your friend will wake up in two days after the substance breaks down on its own inside his body."
Speaking up to this point, Wang Ming suddenly sat up straight on the bed and stared at Wang Ling solemnly. "But Lingzi... have you realized it yet?"
Wang Ling: "?"
Cupping his chin with both hands, Wang Ming showed a rare, serious face. "I think your body is getting used to this substance..."
Chapter 315: Old Antique’s Time for Gossip
Chapter 315: Old Antiques Time for Gossip
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Wang Ming left at nine o''clock in the evening. He had wanted to stay the night and engage in heartfelt conversation with Wang Ling, but when he thought of Zhai Yin still standing erect at the front door, he gave up on the idea.
As a formidable and well-trained military cultivator, Zhai Yin wouldn''t feel tired standing at attention for even several days, but Wang Ming would feel a little ufortable if he was the reason Zhai Yin spent the night at the front door.
Wang Ming didn''t really like Zhai Yin. He was absolutely rigid in his ways, which was quite different from the Academy of Science''s policy of flexible and adaptive strategies. But however much Wang Ming disliked him, the other party was just following orders to protect him.
When he left the house, he saw Zhai Yin staring at him coldly. It was only when Zhai Yin saw hime out that the man stood at rest. He then made a perfect one hundred and eighty degree turn and walked slowly toward the car to open the door for Wang Ming.
He stared at Wang Ming, his eyes like that of a poisonous snake in the jungle staring at its prey.
At that moment, Wang Ming abruptly thought that Wang Ling''s dead fish eyes weren''t bad. He might have facial paralysis, but at least he wasn''t freaking cold!
"I''ll truthfully report what happened tonight to President Qi. I''m also going to verify the information on all the people in this vi one by one, especially that person who pulled you inside," Zhai Yin said, looking at Wang Ming.
He thought about his earlier embarrassment. When Wang Ling had dragged Wang Ming in, it had been so fast that Zhai Yin hadn''t even been able to see Wang Ling''s face clearly, and Wang Ming had just disappeared directly in front of him...
Wang Ming looked at him angrily, refusing to get into the car. "That''s my little brother! And my uncle and my aunt! And my grandfather! What are you thinking?"
Zhai Yin''s face was cold. "Even if it''s your second eldest uncle 1 , it''s useless. Work is work."
Wang Ming''s lips twitched gloomily. "..."
Go and check then! He knew Wang Ling had the Great Shielding Spell, so even if he were to be investigated, everything would just be a huge mosaic.
Wang Ming really didn''t know where on earth President Qi had found this weirdo...
...
It was June 28th on Wednesday in the tenth week of the semester.
When Wang Ling arrived at school in the morning, he heard the news about two of his "acquaintances," one of whom was Tan Qian. He was the younger brother of the owner of that beef noodles restaurant, Boss Tan. He hade to the vi to stir up trouble, but Jingke had ruthlessly dealt with him in an instant. Under Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Boss Tan''s assiduous instructions, he had then be a real " erwuzai 2 . "
It had to be said that Boss Tan was really far-sighted. From the moment he had seen Tan Qian, he had tried all means and ways to help Tan Qian to be rid of Immortal Mansion as soon as possible.
This time, Tan Qian would appear in court as an informant on Immortal Mansion. Previously, he had sent aplete map of Immortal Mansion''s branch intelligenceworks to the local cultivation police stations. It was because of this that the local police stations had been able tounch a campaign to exterminate Immortal Mansion''s branch forces.
This above gossip was from Dopey Guo, Master of Dopey in Grade One, ss Three.
During the morning self-study period, the ssroom was very noisy as almost all of the discussion was about Immortal Mansion.
"I heard before that the brother of this informant runs a noodles restaurant?" Super Chen asked.
Dopey Guo nodded solemnly. "Yes, it''s authentico tan pickled cabbage beef noodles. I have an uncle who went there to eat their noodles. The boss has a scarred face and an enigmatic look..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Then, in addition to the news on Tan Qian, the second person Wang Ling heard about was Tang Youning. Back then, this vagabond singer who had found it hard to even afford three meals a day had quickly be famous after Wang Ling had given him a song.
Actually, Tang Youning also had a connection to the beef noodles restaurant''s Boss Tan. Back when Tang Youning hadn''t been famous yet, he had pretty much been a regr at Midnight Dining Hall.
"This Tang Youning is really unlucky..."
Speaking about this person, Dopey Guo supported his forehead with one hand and smiled wryly.
"What happened?"
Dopey Guo: "After his song Old Boys hit it big, he released several original songs after that, but it seemed they were all eclipsed by other headlines."
Wang Ling: "..."
"When he released his second song, the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream breaking out of prison stole the headlines.
"When he released his third song, her recapture stole the headlines once again...
"After that, this was followed by the elimination of Shadow Stream''s headquarters, the arrest of the old devil, and the live online broadcast of the old devil''s interrogation." After that, Dopey Guo couldn''t help sighing. "Yesterday was his birthday... thousands of fans were going to celebrate together, and everyone thought that this would make the headlines for sure, but who knew that the thing with Immortal Mansion would happen."
Wang Ling: "..."
The ss was deep in heated discussion when Old Antique stepped into the ssroom, a full twenty minutes ahead of the regr ss time, and even using part of the morning self-study period.
The monthly exam was approaching, and this month''s exam was very important. It was a joint schools exam, where many schools would be using the same exam paper, so that students could urately determine their ranking in the entire district. It was no use being king of your own home it was only when you became king of the whole district or even the whole city that you could consider yourself dominant.
"The teacher setting the paper for the joint schools exam this time is the district history schr, Teacher Ji Chongkui." Old Antique looked up with a face full of rare seriousness.
When they heard this name, many people in the ss couldn''t help but gasp.
This name was way too familiar to them, because this was the most brutal and inhuman schr in Peiyuan district... Every year, the freshmen who entered high school would hear their seniors in Grades Two and Threein strongly about this person.
As for rumors about this teacher, Wang Ling had heard n Leader Yu mention them before when Wang Ling had just entered the school. Last year, there had been three thousand freshmen who had taken the joint six schools exam, and in the end, ny percent of them had failed... Even the best score among the elite students had only been seventy points.
Therefore, although it hadn''t yet been officially determined how many schools would participate in the joint schools exam this time, it was going to be a challenge for both students and teachers given that such a vicious teacher would be setting the paper.
Hence, for the first time ever, Old Antique took advantage of the morning self-study period to enter the ssroom ahead of time to announce the tragic news.
His expression was a little solemn, but it wasn''t without his usual confidence; Teacher Ji might be ruthless, but Old Antique was very confident in his own teaching.
Last year, the teacher leading the elite ss hadn''t been Old Antique, hence their very tragic results.
But this year, they would turn it around.
Old Antique cleared his throat and looked at the students. "Last night, I studied the exam papers which Teacher Ji set. Not only do they contain hard historical concepts, there is also a lot of external knowledge as well as historical knowledge derived from recent hot topics, so a lot of people might find this difficult... In view of the recent hot topic of Immortal Mansion, I''m going to share with you gossip on the dark forces..."
Wang Ling: "..."
As expected, after talking so much, in the end, he still wanted to gossip...
Chapter 316: Taoist Taotie and Qiongchi Sect
Chapter 316: Taoist Taotie and Qiongchi Sect
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The dark cultivation forces had actually only been brought up as a concept several decades ago, and were distinctly differentiated from the light forces, which had clear qualifications to run schools. The light forces consisted of therge state-run and private cultivation academies as well as some of therge sects specifically for itinerant cultivators.
To put it simply, the dark forces were a group of unapproved ck organizations which illegally recruited itinerant cultivators and opened schools just for profit; they were like those small shops which didn''t have food certification and made contaminatedtiao .
On the dais, Old Antique briefed them on the history of the concept. "In everyone''s eyes, the dark forces are a congregation of evildoers. But we cannot make generalizations. There is both right and wrong among the dark forces. There are even some centuries-old sects that were cklisted, but only because their founders were in seclusion, and so they couldn''t apply for their qualifications in time. Over the past few years, many dark cultivation forces have obtained their qualifications through the standard channels."
Everyone immediately understood; in simple terms, it was a matter of getting certification or not getting it.
After all, the Spirit Energy Information era was already no longer a time when hundreds of sects could freelypete or immortals could freely fight one another. Everything was now restricted byws and regtions, and to continue in the modern cultivation world, one had to obey them.
Wang Ling couldn''t agree more with this point.
The reason why he had eliminated Immortal Mansion was because it hadn''t abided by the rules; not only had it disrupted his life, the most important thing was that it had severely affected his studies!
Why couldn''t he be left to do his homework in peace nowadays?
But like Old Antique had said, not all dark forces were congregations of cunning viins. Some were really sects that hadn''t been able to get certification since their elders were in seclusion, and because of that had been directly cklisted.
Reliance High School was one example.
Everyone knew that the headmaster of Reliance High School, Patriarch Reliance, was a seclusion maniac. Back then, if several school elders hadn''t personally dragged him out of seclusion to get certification, the school would have been torn down straightaway.
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique''s eyes lit up. "Looking at the trend in the exam papers which Teacher Ji Chongkui set in previous years, I''m guessing that he will definitely include questions on the history of the dark forces. This teacher doesn''t really like testing students on concepts, but just in case, I''ll draw up a chronological list of all the well-known dark forces in history for you to remember."
"Teacher, who are the well-known dark forces in history?" At that time, someone couldn''t help standing up with a hand raised to ask the question.
"Don''t rush, I was just about to get to them."
Old Antique gestured for the student to sit down. "Then, let me tell you about some of history''s more well-known dark forces; Teacher Ji Chongkui will very likely test you on this."
Hearing this, all the students in ss took out their notebooks.
Seeing that Wang Ling hadn''t done the same, Dopey Guo hastily nudged him. "Why are you spacing out, hurry up and take notes!"
Wang Ling: "..." As long as he put his mind to it, this type of information would be instantly engraved in his brain once he heard it, so there was no need for him to take notes at all.
Of course, Master of Dopey had been kind enough to give him a reminder. After sweeping his gaze around the ss and realizing that most people had taken out their notebooks, Wang Ling could only do the same and take some token notes, otherwise he would really look strange.
He sighed inwardly; nowadays, it was hard to be a person, hard to be a top student... and hard to be a top student trying every means possible to get average grades in ss!
Thus, there were times when he would see people in ss who were especially good in their studies nod off after gaming all night... Maybe they really weren''t studying frantically outside of ss; maybe they were relying purely on their very high IQs.
...
The people in ss had never doubted Old Antique''s expertise at forecasting test questions; this was a living test predictor. Years ago, the district educationmittee had monitored him for half a year because he had been too precise with his predictions, and had been suspected of leaking the test paper.
However, in the face of his strength as the number one history teacher in No. 60 High School, themittee hadn''t been able to find any evidence of misconduct.
After seeing that everyone had taken out their notebooks, Old Antique crossed his hands behind his back, cleared his throat, and said, "An ounting of the infamous dark forces in history must start with the Flying Talismans Gang. Back then, the founder started from scratch by selling shoddy talismans and recruiting rtives and friends as sales agents. To be promoted to Bronze Agents, one needed to sell one hundred flying talismans; one thousand to be Silver Agents; and ten thousand to be Gold Agents... Finally, this gang''s numbers expanded to millions of people."
"...What happened to them?"
"Later, they were all arrested in three days for selling shoddy talismans. Because they weren''t especially strong, it didn''t require much effort to deal with them. After that, this Flying Talismans Gang was called the Fallen Talismans Gang," Old Antique said.
Everyone: "..."
"Based on member numbers, it was thergest gang in the history of the dark forces. Based on overall strength, however, Immortal Mansion currently ranks first. But before Immortal Mansion''s appearance, there was one otherrge dark force which deserves our attention... Have you heard of Qiongchi Sect?"
When Old Antique said this, there was an abrupt and subtle change in his expression. It was only for an instant before it went back to normal, but Wang Ling had noticed it.
"This was a sect made up of top gluttons; anyone who wanted to join them had to eat fifty jin''s worth of food 1 ."
Everyone: "..."
Old Antique said pensively, "When Qiongchi Sect was at its peak back then, its disciples expanded its influence by forming teams that went out searching for local delicacies in the region. They scoured every part of the country with the aim of hunting spirit beasts for food, directly leading to the extinction of seventeen spirit beast species..."
"Shit! Seventeen spirit beast species were eaten into extinction?" someone cried out in shock.
"..." Even Wang Ling had a disbelieving expression on his face.
To be frank, because most of the history of the dark forces was pretty dark, they actually couldn''t be found in textbooks.
If Old Antique never spoke to them about it here, Wang Ling would have never known about this bizarre history.
Now that he thought about it carefully, it was no wonder that the silver unicorn utterly despised the human race; if it had run into a dark force like this Qiongchi Sect, that would have been a real pain in the ass.
Since he was speaking about Qiongchi Sect, Old Antique naturally had to introduce its founder, and it was likely that Teacher Ji Chongkui would be testing the students on this point.
Afterposing himself, Old Antique continued speaking. "Next, I''m going to talk about the founder of Qiongchi Sect... Taoist Taotie."
Chapter 317: Taoist Taotie And Gorgeous Itinerant
Chapter 317: Taoist Taotie And Gorgeous Itinerant
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Taoist Taotie''s achievements had actually once been well-known in older cultivation circles. However, he was so ugly that those who had met him in person would feel sick whenever they recalled his face, and those who had never met him before would still lose their appetites at the mere description of his appearance... After that, the senior cultivators in the circle had started to treat this name as taboo, and had never brought it up again.
A reputation was only considered as such when everyone talked about it; since no one mentioned him anymore, he would naturally be forgotten.
Thus, students Wang Ling''s age had no idea at all that such a person existed in history.
"Teacher, exactly how ugly is this Taoist Taotie...?" someone raised a hand and asked.
Old Antique had talked about Taoist Taotie in general, but in the end everyone was focused on his looks. Everyone had seen ugly people before, but they were really curious to know exactly how ugly he could be.
From what Old Antique had said, Taoist Taotie''s looks could shake the world and make the gods cry. He looked like the mythological Taotie beast and also had a huge appetite, which was how he had gotten this nickname.
However, Old Antique hadn''t gone into detail about Taoist Taotie''s appearance at all. Seeing that someone had raised this question, he frowned and smiled bitterly. "You shouldn''t ce so much emphasis on what other people look like; you should pay more attention to inner beauty. Besides, Taoist Taotie hadn''t been born ugly; it was because he cultivated the wrong art. No matter what stic surgery he had, or what appearance-molding elixirs he used, he would instantly revert back to his original appearance in less than a quarter of an hour."
Everyone now understood why Taoist Taotie hadn''t gotten any stic surgery done even stic surgery couldn''t fix his ugliness.
"Apart from his identity as the founder of Qiongchi Sect, Taoist Taotie was also the person who set up the international ranking list of killers, and was the guardian envoy of this list," said Old Antique.
"Isn''t the legendary Gorgeous Itinerant the guardian envoy of the list?" Dopey Guo was startled by what Old Antique had said; this waspletely different to what his uncle had told him.
A mysterious smile flickered across Old Antique''s face. "In fact, the list had two guardian envoys. Gorgeous Itinerant as mentioned by Student Hero Guo was also one of them. Back then, Gorgeous Itinerant and Taoist Taotie set up this role together. However, shortly after that, the two of them had a falling-out and withdrew from the cultivation world. Qiongchi Sect was also disbanded during that time. Currently, the number one killer on the list, Killer Taoist, is acting as the guardian envoy."
"Disbanded?" The students couldn''t help twitching their lips.
Sure enough, gluttons were the only group of people in this world that could be summoned and dismissed at will. No wonder online searches for Qiongchi Sect didn''t yield any results; as it turned out, this dark force had already disbanded before the authorities could crack down on it.
"Why did they have a falling-out?" Someone was very curious.
Old Antique drew in a breath before he slowly said, "Rumor was that Gorgeous Itinerant had slipped up during an operation, but no one knows the precise reason. The only thing we know is that after that, the two of them had a falling-out and went their separate ways. Taoist Taotie, moreover, swore that he would definitely get even with Gorgeous Itinerant."
This answer disappointed the ss. Even Old Antique didn''t know, which meant that no matter how much they researched it, no one would uncover the reason.
But Feather Lin was clearly excitedpared with everyone else. "Teacher! Why is he called Gorgeous Itinerant? Is it because... he''s very erotic 1 ?"
Old Antique: "..."
"Obviously it was because he was too handsome, okay?"
Dopey Guo exined in ce of Old Antique. Although he hadn''t heard of Taoist Taotie''s achievements from his uncle, he had heard of Gorgeous Itinerant.
Dopey Guo: "As far as I know, Gorgeous Itinerant was the most magnificent beauty of his generation, and anyone who saw him had their breaths taken away. He''s famous for being the most beautiful man in the cultivation world!"
"Is he that good-looking?" All the female students in ss were stirred up.
"Let''s take that Senior Immortal Toya, the chief instructor for the military training thest time, as an example. If the cultivation circle had a beauty contest, Senior Immortal Toya''s looks would put him in the top twenty, but he wouldn''t be number one. Gorgeous Itinerant''s beauty was widely acknowledged in the cultivation circle back then. I remember that there''s a ranking list online, you can go check it out."
Dopey Guo said, "One of my uncles told me that a female cultivator took one look at Gorgeous Itinerant back then, and because he was so handsome, her blood reversed direction and rushed into her brain; rumor is that she''s still in aa now."
"To that extent?"
Old Antique smiled slightly. "...What Student Guo said is true; I''ve also heard this."
Hearing these stories, Feather Lin grew more and more curious about Gorgeous Itinerant, and her heart felt as itchy as if ws were scratching at it. "Ahh! Wouldn''t it be great if I can see him with my own eyes!"
"Perhaps everyone will have the opportunity to meet him."
On the dais, Old Antique rubbed his belly andughed. "When I was young, I was also handsome in my prime!"
"..."
After he said that, the ss was deathly silent.
Old Antique felt like crying but had no tears to shed. "...None of you agree?"
I''m so hurt!
...
Today after school, the three ss representatives Dopey Guo, Super Chen and Lotus Sun gathered together and seemed to be discussing something. Wang Ling nced at them and noticed that Little Peanut was with them.
"Do you guys feel that Old Antique seemed a little strange today?" asked Super Chen.
"That''s right, that''s right! He was acting very strangely!" Dopey Guo crossed his arms as he gazed at the others. "Old Antique never really cared about his appearance before. But this time after ss... can you guys guess what I saw when I passed by the toilet?"
"What did you see?" Lotus Sun asked.
"I saw Old Antique looking at himself in the mirror."
"Damn! Really?" The rest of them were stunned.
It did sound a little weird; even Wang Ling sighed in his heart when he heard this. This was because given Old Antique''s normal behavior, if he had the time to look at himself in the mirror, he would rather use it to eat a few bags oftiao .
"Everyone wants to be beautiful."
Lotus Sun sighed before she said earnestly, "I also want to warn everyone about something else; you should be careful this month after school lets out at the end of the day."
"Why?"
"Recently, there''s been an organization called Shuigou Sect creating havoc in the district. They''re targeting students, forcing them to ingest some unlicensed two-bit product. I heard some students have already experienced mutations in their bodies from taking this product," said Lotus Sun.
Chapter 318: Shuigou Sect
Chapter 318: Shuigou Sect
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It was June 29th on the tenth Thursday of the semester.
At three o''clock this morning, there had been a major incident on Songhai city''s Night Market Street. ording to eyewitnesses, a student in uniform had been shuffling down the street like a zombie when his body had promptly started to burn with fire, and he started shooting mes around him like crazy.
The roaring ze had engulfed the entire street and burned everythingpletely to ash; even the zebra crossing had been wiped off the ground. With billows of thick smoke over everything, it looked like a scene from a movie.
The cultivation fire department had immediately set up barriers to prevent the fire from spreading, but after everything had settled, it had already been toote.
The fire had truly been horrifying; Night Street Market could no longer be saved. Luckily, however, almost all the shops had already been closed at three o''clock in the wee hours of the morning, so there hadn''t been any major casualties.
Only four people happened to suffer minor burns and smoke inhtion from the incident.
Reports said that these four had been pulled into it because they had gone out together to buy snacks in the middle of the night...
So the lesson was to go to bed before midnight; staying upte and eating midnight snacks weren''t good for one''s health.
Many people could guess the oue of this incident: the district chief couldn''t get away from being sacked, and the Songhai city government had to bear the costs of the four victims'' medical fees as well as the damage to nearby shops.
In some sense, this incident was no less serious than a terrorist attack.
And as the instigator of this terrorist attack, that fire-breathing student in the end had disappeared. ording to the ounts of those four witnesses who had gone out to buy midnight snacks, while that student had been spewing mes, he had been knocked out by a ck figure which had then taken him away.
And so that morning, this incident was the new topic of discussion during the morning self-study period.
Super Chen frowned and crossed his arms with a solemn expression on his face. "I heard that this incident was caused by that emerging dark force, Shuigou Sect. They''ve targeted many students on the way home after school, and after these students were forced to eat their product, they lost contact with their families and schools."
Suddenly, someone recalled Fang Xing. "Student Fang Xing in ss Two asked for a week''s leave. Do you think it has something to do with Shuigou Sect?"
"Shuigou Sect only started acting up these two days. Fang Xing''s parents called the school themselves to exin the situation, so this probably isn''t the reason why he took leave."
Little Peanut also shook his head, very certain on this point. "When I handed in the homework in the morning two days ago, I heard the teacher-in-charge of ss Two Meng Kaiming and Teacher Pan talking about it; there''s definitely no mistake."
Wang Ling couldn''t helpughing in his heart. Given Fang Xing''s abilities, if this bunch targeted him, they would be the ones to meet a bad end.
Fang Xing was still recovering on Immortal Toya''s Chrysanthemum Ind. Wang Ming had told Wang Ling that he didn''t have to worry too much about that strange substance that could suppress his strength; it would break down of its own ord after a few days, and Fang Xing would regain consciousness in his own time.
Frankly speaking, Wang Ling had previously been on constant guard against Fang Xing. After all, he hadn''t known anything about Fang Xing''s origins, and hadn''t bothered to know either.
For Wang Ling, the biggest gain from the matter with Immortal Mansion this time had been learning everything about Fang Xing''s identity, which was a huge relief to him.
While Wang Ling was thinking about this, Dopey Guo suddenly came back to the main topic. "Have you seen the video from this morning?"
"What? There''s even a video?"
"Mm, a friend risked his life to film it: a student in school uniform turned into a living, burning man, then shot fire everywhere," Dopey Guo told them honestly.
"What dark art was this student cultivating? Is it possible that it was some evildoer deliberately disguised as a student to create havoc?"
"Probably not." Dopey Guo shook his head and said, "In the video I watched, this student was spouting fire and roaring at the same time; it looked like he''d gone crazy. Besides, my uncle told me that based on an investigation of the scene, the mes the student was shooting out were as hot as ten thousand degrees at one point."
Wang Ling frowned. An expert at thete Soul Formation stage could release a fireball as hot as ten thousand degrees. But if this person truly was a student, this temperature would be somewhat of an exaggeration.
This reminded Wang Ling of the Mo Immortal Water incident with Mo Immortal Castle. But he had stumbled upon it when it had still been in the trial stage, and he had directly stifled the entire n in the cradle.
Shuigou Sect this time was employing a different method for the same sort of oue as the mutation potion which Mo Immortal Castle had produced back then. The only difference was that most of Mo Immortal Castle''s mutation potions had been failures, while Shuigou Sect this time was clearly well prepared.
It had developed an item that could boost a Foundation Establishment student''s destructive power to the Soul Formation level. Whether it was a pill or a potion, this n definitely had been in the works for a very long time.
This was a premeditated conspiracy.
Of course, there were some things that puzzled Wang Ling.
For example, of all the names to use, why did this new dark force decide to call itself Shuigou Sect 1 ? Each time he said this name in his heart, it felt like his lifespan was being shortened bit by bit.
...
It was safe to say that as a newly established dark cultivation force, this Shuigou Sect wasn''t an ordinary one. The Songhai city government had gone all out to mobilize all the police they could in order to shut down this dark force as soon as possible. Most unfortunately, however, Shuigou Sect hadn''t left any sort of evidence behind to prove that it was responsible for the events that had happened.
Without any leads to investigate, things were very difficult for the police.
In the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Odd Zhuo was scratching his aching head, feeling like it was four times its size. The Immortal Mansion incident had yet to bepletely sorted out and they hadn''t finished interrogating the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, but now this Shuigou Sect crisis had cropped up...
The worst thing about it was that it was targeting students in particr.
There were currently twelve students from seven different high schools in Songhai city that had gone missing. The fire that morning had been caused by a Grade One student from God Vision High School who was also missing.
If Odd Zhuo couldn''t settle this matter properly, the higher-ups would definitely take it out on him, no matter how good his rtionship with Secretary Dakang was.
He was frowning when the phone rang. Seeing that it was the deputy director, he instantly picked up. "What''s the situation? Have you made any progress?"
"Reporting, Director. Based on all the information we gathered on the twelve missing students, they don''t appear to have anything inmon."
Odd Zhuo''s eyebrows creased. "Were they randomly picked then?"
Deputy Director: "That might not be the case either... when ites down to it, these students are all very good-looking."
Odd Zhuo: "..." So it was true ugly looks could save your life!
Chapter 319: Kitchen Knife Sect
Chapter 319: Kitchen Knife Sect
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Before long, the deputy director arrived at Odd Zhuo''s office with the report. He was a young and honest man called Zhong Lang, who had entered the General Administration of 100 Schools at the same time as Odd Zhuo.
Not long after that, Odd Zhuo had be the deputy director, and as Odd Zhuo''s colleague, Zhong Lang had be the office head. Now that Odd Zhuo had been promoted, Zhong Lang had naturally became the deputy director.
"Boss, take a took..." After hanging up, Zhong Lang had hastily made his way to Odd Zhuo''s office with the report, which was a detailed summary of the information on the twelve students, covering everything from their great-grandfathers to their hobbies.
As Zhong Lang had reported, these twelve missing students were a mix of guys and girls, and they had different hobbies and routines. They had absolutely nothing inmon, except that they were all very attractive. Furthermore, it was all natural good looks; the information also contained photos of them as kids, and these students had all been very good-looking since young.
Odd Zhuo drew in a deep breath. "This should be it... I''m guessing that the head behind Shuigou Sect hates good-looking students, and hence is targeting them."
"Then what should we do now?"
"Secretary Dakang has requested that we solve this as soon as possible." Odd Zhuo drew out an individual report on one of the students. "Do you know this Xiao Yuncheng? He''s the most distinguished disciple in the Xiao n''s outer sect." Odd Zhuo remembered this person well, because Wang Ling had knocked him out of the survival contest right at the beginning during thebined military training for the six schools.
Odd Zhuo let out a sigh. "This bunch of people daredy their hands on someone from the Xiao n... they must be insane. If we can''t solve this case quickly, I''m worried that the Xiao n patriarch might blow up our office."
Zhong Lang: "..."
"Draft up a quick document in the name of the General Administration of 100 Schools and request that every school in Songhai city exin the specifics of the situation to the students'' parents. Until this issue is resolved, parents are responsible for taking their kids to and from school from now on."
Zhong Lang: "What if some parents object?"
Odd Zhuo: "Then have them take a paternity test."
Zhong Lang: "Why?"
Odd Zhuo: "Because then they definitely wouldn''t be the student''s real parents."
Zhong Lang: "..."
...
Odd Zhuo released this announcement at eleven in the morning across Songhai city. After that, teachers started making phone calls like crazy to ensure that they had contacted every single parent. Because the missing group was made up of students from Grade One to Grade Three, almost all the teachers were roped into participating in this call operation once the schools received the notification.
The schools even offered security or for teachers to take home students whose parents really couldn''te to the school.
In short, the schools had to provideprehensive security.
This was a clumsy method, but it was also a rtively safer one. Shuigou Sect wasn''t giving anything away, so it would also be helpful if parents could find some clues while taking their children to and from school.
By releasing this notification, it could be said that Odd Zhuo, more awesome than any armymander, had mobilized all the parents in the city.
This issue thus became the new topic of discussion among the students that afternoon.
One by one, the heads ofrge sects in the cultivation world announced that they would be personally taking children to and from school... normally, these big shots might not even show up at parent-teacher conferences.
Many students saw this incident as a rare opportunity; while most of them typically made good friends with some of their ssmates, they might not know much about their family situations. This incident would reveal more about a lot of people.
The whole school seemed to be bursting with excitement because of this issue.
Lotus Sun''s background naturally went without saying; this young miss had been the center of attention since the start of school. Outside school, it fell to the security teams arranged by Huaguo Water Curtain Group to protect her safety.
After the first afternoon ss, Wang Ling heard a lot of gossip from Dopey Guo.
"Have you heard? Several big shots have shown up in the normal sses," Dopey Guo said in a low, enigmatic voice.
"These people hid themselves very well. If it wasn''t for how big this incident is, no one would have known about their backgrounds." Someoneughed.
"We can''t say that." Super Chen shook his head. "It''s because their family backgrounds aren''t so simple that they kept quiet about it. With that type of background, for them to get into a normal ss at an average school would be a pretty embarrassing matter to bring up. If it was me, I would also be ashamed to admit it."
"That''s true..."
"In Normal sses One to Three, there are quite a number of people who are the children of sect leaders. In particr, there''s one called Jiang Bai, whose dad is the head of Kitchen Knife Sect."
"Kitchen Knife Sect... what''s that?"
"This is a sect famous for making gourmet food. In the cultivation world, it''s also known as New East Cuisine Academy," Dopey Guo exined. "I just gave one of my uncles who works there a call to confirm Jiang Bai''s background; there''s no mistake."
"You actually have a uncle who works at Kitchen Knife Sect..."
"Don''t underestimate it, their welfare benefits are great. Apart from receiving a fifth-grade ck iron kitchen knife as a gift, sect neers can also learn their secret "Ox-Dismembering Knife Technique" for free. They have twenty days of annual leave and even double pay at the end of the year. Neers who pass their special cooking exam can be directly promoted to be an elder of the inner sect," Dopey Guo said. "Also, sects are all divided into different levels: Sky, Earth, ck, and Yellow 1 . Kitchen Knife Sect as led by Jiang Bai''s dad is one of the top five ck-level sects, and they have branches in several different cities."
Many of the students in Grade One, ss Three were startled by Dopey Guo''s words. There were hundreds of thousands of sects among the light forces in Huaxiu nation, and tens of thousands of ck-level sects. To be able to make the top five out of these tens of thousands of ck-level sects... it already went without saying how incredible Jiang Bai''s dad''s Kitchen Knife Sect was.
So a lot of people were taken aback when they heard this. "If Jiang Bai''s family background is so amazing, why are his grades so bad?"
Dopey Guo spread his hands. "That''s why this shows that your grades have nothing to do with your family background. Father Jiang is so busy managing his sect that he naturally doesn''t have time to care about Jiang Bai''s studies. If it wasn''t for this aggressive new Shuigou Sect, this head of Kitchen Knife Sect might not have taken action."
Dopey Guo sighed. "So every time Jiang Bai gets a bad grade, the teacher in charge of their ss always tells him that if he doesn''t study hard, he can only take over the sect 2 ."
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 320: Running for the Parents Committee
Chapter 320: Running for the Parents Committee
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As reality showed, people had a deeply-rooted fear of the unknown.
From Wang Ling''s point of view, the reason why the Shuigou Sect incident had drawn so much public attention waspletely because based on the clues which the cultivation police across Songhai city had gathered, the people knew almost next to nothing about this dark force which had suddenly appeared in their midst.
The most significant reason was that until now, there had been no news on those twelve missing students.
Thus, in light of this Shuigou Sect causing chaos and how grim the current situation was, many parents had even set up an interim parentsmittee to protect the flowers of the mothend, and spontaneously formed protection groups that were responsible for taking students to and from school during this time.
It should have been a good idea.
But then, students started circting a set of screenshots in WeChat Moments in the afternoon...
...
"Have you guys seen the screenshots in WeChat Moments?" Dopey Guo suddenly said after ss.
"What screenshots? Let me take a look!"
A few people sneaked their phones out from their desks; in the end, when they saw what was inside Dopey Guo''s WeChat Moments, their expressions twitched violently.
Lazy to use his watch, Wang Ling focused his gaze, and from a distance, looked directly across to where Super Chen was flipping through the screenshots.
They were screenshots from the parents chat group of several parents running for the position of president of the parentsmittee this time.
The first screenshot:
No. 7 Tang Zhiqun''s mother: "Hello everyone, I am No. 7 Tang Zhiqun''s mother! Currently, I am in charge of HRD at the internationally renowned cultivation restaurant, Kikkaro Restaurant. I am actually also the restaurant manager. Before that, I was in charge of a top-rated restaurant kitchen for over thirty years. I''m good at making shredded seaweed stew with tomb grass as well as braised spirit pork shoulder! This is the specialty of our restaurant, and I gave it a nice-sounding name: talking pork leg 1 ! Parents in the group, if you have the time,e and try us out for free! Cough cough ... I''ve said a lot, but I just want to prove that I''m good at interpersonalmunication. Furthermore, I have outstanding management skills. I am honored to represent our Little Tangtang to run for president of themittee, and I hope that you will vote for me!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling stared nkly at this screenshot. "..."
The second screenshot:
No. 26 Shen Husheng''s father: "I am No. 26 Shen Husheng''s father. I am also here to run for president of the parentsmittee. My wife and I are PhD graduates of ck Ox University in ck Ox Treasure Town. This university was Old Demon Han''s former residence which was built by his inheriting disciple, Han Meimei. I believe that I don''t have to say too much about its background. At present, my wife and I run an education franchise in Songhai city, Jinrui Education. Earning two billion a month is more than we can take! I especially want to do all that I can for the children. If you vote for me, you can use my name at our education institute, and your kids will be attend to our remedial sses at a ny percent discount!"
Everybody: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
And then, the third screenshot:
No. 17 Liang Huihuan''s mother: "Teachers and parents, I am No. 17 Liang Huihuan''s mother. I graduated from Mi nation''s Mashen Cultivation Academy of Science and Engineering, and I''m currently serving at Songhai city''s Baida Cultivation Pictures Fund Management Company. His father is the CEO of thepany. The reasons why I am volunteering to run for the parentsmittee are as follow: 1. I served as president of the parentsmittee when my child was in kindergarten, primary school and middle school; 2. I can be on call at all times due to my flexible work schedule; 3. I sincerely wish to offer my humble assistance and do something for the children; 4. Although I am only at thete Golden Core stage, I am prepared to destroy my golden core at any time in order to protect our children! Please vote for me, thank you!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
The fourth andst screenshot was also the most exaggerated one:
No. 13 Lin Zihua''s mother: "Hello everyone, I am No. 13 Lin Zihua''s mother. I graduated from Hafu Cultivation University with a master''s degree and I''m now working for Songhai city''s Qianduo Antiques Company. I researchrge amounts of data in the cultivation circle, and every day I handle transactions of cultivation magic treasures and antiques worth hundreds of millions. Zihua''s father is the CEO of a sharespany. I''m not running for any position in the parentsmittee. I just want to warn the parents here that if your kids dare bully our Zihua, I''ll get his father to make sure your shares crash! That includes Huaguo Water Curtain Group!"
Lotus Sun: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Mostly, it was the parents themselves who decided to set up the parentsmittee, and who volunteered to run it. While most parents had good intentions, these afternoon screenshots were direct examples of the reverse case. These images which had gone viral in the students'' WeChat Moments and QQ zones drew astonished exmations: Only truly shameless people could say this sort of thing.
Inparison, the parents of No. 60 High School were a lot more harmonious, and the mood wasn''t as frantic when they established the parentsmittee... that was because Huaguo Water Curtain Group had sent out a security notification in the afternoon to every single parent''s cell phone to announce that the group would do everything in their power to safeguard all the students of No. 60 High School.
For parents who didn''t have the time to take their kids to and from school, they only needed to sign an agreement, and the group would dispatch two cultivators at the Golden Core stage to escort the students to and from school during this time.
For many of the parents, this notification was far more helpful than the screenshots that had gone viral in the afternoon on WeChat Moments.
Wang Ling had always felt that this was the reflection of true strength: the more powerful a person was, the more low-key they were.
...
And so, after school was over that afternoon, Wang Ling couldn''t leave straightaway.
At noon, Teacher Pan had already called up each student''s parents to personallye and pick up their kids.
Teacher Pan had distributed temporary numbers to everyone during ss, and they all had to wait in the school gym.
There were teachers standing guard outside the gym at the school gate; until thest student left with a parent, none of the teachers would be able to get off work.
In school, the students'' safety was always the top priority, so in extenuating circumstances, the teachers of No. 60 High School wouldn''tin.
Each parent also had a number which the teachers of No. 60 High School had texted to them so that they could collect their kids. There was also another important use for this number, and that was to verify the parent''s identity in case there were criminals who disguised themselves as parents.
After the teachers verified the information at the school gate, they wouldmunicate telepathically with the broadcast room, which in turn would broadcast an announcement to the gym.
"Student number 18 in Normal ss One, your father has arrived! There is arge group at the front gate to escort you home!" The broadcast sounded in the gym.
There was instantly a lot of booing and hissing in the gym.
The student whose number had been called stood up with a red face and headed for the exit with his head lowered, feeling ashamed for some reason.
Sitting next to Wang Ling, Dopey Guo couldn''t helpughing when he saw the student that had stood up. "That''s Fan Su; his father owns Longman Escort Agency. He has always kept a low profile in ss, but after this incident, everyone will now know that he''s the young master of Longman Escort Agency."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Student number 7 in Normal ss Two, your father and his fellows are already standing at the school gate with their kitchen knives waiting for you!"
Quickly after that, there was another broadcast. "Student number 8, please follow student number 7 out."
A thin youngster with a buzz cut walked out of the crowd; he was the Jiang Bai whom Dopey Guo had been talking about, and his father was the head of Kitchen Knife Sect. After he stood up, the girl who had been sitting next to him heard the second broadcast and followed him out.
Wang Ling was puzzled when he saw this, and Dopey Guoughed again. "This girl is Jiang Yan; she''s in the same ss as Jiang Bai."
Hearing this, Super Chen couldn''t help asking, "Is she Jiang Bai''s sister?"
"They''re not biological siblings."
Dopey Guo shook his head and exined, "Jiang Yan''s father is the head of Kitchen Knife Sect''s second brother."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 321: Brother, Give Me a Light
Chapter 321: Brother, Give Me a Light
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When Father Wang arrived at the gate of No. 60 High School, it was the first time that he was rmed by such a scene. To be honest, it gave him a sense of deja vu. Back when Wang Ling had just entered kindergarten, there had also been arge crowd of parents standing at the kindergarten''s front gate when school was over.
But since then, Father Wang had no longer dropped Wang Ling off at kindergarten. During that time, Wang Ling had been targeted by quite a number of child traffickers because of his cute looks; in the end, the day he had been kidnapped was the day that the entire human trafficking ring had been exterminated. In the time since Wang Ling started kindergarten to when he graduated primary school, he set a record for exterminating thousands of human trafficking rings.
And with regard to this matter, both the Wang family''s father and son kept their lips sealed and told no one about it hiding the aplishments and fame.
Thus, personallying to pick Wang Ling up this time gave Father Wang a faint sense of nostalgia. He hadn''t nned toe, but on one hand, Teacher Pan had personally called him this time, and on the other hand, this marvelous scene was indeed happening at No. 60 High School''s front gate, with a lot of parents even dragging the rest of the family with them toe and pick up their kids. Other parents had alle; if he was the only one who didn''t show up, it would definitely look a little strange.
Pushing his ck-rimmed sses up, Father Wang walked into the crowd with his hands in his pockets, then realized that while the scene looked chaotic, the parents were actually in a queue.
The reason why it looked chaotic was that there were some parents who had also brought their sect followers or disciples for the sake of keeping up appearances. While the parents queued up, the disciples surrounded the perimeter, so everything looked disorderly.
Looking at the long line that snaked out in front of him, Father Wang sighed deeply. He had never been subjected to a grievance like this except for when he calmly waited in the long lines at the annualic convention.
The process was obviously rather slow since the teachers at the school gate had to check the parents'' identities one by one before calling out the numbers. Some of the parents waited impatiently with deep frowns on their faces.
Many of the parents in line were distinguished figures who definitely had their own personal affairs to see to, but no one cursed irritably or urged the teachers to be quicker.
It was moments like this that often reflected a person''s nature.
For the sake of making sure that the students returned home safely, the school teachers themselves had dyed getting off work on time, and instead remained at school to do overtime... they had done this much, what could anyone say? Who couldin?
Father Wang stood quietly at the very end of the line, but he didn''t feel bored. Writing came from life, and sometimes it was good toe out and collect source material for characters; this could probably be considered an upational disease.
He didn''t have a high realm and was only at the early Qi Condensation stage. But even if his level wasn''t high, he could still differentiate between strong and weak auras based on careful observation. For example, he thought that the middle-aged man standing in front of him at the moment wasn''t simple.
The man looked very rough; he had a beautiful beard and was dressed in traditional attire. He walked with his head high and his back straight, and there were several kitchen knives tucked around his waist. A person could tell with one look that he was a sect leader.
Father Wang took the initiative toe forward and pat the man on the shoulder. "Brother, are you here to pick up your kid, too?"
As he spoke, Father Wang noticed many of the young men around them, who were attired in a simr way to the man in front of him, shift their gazes one by one to look at him. In his heart, he confirmed the man''s identity once again.
Father Wang knew very well that they were probably this person''s disciples.
"Ah?"
The middle-aged man hadn''t expected anyone to speak to him of their own ord. He was taken aback at first, then turned his head to look at Father Wang before he replied offhandedly, "Mm..."
Father Wang wasn''t tall, and didn''t even reach the man''s shoulder. He even had to tilt his head up a little to speak to him. The contrast in their physiques was striking.
Father Wang: "Is your son in the regr ss or the elite ss?"
The middle-aged man''s face darkened instantly. "..." This was just rubbing it in!
His greatest fear was that someone would ask this question.
He was Head of Kitchen Knife Sect, but his son had only been able to enter a regr ss. This really wasn''t funny.
Hence, this head of Kitchen Knife Sect chose to keep quiet in that moment. He thought that as long as he didn''t reply, this person should probably stop asking more questions.
Unfortunately, the person he was facing was Father Wang.
It could only be said that Father Wang was in the end Father Wang. As a veteran web novelist, whenever he encountered a problem while he was collecting material for inspiration, he would fully disy his indomitable spirit.
Father Wang: "Brother? Why aren''t you speaking?"
Head of Kitchen Knife Sect: "..."
Father Wang patted the man on the shoulder. "It''s okay, we''re all parents. We''re in line right now, why don''t we talk about our how kids are doing in their studies? My kid just entered school this year and his performance in the entrance exam was an aberration."
An aberration?
The head of Kitchen Knife Sect was instantly delighted. "Did your son also enter the regr ss because of an aberration?"
Father Wang shook his head. "No... he''s in the elite ss."
The head of Kitchen Knife Sect just wanted to roar. "..." Then why are youining?!
Father Wang: "My son is quite introverted. I thought that if he was in the elite ss, he might eventually develop a sense of inferiority from being around a group of remarkable children. Hence, I initially wanted him to enter a regr ss or a remedial ss."
When he said this, Father Wang sighed. "Who knew, this guy ended up performing out of the ordinary! I just wanted him to be a bad student!"
Head of Kitchen Knife Sect: ???
How was this just a f**king aberration? This was already an abnormality by far! What parent nowadays longed for their children to be bad students rather than dragons and phoenixes? At that moment, the head of Kitchen Knife Sect deeply felt that he had encountered a very strange parent, and he instantly didn''t want to talk any longer.
Continuing to talk with this person would just make him unhappy.
But when the middle-aged man was turning his head away, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Father Wang had taken out a small notebook and a pen, and seemed to recording something down...
It was impossible that this grand head of Kitchen Knife Sect wouldn''t have sharp eyes. Narrowing them, he could clearly see the words Father Wang had written in his notebook. It said Source Material One: Head of Kitchen Knife Sect, a burly man with a tough and stocky build; wears several kitchen knives around his waist; frequently distressed about the fact that his son is in a regr ss. From a preliminary personality assessment, this person is probably a true tsundere...
Seeing this, the corners of the middle-aged man''s mouth twitched violently and he got a little angry. "You... who are you..."
Father Wang pushed up his ck-rimmed sses with poise. "My apologies, brother, I''m collecting material for inspiration; this is my job as a web novelist."
Head of Kitchen Knife Sect: "..."
Just then, Father Wang took out a ck cigar from his pocket and stuck it in his mouth.
Then, he looked at the middle-aged man with a calm expression and said, "Brother, do you have a light? Lend me a light!"
The middle-aged man had been trembling with anger, but the moment he saw the cigar, he calmed down immediately... This cigar was at the level of a national treasure! Only people at that level would have it! He looked at Father Wang in shock, his face pale. Who the hell was this man?
Chapter 322: Do You See That Pretty Boy Up Ahead with the Dead Fish Eyes?
Chapter 322: Do You See That Pretty Boy Up Ahead with the Dead Fish Eyes?
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Father Wang''s ck cigar had a unique origin, and people with little life experience wouldn''t recognize it. But the head of Kitchen Knife Sect was different. Jiang Haifu might only be at thete Golden Core stage and hadn''t graduated from any renowned university due to how poor his family had been when he was a kid, but he was the founder of a sect, after all. All these years, he had traveled all over the world to collect all kinds of food ingredients he could sniff out the celestial treasures which had been added to this cigar.
When Father Wang had been exercising his poisonous tongue to its fullest, Jiang Haifu''s subordinates around them had already been unable to take it. If it wasn''t because there were other parents and teachers here as well as for the sake of Kitchen Knife Sect''s face, they would already have long rushed Father Wang and bore him away.
But when these people saw Jiang Haifu''s face suddenly turn pale, they were stunned; they had rarely seen such an expression on the sect leader''s face.
Just a moment ago, he had still looked like he was choking down his anger. But when he saw that ck cigar, he had instantly turned to stone.
After being lost in thought for a full minute, Jiang Haifu came back to his senses and took out a lighter to give Father Wang a light. He said a little faintly, "Brother, your cigar... it''s not bad! Where did you buy it?"
He didn''t use the same impatient tone as earlier; after seeing the ck cigar which Father Wang had pulled out, Jiang Haifu felt like he had been cut down to size in front of the other man.
"Oh, a fan gave this to me." Father Wang took one puff on the cigar and blew out a light smoke ring, downying his words.
The corners of Jiang Haifu''s mouth twitched violently. "..."
A... fan gave it to him?
What kind of fan could gift this kind of national treasure level cigar?!
His eyes were glued to the cigar in Father Wang''s hand, a look of envy on his face. It was difficult to experience the effects of this cigar unless you were above the Golden Core stage. The cigar smoke wouldn''t make people choke at all, and instead had a delicate and undefinable fragrance of fine perfume.
If you were in the middle of seclusion in particr, and could smoke this type of cigar every day, you would simply gain twice as much in your cultivation for half the effort. Furthermore, it also had the effect of preventing inner deviation... There was a good saying: A smoke after, and you will surpass the immortals 1 .
This kind of national treasure level cigar was something you could only obtain fortuitously.
Father Wang gazed at Jiang Haifu with a knowing expression. Then he smiled. "I only brought one out with me today. If you want, I''ll send some to youter on. That fan of mine sends me some every six months."
Jiang Haifu was stunned for a moment, and thenughed like a peach blossom flowering. "How can I ept that..."
"We''re both parents, don''t be so polite! Our sons are in the same grade; from now on, they can look after each other at school." Father Wang smiled, squinting. "My son''s name is Wang Ling, Ling in mand'' 2 . He''s very introverted and probably doesn''t have any friends in the other sses."
Jiang Haifu nodded. "That''ll be good! We actually run a restaurant. Brother Wang shoulde by whenever you''re free..."
On the side, several Kitchen Knife Sect disciples were already dumbstruck at this scene. It hadn''t been long, but they were already calling each other brother.
Ifdies could build a friendship over a handbag, then there were times when men could build a friendship over a cigar or a ss of wine.
By then it was already their turn, and the teacher at the school gate very seriously verified their identities. Father Wang stood by the gate and waited for Wang Ling toe out of the gym.
He stood next to Jiang Haifu and pointed at Wang Ling from a distance. "Do you see that pretty boy up ahead with the dead fish eyes? That''s our Wang Ling."
The corners of Jiang Haifu''s mouth twitched again. "..."
He finally understood that Father Wang''s poisonous tongue was a natural and genuine part of him; even his own son wasn''t spared. Pretty boy with dead fish eyes? Who would nder their own son like that?
Jiang Bai and Jiang Yan came out first, just in front of Wang Ling.
Seeing that Father Wang had introduced Wang Ling, Jiang Haifu began to introduce his own son. "The one wearing a white shirt inside the school uniform is my son, Jiang Bai. The girl next to him is my second brother''s daughter, Jiang Yan."
Father Wang tsked. "So thin?"
Jiang Haifu sighed. "Mm... my son is a bit more of a homebody and usually doesn''t eat much. Look at how big I am, Brother Wang, yet he''s so thin andpletely unlike me that I can''t believe he''s my son. He doesn''t have even the smallest bit of my majestic genes..."
Father Wang couldn''t helpughing. "There are times when genes really can''t be exined scientifically."
Father Wang felt he had the most say in this matter.
Both he and Mother Wang weren''t very gifted, but they had given birth to Wang Ling...
After collecting Jiang Bai, Jiang Haifu handed a name card to Father Wang before he left. Looking at it carefully, Father Wang was surprised to find that Kikkaro Restaurant was also one of Kitchen Knife Sect''s businesses. Grandfather Wang had worked there for a period of time when he had been younger. He had started out as a cook, thenter rose to head chef and became a food consultant for some time.
"So this Kikkaro Restaurant is your business?" Father Wang raised his eyebrows.
"Mm, this can be considered our Kitchen Knife Sect''s brand, and is the foundation of my Kitchen Knife Sect. All our supply chains revolve around the profits of Kikkaro Restaurant." Jiang Haifu couldn''t helpughing. "In fact, I was lucky. When I was young, I was once instructed by an expert who gave me a recipe. Otherwise, this Kikkaro Restaurant business wouldn''t have been able to get off the ground."
And so, Father Wang and Jiang Haifu, Head of Kitchen Knife Sect, got to know each other just like that.
When Wang Ling and Jiang Bai came out of the gym, both of them were bewildered.
As reality showed, sometimes men''s friendships weren''t thatplicated. Put simply, it was just a matter of findingmon ground.
...
After saying goodbye to Jiang Haifu and the others, Father Wang led Wang Ling toward a park. There were a lot of people on the streets now, so brazenly teleporting home would be too eye-catching.
Besides, given the thing with Shuigou Sect now, security had been significantly increased in in every area, and there was a police car parked on almost every street.
Father Wang sighed deeply at the sight.
"Ling, don''t you think this is a little peculiar? The police are out in force, but even in this tight, there hasn''t been the slightest trace of this Shuigou Sect... it''s too strange!" Father Wang frowned and looked at Wang Ling as he spoke.
In that moment, Wang Ling also felt deeply helpless.
To be honest, Shuigou Sect''s appearance had actually surprised him. After all, the furor over the Immortal Mansion incident had yet topletely die down, and just when the government was using Immortal Mansion as aunching pad in a bid to crack down on the dark forces, this type of sect which revelled in crime had popped up.
Father Wang had been about to continue analyzing the situation, but in the end, when the both of them approached the park, they could hear the faint sounds of a girl shouting up ahead: "You''re not my dad! I''m not going with you! You... who are you?! Let me go!"
Wang Ling''s gaze narrowed to a point in the distance.
He saw a man in a woollen hat gripping a girl''s wrist and dragging her along as he cursed non-stop. "You damn kid! Hurry up ande home!"
Chapter 323: The Most Important Thing for a Family Is to Be Neat and Tidy
Chapter 323: The Most Important Thing for a Family Is to Be Neat and Tidy
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What was he trying to do?
Kidnapping a girl and forcing her to say he was her father in broad daylight?
Since it was a little past four o''clock after school, there were basically very few people around. Although a few passers-by saw this scene, no one dared to step in.
To many people, this just looked like a helpless father dragging a disobedient daughter off. Furthermore, the man was scolding the girl loudly for being unreasonable and wanting to run away from home, making him so worried... hearing this, many people didn''t want to get involved.
After all, it was someone else''s business; why be a busybody?
At one nce, however, Father Wang felt that there was something fishy about the identity of the man in the woollen hat.
Father Wang couldn''t quite describe this feeling; perhaps it was a sixth sense. He didn''t have Wang Ling''s Great Blood Origin Spell which could directly analyze andpare the blood connection between two people, but Father Wang thought that his sixth sense was spot on... and what he was feeling was that this man in the woollen hat wasn''t the girl''s father.
There was a good saying: The most important thing for a family was to be neat and tidy 1 !
The girl was wearing brandbels from head to toe; how could her father be an uncouth man in a dusty gray woollen hat?
When a person was doing something suspicious, they would definitely feel guilty when they were stared at.
Under the Wang family''s two hereditary dead fish eye stares, this man in the gray woollen hat almost immediately felt like his head was going to explode.
Before Father Wang had stepped forward to say something, the man already couldn''t help roaring, "What are you looking at?! Never seen a man disciplining his own daughter?!"
The girl was frightened by the man''s roar. Her eyes were already wet and she had a terrified expression on her face. She shook her head as hard as she could, and found that she couldn''t speak!
This was the man''s doing when he had been pulling her earlier, Wang Ling had clearly seen him release his aura to seal the girl''s tongue acupuncture point.
The girl could only desperately shake her head in Father Wang''s direction in a plea for rescue. None of the people passing by had dared to step in, and she was clutching onto hertest andst straw for help.
Thus, in the next moment, Father Wang stepped forward decisively and said a ssic movie line: "Let go of that girl!"
The face of the man in the woollen hat darkened. "Mind your own business, or you''ll regret it!"
The man''s expression and tone were fierce; it was clear that Father Wang''s boldness didn''t scare him. Father Wang was just at the Qi Condensation level, so the man didn''t take him seriously at all. He thought he had their precise measure as he sized Father Wang and Wang Ling up and down: a Qi Condensation father with his Foundation Establishment son from a nearby high school; theypletely weren''t any threat to him.
And most importantly, he was surprised to realize that the boy with dead fish eyes was actually pretty good-looking. He had been told especially to bring back some good-looking students. The girl he had was one, and this boy was another. If he could bring the both of them back, he would definitely score a lot of points with the organization!
With a sly look on his face, he stared at Father Wang andughed. "Is this your son?"
Father Wang: "That''s right."
The man: "Great! But from now on, he''s my son!"
Father Wang: "???"
Saying that, the man quickly sealed the girl''s acupuncture points so that she couldn''t move. Then he pointed directly at Wang Ling, and a burst of strong qi shot out from his finger.
This was strong qi for sealing acupuncture points, and the man had taken a very long time to refine this skill. Everyone in the organization had been specially trained in this skill until they made next to no mistakes when using it. Once someone was hit by it, their eight extraordinary meridians would be instantly sealed. This trick was particrly effective on cultivators below the Golden Core stage.
However, the situation was somewhat out of the man''s expectations.
When this strong qi hit that youngster, it unexpectedly turned around, bouncing back with twice the force! It was clearly just strong qi for sealing the acupuncture points, but in that moment, it was like a spirit bomb hurtling rapidly at him!
Before he could let out a curse, the bacsh of the aura had pierced him through his shoulder.
His face instantly twisted with pain, and the man stared stupefied at Wang Ling. "You..."
The bacsh had caught him off guard; he couldn''t figure out at all how a Foundation Establishment high school student had managed to strike back.
He was well aware that he had already failed in his mission this time. He could only give up on both the girl and the boy in front of him; right now, escape was his top priority.
But very quickly, he realized that once again, he had been thinking too much.
Strong spiritual pressure froze him in ce, and all his muscles instantly locked up!
It was impossible for a high school student at the Foundation Establishment stage to have such spiritual pressure!
The man''s eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of resentment. The organization had sent out so many people, and he had never thought that he would actually be the first one to get caught.
"Surprised?"
Father Wang stared at him and smiled. "Just get used to it."
The man: "..."
Wang Ling had never thought that he would stumble so quickly upon the breakthrough which the police had been working so hard for. Whether the man knew anything or not, from his current behavior, he definitely had something to do with Shuigou Sect.
After that, Wang Ling manipted his spiritual pressure to directly unseal the girl''s acupuncture points from afar, before deliberately hiding behind Father Wang so that she wouldn''t be able to see his face from this angle.
"Thank you... Really, thank you so much!"
The girl''s voice was still a little shaky once she could move again, but it was clear from her tone that she had already calmed down a fair bit. She tried to sneak a look at Wang Ling, but was blocked by Father Wang. "Which high school are you from? Why aren''t you wearing your school uniform? Where''re your parents? Why didn''t theye to pick you up?"
The girl lowered her head. "I''m from Prime Elevation High School... My father actually wanted toe get me, but I didn''t think it was a big deal, so I told him not toe and that I could go home by myself."
"These two days are different; don''t you know how many students have been taken? Young people... even if you''re being rebellious, there has to be a limit to your willfulness." Father Wang sighed and said nothing more beyond this casual admonishment since it wasn''t worth it. After all, she wasn''t his daughter; it was still better for her own parents to discipline her.
"Uncle is right. I won''t do it again..." It was obvious that this rebellious girl had been truly frightened by what had just happened, and she lowered her head in front of Father Wang, not even daring to breathe loudly.
The feeling of being grabbed by a stranger and forced to admit that she was his daughter, helpless and unable to defend herself... it had been too unbearable.
"Wait for a minute, I''ll have my son call his friend toe by. That person is from the General Administration of 100 Schools. It''ll put my mind at ease if he can send you home." Father Wang stared at the girl and sighed. Now that he had lent a hand, of course he was going to do his best.
The girl clutched the hem of her shirt with both hands. "Thank you, uncle..."
While they were talking, Father Wang suddenly noticed that although the girl''s head was lowered, she kept ncing at Wang Ling, intentionally or otherwise. But her line of sight was mostly blocked by Father Wang, and she was too shy to look at Wang Ling head-on... Atst, she couldn''t help frowning.
Seeing this, Father Wang couldn''t helpughing. "What are you looking at?"
The girl lowered her head shyly. "..."
Father Wang: "Stop looking... it''s impossible for the two of you!"
The girl: "..."
Chapter 324: My Cellmates and Me...
Chapter 324: My Cellmates and Me...
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It was June 30th on Friday in the tenth week of the semester.
During the morning self-study period, Dopey Guo said suddenly, "Did you hear? Yesterday, a girl from Prime Elevation High School had been dragged off by someone suspected of being a member of Shuigou Sect."
"Mm, of course. It went viral on WeChat Moments." Little Peanut nodded. "The girl said that she had been on her way home from school when a man had tried to take her away. That person lied that he was her father. The scariest thing was that no one passing by had stopped him..."
"Even upright officials can''t resolve family disputes! To a lot of people, it looked like a family matter, so naturally they didn''t want to get involved. That girl would have been in danger if Odd Zhuo hadn''te in time," Dopey Guo said. "The man they caught is now the biggest breakthrough they''ve had in the whole Shuigou Sect affair!"
"Senior Zhuo is really awesome!"
A lot of people couldn''t help eximing in admiration. There was a saying among high school students now: When Odd Zhuo makes a move, you''ll know if something''s up! After a series of major incidents, more and more people were bing very familiar with this name.
After listening to the discussion, Wang Ling lowered his head silently.
He had specifically requested that Odd Zhuo take credit for the incident yesterday. However, the girl wouldn''t forget that Wang Ling had saved her, and in the beginning had refused to ept this arrangement. It had taken a very long time for Odd Zhuo to persuade her and convince her that this was for the sake of protecting Wang Ling''s privacy.
Wang Ling guessed that at this time, the girl was probably still cooperating with Odd Zhuo''s investigation.
A lead on Shuigou Sect had been discovered at longst; no one wanted to waste it.
...
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Songhai First Prison.
The interrogation of the man in the woollen hat who had been caught yesterday and who was suspected of being a member of Shuigou Sect had begun.
But Odd Zhuo and the prison''s Warden Liang had now run into a rather tricky problem the suspect was refusing to confess to his crimes.
The man sat shackled in the middle of the interrogation room, his spirit energypletely sealed away. He shook his leg out of boredom and his speech was filthy as he jeered non-stop.
"Even if you beat me to death, I won''t tell you anything!
"Lock me away forever, see if you dare!
"Aren''t you quite capable? Come on, torture me! Fry me! Remember to turn me over! Otherwise, I this old father will be a potsticker!"
"..."
Outside the interrogation room, Warden Liang sighed deeply and felt very helpless.
At the moment, the manpletely refused to admit to having any direct connection to Shuigou Sect; at the most, he could only be charged with attempted kidnapping. But then they would have caught him for nothing. An organization like Shuigou Sect, which had brazenly captured a dozen students without leaving any clues behind, definitely had to have quite the solid n behind it.
It could be said that Warden Liang hadpletely expected this man to be tight-lipped.
But what the man said had hit Warden Liang''s sore spot. With the onset of the Spirit Energy Information era and continual advancements in the legal system, the ancient cultivation prison''s punishment model had already long been abolished. Who would have cared a thousand or two thousand years ago? The jailer could have directly used a set of "up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B A B A 1 ," and even the most stubborn mouth would have been forced to open.
"What should we do? What''s your opinion, Director Zhuo?" Warden Liang held his head and felt his trigeminal nerve throb faintly with pain.
After nearly two hours of interrogation, the man had refused to give so much as his name, and the ID he had been carrying was fake. The most disturbing thing was that when the DNA sample they had collected from him had been run through the cultivation police''s system, they actually couldn''t find a match this guy was a true unregistered citizen!
And to put it bluntly, that was the reason why the man wasn''t fearful at all; he was aware that as long as he didn''t say anything, they wouldn''t be able to find any information on him at all.
"I remember that there''s a spell for forcibly extracting memories from the brain..." said Odd Zhuo.
"Absolutely not!" Warden Liang shook his head. "We only use this tactic on prisoners who are on death row. While this type of forceful intrusion can directly extract evidence from a suspect''s memories, if the suspect resists and refuses to cooperate, the memories will be jumbled during the extraction process, so the spell carries a veryrge risk."
Speaking up to this point, Warden Liang pursed his lips. "Besides, if we want to employ this forceful intrusion, ording to standard protocol, we''ll have to first wait on instructions from the higher-ups... It wasn''t easy to obtain this lead on Shuigou Sect. If something happens to the suspect, neither I nor Director Zhuo will be able to bear the responsibility."
"I see."
Odd Zhuo nodded, and then frowned. "Then we only have onest resort..."
Warden Liang: "What''s that?"
Odd Zhuo moved closer and whispered in Warden Liang''s ear. Thetter''s eyes suddenly lit up as he pped the table. "Wonderful! Let''s do it!"
...
Songhai First Prison''s special holding cell.
The man in the woollen hat was sent to the cell in the custody of two prison officers.
"Don''t f**king push me! I can walk myself!" His words were still stubborn, and he didn''t show any fear in front of the two prison officers, disying instead a resistant character.
The two prison officers looked at each other and smiled. Hehe! Go on andugh! You''ll be cryingter!
Then, without saying anything, they simply lifted one foot each to kick the man''s butt into the cell. It was obvious that they had had it with his behavior! This kick felt very satisfying!
One of the prison officers stared at him. "You''ll be staying here until the second interrogation."
"Where am I? It seems quite spacious!" The man didn''t care as he got up and looked at the prison officers. After looking around, heughed shamelessly. "Tch! There''s even an exclusive guard here? Aren''t you treating me a little too well?"
The two prison officers sneered and closed the cell door with a bang .
The manughed coldly as the two prison officers turned around and left. "What a shitty prison! Songhai First Prison? Its prison officers are nothing!"
However, just after he was done taunting, there was suddenly a hair-raising sensation behind him.
He turned his head to take a look, and just so happened to see his two cellmates in this special cell looking askance at him.
Instantly, the man broke out in a cold sweat...
Because his two cellmates weren''t just anybody.
One of them had appeared on the news recently, and was the leader of the biggest dark force sect in Huaxiu''s history, the Master of Immortal Mansion. The other was inside a woman''s body, the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue, and had once plunged the whole of Huaxiu nation into a dark age of terror, the Devil Emperor...
Chapter 325: There Is Only One Truth!
Chapter 325: There Is Only One Truth!
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At that moment, both these men were sitting in meditative poses, each of them wearing Spirit Shackles. This was a great magic treasure that could even restrain True Immortals. Once they were put on, the body''s spirit energy would instantly be sealed away and the prisoner would be no different to an ordinary person, unable to cast any spells at all.
Of course, if it was just some random person, the man definitely wouldn''t feel scared in this situation.
But now, one of these two individuals was the widely renowned Master of Immortal Mansion, and the other was Devil Emperor Gua Pi who had once rocked the world. Though their spirit energy had been sealed, they still had their innate body attributes! They could thrash him instantly with just a physical attack.
Now the man finally understood the look of ridicule in the two prison officers'' eyes... so it turned out that they had been mocking him.
Faced with these two Buddha-like existences, the man felt rm well up from the depths of his heart. He didn''t even dare look at them, and could only keep his head down very low... At this time, he wondered incessantly whether he should exercise that move from the TV series Yu Zui 1 : jump quickly behind one of them, press his elbow down in the middle of their head and yell, "I told you not to motherf**king bother me!"
But the issue was... he didn''t dare!
The old devil and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu had already heard the noise earlier on, and they both just sat in silence.
After about ten minutes of deep silence, the man felt like the air around him had frozen. He didn''t dare sit down, already feeling miserable.
A whileter, the old devil slowly opened his eyes and looked at the man. "Neer, what crime did youmit?"
"..." The man struggled in his heart, unsure whether to say it or not.
The old devil looked at him out of the corner of his eye, instantly causing the man to sweat profusely. "Here you only have two choices. Be honest... or die."
It could only be said that the old devil was truly worthy of his name. The evil in the depths of his heart couldn''t be locked away by the Spirit Shackles. With just one look from him, the man was already so scared that he trembled all over and straightaway huddled in a corner with his arms over his head.
He lookedpletely scared out of his wits. "I... stole someone 2 ..."
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu: "???"
The old devil: "???"
The old devil was surprised, because before the man had been sent here, Odd Zhuo had informed them of the situation and had asked them to cooperate. But wasn''t the man guilty of abducting a girl? What the hell was with this infidelity?
The man realized that what he had said sounded a little ambiguous, so he rephrased his words. "I abducted a girl..."
Mm...
Now that was the right answer!
The old devil nodded with satisfaction, then gave the man an air p.
He hated this type of vague talk the most! Abducting a girl was abducting a girl, why did the other party need to say ''infidelity''? Did he want to carry his next door neighbour Old Wang on his back 3 ?
Odd Zhuo and Warden Liang were watching in the monitor room outside the cell, and they saw how the man was immediately lifted off his feet by the old devil''s p, spinning three and a half times in the air before falling to the floor.
Warden Liang was sweating hard. "..." The old devil was, in the end, their most dangerous prisoner; even though he had the Spirit Shackles on, he was still so lethal.
Whatever the case, it had to be said that this trick of Odd Zhuo''s was really smart.
"What a clever n, Director Zhuo!" Warden Liang was full of admiration. "I believe it shouldn''t be long before this person confesses."
But was it really going to be that easy?
Odd Zhuo stared at the monitor, lost in thought.
For some reason, he felt that this entire incident wasn''t that simple. This Shuigou Sect had managed to capture twelve students one after another through underhanded means; anyone could tell that there had to be an expert who had plotted the entire thing.
And it was when Odd Zhuo and Warden Liang were thinking up various ways to interrogate this man suspected of being a member of Shuigou Sect that the local cultivation police department called to deliver thetest news on the incident.
The twelve missing students had all returned unharmed...
...
The return of the twelve missing students once again stirred up the news media and became that Friday night''s hot topic.
They had been discovered close to the end of school that day, left at the school gate in a lighta.
A surveince camera at a street crossing had caught the minibus that had been used to transport these missing students. The police had checked the license te and found that it was fake.
After a follow-up search, they finally discovered that the minibus had been driven to the seaside and thenpletely destroyed. Its entire frame had been burnt to ash and could fall apart at the slightest touch.
Everyone thought that the return of the students would lead to critical progress made in the Shuigou Sect case, but most unfortunately, none of the twelve students remembered much of what had happened after they had been captured.
In the evening, Wang Ling sat on the sofa with Father Wang and watched the news; this incident was all that the TV news talked about.
The return of the twelve students that had been taken was of course a good thing. But any criminal gang, especially a dark force as rigidly structured and watertight as Shuigou Sect, had to have a reason for whatever they did.
Everyone''s main focus now was on what Shuigou Sect might have done to the twelve students.
When Wang Ling opened the group chat, the group was in the middle of a lively discussion.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, "It looks like the police have no idea what to make of this incident, but I have some theories."
Cailian Zhenren: "Tell us, Senior Immortal!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spected, "After Shuigou Sect took the twelve students, it sent all of them back without the police knowing at all. This proves that the person behind the scenes has an incredibly extensive intelligencework, and is very familiar with the overall map of Songhai city. To possess such a huge intelligencework, plus genuinely strong people... I can make two rough inferences about this person''s identity. First, they previously worked in the city government''s intelligence department for a very long time, and would be some retired senior director of the department. But the probability that this is the case is very low..."
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Why''s that?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Given the government''s current anti-corruption campaign, many city leaders don''t dare to even show their faces at banquets anymore; at the most, they''ll just eat abalone-vored fasting pills at home how would they have the energy and money to build a new dark force? It would be pretty good for them already if they could afford a down payment on a house in a city school district!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Cailian Zhenren: "Then what about the second possibility?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, "The second possibility is that the person behind the scenes is likely a killer, and a top veteran at that. Only veteran killers can operate such a huge intelligencework so precisely, and have enough savings to build a new dark force. Combined with this group''s skill ating and going without leaving a trace, I think this Shuigou Sect is very likely to be a killer organization... there is only one truth 4 !"
Chapter 326: Taoist Taotie
Chapter 326: Taoist Taotie
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It was July 1st on Saturday in the tenth week of the semester.
It was another peaceful morning...
Wang Ling found the ss group chat especially lively that morning. Usually, no one would talk in the chat at all. For most of them, it was just for sharing documents. After all, Dopey Guo covered all the various topics of conversation during the morning self-study period.
And most importantly, when they had created the group, some idiot had added Teacher Pan, which made it very awkward.
Perhaps because there had been a lot more gossip than usualtely, the group chat had exploded that morning.
When Wang Ling opened the chat, he found that his number of unread messages had be 99+. Anyone could tell that this was probably because of new developments in the Shuigou Sect matter.
He scrolled through the messages and saw a string of them from Dopey Guo.
"Did you know? The person suspected of being a member of Shuigou Sect who was arrested yesterday has pleaded guilty... The news hasn''t been made public yet, I heard it from an uncle of mine."
"What''s the use of pleading guilty? Aren''t all the missing students back?"
"But those students don''t remember what happened, right? ording to that person, each one of them were fed a type of fruit."
"Fed fruit? Why?"
"No one knows yet; furthermore, the man appears to be a peripheral member of the group and was given the specific task of capturing people. Once he caught someone, he would hand them over to senior officers inside. He doesn''t even know where Shuigou Sect''s headquarters is. And do you know, this person even said Shuigou Sect actually wasn''t called Shuigou Sect."
"What do you mean?"
"The standard pronunciation should actually be Shuiguo 1 . Who knows which non-standard Mandarin speaker got it wrong for everyone..."
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling scrolled through the rest of Dopey Guo''s news.
To summarize all the information, Shuigou Sect''s real name was actually Shuiguo Sect. The organization took advantage of students going home after school to seize good-looking ones in particr. They were shut inside a small dark room and given fruit to eat. After that, they were sent back unharmed... was there something wrong with this damn organization?
Piecing the whole thing together, Wang Ling just wanted to flip a table.
Although the students had returned safely, neither the police nor the school authorities would rx until Shuigou Sect''s true purpose was revealed. Parents would still continue to pick up their kids after school for a while yet. The worry was whether Shuigou Sect would try something funny under these circumstances.
Eyes fixed on the screen, Wang Ling was lost in deep thought. Although none of the students from No. 60 High School had been harmed in the Shuigou Sect incident this time, he had a strong feeling that the school wouldn''t be able to stay out of it.
He smiled bitterly in his heart at this thought.
His high school life was really "colorful"... It had only been a while since the start of school, and already so many disasters had happened!!
...
Meanwhile, the Lady was sitting in an easy chair on the top floor of the Jiashi office building in the heart of the city and watching the morning news. At the same time, she was silently admiring Taoist Taotie''s tactic; no one, including the Lady herself, had expected him to return the students safely.
Since the start of this affair, it was Taoist Taotie who had plotted all of Shuigou Sect''s moves. As his partner in this, Mo Immortal Castle had merely provided him with information that had already been investigated andpiled together. A lot of this intelligence hade from Song Qingshu when he had still been with Mo Immortal Castle back then. The Lady had been holding on to it all this time, and hadn''t expected that it would prove to be so useful.
She was only halfway through watching the morning news when an intimidating aura suddenly passed over her, making her shudder all over.
She was acutely aware that someone was here... furthermore, this person was an expert!
The aura wasing from the bottom of the building, and she had sensed the man as soon as he had stepped inside.
She had a petrified expression on her face and cold sweat rolled incessantly down her forehead. This aura was too frightening, as if this man had crossed over mountains of corpses and an ocean of blood, the killing intent rolling off his body. Furthermore, the aura wasn''t aimed in any specific direction; it was clear that this person had intentionally released it, brazenly sending out a warning to all the people in this building that he hade...
"Who are you, senior?"
The Lady got up quickly as she projected her voice, and it echoed in the air.
A few secondster, the office''s main door was flung open with a bang by that aura full of killing intent.
Then, with sweat running copiously down her face, the Lady saw a man wearing a face mask, dark sses and a ck windcheater slowly walk in...
The Lady panicked when she saw the man, and hurriedly bowed. "Nice to meet you, Senior Taoist Taotie!"
The Lord had already long told her about Taoist Taotie''s appearance, and coupled with that terrifying aura just now, she had almost instantly guessed his identity.
The man in the ck windcheater didn''t say anything, and only went over to where she had been sitting earlier and sat down himself.
After roughly ten seconds of silence, he started to speak...
"Heh, juniors nowadays are bing more and more ignorant..."
The Lady broke out in a sweat. "Senior Taoist Taotie, please don''t be angry. Junior didn''t know senior would be paying a visit, otherwise I would definitely have received you personally."
"That''s not what I meant."
The man in the ck windcheater waved his hand and pushed his dark sses up to stare at her. "I just suddenly wanted toe and take a look this time, and didn''t tell you beforehand, so it''s not your fault. But as juniors in the cultivation circle, that bunch of yours downstairs is really undisciplined!"
The Lady was stunned. "Why does senior say that?"
The man squinted. "I wasn''t looking to stir up trouble, but when I got to the main entrance, that receptionist insisted on asking if I had an appointment, and for me to take off my sunsses and face mask!"
The Lady: "..."
The man sighed. "And that isn''t the worst part!"
The Lady: "Please speak, senior. Junior will definitely correct their behavior..."
The man in the ck jacket: "I only removed my mask halfway before your subordinates started puking!"
The Lady: "..."
Speaking up to this point, the man''s ck jacket had already puffed up slightly. It was very obvious that he wasn''t happy. Looks had always been a taboo subject for Taoist Taotie. When the Lady heard what her underlings downstairs had done, she broke out in a cold sweat. "Senior is right to reprimand them, death was too good a fate for them..."
"I never said I killed them; I just knocked them out with my aura."
The man said, "Heh, I was worried that if they continued puking, they might throw up their golden cores."
The Lady: "..."
Speaking up to this point, the man in the ck windcheater paused, and then raised his head to look at the Lady andugh. "Did you think I would wilfully ughter innocents, like my senior brother Gorgeous Itinerant?"
Chapter 327: There Are Three People With Such Precise Aim!
Chapter 327: There Are Three People With Such Precise Aim!
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The Lady was slightly disheartened by Taoist Taotie''s words. These two brothers who had once shared a strong bond and established the ranking list of killers together had now gone their separate ways; they hadpletely broken off ties with each other, but it wasn''t clear why. Of course, there were rumors that the break had had to do with a mistake which Gorgeous Itinerant had made on some mission, but no one actually knew the truth.
This had happened a very long time ago, and the Lady still remembered clearly what the Lord had told her if Taoist Taotie paid them a visit, there were two things that could not be mentioned: the first had to do with Taoist Taotie''s appearance, and the second was the reason for Taoist Taotie and Gorgeous Itinerant breaking off rtions.
These issues were taboo, unless Taoist Taotie mentioned them himself, otherwise she would just be asking for trouble...
Generally, in situations like these, the best thing to do was shut up.
It was a long while before the man said, "This already happened a very long time ago... but when I think about it now, I still can''t help but get angry."
The Lady didn''t dare speak at all; she could clearly feel the fury of the man in the ck windcheater at the thought of the incident.
"The world only knows how extraordinarily beautiful my senior brother Gorgeous Itinerant was, as a man of peerless looks... No one ever paid me any attention. There are times when looks aren''t everything..."
Taoist Taotie got up and stared at the Lady. "Did you know? Gorgeous Itinerant killed my adopted son ck Gauze that was why we parted ways!
"The rumors outside all say that it was a mistake. But from what I saw, he did it on purpose."
"..."
The Lady was greatly shaken, and felt like she had been let in on some terrible secret.
Taoist Taotie continued, "After he broke off his ties with me, he officially retired from the cultivation world, and even disappeared from the assassination circle. He changed his appearance after that, and I couldn''t find him for a long time. If it hadn''t been for your Lord, there was no way I could believe that he had actually be a history teacher in an ordinary high school. Heh, how fate ys with us!"
It was obvious that Taoist Taotie hadn''t been able to let go of what had happened back then. "I''ve been nning this for a long time, and I want him to experience that kind of pain himself. But I don''t just want him to suffer, I also want everyone to pay for his sins!"
However, just as the man said this, the Lady suddenly saw a ray of light shooting toward them from outside the building''s French windows.
"Watch out!"
Taoist Taotie pushed the Lady aside and at the same time, stretched out his fingers to catch this light.
Only then did the Lady see... this ray of light was actually a piece of chalk!
Then, a voice was projected faintly in the air. "Who would have thought that the grand Taoist Taotie is unexpectedly fond of gossiping about people behind their backs. What an eye-opener."
The Lady turned pale with fright. "Who''s that?"
"No need to panic, he''s just a junior."
Taoist Taotie waved his hand. He stared at the chalk and smiled. "Your precision is good, but the force in your fingers is still not up to your shizun'' s... The more ordinary the object you use as a secret weapon, the more difficult it is to handle. There are only three people in the world who have the power to use chalk as a secret weapon..."
The Lady: "Who are they?"
At this point, Taoist Taotie turned his eyes to the air and sneered. "The first one is the famous killer with the codename Reed. Back then, he almost climbed to the top of the ranking list of killers with his precision in using a secret weapon. He wasn''t just an urate marksman, he was also proficient in the art of firearms. He could use his spiritual perception to precisely control trajectory and kill a person from ten thousand li away. Furthermore, he didn''t need to worry about recoil when he shot a gun! He also didn''t need to put force in his wrist when he threw a secret weapon; by firing in minute controlled bursts from two fingers, he could cause a lot of damage. However, the junior outside isn''t likely to be him since he already died after a joint attack by a number of killers back then."
The Lady: "..."
"The second is my senior brother Gorgeous Itinerant."
Taoist Taotie gave the Lady a look andughed. "But if it was my serious brother, you''d already be dead. Apart from our shifu , there is no one else in this world who can catch my senior brother''s secret weapon."
The Lady was speechless. "..."
She didn''t get why there was a touch of pride in his words...
"As for the third person..."
He smiled slightly under the face mask, and with a press of his two fingers, the chalk immediately turned to ash. "...That is my senior brother''s eldest disciple, Killer Taoist..."
Killer Taoist''s voice rang out in the air. "As expected, senior has good eyes."
"I was in the same sect as your shifu . If I didn''t have even this petty skill, I wouldn''t be able to live anymore."
Taoist Taotie smiled. "Are you here to speak for your shifu ? Go back and tell him, for the sake of our old friendship in the same sect, I''ll give him enough time to prepare hisst words."
There was a clear pause on the other end, before the voice continued, "I... came on a whim, and this has nothing to do with shifu . He is very settled in his life now, and he has long withdrawn from the world. He has always felt sorry for what happened back then. If Senior Taoist Taotie would be magnanimous enough to drop this matter, there would be nothing better."
Drop this matter?
Under the face mask, the corners of Taoist Taotie''s mouth twitched. "If apologies were enough, why would we need the police?"
"..."
Killer Taoist: "With respect, senior, is there no room for discussion?"
"ck Gauze''s death must be avenged!"
Taoist Taotie narrowed his eyes, his reply echoing in the air.
"If you want to discuss it, fine, but have your shifue in person, and have him bring that supreme weapon which he hid away! You''re not good enough!"
After that, Taoist Taotie sent out a burst of aggressive aura. This killing intent was something that only he possessed. When he released his aura, even the Lady was directly knocked down. This startling aura hurtled straight back in the direction that the chalk hade from, followed by a powerful wave of spirit intensity that resembled a roaring tide.
This was the killing technique he was most adept in! After using it for so many years, Taoist Taotie had long be proficient in it many times over; it could even be said that he had reached the pinnacle of perfection with it!
At that moment, on the roof of an office building tens of thousands of meters away, Killer Taoist''splexion changed dramatically when he sensed this attack of aura.
He quickly put up a barrier at full strength. Seeing this discouraging turn in events, a white-haired youngster in a peaked cap hurried to help withstand the attack.
Bandit Evil took action. "Senior brother! I''ll help you!"
However, the impact of this aura was too fierce. That killing intent discharged in a straight line from ten thousand meters away directly smashed through the barrier they had put up like it was nothing.
The violent impact tore Killer Taoist''s clothes to shreds, and along with his junior brother, they hit the wall behind them hard.
Both of them spit out fresh blood...
After a few minutes or so, that killing intent dissipated.
Bandit Evil endured the rolling of his qi and blood inside his body before he looked at Killer Taoist and asked, "Senior brother, will shifu be able to avoid this..."
After restraining the flux of his qi and blood, Killer Taoist couldn''t help sighing. "I don''t know if shifu will be able to avoid this... In any case, myst pair of floral underpants has been destroyed; I''ll have to ask shifu to reimburse meter."
Bandit Evil: "..."
Chapter 328: Loopy Toad’s Boring Dog Life
Chapter 328: Loopy Toads Boring Dog Life
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Although it was just a simple sh of auras, it was already obvious to Killer Taoist that Taoist Taotie''s cultivation was far more advanced than before, even several times over. Just now, Taoist Taotie had held back some of his strength; if he hadn''t, both Killer Taoist and Bandit Evil would have been finished here.
Then, the questions now were:
One, who on earth was ck Gauze?
Second, what was Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon?
Killer Taoist and Bandit Evil were puzzled by these two things.
"The only thing that I''m sure of is that this ck Gauze definitely wasn''t in the murder industry... back then, after shifu and Senior Taoist Taotie parted ways and withdrew from the assassination circle one after another, I obtained a registry of names. From the moment that the international ranking list of killers was set up, the record clearly shows that there has never been anyone named ck Gauze."
Killer Taoist took a deep breath. "As for that supreme weapon which Taoist Taotie said shifu hid away... we''ve followed him for so long, have we ever heard him mention it?"
Bandit Evil shook his head. "No... But isn''t shifu'' s great weapon his collection of chalks?"
Killer Taoist: "..."
...
It was an unusually idle Saturday.
After spending the morning in the chat group and browsing online posts discussing the Shuigou Sect incident, Wang Ling only felt that his eyes were a little tired. These two days had almost entirely revolved around the Shuigou Sect incident, and even the furor around Immortal Mansion had been pushed aside.
Now that Wang Ling thought about it carefully, he suddenly felt that the Master of Immortal Mansion was also unfortunate. He had built such arge dark force and had collected spirit swords from all over the world. His ultimate ambition had been to create a supreme spirit sword of his own, but before the sword was even half done, Immortal Mansion had copsed... it wouldn''t have been so bad if things had stopped there, since at the very least, Immortal Mansion had already been recognized in and outside the country as thergest dark force in Huaxiu''s history.
However, thisrgest dark force had only grabbed the headlines for a few days before it had been reced by Shuigou Sect which hade out of nowhere... this was a bigger tragedy for Immortal Mansion than it had been for Wang Feng 1 .
Wang Ling was already tired of reading the conjecture andments online about Shuigou Sect. Some people spected on the origins of this dark force, some seized the opportunity to campaign for a boycott of dark forces, while others @''ed official Weibo sites of various light forces and strongly requested that they dere their positions.
This was simr to when a natural disaster had urred in a particr ce, and a group ofizens had zealously requested that a particr celebrity donate to help relief efforts...
At this point, no one wanted to be associated with Shuigou Sect, and the light forces had their own considerations. The intery of interests between forces was far moreplicated thanizens could imagine.
Moreover, at this time, there would always be people saying that the greater the power one had, the greater the responsibility. Wang Ling himself was reserving judgment on this statement.
Because from such a verdict, it felt like that meant he had to help wipe all of mankind''s asses for them...
...
Even Loopy Toad was feeling a little depressed because of the Shuigou Sect incident these two days. This was because Father Wang now had to pick Wang Ling up after school every day, which directly resulted in two hours less of Loopy Toad''s afternoon walk. Originally, it was Father Wang who would take it for a walk after dinner. Once in a while, when he had a deadline, Mother Wang would do it.
In the Wang family''s small vi, Father and Mother Wang had the same rules for Loopy Toad as for Wang Ling; from beginning to end, it was the policy of learning to be low-key.
The couple knew that Loopy Toad''s previous identity hadn''t been simple; it was a great demon king, which was all the more reason to not be remiss... hence, Father and Mother Wang actually regarded Loopy Toad as an ordinary akita, and when they went on walks, they normally put it on a leash.
Not allowed to go out, Loopy Toad could only lie down in the Wang family''s garden and look up at the sky.
In fact, its dog days were really quite idle, unlike when it had been a demon king before, and had had to handle annoying n matters daily... Life might seem boring now, but for Loopy Toad, it was prettyfortable.
It remembered watching the news with the old man a while ago as they followed an interview with today''s university students.
In front of the camera, these Golden Core students had bitterly criticized university teachers for being too strict. Whoever said that things would ease up once they got into a Golden Core university had been spouting empty nonsense; the training every day was worse than the college entrance exam, and they were dog tired...
But to be honest, Loopy Toad didn''t think it was that tiring to be a dog...
As evening approached, it was feeling bored as ity in the garden.
Grandfather Wang had gone out on Sheep, Mother Wang was out buying groceries, Father Wang was still writing in his room, Little Master Ling was still doing his homework... There was no one to take Loopy Toad for a walk.
So it could onlyy about in the garden... couldn''t it just carry its own leash and walk itself?
Yawning, Loopy Toad was just about to switch positions, but as it lifted its head, it abruptly noticed a figure that had suddenly appeared on the road outside the Wang family''s small vi. Immediately, all its dog fur stood on end.
Loopy Toad thought it had pretty sharp senses and that they were by no means dull. The opposite side of the road had clearly been empty a few seconds ago; how could someone just suddenly appear?
It got up, ws digging into the ground and its gaze alert as it stared ahead, already going intobat mode.
But it didn''t make a move, because the man wasn''t giving off any killing intent.
The man approached the Wang family''s small vi slowly. As he drew closer, Loopy Toad realized that it was a balding middle-aged man with a receding hairline. He was wearing a rather casual white coat, floral underpants, and flip-flops, and this understated style caused Loopy Toad to go on high alert... This person''s movements were truly frightening he didn''t make the slightest sound as he moved; it was as if he was walking on air.
The man stood at the the vi gate and stared at Loopy Toad. He paused, then smiled slightly. "Rx, I''m not here to look for trouble. A friend pointed me in this direction; I have something I want to consult Ling Zhenren on."
Who was he...?
Loopy Toad''s eyes were fixed on the man. Although the person wasn''t emitting any killing intent, it could sense how dangerous he was. From the man''s remarkable movements, it wasn''t difficult for Loopy Toad to determine that this person was likely a killer or a wandering gentleman thief by trade.
The middle-aged baldie stared at Loopy Toad with a harmless smile on his face. "Crackers Balls 2 !"
"..."
Loopy Toad suddenly felt a little tired. Why was everyone who visited the vi all idiots?
Chapter 329: Dog Lovers Voice Strong Condemnation
Chapter 329: Dog Lovers Voice Strong Condemnation
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Wang Ling was surprised by Killer Taoist''s visit.
It could be said that of all the people who had ever visited the Wang family''s small vi, this person was the best at containing his aura.
Generally, as long as there were cultivators on East Huang Road outside the vi, Wang Ling would immediately sense them. There were not more than twenty people in the entire world who were capable of this kind of aura concealment skill. This was a required course in a killer''s education; for a legendary killer in particr, his proficiency in this technique would have already reached the pinnacle of perfection.
"Is Ling Zhenren busy now?" the middle-aged baldie asked, looking at Loopy Toad after ncing at the bright lights on the second floor.
Like Wang Ling, Loopy Toad had also guessed the person''s identity. With this type of body movement and superb aura concealment skill, coupled with the rumored penchant for floral underpants, it knew that this person had to be Killer Taoist... but Loopy Toad still couldn''t quite ept this appearance.
He was at the very least a legendary killer among human cultivators, but he had shown up in floral underpants and flip-flops... He was like the old man who sold youtiao at the entrance to the food market; his style, so to speak, was very unique.
Loopy Toad looked at the man in front of it andy back down disinterestedly. It then pointed to the lights on the second floor and mimed writing on the ground with its w. Finally, it stared at the man and drew a small w across its throat.
What he meant was: Ling Zhenren is doing homework. Anyone who disturbs him, die!
To Loopy Toad''s surprise, the man actually understood the meaning conveyed through its ws.
The other party just smiled and looked very amiable. "That''s fine; since Ling Zhenren is busy, I''ll wait here."
Then he came up to Loopy Toad and nudged its butt with one flip-flop.
Killer Taoist: "Make room for me."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Loopy Toad startled; the Wang family''s garden might not be especially big, but it wasn''t to the point that there wasn''t anywhere else to sit... Go sit somewhere else, why do I have to f**king make room for you?!
Killer Taoist smiled. "It looks like you''ve been lying in that spot for a long time, so it must be very warm."
Loopy Toad: "..." Psycho!
Taking a deep breath, Loopy Toad got up in the end and moved to the side, shaking out its dog tail with a face full of resentment. God knew what strange fetish this legendary killer might have. As a loyal and well-behaved dog, it was really toozy to argue with other people. It would just treat this as respecting the old.
The middle-aged baldie got what he wanted, and sat down in Loopy Toad''s original spot. Then,pletely ignoring Loopy Toad''s resistance, he directly reached out to grab it by the waist and pull it into hisp.
Loopy Toad would have struggled, but it didn''t dare move at the faint killing intent hidden in the baldie''s smile. It wanted to cry, but had no tears to shed. If it had known earlier, it wouldn''t have lolled about in the garden. Why did it have to encounter this freak? Loopy Toad was spoiled by everyone in the Wang family''s small vi; it had never been so aggrieved before.
Now, however, it could only stifle its anger, and it didn''t even dare take deep breaths... because it couldn''t guess what Killer Taoist''s next move would be at all.
It could only be said that Killer Taoist was truly a legendary killer... his way of thinking was like a winding mountain road thatpletely befuddled people.
After that, Killer Taoist started to stroke Loopy Toad''s dog fur. He was surprised to find that it actually had pretty solid muscles. He had thought that it was just a green akita with spiritual intelligence. Through this contact, however, he realized that this dog wasn''t as simple as it seemed.
"You''re a dog with potential." He patted Loopy Toad on its springy butt.
Loopy Toad: "..."
The baldievished praise on it. "You''re great! As expected of Ling Zhenren''s pet. If you continue cultivating, it won''t take you more than a hundred years to be a superb first-ss spirit beast."
Loopy Toad didn''t say anything, but it wagged its tail proudly.
If an outsider heard this, they would definitely think the person saying it was an idiot. A top-ss spirit beast would already be able to take on human form, but it wasn''t easy to advance to this level; it required at least a thousand years'' worth of cultivation, and the beast would need to experience the heavenly tribtion once.
But Loopy Toad was different.
It had the original soul of a demon king and had the necessary cultivation experience. In addition, Little Master Ling had specially modified its cultivation technique and customized it exclusively for Loopy Toad; hence, it could reap twice the results for half the effort.
It was like many characters who were reincarnated in novels; most of them just cultivated the same technique again as in their previous lives. Generally, as long as they weren''t dumbasses, their cultivation speed would definitely increase.
Originally, it would have taken Loopy Toad several thousand years to reach the level of a first-ss spirit beast, but it wasn''t an exaggeration to say that it would take only a hundred years or even less now.
This was also a testament to Killer Taoist''s keen insight as a legendary assassin.
...
In actual fact, Wang Ling had already finished his homework earlier on. Pen and Eraser, these two hardworking paragons in the world of homework, hade together the instant Wang Ling had finished reviewing his lessons, and had finishing writing up his homework in less than five minutes.
He stood on the second floor and looked out the window at the harmonious scene of a person and a dog in the yard.
Holding Loopy Toad, the baldie continued to stroke its dog fur. "Do you know, I used to have a dog. I picked it up off the street, and back then it had been sick, so I''d actually always felt a special attachment to it. The first time I saw it, I thought that it wasn''t a simple dog."
Loopy Toad wagged its tail; it had never expected this legendary killer to be a dog lover.
"Then I took the dog home to treat it. I fed it elixirs and all kinds of heavenly treasures, and it ate better than I did. But half a monthter, before it was fully recovered..." At this point, Killer Taoist''s eyes were already sparkling a little with tears as he recalled the past, and he said very emotionally, "I especially bought a barrel to bathe it in everyday in heated water."
Loopy Toad was very moved when he heard this, but the baldie paused before he continued, "Until one day, I forgot to turn off the fire..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Killer Taoist: "After that, I discovered that that guy was pretty delicious."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Killer Taoist: "I should say that when I saw it for the first time, I did think it would taste very good!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
As he spoke, Killer Taoist pointed to a glistening tear in the corner of his eye. "See this tear? Every time I recall how good that dog meat tasted, it makes me want to cry!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..." Freak!
Chapter 330: Ling Zhenren’s Strength Is Called Into Question!
Chapter 330: Ling Zhenrens Strength Is Called Into Question!
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Just like that, this initially harmonious scene was shattered by this middle-aged baldie''s heartwarming story about dog meat. Loopy Toad''s face was sweating as ity in the baldie''s arms, afraid to move an inch. Sure enough, this was a clear threat, right?
But when it came down to it, Killer Taoist''s reputation as a great killer was evident both in the murder industry and the cultivation world. All of his assignments had to do with punishing the wicked and eradicating evil, and until now, he had never failed in any task. Thus, however horrifying the situation was, Loopy Toad didn''t believe that this baldie would really raise a hand against it.
Most importantly, Little Master Ling was still upstairs. There was a saying: When you beat a dog, you must answer to its master 1 ... Wang Ling''s existence was Loopy Toad''s greatest security.
The baldie took in this scene; his story earlier was actually half true and half false. He had told this story with the aim of deliberately intimidating the dog. But in the end, this green dog''s reaction was much calmer than he had expected. From this, he could actually tell that Ling Zhenren was really as strong as rumors said he was.
If he had the opportunity to trade blows with him, it would definitely be very interesting.
The baldie stroked Loopy Toad''s dog fur again as he lost himself in daydreams.
At this point, the door of the Wang family''s small vi suddenly opened, and the light that poured out of the gap shone on the baldie''s back in a long strip. The baldie turned his head to take a look, and saw a teenager in white bunny pajamas standing in front of him.
"With respect, is your distinguished self... Ling Zhenren?"
Beforeing here, the baldie had fantasized a lot about what the legendary Ling Zhenren looked like. As the rumors said, he was very young. But when the baldie saw him with his own eyes, he was somehow still very rmed this was clearly just a child, right...
Wang Ling didn''t say anything, and merely stared at the baldie and nodded.
"Ey? Are you really Ling Zhenren?"
The baldie revealed a bbergasted expression at the youngster''s admission.
After a short silence, the baldie continued, "Can you fight me?"
"..." Wang Ling couldn''t believe it was his prowess being questioned?
The baldie cupped his fists in salute. "Junior hase looking for Ling Zhenren this time in rtion to the Shuigou Sect which has been causing havoc recently. This is quite an important matter. If it''s possible, I hope that the real Ling Zhenren cane out and meet me."
Wang Ling: "..."
The baldie stared at him. "Generally, before seeing a great senior, there''s always someone to stop and challenge you first, right? I know the routine!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The baldie then directly struck a pose in front of Wang Ling. "Then, little brother, please make your move!"
Speechless, Wang Ling sighed in his heart. The baldie had misunderstood to this extent; if Wang Ling didn''t ept his challenge, he might not be able to prove his identity to the other party. This was actually a major drawback of the Great Shielding Spell. After all, many people had only heard rumors about him; before they officially saw his face, his image in their minds would actually just be a bunch of mosaic tiles...
Generally, in theory, closebat wasn''t a killer''s strong suit. But his opponent this time was Killer Taoist, after all, so Wang Ling''s expression turned a little more serious.
Loopy Toad was greatly surprised. From those dead fish eyes which had be fifteen percentrger than normal, it could tell that Wang Ling was serious! This was Wang Ling''s normal serious mode this was the first time Loopy Toad was seeing its little master disy such an attitude.
The two individuals went to the abandoned construction site on the other side of East Huang Road. The atmosphere seemed very tranquil as they faced each other, when in actual fact it was very tense.
After learning to use the Inte, Loopy Toad had learned a fair bit online about the rumored Killer Taoist.
Killer Taoist was famous for two supreme skills. The first was his Enemy-Killing Blink. When he went on missions, he would often behead the vicious people who were his targets with his blinking. The second skill was his finger gun. This supreme skill had made waves in the murder industry after Killer Taoist had used it many times on assignment. There was no one on the international ranking list of killers at the moment who was more powerful than Killer Taoist in using this skill. And until now, he had never missed his target!
"Is this little brother ready? Since you''re not making a move, I''ll do it..."
The baldie smiled. Seeing that Wang Ling was slow to take action, he couldn''t resist the impulse to attack.
The baldie raised his right hand, forming the shape of a pistol with his thumb and forefinger.
Then, Wang Ling felt a huge amount of spirit energy molecules gather in a steady flow at the tip of the baldie''s forefinger, forming a small, deep blue dot the size of a soybean which contained extremely dense spirit potential!
The principle behind the finger gun was in fact simr to that of the old devil''s famous Chaos Ball, but using it wasn''t difficult. It was easy to learn and very easy to copy. However, it also had onerge drawback, and that was that the spirit energy ball reached its saturation point very easily because of its small size.
In other words, there was a limit to the power in the finger gun, and it depended entirely on the user''s realm.
Loopy Toad looked at the spirit energy ball on the tip of Killer Taoist''s finger, and its small, round face was very calm.
If it was only to this extent, its little master didn''t even need to use the protective golden light; he would be able topletely defend against this attack by depending purely on his physical strength.
But at that moment, Loopy Toad saw the baldie suddenly smile slightly, and he unfolded the rest of his fingers! Apart from his thumb, spirit energy balls started gathering around the tips of his four fingers at the same time!
Four-Fingered Gun?!
Loopy Toad''s expression finally changed slightly at this scene. In a normal situation, it was already quite difficult to maintain the cohesion of a spirit energy ball on one fingertip. Controlling the gathering of spirit balls on the tips of four fingers at the same time was a high-end operation that an ordinary person would never be able to do!
Loopy Toad was thus shaken by this scene. When all was said and done, this was a legendary killer...
"Be careful, little brother!" The baldie stared at Wang Ling with a harmless smile on his face. "I haven''t used this Four-Fingered Gatling Gun on anyone else before..."
In the next moment, his four fingers sparked blue, and those infinitely powerful spirit energy balls shot out at Wang Ling in a fierce, earth-shattering attack!
This was a highly focused machine gun attack, and those soybean-sized spirit energy balls wheeled like fireworks as they hurtled intensely at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows. The greatest benefit of this dense gunfire was that it made up for theck of power in a single spirit energy ball. At the same time, however, it also had arge drawback, and that was that its speed was significantly slower than a single finger gun.
Wang Ling''s dynamic vision was extremely powerful. When these spirit energy balls flew at him, it was as if their speed had slowed down several hundred times, so he could dodge thempletely.
Thus, there wasn''t the slightest flinch on Wang Ling''s face.
But just then, the baldie smiled at him again. "You can''t hide, little brother!"
At that moment, Wang Ling heard what seemed to be a tiny electronic sound in the air: Super-targeting has been deployed 2 .
Chapter 331: You Have to Act Based On the Expression in His Eyes!
Chapter 331: You Have to Act Based On the Expression in His Eyes!
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Loopy Toad slipped and fell when it heard this crisp electronic voice. It was fortunate it wasn''t eating something at the moment, otherwise it might have sprayed out arge mouthful of dog food.
The creepiest thing was that the electronic voice wasing from Killer Taoist''s belly; this was his Great Ventriloquism Technique. Furthermore, in keeping with the times, this guy had even added some electronic effects to his technique!
The dark blue spirit energy sparks of the Four-Fingered Gatling Gun shot out with fierce and astonishing momentum.
With these dense spirit energy balls that Killer Taoist had swiftly gathered around his fingers, plus the aura tracking skill discharged by that electronic voice, a person was guaranteed to get hit by this machine gunfire.
Wang Ling sighed before his movements sped up. He had thought that it would be enough to just evade these spirit energy balls, but now every ball would pursue him until he was hit.
As a result, Wang Ling had to start using high-speed teleportation to evade them. If he used his protective golden light in this situation, the spirit energy balls wouldn''t be able to do anything to his body. However, he wasn''t wearing any Taoist robes or long johns now; he was just wearing pajamas that he had yet to consecrate.
The main thing was that he had just bought this set of bunny pajamas less than two months ago!
It had cost him the equivalent of two boxes of crispy noodle snacks out of his pocket money!
He had saved this pocket money under Father Wang''s iron heel!
Spoiling this set of pajamas, which he had bought himself, in a petty scuffle wasn''t worth it.
There were times when Wang Ling reflected on how you truly never thought twice about using someone else''s money, but you would especially cherish it when it was your own...
After that, Loopy Toad saw Wang Ling flicker in and out in the abandoned construction site as he was chased by those spirit energy balls.
The baldie couldn''t help smiling at Wang Ling''s swift movements. "Little brother, if you''re scared, ask Ling Zhenren toe out. This technique of mine is difficult to handle!" Once this tracking spell was put on you, there was no way to escape it, no matter what body movements you used. This technique was especially hard to deal with in closebat, and was extremely troublesome.
"..." Wang Ling narrowed his eyes.
Actually, he didn''t think this technique was that amazing... but it did consume a lot of energy.
If Killer Taoist could continue using up energy in this manner for half an hour, that would be considered pretty good already. Also, this spell''s energy consumption severely tested the resilience of a person''s meridians. This was because spirit energy would be continuously pumping through them, possibly wearing them out after extensive use; this was amon cultivators'' ailment.
Thus, while Wang Ling was dodging the spirit energy balls, he couldn''t help sighing in his heart. Senior cultivators nowadays cherished their bodies less and less!
In the middle of dodging, Wang Ling finally saw an opportunity. He stretched out one hand, and dense spirit energy welled up in his palm to unexpectedly trap the spirit energy balls. Those inexhaustible balls then merged with the flood of spirit energy in his palm!
The baldie was dumbstruck by the sight of those dense spirit energy balls being absorbed into the flood of energy in this youngster''s hand. The whole thing then seemed to freeze, suspended in the air and unable to move an inch!
At that moment, the sky had already turned dark. With just one hand, Wang Ling rolled this spirit energy into a ball. Then, with an elegant andnguid wave, he sent a torrent of energy up into the sky!
In the blink of an eye, a huge hole opened up in the dark clouds, and starlight poured through to illuminate the abandoned construction site and the Wang family''s small vi.
The initially dark sky had actually been torn apart by this torrent of spirit energy, instantly revealing tens of thousands of stars.
The baldie was amazed, and he couldn''t help feeling delighted at this turn of events. "You really are Ling Zhenren!"
He had initially already suspected the youngster''s true identity, which was why he had executed that type of killer move; it had been for the sake of forcing Ling Zhenren to reveal himself.
The baldie went on to add, "Only Ling Zhenren would have been able to ward off an attack of this level!"
"..." Wang Ling was already toozy to refute; any one of the enlightened "goblins" in the vi would in fact have been able tounch such an attack, including Loopy Toad.
As long as Loopy Toad focused on cultivating for the few years using the technique which Wang Ling had modified for it, it would be so easy for it to parry such an attack.
However, Wang Ling didn''t want to rattle this legendary killer''s confidence, so he remained silent.
There were times when makingparisons could hurt a person''s feelings, and striking someone''s confidence a blow was actually quite merciless. Hence, most cultivators with unfathomable realms were generally disinclined topare themselves with others or unt themselves. Since ancient times, most cultivators who were praised as kings, emperors or saints had in the end chosen to retire to the remote countryside with their families.
This principle was also reflected in real situations. For example, after taking an exam, there would always be a few top students who would throw their draft papers on the ground and yell: Shit! I screwed up again! In the end, when the results came out, they would have scored ny-nine points!
Those true-blue supreme masters had a different worldview.
Wang Ling had always felt that a true expert wouldn''t establish their image through unting themselves or shaking other people''s confidence... Acting so pretentiously would have been deadly!
The baldie sped his fists in a salute to Wang Ling. "I have truly failed to recognize apatriot; this junior caused you so much offense earlier!"
Looking into the distance, Wang Ling noticed the old man on Sheep at the end of East Huang Road. It was mealtime, and after taking a stroll around the block, the old man was ready to return home to cook.
Killer Taoist also noticed this. "May I ask, who is that?"
Loopy Toad: "Ling Zhenren''s grandfather."
Shaken, the baldie nodded his head. He recalled that the intelligence which he had purchased had indeed mentioned this small vi''s Senior Wang.
The information had stated that though this old man had the aura of an ordinary person, his strength was unfathomable, so since the beginning, the baldie had been highly on guard against him. Ling Zhenren was already so formidable; this old man who lived out of the spotlight was most likely then already a cultivator at the level of a living fossil!
He would have to find an opportunityter to greet him!
The baldie gazed far into the distance as he pondered this.
As he was musing this, he suddenly seemed to think of something, and he stared at Loopy Toad, startled. "Wait! You can actually talk!"
Loopy Toad: "...My Little Master Ling doesn''t like to talk, so I have to do the exnations. What choice do I have? I''m also in despair!"
The baldie: "..."
At that moment, he noticed Wang Ling giving him a nce before walking off to the vi by himself.
This act puzzled the baldie.
Loopy Toad looked at him. "What are you waiting for? Follow him!"
The baldie: "Can I?"
Loopy Toad: "You have to act based on the expression in his eyes!"
The baldie was dumbfounded. "..." Did dead fish eyes have any damn expression in them?!
Chapter 332: There Is a Traitor In Our Midst
Chapter 332: There Is a Traitor In Our Midst
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Loopy Toad directed the baldie to follow after Wang Ling. Everyone who came to the Wang family''s small vi for the first time would be a little reserved, and Killer Taoist was no exception. This was because all of them had almost the same thought: that the old man in this vi was a warrior at the level of a living fossil who had withdrawn from the world. Whenever anyone considered this, they were overwhelmed with strong reverence in their hearts.
When Wang Ling reached the vi and opened the front door, he suddenly heard Loopy Toad ask the baldie an interesting question behind him.
Loopy Toad looked at the bald man. "How did you find this ce?"
Wang Ling also felt that it was strange; because of the Great Shielding Spell, he had never worried that outsiders would be able to find any information on the Wang family''s small vi. Generally, people didn''t know that the legendary "Ling Zhenren" actually lived here; not even a legendary killer like Killer Taoist, with his formidable intelligencework, could have known. Hence, after excluding the possibility of an external crime, Wang Ling''s first reaction was that he had been betrayed by one of his friends!
The baldie said: "I bought this information on the cultivation forum; it cost me eight thousand gold bars."
The corners of Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched. "Gold bars?"
The baldie nodded his head. "Mm... genuine gold bars made by hand out of immortal gold."
"...F**k! Immortal gold!" Loopy Toad was dumbfounded because immortal gold was extremely pricey!
It had studied the current mary system, and knew that HNY was the standard currency used in Huaxiu nation. In an age of national cultivation, even ordinary families traded with cultivators in HNY. However, cultivators were more used to the old way of doing things among themselves, and immortal gold was themonly used standard.
One immortal gold bar, created from the essence of heaven and earth, was roughly the price of a toilet within Jinghua city''s fifth ring! It was priceless...
With eight thousand immortal gold bars, Loopy Toad estimated that it could buy four houses in the fifth ring, three houses in the fourth, one house in the third, and perhaps put a down payment on one in the second 1 ...
Loopy Toad: "Who on earth gave you this information?"
The baldie: "I think he''s a big shot in the industry. He gave me the information anonymously, but when he sold it to me at the time, he also gave me enough homegrown vegetables to fill a car."
Loopy Toad: "Vegetables?"
The baldie nodded seriously, and his hand shed with spirit light... an instantter, arge broli appeared in his palm.
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..." That profiteer!
...
While the old man was preparing dinner, Wang Ling led the baldie upstairs. He had no intention of inviting him to eat dinner; there was an order to everything, and after all, he wasn''t that close to this legendary killer. Even from the chat group, only Dharmaraja and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been invited to dinner before.
After being shown to Wang Ling''s room, the baldie forthrightly sat down on the floor and crossed his arms, a profound expression on his face.
Sitting in his chair, Wang Ling held Loopy Toad in hisp and patted its butt, directly getting it to speak for him.
Loopy Toad stared at the baldie. "Tell us what''s going on."
"I believe Ling Zhenren will have heard a lot about the Shuigou Sect issue recently." The baldie came straight to the point as he fixed his eyes on Wang Ling. "Actually, the person behind Shuigou Sect is my shishu 2 , Taoist Taotie..."
Hearing this, Wang Ling arched his eyebrow as he remembered Old Antique recounting the events to do with Taoist Taotie and Gorgeous Itinerant in his theory of history ss.
Loopy Toad: "So your shifu is Gorgeous Itinerant?"
"That''s right."
The baldie let out a sigh. "All of this stems from a grudge between them. I''m still investigating the details, but based on current leads, my shishu'' s reason for establishing Shuigou Sect was for revenge. Back then, my shifu identally killed my shishu'' s adopted son, ck Gauze."
Loopy Toad licked its fur. "Was he a killer as well?"
The baldie shook his head. "No, he wasn''t. I''ve gone through everyone on the ranking list of killers, and I''ve never seen his name. Furthermore, I only learned about this matter when I fought my shishu recently; this is most likely the reason for why they parted ways and then withdrew from the assassination circle."
Loopy Toad: "Then why did he establish Shuigou Sect?"
The baldie furrowed his brow and said, "Shuigou Sect is currently researching and developing a kind of fruit which can trigger the potential of Foundation Establishment cultivators in a short period of time. From the information I obtained, there is an incubation period after the fruit is eaten. Once it ends, the energy inside the fruit is released... But it''s difficult to keep this energy suppressed purely by relying on a Foundation Establishment physique, which then ultimately results in a spirit explosion."
A spirit explosion? Loopy Toad trembled, and even Wang Ling''s pupils contracted.
If this was the case, then the reason why Shuigou Sect had returned those twelve missing students was obvious: It was the same as cing twelve human bombs in the schools.
A spirit explosion contained the same amount of power as a mini nuclear warhead. Generally speaking, the higher a cultivator''s realm, the more powerful the spirit explosion would be, since a cultivator would have amassed tremendous amounts of spirit energy in their body. Now that those missing students had eaten fruit that could trigger their spirit potential, once they became unable to contain it, they would blow up on the spot one after another.
The baldie sighed. "Initially, I had nned to mediate this matter, but in the end I was too weak and unable to persuade my shishu ."
Loopy Toad: "Even you failed? Aren''t you a legendary killer?"
The baldie''s lips twitched. "In the murder industry, the lowest-ranked killers are divided into three sses, from third to first; middle-ranked killers are divided into advanced and peak sses; and top-ranked killers are divided into legendary and epic sses... A legendary killer like me can''t beat an epic killer."
Loopy Toad: "If I may ask, what is the difference between the legendary and epic sses?"
The baldie: "Hm... it''s the difference between a vige novice''s wooden bench and a dragon-ying sword."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"Also, there are only two acknowledged epic killers in the assassination world: one is my shifu Gorgeous Itinerant and the other is my shishu Taoist Taotie."
Speaking up to this point, the baldie paused. "Of course, there is actually another great ancestral figure... that is my shifu and shishu'' s shifu , Numinous Mother with the Magic Hands."
Loopy Toad and Wang Ling were both startled by this name.
Great ancestor?
And so, Wang Ling pinched Loopy Toad''s butt to indicate it should keep asking questions.
"..."
Loopy Toad: "Is this person very strong?"
"I''ve never traded blows with her, so I don''t know." The baldie shook his head, then said, "But she was the one who wrote apendium of all the martial arts in our assassination circle. Do you know the One Thousand Years of Death 3 ? She was the one who came up with it!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 333: The Great Ancestor of Killers
Chapter 333: The Great Ancestor of Killers
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Killer Taoist: "In assassination circles, One Thousand Years of Death is recognized as the most powerful assassination technique to use in closebat. If you use it just right, this technique can kill an enemy in one strike... But it also has a drawback; it''s hard to find an opportunity to use it, and in most situations, it needs to be paired with the use of soap."
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
The baldie said solemnly, "Of course, apart from this high-level assassination Taoist technique, Numinous Mother also introduced many original things in the field of assassination. My shifu and shishu learned most of what they know from her."
"Have you met her before?" asked Loopy Toad.
"No." The baldie shook his head. "Only shifu and shishu have ever seen her original form, and shees and goes like the wind; only those at epic level are able to see her. Given my current realm, I probably need to cultivate for one thousand years more to catch up to my shifu and shishu before I can see her... This is one of the biggest regrets in my life.
"However, I was lucky enough to read Great Ancestor''s original Self-Cultivation for Assassins . Great Ancestor wrote this in exercise books, and there are ten of them in total, filled with her neat handwriting. It was my shifu who showed them to me! But the originals all disappeared in the end. It was said that Great Ancestor confiscated them!"
The baldie sighed. "At that time, shifu only let me take a look for thirty seconds, but I really benefited even just from reading the title page alone. Great Ancestor is indeed Great Ancestor, so awesome!"
Even without Killer Taoist''s exnation, Wang Ling could imagine how powerful this Numinous Mother was. ording to the strict ranking system in assassination circles, gaining the rank of legendary killer was as difficult as scaling the heights to heaven, while epic killers like Gorgeous Itinerant and Taotie Taoist only appeared once every ten thousand years.
Rank among killers wasn''t based on credentials but on truepetence. In fact, Killer Taoist didn''t have as many abilities as some of the top killers in the list, but he had a renowned shifu . Coupled with his innate talent, he managed to climb to the rank of legendary killer despite his youth, and became the new guardian envoy of the list.
As the only great ancestral killer in the assassination world, needless to say, Numinous Mother with the Magic Hands had to be truly formidable.
The crucial thing was that this name felt a little familiar to Wang Ling, who didn''t know where he might have heard it before.
Speaking up to this point, the baldie couldn''t help sighing. "My shifu and shishu were truly lucky to pick up that ancestral martial arts text."
Loopy Toad was startled again. "They picked this up?"
"That''s right." The baldie nodded. "There was a sentence on the title page of that text Whoever finds this book is deemed to have joined Numinous Mother''s sect ."
The corners of Wang Ling''s lips couldn''t help twitching when he heard this. "..." Did masters nowadays all recruit disciples this casually?
"My shifu and shishu'' s luck was truly extraordinary," the baldie said. "Although I became a legendary killer at a young age, it''s not that great being an assassin nowadays. Look at my hair loss; no matter how many elixirs I use, it won''t grow back. If I had known earlier, I would have started using Bawang shampoo 1 long ago."
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "...So why are you here?"
Hearing this question, the baldie suddenly patted his head; after thering on for so long, he had almost forgotten his business for being here!
Hands on his knees, he stared at Wang Ling. "This Shuigou Sect incident stems from resentment between two epic-level killers, and as a junior, I have no power to persuade them... so I hope that Ling Zhenren can mediate this conflict for us!"
After that, he got to his feet to prostrate himself before Wang Ling. "Please! Ling Zhenren!"
Wang Ling: "..."
This was an assassination circle matter, and Wang Ling didn''t actually want to get tangled up in it at all. However, this Shuigou Sect incident had still impacted his peaceful high school life recently, so Wang Ling was of two minds about getting involved.
Loopy Toad: "What''s in it for us?"
At this time, the baldieughed, and with a sh of spirit light, a gold card appeared in his hand. "Ling Zhenren, do you know the old crispy noodle snacks gship store on Spirit Creek Road? This is its gold card, and it''s good for one hundred years. Apart from being able to try thetest crispy noodle snack vor every month, you can go in every week and eat as much as you want until you''re full!"
Wang Ling: "!!!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
And so... Wang Ling happily decided to take part in this endeavor.
He felt that he had given it serious consideration; furthermore, he had made this decision after three rounds of deep thought... Mm, he hadn''t been sloppy about it at all!
...
Mother Wang and the old man had already returned home, and were cooking in the kitchen by the time the baldie was about to leave; right up until he got to the front door, he didn''t have the courage to go greet the old man. Wang Ling felt that with every new visitor to the Wang family''s small vi, their impression of the old man had continued to build until he had now be thoroughly deified...
First time stranger, second time friends he would have the opportunity next time!
As he was leaving, the baldie consoled himself with this thought.
"I will have to trouble Ling Zhenren with this matter... If you truly can''t mediate, it''s fine to just beat them up and teach them a lesson, especially my shishu if you can beat him until he''s paralyzed, even better! He''s ugly anyway; he shouldn''t be going out to scare people." When he said this, the baldie looked like he was screwing up immense courage, and his face and tone were slightly dejected when he said, "...I''ll look after him for the rest of his life after that!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling had heard a lot of rumors about Taotie Taoist in these two days, and he was curious to know exactly how ugly he could be.
"The resentment between the two of them wasn''t something that happened in one or two days... There''s something I forgot to tell Ling Zhenren. This time, it seems that my shishu hase to an agreement with Mo Immortal Castle."
Wang Ling nodded slightly; it had to said that he was very familiar with this Mo Immortal Castle... however, he had never paid attention to it since the beginning because it was so weak.
In fact, it was still a little unexpected when the baldie mentioned it.
"Do you know what their objective is?" asked Loopy Toad.
"If my assumption is correct, it was Mo Immortal Castle which gave Shuigou Sect all the intelligence for its operation against the high schools this time, including information on the twelve missing students and on my shifu after he withdrew from the assassination circle. I''ve investigated this organization, and while its strength is average, it has a lot of gossip," the baldie said. "They were the ones who provided my shishu with leads, and in return, he''ll help them retrieve a supreme weapon in my shifu'' s possession."
Both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad''s expressions perked up. Gorgeous Itinerant''s supreme weapon?
"I''ve followed my shifu for so many years, but I''ve never heard of this supreme weapon... Surely it has to be a mistake." The baldie lookedpletely puzzled.
After saying this, he suddenly recalled something. "Oh, that''s right, there''s another thing my shifu Gorgeous Itinerant lookspletely different now after retirement."
As he said this, he took out a picture and thrust it into Wang Ling''s hand. "This is his photo, please have a look."
"..."
Wang Ling couldn''t help being taken aback when he looked at the image.
He couldn''t be more familiar with the person in the photo... It was a fatty eatingtiao !
Chapter 334: The World Is So Damn Small
Chapter 334: The World Is So Damn Small
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To be honest, Wang Ling would never have been able to guess Old Antique''s true identity without this photo from Killer Taoist...
Although he had known since the beginning that Old Antique''s identity definitely wasn''t simple, there was no way he could have connected the legendary Gorgeous Itinerant to him. But many things now certainly made sense.
First of all, Old Antique''s considerable skill at shooting chalk. Back then, he had shot dead a Golden Core killer in the school office with a piece of chalk in order to protect Lotus Sun. On the surface, it sounded like it was easy to do, but the most critical point was this chalk! An ordinary piece of chalk could never pierce a Golden Core cultivator''s body unless it was enhanced to the max with some spell or technique.
Secondly, at the beginning of the semester, Wang Ling had discovered a memory that had been sealed away in Old Antique''s mind, but he hadn''t tried using forceful measures to unlock it for fear of damaging the man''s brain. It was obvious that this sealed memory had something to do with Taoist Taotie''s adopted son, ck Gauze.
And thest thing was that after the recent theory of history ss, Dopey Guo had seen with his own eyes Old Antique in the toilets looking at himself in the mirror with a face full of mncholy. It was obvious that he had been recalling his past appearance.
Now that Wang Ling knew his true identity, he was really incredibly curious to know what on earth this man, who had been widely recognized in cultivation history for his gorgeous looks, had gone through to be like this.
...
It was July 2nd, the tenth Sunday of the semester.
Ever since Father Wang had messed with the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, Jiang Haifu, at the school gate, it could be said that they had be pretty close after that. Jiang Haifu had taken two full days to finish reading Father Wang''s old novel Let Go of that Wet Nurse , and was full of admiration for him. A lot of this in fact had to do with Jiang Haifu''s limited education. Although Kitchen Knife Sect was doing pretty well now, as the person helming the sect, he had always longed for an education, and he highly revered educated people.
Although Father Wang had never graduated from Foundation Establishment middle school, he had been expanding his knowledge on all kinds of things while he had been holed up at home all these years. Even if he didn''t know everything inside out, he at the very least possessed some knowledge on various subjects.
As a professional web novelist, the most important thing about his job was being able to bluff his readers... it could be said that Father Wang was very confident in this regard, and it was a piece of cake to sway an unsophisticated fellow like Jiang Haifu.
Two days ago, Father Wang had kept his word and sent the cigars to Jiang Haifu. While he had only sent two, Father Wang could imagine how the other man would definitely quiver with excitement at receiving them. After all, not everyone could whip these cigars out.
In return, Jiang Haifu had sent back ten quality ck jade kitchen knives. These knives were made from first-ss materials with the finest workmanship especially for restaurant kitchen master chefs; they were so sharp that they could cut through bone like mud. Even if they weren''t used in the kitchen, they were also valuable as collector''s items.
The ten kitchen knives had arrived just that morning. When Wang Ling came downstairs for breakfast, he saw the old man praising themvishly as he held them in his hands.
Having worked in a kitchen for many years, the old man was actually very strict about the kind of knives he used; for him tomend them to this extent, their quality was evident!
"Nice knives! They''re really good!"
The old man stroked the de of one ck jade knife and flicked his finger against it so that it pinged crisply.
Holding his coffee with two hands, Father Wang smiled. "As long as you like them, dad!"
"Mm." The old man nodded his head. "I''ve rarely seen this type of kitchen knives throughout my entire career. These are the kind of top quality goods you might only see once in a lifetime. Did you say that they''re from Ling Ling''s ssmate''s father?"
Father Wang sipped his coffee and nodded. "Yes, but they''re not in the same ss."
The old manughed. "Then that''s such a good rtionship! Bring that kid and his father over next time, I want topare my cooking skills with his father''s!"
Father Wang couldn''t help smiling. "Forget it, dad... He''s the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, he would have at least several centuries'' worth of experience."
Father Wang''s words were actually pretty cryptic. Even Wang Ling felt that there was nothing topare in this matter. Jiang Haifu''s Kitchen Knife Sect had only existed for several hundred years, but looking at the scale of its growth, it was already a leading name in the food and beverage industry. The most important thing was that the Kikkaro Restaurant where the old man had worked before belonged to Kitchen Knife Sect. Father Wang found it funny when he thought about the retired old man wanting topare cooking notes with his boss.
"What you said doesn''t sound right." The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled as he waved his hands. "We''ll just beparing skills, not realms, and it''ll just be for fun. I''m pretty confident in myself. Unless he''s the best in the nation, even if he''s a master chef, I can still win."
Father Wang: "Dad... sometimes, you need to be a little more modest. I tell you, if you really want topete with that person, he''ll definitely go easy on you."
The old man: "Before hees, you can tell him that if he dares throw the match, I''ll have Ling Ling''s grandmother haunt him at night!"
Father Wang and Wang Ling: "..."
The old man had always had confidence in his culinary skills.
It was only chatting about it today that Father Wang realized that he actually knew very little about the old man''s experiences as a chef when he had been younger; he only knew that his father had indeed reigned in Kikkaro Restaurant for a very long time back then. In the eyes of his simrly retired colleagues, the old man was a legend, the type that could turn into an idol to be worshiped.
"Alright... I''ll let him knowter and set a date."
Unable to talk the old man out of it, Father Wang in the end could onlyugh and agree, treating it as giving the old man something fun to do in his retirement.
"Good! Let me knowter when he''ll being, Sheep and I will go buy the ingredients! I should also send my knife for maintenance." The old man was instantly pleased, and he took out a t object from the box of knives which Jiang Bai''s father had sent.
Only then did Father Wang and Wang Ling realize that the box had actually contained a gold voucher for one free kitchen knife maintenance service.
Wang Ling nced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw, written at the top of the gold voucher, the words "Fatty Luo Metalware"... Instantly he eximed in his heart: The world is so damn small!
Chapter 335: A Decent Fatty Becomes Bent Just Like That
Chapter 335: A Decent Fatty Bes Bent Just Like That
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It was onlyter that Wang Ling would find out that Fatty Luo''s metalware store and Kitchen Knife Sect had a close partnership. Kitchen Knife Sect''s F&B business covered the entire country; they had more than one hundred establishments in Songhai city alone, and almost all their table knives had been bought from Fatty Luo.
Then, the old man assigned Wang Ling a task: to take his kitchen knife, preserved for many years, to Fatty Luo''s metalware shop for maintenance. It just so happened that the Heavenly Materials sword which Wang Ling had given to Fatty Luo to research was still there, so he could also pick it up at the same time. In the process of making this sword, the Master of Immortal Mansion had happened to synthesize the material that could restrict Wang Ling''s strength. Hence, Wang Ming had rmended that Wang Ling take it back as soon as possible and entrust it to him.
When he was about to leave, Wang Ling didn''t forget to tuck the voucher for free maintenance into his pocket. Even though he didn''t think Fatty Luo would ask him to pay, Wang Ling didn''t like to owe people favors without good cause since rtionships could change easily. Moreover, this fatty was a sly businessman; owing someone like him a favor often meant going bankrupt in the end...
Since he had already been to Fatty Luo''s store once before, Wang Ling already roughly knew its location, so he could just teleport there directly.
When he appeared in the store, Fatty Luo was carefully inspecting an ancient jade with a wearable magnifying ss; he was utterly absorbed in it, his face suffused with a radiant pink blush. Only then did Wang Ling recall that apart from being a smith, Fatty Luo was also an antiques collector.
Looking at Fatty Luo''s focused expression, the man most likely had dredged up some worthwhile treasure.
Wang Ling didn''t disturb him, and just waited on one side. He had teleported in without a sound, and Fatty Luo hadn''t noticed his presence in the slightest.
About ten minutester, Fatty Luo picked the jade up with two fingers and held it up to the ceiling light as hevished it with praise. "Nice! I really hit the jackpot this time! If only Ling Zhenren was here, he would definitely be interested in this."
Wang Ling: "..."
After another thirty seconds, Fatty Luo took off the wearable magnifying ss, and then saw Wang Ling standing in front of him with a kitchen knife in hand...
Fatty Luo: "..."
He was so frightened that all the hair on his body stood on end; who asked Wang Ling to be so good at concealing his aura? Fatty Luo hadn''t sensed him at all but when had Wang Ling arrived?
"Ling... Ling Zhenren, why are you here..." Fatty Luo asked. He wasn''t in the mood to think about it as he wiped at his cold sweat and settled his nerves with great effort.
Wang Ling just silently gave him the gold voucher and the kitchen knife.
Fatty Luo instantly understood, and nodding, he epted the kitchen knife. "Don''t worry, Ling Zhenren, leave this knife to me. You get VIP service; I''ll work around the clock tonight and send it to you in the morning tomorrow!"
"Mm." Wang Ling nodded with satisfaction.
Fatty Luo very carefully ced the knife in a magic weapons case. This case was also a type of storage space treasure, but unlike the others, there were a lot of smaller spaces inside. Fatty Luo used this case especially for the repair or maintenance of objects. Whether it was for one or the other, the object needed to be washed clean first, and this case actually had an in-built wash function.
After Fatty Luo ced the old man''s knife in one of the spaces inside the case, Wang Ling saw him pour a scoop of gold powder into the case before locking it. Instantly, the sounds of a washing machine came out of the case...
Fatty Luo: "I designed this magic treasure case based on the washing machine! It''s very useful! The only problem is that I forgot to include a noise reduction function when I designed it in the beginning."
Wang Ling: "..."
After putting away the kitchen knife, Fatty Luo patted his head as he suddenly remembered the Heavenly Materials sword. "That''s right, I''ll give you back the sword you left with me to analyze its materialposition." After saying this, he opened the cab on the right and took the sword out; he had already wrapped the whole thing up. Wang Ling had been worried about the detrimental effect the sword substance would have on him, and he had let Fatty Luo know earlier on, which was why this Heavenly Materials sword was now wrapped up tightly like a mummy.
Are you done with your research? Wang Ling took the sword and asked telepathically.
Fatty Luo shook his palm-leaf fan and waved his hand. "Ever since meeting Lord Jingke, all the other spirit swords I''ve seen are invariably mediocre and dull. The materials used in this Heavenly Materials sword are indeed precious, and it even contains a substance I''ve never heard of before. But that''s all there is to it... Furthermore, this sword doesn''t have a sword spirit, and there is no meaning in researching a sword without one."
Wang Ling nodded in agreement with this view; that was true.
Once he mentioned Jingke, Fatty Luo turned starry-eyed, and even the way he spoke turned passionate. "A spirit sword must spawn a sword spirit to be deemed valuable. This sword spirit has to be stronger or cuter than Lord Jingke... otherwise it''ll never catch my attention!""..."
Hearing this, Wang Ling sighed in his heart: A decent fatty had be bent just like that....
Wang Ling stored the Heavenly Materials sword in his vision field.
This instantly made Fatty Luo recall the scene of Wang Ling blowing up Immortal Mansion''s spatial wall with his Heavenly Eye.
Ling Zhenren''s Heavenly Eye had to be of a very high grade, right?
He didn''t know exactly what level Wang Ling''s Heavenly Eye was at. There actually hadn''t been any clear-cut upper limits to the Heavenly Eye since ancient times. After opening the Heavenly Eye at the Soul Formation stage, cultivating it depended on two things: one was talent, the other was luck.
If Ling Zhenren looked at that jade with his Heavenly Eye, perhaps he could pick out something unusual about it!
At the thought of this, Fatty Luo abruptly came up with a bold idea.
Gazing at Wang Ling, he took out the ancient jade which he had been examining earlier and passed it to him. "Ling Zhenren, would it be possible for you to take a look at my ancient jade with your Heavenly Eye?"
What was this?
Wang Ling epted the ancient jade, his brow knitted.
Fatty Luo: "I bought this with three immortal gold bars from the secondhand cultivation antiques mart. There''s no middleman involved, so sellers keep all the profits and customers can save some money; the mart leads in trade volume by a mile 1 !"
Wang Ling: "..."
Fatty Luo said truthfully, "The old man who was selling it didn''t know anything, but I thought that this ancient jade was very unusual. After my cursory inspection just now, I think I might have discovered a heavenly fissure in it... I hope you''ll be able to help me take a closer look."
Heavenly fissure?
Wang Ling was instantly startled when he picked up the jade... Was this thing a freaking fragment of the Xuanyuan Sword?
Chapter 336: Ai, Wait! Don’t Go Offline!
Chapter 336: Ai, Wait! Dont Go Offline!
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Of course, Wang Ling was just kidding; he naturally knew what a heavenly fissure was. Precious stones which contained heavenly fissures were also called heavenly fissure stones. ording to ancient texts, they were produced from the cremation of a True Immortal after his death, simr to the sarira pearls left behind after eminent monks were cremated. Heavenly fissure stones contained immensetent spirit potential; as long as one knew how to use it, a person didn''t have to be at True Immortal level to be able to directly create nomologicalws with it!
Heavenly fissure stones had been very rare since ancient times. Under normal circumstances, True Immortals in their final years of life usually wouldn''t ask to be cremated and their ashes scattered in the ocean; True Immortals would usually think of a way to preserve their bodies in an auspicious and treasured ce.
As long as they managed to endure the Samsara Cmity, they could return to their bodies, and after another two thousand years, they could strike for the next realm.
This was why under normal circumstances, True Immortals wouldn''t choose to cremate their bodies and leave heavenly fissure stones behind.
The most direct way of appraising a heavenly fissure stone was to use the Heavenly Eye and check how many ck fissures there were inside it. Each fissure represented a nomologicalw produced by the stone''s owner during their lifetime. The more heavenly fissures there were, the more valuable the heavenly fissure stone was. However, mere mortals weren''t able to see such minute fissures; only those who cultivated their Heavenly Eye to a particr level would be able to do it.
That was why Fatty Luo couldn''t properly evaluate the jade even after examining it for so long; his Heavenly Eye was too weak, and even with all the appraisal magic treasures in his metalware store, he couldn''t pick out heavenly fissures urately.
Whether this ancient jade was something that had been washed up in the cultivation antiques mart or was a legendary heavenly fissure stone, Wang Ling wouldn''t be able to tell for certain without his Heavenly Eye.
But if this was a genuine heavenly fissure stone, then Fatty Luo would have hit the jackpot.
Holding the jade, Wang Ling opened his Heavenly Eye, and his pupils instantly blossomed into three golden petals each.
Stunned, Fatty Luo could feel dense spirit energy pour out of the Heavenly Eye!
This vision power prated the jade, and it was as Fatty Luo had said; Wang Ling discovered a ck fissure inside it.
Because of his vision power, Wang Ling could clearly see even the sawtooth pattern along the edges of the fissure. Suffused with the vision power, this long ck fissure looked like a bottomless abyss when taken in all at once.
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes; he felt that with his vision power, he could directly infiltrate further and search the depths of the fissure.
In the next moment, the scene in front of him transformed into a blue sea and sky... he was actually on some unknown ind!
Was this a fantasy realm?
Standing on the beach, Wang Ling felt the refreshing sea breeze caress his cheeks. He scooped up some sand, and as it ran through his fingers, he realized that thisndscape was actually real.
In that case, it probably wasn''t a fantasy realm. Wang Ling guessed that it was likely his vision power which had triggered this hidden space inside the heavenly fissure.
Vision power at the Soul Formation stage would never have been able to reach this space.
Wang Ling had the vague thought that someone had set the space up here deliberately.
While he was puzzling over this, he suddenly heard a gust of strong wind behind him. Stepping to one side, he saw that it was actually a coconut that had flown at him.
Dong !
It didn''t smash into Wang Ling, and insteadnded heavily in the sea with a mighty ssh.
Looking in the direction that the coconut had been thrown from, Wang Ling saw an old man in white approach him slowly, a coconut in one hand.
"You could actually dodge this old man''s secret weapon... looks like you''re a formidable junior!" the old man eximed.
Wang Ling was taken aback. "..." So this coconut was a secret weapon? Were you kidding?! Why use a coconut? Even a piece of chalk was more reliable!
Who are you? Wang Ling gazed at the old man with narrowed eyes as he asked his question telepathically.
The coconut old man looked at him. "My surname is Pang and my name is Guang..."
Wang Ling: "...Pang ...Guang 1 ?"
The coconut old man: "Don''t be rmed, I won''t hurt you even though I''m a True Immortal."
Wang Ling: "..."
The coconut old man: "But even if I won''t hurt you, you''re too much!"
Wang Ling: "???"
The coconut old man: "Can''t you show a little more astonishment when I say that I''m a True Immortal?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Seeing that Wang Ling''s poker face hadn''t changed from beginning to end, the coconut old man sighed and simply gave up. "Ai, whatever. I don''t feel like arguing with a rude junior like you... But you should rejoice; you''re the first person toe here since I set up this secret space in the heavenly fissure."
For some reason, Wang Ling didn''t feel lucky at all when he heard this...
After a moment of silence, the coconut old man looked at Wang Ling and suddenly asked, "Little brother, do you know about the Samsara Cmity?"
Wang Ling frowned.
"Don''t worry, I just want to tell you about it." The coconut old manughed lightly. "The Samsara Cmity is the only way for a True Immortal to break through to a higher realm. But since ancient times, there have been very few people who have seeded. There are also various types of cmities. True Immortals who want to undergo the cmity preserve their bodies, and their souls enter the Reincarnation Gate to endure the torture of the Thunder Cmity. Once their souls pass through the Reincarnation Gate and sessfully return to their bodies, the Samsara Cmity is almostplete. Those who sessfully ovee the cmity gain another two thousand years of life, which paves the way for them to aim for Venerable Immortal level.
"But few people know what the true essence of the Samsara Cmity is. With everyone going through the cmity, this old man chose the most difficult way. As long as I seed here, I''ll be able to directly transcend reincarnation and be a Venerable Immortal."
Wang Ling was suspicious but also a little curious.
"Destroy in order to build I deliberately incinerated my own body and entrusted someone with refining my soul and sealing it in this heavenly fissure. There wille a day when the fated person will appear in this heavenly fissure and who will set up nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-one statues, and recruit ny-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-one disciples on my behalf that is when I will have passed through my Samsara Cmity!"
Speaking up to this point, the coconut old man looked excited. He tossed the coconut aside and grasped Wang Ling''s hands. "Little brother, you are that fated person!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The coconut old manughed loudly. "When I advance to Venerable Immortal level, you will be my inheriting disciple!"
His expression full of distaste, Wang Ling pulled his hand back and sighed... Where had this idiote from? What a real pain in the ass!
The coconut old man fixed his burning gaze on Wang Ling. "If you don''t agree, I won''t let you out! You can cry until you grow hoarse, no one wille to save you!"
However, he regretted the words as soon as he said them...
Because he realized that Wang Ling''s figure was gradually bing transparent.
What?! This was a space he had set up himself; how could a junior escape it so easily?
He watched as Wang Ling turned transparent, and just before he disappeared, the old man let out a petrified shout. "Shit! Little... little brother, wait! Don''t go offline! We have a lot of things to talk about! Listen to me..."
Chapter 337: No Zuo No Die
Chapter 337: No Zuo No Die
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Like the coconut old man had said, there were various ways to undergo the Samsara Cmity, and many of the souls that entered the Reincarnation Gate went the conventional route with the Thunder Cmity. Naturally, it carried the least risk. While it was painful, it was still better than some other peculiar ways... like the coconut old man setting up this space in the heavenly fissure, waiting for a disciple toe here before the person went on to build statues of him all over the world; he might as well wait until hell froze over.
Leaving the space, Wang Ling recalled his Heavenly Eye and tossed the ancient jade to Fatty Luo.
Fatty Luo stared at him expectantly. "Ling Zhenren, is it real?"Wang Ling nodded his head.
Fatty Luo had indeed discovered treasure.
Wang Ling hadn''t had a lot of time, so he hadn''t been able to determine what kind of nomologicalw was contained inside the heavenly fissure stone. Hearing Wang Ling''s reply, Fatty Luo''s smile grew as wide as Vileplume''s. "I can''t believe that this thing I simply bought would turn out to be such a treasure!"
Fatty Luo was naturally happy, while Wang Ling wasn''t happy in the slightest... He had just wanted to help the other man verify whether the heavenly fissure stone was genuine or not. Who would have ever thought that there would actually be a sealed True Immortal space inside. While that coconut old man didn''t look like he was a bad person, Wang Ling didn''t want to have anything to do with someone like that at all.
Actually, this was the beginning of Wang Ling''s doomed fate...
A heavenly fissure stone contained boundless spirit potential. For those who could harness it, it would be equal to possessing the strength of a True Immortal. Also, the stone could help a person advance in realms; it was a priceless treasure that was hard toe by. But a priceless treasure usually led to the misfortune of being killed.
Wang Ling lowered his eyes and gave Fatty Luo a meaningful nce as a sign of caution; this could be considered a kind reminder.
Fatty Luo immediately understood.
Putting the heavenly fissure stone away properly, he smiled widely. "Ling Zhenren, rest assured, I have no need of this ancient jade at this time; at the most, it''s just a collector''s item."
Wang Ling nodded his head and straightaway turned around. Fatty Luo saw his body turn transparent, and then directly disappear in front of him.
He couldn''t help eximing with admiration in his heart at this scene.
This was probably the legendary teleportation spell, right?
His heart was full of envy; Ling Zhenren''s realm was truly too high... Even if Fatty Luo devoted all his time to chasing him, he probably still wouldn''t be able to catch up even after several thousand years.
...
Back home, Wang Lingy on his bed and thought about that coconut old man from earlier.
He never thought that there were actually people in this world persistently chasing after the Venerated Immortal realm. For most people, this was an unreal level, and there were very few ancient texts that described the individuals who had attained this realm. The only one that was recorded to some extent was the legendary Immortal Zhenyuan. The rumor was that he was a Venerated Immortal, but in fact, there was no basis to this rumor, and no way to verify it in the texts.
Wang Ling clenched his fist. The purpose of the talisman seal stuck on his arm was to better control his aura and suppress his spirit energy so that he could live a normal life. When he needed to, he could still wield an astonishing amount of power. For example, when he had shut the Gate Between Worlds with one hand, he remembered that he had already released power on par with the level of a True Immortal without needing to remove the seal.
Then, if he were ever to remove this seal... even Wang Ling himself didn''t know what would happen.
After lying on his bed for a while, Wang Ling''s eyelids suddenly twitched violently and he actually felt a little sleepy. That was strange C since young he had always had one shoring, and that was that he didn''t like to sleep. He could even count the number of times he had ever felt sleepy in his entire life on his fingers.
...Had he consumed too much energy when he had used the Heavenly Eye earlier?
He didn''t know that using the Heavenly Eye to examine a heavenly fissure would actually consume so much vision power. But after thinking it through, Wang Ling felt that that shouldn''t have been enough to make him sleepy. Instead, the most likely reason was the amount of vision power that had been consumed when he had used the Heavenly Eye to leave that old man''s space.
In that ind space back then, he remembered the coconut old man solemnly vowing that Wang Ling would never be able to leave the space.
Unfortunately for the coconut old man, that wasn''t something for him to decide.
Wang Ling had initially nned to do a light review for the next ss after delivering the old man''s kitchen knife to Fatty Luo for maintenance. But given his sleepiness now, he didn''t want to move, and he stuck to his bed like cotton candy. Staring at his desk a few meters away, he stretched out one hand, but it slowly dropped down...
Maybe this was the legendary "Cancer of Laziness."
Forget it... sleep for a bit, he could do the reviewter.
Looking at his study table, Wang Ling had already given up resisting.
Before he closed his eyes, he sent a message on his watch to Wang Ming.
He had retrieved the Heavenly Materials sword from Fatty Luo; Wang Ling felt that it was still safer for Wang Ming toe get the sword himself rather than rely on express delivery, even with insurance. Given the materials contained in the Heavenly Materials sword, if the deliverypany really lost it, selling off the entirepany still wouldn''t be able topensate for it.
After writing up the message and sending it off, Wang Ling turned onto his side on the bed and slowly closed his slightly aching eyes.
Wang Ling seldom dreamed; under normal circumstances, he wouldn''t dream when he slept, though he would asionally have precognitive dreams.
After four minutes or so, he could confirm that he had entered dreand...
In front of him was a boundless ocean, and he was actually standing on an ind...
Wait a minute...
There was something familiar about this scene!
The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched. Turning around resolutely to look behind him, he happened to see that coconut old man from before, gazing at him with a crafty smile. "Hehehe! Little brother, I told you, you can''t escape!"
Wang Ling: "..."
The coconut old man said proudly, "I already set up a soul binding agreement in this space earlier on. The first person to enter this space will automatically form a contract with me. From now on, whenever you dream, you''ll dream of me! Isn''t that nice? Exciting? Amazing?"
...
In the next moment, Wang Ling woke up with a start.
Was it because he hadn''t slept for so long that his sleeping pattern had been thrown off?
He looked at the time and realized that despite being in the dream for such a short time, he had actually slept for twenty whole minutes.
What kind of feeling was this...
If Wang Ling had to describe it, it was like being startled awake on your deathbed after holding your girlfriend, only to realize that she had a third leg 1 ...
[0] ''Zuo'' means ''do,'' so the phrase reads as ''no do, no die,'' and means that as long as you don''t do something dumb, it won''te back to haunt you.
Chapter 338: The Reason for Father Wang Dragging His Feet
Chapter 338: The Reason for Father Wang Dragging His Feet
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Wang Ling thought he had had a nightmare because it had been a very long time since he hadst slept.
He closed his eyes and inspected his body inwardly; even after checking his soul inside out, he couldn''t find that soul contract which the coconut old man had mentioned.
So... maybe he was just overthinking it?
Wang Ling breathed a sigh of relief; actually, if what the coconut old man in his dream had said was true, he should have felt the soul binding take effect as soon as he had entered the space.
Although his life was now a little turbulent, he could so far still ept the overall situation. Currently, it was too early for him toe into contact with Venerated Immortals; Wang Ling didn''t want to be entangled with some random person, much less have anything to do with the so-called old seniors in the cultivation circle C that would only bring him even more trouble.
Frowning, he raised one hand, and his room window opened.
What was supposed to be a pleasant weekend had in the end been screwed up by that coconut old man, making Wang Ling feel somewhat distracted.
As the cool breeze from the window caressed his cheeks, his restless and agitated heart calmed down a little.
...
After reviewing his sswork for a bit upstairs, Wang Ling closed the textbook. Through the window, he saw the old man and Mother Wang go out on Sheep. Mother Wang was holding Loopy Toad as she sat in the back of the tricycle while the old man pedaled. It looked like they were going to buy groceries while at the same time take Loopy Toad out for a ride.
Cupping his chin at his desk, Wang Ling watched the old man ride the tricycle off into the distance on East Huang Road. When they were tens of meters away from the Wang family''s small vi, he actually saw Loopy Toad pull down the corners of its eyes with its ws as it made a face at him, making Wang Ling''s own face twitch... He truly felt that Loopy Toad''s life was far morefortable than his own!
It was a rare, idle weekend. Wang Ling brought up Father Wang''s novel on his watch, and was surprised to find that Father Wang actually didn''t have any new chapters up today.
Skimming through the website, Wang Ling saw that thements section for The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King was full ofints, as expected.
Book friend "Newbie Is Too Much": Is Guru Wang Situ updating today or not? Tell us if you aren''t, waiting for updates is too painful! Book friend "Wounds/Dream Of War": Shock! Some particr web novelist actually hasn''t updated so far. Is this warped morality or ack of humanity behind this? Book friend "Golden July": Previously, I was following a book by an author called Three Days and Two Nights. Now I''ve realized that this author I''m following has be Three Days and Two Updates... Uncle Wang Situ, you must hold on! Book friend "Lock The Writer In A Small Dark Room To Type": Everyone, be mindful of your behavior! Scolding others is not the right way! In my opinion, why don''t we find two individuals to wait outside the front door of the author''s house, and when hees out, put him in a sack and "execute" him! Book friend "GGsbada": Is it going to be only one update a day from now on... OH! NO! ...
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling''s impression of Father Wang was that he wasn''t someone who would often drag his feet. Furthermore, from his general understanding of Father Wang''s rules for novel updates after all these years, there usually wouldn''t be a dy or break in them.
However, when Father Wang burst with inspiration and finished writing a week''s worth of drafts in the space of one day, it was possible for him to exhaust all of it after that. The bottom line was that Father Wang was just an ordinary person, and inspiration was an abstract thing that couldn''t just be conjured up whenever you liked. After an explosion of inspiration, Father Wang would without fail sink into a state where his brain felt like it was empty.
There were times when you really couldn''t rush writing.
Sometimes, the more you wanted to write, the more aware you became of how empty your mind was when you tried to put pen to paper.
For veteran web novelist Father Wang, his reasons for dying or taking a break from updates had to do with time, for example when he had to cooperate with the website and do offline promotions for his novels. Of course, sometimes it had to do with the plot. Father Wang had been writing for so many years, and Wang Ling didn''t believe that his dad wasn''t able to write a single word. But if he forced himself to write when he was in this frame of mind, he wouldn''t be able to justify the chapter''s quality to his readers.
Quantity or quality: this was a problem which many writers faced.
After all, you couldn''t have your cake and eat it too.
So when Wang Ling went downstairs, he saw Father Wang leaning back against the sofa with a hopeless expression, his hands under his head as he smoked. Father Wang''s normal method of looking for inspiration was to watch the live streams of female broadcast hosts, but his favorite female host Little Xuan wasn''t online at the moment, which made him especially twitchy.
Seeing that Wang Ling hade downstairs, he turned his head slightly to look at him, then patted the sofa. "Ling Ling,e and sit!"
Wang Ling knew that this was Father Wang''s second main method for finding inspiration, and that was to frantically look for people to chat with him.
Usually, it would be Mother Wang who would apany him in this role, but now that she had gone shopping with the old man, Wang Ling was once again surprised to realize that he had actually be the "fallback guy"!
"Little Ming ising over tonight, so your mother and grandfather went out grocery shopping." Father Wang flicked away the ash from his cigarette as he spoke to Wang Ling.
Wang Ling replied obligingly with a "Mm."
During the sporadic times that Father Wang lost his inspiration, even his expression was different; it was full of dejection, which made Wang Ling feel a little unsettled.
Father Wang cast a sidelong nce at him. The corners of his mouth instantly couldn''t help twitching when he realized that Wang Ling was sitting two spots away from him. "This kid... why are you sitting so far away from me?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang then directly stretched out his hand to pull Wang Ling in to lean against him. "You stuck to me so much when you were younger; have you forgotten that?"
Wang Ling took a deep breath and decided not to argue. "..." The most vivid impression he had of his childhood was probably Father Wang''s mustache; this thing was really unbearably prickly.
Suddenly speaking of when Wang Ling had been young, Father Wang seemed to be remembering a lot of stories, and he couldn''t help smiling. "Do you know? Your mother actually wrote novels before."
Wang Ling looked at him curiously. "Huh?"
Father Wang: "We were childhood friends, so I''m crystal clear on what she likes to do. When she was young, she actually published a book, and her writing was pretty good! At that time, many publishing houses got in touch with her to write a sequel. She had even drafted the main outline and had decided to start anew with a different pen name... but in the end she became pregnant with you."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 339: Stay There and Don’t Move
Chapter 339: Stay There and Dont Move
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"Afterwards, she discussed it with me, and she stopped writing in order to be a full-time housewife to take care of you." Father Wang was still leaning against the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth, but the gloom in his eyes had already disappeared, reced with the happiness of recalling beautiful memories.
After thinking about it carefully, Wang Ling felt that this was the first time he had heard his dad talk about the past. He had also never expected Mother Wang to have written novels before he had been born; furthermore, it seemed that her writing had been pretty good.
What''s the book called?
Curious, he couldn''t help asking the question telepathically.
Father Wang cupped his chin and thought for a moment. "Back then, your mom''s pen name was One Man One Dick. She wrote a cultivation romance light novel called Half-Immortal Summer Lady which was published."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Unexpectedly, this book sold well after it was published, but many readers wrote to the publishing house toin about her pen name. After that, your mom decided to change to a new one before she started writing her new book. But even after she had finished writing her main outline, she wouldn''t tell me what her new pen name was going to be. It was supposedly going to be a novel about the cultivation world, and I looked forward to it for a very long time."
When he said that, Father Wang ground his cigarette butt into the ashtray and couldn''t help smiling. "I reckon if you ask Little Ming about this, he might know."
Wang Ling: "???"
Father Wang: "Do you know what a time capsule is? When your mom decided to put her writing away, she sealed all her drafts in a capsule and gave it to Little Ming. At that time, the papers your mom wrote her drafts on were very rough in texture, and Little Ming said this method could prevent them from bing damaged. I''m guessing that when he picked up the drafts and outline then, he probably read them."
Hearing this, Wang Ling couldn''t help twitching his lips. If other people couldn''t resist reading them, then Wang Ming... indeed, he would probably do it. Furthermore, Wang Ming actually enjoyed reading novels. He couldn''t cultivate, but he would frequently imitate the plot of a cultivation novel and end up doing something mad.
Wang Ling''s curiosity was aroused again. Wang Ming wasing byter anyway; he just had to pull him upstairster and ask him about it. Wang Ling really wanted to know what that unfinished work was like.
As he was pondering this, he heard the vi''s front door open. Looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Lie Mengmeng had let himself in easily. The Wang family''s small vi used fingerprint ess, and as Father Wang''s exclusive editor-in-charge, Lie Mengmeng''s fingerprint had been inputted into the door''s system by Father Wang around two weeks ago.
Father Wang had yet to update his novel today, so it was easy for Wang Ling to guess that Lie Mengmeng was most likely here to prompt him to do so.
Generally speaking, web novelists didn''t enjoy this sort of treatment where their editors-in-charge would pay them a special visit to urge them to post updates.
"Hi! Wang Ling! You''re home!" Lie Mengmeng grinned as he greeted him, but his face instantly turned gloomy as he stared helplessly at Father Wang. "Brother Wang... why haven''t you posted an update today? Don''t you already have a lot of drafts on hand?"
Father Wang sipped unhurriedly on his coffee and answered, "Mm, I''ve used all of them up."
The corners of Lie Mengmeng''s mouth twitched. "I recall there were two hundred thousand existing words."
Father Wang: "Mm, all used up."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Father Wang sighed. "Recently, a nouveau riche reader said that for every new chapter I uploaded, he would reward me with ten thousand HNY. I couldn''t resist, so I uploaded all of them at once."
Lie Mengmeng buried his face in his hands. "Brother Wang, control yourself! Finishing too quickly isn''t nice!"
Father Wang and Wang Ling: "..."
Lie Mengmeng: "Go upstairs, I''ll help you sort out the rest of the plot."
Father Wang shook his head. "It doesn''t have to do with the plot this time. There''s a new character in the novel, but I''m not sure how to depict this person. The best would be to find someone to act it out; I''ve already prepared all the stage props."
"New character?" Lie Mengmeng rested his chin on his sped hands as he gave it some thought, and after a while, he nodded. "Then I''ll be the one to act it out for you as usual. What''s the character''s style?"
Father Wang: "A gothic Lolita."
Lie Mengmeng smiled. "No big deal, it''s just cross-dressing, and it wouldn''t be my first time anyway."
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang: "There''s candle wax involved!"
"..."
Father Wang: "I want the most realistic reactions! Only in this way will readers feel its authenticity!"
Tears welled up in Lie Mengmeng''s eyes. "Come on then! I''m prepared to sacrifice myself for the organization!"
Wang Ling: "..."
So... what on earth kind of PLAY was this?
...
Wang Ming came early in the afternoon even before the old man and Mother Wang hade back from buying groceries. When Wang Ling opened the door, he saw Wang Ming standing there with a depressed expression, Zhai Yin close behind him.
Last time, Wang Ling had locked Zhai Yin outside because Mother Wang and the old man had happened to be cooking inside at the time, and thus hadn''t seen him. But now that they had yet toe back, leaving Zhai Yin standing outside the door wouldn''t be too good, so he grudgingly let him in.
To be exact, this was Wang Ling and Zhai Yin''s second time meeting face to face.
In some sense, Wang Ming thought that they were pretty simr: they had the same facial paralysis. The difference was that Wang Ling had been born with his, while Zhai Yin''s poker face was probably a result of being disillusioned by his life experiences.
After he had sent Wang Ming back thest time, Zhai Yin had actually started to secretly investigate Wang Ling, but most unfortunately, everything he had checked out was all covered in mosaic tiles.
This time, Wang Ling had directly let him in, naturally because he had his own reasons. Once Wang Ming stepped inside, Wang Ling fixed his eyes on Zhai Yin behind him.
This gaze straightaway froze Zhai Yin in ce.
However weathered a veteran he was, this deeply imposing manner frightened Zhai Yin into breaking out in a cold sweat. It felt like some tremendous pressure welling up from the depths of the soul.
It was very obvious that this was a warning.
Wang Ming pulled Wang Ling behind him and stared at Zhai Yin. "I don''t care if you follow me around outside, but this is my younger brother''s home, and it''s also like my own. If you dare cause trouble here, I''ll have President Qi dismiss you."
Zhai Yin''s eyes turned deep with emotion. "Try if you can."
Wang Ming crossed his arms and sighed. He forgot that this guy might be persuaded but couldn''t be forced!
Then Wang Ming simply stretched out his hand and tugged Zhai Yin to the sofa in the living room. "Sit down! You can watch TV or sit here and cultivate, it''s up to you."
After saying that, he suddenly smiled craftily to himself as he looked at Zhai Yin. "Stay there and don''t move, I''ll go get you a tangerine 1 !"
Wang Ling: "..."
"?" Before Zhai Yin could react, the two brothers had already swiftly gone upstairs.
Chapter 340: Magnificent Immortal’s Depository of Buddhist Texts
Chapter 340: Magnificent Immortals Depository of Buddhist Texts
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Spending time with Zhai Yin felt like being possessed by a ghost... another way to put it was that this Zhai Yin was harder to deal with than a ghost. Now that Wang Ling had given him a warning in the Wang family''s small vi, he didn''t follow them upstairs. But in fact, after leaving the vi thest time, Wang Ming had personally raised the issue with President Qi. If it hadn''t been for President Qi''s directive, it was likely that Zhai Yin might have continued to be bull-headed about following Wang Ming everywhere.
As soon as they got back to the room on the second floor, Wang Ming flopped onto the bed as if it was his own; he truly felt utterly drained.
The most troublesome part was that Zhai Yin wasn''t afraid of Wang Mingining about him to President Qi at all; this was obvious in his attitude after he had entered the vi. When all was said and done, it was President Qi who had roped him in with much difficulty, and he couldn''t just dismiss Zhai Yin at will. At most, Wang Ming could only submit hisints.
This was the so-called "easy to invite a spirit in, but difficult to get rid of them."
Of course, there were a lot ofplicated factors involved. One of them was that Wang Ming was someone under state protection, so in theory he couldn''t reject whoever they had arranged to protect him. As a state researcher, he couldn''t get away from Zhai Yin''s "protection," not even when he was just doing everyday research. That feeling of being stared at all the time was truly painful.
"Ling Ling! I want to die!"
Wang Ming grumbled on the bed. "Do you know, this guy is from the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade."
Wang Ling''s expression couldn''t help twitching at this name. Since encountering No. 60 High School''s school guard Old Li, he had privately started to find out about the structure of the national specialbat forces. The Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade stood on top of all these special forces and was a leader''s division that had direct jurisdiction over many special forces. Compared with the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade, Old Li''s Seven Stars was just a small branch.
Anyone who came out of Magnificent Immortal was an expert with strength that was definitely not ordinary.
"Now you probably know the reason why President Qi pulled him in and can''t dismiss him so easily, right?" Wang Ming looked at Wang Ling and sighed helplessly. "Also, this guy has a special identity..."
Wang Ling: "?"
"Magnificent Immortal has thergest depository of Buddhist texts in the whole of Huaxiu nation. It has many secret martial arts manuscripts that have been handed down since ancient times. In order to safeguard this depository back then, the country established a special force to guard it round the clock. That was the beginning of this Magnificent Immortal," Wang Ming said. "Do you know the sweeper high monk 1 ?"
"..." Wang Ling nodded.
"This guy''s identity is simr to the high monk''s; he used to watch the depository, and his position was like that of a librarian. What kind of idiot would let themselves be dragged over here by Old Qi..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Perhaps it was because he had been tormented relentlessly by Zhai Yin during this period, but Wang Ming spent half an hour upstairs venting his pain before he was able to release the stifling grievances in his heart. He knew that Wang Ling''s bedroom had a soundproof barrier, thus hepletely wasn''t afraid of Zhai Yin hearing him.
It had been pretty good when no one had followed him around before, but now that Zhai Yin was always with him, even checking his phone messages from time to time, it really got on Wang Ming''s nerves.
But even though he was spouting all theseints, Wang Ling actually knew that Wang Ming had his own motives.
Since he couldn''t drive Zhai Yin away, he would make full use of him. Apart from protecting Wang Ming, there was actually anotherrge potential that could be exploited here... In some sense, Wang Ming thought that Zhai Yin''s brain was also a fine rarity which wouldn''t lose out to his most powerful brain. After all, Zhai Yin had been at the depository of Buddhist texts for hundreds of years C his whole being was now a walking depository!
Wang Ming: "Ling... given the huge amount of knowledge Zhai Yin has, do you think there are any records in the depository that might help me to cultivate?"
Wang Ling''s lips twitched. "..."
What crazy thoughts was this guy having...
Since young, Wang Ming had been unable to cultivate because of his physique, which wasn''t something that could be changed easily. Of course, if he really wanted to cultivate, it wasn''t like he couldn''t. Wang Ling knew a forbidden spell which involved an equivalent exchange. However, Wang Ming''s most valuable asset was his brain C exchanging it for the chance to cultivate... in Wang Ling''s eyes, this would be an utterly stupid trade.
If you didn''t even have your brain, what kind of freaking cultivation could you do?!
"There are a lot of things inside Magnificent Immortal''s depository which you would never have heard of or seen before. Who knows, it may have a technique to help you contain your aura so that you won''t need to use the talisman seal anymore!"
Wang Ming cupped his chin and looked at Wang Ling seriously. "Ling, how about you knock Zhai Yin out, then I can cut his head open to study his brain?"
Wang Ling: "..." Who on earth would consider this scary thought so seriously...
Ignoring Wang Ming''s wild imagination, Wang Ling directly opened his Heavenly Eye and took out the Heavenly Materials sword from his vision field to give to Wang Ming.
Wang Ming patted his head. It wasn''t until he saw this sword that he remembered his real business!
"I''ll take this sword back and study it." Wang Ming nodded his head as he put it in his storage ring. The ring was charged with spirit energy, otherwise Wang Ming, whocked spirit energy, wouldn''t be able to operate the the storage space at all. When the ring ran out of spirit energy, he would recharge it; a full charge couldst up to roughly a week.
This was Wang Ming''s specialty: researching and inventing cultivation magic treasures which were fused with ck technology.
"Oh, that''s right; Lingzi, I have something to give you."
He took out an egg-sized object the size of his palm from the storage ring and handed it to Wang Ling.
"You probably don''t know, but this is auntie''s time capsule. Before you were born, all of auntie''s novel drafts were ced in this capsule. At that time, uncle and auntie asked me to store them, so I took them back to myb and created a time capsule." Speaking up to this point, Wang Ming looked embarrassed. "However, there was a small ident at the time..."
"?" Wang Ling had a puzzled expression on his face as he held the capsule in his hand.
"Back then, when General Yi was pursuing the old devil, he nned to activate the power of the Stone Gate and send the surveince chip which I''d developed back into the past. But before that, that bunch of people decided to test it out first with something else."
Wang Ling: "..."
When he said this, Wang Ming covered his face helplessly. "I don''t know which dumbass then sent this time capsule back into the past C it was only sent back here recently..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ming: "So, I think it''s still better if you hold on to it."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ming had felt apprehensive the entire time that the time capsule had been missing; now that he had delivered it back into Wang Ling''s hands, he could finally sigh in relief.
"Oh, that''s right, that unpublished novel which auntie had been working on under her new pen name before she stopped writing is also inside the capsule. If you''re interested, you can take a look, it''s pretty good!" Wang Ming sat cross-legged on the bed as he looked at Wang Ling and said excitedly, "Also, her new pen name was pretty impressive!"
What was it? Wang Ling asked.
Wang Ming: "Numinous Mother with the Magic Hands!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 341: Fruit
Chapter 341: Fruit
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That night, Wang Ling read all the novel drafts that were inside the time capsule.
Mm... it was indeed Mother Wang who had written about the One Thousand Years of Death which Killer Taoist had mentioned before. It was a main setup in her unpublished novel, and was one of the minor techniques taught by a killer n.
After confirming Mother Wang''s identity, Wang Ling''s brain short-circuited that night.
He had to acknowledge the terrifying truth that his mother, his biological mother who had raised him, had in one night actually transformed from an ordinary housewife of an ordinary household into a great ancestor in the world of killers!
Wang Ling didn''t tell Wang Ming about this C it was so shocking that even Wang Ling was taking a while to digest the fact.
Above all, the most painful thing about the entire matter was that Mother Wang was utterly unaware that the main setup in her novel had actually had such a profound influence on the rise of the current world of killers...
...
It was July 3rd on the eleventh Monday of the semester.
Wang Ling hadn''tpletely absorbed what he had learnedst night when a terrible thing happened in the school circle at noon that day.
It had happened at God Vision High School, which was close to No. 60 High School. The school had been established through investments from Xiao n shareholders, and a lot of Xiao n outer sect disciples attended God Vision. In the survival contest back then during thebined military training for the six schools, Wang Ling had traded blows with the Xiao n''s number one outer sect disciple, Xiao Yuncheng.
And this incident revolved around him.
ording to informant Dopey Guo, during the PE ss at noon in God Vision High School, Xiao Yuncheng had shed with the PE teacher. Everyone had thought that Xiao Yuncheng was going to get it, but the oue was out of their expectations.
As the PE teacher had lunged at Xiao Yuncheng, thetter had turned his hand over and sent this Golden Core teacher flying!
ording to Xiao Yuncheng''s ount after that, he actually hadn''t used a lot of strength at the time, yet the result had been overwhelming! With a simple defensive push, he had sent this PE teacher flying several dozen meters; most crucially, the teacher had sustained internal injuries!
Everyone in ss who heard this all had shaken expressions on their faces.
In most people''s minds, no matter how outstanding a Foundation Establishment student was in all respects, there was no way they could hurt a Golden Core teacher!
Furthermore, God Vision High School was strict and their teachers were top-notch; even the PE teachers were the cream of the crop that had been very carefully selected. So how could a student win over a Golden Core teacher?
At first, many people who heard this thought it was a rumor, but very quickly, a video started doing the rounds on Tieba, QQ zone and WeChat Moments.
It was from God Vision High School''s surveince camera on the sports field, which had clearly recorded everything that had happened. It was probably some God Vision teacher who had carelessly shared it with friends or rtives, and it had gone viral online in a sh.
Once it reached Dopey Guo, he had been quick-witted enough to make a copy. Later, a lot of people discovered that the original video had been deleted.
"What on earth happened?"
Little Peanut was still a little skeptical after watching the video.
The division between the Foundation Establishment stage and the Golden Core stage might seem like a minor gap, but for many people, it was an insurmountable barrier in realms.
Thus, a lot of people couldn''t help trembling when they thought about this. "This can''t be real, right? Although our Teacher Ye isn''t that powerful among the PE teachers, he is still at the Golden Core stage... I can''t imagine that any student in our school would be able to beat him up."
Hearing this view, the corners of Wang Ling''s mouth couldn''t help twitching. "..." Did Teacher Ye offend you until you have to talk bad about him behind his back like this...
However, it was true that Teacher Ye indeed wasn''t strong.
During their noon break, this topic once again exploded in ss.
How could a Foundation Establishment student send a Golden Core teacher flying C this was the magical question.
"Is it because he ate Shuigou Sect''s fruit?" Some clever person remembered the previous Shuigou Sect incident, and Dopey Guo had once said in the ss group chat over the weekend that those twelve missing students had been forced to eat some type of fruit and had been imprisoned for several days before they were released.
Xiao Yuncheng had been among those twelve missing students.
Combined with the information from Killer Taoist when he had dropped by the vi, Wang Ling could basically confirm that Xiao Yuncheng''s sudden superhuman strength had definitely been because of that fruit. Given the way things stood, the situation wasn''t reassuring C one push had been strong enough to send a Golden Core cultivator flying and even cause him internal injury; even the Taichi Push Palm wasn''t that amazing.
At the very least, this showed that after being ingested by Xiao Yuncheng and the other students, the fruit was already starting to produce immense amounts of energy. Once it reached a saturation point, these students would be unable to bear it any longer, and their bodies would explode.
This was the "spirit explosion" which Killer Taoist had specially mentioned.
Head down, Wang Ling contemted this.
The national ser team... er... these students clearly didn''t have much time left.
...
As a result, Shuigou Sect and the matter of these twelve missing students became the hot topic in the afternoon once again. Furthermore, after the incident with Xiao Yuncheng, the rest of the students that had been taken by Shuigou Sect previously were all examined one by one, and they were all found to have reached thete Golden Core stage! Moreover, their strength was still increasing at a steady rate!
When word of this got out, Wang Ling could already hear plenty of envious and discontented voices in the school.
"It turns out cultivation is actually that easy nowadays!"
"Nowadays, you can eat fruit and your strength will shoot up! Come catch me, please! I also want to be a fruit user!"
Before school was over for the day, Wang Ling already saw a lot of students on Tieba enviously or mockingly ask Shuigou Sect to take them away to eat fruit and transform their bodies.
Even top students in the school couldn''t avoid being swept with emotion, let alone those students who normally weren''t as good as them. Ultimately, this trend could be traced back to the stone ghost mask back then, when countless cultivators had listened to the rumors and had chased madly after the mask for the sake of inheriting the so-called Taoist principles and taking a cultivation shortcut.
But did a shortcut in cultivation truly exist?
...
When Wang Ling returned home that night, he received a rare express delivery.
It was from an anonymous sender.
When he opened it, he saw that it actually contained a fiery red fruit.
He narrowed his eyes, then quickly opened the ss group chat.
As he had expected, other students from ss had sent photos to the chat, saying that they had received the fruit. More and more people started to text the same thing. Based on this situation, Wang Ling guessed that every single student in No. 60 High School had received one.
He now knew the reason why Shuigou Sect hadn''t made a move against No. 60 High School.
In the end, they had been waiting for the right opportunity to mass produce fruit users in No. 60 High School...
Chapter 342: Abbot Zhihu’s Life Philosophy
Chapter 342: Abbot Zhihus Life Philosophy
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It was a very long road from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage.
If one day you had this type of opportunity in front of you: you just needed to eat this one fruit and your strength would gradually increase. In a few short days, you would obtain superhuman power and transcend the Golden Core stage in one go, maybe even level up to a higher realm... this fruit then, would you eat it or not?
If people knew that there weren''t any risks in doing so, Wang Ling felt that most of them would choose to eat it without a second thought. At the moment, however, no one knew what side effects the fruit might produce.
Perhaps there were some students who would eat it, but scrolling through the group chat records, most of the people in ss were for the moment actually staying rational.
They weren''t affected by what had happened today when Xiao Yuncheng had exploded with power and sent his Golden Core teacher flying.
There were no shortcuts in cultivation.
Likewise, meat pies didn''t drop from the sky for free.
This couldn''t be considered a mistake on Shuigou Sect''s part. While the majority of students remained rational, there would definitely still be students who would choose to eat the fruit. For Shuigou Sect, as long as even one student in No. 60 High School ate the fruit, their n could be considered a sess.
This incident quickly fermented rm that night, rousing the entire media circus.
Because they didn''t know whether there was anything wrong with the fruit, the General Administration of 100 Schools instantly issued a notification that night requesting that the teachers of No. 60 High School work together to go from house to house to collect the fruits. Students who had already eaten the fruit should then be sent to the hospital for an overall checkup.
Wang Ling was scrolling through all types of opinions online when he noticed a post in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s cultivation forum.
Question: How should you view the matter of No. 60 High School receiving fruits from Shuigou Sect? Does a shortcut in cultivation truly exist? Is this considered a cheat?
The person who had responded was a very knowledgeable and experiencedmenter in the forum, Abbot Zhihu.
Back when the chat group had been first established, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in fact personally issued an invite to this abbot, but the abbot had turned it down.
ording to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the abbot was a wise man who had abandoned the ways of the world. He disdained being reliant on information technology like the chat group as a way of making connections with people. What he pursued was the connection between souls and minds! That was why he would often appear in major posts in the cultivation discussion forum where he would resolve the people''s spiritual bewilderment.
This question had been posted by an online user at six in the evening on the cultivation forum, and Abbot Zhihu had responded fairly quickly; he had recorded a short video which he swiftly uploaded in the replies section of the original post.
In the video, he unfolded and held up a scroll, which actually depicted a well-knownndscape painting.
Wang Ling could clearly see the old verse written at the top: While picking chrysanthemums beneath the Eastern fence, My gaze upon the Southern mountain rests. Then, Abbot Zhihu hung the picture scroll up on the wall.
Viewers could send bullet messages while they watched the video, and at this point, many of them couldn''t help sending out string after string of messages.
"Does anyone know why Abbot Zhihu is showing us this scroll?"
"Perhaps the answer is hidden in the chrysanthemums in the scroll?"
"Hm... Is the abbot telling us that if we''re discussing so-called cultivation shortcuts, we might as well admire thendscape instead? Maybe then we will be able to appreciate universal truths!"
As the bullet messages flew across the screen, Wang Ling then saw Abbot Zhihu actually open his right hand, and in the next instant, a boundless golden light glowed beneath his Buddhist robes!
Someone sent another bullet message: "Damn! This is Abbot Zhihu''s specialty, the Sun Vajra Palm!"
The rumor was that when he used this palm technique, it would produce intense light like the bright sun, hence the name!
It caught everyone by surprise, and it was too much for many people to take in. They all saw a bright re in the video, and then heard a loud explosion!
As the light dispersed, the wall which thendscape painting had been hanging on had already beenpletely destroyed, reduced to fine dust that scattered in the wind...
"What on earth is Abbot Shizhu''s meaning?"
"Everyone, don''t flood the screen! Listen to his exnation!"
Meanwhile, more and more bullet messages flew in...
After destroying the wall, Abbot Zhihu slowly turned around to the camera and observed the proper Buddhist courtesy. "Amitabha! Very good, very good... There have never been any shortcuts in cultivation. This old monk has just shown you that there is no good ending for cheaters 1 !"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
From the end of school that day to eight o''clock that night, this fruit delivery incident had already thoroughly boiled over online. Almost every student in No. 60 High School had received Shuigou Sect''s fruit delivery. Furthermore, this incident was restricted to just No. 60 High School; this was undoubtedly a revenge operation targeted at the school.
Back when Old Antique had still been Gorgeous Itinerant, he had mistakenly killed Taoist Taotie''s adopted son ck Gauze. Now, Taoist Taotie wanted to kill all the students in No. 60 High School as revenge for his adopted son... Wang Ling thought that perhaps Old Antique himself had never expected things to blow up so much.
As for Odd Zhuo who didn''t know the full story, this was yet another pain in the ass!
He realized that each time something major happened in Songhai city, No. 60 High School was without fail involved... It was just too toxic!
On this side, Wang Ling was still considering countermeasures when Odd Zhuo had already sent him an aggrieved text message with just a few words: Shifu ! Help me, shifu ! Wang Ling: "..."
Odd Zhuo''s phone was ringing off the hook, so this was the only way he could contact Wang Ling.
Wang Ling had actually thought of a solution, but he didn''t know whether it could work. Just as he was thinking about calling a particr person, in the end that person actually straightaway gave him a call at that moment, like a human parasite that wouldn''t let go.
"Hello, Brother Ling? Have you seen the news?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s voice sounded from the phone. "I''m sure there are students who definitely ate this fruit! Looking at the current situation, this fruit will probably form massive balls of spirit potential inside their bodies. By relying purely on these Foundation Establishment bodies, once the balls reach a saturation point, they''ll explode. We now have to think of a way to drain these students of these balls of spirit potential!"
When he said this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as well as Wang Ling tacitly thought of the same thing: the Heavenly Materials sword left behind by the Master of Immortal Mansion.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Fang Xing has already regained consciousness. I gave him a call just now for a better idea of what happened C when he was struck by the Heavenly Materials sword, he had clearly felt it continuously draining him of spirit energy!"
Wang Ling nodded silently; he knew that this was the effect produced by the "Anti-Wang Ling Matter" in the de.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal let out a sigh. "We actually don''t have any other way to solve this problem... We can only take the Heavenly Materials sword with us and pierce each student with it!"
"..."
Mm... Indeed, it sounded a little brutal, but actually, this mostly matched Wang Ling''s own n.
Chapter 343: Completely Unexpected
Chapter 343: Completely Unexpected
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After his phone call with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Wang Ling immediately texted Wang Ming.
Wang Ming had just taken the Heavenly Materials sword back with him, and Wang Ling himself couldn''t touch the sword de directly. This was an important matter, and someone had to handle it. Wang Ling felt that it should be fine to leave it to Wang Ming. The Heavenly Materials sword didn''t have a sword spirit, so Wang Ming didn''t have to worry about controlling it. In addition, he had the spirit energy storage ring; as long as he relied on this spirit energy to operate the sword, he should be able to wield it easily enough.
After receiving Wang Ling''s message in theb, Wang Ming was extremely excited. He felt endlessly rejuvenated when he thought about how he would be able to save those lost sheep who had strayed off the cultivation path!
Although he couldn''t cultivate because of his physique, the sense of heroism burned far more fiercely in his heartpared with a typical cultivator.
He had ced the Heavenly Materials sword in his researchb and had yet to seal it away for safekeeping. Wang Ling took off his spirit energy storage ring and connected it to a spirit energy crystal, and it pulsed with light.
After about five minutes or so, he took back the charged ring, picked up the Heavenly Materials sword from the table, and sneaked out of hisb.
But just as he approached the door, he could feel a cold aura advance on him from behind, and then a hand mped down on his shoulder, jolting Wang Ming''s entire body with fright.
"It''s sote, where are you going?" Zhai Yin''s voice sounded.
Wang Ming sighed inwardly and pretended to be unperturbed as he looked at Zhai Yin. "Oh... I''m going for a walk."
Zhai Yin crossed his arms and looked at him. "I''ll go with you."
"..."
Wang Ming never thought that before he could so much as step outside to save the world, he would actually be thwarted here!
No way, he couldn''t give up yet!
"I''ll be back soon. I''m giving you the day off today, you don''t have to especially follow me."
He knew that this guy might be amenable to persuasion but could never be coerced. Haranguing him harshly at this time wouldn''t be of any damn use, and it would only aggravate the situation.
"If you were going toe back soon, why did you give your ring a full charge?" Zhai Yin gave him an inscrutable look, making Wang Ming quiver. Previously, President Qi had told him that before Zhai Yin had transferred to the depository of Buddhist texts as a librarian, he had mainly been involved in criminal investigation in the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade. Furthermore, he was an expert in criminal psychology and had written a famous book called On Psychology .
Wang Ming had half-doubted this before, but now he could finally confirm that it was true.
He was very jittery, and felt like the fish in that one song... how did it go again?
I can''t help bing a stubborn fish...
Swimming alone against Zhai Yin until the end...
Unable to struggle free, unable to escape 1 ...
Wang Ming had been struggling endlessly in his heart, and had the urge to cry.
"You can''t fool me. President Qi''s directive was for me to follow you closely." Zhai Yin looked fixedly at Wang Ming. Liars would always appear guilty, and Wang Ming naturally wasn''t an exception. Unable to hold Zhai Yin''s gaze, he looked away with a flushed face.
He couldn''t say for certain what the expression in Zhai Yin''s eyes was. Although it looked icy-cold, there seemed to be something passionate beneath the surface.
No! He was mistaken... He had to be freaking mistaken!
He twitched his lips; Zhai Yin was a man among men. How could someone like that look at him with a passionate gaze?
But after second thoughts, Wang Ming cupped his chin and pondered... He was wondering if Zhai Yin was bent and had taken a fancy to him...
It sounded pretty outrageous, but he felt that it was indeed possible.
At this thought, he patted Zhai Yin on the shoulder and sighed. "You can''t be med for this, me me instead..." It had to be because he had teased Wang Ling too much, thus giving Zhai Yin the false impression that he was bent. But the fact was that he was freaking straight! Even straighter than the Guest Greeting Pine 2 !
Zhai Yin: "???"
Wang Ming: "I know that an elite as smart, tall, handsome and smooth-skinned like me is always the center of controversy and admiration. In fact, there has always been people chasing me since I was young."
Zhai Yin: "..."
Wang Ming: "Actually, I''m truly gratified that you''re interested in me; this shows that you have good taste!"
Zhai Yin: "..."
Wang Ming: "But... we''re notpatible. How can we be together? I still want to produce a second-generation strongest brain! So stop relying on Old Qi as a reason for always following me around. There are times when distance makes the heart grow fonder, understand?"
Listening up to this point, Zhai Yin''s face had already turned red, and he said in a very low voice, "You... say that again."
Wang Ming very patiently repeated himself two words at a time. "I said, distance makes, the heart, grow fonder! It''s hopeless, for us!"
Zhai Yin drew in a deep breath and in the end couldn''t take it anymore. "I''m a woman, you moron!"
Wang Ming: "..."
...Huh?
He felt like his three views had been dealt a severe blow. "You... are you Hua Mn, enlisting in your father''s ce?! Wait, how can you be a girl, your abs are hard as rock!"
Zhai Yin: "Anyone who''s been with Magnificent Immortal since young and has cultivated for several hundred years would have rock-hard abs. Also, there''s no rule saying that girls aren''t allowed to have abs. Furthermore, if you''re using muscles to judge a person''s gender, then I have to wonder if you got this title of the strongest brain after buying eggs at the supermarket."
"..."
Wang Ming looked at Zhai Yin suspiciously.
Since she had now mentioned the fact that she was female, Wang Ming carefully examined her icy-cold face once again, and indeed did notice some feminine characteristics. For example, her eyebrows were actually very thin.
At that moment, Zhai Yin took off her army cap in front of Wang Ming for the first time. He had always thought that Zhai Yin had a buzz cut under the cap, but when she took it off, long, waist-length hair instantly spilled out as if by magic. Seeing this, the corners of Wang Ming''s mouth twitched: this guy really was a girl!
"This is my magic weapon. I''ve never shown my hair to anyone else before C you''re the first," Zhai Yin said as she looked at him.
After confirming her identity, she nonchntly put her cap back on, immediately hiding her hair again.
"I know you went to see President Qi before about giving you a beautiful female bodyguard."
When she said that, she couldn''t help curling her lips slightly. "Now do you know why he never responded to your request?"
Wang Ming: "..."
Chapter 344: Ai... Being a Tsundere Can Ruin One’s Life!
Chapter 344: Ai... Being a Tsundere Can Ruin Ones Life!
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Wang Ming realized a very serious problem C he had been thoroughly duped by President Qi! If Zhai Yin hadn''t told him the truth today herself, he would have never thought that she would actually turn out to be a girl! He was amazed to realize that there were actually three genders in the world: male, female... and Zhai Yin...
At that moment, he felt some despair! Why, why had she told him this?!
Now that she had revealed her identity, Wang Ming was well aware that this fellow waspletely focused on him. It was already impossible for him to hide this matter from her. If he wanted to leave, he would have to go through her.
Wang Ming gritted his teeth. "Big sister, I''m begging you; give me a break, let me go..."
"Not a chance." She shook her head, her tone cold and indifferent.
Seeing that negotiations had failed, Wang Ming let out a helpless sigh and leaned against the door of theb. "Something happened at my little brother''s school; you know about it, right? I have to go and help him."
"Are you talking about the Shuigou Sect incident?" Zhai Yin''s eyes turned dark. Of course she knew. The matter had stirred up the media two hours ago. When she''d unlocked her phone, almost all her push notifications had been about this incident.
But when she saw how serious he was in wanting to go and help, she couldn''t help sneering. "What do you think you can do? Are you a cultivator? Savior of the world? There''ll be someone else who''ll handle it, while my job here is to safeguard your brain."
He smiled bitterly but couldn''t help retorting, "Don''t look down on me. Given my brain, even the square root of my IQ would still be higher than yours."
After saying that, he could feel an obvious drop in the temperature around him.
She stared at him coldly. "Say that again?"
Wang Ming didn''t look her in the eye, and hurriedly turned away as he corrected himself. "Hm, what I meant to say is that you can follow me, but don''t get in my way. My little brother rarely texts me for help, how can I refuse?"
She gritted her teeth. "Don''t worry. President Qi only assigned me to protect your brain. If you die, it has nothing to do with me."
"Fine! That''s great! Whatever you do, don''t interfere!"
After saying this cheerfully, Wang Ming crossed his arms over his chest. Like an outraged young man from a proper family whose modesty was being threatened, he looked at her as if she was scum. "Even if my brain is gone, you''ll never obtain my body!"
"..."
His expression was so infuriating; enraged, Zhai Yin clenched her fists and gritted her teeth hard.
After a moment, she drew in a sharp breath, then let Wang Ming pass, tacitly allowing him to carry out this operation.
In the surveince room, President Qi was drinking coffee, his expression calm andposed as he gazed at the monitor screen.
Old Qi was someone who had been around the block; with an exchange of just one or two words, he could already understand the situation between these youngsters.
Although he didn''t know what had happened between them, there were some things that in the end couldn''t be conveyed with just words. Actually, apart from Zhai Yin''s gender, another thing that Wang Ming didn''t know was that when President Qi had been about to assign him an official bodyguard back then, it had been Zhai Yin herself who had applied toe here.
President Qi acknowledged that there was no way someone like him could have pulled someone over from a ce like Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade.
Thus, when he saw the two of them quarrel before leaving theb...
President Qi sipped his coffee and couldn''t help sighing. "Nowadays, being a tsundere can ruin one''s life..."
...
Zhai Yin drove the Aoguanhaibat vehicle, and at Wang Ming''s instruction, stopped in front of the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools. After texting Wang Ming, Wang Ling had also texted Odd Zhuo, who then knew that Wang Ming would being, and was already waiting for him on the ground floor.
It could be said that they were racing against time now. Deputy Director Zhong Lang had just rushed here from home, and was now upstairs in Odd Zhuo''s ce dealing with that bunch from the media outlets who were here every day looking for a scoop.
Odd Zhuo stood next to the car deferentially, and Wang Ming slowly wound down the window and nced at him. "You''re Odd Zhuo? Get in!"
Wang Ming had heard of Odd Zhuo, both from Wang Ling and from the news on recent events. This exemry director was more or less linked to almost every hot issue shaking the nation.
Of course, Wang Ming was well aware that the reason Odd Zhuo had be involved in these issues probably had to do with Wang Ling creating chaos.
In some sense, he felt sorry for Odd Zhuo, who already had to bear so much at such a young age.
After getting in the car, Odd Zhuo surveyed Wang Ming with trepidation.
He knew that his shifu had an elder male cousin, but he had personally never seen him before. Meeting him for the first time, Odd Zhuo was astounded by the logo on Wang Ming''s white gown and the medal pinned to his chest. This was a medal worn by state academicians. Furthermore, this was a ten-star medal; there were less than three people in the entire nation who were qualified to wear it.
After seeing this medal, Odd Zhuo also nced at the epaulet on Zhai Yin''s shoulder, and he instantly swore in his heart.
Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade...
Odd Zhuo was shocked!
Wang Ming couldn''t help smiling as he looked at Odd Zhuo and said, "You don''t have to be nervous. This person in the front is just my female bodyguard and driver."
When he said this, he specially stressed the word "female," and the corners of Zhai Yin''s mouth trembled slightly.
Odd Zhuo was once again startled. DriC driver? To invite a person from Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade toe over and be a driver? This was too much! As expected of shifu'' s elder cousin!
"This is the first time I''ve heard of female soldiers in Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade," he eximed.
"That''s not the main point, brother." Wang Ming tsked as he directly pointed at the driver''s seat. "The main point is that when this guy puts her hair up, how does she look like a woman at all?"
Zhai Yin clenched her teeth and gripped the steering wheel tightly.
Odd Zhuo shook his head. "Teacher Wang, what you said isn''t right. Actually, we can still tell after looking at a person carefully. After all, men and women have different distinctive traits. Those who do research should value scientific knowledge, right?"
For a while, Wang Ming was unable to refute this.
A short momentter, he waved his hands, a tragic expression on his face. "How I wish my female guard sh driver was a true, cute little sister!"
Odd Zhuo shook his head yet again after hearing this. "Teacher Wang, what you said is actually also ambiguous."
Wang Ming: "???"
Odd Zhuo: "There are times when it''s good to be clear about a person''s gender, but we also shouldn''t discriminate just because some people have neutral genders. There are a lot of cute little sisters online nowadays who look meng ... but have bigger dicks than yours 1 !"
Zhai Yin: "..."
Wang Ming: "..."
Chapter 345: Going After the Chuunibyou
Chapter 345: Going After the Chuunibyou
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Xiangyun Road, Songhai city.
The key city high school funded by the Xiao n was located on this road.
After Odd Zhuo got in the car, Zhai Yin drove them to the Xiangyun Road intersection.
The car rolled to a steady stop by the roadside. A blockade had already been set up on both sides of the road, and there were several military police guarding the intersection.
"Is that the ce?" Holding the sword, Wang Ming got out of the car. Down the rows of buildings, he could see from this distance God Vision High School''s school g, fluttering on the sports field.
All the residents and pedestrians on Xiangyun Road had already been evacuated by the police before Odd Zhuo had arrived. Because this was an emergency, the students of God Vision High School had been quickly sent home before the g could be lowered for the day. However, the most important thing was... there was no homework today!
ording to Odd Zhuo, all the students in the city who had eaten the unknown fruit were currently under the direct control of the General Administration of 100 Schools. They had all been sent to Second Cultivation Hospital''s separate zone for isted treatment, and it could be said that the situation had been contained to some extent.
However, because the authorities had yet to determine the specificposition of this spirit fruit, there was no way topletely prevent it from generating spirit potential in these children''s bodies. The hospital could only rely on physical or slightly more advanced chemical methods to suppress it.
On the way to the school, Odd Zhuo had told Wang Ming that Director Li from Second Cultivation Hospital''s separate zone had given him a call: all the specialists and medical personnel had given up their own break to show up at work, and had held an emergency discussion with a group of alchemists, which included Immortal Toya, from the Xiao n.
This situation couldn''t drag on any longer; without effective preventive measures and with what equipment and drugs the hospital currently had, they could only keep this spirit potential from breaking out at the most until six o''clock in the morning the day after tomorrow. At that time, the spirit potential in these students'' bodies would reach a saturation point before generating a spirit explosion.
Naturally, there was one exception.
That was God Vision High School''s Xiao Yucheng.
"We have confirmed that Xiao Yuncheng is on this road. He directly threw out several teams of military police when they went in earlier..." said Odd Zhuo, wiping at his sweat.
"Threw them out? That fierce?" Wang Ming was startled.
"That''s right. They''re Golden Core military police, but every single one was thrown out as if they were scarecrows, and they werepletely unable to fight back." Odd Zhuo sighed. "Based on news from the hospital, they can still contain the kids that have been admitted until the morning of the day after tomorrow. But if we leave Xiao Yuncheng be, he''ll explode at midnight tonight."
Wang Ming nodded his head after hearing this.
No wonder they hade out in full force here, even specially setting up a barrier at the intersection.
"This barrier is a little weak." Zhai Yin curled her lips. "It won''t be able to hold back a spirit explosion at all."
"But at the very least, it can prevent Xiao Yuncheng from fleeing." Odd Zhuo nced at the barrier. "A small-scale spirit explosion like this will affect all of Xiangyun Road and everything within a thirty-kilometer radius. Orders from the higher-ups are for us to minimize the damage as well as keep Xiao Yuncheng safe.
"If there''s nothing else to be done, we''ll have to shoot him down. That spirit fruit devours minds; no one knows what will happen after that. The Xiao n has already signed the agreement."
"They even signed an agreement?" Wang Ming hadn''t thought that the situation had be so serious. No wonder the first thing Odd Zhuo had done was to bring him here.
Earlier in the car, Odd Zhuo had given Wang Ming some rough idea about the fruit''s side effects. Apart from the continual generation of spirit potential ultimately resulting in a spirit explosion, it could devour minds. Furthermore, this side effect depended on a person''s physique. Bluntly speaking... the more chuunibyou a person was, therger the impact.
Most Foundation Establishment students, including Wang Ling, were sixteen years old, and unfortunately, this was the very age they would be chuunibyou. Nowadays, with advancements in modern cultivation technology, it took less and less time to progress from the Body Refinement and Qi Condensation stages to the Foundation Establishment stage. Thousands of years ago, it would have taken most cultivators several hundreds years of great effort to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Thus, in the current age of national cultivation, the biggest problem with having younger Foundation Establishment cultivators was that they weren''t mature in their thinking.
After all, Xiao Yuncheng was just a sixteen-year-old kid... One day suddenly realizing that his strength had skyrocketed, he definitely would have wondered if he was Heaven''s chosen one, charged with saving the world. Of course his attitude would change.
Seeing that Wang Ming seemed to be pondering something, Odd Zhuo couldn''t help asking, "What is Teacher Wang thinking about?"
"Hm... I just suddenly thought about my youth."
He recalled that at that age, he had also contracted this chuunibyou disease. Although he knew he was older than Xiao Yuncheng by just a few years, sixteen years old was the watershed chuunibyou period.
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Wang Ming: "At that time, I especially liked reading novels, and then all day I would think about picking up an ancient magic weapon on the streets; the best would have been if there was some great grandfather or grandmother inside it."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Wang Ming: "I also especially liked going out on trips, and I''d hope I would fall into some secret cave; such caves generally contain some lost martial arts..."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Zhai Yin''s lips couldn''t help twitching at this; once again, Wang Ming had refreshed her understanding of what the word "simple" meant.
The surrounding police officers and military police who heard this sunk into silence, making Odd Zhuo feel like the air had frozen solid!
After a moment, the captain of the military police who had been responsible for making sure the barrier was set up broke the dead silence and said to Odd Zhuo, "Director Zhuo, we''ve already prepared an entry through the barrier entrance, but there''s a problem..."
Odd Zhuo: "What is it?"
"The entry uses a swipe system, and only those carrying the corresponding talisman can enter. But just now, the person who set up the barrier only made two..." When he said that, the captain could already feel Zhao Yin staring at him. He sneaked a look at her epaulet, and when he saw that she was a member of the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade, he immediately broke into a cold sweat, and he even lowered his voice. "If you force your way through the barrier, you''ll destroy its structure."
Wang Ming nodded. "Then I''ll go in with Director Zhuo. He''s themander of the operation this time."
Zhai Yin''s face turned dark at these words.
Looking at this scene now, Odd Zhuo finally realized that Wang Ming and Zhai Yin''s rtionship seemed a little plicated," and instantly he felt a little awkward. "Will that... be alright?"
"Why not? Women shouldn''t meddle in men''s business!" said Wang Ming. He even felt a little emotional in his heart C finally, he could escape this she-devil!
But right after Wang Ming said that, the military police captain on the side suddenly opened his eyes wide as he carefully looked Zhai Yin up and down. He was definitely questioning her gender.
Zhai Yin silently clenched her fists and red at him, and the captain suddenly felt cold intent permeate his head...
Then, with the sound of a watermelon being cracked open, his helmet broke into several pieces that fell to the ground..
"..."
Staring at the remains of his helmet, the captain was extremely frightened: love triangles were so scary!
Chapter 346: The Correct Pose in Full Armor
Chapter 346: The Correct Pose in Full Armor
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Finally, under Zhai Yin''s resentful gaze, Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo entered the barrier one after another.
The captain of the military police, whose helmet had been shattered with just one look, knelt on the ground with a heartbroken face, wanting to cry but with no tears to shed. Never mind the fact that the helmet was public property, it would being out of his sry since it had been damaged by external factors... the most crucial thing was, this malevolence was too scary!
Zhai Yin gnashed her teeth as she watched Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo walk through the barrier. The air around her had already frozen, and the police officers and military police nearby stood very straight and at attention,pletely not daring to speak.
As Wang Ming had said, the generalmander of the operation this time was in fact Odd Zhuo. Zhai Yin, who was from Magnificent Immortal and had fine military aplishments under her belt, could never refute a superior''s orders. This was also the most stifling point for her. She stared nkly as Wang Ming entered the barrier, while she was unable to do anything more. In her heart, she simply thought aboutpletely ripping off the Magnificent Immortal symbol on her shoulder.
However, she was the one who had applied to be Wang Ming''s personal bodyguard. The old leader of her unit had agreed to give her three years. When the time came, she would still have to return to her original unit.
Hence, she was still a member of Magnificent Immortal. As long as she bore this identity, she couldn''t bring shame to her old unit; there was nothing she could do about this.
After taking a deep breath, she did her best to calm down before she nced out of the corner of her eye at the captain of the military police next to her. "Where is the barrier maker?"
The military police captain: "Ah?"
Zhai Yin: "Tell him to make a talisman for entering the barrier in ten minutes."
The military police captain''s expression instantly turned a little unsightly. "...This timeframe is a little difficult." Unless the maker had a cheat of some sort!
Staring at the captain, Zhai Yin said with a deadly serious expression, "Ten minutes is the limit of my tolerance. If you can''t do it and something happens inside to that idiot in the white coat, forget your military detachment, it''ll be your entire division that will suffer."
After throwing out these words, she looked straight ahead and said no more.
Wang Ming''s identity as the strongest brain was a state secret which not even Odd Zhuo knew about, let alone this bunch of civil police officers and military police involved in this operation, so Zhai Yin felt that it was actually meaningless to argue too much with them.
Another aspect of it was that Wang Ming''s rejection of her was a little contrary to her expectations.
But she wasn''t worried.
She had three years.
She felt that it should be more than enough time to have an effect on this dumbass.
...
Carrying the Heavenly Materials sword, which had been wrapped inyers of seals, Wang Ming walked with Odd Zhuo down Xiangyun Road. There wasn''t a soul in sight.
They were wearing aura concealment and invisibility Dao talismans, though Odd Zhuo didn''t think these would be very useful since the military police who had gone in to grab Xiao Yuncheng had also been wearing them, and had still been thrown out one by one.
The lights in some of the shops along the road were still on. Some stores hadn''t been able to tidy up when they''d received the evacuation notice, and they hadn''t been closed up.
As they moved forward, Odd Zhuo looked closely at the wrapped spirit sword on Wang Ming''s back and asked, "Teacher Wang, is this the Heavenly Materials sword which was seized from the Master of Immortal Mansion?"
Wang Ming nodded and couldn''t helpughing. "I already wanted to say earlier, don''t call me teacher. It sounds weird. Teacher Cang 1 is also a teacher."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Wang Ming: "I have another name, Wang Xiaoer. You can just call me Brother Er."
Odd Zhuo: "Then Brother Er, where are we going now?"
Wang Ming looked around. "We have to first look for a high vantage point."
It had already been an hour and a half since the previous batch of military police that had been sent in to catch Xiao Yuncheng had failed. They had just been thrown out one by one, and no one had been injured. This might have been a lucky coincidence, but Wang Ming spected that at the time, Xiao Yuncheng had still had his wits about him, and had yet to entirely lose his mind because of the fruit.
But so much time had passed since then, and his mental state would have certainly deteriorated during that period.
To be honest, Wang Ming couldn''t be absolutely sure that this operation would be a sess. Whether Xiao Yuncheng could be saved or not would depend on his own luck...
Most of the buildings on Xiangyun Road had been built in the olden days. This was a pretty famous old street that only had a few tall buildings. Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo walked into the Tax Bureau on Xiangyun Road and directly took the elevator to the top floor.
They reached the twenty-fifth floor and then climbed up a corridor to the peak. It wasn''t too far, but Wang Ming was clearly a little breathless since he had the Heavenly Materials sword on his back.
Odd Zhuo had weighed this sword in his hand before. The Master of Immortal Mansion had taken special care to select materials that were fairly light while forging the sword; even someone at the Foundation Establishment stage would be able to pick it up without any effort at all. When he saw how much effort it took Wang Ming, Odd Zhuo felt it was a little strange. "Brother Er, are you okay?"
Wang Ming stood on the rooftop, hands on his knees, and took a few gulps of air. "It''s fine, it''s fine... it''s just that I haven''t exercised in a very long time, so I''m a little wheezy. Usually I''m used to just hanging around in theb."
Odd Zhuo: "If I may ask, what is Brother Er''s realm..."
Wang Ming: "Hm? Didn''t Ling Ling tell you? I''m a normal person. Did you think I was stronger than him because I''m his older cousin?"
"..."
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo took an arrow to the knee... But even if he was a normal person, Wang Ming''s white coat from the Cultivation Academy of Science and the medal on his chest weren''t fake, so on some level, Odd Zhuo felt that Wang Ming had to in fact be a witch.
But the problem was that with their current lineup, it would be very hard to deal with a deranged Xiao Yuncheng!
Odd Zhuo felt his brain hurt a little.
"I''ve studied the Heavenly Materials sword and it contains very special substances: It can adjust its ability ording to the person wielding it. This sword actually quite suits me, but it''s still a little heavy. However, it''s enough for dealing with Xiao Yuncheng," Wang Ming said. "As long as I can give him a small cut, the operation can be considered a sess."
Speaking up to this point, Wang Ming took a sudden step back and pulled directly at the front of Odd Zhuo''s gown, forcefully opening it to take a look inside.
Odd Zhuo was utterly petrified. "Bro... Brother Er, I''m straight!"
Wang Ming: "No kidding! So am I!"
Odd Zhuo: "Then why..."
Wang Ming: "I''m checking to see if you''re wearing the long johns Ling Ling gave you."
"I see..."
Odd Zhuo understood instantly.
"It''s good that you''re wearing them. Actually, the operation this time isn''t dangerous."
When he said this, Wang Ming also pulled out part of the long johns from inside his clothes as he looked at Odd Zhuo. "See? The same type!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"If we really do stop Xiao Yuncheng, and in case, just in case, a spirit explosion actually happens, do you know what to do?"
Odd Zhuo: "???"
Wang Ming said, "What you need to do is to quickly tuck the top into the bottom, then stretch out the legs so that your exposed feet are also bundled up. Finally, pull the top of the long johns up to cover your entire head! You''ll survive the disaster that way! This is the correct pose to assume in full long johns armor!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Chapter 347: You Have to Start on Crispy Noodle Snacks As a Child
Chapter 347: You Have to Start on Crispy Noodle Snacks As a Child
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Looking at the barrier from the top of a tall building, it didn''t actually epass a wide area; it was a faint shimmer of light that took the form of a birdcage covering everything within line of sight. Even so, trying to catch a person in thisplicated tangle of streets and buildings would still be a little difficult.
Odd Zhuo saw Wang Ming cross his arms as he faced the front, eyes shut in concentration as if he was pondering something.
Indeed, he couldn''t sense any fluctuations of spirit energy from Wang Ming; this was a normal person through and through. But in some sense, he did feel that Wang Ming wasn''t ordinary... during thebined military training exercise for the six schools, Wang Ming had entered the world of the survival contest as a magic treasure maintenance expert, but Odd Zhuo hadn''t bumped into him at the time.
Now that he thought about it, Odd Zhuo suddenly felt a little frightened.
He remembered that when Wang Ling had entered the world of the survival contest, his signal had been blocked. This proved that Wang Ming must have been with Wang Ling at the time, and had used his authority to turn off Wang Ling''s signal. Back then, Wang Ming must have been there when Wang Ling had closed the door of the Gate Between Worlds with his bare hands.
A person would rarely have such an opportunity in their whole lives to witness such a spectacr scene.
Odd Zhuo guessed that the things Wang Ming saw as an ordinary person weren''t necessarily less than what true cultivators experienced.
The wind blew as the both of them stood on the rooftop of this tall building. Although it wasn''t arge area, Odd Zhuo''s spiritual senses alone weren''t enough to cover everything within the barrier, and thus couldn''t be used to detect Xiao Yuncheng''s aura.
Wang Ming spected that there was probably some sort of instruction contained inside Shuigou Sect''s fruit; since the sect''s ultimate aim was to create a spiritual explosion, the students who ingested the fruit woulde under its control and be instructed to hide themselves.
The problem right now was determining Xiao Yuncheng''s location.
After a long time, Wang Ming opened his eyes and couldn''t help sighing. "Sure enough, it''s still no good."
Odd Zhuo: "What was Brother Er doing?"
"There are over four hundred forks in the roads in this area behind the barrier, and five to six hundred buildings that Xiao Yuncheng could hide in. I was running simtions earlier by sending out fifty copies of myself in my mind to search the streets, but I couldn''t find any trace of him."
Odd Zhuo was shocked.
"This is the Brain Deduction Technique." Wang Ming beamed at him. "Some say that normal people only use ten percent of their brains."
Odd Zhuo''s expression turned curious, but just as he was about to ask if the brain truly had potential yet to be explored, Wang Ming''s next sentence immediately threw cold water on his question.
"In fact, that''s a lie."
"..."
"If you can''t score on a test, or write from memory, or learn by heart, there really is something wrong with your brain. There are times when dunces have to acknowledge the truth... But if you work hard enough in this type of situation, only then will you gain true knowledge. Drinking Eight Walnut 1 won''t increase your intelligence, and consuming Diamond Partners 2 won''t help your brain develop. These are all lies, like when they say on TV that you can live up to ten percent longer if you drink Wang Lao Ji 3 ."
"..."
Odd Zhuo suddenly felt like he had been pierced through the heart!
Why did you have to tell me the truth?!
"A person''s intelligence is already determined at birth. I learned to speak when I was about two months old; at three months, I could read the Xinhua Dictionary 4 , and after that, it wasn''t difficult to memorize the Cihai [5.The Cihai is an encyclopedic Chinese dictionary.]."
"..."
"Later on, I also memorized the Three Characters ssic , Dao De Ching , Diamond Sutra , Great Compassion Mantra , Three Hundred Tang Poems 5 and also theplete set of the Hundred Thousand Whys 6 . If it wasn''t for the fact that I was still unable to hold a pen back then, I would have copied all these out from memory."
"..." Odd Zhuo looked at Wang Ming lifelessly.
"But I didn''t have a happy childhood."
Wang Ming sighed. "When I was five months old, it just so happened to be the Chinese New Year, and I was dragged from house to house in the countryside by my aunties to perform C do you have any idea how I felt?"
Odd Zhuo was silent; in fact, everyone would have gone through this as a kid. During the festive season, parents would force kids in particr to perform in front of their rtives and friends; it could be reciting poetry or singing, or even doing acrobatic stunts. The vilest thing about the situation was that if they didn''t perform, they wouldn''t get their red packets!
During the Chinese New Year, what the elders liked to do the most was topare their kids in terms of their studies, abilities and character. As long as your child did better, it was like basking in the light.
"Ling Ling was probably the most miserable." When he said this, Wang Ming covered his face with a bitter smile. "When he was one and a half years old, his father dragged him in front of friends and rtives to break rocks on his chest."
"Oh my god..."
Odd Zhuo was deeply shocked.
Wang Ming: "Also, to save money back then, some of the elders would always take Lingzi to the mart next door to buy crispy noodle snacks. Until he was four, the New Year''s money he received each year was all crispy noodle snacks."
Odd Zhuo finally knew why his shifu was so obsessed with crispy noodle snacks; it turned out that it had started when he had still been a child!
Just then, the ring on Wang Ming''s hand shed, and a pure ck futuristic-looking helmet emerged.
Odd Zhuo: "What''s this?"
"This is something I invented: it''s a helmet that can amplify brainwaves. Once I put it on, it can amplify my brainwaves over fifty-fold. At the same time, I can simte six hundred mind copies of myself with the Brain Deduction Technique," Wang Ming exined nonchntly. "I believe that with this helmet, I''ll be able to locate this kid very quickly."
Secretly, Odd Zhuo was apprehensive. The "Brain Deduction Technique" was a new kind of magic developed in the Spirit Energy Information era. Even ordinary people could use it as it didn''t require the consumption of spirit energy. The main difficulty with this technique had to do with the probabilities toe out of the creation of these mind copies.
Generally, an ordinary cultivator could create five copies of themselves, and this was already the limit; furthermore, the probabilities derived from these five copies might not necessarily bepletely urate.
Before putting on this helmet, Wang Ming had effortlessly sent out fifty mind copies of himself. After his brainwaves were amplified, that number could actually climb up to six hundred! There was absolutely no way that an ordinary person would be able to handle the massive brain calctions involved... In some sense, Odd Zhuo thought Wang Ming was also a pretty scary guy.
Just as Wang Ming was about to put the helmet on, his expression suddenly froze when he saw something to Odd Zhuo''s side.
Not long after that, a gentle and reserved, yet particrly unpleasant, voice sounded behind them.
"Actually just dispatching a normal person and a Golden Core cultivator here C this is looking down on our Shuigou Sect too much..."
Chapter 348: The Strongest Brain
Chapter 348: The Strongest Brain
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Turning his head, Wang Ming saw a man dressed in a gray long robe with a face that was a little ghastly to look at. There was no way to tell at all from his face how old he was, since it had beenpletely disfigured.
Analyzing the injury, Wang Ming thought that this was probably a first-degree burn from being hit by dense spirit energy balls. Furthermore, these balls had most likely been doused in a curse, so that any injury they caused would never ever heal, not with any kind of appearance-retaining methods or even stic surgery.
"Brother Er, be careful!"
Odd Zhuo stared at the neer warily; things had taken a turn for the worse. It should have urred to him earlier that since Shuigou Sect''s aim was for Xiao Yuncheng to sessfully explode, it was impossible that they wouldn''t have sent someone to keep an eye on him.
"Whether it''s Xiao Yuncheng or the students whom you sent to the hospital to be quarantined, you might think they''re safe for the time being, but they''re all doomed to die." The ugly man smiled sinisterly, but because his features were wrecked, his expression as he spoke was utterly indecipherable. In one hand, he held a longsword with a unique sawtooth edge.
This person tapped the longsword on his shoulder, his face indifferent and his voice coarse. "The Lord has already been nning this revenge operation for a very long time; there is no way anything can go wrong."
Wang Ming sat cross-legged on the ground,pletely undaunted. He merely ced the ck tech helmet down and looked at the man as he said, "This is just a feud between two epic killers... These children are innocent; you shouldn''t involve the innocent."
The man sneered. "This has only ever been about revenge since the beginning. When Gorgeous Itinerant killed the Lord''s adopted son, he did it without the slightest hesitation and in an extremely ruthless way. He thought that if he withdrew from the world, the Lord would be helpless to do anything about it C how utterly ridiculous. Of course, it''s not like there isn''t a good way to settle this."
Speaking up to this point, the man narrowed his eyes. "The Lord still cherishes their friendship from their old days as brothers from the same sect... As long as Gorgeous Itinerant is willing to prostrate himself and acknowledge his wrongdoing before the grave of the Lord''s adopted son, ck Gauze, as well as give up the supreme weapon he''s hiding, the Lord can simply undo the fruit''s power in those students with a wave of his hand."
Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo had also previously heard from Wang Ling about the feud between these two epic killers.
And mention of this feud always included two things.
The first was ck Gauze, Taoist Taotie''s adopted son.
The other was the supreme weapon which Gorgeous Itinerant had hidden away.
Odd Zhuo: "I have a question. From where did you hear that Gorgeous Itinerant is hiding a great weapon?"
The man was startled: "Isn''t this what everyone says?"
Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo were stupefied C wasn''t this just a damn rumor then?!
Odd Zhuo: "Have you seen Gorgeous Itinerant use this great weapon before with your own eyes?"
"How is that possible? Can just anyone see Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon? They say that those who have seen it are already dead, and that their blood flowed copiously to cover the ground. This is enough to prove how vicious this great weapon is!"
The man shook his head with a sneer. "I can leave one of you alive to deliver our terms to the police outside."
Odd Zhuoughed. "I am the most seniormander of this operation; their words would be worth nothing to you."
The corners of the man''s mouth twitched. "You, a Golden Core cultivator, are actually the most seniormander in charge of this operation?"
"He''s actually amazing."
Wang Ming couldn''t helpughing. "Do you know Odd Zhuo?"
Hearing this name, the man was finally shocked. "You''re Odd Zhuo?"
It was impossible for him not to know this name... it was really too familiar!
From the beginning to the end of one short month, he had been involved in the operation to capture the old devil, and his identity asmander had even extended to another city where he had destroyed Immortal Mansion, which was currently thergest dark force in the history of Huaxiu nation. Furthermore, he had captured the Master of Immortal Mansion alive! This was an Itinerant Immortal expert, after all!
The man took a deep breath. The sawtooth sword in his hand gave off a glow which lit up his face.
"Then it seems that the only thing I can do is to kill the both of you!"
He was at the Nascent Soul stage!
In his eyes, an ordinary person and a Golden Core cultivator weren''t his match at all!
Gaps between realms were impossible to cross!
But before the man made a move, he noticed a very serious problem: as an ordinary person and a Golden Core cultivator, these two individuals didn''t seem the least bit pressured and were really too calm as they faced him...
Considering that the old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion had both fallen at Odd Zhuo''s hands, the man suddenly felt that this was most likely a trap!
Maybe they had on them defensive magic treasures capable of creating bacsh!
In a scenario with two sides of unequal realms, if the expert with the higher realm suffered defeat, it was often because they had underestimated the enemy and thought they could win with a single blow. Thus, there were times when a person would frequently fall into the other party''s trap because of their scornful attitude.
In a situation where you couldn''t confirm whether the other party had a defensive weapon capable of bacsh, directly striking at the head was the best decision!
Like a shadow, the man rushed at Odd Zhuo with his sword, so fast that thetter didn''t have time to react at all!
Killing intent burst forth!
There weren''t any embellished movements with this sword, but the wind it created had alreadye whistling close. Brandishing the sawtooth sword in a graceful posture, the man in gray traditional dress was intent on chopping Odd Zhuo''s head off.
Odd Zhuo''s expression finally changed; when he had felt the man''s killing intent, his first response... had been to pull the top of the long johns up to cover his head, like Wang Ming had told him earlier!
But it was already toote.
The man was already about to cut off his head.
"Got you!"
The man sneered in his heart, but in the next moment his expression abruptly changed.
Because when he had cut off Odd Zhuo''s head, there hadn''t been even the slightest hint of fresh blood. And Odd Zhuo, who should have already been beheaded, seemed to turn into sand as his entire being disappeared directly into thin air.
What the hell?
Was this an illusion spell?
The man instinctively started to be suspicious.
But even if this was an illusion, he didn''t believe that he could be befuddled by a Golden Core cultivator''s illusion spell.
Then in the next second, the scene before him transformed.
Odd Zhuo reappeared in front of him,pletely unharmed.
On the other side, Wang Ming sat cross-legged on the ground,pletely undaunted. He ced the ck tech helmet down and looked at the man. "This is just a feud between two epic killers... These children are innocent; you shouldn''t involve the innocent."
The man: "..."
Wait a minute! He seemed to have heard this line before!
Furthermore, while the youngster in the white coat had said this, he had indeed put the helmet on the ground. The man remembered this very clearly; there was absolutely no mistake!
But then... what the hell was going on?
"Damn it!"
Feeling that something wasn''t right, the man lifted the sword again, and this time advanced on Wang Ming and shed at him.
And just like with Odd Zhuo, there wasn''t any blood to be seen! After Wang Ming was cut down, he simply turned into sand which swiftly dissipated on the wind.
The man rubbed his eyes...
The next moment, he saw Wang Ming reappear; thetter sat cross-legged in front of him and ced the helmet down on the ground, then looked at him. "This is just a feud between two epic killers... These children are innocent; you shouldn''t involve the innocent."
"..." The man''s lips instantly twitched.
Had he f**king entered the Inception movie?
Chapter 349: Im Just An Ordinary Person!
Chapter 349: I''m Just An Ordinary Person!
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Standing to one side on the rooftop, Odd Zhuo''s face was full of ck question marks as he watched the middle-aged man continuously wave his sawtooth longsword at the air.
"Bro... Brother Er, what''s going on?"
Wang Ming smiled. "The true essence of the Brain Deduction Technique actually isn''t just about calcting probabilities mentally. At its most powerful, you can draw someone into your mind space. It''s a littleplicated to exin, but he''s now already trapped. He thinks he''s already cut me down, when in actual fact the person he killed is just one of my mind copies."
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo was secretly astonished. He had never thought that there could be someone who could actually wield this technique to this extent. This also proved how frightening Wang Ming''s brain was.
Odd Zhuo now finally knew why this Brother Er could wear this white coat despite his young age.
"What now?"
Odd Zhuo asked, staring at the middle-aged man who was chopping the air like a maniac.
The man was at the Nascent Soul stage. Even if he had been trapped by Wang Ming''s Brain Deduction Technique, Odd Zhuo had no idea what to do with him. Even if he stabbed the man in the back with a sword in a sneak attack, there was a limit to the injury he could inflict at the Golden Core stage on a Nascent Soul cultivator''s tough body.
They couldn''t use the Brain Deduction Technique as a dy tactic for very long...
Of course, Wang Ming was well aware of this fact in his heart.
Furthermore, without the helmet, there were only fifty mind copies of himself. Once the man cut all of them down, Wang Ming''s control would be broken. In addition, the Brain Deduction Technique had a very long cooldown period.
The biggest limitation of the Brain Deduction Technique was that it couldn''t be used again on the same person for a brief period of time.
But Wang Ming had already had an idea.
The ring on his hand shed with spirit light, and he actually took out a new pair of red long johns... plus a very ordinary hemp rope.
"..."
Odd Zhuo was greatly astonished; he already knew what Wang Ming wanted to do.
In a situation where you were unable to cause your enemy any harm, the only surefire way to keep them tied up for long periods of time was to use these long johns like a sack and wrap this person from head to toe, then bind him on the outside with the ordinary hemp rope... It was just like a prison! More useful than the Spirit Shackles!
"Brother Er, this is too dangerous... let me do it."
"It''s fine."
Wang Ming, who was a few meters away behind the man, said, "I finally got rid of that she-devil outside, so give me a chance to prove myself! Besides, I''m telling you, I have experience in doing this!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"Have you seen Man vs Wild 1 ?" Wang Ming asked.
Odd Zhuo: "Ah?"
Wang Ming: "It''s the show where after you take off the head, everything else is protein 2 !"
This was the first time that Odd Zhuo felt that he was behind the times. "No..." In a sense, he was in fact older than Wang Ming! Odd Zhuo felt like crying but had no tears to shed. Sure enough, a different in two years was a generation gap! Nowadays, the news talked about youngsters in their twenties who were already experiencing midlife crises C indeed, this wasn''t unreasonable!
"It''s fine if you''ve never watched it C let me demonstrate it for you!"
With a slight grin on his face, Wang Ming made a "hush" gesture at Odd Zhuo.
He had already pulled open the cor of the long johns, and was stealthily circling around behind the man as he looked for an opportunity to put it on him.
"Look! Here is a single fallen Nascent Soul cultivator. Since we have the long johns specially made by Ling Zhenren and amon thick hemp rope, we can try catching him!"
Wang Ming cautiously stood a few meters behind the man. "A Nascent Soul cultivator can provide us with a lot of protein!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
"But a Nascent Soul cultivator isn''t easy to deal with. We have to make a slow approach from behind, and kill him while he''s down! Although he''s currently stuck in my Brain Deduction Technique, we still need to be careful!"
Odd Zhuo was speechless.
In the very next instant, Wang Ming took advantage of the moment the man paused to gasp, and in one fell swoop, actually managed to urately pull the long johns down over the man he actually freaking seeded!
"Why are you still spacing out,e and help me!" Wang Ming shouted.
After a short, stunned moment, Odd Zhuo quickly stepped forward to help, and together with Wang Ming, straightaway tied the man up with the hemp rope.
It was only at that moment that the man woke up from Wang Ming''s "Brain Deduction Technique."
"What''s the hell?!"
He was surprised to find that he had actually been encased in a pair of long johns; even his legs had been forcefully covered. His entire body was bound tightly with hemp rope.
He struggled hard, the blue veins on his neck popping out. His entire body burst with spirit light, but the long johns gave off a golden light at the same time. Struggling was like punching cotton, or a y ox entering the sea C it was utterly useless!
"How can this be?!"
The man blustered; this magic treasure carried by a regr person was actually able to trap him?!
What was more, this was just an ordinary pair of long johns that could be seen everywhere on the market!
"What is this magic weapon?" Utterly incredulous, the man had a disbelieving expression on his face;bined with his already disfigured appearance, it made for an especially terrifying image.
Wang Ming crouched down in front of the man and patted him on the shoulder. "Stop struggling; these long johns might look a little shabby, but even an Itinerant Immortal cultivator wouldn''t be able to escape."
The man from Shuigou Sect gave a miserable smile, and suddenly he looked like he had given up. He had already been on guard earlier when he had heard Odd Zhuo''s title... but in the end, he had still been caught.
This ordinary person without the slightest bit of spirit energy wasn''t ordinary at all!
Recalling how he had been trapped by the Brain Deduction Technique, the man raised his scary face and stared at Wang Ming. "You sensed me since the very beginning?"
"To be exact, it was probably when we entered the barrier. My fifty mind copies had already begun to move then. Actually, I''ve known Xiao Yuncheng''s location since the beginning, and I was also aware of your presence." Wang Ming crossed his arms and shrugged as he said indifferently, "I was just acting to lure you out."
Wang Ming''s words were a little yful and he had on his characteristic smirk, theplete opposite to Wang Ling''s facial paralysis, but it was still very intimidating.
If Wang Ling''s power of intimidation was his ability to suppress auras from beginning to end, then Wang Ming''s power had to do with the dread he inspired from toying with someone in the palm of his hand.
The man was secretly rmed; he hadn''t expected Wang Ming to have actually calcted everything to that extent.
It was at that moment that the man finally looked at Wang Ming properly. He started looking up and down at the white coat that Wang Ming was wearing. His eyes finally fell on the medal pinned to the coat.
Then something struck him, and his eyes widened.
But before the man could speak, Wang Ming was already holding the Heavenly Materials sword to his throat. "Tell us what your Shuigou Sect''s real aim is. ording to my information, everything your Shuigou Sect is doing isn''t just for something as simple as revenge, right?"
The man narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Ming.
"What are you looking at?! Speak up!"
Wang Ming frowned andined, "I''m just an ordinary person! Holding this sword is like holding a dumbbell, it''s very tiring!"
The man: "..."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
What the hell! What kind of ordinary person was able to create fifty mind copies at the same time...
Chapter 350: What Is the Meaning Behind the Gyro Needle?
Chapter 350: What Is the Meaning Behind the Gyro Needle?
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At that moment, the man felt deeply cheated. The young man in the white coat standing in front of him was clearly just an ordinary person, but the man felt that he was a lot harder to deal with than many cultivators at his level.
This keen sense of disparity after suffering a defeat was actually hard to describe... It was like meeting an online friend who had clearly been a pure and cute little sister on the Inte, but in the end turned out to be Gouda Takeshi 1 !
With Wang Ming holding a sword to this throat, the man once again tried to struggle free of the long johns and hemp rope, but failed. It was just ordinary rope, but the long johns inside weren''t normal at all, and acted like a partition thatpletely blocked the flow of his spirit energy.
"Stop struggling, these long johns are used for the express purpose of capturing people. It''s in the same style as the ones we''re wearing, but it serves a different purpose," Wang Ming said with a smile. "Go on then, your real aim is..."
The man lowered his head and gritted his teeth, and didn''t reply.
With a smirk, Wang Ming infused the Heavenly Materials sword with the spirit energy stored in the ring, then gently gave the man a small cut on his neck.
On the side, Odd Zhuo couldn''t help but marvel at the substace the Heavenly Materials sword was made of. The Master of Immortal Mansion had forged a really evil sword. Although it didn''t have a sword spirit, the sword qi which encircled the de was truly frightening. After pouring spirit energy into the sword, even an ordinary person was able to easily use it to cut a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wang Ming''s move was meant to be a small demonstration. At first, the man didn''t take it seriously, but his expression quickly turned uneasy.
That was because he could feel the demonic sword qi flowing through his body and eating away at his internal spirit energy bit by bit.
This sword actually sealed spirit energy!
Wang Ming had been smirking the whole time, and he said again, "Get it now? As long as I have this sword, I can destroy all your ns without any effort at all. This sword devours spirit energy. This small cut is just a warning. If I strike you down, you probably won''t be able to get out of bed for a few years."
What Wang Ming said was actually a mix of truth and lies. Back then, when Fang Xing had been stabbed during the fierce battle, that persistent seal on his spirit energy in fact had onlysted for three to five days; after the sword qi devoured practically all the spirit energy inside the body, this qi generated by the Heavenly Materials sword would circte naturally inside the body and then gradually disappear.
Of course, Odd Zhuo knew this.
Hence, when he heard Wang Ming''s words, he couldn''t help but sigh in his heart... given Wang Ming''s acting ability, it was a waste for him not to perform on Hatching of Performers 2 ".
The man''s already disfigured face became even more unsightly.
"Looks like I was right. You do have secrets."
Wang Ming stared at the man intently. "I''ll ask you onest time. Tell me everything you know."
After about two or three minutes of silence, the man dropped his head and sighed.
Wang Ming: "Tch... Who asked you for your name? I just want to know what happened."
"I''m Shuigou Sect''s Chou Shisi."
Chou Shisi chuckled. "Of course there''s a reason why I''m telling you my name. In our Shuigou Sect, it''s not our realms that determine our status C the uglier we are, the higher our rank. My name is Chou Shisi, which means that I''m the fourteenth ugliest person in the sect 3 ."
"..."
Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo were stunned! Chou Shisi''s disfigured face was alreadypletely shapeless; even the nose and eyes were indistinguishable. But even then, he was still only ranked fourteenth... Then how ugly was the person ranked first?
Chou Shisi chuckled. "So, even if you ask me about what''s going on, I don''t actually know much. Even if you take me back, it''s no use trying to forcefully search through my memories. The real key secrets are in the hands of the higher-ups. At most, only the top three know the full n."
"Is Chou Yi 4 Taoist Taotie?" Odd Zhuo asked curiously.
"No."
The man shook his head. "The Lord''s ugliness is already beyond words. That is genuine world-destroying ugliness; even we who have seen his appearance will feel nauseated, so the Lord is used to wearing a mask all the time."
Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo: "..."
Taking a deep breath, Odd Zhuo continued to ask, "The second question: isn''t your sect called Fruit Sect? Why do you call it Shuigou Sect yourselves?"
"When we first started, a brother with an ent called it ''Shuigou Sect'' 5 . Later on, we all felt that this name was more domineering, so we simply called it that." Chou Shisi sighed. "When we went out to grab the students, we told them that we were Fruit Sect. They weren''t afraid at all at first, and thought that we were Fruit Ninja 6 ... Shuigou Sect is a much better name!"
Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo: "..."
Odd Zhuo sighed and slowly drew closer. "Then next, tell me everything you know."
But when Odd Zhuo came near, Chou Shisi suddenly burst intoughter. He opened his mouth, and spat out a silver thread as fine as gossamer.
The silver thread abruptly erged itself in midair, coalescing into a small screw-like magic weapon that struck Odd Zhuo fiercely in the center of his forehead.
This was Chou Shisi''s final trump card as a line of defense. However, its attack range was very limited, so he had been waiting for one of the two individuals to step forward within half a meter before releasing it. In a half-meter range, this was a great surefire move for killing someone!
Wang Ming had been cautious the whole time, but during the conversation, Odd Zhuo had let down his guard.
However, Chou Shisi was left dumbstruck when this screw weapon hit Odd Zhuo, and there still wasn''t any blood on thetter''s forehead; instead, the man turned to sand and scattered on the wind.
...
The next moment, he saw Odd Zhuo reappear on the other side as they returned to the previous scene.
Wang Ming reappeared, and crouched down in front of him. He put the helmet he was holding on the ground, then looked at him. "I already knew you had other tricks up your sleeve. Did you think you had already escaped my Brain Deduction Technique?"
Chou Shisi gritted his teeth. The next moment, Wang Ming walked forward with the sword and gave him arge cut on his neck.
"Ah!" The Heavenly Materials sword''s unique sword qi entered Chou Shisi''s body, and burning heat starting to sink from the woundyer byyer into his body, causing him to cry out in pain.
Chou Shisi fell hurting to the ground, looking a little desperate... He was slightly regretting trying to court death just now. Given the sword qi that had entered his body this time, even more of his spirit energy was sealed away, and he couldn''t release even the slightest bit of it; now, even an ordinary person could do whatever they wanted to him.
From the ground, Odd Zhuo picked up that screw-like magic weapon that had failed to hit its target.
"This is the Gyro Needle, ranked tenth of all secret weapons!" Odd Zhuo recognized the small magic weapon; despite its size, it was by no means weak.
The shorter the distance, the more explosive its power; in a half-meter range without any protective measures on hand, even an unprotected Soul Formation cultivator could meet an unfortunate end.
"You dare trick me..."
Odd Zhuo''s lips twitched, and he pped Chou Shisi across the face in a fit of extreme anger!
If Wang Ming hadn''t been here, he would have died!
Dying wasn''t a big deal itself, but then he would never see Shifu Wang Ling ever again!
Wang Ming couldn''t helpughing at this scene. "At this point, there''s no use beating him up now."
Holding the Gyro Needle between his fingers, Odd Zhuo looked at Wang Ming. "Brother Er, do you know what the meaning behind the Gyro Needle is?"
Wang Ming: "Huh?"
Odd Zhuo: "Asking to be beaten up!"
Wang Ming: "..."
Chapter 351: Extra Skills Are No Burden for the Man Who Roams the World
Chapter 351: Extra Skills Are No Burden for the Man Who Roams the World
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While Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo were still tangled up in the business with Chou Shisi, Wang Ling naturally wasn''t being idle.
Getting Wang Ming to use the Heavenly Materials sword to save those students was one thing, while Wang Ling''s job was to mediate the conflict between two epic-level killers. After all, he had epted Killer Taoist''s gift back then, and Wang Ling understood that he should return the favor... To be honest, he really didn''t want to get involved in this matter, but his hands had been unable to control themselves back then!
After learning that Wang Ming''s group had gone to deal with Xiao Yuncheng, Wang Ling immediately went to Second People''s Hospital; if his theory was correct, Taoist Taotie would definitely do something big here tonight.
This also aligned with what Wang Ming had deduced earlier in the car.
Xiao Yuncheng was just a dy tactic. The spirit explosion caused by just one student wasn''t enough to do much. But if the hospital were to fall into enemies'' hands and all the students here exploded at the same time, most of Songhai city would be thrown into disaster.
Wang Ling teleported to a park nearby Second Hospital, then slowly approached its main gate.
At that moment, there was already a SWAT team holding anti-explosion magic shields as a barrier at the entrance to Second Hospital''s independent zone. It wasn''t just at the gate; SWAT teams patrolled nearby streets and even swept dark alleys with spotlights.
Special times called for special measures; anyone who was the least bit suspicious would immediately be noticed.
Hence, beforeing here, Wang Ling had specially asked Immortal Toya to get in touch with Director Li.
Wang Ling had just reached the gate when Director Li, who had been waiting at the entrance for a long time, came striding up to him.
As usual, he was wearing a white coat, and an ID card hung around his neck. After seeing Wang Ling, the first thing Director Li did was to give him a staff ID and a white coat simr to what he had on. These had been prepared well beforehand, and were things that Immortal Toya had gotten Director Li to arrange; from Wang Ling''s appearance to his identity, the whole package wasplete.
Wang Ling looked at the staff card in his hands. On it was written: Wang Hua, Chief of Psychiatry Department, Second Cultivation People''s Hospital Independent Zone .
"..." The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched instantly.
This was obviously a fake name... but why had he be the chief of the psychiatry department?
"Please forgive me, Ling Zhenren; we had a colleague who transferred out, and he just happened to be from the psychiatry department," Director Li whispered to him. "If we didn''t arrange this identity for you, you would be easily found out."
Wang Ling nodded and didn''t say anything more.
Then, Director Li pulled two surgical masks out of his pocket, and after putting them on, the two of them entered the hospital easily enough.
The SWAT team at the entrance didn''t ask any questions since they already knew Director Li. Seeing hime to the entrance to personally greet Wang Ling, they thought that this was some specialist who had rushed over from home. Previously, when the specialists had received the request for their consultation, almost all of the doctors who had returned to the hospital from home had been personally greeted by Director Li. Thus, the SWAT teams didn''t think there was anything suspicious about it.
If anything, what was suspicious was that Wang Ling looked too young.
Thus, he thought it was very like Director Li to think of preparing these masks.
Right now, it wasn''t just doctors and nurses here at Second Hospital; there were also many teachers from No. 60 High School. It would definitely be troublesome if they recognized him here.
"Let me give Ling Zhenren a rundown of the current situation."
As he led Wang Ling to the separate building, Director Li gave him a simple ounting of the current situation. "All the students who ingested the fruit have already been grouped ording to ss and school. After consultation with the specialists, we''ve developed a preliminary reagent in the short time we have to curb the production of spirit energy and to reduce the density of spirit potential inside the body. But as Ling Zhenren has probably heard, this reagent will only be effective at the most until the day after tomorrow."
When he said that, he couldn''t help sighing. "To be honest, not a single person knows what will happen then."
Wang Ling nodded his head. The incident this time might appear very terrible and dangerous, but in fact, as long as Taoist Taotie stopped causing trouble and Wang Ming hurried to the hospital with the Heavenly Materials sword, it would all be over. Wang Ling''s one concern was whether Taoist Taotie had some trick up his sleeve.
Director Li led Wang Ling to the elevator and scanned his staff ID as verification before he could press a button for one of the levels. This was to prevent the mentally ill patients from escaping. Without a hospital staff card, no one could take the elevator or even the fire escape down.
ording to the setup in Second Hospital''s independent zone, the harder the cases were to treat, the higher the levels that the patients would be on.
This time, Director Li directly pressed the button for the highest floor, the thirtieth floor. All the students who had ingested the fruit had been sent there.
Director Li: "At the moment, some of the students are in an unstable frame of mind, and half an hour ago, we asked the city office for assistance. The first batch of psychiatrists arrived before you did."
While they were talking, the lift doors slowly opened, and Wang Ling saw a familiar figure in front of him. It was a thin and tall young man. He had just epted a white coat from a nurse and was looking at her with a wide grin. "What''s the situation with the children now?"
The female nurse replied, "The director is already personally overseeing the ones that are harder to deal with. Doctor Song, you are responsible for the children in wards 12 and 13. We will have to trouble you to look after them."
Doctor Song patted his chest confidently. "No problem, just leave them to me!"
Wang Ling: "..."
This familiar figure with the familiar voice and trademark white teeth... Sure enough, it was Lie Mengmeng!
It was onlyter that he found out that it was Lie Mengmeng''s university professor who had rmended him here. Lie Mengmeng had studied psychology at university, and previously had even resolved the old man''s mental issue.
The female nurse nodded, infected by his positive attitude. "Doctor Song, do your best! But I don''t understand... why aren''t you working directly in the field of psychiatry?"
"Actually, I''m not as awesome as my teacher made me out to be; I''m just applying what I learned in university to reality. Unless a person can reach my shifu Jiang Li''s level, you can''t make a living out of being a psychiatrist at all nowadays." Lie Mengmeng smiled at the female nurse. "Soter, I became a novel editor. At first, I thought that if a few of the authors I was handling sold well, I would also get a share of the profits."
The female nurse: "Then... what happened?"
Lie Mengmeng: "Iter realized, I don''t get even half a penny."
The female nurse: "..."
Lie Mengmeng: "But actually, I feel it''s pretty easy work. The sry is just so-so, but I can make some easy, extra money on the side with jobs like this!"
The female nurse: "..."
"It''s like one particr author on our website: he writes books, songs, lyrics and ys, and even produces cartoons and videos. Although it doesn''t seem like he''s doing his actual job, he actually gave us a profound reason for it."
Lie Mengmeng stared at the female nurse and said, "Extra skills are no burden for the man who roams the world!"
Chapter 352: Everyday
Chapter 352: Everyday
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Following Director Li''s lead, Wang Ling straightaway took the fire escape on the thirtieth floor up to the hospital''s rooftop.
It was a wide area equipped with fitness facilities. The hospital patients usually had one to two hours of outdoor activity daily. The area was enclosed on all sides with a thick metal fence several times the height of a person in order to prevent patients from jumping off the building. Several years ago, there had been a number of cases where mental patients had jumped off the building during the outdoor activity.
If you wanted to further discuss this issue, you''d have to talk about the Gate Between Worlds from six years ago. Before it had descended, there had actually been a lot of omens, such as animals behaving strangely, but no one had paid any attention to them; since the Spirit Energy Information era, natural disasters could be predicted several days in advance with the use of scientific instruments.
It just so happened that in the days leading up to the descent of the Gate Between Worlds, everything had been dead quiet, without even a single wisp of cloud in the air. There were some whose cats and dogs had kicked up a fuss, but in the end, they had just smacked their pets with their slippers...
One day before the gate descended, the mental patients who had been on Second Hospital''s rooftop for the outdoor activity suddenly had had petrified looks on their faces before they startedughing like crazy, as if they were following a script.
At the same time, they had all charged forward madly, and in the end had rushed off the rooftop as one by one they did the Leap of Faith 1 .
Based on expert analysis after the incident, mental patients were much more sensitive to fluctuations from the Gate Between Worlds! This was the reason for their extreme response on the rooftop.
Since then, the people thoroughly believed the old saying: Mental patients have their own way of thinking! ...
It had already been six years since the Gate Between Worlds descended.
Standing on the rooftop, Wang Ling still couldn''t forget his shock when as a child he had watched the news broadcast y the surveince footage of those mental patients going mad and jumping off the building.
Wang Ling felt that that incident had actually been quite traumatic for him. A high cultivation realm was one thing, but mental development was another.
That year, he had only been ten years old.
So in every sense, he actually really admired how Father and Mother Wang had taught him.
Many people had yet to nurture their three views at the age of sixteen, and would still be feeling lost. The best example would be Xiao Yuncheng, who thought he had be powerful after he had eaten the fruit, and consequently had lost his sense of self.
Wang Ling didn''t necessarily think he himself was very mature C there were times when he could be quite childish in doing something. But he was proud at feeling that his three views were still healthier than many of his peers.
He had always felt thatparing himself with those cultivators who had truly reached the peaks of their realms step by step was unfair to them; he still had so much more to learn. His parents had already given him good psychological grounding since young; now, he had to find his own way.
There were some who had yet to figure out the meaning and beauty of life despite already being alive for more than half their lives.
Wang Ling had always thought that there had to be a meaning for his inherent realm; this was what he had been searching for all this time in his everyday life.
What was an everyday life?
He felt that a ssic line put it best: "Every day that we go through might be a series of miracles that happen 2 ."
Mm, back to the story.
Director Li had brought him to the rooftop for a specific reason.
To be frank, the moment Wang Ling had set foot in the building, he had already sensed faint, abnormal fluctuations which were very clearlying from the hospital''s rooftop.
Seeing Wang Ling''s slight frown and the considering expression on his face, Director Li nodded his head. "It looks like shifu'' s spection was absolutely correct." When Immortal Toya hade to the hospital earlier, he had also sensed that something was obviously wrong, but his perception wasn''t as precise as Wang Ling''s.
Someone had already started something up here.
Wang Ling walked to the center of the rooftop and gazed at the ground beneath this feet.
An invisible magic array, its function unknown, had been put down here. Furthermore, it was a very sophisticated setup.
Of all the magic arrays that he had encountered so far, Wang Ling felt that this was at least in the top three.
There were quite a number of array experts in cultivation history, such as the legendary Immortal Zhenyuan, while in modern history, Immortal She Pi''s array expertise was second to none.
Wang Ling crouched down and touched the ground. He tried pushing spirit energy into the magic array to make it copse, but failed; it was like a y ox entering the ocean C it didn''t have the slightest effect.
Unraveling an array was like dismantling a bomb C it required expertise.
You had to crack the array''s code by deciphering and analyzing its structure in order to discover its core array pattern before you could destroy it. But the tough part for Wang Ling now was that this magic array was invisible and covered inyers andyers of protection C it wasn''t that he couldn''t crack the code; it was just that it would take some time.
Hm, very troublesome.
It would have been great if they had a magic array expert right then.
Wang Ling thought in his heart.
At the very least, it would save him a lot of hassle.
Just as he was thinking this, Wang Ling suddenly heard soft footstepsing up the corridor behind them.
Who was it?
He turned his head for a look.
Director Li was startled by Wang Ling''s response. When he also turned to look, he saw a bright youngster in a tracksuit slowly approach them.
Director Li instantly broke out in a cold sweat; he had forgotten to lock the door to the rooftop just now, and unexpectedly, someone hade up here. Furthermore, he hadn''t noticed at all! This person''s aura was so faint and didn''t match his sunny appearance at all; it gave Director Li a bad feeling in his bones.
"Who are you? You''re not supposed to be here." Director Li stared at the neer.
Fang Xing walked out from the shadows and raised both his hands with a wide smile. "Senior Immortal Toya asked me toe and take a look."
"Our people?" Director Li raised his eyebrows.
"I''m Fang Xing, I only joined the chat group recently. Director Li probably hasn''t met me yet." Fang Xing gave his trademark smile.
Wang Ling thought that this smile was Fang Xing''s most distinctive trait; it was very bright, and every time he smiled, the corners of his mouth always curved up in the same way. It was hard to tell whether it was fake or not.
"So you''re Brother Fang Xing." Director Li breathed a sigh of relief after Fang Xing introduced himself.
Although Director Li hadn''t met Fang Xing before, he had heard from his shifu Immortal Toya that the youngster had yed a significant role in the arrest of the Master of Immortal Mansion previously, and that he was very strong.
Of course, that was all Director Li knew. After the Immortal Mansion incident, everyone involved had agreed never to mention Fang Xing''s true identity again.
Wang Ling had never expected that Fang Xing would actuallye here.
"The person with the mask ahead of us is ssmate Wang Ling, right?"
Fang Xing smiled. "Your disguise can''t fool anyone. Next time, it''d be better for ssmate Wang Ling to wear sunsses as well, otherwise anyone can tell who you are with one look at your eyes!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Director Li: "Ling Zhenren discovered an invisible array here, but it seems a little hard to decipher. Since Brother Fang Xing is already here, how about we help protect Ling Zhenren together?"
"An invisible array?"
Fang Xing touched his jaw. "I have some understanding about arrays, how about I take a look at it? Actually, I''m an expert in arrays."
Director Li: "Does Brother Fang Xing study arrays?"
Fang Xing grinned. "That''s right C my dad was into them, so I inherited it from him."
Hearing this, Wang Ling suddenly dropped his forehead into his hand; it was only then that he remembered that Fang Xing was Immortal She Pi''s son.
If Fang Xing hadn''t said anything, Wang Ling would have almost forgotten.
Earlier, he had said that it would have been great if they had an array expert; he had never thought that one would actually show up.
For the first time in his life, Wang Ling also thought that his mouth was very "bright."
Chapter 353: Bro...ther Fang Xing?
Chapter 353: Bro...ther Fang Xing?
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It was past ten o''clock at night, and Wang Ling and Fang Xing were dealing with the array when Wang Ming sent word that Xiao Yuncheng was now under control. Furthermore, they had also captured a mid-level member of Shuigou Sect, Chou Shisi. After a preliminary interrogation, however, they had discovered that he indeed knew very little.
Despite this, Wang Ling at the very least now knew something that could be considered pretty important, and that was that Shuigou Sect''s hierarchy was based on appearance. Wang Ming had taken a photo to send to Wang Ling, and had even used the beauty filter so that it wasn''t too vomit-inducing... but even with the filter on the maximum setting, this face was still incredibly horrific to look at.
The middle-aged man who had been arrested in the park previously for kidnapping young girls had also been very ugly, but at the very damn least he still had regr features... Inparison, this Chou Shisi''s features just looked like paste!
This also confirmed a second thing, which was that the middle-aged man who had been caught in the park was just a Shuigou Sect small fry.
As Fang Xing was examining the structure of the invisible magic array, he nced at the image from Wang Ming out of the corner of his eye, and he couldn''t help the way his expression twisted.
With just a casual look over Wang Ling''s head, Director Li was also dumbstruck. "Hahaha! This person''s face is a real piece of work! Did Picasso draw it?"
Fang Xing: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Then the question now was, if Chou Shisi was already that ugly, then how ugly were the top individuals in Shuigou Sect?
As soon as they found out about this ranking system in Shuigou Sect, this was the one question that almost everyone automatically thought of.
...
Just as Wang Ling had said, analyzing an array took skill. It wasn''t that he couldn''t decipher the invisible magic array under their feet; it was just that he wasn''t skilled at cracking the code. Furthermore, if he had to use his Heavenly Eye to do it, it would be just like making a mountain out of a molehill.
If all else failed, he would have to resort to force.
This had always been Wang Ling''s style growing up, from when he had crushed that magic sword as a child.
"The array is a little tricky, but it can definitely be cracked." Fang Xing lowered his head to the ground and stared at it for two or three minutes. He then nodded his head, then straightaway bit his finger and drew a form-revealing seal with his blood.
Narrowing his eyes, Wang Ling examined the seal. Immortal She Pi had been a renowned array expert back then; more than just a specialist, he had been at the very least a legendary master.
Among the many things that Fang Xing had inherited, Wang Ling thought there probably had to be notes that Immortal She Pi had left behind as an array expert. This was the real treasure, and what all the array experts were frantically pursuing to this day.
In one phrase, that notebook in magic array circles... was the "One Piece" 1 !
It was obvious that Fang Xing had inherited Immortal She Pi''s teachings.
After all, he was Immortal She Pi''s biological son.
"I''m ready!"
After drawing the form-revealing seal, Fang Xing ced both of his hands t on the ground, and with a shout, he poured a torrent of spirit energy into the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the invisible magic array revealed itself in spectacr fashion; it was aplex weave of runes that had a radius of six meters. After it was exposed, a formless shape lunged at Wang Ling from the center of the magic array, like a ferocious beast.
This was the array spirit!
Wang Ling reacted very swiftly as he stretched out his hand to grab hold of it, rendering it immobile.
After that, he tightened his grip slightly, and with a bang, the shape instantly exploded.
This scene astounded Director Li, who was standing on the side. Although this wasn''t a holy array, it still ranked as a top array... but this array spirit actually hadn''t even been able to survive half a second in Wang Ling''s hand.
Ling Zhenren''s strength was too terrifying!
With the array spirit destroyed, the magic array was no longer functional. But one thing still remained unclear, and that was the purpose of this array.
Staring at the exposed array, Wang Ling pondered over the runes left behind.
"If I''m not wrong, this is a resonance magic array."
Fang Xing crouched down and brushed one hand over the runes. "Resonance arrays usually don''t show up alone. There are probably more of them on the rooftops of nearby buildings."
"What''s the purpose of setting up all these arrays?" Director Li asked curiously.
"After studying it, I can confirm that these are probably cache arrays for amassing spirit potential on arge scale..."
Eyes narrowed, Fang Xing''s smile gradually disappeared, and his expression suddenly turned solemn as he sighed. "If I''m right, this is most likely Shuigou Sect''s true purpose in getting the students to ingest the spirit fruit: the amount of spirit energy they''ll be able to collect from the spirit explosions will be unimaginable!"
Director Li''s face changed color. "What do they want with so much spirit energy?"
Fang Xing stood up, his severe expression smoothing out. "We won''t know without further investigation. But one thing we know for sure is that Shuigou Sect doesn''t have pure motives."
Wang Ling also stood up and looked calmly at Fang Xing. He already had the answer, but he didn''t say anything; he still needed to catch and interrogate someone from the other side in order to verify his deduction.
Director Li furrowed his eyebrows; he felt like he had just learned something extremely serious. "Then what should we do now?"
"Now, we can only ask Ling Zhenren to protect the students."
Fang Xing raised his head to look at Wang Ling with a smile. "I''ll check out the nearby buildings; if there are any other magic arrays, I''ll destroy them."
Director Li: "Brother Fang Xing... on your own? You''ll be fine?"
"Of course, I''ll be alright." Fang Xing smiled faintly.
In the next moment, Director Li saw him stamp one foot, and ten scale pieces actually appeared, floating around Fang Xing.
When this youngster swallowed these scales, Director Li then saw his frame shrink and her hair visibly lengthen down to her waist. Obsidian armor formed over her, molding itself evenly to her ample figure.
What the f**k?!
What was going on?
Director Li was stupefied at this scene.
"I''m off." Fang Xing''s lips curved up, but it waspletely different to her male form; in this form, her face instead had more of a seductive charm.
She pushed off on her feet and straightaway disappeared like the wind, so fast that Director Li''s eyes were unable to catch up.
It took him a very, very long time toe back to his senses.
With a stunned expression on his face, he turned around to stare at Wang Ling: "Senior Ling... from now on, should I call this person Brother or Sister Fang Xing?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 354: Lie Mengmengs Psychiatric Treatment
Chapter 354: Lie Mengmeng''s Psychiatric Treatment
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At the same time, Lie Mengmeng was conducting his psychiatric treatment in an orderly fashion.
It was Secretary Dakang from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools who had instructed for this to be carried out.
The severity of the Shuigou Sect incidenty not just in the fact that the students who had ingested the fruit could ultimately generate a spirit explosion; it could also be very traumatising. Psychiatric treatment thus was undoubtedly necessary.
Not only would Lie Mengmeng tell them that there was no shortcut in cultivation; he would also warn them of the error of their ways in eating the fruit so that they could reflect on it.
Six students had been divided between wards 12 and 13.
Lie Mengmeng entered a ward with a roll of names. "Students Hero Guo, Super Chen and Su Xiao, please get ready, the psychological counselling is about to begin. This ispulsory for everyone, please cooperate."
There was no response to his words in the room; it could even be said that the atmosphere wasn''t the least bit tense.
"..."
Lie Mengmeng''s lips twitched, and he struggled to keep the smile on his face.
Looking away from the roll of names, he lifted his head and caught sight of Dopey Guo and Super Chen, each of them with a game console in their hands. Both of them were probably ying some online game, and were so absorbed that their faces had turned very red, while Little Peanut was sitting by a bed and watching them.
Lie Mengmeng put his hands on his waist and pointed at one of them as he pretended to be angry. "Can you be a little serious... put your game consoles away!"
"We just ate some fruit, the teachers are making a fuss over nothing." Dopey Guo reluctantly put his game console away, and when he looked up and met Lie Mengmeng''s gaze, he was instantly astonished. "Doctor Song? Why is it you?"
It was only now that Lie Mengmeng finally saw his face clearly.
Instinctively, his eyes welled up. "..."
Damn it! Why was it him!
...
To this day, Lie Mengmeng had been unable to forget when Dopey Guo had personally showed him how to conduct an anal exam during No. 60 High School''s physical examination for the military training... Even when he slept, he would dream of his ass being demolished C the psychological trauma was too deep!
"Haha, I never expected to run into Doctor Song here again today."
Dopey Guo scratched his head andughed like a fool. "Are you going to give us psychological counselling?"
Lie Mengmeng heaved a bitter sigh. "That''s right..."
Dopey Guo: "So, are you doing part-time work again? Short of money again?"
"..." Lie Mengmeng instantly took an arrow to the knee.
Damn! Cut me some ck!
He put his hands on his waist and straightened his back with difficulty. "I''m qualified, alright?!"
Although it had been many years since he''d graduated from university, he had studied under a great teacher, and he felt that he would never forget whatever knowledge of psychology he had gained in university back then, no matter how many more decades went by. The most crucial thing was that he hadn''t neglected his psychology studies all these years, and had obtained certification as a qualified psychiatrist; otherwise, the city office wouldn''t have assigned him this task.
In thest few years in particr, the country had be obsessed with certification; in the most extreme case, you needed certification to prove that your mother was your mother.
Lie Mengmengughed. "So? Want to see proof of my qualifications?"
"It''s fine, it''s fine C this isn''t like several years ago, when things were really chaotic. For example, some people even became kindergarten teachers without any qualifications, and ruined the flowers of our mothend in particr! " Dopey Guo sighed and waved his hands.
Lie Mengmeng forced a smile. "How unexpected that you this little fatty would understand things so well!"
"My uncle told me."
Dopey Guo sighed and pointed bitterly at his own face. "I really wonder if it was those crappy teachers who ruined my face when I was younger."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Super Chen shook his head and patted Dopey Guo''s shoulder. "Old Guo, don''t lose heart; actually, you''re not that ugly... you''re even quite pleasant-looking."
Little Peanut also nodded his head. "It''s not like you won''t be able to get a wife in the future anyway; good looks don''t count for much. Don''t you still have your parrot Dopey? Why haven''t we seen it around recently?"
Dopey Guo dropped his forehead into his hand. "...It also ate the fruit. It''s now being examined at the vet."
Super Chen: "..."
Little Peanut: "..."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
...
Roughly five minutester, Lie Mengmeng''s psychological counselling officially began.
He called the three of them together and started with the first step.
Deftly twirling a pen in one hand, he lowered his head to look at the medical records which he was holding in the other, then looked at them and asked, "Why did you eat the fruit?"
This was actually an important question. On the way to the hospital earlier, every teacher-in-charge had asked a simr question. In the end, they discovered that some of the students truly hadn''t eaten the fruit as a shortcut in cultivation for the sake of growing stronger... instead, theypletely hadn''t understood what was going on, and had identally eaten it.
So before the official psychiatric treatment, Lie Mengmeng felt that it was necessary to be clear on the situation.
After all, this psychiatric treatment was aimed especially at those students who had deliberately eaten the fruit for the sake of power.
Lie Mengmeng pointed at Super Chen. "You speak first."
Super Chen nodded his head. "I have a friend... when I went back home after school that day, I texted him to ask how I could get stronger quickly in a short period of time. He told me it would be hard to do in a short time frame C unless I had a cheat. I only needed to eat the fruit, and I would obtain endless power. Then, he demonstrated how to eat it. Later, I realized that I didn''t need this thing... If I wanted to get stronger, I definitely couldn''t eat a fruit no one knew anything about."
Lie Mengmeng''s lips twitched. "And then?"
Super Chen let out a sigh. "But my mom didn''t know; she thought that a rtive had sent us this fruit. She straightaway cut it up and put a dish of it on my table. When I ate it, I thought it was just regr fruit."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
He took a deep breath and looked at Dopey Guo. "Then what about you...?"
Dopey Guo: "My case is pretty much the same. Everyday after school, I give Dopey some slices of fruit to eat: I eat the skin, it eats the flesh. This way, the both of us fell into Shuigou Sect''s trap."
"So you''re all saying that you ate the fruit by mistake?"
Lie Mengmeng was surprised, and turned to thest person, Little Peanut. "And why did you eat the fruit?"
Little Peanut smiled awkwardly and scratched his head. "I was hungry!"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Chapter 355: Descendants of the Flame Emperor
Chapter 355: Descendants of the me Emperor
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Returning to a little after ten o''clock, while Wang Ling and Fang Xing were still dealing with the magic array...
After capturing Chou Shisi alive, Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo finally found Xiao Yuncheng in an alley. His eyes were blood red. The fruit which Shuigou Sect had fed him had almostpletely broken down in his body; from afar, they could already feel an indescribable sense of oppression.
It was different from the spiritual pressure released by a normal cultivator; it was an aura pressure that was out of control, and was an extremely dangerous sign that the concentration of spirit energy inside Xiao Yuncheng was about to reach the saturation point.
Wang Ming wiped at his sweat. They had been dyed for too long with Chou Shisi.
Luckily, they had caught up before it was toote, and there was still time to turn things around.
"What now, Brother Er? We can''t get close at all." Both Odd Zhuo and Wang Ming could sense that dense oppression from the mouth of the alley. If it wasn''t for the long johns that they were wearing, this pressure might be even stronger.
To some degree, Xiao Yuncheng''s aura was now approaching the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
Given this out-of-control aura pressure, it was a miracle they could even withstand it, let alone move.
Once again, this showed how formidable the fruit developed by Shuigou Sect was. With the energy it contained, a person who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage could amass spirit energy inside the body and forcefully enhance themselves to an unimaginable degree; Xiao Yuncheng was now suffering both physical and mental agony.
But Odd Zhuo was keenly aware that it was fortunate that the person was Xiao Yuncheng.
The Xiao n''s selection system for promotion in the inner and outer sects was very strict. As the Xiao n''s number one disciple in the outer sect, Xiao Yuncheng would certainly have put in more effort than a regr person. If the person standing here had been someone else besides Xiao Yuncheng, it was likely that they wouldn''t have been able to endure for so long.
"Don''t worry, I''ll set you free straightaway." Spirit energy poured from Wang Ming''s ring into the sword he was holding.
With a loud pop, the Heavenly Materials sword unexpectedly transformed into a beam of light which flew straight at Xiao Yuncheng!
It actually split its aura?
Odd Zhuo was astounded; he hadn''t known that the Heavenly Materials sword had this ability.
Not only could this sword qi be used to seal spirits, it could even ignore spiritual pressure.
"What an abnormal sword... good thing shifu took it back!"
Odd Zhuo was petrified as he had this thought.
He was also extremely d that the Master of Immortal Mansion''s n to forge a sword had ultimately been unsessful.
The materials used in the Heavenly Materials sword were indeed the best; the Master of Immortal Mansion had devoted almost half of his life to creating this sword. Odd Zhuo had already evaluated its workmanship and concluded that it was a first-ss holy weapon. In this age, countless cultivators would already consider this a priceless treasure.
Typically, if you were in a battle with a disparity in realms, it was very important to have a magic weapon that could surpass your opponent.
In the battle with Fang Xing back then, the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu had used this Heavenly Materials sword as well as his intrinsic spirit field. At just Itinerant Immortal level, he still had had the power to fight Fang Xing even after thetter had used two supreme spells in session to enter True Immortal mode; he had even ended uping out on top.
This was enough to prove how frightening the Heavenly Materials sword was.
Its only shoring was that itcked a sword spirit.
Thirty percent of a spirit sword''s strength depended on its substance, and seventy percent on its sword spirit.
Obviously, Cheng Yu had been deeply aware of this, but most unluckily for him, he had targeted Jingke.
...
Since they weren''t able to get any closer, Wang Ming had already thought of using the Heavenly Materials sword''s ability to attack from a distance.
As the Heavenly Materials sword went out in that moment, the aura which Xiao Yuncheng was emitting deep in the alley was dispelled by sword qi. Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo seized the opportunity to approach Xiao Yuncheng as the spiritual pressure receded.
Xiao Yuncheng lurked in one corner of the alley, red eyes darting warily in all directions like a feral animal.
His response was very quick; when he saw the sword lighting at him, he actually jumped straight up, easily evading the spirit sword''s attack.
It wasn''t fast enough to hit him!
Wang Ming was relying on the spirit charge stored in the ring to control the spirit sword, and so he couldn''t match cultivators who used their own strength to operate their spirit swords.
Given the current situation, Odd Zhuo didn''t think there was any use in him wielding the Heavenly Materials sword himself C enhanced by the fruit, Xiao Yuncheng''s speed and strength had already surpassed the Golden Core stage. Only a person who was at the very least at the Nascent Soul stage or the Soul Formation stage stood a chance of attacking Xiao Yuncheng with this sword.
"Brother Er, can we use the Brain Deduction Technique?" Odd Zhuo recalled Wang Ming''s confrontation with Chou Shisi earlier. If they could use this brilliant skill to trap Xiao Yuncheng in the "Inception" dreamscape like they had done with Chou Shisi, then they might stand a chance!
"It doesn''t work when the other party is mentally confused." Wang Ming shook his head.
This was one of the limitations of the Brain Deduction Technique. The first step was the most crucial, and in fact worked like hypnosis; it created a suggestion, and the enemy was then unknowingly drawn into the Brain Deduction Technique''s space.
Unfortunately, if the other party''s thoughts were a mess, a suggestion couldn''t be used, and the technique wouldn''t take hold.
Now that he had been provoked, Xiao Yuncheng snarled even more wildly and bared his teeth as he stared at Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo.
The strong killing intenting off him made Odd Zhuo''s hair stand on end.
"Brother Er, be careful!"
"I''ll handle it!"
Wang Ming raised his hand again, and radiant light burst forth from the ring as a scroll flew out of it.
"Xiao Yuncheng, look at what this is!"
Holding the scroll aloft, Wang Ming pulled on the red string at the top to unfurl it.
Odd Zhuo was astonished when Xiao Yuncheng took one look at the drawing inside and actually stopped moving! Even his killing intentpletely disappeared!
At that moment, he seemed to regain some of his senses, and even the red in his eyes seemed to subside a fair bit.
Finally, he actually dropped to his knees on the ground!
"Now!"
Taking advantage of Xiao Yuncheng''s sluggish state, Wang Ming operated the Heavenly Materials sword and came up behind the youngster to give him a cut on his shoulder that was neither too deep nor too shallow.
All the red in Xiao Yuncheng''s eyes was dispelled, and his aura continued to weaken until he finally fell over on the ground with a plop.
"Brother Er, what kind of amazing magic treasure is this?" Odd Zhuo was utterly stunned at this scene.
Wang Ming tossed the scroll to him. "Nothing special, it''s just a drawing."
Looking at it, the corners of Odd Zhuo''s mouth twitched. "..." It was actually a portrait of the me Emperor using the Angry Buddha Fire Lotus!
Wang Ming gazed at Xiao Yuncheng on the ground and waved his hands helplessly. "Members of the Xiao n are all descendants of the me Emperor, so they have deep feelings for this ancestor C it''s a natural response for them to kowtow when they see his image."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Chapter 356: Parents and Teachers
Chapter 356: Parents and Teachers
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Some of the teachers from No. 60 High School were sitting in Second Hospital''s breakroom drinking coffee. They were all feeling physically and mentally exhausted. Although Golden Core cultivators could stay up for several days on end, even going dozens of days without sleep, they couldn''t endure the ongoing "tiredness" of the spirit and mind; even Golden Core cultivators couldn''t withstand it continuously.
No one had expected this to happen at this critical juncture after school today. After getting off work, the teachers had hurried over to the hospital one after another to care for the students as well as to cate agitated parents.
While most of the parents were in fact reasonable people, there were inevitably some agitators. When something happened to their children at school, they didn''t look to themselves, but would me the school and the teachers first, to the point that female teachers would feel like their balls were aching when they didn''t even have balls.
Actually, with this Shuigou Sect incident, apart from those like Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut who had eaten the fruit by mistake, the reason why the students had eaten the fruit for the sake of bing stronger was closely rted to how they were brought up at home.
The students who had eaten the fruit in order to obtain power had parents who generally had very high expectations of them. If they didn''t achieve the scores their parents wanted in their tests, they would instantly be berated or even beaten and scolded.
When all was said and done, this was in fact the parents'' fault.
The pressure they put on their children was just too much.
ording to the way most parents thought, apart from wanting their children to do well on the college entrance exam, they also wanted them to reach the Golden Core stage before they graduated from high school; that way, they could get the government''s super spirit elixir subsidy, and their future prospects would be bright and prosperous.
But how could it be so easy to reach the Golden Core stage?
In this modern day and age, the time it took to get to the Golden Core stage from the Foundation Establishment stage had been greatly reduced with the assistance of various kinds of elixirs and supplements.
But while the time it took was shorter, many parents had ignored a very important issue, and that was talent C in equal circumstances, some people might be able to reach the Golden Core stage in a very short period of time, while others might need decades or even centuries to do the same.
Talent was not something that could be enhanced by eating an aptitude elixir like in a game; after all, there was no such thing in the real world.
But parents were in the end parents... they would always believe that their children were prodigies and the smartest! They should be able to reach the Golden Core stage in no time!
This kind of parents were the ones which teachers usually couldn''t stand and who gave them extreme headaches.
Nowadays, you couldn''t speak the truth in society, otherwise you''d be hated.
...
A group of No. 60 High School teachers were chatting in the breakroom. At that moment, Teacher Ye entered with a dejected face, hisplexion as white as a corpse.
"What''s the matter?" A female teacher stood up and helped him sit down.
Seeing his state, Teacher Pan hurriedly gave him a ss of water before sighing. "Most likely those parents were making amotion."
Hearing this, Teacher Ye''s eyes unexpectedly turned red and he looked extremely wronged.
A momentter, Old Antique also came in with a very unsightly expression on his face.
Teacher Pan cupped her chin in her hands. "From both your expressions, is it possible that the parents you ran into are Hu Su''s, from the remedial ss?"
The female teacher nearby was surprised. "Teacher Pan, how can you tell?"
"After all, these are the most difficult parents to deal with in our school." Teacher Pan looked at the young female teacher. "You haven''t been posted at No. 60 High School for very long, but you''ll be acquainted with them sooner orter."
Teacher Pan dropped her forehead into her hand with a bitter smile. "This Hu Su has already repeated a year four times in our No. 60 High School... and he''s still in Grade One''s remedial ss."
The female teacher: "Our No. 60 High School only has one remedial ss, right? And although it''s the remedial ss, it has the best teacher!"
Teacher Pan shook her head. "It''s useless; for students who are truly unable to study, even joining with Lord Wen Qu Xing 1 won''t be of any use."
The female teacher: "..."
Old Antique leaned against the wall and sighed. "Hu Su''s mother is too much. It''s fine if she just scolded me, but she even jabbed a finger in Old Ye''s face and called him trash... She asked him why he was so bad in teaching her kid to study, to the point that the boy had eaten the fruit to be stronger. The problem is, Old Ye is just a PE teacher!"
The female teacher: "..."
"If Old Li the school guard hadn''t held her back, it looked like Hu Su''s mother would have started a fight. We''ve already found a psychiatrist to calm her down, and Headmaster Chen has personally gone to see her."
Old Antique patted his face helplessly. This was the first time that he didn''t even have the appetite to eat sometiao . "Why did we end up with this kind of parent..."
"There''s no help for it."
Teacher Pan also spread her hands. She gazed at the frustrated Teacher Ye on the side and racked her brain for somethingforting to say.
Any teacher, even one who taught PE, would suffer a blow to their pride when their teaching ability was called into question. There was a saying that a master could lead you to the door, but the rest was up to you; after the dishes were cooked, you had to learn to eat it yourself... teachers nowadays were eager to personally feed their students, but unfortunately there were some students who were still toozy to open their mouths.
There truly wasn''t anything else that could be done.
"Teacher Ye, don''t feel too depressed..."
Teacher Pan crouched down and pointed out the window. "Look! A sky full of stars!" 2 .
"..."
Teacher Ye lifted his head, his face expressionless.
The breakroom had alsopsed into temporary silence because of Teacher Ye''s dispirited mood. Every teacher would have their abilities called into question in the course of their career. For the older teachers, this was already amon urrence, while the younger ones who saw Teacher Ye''s miserable state felt a little panic sprout in their hearts.
However, as a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School, Teacher Pan was indeed Teacher Pan.
She immediately analyzed the overall situation. "I actually have a deep understanding of situations like Teacher Ye''s today. A small number of parents often do question my teaching ability. As a teacher who has been on the front line of No. 60 High School for many years, I suggest that all of us teachers should learn to cultivate a positive attitude."
"Then... what should we do?" asked the young female teacher.
"It''s very simple," Teacher Pan replied. "Can''t you shift the me onto someone else? Even though I teach the elite ss, in my first lesson every year, I stress again and again that they''re the worst ss I''ve ever taught!"
The teachers: "..." This was a popr phrase in the teachers'' circle, and now they''d finally found its source!
Teacher Pan looked at Teacher Ye and smiled. "Teacher Ye, don''t be too discouraged. A parent might have ridiculed you today, but at least you still don''t have a girlfriend yet! There''s still half a year left! We should strive to look ahead!"
"..."
Hearing this, Teacher Ye couldn''t help the tears that streamed down his cheeks as he felt even more grieved.
Chapter 357: The Moment You Open the Delivery
Chapter 357: The Moment You Open the Delivery
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Teacher Ye''s tragic experience confirmed one thing, and that was that the rtionship between parents and teachers was far from as simple as it seemed. Although they started out the same in wanting the children to make progress, there were times when even the teachers had the urge to be hostile when they ran into unreasonable parents.
Hu Su''s mother was very notorious in No. 60 High School. Her son had toiled hard in Grade One''s remedial ss for four years, but still continued to repeat it, and she would make trouble daily. Almost everyone in the school had heard of her, but a few of the younger teachers who had only just been posted here, and had yet to bepletely familiar with the "business," were still in the dark.
Over the years, Headmaster Chen had tried all kinds of ways to have Hu Su withdraw from the school because of the problem with his mother. Hu Su wasn''t an interim student, but was officially enrolled in No. 60 High School. Every year, the exams always took into ount the total scores of the whole school, and every year, Hu Su''s scores would drag the school down.
At this critical juncture when No. 60 High School was on the cusp of being promoted as a key city high school, Headmaster Chen really didn''t want anything to go wrong.
However, there was a good saying that it was easy to invite the devil in, but hard to get rid of him...
No. 60 High School had personally enrolled this student Hu Su. Although his parents were somewhat unreasonable, his living and study habits weren''t bad, and he was an obedient and sensible person who often helped the teachers and his ssmates... It was just that his scores couldn''t improve no matter what! Actually, urging an official student to withdraw from school purely on the basis of their poor scores wasn''t reasonable. Furthermore, if word of this got out, the school might be used of "improper education."
As a result, all the various ploys that circled around in Headmaster Chen''s mind were thus scattered.
The most painful part of the whole matter was that upon careful consideration, Hu Su''s mother''s words were actually quite reasonable... Once my child entered the school, he became an official student of your No. 60 High School, even if he''s just in the remedial ss. His living and study habits and his character are all very good, but his scores haven''t improved at all. It''s been a full four years, there hasn''t been any progress at all... if it''s not the school''s fault, then whose fault is it?
This made Headmaster Chen feel indescribably miserable.
In the breakroom, Teacher Pan and the other old teachers took this opportunity to tell the new teachers all the stories about Hu Su and his mother; this bunch of younger teachers started to have deep misgivings about their jobs, when they had previously been looking forward to a career in education.
It turned out that nowadays, it wasn''t just doctors who could no longer save people...
Neither could teachers...
While they were chatting, Teacher Pan abruptly realized that Old Antique had disappeared. "Eh? Where''s Old Wang?"
One teacher replied, "It looks like the headmaster came looking for him just now. Old Wang also teaches the remedial ss history; I heard that he''s an old hand atforting Hu Su''s mother."
Anyone who entered the workforce would feel that working wasn''t easy C this was true of any profession. Apart from settling down and getting on with life, you also had to learn how to speak well and be on guard against people who could make things difficult for you.
In this world, you had to learn topromise.
In the current era of national cultivation, many cultivators carried on with the same line of cultivation work, like Immortal Toya performing alchemy, and Fatty Luo running his metalware store and doing smithwork. The work was extremelyplex, but also extremely lucrative. Most crucially, this was work which didn''t depend on ying nice with other people.
After persuading Hu Su''s mother to leave, Old Antique leaned his fat body against a wall and pondered for a very long time... Actually, his reasons for deciding to be a teacher were veryplicated.
If he had to name one, it was because he thought that it was a very honorable profession.
After he finished chewing atiao in the hospital toilets, Old Antique felt much calmer. He then looked at the time and frowned a little... He had made an online purchase earlier, and the electronic receipt had indicated that it would be arriving in twenty minutes.
Now that it was almost time, he was wondering whether he should go to the hospital''s main entrance to receive the delivery, but just as he lifted his foot to step outside, there was a voice from the toilet cubicle next to him. "Excuse me, are you Mr Wang?"
"..."
Old Antique was stunned.
"...Yes, that''s me."
After he said that, Old Antique opened the toilet door, then saw a man dressed in diving gear crawl out of the squat toilet...
Dripping wet, the man then bowed respectfully to Old Antique. "Shun Feng God Express! Mission aplished guarantee!"
Old Antique was still in a state of shock. "...How did you get in?"
He had long heard that this Shun Feng God Expresspany currently had the most efficient express delivery team in the country; if you had goods that needed to be delivered ASAP within the same city, they would reach the customer under twenty minutes as long as the goods were marked ''urgent''! However, this was the first time that Old Antique was experiencing it for himself, and it was truly broadening his horizon.
How had this courier gotten in, when outside was being so heavily guarded by the police? This was the magic question.
The courier was panting. "There are too many police officers outside; sending this package was really not easy. After I took on this delivery, I drew a blueprint to figure out sir''s coordinates, then I dug a tunnel from a park three hundred li away; using the bone-shortening technique, I entered the city''s sewer system. Finally, after verifying your location, I found sir here. Mm, Mr Wang, after you''ve received the delivery, please be sure to give me a five-starment!"
Old Antique: "..."
While he was speaking, the courier took out a square box from his storage space. "Your delivery, sir."
Old Antique: "...It''s not broken, is it?"
The courier: "The box is waterproof, so it''s not a problem. But whether the item inside is intact or not... it''s hard to say."
Old Antique: "I added insurance..."
"Oh, of course. If the item is broken, we''ll definitely refund you. But I don''t in fact know whether the item inside the box is broken or not C it might be fine, it might not." The courier analyzed the situation seriously. "ording to the theory of quantum mechanics, there is a possibility it could be broken and intact at the same time."
Old Antique: "..."
The courier: "It''s only the moment when you open the box that these two possibilities will converge into one! This is that very famous theory called Schr?dinger''s cat."
Hearing this, Old Antique almost fell to his knees. "I''m sorry, big brother, I''m wasting your time..."
The courier nodded, unperturbed, and took out a grading device. "It''s our job to answer any queries the customers might have. Will sir please evaluate my service? If there are any problems with the delivery, please tap on the feedback button at the bottom of the electronic receipt on the app, and we''ll get someone to follow up on it!"
The corners of Old Antique''s mouth twitched, and he pressed the "Five Stars" button with shaking hands... were couriers nowadays all this awesome?
Chapter 358 A Showdown Between Two Epic Killers One
Seeing Old Antique press the button for a full score, the little brother courier nodded in satisfaction. It really wasn''t easy being a courier nowadays. Except for the money he earned based on the number of deliveries he made, his monthly and year-end bonuses were determined by his customer ratings, so a full-score rating was very important.
Whether it was a courier little brother or food delivery little brother, both had one thing inmon, and that was if they were a littlete, their customers might give them a bad rating. Old Antique suddenly felt that these people would do anything for the sake of good ratings.
Everyone should be understanding of each other in society nowadays.
In some online news on social issues, there were reports of couriers or food deliverymen being personally attacked for being a littlete C this was very poor behavior. Every single individual was a person with parents who had raised them; whose heart wouldn''t ache when they saw their children being beaten and scolded?
After epting the package, Old Antique saw the courier little brother put the diving gear back on. "How are you going to get out?"
The courier little brother smiled. "The same way I got in. It''s so heavily guarded outside, so this was the only way to get in. Luckily, I learned the bone-shortening technique from a senior called Men Youping when I was younger, otherwise I definitely wouldn''t have been able to deliver this urgent item to you in time."
"..."
Old Antique was still in a daze after hearing "Men Youping" these words.
Half of the courier little brother''s torso was already inside the squat toilet when he said, "That, Mr Wang, can I please trouble you to help me press the flush button?"
Old Antique: "..."
Then, with the sound of flushing water, this courier little brother in professional diving gear disappeared down the squat toilet...
Old Antique waited for him to leave before he opened the delivery box. It looked very big, but in fact it only contained a very small ss bottle inside. The ss bottle was wrapped in ayer of foam and rested in the middle of the box, still sealed.
Pushing the foam aside, Old Antique took out the ss bottle and checked it repeatedly for damage before he was reassured C who knew what could have happened before this box had arrived. If the bottle had been damaged in transit, the medicinal property of the elixir inside would leak through even the smallest crack, severely reducing the efficacy of the elixir.
Old Antique had bought this elixir online; it would y an important role in the uing battle.
...
Elsewhere, Wang Ling stood alone on the hospital rooftop as he gazed calmly at his surroundings.
Director Li had already left to do his own thing. His task had just been to bring Wang Ling up to the rooftop; he actually couldn''t be of much help beyond that. After all, they would be facing one of the very few epic-level killers in the world of assassins. Director Li was at the Golden Core stage; even if he had ten lives, they wouldn''t be enough.
Naturally, Wang Ling wasn''t being idle; the whole time he had been on the rooftop, he had been preparing for the possibility of battle.
ording to Killer Taoist''s intelligence, Taoist Taotie''s current realm was probably Itinerant Immortal or even True Immortal level. Wang Ling didn''t know if Old Antique had made any progress in his cultivation while he had been teaching all these years. In theory, however, he should be an Itinerant Immortal.
Which meant that at the very least, this epic-level sh of killers would be between two Itinerant Immortal cultivators...
Without proper preparation, a battle between two Itinerant Immortal cultivators could directly destroy Songhai city, without even chaiqian funds aspensation.
And if it was a battle between two True Immortal cultivators, the destruction would at the very least be on a national level.
As for tearing the earth apart... Wang Ling felt that given where the Spirit Energy Information era was currently at, except for when his strength wasn''t being suppressed by the Dao talisman seal, no one else was capable of doing such a thing.
In each corner of the rooftop, Wang Ling put down a rune. These four runes were linked; as long as someone set foot here, the runes would automatically form a boundary which would permit people to enter but not leave.
Wang Ling had already destroyed the invisible magic array which Taoist Taotie had set up earlier. As the array maker, Taoist Taotie would surelye to check whether it was working properly.
When that time came, the fish would have taken the bait.
The boundary formed by this four-corner array would create apletely independent space on the hospital rooftop; no matter how fiercely these two individuals fought, as long as the boundary held steady, the fluctuations created by Itinerant Immortals wouldn''t get out.
That way, at least, innocent bystanders wouldn''t be involved.
Now, all he had to do was wait for the main protagonist to show up...
Actually, Wang Ling wasn''t very good at being a mediator... After all, from the moment he had been born to when he had crushed that precious sword when he had been a year old, what he had been best at was "demolition"!
Wang Ling sighed in his heart and casted the aura concealment spell; like a chameleon, his entire being transformed and seemed to be one with the air.
...
Roughly ten minutester, as Wang Ling had anticipated, Old Antique pushed open the rooftop door as he lugged his fat body up here.
At the same time, a ck figure wearing a face mask also dropped from the sky. The two fellow brothers who had not seen each other hundreds of years appeared at the same time and in the same ce, as if they had arranged to do so.
They faced each other and didn''t speak. Neither of them noticed Wang Ling''s existence, and were even more unaware of the boundary that he had secretly set up.
Wang Ling didn''t want his identity exposed in front of Old Antique. No matter who he had been before, Old Antique was now still Wang Ling''s history teacher, and Wang Ling didn''t want their teacher-and-student rtionship to break down because of this. Otherwise, Old Antique would have to call him Perfected Being Ling, which would make him very ufortable.
Tens of secondster, tremendous spirit waves unexpectedly surged up behind these two.
This was the spillover of excess spirit power from the release of spiritual pressure, and thetter, which was originally invisible, transformed to take on a visible form, manifesting as raging waves.
Wang Ling frowned; from that instant when the spirit power had exploded, he could tell that these two people''s strength was beyond his estimation C they were actually even stronger than he had imagined!
The spirit power was so dense that the spillover didn''t just change form, it also distorted the surrounding space.
Wang Ling observed everything from his secret hiding spot.
Boom!
At that moment, the spirit waves on both sides abruptly rolled forward and shed together in a loud explosion.
Neither of them was injured, though, as they both took a slight step back.
Under the face mask, Taoist Taotie sneered. "Senior brother... Your appearance has changed, but it seems that your cultivation is stronger than before you left the assassination circle. What? Are you nning to make aeback?"
Old Antique smiled slightly and waved his hand. "There''s no way I''ll be returning in my lifetime... It''s better to be a teacher! It''s not worth living all my days in fear."
Hearing this, the corners of Taoist Taotie''s mouth couldn''t help twitching. "Junior has already seen how senior brother has gone into hiding... you''re actually hiding as a teacher in a school? You''re better at evasion than Jia Yueting!"
Old Antique: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."The nickname given to the character Zhang Qilin in the novel series ''Tomb Robbers,'' and which trantes to ''sealed oil bottle.''''Chaiqian'' trantes to "demolition and relocation," and refers to therge-scale rebuilding of older urban areas in China. This has be a significant socioeconomic issue, with some people being forcibly evicted.Jia Yueting is a Chinese businessman who was cklisted in China inte 2017 for unpaid debts. He subsequently refused to return to China and settled in California.
Chapter 359 A Showdown Between Two Epic Killers Two
A showdown between two epic-level killers was no less outstanding than the duel between the old devil and General Yi back then. The difference was that the old devil and General Yi''s duel had taken ce in the limelight, while Wang Ling was the only spectator to the sh between these two epic killers.
As the night wore on, Old Antique and Taoist Taotie stood across from each other on the rooftop of the hospital as a cool breeze brushed past.
The lights on the rooftop had long blown out in the sh between auras earlier.
The floodlight covers had directly been shaken to fine powder that had disappeared somewhere along the way.
The sh of auras had also created a mottled pattern of cracks over the ground, which looked very foreboding from a distance.
Wang Ling suddenly felt that it had indeed been the right decision to send Director Li away and to set up the boundary on the rooftop himself.
These two individuals were very powerful; from the explosive power in the auras, they were at the very least stronger than anyone else Wang Ling had ever seen.
In spirit power alone, these two people were more or less on par with the Master of Immortal Mansion, Cheng Yu, but their explosive power was truly frightening... This kind of explosive power was something you could only umte after hundreds or even thousands of years.
A regr cultivator had to go through a process to generate spirit power and then spiritual pressure.
Even at its shortest, it still took a few seconds.
But at that moment, whether it was Old Antique or Taoist Taotie, both of them had erupted at once; not including Wang Ling, only these kind of people who had been dealing with assassins for years could do this.
Watching the fight, Wang Ling realized that after the brief exchange of words following the sh of their auras, the two of them hadpsed into a deep silence again.
It wasn''t because these two fellow brothers who hadn''t met for too long were at a loss at what to say C it was that they just didn''t know where to start.
Both their hearts were actually in a mess.
After a good while, it was still Old Antique who opened his mouth first. "I want to know your true aim."
Wang Ling''s eyes lit up slightly at this question.
Judging from the invisible array on the rooftop earlier, Taoist Taotie was nning something on a massive scale, and it wasn''t just for the sake of revenge; he was only borrowing the motive of "revenge" in order to carry out another aim. The invisible array could stockpile spirit power; when a spirit explosion urred, it would be able to collect a considerable amount of spirit power.
And as for the ultimate aim of amassing such tremendous amounts of spirit power... whatever it was, Wang Ling could pretty much guess that it probably wasn''t for anything good.
Old Antique''s question caused Taoist Taotie to fall silent for a good while before he smiled bitterly under the face mask. "Senior brother, do you really not know, or are you just pretending?"
In the end, Taoist Taotie took a deep breath and said, "Of course, it''s to open the Gate Between Worlds!"
"Why do you want to open the Gate Between Worlds?"
Old Antique narrowed his eyes. "Even if you want to activate it, you should know that the Gate Between Worlds cannot be opened consecutively within a short timeframe." He had already detected fluctuations from the Gate Between Worlds during the survival contest at thebined military training exercise for the six schools previously. Old Antique had never forgotten it. Butter, the Gate Between Worlds had somehow disappeared, and no one in the field had known why.
Later on, General Yi had attributed the incident to a mistake on the old devil''s part.
There was no way in the world that Old Antique could ever have expected that the person responsible for shutting the Gate Between Worlds was in fact watching both fellow brothers right now from the shadows.
"They say that to summon the Gate Between Worlds, you can only do it every five years. But it''s not impossible at all to summon it consecutively within a short timeframe." Taoist Taotie sneered. "Each time the Gate is summoned, it requires a massive amount of spirit power. And as long as my n seeds this time, the spirit power I''ll have umted will be enough to summon the Gate Between Worlds ten times over."
Using tenfold the spirit power to summon the Gate Between Worlds... What kind of operation was this?
Since his first encounter with the Gate Between Worlds six years ago, Wang Ling had done a lot of research privately, but he had never heard of summoning the Gate at double or more of the spirit power required.
First of all, the five-year cooldown period was set in stone and couldn''t be changed at all. Furthermore, if you wanted to summon the Gate Between Worlds, you didn''t just need to know the summoning array; the most important thing was the reserves of spirit power required. To summon the Gate, the old devil had used up more than a hundred holy weapons. Thus, Wang Ling''s first reaction was that Taoist Taotie had misunderstood something about summoning the Gate Between Worlds.
You needed to use the summoning array exclusive to the Gate Between Worlds in order to summon it, and you couldn''t use a forged array C in this case, an equivalent exchange was useless!
"After you''ve summoned the Gate Between Worlds, what then?" Old Antique continued with his questions.
"Based on reliable intelligence I received, there''s a type of holy water on the other side of the Gate that will be able to restore my looks," Taoist Taotie replied.
This answer was quite simple and crude, and could be summed up in four words: I want stic surgery!
Everything ultimately came down to Taoist Taotie''s face.
Wang Ling could still remember that piece of gossip from Old Antique''s history ss.
In fact, Taoist Taotie hadn''t been born ugly; it was only because he had cultivated the wrong art that his face had be warped, bing more and more ugly. No matter what stic surgery he had, or what appearance-molding elixirs he used, he would instantly revert back to his original appearance in less than a quarter of an hour...
Old Antique never expected that this would actually be the root of all evil in this entire affair.
He had somewhat underestimated his junior brother''s obsession with stic surgery and molding...
"Senior brother probably can never understand how painful it is to be ugly, right?" Taoist Taotie touched his face mask and said, "Everything changed after I turned ugly. We two fellow brothers were equally famous in the world... But every time we ran a mission, you were the only one whom people remembered, not me! They couldn''t even stand to look at me!"
"Junior brother... you''re thinking too much." Old Antique was stoic.
"Not at all!"
Taoist Taotie yelled, "I once had to kill a hoodlum for an employer, and it hadn''t been an easy mission. But when I was settling the ount, I received a poor rating C do you know why?"
Old Antique: "???"
Taoist Taotie: "He asked me why my ass was always facing him!"
Old Antique: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Taoist Taotie clutched his chest as he gasped in agitation. "The whole world only focused on my ugliness; whoever saw my face would puke... ck Gauze was the only exception! But you! Actually killed him!"
Old Antique was silent for a while before he sighed. "I didn''t know that the two of you were so close..."
Taoist Taotie''s face mask trembled, and he released thick killing intent. "I have alreadyid down thirty invisible arrays for stockpiling spirit power within a radius of five hundred li. My n will work!"
After that, Taoist Taotie stretched out his hand. "It''s over there, my invisible magic array is set up over... there... ah? Where''s my magic array?"
Chapter 360 A Showdown Between Two Epic Killers Three
Who was it?!
Who the hell was the one who had done it?!
Taoist Taotie howled with rage under the face mask, the whistling sound directly turning into a shock wave that sted Old Antique. Thetter raised his hand and dispelled the shock wave easily.
"Senior brother... you did this, right?"
It was as if the roots of Taoist Taotie''s teeth were trembling as he spoke.
Old Antique: "???"
The culprit, Wang Ling, was secretly observing them nearby. "..."
For some reason, Wang Ling felt that things had be more troublesome.
Since the beginning, except from that initial collision of auras, these two people had yet to demonstrate any clear intention to fight... This made Wang Ling feel pretty awkward as he watched them from the side, because it was only when the real fight began that he could be useful.
So he felt very helpless as they wavered between fighting and not fighting.
Besides, there was another problem, and that was if they started fighting for real... how on earth was he going to help mediate this fight and resolve the conflict between these two fellow sect brothers without revealing his own identity?
Wang Ling had gone through Mother Wang''s novel outline from beginning to end, and in the array of skills that she had drafted out, there weren''t any for carrying outrge-scale mass attacks; most of them were once-off assassination attacks, all of which were tailor-made for killers.
Thus, Wang Ling figured that if these two really did fight, it was likely that it would be a close-range battle which involved the use of secret weapons. And the most famous of all the close-range battle skills that Mother Wang had written down in her novel was the "One Thousand Years of Death"...
Hence, Wang Ling felt that if these two people really started fighting, it would definitely make for a spectacr picture.
Facing each other, the two fell silent for several minutes before Old Antique slowly said, "In fact, you never nned to sacrifice those children downstairs for the sake of amassing spirit power in order to restore your appearance, did you? The reason why you created such a hugemotion was simply for the sake of drawing me out. If this magic array for amassing spirit power is truly that important, you definitely wouldn''t be reacting like this."
Taoist Taotie''s face darkened under the face mask. "What do you know, senior brother?"
Old Antique: "When we picked up that original techniques manual, you and I automatically entered Ghost Ax Sect. You''ve revered shizun since you were young, and even if we''ve never seen her in person, you would never vite the sect rules that shizun wrote on the title page of the techniques manual. Our Ghost Ax Sect might teach people to be assassins, but we only kill the nefarious in the cultivation world."
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique sighed. "Shizun did say that for every notorious person we killed, we would gain a hundred killer merit points. When we reached a million points, we would be able to meet shizun. But if we harmed the innocent, our merit points would be reduced by half a million. Since the day we found that original techniques book, you and I have been dreaming of meeting shizun. This is the one thing about you that will never change."
Wang Ling was astonished by this remark... because Mother Wang had indeed written about the killer merit points in her novel outline C the problem was that this was just a plot setting in the outline!
Wang Ling dropped his forehead in his hand as he suddenly felt a deep ache in his balls; who would have thought that these two people would actually interpret it to this extent...
...
"So, when I found out that you were behind this, I wasn''t worried at all. I grew up with you; when you were a kid, you were reluctant to even kill an ant C how can you murder this group of innocent children?"
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique simply sat down crossed-legged with a very solemn expression on his face.
Feeling around in his pocket, he took out a bag oftiao. Sticking one in his mouth, he held up the bag and asked the man in front of him, "Do you want any? It''s delicious!"
"..."
For a long time, Taoist Taotie was speechless. Then he took a deep breath. "Aren''t you going to exin the incident with ck Gauze?"
Old Antique was silent for a moment before he said sorrowfully, "It was indeed my fault, which is why I''ve been atoning for it all these years..."
"But he was just a six-year-old child..." Taoist Taotie lowered his head, and two tears actually fell from under the face mask to drop onto the ground; although Wang Ling was far away, he could see this scene very clearly.
"I know."
Old Antique''s expression was as heavy as the atmosphere around them. "Since then, you always refused to listen to my exnation. Of course, I know that any type of exnation would be worthless to you. Back then, I had just returned from running a mission, and I hadn''t seen you for a while, so I didn''t know about ck Gauze''s existence at all, or that the two of you were actually so close."
Taoist Taotie clenched his fists. "After I turned ugly, ck Gauze was the only one who would acknowledge my existence. Even you, senior brother, became like everyone else, and wouldn''t look me in the eye."
"You''re wrong."
Old Antique suddenly looked up. "I have never once discriminated against you. After you destroyed your appearance through cultivating the wrong art, I also tried cultivating it in order to find a solution... But unfortunately, I failed."
Taoist Taotie was stunned. "What do you mean, senior brother?"
Old Antique sighed. "Because I too cultivated this wrong art, I became obese. I didn''t mean to hide from you; I just didn''t want you to see what had be of my appearance..."
Speaking up to this point, he took out a ss bottle he had been holding; this was the delivery he ''d received in the toilets earlier. "In this bottle are extremely strong appearance-molding pills which I found online. They''re just enough to restore me to my previous appearance; unfortunately, it doesn''tst as long anymore. When I had first turned fat from cultivating the wrong art, the effects of one of these pills couldst for two to three days, but now, it''s very difficult tost even two or three minutes."
Wang Ling was astonished; who would have thought it would turn out to be this kind of story.
As he listened to everything, Taoist Taotie gritted his teeth. The mood was now soden with grief that Wang Ling himself felt a little sorrowful and didn''t know what to say.
"I harmed ck Gauze, and became fat from cultivating the wrong art. More importantly, I didn''t want you to see my current appearance. So after that, I straightaway quit the assassins'' circle. Now I''m serving as a teacher, which can be considered a kind of atonement..."
Old Antique said all this with a bitter smile. He stood up from the ground and walked toward Taoist Taotie step by step.
He opened his mouth, but was unable to say anything. He already couldn''t help the way his eyes were brimming with tears.
After a good long while, he finally plucked up his courage to ask, "Well, junior brother, can you... forgive me?"
For a very, very long time, Taoist Taotie didn''t respond as he already couldn''t help sobbing under the face mask.
These two fellow sect brothers, who had already been locked in a feud for a long time, had actually turned into crybabies after seeing each other again.
The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched at this scene.
He had spent half a day setting up this boundary, but in the end, these two people didn''t even try to fight for a second... this really wasn''t giving him face!
As Wang Ling sighed ruefully in his heart, Taoist Taotie took out a photo and stared at Old Antique as he said in a voice choked with emotion, "You... aCapologize to ck Gauze! Then I''ll forgive you!"
At the same time, from his secret hiding spot, Wang Ling stared at this photo and was already stupefied!
Mm... if he was seeing it correctly...
ck Gauze in the photo...
...
Was a ck tortoise...
Chapter 361 Gorgeous Itinerants Great Weapon
Elsewhere, Wang Ming''s operation had proceeded very smoothly; after hurrying to the hospital, he had immediately gathered all the kids together and sealed their spirit with the Heavenly Materials sword.
Odd Zhuo had put up a curtain screen and had gotten Wang Ming to treat the kids behind it. After all, sealing their spirit involved cutting each of them with the Heavenly Materials sword, and if they did it tantly and openly, neither the students nor their parents would be able to ept it.
As reality proved, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s theory had been spot on.
The Heavenly Materials sword did have a miraculous effect on unusually concentrated spirit power!
After Wang Ming sealed the students'' spirits, the hospital re-examined the concentration of spirit power inside the students'' bodies, and found that they were graduallying down to the normal levels expected of the Foundation Establishment stage.
But given the seal on their spirits, this bunch of kids wouldn''t be able to use their spirit energy for the next three to five days.
Zhai Yin stood behind Wang Ming with a deep frown on her face. "You''re pushing yourself too hard."
Wang Ming shrugged nonchntly. "It''s not a big deal C I''m not using my own spirit energy anyway to control the spirit sword."
But while this was true, he did indeed feel a little tired. He was the hero tonight, but he seemed to have forgotten that he was still an ordinary man. Furthermore, in the confrontation with Shuigou Sect''s Chou Shisi earlier, he had indeed used up quite some strength with the Brain Deduction Technique.
"This should be thest student, right?" Behind the curtain, Wang Ming yawned as he looked at Odd Zhuo and asked.
Odd Zhuo nodded and pressed the call button. The student was ready and waiting outside, and he directly stretched his hand in through an opening.
Holding the Heavenly Materials sword with both hands, Wang Ming stood up and aimed the sword tip at a spot on the student''s arm.
But just then, he started to feel dizzy, and the student''s arm seemed to split up in front of his eyes, turning into countless shadows.
Then.
"ng!" The Heavenly Materials sword dropped from Wang Ming''s hands onto the floor with a loud noise.
Zhai Yin heaved a sigh. Before Wang Ming could fall down, she supported him with a steady hand, then directly picked him up in a princess carry.
The atmosphere immediately turned silent. Odd Zhuo''s eyes widened at this scene.
Zhai Yin stared at him. "You deal with thest kid. I''m going to have him take a rest; we''lle back for the swordter."
Odd Zhuo: "Al...alright..."
...
On the rooftop, the two fellow brothers were still discussing what had happened in the past.
With the passing of so many years, their moods and states of mind were actually a lot more stable than they used to be, so today was a rare opportunity.
Using this opportunity, they could talk out various misunderstandings; this was probably the most peaceful way of resolving things.
They sat crossed-legged in front of each other. Holding the photo of ck Gauze in his hand, Old Antique couldn''t help sighing gloomily. "I''m sorry, ck Gauze... you were only six years old, but I did that to you..."
Watching from the shadows, Wang Ling wanted to flip a table C what freaking six-year-old child!
Taoist Taotie felt a twinge of sadness, and he directed a piercing stare at Old Antique from under the face mask. "I still want to know, what were you thinking at the time..."
Old Antique answered, "Junior brother, you should know that your senior brother is typically worried about health. When I saw ck Gauze back then, I could tell at one nce that it was a spiritually enlightened baby tortoise you''d only evere across once in a hundred years. In Chrysanthemum House, this type of rare quality tortoise would cost at least two thousand immortal gold bars when turned into a dish... it is in fact a food supplement that usually isn''t treated as a pet."
Taoist Taotie''s face under the mask suddenly turned ck as the corners of his mouth twitched. "So...that''s why you turned him into tortoise jelly?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Thinking about Killer Taoist''s previous story about keeping a dog and eating it, Wang Ling now finally understood where he had learned this from... as expected, like master, like disciple!
Taoist Taotie looked very sorrowful under the face mask. "Everything happened so suddenly. In the time it took me to go get my hair done, senior brother turned ck Gauze into tortoise jelly!"
Old Antique lowered his head with regret. "I was wrong, I was really wrong."
Taoist Taotie gritted his teeth firmly. "Later, you muste with me to burn incense at his grave!"
After a short silence, Old Antique finally nodded. "Very well."
Taoist Taotie breathed a sigh of relief. "Don''t worry about those kids downstairs. I''ve already sent people to deliver the antidote to each household. After this is all over, I''ll disband Shuigou Sect... we can consider this incident a lesson for those kids. We might be where we are now because we picked up Ghost Ax Sect''s original techniques manual, but we still had to walk the cultivation path step by step."
Old Antique: "Hm, junior brother is correct."
Wang Ling was stupefied when he heard the whole story. There were too many things about it to ridicule, and he didn''t know where to start!
This was even more absurd than the old devil invading the National Pce for the wheel of time in order to find his girlfriend''s reincarnation.
Wang Ling had seldom seen Old Antique as docile as this.
The good news was that they had solved their conflict in a rtively peaceful way; Wang Ling felt it would have been really troublesome if they had fought for real.
It already wasn''t easy for them to sit down and talk things out peacefully after they had parted ways for hundreds of years. This proved that they hadn''tpletely given up on each other C was there any other better ending than being able to bury the hatchet?
Standing inside the boundary, Wang Ling felt satisfied when he saw this scene.
Earlier, Odd Zhuo had sent him a message to say that the matter with the kids in the hospital had been resolved, and that the unusual spirit power generated by the fruit had been perfectly sealed with the Heavenly Materials sword.
This incident hade to a perfect end.
And so, Wang Ling raised his hand to undo the boundary, and was prepared to leave.
But right at that moment, something seemed to strike Taoist Taotie as he abruptly looked at Old Antique. "Senior brother, there was something else... the intelligence division of the organization which provided me with this information said that you had some supreme weapon on you?"
At this, Wang Ling paused C his gossipy heart was aroused once again!
Old Antique couldn''t helpughing at this question. "Who told you that?"
Taoist Taotie. "Is the information false?"
Old Antique shook his head. "No... indeed, I did have one before, but now, it no longer exists."
Taoist Taotie asked, "What do you mean?"
Without saying a word, Old Antique popped one of those potent appearance-molding pills which he had found online into his mouth.
It immediately took effect after he swallowed it... in a sh of spirit light, Wang Ling saw Old Antique''s entire body transform from head to toe.
Realization immediately dawned on Taoist Taotie.
Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon was actually this!
This was also Wang Ling''s first time seeing Old Antique in the form of Gorgeous Itinerant... He didn''t know how to describe Old Antique''s current appearance.
He touched his nose, and realized that it was actually bleeding.
Hm...
This was indeed a lethal "weapon."''Guilinggao'' literally trantes to ''tortoise jelly'' and is a jelly-like Chinese medicine that is also eaten as a dessert.
Chapter 362 Old Antiques Epilogue – Demon World Holy Water One
After many years, the two fellow brothers from Ghost Ax Sect appeared in the demon world.
They were thrown out of a storm andnded on the top of a cliff. The wind wasced with freezing cold demon qi that pierced through the bone, and the two of them couldn''t help frowning.
Old Antique couldn''t help sighing. "So this is what it''s like inside the Gate Between Worlds... As expected, it''s very different."
Taoist Taotie nodded his head. "No wonder people say that the environment here is very harsh; it''s difficult just trying to withstand the demon qi alone. Given my and senior brother''s realms, we can just barely handle it, but a person at the Soul Formation stage or below who shows up here without any protective measures won''tst even a day."
Speaking up to this point, Taoist Taotie suddenly felt rueful. It was a good thing that he hadn''t impulsively gone through the Gate Between Worlds years ago... The conditions here were far worse than he had imagined.
But this time, the two fellow brothers had resolved their differences and had made ample preparations beforeing here, which was a source of deep relief to Taoist Taotie.
They were here for the legendary demon world holy water.
Based on reliable information which Taoist Taotie had obtained many years ago, the demon world holy water could be found in a remote vige inside the Gate Between Worlds. With the holy water, they would be able topletely get rid of the side effects of cultivating the wrong art.
Taoist Taotie revealed a rare, excited expression when he thought about how he could take off his face mask after wearing it for hundreds of years. "Senior brother, we''ll definitely seed!"
Old Antique nodded. "Let''s hope so; just let nature take its course."
On the cliff, they unfolded the map to reconfirm the location of that vige. This map had been extremely costly for Taoist Taotie to purchase from a dealer in precious maps. These map dealers traveled all over the world the whole year round and collected precious maps of secret locations. It was a lot more convenient if you had a map of the secret location; at the very least, you wouldn''t need to worry about getting lost in an unfamiliar ce.
This map of the Gate Between Worlds was part of the map dealer''s collection, and he would update it regrly. While the Gate Between Worlds only opened once every five years, there would always be big shots who would emerge halfway from traveling around the Gate, and the dealer would get thetest updates from them.
Of course, it was extremely costly to buy this type of map.
There was no way regr people could afford to buy it.
The two fellow brothers had had to pool their funds together in order to buy this one map, and in preparing to enter the Gate Between Worlds this time, they had used up almost all of their savings.
These were two epic-level killers in the murder industry... what more was there to say about anyone else?
Staring at the map, Taoist Taotie felt like his heart was bleeding. "Senior brother... if we''re unable to find this demon world holy water, wouldn''t we have spent all this for nothing?"
Old Antique: "Hm... if we can''t find it, we can just travel around the Gate Between Worlds, draw a new, updated map, then sell it."
Taoist Taotie: "..."
There was this kind of operation?!
After confirming the location, they instantly set out. It was impossible to absorb spirit energy inside the Gate and store it as spirit power inside the body since the spirit energy here was very thin. They could only take spirit power supplements and ensure that they weren''t consuming spirit energy continuously; if they grew short of spirit power, it would be very dangerous for them.
For a short-term operation inside the Gate Between Worlds, the smartest method hence was to get things done as quickly as possible. This time, however, the two fellow brothers had prepared enough elixirs for two people to use. If they were careful with how much they used, the elixirs couldst them for about three months.
They had made all of these preparations for the sake of the demon world holy water.
They were determined to obtain it.
The coordinates which the dealer had marked on the map were very precise, and following the map, the two individuals finally found that remote vige.
ording to the map dealer''s description, this vige wasn''t very old, and had actually only been established several years ago. Furthermore, the vige chiefs were two human cultivators who had entered the Gate Between Worlds by mistake. They had survived by relying on an abundant supply of demon world holy water, and in the end they had simply put down roots here and established a vige.
As the both of them approached the vige entrance, they frowned deeply at the view in front of them.
This was because the spirit energy inside this vige was abnormally dense! Unlike the sparse spirit energy everywhere else in the Gate, the spirit energy here was as dense as if it had been gathered a hundredfold with a spirit gathering array. Just approaching the vige entrance gave you a carefree and rxed feeling. In a world with sparse spirit energy, this vige was simply like a refreshing oasis in the desert.
Not only that, Old Antique even saw that there were many types of spirit grass and trees that had been nted in the vige. These varieties were the kind which relied on a pure environment in order to grow. In an extremely harsh environment like the Gate Between Worlds, which was filled with demon qi, it should be impossible for them to survive.
How was this possible?
"Senior brother, look..."
Stretching out one finger, Taoist Taotie used spirit energy to draw in a bit of demon qi from the air around them, and it transformed into a purple spirit light which hovered above his fingertip.
The moment he pointed his finger at the vige, this demon qi actually disintegrated in a blink of an eye.
Taoist Taotie theorized, "It appears that the dense spirit energy around the vige has already formed a natural barrier which the Gate''s demon qi can''t prate at all. This vige probably doesn''t even need to worry about being attacked by demon beasts; these beasts hunt prey with the help of demon qi, and since the vige is cut off from demon qi, the demon beasts wouldn''t be able to enter at all."
Speaking up to this point, both of them had pleasantly surprised expressions on their faces. This was like an utopia inside the Gate Between Worlds!
As they were thinking this, they suddenly saw a man carrying a bamboo basket on his back walk out of the vige.
"Huh? Human cultivators?" That person was astounded to see them, but showed no sign of fear.
When they didn''t respond, the viger became anxious. "Don''t just stand there, hurry up ande in first... the demon beasts will sense you if you''re outside."
After he spoke, the viger pointed to a stele at the entrance. "See this stone? This is the boundary line."
Startled, the two of them hurriedly stepped into the vige in perfect rhythm, as if they had rehearsed the move.
The viger couldn''t helpughing. "Are you here for the holy water?"
They were taken aback once again, and Old Antique nodded. "That''s right."
It was obvious that this viger was already used to this. He heaved a sigh. "You''re not the first toe here looking for the holy water, but to be able to find our vige, you must be men of great ability. But if you want the holy water, you have to meet our chief first. He''s busy at the moment, so how about youe to my ce first?"
Taoist Taotie: "Will that be alright?"
The viger replied with a smile, "Of course it''s alright; after all, you''re our clients, and our chief has said that the customers are god."
They followed the viger down the road, and met the hospitable gazes of many other vigers along the way.
Old Antique asked, "Are there many people living here?"
"Not many, since this vige hasn''t been around for very long. The first ones were some cultivators who became trapped inside the Gate and weren''t able to get out. The chiefs then discovered a use for the holy water, and so took it upon themselves to establish this vige," the viger replied.
Taoist Taotie: "Then what do you normally do here?"
The viger thought for a while before he answered, "We''re veryid back; we nt melons, we nt grass, but our main business is selling holy water... sometimes we also weed the socialist wool."
Old Antique: "..."
Taoist Taotie: "..."This is part of a revolutionary phrase in support of socialist values.
Chapter 363 Old Antiques Epilogue – Demon World Holy Water Two
The viger''s house wasn''t far, just three to four li away from the entrance. Along the way, Old Antique and Taoist Taotie enjoyed the scenery.
Just as the viger had said, there weren''t many people living here, and most of them had low cultivation realms. Old Antique guessed that these were all cultivators who had identally entered the Gate Between Worlds in the past.
This fit what the viger had said earlier.
Each time the Gate appeared, its descent and opening would create a violent storm which would always suck in nearby innocent cultivators. ording to the record of the Gate''s openingst year, at least a hundred thousand cultivators had been swallowed up by the Gate.
Obviously, the cultivators living in this vige were the survivors.
How much despair must these weak cultivators have felt back then, when they''d gotten drawn into this ce?
Old Antique sighed in his heart even as he enjoyed the scenery; this was probably the so-called light at the end of the tunnel, and it was this vige.
As they approached the viger''s house, they could suddenly feel themselves enveloped in dense spirit power.
They were once again astounded. The house was clearly made out of ordinary materials, but it contained a ridiculous amount of spirit power!
Just as they were about toment on it, this affable viger stood in front of the house and smiled hospitably. "I haven''t introduced myself yet: my name is Tiger Li, and I''m a first-generation inhabitant. This is my house!"
Under the face mask, realization dawned on Taoist Taotie.
So this man was a first-generation inhabitant; no wonder he knew the vige''s history in so much detail.
"Your house is made of verymon materials, but it contains an extraordinary amount of spirit power. Does this also have something to do with the holy water?" asked Old Antique.
Tiger Li nodded his head without any hesitation. "That''s right; our entire vige was built with verymon materials, almost all of which we collected ourselves, while we made the tiles and bricks as required. As for why they''re so dense with spirit power... we added holy water when we were making the tiles and bricks."
So it was like that...
Old Antique and Taoist Taotie both sighed in their hearts.
"These two sirs, pleasee in and have a seat." Tiger Li showed them in with a smile.
After that, he instantly poured them two bowls of water which he ced in front of them. "This is holy water, please have some."
Old Antique and Taoist Taotie were shocked. "You''re just giving it to us like this? Didn''t you need to wait for your chief toe back..."
Tiger Li smiled. "This actually isn''t much; at the most it can quench your thirst and replenish your spirit energy. You bravedrge dangers in order to find our vige, so surely you are in need of a huge amount of holy water. It is thisrge demand which will require our chief''s approval."
"So it''s like that..."
"In fact, every household has a store of holy water. At the beginning of each month, the chief will give each viger several barrels. I just happened to have some left, and it''s just two bowls; please feel free to drink it. Treat it as sampling the product," Tiger Li said.
The two fellow brothers nodded. Since the man had said that, they no longer needed to stand on ceremony, and lowering their heads, they tossed the small bowls of holy water back without hesitation.
"Tastes good!" It was as sweet as sugar water!
They didn''t feel much at first when they drank it, but after the waterpletely entered their bodies, they could feel their exhaustion being swept away in an instant.
The two fellow brothers stretched out their hands and found their palms glowing with spirit light; this was an indication that their spirit energy had beenpletely replenished and was full to overflowing.
"How magical..." Both of them sighed.
This one bowl of holy water was actually better than spirit energy supplements!
Composing himself, Old Antique continued to ask, "You said before that we weren''t the only ones to havee for the holy water C who else have been here?"
"That''s right." Tiger Li nodded. "Additionally, most of them were suffering from some tricky ailment or other, and hoped that the power of the holy water would cure them. Indeed, the water can have a miraculous effect on hard-to-treat cases, but it depends on the person''s specific condition."
"In what way?" asked Old Antique.
Tiger Li pointed at the bowl on the table. "As you can see, although the holy water has magical properties, the effect of one bowl isn''t much. The amount of holy water needed depends on your specific condition or how severe your symptoms are, and only the chief and deputy chief can determine that."
So it was like that... the two fellow brothers were enlightened.
"These two sirs don''t have simple backgrounds; based on my experience, I''m guessing that you require a massive amount of holy water." Tiger Li smiled slightly.
Old Antique raised an eyebrow. "How do you figure?"
"When both sirs arrived at the vige entrance, you were calm andposed; it''s impossible to move around the Gate Between Worlds without supreme realms."
Tiger Li theorized, "In addition, you were moving in a very specific direction, and you came directly to our vige. You probably bought a map from a map dealer, otherwise it''s usually almost impossible to find this ce. It goes without saying how powerful you are if you can afford to purchase a map of the Gate Between Worlds... You must be renowned figures in the cultivation world outside."
Old Antique and Taoist Taotie were taken aback when they heard this C the viger was actually spot on!
Speaking up to this point, Tiger Li rubbed his head. "Perhaps these two sirs wonder why I know so much about the thing with map dealers... in fact, it was our chief who sold them the maps."
Old Antique: "..."
Taoist Taotie: "..."
"Although the Gate Between Worlds only opens once every five years in the outside world, there are in fact plenty of small, transient entrances inside here which can spit you right back into the world outside."
Tiger Li said, "Previously, there had been someone who wanted to leave the Gate Between Worlds. Our chief drew a map of the vige''s location and wrote up a description of the holy water before entrusting that person to take them out with him. That advert hasn''t been out for very long, but who would have thought that both seniors would actually drop by!"
Old Antique: "..."
Taoist Taotie: "..."
Old Antique: "Then, little brother, when will your chief be back?"
Tiger Li looked out the window and reckoned, "It won''t be long now. He goes out to collect holy water at this time every day; it doesn''t flow from the source continuously, but at a fixed time instead every day."
Both Old Antique and Taoist Taotie nodded.
It was at that moment that Tiger Li''s expression turned serious as he looked out the window.
He said suddenly, "The chief is back!"
Looking out the window, Old Antique saw a man carrying a shoulder pole approaching the vige unhurriedly from a distance.
Seeing that the man was about to step through the vige entrance, Tiger Li warned them in a low voice, "Later, when you ask him about the holy water, on no ount should you ask him if he has ever drunk it or not C that''s a taboo topic."
"Why?" Taoist Taotie asked curiously.
Tiger Li looked nervous. "Because the chief has never drunk it at all..."
"What?" The two fellow brothers were stunned.
How could the chief of this vige decide not to drink something as good as this holy water? There was something fishy about this!
Chapter 364 Old Antiques Epilogue – Demon World Holy Water Three
The vige chief looked very young, and didn''t have a high cultivation realm. Through a rough read on him, the two fellow brothers could immediately tell that he was at the peakte Golden Core stage.
"Chief, some seniors are here to buy our holy water!" Tiger Li stood by the door and waved at the vige chief.
The man promptly jogged over with the shoulder pole. On each end hung a heavy cask, and both Old Antique and Taoist Taotie were very familiar with the aura inside C they were certain that the casks contained holy water.
"I never expected that someone would actuallye here to buy the holy water."
When he saw Old Antique and Taoist Taotie, the vige chief couldn''t help smiling. "Come with me."
Then, carrying the shoulder pole once again, the vige chief told Tiger Li to go help the deputy chief out, and then started walking back to his own ce. Old Antique and Taoist Taotie followed closely behind him, and it wasn''t long before they reached his house.
Standing in the doorway of his ce, their lips twitched once again.
This was actually a small vi with a fully modern atmosphere that was incongruous with the rest of the vige. Furthermore, the concentration of spirit power here was very weak; the difference was hugepared with the density in Tiger Li''s ce earlier. Most importantly, this ce actually contained all the modern facilities one could expect: modern furniture, a fridge, a TV, a washing machine, a microwave...
"What should we call you, vige chief?"
"My name is Prosperity Huang. You can just call me Vige Chief Huang. The deputy chief is One Huang. We were the ones who discovered the spring of holy water in the beginning." He looked immensely proud of himself when he said this. "I traded the holy water for the materials to build this ce as well as its furnishings."
"Traded?"
"These two seniors have immense strength, but it seems that you''re not very familiar with the way the demon world works inside the Gate Between Worlds. The demon world can of course be very primitive, but it also has prosperous cities that are no less inferior to our human cultivator cities in the outside world. I obtained all these furnishings through an exchange with some demon kings."
Vige Chief Huang smiled. "Even demon kings want this holy water. It doesn''t just benefit the human race, but also the demon race."
"ording to our human ranking system, a demon king is at the very least on par with a cultivator at the Soul Formation stage. You''re a Golden Core cultivator; aren''t you afraid of them?" Taoist Taotie couldn''t help asking.
"Because of the spring of holy water, even a demon god isn''t able to set foot in our vige, let alone a demon king. This is a paradise disconnected from the rest of the Gate Between Worlds. Our vige might be small, but thanks to the holy water, we can be considered quite prosperous."
Vige Chief Huang sat down on the sofa in a calm andposed manner. "Seniors, please have a seat."
The two fellow brothers couldn''t help the way their lips twitched C it was obvious from the way he was acting that the vige chief had experienced a lot.
Forget demon kings, this Vige Chief Huang probably had had dealings with demon gods... otherwise, for a Golden Core cultivator to act this calmly in front of two Itinerant Immortals was just too unscientific.
"Our strengths are not on the same level. You''re just at the Golden Core stage... aren''t you afraid that we''ll rob you of your holy water?" Taoist Taotie asked as he stared at the unperturbed vige chief.
"You won''t do anything to me." Vige Chief Huang waved his hand confidently. "The power of the holy water permeates every corner of this vige. It doesn''t just keep out demon qi, but also evil intentions. People harboring evil intentions in their hearts wouldn''t be able to set foot in our vige. If both seniors had had evil intentions, you would have instantly been turned into stone statues, no matter how superior your realms are.
"When Tiger Li led you into the vige, you saw that stele, right?" Vige Chief Huangughed. "That was a wicked demon king that had tried to sneak into our vige to grab the holy water. In the end, the power of the holy water permeated its being and turned it into stone. I ced it at the vige entrance as a boundary divider. There are a lot of steles like it all around our vige."
"..."
The two fellow brothers couldn''t help breaking out in a cold sweat... Although Vige Chief Huang''s story was very one-sided, it didn''t seem like he was lying.
"Both seniors havee a long way to this vige specifically for the holy water. Do you suffer from some unusual affliction?" Vige Chief Huang got right to the point with his question.
After some consideration, the two fellow brothers felt that they had nothing to hide; when it came down to it, this was just part of the exchange for what they wanted.
"Back then, because we cultivated the wrong art, my junior brother was disfigured and I became obese, so I''m slow and no longer as nimble as I used to be..." said Old Antique.
Vige Chief Huang nodded and looked at Taoist Taotie''s face mask, suddenly enlightened. "Mm, I get it. Both seniors experienced the side effects of cultivating the wrong art. It''s very simple: two barrels of holy water per person. After internal and external application, you''ll be healed in a few days."
"Will that really work?" Taoist Taotie was excited.
"Of course." Vige Chief Huang nodded firmly. "Both of you can stay in my vige until you''re healed. For both seniors, it''s two barrels of holy water per person.
"The senior with a stout physique should drink one barrel of holy water and bathe in water from the other barrel three days in a row. The senior with the face mask should also drink one barrel of holy water and use water from the other barrel to wash the face over three days; you''ll be healed then."
Vige Chief Huang drew in a deep breath after he said this, then turned in high spirits toward Old Antique and Taoist Taotie as he narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled. "So, what will both seniors trade in exchange for the holy water?"
...
Three dayster, the two fellow brothers were finally cured after being afflicted for hundreds of years with the side effects of cultivating the wrong art.
Taoist Taotie finally took off his face mask and breathed in fresh air, his heart full of excitement and joy.
Vige Chief Huang and Tiger Li saw them off at the vige entrance. "Take care, seniors!"
Vige Chief Huang looked at Old Antique, who still had a slightly plump form, and couldn''t help smiling as he asked, "Senior has already recovered your original figure, why are you still in this form?"
Old Antique couldn''t help smiling. "I''m already used to this appearance, and I still have to think about how it''ll affect other people. I''m truly grateful to the chief this time."
Vige Chief Huang waved his hand, then cupped his fists solemnly in salute. "You tter me; both seniors traded a tremendous amount of elixirs for the holy water, so it was an equivalent exchange. It was a very fruitful transaction!"
Both Old Antique and Taoist Taotie cupped their fists. "Then, Vige Chief Huang, we shall say farewell here!"
"Seniors, take care!"
Vige Chief Huang and Tiger Li watched at the vige entrance as the two of them walked off into the distance.
Tiger Li: "Chief, deputy chief just said that the spring of holy water has run dry."
Vige Chief Huang nodded his head. "Mm, don''t panic... it''ll flow again after a while."
...
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Wang Ling was lost in deep thought as he stared at the water shut-off notice on the gate of his house.
Chapter 365 This is Not Safe for Children to Look At!
It was July 4th on the eleventh Tuesday of the semester.
At the end of the Shuigou Sect incident, Old Antique and Taoist Taotie had bridged centuries of hostilities to resolve their differences, and Old Antique was unable to escape burning incense in front of ck Gauze''s grave.
Hence, the same day that this incident wrapped up, Old Antique applied for leave for a whole week, thus using up all his annual leave. One after another, the students at No.60 High School whined incessantly about it; they could no longer pick up gossip, nor could they sneakily do their homework during the history ss...
Wang Ling wouldter learn from Killer Taoist that the main members of Shuigou Sect had actually been Taoist Taotie''s former subordinates from Qiongchi Sect. They held him in very high esteem, and were at his beck and call... They had turned the whole of Songhai city upside down for the sole aim of forcing Old Antique to make an appearance.
Naturally, the entire n hadn''t gone smoothly, like with that ze which had broken out on June 29th. Actually, it had been a Qiongchi Sect member who had been testing out the spirit fruit, and had suddenly gone crazy. That had been the first trial version of the spirit fruit, and it had been unstable. The current spirit fruit was the second version which had been meticulously developed by Taoist Taotie.
There had been a significant improvement in the safety performance of the second version, so that those at even just the Foundation Establishment stage wouldn''t go berserk after taking it; furthermore, it also had an antidote, so it waspletely safe.
But in order to ultimately force Old Antique to show up, Taoist Taotie had simply put on a full show, and had personally set up the magic arrays for stockpiling spirit power himself, even ifter, Wang Ling and Fang Xing had secretly taken them apart.
Later, this would be an unsolved mystery.
To just say ''disappear'' and the arrays disappeared just like that... it was no less terrifying than your brother saying that he had slept with your wife.
This entire thing, of course, had been a sham meticulously nned by Taoist Taotie. However, one thing had been real, and that was Shuigou Sect''s hierarchy: whoever was ugly could be a member. This was a bizarre rule which Taoist Taotie hade up with after he had be disfigured back then, and was something that hadn''t changed until now...
After the entire incident came to an end, there were naturally some who were happy and some who were worried.
In the heart of Songhai city, on the top floor of arge office building.
The Lord of the Castle stared at Taoist Taotie, who was sitting on the sofa and wearing a face mask, with an unsightly expression on his face. Next to him, the Lady of the Castle had also lowered her head in silence, not daring to speak at all.
"Senior, this is a breach of contract!" There was a deep look in the Lord''s eyes; he was so infuriated that he couldn''t even drink his favourite milk.
Taoist Taotie waved his hand casually. "No, it isn''t a breach of contract; I just decided on my own to put an end to our coboration here. As for Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon, I''ve already found it for you."
The Lord''splexion improved a little. "Really, senior?"
Taoist Taotie nodded his head. "I''ve already instructed someone to send it to your phone."
Upon saying that, he stood up, and nced at the Lord before he took his leave. "Your luck has been pretty good so far, and you haven''t done anything yet to make anyonee after you. But I still want to give you a piece of advice: there are times when it would be wise to quit while you''re ahead... If you persist stubbornly and go astray, you''ll fall deeper and deeper into it."
This was obviously a warning.
The Lordughed. "Thank you senior for the kind reminder. This junior knows how to conduct himself properly in this cultivation world."
As soon as the Lord finished saying the words, Taoist Taotie turned around and vanished into thin air. Following his departure, the tense atmosphere instantly disappeared, and the Lady of the Castle rxed slightly.
The Lady of the Castle: "Lord, what are we going to do now that Taoist Taotie is no longer working with us..."
"It''s not a big deal."
The Lord of the Castle shrugged and said, "In terms of brute strength, we can''tpare with Immortal Mansion. In terms of scale, we also can''tpare with the Gua Pi Army. But our Mo Immortal Castle has its own strength, and that is our formidable informationwork. If we can make good use of it, we can exchange information for many valuable resources. Even if we no longer have a patron, we can always find a new one."
The Lord raised an eyebrow and continued, "And this time, we did gain something."
The Lady of the Castle: "Do you mean Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon? But... is it reliable? What kind of great weapon can be transmitted through the phone?"
The Lord narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps it''s a virus program? There are quite a number of well-known killers in the murder industry who are adept in nting viruses in magic treasures and causing them to malfunction."
Curious, the Lord unlocked his phone; in line with what Taoist Taotie had said, he had received an anonymous email.
But the email didn''t contain a virus program as he had expected; instead, it was a photo snap, the kind that would self destruct three seconds after it was opened.
Opening the photo snap, the Lord''s entire being was stunned C it was actually an image of a topless Gorgeous Itinerant.
At that moment, the Lord instantly realized what on earth Gorgeous Itinerant''s great weapon was...
"This is...?"
Extremely curious, the Lady of the Castle Lady drew closer to take a look.
The Lord shut his phone at lightning speed as fresh blood gushed out of his nose, the dark red color matting his whiskers.
The Lady of the Castle: "Lord, you..."
The Lord of the Castle: "This is not safe for kids to look at!"
The Lady of the Castle: "..."
...
When Wang Ling arrived at school that morning, he found many students in ss absent. Super Chen, Dopey Guo, and even Little Peanut hadn''te to school.
With their spirits sealed, the students who had eaten the fruit needed some time to get back on their feet, and Teacher Pan this morning was clearly bitter about this. The midterm exam wasing up, and she had nned to do an intensive review of the talismans course, but she had to dy this n due to the Shuigou Sect incident.
Furthermore, since so many of the students were absent, there was no way for them to hand in their homework.
This morning, Grade One, ss Three was thus especially tranquil without Super Chen''s acidic remarks and Little Peanut''s obsequious attitude, and even more without Dopey Guo''s gossip to listen to.
Wang Ling had been sitting in ss bored stiff for a while when a familiar figure popped up at the front door; it was the PE teacher, Ye Han.
Teacher Ye knocked on the door, dressed in his tracksuit and holding a blue notebook in his hand as usual. "Teacher Pan?"
Teacher Pan was marking exam papers, and lifted her head to look at Teacher Ye curiously. "Old Ye, why are you here? Have you learned how to steal ss time for yourself now?"
Teacher Ye: "..."
The small number of students in the ss who heard this surreptitiously cast gloomy looks in Teacher Pan''s direction C this was a typical case of taking advantage of honest people!
Teacher Ye: "It''s like this, I signed Wang Ling up previously to represent our No. 60 High School in the race event at the sports meet, so I need to have a brief meeting with him to exin some things."
"Oh, I see."
Teacher Pan turned to look at Wang Ling. "Mm,e back as soon as possible. In five minutes, I''m going to have everyone write down talisman forms from memory. If you can''t catch up, you''ll have to do it again in my officeter."
Wang Ling: "..."
Teacher Ye almost coughed up blood when he heard this. Nowadays, a PE teacher was nowhere as lethal as a teacher-in-charge...
Chapter 366 The Tree Brothers
Wang Ling followed Teacher Ye to the sports teaching and research room on the third floor of the teaching block. This ssroom had been set up especially for the PE teachers to use; if the weather that day wasn''t suitable for outdoor activities, the students would still have a ce to go.
The PE teachers could also use this ssroom to give students detailed exnations on PE assessments as well as instruct them on the use of all kinds of magic treasures, give them small tips for flying spirit swords, and so on, since the magic treasures and flying sword courses had currently been lumped under physical education.
But most unfortunately, every time it rained, the PE ss would be snatched away by almost every other subject teacher, so this room existed in name only. The only time the other teachers wouldn''t pige this period was at the start and end of the semester, when the students had their phys ed exams; every other time, this room wasn''t used at all.
For the majority of people, senior high school was an important time for grasping cultivation theory in the cultivation education system, and students should only delve into magic treasures and flying swords in university. Thus, they didn''t attach much importance to PE ss C when it came down to it, it was a problem with the organization and education system.
When Wang Ling stepped into the room, he saw two lonely people sitting inside; one was Fang Xing and the other was Jiang Bai, the son of the head of Kitchen Knife Sect Jiang Haifu whom Father Wang hade to know the other day.
Although Jiang Bai had been put in the normal ss after the cement test at the beginning of the semester, he wasn''t a good-for-nothing; Teacher Ye had discovered that he was a gifted sportsman.
So this time, Jiang Bai would be representing No. 60 High School at the sports meet in the spirit archery event.
Wang Ling had never expected that Jiang Bai, who looked frail enough that a gust of wind might knock him over, would actually have such an amazing gift.
However, the assessment criteria in a spirit archerypetition wasn''t quite the same as for running while controlling a sword, or manipting a spirit sword: it wasn''t strength or endurance, but uracy that was the most important. Apart from that, the ability to track something with your eyes and to predict movement was also necessary. These were things that were almost impossible to gain in the short term without talent and years of training.
The reason why Jiang Bai was so aplished in this aspect was because his dad Jiang Haifu had taught him to fly kitchen knives since he was young, even frequently using people as target practice; Jiang Bai was a timid person and didn''t dare disobey his dad, and so had been forced to do all this.
Seeing Wang Ling approach them, Fang Xing instantly smiled and greeted him. "Oh! ssmate Wang Ling! Good morning!"
Without a single expression on his face, Wang Ling found a seat in the back row.
In the end, as soon as he sat down, Fang Xing stood up and then dragged Jiang Bai, who was next to him, to sit on either side of Wang Ling.
Wang Ling: "???"
Teacher Ye didn''t understand what was happening. "..." What was going on?
Fang Xing grinned. "The ssroom is so big and there''s so few of us, so it''s very cold. We''re huddling together for warmth."
Wang Ling silently rolled his eyes. "..." Songhai city''s weather might be as unpredictable as a woman''s period, but in any case it was going to be summer soon. Who are you kidding about the cold? Also, how can it be so easy for you to feel cold at your realm?
But this wasn''t the main problem. The main issue was... why had Jiang Bai alsoe over to sit here?
Sensing Wang Ling''s suspicious side-eye, Jiang Bai scratched his head and said weakly, "HeC
hello, ssmate Wang Ling, I''m called Jiang Bai. My dad said I should make friends with you."
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling now understood: this Jiang Bai was a daddy''s boy who would always listen to his father...
At that moment, Teacher Ye spoke from the dais. "There should actually be sixteen students in this meeting, but because of the Shuigou Sect incident, it''s just the three of you... but it''s fine since everyone present is a primary member of our No. 60 High School sports team. We''ll have a simple meeting for now, and Student Fang Xing willter convey the gist of it to the students who aren''t here."
After saying this, Teacher Ye paused before he continued, "This time, our opponents will be outstanding students from other senior high schools in Peiyuan district. Apart from our old rival No. 59 High School, we''ll also bepeting against Reliance High School. This district sports meet is arge-scale sportspetition among the three schools, and is primarily geared toward Senior Grade One freshmen.
"We''ll be taking part in several events: the ten thousand-meter ry marathon with a sword, the ten thousand-meter sprint with a sword, spirit archery, the medicine ball shot put, the ten-person tug-of-war, and the grand finale, the battle of soul pets."
Teacher Ye looked helplessly at the blue notebook in his hand. "I actually wanted to gather everyone for training, but we don''t have much time left. Student Fang Xing has signed up for all the events and Student Jiang Bai will be taking part in every round of the spirit archery event."
Hearing this, Wang Ling somehow suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Currently, Student Wang Ling is only signed up for the ten thousand-meter ry marathon with a sword..." Teacher Ye smiled pitifully. "How about signing up for a couple more?"
Wang Ling: "..."
He could see that the Shuigou Sect incident had left too big an impact, and Teacher Ye was truly helpless in its wake.
From what many outsiders could see, No. 60 High School winning the district sports meet would be as difficult as trying to ascend to the heavens.
While the students would recover in three to five days from their spirits being sealed, they would still continue to feel weak for a while.
A person at the peakte Foundation Establishment stage had a maximum strength of roughly two thousand jin, but in a weakened condition following the seal on their spirit, that number would be reduced by half at the very least.
Of course, it was just an example. After all, many freshmen would have yet to reach thete Foundation Establishment stage.
Wang Ling cupped his chin and thought for a bit. Apart from his awesome self and Fang Xing this jinx, only Super Chen and Lotus Sun came closest among all the freshmen in terms of strength. Currently, however, Super Chen had yet to recover, and Lotus Sun had signed up for the girls'' events, which Teacher Ye wasn''t in charge of.
This was very awkward.
Trying to pull Wang Ling in, Teacher Ye looked at him very seriously and said, "Student Wang Ling, it would be good if you can select another event: the medicine ball shot put or the ten-person tug-of-war, one of the two. If we don''t have enough participants, that''s the same as giving up.
"Furthermore, our opponents this time are very tough, especially the three extremely strong students who just entered Reliance High School. This opportunity topare skills is hard toe by, and even if you lose, you may learn a lot."
Jiang Bai was curious. "Teacher Ye, do you have any information on these three students?"
Teacher Ye: "I''m still collecting detailed information on them, but I do know their names at least. They''re the three famous brothers of the Tree family: Iron Tree, Copper Tree and Aluminum Tree."
"..."
Reasonably speaking, Wang Ling felt that it wouldn''t be too good if he refused in the face of Teacher Ye''s sincere attitude.
After all, Teacher Ye was the teacher most bullied by the other teachers in the school... Wang Ling didn''t feel he could be that ruthless.
In the end, he signed up for two more events.
One was the medicine ball shot put and the other the battle of soul pets.
All the spirit animals taking part in the battle were domestic animals and only those that were suitable for battle would be pre-selected for thepetition. Currently, No. 60 High School had an extremely suitable candidate.
Back then, it was Fang Xing who had pulled Wang Ling into this business.
Now, Wang Ling was nning to do the same to Loopy Toad.
Chapter 367 I Have Consummate Archery Skills!
Generally, the current study trajectory in Foundation Establishment high schools was the absorption of concepts and theory in the first year, with the addition of some cultivation techniques in the second year, and constant review of theory plus skills in the third year. Overall there wasn''t much of a differencepared with old study methods: theory was focused on battle tactics, and techniques involved repeated exercise drills. For most people, it was in Senior Grade Three when the nightmare started.
Of course, inparison, Wang Ling felt it was pretty easy; after all, he could put whatever he saw into action, and master it instantly. What was more, he had the two goblins Eraser and Pen to write his homework in his ce. The only thing that was a little troublesome was exams; moreover, his scores couldn''t be too good...
However, he felt that whatever university he managed to enter in the end would have nothing to do with whatever exam grades he got. That was because Wang Ling had realized that since entering No. 60 High School, his life had taken a dramatic turn. Whatever university he managed to get into... that was for fate to decide.
When Teacher Ye saw Wang Ling tick the "battle of soul pets" option, it was as if he instantly understood something... and in a sh, he recalled Loopy Toad. It could be said that this dog had left a very deep impression on Teacher Ye C especially that green fur; no one who saw it could ever forget it.
"Student Wang Ling, I remember that your ss had a spirit dog at the beginning of the semester? Are you going to have it take part in the sports meet?" Teacher Ye looked at Wang Ling and asked.
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Teacher Ye: "Although you can certainly sign up for it, every school is allowed just one soul pet for the battle, and it''ll need to pass the selection process next week."
"Don''t worry, Teacher Ye. Loopy Toad definitely won''t be a problem," Fang Xing said on the side, his face wreathed in smiles.
"Then we''ll wait until after the selection process next week..." Teacher Ye also nodded.
Honestly speaking, Teacher Ye didn''t have high hopes for Loopy Toad. Although he had heard that it had been a demon king before, when it had been discovered back then, its soul had already be so weak. Furthermore, Teacher Pan had forcefully fused its soul with a skeleton of an akita. The moment it had been fused with the dog, its life as a demon king had alreadye to a miserable end.
What was more, the demon race needed to cultivate with the help of demon qi; without knowing how to cultivate using spirit energy, there was no way for Loopy Toad''s realm to advance in a short timeframe. Thus, Teacher Ye was doubtful about its strength.
He had no idea what kind of contestant Loopy Toad now was after having experienced Wang Ling''s careful tutge.
...
Close to the end of school that afternoon, Teacher Ye once again summoned up his courage to face Teacher Pan to whisk Wang Ling away in thest ss period.
As Wang Ling walked to the ssroom door, Teacher Pan stopped him as she called out, "Wang Ling, wait!"
Wang Ling turned his head, his face full of suspicion.
Teacher Pan said sincerely, "Although you are representing the school inpetition this time, I still hope that once it''s over, you''ll refocus on your studies as soon as possible."
Wang Ling: "???"
Teacher Pan: "Do you know why your grades are always down the middle? I believe it''s because you''ve never been truly invested in studying... I won''t say anymore, just think about it."
Wang Ling was speechless: "..."
What was wrong with average grades?
Wasn''t that pretty good?!
...
When he got to the sports field, Wang Ling found that it was especially noisy today. A crowd had gathered to one side up ahead for some reason, and there was a lot of livelyughter.
It wasing to the end of the PE lesson for the normal sses, and the PE teachers had simply let the students do their own thing. A bunch of them had gathered around to watch Jiang Bai''s archery practice.
As he drew closer, Wang Ling saw all the guys and girls absorbed in watching Jiang Bai on the shooting range. Teacher Ye was standing up ahead at the front, and he threw a disc up into the air.
Then, Jiang Bai drew his bow, and the arrow shot through the sky to shatter the disc with a "bang."
Everyone was astounded. "Wow! Never thought that Jiang Bai had this type of skill... So impressive!"
On the side, the PE teachers for the other sses also apuded. "Teacher Ye has found a pretty good seedling! It looks like our No. 60 High School has some hope of winning the archery event this year."
At the scene, Teacher Ye smiled a little embarrassedly, then passed a strip of ck cloth to Jiang Bai... It was only now that everyone realized that the real show was about to start.
Someone yelled in surprise, "Jiang Bai''s eyes are covered!"
He was actually going to shoot blind!
In the crowd, Wang Ling raised his eyebrows with interest; who would have thought Jiang Bai would have other tricks up his sleeve.
It went without saying how hard shooting blind was, but it wasn''tpletely impossible. In fact, regr people could do it with a lot of training, by depending on their ears to determine which direction the object was in and relying on muscle memory. It would be even easier for cultivators since they could use their spiritual senses to locate the target.
However, it was still difficult for most of these students.
"Can he do it?"
A lot of people held their breaths at this scene.
"Ready!" Teacher Ye took in a breath, then jogged some distance away before suddenly throwing the disc out!
Hu Everyone heard the rushing sound of the spinning disc...
Jiang Bai pricked up his ears, and in the next moment, he abruptly drew his bow and let loose his arrow!
Bang!
He hit the target in one strike!
"Cool! Jiang Bai is really awesome!" a guy couldn''t help cheering.
However, Teacher Li was gradually starting to frown more deeply... For now, Jiang Bai''s skills in stationary target archery, moving target archery and moving target blind archery were quite stable, but he still had a weak point, and that was rapid fire archery at a stationary target.
Teacher Ye had given him special intensive training in this regard a few weeks ago, but there hadn''t been any improvement at all.
"What''s going on? Why doesn''t Old Ye look happy?" a PE teacher who didn''t know the situation whispered the question.
A female PE teacher next to him answered, "You don''t know... This child''s situation is a little unique. Although he has a foundation in archery, it''s because his father forced him to train with living targets... simply shooting at a target or a moving one is fine, but if there''s something tied to the target, then it''s difficult..."
"What do you mean?"
"Wait and see..."
Wang Ling heard their conversation from afar, and then turned his eyes to the field.
Teacher Ye tied an apple to the center of the target, then patted Jiang Bai''s shoulder and stood next to him as he said, "Rx a little; look at it clearly. What''s in front of you is just an apple, not a living thing. You need to have faith in yourself."
Jiang Bai nodded heavily.
After that, he raised the bow and arrow in his hand under everyone''s eyes, and his aura obviously turned chaotic.
Xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu!
Six spirit arrows were let loose in session.
Teacher Ye buried his forehead deep in his hands, and the other students and teachers were all dumbfounded.
All the six spirit arrows had made a perfect ring around the apple, with none of them hitting the apple in the middle!
Wang Ling: "..."
This was probably the legendary body outline-tracing master...This refers to how a yer in a shooting RPG might hit everything around the enemy except the enemy themselves.
Chapter 368 An Insect Peddler
This scene left many people stunned. His aim was precise during regr target archery, but he turned into a body outline-tracing master when it came to rapid fire shots... what kind of operation was this?
Ultimately, it was because Jiang Bai''s father had cast too big a shadow over his childhood when he had made Jiang Bai practice his kitchen knife flying skills on living targets back then... it was probably enough to drive anyone insane.
The targets whom Jiang Bai had practiced on were all genuine cultivators; there was no way they would have been killed by a child''s flying kitchen knife.
But the crucial problem was that Jiang Bai hadn''t known that they were cultivators... After all, not everyone could automatically learn and ept all types of information from birth like Wang Ling.
Most kids had no understanding of the concept of cultivators at a young age, but they were very much aware that one could get hurt and bleed from being hit by a kitchen knife. Jiang Bai''s father Jiang Haifu had duped him into practicing flying kitchen knives from a young age, and in order to not identally injure anyone, that was when his amazing talent had emerged.
But his dad could never have expected that his training would have turned his son into a body outline-tracing master.
"As expected, he''s still not good at rapid fire shots." Teacher Ye let out a painful sigh.
Indeed, rapid fire shooting was more nerve-wracking than single shots, and it was easier to get drawn into an unstable mood... the most important thing was to adjust Jiang Bai''s mental state for rapid fire archery. Most unfortunately, Jiang Bai''s childhood shadow had taken a much heavier toll on him than Teacher Ye had imagined.
Things couldn''t continue like this C No. 59 High School and Reliance High School also had archery experts participating in thepetition this time. Jiang Bai''s biggest advantages were his uracy and stability in stationary target archery. But it was obviously unrealistic to think that No. 60 High School could win by relying on just the scores obtained from the stationary target archery event. In the end, the results of the overall archerypetition would be based on the average of the scores obtained in all the events.
If you scored a zero in the rapid fire archery event, it didn''t matter how high your scores were in the other events.
Jiang Bai actually understood this very well, but in actual practice, it was still very hard and challenging for him.
So many people watching made him especially nervous; standing in the rowdy crowd, Wang Ling could hear Jiang Bai''s rapid breathing, and his hand even trembled slightly around the bow.
This already wasn''t just nerves; it was signs of ack of confidence.
Seeing this, Teacher Ye hurried over tofort him with a few words before he simply stepped forward and ced the apple on his head. "Come on! Shoot me!"
Jiang Bai was shocked. "..."
The atmosphere around them froze at these words... why did they sound a little strange?
What the hell?! Was Teacher Ye being dirty?!
Teacher Ye quickly cleared his throat and said, "I meant, shoot the apple on my head..."
He knew what he had said was ambiguous and could be easily misunderstood.
"I''m at the Golden Core stage and I''ve practiced the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Skin, so there''s no way these spirit arrows can hurt me. So, Student Jiang Bai, please believe in yourself and take it easy." Teacher Ye earnestly patted Jiang Bai''s shoulder.
Given Jiang Bai''s current realm, it was true that there was very little harm he could cause Teacher Ye with his spirit arrows; if an arrow touched his skin, it would just be like a mosquito bite.
But Wang Ling knew that there was still a risk.
Protection of the body at the Golden Core stage wasn''t perfect; there were still some areas that were unprotected, like the eyes, which were a very vulnerable spot.
After that, Teacher Ye took up position around fifty meters away from Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai drew in a deep breath; he took six spirit arrows from his quiver, then slowly drew them with the bow.
Teacher Ye stood at a distance with the apple on his head. "Don''t be nervous! These spirit arrows can''t hit me at all! Just treat it like stationary target archery!"
Jiang Bai''s breathing started to pick up, and he even seemed a little dazed when he let the spirit arrows go one after another.
When he came back to his senses, six spirit arrows had already split the air, and in that moment, Wang Ling could already see their trajectory.
As expected... they would all perfectly miss Teacher Ye and the apple on his head.
At the same time, Jiang Bai had also already anticipated the same thing when he''d let the arrows fly, and he lowered his head in disappointment. "I knew it, I can''t do it..."
But outside of everyone''s expectations, these six spirit arrows suddenly seemed to find a course, and they pierced the center of the apple one after another, leaving just a small hole the size of an index finger.
What the hell?! They actually hit the target?
The result this time made everyone''s jaws drop; even Jiang Bai himself widened his eyes in bafflement. Some of the PE teachers who had been staring nkly then eximed in surprise, and the scene erupted in thunderous apuse.
Fang Xing had been watching everything quietly. The moment he saw Jiang Bai''s six spirit arrows hit the target, he turned in almost the first instance to fix his eyes on Wang Ling, and he couldn''t helpughing inwardly. His heart was clear as a mirror; although Wang Ling put on an aloof air, he hadn''t been able to help lending a hand in the end.
...
When Wang Ling got home that night, he happened to see Loopy Toad at the front door eating the dog food specially supplied by Dopey Guo''s family,
They still had a few bags of New Orleans fly-vored dog food left. Mother Wang seemed to be in a particrly good mood today, and she had given Loopy Toad and extrarge portion, which had plenty of fat, meaty flies mixed into it, so Loopy Toad was incredibly pleased.
However, due to the strong smell of insects, it could only eat mournfully outside the front door.
It was onlyter that Wang Ling found out that Mother Wang had bought these meaty flies from an insect peddler while she had been doing the grocery shopping.
Nowadays, insect cooking was already no longer a rare phenomenon C many restaurants now even had their own insect menus; whatever you could think of, they made it.
This type of insect cuisine was quite popr among cultivators. ording to scientific research, cultivators consumed protein ten times faster than regr people, so to be able to replenish that protein with an insect meal was something to be happy about.
When Loopy Toad thought about it, it had very rarely been able to eat such plump, sulent flies since leaving the demon world... that was just too damn sad!
But insect peddlers couldn''t be found just anywhere. Like the portable red banners that would be brought out now and then in junior and senior high school, the peddlers would appear intermittently at different markets, and didn''t have a fixed location at all. It was purely by luck that Mother Wang had been able to bump into one at the market.
Seeing Loopy Toad happily gorge itself, Wang Ling didn''t interrupt, and only just kicked it in the butt.
Loopy Toad understood that this was Little Master Ling''s silent code word for: Come to my roomter.This refers to the red brocade triangr gs generally used to mark special asions or as gifts of appreciation.
Chapter 369 Ling Zhenren’s Lottery Draw
Wang Ling suddenly discovered that there was a rich spread of dishes for tonight, many of which he had never seen before. There were already more than eight dishes on the dining table, but the old man and Mother Wang were still busy in the kitchen, presumably to round the number up; for example, ten perfect and beautiful dishes... Wang Ling wasn''t interested in this sort of thing, but people at the old man''s age were zealous in chasing luck.
Father Wang was reading the newspaper; when he saw that Wang Ling had returned, he hurriedly put the evening paper down and pushed up his ck sses in a familiar gesture. "From today onward, your grandfather will be preparing to battle the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, Jiang Haifu, in a cooking contest, so we''ll have a lot of dishes these two days. Today, your mom and grandfather bought a lot of things from the market, to the point that Sheep almost wasn''t able to take everything."
Were they really going topete against each other?
Wang Ling was startled.
"Your grandfather''s been very bored after retirement, so just treat this as something he can amuse himself with in his old age." Father Wang couldn''t help smiling.
Wang Ling was speechless; he opened the fridge in the living room and was immediately shocked by the stock inside. He had never thought that they would actually buy so much; no wonder Sheep had been unable to carry it all. If Wang Ling hadn''t specially transformed this fridge, there was no way all the ingredients could have been stuffed inside.
Wang Ling felt that the food in the fridge could sustain them for a whole month...
Just then, Father Wang suddenly put his newspaper down. "Oh, Ling Ling, I need your help with something."
Wang Ling: "???"
"It''s like this: the supermarket that your mom and grandfather went to are starting a new system; from now on, you get points with every purchase you make, and then you can use the points to draw a lottery. You know..." Father Wang adjusted the frame of his sses, and the lens shed with reflected light.
"..."
Hearing this, Wang Ling understood; it turned out he was being asked to draw a lottery.
Father Wang handed his cellphone to Wang Ling. "Look, this is how much your mom and grandfather spent... They now have thirty thousand points. The normal lottery costs one hundred points, the mid-tier lottery one thousand points, and the top lottery costs ten thousand points."
Wang Ling''s lips twitched as he gazed at the screen. He would break his hand trying to use up all the points for the one hundred points normal lottery. Furthermore, the prizes were a sham. The software system used a lottery wheel, and the prize depended on where the pointer stopped. The better a prize was, the less space it took up on the wheel, and on the normal lottery wheel, half the surface was "Thanks for your participation," while the best prize was just an electronic reader.
And there was even less to be said for the mid-tier lottery draw, where most of the prizes were just coupons and discount vouchers for various stalls in the market.
It was why Father Wang had aimed for the top lottery draw since the beginning. There weren''t any sham options like "Thanks for your participation"; there were five options on the wheel, three of which didn''t state what the prize was but were represented with a question mark instead. Most importantly, these question marks took up small amounts of space on the wheel.
Father Wang felt there was an eighty percent chance that these were valuable prizes!
Grocery shopping this time had cost him a full three days'' worth of his writing fees... Now, his priority was to reduce his losses.
Although even Father Wang himself didn''t know what he would get, humans were by nature very curious creatures.
Ordinarily speaking, Wang Ling wouldn''t y trading card games.
Because he would hit the legendary jackpot every time, which was boring...
Characters in a trading card game could number as few as a hundred to as many as a thousand, five to ten percent of which would be made up of the "gold cards." These were the rarest cards, but every time Wang Ling yed this type of game and as long as he mastered it, he could collect all the avable gold cards in the shortest amount of time.
Wang Ling hence felt that this type of card game wasn''t as challenging as trying to obtain the Water Margin cards in crispy noodle snack packets.
Whether it was drawing a card or drawing a lottery, it was all the same to Wang Ling. But it wasn''t as if he had been born with good luck; instead, he relied on one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, the "Great Fortune Spell."
This spell was an active and potent skill; once it was activated, there was no way to undo it except to wait until its "buff" effect was over, and it could only be reactivated after a cooldown period. The most miraculous thing about this spell was that its cooldown period was pretty short; it only took two days before it could be discharged again.
The most important thing was that once its effect started to take hold, the luck generated by the spell and its support ability wouldst ten whole days.
In some sense, Wang Ling could use it continuously for as long as he wanted to.
But he recalled that it had already been at least seven to eight years since he had first used this spell.
He felt that using this spell was too much like showing off. Luck was something that had two sides to it: if your luck was good, there would naturally be someone on the flip side whose luck was bad... furthermore, if your luck was too good, it was easy for people to be jealous of you.
It didn''t matter what era you lived in; there would always be two-faced people. Jealousy was a very curious thing: people might call you ''brother'' to your face, but then stab you in the back.
Drawing a deep breath, Wang Ling opened his palm, and gold spirit light emanated from the center. It was as if Father Wang could see currents of energy gather in Wang Ling''s palm before it gradually covered his entire body.
This was how the Great Fortune Spell was activated,monly referred to as: gathering the spirit of heaven and earth, collecting the brilliance of the sun and moon.
After that, Wang Ling sighed lightly. He tapped the "Begin Draw" button, and the wheel started to spin quickly.
There was a sh of golden light on the screen, and he actually drew the mysterious question mark.
A crisp electronic voice sounded: Con Con Con Con Congrattions, you''ve drawn a grand prize!
After Wang Ling swiftly tapped the screen two more times, the electronic voice stuttered and repeated itself: Con Con Con Con Congrattions, you''ve drawn a grand prize!
"So amazing?" Father Wang was also awestruck.
Wang Ling had already foreseen this oue earlier, so there wasn''t the slightest ripple in his expression.
Whatever Father Wang had won would be disyed in the virtual gift bank; after he submitted his address, they would be delivered within three working days.
Wang Ling didn''t know what he had drawn; it seemed he had gotten the mysterious question marks for all the three times that he had tapped the button just now.
"They should be pretty good prizes, right?" Father Wang opened the gift bank expectantly, and then opened the three mysterious question marks which Wang Ling had drawn.
Father Wang then saw that three things had been added to his gift bank.
A one-year membership for the Purple Light Pavilion Restaurant.
One gold card for Red Flower Society Hair Salon.
And half a year''s worth of gongqing dumplings... This is a literal trantion of ʮȫʮ, which means ''to be perfect.''One of the Four ssical Novels of Chinese literature.This is a reference to how fans of rapper PG One took umbrage at criticism which the magazine ''Purple Light Pavilion'' leveled at him, and mocked that the magazine''s title sounded like the name of a food stall or restaurant.PG One is part of the rap crew ''Red Flower Society.'' He was outed by tabloids for hooking up with married actress Li Xiaolu on New Year''s Eve 2017, while her actor husband in a live broadcast on that day said that she was getting her hair done. means ''dumplings,'' but ''gongqing tuan'' or refers to the Communist Youth League of China.
Chapter 370 “Immortal King Heart Sutra” Beta Version
After dinner, Wang Ling returned to his room. He was still enveloped in the golden light of the "Great Fortune Spell," which formed a faint sheen of light that only he could see.
For the next ten days, his luck would be extremely, extremely good... The prizes that he had drawn for Father Wang were just mere trifles.
Wang Ling remembered that thest time he had used the Great Fortune Spell, he had bought a lottery ticket, but hadn''t won anything. Since then, he hadn''t believed in any type of lottery. To not win even when he was using the Great Fortune Spell... it was in to see how deep the waters were C when it came down to it, buying the lottery was just a kind of tax on the poor...
He didn''t dare say that no had ever truly won the lottery. Some people had bought lottery tickets with the money leftover from grocery shopping, and had been lucky enough to win thousands of HNY. However, those who hit the jackpot always came to collect their prizes either in a mask or cosy, which for a time had made Wang Ling doubt the veracity of their win.
Luckily in the Wang family, both Father Wang and Mother Wang weren''t interested in either lotteries or shares. Mother Wang had always felt that a down-to-earth life was the most important thing, while for Father Wang, steadily typing out words would always be much more practical than buying a lottery ticket and waiting for a pie to fall from the sky.
...
Loopy Toad had a dumbfounded expression on its dog face when it heard that Wang Ling had signed it up for apetition.
What kind of plot development was this... even Loopy Toad itself didn''t quite understand.
When it came to following Little Master Ling''s line of thought, there was no way it could puzzle it out in a short span of time by relying on just its dog brain.
Loopy Toad just felt that it wouldn''t be fair for it topete C it would be as if it had already been crowned champion.
Although it was currently at the peakte Golden Core stage, in terms of soul pets, it was barely a third-ss spirit beast.
A third-ss spirit beast wouldn''t be anything rare in a university flooded with Golden Core cultivators.
Loopy Toad had learned that such elite universities heavily invested in the construction of spirit beastbs in schools to conduct tests on hundreds of third-ss spirit beasts. In university, there were as many third-ss and fourth-ss spirit beasts as there were hairs on an ox, so a soul pet that was not yet second ss didn''t stand a chance of bing a school pet. If you reached first ss for real, the students in theb would worship you like an ancestor.
Of course, Loopy Toad had learned all this from a post on the cultivation forum.
It remained to be seen whether it was true or not, but indeed, Loopy Toad''s goal all this time had been to cultivate until it advanced to first ss as quickly as possible.
After all, it had been a demon king before, had led the demon race, and had been chief of the toad n. It couldn''t return to its original body, but at the very least it had to preserve as much of its strength as possible, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
Of course, Wang Ling had his own reasons for having Loopy Toad participate in thepetition.
For one thing, Wang Ling''s ssmates had indeed missed its presence.
For another, Wang Ling wanted to use thepetition this time as a practical test of Loopy Toad''s current strength. Loopy Toad was currently cultivating the second version of the "Demon King Heart Sutra" which Wang Ling had modified bypletely recing the part which involved demon qi cultivation with spirit qi; although the cultivation path was the same, there could be possible adverse reactions.
Generally speaking, adverse reactions, if any, would only reveal themselves in truebat.
Wang Ling hugged Loopy Toad in hisp and stroked its dog fur with slender fingers, making it feel sofortable ity limp in his hold.
"We need to test the ''Demon King Heart Sutra''; this is the first time I''ve modified a martial art, and I need to see if there are any adverse reactions from it," Wang Lingmunicated telepathically.
Adverse reactions?
Loopy Toad cocked its head; at the very least, cultivating the revised version of the "Demon King Heart Sutra" made it feel very good.
For the moment, it indeed couldn''t tell if it was experiencing any adverse reactions; it would need to be tested in truebat to know for sure.
Wang Ling had actuallye up with his own martial arts before as a kid, but they were just like the stories a child writes on a whim C they were bold and imaginative but impractical, and would be of very little use in actualbat.
When he had revised Loopy Toad''s "Demon King Heart Sutra" previously, he had in fact referred to something he had secretly written called "Immortal King Heart Sutra," and had reced the "demon qi" with a "spirit qi" form.
The "Immortal King Heart Sutra" was a martial art that Wang Ling had been thinking about for a very long time, and of course, it had taken him a very long time to put it all together. After a rough calction, it had already been eight years since he had first thought about it when he was eight years old.
The main thing was that this art wasn''tplete, so this was just a beta version.
Once he sessfullypleted it, Wang Ling felt that he would be able to suppress his uncontroble aura through cultivating this heart sutra, and he would no longer need to depend on the talisman seal on his arm.
It was just as Wang Ming had said: the talisman''s restraining function was having less and less of an effect on him.
It was like when hospital patients were given too many antibiotics: even if it was in appropriate amounts, once you took too much, the body would involuntarily be resistant to them.
"Say, do you think you could cultivate to the level of a holy beast?" Wang Ling stared at Loopy Toad as he suddenly held the dog up.
"...I don''t think so."
After looking stunned, Loopy Toad smiled bitterly. How could cultivating to the level of a holy beast be that easy?
ording to the ranking system for holy beasts, first-ss spirit beasts were in fact just one rank under holy beasts. The most important thing required was the beast heart. In ancient texts, a beast heart was in fact something that could be cultivated, but this cultivation method had long been lost, and most holy beasts basically inherited their beast hearts C it couldn''t be obtained through mutation nor through paying for a transnt.
This was why the main aim of most spirit beasts nowadays was to cultivate to be first-ss beasts.
As for cultivating toward bing a holy beast, it was just as absurd as some real estate tycoon''s big words about setting a small target of a hundred million yuan first.
Moreover, were there still holy beasts around nowadays?
Loopy Toad doubted it.
Even if there were any, most would probably choose to lie low.
Back when there had still been holy beasts, cultivators had believed that the beast hearts of holy beasts could help them in their pursuit of the path of Dao; they had done plenty of stupid things in the fight over beast hearts, and had even gone to war.
But... if Loopy Toad could truly cultivate to the level of a holy beast...
It would be like waking upughing from a dream, and the first thing it would do would be to eat thirty tons of meaty houseflies in celebration.Wang Jianlin, who was the richest man in Asia in 2017, once advised in an interview that young people who want to be rich should set a "small target" of a hundred million yuan first that''s equivalent to USD15.6 million.
Chapter 371 What a Loss...
Loopy Toad hadn''t been able to adapt to its new body at the beginning, and more than that, it had deeply dreaded the modern human cultivator urban lifestyle. Later on, however, it had found it to be quite enjoyable after it had integrated into the times and gotten used to the rhythm of human life.
At the very least, it didn''t have to work day and night for the lives of millions of toads in the toad nation; for Loop Toad, this could be summarized in six words: the death of its toad nature.
Toads were naturally fond of sleeping, but after bing the demon king of the nation, Loopy Toad would spend almost its entire day in service to its people, and still had to think of ways to get along well with neighboring demon ns. It would be on edge even when ying mahjong, afraid that one wrong word could spark a war. By Wang Ling''s side, however, Loopy Toad didn''t feel as tired, and furthermore, had found a sense of belonging.
It might be a bit irresponsible to think that way... but Loopy Toad felt that it couldn''t be med for it. It had already been in the human world for six years, and during that time, it had never once sensed the aura of any other member of the toad n; there weren''t even any who hade to the human world to look for it.
All the toads probably thought that it was already dead...
Six years had passed. It was a long enough time for the toad n to get back into the swing of things and elect a new king by referendum. Perhaps the newly elected king of toads had already assertively led the toad n into an era of peace and prosperity on the other side of the Gate Between Worlds.
As the old ruler, no matter how much it cared for its people, it would probably just be snubbed if it returned to the toad n.
As its mind wandered, Loopy Toad fell asleep with its head pillowed on Wang Ling''s thigh. As it was drifting off, it was still thinking that it was probably the only one on this earth to receive this sort of treatment.
It was a toad''s nature to be fond of sleeping. In addition, cultivating the "Demon King Heart Sutra" consumed a lot of vitality, so Loopy Toad became tired and weary more easilypared with other spirit beasts with the same realms.
Wang Ling rubbed Loopy Toad''s ear between two fingers. After confirming that it waspletely asleep, he used spirit energy to directly move Loopy Toad to the side of the bed.
Immediately after that, he sent Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a text message asking about the condition of that "foolish" girl Yaxuan whom they had arranged to stay with Cailian Zhenren, as well as the current situation with the silver unicorn.
Wang Ling had initially intended to ask Cailian Zhenren directly, but after careful consideration, he thought that doing so would easily cause misunderstandings. Wang Ling wouldn''t hook up with girls, nor would he actively try to do so. Hence, when it came to rtionship matters, he had always maintained an aloof distance.
While modern education didn''t pay too much attention to puppy love, and Father Wang and Mother Wang were actually pretty open-minded about it, Wang Ling was in the end Wang Ling, and had his own thoughts on the matter.
Em... sixteen should be the age when one focused on studying.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied almost instantly. "Miss Yaxuan is now Cailian Zhenren''s helper; she''s quite diligent, though a little clumsy. The silver unicorn is at my vi for now. Does Brother Ling need it for something?"
Wang Ling replied with godly speed on his watch, and swiftly sent back the message: "Mm, ask it to give me some blood."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
After thinking for a while, Wang Ling felt that asking for this out of the blue was a little brazen and not very appropriate.
Hence, he sent another message: "Five packets of crispy noodle snacks."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling was undaunted. "Ten packets?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Standing next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the silver unicorn had taken the form of a young man with long silver hair and was wearing a white shirt and jeans. These were Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s clothes, and were unexpectedly a decent fit.
When it saw Wang Ling''s offer, it almost puked blood on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s phone screen: ten packets of crispy noodle snacks in exchange for the blood of a holy beast... Why don''t you just go and rob someone?!
The silver unicorn couldn''t stand it and directly snatched the phone from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Big brother... if you''re going to make an offer, you can''t make one like this; the blood of a holy beast is priceless. You''ll just be spoiling the market otherwise... you can''t even buy chicken blood with this."
Wang Ling took a deep breath. "Twenty packets."
"..."
After reading this message, the silver unicorn and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were silent for two to three minutes.
A momentter, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal picked up his tea to drink a mouthful and calm himself down.
On the other side, Wang Ling sent yet another text: "I can''t offer more than this, otherwise it''ll be a loss for me."
The silver unicorn: "???"
Pu!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly sprayed the tea he had yet to swallow.
The silver unicorn was already stupefied... What kind of person was this? Using immortal gold would have been well and good, but this was the first time that it heard of "crispy noodle snacks" used as a trade currency.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled bitterly and patted the silver unicorn on the shoulder. "Just sell it to him. A favor from Brother Ling is far more meaningful than crispy noodle snacks. Besides... isn''t he your master?"
The silver unicorn: "..." The problem was that it had never met such a stingy master before!
However, Wang Ling had saved Yaxuan''s life with the Great Purification Spell at Immortal Mansion previously, so in some sense, the silver unicorn was still truly indebted to Wang Ling.
He just wanted a bit of holy beast blood; the silver unicorn could consider it a blood donation... What was more, it had the heart of a holy beast, so its qi and blood recovered at a much faster ratepared with ordinary spirit beasts. If it was five hundred milliliters of holy beast blood, the silver unicorn could recover immediately.
So it thought.
After a good long while, the silver unicorn finally wrote and sent a text message on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s phone: "How much do you want?"
Wang Ling answered almost to the second. "A ton."
The silver unicorn: "???"
After sending the text, Wang Ling felt that his request was a little too much, so he followed it up with another: "You can give me one thousand milliliters first, and then a bit each day after that until we reach one ton."
"..."
The silver unicorn looked at the content of the message, its eyes full of bitterints.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the silver unicorn. "You should be able to recover quickly, right?"
The silver unicorn: "This is animal cruelty..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Strictly speaking, holy beasts are extinct, so you''re not protected by the state."
The silver unicorn opened its mouth, but was unable to say anything...
I''ve been shanghaied into joining the bad guys, haven''t I?
While it was already feeling utterly disheartened, Wang Ling''s next text message gave it the final K.O..
The text wasn''t long, and only contained nine words...
...
The first six words: Remember to include the delivery fee.
Thest three words: Cash on delivery...
Chapter 372 Society of Saints
Wang Ling naturally had his own reasons for needing so much holy beast blood. In a sense, Loopy Toad''s narcolepsy had a lot to do with it cultivating the revised version of the "Demon King Heart Sutra." Although Wang Ling didn''t know whether to call this a side effect, this kind of narcolepsy wasn''t a good thing.
That was because once Loopy Toad slept, it slept like the dead, and would bepletely unconscious for a while.
ording to written ounts from ancient times, the blood of a holy beast had a miraculous effect on this type of condition. As long as Loopy Toad was immersed in this blood, this unique type of narcolepsy could be alleviated.
But Wang Ling was the slightest bit unhappy...
...Because this holy beast blood had cost him twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks; this was truly a great loss!
Wang Ling was initially going to review his sswork while Loopy Toad slept, but he suddenly heard Father Wang calling him from the first floor.
When he went downstairs, he found Mother Wang actually slumped over the table asleep, and Father Wang was taking off her apron.
Mother Wang had been out and about on her feet the whole of today, and along with the old man, had prepared a full table of dishes in the evening, which had taken a lot out of her. After very carefully removing Mother Wang''s apron, Father Wang lifted her in a princess carry and then turned to Wang Ling and whispered, "Send us upstairs..."
Wang Ling nodded his head, then put his hand on Father Wang''s shoulder and sent them straight to their bedroom on the third floor.
A human elevator... was really awesome.
On the side, the old man couldn''t help eximing, "This ability is really very useful."
Grandpa, aren''t you tired?
Wang Ling cocked his head and looked at the old man as he asked the question telepathically.
"I''m fine. It''s mainly your mother who was exhausted today. She bought so many groceries and had to put them in the cart by herself; when all is said and done, I''m already old..."
The old man sighed. "When I worked at Kikkaro Restaurant back then, I did everything myself, from selecting the ingredients, loading and unloading them, to carrying them into the kitchen in the back to be cooked. Now, I can''t do all this on my own anymore."
As he said this, the old man''s eyes were fixed on the TV screen, and Wang Ling saw a male news anchor say in the standard broadcast voice, "Chasing Breasts Day and Night... is about to start!"
So it turned out that the old man was watching Chasing Breasts Day and Night!
This was a TV drama that had been popr recently, and was about twin brothers who were looking for their mother. Their mother had left when they were very young, so their impression of her was very limited; they only vaguely remembered seeing a plum blossom mark on her breast while they were nursing. One day, after obtaining clues on their mother in a particr city, they quickly started looking for her day and night: one person would act during the day, and the other at night, and the drama was about the various methods they used in their search for their mother. Later, after they found her, the two brothers worked together to write a guide for single dogs called 100 Ways to Undress...
The old man had been waiting in front of the TV for a long time, and he couldn''t help saying, "TV stations nowadays aren''t on time with their broadcasts at all. They especially like to repeat their ads; they can air one three times in a row."
Immediately after he said this, the TV aired yet another ad, and the old man clicked his tongue. "The Society of Saints again... I''ve watched this ad at least thirty times on TV recently."
Society of Saints?
The name sounded familiar to Wang Ling; he seemed to have heard it mentioned a lot recently on his way home from school.
There were also ads for this Society of Saints along the road.
Wang Ling briefly watched the introduction to this society in the TV ad: a member of the Society of Saints waspeting in a tug-of-war with a group of Grade Three Foundation Establishment students. No matter how hard these students pulled, the Society of Saints member was as firm as a rock and didn''t budge an inch. Then, with a light yank, this member scored an easy victory.
At the end, the ad directly announced this member''s profile.
His name was Chu Yuanhao, a freshman from Building Materials High School.
Age: 16
Stage: Peakte Foundation Establishment stage
Wang Ling''s gaze turned sharp at this information. A freshman at the peakte Foundation Establishment stage actually won in a tug-of-war against ten high school students at the same level?
Wang Ling didn''t think this was a fake ad since the crackdown on false TV advertising was now very severe. Furthermore, after the Shuigou Sect incident, there wouldn''t be any organizations audacious enough tomit fraud C that would just be courting death.
And generally speaking, any institutions that could advertise on TV were mostly light forces that had been sanctioned by the state.
After watching the ad, Wang Ling thought at first that this Society of Saints was a private education institute.
But the string of white characters at the end of the adpletely changed his mind.
It said in white Society of Saints is officially open! We wee talented people from schools all across the nation!
That was to say, this Society of Saints was not a private education institute, but a national-level talent agency looking to attract capable and aplished people from various schools to groom in particr. The spokesperson in the ad, Chu Yuanhao, was iparably strong, and obviously met the Society of Saints'' standard for eligibility.
ording to the general standard in the modern cultivation system, a peakte Foundation Establishment cultivator would usually have a maximum strength of roughly two thousand jin, but Wang Ling had always thought that there were still people in the world who were endowed with talent beyond the ordinary.
This Society of Saints ad had indeed confirmed Wang Ling''s way of thinking: there really were other people in the world with marvelous powers.
...
It was July 5th and the tenth Wednesday of the semester.
That morning, Grade One, ss Three had finally recovered its previous liveliness. Super Chen, Dopey Guo, Little Peanut and the others had returned to school. Although their spirits were still sealed at the moment and they couldn''t used spirit energy, Teacher Pan had felt that their studies couldn''t be dyed any longer.
Hence, she had taken pains to call their parents one by one and mobilize them with regard to the midterm exams. It was thus thanks to her that all the students of Grade One, ss Three were present today. The students from other sses whose spirit energy had been sealed were still at home resting and would only return to school the following week...
After about ten minutes, Teacher Pan entered the ssroom. When she saw that everyone was present today, she nodded with great satisfaction.
She stood on the dais, smiling innocently. "Wow! Why do I find every student in my ss today so cute?!"
"..."
"Some of you are recovering, but you actually came to school yourself for the sake of learning C as your teacher, I''m very touched!"
"..."
It would have been better if she hadn''t said it C Wang Ling could already feel the ss brimming with resentment.
Teacher Pan looked around and smiled, then took out a pile of test papers from who knew where. "Since my cute students like studying so much, how about we do two review papers first?"
"..."This is a pun on the title of the Chinese TV drama ҹ, which trantes to ''Chasing Violence Day and Night.'' The Chinese word ''xiong'' is a homonym for both ''violence'' and ''breast.''
Chapter 373 Elite of the Elite
In this way, all the students were tormented by Teacher Pan in the morning self-study period and the first two lessons after that. When all of the Dao talismans lessons were over, they were all amazed that they had actually done three test papers... and even then this wasn''t the most astonishing thing C the scariest was that Teacher Pan had already marked two sets of the review papers in ss and was now busy recording down their scores in the teacher''s office.
Teacher Pan was truly a teaching pioneer at No. 60 High School... Her prowess was quite formidable.
After ss, there was an uproar in the ssroom block which was focused on Dopey Guo.
Dopey Guo was general pretty popr with the other sses... of course, it was all thanks to the gossip he usually shared. The most ridiculous thing, moreover, was that there was actually a Dopey Guo fanclub at No. 60 High School.
After hearing that Master Dopey had returned to school, the Dopey fans from every ss came almost right after lessons were over to ask about his injury. In fact, this guy hadn''t been hurt at all; if you really needed to think of an injury, then it would be from when the Heavenly Materials sword had left a tiny cut on the back of the hand or the arm of the students in order to seal their spirits.
Furthermore, this was the type of injury that could bepletely overlooked after applying some ointment.
Additionally, to be more precise, a sealed spirit wasn''t an injury, but a condition.
Wang Ling sat on a desk at the far end of the ssroom and watched the drama unfold with Super Chen next to him. Because his desk was next to Dopey Guo''s, it was now already surrounded and upied. Wang Ling really hated the feeling of being hemmed in by a crowd, so he simply stayed a little further away and watched the show with Super Chen.
"How are you now? How does it feel to have your spirit sealed?" someone asked.
Dopey Guo closed his eyes in deep contemtion before replying, "...Hm, this is the first time my spirit has been sealed, and somehow I feel a little empty."
"What''s it like?"
"Do you know the feeling of four pissing beef balls stuffed inside a Matryoshka doll to y mahjong together?"
"..."
Even if he didn''t understand it, Wang Ling felt that this upgraded version of this familiar description seemed pretty awesome.
Dopey Guo couldn''t helpughing when he saw the pained expressions around him. "Just kidding, it actually isn''t that serious. I just feel like I''ve suddenly been deprived of my spirit energy, so I''m like a normal person now. But I''m not used to it C even going up the stairs takes effort."
Actually, with the spirit sealed, one could see the difference in physical attributes between a Foundation Establishment cultivator and an ordinary person. In terms of cultivation talent, Wang Ling thought that Dopey Guo was in fact quite normal; even though Dopey Guo was in the elite ss, he wasn''t very strong, and was probably barely above average among all the Foundation Establishment students in the whole city.
In thest two years, No. 60 High School had been a lot stricter in their selection of freshmen while they made preparations to be upgraded to a key city high school. Therefore, No. 60 High School''s freshmen weren''t the worst like Teacher Pan imed they were. In terms of pure talent, they were a lot better than students in previous years.
Many who entered the school were at the peakte Foundation Establishment stage, like Lotus Sun and Super Chen... Provided that the school had adequate resources, these type of elite students would very likely reach the Golden Core stage before graduation.
It was already different for Foundation Establishment cultivators now; as long as they had talent plus sufficient resources, reaching the Golden Core stage within a few years waspletely doable, but no further than that. For example, it was far from enough to rely solely on modern cultivation resources to advance from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage; it required a lot more time spent on the path of Dao.
Therefore, this year''s freshmen were No. 60 High School''s best hope at improving their Golden Core conversion rate and also helping the school to be directly promoted to a key city high school.
Although typically there were teachers with more poisonous mouths, none of the teachers in the school dared deny this point. They might criticize their students in various aspects on the surface, but they were secretly verypetitive, saying how awesome their students were, what great scores they got and so on...
When all was said and done, these were their students; no matter how many shorings they might have, if they had even just one shining point about them, their teachers would do all they could do build on it.
With five minutes left to the start of the next lesson, someone asked Dopey Guo, "Any new gossip recently?"
Dopey Guo replied without hesitation, "Of course, that Society of Saints that popped up recently."
Everyone around him had enlightened expressions; it was obvious from this reaction that everyone had watched and even paid special attention to that Society of Saints ad.
Dopey Guo smiled. "This Society of Saints is pretty new; it''s not a private education institute, but a nationally certified organization for gathering elite students from all over. To put it in a way that will be easier for all of you to understand, this Society of Saints is an elite ss established by the state for recruiting elite students from schools all across the country. Of course, those who can enter the society are the elite of the elite, and are extraordinarily gifted."
"I see." Everyone nodded C even though they didn''t quite understand it, it seemed pretty awesome.
The image of the spokesperson, Chu Yuanhao, winning single-handedly in a tug-of-war against ten people with the same realm in the Society of Saints ad was still vivid in their minds.
Another person asked, "After joining this Society of Saints, do you then belong to the school or to the Society of Saints?"
Dopey Guo: "It''s like this: joining the Society of Saints means you''ll have another identity as its member. During your three years in senior high school, you''ll get special lessons andbat training at their school base. In addition to receiving a huge resource subsidy each week, you can also get one-on-one lessons with renowned teachers. But you''ll undertake the college entrance examination as a student of your previous school, so your exams scores will belong to the school."
"Is this a coboration with high schools nationwide?" someone said.
Dopey Guo nodded. "You can think of it that way, but it isn''t that easy to join the Society of Saints. They only ept freshmen, and once they have their eye on you, they''ll send people to your school to discuss terms, then sign an agreement. Of course, you can pay money to take the society''s test yourself... but most likely you won''t pass."
"Then... how much would it cost?"
"Five thousand immortal gold."
"F**k! So expensive?" some people eximed. "And if you don''t pass?"
"Then you''ll have wasted your money."
Dopey Guo shrugged. "But as far as I know, rich families now all want to send their kids there... I hear that if you can get into the top twenty in the Society of Saints, you can get a rmendation for university C you don''t have to take the college entrance exam and you won''t have to be at the Golden Core stage; you can go to whichever university you want."
This caused an uproar for a while C who on earth had set up this Society of Saints? Was he that powerful?
There were some who were doubtful. "Where did you get this information? Is it reliable?"
Dopey Guoughed again. "Rest assured, it''spletely reliable. It was one of my uncles in the Society of Saints who told me!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
That night, Dopey Guo went home.
He stared at Mother Guo. "Mom, am I your biological child?"
Mother Guo: "Of course."
Dopey Guo: "Then I want to take the test for the Society of Saints..."
Mother Guo smiled. "In the winter of that year, the snow was especially heavy. I was on my way home with your father when we heard something moving around inside a dustbin on the roadside."
Dopey Guo: "Mom, it''s actually not expensive... it''s just five thousand immortal gold..."
Mother Guo: "Your father and I went to take a closer look, and discovered... that it was a dog!"
Dopey Guo: "Mom... I won''t take the test..."
Mother Guo: "The dog was holding you in its mouth..."
Chapter 374 Sorrowful Little Silver
As Dopey Guo said, the Society of Saints really wasn''t a ce just anyone could get into.
Logically speaking, there was no way that Odd Zhuo, as Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools as well as a judicial officer of Songhai city, could be unaware of it. If the Society of Saints made any move, he would probably be the first person in Songhai city to hear of it.
However, this Society of Saints didn''t do things the normal way. The entire organization''s existence had from the start in fact been ssified as a state secret; it was under the direct administration of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, and had already been running out of a small ce for a period of time before it had gone public in thest two days. Odd Zhuo had only received this information when the Society of Saints ad had appeared on TV.
Of course, the most exciting thing about this Society of Saints was probably the purported rmendation for university admission; as long as you were extraordinarily talented and could rank high enough in the Society of Saints, you could enter any university you wanted without needing to be at the Golden Core stage... for example, Seven Stars Sect''s overall cut-off score for admission was two hundred thousand, and a lot of people could never hope to enter this sacred university in their lifetimes.
But if someone could enter the Society of Saints, then anything was possible.
Hence the question now was: how to find out whether you were talented enough to catch the eye of the Society of Saints. This was a matter worth thinking about.
Wang Ling saw an online post where someone had specifically dug up information on the student who had appeared in the Society of Saints ad, Chu Yuanhao.
Building Materials High School was well-known in rted circles as a high school built through investments from rich second generation Lin Xiaocong''s father Lin Sicong. Actually, this Chu Yuanhao had a direct connection to Lin Xiaocong. He had initially just been Lin Xiaocong''s follower, but a while ago, when the other boy had been cornered by several upperssmen outside, Chu Yuanhao''s potential had exploded.
ording to that post, several individuals dressed in ck had then dropped out of the sky and directly taken Chu Yuanhao away...
These men in ck were part of Society of Saints'' cadre, which was dispersed all over the country; they were in charge of specially selecting students with gifts. The person who had put up this post surmised that the men in ck had probably been following Lin Xiaocong, and in the end had identally chanced upon a bonus find in Chu Yuanhao.
Wang Ling purely assumed the attitude of a bystander in this matter.
Whether it was the outside world''s favorable view of the Society of Saints or how many people wanted to join it, it was none of Wang Ling''s business.
At the moment, his main priority was to deal with the district sports meet and the midterm exams, as well as the fact that he was about to be down twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks... everything else other than that was nothing to him.
How powerful the Society of Saints was had nothing to do with him.
Hopefully they wouldn''t seek him out.
However, he thought that the probability of the Society of Saints finding him was pretty low; his grades in No. 60 High School were consistently average, why would they notice him?
Thinking about this, Wang Ling simply pushed the issue to the back of his mind.
Revision, revision! This was far more important than the Society of Saints!
He had to get an average score in the exams... he couldn''t do too well, otherwise Father Wang would chastise him, but he couldn''t do too poorly either, otherwise Teacher Pan would call his parents.
That was why Wang Ling thought that the person who could truly manage average grades every single time was the real big boss.
However, he had barely opened his textbook when he received a text message from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Brother Ling... I have something to tell you..."
Wang Ling replied with a question mark. "?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "That... we might have to give the holy beast blood to you a dayte."
Wang Ling was about to ask why when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent another text: "Today I prepared a basin for Little Silver, and when he was getting ready to draw blood, he said something about how it had to be done under the midday sun, so he went outside with the basin and knife to do it."
Seeing this, Wang Ling could already guess what had happened. "..."
Sure enough, he read thetter half of the text: "Then, the neighbors saw Little Silver cut his wrist and bleed himself... he''s still being watched in custody, and the police are currently counseling him."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Seven o''clock at night, Anning District Cultivation Police Station, Songhai city.
Little Silver was in front of a police officer; his right wrist had already been disinfected and bound up in a simple wrap.
When he had been discovered ''cutting his wrist,'' half the basin had already been filled with his holy beast blood... but in the end the police officer had tossed it without a second thought. When he recalled the scenario from back then, Little Silver still felt a deep ache in his balls.
Thankfully holy beasts didn''t rely on the liver to produce blood, otherwise he would have been dead exhausted.
"Name."
"Little Silver."
"I''m asking for your real name..."
"I''m Little Silver." The young man took out his ID card, which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had personally taken him to get done not long ago
"Does it still hurt?" the police little brother responsible for taking notes asked with concern.
This little brother had been a psychiatrist before, so he would typically be put in charge of cases of attempted suicide such as this. In fact, taking notes was secondary; the most critical was psychological counseling. He had to coax these young people who had attempted suicide to open their hearts and feel the warmth of the world!
"No..."
Little Silver replied in a low voice and looked a little disgustedly at the bandage wrapped around his wrist.
If he wanted to, he couldpletely heal this small cut in a few seconds. In order to not give himself away, he had deactivated his healing factor on the way to the police station as he watched the police officer dress his wound, and there had still been quite a bit of blood...
"When can I leave?" Little Silver looked up and blinked luminous eyes at the police officer as he asked his question.
But the police little brother didn''t buy it at all. "ying cute is useless; you have to clearly exin why you wanted to kill yourself."
"..."
Little Silver muttered under his breath with resentment on his face. "Wasn''t it because of those twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks..."
The police little brother almost threw his pen aside when he heard this. "What did you say?"
Little Silver: "Er... I mean, it was because I didn''t get the card I wanted inside these twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks, so..."
The police little brother continued to be shocked. "Just because of this, you decided to kill yourself?"
Little Silver: "Otherwise...?"
The police little brother: "..."
...
About an hourter, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal arrived at the police station.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Hello, I''m here to post bail..."
The police officer at the reception desk smiled. "Who are you posting bail for? Name, please."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Little Silver."
"Oh, that young man who looks like he''s of mixed blood. He was indeed here earlier because he had attempted suicide," said the police officer.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "And now?"
The police officer: "You can check the psychiatric department in Second Hospital''s istion zone."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Chapter 375 Share a Bit About Your Soul Pets
After finding out about Little Silver''s miserable experience, Wang Ling was speechless for a good while... When all was said and done, Little Silver was a holy beast and was too honest; it would have been strange if no one had noticed him cutting his wrist and bleeding himself in broad daylight. If he had cast an invisibility spell or set up a boundary, things wouldn''t have be this troublesome.
Thanks to this unexpected incident, it appeared that the holy beast blood would be dyed for two days.
Wang Ling sighed in his heart, but he didn''t actually need it that urgently. After merging with its current body, Loopy Toad''s soul was in fact still going through a long period of adaptation; in addition to the fact that Loopy Toad was cultivating the new version of the "Demon King Heart Sutra," symptoms like being fond of sleeping were a sign that its body was still adapting.
The holy beast blood would act like a catalyst which could substantially reduce the time needed for the body and soul to align with each other.
This wasn''t a situation unique to Loopy Toad; when a soul entered a brand new body, it would always need quite some time to break it in. This was unavoidable, like when the old devil had borrowed the body of the Master of Shadow Stream, or such as in the case of the takeout delivery little brothers whose bodies had suffered at the hands of the old devil back then; although the insurancepanies had created new "lotus root bodies" for each of them, it wasn''t that easy to truly get used to them.
For these takeout delivery little brothers, even the simple act of shaking hands and hugging at the very beginning had had to be done gingerly since these lotus root bodies were especially fragile before they were broken in C one careless mistake and an arm could snap off, trailing a long lotus root fiber... just thinking about it was horrifying.
It was now already past eight o''clock in the evening. After doing a bit of revision, Wang Ling then couldn''t resist taking out his watch.
Electronic gadgets nowadays were really evil; people were unable to control themselves and would take them out at all times for a look.
That morning, the thing with the Society of Saints had yet to be widespread, and it had only circted within the school.
But now, Wang Ling was surprised to discover that this Society of Saints was already a hot search topic online and was mentioned by all the major news media outlets, and even in WeChat Moments and special top trending topics.
But Wang Ling didn''t click on anything, and instead chose to ignore them.
Afterwards, he opened the ss group chat, and predictably, it was flooded. His ssmates had grown increasingly passionate in the discussion on the Society of Saints, as if every one of them was an unusual talent that would be signed by the society any minute now.
After all, a rmendation for university admission was just too tempting.
After graduating from high school, if you could smoothly enter the university you wanted to get into, you had for the most part seeded in life. As mentioned before, it didn''t take long at all for a modern cultivator to advance from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage; as long as you were talented enough and had sufficient resources, there wouldn''t be any problem making a breakthrough in just a few years. But advancing from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage wasn''t the same; during this period, you would need a very good life coach, and you could only encounter this sort of person at top universities.
Of course... Wang Ling felt that all of this had nothing to do with him.
While he was surfing online, Teacher Ye suddenly sent him a private message: "Student Wang Ling, this is the entry form for the battle of soul pets. Please fill it out and send it to me when you have the time. There are examples inside the form which you can refer to C these are thebat spirit beasts which the other schools have already entered into thepetition; you can take a closer look at them."
After that, Teacher Ye straightaway sent him the digital form. "Oh, by the way, Student Wang Ling, every spirit beast taking part in the battle needs to have a qualification certificate. The next time you''re at school, just give me a copy of the credentials."
"..."
To be honest, if it hadn''t been for Teacher Ye, Wang Ling would havepletely forgotten all about this.
Until now, Loopy Toad had yet to be assessed by a regtory organization!
But it sounded like a hassle; Loopy Toad could go do it itself...
After that, Wang Ling opened the form and went straight to thest few pages.
These were No. 59 High School and Reliance High School''s entries into the "battle of soul pets" event in the district sports meet. Both schools had already selected spirit beasts suitable forbat.
These two spirit beasts belonged to students in each school respectively. Thebat spirit beast which No. 59 High School was sending out was a gori named Jinbei, and its owner happened to be that famous delinquent senior He Bufeng who had turned over a new leaf.
The form contained all the information on Jinbei.
Name: Jinbei
Age: 300 years
Level: Fourth-ss Spirit Beast
Species: Goldenback Gori
Character: Docile, Friendly with people
Likes: Bananas
Special Traits: When it sees bananas, it will enter a state of sustained violence
After he finished reading the information, Wang Ling found a photo of Jinbei in the top right corner of the form. Although the goldenback gori was three hundred years old, it was considered a teenager in its n. Soul pets generally had contracts, and often this soul pet contract could be passed down through the bloodline.
Hence, Wang Ling spected that this gori had probably been handed down in He Bufeng''s family.
Actually, there were a lot of goldenback goris in the world of spirit beasts, so they weren''t exactly rare. But in the world of soul pets, they were priceless since few people would keep a gori as a pet at home.
Also as a sidenote, this confirmed that He Bufeng''s family situation was actually pretty good, though one couldn''t tell to what extent.
Apart from the goldenback gori that He Bufeng had offered up this time, Reliance High School had also put forward a pretty savage spirit beast, and shark.
Furthermore, it was a third-ss beast!
The owner was one of the three Tree brothers whom Teacher Ye had mentioned previously, Aluminum Tree.
Land sharks were amphibious and quite rare among aggressive-type spirit beasts. Despite that, however, they were very easy to tame. If you could raise and shark pup from a young age, feeding it meat and potato chips every day, it would be unwaveringly devoted to you.
Whilend sharks were certainly very strong, they had a major w, and that was that they ate a tremendous amount. This spirit beast breed really liked to eat, and not only that, they were also very picky. There was no way that a regr family would be able to raise this thing.
Looking at the form, Wang Ling sighed in his heart; it turned out that his two opponents this time were rich big shots!
In contrast, Wang Ling felt that Loopy Toad was really easy to raise and also wasn''t big in size; in addition to being easy to carry around, it didn''t eat so much C the most important thing was that when you were tired from doing your homework, that green fur would always give you an overflowing sense of spring...
Thinking about this, Wang Ling scrolled through the form and took a look at the specific data on thend shark.
Name: Aluminum Small Fish
Age: 233 years
Level: Third-ss Spirit Beast
Character: Likes water, Going for walks, Tasty, Savage
Likes: All kinds of meat and potato chips
Special Traits: It can''t move without food
Species: Seafood...
Chapter 376 This Dog... Is So Awesome
There were three spirit beast qualification assessment centers in Songhai city, and they mainly dealt in ss identification. As long as you produced the relevant soul pet contract and paid thepulsory assessment fee, you could take the qualification assessment test. Loopy Toad had been at Wang Ling''s ce for so long, but they had never formed a contract... because this kind of contract was in fact meaningless to both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad.
The reason for the existence of the soul pet contract was so that owners could use the power of the contract to forcibly restrain their soul pets if they went out of control. But as a pet that belonged to Ling Zhenren, this type of contract was utterly worthless.
First of all, there was no way Loopy Toad would ever lose control, let alone rebel against Wang Ling C that was just deliberately asking for trouble.
However, in order to participate in the spirit beast qualification assessment center''s test this time, Wang Ling had formed a contract with Loopy Toadst night, and Loopy Toad had brought that contract out with it.
The toad n had a Space Swallowing Spell, and though Loopy Toad was now a dog, it could still cast the spell as long as it could use spirit energy and knew the incantation. For now, the contract was stored away inside its mouth.
...
It was almost eleven o''clock when a green akita showed up at the entrance to the qualification assessment center.
This was the spirit beast qualification assessment center in the heart of the city. It was a very imposing building that was shaped like a giant egg and densely studded with all kinds of decorative spirit stones.
Loopy Toad reached the ss doors in two or three jumps. Although it had yet to enter the building, it could already hear the noise inside.
In front of the reception desk was a long queue of cultivators waiting with their spirit beasts to get the qualification assessment done. Contrary to Loopy Toad''s expectations, the spirit beasts ahead of it in line were pretty ordinary. There were all kinds of spirit beasts, from those that flew to those that ran and those that swam... the most novel spirit beast actually turned out to be a butterfly whose owner was a teenager wearing a red peaked cap and standing in front of Loopy Toad in line.
This butterfly was obediently perched motionless on the teenager''s shoulder.
Loopy Toad was at the very end of the queue. When it spotted the butterfly, it immediately started to sweat; this was most likely a rare spirit butterfly, but Loopy Toad couldn''t tell exactly what species of spirit butterfly it belonged to.
The ssification of spirit beasts in the cultivation world was just tooplicated. There were all kinds of fantastic oddities. Therefore, whether a spirit beast was good or bad often depended on how strong it was.
As long as you were strong enough, even if you were a spirit ant, you could be called a king.
Nowadays, there were plenty of cultivators who relied on the spirit beasts they kept to earn money by entering them in soul petpetitions all across the country. This was a new industry which the spirit beast qualification assessment centers had been created to serve.
First of all, they could link together soul petpetitions all over the country to provide the government with precise data on spirit beasts. Secondly, they could make proper records of all the spirit beasts that were being kept as pets nationwide so that if something happened, the assessment centers could contact the owners directly.
While it was in line, Loopy Toad saw the boy with the red peaked cap in front of it suddenly turn to look at it. "Did youe by yourself? Where''s your owner?"
Loopy Toad raised its head to look at the clock in the main hall of the qualification assessment center and directly replied, "He''s in ss."
In the end, this inconsequential reply made all the nearby spirit beasts and their owners in line send utterly amazed looks in Loopy Toad''s direction C even the security guards next to them who were in charge of maintaining order, as well as the qualification assessment center''s management, were shocked.
The hell?! This green-furred dog could actually talk?
In general, only second-ss spirit beasts would have a preliminary grasp ofnguage, right?
Usually for spirit beasts lower than second ss, only their owners whom they had formed contracts with would be able to understand what they were saying!
The teenager stared at Loopy Toad in utter amazement. "You can talk? Are you a second-ss beast?"
Loopy Toad was very modest. "Second-ss? I don''t think I''m there yet..."
The teenager was a little puzzled. "Then how are you able to talk?"
Loopy Toad: "I can also write; is it so hard to learn?"
Everyone: "..."
The teenager took a deep breath. He had originally wondered what kind of owner would be so rxed as to let their soul pete to take the qualification assessment on its own...
This was because there would be a follow-up form to fill plus a question-and-answer session for which the soul pets would need to coborate with their owners. But if the soul pet could talk and write... then its owner really didn''t need to apany it for the qualification assessment.
This teenager was in fact that kind of cultivator who specialized in training his own spirit beasts and then take them all over the country to take part inpetitions. The moment he had seen Loopy Toad, he had immediately been taken with it... he felt that this green-furred dog wasn''t just any ordinary type of cool!
What kind of spirit beast could speak and write despite not having yet advanced to second ss?
This teenager was incredibly curious about Loopy Toad, and he immediately crouched down and stretched out one hand. "Hello, nice to meet you... My name is Wei Zhi, I''m from Zhenxin town. You can call me Little Zhi."
"..."
Loopy Toad was dazed as for some reason, it felt like it had heard this line before. To be polite, it also put out its paw.
This teenager called Wei Zhi looked very excited. "Were you born with green fur?"
Loopy Toad nodded its head. "Sort of..."
In fact, it had long wanted toin about this green fur.
Although it had once been a demon king, Loopy Toad had never crossed any lines, and hadn''t done anything too outrageous. The greatest atrocity it had evermitted in its life was probably when the Gate Between Worlds had descended six years ago... Furthermore, probably no one would believe that back then, it had been the other demon kings that had joined hands to push it out of the Gate.
In the end, it had barelynded before it had been killed.
With the exception of this incident, Loopy Toad thought that it was a pretty decent toad. But then Teacher Pan had fused it with a dog and turned it into a green-furred akita, which had filled Loopy Toad''s heart with despair.
Was there anyone who had never made any mistakes when they were younger? Why did it have to be turned into the color of forgiveness.
It might not seem like a big deal to anyone else, but it was really painful for Loopy Toad...
Because of this teenager Wei Zhi''s flustered behavior, Loopy Toad noticed that there were now more and more eyes on it... Even several of the staff members in charge of registration at the front desk were staring at it strangely.
When it was Wei Zhi''s turn to fill in the assessment form, he cast a slightly concerned nce at Loopy Toad.
"Shall I fill it out for you? It''s hard for you to hold a pen in your paw, right?"
Loopy Toad shook its head. "No, I''ll do it myself."
Wei Zhi and the staff at the front desk were dumbstruck. Then Wei Zhi gave Loopy Toad an information form and passed it a pen, and he couldn''t helpughing. "This is the first time I''ve ever seen a dog write..."
Loopy Toad held the pen adeptly. Actually, it wasn''t so much that it was holding the pen, but that it had attached it to its paw with spirit energy. This was a pose which Loopy Toad had especially studied, and it made it easier to move the pen back and forth.
As Loopy Toad began to fill in the form, a lot of people in the queue couldn''t help watching; even Wei Zhi couldn''t help ncing in Loopy Toad''s direction as he filled in his own form.
Suddenly, Wei Zhi asked curiously, "What kind of spirit dog are you?"
Loopy Toad answered indifferently, "Akita."
Akita?
Everyone was shocked... because the akita was just a normal dog breed, and didn''t belong to the ranks of spirit dogs at all!
Wei Zhi was astonished. "Are you a mongrel?"
The corners of Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched. "You''re the mongrel!"
Wei Zhi: "..."If it isn''t obvious by now, Little Zhi or Xiao Zhi is the Chinese name for Satoshi, the main protagonist in the original ''Pokemon'' series.Green as the color of forgiveness refers to the Chinese phrase "to wear a green hat," which means to be cuckolded.
Chapter 377 Pushing Large Butterfly
Lying on the ground, Loopy Toad finished filling in the registration form, and Wei Zhi helped it hand the form to the receptionist at the front desk. When he saw the writing on it, he was extremely astonished; it was in a slender gold style that many people might try to emte but not necessarily achieve. Although the words had been written with a dog''s paw, they were very neat, so much so that they looked like they had been printed.
"How did you make it so perfect?" Wei Zhi was now more and more curious about Loopy Toad. He felt that this was definitely a dog with a story to tell!
"I practice assiduously." Loopy Toad''s answer was just three words.
As it spoke, Loopy Toad''s eyes seemed a little pleased, but it didn''t show much excitement on its face. It didn''t know whether it was because it had been with Ling Zhenren for so long, but Loopy Toad felt that it was obviously using a lot less facial expressions, and it was tending slightly toward using a poker face.
"You''re really interesting. If it''s possible, I''d really like to meet your owner," Wei Zhi said.
"If there is an opportunity."
Loopy Toad''s reply was very polite.
From this response, Wei Zhi instantly understood that there was no way this bizarre green-furred akita would ever help him meet its owner.
But Wei Zhi felt that he would still be able to find its owner even without its help! The owner''s name and home address were on the registration form it had just filled in! When he helped Loopy Toad submit the form, Wei Zhi sneakily took a photo! He could search for the address himself!
What kind of person could raise such a bizarre akita... Wei Zhi was more and more curious!
Seeing Wei Zhi''s "triumphant" expression, Loopy Toad couldn''t helpughing in its heart on the side.
In the end he was still a youngster.
Too young!
Loopy Toad had in fact been aware of Wei Zhi secretly taking a photo, but it wasn''t worried at all... because this type of information lifted on the sly would definitely be affected by the "Great Shielding Spell" and became a lump of mosaic tiles.
After waiting in front of the reception desk for a while, a staff member quickly entered Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad''s data into theputer before giving them two number tes. "Please proceed to the test hall up ahead and wait for your turn to be tested."
Loopy Toad held the number te in its mouth; it was number 177, and Wei Zhi was number 176.
After a clear look at the number te, Loopy Toad raised its head. Its mouth glowed with faint spirit light, and then it used the "Space Swallowing Spell" to put away the number te, since it would be in the way if it hung off Loopy Toad''s body.
Wei Zhi was even more amazed when he saw this scene. "What spell is this?"
Loopy Toad replied, "Nothing much... it''s a verymon spatial spell so that I can store things in my mouth."
Hearing this, Wei Zhi swore. "The Mouth Escape Technique?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
A person and a dog made their way toward the test hall. The assessment center was very big, and it was very easy for anyone who was here for the first time to get lost. But Loopy Toad appeared quite calm as it strode forward without the slightest bit of hesitation.
"There''s a map over there, shall we go take a look?" Wei Zhi asked.
"No need." Loopy Toad shook its head.
Before making their way to the test hall, Loopy Toad had already remembered the aura of the man who had been in front of Wei Zhi in the queue. Now it just followed that person''s aura. The man had already arrived at the test hall and his aura had already settled down, so there was absolutely no mistake.
While this wasn''t Wei Zhi''s first visit to an assessment center, it was in fact his first time at this particr one. He followed behind Loopy Toad, and finally, they really did reach their destination.
After that, his regard for Loopy Toad increased even more.
Able to speak, to write, to use the Mouth Escape Technique and to even navigate... This was simply a must-have pet for home or travel!
At that moment, Wei Zhi had already made up his mind when he went back, he would get a dog!
When they arrived at the test hall, there were a lot of people waiting in line. Loopy Toad''s gaze swept over the ten-odd people in front of it. The assessment wouldn''t be as quick as filling in the form had been, so it would probably have to wait a while. However, those in line could watch live images of the spirit beasts currently being tested on crystal screens in the center of the test hall.
These images were only broadcasted with the owners'' consent; without their permission, they wouldn''t be yed publicly.
But most of them had full confidence in their spirit beasts, so they all gave their consent C this was an opportunity to show off publicly and to satisfy their vanity. As long as their soul pets were strong enough, the owners would also be acimed.
Loopy Toad gazed at the crystal screen for room number 2 in the test hall; it was showing images of a brawny rabbit which was currently being tested. At a height of one hundred and sixty centimeters, the rabbit was unusuallyrge and packed with muscle from head to toe. It was wearing boxing gloves on both hands, and looked quite terrifying. But maybe because of its owner''s bad taste, the rabbit''s ears were tied into a bow.
"Muscr Spirit Rabbit?"
Wei Zhi recognized the breed at a nce, and then began to analyze this rabbit. "The color of its coat is not bad! And its muscles are well-developed! I''m guessing it''s at least fourth ss. It''s a strength-type spirit beast good at quick attacks. It''s already a sixth-ss beast as an infant, and the highest level it can advance to is third ss. But raising one is pretty difficult since this type of spirit rabbit is particrly vulnerable to illness as an infant. The advantage is that once you''ve nurtured and raised it, it''s very loyal and can be used in all kinds ofbat."
Loopy Toad nodded its head slightly. It hadn''t expected Wei Zhi to know so much despite his young age.
Wei Zhi crouched down beside Loopy Toad and smiled slightly. "I''ll tell you a secret..."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Wei Zhi: "This rabbit has already been neutered."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi sighed and said, "Besides being particrly vulnerable to illness, this is the second biggest w of this kind of rabbit it has a very lusty appetite. If you don''t control it and you let it roam free for a year, it''ll bring back an army coalition for you."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Just like that, one person and one dog made inane conversation in front of the doors; during this time, Loopy Toad tried to speak as little as possible and did its best to be an inconspicuous dog. However, because of the waves Wei Zhi had stirred up earlier, most of the people who hade for the test today were impressed by Loopy Toad; they had still been pointing Loopy Toad out right up until it had been about to enter the test hall.
Soon, it was finally Wei Zhi''s turn.
"Brother Dog, I''m going first!" Wei Zhi crouched down and rubbed Loopy Toad''s head, taking the opportunity to grope it.
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
Very quickly, the scene of Wei Zhi and his spirit butterfly taking the test was projected on a screen.
The first session was the strength test.
A strength testing machine had been set up in the center of the test room which would give a corresponding strength value after one blow by the spirit beast.
Wei Zhi''s butterfly flew over unhurriedly and stopped in front of the testing machine.
Everyone watched this scene...
Two secondster, they all heard a fierce explosion.
Loopy Toad was startled when it saw the value revealed by the testing machine. Such a small spirit butterfly... actually had a strength of two thousand jin...
"What the hell, what kind of butterfly is this?" someone next to Loopy Toad eximed.
Another person who was staring at the screen said hesitantly, "It looks like... a Pushing Large Butterfly?"
"Pushing Large Butterfly?"
"That''s right. The pupa of this butterfly species is very, very thick, and it''s asrge as a basketball. They have to push their way out of the pupayer byyer; that''s why they''re called Pushing Large Butterflies."
Loopy Toad: "..." Were they onions?The "slender gold" style of calligraphy invented by Emperor Huizong refers to how his writing resembled twisted and curved gold fment.An online term that can mean variously to persuade someone with your words or talk your way out of things.The Chinese adaptation and loose transliteration of the name of the butterfly Pokemon Butterfree is ''badahu.'' The author has used a homonym for ''ba'' which means ''push.''
Chapter 378 A Slick Middle-Aged Man Who Raises Penguins
The test at the assessment center was divided into many parts. In addition to the strength test, speed test, jump test, defense test and intelligence test, which were the five basic ability tests, the most important part was thest actualbat assessment segment.
Before Wei Zhi had gone in, Loopy Toad had heard him say that the spirit beasts used in the actualbat segment had been bred together by the assessment center.
All the test beasts had the same abilities; the only difference was in their grades.
The assessment center''s general rule was that after the five basic ability tests, the assessment center instructor would directly determine the grade based on the spirit beast''s overall ability. For example, if it was a fourth-ss spirit beast, a fourth-ss test beast would be arranged for thest actualbat segment.
If the spirit beast won, it would ultimately be upgraded to third ss or its grade would remain the same depending on its performance in the fight. But if the spirit beast lost, it would be downgraded to a lower level.
This was a rule that had been put in ce back when the assessment centers had been first set up, and was in fact pretty fair.
The only troublesome thing was the test beast''s ability.
Because from what Wei Zhi had said, the test beasts which all the assessment centers used were spirit emperor penguins.
Loopy Toad had some knowledge of this type of spirit beast. In addition to their strong ability to endure and resist attacks, they had an annoying but extremely powerful ability to mimic other spirit beasts in a short span of time, they couldpletely duplicate any spells used by a spirit beast in battle, so they could be considered pretty omnipotent spirit beasts.
But they also had a weakness, which was that they usually dealt very little damage. Hence, spirit emperor penguins were very suitable for use as test beasts in assessment centers.
While Loopy Toad was contemting this, one of the test rooms had been vacated, and at the same time, the broadcast system started to call out a number, which was Loopy Toad''s very number: number 177.
There were five test rooms in the test hall. Wei Zhi had entered room number 4. The room Loopy Toad was going to enter was room number 5, next to Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad nced at the screen and saw that Wei Zhi and his Pushing Large Butterfly had just started the speed test.
After its number was called, Loopy Toad disgorged its number te from its mouth and waited quietly at the door to room 5.
After a while, the person who had entered room 5 previously came out. It was a man in a ck windbreaker, and unexpectedly, it was followed by a small bone dragon.
This small bone dragon following the man appeared very docile, but the two balls of hellfire in its eyes looked very horrifying.
Was this person a foreigner?
Loopy Toad was shocked because bone dragons were spirit beasts that belonged to the dead souls category and weren''t seen in Huaxiu nation. Furthermore, local cultivators mostly chased luck in fengshui, so very few of them would raise a dead soul-type spirit beast. Hence, they didn''t really sell well in Huaxiu. However, this kind of spirit beast was quite popr abroad.
"I really want to know what this bone dragon''s grade is, it should be pretty awesome."
"But it seems that its owner didn''t choose to make its test public. What a pity! It''s rare to see one!"
There were sounds of discussion around Loopy Toad.
It watched as the man in the ck windbreaker and the little bone dragon walked out the door. When they reached the entrance to the test hall, Loopy Toad saw the man suddenly pause.
Then, Loopy Toad could very clearly sense a formidable wave of spiritual awareness bear down on it.
Wanted to feel it out?
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes and deliberately released its demon king soul in return.
As a result, the man in the ck windbreaker at the doors was clearly stunned as he staggered and almost fell.
This scene made Loopy Toad sneer in its heart C a Golden Core cultivator wanted to act cocky with it?
After the man in the ck windbreaker left with his bone dragon, Loopy Toad waited for over three minutes at the door before a very slick-looking middle-aged male instructor walked out of the test room. "Mr Er, sorry to have kept you waiting. We''ve just finished tidying up the room; you cane in for your test now."
When Loopy Toad heard this address, the corners of its mouth immediately couldn''t help twitching.
Mr... Er? This address really sounded idiotic!
The middle-aged instructor leafed through the information in his hands. "ording to this information, this is Mr Er''s first visit here?"
"Mm."
Loopy Toad nodded, and then looked at the middle-aged instructor a little strangely. "Don''t you think it''s strange that I can talk?"
The middle-aged instructor shook his head with the expression of one who was unmoved by the unusual. "I''ve been in this field for ten years... There''s a good saying: you may not have eaten pork, but surely you''ve seen a pig run."
Loopy Toad: "..."
The middle-aged instructor: "Generally speaking, spirit beasts only begin to grasp the ability to speak when they reach second ss. But of the ten thousand or so spirit beasts that I''ve assessed, I''ve asionallye across several who can talk despite not yet having reached second ss. Based on the requirements of that Society of Saints that''s be poprtely, these spirit beasts would also be considered unusually gifted."
Loopy Toad: "..."
The middle-aged instructor looked at Loopy Toad and couldn''t helpughing. "But it seems that you can also write? Then you are a talent among talents. You should be careful on your way home, otherwise you might really be snatched up by this Society of Saints."
Loopy Toad: "The Society of Saints also takes in spirit beasts?"
The middle-aged instructor looked at Loopy Toad in extreme surprise. "You don''t even know that? The Society of Saints has spirit beast sses. Do you still remember their TV ad? There were several dragonflies that flew past that youngster C those were high-ranked spirit beasts."
Loopy Toad was startled... There was actually this detail? It hadn''t noticed at all!
It should be said that most people''s attention would have been focused on that youngster, Chu Yuanhao, from Building Materials High School.
The middle-aged instructor looked at Loopy Toad as he walked along. "This might be an upational disease I''ve developed after so many years: I am far more sensitive to spirit beasts than other people. When I saw those dragonflies, I wondered if the Society of Saints had any spirit beast sses. In the end, I looked it up online and found that they did have sses. Furthermore, it seems that recently, the society wants to coborate with spirit beast assessment centers nationwide to find spirit beasts with unusual talent."
"..."
For some reason, Loopy Toad suddenly felt a creeping sense of danger.
While the person and the dog were chatting, they officially arrived at the test room.
Several machines had been set up inside the room.
The middle-aged instructor said, "Mr Er would probably have seen it on the screens outside; you''ll undergo five basic ability tests. After you''re done with them, I''ll work out your grade and then arrange a test beast to fight you in actualbat."
Speaking up to this point, he suddenly looked proud. "To tell you the truth, I was the one who raised all the spirit emperor penguins used for testing in this assessment center!"
Loopy Toad: "You raised them?"
"That''s right! Our Ma family has been raising all kinds of penguins for generations."
The middle-aged instructor held out his work permit in front of Loopy Toad very proudly. "I am the only son of the thirtieth generation of the Ma family, Ma Huateng!"
Loopy Toad: "..."The pinyin for Loopy Toad is ''Erha,'' and ''er'' is used in Chinese ng to mean idiotic or foolish.Someone may not have experienced something for themselves, but still has some knowledge of it.Ma Huateng is the founder of Tencent Holdings, which developed the instant messenger Tencent QQ whose logo is a penguin wearing a red scarf.
Chapter 379 Targeted?
The entire test went very smoothly, and Loopy Toad managed to walk out of the test room at around two in the afternoon. Images of its test hadn''t been directly made public, because after the ruckus Wei Zhi had caused, there had been too many eyes on it. Thus, Loopy Toad had decided to keep a low profile, and it left right after the test; this grade assessment originally wasn''t anything meaningful to both Loopy Toad and Wang Ling, and they were in fact just going through the motions.
Whatever its measure was, Loopy Toad was very clear about its own value; whatever figure it got would be enough.
Once the qualification assessment test was done, the qualification certificate would be mailed to the house within three working days, so all Loopy Toad could do now was wait.
Thinking about this, Loopy Toad walked out of the doors of the assessment center, and then was stunned when it realized that Wei Zhi was leaning against a stone pir waiting for it.
It hadn''t seen Wei Zhi when it hade out of the test hall earlier, so it thought he had already gone. It had never expected that Wei Zhi would be waiting for it here.
"Yo, Brother Dog! What a coincidence! I only just got out after the test, I never thought we would meet again!" Wei Zhi waved and shed his white teeth at Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad: "..." It had truly never met such a shameless person before.
Loopy Toad didn''t actually dislike Wei Zhi, and in fact felt that this friendly boy was a little interesting.
And most importantly, it realized that Wei Zhi was very familiar with the entire spirit beast system of Huaxiu nation. It could be said that he was very knowledgeable, and this was something that Loopy Toad wanted to know.
Maybe they could be friends?
Loopy Toad pondered this in its heart.
"How was the test? What ss?" As he spoke, Wei Zhi grabbed the rim of his red peaked cap and twisted it around on his head out of habit. This was probably his signature move; Loopy Toad had seen him do it quite a few times inside the assessment center.
"Fourth ss."
Loopy Toad thought it had nothing to hide when it came to its test results.
Anyway, it had actually held back: its real grade should be peak third ss.
To Loopy Toad''s surprise, Wei Zhi seemed to have anticipated this result as he stared calctingly at it and smiled slightly. "Brother Dog, you held back, didn''t you?"
Loopy Toad wagged its tail. "You can tell?"
"Our family has raised and trained soul pets for generations. We have a secret art which allows us to determine the strength of a spirit beast based on its unique aura. I took a sniff of Brother Dog and felt that your unique aura was very dense... so your strength is at the very least third ss." At this point, Wei Zhi suddenly stared at Loopy Toad and couldn''t help wiping at his drool.
Loopy Toad was rmed. "..." The hell?! What did this guy want?
Wei Zhi: "Brother Dog, would you mind... if I hugged you for a good whiff?"
Loopy Toad: "Get lost..."
Wei Zhi sighed with obvious disappointment. "Ai, how can you be like that, we were fated to meet! I haven''t smelled such a rich unique aura in a long time!"
The corners of Loopy Toad''s mouth twitched. "Are you a dog?"
Wei Zhi: "How did you know?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
After a moment of silence, Loopy Toad looked into the distance. "I''m going home."
Saying this, it leapt down the steps, looking very cool.
The traffic in front of the center was very heavy as pedestrians flowed by in an endless stream.
The sun shone directly onto Loopy Toad''s green dog fur, so even in the crowd, it still stood out.
Standing on the steps, Wei Zhi looked at Loopy Toad''s back and shouted loudly, "Brother Dog! Will we meet again?"
Loopy Toad didn''t speak, but just raised one of its front paws. Only then did Wei Zhi realize that his cap had actually been taken!
I''ll find you...
Once it was a distance away from Wei Zhi, Loopy Toad tilted its head slightly, and then in a sh, it disappeared like a bolt of lightning in the crowd.
"As expected, Brother Dog isn''t simple!"
On the steps to the entrance of the assessment center, Wei Zhi took out a new cap and put it on, his heart brimming with excitement.
...
On its way back, Loopy Toad crouched quietly under the bench at the bus stop as it prepared to take the next spirit bus back to the Wang family''s small vi.
It was how it had gotten here earlier.
Considering how a dog paying for itself or using a public transport card to ride a vehicle would cause an uproar, Loopy Toad''s usual tactic was to wait for the instant that the bus doors opened, and then slip in like lightning before hiding. Then, it would leave two coins under the seat before getting off.
This was a tried and tested method, and Loopy Toad was very confident in being fast enough to get on the bus. Even if they took surveince videos, unless the images were slowed down fifty times, they still wouldn''t even be able to see Loopy Toad''s shadow.
While Loopy Toad yawned as it crouched under the bench, a familiar aura suddenly appeared, and Loopy Toad was instantly on alert.
It had smelled this aura before!
And it was very clear that this aura was hostile.
Under the bench, Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes and saw a guy in a ck windbreaker appear in front of it!
Loopy Toad was sure that this was the man with the bone dragon at the test hall earlier!
Did he want revenge?
Loopy Toad couldn''t helpughing inwardly. It didn''t bother to avoid the man, and simply came out directly.
But just as it emerged, several dark shadows came out of nowhere in a sh to immediately surround it! These people were carrying rope and a cage; most terrible of all was that one of them was holding an electric prod. This bunchughed vulgarly; it was obvious from their faces that they didn''t have good intentions.
The f**k... what did they want?
Loopy Toad knew it had been targeted.
Staring at the men in ck in front of it, Loopy Toad was very calm in its heart. There were five men that had surrounded it, and they were all Golden Core cultivators. If it had just been one or two of them, Loopy Toad thought it could havepletely handled it, but in the current situation... After all, four paws were really no match for ten hands, and fighting back would really be too difficult.
But it would still have a chance if it ran.
Loopy Toad felt a little resentful at this thought; whatever had happened in the past, it had still been a demon king... If it wasn''t because it had yet to recover its full strength, it could have swallowed these petty mongrel cultivators up in one bite!
"Hello, Mr Dog. Our organization is very interested in you and would like to invite you to have some tea and a snack." The man in ck with the bone dragon was holding a rope and had a sinister smile on his face as he spoke.
Loopy Toad looked at these men in ck in shock. They were actually kidnapping a dog of the people in broad daylight... It had juste out for a bit to take the test for the qualification certificate, but had been targeted. What kind of shitty situation was this?
"What if I say no?" Loopy Toad looked at the man and replied.
The man in ck pulled out the electric prod he was carrying. "This electric prod is a specially remodeled electroshock magic treasure which can deliver a hundred thousand volts of electricity." Saying this, the man chuckled. "If you won''te with us, I''ll even stun a ghost for you to see!"
Loopy Toad: "..."To be more precise, Loopy Toad was asking if Wei Zhi had been born in the Chinese zodiac year of the dog.
Chapter 380 Look! A UFO!
Going to all this trouble to capture it... Loopy Toad really didn''t know what to say. It felt that it had actually already been very low-key at the assessment center today. Was it because it could speak and write despite not yet having reached second ss, so they felt that it was "unusually gifted," and thus wanted to catch it? Wasn''t this Society of Saints a little too sloppy?
Furthermore, Loopy Toad had a feeling that while these people in front of it might be connected to the Society of Saints, they were definitely not from the society. Would a state-certified talent organization, which cooperated with major education institutions through standard channels, need to specially send people to abduct so-called talents in broad daylight through non-standard means?
If these people were really from the Society of Saints, Loopy Toad could only feel that this bunch had been kicked in the head by a donkey.
In order to confirm its guess, Loopy Toad asked, "Are you from the Society of Saints?"
"You can think that way." The bone dragon man smiled.
Hearing this, Loopy Toad nodded.
Hm... it was sure now that this bunch wasn''t from the Society of Saints, and at the very least, they hadn''t been sent under official orders. If they truly were from the Society of Saints, would it have been so hard to admit it? The country was now abuzz with news about the Society of Saints which had shaken up the academic world. Everyone in every city knew of them, and working for such an organization would be an honor for most people.
Loopy Toad sighed in its heart. It seldom came out, and it didn''t want to cause trouble; if Little Master Ling found out, it was likely he wouldn''t be happy.
Suddenly, Loopy Toad pointed one paw at the sky. "Look! A UFO!"
But these men in ck weren''t fooled at all.
The bone dragon man couldn''t helpughing. "Do you think we''re three-year-olds? How could we fall for that?"
Loopy Toad didn''t give up, and pointed at the sky again. "Look! Yui Aragaki [1. Yui Aragaki is a Japanese celebrity popr with a lot of men.]!"
The bone dragon man: "It''s no use, juste with us quietly... Since we started doing this, we''ve long ceased to be moved by anything but our task objective."
Loopy Toad felt a sudden chill. These men weren''t just perverts bent on dogs, they were also gay!
In that moment, Loopy Toad felt that it had to use its K.O. move.
Once again, and for thest time, Loopy Toad pointed at the sky. "Look! The yful Blue Moon!"
In that instant, these men in ck were actually distracted for some reason, and as if they had been hypnotized, they werepelled to look behind them in the direction that Loopy Toad''s paw was pointing at!
Hm... The sun today was very big, and there was nothing else!
In a sh, they came back to their senses!
The bone dragon man and the others were flustered! Shit! They had actually been yed!
When they turned back to look, the green-furred dog had already slipped away, and was visibly and swiftly turning into a small green dot on the distant horizon.
"Chase it!"
The bone dragon man gnashed his teeth in rage and yelled.
The five people didn''t give up; one after another, they brought out their magic treasures and split up in three directions as they began their pursuit.
It was very clear that this wasn''t the first time the five men had done this as they were all very familiar with the nearby streets.
...
Loopy Toad hadn''t expected this bunch of people impersonating the Society of Saints to be so obsessed with it... Also, it could feel that the other party had nted a spirit marker on it.
Not only that, it wasn''t very familiar with the environment around the spirit beast assessment center; the ce Loopy Toad was the most familiar with in the city was around the market which Mother Wang and the old man frequented.
In short, it wasn''t in Loopy Toad''s favor to be chased down like this.
At that moment, its first thought was Dopey Guo''s family''s Soul Servant Shop. It knew that the Soul Servant Shop was in the city center, and that it wasn''t far from the spirit beast assessment center. As an established and reputable pet shop, it upied a prime location.
As long as he could escape there, this bunch of people should give up on catching it, right?
This was Loopy Toad''s thought.
The address had been written on the many bags of New Orleans fly-vored dog food which Dopey Guo had supplied them with previously, and Loopy Toad remembered it very clearly. However, the problem was that now that it was being chased, it had no time to settle down and study the route.
How embarrassing... it was still immature as a dog.
But just as Loopy Toad emerged from an alley onto a street, a small ck car suddenly sped over to the side of the road the driver was actually Wei Zhi!
Wei Zhi didn''t stop the car, and only slowed down to beckon Loopy Toad over, the car''s rear window already open. "No time to exin! Get in!"
"..."
At that moment, Loopy Toad didn''t say a word more, and jumped directly from the mouth of the alley into the moving ck car.
It was a well-coordinated performance between a person and a dog!
...
"Hi, Brother Dog! As expected, we''re destined to meet!" Wei Zhi greeted Loopy Toad through the rearview mirror.
Loopy Toad had actually never believed in fate, but today it felt that it and Wei Zhi really did share a deeper connection...
"How did you know I was here?" In the car, Loopy Toad stared at Wei Zhi and felt that it was something of a miracle.
"Brother Dog, did you forget when I said that you have a distinctive aura? Every spirit beast has an aura that is unique to them, and only the people in our family are able to sniff out the minute differences in aura."
Wei Zhi couldn''t help smiling. "Since there is a way to sniff out this unique aura, there is naturally a way to track it. Just as I left the assessment center, I suddenly smelled a familiar aura when I was passing by a street. I could also sense that it was unusually dense C that normally only happens when a spirit beast is in danger."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "Let me be clear, I wasn''t deliberately following you; I only set out a minute after you left."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "I just happened to pass by that street; I didn''t see the bus stand or that group of men in ck chasing you."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "In short, Brother Dog, everything that happens between you and me is destiny!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi steered the ck car along the road, ignoring all obstacles. Loopy Toad was amazed to discover that Wei Zhi was very good at driving; given his skill level, it would be a real pity if he didn''t take part in the The Fast and the Furious series.
But this still wasn''t enough topletely shake off that bunch of men in ck pursuing them from behind.
Wei Zhi was getting pissed off. "Who are they... five Golden Core cultivators for the sake of catching one dog. That''s so weird!"
Loopy Toad sighed. "They nted a spirit marker on me; I need to think of a way to wash it off."
Wei Zhi: "How are you going to do that?"
Loopy Toad: "Take some twists and turns nearby first. I''ll lick myself with my saliva, and it''ll wash off."
Wei Zhi: "Including... your anus?"
Loopy Toad: "..."This is actually a Chinese RPG game.
Chapter 381 A Knockoff Organization
After about three or four minutes, Loopy Toad finally got rid of the spirit marker. A dog''s body wasn''t as soft as a cat; it had had to twist its body in some difficult positions in order to lick some parts. Fortunately, Loopy Toad''s tongue was long enough; it hadn''tpletely abandoned the toad n''s tongue techniques.
Thus, when Wei Zhi saw that Loopy Toad could stretch its tongue out to more than a meter in length, his entire frame of mind copsed.
As expected, Brother Dog wasn''t just any ordinary dog! Wei Zhi sighed emotionally in his heart.
After driving around in circles for a while, the men in ck who had been in hot pursuit finally lost them in the flow of traffic.
Loopy Toad''s tactic had worked, though it wasn''t sure if these men in ck had other ways to find it.
Although it had indeed escaped, Loopy Toad somehow felt that things weren''t over yet.
"Who the hell are these people? Why were they chasing you?" Now that they''d escaped pursuit, Wei Zhi stopped joyriding and smoothly drove along the road.
"It''s a bunch of people that seem to be posing as the Society of Saints," said Loopy Toad.
"Society of Saints? They don''t just take in people, but even spirit beasts too?" Wei Zhiughed.
"When I was at the assessment center, a test instructor told me that the Society of Saints does have spirit beast sses." Loopy Toad sighed. "But the people chasing me clearly aren''t from the society. How can a state-certified institution be so violent?"
"That''s true."
Wei Zhi nodded. "These people are brave enough to pretend to be from the Society of Saints. Wouldn''t it be awkward for them if they really met someone from the society?"
Speaking about this, Wei Zhi immediately couldn''t helpining about the level of some imitations in Huaxiu nation. Imitations were basically for drawing attention. If a milk tea shop hit it big, then thousands and thousands of milk tea shops with simr names would suddenly spring up. If a hot pot restaurant hit it big, thousands of hot pot restaurants with simr names would pop up all over the country.
Wei Zhi reckoned that this fake Society of Saints was also an imitation group like that...
"Brother Dog, where will you go now?"
Loopy Toad thought for a bit. Although it might be safe if it went home now, there was no guarantee that the group of men in ck wouldn''t cause further trouble. Judging from their obsession with him, Loopy Toad thought that it was very likely that they would cause trouble in the future.
And most importantly, Loopy Toad felt that it wasn''t someone who could suffer and not do anything.
Even if it wasn''t a demon king any longer, since that group of people hade looking for it, then they definitely had to pay the price.
"I want to destroy this group of people," said Loopy Toad.
So it wasn''t the time for it to go home yet.
Wei Zhi: "Brother Dog has a way of tracking them?"
Loopy Toad: "I already remember the smell on them. As long as I can lock onto them with the Aura-Tracking Skill, we might be able to find their den."
However, just then, Wei Zhi saw two sports cars following them through the rearview mirror.
"F**k, they caught up to us!" Wei Zhi mmed on the gas, straightaway choosing to speed up!
He should have realized earlier that this group had put a spirit marker on the car in the chase before.
...
After several minutes of dealing with these people, Wei Zhi finally stopped the car in the mouth of an alley and the two of them abandoned it.
Although Loopy Toad''s saliva had the effect of removing the spirit marker, having it lick the car from front to back was clearly unrealistic.
"How did this group of people mark us so urately? I recall that this skill doesn''t always work."
After he got out of the car grumbling, Wei Zhi led Loopy Toad to a residential building. "See those apartments up ahead? That''s where I live. Let''s get inside first and then think about how to deal with this."
Loopy Toad followed behind Wei Zhi as one person and one dog moved quickly.
It was only in that moment that Loopy Toad realized that Wei Zhi''s strength wasn''t simple; when his feet touched the ground, they didn''t make even the slightest sound. This proved that his body movements were very good, and was at a level that didn''t match his aura.
Hence, Loopy Toad thought that Wei Zhi had also hidden some of his strength, but exactly how strong he was remained to be seen.
Generally speaking, in a family that raised spirit beasts mainly forbat, most of them weren''t strong, and needed to rely on their spirit beasts to fill the gap between themselves and their opponents.
But Loopy Toad didn''t think much about it; after all, it had also hidden a lot of secrets from Wei Zhi... Everyone had secrets, and no one could live without any.
Arriving at the ground floor of the apartment building, Wei Zhi took Loopy Toad upstairs to the twenty-third floor.
Loopy Toad was surprised to find that there was only one door on the whole of the twenty-third floor.
"Your ce?" asked Loopy Toad.
Wei Zhi grinned. "To be exact, this whole floor is mine. There were initially four apartment units on this floor. I bought all of them, then knocked down the walls to create one unit."
Loopy Toad: "..." This was simply unimaginable wealth!
But as a side note, this also showed that the business of raising spirit beasts was indeed extremely profitable. In some sense, if this sunrise industry continued to expand in the future, it was very likely that it would be able to rival or even surpass established industries such as smithing or alchemy.
For those who were very vain, having a powerfulbat pet would add the light of glory to their own faces.
Entering Wei Zhi''s ce, it was as if Loopy Toad had stepped into a garden. Wei Zhi''s living room was very unique, and had been carefully decorated to imitate a natural green environment: there were a rock garden, a small brook, birdsong and fragrant flowers... this was just like a small forest!
"I spent a lot of money creating this environment." Wei Zhi rubbed his head and smiled. Then he snapped his fingers, and the Pushing Large Butterfly which had been sitting motionlessly on his shoulder seemed to wake up. It slowly flew off beforeing to rest on a flower petal.
Loopy Toad finally realized that this green environment had been specially built for this Pushing Large Butterfly!
"It''s very safe here; those people shouldn''t be able to find us," Wei Zhi said as he smiled.
Loopy Toad: "How can you be so sure?"
Wei Zhi nodded. "This isn''t an ordinary apartment. It used to be a family apartment, and everyone who stayed here were senior officers in the military."
Loopy Toad: "...Are you a military second generation kid?"
"My grandfather gave me this ce. When it came to my father''s generation, our family withdrew ties to the army because it was really too hard to bnce raising spirit beasts and handling army matters at the same time." Wei Zhi shrugged. As he spoke, he tugged on a vine that was hanging down from the ceiling, and a side door immediately opened.
"Come in, this is my bedroom," Wei Zhi said.
Loopy Toad followed behind Wei Zhi and entered his bedroom, which seemed normal enough.
Then, it saw Wei Zhi start to rummage around in the bedroom.
"Are you hungry? I happen to have a bag of dog food here, which I got from my nephew," Wei Zhi said.
"You have a nephew?" Loopy Toad was surprised.
"We''re actually not that far apart in age, but in terms of family hierarchy, I''m indeed his little uncle," Wei Zhi said.
Momentster, he took out a white bag of high quality dog food from a cupboard, with threerge words on it "Soul Servant Shop."
Hold on... Soul Servant Shop?
Wasn''t that Dopey Guo''s family''s pet shop?
Loopy Toad suddenly felt like it had learned some shocking secret.
Chapter 382 Pet Hunters
Even if Loopy Toad wasn''t at school, it had also heard the rumors about Dopey Guo''s many uncles.
So the question now was: How many... uncles... did Dopey Guo have?
It was a very mystical question.
But now that it had met Wei Zhi, Loopy Toad finally understood why Dopey Guo had eyes and ears everywhere and knew so much gossip C forget the rest of his uncles, the gossip Dopey Guo got from Wei Zhi alone was more than enough.
As a self-employed pet trainer who traveled all over and who used to have a military background, the information Wei Zhi could gather in this circle given his profession and unique background was naturally a lot more than ordinary people. Before a lot of major events were officially made public, these sort of people would probably have already heard about them in their WeChat Moments. Although Dopey Guo wasn''t in this circle, his uncle was!
"Not hungry?"
Wei Zhi was a bit embarrassed and scratched his head when he saw Loopy Toad stare nkly at the bag of dog food he had taken out. "Does Brother Dog not eat dog food usually?"
"..."
Loopy Toad didn''t know how to reply.
Cultivating the "Demon King Heart Sutra" consumed a lot of physical strength, so the energy supply in dog food was in fact very important for Loopy Toad. It ate dog food... but the problem was that the dog food it ate wasn''t any ordinary kind.
After it had started eating the fly-vored dog food which Dopey Guo had given it, Loopy Toad found it couldn''t eat any other dog food.
"Mm... I''m not hungry right now."
Loopy Toad broke out in a sweat, but right after that its expression changed, indicating that something was wrong.
"What''s the matter?" Wei Zhi looked at it.
"That bunch is here..." Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes and shook out its tail as it looked in one direction.
It could smell the aura of that bone dragon man, and was certain that the men in ck who had been chasing it earlier had already found them and were downstairs.
Cultivators could disrupt their spiritual awareness and even create fake spiritual awareness as cover, but the one thing they couldn''t conceal was their auras. Unless they sealed all the pores on their bodies, Loopy Toad would be able to sniff out even the slightest trace of an aura.
...
The bone dragon man and the group of men in ck arrived downstairs at the family apartment building. They had stopped their cars in the mouth of the alley where Wei Zhi had abandoned his earlier.
"It''s here, that dog''s inside." The bone dragon man who was the leader sneered. He had had his bone dragon pick up the scent in the car, which had led them to this apartment building. Although the bone dragon''s sense of smell wasn''t as good as a dog''s, a third-ss bone dragon could still differentiate between auras.
"This ce doesn''t look simple. Is it really alright for us to chase them down here?"
"I''m the leader of this operation. If anything happens, I''ll take responsibility." The bone dragon man looked at the building in front of him with his hands sped behind his back. "This dog is definitely not simple! At the assessment center earlier, it deliberately released its aura to warn me off. My bone dragon also told me that there was an abnormal waveing off it that doesn''t belong to a spirit beast... If we can catch it and hand it over to the Society of Saints, we can definitely get a good price for it."
"....Will the Society of Saints really take it?"
"Of course we can''t abduct people, but we can still abduct spirit beasts. There are still some vacant spots in the society''s spirit beast sses, and they are in urgent need of special spirit beasts... When we have this guy, we''ll feed it spirit water so that it''ll lose its memories. Then we''ll wash it clean and sell it." The bone dragon manughed. "I believe the Society of Saints will reward us very handsomely."
Without waiting for his subordinates to respond, the bone dragon man had already stepped into the apartment building.
Roughly two minutester, he arrived at the door.
"They''re here..."
Behind the door, Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad held their breaths.
In the next moment, there was a deafening sound of pounding on the door. "Since you have the ability to hide, you should also have the ability to open the door!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "..."
After a while, Wei Zhi still took the initiative to open the door. He had spent a lot of money on it back then in order to cater for the indoor green environment; air cirction technology had been incorporated into it, and it served partly as an air freshener. But despite how costly it had been, it had one weakness: it was fragile.
It was unable to withstand a Golden Core cultivator''s repeated hammering.
Wei Zhi opened the door and saw the men in ck, led by the bone dragon man, still carrying the cage, the rope, and the electric prod.
Wei Zhi was astonished. "How did you get in?" Logically speaking, this family apartment building had always been off-limits to outsiders!
Crossing his arms, the bone dragon man smiled and fished out a pack of cigarettes from his bosom. "I have this!"
Wei Zhi was utterly surprised C that heavy smoker at the doors had let these people in for a pack of cigarettes. He really had no moral integrity!
"Boy, I don''t know what your rtionship with this dog is, but I advise you to mind your own business." The bone dragon man''s deep gaze was fixed on Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi couldn''t helpughing. "I''m sorry, but I really love Brother Dog!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
The men behind the bone dragon man couldn''t help going "Ehh" at Wei Zhi''s words.
Wei Zhi took a deep breath, his face very serene. He sped his hands unhurriedly behind his back and stared at the bone dragon man in front of him. "Since you''re already here and you insist on following this course, does that mean you''re prepared to pay the price?"
The bone dragon man couldn''t helpughing. "I won''t be frightened! What is the worst that can happen in what we''re doing? What''s the crime in catching stray cats and dogs and selling them for money? But with the recent trend caused by the Society of Saints, we want to make easy money."
"I see! You''re pet hunters!" Wei Zhi now finally understood. These people were the pet hunters whom the pet trainers circle strongly boycotted.
The kind of work pet hunters did wasn''t fit for the light, and they usually chose to operate at night. Even for Wei Zhi, this was the first time that he had seen them act so arrogantly in broad daylight.
"Now that you know who we are, exnations are no longer necessary." The bone dragon man adjusted his stance; pet trainers and pet hunters had hostile rtions to begin with.
Wei Zhi protected Loopy Toad behind him; since this matter involved pet hunters, Wei Zhi had to take action even if he didn''t want to. "Brother Dog, stand there and don''t move!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi adjusted his stance. "Let me deal with this guy first!"
Just then, the bone dragon man actually attacked first with a preemptive strike. He was very fast, and with its line of sight blocked by Wei Zhi, Loopy Toad couldn''t see the man''s exact movements.
When it shifted its viewpoint, it saw that the bone dragon man had already directly hit Wei Zhi with the electric prod in his hand.
Pa! There was an explosion of electric light!
There was the sound of an electric current...
Contrary to the bone dragon man''s expectations, Wei Zhi was actually unharmed!
The bone dragon man: "That''s impossible! My electroshock magic treasure has an electric current of one thousand volts!"
Wei Zhi grabbed the electric prod and smiled coldly. "I once raised a yellow mouse that also emitted one hundred thousand volts; I grew up being electroshocked!"
Chapter 383 Scary Landlord
There were all sorts of bizarre physiques in the cultivation world. Take the poisonous body for example: people with this kind of physique were highly toxic from head to toe C even one strand of hair was extremely poisonous. They could easily poison or even kill someone just through skin contact, and flowers and trees would wither wherever they went. Another example was the cold physique. People born with this physique would be exceptionally cold, and even if their bodies were on fire, they wouldn''t feel it at all. However, it was the first time that Loopy Toad had seen a physique like Wei Zhi''s that wasn''t affected by electric shocks.
Looking at this scene, Loopy Toad pondered: based on this point alone, Wei Zhi met the Society of Saints''"unusually gifted" admission requirement.
This physique was simply a natural enemy for cultivators who used electricity-based techniques.
What it didn''t know was how many volts Wei Zhi could take, but if he really waspletely immune, and even the Lightning Tribtion didn''t scare him, then he truly was freaking awesome!
Loopy Toad thought so in its heart.
At that very moment, the battle was still ongoing.
Wei Zhi grabbed the electric prod and squeezed; with a "bang," this electroshock magic treasure was directly turned to dust in his hand.
Wei Zhi certainly had power, and it wasn''t weak.
While he only seemed to be at the Golden Core stage based on his aura, Loopy Toad was sure that Wei Zhi had definitely hidden his true strength; the body movements he had used on their way to the apartment wasn''t something that a Golden Core cultivator could do.
But their opponents were five Golden Core cultivators, and trying to beat them in a scuffle actually wouldn''t be so easy.
It now came down to personal ability.
Loopy Toad hid behind Wei Zhi, prepared to join the fight at any time, but it saw that Wei Zhi''s expression was still pretty calm.
"Go, all of you!"
Furious, the bone dragon man who was the leader gave an explosive shout, and the five men took out their magic weapons one after another as they prepared to dash forward.
But just then, Wei Zhi actually looked at the time with an unperturbed expression. "It''s almost time..."
Almost time? What did he mean?
Before Loopy Toad could figure it out, the fire exit door on the twenty-third floor buzzed opened at that moment, and an old man carrying a shlight and wearing a white singlet and bell-bottomed pants walked out unhurriedly.
For a moment, all was still.
After a short silence, the old man looked at the men in ck and frowned. "How did you get in?"
The bone dragon man stopped in his attack and cast a nce at the red armband around the old man''s arm.
Neighborhood Committee?
He immediately couldn''t help sneering. "Old man, mind your own business!"
The old man''s expression was very calm. He looked very thin and weak, like a strong wind could blow him over, but when he raised his left arm, overbearing vigor suddenly poured forth from his body as it glowed like a dazzling de!
At this moment, theplexions of all five men in ck changed drastically, as if what they were seeing wasn''t a human left arm, but a godly force that could wipe out worlds and split the heaven and the earth.
Loopy Toad''s face also changed; the old man''s identity wasn''t simple... he was too strong, excessively so!
This intense pressure made everyone''s skin tremble...
Under such strong vigor, Wei Zhi scratched his head and said weakly, "Uncle Jiang... please show some mercy, I still need to interrogate these five people."
The old man hummed softly, and almost instantly the light from his left arm vanished as he flipped his hand downward.
These five men in ck were suddenly pinned to the floor by their heads like cockroaches,pletely unable to move. The floor sank down slightly, creating five human-shaped indents.
The bone dragon man was utterly terrified. His eyes were bloodshot and his nose was dripping blood freely.
"You can''te and go as you please in this ce," the old man said in a deep voice as he stared at the five men on the floor.
After that, he looked at Wei Zhi. "You calcted that I would being at this time, which is why you deliberately led them here, right?"
"Uncle Jiang... how could that be..." Wei Zhi smiled embarrassedly, his face giving nothing away.
"You really have the guts to treat me like your thug." The old man snorted. The ground beneath his feet then shook slightly, and a small wave of air rushed out to sweep the five men in ck aside and open up a path.
Wei Zhi: "Uncle Jiang?"
The old man shot a look at Wei Zhi. "Why are you still spacing out? Stand aside, I''m going to go read the water meter!"
Wei Zhi trembled at the old man''s expression. "Okay, Uncle Jiang..."
When he entered, Old Man Jiang saw Loopy Toad, and couldn''t help raising an eyebrow. "Is this forgiveness dog yours?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "It belongs to a friend..."
Old Man Jiang stared at Loopy Toad for a while. Though Loopy Toad didn''t feel any spiritual awareness or aura sweeping over its body, the old man''s expression made his fur stand on end... Too scary, this single look was so intimidating!
"There''s a saying..."
Grandpa Jiang said, "Ugly faces are everywhere, but beautiful souls are hard to find."
This was a very meaningful remark, and Loopy Toad was rmed when he heard it this old man was really frightening!
"What does it mean, Uncle Jiang?" Wei Zhi rubbed his head.
"Figure it out yourself. But your friend''s dog... is certainly interesting." Old Man Jiangughed, and with his hands behind his back, went inside to read the water meter. It was clear that this wasn''t his first time here, and he was obviously very familiar with theyout of Wei Zhi''s ce.
Roughly five minutester, the old man came out of the kitchen and returned to the entrance to find that Wei Zhi had tied up all the five men in ck.
Hands behind his back, the expression on the old man''s face was very rxed. "I''ll leave these five people to you to interrogate; I have to go to the next unit to read their water meter."
"Okay, Uncle Jiang! See you!"
Wei Zhi saluted and bowed at the door. It was only after the old man left through the fire exit, hands still sped behind his back, that Wei Zhi heaved a sigh of relief.
"Ah... That was dangerous! Uncle Jiang truly isn''t over the hill just yet! When he released his vigor just now, I almost fainted!" Wei Zhi couldn''t help marveling.
"This senior is...?" Loopy Toad was very curious.
"Have you heard of Jiang Lei?" asked Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad was shaken C this was one of the Ten Founding Generals, like General Yi, Secretary Dakang and Minister Shi!
That old man was actually Marshal Jiang?
Wei Zhi: "Back then when the Gate Between Worlds opened for the first time, Uncle Jiang was a mighty force. When the first demon kingnded, he attacked it on his own, and then used his scissors legs to crush its head."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "Now Uncle Jiang is gloriously retired. Oh, and also, thend this family apartment is on is his, and he built this building himself back then. Nowadays, he would be what we call... thendlord?"
Loopy Toad: "..."A reminder that this is associated with the color green.The original saying is "Beautiful faces are everywhere, but beautiful souls are hard to find"
Chapter 384 Why Isnt Loopy Toad Back Yet?
Of course, in addition to the retired Marshal Jiang, there were many other experts hiding in the family apartment building.
This was also the reason why Wei Zhi had decided to take this twenty-third floor back then.
The thing that pet trainers were afraid of the most were these pet hunters; once they had their sights set on a spirit beast, these pet traffickers would do anything to obtain them. At the very least, setting up a base for breeding soul pets in this family apartment building gave Wei Zhi peace of mind.
After Marshal Jiang left, Wei Zhi looked at the five men tied up on the ground and sneered. Next would be the interrogation!
Pa!
He snapped his fingers.
In an instant, the vines hanging down from the ceiling in the living room unexpectedly seemed to wake up as if they had a consciousness of their own. They dragged this bunch inside and strung them up one by one from the ceiling.
They were actually nt-type spirit beasts?
Loopy Toad was startled at this scene; it had thought that these ceiling vines were just for show, and hadn''t expected them to be alive.
Theposition of nt-type spirit beasts in the spirit energy world waspletely different from those in the Gate Between Worlds. In addition, the aura emitted by nt-type spirit beasts differed from regr spirit beasts, which was why Loopy Toad hadn''t reacted to them at all. Although it was now at third ss, in the end it still wasn''t strong enough. It would be in a far better position once it reached second or even first ss.
At the very least, Loopy Toad''s ability to perceive things would be several levels higher than it was now.
It had to speed up its cultivation of the "Demon King Heart Sutra"!
This was Loopy Toad''s thought.
Inside his ce, Wei Zhi hung the men high up from the ceiling; among them, the bone dragon man who was the leader received the most bitter treatment as he was hungpletely upside down.
Crossing his arms, Wei Zhi approached the bone dragon man. "Tell me, what organization do you belong to?"
Wei Zhi had previously already been able to tell that these five people''s origins weren''t simple. A "pet hunters organization" which even dared to charge into a family apartment building had to be a very big force. The people from this type of organization survived mostly by relying on the force backing them. The mightier the force was, the more arrogant the people were.
Unfortunately, these people had chosen the wrong ce today.
The bone dragon man smiled miserably and gritted his teeth tightly, offering no reply. His face was already red as the blood rushed to his head, and he looked very ufortable.
Loopy Toad knew that in addition to absorbing spirit power from the air through photosynthesis, this nt-type spirit beast had an even more direct method, and that was to absorb energy from living creatures. So in addition to being hung upside down, the man''s spirit power was being sucked out bit by bit, making him feel exceptionally unwell.
"I suggest that you tell us everything as soon as possible. Forrge-scale illegal organizations like yours, once all of you are caught, you''ll be sentenced to hundreds of years in prison, easily," Wei Zhi said softly. "If you admit to your crimes now and help us find your hideout, I can arrange for you to be a witness in exchange for a shorter sentence. What do you think?"
When they heard this, the group of men in ck broke out in a cold sweat; the very red face of the bone dragon man in particr was already dotted with beads of sweat.
He knew that Wei Zhi wasn''t joking. Given the several state-protected spirit beasts that the organization had caught, a jail term of several hundred years wasn''t much at all.
After all, picking up a bird''s egg nowadays could mean nine years in jail...
But Wei Zhi also knew that his words were merely a reminder instead of a warning or threat.
Since they had chosen to engage in this illegal business, then whether it was the bone dragon man who was the leader or the group or the men in ck behind him, they were well aware of the liabilities they faced.
They were like some celebrities who clearly knew that taking drugs was wrong, but still did so in search of so-called inspiration. Some live stream gamers were clearly already very popr, but still wanted to use cheats to unt their skills... Even though they knew they shouldn''t, they still did it...
It wasn''t easy for people like these to confess.
"I''ll give you five minutes; this is yourst chance." Wei Zhi stared at the bone dragon man with a solemn expression on his face
Five minutester, the bone dragon man gritted his teeth and still refused to say anything.
"Time''s up."
Wei Zhi had picked the right amount of time; he had already given the man a chance to reflect on and acknowledge his guilt, but most unfortunately, thetter had not cherished it.
"Loopy Butterfly!" At this time, Wei Zhi gave a light shout.
Loopy Toad: "???"
Wei Zhi grinned. "My Pushing Large Butterfly actually didn''t have a nickname, so I gave it one just now. This name symbolizes my and Brother Dog''s friendship."
Loopy Toad was stunned... You actually called it Loopy Butterfly C why not call it The Moon''s Reflection on the Second Spring?
Hearing Wei Zhi''s call, the Pushing Large Butterfly which had initially been resting on a flower petal slowly flew over and dusted the bone dragon man''s head with sparkles of fine powder.
Loopy Toad: "What''s that?"
Wei Zhi replied, "Hallucinogenic powder."
The bone dragon''s face instantly turned unsightly. He hadn''t expected Wei Zhi to have this trick.
"I initially didn''t want to use this since the side effects of the hallucinogenic powder aren''t minor. But I already gave him a chance." Wei Zhi sighed. As he said this, Loopy Toad saw the bone dragon man''s pupils gradually begin to cken as his eyes became faintly tinged with red.
These were signs that the powder was taking effect.
Wei Zhi stared at the man. "What organization are you from?"
The bone dragon man replied, "Demon... Demon Hunters Association..."
Wei Zhi: "How many core members are there?"
The bone dragon man: "Hundreds of core cadres..."
This answer stunned both Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad. There were actually hundreds of core cadres? Then there would be at least thousands of core members, maybe even ten thousand!
Thesest few years, pet trainers guilds across the country had joined forces with the police to clean up plenty of illegal organizations of pet hunters, but even at the most there hadn''t been more than a hundred members. Compared with this organization that had hundreds of core cadres, they werepletely small fry! This time, they had really caught a whopper!
...
Elsewhere, Wang Ling looked at the time aftering back from school. It was already five o''clock in the evening, but Loopy Toad wasn''t home yet.
Wang Ling felt empty somehow.
Logically speaking, no matter howte the process at the assessment center ran, the test should still be done in three or four hours. Wang Ling knew that Loopy Toad had gone in the morning, so it was actually a little unusual that it wasn''t back yet at this time.
The old man looked at the time and was a little worried. "Ling Ling, did Loopy Toad get lost?"
The old man had learned a fair bit about pet traffickers from watching TV. In recent years especially, the country had cracked down even harder on this activity, leading to more and more coverage on this issue. Yet even then, there were still people willing to risk doing this thing.
The old man looked concerned. "These pet traffickers are even brazen enough to steal giant spirit beasts the size of a gori... Loopy Toad is so weak and small, what if it''s in danger?"
His words made Wang Ling frown a little. Since he had formed a soul pet contract with Loopy Toad, he was well aware that right now, Loopy Toad was safe, and that it wasn''t in any life-threatening danger at all.
As for the soul pet traffickers that Grandfather Wang had mentioned...
Wang Ling thought that if Loopy Toad had really run into them, then it really was the traffickers'' bad luck.This is the tranted title of the renowned song "Er Quan Ying Yue" by Chineseposer Abing, ''Er'' meaning both ''two'' and in Chinese ng ''foolish.''
Chapter 385 The Sky King Covers the Ground Tiger
On Wei Zhi''s side, after the interrogation was over, he used the apartment phone to call one of his friends, who lived on the seventeenth floor. Every unit was equipped with clusterwork functionality, so residents could contact each other easily; it could be said that there were no gaps in this neighborhood.
But to be able to directly find someone through this clusterwork proved that Wei Zhi was extraordinarily close with this friend.
About three minutes after the call, a tall and sturdy man who was bundled up tightly and wearing sunsses came upstairs. Although he was dressed a little strangely, his strength wasn''t ordinary.
After the man stepped through the door, he swept his gaze over the trussed up men in ck, and a rough voice came out of the face mask he was wearing. "Just these ones?"
"Yes, please." Wei Zhi smiled.
In tacit understanding, the burly man tied the five people together into one lump and directly dragged them away with a rope.
Loopy Toad: "Who''s that?"
"Little Gang," said Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "He''s one of my bros; he''s a retired captain of the criminal police force. He''s still in contact with them, so leaving this group of men to him to handle won''t be a problem at all."
Loopy Toad: "Do you also have a gal pal called Little Xia?"
Wei Zhi was greatly surprised. "How did you know?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
It was a small town which had almost been forgotten on the fringes of Songhai city.
The Demon Hunters Association''s base of operations had been set up here.
When Wei Zhi arrived with Loopy Toad, the faint scent of blood that permeated the air made them frown instinctively. In order not to expose Loopy Toad, Wei Zhi had gotten arge travel bag for Loopy Toad to hide in. Even hiding as it was amidst the smell of leather, Loopy Toad could still smell the blood in the air there was no mistake: this was the blood of spirit beasts.
This was nothing more than a small town, but the Demon Hunters Association was clearly using it as an actual spirit beast ughterhouse.
After discussing it, Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad''s n was to find a way to infiltrate the association to check out the actual situation and then look for a chance to end these guys in one go!
With arge bag on his back, Wei Zhi walked down the street. On the surface, the entire street looked very clean and didn''t revealed anything sphemous going on.
However, there was no concealing the smell in the air; perhaps an ordinary cultivator might not smell it, but for Wei Zhi who was a professional pet trainer with a particrly keen nose for smell, it was simply too pungent.
Wei Zhi casually walked into a shop. It sold steamed buns, but Wei Zhi could smell that something wasn''t right about the meat in the buns.
The shopkeeper was a fat man of three hundred jin, and the ground seemed to tremble when he moved.
"This new brother, would you like a steamed bun?" The shopkeeper lifted the lid of the steamer basket and looked at Wei Zhi.
Feigning calm, Wei Zhi exhaled, and just said three words: "I have goods."
The shopkeeper gave him a look. "The sky king covers the ground tiger!"
"The pagoda subdues the river monster!" Wei Zhi replied quickly.
The shopkeeper continued, "Crispy roast duck is good!"
Wei Zhi: "Sweet and sour pork is cooked!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
These were the secret passwords of the Demon Hunters Association which Wei Zhi had specifically asked for during the previous interrogation.
Since the passwords were right, the fat shopkeeper then turned off the fire under the steamer basket. He smiled as he looked at Wei Zhi, and then stood to one side and made a weing gesture. "This brother, pleasee in."
Following the shopkeeper as he led him inside, Wei Zhi could sense the smell of blood in the air getting stronger and stronger.
After walking through the secret passage in the steamed buns shop, Wei Zhi arrived at a hidden backstreet, and was met with a ghastly sight.
This was the true face of the town.
The backstreet was lined with high walls on both sides, under which several pet traffickers were peddling their wares. The whole street was filled with the smell of meat and blood. Wei Zhi could see many cages made out of ck iron along the ground, with every type of spirit beast you could think of trapped inside: cats, dogs, foxes... Most of these animals had been caught by the Demon Hunters Association.
Some of them still had on cors with their owners'' names engraved on them.
Some of the spirit beasts in the cages had been beaten ck and blue andy dying, gasping out theirst breaths.
Seeing Wei Zhi''s expression, the shopkeeper had the smile of one used to it. "From the looks of it, this little brother probably hasn''t joined the association for very long. It''s to be expected: for most neers, it would be a miracle if they didn''t vomit each time they pass through this street."
"Do you see those little guys with the serious injuries?" The shopkeeper pointed at the wounded spirit beasts in the cages on the sides of the road. "These guys were hurt because they refused to break the contracts with their old owners."
Wei Zhi didn''t speak, and just listened as the shopkeeper continued to talk.
"Although we have a barrier here, we''re worried that the owners will find this ce, so when the spirit beasts are sent here, we have them cancel the contracts with their owners." The shopkeeper chuckled. "But some spirit animals are so loyal that they don''t want to cancel the contracts, so we have to force them."
"So... you beat them to this extent?" Wei Zhi struggled to keep the tremor out of his voice.
"Generally, a third party can only intervene in a contract when the spirit beasts are on the verge of death," the shopkeeper said lightly. "We''ll pay to get those with pure blood treated. As for those of a low grade..."
Speaking up to this point, the shopkeeper pointed back to where the steamed buns shop was. "They''ll all be delivered to my shop."
As he had been speaking, he had already led Wei Zhi deeper into the backstreet.
Wei Zhi realized that the captured spirit beasts here were organized ording to their grades. Those at the top of the street didn''t have high grades. As he passed deeper into the backstreet, Wei Zhi grimly discovered many state-protected spirit beasts.
These spirit beasts were enclosed in borate cages. They had nk eyes, as if they had been fed something simr to an "obedience potion" so that they would do whatever the sellers asked.
Finally, the shopkeeper stopped in front of a wooden house. "New brother, I''ll leave you here. The person you are looking for is in this house."
Wei Zhi nodded and went in with therge bag on his back. There weren''t many people in the wooden house, but they all had the signs of the Demon Hunters Association. Judging from their auras alone, these people were probably some of the Demon Hunters Association''s core members.
This wooden house wasn''t a regr trade venue, but a tearoom which was very likely used to discuss business.
After Wei Zhi sized up his surroundings for a bit, a man who looked to be fifty years old asked him, "Little brother, are you buying or selling?"
In his ck apron and with cigarettes tucked behind both ears, the man looked like a butcher.
"I want to sell a spirit dog." Wei Zhi narrowed his eyes, found a ce to sit down, then put therge travel bag he had been carrying on hisp.
This group of people had very sensitive sense of smell; from the moment Wei Zhi had entered the house, their eyes had been fixed unwaveringly on therge travel bag.
"Oh? What breed?"
"Akita."
Wei Zhi opened the travel bag and directly grabbed Loopy Toad''s cheeks to lift its face it felt so nice!
"Akita?"
This group of people was nonplussed when they heard this since akitas weren''t part of the ranks of spirit dogs.
A momentter, the uncle who looked like a butcher spoke again, his eyes fixed on Loopy Toad. "Is this... a mongrel?"
Wei Zhi: "..."
Loopy Toad: "What! Are you! Looking at?!"
The uncle was greatly shocked. "From the northeast?!"
Loopy Toad: "..."Little Zhi, Little Gang and Little Xia are the Chinese names of the main characters in the original ''Pokemon'' series.This is the pass code used by bandits in the 1960 Chinese film "Track in the Snowy Forest."Loopy Toad here is speaking in a northeastern dialect.
Chapter 386 Wei Zhi’s Strength
"This dog can actually talk?"
Like everyone else who had heard Loopy Toad talk, the people in this house looked at it in amazement.
"Uncle Zuo? Is this a second-ss dog?" A very thin-looking young man lit the butcher uncle''s cigarette for him.
The uncle immediately shook his head. "This dog is definitely not a second-ss beast."
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad took a rough measure of the strength of everyone present. The butcher uncle was only at the Golden Core stage, but realm clearly wasn''t everything in the Demon Hunters Association. This butcher uncle called Uncle Zuo was obviously a longtime member of the Demon Hunters Association, and was experienced in appraising spirit beasts.
Uncle Zuo stared at Loopy Toad and reached out to stroke its dog fur, which made it feel disgusted. "Normally, spirit beasts aren''t capable ofnguage until they''ve reach second ss, but it''s clear that this dog... is very special."
Uncle Zuo smiled as he exhaled a ring of smoke and stared at Wei Zhi. "So, little brother, where did you get this dog?"
Wei Zhi scratched his head. "I grabbed it from a friend... He''s a good person, and his family runs an inn. They have a collection of exotic animals; when I first saw this dog, I felt that it wasn''t an ordinary one, so I wanted to take it away."
Strong Zuo: "It didn''t resist?"
Wei Zhi: "It''s mentally retarded."
Loopy Toad took a deep breath. "..."
"So it''s like that."
Uncle Zuo sneered. "You actually stole it from a close friend; it looks like this little brother has promise."
"I''m ttered." Wei Zhi gave a fake smile.
"I''m in charge of appraisal here; if this little brother is ready to sell, then give us your price." Strong Zuo had a cigarette in his mouth, his expression rxed.
"I''ll have you know that my dog is very special."
Wei Zhiughed. "So I want to see the top management here before I make a decision."
The young men on the side were clearly dissatisfied with Wei Zhi''s attitude, but Uncle Zuo stretched out one hand to stop them. "Hehe, of all the neers who have dealt with our Demon Hunters Association, there are very few people like you, little brother, who have directly said that they want to see the top management during the first transaction. A dog like yours which can talk despite not yet having reached second ss is indeed rare, but its level is in fact not high. Even if our president takes a look at it, he won''t give you an especially high price for it; furthermore, it''s not so easy for neers to meet him so easily."
Speaking up to this point, Strong Zuo narrowed his eyes slightly. "But all of that doesn''t matter now."
"What do you mean?"
Wei Zhi frowned as he suddenly felt a hint of killing intent.
Crossing his arms, Strong Zuo said with a smile, "In our Demon Hunters Association, even if we can''t agree on a price, you don''t have any room to bargain."
Wei Zhi''s expression twitched. "You want to take it by force?"
"Young man, this is your first time doing business with our Demon Hunters Association; you don''t know how dangerous society is. If you leave the dog here willingly, everyone will be happy. If you refuse, you''ll suffer for it." After he finished speaking, Strong Zuo couldn''t help adding, "This is the rule of society nowadays; it''s also not good to kill people."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Wei Zhi: "???"
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad were both stupefied when they heard this... A gang ofwbreaking pet traffickers were actually starting to talk about thew here?!
"Looks like the only thing we can do is fight."
Wei Zhi sighed in his heart; he hadn''t expected things to ultimatelye to this point.
He had initially intended to make his move after the highest level of management appeared, but he had overlooked one thing: from the beginning, there was no way that this gang of illegal pet traffickers was ever going to deal with him properly.
"Are our odds of winning good?" Loopy Toad asked telepathically; it had already jumped out of the travel bag, gaze fixed on the people surrounding them.
There were twelve people in total, and while the leader Strong Zuo didn''t have a high realm, his subordinates were very troublesome, with four of them being at the peakte Golden Core stage.
"What, want to fight?"
Strong Zuo stared at Wei Zhi with a sneer. "The one thing our Demon Hunters Association doesn''tck is people; the twelve of us can be considered experts in the association. If you want to make a move here, it won''t do you any good."
"Doesn''t matter."
Wei Zhi waved his hand lightly. "I wanted to wait until your president came out at first, then take care of all of you in one go. It''s just twelve Golden Core cultivators."
Seeing this, Loopy Toad was inwardly very reassured: as expected, this Wei Zhi was an expert! After all, he had used body movements back then which werepletely beyond his realm, and it was hard to get a read on his aura; he had definitely concealed his level. Since he could be so calm in the face of twelve Golden Core cultivators, he was obviously very confident in his realm.
Hearing Wei Zhi''s words, Strong Zuo began to sense that Wei Zhi''s identity wasn''t simple, and he red at him. "Who the hell are you?"
Since things hade to this point, Wei Zhi had nothing to hide, and he simply took out his pet trainer medal.
"Pet trainer?"
Everyone in the room was rmed.
Strong Zuo stared at Wei Zhi and clenched his teeth. "Are you undercover?"
Wei Zhi flicked his peaked cap back and forth andughed. "When I entered the backstreet just now, I''d already sent out the coordinates of this ce. I believe a whole lot of police are making their way here right now."
Hearing this, Strong Zuo and the others became deeply unhappy and couldn''t take it anymore.
"Grab them!"
"Shitty brat, don''t me us since you want to court death!"
"Damn kid!"
Three Golden Core cultivators instantly stretched out their hands at the same time to subdue Wei Zhi.
This was the "Grab Hand," which wasn''t a top-level technique of any kind, but when the three Golden Core cultivators moved at the same time, the pressure and might generated was extraordinary. The three men nked Wei Zhi from different directions, and the Grab Hand seemed to form a strong triangr shackle in the air. Once a cultivator at the same realm level was suppressed by it, it was very hard to break free.
Loopy Toad knew that now was the time for Wei Zhi to show his true strength!
"A petty trick!"
Wei Zhi snorted, and that familiar body movement came out in front of Loopy Toad once again; in the split second that he was surrounded by the three people, he actually slipped passed them at a weird angle.
What great movement!
On the side, Loopy Toad couldn''t help sighing at this scene.
But gradually, it started to realize something...
It noticed that Wei Zhi seemed to be dodging all this time, and didn''t have any intention of making a move.
What was going on?
Why wasn''t he taking action?
While his body movements were indeed remarkable, it was impossible to win with them alone.
Just as Loopy Toad was wondering what Wei Zhi would do next, a telepathic call for help came its way while Wei Zhi was dodging these people''s attack. "Brother Dog! Why are you just looking? Help me out!"
Loopy Toad: "???"
Telepathically, Wei Zhi said anxiously, "Body movement is the only skill I have!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Chapter 387 Wang Lings Remote Assistance
It was thus at this point that Loopy Toad had to acknowledge a tragic fact there really were some cultivators in this world that practiced body movement as their main method of cultivation, when for most of them, it was just a minor option.
"After all that, you only know how to dodge attacks!"
Wei Zhi exined, "Pet trainers rely on soul pets to fight; as an owner, the most important thing is to direct the fight and protect yourself at the same time, so since I was young, my family taught me to put my safety first above all else; as long as I can dodge well, there is no ''boss'' that can hit me!"
Loopy Toad was stunned. "..." This sounded a bit like nonsense, but if you thought about it carefully, it actually made some sense!
Loopy Toad: "Then did you bring your soul pets?"
Wei Zhi: "No."
Loopy Toad: "..."
As he continued to using his dodging skills, Wei Zhi grinned with bold conviction. "Don''t I have you?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
This f**king scammer!
In this way, Loopy Toad suddenly found that the burden of this fight had been thrust upon it.
Although the wooden house wasrge enough, Wei Zhi using body movements to continually avoid attacks wasn''t a long-term solution; all his physical strength and spirit energy would ultimately be spent.
"Set up the array!"
Strong Zuo shouted lightly before he retreated behind the group of people. Runes blossomed in his hands, and he rolled together arge amount of spirit power which made the whole house shake, creating cracks in the wooden walls.
The suppression array set up by twelve Golden Core cultivators working together would naturally have an extraordinary effect. Spirit potential roared and the piercing sound waves produced by the intense vibrations in the air numbed the heart; it felt like a big cat dragging its nails down a ckboard, which tormented anyone who heard it.
"You can''t escape thebined suppression of twelve Golden Core cultivators. Since our levels are the same, there is no way for you to escape!" Strong Zuo shouted sternly with his hands pressed together as the man and the dog in front of him were renderedpletely immobile and trapped inside the magic array.
Wei Zhi had broken out in a cold sweat; his body movements werepletely useless in the face of such a powerful suppression array.
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes.
Looking at the current situation, theycked a numbers advantage and they just didn''t have the same level of battle strength C there was only onest option...
In the soul pet contract agreement, there was an extra option at the end to allow owners to cast assistance-type spells onbat pets through the power of the contract; as long as this power existed, distance wasn''t an issue, and pets could get remote assistance!
Loopy Toad had thought of this trump card in the beginning, but it hadn''t wanted to use it; it had its pride as a demon king.
It had initially thought that Wei Zhi would be strong enough, and by working in concert with this strength, they would be able topletely wipe out this gang of Golden Core cultivators... But reality had proven that it had been thinking too much!
At that very moment, everyone thought the oue was a foregone conclusion.
Strong Zuo looked at Loopy Toad with a sneer. "Your fur is strange, but you''re very meaty; when you''re made into a steamed bunter, you might taste pretty good!"
Wei Zhi appeared to have beenpletely suppressed inside the array, but in fact he wasn''t. The number one priority as a professional pet trainer was to protect yourself, so it wasn''t like he didn''t have a way to escape.
However, he was dying to know exactly how unusual Loopy Toad was.
Then, to everyone''s surprise, Loopy Toad suddenly raised its dog head with a mocking expression on its face. "You really think I can''t beat you?"
The twelve Golden Core cultivators exchanged nk looks.
It was just a mongrel spirit dog with green fur that was spouting human words and mouthing off at everyone C it was quiteical just thinking about this scene.
Standing at the back, Strong Zuo stared at Loopy Toad for a few seconds, and then couldn''t helpughing. "You''re nothing more than a spirit dog that hasn''t reached second ss. What makes you qualified to challenge us? A pet is meant to be enved."
Loopy Toad alsoughed. "You want to enve this king? I''m afraid you''re not qualified. If you think you''re capable, give me thirty seconds, and I''ll beat the crap out of you!"
"What did you say?!"
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes. "I said, give me thirty seconds! I this person... no, this dog! Will beat the crap out of you!"
Such a stunning statement made everyone in the wooden house suddenly go quiet for a long moment; even the air seemed to freeze.
Only Wei Zhi had a pleasantly surprised expression on his face... Thirty seconds? What on earth could Loopy Toad do?
Strong Zuo snorted coldly. "Fine! I''ll give you thirty seconds; let''s see what you can do!"
This reply pleased Loopy Toad, because it took time tomunicate with Wang Ling through the contract. Furthermore, there absolutely couldn''t be any external interference while it was happening... the most important thing was that thirty seconds was more than enough time!
Loopy Toad was very certain that the people of the Demon Hunters Association viewed spirit beasts asmodities and like dirt, so it had tried to buy time with an arrogant attitude C who would have thought that things had truly gone ording to n!
Thirty seconds!
Once thirty seconds had passed!
This bunch of people were dead!
At this point, the entire scene had fallen into silence.
Everyone was waiting to see what would happen after thirty seconds.
...
Just as the second hand passed the thirty-second mark...
The sky started to rumble.
As if the might of the heavens was pouring down, a godly beam of light suddenly prated the ceiling of the wooden house directly to fall on Loopy Toad.
What was that?
In the wooden house, the twelve Golden Core cultivators led by Strong Zuo were all greatly astonished, and doubts subconsciously started to surface in their minds.
At this time, boundless talisman light swirled around Loopy Toad; even its feet glowed with brilliant radiance C as this spirit light increased, the strength of Loopy Toad''s aura rose sharply!
It didn''t take a single step, merely wagged its tail, and invisible spirit power was released.
Then, everyone heard a crash.
Strong Zuo turned pale with fright; the sound wasn''ting from anywhere else but the array that the twelve Golden Core cultivators had joined hands to set up earlier... It had actually been shattered by an attack from this invisible spirit power!
"Uncle Zuo? What is this?"
"Auxiliary spells! This dog used the power of the contract to allow its owner to cast auxiliary spells on itself!"
"How many spells are there in total?"
Strong Zuo narrowed his eyes and stared cautiously at Loopy Toad. "Judging from this type of light, there are probably no less than forty spells..."
"No less than forty?" The other men turned pale.
"Don''t panic, they''re just augmentation spells, and can onlyst for a short time! We just need to get through this duration!" Strong Zuo said.
Get through this duration?
Loopy Toad couldn''t helpughing when it heard this.
How long an augmentation spellsted depended on the level of the spell. A low-grade augmentation spell would naturallyst for a very short time... But the main point was that these spells had all been personally cast by Little Master Ling!
There were fully forty-nine augmentation spells in total!
And each one of them was a full-grade spell!
Loopy Toad hmphed in its heart.
Hmph!
You''re done for!
The current me!
Is super terrifying!
Chapter 388 The Legendary Deer Demon...
Every dog had its day. The twelve Golden Core cultivators were dumbstruck at this change in events. With the support of fully forty-odd auxiliary spells, various kinds of light and sigils swirled around Loopy Toad to form an unbreakable circle that was three feet in diameter... Aura poured out in whirls like a vortex, with Loopy Toad at its center.
Bolstered by forty-nine augmentation spells in total, Loopy Toad''s power couldn''t bepared with what it had been like earlier.
For five minutes, Loopy Toad stood there, quietly regarding everyone.
"You..."
Finally, there was a hint of fear in Strong Zuo''s eyes.
An auxiliary spell would weaken the longer it was in effect. Usually the most it couldst for was just two minutes, but this was in the case of low-grade spells.
In Strong Zuo''s experience, anything longer than five minutes was already very long.
However, the effects of the spells on Loopy Toad showed no signs of weakening at all after five minutes.
This proved that these auxiliary spells were of a very high level, and were very likely top-grade!
The most important thing was, given that each auxiliary spell was at its most refined, Strong Zuo was starting to realize that he might have provoked a great senior with an unfathomable realm.
"Who... who the hell is your owner?!" Strong Zuo had long lost his arrogant tone after his aura had beenpletely suppressed; under the absolute pressure of this aura, even breathing was very difficult!
Twelve Golden Core cultivators from the Demon Hunters Association had actually been suppressed by a dog that had yet to attain second ss... If this incident got out, they would definitely beughingstocks.
But Strong Zuo had no time to think about such things right now.
The only way they could win now was to think of how to drag out the duration of the auxiliary spells or avoid fighting as much as possible.
"Everyone, transfer all your spirit power into my Mystery Umbre! Let''s join together and fight!" Standing in the front, Strong Zuo raised his hand, and a huge umbre actually appeared.
The twelve Golden Core cultivators acted together, and spirit light burst forth above the umbre as the bright light that was released took the form of a halo.
But very quickly, this light actually disappeared straightaway!
"What''s going on?"
Strong Zuo was aghast when he discovered his umbre covered in ayer of ice.
This was... the Aura-Freezing Spell?
When he saw this scene, Wei Zhi couldn''t help narrowing his eyes on the side C this was a very advanced demon race spell! When the Gate Between Worlds had descended the first two times, every major pet trainers guild had thoroughly analyzed the spellsmonly used by the demon race, in response to the demon beasts that had poured out of the Gate.
The "Aura-Freezing Spell" was one of them. It released a special qi which could counteract a spirit wave or de produced by a magic weapon, and could even make the weapon malfunction temporarily.
Back then, the demon god Li Xiaolu, a deer demon, had used a highly refined version of the Aura-Freezing Spell, and General Yi and the others had suffered bitterly for it in battle.
Wei Zhi wasn''t clear on the exact details, and only knew the rough history.
At that time, Li Xiaolu had certainly shocked everyone with this demon race "Aura-Freezing Spell"! In the first confrontation with the enemy, which was the heavenly-level human race Hip-Hop Sect, it had directly andpletely wiped out all the sect''s top rhythm cultivators C
it was said that even the air had frozen then.
After that first battle, Li Xiaolu had been bestowed the grand title of King of Hip-Hop Destruction!
...
Wei Zhi was now bing more and more interested in Loopy Toad.
It was clearly just an akita, which was a breed that wasn''t part of the ranks of spirit dogs, yet it was hiding a tremendous amount of spirit power.
Such a unique spirit dog was actually capable of using a spell of the demon race.
Wei Zhi thought he could already guess what Loopy Toad''s specific situation was.
The Mystery Umbre had barely made an appearance before it had instantly malfunctioned after just a few seconds!
Strong Zuo''s face had changed dramatically, and he took several steps back in terror... He could see that not only was this dog''s owner very powerful, even the dog''s identity wasn''t as simple as he had thought.
"You can''t even get close to me with your current realm; you still want tobine forces to fight me?" Loopy Toad raised its dog head and smiled coldly.
In the next instant, Wei Zhi saw Loopy Toad''s body emit a magnificent light which then enveloped Wei Zhi!
Was it afraid he would be affected? Was it going to release some great skill?
Wei Zhi watched the scene in front of him attentively.
"I can''t move!"
Strong Zuo blurted loudly on the other side!
He was aghast when he realized that the unusual aura that had frozen the Mystery Umbre had made its way up the magic weapon to seize their bodies and also freeze them!
This definitely wasn''t what a normal third-ss spirit dog could do... Even if it had been strengthened, the extent of this power was something that even second-ss spirit beasts found difficult to achieve!
All kinds of thoughts spun around in Strong Zuo''s mind.
"You shouldn''t have provoked me." Loopy Toad swept azy gaze over these people.
The next moment, it released a green aura which looked like countless hands that lunged for the heads of these Golden Core cultivators!
The cultivators couldn''t avoid them at all, much less resist!
The moment this aura prated his skull, Strong Zuo promptly felt like copsing.
Did this spell have a weakening effect?
No, it didn''t seem that simple...
Roughly ten secondster, a dozen Golden Core experts fell to the ground simultaneously with a loud bang.
Strong Zuo, the butcher uncle who was the leader, stretched out one miserable hand. "Senior Dog... spare me! I was wrong!"
Loopy Toad was unperturbed as itpletely paid no attention to all the screams. It was only after a full minute that therge incorporeal aura hands detached themselves from the heads of the twelve Golden Core cultivators.
These Golden Core cultivators hadn''t been killed, but their auras were extremely faint; most of all, their faces looked very unsightly, as if they had been robbed of their essence.
Looking at this chaotic scene of tragedy in the wooden house, Wei Zhi''s brain felt numb, and his mouth was dry as he asked, "...Brother Dog, would it be possible for you to please exin what on earth just happened?"
Although Wei Zhi could think of several spells that could cause these effects, he couldn''t be entirely sure what had just happened.
In short, this definitely wasn''t a spell with a weakening function... If it had just been such a spell, these twelve Golden Core certainly wouldn''t look this depressed, as if they had been toyed with and thrown away.
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes and smirked. "I took fifty years off each of them."
What the f**k?!
Extending its own life?!
Wei Zhi was shaken by this operation.
This was really too vicious!Actress Li Xiaolu''s extramarital affair with well-known hip-hop artiste PG One was said to have destroyed the hip-hop circle, hence the nickname.
Chapter 389 Your Good Friend Odd Zhuo Is Online!
The twelve Golden Core cultivators in the wooden house in this backstreet were some of the main core members of the Demon Hunters Association. At this stage, however, the root of this association had yet to bepletely disposed of since its head hadn''t been caught.
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad''s original n had been to wipe out all the core members in one go, but they had underestimated how cunning this gang of pet traffickers was.
What was worse, the violent sounds of fighting in the wooden house and the wretched screams of these association core members as they had fallen to the floor had already attracted the attention of many people in the backstreet.
Some of the pet traffickers had sensed that something was wrong, and were already getting ready to pack up and run. Unfortunately for them, Wei Zhi had made ample preparations.
Loopy Toad looked out a broken window; even from the backstreet, it could already hear the loud sirensing from outside.
Wei Zhi had called the police earlier, and this seemingly peaceful little town was now already heavily surrounded.
Even now,rge numbers of SWAT officers holding anti-explosion magic shields were pushing deeper into the backstreet.
This was probably the biggest case of spirit beast trafficking this year. Although currently, the head of the organization had not yet been caught, and some of the core members had fled, Loopy Toad felt that they couldn''t run for very long.
But now it was faced with a new problem, and that was how to get out of here...
In a situation with so people around, its fur was too eye-catching. If the SWAT teams pushing deeper into this backstreet searched this house and found these twelve Golden Core cultivators lying on the floor... Loopy Toad reckoned it would be in the headlines the next day.
It was wondering how it was going to leave when it suddenly smelled a familiar aura in the crowd.
Roughly two or three minutester, Loopy Toad saw a familiar figure... Odd Zhuo hade!
As usual, Odd Zhuo was wearing a three-piece suit with his hair slicked back in the typical manner of an elite public figure of society.
"Is this your friend?"
When Wei Zhi saw Odd Zhuo, he was a little surprised as he felt that this man was familiar for some reason, but for one moment, he couldn''t ce his finger on it.
But when he saw the symbol of the General Administration of 100 Schools on Odd Zhuo''s chest, Wei Zhi suddenly remembered... Wasn''t this person the leader who was the talk of the town recently? He was the youngest director of the General Administration of 100 Schools in history! He was the man who had be famous after using an air attack to defeat a demon king back then.
Now that Wei Zhi thought about it, there was something a little odd about this man who had shown up at almost every major incident recently too suspicious!
Odd Zhuo hurried over with a travel bag on his back which had obviously been prepared for Loopy Toad.
"Shifu asked me to pick you up."
As soon as he entered the wooden house, Odd Zhuo straightaway opened the travel bag. From this single simple sentence, Loopy Toad already knew why Odd Zhuo was here.
The man and the dog shared a tacit mutual understanding.
Loopy Toad didn''t have to be polite with Odd Zhuo, and it dove directly into the travel bag; it could already sense the approach of other auras C if any outsiders saw this scene, it would be very troublesome.
Watching this from the side, Wei Zhi''s expression indicated that he didn''t quite understand what was going on, but it was awesome anyway.
This shifu... had to be Brother Dog''s owner, right?
Who on earth this shifu was, was something that Wei Zhi was really curious about.
To be the shifu of Odd Zhuo, the currently popr director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, and to have such a fantastic dog... all of this started to make Wei Zhi wonder about the power of the great senior behind the scenes.
After all, not just anyone could learn to cast forty-nine consecutive top-grade auxiliary spells.
After putting Loopy Toad into the travel bag, Odd Zhuo finally sighed in relief as he directly put it on his back. Then he straightaway stepped forward with a slight smile on his face to shake hands with Wei Zhi. "Are yourade Wei Zhi, who reported this illegal trafficking of spirit beasts?"
They had barely shaken hands when Wei Zhi saw a mob of reporters pour in from behind. As soon as they entered the house, the cameras went off in shes of light.
Even Loopy Toad in the travel bag was rmed by the situation, let alone Wei Zhi... it was a good thing that Odd Zhuo had shown up earlier on!
"Mm, that''s right... I was the one who called it in." Since Wei Zhi couldn''t hide inside the bag like Loopy Toad, he could only reply as thus.
The group of reporters then filmed Odd Zhuo and Wei Zhi shaking hands for several seconds.
After that, a female reporter from Cultivation Daily asked, "Director Odd Zhuo, how is it that the moment something major urs, you are able to rush to the scene to direct operations? This spirit beast trafficking incident this time doesn''t seem to be under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of 100 Schools. Director Zhuo, don''t you think that you''ve overstepped your boundaries?"
Odd Zhuo frowned and stared at the female reporter with a solemn face. "What this femalerade has said is incorrect... whatever the time or ce, as long as the people need me, I should be there."
Listening to his words, the group of reporters behind them started to take notes.
The female reporter who had asked the question sighed secretly. This wasn''t the first time she hade into contact with Odd Zhuo. She actually thought she had run fast enough in order to be the first to bring thetest news... But she had never expected Odd Zhuo to rob her of every major event headline this year.
This current leader of the General Administration of 100 Schools was too diligent!
"Then... is it possible for Director Zhuo to please give us thetest updates on this incident?" the female reporter asked.
Odd Zhuo cleared his throat and faced the video cameras and incessant shes of light. "This is the biggest reported case of illegal spirit beast trafficking this year. Furthermore, based on our investigation, this organization is called the Demon Hunters Association. Some of the criminal suspects are on the run, and specific details will be released in the news to the publicter. I believe that with great efforts made by the police, this case will be solved very quickly. You can''t run from the long arm of thew."
"Director Zhuo, who was the one to defeat these criminal suspects lying on the floor?"
Odd Zhuo instantly perked up at this question, and he hurriedly stepped forward to grip Wei Zhi''s hand again. "If you want to thank someone, thank this little brother who reported it! He was the one who defeated all these people! By the time I showed up, they were already down!"
"..."
Wei Zhi almost spat blood this was telling tant lies with your eyes wide open!
"What''s more, looking at the conditions of these twelve criminal suspects after engaging in battle with this person who reported them, they look haggard and gloomy, as if they''ve been sapped of their strength. So I suspect..."
Speaking up to this point, Odd Zhuo looked at Wei Zhi. "This little brother used the legendary... Essence-Absorbing Skill!
Wei Zhi: "???"
Essence... Essence-Absorbing Skill?
The reporters behind them were all astounded.
The female reporter was very excited. "Lighting! Lighting! Make sure to take lots of photos! Sound, turn on the equipment! Stuff the microphone into this person''s mouth!"In Chinese, can mean "to absorb essence" or "to suck in semen" (i.e. a blowjob).
Chapter 390 Little Silver Wants to Rebel!
The night the Demon Hunters Association was exposed, the news had already spread like wildfire before the media could announce it publicly.
When Wang Ling opened the cultivation forum that night, he found that the number of new posts had already broken the ten thousand mark, and almost all of the discussion was centered around the Demon Hunters Association.
Some of the posts included images from the scene of pitiful spirit beasts that had been forced to cancel their contracts, lying motionless in their cages, gasping and bloody, and covered in multiple wounds, which was a horrifying sight.
Some low-grade spirit beasts had been stripped of their fur while still alive to make Taoist robes and boots... The most important point was that almost all of the spirit beasts traded in the Demon Hunters Association turned out to have had owners before.
No buying and selling of spirit beasts and no killing C who would have thought that the Demon Hunters Association would have the guts to dare continuemit these crimes at a time when the state had prohibited the capture and trafficking of spirit beasts.
For the cultivators following this incident and those calling for people to live in harmony with spirit beasts, this was a huge blow to them.
Furthermore, the pressure from public outcry ultimately still fell on the special task force responsible for investigating the Demon Hunters Association as well as itsmander, Odd Zhuo.
It had to be pointed out that while the Demon Hunters Association had been exposed, those that had been captured were pet traffickers peddling spirit beasts and lesser members of the organization. Not all the core members had been captured, and currently no one even knew who the head of the organization was.
Of all the core members arrested, Strong Zuo ranked the highest, and ording to his confession, he had never seen the face of the head, and only knew that his surname was Bai. Everyone in the organization addressed him as Chairman Bai.
Furthermore, each time Chairman Bai made an appearance, it was apanied by rolling fog and steam C it wasn''t just his face, but his entire figure also couldn''t be seen.
At the prison, Warden Liang had a special magic treasure which could be used to detect lies. With this verification, it was indeed as Strong Zuo had said, and the identity of the head behind the Demon Hunters Association was a mystery.
After Loopy Toad got home that night, it read the various posts online together with Wang Ling, while Odd Zhuo texted Wang Ling some of the results from the interrogation as soon as he obtained them.
Wang Ling noticed that Loopy Toad had apparently taken this incident to heart.
Loopy Toad had once been a demon king, but after all, a demon king was also a demon beast. In essence, demon beasts and spirit beasts were branches from the same tree C the only difference was in the power medium that they used.
Hence, when Loopy Toad looked at these pictures in the forum, it felt extremely moved. It couldn''t imagine at all what would happen if one day it was caught and treated like this.
Of course, with Wang Ling around, there was no way that would happen.
But Loopy Toad''s attitude toward the Demon Hunters Association was already very clear it would definitely ferret out the mastermind behind the scenes!
Wang Ling stroked Loopy Toad''s head.
Then, he realized that while going through the posts with him, this guy had actually fallen asleep on the table, just like that!
Loopy Toad''s narcolepsy had struck again!
It was a good thing it had happened at home C if it had happened in the fight just now, the consequences would have been simply unimaginable.
This matter needed to be resolved as soon as possible!
Wang Ling cupped his chin in his hand as he pondered this. Then he picked up this lump of dog stuck to the table and put it down at his feet.
After thest time he had called Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to look for Little Silver to sell him some holy beast blood, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought Little Silver a cell phone and applied for a new number.
He had already sent Little Silver''s cell phone number to Wang Ling previously.
Hence, Wang Ling directly contacted Little Silver this time.
"When will you send it over?"
The message was as short as always, with just six words.
Little Silver was sitting on the sofa in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house, and when he saw this message, he was so scared he almost dropped the phone. To be honest, thest time he had unsessfully bled himself had been pretty painful.
It wasn''t a big deal that he hadn''t seeded, but the point was that he had been treated as a depressed suicidal teenager, arrested by the police for ritualistic behavior, and then sent to the hospital as a mental patient.
Little Silver had initially wanted to rx for a few days before trying again... Holy beasts might have a strong ability to recover, but it wasn''t meant to be used like this!
Little Silver stared at his cell phone screen, not knowing what to do. He didn''t dare directly refuse Wang Ling.
"How about... I pretend I didn''t seen it?" Little Silver''s hands were shaking.
In a situation like this, ignoring it was usually the best way to avoid awkwardness! It was like your girlfriend looking for you when you were ying a game C there was no way you could tell her you were ying a game... so ignoring was the best option! It was better to wait for an appropriate time to replyter!
Thinking this, Little Silver suddenly raised his head... This was probably the legendary non-action, right?
Right! It had to be!
Little Silver nodded his head firmly, and then directly steeled his heart and turned off the phone.
He actually... ignored Master!
For some reason, Little Silver felt that he was especially cool at that moment!
Mm, there were times when you had to be aggressive! Learn to resist! Learn to say no! Even if the other party was a big boss, you couldn''t bow to them!
This was the dignity that every holy beast had to have!
On the other side, Wang Ling had very clearly seen through the cell phone screen Little Silver''s flustered image as he sat on the sofa, including how he had turned his phone off...
Wang Ling could activate his Heavenly Eye whenever he wanted and link his optic nerves to any type of screen. This was a new and modern spell which he had developed himself, like how he could control his nose hair to create a filter inside his nose against PM2.5.
After connecting his Heavenly Eye to Little Silver''s cell phone screen and witnessing Little Silver''s action, Wang Ling took a deep breath. Hm... he had actually been ignored...
But Wang Ling wasn''t angry at all. After all, the blood he wanted indeed was a bit too much... But this was an iparable bargain for Little Silver.
The twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks Wang Ling was using to buy this blood were part of his collection! Eating them would produce unimaginable benefits!
"????"
Phone in hand, Wang Ling sent another text.
On the other side, Little Silver was stunned when his cell phone turned on by itself!
What was going on?
Could this phone start up on its own?
Little Silver then saw the four question marks which Wang Ling had sent.
Little Silver: "..."
Before he could turn the phone off again, Wang Ling''s next text came through: "Give up, it''s useless."
Little Silver: "..."
Wang Ling: "I can turn on your phone remotely for you."
Little Silver: "..."
Wang Ling: "I know you''re reading this."
And then, after several seconds...
Wang Ling didn''t send a word, but a "kitchen knife" emoji.
His meaning was very clear: If you don''te, I''ll go get it myself...
Little Silver was so scared he broke out in a cold sweat. He replied to Wang Ling in a panic. "Tomorrow! Is tomorrow fine?!"
Wang Ling replied: "Fine."
Before Little Silver could calm downpletely, Wang Ling''s second reply came: "You won''t get paid if you''rete."
Little Silver: "..."Based on the Taoist concept of ''Wu Wei'' in the loose sense of not doing anything but letting things happen naturally.This refers to the concentration of fine particte matter, and is a way to measure air pollution
Chapter 391 The White-Faced Girl
Taming and training a holy beast was in fact a rather long process...
It was like a mini simtion game, the first part of which was simr to a romance game Wang Ling had found to be popr among the girls in school. The girls jokingly called the game "Keeping Men"; one wrong move would lead to a tragic ending... For Wang Ling, it was far easier to raise a holy beast at the level of a loyal dog than for the girls in ss to keep four men in their phones!
July 8th was the eleventh Saturday of the semester.
That morning, a silver-haired young man showed up in front of the Wang family''s small vi; he was in a white shirt and a matching pair of skintight jeans with holes in them. Because of the outfit Grenade-throwing Senior Immortal had given him thest time, Little Silver had gone to the mall himself to buy a simr set.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had initially wanted toe with him, but after the Demon Hunters Association had been exposed, the dramatic increase in the number of new posts on the cultivation forum overnight had directly overloaded the system and in the end crashed the server. At the moment, he was sorting out the data and doing server maintenance.
Little Silver remembered that before he had left, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had released an official apology: We apologize; the server has crashed due to technical issues. Right now, our technicians are doing everything they can to resolve the problem. Once maintenance isplete, friends whose posts have disappeared will receive a head of broli aspensation. Thank you for your cooperation!
...
"This should be it, right?"
Little Silver nced at the location Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sent him.
The Wang family''s small vi was actually in quite a remote location and hard to find; Little Silver had had to take quite a winding route in particr to get here.
But once he reached the entrance, his expression became much more serious.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always treated this vi as a holy ce. Based on what he had said, there were some seniors living in seclusion here who had strength even more terrifying than Ling Zhenren''s!
At that moment, Little Silver stood nervously in front of the main door with his heart pounding.
His face was very white; on one hand, it was because of fright, and on the other, he had given up two thousand milliliters of bloodst night, which left him feeling a little weak.
Seniors more terrifying than Master...
What on earth kind of existence was that?
It waspletely unimaginable to him.
All of a sudden, a deep sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Little Silver. He recalled how in his youth he had directly charged into sects with ten thousand members seven times over... But now, he had to summon up all of his courage just to even ring the bell...
The world really had changed!
Why were there so many monsters among the race of human cultivators?!
While he was hesitating, the vi door suddenly opened, and a woman bent down to ce a te of leftovers next to the door.
Although the vi''s surroundings were a little remote and deste, there were stray cats around, and Mother Wang would always feed them leftovers.
Just as she opened the door, Mother Wang saw a silver-haired youngster with a face as white as a foreigner''s standing there.
She stared at Little Silver, startled. "This white-faced girl, who are you looking for?"
Little Silver: "..."
Then, she carefully looked Little Silver up and down before she smiled knowingly. "Are you looking for Ling Ling?"
Little Silver nodded. "Yes..."
To be honest, it wasn''t like Little Silver didn''t understand why Mother Wang had mistaken his gender. The human form he cultivated had always been more neutral-looking; along with his long silver hair, it was very easy for people to misunderstand.
While he was wondering whether to exin or not, Mother Wang suddenly stepped forward to pull on his hand. "Youngdy, you don''t have to say anything! Auntie understands!"
Little Silver: "..."
Then, she directly pulled him inside with a radiant smile on her face.
Just like this, he had actually entered what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal viewed as a holy ce?
When Mother Wang pulled him inside, Little Silver felt a little muddled, as he hadpletely never expected the seniors in this vi to be so easygoing.
But why was the fluctuation of spirit energy from this senior so weak?
Hm! She had to be hiding her spirit energy!
That had to be it!
Mother Wang led Little Silver to the sofa in the living room and then passed him a cup of tea, her face wreathed in smiles. "This youngdy, what''s your surname?"
Little Silver sighed in his heart and answered, "My name''s Little Silver..."
He had already decided he wasn''t going to exin it; doing so in this situation would be even more embarrassing. As long as senior was happy, it was fine!
Mother Wang nced at Little Silver again.
Hm... this girl had quite a good figure, but some parts were indeed a little small.
But this didn''t curb Mother Wang''s enthusiasm. "Most of the people who''ve dropped by the vi were Ling Ling''s boy friends."
Little Silver: "!!!"
Mother Wang: "Don''t misunderstand, youngdy. I mean male friends."
Little Silver: "..."
She sped Little Silver''s hands excitedly. "Today, a girl has finallye!"
Little Silver: "Senior, I..."
Mother Wang: "Don''t call me senior. Call me auntie!"
Little Silver was taken aback. "Can... Can I?"
From his understanding, this was a very intimate address! This was the holy ce where mysterious great seniors resided! Nowadays, where would you find such a powerful "auntie"?!
"Why not, it''s just a title." Mother Wang couldn''t helpughing. "By the way, Miss Little Silver, where do you live?"
"My n is more used to living in caves... we usually sleep standing up."
"No wonder you''re in such good shape, it''s because you stand!" Mother Wang couldn''t help eximing in surprise.
As for living in caves, Mother Wang didn''t think this was strange. Nowadays, there were people interested in this; the richer a family was, the more interested they were in broadening their horizons. Moreover, there were a lot of stories on TV nowadays about the rich specially digging out caves deep in the forest and transforming them into luxury residences... This was proof on the side that this girl''s family background was probably pretty good! It also exined why her skin was so fair!
Mother Wang thought that this white-faced girl had obviously benefited from a natural influence!
"If you don''t mind, how about staying for a quick lunch?" Mother Wang smiled.
"Ah? Wouldn''t... wouldn''t that be troublesome for you?"
"It''s fine, it''s fine, just make yourself at home."
Mother Wang stoop up joyfully. "I''m going to go prepare the ingredients. If you want to look for Ling Ling, he''s in the first room on the left on the second floor."
"Auntie, where are the other seniors..."
"They''re out today, it''s just the three of us this afternoon," Mother Wang said.
"Oh, okay, auntie... then I''m going upstairs first."
After saying that, Little Silver rushed upstairs; he had never expected that he would actually be asked to stay for lunch!
Mother Wang followed Little Silver''s back with her eyes as he went upstairs, a good-natured expression on her face.
From their chat just now, she was pretty satisfied with this white-faced girl!
Although she was a little small in some parts...
When Little Silver had gone upstairs just now, Mother Wang had noticed that this white-faced girl had a pretty big butt! Big and perky!
How did the saying go?
C A big butt was good for bearing children!
Chapter 392 Moving the Orange Trees Daily is Very Tiring!
At the moment, Little Silver looked very nervous as he sat cross-legged on the floor of the room.
Wang Ling was still reviewing his lessons at this time, and no one could interrupt him. Although Little Silver had been invited in, he was being strictly monitored by Pen and Eraser these two brawny brothers.
Unlike humans and spirit beasts, transformed goblins were different in that they had unique energy fluctuations which were generally hard for cultivators to sense. But as a holy beast, Little Silver''s sixth sense was very acute, and it didn''t take long for him to realize that the two brothers sitting cross-legged behind him and gazing at him weren''t ordinary people...
Apart from that, the rest of his attention was on Loopy Toad, who was sleeping at Wang Ling''s feet. Little Silver could feel that the waves of spirit energy emanating from this green-furred akita were also unusual.
All in all, he noticed something observing his surroundings in Wang Ling''s room.
He abruptly realized that there wasn''t a single normal person in this entire room!
But saying this might seem a little ambiguous.
Did it mean that Ling Zhenren couldn''t be considered human?
C Of course he couldn''t!
He was so strong!
So cool!
He was clearly a god!
...
Little Silver looked at the time; roughly five minutes after he had entered the room, Wang Ling finished studying, and he closed his book.
Then he swiveled around in his chair in Little Silver''s direction. "Did you bring it?"
Wang Ling spoke telepathically as always, but while the sound was clear and crisp as usual, Little Silver found it surprisingly pleasant to listen to!
Light shed in Little Silver''s hand, and a red crystal appeared in his palm. "...Four thousand millimeters of holy beast blood have been condensed into this blood crystal. When Senior Ling wants to use it, just drop it in an equal amount of water."
Picking up this blood crystal with two fingers, Wang Ling could already sense the vibrant power which emanated from it.
As Little Silver had said, the blood crystal contained four thousand millimeters of holy beast blood.
After examining it, Wang Ling went into the bathroom and filled a wooden bucket with four thousand millimeters of water, using his Heavenly Eye to measure it out.
Not a drop more and not a drop less.
Then, Little Silver watched Wang Ling throw the blood crystal into the bucket...
"What is Senior Ling doing?" Little Silver stared nkly.
"See that plump green-furred akita? That''s our Lord''s pet, Loopy Toad."
Pen said, "Now, we''re going to give it a bath."
A bath?
Bathing in holy beast blood...
Little Silver couldn''t help twitching his lips C this was too extravagant!
He had collected so much blood yesterday without stopping to rest, but had never expected that it would in the end be used for a bath!
For some reason, he suddenly felt his liver hurting!
Before he could figure out Wang Ling''s exact intention, Little Silver saw Wang Ling cut his hand through the air, and the oblivious sleeping green-furred akita was suddenly floating.
After that, Wang Ling crooked one finger.
Little Silver heard a "putong" as the dog was directly dumped into the wooden bucket just like that...
On the side, Pen exined, "Our Lord''s pet suffers from severe narcolepsy for some reason; once it falls asleep, it''s as if it''s lost consciousness. In order to thoroughly deal with this condition, our Lord is using an ancient art to treat it, and the most importantponent of this art is holy beast blood; ancient texts say that holy beast blood has magical effects in treating narcolepsy!"
"Ancient art?" Little Silver was a little surprised. As he pondered this, he gnawed his finger out of habit.
This was a bad habit he had acquired in his human form; he would gnaw his finger at every little thing.
He never did this at all in his beast form, since there was no way he could gnaw on his hooves!
"My impression is that there are very few detailed records on using holy beast blood in the healing arts!"
"Do you know Immortal Doctor Kang Nuo?" The Pen exined, "He left this art behind in an ancient medical text. In addition to the Immortal Doctor''s book, our Lord also has texts by Holy Doctor, Demon Doctor, King Doctor, Emperor Doctor, Monarch Doctor and Bitch Doctor..."
"..."
When he heard this, Little Silver immediately had a curious look on his face. "But what on earth is Senior Ling doing?"
As a genuine holy beast, there was no one here who was more familiar with the properties of holy beast blood than Little Silver; he had no way of knowing if it could cure narcolepsy, but he knew that just soaking in holy beast blood wouldn''t be any use at all.
While he was engaged in scientific discussion with Pen, Little Silver saw that Wang Ling was about to do something else.
After cing the dog into the wooden bucket full of holy beast blood, Wang Ling swiftly took out a spirit grass which looked a lot like a "Chinese green onion."
The moment Wang Ling took it out, Little Silver could immediately sense dense currents of overflowing spirit qi; this green onion contained a terrifying amount of spirit power!
Wang Ling broke this green onion up and scattered it like chopped onion pieces inside the wooden bucket.
Little Silver was dumbfounded; this was a spirit grass he had never seen before. "This spirit grass that looks like a green onion C what is it?"
Pen: "Allow me to rify: this spirit grass that looks like a green onion, is actually a green onion."
Little Silver: "..."
Motherf**ker! This green onion was overflowing with spirit power! It wasn''t a proper green onion at all!
Pen: "The difference is that our Lord personally grew this onion, so it has extraordinary effects."
Little Silver: "..."
After putting the dog in the bucket and scattering the green onion pieces, Wang Ling actually found a lid and then covered the whole bucket.
Finished with that, Wang Ling crossed his arms on the side C the only thing he could do now was wait.
Little Silver was a little confused. "Excuse me... what is the point of this step?"
Pen answered pragmatically, "This wooden bucket looks very ordinary, but it''s something which our Lord personally transformed, and it has the ability to heat up once the lid is put on. Now, we just need to wait for it to heat up."
Little Silver somehow felt that there was something wrong with this method. "..."
Hold on!
Put in holy beast blood, add dog, scatter green onion pieces, cover with a lid, heat it up...
These series of actions seemed a bit familiar!
Seeing the silver-haired young man''s rmed and pale expression, Pen exined earnestly, "What you are seeing is the ''Instant Noodles Treatment'' recorded in Immortal Doctor Kang Nuo''s ancient text, carried out perfectly!"
Little Silver: "..."
It was his first time hearing that holy beast blood could be used in this way!
C What damn "Instant Noodles Treatment"!
The Second Battalion Commander was already very tired from holding the noodle bowl!
Moving the orange trees around daily was very tiring!
Giving out awards everyday was very hard on Mr Chen Duxiu!
Swinging a forty-meter broadsword around was arm-breaking!
Dihuazixiu''s liquid hand soap had increased in price!
The trophy had been rubbed so much the paint hade off!
So please, don''t show off anymore!This bunch of random sentences generally have the sentiment or word ''xiu'' inmon, which can mean ''refined,'' ''performance'' or ''show,'' and while theye from different Chinese media contexts, they can be used online to express disbelief or admiration in reaction to someone doing something outrageous or amazing.
Chapter 393 Trapped Senior Pang
"Is this really okay? It won''t suffocate?" Little Silver looked suspiciously at the wooden bucket.
"It''s fine." Pen shook his head and said, "Before my Lord dumped it into the bucket, he sealed all its acupuncture points and cleared its meridians so that spirit energy can circte through its body smoothly."
Little Silver nodded his head. "I see."
He had only seen Wang Ling dump Loopy Toad into the wooden bucket, and didn''t know what else he had done. Spirit energy itself carried oxygen, and this "spirit energy internal cirction" method was actually quitemon for connecting meridians together; it was an advanced version of the turtle-breathing skill, but couldst for longer.
When the "spirit energy internal cirction" technique was in effect, a cultivator could go without breathing for seven to ten days; the higher the cultivator''s realm, the longer they could maintain this situation.
"Is this really useful..." Little Silver rubbed his head; he was really very curious about how effective it really was.
After all, nowadays there was an abundance of hereditary folk remedies for curing psoriasis... who knew what was real and what was fake.
Little Silver raised his eyebrows. "How long does it have to soak for?"
Pen: "Heat up and simmer for eight hours."
"..."
Little Silver still felt this wasn''t right somehow!
...
When Wang Ling had dumped Loopy Toad into the wooden bucket, its acupuncture points had been sealed and the "spirit energy internal cirction" had been activated.
It was quite a strange feeling for Loopy Toad to be immersed in warm holy beast blood.
It felt a little like sleep paralysis, which was when you were asleep but your consciousness was clearly awake; your body was still in a state of deep sleep, so you couldn''t even open your eyes.
This was a typical symptom of narcolepsy.
However, it didn''t take long for Loopy Toad to notice that something was wrong; it abruptly realized that the scene in its mind had changed.
Then, it fell onto an ind...
The cool sea breeze ruffled its green fur. Loopy Toad lifted one paw and touched the sand on the beach C it was real!
What was going on?
Wasn''t it currently being treated?
Loopy Toad collected its thoughts and pondered for a bit.
It could onlye up with one exnation for this situation: its soul had been brought to this space by some mysterious force!
But who on earth had done it?
While it was thinking about this, Loopy Toad saw an old man in white appear in the middle of a grove of coconut trees up ahead.
Loopy Toad was instantly on guard.
This wasn''t any ordinary old man; his aura ran deep, and his clothes fluttered despite there being no wind. Spirit potential rolled and formed an incorporeal shield with a radius of five feet around him.
Looking at this imposing manner, this old man was at the very least a True Immortal.
Loopy Toad watched him approach slowly step by step. The old man was trying his best to suppress his aura, as if he was afraid of scaring Loopy Toad off.
"Brother Dog, don''t be frightened... This old man won''t hurt you..." the coconut old man said.
Loopy Toad fixed its eyes on the old man in front of it and made sure to maintain its distance. "Senior, who are you?"
"My surname is Pang and my first name is Guang. You can also call me by my Taoist name, Taoist Guang." This coconut old man ced his hand next to his mouth and answered so gently that his voice almost blended with the sea breeze.
Loopy Toad: "Senior, can you act a little more normally..."
In the end, this Senior Pang dropped to his knees on the ground and sighed deeply. "This is because your master is too powerful..."
"..." Realization suddenly dawned on Loopy Toad.
It turned out that this guy had been intimidated by Little Master Ling before!
It had left a shadow on his heart!
No wonder!
Loopy Toad: "You''ve seen my master before?"
"Yes... twice..."
Upon saying this, Taoist Guang, Pang Guang, already looked close to tears. "This is a space I personally set up C in the end, your master just came and went as he pleased like it was nothing... He really didn''t give me any face!"
Lying down with his butt up in the air and beating the ground with his fists as heined tearfully, he didn''t have the manner of a True Immortal in the slightest...
Loopy Toad was silent at this scene.
It appeared that it had been quite a heavy blow to him... You have to calm down! Senior! Ants have been in a footrace for ten years!
As Senior Pang sobbed, Loopy Toad more or less learned the whole story.
Previously, Little Master Ling had helped Grandfather Wang bring his kitchen knife to Fatty Luo''s store for maintenance, and had happened to see that Fatty Luo had a heavenly fissure stone. Thus, Little Master Ling had helped Fatty Luo to appraise it with his Heavenly Eye. The result was that he had been unexpectedly sucked into this hidden space inside the heavenly fissure stone, and had met this Taoist Guang, Pang Guang, who was now standing in front of Loopy Toad.
Taoist Guang: "At the beginning, I wanted to take him in as my disciple and my believer so that he would help me set up nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty-one statues all over the world, as well as find ny-nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty-one disciples... Only in this way can I sessfully ovee the Samsara Spirit Tribtion and pass beyond True Immortal and advance to Venerated Immortal. But who would have thought that your master would turn me down!"
Loopy Toad: "..." It would have been absurd if he had agreed!
Taoist Guang heaved a sigh. "When I established this space, I set a rule that the first person to enter the space would automatically form a soul contract with me. After my first attempt ended in failure, I was going to draw on the power of the contract to invade your master''s dreamscape to look for him..."
Loopy Toad: "And then?"
Taoist Guang: "Then... I was blocked..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Loopy Toad wasn''t sure how anyone else would have dealt with this situation, but listening to this Senior Guang say this, this indeed felt like something that Little Master Ling would do!
Blocking the contract to stop it from generating power might be very difficult for anyone else, but for Ling Zhenren, it was a piece of cake!
Taoist Guang felt like crying at this point. "If I hadn''t formed a contract with your master back then, I''m afraid I''d be trapped in this space for the rest of this life."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Taoist Guang drew in a deep breath, then said, "This time, I came looking for Brother Dog to ask if you would be able to help me pass on a message to the senior outside..."
So he had been waiting for Loopy Toad here?
It couldn''t helpughing inwardly when it heard this.
It smelled... a business opportunity...
"What''s in it for me?" Loopy Toad stared at the old man.
"A blueprint of something that absolutely no one can resist... even I feel that trading this blueprint in exchange for the slightest chance to win my freedom is a bit of a loss for me," said Taoist Guang.
"What''s the blueprint of?" Loopy Toad''s interest was aroused.
Taoist Guang couldn''t helpughing. "Before that, I want to ask Brother Dog a simple question..."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Taoist Guang: "Do you know what your master''s true strength is?"
"You want to scout out my master''s realm?"
Loopy Toad looked up at him. "It''s still better for Senior Pang to judge it for yourself, but I can tell you how my master cultivates."
Taoist Guang: "Oh? Tell me!"
"He keeps up with radio gymnastics and eye exercises everyday, in addition to doing exercises in On Talismans and Five Three."
"..."
"What is FIve Three?"
"Five Years of College Exams and Three Years of Simtions."
"..." This is a homonym of the line "Mother has been gone for ten years," which actress Ouyang Nana said too quickly in a live skit.
Chapter 394 The Truth About the Gate Between Worlds
This Taoist Guang couldn''t help sighing when he heard this.
It wasn''t like he couldn''t understand C after all, that senior outside was at a level where he could evene and go as he pleased in a True Immortal''s soul space; he could even actively block the space contract that Taoist Guang had set up...
And so, he had in fact alreadye up with his own theory earlier on: the senior outside was at the very least a Venerated Immortal...
In the entire history of cultivation and since the beginning of the Spirit Energy Information era, the number of Venerated Immortal Almightys recorded in historical texts could be counted on fingers. This was the upper realm which every True Immortal dreamed of.
For many cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, true cultivation only started at the Soul Formation stage.
Likewise, Soul Formation cultivators felt that true cultivation only started once they entered the True Immortal realm.
But the thing about realms was that they were forever without limits. It was only after you stepped up to a higher level that you became aware of the vastness of the world and the mysteries of the universe C in the minds of most True Immortals, the Venerated Immortal realm was the beginning of the path of Dao.
All realms under Venerated Immortal were nothing!
Inside the soul space, Taoist Guang stood on the ind he had created as he weed the sea breeze, his gaze on the boundless horizon as he pondered endlessly.
Every cultivator in pursuit of the Venerated Immortal realm had something called "vision" inside them.
"The senior outside must have a veryrge world in his heart; he likely has a vision that ordinary people can''t begin to imagine..." Taoist Guang was suddenly deeply moved, and he looked at Loopy Toad and said, "I guess this senior must be making preparations to break through to the next realm."
Loopy Toad stayed silent. "..."
It didn''t know whether Little Master Ling had this vision Taoist Guang was talking about.
The only thing it was sure of was that the thing Little Master Ling was chasing definitely wasn''t as exaggerated as Taoist Guang was imagining.
Ling Zhenren was indeed making preparations...
He was preparing for the uing midterm exams...
"I know senior''s identity isn''t simple. Every senior has their own unique cultivation method, and would never let other people know about it so easily. It''s fine if you don''t want to tell me. As long as you agree to help me pass on my message, I''ll still give you the blueprint." Taoist Guang sat down cross-legged on the ground. When he spoke to Loopy Toad, it was with a gentle tone, and didn''t sound like the voice of an old senior at all.
"You haven''t told me what the blueprint is of." Loopy Toad wagged its tail.
"You won''t turn it down." Taoist Guang was very confident on this point.
"Don''t tell me it''s a blueprint of a divine weapon?"
Loopy Toad looked at him with contempt. "As far as I know, divine weapons are created naturally and cannot be manufactured. If this really is a blueprint of a divine weapon... senior, you can save your breath. You can fool other people, but I''m not stupid."
Taoist Guang burst intoughter. Wasn''t this that senior''s dog after all? It understood so much.
"Don''t worry, I''m not giving you a blueprint of a divine weapon; however, nowadays, this thing is worth just as much."
He waved his hand, and when he raised it, a jade scroll suddenly appeared in his palm.
At its appearance, Loopy Toad instantly sensed that this wasn''t a simple thing.
There was a very familiar smell to it. What was more, leaving the blueprint aside, the jade scroll itself was an invaluable treasure! It contained spirit power so dense it was extraordinarily terrifying!
"Actually I have quite a few priceless things on me. Back then, I sealed them all in this soul space. This was an invaluable item I collected back when I was all-powerful." Taoist Guang gripped the scroll tightly as he introduced it. HIs words were proud but also begrudging.
But in exchange for freedom and Ling Zhenren''s help, he had no other choice.
"What on earth is it?" Loopy Toad stared at the jade scroll, slightly lost in thought.
"You''ve probably heard of the Gates Between Worlds?" All of a sudden, Taoist Guang changed the topic to the one thing that Loopy Toad was most familiar with.
Loopy Toad nodded its head; of course it was familiar with the Gate... Back then, it had been pushed out of the Gate as a vanguard by the other demon kings!
And then, it had kicked the bucket!
Taoist Guang started to talk about the Gate Between Worlds.
"As everyone knows, the Gate Between Worlds is a door between the demon world and the human cultivator world. Most people think that it was specially built by the demon race in an attempt to invade the human cultivator world, but this isn''t the case.
"There are a lot of vital raw materials in the demon world which cannot be found in the cultivation world nowadays, and the demon world has an abundance of rare minerals. In order to create stronger magic treasures, a lot of weaponsmiths back then had looked for ways to enter the demon world. It was after that when the first version of the Gate Between Worlds was created... Thus, the Gate you see now was in fact built by a cultivator."
Taoist Guang continued, "You may have heard this creator''s Taoist name. It is precisely that legendary Immortal Zhenyuan, who already stepped into the Venerated Immortal realm a long time ago."
Immortal Zhenyuan again?
Loopy Toad was amazed; it had never heard this story before.
Loopy Toad actually didn''t know much about Immortal Zhenyuan''s origins, but after listening to talk from all sides and reading the information avable, it felt that this was an experienced and knowledgeable person skilled in refining both weapons and elixirs, and who could be said to be a master Almighty among cultivators.
Furthermore, the famous magic weapons treated as the "Three Auspicious Treasures" in the cultivation circle the Seven Stars Sword, the Purple Gold Gourd and the Golden Canopy Rope had all been created by Immortal Zhenyuan.
Loopy Toad had already been incredibly astonished when it had heard about this at the time, but now, it was even more so!
It had never expected the Gate Between Worlds, which it was pretty familiar with, to have actually been personally built by Immortal Zhenyuan! And the most crucial thing was that this Immortal Zhenyuan''s whereabouts was a real mystery; all this time, he was spoken about in legend, and no one had ever seen his true appearance... he was as mysterious as Little ck and Dopey Guo''s uncles.
"Shocking, right?" Taoist Guang noticed Loopy Toad''s stunned and pale expression, and couldn''t helpughing. "When I found out the truth back then, it also took me a very long time to ept it."
At this moment, Loopy Toadtched onto a key issue. "I seem to have heard senior say the first version of the Gate Between Worlds... what do you mean by the first version?"
"It''s the literal meaning."
Taoist Guang replied honestly, "The first version of the Gate Between Worlds was made out of crude materials. After its first appearance, and each time it appeared after that, it would be reinforced and upgraded. Because it was already connected to the demon world, Immortal Zhenyuan started using raw materials from the demon world to refurbish and repair the Gate."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Taoist Guang: "Hence, thetest Gate Between Worlds is probably the twentieth version as reinforced by Immortal Zhenyuan."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"By the twentieth version, the Gate Between Worlds waspletely made out of materials from the demon world, which is whyter generations of cultivators mistakenly thought it was created by the demon race. And in fact, until the appearance of the twentieth Gate Between Worlds, diagrams of the array for summoning the Gate were dispersed in the cultivation circle."
Taoist Guang said, "If my calctions are correct, it was Immortal Zhenyuan who released this array-summoning diagram... and before the twentieth version appeared, the twenty times before that when it descended were probably Immortal Zhenyuan carrying out performance tests."
"..."
Loopy Toad suddenly felt a twinge of fear.
Speaking up to this point, Taoist Guang gazed at Loopy Toad with the jade scroll in his hand. "The jade scroll in my hand is the blueprint of the first Gate Between Worlds designed by Immortal Zhenyuan!"
Chapter 395 Immortal’s Treasure House
Eyes fixed on the jade scroll, Loopy Toad felt extremely shaken.
It had actually made a lot of guesses about the blueprint, but had never expected it to be of the first Gate Between Worlds; even more unbelievable was that it had actually been personally built by a human Almighty.
This was a door which connected the two worlds together. Since it was something that had been created, it should probably be ssified as a magic treasure. But it was very obvious that the Gate Between Worlds couldn''t be considered just any ordinary magic treasure.
Strictly speaking, the Gate Between Worlds had alreadypletely surpassed the level of a first-rate holy weapon and was a man-made, world-ss magic weapon!
There were in fact written ounts of world-ss magic weapons in the current known history of cultivation. These were the magic weapons that cultivators had been able to ultimately create solely through their own strength. They were also the only weapons created by cultivators that could contend against the "divine weapon magic treasures" created by nature, and were called "world-defying magic weapons" in short.
In the face of these world-defying magic weapons, first-rate holy weapons were nothing but scrap metal; they couldn''t withstand continuous attacks from spirit power, and would just shatter like ss as soon as they were taken out.
Loopy Toad had thought that it was just a legend that human cultivators were able to create world-defying magic weapons... Because even the top demon gods had been unable to make them.
This was because creating a world-defying magic weapon required the power of a particr kind of world, and it was nothing like the small worlds in ordinary magic weapons. Take the Purple Gold Gourd for example; it could already be considered a first-rate holy weapon, but the small world inside it still couldn''tpare with the world inside a world-defying magic weapon.
In Taoist Guang''s words, the vision was too small.
ording to historical texts, forging a world-defying magic weapon thus necessitated the creation of a great world as its foundation. One great world was equal to ny-nine small worlds, but for a genuine world-defying magic weapon to be called as such, it required ny-nine great worlds at least.
But Loopy Toad felt that the truly frightening part of all this was the person who had been able to create a world-defying magic weapon.
If Immortal Zhenyuan had really created the Gate Between Worlds, then he was simply a monster!
"Brother Dog, you should now know how much this scroll is worth," Taoist Guang said as he looked at Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad naturally understood his meaning; this scroll was no longer simply a blueprint of the Gate Between Worlds, but of a world-defying magic weapon!
A blueprint was quite an important part in forging a magic weapon. Theoretically speaking, a magic weapon which was produced based on a blueprint couldn''t be considered a fake.
Those imitation magic treasures on the market only resembled them in appearance; they didn''t have cores at all.
This blueprint was of a magic weapon core.
The significance of the scroll in Taoist Guang''s hand was too much!
If it was taken out and studied, it might overturn the world and stir up great waves, maybe even cause bloody wars...
At that moment, Loopy Toad''s heart trembled as it instinctively felt fear. This was something even demon gods couldn''t touch; even if Loopy Toad had been at its peak, it was still just a demon king, on par with a human Soul Formation cultivator.
Taoist Guang couldn''t help breaking intoughter when he saw this green-furred dog''s expression. "Brother Dog, you don''t have to give me a reply right away; you can think about it. This isn''t just a deal between you and me, but also with the senior outside."
Although he was smiling, the seriousness in his words was in to see.
Loopy Toad suddenly understood a little now the reason why Taoist Guang had said earlier that he had wanted to keep this thing sealed forever with him; it was indeed too weighty.
If news of it got out, war between nations wasn''t impossible.
But to Taoist Guang, none of this mattered at all
The most important thing to him was rebirth and freedom.
He sighed. "I''ve already waited so many years; a little more is nothing. To leave this space, I have to pass through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion. Unfortunately, when all is said and done, I tried to take a side route, and I''m missing one piece in my n."
Loopy Toad: "So senior''s meaning is...?"
Taoist Guang: "I have a feeling that the senior outside definitely has a way; no matter what method he uses, as long as he lends me a hand, I''m willing to tell him a great secret."
Loopy Toad was curious. "About what?"
Taoist Guang''s expression lit up. "The Immortal''s Treasure House! This is the great world which Immortal Zhenyuan established back then. It contains all of his riches, and I know where the entrance is."
Loopy Toad was gobsmacked once again. "By any chance, did senior find this blueprint at the Immortal Treasure House?"
"No..."
Taoist Guang shook his head. "I was lucky to have bumped into him before... although I didn''t see his face, I can probably confirm it was him."
Loopy Toad: "Rumor is that Immortal Zhenyuan travels around the world and no one knows his whereabouts, so how can senior be sure?"
Taoist Guang spoke slowly, "About a thousand years ago, I was part of a special price tour for Foundation Establishment cultivators traveling to Snow Vige. I wanted to go and appreciate the meaning of Dao in nature; I hadn''t reached the True Immortal realm back then, and I was impatient to do so. Moreover, in order to join the tour party, I sealed my acupuncture points to fix my realm at the Foundation Establishment stage before I went out."
Loopy Toad: "Special price tour..."
Taoist Guang: "Mm, food, amodation and a tour guide were all included, all for just one immortal gold bar."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"After we got on the tour bus, the guide gave each of us an immortal snow rice cake and said that it was a specialty of Snow Vige."
Loopy Toad: "And then..."
"And then, there was nothing after that. The bus drove us to the Snow Vige public toilets, because all of us had diarrhea."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"Do you know what was the most terrifying thing in all this?" Taoist Guang''s expression revealed a trace of lingering fear when he said this.
"This old man... didn''t bring any toilet paper!"
"..."
"A potent spirit grassxative had been mixed into this immortal snow rice cake. Without an antidote, we would continue to have diarrhea, and without toilet paper to wipe ourselves clean, it was unbearably itchy.
"Then, the tour guide threatened us C if we wanted toilet paper and the antidote, each of us had to give him two thousand immortal gold bars, otherwise he would ditch us there. That was true suffering for this old man back then..."
Loopy Toad: "So, senior gave in?"
"No way!"
Taoist Guang hmphed. "If I hadn''t sealed my realm so that I could only exert strength at the Foundation Establishment level, I could have killed that dishonest tour guide with one blow of air from my mouth!"
Loopy Toad: "In the end, what happened?"
Taoist Guang: "Back then, I''d rather die than give in, so the tour guide left me behind. Luckily, I had a detoxifying spirit drug on me. Even though it couldn''tpletely cure my condition, at the very least it staved off my persistent diarrhea. However, I was still badly in need of toilet paper..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"It was at that point in time that my luck changed. An old brother in the next cubicle passed me a roll of toilet paper..."
Loopy Toad: "But what does this have to do with the blueprint of the Gate Between Worlds?"
Taoist Guang: "That toilet paper is this jade scroll that you''re looking at now..."
Loopy Toad: "What the hell..."
Chapter 396 What Use Are Crispy Noodle Snacks
The story sounded a bit odd, but it was indeed true. When Taoist Guang rted what had happened in Snow Vige, crystal tears even trickled out of the corners of his eyes...
In life, nothing was more painful than ack of WiFi when you wanted to surf the Inte, ack of toilet paper while you were using the toilet, ack of condiments when you were eating instant noodles, or being unable to finish spending your money before you died.
"Brother Dog, just take this thing. You only need to convey my request to the senior outside," Taoist Guang said to Loopy Toad.
He had already been mentally preparing himself; the Venerated Immortal realm was something that most people might aspire to but were unable to attain.
While Taoist Guang had already been looking for unconventional ways of passing through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion in earlier years, it had taken him five hundred years to figure out the least dangerous way of getting through the cmity. Furthermore, a very important point was that he needed to have a good person to help him.
Therefore, Taoist Guang had been thinking about this issue since meeting Wang Ling.
But was Wang Ling really the lucky star he was destined to meet?
Before leaving the soul space, Loopy Toad didn''t stand on ceremony, and directly swallowed the blueprint using the "Space Swallowing Spell."
After leaving the space, Loopy Toad regained consciousness. As soon as it opened its eyes, it saw a silver-haired youngster taking its measure as he gazed at Loopy Toad curiously.
Little Silver stared at Loopy Toad and made a huge fuss. "Wow, you really woke up! Just now there was the smell of meating out of the bucket, and I thought you had already been cooked."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"How do you feel?" Wang Ling stared at Loopy Toad and asked telepathically.
Loopy Toad closed its eyes and cycled spirit energy through its body. It could clearly feel an unusual spiritual power working inside it, and it felt refreshed.
After having bathed in holy beast blood, it indeed felt like brand new. Spirit energy flowed through its meridians more smoothly than before, and could be said to be utterly unimpeded. Not only that, Loopy Toad could even sense something wonderful in the depths of its soul...
This was a manifestation of the increased rapport between the soul and body.
Loopy Toad nodded. "I do feel a lot better." The holy beast blood had definitely sped up the integration between its soul and body.
But Loopy Toad then realized a very serious problem!
Its dog fur had actually turned red!
"Why did my fur turn red?" Loopy Toad was already used to having green fur, and it was really very unustomed to this red fur which not only looked ugly, but would also easily cause misunderstandings since from afar, it would look like a leg of Jinhua ham!
Little Silver said with a smirk, "After soaking in holy beast blood, this color will only disappear in a month at the very least."
Pen: "It''s not a problem, we have OMO in our house!"
Little Silver: "What''s that..."
Pen: "It''s a bag ofundry detergent personally enchanted by Little Master Ling. It can turn Africans into Europeans."
"..." Little Silver once again felt that his three views had been dealt a heavy blow.
Wang Ling was greatly relieved to confirm that holy beast blood was indeed effective. However, a single treatment wasn''t enough topletely solve the problem of narcolepsy. He spected that it would take at least three more immersions before Loopy Toad waspletely healed.
And so, Wang Ling cupped his chin in his hands as he began to look Little Silver up and down.
The expression on his face made Little Silver quiver a little.
Judging from the eyes, there was some warmth mixed into this indifferent gaze, along with a bit of "kindness"... this was the kind of smile that hid malicious intent!
"..."
Little Silver already had a bad feeling.
He saw Wang Ling wave his hand, and a square box appeared out of thin air.
Then, holding the box carefully, Wang Ling took a deep breath... He seemed to be trying to control some sort of agitation as he did his best to remain calm before he handed the box over to Little Silver and said ndly, "Your reward."
Holding this box of crispy noodle snacks, Little Silver sunk into deep thought. "..." He had thought that the reward of twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks had been a joke; he had never expected that in the end, it really was crispy noodle snacks!
It was fully four thousand milliliters of holy beast blood!
Little Silver felt his liver ache, but very quickly he noticed that Wang Ling seemed to be in more pain than his liver... Who could tell him why Wang Ling''s eyes were glued to the crispy noodle snacks, and what the hell was up with that brokenhearted expression?!
Pen: "This is the reward my Lord promised you, and he''s paying in advance. Mr Silver has yet to provide a further six thousand millimeters of holy beast blood C when will it be convenient for Mr Silver to bring it over?"
Little Silver: "..."
This was really the first time that Little Silver felt so wretched since he was born!
He cradled the box of crispy noodle snacks, his face full of grievances.
Crispy noodle snacks...
What the hell could crispy noodle snacks do?
Could they improve blood cirction and nourish one''s appearance like the youth-retaining elixir?
Could they clear the meridians like the essence-clearing pill?
Could they replenish vitality and invigorate qi like the Da Huan elixir?
Could it help someone who was dying recover like the soul-returning pill?
Could it promote a breakthrough in realms like the advancement elixir?
It was very obvious... no!
What was more, the advancement elixir was just a legend; there was no way it existed. Although there indeed were rted written ounts in historical records, no one had been able to produce it up to now. Little Silver had long heard that the Xiao n had spent a lot of money to gather over a thousand of the top alchemists in Huaxiu nation and establish a researchb with the elite alchemists of the Xiao n as its core.
But after several decades, they had yet to even figure out the basic form for the advancement elixir.
Holding the box with a whole twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks inside it, Little Silver pondered...
When it came to the matter of realms, the highest level among spirit beasts was first ss; if first-ss spirit beasts wanted to advance to the level of a holy beast, it would be like cultivators undergoing tribtion: it required a tremendous amount of time and a heavy price.
But there were only a few cases where spirit beasts had be holy beasts as a result of going through thiste-stage cultivation C Little Silver''s understanding was that there weren''t more than two cases in history.
Apart fromte-stage cultivation, another kind of holy beast relied solely on the bloodline inherited from a pure, native holy beast.
Little Silver belonged to the second kind.
However, pure, native holy beasts were also divided into various levels. Little Silver thought that in the ranks of holy beasts, he was probably in the top tier, and was a sixth-ss holy beast. When he was born, he had just been at ninth ss; cultivating to reach sixth ss had taken him six thousand years.
That meant two thousand years per level.
He was now eight thousand years old, which was still a "baby" in the eyes of holy beasts. It was just that for holy beasts, improving their realms was really too difficult.
Furthermore, holy beasts were almost extinct in the world now. Perhaps there were still other holy beasts around, but they had probably all gone into hiding.
At least, in thest century, Little Silver hadn''t sensed the aura of any other holy beast.
Therefore, Little Silver thought that it was likely that he was the only remaining holy beast in the world right now.
I''m so rare... why can''t you cherish and love me a little?
When he thought this, Little Silver suddenly felt a little sad.
Seeing how the silver-haired youngster had a wronged expression on his face as he cradled the crispy noodle snacks, Pen couldn''t help sighing in his heart: some people just didn''t recognize their fortune when they saw it...
"Brother Little Silver, these crispy noodle snacks were all personally enchanted by our Lord; they are invaluable." Pen couldn''t resist reaching out to pat Little Silver on the shoulder. "Many people want them but can''t have them C you struck the jackpot!"
"Huh?"
Little Silver was stupefied at these words.
Chapter 397 Stiff Face, Kind Hear
Full of doubts, Little Silver left that night with the box of crispy noodle snacks.
In theory, he didn''t think a mere few packets of crispy noodle snacks would be anything useful. But the monster pen''s words to him before he left the vi clearly hinted that these crispy noodle snacks were indeed invaluable. Little Silver could only wait until he got home to slowly study their exact effects.
Although he was a holy beast, it wasn''t like he had never heard of crispy noodle snacks.
For many people, it was a childhood snack that was hard to forget, but as they got older, many of them didn''t go out of their way to especially buy crispy noodle snacks anymore. Many people ate them when they were kids in a bid to collect the Water Margin cards inside the packets; once they collected all the corresponding generals, they could im a prize.
So why were card games so popr now? It was because the kids who had bought crispy noodle snacks to collect cards back then had grown up.
Although Little Silver was still only a "baby" in terms of the age of a holy beast, there was no way he would open a crispy noodle snack packet and eat it out in public on the streets. Based on age alone, Little Silver had actually lived for a very long time. The cultivation calendar started with the founding of Huaxiu nation, but Little Silver was born long before that.
Hence, he had witnessed a lot of history.
Nowadays, many holy beasts had vanished into hiding, and holy beast numbers had long suffered a devastating blow... it was just Little Silver who had survived strongly up to now.
Sometimes when he reflected on it, he felt that it really hadn''t been easy for him.
When he thought about it carefully, this was probably the first time in his long life that he was in such close contact with human society. He was now living in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house, which could be considered pretty safe. Furthermore, he had also epted Wang Ling as his master... Although this master was a little stingy, his strength was absolutely beyond question and he couldpletely protect Little Silver.
Holy beasts lived very long lives C it was so long that even Little Silver didn''t know how long he could live for.
He now had three wishes. One was to find other surviving holy beasts in his lifetime.
The second was to cultivate hard and break through to be a fifth-ss holy beast.
Thest wish was to take good care of Ya Xuan and help the girl figure out her origins. This girl wasn''t just naturally muddle-brained, her memories were also scattered and she couldn''t remember a lot of things.
Back when she had been severely poisoned, Little Silver had made the mistake of taking her to Immortal Mansion to look for a cure, but had wound up being controlled by the Master of Immortal Mansion. Fortunately, Wang Ling had appeared in time, otherwise Little Silver thought he might have died.
Ya Xuan had saved him before, so he had to repay the favor.
On the way home, Little Silver suddenly missed Ya Xuan a little. He didn''t know how she was doing at Cailian Zhenren''s ce.
...
It was only after Little Silver left that Loopy Toad talked to Wang Ling about his dream of entering Taoist Guang''s space while it had been soaking in the holy beast blood. This was the agreement it had made with Taoist Guang C without Taoist Guang''s consent, it wouldn''t be very good if other people knew about this matter, even if Loopy Toad didn''t really see Little Silver as an outsider; after all, the other person had given so much blood to alleviate its narcolepsy.
But an agreement was an agreement, so before things were worked out, it would be better for it to talk personally with Little Master Ling first.
To be honest, Loopy Toad didn''t know where to start.
After thinking about it carefully, it felt that this Taoist Guang was actually quite pitiful. For the sake of pursuing a realm, he had sealed his soul inside the space to look for the predestined person. Now, he was appealing to Little Master Ling to help him find a way to gain his freedom.
The world changed, and you couldn''t get everything you wanted.
In this world, every time a person needed to make a choice, it would be difficult and they would be extremely hesitant, because most people suffered from acute indecision.
Loopy Toad felt that Taoist Guang wasn''t a bad person.
A spirit beast''s sixth sense was always very urate. This kind of sixth sense wasn''t limited to perceiving danger and detecting an enemy''s aura and realm level, but could also judge a person''s nature.
When it had been in the soul space, Loopy Toad had felt a sense of closeness with Taoist Guang. Therefore, though it felt that this senior was a little silly and didn''t have much integrity, he wasn''t a bad person fundamentally.
Considering how serious this matter was, Loopy Toad raised its head and wore a rare serious expression. "Wang Ling, I have something to say."
Wang Ling''s mind was instantly awhirl at this look C this was the first time since he had brought Loopy Toad home that it had called him by name, and it had such a serious expression on its face as it wanted to discuss something.
Wang Ling''s thoughts instantly started to run wild...
After all, he was only sixteen years old, and in a sense, he had inherited the gene for writing novels from both Mother Wang and Father Wang; thus, his imagination was even more colorful than that of his peers.
What on earth did Loopy Toad want to say with such a serious face on?
Moreover, there seemed to be a trace of nervousness mixed in with this seriousness, as if Loopy Toad didn''t know how to open its mouth; it was just like a normally honest and well-behaved child suddenly returning home to say that he had a girlfriend, and that she was pregnant!
Wait a minute!
Preg... nant?
Wang Ling couldn''t help sucking in a sharp breath of air between this teeth before he asked in a low voice, "What did you do to some other house''s female dog?"
"Pu!" Hearing this, Loopy Toad almost spat out a mouthful of blood... How could it simply go look for a female dog! Whatever happened, it was going to wait until it had cultivated a human form before going to look for a busty sister!
The most disturbing thing was that Little Master Ling had spoken telepathically... and not just telepathically, it had also been in a very low voice.
That was how afraid he was of someone else finding out...
Loopy Toad thought that this was the legendary "don''t air your dirty linen in public."
But in a way, it was actually quite happy. At the very least, this proved that it had already integrated into this ce and also into Little Master Ling''s heart, and that it was truly regarded as a family member.
In fact, after being around Wang Ling for a long time, Loopy Toad had already discovered a lot about Ling Zhenren''s temperament. He might look like he had facial paralysis, but he had the fiery passion of youth inside him. Loopy Toad called this: stiff face, kind heart.
Although Wang Ling usually didn''t like to speak, Loopy Toad was certain that Little Master Ling''s mind was undoubtedly very colorful. Unfortunately, it couldn''t learn the "Mind-Reading Ability," otherwise it would be very interesting.
To put it bluntly, Little Master Ling usually kept people at a distance; he was wary of outsiders, and only associated with people he was familiar with.
Loopy Toad suddenly thought of the astrology sessor Song Cai whom it hade across during thebined military training for six schools.
Song Cai was well-versed in astrology.
Loopy Toad didn''t really believe in this thing at first...
But looking at this matter now from a different angle, Little Master Ling indeed seemed to have the facial paralysis syndrome that was characteristic of Capricorns!
Chapter 398 Big Shots Eat the Same Thing
Taoist Guang''s story was actually a littleplicated to exin. There were too many secrets involved, so there was no way to exin it in a few words. Moreover, if Loopy Toad repeated its dream of its soul entering Taoist Guang''s space from beginning to end, there was the dubious possibility that it might add something unnecessary to it.
Hence, Loopy Toad simply jumped directly onto the table and ced Wang Ling''s hands on its head with its paws as it remained rxed. Loopy Toad knew that Wang Ling had the ability to retrieve memories, but there were limitations to it. For instance, the direct retelling of an incident by an involved party would definitely be clearer than whatever small news a person might have heard on the grapevine.
Therefore, Loopy Toad had chosen this crude but simple way of directly copying and pasting its memory to send to Wang Ling. Searching and retrieving a memory, and copying and pasting it were actually part of a particr technique that regr cultivators would find difficult to learn. However, this didn''t mean that Loopy Toad also couldn''t learn it C whatever the case, Loopy Toad used to be an awe-inspiring demon king.
Wang Ling watched Loopy Toad''s series of actions on the side without a single expression on his face, and it was only after Loopy Toad''s memory had beenpletely transmitted over that his expression changed slightly.
He had no idea that so many things had happened during the time Loopy Toad had been soaking in the bath.
Previously, Taoist Guang had been heavy-handed in forcing Wang Ling''s soul to form a contract with his space without his permission. This had made Wang Ling unhappy, so he had cklisted the old man.
Wang Ling hadn''t expected that this Taoist Guang would seize any opportunity avable to him, and had found Loopy Toad through Wang Ling''s soul contract with it.
It could only be said that an old-timer was in the end an old-timer.
There was no doubt that Wang Ling was very strong, but in the end, he was only sixteen years old. He actually had a long way to go in his cultivation, and at the same time, hecked a lot of experience.
Even Wang Ling himself couldn''t solve the problem of hisck of experience; this was something that would onlye with time. To be frank, his inability to contain his realm was also a problem of time... His realms grew too quickly. Normal cultivators all felt bitter at being unable to break through to the next realm; Wang Ling was the only one who was bitter that he didn''t have enough time to adapt to each new realm.
But he never forgot how to contain his power.
Like his idiot big brother Wang Ming had said, his body was gradually bing familiar with the special material inside the Dao talisman seal. When he had touched this substance at the very beginning, he had directly cked out in the most serious instance. Even after regaining consciousness, he had remained weak for a very long time.
But now, it could be said that this material was be less and less lethal to him.
Wang Ling thought that this could probably be med on his immortal physique.
The "Immortal Mode" supreme spell which Fang Xing had used previously was a kind of technique that could gather the spirit energy of heaven and earth and transform an ordinary physique into an immortal one for a short period of time. However, this technique consumed a tremendous amount of energy andsted for a very short time... but when used in a real fight, it was actually very phenomenal.
That was because a person with this physique would be able to freely adapt to their surroundings. Once this spell was cast, a person would be able to fight freely in any type of environment. And the best part was that this was an industry-certified orthodox spell without any side effects. As long as a person had sufficient spirit energy, they could continue to use it at any time; the only drawback was that it was difficult to learn.
Therefore, from a certain perspective, Wang Ling''s situation was even more phenomenal... he had been born with an immortal physique.
As for the reason why he was starting to resist the "Anti-Wang Ling Matter" which Wang Ming had discovered, Wang Ling guessed that it was because an immortal physique probably went through a period of growth: the older he got, the stronger his body grew in its ability to adapt. And it was obvious that Wang Ling''s current immortal physique had probably already seeded in breaking through the kindergarten stage and was entering the primary school stage C this was also the reason why that substance''s restraining effect on him was growing weaker and weaker.
Wang Ling knew that this wasn''t a long-term solution.
He had to think of other means.
He didn''t know how much longer the effect of the Dao talisman seal wouldst for... As it stood right now, he would be thankful if it couldst until his high school graduation.
Therefore, when he learned what that Senior Pang, whose Taoist name was "Taoist Guang," had told Loopy Toad in the soul space, what Wang Ling was interested in wasn''t the Gate Between Worlds itself, but rather the Immortal''s Treasure House that Taoist Guang had mentioned.
Rumor was that this was where Immortal Zhenyuan had left all his riches; it was the "One Piece" of the cultivation world!
Back then, Immortal Zhenyuan had made two bold statements which had spread all over the cultivation world.
First: he would personally appear to the person able to collect the genuine three items C the "Seven Stars Sword", the "Purple Golden Gourd" and the "Golden Canopy Rope"C and take them as his disciple as well as give out clues to the Immortal''s Treasure House.
Second: In addition to the clues, if a fated person found the whereabouts of the Immortal''s Treasure House, they could inherit all the riches it contained.
These two bold statements had in fact been around for a very long time and had already been circted widely before Wang Ling was born... It was an ancient signpost, but until now, no one had found the ce.
Wang Ling thought that there might be something inside this ce that might be able to help him.
For the sake of the Immortal''s Treasure House, Wang Ling thought he might as well have a good chat with Taoist Guang. But given this Taoist Guang''s identity as a wily old bird, Wang Ling felt that it was better to be cautious when dealing with this kind of person.
Thus, Wang Ling immediately put together a text message and called out another wily old bird in the current cultivation circle, one that brimmed with justice...
He had barely sent this message when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied almost in a second. "Brother Ling, you actually have clues to the Immortal''s Treasure House?"
On the other end, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had beenpletely shaken after reading Wang Ling''s message.
If this kind of news got out, the entire cultivation circle would tremble at its core.
There were times when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this Brother Ling of his was very mystical... Why was he always able to speak so lightly about such big matters with a straight face?
Additionally, there was one thing that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious about...
ording to what he knew of Wang Ling, Wang Ling usually wouldn''t bother to get involved in something as big as this. Firstly, he liked to keep a low profile and didn''t like to show his face in public. Secondly, he felt it was very troublesome.
But this time, he had actually mentioned the Immortal''s Treasure House of his own ord, and had invited Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to go over and discuss it with him.
Something was definitely fishy...
Out of curiosity, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a message and asked, "Brother Ling, why are you suddenly interested in the Immortal''s Treasure House?"
On the other side, Wang Ling looked at this message and was silent.
The matter of his aura being suppressed was something that only his few family members knew about, and no matter how familiar he was with Grenade-Throwing, there was no way Wang Ling would tell him about it C this was his biggest secret.
Seeing that Wang Ling hadn''t replied, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made a quick guess and swiftly sent another message.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Can it be... that the Immortal''s Treasure House has a repository of crispy noodle snacks?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was utterly stupefied and couldn''t help clicking his tongue; he hadpletely never expected that even Immortal Zhenyuan would like crispy noodle snacks...
As expected of big shots... they even ate the same thing.A reminder that this is a reference to the pirate manga series of the same name.
Chapter 399 Suffer Because of a Lack of Culture!
A lot happened that night...
Elsewhere, Little Silver''s lonely journey back to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi was in fact not very peaceful.
Somehow it felt like someone was following him. A holy beast''s sixth sense was sharp and they were a hundred times more sensitive to danger than first-ss spirit beasts. This group of people following Little Silver harbored ill will toward him, as the auras their bodies gave off stank. This was the "evil qi" specially given off by this bunch with bad intentions.
After sensing that he was being followed, Little Silver quickened his pace and headed for a ce with a lot of people as he tried to shake them off.
He wasn''t afraid of them, but he was afraid that his real identity would be exposed. If people found out that his true form was that of an eight thousand year-old silver unicorn... Little Silver couldn''t imagine what the consequences would be. Therefore, what he was really afraid of wasn''t people, but that his real body would be found out and be the target of malicious intentions.
Moreover, this bunch of people was very patient and had been tailing him for a long time.
Little Silver calcted that this group had started following him from the moment he had taken the spirit bus to the subway.
He didn''t know which force they belonged to or their purpose... but the other party''s target was very clear. In the subway station with so many people streaming by, they had been able to lock onto him precisely.
What should he do?
Find a deserted ce and take action?
Little Silver was conflicted.
Because after the Immortal Mansion incident and before Wang Ling had taken him out, they had made a provisional agreement that Little Silver wasn''t allowed to make a move without permission. If he was ever exposed, it would all be over.
Given the situation, it was better for him to ask for advice.
Thinking this, Little Silver started to take a crazy winding route around the block to buy himself time to text the chat group; Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had only pulled him in recently, and he had just learned to type not long ago. Usually when he was at home, Little Silver preferred to use the voice function, which was more efficient.
But he was on a noisy block at the moment; it was so noisy that he couldn''t even hear himself clearly, let alone use the voice function.
Little Silver had just tried it, and realized that anything he said became a string of electronic notes, which made it impossible tomunicate normally.
So the only thing he could do now was type... The point was that because he had only learned to do so recently, he was extremely slow!
Besides, this keyboard was really too small; Little Silver felt that typing was very inconvenient.
It might as well transform into a giant screen so that he could change back into his real body and stamp on it with his hooves!
After going around the block for more than three minutes, Little Silver finally painstakingly finished typing out six words: "Someone, following me, what to do?"
Soon there was a string of responses from the group.
Cailian Zhenren: "Beat him up!"
Dharmaraja: "Electrocute him!"
Bng de Immortal: "Chop him up!"
Immortal Toya: "Poison him!"
Little Silver: "..."
Only the few who had been involved in the Immortal Mansion incident knew of Little Silver''s true form. When he had dragged Little Silver into the group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had told the others who hadn''t been involved that Little Silver was a distant rtive of his, thus keeping the secret properly.
Although everyone in the chat wererades whom Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had strictly vetted, the fewer who knew about Little Silver being a holy beast, the better. Thus, no one in the group would publicly announce his identity, and they just considered him a new brother in the group.
And neers to the group would usually be teased...
Little Silver was anxious. He had spent three minutes typing six words... but this group of elder brothers and one elder sister actually hadn''t taken him seriously at all!
How should he respond in this event?
Keep exining?
But it seemed that time was running out; the group behind him were watching him very closely. He had been going around the block over and over again as he typed, and they would definitely be suspicious.
But if he sent emojis, those oldies in the group would take it even less seriously...
Fang Xing was also in the group. He hadn''t expected Little Silver to run into trouble at this time. "Seniors, don''t y around with Little Silver. After he lost the bet back then, he promised Ling Zhenren that he wouldn''t make a move so casually." This was Fang Xing''s reminder to the people who knew of Little Silver''s true identity. At the same, he firmly turned the agreement between Little Silver and Wang Ling into a bet for the sake of those who weren''t in the know.
This was the script they had agreed upon before Little Silver had joined the group.
It was clear that Cailian Zhenren, Dharmaraja and the others were roused by Fang Xing''s reminder. To be honest, they would have forgotten if it hadn''t been for this reminder: as a holy beast, Little Silver couldn''t freely take action without approval. Now that he was being tailed, this was indeed a thorny problem.
In front of the screen, Little Silver was moved by Fang Xing''s reply his good impression of Fang Xing increased by 10086!
Cailian Zhenren: "Where are you now, Brother Little Silver?"
Little Silver looked around and found a road sign that read Bing Xian Da Xian Yan Road.
Little Silver was instantly ovee with despair.
MMP! What the f**k kind of road name was this?!
He was already slow at typing, but the point was... he couldn''t read these words at all!
At this time, Fang Xing spoke in the group once again. "Brother Little Silver has just learned to use the chat software, so he''s slower at typing. Brother Little Silver, open the settings in the chat interface; there''s a location tab in there. Click on it, and it''ll send your location, so we''ll know where you are."
Seeing this message, Little Silver was so moved his tears spilled out... Brother Fang Xing knows me well!
Following Fang Xing''s instructions, Little Silver quickly sent his coordinates, and it just so happened that the road name was disyed in the group''s chat window.
Seeing the road name, the people in the group suddenly understood.
Cailian Zhenren: "Oh... you''re there."
Dharmaraja: "I know this ce. It sells tuning magic weapons and is incredibly noisy. In this neighborhood, anything you say will turn into electronic notes."
Immortal Toya: "...What do the characters say?"
Cailian Zhenren: "Don''t know."
Dharmaraja: "Don''t know."
Little Silver was stunned. "..." A bunch of cultivators were suffering together because theycked culture!
Fang Xing: "It seems close to my ce. How about I go take a look..."
But just as Fang Xing said this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly came online.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Fang Xing, you don''t have to go. Brother Little Silver, you can act without worries; Ling Zhenren has already given his consent. Special cases need special responses. The group that''s following you is from the Demon Hunters Association. It''s very likely that they''re high-level elders on the run. The best would be for Brother Little Silver to lead them to a secluded spot and get rid of all of them without exposing your identity."
Little Silver and everyone in the group sighed with relief when they saw this message.
Nevertheless, Little Silver still thought it was very strange. Why was this Demon Hunters Association targeting him? He had nothing to do with them at all! Even if this group of elders were looking for revenge, it didn''t make sense to seek him out.
But Little Silver was already unable to deal with that much for now.
Now that Wang Ling had already consented to him taking action, he wouldn''t be polite with this bunch behind him anymore.
He had been feeling incredibly stifled these days!10086 is China Mobile''s Customer Service Hotline.The joke here is that the road name h is made up of multistroke characters that are ridiculously hard to write.
Chapter 400 Loopy Toads Status in the Harem
After conveying the message to Little Silver in the main group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly opened a private chat window. His chat partner wasn''t just anybody, but was Wang Ling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal swiftly typed out a question. "Brother Ling, why do you know who these people are, and why are you so sure that the Demon Hunters Association are after Brother Little Silver?"
Wang Ling was silent at this question, because he felt it was a littleplicated. It had actually all started when Little Silver had sent blood over.
When Wang Ling had been about to soak Loopy Toad in the holy beast blood, he had suddenly discovered that someone had nted a soul marker on it. It was a very sophisticated trace method, and stronger than what Mo Immortal Castle had used to track Song Qingshu. The most impressive thing about it was how discreet it was; it couldn''t be detected easily without careful inspection.
Loopy Toad had always been at home before, and the only people who would have had the opportunity to put this type of marker on it was the gang from the Demon Hunters Association.
Wang Ling guessed that it was Strong Zuo who had secretly nted this marker. However, Strong Zuo couldn''t have created this kind of soul marker with his ability alone. Wang Ling thus spected that there had to be an expert helping them out behind the scenes.
Then, when Wang Ling had dumped Loopy Toad into the bucket, he had transferred the marker to Little Silver in passing...
After understanding what had happened, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wiped at his sweat as he looked at the screen. "Brother Ling... Did you n this from the beginning? But may I ask, why Little Silver?"
In fact, Wang Ling had considered this problem carefully.
First of all, this lot running over for revenge were elders who would naturally be stronger than Strong Zuo that piece of trash. Secondly, Loopy Toad''s narcolepsy hadn''t been fully cured; it would be a serious problem if it copsed in battle. And finally, the soul pet contract''s remote assistance option also had a cooldown period.
Thus, Wang Ling''s answer was very simple: What if Loopy Toad gets hurt?
Sitting in front of the screen, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sunk into deep thought at this reply.
Somehow, he smelled a whiff of indulgence...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart suddenly ached a little for Little Silver.
Come to think of it, he suddenly recalled that while Little Silver had epted Wang Ling as his owner, it seemed that they hadn''t formed a contract yet... Moreover, just by looking at Wang Ling''s attitude toward this incident, it was already clear to see how much space Little Silver and Loopy Toad each took up in Wang Ling''s heart.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help but sigh C Little Silver had a long way to go before it could truly obtain a position in Brother Ling''s harem.
Wait a minute...
Had he somehow been fed a mouthful of dog food?
F**king dog food!
...
This block was actually very close to both Fang Xing''s and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s houses; it was just that Little Silver had never been to this road with the weird name before. If he hadn''t received Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s instructions, he really wouldn''t have known what to do with the gang of people behind him.
After receiving clear instructions, Little Silver was greatly relieved and he deliberately slowed down.
There weren''t many people following him, just two individuals.
They followed Little Silver closely and finally arrived at a factory which was still under construction. It was supposed to be a modern food processing factory, but it had yet to be finished. Work had stopped for the night and all the workers had gone home, so no one was there. Furthermore, the construction site inside was very spacious.
The two elders of the Demon Hunters Association who had been tailing Little Silver the whole time stopped in front of the iron gates to the construction site, which were shut, and saw the silver-haired young man jump inside.
Most likely they had been discovered.
"It stopped moving..." An old Taoist in a grey Chinese gown stood at the entrance. He held apass in his hand which showed the location of the soul marker.
After the silver-haired young man had leapt inside, the soul marker which had originally been moving on thepass had stopped, thus confirming that the young man had stopped moving.
"This beast has guts; it actually dares to challenge us." The old Taoist snorted.
"Senior brother, do you think we may have the wrong target?" the man next to him couldn''t help asking; he had a tear-shaped birthmark on his face and looked somewhat feminine.
In addition to secretly nting the soul marker before being arrested, Strong Zuo had in fact also delivered a hidden order; after decoding, it turned out to be a description of the enemy in addition to a youngster, the main force was a green-furred dog of the akita breed.
And based on the decoded hidden order, Strong Zuo exined that while the dog was estimated to be third ss, it had a very strong owner behind it. It was precisely because this owner had mobilized the soul pet contract to boost the dog''s strength that Strong Zuo''s group had beenpletely defeated.
But the problem was that the target they were now chasing wasn''t a dog!
As a junior brother, the feminine man strongly suspected that they were mistaken.
However, the issue now was that the two brothers had different views as the old Taoist holding thepass refused to believe it.
The old Taoist squinted and snorted. "The soul marker contains the president''s power; you and I both have seen his strength for ourselves. There is absolutely no mistake; without a doubt, the young man inside is that dog!"
"But senior brother... Even in human form, it''s definitely first ss. But Strong Zuo''s hidden order shows that the dog is third ss." The junior brother was in a daze. This whole situation felt unreliable; there were too many points of doubt!
Besides, as a green-furred dog, even if it took human form, its hair should at the very least be green, right? Too many things didn''t add up!
"Senior Brother Cann... do you think it''s possible that someone has tampered with the soul marker?" this junior brother surmised.
"Tampered with it?" The old Taoist couldn''t helpughing. "Junior Brother Han ah, Junior Brother Han, you''re still young and inexperienced."
Junior Brother Han: "But..."
"No ''buts.''" The old Taoist pinched his beard. "Once something has been engraved with a soul marker, it can only be washed off through soul purification. What''s more, the president''s skill at soul marking is superb, and he''s very good at hiding the soul marker; forget tampering, it''s hard to even detect it. Junior Brother Han, you say that someone has tampered with it, but how?"
Junior Brother Han said in a very soft voice, "I''m guessing that someone may have transferred it..."
When he said that, the old Taoist burst intoughter. "Junior brother, your imagination is too wild! On this earth, how can there be anyone capable of moving the soul marker? No such technique exists!"
Junior Brother Han: "..."
"Unless he is the reincarnation of the Immortal King!"
The old Taoist waved his hand andughed. "If there is such a person, I, Cann, swear by my Taoist name that my whole family will die out in a matter of days!"
Junior Brother Han: "But Senior Brother Cann... aren''t you an orphan?"
The old Taoist: "We two brothers, you and I, have relied on each other for many years, making a living through hunting spirit beasts... I, this senior brother, have long regarded you as family!"
Junior Brother Han: "..."This means to be subjected to PDA.
Chapter 401 Little Silver’s Battle
Junior Brother Han thought that anyone who calmed down and used their brain to think it over would definitely realize that something was wrong. After all, it was indeed quite difficult to connect a third-ss green-furred dog to a silver-haired young man, since spirit beasts in their human forms usually had something inmon with their original bodies.
But in this current situation, Junior Brother Han couldn''t get a word in edgewise.
It couldn''t be helped... in addition to strength, the cultivation circle had always focused on seniority. Some old-timers just liked to direct from the top of the hill of "seniority," which made the juniors feel very helpless. These seniors who preferred to look at problems through their experience tended to be pedantic, dogmatic and stubborn.
Although Junior Brother Han thought it was a trap, he indeed couldn''t think of a reason to disagree with his senior brother, because the notion of transferring a spirit marker truly was a little fanciful... and it indeed couldn''t happen in theory.
Little Silver stood on the empty construction site; he had already confirmed that there was no one else here.
He could clearly sense the two cultivators from the Demon Hunters Association who had been tailing him standing outside the iron gates. One was at the Soul Formation stage and the other at the Nascent Soul stage.
After scouting out their realms, Little Silver instantly felt deeply disappointed they were so weak it was embarrassing!
Generally speaking, in a situation with unequal realms, the most difficult thing to do was the legendary "show mercy," but apparently Little Silver didn''t have to worry about this problem at all today... he recalled the instruction Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had conveyed earlier, and that was to kill these two elders of the Demon Hunters Association without revealing his identity.
This meant that he could exterminate them without worries.
As for whether they could use these two elders to lead them back to the president of the Demon Hunters Association, that had nothing to do with Little Silver.
So, how to kill these two in the most painful and wretched way possible?
Little Silver narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly as he cupped his chin and pondered.
News about the Demon Hunters Association had spread throughout the city in thest two days, so it was impossible that Little Silver didn''t know what had happened. Besides, the reason why holy beasts had died out previously was due to the workings of organizations simr to the Demon Hunters Association which disregarded life for the sake of profit and viewed living things as mustard grass which they ughtered indiscriminately.
This type of people deserved to be put to death.
While he was pondering, Little Silver''s ears suddenly moved; a bright ball of light shot up into the sky like a firework outside therge iron gates.
In the next moment, rays of light extended out of the ball and turned into hooks that lunged at him.
"A trapper ball?"
Little Silver could tell what this ball of light was with one nce.
A trapper ball was a once-off magic treasuremonly used to capture spirit beasts. If it failed, then it would be nullified. Additionally, it was expressly stipted byw that only qualified pet trainers were allowed to possess and use this type of magic treasure.
"Tch, want to catch me with a trapper ball?" Little Silver''s face was as unruffled as the surface of an ancient well and he wore a long-suffering expression as he blinked, his delicate eyshes sweeping down. Without even waiting for those hooks totch onto him, he directly stretched out his hand to catch the trapper ball.
In the end, the old Taoist had barely sent out this trapper ball when Little Silver squashed it to death in the air before it could even do its thing.
The light of the trapper ball vanished, signaling a failed capture.
The two elders of the Demon Hunters Association had charged through the iron gates right after releasing the trapper ball, but Little Silver had really been too quick. As soon as theynded, they saw that the ball was already in the silver-haired youth''s hands.
"What a spicy chicken..."
Little Silver sighed in his heart and directly crushed that trapper ball into powder.
The old Taoist was utterly stunned. "Impossible!"
This trapper ball was the best of its kind, and even had an eighty-five percent sess rate of capturing a second-ss spirit beast.
Little Silver curled his lip and didn''t say anything.
Want to catch him with a trash ball... where did they get their confidence?
The old Taoist stared at Little Silver. "Very well, you green dog, it appears you do have some skill."
Little Silver: "Why am I a dog???"
The old Taoist: "Hmph! Don''t think you can pass yourself off as a first-ss spirit beast just by eating pills that can turn you into a human being... This old man is sharp, I saw through it already earlier on!"
Little Silver: "..."
Watching this scene from the side, this Junior Brother Han nearby was greatly shaken; for the young man to be able to catch the trapper ball so easily, it was already clear that he had an unusual identity.
"Senior brother, I think there''s something odd about this person. How about we withdraw before we make a decision?"
The junior brother had good intentions in giving this reminder, but the old Taoist wasn''t willing to listen. "Again! This time, I''ll make sure he can''t avoid it!"
As he spoke, the old Taoist performed some hand seals andunched another ball of light from his hand.
"There''s no way I won''t catch you this time!" The old Taoist smiled sardonically. This was an updated version of the previous trapper ball. It wasn''t just faster and had a higher sess rate of capture; more importantly, it had an "invisibility" effect.
This ball was obviously part of the old Taoist''s collection, and he wouldn''t use it so casually unless the situation was critical. The price of an ordinary trapper ball was a thousand immortal gold bars. As for this collector''s item, Little Silver was guessing that it probably cost over ten thousand immortal gold bars.
Catching spirit beasts was also a game that burned money.
However, outside of the old Taoist''s expectations, it wasn''t even half a second after he had released the ball when this silver-haired youth actually caught it again.
The old Taoist was so rmed he took one step back. "You..."
"Don''t you have other techniques?" Little Silver looked at him with some disappointment.
This was definitely the least aspiring Soul Formation cultivator that Little Silver had ever seen. Relying on a once-off magic treasure and burning money in a fight was, in Little Silver''s opinion, extremely hopeless behavior!
"Impossible! You''re just a spirit beast! There''s no other magic treasure more effective than a trapper ball for dealing with a spirit beast!" The old Taoist was so furious that he was trembling all over. "Junior brother! Take out our trump card!"
"Senior Brother Cann..."
"I''ll take responsibility for the loss!"
The old Taoist snarled; things had alreadye to this point, and he knew there was no turning back.
Then, the junior brother next to him helplessly took a trapper ball studded with crystals out of their storage bag. This was theirst trump card. This trapper ball was also the most advanced of its kind the master ball! It had a sess rate as high as one hundred percent at capturing a first-ss spirit beast!
"Go! Master ball!" the old Taoist roared!
Little Silver: "..."
A brilliant light burst forth from the master ball.
Then, with a sigh, Little Silver reached out again to choke this ball of light to death in the air...
"No way... that''s impossible!" The old Taoist widened his eyes. This master ball was already theirst and most powerful trump card! It had a sess rate as high as one hundred percent at capturing a spirit beast C how could it be blocked so offhandedly?
Little Silver held the master ball between two fingers, and the corners of his mouth couldn''t help twitching.
Indeed...
This master ball was very strong and very rare.
Even when it was used to catch a first-ss spirit beast, its sess rate was as high as one hundred percent.
However, the problem was that he was a holy beast... ''"Spicy chicken" is ji'' in Chinese, which is also a homonym for "trash."
Chapter 402 It Was Really a Sudden Death...
Little Silver had thought that it would be an interesting fight at first. Although the gap between their realms was certainly a little big, he could at least get a bit of a workout from it... However, this old Taoist was too weak! He had just been throwing trapper balls from beginning to end, which greatly disappointed Little Silver.
In the end, this was also because of the effect which the current era of peace had had on cultivators... they lived such easy andfortable lives that they had no resolve at all to temper actualbat skills. In Little Silver''s view, just possessing a realm was useless; actualbat skills and realm were equally important. In the past, if a Soul Formation cultivator couldn''t throw a hundred punches in a second, he would be too embarrassed to let his realm out.
Of course, if you could perform a seckill with a single punch... you could totally ignore any and all criticism.
Although it could be said that there were many great cultivators in this era, you had to admit that the weakening of actualbat skills among modern cultivators had already be a trend, just like an aging poption.
In the past, it had all been about spells andbat skills, but these had fallen to the wayside as more and more cultivators chose to use magic treasures... In short: more and more inferior cultivators were popping up.
In previous eras, the strong were honored and their strength was supreme.
But in this day and age, realm wasn''t in fact the only criterion... From what Little Silver could see, if the criteria important to modern cultivators were ranked in order from the top down...
They would more or less be... intelligence, realm, then money...
Could you live without realm in this era?
Of course you could! You just needed to be an honest person and live aw-abiding life.
Could you live with money and no realm?
Of course you could! Money was omnipotent in any age, and would make the devil turn millstones. There were plenty of rich households nowadays who threw their money at all kinds of resources and treasures in order to enhance their children''s physique. Lin Xiaocong, that famous second generation kid who previously had always been mentioned in high school circles, was a good example.
Then, thest question was: Could you live without intelligence...
Staring at the old Taoist in front of him who looked like he already had one foot in the grave, Little Silver couldn''t help sighing in his heart.
If this old Taoist was half as intelligent as his junior brother, he wouldn''t have fallen to this fate today.
Little Silver blinked; his eyshes were very long, and people often mistook him for a girl just by his eyes. The moon shone on his long silver hair so that it glowed with radiance, and coupled with the white shirt he was wearing, he gave off a holy and pure air from a distance.
Then, in front of these two cultivators of the Demon Hunters Association, Little Silver started to release his aura...
The old Taoist who was the leader rubbed his eyes, and his expression quickly changed at this aura. "Be careful, junior brother!"
The spiritual pressure was like a great Demacian magic sword falling from the sky to directly pierce their heads!
These fellow brothers instantly couldn''t withstand the boiling of their qi and blood, and Junior Brother Han who was slightly weaker directly vomited a mouthful of blood.
"He''s going to do something bigl!" The old Taoist''s face changed dramatically.
From his experience, a mighty spiritual pressure usually descended first before an ultimate move was released.
Hearing his words, Little Silver was speechless. This was nothing C he hadn''t even released twenty percent of his qi!
"Both of you arepletely unworthy of my ultimate move." Little Silver couldn''t help yawning; this fight was too boring.
When all was said and done, there were too few people nowadays who could force him to unleash his intrinsic spirit field.
So even until now, Little Silver''s battle with Wang Ling back then was still fresh in his memory.
He had lived for eight thousand years, and it was only in that one battle that he had distinctly felt a suffocating sense of suppression.
Holy beasts would never yield easily to humans, but because of that battle, Little Silver had taken the initiative to choose Wang Ling himself.
"Let''s finish this." Thinking this, Little Silver''s expression turned firm; he had no ns to continue ying with these two people.
Then, his pupils contracted slightly; the spiritual pressure in the air suddenly increased, and a fierce and massive wave rolled out from Little Silver at the center. The ground split open, and the bricks and roof tiles around the site floated up as if they were weightless.
As the pressure continued to increase, a silver symbol appeared between Little Silver''s eyebrows.
"Itinerant Immortal Mark!" eximed the two fellow brothers.
At this moment, the old Taoist was bathed in cold sweat. The situation waspletely out of his expectations; to be honest, he had already sensed that something was wrong when Little Silver had caught the master ball. He should have listened to his junior brother earlier. Maybe they really had the wrong person, and maybe the soul marker really had been tampered with...
Hence, it was likely that this young man was an expert who had switched ces with the green-furred dog. His realm was perhaps higher than the Soul Formation stage, maybe even at the Void Refinement stage... But there was no way that the old Taoist could have expected the silver-haired young man standing in front of them at this moment to be an Itinerant Immortal.
There were other realms above the Soul Formation stage like the Ascension and Void Refinement stages, but at the same time, there were three main realm phases known as Perfected Being, Itinerant Immortal and True Immortal.
The moment the Itinerant Immortal Mark had blossomed, the old Taoist had already understood that this wasn''t something that he, a Soul Formation cultivator, could contend against. Even if he had ten, twenty, a hundred trapper balls... in the end they would all be crushed!
"Goodbye, the two of you!" Little Silver smiled slightly. He didn''t even use any spells, because he didn''t need to at all.
His pressure alone was enough to force the old Taoist and his junior brother to their knees on the ground as they twitched all over.
"You''re not a spirit beast?"
The old Taoist was unreconciled to this fact. He clenched his teeth, his expression both a little resentful and remorseful.
This was because even a first-ss spirit beast could only cultivate until the Void Refinement stage at the most; there was absolutely no way it could be an Itinerant Immortal! Itinerant Immortal was the general term for the phase between the Fusion stage and the Ascension stage, so there was no spirit beast in this world that could ever cultivate to the level of Itinerant Immortal and consolidate the Itinerant Immortal Mark!
"SInce you''re going to die, let me show you something." Little Silver spread his hands; to let someone die with regrets was very shameful behavior. Since the two men were going to die, he thought that there was no harm in revealing his identity a little.
Then, in the next moment, old Taoist Cann and his Junior Brother Han saw an image of a holy beast appear behind Little Silver: it was a white unicorn with outspread wings, poised for flight!
This image shed in front of them for less than a second...
But the old Taoist already understood Little Silver''s identity in that moment.
He widened his eyes in disbelief!
"Bzz!"
Little Silver increased his spiritual pressure.
Unable to withstand this overwhelming pressure, the old Taoist and his Junior Brother Han instantly bled from the seven orifices of their heads and died suddenly on the spot.Themon Chinese gaming term to mean killing an enemy within seconds.Demacian Justice is a skill utilized by the character Garen in League of Legends, in which he falls from the sky with a magic sword.
Chapter 403 Little Silver is Arrested Once Again
While this battle seemed very long and tedious, Little Silver only took less than five minutes to defeat his opponents. In the end, the disparity in realms still couldn''t be made up with magic treasures. This was in fact an error on the part of many modern cultivators, who believed that as long as their magic treasures were strong enough, they could forcibly outss their opponents in a fight... But the truth was that if their realms weren''t high enough, no matter how powerful their magic treasure was, it would be difficult to release even ten or twenty percent of its capabilities.
After sessfully killing the two cultivators of the Demon Hunters Association, Little Silver sent a message to the chat group to exin that the matter had been resolved.
Dharmaraja replied almost a secondter. "So fast?"
In front of his screen, Fang Xing couldn''t helpughing. "This was a nuecaiju to begin with!"
This was a holy beast who could unleash an intrinsic spirit field! In a situation where Little Silver was allowed to fight, Fang Xing felt that apart from Wang Ling, he was the only other person in the group who could put up a fight against Little Silver.
However, the difference was that Fang Xing would have to use the two supreme spells "White Night Spell" and "Immortal Mode," just like in his battle against the Master of Immortal Mansion back then, before he could fight Little Silver, while it would be enough for Wang Ling to perform as he always did.
"Little Silver, remember to clean up the bodies; be careful when you''re doing so, in case of any traps." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent Little Silver a private message.
Little Silver nodded, hands on his hips and a very rxed look on his face.
With two pu pu sounds...
He spat twice on the two corpses.
While this behavior looked pretty uncivilized and it wasn''t rmended that anyone imitate it, the phlegm of a silver unicorn contained potent acidity, and was a natural corpse liquid. As long as the corpse''s realm was below Little Silver''s, it could be instantly dissolved.
Hence, disposing of these two bodies was no trouble at all for Little Silver.
Furthermore, there were no surveince cameras around the site, so it could be said that he had perfectly dealt with the aftermath.
Just as Little Silver dusted his hands off, preparing to leave, there was suddenly the sound of police sirens from the nearby streets.
Little Silver wanted to leave, but it was toote. Several police cars sped into the construction site and surrounded him. A dozen headlights illuminated him, and he involuntarily lifted his hands to block out the piercing re.
What was going on here?
Little Silver had utterly no idea why the police would have noticed this ce.
Before making a move, he had clearly been very careful to make sure that there was no one around!
A captain got out of a police car, followed by a young man in a tie and suit who looked like an office worker and who trembled behind the captain.
The captain patted the young man on the shoulder. "Don''t be afraid. Tell me what you saw."
Little Silver instantly started to sweat... He hadn''t expected to be seen fighting just now! That shouldn''t have been possible!
But if someone had really seen him kill the two cultivators of the Demon Hunters Association, he really would be unable to defend himself...
Little Silver raised his hands, an innocent expression on his face. "Police uncle, I didn''t do anything!"
He knew that there were no surveince cameras nearby... If this young man really had seen something, it would be okay as long as Little Silver denied it.
Right! That was right! He had the right to remain silent!
"Rubbish!"
The young man pointed at Little Silver and bellowed, his eyes showing extreme righteous indignation.
"..." Looking at this scene, the song Cold started to y in Little Silver''s heart...
This young man''s tone sounded very firm, as if he had proof.
If that really was the case, then that was bad...
The captain: "Calm down, sir. Just speak slowly."
"I''m a construction engineer at this construction site. When I was passing by after work, I noticed some activity inside..."
The young man pushed his sses up, then pointed at Little Silver. "I went round the back and noticed that this man was deliberately wrecking things in the construction site! I definitely saw it! All the rubble and bricks nearby were floating in the air! And I also saw him..."
"..."
Hearing this, Little Silver secretly thought that this was bad; perhaps the young man really had really seen something.
"I also saw him..."
The young man trembled with anger as he spoke. "I also saw him... spit!"
Little Silver: "...Huh?"
After that, the weight finally lifted off the young man, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "Although I only saw him from behind when I was around the back, I definitely didn''t see wrong! He did spit! Tworge mouthfuls of phlegm, on the ground!"
Little Silver: "..."
After the young man finished exining Little Silver''s offenses, the captain''s expression turned slightly heavy as he gazed at Little Silver. "Youngdy, what are you doing in this construction site sote at night?"
Little Silver: "Cultivating... what''s wrong with cultivating here?!"
It was indeed a little unscientific to show up in the middle of the night at a construction site that had been locked up...
"Cultivating here in the middle of the night?" The captain couldn''t help the way his eyebrows twitched. "But that''s not a good reason for you to deliberately wreck someone else''s construction site. Furthermore, you even spat everywhere... You''re such a pretty girl, why are you so uncivilized? Why did you spit?"
Little Silver: "When I was cultivating... I suffered an inner deviation... so I spat to get rid of some of the heat! Is there anything wrong with that?"
"..."
The police officers around him, along with the young man who had given evidence, were all stunned.
Unexpectedly, they couldn''t find any damn hole in this perfect response, which was like Difaso.
The captain drew in a sharp breath and looked at Little Silver gravely. "Youngdy, you spat and also deliberately wrecked someone else''s construction site... ording to public security administration regtions, we need to detain you for fifteen days. Pleasee with us!"
Little Silver: "..."
...
Seven o''clock at night, Anning District Cultivation Police Station, Songhai city.
Little Silver was in handcuffs in front of a police officer who was preparing to take his statement.
He had been in the interrogation room for about ten minutes before two police officers had pushed the door open and entered. When the police little brother responsible for taking down the statement saw Little Silver, they looked at each other in dismay and astonishment.
The corners of the police officer''s mouth twitched as he couldn''t help cursing. "Damn it! Why is it you again?!"
"..."
Little Silver also hadn''t expected to actually run into an acquaintance here. He had specially memorized the name of this police little brother from thest time; he was called Gao Tian, Officer Gao.
Next was the standard interrogation process.
After the two police officers sat down, the officer responsible for the interrogation was the first to speak.
"Name."
"Little Silver."
"I''m asking for your real name..."
Next to him, Officer Gao couldn''t help sweating. "His name really is Little Silver, he''s been here before."
Little Silver couldn''t help sighing. "It really is convenient to have an acquaintance..."
The two police officers: "..."
The corners of Officer Gao''s mouth twitched. "Don''t try to butter me up... Tell us, why were you cultivating on someone else''s construction site?"
Little Silverughed in his heart as he stared at Gao Tian. "I missed you."
Officer Gao: "..."
Next to him, the police officer who was originally in charge of questions couldn''t help letting out a "Yooo"...A term used in RPG games which refers to an expert yer torturing a novice yer.From the 2017 Chinese TV drama ''Eternal Love''Difaso, or Dihuazhixiu, is actually a Chinese haircare brand, but the word has be a meme used to mean that someone''s behavior is awesome.
Chapter 404 What Fur
Thus, close to midnight today, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal specially went to the police station to bail Little Silver out. Song Qingshu, who had been serving as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s housekeeper after leaving Mo Immortal Castle, stopped the ck car that he was driving outside the entrance. Actually, Song Qingshu knew more about the police station than Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
When he had been with Mo Immortal Castle, Song Qingshu''s role as leader was to act as a liaison in his field ofworks. Since Little Silver had just been detained, it would normally bepletely impossible to bail him out at this time. However, Song Qingshu had taken care of it with his connections.
He might have already left Mo Immortal Castle, but over the years, he had nted a lot of spies in local agencies all over Songhai city; even Mo Immortal Castle was unaware of their existence.
Most importantly, these people werepletely trustworthy because Song Qingshu had supported and helped all of them during their most difficult times; he had even saved some of them.
Hence, he wasn''t a bad person fundamentally, otherwise it would have been impossible for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to let this person remain by his side to work.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal brought Little Silver out, it had just gone midnight. The rear car door opened, and Little Silver directly dove headfirst into the car like a paralyzed geyou.
Today... was so damn tiring!
First was the inhuman exchange of four thousand milliliters of holy beast blood for twenty crispy noodle snack packets, and then he had be the target of people from the Demon Hunters Association on his way home, which was immediately followed by him being sent to the police station to give his statement... Why had so many things happened in just one day?
Lying on the back seat, Little Silver couldn''t figure it out no matter how he puzzled over the matter.
Then he realized a very serious problem.
It was fine if he didn''t go out, but when he did, he suffered disaster! And if it wasn''t the hospital he ended up in, it was the police station...
"I definitely offended this year''s taisui!" Little Silver suddenly sat up straight and shook his head bitterly as hemented loudly.
In the front passenger seat, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal almost spat blood when he heard this.
Offending the taisui...
How can the taisui be older than you?!
"Come to think of it, aren''t you a little too free every day, Senior Immortal?" Little Silver asked, hands sped under his head.
"..." As the driver, Song Qingshu almost stamped on the brakes when he heard this question. Since he hadn''t participated in the crackdown on Immortal Mansion, he didn''t know Little Silver''s real identity. However, he had a feeling that Little Silver was more than just Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s distant rtive.
In the current cultivation circle at least, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was so renowned that there basically wasn''t anyone who would dare ask him such an impolite question. Additionally, the term ''distant rtive'' was in fact quite vague...
Therefore, Song Qingshu had always been inwardly suspicious about Little Silver''s real identity; he just hadn''t dared say anything.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard Little Silver''s question, the corners of his mouth couldn''t help twitching. "Brother Little Silver, why do you say that?"
Little Silver: "Look, every time I run into trouble, you''ll immediatelye rushing to the scene. Also, I''ve realized that you''re very concerned about me. When I came out of the police station earlier, I heard people wondering whether you were my father."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath. "...Brother Ling entrusted you to me."
Otherwise why would he care about all this shit! Who wanted to go running to the police station all the time...
Little Silver was startled. "Master?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face was expressionless as he turned to look at Little Silver, as if his heart was exhausted. "Brother Ling felt that you don''t know much about the ways of the world, and there are times when your words and behavior can easily cause misunderstandings. Especially when you''re at the police station; if you''re able to remain silent, then try your best to do so."
Little Silver looked puzzled. "Why?" He felt that Officer Gao at the police station was a very good man...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Think about it; if you say something out of ce at the police station, it''s very easy for them to assume that you''re drunk or high on drugs, and they might drag you off to do a blood test."
"There''s this kind of operation?!" Listening to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Little Silver immediately understood how serious his situation was.
If he was really dragged off to get a blood test done and they detected his holy beast blood, then everything was over...
After that, it was silent in the car for a while. Both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver were well aware of the situation, and only Song Qingshu looked bewildered... Listening to what had been said, this incident had something to do with Senior Ling again?
However, this reinforced Song Qingshu''s view of Little Silver at that moment.
This Brother Little Silver''s identity was absolutely not simple, if he was connected to Senior Ling!
When the car was about to reach the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke up once again. "Finish what you have to do for Senior Ling as soon as possible."
Little Silver: "Okay..."
Little Silver knew that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was talking about giving blood; he still owed Master six thousand milliliters of holy beast blood...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "If your body is hurt in some way, remember to eat a packet of crispy noodle snacks; it''ll bring out the maximum effect..."
Little Silver scratched his head in puzzlement. "What does that mean???"
"Exactly what I said."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "You''ll know once you eat one. This is something Senior Ling gave you... Of course, if you''re willing to give me one, I have noints."
Little Silver sunk into deep thought at these words, and he recalled what that brawny brother Pen at the Wang family''s small vi had said to him previously.
There were many times when three men talking would create a tiger... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had done well for himself in the cultivation circle over the years. There wasn''t any treasure that he hadn''t seen, so why was he so attached to a packet of crispy noodle snacks?
Could it be... that the crispy noodle snacks which Master had given him really had magical effects?
Little Silver''s attitude started to change fromplete disbelief to mild skepticism.
"You want a crispy noodle snack?" Little Silver patted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal on the shoulder andughed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s entire body shuddered. "..."
Little Silver: "How about this, I''ll give you a packet. After all, I''ve been living at Senior Immortal''s house, and actually I''m a little sorry about the inconvenience."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Really?"
"Of course! But I have a small request..." Little Silver said. "Tonight, I''ll have to trouble Senior Immortal to please help me brew a pot of immortal mountain snow lotus tea; the best would be the one that''s six hundred years old... Remember to count up to two hundred and thirty-three seconds after the spirit water has boiled before filtering the tea C that''s when it''s at its most fragrant!"
Song Qingshu broke out in a sweat. Six hundred year-old immortal mountain snow lotus... This was the most expensive tea in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi, its value iparable.
Even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself wouldn''t normally drink it...
But contrary to Song Qingshu''s expectations, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal actually gritted his teeth and replied, "Fine!"
Little Silver stretched his legs out and crossed them as he sat facing forward, looking very pleased. "I''ll have to trouble Senior Immortal to please massage my shoulders at night..."
The corners of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s mouth twitched. "Alright..."
His voice was trembling...
Song Qingshu was speechless. What kind of distant rtive was this? This was just like taking care of a young master!
Little Silver hadn''t expected Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to agree so readily.
It suddenly urred to him that he hadn''t taken a bath in a long while...
For a holy beast like him, taking a bath in his human form didn''t work to clean him, so he had to turn back into his beast form.
Seeing how agreeable Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was, Little Silver said bluntly, "Lastly, when I take a bath in the evening, Senior Immortal, please brush my fur for me..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Song Qingshu was also directly stupefied.
Fur?
What fur... A reminder that Ge You is an actor who starred in a TVedy si called ''I Loved My Family.'' A screencap of a scene where he''s slouching down on a sofa low enough that he''s almost lying t became a Chinese online viral meme.''Taisui'' refers to the stars directly opposite the Jupiter in its twelve-year orbital cycle, which are personified as gods. It''s believed that those who possess particr characteristics that sh with the taisui or god of a current year will encounter struggles or misfortune or die young in that year.When repeated rumor bes a fact.Yes, horses have hair and not fur in English, but the word ''mao'' in Chinese can epass both.
Chapter 405 Carrying an Old Man Around
It was the 9th of July on a Sunday.
First thing in the morning, a young man in white with long hair down to his waist and a long sword on his back appeared at the entrance to the Wang family''s small vi.
After getting the news about the Immortal''s Treasure House, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been feeling excited all night.
When he had picked Little Silver up from the police station to take him back, he had been thinking about it the whole time.
For everyone in the cultivation circle, this was the mysterious trove of riches that Immortal Zhenyuan had left behind, and it wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say that this was the treasure which every single cultivator was madly pursuing.
After word of the Immortal''s Treasure House had gotten out, cultivators both at home and abroad had been searching for clues to it. This was the wealth left behind by a Venerated Immortal, and everyone wanted a piece of the pie.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had barely stepped toward the vi''s front door when a familiar light green figure came into view.
At that moment, Loopy Toad was breathing evenly as it sat cross-legged at the vi''s front door. With the power of the Heavenly Eye, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could see incorporeal spirit energy circting strongly and endlessly inside Loopy Toad''s body.
It was very obvious that Loopy Toad''s aura waspletely different to what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had seen a few days ago.
To describe it with an illustration, if Loopy Toad''s aura had been withered and dying before, it was now like theing of spring when everything came to life.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little shaken in his heart. Just one immersion in holy beast blood had actually been able to produce such a huge change!
Brother Ling was in the end Brother Ling! His judgment was as sharp as always! The holy beast blood had had an effect!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed in his heart. He felt that this could even be incorporated into a research topic for today''s cultivation science academies "The Impact of the Degree of Rapport Between Soul and Body on the Engendering of Transformation in Realm."
This was a topic that was still being heavily studied to this day.
A long time ago, before the age of peace, the Body Possession Spell had been prevalent in the cultivation world. There were some powerful cultivators who, on their deathbeds, would choose to find young cultivators and, by casting the Body Possession Spell, extinguish their souls and possess their bodies.
However, there were a lot of limitations to the Body Possession Spell, and one of the most difficult ones had to do with the rapport between soul and body.
To useyman terms, the Body Possession Spell also had to pay attention topatibility!
Of course, against the backdrop of the current Spirit Energy Information era, the Body Possession Spell had been ssified as a forbidden spell. However, its use was permitted in rted medical fields.
Every year, there would always be people who died from incurable conditions, and some would donate their bodies to medicine; these bodies would be used for research on the Body Possession Spell.
The spell carried risks, and the research that was currently still being carried out was focused on minimizing the risk as much as possible (maybe even eliminating it altogether!) while achieving maximum rapport between soul and body after the Body Possession Spell was cast.
If this difficulty was resolved, the spell could be used on those who had made outstanding contributions to humankind but were on the point of dying, thereby greatly improving their chances of survival!
For Loopy Toad to be able to fuse the soul of a demon king with the body of an ordinary akita to this extent... It was nothing short of a miracle to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
...
After waiting at the front door for a moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal detected further changes in Loopy Toad; he noticed its body was enveloped in a faint blue spirit light.
The blue spirit light condensed together after several seconds, then billowed out likeyer uponyer of waves with Loopy Toad at the center.
After this happened a dozen or so times, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then heard a soft hum, and the top of Loopy Toad''s head glowed with light!
A secondter, the light vanished, and Loopy Toad opened its eyes as it switched back to standing on all fours, a disbelieving expression on its dog face.
It... had actually broken through, just like that?
Loopy Toad was dumbstruck. When had it been that easy to advance from third ss to second ss? It had only been a few days!
Loopy Toad felt like it had cultivated some fake path!
"Sure enough, your prospects are bright when you follow Brother Ling!" Next to Loopy Toad, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing with admiration. This was indeed a godly speed of progress; if word of this got out, it would probably break the record for the shortest time taken for a third-ss spirit beast to advance to second ss.
"Come to think of it, I''ve only ever seen Brother Loopy Toad cultivate; do you have any relevantbat skills?"
The way spirit beasts fought was actually different to cultivators. Before cultivating human forms, spirit beasts tended to focus on cultivating theirbat skills... In fact, there weren''t many species of spirit beasts that could cast innate spells as attack support in line with instructions from their owners.
Furthermore, the toad n''s battle style was in fact pretty unique, and vastly different to that of dog-type spirit beasts with proficientbat skills.
Inyman terms... the entire toad n was actually fatan!
They could take a beating...
But actually, they weren''t that good at beating others up.
At most, they could use a long-range spell to spit, and so on...
There were times, after careful reflection, that Loopy Toad felt that the reason that bunch of demon kings had urgently pushed it out of the Gate back then was perhaps because they had viewed its toad n as fatan... but this was in fact a misunderstanding.
Fatan were indeed tanks, but this tank was in fact only in the body of a mage! No matter how tank a mage was, could it be more tank than a genuine fighter with a hundred million health?
At this thought, Loopy Toad couldn''t help sighing and shaking its head. "I have yet to find one to my liking."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. "I''ll ask Brother Little Silverter to have a good think about it ande up with a list. Brother Loopy Toad can check to see if there are any suitablebat skills which you like in particr that you can practice."
Loopy Toad nodded. That would be good!
It had heard that the silver unicorn was eight thousand years old... he would definitely have experienced a lot!
But this matter would have to be put aside for now. Loopy Toad was well aware of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s reason foring here today, and that was the Immortal''s Treasure House.
But to be honest, even if the information about the Immortal''s Treasure House as conveyed by Taoist Guang in the soul space was urate, Loopy Toad still doubted that it existed in this world.
So many people wasted so many resources every year looking for it with not even a strand of hair to show for it... who knew whether this Treasure House was real or not.
But despite its skepticism, since they now had clues to the Treasure House, Loopy Toad itself in fact did want to hear what Taoist Guang had to say.
"Is the senior who has clues to the Treasure House inside now?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked as he followed Loopy Toad into the house.
He changed into slippers with the ease of habit, as familiar with the house as if it was his own.
"It''s a littleplicated..."
Walking to Wang Ling''s bedroom, Loopy Toad said, "In short, that senior... is deep in my mind and in my dreams."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''splexion changed. "...What? Is carrying an old man around in your head starting to be a trend now? Shouldn''t he be inside a ring?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing... Nowadays, he was beginning to understand trends in the cultivation circle less and less! Sure enough, he was getting old!This is the Chinese term used for game characters strong enough to resist any damage to themselves.The role of a tank character in League of Legends is not so much to kill the enemy, but to disrupt them and divert focus. They thus sacrifice the ability to do massive damage for exceptional crowd control.This refers to a trope in Chinese wuxia novels where a protagonist is inevitably instructed by an old, experienced mentor. This specific scenario might also be referencing the novel ''Battle to the Heavens,'' in which the protagonist wears a ring which his mentor is trapped in.
Chapter 406 Ling Zhenren Learns to Refine Weapons in Ten Minutes!
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal followed Loopy Toad upstairs, he happened to see Father Wange out of the study yawning as he walked toward the washroom; he guessed that Father Wang had probably stayed up all night again to write.
He was startled when he saw Father Wang''s two panda eyes... Considering how high Senior Wang''s realm was, for him to consume such massive amounts of energy to write this novel, it probably contained some sort of amazing philosophy!
Every online novelist had a fan club which attracted diehard fans. Last time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had seen how the number of Father Wang''s club members had dominated all others to climb to the top of the list with more than thirteen million fans, while the author in second ce only had two million fans.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially read The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King and bought a wave of gifts for the sake of finding something inmon with Father Wang.
To be honest, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this novel was well-written, and given the current mainstream trend, wasmercially profitable! But there was something that he still hadn''t figured out, and that was Father Wang''s purpose in writing this novel.
Given his high cultivation realm, was he just writing this novel to make money?
There had to be some secret hidden in it that Father Wang wanted people to know!
It looked like he needed to investigate further...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal watched Father Wang enter the washroom as he pondered in his heart C he would definitely discover the secret in this novel! Perhaps it contained Senior Wang''s cultivation secret!
Standing at the door to Wang Ling''s room, the corners of Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched when it noticed that the young man in white was slow to enter as he stared at Father Wang''s back.
It knew that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s imagination was most likely starting to run wild again.
...
Wang Ling had already been waiting for quite a while inside the room.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought about the Immortal''s Treasure House the whole night, and naturally so had Wang Ling.
Given that cultivators all over the world had been doing all they could to look for clues to this Treasure House, but with nothing to show for it, this Taoist Guang might be the only person with inside information, and no one else except Wang Ling, Loopy Toad and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew of his existence.
This would be world-shaking news to any cultivator, and the young man in white was deeply aware that Wang Ling had been willing to tell him about this out of trust.
"Brother Ling, I''ve brought the thing." Entering the room, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made himself at home and directly sat down cross-legged on the floor.
Then, he took out a red and ck multifaceted crystal.
Wang Ling had specially asked him to bring this thing here; it was called a maic stone. Back when they had caused havoc at Immortal Mansion, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had plundered and taken a lot of umon materials, and this maic stone was one of them. It was far more valuable than the primordial ck crystal that had been incorporated into the stone ghost mask back then, and was ssified as an extremely rare type one material of the highest grade.
Wang Ling did have some knowledge about refining weapons; their grades could be divided into four types and five levels.
As a type one, first-ss weapon, a maic stone was priceless.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still didn''t know what Wang Ling wanted it for.
"That Senior Taoist Guang is currently sealed inside a soul space now, and I''m connected to it," said Loopy Toad.
Putting this together with what Loopy Toad had said previously, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly understood a little better. "No wonder Brother Loopy Toad said that that senior was in your dream. It appears that once you start to dream, your soul will enter the space."
Speaking up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little amazed; this was clearly a great technique that only a great senior would possess. This was enough to prove that this Taoist Guang''s level wasn''t low; he had to be a peak Itinerant Immortal at the very, very least, with strength that was very close to the Ascension stage.
"Since this Taoist Guang is inside a soul space, this confirms that his real form is actually that of a soul. His strength is probably weaker in this state, right? What realm is he at now?"
Loopy Toad felt there was nothing to hide. "True Immortal."
Despite his circumstances, he was still a True Immortal...
"This Taoist Guang is pretty powerful..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal judged almost immediately. True Immortals were truly rare; apart from General Yi, the people they''d run into during recent major events, like the Master of Immortal Mansion, were just Itinerant Immortals.
"You''re not nervous?" Loopy Toad suddenly asked as it stared at the young man in white.
"Why should I be nervous..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was speechless. "In this vi, aren''t Senior Wang and Old Senior Wang True Immortals?"
Hearing this, Loopy Toad almost sniggered...
As expected, this fanciful misunderstanding still persisted until now!
Looking at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ability to make things up, Loopy Toad felt it would be pretty difficult to rify this misunderstanding.
It had to be mentioned that it was because of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s wild imagination that broli had be extremely pricey on the market. Loopy Toad had even seen on the news previously that the City Bureau of Quality Supervision was looking for the culprit behind this price intion... when Loopy Toad had seen this news, it had almost spat out the houseflies it had eaten that night.
"By the way, what on earth does Brother Ling want to do with the maic stone?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help asking as he saw Wang Ling rub the maic stone between his fingers while he flipped through reference books at his study table.
"Do you still need to ask? Maic stones are a rare source material and there is none other more suitable for refining a ring. That senior is currently still trapped in the soul space, so we have to move Taoist Guang''s soul space into the ring!" Loopy Toad replied.
The corners of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched. "..." After going around in circles, they still had to use a ring!
As expected, did the old man and the ringe as a pair?
Then when it rained... would the old man and the ring be even more of a match?
"That... what is Brother Ling looking at now?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal covered his mouth and asked in a whisper.
He was sitting cross-legged behind Wang Ling. After Wang Ling had taken the maic stone from him, he had turned around to look through his reference books, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t dare disturb him.
"Learning how to refine weapons," Loopy Toad said nonchntly. "How can he create a ring without learning to refine weapons?"
When Loopy Toad said this, it hit Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that Fatty Luo didn''t know about Taoist Guang, so they couldn''t ask him to refine the ring even though he was a weaponsmith.
For now, this was still a highly confidential matter.
"So Brother Ling is learning to refine weapons..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head.
But very quickly, he had a stunned expression on his face as he couldn''t help turning to Loopy Toad. "Wait! Learning to refine weapons? Are you saying that Brother Ling hasn''t learned this before?"
Loopy Toad: "No, he hasn''t, which is why he''s teaching himself now."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Loopy Toad: "Anyway, refining weapons isn''t hard."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
As it spoke, Loopy Toad pointed at the pile of books on the table. "Little Master has read and grasped the knowledge in all these books."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal brought the books over and looked through them carefully. Every level of refining weapons was covered, from A Guide to Refining Weapons and Refining Weapons for Beginners to Bronze Weaponsmiths, Silver Weaponsmiths, Gold Weaponsmiths, and thest one, King of Weaponsmiths...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Did Brother Ling read all thesest night?"
Loopy Toad shook its head: "No! Ten minutes ago!"
"..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat. Wang Ling had learned to refine weapons up to the level of a king in ten minutes... If Fatty Luo found out, who knew how long he would curse for.Referring to the Chinese novel trope of a protagonist having a mystical old mentor and carrying him around in some item, usually a ring.This is a random adaptation of a line used in a Dove Chocte ad.
Chapter 407 Is Refining Weapons That Hard?
Seeing the resources on refining weapons piled up on the floor, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal slowly put down the books he was holding, then obediently sat down on the floor and took a deep breath.
Hm.
After careful consideration...
He decided to forget everything that he had seen...
He couldn''t imagine how heartbroken Fatty Luo would be if he saw this scene.
When had it start to be possible to teach yourself to refine weapons as if it was a science? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought it was extremely mystical. This was an art that had always been handed down through the generations in the cultivation circle, and which was as old as the skill of refining elixirs... Then, did that mean that Brother Ling could teach himself to refine elixirs?
At this thought, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal silently wiped at his sweat.
Of course, Wang Ling wasn''t human!
It really seemed that nothing was impossible for him.
To be a weaponsmith at the level of a king after ten minutes of self-study... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that once again, he had witnessed a historical moment.
After picking up this skill through self-study, he wouldn''t need to look for someone to refine weapons for him in the future! Learn bit by bit and pay nothing to refine a weapon.
"But why hasn''t Brother Ling learned this before?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help asking.
He asked his question in a very soft voice so as not to disturb Wang Ling while he studied. He knew Wang Ling''s habit, which was that no one could bother him when he was studying; it was like stroking cat fur in the wrong direction, which would make the cat puff up in anger.
Loopy Toad replied quietly, "Little Master Ling felt that he should focus his energy on his main concern."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What''s that?"
Loopy Toad: "Weekly tests, monthly tests, midterm exams."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Loopy Toad: "Everything should be ranked in order of priority..."
Actually, there was a second half to its words which Loopy Toad didn''t voice; it had initially wanted to say that Wang Ling usually spent a very limited amount of time on studying everyday C five minutes at most! After all, the art of refining weapons was a little moreplicated than the courses in high school, so it should in fact take a little more time to learn.
Loopy Toad felt that for Wang Ling to spend ten minutes to study the art of refining weapons up to the level of a king was already enough consideration on his part.
...
Looking at the rm clock in the room, Loopy Toad thought it was just about time...
As expected, after the second handpleted another round, Wang Ling closed the book.
All the resources Wang Ling was looking at were specialist materials for the professional weaponsmith entrance exam. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t resist taking a closer look at the book Wang Ling had just shut... What the heck, this book was even more specialized than King of Weaponsmiths; it was three-star king level!
In fact, Wang Ling could actually go even higher in level, but forging a magic ring to contain the soul space only required him to be at three-star king level, so he decided to stop here... If he needed to forge more advanced magic weapons in the future, he would just learn it then.
Spending a few minutes more on study was nothing, after all.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "...But Brother Ling, is this really alright?" He was dubious about how effective this outrageous type of studying was.
"No problem," Wang Ling transmitted telepathically. His voice was as indifferent as usual, and he nodded nonchntly.
Among the Three Thousand Great Spells, there was originally one called the Great Weapon-Refining Spell, but Wang Ling hadn''t been able to use it because back then, he''dcked the theoretical knowledge behind refining weapons.
But now, Wang Ling''s knowledge had directly advanced to the three-star king level in a short fifteen minutes... In some sense, his ability to refine weapons was now as advanced as his understanding of the theory behind it.
He had never used the Great Weapon-Refining Spell to forge any sort of magic weapon before; this would be his first attempt.
But Wang Ling was deeply aware that using the Great Weapon-Refining Spell to refine weapons also had its limitations; this spell focused on speed in refining a weapon... but quality would depend on luck.
Wang Ling held the maic stone in his hand. It was quiterge, the size of an adult man''s fist. If used carefully, it would be enough to create ten rings.
So the first step was to melt this maic stone down...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know how to refine weapons, but he knew the process involved. Looking at Wang Ling''s actions, he knew that Wang Ling was preparing to start refining.
But after looking around Wang Ling''s room, he was puzzled.
"Brother Ling, where''s your furnace? Did you put it away?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
The first step in refining weapons was to smelt the material, he knew that much!
"Hm... don''t need one..." Wang Ling shook his head.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was confused. Didn''t need one? What did he mean?
Then, before his eyes, Wang Ling stretched out his hand, and a ball of spirit light appeared, sparkling and dazzling!
"The hell?! The legendary gold color?!" In front of this radiance, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was extremely rmed.
Could it be?! Was this a legendary grade furnace?! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart trembled with all kinds of emotions. To be honest, for Wang Ling to have a legendary grade furnace given his strength wasn''t strange at all.
About ten secondster, the golden light gradually faded to reveal a rectangr ck box that looked a little familiar...
The shape of this furnace was a little unique!
"Brother Ling, have I seen this magic treasure of yours somewhere before?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little stunned.
Loopy Toad: "You''ve definitely seen it! It''s our family''s microwave!"
Realization dawned on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Oh... so it''s the microwave!" Come to think of it, when Old Senior Wang had been frying the broli in the kitchen back then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had taken care to observe him attentively on the side in an attempt toprehend the path of Dao as the old man fried the vegetable.
He recalled seeing a microwave which looked like this magic treasure at that time... Hold on! Shit! What magic treasure! This was clearly the microwave!
"But what does Brother Ling need this microwave for..." No matter how much Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought about it, he was still puzzled, and just when he was about to open his mouth to ask, he saw Wang Ling directly open the microwave and put the maic stone inside it.
"..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sucked in a sharp breath at this scene.
Wang Ling set the temperature to the highest setting and the time to the highest it could go and closed the door... he did all this very deftly.
And then, in front of Grenade Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes, Wang Ling turned the power on, and the microwave lit up with a hum.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Ling... what are you doing?"
In a rare moment, Wang Ling open his mouth to reply out loud, "Smelting."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was thunderstruck and so agitated he straightaway stood up. "With... with a microwave? What kind of operation is this?!"
A song suddenly came to mind: We''re different... different.
At Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s feet, Loopy Toad was indifferent. "Senior Immortal, you''ve been here so many times already, can you not make a fuss over every little thing?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Loopy Toad: "This is a normal operation, sit down, sit down!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."From the song ''We Are Different'' by singer Da Zhuang.
Chapter 408 Eight Classes of Divine Weapons
As expected, this microwave had also been enchanted?
Perhaps the question instead should be: Was there anything in this vi that wasn''t enchanted...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help wiping at his sweat; he had in fact seen a lot of transformed magic treasures here, from the fridge, the air-conditioner and the washing machine to the toilet, the wardrobe and the rice cooker... There didn''t seem to be anything that had not been enchanted. As for the enchanted microwave, this was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s first time seeing it...
He didn''t know whether these household items enchanted by Wang Ling were lethal or not, but they were definitely practical. Even if some of the furniture still looked like nothing more than decoration after being enchanted, they were like geoducks: they seemed useless but looked impressive!
Staring at the microwave that was on, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was lost in deep thought.
Then, very quickly, this train of thought was interrupted by a "ding" from the microwave.
What the hell?! It was done?
It hadn''t even been two minutes!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help twitching his lips as he did his best to contain his urge to swear.
The metal which a maic stone was made of was one of the harder metals used in refining weapons. In order to smelt it in a furnace, it usually required a spirit me at a controlled temperature of more or less fifteen thousand degrees, and would take roughly two hours.
In the end, Wang Ling had managed to do it by cing the maic stone in an enchanted microwave for less than two minutes.
If this leaked out, how many weaponsmiths would spew mouthfuls of blood in front of their furnaces...
Very good!
It was very scientific...
Opening the microwave, Wang Ling used a gravity spell to draw out the liquid metal of the smelted maic stone. After smelting, the liquid metal was a dusky gold in color and had a faint sheen to it.
Manipting this liquid, Wang Ling had it coalesce into a ball and it hovered in the air.
"Brother Ling, what''s the sess rate of this refining method? What are the odds of it failing?" Very curious, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help but ask the question.
This method of refining was really too quick; at this speed, it would really be abnormal if its sess rate could still remain high! It was like using up almost all your money in a game to buy twenty weapon upgrade scrolls, directly boosting your weapon twenty-fold in one go. In a normal situation, whether it was refining weapons or a power boost, it was all a matter of probability.
Just as there was a probability of sess, there was naturally a probability of failure...
Back then, who knew how many times Fatty Luo had failed while he had been trying to create the pigskin armor.
"It won''t fail."
Wang Ling replied telepathically, eyes fixed on the floating ball of liquid metal.
One hundred percent sess rate?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sucked in another sharp breath at this; he already didn''t dare reveal too much astonishment on his face, for fear of being ridiculed by the green-furred dog lying at his feet.
Actually, while the sess rate of the Great Weapon-Refining Spell was very high, there was indeed still the possibility that it could fail. The reason why Wang Ling could be so confident that it wouldn''t was because he still carried the effects of the Great Fortune Spell from a few days ago.
He had activated this spell when he had drawn the lottery for Father Wang, and its effects had yet to disappear.
Once activated, it couldst for ten days. Because he wasn''t really familiar with the spell, it had always been on the backburner until now.
It was aplete coincidence that he could use it in tandem with the Great Weapon-Refining Spell now.
With the two spellsbined together, the sess rate of refining a weapon had jumped to 99.99 percent C he couldn''t fail even if he wanted to!
Unlike the normal weapon-refining process, there was a unique step in the Great Weapon-Refining Spell which was "modeling."
While other weaponsmiths refined weapons by hand, Wang Ling relied on meditation...
Next, standing in front of this hovering ball of liquid metal, Wang Ling did some hand seals.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw a ray of light spring forth from the seal and slowly blend into the ball of liquid metal.
"Brother Ling, what kind of ring are you forging?" Observing from the side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious.
There were different types of magic rings, so there were different types of spaces built into them. With the magic rings currently sold on the market, if a ring didn''t have an independent space set up inside, it would be embarrassing to call it a magic ring C it would be even rarer still if the ring could hold a person!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked on with an ineffable expression on his face as Loopy Toad took out a as on refining weapons with its paws.
It was a rather worn antique book that was impressively thick; it looked like those magic texts in the western world, with a leather cover and five traditional cultivation characters inscribed on it in gold lettering: Eight sses of Divine Weapons...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also studied the cultivation ssics, so he could read these old characters.
This was indeed a as on refining weapons, but it actually wasn''t anything umon at all. It was on par with an encyclopedia in the weapon-refining industry or the Four ssic Novels in the literature circle: they were circted widely, though no one could be sure who their authors were.
Since there weren''t any copyright issues with this as, different versions had been published by major dealers and were sold in bookstores; it was the type of book that could be found in any random Xinhua bookstore.
Most importantly, although Eight sses of Divine Weapons was an almostprehensive record of all kinds of magic weapons which were described in detail, it was typically impossible to use this book as a reference to forge magic weapons.
Refining weapons was aplex art; one minor mistake could lead to failure. Although Eight sses of Divine Weapons wasprehensive, it only gave an overview on how to forge the magic weapons andcked exact details... To be blunt, it was an iplete as.
Although every single magic weapon recorded down in it was very powerful, as far as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew, no one had ever been able to refine a weapon from the book.
But he thought it was a little strange. "Brother Loopy Toad, why does the cover of this book seem different to what I remember?"
Loopy Toad: "You don''t know, but this Eight sses of Divine Weapons is the original; it was Father Wang''s fan who gave it to him. All the versions reproduced on the market are more or less iplete, but this one isplete!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was astounded. "Old Senior Wang''s novel fan?"
Loopy Toad: "That''s right, this fan said that it was to give Father Wang source material for his novels."
"What kind of novel fan can give this thing?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat.
Nowadays, it was considered pretty good already if authors weren''t receiving razor des in the mail from fans! Or there were those that stirred up trouble by madly sending the authors gifts to make them update... nowadays, an author''s liver was in a worrying state of suffering!
Loopy Toad: "This fan is awesome C he even sent Father Wang cigars that not just anybody can get their hands on."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Who is he?"
Loopy Toad: "Can''t say, can''t say..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."This is a literal trantion of , which is an app for using cheats or modifying aspects in a game.China''srgest bookstore chain.
Chapter 409 Just Poke A Hole Through the Middle
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s first time seeing theplete version of Eight sses of Divine Weapons. It was indeed a very well-known as on refining weapons, but given how there were so many versions of it on the market, even if this copy got out, it wouldn''t be considered strange at all.
But aplete version was incredible.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that it had to be some amazing senior fan who had given Father Wang this book, but after thinking about it again, he thought that it was pretty normal. Given Senior Wang''s unfathomable realm, it was very normal for him to have fans who were big shots as well.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this was also indirect proof of how extraordinary Senior Wang''s novel was!
There definitely had to be some sort of cultivation philosophy in this new novel, otherwise how could it draw in that great senior, who had gifted Father Wang with the original Eight sses of Divine Weapons?
"How much of the information is intact inside this original text?" asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Loopy Toad: "There are some additions, but it actually isn''t veryplete. Compared with those reproductions on the market, the original hasplete information on magic weapons that don''t appear in the reproduced versions."
As it spoke, Loopy Toad flipped through the book and quickly found the magic ring that Wang Ling wanted to forge. "Like this magic ring which Little Master Ling wants to forge, it doesn''t appear in the copies outside."
Looking at the as, this was a pure ck ring that looked pretty ordinary, but it had a very intimidating name: Soul Suppression Ring.
ording to the description in Eight sses of Divine Weapons, the Almighty who designed this magic ring had been inspired by the tribtion dreamscape.
At the bottom of this description, it was written that the main material required for forging the Soul Suppression Ring was the maic stone.
And then... there was nothing else...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat C this description was too short! The art of refining weapons was incrediblyplicated; to refine one armed with just the knowledge of the main material required C there was no way it could seed, right?
But while Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was thinking this, Wang Ling had already activated the Great Weapon-Refining Spell.
After Wang Lingpleted the hand seal, this floating ball of liquid metal started to spin at high speed, and then it exploded with a brilliant light!
Roughly thirty secondster, the glow faded.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw that the ball of liquid metal in the air hadpletely disappeared, and a series of ck rings fell to the floor with clinks.
"Hm, forgingplete."
With a nod, Wang Ling used the Gravitation Spell, and the magic rings on the ground flew into his hand one after one, ten rings in all.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched. "..." This was too quick a p to the face! It was a good thing he hadn''t said anything, or it would have been extremely embarrassing!
To refine a weapon, the basic material was always the most important; any additional ones used were for helping to increase the sess rate of refining the weapon. Thus, in a situation with a 99.99 percent sess rate, as long as you knew what the principal material and the weapon design were, there was no need to consider the supplementary materials.
This time, they had obtained ten rings in total, and the quality seemed pretty good.
Wang Ling''s view on the Great Fortune Spell had now changed slightly. The reason why he hadn''t used it often was that it could be too eye-catching; in any given situation, lucky people would forever be in the spotlight. But this time, he found that using the Great Fortune Spell in conjunction with refining weapons or elixirs could pull out the maximum effect!
Without a buff from the Great Fortune Spell this time, the sess rate and the quality would have been much lower.
Gazing at the ten rings in his hand, Wang Ling estimated that the overall quality of nine of these Soul Suppression Rings were third-ss... holy weapons.
As for thest one...
Wang Ling''s eyes lit up; he had never expected to actually be able to forge a Soul Suppression Ring of this quality.
As expected, the effects of the Great Fortune Spell truly defied nature C under normal conditions and given the grade of the maic stone, there was less than a one in ten million chance of him forging a ring of this quality.
But Wang Ling didn''t directly give voice to this thought, in case Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was rmed yet again.
"Brother Ling, what''s the quality of these rings like?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly asked at that moment.
Wang Ling selected a second-ss holy weapon-grade magic ring; he would use this Soul Suppression Ring as the medium to hold Taoist Guang''s soul space.
Then, he picked out thatst magic ring with the best quality and directly tossed it to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
"Brother Ling, this is...?" The young man in white looked overwhelmed when he received the ring.
Wang Ling said indifferently, "For you."
"Brother Ling, this is too much! How can I take this?!" Even as he said the words, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly put the ring on.
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
The instant he put it on, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could feel a tremendous amount of spirit power! This magic ring was at the very least a holy weapon!
But Wang Ling was the only one to know that this magic ring wasn''t so simple. Even if smith specialists like Fatty Luo were to appraise it, they probably wouldn''t be able to determine its value. That was because the ring''s quality was already far beyond current measurement standards C the magic ring Wang Ling had given Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could even save his life!
To be frank, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had actually helped him a lot in the past.
Wang Ling did have some understanding of the ways of the world. Luck had guided the creation of this magic ring, so giving it away to repay a favor could be considered karma.
Furthermore, he had always nned to give Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal something, such as crispy noodle snacks... but that would be asking too much of Wang Ling.
After that, he ced the remaining eight rings in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hands to give to the others in the chat group.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was incredibly excited. "Brother Ling, this is too much! Once the chat finds out, they''ll definitely be very happy!"
Hearing this, Wang Ling lowered his head in silence before saying telepathically, "Don''t tell them anything, just give them the rings..."
Although Fatty Luo wasn''t used to the chat and hadn''t even joined the group, once the rings had been given out, he would definitely get wind of it. This was what Wang Ling was worried about, and with his reminder, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also recalled this point.
That''s right, just give them the rings... and say nothing...
If Fatty Luo found out that Brother Ling had taken less than five minutes all up to forge these holy weapon-grade rings, he might straightaway bury his ancestral store and offer sacrifices to his ancestors...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing. "To tell you the truth, Brother Ling, this is the first time I''ve realized that refining weapons can be that easy."
Loopy Toad said, "Actually, the key is what you''re refining. With these magic rings, isn''t it just a matter of poking holes through the middle? It''s actually very easy."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing. "Brother Loopy Toad, there are too many things with holes... once you cultivate a human form, I''ll buy you one."
Some unsavory thoughts came to Wang Ling''s mind. "..."
Chapter 410 Taoist Guang Sees the Light Again
In a normal situation, only cultivators with high realms were capable of soul space transference since the magic required was also considerably advanced. Normally, a Soul Formation cultivator could only use fifth-grade spells at the most, Perfected Beings sixth-grade, Itinerant Immortals seventh-grade and True Immortals could use eighth-grade spells.
The spell for soul space transference was an advanced eighth-grade spell.
However, there was still a risk of failure with this eighth-grade spell, and in the worst case scenario, it could even destroy the soul space. Thus, Taoist Guang had taken a huge risk back then when he had imnted the soul space into the heavenly fissure stone.
But Wang Ling couldpletely disregard this.
That was because the Three Thousand Great Spells were above the eighth level, and were ssified as supreme spells; to be precise, Wang Ling reckoned that they were more or less at level fourteen or fifteen. Using one of the Three Thousand Great Spells to move the space would be vastly different... could an eighth-grade spell bepared with a fifteenth-grade spell? Of course not!
With the ring in his hand, Wang Ling stroked Loopy Toad''s green head, ready to transfer the space into the Soul Suppression Ring.
There wasn''t any seal to be seen, but Loopy Toad felt its head burn hot, though it was within a range it could still tolerate. Spirit light sprung up in Wang Ling''s palm and enveloped Taoist Guang''s soul space.
Taoist Guang waited calmly on his ind. He had already waited for so many years, a little while longer was nothing.
Then, at that moment, he looked up at the sky.
A dazzling ray of light suddenly pierced through the clouds, swiftly suffusing them with color like the spread of golden ink. In a few seconds, the entire horizon of the soul space was covered in this light.
Taoist Guang was utterly shaken; what incredible spirit power! Even if he were to sessfully pass through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion and reach his peak, it would be impossible for him to possess this level of power!
This senior was even more terrifying than he had imagined!
Just as Wang Ling''s power had almostpletely merged with the space, the head of a green dog was suddenly projected in the air.
Taoist Guang: "..."
Loopy Toad''s voice resounded in the air, muffled as if it was the voice of Buddha. "Senior Pang, my master is currently moving your space. Please don''t be nervous, just rx and don''t resist it."
"Right..." Taoist Guang nodded his head.
He knew that the senior outside was creating a way out for him... even if Taoist Guang had been at his peak, he wouldn''t have been able to resist or block this level of strength at all.
He was well aware of this point and he couldn''t help sighing in his heart.
When all was said and done, this was an old senior who had grasped the essence of Dao, who was decisive and thorough in whatever he did, taking care to consider all the details... Taoist Guang felt that the gap between him and Wang Ling wasn''t a small one.
After thinking about it carefully, he had already lost. Furthermore, it was aplete defeat; in terms of virtue, intelligence, physique, and a cultured mind, it appeared that there was not one aspect in which he could top Wang Ling.
...
Activating the spell this time took a little longer; it took Wang Ling a full ten minutes to imnt the entire soul space into the Soul Suppression Ring. This was a True Immortal soul space, after all, so it would still resist slightly at being transferred.
Actually, this was already a hundred times faster than using a normal method of transference; the most important thing was that there truly was zero risk involved.
"You cane out, Senior Pang," Loopy Toad said as it stared at the Soul Suppression Ring in Wang Ling''s hand.
The moment the soul space had been ced into the ring, Taoist Guang had already sensed the ring''s power. His soul gradually started to emerge from the ring, and finally, his figurended on the floor of Wang Ling''s room.
Sweeping his gaze around the room, Taoist Guang saw a green-furred dog, a young man in white, and a young man with a ring in his hand.
"Many thanks, senior, for rescuing me!" Taoist Guang turned to Wang Ling at once, sped his hands together, and bowed in thanks.
"Your turn." Wang Ling got to his feet and spoke telepathically in an indifferent tone.
He had done his part and would leave the rest to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal; it was good enough for him to just listen on the side.
Taoist Guang had obviously noticed that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling''s rtionship wasn''t so simple, so he turned to ask, "This brother is...?"
"I''m Brother Ling''s friend, Lei Mouren. My Taoist name is Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered, "Also, there are times when I moonlight as his secretary... Brother Ling, Ling Zhenren, usually doesn''t like to talk, so Senior Pang will have to get used to it."
Taoist Guang nodded his head in understanding. "Of course; after all, given the realm of a capable person like Senior Ling, every single word he utters would be a mystery only known to the heavens! But having said that, why do you call him Perfected Being when Senior Ling has such a profound realm?"
"We''re already used to this form of address. Brother Ling also doesn''t mind, so we simply stuck to it. It''s just a title, senior doesn''t have to think too much about it," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said as he sat down on the floor.
Taoist Guang let out a sigh. "I was too particr. But on the other hand, I haven''te out in so long, and I don''t know what today''s social customs are like in the cultivation circle. I was sealed away for almost nine hundred years, I''m sure the world has changed a great deal since then."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Senior Pang''s level is so high, I believe your ability to adapt is also very high; you''ll get used to it very quickly."
Taoist Guang hmphed before he couldn''t help asking, "Onest question: what kind of thing is this magic ring holding my soul?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied, "This is a Soul Suppression Ring forged by Brother Ling."
Soul Suppression Ring?
Taoist Guang looked a little absent-minded.
"Does senior know the origin of this ring?"
"No... It just reminded me of something..."
"So let''s get started. In exchange for our help, Senior Pang agreed to tell us what you know about the Immortal''s Treasure House."
"Mm... I will definitely tell you everyC" But before Taoist Guang finished speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal unexpectedly saw his soul directly disappear with a sh.
He turned to Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, what''s going on?"
Loopy Toad: "Ran out of power???"
Wang Ling cupped his chin and thought for a bit. He guessed that there hadn''t been enough spirit power contained in the Soul Suppression Ring when Taoist Guang''s soul came out of it for the first time, which was why his soul had been pulled back inside. And in a situation where the soul was bound to the ring, if it couldn''te out, then there was no way tomunicate with it.
The Soul Suppression Ring was initially a magic weapon for preserving souls, while the one on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hand was of a higher quality and thus had other unique effectspared with the holy-level Soul Suppression Ring.
It would take a very, very long time for the Soul Suppression Ring to be fully recharged with spirit power...
"Brother Ling, do you have another way?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat at Wang Ling''s telepathic analysis.
After all, a True Immortal''s soul was sure to consume massive amounts of spirit power, but to be pulled back into the ring like this each time without being able to say more than a few words... this was a real headache.
"Send aputer into the ring," Wang Ling said telepathically after thinking for a while.
"There''s this kind of operation?"
Both Loopy Toad and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were stunned when they heard this.
Wang Ling felt that they didn''t have any other option now. Since he had been able to set the soul space in the ring, he could also send other things into the ring as well... If they could send an electronic gadget like aputer or a cell phone into the ring, Taoist Guang would be able to chat with them even if he couldn''t show up.
In addition, since the soul space had been nted in the ring, Loopy Toad wouldn''t be able to enter it through its dream again because of the change in location.
Although the ring and the old man were indeed a perfect match, after careful consideration, it wasn''t like they couldn''t send aputer or a cell phone into it.
Chapter 411 If You Eat More Chicken, You Can Do it Too!
This was a situation that even Wang Ling couldn''t have anticipated. He had forgotten to gauge how much spirit power would be consumed when using the power of a magic treasure to manifest a soul in reality. It took a whole day to recharge the Soul Suppression Ring with spirit power, but each time Taoist Guang appeared, it was for less than three minutes, which was even shorter than Ultraman!
There were two ways to solve this problem. One was to continue to expand the storage space for spirit power in the Soul Suppression Ring, and the other was to restrict Taoist Guang''s consumption of spirit power. However, the problem was that both methods required Taoist Guang to cooperate with them on the other side in order to work.
Right now, because Taoist Guang''s soul space had been transferred to the Soul Suppression Ring, he waspletely disconnected from the outside world until the next time the ring finished umting enough spirit power.
"Senior Pang must be very worried; we have to think of a way to get in touch with him as soon as possible. But Brother Ling said something earlier about sending aputer inside; how are we going to do that?"
While Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a limited understanding of soul spaces, he still knew the basics. The structure of a soul space was veryplicated. The blueprint which Taoist Guang had given Loopy Toad previously had been put into the soul space at the very beginning; once it was taken out, it couldn''t be sent back in again.
"The Great Sacrifice Spell," Wang Ling said telepathically, once again revealing yet another one of the Three Thousand Great Spells that he had mastered.
He seldom used this spell; it belonged to a slightly more neglected branch of the Three Thousand Great Spells. Its origin could be traced back to an ancient era when Almightys vied for supremacy. As they fought each other constantly, one day, someone finally discovered a way to use the sacrifice of living things to obtain power in a short period of time this was the origin of the Great Sacrifice Spell.
Of course, that was a darker period of time in history, but Wang Ling had now developed a new use for this spell.
"Since Brother Ling has a way, that''s fine."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t ask detailed questions about the origin of this spell. Wang Ling had a lot of abilities that he had never heard of or seen before. The spells which each cultivator had was a rtively private matter to begin with, so no matter how close their rtionship was, it would be impolite to ask rashly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then directly took out his phone and started tapping on the screen. "In that case, let''s not waste time; I''ll ce an order first!"
Loopy Toad: "ce an order?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "To buy aputer, of course! We''re not going to be sending Brother Ling''s ownputer inside, right?"
Loopy Toad: "But can you be sure that Taoist Guang knows how to use it?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal paused. Indeed, Loopy Toad had pointed out the crux of the matter. Actually, when Taoist Guang had appeared just now and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said that his "ability to adapt was very high" or whatever, it was all just polite talk. For many old-timers who had been in seclusion for a good long while andgged behind modern society by several hundred years, learning to use modern technology was much more difficult than learning an advanced spell!
Therefore, it was not enough to just buy aputer; Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would still have to record a tutorial to teach Taoist Guang how to use it. At the very least, Taoist Guang would have to learn basic chat functions!
After searching the online store for a long time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that a desktopputer would be tooplicated for Taoist Guang at this stage because it needed to be assembled together. Even if there was a manual, Taoist Guang wouldn''t be able toprehend it in a short period of time.
In the end, he simply selected a "Crooked Alien" smart notebook for the elderly.
While thebel for this "Crooked Alien" notebook said that it was for the elderly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always felt that it was for thezy...
This type of notebook was specially designed by businesses for senior cultivators who wanted to learn how to useputers. The notebook contained a built-in AI, so you just needed to directly open your mouth and ask whenever you wanted to learn a function; you didn''t even need a mouse or keyboard! However, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still wanted to record a video tutorial to teach Taoist Guang how to turn the notebook on.
If he couldn''t turn it on, everything would be for nothing.
As for the issue of a power source, there was nothing to worry about. A lot of household appliances in modern cultivation society ran on spirit power. This kind of smart notebook for the elderly also had built-in spirit power batteries.
Even if the notebook wasn''t turned off for an entire month, the amount of spirit power it would consume was still a lot less than what was needed for Taoist Guang to make one appearance.
Mm, very good, so it was decided.
ce the order!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clicked on the payment button and selected the express service. Shun Feng God Express would send it over within twenty minutes!
...
"It''s done, it''ll be here in twenty minutes." The young man in white put down his phone and heaved a sigh of relief.
"How much is it?" Loopy Toad couldn''t help asking.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand and quickly replied, "It''s not expensive. After conversion, it''s six hundred thousand HNY."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal certainly didn''t feel it was expensive; it was only that much! With the holy weapon-grade magic rings that Wang Ling had given him, one ring couldn''t be purchased with anything less than over a million immortal gold bars! In contrast, thisputer only cost six hundred thousand, and that was in Huaxiu currency... It was simply ridiculously cheap!
"..." Loopy Toad tilted its head and sneaked a look at Wang Ling. It found Wang Ling lying bored on his bed, and guessed that he was waiting for the delivery. Although there wasn''t any expression on Wang Ling''s face, Loopy Toad was sure that Wang Ling had already converted this six hundred thousand HNY into crispy noodle snacks.
Later, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal really did personally appear on camera to record a video tutorial for Taoist Guang, but he was also worried that Taoist Guang might be the type who didn''t know how to open the tutorial in video form.
Hence, he went back to the old way of doing it, and in ce of recording a video, used the traditional magic treasure, the "Shadow Remnant Stone." The Shadow Remnant Stones on the market now were already very small in size, and while they were very cheap to sell, there were still people who sold them.
Since a long time ago, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had developed a habit of carrying a few of them around at all times in case of an emergency.
Just as he finished recording the video with the Shadow Remnant Stone...
Sure enough, the doorbell of the Wang family''s small vi rang on time.
A courier stood ramrod straight at the door, holding a box.
While Wang Ling had been lying on the bed, this courier had in fact entered his range of perception very early on this guy''s aura had fallen from the sky!
And when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal went outside to receive the delivery, he did indeed see the discarded parachute behind the courier.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the sky; indeed, he seemed to have heard a ne just now...
Considering the cost of manpower, most deliverypanies employed couriers primarily at the Physical Build or Qi Condensation stages; the very, very highest stage they would employ at was the Foundation Establishment stage. There was no way they would ask cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above to do deliveries, as it would be beneath their abilities.
But rain or shine everyday, these ordinary people wouldplete their assignments...
What unwavering persistence!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little moved in his heart. To be a courier nowadays, you needed to learn to parachute; this was really too risky!
Holding the box, the courier took the cap off a pen with his teeth. "Sir, your delivery. Please sign for it!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal swiftly signed his name and at the same time couldn''t help praising, "Brother, that was a good jump! It was pretty urate..."
"You tter me, sir. I practiced at the Inte cafe." The courier smiled slightly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
The courier: "If you eat more chicken, you can do it too!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."Probably a riff on the ''Alienware''puter brand."Eat chicken" is nowmonly used as a reference to the online game "yerUnknown''s Battlegrounds."
Chapter 412 Modern Rules of Sacrifice
At the abandoned construction site opposite the Wang family''s small vi, Wang Ling had already drawn a sacrificial magic array; the array characters were veryplex, and they shed with a dim golden light.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t see these characters even with his Heavenly Eye open; he could only see some basic array runes.
This sacrificial array was also exclusive to the "Great Sacrifice Spell." The true core characters that were used to set up the array were derived from the heavenly character script of the Three Thousand Great Spells; even a True Immortal would find it hard to pick out the array characters of this type of supreme spell.
"What type of spell is this anyway?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious.
Loopy Toad: "It''s also my first time seeing Little Master Ling use it. Let''s just watch."
Wang Ling put the Soul Suppression Ring in the middle of the sacrificial array, which was where the eye of the array was. Then he ced theputer which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought a meter away from the eye.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that Wang Ling actually didn''t use the Gravitation Spell, and personally ced theputer in the sacrificial array by hand. He felt that there had to be some profound reason for this!
Wang Ling was so strong that even Taoist Guang, who was a True Immortal, revered him deeply... The young man in white thought he must have saved the world in a previous life to be able to call such a friend his brother.
It was clear that he still had a lot to learn...
Actually, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been thinking about a lot of things thesest few days, and had been studying assiduously for the sake of cultivation.
He studied the broli that Old Senior Wang had given him... not only had he nted more, he had even developed a safe stimnt that wasn''t the least bit toxic for inducing the broli to grow quickly... but unfortunately, he had yet toprehend the way of Tao.
He also read Senior Wang''stest novel The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King. He had read every sentence and every word, and even knew how many punctuation marks there were in each chapter... but unfortunately, he had yet toprehend the way of Tao.
He also wore the long johns that Mother Wang had given to him, and was reluctant to take them off... but unfortunately, he had yet toprehend the way of Tao...
Then why on earth was he stuck at his current level?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that the biggest problem probably had to do with Wang Ling.
If the reason why Ling Zhenren was so powerful was because he lived with these great seniors in this vi... then, given that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had met all the objective conditions forprehending the way of Tao, he suddenly realized that the real key to understanding was to learn from Wang Ling!
That was why he was now especially fixated on Wang Ling''s every move.
"Brother Ling, what are you doing?" he couldn''t help asking when he saw that Wang Ling had yet to do anything after putting the notebook in its packaging in the middle of the array.
As always, Wang Ling said sinctly, "Burn."
"Burn?"
On one side, both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Loopy Toad had nk expressions.
Then the young man in white and the green-furred dog at his feet saw several licks of me emerge from Wang Ling''s fingers... With a flick of his fingers, the mes shot down at the brand new notebook in its packaging box.
"Hu!" The mes burst into a ze!
In a split second, the mes engulfed the entire packaging box, and just like that, the brand new notebook turned into a ball of flying ash...
After he was done, Wang Ling once again picked up the Soul Suppression Ring from the center of the array and said in his indifferent, telepathic voice, "The sacrifice isplete."
"The notebook..."
"I''ve already sent it off by burning it."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
One man and one dog were directly dumbstruck. It turned out this was how the Great Sacrifice Spell was used?!
It was as if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already imagining a scene several thousand years into the future... One of his heirs would be kneeling before a small fire in a sacrificial magic array identical to the one that Wang Ling had set up and crying, Grandpa, the author of that eunuch novel you were reading has resumed updates! I''ll burn it for you!
At this thought, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help but shudder.
"..." Loopy Toad knew that it was very likely that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was imagining some strange thing again.
On the side, Wang Ling stared at the Soul Suppression Ring and sighed deeply in his heart.
The notebook had already been burnt for Taoist Guang, with the Shadow Remnant Stone tutorial that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had prepared stored inside the packaging box, so that both things were burnt and sent to Taoist Guang together.
As for how long it would take for Taoist Guang to learn the notebook''s basic functions... that would depend on his luck.
However, Wang Ling knew that they couldn''t hurry the situation along. After all, the elderly were a little slower to absorb new things, and deserved more patience...
...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had initially nned to have a chat with Taoist Guang face to face, but who would have thought that they would run into this problem. Thus, there was no point in him continuing to linger at the Wang family''s small vi.
Before burning the notebook, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling had set up a private discussion group, and had helped Taoist Guang apply for an ount before directly pulling him into the discussion group.
As for the username and password, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already exined in the Shadow Remnant Stone that once Taoist Guang learned this operation, he should be able to go online himself.
Hence, instead of waiting around here, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that he should use this time to send those holy weapon-grade magic rings that Wang Ling had given him to the other people in the chat group one by one.
Wang Ling had burned the notebook just after ten o''clock, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal left the vi at eleven o''clock. Standing on the second floor, Wang Ling saw the young man in white kiss the Soul Suppression Rings in his hand as he left happily...
It wasn''t long after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s departure that Wang Ling suddenly found that the chat group hade alive.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Everyone, I have a surprise for each one of you!"
Cailian Zhenren: "What kind of surprise?"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Welfare benefits? But it''s not Chinese New Year!"
It wasn''t as if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t distributed welfare benefits in the group in the past, but right now they weren''t celebrating any festival or the Chinese New Year... so it was indeed a little strange.
Stunned, Immortal Toya sent arge sweatdrop emoji. "Can it be that Senior Immortal lost a bet and has to share photos of him crossdressing in the group?"
Lightning Dharmaraja immediately said, "I think that''s highly possible!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t care in the slightest. He just sent several smileys. "Mm... You''ll know when I find you! I''m sending them to you one by one now. Everybody will have one!"
Lightning Dharmaraja sent an amused face. "Senior Immortal... You don''t have to speciallye over to give me a photo of you crossdressing."
"..."
After Lightning Dharmaraja sent this, the group instantly fell into silence.
Because usually, anyone who teased the group''s owner would most likely be banned from speaking... And in this group, it was no one else but the death-courting little expert Lightning Dharmaraja who dared challenge the group owner''s authority.
However, contrary to everyone''s expectations...
Not only did Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal not reply this time, he also didn''t even ban Lightning Dharmaraja from speaking.
Lightning Dharmaraja was shocked. "What... What is this situation?"
Cailian Zhenren tsked. "Looks like Senior Immortal is especially happy today... I remember thest time Senior Immortal sent a string of smileys was when he''d received a gift from his ex-girlfriend..."
However, less than two seconds after Cailian Zhenren had sent this message, she instantly tapped the "Recall" tab.
Lightning Dharmaraja: "I saw it..."
Immortal Toya: "Saw it..."
Fang Xing: "Saw it."
Little Silver: "I feel like I saw something really amazing!"
Bng de Immortal: "Damn it! I saw it!"
Nine Times Man: "Amazing..."
Ling Zhenren: "..."
"..."
Cailian Zhenren hadn''t expected that there would be so many lurkers... even Ling Zhenren was around...
This was a bit embarrassing because she had promised Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal before that she wouldn''t talk about it, but she had been careless and hadn''t been able to hold back just now.
Just as she was about to say something to smooth over the embarrassment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal actually sent a voice message to the group.
He had also typed something out underneath it.
This is a song that has been popr recently called Take You on a Journey.
And this voice message was of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal singing it... Eunuch novels refer to serialized novels that suddenly stop updating or are cut off halfway.A Chinese song with a cheerful tone.
Chapter 413 Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal’s Magically Changed Song
Wang Ling hadn''t expected his gift to make Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal so happy. The problem was that while the young man in white had received the gift in the vi just now with a pleasantly surprised expression on his face, he hadn''t been so wild with joy to the point of bursting into song.
Wang Ling suddenly felt like he had unearthed some hidden aspect of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This was probably the legendary mensao...
Wang Ling had always felt that he was the only one with this shoring.
But now that he thought about it, Wang Ling recalled that this song Take You on A Journey had been pretty popr recently. Thest few days after ss, he had seen Super Chen listening to it on a loop with his earphones. The song had even yed on the school''s weekly Thursday broadcast during the lunch break, and the entire campus had been steeped in the aura of love.
In addition to this song, there was also another one with even more brainwashing tendencies, We Are Different...
The issue was that Wang Ling had never heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sing before! So when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sang off the cuff, it wasn''t just Wang Ling, but the rest of the group also froze in front of their screens for three seconds.
After a stunned moment, Dharmaraja directly typed in the group, "Senior Immortal, I haven''t heard it yet, but... do you know Gouda Takeshi?"
Everyone: "..."
Cailian Zhenren: "Dharmaraja... You better listen to it, that''s very rude."
Dharmaraja: "I''m just worried that Senior Immortal might have developed some musical magic weapon and wants to test it on us."
The group sunk into silence for a moment.
Because no one could understand what on earth was up with Senior Immortal today, to be so happy that he couldn''t help singing a song.
At that moment, it was Little Silver who was the first to praise him. "Everyone, have a listen. Senior Immortal sings very well!"
Hm...
Wang Ling clicked open the voice message of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal singing with a judicious air.
While Little Silver didn''t usually listen to human music since he was a holy beast, he still had the ability to discern good from bad.
And in fact, it was indeed as Little Silver had said; Wang Ling thought that unexpectedly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal actually sang very well!
Not only was he in tune, his singing voice was pretty unique, andpletely different to his normal speaking voice; it felt like it wasing from a warmhearted male senior!
Even Loopy Toad was pleasantly surprised. "Looks like Senior Immortal still has other talents!"
When Wang Ling looked at the chat group again, there were already a lot of likes and apuse.
Cailian Zhenren was a little excited and sent several thumbs-up in a row. "Senior Immortal really sings well! It''s my first time hearing him sing, and even when recorded with a phone it sounds like this... Really amazing!"
Immortal Toya also couldn''t help praising it. "He indeed sings very well."
Just then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had finished singing the main part of the song in his voice message, and it was followed by the chorus.
Wang Ling suddenly felt that something wasn''t right.
Cailian Zhenren: "Did Senior Immortal sing the lyrics wrong? Why does the chorus sound a little different from what I''ve heard before? Shouldn''t the first line be ''I want to take you to romantic Turkey''?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finally replied, "I didn''t sing it wrong, I changed the lyrics; it''s a habit of mine when I sing."
Cailian Zhenren replied, "I see, but even when you changed them, it still rhymes; at least, it doesn''t sound out of ce when I''m listening to it."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Really? Ha ha ha! I also think I have a gift for writing lyrics!"
About three secondster, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal confidently posted the lyrics that he had changed...
Take You on A Journey: the Magically Changed Version of the Chorus, by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
I want to take you to romantic MMP...
Then we will go to the holynd of cultivation...
Actually, I prefer to stay at home...
Eat a packet of crispy noodle snacks to sate my hunger...
...
When they saw these lyrics, the whole chat group instantly fell into a dead silence.
Wang Ling sucked in a sharp breath. "..." To make the lyrics rhyme... this was too insane!
...
In a sh, it was the afternoon. After clicking open the song Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sung, Wang Ling hadn''t been able to calm down for a long time...
Just then, he suddenly heard Father Wang give a blood-curdling cry which echoed through the vi, as if he was the NPC in Detective Conan who had discovered the scene of the crime.
Loopy Toad raised its dog head. "What''s going on?"
Even without looking, Wang Ling knew that Father Wang''s old illness must have red up. Wang Ling could guess what happened from how wretched Father Wang sounded. From this brutal cry of pain... Wang Ling reckoned that Father Wang''s hemorrhoids had definitely red up again.
This was the precious experience Wang Ling had gained after so many years in this vi.
Father Wang had a chronic hemorrhoid problem, which mainly had to do with ack of exercise and sitting down for too long; it waspletely due to unhealthy living habits.
First of all, Father Wang rarely went out. He spent the whole day sitting on a chair in his study and typing. Additionally, the toilet in the bathroom was second only to the chair in his study as the ce he frequented the most. ording to Mother Wang, if they added up all the time Father Wang spent on the toilet, it was enough for a person to finish reflecting on Three Lives, Three Worlds, and might even be enough time to watch Ten Miles of Cherry Blossoms...
Most importantly, one of the most unusual things about Father Wang''s hemorrhoids was how strongly resistant it was to medicine! It couldn''t be cured with ordinary drugs! Every time it red up, he had to use a specific medicine made by Immortal Toya.
Wang Ling had seen this medicine before; it was a powder that seemed to sparkle and which was very cold to the touch. Pouring it over the affected area and leaving it for about thirty seconds would instantly cure Father Wang, but at the price of excruciating pain...
Of course, Wang Ling could in fact cure this type of minor condition...
But no matter what, Father Wang refused to let Wang Ling treat him.
Father Wang felt that it was very shameful to have his son treat his hemorrhoids! As the head of the family, if he couldn''t ovee such a minor condition, how could he shoulder his heavy family responsibility?! This was about a man''s dignity! A man had to ovee his hemorrhoids himself!
This was the vow that Father Wang had made in his mind the first time he had gotten hemorrhoids.
Father Wang''s screams continued for more than a minute...
It seemed to be going on for longer than usual this time, so Wang Ling decided to take a look.
Generally, the screaming would have stopped after thirty seconds or so.
...
Just as Wang Ling came downstairs, Father Wang''s screaming stopped. He was lying on the sofa with sweat all over his head and weak like ady who had just given birth...
Mother Wang put the medicine away and couldn''t help scolding him. "Your condition is caused by you looking at your phone on the toilet. The next time you go, I''ll turn the Inte off!"
"No! I would rather suffer! You can''t cut my Inte!" Father Wang was agitated. "The time I spend every morning on the toilet is when I use my side ount to fight the trolls!"
"Fine... I won''t turn it off. I still have other ways."
Mother Wang couldn''t resistughing. Her smile was a bit sly, and both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad stared nkly at her. Then Mother Wang turned to look at Wang Ling. "Ling Ling, you''re just in time. Contact Little Mingter and ask him to send your father''s birthday present over in advance."
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang: "What? Little Ming prepared a present for me?"
Mother Wang smiled slightly. "Yes, Little Ming made it especially for you!"
Father Wang: "My birthday''s still a while away... what''s the rush? Then again, what is this present?"
Mother Wang continued smiling. "A smart anti-hemorrhoid thermal toilet."
Father Wang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Mother Wang: "The longer you sit on the toilet, the hotter it bes. Little Ming said that even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to stand up after less than five minutes."
Father Wang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."Like a ''tsundere.''The stocky character in ''Doraemon'' who apparently is horrible at singing.While this is the literal trantion, the phrase generally refers to a major reinvention of something.In Chinese, thest characters end with an "i" sound."Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Cherry Blossoms," also known as "Eternal Love," is a 2017 58-episode Chinese drama.
Chapter 414 Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal’s Shocking Secre
After the medicine had been administered, Father Wang''s hemorrhoids werepletely cured, but the cool and invigorating after effects was like being sted between the thighs by Wang Zhaojun...
This icy sensation wouldst a long time. After the violent stab of pain from the medicine being administered subsided, Father Wang would feel a persistent numbness that would spread throughout the lower half of his body, so during that time he wouldn''t be able to move.
"Women are the most vicious!" Lying down on the sofa, Father Wang wailed in despair deep in his heart. When he thought about how he would no longer be able to sit on the toilet for long periods of time anymore as he contemted his plot while writing, he truly felt desperate and couldn''t help raging the toilet was an author''s food for thought... er, source of thought!
"..."
This was also Loopy Toad''s first time seeing Father Wang''s hemorrhoids re up, and it was unnerved by this event.
Sometimes, it really didn''t understand why some stubborn people were so obsessed with their so-called "dignity." It was just hemorrhoids. Loopy Toad thought that if it got hemorrhoids, it would stick its butt out for Wang Ling''s hand to grope without a second thought.
It was just a butt rub, and it wouldn''t hurt!
This was a rare anecdote of everyday life, and Loopy Toad thought that this was a matter worth thinking about.
In the end, Loopy Toad decided to write this incident down in its "Human Observation Diary" with the heading: If you have hemorrhoids and you can be cured by a butt rub, would you choose to be groped for a bit or to preserve your integrity?
...
Of course, Wang Ling didn''t dare disobey a personal order from Mother Wang. In the Wang family''s small vi, there were three toilets, thus there were three toilet bowls. Wang Ling''s bedroom had its own ensuite, which had the enlightened Lord Ma; it was the other two toilets that Mother Wang wanted to rece.
Wang Ming replied almost instantaneously after Wang Ling sent him a message. "Yo? Missing me again?"
Wang Ling struggled to resist the urge to crush his wristwatch, and texted what Mother Wang had said to Wang Ming.
After understanding the situation, Wang Ming grinned with amusement in front of the screen, which baffled the other people in the research institute. Only President Qi, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding the type ofrge cup that the old cadre used, gazed at the scene calmly with the expression of one who had already seen through everything.
Wang Ming''s reply text was very quick: "What? Uncle Wang''s hemorrhoids red up again? I told him before to sit less and exercise more. Squatting on the toilet bowl all the time isn''t good since it''s the easiest way to get a bacterial infection. Don''t worry, leave this to me. I''ll arrange for someone to drop by tomorrow to assemble and install it!"
Wang Ming had already prepared this birthday gift earlier on, so he just needed to send it in advance.
But sending it off would create another awkward situation: he would have to prepare a new gift for Father Wang''s actual birthday.
Wang Ming also voiced his opinion on Father Wang''s hemorrhoids.
Very quickly, Wang Ling received yet another text message from Wang Ming. "Actually, this is Uncle Wang''s fault; who asked him to have such an unbnced routine? Once his endocrine system is out of whack, no matter how much nutrition he gets, it won''t be any use."
Wang Ling stared nkly at the text; he was thinking that it was rare for his idiot elder brother to be so serious, and he wondered whether he should give a serious reply in return.
Wang Ming sent his next text. "Doesn''t his son just need to grope his butt a bit? If it needs to be rubbed, just rub it... If I get hemorrhoids, feel free to do so."
The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched. "..." Sure enough, this guy could never be that serious!
On the other end, Wang Ming who was in front of the screen could almost picture Wang Ling''s expression after reading that text.
Apart from conducting research and inventing things, the one other thing in Wang Ming''s life which he derived pleasure from was Wang Ling. He thought that it was very interesting to tease Wang Ling! An ordinary person wouldn''t be able to do so at all!
...
After Wang Ling was done texting Wang Ming, the chat group was still lively. He saw a notification pop up on the screen, and was surprised to suddenly find that he had unexpectedly been added to a chat group called "Gossip Room."
Also, this chat group had only just been set up, and its creator was Lightning Dharmaraja... At the moment, Dharmaraja was pulling in more and more people from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s chat group into this interim group chat he had created.
Wang Ling scanned the members of this group and realized that most of the people from the chat group were in it... except for Little Silver and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!
Mm... it was already clear where this was going.
Gossip Room.
Dharmaraja: "Everyone! I want to burst! I want to burst! I have gossip, I can''t take it anymore!"
Cailian Zhenren sent a few emojis that were wiping at sweat. "Dharmaraja... Calm down and speak slowly... Rememberst time when you were so excited that your godly thunder inheritance leaked out and caused arge-scale power failure in the area..."
Immortal Toya was stunned. "That actually happened?"
Cailian Zhenren: "Yes! Afterwards, Dharmaraja pretended to be a concerned citizen and personally went over to do emergency repairs... they even bestowed a silk banner on him after that."
Seeing what Cailian Zhenren had divulged, everyone couldn''t help sucking in sharp breaths in front of their screens... What kind of operation was this?!
Lightning Dharmaraja: "Zhenren, don''t interrupt, I''m talking serious business... Why are you airing my faults? What I''m going to reveal today is much more shocking."
Mr Toya had been about to refine elixirs, and had already prepared a pile of materials. He had been interrupted just as he was about to start his furnace, so he was slightly unhappy. "I say, Dharmaraja, you were never this gossipy before."
Dharmaraja: "You don''t know how shocking this news is! I tell you, it''s possible that Senior Immortal has secretly gotten married!"
Cailian Zhenren: "What???"
Immortal Toya: "What the hell???"
Fang Xing: "???"
Wang Ling: "..."
Cailian Zhenren took a deep breath and tried to keep her cool. "Isn''t Senior Immortal bringing us something? How do you know he''s married?"
"Ring! I saw Senior Immortal wearing a ring!" Without further ado, Dharmaraja posted a photo he had taken of the Soul Suppression Ring in the group. "See? This is the ring Senior Immortal is wearing! Furthermore, he gave me an identical magic ring... isn''t that fishy?"
Fang Xing couldn''t helpughing. "It turns out that Senior Immortal is bringing us magic rings... But Dharmaraja, isn''t it a little too subjective to assume that Senior Immortal is secretly married from the ring alone?"
Dharmaraja: "The problem is that Senior Immortal is wearing it on the ring finger of his left hand!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Dharmaraja: "He''s giving each of us an identical ring. It''s very obvious that he''s into public disys of affection. I think we need to band together and ask Senior Immortal in person!"
The corners of Wang Ling''s mouth twitched. "..." This had be a huge misunderstanding!Refers to the character in the RPG "King of Glory" who has ice abilities.
Chapter 415 It’s Fun Being Cheeky!
Wang Ling didn''t expect a single ring to actually cause such a huge misunderstanding, but it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s fault for being careless enough to put the ring on his ring finger. Wang Ling felt that the other man had probably neglected to think about the impact the ring would have after he received it.
Luckily, Wang Ling hadn''t been implicated in this matter; if he came out now to speak for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, it would conversely make people suspicious.
This group of people had nevercked imagination, and always eagerly looked forward to a show, especially Dharmaraja... This kind of cultivator who specialized in thunder and lightning spells was usually wild and unruly by nature, and brimmed with enthusiasm on par with a neighborhoodmittee of aunties.
Ultimately, it was still Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who would have to justify himself. If he couldn''t give a good enough reason, it was very likely that his image in everyone''s hearts would copse... because usually, something like a secret marriage happened when someone turned "from delight to dad".
Gossip Room.
The gossip was still ongoing...
Just because of one ring, the people in the chat group were in discussion for a long time. While Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s realm had currentlye to a standstill at the peakte Soul Formation stage, he was only one step away from advancing his realm through enlightenment on the way of Tao. Nevertheless, he was still popr and widely known in the cultivation circle due to his character setting as a person of justice and the "death-courting spirit" of someone who wouldn''t submit to force.
Because of that, everyone in the group was especially concerned. If someone with hidden motives in the cultivation circle used this hidden marriage to attack this character brimming with justice, the aftermath would have a very severe impact.
It wasn''t like Wang Ling didn''t understand this. It had been quite a number of years since this chat group had been established, and they had all met each other outside the chat. They had experienced all kinds of hardships together, so their feelings were genuine.
Dharmaraja: "Everyone, whatever the truth is, let''s keep quiet for the time being until we have enough evidence. Maybe Senior Immortal finds it a troubling matter to mention! tantly asking him about it to his face isn''t good! It''s not giving him face!"
Staring at the screen, the corners of Wang Ling''s lips twitched. "..." You pulled so many people in to chat about it, and you actually still want to consider ''face''? Isn''t this being too particr?!
Cailian Zhenren: "What do you mean, Dharmaraja?"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "The best way to handle this is to ask him in a roundabout way... In addition, we have to collect as much evidence as possible. The best case scenario would be if Senior Immortal told us himself, otherwise we can use the evidence to ask him personally. What we have to do now is to look for and obtain the hammer.
Everyone: "..."
"Senior Immortal''s secret marriage is neither a major nor a minor matter; fortunately, we few are the only ones who know about it. If people outside hear about it, it would be a very wretched end for Senior Immortal..."
Speaking up to this point, Dharmaraja paused, and shortly after that, shared a map of the area around his ce.
Dharmaraja: "Looking at the direction Senior Immortal is headed in, the next person he''ll be seeing should be you, Immortal Toya."
Immortal Toya sighed. "Ai, I was just about to refine elixirs... But Senior Immortal''s matter is more important. Don''t worry, everyone, I''ll definitely be careful in my responses."
Dharmaraja frowned. "There is one more thing that everyone needs to pay attention to. As we all know, Senior Immortal usually has the best rtionship with Ling Zhenren, and Brother Little Silver is currently staying at Senior Immortal''s ce for the time being... In order not to alert Senior Immortal, I excluded Ling Zhenren and Brother Little Silver when I set up this chat."
"..." Wang Ling stared at the screen, his face twitching involuntarily.
Fang Xing: "???"
Cailian Zhenren: "???"
Immortal Toya: "???"
Lightning Dharmaraja: "What''s going on? Why is everyone sending question marks?"
Fang Xing couldn''t helpughing as he typed swiftly: "Dharmaraja, look at the group members again. Ling Zhenren is in this group."
"..."
Instantly, icy cold sweat broke out all over Dharmaraja''s body, straightaway drenching his back.
He opened the group''s members list, and sure enough, saw that Wang Ling was in the group. He was so frightened he almost threw his phone away... He had forgotten that Wang Ling''s profile picture was nk, so when he had added people, he hadn''t checked carefully, and so had included Wang Ling.
F**k! He really was here!
Recall!
Recall quickly!
If Ling Zhenren saw the message above, it would really be too awkward!
Dharmaraja wanted to weep but had no tears to shed. He simply wanted to cry over his stupidity! And by the time he wanted to recall what he had said... it was toote.
System hint: You can''t recall chat content over two minutes old...
It was all over... Game over!
When he saw that he was unable to recall his message, Dharmaraja continued to sweat as he flooded the screen with a series of emojis to push his previous message up.
This was too awkward!
From the screen, everyone could feel how flustered Dharmaraja was.
After sending three emojis of teary smiles in a row, Dharmaraja weakly asked, with ast glimmer of hope, "Anyway... Senior Ling hasn''t been speaking all this time, he''s probably not online now, right?"
Cailian Zhenren sent several candle emojis. "Dharmaraja, my condolences."
Fang Xing copied her message. "Dharmaraja, my condolences."
Immortal Toya: "Dharmaraja, is this your first day in the group... Ling Zhenren is probably lurking like he always does."
"..."
Dharmaraja felt his embarrassment cancer re up. It hadn''t even been ten minutes since this chat group had been set up, and Senior Ling usually only took a look once in a while... Even if he was a lurker, he couldn''t lurk all the time!
Dharmaraja wiped at his cold sweat and still felt that he had a lifeline. "Impossible... I can''t be that unlucky..."
"..."
Just then, a familiar ellipsis appeared! This was the ellipsis exclusive to Ling Zhenren, and not only was it inrge font, it was also in bold!
Dharmaraja looked at the profile picture and was already feeling a little hysterical: Mm, nk... Senior Ling was truly lurking! Wonderful!
"..." Cailian Zhenren.
"..." Immortal Toya.
Even Nine Times Man couldn''t take it anymore. "Senior Dharmaraja, there is no harm in apologizing?"
In the whole chat group, only Immortal Toya and Wang Ling knew the real identity of Nine Times Man; this was actually demaster General Yi''s side ount.
Immortal Toya sighed in his heart. It was obvious that General Yi was surreptitiously telling Dharmaraja what the first thing he had to do was, after offending his seniors: sometimes it was better to be frank rather than coy.
Unfortunately, it was clear that Dharmaraja hadn''t grasped this.
A minuteter...
There was a message from Lightning Dharmaraja: "Everyone, I am truly sorry: it was my little brother sending messages with my ount... I''m sorry to have troubled everyone!"
Everyone: "..."
Soon after that, everyone saw Wang Ling send a series of "kitchen knife" emojis. There were exactly six of them, wonderfully consistent with his ellipsis!
Fang Xing: "Dharmaraja, farewell..."
Immortal Toya: "We will remember you."
Cailian Zhenren sighed. "Everyone remember, Master Dharmaraja was a decent man when he was alive..."
Dharmaraja screamed in misery. "Senior Ling... I was wrong!"A direct trantion of the Inte phrase ϲ, used to ridicule guys who are cuckolded in the sense that the girls they like end up pregnant with someone else''s child, usually the Mr Perfect-type, and they wind up raising the kid.This is a literal trantion of the online catchphrase ô, which refers to a phenomenon, usually in the entertainment industry, of someone spreading news and only releasing evidence to support it after calls are made for them to do so.''Embarrassment cancer'' is an online term used to describe how people unconsciously want to avoid an embarrassing situation.In Chinese, the ellipsis consists of six dots.
Chapter 416 Senior Ling is Really Angry!
Wang Ling didn''t think that Dharmaraja had been careless enough to include him in this chat group; instead, this was probably the effect of his Great Fortune Spell. Actually, this was a farce that Wang Ling wasn''t bothered to be involved in. Sending the six kitchen knives had just been a cheeky move on his part... ying this bit of mischief had been really fun!
In fact, Wang Ling wasn''t angry at all. In addition to the uing midterm exams, he had to focus on the sports meet as well as look for the Immortal''s Treasure House; he wasn''t interested in paying any attention to this farce at all.
After gazing at the phone for about ten seconds, Wang Ling saw Lightning Dharmaraja send a short video to the chat group.
It was an apology video he had just recorded.
In the video, he came running from afar, then suddenly jumped high in the air to perform a nine hundred and sixty-degree backward twist before finallynding on the ground on his knees and kowtowing... the moment his forehead smashed the hard ground, it created a round indent!
In front of their screens, everyone couldn''t help sucking air through their teeth.
This apology was a little too imaginative!
Fang Xing: "Dharmaraja''s iron head..."
Cailian Zhenren: "Dharmaraja''s iron head..."
Immortal Toya heaved a sigh. "Ai, if you had apologized to Ling Zhenren earlier, none of this would have been necessary."
Wang Ling felt a little apologetic when he watched the video. Actually, he hadn''t taken what Dharmaraja had done to heart at all, but in the end, he had frightened him by cheekily sending those six kitchen knives.
Maybe he should rify the situation.
Thinking this, he started typing in the group chat to exin that he wasn''t angry. But for some reason, while he was halfway typing, the screen suddenly froze... Then, he discovered that he had dropped out of the chat.
Wang Ling: "???"
Wang Ming had personally designed this watch, and it was equipped with cutting-edge technology, so rationally speaking, there was absolutely no way it could get stuck like this. So Wang Ling very quickly guessed that this yet again was most likely the ongoing effect of the Great Fortune Spell.
As he had said before, the reason he didn''t like this spell was because once it was activated, it would create a system of checks and bnces. Put simply, when it came to a particr matter, a person''s extreme good luck would mean someone else''s extreme bad luck.
This was thew of bnce in nature, which also applied to the Three Thousand Great Spells.
Everything was fated to begin with...
...
In the gossip chat room.
System: Ling Zhenren has left the group chat.
On the other side, after seeing this system notification, Dharmaraja directly copsed.
Dharmaraja: "Le... left?"
Cailian Zhenren: "Dharmaraja, I wish you well."
Immortal Toya: "This was your fault to begin with, you shouldn''t have kept it from Senior Ling. Given his personality, even if he were to know about this, he wouldn''t have said anything. Excluding him from the group chat was firstly very rude, and secondly, shows that you don''t trust him."
Staring at Immortal Toya''s analysis on the screen, Dharmaraja felt like his life had fallen into darkness... It was all over, Senior Ling was really angry now!
Dharmaraja: "What should I do now..."
Fang Xing smiled slightly. "Senior Dharmaraja, there''s no need to be so nervous. Why not try dropping by his ce to apologize? But actually, I don''t think it''s necessary. Given Ling Zhenren''s realm, he''s above being controlled by his moods, and he won''t get angry so easily over some petty thing. Actually, his hand may have slipped and he may have left the group chat by ident."
The corners of Dharmaraja''s lips twitched. "Brother Fang, don''tfort me. I''ve decided it''s better to apologize to Ling Zhenren face to face."
Hand slipped? And left the group chat? Who would buy that?!
Dharmaraja cried helplessly in his heart. He had had a stroke of bad luck this time; Ling Zhenren leaving the group chat by ident was too absurd!
Now Dharmaraja was faced with a very significant problem, and that was to present a gift.
He couldn''t show up to give an apology with empty hands.
Dharmaraja: "Does anyone know what Ling Zhenren likes, or if there''s something that he needs?"
To be honest, Dharmaraja felt this question was especially ridiculous... it made him feel like an idiot!
At Senior Ling''s realm, why would this type of BOSS level senior need anything?!
Money? Probably not, right? A senior at that realm surely had his own treasure trove with countless riches!
Magic treasures? Dharmaraja felt that none of his magic treasures could even rival a transformed toothpick... it was likely Senior Ling would turn his nose up at them. Don''t tell him he would have to give his ancestral holy relic, the "godly thunder inheritance," to Wang Ling...
In fact, if Wang Ling told people that he didn''t have money since Father Wang used all kinds of excuses daily to dock his allowance, no one would believe him at all...
Father Wang and Mother Wang had instilled in Wang Ling from a young age the virtue of being frugal. It allowed him to keep a low profile and helped shape proper values.
Boys... they should only spend when necessary; it was enough to give them a bit of an allowance for them to learn how to manage their finances. Too much would foster a bad habit of wasting money, which people would truly take notice of.
Since the beginning, Father Wang and Mother Wang had always looked down on those rich second generation kids in the cultivation circle who strutted around unting their family background, like Lin Sicong. He was often in the top searches online; even when he lost this dog, everyone knew about it and made a ruckus.
After Dharmaraja asked this question, the chat group fell silent for a long time.
In fact, Wang Ling''s interests and hobbies were already no longer a secret to most of the people in the chat group C the problem was that Dharmaraja actually didn''t seem to know, which was very strange!
Cailian Zhenren: "Dharmaraja, your observation skills are really terrible! Even if this thing hadn''t happened today, you would offend Ling Zhenren in the future anyway! Think carefully, what thing usually causes Ling Zhenren''s expression to change when he sees it?"
Dharmaraja: "What do you mean?"
Immortal Toya really couldn''t help sighing. "Ask Brother Fang Xing for help; his family makes this thing."
Dharmaraja seemed to have figured it out; he knew that Fang Xing''s family ran a noodles shop.
That was to say, Ling Zhenren liked to eat noodles?
Dharmaraja: "Thanks for the tips, everyone! I got it! But there are so many types of this thing, which one should I get?"
Immortal Toya: "The normal vor is fine..."
Fang Xing: "If Senior Dharmaraja doesn''t mind, please drop by my family''s noodles shop when you have the time, and I''ll have it prepared for you."
Dharmaraja: "That wouldn''t be very good, right? If I take it to Ling Zhenren''s ce from your family''s noodles shop, it might be all mushy on the way there..."
Cailian Zhenren: "???"
Immortal Toya: "???"
Fang Xing: "Senior Dharmaraja, why do I always feel that you''re not on the same wavelength as the rest of us?"
"Aren''t we? It''s noodles, right?"
Dharmaraja now understood. "By the way, is it fried sauce noodles or beef noodles?"
Everyone: "..." There was no teaching dumbasses!This can have two meanings: someone who is hard-headed, and also the other crude implication.
Chapter 417 Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Island
Dharmaraja was in despair and deeply regretted his impudence while the chat group were in despair and deeply disappointed at how slow he was... Now they finally knew why it was Dharmaraja who had encountered this stroke of bad luck with Ling Zhenren out of all the people in the group!
"Senior Dharmaraja, when you''re free next week,e straight to my family''s noodles shop; I''ll have someone pack the thing for you so that you can directly take it there." After typing this message, Fang Xing smiled as he gazed at the screen. "Senior Ling will definitely like it."
Dharmaraja: "Many thanks to Brother Fang Xing! Come by my shop next time, and I''ll give you electrotherapy free of charge!"
Fang Xing: "..."
At that moment, a system notification popped up. "Immortal Two" has joined the group chat...
This brand new name startled everyone in the group...
Immortal Two? Who was that?
It wasn''t just the group''s creator that could add people; anyone else in the group could do it.
And this Immortal Two had been added by Cailian Zhenren.
Cailian Zhenren: "Let me introduce Immortal Two to you. I''ve added him here and also to the main group... this is actually Senior Ling''s family spirit beast."
When she said this, a lot of people already understood, since many of them had seen Loopy Toad before.
Loopy Toad had a phone, but it was an old model which Father Wang had given him. Nheless, it had all the functions of a smartphone. This phone had helped Loopy Toad tremendously in learning the basics ofnguage. Last month, while the old man had been out buying groceries, he had helped apply for a SIM card for Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad had also applied for a chat group ount the other day; watching Wang Ling chatting with this gang everyday, it had felt that it was really fun, which was why it had decided to get involved; even that silver unicorn was in this group, so Loopy Toad thought that there was no need to hide itself away.
Wang Ling had talked to Cailian Zhenren about Loopy Toad joining the main group, so it had been let in directly.
In front of the screen, Loopy Toad typed, "Hello, everyone."
"Hello, Immortal Two!"
"Hi, Immortal Two!"
Everyone greeted Loopy Toad one after another.
Dharmaraja: "Immortal Two, are you as green as ever?"
When Dharmaraja said this, it suddenly became deathly silent in the group.
Loopy Toad broke out in a sweat. "..."
To put it nicely, Dharmaraja had a frank and outspoken personality, but it was just another way of saying that hecked EQ. He was lucky that he was living in awful society in an era of peace; in the olden days, he would have been beaten to death...
Fang Xing: "Senior Dharmaraja, don''t tell me you haven''t realized how severe the problem is? Why do you think Immortal Two joined our group?"
"...Brother Fang Xing, please advise me." Dharmaraja didn''t dare say more as he sent an emoji wiping at sweat.
He had only been joking, and hadn''t expected this awkward silence!
Gazing at the screen, Fang Xing smiled slightly. "Obviously, Senior Ling doesn''t want to talk to you now, and threw a dog at you!"
Cailian Zhenren: "..."
"..."
Immortal Toya: "Excuse me, Senior Immortal just texted me. He''s going to arrive at my ind very soon, and I''m going to go wee him. If I have any new information, I''ll let everyone know..."
After sending this message, Immortal Toya swiftly closed the chat window and breathed a sigh of relief.
For some reason, he had smelled a hint of gunpowder just now...
...
In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had yet to reach the ind, but Immortal Toya calcted that he was probably on his way.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been here before, but before he could properly enter the ind, Immortal Toya had always arranged for his young attendants to meet him. That was because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal always came at a bad time, when Immortal Toya was refining elixirs.
"This time I''ll invite Senior Immortal in first and see what the situation''s like." In front of his furnace, Immortal Toya frowned.
He was plotting how to tactfully and offhandedly ask who on earth the female owner of the ring was...
Chrysanthemum Ind wasn''t an ind on a sea, but ake. Yun Lake was six hundred li south of the outskirts of Songhai city, and Chrysanthemum Ind was in the middle of theke. Chrysanthemum Ind wasn''trge, but it was Immortal Toya''s residence in Songhai city. This azureke and the ten li of ck bamboo forest around it were his private property.
Immortal Toya''s family had purchased thisnd a long time ago, and in this generation, the deed had been passed down to him.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal drew close to the ck bamboo forest, he could already see a boy and a girl of around twelve to thirteen years old and at the Foundation Establishment stage waiting for him, and his eyes lit up.
"Hello Senior Immortal!"
"Senior Immortal!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. "Hello, since thest time I saw you, your spirit roots seem to be purer than ever."
These two attendants were a pair of abandoned brother and sister whom Immortal Toya had picked up and brought back to Chrysanthemum Ind to be his disciples a dozen or so years ago. Later, he had given them names: the brother was Jin Shi and the younger sister was Yin Shi [1. These are the Chinese pronunciations of the names Kintoki and Gintoki, characters in the manga series ''Gintama.''].
"This is thanks to shifu."
The brother Jin Shi smiled and bowed. "Thest few times you dropped by, it was truly unfortunate that our shifu was refining elixirs, so he sent us to greet you instead. This time, he happens to be free, and he specially invites Senior Immortal to meet him on his ind."
"That''s great! I have yet to visit Brother To''s Chrysanthemum Ind." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed.
"Senior Immortal, please follow us."
The sister Yin Shi nodded, her face wreathed in smiles as she walked through the ck bamboo forest.
Following behind them, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help feeling deeply moved in his heart; this pair of twins had been taught well. Each time he came, especially in recent years, they always showed improvement.
When they had been picked up as young children, their bodies had been so frail that they hadn''t been able to cultivate at all, and their spirit roots had even been on the verge of breaking down. But now, they had reached the Foundation Establishment stage at only thirteen, which was faster than those second rich generation kids who took drugs to advance their realms.
He had heard that Immortal Toya had researched and developed a form unique to the Toya family that epassed the Physical Build, Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages; not only could it restore a damaged spirit root to the way it was before, it could elerate the cultivation process.
Crucially, the most distinctive thing about this form was that there were no side effects to the vitality generated, meaning that even if it elerated cultivation, it wouldn''t have the slightest impact on a person''s foundation.
In the cultivation circle, many rich second generation kids werezy to cultivate, and relied on drugs to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. The biggest problem for this group had to do with their foundation; they might have the realm level, but it was little more than an empty "structure" full of air!
As far as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew, this unique form which belonged to Immortal Toya''s family hadn''t been made public yet. He himself had only known about it when Immortal Toya had mentioned it before while they were having tea.
Now, looking at the changes in the bodies of these two, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that the manufacture of the form was close at hand. Once it was announced and Immortal Toya applied for a patent, regardless of the wealth it gained him, it would be the perfect conclusion to a virtuous undertaking!
Seeing the two attendants talk andugh together as they led the way, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also felt happy since he had witnessed their growth.
"You look like you have a good sibling rtionship." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled.
Jin Shi turned his head and replied with a smile, "Actually, we did argue before, and they were pretty bad fights. But shifu would teach us each time that siblings should love one another."
His little sister Yin Shi followed up on what he said: "Our spirit roots actually hadn''tpletely recovered back then. Shifu said that during this time, we had to keep our spirits up, so ourmunication has changed a lot in recent years!"
"How do youmunicate with each other?"
Jin Shi and Yin Shi spoke in unison, "For example, we bathe together at night!"
"..."
It had just been a casual question, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt like someone had dropped a bombshell on him!
Chapter 418 Senior Immortal Does Have a Problem, and It’s a Big One
Bathe together...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep air as he struggled to keep his cool.
He had watched Jin Shi and Yin Shi grow up; they basically had no contact with the outside world, so it was Immortal Toya who saw to their education. In addition to cultivating, they typically spent their time studying. They were smart and pure kids, and wouldn''t do anything corrupt.
But then again, had Immortal Toya forgotten to teach them about this aspect? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his chin while he walked and pondered; he felt that men and women were different... They shouldn''t be too close even if they were biological siblings!
At this point in time, he was suddenly reminded of his younger sister, Grenade-Throwing Goddess. Unlike the obedient Yin Shi, his little sister was quite violent and a sadist!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal deeply felt that if there were any more girls like his sister nowadays, there wouldn''t be enough beds in German orthopedics...
While his imagination ran wild, Jin Shi and Yin Shi led the young man in white on a winding path through the secluded ck bamboo forest. Not far up ahead was a young man who looked like an idol, with arge gourd on his back. He was calm andposed as he stood by theke; it was clear he had been waiting for a while.
"Shifu, shifu! We''ve brought Senior Immortal over!" Jin Shi and Yin Shi stepped forward and bowed.
"Mm, well done." Immortal Toya rubbed their heads. "Previously, I nted spirit mandarins without peels in this ck bamboo forest; once they are ripe, the peels will fall off by themselves. In fact, these fallen peels are important medicinal ingredients. Your task today is to sweep the ground and gather these mandarin peels. When you''re done, wait for me at the Cultivation Mind Pavilion on the ind."
"Yes, shifu!" The two said in unison.
"Mm, follow the paper crane as usual. If you encounter any danger that you can''t handle, tear it up, and I''ll be there immediately." Immortal Toya then raised his hand, and in his palm appeared a paper crane to guide the way. The siblings understood, and bowed as they took their leave to follow the crane.
While Immortal Toya had picked these siblings up, he had always treated them as his own children. Though he didn''t have biological children of his own yet, he already felt like a father.
Actually, he had deliberately sent Jin Shi and Yin Shi to greet Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in order to sound out the situation.
His assumption was that if Senior Immortal really was secretly married and had a kid, he would definitely haveplicated emotions when he saw Jin Shi and Yin Shi!
And it was as Immortal Toya had expected... After sending Jin Shi and Yin Shi away, he saw this young man in white cup his chin, lost in thought; his brow was furrowed, and his expression looked a littleplicated.
It appeared that Senior Immortal really did have a problem, and it was a big one! Immortal Toya was rmed. He had never thought that Senior Immortal was the kind of person to fool around outside, but seeing the signs right now, it really looked very suspicious.
Obviously, Senior Immortal had been under too much pressure in thest few days!
Immortal Toya couldn''t help sighing in his heart; it was rare to see such a moody expression on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face.
But since he didn''t have any direct evidence, it was like Dharmaraja had said: he could only ask him in a roundabout way!
"Senior Immortal?" With a smile on his face, Immortal Toya called the young man in white, rousing him from his deep contemtion.
"Oh! Excuse me, Brother To, I was distracted by something when I saw Jin Shi and Yin Shi!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rubbed his head and grinned.
Immortal Toya: "It''s fine, Senior Immortal, I understand..."
The pressure of being a father was undoubtedly huge!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
Immortal Toya pointed at an immortal boat on the bank of theke: "Senior Immortal, let''s get on the boat before we talk any further."
"Alright." Stepping forward, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that this was a brand new immortal boat, and once they were onboard, he couldn''t help asking, "By the by, did you buy this immortal boat recently?"
"That''s right, I bought it very cheap!" Immortal Toya nodded, and then his expression suddenly changed as he whispered, "That''s because the owner of the immortal boat shop hooked up with another woman and had a kid. After the divorce, he was in a hurry to sell off and break up his assets."
"Brother To, you really lucked out this time."
It was obvious that the young man in white didn''t get the hint in his words.
...Was his question not clear enough?
Immortal Toya clutched his head as he thought it over; he decided to take a different approach.
...
Since this immortal boat was fully automatic, the route had already been set, and it would immediately start moving after its owner activated it with magic.
It took about fifteen minutes to get to Chrysanthemum Ind in the middle of Yun Lake from the banks of theke.
Halfway there, Immortal Toya suddenly said, "Senior Immortal, do you know the story about thiske?"
"What story?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal perked up, curious.
"Before my ancestor officially acquired thisnd, this Yun Lake was Nn n territory under the control of a remarkable and reputable leader. My ancestor took a fancy to Yun Lake''s fengshui and wanted to build an ind here as a base to refining elixirs. Back then, he had tried negotiating with the Nn n many times but to no avail, until one day, something happened..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
"The great leader of the Nn n had been cuckolded!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"His wife had another man on the outside, and not only that, she got pregnant," said Immortal Toya said. "At that time, husband and wife had already been married for several decades, but they never had children, which was a heavy blow to the Nn leader."
"What happened after that?"
"His wife was pressured into marrying the man because of the baby, and in extreme humiliation and pain, the leader divorced her... Not long after that, he and my ancestor made a deal, and he let go off Yun Lake and its surrounding estate at a low price."
At this point, Immortal Toya abruptly turned his head toward Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and asked, "Senior Immortal, have you heard of Nn Buddhist Temple?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head. "Mm, I think I''ve heard of it."
"It''s said that it was the Nn leader who built this hall... After divorcing his wife back then, he was so miserable that he tried killing himself many times, and was continually rescued by an expert. Finally, disillusioned with the world, he listened to that expert''s instruction and build a Buddhist temple far from his hometown in a remote mountain vige."
"I never knew there was this kind of story..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clicked his tongue. "By the way, who was this expert who saved his life several times?"
"That person is the Taoist founder of the Sunflower Manual, Zen Master Sunflower."
Speaking up to this point, Immortal Toya paused. "...After the Nn leader converted to Buddhism, he also cultivated its art, and gave himself the Taoist name: Nn Yanran."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."A female protagonist in the series ''Battle to the Heavens.''
Chapter 419 Immortal Toyas Indirect Attack
After listening to Immortal Toya''s story, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sank into deep thought.
On the immortal boat, several beads of cold sweat ran down Immortal Toya''s forehead as he cast stealthy sidelong nces at Senior Immortal next to him. Ny percent of the story he had told just now was true, while he had exaggerated and made up the remaining ten percent. In this way, he expounded on the story of a grieving man whose wife had cheated on him, and who had divorced her in hatred. After her shotgun marriage, he experienced all sorts of torment and became disillusioned with life.
Actually, while this story might sound very tragic, Immortal Toya felt that it wasn''t a bad ending. At the very least, after it was all over, the Nn leader had been able to break free of this incident; if he was still alive now, his cultivation would be profoundly high.
However, after inheriting this ancestralnd a century ago, Immortal Toya had no longer heard any news about Zen Master Nn... It was possible that he had already passed away.
"After listening to this story, what do you think?" Immortal Toya turned slightly and asked.
He felt that his prompt this time was obvious enough. From the first story about the immortal boat to the second one about the Nn leader, the two keywords were, undoubtedly, number one: children.
Number two: shotgun marriage.
Of course, the most important word was: marriage!
This was already no longer a hint, but a tant prompt! And it wasn''t just evidence, but bona fide irond proof!
After Immortal Toya''s ongoing hints, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his head after deep thought and looked at him. "Brother To, after listening to both your stories..."
Immortal Toya: "Mm, is there anything you want to say?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "It seems like everything you''ve acquired, from this ancestralnd to this immortal boat, was due to some other family''s misfortune?"
"..." Unexpectedly, Immortal Toya was unable to respond!
"That''s bad luck! How about I look for a diviner I know to predict your fortune? I''m not very good at it." The young man in white had a very serious expression as he looked at Immortal Toya. "By the way, Brother To, why do I feel like there''s something wrong with your expression today when you look at me?"
"It''s nothing... You''re thinking too much... The ind''s in front, I''ve already asked the old aunties to cook something, let''s talkter after we sit down." Immortal Toya sighed in his heart; now that his second n had failed, he only had one more n he could carry out.
It was the third and final one...
If it didn''t seed, he would have died for a good cause.
"Brother To, you even specially prepared food? I just came to give you a gift, you didn''t have to be so polite," said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He had never been to Chrysanthemum Ind, and had nned to do a surreptitious circle around it before leaving.
After giving one ring to Immortal Toya, he still had six left, andter he would have to distribute them to Cailian Zhenren, Nine Times Man and the rest.
"It won''t take up too much time. I''ve already prepared an immortal car, we can eat as we drive, and at the same time Senior Immortal can take a look around the ind," Immortal Toya said with a smile.
"Great! Since I''m here... Brother To, you''re too courteous!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could only ept his hospitality.
When they reached the ind, there were chrysanthemum gardens everywhere, meticulously arranged ording to color and breed. It gave off a picturesque charm from afar.
At the entrance to the ind was a stele on which a poem had been engraved in gold lettering: While picking chrysanthemums beneath the Eastern fence, My gaze upon the Southern mountain rests.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath and felt rxed all over!
The spirit qi on Chrysanthemum Ind was ten times denser than in the city. It wasn''t just because the spirit chrysanthemums had a natural ability to absorb spirit qi, it also had to do with the ind''s unique fengshui.
Back then, the Nn n had had an excellent reputation. The family definitely had to have their reasons for taking note of thisnd and inhabiting this territory.
"If I wasn''t in a hurry today, I''d definitely stay for a bit. Brother To, it''s sofortable here," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help praising.
Immortal Toyaughed aloud. "You tter me, Senior Immortal. The future is long, you''ll get the chance! If you want toe and breathe in the chrysanthemums in the future, let me know ahead of time, and I''ll arrange everything."
"...Breathe in chrysanthemums?"
"One inhale of these spirit chrysanthemums can extend your life! These days, there are some people who inhale the scent of cats and some who inhale the scent of dogs... It''s pretty good for you toe here and breathe in the chrysanthemums."
"..."
They didn''t speak on the journey as they walked deep into a chrysanthemum maze. It was only now that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that each chrysanthemum garden was one part of the maze.
Anyone under the Soul Formation stage were restricted from flying here; once they were caught in the maze, it would be very hard for them to get out.
"My ancestors set up this maze to protect the elixirs refined in the core furnace," Immortal Toya said. "My Toya n used to be a great n which mass produced elixirs. We would have more than we could handle at the end of each year, so we would hire some outside alchemists, and put them up in the guestrooms on the periphery of the ind. However, some of these people would steal things, which was why this maze was set up.
"But there''s no use for it now. The current legal system isprehensive, and we have surveince cameras everywhere. Anyone with the least bit of brain wouldn''t juste bursting in." Immortal Toya shrugged his shoulders and smiled slightly.
"Why not pull down the maze?"
"It was something my ancestors set up, and we''ve already applied for a patent. It''s now a UNESCO heritage site."
"..."
"Previously, several people from Nanhan nation came to learn how to build a maze. I was afraid that they would im they developed it, so I applied for a patent in advance!"
"..."
"In the future, once I no longer refine elixirs, I also n to open up the ind as a tourist destination. Aren''t escape rooms all the rage now? This chrysanthemum maze is a selling point!"
"As usual, Brother To has a keen sense for business." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed.
Finally, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw that they had stopped in front of an immortal car.
At that time, he couldn''t help asking, "By the way, what food have you prepared?"
Immortal Toya patted his head secretly; he had let himself be distracted by Senior Immortal, and had almost forgotten the actual matter at hand!
But now he knew his chance hade!
"Just home cooking, nothing special..." Immortal Toya looked fixedly at the young man in white. His eyes turned austere, making Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shudder with a chill.
"Mandarin duck hot pot..."
"Wife Cake..."
"Fuqi feiqian..."
"..."
Realization finally dawned on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal at this moment. "Brother To, I feel you were a bit strange today... are you trying to tell me something?"
"Senior Immortal, you''ve finally realized it?" Immortal Toya was inadvertently pleased.
But before he could be happy for long, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said something which directly crushed him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal let out a heavy sigh and patted Immortal Toya on the shoulder. "I know it hasn''t been easy for you raising Jin Shi and Yin Shi all these years... Indeed, now is the time to find these two a stepmother."
"???"
Immortal Toya: "That... that''s not it, Senior Immortal..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Don''t be shy C I know a girl called Shen Le, she''s not bad; how about you add her on WeChat?"
Immortal Toya: "..."Refers to a hot pot with twopartments for different types of broth, but mandarin ducks also refer to a loving couple.Literal trantion for a type of ky Chinese pastry.A spicy Sichuan dish of beef slices and offal. The literal trantion is ''husband and wife lung pieces.''''My God!'' in Chinese
Chapter 420 Nine Times Man and His Dream of the Performing Arts
On a spirit mountain on the outskirts of Jinghua cityy Elegant Little Pavilion, which no one knew about.
The area around the spirit mountain was covered in a powerful barrier. Anyone under True Immortal level would be unable to spy on it by whatever means. They wouldn''t be able to find any trace of this pavilion even with the most advanced equipment avable.
That was because this was where one of the Ten Founding Generals, General Yi, spent his days.
But when it came to handling official business, he actually didn''t have much to worry about. His situation was like Marshal Jiang with his family apartment. They were both of the Ten Founding Generals and had formidable strength. In terms of military force, they upied first and second ce among the ten generals.
Hm... In addition, they both thought they were number one...
They almost had nothing to do in their daily lives, and it was only when they were needed to help capture SSS-level wanted criminals like the old devil that they would take action after being invited to take the lead on the mission.
...
Twenty minutes ago.
A side table had been ced next to the window in Elegant Little Pavilion. The pavilion window was lower to the ground, and looking out from it was like sitting on the summit of heaven as the mountains around it looked small.
General Yi was holding a cup of tea and cracking sunflower seeds...
"The people in this group are so interesting." General Yi was ying with his phone. When Dharmaraja had set up the group chat earlier, he had also pulled in General Yi''s Nine Times Man side ount.
In addition, when it came to the origin of this chat group, that was a long story...
"I haven''t asked General Yi; how are you acquainted with this group of juniors?" asked an old man with a grizzled beard and hair who was sitting in front of General Yi.
His surname was Tang and his first name was the single ''Chen'' character. He was General Yi''s trusted aide and also the housekeeper and gardener at Elegant Little Pavilion. Whenever General Yi received a mission from his higher-ups, he could be gone for more than half a month or even up to several months, and someone needed to personally tend to the gardens around the pavilion.
As people advanced in their years, they would especially like to take care of nts, which General Yi summed up as: old man''s interest. But ever since he joined Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s group chat, General Yi had developed a second hobby: disguising himself as a newbie and chatting with the rest of the group.
"I came to know them while I was running a mission. Since it wasn''t convenient for my identity to be exposed, this old man pretended to be a junior from the younger generation with the Taoist name Nine Times in One Night. Actually, that is my adopted son."
Eyes fixed on the screen, General Yi couldn''t helpughing. "But this kid has no interest in cultivation, so he has yet to move beyond the Golden Core stage. Because of that mission, Iter made Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s acquaintance, and I had to ask him several times before I could join the group chat. When this old man doesn''t have time to meet him, I''ll entrust my adopted son Nine Times Man to go in my stead."
"General Yi actually has an adopted son; this is my first time hearing of it..."
"It''s not a big deal, this old man will introduce him to you next time." General Yi gazed at the screen.
Immortal Toya had just sent some news:Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already set foot on Chrysanthemum Ind, and Immortal Toya was nning to use indirect means to ask him the truth about the ring... It was bing more and more interesting!
Old Tang broke into a sweat. "But General Yi, your adopted son Nine Times Man is only at the Golden Core stage; wouldn''t his cover be blown for certain?"
General Yi shook his head. "It''s impossible to see through his appearance. Back then, I used a transfiguration elixir specially modelled on Nine Times Man''s face, and no one under True Immortal level would be able to detect it, even with the Heavenly Eye. In terms of aura, he has my golden talisman on him. When ites to personality traits, there''s even less to worry about C this old man''s adopted son Nine Times Man might not be interested in cultivation, but he''s a qualified actor."
Old Tang wiped at his sweat again. "Ac... actor?"
"That''s right; while he''s not well-known in show business, he''s very passionate about his career. Furthermore, he rejected me helping him to get a foot in the door... otherwise, this old man just needs to make one phone call to help him hit the big time."
General Yi said: "Earlier, the juniors in the group said that they wanted toe here to give me a gift. It''s not convenient for me to leave right now, so I''ll have Nine Times Man do it for me."
Old Tang: "..."
"All the people in this group are righteous juniors, I truly admire them. Furthermore, they''re all of one heart and mind, and will stand together in times of trial and tribtion. In this current era, there are already not a lot of juniors from the newer generation who are like this. Listening to them talk in the group about gossip in the cultivation world is actually very interesting."
Old Tang nodded. "That''s right... most of the juniors nowadays are too fickle and impatient..."
This current era could no longer bepared with the past when cultivation happened one step at a time. Nowadays, those with realms below the Golden Core stage could use all kinds of spirit elixirs to elerate their progress, causing those rich second generation kids to feel a sense of natural superiority which would without fail have a severe impact on their mentality.
Before General Yi had relocated him here to be a gardener, Old Tang had worked as a researcher in the field of education and had been opposed to the use of eleration drugs to advance realms.
But that was already a very old story...
As long as one had aptitude and resources, it only took a short twenty years to reach the Golden Core stage.
A thousand years ago, no one would have dared believed this was possible. For those cultivators who had cultivated painstakingly for hundreds of years to hit the Nascent Soul stage, but ultimately died without hope as Golden Core cultivators... Old Tang thought that if they were to learn about this eleration after their deaths, they would probably be infuriated enough to tear off the lids of their coffins and jump out! Even Newton wouldn''t be able to keep them down!
So listening to General Yi, Old Tang nodded his head non-stop. "It would be good if we had more juniors like these in our modern cultivation circle..."
"Old Tang is right. Although the people in this group are from the younger generation, all of them are outstanding juniors. I''ve heard about almost all of them. However..." Speaking up to this point, General Yi''s gaze suddenly hardened a little. "Actually, there is one person in this group that this old man is very curious about, but I haven''t been able to find out anything about his true identity until now."
Old Tangughed. "Someone that can pique General Yi''s interest? Looks like this person isn''t simple..."
General Yi nodded his head. "Everyone in the group calls him Ling Zhenren, but he actually isn''t at Perfected Being level; that''s just what they are used to calling him.
"Every single person in the group deeply respects this Ling Zhenren and are afraid to offend him. This old man already assigned someone to make indirect enquiries and investigate his identity from all angles..."
Old Tang was very curious. "In the end?"
General Yi heaved a sigh. "It was all mosaic tiles!"
Old Tang: "..."
Chapter 421 Come, Lets Listen to a Song First and Calm Down
"Why is it... a mosaic?" Old Tang asked confusedly.
"At first I also wondered whether something had gone wrong, but then I discovered that no matter what material I used, it would be mosaic tiles once it came into my hands. So now I suspect that this senior has cast some sort of spell," said General Yi.
"What kind of spell?"
"I don''t know yet." General Yi shook his head. "At first, I thought it was just a smokescreen or a hallucination spell. At my current realm, as long as I open my Heavenly Eye, theoretically there should be no spell that can be hidden from me... unless, the spell used exceeds my level."
Old Tang gasped. "A spell beyond True Immortal level?"
"That''s right." General Yi nodded. "Soul Formation cultivators can at most use fifth-grade spells, Perfected Beings sixth-grade, Itinerant Immortals seventh-grade and True Immortals can use eighth-grade spells... Of course, this old man has also heard that grade eight isn''t the limit for True Immortals, and a small number of them can discharge ninth-grade spells beyond that. The spell this Senior Ling cast is very likely a ninth-grade spell."
Old Tang understood immediately. "If even General Yi is unable to determine the deception spell this senior is using, then it''s very likely as you''ve said: he''s probably a great expert who can use ninth-grade spells. But has General Yi ever thought that there might be another possibility?"
"I know what you want to say."
General Yi smiled and pinched his moustache. "You think this Senior Ling might be a Venerated Immortal, right?"
"Mm." Old Tang nodded. "To be honest, I did think so."
"But this old man feels that you''re thinking too much. It''s absolutely impossible." General Yi lowered his voice.
"Can General Yi tell me why?"
"It''s true that there are indeed Venerated Immortals in this world since they did exist before... But our Huaxiu nation has been working together with dozens of major powers for so many years to search for them, and we have yet to find any clues.
"Even if our nation has historical records of Immortal Zhenyuan, who stepped into the Venerated Immortal realm, it''s only a legend. Until now, there''s no proof that anyone has ever seen with their own eyes a living senior with this realm in this world.
"We cultivate realms to live long lives. While the concept of the Dao path of immortality has been spoken of since a long time ago, the reality is that there''s no substance to it; it''s impossible. Even seniors at Venerated Immortal level would now just be bones in the ground... What''s more, no one in our time will ever reach Venerated Immortal level at all."
"Why''s that?" Old Tang was confused.
General Yi said meaningfully, "The rumor is that if you want to reach Venerated Immortal level, you have to go through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion. But it consumes a tremendous amount of spirit energy from heaven and earth to get through it. In this era, cultivation rates have sped up, but the spirit energy of heaven and earth is not as abundant as before; it will be exhausted sooner orter, maybe in several thousand years, or ten thousand yearster..."
When he heard this, Old Tang understood this. This was the "Theory of the Degenerate Age" that had been put forward in the present.
A singer had specially written a song on this "Degenerate Age," and the memory of it was still fresh in Old Tang''s mind.
The lyrics were:
When the world loses its ridges
When spirit energy no longer flows
When time stops and night and day be indistinguishable
When the Spirit Energy era ceases to be...
...
Furthermore, the most important was that this "Theory of the Degenerate Age" wasn''tplete nonsense; it was already supported by many leading experts in the world.
The subject, which was a little heavy and sad, caused the two old men in Elegant Little Pavilion to fall silent for a moment.
Although they held different positions, both of them had experienced many historical moments themselves, and had witnessed countless sagas in the cultivation world; they were people who had seen Huaxiu nation built one step at a time, spanning the ages up to the present.
The end was not what they wanted to see...
After a few minutes, General Yi''s tense face finally rxed.
He sipped his tea,posed his thoughts, and couldn''t helpughing. "Old Tang, this topic is too heavy. We shouldn''t discuss it. Who knows what will happen in the future... Maybe something will change."
"What General Yi says is correct." Old Tang nodded.
"Mm... on the topic of Senior Ling, there''s something this old man has yet to mention," General Yi said. "There is actually a very simple reason for why I don''t think this Senior Ling is a Venerated Immortal... Old Tang, you should know that Venerated Immortals are supreme beings who have something called ''vision'' in their hearts... This kind of seniors have great ken, and if they really did get through that era, they basically wouldn''t join chat groups."
Old Tang: "..."
"Old Tang, can you imagine a Venerated Immortal senior chatting online at home and eating cheap snacks liketiao and crispy noodle snacks everyday?" asked General Yi.
Old Tang shook his head weakly. "Indeed I can''t..."
"So there''s no way this Ling Zhenren can be a Venerated Immortal." General Yi was actually a bit depressed as he grabbed his phone. "If he is a Venerated Immortal with this kind of mentality... this old man would have gone through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion a thousand years ago!"
Old Tang: "..."
"If there is an opportunity, this old man will definitely find this Ling Zhenren and personally challenge him to a duel."
Deep in thought, General Yi quickly waved his hand after that. "Let''s stop talking about it... it''s so frustrating."
Old Tang smiled. "How about we y chess?"
"No, no..."
General Yi tapped open a music app on his phone. "Come, let''s listen to a song and calm down! This is a song that my foster son Nine Times Man sang himself some time ago; it expresses his dream of pursuing a career in show business!"
"Alright! I''m all ears!" Old Tang nodded earnestly.
General Yi pressed the y button, and after a couple of seconds, the prelude started to y...
Then, a voice directly pierced Old Tang''s eardrums like a thunderp: Chase dreams, chase dreams, chase dreams in show business ness ness ness ness ness... We are pure pure pure pure youngsters...
...
Old Tang was directly dumbstruck. "..."
General Yi: "How is it, Old Tang?"
Old Tang: "..."
General Yi: "Tell me the truth! Or I''ll get angry!"
After calming down from his astonishment, Old Tang rubbed his temples. "Well... the prelude is very passionate, the song''s not bad..."
General Yiughed. "Ha ha ha! I knew that you and I have the same taste!"
Old Tang: "..."
General Yi: "The song is very popr now online! And even you, Old Tang, think it sounds good! But do you know what its score is on Douban?"
"..." Old Tang shook his head, a little scared.
General Yi held up two fingers. "Only 2.0!"
Old Tang: "..."
"This old man was angry at that time! If my foster son hadn''t stopped me... This Douban would have long be bean paste!"
General Yi sighed deeply. "Nowadays in society... when their own songs aren''t as popr, they''ll criticise other people''s songs. When professional gamers can''t win, they''ll say the other party used cheats... This old man is very disappointed..."
Old Tang: "..."This is the third age of the Three Ages of Buddhism following Buddha''s decline, in which it is believed that people will be unable to gain enlightenment.Adapted from the song "Dang" by Power Station Season.There is a movie called "Pure Hearts: Into Chinese Showbiz" and its score on the Douban review site is only 2.2.It''s worth noting that the ''dou'' used here is , which is ng for silly, instead of in the actual website''s name.The actual name for the Douban website, , literally trantes to ''bean halves.''
Chapter 422 This is ♂ Respect for a Friend!
In the space of one Sunday, a lot of things Wang Ling hadn''t expected had happened.
He thought that it was very likely because the "Great Fortune Spell" was still working.
Why did Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wind up identally wearing the ring on his ring finger? Why did Dharmaraja happen to notice itter when Senior Immortal gave them out? And now, because of a small misunderstanding about leaving the group, Dharmaraja was personally dropping by with crispy noodle snacks to apologize... At this thought, Wang Lingpletely understood! It turned out that the crispy noodle snacks were to me for all of this!
Wang Ling secretly wiped at his sweat. Sure enough, he couldn''t use the "Great Fortune Spell" casually from now on. Although he truly loved crispy noodle snacks, he couldn''t let that true love cause all types of conflict and unnecessary misunderstandings.
Also, Wang Ling for some reason felt that someone was constantly investigating him. He didn''t need to worry given the existence of the "Great Shielding Spell," but there were times when he had something like a sixth sense for danger, and the stronger the feeling was, the clearer it was that there was a problem.
Wang Ling''s eyelids drooped, and his gaze appeared a little heavy as he felt that something big was about to happen...
But most important of all: why was his daily life always so chaotic?!
He just wanted to buy youtiao and respectable tea eggs in peace and go to school in peace after eating them!
...
On Chrysanthemum Ind, after Immortal Toya''s wild and tant hints, it was clear that there was no hiding this matter any longer.
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sensed something, it had nothing at all to do with what the fellow brothers in the group were most concerned about!
In the immortal car, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already no longer in the mood to sightsee around Chrysanthemum Ind and didn''t even touch the food on the table.
He med himself and thought that he was very stupid... It had actually taken him so long to realize, with all the signs and hints that his good brother Immortal Toya had given him, that the other man was looking for a girlfriend! Furthermore, he couldn''t find just anyone to be his girlfriend because she would have to shoulder the responsibility as Chrysanthemum Ind''s future mistress and also take good care of Jin Shi and Yin Shi!
"Senior Immortal, actually, this matter isn''t asplicated as you think..." The corners of Immortal Toya''s mouth twitched slightly; his thoughts were already inplete disarray.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Toya, don''t interrupt! I''m talking serious business here!"
Immortal Toya: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was so excited that he gripped Immortal Toya''s hand and said, "Brother To, you don''t have to say anything else! As Jin Shi and Yin Shi''s godfather, I''ve always wanted to do something for them!"
Immortal Toya: "Senior Immortal, it''s not like that..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I told you not to interrupt!"
Immortal Toya: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I know there were a lot of people pursuing you before, for example, Headmistress Xingye of the Seven Stars Sect. But that''s in the past! You can consider that Miss Shenle I told you about earlier. If she really won''t do, there is in fact a second candidate... my younger sister, Grenade-Throwing Goddess."
Immortal Toya: "..."
When he said this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shuddered involuntarily.
Immortal Toya saw it happen.
He had only seen Senior Immortal''s younger sister, Grenade-Throwing Goddess, once before, and his impression was of a forthright and open-minded cultivator who asionally returned from abroad, with sunsses, curly hair, a bare midriff, and low-waisted pants... This was Immortal Toya''s first impression of this little sister. She lived abroad all year round, and even her elder brother Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t see her much each year.
''I''ve been trying to get my little sis toe back; if Brother Toya is willing to ept this unruly devil, that would be fantastic! That would give her a reason toe back here to live!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke excitedly, while Immortal Toya''s sweat flowed continuously... In all his years of alchemy, sitting in front of his furnace and baking in high temperatures, he had never sweated as much as he was sweating today!
"Senior Immortal, can you let me finish speaking..."
"Okay... speak, Brother Toya."
Immortal Toya took a deep breath, then mustered up his courage. "Senior Immortal... who gave you the ring on the ring finger of your left hand?"
"Oh, this ring!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t expected Immortal Toya to ask this question, but since he had already made a promise to Wang Ling, there was no way he would mention Wang Ling''s name.
"It''s from a friend of mine. He made a batch of holy weapon-grade magic rings. He gave me one, and told me to bring some back for the brothers and sister in the group."
He spoke very naturally, and Immortal Toya was unable to detect anything out of the ordinary. While he was speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave him a magic ring. "This is for you, Brother Toya!"
Immortal Toya epted the magic ring, and carefully examined it... It was really a holy weapon-grade magic ring! Looking at the workmanship and the details, he felt that this person was definitely an expert in refining weapons! The most important part of a magic ring was its color and luster, and there were too many exquisite details on this magic ring!
Although the magic ring was pitch ck all over in color, Immortal Toya could sense the tremendous spirit power that flowed inside it, and could genuinely feel the blood and sweat which this great smith had poured into making it!
That weaponsmith must have consumed a lot of energy to create this magic ring. Although its makeup didn''t seemplicated, there was a saying that "The greatest truths are the simplest." A lot of high quality magic rings that performed exceptionally weren''t in fact especially outstanding in appearance. Showy magic treasures had never been the trend in the cultivation circle; it was the simple and the practical that were the real deal.
After examining the magic ring for a while, Immortal Toya sighed inwardly, thinking that this was the simple truth of the matter... Actually, Senior Immortal wasn''t the type of person to dupe his friends or lie to begin with.
But there was one thing that Immortal Toya couldn''t understand. He couldn''t help asking, "Why are you wearing the magic ring on your ring finger, Senior Immortal?"
"In my n, it''s a sign of respect for a gift from an important friend: we have to carry jewelry-type magic treasures on our person for seven days without taking it off, no matter what it looks like, as a sign of our respect. Wearing the ring on my ring finger of the left hand might cause a lot of people to mistakenly assume that I''m already married, but in fact, it''s just etiquette in my n," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal exined.
Immortal Toya nodded. "Oh, I see..."
...Never too old to learn!
Then Dharmaraja''s misunderstanding was really huge!
After Senior Immortal left, Immortal Toya would have to think about how to rify this entire matter!
"Why do I feel like Brother Toya is very concerned about my wearing a ring on my left ring finger..."
"Senior Immortal, you now stand at the forefront of the cultivation world. In the absence of any news exining that you''re married, a ring appearing on the ring finger of your left hand would inevitably create misunderstandings. Have you ever thought about applying ayer of some invisibility solution over the ring?" Immortal Toya said meaningfully.
"I ept your suggestion, Brother Toya, I''ll definitely do thatter! It''s indeed not good to cause misunderstandings!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded hurriedly. "But this ring is very special to me, and I won''t take it off until I''ve found someone I especially admire."
"I also didn''t expect Senior Immortal''s weaponsmith friend to be so generous as to gift you with this type of high quality magic rings. This conduct is truly admirable. You can tell with one look that he must have spent a very long time refining them..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke into a sweat. "..." In fact, it hadn''t taken long at all!The emphasis on ''respectable'' here probably has to do with the controversy generated when a Taiwanese professor imed that many maind Chinese can''t afford to buy them.
Chapter 423 Little Silvers “Romantic Encounter”
While this weekend was very lively for Wang Ling, Little Silver was bored to death.
After bing obsessed with human chat gadgets, Little Silver had his phone on him almost all the time. Holy beasts didn''t need to rest at all; as long as Little Silver wanted to, he could stay awake for hundreds, even over a thousand years... Destroying the liver from staying up all night was something that would never happen to him, but even if he damaged his liver, his holy beast heart would restore it instantly.
However, today''s chat group was very strange because unexpectedly, no one was saying anything; in the past, even if everyone in the group was busy, they would asionally send emojis or fight memes or something!
In Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house, Little Silver sat cross-legged on the sofa, eyes fixed on his phone screen.
He sent a sticker from "yful Blue Moon," which had been popr online recently.
Then, he held the phone and stared at it for a few minutes... not a single person responded!
"Ah! How boring!"
With no one to chat to, Little Silver felt a deep sense of lonely despair.
But a few minutester, an unfamiliar ID called "Immortal Two" suddenly added him as a close friend, and the profile picture was actually of a women''s kiss mark... Furthermore, the reason Immortal Two had given for applying to be friends was: I''m crazy about your blood...
Little Silver''s gaze froze slightly.
His identity couldn''t have been exposed, and he had only applied for this ount on the penguin social chat recently; its level was in fact very low. Furthermore, he wouldn''t actively add other people, and generally, no one would seek to add this kind of low level ount.
Little Silver scrutinized the ount information for "Immortal Two" and found that this person''s level was actually three crowns! This was already higher than the levels of many of the people in the chat group!
Additionally, this person''s signature was: How I long for a mouth from the past and the temperature on the tip of the tongue...
"Ss..."
Little Silver''s hands trembled. Could this be the legendary human... romantic encounter?
No way...
It couldn''t be a coincidence, right?
Previously, when Little Silver had been bored, he had looked up ways to entertain himself online, and had seen all kinds of answers on the Inte, like binge-watching shows and ying games... While he could kill some time with the former, games were really boring for Little Silver.
For a liver god like him who almost never needed to sleep; even if usually he might not be lucky when drawing cards, he had all the time in the world for it! When it came to time, who could afford to squander it the way he could?
So inparison, Little Silver still preferred chatting as well as browsing Zhihu and the cultivation forum for thetest gossip or scoop.
Everyone had different preferences when using the Inte, and even holy beasts were no exception.
Besides the above, Little Silver had seen another application which was the so-called "Shake"; as long as people in the same city shook their phones at the same time, it was possible to be linked to a chat ount of a "predestined person," leading to many indescribable stories happening...
But that wasn''t right!
He hadn''t shaken his phone! Why had ite to him?
Folding his arms, Little Silver stared at the screen. He felt his heart race, and suddenly he was a little nervous.
Hm... There was a first time for everything! He should maintain a level state of mind!
Little Silver admonished himself in his heart, and then stretched out his hand to press the "ept" button.
While he was thinking about what to say, in the end, this "girl" actually sent him red lips straightaway with three words for him: Shall we date...
"Oh my god..."
Little Silver abruptly sucked in a breath. Were all human little sisters this straightforward nowadays?
...
On the other side, after sessfully adding Little Silver''s username, Loopy Toad directlyy on the floor and clutched its belly as itughed so hard it became a dog ball.
Holy beasts were only like this! They were truly terrible at detecting scams! When all was said and done, Little Silver hadn''t been in the world for long, and so was easily deceived.
Wang Ling watched this drama unfold but did nothing to stop it, because in his view, this was practical education following formal entry into human society on how "old-timers," equipped with a particr awareness of scams, would treat "newbies."
Little Silver was obviously the newbie in this education ss.
As long as Loopy Toad didn''t go too far, Wang Ling thought that there was no harm in teasing Little Silver a little.
Loopy Toad stared at the screen. It had already been a full five minutes since he''d sent the message, but Little Silver still hadn''t replied. Loopy Toad looked at the time and guessed that Little Silver was surfing the Inte to find out how to respond.
Sure enough, after a while, Little Silver sent a message: "Sorry, miss, I received a delivery just now..."
Just now, Little Silver had learned how to deal with a situation like this on the Inte, but by the time he had found something, he realized that a lot of time had passed.
Then, Little Silver checked the Inte yet again and discovered that usually in a situation where it took a man a very long time to reply to a girl''s message, it could greatly reduce her favorable impression of him!
So he just made up a random story...
"Ai, still young!"
The moment it saw the message, Loopy Toad sneered. It knew Little Silver was definitely lying, and was most likely feeling very nervous right now.
Although it didn''t know exactly what Little Silver had been looking for on the Inte, it didn''t panic. It straightaway wrote the next message and sent it to Little Silver: "It''s fine, I was taking a shower just now! The soft foam ran through my ck hair, and now it feels silky smooth..."
Gripping his phone with both hands, Little Silver''s Adams apple inexplicably bobbed. "Can you let me hear the fairy''s voice...?"
Loopy Toad chuckled. Little Silver was clearly feeling out its gender with this question.
It had asked Wang Ming to help it set up this ount, which was a limited type with an auspicious number and a level of three crowns. Additionally, it had various unimaginable functions and permissions, such as preventing people from recalling their messages... In fact, Wang Ming had initially prepared this ount for Wang Ling, but Wang Ling had turned his back on how high-profile it was, so he had never used it. Wang Ming had kept it up until now.
This ount had been inactive for many years, but after falling into Loopy Toad''s hands recently, it was now being exploited to its fullest.
Loopy Toad remembered that this ount had a "super voice converter" function. Any voice modified by an ordinary voice converter didn''t sound natural, and they mostly sounded the same, so it was easy to tell that it had been modified. However, this voice converter was powerful enough to pass a fake voice off as genuine.
After turning on the voice converter, Loopy Toad directly pressed the voice button and recorded a message: Little brother, would you like to see my leg?
Then, it extended its ws...
In a sh, that initially deep voice instantly turned into an adorable girl''s voice!
Little Silver''s heart trembled and he felt his beast blood boil!
The next moment, the "fairy" actually directly sent him a sh pic...
Little Silver knew that a sh pic couldn''t be saved and could only be viewed for five seconds before it was automatically deleted... And most sh pics were usually racy!
Little Silver swallowed and clicked open the sh pic.
Then...
A dog leg with green fur all over it appeared before his eyes...
"..."A Chinese RPG game.The Chinese used here is a homophone for the Chinese social Q&A website.The second half of this sentence is a line from a Chinese ad for Dove chocte.
Chapter 424 Why Is the Entire World Against Me, Little Silver...
Little Silver stared at the screen, deep in thought. For some reason, he felt like he had seen this green dog leg somewhere before...
After the thought floated around inside his brain for a long time, realization finally dawned on Little Silver; this dog leg... didn''t it belong to Master''s dog?!
Sure enough...
He had been tricked, right...?
Little Silver felt his holy beast heart sustain a heavy blow. What was meaning... what was love... where on earth was the basic trust between beasts?
On the sofa, he looked up at the ceiling as his heart gave a roar of despair and the tears streamed down his cheeks.
...
At that moment, when the door of the vi opened as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal returned home, he saw a silver-haired young man with despair all over his face pound the ground as he cried bitterly...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was shocked by the scene. "Brother Little Silver, this..." He had just returned from handing out the rings, and hadn''t expected to see such a scene.
Little Silver looked up, his white face streaked with crystal tears and looking very pitiful. "My... my heart''s broken."
As a matter of fact, not only had he gotten his heart broken C the crucial thing was that he had been tricked!
But Little Silver couldn''t mention this no matter what.
Because he was a holy beast that had actually been fooled by a dog! It would be extremely humiliating if this got out.
Though he didn''t know what had happened, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still went over and patted Little Silver on the shoulder in a consoling manner. "Brother Little Silver, there''s a first time for everything, you have to ept that..."
When a person was feeling extremely brokenhearted, the more youforted them, the louder their cries might get. Naturally, Little Silver was this sort.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal dropped his hand and was at a bit of a loss. "..." If he had known earlier, he wouldn''t haveforted him. When he had entered the house, his tears had still been a drizzle C now it was like a storm!
Ignoring the crying Little Silver, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned to the bathroom to get a basin which he put in front of Little Silver.
His tears still flowing, Little Silver looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "What... what are you doing?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. "Collecting your tears! Holy beast tears have medicinal value, don''t waste them."
Little Silver: "..."
Several secondster, Little Silver sniffed and wailed even harder.
Why is the entire world against me, Little Silver...
...
On the other side, Wang Ling watched Loopy Toad tease Little Silver the whole time. He could already guess how Little Silver must have gone from being ecstatic when he had mistakenly thought that he had added a little sister at the beginning to nearly breaking down and going over the edge, his mood like a rollercoaster going up and down.
During this span, Wang Ling hadn''t been idle.
He had downloaded the midterm exam papers fromst year and the year before from the group files inside the ss chat group. This year''s topic would definitely be different, and Teacher Pan had already said earlier that it would be a lot more difficult; no teacher would be so foolish as to copy past exam questions without changing them. But even knowing that the exam this year would be harder, it was still worth referring to the exam papers from thest two years.
Wang Ling was now trying to cross out exam topics with over a ny percent chance of not being tested, and then summarize and cote those whose difficulty level might be increased.
For example, calcting theposition form for the me reaction of the "Angry Buddha Fire Lotus" had been a test item in the Dao talismans course for thest two years, so it definitely wouldn''t be tested again this year.
Or take social studies for example; there had been a situation where, given theck of a clear-cut ssification system for animated shows, a local popr cartoon had been taken down for further investigation after being reported by the public.
Wang Ling''s intuition told him that this topic would probably be tested this year, and it definitely wouldn''t just be a ten-points discussion question; it was very likely that it would be bumped up to a twenty five-points social studies essay question where students would have to write about the topic in one thousand words or less
That was because something simr had actually happened only just recently. Wang Ling remembered that a few days ago, Dopey Guo had told him that one of his favorite horror novels had been pulled from the shelves after being reported; the rumor was that someone in the industry had been jealous of how well it was performing, and had reported it to get it taken off the shelves.
This was actually a fairlymon urrence in the news, but because other simr incidents dominated the list of popr discussion topics, they were all magnified.
Wang Ling silently put a mark next to this question, making it an important topic to review.
Of course, Wang Ling''s review wasn''t focused on getting higher scores. Instead, by summarizing and coting those topics that might be tested, he could calcte how much harder the questions this year would be. Then he couldbine that with the average midterm scores from thest two years and guess what the average for this year would be.
Average scores were the most important to Wang Ling!
If he got marks which were too good or too poor... Father Wang would dock his allowance...
After about five minutes, he was done summarizing and coting the information.
Wang Ling looked at the time. It was already seven o''clock at night.
Almost seven hours had passed since Taoist Guang had received theputer.
The notebook Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought, which was specially designed for the elderly, could already be considered the type that was very easy and simple to use. It had a built-in tutorial which to Wang Ling was very simple and easy to understand, and also very detailed C but he didn''t know how good Taoist Guang was at studying.
Just as Wang Ling was thinking this, he suddenly felt his wristwatch vibrate.
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had sent him a private chat message. "Brother Ling! Are you there? Come quick! Senior Taoist Guang is finally online!"
...
Since it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had registered for that chat ount, it was tied to another phone number he had, so once Taoist Guang went online, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s phone would immediately receive a text notification.
After receiving Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s private message, Wang Ling opened the three-person private group and found that Taoist Guang''s chat profile picture had changed color from grey, proving that thetter was online.
"Taoist Guang? @Taoist Guang." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tried to @Taoist Guang.
"I''m here..." It took Taoist Guang three minutes to respond with these two words. It was clear that it had been a pretty tough learning curve for him.
"Do you find theputer handy?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a grinning emoji.
Five minutester, Taoist Guang replied, "Yes... my, typing, is slow..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing. "Actually, senior, you can try the voice function."
Another three minutester...
Taoist Guang: "Can''t... noisy..."
Later, Taoist Guang tried uploading the sound. When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard it, he realized that there seriously was a lot of noise. Only then did he recall that Wang Ling had told him that Taoist Guang''s soul space was an ind, surrounded by surging tides and the sound of waves breaking along with the rainforest sounds of all kinds of insects and birds.
But it wasn''t impossible to solve this problem. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly regained his senses. "How about this, senior... I''ll have Brother Ling burn a recording booth for youter!"
Wang Ling: "..."This is a reference to the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," the most popr cartoon at the time, that had stopped broadcasting in 2013 after publicints that it was too violent for children.
Chapter 425 General Yis Junior Brother
Wang Ling thought that burning a recording booth would be a bit excessive... besides, the kind of recording booth that had solid soundproofing in fact cost a lot of money. Of course, money might not be an issue for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal at all, but going so far as to burn a recording booth would definitely be a magnificent spectacle.
If they had to me someone, it was Taoist Guang, since his typing speed was really too slow. Additionally, typing was something that took a while to improve; the only way was to be familiar with the position of the keys on the keyboard and practice typing as much as possible. Generally, people who were good at typing could basically do it without looking at the keyboard.
"Is there any other way?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked in the group.
Slow typing was a real weakness, and in the absence of voice function, an average of typing one word a minute was too tiring!
Wang Ling stared at the screen as he pondered. He had wondered earlier whether he should enchant a keyboard to send to Taoist Guang... Taoist Guang would only need to dictate what he wanted to type, and the keyboard would move by itself, even without him using the notebook''s voice function.
Three minutester, Taoist Guang replied, "Yes... wait..."
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waited in silence with no idea what kind of method Taoist Guang was going to try out.
After about ten minutes, Taoist Guang finally replied, "Everyone, I''m ready!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know if he was mistaken, but he felt that Taoist Guang''s typing had sped up quite a bit.
Taoist Guang swiftly typed, "This old man is able tomunicate normally now; Senior Ling and friend Grenade-Throwing, please rest assured."
Both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were very surprised.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "How did you do it, Senior Taoist Guang?"
"It''s something I just came up with..." Taoist Guang replied. "My main spells are water-based. I don''t want to brag, but my water spells have reached the peak of perfection."
Wang Ling nodded in front of the screen. This indeed wasn''t a boast; creating such an ind space and integrating his soul into the space was indeed something no ordinary person could have done. Moreover, it was very obvious that Taoist Guang had carefully designed this ind space. The ind was surrounded by the sea not just for the aesthetics, but also as a means of nourishing and stabilizing his soul.
Furthermore, to fix up such an ind space, Taoist Guang''s water spells had to at least be at peak grade eight, and Wang Ling surmised that it was extremely likely that he could cast ninth-grade water spells.
Although the main spells used by the majority of True Immortals were grade eight, it wasn''t impossible for them to cast ninth-grade supreme spells.
Of course, given Taoist Guang''s current situation as a soul, it would be very hard for him to cast eighth-grade spells. If he had been at peak strength, then it might have been possible.
Since they hade to this point, Taoist Guang was disinclined to keep them guessing and instead disclosed the reason to them. "Just now, I used a sixth-grade water spell, the ''aquatic beast form technique,'' in the space."
Aquatic beast form technique?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had the vague feeling that he had heard of this spell before. "May I ask, senior, is this a spell for turning yourself into an ocean spirit beast?"
"That''s right." On the other side, Taoist Guang nodded and quickly typed, "But I seldom use it because the beast form is very ugly... I turned myself into a deep-sea spirit octopus earlier, and now I have almost a hundred tentacles to hit the keyboard with."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"Also, there''s another huge w. After using this spell, I can type a lot faster, but the keyboard will get sticky. Do you have anything to clean it with? Burn some for me..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing. "Senior, you can just wash it with water directly; this notebook model for the elderly which I bought ispletely waterproof."
Taoist Guang nodded. "Oh, good! Then that''s fine!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "So, can we start now?"
"Of course, this old man already promised you," Taoist Guang replied with augh. "Then, let''s start talking about the Immortal''s Treasure House."
Staring at the screen, Wang Ling schooled his expression into something a little more serious.
"In fact, how I discovered the entrance to the Immortal''s Treasure House is actually rted to the Gate Between Worlds. The Gate Between Worlds is a world-defying magic weapon which was created by Immortal Zhenyuan, and after undergoing modifications twenty times, it goes without saying how tough it is. When news of the Immortal''s Treasure House got out, countless cultivators searched for it all over the world, but back then and now, they found nothing.
"I also checked online a little earlier, and up to now, even in an advanced age whichbines cultivation with science and technology, no one has been able to find the whereabouts of the Treasure House yet, let alone Immortal Zhenyuan''s shadow... At that time, I was reflecting on whether Immortal Zhenyuan might have hidden the Immortal''s Treasure House in the Gate Between Worlds."
When Taoist Guang said this, both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were instantly riveted.
What Taoist Guang posited in fact wasn''t impossible.
Because theoretically, the Immortal''s Treasure House created by Immortal Zhenyuan was a great world that contained all the riches of his life, and such a great world would usually need to rely on world-defying magic treasures for support. To use an example, it was a bit like another magic treasure which Immortal Zhenyuan had invented, the Purple Gold Gourd.
The difference was that the Purple Gold Gourd was just a holy weapon, and the world inside it was also small.
Only divine magic treasures and world-defying magic treasures could amodate a great world.
So here was the problem: from the beginning, the Purple Gold Gourd had been invented for its small world; it was originally a space storage magic treasure!
But the Gate Between Worlds invented by Immortal Zhenyuan obviously had a different function. Its role was to act more like a link to connect the human world to the demon world.
If you had to ssify them, you could only put them in the category of magic weapons with space transfer systems, but one of them was for storage and the other was for transmission; they were too different!
It wasn''t just Wang Ling who considered this issue; after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought the same thing, he immediately made some conclusions and sorted out his thoughts before raising his doubts.
"In fact, this old man had also considered this issue back then. So after that, I spent a very long time traveling around the Gate Between Worlds as I wondered if Immortal Zhenyuan might have set up this great world, the Immortal''s Treasure House, as a secret territory in some corner of the demon world."
As he typed, Taoist Guang recalled the past in his mind. "Unfortunately, however, as I trudged through the demon world, I didn''t find any clues to the Immortal''s Treasure House... until I met someone just as I was about to depart from the Gate Between Worlds."
"Who was it?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
"You may not know this man, but you would definitely be familiar with his senior brother," Taoist Guang typed. "His senior brother is one of the Ten Founding Generals of Huaxiu nation, General Yi."
"General Yi has a junior brother?"
"Mm."
Taoist Guang nodded. "In today''s cultivation world, this person is known as ''Ten-Meter Sword God,'' the Evil Sword God, Chen Nanxuan."
Chapter 426 Ten-Meter Sword God Chen Nanxuan
Chen Nanxuan''s name really sounded too strange. People virtually called each other by their Taoist names in the current cultivation circle, thus overlooking real names. Chen Nanxuan was a typical example... Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t recognize this name, but when it came to the titles "Ten-Meter Sword God" and "Evil Sword God," he understood instantly.
It was actually him?
In front of the screen, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a stunned expression on his face.
This was because Evil Sword God was a more terrifying figure than the old devil in history. Any incident rted to him horrified the people who heard it; it was just that he hadn''t created the same kind of violent waves that the old devil had.
When the old devil had led the Gua Pi Army in an invasion of the National Pce back then, media exaggeration had turned it into arge terrorist attack, and thanks to modern cultivation technology, the entire country had ess to these media reports. As for "Evil Sword God" this title, no one in the modern era had much of an impression of it.
During Evil Sword God''s time, the development of spirit energy information had only just began, so things actually hadn''t been perfect, and relying purely on the power of paper media to disseminate news had clearly been far from enough.
Even when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had firste across information on Evil Sword God, it had been when he was flipping through the old newspapers archive in Songhai Cultivation Library. At that time, he had been investigating other incidents and had just happened to read an old newspaper article on Evil Sword God.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clearly remembered that the newspaper had published a description of three of Evil Sword God''s crimes at the time.
First, the hostage case.
When the first incident happened, Evil Sword God had still been on the side of "justice," but the media had explicitly added quotation marks to "justice." This was because it was Evil Sword God''s own brand of "justice," and the hostage case that shocked the cultivation circle at the time amply demonstrated this.
At that time, Huaxiu nation had just been founded, andprehensive domestic security measures had yet to be fully established. There still were some cultivators who broke thew. Back then, a group of people had robbed a bank and taken all the people in the bank hostage. Sword in hand, Evil Sword God had charged in alone, killing all the robbers... as well as wiping out all the hostages involved.
Evil Sword God believed that the timid weren''t qualified to live...
...
Second, the murder of his shifu.
This report had baffled Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal because back then, there hadn''t been any details on it in the newspaper and it had upied the least amount of space.
However,bined with the clues provided by Taoist Guang, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly understood... Because the person Evil Sword God had murdered wasn''t just his shifu, but also General Yi''s shifu. News like this which involved the distinguished military founders of the nation would certainly be restricted!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t understood it at that time, but after connecting the dots, it waspletely clear to him!
...
And third, the case of revenge...
After the first two major events, Evil Sword God''s reputation in the cultivation circle plummeted. Under the rule ofw, modern society became less and less epting of the use of this type of method, which was almost tyranny. Enraged, Evil Sword God Chen Nanxuan was determined to take revenge... That night, he killed all the media personnel who had exposed his exploits, and then, in an atmosphere of national fear, vanished without a trace.
...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave an ount of this history in the three-person chat group. It was, however, banned history; anything to do with Evil Sword God couldn''t be found online at all: it was either a 404 error or not essible. A lot of information and content had been blocked... When all was said and done, all these events had happened two or three thousand years ago when Huaxiu had just been founded.
The most important thing, moreover, was that it involved General Yi, so naturally, no media outlets were gutsy enough to treat General Yi, one of the Ten Founding Generals, as entertainment news hype.
Hearing about Evil Sword God again after a thousand years, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart was rocked for a long time as he was shaken to the core.
"Is Evil Sword God still alive?" His heart trembled as he typed the words. As Great Death-Courting Senior in the cultivation circle, he already thought that he had nothing else to fear, whether it was power or threat. The reason why people in the cultivation circle looked up to him was because he wasn''t afraid of power and had an outspoken character.
However, speaking of Evil Sword God, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found that his body couldn''t stop shivering... After inadvertently reading the news about Evil Sword God back then, he had been curious and had found video recordings of Evil Sword God''s battles through minor channels. Even though these videos had been censored, they were to this day still vivid in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s mind.
After the murder of his shifu, Evil Sword God was the first person to be ssified as a wanted criminal by Huaxiu nation, and a Heavenly Way Hunt and Kill order was officially put out on him. Countless Soul Formation experts went after him, but they were all easily beheaded and their skulls sent to the National Pce.
Any astute person would know that this was a provocative act of contempt, but in the face of absolute strength, the horror which Evil Sword God instilled in people was too overwhelming.
Taoist Guang understood Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s feelings very well. He was older than Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and naturally understood the terror of that "dark era."
He was from that era, and after those dark and terrible things happened, its widespread impactsted for more than a hundred years... It wasn''t until Wang Ling''s era that this history, covered in dust, gradually faded from public view.
Now with this old topic raised once more, even Taoist Guang''s heart was still unsettled. "During the century after Evil Sword God Chen Nanxuan faded from public view, no one could find him, no matter how many cultivators Huaxiu dispatched in its search. But I came face-to-face with him in the Gate Between Worlds..."
"In the end, what happened?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was curious.
Taoist Guang shook his head and sighed. "I ran into him at a space exit and fought him, but in the end I was defeated and fled..."
"How could that be..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found this hard to believe.
"I attacked him fiercely with eighth-grade water spells, but he raised a protective barrier and blocked my attacks easily without moving an inch!"
As he typed this sentence, Taoist Guang''s heart trembled. "Furthermore, his sword isn''t an ordinary one C it''s the Heaven-Cleaving Sword which he seized from his shifu, Sword Immortal Fan Rui! This is the godly sword which tops the spirit sword power rankings today!"
When he saw Taoist Guang''s words on the screen, Wang Ling involuntarily looked at Jingke...
But Taoist Guang wasn''t finished. "What''s more, when I was fighting him, I could already feel that this person had already grasped Sword Dao, one of the Three Thousand Great Spells... Although it wasn''tplete at the time, its power was already so frightening!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was extremely astonished. "The Three Thousand Great Spells?!"
"That''s right... the Three Thousand Great Spells!" Taoist Guang said. "At True Immortal level, If you can master one spell, it''s already enough to make you stand out in the world. If you can master two or even three spells... Most likely only a legendary existence like Immortal Zhenyuan can do it... There is absolutely no one in this world who canpletely master the Three Thousand Great Spells!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 427 Clues to the Immortal’s Treasure House
Wang Ling felt that there was probably no one in the world who understood the Three Thousand Great Spells more thoroughly than he did. Since birth, memories of the Three Thousand Great Spells had started to assemble themselves together in his mind like a jigsaw puzzle as he started to get older. When he turned five years old, the preliminary domain of the Three Thousand Great Spells had already taken shape and was sixty percentplete.
By the time he was ten years old, the Three Thousand Great Spells "memory jigsaw" was alreadyplete and was like an inherent and old memory slowlying back to life with age.
The Three Thousand Great Spells weren''t about technical skills; they were rules about the truth of all things and were called nomological powers in the cultivation world.
In fact, the way of Tao that Taoist Guang had talked of pursuing and the understanding of the way of Tao that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had spoken about was actually part of the Three Thousand Great Spells. However, even a True Immortal wouldn''t be able to grasp a nomological power so easily.
Taoist Guang couldn''t help sighing in his heart as he waved over a hundred tentacles and typed: "If only this old man had been able to master one of the nomological powers of the Three Thousand Great Spells back then C how good would that have been? Then I wouldn''t need to rely on some long-winded way of getting through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion... I could have chosen to temper myself!" When he said this, Taoist Guang couldn''t help patting his thigh. What a pity C he had been so stupid!
Even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing as he typed: "That''s why I''ve always thought thatprehending the way of Tao is by luck and not design. However, it''s not toote for you, Senior Taoist Guang. There are so many great seniors in Brother Ling''s family... I often gain new inspiration at his ce. Now you are in Brother Ling''s ring, and you''ll be able toe out asionally once it''s fully charged with spirit power. If you spend just five minutes feeling and learning as much as possible, you might experience a breakthrough!"
Taoist Guang was emotionally moved, as if he had met his soulmate. He wiped at his tears as he typed: "Don''t call me senior! From now on, you and I are brothers!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent an emoji with a teary smile. "Then what should I call you? Brother Guang? Ah Guang?"
"Just call me Brother Guang! No need to be polite! I''ll call you Brother Grenade-Throwing!" Taoist Guang replied.
The corners of Wang Ling''s lips couldn''t help twitching as he looked at the screen. "..." They were bing friendly too fast!
In fact, sometimes Wang Ling really envied Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ability tomunicate.
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was known in the circle as "Great Death-Courting Senior," there was no one who didn''t know that "Great Death-Courting Senior" was a famous social butterfly in the cultivation circle... without these rtionships in the circle, there was no way he would be able to run such a huge cultivation forum, which relied mainly on discussing gossip and ridiculing scandals to remain open all year round.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "When Brother Ling burns something for you next time, I''ll have him burn you some broli, Brother Guang! This broli was grown by Great Senior Wang! I gaze at it everyday for ten minutes, and I feel that I gain a lot from it! You might find it helpful forprehending the way of Tao!"
Taoist Guang: "Is that right? Then I''ll have to trouble Brother Grenade-Throwing to burn it for me so that I can examine it!"
When Wang Ling saw this, he couldn''t help sending an ellipsis: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that he had gotten a little off-track, so he quickly came back to the subject at hand. "Cough... Brother Guang, we can discuss this in privateter; right now, Evil Sword God is more important. Can you tell us more about what happened after you encountered Evil Sword God?"
"Mm, of course."
Taoist Guang nodded and quickly replied, "When I fought Evil Sword God back then, even before I hadunched two strikes, I already knew what the oue would be. This man''s evil nature is even more horrifying than what the rumors say. A ball of sword qi created through Sword Dao coalesced around his entire body, and I couldn''t get near to him at all...
"I could only use long-range spells, and I fled while casting obstruction spells. If my water spells hadn''t been of a profound level, it''s very likely I would have long been hacked to death by his Heaven-Cleaving Sword! Now that I think about it, that truly was a disgrace! This old man had cultivated to True Immortal level, and never before had my situation in battle be desperate enough for me to rely on a water clone to escape..."
For Taoist Guang, this was the most humiliating confrontation of his life. "But now that I think about it carefully, it seemed like he wasn''t in the mood to fight me, but instead was looking for something... he only sent a clone to hunt me down."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "And then?"
"Later, I deliberately faked my death at his clone''s hand to try and divert his attention... Although Evil Sword God is strong, he tried to have this old man killed with just one clone; this just proves that this person is as arrogant and self-important as the rumors say."
Taoist Guang typed: "After the sess of my fake death cover-up, I didn''t dare act rashly, and I sent out several water clones to search for him at the previous location. When I found him again, he was entering an opening that had just been set up."
"He left the Gate Between Worlds?"
Everyone knew that there was a five-year restriction on the Gate Between Worlds in the outside world; if it was summoned through a magic array instead of descending on its own, there was a five-year cooldown period before it could be summoned again.
If you wanted to leave the Gate Between Worlds, apart from seizing the moment the Gate Between Worlds opened to leave, another way was to look for the small space openings hidden inside the Gate Between Worlds. As long as you could find these small space breaches, they could spit you out into the outside world.
However, Taoist Guang shook his head. "No... he didn''t leave..."
He typed: "The Gate Between Worlds has a lot of small openings that can spit people out. This was probably a deliberate design on Immortal Zhenyuan''s part. It might appear that there''s no order to them, but in fact there''s a regr look about them. During those years when I was traveling around the demon world, I chanced upon more than a hundred of them... The opening that Evil Sword God went into was obviously different from the others.
"After Evil Sword God stepped through the opening, the water clones I sent saw it rapidly start to disappear before their eyes... After that, although I sessfully entered the opening, I waspletely unable to withstand the force of the space being torn apart by solely relying on the strength of the water clones. Not long after that, they turned into a heap of bubbles..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Taoist Guang: "But before they turned into bubbles, I saw with my own eyes Evil Sword God step into another space..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Another space?"
Taoist Guang nodded. "That''s right! If the Gate Between Worlds is regarded as the transmission link between the human world and the demon world, then in the middle of this link, there is also a space entrance no one knows about C if my guess is correct, that space is precisely the entrance to the Immortal''s Treasure House!
"But it was very clear that the space opening which Evil Sword God stepped into isn''t something that can be activated at will, but will only open after certain special conditions are met. I call this special space cavern the entrance to the Otherworld."
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 428 Ling Zhenren Teaches You How to Deal with Sword Qi!
After Taoist Guang finished rting his experience in the group, the three people fell into a long silence. To be honest, Taoist Guang had been reluctant to bring up this past experience because it was too humiliating. He and Evil Sword God were both at True Immortal level, but just because hecked a nomological power, the disparity between them was sorge. It was a situation that Taoist Guang had never before expected to happen.
Thus, ever since then, he had worked hard and aimed high as he thought up all kinds of ways to get through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion safely C as long as he broke through to Venerated Immortal level, he felt that he would be strong enough then! He had also heard that once you stepped into the Venerated Immortal realm, you would be able to master two or three nomological powers at least... If he had all this, wouldn''t he be able to stamp on a mere Evil Sword God casually?
But Taoist Guang had never thought that he would dig a hole for himself in the end... His corporeal body had already been burned, and in his current state, there was no possibility of him returning to the height of his power unless his flesh could be restored or if he continued in this vein toward experiencing the Samsara Spirit Tribtion.
"That''s all I know about the Immortal''s Treasure House. I don''t know whether Evil Sword God found the Immortal''s Treasure House in the end after passing through the entrance to the Otherworld. But if you think about it, this Immortal''s Treasure House is probably far from easily found," Taoist Guang typed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What Brother Guang says is correct. It''s been so long since your battle with Evil Sword God, and there still hasn''t been any news about him in thest several hundred years. That''s enough to prove that Evil Sword God is either still exploring the Immortal''s Treasure House or doing something else in the Gate Between Worlds."
Taoist Guang nodded. "Then I''ll leave the rest to Brother Grenade-Throwing and Senior Ling."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Rest assured, Brother Guang, Brother Ling and I will definitely find a way to restore your body and return you to the height of your power."
Taoist Guangughed. "No rush, no rush. This old man has already waited for so many years, a bit longer won''t make a difference... Besides, didn''t you burn me this notebook?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "If Brother Guang finds it too boring, you can watch live streams on live streaming sites online, or download a game to y... Do you know ''eat chicken''? I can send you an ount invite!"
Taoist Guang felt like he had opened a door to a whole new world. "Eat chicken? What''s that?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "It''s just amon name for a game, but it would be difficult for me to exin it clearly in a short amount of time. Later I''ll put together a file and an ount which I will send to you. Brother Guang, you can pass the time with this game. Also, if someone asks you if you want cheats, on no ount should you buy them. Yesterday, a game live streamer with the nickname Baboon was cklisted by the broadcast program ''Focus Report''!"
Taoist Guang: "Mm, understood, understood..."
Speaking up to this point, Taoist Guang patted himself on the head and suddenly typed: "Just a moment, both of you, I still have one more thing. Please ept this, Senior Ling, it will definitely help you in your search for the Immortal''s Treasure House!"
Wang Ling sent a question mark: "?"
It was as concise as ever, without a word more.
Soon, he saw the Soul-Suppression Ring on his hand tremble slightly, and a ball of spirit light surged forth: it was a gourd wrapped pretty tightly in Dao talisman seals; there were fully four thickyers of True Immortal seals!
In the three-person chat, Taoist Guang said, "This is the sword qi that was left on my Taoist robe after Evil Sword God used his clone to kill me... The sword qi was so demonic that after I took my robe off, I ced it in a third-grade holy weapon gourd, but it was useless! It was only after I added four thickyers of seals that this demonic qi was suppressed!"
Holding the gourd, Wang Ling sunk into deep thought; he wanted to see how strong this demonic qi was.
Wang Ling turned on the video function on his wristwatch, and on the other two ends of the three-person chat group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Taoist Guang immediately received the video feed.
In a familiar room, Wang Ling sat upright on his bed as he casually tore open the seals as if they were gauze...
In the group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help asking, "Brother Guang, are you sure these are True Immortal seals?"
Taoist Guang was sweating. "Yes..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Why do they seem fake?"
Taoist Guang was tongue-tied: "..." How would he know?!
There was a procedure to removing seals! From what Taoist Guang knew of the cultivation world, the four True Immortal seals should be dissolvedyer byyer... This was the first time he had seen this rough method of tearing them off like the tape on a delivery package...
However, Taoist Guang felt that this also indirectly verified his suspicions about Wang Ling''s strength.
To be able to tear off Taoist Guang''s True Immortal seals so easily, Senior Ling had to be a Venerated Immortal. It was also likely that he had two or three nomological powers, hence why he could deal with the seals so easily.
Wang Ling didn''t speak in front of the camera. After tearing off the True Immortal seals, he pulled out the cork and turned the gourd upside down. A dark blue Taoist robe with ck demonic qi lingering on it very quickly emerged in front of Wang Ling.
Just as Taoist Guang had said, the dark blue Taoist robe was already heavily damaged; it had dozens of tears from when it had been struck by sword qi, and each strike had been a deadly wound.
Of course, these tears weren''t the point; the real point was the ck demonic qi which emanated from each one of them.
Wang Ling could sense the "Great Sword Dao Spell," one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, in the power of this ck demonic qi... but it was very clear that this wasn''t the purest form of its use, and the person who cast it was aplete novice.
Wang Ling didn''t know how this Evil Sword God had mastered this nomological power, but since the other party had grasped it, thenpared with his previous opponents, he should pay a little more attention to this one.
Furthermore, it had already been a long time since that sh between Taoist Guang and Evil Sword God; Wang Ling was suddenly a little curious to know to what extent Evil Sword God had perfected this Sword Dao nomological power over thest several hundred years.
While Wang Ling was thinking with his chin in his hand, the ck demonic sword qi dispersed over the dark blue Taoist robe unexpectedly gathered together at that moment!
"Brother Ling, be careful!"
"Senior Ling, watch out!"
Taoist Guang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also saw this scene at the same time and wanted to warn Wang Ling, but it was already toote.
The ck sword qibined together extremely swiftly, and like a viper lurking in the dark suddenly baring fangs full of poison, it struck like a ck ribbon!
Directly at Wang Ling''s heart!
This sword qi was nothing like the usual ones; it carried the nomological power of the Great Sword Dao Spell. Although Evil Sword God had yet topletely grasp it back then, the sword qi created with the swing of his sword actually had some spiritual intelligence, and knew to attack as soon as it gathered together...
Wang Ling turned his head. "???"
On the bed, Jingke had already reacted at this moment.
However, Wang Ling was faster.
He swiftly grabbed Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions from his desk, rolled it up, and with a loud thud, smacked and broke up this demonic sword qi...
Taoist Guang: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"This refers to pro gamer Lu Benwei, who used cheats during a PUBG live stream andshed back at criticism, causing him to be cklisted.
Chapter 429 A New Internet Celebrity in the Live Streaming Industry
Seeing Wang Ling brandish the Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions cudgel, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought of a song lyric: This cudgel... will wipe you outpletely...
And indeed, it was true...
This scene was really too astonishing, and Taoist Guang was immediately dumbstruck in front of the screen for a long time.
This Way of the Sword qi from Evil Sword God was so difficult to deal with! Who knew that Wang Ling was able to directly break it up like he was swatting a fly...
Aftering back to his senses, the expression on Taoist Guang''s face was veryplicated; there was some amazement and horror mixed into it, as well as the urge tough.
Taoist Guang: "Senior Ling... may I ask, what type of operation is this?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Compared with Taoist Guang, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had the air of someone who had experienced a lot and his expression waspletely unruffled. "Brother Guang, it''s nothing to be surprised about, you just need to get used to it." After seeing Wang Ling use the microwave to refine weapons in a series of godly operations, the young man in white was naturally no longer perturbed at seeing other amazing operations.
He was unable to guess how strong Wang Ling was, but in any case, in his heart, Wang Ling wasn''t just a brother, but also a marvel.
In the past, the young man in white had always thought that the gap between him and Wang Ling was just a difference in strength... But looking at it now, he felt that he was severelycking in every aspect.
Thinking this, he emotionally typed a series of heartfelt words into the three-person group: "Sure enough, knowledge is power."
Taoist Guang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Wang Ling spent a sleepless night thinking about many things.
He felt that although Taoist Guang''s hypothesis did make sense, it was just a hypothesis after all.
As for whether there were any other entrances hidden in the transmission link, in the Gate Between Worlds which connected the human world and the demon world, he felt that this was something he needed to verify himself.
He would definitely check out the Immortal''s Treasure House. In his current to-do list, investigating the Immortal''s Treasure House was only second to the uing midterm exams.
However, he couldn''t be hasty. He needed to consider the matter at some length. Moreover, he wasn''t cing all his hopes of restraining his power on this Immortal''s Treasure House. It was true that it held a lot of Immortal Zhenyuan''s treasures, but whether it had a magic treasure that could help him control his power was another matter.
If it was possible, Wang Ling hoped that one day, he would find a way to curb his power without the help of any magic treasure, or that his power didn''t need to be controlled; the best would be if he could get used to his power... But as things currently stood, this was just wishful thinking.
Wang Ling got up very early in the morning, packed Taoist Guang''s tattered Taoist robe, and had Sheep help deliver it to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce.
The demonic Way of the Sword qi that had suffused this tattered robe had beenpletely eliminated, but there were still traces of a sword aura attached to it. This was the normal sword qi left behind by the Heaven-Cleaving Sword. Actually, a lot of it had already dissipated, but Wang Ling could still sense it.
After the conversation in the three-person chat group yesterday, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had had a private discussion about whether they could use modern space assessment technology on the minute traces of sword aura left behind on the tattered robe and follow it back to the location of the Heaven-Cleaving Sword.
In theory, Wang Ling thought that it was possible.
But assessing it would have to be left to Wang Ming to handle.
But it happened to be a Monday, and Wang Ling had to attend ss, so after Sheep left to deliver the robe to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, it would be thetter who would have to run errands for the rest of the assessment work.
If Evil Sword God was still in that "Otherworld" right now, as long as they could trace the Heaven-Cleaving Sword, they would be able to follow it back to the Otherworld where Evil Sword God was.
Even if this Otherworld didn''t exist, Wang Ling felt that finding Evil Sword God in the flesh was also pretty good.
...
It was July 10th on Monday in the twelfth week of the semester.
Wang Ling got to the ssroom as usual, and the noise inside was led by Super Chen and Dopey Guo as always.
He was a little stunned to find these two guys actually watching live streams on their phones.
This was the critical juncture before the midterm exams, and students simply didn''t bring their smart devices like cell phones and watches to school, or would turn them off in school. Otherwise, if they were discovered, their devices would be confiscated at best, or at worst, parents would be called in; Teacher Pan had never hesitated in this respect.
Nevertheless, there were always one or two people in each ss who would ignore this warning, and the "Two Heng-Ha Generals[2.Two characters in the ssical Chinese fantasy novel ''Fengshen Yanyi.'' One is called Zheng Lun, who could defeat enemies by snorting (heng ) and the other one is named Chen Qi, who could capture enemies by breathing out (ha ) yellow gas.]" in Grade One, ss Three were precisely Super Chen and Dopey Guo.
To be honest, these two actually didn''t have bad scores, which were above average... However, their usual style of learning was based on the principle of "being cheeky whenever possible," which was a real headache for Teacher Pan.
When they saw a shadow sh at the ssroom door, Dopey Guo and Super Chen were so scared that they almost dropped their phones.
"Oh my god! It''s you, Wang Ling! You almost scared me to death! I thought it was Old Pan!" Dopey Guo yelled.
Wang Ling: "..."
Standing next to them after collecting homework from the first row, Little Peanut''s face was full of helplessness. "You two should be a little more careful. Teacher Pan will being to school early these two weeks... I also heard that teachers have been patrolling outside the ssrooms recently!"
"It''s fine, it''s fine! You need to be cheeky if you want to seed!" Master Dopey waved his hand airily.
Wang Ling: "..."
Little Peanut: "Anyway, what are you looking at? You''re so energetic so early in the morning..."
Dopey Guo: "An old man''s live stream! He started streaming on the cultivation live streaming tform at ten o''clockst night. His ID''s Lord Ind, and it''s very interesting!"
Little Peanut: "What''s it about?"
Super Chen answered, "Survival on a deserted ind! Furthermore, the deserted ind Lord Ind is on right now is overseas, and since he started streamingst night, it''s still daylight! It''s surrounded by the sea and in the live stream you can hear the sound of the waves."
"..." Wang Ling somehow felt that Super Chen''s description sounded familiar.
He quietly came closer to give the screen a look... and saw Taoist Guang interacting with the audience, his face as cheerful as an open peach blossom!
"..." Wang Ling dropped his forehead into his hand as he felt his head ache.
At that time, Dopey Guo added, "When I was surfing online yesterday, I found Lord Ind opening a coconut; he only had a few hundred fans then."
Little Peanut asked casually, "What about now?"
Dopey Guo: "It''s already over a million..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Little Peanut was also surprised. "What the hell?!"
Super Chen: "Also, Lord Ind used the ind''s mineral resources just now to forge a big pot with a fire spell."
Dopey Guo turned up the volume on his phone and turned the screen to the onlookers around him, and Wang Ling saw countless "666" scroll across the screen.
The sound of the waves was very loud. Although the voice function on Taoist Guang''s notebook for the elderly wasn''t able to pick up words in such a noisy environment, when the live stream wasbined with a sound amplification spell, the live stream audience could still pick out Taoist Guang''s voice.
At that very moment, Taoist Guang was standing in the iron pot, which was filled with seawater...
He looked at the notebook''s webcam and shouted exuberantly to his million viewers, "Friends, give me 666! Next, Lord Ind will bring you thetest talent demonstration... Stewing myself! In an iron pot!"
Wang Ling: "..."A reminder that in Chinese, this buzzword means "super awesome."Adapted from the phrase ''You need to take risks if you want to seed.''From ''Wukong,'' a song by Dai Quan for the Monkey King series.
Chapter 430 Light Chaser
Live streaming was in fact currently a flourishing industry in the cultivation world, with various types of live streams popping up like mushrooms. In any industry, however, while there were so many people doing the same thing, there were very few that could truly do a good job; some small live streamers could only drum up a pitiful several thousand fans even after more than half a year since they started.
Wang Ling calcted the time. It had probably been around nine o''clock when they''d finished discussing things in the three-person group chat... Then, in less than an hour after that, Taoist Guang hade across "live streaming" as a fresh source of entertainment for him.
Actually, Wang Ling understood Taoist Guang; after all, he had been alone in the soul space for so long, from when he had been full of ambition in the beginning as he looked forward to finding the predestined person who would get him through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion, to seeing through everything and wanting to obtain a corporeal body and free himself. Frankly speaking, loneliness was to be med.
Interaction through live streaming was actually a good way of alleviating that loneliness.
When Taoist Guang had first encountered live streaming, he had initially nned to look for other people to open one together. However, in less than twelve hours, his live stream audience numbers had broken the one million mark, which was something that a lot of live streamers could barely imagine... Wang Ling didn''t know if Taoist Guang had any concept of live streaming poprity, but in a sense, he had already created history this year.
The number of people in the live stream room continued to grow, and simply skyrocketed at a visible rate.
Usually, when the number of people reached a certain level, such as one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, the live stream would continue to go viral at a rapid rate in line with the increase in viewers.
Furthermore, the ID "Lord Ind" which Taoist Guang had registered with on the cultivation live streaming tform was a new ID that had never appeared on the tform before.
The ID registration date was public, and in the beginning, a lot of people mistakenly believed that some big live streamer was using a registered side ount to spoof fans in collusion with the live streaming website. But when they clicked on it, they realized that this wasn''t the case. That was because it was an outdoor live stream, and most importantly, the person in the live stream was an old man in white with bare feet who looked a little like a transcendent being...
"We are witnessing the birth of a legendary live streamer!" Super Chen and Dopey Guo were excitedly following the live stream room''s rapid climb in poprity.
"There hasn''t been any sort of phenomenal live streamer this year C who would have thought that this Lord Ind would actually be so popr sote in his life..." Little Peanut was so amazed that he even forgot to collect homework.
It had still been a million users in the live stream just now, but after their short exchange of words, it was already over one and a half million! Too terrifying!
Audience numbers continued to increase, and the bullet messages were particrly terrifying. If there wasn''t a limit on the number of bullet messages that could be sent, it would have already be an ocean of bullet messages, drowning the entire live stream room...
From 666 and 233 in the beginning to the increasing number of fancy bullet messages now, after the start of Lord Ind''s "stewing myself in an iron pot" performance, it wasplete pandemonium on the screen.
"Stew himself in an iron pot, win millions of people! Lord Ind is awesome!"
"Almighty bullet messages! Does anyone know which ind the live streamer is on now?"
"Lord Ind has the air of a transcendent being, he must be a master!"
"Begging for Lord Ind''s Taoist name!"
A lot of people who had purely thought it was interesting at the beginning were now fanatically following Lord Ind''s live stream room as they started to pay real attention to the old man''s identity.
Standing in the pot, Taoist Guang saw more and more questions on the screen. Naturally, he wasn''t stupid; there was no way he would give out his true Taoist name, "Taoist Guang." He hadn''t evenpleted the real name authentication for his ount, so the live stream room couldn''t give himrge gifts; each user ID could only gift him a maximum of ten HNY a day, and there were some rich fans in the bullet messages who couldn''t tolerate it. Since the beginning, however, all Taoist Guang had wanted to do was purely have fun.
"Don''t panic, everyone, let me set up a fan tag. If you are interested in this old man, then get a fan tag!"
Inside the pot, Taoist Guang stretched out his hand and very quickly set up a fan tag with two words: Light Chaser...
"I can''t take it anymore! Gift!" This was from Dopey Guo. After seeing Lord Ind put out a fan tag, he instantly chose to give a gift of ten HNY to get one.
One HNY was equivalent to one hundred fan points, so ten HNY was equal to one thousand fan points... This was the minimum requirement to receive a fan tag.
Initially, the limit on gift-giving was a measure put in ce by live streaming tforms to encourage live streamers to authenticate their real names. This was because the live streaming tforms had background systems that could connect to the Ministry of Public Security''s background data to allow them to find out whether live streamers had criminal records or not.
For those who didn''t have clean records, the live streaming tforms would usually refuse to sign them on, like the live streamer who had been banned just a few days ago, Baboon...
But for live streamers who were doing it purely for fun and didn''t care about profit at all, the existence of this "gift restriction" mechanism meant nothing to them. Perhaps even the tform itself never expected that a new live streamer called "Lord Ind" would blow up overnight.
Ten HNY was peanuts, but audience numbers were massive!
Ten HNY per person was a considerable profit for the tform...
Less than ten minutes after Taoist Guang had set up the fan tag, hundreds of thousands of people had already given him gifts and be "Light Chasers"...
Super Chen couldn''t resist taking out his phone to give him a gift. "I''m going to be a Light Chaser too!"
Wang Ling: "..."
At this time, Wang Ling saw that the screen was already covered with various bullet messages reflecting this "Light Chaser" fan tag: "The Iron Pot of Light,""Refining Weapons of Light,""Survival of Light" and so on...
Little Peanut tsked. "I say, exactly what kind of person do you think this Lord Ind is?"
"Lord Ind has a mysterious identity; I think he might be a Soul Formation cultivator..." Super Chen guessed.
Little Peanut tsked again. "Are all Soul Formation seniors nowadays into pursuing self-entertainment that much? Shouldn''t they be like General Yi, and go water their flowers in their spare time? Besides, General Yi is a legendary True Immortal!"
Super Chenughed. "Do you think everyone''s realms are as high as General Yi''s? If you truly be a True Immortal and are able to appreciate the nuances of being one with nature... there is no way you would feel lonely! Anyway, I think this Lord Ind is very interesting!"
Wang Ling: "..."
At that moment, Dopey Guo suddenly swore. "Lord Ind said that he''s going to eat chicken on the live stream at noon today!"
Super Chen: "Eating Chicken of Light?!"
Dopey Guo: "It''s Time Chicken!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Little Peanut: "..."''Guang'' is also used in the word for time, ''shi guang.'' Time Chicken is a cartoon chicken from theic series ''One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes,'' which parodies ssic stories''Guang'' is the Chinese word for ''light.''These are like ''titles'' that viewers can buy to identify themselves as fans of a particr live streamer.''233'' means ''hrious.''
Chapter 431 Happy Barbeque Festival, Everyone!
It was a littlete after school today because the people who had been watching Taoist Guang''s live stream with Dopey Guo in the morning had all gotten detention. Not only that, they had gotten the whole ss into trouble. Because of the main instigators Super Chen and Dopey Guo, these two cheek gods who advocated that "being cheeky is good for your health," Teacher Pan had held an hour-long meeting after school to castigate them.
Only one person had been exempted by Teacher Pan and let off early, and that was Lotus Sun...
The students in ss did actually understand that Teacher Pan couldn''t afford to offend this Young Miss at all... What Wang Ling found most impressive was how Teacher Pan''s smiling face as she sent Lotus Sun off instantly changed when she returned to the ssroom C she flipped faces faster than flipping through a book.
Moreover, Teacher Pan even specially exined why she had let Lotus Sun leave. "Student Lotus Sun always gets good grades, is sensible and never makes trouble! Her parents personally gave me a phone call to exin the situation. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have let her off so easily, even if it was Student Lotus Sun! Am I, Pan Shengcong, the kind of person to bow and scrape to others?"
This time, Wang Ling heard everyone speak in unison in their hearts: YES!
...
The days were very long in July in Songhai city. Wang Ling left school close to half past six, but the sky was still bright and it wasn''t even sunset yet.
He followed behind Super Chen and Dopey Guo, and could hear them grumbling as they walked.
Dopey Guo: "This Old Pan didn''t give us any face at all. In all of my sixteen years of school, she''s definitely the worst teacher-in-charge I''ve ever seen! Now that she''s taken our phones away, we might never get them back..."
Super Chenughed. "It''s just over ny marks in every subject, so what? I can do that."
Dopey Guo''s jaw dropped. "When did you be so motivated?"
Super Chen: "Actually, after thinking about it, Old Pan does have her ws, but her job isn''t easy. She''s taught so many elite sses but none of them have ced very well in the district ranking. People in and outside school badmouth her behind her back, but she doesn''t care at all, and still persists in being the first person to arrive at school every morning."
When Super Chen said this, Dopey Guo was silent for a bit. Everything the other boy had said was the truth, and there could be no doubting Teacher Pan''s professional dedication.
Super Chen: "Also, think about it, during the Shuigou Sect incident, Old Pan was busy contacting parents the whole time, and for so many days, but she neverined. She might be too intense usually... but she also has her good points."
Dopey Guo frowned slightly. "What you say does sound reasonable."
Behind them, Wang Ling was a little startled; he hadpletely never expected to suddenly hear the two "cheek gods" in ss, who usuallyined about Teacher Pan the most, actually discuss her merits.
Tch...
Maybe they had drunk fake wine or taken fake medicine...
Just as Wang Ling walked out of the school gates, he saw that Super Chen had already arrived at the crossing up ahead. As if he had been jerked out of a nightmare, he was sweating profusely and gasping for breath. "Holy shit! Scared me to death!"
Dopey Guo: "???"
Super Chen: "When we left the teaching building just now, did you feel Old Pan''s gaze focused on your back?"
Dopey Guo: "No..."
Super Chen spoke in a whisper, "People at the Golden Core stage have very sharp ears! But usually it''s safe once you''re outside the school..."
Dopey Guo: "So what you said just now..."
Super Chen rubbed his jaw. "Mm, it was to ease the conscience C half of it was true!"
Looking at them from a distance, Wang Ling then saw an elegant and beautifuldy with long hair and fair skin wearing high-heeled shoes who was standing next to them.
The corners of Wang Ling''s lips twitched: "..." Wasn''t this Teacher Pan''s second form?
Because of school regtions, teachers weren''t allowed to wear heavy makeup or take any youth-retaining medication; in school, Teacher Pan usually looked like a middle-aged auntie.
However, Wang Ling had seen this youthful form of hers before!
Back then, Teacher Pan had used this form when she had paid him a home visit! The memory was still fresh in Wang Ling''s mind since the old man had made her a meal of "sweet and sour spare ribs."
But after more than half a semester in Senior Grade One... Wang Ling was still the only person to have ever seen her in this form.
...
Teacher Pan pretended not to recognize Super Chen and Dopey Guo as she stood next to them on the roadside while she secretly listened to their conversation.
Dopey Guo: "No wonder you were praising Old Pan so excessively when we were inside the school, like you''d taken bad meds."
Super Chen tsked as he hooked an arm over Dopey Guo''s shoulder. "You! We''ve beening to school early in the morning everyday to swap and copy homework for so long, why hasn''t your sense of vignce increased? But maybe it''s because my seat is closer to the door, so I''m usually more on guard..."
Dopey Guo burst outughing. "Tch, maybe you''re just paranoid?"
Super Chen: "To be honest, even now it feels like Old Pan is next to us."
Next to them, the corners of Teacher Pan''s lips twitched. "..."
...
When Wang Ling got home, he found Sheep in especially high spirits today.
Sheep was dressed in a new set of clothes: it was a purplish ck gothic dress which even came with a smallce parasol.
Today, Wang Ling had gotten Sheep to deliver that tattered Taoist robe to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. After that, thetter had directly taken her to Fatty Luo''s shop for brush-up maintenance. The clothes Sheep wore in human form had a lot to do with the paint on her framework. The better the paint quality, the purer the color, and the prettier her human clothes would be.
As for thatce parasol, it was a freebie from Fatty Luo.
It was just that the material used seemed a little familiar to Wang Ling...
Back in his room, Wang Ling texted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to let him know that Sheep had already returned home, and in passing asked about progress on the space assessment.
About five or six minutester, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied, "Hahaha! Good that she''s home! The space assessment is still in progress; activating the instrument takes time, and we need to investigate the data. Don''t worry, Brother Ling, I''ll keep an eye on it! By the way, Sheep should be very happy today, right? Fatty Luo specially made that whitece umbre!"
Wang Ling couldn''t help asking, "What''s it made of?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "The hair which Little Silver dropped at my ce."
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I heard thatst time, Little Silver was yed by Brother Loopy Toad, and the blow from getting its heart broken was especially heavy."
Wang Ling: "..."
[0] Refers to being single during Chinese romantic festivals like Qixi.
Chapter 432 Loopy Toad is Dreaming Again
This whitece umbre had actually been made from Little Silver''s holy beast hair...
Wang Ling broke out in a sweat. This could be considered making the fullest use of Little Silver''s value; in the end, a holy beast''s entire body was a treasure.
But it was in to see that Fatty Luo hadn''t put too much effort into making this whitece umbre; from the beginning, he had regarded it as a decorative magic treasure while making it. But in spite of that, thanks to Little Silver''s holy beast hair, this casually thrown togetherce umbre was still an eighth-ss holy weapon...
If they had specially plucked Little Silver''s hair to make this umbre, then that would have been too much!
Wang Ling put his bag on the table and took out a thick pile of review materials. The moment he had approached the table, Pen and Eraser these two goblins had already appeared on each of Wang Ling''s sides like a pair of door gods.
At this scene, Sheep very consciously left the room, holding thece umbre.
No one could interrupt Ling Zhenren when he was studying. This had already be the most importantmandment for all the transformed goblins in the Wang family.
When Wang Ling pulled his chair out, he discovered Loopy Toad lying under the table; it had nodded off while ying on its phone.
He nced at the screen and found that it had actually been watching Taoist Guang''s live stream. At this point in time, however, the live stream room was already dark, which indicated that Taoist Guang had already gone offline.
Wang Ling looked at the number of Taoist Guang''s live stream room subscribers.
In one short day, Taoist Guang''s live stream ID "Lord Ind" already had eight hundred thousand fans, and the number was still rising.
Even though the live stream room was dark, these eight hundred thousand "Light Chasers" were still cheerfully discussing the content of Lord Ind''s live stream today in the room.
Wang Ling had heard of the game ''eating chicken'' but had never yed it. But he had personally taken part in real-life ''eating chicken'' during the military training for six schools previously. Logically speaking, Taoist Guang''s performance when ying this type of online game for the first time definitely wouldn''t be great, but from the bullet messages that flew across the screen during the live stream, it seemed that the audience was very satisfied with it.
Wang Ling''s lips twitched; in light of the increasing number of fans...
He felt that what Taoist Guang had mentioned before about setting up nine thousand nine hundred and eighty one statues plus recruiting ny-nine thousand nine hundred and eight one disciples as the task quota for the Samsara Spirit Tribtion didn''t seem difficult... On the first day alone, eight hundred thousand people had already be "Light Chasers"!
It was just that creating statues would be slightly moreplicated...
But if Taoist Guang could win the support of a group of faithful diehard fans, nothing was impossible.
Sitting at his desk, Wang Ling very curiously opened his chat app. There were no new messages in the three-person chat group, but Taoist Guang had sent him a string of private messages. The earliest one had been sent after ten o''clockst night.
Wang Ling remembered that he had still been thinking about things at the time and hadn''t seen the message at all. He seldom received private messages, and it took a very long time for him to notice them unless someone @''ed him or used the "vibrate" function.
Of course, there were two exceptions: one was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the other was Wang Ming; they were both in Wang Ling''s "Special Attention" list.
[Messages received at 10:03st night]
The first one: Senior Ling! I''ve opened a live stream, remember to cheer me on when you''re free...
The second one: Damn! Why so many people? When I first started, there were only two or three people in the live stream room! I used my spit to crack a coconut open, then suddenly there were more than a thousand people!
Wang Ling: "..."
[Messages received at 00:06 today]
The third one: F**k! Senior Ling... it''s over one hundred thousand! I just used the "iron crotch technique" to crush two coconuts, I never thought it would attract so many subscribers...
[Messages received at 1:15 today]
The fourth one: Senior Ling, there are more and more people... this old man suddenly feels that if it continues like this, collecting believers and setting up statues don''t seem too hard to do...
Wang Ling: "..."
[Messages received at 17:02 today]
This was thetest message, which Taoist Guang had sent after his live stream.
Taoist Guang: Senior Ling, you may not believe me when I say this, but I already have eight hundred thousand fans. I asked them during the live stream just now whether they would be willing to help me set up statues... In the end, this group of people asked me if I was asking them to make model figurines. Senior Ling, what are these? How do you make them?
"..."
Reading this message, Wang Ling was stupefied.
...
Loopy Toady at Wang Ling''s feet. This time, it had fallen into a dreamscape naturally and not because of narcolepsy.
Members of the toad n seldom dreamed, so every time it had a dream, Loopy Toad would remember it very clearly. However, there was one type that felt especially real.
"A prophetic dream..."
Having experienced it once, Loopy Toad was already used to it.
It was able to maintain a clear sense of consciousness in the dream.
In the dream this time, its line of sight was fixed on something in particr and it waspletely unable to move.
But Loopy Toad was extremely familiar with the scene in its dream!
This was the Sky-Swallowing Toad n''s Hall of Valor, where statues of all the previous leaders were set up.
Wait.
So... had it be a statue?
All of a sudden, Loopy Toad was struck by something.
Out of the corner of its eye, it looked at the statue next to it. Although it didn''t have a clear view, Loopy Toad could already confirm that it was the ninth demon king of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, the ninth generation leader.
The ninth generation of the n was also the most unique one. Loopy Toad had only just been born when the eighth generation leader had died, into a n without a head.
As an official who had assisted the eighth generation leader, the ninth generation leader had been crowned following tremendous public pressure.
And so it had be the demon king of the ninth generation of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n.
Later, another demon n had invaded, and the ninth generation leader had died very tragically on the battlefield.
Since it had inherited the eighth generation leader''s bloodline, Loopy Toad remembered how it had been pushed onto the throne back then after the death of the ninth generation leader, thereby bing the tenth generation leader... For a very long time after that, after the ninth generation leader sacrificed his life in battle, the Sky-Swallowing Toad n hadn''t suffered another invasion.
It was an elder in the n who had told Loopy Toad stories about the ninth generation leader and its own father, the eighth generation leader. This elder had once served its father as an official, andter had overseen civil matters when the ninth generation leader took charge of military affairs. Furthermore, in the current Sky-Swallowing Toad n, it was the most senior elder, so the whole n called it Elder Wen.
In the dream, Loopy Toad recalled many things.
All of a sudden, it opened its eyes.
If the statue next to it was the ninth generation leader... then the statue it was currently in was actually of itself?
It was at that moment that the dreamscape changed once again.
The initially empty Hall of Valor was now filled with tens of thousands of toad n officials.
"This is the prayer ceremony?" Loopy Toad felt like it had seen this scene before, and it involuntarily recalled seeing the prayer ceremony when it was young. It was the same Hall of Valor, and simrly there were tens of thousands of important core officials kowtowing to several massive stone statues.
Loopy Toad watched as Elder Wen, standing right at the front, recited the n''s incantation...
Only members of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n understood this incantation; it was like a hometown dialect, and every demon n had its own "dialect."
Loopy Toad had never forgotten it.
As it watched Elder Wen, it suddenly jerked awake!
Under the desk, its dog fur was matted with cold sweat.
If it hadn''t heard wrong, the incantation Elder Wen had been reciting wasn''t a prayer... but a cry for help!Ĺ ''wen guan'' means ''civil servant.''
Chapter 433 Types of Internet Trolls and Their Traits
The prophetic dream felt as real as thest time, so much so that it felt like an out-of-body experience for Loopy Toad. When it woke up, it was stunned to realized that it had sweated so much that the floor was utterly wet. But for the fact that this sweat didn''t smell at all, people who saw this would definitely think that Loopy Toad had pissed itself!
The moment it had fallen into the dream, it felt that it had really be a statue.
Mn, perhaps it was already a statue now!
Six years had passed and the n officials should have already confirmed Loopy Toad''s death. In six years, they could pull down several statues and build new ones, let alone set up one extra statue in the Hall of Valor.
Agitated, Loopy Toad scratched its head. It never expected its second prophetic dream to be about the n...
Every word of Elder Wen''s cry for help couldn''t be any clearer to Loopy Toad and was like a thunderp in its ears.
After Loopy Toad''s death, the Sky-Swallowing Toad n hadn''t enthroned a new king for a very long time, and was on the verge of war with an enemy n, the Nine Nether Python n.
Loopy Toad knew that a n without a leader to guide them and an ongoingck of morale would without doubt lose in battle.
Takingrge gulps of air, it lifted its head and saw that Little Master Ling was doing his homework, so it quietlyy back down on the floor.
Honestly speaking, Loopy Toad didn''t know how to bring it up... In theory, given its current form, it already no longer had anything to do with the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, but it clearly remembered every word that Elder Wen had uttered in the Hall of Valor in its dream.
Six years and no new king...
As the most senior official in the n, Elder Wen had all along firmly believed that it was still alive.
This was hard for Loopy Toad to believe, and its heart was suddenly a tangled mix of emotions, though it couldn''t tell whether it was regret or emotional sentiment.
It had to work something out!
If it really couldn''t think of a way... it would just look for Wang Ling and sell meng...
...
It was a rare, tranquil night, and nothing was happening in the chat group.
Taoist Guang was upied with researching live streaming and garage kits, Wang Ling was busy doing revision and reading books. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was at Wang Ming''sb studying the sword qi on that Taoist robe, and Little Silver was struggling to walk out of the shadow of getting his heart broken...
Meanwhile, Father Wang was racking his brains in his study for the words to use as heunched a new round of attack against keyboard warriors.
Originally, Father Wang''s daily battle against the keyboard warriors took ce on his phone while he was on the toilet. Now that Mother Wang had forcibly switched to thermal toilets, Father Wang couldn''t sit for more than two minutes before he had to stand up C if he sat for too long, he''d only need a dash of cumin to be teppanyaki.
So he could now only sacrifice some of his time watching female live streamer Little Xuan to clear thements section of his book and do battle with the Inte trolls.
Father Wang had a lot of fans, but a lot of fans also meant a lot of trolls.
There were always trolls, no matter how well-written a book was.
Father Wang remembered when he had first started out and wasn''t that popr yet, and had encountered one or two trolls. He had enjoyed using his author ount to directly fight them. Now that he was well-known, he would pick particr keyboard warriors to fight.
Mostly he randomly trash talked the trolls on the official website. As for the ones he suspected of being water army trolls, Father Wang had already long stopped replying to them, and directly banned them permanently and deleted theirments! Out of sight, out of mind! As long as it was within his authority, he did whatever he wanted!
After grinding the mill for so many years in the online novel circle, Father Wang had gradually identified some of the traits of these Inte trolls.
Firstly, they were generally pirate users who weren''t subscribers.
When they were unhappy after reading a novel on a pirate website, they would start to disparage it. And then, as if afraid the author wouldn''t see it, they would specially register for an ount on the official website to continue mming it.
So every time Father Wang saw these troll side ounts that didn''t subscribe to any books and had an overall total of zero fan contribution points, he would sigh with regret: Why were there so many bored people in the world? Ultimately, it was the teachers who gave them too little homework!
Secondly, trolls generally liked to talk about their experiences.
This bunch of trolls were a bit stronger than those who only knew how to talk trash. They especially liked to use quotes or provide examples to demonstrate that they had read a lot of books and possessed great wisdom. They thought they were very clever and liked to make randomparative deductions in which they stepped on the author they were criticizing and praised the one they liked... Little did they know that the authors in the circle all had good rtionships with each other! They gave each other gifts and engaged in cheerful banter.
Father Wang''s conclusion about this type of Inte troll was: these guys probably had their brains switched with centa at birth, leading to stunted intelligence. Only their bodies had matured, not their brains. Truly smart and experienced people were very low-key and would never show off.
Thirdly, trolls generally didn''t finish reading the whole book before they startedmenting on it.
Actually, Father Wang saw this type of troll a lot. He felt that if you wanted toment on a book, you had to at the very least read the official version, and finish reading seventy to eighty percent of it before giving your opinion! If you paid for it, and felt that you had bought a bad product, leaving a negative review was your prerogative. But if you didn''t pay for the book and only read a meagre few chapters before starting to leave groundlessments, Father Wang felt that this type of people were losers in life.
Father Wang had seen a lot of anti-fans and Inte trolls over the years, and in fact they no longer surprised him. If he could directly ban them, he would; there was no need to trade nonsense with them. In instances where he couldn''t wield his authority, mobilizing his fans to report them also wasn''t a bad strategy.
Every time he saw someone forward a trollment in the official readers groups, he would tell his fans not to get agitated and not to hurl abuse at them: everyone sending a smiley was good enough.
People were forever people, monkeys were forever monkeys; it was stupid trying to debate with monkeys.
Of course, there was one exception, and that was when Father Wang encountered trolls that not only attacked him but also his readers.
Whether a person read official or pirated copies of a novel was actually rted to the current state of a nation. But no matter what kind of readers they were, Father Wang didn''t want his readers to be willfully attacked and trod upon by these trolls.
This was Father Wang''s bottom line...
...
In front of the screen, Father Wang lit a cigar and puffed on it.
He had just read a very interesting longment in a readers group. It had been forwarded by a loyal official reader from some pirate app. The ID of the troll who had posted thisment was "Three Vats of Meng Po Soup."
This troll perfectly encapsted all the traits mentioned above: not only had he mmed the work and the author, he had even roasted the fans. He thought that the fans who read Father Wang''s works were fourteen- to sixteen-year-old teens whose three views had yet to be formed. The most ludicrous part was when this troll voiced his suspicions at the bottom of the post that Father Wang might have brushed up his reader numbers on the pirate app!
Standing next to Father Wang, Lie Mengmeng couldn''t help eximing after he finished reading the post, "This guy has rocks in his head! What author would brush up reader numbers on a pirate app?"
Father Wangughed. "This is already more than this guy''s brain being switched with centa at birth; when he was born, his mother probably abandoned him and raised the centa in his ce..."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
"Are you going to return fire?"
"Return fire? Of course!"
Attacking him was fine, but to attack his fans C that was unforgivable!
Father Wang raised his eyebrows and his fingers flew over the keyboard.
After thinking up a Chinese couplet, he posted it.
The first line: Keyboard Big Shot Criticizes A lot
The second line: Pirate Hero Teaches Fish to Swim
The horizontal scroll: M! D! Z! Z!
Lie Mengmeng: "..."MDZZ is an online Chinese buzzword for ''dumbass.''The set-up referred to below are two vertical lines of characters separated by a horizontal line of characters.When online users are paid to post specific content online.''Keyboard warrior'' is a Chinese colloquial term to describe online users who have no qualms about judging or attacking other people online, but are not brave enough to do it in real life.
Chapter 434 Ling Zhenren Wishes Everyone A Prosperous New Year!
Father Wang''s operation actually wasn''t very surprising as it was already amon urrence for Lie Mengmeng. However, he hadn''t expected Father Wang to actually respond with his author ount this time. This troll seemed quite full of himself to Lie Mengmeng... this time, he might truly "never be forgotten."
He felt that to be a fan of Father Wang''s was a blessed thing.
But a response from Father Wang was just one thing. After all, these trolls would write thousand-wordments on pirate websites and attack Father Wang''s works and the fans who liked them. Usually, the only way to stop them was to mobilize the power of official readers and report these trolls.
But even before Father Wang rallied them, fans in the group were already riled up as they spontaneouslyunched organized "attacks" one after another in reporting the situation to customer service.
On the side, Lie Mengmeng gasped in admiration at this operation, which demonstrated the unity among fans. Given Father Wang''s status as a top guru on the website, the solidarity in his fan group was naturally indomitable.
Father Wang looked at his watch. After around five minutes, he refreshed the website and saw that all the troll''sments, including that longmentary, had disappeared.
Lie Mengmeng wiped at his sweat. "That... it''s all gone?" Too fast!
He suddenly felt a little sorry for this troll. This guy had a low IQ to begin with, and had rummaged through primary schoolnguage books to painstakingly write a thousand-word negative review. He thought no one would notice and he could do whatever he wanted by posting it on a pirate app; in the end, it was reported as soon as it was posted and then deleted.
Father Wang smiled unperturbed and puffed on his cigar. "It''s not over yet. Believe it or not, he''s going to post again."
"That''s looking for trouble; does he have so much to write about...?"
Thinking carefully, Father Wang chuckled. "I''m guessing that he might even use what he learned from Peppa Pig when he was a kid."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
After another half an hour, Father Wang refreshed the website again.
Mm... very good...
Sure enough, this troll had once again written two hundred words with difficulty.
The reply as below:
"Firstly, I really can''t afford to buy every book; rent in a first-tier city is too expensive, and I can only select which books to buy. It''s unrealistic to buy all of them, but I will buy real copies of good publications. I would never disclose the fact that I read pirate copies, but you say the author called me out? May I ask, how does he know? Does he also use the pirate app? Or was it a "true love fan" using the pirate app who ran crying andining to the author? If it''s the first case, what right do you have to criticize me? If it''s thetter, then I can only say that the author is really Lu Dongbin!"
After reading it, Lie Mengmeng scratched his head. "What does he mean by this? Why does it feel like the logic is contradictory?"
"Hey hey hey, let me analyze it for you!"
Pointing at the screen, Father Wangughed as he analyzed each individual section. "Look at his first sentence... he said: ''I really can''t afford to buy every book; rent in a first-tier city is too expensive, and I can only select which books to buy.'' The implication is: ''Rent is so high, how can you me me for reading on pirate websites? I scrimp and save and choose which books to read; I''ve read all the Four Great ssic Novels.''"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Father Wang: "Now look at this second part, he said: ''May I ask, how does he know? Does he also use the pirate app?'' The implication is: ''Aiya, I wasn''t careful and was actually found out. I thought no one would see me post trash talk. Since this book fan is part of a water army, the author is definitely a pirate user!''"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
"Mm... the following third part is actually the most hrious one: ''If it''s thetter, then I can only say that the author is really Lu Dongbin.'' The implication: ''I am a dog.''"
Lie Mengmeng couldn''t helpughing.
After he was done analyzing thement, Father Wang couldn''t help tsking. "This troll is really short on brains."
After saying this, Father Wang directly picked up the cell phone on the table and started to scroll through the address book.
Lie Mengmeng: "Brother Wang, who are you looking for?"
Father Wang answered lightly, "A doctor."
Lie Mengmeng: "Why?"
Father Wang burst outughing. "Don''t you need a vine after getting bitten by a dog?"
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
...
On the other side, at the Cultivation Academy of Science, preparations had already been made for the space assessment.
Standing in front of a huge egg-shaped ss dome, Wang Ming and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could clearly see an infinitesimal space fissure inside it.
This fissure hadn''t been caused by magic; instead, modern technology had been used to break down the space, thereby creating this minute fissure.
"Brother Wang Ming, will this work?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked curiously.
Hands in his pockets, Wang Ming nodded confidently. "No problem, this machine has already been tested several times and meets all performance requirements. However, it does take quite a while to warm up, so there''s still room for improvement."
After that, Wang Ming picked up that tattered Daoist robe which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had brought over. But just as he was about to approach the ss dome, Zhai Yin blocked him.
"Let me do it."
Zhai Yin drew in a breath; her voice was as cold as usual.
"I''ve already done so many tests, there won''t be any problems..." Wang Ming really wanted to refuse, but his attitude wasn''t as resolute as before as he tried to speak as evenly as possible
After putting on a bold face when he had used the Heavenly Materials sword previously to save that group of students in the hospital, and coupled with him overusing the Brain Deduction Technique before that, he had fallen into aa for several days.
Although he didn''t want to admit it, it was indeed Zhai Yin who had looked after him during those few days.
Wang Ming wasn''t stupid; he of course knew that Zhai Yin was interested in him. But he really couldn''t understand how he had managed to attract the attention of this female Bodhisattva.
"No!"
Zhai Yin said decisively, "Even if it''s just a small space fissure, if anything goes wrong, you will instantly be cut into pieces!"
Wang Ming: "That''s an exaggeration..."
Zhai Yin crossed her arms and looked at Wang Ming. "Either you listen to me or you terminate the experiment!"
Wang Ming didn''t feel like continuing to argue and straightaway chose to give in. "Fine fine fine, I''ll listen to you, big sister!" Saying that, he gave Zhai Yin the tattered Daoist robe.
Perfectly satisfied, she epted it and then operated the machine with practiced ease.
On the side, the young man in white was shaken at what he had heard. "Big big big... big sister?"
Wang Ming nodded, his gaze on Zhai Yin''s back. "That''s right. This person who looks like a man is in fact a big sister. Shocking, right? In our nation''s study of gender, there is no gem rarer than this big sister!"
Zhai Yin''s lips twitched when she heard this. "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked in a whisper, "Brother Wang Ming... what is your rtionship to her?"
"Rtionship?"
Wang Ming couldn''t helpughing. "Brothers, of course!"
Zhai Yin couldn''t help shaking when she heard what he said!
Behind her, Wang Ming cupped his chin and gazed at this scene with immense satisfaction, with an "I like watching you get angry, and you can''t do anything about it" air... This is from a Chinese two-part allegorical saying: ''A dog bit Lu Dongbin, a good man''s kindness is disregarded.''
Chapter 435 Cooking Inspiration
It wasn''t like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t heard of Wang Ming, but it was his first time meeting him.
From quite a while back already, he had heard Wang Ling mention him several times during their chats; each time he did, moreover, there was always some sort of unspoken resentment in his words.
It was hard to describe this tangled type of love and hate.
To be honest, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that Zhai Yin was being a little excessive... This was Brother Ling''s cousin! Even though his cultivation wasn''t as high as Brother Ling''s... how big could the gap be?
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t sensed any aura on Wang Ming either, he felt that anyone who had a connection to Brother Ling wouldn''t be so simple! Just look at the old seniors in the Wang family''s small vi; even a broli contained insight on the Heavenly Dao! Put simply, these were people who had been cultivating for several thousand years, and it wasn''t hard to see whether they were strong or not.
And so Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little unhappy at Zhai Yin''s attitude. But he couldn''t say anything, because he felt that these two right now were like a pair of lovers flirting with each other!
Standing behind Wang Ming in the research institute, it strongly felt like there was some unexinable asura field between them... too scary!
He didn''t even dare speak; in fact, he was a little afraid that a fourth person might scuttle out at that moment to loudly proim something like "I was clearly here first."
But Wang Ming and Zhai Yin were already used to this type of situation.
Taking Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s presence into ount, Wang Ming finally, for the first time ever, chose to alleviate this seemingly embarrassing atmosphere.
He exined the space assessment process. "There''s no need to doubt this machine''s performance, I carried out several tests. Do you see that fine thread-like electrical line on the outside of the ss dome? I call it a dimension line. Once it''s linked to the Daoist robe, you can obtain rough data rted to it as well as use the leftover sword qi on it to urately determine the rted dimension coordinates."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed at the dome with a slightly amazed expression. Actually, it wasn''t like he had never heard of space tracking technology, but he had thought that it would still be another century before it was possible! But Wang Ming was far more incredible than he had thought! In theory, it would take at least several hundred years to invent this scientific apparatus, but Wang Ming had actually already developed a prototype.
Although the machine did indeed take a long time to warm up, this was a small w that still couldn''t outweigh Wang Ming''s groundbreaking contribution to scientific research.
...
On the other side, Wang Ling was done reviewing his homework for the moment, and including the times when he hadn''t been able to resist checking the news on his wristwatch, it had taken him slightly under ten minutes. He had memorized the key revision points for the midterm exams which Teacher Pan had mentioned in ss today.
No matter what, study was always the most essential thing... There were even times when Wang Ling felt that the monthly tests were more important than the Three Thousand Great Spells.
The reason was very simple...
It was because man only cherished what was acquired through great effort. For Wang Ling, the Three Thousand Great Spells had been with him since young and had taken shape as he grew and his brain cells developed C the actual time he spent on cultivation was probably less than preparing for the monthly tests.
Putting down the review materials, Wang Ling took a look at the news; whether it was the private chat window or the group chat, there was nothing.
After all, Daoist Guang''s tattered Daoist robe was very old, and Wang Ling didn''t think that using a scientific apparatus to trace the leftover sword qi on the robe back to the corresponding space coordinates was an easy task.
But Wang Ling still had faith since he knew that Wang Ming had already developed a pertinent instrument for assessing space, even if it might not bepletely perfect and was just a prototype.
But Wang Ling believed that if Wang Ming couldn''t do it, then no one else on earth could!
...
After Wang Ling was done with his homework, Grandfather Wang called him toe downstairs. Previously, Grandfather Wang and the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, Jiang Haifu, who was also Wang Ling''s yearmate Jiang Bai''s father, had arranged topare their culinary skills in a match.
Since the stipted date was quickly approaching, the old man had been working as fast as possible these days to whip up a lot of new dishes as he nned to showcase his skills in front of Jiang Bai''s father. He had thus called for Wang Ling toe and sample his new dishes. This time, he had invented two brand new dishes!
The old man was actually quite a dedicated person, especially during his younger days, when he would give his all to be champion in any cooking-rted event!
After living for so long, he had never been defeated in any cookingpetition he had participated in to date!
At his emphatic request, Wang Ling, Father Wang, Mother Wang as well as Loopy Toad gathered together.
"Jiang Haifu is the head of Kitchen Knife Sect and one of the biggest names in the food and beverage industry; Kikkaro Restaurant is his family business... Dad, will you be alright?" Father Wang sat obediently at the dining table as he hesitantly voiced his doubts. He had been happily battling the troll earlier, and after cursing out the other party''s family, had been nning to curse out eighteen generations of his ancestors when the old man had called him toe downstairs.
The old man rapped the table with the metaldle in his hand. "What? Looking down on this old Kikkaro Restaurant employee? In any case, I was the head chef at their gship restaurant for over thirty years, I created a lot of their dishes!"
Father Wang was silent. "..."
Then, everyone watched as the old man lifted the lid off the first dish on the table...
It was a rich meat broth with a very clear soup; furthermore, it was overflowing with spirit power, and the aroma could lift the spirits.
Father Wang could hardly wait todle a spoonful to drink! His fatigue was actually swept away in a sh!
"What''s this, dad?" Father Wang stared at the old man like he had performed a miracle.
The old man pinched his whiskers and smiled. "To deal with an exceptional person, you naturally need to use exceptional means! You might think this is just a pot of broth, but the meat inside is actually spirit monkey guts and organs! I''ve been looking for this since before, but I never thought that my friend would be able to help me find it."
When she heard this, Mother Wang drank a mouthful of the soup, then sang its praises. "Ai? It''s really good!"
"Amazing, amazing!" Father Wang couldn''t help giving a thumbs up. "Dad, where did you get the inspiration to create these dishes?"
The old man looked at Father Wang. "Actually, cooking is simr to you writing novels, it draws from life. Wasn''t there a live streamer called Baboon who was banned two days ago? That was where I got the inspiration for this dish. I call it Baboon Head Soup."
Wang Ling: "..."
Father Wang: "Then the inspiration for the second dish..."
Grandfather Wang: "My inspiration for the first dish was from the program Man vs. Wild: Rise of the of the Baboons! And I got the idea for the second dish from the second season, Man vs. Wild: Hit The Snake At Seven Inches!"
Mother Wang and Father Wang: "..."
Grandfather Wang: "That''s why I call the second dish Snakeskin Soup!"
Wang Ling: "..."The asura is a Buddhist mythical being that at one point in tales was focused on war. The term ''asura field'' is used to describe a wretched battlefield.This refers to hitting a snake where its heart is located, thereby guaranteeing a kill.This is a line from the Japanese anime ''White Album 2'' based on a Japanese adult visual novel.
Chapter 436 Evil Sword God Steps Into the World
Space assessment required a certain amount of time. About ten minutes after connecting the Daoist robe with the dimension line, Zhai Yin separated them and returned the tattered Daoist robe to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Because he had always thought that Zhai Yin was a man, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasn''t used to changing the way he addressed her. "Brother Zhai Yin..."
"Hm?"
Under Zhai Yin''s fixed gaze, the young man in white couldn''t help wiping at his sweat with the tattered Daoist robe. "That... Miss Zhai Yin... What about the assessment result?"
Zhai Yin replied indifferently, "The dimension line has finished extracting sword qi data from the Daoist robe, but it will still take time. The assessment report wille out in twenty-four hours."
She stared at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "You can leave for today. I''ll let you know if there''s anything."
On the side, Wang Ming frowned and couldn''t help grumbling, "Twenty-four hours? So long? That shouldn''t be..."
Zhai Yin''s gaze froze. "I said twenty-four hours, so it''s twenty-four hours. Any more nonsense from you and I''ll break the machine."
The corners of Wang Ming''s mouth twitched. "Did you eat the wrong kind of meds?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Somehow Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a very strange malevolent aura around these two people... But actually, the young man in white could roughly guess why this Miss Zhai Yin was so angry.
At this time, there was no one else in the research institute except for Wang Ming and Zhai Yin. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal seemed to have heard Wang Ming mention before that all the other experts in the research institute had been dispatched to do fieldwork all over the ce this week and would only be back in two or three days.
So there was only one truth! He had be a lightbulb!
As Great Death-Courting Senior in the cultivation circle, the reason why so many people admired him, in addition to his chivalrous sense of justice, was because of his high EQ.
Even in modern cultivation society, people without emotional intelligence couldn''t survive. In this circle, learning to "read the situation" was a very important thing.
Looking at these two people''s expressions, something was definitely wrong between them... RBQRBQ...
Believing that he had interrupted their "happy time," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could only force a smile. "Then Brother Wang Ming, I''ll take my leave first for today and go back to wait for news."
Wang Ming: "Will that be alright?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head and said, "It''s fine, it''s fine, the matter between Brother Wang Ming and Miss Zhai Yin is more important..."
Wang Ming: "Ah?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal patted Wang Ming on the shoulder with the expression of one who had seen through everything. "I won''t bother you any longer, but Brother Wang Ming, when you act, you better be careful..."
Wang Ming: "???"
Speaking up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took Wang Ming aside and said in a very low voice, "I had a friend who lost control of his power before when he was doing it, and directly caused a magnitude ten earthquake... at your realm, Brother Wang Ming, it''s better to be careful when you''re ying around in the institute..."
Wang Ming: "..."
Zhai Yin: "..."
...
Standing at the entrance to the institute, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help heaving a long sigh.
He recalled how Great Senior Wang had put a broli in his bowl at the dining table in the Wang family''s small vi... At that time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already sensed how unusual the broli was by analyzing the expression in Great Senior Wang''s eyes!
And this time, he had been able to detect the unspoken secret between these two people through their expressions... Damn! He was actually a little genius!
...
At the same time, in an unknown space somewhere...
This was a grayish-ck world; the clouds were all a deep gray and it was dark everywhere.
On a craggy mountain top, a young man with long ck hair sat upright on arge ck rock.
Thick eye shadow lined the corners of his eyes, and sinister bluish-green lines spread out from his cheeks to the back of his neck, giving him a very evil air.
"Immortal Zhenyuan, you can''t trick me! The entrance to the Treasure House is here. I also know you''re here... So? Won''t youe out to meet this junior?" The evil young man closed his eyes and sneered.
His voice couldn''t be considered loud, but it was so prating that it echoed throughout the whole world. This was a powerful sonic spell. Cultivators below the Soul Formation stage would be unable to withstand this burst of spirit power, and would directly explode and die.
The young man clearly knew that there weren''t any living things in this space, but had still done this on purpose.
This was a provocation!
And most crucially, the young man felt that creating an echo as he spoke would make him look very cool! He felt that he, Evil Sword God, was a grand Almighty, so his words had to have momentum!
After a long time, however, there was no response.
He was very sure that Immortal Zhenyuan was here; even if thetter himself wasn''t in this world, he was definitely keeping a very close watch on it.
About a minuteter, the young man felt spiritual pressure fall from the sky, apanied by a restraining force, and he realized that his sonic spell had been suppressed.
"Immortal Zhenyuan... do you think with this, you can suppress my echo..."
"Can suppress my echo..."
"Suppress my echo..."
"...press my echo..."
"My echo..."
"Echo..."
Immortal Zhenyuan: "..."
...
About five minutester.
In the next moment, Evil Sword God opened his eyes and looked at the sky as he couldn''t help sneering in his heart. "There is actually a junior in this life who dares to try and use sword qi to track me down? Too ridiculous!"
Since mastering the power of Sword Dao, Evil Sword God could clearly sense the underlying pattern of sword qi; he had a very clear picture of this massive web-like grid in his mind.
"Sword,e!" Evil Sword God roared in his heart. He waved his hand, and with a boom, countless light particles converged in the air and coalesced into a purplish-ck spirit sword in his hand this was the sword at the top of the spirit sword power rankings, Heaven-Cleaving!
Sword in hand, Evil Sword God shed lightly at the air. Spirit power whistled in the primal chaos of the space, and a gap suddenly appeared.
This was a space fissure which Evil Sword God had forcibly created using the power of Sword Dao. He used it as a transmission gate, and after using sword qi to create an opening in a particr ce, he could freely visit it again whenever he wanted.
He looked up andughed loudly at the air. "Immortal Zhenyuan, after I deal with this rude junior, I will look for you again!"
"...Junior, I will look for you again!"
"I will look for you again!"
"Will look for you again!"
"Look for you again!"
"For you again!"
"You again!"
"Again..."
After that, Evil Sword God stepped into the space fissure with his sword.
Immortal Zhenyuan: "Psycho..."RBQ is a derogatory term for women who are treated as sex objects.A ''lightbulb'' in colloquial Chinese has the same meaning as ''a third wheel.''
Chapter 437 Cheat Diviner Reed’s Divination Skill
After leaving the institute, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tossed out the spirit sword that was on his back as he nned to fly home on it.
This sword which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal carried on his back was known as Brilliant Victory, which meant "ever-victorious and brilliant."
Fatty Luo hadn''t made this sword; instead, it was a sword that was handed down from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s forefathers. Usually it was in a secured state, wrapped inyers of seals like a dumpling. But this didn''t impact on its ordinary use C at the most, it just looked a little unsightly.
A bigger pain in the ass was that the spirit sword had been forged by a weaponsmith elsewhere, so when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had gotten it... its sword te number wasn''t a local one! Thus, there were flight restrictions on it during morning and evening peak hours everyday!
But the time now was just right; if he took the spirit bus home, it would waste a lot of time.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal jumped onto his spirit sword and was just about to leave when he got a phone call.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the caller ID: Cheat Diviner Reed... (he had read that correctly)
Huh? A call from Cheat Diviner?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared a little nkly at the screen. After his visit to Immortal Toya''s Chrysanthemum Ind, he had secretly found this diviner friend of his, Daoist Reed, who was nicknamed Cheat Diviner Reed because his divinations were so urate it was as if he used cheats!
Like Fatty Luo, he wasn''t part of the chat group, but was one of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s very good friends.
There would always be mavericks in any era, and there were countless weirdos in the cultivation circle. Some of them didn''t take part in chat groups, and forcing them to join didn''t make sense.
In the end, it was up to each person. Perhaps one day they would start to feel lonely, and want to join a group to chat every day, like Daoist Guang.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pressed the answer button.
Cheat Diviner Reed''s voice, which had a slight regional ent, sounded from the other end of the line. "Hello? Senior Immortal? Is that you?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Yes, Brother Reed, it''s me..." As soon as he spoke, the young man in white couldn''t help stamping his feet. Every time he talked to Cheat Diviner Reed, his own ent would alsoe out!
Afterposing himself, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, "Brother Reed, is there any news with the divination I asked you to perform?"
After leaving Chrysanthemum Ind, he had asked Cheat Diviner Reed to do a reading on Immortal Toya''s marriage prospects.
However, Daoist Reed hated marriage divination the most; it wasn''t just time-consuming, but every person who had wanted a marriage divination done would develop a mysterious confidence once they knew what their path to marriage was like.
Why were there so many douchebags, guys and girls alike, nowadays?
Daoist Reed thought that half of it might be his fault.
Hence, he wouldn''t do this type of divination at all, no matter how much more he was paid, unless you were one of his especially good friends.
Daoist Reed said, "The marriage divination... you still have to wait a bit; it''s not easy to calcte, but once it''s done it''ll definitely be very urate."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Then why did Brother Reed call me today?"
Daoist Reed: "Senior Immortal, do you remember how you gave me your birth data when you came to me for fortune-telling before?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "Mm... it seems that was the case..."
Having said that, that had been at least several hundred years ago!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal remembered that back then he had wanted to know what his fortune was like, so he had left his birth data with Daoist Reed.
And Daoist Reed had a habit of keeping the information of regr customers forter use.
Daoist Reed: "This time before I helped perform a divination for your friend, I used the wrong data, and identally used yours. I didn''t realize it until I had finished the divination..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned slightly. "Wrong?"
This was quite a low-level mistake, and it was basically impossible for a veteran diviner like Daoist Reed to make such a mistake. Generally, identally using the wrong data for fortune-telling was the type of situation that foreboded something.
Daoist Reed had pretty much the same thought as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "I thought that this mistake might be some kind of omen, so I helped you divine your luck."
"What was the result?"
"It shows that a bloody disaster is going to befall you."
"Very inauspicious?"
"Wrong! Extremely inauspicious!"
"..."
"It looks like it''s about life and death!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke into a sweat. "Did you divine wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Daoist Reed shook his head. "Impossible, I did it three times! I was also doubtful at first and wondered if there was something wrong with that round since I had helped you divine your fortune once before that, and it showed that you would be blessed in spirit and body for the next one thousand years. Thus, logically speaking, it''s indeed very unlikely for an inauspicious divination to appear now. Moreover, when I did the second and third divinations, I even used my imperial divination magic device."
Daoist Reed was very confident in the uracy of his divination. "This divination device is outstanding, and I''ve never made a mistake when I use it."
"What kind of magic device is this?"
"It''s a magic sword called Fortune-Evading Sword!"
"..."
"This sword foretells bad, not good luck. If it''s a smooth and auspicious divination, the sword won''t move at all... but the bleaker the divination, the more the sword trembles! When I tested it out for you today, this sword was like a vibrator on the highest setting!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Then Brother Reed, do you have any way to dispel it?"
Daoist Reed sighed and looked a little troubled. "If it''s very inauspicious, I still have ways... but this is extremely inauspicious... Senior Immortal, brother, I have something I don''t know whether to say or not..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Reed, feel free to say it."
Daoist Reed: "Please pay me for the divination right now! Then just wait to pass away in peace. I''m afraid that if I wait any longer, I won''t get it..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
After hanging up the phone, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed at the screen as he fell into deep thought for a long time.
To be honest, it wasn''t like he didn''t understand the implications of an extremely inauspicious divination; this was a divination of imminent death and was the kind of divination that wasn''t any different to a hospital''s notice of terminally ill patients.
But no matter how Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought about it, he couldn''t understand why he was suddenly in danger of an imminent death.
This wasn''t good...
If this was the case, he couldn''t go home now! An extremely inauspicious divination came true within twenty-four hours of the prediction! Furthermore, the bad luck would bring disaster to everything around him... If he went home now, even Little Silver might suffer!
What should he do?
Go look for Brother Ling?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to make a phone call when, with a whooshing sound, sword qi unexpectedly attacked him from afar at that moment!
This sword qi acted as a warning. It was extremely fast and brushed past Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ear, taking off a few strands of his ck hair.
Who was it?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked in the direction that the sword qi hade from.
In the moonlight, he saw a very evil-looking young man, standing high above on a street light, who was staring at him with a gloomy face.
The young man gave a sneer and said calmly, "I, am Evil Sword God..."
"Sword God..."
"God..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Psycho..."This is a homophone of the name of the Chinese TV presenter Bi Fujian.
Chapter 438 Long Johns Save His Life...
On the street light, that very evil-looking young man introduced himself in a very chuuni tone, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help directly blurting out ''psycho'' when he heard it... There was something very wrong with this guy C maybe he was a mental patient who had escaped from some mental hospital?
Senior Immortal''s imagination ran wild; he didn''t dare take this lightly. Though the young man was about ten zhang away from him, he already felt oppressed by that evil aura!
The young man in white subconsciously grasped his "Brilliant Victory sword," and realized that his hand was actually trembling...
He couldn''t help the cold sweat that ran down his cheeks C this was the first time he felt the shivers all the way down into his soul!
Letting this type of mentally ill patient run wild on the streets was bound to cause chaos!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he should probably take this person back to the hospital.
But very quickly, he suddenly recalled the Daoist name that this evil young man had introduced himself with.
Hm...
Evil Sword God...
Sword God...
God...
"F**k! This guy is Evil Sword God!"
Because of the evil young man''s spastic self-introduction, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s neurons had taken a long time to process it before he was finally struck with realization.
But why had Evil Sword God suddenly shown up here?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal grit his teeth and looked up again at the street light that Evil Sword God was standing on. But at that moment, Evil Sword God had already disappeared!
The next moment, there was a hand on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s shoulder, and a voice that inspired terror in the depths of the soul asked, "Looking for me?"
This speed... Was this a teleportation spell?
Shocked, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tilted his head, but could only see half the evil young man''s face and the sinister smile on it. "Bold junior, you have the guts to try and track sword qi back to me? I''ll get rid of half your shoulder first..."
The next moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a great pressure on his right shoulder as a ball of demonic energy coalesced in Evil Sword God''s hand.
At the same time, a voice resounded in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s mind. "This ball of spirit power contains the Sword Dao qi of my Heaven-Cleaving sword; anyone under Itinerant Immortal level will be permanently wounded, and not even divine medicine will help."
After that, with a loud "bang," the ball of spirit power which contained evil sword qi exploded.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was directly thrown off his feet by the explosion, and he flew several kilometers before hitting the ground from the violent attack.
Contrary to expectations, he wasn''t bleeding; the ball of spirit power had unexpectedly only burned a hole in the outside Daoist robe of this young man in white.
"Hm?"
Evil Sword God stared at this scene from a distance. The situation was a little outside his expectations.
"That was dangerous..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was sweating a little. His white Daoist robe had been destroyed... This was thetest in high fashion from Armani! Because it was too expensive, he had only bought two sets and had nned to regrly switch them out!
But one of them was now directly written off!
When he shifted, the basketball-sized hole in the shoulder of his white Daoist robe revealed the long johns that Mother Wang had given him.
These long johns had obviously been enchanted by Wang Ling!
Had it not been for the power it contained, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was well aware that he would have been severely injured by such an explosion.
At that moment, the young man in white could also already guess why Evil Sword God was looking for him.
Since they could use the Daoist robe which Daoist Guang had left behind to track the remnants of the sword qi on it back to Evil Sword God, then naturally, he could also use it to find them.
Previously, the Daoist robe had been sealed away, and Evil Sword God had already thought that Daoist Guang was dead, so he had stopped hunting him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t expected Evil Sword God to be alerted by the reverse tracking of sword qi.
In the end, he was the one who had been careless!
Evil Sword God had currently already mastered the power of Sword Dao, one of the Three Thousand Great Spells, and was especially sensitive to Sword Dao. He could even clearly grasp sword qi as an intangible form.
Thinking back carefully, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled that when he had been at the research institute earlier, he had apparently used that tattered Daoist robe to wipe at his sweat...
It was most likely at that moment that his body had be contaminated with the residual sword qi!
"A single slip, a lifetime of regret!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt extremely remorseful.
Looking at the situation, he already knew he wasn''t strong enough to fight back, so he could only think of a way to look for Wang Ling first.
Thinking this, he immediately stepped onto his Brilliant Victory sword and flew at heaven-defying speed in the direction of the Wang family''s small vi.
Evil Sword God''s technique was too strong. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had barely stepped on his sword when he realized that all the electronic equipment he was carrying on him had been destroyed by the other party''s overflowing sword qi.
It wasn''t just that; actually, when Evil Sword God had put his hand on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s shoulder just now...
The instant he had discharged the spirit power, all the street lights had instantly gone out, turning everything pitch ck.
All the electronic equipment in the nearby area, including cars driving on the road, instantly stopped working,pletely wrecked by the evil sword qi!
...
In the darkness, Evil Sword God opened his eyes, and his pupils glowed a faint purple, creating a very mystical air.
Interesting... Evil Sword God sneered. He hadn''t expected the young man in white to actually be unharmed by his move earlier. This proved that the armor that the young man was wearing under his Daoist robe wasn''t of inferior workmanship.
Evil Sword God looked in the direction that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had escaped, and his eyes focused on the spirit sword under Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s feet.
Although the sword was wrapped inyers of seals, it gave him a very familiar feeling.
The reason why his shizun Fan Rui, who was also called by his Daoist name Heavenly Sword Immortal, had towered famously for thousands of years in Sword Dao, was because of his dual sword technique! And he had had the two swords that were widely acimed by the people as great divine swords!
One was called Heaven-Cleaving, which topped the spirit swords power rankings, and which was also the sword that Evil Sword God had seized and now wielded.
The other was called Brilliant Victory, which topped the spirit swords defense rankings; it was extremely strong at parrying attacks and had powerful defensive attributes.
After he had murdered his shifu back then and snatched Heaven-Cleaving from thetter''s hand, he had been looking for Brilliant Victory ever since...
Even though Brilliant Victory''s aura was wrapped inyers of seals, he had still been able to detect the scent it emitted when he had gotten close to it earlier.
"That''s definitely it..."
Evil Sword God stuck out his long pointed tongue and licked his lips.
Originally he had just wanted toe out to teach the junior, who had the guts to track his aura through sword qi, a lesson, but who would have thought he would have inadvertently discovered Brilliant Victory sword''s whereabouts.
But... why was the Brilliant Victory sword in this person''s hands?
Evil Sword God let out a sinisterugh.
Forget it, catch this person first!
No one could escape from him...
Chapter 439 Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals Death?
It would take less than fifteen minutes at top speed to reach the Wang family''s small vi in a straight line.
But now, it was impossible for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to take this type of direct route. Considering Evil Sword God''s brutal nature, he didn''t want to get innocent passersby involved. Thus, he took the long way round and steered his Bright Victory sword through sparsely popted areas.
But in doing so, he would only reach the Wang family''s small vi in forty minutes.
Whether he lived or died today would depend on this forty minutes.
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal only hoped that he wouldn''t be pulled up by the traffic police; he was already over the speed limit given how fast he was flying. Being waid by the police and getting demerits, a fine or his driving license revoked were all small things, but if Evil Sword God interfered, more innocent people would suffer.
From beginning to end, Evil Sword God didn''t make a move. The demonic purple light in his eyes started to glow. This was a technique he called "Looking at the Horizon with One Eye," which was also a move in the Purple Investigative Demon Eye style.
Back then, after killing his shifu with his own hands, his second stop had been the Tang Sect, which had had a good rtionship with his shifu. He had found Tang Shijiu, the master disciple of the neenth generation of the Tang Sect at the time, and had plucked out his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes before fixing them in his own eye sockets as if he was changing cosmetic contact lenses.
With this pair of magic eyes and this "Looking at the Horizon with One Eye" pupil technique, he could see very far away.
"Headed where there aren''t a lot of people? Good idea. Unfortunately, it''s useless." Evil Sword God sneered in his heart. Standing in ce and with one hand behind his back, he shed at the air with his other hand.
"Interesting fellow. But in my eyes, you''re still just a mongrel cultivator."
Opening the space fissure, he calcted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s escape route and then stepped into the gap before disappearing.
Speeding through the air, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly felt nervous. He thought he had already fled far enough, but the pressure which Evil Sword God had been exerting all along had yet to disappear.
It was as if a pair of eyes were boring into his back.
He had to hold on! Until he got to Brother Ling!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gritted his teeth, turned around, and threw out a number of ck grenades in session as he recited a spell: "Skybomb Grenade, Enhanced Version!" In a sh, there was the sound of explosions, and in a split second, the sky was filled with smog for thousands of miles around!
Boom boom boom...
The enhanced version of the Skybomb Grenade was deafening, and the dense smog it created wasn''t an ordinary one at all as it could blind people momentarily!
When Evil Sword God passed through the void, tore open the space fissure, and walked out, he immediately found himself wrapped in smog.
"Skybomb Grenade?" Evil Sword God hmphed coldly. He didn''t make anyrge movements, and his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes started to spin again as he roared furiously, "Junior! You think this mere blinding smog can stop me?"
"Can stop me..."
"Stop me..."
"Me..."
The next moment, two beams of light shot out of his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes like magic dragons and pierced straight through this smog!
Hu Hu! Two sounds! The magic dragons released from the Purple Investigative Demon Eyes surged through and dispelled the thousands of miles of smog.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw this scene, he was shocked. His Skybomb Grenade was an ancestral secret weapon. Back then, his ancestor''s godfather had been a descendant of the Tang Sect who had specifically made improvements to the Skybomb Grenade! An ordinary Skybomb Grenade was more than enough to fight against a Perfected Being, and the enhanced version now could dy even a True Immortal on the hunt. At the very least, it should slow one down for a while and buy some time!
He had already used the remaining four enhanced Skybomb Grenades he was carrying!
However, Evil Sword God had actually been able to handle the situation so easily, directly overlooking the vast dense smog.
Combined with this troublesome power of Sword Dao, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal judged that Evil Sword God''s overall battle strength had already surpassed True Immortal level! It was very likely already infinitely close to Venerated Immortal level!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was sweating copiously as he fled.
He sighed in his heart and felt a touch of despair.
Was this the despair that stemmed from an extremely inauspicious divination?
Indeed, since ancient times, it seemed that he had never heard of anyone who had received an extremely inauspicious prediction ever escaping it smoothly.
The young man in white stopped fleeing and looked in the direction of the Wang family''s small vi.
He still had fully half a way to go to the Wang family''s small vi... It was already toote for him to run!
Evil Sword God had already caught up to him from behind. Pointing his sword at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, he couldn''t help sneering. "Mongrel cultivator! Giving up already?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned around in the air, his body trembling uncontrobly. The gap between their realms was really too big! No one would be able to bear it!
The only reason he was able to stand in the air without toppling over waspletely due to the long johns.
Otherwise, he didn''t have the wherewithal to speak with Evil Sword God on an equal footing. But even if it was someone else with the same realm, they might not even be able to straighten their legs under such powerful spiritual pressure.
"Junior has long heard of Lord Evil Sword God''s power; today, junior humbly concedes defeat!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, fists clenched.
"Little junior! It''s no use trying to buy time. No one I''ve wanted to kill has ever escaped me." Evil Sword God pointed the sword at him as demonic overbearing sword qi swirled in the air. "Mongrel cultivator! Let me ask you, what manner of thing is that armor you''re wearing inside? If you tell me the truth, I''ll give you a slightly happier death!"
"There is a person called Wang Ling," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered. "He was the one who made the armor I''m wearing, and he''s not far away; if Senior Evil Sword God is willing to call for him out loud, he will definitely hear you..."
Things had alreadye to this point, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that he couldn''t escape, but he still had onest ray of hope. "Why don''t you call for him?"
"???"
After staring nkly for a moment, Evil Sword God couldn''t help guffawing. "In the end you really are just a mongrel cultivator, actually selling your friend out so easily... rest assured, I will definitely call for him!"
He could tell that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasn''t lying. The Purple Investigative Demon Eyes could detect subtle changes in the expression on a person''s face, so if the other party was lying, he would be able to tell immediately.
He pointed the sword at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Rest assured! After I kill you, your friend will apany you very soon in hell!"
With that, Evil Sword God raised his hand, and as the Heaven-Cleaving sword flew from it, the space around the sword cracked inch by inch!
It was all over...
In the final moments of his life, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt very calm in his mind.
In the fierce light of the sword, he saw an illusion.
If felt like he saw Wang Ling...
Utterly incapable of withstanding the attack, he couldn''t even see the shadow of the Heaven-Cleaving sword...
The next moment, the Heaven-Cleaving sword had pierced him, and the power of Sword Dao exploded in his body, turning it into bloody mist...
"Tch! In in the end you''re just a mongrel cultivator! You couldn''t even withstand a single blow!"
Evil Sword God sneered and stretched out his hand to call that Brilliant Victory sword to him. When it was in his grasp, he used the Thousand-Li Telepathy Technique to howl, "Wang Ling! Where is mongrel cultivator Wang Ling?! Mongrel cultivator Wang Ling! Come out and face death!"
"Come out and face death..."
"Out and face death..."
"And face death..."
But at this point, the echo was abruptly cut off!
Because in the next moment, Evil Sword God saw a teenager that at some point had appeared and who was now standing opposite him.
Furthermore, without saying anything, this teenager made one move, and instantly appeared right in front of Evil Sword God.
Evil Sword God finally broke out in a cold sweat... because he realized that his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes had beenpletely unable to catch his movements!
Evil Sword God stared at him. "So you are mongrel..."
Before he could finish, Wang Ling aimed a p at him.
Evil Sword God sneered. "Hmph! A petty trick!"
He stretched out his arm to ward it off.
However...
The next moment, there was the loud sound of arm bones breaking.
The pnded with pinpoint uracy on Evil Sword God''s face.
He gave a miserable shriek as he felt unimaginable pain in his face. Blood sprayed from his nose, his teeth were sent flying, and his eyes were as wide as they could go with extreme fear...
He directly turned into a meteor as Wang Ling smacked him down to earth from ten thousand meters up in the air!
Wang Ling''s p didn''t make any sense whatsoever... This is adapted from the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, with the Chinese words for ''investigate'' and ''extreme'' being homonyms, ''ji.'' The Purple Extreme Demon Eye is a technique used by Tang San, the protagonist of the xuanhuan novel "Douluo Dalu."
Chapter 440 When Fighting, Be a Little Less Complicated...
In the instant that Evil Sword God was directly smacked into the ground, a saying came to mind: pushed a third into the ground...
Wang Ling fixed his gaze on that deep man-shaped depression in the ground, green smoke still wafting from his palm.
Actually, when he had still been at home earlier, he had been aware of feeling a little uneasy; it was a pity that he had been one step toote.
This p was to teach Evil Sword God a lesson for his arrogance, and Wang Ling hadn''t used all of his strength.
That was because Wang Ling thought that this devil dying from just one p would be going too easy on him...
Wang Ling hovered in the air. When he had pped Evil Sword God, his intrinsic spirit field had already covered their surroundings at the same time, forming an independent space separated from the real world to prevent bystanders from being swept up in the battle.
Evil Sword God crawled out of the hole with a swollen bleeding face, and it twitched slightly with more shock than anger.
He stared at Wang Ling...
Itinerant Immortal?
No... judging from realm and aura alone, the young man in front of Evil Sword God was indeed without doubt an Itinerant Immortal, but he should definitely be stronger than that.
For a mere Itinerant Immortal to wreck him to this extent with a single p really wasn''t scientific...
Evil Sword God raised his eyes and reached out to stroke his cheek. A purple light glowed in his hand and the swelling on his face was almost instantly healed.
Jumping out of the pit, he looked at his surroundings and found that thendscape had changed. Because of his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes, he was well aware that this wasn''t an illusion, but a real scene that old-fashioned stone sculpture, the dozen or so palm trees clinging stubbornly to life, the school building behind him that looked like it had been renovated many times... everything was without doubt real.
And at that very moment, that youngster who had smacked him into the ground with a single p appeared on the old stone sculpture to look down on him.
"Discharging an intrinsic spirit field straightaway..." Evil Sword God''s eyes darkened; this young mongrel cultivator wasn''t as simple as he had expected.
In addition to exhibiting tremendous power beyond his own realm, he could instantly discharge an intrinsic spirit field, something that originally could only be done by True Immortals.
From all of this, it was clear that the youngster''s strength was unusual.
"Ah... was I careless?" Thinking this, Evil Sword God clutched his stomach and started tough hard as if he had lost his mind.
It had been so many years...
It had already been too long since he hadst tasted pain. Wang Ling''s p had roused him, and he could feel the evil in his blood roil incessantly throughout his whole body.
"Mongrel cultivator, well done! You''ve seeded in drawing my interest! The junior I killed earlier had the guts to track the sword qi back to me, and I considered it a provocation!"
Evil Sword God held the Brilliant Victory sword in his left hand and the Heaven-Cleaving sword in his right hand. Then he raised his right arm and pointed the sword at Wang Ling. "Since you are his friend and you''ve shown me great disrespect, you should be punished the same way! Not just you! When I cut you up into eight pieces, I''ll steal your soul, and kill your family and friends one by one!"
Hearing this, Wang Ling took a deep breath.
Speaking up to this point, Evil Sword God looked around with considerable disdain and snorted. "Hmph! How can this mere intrinsic spirit field stop me?"
He was very confident and believed that he had just been careless earlier; at that time, he hadn''t exhibited any defensive measures and had only used his body to ward off the attack. Due to his inattention, he had suffered a great loss.
Now that he was serious, he felt his evil nature surge up C Wang Ling''s p had roused his battle spirit!
Not only that, he now had both Heaven-Cleaving and Brilliant Victory, the two spirit swords that had both powerful offensive and defensive abilities in the ranking list of spirit swords, which made him even more powerful than before.
"Mongrel cultivator... from the moment I seized this Brilliant Victory sword, the game was already over!"
The next moment, Evil Sword God attacked again!
"Mongrel cultivator, die!"
He moved in a sh like lightning, and even though he was in Wang Ling''s intrinsic spirit field, he was still very quick!
With the two swords in hand, he split into a dazzling and dizzying number of clones as he advanced on the old stone sculpture which Wang Ling was standing on.
Looking at this scene, Wang Ling sighed in his heart. He didn''t quite understand why the higher a person''s realm was nowadays, the more fond they were of performing stunts in battle.
This kind of showy attack style wasn''t just a headache; from what Wang Ling could see, it didn''t y any key role in reversing the final oue of the battle.
So, wasn''t it fine to be lessplicated...
Watching Evil Sword God charge over and split into more and more shadow clones, Wang Ling''s eyes remained fixed on the other party''s original body.
Then, he raised his hand as he prepared to deliver a second p...
Hm...
Evil Sword God''s original body was getting closer...
The next moment, a figure appeared in front of Wang Ling.
Wang Ling, however,pletely ignored it.
His face was indifferent and expressionless.
"Go to hell! Mongrel cultivator!" At this moment, Evil Sword God''s original body appeared behind him.
On the old stone sculpture, Wang Ling turned his body...
Bam!
Like ying golf, the second pnded on Evil Sword God''s face with urate precision once again!
That tremendous force was almost like being crushed under a roller, and half of his face directly caved in.
Wang Ling sent Evil Sword God flying again!
It was a different start but the oue was still the same; history had a remarkable way of repeating itself...
Evil Sword had already been thrown through the school building in the intrinsic spirit field, Wang Ling''s p sending him smashing directly through a number of ssrooms and the toilets in passing in the main building... When he finally flew out, he had a toilet tank on his head.
Wang Ling stared at him, his posture rxed. He waved his hand and called the two swords next to Evil Sword God to his hands with the Gravitation Spell.
"How is this possible..."
Evil Sword God climbed to his feet on the sports field, his face bloody as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
He had beenpletely thrashed!
...
Meanwhile, Wang Ling turned his head to look elsewhere in the air.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had been turned into a bloody mist by the power of Sword Dao earlier, was already taking shape once more; even the long johns and the white Daoist robe he had been wearing were perfectly restored. With the extraordinary effects of the Soul Suppression Ring, he was directly resurrected on the spot without a hair out of ce!
When Wang Ling had rushed here earlier, he had already sensed that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t really died because he could feel that the spirit sword contract between the Brilliant Victory sword and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had yet to be broken.
Of the ten Soul Suppression Rings which he had refined by referring to Eight sses of Divine Weapons and using the Great Weapon-Refining Spell, only Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ring was the most unique while the rest were third-ss holy weapons on average.
In addition to being able to amodate a soul space, the most important ability the Soul Suppression Ring had was to preserve a soul and prevent it from dispersing; after two minutes, the soul would act as a foundation for the formation of a new physical body in a resurrection process.
This was a genuine resurrection ring.
The difference was that the third-ss Soul Suppression Rings which the others had could only perform resurrections twice.
But the one that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in his hand was a world-defying magic treasure...
As long as the ring wasn''t destroyed...
Theoretically, it could...
Perform unlimited resurrections... A literal trantion of the phrase , which is adapted from the phrase ľ, which literally trantes to ''pushed a third into the wood,'' but as a idiom refers to profound knowledge or understanding.
Chapter 441 Cut Him Down!
Returning to the moment when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been stabbed by the Heaven-Cleaving sword with the power of Sword Dao and had thoroughly exploded into a bloody mist...
In that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that it would hurt a lot, but in fact, he actually didn''t feel any pain... His physical body was alreadypletely pulverized as the power of Sword Dao pushed through his muscles and veins without even leaving a pulp of flesh behind as hepletely disintegrated into a ball of bloody mist.
However, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal discovered that his soul was actually intact and wlessly preserved.
As a soul, he realized he was intangible as he floated in the air. However, the scene before his eyes was still vivid to him.
After Evil Sword God let out a few roars, Wang Ling appeared in the blink of an eye, and with a single p, had whipped Evil Sword God soundly...
Too strong!
Sure enough, Brother Ling''s strength was even more terrifying than he had imagined!
But what was going on here?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t quite understand. Reasonably speaking, the might of the Heaven-Cleaving sword, which could almost be called a divine sword, supported by the power of Sword Dao, would instantly destroy a soul, not to mention a physical body.
But the oue was contrary to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expectations as he discovered that his soul wasn''t the least bit injured...
Furthermore, after some time, he realized that the bloody mist drifting in the air was actually re-coalescing; his meridians were being reconstructed and his physical body was being reshaped bit by bit as a brand new Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal came together once more, just like with the legendary Blood Escape Great Spell.
More than that, even his clothes were restored!
Perfect resurrection?
It was only at this moment that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that tremendous spirit power was bubbling forth from the Soul Suppression Ring on the ring finger of his left hand! This was the spirit power generated by the special force of this magic ring that had protected his soul and prevented it from being extinguished by the Heaven-Cleaving sword, thereby allowing his corporeal body to be reformed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing. If this was the extremely inauspicious cmity that was destined to befall him, then the Soul Suppression Ring had helped him sessfully ovee it.
People seldom encountered extremely inauspicious cmities in their lifetimes. When they did, the probability of beating the odds could be said to be almost negligible.
This was precisely the reason why when Cheat Diviner Reed had read his fortune, he had thought that there was no hope for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
It looked like he owed Brother Ling an enormous favor yet again!
After his body was reconstituted and he waspletely resurrected, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing in his heart.
Had it not been for this ring, it was very likely he wouldn''t have been able to ovee this cmity.
When he was brought back to life, Evil Sword God had already been directly sent flying by Wang Ling''s second p as he hit the sports field with a boom; when he had flown out of the school building before that, there had actually been a school toilet tank on his head...
...
Evil Sword God climbed up from the ground; he was shivering all over, and even his knees were trembling uncontrobly.
He was both scared and pissed off...
When had he, Ten-Meter Sword God, ever been humiliated like this?
Not only hadn''t he had the strength to retaliate against these two ps; even his two spirit swords had been seized by the other party. This was absolute humiliation, and for the first time ever, Evil Sword God felt ashamed!
Shivering, he grit his teeth and obstinately stood up. His entire body trembled and he was bleeding from all the seven orifices of his head, dark red blood dripping from the gaps between his teeth... Even his front teeth were gone.
This youngster definitely wasn''t just an Itinerant Immortal.
Evil Sword God was already certain on this point.
To inflict this type of damage on him with these two ps alone, he was absolutely not an ordinary person.
But he was unwilling to admit defeat. He was Evil Sword God, and from the moment he had stepped out into the world, he had struck terror in the heart of society at all levels. No one he wanted to kill had ever escaped him. Had he ever been humiliated like this before?
However, when he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had already turned into a ball of bloody mist in the air earlier,pletely resurrected after his corporeal body reformed, he had a rare shocked expression on his face.
"That''s impossible! How can that be!" Evil Sword God grit his teeth. Given the strength of the young man in white, it was absolutely impossible for him to harbor surplus energy for a resurrection technique. His Heaven-Cleaving sword was mixed with the formidable power of Sword Dao, which was a heavenlyw among the Three Thousand Great Spells. When its power flowed through a person''s body, it was almost on par with divine punishment, and in a blink of an eye, the soul would disintegratepletely, let alone the corporeal body.
This way, nothing was left behind to bury. Evil Sword God didn''t know how many people he had killed with this method; as far as he knew, no one had ever survived it.
So...
Who the hell knew what he was experiencing today.
He gazed at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had beenpletely resurrected; even his clothes had been perfectly restored, as if time had turned back.
At that moment, Evil Sword God felt very solemn and calm. "No matter what, I must respond with my most powerful technique in this fight; I won''t hold back any longer. When shizun Sword Immortal Fan Rui chose Senior Brother Yi Jianchuan as his sessor, that was when all my resentment started... All these years, I''ve been training hard in my sword skills and cultivated Sword Dao. I believe senior brother is already no longer my opponent. However..."
Evil Sword God realized at that very moment that he had run into an even greater challenge than a confrontation with his Senior Brother General Yi Jianchuan.
Everything he had done back then had been purely for the sake of proving his strength. He had killed his shifu and had practiced his sword skills diligently in order to be able to kill his Senior Brother Yi Jianchuan one day in a single move.
But today, it was obvious that he had run into an even greater opponent.
Evil Sword God took a deep breath and quickly calmed his thoughts.
Whatever the case, he had to get serious.
...
Evil Sword God stood up and True Immortal spirit power surged over his entire body to visibly and swiftly heal his injuries.
In a lot of cases when one side was at a disadvantage, especially inbat, many people would choose to take elixirs in order to be able to continue fighting. But Evil Sword God was different as his pride wouldn''t allow him to do so.
He thought he was almost invincible in the art of Sword Dao and no one could surpass him in it!
"Sword spirit contract!" He performed hand seals to forcibly control the power of the contract.
The Heaven-Cleaving sword in Wang Ling''s hand instantly turned into light particles that re-coalesced in Evil Sword God''s hand.
Although Wang Ling had seized the two spirit swords, he hadn''t erased the power of their contracts, and Evil Sword God had taken advantage of this fact.
But none of this mattered...
Wang Ling could see that this Evil Sword God was confident in the art of Sword Dao. Since that was the case, he should also use the same art of Sword Dao in a counterattack, and splendidly crush the confidence of this type of person.
"Brother Ling..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, "What should we do now?"
Wang Ling reached out and a space fissure straightaway appeared in the air.
He then directly pulled a peach wood spirit sword out of the fissure...
Without saying anything, Wang Ling directly tossed Jingke into Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hands...
The instant he received Jingke, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hands trembled.
Go cut him down...
Wang Ling pointed straight at Evil Sword God and spoke telepathically to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He didn''t say any unnecessary rubbish.
If Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t hack him to death... it could be considered his defeat!A special technique derived from a hidden mission in the Chinese mobile game "AskTao."
Chapter 442 What Does it Feel Like to Hold a Big Shot?
If someone hade over at that moment to ask Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: What on earth does it feel like to hold a big shot...?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would definitely be speechless. Actually, he had wanted to ask Wang Ling before if he could borrow Jingke for a mission. However, after the battle at Immortal Mansion, he hadpletely given up on the idea.
That battle had ended with a crushing one-sided victory for Jingke... This was a true "bigwig sword."
Holding Jingke at that very moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart was trembling. "Brother Ling... is this really okay?"
Wang Ling retreated behind him and patted his shoulder gently without saying a word. He then directly returned to the ground, leaving the battle in the air to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Evil Sword God.
Why wasn''t he taking part?
The reason was very simple.
That was because it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s disastrous fate to encounter Evil Sword God. If he wanted to pass through this cmity, he had to be the one to personally end things himself.
"Brother Ling, I was thinking, maybe we should use a more peaceful way to settle this fight? Like sitting down and having a cup of tea... chat with one another?" There was some helplessness in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s face as he held Jingke... It felt like there had been a sudden change in style thesest few days!
To be honest, the moment his fingers had closed around Jingke, he had already known what the oue of this battle was going to be.
Evil Sword God had mostly recovered from his injuries thanks to the effect of True Immortal spirit power, though the traces of blood at the corners of his mouth had yet to dry.
It could only be said that he was in the end a genuine True Immortal. Even when he was in someone else''s intrinsic spirit field, he still had spirit power as boundless as the sea inside him.
A wooden sword?
No... This was definitely a trick!
Looking at the sword in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hand, Evil Sword God''s lips instantly twitched. "Where did your friend get this sword?"
After experiencing those two ps, Evil Sword God thought he already had an estimate of the boy''s strength. When he had watched the boy pull the peach wood sword out of the space fissure earlier, it didn''t take a genius to know that this wasn''t some ordinary trash.
And as one of Wang Ling''s best friends, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew about Jingke''s origin.
The young man in white thought for a moment before replying, "Well... This is a kid''s peach wood sword for teaching, bought from the flower and bird market for 998 HNY."
"Mongrel cultivator! Are you making fun of me?" Evil Sword God hovered high in the air, his hand gripping the Heaven-Cleaving sword which was enveloped in demonic purple sword qi.
He pointed the sword in front of him. "Do you know why I was granted the title ''Ten-Meter Sword God''?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
Wang Ling sat cross-legged on the ground in a light and rxed posture. He folded his arms calmly. He knew everything that was going on in the intrinsic spirit field without needing to look up.
He more or less knew what Evil Sword God wanted to say. Although thetter had already mastered the "Great Sword Dao Spell" and had learned to use the power of Sword Dao, each person''s perception of Sword Dao was different.
Ten-Meter Sword God?
Had Evil Sword God mastered a consummate skill of Sword Dao which could kill anyone within ten meters?
Wang Ling cupped his chin and pondered while he watched Evil Sword Godugh wildly. "A True Immortal can mold an intrinsic spirit field into shape, but my intrinsic spirit field is different from theirs: anything that is within a range of ten meters is part of my intrinsic spirit field, constructed with the power of Sword Dao. In other words... As long as I maximize the power of Sword Dao, in close fighting quarters with a range of ten meters, I''m invincible!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
The scene fell into silence at this exnation.
Both Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched as they felt helpless to ridicule him.
So this was how the title "Ten-Meter Sword God" hade about? What kind of sham was the power of Sword Dao?!
If he was invincible while fighting at close quarters within ten meters, did it mean that they could win as long as they were out of bounds?
"..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help wiping at his sweat. As expected, this Evil Sword God wasn''t an ordinary person...
On the other side, extremely confident that he was unrivalled in close rangebat of ten meters, Evil Sword God pointed the tip of his sword at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Don''t think of relying on long range attacks to escape. I''ve cultivated the Teleportation Spell for many years; once the power of Sword Dao is activated, I''ll stick to you like glue... No one can escape from me!"
Then he continued in a deep voice, "Today, I''m going to erase both you and your friend! Then I''ll pull out your souls to torture you in the most ruthless ways!"
He guessed that the young man in white, who he had killed earlier, might have some kind of resurrection magic treasure on him that could trade a life for a life. It wasn''t as if such a magic treasure didn''t exist in the cultivation world, but it was almost priceless. The young man had already used it once, thus Evil Sword God was now very sure that as long as this young man in white died one more time like before, there was no way he could be resurrected again.
In this world, how could there be a magic treasure able to resurrect people infinitely? Besides, this man wasn''t an Ajin! Infinite resurrection or whatever didn''t exist!
"Mongrel cultivator, die!" Evil Sword God made a move, and the purple sword qi hovering around the Heaven-Cleaving sword turned into a pir of qi around it!
The image of a human skeleton coalesced behind Evil Sword God. It was tens of zhang tall and wearing armor. This was the sword spirit of the Heaven-Cleaving sword!
Wang Ling could tell at a nce that this armor was the power of Sword Dao that had converged together to take this shape.
The sword spirit had appeared, coupled with the armor on this skeleton whichbined the power of Sword Dao and True Immortal spirit power... Evil Sword God was already exhibiting the full force of the power of Sword Dao,pletely holding nothing back.
But the look on Wang Ling''s face didn''t change. The moment he had summoned Jingke and tossed it over to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the game was already over.
"Die!" Evil Sword God clenched his teeth as the power of Sword Dao surged through his body. The air cracked open and copsed as the space simply wasn''t able to endure the mighty oppression of Evil Sword God''s power of Sword Dao at one hundred percent.
The hell! What should he do?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had never seen such a thing before. Given his current realm, it was impossible for him to fight against a True Immortal who was at full strength.
"This is my most powerful attack. Go to hell!" Evil Sword God shouted.
As he wielded the Heaven-Cleaving sword, the sword spirit behind him stretched out its hand to the sky at the same time. Tremendous sword light hovered over the skeleton sword spirit, and this demonic purple sword light turned into a beam of light thatunched itself at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal with a bang like a cannon.
"Hyper Beam!"
In that moment, a gale was stirred up, the space crumbled, and everything in the wake of that beam broke apart. This was an unstoppable force.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that he had the Soul Suppression Ring to protect him and he probably wouldn''t be killed, but if that beam of light hit him, he felt that not even a bloody mist would be left behind...
With this beam, there might not even be g left.
But in the next moment, he realized that his body was actually moving on its own.
"Lord Jingke?"
He was shocked as the bigwig in his hand actually pulled him along as it moved... and dashed forward to meet this Hyper Beam head-on!Hyper Beam is a powerful Pokemon attack that takes the form of a beam of light.From the manga of the same name, Ajins have extreme regenerative abilities that trigger upon death or mortal injury, allowing them topletely recover from their wounds in a matter of seconds.
Chapter 443 Evil Sword God Doubts Life
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t expected the bigwig in his hand to be so fierce. Although it knew that Evil Sword God was near invincible in a range of ten meters, it still took him flying across the sky.
In contrast to the roiling demonic purple sword qi on the other side, when Jingke moved, easily taking Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal along with it, there weren''t any exaggerated light effects; it was merely covered in ayer of light brown spirit light, just like a Daoist robe to protect the body.
This sword thrust forward in the direction of Evil Sword God''s "Hyper Beam," creating an elegant arc in the sky.
Without any gaudy sword skills, a sword and a man gracefully lunged forward just like that.
And when the brown sword qi of the peach wood sword made contact with the Hyper Beam that had been discharged from afar, an amazing thing happened. Like a miracle descending, the brown sword qi which had a distinctly weak appearance split this Hyper Beam, as thick as a qiulong, all the way down the center!
Sky... Sky Flying Immortal?
Evil Sword God''splexion turned pale with shock; this move by the young man in white reminded him of a legendary sword art... It was aplex style made simple with small moves that generatedrge effects, specially used to counterrge-scale attacks and able to cancel out a formidable sword technique like the "Hyper Beam"!
But this divine sword art had already vanished earlier on. Whether it was his shizun Sword Immortal Fan Rui or the Magnificent Immortal''s Depository of Buddhist Texts, currently thergest in the cultivation circle, records of this sword art had long disappeared; forget the records, not even an image of the title page existed...
But why was this mongrel cultivator in white able to use it?
Pondering this, Evil Sword God could think of only one possibility, and that was the peach wood sword which the mongrel cultivator in white was holding that was leading him into battle.
If so, a lot of things would make sense.
Evil Sword God exhaled, and the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit behind him let out a long shrill cry. True Immortal spirit power fluctuated wildly all around them, shaking the school sports field in the intrinsic spirit field and tearing down the dozen or so palm trees. All the windows of the school building shattered, and the entire building copsed in utter ruin under the violent sound.
Why did every single Almighty who stepped into an arena like to showcase their presence by destroying buildings?!
Holding Jingke, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also sighed in his heart. It was a good thing this was just the intrinsic spirit field modelled on Brother Ling''s school.
If this really had been No. 60 High School, the True Immortal roar just now would have finished off all the students and teachers in the school...
"Your friend''s spirit sword is actually a little interesting..." Evil Sword God licked his lips, and the demonic purple sword light rendered his long pointed tongue a different color.
"Hehe, I''ll let you experience my ten-meter Sword Dao!" Evil Sword God said in a deep voice.
With that, the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit behind him rose suddenly and sharply, and the skeleton grew to fully twice its size.
Then, Sword Dao gravitational force as powerful as a was generated, and runes leapt up to turn into a circle with a ten-meter radius!
In an instant, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could feel a great gravitational force dragging him in, even with the sword.
In a sh, he was pulled into that ten-meter radius Sword Dao circle.
The moment he entered the Sword Dao circle, a ring of light came down to envelop him.
"A depletion ring?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal squeezed his hands and felt a little feeble, but very quickly, brown sword light split away from Jingke''s body to weaken this depletion force and make him feel a little morefortable.
But instead of saying anything, he covered his chest with a petrified expression. "What''s this?"
Evil Sword God smiled and said, "This is the holy depletion light carried inside my ten-meter sword circle. How is it? Don''t you feel weak? Can''t exert your strength? Feel a little like sweating? Even my shizun Fan Rui and Senior Brother Yi Jianchuan experienced the same thing in this circle, what more to say you!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Jingke: "..."
Evil Sword God: "What? Are you afraid now? If you can''t undo my depletion ring, you won''t be able to move at all inside my ten-meter sword circle. Of course, I am invincible to begin with!"
But as soon as he said that, Jingke pulled Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal into making a move once more.
It looked like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was wielding the peach wood sword to draw a six-pointed star in the air. He then recited a spell as he held the sword in his left hand and formed hand seals with his right hand.
Brilliant blue spirit light instantly burst out of the six-pointed star inside the ten-meter sword circle. The air was dotted with stars, as if they were inside a sea of them.
Under the light of these stars, all the depletion effects faded away...
It just looked like a minor spell, but was Evil Sword God greatly shocked. "Nine Heavenly Stars Art?"
Yet another legendary sword technique...
Evil Sword God narrowed his eyes, his heart greatly shaken. This was a legendary sword technique used to purify DEBUFFs, and which had also been lost...
Actually exhibiting two legendary sword skills one after another?
Evil Sword God suddenly felt a little tired.
"Is this the ''Nine Heavenly Stars Art''?" Evil Sword God asked.
"That''s right," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied. After listening to Wang Ling''s telepathic message, he also had a basic understanding of this sword skill. "Also, this sword art is the most advanced of the ninth-ss sword arts in the Nine Heavenly Stars Art Heavenly Body East Art!"
Hearing this, Evil Sword God''s face immediately darkened. This was actually the most advanced of the ninth-ss sword arts. No wonder it could dispel his holy depletion light so easily...
At this point, he suddenly started to doubt life.
"It''s, over, now..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was holding the peach wood sword.
But at that moment, the voice that came out of his mouth actually wasn''t his, but Jingke''s.
Eyes shining with brown spirit light, his gaze was fixed on Evil Sword God. "Plebe... Have you, ever seen, a Sword Falling From the Sky?"
...
Wang Ling looked up at the scene.
Just as Evil Sword God had said, everyone understood the "Great Sword Dao Spell" differently and grasped different things about it.
If the Sword Dao attribute that Evil Sword God had grasped was "invincible within ten meters," then the attribute that Wang Ling had grasped was "omniscience." All Sword Dao under heaven was contained in it, and there was no sword skill that Wang Ling didn''t know; it was just that he didn''t bother to use them in his daily life.
That was because up until now, all the enemies he had encountered could be defeated with his fists and feet alone. In many cases, Wang Ling didn''t think it was worthwhile to use weapons...
The "Great Sword Dao Spell" attribute which Wang Ling had was omniscience, and he had long already transmitted through the spirit sword contract all the sword skills that he had mastered to Jingke as his spirit sword.
Of course, this was a legitimate, officially authorized copy, different from the shameless behavior of using some quick video software to steal the background data of other online users.A sword art practiced by the character Ye Gucheng in the wuxia "Lu Xiaofeng" novel series."Purify" and "Debuff" are two game terms. A "Debuff" is a status effect that negatively affects a character''s performance. "Purify" means to dispel negative effects.This is an outstanding technique mastered by the protagonist of the xuanhuan novel of the same name
Chapter 444 A Sword Falling from the Sky...
As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s eyes glowed with brown spirit light, the air around him instantly changed.
Evil Sword God stood inside the ten-meter sword circle, which was supposed to be an invincible field. He had deliberately fused his intrinsic spirit field with his Sword Dao. Although the scope of the intrinsic spirit field was greatly reduced, its advantage was that he wasn''t weakened at all by fighting inside someone else''s intrinsic spirit field.
So when Wang Ling had activated his intrinsic spirit field, Evil Sword God hadn''t been the least bit afraid. The intrinsic spirit field''s greatest asset was the home ground battle advantage that could be used to suppress both the enemy''s ability to draw on spirit power and the spirit power itself.
Evil Sword God thought he was quite the genius to have thought ofbining his intrinsic spirit field with his Sword Dao attribute... At the very least in this ten-meter sword circle, even if he was in someone else''s field, he was invincible.
But facing this young man in white now, he was starting to feel the intimidating oppression as he felt stifled by the other party''s aura.
"Who the hell are you?" Evil Sword God asked, although he already had his own suspicions.
He suspected that this had to be the sword spirit of the peach wood sword that had taken possession of the body of the young man in white.
But what kind of operation was this?
The legendary union between man and sword?
It felt like the situation was already a little beyond Evil Sword God''s understanding.
He felt that there was probably no one else in the world who understood Sword Dao more thoroughly than he did. He wasn''t a Venerated Immortal, but he had been able toprehend the "Great Sword Dao Spell" in advance, had mastered the ten-meter Sword Dao, and had also been talented enough to fuse the "ten-meter Sword Dao" with the "intrinsic spirit field" to create an invincible field.
But this supreme Sword Dao union between man and sword was a fusion technique that was only possible when the rapport between a spirit sword and its master was at its most intimate.
Even now, his own rapport with the Heaven-Cleaving sword was still very weak since it originally hadn''t belonged to him and had been something that he had stolen.
Heart full of suspicion, Evil Sword God cast a sidelong nce at the boy on the ground.
This peach wood sword clearly belonged to this youngster... why was it that even his friend could be one with it?
He stared at Wang Ling with clouded eyes. Then, very quickly, the corners of his mouth twitched...
Because he realized that this boy actually wasn''t paying any attention at all to the battle in the air; he was actually sitting cross-legged and writing in a book he was holding...
Evil Sword God opened his Purple Investigative Demon Eye and activated the "Looking at the Horizon with One Eye" technique, and then saw the title of the book: On Talismans...
He could even see the fine print clearly: The Education Department''s designated textbook for the high school Dao Talismans course, meticulouslypiled by hundreds of experts, a best seller for sixty years...
Evil Sword God''s face twitched. "..."
Just then in front of him, he saw a sh of light in the hand of the young man in white, who had already been possessed by the sword spirit of the peach wood sword. The sword turned into light particles before dissipating altogether.
This was the true union between man and sword.
When a man and sword were one, the sword body would disappear in fusion with the person. The man''s body would be the hilt and his hands the de, and sword qi would permeate his entire being.
The ten-meter sword circle should have originally been his own invincible field, but Evil Sword God was aghast to realize that the situation was now reversed.
After the young man in white and the sword had be one, the brown sword qiing off his body was extremely frightening, like a monarch god holding all the power. Anywhere that sword qi was, the purple sword qi of the Heaven-Cleaving sword purple would retreat.
It was simply impossible to think of this situation in a normal way, because it didn''t conform tomon sense at all.
His ten-meter sword circle was a tried and tested technique, set up with the power of Sword Dao. However, in today''s duel, he had the feeling that the power of Sword Dao which he was so proficient in didn''t seem to be listening to hismands...
Most frightening of all was the tremendous pressure he was feeling... He had been floating inside his ten-meter sword circle for a very long time and hadn''t moved, not because he was ying at being aloof.
Instead, it was because he couldn''t move at all.
"Plebe..." Jingke''s voice sounded from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s body.
Hands behind his back, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was enveloped in the brown sword light from top to bottom. Even in the ten-meter sword circle, his aura was crushing.
Evil Sword God was petrified; this sound actually made fear well up from the depths of his soul.
His back was instantly covered in cold sweat which soaked his Daoist robe so that it stuck to him.
He couldn''t even speak, and could only use the sword spirit contract to order the Heaven-Cleaving sword''s skeleton sword spirit to be his mouthpiece.
The skeleton sounded like an envoy of hell as it spoke in a very deep voice, "Who are you?"
"Ling, dislikes, trouble. Have to, solve this, quickly..."
Jingke replied in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s body,pletely ignoring the other party''s question.
The next moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took one step and the ground shook. In a split second, the space inside the ten-meter sword circle actually started to copse inch by inch and all the evil sword qi disappeared as if it had been purified.
Both the skeleton sword spirit and Evil Sword God were dumbfounded.
With one step, his ten-meter Sword Dao had crumbled, just like that.
No, rather than ''crumbled,'' Evil Sword God felt that ''rendered void'' was a better term for it.
What manner of thing was the sword spirit of this peach wood sword?
Evil Sword God frowned deeply. The power of Sword Dao that he was the most proud of had actually been rendered utterly ineffective in front of him. The most terrifying thing, furthermore, was that until now, he still hadn''t been able to figure out the sword spirit''s origin.
The human race had always been a species that feared the unknown.
True Immortals were no exception.
Evil Sword God thought that he had already reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao in this world, but Jingke''s appearance had turned his mind into aplete state of disarray.
For the first time ever, there was a look of terror in his eyes. He was uneasy and couldn''t calm down.
Thest time he had been this agitated was when he had killed his shifu, Sword Immortal Fan Rui...
Why?
In thest few centuries, he had relied on his strength to prove that he was the ultimate master of Sword Dao, but why had a person who "broke the rules" suddenly appeared? This boy doing exercise questions on the ground, and the unknown sword spirit who recognized him as its master who the hell were they?!
Evil Sword God felt that this was an operation even more staggering than the bunch of Nanhan bangzi acting like gs in the ice rink and rashly penalizingpetitors from other countries while their own won by force...
Nowadays... were there really referees who didn''t return to the bench?
The ten-meter sword circle had been rendered void and the skeleton sword spirit''s figure had also returned to its normal size.
"It''s, over..."
In the next instant, Evil Sword God watched in rm as that young man in white disappeared in a sh before his eyes.
Where was he?
Evil Sword God was nervous because his Purple Investigative Demon Eye had yet to detect Jingke.
At that moment, there was a resounding boom, and a figure dropped from above with tremendous pressure!
This was... `
The Sword Falling From the Sky?
At that moment, Evil Sword God suddenly remembered what the unknown sword spirit had said after the body possession... ''Bangzi'' is Chinese ng traditionally used as a particr ethnic slur.China appealed the penalty, but were declined because it didn''t happen within 30 minutes of the end of the game. However, the Chinese coach said that it was because the referees had still been in a meeting that the appeal wasn''t submitted in time.An obvious jab at the results of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic results for women''s speed skating.
Chapter 445 Jingke’s Ultimate Move
High up in the air, Jingke hovered inside Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s body at a height of ten thousand meters, enveloped in a brown sword light from head to toe.
Tremendous pressure fell from the sky, instantly imprisoning Evil Sword God and preventing him from casting any spells!
Evil Sword God was extremely shocked. He hadn''t expected this Sword Falling From the Sky to actually be able to seal his spirit at the same time.
As Jingke dove swiftly through the air toward the ground, the pressure on Evil Sword God also increased.
After Jingke dropped from ten thousand to five thousand meters, not only was Evil Sword God unable to cast spells, he was unable to withstand the pressure, and his entire body was directly hammered into the ground, syed out like a toad.
His head, four limbs and torso C every part of his body was firmly pressed down. Evil Sword God couldn''t remember when was thest time he had kissed the ground like this...
The ground began to crack with him at the center.
Evil Sword God couldn''t breathe as his entire body sank deep into the earth like he was stuck in a swamp and was sinking down bit by bit.
...Was he actually going to lose?
Evil Sword God waspletely unable to move. If it hadn''t been for the Heaven-Cleaving sword''s sword spirit protecting him, his end might have been an even more wretched one.
What kind of pressure was this?
It was an overwhelming sense of oppression that even True Immortals found hard to bear...
The sword spirit of the Heaven-Cleaving sword was also pressed to the ground like a toad. A master and a servant in the same pose looked very funny.
Evil Sword God couldn''t speak and could onlymunicate telepathically. He was so nervous that even his chuuni tone disappeared. "Heaven-Cleaving! What on earth is this sword spirit..."
The skeleton sword spirit: "I also don''t know!"
Evil Sword God: "..."
As they were talking, the armor on the skeleton sword spirit that had initially been created through a gathering of the power of Sword Dao also started to fracture inch by inch under this devastating attack.
Four thousand meters...
Three thousand meters...
Two thousand meters...
The pressure continued to increase...
By the time it was about a thousand meters from the ground, Evil Sword God and his sword spirit had already sunk several dozen meters into the earth.
They werepletely unable to move. Evil Sword God clenched his teeth and split the power of his Purple Investigative Demon Eye in order to share his sword spirit''s sight through the sword spirit contract.
At that moment, his Purple Investigative Demon Eye took a panoramic view of the sky.
Evil Sword God felt that this was a scene he would never ever forget.
Under the blue dome of heaven, that unknown sword spirit in the body of the young man in white demonstrated a Sword Falling From the Sky... at that moment, it transformed into a gigantic, dark gold sword of light which descended from the sky like a divine emperor, covering everything with destructive pressure!
As this tremendous sword of light fell, the intrinsic spirit field space started to copse around it.
However, Wang Ling''s intrinsic spirit field''s ability to restore itself was really too strong. The destructive power of this tremendous sword of light was devastating, but the intrinsic spirit field''s ability to restore itself was just about on par with it. Wang Ling could thus contain the sword of light''s destructive power inside the intrinsic spirit field without affecting the real world.
Otherwise, the power of this sword...
Would wipe out the whole of Songhai city.
Absolute suppression!
Absolute seal on the spirit!
It was impossible to resist...
With the help of the Purple Investigative Demon Eye''s ability to share sight, the skeleton sword spirit finally saw the sword''s origin. While his face couldn''t exhibit expressions, his sweat flowed uncontrobly as hemunicated telepathically to Evil Sword God, "World-Annihting Sword..."
Evil Sword God looked like he had eaten divine shit. "World... World, World, World-Annihting Sword?!"
The skeleton sword spirit was full of despair. "Lord Sword, it''s over for us... Don''t y with echoes at a time like this..."
Evil Sword God: "I was stuttering!"
The skeleton sword spirit: "..."
It was clear that both this master and servant never expected to actually provoke such an existence...
World-Annihting Sword...
This didn''t have to do with attributes, but was about the supreme profound truth of the Great Sword Dao Spell!
Furthermore, the skeleton sword spirit could think of only one person in the world, apart from the creator of the Three Thousand Great Spells, who could use the Great Sword Dao Spell''s power of Sword Dao at this level...
Could it be...
At this moment, the skeleton sword spirit "Heaven-Cleaving" broke out in a genuine cold sweat. "His Majesty..."
He didn''t even dare utter the name, because it was taboo for all sword spirits.
The power of the World-Annihting Sword was unstoppable... the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit could sense its destruction getting closer and closer.
In less than ten seconds, both he and Evil Sword God would be annihted in this ce.
The power of the World-Annihting Sword was a supreme profound truth strong enough to withstand world-defying magic weapons and divine weapons!
Each of the Three Thousand Great Spells possessed a profound truth, but only a very few beings could use them. In a sh, thoughts flew through the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit''s mind.
That was His Majesty!
The embodiment of the Great Sword Dao Spell, the Lord of sword spirits... the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit hadpletely never imagined that His Majesty would actually acknowledge a boy as his master.
He remembered that overwhelming scene of dominance when the boy had sent Evil Sword God flying with two ps...
The Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit felt that he had miscalcted, and should have put a stop to this battle earlier on.
But now he had no other options. As a sword spirit, his job was to guard his master... No matter how wicked his master was or what sort of sins he hadmitted, he had to observe the essence of the spirit sword contract.
In the split second that the World-Annihting Sword was about to hit, the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit''s skeleton body activated the "guardian spirit de" condition in the spirit sword contract.
The Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit was well aware that Evil Sword God would certainly perish under this sword attack, but if he sacrificed his life to protect his master, there was still a chance that his master might survive.
They didn''t have much time left at present. At this critical moment, the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit didn''t hesitate at all.
It was just trading one life for another. As a sword spirit, Heaven-Cleaving was abiding by the contract. He didn''t think he was doing anything wrong.
Because of the spirit sword contract, the moment the Heaven-Cleaving sword made his decision, Evil Sword God already knew what he was nning to do.
"Heaven-Cleaving..."
Although he had seized this sword from his shifu, they had in the end been together for a hundred years, so feelings had long developed between them.
The second before the "World-Annihting Sword" hit, Evil Sword God''s thick eye shadow and the sinister pattern of lines that stretched from his nape to down his back faded...
Master and servant closed their eyes to receive the punishment from the World-Annihting Sword.
However, the expected pain didn''te.
When the tremendous sword of lightnded, it did so without sound or even any explosive effects.
Wang Ling closed On Talismans and stood up from the ground. He patted the dust off his clothes. A strong wind brushed over his ck-and-white short-sleeved shirt, exposing his bright and clean corbone.
The effects of the World-Annihting Sword could be subdivided into various types. One was world-annihting punishment, which was a great killer move that could truly destroy everything. Another was world-annihting purification, which could strip away the power of Sword Dao...
Because of the sword spirit''s loyalty to its master, Wang Ling had ultimately decided to be lenient; he felt that stripping Evil Sword God of the power of Sword Dao that he was so proud of was already the best punishment for him.
And Jingke abided by Wang Ling''s will...
...
Later, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recovered, he found himself at the edge of a deep pit in the center of the intrinsic spirit field.
Taking a look, he saw the master and sword duo of Evil Sword God and the Heaven-Cleaving sword spirit folded over each other inside.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Yooooo..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Wang Ling behind him and said, "Brother Ling, what should we do now?"
Wang Ling: "..."
What else could they do?
Call Odd Zhuo...
Chapter 446 An Old Immortal Shoulders Responsibility, Magic Without End
When Jingke had possessed his body, it wasn''t like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t felt anything. In that instant, it had almost been like using the same body as a big shot C this kind of feeling was too wonderful to be able to describe in detail.
In any case, he felt that he had gotten stronger!
Through this event, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a new and more refined understanding of what "strength" meant... it turned out that you could be stronger without needing to go bald! As long as you grasped a big gun, you had nothing to fear!
When Jingke had finally deployed the "World-Annihting Sword" in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s body, thetter had been intimidated by the sword''s effect.
The supreme profound truth of Sword Dao rivalled a blow of heavenly punishment... Who could endure it?
Although this wasn''t a technique he had deployed with his own power, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that for his body to be used to discharge this heaven-defying profound truth of Sword Dao in this lifetime, even if it might have cost him his life, was the height of satisfaction. That was because deploying the "World-Annihting Sword" as a profound truth of Sword Dao had never been something he had ever considered for himself in theory...
Thus, the taste of the battle just now still lingered with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Very few people in their lifetimes would have this type of opportunity to be possessed by a big shot for battle, but as long as they chanced upon it, they were certain to gain immeasurable benefits.
In terms of Sword Dao, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was only a minor cultivator to begin with, and his specialty was actually secret weapons and physical attacks.
But this time, Jingke had possessed his body and had performed some crazy, heavy duty operations in it... Even though Jingke had already left his body, the memory still remained.
If he went and studied this memory carefullyter on, it would be of great help in improving his Sword Dao techniques.
Furthermore, it was very likely that his proficiency and various skills in Sword Dao would surpass his major cultivation of secret weapons and physical attacks within a short period of time.
In a situation of equal strength, a secret weapon was indeed a good technique because it could both attack and defend and even create an unexpected oue in battle.
But in a crushing situation like today''s, his Skybomb Grenades simply hadn''t been enough.
This was the limitation of using secret weapons...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stood at the edge of the deep pit and cupped his chin as he pondered.
A review in the aftermath of a battle was an absolute must!
In today''s era of peace, how many battles could they fight?
The scene in front of his eyes dissipated, and the master and servant duo who had been folded over each other in the pit reappeared on the ground in the real world.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that Wang Ling had already canceled the intrinsic spirit field.
He looked around and realized that that they were in quite a remote location, next to a mountain road on the outskirts.
They had actually been fighting in a ce like this...
Thankfully, there was no sign of human habitation here. Furthermore, when Evil Sword God had passed through here earlier, all electronic equipment had been destroyed by that demonic sword qi.
Wang Ling had already sent Odd Zhuo a text message, and at that moment, thetter was rushing over as fast as he could. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was waiting by the side of the mountain road to deal with the aftermath.
Ten-odd secondster, the Heaven-Cleaving sword''s skeleton sword spirit disappeared; after that big battle just now, his spirit power had been exhausted and he could no longer maintain his virtual state.
As for Evil Sword God, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasn''t worried about him at all.
All his power of Sword Dao had been taken away by the World-Annihting Sword, and the sword''s seal on Evil Sword God''s spirit would remain in effect for a very, very long time.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned around to cup his fists as he thanked Wang Ling. "Brother Ling, it was thanks to you..."
But before he could finish his sentence, Wang Ling''s figure turned into a breeze that then dissipated...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
At this time, a figure approached the scene from not very far away. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed in its direction with delight.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Loopy Toad, why is it you?"
Loopy Toad replied, "My little master is doing revision, so he had mee take a look. This ce is too remote; I was only able to find it after following your scent for a while."
"Revision?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was dazed. "Then the one who was here before..."
Loopy Toad: "Of course it was my little master''s clone!"
"..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help wiping at his sweat.
Too brutal... Although Evil Sword God had been defeated by that final move from the World-Annihting Sword...
The two ps which Wang Ling had dealt him had been very real.
Just a clone...
Had thrashed Evil Sword God to an inch of his life with mere ps...
And activated an intrinsic spirit field in passing...
As expected, the most abnormal person around him was Brother Ling!
Too frightening...
Looking at Evil Sword God lying on the ground, Loopy Toad also felt a little terrified.
On the way here earlier, it had used the ability to share sight through the soul pet contract to watch the scene.
Then, it had seen a massive sword of light thrusting down at Evil Sword God''s head.
The World-Annihting Sword...
Loopy Toad felt that a Sword Dao fanatic like Evil Sword God should probably be content even in death to be stabbed by this kind of technique.
It sighed and looked around. "Tch, it''s a bit dark around here..." Furthermore, the location was a little remote. It was a little worried about Odd Zhuo smoothly finding his way here.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Loopy Toad and said, "It''s not too bad. When Evil Sword God''s demonic nature red up earlier, all the electronic products nearby were destroyed, but now that Brother Loopy Toad is here, we can use you as lighting."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Loopy Toad, haven''t you realized?"
Loopy Toad: "Realized what?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Your dog fur is fluorescent!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
Meanwhile, about half an hour after the ident, Odd Zhuo arrived at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s location.
The street lights along the mountain road had already all been destroyed; it was all a vast darkness as far as the eye could see.
In fact, as early as roughly two hours ago, Songhai city''s emergency center had been flooded with consecutive reports from the public.
They imed that there was a widespread ckout in their area and that all of their electronic products weren''t working.
At that time, Odd Zhuo had already had a bad feeling.
After that, more reports were phoned in iming that someone was throwing out smoke bombs high in the air above Songhai city, covering the sky in roiling dense fog for thousands of miles. Although this dense fog had flowed in from the outskirts, it was still quite troublesome to deal with C since no one knew exactly what the fog was made of, traffic police patrolling the air didn''t dare approach it at all.
At the moment, the area with the dense fog had already been sealed off and no one was allowed to approach it as an emergency evacuation was carried out.
In the evening, Odd Zhuo''s WeChat Moments was very lively. Warden Liang from Songhai First Prison as well as the cultivation police chiefs and deputy chiefs of the different districts sent inints one after another...
As Odd Zhuo consoled them in WeChat Moments, he was also making his own guesses.
He spected that this evening''s series of events were probably all rted.
After going through several major incidents, it felt like Odd Zhuo could now sense in advance when one was about to happen; he would feel muddleheaded and uneasy the whole day...
He had been feeling this way since this morning! Furthermore, it had been a very strong feeling!
So that evening, Odd Zhuo didn''t leave work for a very long time as he sat in his office at Songhai''s General Administration of 100 Schools and quietly monitored the activity in his WeChat Moments.
Sure enough, not long after that series of reports had been phoned in...
He saw a text message from his shifu Wang Ling.
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Chapter 447 Guys Who Have to Make Up Homework, Youre Running Out of Time!
Therge-scale ckout in the area and all types of electronic equipment malfunctioning were acts of God; as Odd Zhuo sped to the scene, he scrolled through onlinements which were full ofments.
There was no helping it; the government of Songhai city would have to provide unavoidablyrgepensation since the people couldn''t suffer losses for no reason at all.
But at the same time, Odd Zhuo was very curious to know what on earth had happened that could create such an impact.
Deputy Director Zhong Lang and Odd Zhuo were sitting in the car as the master driver drove them closer and closer to their destination, which was the location Wang Ling had sent earlier. "Brother Zhuo, what''s happened this time?"
"Something big... You''ll know once we get there," Odd Zhuo answered cryptically.
But based on the signs, Odd Zhuo felt that it was most likely "a fight between immortals," and the man whom his shifu had defeated this time was probably a fairly remarkable person.
Zhong Lang pursed his lips. "But logically speaking, this doesn''t involve schools or their students... aren''t we overstepping a boundary if we get involved like this? What if the other departments report us?"
"Don''t panic." Odd Zhuo shook his head and said, "First of all, this incident definitely has an impact on school students."
Zhong Lang: "???"
Odd Zhuo: "It''s almost time for the midterm exams, and the kids have to do their revision but can''t, given this widespread ckout! I actually already received a lot ofints over the phone at the office earlier. As guardians who care about the learning and growth of the young sprouts of the mothend, we should verify what has happened for the sake of these kids!"
Zhong Lang was taken aback. "..." He could follow this reasoning C but the point was that he had taken a look at the school forums and message boards just now, and all the children had been cheering. A lot of homework now had to bepleted on theputer. What did arge-scale ckout mean?
For a lot of students, their first reaction definitely wasn''t regret that they couldn''tplete their homework; instead, they rejoiced that they didn''t have to hand in their homework the following day!
"As for theints you mentioned..." Speaking up to this point, Odd Zhuo fell silent.
He knew that theints Zhong Lang had brought up definitely existed.
Odd Zhuo''s rise in poprity had been meteoric because of his involvement in various major incidents in these two months.
Major newspapers fell over themselves to report news on him and his relevant achievements. There would be an article almost every two days; basically, they never stopped.
Furthermore, Odd Zhuo''s position was rted to education, which was a field that needed news brimming with positive energy and worthy role models. Nowadays, people scrambled to turn one or two of the better-looking older brothers and sisters in the various frontier defense troops, the army barracks, and the traffic police brigades into headlines or hot search topics, amply motivating citizens to join the army.
In the same way, Secretary Dakang, the top leader in the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, thought that the field of education should also have a representative to be promoted and publicized as a spokesperson for education.
And Odd Zhuo was a great frontman...
What was more, he was actually pretty good-looking.
Although he couldn''tpare with film celebrities, he had a fair face and a schrly air that was pure, natural and uncontaminated.
In a government organizational structure like theirs,petition in the same field was very fierce, even if you weren''t in the same department. When you were in the heart of things, there were always envious people who wanted to drag you down.
But Odd Zhuo had always felt that something like reporting aint made sense since it could be considered a form ofpetitive behavior; it was just a little underhanded.
Odd Zhuo sighed and then smiled. "There will definitely beints, but they will basically all be intercepted and won''t be delivered."
Zhong Lang: "Ah? But two days ago, I received a lot..."
Odd Zhuo: "That was arranged by Secretary Dakang. All the letters ofint at the head office are ultimately forwarded to us. Secretary Dakang said that they''re for internal consideration, and that this is also a process of self-learning and self-reflection."
It turned out that this issue had already long been addressed!
"..." Zhong Lang was suddenly enlightened.
Three huge phrases appeared in his mind: "bigwig,""society," and "can''t be provoked"...
...
The car slowly approached their destination. The mountain road was a little more remote, and while the driver had in fact already arrived at the approximate location, it still took a very long time to get there.
Of course, the reason why they were ultimately able to find Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others without a hitch waspletely thanks to Loopy Toad''s remarkable fluorescent green dog fur.
In the pitch-ck darkness, it looked green and lush from a distance, and was eye-catching and pleasing to look at.
The car''s headlights were pointed at the scene of the crime, which caused Loopy Toad''s eyes to feel ufortable. It simply went directly to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and hid behind him; when it realized that there were other people besides Odd Zhuo who hade, it was instantly wary.
"Hello, Senior Immortal!" Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang got out of the car, and Odd Zhuo stepped forward to give his greetings.
It was only at this moment that Zhong Lang realized that the tipster for this incident this time was actually the famous "Great Death-Courting Senior" of the cultivation circle; Zhong Lang now understood why this incident could create such a huge disturbance!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal responded with a fist salute. "Hello, Brother Odd Zhuo, we''ll have to trouble you again this evening."
Odd Zhuo: "Senior Immortal, there''s no need to be polite. I''ve long be used to it..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Zhong Lang: "..."
Odd Zhuo: "But Senior Immortal, is it possible for you to tell us what on earth happened?" Earlier, Wang Ling had just informed him about this location, so Odd Zhuo wasn''t very clear on the exact details of the entire situation.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pointed at the young man lying on the ground. "See this person? His origin is very unusual, but he is in no way inferior to the old devil as a first-ss criminal. He hasmitted countless sins, has skills more profound than even the old devil''s, and has a very deep rtionship with General Yi."
When Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang heard this, theirplexions turned pale.
To be associated with the Ten Founding Generals C it was very clear how deep the waters ran behind all this.
Moreover, the one thing that greatly surprised Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang was that this young man''s skills were more profound than the old devil''s?
Odd Zhuo sucked in a sharp breath of air. "Senior Immortal... is this person at peak True Immortal level?"
Grenade-throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "That''s right, Furthermore, he has already cultivated a Heavenly Dao..."
Although, your shifu confiscated it...
Chapter 448 Gathering of Bigwigs in Songhai Prison
Cultivated a Heavenly Dao...
Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang were stupefied.
Although they were only at the Golden Core stage, that didn''t mean that they didn''t know what a ''Heavenly Dao'' implied.
It was something which pertained to the principles of Taoism and which a person could touch only after reaching True Immortal level. Even for many Soul Formation cultivators it was a very distant thing, what more for the two of them.
Gazing at the young man lying on the ground, Odd Zhuo then looked around and realized that his shifu Wang Ling wasn''t there.
However, it was indeed shifu who had sent him the coordinates of this location earlier.
So Odd Zhuo made a quick deduction.
ording to what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said before, if this young man was a True Immortal big shot and had cultivated a Heavenly Dao, there was no way Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could have dealt with him given his current strength. Thus, it was very likely that it was shifu who had defeated the young man and left this ce, leaving Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal behind to coordinate the aftermath...
Odd Zhuo knew that his shifu was a man who liked to keep a low profile, so every time he cleaned up some evil force, he would immediately call Odd Zhuo to deal with the aftermath and then push all the credit onto him.
But here was the problem now...
This was a True Immortal big shot. Even if he, Zhong Lang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had run into this type of big shot cultivator together, wouldn''t they all be killed with just one p?!
Odd Zhuo looked at the young man on the ground and had a slight headache.
Hm...
He really couldn''t carry this wok!
If he was going to shoulder this wok, then he should do it in a scientific way...
Odd Zhuo remembered when the Master of Immortal Mansion had been arrested previously. Although the other party was an Itinerant Immortal, it was fortunate that a lot of top experts from the chat group had joined forces to surround and defeat him. Although their strength did appear to be on different levels, at least it wasn''t too conspicuous a gap.
But now, a True Immortal big shot had been defeated just like that. To be beaten solely through the joint efforts of the three people present... This reason might not be convincing enough.
"Brother Zhuo, what are you worried about?" Zhong Lang asked.
"I was thinking that it indeed wouldn''t be appropriate for our involvement in this matter to be made public," Odd Zhuo said with his chin in his hand. "Hm... Little Zhong, contact Warden Liang for me and have him deal with this."
Zhong Lang nodded obediently. "Very well, Brother Zhuo!"
"Brother Odd Zhuo, to be able to arrest such a vicious criminal can be considered an unparalleled achievement. Why would you push it onto someone else?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled.
Odd Zhuo sighed. "This wok is too heavy..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
In fact, to put it bluntly, the issue was the difference in realms.
Odd Zhuo was actually a pretty self-aware person. There were some things he could take credit for, but some he couldn''t. The moment he was half as strong as shifu, he would put that wok down... But for now, he still felt he was weak.
"But by the way, Senior Immortal, I don''t sense any spirit energy from this person. Is he really that strong?" Odd Zhuo asked.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Odd Zhuo, there''s nothing to worry about. This man''s spirit has been sealed, and he is now no different to a regr person. You can arrest him without worry, but if you''re really uneasy, you can apply to your higher-ups to use Spirit Shackles. In addition, I suggest it would be best for you to get in touch with General Yi about this incident."
Odd Zhuo nodded. "I''ll do as Senior Immortal says!"
After all, this involved the Ten Founding Generals, so he had to be cautiously prudent.
"But Senior Immortal,e to think of it... who exactly is this person?"
"Ten-Meter Sword God, Chen Nanxuan. He calls himself Evil Sword God."
Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang had enlightened expressions on their faces. "Is that right..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very surprised. "Have you heard of him?"
Odd Zhuo: "No..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Actually, it made sense that they didn''t know Evil Sword God.
After all, it had been a very long time ago, and furthermore, Evil Sword God''s identity was directly rted to General Yi.
Therefore, although the higher-ups had dispatched people all this time to secretly look for traces of Evil Sword God, whatever news that might have been leaked by the media as well as news reports rted to Evil Sword God back then had all been frozen.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal believed that if he went to the library now, that newspaper that had published Evil Sword God''s deeds would definitely no longer be there.
Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang were very young, so it was in fact normal for them not to know him.
Moreover, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that even if Evil Sword God was brought up in the chat group, not many people would be able to say much about him. Had it not been for Daoist Guang''s personal sh with Evil Sword God back then, the only clue Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was able to obtain on him would have been limited to just that newspaper.
However, after today''s incident, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was starting to gain a new understanding on the gap between realms.
Evil Sword God was really too ferocious. If Daoist Guang hadn''t been a True Immortal at the time, he might not have been able to escape his death.
By the time Warden Liang arrived, it was already close to ten o''clock.
After that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Odd Zhuo were busy handling the incident with Evil Sword God until after midnight.
...
Songhai First Prison.
Warden Liang sent Evil Sword God there that very night. That was because after his spirit had been sealed off by the "World-Annihting Sword," Evil Sword God had been unconscious since then.
Warden Liang straightaway put him in Spirit Shackles and sent him to the special prison cell.
After the cell door opened, two prison guards carried Evil Sword God inside. Following behind them, Warden Liang couldn''t help sighing in his heart. It had barely been a few short months and this was already the third one...
He looked at Devil Emperor Gua Pi and the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, who were sitting in meditation...
Hm, they had caught a fatan, and then a marksman, and now this newly arrested warrior... Damn! Their battle team lineup was almostplete!
Warden Liang thought he could probably apply for funding assistance to expand the special prison cell.
The old devil and Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, were still in the trial period. While it looked as if it had been a long time since they were captured, it actually hadn''t been two months since both of them had gone to prison one after another. They had yet to be fully rehabilitated, and already a new prisoner had arrived.
"Old Liang, who is this person?" The old devil looked up and sneered when he saw that a new person had been brought in again.
He was still using Jiang Liuyue''s body. When he spoke, his old voiceing out of that body was jarring.
But that couldn''t be helped since the old devil was wearing Spirit Shackles, and with his spirit sealed, it was impossible to swap the bodies back.
Furthermore, the higher authorities were afraid something might happen if the seal was lifted and the old devil was ced in an artificially made body, so he had to put up with this for now; as for the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuyue, her soul had already been transferred from the stone ghost mask to an artificial body, and she would also be ced inside this special cell very soon.
This battle team lineup would have an assassin right away...
"Noment for the time being... But I advise you not to provoke him." Warden Liang raised his hand and had Evil Sword God ced on a vacant bunk.
"You two, behave yourselves!"
Then he left with the prison guards, and the cell door mmed tightly shut with a loud bang.
...
Two minutester...
Cheng Yu raised his head and looked at the old devil next to him. "What do you say, Devil Emperor?"
The old devil chuckled. "Of course wake him up..."
Initiation was an essential part of the process for every "newbie" that entered prison.
Evil Sword God was still unconscious when two figures approached him from both sides in the special cell.
Then, two crisp "pa pa" sounds could be heard.
Evil Sword God was pped twice once again...A reminder that this is the Chinese term used for game characters strong enough to resist any damage to themselves.A reminder that ''to carry a wok on the back'' is to take the fall or be a scapegoat for something.
Chapter 449 Responsibility... Shows up on Its Own!
Evil Sword God might have been captured, but the incident was suppressed in the end given his identity. As for the unusualrge-scale ckout and the malfunctioning electronic equipment in the area, Songhai city''s Electricity Department ultimately took responsibility for it. A notice about the ident was posted the following day which exined that it had happened because of faulty equipment; in the end, only those who had been personally involved knew what had actually happened.
That night, not long after Evil Sword God was detained, Odd Zhuo received two phone calls.
The first was from his old leader, Secretary Dakang.
"Hello, Little Zhuozi..."
Odd Zhuo had already gone from being overwhelmed at hearing the old secretary''s intimate address in the beginning to beingpletely used to it.
Odd Zhuo nodded. "Yes, it''s me, secretary."
On the other end of the phone, Secretary Dakang said in a somewhat meaningful tone, "I''ve always thought since before that you have experts hiding around you... Hehe, you''vepletely exposed yourself when catching this Evil Sword God this time."
Odd Zhuo''s mind went nk when he heard this; if shifu knew that he hadn''t taken responsibility for this incident, he would definitely hate him!
"Secretary Dakang, it''s not like that..."
Odd Zhuo was about to exin when Secretary Dakang''s voice came over the phone. "Don''t be afraid," he said. As long as you''re dedicated to society, I don''t care whether you have one expert or two experts around. But for that senior you invited to be able to catch Evil Sword God, his strength is certainly not ordinary. Perhaps he is in no way weaker than me or Old Yi."
"Secretary, I..."
"It''s fine, you don''t have to exin. I understand you."
On the other end of the line, Secretary Dakang nodded slightly and said slowly, "Everyone has secrets; no one can live without them. You bring honor to our education field and you are now a role model for all children. I have to thank you for that... Later, if you get a call from Old Yi, you can straightaway direct him to me and say that I was the one who invited the senior behind you so that he doesn''t start talking behind your back..."
"..." Listening over the phone, Odd Zhuo suddenly felt a little addled.
Something that had seemed impossible to exin had actually been inexplicably resolved?
"Given Old Yi''s character, I''m guessing that once he finds out about this, he''ll definitely make the trip to Songhai city, and will even call you. What''s more important is that we sort out what we should say first, since Old Yi this person is very shrewd."
Speaking up to this point, Secretary Dakang couldn''t helpughing out loud. "Previously, he, Old Jiang and I made a bet to see who could catch that Chen Nanxuan first. In the end, who would have ever thought that the result would be me winning by default! Little Zhuozi, you''ve given me face again!"
Odd Zhuo: "..."
Secretary Dakang: "Also, you handled the particrs very well this time. You immediately suppressed the media and didn''t alert them. It''s still better to leave Evil Sword God to Old Yi himself to handle."
"..."
"Little Zhuozi, don''t worry. Although there won''t be any media coverage on this incident, you will certainly receive plenty of internalmendations. If you are promoted to our Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools in the future and Old Yi is willing to put in a good word for you, that will carry a lot of weight."
"Very well, secretary..."
Odd Zhuo thanked him, hung up the phone, and then couldn''t help taking out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe at his sweat.
A man sits at home and responsibility falls from heaven...
As it turned out, he had been powerless from the start to decide for himself whether to shoulder this responsibility or not C because it had been decreed by fate, falling from the sky!
...
It wasn''t long after Secretary Dakang''s call that the phone rang once again in Odd Zhuo''s staff apartment. It was an unknown number, but Odd Zhuo knew when he saw the call that it was most likely from General Yi.
Actually, he and General Yi had met once before at thebined military training for six schools, but General Yi hadn''t been familiar with him at that time.
This was a founding father, a legendary existence who had battled demon gods with his own strength, and who was already actually calmly indifferent to a lot of things. It was impossible for a junior to try and curry favor with him.
So this phone call was in fact an opportunity.
But Odd Zhuo''s top priority at present was to shoulder the responsibility shifu had given him C keeping shifu happy was the most important thing. While he hadn''t been able to learn anything from shifu yet, Odd Zhuo felt that it was only a matter of time, given their master and disciple rtionship.
He had been well aware of this from the very beginning.
Odd Zhuo picked up the phone. Compared with Secretary Dakang, who typically sounded like an old-fashioned matchmaker, General Yi''s voice sounded much deeper and more solemn. "Are you... Odd Zhuo?"
Odd Zhuo nodded. "I am..."
On the other end of the phone, General Yi was silent for a bit before he asked, "Is Dakang your shifu?"
Odd Zhuo: "General Yi, you misunderstand... we only have a leader and subordinate rtionship."
General Yi couldn''t help tsking. "Then why does he treat you like a disciple? If this old man hadn''t thoroughly checked you out, I would have almost thought you were his illegitimate child."
Odd Zhuo''s face twitched. "..."
Getting down to business, General Yi cleared his throat. "This old man got a phone call from him just now saying that you caught my junior brother, after he''s been on the run for so many years C is that true?"
In fact, the moment he had received the phone call, General Yi hadn''t dared believe it, because no one knew his junior brother better than he did.
Vicious and merciless, cutting people down like grass, and murdering his own shifu back then C during that time, his junior brother''s strength had already been very terrifying, and to be caught suddenly after disappearing for several hundred years made General Yi very suspicious.
Odd Zhuo took a breath and said very seriously, "General Yi, the news that Evil Sword God has been arrested is true. We have already collected the Heaven-Cleaving sword he was holding as evidence, you cane and verify it for yourself."
"Very well, this old man will be able to tell with one nce whether it''s the genuine thing or not. I''m leaving for Songhai city tomorrow... I''ll find out for myself then."
On the other end of the line, General Yi said, "But this old man still has a question."
Odd Zhuo: "General, say it, please..."
General Yi: "I heard that you are the leader directly in charge of this matter, so would it be possible for you to tell this old man... how was my stupid junior brother defeated? I hope you won''t try to dupe me... This old man has already put a curse on this phone call; if you have something to hide, every time it rains in the next six months, you''ll experience an unbearable itch."
Odd Zhuo: "..."
To be honest, this question made Odd Zhuo sigh in relief, because General Yi had asked how Evil Sword God had been defeated and not who had defeated him.
Odd Zhuo felt it waspletely okay as long as he didn''t expose Wang Ling.
Odd Zhuo actually hadn''t seen the battle with his own eyes, but had heard all about it from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
General Yi just wanted to hear the truth, right...
Odd Zhuo recalled what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said about the battle and replied, "Erm... General Yi, it went like this...
"He was first given two ps..."
"Mm..."
"After that, he was stabbed with a magic sword..."
"Mm, and then?"
"That was it..."
"..."
Chapter 450 Inheriting the Power of Sword Dao
It was July 11th on Tuesday in the twelfth week of the semester.
It was already more than ten hours after Evil Sword God had been formally detained. Returning home from school, Wang Ling ced the tools specially required for making talismans on his table: a brush, talisman paper, and cinnabar.
While he had taken Evil Sword God''s power of Sword Dao away, that didn''t mean that it had disappeared.
Wang Ling''s Great Sword Dao Spell attribute was "omniscience," and Evil Sword God''s attribute was the "ten-meter sword circle."
Looking at the level of quality of these attributes, the one that Wang Ling had grasped was undoubtedly the finest, but Evil Sword God''s ten-meter sword circle couldn''t be considered weak; at the very least, it could greatly enhance his strength and make him invincible in a fight at close quarters.
It was just Evil Sword God''s bad luck this time to run into Wang Ling.
Otherwise, Wang Ling felt that with this ten-meter sword circle, even Evil Sword God''s senior brother General Yi wouldn''t be able to take him down.
The Dao talisman that Wang Ling was preparing to draw this time was an inheritance talisman that would bebined with the "Great Sword Dao Spell" which had previously been taken from Evil Sword God.
This was a type of legendary Dao talisman and there were almost no written records of it in the world; originally, it had been used to inherit the Three Thousand Great Spells.
Standing in front of the table with the brush in his hand, Wang Ling drew the talisman with extreme focus.
Crouched in Wang Ling''s chair, Loopy Toad watched intently.
Little Sheep stood next to the table.
Inheritance talisman...
Loopy Toad had never seen this kind of Dao talisman before and it was extremely difficult to draw. Even a professional talisman maker following a diagram had a very low chance of seeding, and the sess rate was almost negligible.
After all, this was a special Dao talisman for inheriting the Three Thousand Great Spells; it wasn''t some small,mon ability, and it would never be that easy to draw.
"What''s it for?" Loopy Toad crouched in the chair and blinked.
Wang Ling paid no attention to him as he concentrated on drawing the Dao talisman.
On the side, Sheep raised her eyebrows as she looked at Loopy Toad. "Obviously, it''s for you!"
Loopy Toad was taken aback; it had never thought that its little master would actually pass on the Sword Dao he had taken from Evil Sword God to it.
"But... I can''t use a sword..." Loopy Toad broke into a sweat. It wasn''t convenient for it to hold a sword with its paws unless it could cultivate a human shape. The problem was that it had just reached second ss, and it would actually be a long time before it could advance to first ss.
Advancing from second ss to first ss included a transformation from the beast form to a human form, which for spirit beasts was equivalent to the "Soul Formation stage." Ultimately, spirit beasts had to sessfully pass through a tribtion before they could cultivate to first ss.
Loopy Toad calcted its current cultivation progress: even if it was now using the modified "Demon King Heart Sutra" to speed up its cultivation, without any further assistance, it would have to painstakingly cultivate for at least the next fifty years.
Advancing from second ss to first ss in fifty years could already be considered a breakneck pace.
An ordinary spirit beast would need at least a thousand years of cultivation to advance from second ss to first ss.
The modified "Demon King Heart Sutra" had already enhanced its speed twenty-fold... Loopy Toad was already pretty content with its situation it wasn''t Sage Tyrant Song!
...
Soon, Wang Ling finished drawing the Dao talisman and raised his eyes to look at Loopy Toad.
Of course he knew Loopy Toad''s misgivings.
But he thought that most people in fact had a mistaken understanding of Sword Dao.
True Sword Dao didn''t require that you wield a sword.
That also included when, during the fight, Evil Sword God had thought the highest state in Sword Dao was when a man and a sword became one. In fact, this wasn''t the case.
Each of the Three Thousand Great Spells had a lot of their own attributes, and depending on each person''s differing understanding of them, these attributes could be divided into many types.
Attribute was attribute.
Realm was realm.
Profound truth was profound truth.
The highest state of Sword Dao was "intangible heart sword," which was then followed by "union between man and sword."
A sword not in hand but in heart C this was the highest state of Sword Dao!
But there were very few people in the world today who could grasp this level.
Each person grasped different Sword Dao attributes, but if one was adept in cultivation, they could ultimately achieve "union between man and sword" or even "intangible heart sword"C even the supreme profound truth of Sword Dao, the "World-Annihting Sword," would be within their grasp.
That was why in reality, whether it was Wang Ling or Jingke, both of them could use the "World-Annihting Sword" independent of each other.
As for why Jingke had chosen to be one with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal before using the World-Annihting Sword in the previous fight against Evil Sword God, that was also Wang Ling''s decision.
Bluntly speaking, it was to help Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal save face.
Wang Ling handed the inheritance talisman to Loopy Toad and told it to stick the talisman on its forehead when it had spare time. Sword Dao techniques were veryplicated, but there was nothing to be afraid of if Loopy Toad used the inheritance talisman; it would be able to absorb a little each day and would master Sword Dao sooner orter.
"Do I really have to learn it?" Loopy Toad was very doubtful as it epted the inheritance talisman.
Its current realm was just second ss... at most it was just at the Nascent Soul stage, and the Three Thousand Great Spells was something that could only be touched by peak True Immortals at the very least! Wasn''t it a little too early toe into contact with them now?
Sheep crouched down and stroked Loopy Toad''s fur. "The Three Thousand Great Spells are indeed difficult toprehend. But actually, anyone can master them. Why do you think I can run so fast?"
"..." Loopy Toad was immediately lost for words.
When it heard what Sheep had said, it seemed to instantly understand. The goblins in the vi that had been enlightened by Little Master Ling actually didn''t have high realms, but each of them had at least grasped one of the Three Thousand Great Spells C they had directly inherited these spells from Wang Ling after being enlightened!
Sheep was clearly at the Soul Formation stage, but she had mastered the Great Wind Speed Spell.
And Lord Ma, who had the highest realm and who in the vi was the only Itinerant Immortal Wang Ling had directly enlightened, had mastered the "Great Devouring Spell"...
The Three Thousand Great Spells were something that could only beprehended naturally once a person reached a particr realm. Furthermore, they were very difficult to understand, and many people frantically pursued them C but if they could be inherited, then that was a different matter altogether.
Sheep: "Since little master is giving this to you, just ept it."
Loopy Toad: "But I don''t have a sword..."
Sheep: "Don''t you have ws?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
That night, an old man with white hedgehog hair appeared at Songhai First Prison''s main gate. As always, he was dressed in a martial arts outfit with a red waist sash. Furthermore, he didn''t like walking, and he floated in the air with his feet several inches off the ground.
"Who is it?"
The prison officer guarding the entrance saw that there seemed to be a man at the gate, and he opened the small window in the iron gate to take a look.
As a result, his face was instantly dotted with beads of fine sweat. "Gen, Gen, General Yi?"
General Yi nodded and gave a soft grunt. "Open up."
ording to standard procedure, anyone entering the prison needed the warden''s personal approval. There was no way Warden Liang wouldn''t know if General Yi intended toe, and the prison would definitely have prepared beforehand to greet him.
Unless General Yi had personally dropped by without informing anyone...
The prison officer couldn''t help recalling the criminal whom Warden Liang had personally put into the special prison cell that day in the early hours of the morning. Perhaps General Yi was here for that criminal... to be imprisoned with the old devil and Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, how could it be an ordinary person? For this criminal to actually rm General Yi enough for thetter toe in person, the prison officer at the entrance felt this was quite unbelievable.An alias for the protagonist of the xuanhuan novel "Cultivation Chat Group." Song is a trouble ma who actively courts death on a daily basis.
Chapter 451 How to Verify Evil Sword Gods Identity?
Usually at this time, Warden Liang would have long gotten off work and returned home, but he didn''t dare to do so. That was because he had received a call from Odd Zhuo earlier on saying that General Yi would being. The problem was that General Yi hadn''t specified a time, so Warden Liang could only wait, which had left him feeling ill at ease all day.
It was in to see that General Yi really wanted to handle this matter as quietly as possible and didn''t want it to get out.
At the same time, Warden Liang was also very doubtful...
Was that youngster they had arrested really Evil Sword God?
He didn''t dare believe it...
After all, that was a person who had gained notoriety as the number one devil well before the old devil. After murdering his own shifu, Evil Sword God''s infamy had spread far and wide in previous generations of the cultivation circle.
Over thest several hundred years after that, it was as if Evil Sword God had faded from public view, but in fact there would be several cases every year of swordmasters all over the country being mysteriously killed. These cases all had one thing inmon: all the victims had died from the same sword qi...
These cases were all on file and still remained unsolved.
Those familiar with Evil Sword God would naturally be able to guess who was behind these incidents. In thest century, General Yi had never stopped looking for traces of this stupid junior brother of this, but Evil Sword God was really too cunning.
After one hundred years of hide and seek, he was suddenly captured... Anyone''s scalp would feel numb at this news.
This was Evil Sword God...
How could it be so easy to deal with him?
However, Odd Zhuo as the main person-in-charge had already given an official exnation: Evil Sword God had been arrested by a great senior at Secretary Dakang''s request.
As someone with so many years of experience, Warden Liang''s analysis of this cryptic answer was that it was definitely an exaggeration.
It was probably only half-true...
While he was pondering this, the prison officer guarding the entrance gave him an internal call.
Warden Liang instantly knew that General Yi had most likely arrived, and he picked up the phone. "Have General Yi wait in the reception hall first, then notify the administration department and have them bring him here."
The guard nodded. "Understood."
Suddenly, Warden Liang was struck by something, and he hurriedly asked, "By the way, help me check the special prison cell as well as the situation of the other two."
The old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu had been put in detention for beating up Evil Sword God in the prison cell.
If nothing unexpected happened, Warden Liang guessed that these two were now nting vegetables in the prison''s back garden; they had to nt ten thousand seeds before they were done.
With the Spirit Shackles on, they couldn''t cycle spirit energy as usual and were no different to regr people, so nting ten thousand seeds was actually a little difficult.
Warden Liang wasn''t able to verify whether or not the youngster that had been captured was truly Evil Sword God, but if it was true, then as warden, he couldn''t not do anything.
It was true that Evil Sword God hadmitted many types of evil; you could say he would fit right in here.
...
General Yi didn''t wait long in the reception hall before Warden Liang rushed over with a team; behind him were a dozen or so prison officers, which looked quite extravagant.
"Greetings, General Yi."
The moment Warden Liang saw the old man with hedgehog hair, he immediately put on a smile.
General Yi nodded and then floated down to sit in a chair as he crossed his arms. "Forget the courtesy... get rid of that bunch behind you first, and then show this old man the evidence you obtainedst night."
"Very well!" Warden Liang waved his hand and dismissed the people behind him, then he took out an evidence bag and directly pulled the Heaven-Cleaving sword out of it.
Taking the proffered sword, General Yi narrowed his eyes as he carefully examined it. Honestly speaking, the instant Warden Liang had taken it out of the bag, General Yi had already known in his heart that it was without doubt the genuine article.
Putting aside the fact that this sword''s appearance was exactly the same as in his memory, the sword qi wrapped around it was also extremely nostalgic.
"It really is the Heaven-Cleaving sword..." General Yi whispered in his heart.
Warden Liang caught the slight change in General Yi''s expression. "General Yi, is there something wrong with this sword?"
"No, this is the real sword! It is indeed the same as the one in my memory. This was the sword that my shizun Fan Rui used back then," General Yi said honestly.
He lifted his head to look at Warden Liang. "When that youngster was caught earlier, did he have any tattoos?"
"We''ve already done an inspection, and his entire body is clean; there weren''t any tattoos." Warden Liang shook his head. "However..."
"However what?" General Yi frowned.
Warden Liang said, "ording to Director Odd Zhuo, the tattoos on this person only disappeared after he was defeated. Before that, not only did he have tattoos, he also had dark eye shadow."
The corners of General Yi''s mouth twitched... Hearing this, he was more or less certain that this youngster was without doubt his stupid junior brother.
The reason why the Heaven-Cleaving sword was so powerful was because of its dark and chaotic character. General Yi remembered that it had taken his shifu Fan Rui a lot of effort to subdue the sword back then.
At this thought, General Yi said gloomily, "To seize control of this sword, my junior brother Evil Sword God didn''t have any qualms using forbidden spells to forcefully change the contract... in the end, the dark and chaotic power of the Heaven-Cleaving sword invaded his body, turning him evil. The tattoo and eye shadow were signs of that."
Warden Liang: "Then the person inside... is really Evil Sword God?"
"It appears so..."
General Yi sighed. "My junior brother had always been someone who thought highly of himself, but he wasn''t someone who would wilfully ughter the innocent. After considering it carefully, I believe he had already been nning to grab the sword since the hostage case, after losing himself to the dark and chaotic power that had invaded his body."
Upon saying that, General Yi floated out of the chair and looked at Warden Liang. "Let''s go, take this old man to see him! I''ll verify his identity onest time..."
...
Several minutester, the two of them appeared at the special prison jail. The youngster who had been unconscious earlier had alreadye back to his senses. He had a panicked expression on his face and shrunk back into a corner as he trembled with fright.
"Who are you? Why did you arrest me? My shifu, my shifu is Sword Immortal Fan Rui!" The youngster screamed.
Outside the room, General Yi narrowed his eyes. "How long has he been like this?"
Warden Liang answered, "He''s been like this since he woke up. Director Zhuo also came by earlier and said that he''spletely different to what he had been like in battle... I had someone examine him, as our initial suspicions were that he had multiple personality disorder."
"Hm."
General Yi nodded his head. "Let me test him then..."
After saying that, General Yi directly threw the Heaven-Cleaving sword over.
Warden Liang broke out in a sweat. "General Yi, this..."
General Yi pinched his moustache. "Calm down, he''s in Spirit Shackles and can''t use his spirit energy."
After a few minutes, the youngster shaking in the corner eventually gathered up his courage to grab the sword off the floor.
Then, Warden Liang felt like he was seeing apletely different person. The youngster pointed the tip of the sword at General Yi andughed loudly. "Yi Jianchuan! I, Evil Sword God, am here. Let me out, and we''ll have a showdown!"
"We''ll have a showdown..."
"Have a showdown..."
"A showdown..."
"Showdown..."
"...Down..."
"..." Warden Liang was stupefied. ??!
At the same time, General Yi couldn''t help rubbing his head as he listened; while he had gotten his confirmation, he was also a little ashamed...
This dumbass!
Chapter 452 My Noble Spi
General Yi covered his face with one hand; this was really too shameful!
He crooked his finger and reimed the Heaven-Cleaving sword. That youngster who had been furious and aggressive when holding the sword turned back into a fearful coward as he shrunk back into the corner, his body shaking andpletely without any trace of Evil Sword God.
Warden Liang: "General Yi, is this what Evil Sword God''s original character is like?"
General Yi cupped his chin and shook his head. "No, this old man feels that these are both extreme personalities. If my junior brother waspletely normal, he should be somewhere between these two: although he''s typically brazen and aggressive, he definitely isn''t this timid and won''t make trouble out of nothing... So with or without the sword, this old man feels that it''s very strange."
Warden Liang heaved a sigh. "Then it''s the same!"
"What''s the same?" General Yi was puzzled.
Warden Liang: "To tell you the truth, it was Immortal Toya who conducted the personality test on Evil Sword God. Director Zhuo contacted him specifically and had him rush over from Chrysanthemum Ind, and his final verdict talliespletely with General Yi''s."
General Yi nodded his head and asked, "Then did he have any way to treat it?"
Warden Liang: "Immortal Toya said that for a mental disorder, the treatment must fit the mdy, and an illness of the mind cannot be cured with medication; at most, it can only help to calm his nerves. There are no drug specialists in this world that can cure a multiple personality disorder. However... it felt to me like Immortal Toya was hiding something; perhaps it was something that wasn''t appropriate for me to know."
"Hm." General Yi nodded his head.
Warden Liang had upied the top position at Songhai First Prison for several hundred years, and he was better than anyone else at reading bodynguage; if a person had something to hide, they would be betrayed by their expression.
General Yi didn''t doubt Immortal Toya''s medical expertise. It was what the Toya n had been famous for back then, not losing out to the Xiao n at all. In addition, from what General Yi knew, Immortal Toya was probably the sole sessor of the n''s "Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda."
This was the ancestral magic treasure of the Toya n and a quasi world-defying magic weapon! This Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda not only contained a lifetime''s worth of medical research of the entire n, the pagoda itself was also a very powerful seal-type magic weapon.
But General Yi had heard that this magic weapon had sustained heavy damage in a great battle a long time ago, to the point that it was still under renovation even now...
He had only found out about the pagoda being damaged after meeting Immortal Toya for the first time and then getting Old Tang to secretly investigate his background.
But despite that, General Yi had limited knowledge on how the pagoda had been damaged, and outsiders knew even less.
Of course, General Yi had his own suspicions.
He felt that it was probably very likely connected to how, after a short-lived golden era, the Toya n''s situation suddenly changed and they fell into decline...
Floating in the air, General Yi crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "There''s no need to doubt an evaluation by Immortal Toya. As for whether or not there''s a way to cure my junior brother''s multiple personality disorder, this old man will personally look for Immortal Toya to ask when I have the opportunity."
Warden Liang: "May I ask, General Yi, how should I deal with Evil Sword God?"
General Yiughed. "Don''t misunderstand, I''m not your superior. This old man came this time purely to pay my stupid junior brother a visit. You should know better than this old man about what should be done! Three words: Business is business! Warden Liang should know, I have never bent thew for personal reasons."
Warden Liang nodded solemnly and replied in a loud voice, "Yes, General! Rest assured, I will handle this justly!"
...
While General Yi was paying the prisoner a visit, Wang Ling was waiting for the results of Wang Ming''s space assessment as well as wondering how to restore Daoist Guang to a corporeal body.
Currently, spirit lotus root could be used to create a Golden Core body. That bunch of take-out delivery employees who had suffered under the old devil was a good example.
Wang Ling had paid special attention to this matter.
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had helped to negotiate with the insurancepanies, these unlucky delivery employees had all obtained reconstructed bodies.
Furthermore, after that incident, they had all be popr online... In the end, this bunch of delivery employees had simply formed a male idol group called "Lotus Root Tyrant"[1.The Chinese phrase is a homophone for the Korean word "oppa," which girls use to address guys older than them.] and gone into show business...
However, it was obviously far moreplicated to rebuild a True Immortal body than a Golden Core body.
For example, the old devil had attempted to reconstruct his body previously by looking for an Almighty skeleton that was apatible match.
But this method carried huge risks and the sess rate was only fifty percent. If it failed, that skeleton which had been so hard to find would straightaway disappear...
Of course, that wasn''t the only way to rebuild a True Immortal body; Wang Ling felt that they had to consider this matter at some length.
He looked at the time; Daoist Guang was still live streaming at that moment.
When Wang Ling opened the live stream room, audience numbers were already over two million people C fully double what it had been before!
Moreover, Wang Ling discovered that even though Daoist Guang hadn''t signed an agreement with the live streaming tform, he had unexpectedly already gotten real name authentication, so his fans could now give him gifts fair and square.
As soon as Wang Ling entered the live stream room, he could hear Daoist Guang expressing his thanks one after another.
"Thank you [Light Chaser Fantasy Ghost] for the five flying swords!"
"Thank you [Love Watching Red Sea In Action] for the ten immortal boats!"
"Thank you [Pdin''s Legendary Love Lolita] for the nine hundred and ny-nine tyrant immortal knives!"
"Thank you [School Is About To Start But I Haven''t Finished My Homework What Should I Do] for the sixty-six primordial ck crystals!"
...
Wang Ling: "..."
Daoist Guang had already started ying the "Battlegrounds" rmended by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and was waiting for the game to load.
It was usually at this time that live streamers would chat with their fans.
Daoist Guang skimmed through the bullet messages randomly and he chose a few questions to read aloud. "May I ask, Lord Ind, what is your view on Nanhan blowing a ck whistle?"
Daoist Guang couldn''t help sucking air in through his teeth as he felt that this question was a little pointed.
After reading this question, people immediately set the tone for the bullet messages as countless numbers of them flew across the screen.
"Bangzi used to be honorable; we are people of quality, let''s burn incense for them first!"
"Need to ask? Just spit on them!"
Daoist Guang couldn''t helpughing out loud when he saw this bullet message. "Everyone calm down... your essence is precious, don''t spit so casually!"
"???"
A lot of people sent question marks in their bullet messages.
Daoist Guang chuckled. "Like this Lord Ind''s spit, for example... I may as well spit on Grandpa Lu instead of that bunch of bangzi!"
Wang Ling: "..."A nickname for live streamer and disgraced pro gamer Lu Benwei.''To blow a ck whistle'' is to make a bad call.
Chapter 453 Daoist Guang’s Battlegrounds
Wang Ling actually didn''t pay much attention to games because they didn''t make sense to him. In his view, no matter how much time ordinary yers spent developing their characters, they probably couldn''tpare with those who spent six yuan on an initialrge gift pack...
Money should be spent where it counted the most!
Life was about meticulous nning and careful ounting.
Just like how Father Wang would use all sorts of petty excuses to dock Wang Ling''s pocket money; Wang Ling certainly felt wretched about it. Furthermore, he had an agreement with his parents where he wasn''t allowed to earn extra money using his cultivation abilities. Wang Ling understood the reason behind this: on one hand, it was to stay low-key, and on the other, the sole request his parents had of him at this stage was to study well.
This was what a sixteen-year-old teenager should be doing!
So when Wang Ling had requested that the delivery fees be included in his purchases several times before, was he really being stingy? Did he really care about the postage fee? This was for the sake of saving enough money to buy practice exercises in order to study well so that when he graduated in the future, he could give back to society.
Like what he had said earlier.
Money should be spent where it counted the most!
When ying games, money should be spent where it counted the most! (Not including crispy noodle snacks in the game store.)
When buying snacks, money should be spent where it counted the most! (Not including crispy noodle snacks.)
When buying drinks, money should be spent where it counted the most! (Not including crispy noodle snack-vored ones.)
...
But even if Wang Ling didn''t touch games much, young people definitely found it easier to adapt to new thingspared with the elderly. Daoist Guang hadn''t learned to use aputer for very long and was still at the stage of feeling his way through it. Compared with a lot of professional yers, he knew very well what his status was: he was an entertainment live streamer who was doing his best to improve his skills.
From the bullet messages on screen, Wang Ling could tell that a lot of neers had joined the live stream room out of curiosity after hearing about an old fellow ying online games on an ind.
Actually, a lot of people weren''t interested in how good his gaming skills were; they were watching him purely for hismentary as he yed.
The main thing was that Daoist Guang''s live stream had a variety of content given his environment.
From eight to ten o''clock in the morning was Daoist''s Guang ind survival segment.
He would demonstrate how to create all types of magic treasures bare-handed for survival in a wild environment.
From noon to two o''clock in the afternoon was his ind delicacy segment.
He would demonstrate how to use the ind''s natural resources to survive in a wild environment as well as which animals and insects were rich in protein.
After that, the period from six to nine o''clock was when Daoist Guang gamed...
A lot of viewers would rmend other games to him via the bullet messages, and he would very attentively write the titles down in a notebook as he nned to give them a shot at ater date.
...
When Wang Ling opened the live stream room, Daoist Guang was actually almost done for the day.
He was doing poorly in thisst round.
Afternding, he had only found level one body armor and a knapsack, a katana, and five bandages; there wasn''t even a helmet...
Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Daoist Guang had always yed solo and had never joined fiercebat. He felt that given his position as an entertaining old man, it was better to stay on the sidelines as an "observer." But this also depended on his luck and whether or not there were plenty of items for him to pick up. This time, for instance, he had entered what looked like a pretty big house on the outskirts, but it was actually empty.
Some people teased him in the bullet messages.
"It''s over, it''s over, Lord Ind is going to give away a delivery[2.This refers to yers dropping their inventory after being killed.] this time."
"Lord Ind''s luck is bad, he''s going to drop as a box."
The most hrious thing was when Daoist Guang picked up the only weapon, the katana, in the room, and the screen was filled with the same two-word bullet message over and over: Game Over.
Daoist Guang couldn''t helpughing as he nced at them.
Of course he knew that they were poking fun at him.
"Aiya, I''m running out of time..." Daoist Guang couldn''t help whispering in his heart as he took a look and realized that he didn''t have much time left.
He had also told the viewers in the live stream room that this would be thest round.
Could it be... was he really going to go offline in disgrace?
Hm, of course that was impossible!
He had been fooling around for almost three hours, and no matter what, he had to put on a show for the viewers in the final round.
Of course, he couldn''t use cheats as live streaming tforms nowadays had built-in anti-cheat systems. Live streamers who used cheat software would be banned straightaway; Daoist Guang had read the rules and was of course aware of this point.
So there was no using cheats.
But he felt that he could still use a little bit of magic.
Katana in hand, he pretended to hide in the house when in fact he was pondering what type of magic he should use.
In this type of survival game, it was crucial to pinpoint the locations of both friends and foes; this was especially important information for some LYB. Butputer games were all about digital data; even if Daoist Guang opened his Heavenly Eye, it wouldn''t be able to help him see through things, and even less to sense auras C it was all virtual data, what aura was there for him to sense?
Furthermore, he only had a katana; unless he could ambush someone inside the house, he would just be a target if he went outside.
After thinking for a while, Daoist Guang pretended to stretch, and when both his hands were out of the screen''s range, he secretly made a hand seal to cast the Focus Spell on himself.
This was an extremely ordinary minor spell, but could stealthily help to greatly improve his awareness.
When all was said and done, it wasn''t enough to pinpoint everyone else''s positions C the most important thing still was your immediate reaction when you ran into them.
At this thought, Daoist Guang couldn''t helpughing in his heart.
He didn''t know if anyone else was using this spell in the game, but his was at the most advanced level; now that he had activated this spell, he was very confident that no one in the game could beat him!
When all was said and done, Daoist Guang deeply believed that in this world, there was no other True Immortal more bored than he was!
At that moment in the game, there was the sound of the door opening downstairs, and Daoist Guang instantly heard it with his enhanced awareness.
Holding the katana, he waited for the intruder toe upstairs to the second floor.
Before that person could react, they saw a shadow appear before their eyes.
One hit! Half blood!
"???"
The yer panicked and instantly raised his gun to shoot wildly at the shadow. However, Daoist Guang''s response was too fast as he actually directly leapt behind the yer and with a second strike, took his life.
The screen was filled with exmations of surprise.
"What the f**k?! What is this?!"
"Ha? Is a katana that lethal?"
"Cheat! Lord Ind definitely cheated!"
"Cheat +1!"
...
Everyone stared at the unperturbed Daoist Guang in the live stream as he confidently searched the boxes on the ground.
This person was rich; he had a level three bag, three First Aid Kits, two drinks and a level two helmet...
After picking up just these things, he directly left.
The screen was full of question marks again. "???"
"Lord Ind didn''t take the gun???"
"You forgot the automatic rifle! Lord Ind!"
Holding his katana, Lord Ind was extremely confident. "Sorry, I don''t need a gun."
Bullet messages: "???"
Daoist Guang: "The moment I had this katana, the game was already over!"
"Come on, Lord Ind, you may have killed someone, but that doesn''t mean you''re very strong!" Someone couldn''t help mocking him.
When he saw that bullet message, Daoist Guang didn''t say anything and instead simply activated the quiz function.
[Active]: Live streamer kills twenty or more people
Yes/No
In addition, Daoist Guang directly changed the room''s title.
[Live Streamer "Lord Ind" Live Stream Room Title]: Katana in Hand! Game Over! The Whole Game is My Pig Farm C One Hit, One Peppa Pig!I.e. the special deals for buying inventory to equip your character.An acronym for , which refers to yers who camp out in a particr position and patiently wait for kills.In PUBG, when a yer is killed in the first ten seconds of appearing in the game, they turn into boxes that fall to the ground.
Chapter 454 Interaction!
The audience in the live stream room hadn''t expected Lord Ind to activate the guess and gamble function at all, or to actually change the room title to: Katana in Hand! Game Over! The Whole Game is My Pig Farm C One Hit, One Peppa Pig!
The live stream room''s bullet messages suddenly exploded.
"What the f**k! Lord Ind! Why are you taking it out on Peppa Pig?!"
"My Peppa might say MMP if she knew."
"Kill twenty people with a katana... Lord Ind, do you think this is a knife battle? Everyone is using guns, how can you possibly fight them?"
"Kill twenty people or more, yes or no? That''s easy!"
It was clear that thanks to Lord Ind''s eye-catching guess and gamble event and room title, the bullet messages had directly exploded. Sweeping his gaze over them, Wang Ling realized that most of them were still calling Lord Ind into question. Some live streamers had evene running over to pay Daoist Guang''s live stream room a "visit" and diss him for using this click bait title to attract more viewers.
But it was a fact that this gimmick was working.
Because of the influence of these big live streamers paying Daoist Guang a visit and dissing him, the number of viewers in the live stream room continued to climb, and from over two million people, had soared to over 2.8 million.
Thisprised Lord Ind''s Light Chasers and fans of other live streamers, and even more of them were casual viewers just joining in on the fun.
In that moment, Wang Ling suddenly felt that Daoist Guang had a talent for live streaming...
In a short few days, live stream audience numbers were already constant at over two million, and currently, it looked like it would even reach three million. The most important thing was that there were new viewers every day who, amused by Daoist Guang''s live stream, would be "Light Chasers."
On the first day of Daoist Guang''s live stream, eight hundred thousand people had already purchased the "Light Chaser" tag that cost ten HNY. Now, the number of Light Chasers had broken the watershed million mark.
Just as Super Chen and Dopey Guo had said previously, this had broken the live streaming tform''s record of the past few years.
There was no other new live streamer on any other live streaming tform who could match Daoist Guang''s numbers in the first week of his live stream.
Although luck was a factor, even more of it naturally depended on the live streaming rule which Daoist Guang had swiftly mastered.
What was the first rule of a live stream?
It was interaction!
While interacting with the audience, live streamers could provide entertainingmentary while still being mindful of theirnguage as well as make idle talk about trending current events. Using this as a foundation, live streamers could widen their scope to keep the live stream fresh for old viewers and at the same time attract new ones. It was obvious that Daoist Guang had managed to do this.
Moreover, he had also learned how to use "gimmicks" to attract viewers.
The bullet messages now weren''t as "clean" as before, with a lot of them expressing doubts, plus there were a lot of fans of other live streamers sending reverse fan bullet messages as well as provoking messages.
However, Wang Ling felt that Daoist Guang wouldn''t care at all; after all, as a True Immortal with a highly cultivated mind, he wouldn''t pay the slightest bit of attention if people started cursing him out in the live stream room, to say nothing of those voicing their doubts.
In the end, after audience numbers increased to a certain point, trolls were inevitable.
Actually, Wang Ling was pretty worried about the personal safety of these trolls, because the biggest characteristic of trolls was that while they were savage online, they were cowards in real life; a troll wouldn''t track awork connection and WIFI back to a live streamer to beat them up.
But as a True Immortal, Daoist Guang could do it easily enough...
...
At that moment, the bullet messages were setting the tone for the live stream.
Wang Ling cupped his chin as he watched on curiously with the melon-eating masses.
"Report, report! This live streamer is being deliberately gimmicky!"
This message could be considered pretty goodpared with another more malicious one...
"ording to the rules of the live streaming tform, if a live streamer is judged to have used click bait content, they''ll be banned for seven to fifteen days! Everybody just leave. This live streamer is already old news; remember to burn incense for him before you leave."
A dead live streamer?
Daoist Guang nced at this bullet message and was instantly speechless; he realized he actually couldn''t refute this!
Because theoretically speaking...
He was indeed already dead!
However, Daoist Guang didn''t ban the bullet messages calling him into question or even those that jeered at or cursed him out.
This was the result he was looking for.
It wasn''t bad to be doubted sometimes.
As far as Daoist Guang was concerned, once he already had a fan base, the doubts could only help to increase his fan numbers.
He looked at the number of viewers in his live stream room.
It hadn''t even been five minutes since he had changed the title.
The number had already broken three million C this was an unprecedented rate of increase!
If a quarter of his new one million viewers became Light Chasers, Daoist Guang would have aplished his live stream goal for today.
At that moment, the five-minute window for the first blue circle had passed and the map started to shrink. There were eighty-three people left on it.
Daoist Guang was lucky that he didn''t need to run from the blue circle, but he was still some distance away from the central safe zone. If he didn''t start moving now, the next time the circle shrunk, his character would definitely be caught outside it.
Moreover, he had already set a goal of twenty kills or more. If he wanted to aplish this, he had to start his massacre now. It was easy to imagine how hard it was going to be to get rid of a quarter of the remaining eighty-three people with a katana.
Thus, after officially deciding to make his move, he closed the bet.
The odds were one to two hundred...
Over two million people had taken part in the event.
And most of them had selected No.
Of course, these were also some bold gamblers.
Two hundred-fold odds...
This was too tempting!
"I don''t care, I don''t care, this Light Chaser supports Lord Ind! Ten thousand immortal elixirs! All in! I''m betting on Lord Ind''s victory!"
Daoist Guang naturally saw this bullet message.
He straightaway replied to it in aposed manner, "Indeed, I may have to improve my shooting skills, but this old man''s sword skills won''t let you down! Since I opened a bet, I have absolute confidence in myself! Everyone, please have your eyes wide open for the rest of the live stream. If you want to record it, feel free to do so. When the timees after I''ve killed twenty people or more, don''t say that I cheated. If you can detect any cheats, then you can consider it my loss!"
It was as if Daoist Guang had dropped a bomb in the live stream room.
This was being too confident!
At this time, a multi-colored bullet message sticky appeared in front of everyone''s eyes.
It was from Daoist Guang''s number one fan, [Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated].
It read: The katana is thetest in melee weapons and currently the one with the longest reach. It''s also very lethal! However, the drop rate for this weapon on the map is very low and not a lot of live streamers are able to pick it up! Everyone settle down and watch Lord Ind in action! Is there anyone present who has ever seen him use a katana in his live stream before?
When this message appeared, everyone was instantly stumped.This refers to anti-fans who, rather than outright criticizing or ndering someone, take the opposite route of praising them so exaggeratedly that other people can''t help but hate them.
Chapter 455 A Katana in One Hand and a Frying Pan In the Other
This high priority multi-colored bullet message sticky lingered on screen for a full twenty seconds before disappearing; this was special treatment which only the number one fan could enjoy. Just as he had said, the katana was indeed thetest melee weapon in the game and it was extremely lethal. Two strikes anywhere on the body except the head could kill a person. If the head was targeted, even wearing a helmet wouldn''t save them.
Every game live streamer had their own ystyle. Like in this game, each expert live stream shooter varied in the gun model that they were familiar with. Even then, many people thought that this live streamer was a little "exotic"... After all, this was a shooting game and not Dragon Fighter!
How did the saying go?
Cut a power cord with a katana and your way is lit with sparks...
But there was no mechanism in this game for damaging someone else''s weapon!
Why was this live streamer so confident? If a sniper spied him from a distance, wouldn''t he just be killed with one shot to the head?
...
There were a lot of doubts floating around, but Daoist Guang had anticipated this oue and he nodded in satisfaction as he focused seriously on the screen.
The Focus Spell was still in effect.
The Heavenly Eye didn''t work on data in a virtual game, but Daoist Guang could already clearly see everything on the screen as if the image had been broken down into individual pixels. Not even the smallest, barely indistinguishable moving ck dot could escape his eyes.
After killing someone in that big empty house on the outskirts and taking his heal items, Daoist Guang replenished his energy and directly decided to run for therge buildings in the safe area.
People in the live stream room were baffled when they saw the direction which Daoist Guang was headed in.
"No matter how lethal a katana, it''s useless. There are definitely people already set up in town and hiding inside to ambush you. You''re just a sitting duck if youe over!"
"Lord Ind has guts, I thought he would just hide in the house to ambush more people!"
"To the message in front... Even if he can win in an ambush, he won''t be able to kill twenty people! If he wants to kill more, he''ll have to go out on the offensive!"
When they saw what Daoist Guang''s decision was, many people started to sing the song Cold in their hearts.
For most of them, this was an impossible mission toplete.
Daoist Guang wasn''t in the mood to pay attention to these bullet messages. He knew that before he started killing people, the live stream room would be flooded with all types of mocking and pessimistic predictions. But it was fine; once he started using this kitchen knife... oh, wait, it was a katana! Once he started using a katana, the doubts would vanish like smoke.
Daoist Guang of course knew that there would be people in the major city!
And there would definitely be a number of LYBs crouched by the windows in particr to snipe other yers.
So why would he still choose to run in the direction of the major city?
Because it had a lot of people!
His final goal was to kill at least twenty people!
He dashed forward with a calm face; since he had full strength, his character could move very quickly. However, when he was a short distance away from the major city ahead of him, he ducked behind a big tree to hide.
He had heard the sound of a motorbike!
It was very clear that it wasing from right up ahead.
Daoist Guang didn''t have headphones on and everything was yed through theputer speakers, so even the sound of the waves nearby might interrupt him during his live stream. But as a True Immortal cultivator, even if the Heavenly Eye wasn''t of any help in a virtual game, his hearing, which was his strongest sense, was finallying in handy.
In the beginning, many viewers hadn''t understood Daoist Guang''s action, and it wasn''t until they saw the motorbike speeding over that they suddenly figured it out.
"This sense of hearing is terrifying!"
"The live streamer is live streaming from an ind and he''s not wearing headphones. How did he hear it?"
"New friend, Lord Ind''s sense of hearing has always been very good!" an old viewer who was now a "Light Chaser" replied in a bullet message.
The motorbike stopped at a petrol station up ahead, twenty meters from the big tree. Daoist Guang confirmed that this person hadn''t noticed him, and when thetter got off the motorbike to go and plunder the petrol station, Daoist Guang instantly charged forward madly.
"Audience friends!"
Daoist Guang yelled as he sprinted forward, "It''s time to witness how Lord Ind will take this delivery!"
"Take... take the delivery? Be careful that it''s not you giving the delivery away!"
"Shun Feng God Express, providing the best delivery service."
Daoist Guang looked at the bullet messages on the screen out of the corner of his eye, his heart as calm as an old well. He held his breath as he approached the petrol station little by little. He made his steps as light as possible and at the same time listened attentively for the person''s position inside.
The yer was searching the room. It was a small independent mart in a poor location. Next to it was a low two-story building which had yet to be searched; its windows were intact and its front entrance was locked.
Daoist Guang immediately surmised that the yer would straightaway plunder the two-story building after thetter was done searching the mart.
Given Daoist Guang''s melee weapon, once the man slipped up to the second floor, the chances of killing him would be greatly reduced.
Hence, Daoist Guang immediately decided that he had to get rid of this person as soon as he came out of the mart!
He listened carefully for the man''s steps in the mart and slowly slipped to one side of the entrance. There was no way to jump out of this mart''s anti-theft windows; the only way out was the front entrance this was a good opportunity!
At that moment, Daoist Guang noticed that the steps had started to be irregr and were gradually approaching the entrance.
The yer wasing out!
The instant the entrance doors opened...
This yer hadn''t expected someone to be at the front entrance! Furthermore, it was someone without a gun! Instead, the other party was holding a dazzling katana as he crouched by the entrance!
What the hell?! What kind of operation was this?!
It was obvious that this person had no reaction whatsoever as he trembled with a UMP9 in his hands...
Boosted by the Focus Spell and coupled with his sense of hearing, Daoist Guang''s instant reaction was truly too quick!
Crack!
The moment the doors opened, that long and bright katana struck the man precisely in the head!
In the top right corner of the screen, a conspicuous system kill notification instantly appeared: yer "LORD ISLAND" has used "Katana" to kill yer "CLEARLOVE8" with a headshot.
Under everyone''s disbelieving gazes, Daoist Guang had already obtained two kills!
Wang Ling: "..."
The bullet messages exploded once again.
"666! Lord Ind is awesome!"
"666 666!"
"He''s not cheating, right? It feels like Lord Ind''s actions and line of thought were very clear!"
Like before, Daoist Guang grabbed all the heal items on this person. Currently, he had four First Aid Kits, two energy drinks and two painkillers.
Looking at the rest of this yer''s supplies, Daoist Guang thought for a while before he picked up the man''s frying pan.
In the live stream room, someone immediately sent a bullet message when they saw this. "Butt Protection Pan! It''s a divine weapon!"
Daoist Guang smiled faintly. "Audience friends, Lord Ind will show you how to stop bullets with a frying pan!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Audience: "..." If he could really do it, then he was really abnormal!
At that moment, Daoist Guang took a look in his live stream room and saw that yet another wealthy fan had sent him a gift, and he promptly gave his thanks. "Thank you [Your Majesty Who Catches Blood With a Pad] for the spirit de mountain!"
Even though Daoist Guang had obtained a kill, Wang Ling noticed that he still didn''t look happy about it.
That was because the second blue circle had already started to move.
During that period, the number of people disyed in the top right corner had declined sharply C there were only sixty-seven people left!Dragon Fighter or Ryujinmaru is a robot character from the anime "Chou Majin Hero Wataru" whose weapon is a sword."Spirit de Mountain" is the title of a well-known online novel by the author Your Majesty, who is also known as Catches Blood With a Pad.This is the title of a funny, slice-of-lifeic book.
Chapter 456 A Frog Cannot Defeat a Pheasan
There were only sixty-seven people left, but Daoist Guang had to kill another eighteen before his mission could be consideredplete; he would only be able to catch up by making full use of the time to ughter the others in a mad wave.
Wang Ling couldn''t take his eyes off the scene in the live stream. No one else knew Daoist Guang''s true realm; only he did!
Watching a True Immortal game... was truly a mystical experience.
Perhaps Daoist Guang using spells to help him in the game might be quite disgraceful!
However, Wang Ling felt that this couldn''t be considered cheating; after all, people relied on their own abilities to learn spells... Daoist Guang had spent many years cultivating step by step to get to this stage. Even to temper a mere auxiliary spell like the "Focus Spell" to the fullest like Daoist Guang had would require a hundred years of painstaking cultivation day and night.
What was more, the whole nation was involved in cultivation in this era. Who knew if other live streamers also used spells to help them game.
When it came to cheats, there had been a lot of instances recently where people had created videos with frame-by-frame evidence of live streamers who had cheated.
Because of this, live streaming tforms had thus added their own cheat detection mechanism. If live streamers were detected to be cheating during the live stream, they would be permanently banned from the tform. Of course, the tform would award proficient live streamers who didn''t cheat with green live stream tags.
Whatever the case, most people felt that using cheat software was a despicable thing to do.
The uploaders who released evidence videos would y back scenes of the live streamers'' performance in the game frame by frame in order to capture unusual and quick camera shifts.
Most of the live streamers who cheated used the "aimbot" cheat. Once the camera started running, super-targeting would have already been deployed! The gun''s muzzle would automatically lock onto a body part like the "thigh" or "neck."
When a lot of people appeared in a scene at the same time, a particr situation would often ur with the cheating live streamer: when shooting at a person, the muzzle of their gun would suddenly move to urately aim at another enemy.
This might not be obvious during the live stream.
But after a slow yback and frame extraction, people would always be able to find something wrong!
Wang Ling had seen some of these evidence videos, such as from the famous evidence uploader "A Frog Cannot Defeat a Pheasant."
It had to be said that in the beginning, these videos had indeed been uploaded in the spirit of justice.
Later, however, these so-called "evidence videos" began to gradually deteriorate, and were reduced to bingmercial tools used by live streaming tforms.
Paying someone a bit of money to make a video mming a big live streamer on some other tform drew on the anti-cheat movement and could easily turn the tide in a tform''s favor.
So after that, some so-called evidence videos woulde up withughable "one second one frame" evidence.
Looking for and obtaining a hammer was a thing, but it was a big problem if you weren''t professional about it!
...
After killing the second person, replenishing his health and obtaining a frying pan, Daoist Guang simply directly got onto the former yer''s motorbike at the gas station and sped toward the city.
Daoist Guang was ying the so-called "Fish Pond Round" level. Apart from live streamers shooting the breeze and the cheaters, the passers-by at this level all had pretty much the same skill in marksmanship.
It was very hard to shoot at someone riding a fast motorbike!
The rumble of the moving motorbike was also bound to attract a lot of attention in the city.
That was exactly what Daoist Guang wanted!
This was a shortcut when you had to kill a certain number of opponents but couldn''t find enough people.
Daoist Guang''s idea was that it would be best if someone shot at him first. He would then figure out his opponent''s position based on the sound and the bullet''s trajectory, and then retaliate.
Daoist Guang was just thinking this when a sharp and clear gunshot rang out!
Because of how noisy his live streaming environment was, Daoist Guang already had the game on at full volume, so the sound of the sniper rifle was very clear!
Many viewers heard it in the live stream room.
"There''s a sniper! Lord Ind, be careful!"
"Sounds like a SKS? And it''s the kind where you don''t have to take a breath in between shots?"
"It''s over! Lord Ind is dead! Game over!"
Daoist Guang found a house in the corner of the city he could use as cover and stopped the motorbike. When the sniper had shot at him, Daoist Guang had already tracked the sound back to lock onto his position.
On screen, Daoist Guang''s character could be seen hiding behind a wall, half of his profile slightly exposed and his gaze fixed on a tower not far away.
In the live stream room, many sharp-eyed viewers followed Daoist Guang''s line of sight and saw a small ck dot on top of the tower.
Instantly there were cries of surprise in the bullet messages.
"F**k! How did he see that?!"
"Lord Ind is awesome! He was able to instantly determine the trajectory even when riding the motorbike!"
"Ah? Where? Why can''t I see it?"
"The message in front, are you blind?! There was a muzzle sh just now from the person on top of the tower!"
Daoist Guang didn''t have time to pay attention to these bullet messages. He was observing the person on top of the tower... If he wanted to perform a massacre in this city, this sniper was a huge hidden threat, so the sooner Daoist Guang got rid of him, the better.
The man''s position wasn''t far from him.
The main issue was that while Daoist Guang had noticed this person, he himself had clearly also been discovered.
Given the short distance between them, and after determining the enemy''s general position, opening his x scope to look for the other party was too easy.
The best proof of this was when Daoist Guang, who was in a blind spot, deliberately exposed half of his body, and with a "pew" the man shot at him again.
But it hit the wall of the house in front of Daoist Guang instead of hitting him, leaving behind a clear bullet hole.
Seeing this, Wang Ling couldn''t help being derisive.
This was a Fish Pond Round!
This aim was too askew!
The other party was simply a body outline-tracing master...
Almost on par with Jiang Bai!
Daoist Guang couldn''t help sighing in his heart as well; this little brother''s marksmanship was terrible!
But that was exactly what he wanted.
"Dare shoot me?"
Stuck behind the wall, Daoist Guang smiled calmly in his heart. Directly switching from the katana in his hand to the frying pan, he quickly headed straight for the tower.
This scene stunned everyone in the live stream room.
Even the person in the tower was stunned.
He had just made three shots; it was impossible for the man not to know that there was a sniper in the direction he was heading in now.
Also, ording to the regr way of thinking, even if the other person wanted to get close enough to kill him, they would normally look for a suitable position and go around for a better chance of sess.
Who would directly charge forward with a frying pan when they clearly knew that there was a sniper in front of them?
The yer in the tower with the ID "GAYLIGAYQI" was stupefied.
Then he quickly came to his senses andy down in the best position to aim at Daoist Guang through the rifle lens before pulling the trigger. "Sorry, brother, I''ll ept your express delivery!"
Peng!
One shot!
Mm...
This time, it was a hit!
However, this yer wasn''t happy at all!
Because this shot had precisely hit the frying pan!
False positive?
Because everything had happened in an instant, it hadn''t been very clear, and he had only roughly seen a spark on the frying pan in Daoist Guang''s hand.
It couldn''t have been that coincidental, right?
He happened to hit the pan?
In the tower, the yer took a deep breath...
Peng!
Another shot!
This time, the yer paid particr attention.
Hm...
Very good...
He had hit the pan again!
Or, to be more precise...
This man charging in his direction had raised the frying pan in his hand to block the bullet.
"???"
As question marks flooded the screen in the live stream, this yer called "GAYLIGAYQI" instantly felt that he was in trouble!This is a reference to an incident where a live stream gamer imed he wasn''t using cheats, but the game suddenly announced that "super-targeting had been deployed," thus exposing him as a liarA literal trantion of , which refers to a game level where most of the yers are new and it''sparatively easy to win.This is a literal trantion of the online catchphrase ô, which refers to a phenomenon, usually in the entertainment industry, of someone spreading news and only releasing evidence to support it after calls are made for them to do so.
Chapter 457 Details Decide Everything
Using a frying pan to block a bullet once could be called a coincidence... but this was the second time! Even if it was a coincidence, could it happen twice in a row?
However, it wasn''t as if stopping a bullet with a frying pan didn''t happen... There were times you could even wave a pan and send a hand grenade flying back!
But this basically only happened in a ''best of'' collection of "funny game videos," or when people teamed up and tried countless times before seeding in this operation. Otherwise, in most cases, it was a false positive!
At that distance, Daoist Guang had used the frying pan to send two sniper bullets flying away one after another.
If this wasn''t a cheat, then this reaction truly defied the heavens!
In addition to the horde of brainless "Light Chaser" supporters madly sending "666" bullet messages and yelling "awesome," there were even more messages that were starting to get more and more intense in their questioning.
"Isn''t that a cheat? Waving a pan to block bullets, and two times at that?"
"From the very beginning, Lord Ind has always been an outdoor all-round entertainment live streamer. The game live stream is only three hours a day, it can''t be a cheat at all!" A Light Chaser defended Daoist Guang in a bullet message.
"Does anyone know a super administrator?! Strongly requesting that a super administrator check the room. The anti-cheat system is so advanced now, they''ll be able to tell straight away if cheats have been used or not!"
"Yes, yes! Strongly agree! Have a super administrator check!"
"Agree! If he didn''t use cheats, I''ll immediately be a Light Chaser and send the live streamer ten immortal boats!"
"What? My live streamer is awesome! Go do it if you can! If you can''t, can you stop yammering about it?!"
"Our Lord Ind can behead you with a katana at ten thousand meters without wasting a single breath!"
"Enough! Can the reverse fans and trolls shut up and let the rest of us watch the live stream? Do you want to ruin esports?!"
Wang Ling: "..."
He felt that thisst statement seemed a little familiar somehow!
...
There was increasing demand in the bullet messages to test for cheats. After all, Daoist Guang had survived until now with just a katana and had sessfully killed two people. He had also blocked two sniper shots in session with a frying pan. From an outsider''s point of view, all of these looked like the operation of an immortal... including Lord Ind''s amazing hearing, his ability to instantly lock onto a target''s location and his superb response skills, when all of these particrs were added together, suspicions of him using cheats grew stronger.
There were plenty of times when a person would be suspected of most likely using cheats when they were able to do something that no one else could.
And most important of all, Daoist Guang had been in the limelight too much in thest two days; tall trees attracting the wind was also another factor.
Whenever Daoist Guang''s live stream started,rge numbers of viewers would flock in from other live stream rooms.
From the bullet messages in the live stream currently misdirecting attention and starting fights, or which even had reverse fans putting on a show, Wang Ling felt that they could be divided into three types.
Type 1: Water armies who might have been hired by other live streamers or other live streaming tforms.
Type 2: Fans of other live streamers who wanted to deliberately make trouble.
And Type 3: Those who didn''t know what was going on at all but were just going with the flow...
However, since Daoist Guang wanted to engage in this industry, it was impossible to avoid these three types of people.
The waters in any circle were deep, and the live streaming industry was no exception.
Besides, even if there were times when it had been rified whether someone had used cheats or not, only a small number of people would believe it while most of them would still believe in their own conclusions.
Clean hands didn''t need to be washed; Daoist Guang''s heart was as clear as a mirror. He knew very well that even if a super administrator came by to check, they wouldn''t find anything, so he continued to y with an unperturbed face.
Now was not the time to care about those unreasonable bullet messages. He needed to fully concentrate on dealing with the yer in the tower with the ID GAYLIGAYQI.
After Lord Ind switched from the frying pan back to the katana, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI in the tower was stunned again.
He just realized...
The person in front of him didn''t have a gun! Or even a pistol!
In addition to a backpack, a helmet and armor, the only other equipment that could be seen on him were the katana and the frying pan.
On the other side of the screen, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI had a face full of ck question marks. "????"
So, this person... what on earth was he trying to do?
Did he really intend to cut him down with a sword?
This waspletely unscientific!
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI was now realizing... this LORD ISLAND wasn''t a normal person at all!
At that moment, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI finally realized the benefits of having a machine gun! If he had one in his hand right now, this LORD ISLAND wouldn''t be able to continue protecting himself even if he had the frying pan!
But generally speaking, few people would be carrying a machine gun on them halfway through the game unless they were really poor and only picked up rubbish along the way.
Rifle + sniper gun were the standard equipment for most yers.
Seeing that Daoist Guang was already rushing forward with his katana in hand, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI panicked and changed his SKS sniper gun to a M16A4... As long as his aim was urate, one shot would be enough to kill the other party.
However, Daoist Guang''s assault was fiercer than he had imagined.
This was an active attack starting at the bottom of the tower.
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI was standing at the top of the tower as he held an absolutely advantageous position.
But at this point, he began to doubt life...
He, who upied an advantageous position, was instead like a weakmb waiting to be ughtered!
Daoist Guang''s steps were getting closer and closer. Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI held his breath and aimed at the mouth of the corridor.
Like most yers, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI had already practiced shooting Daoist Guang in the head with his rifle countless times in his mind...
Holding his breath, he pointed the muzzle of his ck rifle at the bend in the corridor.
As long as Daoist Guang dared show his head, GAYLIGAYQI would immediately start shooting wildly!
At the same time, Wang Ling noticed that the bullet messages in the live stream room had petered out.
Everyone knew that these two were on the cusp of meeting each other.
Given Daoist Guang''s unfavorable position, how to kill Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI with the katana was now his biggest concern.
At this point, Wang Ling couldn''t help taking a look at the number of viewers.
Number of people: 3.98 million!
Because there had been people earlier intentionally starting fights in the bullet messages, a lot of people had shared impromptu links to Daoist Guang''s live stream in their chat groups, WeChat Moments, Tieba and elsewhere.
Spectating would forever be an essential attribute of online users, which had directly led to the explosive growth of viewer numbers in the live stream.
At that very moment, Daoist Guang was deliberately standing in a blind spot in thest stretch of the corridor as he shed the katana in his hand. Seeing this, GAYLIGAYQI Little Brother became nervous and couldn''t help shifting his feet for a better shooting angle.
However, it was precisely this slight step which Daoist Guang caught once again.
After confirming Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''s position, Daoist Guang charged forward with the katana without the slightest bit of hesitation!
"F**k!"
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''splexion paled at Daoist Guang''s ferocity and he released a spate of "da da da da."
The bullets shot out, but Daoist Guang''s body seemed to flicker a bit and the bullets brushed past him!
"The hell? Z Shake?!" Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI couldn''t help eximing.
Because this little brother had turned on his public audio, everyone in the live stream room heard this yell.
Viewers: "..."
Wang Ling: "..." What f**king Z Shake!This refers to admins that can enter live stream rooms at will to check whether live streamers have done anything against the rules or not.Has the same meaning as the tall poppy syndrome.A remarkable dodging method used by the protagonist in the novel "The King''s Avatar."This is a statement made by the CEO of EDward Gaming, a professional League of Legends esports team in China, in response to some yers dissing the team.
Chapter 458 You Go and Be Bait...
The Z Shake was an extremely particr micro-operation. There were records of a rted body movement style in Guide to Glory by Ye Shen, the grandmaster of team tactics. Many people knew of it, but few had mastered it: it was a minute and extremely quick left-and-right movement of the mouse to avoid lethal injury.
But because this operation was performed so quickly, it waspleted in a blink of an eye, so to outsiders watching, it wasn''t moving at all, but shaking!
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI was really panicking now, and even the bullet messages stopped for a moment. After a few seconds, arge wave of messages flooded the screen; there weren''t as many doubting ones now, and a lot of people sent Daoist Guang gifts.
As fans of Daoist Guang, Light Chasers all felt extremely proud.
"666! Lord Ind is awesome! Looks like a katana is really something!"
"Lord Ind is amazing! There are a lot of professional FPS yers who aren''t necessarily able to master this kind of body movement!"
"Those of you who suspected Lord Ind of using cheats, let me ask you, are there any body movement cheats nowadays?"
The fans of other live streamers who hade over to make trouble were embarrassed and at aplete loss at the Light Chasers'' pointed questions.
Because the truth indeed was that most operations nowadays were simple and crude, and it wasn''t necessarily possible to design a cheat for a micro-operation like this. Generally, people who could master this kind of micro-operation... without a doubt, they had to be prodigies! Not only did this operation involve the smallest flicker left and right to dodge injury, the uracy required indeed left people speechless.
At that time, [Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated], Daoist Guang''s number one fan, used his privileged status to send a high priority bullet message sticky yet again.
It read: I''ve DMed a super administrator who wille over straightaway to investigate. I don''t know how many water armies and reverse fans there are in the bullet messages, but I hope you will fulfill your promise... If Lord Ind is found innocent, please send your gifts. Otherwise, I''ll directly look for the super administrator to ban all of you if you send these kinds of bullet messages again!
It was an aggressive and intimidating statement.
"Brother Sleep is awesome!
"Oh my god! Brother Sleep actually has a super administrator''s contact information?"
"Who on earth is this person?"
For the moment, a lot of people were discussing this in the bullet messages.
There was no shortage of rich big shots on the live streaming tforms, and this "Brother Sleep" was clearly one such example.
He was able to stand out among millions of people by bing the number one fan. He wasn''t just extravagant with his money; more importantly, he could actually contact a super administrator of the website... This was enough to prove that this person had an unusual identity and was likely on the level of a boss; moreover, it was possible that he and the live streaming tform were coborators of some sort.
Someone screencapped "Brother Sheep''s" high priority bullet message in the live stream room and sent it to a QQ chat group called "The League of Honest People": "Who on earth is this [Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated]?"
"Three Days And Two Sleeps? Could it be the online author Three Days And Two Sleeps?"
"Oh my god?! Three Days And Two Sleeps?" Some people were stunned because this was an existence on par with Wang Situ!
"Don''t get flustered! It probably isn''t... As far as I know, this author ignores his job all the time and has a habit of gaming on Bilibili''s live stream. His ''demand more group'' is huge, and he does everything except update. With so many fans focused on him, how can he have the time to watch a live stream?"
"Agree, agree! Forget watching the live stream, if his wife finds out he''s given so many gifts to a new live streamer, she would probably break his legs!"
"What? Three Days And Two Sleeps is married? When? Howe I didn''t know?"
"Are you a Net viger[2.This refers to someone behind in the times ortest news.]? He even has children! Do you know why there are so many novels about stay-at-home dadstely? I heard that it was Three Days And Two Sleeps who hired people to write them!" Saying that, the speaker sent an amused emoji.
Given the discussion that was happening, some people couldn''t help but want to check out the live stream.
This topic continued to brew and spread widely online.
Meanwhile, the number of people watching Daoist Guang''s live stream at the same time had also increased from close to four million to more than 4.8 million. This spike in numbers was really baffling. However, there were onlookers adding fuel to the fire, as well as many jeering fans of other live streamers, otherwise there was no way the number could have reached this point.
While the live stream room was being very noisy, Daoist Guang had already struck Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI with his katana, and half of his health was instantly gone!
This little brother immediately had his character crouch down. "Brother! Please don''t kill me!"
After thinking for a moment, Daoist Guang didn''t cut him down again; he noticed that this yer had already thrown down his firearm, and even the bullets littered the floor...
This dramatic scene made the game even more interesting and the live stream room became even more lively.
"Lord Ind! Don''t just stand there! Hurry up and kill him! There''s less than fifty people left now..."
"Reminder, live streamer, you still have eighteen people to kill!"
Some people couldn''t help sending reminders in the bullet messages, but Daoist Guang didn''t look at them at all.
He switched the katana out for his frying pan and couldn''t helpughing. "Young man, you have promise!"
The dazzling katana disappeared, which made Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI sigh in relief. "Brother, you''re so awesome! Shall we team up? If we get to thest circle and we''re still alive, how about we fight to the death then?"
"Fight to the death? No, that doesn''t make any sense at all."
Daoist Guang shook his head and directly rejected him. "You can''t fight against me for sure."
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI: "..."
Daoist Guang: "In addition to the Z Shake, I can in fact also do the S and M Shakes... Of the twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, I''ve already mastered half of them. Are you going to bludgeon me with your head instead?"
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI: "..."
Saying this, Daoist Guang also crouched down. They were standing on a high vantage point. When they crouched down, they werepletely hidden, so no one could hit them at all.
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI didn''t know whether to cry orugh. "Then brother, what should we do... If I can follow you, getting second ce is good enough for me!"
"Second ce is meaningless. Young man, you have to be a little more ambitious!" Daoist Guang smiled.
"..."
"I can make you champion; for me, killing twenty people is enough."
"Ah? Then brother expert, what do you want me to do?"
"Very simple: you go and be bait!"
Bait?
This little brother understood and immediately nodded in agreement. "I''ll do it! I''ll be the bait! Brother expert, you can pick up the gun and bullets on the floor, your shooting skills must be very urate!"
Daoist Guang tsked. "When did I say I was going to use a gun?"
The little brother gave a wobbly smile. "Brother expert, you don''t use a gun... but you still want to kill twenty people? Are you really going to chop down twenty people with this katana?"
Daoist Guang''s face said ''Naturally.''"That''s right!"
The little brother: "..."
Daoist Guang looked at the map; the next circle had started to shrink.
The city they were squatting in happened to be the safe zone! Soon, there would be a huge wave of people rushing here from all over the ce!
For Daoist Guang, this was a great opportunity to carry out his ughter!
"Look at the map. We''re right in the middle of the safe zone. Very soon, a lot of people will be rushing over here."
Daoist Guang said intently, "There are less than fifty people left; your mission is to lure them in! Put on a good show, little brother, I''m a live streamer! Right now, more than four million brothers are watching you on the live stream!"
The little brother: "..."
Daoist Guang: "Don''t worry, I said earlier that the whole game is my pig farm! I can guarantee you''ll be the winner! I won''t move from here, you go down the tower and lure in as many people as possible! The best is to trigger a ''ten thousand pigs swarming the tower'' oue by taunting the crowd."
The little brother: "..."This refers to readers who pester authors to update with new chapters for ongoing online novels.A literal trantion of a gaming term for taunting multiple monsters to make them all attack at the same time.When fans attack someone for making negativements about their star yers.
Chapter 459 Newbies Are Monsters!
Wang Ling stared at this number one fan "Brother Sleep''s" bullet message for a long time. Somehow, the other party felt familiar; the tone and style of his words gave Wang Ling a sense of deja vu.
While he lowered his head, lost in thought, he saw that the bullet messages in Daoist Guang''s live stream had once again maxed out after Daoist Guang had joined forces with a passer-by little brother.
Wang Ling had to filter the bullet messages.
The bullet messages in Daoist Guang''s live stream had increased to such a frightening amount; if they weren''t controlled, the game couldn''t even be seen anymore!
In the game, Daoist Guang and this Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI hadn''t moved and were still crouched on the top of the tower.
A momentter, viewers in the live stream heard this little brother exim, "What the hell! Brother expert, you''re really actually a live streamer!"
He had never heard the name "Lord Ind"C obviously, this was a new live streamer. Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI was a big fan of watching live streams, and there was no way he wouldn''t know the veteran live streamers.
Of course, the little brother wasn''t discriminating against newbies! He just thought that it was really a little too scary that a new live streamer he had never heard of could perform this level of body movement!
Sure enough! The newbies nowadays were all monsters!
Then the little brother looked at the current number of people in the live stream room and felt like he couldn''t breathe as he was shocked once again...
Nearly five million people!!!
A new live streamer...
How had he done it?
In the live stream, a string of bullet messages immediately flew past.
"Congrattions, little brother, you''re on TV!"
"Hehehe, little brother, did youe here to check out the room? Are you happy? Are you surprised? Are you thrilled?"
"Good luck, little brother! Lord Ind will lead you to first ce! Steady on! The two of you can win this!"
"..."
The little brother chose to turn off the bullet messages for the time being as they were blocking the screen. He looked at the "Brother Expert" whose face was densely covered with the bullet messages.
For someone to be able to perform such a precise operation, he had thought that it was perhaps a young little brother yer; he had never ever expected the person sitting in front of a screen in the live stream to be a grandfather whose hair and beard were all gray! As a grandfather live streamer... his voice sounded too young! It was too maic! And too nice to listen to!
Voice wasn''t a strict condition to be a live streamer, but it was a bonus, especially for some "voice-cons"; a pleasant-sounding voice could indeed bring in a lot of fans.
Thus, Daoist Guang had altered his voice, but not with a voice converter. Instead, it was arge-scale beautifying sound wave spell which couldbine elements of each viewer''s imagination in their minds to create Daoist Guang''s voice for them.
In other words, each of the almost five million viewers in the live stream room now were hearing different versions of Daoist Guang''s voice.
Wang Ling had seen through this trick from the very beginning. After all, Daoist Guang was a True Immortal, and casting a spell of this level was really too easy for him.
However, this kind of beautifying sound wave spell hadpletely no effect on Wang Ling; the voice he was hearing now was still Daoist Guang''s original voice.
It was deep, with the vor of rich experience...
...
"..."
The little brother collected his thoughts.
He was still in the game, so he didn''t spend too long in the live stream room. He quickly turned off his phone and focused his attention on the game in front of him once again.
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''s heart was still shaking at the live stream''s huge poprity just now... Five million people! Everybody was watching him!
The little brother''s heart was beating so fast that he could hardly speak properly. "Bro... Brother expert, how long have you been a live streamer?"
Daoist Guang: "Less than a week."
The little brother took a breath. "Then are you a majia...?"
Daoist Guang: "A majia? What''s that?" As an old man thousands of years old who had been "dead" for a period of time, and who had only just recently encountered the Inte, Daoist Guang was still not very clear on a lot of online jargon.
The little brother sweated and exined to Daoist Guang. "Majia means an alternate ount."
Daoist Guang: "Oh, no. I''m really just a mengxin."
The little brother: "..."
Daoist Guang: "Anyway, doesn''t ''alternate ount'' also mean peeing?"
"Pft!" The little brotherughed.
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling couldn''t help looking at the bullet messages, and a group of troublemakers were already flooding the screen with "Huaxiu nation''s culture is extensive and profound" messages...
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI now suddenly understood why Daoist Guang was so popr as a new live streamer!
He was funny and had pretty good skills. Unlike other live streamers, he was able to find another way to have fun in this type of shooting game, and was relying on just a katana to kill twenty people... this was a real gimmick!
The most important thing was that he was unexpectedly a grandfather with a very nice voice!
If he hadn''t seen the live stream, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI would have really thought that Lord Ind was a youngster.
It was over! This little brother realized he had already be a fan of Daoist Guang!
These days, there were truly very few live streamers who performed well, were talented, and had a nice voice!
Little Brother decided that as soon as he finished this round, he would subscribe to the live stream!
Therefore, in order to leave a good impression on Lord Ind, he had to perform well!
Thinking this, Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI took a deep breath. "Lord Ind, what should we do now? I am yours tomand!"
He had already picked up the equipment he had thrown on the floor earlier, and was fully armed.
Daoist Guang felt that the tower they were in was a very good position. It was open in all directions and could be considered the best vantage point in the city with the widest view. Furthermore, looking at the map, Daoist Guang thought that the tower they were in was probably the final "god-blessed circle."
Generally speaking, however, no one would choose to make a stand here, because once someone threw a grenade over here, the tower would explode, leading directly to death.
But Daoist Guang wasn''t afraid.
However many grenades were thrown at them, he would receive them all with his frying pan.
Daoist Guang listened carefully, then pointed the katana in one direction where he had heard movement. "Someone is in that direction. Be careful when you turn the corner into the alley and look for cover. Just lure them in, you don''t have to be so enthusiastic about fighting. I''ll use a ball as much as possible!"
Viewers: "..."
Wang Ling: "..." What damn ball!
"Very well!" The little brother nodded and was about to have his character go down the tower.
Daoist Guang was surprised and stopped him. "Wait! Do you have heal items?"
The little brother paused. "Yes, four Med Kits and drinks."
Daoist Guang couldn''t helpughing. "You should restore your health before you go."
"Man! I almost forgot!" Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI patted himself on the head! He had been too excited just now, he had forgotten to heal himself! As a result, he still had only half of his health until now.
For some reason, Wang Ling felt that Daoist Guang and this little brother were a little adorable in how different they were.
Before he left, the little brother looked back and asked Daoist Guang, "Lord Ind, my mission is to just attract people, right?"
Daoist Guang nodded. "Yes, then try to protect yourself after that ande back to the towerter to find me."
"Okay! It''s just luring people in! Leave it to me, Lord Ind, I used to do this before." The little brother rushed out in high spirits.
Wang Ling and Daoist Guang were both stupefied.
Used to do?
After leaving Daoist Guang, this little brother then fired his gun directly into the air as he shouted at the same time. "Come,e, take a look, find out how swimming keeps you fit..."
Daoist Guang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."The literal trantion is ''cute and new,'' and basically refers to newbies.A ball formation is a number of units moving together as one group.This is a sales slogan that became a sarcastic or mocking way of greeting people.The term for ''alternate ount'' in Chinese also has the meaning ''to pee''.
Chapter 460 Meeting Is the Destiny Which Is Too Wonderful for Words...
The bullet messages on the live stream screen instantly burst into exceptionally delightedughter following Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''s professional gym marketing cry.
"Does this little brother work as a fitness instructor?"
"Not necessarily, he might have had a part-time job distributing leaflets before..."
For a while, many people couldn''t help trying to guess the little brother''s identity.
Based solely on his performance earlier, the little brother''s marksmanship could be said to be very bad, to the extent that Wang Ling thought it was on par with Jiang Bai, the son of the head of the Kitchen Knife Sect at school, and his body outline-tracing arrows. However, this passer-by little brother was very entertaining and seemed quite funny.
However bad a yer you were, being able to entertain the audience while gaming was number one.
Even live stream gamers were divided into entertainment and professional live streamers.
Thus, on many current live streaming tforms, it wasmon to see a lot of live stream duos. Their roles were usually clearly separated, with one in charge of skill and the other in charge of humor. Based on this, many people immediately thought that Lord Ind and Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI were quitepatible!
"Lord Ind, Lord Ind! Want to try winning double first ce with Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI?"
"This little brother is stupidly adorable, I think this can work."
"I think it''s totally OK!"
"Let''s talk about it after they win..."
A lot of people were being rowdy in the bullet messages, but Daoist Guang paid them no attention. He crouched down in the tower with his katana in hand as he listened to the fragmented sounds of Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''s footsteps up ahead. Actually, the footsteps of all game characters were pretty much the same, and when they ovepped, it was very hard to pick individual ones out.
But when Daoist Guang had watched the little brother walk out in that direction, a radar had automatically taken shape in his mind as he marked the little brother''s position. From the sound of his footsteps, he was already pretty close to that group.
Daoist Guang''s guess was that this group which had hurried over from another town was also a temporary squad of four people.
Although this was single yer mode, in order to improve the chances of winning the Fish Pond Round, many peopleing across other yers in the first circle would propose to mutually cooperate with each other and divide their equipment and supplies equally. When the number of people was reduced to a particr limit, like if there were only twenty people left, they would disperse once again to fight each other.
This was in fact quite the test of trust...
Because there were times when some yers would deliberately propose an alliance and ultimately stab others in the back in order to brush up their KDA.
Daoist Guang had in fact already seen someone suggest in a bullet message that he and the little brother team up in the future.
To be honest, he thought that this was good advice, but he still needed to see what this little brother''s general level was like. It didn''t matter if he was bad, as long as he could move forward. Besides, sending someone out to lure people in was something that only worked for sure in the Fish Pond Round... After all, there were a lot of fools in the Fish Pond Round!
If it was a round which depended on high ability, it would be a showdown between experts.
Forget openly trying to lure the other party in; if you dared show yourself, you would be shot in the head straightaway, no questions asked.
The little brother had already been gone for twenty to thirty seconds, and Daoist Guang and his water friends in the live stream room were all waiting for news. To be honest, though this seemed an easy thing to do, it might not necessarily work. If that little brother was killed, Daoist Guang would have wasted a lot of time here and definitely wouldn''t be able to achieve his target of twenty kills.
But there were times when Daoist Guang preferred to trust his intuition...
He had chosen not to kill this little brother earlier because he felt that this was profound destiny!
There was a saying...
Meeting is a destiny which is too wonderful for words...
There were fewer and fewer people now. There were only forty-odd people left, but Daoist Guang still had eighteen people to kill.
Many people were discussing this on the screen and sending all kinds of gloating bullet messages.
This group of people had all bet that Daoist Guang wouldn''t be able to kill twenty people; in their eyes, it was basically hopeless for him now. Their winnings might not be much, but in any case, it was a sure win. It was a discount on immortal elixirs! Live streaming tforms opened discount days every two months for viewers who wanted discounts when converting immortal elixirs into HNY.
One million immortal elixirs was equal to eight hundred HNY, which actually wasn''t much. But in the end, it was about the entertainment value: being happy was the most important thing.
"Give up, live streamer, you''ve already lost!"
"I don''t think that little brother ising back!"
"If that little brother acting as bait is killed, it''s an instant game over for the live streamer!"
Many people stared at the top right corner of the screen in the game. The yers in the current circle were more cautious and there would be fewer deaths. If the little brother died, his ID would appear in the top right corner of the public screen.
"This little brother won''t die, right..."
"Who knows! But I feel ''getting a card to swim and get fit'' this phrase isn''t appealing at all!"
For a while, many Light Chasers were anxious. They didn''t understand how "Lord Ind" could be so confident as he patiently kept watch. Given the current number of people, if he didn''t go out and risk everything now, just killing ten people would be pretty good already, not to mention twenty!
All the yers were fighting... the game was in its final stage and the number of yers was dwindling one at a time!
What an annoying live streamer!
After another thirty seconds or so, Daoist Guang and his water friends in the live stream room finally heard the little brother''s familiar cry. "Lord Ind! Lord Ind! Here Ie!"
The little brother was jumping and running as bullets flew at him. He had already been hit!
Through Daoist Guang''s viewpoint, the water friends in the live stream could see Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI being chased by four people!
There were cries of surprise in the bullet messages: Oh my god! He really lured people over! This little brother is not bad!
The little brother very quickly covered the distance back to the tower. He stayed low as he climbed the tower. When he was halfway up, hey prone on the floor to heal himself.
"How is it?" Daoist Guang moved his character to the little brother''s side as reinforcement.
"Residual Blood! My bulletproof vest is almost gone! But thankfully I''m not dead yet..." The little brother was sweating. After all, he had run through a hail of bullets from four people!
"What about your helmet? Is it damaged?" Daoist Guang asked.
The little brother examined his equipment. "No... It''s intact."
The water friends in the live stream could already no longer help ridiculing the situation...
This was in the end a Fish Pond Round, and its level was really low!
No wonder these four people chasing him couldn''t kill him!
It turned out that they were all bad yers...
"There''s actually four people!" Daoist Guang had already determined earlier on how many people they were from their footsteps, and pretended to smile nervously in front of the screen.
But his expression changed very quickly as he said coldly, "But they all have to die!"
The first yer was already charging at them. "The guy promoting swimming to keep fit! Come out! I know you''re in the tower! What I hate the most are damn salesmen!"
The yer was about to rush upstairs with his rifle, but just as he approached the base of the tower, he saw a figure carrying a de of light fall from the sky...
Daoist Guang was too fast!
This time, Lord Ind didn''t say anything unnecessary and just directly beheaded the yer!
This yer didn''t even have time to shout out as he straightaway turned into a box.
At the same time, the kill notification had already appeared in the top right corner of the public screen.
yer "LORD ISLAND" has used "Katana" to kill yer "HaroRunDeKuai" with a headshot.
Three kills... Kill/Death/Assist stats.This is derived from amon line in a particr TV program.Very low health.Mutuals on social media tforms.
Chapter 461 Loopy Toad’s Nest Egg
Three kills...
And yet another headshot with the katana!
As said previously, the probability of a katana being dropped in the game was very limited. Even the probability of a game live streamer picking up a katana at all was extremely low, but in Daoist Guang''s hand, it really made people realize how frightening the katana was! If you were hit in the head in a melee, you would be killed. Even if you wore a level three helmet, it was useless!
This kind of injury really left people speechless.
Moreover, after this third kill, there was actually no one left who doubted whether Daoist Guang could kill people with a katana C this was already the third person. Furthermore, many people had noticed that each time Daoist Guang had struck the opponent''s head, he jumped slightly to ensure uracy in that one moment when he raised his katana as he aimed at the head, killing his opponent in one swipe!
These were all detailed micro-operations.
For those water friends who had seen Daoist Guang''s Z Shake body movement, there was little need to doubt Daoist Guang''s ability to perform micro-operations.
After Daoist Guang obtained his third kill, the other three yers who had teamed up with this passer-by yer realized that there was something fishy about this situation.
Then they saw the notification in the top right corner of the public screen: yer "LORD ISLAND" used "Katana" to kill yer "HaroRunDeKuai" with a headshot...
The three people were instantly stunned.
The f**k?! Dead?
Using a katana for headshots... excuse me, what kind of operation was this!
These three yers were obviously newbies, and had never encountered such an amazing operation before, so they all instantly started to panic a little.
Daoist Guang was in the mouth of the corridor, out of the other party''s line of sight. He saw them load up on bullets, but they didn''t do anything else.
A momentter, one of the male characters who was wearing a miniskirt grit his teeth. "I''ll go check; if I die, pick up the heal items on the ground! Take turns fighting the person inside; I''m guessing it''s probably an expert!"
Before this chivalrous little brother left, he threw all his heal items on the ground, including a Med Kit and some First Aid Kits...
Seeing this, many water friends couldn''t resist teasing him in the bullet messages.
"Tch, ten passers-by in the circle are moved..."
"Damn! Isn''t this big brother too chivalrous!"
"I get a fuzzy feeling knowing that there are this kind of people in the world... Why does this First Aid Kit look so delicious somehow?!"
"Ha ha ha! The message in front, wait a minute! Do you have cravings after watching A Bite of China Season 3?"
...
Daoist Guang was also moved by this scene.
Strangers could actually build this type of trust with each other in such a short time in an online game; games really were magical things!
Daoist Guang sighed in his heart as he watched that little brother who had already given up all his heal itemse charging in, already heroically facing death.
At that moment, Daoist Guang was deeply moved...
Then, he shed this little brother.
A notification appeared in the top right corner of the public screen: yer "LORD ISLAND" used "Katana" to kill yer "Clearseven" with a headshot...
Four kills...
The remaining two passers-by were utterly stunned; they hadn''t even heard theirrade fire off any shots in front of them! Howe he died?
They crouched outside the tower to talk it over.
"What should we do now?"
"It''s fine, we have so many heal items now! Just do as the brother said, take turns going in; if you fall to Residual Blood, retreat! This person is holed up in the tower and won''te out to hunt us anyway!"
The two yers made a quick decision after some discussion.
Ten secondster...
A message popped up on the public screen yet again: yer "LORD ISLAND" used "Katana" to kill yer "PDDnoJJi" with a headshot...
yer "LORD ISLAND" used "Katana" to kill yer "KuXuanzuiShuai" with a headshot...
Six kills...
The viewers: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
After a brief silence, the bullet messages in the live stream exploded again!
"Holy crap! Six kills? With a headshot each time? Headshot cheat! Evidence!"
"Lord Ind is really precise with the katana, I''m totally convinced!"
"I feel these four people can''t y; if they had gone in together, this wouldn''t have happened..."
"It''s a Fish Pond Round, what can you expect?"
"I''ve decided; in the future, I''ll use custom mode and train hard in the katana, and set up a katana school!"
In that time, a lot of people on the screen sent gifts...
But Daoist Guang wasn''t in the mood to take a look at these things for the time being.
The current situation wasn''t bad. He had to strike while the iron was hot, or it would really be toote.
At that point, there were only thirty-six people left in the game he had to kill fourteen more!
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI picked up a bag happily after he saw that Lord Ind had sessfully killed four people. The four of them together were quite rich! There were more heal items than they could carry. The little brother restored his energy to full health, then switched to a brand new level three bulletproof vest to ensure his safety.
"Lord Ind, there''s so many heal items here that I can''t pick all of them up!" After a taste of the first wave, the little brother was in high spirits luring people in and chopping them to death one by one was simply exhrating!
The little brother: "Where is everyone, Lord Ind? Should I go out and lure in another wave?"
Daoist Guang smiled. "You don''t have to take risks; there are fewer people now, so you should protect yourself, otherwise you won''t be able to win first ceter. Scatter the extra resources randomly nearby so that they ultimately lead back to the tower."
"OK!"
After the first tacit coboration, Little Brotherpletely understood.
What Medical Kit... toss!!!
What First Aid Kit... toss!!!
What painkillers, energy drinks... toss!!!
4x scope, 8x scope... toss!!!
Among the four people that had been killed, one person had a very precious skirt, but the little brother didn''t want it, and directly threw it on the ground...
When the water friends in the live stream saw Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI randomly toss these supplies he had picked up earlier at the mouths of the alleys around the tower, they couldn''t help the way their lips twitched. Bullet messages flooded the screen.
"He... didn''t even want the miniskirt? He also tossed the Med Kit?"
"Damn! So rich? Casually throwing away so many things?"
"F*ck! This is the One Piece in the game!"
"Lord Ind, Lord Ind... Your little brother is littering!"
"It doesn''t matter." Daoist Guang found the time to look at the bullet messages at this moment. "We''re in a good circle. When these peoplee into the city, they''ll definitely want to upy a high vantage point, so they''lle to my tower. I''ll use these supplies to lure them in. If they pick them up, they''ll reach the tower, and sooner orter they''ll have to spit them all out again."
Hearing Daoist Guang''s answer, a lot of people couldn''t help the way their lips twitched.
They realized that as a game live streamer...
Daoist Guang was really very yful!
Just then, Wang Ling, who had been watching the live stream the whole time, suddenly noticed a gift message float across the screen: [Level 1 Light Chaser: Immortal Two] gave Lord Ind [One Immortal Boat] gift and has risen to [Level 3 Light Chaser].
Immortal Two?
Wang Ling was stupefied. "..."
He looked out the window; sure enough, he saw Loopy Toad in the garden watching the live stream!
The issue was... when had this guy be so rich?The ultimate treasure in the pirate manga series of the same name.A Chinese documentary television series on the history of food, eating, and cooking in China
Chapter 462 Daoist Guang’s Figurine Plan
Wang Ling didn''t watch Daoist Guang''s live stream to the end. After all, the exams wereing soon, and even if it was him, it was still important to study for them. Most crucially, for Wang Ling, they weren''t purely just exams, but a game where he had to precisely control the final exam results...
His scores could neither be low nor high. If they were low, his teachers would be unhappy. If they were high, Father Wang would have a heart-to-heart chat with him.
He had already done the revision for the Dao talismans ss, and could more or less manipte his score so that it would be above the ss average. Teacher Pan never set her papers the normal way, and was very fond of including questions not covered in the sybus. To Wang Ling, these questions were actually very simple, but he couldn''t answer them!
That was because in most cases, the people who could answer this type of questions were the cream of the crop in the elite ss, such as Lotus Sun and Little Peanut, who were the outstanding elites that Teacher Pan would often single out for praise. However, this was too ostentatious and made Wang Ling very ufortable... so he would pretend that he couldn''t answer the questions.
Actually, this kind of feeling was quite unbearable. It was like when the children next door had just learned the multiplication table and came running over to test you; you had to smile and pretend you didn''t know it...
What was most important in taking an exam? Attitude!
Of course, not just in an exam, but also in other types of work.
Wang Ling remembered not long ago when a member of a national top MOBA team had gone out with a girl the night before apetition and hadn''t participated in the training. As a result, the team suffered a historic crushing defeat in the second round: zero towers, zero dragons and zero heads... A very cool fan even expressly sent the yer a song mocking him.
So no matter what, attitude was everything...
After looking at his review materials for about five minutes, Wang Ling closed his maths textbook and exercise book.
He had finished doing his revision...
Looking at the room clock, Wang Ling couldn''t help sighing: Time passed by so slowly!
Elsewhere, Daoist Guang had already logged out of the live stream. The screen in the live stream room was dark, but there were still over one million people inside who were posting "666" like crazy.
It looked like everything had happened as Daoist Guang had intended: relying on a katana, he had killed twenty people and had led Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI toward bing the winner.
It was unfathomable to a lot of people, and was even more amazing than the return of cheat live streamer Nuomi...
In the three-person chat groupprising Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Daoist Guang...
After going offline, Daoist Guang immediately sent a few amused emojis. "Hia hia hia, this old man set the trend this time and I have at least a million more fans!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Mm, I saw Brother Guang''s live stream. You killed twenty people with a katana and as per your agreement, you made that passer-by little brother the winner in the end. Brother Guang, you''re quite remarkable..."
Daoist Guang: "But this way of winning is too eye-catching, and I can''t use it all the time. In a high-level round, no matter how precise the katana is, it''s still no match for a bullet to the head. I was quite lucky with my sess today; in the end, these juniors were still too young."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "The super administrator showed up and didn''t detect Brother Light using cheats, but I have a feeling that Brother Light did cast a minor spell?"
Daoist Guangughed. "Brother Lei, you''re so smart! This can''t be considered a cheat, right?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Not at all... You''re an immortal to begin with..."
Daoist Guangughed. "My grand n right now is to pull in more fans and eventually sway these people into bing my believers and have them make figurines for me. In this way, I may be able to sessfully pass through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was shocked. "There''s this type of operation?"
Daoist Guang: "It''s also my first time hearing about figurines... But we can certainly try it out. If I''m using figurines instead of statues to get through the tribtion, all the material specifications have to be the same, and my figurine has to be made very meticulously."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head and said in the chat group, "I think it''ll be a bit difficult!''
Detailed figurines were very expensive nowadays, and in this day and age, they weren''t just figurines; they weren''t just for show or collecting.
There were a lot of very costly figurines on the market now which had personally been enlightened by Almightys. You could carry one on you, and if you encountered an unexpected situation, like something suddenly falling from the sky, the figurine would automatically emit a protective golden light... The most expensive figurine cost 9.8 billion immortal gold bars, and it was said that this figurine''s life could be traded for yours!
That was to say, even if you were the subject of an extremely inauspicious divination, the figurine could help you avert danger!
But this was 9.8 billion... and it was in immortal gold bars! No one could afford this sky-high price; it was almost as much as the total wealth of an international top 100 corporation.
Thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help looking at the Soul-Suppression Ring he was wearing; it could also avert danger, and its effects were obviously more world-defying than that crazy expensive enlightened figurine.
Daoist Guang clearly shared Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s line of thought as he typed, "I checked up on figurines before, and I know there''s an extremely expensive one worth 9.8 billion immortal gold bars which can trade its life for yours."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. "That''s right, Brother Guang, I heard that the figurine had been meticulously created by tens of thousands of skilled craftsmen to the extent that even every pore is lifelike. For the sake of authenticity, a ckhead had even been specially stuck onto the figurine''s nose during the nning process."
Daoist Guang nodded. "Yes, I can imagine that''s the case. A figurine of this level would certainly have some great death swap spell fused into it, but few people are capable of casting this kind of spell."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Could it be Immortal Zhenyuan?"
Daoist Guang''s lips twitched. "Given that senior''s niaoxing, it really is possible that he might have made this figurine!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Daoist Guang: "But I don''t need such a high grade figurine. As long as my features are detailed enough, that would be fine. Brother Lei, do you know anyone who can do it?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "I truly don''t! I''ll have to ask my friends... If you really want to get figurines made, we have to be careful in our search. Nowadays, the figurines made in those small workshops outside are all grossly misshapen..."
"Ha ha ha!"
Daoist Guang sent a teary smile emoji. "By the way, Brother Lei, why hasn''t Senior Ling said anything in our three-person chat group? I know he''s been looking for ways for me to regain my physical body, but since I''ve decided to try using figurines to go through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion, then this matter is no longer an urgent one..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Mm, just say it directly. Brother Ling''s lurking; he has definitely read it!"
Wang Ling: "..."This refers to Chen "Haro," a jungler for EDward Gaming.Niaoxing literally trantes into ''urine character,'' and while it can be an offensive term, it is also used to describe someone who is awesome or cool for doing something extraordinary.Muoyinnuomi is an infamous game live streamer who had initially been banned for using cheats in PUBG, but for some reason had had his ban lifted recently.
Chapter 463 Honest Person Ling Zhenren
It was July 12th on Wednesday in the twelfth week of the semester.
In the morning, Loopy Toad stuck the inheritance talisman on its forehead and squatted outside the front door to gather the spirit of heaven and earth as well as absorb the power of Sword Dao that was in the inheritance talisman. This spiritual qi was at its purest at sunrise, and was very conducive to cultivation.
At the moment, Loopy Toad had only mastered about five percent of the contents of the inheritance talisman... but it felt that it was already stronger than before!
After all, this was the power of Sword Dao of the Three Thousand Great Spells. To be able to inherit even just a fraction of it meant infinite power...
After the inheritance talisman had been stuck on for a while, Loopy Toad felt that its head was almost full to bursting and swollen a little painfully. This was to be expected since the profound truth of this great spell was filling its mind.
Loopy Toad stretched up to remove the inheritance talisman with its dog paw.
When this happened, it wasn''t good to continue receiving the inheritance. It needed to take some time to rest and allow the profound truth of the great spell to be fully absorbed before continuing... Loopy Toad was well aware that this couldn''t be rushed and needed to be slowly refined and absorbed a bit at a time.
Some people could go their whole lives without everprehending the power of great spells. Now that Loopy Toad could master one such spell merely by using an inheritance talisman, it felt that it had nothing toin about.
There was a bnce to everything. Although Loopy Toad wouldn''t be able to digest it for a while, it was just a matter of time.
Looking at the sky, Loopy Toad recalled its prophetic dream. It didn''t know what would happen to the Sky-Swallowing Toad n in the future, but Elder Wen''s call for help had been real.
Usually, the events of a prophetic dream would definitely happen within a month, which wasing to an end soon. Loopy Toad was suddenly worried about the future of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n. Although its body had changed, its identity as the tenth generation leader would never change.
In the eyes of many nsmen, it was already dead. But it hadn''t actually died, and given that the Sky-Swallowing n was still without a leader, it felt that the n was its responsibility.
Loopy Toad held out one light green dog paw, and sharp, white fingernails slid out between its ws, covered in a faint golden spirit light. This was the special effect of the Sword Dao aura on its ws, but it was clearly far from enough; it had only inherited five percent of "the ten-meter sword circle" which was Evil Sword God''s Sword Dao attribute. If it really wanted to exhibit the ten-meter sword circle effect, it had toprehend at least fifty percent of Sword Dao.
Loopy Toad roughly guessed that at its currentprehension progress, it would take at least half a month to inherit half of the power of Sword Dao in the inheritance talisman.
It didn''t know if it could catch up in time to respond to the catastrophe facing the toad n in its prophetic dream...
Loopy Toad had its own considerations on this matter. It had thought before that if the worst case scenario happened, it would just ask Little Master Ling for help.
But the problem was that Little Master Ling would be facing his midterm exams right away! How would he have time to worry about this type of pesky little incident...
In the end, Loopy Toad didn''t ask Little Master Ling for help after thinking about it for quite a while. It thought it would be best if it could handle this matter properly itself.
...
During preparations for the midterm exams, the school teachers set papers like crazy, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
The PE teachers who were supposed to be the best of the lot suddenly turned weak and sickly. All the teachers who upied the PE ss slots gave the same reason: Your PE teacher is ill!
So this morning, Teacher Pan was already in the ssroom, sitting in front of the dais in a grave manner and marking the test papers from yesterday''s Dao talismans ss.
Now was a critical period. Super Chen and Dopey Guo were usually the earliest to arrive at school.
One characteristic which these two people had inmon was that they tended to overdo one particr thing: one was good at arts while the other one was good at science. Furthermore, they were actually at the top level in ss in these respective areas.
Therefore, it had be their daily routine toe to school early and take what they needed by copying each other''s homework.
Wang Ling didn''t know where Teacher Pan had heard about this. The reason she was in ss early that day was to prevent delinquent behavior such as some opportunistic studentsing to school early to copy homework in the morning.
So Super Chen and Dopey Guo were bbergasted when they entered the ssroom that morning...
Shit?!
Why was Old Pan so early today?
The two people stood at the door to the ssroom with extreme rm in their hearts.
Teacher Pan was grading the test papers with the air of a worldly elder.
It could only be said that Teacher Pan was in the end Teacher Pan, a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School.
She was well aware of any schemes that the students harbored in their hearts.
Like the students who had just entered the ssroom; with their darting eyes and their unnatural movements, they were obviously behaving very abnormally!
Teacher Pan immediately judged that the reason for their surprised expressions was either they hadn''t done their homework, or they had decided toe to ss in the morning to copy each other''s homework, only to find her in the ssroom.
Sometimes she could tell what the students were thinking with just one look.
Teacher Pan cast sidelong nces at Super Chen and Dopey Guo as she feigned marking the papers with an unperturbed attitude. Her eyes were like target auto-locks that saw through cheats, which made the two boys shudder a little. "Su Xiao doesn''t need to collect the homework today; I''ll collect them myself. You two, please hurry up and put them on the dais."
Super Chen: "..."
Dopey Guo: "..."
The two people couldn''t help shouting in their hearts in unison: Motherf**cker...
It was still so damn early in the morning!
Four o''clock!
Even if a teacher-in-charge wanted to use the morning self-study period, they still wouldn''te to the ssroom until seven o''clock!
Super Chen and Dopey Guo immediately felt that Teacher Pan was a little insane...
Which teacher-in-charge woulde to school to mark homework at four o''clock?!
A teacher''s sry was calcted ording to how many sses they had. Working early untilte was part and parcel of the job, and there was no overtime pay at all.
At that moment, Super Chen and Dopey Guo felt that there was absolutely no need to doubt Old Pan''s dedication to her work.
Now that she was in the ssroom staring at them, there was no way for them to copy homework.
Neither of the two students said a word. They went back to their respective seats and began to finish up their homework.
Looking at this scene, Teacher Pan didn''t say anything and continued marking homework as if she hadn''t seen anything.
She had seen too many of all kinds of students, including those who used all types of methods to cheat in exams.
Now was the era of national cultivation, and this was the critical juncture in particr before the midterm exams. As a Golden Core teacher, she could go without sleep for more than ten days without feeling tired. Forget the fact it was four o''clock in the morning; she never got off work and was at school the entire time as she had to watch these students closely and have them improve their performance as much as possible before the midterm exams!
After all, they were young and yful, and sometimes pretty cheeky...
She had to keep an eye on them.
At that moment, Teacher Pan suddenly thought of someone.
She thought that Wang Ling was really pretty good; his grades might be straight down the middle, but in any case, he was an honest person!
Chapter 464 Destitute and Dejected Mo Immortal Castle
This time, the midterm exams at No. 60 High School would adopt the half-day exam mode, which meant an exam a day.
As for the reason behind this, Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High School certainly had his own considerations. On the one hand, it was to ease the pressure on students; on the other hand, it was to give students enough time to do their revision for the exams.
Many students would initially be delighted when they heard about this kind of half-day exam system... that was because when half-day exams were carried out for the two major exams, which were the midterms and the finals, lessons would usually be suspended and students could go home directly after the exams!
This time, however, due to Teacher Pan''s strong request, the suspension of lessons was cancelled...
It could only be said that, as a teaching pioneer at No. 60 High School, Teacher Pan was indeed Teacher Pan. Thanks to her silver tongue, she had forced the headmaster to ept her admonishment and change the system of suspending lessons during the exam period.
When the news got out, resentment of Teacher Pan in all the sses instantly reached an unprecedented high.
The first two ss periods were given over to the Dao talismans course. The ss was utterly silent. After she was done with the lesson, Teacher Pan left the ssroom with a pile of test papers in her arms. The sound of her footsteps had barely faded when the students had already started to make noise, growing louder and louder until theypletely exploded.
"Old Pan is crazy..." Super Chen couldn''t helpining after ss.
"It''s certainly a very hateful thing to do, but it doesn''t matter. There''s nothing to do at home during this time anyway..." Dopey Guo spread his hands.
"Not ying games?" Super Chen asked.
"What y game... As long as I don''t miss Lord Ind''s live stream, everything else is fine. Did you watch yesterday''s live stream? With a katana in hand, he cut a power cord and his way was lit with sparks as he directly killed twenty people and made a passer-by little brother the winner in the end," Dopey Guo said. "I also heard that after the live stream, Lord Ind contacted the passer-by little brother and ns to pair up with him in the future."
Super Chen couldn''t help tsking. "...This little brother is going to hit it big!"
Chin in hand, Dopey Guo had an enigmatic expression on his face. "Mm, and do you know, I suspect this little brother is very likely someone from our school. No, not suspect C I''m sure of it!"
Little Peanut also came closer and asked curiously, "Someone from our school? Why do you say that?"
Dopey Guo: "You know, Lord Ind live streams from an ind, but it''s very strange as no one recognizes it C I have an uncle who works at the Telmunications Bureau. He was curious about Lord Ind and the little brother so he checked their IP addresses."
Super Chen: "What were the results?"
Dopey Guo: "He couldn''t find Lord Ind''s IP address... it was a string of very strange nonsensical code, and he couldn''t find a clear exnation for it. And as for the little brother''s IP address... my uncle discovered that it was our school!"
Little Brother GAYLIGAYQI''s IP address was their school?
The other students were all astonished when they heard this.
"Who on earth is this little brother?"
Dopey Guo cupped his chin in his hands. "I have no idea right now... but from the name and information from the live stream, this guy is a little gay, and secondly, he probably really enjoys working out..."
All eyes turned to Super Chen at the same time.
Super Chen: "Why are you staring at me?! I''m not gay! I''m pure!"
Feather Lin''s fujoshi soul was restless as she stared at Super Chen and Dopey Guo and smiled sinisterly. "You two are the most gay in our ss!"
"F**k! Why not Wang Ling... He might not like to talk, but people who generally don''t like to talk are mensao!" Super Chen protested, unable to take it anymore.
"???"
Wang Ling looked up and couldn''t help the way his lips twitched.
Why was he suddenly being dissed?
Super Chen: "Isn''t there a saying? Since ancient times, if mensao youngsters aren''t Billy, then they''re gay!"
Everyone: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
At the same time, in the office on the top floor of a luxurious office building in the heart of the city.
The Lady of the Castle was greeting an honored guest who wanted to buy information.
Since the Immortal Mansion incident and the incident with Daoist Taotie''s Shuiguo Sect, Mo Immortal Castle had been affected adversely; not only weren''t they earning the slightest bit of revenue, they were even suffering ongoing losses.
While Mo Immortal Castle was masquerading as an education institution, they also had other massive ie chains, both legit and not. However, the above two incidents had cost Mo Immortal Castle almost five years'' worth of gains as they had had to spend a lot of money to clean up their own mess...
So in order to be able to continue operations, Mo Immortal Castle had also started to venture into the business of selling intelligence. Previously, Mo Immortal Castle had coborated with other people by sharing information and trading intelligence for resources; who would have thought that big shots nowadays were bing more and more cunning! Mo Immortal Castle might as well sell information directly for profit!
In the huge office, the Lady sat on the sofa facing a young man in a white Daoist gown apanied by a servant.
This young man was a customer who hade to Mo Immortal Castle this time to buy information.
He looked very young, but his skills and cultivation were a mystery. The Lady was quite close to the young man, and she noticed to her surprise that she couldn''t hear him breathing at all C it was clear that this was a great senior.
If this young man wasn''t sipping his teaposedly at the moment, the Lady might have even thought that he was dead...
His face was almost morbidly white; the Lady didn''t know whether or not it was because the young man couldn''t be exposed to the light, since the servant had been holding a ck umbre over him the entire time...
Given that the Lord wasn''t around and she couldn''t determine the young man''s exact realm, the Lady was noticeably a little nervous. "Senior Bai, is my price alright for you? If you think it''s expensive, we can discuss it..."
A piece of urate intelligence cost five hundred thousand immortal gold bars; this was Mo Immortal Castle''s current price for information.
Some special intelligence might even cost a million immortal gold bars, which was almost equal to the costly price of a holy weapon.
"My master only wants you to find a person, but you actually want us to pay five hundred thousand immortal gold bars?" the servant with the ck umbre said darkly.
"I''m very sorry, Senior Bai, but this really is the price."
Blushing, the Lady said, "Actually, we''ve had a lot of big clientse to us to buy information before."
"Big clients? Is it possible to give me an example?" This Mr Bai smiled, the corners of his mouth tilting up slightly.
"One of our previous big clients was Daoist Taotie, for example..." (Though he broke the contract halfway through.)
"Daoist Taotie?" Mr Bai''s expression changed slightly.
"That''s right."
The Lady nodded and answered truthfully, "In addition, other people who have bought information from us before include the old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion." (Though they were both arrested.)A reference to Billy Herrington, a gay porn actor.From the book title, used here to mean that he was cool.
Chapter 465 The Demon Hunters Association That Has Yet to Die
Although the Lady of the Castle couldn''t estimate this Senior Bai''s exact strength, she was well aware of his identity: this was a wanted major criminal, President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association. However, based on the various clues and statements which the police currently had, none of the members of the Demon Hunters Association who had been arrested could describe President Bai''s appearance.
Not even members at the higher levels of the Demon Hunters Association like Strong Zuo had ever seen his real face.
The only person who knew President Bai''s true appearance was perhaps the servant standing next to him with the ck umbre... But even if he was just a servant, the Lady felt that his strength was no weaker than hers, which was a little frightening.
When the Lady mentioned the old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion, President Bai''s gaze changed slightly.
There were actually a lot of intelligence organizations in Songhai city, and while he had heard that Mo Immortal Castle''s intelligencework was second to none, seeing was believing. This young man with the abnormally paleplexion hadn''t thought that Mo Immortal Mansion would have actually dealt with Daoist Taotie, the Master of Immortal Mansion and the old devil.
Intelligence could be very costly, but there were times when cost didn''t mean uracy.
It would thus depend on whether or not the intelligence agency had the pertinent business qualifications. If even the old devil hade here to buy information... President Bai immediately felt that this information was perhaps worth the price.
"Old Lu, arrange the transfer." President Bai raised his hand.
This servant called Lu was stunned. "President, do you need to think it over again?"
"No need."
The abnormally pale youth waved his hand. "Our Demon Hunters Association lost two elders this time. I know very well how strong Elder Cann and Elder Han are. I sent the both of them to deal with a third-ss dog, but in the end there was unexpectedly nothing left of them. Moreover, the initial reason our Demon Hunters Association is in turmoil this time is all because of this dog. If I don''t find and stew this dog, it''ll be very hard for me to get rid of my hatred!"
"Very well..."
The old servant had no choice but to nod his head; for some reason, his eyelid was twitching very fiercely, and he had a bad feeling.
While the old servant held the ck umbre in one hand, a rattan limb actually extended out of the front of his jacket. He then took out a cell phone and used the rattan arm to directly operate it.
The Lady stared nkly. Judging from his aura, this didn''t seem like a wood spell; rather, it seemed much more like a human limb...
Could it be that this person was a tree goblin?
An old tree that had been enlightened and turned into a human form... she felt like she had learned something amazing.
Because the tree goblins belonged to the demon race.
Although the Lady had heard that there were some demon ns that had fled the Gate Between Worlds and integrated into the human world in human form, this was her first time seeing hints of it. The point was that this old servant was so well hidden that there wasn''t even any demon qi on him.
Thinking this, the Lady had a slight notion of the origins of this master and servant duo.
A tree goblin which could take human form had to have at least over three thousand years'' worth of cultivation C it was very likely that he was an Itinerant Immortal.
Furthermore, such an Itinerant Immortal tree goblin was willing to be the servant of this abnormally pale young man...
If this abnormally pale young man wasn''t this human-shaped tree goblin''s second eldest uncle, it only proved that the young man''s strength was probably above that of Itinerant Immortal... making him stronger than Daoist Taotie.
He was a True Immortal expert!
Suddenly, the Lady realized that this young man could be an opportunity for Mo Immortal Castle to get back on their feet after their current financial slump.
The Lady thought that if they could pull in such a True Immortal senior as a patron, things would go a lot more smoothly for them in the future.
"President Bai, please wait a minute," the Lady said suddenly.
"Hm?" The abnormally pale young man looked up.
"I can sell you this information at a ten percent discount."
"What do you want?" The abnormally pale young man''s eyes turned deep.
As President of the Demon Hunters Association, he had traveled all over the world and encountered all types of situations; he had also undertaken all kinds of transactions, so he naturally knew the rules of trade. Meat pies never dropped from the sky for free. Information which cost five hundred thousand immortal gold bars suddenly sold at a ten percent discount; there was definitely some sort of request attached to it.
"This junior knows that members of the Demon Hunters Association are now wanted and being arrested by the police all over the ce, and it''s currently at a critical juncture... senior, as long as you help Mo Immortal Castle do one thing in exchange, we''ll sell this information to you at a discount price."
"Ha ha, then why don''t you just directly give me the information for free, as a passing favor?" The abnormally pale young man smiled.
The Lady: "Because we are really poor right now!"
The abnormally pale young man: "..."
This simple and blunt reason also stunned the tree goblin servant with the surname Lu who was standing behind the abnormally pale young man.
"Well, let me hear your request first," the abnormally pale young man said.
"It''s like this, senior: our Mo Immortal Castle is currently going through a slump and we have to sell information for a living... all this was because of one person. Although he appears to be a teenager, his realm is unfathomable. We dispatched people several times to teach him a lesson, but all of them werepletely defeated."
The Lady recalled that miserable experience. "Our Mo Immortal Castle hired the Ten Saints previously, but now they''ve be the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan..."
The abnormally pale young man: "..."
The Lady said, "Also, I suspect that the arrests of the old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion most likely have to do with this person."
"I see."
The abnormally pale young man nodded; he already understood her intention. "You would like me to handle this person?"
The Lady: "That''s right!"
"That''s easy."
The abnormally pale young man coughed lightly. "I''ll first have this Old Lu behind me feel him out; if he can dispose of him, even better. If not, I''ll do it myself. How about that?"
The Lady exulted when she heard this. "If that''s possible, that''ll be wonderful! But that person seems a little strange; this junior personally feels that Senior Lu might not be able to deal with him..."
The abnormally pale young manughed. "I think you can already tell that Old Lu is not an ordinary person... Even if he can''t defeat this person who looks like a teenager whom you''re talking about, there is no way he''ll die. I''m just sending him out to feel out the actual situation."
Old Lu clearly looked very confident on this point. "You can rest assured... my major wood technique, the Spell of Creation and Rebirth, has a strong self-healing ability. As long as there is a speck of ash left, my body can be reconstructed, even after a blow from a True Immortal."
"It''s this junior who has thought too much!"
The Lady nodded and cupped her fists in salute to Old Lu. "I wonder what Old Lu''s full name is...?"
"The Lady of the Castle is too polite; you can just call me Old Lu. My first name is Xun..."
"..."Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren, a leading figure in modern Chinese literature.In Beijing, this is used as a vulgarity, like ''f**k your mom.''
Chapter 466 Wind of Regret Sword and Cloud Movement Sword
For some reason, the Lady of the Castle felt that the name sounded a little familiar...
Since she hade into contact with that teenager several times before, the Lady could almost be sure that he was an expert whose true strength was absolutely above True Immortal level. Of the Ten Saints that Mo Immortal Castle had hired previously, except for Third Saint who defected and left, Great Saint and Second Saint had been killed by the bacsh from the teenager''s aura.
To be able to kill a powerful expert at the peak Soul Formation stage through bacsh... there was absolutely no doubt as to how strong he was. But at that time, the Lady had judged that Wang Ling''s realm was perhaps Itinerant Immortal level. Then the incidents with the old devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion had happened one after another, which had caused the Lady to revise her estimate of Wang Ling''s strength.
He was clearly a genuine True Immortal expert; even the Lord himself would find him difficult to be deal with. To fight a True Immortal, the only way was to seek help from another True Immortal. At the very least on the surface, their strength would be on the same level; it wouldn''t be like with the Ten Saints they had hired before, who had died as soon as they''d made a move.
True Immortal versus True Immortal... whatever the case, they should be evenly matched; a True Immortal wouldn''t die from a single p, right?
The Lady pondered in her heart; she knew that the two people in front of her weren''t simple, and this was a great opportunity to make friends with experts. But she didn''t dare agree straightaway because it didn''t seem proper somehow... For some reason, she had a bad sense of foreboding.
President Bai couldn''t helpughing. "If the Lady is really worried, you can send that person''s location to Old Lu now and I''ll have him go take a look immediately."
Old Lu eased his grip on the ck umbre, but it didn''t fall down; instead, it hovered on its own in the air over President Bai C it turned out this umbre didn''t need to be held!
Noticing the Lady''s hesitation, Old Lu felt a little ufortable at his strength being questioned, so he decided to demonstrate the Spell of Creation and Rebirth for her.
He turned his head to look around her office and finally saw a spirit sword hanging on the wall. This sword wasn''t some ornament at all, but was a holy weapon; Old Lu could tell at a nce.
"Is this sword yours, Lady?" Staring at the spirit sword, Old Lu didn''t move from his position as another rattan arm stretched out from the front of his jacket to fetch the spirit sword from a distance.
The Lady was startled. This sword was part of the Lord''s collection, the Wind of Regret sword. Its quality wasn''t very high as it was merely eighth ss. However, this sword had a damage effectmonly known as "wind damage." Once someone was hit by the sword, the wound wouldn''t heal easily in a short period of time. Nheless, the Lord had bought it more as a collector''s item and not just because of its wind damage special effect.
Most importantly, this sword was one of a pair. This one was named Wind of Regret and the other sword was called Cloud Movement. Both swords carried wind attributes, but one was Yin and the other Yang. Together, they couldbine into a single sword which was rumored to be capable of exhibiting the power of a world-defying magic weapon.
Back then, the Lord had hoarded this sword in his collection with the idea of finding the second sword someday. Unfortunately, however, the Cloud Movement sword had been destroyed, and only its ruined hilt remained in the museum.
Therefore, the value of this Wind of Regret sword had instantly dropped in the Lord''s eyes.
But that was something that had already happened hundreds of years ago.
The Lord had shelved this Wind of Regret sword and it was now with the Lady.
"This is the Wind of Regret sword. Perhaps Mr Lu has heard of it? This is part of our Lord''s collection," replied the Lady.
"No wonder this sword seems a little familiar, like I''ve seen it somewhere before."
Mr Lu couldn''t help cocking an eyebrow as heughed. "You said earlier that your Mo Immortal Castle is in a financial slump. Then why don''t you sell this sword? Although its match Cloud Movement is broken, this spirit sword is worth a lot of money given its damage effect."
"The Lord has said that no matter how poor we are, we cannot sell his collector items wantonly. The Wind of Regret sword has been around for a long time, so it can be regarded as an antique," replied the Lady.
Mr Lu muttered to himself a little and didn''t continue asking questions. Anyway, he just wanted to show off a few tricks. Thinking this, he handed the Wind of Regret sword to the Lady, then pointed to his head. "Lady, use this sword and sh at my head, please."
The Lady was stunned; this was quite the fearless move. In the absence of the protection of magical barriers, an Itinerant Immortal would only bepletely immune to magic weapons below the holy grade C even if the Wind of Regret sword was just an eighth-ss weapon, this was looking down a little too much on the damage that an eighth-ss holy weapon could inflict.
Most importantly, its damage effect was very real.
Back then, the Lord had once courted death by cutting the back of his hand as an experiment.
Without the use of medication, it had still taken as long as seven days for the wound to scab overpletely, even given the Lord''s realm.
"It''s fine, please feel free to make a move, Lady; there is absolutely no need to be polite about it."
Mr Lu was clearly extremely confident in his ability to heal himself. "This damage effect may work on others, but its effect on me is almost negligible since my self-healing ability is far greater than the sword''s ability to inflict damage. Of course, if it were a world-defying magic weapon, it would just barely hurt me. But in today''s world, world-defying magic weapons can almost be disregarded..."
President Bai nodded and smiled. "Old Lu is right. Furthermore, even if a world-defying magic weapon exists, it would have long alreadye under secret state protection."
"A country that can control one or two world-defying magic weapons has enough deterrence to keep other nations at bay. But this type of magic weapon is often very powerful, and there is no way it will be used so casually unless war breaks out among nations."
The conversation between the two men was direct and frank.
Of course, matters at state level were too far away for the Lady and Mo Immortal Castle.
At present, Mo Immortal Castle''s intelligence service was limited to just several major cities in Huaxiu nation. It wasn''tpletely widespread yet, and had yet to catch on in the country, so venturing overseas was still a long way away.
"Mr Lu is talking about things that are too distant."
The Lady cupped her fists in salute, the Wind of Regret sword in one hand. "Since Mr Lu has confidence, I''ll give it a go."
Right after the Lady spoke, President Bai snapped his fingers, and she saw that ck umbre suspended above his head suddenly erge to form an airtight barrier.
"This is an independent barrier to ensure that the Lady''s office won''t be destroyed." The abnormally pale young man smiled and raised his hand. "Please sh at him with all your might, Lady."
The Lady: "Very well... but is it really alright for me to use all my strength?"
Mr Lu: "No problem, I have an iron head."
The Lady: "..."
Chapter 467 Mo Immortal Castle Has Found a Patron!
This ck umbre''s origin was very unusual as it could actually form a barrier itself. It was the first time that the Lady had seen a magic weapon with this kind of attribute. In a normal situation, a barrier required the use of a magic array and many people working together to set it up. For example, during the previous Shuigou Sect incident when Xiao Yuncheng of the Xiao n had run wild, police from all over had joined forces to mobilize fully tens of thousands of police officers to set up a barrier around the area that Xiao Yuncheng had been in.
Of course, there were Almightys that could set up barriers on their own, but drawing the runes and doing the incantations took time.
But President Bai''s small ck umbre could set up a barrier instantly... This made the Lady sweat. She could more or less guess that the ck umbre was an extremely powerful spatial magic weapon.
No wonder the police had been unable to find President Bai. The small ck umbre in his hand was a really effective escape tool.
The Lady held the Wind of Regret sword in her hand as she stood within the barrier. The barrier space was sorge that it seemed like a small world. This was a space with dark hues, and the aura of primal chaos lingered over everything, which indicated that this small umbre''s origin wasn''t simple.
"Mr Lu, excuse my impertinence..." the Lady said as she directly began to gather spirit energy with the Wind of Regret sword.
She wasn''t the sword''s owner, but through the power of the contract, the Lord had directly given her authorization so that she could control it.
The moment spirit energy poured into the Wind of Regret sword, the tip of the sword instantly started to shake as a whirlwind of power enveloped the sword body and a gale was stirred up in the windless space.
On the side, President Bai gazed calmly at this scene with some regret.
The Wind of Regret sword and the Cloud Movement sword were well-known twin swords on the ranking list of spirit swords; individually, each sword was ranked in the top thirty, but if they werebined together smoothly, the new sword "Wind of Regret and Cloud Movement" would directly be ranked in the top three.
Unfortunately, the Cloud Movement sword was already broken and only its hilt remained; experts had already appraised it and concluded that it was impossible to repair it.
"Here Ie!"
After amassing power, the Lady shed out in front of her. The force of the de turned into a crescent that kicked up a tearing wind in its wake as itshed out with immense energy!
However, Mr Lu remained unmoved from beginning to end as he faced this gale with a very calm expression.
As he had said himself, he didn''t use any magical barriers and maintained a rxed state since he had decided to receive this attack head-on purely with his physical body.
As the de struck him, Mr Lu''s head was split open and fresh green blood spilled out of the wound. At the same time, the Wind of Regret sword''s wind damage special effect was activated as it created a few air spirals invisible to the naked eye which inflicted continuous damage on the wound.
This scene was terrifying enough to make a person panic.
After that strike, the Lady put the sword away and at the same time couldn''t help shivering it was painful just looking at Mr Lu!
But from beginning to end, he never uttered a cry. Roughly two seconds after he received the injury, a green spirit light bubbled out of the wound.
The Lady was amazed when she realized that the wind damage special effect had disappeared, as if it had been purified by the green spirit light. At the same time, Mr Lu''s wound was healing at a rate visible to the naked eye until he was whole again.
"This is my Spell of Creation and Rebirth... "
At the end of the demonstration, Mr Luughed. He was absolutely confident in his Spell of Creation and Rebirth. "I believe that the Lady can tell what my real identity is, but if the Lady assumes I''m just amon tree demon, that would be a big mistake."
The Lady cupped her fists in salute. "Mr Lu, please instruct me."
"I am indeed a tree demon, but there are also many types of tree demon ns. Although some tree demons major in offensive wood spells, the vast majority of them cultivate binding and restrictions spells, which can control the oue of a battle. My race is even more umon as we have an innately strong self-healing ability and all kinds of healing wood spells." Mr Luughed. "My own race also has a resounding nickname; we are known as the forest fairies."
The Lady wore an enlightened expression. Even though she didn''t quite understand it, she did feel intimidated and felt that this Mr Lu wasn''t ordinary.
President Bai withdrew the ck umbre''s barrier and it floated above his head once again. "Well, Lady? Can we continue with our discussion?"
The Lady nodded and smiled. "Of course!"
Mr Lu looked at his cell phone and said, "I have already instructed for fifty thousand immortal gold bars to be transferred into the ount you gave us, please remember to check. Then, as per our agreement, I''ll go and meet this person the Lady is talking about on behalf of President Bai. But before that, please give us the information we want, Lady."
At this point, both sides had already expressed good faith with each other, and the Lady naturally demonstrated her generosity. She waved her hand and a jade scroll appeared in it; this was the intelligence which Mo Immortal Castle had obtained through their investigations.
She presented the jade scroll with both hands. Mr Lu directly extended a vine to pluck it from her hand and said teasingly, "It''s said that Mo Immortal Castle''s intelligence is one hundred percent urate; I wonder if this is true or not."
The Lady responded with a very professional smile. "If our information wasn''t one hundred percent urate, why would President Bai and Mr Lue find us?"
"Mr Lu is only joking, don''t mind him."
President Bai waved his hand. "Several elders in our Demon Hunters Association have been secretly looking for that green-furred dog for a long time, but they haven''t been able to find it. The Lady''s information will be of great help. As for the person you mentioned, I will certainly get rid of him. I, Bai Zhe, never talk big... I just hope that after the sess of this cooperation, the Demon Hunters Association and Mo Immortal Castle can work together more closely."
The Lady understood.
As an old veteran who hade into contact with a lot of big shots, the Lady of the Castle had a lot of profound experience, and she instantly understood what President Bai was saying: she knew that the Demon Hunters Association was offering their formidable power base in exchange for Mo Immortal Castle''s information resources. Bluntly speaking, it would be Mo Immortal Castle''s patron and muscleman.
This truly was the moment when Mo Immortal Castle either lived or died...
The Lady was of course very happy as she nodded repeatedly. "Of course! May Mo Immortal Castle and the Demon Hunters Association enjoy a pleasant coboration!"
"Mm, that''s good."
President Bai nodded and then motioned for Mr Lu to open the information scroll. "Come, take a look at the intelligence. See where that green-furred dog is."
As Mr Lu read the scroll, the Lady exined, "Based on the coordinates President Bai gave us for where Elder Cann and Elder Han disappeared, we were able to use some detection methods to finally find residual traces of the two of them at the construction site, and we deduce that the green-furred dog probably used something very simr to corpse powder."
"Corpse powder that can dissolve the bodies of Soul Formation cultivators?" Mr Lu was a little startled.
"Mm." The Lady nodded. "When we first discovered it, we also found it hard to believe; corpse powder that can instantly dissolve the bodies of Soul Formation cultivators actually exists... But it was the unique scent of this very corpse powder that finally led us to the green-furred dog."
Listening to everything the Lady said, President Bai and Mr Lu continued reading the information in the scroll.
At the bottom was a map.
Marked on it was the very location of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi...
...
Meanwhile, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver were eating fried broli at the vi.
At the table, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at the bowl of broli with shining eyes.
Little Silver picked up a broli and looked at it. He had heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal say that this broli was a hint from Great Senior Wang forprehending the Heavenly Dao... But he had already been eating it for almost a week and hadn''t discovered anything profound in it.
Little Silver was suspicious. "Is this really useful forprehending the Heavenly Dao?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was absolutely certain. "Of course! If you and I eat it for a few years, we''ll definitelyprehend it!"
Little Silver: "Hm... all right!"
A spirit light shed in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hand and he gave Little Silver a bib. "Wear it. It won''t be good if your saliva drips down when you eat. I had Brother Ling enchant this bib so that it''s strongly resistant to corrosion. Your saliva is too scary, it can even dissolve Soul Formation cultivators..."
Little Silver couldn''t help roaring. "That was phlegm! Phlegm!"For convoluted reasons exined in chapter 43, this is another reference to the gay porn actor Billy Herrington.
Chapter 468 Nine Thousand Cheeky Kicks of Spirit Dog
This information scroll made the two people from the Demon Hunters Association look at Mo Immortal Mansion with new eyes. After Loopy Toad had caused a big scene at the spirit beast ck market town that had been upied by the Demon Hunters Association, the whole association had suffered massive losses.
After that, since Strong Zuo had ced a soul marker on Loopy Toad, President Bai had sent out Elder Cann and Elder Han, the senior and junior brother team who were pretty sessful at capturing spirit beasts. In the end, however, they had ended up dying and leaving nothing behind. After these two brothers had been killed, President Bai had dispatched a lot of people to search for Loopy Toad''s whereabouts, but they had all returned empty-handed.
He had never expected to actually truly obtain a follow-up clue at Mo Immortal Castle.
President Bai hadn''t researched this Mo Immortal Castle organization in detail before this, and had only heard of it. Even the Lady of the Castle whom he had gotten in touch with had been through a referral from his friend.
From this initial contact with Mo Immortal Castle, Bai Zhe thought that Mo Immortal Castle surpassed other organizations in terms of gathering intel. This was perhaps all due to Mo Immortal Castle''s research equipment behind the scenes... To actually be able to find the slightest relevant clues at the scene with their detection methods C Mo Immortal Castle definitely had to be harboring a very talented scientist behind the scenes.
Bai Zhe was suddenly a lot more interested in Mo Immortal Castle.
But he hadn''t directly met the one calling the shots behind the scenes in Mo Immortal Castle at this meeting today; this was the Lord of the Castle whom the Lady had mentioned. To be able to create such an organization, it was obvious that the Lord wasn''t an ordinary person, and Bai Zhe was very keen to meet him.
But for now, there was no rush.
"The rest is up to you, Old Lu. Let me know once you''ve made progress."
Sitting on the sofa, Bai Zhe looked at the Lady calmly out of the corner of his eye. "This is the first cooperation between our Demon Hunters Association and Mo Immortal Castle; may it be a pleasant one. Please discuss everything else with Old Lu, Lady, I''ll take my leave first."
After that, the Lady saw the small ck umbre suspended above President Bai''s head spin slightly, and then spirit light was thrown out before President Bai and the umbre directly vanished.
The Lady''s expression was unruffled, but her heart was greatly shaken. As she had thought, this umbre was a spatial magic weapon and obviously had an unusual origin!
Seeing President Bai disappear, the Lady was absent-minded for a long while. A momentter, she stared at Mr Lu, the ''forest fairy,'' and asked, "Mr Lu, if I can be so bold as to ask, how strong is President Bai?"
Old Lu muttered to himself a bit when he heard this question and he went over to the window. The breeze brushed over the dark green Daoist robe he was wearing and ruffled his cor slightly.
"If you can''t say much about it, Mr Lu, please pretend that you never heard my question." Seeing that the other party hadn''t said anything for a long time, the Lady spoke after thinking for a bit. When it came to their clients, the Lord of the Castle had always insisted that they find out everything about them.
Therefore, as long as she wanted to investigate President Bai, the Lady would still be able to find out things about him through Mo Immortal Castle''s current means of gathering information, even if Mr Lu didn''t say anything,
In contrast, asking direct questions like this was sure to sour the friendly atmosphere.
Mr Lu shook his head and replied, "With Mo Immortal Castle''s means of gathering intelligence, it''ll actually be very easy for you to find out if you want to. I can''t say much about President Bai''s strength, but he is certainly much stronger than me."
"..." The Lady was dazed and couldn''t help cursing in her heart: No damn way!
Mr Lu said, "As I said before, we, the forest fairy tree demons, have self-healing abilities and strong vitality. If there is someone among the human race who can surpass our Spell of Creation and Rebirth... I''m not exaggerating when I say that if President Bai is ranked second, then no one else is ranked first."
When Mr Lu said this, the Lady finally looked up in amazement.
She had already had a thorough taste of Old Lu''s Spell of Creation and Rebirth; she had never ever thought that President Bai would actually be stronger than him.
Mr Lu: "So in some sense, I believe that President Bai is the strongest... Because, there is absolutely no one who can kill him."
The Lady broke out in a sweat.
It turned out that this new patron...
Was a cockroach!
...
After Loopy Toad had yed Little Silver thest time, the two had added each other as friends. Although Little Silver had indeed really been hurt at the time, he was a neer to the city. If he wanted to learn the ways of the city from a "senior," his best choice was to consult Loopy Toad, who already had considerable experience.
Because in a sense, they were of the same type...
Besides, Little Silver really wanted to know more about anything to do with Master, and there was probably no one more familiar with Master than Loopy Toad. Although Grenade-Throwing was also Master''s good friend, Little Silver still felt that he definitely wasn''t more familiar with him than Loopy Toad, who lived under the same roof.
This time, Little Silver took the initiative to find Loopy Toad because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had asked him to help Loopy Toad look for some suitable closebat spirit techniques for canine spirit beasts.
Little Silver had been thinking about this all the while. He had spent roughly two days listing down spirit techniques which he thought would be suitable for Loopy Toad to cultivate before carefully selecting a few. He drew detailed diagrams that showed how to use each spirit technique, even clearly marking how the spirit energy would circte through the meridians.
Little Silver sent the data to Loopy Toad. "Look at these and see if they''ll work? I actually have more advanced techniques here, but I''m worried you might not be able to master them, so I''m sending level three and level four techniques to you first."
In Wang Ling''s room, Loopy Toad clicked on the data and read it carefully.
The techniques were as follows:
1. Solo offense skill: Chain p...
Effect: Amon level three spirit technique of the Dog n. Can inflict ongoing critical damage to an enemy''s face. There is a saying: Hit someone in the face and injure their ego. This skill carries an "inferiority" negative effect which reduces the enemy''s will to fight and increases their sense of fear.
2. Group offense skill: Nine Thousand Cheeky Kicks of Spirit Dog...
Effect: A level four spirit technique of the Dog n. Kick the hind legs out swiftly to create multiple phantoms. Inflicts nine thousand strikes in session on an enemy within its range with tremendous destructive force! Also has the secondary effect of "flying hit"! The rationale behind this spirit technique draws on the technique which made the Cat n famous, "Three Thousand Mischievous Kicks of Blue Cat"...
3: Defense skill: Dog Sounds Sitting Lotus...
Effect: A level four defense spirit technique of the Dog n. Give a battle cry to create a lotus shield, which can remove abnormalities on the body. Also creates limited immunity to magic and has the effect of enhancing speed in attacks!
...
Loopy Toad: "..."Likely adapted from the Pokemon ''Double p'' move, or ''Round Trip p'' in Japanese.This is a literal trantion of the original Chinese "quanyin," which in turn is a y on the Chinese "Guanyin,"monly known as the Buddhist goddess of mercy and frequently pictured as sitting or standing on a lotus flower.This is adapted from "3000 Mischievous Whys of Blue Cat," the firstrge-scale Chinese animated series in maind China with an emphasis on science.
Chapter 469 Little Silver is Dealt Critical Damage!
Looking at this data, Loopy Toad somehow felt that these techniques seemed a bit unreliable C first of all, the names were very strange.
"Will these work? What kind of spirit techniques have names like this..." Loopy Toad didn''t feel like typing, and instead directly pressed the voice button to chat.
Little Silver immediately replied, "These actually aren''t the original names of these spirit techniques; I made them up. These spirit techniques were initially holy beast arts of the Dog n. I''ve seen their ancient scrolls before, but I forgot the exact names. I only remember how to use them, you just have to make do."
Loopy Toad couldn''t help scratching its dog head as its scalp turned a little numb. "Do you have other techniques with more normal names..."
"I do!"
Little Silver quickly sent new data and ament under the document: "This is an entire collection of boxing skills. It''s an advanced level five spirit technique. If you can master this, you can easily take on one hundred people on your own."
Level five spirit technique? Loopy Toad felt that at its current level, it hadn''t reached the stage where it was able to learn a level five spirit technique; it had to reach first ss at least before it could use a level five spirit technique, but given its current progress, it would be a long time before it could cultivate to first ss.
However, getting a handle on the configuration of the spirit technique in advance wasn''t a bad idea. It was just like a mathematical form: you might not be able to do a problem before you studied more advanced mathematical questions, but it was fine to recite the form by heart.
Thinking this, Loopy Toad clicked open this second set of data from Little Silver.
As Little Silver had said, the names of the skills in this second collection were quite normal.
However, because they had been using voice to chat, it was only now that Loopy Toad noticed that the "boxing skills" Little Silver had mentioned was actually "dog skills"...
This collection of boxing skills was abination of seven forms.
From Basic Dog Skill One, Basic Dog Skill Two, Basic Dog Skill Three... all the way to Basic Dog Skill Seven...
Anyway,pared with the previous spirit techniques which Little Silver had sent earlier, Loopy Toad thought that thisbination set of dog skills was a lot more reliable!
Firstly, the names weren''t odd; secondly, these names indicated that these were a genuine spirit technique of the Dog n, so Loopy Toad could learn them.
Seeing that Loopy Toad hadn''t replied for a long time after receiving the data, Little Silver couldn''t help saying, "Let me tell you, this spirit technique collection is very difficult. When I secretly studied them in Dog Saint''s secret depository of Buddhist texts, it took me a long time to learn them! If you can''t do it, you can ask me, and I''ll consider if I should teach you or not!"
Little Silver was very pleased when he said this because he had been bullied by Loopy Toad all this time. This opportunity to retaliate was hard toe by, of course he wouldn''t let it go.
Given Loopy Toad''s level ofprehension as a former demon king, mastering level three and level four techniques wasn''t difficult. But the transition in difficulty from level four to level five was like directly jumping from junior high school geometry to university advanced mathematics... without guidance, it would typically take a very, very long time to learn on your own.
And the most critical point was that when Little Silver had secretly learned the technique, what he had read was the original set of "Basic Dog Skills"; the diagrams he had drawn were extremely detailed. But what Loopy Toad now had was based on what Little Silver had sorted out in his memory, so there might be some key points that Little Silver might have overlooked.
This would undoubtedly be a huge challenge in Loopy Toad''s learning...
A copy certainly wouldn''t be as detailed as the original.
Wang Ling''s book Eight sses of Divine Weapons was a good example; some of the magic weapons in the original couldn''t be found at all in the copies sold on the market.
"You want to teach me?"
Loopy Toad asked when it heard Little Silver''s smug words.
Little Silver felt like he was onto something, and was over the moon. "That''s right, that''s right! If you have any questions, you can ask me... I''ll think about it! Let me tell you, after Dog Saint was captured and turned into a pot of dog stew, the holy beast Dog n was wiped out in one go, so right now I''m the only one who knows how to use these Dog Skills!"
Loopy Toad was surprised. "Dog Saint was so tragic?"
Little Silver sighed. "Didn''t I already say, it seems that I''m the only holy beast left in this world! Holy beasts are awesome, but when all is said and done, they take a long time to mature. I''ve beenying low for eight thousand years! Eight thousand years! And it''s only now that I have the ability to protect myself."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"Thinking back on Dog Saint... he was indeed tragic that year. Someone spread a rumor that the heart of a holy beast can help a personprehend the Heavenly Dao, cure insidious diseases, and has other advantages. This created havoc in our holy beast circle. As far as I know, Dog Saint''s Dog n was the first to suffer for it." Speaking up to this point, Little Silver couldn''t help the faint grief that flitted across his face and his tone was bitter.
Loopy Toad was curious. "Why? Don''t you holy beasts have your own domains?"
The domain Loopy Toad was referring to wasn''t simply a piece of territorialnd, but was a secretnd simr to a small world. In order to preserve their ns, the leader of each holy beast n had the ability to open up a secretnd for their n to live in.
"You ask me why?"
Speaking up to this point, Little Silver sighed again. "Who asked Dog Saint to simply pee everywhere."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Little Silver: "Dog Saint this guy couldn''t help peeing on every pole he saw... in the end, those cultivators searching for holy beasts just relied on his piss to lead them right to the front door. They broke through the entrance to the secretnd he had set up and straightaway caught him alive. After beating him so that he chased back into his original form from his human one, they burned down its Daoist temple and captured its Dog n... Finally, he was turned into stew in front of the entire Dog n."
Loopy Toad: "Why do you know all this?"
Little Silver: "Because I was hiding in the Dog n''s depository of Buddhist texts!"
Loopy Toad: "...Why didn''t you save him?"
Little Silver: "When those people burst in, what could I do? I was so weak back then... If I ran out, I probably would have been turned into stew too! Those cultivators were really too savage and each one of them was an Almighty... you could consider it Dog Saint''s bad luck. If it had just been one or two who had broken in, he could still have dealt with it. The main point was that the piss attracted too many people!"
Hearing this, Loopy Toad couldn''t help sighing. "For you to have survived until now has really not been easy... "
"That''s right! I''ve always thought how nice it would be if there were still fellow holy beasts around..."
Little Silver said, "It has been a long time since the incident with Dog Saint, but I''ve always remembered it."
Loopy Toad sent a voice reply. "No one would be able to forget that experience."
Little Silver shook his head. "No no no... The main point is that when those people turned Dog Saint into stew back then, the hot spices they used smelled really delicious... I could smell it from my hiding spot in the depository!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Little Silverughed. "So, after talking so much, want me to teach you the Dog Skills?"
Loopy Toad: "No need, I can ask my family''s Wang Ling..."
"!!!" Little Silver was dealt critical damage!''Boxing'' and ''dog'' in Chinese are homophones.
Chapter 470 Loopy Toad’s Source of Income
"Isn''t Master busy with his midterms... how can you trouble him..."
For some reason, Little Silver felt his own words were pretty weak.
Sure enough, it was really wonderful to live with Master as you could consult him on strange spirit techniques or spells. While Dog Saint had been turned into stew and the entire holy beast Dog n had been destroyed, so that Little Silver was currently the only person who could use these Dog Skills, he didn''t doubt Wang Ling''s teaching ability at all.
This was currently the case for a lot of spellmasters. This was a popr new profession in the cultivation circle, and a spellmaster''s role was to help people work out various types of difficulties as they studied spells or closebat spirit techniques. They themselves weren''t necessarily capable of performing these kinds of spells and spirit techniques, but they could often analyze the main points ording to their theoretical knowledge so that it greatly shortened the time needed to learn a spell or a closebat spirit technique.
It was like swimming instructors who taught kids how to swim. In fact, many of them couldn''t swim... After all, they taught the children to swim in shallow water, so no one could drown anyway.
Little Silver''s heart copsed, but at the same time he was a bit envious; his emotions were veryplicated.
Sure enough... whoever came first was lucky...
But when on earth could he form the contract with Wang Ling?!
Little Silver had in fact already hinted to Wang Ling previously about the contract agreement. He had quietly assumed that if Master really had had utterly no desire to form a contract with him, he would never have been allowed to live here, with Grenade-Throwing looking after him. And Grenade-Throwing was probably Master''s best friend...
Suddenly, Little Silver was very worried that Wang Ling was ignoring him out of dislike.
How about asking Loopy Toad to help him ask Wang Ling when on earth they could finalize the contract?
At a loss as what to do, Little Silver couldn''t help sighing in his heart... In the end, it was still him begging Loopy Toad for a favor...
"That, Brother Dog... are you still there?"
He stopped using voice and directly switched to typing as he sent the text to the chat window, then clicked the shake function.
Loopy Toad: "???"
In front of the screen, Loopy Toad couldn''t help smiling. Switching instantly from voice to text generally meant that Little Silver clearly had something big to say.
Loopy Toad: "You want to request something of me again?"
Loopy Toad recalled how Little Silver had done the same thing a few times before when he had looked for Loopy Toad.
After shaking the chat window, he had immediately started asking Loopy Toad about all kinds of things to do with Wang Ling''s life, such as his typical daily routine, his living habits, his preferences and so on.
To be honest, after bathing in Little Silver''s holy beast blood thest time, Loopy Toad''s narcolepsy had indeed been greatly alleviated. Although Little Master Ling had returned the favor with twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks, Loopy Toad still had to repay this debt.
In fact, if Little Silver really needed its help, Loopy Toad certainly wouldn''t refuse...
However, simply giving out information about its little master was a little unkind!
Loopy Toad felt that it was a very loyal dog!
A dog who would never betray its owner!
It was impossible for it to betray Wang Ling!
Unless it was over its dead body... Loopy Toad was a toad made of steel!
Mm...
That was indeed how it felt, before it received Little Silver''s money transfer...
...
Little Silver typed very slowly as he weighed his words carefully before sending them. He pondered for a long time before summoning up the courage to send his text. "I want to ask Brother Dog whether you can help me ask Master when on earth he''s going to form a contract with me..." Actually, he had always felt that asking outright like this wasn''t very nice, and Master might even be disgusted. However, once a spirit beast or a holy beast had set their heart on an owner, only the guarantee of a contract could give them enough sense of security.
Loopy Toad remembered that Wang Ling had mentioned the contract with Little Silver before at home.
But it just so happened that the midterm exams were approaching at the time, so the contract had been put on hold. Loopy Toad actually knew that Wang Ling hadn''t forgotten; once this busy period passed, he would conclude the agreement with Little Silver sooner orter.
There was only one holy beast left now in the entire world. For the sake of protecting endangered animals, Loopy Toad believed that Wang Ling wouldn''t forget to finalize the contract C however, Little Master Ling was only sixteen years old, after all, and for children at this age, there was nothing more important than study.
Loopy Toad felt that in this world, there was no one who could fight Little Master Ling head-on.
However, there might be one thing that could go up against him and even had the chance to defeat him... and that was exams.
The midterm exams was the small boss and the final exams was the big boss... It simply couldn''t be more real than that.
Loopy Toad stared at the screen and thought for a bit before simply sending a text. "Little Silver, do I look like a dog that will betray its owner?"
When Loopy Toad sent this message, Little Silver almost spat out a mouthful of holy beast blood...
He couldn''t help but gape as he wondered how thick-skinned Loopy Toad this green dog was, to be able to say something like this.
Little Silver couldn''t resist sending the meme of Zhuge Liang saying "I have never seen such a shameless person before," but he crossed out the word "person" and reced it with "dog."
Little Silver couldn''t help sitting rigidly on the sofa, his shoulder-length silver hair hanging loose. He was so annoyed that he even threw the broli pillow in his hand aside.
He typed indignantly: Isn''t some dog well aware of how many red packets it received previously...
But while he did type this out, Little Silver didn''t dare directly send the text, and he pressed the backspace key to delete the wordspletely.
After all, the only connection he had to Master was in fact Loopy Toad. If this bridge copsed, he might not be able to cross it in the future...
No...
He had to endure!
His lips twitching, Little Silver sent Loopy Toad a red packet of two thousand HNY.
One question cost two thousand; that was the rule Loopy Toad had set thest time.
He would just consider it as losing money to avoid disaster...
Little Silver actually understood this point very well. Anyway, the money wasn''t his; the pocket money he had on him was from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
After confirming and epting the red packet, Loopy Toad couldn''t help nodding its dog head as it sent a thumbs-up. "Brother Little Silver, you''re smart. I didn''t expect you to still remember the two thousand I setst time."
In fact, Loopy Toad had asked him for two thousand HNYst time without thinking, but it hadn''t thought that Little Silver would really send it...
But speaking rationally, Loopy Toad had been in human society for so long and had been eating and drinking with the Wang family sinceing to live in their small vi, but it had no ie or savings.
Little Silver received pocket money from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal... Inparison, Loopy Toad had nothing.
Little Master Ling was thrifty by nature and basically didn''t spend much except on crispy noodle snacks.
Hence, when Loopy Toad saw this transfer of two thousand HNY, it couldn''t help sighing. "I was initially going to charge less this time..."
Hearing this, Little Silver almost sprayed blood. "Then give it back!"
Loopy Toad: "No no no... I''ve epted it, it doesn''t make sense to give it back. I''ll keep this matter in mind and will talk it over with my little master."
In front of the screen, Little Silver pursed his lips angrily. "You dog bapi..." Zhou Bapi is an antagonist in the story "The Chickens Make Noise at Midnight" who would stir the chickens in the henhouse so that the rooster would crow earlier than usual, forcing hisborers to get up earlier for work.This is a line Zhuge Liang says in the 1994 TV adaptation of the "Romance Of The Three Kingdoms."
Chapter 471 Can Crispy Noodle Snacks Really Help Cultivation?
The money wasn''t Little Silver''s, so he didn''t feel distressed about spending it.
He actually still didn''t have any concept of money in human society, but he felt that a mere two thousand HNY was probably just pocket change. If he could use this small change in return for information on Master, Little Silver felt that it was more than worth it C in reality, he didn''t know that for a sixteen-year-old high school student who usually scrimped and saved to buy snacks and whose father always docked his pocket money for various reasons, this amount was a huge sum of money for his master.
Loopy Toad looked at the money in its e-wallet. Including the amount it had swindled from Little Silver thest time and minus the amount it had gifted to Daoist Guang previously, it had close to ten thousand HNY now.
"By the way, how much does Senior Immortal give you?" Loopy Toad was very curious.
"He gave me an e-wallet tied to another ount of his and said I could use the money as I like." Little Silver took a screenshot and sent it to Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad was instantly stupefied.
It started with "1" and was followed by six digits...
Little Silver had found a tyrannical CEO sugar daddy from the start!
While it was true that cultivators were rich, not all of them were that wealthy. Except for second generation rich kids like Lin Xiaocong, people at Wang Ling''s age who entered Foundation Establishment high schools usually had a proper attitude toward money which their parents had instilled in them from a young age.
Learning how to manage money was very important. If you had an established and proper view of money from childhood, you would know that making money wasn''t easy. Thus, while Wang Ling usually seemed stingy, he couldn''t bepletely med for this.
In Loopy Toad''s eyes, this was a lot better than those children from wealthy families who squandered their parents'' money.
But to be honest, the money in Little Silver''s e-wallet was mere pocket change for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Loopy Toad remembered that the high-tech smartputer for the elderly which they had bought for Daoist Guang back then had cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, and had been close to a million yuan in price. But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought it without batting an eye.
It was clear that he didn''tck money.
The cultivation forum he ran was thriving as every day there would be people revealing gossip about the cultivation world which would directly attract heavy site traffic C in the current era of cultivation, the online economy was also an important part of development, and site traffic meant advertising.
Over the years, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had made a fortune just by collecting advertising fees for cultivation dating apps and various magic treasure shops, not to mention the fact that he would once in a while still adopt his "Great Death-Courting Senior" persona and take on various chivalrous assignments.
Now that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a ring which could resurrect him infinitely, Loopy Toad felt that the man could now act even more recklessly...
Little Silver stretched out one hand and took out a woodenb to sort out his messy silver hair when he sent a voice message. "Remember to speak to Master for me! Don''t forget!"
"Don''t worry, you can absolutely rely on me!" replied Loopy Toad. "I''ll go and study the Basic Dog Skills you sent meter. The first and second forms are level four, so I can still learn those."
Little Silver didn''t expect Loopy Toad to be so diligent, and he couldn''t help tsking. But at the same time, he thought of another issue and couldn''t help asking, "By the way, what do you want the money for? Grenade-Throwing gives me so much money, but I don''t know how to use it..."
"What else, for fun," Loopy Toad answered frankly.
For... fun?
Little Silver: "What do you mean??"
Loopy Toad knew that Little Silver didn''t understand what this "fun" meant, but it waszy to exin it. It felt that holy beasts really actually didn''t have any interests C as perhaps the only holy beast left in the world who had survived byying low for eight thousand years, Little Silver had only juste into contact with human society and had utterly no idea how beautiful it could be.
People who died without spending their money, people who lived without money, and people who lived without knowing how to spend money C these three situations were quite unbearable to Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad said, "You have to look for fun yourself; don''t just stay at home the whole day."
Little Silver: "I have my phone when I''m at home, but it''s quite boring ying with it now."
Loopy Toad: "If you''re bored, you can use the crispy noodle snacks Little Master Ling gave you and cultivate. Don''t waste your time."
"What did you say?"
Little Silver was astonished, a thunderstruck expression on his face. "Can this thing really help cultivation?!"
Loopy Toad''s reply to this was a single sentence: "Don''t recklessly waste God''s good gifts."
Little Silver: "...I''ll try itter!"
"Mm."
Loopy Toad nodded. As a senior who had been part of human society for longer, Loopy Toad couldn''t help earnestly giving a piece of advice before it went offline: "The outside world is rich and colorful, so go out and take a walk if you want to learn as much as possible... speaking of which, have you been anywhere else apart from Senior Immortal''s vi and our little master''s house?"
Little Silver thought for a bit. "The neighborhood around the vi..."
Loopy Toad: "Where else?"
Little Silver: "The police station! I even know a police officer!"
Loopy Toad sent an emoji of fists cupped in salute. "Goodbye!"
"..."
Before Little Silver finished speaking, he realized that Loopy Toad''s profile picture had already turned gray.
For the time being, it should probably go cultivate.
Then he had to work hard! If Loopy Toad hadn''t called attention to it, Little Silver would never have thought that a cheap snack like crispy noodle snacks could actually be used in cultivation. But when all was said and done, he had gotten these twenty packets of crispy noodle snacks from Master, so they should indeed be useful!
No wonder Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had worn such a hungry expression back then over one crispy noodle snack packet...
Now that Little Silver looked back on it carefully, it didn''t seem ridiculous.
But when it came to cultivation...
It felt like there was something he had wanted to tell Loopy Toad earlier, but just as he had been about to say it, Loopy Toad had interrupted him and he forgot... What on earth had he wanted to say? It seemed to have been something to do with the side effects of cultivating the "Basic Dog Skills." Cultivating these skills required some knack for it and couldn''t rely on just following them on the surface.
Little Silver might have copied them, but when he had studied this spirit technique collection in more depth, he had discovered some gaps, and had made some improvements in the process of learning it.
So this collection of Dog Skills wasn''t a problem for Little Silver... But if Loopy Toad made one wrong move, it would be a little troublesome.
However, Little Silver couldn''t remember what on earth the side effects were this was what he had wanted to talk about earlier!
About the side effects of cultivating the "Basic Dog Skills"...
Folding his arms, Little Silver stared at the screen and thought hard for a moment.
After three seconds...
He gave up!
Anyway, this level four spirit technique couldn''t be learned so quickly within a short period of time. Little Silver felt that there was still time for him to wait until he remembered what the side effects were before sending another message...
Chapter 472 The Modern Cultivator’s Skills Store
Loopy Toad had already made backups of all the data which Little Silver had sent to it. A lot of cultivation arts and spirit techniques were now no longer recorded in the form of jade cylinders or scrolls. While jade cylinders and scrolls were indeed worth a lot as collector''s items, modern cultivators naturally found it more convenient to transfer data on cultivation arts and spirit techniques electronically.
This included Huaxiu nation''srgest depository, the Magnificent Immortal''s Depository of Buddhist Texts. The collection of scrolls here had been backed up digitally. However, ordinary people didn''t have ess to this data since they were ssified as state secrets.
There were a number of online stores that sold cultivation arts and spirit techniques. Once you selected a skill you wanted to buy and then paid directly online, the merchant would transfer it to you via a file-sharing software called "Skill Cloud."
However, the file could only be received and opened by the buyer himself, and couldn''t be shared a second time with another person. If you wanted to share it, you had to buy it again and present it as a gift before you could do so.
Everything was about copyright now, and cultivation arts and spirit techniques were no exception. These so-called arts and spirit techniques had all been created by cultivators (except the Great Spells), so those online stores selling cultivation arts and spirit techniques would contact the creators to purchase the copyrights to these skills or sign a sharing agreement.
If they bought the copyright for a skill, then it meant paying a once-offrge sum of money, and any subsequent profits from the sale of this skill would fully belong to the copyright holder. Of course, the purchase of a skill copyright didn''tst forever, and was usually for ten years.
The other way was a sharing agreement, which was a unteral pact with the creator of the cultivation art or spirit technique. Both parties shared the copyright and the profits were split equally, which was a win-win situation for everyone.
Most cultivators would choose the second option.
Of course, if it was some famous and great master, not only could they directly sell the copyright to their skill, they could still even enjoy subsequent shares in the benefits.
To put it bluntly, this had a lot to do with the reputation of the creator of the cultivation art or spirit technique.
Of course, there were some arts and spirit techniques whose owners couldn''t be found, and the copyrights for these skills were all owned by the state. Besides, the copyrights for the skills of these famous and great masters were stored in the Magnificent Immortal''s Depository of Buddhist Texts and wouldn''t be put up for public sale.
...
It was July 13th on Thursday in the twelfth week of the semester.
Father Wang wasn''t at home today; apparently he and Lie Mengmeng had gone to the editorial office for a meeting.
Since Father Wang''sputer in the study happened to be free, Loopy Toad used it to surf the Inte.
After backing up the data which Little Silver had transferred to him, Loopy Toad started to browse skills stores in particr. It wanted to check if there was anything on sale that was rted to "Basic Dog Skills," but the general search box showed: zero... there was nothing.
This was to be expected, and precisely proved how old these Basic Dog Skills were. After all, they came from Dog Saint''s era, when the holy beasts hadn''t yet suffered such devastating setbacks and when Little Silver had still been very young.
The history of this collection of "Basic Dog Skills" might be as old as the Ten Founding Generals, or even much older...
Loopy Toad skimmed through the data on the "Basic Dog Skills" on theputer; it had only taken a cursory nce at it on its phone before. There were seven forms in total for these Dog Skills. The first and second forms were level four, and Loopy Toad thought that it could use its own ability to try and learn these.
It felt that relying on Little Master Ling for each and every thing would be pretty spineless behavior...
After carefully looking through the exnations in the data, Loopy Toad tried to follow the directions and pushed spirit energy through its meridians; in the end, it concluded that it could definitely learn the first form of the Basic Dog Skills... But starting from the second form, the Dog Skills became a lot more difficult; even if it was a level four spirit technique, Loopy Toad still had to think carefully about it.
It cupped its chin as it pondered... actually, the best would be if someone could give it some advice at this time.
While it was thinking this, Loopy Toad saw an ad window pop up on the website of the online skills store it was browsing.
Loopy Toad stretched out its hand to close the pop-up window, but then noticed what it said: Still bewildered when ites to learning cultivation arts and spirit techniques? Famous masters, an onlinemunity, personal guidance... We guarantee you''ll be able to learn any spirit technique with us.
This was the "spellmaster" that Loopy Toad had mentioned before; it was an up-anding profession which made money by specializing in teaching others cultivation arts and spirit techniques in a short period of time.
Loopy Toad had in fact heard of it before, but had never personally encountered it. When it saw this popup ad window now, it was instantly a little curious.
Clicking on the ad link sent it directly to the homepage of an online store.
System prompt: Wee to "Salted Fish Skills Store." Customer Service Small Change Staff Number 018 will serve you...
Loopy Toad waited for a while before the customer service little sister Staff Number 018 sent a smiley. "Hello, may I ask how I should address you?"
Loopy Toad: "Myst name is Two."
Staff Number 018: "...May I ask if it''s sir or madam?"
Loopy Toad: "I''m a dog, the domestic kind."
Staff Number 018: "..."
Trying her best to stay calm, this Staff Number 018 customer service employee specially checked the credit records for Loopy Toad''s username and discovered that this person''s personal credit rating was "excellent" and the ount had achieved three crowns status. She instantly heaved a sigh of relief.
From the credit rating, this shouldn''t be a spoof...
Customer service little sister 018 realized that at this moment, the person sitting on the other side of theputer screen might really be a dog.
Besides, this actually wasn''t something to be amazed about; domestic soul pets nowadays had spiritual intelligence... though there were actually very few that knew how to operate aputer.
Actually, the truth was that Loopy Toad''s credit rating wasn''t that high; it was because theputer belonged to Father Wang. It was only after the customer service little sister had sent him the first message that Loopy Toad realized that it had forgotten to switch ounts!
But that didn''t matter; it was only looking for advice anyway, and didn''t n to buy anything.
On the other side, the customer service little sister had collected her thoughts, and she smiled as she replied, "Mr Dog Two, what do you need?"
When it saw this name, it was Loopy Toad''s turn to take a deep breath. "...I would like to ask if your spellmasters can teach skills to spirit beasts?"
The customer service little sister nodded. "Of course! Our spellmasters are all-rounders, and several of them have experience as spirit beast trainers. However, their quotes are based on how difficult the skill is. As long as Mr Dog Two epts the quoted price, they will definitely be able to teach it to you."
Loopy Toad: "I see!" Actually, it already suspected this store of false advertising... Because there was no spell in this world that could be one hundred percent taught!
Still amused, Loopy Toad replied, "Then are there any spellmasters that you can rmend? Can I chat with them?"
Staff Number 018: "Yes, Mr Dog Two, wait one moment, I''ll transfer you to a chat window with the spellmaster."
After about a minute...
A system prompt appeared again: Technician Staff Number 003 will serve you...
Loopy Toad: "..." What damn technician!The literal trantion of , which is in fact a name used in the countryside, where the older generation believes that children with ugly names are easier to feed.This is a literal trantion of Сĸ ''xiao gaigai'' which in dialect means ''little sister.''
Chapter 473 I’m Just Asking
This was the first time that Loopy Toad hade in contact with this kind of skills store on the Inte. It couldn''t help staring nkly at the system prompt: how had a spellmaster be a technician?
But when Loopy Toad thought about it carefully, it realized that there was nothing wrong with this title. After all, there was another name for a spellmaster: master of technical ability... in short: technician.
This Staff Number 003 technician seemed very enthusiastic. "Hello, Mr Dog Two, may I ask what kind of cultivation art or spirit technique do you need consultation on?"
Loopy Toad was very curious. "Ei? You can also teach skills that belong to spirit beasts?"
Technician 003 was stumped a little before replying, "Mm, don''t worry, sir. I have a lot of experience as a pet trainer; I can teach you."
Recalling his experience since joining this online store, the technician added, "In fact, our online store also has skill books for spirit beasts. We have had people buy them for their domestic spirit beasts."
But this was really the first time that a spirit beast was personally using aputer to shop online...
Loopy Toad: "What''s the process?"
Technician 003 replied, "It''s like this, there are two ways. One is that if you spend a certain amount on our website, you get technician lessons as a gift. The other is if you provide information on the relevant skill, we will give you a quote based on ss and difficulty."
After Technician 003 said this, Loopy Toad wasn''t in a hurry to reply, but opened the online store to take a careful look at the skill volumes they were selling. The vast majority were level one and level two. There were very few level three volumes and the level four one could basically be considered the store''s crowning jewel with a sky-high price! It was fully worth five hundred thousand immortal gold bars! Converted into Huaxiu currency, that was over hundreds of millions of yuan! This value was no less than the average market price of a ninth-ss holy magic weapon.
When it saw this, Loopy Toad couldn''t help tsking and asked, "What about confidentiality?"
Technician 003: "The country now has a specialized spellmaster tform. If Mr Dog Two can offer us a skill book, we will contact you on the spellmaster tform. After we have evaluated the skill book''s level of difficulty and determined a price, you cane to our online store to pay the tuition fee. Mr Dog Two, you can be assured that only the two of us will be able to see the skill book. It cannot be copied or forwarded; confidentiality is guaranteed.
"There are a lot more cases nowadays that have to do with illegal copyright infringement... any typical tform and spellmaster would pay close attention to such a thing. No one wants to stir up trouble for themselves, don''t you think? In addition, the penalty for copyright infringement of these skill books is very high."
Loopy Toad nodded and felt that what Technician 003 said did seem reasonable.
At that time, Technician 003 sent a link. "If you think this is fine, Mr Two, please clic.k on the link to ess the spellmaster tform and we''llmunicate there."
Loopy Toad quickly replied, "No, no, no, I still don''t think it''s a good idea, my spirit technique is very difficult!"
The technician on the other end was clearly stumped and didn''t reply for a very long time.
It was true that spirit beasts had spiritual intelligence, but few were actually able to operate aputer themselves... In this regard, the technician felt that Loopy Toad''s ss probably wasn''t low. "May I ask, Mr Dog Two, what is your ss now?"
Loopy Toad gave a subdued reply. "Third ss."
Actually, it had been at second ss for a while...
Technician 003 understood the situation. "All right, Mr Dog Two. I can guarantee I''ll definitely be able to teach you level one to level three spirit beast skills, whether from our store or if you provide them yourself. Level four skills are charged ording to their difficulty, and if I can''t do it, I can rmend my shifu. Moreover, I highly rmend our Salted Fish Skills Store''s rare level three spirit technique, the salted fish quick stab... This is a skill which our store owner personally designed for spirit beasts, and it''s easy to use!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Had the names of new spirit techniques nowadays reallye to this random point...
Loopy Toad had originally thought "Nine Thousand Cheeky Kicks of Spirit Dog" and "Dog Sounds Sitting Lotus" were already random enough. Who would have thought that the names in stores nowadays would be more and more random...
Loopy Toad couldn''t help mocking, "The name of this skill of yours doesn''t sound good..."
Technician 003 sent a shrug emoji. "It''s enough that it''s user-friendly and practical. In the old days, when spirit techniques and spells with nice names were put on disy, they actually weren''t very powerful."
He exined patiently, "Besides, what''s the most important thing? Modern cultivators are bing more and more sophisticated, and they''ve stopped expressly shouting out the names of their skills before exhibiting them... Once upon a time, for the sake of face, the old generation of cultivators gave the spirit techniques and spells they created awesome names. But reality tells us that they weren''t of any damn use!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
What Technician 003 said actually made sense to Loopy Toad!
Nowadays, it basically wasn''t wise to especially shout out the name of your spell before battle... this was an entirely unnecessary act.
If it was Little Master Ling, it would be even more simple and blunt.
Because Little Master Ling didn''t need to use any skill at all; a p or a punch would do...
Technician 003: "May I ask, Mr Dog Two, have you made your decision?"
Loopy Toad replied, "It''s like this, it''s not that I don''t want to buy, but I feel that you might not be able to teach me; my spirit technique is a collection of closebat boxing skills. Only the first two forms are level four; the others are level five."
When Technician 003 saw Loopy Toad''s reply, his heart was instantly shaken; level five...
As a spellmaster, he was very sensitive to the grades of arts and spirit techniques. A level five skill... it went without saying how valuable it would be; the crowning jewel of their store was only a level four skill.
The difference in value between level one and level two skill books on cultivation methods and spirit techniques wasn''t especially big, but from level three onwards, it was a world of extreme difference with each increase in level.
A level five spirit beast spirit technique...
Technician 003 knew very well in his heart that he truly wouldn''t be able to teach this skill...
He sweated slightly. "Mr Dog Two, I indeed won''t be able to teach you if it''s a level five skill, but I think my shifu might be able to. Follow the link I just sent you and enter the number 704620442 into the search bar for spellmaster IDs..."
Loopy Toad replied politely, "Alright, thank you."
Technician 003 was a little dissatisfied. "Mr Dog Two, aren''t there any skills in our store that you might be interested in?"
Loopy Toad: "No. The names of your skills are too exotic, like ''Crying Attack'' and ''Gay Stare''..."
Technician 003: "..."
Loopy Toad: "Come on! You don''t have to be so sad! I wasn''t going to buy anything in the first ce... I was just asking..."
In front of the screen, Technician 003 mmed the keyboard: You f**ker...
...
On the other side, Loopy Toad very curiously opened the spellmaster tform and typed in the ID 704620442 that Technician 003 had given to it earlier.
Then, a spellmaster''s ID profile popped up.
And Loopy Toad actually knew this guy!
Wei... Wei Zhi?
When had this guy be a spellmaster... This is derived from an online gaming term for ying games with low level weapons and equipment.
Chapter 474 The King of Making Things Up, Next to You
Loopy Toad rubbed its eyes before it confirmed that this profile really did belong to Wei Zhi, who was a short, slightly childish-looking, sunny pretty boy. He could endure electric shocks, was strong at withstanding attacks, had yful body movements, and appeared very reliable.
The above was Loopy Toad''s first impression of Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad remembered that it hadn''t contacted Wei Zhi again after the two of them had gone deep into Demon Hunters Association territory and exposed their illegal spirit beast trade a few days ago. When Odd Zhuo''s group had rushed over, Loopy Toad had hidden the whole time in a knapsack that Odd Zhuo had brought with him to ensure its own safety. Wei Zhi had then directly be the first eyewitness to cooperate with Odd Zhuo''s follow-up investigation and was also the person who had reported the Demon Hunters Association.
It was after that that the Demon Hunters Association''s underground activities came to light.
The oue of this incident actually wasn''t just thanks to Odd Zhuo as a representative of the government, but was a joint effort with Wei Zhi as a representative of the official Pet Trainers Guild.
If there was no buying and selling, then there was no killing.
Until now, Loopy Toad still remembered what it had seen that day when it had passed through the Demon Hunters Association''s back street of trade...
Captured spirit beasts struggled and snarled in their cages, abused and beaten. A lot of them had even been on the verge of death from resisting so much, and had been doused with hallucinogens before being directly skinned alive by those inhumane members of the Demon Hunters Association, just because the fur was more supple when the beast was skinned alive.
At that time, Loopy Toad had left in a hurry and hadn''t saved Wei Zhi''s contact information. It had also never thought of contacting him.
That was because Loopy Toad was sure that Wei Zhi would probably be very busy during this time. After all, Wei Zhi represented the Pet Trainers Guild as he worked in cooperation with the police to wipe out organizations suspected of being part of the Demon Hunters Association nationwide and to crack down aggressively on illegal spirit beast trade.
The Pet Trainers Guild advocated for harmony between humans and spirit beasts. Although pet trainers and spirit beasts had contractual rtionships, Loopy Toad could in fact already tell from Wei Zhi''s attitude toward Pushing Large Butterfly that he treated spirit beasts more like friends.
For all pet trainers like Wei Zhi, "pet hunter" organizations like the Demon Hunters Association werepletely unforgivable.
Of course, even if Loopy Toad didn''t have Wei Zhi''s contact information, it had Wei Zhi''s peaked cap, and it had been to Wei Zhi''s apartment. If Loopy Toad wanted to find him, it could just go there directly.
Actually, it hadn''t been that long ago; it hadn''t even been a week, and if you really wanted to count it, it was roughly just five days.
In the past five days, Loopy Toad had paid special attention to the news. The organizations under the Demon Hunters Association were exposed one after another everywhere and their members arrested. However, there still weren''t any clues on President Bai, the head of the Demon Hunters Association.
In fact, Loopy Toad thought that Wei Zhi''s situation was actually quite dangerous given that he was the person who had made the report. To be able to run such arge organization with so many plots and ns that had attracted so many members... the leader behind it was obviously a ruthless character with a high realm and a sharp mind.
And most crucially, none of the men arrested so far, such as Strong Zuo and his gang, who imed to be core members of the Demon Hunters Association, knew what President Bai looked like or even what his voice sounded like exactly.
Later, Odd Zhuo analyzed this issue.
The so-called core members of the Demon Hunters Association in fact weren''t core members at all. Each and every one of the core members of Immortal Mansion had been at the Soul Formation stage! Thinking about it carefully, the position of core elder dropping into thep of a Golden Core cultivator like Strong Zuo actually really wasn''t scientific.
So Odd Zhuo and Warden Liang determined that these so-called core members had in fact been made scapegoats by the real core members of the Demon Hunters Association!
When he hade to this conclusion back then, Odd Zhuo himself had been surprised...
He was very sensitive to the word "scapegoat"!
...
Loopy Toad lingered on the spellmaster tform for some time before it finally clicked on the private chat box and tapped out a message. "Are you there? Is Pushing Large Butterfly doing well?"
At the same time, Wei Zhi saw a private chat window pop up and couldn''t help frowning.
A personing out of nowhere who knew of the most cherished pet he was now carrying on him...
Wei Zhi thought hard for a moment with an intense expression on his face.
It could only be that situation!
The worst case scenario!
It was also thest situation he wanted to happen!
Wei Zhi stared at the chat window and his forehead started to sweat. He gnashed his teeth as he typed, "Dream on! I won''t surrender!"
Loopy Toad: "???"
Wei Zhi made a "heh" sound. The words he had said just nowpletely boosted his courage. "You''re that President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association, right? Let me tell you! I was the one who exposed the Demon Hunters Association which you so carefully set up! Let me tell you, even if I, Wei Zhi, have nothing else, at least I have integrity! The Pet Trainers Guild that I represent will never bow to any dark force! Don''t think about using my Pushing Large Butterfly to threaten me!"
Gazing at these words on the screen, Loopy Toad was already dumbstruck. "..."
Wei Zhi: "Heh, why aren''t you saying anything? If President Bai has the ability, don''t hesitate to open fire on my Pushing Large Butterfly! Open fire! Don''t look down on me! I, Wei Zhi, will continue to be Pushing Large Butterfly''s owner in the future!"
"..."
Loopy Toad already couldn''t help pping its dog paws at this wonderful demonstration of making things up.
There were times when it was really worrying how many people around you were kings at making things up...
"Brother, we haven''t seen each other for five days and you''ve already be this mental?" Loopy Toad typed, "It was a little disciple of yours, Technician 003 of Salted Fish Skills Store, who rmended you."
Seeing this, Wei Zhi heaved a sigh of relief before responding.
That was because a few minutes ago, one of his disciples had indeedined to him about a strange customer who had visited the skills store. The customer had been a dog who had visited the store purely to chat and hadn''t bought anything! It had wasted a lot of the disciple''s time.
At that time, Wei Zhi had actually wondered whether this dog was Loopy Toad. After all, as far as Wei Zhi knew, there weren''t many spirit dogs who had such high IQs, and even fewer still who knew how to operate aputer. A lot of spirit beasts could understand humans because of the spirit beast contract, which created a spiritual connection between the spirit beast and its owner.
Actually, unless they had cultivated to the level of being able to transform into a human, the vast majority of spirit beasts couldn''t read Chinese characters, let alone learn pinyin and type on aputer.
"Are you... Brother Dog?"
Wei Zhi still felt it was a little unbelievable when he typed out this sentence.
When his little disciple 003 had called him earlier toin, he had still thought that it was probably just a coincidence. After all, the world of the Inte was full of wondrous things.
But now that he knew that it was Loopy Toad on the other side of the screen, Wei Zhi felt that this was the power of destiny...
Chapter 475 Wei Zhi’s Worry
They had originally met at the assessment center and then had experienced so many things together. For Wei Zhi, he and Loopy Toad shared a fate that was already no longer so shallow; they could even bump into each other online, which seemed a little incredible.
Wei Zhi couldn''t help sighing with feeling as he directly typed a string of words into the private chat window on the spellmaster tform: "Online marriages are connected by a single line, our meeting was fated."
Loopy Toad stared at these words, feeling like it had heard them before, and was immediately stunned. "Do you also watch Lord Ind''s live stream?" When it was typing, Loopy Toad took extreme care to clearly differentiate between the nickname "Lord Ind" and the Daoist name "Daoist Guang." Given that most people didn''t know Lord Ind''s true identity, Loopy Toad naturally wouldn''t let it out.
"That''s right, wasn''t this a line Lord Ind said before? This Lord Ind is so awesome! He''s a new live streamer, but it hasn''t even been a week since he started and there are already several million viewers," Wei Zhi said in the chat window.
Loopy Toad hadn''t expected Daoist Guang''s live stream to attract so much attention; almost everyone around it was watching it.
It realized that actually, it had a lot to talk about with Wei Zhi. It didn''t know whether or not it was because Wei Zhi was frequently in contact with spirit beasts, but it felt that Wei Zhi gave off a sense of empathy.
One of the most important indications that you could be friends was being able to talk.
So if you really had to say it, Loopy Toad felt that it had three friends now: one was Dopey Guo, one was Little Silver and thest was Wei Zhi.
Dopey Guo was a good pal who generously supplied Loopy Toad with dog food tailored for it.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad were of the same kind, and it could tease this naive person.
Wei Zhi was a person whom Loopy Toad had already had an adventure with. You could say they had things inmon, which was the most crucial point! This person was Dopey Guo''s legendary uncle! Though this uncle obviously wasn''t a biological one, he was still one of Dopey Guo''s many uncles!
In Loopy Toad''s opinion, Dopey Guo''s uncles were no less mysterious than Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s friend, the all-powerful Little ck who ran a secretboratory on the border, and the Immortal Zhenyuan whom everyone had heard of but never seen.
As for Wang Ling... the reason why Loopy Toad didn''t include Little Master Ling in its circle of friends was much simpler.
Little master was forever little master; the distinction had to be clearly made!
A friend was for sharing your feelings with and the little master was a big thigh to hug...
Loopy Toad was thoroughly clear on this point.
"When did you be a spellmaster and start taking in disciples? Aren''t you a pet trainer?" Loopy Toad started to ask after they had exchanged greetings.
"It''s a side business; there are also different types of spellmasters. As pet trainers who, after all, are very familiar with spirit beasts, a lot of us serve as spellmasters who specialize in teaching skills to spirit beasts."
Wei Zhi said, "Besides, you''ve also seen my ce. Do you think I don''t need money to set up that high-tech green environment? I also have several rooms that have yet to be optimized, and all of these need money! My monthly electricity bill alone is so high."
Loopy Toad was surprised. "Isn''t your family quite rich?"
Wei Zhi: "I''m someone with a dream."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi: "Don''t look at my situation right now, the money I''m earning is at least enough for me to live on. But when all is said and done, I''m raising so many animals. It isn''t just Pushing Large Butterfly, I also have to take care of the other spirit beasts that I have contracts with! The electricity bill is peanuts if you think about how much I spend on food...
"I set a goal for myself, which is to form contracts with at least two spirit beasts every year. At the beginning of this year, I formed a contract with a spirit python called Big Snake End, and this guy can really eat! So in theter half of the year, I formed a contract with Pushing Large Butterfly. Do you know why?"
Loopy Toad: "Why?"
Wei Zhi: "Because it doesn''t eat much!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
If things continued like this, Wei Zhi felt that he would quickly be so poor that he would have to change from raising spirit beasts to raising insects... though spirit bugs were also ssified as spirit beasts.
Compared withrge spirit beasts, a lot of pet trainers felt that these smaller spirit bugs were actually tacky and embarrassing.
Of course, there were spirit bugs that wererger in size, but Wei Zhi''s current problem was how costly his food expenses were. Therger the spirit beast, the more it ate, which would probably be no less than his Big Snake End.
Since he had chosen to form contracts with spirit beasts and be the number one pet trainer one day, Wei Zhi felt he should be responsible for the spirit beasts he had contracts with.
"So you''re doing this side business for money?" Loopy Toad hadn''t thought that given Wei Zhi''s identity, he would actually be short of money.
"Yes, that''s why I have several jobs at the moment. I work mainly as a pet trainer, but I''m also a spellmaster in the field of spirit beasts, and I specialize in teaching other people''s spirit beasts how to cultivate skills." Wei Zhi sighed and typed with a intive air, "Sometimes, I also do power leveling..."
"Power leveling?"
"Helping other people take their spirit beasts out to cultivate until they''ve gone up one level beforeing back!" Wei Zhi said. "I can make a fast buck with this! But it''s also the least used service! For professional pet trainers like us, we can only rely on these types of methods to make money since our realms aren''t very high. That''s why food expenses are such a big problem!"
"..."
As someone who had once been the tenth generation leader of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, Loopy Toad was actually well aware from experience why spirit beasts could eat so much.
In those days, the entire Toad n had had to consume more than a hundred million tons of flies each day. Furthermore, these flies were different from the ones in the human world: they were gigantic monster flies, and each monster fly was as big as an elephant.
Cultivators were particr about fasting: the higher their realm, the less they would eat.
But spirit beasts were quite the opposite, and they actually ate a lot. Why had Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal put so much money into Little Silver''s e-wallet? Most of it was actually for Little Silver''s food expenses so that he could use it to order take-out.
From thisparison, Loopy Toad immediately realized that its appetite seemed pretty small since it ate almost the same amount as an ordinary domestic spirit dog C it didn''t know whether or not this was because it was cultivating the "Demon King Heart Sutra" as modified by Little Master Ling...
"By the way, Brother Dog, did you really look for my little disciple''s store because you wanted to learn a level five spirit technique?" Wei Zhi asked.
Loopy Toad tapped on the keyboard: "Oh, no... I don''t have any level five spirit techniques, I just wanted to tease him a bit, that''s all."
"That''s what I thought..." Wei Zhi nodded.
Given Loopy Toad''s character, he didn''t think there was anything illogical about it.
However, he couldn''t help sighing as he replied, "High-ss beast spells nowadays are too hard toe by. A level five spirit beast skill volume, with copyright and shares included, can buy two apartment units in Jinghua''s first ring! The only level five skill volume I''ve ever seen in my life was a spirit beast transformation spell; it''s a little like a cultivator''s magical transformation spell, except that this spell can even imitate aura."
"Oh?"
Loopy Toad tsked. "Is there such a thing?"
"Didn''t my disciple rmend their store''s ''Crying Attack''? Actually, this closebat spirit technique is part of a set with the spirit beast transformation spell I mentioned just now. They were both created by a person called Crying Old Immortal. And this person is the vice president of our Pet Trainers Guild," Wei Zhi exined.
Loopy Toad nodded. "I see... what is this spirit beast transformation spell called? I''ll take a look at itter."
Wei Zhi: "It''s called ''Little Ying''s 100 Transformations''!"
Loopy Toad: "..."The character ''ying'' is the kanji for ''sakura.'' This refers to the "Cardcaptor Sakura" manga and anime magical girl series.This is adapted from the online phrase "The Inte is connected by a singlemunication line" which is generally the first half of a sentiment denoting friendship.
Chapter 476 Dog Two Is Gone
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad chatted online for a long time that day. After talking for about an hour, Wei Zhi remembered that they hadn''t friended each other yet on their cell phone chat app! They had been chatting in a private chat window all this time.
Wei Zhi now had seventeen contractual spirit beasts under him. In addition to Pushing Large Butterfly, he had nine medium-sized spirit beasts, and the remaining seven were all big ones... the pressure on him was quite intense.
He was relying on award money from winning various spirit beastpetitions arranged by the Pet Trainers Guild and from his job of power-leveling others, and he was even moonlighting as a spellmaster exclusively for spirit beasts. But the money from all this was just barely enough to cover the cost of food. On the other hand, he still needed to pay the monthly electricity bill as well as for supplements to boost his own physical strength.
Unlike cultivators chasing sage realms who didn''t need to eat, it took a lot of physical strength and energy for a pet trainer to train a spirit beast!
After Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi friended each other on the chat app, Wei Zhi quickly sent a group photo of his Pet Trainers Guild. In the photo, he was standing right at the front of the group. He wasn''t tall and he was pretty fair, so Loopy Toad picked him out at a nce.
But it didn''t understand why Wei Zhi had sent it this picture...
"Saw it?" Wei Zhi asked.
Loopy Toad nodded. "Yes, I see you..."
Wei Zhi: "Not me, I meant the fellow in the middle of the first row wearing leather and ck sunsses."
Loopy Toad followed Wei Zhi''s instructions and found the person he was talking about. This guy''s outfit was actually quite chic and modern,pletely unlike a cultivator''s style C in an era of national cultivation, it wasn''t anything strange to see people walking down the streets in traditional attire.
But usually it was bigwigs like General Yi and those people who, except for public events where they would wear their military uniforms, would dress in the traditional style during their everyday lives.
Of course, Loopy Toad thought that this could be a little misleading.
After all, its Little Master Ling always wore the school uniform...
Loopy Toad stared at the fellow in leather. "Who is this person?"
Wei Zhi sighed and said, "He is the Crying Old Immortal I told you about, the vice president of our Pet Trainers Guild. You can see that he''s already bald..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"Our line of work really isn''t easy. Too tiring! While most pet trainers enjoy it, it''s a real drain on strength and energy! Now that we live in an era of peace, there''s nothing for cultivators to fight about... take-out and delivery employees clearly have it easier than us."
Each profession had its own difficulties, but what Wei Zhi said actually wasn''t wrong.
In an era of national cultivation, basic magic like flying a sword had already long be amon thing. As long as a person could fly a sword, it was in fact quite easy to be a take-out or delivery employee.
And it was very important to note that the pay in these industries was actually quite high.
Wei Zhi sighed and typed intively: "Look at our vice president, Crying Old Immortal. He formed too many contracts with spirit beasts when he was younger and in the end didn''t take care of his own nourishment... he directly became bald!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Speaking up to this point, Wei Zhi felt a bit bitter in his heart.
He thought of the old man Ma Dongmei meme which was trending online now.
It was of an old man smiling as he said: Actually, I don''t think there''s much pressure on pet trainers. Then the words on the side were: A Songhai city 28-year-old professional pet trainer...
To put it bluntly, many reasons for baldness were actually rted to stress.
Everyone had stress...
Take Loopy Toad as an example. Except for Little Master Ling who was preparing for the midterm exams, the most stressed person around it was Father Wang.
Online authors couldn''t stop updating, and also had to deal with trolls and anti-fans, so they were naturally very stressed! Even though readers were generally better now, there were still exceptions.
For example, one of Father Wang''s colleagues who wrote a historical novel, a person called "Teacher Of Water From The Mountains," had had to dy updates when his house had caught fire, and trolls had still cursed him and pressed him for updates. Loopy Toad thought that this was very uneducated behavior and made them less than even a dog like it!
Over the years, the pressure on Father Wang had also intensified with the pick up in the rate of his updates, and he would frequently drop hair in the shower.
Stress along with age would cause his hairline to recede and make him bald.
Furthermore, when he realized what was happening, forget Bawang shampoo, even One Piece Conqueror''s Haki shampoo already wasn''t of any use!
Of course, Father Wang perhaps didn''t need to worry about going bald...
In terms of growing hair, Wang Ling could casually touch it and directly turn awn into a forest... This was a lot more convenientpared with a live streamer called Sun Yalong who had spent a massive amount of money in particr on hair transnts!
Where there was stress, it naturally needed a release outlet.
Cultivating the power of Sword Dao through the inheritance talisman brought with it tremendous internal spiritual pressure. Loopy Toad only dared to absorb a little at a time, but it was very obvious that a bnce between work and rest was very important for smoothly inheriting the power of the "ten-meter sword circle" inside the inheritance talisman from Little Master Ling.
Thinking of this, Loopy Toad directly sent Wei Zhi a text. "Brother, shall we meetter? Go out to destress?"
On the other side of the screen, Wei Zhi''s eyes lit up at once.
...
It was July 15th on Saturday in the twelfth week of the semester.
Teacher Pan''s Dao talismans exam and the maths exam had already been held at school on Friday yesterday.
Wang Ling felt that his scores for these two courses would be alright. He had already predicted what the topics would be beforehand and had prepared sufficiently for them. Controlling his marks to get the ss average shouldn''t be a problem.
Then Monday was Old Antique''s history exam and the political science exam.
The teachers for these two courses in particr liked to keep up with the times; Wang Ling felt that the recent "Immortal Mansion incident" and "the Demon Hunters Association incident" would be used as discussion topics, or even expanded into a series of topics. But even then, the scope was still a little too big; who knew what kind of fanciful things these two teachers woulde up with?
Hence, Wang Ling felt it was a waste of time thinking about it; he could only see how things went during the exam itself.
He hadn''t forgotten to draw up the contract with Little Silver. In fact, when Little Silver hade all the way thest time to deliver blood, Wang Ling had wanted to create the contract then. But after all, Little Silver had just given blood then, and Wang Ling hadn''t been in a hurry.
Whether it was a spirit beast or a holy beast, they had to ensure that they werepletely healthy before they entered into a contract.
That was because when a spirit beast (holy beast) agreed to a contract, it would consume a lot of its spiritual strength.
Wang Ling knew that Loopy Toad and Little Silver had friended each other online and it seemed that they were quite chatty.
Wang Ling was going to ask Loopy Toad about Little Silver''s situation, but when he turned around, he discovered that Loopy Toad unexpectedly wasn''t at home.
He looked up at the clock. It was nine thirty in the morning.
Father Wang was writing, Mother Wang was doing some cleaning, the old man was in the backyard gardening... where had Dog Two run off to by itself?In the series ''One Piece,'' it''s said that whoever possesses this type of rare power to dominate the will of others has the qualities of a king.The shampoo brand that Jackie Chan used to endorse, one of which ims anti-hair fall.
Chapter 477 Loopy Toad’s Thoughts
Because he had been busy with examstely, Wang Ling''s attention had rarely been on other things, but now that he had taken two exams, he instantly felt a lot less stressed; one exam taken was one exam less C a lot of kids at this age shared Wang Ling''s line of thinking. There were times when they had yet to finish all their exams, and maybe had just thest one left, but they would already begin to offload their burdens in high spirits at home.
So after Wang Ling calmed down and thought back on things carefully, he realized that something indeed didn''t seem right with Loopy Toad.
Moreover, the first time Wang Ling felt that something was wrong was back when Loopy Toad had finished cultivating and had watched Daoist Guang''s live stream in the small garden from beginning to end before directly giving Daoist Guang arge wave of floating red gifts... Wang Ling calcted that the gifts all added up to at least a thousand yuan in total! That was equal to his pocket money for a month!
First of all, where had all that moneye from? Wang Ling felt that he had to find out.
Secondly, he also realized that Loopy Toad had been especially diligent in cultivating recently.
If it had been a week ago, the guy would still have been lying asleep in the garden until the sun was at its peak at noon... Of course, that might have had a little to do with its narcolepsy, and while a single immersion in "holy beast blood" could help alleviate the symptoms, Wang Ling felt that it wasn''t scientific to believe that it could transform Loopy Toad''s indolent nature into a diligent one.
Was it because of the inheritance talisman?
Wang Ling pondered deeply at the table with his chin in his hands.
But the issue was that the inheritance talisman also didn''t have the effect of making azy dog diligent!
Wang Ling had the faint feeling that Loopy Toad was hiding something from him.
And that it was a huge matter.
The point was that, judging from Dog Two''s current behavior, it probably wanted to solve it by itself.
Although it was good of a dog not to cause its owner trouble and to ease its owner''s worries, since they had a spirit beast contract, Wang Ling felt that he should act ordingly as Dog Two''s owner. If anything should happen to it, he couldn''t let Loopy Toad handle it on its own.
However, Loopy Toad had a reason for not talking about it, and Wang Ling couldn''t force it to tell him because it would make him appear domineering and a little inconsiderate of his dog.
Wang Ling felt that although he usually had a stiff face, he was in fact very gentle (denials not epted).
The old man was busy tending to his nts and flowers until a little past ten o''clock. Only then did he prepare to go out on Sheep to buy fish.
The kitchen showdown between the old man and Jiang Haifu, the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, had yet to happen; during this time, the old man was experimenting with recipes for the showdown, and was preparing to invent a new fish dish. Since he was studying fish dishes, then naturally he would need to buy fresh fish as an ingredient. Frozen fish from the fridge would definitely lose out in terms of freshness.
When it came to cooking, as long as a person put their heart into it, everyone could feel it.
Why had season three of A Bite of China been castigated and ridiculed despite the high ratings for seasons one and two? The audience weren''t fools as they could tell whether or not the people cooking were passionate about it.
When the old man went out, he would usually take Loopy Toad with him.
But in thest two days, he had noticed that Loopy Toad didn''t seem to be at home.
"Why is it always out recently?" The old man scratched his head, a little confused as he remembered that their dog didn''t use to act like this.
Mother Wang couldn''t helpughing and said, "Dad, Loopy Toad isn''t an ordinary dog, it also wants to cultivate. We can''t treat it like a normal pet."
"Right right right, it''s a spirit dog. I almost forgot." The old man patted his head. "But I heard that a spirit beast actually eats a lot. We still save money with ours in the end!"
Mother Wang nodded. "There are many students at Ling Ling''s school who care for it. There''s a Student Guo whose family runs a spirit beast store and he sends us customized dog food every week."
"No wonder this dog food is different from the ones sold outside." Speaking up to this point, the old man specially urged Mother Wang to calcte the cost and pay Dopey Guo backter.
The old man felt that while generosity was generosity, it wasn''t good to ept something for nothing.
Even if Dopey Guo didn''t want the money, some of it had to be paid back to him.
"Don''t worry, dad. I gave them moneyst time, but the store assistant at Student Guo''s family''s store refused to ept it. I visit their store once a week and buy some dog food, cat food and other things which I deliver to the shelters." The shelters Mother Wang was referring to was in fact a charity initiative under the Pet Trainers Guild which offered shelter to many homeless spirit beasts, most of which were cats and dogs.
After living all these years, Mother Wang was after all well versed in the ways of the world and knew how to handle things tactfully.
Dopey Guo wasn''t willing to take the money, but Mother Wang visited his family''s store every week, and discerning individuals could tell what Mother Wang''s intentions were. Those store assistants who handled the purchases got to know Mother Wang over time and felt that she was very wise!
This was a direct representation of the Wang family''s image.
"Well done, Dongmei!" The old man couldn''t help praising her.
Actually, Mother Wang didn''t have any other reason for doing this.
Kindness could be passed on. Dopey Guo had his own good intentions. What Mother Wang was doing was to pass on that kindness.
Listening quietly to the conversation between Mother Wang and the old man from upstairs, Wang Ling felt warm in his heart.
It was said that behind every strong man had to be an even stronger woman. Wang Ling felt that no matter how high his realm was or how powerful he was, the person propping this family up right now wasn''t him, but Father Wang.
Therefore, the image of Father Wang as a father forever loomed tall in Wang Ling''s mind.
And as the woman behind this powerful man, Wang Ling''s image of Mother Wang in his imagination had be even more sublime.
Although Mother Wang might not be aware of it, she had indeed groomed Old Antique and Daoist Taotie, these peak Itinerant Immortal epic-level killers, through her unfinished novel.
Therefore, even if Mother Wang was only a housewife, she was a very strong housewife!
Never look down on housewives...
Because you never knew what a housewife did when she wasn''t doing housework!
...
While Wang Ling was feeling deeply moved in his heart, he heard the old man say, "But our dog staying out all day is no small thing. I had a colleague who also raised a small thing at home, but it was a cat. He didn''t pay attention for a bit, and it brought a litter back."
Mother Wang pped a hand over her mouth in astonishment. "Loopy Toad wouldn''t do such a thing, right..."
"It''s hard to say, sometimes feelings can sprout and it could fix its attention on a gorgeous female dog. So my advice is to simply proceed and take things all the way through."
As he spoke, the old man imitated a pair of scissors with his hand. "Directly neuter it!"
Wang Ling: "..."
At that moment, Wang Ling and his mother in near unison sang a song in their hearts dedicated to Loopy Toad.
Come back soon...
You can''t afford to be neutered... This is adapted from the song "Come Back Soon" by singer Sun Nan.
Chapter 478 Battle Saint Jiang Lei
Of course, the old man had just carelessly proposed "neutering." After all, spirit beasts also had spiritual intelligence, unlike before. An intelligent spirit beast would restrain from acting recklessly on their emotions, otherwise it wouldn''t be any different from a toy poodle!
What the old man was mainly worried about was that Loopy Toad was out from morning until night these days.
On one hand, the old man in fact knew that Loopy Toad had been involved somehow in the Demon Hunters Association incident that had happened recently. The leader of the Demon Hunters Association hadn''t been caught; what happened if Loopy Toad was out and someone took revenge on it? On the other hand, there were actually a lot of instances now where people weren''t careful in making friends in society; who knew whether their pure Dog Two was being led astray by some dodgy friends?
Wang Ling realized that Father Wang''s talent for writing novels might really have been inherited from the old man. The older a person was, the bigger the hole in their brain, and the easier it was for them toe up with wild fantasies. Even in choosing a daughter-inw, the old man had selected a "Numinous Mother with the Magic Hands" for Father Wang...
"Dad, you just do your own thing; I''ll get Ling Ling to look for Loopy Toadter, it''ll be alright." Seeing the worried look on the old man''s face, Mother Wangforted him and then watched Sheep take him out to buy fish. She then turned to go upstairs and look for Wang Ling.
Wang Ling instantly knew that he couldn''t avoid looking for Loopy Toad.
Fortunately, however, he had already finished two exams and he felt that except for the essay sections, he could handle the history and political science exams on the following Monday.
He had plenty of time to deal with this Dog Two this Saturday.
Actually, it would be very easy to find Loopy Toad; as long as he used the spirit beast contract, Wang Ling would be able to easily determine Loopy Toad''s general location.
But right now, he felt that finding Loopy Toad wasn''t the important point; rather, it was what Loopy Toad was hiding.
Azy dog suddenly cultivating solicitously, and going out everyday from morning until night... The most terrible thing, moreover, was that it had learned to hide money now! If he didn''t know that his dog wasn''t the tternly type, Wang Ling would have really thought that Dog Two was keeping a female dog outside.
Wang Ling sighed. In fact, even if Mother Wang and the old man hadn''t said anything, he would have done something himself.
But first, he had to find out what secret Loopy Toad was hiding...
...
Loopy Toad went out in the morning. Because the Wang family''s small vi was in a rtively remote location, it had to catch the first spirit bus in the morning in order to meet Wei Zhi at the appointed time. The suburban spirit bus picked up quite a few passengers along the way. If this had been a spirit bus in the city, people would already be standing butt to butt by now.
Except for the subway, all other transport vehicles didn''t use the Space Expansion Skill.
For Loopy Toad, taking the spirit bus was a rtively convenient choice, and its routine for getting on was the same as thest time: it snuck in swiftly and then found a ce to hide. When it got off, it left a few coins below the seat.
It would have taken fifteen minutes on a sword to directly reach Wei Zhi''s apartment in a straight line from the Wang family''s small vi. However, the spirit bus would still be slow no matter what; it took Loopy Toad fully an hour and a half to reach Wei Zhi''s apartment.
And as Loopy Toad had predicted, if it had left home half an hourter, it would have beente.
After arriving at the family apartment building downstairs, Loopy Toad squeezed into the underbrush and sent Wei Zhi its location to indicate that it had already arrived and Wei Zhi shoulde pick it up.
Why had it squeezed into the underbrush?
If a person saw a green akita that knew how to chat on a cell phone, this would probably bemunity news... so Loopy Toad was very vignt on this point.
At the same time, it also noticed that the security guards from before had been switched out and the main entrance was tightly shut. No one could enter without an apartment ess card, unless their acquaintance came down to pick them up.
It was clear that the previous incident with the bone dragon man and the group from the Demon Hunters Association breaking into the family apartment by buying off the security guards with several cigarette packs had been taken very seriously. The current apartment security guards were clearly a new lot and looked very strict, as if the Mighty Miracle God himself guarded the gate.
After sending the text message, Loopy Toad jumped out of the underbrush and waited for Wei Zhi at the entrance as they had agreed.
In the security booth, a couple of security guards saw a green-furred dog appear at the apartment entrance and their eyes instantly felt refreshed...
The two security guards on duty chatted in the security booth with their attention fixed on Loopy Toad.
"The color of this dog fur is very strange."
"It''s fine, at least it''s easy on the eyes."
"Look, it''s staring at us."
"Whose dog is this? We could just let it in; It looks a little cute at first sight."
"Don''t cause trouble; if it''s really from the apartment, its owner will definitelye downstairs to get it. The batch of security guards before us were fired because they let people in randomly. Even the old captain was implicated and fired."
After that, the security guard who had wanted to let Loopy Toad was instantly silent. To tell the truth, this family apartment wasn''t an ordinary ce and they were paid very well to stay here. Even if they were security guards, they were all veterans who had been discharged from the army with very high professional qualifications.
As for thest time when people from the Demon Hunters Association had been secretly let in simply for the price of a pack of cigarettes, that had purely been a mistake on the job.
It was said that at noon that day, the brother who had let them in had drunk a little wine because he had been feeling heartbroken and depressed, and so hadn''t been in his right mind. But who would have thought that the incident could have blown up like this.
Director Jiang had been directly involved, so no one had dared say anything.
Actually, for most people, being fired could be considered a very light punishment. In the family apartment where Wei Zhi lived, Director Jiang''s identity actually wasn''t a secret. This was Marshal Jiang, a person who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with demaster General Yi. He was the Battle Saint who back then had killed a demon king with a single punch and a demon god with two punches.
So forget just dismissing that group of brothers; he only needed to say one word if he wanted to thoroughly investigate them and erase all records of their time in the army, washing away their reputations.
As the two security guards sighed in their hearts when they were thinking this, they just so happened to see a figure appear behind Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad sensed a shadow looming over it. It turned its head and saw an old man standing behind it; he was wearing a white singlet and bell-bottomed pants, and a bunch of keys hung from his waist.
The same outfit as before...
Loopy Toad was stupefied. Wasn''t this the old man who had read the water meter?
It also remembered that Wei Zhi had exined who the old man was.
He was thendlord of the family apartment building and the Battle Saint who was one of the Ten Founding Generals, Jiang Lei...
It was clear that the moment he saw Loopy Toad, Marshal Jiang couldn''t help cocking his eyebrows.
He stared at Loopy Toad thoughtfully. "I remember you... you belong to that whatever Zhi?"
"Wei Zhi..." Loopy Toad couldn''t resist reminding him.
"Wei what Zhi?"
"Wei Zhi..."
"What Wei, what Zhi?
"..."The joke is that toy poodles are supposedly very randy.
Chapter 479 Wei Zhi’s Gif
Loopy Toad''s face was veryposed and its eyes were a little indifferent when it looked at Marshal Jiang in front of it.
It had to be said that Marshal Jiang''s acting was in fact quite realistic. If Loopy Toad hadn''t known that this Battle Saint''s cultivation was superb and that he wouldn''t deteriorate to the point of dementia, it would have almost believed him!
"You can tell I''m teasing you?" Marshal Jiang was amused. He crouched down and rubbed Loopy Toad''s head. On the alert, Loopy Toad dodged him, but then discovered it was as if there was some gravitational force in Marshal Jiang''s palm which was involuntarily pulling its head toward his hand!
F**k! Absorbing Palm?
Loopy Toad was rmed as it knew that this old man was probably feeling it out again!
But it couldn''t avoid it at all; after all, this was one of the Ten Founding Generals, and more than that, this was the Battle Saint who had punched a demon god back then. Loopy Toad waspletely unable to put up resistance in front of such a person. At this time, it felt some regret in its heart; if it had known that this would happen, it should have arranged to meet Wei Zhi elsewhere. It shouldn''t havee here!
Loopy Toad felt that this casually dressed old man was very dangerous!
The moment he had drawn Loopy Toad''s head to his palm, Marshal Jiang couldn''t help sighing on the spot: this dog was already a ss higher than thest time he had seen it.
But how long ago was that?
It hadn''t even been a week...
From third ss to second ss?
When Marshal Jiang loosened his grip, he couldn''t help rubbing Loopy Toad''s ears as hemunicated telepathically: "If it''s possible, invite your owner toe here next time and we can have tea together. If he isn''t free, then it''s fine..."
Loopy Toad abruptly raised its head, its expression slightly stunned.
"Don''t be nervous... I can more or less guess your identity, but I won''t do anything to you."
Marshal Jiang''s eyes crinkled as he smiled and looked at Loopy Toad. "I don''t know how many demon kings and demon gods have died by my hand... After that, whenever I stepped up to fight, those demon kings and demon gods would be so scared that they would break out in a cold sweat, and some would even copse on the spot from fright. This is because my Battle Saint aura has already generated a type of natural deterrent to demon qi.
"But there''s no demon qi on you. This proves that you''re already on the right path of using spirit energy. Your owner is indeed skilful if he can wash away your demon nature."
"..." Loopy Toad was suddenly afraid to say anything.
"Of course, I''m just curious..."
Loopy Toad: "He''s very busy."
That was the truth! His little master was indeed very busy! Busy with midterm exams!
Loopy Toad was well aware that given the level of the person in front of him, he would be able to tell if it was lying at a nce.
Since it had already been exposed to this extent, Loopy Toad now decided to y it by ear as much as possible...
Who knew Marshal Jiang didn''t seem to care. He shrugged, then directly stood up. Seeing Marshal Jiang talking andughing with a dog at the apartment entrance, the two security guards in the security booth couldn''t help opening the window to greet him. "Uncle Jiang, you''re back?"
"Mm, I had coffee with Old Yi."
"General Yi is also in Songhai city?" The security guards were stunned.
"Heh! He''s not like me, I''ll retire when I say I''ll retire. He''s so free the whole day, so he was looking for something to do."
On the side, Loopy Toad listened quietly. It knew that General Yi had probablye for Evil Sword God and wouldn''t leave Songhai for a while yet.
Loopy Toad watched the old man deftly fish out an ess card from his pocket and hold it up to the sensor pad of the iron gate while he chatted with the security guards. The iron gate instantly let out a crisp "beep beep beep" sound and then opened with a click.
Marshal Jiang entered first, then stretched out his hand to hold the iron gate open as he looked at Loopy Toad. "Don''t just stand there,e in!"
When the two security guards saw this scene, they couldn''t help trembling and their foreheads instantly beaded with sweat... Marshal Jiang himself was holding the gate open C this dog was so awesome!
"Uncle Jiang... do you know this dog?" one of the guards wiped at his sweat and asked weakly.
"It''s Wei Zhi''s friend, it''s looking for Wei Zhi," Marshal Jiang said.
The two guards understood immediately.
"It... doesn''te here often, right?"
"Hard to say, friends dropping by to visit each other is normal." Marshal Jiang looked at Loopy Toad, then pointed at it as he fixed his eyes on the two guards. "Remember it, and let the other brothers knowter C only this dog is allowed to enter our family apartment from now on."
Loopy Toad''s eyes followed the direction Marshal Jiang was pointing in and felt overwhelmed.
"Ah?"
The two guards were taken aback they were shocked! The first time Battle Saint Jiang Lei was using this privilege was actually for a green-furred dog!
Marshal Jiang nced at the two men and said, "What damn ''ah''! If anyone else forgets their ess card, keep them locked outside as per regtions, and then either wait for me to open the gate or have their acquaintancee down and help them do it. Am I clear?"
"Ye... yes..." Loopy Toad saw that the two guards were alreadypletely stupefied at this point.
While this manner of speaking sounded a little like amand, Loopy Toad thought that it carried even more of the vor of life and really looked like a neighborhoodmittee old man casually saying hello. After that, Marshal Jiang didn''t hang around any longer, and was about to turn around and head for the apartment''s residentialmittee office.
Before leaving, Marshal Jiang thought carefully for a bit and couldn''t help turning his head to stress something to the two security guards.
He made it clear that he wasn''t pulling any strings, and that this was in response to the recent national crackdown on illegal spirit beast trade as well as calls for animal protection.
...What damn animal protection...
...
Wei Zhi showed up soon after Marshal Jiang left.
"Brother Dog!" As soon as Wei Zhi got to the ground floor, he saw that green figure next to the security room and waved from a distance as he called out a greeting.
The Pushing Large Butterfly had alsoe with Wei Zhi to pick up Loopy Toad. It couldn''t talk and remained unmoving on Wei Zhi''s shoulder. Only when it saw Loopy Toad did it flutter its wings in greeting.
Loopy Toad ran over, and when it reached Wei Zhi, he pulled it aside.
It noticed that Wei Zhi was smiling like an open lotus flower. "Brother Dog, you''re awesome! Uncle Jiang personally gave you privilege! If anyone else found out, I don''t know about outside the apartment, but inside here, you can really boast about it for a lifetime."
Loopy Toad thought it was a little strange. "How do you know about that?"
Wei Zhi: "Uncle Jiang told me. He knew I wasing down and told me telepathically. In the apartment, any time Uncle Jiang wants to get hold of someone, he basically doesn''t use the phone, and just directly contacts them telepathically."
Loopy Toad broke into a sweat; there were times when a high realm was indeed really convenient...
"Let''s go up first!"
Wei Zhi pressed the elevator button and looked at Loopy Toad. "Since before, I''ve already been thinking about giving you a gift. I happened to get my hands on something which I think you will like very much!"
Loopy Toad was dazed when he heard this.
Wanted to give it a gift?
What kind of gift?
Flies?
But the problem was that even if Marshal Jiang had seen through its identity, Wei Zhi still hadn''t...
Chapter 480 Mysterious Broken Bone
Loopy Toad had initially nned to meet Wei Zhi elsewhere because it had been afraid of Marshal Jiang at the apartment. But from the old man''s attitude toward it just now, Loopy Toad couldn''t sense any malicious intent. In Marshal Jiang''s heyday back then, who knew how many demon kings and demon gods he had turned into fried chicken cutlets... If the other party really had had evil intentions, Loopy Toad thought that it should have been able to sense it.
From Marshal Jiang''s attitude toward it now, Loopy Toad thought that maybe the other party was just curious about it.
But even so, Loopy Toad still had to be careful and cautious in this matter.
After all, Little Master Ling was now already on Marshal Jiang''s radar, and Loopy Toad felt that it couldn''t get its master involved no matter what.
As the elevator went up, Loopy Toad had a focused expression on its face. It stared at Wei Zhi, who looked askance at it and smiled. From Loopy Toad''s perspective, it looked a little like a leer, which made its green fur stand on end a little.
"You''ve been thinking about it?" Loopy Toad asked as it stared at Wei Zhi.
Honestly speaking, this was a little sudden because Loopy Toad hadn''t at all expected Wei Zhi to prepare a gift for it. Although he and Wei Zhi got along pretty well, they had in fact only known each other for less than a week. Loopy Toad counted on its ws: including today, it was exactly seven days!
"Not really, it''s just that I happened to receive something that isn''t useful to me, but will probably suit you."
Wei Zhi pulled at his hat out of habit and bared his teeth in a smile. "And today is a good day since it''s also our anniversary."
"What anniversary?" Loopy Toad asked nkly.
"The seven-day anniversary of us joining hands to bring down the Demon Hunters Association! It''s also the seventh day after the Demon Hunters Association''s downfall!" Wei Zhi said excitedly.
Loopy Toad: "..."
The elevator had arrived. Wei Zhi seemed particrly happy today and he sang as he walked out of the elevator: I dreamt against night the traditional opera singer got on stage in new clothes and sang the same old song...
Loopy Toad suddenly realized that Wei Zhi actually sang pretty well: it had vor and rhythm!
The lyrics in the first half of the song were quite normal, but when it came to the chorus in the second half, the style suddenly changed: That day you and I met and went undercover into the Demon Hunters Association... Do you remember, today is the first seventh day since the Demon Hunters Association!
Loopy Toad: "..." What freaking seventh day!
...
It seemed that Wei Zhi had already prepared the gift in advance. The entire twenty-third floor was Wei Zhi''s ce. In order to transform it into an ecological environment suitable for the Pushing Large Butterfly, Wei Zhi had spent a lot of money remodeling the living room. But there were in fact a lot of other empty rooms. It wasn''t that Wei Zhi didn''t want to redo them but that money was really tight for him during this time.
The gift for Loopy Toad was in one of the empty rooms, and Wei Zhi took it there.
He pulled off the ck cloth that had been covering the gift in the room. "Ta-da!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Then Loopy Toad saw a four-sided ss tank... and inside it was arge bone which was as thick as an adult man''s arm and around 1.7 or 1.8 meters long!
The joints on the ends of the bone were jagged, and it looked like it had been broken off with tremendous force.
It turned out Wei Zhi wanted to give it a bone!
This madeplete sense and Loopy Toad didn''t think it was the least bit strange.
Given that Wei Zhi didn''t know its true identity, it would actually be weird if he gave Loopy Toad flies...
"Well, Brother Dog, do you like it?" Wei Zhi''s eyes crinkled as he smiled at Loopy Toad. He felt that this dog''s response to a bone seemed a little indifferent, but he paid it no mind because it showed precisely that Loopy Toad was unusual.
If a regr spirit dog saw such a big bone, its eyes would already have long been glued to it!
"Mm... not a bad gift..."
This gift actually wasn''t worth much to Loopy Toad, so it wasn''t very excited, but this was Wei Zhi''s good intentions after all. Thus, Loopy Toad swiftly reviewed the three hundred poems and the dictionary of idioms it had memorized while it had been learning Chinese characters C but in that moment, it abruptly realized that it actually had nothing to say!
If Loopy Toad had known earlier, it would have looked for several spirit dogs as an experiment and observed their reactions when they saw a bone... Now that it was already a dog, Loopy Toad thought that it should put its heart and soul into this role. Even if it didn''t like bones, it should at least act as if it did!
It thought that Wei Zhi might feel very disappointed at its reaction.
Sighing in its heart, Loopy Toad walked over to the ss tank.
But speaking of which, it thought that this bone was a little too big and looked like the spirit bone of some colossal spirit beast.
Loopy Toad was about to draw closer to examine it, but suddenly it smelled blood on the bone!
The smell was very light; Loopy Toad was only able to smell it at close range, and even then, it was with its face pressed against the tank!
Furthermore, Loopy Toad was familiar with this smell of blood on the bone!
This was... holy beast blood?
Loopy Toad was startled; it hadn''t expected this to actually be the bone of a holy beast.
Judging from the blood qi on the bone, Loopy Toad believed that this bone wasn''t very old, and was from roughly two hundred years ago. Two hundred years was more or less the amount of time it would take for the blood qi to dissipate to this extent, but for holy beasts who had long life spans, two hundred years was a mere sh to them.
And from how shiny the bone was, it was obvious that someone had carefully washed it clean.
A holy beast bone which actually wasn''t very old...
Apart from Little Silver, were there really other holy beasts still alive in this world?
Loopy Toad began to ponder.
Seeing Loopy Toad''s entranced expression, Wei Zhi didn''t bother it. He thought that this Brother Dog was really pretty awesome. A regr dog already wouldn''t have been able to stand it when it saw this bone, but Brother Dog actually looked like it was reflecting on its dog life...
Wei Zhi thought that this was probably the difference between other dogs and Loopy Toad.
Where those dogs would have been unable to help bing fixated, itching to pounce on and gnaw on the bone, Brother Dog still retained an aloof and thoughtful manner... this was too rare!
Wei Zhi believed that Loopy Toad''s spiritual intelligence had already developed to a very high level and might even surpass that of first ss spirit beasts who were rumored to be able to take human form.
"Where did you get this bone from?"
Loopy Toad turned to ask Wei Zhi a momentter as it tried to hold back its astonishment.
Cupping his chin, Wei Zhi thought for a moment before exining, "This is actually from the collection of the vice president of our Pet Trainers Guild. It seems that the vice president picked it up on his travels in the past. Except for the jagged joints, the bone actually looks very nice, like a crystal. Our vice president was curious, so he kept it... until recently, when he lost it to me in ''Fight the Landlord''!"
Loopy Toad was stunned. "..." What kind of operation was this?
Wei Zhi: "Oh, by the way, the vice president actually gave this bone a name. It''s called Bone King."
Loopy Toad: "..."From the song ˾ "Dian Yu Si."This refers to Ainz Ooal Gown, the main protagonist of the ''Overlord'' series who looks like a skeleton devoid of skin and flesh.Fight the Landlord (''Dou Di Zhu'') is a Chinese card game.
Chapter 481 Vice Presidents Fenrir
Loopy Toad stared at this holy beast bone for quite a while and couldn''t help swallowing its saliva at the lingering smell of holy beast blood which the bone gave off. It wasn''t interested in the bone itself C it was the fragrance of the leftover holy beast blood on it that was too appetizing!
Holy beast blood had a unique scent; even spirit beasts with a bad sense of smell could detect it. In the beginning, you wouldn''t feel anything, but it wouldn''t take long for you to be addicted! Perhaps it was because Loopy Toad had soaked in Little Silver''s holy beast blood, but it thought that it was now more sensitive to it...
"You really want to give this to me?" Loopy Toad looked at Wei Zhi.
It was obvious that the vice president of the Pet Trainers Guild, Crying Old Immortal, and Wei Zhi didn''t know this bone''s origin, otherwise they definitely wouldn''t think it was an ordinary beast bone and give it away so easily.
This was mainly because so much of the holy beast blood on this bone had dissipated. Loopy Toad felt that if it hadn''t cultivated to its current level during this time, it probably also wouldn''t have been able to smell it.
Its face was almost pressed up against the ss tank... It could only smell it this close!
"It''s just a bone." Wei Zhi spread his hands with an indifferent air. "It was something I won to begin with, so it''s no loss to me. But the vice president regretted it for a long time..."
"Wh... why?"
"He has a Fenrir at home that howls its head off every night, but it will calm down as long as the vice president throws it this bone. I heard that this Fenrir treats it like a real lollipop!"
Wei Zhi''s lips curled up as heughed. "I''m guessing that the vice president will have to rely on sleeping pills for the Fenrir this time."
"Is it that serious?"
"Hm, it''s because that Fenrir is in heat."
Suddenly, Loopy Toad felt that it would be a little unkind to ept this bone so brazenly.
"How about... I just give it back to him?" But even as Loopy Toad said this, it still opened its mouth and engulfed the entire bone using the Toad n''s Space Swallowing Spell.
Wei Zhi: "..." Brother Dog, you really are something!
Loopy Toad was very familiar with this action; almost every human cultivator would have used it as children when they received money during the Chinese New Year C they would say it wasn''t nice to ept red packets while tucking them into their pockets... this was a typical case of the mouth saying "no" but the body being honest.
When Loopy Toad put the "Bone King" away in its mouth, it had already decided to go look for Little Silver to find out about the bone''s origin. The most Loopy Toad could do was determine that it was the bone of a holy beast from the blood on it; however, there was currently no one in the world who knew holy beasts better than Little Silver.
But there was still one thing Loopy Toad was curious about, and it looked at Wei Zhi and asked, "I recall that Fenrir this type of dog isn''t from our country?"
"It''s a spirit beast from western Europe, but while we call it a spirit beast, over there they are used to calling it a demon beast." As a professional pet trainer, Wei Zhi was very familiar with the culture.
Loopy Toad was well aware that even if Wei Zhi and Crying Old Immortal didn''t know the origin of this holy beast bone, as pet trainers, there was no way that they wouldn''t know about holy beasts.
But on one hand, the scent on this holy beast bone was too faint, and on the other hand, no one would have considered it at all; the announcement that holy beasts were extinct had already been around for a very long time, and could be traced back to a thousand years ago at the earliest.
After so many years, even Crying Old Immortal himself probably wouldn''t believe that the bone he had picked up on his travels actually belonged to a holy beast.
Listening to Wei Zhi exin the differences in local and foreign names for the concept of the "spirit beast," Loopy Toad thought it needed to learn a little more about history abroad.
It really knew too little about foreign history, but most importantly, it didn''t even understand everything about the history of its own country!
Nearly five thousand years had passed since the founding of Huaxiu nation; rounding it up... would be a hundred million years!
Huaxiu was a country with a long history and an established culture. A multitude of talents hade together and the people were united in one heart in thisnd of ceremony and propriety. During the first invasion from the Gate Between Worlds back then, these Huaxiu cultivators who stood together had in fact taught those invading demon kings and demon gods a harsh lesson C and the cultivators had had plenty to teach them!
Thinking this, Loopy Toad muttered to itself for a moment before asking, "By the way, is there any concept of the holy beast overseas?"
Wei Zhi nodded his head. "Yes! But the name they use is different. Foreigners call them soul beasts... They appear to still have some living soul beasts, while our holy beasts arepletely gone..."
Loopy Toad let out a sigh. All because of a rumor back then, the holy beasts were wiped out just like that. They were really pitiful...
"What rank is the vice president''s Fenrir?" The only thing Loopy Toad remembered was that spirit beast (demon beast) assessment standards were the same whether locally or abroad.
"It''s an eighth-ss cub, only three hundred years old. But a Fenrir has a long lifespan and if raised well, can mature to attain the highest ss, first ss."
"Just eighth ss..." Loopy Toad instantly breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Luckily it was just eighth ss...
Although it was already three hundred years old, its spiritual intelligence was limited at the eighth ss, and its IQ would only be that of a two- to three-year-old human child.
Forget the holy beast bone; even if Loopy Toad pulled Little Silver that guy over to stand in front of this Fenrir, it wouldn''t be able to recognize him as a genuine holy beast.
As things stood, Fenrir would definitelyin about this "Bone King" falling into Loopy Toad''s hands.
Actually, Loopy Toad had been worried earlier that this Fenrir might tell Crying Old Immortal about how precious this bone was.
But now its misgivings werepletely dispelled. In Crying Old Immortal''s eyes, this young Fenrir would probably resemble a child whose toy had been taken away.
Loopy Toad couldn''t help but tease, "By the way, this foreign demon beast is really early; it''s only three hundred years old and it''s already in heat?"
"Tch, you''ve never seen it." Wei Zhi gestured with his hands. "Even just three-hundred-years old, a Fenrir is already the size of two fully grown spirit lions!"
Loopy Toad: "So big?"
Wei Zhi nodded. "A fully grown Fenrir can at most be the size of a vi! But a fully grown Fenrir can learn to control its size and is very loyal! The most difficult thing about it is when it''s in heat."
Saying this, Wei Zhi couldn''t help tsking. "Brother Dog, you''ve never seen it... Last time I dropped by the vice president''s house, I was shocked by its thing down there! Too big! Too enviable!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wei Zhi couldn''t help sighing. "To deal with Fenrir''s heat, the vice president actually had a lot of female Fenrir dolls custom made for it... but it used them until they all broke..."
Loopy Toad was silent for a bit before it said, "Send me er..."
Wei Zhi burst outughing. "Brother Dog, it''s not that I''m looking down on you as a fellow brother, but those dolls were made to order for Fenrir; you definitely wouldn''t be satisfied when you use it! There wouldn''t be any substance to it."
Loopy Toad: "You misunderstand; I just want to get a friend of mine to reinforce it so that it''s guaranteed to remain durable forever..."
The method Loopy Toad was talking about was to actually have Little Master Ling enchant the doll; extras were unnecessary, it only needed to be fully durable and tough C this was the only thing Loopy Toad felt that it could do for that poor Fenrir.
When it thought about it, it was obvious that an indestructible doll in exchange for a "Bone King" was a good deal!Aical way of expressing exceedinglyrge amounts.
Chapter 482 Don’t Touch Azeroths Children
After this, Loopy Toad suddenly realized that there were quite a number of people around it who kept "demon beasts," like the members of the Demon Hunters Association whom it had run into at the assessment center. The leader had had a bone dragon with him. Loopy Toad had thought that it was a western spirit beast, and hadn''t expected it to be called apletely different name in western countries.
After Loopy Toad epted Wei Zhi''s gift, the two of them went out; Loopy Toad had already selected their destination. One dog and one person needed to dpress; for Loopy Toad, it was because it had been absorbing the Sword Dao in the inheritance talisman, and it needed to rx its mind as much as possible in order to be able to better absorb the contents of the talisman. For Wei Zhi, it was purely because he was short of money, which put him under immense pressure.
In the driver''s seat, Wei Zhi started his car. "Where are we going?"
Loopy Toad sent the location to Wei Zhi. "An Inte bar, but it''s a little far."
Wei Zhi was astonished. "You can y games?!"
Loopy Toad spread its ws. "It''s not hard to learn."
Wei Zhi sucked in a cold breath.
But it didn''t take him long to realize that this wasn''t the main issue!
Because it urred to Wei Zhi that spirit beasts weren''t allowed inside Inte bars!
"Brother Dog, the problem is, how are you going to get in?" Wei Zhi asked.
"It''s an Inte bar willing to cooperate with Lord Ind; he already let the boss of the bar know, and it''ll be closed for us today."
"Brother Dog knows Lord Ind?" Wei Zhi''s face was full of astonishment once again.
Loopy Toad had a nonchnt expression; of course it knew Daoist Guang, though finding Daoist Guang''s chat ount had been a coincidence. After adding Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Master Ling as friends, the chat app had actually sent Daoist Guang''s ount as a "you may know" rmendation.
"Just look at the fan list, I''m Immortal Two. Don''t look down on Lord Ind, he actually cherishes his fans!" Of course, Loopy Toad was just making all this up.
Daoist Guang had helped Loopy Toad sort out the Inte barst night. Given how big his live stream career was right now, there were actually a lot of Inte bar bosses who wanted to coborate with him. Closing the bar for a day was a small thing for them;bined with the power of Daoist Guang''s influence, if the name of such-and-such Inte bar was promoted during his live stream, it would definitely be popr.
Loopy Toad took its phone out of its mouth. Checking its messages, it saw that Daoist Guang had already sent it a reply, and it told Wei Zhi, "Lord Ind has already arranged it with his water friends and are waiting for the two of us. We''ll be gaming as one team, and Lord Ind and his number one fan will be another team."
"Alright..."
Wei Zhi looked at the location Loopy Toad had sent him, and the corners of his lips couldn''t help twitching as he stepped on the gas and drove the car slowly along the road in the direction of the Inte bar.
While it was quite some distance away to their destination, Wei Zhi remembered from before that it was an upscale residential district, but thend around it hadn''t been developed yet. He thus guessed that this Inte bar was definitely newly opened; the bar''s name didn''t even show up in Loopy Toad''s GPS message. It was also only new Inte bars that would pursue a coboration in order to be popr; established Inte bars already had their own regr customers, so it wouldn''t be worthwhile for them.
Furthermore, the name of an old bar would have already shown up on the GPS.
"What''s the name of this newly opened bar?" asked Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad: "Xin Xing."
Wei Zhi: "..."
...
Just as Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi hit the road, elsewhere, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal received a message from Wang Ling.
This weekend, this Great Death-Courting Senior was conducting research in his basement for his next death-courting operation.
Recently, a person with the ID "Corris" had used an Inte forum to draw a ten-year-old girl into sexting with him. In the end, her parents found out. Later, this Corris posted his chat exchange with her parents online and urged the girl to leave home. What was worse, he used his influence with his fans tounch a verbal attack on the girl''s parents and criticize them for being old and conservative.
But this girl''s parents weren''t part of the ordinary generation. At the end of her patience with Corris, the girl''s mother, an old World of Warcraft yer, directly chose to thoroughlyy bare this matter on the gaming forum.
In the end, Corris had never expected this incident to instantly be a hot public topic online; online users were now crowdfunding a bounty tounch a national manhunt for Corris.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that this Corris was simply courting death.
He actually dared toy hands on Azeroth''s children.
Azeroth''s children couldn''t be touched, Azeroth''s future generations even less so!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was always very proactive when it came to dealing with this type of scum of society, and he didn''t even need a reward. He had just sent this "Corris" ID to Little ck for thetter to help him look for this person''s address.
Using just an online ID to investigate a person''s identity was something that Little ck actually did a lot. There were times when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that it would be great if he could follow thework cable or WIFI back to where these scumbags were hiding and beat them up!
Less than a few minutes after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had entrusted the task to Little ck, Wang Ling suddenly sent him a message.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at it nkly because it said that Loopy Toad had disappeared.
"When did this happen?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately stopped what he was doing.
But intuition told Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that this Brother Dog wasn''t the type to run away from home; it probably had had something to do or was out with friends.
"Brother Silver?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his head and spoke telepathically to Little Silver, who was lying on his stomach on the sofa on the first floor with a broli pillow in his arms.
Barefooted, Little Silver was kicking his legs back and forth as he read online about various special ways to cook crispy noodle snacks. While the most basic way to eat it was to sprinkle the seasoning inside the bag and then break up the crispy noodles, Little Silver felt that he should add a little bit of fun to his boring life.
Hearing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal call for him, Little Silver subconsciously raised his head from the sofa and looked at the floor. Then, he used a finger to directly poke a hole in the floor. Peering through it, he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal...
Little Silver: "What do you want?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Silver... you can just talk to me, don''t poke holes in my family''s floor!"
Little Silver''s lips curled up. "Fine fine fine, I get it! Hurry up and tell me what you want, I''m busy!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Have you seen Brother Dog? Brother Ling said it''s been out from morning until night in thest two days, and its movements seem very suspicious..."
"Oh, you''re talking about that dog!"
Thinking for a bit, Little Silver answered, "I don''t know where it is, but not long ago, it told me it was going to go out to look for fun!"
The hell?! Look for fun...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was shocked.
Was Brother Dog so liberal now?The name in Chinese, , is actually a reverse of , which trantes to Happy, and which is the name of the main eSports team in the online gaming novel "The King''s Avatar."Azeroth is the name of the on which most of ''World of Warcraft'' is set.This is in fact based on an actual case that happened on popr video tform Bilibili.
Chapter 483 Little Silvers "Resentment" Toward the Floor
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal actually didn''t think that what Little Silver had said was trustworthy since there were times when he would just simply say things. They would have to catch Loopy Toad in the act; society was now ruled by thew, and everything needed to be based on evidence. Analyzing this situation logically, as Ling Zhenren''s "imperial" spirit beast, Brother Dog was in no way a simple green-furred dog!
This was a dog that, under Ling Zhenren''s good and virtuous influence, had developed upright three views and rid itself of vulgar tastes.
Putting Little Silver''s statement and Loopy Toad''s illogical behavior together, it indeed looked very much like it had gone out looking for a dog girlfriend.
But the problem was that it hadn''t been a real dog before turning into one. Could it do as the Romans did so quickly? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this was a huge point of doubt. Secondly, as Ling Zhenren''s dog and also given the fact that it had cultivated to second ss, it wasn''t hard for it to suppress its baser instincts.
But Little Silver had always been more pure to begin with and was still naive about human society; Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t think he would lie. Instead, he thought it was most likely that Little Silver didn''tpletely understand the phrase "look for fun."
After all, Huaxiu''s culture... was so deep and profound.
Words hadpletely different meanings in different contexts.
Actually, a lot of things now had been distorted...
Phrases like "an empty hole invites the wind" and "Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya''s friendship" used to have different meanings; even "deep and profound" had been twisted to mean a "surge in vigor." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that if Cang Jie saw these phrases now, he would be so infuriated he would raise his hands to unleash the Chibaku Tensei!
"Brother Silver, can you send me your chat history for a look?" For the sake of solving this case, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could only raise his head to look through the hole that Little Silver had poked open in the ceiling with his finger...
Forget it C Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought this round hole had been pretty nicely made... it also just so happened that the light from the first floor fell on the table in the basement, so he didn''t even need to turn on the light in the basement!
But contrary to his expectations, Little Silver actually objected.
"No way!" Little Silver''s answer was very resolute.
For one thing, this matter involved his privacy, and for another, he had his own considerations...
He, a holy beast, had to lower himself to beg a second-ss spirit beast for help, and even sent it red packets C how humiliating would it be if this got out!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heaved a sigh and didn''t say anything more; since this had to do with privacy, it wouldn''t be nice to insist on it. In the end, his phone on the table vibrated with another message from Wang Ling. "Guyuan New District?"
Due to the spirit beast contract, Wang Ling could determine the general area that Loopy Toad was in, but wasn''t able to work out the specific location. Now that he had narrowed it down as much as possible, he could only ask Little ck to help with the rest and do a search within the area.
Hadn''t Guyuan New District just opened? Why would Brother Dog go there?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that a lot of the entertainment facilities there were still under construction. There weren''t anyrge cultivation shopping malls like Yida nearby, or even any rxation centers with baths and saunas.
First of all, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already thrown out the possibility of Loopy Toad going for a foot soak.
Furthermore, if a dog that could talk and which had such distinctive fur were to run to a rxation center for a foot soak, it would instantly make the news.
Thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directly sent Wang Ling a voice message instead of typing: "Brother Ling, wait a minute. I''ll contact Little ck right away and have him find the exact location."
But before he could finish speaking, Little Silver immediately interrupted him. "Wait, Grenade-Throwing! Don''t send it to Master yet!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was so startled his finger almost slipped at Little Silver''s yell, but in the end he scrolled up and deftly canceled the voice message. "What''s going on, Brother Silver?"
Little Silver had clearly received some explosive news, and he was unable to contain himself!
Then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard a loud "bang" above his head.
Little Silver had directly punched a hole in the floor and jumped down from it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked up at the ceiling and sucked in a cold breath of air. "Brother Silver... what did my family''s floor do to you?"
It was made of the best sapphire marble! Custom made by artisans! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wanted to cry but had no tears to shed as he looked at the big hole in the ceiling.
"Grenade-Throwing! Grenade-Throwing! Look at this!" Little Silver dusted himself off and passed the phone directly to him. It was a screenshot of a live stream room.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared nkly at the screenshot. "Ei? Isn''t this..." He almost said "Daoist Guang" these two words, but Little Silver didn''t know of thetter''s existence. For the time being, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling had decided to keep secret Daoist Guang''s identity as the person who had divulged information on Evil Sword God and the Immortal''s Treasure House.
"Grenade-Throwing, you should know this live streamer, he''s very popr recently!" Little Silver said excitedly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave an unperturbed nod. "Hm... I know him..." He already more than just knew him; they had already be brothers!
"Look at this!"
Little Silver pointed at something in the screenshot.
It was a bullet message in the live stream room which read: Immortal Two and his friend are on the way to the Inte bar and Lord Ind is recruiting water friends from his fan group! Everyone get hyped! Lord Ind will choose water friends randomly! This is a rare opportunity!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was startled by this bullet message.
Immortal Two? Wasn''t this Brother Dog''s online ID?
As soon as he opened the live stream room, he saw that Lord Ind was already online and there was a special notice on the public screen: This online water friend activity is exclusively sponsored by Xin Xing Inte Bar...
Not only that, Daoist Guang had even directly posted the address of this Inte bar on the public screen, and it was right in Guyuan New District!
Well...
There was no need for Little ck to step up...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could roughly guess the whole story, and he promptly took a screenshot of the live stream room before he sent it to the three-person chat group they had set up with Daoist Guang. "Daoist Guang, are you going to game online with Brother Ling''s dog?"
Wang Ling: "???"
Wang Ling had been staring at the chat box the whole time, so he saw this message when it popped up.
He saw the screenshot that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sent. There was already a red box on it singling out Loopy Toad''s online ID among the bullet messages.
Wang Ling''s face couldn''t help twitching: this thing had actually gone to an Inte bar to y games?
Wang Ling suddenly thought...
His dog really knew how to look for fun... Original meaning is ''unfounded'' or ''baseles.''The creator of Chinese characters.A technique in the series ''Naruto'' which has been used to createrge satellites of debris to drop on opponents.Referring to men and women''s private parts respectively.
Chapter 484 Mr Lu On the Way to Court Death
Daoist Guang had always revered Wang Ling because since their first meeting, he had already known for certain that Wang Ling was a genuine immortal senior bigwig. Back then, he had brandished his roll of "Three Five" test papers and smashed the remaining demonic sword qi left behind by Evil Sword God''s Heaven-Cleaving sword into pieces; until now, this scene was still fresh in Daoist Guang''s memory.
How could he ever catch up to this type of senior?
Hence, he paid special attention to their three-person chat group as well as to Wang Ling''s ount. No matter how busy he was, as soon as there was activity in either of these, he would respond in the first instance.
After seeing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling''s messages, he couldn''t help saying nkly, "Senior Ling''s spirit beast did indeed contact me, but I thought Senior Ling already knew, so I made some arrangements..."
Wang Ling: "..."
When he saw Daoist Guang''s message, blue veins popped on his temple... This thing had actually learned to act first and reportter!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a facepalm emoji. "But the problem is that Brother Ling didn''t know anything, Brother Guang!"
Daoist Guang also sent the same emoji. "So... cancel it?" He knew that canceling this water friend match off the cuff would actually damage his poprity a fair bit. Even if he had a real talent for live streaming, this incident, which could be considered a live stream mishap, would definitely cause him to lose fans and he would easily be the butt of gossip.
There were some live stream small fry on the live streaming tform who were keeping a close eye on him. These sour grapes would grasp at the slightest hint of gossip and dress it up in exaggerated words to tarnish his reputation.
The thing live streamers were afraid of was a tarnished reputation, which was why Lord Ind was always very careful on this point.
This was the conclusion he hade to after seeing various cases online of live streamers being banned from all tforms.
For an entertainment live streamer in particr, the quicker one became popr, the easier a target they became.
This was why Daoist Guang felt that there had to be a control measure for entertainment! Furthermore, he had to spread positive energy to his audience during his daily live stream! Being funny was one thing, but he absolutely couldn''t go too far.
"Don''t be hasty, Brother Guang, let''s see what Brother Ling thinks."
The chat group fell into silence, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed and said, "By the way, does Brother Guang know why Brother Dog has suddenly started to y games? And with a friend as well? What kind of person is this friend?"
Daoist Guang nodded; he had asked Loopy Toad the same question back then. "Both Ling Zhenren and Brother Grenade should be very familiar with this friend of Brother Dog''s C it was Brother Dog and this youngster who exposed what the Demon Hunters Association were doing not long ago. His surname is Wei."
"Oh! So it''s him!"
Realization suddenly dawned on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This had happened seven days ago. After Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi had reported the Demon Hunters Association''s ck market, Odd Zhuo had arrived with arge group of people and arrested Strong Zuo and his batch. As the first eyewitness and as a representative of the Pet Trainers Guild, Wei Zhi had joined forces with police to clean up the rest of the Demon Hunters Association''s forces throughout the country.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had posted on his own cultivation forum in order to get firsthand information.
Actually, he had been at the scene when Odd Zhuo had interrogated Strong Zuo and his group and when Wei Zhi''s witness statement had been recorded.
In his entire statement, Wei Zhi had kept his lips firmly sealed about Loopy Toad and had shouldered all the responsibility.
Back then, Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought that this person was pretty loyal.
Remnant offshoots of the Demon Hunters Association were now spreading all kinds of threats against Wei Zhi. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that these threats focused on Wei Zhi and there was no mention of Loopy Toad.
In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t know that long before Strong Zuo had been captured, Loopy Toad had actually already been targeted by the executive management of the Demon Hunters Association after Strong Zuo had put a soul marker on it.
But things had actually taken a new turn; after Wang Ling had discovered the marker, he had simply transferred it to Little Silver.
...
Thus at that moment, tree goblin Mr Lu with the nickname "forest fairy," who was the servant of the Demon Hunters Association''s President Bai, had found his way to the gate of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi. ording to the GPS location provided by Mo Immortal Castle, that green-furred dog lived here.
Mr Lu leaned on his walking stick. He wore a groomed and distinguished suit, and his white hair had been slicked back. He also wore an eye monocle, and from afar, he looked like a western nobleman.
"The animal the Lady of the Castle was talking about lives here." Mr Lu took a deep breath and looked at the radar in his hand. This was something that had been developed through the Lady''s great long-range data analysis in conjunction with Mo Immortal Castle''stest location technology: just following the pointer on the radar would lead to the target''s specific position.
ording to the Lady, they had designed the radar''s appearance as a special tribute to the dragon human race that had once existed in history; it looked like thepass which the dragon human race had created for the sake of finding the dragon balls.
Mr Lu leaned on his walking stick as he headed toward the main entrance when the security guard stopped him. "Excuse me, sir, who are you looking for?"
He looked at the security guard calmly and said unperturbed, "I''m the owner."
The security guard was taken aback. "But sir.... why haven''t I seen you before?"
Mr Lu: "It''s normal for you not to recognize me since I''m usually in the car. You''re new, right? Why don''t you call your leader over and see if he recognizes me." Mr Lu said this sonorously, as if he really did own several vis here, scaring this little guard stupid.
The crucial point was that when this little guard saw Mr Lu''s attire, thetter indeed brimmed with a noble air. Standing next to this person, the little guard for some reason felt that the air seemed a lot more refreshing... It was the carefree and rxed feeling of breathing in oxygen in the hignds.
This little guard was a little enchanted. "Ah... what''s with this rxing feeling?"
Could it be...
Was this the legendary noble temperament?
Mr Lu: "..."
This little guard didn''t dare slight him and quickly pressed the button to open the smart gate. "It''s fine, it''s fine, Mr Lu, was it? Pleasee in!"
There was no need for the leader to personally deal with this trivial matter; if this really was some neighborhood big shot whom the little guard left standing outside, when the time came, the me would definitely fall on him!
Mr Lu smiled faintly as he entered unhurriedly.
People nowadays were so easy to fool.
Why did standing next to him give the carefree and rxed feeling of breathing in oxygen?
You don''t say!
He was a tree goblin!
Chapter 485 Ling Zhenren Decides to Join the Battle
Daoist Guang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were waiting for Wang Ling''s message in the group chat. Daoist Guang had even paused the live stream. His water friends thought that he''d gone to the toilet, so they didn''t rush him, and the bullet messages were all still cheerful.
It wasn''t hard to notice that Daoist Guang''s fans, "Light Chasers," were actually very civilized.
Nowadays, users who sent bullet message were bing younger and younger, and if many of the bullet messages weren''t starting a fight, then they were sent by reverse fans setting the tone, which was very unsightly. This proved that having a group of high-ss fans was actually very important.
The two of them didn''t wait long before Wang Ling sent a screenshot to the chat group... It was of the official PUBG download manager, and it was already halfway done with the download!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned. "Brother Ling, are you going to take part? You hardly y games..."
Alright...
This screenshot actually already exined everything.
Since bing acquainted with Wang Ling, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s impression of him was that he rarely touched games; whenever he saw Wang Ling, thetter would usually be reading or studying. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal guessed that Wang Ling''s ultimate aim for deciding to "join the battle" this time was definitely to sound out the reason for Loopy Toad''s recent abnormal behaviour.
Daoist Guang was in high spirits. "It would be fantastic if Senior Ling takes part! It will definitely be much more lively. But Brother Lei is saying that senior hardly ys games?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly recovered himself. "You don''t have to worry about this at all, Brother Guang. Brother Ling is a very quick learner..." After all, Brother Ling had taken just ten minutes to advance from a bronze weaponsmith to a king weaponsmith. How hard could it possibly be for him to remember keyboard controls for the game?
"Alright." Daoist Guang sent an "OK" emoji. "I''ll choose custom mode and set up a password and invite Senior Ling and Brother Lei."
"I also need to join this battle?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t helpughing.
Daoist Guang: "I''ve already agreed to team up with my number one fan, and Brother Dog is bringing its friend with the surname Wei. We''re doing two-yer mode, and there are one hundred people in total with fifty teams. We can''t ask Senior Ling to team up with a water friend..."
Daoist Guang''s purpose for forcefully drawing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal into the game was actually quite simple C he was well aware that Senior Ling didn''t like to talk! Once he was in the game, there really was the chance he would wind up being the lone maverick. It would be good for him to team up with someone familiar; an unfamiliar water friend might curse him out instead...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a teary smile emoji. "Fine! But I haven''t yed this game in a very long time. It shouldn''t take me too long to update it!"
Phone in hand, Little Silver sat on a broli sofa in the basement as he stared intently at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing, what are you chatting about... so happy..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his head and said, "Brother Ling may being hereter to game with me and Lord Ind."
"Master... ising here?!"
For some reason, Little Silver was suddenly excited. "And you''re going to y with Lord Ind? You actually already know him?"
"Mm... you could say I''m quite familiar with him..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head.
"Holy shit! Please help me get his autograph! He live streams from a remote ind C it''s such a boring ce but he can still find something fun to do! He''s my idol! I can''t find anything to do at home every day!" Little Silver said feverishly.
"An autograph? Wait, I''ll ask..."
After talking to Little Silver, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately sent Daoist Guang a message.
"An autograph?"
Daoist Guang replied very quickly. "I don''t have any paper here. How about you ask Senior Ling to burn some paper for meter?"
"Do you have any backups...?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal somehow thought it sounded very strange when he asked.
Daoist Guang thought for a while and said, "Then I''ll autograph a coconut."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
...
Elsewhere, Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi had already arrived at "Xin Xing Inte Bar." The boss was a subdued-looking young man with a faint scruff and disheveled hair, as if he had just woken up.
Standing at the entrance with a cigarette in his mouth, he looked at Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad before blowing out a perfect smoke ring. "It was Lord Ind who introduced this ce to you?"
"That''s right." Wei Zhi nodded his head.
Crouching down, that young boss brushed his bangs aside and looked at Loopy Toad. "It''s fine for you to speak, Lord Ind already told me about you."
Loopy Toad felt that this boss was a little interesting. "You don''t think it''s strange?"
"Heh, my family has opened Inte bars for eight generations; what kind of demons and ghosts haven''t we seen?"
The boss smiled with the cigarette in his mouth, then fished out a key and showed Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad in. "Follow me."
After entering, both Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad were startled by the open space... This Inte bar was huge!
The machines in the main hall alone were already too many to count, and they were all first-rate setups. The decor was also very elegant and gave people a sense of sophistication.
"There are five hundred machines in total in the main hall, and including those in the private rooms and the VIP rooms, we have over one thousand and two hundred machines." Speaking up to this point, the boss put out his cigarette and had already taken out a new one...
"You should have plenty of customers, right?" asked Loopy Toad.
"Hm..." The boss rubbed his head and said after some thought, "You are my Inte bar''s fourth and fifth customers C the first three people were frightened off."
"Frightened off?"
"They couldn''t afford the price."
"How much per hour?"
"Sixty."
"Sixty, that''s not expensive..." Given the environment and setup, Wei Zhi thought that sixty really wasn''t expensive.
The boss: "Immortal gold!"
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad: "..."
Without saying anything else, this young boss showed them to a private room, above which read the fixed price: One hundred immortal gold bars an hour! The sixty immortal gold bars the boss had mentioned earlier was just the price for the main hall...
The boss: "The two of you can use this room; I''ve already tested the setup for you in advance."
Wei Zhi smiled. "The area around Guyuan New District is still being developed, so there naturally wouldn''t be many residents or customers here. Most Inte bars would kick off their business with special bargains. You might have this type of quality setup, but the price is a little expensive. And another thing, I don''t understand why you would open an Inte bar here..."
"Opening my own Inte bar has always been my lifelong wish! All the people in my family opened Inte bars, and they were passed down to me in this generation. I''ve always been a littlezier, and I''m normally toozy to handle things. I had to handle customer data for over a thousand Inte bars, which was more than I could deal with."
The boss looked very mncholy. "So I sold off my family''s chain of over one thousand Inte bars and opened this one."
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad: "..."
The boss chuckled. "But Iter realized that although things are more rxed now, I no longer had any business. That''s why I chose to coborate with Lord Ind, as rich customers will naturally drop by."
Loopy Toad thought the boss of this Inte bar was an odd person, and was a typical case of not properly inheriting family property...
Wei Zhi: "I have to ask, what is boss''s surname?"
"Ye."
Leaning against the door with the cigarette in his mouth, the boss blew out a string of smoke circles.
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad: "..."Ye Xiu is the chain-smoking protagonist in the esports novel "The King''s Avatar."
Chapter 486 Good Good Study
It was clear that this Inte bar''s Boss Ye was a person with a story to tell. To own a chain of more than a thousand Inte bars, it could be said that his family was very powerful.
Huaxiu was too big, full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Loopy Toad felt it already knew so many mysterious people in Songhai city alone.
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad sat down next to each other and turned on their respectiveputers. This private gaming room was an ordinary one for five people, and thergest room could hold ten people. However, the setup in all the private rooms was almost the same, without many differences; it was just that they were a little small. But while this was the case, Loopy Toad noticed the private room had its own washroom, which was quite convenient.
In addition to the service call button next to theputer, there was also a self-service drinks rack and a snacks shelf in the room. If you wanted to order something, you could directly scan the code to pay.
But the drinks rack and snacks shelf were now empty and had be part of the decor. One reason was that when Boss Ye had bought this Inte bar, things hadn''t beenpletely ready yet. Secondly, Boss Ye was a little short of money at present and was unable to hire assistants to help him. He was azier person than most, and the best would be to specially assign someone to keep track of the snacks and drinks every day and replenish them promptly when necessary.
Loopy Toad felt that it would be tired just looking at Boss Ye keep an eye on so many private rooms...
Boss Ye waited for Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad to turn on theirputers. After confirming that there weren''t any problems, he silently finished the cigarette in his hand, stubbed it out in the ashtray, then pressed the venttion button next to the light switch in passing. "The two of you probably don''t smoke, right?"
Wei Zhi: "No, no..."
Boss Ye nodded. "That''s good. There''s no smoking in this whole Inte bar."
Loopy Toad couldn''t resist retorting, "Then why are you smoking..."
Boss Yeughed. "Who asked me to be the boss?"
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad: "..."
"But I reckon there''ll definitely be some people who don''t follow the rules, which is why I specially designed this smoke venttion system." As he spoke, Boss Ye took out two bottles of mineral water from his storage bag and tossed them to Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi. "I only have these in the store now since money is tight, so make do with them."
Wei Zhi took one. "Thanks, boss. You''re not ying?"
"Games all follow the same pattern, I''ve long grown tired of ying them. I''m going to go to the lounge next door to sleep." Boss Ye yawned and stretched. As he walked out the door, he said, "If there''s a problem with theputer, just call for me. If everything''s fine, the two of you can just leave straightaway once you''re done. Remember to close the door for me..."
Peng!
Then, the door to the private room closed shut behind Boss Ye.
Loopy Toad: "This Boss Ye is quite interesting."
"Yeah."
Wei Zhi nodded his head; he somehow felt that this Boss Ye''s temperament was simr to some legendary person, but at the same time was also a little different...
After turning on theputer, the first thing Loopy Toad did was to log into the chat app. Daoist Guang had already pulled it into the water friends group. Including Loopy Toad and Daoist Guang, there were currently five people in the water friends group. The others were Daoist Guang''s number one fan [Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated], Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and a person whom Loopy Toad had never seen before with the ID "Good Good Study...
Loopy Toad raised an eyebrow. "Senior Immortal, are you also taking part?"
"That''s right, Brother Dog! I''m so bored that I thought I''d y for a bit."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied from in front of his screen.
Wang Ling had teleported to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house about thirty seconds ago, and was now watching from behind him. This "Good Good Study" ount was actually a side ount of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s.
Before the cultivation forum had been set up, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had used this side ount to infiltrate other chat groups to gather intelligence. It had actually been a very long time since he had used it, but it was a long-running ount with a high rank C of course, the ount ID hadn''t been "Good Good Study" before; Wang Ling had changed it after borrowing the ount.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that Wang Ling was actually giving very obvious hints in every respect...
It was a pity that Loopy Toad had no idea at all about the person using this ount.
That was because as long as Wang Ling wasn''t online, he would usually be offline on QQ and he wouldn''t hang around on the Inte. His ount level would hence be lower than for most people. So when Loopy Toad saw the level of this ount, it straightaway made assumptions that didn''t factor in the possibility of Wang Ling being the ount user at all.
Staring at the ount name for a long time, Loopy Toad carefully asked, "Senior Immortal, who is this senior?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Because it''s duo y mode this time, I had a friende over for now. This friend isn''t in the chat group, you probably don''t know him..."
"Mm." Loopy Toad nodded and didn''t think it suspicious. "If only my little master yed games!"
"..."
Reading this sentence, Daoist Guang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help how their hearts thumped.
Acting on the expression in Wang Ling''s eyes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked, "Brother Dog, why did you suddenly decide to y games?"
It actually wasn''t just Wang Ling; Daoist Guang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were also quite concerned about this matter.
If this had been a week or two ago, Loopy Toad wouldn''t have had any interest in these things at all, given itszy view on a dog''s life.
Loopy Toad didn''t mind this question too much when it saw it; indeed, it usually didn''t y games, and to suddenly want to do so certainly was a little strange.
Loopy Toad had already exined the reason for it; a lot of it had to do with dpressing since the mental stress caused by the inheritance talisman was greater than it had expected. Most importantly, Loopy Toad wanted to digest all the contents of the talisman in a short period of time before going off on its own to resolve the issue with the Toad n.
In the beginning, Loopy Toad had actually wanted to relieve stress by watching live streams. In the end, Daoist Guang had just happened to start live streaming and also gaming during that time. Watching someone else y games, you sometimes couldn''t help but itch to y yourselves.
So this was the second reason why Loopy Toad had chosen to y games to dpress... Of course, this was actually a minor factor.
After thinking about it, Loopy Toad replied, "Well... I''ve been cultivating a technique recently, so I''m feeling a lot more pressure."
On the surface, there actually wasn''t anything wrong with Loopy Toad''s answer. Wang Ling knew that in addition to studying a cultivation spirit technique recently, Dog Two was actually also trying hard to absorb the power of the "inheritance talisman," which was bound to cause mental stress. Wang Ling didn''t deny that ying games was a very good way to relieve stress in this situation.
However, Wang Ling still felt that Dog Two was still hiding something big...
Just then, Loopy Toad suddenly said, "So the sixth person we''ve fixed on this time is my friend?"
Daoist Guang nodded. "That''s right."
Loopy Toad: "Then I''ll invite my friend in."
Daoist Guang: "Mm, Brother Dog, go ahead."
Just as Loopy Toad was about to invite Wei Zhi in, it suddenly thought of a very serious problem and hurriedly sent a message to the group. "Wait! There''s something very important I haven''t said!"
Daoist Guang and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
Loopy Toad: "Elder brothers, you must not tell my little master that I came out to y games!"
Wang Ling: "..."This is the deliberate literal mistrantion of úѧϰ, or "study well."In ''The King''s Avatar,'' the skilled protagonist Ye Xiu is an avid gamer.
Chapter 487 Don’t Underestimate Water Friends
Loopy Toad pulled Wei Zhi into the group. This was the first time that Wei Zhi was so "close" to Lord Ind, so he looked a little excited. "I never thought it would really be Lord Ind! Lord Ind, please show us mercy!"
"All right, all right," Daoist Guang replied very politely.
Currently, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were one team, Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi were another, and Daoist Guang and his number one fan "Brother Sleep" were one. The six members for the water friends match had assembled. What Daoist Guang had to do next was announce the number of the water friends match chat group in a bullet message and then add people in the order of their applications until the number hit a hundred people.
That was when hand speed would be the most important.
"Let me do it, Lord Ind." At that moment, "Brother Sleep," who had been silent all this time, spoke up. In reality, Wang Ling had been very curious about the identity of this "Brother Sleep" since the very beginning.
That was because Wang Ling felt that Brother Sleep was very simr to someone he had in mind when the other person spoke, especially his serious tone.
"Brother Sleep? Are you really that author who watches live streams and y games daily and is constantly hassled by readers to update?" Wei Zhi asked unabashedly.
Seeing this question on the screen, "Brother Sleep" couldn''t help twitching his lips. "No..."
Wei Zhi looked a little disappointed. "Ei! I thought you were!"
Brother Sleep asked with interest, "Do you also read this person''s books?"
Wei Zhi: "Yes! I love his Let Go of that Wet Nurse!"
Brother Sleep: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Brother Wei Zhi... Wang Situ didn''t write that book."
Wei Zhi: "Oh! I probably mixed them up. Anyway, Wang Situ and this Three Days And Two Sleeps are both authors I especially like."
In order to avoid embarrassment, Wei Zhi specially went online to check the book this time. After confirming its title, he posted it in the chat group. "Yes! Look, it''s this book... Terror Paradise!"
The number one fan with the ID Brother Sleep nodded. "This book is indeed pretty good. The lead is temperamental and has a strong personality."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was suddenly a little curious. "What''s it about?"
Wei Zhi: "It deserves its poprity. It''s a story about the growth of the young protagonist. One day, he suddenly discovers a resurgence of the world''s spirit qi. Then, he unexpectedly obtains a system! The premise is that as long as he''s frightened by any danger he encounters from that point on, he can turn the power of his fear into virtual system currency to buy a variety of props to make him stronger. I still remember that the strongest prop he bought in the end was a leather sofa!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
"If you''re interested in this book, you can read itter," Brother Sleep said.
Still feeling a little disappointed, Wei Zhi sighed in front of the screen. "Ei, are you really not Brother Sleep?"
Brother Sleep shook his head and couldn''t helpughing. "I''m not, I''m just a fan of his. Most online nicknames are unlikely to be true. Look at this friend with the ID ''Immortal Two.'' All of you call him Brother Dog, but it''s not necessarily really a dog, right?"
Loopy Toad: "..."
"..." In front of their screens, everyone except for Brother Sleep were instantly lost for words.
"All right, I''ve posted the group number!" No sooner had Brother Sleep spoken when applications instantly flooded the group with all kinds of reasons submitted.
"111."
"I love Lord Ind the most!"
"If you are the fireworks above the sea, then I am the foam of the waves. At some point... your light illuminates me..."
"Mwah! I super love Lord Ind! Can I send him white stockings?"
...
In less than two minutes, the number of people in the group had reached the maximum limit. A group could amodate a hundred people at most, and Daoist Guang had set up the system to automatically review group applications before they had reached this number.
In addition, Daoist Guang had specially adjusted the restriction level for group members in order to prevent infiltration by anti-fans from other live streams. Applications from side ounts with ranks that were too low would be directly filtered out by the system.
Soon, the chat group became lively. Loopy Toad turned to look at Wei Zhi next to it and suddenly realized that Wei Zhi was actually examining the game keyboard controls. The corners of its eyes twitched instantly. "Can you y or not, you can''t even remember the key positions..."
Wei Zhi scratched his head. "It''s been so long since Ist yed... when I yed before, a lot of these mechanisms didn''t exist!"
"It''s fine, I''ll carry you!"
"So confident?"
"They''re just a bunch of water friends. As long as they don''t use cheats, I think I can beat them." Loopy Toad smiled and looked very confident.
"Brother Dog, don''t look down on water friends..." Wei Zhi tsked as he swiftly clicked opened a webpage. "Come, Brother Dog, look at this!"
Loopy Toad craned its neck for a look and noticed that the webpage Wei Zhi had opened was for a team''s profile data.
"What''s this?"
"The most awesome team in the history of gaming in the cultivation world, Team XX. There are ten members in the team, but each one of them is proficient in all types of games. It''s said that if you give them five minutes, they canpletely master a game. Even if it''s a puzzle game, they can take the shortest time possible toe up with the fastest way to clear it."
Speaking up to this point, Wei Zhi pointed to a young man standing in the middle of the team who looked like an elder brother; his arms were crossed and his eyes crinkled as he smiled slightly. "This man is the captain of the team... he is also the legendary Great God Ye who wrote Guide to Glory."
While Team XX was very renowned, people who were new to gaming actually wouldn''t know much about them. However, at the mention of Great God Ye and Guide to Glory, Loopy Toad instantly remembered.
During his live stream back then, Daoist Guang had also used the advanced "Z Shake" body movement from Guide to Glory; Loopy Toad remembered it very clearly.
Thus, when Wei Zhi said this, Loopy Toad was enlightened.
This Inte bar which belonged to Boss Ye was called Xin Xing, and the abbreviation of the strongest games team in history just happened to be XX. Most crucially, both of them had the surname Ye...
"Are you saying you think Boss Ye has something to do with this Great God Ye?"
"Mm, it''s possible." Wei Zhi nodded his head. "Team XX crushed everyone in various major gamingpetitions... Later on, they even expanded to the point where clubs would pay them specially to secretly research strategies for clearing matches in the shortest amount of time."
Hearing this, Loopy Toad was a little baffled. "But what does this have to do with whether water friends are strong or not?"
"Brother Dog... you still don''t understand?"
Wei Zhi gazed at Loopy Toad and couldn''t help giving a mysterious smile. "Do you know how this Great God Ye created Team XX and recruited so many expert members back then?"
Loopy Toad: "???"
Wei Zhi: "He found all of them through the bullet messages!"
Loopy Toad: "..."This is a possible reference to the online novel "Thriller Paradise" which escapes us.From the song "Chasing the Light" by Yoyo Sham.Denotes enthusiasm in games with meanings like "I want to," "I''m ready," "I''m here," "Yes" and so on.
Chapter 488 Father Wang’s Secre
After the water friends for the match had gathered, Wang Ling registered his game ID, and his character''s name was as simple and blunt as ever: HHXX (short for "Good Good Study").
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already prepared this ount in advance. Wang Ling had initially nned to buy one himself. In fact, it wasn''t too expensive: the standard retail price online was ny-eight HNY... However,pared with Wang Ling''s expenditure on games in general, this ny-eight HNY was already a huge expense for him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was quite considerate. When he had yed this game before, he had thought that ying alone wasn''t interesting, so he had bought one hundred ounts at one go with the intention of sending them to people and pulling them into the pit to y together. In fact, he had an ount that had been specially prepared for Wang Ling.
He had felt that there woulde a day when he would be able to y a game with Wang Ling...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that this was a lifetime achievement as well as a blessing.
In ancient times, people became friends over drinks; when meeting close friends in particr, they were certain to drink a few jugs of wine. But this wasn''t the style for current cultivators; the most convenient way to make friends now was on socialworking tforms. When the "eating chicken" game became popr, there had been some ridicule online about how modern cultivators made friends: once, it was over a thousand cups of wine; now, it was finding a ce toy low together...
In the vi''s basement, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had an office with five or sixputers. These were for work, and weren''t as good asputers for gaming, but they could already be said to be the fighter nes of workputers C running a game like "eating chicken" on itpletely wasn''t a problem.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sat next to Wang Ling, his face wreathed in smiles. "Brother Ling, do you know the keyboard controls?"
"Mm." Wang Ling nodded. He had just spent two seconds looking at them.
The door to the office was open, and Little Silver sat on the broli sofa outside the office, unmoving and clearly nervous. From this angle he could just see Wang Ling''s back.
"Want to ask Master about forming the contract?"
Little Silver was at a loss, and also a little afraid that acting too impudently would backfire.
When people felt conflicted, it was inevitable that they would be nervous, and when they were nervous, everyone had different ways of getting rid of their nerves. For Little Silver, the mostmon way was to eat...
Earlier, Little Silver had been studying different ways to make crispy noodle snacks. In the end, when he looked at Wang Ling, he somehow felt nervous, and as soon as he felt nervous, he unconsciously opened the crispy noodle snack packet he was holding and took a bite without even sprinkling the seasoning over it.
Crunch!
It was just a very light crunch sound, but it still drew Wang Ling''s attention.
Little Silver abruptly noticed that Master, who had initially been concentrating on theputer screen, suddenly turned his head!
He didn''t know if it was an illusion, but Little Silver somehow felt that Master''s eyes looked like they were shining...
Little Silver instantly started to sweat copiously...
...
Elsewhere, the door to Father Wang''s study in the Wang family''s small vi was tightly shut. Mother Wang hade by earlier, and when she twisted the doorknob and realized that the door was locked, she walked away quietly. Father Wang''s door generally wasn''t locked. There was only one situation that Mother Wang could think of for it being locked, and that was that Father Wang was behind in his manuscript and was now typing frantically.
Therefore, Mother Wang didn''t bother him. Furthermore, Lie Mengmeng was also inside. Two people was better than one; the previous times when Father Wang had rushed his work, he would lock himself inside, and Mother Wang had been afraid that he would type himself to death. Nowadays, there were too many news reports about writers who stayed up all night typing before dying suddenly...
But even when that was the case, there were still some readers who liked to make trouble as they tried everything to make an author fall behind in their chapters so that they could make them wear women''s clothes aspensation! Mother Wang thought she was still pretty young at heart... but she really didn''t understand the crossdressing trend among young people nowadays.
After all, Father Wang was already quite old. How could a stoutly built man look good in women''s clothes?
But then again... Mother Wang suddenly thought that if it was Wang Ling who crossdressed, that wouldn''t be bad!
When Wang Ling had been very young, Mother Wang had in fact bought a set of girl''s clothes for him and dressed him up like a little girl... almost every parent had done this.
Mother Wang remembered that she had taken a picture of him at that time...
"Where did I put the picture of Ling Ling dressed in girl''s clothes as a child?"
At the door of the study, Mother Wang cupped her chin in her hand as she pondered. Then she headed for the bedroom on the third floor.
Suddenly thinking about this matter, Mother Wang immediately decided to find the picture...
...
In the study, Lie Mengmeng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Mother Wang''s footsteps leave.
"Has she gone?"
Father Wang asked after taking off his headphones and turning his head.
"Yes... but bro... you''re still behind in your chapters. Should you really be doing this?"
"It''s fine, I''ve been in really good shape recently; I''ll finish the backlog in a while. This is a rare water friends match, ying now is more important."
"If you want to y, do it honestly... but you''re hiding it from sis..."
Lie Mengmeng looked guiltily at the door, somehow feeling that this was very immoral behavior.
"Men always have their little secrets. Although this Lord Ind isn''t a female live streamer, I did give him some of my earnings in any case, in order to be his number one fan. If your sister finds out, she''ll definitely scold me for a long while."
There were many instances when Father Wang chose not to say anything to avoid causing some unnecessary misunderstandings. As for the money he had gifted to Lord Ind, it was from his private stash; he handed over most of his author''s earnings to Mother Wang every month. Buying gifts was a trivial matter, but if his private stash came to light, the consequences would be truly unimaginable.
"But..."
When Lie Mengmeng thought about it, he still felt that this wasn''t right.
"No ''buts.'' Brother Lie, you don''t understand..." Father Wang sighed. "You don''t have a girlfriend and you haven''t settled down, so it''s natural that you find it hard to understand. If you want your bro and sis to live their days peacefully, just act like you never saw this. Your sis and I have never really fought... at worst, she said she was leaving home, and then she disappeared."
Lie Mengmeng: "You didn''t go look for her?"
Father Wang: "What for... every time she says she''s leaving home, she hides under the sofa in the basement... she said she was afraid I wouldn''t be able to find her."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Father Wang: "Then when I found her, we made up instantly, and she still kept asking me if I was hungry and whether she had to cook me a bowl of noodles..."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Father Wang hung his headphones around his neck and gazed at Lie Mengmeng, his words slightly imploring. "Apart from typing, I usually only watch live streams and y games for fun... can''t you keep quiet about this?"
Lie Mengmeng sighed. "Fine, I''ll keep quiet C but you have to type twenty thousand more words today."
Father Wang: "Four thousand."
Lie Mengmeng: "Twenty thousand!"
Father Wang gritted his teeth. "Eight thousand!!"
Lie Mengmeng: "Twenty thousand!! If you don''t agree, I''ll tell everyone you''re a fan of ''Three Days And Two Sleeps''!"
"Fine, twenty thousand... you''re heartless!" Father Wang''s lips twitched as he looked at Lie Mengmeng.In Chinese, HHXX is the acronym of the pinyin for úѧϰ ''hao hao xue xi.''
Chapter 489 Mr Lu Meets Death Valiantly...
He was the grand Wang Situ, with countless fans. How could he let other people find out that he was actually a fan of "Three Days And Two Sleeps"?
Father Wang''s writing career had been smooth so far. Once his first book entitled Let Go of That Wet Nurse was released online, the numbers had started to crush everyone else spectacrly. Even the god-level writer "Zhu Ge" on the website had been so pissed off that he had switched to another website...
In all these years, Father Wang had felt that if he really had someone fated to be his opponent in the circle... it would probably be Three Days And Two Sleeps. From content alone, Father Wang thought that this person''s story was very rich and interesting. It was a pity, however, that the story was being written too slowly, and because it often stopped updating, it never entered the rankings. If the updates were resumed at a steady rate, this person would definitely be a strong opponent.
Given Father Wang''s status in the circle, it wasn''t too much to say that he was at the top level. He enjoyed ess to various resources on the website, hadfortably substantial subscriptions, and received fan adtion. But in the end, one shouldn''t be too arrogant. Lie Mengmeng thought Father Wang''s mentality of staying vignt in times of peace was pretty good.
Back when he had learned that even the renowned "Wang Situ" Father Wang was a fan of Three Days And Two Sleeps, Lie Mengmeng had been very surprised. Of course, it was only Lie Mengmeng who knew this; for Father Wang, this was something that had to remain absolutely secret. It was in factmon for writers to be mutuallypetitive while they tooted each other''s horns at the same time. But there were also quite a number of writers like Father Wang who would secretly worship a specific individual in particr.
As Father Wang''s exclusive editor, Lie Mengmeng felt that there was a lot of room for him to exploit this point C at the very least, using it to demand for more chapters was pretty good!
Father Wang turned on the voice modifier sound card as he nned to change and mask his voice slightly in the gameter.
Father Wang had Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s chat ount, so he immediately knew thetter''s real identity. When he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal call the person with the ID "Immortal Two" Brother Dog, Father Wang almost immediately guessed that this "Immortal Two" was his family''s Dog Two...
Question: What did it feel like to y PUBG with your family''s own spirit beast?
Father Wang had no good answer for the time being...
At the very least, he would be a little more serious while ying the game.
If he was really killed by his spirit beast with a 98K, he would lose so much face...
Daoist Guang''s custom mode had been set up and everyone entered the game one by one; it was about to start.
Father Wang was glued to the screen.
At that point, Lie Mengmeng suddenly asked, "What kind of person do you think this Three Days And Two Sleeps is?"
"Apart from not updating every now and then, he should still be a pretty good person. Isn''t he a stay-at-home dad? His kid is still so young, it certainly wouldn''t be easy for him to type and watch his kid at the same time." Father Wang, like most people, had seen this author neglect his work in order to y live stream games.
"I heard he''s never been to an event. It would be great if I could meet him once at the annual meeting some day..."
Lie Mengmeng was silent when he heard this.
"What''s the matter?"
Father Wang suddenly thought that Lie Mengmeng didn''t look well.
"It''s nothing..." Lie Mengmeng smiled slightly.
Actually, the website had been keeping a secret all this time about this author with the pseudonym "Three Days And Two Sleeps." Only the website''s upper management as well as editors who had been with them for more than ten years knew this whole secret.
Lie Mengmeng, who had just entered his tenth yearst year, had learned the secret from his editor-in-chief.
Three Days And Two Sleeps''s real identity wasn''t that of a stay-at-home dad... The person who normally live streamed games wasn''t Three Days And Two Sleeps at all, but the husband of the real "Three Days And Two Sleeps"!
Yes!
That was right!
The real "Three Days And Two Sleeps"...
Was in fact a woman!
...
The game was about to start. At that moment, a figure with a noble and gentlemanly temperament stopped outside the vi entrance, and Mr Lu fixed his gaze on the vi.
The coordinates on the radar in his hand correspondedpletely with the soul marker, which proved that this vi was the ce he was looking for and that the green-furred dog was here.
Based on the task President Bai had assigned him, he would kill the green-furred dog first and then go see the teenage-looking expert as described by the Lady.
Mr Lu pressed his monocle, and a light instantly shot out. This was an infrared ray, and scanning the vi, he could already grasp itsyout and where the people inside were. The infrared sensor told him that there were currently three people in the vi, and they were all in the basement.
Then where was the dog?
Mr Lu felt something wasn''t right.
Could it be... that the dog wasn''t just a second-ss one?
Mr Lu frowned as he thought of a scenario that could precisely exin why Elder Han and Elder Cann, who had been dispatched to kill this green-furred dog, hadn''t been able to take it down.
There was only one truth...
That was that this green-furred dog''s true realm was now at first ss and it was even already capable of taking human form.
But based on the infrared sensor alone, Mr Lu couldn''t be certain which of the three was the green-furred dog in human form.
How about getting rid of all three of them together?
Mr Lu looked at the time.
But then it would be toote... because he was about to get off work!
In the end, the reason why Mr Lu had thrown his lot in with President Bai was because he was being paid handsomely per hour. Mr Lu had initially timed it just right; if he was dealing solely with the green-furred dog, he would still make it. But now that there were changes to the n and he had to kill three people, it would definitely take more time.
So Mr Lu stood at the entrance and sent President Bai a text message exining the situation.
President Bai replied in almost a second: Then kill them all, you''ll get overtime pay...
"Very well, President!"
Having obtained further instructions, Mr Lu turned off his phone.
He would do anything as long as he was paid enough overtime...
Should he break in?
Mr Lu gathered power in his fist, but very quickly he released it.
He felt that it wasn''t elegant.
A viin should still be sophisticated.
Maybe he should just ring the doorbell...
The moment the door opened, he would rush in and eliminate all traces of these three people.
...
Just as Mr Lu was about to ring the doorbell, the subtle killing intent from when he had amassed power earlier in order to break down the door had drawn Wang Ling''s attention in almost the same moment.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took off his headphones. "Brother Ling, what''s wrong?"
Killing intent...
Wang Ling turned his head and looked at the top right corner of the room, which was in the direction of the vi''s main entrance.
"It''s demon qi!"
Little Silver also stood up. As a holy beast, he had been born with an innate sensitivity to demon qi which was more acute than that of human priests!
Wang Ling looked at the game interface; it was already at the "ready" stage, and they couldn''t stop at this point.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Little Silver and said, "Brother Silver, Brother Ling and I are busy at the moment. It''s time for you to step up!"
"But! This demon qi is very strong! It''s at least an Itinerant Immortal! I''m afraid I can''t defeat it without Master!" Little Silver bit his lip. In fact, he wanted to fight with Wang Ling.
"Brother Silver, don''t be scared... you''ve eaten a crispy noodle snack, what the hell is there to be afraid of!"
Chapter 490 The Marvelous Effect of Crispy Noodle Snacks
How did he feel after eating the crispy noodle snack?
Little Silver couldn''t say...
He had only eaten the crispy noodle snack in his hand earlier because he had been too nervous just now, and had also forgotten to sprinkle the seasoning... Who the hell knew what it felt like?
But before he could say anything, Little Silver really did feel a burning power surge through him after eating this crispy noodle snack, as if there was a big ball of fire burning in his dantian!
Abundant spirit power?
No way...
Little Silver was stunned. Generally speaking, this was a phenomenon that only happened on the point of a breakthrough in realms. He had had this feeling one thousand years ago, when he had advanced from seventh ss to sixth ss! It was perhaps different from what normal human cultivators felt when they broke through, but abundant spirit power was indeed a phenomenon unique to holy beasts when they were about to break through to a higher realm.
The hell?! Had he experienced a super evolution after eating a crispy noodle snack?
Little Silver shook his hands and felt a strange power surge through his body, which stunned him stupid.
It turned out Loopy Toad really wasn''t lying C crispy noodle snacks could really help him cultivate?!
Little Silver thought that this was unfathomable. He suddenly remembered that Loopy Toad had said before that this batch of crispy noodle snacks had all been personally enchanted by Master himself, and each packet was a prized collectible. The outer packaging and sachet of seasoning were different! This was clearly far grander than the cheap versions of the crispy noodle snacks sold outside!
At this time, Little Silver suddenly remembered how Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had begged piteously for one crispy noodle snack packet, even selling himself without hesitation as physicalbor to brush Little Silver''s fur for him... It looked like the crispy noodle snacks Master had given him were really something!
Reflecting on how Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had only exerted a little physicalbor in return for one crispy noodle snack packet, Little Silver immediately felt like fainting. He now had eighteen packets left, and he had to make sure to use them well...
At that moment, feeling the spirit power roil about in his body, Little Silver suddenly felt a little regretful he should have eaten the crispy noodle snack earlier!
He had already stagnated at sixth ss for many years, but this crispy noodle snack had actually enabled him to directly attain spirit power abundant enough for him to almost achieve a breakthrough; this was something which Little Silver could never have predicted.
However, once the spirit power in his body reached the saturation point, which was the "abundant spirit power" condition which all holy beasts possessed, he would have to go into seclusion for at least three to five days in order to fully digest this spirit power.
And the key thing was that in these three to five days, he had to avoid fighting as much as possible, because battle was bound to consume spirit power, which would cause this "abundant spirit power" condition to disappear.
But it was clear that it was now toote to say anything.
Although it hurt to lose an opportunity to advance to another level, he still had eighteen crispy noodle snack packets left, so he still had another chance!
Little Silverforted himself in his heart as spirit power amassed in the soles of his feet little by little...
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had already entered the game, suddenly thought of something. With a "not good" expression on his face, he turned his head and yelled in rm, "Brother Silver!"
Little Silver: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Remember to take the stairs."
Little Silver: "..."
...
At the gate to the vi, Mr Lu rang the bell again. Through the monocle''s infrared sensor, he saw everything that was happening inside, and that someone was headed toward him.
When he saw the figure approach the door, his hand clenched on the cane he was holding. This wasn''t an ordinary cane, but a special cane-type spirit sword. While it looked like nothing more than a walking cane on the outside, it in fact contained something profound inside.
Mr Lu had purchased this cane at Jingxi International Mall''s annual auction, and it had been delivered to him a few months ago from across the ocean.
This was a second-ss holy weapon which cost ten million immortal gold the Skywalker sword! Seventh in the general spirit sword rankings!
Of course, it was President Bai who had settled the bill for him, and the sword could be considered the first gift President Bai had bestowed upon him after Mr Lu had be his assistant. Originally, Mr Lu had nned to resign several months ago once his contract expired in order to return to his n.
After all, he was part of the demon race, so remaining so long in the human world had never been part of his long-term n. But because of this sword, Mr Lu had renewed hisbor contract with President Bai for another fifty years.
Mr Lu was a sincere and sophisticated man, as could be seen from him ringing the bell.
After all these years standing by President Bai''s side, he did have some feelings as an old employee.
Thus, half the reason he had renewed for another fifty years was because of the sword, and the other half was because of affection.
Mr Lu grasped the cane.
Very soon, the moment the person inside opened the door, he would force his way in with this Skywalker sword worth ten million immortal gold and then behead the other party!
The front door cracked open...
Narrowing his eyes, Mr Lu jumped lithely over the iron gate surrounding the vi and brandished the Skywalker sword as he attacked Little Silver.
An Itinerant Immortal was very fast, and to an ordinary person, his whole figure looked like lighting leaping up from the ground. Little Silver had only opened the door a little when he saw a sword light shining bright in front of him.
"No wonder the demon qi is so heavy, it really is an Itinerant Immortal!"
Little Silver closed his eyes and folded his arms; he had already prepared for this.
The instant Little Silver opened his eyes, the space around him changed, startling Mr Lu so much that he paused in his attack. He spun around in midair and took a few steps back as he realized that the scene around him had actually transformed into a desert.
"Intrinsic spirit field?" Mr Lu paled.
He hadn''t expected the silver-haired young man in front of him to be so powerful. Only someone who was at the very least a True Immortal would have this ability.
However, Little Silver''s current strength wasn''t at True Immortal level.
The reason why he could cast an intrinsic spirit field was in fact simr to Fang Xing.
Fang Xing had inherited his intrinsic spirit field from his biological father Immortal She Pi, and Little Silver''s intrinsic spirit field was also handed down.
However, Little Silver was more proficient at casting the intrinsic spirit field than Fang Xing. After thousands of years of practice, he could release his intrinsic spirit field almost instantaneously.
"Are you the owner of that green-furred dog, or a friend? Or are you the green-furred dog transformed?" Mr Lu asked Little Silver as he pointed the tip of his sword at him.
Little Silver cocked his head. "???"
Was this person looking for Loopy Toad?
Hearing this question, Little Silver''s reaction was swift.
He remembered that Loopy Toad had apparently mentioned before that there were people hunting it down after the Demon Hunters Association had been exposed. But the other party must have gotten something wrong C they kept assuming that he was Loopy Toad in human form, so whenever anyone came looking for trouble, it fell on him!
Little Silver immediately felt some despair.
No matter to what extent a green-furred dog could transform, it was impossible for it to be a silver-haired Adonis like him!
Were the members from this organization called "Demon Hunters Association" all colorblind?
Chapter 491 The Three Great Families of Passive Kings
No matter what kind of misunderstanding it was, trouble had now fallen on his head, and the first thing he had to do was deal with it.
Additionally, Master was also in the house, so Little Silver had to perform well... he absolutely couldn''t allow this person to interrupt his Master while he was ying the game.
Little Silver took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
Thinking carefully, this could be considered his first real fight after Master had brought him into human society once the battle with Immortal Mansion was over. Little Silver had even forgotten the names of the fellow brothers sent by the Demon Hunters Association because they had been way too weak so he hadn''t paid any attention to them at all.
He thought this old gentleman in front of him wearing a suit and who looked like an aristocrat had good enough fighting strength, but he couldn''t determine the other party''s overall battle abilities when they had yet to actually start fighting. Thus, Little Silver wouldn''t release his beast mode so easily unless he absolutely had to.
He had fifty percent more fighting strength in beast mode than in his current human form.
But even so, Little Silver still remembered back then in Immortal Mansion how Master had pped him so hard even his own mother wouldn''t have been able to recognize him...
Little Silver''s body trembled involuntarily at this thought.
After his feelings had calmed down, he looked at Mr Lu in front of him and asked, "Are you from the Demon Hunters Association?" Although he had guessed this person''s identity, Little Silver asked the other party a token question for the sake of confirmation; the answer shouldn''t be too different from his conjecture.
Given that he had been engaged in the illegal spirit beast trade for many years, Mr Lu carried the scent of spirit beast blood on him which regr cultivators wouldn''t be able to smell. But as a holy beast who was on a higher level than spirit beasts, Little Silver was very sensitive to it.
The strong smell of bloodbined with the strong demon qi on the man really made Little Silver feel a little nauseated.
He wondered what kind of monster this person was...
"Since you know I''m a member of the Demon Hunters Association, you must be the green-furred dog transformed." Mr Lu pointed the Skywalker sword in his hand at Little Silver. "Myst name is Lu. Under orders from the president of the Demon Hunters Association, I have expresslye to kill you."
Mr Lu stared at the silver-haired young man in front of him, frowning slightly. He had the vague sense that something didn''t seem right, but he couldn''t tell where the feeling wasing from.
Think about it: a green-furred dog whose level they had gotten wrong C even if it had reached first ss and could transform into a human being... wasn''t it a little abnormal for it to be able to release an "intrinsic spirit field" instantly?
But now that the fight was at hand, saying anything more was useless...
He had to get rid of the young man in front of him first. If it really was the green-furred dog, it would turn back into its original form the instant its spirit energy was snuffed out.
Even if his spirit energy was inhibited by the intrinsic spirit field, Mr Lu had absolute confidence in himself.
A tree goblin required very little spirit energy; as long as it had light, it had nourishment...
While Mr Lu didn''t have an ability like the intrinsic spirit field, he was especially confident in his endurance.
Combined with his unyielding "Spell of Creation and Rebirth"... theoretically, as long as there was light C any light would do! C one second of light would extend his life for one hour!
...
"This little brother, I am sorry to tell you that the intrinsic spirit field''s restriction on spirit energy doesn''t work on me at all."
Saying this, Mr Lu chuckled. Now that the real fight was about to begin, there was no killing intenting off him, and from beginning to end, he had a mysterious smile on his face.
Then Little Silver suddenly felt his feet tied tightly down, as if something had wrapped itself around his ankles and was pulling him into the ground.
Heh, trapped!
Seeing this, Mr Lu sneered.
He hadn''t expected this silver-haired young man''s intrinsic spirit field to actually be a desert. In a ce like this, he had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.
For example, he could subtly grow vines from his heels to travel silently through the sand and grab the other party and control them, like now.
This move was called the Fulisha...
"Shit... you''re from a family of Passive Kings..."
Little Silver was stunned. He didn''t think the person in front of him would actually be a tree goblin from one of the three great families of Passive Kings.
What were the families of Passive Kings?
They weren''t holy beasts, but they were ns with long lifespans.
Among holy beasts and demon beasts, there were currently three families that had been recognized as Passive Kings: one was the Toad n, one was the Turtle n, and thest was the Tree n.
These three great ns sharedmon traits, which were that they were extremely tough, had advanced defensive abilities, and were full of vitality.
It was hard to kill them through normal means.
This had already been proven when Loopy Toad had still been a Sky-Swallowing Toad.
Not only had it been able to survive back then, Teacher Pan had also forcibly performed a fusion and turned it into a spirit dog; you could say that chance and fate had had some hand in this.
Little Silver was stunned; one reason for it was that he realized that the elder in front of him was a humanoid tree demon, which had the strongest self-healing ability among the three families of Passive Kings. Moreover, they had plenty of skills at hand, and it was generally very difficult to get away when you fell into their trap.
Secondly...
Little Silver found that he just needed to lift his feet slightly, and the vines wrapped around them all broke off! As soft as noodles!
What was going on here?
Little Silver was dazed.
It wasn''t just him; on the other side, Mr Lu couldn''t help frowning after he saw this scene as he muttered about how impossible it was.
"Fulisha!" He grit his teeth and sent another wave of twisting vines out.
Once again, they snapped off when Little Silver lifted his feet...
Mr Lu''s lips twitched as he continued to gnash his teeth. "Gold Fulisha!"
Little Silver lifted his feet...
Broken off again...
"Diamond Fulisha!"
And then...
Little Silver proceeded to lift his feet...
The vines proceeded to break off...
After four rounds, Mr Lu put his hands on his knees as he gasped for breath and secretly whispered "what the f**k" to himself.
The other party lifted his feet more effortlessly than sweeping orange peels!
Using this skill in session drained Mr Lu to some extent, but the spirit energy consumed was very quickly replenished through the power of light.
"This person... is a little difficult to deal with..." This was the conclusion Mr Lu hade to in his heart after four rounds.
On the other side, Little Silver had also realized something after four rounds.
When he had eaten the crispy noodle snack previously, he had felt an unusual power take hold of his body. And when he had been restrained earlier, it was this unusual power that had discharged a stream of air which had caused the vines to disintegrate!
He was now one hundred percent sure that with the support of this unusual power... he was immune to restraints!In "Dragonball," Frieza has Gold and Diamond evolved forms.The ''fuli'' here means ''binding force,'' but ''fulisha'' is a homonym of the Chinese transliteration of the name Frieza, who is a viin in the "Dragonball" series, and the joke will be apparentter.
Chapter 492 Wang Ling’s Primordial Qi
In fact, one hundred percent immunity to restraints was just one of the effects of eating the crispy noodle snack. The unusual power that had taken hold of his body was none other than Wang Ling''s primordial qi.
All negative situations immediately crumbled before Wang Ling''s primordial qi. It wasn''t just simple and crude containment techniques, even poison attacks had no effect on Little Silver now.
What was more, Wang Ling''s primordial qi wasn''t limited to defense only. Even a normal attack could be boosted; with the support of the primordial qi, spirit techniques and the casting of spells would double in power.
Primordial qi was a unique matter which Wang Ling''s body had started to produce autonomously when he was a kid. This primordial qi was in fact what the "Anti-Wang Ling Matter" contained in the Dao talisman seal on Wang Ling was suppressing.
The reason why the p Wang Ling had given Evil Sword God back then had felt so painful was actually an effect of this primordial qi. Because of the Dao talisman seal, however, the primordial qi in Wang Ling''s body was currently in the normal range; if it wasn''t controlled, its concentration would definitely exceed the norm.
During the battle with Evil Sword God, if Wang Ling had pped him at full strength...
Evil Sword God would probably have been annihted without a trace on the spot...
And Little Silver was well aware of this point.
He didn''t know that this power was Wang Ling''s primordial qi, but he could feel that he had be stronger in all aspects.
Little Silver now finally understood that "abundant spirit energy" was merely a small bonus from eating the enchanted crispy noodle snack C it was this extraordinary power which had taken hold of his body that was the real key!
But while Little Silver had be stronger, his aura hadn''t changed.
This was the most mystical thing about the primordial qi C it was like the existence of an invisible cheat!
...
His consecutive failed attempts at containment made Mr Lu frown tightly. He had long reached the height of proficiency in these binding spells; they were most suited for use in this terrain in particr. They had never once failed him in the thousands of years that he''d used them.
A typical demon beast might have gotten flustered when things didn''t go as nned, especially during the tense atmosphere of a fight.
But Mr Lu was in the end Mr Lu...
Members of the Tree n, whether they were spirit trees or demon trees, all shared one major trait, and that was a steadyposure.
They would think carefully and rarely get flustered.
Although he was aware that the silver-haired young man in front of him was hard to deal with, Mr Lu was still very self-confident.
"Void sword qi!!" He injected magic into the spirit sword in his hand.
Little Silver immediately saw colored ze sword qi pour forth from the tip of the sword, gradually covering its entire length before the sword vanished as if it had evaporated.
Each sword had its own special attribute, like Evil Sword God''s Heaven-Cleaving sword, which represented the devastating power of primal chaos.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s Brilliant Victory sword represented the height of defensive and warding abilities.
And the Skywalker sword that was now in Mr Lu''s hand represented the ultimate void.
Once the void sword qi was mobilized, the sword would directly dissolve in the air tounch a surprise attack as instructed; there was an abundant sense of the "intangible heart sword" in it, which was the highest realm of Sword Dao. But the real "intangible heart sword" was far, far more powerful than the Skywalker sword, and could almost cause devastating destruction.
The Skywalker sword''s void sword qi, in the end, could only grasp the form and not the soul of the "intangible heart sword."
But even so, the Skywalker sword ranked quite high on the list of swords.
On the general spirit swords ranking list, while almost all of the top ten swords were first-ss holy weapons, the Skywalker sword was the only one at second ss.
These days, Little Silver had been bored staying at home all day, so he had casually surfed the Inte for information on the weapons which human cultivators used.
He hadn''t expected Mr Lu''s spirit sword to actually be a famous one.
To be honest, Little Silver really wouldn''t have been able to tell that it was the "Skywalker sword" if not for Mr Lu''s disy of "void sword qi."
Little Silver somehow felt that there was something wrong with this sword; it didn''t really look like the "picture of actual product" that he had seen on the swords ranking list...
When had the Skywalker sword be a cane sword?
Little Silver felt it was a little strange, but it wouldn''t be nice for him to ask. After all, there were a lot of extremely bored cultivators nowadays who enjoyed buying expensive, well-known swords and modifying them ording to their tastes.
If this sword''s outer appearance had been modified, Little Silver didn''t think it was strange.
The two individuals eyed each other in the intrinsic spirit field for a while, and made up their minds respectively.
Mr Lu decided to adopt a "war of attrition" strategy, and use his superior regeneration and toughness in concert with the Skywalker sword to fight Little Silver to the end.
Of course, Little Silver wasn''t a fool.
The Tree n''s ability to regenerate was well-known. Little Silver''s n was a blitzkrieg strategy; he had to deal a single strike so heavy that the other part couldn''t recover from it.
...
After eyeing each other for several seconds, a cold, colored ze sword tip coalesced in the air and almost pierced Little Silver in the cheek.
Little Silver quickly sidestepped and avoided the attack.
The Skywalker sword that had instantly appeared out of thin air cut off several silver strands of Little Silver''s hair.
This was a very tricky angle; Little Silver felt that if his six senses hadn''t been enhanced by the primordial qi, this attack would have severely crippled him!
Having said that, Little Silver thought that this attack by Mr Lu was a little strange.
Theoretically speaking, the other party was determined to pick a fight with him, so it would make sense if he wasn''t lenient in his attack. But while the sword was indeed very fast and could catch a person off guard, judging from the force of the sword qi that the Skywalker sword had released just now, Little Silver somehow felt that it wasn''t as powerful as he had imagined...
"Good friend, there seems to be something wrong with your sword..." Little Silver expressed his doubts.
Instead of a reply to his well-meaning words, however, what Little Silver got was Mr Lu''s next attack. "I bought this Skywalker sword from Jingxi Mall for ten million immortal gold! There''s absolutely nothing wrong with it..."
Why won''t you believe me...
Little Silver sighed. He didn''t put up a defense, but instead starting whirling his fist. The ground beneath his feet trembled, and then like a cannon being fired, he shot forward at Mr Lu.
Mr Lu hadn''t expected the other party''s attack to actually be this simple and crude...
He hurriedly summoned the Skywalker sword out of thin air to block Little Silver.
He recited a spell, and soon Little Silver sensed a sword hurtling at him from up ahead.
But this time, Little Silver chose to meet it head on as his fist collided with the tip of the Skywalker sword.
"Heh, it''s useless!" When Mr Lu saw this scene, he couldn''t help sneering.
However, the result was contrary to his expectations...
The sword and fist collided with a sharp, ringing sound.
In midair, this Skywalker sword... was directly destroyed by Little Silver''s punch...
Chapter 493 Heartbroken Mr Lu
Mr Lu hadn''t expected his Skywalker sword to be so thoroughly destroyed...
This was a second-ss holy weapon!
Why had a second-ss holy weapon turned into a ball of g after colliding with a physical fist?
Gazing at this scene, Mr Lu froze the instant the Skywalker sword shattered. When he came back to his senses, Little Silver''s fist was already glued to his face...
Mr Lu''s face and Little Silver''s fist came into intimate contact without the slightest gap between them... and his entire body was sent flying by this single attack.
His facepletely caved in.
This punch was like hitting a thick and solid tree trunk, and it left a deep impression of a fist in his face.
"So weak..."
Staring at Mr Lu who had been sent flying by his fist, sweat suddenly ran down Little Silver''s face as he blurted out the words almost subconsciously.
The Tree n wasn''t very lethal to begin with. They only had superior toughness and a formidable regenerative ability. Additionally, the spells they used mostly had to do with containment.
Spirit beasts and demon beasts had their own attributes, and it was the same for holy beasts.
As a representative of the Silver Unicorn n, Little Silver''s role was that of a Tank Berserker; they weren''t just capable of fighting and carrying a battle, they were also absolute strength-type warriors. If a holy war erupted, the silver unicorns would be at the very front of the line... what a pity that in the end, a holy war had never happened back then.
Starting a holy war was a veryplicated process which required holy beast representatives to convene together at a general assembly where n leaders participated in a vote which would decide the oue.
Little Silver remembered when the first holy beast general assembly had convened back then; it had been thergest number of holy beast representatives toe together. As a junior from the younger generation, Little Silver had been permitted to sit in the back during the assembly.
At the first holy beast general assembly, representatives from all the ns had engaged in heated discussion on the recent chatter among human cultivators and the capture of holy beasts. Some representatives had proposedunching a holy war; unfortunately, since this incident hadn''t had much of an impact, the holy beasts from the other ns hadn''t sensed how serious the problem was.
And so the first proposal for a holy war fell through.
Then came the second general assembly.
Dog Saint, as the representative of the Dog n, had brought up the idea of a holy war again, demanding that all holy beasts unite to stand in opposition against those human cultivators who mercilessly hunted holy beasts.
Unfortunately, this proposal hadn''t passed, either...
Little Silver had sat in the back at every holy beast assembly, so his memory of the proceedings was very vivid.
He clearly remembered that when the third holy beast general assembly had been held, the number of holy beast representatives from the different ns had already declined by half.
It was said that those who hadn''t shown up had been eaten...
And spectacrly, Dog Saint was on that list...
Little Silver remembered how detached his expression already had been back then C he remembered that he hadn''t spoken for a very long time; after all, he had witnessed Dog Saint being turned into hot pot stew...
At that holy beast general assembly, the holy beast representatives finally realized how serious the problem was when they saw how their numbers had been halved.
But given how violent and crazed the humans were, the representatives had felt that it was ill-advised to start a holy war at that time since it would mean putting everything on the line; in the end, the holy beasts could all bepletely wiped out. Back then, they had suggested sending a holy beast ambassador to negotiate with the human cultivators, rify the rumor that eating holy beasts could boost realms, and sign a nonaggression treaty with them.
Then Little Silver remembered...
The holy beast ambassador that had been sent that year never returned.
And then... there was no "and then"...
Because there had been no holy beast representatives at the fourth holy beast general assembly.
The assembly never convened again after that...
...
While analyzing the traits of his Silver Unicorn n in a split second during this battle, Little Silver recalled events to do with the holy beast general assembly, and felt both frustrated and sorrowful.
Therefore, as thest remaining physical Tank Berserker of the Silver Unicorn n, Little Silver could be said to already hold an overwhelming advantage from the very beginning in terms ofbat power.
But even so, he felt that it was still a bit of an exaggeration for him to destroy a second-ss holy weapon with one blow... Furthermore, he hadn''t used all of his strength at all!
When he saw his Skywalker sword destroyed, Mr Lu became distracted during the battle and suffered a punch from Little Silver headon. He hit the ground in the distance, a burning pain in his face.
"Spell of... Creation and Rebirth!" Mr Lu roared in his heart, and a green light poured out of the injury on his face. But this light only fixed the depression in his face, while the wound wasn''t the least bit healed; even the swelling hadn''t gone down.
"How can this be?!"
Mr Lu''s face was full of shock. His Spell of Creation and Rebirth actually wasn''t working?
Not far away, Little Silver brushed the sawdust off his fist and went over to Mr Lu. He crouched down, looked at this badly battered Mr Lu, and couldn''t help sighing. "It''s useless... I smeared ayer of my saliva on my fist earlier; it''s especially effective against spells."
Mr Lu: "..." What kind of operation was this?
Actually, Little Silver was worried about Mr Lu''s feelings, so he had told him it was saliva when in fact it wasn''t.
Instead, it was Little Silver''s phlegm...
Apart from dissolving corpses, his phlegm had a lot of different "magical effects."
"Even if that''s the case, you shouldn''t be able to destroy my Skywalker sword with just one punch!" Mr Lu''s heart ached and his eyes instantly turned red like a pitiful old man.
Tree goblins were originally creatures with tough bodies... and fragile hearts. Little Silver stared at this old man who looked like he was about to cry, and for the moment didn''t have the heart to kill him.
Because this Mr Lu was indeed really pitiful.
Little Silver curled his fingers to catch some fragments of the Skywalker sword before he weighed them in his hand.
Sure enough...
It was as he had expected.
There was something fishy about this Skywalker sword.
Even when a genuine second-ss holy weapon was reduced to chips, the texture shouldn''t feel this poor.
So this "Skywalker sword" was a genuine fake.
...
"You''ve been duped... this isn''t the Skywalker sword at all." Little Silver pursed his lips and didn''t know how to open his mouth because he could already hear Mr Lu sobbing.
"Impossible! That''s impossible! Our president spent ten million immortal gold bars to buy this for me! It''s impossible for Jingxi International Mall to stock fake goods!" Unconvinced, Mr Lu took his phone out of his pocket and even showed Little Silver a screenshot of the electronic purchase.
The "picture of actual object" above it did indeed look the same as the one in Little Silver''s memory.
Little Silver stared at the picture with his chin in his hand and thought it was very strange. "But why is yours a cane sword?"
"The seller said that he modified the Skywalker sword!" After saying that, Mr Lu provided a second screenshot. This time, the picture in it was of Mr Lu''s cane sword.
Then, in front of Mr Lu, Little Silver used the product search function to browse the online mall, and in the end discovered a lot of the exact same version of that cane sword.
Furthermore, the name of this cane sword was actually quite simr to the Skywalker sword...
The full name of this cane sword was: Gentle Walker sword... The Chinese character for ز ''gentle'' looks almost the same as ''sky.''
Chapter 494 Mr Lu, Tenacious at Staying Alive
Because Mr Lu had nned to tender his resignation back then, President Bai had decided to present him a gift before that and make use of their rtionship to persuade him to stay.
The Tree n were rtively simple creatures to begin with, and as reality proved, President Bai''s n to get Mr Lu to stay was a sess.
However, this was the start of President Bai''s deception...
This "Gentle Walker sword" was indeed what Mr Lu had taken a fancy to back then, and he had sent all the detailed information on this spirit sword to President Bai.
But the most suspicious thing about this entire matter was that it was impossible for the human President Bai to be unable to tell the difference between "yao" and "tian." Furthermore, Little Silver felt that the grand expenditure of ten million immortal gold to directly purchase the sword was probably something that President Bai had already arranged in advance.
No one would be so stupid as to spend ten million immortal gold bars on just a ninth-ss holy weapon. It was also very likely that the international store had been opened by President Bai himself.
So this was a transaction in which he had taken money out of his left pocket and put it in his right one to begin with.
Opening the store hadn''t cost President Bai much, not when it meant he could keep such a powerful assistant from the Tree n by his side C it was a transaction with guaranteed returns.
There was only one truth...
Little Silver stood up, a red bow in his hand. "If my deduction is correct, this is the truth of the matter!"
At present, Little Silver didn''t have any substantial proof.
But when Mr Lu followed Little Silver''s analysis carefully, a lot of things did indeed seem suspicious.
For example, he had realized previously that this fake Skywalker sword didn''t have a sword spirit.
How could a sword ranked seventh on the list of spirit swords not have a sword spirit?
But Mr Bai had exined to him that it was precisely because the Skywalker sword was ranked seventh that the process for summoning its sword spirit was moreplicated than for an ordinary sword... Mr Lu hadn''t had this sword long, so he needed to use it for a period of time until their rapport reached a certain degree before the spirit sword could be summoned.
This was what Mr Bai had said, and simple Mr Lu had believed it without a second thought.
But now that he had calmed down and thought about it, Mr Lu indeed thought that this was all just bullshit!
"My god! I was tricked... what a cunning human!"
Finally realizing that he had been duped, the tears that filled Mr Lu''s eyes flowed uncontrobly down his cheeks.
As a grand "forest fairy" of the Tree n who was on the verge of seeding as a demon god, he had never ever thought that he would actually be tricked to this degree... If word of this incident got out, how would he have the face to face his n ancestors and the people back home?
"How long have you been in the human world?" Little Silver couldn''t help asking.
"It''s already been... two hundred years..." said Mr Lu, wiping at his tears.
"In the past two hundred years, didn''t you properly study Huaxiu''snguage?"
"No... what I took were all crash courses..."
No wonder!
Little Silver couldn''t help sighing on the spot when he heard this. "Human culture is broad and profound. Huaxiu''s culture alone requires a long period of study. Crash courses are useless; you still have to study the foundation of the culture. Actually, I also haven''t been here long."
Mr Lu was startled. "Exalted immortal, you''re also not human?"
"...When the time is right, you''ll know who I am."
Little Silver''s lips twitched; these words sounded a little strange, though there didn''t seem to be anything wrong with them. He pointed back at the vi. "My master is still inside."
Master...
Mr Lu''s eyes widened; he remembered that this word meant "owner."
He had already seen and acknowledged Little Silver''s strength, and one of the two people inside whom he had yet to meet was actually this silver-haired young man''s owner? How strong was his master...
Mr Lu had now alreadypletely lost the desire to fight.
Little Silver snapped his fingers and undid the intrinsic spirit field.
Mr Lu knelt down, head to the ground. "Exalted immortal! My wretched self was deeply tricked and came here on orders. I am willing to be a witness to expose President Bai''s repulsive conduct!"
"...I can''t make this decision. It''s still better for you to talk to my master!"
Little Silver pursed his lips. "I''ll spare your life for now! You''ve been in the human world for two hundred years, but haven''t carefully studied Huaxiu''s culture; it''s clear that you suffer from ack of culture! Nowadays, if you don''t study properly, you can''t even use the name of the noodles when you eat them..."
"What... what noodles?"
"Shit noodles!"
"..."
...
Elsewhere, the water friends match organized by Daoist Guang had officially started, and everyone was about to parachute down at that moment. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took off his headphones because he had felt both Little Silver''s and the intruder''s auras disappear. He immediately guessed that Little Silver had discharged his intrinsic spirit field and moved the battle site.
The intruder had been harboring a lot of murderous intent. Although it had just been a sh, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that this person''s origin wasn''t simple; his strength wasn''t ordinary, and it was likely to be almost at Itinerant Immortal level. The man gave Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal the same sense of oppression that Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, had back then.
He felt that this person might not be easy to deal with...
However, at that moment, the auras of both individuals suddenly reappeared!
It was just that the intruder''s aura had be extremely weak...
Then, Little Silver jumped down directly from the first floor through the hole he had punched open, holding up a badly battered Mr Lu like a chicken. He threw Mr Lu behind Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling.
He pped his hands. "I settled it!"
"The hell? So fast?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was indescribably stunned.
Little Silver gave a thumbs-up and couldn''t help giving his praise. "Master''s crispy noodle snack is too awesome!"
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that the badly battered Mr Lu was actually sobbing quietly like a lovelorn girl.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What''s wrong with him?"
Little Silver sighed. "Yet another typical case of a broken heart from being swindled through online shopping."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Mr Lu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wang Ling, who was ying the game, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. "Exalted gods! I was blind as a bat! I am willing to expose President Bai!"
"..."
Wang Ling was looking at the game map with a calm face. He waspletely focused on the game and paid no attention to anything else as he wondered where would be the best ce for him tond...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also put his headphones on again. He knew that when Wang Ling was concentrating, he wouldn''t pay attention to anything else. The most important thing to him right now was the game. So it was no use talking about Mr Lu''s matter now; everything had to wait until the game was over.
When Mr Lu saw Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal ignore him, he suddenly felt nervous. "Exalted gods! Every word I say is true! Please forgive me, great immortals!
"Exalted gods, I was wrong! I was really wrong!
"Exalted gods, I..."
At this moment, blue veins popped on Wang Ling''s forehead and he took out a mousepad and threw it at Mr Lu''s face.
It was too fast, and done almost all in one breath.
Before Mr Lu could react, the mousepad hit him.
Wang Ling had just randomly thrown it, but Mr Lu was sent flying along with the mousepad to smash into the basement wall. While he didn''t go through the wall, he did crack it...
"..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard the noise behind him. Even without turning around, he could already imagine the mess behind him... He was going to have to pay for renovation works once again...
Little Silver broke into a sweat; he had forgotten to tell Mr Lu that it was better not to disturb his master when was ying games!
Looking at Mr Lu, who was embedded in the wall, Little Silver called out his name softly. "Mr Lu? Are you... still alive?"
Mr Lu fell to the floor with a swollen face and gave Little Silver a thumbs-up...
He had survived; like Demon Tyrant Schr, he was tenacious in staying alive... A nod to the series "Detective Conan."One of the aliases of Song Shuhang, the protagonist of the xuanhuan novel "Cultivation Chat Group."Biangbiang noodles is a noodle dish popr in China''s Shaanxi province. The character for ''biang'' is notoriously difficult to write; the substitute character used here in ''bianbian noodles'' can mean to piss or shit.
Chapter 495 The Big Shot You’re Looking For is Sitting There
This mousepad struck Mr Lu''s face, the throw almost killing him on the spot... It was a good thing Wang Ling had just thrown it carelessly and hadn''t exerted his full strength.
Mr Lu had never met Wang Ling before, and had absolutely no idea how strong the "master" that the silver-haired young man had mentioned was. However, after Wang Ling''s throw, Mr Lu could now be considered thoroughly enlightened. It was very obvious that the teenager who was currently ying a game was an absolute senior big shot.
A mousepad had almost directly sent him to hell; who knew what terrible things could happen if this senior truly got angry...
Little Silver looked at Mr Lu, who was lying on the ground and twitching slightly. Mr Lu''s Spell of Creation and Rebirth was still being inhibited by Little Silver''s thick phlegm. His wound wasn''t irreparable, it was just healing at a snail''s pace, so it looked like a "serious injury."
When Mr Lu looked up, his face was covered in green tree blood. It was clear that Wang Ling hadn''t thrown the mousepad lightly just now; the swelling on his face was even bigger than before, and looked like a severe internal injury.
If it hadn''t been for Little Silver''s phlegm, Mr Lu would have recovered easily. Little Silver counted on his fingers. From this point, it would still be another twenty minutes before the inhibitory effect of his phlegm disappeared.
Little Silver began to worry about Mr Lu''s condition. "I say, are you really alright?"
"I... have broken ribs... But I can... just about endure it..." Mr Lu struggled to speak as hey face down on the floor and made the OK sign with his hand.
This level of injury was already his limit. If Wang Ling hit him again before he was fully recovered, Mr Lu was certain he would die.
Little Silverforted him quietly. "You managed to survive a blow from Master, so you''re actually quite tough... given your current state, it''s better for you not to move. Once my phlegm... ah, no, I mean my saliva C once the effect of my saliva wears off, you can use your Spell of Creation and Rebirth."
"..." Lying on his stomach, Mr Lu looked heartbroken.
Whether it was phlegm or saliva, it was in fact no longer important...
Little Silver crouched down beside Mr Lu and couldn''t help asking, "You said before that you came here to kill the green-furred dog?"
Mr Lu nodded. "That''s right... I had two assignments in total today; killing the green-furred dog was one of them. But it seems I got it wrong."
"You didn''t."
At a loss for words, Little Silver pointed at Wang Ling. "My master is also the owner of that green-furred dog."
Mr Lu: "..."
Little Silver had just been asking randomly, but he realized that he had asked something interesting.
"Just now, you said you had a second assignment?"
At this point, Mr Lu had already decided to switch sides, and he didn''t n to hide anything at all C he had to send that swindler President Bai to jail!
"President Bai gave me the first assignment. The second assignment is from the intelligence organization working with President Bai, called Mo Immortal Castle."
"Mo Immortal Castle?" This name stunned Little Silver; he vaguely remembered hearing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal talk about this organization.
"What did they want you to do?"
"They said that there''s an expert, who looks like a teenager, that has been opposing them all this time. Thus, they negotiated with President Bai to send me to test this expert''s skill," Mr Lu exined in detail. "ording to the information provided by Mo Immortal Castle, that expert lives in a vi on East Huang Road."
A vi on East Huang Road...
Little Silver was dumbstruck once again.
East Huang Road was very long, and if Mr Lu had mentioned just the road itself, Little Silver would have thought nothing of it. But speaking of a vi on East Huang Road, he reacted almost immediately.
A vi in such a remote ce... what other family could it be...
Speaking up to this point, Mr Luughed mockingly as hey face down on the floor. "I can barely walk in my current state, it''s definitely impossible for me to go pick a fight with that young-looking expert..."
Little Silver''s lips twitched and he couldn''t help dropping his forehead into his hand as he looked at Mr Lu. "Actually... I know the young-looking senior expert you''re talking about..."
"You know him? Who is he?" Mr Lu asked incredulously.
Little Silver pointed at Wang Ling once again. "It''s the person who hit you with a mousepad just now..."
"..."
Mr Lu already couldn''t help swearing in his heart.
...
At that moment, the water friends match which Daoist Guang had organized had already officially started.
There were a lot of people gathered in the live stream room. The wave of activity generated by this custom water friends match directly led to yet another surge in poprity for Daoist Guang; the number of people watching the live stream had already reached five million.
Daoist Guang had achieved this number after live streaming for just a few hours two days ago. Some people even predicted in the bullet messages that Daoist Guang''s live stream numbers today might directly break ten million...
What was the concept of ten million?
If Daoist Guang really achieved this number, he would directly make history as the fastest live streamer to hit ten million viewers on the cultivation live stream tform.
"Daoist Guang is pretty awesome." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a look at the audience numbers and tsked in his heart. He recalled when he had first set up the cultivation forum back then; it had taken him several years of operation before the number of daily active users on the forum hit a stable ten million. In a little over a week, Daoist Guang had broken five million while today, it might very well break ten million...
In addition, based on the current rate of advancement and level of user activity on the cultivation live streaming tform, it was possible that Daoist Guang''s live stream viewers might in fact surpass one hundred million in the future.
Daoist Guang had always said that he wanted to study how to make figurines. After turning his audience into his believers, he would have them put his figurines up in their homes and burn incense to the figurines whenever they were free...
The bullet messages in the live stream room were unusually lively. Daoist Guang had alreadynded, a rifle in his hand. He was looking around for a katana as he walked along, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could hear him say, "Ladies and gentlemen, please rest assured. If I find a katana, I''ll throw this lousy gun away immediately. You can now ce your bets and see how many water friends I can kill today."
The live streamgged a little, so Daoist Guang in fact didn''t need to worry that some of the water friends taking part in the match would be watching the live stream with a secret n.
The bet was already open, but now wasn''t the time for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to ce his wager; he and Wang Ling were still drifting in the air while on the other side, Daoist Guang had already picked up some basic equipment.
Wang Ling had chosen a very strange angle, and they touched down at a distant military base on the map; yers called this ce an "airfield."
Actually, they hadnded a littlete.
Uponnding, Wang Ling noticed that there was already a kill notification in the top right corner of the public screen.
yer "TTXS" has used "UZI" to killed yer "CHENsongBAI"...
TTXS...
The ID made Wang Ling''s lips twitch despite himself.
DAY DAY GO UP?
Who was this guy... TTXS is an acronym of the pinyin for ''Tian Tian Xiang Shang,'' which literally trantes to "day day go up." The full phrase "good good study, day day up" is a deliberate literal mistrantion of the ssic saying "study diligently and make progress daily."
Chapter 496 Anti-Cheat Punishment Software
Wang Ling felt that there weren''t likely to be many people who shared the same way of thinking as him, and this TTXS gave him a very familiar feeling.
If only he could sense the other party''s aura...
Wang Ling mused in his heart. Just like Daoist Guang had said, spells didn''t work in a digital game like this, except for the auxiliary spells which could enhance the six senses. Aural perception or the Heavenly Eye were of no use... A lot of cultivators liked to open their Heavenly Eye during a fight to avoid illusions since it could be used to strip away what was fake and leave what was real behind. But if you really ran into a Voldemort in a ghillie suit lying in the grass, the Heavenly Eye wouldn''t be of any use at all.
The first reason was that it was real data.
The second reason was that Voldemorts really knew how toy low...
The only thing Wang Ling could do was use some minor spells like Daoist Guang had to enhance his hearing and sight. Casting a spell on himself technically wasn''t a cheat; it could be considered a strategic "physical, external cheat," just like how some yers liked to rig a focal lens in front of theputer to create a magnified effect.
But in a light-hearted contest like a water friends match, Wang Ling knew that there would definitely be cheaters, and more than just one of them.
That was when how good the software you bought mattered.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Lingnded, the total number of people on the screen had already dropped to eighty.
It hadn''t even been three minutes since the start of the game.
One yer with the ID SNAKE had already appeared in a stream of kill notifications; furthermore, almost all of his kills had been headshots.
"Brother Ling, someone''s using cheats... what should we do?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the screen and his lips twitched. He didn''t need to read the bullet messages to know that everyone was definitely already swearing.
"F**k! Still want to use cheats in this type of match! Everyone just wants to y with Lord Ind, so rotten!"
"Lord Ind, please check this ID and don''t let him take part in the water friends match next time..."
"I''m guessing this person is probably a fan of another live streamer and deliberately came over here to cause trouble!"
The water friends whom this SNAKE had killed at the beginning of the game rushed to the live stream room one after another and sent theirints in bullet messages to Lord Ind.
Wang Ling didn''t pay too much attention to them. When theynded, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal followed Wang Ling into a building to pick up some things. They only searched one floor, but managed to pick up bulletproof vests, helmets, rifles and x scopes... When they reached the second floor, they opened the door to one room and immediately found First Aid Kits, painkillers and energy drinks...
After a two-minute search of the building, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were fully equipped just like that, with level three outfits, a sniper rifle and a rifle each, frying pans that hung behind them, and knapsacks full of ammunition and heal items.
Why were they so lucky today?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned. "..."
When he had yed solo in the past, he had had to plunder several buildings one after another before finding what he wanted. The biggest headache was that there were a lot of times when he couldn''t find a backpack, so even if he did find something, he couldn''t pick it up!
The truth was that this had to do with the ongoing effect of the Great Fortune Spell that Wang Ling had cast previously.
Of course, this effect would vanish today.
This was why Wang Ling thought that games were really boring...
In this game, the majority of yers delighted in focusing on looking for supplies and essories, and then wiping out other yers after that.
But for Wang Ling, as long as the Great Fortune Spell was in effect, the fun of finding supplies no longer existed.
Since the start of the game, the only fun Wang Ling had experienced so far was parachuting down.
This thing was just like a parachuting simtor...
...
At that time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the number of people left. Six minutes had passed in the game, and only sixty people remained. The yer with the ID "SNAKE" was still using his cheat to wildly ughter other water friends.
The water friends grumbled incessantly, and this mysterious SNAKE who hade out of nowhere sent a brazen, high priority bullet message in the live stream room: "I''m on the iron tower at the airfield. If you think you can stick your head out, expose it if you dare, I''ll kill you!"
Except for the number one fan in the live stream room, the rest of the water friends had to fork out money to send a high priority bullet message, at fifty HNY per message.
The live stream roompletely exploded with bullet messages.
"F**k! Too arrogant!"
"Are the people who use cheats nowadays all this abusive?"
...
"Brother Ling, should we go punish this yer?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
The building they were in right now was in fact within range of the airfield, though it was on the fringes.
However, they actually weren''t far from the iron tower that SNAKE had mentioned. The tower was in fact a tall crane next to office building C in the center of the airfield map, and the yersmonly called it "youtiao."
The terrain here was very high and it was the easiest position from which to kill people.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wanted to go punish this yer who was using cheats, and Wang Ling actually wasn''t really against it. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in his team and was thus involuntarily covered in the halo of the Great Fortune Spell.
The bnce of fortune was on their side; even if someone was using cheats, the yer wouldn''t be able to kill them.
But not long after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s words, there was another notification on the public screen...
yer "TTXS" used "UZI" to kill yer "SNAKE" with a headshot.
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal never imagined that before they could make a move, this SNAKE would already be punished by someone else!
And Wang Ling noticed that the person who killed SNAKE was actually the "TTXS" he had taken note of earlier...
...
At the same time, in the study at the Wang family''s small vi, Father Wang cheered. "Beautiful, Little Ming!"
Father Wang had long guessed that most of the yers in this water friends match would likely use cheats, so before this, he had already gotten Little Ming to research anti-cheat punishment software. Wang Ming had in fact used his side ount to secretly infiltrate this group of one hundred people for this water friends match. It was Father Wang who had arranged this in advance.
Father Wang''s and Wang Ming''s voice windows were currently connected.
"Hehe, Uncle Wang, you tter me, it was a piece of cake."
Wang Mingughed in a very maic voice. "But I also overlooked some things. When I''d spent three minutes designing this anti-cheat software, I identally left out the reverse tracking mechanism, so I didn''t have a way to determine the location of these cheaters. After I disposed of this cheater, it took me ten seconds just now to add this mechanism."
"..."
Father Wang sweated a little.
"But this kind of cheater probably unlocked infinite health, right?" Lie Mengmeng asked.
Wang Ming shook his head. "No use. My bullets are invincible. They can kill with headshots, even with a pistol."
Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Father Wang''sugh was like a lotus opening up. "Ha ha ha ha! That''s really great! Those cheaters are the worst!"
Wang Ming: "Don''t worry, uncle, you can just y, I''ll deal with the cheaters."
"Mm."
Father Wang nodded, reassured. "But then again... can those yers who died earlier be resurrected?"
Wang Ming: "Uncle Wang, you want to resurrect them? No problem!"
Lie Mengmeng was startled. "The hell?! Is that possible?"
Wang Ming''s tone was very confident. "As long as their deaths were caused by cheaters, it''s not a problem. I just need to write a plugin for my anti-cheat punishment software."
Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng: "..."
Wang Ming: "I''ll call this plugin: Samsara of Heavenly Life!"
Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng: "..." This is a reincarnation jutsu from the series ''Naruto.''
Chapter 497 Cheats Adjudicator
After the yer with the ID SNAKE was punished by Wang Ming with a headshot kill...
Sitting in front of the screen in an upscale apartment in Jinghua, an unkempt and scruffy fat nerd took his hands off the keyboard and sighed deeply.
As he ate his instant noodles, he spoke on the phone. "Hello... is that Brother Baboon?"
A voice as rough as a baboon''s came over the line. "Mission aplished?"
The fat nerd answered nkly, "No... failed..."
"Failed? Didn''t you use cheats?" On the other end of the line, the man''s eyes were full of disbelief.
This Brother Baboon was a game live streamer who had been cklisted by "Focus Report" a while back for using cheats and because of his rotten temperament. After that program ran his story, he knew it was over for him C he had been cklisted by all the tforms, and he would perhaps never have the opportunity to make aeback in the future.
This had upset Brother Baboon for a very long time, so after careful scheming, he decided to take revenge on the most popr live streamers on the Inte. He would arrange for water friends to use cheats in each of these live streamers'' games and have them experience the lowest points of gaming for themselves.
Daoist Guang''s water friends match was in fact a little experiment before Brother Baboon''s all-out revenge attack, but he had never ever thought that the person he had set up in the game would actually fail.
In front of this interrogation, the fat nerd also looked baffled. "I also feel it''s very strange... I clearly unlocked infinite health, but I was still killed with a headshot by the other party using an Uzi; the other party must be an immortal, too..."
"That''s impossible!"
Brother Baboon shook his head. "The cheat I bought is the most expensive one online! The monthly rental is two hundred thousand! When the game is updated, so is this cheat! There''s no middleman involved!"
"But Brother Baboon, this person''s cheat is really more awesome than ours. If you don''t believe me, open the live stream room, we can try and analyze it." The fat nerd didn''t know how to exin it as he stirred his noodles with a fork.
He opened Daoist Guang''s live stream room as he said this.
Then, a mouthful of instant noodles sprayed directly onto the screen. "Pu!"
"What''s wrong?" Brother Baboon asked.
The fat nerd pointed at the screen, a noodle strand hanging out of one nostril. "What... what the f**k! Brother Baboon... all the people I killed just now have been resurrected!"
Brother Baboon: "..."
...
For one moment in Daoist Guang''s live stream room, the group of water friends that had been killed previously were all indescribably roused.
The number of viewers in the live stream room immediately jumped to eight million...
Sometimes, just watching a live streamer punish those cheaters could already hook more fans. But there were actually live streamers now who could get someone to directly reverse cheats and bring all the people who had been killed by cheats back to life... This operation left many people speechless for a moment.
"So this TTXS is an anti-cheat punishment expert that Daoist Guang found?"
"The hell! Lord Ind is awesome! Where did he find this big shot?!"
"Once I enter Light Chaser Sect, I swear I''ll be a Light Chaser for the rest of my life! I''ll never regret being a Light Chaser! Lord Ind is awesome!"
"I''ve be a fan! I already hated those cheaters to begin with, it feels so good to see the live streamer fix them!"
This incident not only gave Daoist Guang''s Light Chasers face, even casual fans felt proud at this scene.
Daoist Guang saw a crazy increase in his fan tag numbers at that moment, and he was so swamped with wave upon wave of gifts that he couldn''t read out all the names.
And this scene, which could be called a miraculous "resurrection," instantly became a hot topic, and the link to Daoist Guang''s live stream room was shared in a frenzy by online users.
Only Daoist Guang himself had a dumb expression on his face.
What anti-cheat punishment expert?
He had never invited one over!
...
Elsewhere, at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nced at his phone with a face full of amazement. "This Brother TTXS is pretty awesome..."
In fact, he could pretty much guess the identity of this "TTXS."
How many people were there in Huaxiu who could develop this type of uncanny anti-cheat punishment software as well as perfectly infiltrate the game to bring about a theoretically impossible resurrection miracle?
To directly infiltrate the game terminal, modify the death records of those who had been killed by cheats in the game, and resurrect them C even Little ck didn''t have this ability!
In Huaxiu, the only person who could surpass Little ck''s skill in this respect was Wang Ming.
Moreover, even if Little ck had the skill to directly sneak into the game terminal to modify the data, any traces he might leave behind would be grounds for awsuit by the people of the gamepany, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
After all, this was hacking.
But if it was Wang Ming... he didn''t have to worry about this issue at all.
Leaving aside the fact whether thepany would even to begin with catch Wang Ming sneaking in through the cracks of the game, even if they did want to investigate his identity, they would in the end still retreat.
President Qi and General Yi were on the same level; even if the gamepany wouldn''t give Wang Ming face, in the end, there was still President Qi...
For one moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned this thought over in his mind.
Because there was a problem he found very strange. If "TTXS" was Wang Ming, it was impossible for him to have been expressly invited by Daoist Guang to take part in this match.
In fact, Daoist Guang didn''t know that Wang Ling had a cousin called Wang Ming at all... they weren''t even chat friends, why would they y games together?
So there was only one final answer...
Wang Ming''s participation had most likely been arranged by someone else.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that Mother Wang didn''t y games, and Loopy Toad was with Wei Zhi today...
After Brother Ling, who was the person Brother Wang Ming obeyed the most in the Wang family?
In his heart, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already had the answer.
So now it was all very clear...
This "TTXS" was definitely Brother Wang Ming.
And it was definitely Brother Ling''s father, Senior Wang, who had invited him over.
As for Senior Wang''s ID in the game, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also had an answer.
He had heard that number one fan "Brother Sleep" mention online novels earlier; if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s guess was correct, this Brother Sleep was most likely Senior Wang.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the number of people in the game after the Samsara of Heavenly Life plugin had taken effect and resurrected yers.
In the top right corner of the screen, the current number of people was eighty-seven.
All the water friends who had been killed by cheats had been resurrected.
By now, it had already been a long time since the start of the game.
At that moment, the system sent a prompt: Thirty seconds to the next circle contraction...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was shocked. "Not good, Brother Ling! We need to run from the circle!"
He nudged Wang Ling and then immediately opened the map.
Then, he was amazed to discover that the building they were in was at the very center of the safe zone.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "???"
"Ei..."
Wang Ling sighed with boredom.
Because of the "Great Fortune Spell," he knew that the building he was in right now was one hundred percent the final god-blessed circle.
So, no matter how much the circle shrunk in the end...
Wherever he was, was the center of the safe zone...
"..." It was the first time Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that the game could actually be so boring.
...
On that day, after the water friends match had ended, Little Silver asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal curiously, "Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing! What does it feel like to y with Master?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled and said, "All you need to do is lie back."
Little Silver: "..."This is adapted from the tagline for a secondhand car app.
Chapter 498 I’ll Grab a Bite of Broccoli Salad and Chill Out...
Actually, whatever Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was thinking of, Wang Ling had naturally already considered it.
It was just that he couldn''t be absolutely sure...
ying the same game as his spirit beast was already a very magical experience; adding a yer whom he suspected was his father into the mix instantly gave Wang Ling an indescribable feeling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling were lying on the roof of the military base in the breeze, bored to death. On their left was "youtiao" and on their right was building C, which happened to be set at an angle. In their prone positions, they were surrounded by walls, and the angle was very tricky; unless people rushed into the building, they couldn''t be detected, not even if the yers stood on "youtiao."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s heart was close to crumbling.
The only difference between this utterck of gamey and turning into a box as soon as younded was that they were fully equipped with supplies and heal items but couldn''t exhibit their use at all...
So, their current state was... two human boxes?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought this was an aptparison.
He realized that as long as he was with Wang Ling, there wouldn''t be such a thing as a god-cursed circle, not in his entire life.
When other people yed games, whether or not they could encounter the god-blessed circle depended on luck. When Wang Ling yed games, whether or not he could encounter the god-blessed circle depended on Wang Ling.
Where Wang Ling was, so was the safe zone...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thought at first that ying the game with Wang Ling would be a very exciting experience.
It was a real pity that their first time was worse than he had imagined...
A lifeless Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took off his headphones and stood up.
Little Silver: "Grenade-Throwing, you''re not ying anymore?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said woodenly, "I''m going to go grab a bite of broli sd to chill out..."
Little Silver: "But... you''re in the middle of a game."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled slightly. "It''s fine C with Brother Ling around, I can win even if I use my feet to y."
Wang Ling and Little Silver: "..."
...
It truly wasn''t a great gaming experience. Since he seldom yed, Wang Ling had actually really wanted to perform. However, because of the Great Fortune Spell, there was no way that he could perform today. Actually, the most critical point was that once the Great Fortune Spell was activated, the biggest headache about it was that it couldn''t simply be canceled.
Wang Ling knew that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was having a terrible gaming experience; not everyone had the nature to be kings atying low.
At that time, he saw that the system''s third circle contraction was already over. When he opened the map for a look... Sure enough, they were still in the middle of the safe zone.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal went to get his broli sd, Wang Ling suddenly thought of a way to possibly verify whether or not this number one fan "Brother Sleep" was Father Wang.
When Wang Ling had gone out today, he knew that Lie Mengmeng and Father Wang had been in the study. There would be several days each month when Father Wang would go crazy over the novel, and Lie Mengmeng would specially drop by to urge Father Wang to speed up his updates.
The book The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King was now on track, and Father Wang generally wasn''t in the habit of amassing drafts; all the draft chapters that he had stored up before the book''s release had already been used up in the first month after its debut for the sake of securing monthly votes.
Plus, this water friends match which Daoist Guang had organized had been going on since the morning... Wang Ling remembered that Brother Sleep, this "number one fan," had been very active in the live stream room as he promoted the event and also engaged in lively chitchat.
That was to say, if Lie Mengmeng had personally dropped by to press for updates but Father Wang still hadn''t updated his novel today, then there was definitely something wrong.
Curious, Wang Ling opened the novel software app to take a casual look.
Sure enough, it was exactly as he had thought there weren''t any chapter updates for Father Wang''s novel today!
Hm... solid proof!
Wang Ling looked at the book review section for Father Wang''s novel. Because it hadn''t been updated all morning, the "demand more" party had already built high-rises in the review section.
Should he send a book review?
Suddenly, Wang Ling felt like being cheeky.
About ten secondster, Wang Ling''s book review was finished: Shocked! Some novel writer is ignoring his job to y a game with Lord Ind, the famous rookie live streamer!
It was a very short sentence and Wang Ling didn''t even put down Father Wang''s game ID.
But he believed the review would definitely have an explosive effect.
After all, no one knew how scary it was to have a bunch of readers moring incessantly for an author to dress up in women''s clothes aspensation...
...
Elsewhere, in the study at the Wang family''s small vi, Father Wang and Daoist Guang were coordinating very well together. They had killed five men in total, Daoist Guang three and Father Wang two... Father Wang actually didn''t think he had a talent for games at all, but there were times when he just wanted to y.
Earlier, Father Wang had sent Daoist Guang a private message exining that he was the one who had invited the anti-cheat punishment expert over. Of course, Father Wang didn''t say who it was exactly, just that it was a friend.
Sometimes the word "friend" was really an exnation for everything.
If there was something that you couldn''t exin clearly, the right way to do it was to push it onto your "friend"!
At that moment, Father Wang''s cell phone on the table vibrated. Seeing that Wang Ming had sent him a voice message, Father Wang quickly turned off the microphone connection to Daoist Guang. He and Lord Ind were in one team and acting in concert; if he didn''t turn off the microphone, his private conversation with Wang Ming would be recorded.
"Uncle, can I ask you something? Is Ling Ling at home today?"
"Ling Ling? He''s at home. He''s been busy recently revising for the midterm exams," Father Wang quickly replied.
"At home. All right, I see." Wang Ming''s lips curled as heughed since he already had an answer in his mind.
Father Wang felt that Wang Ming''sugh sounded strange, so he couldn''t help warning him, "Don''t you dare take your little brother out to y games; you already graduated by the time you were his age, but he''s not as smart as you C he can''t keep his grades down in the average range like I told him to!"
Keep... keep his grades down... erm...
Wang Ming opened his mouth, but in the end didn''t have the courage to refute Father Wang.
What he actually wanted to say was that sometimes, those who could y at keeping their grades down were the real big shots...
After the third circle contraction, the number of people had gone down to sixty again.
This was in fact quite a normal figure, but Father Wang looked at the kill notifications on the public screen and noticed that a person with the ID "WF" had used a 98K to kill three people with a headshot in session.
"Little Ming, can you check whether this WF is using cheats?" Father Wang said.
Five secondster, Wang Ming''s message came through. "No, this person isn''t a cheater, but an expert. He has very precise marksmanship, and has currently killed seven people, all with headshots."
"So amazing?" Father Wang tsked. Sure enough, there were still experts around in this game!
"Do you need me to get rid of this person?" Wang Ming smiled.
"Don''t! Since he isn''t cheating, it''s fine. Although uncle is bad at this, I still have integrity!"
Wang Ming facepalmed. "Uncle... if you have integrity, you should be typing now..."
"..." Hearing this, Father Wang was actually unable to respond.
Behind Father Wang, Lie Mengmeng nodded his head frantically like a chicken pecking at rice.ording to Qidian''s system, VIP readers can support their favorite novels with monthly votes, thus boosting the book''s profile.
Chapter 499 Wang Zilong Is Here!
Wang Ming was hiding in a small two-story building. It was a very safe position which Wang Ming''s game character "TTXS" had selected after intelligently calcting the safe zone''s location after thest circle contraction and the yers'' nearby travel routes.
Based on the software''s calction results, the game character would prioritize the safest and closest location with cover and a rtively wide range of view, and move into position itself.
As a cheats adjudicator specialist, Wang Ming had constantly debugged and improved his anti-cheat software, to the point it felt like the character in the game had a soul of its own and was able to operate automatically.
Wang Ming didn''t even need to use the mouse or keyboard; he just needed to use voice input to issue instructions.
"TTXS" was currently crouched on the balcony on the second floor of this house. No one could approach him from behind, and whatever direction his muzzle was aimed in, there were sure to be people walking into its view.
But "TTXS" hadn''t upied this dominant position in the small building for very long when Wang Ming immediately issued amand: "TTXS, move immediately! Find WF''s location!"
Although Father Wang had already said not to worry about the other party, Wang Ming was still a little concerned about the yer with the ID "WF."
Perhaps... this was the intuition of a brother-con!
Anyway, this "WF" made Wang Ming ufortable.
While the character "TTXS" moved on its own to track down WF''s specific location, Wang Ming also swiftly cut out of the screen and his fingers flew over the keyboard as he searched for the terminal code to try and find information on this "WF."
He had been able to directly modify the data on deaths in the gamepany''s terminal and bring those water friends that had already died back with the "Samsara of Heavenly Life"C looking for information on a person was a piece of cake.
As Wang Ming worked, President Qi watched from the side, a cup of fairy coffee in his hands. "Tch, is it worth doing all this for a game?"
"My uncle rarely asks me to help out, of course I have to do it," Wang Ming said.
"You''re doing it for your brother, I suppose?" President Qi asked.
Wang Ming: "..."
President Qiughed. "Let me remind you, Zhai Yin will be back in thirty minutes."
As soon as Zhai Yin was mentioned, faint signs of sweat already appeared on Wang Ming''s forehead. "There''s still time, there''s still time..."
Deliberately chatting inanely with Wang Ming, President Qi in the end realized that it didn''t affect Wang Ming''s productivity at all. Personal information on yers was important data for the gamepany, and there were many measures in ce to protect them. In theory, it was much harder to retrieve personal information than to modify the data on a water friend''s death at the terminal.
It also involved the gamepany''s security measures; what Wang Ming was trying to do now was steal this "WF" ID''s yer information without being detected by the gamepany''s defense system.
Judging from Wang Ming''s expression, it was too easy...
Less than a minuteter, Wang Ming had already given his IP address the highest level of clearance as he hacked into the gamepany''sputers.
"Tch, so quick?"
President Qi couldn''t help sighing; when all was said and done, Wang Ming had the strongest brain.
Back when he had been young, President Qi had also been able to perform simr operations, but in the end he still hadn''t been as fast as Wang Ming was now. President Qi felt that in his prime, it would still take him at least five minutes to sneak in and steal a yer''s information.
Still, President Qi couldn''t help asking, "You infiltrated them so quickly, they shouldn''t be able to detect you, right?"
Wang Ming shook his head. "No way C if they find me, I''ll cut my brain open for you to take a look."
President Qi: "Actually... I''ve always wanted to do that."
Wang Ming: "..."
President Qi: "You can change your name; don''t use Wang Xiaoer on your fake ID card anymore... it''s so old-fashioned!"
Wang Ming: "What do you mean, president?"
President Qi: "Just change your name to Wang Zilong."
Wang Ming: "???"
President Qiughed. "You''re popping in and out of the gamepany''s client information like it''s Changban... shouldn''t you give the security consultants some face?"
Wang Ming: "..."
While Wang Ming''s hack had been a sess, retrieving the data still took some time. Regrputers wouldn''t be able to analyze this massive amount of data, and it really was difficult to precisely single out one person in the vast swarm of yer data C it would have been really impossible without the research institute''sputers.
But speaking about searching for data, it suddenly urred to Wang Ming that he really had to find time to meet Wang Ling soon.
The data from the sword qi left behind on the tattered Daoist robe from Daoist Guang had already yielded a reverse trail.
But the data coordinates were very strange as it seemed to be located inside the Gate Between Worlds and yet not.
Wang Ming felt that he needed to find time to exin this matter clearly to Wang Ling face to face. The oue of the data analysis was a series of encryption codes... he wouldn''t be able to exin them clearly just through an online chat.
While Wang Ming was thinking this, theputer search results came out.
Online games now required user verification.
This "WF" ID was no exception.
Wang Ming also saw the real name registered for this ID: Fang Xing.
"Fang Xing?" Wang Ming scratched his chin.
Wasn''t this the kid who had been harassing his family''s Wang Ling recently?
After seeing this name, Wang Ming made up his mind.
He was going to get rid of this guy...
...
Elsewhere, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already returned after eating his broli sd. He saw that his and Wang Ling''s characters were still lying unmoving on the roof.
At that moment, the fourth circle had already shrunk, and the number of people was already less than fifty.
But he and Wang Ling were still in the center of the safe zone...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal got up to take a look. Actually, he thought that the second half of the game would be a little more interesting now that the circle was a little smaller. At the very least he would be able to spot people on the map and shoot... Since the start of the game, he had yet to use his fully-loaded M416 silencer to shoot any of his 5.56mm bullets!
"105 Blue House. Someone''s on the second floor." At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly heard Wang Ling''s telepathicmunication.
Wow! Finally!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal switched to a 4x scope; he knew it was time for him to show off what he could do.
When he opened his scope to take a look, sure enough, he could see a figure moving around in the window of the blue house that Wang Ling had mentioned.
"Brother Ling, look at me!"
Bang! A shot!
Bang! Two shots!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very confident in his marksmanship. The first shot had knocked the person''s helmet off, and the second one had hit his bulletproof vest. As long as his third shot hit the other party in the head, this person would undoubtedly die.
But when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pulled the trigger a third time, he discovered that this person had already fallen down.
And the one who had killed him hadn''t been Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal...
He looked at the top right corner of the public screen.
WF!
F**k! His kill had been stolen from him!Zilong, moremonly known as Zhao Yun, was a military general who, during the Battle of Changban, went in to save warlord Liu Bei''s son and wife.
Chapter 500 Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals "Bang" Performance
This was the rare opportunity that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been waiting for, and just when he had the chance to show off, someone stole his kill! He could only describe this act in two phrases: 1. Made his blood boil 2. Crazy!
But he wasn''t in a position to say too much. After all, it wasmonce for more than one yer to aim at the same target. It could only be said that the water fan had bad luck: two sniper experts had shot at him at the same time, and ultimately he didn''t even know how he had died.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that there was no reason to be too anxious; there were still forty-six people left, so he still had plenty of chances to show off. Thetest safe zone now covered the entire airfield penins on the map. After seeing this new safe zone, the yers still alive would undoubtedly head in the direction of the airfield from the other major cities on the map.
But in order to approach the airfield penins, they had to take a speedboat or swim across the river, otherwise they could only cross the bridge by force.
Usually, if the safe zone was in the airfield penins, there were sure to be people keeping watch and waiting to rob others at the bridge.
When there had been a sharp decline from sixty to fifty yers earlier, it had been people rushing the bridge, only to heroically sacrifice themselves...
This hadn''t been a result of a cheat, and was just a typical drop in numbers. If cheats really had been involved, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that Wang Ming would have punished the people responsible already.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could hence already foresee that in a short while, the airfield penins would be the center of a battle on a scale no less than when Li Yunlong had attacked the county seat of Pingan.
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal currently upied a rtively advantageous position; this happened to be in the crane''s blind spot, and anyone standing on "youtiao" would only be able to detect them with great difficulty. Secondly, it was likely no one would expect the final god-blessed circle to be in this house. That was because the other half of the airfield penins was open territory, and generally, when it came down to the decisive battle, the final circle would most likely be in this open area.
In Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s view, the odds that the circle would be centered on this rooftop was as high as the odds of Wang Ling opening his mouth to speak...
Hm...
At this thought, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stole a nce at Wang Ling out of the corner of his eye.
He knew that Wang Ling could read minds, but from the expression on his face, it was clear that he hadn''t done so.
Otherwise, he would already have been scowling...
But conversely, it showed that Wang Ling was seriously focused on the game.
Although his gaming experience this time indeed wasn''t great, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly felt that he was very fortunate to see a totally different side to Wang Ling other than his normal study behavior.
To him, this Brother Ling would forever be his role model.
When he could sense the gradual increase in the number of people close by, Wang Ling''s expression gradually turned serious.
He could already see from afar a lot of small ck dotsing from all directions as more and more people approached the airfield.
But at this distance, he could only see moving pixted dots; unless he used a cheat, he wouldn''t be able to hit them, even with a sniper rifle.
He would need to wait until they drew closer.
Finding a proper angle, Wang Ling opened his scope and aimed at the pixted dots closest to him.
It was a team that was actually on motorbikes, and they would be within shooting range very soon.
"Team from the north-west." Wang Ling spoke telepathically, his voice as cool as ever.
Actually, he felt that he could deal with them himself, but he didn''t want to rob Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal of the opportunity to show off. At the very least, they should actually feel like they were ying the game...
Following Wang Ling''s information, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly aimed at this team; the two of them were in level three outfits and looked like two fatmbs. It looked like one of them was carrying an AWM on his back, which was the ultimate sniper rifle in this game. Unfortunately, these two were really too far away, so Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wouldn''t be able to search through their bags even if they killed them.
"Farewell, bros."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal narrowed his eyes and clicked the mouse. With a clear bang from the 98K in his hand, he directly blew off the level three helmet which one of the yers was wearing.
Just as he was about to shoot a second time...
This person had actually already fallen down and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s second shot was a dead one...
The kill notification popped up on the public screen.
yer "WF" has used "M24" to kill yer PIPIku with a headshot...
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
His kill had been stolen again!!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took even breaths as he did his best to calm down. A turbulent mood could affect his uracy; this was the biggest fear of any excellent sniper. He didn''t want his performance to turn into a "bang" [2. A rtively new colloquial gaming term to mean a yer isme.] just because two of his kills had been stolen.
He drew in a breath and opened his scope as he aimed at that PIPIku''s teammate. "Brother Ling, I''ll definitely kill someone for you to see today!"
Wang Ling: "..."
After his teammate had been killed with a sniper shot, this person swiftly hid in the closest shelter; it was a toilet which was actually in a very bad position. Anyone nearby could throw a grenade inside and kill him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that this person was panicking. Many newbies would be thrown into confusion after their teammates were killed and they weren''t careful in choosing a ce for shelter. Although this toilet would provide cover from bullets, there were small windows on all sides. Unless a yery down on their stomach, their head was easily exposed, which was just asking to die.
After his teammate PIPIku had been shot dead, this person''s level three helmet had been blown off with a shot from WF while the yer had been fleeing to the toilet.
Without a helmet, he could be instantly killed with a headshot, whether it was with a M24 or 98K.
So now was the time to stake everything on hand speed...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal regted his breathing and watched for an opportunity to act.
Less than two secondster, he saw the yer''s head poke up through the toilet window and his reaction was very quick as he swiftly took the shot!
Bang!
After his shot, he saw the system notification.
System notification: yer "WF" has used "M24" to kill yer PIPIku with a headshot...
He couldn''t help swearing. "Shit! That was intentional! This guy is definitely doing it deliberately!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "He targets my targets! Brother Ling, I can''t take it anymore, I''m going to punish him!"
After he said that, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal jumped out before Wang Ling could stop him.
The farther away Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was from Wang Ling''s character in the game, the weaker the effect of Wang Ling''s "Great Fortune Spell" would be for him...
Hm...
After that, it was just as Wang Ling expected.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal never came back... Li Yunlong is the protagonist of the novel ''Drawing Sword'' by famous Chinese writer Duliang. The story revolves around the battle of Pingan county which took ce during the Second Sino-Japanese War.Yes, author''s mistake, unless this yer was also called PIPIku...
Chapter 501 Showdown On Top of The Crane
The moment he was killed with a headshot by WF, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s hands had already dropped from the keyboard.
He had never ever expected WF to pick up that person''s AWM from earlier and then promptly kill him with a headshot! This was the best sniper rifle in the game and it didn''t matter if you were wearing a helmet C no matter how many helmets or much armor you were wearing, one shot was all it took to kill you.
From this distance, even if Wang Ling wanted to provide reinforcement, he wouldn''t make it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was overwhelmed by a sense of uncontroble despair.
He had just wanted to show off a little in front of Wang Ling, but hadn''t expected things to turn out the other way.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed inwardly; It was so hard to y games nowadays...
But he had to admit that this WF''s skills were pretty good.
"Brother Ling, you need to watch out. This person is probably aware of our location." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took his headphones off and spoke to Wang Ling next to him.
Wang Ling grunted quietly.
To be able to restrain Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to this extent, provided it was without using a cheat, was ample proof that WF''s level was very high. Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal imed that he hadn''t yed this game in a very long time, during the period when frenzy over the game at been at its peak, he and Immortal Toya had burst into Huaxiu''s top fifty chart while ying duo mode.
This WF thus had to be ranked in the top fifty at the very least, and he was clearly an old hand who was intimately familiar with the map.
Given the strength of his vision, Wang Ling could see tiny pixted dots moving around on the map without needing to enhance his eyesight. But from start to finish, WF had never revealed his location; he took advantage of various blind spots and would switch covers to conceal his position.
This was enough to demonstrate how superior he was.
But Wang Ling had felt all along that this WF was probably someone close to him...
He narrowed his eyes slightly as he manipted his character and quickly looked for another target within shooting range.
On the other side was another team driving a jeep as they slowly entered firing range...
He had just opened his scope and had yet to make a move when he promptly heard the crisp sound of a gunshot from afar.
"Bang!"
An AWM directly struck the jeep and it exploded on the spot.
System: yer "WF" has used "AWM" to kill yers "Woshizhazhahui,""Woshiguitianle"...
Wang Ling: "..."
Very good...
Wang Ling was now almost certain that this WF was definitely someone close to him and was very likely out to get him...
...
Following WF''s crazy ughter, more and more doubts emerged in Daoist Guang''s live stream room.
This was in fact normal; when a yer''s performance surpassed what regr people could understand, it was inevitable that most people would use him of using cheats. Previously, when Daoist Guang''s live stream had just started to be popr, people had also had doubts about him. It wasn''t until he had killed twenty people with a katana in one go while carrying a little brother that the doubts had noticeably decreased.
When all was said and done, even those trolls hadn''t seen such an operation before, and really hadn''t known how to diss it...
At that time, a super administrator from the cultivation live stream tform had speciallye over to monitor Daoist Guang''s live stream data and had found nothing unusual.
Back then, the steady increase in Daoist Guang''s fans and the continuous support from Light Chasers had been able to some extent to disrupt the trend of people with "good intentions" painstakingly iming that Daoist Guang was cheating.
Frankly speaking, whether he was cheating or not purely depended on whether the audience bought it or not...
For someone who yed so well, unless his identity matched his strength, most of the people watching would think he was no different from those immortals who cheated.
"Lord Ind, is that WF really not cheating? I just don''t believe it!"
"His ID is all over the public screen now."
"Could this be some guru''s side ount?"
Looking at the bullet messages, Daoist Guang felt that the situation wasn''t right, and he asked Father Wang, "Brother Sleep, what does that anti-cheat brother of yours say?"
"He''s already checked this person out, and the data is all normal; he isn''t using cheats. This anti-cheat system which my friend designed would have immediately detected aimbot and wallhack cheats," Father Wang replied with a smile.
After all, it was Little Ming who had designed the anti-cheat software.
Who was he... he was the most powerful brain in the nation!
No matter how excellent their marksmanship was, many live streamers nowadays chose to use wallhack cheats so that their games would be more entertaining to watch. This helped them to detect as many enemies as possible as well as to acquire the supplies they needed.
A wallhack cheat was the most difficult one to detect. Nowadays, live streamers with money could choose to use split screens, and viewers watching the live stream wouldn''t be able to detect anything unusual at all.
Software that could detect a wallhack cheat immediately could already be considered to be very advanced.
Of course, almost no one doubted Father Wang''s words.
Because previously, Wang Ming had already used this anti-cheat punishment software to bring water friends back to life with the world-shaking "Samsara of Heavenly Life"...pared with this, being able to detect a wallhack cheat was apletely ordinary operation!
At that point in time, Daoist Guang and Father Wang were crouched down in a small house outside the airfield on the edge of the safe zone. They nned to move after the next safe zone appeared, so had decided to squat here for a bit.
At that moment, Daoist Guang heard the sound of the door opening downstairs. It was so loud that all the water fans in the live stream room heard it.
They hadpany!
Daoist Guang and Father Wang aimed their rifles at the corridor entrance. This person would die if he dared show his head.
But his footsteps stopped at the top of the stairs.
"Don''t be nervous, it''s me."
Then, the water fans in the live stream room heard an unfamiliar voice.
Little Ming?
Hearing Wang Ming''s voice, Father Wang let out a sigh of relief. "Lord Ind, this is my friend who designed the anti-cheat software."
Daoist Guang nodded his head and lowered his rifle. "Little brother, thanks for your trouble. Do you need anything? I have everything."
"I''m fine, I''m fine."
Wang Ming smiled. "When I punished those cheaters earlier, I picked up all their equipment."
Water fans: "..."
Daoist Guang: "..."
Father Wang: "..."
Daoist Guang: "Then that brother WF really isn''t a cheater?"
"Not at all, I''ve already checked him out. No gamepany or live stream tform has anti-cheat software as good as mine," said Wang Ming. "But I''m about to go face him."
"Where is this brother?" asked Daoist Guang.
"This brother moves very quickly, but I want to duel him here on the crane."
Wang Ming replied promptly, an inscrutable smile on his face. "I know he''s definitely watching Lord Ind''s live stream, which is why I specially came over to exin the situation to Lord Ind."
Daoist Guang: "Then little brother, your meaning is...?"
Wang Ming: "I hope Lord Ind wille with me and broadcast our battle! Everyone, don''t interfere! I just feel that this guy is too arrogant, and I''ll represent everyone in venting their anger!"
A live broadcast, huh...
Wang Ling took a look at the live stream room; Wang Ming''s voice hadn''t surprised him at all.
But very quickly, Wang Ming added: "There''s another thing, and that is that I want to take this opportunity to disy my skills for my silly little brother."
Wang Ling: "..." Motherf**ker...
Chapter 502 A Fight Between Immortals
As he said these words, Wang Ming knew that Wang Ling was definitely watching the live stream.
He knew Wang Ling''s personality too well, and it took practically nothing to guess what Wang Ling''s intentions were.
Wang Ming thought it was a rare opportunity to show off.
He couldn''tpare with Wang Ling when it came to cultivation strength, but in this digital world of games, at least, Wang Ming felt that he could do anything.
Daoist Guang and Father Wang had a jeep that had been fully kitted out C they had specially prepared it in order to dash to the circle. Wang Ming now was in the driver''s seat as he red the horn and floored the gas, headed in the direction of Youtiao.
Of course, it wasn''t Wang Ming who was really driving the jeep, but the "TTXS" character he had created.
So hepletely wasn''t worried about turning the car over, and instead performed many inhuman maneuvers in it.
"Speed up!" Wang Ming ordered TTXS, and the jeep abruptly revved to its maximum speed.
There were various types of obstacles on the edge of the airfield. Once they were in range, many people would often abandon their cars and choose to walk since there were many typical cases of cars blowing up after running into obstacles, killing the people inside.
When the jeep jumped over a boulder, a lot of the people in the bullet messages thought that the car was going to flip.
"Ahhh! The airfield''s iron gates are just up ahead, can''t you go around the stone block?! Crazy live streamer!"
"Damn! The car''s going to flip!"
"It''s definitely going to blow up..."
"That''s the death rock, I''ve flipped my car here so many times."
"This anti-cheat brother doesn''t know to drive, I bet he never got his license!"
A lot of discussion was happening in the live stream room at that moment.
In the end, a scene beyond anyone''s expectations happened. When the jeep jumped over the stone block at high speeds, not only wasn''t there a crash, it seemed to rise up as it blew through the iron gates up ahead like a tornado.
What the hell?! What kind of operation was this?
No one knew that this was a smart maneuver performed by Wang Ming''s software character after it had done the precise calctions, and they thought that it was Wang Ming himself who had done it. In an instant, 666s were pasted all over the live stream room; even Daoist Guang and Father Wang hadn''t expected it.
"Wasn''t that awesome?" Wang Ming asked coolly.
"I really couldn''t tell that little brother would have this sort of skill." Daoist Guang tsked.
To be honest, this was a pretty stunning performance.
With these driving skills, Wang Ming could already star in Fast and Furious 8 Plus...
"Wow! This anti-cheat little brother''s technique is too awesome!"
"Coach, teach me!"
"Coach: ''No matter how much you want to learn, I can''t teach you!'' This move is too difficult, I won''t be able to learn it!"
ncing at the bullet messages in the live stream room, Wang Ming couldn''t helpughing. "Do you guys want to learn? I can teach you. Mm, this technique is called the Cyclone Magnum Hurricane! The four racing brothers, please understand!"
Water fans: "..."
Father Wang and Daoist Guang: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
What damn Cyclone Magnum Hurricane! Was the Spin Cobra going to suddenly catch up to him from behind then?!
...
This required meticulous and highly precise maneuvering. Wang Ming was very confident in the software he had designed. The game was just onerge ball of data, and not only could the software''s built-in AI system control the character precisely, it also brought out the best of the character''s abilities based on what it could reasonably do given the avable data.
That was to say, whatever Wang Ming''s character could do was already the maximum operation possible in this game.
It was already down to the final circle, and there were less than thirty people left.
Gunfire had already stopped.
In the live stream, some cheeky water fans had given this battle a name: Showdown At the Summit of the Crane (Youtiao)...
Everyone''s attention was on this moment.
All the water fans participating in the match this time had already agreed that until Wang Ming and Fang Xing''s great battle was over, no one was allowed to open fire.
Soon, the jeep arrived at the crane and Wang Ming got out.
"Good luck, brother," Daoist Guang said solemnly.
In the end, Father Wang chose to stay in the vehicle while Daoist Guang followed behind Wang Ming, tasked with broadcasting the fight live.
They were several body lengths apart. Because Daoist Guang controlled the view perspective in the live stream room, he could only switch angles as much as possible in order to provide the water friends in the live stream room with a clearer view.
On the other side, that mysterious WF finally revealed himself for the first time.
It was a female character with a ponytail and a baseball cap on her head. The ck jacket and miniskirt which she was wearing were rare fashion items in the game; most importantly, this miniskirt was pink in color!
The miniskirt was the most valuable of all the rare fashion items, while a limited edition skirt could sell for a very high price.
Usually, a miniskirt could sell for several thousand, maybe even over ten thousand HNY.
yers could trade and obtain miniskirts online.
However, only the pink miniskirt couldn''t be bought... That was because there were only three limited edition pink miniskirts on the entire server and it was forbidden to sell this item on its own!
Hence, it could only be bought linked to an ount.
Previously, an ount which had the pink miniskirt had sold at the super high price of three thousand immortal gold... for a lot of ordinary yers, this value was already beyond what they could imagine.
A game ount that could sell for three thousand immortal gold just because of a piece of clothing was jaw-dropping.
The bullet messages peppered the screen in Daoist Guang''s live stream room after WF showed up in the flesh.
"What the hell?! What did I see? A pink miniskirt!"
"As expected, there''s no understanding the world of the rich."
"That''s not necessarily the case, the yer might not have bought it. But if he had gotten it through a lottery draw, then this little brother''s ount must be a very old one."
For many of the yers who were intimately familiar with this game, the pink miniskirt had already be a symbol of sorts... it was the symbol of a master.
To put it another way, this yer WF really was something...
At that moment, Wang Ming''s and Fang Xing''s characters were face to face.
The tension was at its peak.
Everyone''s gazes were fixed on the image from Daoist Guang''s perspective.
Father Wang...
Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi...
Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal...
Everyone was watching attentively.
As if they had already talked it over, the two people standing face to face switched out the guns in their hands for sniper rifles.
98K rifles in this fight?
Wang Ling also stared nkly at this scene.
Very quickly, everyone heard the sound of two ovepping gunshots.
Shots fired!
Wang Ming''s character reacted almost the moment Fang Xing opened fire, and he swiftly ducked sideways behind an iron pir on the crane while returning fire at the same time.
This happened almost synchronously with Fang Xing opening fire; it was a quick and smooth response which the eye couldn''t keep up with at all.
But if a person had dynamic vision, they could see this scene very clearly.
Wang Ling saw Fang Xing''s bullet hit the center of the iron pir in front of Wang Ming, while Wang Ming''s return fire was blocked by the frying pan which Fang Xing had instantly switched to...
"He can do even that..." Everyone was dumbfounded; the two yers were shooting each other at close range, but unexpectedly no one had been hit.
But it was at that moment when everyone saw a jaw-dropping scene...
Daoist Guang also saw Wang Ming take out a frying pan!
Wang Ming''s character waved itnguidly!
Bang!
The bullet which Fang Xing had deflected with the frying pan... was actually sent flying back at him again!
"What the f**k!"
Daoist Guang couldn''t help swearing.
What the hell!
This was a fight between immortals!From the manga "The Racing Brothers Let''s & Go!!" which was created as a tie-in to toypany Tamiya''s mini-4WD toy car franchise.Another car model styled as a rival in the manga series.
Chapter 503 Selling the Game to You for Just Ninety-Eight HNY Is a Real Loss
What was going on?!
Not everyone was at the Soul Formation stage, and Wang Ming''s and Fang Xing''s moves were so fast that through Daoist Guang''s perspective, the audience could only just barely see two people waving the frying pans in their hands relentlessly. However, the viewers couldn''t clearly make out what was happening at all.
Although it was now an era of national cultivation, to be able to find ten people at the Soul Formation stage among the close to ten million viewers in Daoist Guang''s live stream room would already be considered pretty good; to track this bullet volley, one had to have the dynamic vision of the Soul Formation stage at the very least.
"You can adjust the y speed in the live stream room! Everyone, slow the image down to the lowest it can go, and if you try hard enough, you''ll be able to see it clearly!"
At this water friend''s tip in the live stream room, everyone started to try it out.
"You really can see it clearly! It''s just that there''s a bit of ag!"
"It''s notg, it''s because their movements are too quick, and Lord Ind''s live stream speed can''t keep up at all!"
Crossing his arms in front of theputer screen, Wang Ming used voicemands to manipte his character into executing all kinds of fancy counterattacks. "Twist Serve!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Everyone then saw Wang Ming''s character wave the frying pan and hit the bullet to the ground.
The bulletnded at a strange angle and spun continuously before bouncing up!
This had all happened in a sh; the bullet''s trajectory speed got even faster and it instantly flew at the face of Fang Xing''s character.
A little bit more and it would have been a headshot!
But Fang Xing was also very quick to react, and he swiftly brandished the frying pan to deflect the bullet from his face and send it back.
When they saw this maneuver, it wasn''t just the water friends in the live stream room but also Daoist Guang and hispany who couldn''t help trembling with stupefied expressions.
Father Wang: "What the hell! What kind of operation is that?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "My god! The Swallow Counter?"
On the other side, Fang Xing had only just sent the bullet back, but Wang Ming had already manipted his character into putting on a show yet again.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What the f**k?! Bear... Bear Drop?!"
This time, even Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi couldn''t help crying out in unison, "Damn! Bear Drop?!"
These were advanced skills that were included in the new release of Guide to Glory C New Edition written by the legendary Great God Ye based on games that were currently popr. Furthermore, all these skills were from the ''Frying Pan Special Collection'' in the new book edition, which covered all kinds of skills that involved frying pans.
But there were very few people who could truly master these skills...
...
The two individuals facing each other as they used their frying pans to volley the bullet between them were enjoying themselves.
Wang Ming rewrote his software to include a private voice interface; only Fang Xing would be able to hear whatever Wang Ming said through this interface.
Steepling his fingers together as he sat in front of the screen, Wang Ming said with a faint, inscrutable smile, "Give up, Student Fang... You can''t beat me in this world."
"Oh~ so it''s Brother Ming," Fang Xing said brightly as if he was suddenly enlightened.
He noticed that he had already entered a private voice channel.
"You already knew it was me." Wang Ming smiled.
Wang Ming didn''t think it was strange at all that Fang Xing knew who he was. In fact, Wang Ming had secretly investigated him and knew the other party''s real identity.
Due to Fang Xing inheriting Immortal She Pi''s tremendous power as a child, he had been sent to a national secret orphanage after he had been born. The orphanage had been established by the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade and housed all kinds of gifted children from all over the nation. Often, if young children who had inherited enormous power didn''t receive proper guidance, they would very likely stray off the right path as they grew up.
Of course, Wang Ling was a special case. That was because Father Wang and Mother Wang had firmly believed that they could teach Wang Ling well, and as reality proved, they had indeed achieved this.
Wang Ming was naturally one of those gifted, but because he hadn''t been able to cultivate since young, he remembered how his parents had thus assumed he was a regr kid and had brought him up ordingly. They didn''t sense anything unusual about him except for the fact that he starting talking at an especially early age.
As for how he came to the attention of Huaxiu Cultivation Academy of Science... that was purely because he had rmended himself.
Wang Ming recalled that he had been four when he had snuck out of bed while his parents had been asleep to use theputer. He had hacked into the national information database and found the email of the president of the academy, and had then sent him a thesis he had written on magic treasures.
Wang Ming heard that when President Qi had read the thesis back then, it had be smeared with his excited tears...
Thus, strictly speaking, Fang Xing was connected to Magnificent Immortal. When he was seven years old, he underwent their personality assessment test before Magnificent Immortal helped him find a couple who were looking to adopt. It was actually the Fang couple who adopted him back then who had given him the name Fang Xing.
In the orphanage, he hadn''t had a name, only a number.
It had been: 36...
Wang Ming had discovered some of this information himself, while Zhai Yin had provided him the rest.
Given Magnificent Immortal''s status, the majority of the information which Zhai Yin supplied was much more reliable than what most people gathered through hearsay.
"It looks like Brother Ming knows quite a lot," Fang Xing replied as he waved the frying pan and returned fire.
"Of course I would notice when my little brother''s being spied on every day. Student Fang Xing, absence makes the heart grow fonder C isn''t it improper to follow him even into a game to y?"
"Brother Ming, the same goes for you. Didn''t you also follow him here?"
Wang Ming grit his teeth. "It was a coincidence for me!"
At that moment, they had already hit the same bullet back and forth a dozen or so times.
It was during Wang Ming''s next counterattack that Fang Xing suddenly noticed that the bullet''s attack trajectory had changed slightly.
When he brandished the frying pan, the bullet actually evaded his block at a peculiar angle, like a lightning arch.
At the moment, Fang Xing had already sensed the unfavorable turn in events. "Brother Ming is really incredible, thank you for the experience!"
This time, Wang Ming''s bullet sessfully struck Fang Xing in the head.
Fang Xing was instantly killed!
The jaws of the stunned water friends in the live stream room all dropped; they felt that Wang Ming''s abrupt switch in tactics seemed a little familiar...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expression changed at the sight of this scene. "The hell?! This is..."
Seeing that he had killed Fang Xing, Wang Ming smiled as he felt fulfilled.
It was a good thing he was resourceful!
He had edited the software with data on the national ping pong y style!
On the side, Daoist Guang gaped at Wang Ming. "Little Brother, is this... a ping pong y style?"
Wang Ming nodded his head. "That''s right! To be precise, it''s the national ping pong y style! As soon as I use this, how can you hope to trade bullets with me?"
Everyone drew in sharp breaths at this scene.
"..."
Even Wang Ling''s lips couldn''t help twitching as he watched.
Selling the game to you for just ny-eight HNY is a real loss for the gamepany!This and the next two techniques mentioned are from the manga and anime series "Prince of Tennis."
Chapter 504 Wang Ming Who Was Only Cool for Three Seconds
Wang Ming wasn''t the slightest bit surprised at this result. He indeed didn''t have any talent for cultivation, but he didn''t think he would lose when it came to anything digital like games.
Daoist Guang''s live stream room was already full to bursting!
Because of Wang Ming''s and Fang Xing''s godly operations, the link to the live stream room had been shared like crazy. As a result, audience numbers in Daoist Guang''s live stream room had very quickly broken the critical ten million mark and was surging ahead toward eleven million.
In the study, Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng were gaping wide enough to put eggs in their mouths.
Father Wang could already foresee that after Daoist Guang''s match was over today, the video of Wang Ming and Fang Xing''s battle would go viral thanks to the water friends.
Secretly taking a deep breath, Father Wang forced himself to calm down and decided to send Wang Ming a voice message. "Little Ming, is this really alright..."
Father Wang felt that Wang Ming might have gone a little too far this time C while Wang Ling had to hide his true strength, Wang Ming at the same time had to hide this true identity... In some sense, these two brothers were actually quite simr.
Although Wang Ming had used this character TTXS, it was very easy now to hunt people down on the Inte. If some meddlesome online friend really did expose Wang Ming''s identity, it would be a huge problem!
"Uncle, don''t worry, it''s alright."
Wang Ming sent a blithe voice message.
Father Wang: "Aren''t you afraid you''ll be hunted down on the Inte?"
"Hunting me down? Uncle, you''re really thinking too much!" Wang Mingughed.
Hunt him down? How could it be that easy!
He had indeed been a little high-profile today after using theputer in theb for a bit of fun to hack the gamepany''s server twice as well as personally eliminate Fang Xing.
But Wang Ming was confident that he hadn''t left any holes behind.
If the gamepany''s technical team would never realize he had ever been inside at all, then the idea of those online users wanting to hunt him down wasplete nonsense.
It was Old Qi who had helped register a whole bunch of fake identities for him. When Wang Ming had delivered the talisman to Wang Ling back then, there had still been a misunderstanding with the police and he had been taken in. In the end, after investigating for a long time, the only information the police had on him was "Wang Xiaoer" this fake identity.
"You should always hold back a little. Once today''s video gets out, you''ll definitely draw attention," said Father Wang.
"It''s fine, it''s fine; I''ll erase the video and ensure no one sees it! And don''t worry about the gamepanying after me to pay them back. Don''t I still have Old Qi here? Worstes to the worst, I''ll just have him call the gamepanyter and act cute with them!"
"...Cough!" President Qi almost sprayed a mouthful of coffee on Wang Ming''s screen when he heard this as he promptly choked!
When all was said and done, he was also one of the Ten Founding Generals of Huaxiu nation!
He was on par with Yi Jianchuan, Jiang Lei and Sun Dakang... How high was his status?
Acting cute with others C what kind of operation was that?!
"It''s not very nice to always bother President Qi." Father Wang of course knew what kind of person this Old Qi whom Wang Ming referred to was C after all, Old Qi''s top superior was Father Wang''s fan, so it wasn''t like Father Wang didn''t know anything about this matter.
"It''s fine, uncle! I''m the Deepwater Wolf and Old Qi is the Apostate Wolf! We''ve been like a granddad and grandson duo all these years, perfectly concealing my true identity!" Wang Mingughed.
Father Wang: "..."
President Qi: "..."
Old Qi felt that he had spoilt Wang Ming a bit too much over the years. Although they had a superior and subordinate rtionship, he had never assumed the manner of a superior to order Wang Ming to do anything.
For one thing, Wang Ming was indeed efficient and very reliable.
For another, he hade here when he had still been very young.
Old Qi had discovered Wang Ming when thetter was four and had groomed him in secret for three years before bringing him back directly to the research institute.
After all these years, Old Qi had already long regarded him as his own grandson.
But Old Qi realized that in thest few years, it seemed that the number of times he had had to clean up Wang Ming''s mess had increased, almost at a skyrocket rate.
Seeing how absorbed Wang Ming and Father Wang were in their chat, President Qi looked at the time and couldn''t help giving a reminder. "Little Ming, Zhai Yin will be back soon..."
"It''s fine! I''m quitting now, but I have time for one solo round!" Wang Ming waved his hand.
"But..."
"No buts! She''s just a woman, us men need to be resolute and strong-willed!" Wang Ming replied without turning his head around.
As soon as he said this, Wang Ming suddenly felt a slender hand press down on his shoulder with an extremely cold and gloomy air...
Wang Ming: "..."
From the sensation on his shoulder... it definitely wasn''t President Qi''s hand!
", ying, games?"
Zhai Yin''s gaze was fixed on Wang Ming''s back, her unreadable expression making Wang Ming tremble...
Holding the coffee cup, Old Qi couldn''t help sighing before he stood up and pat Wang Ming''s shoulder as he bit back a smile. "Not only am I the Apostate Wolf, I''m also a prophet!"
Wang Ming: "..."
...
On the other side, the game was still ongoing.
After Wang Ming had had his character TTXX dispose of Fang Xing, the water friends in the live stream room soon noticed that this anti-cheat little brother''s character was starting to twitch abnormally.
"Was he disconnected?" Daoist Guang was startled.
Father Wang dropped his forehead in his hand. "No... he''s being punished..."
Daoist Guang: "..."
Even though Wang Ling didn''t know exactly what had happened to Wang Ming, he was certain that Zhai Yin was involved...
Daoist Guang got back into the jeep and the water friends match resumed. It was already down to thest circle.
Because Wang Ming had disconnected and Fang Xing had been killed, there were twenty-eight yers left.
Wang Ling was still on the roof of that small building.
The circle was very small now and Wang Ling predicted that a melee would undoubtedly happen next.
But from beginning to end, Wang Ling had yet to see Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi.
Given Loopy Toad''s personality, he felt that this thing might be lying low somewhere.
The circle on the map was already very small with the sound of gunshots mixed into the scene as the number of people continued to fall but at a very slow rate.
In the final leg in the safe zone, a lot of people wouldn''t act as recklessly as before and would start to be especially cautious.
At this time, Wang Ling suddenly heard the subtle sound of a door opening!
Someone had gone around toe in from behind!
He instantly raised his guard.
At the same time, still on the roof, he heard this team''s conversation.
"Brother Dog, it looks like this house has already been looted. There might be people inside!"
"Mm, be careful." Loopy Toad nodded.
"By the way, Brother Dog... how long are you going to y today before you go home?"
"At most just one more round."
"So soon?"
In front of the screen, Loopy Toad shook out its green fur. "I don''t know why, but as soon as I stepped into this house, I feel like my master''s staring at me!"
Wang Ling: "..."From the Chinese boardgame "Werewolf," and refers to the werewolf who is good at hiding and surviving to the end.The werewolf who wins the trust of the vigers and the prophets, though in the game it''s by selling out other werewolves.
Chapter 505 Wang Ling Has Already Seen Through Everything
Keeping silent on the rooftop, Wang Ling quietly listened to Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad''s conversation.
The man and the dog vigntly searched every room in this house; it was a round, small-scale military factory with a lot of machinery and equipment. A lot of LYBs would typically be lying in wait in a ce like this.
In the end, this was a shooting survival game. If you could survive until the end, there was nothing to be ashamed of even if you won without killing anyone. Thus, in this game, top and regr yers had their own y styles.
Top yers staked everything on their marksmanship, while regr yers relied on their wits; principles or whatnot didn''t exist in this game.
Because the building Wang Ling was currently in was in the center of the safe zone, Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi were especially careful as they searched the house. It had obviously already been looted by other people, and as long as there was no one else hiding here, it would definitely be the most advantageous position in the current safe zone.
The only ce to shoot at this building from was the crane, but it was already outside of range after the circle''s contraction, so this unpredictable factor could basically be eliminated.
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad''s characters moved with their backs against each other as they finished searching the first and second floor; now only the third floor and the roof were left.
"Brother Dog, are you really going to leave in a bit?" Wei Zhi really felt that it hadn''t been long enough.
Two game rounds, even if they were quality rounds, at the most only took one and a half hours, which actually wasn''t enough time to enjoy ying to the fullest.
"Brother Dog, how about... I talk directly to your master?" At that moment, Wei Zhi suggested that Loopy Toade clean; it was better to talk the situation over.
As a professional pet trainer, there were a lot of times when the rtionship between a pet trainer and a spirit beast wasn''t like that between an owner and a pet. To Wei Zhi, an outstanding pet trainer should treat the spirit beast they had formed a contract with as a friend. This could only be beneficial in the long run, and was also a technique for enhancing rapport.
A lot of times, a spirit beast''s personality would indirectly reflect its master''s personality.
Looking at Loopy Toad''s personality, Wei Zhi felt that its master should be a rtively open-minded and outgoing person.
Actually, these bright words seemed ipatible with Wang Ling, but there was actually nothing wrong with what Wei Zhi had said although Wang Ling didn''t open his mouth to speak, he at least had an active mind!
"No no no, it''s still better for me to go back..." Loopy Toad still felt a little fear; for some reason, as he moved his character from the first floor to the second floor, and then to the third floor, the feeling that it was being stared at by little Master Ling became stronger, as if he was gazing at Loopy Side on the side and listening to it speak!
"Alright then." Wei Zhi ttened his lips and didn''t insist. Originally, he hadn''t intended to y games today, but he had been swept up by Loopy Toad''s momentum and in the end, his interest had been roused. Now that Loopy Toad had suddenly said it would be leaving shortly, he was disappointed.
Wei Zhi realized that he really did like Loopy Toad!
Although he was now already under immense pressure from insufficient spirit beast rations, even moonlighting as a spellmaster for spirit beasts, after his encounters with Loop Toad, Wei Zhi still desired in his heart to raise a dog!
Seeing Wei Zhi''s taciturn expression next to it, Loopy Toad suddenly said, "Worstes to worst, we can look for an opportunity to connect online again. I bought aputer."
Wei Zhi was stunned. "How did you get the money..."
Loopy Toad: "It was a business transaction with apatriot."
Wei Zhi: "..."
Wang Ling was startled at this reply. But very quickly he thought of a possibility; he felt that Loopy Toad''s source of ie was most likely Little Silver. He remembered a chat with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal when the other man had brought up the issue of Little Silver''s living situation. That was because Little Silver ate a lot every day and always ordered take-out in bulk C Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thus directly transferred one million into Little Silver''s card.
So Little Silver did have money, but as for why he and Loopy Toad had made a business deal, that was something Wang Ling needed to verifyter.
Wang Ling had in facte up with a lot of possibilities, and had felt that this was the most logical one since he knew that Little Silver and Loopy Toad had added each other as friends; when they had done so, Loopy Toad had even teased Little Silver a bit by showing off its leg.
Huaxiu nation''s mobile pay system was currently the most developed in the world and it was very convenient to transfer money online; it also amply ounted for why Loopy Toad had so much money.
Curious, Wei Zhi asked intently, "Then did you also spend money on that martial art?"
"Of course not, sale of this art is forbidden. A friend of mine gave it to me." Loopy Toad shook its head; the spirit techniques and spells that Little Silver had given to it were already out of print and couldn''t be purchased anywhere.
That Basic Dog Skills volume in particr, which was probably the spirit technique which the holy Dog n had been famous for back then, was something which Dog Saint had personally researched and which was very suitable for dogs to learn!
The third floor of the military factory was very wide, and the two of them chatted as they searched the rooms,pletely unaware that Wang Ling was eavesdropping from the rooftop.
"So you''ve learned them all?" asked Wei Zhi again.
"No... I''m still studying them."
Loopy Toad gave a sigh. "How can it be so easy?"
"Were you triggered aftering back from that Demon Hunters Association town thest time? I don''t remember you cultivating any spirit techniques before."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Speaking on this topic, Loopy Toad was suddenly struck with sorrow.
It wasn''t that it didn''t know spirit techniques! It was that it couldn''t use them! All the arts and spirit techniques of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n were currently stored in its brain, but none of them were suitable for Loopy Toad apart from the Space Swallowing Spell and Tongue Technique.
Loopy Toad felt it was like switching from a magician to a warrior halfway through a game, when you couldn''t use all your equipment and skills anymore.
Every spirit beast had its own traits, and there was no such thing as a closebat warrior magician in the spirit beast circle.
"I''ve been fully concentrated on cultivating this art, but for my own protection, I still need to learn two moves."
Loopy Toad groaned before saying, "I''m learning all this for the sake of my tribe!"
It sounded like a joke and Wei Zhi didn''t think too much about it, but it made Wang Ling think of something.
For the tribe?
Wang Ling suddenly thought he understood.
He thought of the first edition blueprint of the Gate Between Worlds which Daoist Guang had given to Loopy Toad, and coupled with its unusual behavior...
Wang Ling was now certain that whatever Loopy Toad was hiding, it most likely had to do with the Gate Between Worlds, or more precisely, it was something important that had to do with the Toad n inside the Gate.
At this thought, Wang Ling directly exited the game.
"Brother Ling, you quit ying?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stupefied.
"Mm." Wang Ling nodded his head.
He had more or less guessed the ins and outs of the matter, so there was no need for him to continue ying, since his initial aim had been to pick out what Loopy Toad was hiding from him.
He sat in his chair and cupped his chin in contemtion for a while as he sorted out what he had just learned.
After about five minutes...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly noticed something strange.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Huh? Brother Ling, it doesn''t look like your character logged off..."
Wang Ling: "???"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadn''t exited the game, and he switched his view to Wang Ling''s character, whose body was unexpectedly halfway stuck in a nook.
He guessed that this was a bug created as a result of Wang Ling directly exiting the game.
If this was the case, no one would be able to discover Wang Ling at all!
"Holy shit, Brother Ling, we''re going to eat chicken!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned... even this was freaking possible?!A quality round is one in which you and your squad dominate the game.
Chapter 506 Mr Lu’s Wonderful Use
Wang Ling seldom yed games, because for him... they were really boring.
However, this game was different, and Wang Ling felt like he had discovered the fun and value of games.
At the very least, it was a bridge ofmunication with his family''s Dog Two.
Because of Loopy Toad''s unusual identity, Wang Ling was actually usually very careful not to ask it too many questions about its previous life as a demon king; he was afraid it would agitate his Dog Two and have an irreversible impact on its spirit.
In fact, after careful analysis, Wang Ling thought that Loopy Toad''s experience before bing a dog was really a heavy psychological shadow over it.
First of all...
When Dog Two had still been a demon king back then, the other demon kings had pushed it out of the Gate Between Worlds, and afternding, it hadn''t looked cool for even three seconds before it had died with a single punch from ten-year-old Wang Ling.
Second was the school cement test at the start of the semester.
Dog Two''s primordial spirit had been inserted into the school''s testing system for students to hit like a sandbag as a ranking assessment. In the end, it encountered Wang Ling once again. Wang Ling remembered that Dog Two had been so scared back then that it had directly fallen t on the spot, four feet pointed up at the sky and eyes rolled back...
The third and final time.
Everyone had used ghost-summoning talismans during Teacher Pan''s Dao talismans lesson. After racking its brain at that time, Dog Two had abandoned most of its primordial spirit to break away and flee the school. In the end, before it could even leave the school''s main entrance, Wang Ling had summoned it to the ssroom.
And then, there was no "and then"...
Dog Twopletely turned into a dog.
Two encounters one after another that could be considered childhood trauma C what kind of experience was that... Wang Ling felt that only Loopy Toad itself would understand.
Wang Ling didn''t ask Loopy Toad about its previous life, but that didn''t mean that he didn''t care.
After all, this was his family''s Dog Two who had already been acknowledged by everyone as part of the family. As its owner, Wang Ling could never ignore it.
From what Wang Ling could now sense, Loopy Toad''s worry clearly had something to do with its tribe in the Gate Between Worlds, and something big was probably about to happen. As for why Loopy Toad hadn''t consulted him directly, Wang Ling also had his own conjecture.
This was because of Dog Two''s stubbornness as a demon king before it had be a dog.
Part of it also was its resolve to bid its past farewell for good.
So this guy actually wanted to personally end everything...
Wang Ling was also taken aback!
Where on earth did Dog Two get its courage from? Liang Jingru?!
Given Loopy Toad''s current overall battle strength, Wang Ling felt that Dog Two would just be courting death if it entered the Gate Between Worlds now.
Wang Lingmunicated his conclusions to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal telepathically.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was also shaken. "Brother Ling, you think Brother Dog''s abnormal behavior recently is rted to the Sky-Swallowing Toad n in the Gate Between Worlds?" While it was apletely unexpected reply, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal did think it waspletely logical.
After thinking back on it for a bit, he felt more and more that Wang Ling''s answer was very sound. "Brother Dog has not yetpletely cut off ties to its previous life; indeed, it''s possible that this has to do with its original n inside the Gate Between Worlds."
At this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Mr Lu, who was sitting upright on the floor in an obedient manner.
After the effect of Little Silver''s phlegm on serious injuries had worn off, the Spell of Creation and Rebirth had already taken effect. Mr Lu''s wound was alreadypletely healed, and his skin was just stained with a little blood.
As expected, the Tree n''s ability to recover was terrifying!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldn''t help sighing in his heart. Luckily they had Little Silver''s thick phlegm, otherwise it would have been pretty difficult to deal with Mr Lu; unless it was something like Wang Ling''s single crippling and explosive strike, even other True Immortal experts might not be able to kill Mr Lu.
"How much do you know about the Gate Between Worlds, Mr Lu?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Mr Lu was originally a tree demon that had been born in the Gate Between Worlds. While he was now lurking and "working" in the human world, he had to have some way of keeping in touch with the Tree n in the Gate Between Worlds.
Mr Lu thought for a moment before he nodded and answered, "I have a magic artifact which indeed allows me to contact my nsmen." Since things hade to this point and he had already decided to switch sides, he no longer hid anything. He did indeed have a way of contacting his tribe inside the Gate Between Worlds, but he could only connect with some of the elders in the main Tree n.
"Then is it possible for you to ask them about the Sky-Swallowing Toad n''s situation?"
"They''ll have to ask around. The demon race actually isn''t as united as humans think. Every n fights and plots against each other as they fight over territory and resources; they''re constantly using all kinds of reasons as excuses to start wars..." said Mr Lu with a sigh.
If the demon world really was peaceful, he wouldn''t need to risking to the human world to "work," and he wouldn''t have been swindled into epting a fake spirit sword.
This was truly a great humiliation...
Actually, what Mr Lu said were things that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had heard from dissident groups, but which he had yet to verify.
The demon world wasn''t at peace.
In fact, someone had anonymously divulged this issue on the cultivation forum previously, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had always been skeptical about this information. Listening to Mr Lu now, however, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly recalled the numerous hot news items which that informant had disclosed. One of the top ones had apparently mentioned that arge-scale battle was on the verge of breaking out between two major ns in the demon world.
"We''ll still have to trouble Mr Lu to make inquiries into this matter." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Mr Lu as he spoke, his chin in his hand.
Mr Lu nodded. "Alright."
"I''ve already discussed it with Brother Ling; from now on, Mr Lu, you''lle with me. We won''t send you to the police for the time being; before that, you have to atone for your crimes. Do you have any objections?"
"No..."
Mr Lu lowered his head. Out of the corner of his eye, he kept sneaking nces at Wang Ling. As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke, Mr Lu saw how Wang Ling fiddled with the mousepad under his hand as he seemed lost in thought, which made Mr Lu tremble all over despite himself.
He had almost died on the spot earlier from a casual blow from a mousepad.
He didn''t want to be hit again...
"Previously I took in a housekeeper with the surname Song, full name Song Qingshu. He''s helping me manage some other estates right now. You just need to follow him around; he''ll take you ahead a bit at a time on your journey of atonement." Saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. "Actually, you won''t be doing anything difficult; Mr Lu should be very good at it!"
"...Exactly what kind of job is it?"
Mr Lu was still feeling a little anxious.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "Recently, the state invested huge amounts of charity contributions into setting up a lot of relief centers and orphanages in remote areas, but because they''re all newly built, the smell is too overpowering. As it happens, Mr Lu can help to get rid of the smell of formaldehyde or something!"
Mr Lu: "..."A Chinese singer who sang a song entitled "Courage."
Chapter 507 With All Due Respect...
Wang Ling sent a text message that afternoon, and Odd Zhuo quickly drove from his office directly to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce. Since the incident with the Demon Hunters Association had yet to be fully resolved, Odd Zhuo, who was the chiefmander of this operation, even had to sacrifice his weekend and remain at the office.
The entire affair was in factpletely over; thest thing missing was the capture of the legendary President Bai, and the had already closed as far as it could go all over the country.
Arge police force had been mobilized this time; not only was this a show of strength in the face of the illegal trafficking of spirit beasts, it was also a reflection of the country''s vow to uphold its promises.
After the holy beasts had been wantonly massacred by human cultivators back then due to lies and nder,ws against the mistreatment and murder of spirit beasts had always existed, but the punishments imposed clearly weren''t severe enough.
In recent years in particr, quite a number of spirit beasts had be in critical danger of bing extinct, and there was a real need to draw people''s attention to this problem.
So this time, when Odd Zhuo received the message from Wang Ling saying that he had a lead on that President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association, he abruptly jumped out of his chair! As for the General Administration of 100 Schools, when Odd Zhuo wasn''t in the office, the deputy director Zhong Lang was still around, so there was nothing to worry about at all.
On the road, Odd Zhuo was both nervous and excited; nervous because he didn''t know if he could finally catch that President Bai, and excited because he could see his shifu again!
Although Odd Zhuo felt that he hadn''t really learned anything substantial while he was with Wang Ling, and was forever just being a scapegoat... he was actually enjoying himself; to be shifu''s scapegoat was an honor!
Moreover, he deeply felt like this was a test of his intelligence; he didn''t think that Wang Ling had truly acknowledged him yet. You had to know that in the fairy tale, when the tiger treated the cat as its teacher, it wasn''t like the cat would teach it to climb trees! Odd Zhuo didn''t think he was a tiger, and he probably would never reach his shifu''s level in this lifetime, but he still felt that he at least learned something!
For example, he was bing better and better at being a scapegoat!
And most importantly, Odd Zhuo felt that he was bing more and more slick and sly at handling things! This was all thanks to his shifu''s intangible and earnest guidance.
Learning was a gradual process and the future stretched ahead of him, so Odd Zhuo wasn''t anxious at all.
By the time he arrived at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce, it hadn''t actually been very long, just about half an hour or so.
On the way over, Odd Zhuo had roughly asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal about the situation, and had learned about that forest fairy "Mr Lu."
At the vi, Little Silver jumped up to open the door.
Odd Zhuo had heard about Little Silver in detail from his shifu Wang Ling previously, and it was in fact Odd Zhuo who had even engineered to secretly transport Little Silver from Winter city to Songhai city at the time. But he had only ever seen Little Silver''s beast form, and it was his first time seeing thetter''s human form.
So when they met this time, Odd Zhuo was slightly dazed.
He thought that as possibly thest living holy beast in the world today, Little Silver was far more lively and cheerful than he had imagined.
And his human appearance was really a little too beautiful with a fair face and long silver hair, barefooted and dressed casually... In Odd Zhuo''s view, he had a lot of potential to be a big shot in women''s clothing!
"Shifu Zhuo! Master has been waiting for you!"
Little Silver greeted Odd Zhuo and led him inside.
He had a lot of respect for Odd Zhuo, who had helped him out a lot when he had sent Little Silver to Songhai city back then. Little Silver had seen how busy Odd Zhuo had been the whole time as he made the preparations. And most importantly, Odd Zhuo was the personal inheriting disciple officially approved by Master!
So Little Silver thought it made utterly perfect sense to call Odd Zhuo Shifu Zhuo.
Little Silver took Odd Zhuo to the hole he had punched open earlier, and thetter drew in a sharp breath when he saw it.
What the hell... what was this?
Little Silver waved in invitation. "Shifu Zhuo, pleasee in. This is the green channel!"
Odd Zhuo: "..." What damn green channel!
...
After Odd Zhuo arrived and everyone was in ce, Mr Lu began to confess what he knew about President Bai as well as whatever secrets he himself was aware of.
"First of all, Mr Lu, with regard to what you said earlier about wanting to divulge information on President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association, is there anything else you want to tell us?" Odd Zhuo was in charge of asking questions while Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took down notes on the side in a small notebook.
Because he was constantly out "courting death," Great Death-Courting Senior Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was fairly experienced in criminal investigation, which he had learned from his friends at the police station. He actually had quite a number of friends at the police station, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that his rtionship with them had deepened a fair bit thanks to Little Silver.
Furthermore, he discovered that Little Silver had a somewhat toxic trait: whenever he went out, he would definitely wind up being carted off to the police station...
"Mm! I want to make a report, I want to expose him! I''ll tell you everything I know about the countless crimes President Bai hasmitted!"
Sitting obediently on the floor, Mr Lu gave a full ount: "This President Bai''s full name is Bai Zhe. Let me start with how strong President Bai is; this man is extremely powerful. From my contact with him, President Bai''s overallbat strength is around True Immortal level. And the most crucial thing is the self-healing system art he created himself, which can be considered monstrous. Furthermore, it seems that his physique is a little unique."
"Self-healing system art?" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was nk.
"Yes, I''ve seen it with my own eyes!" Mr Lu nodded. "Our Tree n''s ability to heal can already be considered heaven-defying, but Bai Zhe''s ability is several hundred times stronger; no matter how big a wound is, it will healpletely in a blink of an eye."
"Can you borate on what his physique is like?" Odd Zhuo then asked.
"Bai Zhe''s physique is a little unusual, but I don''t know much about it as I''ve really never seen it... I''ve never heard of a human with an ability to heal which far surpasses the Tree n''s. And most importantly, even if Brother Little Silver could use the inhibitive effect which he has on serious injuries, it might not make a difference to this person''s self-healing ability."
Mr Lu sighed and said, "All these years, Bai Zhe has had nothing to fear given his self-healing ability and his strong defense. Additionally, that ck magic umbre he carries with him can instantly create barriers and set up a space to help him escape danger. Hees and goes like a ghost as if no one was ever there..."
A human cultivator with a self-healing ability which surpassed that of the Tree n?
Listening to all this on the side, Wang Ling was a little interested, butpletely unruffled.
To be honest, he didn''t think President Bai was any kind of threat to him.
It was clear that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Odd Zhuo also had the same thought, and their expressions were really too calm. When Mr Lu finished painting this picture with his words, he had initially thought that the people present would be a little amazed at least...
At that point, Little Silver suddenly turned to look at Mr Lu and ask very emphatically, "I''m very sorry, I have a question I want to ask Mr Lu..."
Mr Lu: "Say it, please..."
Little Silver: "If we use a mousepad as the unit of measure, may I ask, with all due respect... how many mousepads would Master need to throw to kill this President Bai, Bai Zhe?"
Mr Lu: "..."
Chapter 508 The Wu What Umbrella?!
From what Mr Lu currently knew of President Bai, thetter was someone with a strong self-healing ability; furthermore, he had created his own self-healing techniques.
To be honest, even Wang Ling was a little amazed by this.
After all, Wang Ling felt that apart from him, there shouldn''t be anyone else, whether in the human or demon world, who could match the Tree n in terms of self-healing ability. And most importantly, Wang Ling felt that there was no person that existed who could hurt him, so in reality, he had never had the chance to use his regenerative ability up until now.
His primordial qi had a powerful self-healing attribute to begin with; even a slight break in his skin would be healed at the speed of light.
Now a person with a strong self-healing ability had suddenly appeared; Wang Ling felt that in some sense, this man was also a prodigy!
In prison right now, there was the old devil who was a mage; Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, who was an archer; and Evil Sword God, who was a melee expert. There was also Jiang Liuyue, the Master of Shadow Stream, who was in solitary confinement. Although she wasn''t as strong as the others, she was in any case an assassin. If they could catch this President Bai and put this "wet nurse" in prison, the team battle lineup would beplete!
Wang Ling sighed deeply in his heart and in truth felt a little tired.
It seemed that in half a semester, he had already sent quite a number of people to prison, and furthermore, they were all big shots. But the point was that even then, his life still wasn''t peaceful.
At that moment, Wang Ling had the fanciful idea that if things continued to develop at this rate, Songhai First Prison might be packed by the time he graduated high school.
Now it was just a team battle lineup... by the time he graduated, there might be enough of them to make up an army.
This President Bai was a little awesome!
But...
There''s no way he can defeat shifu!
But...
There''s no way he can defeat Wang Ling!
After listening to Mr Lu''s ount, Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pondered in their hearts, and almost as if they hade to an agreement after discussing it together, they had the same thought in perfect unison.
Odd Zhuo was in charge of asking the questions and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was recording everything down; this was Mr Lu''s first testimony as an informant, and would be important reference for reducing his sentence in the future. All these years, Mr Lu hadmitted many wrongs under orders from President Bai. It could be said that he had secretly aided and abetted President Bai in the illegal trafficking of spirit beasts, so he was bound to be punished.
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had arranged for Mr Lu toter follow Song Qingshu to atone for his sins by bing an "air purifier" to eliminate formaldehyde for a period of time...
A crime was a crime!
There was no way for him to escape punishment.
The only thing possible was to give him a lighter sentence.
ording to thetest "Laws Against the Mistreatment and Murder of Spirit Beasts," even a light sentence carried a minimum prison term of five years, and exoneration was almost impossible. Of course, if Mr Lu hadn''t voluntarily confessed his crimes and be a witness, he could have been sentenced as an aplice of President Bai''s and directly locked up for two hundred years.
Five years was neither short nor long, but for a member of a long-lived Tree n like Mr Lu, it would probably go by in a sh.
And if Mr Lu was sent to prison, who knew, his sentence could bemuted if he did an excellent job of purifying the prison air...
Odd Zhuo stared at what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had written down. Thetter had recorded down everything Mr Lu had said without leaving even one character out. It was Odd Zhuo''s first time seeing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s handwriting, and given the other man''s lively and trippy nature, this handwriting was a little too beautiful.
There was a saying that a person''s handwriting reflected their character. But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s writing didn''t give people a sense of bubbliness at all. Each character was beautiful, neat and dignified, as if they were printed, and for one brief moment, Odd Zhuo was a little dazed.
Gazing at the notes, he suddenly noticed a key point that had been written down, and he promptly looked up at Mr Lu. "Mr Lu, can you tell me where this ck magic umbre came from?"
Hearing this question, Wang Ling and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s expressions also hardened a little.
The nation had always imposed strict controls on spatial magic treasures. Currently, most of the spatial magic treasures sold in the magic treasures trade market were for storage use, and it was impossible that any of them were powerful enough to instantly create a barrier and teleport people. But from what Mr Lu had said, this ck magic umbre clearly had an unusual origin.
Given its space teleportation and barrier abilities, its grade would surpass even that of the Purple Gold Gourd which Immortal Zhenyuan had developed back then.
After some thought, Immortal Zhenyuan said, "Although all I did was hold the umbre for Bai Zhe, I did once privately sense the power that flowed out of it. It is at the very least a first-ss holy weapon; furthermore, there''s a real possibility that it could be a quasi-divine weapon... It has a very unusual origin."
Quasi-divine weapon?
Everyone present was slightly dazed.
The cirction of divine weapons was absolutely prohibited as their existence was on par with national treasures. One or two divine weapons in a country''s possession were already strong deterrents, and the country would even have a strong voice on an international stage. However, divine weapons couldn''t be manufactured, and instead were unique products born of nature.
At present, the highest level of magic weapons that human cultivators could create, with power equal to that of divine weapons, were only world-defying magic weapons.
Quasi-divine weapons, which were a level below divine weapons, couldn''t be manufactured either, and they weren''t as powerful as divine weapons.
But even if they were inferior to true divine weapons, they were still a lot more powerful than first-ss holy weapons!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cupped his chin in his hand as he pondered.
He was someone who knew all the ranked magic weapons that were on file. If this small ck umbre was really a first-ss holy weapon or close to being a quasi-divine weapon, there was no way that it wouldn''t be recorded on an international list somewhere.
"How bold is this man to actually dare use this type of strictly restricted magic weapon in public?!" Odd Zhuo tsked. "Does shifu, Senior Immortal or Brother Little Silver have any idea about where this ck magic umbre might havee from?"
In reality, Odd Zhuo really didn''t know much about this area. After all, his experience was limited as it hadn''t been long since he had graduated from university and started working. Even though his poprity and prestige had swelled after bing a scapegoat a few times, he certainly wasn''t as experienced as canny Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
After all, this Great Death-Courting Senior ran such arge cultivation forum, and at every minute of every hour of every day, he would be receiving all kinds of thetest gossip and news, so it made sense that he would have a lot of experience.
Folding his arms, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal racked his brains for a bit, then seemed to remember something as he suddenly looked up and said, "It''s the Wuji Umbre!"
"What?!"
Odd Zhuo was stunned. "What ji? The ji in ''funny''?!"The Chinese word for funny here is ''huaji.''
Chapter 509 The Truth About the Extinction of the Holy Beasts
"It''s the Wuji Umbre... the ji from ''supreme''!"
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave the name of the umbre, Odd Zhuo instantly looked enlightened. Even though he didn''t know what on earth this umbre was, he felt that its name at least sounded very awesome.
He remembered seeing an online post before by a well-known magic treasures research specialist who had put up a short excerpt from his paper in which he argued that the shorter and simpler the name, the powerful more the magic treasure.
This theory was actually debatable, but Odd Zhuo felt that it made sense because he had noticed that most of the magic weapons on the ranking list of magic treasures had names that weren''t more than three characters in length.
Furthermore, those with only two characters were even more amazing...
For example, Jingke...
Those with a single character were just in awesome.
When he thought this, Odd Zhuo couldn''t help sneaking nces at his shifu, Wang Ling.
Because he realized that his shifu Wang Ling''s Daoist name was just one character "Ling"...
"Wuji Umbre?"
Mr Lu was also nk when he heard this name. He had also seen the all-time ranking chart of magic treasures in the human world. Although Huaxiu''s culture was extensive and profound, Mr Lu actually didn''t know much about it; in some sense, you could even say that his understanding was very poor. However, he still wouldn''t overlook the names of magic treasures.
A lot of the magic treasures in the demon world were actually imitations made from designs pilfered from the human world. Magic treasure knock-offs were in fact a pretty big industry in the demon world at the moment. The humanoid demons who had integrated into the human world would try whatever they could to buy original magic treasures or obtain original design blueprints.
These original blueprints could sell for sky-high prices in the demon world...
As a matter of fact, when Mr Lu had still assumed that this fake "Skywalker sword" was real, he had initially intended to bring it with him to the demon world and then directly sell it off.
If it had been the genuine Skywalker sword, it could have been sold to a magic treasure knock-off agency in the demon world for at least double or triple its value.
Mr Lu shook his head. "I''ve never heard of this magic treasure before in the human world."
Little Silver was already browsing on his phone. There was an app called "Library of Magic Treasures" which was a record of all the renowned magic treasures in the world. The magic treasures inside were ranked by category, and there was also an all-time ranking chart.
The origin, grade and maker of each magic treasure in the library were clearly stated, but there wasn''t any specific data on them; this app was only for listing the records and ranks of the magic treasures.
Little Silver put in the name ''Wuji Umbre,'' but in the end he discovered that the Library of Magic Treasures had no relevant record of it.
"There''s really nothing on it!" Little Silver said.
"Looks like that post was actually credible." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tsked.
An informant?
Wang Ling stared nkly.
They had now cycled back to that mysterious informant on the cultivation forum whom Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had mentioned before. In that post, the informant had already emphasized that the demon world wasn''t peaceful and that a war was imminent.
In fact, this informant had revealed some other things as well... For example, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had seen something to do with this Wuji Umbre in this post.
But he remembered that this mysterious informant had deleted the post not long after putting it up because a lot of people had questioned it.
But as the cultivation forum''s highest administrator, it was at times like these that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s level of authority was of great use.
Looking through the history of deleted items in the forum''s background was a piece of cake.
Very quickly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found the informant''s post on hisputer, and he scrolled until he found the image of the Wuji Umbre. "Have a look, Mr Lu, is this the umbre?"
Mr Lu was very excited. "Yes! It''s this umbre!"
Who is this informant?
Wang Ling cocked an eyebrow as he asked the question telepathically.
"The person who posted it ispletely anonymous, so I can''t find out. In addition, it seems that they even used a fake IP address... This person built on the recent incident with the Demon Hunters Association to talk about how the holy beasts had be extinct due to lies and nder at the time C they then mentioned the Wuji Umbre. I thought this person was just spouting rubbish back then, but now it looks like it might be some hidden big boss."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "I actually did ask Little ck to check it out before, but he couldn''t find out who it was at all."
Little Silver: "What is the origin of this umbre?"
"Both divine weapons and quasi-divine weapons are born out of nature, and cannot be manufactured. But ording to this informant, the Wuji Umbre is in fact a man-made world-defying magic weapon," Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, his face darkening visibly. "What''s more, it was made from forty-nine different types of holy beast skins..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already carefully weighed his words when he said this, out of consideration for Little Silver''s feelings; ording to what the informant had originally said in the post, it had been a bloody and brutal massacre.
Little Silver naturally froze instantly when he heard this.
Although it had been a very long time since holy beasts had be extinct, hearing that someone had actually used the skins of forty-nine holy beasts to make a world-defying magic weapon short-circuited Little Silver''s brain.
The skins of forty-nine different holy beasts...
Even when the holy beasts had flourished back then, there had still only been fifty ns! But this person had actually collected forty-nine skins!
"..."
Little Silver was stupefied.
No wonder he had smelled a faint trace of something hot and spicy on Mr Lu''s hand earlier!
Because Mr Lu had touched this small ck umbre...
And it was clear that this small ck umbre contained the skin of Dog Saint, who had been turned into a spicy hot pot stew back then!
Noticing Little Silver''s expression, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal really couldn''t bear to continue speaking, but all this currently was important information which he had to share.
After sorting out his wording, he continued, "ording to this informant, the Wuji Umbre is actually an iplete product, andcks the skin of one holy beast before it''spletely finished..."
Odd Zhuo clenched his teeth and couldn''t help pounding the table. "What a lunatic!" No wonder the ranking list of magic treasures didn''t have a record of this magic treasure C not only was it an illegal magic treasure, it was also full of evil!
"Judging from the current situation, it was probably President Bai who created this Wuji Umbre. Even if he hadn''t personally made it himself and instead hired someone else to do it, this is pretty terrible." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. "But there''s something which still puzzles me: holy beasts have already been extinct for a long time, so how was he able to collect so many skins?"
"The reason is very simple."
At that moment, Mr Lu suddenly said, "I said earlier that I want to bring charges against Bai Zhe for his evil behavior. In fact, there''s another very important piece of information... When I worked for him, I once identally learned something about the extinction of the holy beasts. If it''s true, it was he who engineered the massacre of the holy beasts back then!"The Chinese word is ̫ ''taiji.''
Chapter 510 Technique for Using a Silver Bell
Sometimes the truth was often closer than you could imagine. Even Little Silver himself never expected that the truth he had been painstakingly searching for all these years would actually be so close to him, and could almost be said to be within his grasp.
"So you''re saying that it was President Bai who was the source of the rumors back then which led to the extinction of the holy beasts..." Odd Zhuo was utterly stunned.
This was an unresolved case which the country had been investigating until now without any breakthroughs. After all, the level of technology back then wasn''t as advanced as it was now.
The rumor that eating the heart of a holy beast could help a personprehend the Heavenly Dao had spread roughly six thousand years ago, long before the founding of Huaxiu nation. Little Silver had only been two thousand years old at the time, a little kid among the holy beasts... When the holy beasts were discovered to be already extinct after the nation''s founding, by the time they started to investigate the matter, it was already toote.
Because it was impossible to trace the source of the rumor.
But it wasn''t the same now; the Inte was more advanced and cultivators had to be responsible for whatever they said on online tforms. As long as you wanted to look for something, you could. It wasn''t in fact that hard to track down anonymous users, but that "informant" on the cultivation forum this time obviously knew something and hade prepared; even Little ck was unable to track this person down.
While Little ck''s technology was slightly inferior to Wang Ming''s, this thing wasn''t impossible for the former.
If there was anything to be afraid of, it was that the other party might haveid traps.
In the end, Wang Ling thought that asking Wang Ming to investigate this matter would be more reliable; if even Wang Ming couldn''t track down that informant''s location, then they were really out of options.
"If this is true, President Bai''s crimes are far worse than that of Cheng Yu, Master of Immortal Mansion, and the old devil." Odd Zhuo tsked; he hadn''t expected to run into such a big fish this time. No wonder it was so hard to catch him!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal twirled his pen and said, "Mr Lu, do you have any material evidence to back up your words?"
"The Wuji Umbre is evidence. Additionally, Bai Zhe still has many other peculiar magic weapons on him. I''m guessing that these magic weapons might have also been made from holy beasts. If we can take him down, these will all be material evidence."
At this point, Mr Lu had in fact pretty much told them everything they needed to know. As for drawing President Bai out, Mr Lu had already told Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal how to do so.
In fact, even Mr Lu himself didn''t know where President Bai resided. The only way he could contact President Bai, apart from using his phone, was with a silver bell. Moreover, this President Bai was very cunning. His cell phone number was different every time, and Mr Lu could only contact him through his phone once a day, after which the number would directly change.
Mr Lu had already used this when he had been outside the vi entrance earlier. The new number would only be sent to Mr Lu''s cell phone at six in the morning the next day.
Apart from that, if Mr Lu wanted to meet President Bai in person, he had to use this silver bell.
When Mr Lu handed the silver bell to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, he specifically exhorted thetter, "There''s a technique for using this silver bell. You need to ring a specific melody in a specific ce before Bai Zhe will show up. The venue we settled on before was the central park."
"What melody?"
"Do you know Qiansi Xi? Just y that..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
After that, Wang Ling used a minor spell to hide the demon qi on Mr Lu and prevent that President Bai from tracking him down. Now that Mr Lu had be an important witness, he needed to be protected, but this didn''t mean locking him up somewhere since that would make it easier for President Bai to find him.
So Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had Song Qingshu take Mr Lu to go absorb formaldehyde; probably no one would think of this possibility.
But just in case, Wang Ling drew three teleportation talismans and gave them to Song Qingshu. Like the name implied, these teleportation talismans would swiftly transport Song Qingshu and Mr Lu to the coordinates of a particr ce if they felt that they were in danger. Furthermore, the coordinates were for the Wang family''s small vi... If the other party dared follow them there, even if Wang Ling wasn''t at home, the gremlins in the vi would be enough to make the intruder suffer.
Besides, Jingke guarded the vi, so Wang Ling wasn''t worried at all.
"Thank you very much, Ling Zhenren!"
At the gate of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s vi, Song Qingshu respectfully epted the talismans.
After leaving Mo Immortal Castle, Song Qingshu had be more and more like a supervisor under Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s guidance. Furthermore, he had an imposing righteous temperament that was clearly disyed on the outside; in fact, he was a promising talent.
Song Qingshu drove the car. Mr Lu sat in the front passenger seat and was afraid to move, because out of the corner of his eye, he could see Wang Ling looking at him... That mousepad earlier had really scared him! Now, he just wanted to quietly be a virtuous tree, and hepletely didn''t dare do anything rash...
Little Silver stood at the front door and waved. "Good luck, Mr Lu!"
"I will do my best to purify the air!"
Mr Lu looked at Little Silver resolutely and gave him a thumbs-up.
Song Qingshu said goodbye once more, then stepped on the gas and left with Mr Lu.
But with Mr Lu gone, the rest of the pressure now fellpletely on Odd Zhuo.
If he wanted to catch Bai Zhe, these two days would be the best time to do so since Mr Lu hadn''tpleted his assignment and his demon qi was now masked. Besides, the longer Bai Zhe and Mr Lu were out of contact, the more suspicious it would look.
Although President Bai''s surname meant "white"...
It was clear that he was a very suspicious man. In addition, this person had single-handedly engineered the near extermination of all the holy beasts six thousand years ago, so his heart and bones were actually very ck.
"Then, ording to the n we''ve agreed on, Brother Silver and I will go meet President Bai tonight. Brother Odd Zhuo, you''re responsible for tightening the in the end!" Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
"Then we will have to trouble Senior Immortal." Odd Zhuo nodded.
"It''s fine, it''s fine, it''s not a big deal." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very confident since he had the Soul Suppression Ring and so had nothing to fear. As for Little Silver, after eating the crispy noodle snack, his fighting strength had been boosted to a lofty level, which could bepletely described as devastating.
Wang Ling felt that it would be more than enough if these two people coordinated together andbined their battle strength to deal with that President Bai.
ording to Mr Lu, President Bai''s strength was at True Immortal level, but the damage he could inflict might not necessarily be at the level of a True Immortal. Perhaps the most troublesome part still was that unknown terrifying self-healing ability.
Wang Ling was very curious about this.
A human cultivator with a self-healing ability beyond that of the Tree n; how was this possible... infinite health?This means ''puppet show,'' and refers to a ssical Chinese song about the affection between a puppet and its owner.
Chapter 511 People Should Give Each Other Space!
Wang Ling directly teleported home. He had locked his bedroom door in case Mother Wang suddenly came in and discovered he wasn''t there. As long as he locked the door, Mother Wang usually wouldn''t trying in again after turning the doorknob and finding that the door wouldn''t open. In her eyes, Wang Ling had always been a conscientious person; a locked door must mean that he was studying and didn''t want to be interrupted.
So when Wang Ling returned home, he felt a little guilty; he had gone to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce at noon, and it was now already half past three. He had yed one game round with his family''s Dog Two and then dealt with the matter of Mr Lu, which had resulted in himing hometer than he had expected.
He gave a sigh as he suddenly felt mentally tired.
Unfortunately, all of this was happening in the middle of the midterm exams, making him feel a little overwhelmed.
His forehead dropped heavily into his hand.
He...
...was just a sixteen-year-old kid!
Life was really too difficult!
At that moment, he swept his gaze over the garden. This Dog Two had returned home before him and was now basking in the sun and wagging its tail as if nothing had happened. Although they were quite far apart, Wang Ling could still see that Dog Two''s green fur was standing a little on end.
It was obvious that this thing one hundred percent knew that Wang Ling was staring at it, so it was a little nervous.
After all, it had done something shameful behind Wang Ling''s back today.
So while it lookedposed now, Dog Two was in fact panicking like an old dog...
Everyone had secrets, and naturally so did spirit beasts. Wang Ling actually didn''t want to restrict Loopy Toad too much. Now that it was already a member of the family, there was no harm in giving it more space. So in terms of dealing with this matter, Wang Ling understood and respected Dog Two''s decision.
Since Dog Two wanted to deal with the matter inside the Gate Between Worlds itself, then just let it handle the problem.
Wang Ling could pretend he didn''t know, but he couldn''t turn a blind eye to it; it would be very easy for him to secretly give Dog Two a helping hand.
That was right; when it came to family, everyone should give each other some space.
There were some things you could see through but not point out; giving other people space was also a way of showing them respect.
This was the best way Wang Ling coulde up with to help Dog Two, since he could both support Dog Two and also give it face.
At this thought, he sat down at his table again and pretended that he didn''t know anything. He turned around and snapped his fingers, and the bedroom door unlocked with a click.
Now that he was back, there was no need to lock the door.
Wang Ling opened his drawer and took out Three Five once more as he decided to do three more test papers to assuage his guilt from today.
But just as he flipped open the stack of papers, he couldn''t help sneezing.
This definitely wasn''t a cold. Wang Ling basically couldn''t get sick; any virus that invaded his body would be instantly killed by his primordial qi. As a result, his immune system was in hibernation mode all year round and was never used at all.
How could he sneeze?
Wang Ling thought this was a little strange. Looking around, his sharp senses picked out several strands of very fine green dog fur on the table.
They had probably been stirred up when he had flipped open Three Five.
Previously, Wang Ling had allowed Dog Two to lie on the table and watch him do his homework so that it could study. The dog fur had probably been left behind then.
But he clearly remembered that Dog Two had never shed before...
Maybe it had been cultivating so diligently recently that the stress was causing it to drop fur.
Wang Ling suddenly felt a little sorry for Dog Two the fact that it was starting to lose fur showed the immense effort it had been putting into cultivating recently. Given its current ss, if it continued to cultivate this way, this akita might wind up bing a Chinese crested dog...
Wang Ling picked up this green fur between two fingers and narrowed his eyes as he looked at it. He grabbed a tissue from his drawer to wrap the fur in before throwing it away, but in doing so, a few strands slipped from his grasp onto his thigh.
Furrowing his brow, he grabbed another tissue to clean up the dog fur on his thigh.
It never ever urred to him that Mother Wang would suddenly open the door ande in at this time...
When she entered, she happened to see Wang Ling holding a tissue in one hand while the other was wiping at his thigh in a suspicious manner...
"..."
Wang Ling turned his head, a startled expression on his face.
"Ling Ling..." Mother Wang didn''t finish speaking. She just said his name before swallowing whatever she wanted to say.
It could only be said that Mother Wang was Mother Wang, a senior who had already been around the block; what great storms and waves hadn''t she weathered?
Adolescent urges were nothing strange to her.
Then, Wang Ling watched as Mother Wang smiled at him slightly before slowly closing the door.
Wang Ling: "..."
mming the door shut at this time was a big no-no; loud sounds would easily frighten a person and could result in a disruption of physical functions.
Mother Wang thought that she was very open-minded.
Family members should give each other some space.
"Ling Ling has grown up..." Standing in front of the door, Mother Wang felt a little gratified.
She remembered that Wang Ling had been preparing for his midterm examstely; it would be normal for him to feel stressed.
Young people... it would be better for them to release their stress.
At that very moment, Wang Ling was clenching a wad of tissue in his hand as he felt like mming his head against the door.
If he had known, he would have used the Gravitation Spell to pick up the dog fur!
What kind of misunderstanding was this...
Wang Ling''s lips twitched uncontrobly.
Sometimes, there were small things in life where the use of magic wasn''t necessary. However, Wang Ling had never thought that Mother Wang woulde in at that particr moment; it was a really big misunderstanding this time. But this also showed that the effect of the Great Fortune Spell had probably already worn off, otherwise there was no way this misunderstanding could have happened.
Wang Ling felt that he was a pretty adaptable person since the misunderstanding had already happened, there was no need to go on and exin it.
Because that would just be adding insult to injury!
He grit his teeth, picked up his pen and started to furiously do his Three Five!
Roughly half an hourter...
Mother Wang came by his room again. This time, she didn''t directly enter, and instead knocked on the door.
She guessed that Wang Ling should have finished his business by now.
"Ling Ling?" She didn''t dare directly open the door and enter, in case she saw another R18 scene, and simply spoke outside the door. "Your brother''sing by tonight. I''m making fish stew with kidneys... eat upter! Also, you need to do things in moderation, understand?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Chapter 512 The Tattoo On Wang Mings Stomach
Wang Ling wasn''t surprised by Wang Ming''s visit this time. He guessed that the results of the space assessment which they had performed on Daoist Guang''s tattered robest week hade out. The robe had remnants of the Heaven-Cleaving sword''s chaotic sword qi on it from when Evil Sword God had pursued Daoist Guang back then, and Wang Ming had used this sword qi to find a trail back to the space Evil Sword God had been in before.
Daoist Guang had previous spected that the entrance to the legendary Immortal''s Treasure House was likely in a space cavern that linked the human world and the demon world together. Daoist Guang called this space the entrance to the Otherworld.
But this was just spection. Furthermore, even if an entrance did exist, it didn''t necessarily lead to the Immortal''s Treasure House. Almightys at Venerated Immortal level set up worlds like they were ying a game, so it was possible that Immortal Zhenyuan had established many equally fake worlds to mask the real Immortal''s Treasure House, as if he was ying whack-a-mole...
The talisman seal was growing weaker and weaker, and the primordial qi inside Wang Ling''s body was starting to gradually adapt to the special substance inside the talisman. Furthermore, the primordial qi was starting to reinforce itself, forming something simr to an antibody.
Of course, Wang Ming had deduced that it would still be another five to seven years before the talisman''s effect wore offpletely. That was to say, Wang Ling had to find a new way of either controlling his primordial qi himself or recing the talisman seal before he went to university.
It might seem that he still had a lot of time, but whether it was five or seven years, this was just the blink of an eye for a lot of cultivators. For seclusion maniacs like Patriarch Reliance, the headmaster of that Reliance High School from thebined military drill for six schools, five years in seclusion was like going to the toilet.
Wang Ling hoped he would be able to find something in the Immortal''s Treasure House, but he wasn''t cing all his expectations on it.
Ultimately, nothing would be better than him being able to control the primordial qi himself.
But in thest few years, Wang Ling had noticed that his realm seemed to be advancing at a quicker rate. In the past, his realm would move up once every two years, buttely it seemed that his strength was growing again...
The primordial qi changed with the growth in his realm.
He had to adapt to his realm in order to be able topletely control the primordial qi. But the problem now was that he was growing too quickly, which didn''t give him any time to adapt to his realm at all! It was like how some writers were slow to update their novels C it might look like they could keep up, but there was a chance that they would be behind in chapters right up until their next book...
...
That evening, it was Zhai Yin once again who sent Wang Ming over, and Wang Ling wasn''t as hostile toward her as he had been thest few times. Zhai Yin, moreover, was well aware that if she wanted to thoroughly conquer Wang Ming, she would inevitably need Wang Ling''s help.
The best in fact would be if she could win over her "brother-inw."
Zhai Yin was utterly clear on this point after herst encounter with Wang Ling.
Sending Wang Ming over this time, she still had on a wooden "strangers stay away" face, but when she saw Wang Ling open the door, she still did her best to soften her expression with a slight smile.
It looked quite stiff, though.
Wang Ming''s lips twitched at this scene and his tongue was as poisonous as ever: "With your zombie face, you better not smile... If you let your hair down, with this expression, you could star in The Grudge."
Zhai Yin kept a tight rein on her anger. "..." She absolutely couldn''t forget herself in front of her "brother-inw"!
They entered and switched to house slippers. Mother Wang and the old man were just about done with cooking. Mother Wang had calcted the right time to cook the vegetables, and she was walking out of the kitchen with a te of stir-fried broli in her hands when she saw Zhai Yin and Wang Ming. "You''re here! Come and sit down!"
The one thing the Wang family''s small vi didn''tck was broli... Ever since Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had made up his mind toprehend the Heavenly Dao from broli, he had be absorbed in breeding different varieties of broli and would send arge amount to the vi each month.
The most terrifying thing was that because this broli had been grown in spirit soil, they stayed fresh for a very long time!
Even when it wasn''t kept in the fridge, it could be stored for two or three years without turning yellow or bing moldy, and would still be fresh and rich in water content.
Putting the dish down, Mother Wang wiped her oily fingers on her apron out of habit.
Seeing that Zhai Yin looked a little ill at ease, Mother Wang quickly smiled. "Don''t be polite, Miss Zhai, it''s not your first time here,e and sit!"
After several meetings, Mother Wang had learned Zhai Yin''s identity as well as her gender. It wasn''t Wang Ming who had told her, but Father Wang who had asked an "acquaintance" to check Zhai Yin out C Father Wang''s most powerful fan was President Qi''s direct superior and also the top leader. If there was anything Father Wang wanted to know, he just needed to open his fan group and send a private message.
As a writer, you never knew what on earth your fans could do...
In fact, Wang Ling felt that Father Wang was a bit of a gossip sometimes. Furthermore, it seemed that in thest few years, Father Wang had even joined the "Wang Ming Get Married" group, and had already started to raise money for Wang Ming''s wedding. Even Wang Ming himself didn''t know about it, and Wang Ling had only found out inadvertently.
Sometimes, Wang Ling would recall where Zhai Yin hade from... an administrator of Magnificent Immortal''s Depository of Buddhist Texts how many cultivators dreamed about this job? Wang Ling had also heard that these administrators were on fixed contracts and couldn''t resign at will. But Zhai Yin had unexpectedly been transferred to the Cultivation Academy of Science to be Lu Wei''s personal guard (Lu Wei = Scientist).
Wang Ming had told Wang Ling before that it was President Qi who had used his connections to have Zhai Yin transferred.
But Wang Ling didn''t think the truth was that simple.
To say that Father Wang might have added fuel to the fire in the background actually wasn''t an impossibility...
Wang Ling randomly chose a seat and then watched as Zhai Yin unexpectedly pulled out the chair next to him and sat down.
Wang Ling: "???"
Wang Mingughed when he saw this. "Hey, that''s Dog Two''s seat."
Zhai Yin: "..."
Zhai Yin''s intention had only been to slowly win Wang Ling''s favor.
To be precise, this was her first time eating with them, so shepletely had no idea that this was Loopy Toad''s seat.
When Wang Ming saw that Zhai Yin hadn''t moved, he was dumbfounded. "It''s the dog that was lying down at the door when we came in... You would even fight a dog over a chair?!"
Zhai Yin''s lips twitched violently as she tamped down her fury and changed seats.
This time, she chose the chair directly next to Wang Ming.
Wang Ming shook his head. "This is my grandfather''s seat!"
Zhai Yin got up and moved one chair down.
Once again, Wang Ming said, "No no no, that''s my auntie''s seat!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Wang Ling couldpletely tell that Wang Ming was deliberately picking a fight...
Zhai Yin couldn''t take it anymore; she directly stretched out one hand to pull Wang Ming up by his cor.
Wang Ming was rmed. "What do you want?" He couldn''t throw her off at all.
Naturally, Zhai Yin wouldn''t hit him; she simply unbuttoned the bottom half of his shirt instead.
Then, Wang Ling almost sprayed out water... because he saw that there was actually a tattoo on Wang Ming''s stomach; what was more, it was of a well-known cartoon character!
Furthermore, only cultivators would be able to see this tattoo, and normal people like Wang Ming who couldn''t use spirit energy wouldn''t be able to see it at all.
This was obviously Zhai Yin''s revenge maybe she had secretly drawn it on his stomach when he had been asleep.
Wang Ming didn''t know exactly what was going on, but he could guess something was up, and he turned his head to stare at Zhai Yin. "What did you draw on my stomach?"
How humiliating!
And in front of Wang Ling as well!
Wang Ming felt some regret. He had thought that Zhai Yin wouldn''t do anything to him in front of Wang Ling. He had just been joking around and had never thought that it would turn into a tit for tat...
Then, some spirit energy shot out from Wang Ling''s fingertip to settle on Wang Ming''s eyes.
Wang Ming turned pale when he saw what had been tattooed on his stomach. "What the hell! Peppa Pig?!"
Papapa...
At that moment, Wang Ling started to p his hands with a deadpan expression.
How did the saying go?
Get a Peppa Pig tatt...
Shout out to your frat...Lu Wei is Lu Benwei''s nickname, and online users sometimes use ''scientist'' to mock his cheating in games.This is a Peppa Pig meme where she is jokingly cast as a ''society'' or ''frat'' member, which in colloquial Chinese refers to a gangster.
Chapter 513 Wang Mings Life is in Danger!
Basically, Wang Ming had to report if he wanted to go out, and he needed Old Qi''s approval.
Actually, he had already broken this rule thest time when he had gone out with the Heavenly Materials sword to catch Xiao Yuncheng. In the end, however, President Qi had suppressed this matter... he really pampered Wang Ming like his own grandchild.
There were actually a lot of young and talented scientists at the academy. To many outsiders, this was a group of geniuses who were far above them; they were the pirs holding up the whole nation, and each of them was unbridled and wilful.
But this group of people still weren''t as smart as Wang Ming.
Where there wereparisons, there naturally was envy, and where there was envy, there naturally was hate. Wang Ming indeed was usually a little wilful, resulting in him unintentionally provoking plenty of people. These people had tried everything to fileints about him, but these had all been intercepted by Old Qi. But the more President Qi protected him, the more envious they became.
Why had President Qi gone out of his way to look for an expert bodyguard for Wang Ming?
He was afraid that the other scientists would one day lose control and hurt Wang Ming.
Wang Ming''s safety was the topmost priority. It wasn''t enough to protect him outside, he also needed to be guarded at home.
But Wang Ming had always been a terror at home...
Actually, with Zhai Yin around now, his behavior was a lot more restrained.
The rules of the Cultivation Academy of Science were no less severe than military rules; the academy was basically under militarized administration, but there actually weren''t any restrictions on Wang Ming C the only restriction on him was that he wasn''t allowed to leave without permission, and even if he announced he wanted to go out, it might not necessarily be approved.
The Wang family''s small vi was the only exception.
Because Father Wang had talked to the upper management in his fan group...
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At the very beginning, Wang Ling hadn''t known Zhai Yin''s identity and thus had been a little cold toward her. But after carefully analyzing the pros and cons of Zhai Yin following Wang Ming around now, Wang Ling suddenly thought that President Qi had made a very good decision.
Given Wang Ming''s normally vicious tongue, his sharp words would increase the ire of the people around him by nine hundred and ny-nine points.
At this rate, there was a real possibility that his colleagues would poison him!
Since Zhai Yin''s arrival, she could, for one thing, restrain Wang Ming from doing whatever he wanted, and for another, indirectly protect him. Apart from his brain, he was a muggle without an ounce of spirit energy at all C an ordinary person would be able to poison him without much effort.
Of course, even if Wang Ming was actually poisoned to death...
Wang Ling had a way of bringing him back to life.
Wang Ling was also capable of performing the "Samsara of Heavenly Life" which Wang Ming had used in his software several hours ago when he had gamed with Daoist Guang.
But Wang Ling could do it in real life...
It was just that once he used it, not only would Wang Ming''s identity be widely known, Wang Ling himself would very likely be exposed.
His chin in his hand, Wang Ling thought about it for a while. He felt that it was time to give Wang Ming something like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s "Soul Suppression Ring" which could bring people back to life. Of course, this would actually be a little harder because the ring could only be activated when spirit energy was poured into it; artificial spirit energy wouldn''t work.
Hence, Wang Ling had to make a resurrection magic treasure which didn''t require spirit energy to be activated.
Even if Zhai Yin was Wang Ming''s bodyguard, she couldn''t always be with him. Wang Ling felt it was better to have some insurance in case the worst happened.
Wang Ling looked up at the wall calendar that hung on the door.
Wang Ming''s birthday was August 1st, which was Army Day.
It was more than half a month away, which was enough time for Wang Ling to make the preparations.
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When Zhai Yin was brought up, Wang Ming clearly had a lot ofints.
He wasn''t reserved as hey on his stomach on the bed, Wang Ling''s pillow in his arms. He stretched out his hand toward the ceiling with the tragic and heartbroken air of the marginalized. "Ling! You have no idea how terrible that woman is!"
Wang Ling could tell that this guy''s main reason foring hadn''t been to share the assessment results at all, but toin; sharing the space assessment results was just an afterthought.
Wang Ming''s face was gloomy when he said, "She has a mouthful of whatever I''m drinking first to make sure it''s not poisoned before I can drink it."
Wang Ling: "..."
Lying on the ground, Loopy Toad raised its dog head; it felt that at the moment, Wang Ming looked like a bitter housewife who had just been abused.
"And that''s not all!" Wang Ming suddenly sat upright and dropped his forehead into his hand. "Even when I go to the toilet... she also needs to sit on it first!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
"And do you know what the most terrifying thing is? This girl actually started to learn how to cook recently! She even bought a dragon pig the day before yesterday and insisted on making me a fried pork chop!"
"Dragon pig? She treats you well..." Loopy Toad tsked.
The price of dragon pig meat on the market currently could be as high as five hundred immortal gold per jin for the best parts of the dragon pig; ordinary families couldn''t afford it at all.
Although this was the case, Loopy Toad was already no longer interested in meat after being away from the demon world for so long. Plus, Dopey Guo''s family supplied it regrly with fly-vored dog food.
Naturally, the dog food was artificially vored, and didn''t use real flies, which made Loopy Toad realize that when it ate flies now, they tasted a little strange.
"Treats me well?" Wang Ming''s lips twitched. "Have you eaten a ck-colored pork chop? And that fried pork chop was the size of a basin!"
"That can''t be right, aren''t all the people from Magnificent Immortal supposed to be talented?" Listening to Wang Ming''s words, Loopy Toad''s mind was nk. "Their people are basically all-rounders, how can she be so bad at cooking?"
Wang Ming: "Bullshit! That''s because they eat raw food in the army."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
"She''ll kill me with her cooking first before anyone can poison me." Wang Ming heaved a heavy sigh. "I heard that her teacher is a veteran chef."
"Who?"
"I don''t know, I just heard that the person''s name has the juan character in it."
Wang Ling: "..."
Juan...
He happened to know a chef with the surname Juan...
This probably wasn''t a coincidence, right?
If Mother Juan really was Zhai Yin''s teacher, she would definitely straightaway poison Wang Ming to death with her dishes!
Wang Ling sucked in a cold breath of air.
It looked like he would have to make that resurrection object for Wang Ming as soon as possible.
Wang Ling already felt that Wang Ming''s life was in huge danger...
"Lingzi, what''s wrong? Your face doesn''t look so good."
Looking at Wang Ling''s paleplexion, Wang Ming couldn''t help snickering. "Auntie told me just now... today you were sneakily doing that?"
Wang Ling: "..."
"It''s fine, it''s fine, big brother won''tugh at you... young people should learn moderation."
Wang Mingughed with the air of someone who was unsurprised. "These tissues probably aren''tfortable, right? I''ve actually invented a new kind of tissue, but it hasn''t been patented yet. This tissue is lubricated but dries quickly and doesn''t stick to your hands! One piece can be used multiple times, and it also has a self-cleaning function, and is one hundred percent germ-free."
Wang Ling: "..."
Hm...
Just go be poisoned to death...
Chapter 514 Wang Mings Great Ambition
Of course, even though Wang Ming had said that, he was just teasing since he knew Wang Ling wouldn''t do such a thing.
Since young, this little brother of his had always had this ascetic and restrained expression, and didn''t look like a vibrant youngster at all. As for why, this actually had to do with the primordial qi in his body.
Wang Ming had extracted some of Wang Ling''s primordial qi previously. This qi was immensely powerful; furthermore, it had a robust self-healing and purifying ability. In addition to purging the body of toxins and preventing all types of poisons from invading the system, it also had the effect of pacifying emotions.
This was actually the reason why Wang Ling normally didn''t show any emotion on his face.
Many times when Wang Ling''s mood was about to change, the primordial qi''s self-cleansing ability would start to take effect. He would never get too excited, angry, sad or happy; the primordial qi would help control his mood.
Scientifically speaking, those who could control their moods usually had higher EQ, lived longer and were healthier.
But the problem was that the primordial qi was too strong, and its control was a little too excessive!
Wang Ling thus couldn''t be med for his poker face!
There were times when he wanted to grin but would be stifled by the primordial qi, which was actually a little depressing.
Sometimes Wang Ming really wanted to know what Wang Ling''s smile looked like.
Although nowadays the corners of the lips could be adjusted with photoshop, a fake smile could never look natural...
Over the years, Wang Ming had relied on the "Anti-Wang Ling Matter" which he had refined in order to create the talisman to suppress the primordial qi in Wang Ling''s body. Meanwhile, he had actually been studying Wang Ling''s primordial qi. In the end, using the "Anti-Wang Ling Matter" only treated the symptoms and not the cause. If they wanted a permanent solution, the best would be if Wang Ming achieved a breakthrough in his study of the primordial qi.
Unfortunately, even with him doing the research, he hadn''t made any substantial progress until now.
At that moment, he suddenly squeezed the pillow in his arms as his tone turned solemn. "Lingzi, I''ve been helping you study your primordial qi all these years, but given the current research equipment in theb, none of the machines can thoroughly analyze your primordial qi."
"Study primordial qi?" This was Dog Two''s first time hearing this, and it shook its head after listening to Wang Ming.
Because it really wasn''t easy to study this thing!
When Wang Ling heard this, his head jerked up and his entire body froze.
He already knew about the primordial qi research; to be exact, he had been six years old when Wang Ming had extracted a sample for research.
Actually, since the beginning, Wang Ling had already had the feeling that current scientific equipment wouldn''t be able to analyze the primordial qi at all, and reality had indeed proven that this was the case. Over the years, Wang Ming had thrown a lot of energy into his research of the primordial qi, and would instantly text Wang Ling over even the smallest discovery.
Later, there had been fewer and fewer texts until they had stopped altogether.
Wang Ling had always assumed that Wang Ming had already given up.
After all, for a proud scientist regarded as the man with the strongest brain, it must have been a blow to this pride to be unable to achieve a breakthrough after working persistently on one project for so many years.
Wang Ling hadn''t thought that after ten years...
Wang Ming actually hadn''t given up.
Wang Ling opened his mouth and was about to thank him, but then felt that it would be a little sappy and too aloof.
They were cousins who sometimes hated or teased each other, but their bond of brotherhood was solid.
The fact that Wang Ming could freely lie down and roll around on the bed was the best proof of this...
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had traded crispy noodle snacks for the right to lie down on the bed.
But brothers were brothers. Even if Wang Ling didn''t say it out loud, Wang Ming did hold a significant ce in his heart.
1st August was Wang Ming''s birthday, and Wang Ling had to prepare a good gift for him.
At that time, Wang Ling had already made a decision.
Even though he didn''t say anything, the truth was that Wang Ming didn''t need him to give a reply.
Words weren''t needed between brothers.
Wang Ling was still underage and couldn''t drink, otherwise Wang Ming thought that they could drink a truckload of wine together!
One bottle would be his, and the rest would be Wang Ling''s...
"Primordial qi is a special type of spirit energy autonomously produced in little master''s body. To put it another way, it''s an even more advanced level of spirit energy which is tens of thousands of times denser than normal spirit energy, and has a trulyplexposition..." said Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad actually only knew this much about primordial qi.
This primordial qi was the main reason why Little Master Ling had been able to thrash Evil Sword God so badly with one p.
Spirit energy was like a cultivator''s "power source."
Normal cultivators operated on spirit energy.
But Wang Ling operated on a "primordial qi" spirit energy blend.
It didn''t sound like there was much of a difference since they were all power sources. However, there were differences in quality.
Gasoline versus nuclear energy... could they be considered the same?!
Furthermore, this "primordial qi" spirit energy blend had already been enough to defeat Evil Sword God; if the talisman had been removed and Wang Ling had used pure primordial qi in ce of spirit power in his p, Evil Sword God''s soul and body would have been utterly extinguished.
"Soon." Wang Ming ttened his lips, his expression taut as he said very seriously, "I can definitely do it... I''ll invent a magic treasure for analyzing the primordial qi."
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Actually, in Loopy Toad''s view, the reason why Wang Ming''s progress was slow was probably because he wasn''t a cultivator.
The spirit energy which Wang Ming was currently using was man-made spirit energy discharged by a magic treasure.
Although Wang Ming could read up on the theory behind spirit energy circtory pathways and vascr systems, he wasn''t a genuine cultivator. There were many things you could only understand after your body had experienced them for itself. Primordial qi was clearly a higher grade of power than spirit energy, and could be called a magic power source for cultivators.
In thest few years, the "Depletion of Spirit Energy Theory" had be prevalent, and there were already plenty of True Immortal Almightys predicting that the spirit energy on earth would be depleted one day.
Perhaps at that time, the primordial qi in Wang Ling''s body would be thest power source for activating spells...
This research study was actually very significant.
If Wang Ming could analyze theposition of the primordial qi, he would be saving not just Wang Ling, but also the whole world. This would be a major discovery that would be permanently recorded down in The Annals of World Cultivation! Wang Ming would be forever remembered as the greatest discoverer, explorer and scientist of this era!
A wild notion suddenly struck Loopy Toad.
When the time came and Wang Ming passed away, it would be a spectacr scene.
Those who both knew and didn''t know him would light a candle for him on Weibo or in WeChat Moments...
Chapter 515 The True Face of Primordial Qi
Ambition was without doubt good, but there were times when achieving it was often difficult.
Loopy Toad thought that at their cores, these brothers shared the same ideals.
One wanted to thoroughly study theposition of the primordial qi.
The other was doing his best to control the primordial qi himself.
At their cores, these two ideas were the same, and had one thing inmon: they wouldn''t be easy to fulfill.
Getting down to business, Wang Ming activated his space storage ring with artificial spirit energy and took out theb assessment report. He had printed two copies and he passed one to Wang Ling.
Loopy Toad jumped onto the desk and moved its head closer to look at the report with Wang Ling. Wang Ling didn''t ignore it, but he did check to see if Dog Two shed any fur. Today''s misunderstanding was too big, and it had already cast a small shadow on his heart.
That was because he knew Mother Wang too well; she was an economical housewife who spent what needed to be spent and not a penny more. But after today''s misunderstanding, Wang Ling felt that the next time she went to the supermarket, she might buy a whole pile of tissues.
"What''s this? Code? Can''t understand it" Loopy Toad stared nkly at the assessment report.
The only thing it could understand was that it looked something like a map. The important thing was that various data coordinates as well astitudinal and longitudinal lines had been marked on the map. Loopy Still had yet to fully understandnguage, let alone astronomy and geography It hadn''t even been a few months since it hade into contact with human culture. To be frank, it still had a lot to learn.
"This is the machine readout, of course you won''t understand it. It''s good enough if you can read the map. I filled in those coordinates after making some calctions based on the codes. I checked them three times, there''s no mistake," exined Wang Ming.
These codes were actually the space location results generated by the machine after performing a reverse trace on the tattered Daoist robe, though they had still needed to be analyzed in order to obtain exact coordinates.
"Since there are plenty of records on the many times that the Gate Between Worlds descended on Huaxiu nation, the academy has a lot of information on it.
"Also, there are plenty of cultivators nowadays who either get spit out or are lucky enough to inadvertently walk out of the Gate. I''ve already checked their verbal ounts.
"Putting all the information together, including these verbal ounts and the widely circted maps of the demon world provided by dealers of rare maps"
Wang Ming cupped his chin and said, "The coordinates are indeed for a location in the Gate Between Worlds, but it''s not in the demon world. Apart from being able to trace the sword qi back to the location, the space assessment machine can in fact make a rough projection of the size of the map with a less than ten percent margin of error. Looking at the geography, it isn''t the demon world at all."
Loopy Toad''s and Wang Ling''s eyes couldn''t help lighting up at this conclusion.
Wang Ling lowered his head in thought as he stared fixedly at the map.
It appeared that Daoist Guang''s conclusion had beenpletely correct.
There had to be a link between the Gate Between Worlds and the demon world where the space was located. As for why there were so many different coordinates on the map, the answer was obvious.
That was because the link didn''t lead to just one space; there were a lot of fake spaces created by Immortal Zhenyuan. Following this line of thought, Wang Ling even felt that none of these spaces in the link might be the Immortal''s Treasure House.
But the problem was that he had to go check it out himself in order to be sure.
Loopy Toad thought that this would in fact be quite hard to do. Currently, the only way to get to the demon world from the human world was through the Gate Between Worlds. No matter how capable Little Master Ling was, there was no way he could instantly create such a gigantic world-defying portal.
The Gate''s configuration was obviously much moreplex than the Soul Suppression Ring. Because the ring was small, it was easy to refine one of the highest quality, but the Gate Between Worlds would be a massive undertaking. Loopy Toad had already seen howplicated Immortal Zhenyuan''s blueprint was when Daoist Guang had passed it on to Loopy Toad.
In any case, Loopy Toad felt that based on its current cultivation rate, even if it could refine weapons, it would never be able to create this type of terrifying thing in its lifetime.
Refining a world-defying magic weapon wasn''t something that depended just on a person''s realm. Many times, creating a world-defying magic weapon in fact mostly had to do with luck. Loopy Toad didn''t actually believe in luck, but Little Master Ling''s Great Fortune Spell did exist.
While studying thenguage of human cultivators in thest two months, Loopy Toad had even seen a paper about luck which said that the reason why many top Almightys now were able to attain their realms was actually because their luck was naturally good.
So as far as Loopy Toad was concerned, this Immortal Zhenyuan was actually a monster
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"There are numerous codes here, but most of them are space coordinates."
Sitting on the bed, Wang Ming crossed his arms contemtively, an inscrutable expression on his face. "But I did find a very interesting code that didn''t stand for coordinates. Rather, it was information."
"???" Wang Ling raised his head.
Loopy Dog couldn''t help asking, "What kind of information?"
Wang Ming smiled. "That space machine can track down sword qi and scan its surroundings. Out of this swarm of codes, only this code was the most interesting to me; it''s about an unknown form of energy."
When he said this, Wang Ling''s pupils shrank slightly as if he had already sensed what Wang Ming was going to say.
Wang Ming curled his lips as he said, "ording to the scan by the space assessment machine, after I cracked the code on this form of energy, I realized that its material structure is very simr to your primordial qi"
What the f**k?! Loopy Toad was stunned. "How can that ce have little master''s primordial qi?"
"Although we have yet to collect any from the scene forparison, I''m guessing the simrity is as high as seventy percent."
Wang Ming said, "Supposing that primordial qi really exists in that space, there are two possibilities: First, it isn''t something that only Ling Ling has; it already exists, just not in the human world.
"The second possibility is more likely: When a cultivator''s realm reaches a certain point, the source of their spirit energy will change, and the body will start to produce primordial qi instead as a substitute for spirit energy."
Em this exnation made both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad speechless.
"Primordial qi can be spontaneously generated?" Loopy Toad had doubts. A cultivator''s spirit energy was formed only after they had absorbed natural spirit qi from their surroundings to be stored in their dantian.
"I''m guessing that after reaching a certain point in their realms, those Almightys became capable of drawing energy out of their own bodies and no longer needed to rely on spirit energy. This probably has something to do with the biology of their cells."
When Wang Ling and Loopy Toad heard this, one person and one dog couldn''t help the way the corners of their eyes twitched.
Extracting energy from cells
So the true face of primordial qi was chakra?!Chakra in the series ''Naruto'' is presented as a form of life energy which everyone produces in their bodies to some degree.
Chapter 516 How Many Other Undisclosed Inventions Does Wang Ming Have?
Of course, this was just one-sided spection on Wang Ming''s part, and there was no proof to back it up yet.
But scientists nowadays liked to use data in their presentations, and theoretical science was also a type of science in itself; moreover, Wang Ming''s theories were in fact usually very urate.
This primordial qi had been in Wang Ling''s body since he was a kid. He only knew what this thing was called, and didn''t know what it was, exactly.
Furthermore, there was another important point: If Wang Ming''s theory was correct, and a cultivator had to reach a certain level before their bodies started to produce primordial qi, then it didn''t really fit Wang Ling''s current situation. This was the only thing he could think of at the moment that contradicted Wang Ming''s view.
Wang Ling was indeed very powerful, but his true realm in fact wasn''t necessarily as high as Immortal Zhenyuan''s based on the shorter time it took now for his realm to rise, Wang Ling roughly calcted he would only reach Venerated Immortal level in theter half of this year at the quickest.
Unlike when he had been younger and his realm had automatically advanced every two years, his current situation had long changed, with the intervals between realm stages getting shorter.
So from the very beginning, Wang Ling had in fact thought that it was impossible to exin his current situation simply with science. Most of the time, he didn''t even care how high his realm was. In any case, there was no one in the world right now who could survive one p from him unscathed
Last time, even with the Dao talisman seal on his arm, he had smacked Evil Sword God half to death.
At that time, Wang Ling had thought that with the Dao talisman seal on, he and Evil Sword God would at least be evenly matched.
Of course, Wang Ming being who he was, he would have naturally considered whatever Wang Ling could think of.
"Perhaps your situation is inconsistent with my current theory"
Wang Ming rubbed his head andughed. "In fact, I think I''m talking nonsense! How can I apply regr theoretical knowledge to your situation! My analysis just now is that after cultivators reach a certain realm, they can rely on their physical bodies to gather energy In fact, you''re different because you were fully automated since you were born!"
"Pu!" Loopy Toad couldn''t helpughing.
Wang Ling was speechless. ""
But he had to admit that Wang Ming''s description was quite vivid.
"But it''s all right. The best, naturally, would be if we could collect some of that energy source forparison. Maybe this thing isn''t primordial qi, or it''s an unknown form of energy that''s just simr to your primordial qi." At this point, Wang Ming activated artificial spirit energy once again and took out a purple ck round vessel from the ring.
Loopy Toad: "What''s this?"
Wang Ming: "An energy collector which hasn''t been made public yet. I made it yesterday."
Wang Ling: ""
Loopy Toad: "How many other undisclosed inventions do you still have"
Previously there was the thermal toilet, just now was the smart cleaning tissue, and now an energy collector
"I invented a lot, but applying for patents is troublesome, so it''s just for personal use. Anyway, my identity is a secret, and even if they were made public, it would officially be under the Academy of Science. What a loss that would be!" Wang Ming spread his hands. "Also, if they were really made public, that green-eyed bunch would start badmouthing me behind my back again!"
"Mm." Wang Ling nodded as he agreed with Wang Ming.
Given Wang Ming''s character, he had been unable to resist showing off in WeChat Moments in the past whenever he had invented something new. In the past few months, however, he had appeared a lot more subdued Wang Ling felt that this could probably be credited to Zhai Yin''s "training."
"There have actually been quite a few designs, but this is thetest one; it''ll be able to store the unknown energy at those coordinates. This energy collector contains data on all known forms of energy, so it won''t absorb those. In the case of multiple forms of unknown energy, the collector will be able to separate them inside."
"Awesome, big bro!"
Loopy Toad couldn''t resist pping its paws. "But how do you use this thing?"
Wang Ming: "Have you ever yed Pokemon? Just use it like you would a Pokeball."
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad: ""
"You want to go yourself?" Wang Ling lifted an eyebrow as he asked telepathically.
"How can I go myself do you think I''m an idiot?!"
Wang Ming immediately waved his hands. "I indeed may have dreams of being a hero sometimes, but not to the point of courting death. The link between the Gate Between Worlds and the demon world is probably a chaotic space, right? If I go in, I''ll immediately break down into Pop Rocks!"
As he spoke, Wang Ming slipped the round collector into Wang Ling''s hand. "This is something you''ll have to do."
"How long?" asked Wang Ling.
When he opened his mouth, Loopy Toad was nearly frightened to death.
What the hell! Little Master Ling actually spoke!
"The sooner the better, of course!"
Sitting on the bed with narrowed eyes and his arms folded, Wang Ming smiled at Wang Ling. "Actually, my main reason foring this time was to hurry up and get this thing!"
Wang Ming had actually been very excited ever since he had detected this energy which could usibly be Wang Ling''s primordial qi. After years of research without any progress, he had now found a lead at longst. It was the kind of thrill that only a scientist would understand.
Besides, there was actually another important point.
Given the more frequent trips out which Wang Ming had been making recently, the people in the research institute now had something on him. A lot of them were now smarter, and rather than report him to Old Qi, they sent their reports directly to Jinghua city.
President Qi hence suggested that Wang Ming stop going out for a while, and Wang Ming had agreed for the sake of the overall situation.
He thus wouldn''t be leaving the institute in the near future, so Wang Ming wanted to take advantage of the opportunity today to finish this matter.
"Okay, give me half an hour." Wang Ling nodded.
Hearing this, Loopy Toad was taken aback once again.
Damn! Little Master Ling had actually said a second sentence today!
Loopy Toad had a vague feeling that Wang Ling was going to break a record today!
But very quickly, Dog Two started muttering in its heart.
Half an hour?
Wasn''t that space in the transmission link between the Gate Between Worlds and the demon world?
Without the Gate, how was Wang Ling going to get there?
Seeing Wang Ling rise from his chair, Loopy Toad jumped off the desk.
One person and one dog went straight to the bedroom''s ensuite.
At that point, Loopy Toad finally reacted They had Lord Ma! Toilet Lord Ma!
They had used Lord Ma before to flush away two cultivators hired by Mo Immortal Castle who had tried to spy on the Wang family C who knew what space Lord Ma had flushed them away to.
"Lord Ma has a transportation ability?" Loopy Toad waspletely stupefied.
"You''ve been here for so long, you don''t know?" Shrugging with the air of someone used to the unexpected, Wang Ming said, "If a space hasn''t been specified, you''ll be flushed out into some random ce. If you specify a space, you can go anywhere. When you want toe back, just stamp your foot three times!"
Hearing this, Loopy Toad suddenly had a small thought.
It had in fact been looking for a way to enter the Gate Between Worlds. During this time, It had been painstakingly saving money to buy materials for setting up a teleportation array to return to its original n. Only the generations of leaders of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n knew about this array. However, trying to set up this teleportation array by just relying on the ten thousand HNY or so which it had swindled from Little Silver was actually far, far from enough
At that very moment, Dog Two stared at the toilet with a huge sense of relief.
It realized it could save money!
Chapter 517 Ling Zhenren Is Very Considerate
The truth was that Wang Ling was well aware of Loopy Toad''s thoughts.
Why did Wang Ming know how to use Lord Ma, and in so much detail?
The reason was very simple
It was actually because Wang Ling and Wang Ming these two brothers were colluding together.
When Wang Ming had just arrived at the vi earlier, Loopy Toad had still been lying outside, and Wang Ling had immediatelymunicated the ins and outs of the matter to Wang Ming telepathically.
Why did it have to be Wang Ming to give the exnation?
Because it would look more natural and Loopy Toad wouldn''t be quick to be suspicious.
On top of that, Wang Ling had also asked Wang Ming beforehand to secretly hack Loopy Toad''s ount and check its recent online transactions. They had confirmed two things.
One: The money which Loopy Toad had obtained recently had indeed been swindled from Little Silver
Two: They could tell from the materials Dog Two had purchased that this money was forpleting a teleportation array. Wang Ling had never seen this array before, but it wasn''t hard to figure out that this was a spell simr to a "Homing Array" since the array structure was pretty much the same, and roughly sixty to seventy percent of the same materials were required to set it up.
Most importantly, the money which Dog Two had was far from enough toplete this "Homing Array"; currently, it couldn''t even buy three or four tenths of the materials required
In addition, it was actually very risky for Loopy Toad to go back. Wang Ling had already modified its core so that it no longer used demon qi, but spirit energy. For one thing, using pure spirit energy to mobilize a demon n''s magic array might not work, and there was a pretty high possibility, moreover, that it might trigger a reverse chain reaction.
Therefore, to sum up, Wang Ling thought that the best and safest way for Loopy Toad to return to its n was to use Lord Ma.
Moreover, he had already done something to Lord Ma so that the moment Loopy Toad was teleported, it would be boosted by a top-secret "Buff" which would ensure that Dog Two would return to its n safely and without a hitch. Although Wang Ling didn''t know exactly what was happening in the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, his Buff would be more than enough to help Loopy Toad achieve the heights of its monstrous goals in the demon world
...
Lord Ma usuallyy dormant and had to be flushed awake in order to be used.
In fact, Loopy Toad didn''t remember ever seeing Lord Mapletely transformed into a human before Lord Ma was probably the only gremlin in the vi that didn''t have a human form. When all the gremlins in the vi had gathered together before, Loopy Toad had heard Eraser and Pen say that water kept running out of Lord Ma''s seven orifices in human form, which was too disgusting Little Master Ling had thuster canceled this transformation.
So how was he supposed to use Lord Ma after rousing it?
Loopy Toad wondered if Lord Ma''s voice would carry the sound of rich experience and a faint echo
The toilet lid on Lord Ma''s body lifted by itself and a voice came from inside: "I serve only the Supreme King"
Loopy Toad: "" So damn chuuni!
Wang Ling also sweated a little at this voice.
When he had enlightened Lord Ma, he hadn''t given it a personality. Because he wanted each gremlin to have their own character, Wang Ling had let them develop their own personalities after enlightening them.
And then, Lord Ma had be like this
Transmission to the coordinates wasn''t asplicated or as dirty as Loopy Toad had thought it would be it wouldn''t have to stick its head inside Lord Ma.
After Wang Ling recited the fixed coordinates, Loopy Toad saw Lord Ma emit a radiant light which wrapped around Little Master Ling.
Wang Ling nced at Loopy Toad at his feet, and the light that was already wrapped around him instantly split off to envelop Dog Two as well.
"???" Loopy Toadpletely hadn''t expected Wang Ling to bring it along.
By the time Loopy Toad reacted, Wang Ming saw one person and one dog instantly vanish on the spot with something like a p of thunder.
Why had Wang Ling brought Loopy Toad along?
Because you might have an adverse reaction after being transported by Lord Ma for the first time, which might make you puke.
So Wang Ling wanted Dog Two to get used to it beforehand.
Wang Ling felt that he was being very considerate of his family''s Dog Two!
...
About a quarter of an hour ago
The drab world which Evil Sword God had visited before, where the clouds were all dark gray, was like a newborn with unusual rocky terrain. There was no life here and the oxygen was very thin. This ce had apletely differentposition to Earth; even gravity was different here.
A red-haired young man in a ck cloak stood alone in this dry and crackednd. He tilted his head to the sky with his eyes closed as he felt the faint ripples of this world. This was a which he had brought here from outside the Milky Way. It waspletely bereft of life, without even a de of grass or a flower.
Between the red-haired young man''s eyebrows was a Daoist mark that resembled a flower. Upon closer look, it resembled the "yuan" character.
Standing in thisnd, the young man had reckoned that someone would being today and that the other party would be an Almighty.
After a while, his senses were hit by an astral wind as an intangible figure appeared in front of him; it looked like a wind spirit, and only the outline of its figure could be seen.
When this person spoke, it instantly caused millions of ripples throughout this world. "Zhenyuan the human world is doomed to be annihted; the savior you seek does not exist. You and I should join hands and go forth together; we can start a new life outside the Milky Way and be masters of creation!"
"Perhaps."
Immortal Zhenyuan opened his eyes and said slowly, "I''ve already done all I can to look for this person, and my search has proven fruitless so far. But what a pity that when I was about to give up recently, I did feel that it was possible that such a person does exist."
"Because someone forced the Gate Between Worlds shut thest time?" The wind spirit person waved his hand. "That was nothing more than a coincidence C perhaps something went wrong with the summoning array. The Gate Between Worlds is a world-defying magic weapon and can only be shut when all the True Immortals of Huaxiu join hands and release all their power. Their vitality also undoubtedly sustained heavy damage at the time."
The wind spirit personughed. "You don''t really think that the door was closed by a person, do you? If there had been any realm fluctuations in that world, both you and I would have felt it. And aside from the two of us, there are no other Venerated Immortals in the world"
"You''re right, maybe there aren''t any other Venerated Immortals"
The red-haired young man sighed. "But"
In fact, he had always felt that there should an existence in this world that was more powerful than they were
"After stepping into the Spirit Energy Information era, you and I have already proven that a Venerated Immortal is the pinnacle of cultivation," the wind spirit person mused.
"We''re not familiar with each other, don''t use ''you and I.'' Other people will misunderstand."
The red-haired young man raised his head to look at the indistinct outline of the wind spirit person in front of him. "Sooner orter, I''ll destroy you."
"Destroy me?" The wind spirit person''sugh was cruel and grim. "You and I share amon origin Back then, in order to expel your inner demon, you abandoned me. If I kill myself or someone else kills me, your cultivation will be greatly impaired, unless you can kill me yourself But you and I are evenly matched, there''s no way I''ll die."
"You demon spirit, can you kill yourself?"
Immortal Zhenyuanughed. "I am already determined to wait in this ce, to wait for the savior of the world; he will definitely be able to save it."
"Even if it''s Brother Echo?" the wind spirit person sneered.
...
Meanwhile, in a holding cell in Songhai First Prison, Evil Sword God sans eyeshadow sneezed violently.This is a line from the "Overlord" series which has be a meme.
Chapter 518 I’m Just Passing Through...
At the thought of Evil Sword God, Immortal Zhenyuan felt a deep stab of pain, as if his IQ had been insulted.
And most crucially, this "Brother Echo" nickname was extremely devilish; it made Immortal Zhenyuan think of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" song despite himself, and each time he thought of it, he couldn''t help the way his head and his legs started shaking involuntarily like that bunch of idiots doing the "social shake" C his immortal image would be utterly ruined!
He had done a divination, and it had shown him that an Almighty would definitely descend to this world before long So he had been waiting all this time, but it never urred to him that before the Almighty could arrive, he would get a reckless fool instead.
"That man certainly has some strength, but he''spletely not strong enough, is he?" Wind Spirit sneered. "I think I could stab him to death with just one finger"
"A finger is a bit of an exaggeration Brother Echo is still pretty strong, two fingers!" Immortal Zhenyuan had always been at odds with his inner demon, but he found that on this point, their views were surprisingly in ord.
If it weren''t for the fact that he couldn''t kill the innocent as he pleased, and because he was worried about messing up what the divination foretold and polluting the feng shui of this
At that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan really wanted to just stab this person to death.
He sighed before he stared at his inner demon in front of him. "Are you here to stop me today?"
"I''m here to take you back;e with me, let''s create a world together! You and I will be emperors!" Wind Spirit stared at him. "Zhenyuan, you can''t wait much longer. Haven''t you realized, my form is getting more and more distinct?"
Immortal Zhenyuan frowned deeply with a very heavy expression.
Of course he had noticed, and he knew that time was running out for him.
His inner demon was starting to materialize, and it was already almost sixty percentplete forget a hundred percent, once it was ny percent solid, he would already be powerless to stop it.
The bacsh from a materialized inner demon would drain him thoroughly, and he wouldn''t be able to do anything about it.
When that time came, they would truly then be one.
However, his soul would be forever enved by the inner demon, who would take his ce and be the new master of this body.
And if that happened, the human world would suffer.
This world
What a wonderful world
Bilibili had just been listed
Rem and Ram were keeping himpany
The nation''s strength was growing with each passing day
Immortal Zhenyuan still remembered watching a major documentary called Amazing, My Country a while ago
He didn''t want to "personally" destroy this beauty.
The red-haired youth felt that the stupidest decision he had ever made in his life was to separate this inner demon from his own body!
"Wind Spirit." Immortal Zhenyuan looked up; his eyshes were very long and his eyes were like water reflecting the autumn light. "Let''s be reasonable about this"
Although the expression on this figure''s face wasn''t clear, the red-haired young man didn''t need to see it at all as he could imagine the inner demon''s crafty smile. As the inner demon had said, they had the same origin. Except for the fact that their personalities were different, everything else was like looking into a mirror.
The inner demon folded his arms and stared at Immortal Zhenyuan in amusement. "Oh? Reasonable?"
"Today, I will, annihte you" The instant he said this, Immortal Zhenyuan''s entire figure directly disappeared in a sh. A white de of light flew out from his fingers, like the Little Li Flying Dagger.
"God Extermination de?"
This wasn''t the name of a weapon, but the name of a spell.
Once it was sent out, it was tireless in annihting gods
A powerful aura instantly engulfed this world; it was a power even gods and devils would find difficult to withstand. This attack of pure spirit energy mixed with primordial qi from Immortal Zhenyuan''s fingers didn''t touch the ground, but just passing over it caused the earth to crack and create a massive, bottomless crevice, like the monstrous mouth of a cold abyss.
"You''re afraid that if you use all your strength, you''ll destroy this which you tried so hard to find" Wind Spirit sneered in the face of this attack from the "God Extermination de.""It''s just a grade nine spell, I can also do it" Without the slightest sign of stress, a de of light also flew out from Wind Spirit''s fingers.
Use a "God Extermination de" to fight a "God Extermination de"!
But the difference was
Wind Spirit''s God Extermination de was ck! Unlike Immortal Zhenyuan''s pure de, it was mixed with the ckest kind of dark power which petrified people when they saw it.
The two God Extermination des collided head on, splintering this dry and crackednd and creating more devastation than ever in their wake. The two energies tore into each other until they finally generated a massive energy explosion, like one caused by a meteor hitting the earth.
Immortal Zhenyuan narrowed his eyes and rose in the air to hover in the sky since there was no longer any ground for him to stand on; one step further and it was just a bottomless abyss.
After the dust had settled, Immortal Zhenyuan looked at the smoke before him and gently pped his sleeves, dispersing it instantly.
He looked at Wind Spirit in front of him. "This God Extermination de is a spell I created not long ago How can you cast it?"
"You''ve already removed me, but that doesn''t mean you won''t produce more inner demons whatever inner demons you create wille to me. These demons also contain your memories, so I can do whatever you can do. Back then, and now." Wind Spirit hovered across from him in the air. "If you use all your power, you might still have a very slight chance of destroying me"
Wind Spirit was poking fun at him; he knew that the red-haired young man in front of him wouldn''t do it because the stored in this space was something he had found outside the Milky Way with much difficulty. Although it was very much smaller than Earth, it was currently the second most suitable for human cultivators to inhabit.
Once simple nomologicalws were set up, and mountains and water were put in ce
And most important of all was that this small had an abundance of spirit qi.
Wind Spirit couldn''t helpughing. "As long as you and I join hands and search carefully, there ares in this vast space outside the Milky Way that are far more suitable to live on and where we can build an empire."
Immortal Zhenyuan was a little tired in his heart.
They were equal in strength, and even if they went all out, it might not necessarily end well.
Regardless of whether or not he could deal heavy damage to this inner demon, he would undoubtedly be wounded in battle, and once he was injured or in a weakened state, this demon spirit didn''t need to wait until he was fully materialized before he could directly take over Immortal Zhenyuan''s body.
At that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan was between a rock and a hard ce.
Was it
all over?
Immortal Zhenyuan looked up, his cloak fluttering behind him despite the windless space.
But it was at that moment
Almost at the same time, Immortal Zhenyuan and Wind Spirit felt the ground start to shake!
To be exact
It was the whole that was shaking!
Then!
With a deep boom!
A golden ray of holy light suddenly fell straight on Wind Spirit''s head The social shake was a Chinese dance craze in 2018 made popr by singer Xiao Quan''s MV.Bilibili went public on the US stock exchange in March 2018.Twin characters in the light novel "Re: Zero ? Starting Life in Another World."Probably adapted from "Amazing China," which is a 2018 Chinese documentary on China''s achievements in science, technology and industry.This is the weapon of Li Xunhuan, the protagonist of the "Little Li Flying Dagger" novel series.
Chapter 519 Ah! It’s a Light!
The whole shook with a violent tremor, as if its core was turning over.
As soon as the fluctuations hit, both Immortal Zhenyuan and Wind Spirit instinctively sensed danger, but it wasn''t life-threatening, so their expressions were quite calm.
Wind Spirit frowned as he gazed at the red-haired young man in front of him. He knew that it absolutely hadn''t been this man who had caused the fluctuations. Besides, the man''s expression had a faint trace of surprise in it, and it was very clear that he didn''t know anything about these unusual energy fluctuations.
Was the about to be destroyed?
Wind Spirit subconsciously thought that this wasn''t likely.
He basically had all of Zhenyuan''s memories. In order to find this second suitable for cultivators to inhabit, Zhenyuan had spent a whole thousand years exploring countlesss beyond the Milky Way on his own before finally finding the one below them. Because this was dry and cracked all year round, and there wasn''t the slightest bit of moisture to be found on it, Immortal Zhenyuan had named it Drought Star.
It had taken him a thousand years just to find this Drought Star but he had yet to even see two tenths of the vast space outside the Milky Way.
Because he had had to consider the time it took for the return journey, Immortal Zhenyuan''s-hopping trip had ended very quickly and he had only brought back a "Drought Star." Although the didn''t have any water, this wasn''t a big problem. The most important thing was that the''s structure was stable and it had abundant spirit energy; that was what Immortal Zhenyuan cared about.
Therefore, the instant the Drought Star started shaking, Wind Spirit felt that his spection didn''t actually make sense.
But if it wasn''t Zhenyuan producing the unusual energy fluctuations, who else could it be?
To be able to cause such fluctuations this strength obviously surpassed True Immortal level
But in the current world of human cultivators, he and Zhenyuan were the only two to have broken through to True Immortal level.
Numerous thoughts crowded Wind Spirit''s mind in the two seconds after the started shaking.
Then, suddenly, his head felt very warm.
He looked up.
And was stunned to find
Ah!
It was a ray of light!
...
Lord Ma''s space transmission technique actually opened a passageway. From the Wang family''s small vi, it took less than five seconds to reach the coordinates Wang Ling had specified. But in that five seconds, just as they were about to emerge from the passageway, Wang Ling sensed the presence of people in the space.
Furthermore, it was twopletely different auras.
When he sensed the auras, they had just collided violently with each other, and Wang Ling immediately realized that a fight was probably happening in this space. Furthermore, it was very clear that neither of them were weak Judging from the auras at least, Wang Ling felt that they were a lot more established than Evil Sword God.
Wang Ling hadn''t thought that there would actually be someone here, so the second he was about to be transmitted to the site, he urgently cast a Great Void Spell on himself to make his entire body immaterial.
He didn''t use this technique very much, because once the Great Void Spell was activated, it would only wear off on its own after twelve hours. Like the Great Fortune Spell, it was a major spell that couldn''t be canceled halfway.
Actually, there were quite a number of spells among the Three Thousand Great Spells that couldn''t be canceled halfway.
After all, these were the Three Thousand Great Spells, which modern cultivators referred to as the "Heavenly Dao."
If they could be used or canceled so casually, how disgraceful would that be for the Heavenly Dao?
So this trick wasn''t something he used in his ordinary school life.
When the transmission light descended like a miracle, shining directly down on Wind Spirit''s head
Wind Spirit subconsciously shaded his eyes. Even though he hadn''tpletely materialized, he had his sight organ.
This light pierced his eyes
In the distance, Immortal Zhenyuan also narrowed his eyes slightly as they stung from the light.
Both of them were shaken in their hearts almost simultaneously.
They actually could feel the prickling in their eyes, which wasn''t normal to begin with.
At Venerated Immortal level, the Heavenly Eye would transform into the eyes of an immortal, and was called the Immortal Eye for short.
In terms of performance, the Immortal Eye was naturally far better than the Heavenly Eye; even Evil Sword God''s "Purple Investigative Demon Eye" wasn''t a fraction as good as the Immortal Eye.
Even so, they were dazzled by this golden light falling from the sky, to the point that Wind Spirit, who was closer to it, could feel his eyeballs burning in their sockets.
Wind Spirit grit his teeth; he almost lost control and cried out at the sensation of pain, something he had not felt in a very long time.
But the transmission light quickly dissipated, and when Wind Spirit opened his eyes once more, he suddenly saw a sh of green in front of him
Then something fleshy hit him in the face!
The impact was so heavy he was actually unable to maintain his stance, and he was directly sent flying through the air!
...
The f**k?!
At the same time, Loopy Toad also cried out in its heart before a golden light propped it up.
This was Wang Ling''s golden light shield, which in a battle in outer space, could act as a "flexible magic halo" and enable Loopy Toad to quickly adapt to the environment. When there was a change in gravity, it also allowed Loopy Toad to hover freely in the air.
Actually, Wang Ling would have cast this golden light shield on Loopy Toad no matter what kind of space this was.
Because during the five seconds they had been in the passageway, Wang Ling had sensed that the space was very dangerous.
Reality proved Wang Ling right when they descended for real.
The ground beneath their feet looked like it had been chewed up by a heavenly hound. A vtile gas had been released after the energy fluctuations had faded, and it smelled very simr to gunpowder smoke.
These were clear signs that a battle had been fought here.
Loopy Toad floated in the air on its four dog legs, feeling a little unused to it.
But very soon it calmed down, and it gazed at the ground below its dog paws, which looked like it had been blown up by a spirit bomb.
By the by had it hit something just now?
Because it had Little Master Ling''s golden light shield on it, even if it had been a fierce strike, Loopy Toad hadn''t felt the slightest bit of pain.
"A dog?"
In the distance, Immortal Zhenyuan stared at the air After the golden light dissipated, a green figure emerged, with a face full of bewilderment.
Why would a dognd here?
Also, it looked like a dog that couldn''t change forms
But the point was that it was covered in a faint golden sheen!
My god!
Could this be the fabled "golden light shield"?
Immortal Zhenyuan remembered that this was an Almighty halo that only a Sage Body could possess afterprehending three or more types of Heavenly Dao and condensing the power of the Heavenly Dao together.
Could it be
Was this, this, this dog the savior of the world???
Immortal Zhenyuan gaped wide enough to swallow an egg!A powerful attack from the Japanese cartoon series ''Dragon Ball.''
Chapter 520 Dog of Salvation
Although Immortal Zhenyuan clearly knew that this answer was a little too unrealistic, in the end, he was a person who had seen so much of the world, so he quickly regained hisposure. There were too many bizarre things nowadays, and he had grown used to them.
In fact, whenever he had done the divination before, he had thought it was very strange, because the final result was always the letter "G"C until now, Immortal Zhenyuan had had no idea what on earth it meant.
At the very beginning, he had thought that it might be a surname.
But he very quickly rejected this answer.
Nowadays, when something happened in the entertainment circle, some people would reveal XXX about some teen idol "G"
While the other party had at least given a hint, the letter "G" alone was too broad a hint!
When he saw Loopy Toad appear, Immortal Zhenyuan suddenly felt relieved.
It turned out
The meaning of G here
Was "dog"
At that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan suddenly felt that the principle "The greatest truths are the simplest" really did exist!
As the red-haired young man hovered in the air at a distance and looked at Loopy Toad with a deeply moved expression, Wang Ling, who was invisible, could clearly hear his thoughts.
Hm G?
In fact, Wang Ling''s first thought was that it was the first character in crispy noodle snacks
...
In the air, Wang Ling watched the red-haired young man''s every move. He hadn''t expected this person to actually be the fabled Immortal Zhenyuan.
This was probably Wang Ling''s first encounter with a Venerated Immortal expert.
He could clearly sense that this Immortal Zhenyuan and the person whom Loopy Toad had collided with and sent flying earlier both had the power of two Heavenly Dao.
Daoist Guang was absolutely correct. After reaching Venerated Immortal level, you could indeed obtain the additional power of the Heavenly Dao C how many you could open up depended on luck and talent.
This wasn''t actually a new theory Daoist Guang was putting forward, but was something that had always existed.
However, as the concentration of spirit qi in the current world of cultivators decreased with each passing day, many experts believed that there were likely no longer any masters above True Immortal level in the world. Therefore, the idea that cultivators were able toprehend the Heavenly Dao after stepping into the Venerated Immortal realm actually hadn''t yet been confirmed.
Some extremists even thought that this Venerated Immortal realm didn''t exist at all, and that the well-known "Immortal Zhenyuan" was just a legend.
But Wang Ling was now seeing this Immortal Zhenyuan in person, and so he could rify some things.
Firstly, Immortal Zhenyuan was indeed a Venerated Immortal.
Secondly, you could indeedprehend the Heavenly Dao after stepping into Venerated Immortal realm.
Thirdly, these two points actually had nothing much to do with Wang Ling.
Because to Wang Ling, two Heavenly Dao was nothing.
The Venerated Immortal level certainly gave off a different feeling than the True Immortal level. When Wang Ling had met General Yi and Secretary Dakang before, he hadn''t felt the slightest hint of fear at all But now, Wang Ling''s heart was beating two times more per minute at the very least.
However, it was just two extra beats
Wang Ling sighed in his heart, a little disappointed.
To be honest
He felt that this Venerated Immortal realm was a little weak.
But Wang Ling still hadn''t given up hope of finding the Immortal''s Treasure House.
Although this immortal was somewhat weaker than he had imagined, he had at least lived for longer C who knew whether that treasure house had something that could restrain Wang Ling''s primordial qi?
Wang Ling''s head was lowered in thought.
"Senior Dog! Senior Dog!"
Just then, Immortal Zhenyuan flew over with an excited look on his face as he kept saying "Senior Dog"C at first, it sounded like he was cursing.
This action startled Loopy Toad a little.
But with Wang Ling around, it very quickly regained itsposure.
Little Master Ling''s qi surrounded Dog Two and it felt utterly at ease.
It knew that Wang Ling had already be invisible and was standing behind it. Furthermore, Loopy Toad was covered in the golden light shield, so there was no need to be nervous at all.
And now, Wang Ling was hinting that it should continue with the act
Loopy Toad could only do as it was told.
"May I ask what is Senior Dog''s name?" Immortal Zhenyuan was extremely deferential; from the look in his eyes, he alreadypletely believed that Loopy Toad was the savior foretold by his divination.
Loopy Toad wasn''t in a hurry to speak; since it had to put on an act, then it should y it to its fullest.
What genuine expert would engage in conversation so easily?
Loopy Toad didn''t even turn its head; in front of this Venerated Immortal''s warm greeting, it just swished its tail like a duster and struck an elegant pose.
When Wang Ling was immaterial, it wasn''t just his entire being that became like nothing; even his aura was thoroughly concealed, and since not even Immortal Zhenyuan could sense it, this was already enough to show the disparity between them.
At that moment, Wang Ling stood behind Loopy Toad and quietly watched his Dog Two y the role of a "savior."
Wang Ling had already learned the rough situation from Immortal Zhenyuan through his Mind-Reading Ability, and had also imparted the information to Loopy Toad.
So Loopy Toad''s expression was of someone who knew what was going on.
Seeing how this Senior Dog ignored him the whole time, the red-haired young man immediately felt embarrassed. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, Loopy Toad directly raised one paw and pointed at the abyss below them as it indicated that the young man should remain silent.
Immortal Zhenyuan was taken aback once again. ""
The savior was truly the savior who actually knew everything!
He hadn''t had to say anything!
...
In the next instant, there was a bright glimmer of light in the gloomy pit below them, and a ck-colored de swung out from inside the abyss.
"Senior, look out! This is the God Extermination de! It''s a grade nine spell!" Immortal Zhenyuan called out in warning.
Loopy Toad feigned calm as it closed its eyes. After all, it would be fine to leave everything to Little Master Ling. For a grade nine spell like this, it wouldn''t be able to see its trajectory at all!
So Loopy Toad might as well close its eyes!
Just grade nine
Wang Ling''s lips twitched.
Standing behind Loopy Toad as he faced the God Extermination de, Wang Ling flicked his finger and an intangible "air cannon" flew out from it.
This was the most basic grade ten spell the single-finger air cannon.
In fact, there were also the two-finger, three-finger and the highest level four-finger air cannons, all of which Wang Ling could use.
But the two-finger air cannon was a grade eleven spell, the three-finger a grade twelve spell, and the four-finger a grade thirteen spell
Because he had just arrived on this and didn''t know much about its structure, Wang Ling was worried about causing excessive damage; it wouldn''t be very polite to blow up the''s core with his qi finger. In any case, Immortal Zhenyuan had traveled beyond the Milky Way for a thousand years before finding a fit for human habitation C it would be really bad if Wang Ling destroyed it.
When this "single-finger air cannon" shot straight out, Immortal Zhenyuan saw the ck God Extermination de which Wind Spirit had sent out from inside the abyss directly swallowed up halfway before it could do any sort of harm!
When two spells collided with each other, there were only two oues: to explode or be swallowed up.
Since the energy was swallowed up, this proved that the concentration of energy in the single-finger air cannon was far denser than that in the God Extermination de!
Immortal Zhenyuan was instantly indescribably shaken!
Senior Dog''s expression had been so disdainful in the face of the God Extermination de.
It actually closed its eyes!
Furthermore, it could actually release such a powerful strike without lifting a finger
Immortal Zhenyuan was once again stunned. "" Was this the legendary Stand attack?!In pinyin for dog is ''gou.''''Gan cui mian'' literally trantes to ''dry and crispy noodles.''In the manga and anime series "Jojo''s Bizarre Adventures," a Stand is a psychically generated entity which is viewed as a visual manifestation of a person''s fighting spirit.
Chapter 521 Immortal Zhenyuans Three Views Are Refreshed
This air cannon was released from in front of Loopy Toad. From what Immortal Zhenyuan could see, this senior dog hadn''t budged an inch. Shrouded in the golden light shield, it floated in the air with its eyes closed as it exuded an air simr to a supreme demon king.
Startled by this imposing bearing, the red-haired young man''s thoughts were actually cut off at that moment.
When he had been quietly specting on Loopy Toad''s identity earlier, Immortal Zhenyuan hade up with several likely possibilities, based on his years of rich experience, but he hadn''t dared confirm his guess.
Initially, he had thought that this senior dog was probably at peak Venerated Immortal level, but he had immediately discarded this idea after that air cannon.
Because he could already hear Wind Spirit''s wretched shriek from inside the abyss.
He couldn''t help sucking in a cold breath of air.
Wind Spirit was his inner demon and they shared the same origin; they were both at middle Venerated Immortal level.
Even if this senior dog had reached peak Venerated Immortal level, it shouldn''t be able to make Wind Spirit release such a bitter cry with a mere air cannon.
This was far beyond the strength of a Venerated Immortal.
Immortal Zhenyuan was stupefied as he gazed at Loopy Toad, who still had its eyes closed, unperturbed.
Honestly speaking, this imposing manner intimidated him, and Immortal Zhenyuan felt that his three views had been refreshed.
Before meeting Loopy Toad, the red-haired young man had always thought that he had reached the ultimate realm among current cultivators; who could have thought that there actually really was a higher realm than Venerated Immortal.
To break through to the Venerated Immortal realm, one had to undergo the Samsara Spirit Tribtion, which consumed a tremendous amount of natural spirit energy. Looking at the current concentration of spirit energy in this age, what the scientists had said was indeed true: no one could cultivate to Venerated Immortal level, let alone to higher stages.
As for why Immortal Zhenyuan himself had been able to cultivate up to now, one reason was certainly because of his advanced cultivation skills, but actually, luck had also been a major factor he had discovered an energy substitute with a higher density than spirit energy, and he had used this form of energy to get to this point.
It had been an extremely painful processpared with using spirit energy, and Immortal Zhenyuan had felt like dying when he had "installed" this new energy system in his body.
It was at this time when his inner demon, whom he now called "Wind Spirit," had been separated from his body.
...
Hit by Wang Ling''s cannon, Wind Spirit was pushed several hundred meters deeper into the bottom of the abyss.
He was still alive and breathing, though one of his arms was broken.
Wind Spirit clenched his teeth and immediately used a healing spell to heal his injury, but it took a very long time!
Was this a "major damage" effect?
He had never expected this spell to have this sort of attribute, much less that it would be a dog to release this grade ten spell, which had effortlessly engulfed the God Elimination de.
This definitely wasn''t the strength of a Venerated Immortal.
A Venerated Immortal couldn''t deal very much damage to him, but that attack just now had almost killed him!
When Wind Spirit flew out of the abyss, battered and filthy, Immortal Zhenyuan was once again shaken by what he saw.
Wind Spirit had sustained heavy injuries; his mouth and nose were bleeding, and most crucially, his right arm had been directly blown apart by that attack!
Immaterial, Wang Ling stood behind Loopy Toad as he stared carefully at Wind Spirit in front of him. This energy being was a manifestation of Immortal Zhenyuan''s inner demon, and it was gradually growing more and more substantial; it exuded an evil feeling, one that was far heavier than Evil Sword God''s.
After all, both their strengths weren''t at the same level.
Wang Ling hadn''t instantly killed Wind Spirit in one strike and had instead held back. For one thing, it was his first time meeting a Venerated Immortal and he wanted to test the other party a little. However, he didn''t want to expose his identity in front of Immortal Zhenyuan, so this inner demon was simply a golden opportunity for him to try some things out.
This was a type of energy being that had manifested into a spirit; it stood outside of the three realms and the five elements... It was something that shouldn''t exist in this world, so Wang Ling wouldn''t feel guilty if he truly destroyed it.
After that friendly and easy probe just now, Wang Ling did find a difference between a Venerated Immortal and a True Immortal; he had sensed the primordial qi in the God Elimination de just now, though it was far weaker than his.
Why were Wang Ling''s spells so destructive?
Because it was a mix of primordial qi and spirit energy.
As Wang Ming had guessed, Venerated Immortals had the primordial qi inside their bodies, though their spells still mainly relied on spirit energy as a medium.
If the medium was different, the spell''s effect would also bepletely different.
The atmosphere at that moment was exceptionally heavy, and Wang Ling had Loopy Toad keep its eyes shut to prevent their covers from being blown.
This Wind Spirit hadn''t yet fully materialized and it was hard to make out his face, but Wang Ling could feel the other party''s gaze brimming with resentment and his entire body radiating vicious hostility.
If Loopy Toad met this gaze head-on, its legs would definitely turn to jelly; Wang Ling had a customary term for this expression: the "Soft Legs Stare."
But Wang Ling waspletely unaffected by this gaze. Essentially, this oppressive gaze was meant to arouse dread, but the issue was that the primordial qi inside Wang Ling''s body could help him control his mood; he couldn''t feel fear even if he wanted to.
So in a normal situation, just avoid eye contact and maintain a steady frame of mind.
Loopy Toad closed its eyes; since even its mind was covered in the golden light shield, there wasn''t anything worth worrying about at all.
It wasn''t long before Wind Spirit, who was cradling his broken arm as he hovered in the air, couldn''t help clenching his teeth when he found that his Immortal Eye Oppression had no effect at all on this dog.
The main point was that this dog didn''t even open it eyes!
A dog was actually looking down on him!
As Wind Spirit''s hostility increased, Wang Ling sensed an abnormal spirit energy rolling about in the other party''s body as his aura soared.
"Senior Dog, be careful, this Wind Spirit was formed from my inner demon and this hostile air will cause him to go berserk..." Immortal Zhenyuan warned.
To be honest, he hadn''t seen Wind Spirit in such a fury for a long time. Previously, when Wind Spirit hadn''t materialized to this level yet, Immortal Zhenyuan had had several chances to annihte him, but each time at the critical moment, Wind Spirit would go berserk!
Wind Spirit''sbat strength was extremely strong in this state... every time it came to this moment, Immortal Zhenyuan had had no choice but to avoid fighting him.
This was because Immortal Zhenyuan had to be mindful of one important thing in dealing with Wind Spirit he couldn''t take any heavy injuries, otherwise this inner demon could simply swallow him up.
"Watch out, Senior Dog!" the red-haired young man shouted.
At that moment, Wind Spirit had alreadyunched his second round of attack!
He charged over!
He struck the golden light shield on Loopy Toad with one punch!
Then!
He was directly sent flying!
Immortal Zhenyuan: "Never mind, Senior Dog, pretend I didn''t say anything..."
Loopy Toad: "..."Basic ts of Daoism.
Chapter 522 Grade Twelve Spell
Wang Ling''s protective golden light was so strong that even a Venerated immortal couldn''t breach it.
Although Wind Spirit was blown back, he wasn''t heavily injured. That had just been an experimental attack just now, to test how powerful the golden light shield was. In the end, not only was he sent flying, even his entire left arm turned numb!
"What an amazing golden light shield..." Wind Spirit marveled in his heart.
Good thing he had been smart enough not to go all out!
Otherwise, the bacsh from the golden light shield would have given him a taste of his own medicine.
The energy inside Wind Spirit churned abnormally when he was in berserker mode, and ck wisps started to coalesce and recreate the arm which Wang Ling had destroyed earlier.
Wang Ling wasn''t the least bit surprised. If this person had had a human body, it would have been impossible for the arm Wang Ling had torn apart earlier to be restored, especially with the "major damage" effect on it.
However, Wind Spirit was essentially a highly dense, transformed energy being, so being able to use his dense energy to shape new limbs wasn''t anything strange.
Rubbing his newly grown right arm, he gazed at the red-haired young man in the air andughed coldly. "Zhenyuan, are all you human cultivators this cowardly? You actually need to rely on a dog to save you?"
"..."
The corners of Loopy Dog''s eyes couldn''t help twitching.
Bloody hell!
This guy was discriminating against animals!
"Don''t talk about Senior Dog like that!" Immortal Zhenyuan shouted sternly in the air. "After entering the modern age, humans and spirit beasts hold fast to the principle of peaceful coexistence as reflected in the spirit beast contract, which is also based on equal cooperation. At the very least we''re living things, but you''re not!"
Wang Ling nodded his head and thought that this was quite frank.
Put simply: You''re not human!
These words were absolutely correct, but they thoroughly infuriated Wind Spirit. "Don''t forget who was the one who created me!"
He whistled sharply, and an enormous spirit wave surged up at the piercing sound. The violent turbulence kicked up dust, and thendscape changed into a raging storm.
Wang Ling looked up Drought Star''s sky was a bleak gray without a trace of light. There wasn''t any water either, but at that moment, a huge and vast bank of rain clouds started to gather, and it looked like a rainstorm might happen at any moment.
A Venerated Immortal''s mood could trigger unusual natural phenomena.
At that moment, Wang Ling came to a second realization.
It was a very small discovery, but it had to do with the concentration of the primordial qi that was produced in a Venerated Immortal''s body.
Because Wang Ling''s own primordial qi was so dense, it could directly cleanse his mind. Even with the talisman''s suppression, when the concentration of the primordial qi was at what passed as a normal level for Wang Ling, he always had on a poker face and couldn''t smile even if he wanted to.
With the talisman on, the primordial qi and spirit energy now each took up fifty percent of his body. If he wanted to express his emotions freely, Wang Ling would have to suppress his primordial qi until it was fifteen to twenty percent, ording to Wang Ming''s calctions.
Wang Ling remembered that the first version of the talisman seal which Wang Ming had created had been able to keep his primordial qi down at twenty five percent. However, its effectiveness had steadily declined over the years!
Immortal Zhenyuan was unable to refute Wind Spirit since it was true that he was the one who indeed had created Wind Spirit. It could be said that this Wind Spirit''s mind harbored all the darkest parts of Immortal Zhenyuan''s heart.
But be that as it may...
It was also a fact that this Wind Spirit wasn''t a regr "living thing."
If they didn''t eliminate him, he would definitely be a problem in the future.
But Wind Spirit didn''t think this way; because the inner demon was a part of Immortal Zhenyuan that had broken off, it subconsciously believed that it was a human being...
So when he heard the red-haired young man''s impassioned defense of "Senior Dog," Wind Spirit almost instantly flew into a rage.
Invisible, Wang Ling could clearly see streams of ck air emerge from Wind Spirit''s body to envelop him.
This was precisely the vicious tendencies produced by the inner demon: it contained arrogance, envy, fury, sloth, greed and lust.
To deal with these types of unclean things, the Great Purification Spell was usually Wang Ling''s first choice.
But that wasn''t possible today...
Because it had to be Immortal Zhenyuan to personally kill Wind Spirit himself; Wind Spirit had said before that if he killed himself or was killed by someone else, Immortal Zhenyuan''s cultivation would be severely damaged.
So Wang Ling had to thrash the other party to the point of near death first before getting Immortal Zhenyuan to finish him off...
Behind Loopy Toad, Wang Ling was feeling a bit disgruntled: wasn''t this just another familiar round of "grade control"?
What was the most difficult mark to get in an exam?
Sixty points, and the average score.
And in a showdown between cultivators...
The most difficult thing to do was to beat up the other party just shy of death...
...
Wind Spirit knew that the green-furred dog in front of him wasn''t that simple. If he couldn''t break through that golden light shield, a hand-to-hand battle would definitely be impossible.
He narrowed his eyes and decided to straightaway use his killer move and destroy everything here...
"Zhenyuan... I won''t show you any mercy today."
A berserk Wind Spirit yelled at that moment, the sound hurtling out to shake the whole. The turbulent dark energy spun around him like a vortex, as if he was standing in the eye of a storm.
After a few seconds, the dark energy circling him actually began to solidify!
"He''s actually absorbing it?" Immortal Zhenyuan stared nkly at this scene.
In his past few confrontations with Wind Spirit, it had been very hard to fight him in close quarters when he was in berserker mode.
Wind Spirit would twine all that dark energy around his fists to boost his strength, and then use his "Ripple Overdrive Technique" to wipe the field...
But Immortal Zhenyuan was seeing this technique for the first time today; he had no idea what the other party was going to do.
After absorbing all the dark energy, Wind Spirit''s body directly turned ck in color.
Loopy Toad''s eyes opened a crack, and it was hugely rmed when it saw thispletely ck Wind Spirit wasn''t this like their Little ck?
Wind Spiritughed sinisterly as he looked at Immortal Zhenyuan. "Zhenyuan, have you ever seen a grade twelve spell?"
Grade twelve?
Immortal Zhenyuan was stupefied; the most powerful killing move he could use right now was only grade eleven!
And this was a move that was enhanced by his two Heavenly Dao!
This was his trump card which he would never use unless it was ast resort it was powerful enough to annihte a!
"Grade twelve..." It was hard for Immortal Zhenyuan to imagine it.
Before long, Wang Ling noticed Wind Spirit''s color turn back to normal from ck, and a small sphere the size of a marble hovered above one fingertip; it was easy to miss unless you looked carefully.
Wind Spirit had absorbed all the dark energy from his berserker mode and condensed it into a small ck sphere.
Although it was very small...
Although it didn''t seem very powerful... this was precisely a misconception!
It was just like how readers wouldin that Father Wang''s chapters were too short. This was also a misconception!
You just needed to make the fontrger... then you would instantly see the chapter take up more pages!A technique in the series "JoJo''s Bizarre Adventure"; energy from a person''s body manifests as ripples that can be used to attack or defend.
Chapter 523 Immortal Zhenyuan Makes a Very Important Decision!
A grade eleven spell was already a major lethal weapon that could annihtes C Immortal Zhenyuan couldn''t imagine how powerful a grade twelve spell would be.
The main reason why he hadn''t been able to subdue Wind Spirit andpletely destroy him was because the dark energy would double Wind Spirit''s strength when he was in berserker mode.
It was hard for Immortal Zhenyuan to defend himself in pure hand-to-handbat when Wind Spirit was in this state, and he had narrowly missed being injured during some of their fights.
It had never urred to the red-haired young man that the dark energy could bebined with a spell to double its strength!
Worse still, he had never seen the magic that Wind Spirit was using; he had no idea what was going to happen.
In the distance, the ck magic sphere floated in Wind Spirit''s palm. Although it was only the size of a ss marble, the red-haired young man frowned at the extremely terrifying energy inside it.
In the next moment, Wind Spirit moved. He flew higher in the air to look down on them, and the small ck sphere that had been floating in his palm flew out into the sky!
He spread his arms. "Let the world feel pain."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Immortal Zhenyuan: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
Somehow, Wang Ling felt that this scene was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before...
The instant this ck magic sphere was absorbed by the dark sky, the thunderclouds that had gathered suddenly settled, and even wisps of air seemed to freeze in ce.
In that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan gazed up at the sky with unseeing eyes.
He knew that this was the calm before the storm, and that there was enough power in this magic sphere to wipe out everything.
It was the first time the red-haired young man had encountered a grade twelve spell, and he was shaken by its demonic power. Although a grade eleven spell could destroy a, it wasn''t powerful enough to seal off a''s entire space.
Through his Immortal Eye, Immortal Zhenyuan could see that at that very moment, the entire Drought Star was like a sparrow trapped in a birdcage, covered inyer uponyer of dark energy that was gradually beginning to contract.
Wang Ling was also looking at this scene, but he didn''t know exactly what this spell was called.
It was obvious, however, that this was a type of spell which could use energy to seal off a space,press it from the outside, and then ultimately cause its core to blow up.
"The space has been sealed off C Senior Dog, there''s no way out for us now!"
It had been so many years since the fear of death had taken hold of Immortal Zhenyuan, and his heart trembled violently. He had seen so much and encountered countless dangers, but none of them had struck him with a sense of terror as strong as this.
It had already been a very long time since he had felt this dread C it was a deathly sense of oppression that welled up from the depths of his soul which suffocated him a little.
"I call this technique Divine Devastation."
Wind Spiritughed darkly and a little savagely. "All of you will die today!"
After Wind Spirit said that, Wang Ling instantly felt his body grow heavier; under the dark energy''s pull, the gravitational force on Drought Star increased!
"Is he pushing us toward the core?" Brow furrowed, Immortal Zhenyuan struggled to maintain his position and stop himself from dropping down.
In a few short seconds, the gravitational force had swiftly increased a dozen times over.
Immortal Zhenyuan couldn''t help clenching his teeth as he struggled painfully to maintain his footing!
But at this rate, he would only be able to hold on for two more minutes at the most.
It was as Wind Spirit had said; Immortal Zhenyuan would undoubtedly die!
After struggling to brace himself for several dozen seconds, he felt his eyelids grow heavy, and it was very hard to keep his eyes open!
It seemed that this senior dog truly wasn''t the savior of the world after all.
Immortal Zhenyuan couldn''t help sighing.
At that moment, he turned to look at "Senior Dog" next to him. "Senior, I''m very happy to fight you!"
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad: "..."
Immortal Zhenyuanmented in his heart: he had initially wanted to say something like "I''m very happy to have met you" or "It''s been an honor to fight with you."
But he quickly realized something!
This senior dog hadn''t budged an inch as it floated in the air, and there wasn''t the slightest change in its dog expression!
The important point was that this senior dog''s fur was still moving freely! It seemed that it waspletely unaffected by the gravitational force!
Loopy Toad stretched out one paw to gently poke the red-haired young man next to it, and a ripple spread out from its w!
Of course, it was actually the invisible Wang Ling who was casting this spell to restore the gravitational force back to normal!
No matter how powerful a grade twelve spell was, it couldn''t rival a Heavenly Dao!
Loopy Toad had deep faith and couldn''t be any clearer on how things stood.
Every single one of the Three Thousand Great Spells which his Little Master Ling had grasped was at level fifteen... How could a grade twelve spellpare with a Heavenly Dao?
"The gravity... is back to normal?" Immortal Zhenyuan sensed the unbelievable change as the pressure on him instantly vanished!
With his Immortal Eye, he could see that the sinister energy which enveloped Drought Star hadn''t dissipated C this meant that the Divine Devastation hadn''t been dispelled!
The earth had cracked under the gravitational force, and massive pits opened up as the ground gradually copsed.
Hm, it seemed that it was the gravitational force on Immortal Zhenyuan''s own body that had been adjusted.
He sucked in a cold breath of air. In thisrge-scale AOE magic attack, the gravitational force on his body alone had been corrected C once again he was witnessing again how extraordinary this "Senior Dog" was!
He had actually even doubted this senior dog''s true identity as the "savior of the world" just now... that had simply been foolish of him!
Immortal Zhenyuan stared at Loopy Toad with a face full of excitement.
At that moment, he made a very important decision!
If they were victorious in this battle, he would be a diehard dog lover! He would follow senior dog all the way to the apex of cultivation!
What was going on?
On the other side, Wind Spirit stared nkly at this scene and couldn''t help cocking his head.
He carefully inspected his activated spell, but there was nothing wrong with it; the Divine Devastation was operating normally. The space was still sealed off, and apart from the spellcaster, no one could escape.
The Divine Devastation had made Drought Star''s gravity several hundred times heavier.
Wind Spirit had wanted to see what kind of expressions this dog and Zhenyuan would wear when they were pulled down next to the''s core by that tremendous gravitational force C he had never ever expected this dog to somehow free them of the gravitational effects.
How had it done it?
Wind Spirit''s gaze grew heavy.
On the other side, Wang Ling was pretty much done analyzing the principle behind the Divine Devastation.
It was more or less what he had thought earlier: despite the boost from Wind Spirit''s dark energy, Heavenly Dao had to be integrated into the Divine Devastation in order to create its explosive force.
After advancing to Venerated Immortal level, Immortal Zhenyuan might haveprehended two Heavenly Dao, but the crucial point was that he hadn''t grasped their essence C this had been the same problem with Evil Sword God previously.
Since there were Heavenly Dao mixed into this spell, then it was easy.
Looking upward, Wang Ling searched out the ck magic sphere that Wind Spirit had tossed into the air.
Then, he directly transmitted his voice to these two Heavenly Dao that had been mixed into the magic sphere: "Get lost!"
In the next moment... the clouds in the sky dispersed...
Everything was peaceful once more.This is a quote by the character Nagato in the series "Naruto."
Chapter 524 Loopy Dogs Fanboy!
Afterward, the entire scene fell into silence for a very long time.
It was extremely quiet; Immortal Zhenyuan and his inner demon Wind Spirit looked up at the sky.
Because Loopy Toad and Little Master Ling were connected through the Mind-Reading Ability, Loopy Toad had clearly heard Wang Ling''s telepathic transmission to the Heavenly Dao. If it wasn''t because there were outsiders present, Loopy Toad didn''t think it could have kept a straight face! His little master had directly driven the Heavenly Dao off by shouting at them.
What kind of operation was that?!
Invisible, Wang Ling let out a heavy sigh in his heart as he stared at the peaceful sky.
As expected, you needed to rely on yelling in battle...
Loopy Toad: "..." What damn yelling!
...
On the other side, Immortal Zhenyuan and the manifestation of his inner demon, Wind Spirit, were in identical poses and thinking the same thing.
Immortal Zhenyuan: "???"
Wind Spirit: "???"
Could someone tell them what had just happened?
After a moment, Wind Spirit couldn''t help sucking in a sharp breath.
F**k! His ultimate move had been broken!
No!
To be more precise, it was as if his ultimate move had directly disappeared!
It had happened too suddenly, and both Immortal Zhenyuan and his inner demon had beenpletely caught off guard.
Just a few seconds earlier, after the gravitational force on Immortal Zhenyuan had returned to normal, he had seen with his Immortal Eye that the "Divine Devastation" spell was still active. There had been an impregnable seal around the entire Drought Star and even the ground had started to violently copse.
But in a mere blink of an eye, all this abnormal phenomena had instantly disappeared.
When it happened, Immortal Zhenyuan had been observing the dark energy wrapped around Drought Star with his Immortal Eye.
He could be mistaken.
But the red-haired young man thought that this dark energy wrapped around Drought Star looked more like it had fled rather than disappeared.
As if it had encountered its natural predator or some primordial beast, it had instantly retreated.
So... did senior dog do this?
At that moment, the two of them involuntarily turned to look at Loopy Toad.
It was clearly senior dog!
They knew nothing about this "senior dog" that had shown up with a "golden light shield."
But the issue was... senior dog hadn''t moved at all! Since appearing on the scene, it had just hovered in the air. No matter how their surroundings had changed, it had remained calm andposed from beginning to end as it stood with its eyes shut, as if it was a dog in the terracotta army... In the most unppable manner possible, it had neutralized all of Wind Spirit''s attacks.
That had been a grade twelve spell...
A grade eleven spell could already destroy a...
It went without saying how powerful a grade twelve spell would be!
If Wind Spirit''s Divine Devastation had prevailed, it wasn''t just Drought Star, but the link between the human world and the demon world would also have been blown apart. In the worst case scenario, the force of the explosion could have directly sted through the Gate Between Worlds and caused massive destruction to both worlds.
Although it wouldn''t be to the point ofplete annihtion, the consequences would still be unimaginable if it did happen.
At that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan was suddenly acutely aware of the gap between realms.
He thought he already stood at the top of the world after cultivating to Venerated Immortal level. But as expected, there was always someone else!
Immortal Zhenyuan spected that this senior dog was at the very least a Sage Immortal, which was a level higher than a Venerated Immortal! ording to rumor, a Sage Immortal Almighty had at least eighty-one Heavenly Dao in their body!
What was more, this was the basic requirement to be a sage.
You could only be called a Sage Immortal when you had eighty-one Heavenly Dao!
As Immortal Zhenyuan contemted, he tried to guess how many Heavenly Dao senior dog had inside it.
To be able to neutralize the attack of a grade twelve spell so easily, senior dog had to have more than a hundred Heavenly Dao at the very least...
Thinking this, Immortal Zhenyuan couldn''t help tsking non-stop in his heart.
He had never expected that a Sage Immortal would actually exist in the world today C this was a level more powerful than a Venerated Immortal.
How wide was the gap between a Venerated Immortal and a Sage Immortal?
Using the simplest example...
Immortal Zhenyuan could travel freely back and forth in and outside the Milky Way, and had even been able to bring a back with him.
However, a Sage Immortal master could create a!
A porter...
And a creator...
That was the difference.
To construct a, just learning to create a small world or arge world was far from enough; it also involved shaping the''s core and padding it with a framework of nomologicalws, and all of this required a mastery of multiple Heavenly Dao.
The red-haired young man felt that he was far from being capable of this!
Of course, you would never know how big the gap was if you neverpared yourself with someone stronger!
To effortlessly undo a grade twelve spell without moving at all...
Perhaps this was what people called a big shot...
The red-haired young man was frustrated, but at the same time a fire had reignited in his heart.
It looked like from now on, he could only follow closely in senior dog''s footsteps!
At that moment, the red-haired young man''s eyes were already full of stars as he felt worshipful reverence for Loopy Toad. "Senior dog! Do you ept disciples?!"
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
This scene made Wind Spirit grit his teeth fiercely on the other side in the air, and the dark energy in his heart started to roil again.
For some reason, when he saw how the red-haired young man looked at this dog, he felt uncontroble fury in his heart!
"Why?!" Wind Spirit suddenly snarled!
Chest heaving, he gasped for breath as rage burned in his breast.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad: "???"
He stared at the red-haired young man. "Why have you never shown me that?!"
Immortal Zhenyuan was taken aback. "...Why should I?"
Wang Ling: "..."
Loopy Toad couldn''t help going "ehhh" in its heart.
Wind Spirit: "I was talking about your expression!"
Immortal Zhenyuan: "..."
To be honest, after seeing his grade twelve spell somehow neutralized by "senior dog," Wind Spirit already knew that he couldn''t win this battle; that was already his most powerful move and also his final trump card.
Immortal Zhenyuan stared at Wind Spirit, and after a moment, he couldn''t help giving a faint sigh. "Wind Spirit... are you jealous?"
Because Wind Spirit hadn''tpletely materialized, his features hadn''t fully formed and only a rough profile could be seen.
Wind Spirit instantly clenched his jaw as if his sore spot had been hit.
Jealous?
"You''re saying... I''m jealous? Why... would I be jealous? You were the one who created me... and now you''re trying everything to destroy me." Wind Spirit lowered his head gloomily as he trembled all over. "So, I won''t make it easy on you!"
Then, he struck once again!
He resolutely threw himself directly at Immortal Zhenyuan and tried to embrace him!
Invisible, Wang Ling suddenly sensed the unusual energy inside Wind Spirit''s body gather in one frenzied instant.
Was he going to blow himself up?
Raising his hand, Wang Ling cast the "Great Suppression Spell," immobilizing Wind Spirit. At the same time, Wind Spirit could feel the turbulent energy inside him settle down once more.
It wasn''t just his body; even his aura and realm instantly diminished!
At that moment, the red-haired young man stared nkly at the immobilized inner demon just a few meters away from him.
"Still not going to make a move?"
At that moment, Loopy Toad couldn''t help speaking to prod Immortal Zhenyuan.
Now that Wind Spirit waspletely suppressed and even his realm was diminished, this was the best chance for Immortal Zhenyuan to kill Wind Spirit himself.
Immortal Zhenyuan was pondering over what Wind Spirit had said.
"Sorry, Wind Spirit... you''re something that shouldn''t exist in this world." Immortal Zhenyuan stretched out one hand and rested it on Wind Spirit''s head, as if he was petting him a little.
Wang Ling noticed at that moment that the red-haired young man was smiling at Wind Spirit.
Wind Spirit already couldn''t help the tears that flowed from his eyes.
Bam!
In the next moment, there was the sound of an explosion from Immortal Zhenyuan''s palm.
This "person" he had called "Wind Spirit" whom he had been entangled with for so long...
Waspletely turned to ash.
Chapter 525 Im Just Passing By...
This world was full of many types of helpless situations to begin with.
Before he had been able topletely eliminate Wind Spirit for good, Zhenyuan had hated "it" to the bone. This energy being was a manifestation of his inner demon; it had the same memories, the same abilities and even the same appearance after it had taken shape.
Wind Spirit was like a mirror which reflected the deepest, darkest parts of Immortal Zhenyuan''s heart.
Everyone had a dark side; even those supreme cultivation masters and those righteous men who relied on their swords as they traveled the world had them.
Where there was light, there was darkness.
And there were ces where even the light couldn''t reach.
Deep in their hearts, the first reaction which people always had to dark things was to flee them. This was both the truest and least true versions of themselves... Thus, after the primordial qi had taken over Immortal Zhenyuan''s system, his inner demon had evolved into Wind Spirit, and he had always been thinking of ways to get rid of it.
But now that Wind Spirit had truly been turned to ash, Immortal Zhenyuan was struck by a slight sense of loneliness.
It was a very bizarre feeling which was hard to describe.
But in the split second that he had destroyed Wind Spirit, the red-haired young man had felt a twinge of pain in his heart.
Invisible, Wang Ling pondered this scene at the same time.
While the inner demon had been eliminated, did this mean it had disappeared for good?
This was naturally impossible...
Inner demons would always exist, and there was no way topletely get rid of them.
There were many times when powerful cultivators who upied high positions would choose to go into long-term seclusion, not so much to increase their realms butrgely to actually stabilize their frame of mind and suppress their inner demons.
There was no end to what one desired; once a person stepped onto a new level, they would always want to break through to a higher one.
As a person matured on the path of cultivation, they would certainly encounter all kinds of things that could trigger the creation of "inner demons."
Immortal Zhenyuan''s inner demon had been created by happenstance; it wasn''t just because of the primordial qi system which Immortal Zhenyuan had incorporated into his body, thereby cleansing his thoughts C this was only one reason, while exactly why it had taken shape was as yet unknown.
But this was a warning for Wang Ling.
Did he have an inner demon?
He did...
It was just that the primordial qi currently controlled his mood.
If the primordial qi actually reached the limits of its control one day, Wang Ling''s inner demon woulde into being.
When that happened, the strongest act of courage a person could perform was to face their own darkness.
The most difficult thing to ovee was your limits.
If something like this inner demon "Wind Spirit" broke away from him in the future, Wang Ling wondered how he would deal with it...
...
After Wind Spirit''s destruction, it actually wasn''t just Immortal Zhenyuan, but Wang Ling and Loopy Toad were also lost in mncholy for a long time.
This was a very real and profound lesson; there were times when a battle could teach far deeper lessons than any textbook or ssroom could.
There was a saying that experience was the best teacher.
This was also true of cultivation.
In today''s society which was ruled byws, the younger generation of cultivators like Wang Ling basically learned most of their knowledge from books. Apart from thepulsory "agricultural program," "military training" and bat course" that schools had every year, there were very few opportunities for students to undergo genuinebat training.
Furthermore, in officially organizedbat training, the biggest prerequisite was "safety."
But this was precisely the most head-scratching bit.
Not so long ago, the world of cultivators had been one in which heroes were birthed during troubled times. At the National Cultivators Congress every year, many delegates would propose increasing opportunities forbat training with tighter rules: as long as it didn''t result in death, it would be fine even if there were serious injuries. This was because no matter how severe an injury was, modern cultivation technology and all kinds of elixirs could heal injuries without leaving any scars behind.
A lot of people felt that most of today''s generation of cultivators were like flowers being grown in greenhouses.
While it was good that it was currently a peaceful era, who could guarantee that this wouldst forever?
Floating in the air, the red-haired young man had yet to drop his hand after killing Wind Spirit. Instead, he stared at the spot where Wind Spirit had disappeared, lost in deep thought.
During that time, Wang Ling had already used the energy collector to harvest the energy on Drought Star based on the coordinates specified previously, but he wasn''t sure whether this abnormal energy was actually the primordial qi or some other unusual energy.
The air here, moreover, was too thin, and contained a mix of many other gases, so Wang Ling was unable to make a precise judgement; he could only wait for Wang Ming to do theparison with his equipment to know for sure.
After Wang Ling was done harvesting, he noticed that the red-haired young man hovering in contemtion had plucked a red diamond-shaped crystal from the air.
Lost for words, the red-haired young man showed Loopy Toad the crystal and asked, "Senior Dog... do you have any idea what this is?"
It was not long after eliminating Wind Spirit that the red-haired young man had suddenly seen it; he had noticed glittering particles in the air gather together to gradually form this crystal.
The corners of Loopy Toad''s mouth twitched. "Sage... Sage Stone?"
Wang Ling: "..." What damn Sage Stone!
This crystal looked a little familiar to him, and after searching his memory bank based on the crystal''s structure, he found something called the "heart demon stone" which was very simr to this crystal.
Hemunicated telepathically with Loopy Toad, who in turn was responsible for conveying the message to Immortal Zhenyuan. "Do you know the heart demon stone?"
"Heart demon stone?" Immortal Zhenyuan was nk; previously, when he had been looking for a way to restrain Wind Spirit, he had looked up a lot of information on inner demons, and he felt like he had seen something about the "heart demon stone."
It was a pity that all the ancient texts he had flipped through didn''t have any pictures at all!
He was now reminded of it.
Very quickly, the red-haired young man remembered something. "So this is the heart demon stone..."
This was the energy crystal obtained from destroying an inner demon; ny percent of it was solid primordial qi and ten percent rare metal elements.
ording to ancient texts, the heart demon stone could be used in cultivation! After defeating an inner demon, one could cultivate with the help of the stone. If you ced this stone in your mouth in battle, you could even directly increase the concentration of your primordial qi and in turn increase the strength of your spells.
The stone was very rare.
Furthermore, a lot of the things recorded in the ancient texts from the olden days, on the whole, couldn''t be brought into the modern cultivation circle.
Immortal Zhenyuan heaved a sigh. This was his prize for getting rid of Wind Spirit, but for some reason he couldn''t be happy.
At that moment, the red-haired young man suddenly turned to Loopy Toad. "By the way, Senior Dog, how did you get here?"
Loopy Toad avoided his gaze and didn''t dare look the red-haired young man in the eye. "I was just passing by..." Bullshit! What was it going to say, that a toilet had flushed it out here?
Chapter 526 International True Immortal Convention
Loopy Toad''s answer was actually pretty cryptic, but given his respect for "Senior Dog," the red-haired young man didn''t think too much of it. At this realm level, it really was possible that traveling back and forth in space, the other party might have slipped and identally fallen into this world, and in the process saved it.
There were a lot of things in this world which couldn''t be exined usingmon sense. Besides, Zhenyuan thought that big shots had a very unique way of thinking.
There had to be a special reason for why "Senior Dog" was able to cultivate to such a high realm.
On the other side, Wang Ling, who was still invisible, had already collected the data on the gas as briefed by Wang Ming, and was nning to get Loopy Toad to leave. Frankly speaking, Wang Ling was now deeply aware of how strong a Venerated Immortal was after this fight with Wind Spirit... and he was actually a little disappointed. He had thought that Venerated Immortals were very strong C unfortunately, this fighting strength wasn''t anything to him.
Although Venerated Immortals could already start to grasp the use of "Heavenly Dao," theirprehension of "Dao" was still far from enough. To truly master a Heavenly Dao required a lot of effort in cultivating it. Furthermore,prehending "Heavenly Dao" in fact depended on luck most of the time.
This was because every Heavenly Dao wasprised of several attributes, and the strongest attribute of them all was "omniscience." In all the Three Thousand Great Spells, the attribute which Wang Ling had mastered was the most advanced one.
So sometimes, even Wang Ling himself felt that he was a little too "strong."
Originally, he had intended to ask about the "Immortal''s Treasure House," but after the battle, he had lost interest.
At that moment, Loopy Toad couldn''t help asking the red-haired young man, "What are you going to do after this?"
This was something Dog Two was asking itself, not Wang Ling.
Holding the heart demon stone, Zhenyuan sighed. "I''ll use this heart demon stone to restore Drought Star to its original state."
"You''re really obsessed with finding a second." Loopy Toad smiled.
"No choice." The red-haired young man shrugged his shoulders, and while his reply seemed off-handed, he actually felt regret from the bottom of his heart. "Although it''ll still be a long time before the spirit energy of heaven and earth is fully consumed, at the current rate the earth''s environment is being exploited, the earth may perish even before the natural spirit energy is exhausted. Senior, you''re probably clearer on this issue than I am, right?"
"Mm..."
Loopy Toad turned its head away, feeling a little awkward. "Of, of course..."
"Although every country has signed the ''International True Immortal Convention'' to augment the protection of the earth''s natural spirit energy, the damage to the environment is real," Immortal Zhenyuan said.
The "International True Immortal Convention" he was talking about was an agreement signed by countries around the world in which all True Immortal experts had put down their handprints as an oath. ording to the convention, in order to prevent the excessive exploitation of the spirit energy of heaven and earth, all True Immortal experts were not allowed to use the "Samsara Spirit Tribtion" to advance to Venerated Immortal level.
For once thing, the Samsara Spirit Tribtion''s consumption of natural spirit energy was too fierce. There was a real possibility that it could suck an entire region dry of spirit qi in the blink of an eye, resulting in a void of spirit qi and causing a great deal of it to be lost to the void.
Another thing was that none of the countries currently had leaders at Venerated Immortal level, so a True Immortal advancing to Venerated Immortal level would actually break the bnce of power between countries. Thus, in order to realize longsting peace in the modern cultivation world, the "International True Immortal Convention" was born.
In truth, the Ten Founding Generals like General Yi, Marshal Jiang, Secretary Sun Dakang, President Qi and Director Shi actually all had ample resources for advancing to Venerated Immortal level, but these resources referred to materials other than "the spirit energy of heaven and earth." Only "the spirit energy of heaven and earth" was special since this was a naturally produced resource that, once used up, was difficult to sustain.
So there were two major areas of research in science right now.
The first was developing a new way to advance to Venerated Immortal level from True Immortal level that didn''t require using the old "Samsara Spirit Tribtion" method, which consumed excessive amounts of natural spirit energy, and which would be one that wasn''t too much of a burden on the natural environment.
The second was the possibility of developing an apparatus to rece natural spirit energy or to generate it.
These two research concerns sounded easy, but were in fact very difficult. Every six months, experts from the major world powers would meet together to study, share on and investigate these issues, but so far they had been unable to produce any practical ns; a lot of the theories put forward were fantastical and not feasible.
So under these conditions, there were in fact plenty of people who, like Immortal Zhenyuan, thought about developing a second.
Wang Ling actually knew something about this point from his science ss in junior high school. That had been the first and only time that he had scored an unprecedented full one hundred marks in his life, but Father Wang hadn''t rebuked him for it.
That was because Wang Ling''s entire ss at the time had also gotten full marks.
"So you created the Gate Between Worlds to hide this Drought Star which you found? Also, people say that all the times that the Gate Between Worlds descended to the human world was because you were testing improved versions of the Gate?" At this point, Loopy Toad asked a very crucial question, even though it hadn''t needed to.
Immortal Zhenyuan started to sigh emotionally again at Loopy Toad''s question. As expected, senior dog was senior dog; it even knew that he was the one who had invented the Gate Between Worlds!
"Senior, you misunderstand... When I invented the Gate Between Worlds, it was just purely meant to be a bridge between the demon world and the human cultivation world. As for the spirit energy of heaven and earth, I thought that through the connection, we could perhaps jointly discuss countermeasures with the demon world toe up with good solutions C I never expected the Gate Between Worlds to be taken advantage of."
Immortal Zhenyuan sighed. "When the Gate Between Worlds suddenly descended thest few times, it was Wind Spirit causing trouble. In the end, it turned into rumors that I was running performance tests on the Gate Between Worlds."
So this was the actual truth...
Both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad nodded inwardly.
Wang Ling could straightaway tell that Immortal Zhenyuan wasn''t lying.
Conversely, it actually made sense, because given the sort of person Zhenyuan was, him summoning the Gate Between Worlds to destroy a city wasn''t something he would do.
Before leaving, Loopy Toad sighed as it surveyed the level of destruction on Drought Star.
The battle just now had already destroyed one-sixth of the surface. One-sixth might look small, but Drought Star was an entire! Even if it was smaller than Earth, it was still a very vast area!
"Youngster, do your best." Dog Two addressed Zhenyuan like a sage elder before leaving.
In some respect, both Loopy Toad and Wang Ling actually had a good impression of Zhenyuan. Nowadays, there were too few people who chose to secretly and quietly work for the sake of humankind; although migrating to a second was a pretty extreme notion, Zhenyuan was at leastmitted to the sustainable development of mankind for the future.
"Senior, wait!"
At that moment, the red-haired young man yelled, "Senior Dog! Will we meet again?"
Loopy Toad turned its head. "Hm... we shall see..."
At that moment, Wang Ling had already stamped his foot. If he stamped three times, Lord Ma would take them back.
"Senior Dog! This is for you!"
Just then, the red-haired young man threw a jade pendant at Loopy Toad, who caught it firmly in its dog paws.
The instant Wang Ling saw this jade pendant, his eyes lit up.
Because it was none other than Immortal Zhenyuan''s "immortal seal"...
Chapter 527 I Want to Learn From Senior Dog!
Wang Ling never thought that Immortal Zhenyuan would give away his "immortal seal" so easily... This was something that could only be created after reaching True Immortal level, and which represented the power of "faith." Usually, there were two types: a main seal or a minor seal. Generally speaking, a immortal seal was given to a follower or disciple, and by using it to pray at a critical moment, they could summon the owner of the seal.
Zhenyuan, however, didn''t dare be so cocky. He had great respect for "senior dog," so he straightaway gave away his main seal; the biggest difference was that with the minor seal, the owner of the seal could decide whether to appear on the scene or not. But with the main seal, regardless of where the owner was or what he was doing, he would be directly transported to the scene as soon as he was summoned!
This was the main immortal seal belonging to a Venerated Immortal... Holding the immortal seal, Loopy Toad did its best to calm its turbulent emotions.
Immortal Zhenyuan was very courteous. "Senior Dog, please don''t be so polite. You must take this immortal seal! It was thanks to senior that the world as well as this Drought Star which I found after a hard search was saved; junior is unable to return this favor. Senior Dog, keep this immortal seal for the time being, and when you''re very busy, you can summon me at any time!"
"You... want to do odd jobs for me?" Loopy Toad was shocked.
The red-haired young man''s answer, however, was simpler and more blunt than Loopy Toad could imagine. "No! I want to be senior''s dog!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
Wang Ming waited in Wang Ling''s room for a while. He sat cross-legged on Wang Ling''s bed, feeling excited. After studying the primordial qi for so many years, there was progress at longst, which was fantastic news for him.
Before Wang Ling had gone off with the collector to harvest the energy, Wang Ming had actually already surmised that this unusual energy was undoubtedly "primordial qi," but he first needed the data after performing aparison with Wang Ling''s primordial qi before he could say for sure. Otherwise, if it wasn''t... how shameful would that be for him, the strongest brain?
In the end, Wang Ling returned earlier than Wang Ming had expected; it really hadn''t been half an hour when Lord Ma brought Wang Ling and Loopy Toad back.
Standing at the bathroom door, Wang Ming took a whiff and immediately asked, "Were you in a fight?"
Surprised, Loopy Toad looked up at him. "How did you know?"
"There''s the scent of gunpowder smoke on you..." Wang Ming said. "When we perform experiments in our research, we always need to mix all kinds of reagents, so a sense of smell is very important. I may not be a cultivator, but I actually have an enhanced sense of smell; I have an internal chip that increases it several times over, and it''s not necessarily any weaker than a cultivator''s sense of smell."
"What level is it at?" Loopy Toad asked interestedly.
"The chip definitely needs to be upgraded in the future; at the moment, my sense of smell is just barely at the Nascent Soul stage," Wang Ming answered proudly.
"..."
Loopy Toad thought that this was already very awesome!
An ordinary person who could rely on a chip to upgrade his sense of smell to the Nascent Soul stage... this was truly unfathomable.
But very quickly, Loopy Toad suddenly realized a problem and looked at Wang Ming with a face full of amazement. "How are you able to see little master?" Wang Ling was invisible right now, after all! But Wang Ming had greeted Wang Ling normally as if he could see him! Furthermore, this immaterial state couldn''t be canceled halfway and would only wear off after twelve hours!
So Loopy Toad was very suspicious as to why Wang Ming could see Wang Ling.
Wang Ming spread his hands and crouched down to rub Loopy Toad''s head and sigh. "When you have been stared at with those dead fish eyes for a period of time, even if he''spletely invisible next to you, you can in fact pick it up with your sixth sense..."
In truth, Wang Ming preferred to call this feeling the intuition of a brother-con...
Loopy Toad: "..."
Wang Ling: "..."
...
In his immaterial state, whatever Wang Ling touched would also be invisible, including the collector in his hand, so he simply ced it directly on the table for Wang Ming to take himself.
"I''m taking this; when I have results, I''ll look for you againter." Wang Ming sighed in his heart. When he went back this time, he would be locked up for a while given his promise to Old Qi, and he couldn''t go back on his word.
The earliest he would be able toe here again would be in a month.
"Ling Ling?" After Wang Ming put away the collector, he guessed that Wang Ling was sitting in the chair at his desk. He stretched out one hand and sure enough, touched Wang Ling''s soft hair.
In his immaterial state, Wang Ling waspletely invisible. No scientific instrument, cultivation spell or eye technique could detect him, and even his aura disappearedpletely. Nheless, he could still be touched despite this invisibility.
So when Wang Ming touched him, Wang Ling sweated inwardly. "..." Wang Ming could actually find him!
He suddenly wondered if Wang Ming had a pair of eyes that could see just him...
Loopy Toad looked at Wang Ming and couldn''t help clicking its tongue. "You really are amazing..."
"It''s nothing, I pretty much know all his habits. I may just be touching his hair now, but I can pinpoint and grab any other part of him." As he spoke, Wang Ming started moving his slender fingers.
Wang Ling''s lips twitched. "..."
Loopy Toad started to sigh emotionally over Huaxiu''s deep and profound culture in its heart. While it wasn''t good at literature, it still knew something about rhetoric devices and textual analysis.
This word "grab" was used very well!
It was a precise word which profoundly depicted the inextricable and strong emotions between the two brothers! "Rising in slit but unsullied, washed in clear water with unaffected grace" while the word sounded very dirty... it actually had a dignified feeling to it!
"By the way, what kind of trouble did you run into over there?"
Wang Ming came back to the main topic he wouldn''t be able toe for the next month, so he only purely wanted to tease Wang Ling and then leave on a high note! When did he normally have this sort of opportunity to tease him up close?
Loopy Toad had nothing to hide, and it just directly exined the matter of Immortal Zhenyuan and Wind Spirit.
When he heard this, Wang Ming clicked his tongue in wonder. "So it turns out that this big shot Immortal Zhenyuan really does exist! I always thought he was made up!"
Loopy Toad nodded. "That''s right, big brother, I was shocked too."
Wang Ming: "From what you said, the Wind Spirit which evolved out of Immortal Zhenyuan was also a Venerated Immortal; it wouldn''t have been easy to deal with him, right? Why were the both of you able toe back in less than half an hour?"
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes. "Big bro, have you ever yed MOBA?"
Wang Ming: "Yes..."
Loopy Toad: "What one-sided match have you watched that would take more than thirty minutes?"
Wang Ming: "..."From the well-known Chinese poem "On the Love of the Lotus."
Chapter 528 Plans to Catch President Bai
Zhai Yin had initially imposed a limit on Wang Ming''s visit and dinner at the small vi this time and he couldn''t stay for too long. While waiting for Wang Ling to use the collector to harvest the energy, Wang Ming actually ran out of time, but Zhai Yin hadn''te upstairs to nag him C this was all thanks to Mother Wang''s divine assistance downstairs.
When two women were together, as long as there was an opening, they could unearth a lot of things to say on a particr topic. After all, before Mother Wang officially became a housewife, she had been Numinous Mother, an impressive novelist who had inadvertently taught two epic-level killers. Furthermore, she was very empathetic and personable; once she started on a particr topic, there was no way to stop her.
Zhai Yin didn''t realize it was past time to leave until Wang Ming came downstairs.
Before she left, she and Mother Wang even added each other on WeChat.
This was Zhai Yin''s private ount which Wang Ming had also added (Zhai Yin had forced him to add her). Zhai Yin didn''t have WeChat Moments. Apart from asionally forwarding major official news announcements, she didn''t have any private messages; especially since entering the research institute, she already hadn''t posted anything in several months.
"Thank you, sis." Standing at the door, Zhai Yin gave Mother Wang a military salute.
"You''re wee. Come by whenever you''re free." Mother Wang smiled. When Zhai Yin turned away in farewell, Mother Wang added, "I hope you seed." Zhai Yin blushed when she heard this, while Wang Ming was left feeling very puzzled.
Zhai Yin usually wore a gloomy expression, but now her cheeks were flushed red. At that moment, Wang Ming felt that Zhai Yin was actually a little feminine...
Wang Ming usually joked about Zhai Yin''s gender.
But to be honest... Zhai Yin was in fact quite beautiful. Long hair and short hair had their own attraction. Maybe it was because she had been in the army for too long, but Zhai Yin preferred to keep her hair short in a nondescript style; it wasn''t as short as a buzzcut, but it wasn''t as long as a woman''s bob.
As they got into the car, Wang Ming actually heard Zhai Yin humming, and he was straightaway taken aback as he felt that Zhai Yin wasn''t being herself today. "What were you talking about with my aunt downstairs? Why are you so cheerful?"
"Nothing, it was just a typical academic discussion."
Zhai Yin started the car and gripped the steering wheel, her face quickly returning to its typical cold expression.
Wang Ming: "About what?"
Zhai Yin said sinctly, "Men."
"..."
When he heard this, Wang Ming trembled. "Then... what did my aunt say?"
"Auntie and I discussed a lot of things and we agreed that the way to a man''s heart is through his stomach." As she spoke, Zhai Yin couldn''t help looking at Wang Ming out of the corner of her eye. "Just now I was talking with auntie about a 2.0 updated version of the dragon pork chop. I''ll fry one for you after we return to the institute."
Wang Ming simply wanted to cry. "Big sis... I beg you, I still want to live a few more years to make contributions to the country..."
Zhai Yin pursed her lips. "Don''t worry, I''ll let Old Qi try it first before you eat it."
Wang Ming felt even more horrified. "Then forget it C big sis, you better reconsider!"
Zhai Yin: "???"
Wang Ming: "Murdering one of the Ten Founding Generals would be a great sin!"
Zhai Yin: "..."
...
It was July 16th on Sunday in the twelfth week of the semester.
Loopy Toad had gone out again that morning, but Wang Ling already knew about it since before leaving, Loopy Toad had let Wang Ling know this time that it was going to see Little Silver.
Wang Ling had no objections to Loopy Toad and Little Silver interacting with each other. Dog Two had few friends to begin with while Little Silver was new in town and a bit of a homebody. It was a good thing for the two of them to visit each other often. Moreover, when Dog Two went to see Little Silver this time, Wang Ling had Loopy Toad take the "spirit beast (holy beast) contract" with it for Little Silver.
Little Silver had been waiting a very long time for this contract. The midterm exams were almost over, with basically almost no papers left, so after Wang Ming and Zhai Yin leftst night, Wang Ling had directly drafted out the contract.
This could be considered giving Little Silver peace of mind.
And after the official end of the midterm exams next week as well as once the district sports meet was over, there would be a long, idle period of time before the final exams.
Dog Two had barely left home when Wang Ling received a message from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He skimmed the contents of the message, which basically said that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver''s n to look for President Baist night... had failed.
There were a lot of reasons for this. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was guessing that there might have been something wrong with the connection, or rumors of some sort had been leaked beforehand. In short, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver had made the trip in vainst night and had failed to draw that President Bai out.
Wang Ling stared at the message and sighed; as expected, it would be hard to deal with this cunning character.
The hardest people to deal with were the crafty ones. The old devil had been caught because of love, the Master of Immortal Mansion because of arrogance, and Evil Sword God because of his chuuni nature. But from what Wang Ling knew of these three people, none of them were as crafty as this President Bai.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had the same opinion, and he quickly texted: Brother Ling, Brother Little Silver and I made the trip in vainst night. This person definitely caught wind of it beforehand, and it''s going to be even harder to catch him now. While we don''t have concrete evidence at the moment, Mr Lu''s testimony is on the whole credible. If this President Bai truly is the lead figure who engineered the tragic extermination of the holy beasts back then, it''s clear enough to see how meticulous this person is with his moves; he might even be several steps ahead of us.
Frowning, Wang Ling replied: Do you have any suggestions?
To be honest, Wang Ling couldn''t think of a better way to handle this matter. Mr Lu''s previous method for seeking out President Bai should have been the most straightforward way. Now that this n had failed, President Bai presumably wouldn''t show up so easily.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded and replied: Yes! I have two ideas!
It was clear that after going backst night, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had pondered the problem for a long time.
He didn''t have a high realm, but he had brains and the guts to court death! The point was that this "Great Death-Courting Senior" still had the Soul Suppression Ring which Wang Ling had given to him, so he was even more fearless in courting death now!
Wang Ling waited a few seconds as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly replied with his ns.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s reply was as follows:
"The first way is to find the ''mysterious informant'' from the forum. Based on this person''s understanding of the Demon Hunters Association previously, I believe they must know quite a bit about President Bai. However, this person hid the address of their location and Little ck has no way of finding them. If Brother Ling can ask Senior Wang Ming for help, he might have a way...
Apart from that, the second way is to use Brother Little Silver a little as bait... ording to Mr Lu, President Bai''s Wuji Umbre is a collection of the skins of forty-nine holy beasts, but it''scking one final skin before it''spletely finished. I already confirmed it with Mr Lu previously, and he verified that thest holy beast skin is that of the Silver Unicorn n..."
When Wang Ling saw this second n, he didn''t need to think about it before he shook his head and answered firmly with two words: No way.
When Wang Ling had brought Little Silver back to live in the city back then, the agreement had been that he would protect thisst holy beast and hide Little Silver''s identity.
The reason was very simple. As Little Silver''s "master," there was no way he would use Little Silver to lure out such a ruthless viin. Wang Ling felt that giving this type of insane person, whom they suspected of triggering the massacre and extinction of holy beasts, even one strand of Little Silver''s hair was already too good for him...
Chapter 529 Dog Bapi and Scoundrel Silver
Wang Ling was already very clear on the fact that President Bai had to be apprehended.
As the main culprit behind the extinction of the holy beasts back then, Wang Ling felt that the phrase "too numerous to count" could already be used to describe this type of grave sin.
But tracking down and capturing President Bai had to first and foremost take into ount Little Silver''s protection. This didn''t refer to just his safety, but also to information on him. Almost everyone already knew that holy beasts were extinct now, and apart from that lot who had participated in the Immortal Mansion operation, there wasn''t a single outsider who knew of Little Silver''s identity.
Aftering back, those who had taken part in the Immortal Mansion incident had in unison chosen to keep quiet about it even in the group, and hadn''t leaked any information at all.
So Little Silver''s identity was absolutely safe for the moment; if they had to lure the president of the Demon Hunters Association out by revealing Little Silver''s identity, Wang Ling felt that this would be missing the forest for the trees.
In truth, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadpletely anticipated this reply, and he had actually already guessed that Wang Ling would respond in this way.
Ling Zhenren was a person who valued sentiment. While people tended to regard it as "fetters" a lot of times, from what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew of Wang Ling, he had already known this n wouldn''t work when he had thought of it. So why had he mentioned it even when he knew it wouldn''t do?
This was actually because of Little Silver''s one-sided request.
Little Silver had been looking for an opportunity to show himself off for his master.
When Wang Ling texted a reply to reject this n, Little Silver was next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and he picked at his snow white foot as he read the text.
It was very sinct and to the point, and was very much like Ling Zhenren''s "unique demeanor."
It only contained two words, but Little Silver was still deeply touched. "I knew Master would definitely refuse!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was surprised. "Then why did you want me to ask?"
"It was a test!"
Little Silver was very pleased as he hugged himself. He then pulled out a stack of books from under his butt. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a look at the covers: How To Make Your Master Love You More, 100 Ways To Catch A Man, and When A Masochist Meets A Sadist...
The third book freaked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal out. "The hell! Brother Little Silver... do you have a thing for Brother Ling?"
"No, how would I dare..."
Little Silver pulled his neck back in. "The third book was a gift. The title might look a little suggestive, but the book seems to be about proper specialized university subjects."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "What specialized subjects?"
"Look at this page."
Little Silver opened the book and pointed at the table of contents. "I was just reading ''The Study of Wax y'' in thest few days."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s lips twitched. "..." Sure enough! Was he not reading enough? Or had it been too long since he''d graduated from university? He had two PhDs! But what was this study of wax y?! Why had he never heard of it?
"It''s very detailed and it even has a profile on the creator of this field of study."
"Crea... creator?"
"Mm, his name''s tranted from English, it sounds like a foreigner. The English trantion is: Clear Wax Dance."
"..."
Suddenly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt old.
The online chat was still ongoing.
"In that case, we can only think of a way to find this informant. We''ll also have to tighten security around Mr Lu." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal typed swiftly as he put forward his series of ns.
Apart from finding the informant, Mr Lu''s safety had now be very important since he was currently the only witness they had who could step forward to testify against President Bai.
If something happened to Mr Lu and they weren''t able to capture President Bai, this really would be a case of dead men telling no tales.
Wang Ling sent a message back asking Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to forward him the original link to the forum post; he would try asking Wang Ming to track down the informant. Little ck might have run out of options, but Wang Ming perhaps still had some other way.
Since they couldn''t think of anything else for now, the only thing they could do was wait for Wang Ming to do a search ande back to themter with further information.
Before closing the chat window, Wang Ling told Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal that Loopy Toad would be at his house shortly to see Little Silver. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied very politely, "Come to think of it, it seems that this will be Brother Dog''s first time here, right? Don''t worry, Brother Ling! I''ll inform the security guards at the gateter to have them send a car and bring Brother Dog to my door!"
Wang Ling stared at the screen as he pondered for a long, long time. "..."
As expected, a luxury vi district was different!
It even had a shuttle car for visitors!
This was yet another ssic case of a man being no better than a dog...
...
It really was Loopy Toad''s first time visiting Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house. Little Silver had actually invited it over several times before (this guy alreadypletely treated Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house like his own). Also, judging from Loopy Toad''s online chat with Little Silver, thetter had discovered plenty of "little secrets" about Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal from staying at home the whole day.
Of course, Loopy Toad didn''t know exactly what these secrets were since Little Silver was using them as leverage to get Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to brush his hair in his animal form... Not only that, he even had Senior Immortal put in hair conditioner for him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already had beautiful ck hair to begin with, and he used up roughly two bottles of conditioner at home each month, which was quite a lot. After Little Silver came to stay, hair conditioner had be another huge daily living expense for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
The difference was that he used to buy them by the bottle before, but now he was buying them by the box...
However, Loopy Toad didn''t think that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal usually had anyints. It seemed that he treated Little Silver like a younger brother. Although Little Silver was older than Grenade-Throwing, he actually wasn''t as mature in terms of mental development.
After all, this "Great Death-Courting Senior" was an old veteran who had already been acknowledged in existing circles. In fact, it wasn''t too much for an inexperienced silver unicorn like Little Silver to address him as "senior"...
To tell the truth, Loopy Toad had initially thought that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would have a pretty hard life, but now that it thought about it, this guy seemed to be enjoying himself...
Keeping this type of scoundrel around who liked to make trouble really wasn''t easy!
So Little Silver''s online nickname for Loopy Toad was Dog Bapi.
In return, Loopy Toad called Little Silver Scoundrel Silver.
A silver unicorn and a dog, happily mocking each other...
They were now both spirit beasts signed to the Wang family''s small vi''s "Ling Zhenren" under "Ling Zhenren''s Crispy Noodle Snacks Studio"... The studio name was real and wasn''t something that Loopy Toad had made up, since it was written in the spirit beast contract!The pinyin for this is a homonym for "Clearlove," which is the ID for Ming Kai, a jungler for the esports team EDward Gaming.A reminder that Zhou Bapi is an antagonist in the story "The Chickens Make Noise at Midnight" who would stir the chickens in the henhouse so that the rooster would crow earlier than usual, forcing hisborers to get up earlier for work.
Chapter 530 Dog Two’s Paranoia
The vi that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought in Wenxian Garden was in a luxury vi district popted by the wealthy and the respected. The vi Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself lived in was in the bungalow zone, and the house prices there were shocking. There were bungalow and townhouse zones in the vi district, and while the houses in the townhouse zone were actually more affordable, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had preferred to live alone to begin with.
But after living alone for a long time, it was unavoidable that he would sometimes feel a little lonely. Therefore, Little Silver''s arrival had added some spice to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s life.
About an hour after leaving the Wang family''s small vi, a light green figure appeared under the sun at the gate to Wenxian Garden vi estate.
This really was Loopy Toad''s first time visiting Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s ce, but it had already gone out on its own several times before, after all, so it wouldn''t get lost. Anyway, even if Loopy Toad couldn''t find its way in Songhai city, it could give Odd Zhuo a call, and someone from a nearby branch office would immediatelye to pick up this "lost green dog of forgiveness."
But that was ast resort.
In fact, Odd Zhuo was quite busy these days; it could be said that he was deeply troubled by the Demon Hunters Association. In addition to that, they were still appraising the evidence rted to the "big shots" that had been sent to Songhai First Prison, and the final verdict had yet to happen; it would be at least another six months before the actual trials.
But that didn''t mean that Odd Zhuo would be idle in those six months. Not only had he been a participant in the major incidents that had happened previously, he had also directed the operations, so he had to personally approve all aspects of the process himself. Signing, stamping his seal, auditing C it was the same thing every round, and only after one round was over could he start on the next one.
In reality, it hadn''t been long since Odd Zhuo had be Wang Ling''s disciple, but it really wasn''t easy for him to bear all this pressure.
Earlier at home, Wang Ling had already nned to prepare a birthday present for Wang Ming for August 1st, Army Day. In fact, he had also thought about getting a present for Odd Zhuo, which could be considered his first gift as a teacher to his disciple.
But Wang Ling hadn''t decided exactly what to give him yet.
...
Loopy Toad waited for a while on the opposite side of the road from the entrance to Wenxian Garden vi estate. It had already sent Little Silver a text message asking him to pick it up. However, it had already been ten minutes and Little Silver still hadn''t done anything.
This guy probably hadn''t read the text...
Forget it...
The corners of Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched as it decided to do things the old-fashioned way: pick an outer wall and climb over it.
But the security measures at the upscale Wenxian Garden vi estate were too good. After Loopy Toad jumped onto the outer wall, he patted the top with its dog paw and found that a transparent barrier had actually been set up, just like a ss dome. When Loopy Toad smacked it, it thumped loudly.
This hardness...
Could easily withstand a Soul Formation bombardment!
In the end, this was an upscale vi estate, and its security measures were airtight.
Loopy Toad walked along the barrier for several dozen meters and realized that the outer walls were all wrapped up in this barrier; not even a bird could fly through it... Wall invasion n, failed!
At that moment, Loopy Toad took out its cell phone for a look, and saw that Little Silver still hadn''t replied... It immediately despaired a little.
It had no other choice now but to try walking through the main entrance.
Sighing in its heart, Loopy Toad jumped off the outer wall and walked toward the main entrance again. But just as it got to the gate, it suddenly realized with a start that the guards there were looking at it strangely.
"Is this... the dog?
"Mm, seems like it..."
The two guards were speaking in low voices, but Loopy Toad could hear them extremely clearly.
Instantly, Loopy Toad''s mind was filled with news of cases in which pet hunters had pretended to be familiar people before kidnapping spirit beasts. For example, there was a type of pet hunter that would pose as a security guard for a residential area and catch the unwary spirit beasts that wandered around in the area.
Was this... the Demon Hunters Association''s revenge?
The moment it met the gazes of these security guards, Loopy Toad was almost instantly on the alert.
So it turned out that this group of people had been lying in wait for it here!
In a split second, Loopy Toad promptly thought about escaping there was no guarantee that this "Demon Hunters Association" bunch wouldn''t chase it down and intercept it on the street, so it was no use running outside. It had to look for help from someone it knew! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s house was in this vi estate, so it had to find Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal first!
At this thought, when Loopy Toad met the gazes of these security guards, it instantly raised its paw and pointed at the sky. "Look! A yful Blue Moon!" It didn''t know if there was something too magical or charming about these words, but the security guards really did straightaway look in the direction it was pointing!
Loopy Toad felt that this was a tried and true trick.
It had also used this move to deal with the "bone dragon man" group from the Demon Hunters Association thest time!
The moment the security guards turned their heads, Loopy Toad darted into the vi estate and ran...
When the guards turned back, the lyrics of a song suddenly came to mind.
Anticipating some luck and a shock... How miraculous is this encounter... Climbing over the mountaintop ahead and above the white clouds... The green light is over there.
Dog Two was way too fast!
It directly turned into a green ray of light right before the eyes of the guards...
Dazed, the head of security then hurriedly knocked the heads of the two guards together. "Why are you still spacing out! Hurry up and chase it! You must have scared it!"
...
Loopy Toad hadn''t run very far when it noticed a group of security guards on segways and a car chasing it!
There were five of them! That was a pretty big lineup! And behind the five guards, there was actually a little sports car!
This wave stunned Loopy Toad... Was the Demon Hunters Association spending all their capital on capturing it?!
But actually, Loopy Toad thought that this group of people might not be from the Demon Hunters Association and might be pet hunters from some other organization. How much guts did these people have to make a move when the country was currently cracking down on the illegal trafficking of spirit beasts?
They were actually openly pursuing a dog of the people in an upscale vi estate in broad daylight...
Come to think of it, where was the vi''s security?
Were they so poorly managed that they didn''t even know that their security guards were fake?
As Loopy Toad ran, it cast a nce behind at the men chasing it.
Logically speaking, the less noise pet hunters made when capturing spirit beasts, the better. However, this group was so loud, as if they were afraid people wouldn''t know what they were doing.
For some reason, Loopy Toad felt something wasn''t right...
As it ran, moreover, it noticed that there seemed to be more and more people behind it. Some were on segways, and some were directly running.
Loopy Toad couldn''t bear it any longer, and when it got to an intersection, it stopped and turned around to ask, "Why are you chasing me?"
The main point was... it wasn''t carrying any Ji Zhi Syrup!
When they saw that Loopy Toad had stopped, the horde of security guards also all stopped chasing it...
They all yelled in their hearts in unison: F**k! Finally stopped! This dog can really run!
After gasping for air, the team leader jogged over to stand in front of Loopy Toad and saluted. "May I ask, Mr Dog, are you here for Mr Grenade-Throwing?"
Loopy Toad nodded weakly...
The team leader then opened the door of the sports car behind him. "We''re here to pick you up!"
Loopy Toad: "..."Rted to green as the color of infidelity, and possibly forgiving a person for it.A Chinese RPG game.From the song "Green Light" by Stefanie Sun.This refers to a TV ad in which a leopard chases a woman down for the Ji Zhi Syrup she''s holding.
Chapter 531 When Can I Live With Master
Frankly speaking, this was actually a pretty big misunderstanding... but Loopy Toad didn''t think it could be med for it! People staring at you with evil intentions the moment you entered C anyone would misunderstand! The most important thing was that when Loopy Toad ran, this bunch had been hot on its heels C it would have been weird if it hadn''t run!
At that moment, it recalled a foreign prank show where a hundred people would be waiting around a street corner, and when a pedestrian crossed the street, they would straightaway rush out and chase the person. This was when instinct took over; although the person didn''t know exactly what was going on, the first thing anyone would think of was to protect themselves!
When the little captain drove Loopy Toad to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s front door, Loopy Toad was still feeling very embarrassed; who would have thought it would encounter this sort of hup on its first visit here?
When it entered the vi, it saw the little captain pull Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal into one corner to give an ount of what had happened earlier.
"Mr Grenade-Throwing, your dog..."
"Oh, it isn''t mine, it''s my fellow brother''s dog. It''s a guest at my ce today."
"I see..."
The little captain rubbed his head. "I think there''s something mentally wrong with your brother''s dog. When we were going to wee it earlier, it looked like it got scared, and we chased it for a long time until we brought it over here."
"..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat.
Actually, he himself hadn''t thought things through properly. Because the furor from the recent Demon Hunters Association incident had yet to subside, Brother Dog might appear indifferent, but as long as it was outside, it actually would always be on high alert and would be suspicious of any unfamiliar gaze on it. If Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had known earlier, he wouldn''t have had those guards assemble such a huge team C he should have just asked them to give a greeting straightaway and let Loopy Toad in!
"Thanks for your trouble." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal very courteously took out a pack of immortal spirit cigarettes. "Please share this with your fellow brotherster!"
These cigarettes were actually quite expensive and ordinary people couldn''t afford them, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t have a habit of smoking. However, thepanies he coborated with on the forum would give him cigarettes during festival season, so they had piled up at home. He wasn''t in any rush to deal with them, so he simply used them as gifts for other people.
The little captain wasn''t reserved at all as he grinned and directly epted the cigarettes. "Thank you, Mr Grenade-Throwing." This was actually a prettymon thing in an upscale vi estate C these cigarettes might be very expensive, but for the wealthy staying there, these were just equivalent to giving out a dozen or twenty tips.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand. "It''s nothing. If my friend''s green-furred doges again, you can just let it through. It''ll find my ce itself."
"Very well, Mr Grenade-Throwing."
The little captain nodded, then abruptly thought of something as he said, "Oh, by the way, Mr Grenade-Throwing, the vi estate has a pet center which offers owners'' pets free medical assistance and psychological counseling services."
"Mm..." Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. Of course he knew of this pet center!
But there was no way he could directly say that there was something mentally wrong with his brother''s dog!
So Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal simply said, "You don''t have to worry too much about this. Have you heard about the recent incident with the Demon Hunters Association? That''s the reason why my brother''s dog was so wary; it''s just for these few days."
"So it''s like that!"
The little captain immediately understood, and then sighed. "But Mr Grenade-Throwing, I rmend that it would still be better for it to get psychological counseling. Sometimes it''s not good to be so stressed!"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didn''t want to go on chatting with him since he knew the vi estate''s pet center was running a campaign. Free medical treatment and consultations were good and all... but some of their special services weren''t free! Like hair treatment, dyeing and perming.
In his experience, if he continued talking with this little captain, the topic would shift to "getting a VIP card."
And so, he could only politely and tactfully decline. "I should attend to my guest. Little captain, don''t let me interrupt your work. Also, the pet center might not necessarily be able to do anything for Brother Dog''s state of mind."
The little captain: "Why not?"
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made up an excuse. "It was bitten by a dog before!" He said it so earnestly that even he himself almost believed it!
The little captain: "..."
When he came back to his senses, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already disappeared.
...
When Loopy Toad entered the vi, it noticed a hole in the floor...
It was Little Silver who had punched the floor open thest time Wang Ling was here. Instead of repairing it, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had just left it as it was, then embellished the rim of the hole slightly so that it was pleasing to the eye at least.
When Loopy Toad stuck its head inside for a look, it happened to see Little Silver sitting crossed-legged on the broli sofa in the basement! No wonder he hadn''t seen the text message! On the coffee table in front of the sofay a crispy noodle snack packet which Little Master Ling had enchanted before.
Just as Loopy Toad jumped down through the hole, Little Silver exhaled in that moment and muttered to himself, "Mm... cultivationplete!"
So fast?
Loopy Toad was startled.
Little Silverughed aloud. "Master''s crispy noodle snack is really effective! I can feel how much more vigorous my spirit energy is!"
Saying that, Little Silver shook the crispy noodle snack on the table, which had already been tied up with a rubber band.
"I was nning to cultivate today, but when I heard you wereing to see me, I only had a mouthful C I never thought it would still take me so long to digest Master''s crispy noodle snack!" Little Silver licked the powder off his fingers.
The corners of Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched. "Why don''t you just finish it in one go?"
Little Silver shook his head. "In one go? How can I? I have anime to watch tonight!"
Loopy Toad almost puked blood when it heard this. "..." This guy was already bing a shut-in!
Little Silver counted on his fingers. "Think about it, every day I have to make the time to eat, watch anime, read manga and also research how to make Master like me eeeeeeven more! Finally, I still have to make time for Grenade-Throwing to brush me, and now I have to make even more time to digest the crispy noodle snacks Master gave me in order to elerate my cultivation! Aiya, there really isn''t enough time!"
Loopy Toad: "How much money do you spend a month?"
Little Silver waved his hand. "Not much, not much, just a few million."
When he said this, Little Silver nced at Loopy Toad. "By the way, when can I move to live with Master?"
"Live together? Forget it..."
Loopy Toad let out a sigh. "He can''t afford you..."
Chapter 532 Little Silvers Takeout Delivery
Little Silver didn''t believe a word Loopy Toad said; his first reaction was that this Dog Two had to be lying C making money at Master''s level was too easy. How could he possibly be poor!
Little Silver in fact had mistakenly assumed this whole time that a modern cultivator''s ie level was based on their realm: the higher their realm, the higher their ie. Grenade-Throwing, for example, had yet to reach Itinerant Immortal level, but was already flush with cash and didn''t blink at spending several million a month! How could Master lose out to him!
Seeing the suspicion written all over Little Silver''s face, the corner of Loopy Toad''s eye couldn''t help twitching; it had known that this guy wouldn''t believe it.
Actually, Little Master Ling was pretty miserly and frugal; he wasn''t extravagant and he meticulously calcted his spending down to the penny. All of this was due to the values and views on spending which Father Wang and Mother Wang had instilled in him at a young age.
Boys should be raised to be thrifty; this was how Father Wang and Mother Wang educated Wang Ling when it came to money. Although Father Wang''s revenue was high, he still only gave Wang Ling a fixed amount of pocket money each month so that Wang Ling would understand that making money wasn''t easy. This was something most people wouldn''tprehend until they started working themselves.
This was particrly true of people like Wang Ling''s peers; most of them might note from money like Lotus Sun''s family, but at least they didn''t have to worry about food or clothing nowadays, and until they got internships in university, they didn''t have to worry about getting a job or making money. For most kids, these concerns seemed too far away, but time would fly by very quickly.
As parents, Father Wang and Mother Wang were unable to help Wang Ling control his primordial qi, but at least they had spared no effort in helping him establish his values as he matured.
It was very easy for a person to start thinking differently after obtaining absolute power. Father Wang wrote books and had seen plenty of these types of stories, while Mother Wang who had been a writer before was also very good at thinking up scenarios. The couple had previously wondered what would happen if Wang Ling turned into a chuuni devil...
When Wang Ling had been young, they had even dreamed several times of Wang Ling floating in the air as he roared at the swarm of human cultivators below him: Ants! Why should I, Wang Ling, exin myself to you?!
Mother Wang had shared this story with Loopy Toad when she had taken it out on a walk and stopped to get groceries on the way.
Every time Loopy Toad thought about this, it couldn''t help the way the green fur all over its body shook.
But there was no way it would expose its Little Master Ling''s shoring in front of Little Silver.
There was a very important condition attached to the spirit beast contract: no matter the situation, they should never tear their owners down! There were some things you might discern, but which you shouldn''t talk about C Dog Two was very clear on this point.
Little Silver might not believe it now, but it was just a matter of time.
Heaving an inward sigh, Loopy Toad used its swallowing spell to regurgitate the spirit beast contract which little master had given to it to pass to Little Silver.
"Wow! Master wants to sign the contract with me!" The moment Little Silver saw it, he fairly jumped to his feet in excitement!
He picked Loopy Toad off the floor and hugged it, rubbing its head wildly and yelling, "You dog bapi! I never thought you''d be so reliable this time!"
"..."
Loopy Toad squinted and said helplessly, "Go easy... I''ve been shedding pretty badly recently. If you rub anymore, I''ll go bald!"
Little Silver: "It''s fine, it''s fine! If you go bald, we can learn from Lord Ind''s livestream and form our own team and call ourselves Deyinse."
Loopy Toad: "..."
Little Silver loosened his grip and put Loopy Toad down. "By the way, how do I sign the contract?"
Loopy Toad shook as it immediately realized that this was Little Silver''s first time signing a contract and he thus didn''t know the process... In fact, it had also been Loopy Toad''s first time C it used to be a true blue demon king, after all! When would it ever have signed a spirit beast contract with a human before? Naturally, the same was true for Little Silver; as a holy beast, and very likely the only one left in the world today, he had an even more prestigious identity.
But there were some things you never forgot after doing it once.
Loopy Toad spoke on the side. "There are two copies of the contract, a thumbprint in blood is fine."
"Oh! That''s easy!"
Little Silver straightaway bit his thumb open and deftly marked both copies.
The contract took effect immediately. Both copies turned into gold particles that then dispersed in front of Little Silver. When he came back to his senses, the contents of the contract had already appeared in his head.
Each word was vivid in his mind and like a brand on his soul.
Little Silver had signed the contract so fast that Loopy Toad was dumbstruck. "You put down your thumbprint just like that? Without looking at the contents of the agreement?"
Little Silver waved his hand. "What''s there to look at in a Big Thigh Contract?"
Loopy Toad: "Big... Big Thigh Contract?"
Little Silver looked at Loopy Toad in surprise. "Didn''t you sign the contract in order to hug a thigh?"
Loopy Toad was silent: "..." It couldn''t deny it!
After signing the contract, Little Silver closed his eyes and felt the link to Master take shape in the depths of his soul, as if they were bound together by an invisible thread.
In the eight thousand years that he had been alive, not a single day had gone by that Little Silver hadn''t felt dread after the extinction of the holy beasts. This contract, however, gave him a sense of fulfilment and safety.
Little Silver tsked. "The contract feels very mystical! Even if Master isn''t with me, it feels like I''m sleeping next to him!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
This was the first time Loopy Toad had heard such a description... but though it sounded crude, it did actually make sense!
Loopy Toad: "From now on, when you find yourself in a dangerous situation you can''t handle, you can directly use the power of the contrat to call for Little Master Ling, understand?"
"Of course I do! The moment the contract was formed, I knew everything!" Hands on his waist, Little Silverughed gleefully. "Hahaha... I don''t have anything to be afraid of now no matter how reckless I am."
Loopy Toad: "You better behave yourself..."
After all, it wasn''t like every Death-Courting Senior was called Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal...
After Loopy Toad and Little Silver talked for a bit in the basement, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s voice drifted down from the first floor. "Brother Dog? Why not stay for lunch?"
"Alright," replied Loopy Toad.
No prize for guessing what they would be eating...
First of all, lunch was bound to be Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal''s favorite food, broli, and secondly, Little Silver would be getting takeout.
As expected, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly replied, "I have broli I just harvested. If Brother Dog doesn''t like it, Brother Little Silver can share his takeout with you. We don''t have dog food here, I hope you don''t mind."
"It''s fine, it''s fine, Senior Immortal, you''re too polite," said Loopy Toad.
After that, it turned to Little Silver. "What do you normally order to eat?"
Little Silver spread his hands and answered as if it was a matter of course, "Just from the shops nearby. I did a round of orders, the food actually tastes pretty good."
Roughly half an hourter, a truck drove into Wenxian Garden vi estate.
This entire truck...
...Was loaded with Little Silver''s takeout!This is adapted from Deyunshe or ''Deyun Club,'' which is a Chineseedy performance group. The ''yinse'' used here means ''silver color.''A reminder that this means to curry favor with someone more powerful.
Chapter 533 Eat Your Fill So That You Have the Strength to Cultivate!
It already wasn''t Little Silver''s first time ordering a truckload of various takeouts. Hence, the security guards at the entrance to Wenxian Garden were very familiar with the licence te and directly let the truck in.
Of course, this truck wasn''t part of the shops'' delivery service. It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had hired a third-party deliverypany to collect the takeouts after Little Silver was done cing his orders. Like with public transport, it was a fixed route. Furthermore, the truck''s container had been specially modified so that there was no need to worry that the takeouts would go cold, and they would stay warm until they were delivered.
When Loopy Toad followed Little Silver out to collect the food, it was struck by a spectacr scene which it had never seen before.
When the delivery truck stopped, the little brother driver immediately got out and ran to the back to open the container, where another little brother was sitting inside. Together, they started to unload the cargo C it was ten full boxes, all of it Little Silver''s takeouts!
Loopy Toad''s eyes twitched non-stop at this scene: "How much did you order..."
Little Silver shook his head. "Not much, not much. I''ve been on a diet recently and I''m eating less C half of what I usually eat!"
Loopy Toad sucked in a cold breath of air. "..." When it had been a demon king, it could also really eat! But its current body couldn''t amodate that much food at all. As a result, it was able to save money for now. But it was said that once spirit beasts had the power to take human forms, their appetites would basically be much, much bigger than before.
Honestly speaking, Loopy Toad was a little worried it didn''t cost too much to raise it now, but what would happen if Little Master Ling couldn''t afford it in the future?
The two delivery little brothers unloaded the boxes with very practiced movements and handled them with care. On each box was written the third-party deliverypany''s brand name, "No Broth Spilled," the meaning being that they guaranteed not a single drop of soup would be spilled during the delivery. If it was, then the customer would bepensated ten times over! So the entirepany''s slogan was: "Broth not spilled, or we''ll pay you back!"
Little Silver was already well acquainted with these two little brothers since they were the ones who had been delivering almost all the takeouts since Little Silver''s arrival a few months ago.
After they finished unloading the truck, one of the little brothers started to go through the list of items with Little Silver, his face wreathed in smiles. "Hello, Mr Silver, thank you for using No Broth Spilled''s delivery service. Please check your takeout orders: one hundred servings of stewed spirit feather chicken rice, two hundred soup dumplings, one thousand small octopus balls, one hundred bowls of hot and sour rice noodles, five hundred bowls of Tangsheng''s best old duck soup, one hundred jin of devil fruits, and a ton of sea king seafood. The hot food is wrapped, and the space inside every box has been expanded. When Mr Silver is done eating, you can just leave the boxes and the rubbish by the entrance, and we''ll send someone to retrieve them!"
"Thanks!" Little Silver smiled.
"You''re wee! See you tomorrow!" They bowed before getting into the truck and driving away.
With a wave of his hand, Little Silver put all the ten boxes into his storage space. The way he ate was box by box C in any case, the food wouldn''t grow cold in the boxes.
Loopy Toad truly almost fell to its knees. "You usually eat all this, but none of it seems very healthy..."
"My main priority is to fill my belly C I don''t care about nutrition." Little Silver gave a sigh. "Now, apart from Master''s crispy noodle snacks, other tonics barely help me! I get hungry more easily after taking them, so I might as well not take them at all."
Loopy Toad couldn''t deny this.
When all was said and done, Little Silver was a holy beast born and bred, and had a holy beast heart and holy beast blood. These were natural and divine self-healing panaceas which helped holy beasts recover from heavy injuries more quickly. It was also precisely because of their blood that holy beasts were extremely resistant to drugs. After the holy beasts became extinct, the iparable panaceas that could cause them to enter the "abundant spirit energy" state also disappeared.
Little Silver had thus already given up on those panaceas on the market which imed to be able to replenish spirit energy; they might be useful to human cultivators, but were of limited use to holy beasts. Eating these wouldn''t boost his strength or make him full, so Little Silver might as well order takeout!
But seeing how much Little Silver had ordered, and this was only half the usual amount, Loopy Toad was overwhelmingly stunned. "I actually thought holy beasts didn''t have an appetite for good food."
"What do you mean no appetite for good food?" It seemed that Little Silver took offense to this. "I need to eat my fill to have the strength to cultivate! Those old cultivators on those health programs who go on and on about fasting C that''s all bullshit!"
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
Little Silver might have ordered a lot, but he ate very fast!
This was something Loopy Toad in fact refrained from doing; after all, its current body was that of an akita that had died, and akitas weren''t spirit beasts to begin with.
Why was Loopy Toad capable of cultivation? This waspletely due to its original soul as a demon king. The reason why it could cultivate to second ss and cultivate the body of a normal dog into a spirit dog was to a great extent due to Little Master Ling helping it to modify the Demon King Heart Sutra.
Even if Loopy Toad''s body was now that of a spirit dog, there were still all kinds of risks if it didn''t take good care of it. Little Silver ate very fast; he opened the ten boxes and gave Loopy Toad a bit from each box before he gobbled up the food. In just half an hour, half the boxes were already almost empty!
"Eating too fast is not good for digestion! It''s also easy to lose your figure!" Loopy Toad stabbed a small octopus ball with its w to put in its mouth and chew slowly.
Little Silver swallowed and swiped at his mouth with a wet wipe. "It''s fine, I don''t gain weight no matter how much I eat."
Loopy Toad: "..." These were words that drew hate!
Little Silver had ordered a lot for his lunch, but only took an hour to finish everything! After that, hey on the broli sofa and picked his teeth leisurely.
Loopy Toad nced at this guy''s belly, which was still as t as before, as if he hadn''t eaten anything, and couldn''t help sighing. What were the stomachs of holy beasts made of?!
Loopy Toad: "Why do I feel like you didn''t eat anything..."
Little Silver nodded his head slightly. "Like I said, I only ordered half the amount today, and I also gave you some. I''m barely half full..."
Loopy Toad: "..." Half full, what the f**k!
After eating and drinking his fill, Little Silver finally came to the matter at hand. "By the way, why were you looking for me today?"
Loopy Toad opened its mouth and regurgitated the Bone King which it had gotten from Wei Zhi. Wei Zhi had won it from the vice president of the Pet Trainers Guild, Crying Old Immortal, and when he had given it to Loopy Toad, it had smelled the scent of holy beast blood on it.
So Loopy Toad hade here today for Little Silver''s help in finding out the bone''s origin.
"This is..."
The moment Little Silver saw the bone, he couldn''t help swallowing his saliva. "It looks very tasty... Do you want to make a soup with it?"
Loopy Toad: "..." There was no saving this glutton...
Chapter 534 The Bone King’s Origin
Because he was only half full after he was done eating, all Little Silver was thinking about was food. Losing weight was the damn biggest pain in the ass! When he thought about how the next time he could eat was at noon tomorrow, he suddenly felt that it was such a long time away! Furthermore, he was growing tired of eating the stuff from the nearby shops; he had to try and find some new ones!
So when he saw Loopy Toad take out what looked like a perfect, snow white bone, he subconsciously licked his lips. For some reason, he felt that this bone would taste good!
"What a pity..." Looking at the bone in Loopy Toad''s paw from a distance, Little Silver shook his head.
Loopy Toad: "What''s a pity?"
Little Silver: "It''s a pity it''s broken; some of the bone marrow was lost when the joint was deformed after the bone broke hard... otherwise it would be so nice to stick a straw into it when it''s in a stew and suck the marrow out." When Little Silver saw that the bone was broken, he instantly lost interest.
Loopy Toad couldn''t take this guy any longer; it simply pushed the bone to rest next to Little Silver''s feet. "Smell it again carefully!"
"What can there be on a broken bone..."
Even as he said that, he still obeyed Loopy Toad''s instruction to take a whiff.
But before his nose got any closer, his pupils suddenly shrank and his expression turned serious. "Holy beast blood? Where did you get this thing?!"
Seeing Little Silver''s reaction, Loopy Toad immediately felt greatly reassured. At least this proved that he hadn''t smelled wrong: this was the bone of a holy beast. For one thing, Little Silver was a holy beast himself and so was more sensitive to holy beast blood than Loopy Toad was.
As it was, Loopy Toad had toe right up to the bone to catch a faint scent while Little Silver could detect it with a casual sniff.
Of course, if Little Silver was too far away from the bone, he still wouldn''t be able to smell it. That was because this bone had been cleaned and was covered in the smell of the saliva of the Fenrir that was being raised by Crying Old Immortal.
"A friend gave it to me, his surname is Wei. He''s a pet trainer," Loopy Toad answered honestly.
"That guy!" Little Silver remembered that Grenade-Throwing had mentioned this person before. Furthermore, this guy had actually teamed up with Dog Two online in the game yesterday.
"Why did he give this to you? Where did he get it?"
Loopy Toad: "Actually, this bone isn''t his; he got it when the vice president of the Pet Trainers Guild lost to him in a bet. This bone has a name, and is called Bone King. It was that vice president who picked it up on his travels."
Little Silver: "So it''s like that..."
After Loopy Toad finished speaking, it stared at Little Silver. "Can you tell where this bone came from?"
A momentter, Little Silver reached out one hand to rap on the bone, and two crisp knocks could be heard. The sound was different from rapping on normal bone it actually sounded a little melodic!
"Em..."
Cupping his chin, Little Silver stared at the bone and said in a low voice, "Based solely on its luster and how hard it is, this bone probably belonged to and animal from a holy beast n; I''m certain this n is averse to water. If it had been in water the whole time, the bone wouldn''t make such a crisp sound. It''s obvious that this n likes basking in the sun... Based on this assumption, we can actually exclude quite a number of them already."
Loopy Toad had never expected Little Silver to actually be so good at this. Indeed, many holy beast ns could already be excluded: lived onnd, disliked water and liked to bask in the sun...
While Little Silver was pondering this, Loopy Toad was also thinking about the matter. Although it already had a hunch, it didn''t directly say it out loud for fear of breaking Little Silver''s train of thought.
After a few minutes, Little Silver furrowed his brow, and golden light shone from his eyes.
This was the Holy Eye which was unique to holy beasts, different to the Heavenly Eye of ordinary cultivators as well as to Immortal Zhenyuan''s Immortal Eye.
An ordinary cultivator''s Heavenly Eye could eliminate what was false and retain what was true as well as see through all kinds of illusions. With every advance in realm, the Heavenly Eye likewise also gradually became more powerful.
Above the Heavenly Eye was the Immortal Eye, which was something the cultivators of today could achieve through cultivation. The Immortal Eye evolved out of the Heavenly Eye; not only could it do what the Heavenly Eye did, it could even take control of a situation by creating an illusion or even manipting a meteorite. This was the real strength of a genuine True Immortal.
Apart from these, there were plenty of other types of unusual eyes in the cultivation world, like Evil Sword God''s "Purple Investigative Demon Eye."
Their uses and effects were different, and only cultivators had them. For instance, the Purple Investigative Demon Eye could "see the far end of the world"; it could rip space apart and cover thousands of miles, letting the wielder travel as they pleased.
But most people with unusual eyes would then be reduced to bing prey; there were countless cases of these people bing the targets of Almightys, who would forcibly pluck their eyes out.
Unlike the three types of aforementioned unusual eyes which human cultivators had, Little Silver''s Holy Eye couldn''t be inherited by cultivators. It had a name that resounded, and was called "Battle Eye." Its biggest use was its perception ability, which could detect all kinds of weaknesses.
Actually, Wang Ling''s eyes were quite extraordinary.
Although he usually liked to call his own eyes the Heavenly Eye, it was much more terrifying than the Immortal Eye. Every time he opened his "Heavenly Eye," his pupils would transform into golden three-petaled flowers... Loopy Toad had already seen this scene countless times.
How was this the Heavenly Eye...
This was the King Eye!
It had all the abilities mentioned above.
Little Silver didn''t use the golden light on the Bone King for long before he shut down his Holy Eye.
"How was it?" asked Loopy Toad.
Little Silver nodded his head. "Mm! With the Holy Eye, I could see that this bone is extremely dense! But that''s only inparison with a spirit beast. From a holy beast''s point of view, the owner would have shown signs of a lower density in their bones..."
Loopy Toad: "Can you exin it in in terms..."
Little Silver: "As people call it: osteoporosis."
Loopy Toad: "So can you guess who this bone belonged to...?"
"Not at the moment."
Little Silver shook his head: "The most I can say right now is that you picked up a gem."
Loopy Toad: "???"
Little Silver: "This holy beast bone, which has slight osteoporosis, is the type that definitely belongs to a beast king, so it undoubtedly came from a holy beast king."
Loopy Toad: "The hell?!"
"As for exactly who it was, I''ll need to study it a little more. Since it''s already broken, I can extract a sample to do aparison..." Speaking up to this point, Little Silver couldn''t help cupping his hands around this bone.
This time, he raised it to his nose and smelled it attentively.
Then he gave it back to Loopy Toad. "Alright, you can take the bone back C I already know who it''s from."
Confusion was written all over Loopy Toad''s face. "???"
Little Silver: "After a closer whiff, I noticed there isn''t just the smell of holy beast blood on this bone C there''s also the smell of spicy hot pot!"
"..."
"So this bone, without doubt, belonged to Dog Saint."
"..."
Chapter 535 The Bone King‘s Use
Little Silver was very serious when he said this and Loopy Toad sensed that this wasn''t a joke at all C putting all the aforementioned points together, it seemed that this Bone King was aplete match to Dog Saint.
Actually, this exined why that Crying Old Immortal''s Fenrir liked this bone so much. It was a western devil beast, but in the end it was still a dog... It would be strange if it didn''t get excited over a bone from Dog Saint.
Loopy Toad thus didn''t doubt Little Silver''s words at all. After all, when Dog Saint was eaten, Little Silver had been hiding in the Holy Dog n''s depository of Buddhist texts. On one hand, he had watched as Dog Saint was turned into a spicy hot pot, and on behalf of all dog lovers, had strongly condemned and protested this act in his heart. On the other hand, he had also been drooling...
After the tragic extinction of holy beasts, there had already stopped being news on them for a very long time. Over the years, plenty of cultivators traveling the world had picked up quite a number of bone fragments suspected to belong to holy beasts, but these were stored away in museums.
As for why such arge Bone King had escaped this fate, Loopy Toad thought that it was probably due to all kinds of coincidences.
Loopy Toad guessed that the Bone King had the smell of spicy hot pot on it to begin with, which masked the scent of holy beast blood, so when Crying Old Immortal found it, he hadn''t realized that it was the bone of a holy beast. In order to get rid of the smell of hot pot, he had washed the entire bone.
Then, after Crying Old Immortal brought the Bone King home, Fenrir had imed it for its own for a long time. Covered in Fenrir''s scent, the Bone King unexpectedly escaped notice... If Wei Zhi hadn''t given it to Loopy Toad, the world would havepletely overlooked this bone from Dog Saint.
For a moment, Loopy Toad stared at the bone, lost in deep thought.
Was all of this fate?
Little Silver and Dog Two stared at the snow white Bone King in front of them and didn''t talk for a long while.
The atmosphere felt heavy to Loopy Toad.
But it was understandable, since it had been a long time since there had been any news on holy beasts. Now, after much difficulty, they had uncovered President Bai, the primary suspect in the previous massacre of the holy beasts. However, he was too cunning, and so far they had been unable to track down his whereabouts.
Loopy Toad thought that Little Silver was definitely hurting right now.
While there were many types of holy beasts, the Holy Dog n and the Silver Unicorn n had actually had a very good rtionship, otherwise Little Silver wouldn''t have been able to go through the works in the Dog n''s depository of Buddhist texts.
Thus, when Dog Two saw Little Silver stare at this bone lost in thought, a disappointed and frustrated expression on his face, it couldn''t help reaching out to pat his shoulder. "The dead are gone, there''s no use crying over them."
It didn''t know how to console him.
After all, it was a dog of forgiveness, not a dog offort!
"You don''t need to console me; I''m not that sad, and it already happened a long time ago..." Little Silver folded his arms as he said, "My biggest wish now is to first cultivate well with Master, and secondly, to catch that rumor-monger President Bai as soon as possible in the name of justice for our holy beast race."
"Mm!"
Loopy Toad felt that Little Silver''s words were very ambitious. "But why do I feel like you''re still very sad?"
Eyes fixed on the dog bone, Little Silver curled his lip. "How am I sad... I was just reflecting on a very profound question!"
Loopy Toad: "What''s that?"
Little Silver: "I was thinking... when that bunch of people back then had turned Dog Saint into a spicy hot pot, what kind of seasoning did they use that the spicy smell can still linger after so long..."
Loopy Toad: "..."
...
At night, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal warmly invited Loopy Toad to stay for dinner as Little Silver had directly chosen to forego it since he had started dieting recently. Logically speaking, Loopy Toad thought that this guy was just begging to be hated: he didn''t get fat no matter how much he ate, yet he still made noise about wanting to lose weight C then what about actual fatties? Did they not need face?
When it was time for dinner, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was busy in the kitchen. Loopy Toad hadn''t thought that the man could actually cook... who knew he could be a good housewife?
Leaning back against the sofa, Little Silver fiddled with his phone as he read some news or other, and Loopy Toad couldn''t help turning its head to ask, "How good is Senior Immortal at cooking?"
Little Silver hummed. "He''s not bad... and it''s healthy. You''ll know when you taste it."
After he said this, Little Silver suddenly sniffed. "I haven''t asked you, what are you going to do with Dog Saint''s bone? This thing actually doesn''t have any effect as a tonic, whether for human cultivators, spirit beasts or holy beasts... But I''m not sure whether it has any effect on dogs."
"What do you suggest?" asked Loopy Toad.
"My suggestion..."
Little Silver said, "I suggest that you use it as raw material and look for a qualified weaponsmith to make a weapon suitable for you. Dog Saint''s bone is in good condition, and if you can really make a magic weapon out of it, I believe it''ll be pretty good. At the very least, you can use it to intimidate all the dog-type spirit beasts."
"Alright!" Loopy Toad nodded its head and felt that Little Silver''s suggestion was quite practical.
Moreover, it was indeedcking a support magic weapon at the moment. The Toad n''s most prized treasure was the "Primordial Oil Ball," which was a first-ss holy weapon which only n leaders could use. Ever since bing a dog, Loopy Toad had had nothing to do with this magic treasure.
But given its current body, the Primordial Oil Ball actually wouldn''t be suited for its use anyway.
Loopy Toad might have to take part in all kinds of battle in the future, so it needed a magic treasure to protect itself.
In the end, it would still need to ask little master for help, but Loopy Toad thought that this matter might ultimately be entrusted to Fatty Luo. That was because next week would be the busiest time: while there were only a few midterm exams left, Wang Ling still had to take part in the district sports meet! Apart from the ry, he had also signed up for the medicine ball and the battle of soul pets events as Teacher Ye had strongly requested.
All in all, Wang Ling would be very busy next week.
The most critical thing was that Loopy Toad didn''t have much time left before the event forecasted in its dream happened.
It had done a rough calction.
It just so happened that next week was when it would be returning to its n...
It could be said that everything had piled up at the same time!
Loopy Toad had the faint sense of all of this being a pain in the ass.
...
"Let''s eat!" At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal came out of the kitchen with a dish in each hand. This was tonight''s healthy feast which Little Silver had talked about. "Broli egg drop soup, stir-fried broli, fermented broli, broli tempura, stewed chicken with broli... and there''s actually one more dish, diced broli! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cut the broli up for soup!"
Loopy Toad was stupefied when it looked at this soup. "..."
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: "This is like Romance of the Western Chamber!"
Loopy Toad: "..."Presumably a reference to a particr scene in the film of the same name, which we know nothing about, sorry.
Chapter 536 - Teacher Pan Is Truly Teacher Pan!
Chapter 536: Teacher Pan Is Truly Teacher Pan!
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Loopy Toad had already seen the information on the battle of spirit beasts this time.
Furthermore, it had been appraised to be a third-ss spirit beast at the assessment center. The reason Little Master Ling was set on it participating in this actualbat between spirit beasts was because realbat could better help the soul and body adapt to each other.
ording to previous information on thepetition, Loopy Toad had been at peak third ss at that time, and its biggest opponent among all the spirit beastspeting was and shark called Aluminum Small Fish.
This was the spirit beast that was going to be yed in battle by Aluminum Tree, one of the three brothers of the Tree family from Reliance High School. Its strength was at peak third ss and it had extreme offensive abilities. It was also amphibious and could fight in diverse types of environments Loopy Toad had been wondering how it should attack if they wound up fighting in terrain that gave the other side an advantage.
But now it couldpletely dismiss all its misgivings.
Because who would have thought that after one week, it could suddenly advance to second ss after immersing in Little Silvers holy beast blood
Refining the Bone King was a matter that still needed to be considered at length. After all, this was the bone of a holy beast, as well as the bone of a beast king. While Little Master Lings Great Weapon-Refining Spell was admittedly convenient, Loopy Toad actually wouldnt be able to control an offense-type magic weapon that was too powerful. In situations like this, they needed someone in the know like Fatty Luo who could custom make artifacts.
It was July 17th on Monday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
Because of the recent midterm exams, Teacher Pan was always the first person to arrive at school in thest few these days. She would then stand guard like a giant Buddha on the dais at the front of the ss. ording to Dopey Guos description, it was as if Teacher Pans butt had been nailed to the chair Apart from her hands and eyes, it was as if the rest of her body was like stone.
With Old Pan keeping watch in ss, no one dared to move or even make a sound Wang Ling actually found this very idyllic. In the past, the ss would always be noisy as they were swept along by the two masters of momentum, Dopey Guo and Super Chen. In contrast, it was all quiet now, which was too wonderful for words.
But in fact, it was only quiet on the surface, because Wang Ling saw that Dopey Guo and Super Chen were chatting on their cell phones! Super Chen just hid his phone under his book, turning pages as he typed.
Dopey Guo was even more awesome. He had bought a thick Cultivation Dictionary and cut a hole in the middle which was just big enough for a phone, and had directly set his phone into it!
Wang Ling:
When Wang Ling was at school, his wristwatch was always turned off and he hardly looked at it.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo were chatting spiritedly in the private chat window. Wang Ling didnt join in. Anyway, Dopey Guo was next to him, and he just needed to look out of the corner of his eye to see what this bunch was chatting about.
This was a chat group which Dopey Guo had created. Wang Ling looked at the number of people online; there was actually quite a number of them!
Super Chen: What about Wang Ling? Did you invite him?
Dopey Guo: Hes memorizing English words next to me, so Im guessing he wont look at the chat, though he might sneak looks on the sly!
Wang Ling:
Super Chen sighed. What about ssmate Lotus Sun? Not going to invite her?
Dopey Guo shook his head. This is a group of men, Im not going to invite her!
At that point, Little Peanut sent a text. Both of you, be quiet C I think Old Pan might have already noticed you just now. Both of you should behave
Super Chen tsked. Little Peanut, youre too timid Theres a book in the way, its fine. As soon as Old Pan steps off the dais, Ill immediately put my phone away. The entire operation will take less than two seconds! Ive specially trained for this at home!
Little Peanut:
Dopey Guo:
Just then, Super Chen couldnt help asking, What about all of you? How are you hiding your cell phones?
Dopey Guo: Hehe, this great masters phone is wlessly hidden C I dug out a hole in my dictionary and set my phone in it!
Super Chen couldnt help sending a thumbs-up. Damn, awesome, big bro!
Dopey Guo: I wonder where ssmate Lotus Sun would put her phone if she wants to y on it.
At this point, Little Peanut couldnt help saying, Her dads the director of the school board Old Pan wouldnt care
Super Chen and Dopey Guo: Society, society
Little Peanut: Did you know, the essay which ssmate Lotus Sun wrote for the senior high entrance exam is now framed in a gallery of selected essays Its titled My Father, President of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, an International Top 100 Corporation
Super Chen and Dopey Guo: Cant afford to offend her, cant offend her
Unlike Super Chen and Dopey Guo, Little Peanut had sneakily taken out his phone and was reading it under the table. Because thismissary in charge of studies sat in the first row, Teacher Pan hardly looked at him.
However, Little Peanut normally wouldnt take his phone out. As themissary in charge of studies, he had to set an example. As for why he had appeared in the group chat today, it was because he felt that something wasnt right about the air around Old Pan, so he wanted Dopey Guo and Super Chen to hurry up and put their phones away.
Little Peanut: The two of you should stop Old Pan has really noticed you now! Im done, Im turning my phone off! Scared!
After that, Wang Ling saw that there was one person less in the number of people online in the chat group.
Little Peanut had really turned his phone off!
Super Chen chuckled. Su Xiao this scaredy cat
Dopey Guo: Hehe, did he forget to add .JPEG after scared?
It was just when these two people finished typing that there was a sudden chill in the air in the ssroom.
Bzz!
In a split second, everyone felt cold sweat run down their backs. For a moment, Super Chen and Dopey Guo froze andpletely forgot to put their phones away.
It could only be said that Teacher Pan was truly Teacher Pan.
As a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School, she was really too fast! From the surge in her aura to standing up, to whipping all the curtains in the ssroom shut! And finally! Turning off the ssroom lights! All of this was done smoothly and the entire thing took less than half a second.
Why was Old Pan so good at it?
It was clear that she had done this many times before.
She had used this move many times on students in previous years over and over again as a tried and true trick, increasingly honing it to perfection.
The moment she turned off the lights, plunging the ssroom into instant darkness, the light from Dopey Guos and Super Chens cell phone screens stood out not only was the contrast very bright, the light also illuminated their faces very clearly.
Immediately after that, Teacher Pan swept her gaze over the ss and said, Those whose faces are lit up,e to my office now! Dont you dare tell me you used acupuncture needles on your faces to make them brighter!
Dopey Guo and Super Chen:
Chapter 537 - Dopey Guo’s Uncle Wei
Chapter 537: Dopey Guos Uncle Wei
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Almost every teacher-in-charge couldnt escape the fate of being badmouthed and mocked by their students. Old Pan was of course no exception as she had taught at No. 60 High School for many years. In terms of teaching ability, there were actually a lot of teachers who were better than Old Pan. However, teaching ability in fact wasnt everything for a teacher-in-charge, otherwise why was Old Pan considered a gold medal teacher and a teaching pioneer at No. 60 High School?
Headmaster Chen also wasnt a fool and knew that it was useless for a teacher-in-charge to just be able to teach.
High school was a time of confusion, and was also the chuuni period. Many students would let loose at this stage, which in general terms was also referred to as rebellion.
If you didnt receive proper psychological guidance at this stage, it could actually have a huge impact on your lifeter on. Children at the rebellious stage needed to be shown care and to be guided toward establishing the correct three views; Headmaster Chen emphasized this repeatedly at the school general assembly every year.
So teaching ability, while important, wasnt the key criterion when the school put together list of teachers-in-charge every year; as long as they could pass the annual municipal qualification exam, that was enough.
But there were some former students who hadnt been happy with Old Pan. Every time she saw one batch of students off, there would be anonymous posts online saying that Old Pan and the school headmaster had made a deal behind the scenes Actually, thesements popped up every year, but they were so few that they were almost negligible. However, given how long Old Pan had been teaching at No. 60 High School, there was quite an impressive number of posts about her.
Usually, what freshmen liked to do most was to search the Inte for news on the schools and teachers C there were a lot of posts badmouthing Old Pan on the Inte, and what they said seemed like they could be true
Therefore, at the beginning of the semester, many people actually didnt have a very good impression of Old Pan; they thought that she was especially rigid and unapproachable.
But since the Shuigou Sect incidentst time, everyones impression of Old Pan had greatly improved, and a lot of people now realized that she was in fact a veryid-back person who didnt care about online gossip.
Ande to think of it, the online posts badmouthing Old Pan online were all anonymous. This just showed that they were a little dubious about the truth of what they were saying. If everything waspletely true and they hated Old Pan to the bone, wouldnt it have been better to denounce her under their real names?
But the truth was that after so many years of teaching, Old Pan, to use an exaggeration, had seen more students than she had eaten rice, so she in fact had long stopped caring.
Since it was the midterm exams just then, Old Pan miraculously didnt ring up their parents, and only gave Super Chen and Dopey Guo a verbal warning. She then took their cell phones away, and they needed to rank in the top five in ss before they could get them back.
For one thing, she was worried that calling their parents would affect their attitude toward the exams. For another, this was one of her teaching tricks: the students would be used to her calling their parents, then suddenly one day she wouldnt ring them
This would make people feel that Old Pan had discovered her conscience!
In fact, Wang Ling didnt think that getting into the top five could be considered hard. After all, there were only fifteen people in total in the ss!
The most important thing was that there actually wasnt a huge disparity between first andst ce in Grade One, ss Three. Everyone was an elite, so what top students strove for in exams wasnt better grades but to make fewer mistakes than anyone else.
During the afternoon self-study at noon, the PE teacher Ye Han specially came by the ss to look for Wang Ling. In fact, Wang Ling had noticed Teacher Yes figure at the ssroom door during the morning self-study, but Teacher Ye hadnt darede in then C that was because the air around Teacher Pan had been too strong, like a Buddha standing guard on the dais in the front, which had cowed and flustered Teacher Ye a little.
Wang Ling could more or less guess what Teacher Ye was here for; he reckoned that there had probably been changes in the district sports meet.
Wang Ling would bepeting in a total of three events: the ry, the medicine ball and the battle of soul pets.
Although the battle of soul pets was also an event in the district sports meet, it was actually more for entertainment and a way of ushering in good luck
At the ssroom door, Teacher Ye held a timetable in his hand which contained the sequence of events as decided by the district earlier. It detailed the time of each major event in thepetition, but there was a sh with two of them: the medicine ball and the battle of soul pets would be happening at the same time.
No. 60 High School had already confirmed that their spirit beast participant this time would be Loopy Toad, and this couldnt be changed halfway. But Wang Ling had to participate in the medicine ball event, so Teacher Ye had a bit of a headache. Since this is the situation Student Wang Ling, Im here to ask if you know some friend or other who can take your ce in the battle of soul pets.
The event score allocated to the battle of soul pets was low, so there was no way Teacher Ye would let Wang Ling give up the higher-scored medicine ball event.
So in order not to affect the flow of the mainpetition, they could only find someone to rece Wang Ling and direct Loopy Toad in battle so that they could get scores in both events.
The district had arranged the flow of events in such a way so that there basically wouldnt be any shes with the main events. Actually, the main issue was that No. 60 High School didnt have many athletes participating Many of the contestants were like Ling Zhenren and taking part in multiple events, so there was no way to amodate all of them.
Now that No. 60 High School was in the process of being promoted from a regr high school to a key city high school in Songhai city, its ranking in the district sports meet this time was clearly critical.
Old Pan was rtively more rxed during the afternoon self-study since the students had already finished two exams in the morning and the afternoon was usually free time for them. Everyone in ss clearly heard what Teacher Ye said to Wang Ling at the door.
When he heard that there was a sh in times, Dopey Guo got extremely excited and rushed out of the ssroom. Teacher, teacher! I can find someone to rece Wang Ling in the battle of soul pets!
You? Can you really Teacher Ye eyed Dopey Guo.
Super Chen slowly walked out of the ssroom and chimed in, Teacher Ye, you dont get it, Dopey Guo can do it
Was there anyone in ss now who didnt know about Dopey Guos uncles who were everywhere?
Dopey Guo: I have a little uncle whos actually not that much older than me C hes a pet trainer! Hes pretty awesome!
Teacher Ye sweated a bit. Pet trainer? Does he need to be paid we dont have much funds. The best would be if hell do it because youre friends, otherwise we cant afford to hire him.
Dopey Guo: You dont need to pay him. His surname is Wei; also, Loopy Toad knows him. I heard that they get along quite well.
Wang Ling knew then that Dopey Guo was rmending Wei Zhi
In fact, even if Dopey Guo hadnt said anything, the first person that hade to Wang Lings mind had also been Wei Zhi.
Teacher Ye tsked. Isnt your surname Guo? Why is your uncles surname Wei?
Dopey Guo was surprised. Who says your uncles have to be your parents brothers My uncles all have different surnames, any one that you can think of!
Teacher Ye:
Chapter 538 - King of Holy Beasts, “Devil King”
Chapter 538: King of Holy Beasts, Devil King
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The participant list for the battle of soul pets event needed to be confirmed as soon as possible, so after Teacher Ye heard Dopey Guos rmendation, he straightaway took out his cell phone and asked Dopey Guo to call his little uncle Wei Zhi to confirm in person. Wang Ling had no problem with this. As long as Wei Zhi agreed, the matter was basically settled.
After getting through to Wei Zhi, Dopey Guo simply summarized the ins and outs of the whole thing. In the end, Wei Zhi was so excited that he directly yelled, Holy shit! For real? Teacher Ye and Wang Ling could hear Wei Zhis excited shouting over the phone.
Let me speak to him.
Teacher Ye took the phone from Dopey Guo and smiled. Is that Mr Wei? I am Student Guos PE teacher, my surname is Ye.
Wei Zhiughed very happily. Mm, I just heard from Dopey Guo! If Teacher Ye is looking for me about this matter, youve definitely found the right person!
Teacher Ye nodded. Are you really a pet trainer?
Wei Zhi hummed in assent. Yes, I really am a pet trainer.
Actually, there was one point Teacher Ye hadnt mentioned before this call.
Although the battle of soul pets could only give a low score, it was often the key to deciding the final oue. While it might seem like every school wasnt paying too much attention to it, they were actually quietly making their move, like Reliance High School, for example. Teacher Ye had previously gotten the news in the office that they had found an S-level pet trainer to rece Aluminum Tree, the owner of thend shark Aluminum Small Fish, in the battle.
Therefore, if Wei Zhi was a professional pet trainer, Teacher Ye thought that they had a much higher chance of winning than if Wang Ling participated.
Teacher Ye asked in a low voice, May I ask What is Mr Weis professional level?
Wei Zhi was nk. Is there a restriction?
Teacher Ye shook his head quickly. No, no, no, there are no restrictions, but we need your exact details in order to put you in as a substitute on thepetition list. Mr Wei Zhi, if you confirm that youre participating, Ill need copies of your ID card and your professional certificate.
Wei Zhi nodded. No problem, Teacher Ye. But my level is just average Professionally speaking, there are a lot of people stronger than I am.
When Wei Zhi said this, Wang Ling and Dopey Guo immediately knew that this guy was being modest again. Wei Zhis family used to be in the military line of work, but since Wei Zhis grandfathers generation, they started bing professional pet trainers. They could now be considered a family of pet trainers; how bad could he be? Wei Zhi also had contracts with a dozen or so spirit beasts C this wasnt a number just any average pet trainer could achieve.
This modest remark made Teacher Ye smile. Of course, he wasnt counting on a person whom they had randomly asked a student to help them find to be at a very strong professional level, but if he was an A-level pet trainer, that would be great. Thinking this, Teacher Ye asked as tactfully as possible, Mr Wei Zhi, are you at B level? He deliberately lowered the level to avoid potential embarrassment.
B?
Wei Zhi smiled. Im SSR
Teacher Yes eyes widened as he was petrified on the spot. Holy shit! SSR?! This was only a level under Master! A Master professional pet trainer this was the highest recognized professional qualification at present; Teacher Ye remembered that there were no more than ten of them in the whole nation, though there also werent a lot of SSR-level professional pet trainers! Currently there werent more than fifty of them in the whole country!
Teacher Ye was stunned. Mr Wei Zhi, youre pretty amazing S-level pet trainers could already be regarded as experts among pet trainers, while SSR could be said to already bepletely beyond levels; pet trainers would have no problem bing university PhD advisors at that level.
Besides, pet trainer specialist courses had been gaining poprity in the past two years. While student enrolment was high, there was a shortage of teachers. Most Master pet trainers ran their own guilds and wouldnt particrly go down the teaching route, so SSR-level pet trainers like Wei Zhi were very rare talents that the government would enthusiastically wee into the fold.
Wei Zhi was very modest. I was lucky; when I took the exam back then, I just kept my grade down.
Teacher Ye:
Wang Ling and Dopey Guo:
Kept his grade down
Wang Ling suddenly thought that this Wei Zhi might also be a hidden boss.
In the afternoon, Loopy Toad went out once more to look for Fatty Luo and was apanied by Sheep, since she had been to Fatty Luos metalware shop several times for maintenance, and so was very familiar with the way there.
They had made the decisionst night to look for Fatty Luo. Loopy Toad had just mentioned the Bone King a little while eating broli, but by the time it got home, Little Master Ling had already arranged everything. ording to Fatty Luo, customizing a magic weapon required a detailed discussion in person, and it would be better for him to take measurements. As for how long it would take, this would depend on the level of difficulty and requirements.
Fatty Luos metalware shop was on Amitayus Road, which legend said used to be the former residence of Venerated Immortal Amitayus who supposedly was the first person to reach Venerated Immortal level in ancient times. However, there was very little specific information on Venerated Immortal Amitayus in historical texts, less so than for Immortal Zhenyuan. Although he had a brief introduction in the encyclopedia, there was pitifully little information and details on his achievements.
When Sheep brought Loopy Toad inside, Fatty Luo was busy at the counter, his chin in his hand. ording to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Fatty Luo had already stopped taking orders in thest two days and had shut his doors to work on his own stuff.
Fatty Luo actually didntck money to begin with. What Loopy Toad knew about Fatty Luo was that this was a geek smith who treated his magic treasures like other geeks would their figurines.
Because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling had told Fatty Luo that Loopy Toad would being, Loopy Toad directly pushed the door open when they arrived. Fatty Luo didnt look up as he studied a map with a magnifying ss he was holding. After a while, he sighed. Ah! I just need one more thing, then Ill have all of them
What thing? Sheep climbed straight up onto the counter.
Fatty Luo looked at the pink miniskirt Sheep was wearing. The color brightener he had applied thest time was pretty good; the color on Sheep was still as bright as before, and it looked even more natural now than right after the top-quality maintenance he had performed a few weeks ago.
Loopy Toad also jumped up and moved closer to look at the map in Fatty Luos hand. A map of Devil Valley?
Fatty Luo couldnt help asking, You know this ce?
He was shaken; when all was said and done, this was Ling Zhenrens family dog C it knew so much!
Mm. Loopy Toad nodded.
Actually, it had heard of it from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a long time ago.
Devil Valley was a secretnd that opened once every century; however, it was actually more ruins than a secretnd. In these Devil Valley ruins, there were a lot of rare resources that already could no longer be found in the world today.
In the outside world, many people thought that this Devil Valley was a secretnd that had been set up by an Almighty. However, after Little Silver joined the team, everyone had a much clearer concept of Devil Valley.
In truth, these Devil Valley ruins actually had a significant connection to holy beasts.
That was because these had been left behind by the king of holy beasts, Devil King, who ruled over all the holy beasts
This was information from Little Silver himself, so it wasnt a lie.
Unfortunately, however
This king of holy beasts had a huge weakness, which was narcolepsy. Furthermore, once it was asleep, it wouldnt wake up anytime soon, not even if the sky fell.
As a result, Devil King in the end was doomed to be turned into stew
The fact that the holy beasts were left without a leader was one of the main reasons for their extinction.
(On Devil Valley, please refer to Chapter 256: Lord Jingke Is Really Too Cool!)
Chapter 539 - A Smith’s Romance!
Chapter 539: A Smiths Romance!
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Devil Valley thus in fact had a nickname no one else knew: it was called Beast Kings Remains.
Before this, only the unicorn Little Silver had known this nickname.
As early as a month ago, Fatty Luo had entrusted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal with the task of asking Little ck to monitor possible fluctuationsing from the Devil Valley ruins. But Little ck had only managed to capture very slight fluctuations and couldnt confirm them for certain. It was like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said; entering this Beast Kings Remains required a bit of serendipity. Furthermore, once Devil Valley was open, cultivators from all over the world would try every possible means to enter the ruins, which contained all kinds of lost resources.
Fatty Luo had a very clear goal: what he wanted was the One Thousand Dried Bone, and he had been worrying over this for a whole month!
Where did you get this map? Loopy Toad asked.
I bought it from a dealer in treasure maps, Fatty Luo said. You may not know, but the matter of Beast Kings Remains Devil Valley has been percting since thest time fluctuations were detected. Now, countries with the technology to monitor space fluctuations, including our own, have their eye on it Furthermore, ording to historical records on the appearance of Beast Kings Remains, the entrance to Devil Valley only opens inside Huaxius borders. To prevent foreign powers from infiltrating our borders, Huaxiu has be stricter with domestic visas recently.
Loopy Toad nodded slightly. After all, Beast Kings Remains contained resources which had already disappeared in the current age, so it actually wasnt surprising that so many people would want to plunder them.
Actually, what the country needs to be worried about are the foreign forces that might enter the nation illegally in a fight over Devil Valleys resources. The cultivation system is slightly different for western cultivators, and since we hardly fight them given the current era of peace, theyll be rather difficult to deal with, Fatty Luo said contemtively as he gazed at the treasure map
Loopy Toad pursed its lips. Judging from Fatty Luos attitude, he was already fullymitted to this matter. Dealers in treasure maps always considered profit above all else. and Fatty Luo had clearly spent a huge amount of money to obtain this map of Devil Valley.
But the truth was that this map wasnt of the whole of Devil Valley; the map dealer had drawn it based on just the ounts of cultivators who had been there and who had walked out of the ce safely.
ording to Little Silver, Beast Kings Remains was very vast and full of dangers. As the king of all beasts, Devil King hadnt spared any effort in building Devil Valley back then.
That was because Devil Kings purpose for setting up this Devil Valley was actually to build a beast king mausoleum for itself.
But unfortunately
Devil King in the end hadnty down in a tomb, but in a pot
Not so long ago, I had had the same dream as the Master of Immortal Mansion which was to create a supreme divine sword But since seeing Lord Jingke, I realized that it was all meaningless. Instead, if I can one day personally make a scabbard worthy of Lord Jingke, I will be able to die without any regrets! Fatty Luo clenched his teeth.
Loopy Toads lips twitched. Isnt that a bit exaggerated
How is that possible! You dont understand C a smiths idea of romance is to design a scabbard for your beloved divine sword!
Fatty Luo cupped his face with his hands; when he thought of Jingke, he couldnt help looking like a young girl that had fallen in love for the first time. Dont you think its like when you put stockings on the girl you love?
Loopy Toad and Sheep:
Fatty Luo appeared very excited when Jingke was brought up. This is the first step in my n for Lord Jingke!
Loopy Toad was nk as it asked, The first step in your n?
Fatty Luo nodded very solemnly. After Ive designed a scabbard for Lord Jingke, I want to disy Lord Jingkes heroic disposition to the rest of the world So Ive put aside a huge amount of capital to make a movie on Lord Jingke! The tentative title is The Sword Spirit We Chased Together In Those Years1! I even wrote the script already a while ago!
Loopy Toad:
As Fatty Luo spoke, a spirit light glowed in his hand as he took out the script and couldnt help acting it out on the spot
He yed the two male and female lead roles from the script. The name of the male lead was Jingke, while Fatty Luo hadnt thought of a name yet for the female lead.
And, action
Fatty Luo spoke in a thready voice as he acted the role of the female lead. How can you be so childish!
Then, he immediately switched to Jingkes perspective. Childish?
The female lead: Yes, very childish.
Jingke: Youre right! Its because Im childish that I chased after a master like you who studies so hard. Its because Im this childish that I stayed in this contract for so long!
The female lead: Then dont chase after me!
(Jingke turned around to leave.)
The female lead broke out in a sweat. Idiot!
Jingke: Thats right! Im an idiot!
The female lead: Big idiot!
Jingke: Its because Im a big idiot that I chased you for so long!
The performance was over
Fatty Luo took a deep breath. How was it? My performance?
After watching Fatty Luos performance, Loopy Toad and Sheep were already utterly stupefied.
They were shaken because Fatty Luos performance had really been too graphic and shocking; the lines were so simple and crude that Loopy Toad and Sheep almost felt like they were being brainwashed as the lines echoed demonically and continuously in their brains even after the end of Fatty Luos performance.
After a few minutes of silence, Loopy Toad finally couldnt help saying, You is this a romance film?
A romance film?
Fatty Luo waved his hand. If it was just about romance, who would watch it! Its arge-scale sci-fi fantasy thriller drama Mary Sue film!
Loopy Toad and Sheep were both bewildered.
After Fatty Luo said that, Loopy Toad felt with its entire dog being that this wasnt good!
This is all in the nning stage; the most important thing right now is to design a scabbard worthy of Lord Jingke. Fatty Luo put his script away with a very proud expression on his face. Dont leak the plot for now; from your expressions, I already have a feeling that my movie will definitely cause the box office to explode in the future!
When Loopy Toad heard this, it sucked in a cold breath of air. It didnt know whether or not the box office would explode, but the audience who watched it definitely would!
However, given Fatty Luos innate sense of fun, who knew, maybe the film really might be popr.
Anyway, youre looking for me this time to help you custom make a magic weapon? Take out your material and show me? Fatty Luo looked at Loopy Toad as they returned to the main topic.
Loopy Toad directly regurgitated the Bone King, and Fatty Luos eyes immediately lit up. My god so this is the bone of a holy beast!
Actually, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already specifically exined the situation to Fatty Luost night. But when Fatty Luo saw this holy beast bone, he still trembled all over and even had a little blush on his face.
Loopy Toad was already unable to mock Fatty Luo for his orgasmic expression it was such an eyesore!
Loopy Toad: Didnt you find out about itst night
How can hearing about it and seeing it with my own eyes be the same?
Fatty Luo tsked. An excellent smith will only respond to two things. The first is superior magic artifacts. The other is high-quality raw materials! There are few magic artifacts and raw materials that can make me blush.
And then, god help Loopy Toad, it suddenly couldnt help asking, Then what about Jingke?
As soon as it asked this question, Loopy Toad already regretted it
Fatty Luo smiled slightly as he gazed at Loopy Toad before whispering in its ear, To tell you the truth, Brother Dog, at that time I got hard!
Loopy Toad wanted to flog itself to death Why had he asked a pervert this type of question?!
Chapter 540 - Cultivating Basic Dog Skills
Chapter 540: Cultivating Basic Dog Skills
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Fatty Luo spent about five minutes inspecting the bone he was holding inside out. The surface of this holy beast bone is spotless, its well maintained! He couldnt help leaning in to take a sniff. And for some reason, it seems like theres a wild sort of scent on this bone Even after so long, theres still a smell of dog on it!
Loopy Toad: Before I got this bone, it belonged to a Fenrir who hugged and licked it every day.
Cough ! Fatty Luo looked a little embarrassed before he gazed at Loopy Toad and asked, Do you have any ideas for the design of this custom magic treasure, Brother Dog?
The most important thing is that it has to be easy to use. Also, this is a bone from Dog Saint, and I want to reflect that in the design. It would be great if it was multi-functional! Loopy Toad answered.
Okay, I have a rough idea.
Fatty Luo stroked the bone, then waved his hand and smiled. You cane get it the day after tomorrow. I just had a super awesome idea I guarantee youll like it!
The day after tomorrow? So soon?
Loopy Toad couldnt quite wrap its head around this speed.
Given the advances in science and technology nowadays, it was possible tobine together the relevant data calctions to forge magic weapons, thus greatly improving the sess rate and reducing the time taken to refine them. But to refine a holy beast bone into a magic treasure in less than three days
While Fatty Luos skill was widely acknowledged in the circle, this speed was still a little exaggerated.
High-level smiths now all have rooms dedicated to refining weapons, but this thing cant hold people; we can only ce the raw materials inside and manipte them from outside the room. Brother Dog, youre really lucky; I just installed one herest month, it was very expensive! Fatty Luo tsked.
Loopy Toad calcted the time. If it could get this thing the day after tomorrow, then it would actually be just in time for the district sports meet!
Loopy Toad and Sheep didnt stay for too long. After giving the Bone King to Fatty Luo, Sheep carried Loopy Toad home.
Of course, Fatty Luo wasnt doing this for free. Given the level of his smithing skills, a custom-made magic treasure was actually very expensive. During his initialmunication with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalst night, Fatty Luo hadnt asked to be paid for forging it, but had hoped that after sessfully creating this custom-made magic treasure, Ling Zhenren would agree to a modest request
Wang Ling had already agreed to this.
Of course, Loopy Toad guessed that Fatty Luos request very likely had to do with Jingke.
The man was too obsessed with Jingke.
It was already evening by the time Loopy Toad and Sheep got home, and just when Wang Ling would be done with school for the day. The first thing Loopy Toad did after it got back was to continue studying the seven forms of the Basic Dog Skills. Except for the first and second forms which were level four, the rest were level five Dog Skills, so they were a bit hard to understand.
But Loopy Toad wasnt in a hurry as it intended to learn the first and second forms inside out first. It had been studying non-stop when it had time these days, so it was actually pretty much done analyzing these skills.
Holding the small whitece umbre that Wang Ling had given her, Sheep sat on the stone doorstep and watched Loopy Toad box.
This scene looked a little fantastic; it was clearly a dog, but it could walk upright and box like a human.
Loopy Toad broke down the first and second forms, and all the movement diagrams for the Dog Skills filled its mind. After two or three attempts, Loopy Toads movements gradually flowed together as it smoothly went through the entire set of Dog Skills beginning with the starting form. The essence of the Basic Dog Skills was fast, urate and ruthless, which were all simple actions without any showy moves.
Back in those days, Dog Saint had thrashed all the leaders of the Holy Dog n with these moves, and there was actually another name for them: Dog-Beating Skills. The speed of the seven forms increased as you progressed through them.
You could only be considered to have understood the first form if you could throw eighty-one punches per second, while the second form required a hundred and sixty-two punches ording to Little Silver, in Dog Saints seventh form, it could release five thousand one hundred and eighty-four punches.
If Loopy Toad could cultivate the seven forms of the Basic Dog Skills to their fullest and demonstrate all seven at once, it would ultimately be able to release over ten thousand punches per second in a powerful attack!
I hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit
In the back garden, Loopy Toad was dressed in a yellow skintight exercise uniform as its fists flew.
It was Mother Wang who had recently made this exercise uniform for Loopy Toad.
The Wang familys small vi was in a remote area and usually no one came by, but taking into ount the fact that Sheep sometimes basked in the garden, Mother Wang still made a small outfit for Loopy Toad.
It was a male akita and also a spiritually enlightened one; it would be too distasteful for its lower bits to swing around in front of a little girl while it was exercising.
Loopy Toad was thankful to Mother Wang from the bottom of its heart In fact, it chose to practice its skills usually when Sheep wasnt around. Luckily, Mother Wang had made this exercise uniform for it, otherwise it would feel pretty ashamed of itself with Sheep watching it on the side as it practiced!
Holding the small umbre, Sheep was bored to death as she watched Loopy Toad.
Want me to help you? Sheep asked suddenly.
Loopy Toad looked at her. Thatll be great!
To be honest, Loopy Toad didnt think its current strength was on the same level as Sheeps. After all, Sheep had been directly enlightened by Little Master Ling and had grasped the Great Wind Speed Spell of the Three Thousand Great Spells. She was very fast and could dodge very swiftly. If Sheep was really serious, Loopy Toads two forms wouldnt be able to hit her at all.
But an actualbat target was of course the best when practicing the Dog Skills; if Loopy Toad just practiced on its own, this could instead create various obstacles in an actual fight.
Sheep stood in front of Loopy Toad with her small umbre. Oh, to be fair, I wont use Heavenly Dao! If you can touch me even once, thats already very good!
Ill do my best Loopy Toad took a deep breath.
To be honest, Loopy Toad thought it would be extraordinary if it could touch Sheep even when she didnt use Heavenly Dao, but its chances of touching her in such a situation were undoubtedly much higher.
At that moment, Loopy Toad stood in front of Sheep and drew a deep breath.
Spirit energy slowly gathered inside its body and gradually flowed toward its four paws. Looking straight ahead, Loopy Toad closed its eyes slightly as its spirit coalesced.
At the same time, it also quietly recited the Basic Dog Skills mantra: I would give my life for the power of dog and the dog family 1 , the Basic Dog Skills are invincible
Then Loopy Toad threw the first punch of the starting form!
Instantly, there was the sound of an explosion in the air, like a sharp, metallic ringing in the ears that didnt stop.
Chapter 541 - Set a Small Target for Yourself
Chapter 541: Set a Small Target for Yourself
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It was a very powerful punch and Loopy Toads paws felt like they were filled with explosive power.
The so-called practice and actualbat were twopletely different things; it had never felt this during practice.
After throwing the first punch in the starting form, Loopy Toad felt like its entire body was on fire. Although its paws were very small, this punch wouldnt lose out to a punch by a Soul Formation cultivator.
Reasonably speaking, a second-ss spirit beast would never be able to exert power at the Soul Formation stage, but Loopy Toads body also housed the Great Sword Dao Spell which it had yet to finish cultivating.
Although it had only absorbed forty percent of the power of Sword Dao so far, the increase in its strength was clear.
When Loopy Toad got serious in particr, the power of Sword Dao would secretly and invisibly boost the Basic Dog Skills. This punch didnt just contain the super high attack speed of the Basic Dog Skills, the driving force of the power of Sword Dao was also mixed into it.
This force caused the power of Loopy Toads Dog Skills to rise intangibly several times over!
Eh?
Sheep was also a little amazed as she had never expected Loopy Toads starting form to be so powerful.
The wind kicked up by this violent punch brushed past Sheeps cheeks and made her meatball-shaped hair buns jump.
But this speed was still far from enough against Sheep; gripping the small umbre, her small body flitted around the garden as if she was dancing.
Too slow! Using the umbre, Sheep easily evaded the attack.
Loopy Toad threw the eighty-one punches of the first form in a second, but none of them touched Sheep.
During its rapid attack, Loopy Toads eyes also tracked Sheeps movements. She absolutely wasnt using her full speed to dodge, but even then, Loopy Toad could only see a faint shadow.
This speed was really too fast, and Loopy Toad was keenly aware that it couldnt catch her with its current strength of vision.
After this offensive strike, it stopped attacking and instead stared at Sheep as it thought up countermeasures.
Holding the small umbre, Sheep narrowed her eyes and smiled as she exined, My current speed matches the highest speed that you can disy at your current ss.
Thats really unfair Loopy Toad couldnt help grumbling in its heart. It had had no idea that the top speed for second ss would be so dazzling.
Loopy Toad felt that it needed to find its own attack style.
From the current situation, it was clear that it wasnt a speed-type yer. Every spirit beast had their own particr trait based on breed and ss, and thus had their own distinct advantage. But Loopy Toads current situation was a little more unique as it had been formed from a merger between a soul and body.
When it used to be a toad, it had had primarily defensive and binding abilities, which was a typical fatan role.
But its soul was now fused with an akita The point was that akitas werent spirit dogs! Loopy Toad wouldnt have been able to cultivate at all if it hadnt been for its demon king soul as well as Little Master Ling modifying its Demon King Heart Sutra!
Akitas
This breed
Apart from their heads being used in memes to sell meng Loopy Toad really couldnt imagine any other advantages they might have.
Actually, it still had to wait for its soul and body to align more closely with each other.
That was because its previous narcolepsy hadntpletely disappeared. Its first immersion in the holy beast blood provided by Little Silver had only alleviated the symptoms of the narcolepsy. As long as its condition persisted, this indicated that Loopy Toads soul and body werent fully aligned yet.
It would take at most another month or two for it to fully adapt to this body, and only after it had fully embraced this body would Loopy Toad actually be able to study its specific advantages.
Looks like Ill have to temper this body in the future! Loopy Toad pondered.
Although it hadnt be able to even touch Sheep just now, the fight this time had hugely inspired Loopy Toad.
It was still in the process of adapting to this body and studying how to use it. Except for the tongue techniques and the Space Swallowing Spell, which were minor spells that Loopy Toad could still use normally even with spirit energy, it had alreadypletely discarded all the rest.
Since it had chosen to live in the world of modern human cultivators
And to live with Little Master Ling
At this stage, Loopy Toad set a small target for itself to do its best to adapt to this new life and to be a dog that wouldnt cause Little Master Ling to lose face when he took it out!
After it was done cultivating, Loopy Toad went to the backyard and took off the yellow exercise uniform it had been wearing and put it in a bamboo basket. This was something Mother Wang had prepared for Loopy Toad: each time it was done cultivating, the exercise uniform had to be washed promptly.
The Toad n had always beenzy and not prone to worry about small things; there were times when they might sleep for several years and hence not take a bath. But after bing a dog and following Wang Ling, Loopy Toad found that it was starting to be fond of being clean.
On this point, Loopy Toad felt that it had been strongly influenced by Little Master Ling.
Little Master Lings bedroom was spotless every day, and Mother Wang hardly needed to clean it. Especially recently, because Loopy Toad had started to shed fur after cultivating industriously, Little Master Ling was even more diligent in tidying up than before.
So much so that when Loopy Toad entered the bedroom, it could detect a fragrance
Loopy Toad felt that for a boys bedroom Wang Ling cleaned it too thoroughly! In contrast, Wei Zhis ce was actually quite casual when Loopy Toad had been there; apart from the environmental room that had been built for Pushing Large Butterfly, there were piles of odds and ends in Wei Zhis own bedroom, ranging from spirit beast magazines and snacks to all kinds of daily necessities that were stacked randomly on his desk C to Little Master Ling, all of these were quarantine zones!
Admittedly, this had to do with personal habits. Wei Zhi got up early and was out untilte every day taking care of so many contract spirit beasts, so he had no time at all to tidy up.
Like master, like spirit beast
Loopy Toad now sincerely felt that this statement really was true.
What impressed Loopy Toad the most was all the books and test papers around Little Master Ling the four corners of every one of these printed texts were always t! If they were folded even a little, Wang Ling wouldnt hesitate to use the power of Heavenly Dao to break the item down and then reassemble it
After putting the exercise uniform in the bamboo basket, Loopy Toad turned on the faucet in the back garden to wash itself. As it shook off the water, it used its spirit energy to heat up its body quickly. In a handful of seconds, it was dry.
Through the ss door in the back garden, Loopy Toad saw Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng on the sofa as they watched TV with nervous expressions on their faces.
Loopy Toad suddenly remembered that today was July 17th; this was the middle of the month when the battle for the double monthly votes happened on Cultivation Chinese Network where Father Wangs novels were hosted. The double votes happened from the 15th to the 17th, and today was thest day.
This TV program was a vote counting program which Cultivation Chinese Network ran with the TV station.
Currently, the writer in top ce in the monthly votes ranking was: Braised Pork Shoulder; monthly votes: 980,120.
The writer in second ce was: Braised Pig Feet in Sauce; monthly votes: 965,772.
And Father Wangs pen name, Wang Situ, was in third ce. Monthly votes: 462,333
Chapter 542 - Please Break The Sky Open With Me!
Chapter 542: Please Break The Sky Open With Me!
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Only third?
To be honest, Lie Mengmeng was bbergasted at this result.
It hadnt been two months since Father Wang had released his new book, but the reader rating on the website was eighty-seven percent, which was quite a high number. What was more, a major characteristic about Father Wangs novels was that his readers were very loyal. Based on this strong loyalty, the average number of subscriptions to Father Wangs chapters was as high as three hundred thousand.
This was an astonishing amount.
The most important thing was that this three hundred thousand was just the number of subscriptions on Cultivation Chinese Network. Subscriptions to Father Wangs chapters on forty-plus other novel coboration tforms were also considerable. Of course, Father Wang couldnt see these subscription channels, but Lie Mengmeng would take a look every month, and the number of current subscriptions on these channels for Father Wangs chapters in total was going to break one million very soon.
Of course, the sess of Father Wangsst book, Let Go of That Wet Nurse , was a big part of the reason for this staggering volume.
But despite that, the number of votes in this months double monthly votes battle had ended with an unprecedented and thrilling result.
The monthly votes for the first and second novelists were very close, and both were on the verge of breaking one million
This months monthly votes were a bit of an exaggeration!
Brother Wang, what should we do? Lie Mengmeng was a little anxious. How about you explode 1 and plead for monthly votes?
Explode? Father Wang raised his eyebrows. Didnt I just explode yesterday? Theres no way I can do it again so soon, absolutely impossible. It shaves a few years off my life each time the gains dont make up for my losses! Want me to explode? Id rather dress in womens clothes. How about I do that and beg for monthly votes? I can wear ck silk stockings, but on the condition that you dont show my face; I need to uphold my reputation!
Lie Mengmeng was shocked. Father Wang could actuallye up with such an unprincipled operation This was quite shameless behavior!
Better not, elder brother. You in womens clothes is too much of an eyesore, Lie Mengmeng said. Besides, even if you dont show your face, youll have to shave your legs if you wear silk stockings, which will be too troublesome! Also its not very good for men to shave their legs
The editorial board had previously organized a hot springs salon trip for their gurus, and both Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng had gone.
As he had soaked in the hot spring, Lie Mengmeng had glimpsed Father Wangs thick leg hair.
If he had to describe it in words, he thought that he could stir-fry a pot of Chinese leeks if all of Father Wangs leg hair was shaved off
In any case, elder brother, I think somethings unusual about the votes!
Lie Mengmeng hugged a pillow as he sat on the sofa and defended Father Wang.
Father Wang lit a cigarette and said very calmly, Whats unusual? Itspletely normal for people to willingly throw money at their favorite writers Besides, arent these Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet in Sauce also old writers on the website? Its not like you dont know that rich readers can send red packets now, which causes the monthly votes to soar.
Lie Mengmeng sighed. The fact was that he had overlooked this; he should have noticed it sooner.
He had always assumed that with Father Wang currently sitting at a stable number one on all the lists, the top position on this months monthly votes ranking should be a given, so he hadnt paid close attention to it. In the end, on thest day of the double monthly votes campaign today, Lie Mengmeng was immediately dumbfounded when he saw the vote counts on TV.
There were still six hours left until the end of the double monthly votes at midnight; to be frank, Lie Mengmeng thought that it would be near impossible to make up the difference of nearly half a million monthly votes in that amount of time. But if they didnt seize this opportunity to double the monthly votes, it would be even more difficult to surpass this number after the campaign was over.
Lie Mengmeng looked at the book review sections for the two writers with the top monthly votes.
Sure enough, because the difference in the number of votes was so close, almost on each others heels, fans on both sides had already started a series of campaigns for votes in the book review sections in support of their respective writers.
This monthly votes battle was actually a way to stir up fans. In addition, Cultivation Chinese Network had introduced a fan tag operation where the tag for the writer you supported would be disyed next to your ID. So if the writer came out on top in the monthly votes, the fans who supported them would definitely burst with pride.
However, once the monthly votes battle entered the white-hot stage, a war of words would inevitably re up between fans of the different writers. Lie Mengmeng hadnt been in this profession long, only a handful of years, but he had gained a lot of knowledge and experience in that time.
As a veteran who had entered the industry earlier than Lie Mengmeng, Father Wang was wearing the expression of someone who was already used to the big waves; he didnt even need to look at the book review sections to know what was going on. Have the fans on both sides already started fighting each other?
Lie Mengmeng: Mm Looks like its pretty rowdy; Braised Pork Shoulders champion fans 2 entered Braised Pig Feet in Sauces champion fan group; because of some conflict, some of Pig Feets champion fans have been kicked out, and both sides are now making noise because of this.
Father Wang tsked. Hey, hey, hey, both writers havent said anything, have they?
Lie Mengmeng shook his head. Not yet, but the spectators are increasing Everyone knows about the quarrel between both sides, not just on our novels website, but also on other literature forums, and theyre all discussing it right now.
That sounds about right. Father Wang nodded.
Who was the happiest when fans squabbled? The writers, for sure!
This maneuver might look like a quarrel, but it was in fact a joyous and harmonious trick for helping each other pull in votes. Father Wang thought this was pretty brilliant! Not only did it incite the readers to support their authors by pulling in votes, it would also draw inrge numbers of spectators to read the books; subscriptions would thus rise and the number of new fans would increase, and the authors would reap huge rewards
After watching the vote count on the TV screen for five minutes or so, Father Wang said, Take a look and see if Braised Pork Shoulder has released a standalone chapter as a statement.
Lie Mengmeng looked at his phone and was stunned. He really did! He released a standalone chapter! Brother Wang, how did you know without looking at your phone?
Father Wang pointed at the TV. Just now, the vote count on TV soared again. Braised Pork Shoulders votes are now nearly 1.1 million. It must have been because he issued a statement, thus injecting his readers with chicken blood.
Lie Mengmeng refreshed the novels table of contents and was shocked yet again. Damn! He released two standalone chapters in a row! And the title of the second chapter is so aggressive! Its called Please Break The Sky Open WithMe 3 !''
Its fine, Ill catch up. I reckon that at the absolute most hell only have a million and a half votes by twelve oclock Ill look for peopleter to directly make my votes three million, Father Wang said lightly.
Bro, but now Weve only got nearly half a million votes. If that happened, wont we be suspected of rigging the votes? Lie Mengmeng was suddenly a little worried.
At that point, he suddenly noticed that Father Wang was done with his cigarette and had switched to a cigar
Father Wang raised an eyebrow. Rigging votes? That Braised Pork Shoulder can get 1.5 million monthly votes with an average of one hundred and fifty thousand subscriptions; I have three hundred thousand subscriptions, how can I not get three million monthly votes?
Lie Mengmeng:
Father Wang: Help me put together a standalone chapter; Ill dictate, you write it down.
Lie Mengmeng gave a quick nod. Okay! Whats the title?
Father Wang: What Do I Need This Cudgel For 4 ?''
Lie Mengmeng:
Chapter 543 - Ten Generals!
Chapter 543: Ten Generals!
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Father Wang was already an old guru on the website. There was no one who didnt know this Wang Situ pseudonym in the whole of the online writing circle. It was in fact verymon for writers topete in the monthly votes battle. The harder a writer strove for votes, the stronger the sense of honor and unity would be among their fans.
In Father Wangs eyes, this battle between Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet was very smart. Both of them were popr frontline writers with huge sales volumes. After this incident, their poprity would increase further. They wanted to use this double monthly votes campaign as an opportunity to thoroughly crush Father Wang this month with dominant vote numbers.
There were some young readers who were too easily instigated; after reading the heroic and lofty words in the writers standalone chapter, they were especially prone to impulse spending as they bestowed gifts on the authors they supported while eating instant noodles themselves. Of course, everyone was free to support whoever they wanted But Father Wang had always felt that they should be a little more rational and consider their current situations first.
For those readers who didnt have extra money topete in the monthly votes, even just a legal subscription was actually already the greatest encouragement to writers.
That was why Father Wang on the whole wouldnt actively plead for monthly votes or rewards from his readers. Despite that, given his current status in the industry, Father Wang was still ranked number one in all types of monthly statistics.
But the standalone chapter should be released had to be released, so Father Wangs standalone chapters were usually just words offort.
You can speak now, elder brother, Im ready.
Lie Mengmeng had already logged on with Father Wangs author ount and was ready to put together the statement for the standalone chapter.
Title: What Do I Need This Cudgel For
Yes, just write it like that.
Father Wang nodded. Situs path is obstructed on the way to godhood. Currently I am third in the monthly votes and the gap isrge. This is a true time of crisis, but Situ is not in a hurry. I am indebted to the support and love of my readers, and I pledge that I will give the final strike with the cudgel at midnight and surpass the numbers It has only been two months since this book was released, but I also intend to fight for first ce in this years annual list. You can say that I am being delusional, but I, Wang Situ, will tear down the southern wall and I wont turn back 1 This final cudgel, will wipe everything outpletely!
Lie Mengmeng:
After he was donepiling it, Lie Mengmeng clicked Send and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
Can we really catch up? He watched the gap in the number of votes grow wider on the TV, and was understandably doubtful.
Father Wangsst book Let Go of That Wet Nurse had indisputably crushed everyone else almost every month. This huge disparity in vote counts was truly the first time for him.
But the truth was that the monthly votes list this time was just a minor unforeseen issue for Father Wang.
It was true that Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet in Sauce these two writers were very difficult to handle.
But most unfortunately, they had misjudged how Father Wangs fan group worked.
In Father Wangs champion fan group, there was an epic-level boss who kept watch.
When there was such a huge disparity in votes, Father Wang usually only needed to send this old pal a private message
At the same time, in a splendid rectangr building in Jinghua city, which was the Huaxiu Alliance Building in the heart of Jinghua
The full name of Huaxiu Alliance was Huaxiu Alliance of Cultivators which was a cultivator organization directly under state jurisdiction.
What the Huaxiu Alliance managed now was all the Huaxiu light forces that were on record.
All legally established cultivator sects came under the administration of the Huaxiu Alliance, including the recently popr Society of Saints that was known to be gathering arge number of young and talented cultivators.
Tonight, in the top-ss conference hall on the top floor of Huaxiu Alliance, the Ten Founding Generals would gather together for an internal top-level meeting.
General Yi, Yi Jianchuan, and Marshal Jiang, Jiang Lei, came at the same time and showed up together downstairs.
A brawny man dressed in a special service uniform stopped the two of them at the main entrance. Senior chiefs, please cooperate, this is standard procedure!
Very well, go ahead! General Yi and Marshal Jiang nodded.
Special service personnel like this brawny man could be found throughout the entire Huaxiu Alliance Building. These people had been trained by Magnificent Immortal and were already top-ranked leaders in the guard. Wherever this group was, the area for fifty li around would be clear.
In order to hold this Huaxiu Alliance top-level meeting tonight, all the roads in a radius of fifty li around the Huaxiu Alliance Building had been closed, and no one was allowed to pass through except for the security teams and the staff involved in the meeting.
Holding a bronze mirror in his hand, the special service employee held it up to Yi Jianchuans and Jiang Leis faces respectively. Hidden in this magic mirror was a great spell that could distinguish between what was real and what was fake, and which would see through any disguise.
After verifying General Yis and Marshal Jiangs identities, the special service personnel nearby saluted them in unison, and the brawny man who had been responsible for inspecting their identities swiftly stepped aside to let them through into the corridor behind him. Senior chiefs, pleasee in! Thank you for your cooperation!
Has the head of state arrived yet? Dressed in exercise clothes, General Yi was floating in the air as usual.
The brawny man respectfully replied, Yes, senior chief! The head of state arrived half an hour ago!
General Yi nodded slightly, and without saying anything else, he and Marshal Jiang directly hurried to the conference hall on the top floor.
When both of them arrived at the conference hall, they found that almost everyone attending this meeting had already arrived They were all familiar faces!
Body Saint Minister Shi, Minister of the Ministry of National Defense. Known as the person who had the body of a Steel Saint, he fought seven demon gods at the Battle of Shimen back then with his powerful physique and hadnt fallen.
Wisdom Saint President Qi, President of the Cultivation Academy of Science, who had controlled theyout of the battlefield and the formation of the various holy arrays.
Spirit Saint Sun Dakang, Secretary Sun, the person who currently helmed the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools and who was the direct leader of all the branches of the General Administration of 100 Schools. He had the ability to hear the voices of all living things.
Weapons Saint Minister Ke, the director of Huaxiu nations magic treasure munitions factory, who was proficient in the use of all kinds of magic treasures.
Dark Saint Minister Ying, Minister of Intelligence. He travelled all over the country all year round on counterintelligence reconnaissance missions and his movements were a mystery. He had excellent body movement techniques and was a master of illusion.
Medicine Saint President Luo, the president of the general military hospital. She had super regenerative abilities and could survive even if her head was the only thing left of her.
Including demaster General Yi, Battle Saint Marshal Jiang and the head of state who was sitting at the very front with his head lowered in deep thought
If the remaining two generals showed up, the Ten Founding Generals would have all assembled.
As for thest two people who werent there, it just so happened that in terms of overall military strength, one was in first ce and the other in second.
One was General Bai, Bai Xing, who was the chairman of the board of the state enterprise Hua Xing, which was currently Huaxiusrgest manufacturer of smart products. Nicknamed Explosion Saint, he had the ability to create independent explosions.
General Bai was currently ranked first in terms of overallbat strength.
And the second strongest person who hadnt shown up was Skin Saint Minister Ku, who could control the power of rhythm and by ying the pipa, kindle the will to fight.
Chapter 544 - Humanoid Magic Treasure
Chapter 544: Humanoid Magic Treasure
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General Yi and Marshal Jiang sat down in their reserved seats.
It happened to be President Qi who was presiding over the meeting this time. He put down his coffee cup and stood up from his chair. Everyone, Explosion Saint General Bai and Skin Saint Minister Ku are currently on a mission.
Together? Everyone else was nk.
These two were exceptionally strong, and it was really rare for them to go on a mission together
In fact, the sudden announcement that they would be having this top-level meeting in itself was a testament to how urgent this matter was; it was very likely that whatever the crisis was, it was already imminent.
President Qi nodded. Yes, General Bai and Minister Ku went together. So itll be the eight of us discussing the matter in this meeting, and the head of state will make the final decision. I spoke to General Bai and Minister Ku previously about the agenda for this meeting. They have no objections at all, and are entirely at the disposal of the organization. I will preside over this meeting.
Everyone nodded. Alright!
President Qi smiled slightly and then turned to look at the head of state on the side. Im sure everyone can already tell that theres something a little different about the head of state today.
That is not the real head of state Spirit Saint Secretary Sun Dakang narrowed his eyes. He could hear the voices of all living things involuntarily. In fact, he had already realized it as soon as he had arrived.
Thats right, the head of state youre looking at now is a weapon replica developed by our Academy of Science. However, its currently still in the experimental stage and has yet to be made public, so it cannot be mass produced. The head of state you see now is a humanoid magic treasure; the highest level of power which it can currently exhibit is close to Itinerant Immortal level.
President Qi said, This human replica magic weapon is a project that has actually been in the works for a very long time. This was previously a secret study which our Huaxiu Academy of Science was carrying out with Weapons Saint Minister Ke, and its only today that were making it known to everyone, with the head of states permission. My sincere apologies.
Business is business, Old Qi, youre too polite. General Yi couldnt helpughing.
Although I could sense that there was something unusual about the head of state, I couldnt bepletely sure. But to actually be able to make it look so alike, this is truly astonishing! Staring at this human replica magic weapon which looked almost identical to the head of state, Marshal Jiang couldnt help but marvel.
Performance? asked Medicine Saint President Luo.
She was the only woman among the Ten Founding Generals and a real beauty. Her brown hair was coiled up and she wore a pair of gold-rimmed sses as she exuded the imposing manner of an elite.
Weve finished fine-tuning its basic performance. Of course, as everyone present knows, the head of state is far, far more powerful than this humanoid magic treasure, President Qi replied. This is currently our countrys first humanoid magic treasure prototype modeled on the head of state, number: 001.
Command of the humanoid magic treasure is connected to the head of states neurons, and he can directly and remotely control it; you can think of it like a contract. But the craftsmanship involved in making this humanoid magic treasure is a little more special, so it doesnt have a weapon spirit.
If we get to the point where we can mass produce this in the future, the theory is that you can implement mass contracts. But ultimately, the number of contracts you can take on in fact has a lot to do with your strength, because the amount of spirit energy needed to control multiple humanoid magic treasures is considerable.
All the generals nodded, basically understanding how the humanoid magic treasure worked.
Does the humanoid magic treasure have artificial intelligence? At this time, Secretary Dakang asked a rather vital question.
Given the level of science and technology in Huaxiu, creating artificial intelligence actually wasnt difficult. But President Qi shook his head. At this stage, we dont n tobine the humanoid magic treasure with artificial intelligence. If we do so and give the humanoid magic treasure the ability to think for itself, then the contract will be meaningless.
Everyone understood when they heard this. To put it bluntly, they were afraid that if they gave the humanoid magic treasure artificial intelligence, and it gained wisdom and the ability to think for itself, it could in the end be uncontroble. Clearly, the best way to avoid this kind of situation was to form a contract and control it remotely.
When Old Qi said this, Wang Ming was listening in at the research institute.
However, Wang Ming didnt have a visual on the meeting and could only listen to it. He was one of the many contributors behind this humanoid magic treasure research, and President Qi had reported that Wang Ming wanted to listen in on the meeting, which the head of state had approved.
Of course, only President Qi, the head of state and Wang Ming knew about this.
For now, Wang Mings identity remained a secret.
He couldnt helpughing when he heard the talk on artificial intelligence.
In fact, most so-called artificial intelligence was pseudo-intelligenceC real artificial intelligence was the ability to think independently. However, the so-called artificial intelligence on the market was actually just the result of software programming which didnt have the technology to truly and meaningfully learn to reason and think independently.
Powerful magic treasures all had weapon spirits which were formed after harmonizing with the spirit energy of heaven and earth day after day, and when the rapport with their owners reached a certain degree.
However, if artificial intelligence could bebined with magic treasures, it would actually bepletely possible to achieve what people called man-made weapon spirits.
But for now, this technology was jointly banned by the countries that had signed the convention.
In the end, people were still afraid of the idea that artificial intelligence brought destruction.
Back to the humanoid magic treasure itself.
Huaxiu nation had always prioritized peace above all else. Although the humanoid magic treasure was also a weapon, this was treated as a very distant secondary use. General Yi, Secretary Dakang, Marshal Jiang, Dark Saint, Medical Saint and the others who were listening knew that the ultimate use of this humanoid magic treasure was to protect the safety of the head of state himself.
However, this had probably already been ssified as a top secret experiment. As for why it was being made public at this time, everyone present could already guess that it was likely rted to what President Qi was going to say next, which was also the reason for this meeting.
No one spoke as they quietly waited for President Qi to exin.
At the very front, the replica Head of State 001 was still sitting with its head down as if in deep thought This was in fact the specific posture it assumed in standby mode.
Im sure everyone has some idea about what Im going to say next.
As President Qi stood at the front, spirit light glowed in his hand and a 3D image of a map was directly projected into the air of the meeting room. He said very seriously, This is space data collected by our Huaxiu Cultivation Academy of Sciences surveince magic treasure Divine Eye 1 1 . Based on the data its likely that the entrance to the secretnd that is Devil Valley is going to open very soon. And the site is Songhai city!
Chapter 545 - Real and Fake Remains
Chapter 545: Real and Fake Remains
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Sure enough!
President Qis words were disconcerting.
All the people present had in fact vaguely guessed what President Qi had been about to say. Wang Ming, who was listening in on the meeting elsewhere, also had an unperturbed expression on his face. He had known about this even earlier than the people at the meeting since the Divine Eye 1 magic treasure which was used to monitor space fluctuations had been developed by hundreds of scientific researchers based on his theory.
Both he and Old Qi had analyzed the entire situation inside out in the morning, including the origin of Devil Valley, so Wang Ming could not be any calmer
The way Devil Valley appeared was a little simr to the Gate Between Worlds. The difference was that monitoring the space fluctuations from the Gate only allowed them to foresee its descent, but they couldnt urately pinpoint itsnding site.
However, by using the most sophisticated magic treasure instruments, such as Divine Eye 1, they could urately pinpoint the specific location of Devil Valley.
But this was precisely the most troublesome bit about the whole situation.
We are no strangers to Devil Valley, and some of you here have even visited it in person. Devil Valley is also known as Beast Kings Remains and is a mausoleum which the king of holy beasts, Devil King, had built for itself back then. Its full of all types of precious resources that have already disappeared in the present era. Its already been a hundred years since Beast Kings Remainsst opened, and although we have been very careful this time to safeguard this information, word that Beast Kings Remains Devil Valley is about to open has still spread like wildfire. Speaking up to this point, President Qi frowned.
Spies? General Yi narrowed his eyes.
There are always spies.
As Minister of Intelligence, Dark Saint Minister Ying said coldly, Actually, since a few years ago, Ive already increased investigation efforts in our counterintelligence operations, and weve apprehended countless foreign spies. But the other side is still trying whatever they can to infiltrate our country, and its really hard to guard against this.
Saying this, Minister Ying sighed. You dont know, but this year, we captured the most bizarre spy yet. In order to sneak into our country, he actually used a forbidden spell to shrink his body and hide himself in a caplet he then paid a foreign student toe in with the caplet hidden inside the students anus.
Then then what happened
Luckily, when the student was passing through immigration, our Investigation Divisions Section Chief Sima Guang noticed something wrong with this student thanks to his keen insight. He immediately examined the students whole body and ultimately discovered this caplet, thus sessfully intercepting the spy at customs! Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable, said Dark Saint.
Hm I think I heard about this. General Yi nodded. Wasnt this Section Chief Sima Guang given amendationter?
Dark Saint solemnly said, Thats right, my ministry conferred a special title on him: Sima Guang Breaks The Anus 1 .
Everyone:
Cough cough .
Clearing his throat, President Qi said, As you can see, because of Beast Kings Remains, not only are the various dark forces in our country starting to get restless, foreign forces are seizing the opportunity to make a profit. Beast Kings Remains is a precious historical resource for our country, and all of the extinct resources that grow in it are valuable riches
From what President Qi was saying, his objective was in fact already very clear, and everyone listening couldnt help nodding their heads.
These long extinct resources which could only be found in Beast Kings Remains absolutely werent to be exploited at all. The most important thing was to safeguard these precious resources and to find ways to breed them on a broader scale so that they could grow once again in the modern world.
Beast Kings Remains Devil Valley is a historical resource unique to Huaxiu nation; no uwful dark forces or foreign powers have the right to enter it. The head of state has already given clear instructions: what we need to do is to protect the remains and leave the extinct resources to continue as they are; we also need to think of ways to take a portion out to grow once more in our current environment.
After saying this, President Qi looked at everyone else. Does anyone have anything else to say about safeguarding Beast Kings Remains? If you have any objections, you can just press the red button on the table as usual.
Everyone shook their heads and this motion was passed unanimously.
President Qi was about to move on to the next item.
At that moment, Marshal Jiang asked, Does Explosion Saint and Skin Saints mission have something to do with protecting the remains?
Thats right! President Qi was actually just about to talk about this. Right now, who knows how many dark forces and foreign invasion forces have their eyes fixed on Beast Kings Remains. In order to better protect the remains, Explosion Saint and Skin Saint are currently on a secret mission under direct orders from the head of state to create a forgery of Beast Kings Remains.
Creating a forgery of the remains
Everyone was shocked; so there was this kind of operation?!
But those who intend to enter Beast Kings Remains arent ordinary people. Can we fool them? Medicine Saint had some misgivings.
Creating a forgery of Beast Kings Remains isnt something we came up with on the spot. Actually, the head of state has already been moving pieces into ce since a long time ago. He drew the basic blueprint himself, and Explosion Saint and Skin Saint have now gone to take charge of constructing the nomologicalws for the ce.
President Qi smiled and nodded. If this n goes smoothly, the fake Beast Kings Remains will be opened after the entrance to the real remains opens and will draw away the uwful forces that want to enter Beast Kings Remains. Weve estimated that the real and fake remains will open no more than half an hour apart.
I still feel its risky The female Medicine Saint President Luo shook her head.
President Qi smiled. You should have some faith in our countrys ability to create counterfeits Isnt that how we got through the most difficult times?
President Luo:
Furthermore, to ensure that this n of using fake Beast Kings Remains as cover is carried out properly, we also need the help of Old Suns Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, President Qi said.
Secretary Sun Dakang nodded and looked at President Qi. How can we help, just ask!
Divine Eye 1 has calcted that the entrance to Beast Kings Remains Devil Valley will ultimately appear somewhere inside Songhai city. While we have yet to pinpoint the exact location, I think Old Sun can still make preliminary preparations.
President Qi said, I hope Old Sun can contact some of the high schools in Songhai city and have the headmasters organize a study tour of Beast Kings Remains for the students; this can be considered an activity for broadening their horizons.
Secretary Dakang frowned. But what if they encounter those uwful forces? How do we ensure the safety of the students?
President Qi raised an eyebrow. Who told you that these students would be entering the fake remains? Before we set this n in motion, Ill arrange for information on the fake remains to be leaked first.
Everyone: Damn! It turned out that there was a game n!
President Qi chuckled and said, Can you imagine what those uwful groups will think when they see a bunch of students prepare to enter the remains as a summer camp?
Chapter 546 - An E-Bomb Raining Down From Above
Chapter 546: An E-Bomb Raining Down From Above
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When President Qi spoke up to this point, everyone in fact already understood his meaning.
This was a decoy.
They would use the students to confuse the forces that would be attempting an uwful invasion while at the same time enrich the students extracurricr activities.
Unlike the past, most of the younger generation of cultivators nowadays had no especially ambitious dreams or pursuits. Moreover, the outbreak of chuuni disease was concentrated around the high school period, when many students might start to be confused for various reasons. This would be immediately followed by posts in WeChat Moments or QQ Zone that werent mainstream chicken soup 1 .
So in order to reduce the urrence of this type of phenomenon and guide students toward establishing a more enriching mentality and system of values, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had in recent years nned a fair amount of simrly practical exchange activities, like the previous spirit sword exchange meet and the upgraded gaming version of the military training drill.
The spring outing, autumn outing and summer camp were originally extracurricr activities organized by the school every year.
Initially, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools education head office had nned to upgrade the basic extracurricr activities this year, and they would cover any insufficient funds that this might entail. Thus, in addition to ces that students frequently visited for their extracurricr activities like the spirit beast park and the Xiao Family Compound, schools now had more options and could even organize sightseeing tours outside the city for students to broaden their horizons.
The truth was that historical sites and scenic spots were very good choices.
Summer camp in Songhai usually took ce in August.
This was because the climate in Songhai was a little strange; the hottest time of the year was in October, so Songhai students started school and had their winter and summer vacationster than schools in other urban areas.
Thus, the process of endorsing the venue for the summer camp in Songhai city had yet to bepleted.
Secretary Dakang had initially nned to go and endorse it after this top-level meeting of the Huaxiu Alliance, but now it wasnt necessary he could just directly make it an edict.
Im all for the students visiting Beast Kings Remains as long as their safety can be guaranteed, said Secretary Dakang. The head offices n this year had been for students to visit historical sites and scenic spots to begin with, to say nothing of a ce like Beast Kings Remains, which only opened once every century. There might be some people who in their whole lives would never have the opportunity to enter the remains.
Whatever you could learn from them would definitely be helpful in broadening your horizon.
Sometimes, how broad your view was could often determine the height you would achieve in the future
This didnt necessarily mean realm, but could also be a mental or spiritual breakthrough or an aplishment in some other aspect.
President Qi had in fact already ounted for the security issue. Whether it was for the real or fake remains, once the entrance was open, they would immediately dispatch someone to set up a True Immortal barrier; any regr Tom, Dick or Harry wouldnt be able to so much as touch the stones inside the remains.
Of course, a decoy is a decoy. To avoid any sly dark forces from sneaking in, well also dispatch manpower to protect the students. My suggestion is that besides Secretary Sun Dakang who will be organizing this tour for the students, Dark Saint and Medicine Saint should also go along. Weapons Saint and I will use magic treasures to provide remote assistance and canunch the Heavenly E-Satellite if necessary In addition, Head of State 001 will also be assigned to participate in this student protection n, President Qi said.
This arrangement made the corner of Wang Mings eye twitch This security lineup was too strong!
In addition to Spirit Saint Secretary Dakang, Dark Saint Minister Ying and Medicine Saint President Luo would also be going along. Old Qi and Weapons Saint Minister Ke, thetter in charge of the magic treasures munitions factory, would provide remote assistance, and Head of State 001 that was undergoing testing would also be there.
Five True Immortals would be heading out with Number 001
If this matter were to get out, some people would definitely think that the Great War of Two Worlds between the human race and the demon race had broken out again
It had already been a thousand years since thest time so many True Immortals went out together; that was when they had joined forces to fight back against the demon gods that had emerged from the Gate Between Worlds.
Furthermore, it wasnt just the five True Immortals who would be going out; the Heavenly E-Satellite would be coordinating with them. Wang Ming suddenly felt that any criminal attempting to make a y for Beast Kings Remains would basically already fail the instant they wanted to infiltrate the ce
This satellite was in fact a magic treasure which could gather together a dense concentration of spirit power and directlyunch an E-Bomb Raining Down From Above 2 via remote control in the form of a spirit powerser cannon shooting through outer space as a long-range bombardment.
Heavenly E-Satellite
When these Ten Generals heard this name, they visibly paused and couldnt help shuddering.
Heavenly E-Satellite this isnt necessary, is it? Secretary Dakang wiped at his sweat.
Frankly speaking, this thing was the nuclear bomb of the modern cultivation era!
It had power equal to one strike from a True Immortal. A True Immortal might not die if they were hit head-on by this thing, but they would lose half their life The main point was that this thing was extremely powerful!
If this cannon was shot, Beast Kings Remains might be directly wiped out.
I also think this is a little excessive. General Yi also nodded on the side.
Dont worry, everyone, it isnt excessive at all. President Qi waved his hands. Its not actually a real explosion.
Secretary Dakang: What do you mean?
When we were designing this Heavenly E-Satellite back then, we had both live ammunition and duds to begin with. The power of live ammunition is indeed very strong, and cant be used willy-nilly without the head of states personal signature and approval. But a dud can be fired at any time.
Du Dud?
The lips of the other Ten Generals twitched.
Even Weapons Saint was surprised. There was this kind of setup? Why dont I know anything about it? It was his munitions factory that had manufactured this Heavenly E-Satellite back then! He had seen the blueprint!
This dud bomb was part of the program setup; you definitely wouldnt have seen it in the original blueprint. It seems that none of you know about it. President Qi smiled. The dud functions simrly to an illusion spell. While it doesnt look any different to live ammunition when its fired, it actually doesnt generate any kind of energy.
Everyone:
Wang Ming:
It wasnt just the Ten Generals present; even Wang Ming, who had personally taken part in the program setup, hadnt known that there was such a thing. That was to say, this dud bomb design was something which Old Qi himself had added, and except for the head of state, probably no one else had known about it.
Sweating, General Yi raised his hand quietly and asked, Excuse me, the reason for this dud bomb design is
President Qis answer was sinct. To intimidate.
Everyone:
This is an era of peace. How can we dispatch the E-Bomb Raining Down From Above so easily? Since the founding of our Huaxiu nation, what we have been pursuing is world peace, not a nuclear wipeout 3 . So the dud bomb design is very necessary! Duds dont have any power! They cant hurt anyone, but at the very least they can create the sound of an explosion!
President Qi continued non-stop. For example, why were people so afraid in the past when the Xiao n set off their Angry Buddha Fire Lotus? It was because it created a mushroom cloud that was so big and so loud! It looked powerful enough to make people cower!
Everyone:
Chapter 547 - I’ve Taken a Fancy to the Old Man at the Door
Chapter 547: Ive Taken a Fancy to the Old Man at the Door
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President Qi had already thought all these ns through prior to this meeting. In terms of strategy, Wang Ming felt that this was actually very consistent with Old Qis style, which was to bluff. In order to protect Beast Kings Remains this time, Old Qi had gone so far as to n early on to create fake remains, which amply demonstrated how much priority they were putting on security this time.
And it was clear that the Ten Generals ultimate aim wasnt just to protect Beast Kings Remains, but to give a stern warning to the uwful forces that wanted to try for the remains.
Then ording to procedure, if you have any objections about the summer camp project and the protection n Ive just put forward, please press the objection button in front of you, said President Qi as he looked around.
The way Huaxiu Alliance worked was that after each meeting, the Ten Generals would vote on the proposals that had been put forward before they were submitted to the head of state for final approval.
At the meeting, if more than half of the people present were in agreement, the n would be passed.
As Wisdom Saint, President Qi was an absolutely wily person with experience in looking at the big picture. Even Wang Ming who was called the strongest brain couldnt imitate him. A person could hardly rely solely on IQ alone to control an overall situation; this was something that umted over time and with countless experiences of putting it into practice.
When Huaxiu had first been founded, it had been in constant turmoil as criminal dark forces acted out in unbridled and arrogant ways.
Wang Ming hadnt been born yet then. It was Old Qi who had fixed these people thoroughly
The Wisdom Saints power wasnt just for show.
This was also the reason why Wang Ming had been perfectly happy to stay with Old Qi and learn from him.
No one pressed the objection button, and the motion was passed again like before.
Great, then we just need to wait for the head of states endorsement. I will now officially activate Number 001 and have it connect remotely with the head of state. The Number 001 youre looking at now is still in standby mode. Wisdom Saint President Qi nodded with satisfaction.
Then his eyes turned to the machine Number 001 on the side and he said very soulfully, Ive taken a fancy to the old man at the door
His voice was extremely tender, almost as if he was speaking to his lover.
What the hell?
The Ten Generals all got goosebumps.
These were all outstanding founding ministers who had gone through thick and thin back in the day and knew each other inside out.
But this really was everyones first time seeing this kind of adoring manner from President Qi
This was in fact the activation code, and after President Qi said it, he also couldnt help blushing. Cough! It was the head of state who set up this activation code himself; furthermore, it has been specially encrypted, so it has to be expressed in a particr way in order to take effect
The Ten Generals:
Activation code epted, Head of State Number 001 slowly lifted its lowered head.
Its pupils began to focus as it started up, and the Ten Generals present could already hear the sound of it breathing.
To be honest when it was activated, Number 001 really looked exactly like the head of state C you couldnt see any difference at all!
President Qi exined, If you observe Number 001s minute facial expressions, youll see that weve achieved one hundred percent synchronization. The head of states facial expressions are perfectly synchronized with that of Number 001, including movement, appearance and tone of voice.
Comrades At that moment, Number 001 steepled its fingers and rested its chin on them before slowly opening its mouth.
Even the voice sounded exactly like the head of states!
Its like a clone the female Medicine Saint eximed.
In truth, Number 001 is actually more formidable than a clone, President Qi said. As we all know, a clone is created through magic. As soon as its violently attacked head-on, itll disappear. But Number 001 wont furthermore, Number 001 can also produce its own clone. This is actually in line with our cultivation philosophy that One is the child of the divinew. After onees two, after twoes three, and after threees all things.''
The Ten Generals instantly sucked in their breaths sharply; what damn after threees all things But if the mass production of this type of human replica magic treasure truly became a reality, they would be too powerful!
At Itinerant Immortal level, up to ten thousand clones can be summoned at one time If we produced ten of these humanoid magic treasures, it would truly be an army! Marshal Jiang clicked his tongue repeatedly in admiration.
Medicine Saint: Lets not She was extremely afraid of winding up with a phobia of men
I havent decided on mass production yet for the time being, and Number 001 is still in the experimental stage. Suddenly, the head of state opened its mouth.
Silence instantly reigned in the conference hall.
As leader, even if what he said was just a short sentence, it carried a great deal of weight, and people couldnt help attaching heavy importance to it.
Dearrades, even though Number 001 was in standby mode just now, I was still remotely listening in on the meeting. After the meeting ends, Ill formally endorse President Qis conference report. But before that, I need to add two more points. The head of state said, Based on leads which I currently have, there is a foreign dark power called Night Chief which everyone needs to be aware of. Ive only mentioned it in passing to Old Qi, as investigation into this matter is still ongoing.
General Yi frowned. What kind of force is it?
Currently, its very difficult for us to catch them since they are a foreign dark power. Furthermore, we are unable to apply for an international Heavenly Dao arrest warrant without any evidence. But one thing we have confirmed is that this Night Chief has a minor leader who is on the run in our country at the moment. And this man you may have heard of him: he was exposed a while ago, and is Bai Zhe, leader of the Demon Hunters Association.
Everyone was stunned. Its actually him
The head of state: This person is currently on the run. At this stage, weve only arrested a tree gremlin who is willing to serve as a witness. ording to what this tree gremlin has divulged, its highly possible that this person is the ringleader responsible for the massacre that led to the extinction of the holy beasts. ording to all the signs so far, this man is sure to act in rtion to Beast Kings Remains. Dark Saints intelligence department will have to concentrate all their efforts into making sure that this person is brought to justice before Beast Kings Remains opens.
No problem, Dark Saint Minister Ying said solemnly.
Mm
Remotely controlled by the head of state, Number 001 nodded. That was the first point I wanted to add. Now I want to add a second point. This, is just as important! And its also terrible!
Everyone sat upright. For some reason, it felt like the atmosphere had suddenly turned even more serious
Head of State Number 001 rested its chin on its steepled fingers. Dearrades, do you know Wang Situ?
The Ten Generals present: ???
Elsewhere, Wang Ming, who had been listening in the whole time, was also nk.
The head of state: This is my most favorite writer. He texted me twenty minutes ago
General Yi: Could it be that this person has news on the president of the Demon Hunters Association?
No!
The head of state shook his head. He said that the monthly votes for his novel have been overtaken, and its by a whole six hundred thousand votes! Thats really terrible!
General Yi instantly sucked in his breath sharply. Head of State, your meaning is
The head of state: All of you, contact the person in charge of that website and vote.
The Ten Generals:
The head of state was very calm. Lets set a small target first. For example, before midnight tonight, lets push the votes up to one hundred million.
The Ten Generals: This is a transliteration of what the lyrics in Bulgarian singer Aziss song Hop sounds like in Chinese, which then became a meme.This is from Tao Te Ching, a Chinese ssic text on religious and philosophical Taoism.
Chapter 548 - Wang Situ’s Counterattack
Chapter 548: Wang Situs Counterattack
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On the other side, Wang Ming put his earphones down with a nk look on his face as he repeatedly confirmed to himself that he hadnt heard wrong.
Wang Situ
Wasnt that his uncles pseudonym?
Was the head of state actually a fan of his uncle?
The fact was really too terrifying, and Wang Ming couldnt help sucking in his breath sharply as his mind felt like it had already fallen into chaos.
At that moment, there were only five hours left before the end of the double monthly votes campaign.
Lie Mengmeng looked at the ranking chart on his phone. In first ce was Braised Pork Shoulder, whose votes had already reached 1.6 million, while Braised Pig Feet in Sauce, who was ranked second, had 1.58 million votes. They were hot on each others heels, neither giving way to the other.
After they had posted that perfunctory standalone chapter, Father Wangs monthly votes had only just reached eight hundred thousand Although his monthly votes had increased by nearly four hundred thousand, the gap between him and first and second ce was growing wider and wider.
But Father Wang didnt seem worried. He calmly smoked a cigar as he watched a TV drama; he didnt even bother to watch the live vote counts on TV.
Lie Mengmeng actually understood himself what the fight over monthly votes was like.
At the initial stage, it was a fight between writers, when the number and quality of their chapter updates often determined whether readers would enthusiastically vote for them. But at the middle andte stages, it basically already wasnt about the writers any longer as it became a battle between nouveau riche readers
I just asked the chief editorial office, and they confirmed that Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet in Sauce arent rigging the votes; each of these teachers has a heavenly-level sect backing them When Lie Mengmeng said this, he was actually already feeling despair in his heart.
To understand the concept of a heavenly-level sect, the annual profit for a light force heavenly-level sect was over one hundred million; it wasnt surprising at all that they could set aside a portion of their expenses to send a red packets worth of monthly votes to their favorite author.
Lie Mengmeng had thought that there was something wrong with the number of votes for these two authors earlier, but that was purely because he hadnt understood the situation. All in all, both authors had already gotten almost a million monthly votes by six oclock. If you wanted to send a monthly vote red packet now, each monthly vote cost five immortal gold, so such arge number of monthly votes absolutely wasnt something that ordinary people could afford.
Oh, heavenly-level sects, thats a little awesome!
Father Wang, however,ughed when he heard Lie Mengmengs words.
Lie Mengmeng almost puked blood. How was it a little awesome It was pretty awesome!
Currently, how many heavenly-level sects were there in the country which had been certified by the government? No more than fifty If you could rope in a heavenly-level sect as your patron, that was the equivalent of getting an entire financial group behind you.
Big bro, do you have any big names like a heavenly-level sect or whatnot in your fan group? If not heavenly-level earth-level will also work Lie Mengmeng couldnt help asking.
After all, looking at the current fan base, Father Wang certainly had a lot more fans than the other two writers; it was impossible that there werent any big shots among them.
Oh, that. Certainly, someone approached me before, and said that they were from Spirit Sword Sect, Father Wang said.
Spirit Sword Sect? Lie Mengmeng was shocked. This This is a heavenly-level sect! Big bro! The heavenly-level sect currently supporting Braised Pork Shoulder is Spirit Sword Sect!
Oh, I know that! said Father Wang. But they wanted me to advertise their sect in my book, so I declined.
Lie Mengmeng: Why Why did you decline
Father Wang pushed his ck-rimmed sses up in a habitual gesture. True fans wont have so many demands.
Lie Mengmeng:
Looking at Lie Mengmeng who had a tense expression on his face, Father Wang couldnt helpughing. Howe I feel that youre more nervous than I am?
The gap in the monthly votes battle this time is too wide If we lose, Im guessing some of your fans might leave for someone else. Lie Mengmeng sighed.
In fact, some was a conservative estimate. Father Wang, after all, was a veteran guru on the website and had dominated the charts for many years. If he was overtaken and ughtered in this battle, this would definitely be explosive news.
In addition, the other two writers currently had heavenly-level sects as their patrons. If they could ride the momentum this time, Lie Mengmeng felt that Father Wang would have a very difficult time in the future. Father Wang had refused to advertise a heavenly-level sect in his novel, and if the person helming this sect was a petty one, he might suppress Father Wang.
Lie Mengmeng didnt understand why Father Wang still looked rxed.
Father Wang: Hehe, dont worry, just wait and see.
A heavenly-level sect was indeed profound and formidable
But the issue was that the heavenly-level sects behind these two writers were Father Wangs leftovers.
They wanted to fight him head-on?
There was unexpectedly a lot of attention being paid to the shots being fired during the double monthly votes campaign in this particr round of monthly votes.
After Wang Ling finished his homework and scanned the ranking chart, he discovered that Father Wang wasgging behind in third ce. He immediately opened some discussion forums and news apps. Sure enough, this monthly votes battle had already be a news item.
[News Headline]: A god has fallen? Wang Situ, veteran guru of Cultivation Chinese Network, falling behind by a wide margin in the monthly votes battle for the first time!
There were many simr news reports, and in what seemed like an instant, they dominated the various major news channels and hot topic searches.
When Lie Mengmeng and Father Wang had been talking downstairs, Wang Ling had also heard about the heavenly-level sects that backed the two writers who werepeting for votes.
Wang Ling was guessing that it might have been the heavenly-level sects adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes by disseminating this news
Actually, there were many cases in recent years of sects coborating with popr writers. The writers would advertise the sects in their books, and in return, the sects would support the writers in thepetition for monthly votes or by giving them gifts.
This was the current trend in the market. In this mass of online cultivation novels, popr writers frequently based the worldbuilding in them on the modern cultivation framework, so big name sects had already long eyed this as an advertising opportunity; some sects would even look for authors to specially write cultivation novels featuring their own sects as the backdrop.
Initially, however, it had mostly been earth-level sects who had sought out writers to coborate with, because it was the earth-level sects that didnt have enough students.
Who knew when heavenly-level sects had started doing the same thing
There was a lot of discussion in the ss group on this. In fact, quite a number of people in ss were fans of Father Wang, but in the end they were just students. Five immortal gold bars for a monthly vote C where would students get the money for that? Wang Ling thought that as a student, an official subscription as a form of support was already pretty good! Saying that you didnt have money because you were a student and so you read the pirated version was never an excuse.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal always followed Father Wangs books closely!
So after watching the news, he immediately expressed support for it in the group. Everyone! Senior Wangs book The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King is now ranked third in the monthly votes chart! Is it possible for everyone to mobilize whatever strength there is around you to help Senior Wang campaign for votes?
Dharmaraja was the first to respond as he immediately sent an OK sign. No problem! Ill vote for Senior Wang!
Cailian Zhenren sent a fist salute emoji. I dont really read this type of novel, but I still support Senior Wang. Ill contribute a hundred monthly votes.
Immortal Toya: But Senior Immortal, our strength alone is not enough. This gap is a little big.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded his head and said, Everybody, vote first. Ive already announced an event in my cultivation forum to cheer Senior Wang on! No matter what, we have to make Senior Wang the top!
Just then, he directly sent out the link to the event.
When Wang Ling clicked on the link, he saw two big words on the events main page: Summit War 1
Chapter 549 - Lie Mengmeng Is Stupefied!
Chapter 549: Lie Mengmeng Is Stupefied!
As administrator, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal rarely popped up in the cultivation forum. He only came on to handle any disputes forum members might have, and he hardly ever posted anything in support of anyone.
Actually, Wang Ling had always felt that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals appeal shouldnt be underestimated. As soon as this renowned Great Death-Courting Senior in the cultivation circle posted, it almost immediately spread throughout the circle.
In less than ten minutes, there were already close to a thousand replies on this Summit War post.
The hell?! Senior Immortal actually popped up!
I never thought Senior Immortal would also be following this book! Hes actually helping Wang Situ campaign for votes, it looks like hes a true fan!
Cry cry cry! I really like Uncle Wang Situ! But Spirit Sword Sect also has an event on! They say that if you give Braised Pork Shoulder twenty monthly votes, theyll send you a tray of frozen Wang Lu sashimi as a gift!
Senior Immortal, you are a realrade! [Fist Salute] [Fist Salute] But Wang Situ is fighting a losing battle in the monthly votes this time The gap is already too big.
Reading thesements, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals heart was as clear as a mirror. There was actually a limit to what he could do with the cultivation forums resources; he could only help create momentum and vocalize his support for Father Wang at the most. After all, the target users in the cultivation forum and on Cultivation Chinese Network were different; it was almost impossible for a single post to turn the tide in the number of votes.
As a result of the double monthly votes campaign, Father Wang was currently falling behind by nearly a million votes.
Generally speaking, the true explosion happened on the final day of the monthly votes battle or in the final hour of the double monthly votes campaign.
But whether it was the Spirit Sword Sect which backed Braised Pork Shoulder or the Divine Dynasty Sect which backed Braised Pig Feet in Sauce, both of these heavenly-level sects had yet to demonstrate real force.
Looking at the ranking chart, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help frowning.
When all was said and done, these were heavenly-level sects.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, on the other hand, just ran an online forum. He had earned quite a fair bit over the years, but if he were to go head to head with a heavenly-level sect, he would definitely lose. Nowadays, there were actually plenty ofpanies that had started as online businesses first before expanding into the real economy. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in fact been harboring a bold idea all this time he also wanted to establish a sect!
It was just that this wouldnt be easy C if you wanted to achieve something, you needed to put in the effort. Construction, nning, philosophy, school system, business model, enrolment regtions He had to think about all of this.
But at the rate that the cultivation forum was growing, even if he could settle all the above issues, the sect would at best only qualify as earth level in the final appraisal.
An earth-level sect was not Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals goal!
Since he wanted to do it, he had to go all the way!
Of course, that was a story forter
The most important thing now was to campaign for votes for Senior Wang!
Although heavenly-level sects had a very solid foundation, the cultivation forums online influence also wasnt low!
Besides, he still had a general whom he had yet to mobilize!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was just about to open the live streaming program to look for Daoist Guang when thetter directly sent him a private message. Brother Lei! Is Senior Wangs novel calling for votes now? I just advertised it for Senior Wang in the live stream room!
Daoist Guang attached a screenshot of the live stream room; at the very top, he had posted a link to Father Wangs novel in big, bold characters. His live stream room numbers now held steady at over ten million people! He had almost be the big brother of the live streaming entertainment circle!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Thank you for your support, Brother Guang!
However, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was now confronted with the same kind of problem advertisers faced.
Because the audience was different, there was a limit to the number of people who could help Father Wang.
After all, not all of these ten million people read novels, and not all of them were rich C most of Daoist Guangs fans were very young. And if one had to know, the top position on Daoist Guangs fans list was still upied by Father Wangs registered ID [Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated]!
Daoist Guang sighed and typed in reply, But Brother Lei, I dont think the results are very good I just heard the water friends say that there are two heavenly-level sects backing the other two writers books. If we rely on just your and my strength to wrestle with established heavenly-level sects, Im afraid were not their match.
At this time, Dharmaraja in the group sent a message. Senior Wangs votes have increased very quickly, its now at 1.2 million. But the other two writers already have almost two million votes
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned. So its a consistent difference of eight hundred thousand votes
How about we think up other ways? Like rigging the votes
Absolutely not! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head at once and replied, Since the votes of these two writers werent rigged, but were due to the support from heavenly-level sects, Im afraid that well beughingstocks if we got found out for helping push Senior Wang up. And most importantly, his reputation will also suffer.
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said this, the group immediately fell into a deep silence.
All of a sudden, Nine Times Man, who had been silent in the group the whole time, sent a fist salute emoji at that moment. Everyone, I will offer up five hundred thousand monthly votes to Senior Wangter.
At this message, the chat group instantly exploded.
Immortal Toya: ???
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ???
Cailian Zhenren: ???
Lightning Dharmaraja: Damn, it turns out Nine Times Man is an invisible tyrant!
Wang Ling kept quiet, for he knew Nine Times Mans real identity: this was the side ount which General Yi, one of the Ten Founding Generals, used to lurk in the group! (Note: Nine Times Mans identity can be found in Chapter 231: The Legendary ording to n?; and Chapter 420: Nine Times Man and His Dream of the Performing Arts.)
In fact, when he saw this, Wang Ling already knew Father Wang had most likely already contacted that strongest fan of his.
In the end, this was one of the Ten Founding Generals
If it was five immortal gold bars for a monthly vote, five hundred thousand monthly votes woulde to 2.5 million immortal gold bars!
This was just too terrifying!
Meanwhile, Lie Mengmeng was still nervously waiting in front of the TV, but Father Wang was watching a drama, so Lie Mengmeng could only use his phone to check the chart.
He was gratified to see that Father Wangs votes continued to increase, but while the gap was getting smaller, it was clearly still far from enough.
Im going to the bathroom. Father Wang patted Lie Mengmeng on the shoulder.
Father Wangs butt had barely left the sofa when Lie Mengmeng grabbed the TV remote to switch to the channel for the monthly votes count.
After flipping through a few channels, however, he felt something was off with some of the TV programs
[Cultivation Sports Channel]
At the world table tennis championships, a male yer from their country with the surname Ma was giving a moving speech after receiving the gold medal. Im grateful! I want to thank my country! I want to thank my parents! I want to thank my coach! I want to thank my training partners who were with me the whole way. I also want to thank Teacher Wang Situs The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King for bringing me joy! Whenever I felt like I couldnt carry on anymore, it was Teacher Wang Situs book that encouraged me! Everybody, please cast a monthly vote for him, thank you!
Lie Mengmeng: ???
Lie Mengmeng changed the channel with a befuddled expression on his face.
[Cultivation Food Channel]
A chef was being interviewed by a reporter on the street. Mr Chuangzhen, how do you find inspiration for the various culinary delights that you create?
This chef called Chuangzhen smiled slightly into the camera and gave a V sign. Of course its by reading The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King! Teacher Wang Situ writes very well! 666!
Lie Mengmeng: ???
Another channel
[Cultivation News Broadcast]
A female newsreader sat upright and solemn as she reported the international news. Today, in response to Mixiu nation making unnecessary trouble, the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, Minister Shi, has said that he will see the matter through to the end
After saying this, she suddenly paused.
Because at that moment, she was suddenly handed a document from the side. Thanks to her professional bearing, she remained unruffled. Everyone, the following is urgent news!
The female newscaster lowered her head and skimmed the contents of the document before quickly looking up once more. Please offer up your monthly votes to The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King by author Wang Situ! Thank you!
Lie Mengmeng was utterly stupefied. What the f**k!!!Wang Lu is the protagonist of the Chinese novel Once Upon A Time, There Was A Spirit Sword Mountain. The running joke is that he can prepare all kinds of sashimi dishes.This is the Chinese pronunciation of the name of the protagonist in Shokugeki no Soma, a manga and anime series set in a culinary school.
Chapter 550 - The Unperturbed Editorial Office
Chapter 550: The Unperturbed Editorial Office
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Lie Mengmeng rubbed his eyes and dug out his ears repeatedly to confirm that he wasnt hallucinating!
Yes! He hadnt seen wrong!
All the programs now were broadcasting news helping Father Wang to campaign for votes. Whether it was sports athletes, local celebrities or big shots in various industries, all of them had started to campaign for monthly votes for Father Wang on TV Lie Mengmeng looked at the list of trending topics, and sure enough, this matter had already climbed to the top as a hot search, and it wasnt in just one topic.
In a short instant, trending topics like XXX Expresses Support for Wang Situ and XXX Begs for Votes for Wang Situ dominated the list.
When Lie Mengmeng looked at the editors group, he noticed that they were all calm. This was a private group which Lie Mengmeng had set up himself. He got along well with all the editors in the group, which included colleagues working on other novels, his own leaders, and even some editors from other novel websites that they coborated with Lie Mengmeng was Cultivation Chinese Networks social butterfly, and he was worthy of this title.
Why isnt anyone reacting? This is a huge deal!!! Lie Mengmeng expressed his shock with three exmation points.
The chief editor of Cultivation Chinese Network, with the ID Little Squad Captain, gazed at his screen with the expression of one used to such things. Little Song, youre still too young But youre not Wang Situs first editor, after all; if you had been in charge of his books from the beginning, you would already be used to this. Teacher Wang Situ isnt just any ordinary person.
What do you mean, captain
Hm I cant say too much.
It was very obvious that the chief editor knew something. Do you know why our editorial office didnt react at all to the various opinions in the outside world today when Braised Pork Shoulder and Braised Pig Feet in Sauce overtook Teacher Wang Situ in the votes?
Lie Mengmeng was shocked. Holy shit! So you really didnt react? I just thought the editorial office wasnt online!
Chief Editor Little Squad Captain: This is nothing. You just need to remember, those writers who want topete with Teacher Wang Situ for monthly votes are basically just courting death.
Actually, when the chief editor said this, it was as if Lie Mengmeng could already understand it a little better
Looking at the strength of a society that had currently joined forces on TV and in the list of trending topics, Father Wang could indeed be said to be unbeatable. What kind of power was it that was holding him up behind the scenes Lie Mengmengs imagination had already started to run wild.
The problem was, he hadnt seen Father Wang do anything!
It seemed that he had merely sent a text message to one of his big shot fans
Looking at it now, this clearly wasnt any ordinary big shot; it was very likely a force with a background and foundation that was stronger than any heavenly-level sect.
Lie Mengmeng was very perceptive and he expressed his gratitude immediately. Thank you, captain!
There were some things that you could discern but shouldnt speak about
This is a trivial matter; just remember, you just need to keep calm in the future. Also, if reporterse looking for you to interview Teacher Wang Situ or something, the websites general policy is to reject all of them; Teacher Wang Situ isnt interested in any of this. Ill make a point of it at the meeting tomorrow.
Little Squad Captain nodded and said, Anyway, keep in mind that your duty is to prod him for more chapters, at all costs and in any way possible This is your main assignment! You basically dont need to bother with the rankingpetition. In any case, as long as Teacher Wang Situs novels are still being serialized, hell always be ranked first.
Lie Mengmeng: Mm, okay, captain!
Speaking up to this point, the chief editor paused, and then suddenly said, You probably know about that guru author Zhuge whopeted against Teacher Wang Situ back then, right? This Teacher Zhuge was initially on our website as well.
Lie Mengmeng nodded weakly. Yes
At that moment, the chief editor sent a facepalm emoji. You should now know why Teacher Wang Situ made Teacher Zhuge angry enough to leave back then, right?
Lie Mengmeng:
It was July 18th on Tuesday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
The Summit Warst night between both Pork Shoulder and Pig Feet and Father Wang (Wang Situ) ended with Father Wang proimed the victor after he obtained a crushing number of votes which turned the tide by midnight; by the end of the double monthly votes campaign, the monthly votes for the two writers Pork Shoulder and Pig Feet were around three million, while Father Wang was far in front with an outstanding six million monthly votes
But the truth was that Father Wangs votesst night had actually surpassed ten million; it was just that the website had kept the remaining four million votes a secret with Father Wangs permission.
After all, they were all authors on the same website and he should help his peers save some face
The impact of this incident wasnt minor; Wang Ling heard people around him discussing it on his way to school that morning. After all, so many celebrities had expressed their supportst night!
Yesterdays trending topics had been about the support from various celebrities; todays topic was [Who Exactly Is Wang Situ]
As soon as Wang Ling walked into the ssroom that morning, he could hear Dopey Guo making a ruckus as he recounted the fierce battle in the Summit Warst night.
The students in ss werent just simply bystanders; the vast majority were in fact fans of Father Wang Wang Ling felt that in some sense, his old man was just as invincible as he was.
Dopey Guo pped his thigh and sighed feelingly. Wang Situ is really too strong That wavest night, tch The only thing hescking now is the support of the head of state!
Wang Ling:
Someone suddenly said very curiously, But then again, who on earth is Wang Situ? I heard that except for the website editors, no one has ever seen him in person; also, this Guru Wang Situ has never appeared on camera and doesnt participate in any events. He has Weibo, but he seldom posts, and its the website that manages the ount.
Dopey Guo, have you found out anything? Little Peanut asked.
Everyone in ss couldnt help turning to look at Dopey Guo at the same time.
I seem to remember you sayingst time that you have an uncle who works at Guodian
What does Guodian have to do with this? Is the factory director going to take the stage?
Guodian is short for National Telmunications and Cybersecurity Administration The corner of Super Chens lips twitched as he replied 1 .
Last night, one of my uncles indeed did investigate Wang Situs identity Dopey Guo sighed when he brought this up and was a little depressed. But before he could find out anything, he was caught by his leader and punished; hes been suspended for a week, and is writing a self-reflection at home.
Everyone trembled when they heard this, feeling as if theyd gotten a taste of what the forces which ran society were like That there was something in this world which Dopey Guo didnt know was really amazing!
Just then, Super Chen joked, Actually, Ive always wondered if this Wang Situ might be Wang Lings dad. Hahaha! Even the surname is the same!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 551 - Senior Odd Zhuo, Do You Do Online Relationships
Chapter 551: Senior Odd Zhuo, Do You Do Online Rtionships
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No. 60 High Schools midterm exams were officially over by noon, and Wang Ling was pretty satisfied with his performance. As long as there werent any unforeseen circumstances, his grades should ce him seventh or eighth in ss; whether it was one or the other would be left to fate. In a ss of just fifteen students, seventh or eighth ce didnt make a difference.
There were times when even Wang Ling himself felt that he had to let nature take its course.
Noon also happened to be when No. 60 High School ushered in the first school activity after the nerve-wracking midterm exams the district sports meet.
This sportspetition this time wasnt as troublesome as the previous spirit sword exchange meet had been.
Like the military training for the six schools, it was also a major event that involved a lot of nning.
The district sports meet would be employing a system where the adjudicators would go to the schools. Except for the battle of soul pets, which was more for entertainment value, the other events would be scored by professional referees invited by the city education branch of the General Administration of 100 Schools. The tabted scores would be published online straightaway; thepetition points system would be made public and transparent, and it would even be possible to check the results and rankings instantly.
Thus, there wouldnt be any running to and fro in this districtpetition this time; the students would all remain in their own schools.
Only the battle of soul pets would take ce at the spirit beast assessment center downtown, which Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi had been to before.
For thepetition, the spirit beasts would battle it out in the assessment centers specialized arena.
The event Wang Ling would be participating in that afternoon was the ry with Fang Xing and the others.
There were ten people in a team for the ten thousand-meter ry with swords, and each person would run one thousand meters.
At half past one in the afternoon, a lot of people gathered on the sports field at No. 60 High School; students from various sses sat down ording to their year and ss in circles that had been drawn on the ground outside of the sports track.
Wang Ling noticed that the referees that had been sent by the city office were already all in position. There were four people in total, including Odd Zhuo. Supposedly, three of them were referees while the fourth would act as an arbiter.
Odd Zhuo was the arbiter.
At the moment, the three referees were speaking with Old Antique at a distance. Old Antique now yed a very important role; given his way with words, he wasnt just a history teacher now, but was also basically responsible for all of No. 60 High Schools diplomatic activities How did peoplemunicate with each other? By talking big!
Who was more glib a talker than Old Antique?
A history teachers brain was full of ssical quotes.
ording to the schedule, Headmaster Chen was about to give the opening address for the sports meet, but some of the sses werent in position yet. The students who were already waiting on the sports field whispered to each other, causing the scene to be a little noisy.
Look! Senior Odd Zhuo!
Senior Odd Zhuo is getting more and more handsome! He looks a lot more mature than when I saw him thest time.
When Odd Zhuo appeared, Wang Ling heard a lot of guys and girls cheering for him.
Previously, their impression of Odd Zhuo had merely been that of a legendary senior who had killed a demon king with one strike, but after the series of major incidents that had happened and the arrest of several major criminals, his image in the minds of a lot of students at No. 60 High School had instantly grown several thousand times over.
I heard that when they busted up the Demon Hunters Association thest time, it was Senior Odd Zhuo who received the tip-off and personally took the lead as they went in and arrested people. Thanks to him, every branch of the Demon Hunters Association was shut down and who knows how many spirit beasts were rescued. This truly is a huge service to the country!
But its a pity that the boss behind the Demon Hunters Association is still atrge.
Also, did you realize first it was that Shadow Stream assassins group, then it was the Master of Shadow Stream Jiang Liuyue. After that it was the old demon, the Master of Immortal Mansion, and then the capture of Evil Sword God it was Senior Odd Zhuo who caught all of them, too amazing! He must have a very high IQ!
How can you tell?
Just think about it. With cultivation at the peakte Golden Core stage, how else can he have survived until now!
After saying this, this boy suddenly stood up and started doing a wild cheer for Odd Zhuo as he yelled in a loud voice, Senior Odd Zhuo! Do you know! I have always! Liked you!
My brain and my heart! Every organ in my body from head to toe is telling you! I like you!
Senior Odd Zhuo, do you do online rtionships?! The kind where well never break up!
Everyone was terrified by this scene, and Wang Ling sighed.
In broad daylight before heaven and earth, what kind of courage was this
This guy was then dragged off by his teacher-in-charge to be lectured.
Sitting on either side of Wang Ling, Super Chen and Dopey Guo were also stunned stupid by this scene for a bit.
Super Chen: Whos that?
Dopey Guo whispered, Thats Hu Su from Grade Three Hes in the same ss as Senior Yu. I heard that he was held back for four years, and during the Shuigou Sect incident, his mother even dissed Teacher Ye. (Note: To read this again, please look at Chapter 365: Parents and Teachers)
Super Chen was startled. Thats odd. Why didnt the school expel him?
Dopey Guo shrugged. Because his grades improved by leaps and bounds!
Super Chen was nk. Why did they suddenly start to improve?
At that point, Dopey Guo couldnt help turning to look at Odd Zhuo in front of them. Thats the power of a role model!
A weak student became bent just like that
Super Chen heaved a sigh. Actually, I dont feel that Senior Odd Zhuo is as amazing as we think. Maybe its luck, or hes reaping the fruits of someone elsesbor Ive always felt this is the case. Then again, for one person to be able to take all the credit without fail time and time again doesnt seem very realistic
Wang Ling:
Five minutester, the noisy sports field had settled down.
Headmaster Chen stood on the tform with a microphone in his hand. Students, let me say a few simple words.
And then, half an hour passed
During the speech, Odd Zhuo looked very modest as he stood behind Headmaster Chen with his hands behind his back and a slight smile on his face.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo noticed that Odd Zhuos gaze was fixed on one spot the entire time; it looked like he kept ncing in their direction.
Super Chen asked Dopey Guo in a low voice, What is Senior Zhuo looking at
Dopey Guo: He must be looking at girls. Indeed, there are a lot of pretty girls in our Senior Grade One.
Super Chen shook his head. Senior Zhuo isnt that kind of person C he wouldnt target female juniors from his alma mater. His expression doesnt seem right for it; he looks very modest and respectful, as if his shifu is here.
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: Headmaster Chen might not have taught Senior Zhuo, but he was already the leader when Senior Zhuo was in No. 60 High School. I think its pretty normal. Senior Odd Zhuo is one level higher than Headmaster Chen in office, but hes still this humble and sincere; thats not easy to do.
Super Chen narrowed his eyes and felt that only a small part of this respect was for Headmaster Chen
As for Dopey Guos reasoning, Super Chen could only ept it reluctantly. Senior Zhuo seems to be looking over here all the time. That expression Anyone would think that his shifu is sitting among the three of us!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 552 - Wang Ling, Why Don’t You Roll Up Your Pant Legs?
Chapter 552: Wang Ling, Why Dont You Roll Up Your Pant Legs?
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Wang Ling felt like Super Chen had awoken some sort of strange skill C his intuition was terrifyingly urate!
At 2.20pm, the much-anticipated mens ten thousand-meter ry officially began. No. 60 High Schools sports field was small, so onep was only four hundred meters. During the ten-men ry with swords, each person would need to run two and a halfps. The spirit swords that would be used specifically for thepetition were provided by the referees. They were ck iron swords with broad des that were pitch-ck in color and which looked very heavy; it would be pretty tough trying to control them skillfully.
This ck iron sword was equivalent to the ry baton in a normal ry.
The rypetition required the participants to keep the spirit sword floating above their heads as they ran. Controlling the sword while running hard at the same time was a way of tempering a persons mind and eye coordination, and they had to be very focused. Any distraction as they ran might cause the spirit sword above their head to fall down, and they would waste time getting it to float again.
Concentration thus yed a very important role in the ten thousand-meter ry, and teamwork was just as important. The person receiving the baton had to calcte the time precisely and inject their own spirit energy into the ck iron sword the moment they took the baton. Keeping the sword constantly floating in the air was the best way to save time in thepetition.
From Grade One, ss Three, only Wang Ling and Super Chen were taking part in this event, while Lotus Sun and Feather Lin had signed up for the womens ten thousand-meter ry.
For the sake of fostering good cooperation in the ten-men ry, Wang Ling had practiced a lot during PE lessons in school. Apart from ss Twos Fang Xing and Jiang Bai, he actually wasnt familiar with the people from the other sses.
However, Jiang Bai wasntpeting in this event. For a normal student at the Foundation Establishment stage, this ten thousand-meter ry actually consumed a lot of strength and spirit energy. Jiang Bai had to take part in the archery event tomorrow, so Teacher Ye wanted to ensure that Jiang Bai was in peak condition in terms of his spirit energy and strength since this was directly rted to his ability to focus.
In the PE lesson previously, Fang Xing had run four thousand meters with a sword in one and a half minutes, which was an average of forty-four meters per second. This was actually the highest speed a peakte Foundation Establishment student could achieve. Without activating the White Night Spell and Immortal Mode, Fang Xing was still an Itinerant Immortal, so it was easy for him to control his speed.
Sometimes, Wang Ling actually quite envied Fang Xing, because the other boy could control his strength. But that was also because Fang Xing didnt have primordial qi running wild in his body, otherwise he definitely wouldnt be in any better condition than Wang Ling.
After some practice, Wang Ling could somewhat estimate what his running speed should be.
He didnt want to stand out; looking at the overall strength of the people participating in this mens ten thousand-meter ry, he thought that the best would be to keep his running speed at roughly twenty meters per second.
It was now time for the athletes to assemble. In the distance, Teacher Ye waved a small g next to the running track.
Lets go, Wang Ling! Super Chen instantly patted Wang Lings shoulder.
The two of them stood up and walked toward Teacher Ye.
They took off their jackets, which was No. 60 High Schools uniform the whole year round. The jacket was warm in winter and cool in summer. Inside was a short-sleeved shirt which was part of a matching set with the jacket, that had the word Elite for the elite ss on the back, and the pants. Made out of spirit cotton, the uniform fit well, and you wouldnt feel too cold in winter or too hot in summer.
However, No. 60 High Schools school uniform had already been the same for several decades.
Wang Ling heard that when they moved up to Grade Two, the school would custom makepletely new versions of the school uniforms, one set for each of the four seasons.
He also heard that the building funds from Huaguo Water Curtain Group hade in.
When the time came, it wouldnt just be new school uniforms; if things proceeded quickly, by the time summer vacation came around, the whole of No. 60 High School would have gotten a facelift. The school buildings would be refurbished and even the sports field expanded.
But in all these renovation projects, it was said that there were two things which Headmaster Chen had decided to preserve.
One was the old stone sculpture that had sat at No. 60 High Schools entrance since the school had been first established until now.
The other was the half-dead spirit palms still clinging to life that grew next to the teaching block which the students jokingly called strong trees.
When the ten athletes took the field, Wang Ling noticed that there were quite a number of people staring at him.
Of course, among this mix of gazes, Odd Zhuos gaze was the hottest.
Shifu , good luck! Odd Zhuo tried his best to hold himself back as he stared at Wang Ling and cheered loudly in his heart!
He knew that Wang Ling would definitely hear him with the Mind-Reading Ability!
Wang Ling:
At the same time, some girls were talking about Wang Ling in low voices.
Whos that?
I dont recognize him It seems hes from Grade One, ss Three.
Wow, Ive been here for so long, howe Ive never seen him before? Is he such a nobody?
At that moment, Jiang Bai, who was sitting next to the girls, quietly looked up. In the spirit sword exchange meet previously, Senior Odd Zhuo borrowed his spirit sword.
Oh, him!
Realization dawned on the girls, and their expressions turned a little awkward.
It wasnt that they hadnt seen him, but that they had chosen to forget after seeing him
Hugging his knees as he sat on the ground, Jiang Bai mumbled softly, Student Wang Lings awesome
I cant see how he has such a weak presence. His grades are definitely just right down the middle, said one girl. Also, his looks are average, and he isnt good-looking. If he really was handsome, I wouldve remembered him on first sight!
Odd Zhuo heard everything this girl said.
On the tform, Odd Zhuo turned slightly toward Headmaster Chen with a smile as he asked, Teacher Chen~ that girl over there, what ss is she from?
He always addressed Headmaster Chen as Teacher Chen.
Headmaster Chen took a look before answering immediately, Oh, Regr ss Two; thats the ss that Jiang Bai, the son of the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, is in.
I see~
Odd Zhuo smiled again. Student Jiang Bai is participating in thepetition tomorrow, and hes exempted from homework today. But the rest of his ss will have one oh, no, two more test papers to do. Secretary Dakang borrowed these test papers from some collection of school exercises and they cant be bought on the market.
Headmaster Chens eyes instantly lit up. Wonderful! Ill talk to their teacher-in-charge!
But he was also a little puzzled. Then the other sses
No change for everyone else!
Odd Zhuo said mysteriously, This is an experiment, and its ssified.
Headmaster Chen wore an expression of someone who had been enlightened.
On the other side of the sports field, Super Chen silently rolled up his pant legs, revealing his tough calf muscles.
This was the typical prep for a sports-oriented student. Limited by his realm, Super Chen definitely wasnt as fast as Fang Xing. However, Super Chens family cultivated an ancient martial art; they had been doing so for generations, and they were also a household that emphasized exercise. For his realm at thete Foundation Establishment stage, Super Chen couldnt be considered slow! If he went all out, he could run thirty meters or more per second.
Wang Ling thought at first that Super Chen had rolled up his pant legs to show off his calf muscles, but in the end, he noticed that Fang Xing had bent down to start doing the same. Unlike Super Chens muscr calves, Fang Xings were slender and fit a models proportions.
On the tform, Odd Zhuo yelled in his heart again. Super Chen roll it up! Super Chen roll it up! After Super Chen, Fang Xing roll it up! Fang Xing roll it up! After Fang Xing, shifu roll it up!
Puzzled, Wang Ling looked around and noticed that the guys participating had all started rolling up their pant legs.
Because the legs of our school pants are quite loose, its better to roll them up when youre doing high intensity sports. These bandages will protect your muscles! Teacher Ye exined as he handed the bandages out. At the same time, he nced at Wang Ling. Student Wang Ling, dont just stand there, hurry up and roll up your pant legs!
After some hesitation, Wang Ling then crouched down
Chapter 553 - How To Deal With a Troll
Chapter 553: How To Deal With a Troll
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Wang Lings calves were different from Super Chens and Fang Xings; they werent as muscr or slender, but the first impression they gave people was that they were clean and well-shaped. Wang Ling rolled his pant legs up and then bound them tightly like the other guys.
At that time, Teacher Ye looked at Wang Ling and examined his muscles.
When he had done the test run back then, Wang Ling had jogged while controlling his spirit sword easily. His face hadnt turned red and he hadnt even gasped for breath; this was clearly the results of constant cultivation and exercise.
Apart from PE lessons, Teacher Ye also served as a personal fitness coach; he felt that based on Wang Lings stamina, he should at the very least have defined muscles rather than what he looked like now, which was no muscles at all.
Student Wang Ling is a bit thin Teacher Ye couldnt help frowning.
Next to Super Chen, a guy with even more extreme muscles than the former couldnt helpughing. Can this brother do it? During the testst time, I didnt think he ran very fast Hes so thin! Like white cut chicken!
Wang Ling didnt say anything and acted like he hadnt heard the guy C he had no intention of taking notice of him at all. This person might have crazy muscles and definitely did intense workouts, but that actually didnt necessarily pay off in actualbat It wasnt true that the more muscles you had, the better. Training your muscles excessively could cause your meridians to close up and slow down the flow of spirit energy.
Therefore, it was quality over quantity when it came to muscles.
What was more, it wasnt that Wang Ling didnt have muscles; he just wasnt showing them off
Are youughing at our ssmate? Super Chen looked at this guy.
He was Shi Shuai from Elite ss Two, which was Fang Xings ss. Furthermore, he was a well-known troll! He really liked to argue with other people for the sake of arguing!
Thats right, Imughing at him No matter how slow I run, I think Ill still be faster than this white cut chicken ssmate! Shi Shuai chuckled.
Are you looking for a fight? Super Chen was unable to take it, already long annoyed by this guy.
Teacher Ye was rmed; just as the ry was going to start, they had already started to argue
Shi Shuai rolled up his sleeves. I, Shi Shuai, dont scare easily! There are ten of us running, and although the final count is based on our overall times, we can still see each persons individual time. Ill definitely run faster than him!
He pointed at Wang Ling. Look at this skinny brother. When I first saw him, he looks malnourished. This is the result of eating cheap snacks everyday C what, what crispy noodle snacks, these types of things arent healthy!
On the tform, Old Antique suddenly felt like his heart had been pierced What was wrong with ? What did ever do to this boy? An official limited edition pack was very expensive!
Watch your mouth. On the side, Fang Xings expression immediately turned cold.
Shi Shuai couldnt help muttering, Heh, well see who makes a fool of themselvester!
Wang Ling still didnt say anything, but the expression on his face was noticeably a lot darker than before. He eyed Shi Shuai Silence spoke louder than words at that moment. Although Wang Ling hadnt said a single word, everyone at the scene couldnt help quivering.
Shivers traveled down their spines.
It was like being stared at with burning killing intent.
On the tform, Odd Zhuo could very clearly see how everyone in school twitched in the wake of that scene.
Looking up at the sky, Headmaster Chen couldnt help rubbing his hands together. This strange weather why did the temperature drop so suddenly?
What the hell
What was going on?
This was clearly a white cut chicken so weak a gust of wind could blow him over C so why did one look from him make Shi Shuais hair stand on end?
Shi Shuai couldnt figure it out no matter how he thought about it.
Without saying anything, Fang Xing gave a sigh before he smiled and patted this ssmate Shi Shuai on the shoulder. Do your best
Shi Shuai was baffled by Fang Xings warning. Of all the people present at the scene, only Fang Xing and Odd Zhuo knew that the moment this ssmate Shi Shuai had dissed crispy noodle snacks he was already dead!
After everyone got into position on the track, the ten thousand-meter ry officially began. Shi Shuai just happened to be the first athlete.
At that moment, the referee raised the starting gun. Stand by!
Shi Shuai had already manipted this heavy ck iron sword so that it floated above his head.
It was a lot heavier than the spirit sword that they normally used for practice, and he couldnt help gritting his teeth. Shit! But things had alreadye to this point, so he couldnt back out. Since he had bragged so much earlier, he had to go all out no matter what! At the very least, he couldnt lose to that white cut chicken!
Bang !
The gun was fired.
This robust ssmate Shi strode forward like an arrow let loose! That ck iron sword held steady above his head as he sprinted! But it was very obvious that the ck iron sword was too cumbersome, so Shi Shuai wasnt able to reach the speed he wanted; there was still half ap to go, and he was already sweating buckets!
He had said before that the fastest speed he had ever achieved was thirty-three meters per second, which was over thirty seconds per kilometer.
Very quickly, he passed on the baton.
Super Chen was the second athlete. After taking the baton, Super Chen dashed off at the speed of light while controlling the sword. Shi Shuai bent over with his hands on his knees as he gasped for breath.
He raised his head to look at this time on the electronic board on the side.
Fif fifty seconds
How could that be
Right! It definitely had to be because the ck iron sword was too heavy!
Since he could only do fifty seconds, then everyone elses times definitely wouldnt be great! Especially that white cut chicken!
Shi Shuai red fiercely at Wang Ling.
Wang Lingpletely didnt take any notice of him.
Very soon, Super Chen came round with the sword and passed the baton on to the third runner, a boy from ss Two. Unlike Shi Shuai, Super Chen actually didnt think that this back iron sword was as heavy as he had imagined it to be.
He didnt even feel like he had sweated much when he passed the baton on.
At this time, everyone was focused on the electronic board while the referee verified the result.
Super Chens time was straightaway announced.
Twenty-nine seconds!
What the hell?! He did twenty-nine seconds?!
What the hell?! I did twenty-nine seconds?!
Both Super Chen and Shi Shuai were simultaneously dumbfounded.
You outdid yourself, Super Chen! Teacher Ye was wild with joy as he patted Super Chen on the shoulder enthusiastically and couldnt help hugging him!
Only Fang Xing, standing quietly on the side, smiled with the expression of one who had seen through everything. ssmate Wang Ling,ter, can you help me out a little?
Wang Ling:
Fang Xing knew that Wang Ling had definitely done something so that Super Chen could finish running hisp so effortlessly. Otherwise, even if Super Chen had outdone himself, it would still have been impossible for him to achieve this heaven-defying time of twenty-nine seconds.
Strategically casting a minor spell in this type ofpetition couldnt be any easier for Wang Ling.
Fang Xing was the fourth runner, in front of Wang Ling who was fifth.
The third runner was actually average. Shi Shuai thought that no matter how bad his time was, he was definitely still a lot faster than this person!
When the third runner passed the baton, the whole school almost subconsciously turned their eyes to the electronic board.
The referee announced the result.
Thirty-five seconds!
The whole school screamed!
Shi Shuai: ???
It was obvious that Wang Ling had cast a minor spell on this boy to make him lighter.
However, Shi Shuais earlier time of fifty seconds was actually real C Wang Ling hadnt done anything.
Above all, their performance in the sports meet was rted to the entire schools reputation, so Wang Ling felt it wasnt worthwhile to especially go out of his way to trip Shi Shuai up with some obstructive spell. At most, he just wouldnt help Shi Shuai.
Anyway, Wang Ling was well aware that if he helped push up everyone elses times, the person who lost face in the end would still be Shi Shuai.
If you didnt teach this type of troll a lesson
He would really regard himself as Archimedes 1 !
Chapter 554 - The Importance of Encouragement!
Chapter 554: The Importance of Encouragement!
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In that moment, Shi Shuai suddenly started to feel some regret. He had talked big before the ry, but had never ever expected three people one after another to do better than him. Furthermore, they were tens of seconds faster!
How was that possible
Shi Shuai felt wounded as his confidence was dealt a heavy blow.
But before he could finishmenting, Fang Xing on the other side moved like a thunderp, and he simply ran like lightning before smoothly passing the baton to Wang Ling.
Shi Shuai didnt react at all as he stared nkly at Fang Xing. Didnt you just receive the baton?
This was too fast!
Hands on his hips, Fang Xing smiled as he looked at Shi Shuai. Thats right, Im already done.
Shi Shuai:
On the other side, the referee announced the time.
Fang Xing: twenty-five seconds!
Shi Shuai almost coughed up blood This was two times faster than his time!
With such a heavy ck iron sword, Fang Xing could still run as fast as forty meters per second; was he human?
Seeing this time, Super Chen couldnt help sighing ruefully even as he sincerely admired Fang Xings strength.
To be honest, he had actually disliked Fang Xing in the beginning as he had felt that this person was like the sun wherever he went; he was theplete opposite to Wang Ling, and was especially eye-catching.
Super Chen could admit that he had been a little jealous at the very beginning. But after adjusting his mindset, his impression of Fang Xing was: he had to admire this person!
Sometimes, when you really werent a persons match, you could only ept the truth and then make up your mind to work hard. There was no use just standing on the side and speaking with bitter envy.
After facing up to who Fang Xing really was, Super Chen had nothing but pure admiration for him.
This person had skin as nice as a girls and he had the figure of a male model. He was good in both his studies and sports, which was truly rare! This was simply a perfectbination of the best traits of a guy and a girl
This Student Fang Xing transferred here just recently, but his performance has been very good. On the tform, Headmaster Chen praised Fang Xing highly.
Mm, hes very good. Odd Zhuo nodded perfunctorily and wasnt as excited as Headmaster Chen was about Fang Xings outstanding performance; his attention was all on Wang Ling dashing around the field.
This was his first time seeing his shifu run! He was so elegant! As he ran, his bangs were lifted off his forehead to reveal a bright and clean face, which made Odd Zhuo uncontrobly excited C shifu was so handsome!
In the end, Wang Lings time as the fifth runner was thirty-two seconds.
Of course, he had specially manipted this result so that it wasnt especially high or especially low.
Most importantly, this result was already enough to give ssmate Shi Shuai, who had talked big earlier, a p in the face.
When his time was announced, Wang Ling didnt say anything, and only pulled his shirt up to wipe at the sweat on his face.
Odd Zhuo started breathing heavier at this movement, and he couldnt help giving an inward thumbs-up! Shifu s abs were like iron!
The truth was that suppressing the primordial qi that resided in Wang Lings body also took physical effort, even with the help of the talisman, since restraining it wasnt that easy.
When Wang Ling was doing an intense sports activity in particr, the concentration of primordial qi would increase, and Wang Ling would need to run an equal amount of spirit energy through his body in order to suppress and neutralize it. It was like his nerves were stretched taut all the time and he couldnt rx at all. When he had received the baton from Fang Xing just now, he had been afraid that he wouldnt be able to hold the primordial qi back and that it would leak out.
Otherwise, how would he need thirty-three seconds to finish these one thousand meters C it would have just taken him a blink of an eye.
Controlling his result was too difficult!
Sighing inwardly, he walked quietly across the grass to where their jackets were piled together, picked up his own and put it on.
He realized suddenly that everyone was looking at him strangely.
Why were they all staring at him?
After Wang Ling zipped up his jacket, both Super Chen and Fang Xing came over.
Super Chen couldnt help praising him. Not bad, Wang Ling, youre notpletely white cut chicken after all!
Wang Ling: ???
Fang Xing gave a faint smile. What he means is that your abs are pretty good.
Super Chen was very loud, and when he said white cut chicken this nickname very loudly, Wang Ling subconsciously turned to look at Shi Shuai on the side, who was covering his face in shame. But he noticed that while Shi Shuai had his hands over his face, he was still sneaking assessing looks at Wang Ling through his fingers.
Shi Shuai was feeling very remorseful now. For some reason, he found this white cut chicken ssmate, who had unintentionally shed his abs, a little handsome!
Should he apologize or not?
Shi Shuai struggled in his heart
In the end, No. 60 High Schools ten-men ten thousand-meter ry event took five minutes and forty-three seconds, which was a total of three hundred and forty-three seconds and an average time of 34.3 seconds per person. This was truly a heaven-defying result for the three referees present!
They had just been to Prime Elevation High School High School and Reliance High School earlier, both of which were key city high schools. However, the best time had been six minutes and ten seconds, which was just three hundred and seventy seconds
Was No. 60 High School really just a normal high school?
The three referees were dazed by this result.
Prime Elevation High School High School and Reliance High School were both key city high schools! Their training venues were far more luxurious than No. 60 High Schools, and their students were clearly more qualified. However, the referees had to admit that No. 60 High Schools batch of Grade One students this time was indeed amazing!
Congrattions, Teacher Ye! Your results this time are truly remarkable!
The three referees all congratted the sports instructor who was in charge of all thepetition events this time, Teacher Ye.
We were lucky.
Teacher Ye grinned from ear to ear. But is our result really that good?
The three referees twitched their lips in unison
Three hundred and forty-three seconds
Hm they could already freaking enter the city team!
Furthermore, this was just a group of Senior Grade One students; what would happen once they were in Grade Three?
We already carried out the tests at Prime Elevation High School and Reliance High School; neither of these key city high schools had better results than No. 60 High School. Tomorrow, well be going to Building Materials High School, God Vision High School as well as No. 59 High School to do the test Generally speaking, the chances of No. 60 High School winning this event this time is very high! This was the analysis of one of the experienced referees.
First was the neighboring school, No. 59 High School.
Both of the headmasters were from the same sect and both schools were currently on the waiting list to be key city high schools. But based on the quality of this batch of students alone, the chances that the students at No. 59 High School could beat No. 60 High Schools time were very remote.
On the other side was Building Materials High School, an aristocratic and private high school well-known for being established through investments from rich second generation Lin Xiaocongs dad, Lin Sicong; and God Vision High School, a private high school set up by the Xiao n. Both schools were evenly matched in overall strength.
But based on the results of the district sports meets in previous years
These two schools still couldnt beat Prime Elevation High School and Reliance High School, thetter set up by the head of Reliance Sect, Patriarch Reliance.
So this time, No. 60 High Schools chances of winning were very high!
Headmaster Chen and Director Shi walked the three referees to the main gate.
One of the older referees suddenly said, Headmaster Chen, if you have the time, you can prepare the eptance speech for the ten-men ten thousand-meter ry with a sword beforehand.
Thepetition isnt over, would that be alright? asked Headmaster Chen.
Ive been a referee for several decades C this result from No. 60 High Schools Grade One students this time has already broken a record that is several decades old, said the old referee. I hope Headmaster Chen will exin how your students were trained in your eptance speech.
What training, its because this batch of kids are talented.
Headmaster Chen smiled slightly. As teachers, we need to encourage our students. Only through encouragement can we develop their potential to the fullest Do you know the president of our Huaxius Foundation for the Disabled, Qin Mu?
The old referee nodded his head. Of course I do!
President of the Foundation for the Disabled, President Qin Mu, was a very renowned person; before he had assumed this role, he had once been a national first-ss athlete who had won gold medals in dozens of events and was known far and wide for mastering a Tyrannical Body!
We actually dont have this concept of a Tyrannical Body in our cultivation circle; President Qins Tyrannical Body took effect by coincidence. The main reason for it was that he had once been instructed by a master at a young age.
The old referee: A master?
Thats right. Headmaster Chen nodded and said, Someone called Sage Tyrant Song tricked him by saying that he had an extraordinary root bone and that he was a martial arts prodigy that only appeared once every century, the Natural Tyrannical Body.
The three referees were startled when they heard this. And then?
Headmaster Chen: He believed it
The referees:
Chapter 555 - The Informant’s Address
Chapter 555: The Informants Address
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When Wang Ling returned home that night, he saw Loopy Toads yellow skintight exercise uniform in the bamboo basket in the garden.
Loopy Toad had been cultivating quite diligently these two days. After dedicating itself to continuously cultivating the Basic Dog Skills which Little Silver had given it, it was already bing more and more familiar with the art.
When Wang Ling pushed the door open, he saw Loopy Toad and Sheep, one dog and one person, lying down in the same pose, as if they had already fused with the floor.
Wang Ling: What are you doing?
Loopy Toad sighed. Cultivating is tiring, Im probably a crippled dog now.
Sheep sighed. Being a training partner is tiring, and I was grazed today; Im probably a crippled sheep now.
What Wang Ling knew was that the Basic Dog Skills which Loopy Toad was cultivating now was something that Little Silver had snuck out of Dog Saints depository of Buddhist texts. When all was said and done, this was an art which Dog Saint had personally created, so cultivating it certainly wouldnt be easy. The first two forms were at level four, which Loopy Toad could absorb on its own, but thest five level-five forms would be a little harder toprehend.
Wang Ling nned to find the time one of these days to help Loopy Toad modify this art slightly.
To be honest, this body-focused spirit technique which Dog Saint had created was pretty amazing; the level of the body techniques involved was differentpared with that of regr arts. This was because body techniques could be divided into many forms. Of the seven forms in Loopy Toads set of Basic Dog Skills, the first two were at level four and thest five were at level five. If Loopy Toad could master all of them and use them together in one strike, its strength would be no less than a grade eight spell.
Although Loopy Toad looked extremely exhausted as ity on the floor, Wang Ling could clearly feel that its life essence was indeed now different.
When all was said and done, this was a spirit technique which Dog Saint had created by taking the characteristics of dog-type spirit beasts into ount; it had been designed for dogs and the meridians which the spirit energy flowed through was also based on a spirit dogs body. After repeated practice, Loopy Toads soul and body were clearly more aligned.
After cultivating the Basic Dog Skills, there was obviously much less obstruction in Loopy Toads initially closed and blocked meridians!
But Wang Ling remembered that Little Silver had told him previously that there was something which Loopy Toad had to pay attention to in cultivating the Basic Dog Skills, but so many years had passed and until now Little Silver still couldnt recall what it was.
But looking at the current results of Loopy Toads cultivation, everything seemed to be going well with these Basic Dog Skills and it hadnt encountered any problems yet.
The midterm exams were already over and the sports meet was already halfway through. The medicine ball event and the battle of soul pets would be on Thursday, and they happened to be taking ce at the same time. Once the sports meet was over, Wang Ling thought that his days should settle down for a while It was thirteen weeks since the start of school, and he had already sent who knew how many people to prison C his heart was very tired!
He wasnt having a peaceful Senior Grade One at all! The point was that even Wang Ling himself didnt know how many chapters there were to go before he could graduate!
Pushing his door open, he realized that someone was actually lying on his bed with a pleased and proud expression. Yo, Lingzi, youre back!
Wang Ling: ??? How was this guy here?
Behind Wang Ling, Loopy Toad was also amazed. Thest time you came, didnt you say Old Qi wouldnt let you out?
Wang Ming swiftly replied, Thats right! But if I dont see my little brother everyday, Ill miss him! A day without him is like three seasons
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
Wang Ming sat up and crossed his legs. Notice anything different about me today?
Wang Ling swept his gaze over Wang Ming before stretching out one hand to feel him, only for his hand to pass directly through Wang Mings body.
A projection?
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows.
This is remote projection technology. Folding his arms, Wang Ming said proudly, Actually, when Old Qi banned me from going out thest time, Ive been researching this since then. This projection is mainly controlled through the mind. The furthest distance it can currently cover is the whole of Songhai city. This is mainly because the projection chip I made thest time was too small. After all, this is a preliminary test and I didnt know if it would seed or not.
It can cover such a long range? Loopy Toad was startled. So you can go wherever you want inside Songhai city?
Wang Ming said furtively, You should know about our countrys Heavenly E-Satellite, right? Several years ago, when we sent someone to rece the satellitesponents, I had that small chip of mine nted among them.
Loopy Toad:
Wang Ling:
Its thanks to this satellite that my projection can cover such a long distance! Wang Ming manipted his projection to hover in the air. Even though I looked like I was lying down on the bed just now, I was actually floating. I cant touch any material object in projection mode, which is a bit of a pity.
The corner of Loopy Toads lips twitched. You even want to touch material objects
That isnt impossible, said Wang Ming. Our countrys magic treasure projection technology is already very advanced; it wont be long before we can connect a magic treasure to a persons consciousness. Theoretically, the projection willbine with a portion of spirit power to materialize a body part to some extent. In previous tests, weve already managed to sessfully materialize a projections hand, but this technology is still at the experimental stage.
Loopy Toad had just asked the question casually, and hadnt expected Wang Ming to rattle on. For zealous scientists, any progress in scientific research would make them increasingly excited the more they talked about it.
Father Wang and Mother Wang didnt know that Wang Mings projection hade here today, because he had directly sent it to Wang Lings bedroom in the Wang familys small vi.
This technology was very formidable, and if what Wang Ming said became a reality, then theoretically he could use a clone to go anywhere in Songhai city with just a thought.
But there was actually also a risk involved; if he was found to be just a projection, this news would definitely blow up. Wang Ming was acutely aware of this point.
Hence, he wouldnt use this remote projection technique so easily.
Looking at Wang Mings lifelike projection, Wang Ling couldnt help asking telepathically, Did youe here today to show off your projection?
Oh, not really. Wang Ming curled his lips slightly as he smiled. Apart from this, I have something else I wanted to tell you in person. Didnt you want me to track down an informants address before?
You did it? Wang Ling was very curious.
This guys pretty smart. He hid his coordinates with several heavy securityyers; a regr person truly wouldnt have been able to crack them. This time, I even used a massive amount of the Heavenly E-Satellites background data to do the calctions before I sessfully locked onto his position. Wang Ming spread his hands.
Staring at Wang Ling, he said seriously, This person isnt easy to deal with. In terms of his tech skills, except for Old Li, he is probably the strongest opponent Ivee across. If its like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said and this person truly knows a lot about the past, Im afraid he might be a hidden big boss C Lingzi, you need to be very careful!
Wang Ling frowned.
Do you have the specific location? Loopy Toad asked on the side.
I do! Wang Ming nodded his head. I traced all the information which this person posted online and finally got repeat hits on an address. Whats interesting is that he always posts from the same ce and at a regr time. Hes obviously very confident in his defense measures and doesnt think that anyone can track down his location The important thing is that both you and Lingzi are very familiar with this location.
Loopy Toad: Where on earth is it?
Wang Ming officially disclosed the answer, which was a short four words. No. 60 High School.
Chapter 556 - President Qi Struck Down By “Friendly Fire”...
Chapter 556: President Qi Struck Down By Friendly Fire
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No. 60 High School again?
When Wang Ming disclosed the answer, the corner of Loopy Toads eye twitched violently.
Wait a minute! Why had it saidagain?
Loopy Toad recalled that jeer it had heard when it had still been at No. 60 High School: No. 60 High School is a magical ce, a bright longevity vige
It was indeed very magical!
It could almost be said that the big shots had all flocked here.
A Soul Nascent uncle who watched the gate, the teaching pioneer Teacher Pan, a terrifying librarian, Mother Juan from the World of ck Cuisine, Old Antique who was an epic-level assassin Now there was someone who seemed to be a big shot expert monkey coder.
But who on earth was this person?
This person releases explosive news at a fixed time every week. If he has any scoops, hell post every Thursday at two in the afternoon. The location is your schoolsputer room. From the information weve obtained so far, this person is probably a student or a teacher. Wang Ming put forward his own spection: Also, Im sure that this person uses the sameputer every time.
Every Thursday at two in the afternoon? Wang Ling cupped his chin as he mulled it over. This time was precisely when they had theirputer lessons. But the arrangement for theputer sses were slightly different: they rotated between odd and even weeks, so the elite sses only hadputer lessons every two weeks. The odd weeks were when the regr sses used theputer room.
In other words, at two in the afternoon on Thursdays, there were four sses in total that used theputer room: two regr sses and two elite sses. Over ny students were suspects; furthermore, the four teachers that taught theputer course couldnt bepletely discounted After all, with Old Antique as an example, what if theputer teachers were also big shots?!
I came here today to test out my remote projection technology and also to let you know about this. In any case, Lingzi, you have to be careful; I have a feeling this person is up to no good, Wang Ming said.
He had had a strong hunch after locating this mysterious informants exact whereabouts. But he had no way to tell whether the other party was friend or foe, so he could only caution Wang Ling.
But it was strange; way back when Wang Ling had first entered the school, Wang Ming had actually checked the identities of all the Grade One students. Except for that daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, everyone else had pretty average family backgrounds and life experiences.
If this informant big shot was really one of Wang Lings ssmates, then this was even more proof that this person was very shrewd and was someone they had to be on guard against.
Back then Wang Ming had even asked Old Qi to use the official database to check all the information on the Grade One students this year one by one: their names, height, gender, and kindergarten files Wang Ming had gone through them one by one and hadnt found anyone particrly strange at all.
Oh There was one!
Wang Ming remembered now!
He remembered that in Wang Lings ss, there was a student named Hero Guo This person had so many rtives!
Apart from that, everything else was in fact pretty normal.
Wang Ming was frowning and deep in thought when Wang Ling noticed a sudden change in him. Crap!
Wang Ling: ?
Loopy Toad: Whats wrong?
I have to go back! Wang Ming looked up. My original body received news that Old Qi is in the hospital!
President Qi is in the hospital? The corner of Loopy Toads eye twitched as it was directly shocked. Isnt President Qi one of the Ten Generals?!
The Ten Generals were True Immortals How could he wind up in the hospital?
Wang Ming didnt know whether tough or to cry. He ate the dragon pork chop that Zhai Yin cooked.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
I already clearly told him, if he wants to eat Zhai Yins dragon pork chop, he has to make sure he protects his stomach with spirit energy first. Wang Ming dropped his forehead into his hand. Zhai Yins pork chops can already be considered weapons of mass destruction
Didnt you sayst time that President Qi banned Zhai Yin from cooking in theb? Loopy Toad asked.
She didnt cook it in theb; this time, Zhai Yin cooked it outside and then brought it in. Also, after listening to aunties instructions thest time, the pork chop she cooked this time actually looked pretty good. It wasnt ck like before, but golden yellow! The color was very attractive and it didnt look greasy at all
You didnt eat it?
Thatsrgely because I was wounded too deeplyst time; Ive been eating porridge these two days to keep my stomach happy Its a good thing I didnt eat it! Wang Ming broke out in a sweat. Otherwise, the next time you saw me might have been in an urn! Struck down and turned into a box 1 by friendly fire
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
But if it looks good, the taste is probably not bad, right? Loopy Toad was a bit suspicious. Can Miss Zhai really be that deadly?
Wang Ming wore a you dont understand face. You dont know Thats the scariest part! At first, anything that Zhai Yin cooked would turn out ck no matter what it was, so no one dared to eat it Now that shes gone out to look for a teacher, and after consulting auntie thest time, the food she cooks lookpletely fine! Like the kind served in a restaurant!
Speaking up to this, Wang Ming was inevitably haunted by his lingering trauma
Initially, the food which Zhai Yin cooked didnt look edible.
Now, the food she cooked was like a mushroom: it looked beautiful but was even more poisonous!
Wang Ming had also noticed a pattern. The better Zhai Yins finished product looks the more inedible it is C it can cause a True Immortal to be hospitalized after eating it. This thing is already a chemical weapon!
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
It was July 19th on Wednesday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
When Wang Ling went out in the morning, he received a text message from Wang Ming.
President Qi, who had been struck down by friendly fire, had gone to the hospital and had his stomach flushed, and there werent any major issues.
Yesterday, it was actually President Qi himself who had been careless and had eaten a mouthful without taking any precautions.
After this incident, he had learned an absolute lesson.
From now on, no matter how good Zhai Yins food looked it couldnt be eaten! Oh, no, there wouldnt be any from now on Zhai Yin was now banned from cooking anywhere!
ording to Wang Ming, Zhai Yins cooking had already been ssified by Huaxius Cultivation Academy of Science as a banned chemical toxin Furthermore, its fatality index had already reached level nine, second only to the Heavenly E-Satellites level ten E-Bomb Raining Down From Above!
In the end, she was a student who had surpassed her master
In a sense, Wang Ling thought that Zhai Yin was more terrifying than Mother Juan.
At least Mother Juans cuisine hadnt gone so far as to make a True Immortal copse after eating it
When Wang Ling got to ss, he handed in his homework and began to flip through his history book.
The first ss on this Wednesday morning was Old Antiques theory of history lesson.
And todays topic, which Wang Ling was very interested in, was the Gate Between Worlds.
Wang Ling didnt know what kind of gossip Old Antique would share today
Chapter 557 - Old Antique’s Gossip Time
Chapter 557: Old Antiques Gossip Time
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When Wang Ling got to ss that morning, he heard the gossip that Old Antique had broken up with his girlfriend.
Everyone knew who she was. Back when Old Antique had led a group to No. 59 High School to participate in the spirit sword exchange meet, he and the schools director of education Director Xie had developed feelings for each other.
The news that Old Antique and Director Xie broke up just yesterday spread very quickly, and Dopey Guo had gotten the information firsthand. However, it wasnt some uncle of his who had told him this time; it was from that delinquent senior He Bufeng at No. 59 High School who had decided to turn over a new leaf.
As No. 60 High Schools master of gossip, Dopey Guos sources werent just his uncles; he was also a famous social butterfly outside of school.
Basically, he would be close to anyone he met.
Then, Dopey Guo would shape them into intelligence spies and pull them into his gossip group.
It was human nature to be nosy, but Master of Dopeys strengthy not just in his fondness for seeking out gossip, but also in his ability to draw people into the gossip as well This was the scariest part!
A lot of people in ss had no idea about Old Antiques real identity; they just thought that this was his first love and it had to be a heavy blow to him this time. Even at the beginning of the semester, after personally witnessing how Old Antique had shot dead a Golden Core killer with a piece of chalk, Lotus Sun merely thought that Old Antique just wasnt an ordinary person.
But his identity as Gorgeous Itinerant
In Grade One, ss Three, Wang Ling was the only one who knew about it.
Back when Old Antique had been in his prime, he had been a teen idol well-known in the killers circle; who knew how many people had set their hearts on him But when it came to feelings, Wang Ling felt that in the end, he himself was still young and it wasnt good for him to say too much. Maybe it was right for Old Antique to put an end to this love affair; after all, for Gorgeous Itinerant, Director Xie in the end was just a fragile woman.
When Old Antique arrived at the ssroom, he found it inexplicably quiet and no one was talking.
The ss thought that Old Antique would be in a low mood today. Who knew he would stand on the dais with a bag of and a big smile on his face as usual, as if nothing had happened.
Students, lets get ready for ss. Everyone, turn to chapter five on modern history in your history textbook. Today, lets talk about the Gate Between Worlds. Old Antique rubbed his hands together. He hadnt brought any books with him or prepared any powerpoint slides since these things were long engraved into his memory. Outstanding teachers who werepletely familiar with the teaching materials basically didnt need to use books at all in their lessons.
Everyone: Stare
Old Antique: Students, if you have something to say, do so, dont just stare at me. Im very shy!
Everyone continued: Stare
Old Antique wasnt stupid; coupled with the unusual silence of the ssroom when he had entered, he guessed that the matter of his breakup with Director Xie had most likely been exposed. After all, when the two of them had been together, students from both schools had known all about it. Now that they had separated, this gossip would naturally spread.
Old Antique had in fact predicted it, but the only thing he hadnt expected was how fast the gossip traveled.
They broke up just yesterday in the afternoon, but this morning it seemed that the whole world already knew about it No wonder even the old man who sold egg pancakes at the gate had given him a strange look this morning, and had even especially used an extra egg and added a slice of tenderloin meat in brown sweet sauce
Old Antique now finally understood its meaning.
It actually meant
Brown tenderloin (Chicken has flown) and broken egg 1 ?
Old Antique fished out a and stuck it in his mouth. I believe all of you already know, but you are correct we broke up! It was no use hiding it. Anyway, since everyone knew about it, Old Antique thought he might as well let them talk about it to their hearts content first before they settled down for the lesson.
Why did you break up? Dopey Guo already couldnt hold back his desire to gossip.
Partly because of work, and also myself But dont worry, it was an amicable breakup. It wont affect the friendship between No. 59 High School and No. 60 High School. Speaking up to this point, Old Antique couldnt help spreading his hands. Actually, its also because Im quite yful Girlfriend or whatever, Im probably not cut out for it. I wont have anymore girlfriends after this for the rest of my life, and I can only rely on my two hands to continue to live
Everyone:
Old Antique raised his eyebrow. This topic of conversation was over and it was clear that he didnt want to continue with it.
Ahem Now lets officially start our lesson!
After returning to the topic of the lesson, Old Antique looked serious. I believe that everyone has heard about the Gate Between Worlds from various sources. Previously, because it descended at random intervals, our country suffered huge losses and disasters. But now, we have fairly sophisticated surveince equipment that can detect fluctuations from the Gate in advance. Furthermore, our country already leads the world in terms of the precautionary and surveince methods we use.
The Gate Between Worlds didnt just descend in our country, right? Little Peanut couldnt help asking at this point.
Of course. Old Antique nodded. The coordinates for itsnding are random; there are records of itnding not just locally but also abroad. Although the number of times it has descended is low, it isnt zero. As everyone knows, the Gate Between Worlds is connected to the demon world, which has all kinds of demon beasts, demon kings and even demon gods who control several major territories among the demon race. But do you know, above the demon gods, there is in fact a supreme ruler of the demon race
A supreme ruler? Everyone was shaken.
Many of the people present, including Wang Ling, had heard plenty of stories about the Gate Between Worlds from a very young age. As far as they knew, demon gods were already the rulers of the demon world. A demon god governed a demon territory and its rank was equal to that of a head of state in the human world. This was the first time everyone was hearing about a supreme ruler.
Its quite normal for you to not have heard of this concept. After all, this is historical knowledge youll onlye across once you enter university, so at this stage its still a little remote for you. Ill just say a little bit This demon ruler is also known as Demon Saint. However, up until now, Demon Saint hasnt been involved once in any battle between the human race and the demon world.
So does Demon Saint actually exist? Someone started to raise doubts.
Yes, Demon Saint certainly does exist. This is information we extracted from the memories of demon gods who died in battle. What weve learned from their memories is that Demon Saint is extremely powerful But so far we dont know why Demon Saint hasnt made a move in any conflict, and has chosen to lurk instead.
A slightly reminiscent expression on his face, Old Antique said, Currently, our country actually has very limited information on Demon Saint. But there are three things we can be sure of
First: Demon Saint does exist.
Second: The position of Demon Saint can be handed down based on an inheritance system; the current Demon Saint is a second generation sessor.
Third: From the memories of the demon gods, we know that the current Demon Saint is a merman. We also call it: Second Generation Merman 2
Chapter 558 - Loopy Toad’s Customized Magic Treasure
Chapter 558: Loopy Toads Customized Magic Treasure
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The legend of Demon Saint had actually already been around for a long time, but as Old Antique had said, this was knowledge that students would only learn about in advanced textbooks at university; most students in high school wouldnte across it.
Demon Saint did exist. ording to Old Antique, General Yi and the other nine Founding Generals had concocted a n to capture demon gods alive, which was far harder to do than just directly killing them. They had learnt about Demon Saint from the three demon gods that they had captured alive, but not long after their memories were extracted, the skins of these three demon gods had started to disintegrate before everyones eyes, until they were finally reduced to flying ash.
Did those demon gods die? Listening to Old Antiques story, everyone in ss was a little confused.
Maybe they did, maybe they didnt The only thing we can be sure of is that Demon Saint was behind all this, Old Antique said, frowning. After the human world and the demon world were connected via the Gate Between Worlds as the hub, human cultivators have since been researching the demon race. Their power source is different from our spirit energy; whenever they have to use a technique of any kind, they have to rely on the demon qi of the demon world.
And it is precisely because theposition of their power source is different from ours that the way in which the demon race inherits power is certainly different from true human cultivators. The so-called demon gods are just subordinates appointed by Demon Saint, the biggest ruler behind the demon race. As long as it finds a suitable sessor, Demon Saint has its own way of turning them into gods.
Is it a legacy inheritance? Little Peanut asked again.
Its a little simr, but theres a difference. To ensure that their Daoist teachings wouldst for a long time toe, the Almightys of the past would choose to take in disciples and impart to them whatever they had learned in their lifetimes so that their disciples would inherit their legacies. By personally passing on these teachings as well as embedding the power source in their bodies, this could greatly reduce the time it took for a sessor to cultivate this legacy. However, a genuine legacy inheritance cannot be absorbed in one go.
After this, Old Antique fell silent. In fact, there was one particr thing he didnt mention, and that was about Immortal She Pi, who had used new life as a way of directly passing his inheritance down to his child. This was an extraordinary way of passing on a legacy. However, the sess rate was generally very low, and required that special attention be paid to the elements in the harmony between Yin and Yang.
Moreover, those who chose this way to pass on their legacies would eventually use up their lives and die.
So Fang Xing was a special case in which this method had seeded But this kind of special case was truly rare. Immortal She Pis sess wasrgely due to the fact that he was both Fang Xings father and mother, so there was no need at all to pay attention to the theory of harmony between Yin and Yang, since they would be very attuned to begin with
Like in the previous incident with the old devil, he took advantage of many cultivators who sought instant sess, and tricked them into looking for the stone ghost mask in the name of legacy inheritance when he was actually looking for a corporeal body to possess.
Old Antique said with a smile, So, dear students, if youe across a wonderful thing like this legacy inheritance, please go to the Regtory Legacy Inheritance Agency to register; this is a department which our country has. On the whole, however, the probability ofing across such a good thing basically isnt high.
Wh why?
Bing a disciple now isnt as easy as it used to be. In the past, as long as you were talented, you might get noticed by the big names. But now, following the increasing advancements in science in the cultivation world, it can be said that the scope is bing increasingly wider for these big names. Talent alone isnt enough; you have to be able to talk and handle various matters as well as endure a test of your nature If youre told to serve tea, you serve tea. You need toe when called and go where youre ordered to, and even if you be a waiter for a hundred years, you cantin. Nowadays, isnt it the trend to enter a family tree? This is in fact one way of finding a sessor to the legacy.
Old Antiques words were spoken a little mockingly. Although his tone sounded rxed, Wang Ling noticed that many of the students in ss became lost in deep thought.
As kids, a lot of people had probably fantasized about what it would be like to suddenly wake up one day with the power they had always dreamed of. The typical channel of legacy inheritance was indeed a way to obtain strength in a short time, but it was often very difficult to achieve.
Today, you could join someone elses family tree and be a disciple, but if your shifu wasnt satisfied with you, you could be directly struck out of the family tree in a matter of minutes.
To be water-injected pork 1 , or to be a thinking reed 2 ?
This was a question worth pondering.
As a result, legacy inheritance wasnt as morous as it seemed. In this world, meat pies didnt just fall from the sky. Sometimes, the truth behind something was a lot moreplicated than it seemed.
Staring at the rxed expression on Old Antiques face, Wang Ling realized that this was also arge part of Old Antiques great charm, that he could inadvertently cause the students to reflect on a series of things.
Perhaps he realized that the atmosphere in ss was a little heavy; Old Antique rubbed the back of his head and smiled as he said, Of course, if I ept a disciple, I dont have too many requirements. First, they definitely have to know enough about history, and also a lot of gossip. Second, they should know how to y!
Dopey Guo suddenly raised his hand in excitement. Teacher, teacher! How about me?
Old Antique looked at him. Do you eat ?
Dopey Guo: No
Old Antique smiled broadly. Looking into your eyes 3 , youre not the one Im looking for
Dopey Guo:
Everyone:
Today was Wednesday and the day that Loopy Toad had arranged with Fatty Luo thest time to pick up its custom-made magic treasure. Because Fatty Luo didnt use chat apps, Loopy Toad didnt even know what the final design of this custom-made magic treasure looked like.
There was only one Bone King, which had been left behind by poor Dog Saint; it could be said that it was quite rare. If Fatty Luo had messed it up, could the cover of that Dog Saint hot pot be kept down 4 ?
Since Sheep had already shown the way thest time, Loopy Toad went by itself this time. This Amitayus Road was a smithing street. Fatty Luos metalware store wasnt eye-catching, but ording to the cultivation review website, it was an excellent five-star store on Amitayus Road.
Even as it approached the entrance, Loopy Toad was still trying to imagine what kind of magic treasure Fatty Luo could have forged the Bone King into.
Fatty Luo nodded in tacit understanding when he saw Loopy Toad enter the store. Wait here, Ill go and get the thing. With that, he turned around and went to the room at the back of the store which was solely for refining artifacts.
After a few minutes or so, he came out holding a box which he gently ced in front of Loopy Toad. Brother Dog, this is the magic weapon that was refined from your Bone King. Its a third-ss holy weapon, but theres still a lot of room to expand on it. If we can find the appropriate materialster, we can continue working on it and upgrade it to second ss, or even first ss.
Third ss? Not bad! Loopy Toads eyes lit up.
After all, it had been forged in such a short time. Loopy Toad wasnt too picky about the weapons grade, as long as it could use it smoothly. The main point, moreover, was that there was still room to upgrade the Bone King.
Folding his arms, Fatty Luo was very pleased with himself. Brother Dog, open it, Im in fact very satisfied with this work.
When Loopy Toad opened the box, a lustrous green light burst forth.
Loopy Toads expression was a little despondent.
It understood that during the refining process, the Bone King as the mainponent might indeed be affected by other supplementary materials, resulting in a slight discoloration of the product
But why
Did it have to be green again
Chapter 559 - Versatile Bone King
Chapter 559: Versatile Bone King
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Would Loopy Toad be unable to get away from green for the rest of its life
At first, its inward reaction was to reject it, but when it calmed down and took a careful look at this refined Bone King, it found that it was in fact very beautiful. It wasnt pure green, but shot through with white. It felt a little like jade, and the more one looked, the more pleasing it was to the eye.
After it was refined, the Bone King no longer showed any traces of having being broken. After polishing, it seemed more delicatepared with the raw material, but it was morepact. If you had to describe it, it looked a little like the green jade dog beating staff 1 Loopy Toad had read about in martial arts novels
It looks good.
Loopy Toad said, But is it fragile?
Hehe, this is a third-ss holy weapon, how fragile can it be? Fatty Luo waved his palm-leaf fan and took down a ck longsword from the shelf next to them. This is a magic weapon for testing. Ill give it a slice and show you.
After that, before Loopy Toad could react, Fatty Luo brought the sword down. With a bang, green spirit light reflected off the Bone King and the ck longsword directly shuddered before splitting into two parts.
This Bone King now might not be the most deadly, but its very tough. Furthermore, its also very versatile and can be adapted for use in various situations. Its outer form can change at will, Fatty Luo said.
Change the outer form at will? Loopy Toad was dazed. This was the first time it had heard of such a magic weapon attribute.
For example, the Wuji Umbre which belonged to President Bai, President of the Demon Hunters Association, had the space magic treasure attribute.
Evil Sword Gods Heaven-Cleaving sword, obtained from his master Sword Immortal Fanrui, had the chaos magic treasure attribute.
The magic treasure attribute of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals Brilliant Victory sword was supreme defense.
Little Master Lings Lord Jingke had the strength magic treasure attribute.
But what kind of attribute was change at will?
Its a little troublesome to exin, but it can also be described as a kind of spatial ability. However, its a very special spatial ability, different frommon spatial attributes like space teleportation. As for the Bone King in your hand, it can change freely ording to the environment and be whatever you want it to be.
It was actually a littleplicated to exin, so Fatty Luo simply gave a direct demonstration. Holding the Bone King in his hand, he injected spirit energy into it before shouting, Sword,e!
Loopy Toad then saw green spirit energy spring up over the Bone King, and it actually turned into a jade sword in Fatty Luos hand
It can do that? Loopy Toad was amazed.
After the demonstration, Fatty Luo dropped the Bone King into Loopy Toads paws.
Mmm, thats what change at will means, Fatty Luo said. When used properly, this bone from Dog Saint is a very strong magic weapon. It can both attack and defend. Change at will isnt amon attribute. But as you can see, it takes time to transform; the moreplex the shape, the longer it takes. Itll require a lot of practice.
At that point, Fatty Luo said, Have you wondered, when your rapport with this Bong King has improved after some time and produces a weapon spirit what kind of weapon spirit will it be?
Loopy Toad: All I want is, no more green
Fatty Luo: I dont know whether or not itll be green, but since the raw material of this Bone King is Dog Saints bone, the weapon spirit might very likely be a dog
Loopy Toad: Its fine if its a dog. We also have plenty of them with loli voices in the dog circle now.
Loli loli voice Fatty Luo sweated.
Generally speaking, however, a weapon spirits form was produced after the magic weapon and its owner had been in close rapport with each other for a long time. Usually, a weapon spirits appearance and personality wouldnt stray too far from what its owner wanted.
Of course, there was also a very small chance that its form would be theplete opposite of what its owner wanted For example, Dog Two currently wanted its weapon spirit to be a dog with a loli voice, so the chances of it getting a brawny brother dog were very low.
Loopy Toad nodded and mentioned Wei Zhi. Yep C I have a pet trainer friend, right? After getting to know him, I learned a lot of secrets about the dog circle.
Fatty Luo:
Loopy Toad spread its paws. In our spirit dog circle, theres a little radish 2dog who rakes in loads from a shit-shoveling officer called Pdin by chatting with him through their headphones everyday as they game online.
Fatty Luo: Little radish dog?
Loopy Toad nodded. Thats right! A little radish dog! Arent puppy dogs 3 and wolf cubs 4 popr now? Little radish dogs are another type.
Fatty Luo suddenly felt that his understanding of the world had increased.
Loopy Toad retrieved the Bone King from Fatty Luo without a hitch, and the whole process didnt take long.
At Fatty Luos store earlier, it had already dropped some of its dog blood onto the Bone King to create the bond between weapon and owner.
It decided to refine its cultivation of the Basic Dog Skills and learn how to use the Bone King for the rest of the day after it returned home.
Tomorrow was Thursday, which was when the battle of soul pets would happen. Since it was able to obtain the Bone King in time, Loopy Toad decided to test out how good the Bone King was in actualbat.
Real fighting experience was often very important.
Of course, tomorrows battle of soul pets was just a bit of fun for Loopy Toad; it wanted to conserve its true energy for the uing fight when it returned to its n.
Friday Loopy Toad had already decided on a time. The time prophesied in its dream was drawing near; it had to go back and settle everything once and for all.
To this day, Loopy Toad couldnt forget that scene in its prophetic dream where venerable Elder Wen of the Toad n led the ministers in tearful prayer in the main temple hall; it was as if it had turned into a nightmare, which haunted Loopy Toad from time to time.
It was time to put an end to everything
On the way home, Loopy Toad looked up at the sky. For a moment, the scene seemed to blur as Loopy Toad saw the blue sky that could only be seen in its nativend.
When Loopy Toad got home, it changed into its yellow skintight exercise uniform and nned to ask Sheep to be its training partner. Yesterday, it had executed the first and second forms together, and had grazed her skirt This was an immensely groundbreaking improvement! And Loopy Toads ultimate goal was to lift Sheeps skirt!
But after searching for a long time, it didnt find any trace of Sheep.
Loopy Toad looked at the time and only then remembered that this was precisely when the old man went grocery shopping, so it was very likely that he and Sheep had gone out to buy groceries.
Wang Ling had alreadye back from school; looking out the window on the second floor, he raised his eyebrows slightly.
He nced at Jingke on the bed. Jingke trembled slightly in response and swiftly transformed into his human shape as he came to Wang Lings side.
Wang Ling looked at Loopy Toad in the garden, who was looking for a training partner, and rubbed Jingkes head.
Jingke yawned, then turned into a stream of light andnded directly in front of Loopy Toad.
The sudden descent of this brown spirit light scared Loopy Toad. ???
Jingkes face turned serious. Ill, be, your, opponent.
Loopy Toad: Can, I, refuse
Jingke: No, way.
Loopy Toad:
Chapter 560 - Loopy Toad’s Battle Music
Chapter 560: Loopy Toads Battle Music
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Were they really going to fight?
Facing the white-robed sword spirit in front of it, Loopy Toads heart couldnt help feeling heavy.
It had to be said, however, that this was indeed a rare opportunity for hand-to-handbat. In terms of actualbat experience, Loopy Toad thought that thebined strength of all the enlightened gremlins in the Wang familys small vi probably wasnt half as powerful as the white-robed sword spirit in front of it this was an existence that could effortlessly demonstrate the most supreme profound truth of Sword Dao, the World-Annihting Sword
But Dog Two had to admit that this kind of practice opportunity wasnt something an average person coulde by.
After the Immortal Mansion incident, Loopy Toad had its own theory about Jingkes origin. While it hadnt been at the scene personally, from Little Silvers verbal ount, it had been a pretty stunning sight.
Over a thousand spirit swords had been hidden inside the Master of Immortal Mansions intrinsic spirit field, but after Jingke had appeared, these spirit swords had immediately changed sides without hesitation at just one meaningful nce from Jingke!
This was the type of charisma that only the real king of sword spirits had
What did that mean?
It meant that the white-robed sword spirit in front of Loopy Toad already stood at the peak of Sword Dao it wasnt an exaggeration to say that it could even be the embodiment of Sword Dao itself.
While Loopy Toad was lost in thought, Jingke tilted his head and looked at it. Are, you, ready?
Staring at that face, the corner of Loopy Toads eye twitched violently.
This expression was too simr!
If it didnt know that Jingke was just a sword spirit, it really wouldve thought that this was Little Master Lings biological son; except for the hair color, the poker face and the expression were extremely simr! There were ten billion dead fish eyes in the world, but not all of them would be like Little Master Lings which were cold yet gentle.
Loopy Toad had seen plenty of dead fish eyes, but it felt that only Wang Lings dead fish eyes were special.
It was said that a sword spirit resembled its master; even their eyes were so simr, and Loopy Toad felt that no truer words had been spoken.
As it faced Jingke, Loopy Toad took a deep breath. The Basic Dog Skills focused on speed and uracy, and it was very important to stay calm while you were boxing.
Yesterday, Loopy Toad had been able to throw two hundred punches per second at its peak. However, it had only been able to graze Sheeps skirt. It was very obvious that the white-robed sword spirit in front of it would be more difficult to deal with than Sheep.
Here Ie! In its yellow skintight exercise uniform, Loopy Toad jumped backward so that it was several dozen meters away from Jingke.
Jingke could sense the spirit energy gathering under Loopy Toads paws.
A momentter, Loopy Toad suddenly sprang forward, its dog paws creating four round indents in the ground. It looked very formidable as it lunged directly at Jingke.
Loopy Toad had already performed the first and second forms of the Basic Dog Skills while it was in the air! With the two formsbined, its dog fists turned into hundreds of afterimages in the air in a dazzling sight.
Jingkes face, however, was unruffled. Too, slow.
He raised his hand, and brown sword intent emerged. In order to not hurt Loopy Toad, this sword intent didnt have any destructive power, but had an effect simr to the Brilliant Victory swords supreme defense.
Thud thud thud thud !
Loopy Toad felt every single one of its punches hit the back of the sword.
It changed its angle of attack, but the sword intent followed it closely and blocked all of its attacks.
After exhibiting two forms of the Dog Skills, it couldnt even get close to Jingke, let alone graze his body!
Your punches, are too slow. This sword intent, has only, less than one tenth of my strength.
Jingke stretched out a finger and drew a line three meters in front of him. He then looked at Loopy Toad and said, If you, can cross this line, itll be considered, your win.
Loopy Toad was stunned. How badly was it being looked down on
It had to do its best no matter what!
As Little Master Lings first contract spirit beast, Loopy Toads expression turned serious!
Bone King!
It used the Space Swallowing Spell to pull the green Bone King out from its mouth. Then it started to concentrate. Boxing gloves boxing gloves boxing gloves
Wang Ling watched this scene from his bedroom. He was the one who had asked Fatty Luo to refine the Bone King, and in such a short time, Fatty Luo had been able to refine Dog Saints bone into a third-ss magic weapon, which was proof that Fatty Luo was indeed the real deal when it came to smithing. Besides, the magic treasures attribute was also a little special: it was actually a transformation-type magic treasure connected to the space around it, and this change at will attribute was not amon one.
In the garden, Loopy Toad watched Jingke closely.
It intended to use the strength of the Bone King to increase its attack speed, but this was its first time using the Bone Kings shape-changing attribute. It was just like Fatty Luo had said, change at will was a very rare and very powerful attribute, but it really wasnt easy to use.
It actually took a whole thirty seconds for the Bone King topletely turn into a pair of gloves.
This wont do, I still need a lot more practice! Loopy Toad sighed in its heart. A battle moved very quickly, and unless it was fully prepared in advance, thirty seconds was really a little too long!
After the transformation, the Bone King had turned into a pair of emerald green boxing gloves which Loopy Toad wore on its dog paws. Not only did they not feel the least bit heavy, they instead made Loopy Toads paws feel a lot lighter!
Loopy Toad was happy with this discovery.
Theres one step left. Loopy Toad looked at Jingke and took a deep breath.
Jingke: ???
Then, Loopy Toad opened its mouth again and actually took out a tape recorder which it had bought with the money it had swindled out of Little Silver.
Loopy Toad then pressed the y button and a familiar melody came out of the recorder
Wang Ling was nk. This song was very familiar! It was a rousing ssic!
Dog Twos body started to sway to the beat. Wang Ling was stunned this guy could actually do the shuffle!
This was a pure melody which stirred the blood; Wang Ling only remembered that it was a very old ssic and just couldnt figure out its title. After the music yed for more than a minute, he saw that Dog Two had already stopped dancing and had gotten into an attack position after umting power.
Then, just as the song reached the one minute and twenty seconds mark, Dog Two officially moved! It was still the first and second forms of the Basic Dog Skills, but at a significantly faster attack speed! Jingke parried with an equal amount of sword intent, and now clearly had to use slightly more effort.
Ah, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit! Dog Twos fists were like a flying dragon as it threw more than six hundred punches in two seconds.
But it wasnt over. At the songs climax, Dog Two suddenly started to sing loudly: My right paw opens the heavens and I turn into a dog! Move the mountains and rivers again and level chasms. One day the rising sun of the East will shake space and time. Return to the primeval times to conquer and control1 !
Wang Ling and Jingke:
Following this passionate music, it felt to Jingke as if Loopy Toad was now a different dog. If he continued using the same amount of sword intent as before, it might be difficult to hold off this attack.
Jingke lowered his eyes as he wondered if he should increase his strength.
However, it was at that moment that the emerald green boxing gloves which the Bone King had transformed into on Loopy Toads paws changed again, and densely packed spikes actually sprung out of this pair of boxing gloves like mushrooms after the rain.
Power, of Sword Dao?
Jingkes expression changed slightly.
He hadnt sensed wrong; though it was faint, the spikes indeed contained a kind of power of Sword Dao, derived from Evil Sword Gods power of Sword Dao which Loopy Toad had inherited, the ten-meter sword circle
Chapter 561 - The Correct Way to Delay Updates?
Chapter 561: The Correct Way to Dy Updates?
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Watching the fight, Wang Ling was also struck dumb by this scene.
The power of Sword Dao unexpectedlybined perfectly with Loopy Toads spirit technique through this magic weapon, and theyplemented each other in battle. Was this also the power of the Bone Kings change at will attribute?
Chin in hand, Wang Ling couldnte up with any other logical exnation.
Supposing that this really was the case, then this Bone King and Loopy Toad were well-suited to each other, as if this magic treasure had been made for Loopy Toad.
With the Dragon Fist BGM ying, Loopy Toad brimmed with vigor. Along with the emerald green boxing gloves that the Bone King had transformed intobined with the spikes created through the power of Sword Dao earlier, Dog Twos vigor had doubled in a short instant.
Jingke raised an eyebrow slightly; an invisible sword gravitational circle with a range of ten meters had already formed around Loopy Toad. This was the Sword Dao gravitational force which only the ten-meter sword circle possessed. It was currently a prototype created bybining Loopy Toads and the Bone Kings strength together. However,pared with theplete form which Evil Sword God had discharged back then, it was still fairlycking.
The ten-meter sword circle which Evil Sword God had used back was like a small satellite that could directly turn into a ten-meter field and bust out a tremendous gravitational pull that could suck everything in from all around before tearing them apart.
The more familiar one became with this power of Sword Dao attribute, the stronger the gravitational force.
At that time, Evil Sword Gods ten-meter sword circle could already produce the holy depletion light, and anyone drawn into the field would be greatly weakened.
But in order to reach that level, Loopy Toad would need to master at least ny-five percent of the power of Sword Dao.
Be that as it may, Loopy Toad was now able to discharge this gravitational wave, and already one could feel a force dragging them in.
Not, bad. Jingke gave his apathetic praise.
He could already see Dog Two waving its spiky boxing gloves around crazily as it shed with less than one tenth of Jingkes sword intent.
But, its no use
Jingke raised his hand and was just about to increase the power of his sword intent, but it was right at that moment that he saw the yellow skintight outfit which Dog Two was wearing actually tear apart from the power of the ten-meter Sword Dao!
And then, the scene which met Jingkes eyes
Apletely naked green-furred dog crazily waved a pair of emerald green spiky boxing gloves around in midair, while that which could not be described waggled with the movement of Loopy Toads body, like a green foxtail swaying fiercely in a gale.
Jingke:
Ling said, dont look, at indecent things!
Jingke promptly covered his eyes.
Nows my chance!
Loopy Toad knew that this was the opportunity it had been waiting for!
It hammered the sword intent fiercely, and directly breached the three-meter boundary Jingke had drawn! At the same time, it jumped up high, putting away its spiky boxing gloves and leaving paw prints on Jingkes white robe! This entire series of actions was performed naturally and smoothly.
Dog Two: I win!
Wang Ling and Jingke:
The sun set at that moment, and Dog Two weed dusk with an unprecedented look of confidence on its face.
Click !
It turned off the tape recorder behind it and couldnt help letting out an emotional sigh. As expected! With my BGM, no one can beat me!
Wang Ling and Jingke:
When the old man and Sheep came back from buying groceries, they unexpectedly found Jingke sitting upright in the living room and massaging his eyes seriously.
Lord Jingke?
Sheep drew closer curiously, but Jingke didnt pay any attention to her.
The old man couldnt help turning to Loopy Toad, who was lying on its stomach on the floor, and asking, What is Little Kezi doing?
Dog Two: Hm, hes doing eye exercises.
The old man and Sheep:
That night, Father Wang and Lie Mengmeng didnte downstairs for dinner. In the study, Lie Mengmeng was doing all he could to press Father Wang to write his manuscript. The double monthly votes battle might have ended with Father Wang crushing thepetition, like a king who had never been in doubt, by several million votes, but he was behind by quite a number of chapters.
Among these millions of monthly votes were big yers that backed him as well as many fans that supported and helped him But with hundreds of thousands of characters yet to write, he really felt like dropping dead right now.
His ck-rimmed sses drooped listlessly as he pounded numbly on the keyboard.
He didnt know how many characters he had typed before he weakly opened his mouth. How how many more characters do I have to go?
Lie Mengmeng counted how many characters he had left to type. Not many, only a hundred and ten thousand left. You can take a break after you finish this today.
Father Wang:
Lie Mengmeng: Dont you have that stimnt cigar? Hurry up and take a few puffs!
Father Wang looked like he wanted to die. Can can I dy the updates?
Lie Mengmeng folded his arms and smiled as he looked at Father Wang. How are you going to do that?
Father Wang: For example, if I post on Weibo saying that Red Hair Medical Liquor is a fake tonic, do you think the next province over will arrest me 1 ?
Lie Mengmeng:
Father Wangs gloomy eyes suddenly lit up. Actually, Ive already thought up an all-inclusive n for dragging out chapter updates. Ill post something about the fake tonic. Then you can use your Weibo to help share myment and say that you are my editor and that Ive been arrested over the border so I cant update my novel. It usually takes over seven days before youre let out of detention! This way, I can dy my updates by a week!
Lie Mengmeng: Then after seven days
Father Wang: You can say that although I was released on bail, Red Hair Medicinal Liquor still wouldnt let me off the hook, and started sending people out to kill me. They would chase me all the way to the ends of the earth, so in the end I had no choice but to flee the city I was living in. I was a drifter until I reached the holynd that is the South Pole, and in the end I created a rocket to fly me into outer space toward Mars to start a new life!
Lie Mengmeng was silent for a bit. Actually, you can test it out on Weibo just post If I said that Red Hair Medical Liquor is a fake tonic, what should I do if they are prepared to send people from the next province over to arrest me?
Can I?! Father Wang was pleasantly surprised.
Sure. Lie Mengmeng nodded.
Father Wang swiftly typed it up for Weibo, and didnt even add a dog head 2 !
Roughly three minutester, Father Wang refreshed the page; unexpectedly, there were already more than two thousand likes and hundreds ofments and shares.
The firstment: from @Hell Guest Zhou Ze: Which organization has the guts?! Ill send my hell envoy to pay them a visit!
The secondment: from @Sky-Exploding Sect Official Weibo: Shock! Wang Situ has been arrested?! Our Sky-Exploding Sect is the first to object! Know our cultivation high-explosive grenades?! Our Sky-Exploding Sect disciples will blow open the gates and rescue you! [fist salute] [fist salute]
The thirdment: from @Disabled Elderly Vige Official Weibo: @Vige leader Qin Mu 3 , this writer says hes been arrested and cant update. What to do? [doge]
The fourthment: from @Legend of Pdin_The Healer Official Weibo: Teacher Wang Situ is definitely using this as an excuse to secretly go check out lolitas with me! Lets go to Tuerqi for lolitas! Theyre all legal over there!
Chapter 562 - Wang Ling’s Medicine Ball Test
Chapter 562: Wang Lings Medicine Ball Test
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There were manyments under the post and Lie Mengmeng scrolled down for a look. If it wasnt an official Weibo ount of a sect that had shared andmented, then it was some sect leader going so far as to abuse their power in thements.
A verified ount, Principal of Huaxiu Thunder and Lightning University @Head of Guodian Wushu Studio,mented: Dy in updates dont exist. For any writer who does this, I wont be able to help myself from teaching them a lesson!
From @Lolita Immortal Sect Official Weibo: Is Master Wang Situ tired? Our immortal sect can provide door-to-door service to wake your brain up! Our service is free! You just need to update more! Please send the official Weibody a private message! Mwah mwah!
@Legend of Pdin_The Healer Official Weibomented under @Lolita Immortal Sect Official Weibosment:Official Weibody! Please follow us! Well add you too!
Lie Mengmeng looked at Father Wang and then directly grabbed the mouse to close the Weibo window. Give up, just do your best and type.
Just as Lie Mengmeng said this, Father Wang saw his phone on the table vibrate suddenly as he received a secret message from a 7777777 number.
The moment he saw the number, he already knew who the message was from.
He opened the message, which had been grandly sent by that superior.
That superior: I read your Weibo, is someone out to get you? What is that Red Hair Medicinal Liquor doing? Want me to get someone to check it out? Forget it I might as well directly ban the brand. Ive already asked President Qi to get a fix on your phones location; if someone within Songhai city is looking for you, hell know. If they want to detain you, Ill find out who so hurry up and update! Ill die if I cant read Immortal King ! _(:3 )_
Father Wang:
Standing some distance away, Lie Mengmeng couldnt see the exact content of the message, but what was obvious was the deathly stillness that came over Father Wangs face after he read it.
And this message had actually been sent by the number 7777777!
It went without saying that it was definitely a big shot fan that had sent this message to press Father Wang for updates.
7777777
Emm Lie Mengmeng cupped his chin as he pondered: The world is focused on you 1 ?!
It was July 1st and the thirteenth Thursday of the semester.
During the self-study period at noon, Wang Ling would be participating in the medicine ball event. The opening ceremony was already over. This time there wouldnt be a huge crowd of spectators from the three grades watching, which was a huge relief to Wang Ling. However, there were still some who didnt want to rest during the self-study period, and hade out to watch.
From Senior Grade One, three other students had signed up for the medicine ball event apart from Wang Ling; one was Fang Xing, one was that ssmate Shi Shuai from before, and the other was Hu Su, who had remained in Grade One for four years but whose grades had recently and suddenly improved dramatically.
After being pped in the face the day before yesterday, Shi Shuai hadpletely lost his arrogant air, which made Teacher Ye very happy.
Shi Shuai was normally a pain in the neck who was prone to creating trouble in school. Each one of the ten individuals had outdone themselves the day before yesterday except for Shi Shuai, who had found himself at the very bottom. Teacher Ye guessed that this had probably been a heavy blow to him.
So in todays medicine ballpetition, whether or not he performed well, Teacher Ye decided to encourage him by using the basic carrot and stick approach.
Every teacher in No. 60 High School attached great importance to psychological education, since a sessful mental foundation in education would directly impact a persons future prospects.
Senior Grade One in particr was a time when students would feel especially hollow and lost, and easily became embittered. This was the period when they enjoyed posting especially provocative and unconventional things on QQ Zone and in WeChat Moments It was clear that proper guidance in building a mental foundation was especially important.
The supervisors this time were still those three referees from the day before yesterday, but the arbiter today would be one of the old referees since Odd Zhuo was unable to be present due to work.
Holding a specially-made red medicine ball in his hand, the old referee gave an exnation before the start of thepetition. ording to thepetition rules for the medicine ball event in the district sports meet this time, we will be testing the performance of four students in total: Students Wang Ling, Fang Xing, Shi Shuai, and Hu Su. In the end, well add together the numbers for how far the four of you throw the ball to calcte the overall score. One meter is one point! Full marks for one hundred meters!
After saying this, the old referee handed the ball to Shi Shuai. You go first! He didnt do it on purpose; it was purely only because Shi Shuai was the closest to him. Having said that, Shi Shuai had certainly left a deep impression on people with his troll nature the day before yesterday.
But everyone should be given the chance to redeem themselves; perhaps he would do well today!
A medicine ball for regr people weighed five to eight kilos, and naturally it wasnt hard at all for a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage to throw it hundreds of meters. However, this red medicine ball had been especially custom-made by cultivation schools for Foundation Establishment cultivators to use inpetition; although it was small, it weighed close to one hundred kilos.
The moment Shi Shuai epted the ball, his hands couldnt help dropping a little. Although he couldnt hold it in one hand as effortlessly as the old referee, throwing it wouldnt be a problem. For a Golden Core cultivator like this old referee, this Foundation Establishment medicine ball was as light as a chick.
On the other side, the other two referees had already used a sand gourd magic treasure to set up a sand path to prevent the medicine ball from damaging the sports field when it fell to the ground. The sand path was the standard one hundred meters in length, but the referees all felt that it was impossible for Foundation Establishment students to throw it very far without professional training.
In the best performance yesterday from the key city high schools Reliance High School and Prime Elevation High School, the furthest the ball had been thrown was still just seventy meters.
Furthermore, looking at the scores for the medicine event in previous years, No. 60 High School didnt have apetitive edge at all; theyd lost thest two years and had been right at the bottom behind No. 59 High School by arge margin.
When he was about to officially throw the medicine ball, Shi Shuai couldnt help casting a look at Wang Ling since he had been looking for a chance to apologize.
He had been nning it since the end of the opening ceremony yesterday, and had repeated his lines countless times in his heart, but they just wouldnte out. In addition, it would be embarrassing to say anything with so many people around.
Just y first Ill look for another chance! Shi Shuai gritted his teeth and then gazed at the one hundred-meter long sand path in front of him.
Gathering strength and then dropping into a catapult position, he threw the ball with a roar. Go!!!
Shi Shuais medicine ball flew in the air in a perfect arc and then dropped into the sandpit up ahead.
Holy shit?!
Seventy-three meters?
The old referee and the two referees next to him, plus Teacher Ye and all the students present at the scene, were dumbfounded.
On the side, Fang Xing gave a knowing smile.
He noticed Wang Ling stealthily withdraw his crooked finger.
Chapter 563 - Wang Ling’s Medicine Ball
Chapter 563: Wang Lings Medicine Ball
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Seventy-three meters.
The whole audience was dumbstruck!
The old referee was bbergasted at Shi Shuais result Seventy-three meters was yet another new record! The all-time record for the one hundred-kilogram medicine ball throw was just seventy-one meters!
Shi Shuai never thought he could throw the ball that far!
The instant he had let it fly, he had felt that an upper limit of forty meters would already be pretty good!
What was going on?
He stared at his hands in disbelief. Could it be had the ry race yesterday inadvertently opened him up to enlightenment?!
This
The referees were stunned, but the medicine balls trajectory had been normal.
The sand path had an anti-cheating mechanism that would activate if magic was being used to cheat. The instant the medicine ball was thrown, the mechanism had already started to monitor its speed and drop point. If Shi Shuai had cheated, the referees would have noticed.
The truth was, this anti-cheating mechanism was useless on Wang Ling.
The reason was very simple This anti-cheat mechanism only monitored the use of magic.
What Wang Ling used was Heavenly Dao!
The old referee took a breath, yet toe to his senses. He hade to No. 60 High School three times, and they had broken records on each day. On the first day, it was the ten thousand-meter ry while controlling a sword. On the second day, Jiang Bai, who represented the school in archery, had set a new record for making zero errors, and now on the third day, the medicine ball record was also theirs? No. 60 High School was pretty amazing this year!
Take down the result, seventy-three meters! the old referee announced.
He sighed in his heart: the younger generation would eventually surpass them!
Lotus Sun: I never thought ssmate Shi Shuai would be this good. A group of students from Grade One, ss Three had turned out to cheer for Wang Ling; the familiar faces of Little Peanut, Super Chen, Dopey Guo, Lotus Sun, Feather Lin and the rest were part of an impressive lineup.
Dopey Guo: He couldve just been a lucky bastard, like Super Chen the day before yesterday.
Super Chen: ???
In truth, Super Chen really couldnt deny Dopey Guos words. His peak condition and idental luck could be the only reasons for his performance in the ten thousand-meter ry the day before yesterday; there was no way he could have done it otherwise.
Is this already a record-breaking score?
Little Peanut said, Also, I know that this sand path has an anti-cheating mechanism; itll detect if you use magic when you throw the medicine ball!
Super Chen chuckled. Hey, maybe the magic is so advanced that the mechanism cant detect it at all! Super Chen said this in a low voice and purely as a joke, but the corner of Wang Lings lips twitched when he heard it.
Student Wang Ling, its your turn!
Shi Shuai was in a great mood after his outstanding performance. When he handed the ball to Wang Ling directly, he apologized in passing. Im really sorry about the day before yesterday! When he said this, he even stretched out his arms to give Wang Ling a cordial hug!
But just as he reached out, Fang Xing pped his hands away. Not a bad apology! Children can indeed be taught! But ssmate Wang Ling doesnt like this. Fang Xing was still puzzled; an apology was well and good, why did he still raise his hands
Shi Shuai could only withdraw his hands awkwardly, and he scratched his head as he looked at Wang Ling. Let me know what you want to eat next time, Ill treat you!
Mm. Without saying anything else, Wang Ling gave Shi Shuai a nod and the matter was considered closed.
Teacher Yeughed secretly on the side. It was always good to settle any conflicts internally. They were schoolmates; there was no need to be so stiff with each other. He had initially nned to have a heart-to-heart chat with Wang Ling and Shi Shuai after the sports meet to resolve the conflict, but looking at them now, Teacher Ye felt that he hadpletely been thinking too much!
Not only did this batch of students have good physiques, they could also reflect on themselves and their self-growth! Teacher Ye felt that this was probably the easiest batch of students he had ever taken care of.
But it was the schools style to describe them as the worst batch for now, so Teacher Ye couldnt spill the beans and could onlyugh to himself.
epting the medicine ball from Shi Shuai, Wang Ling heaved a dark sigh.
He had previously tested his performance with the medicine ball and he couldnt maintain steady control of his strength. Even with the talisman seal on, it was still hard to control his strength when he threw the ball; Wang Ling felt that it was a lot harder than controlling the sword during the ry!
The ball in his hands, Wang Ling stood on the throw line as he was greeted with deafening cheers.
ssmate Wang Ling, good luck! Lotus Sun and Feather Lin led the cheers.
Given Lotus Suns support, a lot of boys from the other sses followed suit and started shouting.
Good luck, Wang Ling!
Good luck, ssmate Wang Ling! Smash Shi Shuais seventy-three meters, I believe you can do it!
Drawing in a breath, Wang Ling got ready to throw the ball.
The moment he threw it, he suddenly realized that he had used too much strength!
In the end, his result was sixty-five meters!
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily the ball came back
Well done, Student Wang Ling! Teacher Ye was over the moon.
This was already a pretty good performance!
In the crowd of spectators, Dopey Guo asked in a low voice, Strange did you see the parab of the medicine ball just now?
Super Chen shrugged. I wasnt paying much attention. By the time I came back to my senses, Wang Lings ball had already dropped to the ground.
Dopey Guo: Maybe there was something wrong with my eyes?
After verifying the result, the old referee pushed up his sses. Mm, no problem, take the result down! Sixty-five meters!
When Wang Ling had thrown the medicine ball, Fang Xing had been drinking water.
He had almost sprayed it out when he saw Wang Lings throw!
How the hell could there be no problem
The fact that other people couldnt see it was normal, but Fang Xing had seen it very clearly!
If he hadnt seen wrong
Wang Lings medicine ball just now had gone onep around the globe!
A few minutes before Wang Ling had thrown the ball
The sun shone down on the golden sand of a beach in Mixiu nation.
A blue-eyed blonde foreigner with huge pectoral muscles was lying on a deck chair on the beach. He only wore a pair of beach shorts and was nked on both sides by two rows of beautiful assistants.
Still no news? Head pillowed on one arm, the man spoke with a foreign ent and sipped at his juice.
This juice was made from imported Kasyapa spirit fruit; it was sold by the drop, and one drop cost one thousand immortal gold.
President Edmark, President Bai is still making discreet enquiries, but it should be soon. A female assistant put down her phone and bent down to whisper in his ear.
This Devil Kings Remains will belong to our Night Chief no matter what. Anyone who gets in my Night Chiefs way will be disposed of. This barrel-chested foreigner curled his lip and smiled slightly. Weve been nning this sincest year and nted a lot of spies in Huaxiu nation in order to take Devil Kings Remains for ourselves. As long as we control it, we can possess the whole world.
Mr Edmark this subordinate is slow
Brow furrowed, the female assistantpletely didnt understand what he meant by possessing the whole world.
This Mr Edmark smiled as he spoke telepathically to just this female assistant. Youve been by my side for so many years through thick and thin, so theres no harm in telling you. This is already no longer a secret among Night Chiefs upper management. Do you know why we are vying for this Devil Kings Remains?
She also used telepathy to reply, For the extinct materials inside?
No no no.
Mr Edmark shook his head. This is all for the level thirteen magic hidden inside Devil Kings Remains.
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Chapter 564: You Have Completely No Idea What Happened
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Level thirteen spell? The female assistants face turned pale with shock.
Over thest few decades, it could be said that she had seen and experienced many things, but she had never heard of a level thirteen spell. Until now, the highest supreme secret magic she had ever heard of was only level ten.
A level ten spell was already transcendent magic with power thatpletely wouldnt lose out to a hundred spirit power nuclear bombs.
A level thirteen spell A spell that was a whole three levels higher? How terrifying was that?
Cold sweat trickled down the female attendants cheeks; she didnt dare follow this train of thought.
Why do you think Huaxiu nation has tried everything they can to prevent other countries from invading? Holding the cup of juice, President Edmark couldnt helpughing. Of course, its very important to protect the resources in the remains. But whats even more important is that they too are after the level thirteen transcendent spell hidden in Devil Kings Remains. This is the intelligence we obtainedst year from the spies which our Night Chief nted in Huaxius military forces.
The female assistant was once again stunned by these words. To be able to nt spies inside Huaxiu despite how formidable the countrys defense had been all these years, and to obtain information from the military as well Given the level of secrecy involved, it went without saying how ssified the information on the existence of this level thirteen magic in Devil Kings Remains was.
But how on earth had Huaxiu known about the magic to begin with?
Could it be that Huaxiu also had spies inside Night Chief?
The female assistant cupped her chin and mulled the matter over.
We once saw a level ten spell in a book, and already it had extraordinary power. Based on spection by an expert in magic, the destructive power of a level eleven spell can bring disaster to the entire and a level twelve spell can destroy it, while a level thirteen spell canpletely wipe the from the universe.
A thought seemed to hit President Edmark as he curled his lip and smiled oddly. You should now know how important this level thirteen spell is to us, right? As long as we master it, we can rule the world. Weve been plotting this for a long time and President Bais investigation should being to an end soon.
The female assistants face turned pale with shock. She got down on one knee and lowered her head with a humble expression on her face. President Edmark shared such an important secret with your slow-witted subordinate. This subordinate has nothing to return the favor with!
Its not a big deal.
He waved his hand and smiled, as if everything was under his control. Do you know who I am? I am one of the six generals of Night Chief and also their leader. Although Bai Zhe and I are on equal footing, he doesnt have my authority to speak. After weve smoothly carried out this master n, Ill think of a way to rope him in to work for me.
Hearing this, the female assistants esteem of him grew even higher.
That was right, how great and how powerful was President Edmark?
When Night Chief had been first established, its earliest leaders were now the direct subordinates of the head of Night Chief, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor. Night Chief didnt have a deputy leader, but Edmarks status was already on an equivalent level. Except for Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, every other person in Night Chief had to show President Edmark respect, including the other five great generals.
And among the six great generals, President Bais position was actually the lowest
On the surface, we six generals work as one and are like brothers. But the fact is that someone has already been secretly colluding with the enemy. Ive assigned seventy percent of our manpower to this n, and I know all its details. We have the superior advantage, so we must make good use of it! said President Edmark.
cing the juice down, he stretched out one strong and wide hand to stroke the female assistants face as he looked at the other attendants. All of you can leave.
With a whoosh, the rest of the attendants dispersed so that only President Edmark and this first female assistant remained on such a big golden beach.
President Edmark, we shouldnt be doing this The female assistant blushed.
Edmark stood up at that moment, the muscles straining on his body as he transformed. Broad wings and a long, thick tail stretched out behind him as fur sprung up on his body.
President Edmark had been injected with the blood of an ancient griffin as part of Mixiu nations experiment inbining humans and demon beasts together; he was one of the few sesses of the experiment.
Ah! President Edmark is really too handsome! The female assistant was deeply enchanted. In this state, President Edmarks male pheromones were more intense, and the assistant couldnt help going soft at the knees.
They were very close to each other and his pheromones were too stimting! Just as she was about to fall down, Edmark held her up with one broad hand around her slender waist. You are worthy as the person who has served me the longest. When Im in this beast state, whether its man or woman, not a single person can stay standing in the face of my pheromones for more than three seconds.
President Edmark stroked her face gently. Youre so lovely. Can I touch you?
This subordinate belongs to you! Im at your disposal. The female assistant blushed and tilted her head as she tried to avoid looking him in the eye. Instead, she turned her gaze to the jade green ocean waves.
Just as President Edmark was about to bend down and kiss her, the female assistant suddenly saw a dot of light unexpectedly appear on the sea horizon in the distance!
She rubbed her eyes to make sure she hadnt seen wrong. This dot of light was actually growing bigger and bigger!
She pointed at the sea horizon and cried out, President Edmark, look! It seems like theres a meteor on the horizon!
A meteor?
This golden beach was known as the beach where the sun never set, because an artificial sun had been set up so that it would be bright all year around. It wasnt a good ce to see stars, so how could there possibly be a meteor?
???
President Edmark furrowed his brow; he felt a bit disgruntled at being interrupted, but he still followed the female assistants gaze to the sea horizon.
There was indeed a dot of light that was growing brighter and brighter.
But it didnt seem to be a meteor.
President Edmark opened his Heavenly Eye and tried his best to catch the meteors trajectory, but it was really too fast.
Even his dynamic vision couldnt capture this speed?
He was dumbfounded. He gathered all his spirit energy in his pupils, which due to the blood of the ancient griffin also had the eyesight of a bird, but even then he could only just get a rough image.
However, in the next moment, he realized that this meteor was actually flying toward him!
Bam!
This meteor smashed through his chest, leaving a huge bloody hole and sttering the female assistants snow white face with fresh blood.
As the assistant screamed, President Edmark looked down at his chest in disbelief. A med medicine ball?
These were his dying words
Chapter 565 - The New Generation Of Scapegoats
Chapter 565: The New Generation Of Scapegoats
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President Edmark was dead?
What on earth was that spiritual pressure that had fallen just now?
Covered in blood, the female assistant trembled on the golden beach, isted and without help.
She hadnt seen clearly what had happened; the instant this unknown object prated President Edmarks chest, she had only sensed a terrifying oppressive force, like the sky falling down, which had suffocated her!
Although it had only been for an instant, the female assistant had felt the threat of death.
Who on earth had done this?!
Someone had actually been able to assassinate President Edmark without him sensing it at all!
And what was the unknown object that had prated his body?
Gritting her teeth and trembling as she got to her feet, she carefully examined the gaping and bloody wound in President Edmarks chest.
With the ancient griffins blood, President Edmarks body had been endowed with the powerful ability to heal itself. In a regr situation, he wouldnt die on the spot even if he was beheaded!
But the wound on his chest was now bleeding nonstop; it was clear that the wound waspletely unable to heal itself; very likely the unknown object had carried the major damage effect on it. Furthermore, it had gone right through his heart!
It could be said that this was a meticulously nned kill that hadnt met the slightest bit of resistance!
I have to report this to Spirit Emperor as soon as possible. Her hands shaking violently, the female assistant called Night Chiefs internal emergency hotline.
President Edmark had less than three minutes before he waspletely beyond help.
If they were quick enough, there was still a chance that they could collect President Edmarks remnant soul from this golden beach.
But it was very strange!
Unexpectedly, no one was answering Night Ghost Spirit Emperors emergency hotline!
This had never happened before!
At the same time, a secretboratory on the border of Mixiu nation was in turmoil.
Spirit Emperor was attacked!
Alert! Alert! Highest Alert! some Night Chief disciples cried out in fright.
A man with waist-long ck hair and a face as white as a vampires was down on one knee in pain as he gasped harshly for breath.
This man with the twisted face was none other than the Night Ghost Spirit Emperor whom President Edmark had mentioned previously.
It had all happened too suddenly!
Just now, an unknown object had shattered thebs eighty-one True Immortal barriers, blown apart the impregnable ramparts outside theb, and taken off one of the Night Ghost Spirit Emperors arms
Damn it Who was it?! How dare they brazenly try to assassinate this lord! Night Ghost Spirit Emperor flew into a rage. His entire right shoulder and arm had beenpletely ripped off and the injury wasnt healing itself.
It was obvious that the unknown object that had reduced him to this state just now carried the major damage effect.
To actually be able to injure him to this extent This person had terrifying strength!
Whether that attack earlier had been a magic treasure or a spell, the person was definitely more than a True Immortal, to be able to give him such a severe injury.
A deep furrow in his brow, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could only think of one possibility
First, this person was definitely a Venerated Immortal.
Second, this person was very likely the legendary Immortal Zhenyuan.
Right now, all nations abided by the International True Immortal Convention, and the various heads of states would do mutual random checks each year to rule out the possibility of the existence of a Venerated Immortal. Thus, the chances were high that the person who had mounted this sneak attack was Immortal Zhenyuan!
But the problem was, how had Night Chiefe to the attention of such a big name?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperors imagination ran wild.
This matter had to be thoroughly investigated at once! He had to know the truth!
Lord Spirit Emperor! You have a call! a disciple suddenly said at that moment.
Ive no time to answer it! Gritting his teeth, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor released a breath of cold air to freeze the arm that was lying on the ground. That strange magic treasure just now had the major damage effect on it so my injury isnt healing. Fetch me some anti-major damage drug ingredients at once!
Lord! Its an emergency internal call from President Edmarks first assistant Judy! the disciple said again.
Didnt you hear me? I said I dont have the time! Any more rubbish out of you and Ill crush your head!
Because of his broken arm, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was in a very bad mood. Edmark this guy is bing more and more outrageous! Tell him to call me personally!
The disciple:
On No. 60 High Schools sports field.
Sixty-five meters is already pretty good, right? Dopey Guo couldnt help praising. I never expected Wang Ling to be so amazing. You look so thin, but youre really something.
Ive never thought Wang Ling was weak. Super Chen tsked. To be honest, I thought Wang Ling was hiding his strength. Its a pity that his performance is always the same C his test grades are always right down the middle and Teacher Pan cant say anything about them. Super Chen couldnt help spreading his hands when he said this. It was because Wang Lings performance was so stable that Super Chen had gotten the mistaken impression that Wang Ling was average.
No matter how well a big shot hid their strength, their true nature would be revealed after taking so many tests! Furthermore, the teachers at No. 60 High School were never routine when they gave out the tests. To take the trouble of determining how to get an average score on the test topics prior to taking the test who would be so free to do this type of headache-inducing thing?!
Thus, Super Chens initial idea that Wang Ling was a hidden boss was dispelled just like that.
The third person to undertake the medicine ball test was Fang Xing. When Wang Ling passed him the ball, Fang Xing thought that it felt sticky and its color seemed a little different
But the medicine ball they were using for thepetition was red to begin with. There was also some sand from the sand path stuck to it, so it was hard to discern the difference without a careful look.
Emm Wait!
This wasnt blood, was it?!
Fang Xing broke out in a sweat. Wang Lings medicine ball just now had gone onep around the globe
Who knew whether it had identally hit something!
Fang Xing smelled the blood on the ball but didnt think that it smelled human.
He sighed and decided to recite a section of the Incantation of Rebirth in front of the medicine ballter; no matter what, identally injuring a small animal wasnt good!
When Fang Xing threw the ball, the younger referee suddenly said, Captain, does the color of this medicine ball seem a little different to you? It seems a lot brighter?
Youre probably mistaken.
The old referee said, Have you heard the nursery rhyme I Picked Up a Penny On the Road?
The young referee was startled. I have
The old referee: This nursery rhyme extols the virtue of not pocketing money that you stumble across. When you listen to this as a child, youll hand over whatever money you find to the police uncle every time C dont you think the red scarf you wear is a lot brighter after that 1 ?
The young referee:
Chapter 566 - My And Brother Dog’s True Love!
Chapter 566: My And Brother Dogs True Love!
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Elsewhere, Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad arrived at the entrance to the spirit beast assessment center one after another. The battle of soul pets was about to start. A general letter of authorization from No. 60 High School in hand, Wei Zhi went to the front desk with Loopy Toad to register.
When the sister at the front desk saw the photocopy of Wei Zhis pet trainer qualification certificate that was attached to the letter, her mouth opened to the size of an egg: SSR This was a big shot pet trainer!
The sister shuddered and stamped the letter. She had been shaken by the arrival of an S-level pet trainer previously, but now there was an SSR-level. It was obvious that both trainers had been hired by the schools. Were pet trainers so short of money these days The sister was a little baffled.
Hello, Mr Wei Zhi and Mr Dog Two, this is your letter of authorization. Your match will be held at Stadium 3 in fifteen minutes. The sister wore a professional smile.
Thanks! Wei Zhi epted the information and pulled at his cap and turned the brim around out of habit.
Just as he was about to leave, the little sister suddenly opened her mouth. That, wait
Wei Zhi turned around with a puzzled face. Was there something else?
The sister smiled embarrassedly. Mr Wei Zhi, Im very curious, what is the standard fee for pet trainers at your level when they substitute for an owner to lead a spirit beast into battle?
Oh, Im not getting paid for this.
Wei Zhi shook his head and looked at Loopy Toad at his feet, his eyes full of stars. What Brother Dog and I have is true love!
The sister:
Loopy Toad:
The battle of soul pets was modeled as a real stadium battle. The spirit beasts from all the various schools would be whittled down at the group stage until three were left to take part in the finals, and thest championship round would take ce among these three spirit beasts.
At the same time, the stadium battles would be broadcast live to every major high school; Loopy Toad guessed that there would definitely be a lot of people watching the final championship round.
Prior to thepetition, Loopy Toad had already projected who the other two spirit beasts might be in the championship round.
Aluminum Small Fish, Reliance High Schoolsnd shark; Jinbei, No. 59 High Schools goldenback gori, and that battle lion which God Vision High School and the Xiao n had chosen would be the biggest enemies.
When they arrived at the entrance to Stadium 3, the S-level pet trainer that had been invited by No. 59 High School entered the arena with the goldenback gori.
Their opponent was a giant crystal king scorpion roughly the size of a monkey from Prime Elevation High School, and the pet trainer whom Prime Elevation High School had dispatched was also an S-level.
The goldenback gori was a fourth-ss spirit beast, but the crystal king scorpion was third-ss. However, as long as pet trainers were participating in this battle between spirit beasts, the oue couldnt be decided based on the ss of spirit beasts.
A pet trainer was actually an unknown quantity in a spirit beast battle.
The role of an excellent pet trainer was not only to take charge in battle, but also to help a spirit beast achieve victory. Directing the battle was just secondary; what was more important was to help the spirit beast detect the opponents weakness during battle and quickly respond by formting a purposeful battle n.
The fact that Wei Zhi was able to get an SSR qualification as a pet trainer was ample proof that he had a very quick mind and sharp insight.
As Loopy Toad was thinking this, the entrance ceremony in Stadium 3 had already begun.
In his seat, the malementator started to introduce the athletes. What youre seeing below is yer Jinbei from No. 59 High School and yerGanirun 1 , from Prime Elevation High School!
Its worth mentioning that Prime Elevation High Schools yer Ganirun stepped onto this stage after defeating three strong yers also at third ss, Spidon, Cobrander and Sharkler 2 ! Let us now look forward to Ganiruns excellent performance!
Loopy Toad:
In front of Stadium 3, Wei Zhi looked at the image on the huge broadcast screen. Brother Dog, who do you think will win?
Loopy Toad said without hesitation, The goldenback gori has a better chance of winning.
Wei Zhiughed. Great minds think alike, Brother Dog! You and I were made for each other!
Loopy Toad:
Loopy Toad had investigated all the spirit beasts in thispetition beforehand. The goldenback gori might not have as high a ss as the crystal king scorpion, but the two spirit beasts were almost innately quite ill-matched.
Furthermore, it had been expressly stipted that the spirit beasts were forbidden from using killing moves in these stadium battles, restricting them in many aspects. The use of the neural toxin which the crystal king scorpion was most proud of was thus heavily restricted. In this contest, the crystal king scorpion was only allowed to use a paralytic toxin.
Usually, however, this paralytic toxin wouldnt work on such a huge goldenback gori in the short term. Coupled with the goldenback goris characterically thick skin, whether the crystal king scorpions stinger could pierce it was another problem.
The battle began.
The goldenback gori began to beat its breast; this was a kind of battle cry-type sonic spell which could act to mentally discourage the other party.
The crystal king scorpion circled around the goldenback gori as it looked for a position from which it could inject this paralytic toxin. The pet trainers on both sides fought a battle of wits and courage. The crystal king scorpions pet trainer was constantly looking for good attack opportunities, but the goldenback goris pet trainer was more vignt and would instantly alert the gori of the crystal king scorpions slightest movements.
It had already been three minutes since the battle started
But both sides hadnt physically shed yet.
We dont need to watch anymore, the goldenback gori has won the battle.
Wei Zhi looked at the time and immediately shook his head. Its not possible to engage in a prolonged battle with spirit beast types like the goldenback gori, which is prone to enter rampage mode. A prolonged battle can easily trigger this rampage mode. This goldenback goris opening battle cry was for the sake of increasing its rage meter. Once it enters rampage mode, it wont make a difference even if the crystal king scorpion stings it
Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of pet training knew that spirit beasts in rampage mode were basically immune to paralytic toxins. If hallucinogenic toxins hadnt been banned in the stadium battles, the crystal king scorpion might have had a better chance of winning.
Many pet trainers nearby cast nces at Wei Zhi as he analyzed the situation; there was some surprise and agreement, and also some doubt.
The fight will be done in a minute. Wei Zhi didnt bother to watch the screen anymore. Instead, he crouched down and stroked Loopy Toads dog fur. Miraculously, Loopy Toad realized that it unexpectedly didnt hate it at all; on the contrary, it felt quitefortable.
Previously, except for when Little Master Ling brushed its fur with his fingers, anyone else who touched it made Loopy Toad ufortable.
But it wasnt the same with Wei Zhi.
Grooming spirit beasts before a battle can help rx their minds. Wei Zhi groomed Loopy Toad for about a minute and then stood up.
Because on the big screen, thementator had already officially dered the battle over.
Given that the crystal king scorpions paralytic toxin didnt work, it was directly knocked out by the goldenback goris iron hammer fists, which were the size of small mountains.
The two pet trainers shook hands and left the arena. As per convention following a stadium battle, the goldenback gori and the crystal king scorpion were sent off to get their injuries checked.
The battle was over in a minute, just as Wei Zhi had predicted.
Those pet trainers who had questioned him before all gave him amazed looks. Who on earth is this person?
The two S-level pet trainers havee out! Teacher Xia Fei and Teacher Yue Yang! They are well-known pet trainers from the Pet Trainers Guild!
The two pet trainers smiled as they left the stadium. Many young pet trainers surrounded them asking for their autographs.
But when the two of them saw Wei Zhi, they were instantly taken aback. ShiC
Wei Zhi smiled and narrowed his eyes as he gestured at them to hush.
Loopy Toad saw this. As expected, this guy was a big shot!
Chapter 567 - Brother Dog, You Roar Too!
Chapter 567: Brother Dog, You Roar Too!
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With Wei Zhis one gesture, the two S-level pet trainers promptly looked away and pretended to bepletely oblivious. Although the eye contact had been fleeting, the reverence which the two S-level pet trainers had for Wei Zhi was very obvious to Loopy Toad.
It was very familiar with this look; it was the same expression people in the cultivation circle had once they knew Ling Zhenren and met him in person.
Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi walked through a very long passageway as they prepared to enter the arena. There was no one else around, so Loopy Toad couldnt help asking, Were those two just now your disciples? It thought they looked a little old
Wei Zhi looked very young for an SSR-level pet trainer. Although he was still doing his best to make money to feed his contract spirit beasts, it wasnt difficult to see that he took good care of himself.
Wei Zhi shook his head. No.
Loopy Toad nodded to itself, thinking that this was indeed the case.
Wei Zhi added, Theyre my disciples disciples.
Loopy Toad:
When Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi entered the arena, they attracted a lot of attention. When they came out of the passageway, Loopy Toad was wearing its yellow skintight outfit.
After its skintight outfit had been ripped apart by the power of Sword Dao thest time, Mother Wang had rushed out several sets overnight. For Loopy Toad, this yellow skintight outfit was already no longer a training uniform, but also its battle outfit.
That dogs a little interesting.
This green-furred dog is even wearing a skintight outfit. Its the first time Ive seen an ordinary breed akita thats evolved into a spirit beast. This has to be a mongrel mutation, right?
The spirit beast assessment centers big screen attracted the gazes of a lot of pet trainers who were engaged in discussion. That was because Loopy Toad was the smallest spirit beast in the thepetition this time, even smaller than the crystal king scorpion Ganirun earlier.
The opponent Loopy Toad faced this time was Building Materials High Schools me tsunami dog, full name: me splitting tsunami 1 dog
As soon as the pet trainers and spirit beasts from both sides entered the arena, everyone was stunned by the stark difference in the size of the spirit beasts.
Compared with the me tsunami dog from Building Materials High School, Loopy Toad was really too small!
Theyre both third-ss, but the difference in size is too big Many trainers couldnt help looking at the profiles of the spirit beasts broadcasted on the big screen. The spirit beast assessment center had information records on allwfully contracted spirit beasts, and all this data had been directly taken from their database.
Grade, species, body type and habits were all made public.
me Tsunami Dog: me Dog Family; me Tsunami Genus.
Name: Mad Breaker Three Swords
Level: Third-ss
Weight: 200 kilograms
Length: 4 meters
Height: 2.3 meters
Characteristics: Violent and Berserk, Gant and Fearless, Unrestrained 2
In his seat, the malementator said, As you can see, the color of Mad Breaker Three Swordss fur is very beautiful, which shows that this me tsunami dog has excellent breeding! ording to its owner, this Mad Breaker Three Swordss main diet is insects, and its main food are the spirit butterflies which Spirit Butterfly Vige has in abundance!
No wonder it has such good breeding! Many of the pet trainers were amazed. Spirit Butterfly Viges spirit butterflies were top quality food insects and each one was pricey!
A spirit butterfly can sell for five hundred immortal gold bars at most.
So expensive?
Some pet trainers new to the industry didnt quite understand the situation. Are they filling?
For a me tsunami dog of that size, eating two spirit butterflies would be enough. One spirit butterfly weighs fifty kilograms.
So heavy
A Pushing Large Butterfly is already thirty-two kilograms!
Later, Loopy Toads profile was also disyed.
Name: Dog Two
Species: Akita
Level: Third-ss
Weight: 20 kilograms
Length: 1.1 meters
Height: 0.68 meters
Characteristics: Buddha-like 3
Everyone:
The fight had yet to start for real, but many people were already looking down on that green-furred dog. For spirit beasts of the same type, it was the size difference that decided the oue most of the time. And the main point was, they had never seen the pet trainer of this green-furred dog before! It seemed he wasnt famous
When they heard people ask around about Wei Zhis identity, Xia Fei and Yue Yang sweated and started whispering to each other.
Why is shishuzu 4here?
Who knows, hes probably running out of money again
But hes so amazing; why doesnt he have more of a reputation?
You probably dont know, but when he used to fight before, he always had a yellow-skinned mouse 5 with him. Without the mouse around, his existence plummeted
Actually, its because shishuzu himself keeps a low profile; a big part of the reason why he doesnt have enough money is because he doesnt want to get involved in the business of spreading fake ads. A few years ago, that Red Hair Medicinal Liquorpany approached him to be their ambassador. He found out that this medicinal liquor contained the bone of the spirit leopard, which is a second-ss spirit beast under state protection. He was so enraged back then and was crushed for a period of time after that because of it.
At that moment, someone suddenly remembered that these two were still there, and one by one people turned to look at them. What do you think, Teacher Xia Fei and Teacher Yue Yang? Which side do you think will win?
In the end, neither of them said anything, and just shrugged their shoulders before they left.
For them, there was already nothing worth watching in this match. They didnt actually know what that green-furred dogs strength was like, but since it could catch Wei Zhis attention, it definitely wasnt weak. Besides, they had also heard previously that Wei Zhi was helping a friendpete; the problem was that they hadnt realized at all that Wei Zhi would bepeting in the same event with them.
A match with an SSR-level pet trainer, plus it was their shishuzu Woof! Woof! Woof! The me tsunami dog let out a battle cry and Loopy Toad felt a strong windsh out at it. This was the sonic wave slice from the battle cry; it was so fast that even many of the cultivators at the scene didnt react in time.
Loopy Toad didnt know if it was because it had been training with Sheep and Jingke recently, but it felt that not only was the me tsunami dogs roar weak andcked power, the speed of this sonic wave slice was also very slow C Loopy Toad felt that the time it took for the sonic wave slice to float over to it was long enough for it to take a piss!
It was clear that this was a slightly contemptuous and provocative feeler that this me tsunami dog had sent out.
But when it saw Loopy Toad actually evade this sonic wave slice deftly, its expression also changed slightly.
Wei Zhi was a little unhappy. Brother Dog! We cant let it look down on us! You roar too! Send a roar back!
Got it!
Loopy Toad nodded to itself since it had already intended to do so.
At that moment, all eyes were glued to this green-furred dog.
They saw it get into position and it suddenly looked up at the sky and roared, | ` O | Awuu 6~~
Wait a minute! Awuu ?!
Everyone:
Wei Zhi was very satisfied. This was just like Brother Dog! Its cry was very distinctive!
Chapter 568 - Bone King’s Intimidation
Chapter 568: Bone Kings Intimidation
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This battle cry was almost a littleical, causing the me tsunami dog named Mad Breaker Three Swords to look disgusted, but just as the roar faded away, its expression suddenly changed.
Somehow, this small green-furred dog which had looked weak at first sight, with a physique that was the direct opposite of its own, suddenly made it feel a hint of rm!
This was spiritual oppression?
Mad Breaker Three Swords struggled to keep itsposure, but it found itself starting to shake uncontrobly and violently like a guichu video 1 at the green-furred dogs battle cry.
The me tsunami dogs pet trainer realized something was wrong. Three Swords! You need to calm down! Just think! If you win this match, your owner will buy you a Venerable Spirit Butterfly! Itll be cooked in your favorite way, as cream puff tempura!
Venerable Spirit Butterfly?
This was the most luscious spirit butterfly in Spirit Butterfly Vige, and also the parent of all spirit butterflies, hence its extraordinary name! Furthermore, there was only one in every nest! A Venerable Spirit Butterfly was thus very expensive, and sold for roughly fifty thousand immortal gold bars! But its meat was tasty and Mad Breaker Three Swords had been drooling over it for a long time.
As long as the head was removed, there was two hundred times more protein in a Venerated Spirit Butterfly than in a regr spirit butterfly!
Three Swords! You must get it, Three Swords!
So that master can buy a Venerated Spirit Butterfly and roll it into cream puffs and fry tempura, and then you can eat them one by one! You must hold on! Dont admit defeat in front of this mongrel autumn green dog!
But it was still shaking uncontrobly!
Three Swords began to realize that this battle cry wasnt an ordinary one as it had directly stirred up its spirit and soul this was fear from the depths of its heart! This wasnt something as simple as spiritual oppression! How terrifying!
It was clearly a dog that was only the size of its palm, but after that battle cry, it felt like the green-furred dogs eyes had grown infinitelyrger, as if they were looking into the very depths of its soul and the blue dome of heaven was pressing down on it with profound force.
This dog exactly what was it?
So so scary, woof Three Swords started to whine softly; its tears had already begun to flow and it suddenly burst out in uncontroble crying. This was because it realized that it already had no chance of winning this match, but most important of all It couldnt eat its most beloved, long-awaited Venerable Spirit Butterfly!
The more Three Swords cried, the more sorrowful it became. Finally, it even flipped onto its back and cried loudly and bitterly with its paws over its eyes.
It was so scared it cried?!
This scene waspletely unexpected and everyone watching the big screen was stunned; even thementator was astonished. What was going on?
How had such arge me tsunami dog been frightened into crying by a mongrel akita?
Thementators face was stunned. yer Three Swords, can you still fight? Please grab hold of your valiant and fearless will to fight! The match cant just end like that! This is live!
Three Swords covered its dog face with its paws. I cant, woof I dont want to,woof I really cant, woof Hurry up and find someone to carry me away, or itll really be toote, woof
Thementator was very angry. yer Three Swords! Please show us the fighting spirit of a contract spirit beast!
But hardly had thementator spoken when a fountain shot into the sky as Three Swords cried
yer Three Swords was so scared it had wet itself
Its tears were like the banks of a river bursting. I already said I cant, woof
Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad:
Loopy Toad was full of despair. Had it lost control of its power just now? Shouldnt be! But then why was the me tsunami dog this scared?
Loopy Toad withdrew its aura and walked slowly toward Three Swords. It was as if Three Swords was seeing a wild and fierce beast approaching it, and with two long streams of tears trailing behind it, it actually fled the arena. This was probably the legendary running away in tears 2
Thementator had a helpless look on his face. Due to yer Three Swords losing the ability to fight, yer Dog Two is the winner of this match
After the match, Wei Zhi watched the rey in the yers lounge and was puzzled no matter how he thought about it. Brother Dog, what did you do just now? He thought Brother Dogs awuu had been very cute! But why had it scared the me tsunami dog to that extent?
Loopy Toad: I dont know, Im confused, too
Wei Zhi frowned. Brother Dog, if you werent going all out but you could frighten the me tsunami dog to that extent, I wonder if it might be due to the effect of an external factor? For example a magic treasure? There were actually no restrictions on magic treasures in a conventional stadium battle between spirit beasts. Spirit beasts could use their own magic treasures during a battle, but usually there was no need for them so there werent any opportunities to use them.
Loopy Toad was nk when Wei Zhi brought this up.
Was it because of the Bone King?
Although it had been refined into a magic treasure by Fatty Luo, the Bone King in the end was a bone from Dog Saint!
Loopy Toad took out the green Bone King with the Space Swallowing Spell. I think its because of this! This magic treasure was created from the Bone King which you gave me! Because they were very close and it was Wei Zhi who had originally given him this Bone King, Loopy Toad felt that there was no need to hide it.
Brother Dog refined the Bone King into a magic treasure? Wei Zhi was also shocked when he saw it.
To be honest, the vice president had a lot of precious treasure, but Wei Zhi had only been interested in this one at the time as he had felt that it wasnt simple. He never expected to have actually picked up a gem.
Wei Zhi tsked. This bones origin isnt simple! Perhaps this is the bone of some top ss spirit beast which Brother Dog has refined into a magic treasure. Its because you have this on you that other spirit beasts will feel dread!
Mm.
Loopy Toad on the whole agreed with Wei Zhis conclusion. The fact that the me tsunami dog had been frightened to that extent probably had to do with the Bone King. This was the bone of Dog Saint, the supreme leader of dogs. The slightest hint of its aura would intimidate any dog-type spirit beast.
However, Loopy Toad currently didnt know whether the Bone King had the same intimidating effect on other spirit beasts since it might only be effective on dog-type spirit beasts.
Loopy Toad decided to experiment a little in the fightter.
What magic treasure attribute does the Bone King have now? Wei Zhi asked.
Its versatile, Loopy Toad answered.
Thats quite a special spatial attribute! Wei Zhi sighed emotionally as many thoughts crowded his mind at the same time. Later in battle, can you take out this Bone King? I want to do an experiment!
Wei Zhi cast a nce at the final showdown in the battle of spirit beasts.
The opponents Loopy Toad would be facing next were Jinbei, the goldenback gori with rough skin and thick flesh, and Reliance High Schoolsnd shark Aluminum Small Fish.
Chapter 569 - Good Luck, Little Xia!
Chapter 569: Good Luck, Little Xia!
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An hourter, the battle of soul pets final which everyone had been looking forward to was about to begin.
The final members selected for the championship were those that Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad had predicted at the beginning. Loopy Toad had initially thought that the remaining two spirit beasts that would finally appear in the championship round would be out of Jinbei, the goldenback gori, Aluminum Small Fish, thend shark, or the battle lion from God Vision High School.
What was surprising was that the battle lion from God Vision High School lost to Aluminum Small Fish, the brutalnd shark from Reliance High School. More importantly, it was a crushing defeat! When Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi came out of the arena, they heard nearby pet trainers discussing it.
Thatnd shark is kind of scary!
I thought both parties would be evenly matched at first I never expected this battle lion to fall so soon. The battle lion handpicked by the Xiao n was actually one-sidedly beaten by and shark!
But it seems that thend shark ate something before the match. Could it be a stimnt?
I dont think it was a stimnt. A pet trainer shook his head.
As they chatted about this, what Aluminum Small Fish, thend shark, had eaten before the match had been identified, and the result directly appeared on the big screen. What it had eaten just now was a pack of potato chips
Loopy Toad was amazed. How formidable were gluttons nowadays?
Potato chips
All the pet trainers were dumbstruck and rendered speechless.
If it had been a stimnt, it would definitely have been strictly prohibited, but who knew a spirit beast could be so obsessed with snacks!
Back in the yers lounge, Wei Zhi began his analysis. It seems that thisnd shark has a unique physical trait; its probably a kind of fierce stimtory response. Spirit beasts with this kind of trait are really rare!
What kind of physical trait is that? Loopy Toad asked.
You can think of it as a hyperstimtion in reaction to somemon foods. Usually in this stimted state, the spirit beasts strength will increase sharply and it can disy extreme powerpletely beyond its ss. Furthermore, it doesnt have any negative impact on the body; on the contrary, it promotes the resilience of the meridians in the body Overall, its a pretty good physical trait.
Wei Zhi added, But spirit beasts with this type of physical trait are usually difficult to tame. Not only can they eat, they are especially expensive to raise, so ordinary people cant afford to keep them.
Loopy Toad sweated. However much it ate, could it eat more than Little Silver?
But listening to Wei Zhis analysis now, Loopy Toad was increasingly looking forward to a showdown with thisnd shark. Loopy Toads strength was now second-ss. If thisnd shark could break out second-ss strength using this physical trait, Loopy Toad suddenly felt that this was a fight worth anticipating!
About five minutester, Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad entered the arena again.
This time, Loopy Toad would be facing two enemies. Besides Jinbei, the goldenback gori, there was Aluminum Small Fish, thend shark, who was eating potato chips like crazy.
Wei Zhi greeted the goldenback goris pet trainer opposite him. Good luck, Little Xia!
Loopy Toad: Of course! Little Xia had appeared If Little Gang showed up, they could form a team of three and sweep up the medals 1 !
Xia Fei: To be honest, Xia Fei had been in denial right up to this moment He had no chance of winning at all with a fourth-ss gori! This was like teaching a fish how to swim in front of his shishuzu !
So when Wei Zhi greeted him, Xia Feis heart couldnt help trembling and hisplexion paled slightly; he was both nervous and scared.
A lot of pet trainers were watching this scene on the big screen.
Come to think of it, who on earth is this green-furred dogs pet trainer? Why dont I have any impression of him?
This man actually called Teacher Xia Little Xia, like they know each other? Look, Teacher Xia Feis face has changed hes probably angry
With the earth-shaking sound of an electronic gong, the showdown which everyone had been waiting for started.
Loopy Toad began to observe thend shark.
Because thisnd shark was female, it could be considered not very big, but it was still three meters long! It was covered from head to toe ih ck scales, which thend shark had developed in order to protect its skin onnd. In water, the scales would disappear. Apart from this, thend shark had two legs!
Loopy Toad thought that its appearance was a little like the mermaid painted by the police officer in the movie The Mermaid
At that moment, thend shark Aluminum Small Fish stopped eating and casually threw the pack of potato chips to one side. Its legs then shook, and like a meteor from outer space, it dropped straight into the ground directly between Dog Two and the goldenback gori.
Both of you, surrender and save yourselves the suffering.
After that, Aluminum Small Fish looked at its pet trainer and said, And you! Why are you spacing out! Hurry up and order takeout! This old woman wants to eat chips! This fight will be over very soon! Order first!
Everyone was rooted to the spot in astonishment.
It was in the end a spirit beast who had the fierce stimtory response trait, and its pet trainer simply had no say
Wei Zhi chuckled and took no notice at all of thend sharks provocation. Pretty cute, little shark! Though thend shark is called and shark, you would have had more of an advantage in a water battle! How can a fish be called a fish out of the water?
Thend shark didnt listen to its pet trainer at all. It was nk for a moment before it immediately felt violent rage. How dare Wei Zhi look down on it! It was strong enough even without drawing on the power of water! Thend shark vigorously shook its short legs and instantly tumultuous energy rose up from under the ground to blow up the stage.
The goldenback goris pet trainer Xia Fei immediately said, Jinbei! Get out of the way!
Unfortunately, because of its huge size, plus thispletely unexpected energy that had welled up from under the ground, the goldenback gori couldnt dodge in time at all and this energy jabbed it in the anus, causing the gori to wail as it covered its butt with its hands.
But thend shark paid no attention at all to this fourth-ss gori that couldnt speak and was intent on watching Dog Two make a spectacle of itself. However, itpletely didnt expect Dog Two to be faster than it imagined. The instant the energy rose up, Dog Two stomped the ground with its dog paws, promptly cutting the energy off andpletely canceling it out.
While thend shark was feeling astonished, the opponent struck back.
Brother Dog, take it down with your magic treasure!
Mm.
Because Wei Zhi had said before that he wanted to experiment with the Bone King, Loopy Toad very cooperatively took it out. The instant this emerald green bone staff appeared, it drew cries of surprise from everyone around!
Although no one knew what the origin of this emerald green bone staff was, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that it wasnt simple!
The moment Loopy Toad took out the Bone King, both the goldenback gori and that rashnd shark subconsciously took several steps back!
Staring at the green bone staff, thend shark felt shaken for some reason.
What was going on?
It actually felt a little scared just now?
Chapter 570 - Jinbei Ignored
Chapter 570: Jinbei Ignored
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This retreat was an instinctive response to a strong threat!
It was apletely involuntary reaction!
As expected
After doing this test, Loopy Toad could basically confirm it.
The Bone Kings power of intimidation didnt affect just dog-type spirit beasts, it could probably suppress all spirit beasts to some degree! The effect was just more obvious with dog-type spirit beasts!
Aftering to this conclusion, both Wei Zhi and Loopy Toad felt very confident.
Wei Zhi: Brother Dog! Go! Its a rare opportunity!
The rare opportunity Wei Zhi was talking about referred to the chance for Loopy Toad to familiarize itself with the use of its magic treasure. If you wanted to increase your rapport with your magic treasure, actualbat was usually a more effective way! There was a saying that practice brought forth true knowledge, and this was true of cultivation.
Loopy Toad was very cautious as it faced thisnd shark because they were definitely evenly matched. When its potential was triggered through its unique physical trait, thend sharks aura waspletely unlike its recorded third-ss status and was closer to second ss or even peak second ss This was apletely different feeling from when Loopy Toad faced Sheep and Jingke Loopy Toad actually felt a trace of battle excitement!
Awuu! Dog Two howled and jumped up high and then brought the Bone King down!
Aluminum Small Fish was astonished by this swift reaction and this emerald green bone staff magic treasure of unknown origin. It was fortunate that it was able to respond exceptionally quickly in its excited state and it immediately used its iron tail as a block as it waited for an opportunity to strike back.
However, the Bone King was a third-ss holy weapon, after all. While Loopy Toad might not be able to exhibit the full power of a third-ss holy weapon at its current level, it could still use sixty percent, which was already extraordinarily strong. The moment the Bone King collided with thend sharks iron tail, Aluminum Small Fish felt a huge crushing force and an ongoing burning sensation of pain!
What on earth was the origin of this emerald bone staff?
Aluminum Small Fish couldnt imagine at all how a dog that was only at third ss on paper could have such a terrifying magic treasure, and Dog Two was unexpectedly able to control it with a steady hand.
The truth was that in a normal situation, a second-ss spirit beast would never be able to control a third-ss holy weapon. When spirit energy was injected into a third-ss holy weapon, the holy weapon would inevitably generate feedback which the body of a second-ss spirit beast wouldnt be able to withstand.
But the point was that Loopy Dao had the power of a Heavenly Dao inside it!
This power was from Evil Sword Gods ten-meter sword circle power of Sword Dao.
Although Dog Two hadntpletely mastered it, it was precisely this power that helped it to suppress the force of the feedback from the third-ss holy weapon as well as to handle it!
It was also because of this restrictive effect that the Bone King had been able to harmonize with the power of Sword Dao inside Loopy Toad when it had turned into a pair of boxing gloves back then, the amassed power of Sword Dao causing spikes to sprout on the boxing gloves.
But Loopy Toad had no intention of using the power of Sword Dao in this battle, otherwise it would be a little unfair
What it wanted to do now was simply test the Bone Kings performance in its regr state as well as how much power the set of Basic Dog Skills could exhibit on a level ying field.
Thend shark Aluminum Small Fish started to get serious. While it evaded Loopy Toads attack, it couldnt help ncing at the pet trainer behind it. Why are you spacing out? Analyze the situation!
The pet trainer was also stunned. Aluminum Small Fish hadnt listened to him at all previously, but had now flipped faces quicker than flipping through a book!
Many people were also watching this scene as the battle was broadcast live to every major high school.
It was meant to be time for the political science lesson at No. 60 High School, but since the start of the battle of spirit beasts, all the teachers had stopped teaching as per the schools arrangement in order to y the broadcast of the battle.
Seeing that the rebelliousnd shark had actually started to ask for help from its pet trainer, Little Peanut couldnt help tsking. I didnt expect Loopy Toad to be so awesome! It can push Reliance High Schools Aluminum Small Fish to that extent! But Loopy Toads cultivation speed is also a little too fast! It hasnt been long but its already so strong!
Most of the students in Grade One, ss Three didnt doubt Loopy Toads strength; they were just stunned by Dog Twos cultivation speed. Before Dog Two officially became a dog, it had originally been a demon king.
It had barelynded on earth when Senior Odd Zhuo had killed it, but as one of the demon kings of the demon race, it had also led a n, and was a seasoned veteran!
Dopey Guo chuckled. Looks like my familys dog food is pretty good! Also, Loopy Toad is on good terms with this little uncle of mine; hes an SSR-level pet trainer and might have been privately giving Loopy Toad pointers on cultivation.
Hearing this, a lot of people in ss nodded; this was actually quite a reasonable exnation. At the same time, Wang Ling was secretly relieved, otherwise he really wouldnt be able to exin how Loopy Toad had be so strong in such a short time after he had taken it in.
But what is that magic treasure Loopy Toads holding? Is it also from your little uncle? Lotus Sun asked.
Thats right. Dopey Guo nodded. My little uncle did tell me before that he gave Dog Two a bone as a present, but I never thought this thing would be a magic treasure.
Lotus Sun: Do you know the grade?
Dopey Guo shook his head. I dont, Ill ask himter.
Super Chen smiled. This bone staffs light effects are pretty out of this world C its like the Dragon Sabre light effects in the webgame Maybe its a holy weapon!
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo spread his hands. Dont fool around, my little uncle has to support so many spirit beasts that hes short of money himself. The most he can do is send me ideas for spirit weapons; theres no way he can afford a holy weapon.
I was just kidding
Super Chen propped his head up with one hand. Your little uncle is an SSR-level pet trainer, but why do so few people know of him?
Dopey Guo: Hes usually a more low-key person, but the main reason is that he always gets second ce in anypetition he participates in C who remembers the second-ce winner? Also, he doesnt have that yellow-skinned mouse with him, so of course no one knows who he is.
Speaking of this yellow-skinned mouse, everyone including the political science teacher on the dais suddenly all had enlightened expressions. Oh him!
Wang Ling was taken aback.
It turned out that it was the yellow-skinned mouse that everyone remembered
Elsewhere, the battle was still ongoing in the arena.
Dog Two and thend shark were fighting violently, trading blows and going so far as topletely ignore the goldenback gori
Thementator was speechless for a time at this scene.
Xia Fei couldnt continue watching anymore. Jinbei! Fight!
Jinbei sat down on the ground and looked back at Xia Fei.
Jinbei could only use signnguage since it couldnt speak. Then it looked at Dog Two and thend shark Aluminum Small Fish who were fighting in front of it. Finally, it lifted its plump buttocks and patted them.
Xia Fei: ???
Thementary immediately understood. yer Jinbeis meaning is that this is a fight between immortals, how can it get involved!
Xia Feis lips twitched. You have to fight! Even if you lose, you have to fight!
Jinbei looked at Xia Fei and beat its breast.
Thementator: yer Jinbei said that if you continue pushing it, itll beat your chest with its little fists.
Everyone: Possibly a reference to The Legend of Mir.The colloquial phrase used in Chinese literally trantes to fight, my butt!
Chapter 571 - Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth
Chapter 571: Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth
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The strength of a spirit beast like the goldenback goriy in its rough skin and thick flesh and its ability to resist attacks. Furthermore, as soon as a battle became drawn out, it would enter rampage mode, which gave it explosive power. The truth was that it wasnt weak at all. However, a fourth-ss spirit beast was in the end a fourth-ss spirit beast, and the disparity between third ss and fourth ss was very big. Before, it had just been that third-ss crystal king scorpions bad luck that it had met its natural enemy.
The most critical thing was that both thisnd shark whose violent physical nature had been aroused and the green-furred dog that had taken out an emerald green bone staff of unknown origin now hadbat strength that overall was at second ss on average. The goldenback gori felt a moment of despair it was a difference of two grades, it had no chance of winning thispetition at all!
Since this was the case, it might as well sit and watch the show; at the very least it wouldnt suffer much. Anyway, Jinbei was already more than satisfied with having beaten the crystal king scorpion since it meant that at worst it was in third ce!
Frankly speaking, Jinbeis reaction put Xia Fei as a pet trainer in an awkward position. Xia Fei felt a little disappointed, but he actually couldntpletely me Jinbei. The main reason still was that in todays era of peace, the brutal natures of contract spirit beasts on the whole had weakened to a certain extent.
In addition, standard spirit beast contests werent fights to the death, so the spirit beasts that specialized in challenging all kinds of spirit beasts in a stadium setting had already long lost the awareness of a wild beast.
Unfortunately, he wasnt Jinbeis owner. If Jinbeis owner was here, thetter might still be able to order it to make a move through the power of the contract.
Xia Fei frowned as he looked at Wei Zhi. If it was shishuzu , what would he do at this time
Wei Zhi didnt give too many instructions, but carefully observed the changes in the Bone King. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that it wasnt simple. Wei Zhi actually never expected Loopy Toad to think of refining the Bone King into such a magic treasure. Additionally, the refining had been sessful and it now carried the spatial attribute change at will; that meant it could transform into whatever Loopy Toad wanted.
After several rounds, thend shark Aluminum Small Fish began to feel a little tired. It didnt expect a mere green-furred dog to be so difficult to deal with.
Im going to get serious! Aluminum Small Fish stared at Loopy Toad.
At this thought, thend shark took out a bag of Mylikes 1 and poured them all into its mouth.
Loopy Toad stared nkly at this scene. It turned out that potato chips werent the only snack that could stimte thend sharks vtile physical nature.
At this point, thementator guessed that a lot of people would be questioning this move, so he immediately exined at the scene, ording to the rules of thepetition, snacks are not prohibited items Actually, this was already on par with a stimnt, but because there werent any rules against it in thepetition system, this type of spirit beast which had this unique vtile physical nature skirted the line.
In fact, during the general assembly for spirit beast assessment centers in previous years, some people had proposed restrictions on spirit beasts with special physiques by establishing new rules, but it never moved forward; apparently it was still under review.
After eating this second snack, Aluminum Small Fish curbed its spirit energy. Just a few seconds after eating the snack, it had already felt some excitement. However, it didnt immediatelyunch an attack, but jumped to a position far from Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad didnt attack immediately; it actually still wanted to see what this cute littlend shark was up to.
Aluminum Small Fish took a deep breath and its whole body began to swell up like a balloon.
The goldenback gori sensed that this wasnt good; this was obviously a prelude to a major attack!
Golden Bell Shield! Jinbei roared inwardly as it unexpectedly took out its own magic treasure. This was because it realized that this would be a wide-ranging group attack. What it needed to do now was hold firm; this might be a fight between immortals and Jinbei didnt want to get involved or get hurt, but it wanted even less to be directly kicked out of the arena.
To be kicked out of the ring by these two little things despite its huge size would actually be quite embarrassing! Although it was already pretty embarrassing now
As Aluminum Small Fish continued to suck air in, it got bigger and bigger until it finally became a massive ck balloon.
Brother Dog, watch out. This should be a sonic spell attack! Hold steady and dont let yourself drop out of the ring!
Seeing this transformation, Wei Zhi immediately guessed what thend sharks next move was going to be based on his rich experience in directing spirit beasts as well as his firsthand experience, so he immediately gave Loopy Toad a warning.
The both of them could feel tremendous spirit power gathering inside thend shark.
Wei Zhi had already imbued his ears with spirit energy and covered them.
Burp!!!
The next moment, a terrible belch burst forth, and the sound was like a tidal wave which kicked up a strong wind that shook the whole ring. In his seat, thementator was utterly shocked as he stared at this scene. This sonic attack was so strong it had even cracked the ss that shielded thementator room!
This massive belch shook the sky and the earth. It was as if countless wind knives were blowing around in the air, lifting the bricks and tiles in the arena. This sharp scream of spirit power was all concentrated on Loopy Toad, who thrust the Bone King into the ground and held on tightly for fear of being sent flying out of the arena by this powerful sonic attack. Compared with that goldenback gori over there, it was way too light, so at this moment it could only rely on brute strength to hold up under this attack.
Everyone was swept up by this momentum as they stared stupidly.
The goldenback gori was sweating profusely in its heart. It was a good thing it had quickly taken out its magic weapon, Golden Bell Shield, otherwise it would have been sent flying straightaway. Because at that moment, even with the Golden Bell Shield, Jinbei could still feel an inexplicably strong pressure forcing its huge body backward despite itself, and it had to use all its strength to keep its center of gravity firm as it faced forward!
Pretty amazing
Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes. It sighed in its heart: this sonic spell was at the very least a grade four spell!
The sound wavested for a very long time and was fiercely powerful as it came wave upon wave. Still, the most terrifying thing was that it was produced by belching
The entire sound wavested for over forty seconds, and only after thend shark on the other side had let out all the air in its body did things settle down. However, it had already turned the arena into a mess.
Loopy Toad was puzzled. What kind of sonic spell is this?
Wei Zhi, who had looked up information on thisnd shark before, couldnt help narrowing his eyes. Ive heard before that thisnd shark has a sonic spell which it invented itself. Itsts for a long time and is a very powerful destructive and hair-trigger explosive force. Also, it can raise an endless strong wind It looks like the sonic spell just now might be it.
Loopy Toad: Does it have a name?
Yes.
Wei Zhi nodded. Floating Waves Sound Belch
Chapter 572 - Floating Waves Sound Belch, Ultimate Edition!
Chapter 572: Floating Waves Sound Belch, Ultimate Edition!
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A self-invented spell called Floating Waves Sound Belch; moreover, it was a grade four spell
It looked like it wasnt just thend sharks physique that was special; its identity also wasnt simple. Loopy Toad had in fact been vaguely aware of this point at the beginning of the battle. Thend sharks bloodline wasnt simple, and it was probably a hybrid of some sort, but Loopy Toad didnt know what other bloodlines it had.
It was unfortunate that Little Master Ling wasnt here. Otherwise, he could use the Great Blood Origin Spell to find out; even if thisnd shark had eight bloodlines, he would be able to identify each and every one. Dopey Guos family parrot Dopey, for example, was a super hybrid parrot.
Dopeys strength actually wasnt ordinary, but because of its mixed blood, it couldnt control its strength very well and often needed to soak in a medicine bath. Dopey Guo hence hadnt brought Dopey the parrot to school for some time.
ording to the section on spirit beasts in The Cultivation Encyclopedia , thend sharks various attributes were in factparatively bnced, but this particr one gave Loopy Toad apletely different feeling. Its strength and endurance were especially remarkable. While this was partly because of its special physique, as its battle opponent, Dog Two could really feel how unusual thisnd shark was!
The fact that it was able to create its own spirit technique was already proof that thisnd shark had very high spiritual intelligence, far beyond its peers.
Loopy Toad frowned. Honestly speaking, it was wondering if thisnd shark was in the same situation it was in.
For example, if it was the remnant of some soul that had been merged with a body
Because when Loopy Toad fought thisnd shark, thetter gave it a familiar feeling.
Of course, it didnt sense the slightest bit of demon qi from thisnd shark.
It seemed that it would have to be careful in dealing with the other party!
Loopy Toad pondered this in its heart.
At that point, the arena was a mess. After thend sharks self-invented grade four sonic spell swept through the arena, the bricks had almost beenpletely blown away. While the main target of the sound wave had been Loopy Toad, the spell had ranged out in all directions.
Everything had copsed around thend shark; the ground was cracked like a cobweb running out in all directions with thend shark in its center, and it looked very sinister.
Aluminum Small Fish gasped heavily for breath and at the same time was feeling a little startled in its heart. It had initially been very confident that its strike just now would be enough to send this weak little green-furred dog flying. The power of its sound wave had been tested before, and if its opponent didnt have any way of defending itself, this grade four sonic spell was powerful enough to directly lift a massive five hundred-kilogram object.
But, this green-furred dog was actually still holding on like a stubborn nail 1thanks to that emerald green bone staff stuck firmly in the ground.
It was clearly a small dog, but it actually had such tremendous power
At this moment, Aluminum Small Fish thought in its heart that this green-furred dogs origin wasnt simple and it wasnt as easy as it looked to handle it, to say the least. A purebred akita or any other hybrid spirit dog could never be this strong!
For a moment, both sides sunk into silence in the wake of this powerful sonic spell attack and the subsequent block against it.
At No. 60 High School, emotions were running high in Grade One, ss Three. A lot of people could tell that thisnd shark wasnt easy to deal with!
Can our Loopy Toad win? Little Peanut was suddenly a little nervous.
Many people in ss had thought that it would be an easy victory for their Dog Two, but they never thought that thend shark would be so difficult to handle.
It was hard to say what the oue of the battle would be, because no one knew what kind of tricks thisnd shark, who had invented its own grade four sonic spell and was full of surprises, might have.
Super Chen frowned. He felt that thisnd sharks background definitely wasnt simple.
Throughout the whole thing, Wang Ling watched silently from beginning to end. When he saw thend sharks self-invented sonic spell, his face remained unruffled.
Dopey Guo nudged Wang Ling with his elbow. Wang Ling, do you think Dog Two can win?
Wang Ling also didnt say anything extra and just gave a simple Mm before he then actually took Three Five out of his desk and starting brushing up on the topics inside
For Wang Ling, there had actually been nothing suspenseful about thispetition since the beginning.
But at that moment, things changed again in the arena.
The goldenback gori who had been ignored all this time felt its hair stand on end when Aluminum Small Fish suddenly stared at it.
Jinbei wanted to cry in its heart but had no tears to shed. After a bitter fight with no oue against that green-furred dog was thend shark nning on getting rid of it first?
However, to everyones surprise, Aluminum Small Fish unexpectedly went over to Jinbei and tilted its head to look at it. Your name is Jinbei, right?
The goldenback gori didnt dare move inside the Golden Bell Shield and only nodded silently.
Aluminum Small Fish wore a little smirk. Because and sharks mouth was quite big to begin with, when the corners of its mouth drew back, this smirk looked even more malevolent, which gave the goldenback gori goosebumps.
Jinbei looked at Aluminum Small Fish and let out a doubtful ooh. This was thenguage of spirit beasts, and it meant: What do you want to do?
Aluminum Small Fish said something surprising. How about cooperating together? Lets take down that green-furred dog first!
The goldenback goris eyes lit up. It never expected this hot-temperednd shark to put forward this kind of n, and it was in fact a win-win proposal for it! Initially it could only get third ce, but if they could take down this green-furred dog, it would be very happy to get second ce!
This was also an unexpected scene to everyone else. No one could have expected this hot-temperednd shark to actually take the initiative to seek to work together.
Xia Fei sweated as he waspletely ignored! Were contract spirit beasts nowadays all fond of acting on their own as long as their masters werent around?!
Wei Zhi wasnt nervous and just chuckled. Brother Dog, it seems that this little fish really wants you dead!
Loopy Toad wasnt afraid at all, and instead was very excited. No rush, lets see what its going to do first.
What should I do? The goldenback gori gestured at Aluminum Small Fish, still speaking thenguage of spirit beasts.
Lend me your Golden Bell Shield, Aluminum Small Fish said.
The goldenback gori obediently handed it over without any idea at all what Aluminum Small Fish wanted to do.
After taking the Golden Bell Shield magic treasure, Aluminum Small Fish in the next second started to suck in air again clearly it was going to use Floating Waves Sound Belch again.
But why had Aluminum Small Fish borrowed the goldenback goris Golden Bell Shield?
Everyone watching was puzzled no matter how they thought about it.
However, in the next moment, Aluminum Small Fishs iron tail swung down ruthlessly on the top of the Golden Bell Shield and directly sent the top flying!
Seeing its magic treasure damaged, Jinbei wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. You
Brother Dog, watch out!
At this point, Wei Zhi suddenly guessed what Aluminum Small Fish was nning to do!
Loopy Toad: ???
Right after Wei Zhi said this, sure enough, Aluminum Small Fish had the goldenback gori prop the Golden Bell Shield, with its top gone, on the shoulder to make a simple magic loudspeaker.
Wei Zhi: This is Floating Waves Sound Belchs ultimate form Big Horn!
Loopy Toad:
Chapter 573 - Bone King’s Unconventional Transformation
Chapter 573: Bone Kings Unconventional Transformation
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This enhanced sonic spell caused Loopy Toad to frown a little. Loopy Toad was actually already fully aware of how powerful this spell was. When the goldenback gori had lifted the Golden Bell Shield with its broken top, Loopy Toad had already understood thend sharks true intention.
It knew that Aluminum Small Fish wanted to send it flying with the ultimate version of this sonic spell, and Loopy Toad guessed that this Big Horn was ten times more powerful than the regr version of Floating Waves Sound Belch earlier.
The sonic spell that thend shark had used before was just a wide-ranging group attack. However, by using the goldenback goris Golden Bell Shield as a megaphone, the waves of spirit power which would be sent out in all directions could be gathered together for a brief moment, increasing its original strength several times over or even by more than ten times to form a single powerful strike.
A spirit beast like thend shark was originally a proud species and extremelypetitive, but thisnd shark felt entirely different to Dog Two. Furthermore, Loopy Toad waspletely focused on this Big Horn attack and didnt take it lightly.
It was a rarebat opportunity and Loopy Toad was enjoying it.
On one side, Wei Zhi also took out his own magic treasure for protection. It was a folding fan which was a very powerful defense magic treasure. Wei Zhi just lightly waved the fan once and it turned into a strong barrier in front of him.
This was what he used to withstand attacks in a battle of spirit beasts.
Aluminum Small Fishs sonic attack had yet to beunched for real, but based on his experience earlier, Wei Zhi still felt a build-up of pressure.
This was too excessive!
Wei Zhi never expected and shark to be able to exhibit such oppressive force.
Thanks to its special physique, just eating snacks could stimte Aluminum Small Fish to exhibit strength that waspletely inconsistent with its ss!
In the next moment, due to the power of the ultimate version of Floating Waves Sound Belch, Big Horn, the originally invisible sound waves unexpectedly turned into visible ripples that everyone could clearly and distinctly see!
It was actually that powerful!
Many people were shocked in their hearts. The ability to transform invisible sound waves into tangible power was enough to prove the spellcasters formidable strength! This sort of power wasnt something that could be ordinarily generated at all!
With the unusual power of Big Horn, thend shark was at maximum strength. The Golden Bell Shield had transformed this initially wide-ranging sonic attack into a single destructive strike! The brunt of the waves was concentrated on Loopy Toad. The goldenback gori Jinbei, who was standing next to thend shark, would only be affected minutely in the aftermath.
Everyone watching this battle was stunned by this force. Big Horns power was like a cannon about to shoot out a nuclear warhead, as if it was going to annihte everything in front of it like a hyper beam!
The entire arena was close to being sent flying by Aluminum Small Fishs sound waves. Rubble started rising up, just like countless stars floating in space. This Big Horns offensive strike could bepletely described as devastating, as if everything would be annihted and turned into flying ash in the blink of an eye while a violent wind whistled endlessly with the incredible strength of ten million horses, putting Loopy Toad through a tremendous test.
Aluminum Small Fish seemed very confident in this attack, which was a major finishing move that it rarely used.
But the green-furred dogs valiance surprised it yet again.
After a powerful sonic attack, it actually hadnt moved a whit!
Aluminum Small Fish grit its teeth: was the dog looking down on it? Or was it because its attack wasnt the least bit of use?
Thend shark Aluminum Small Fish couldnt believe the scene in front of its eyes.
Exactly what kind of character was this green-furred dog?
While Aluminum Small Fish was feeling it was utterly unimaginable, it noticed that the green-furred dogs emerald green dog beating staff had actually changed slightly! This proved that its attack just now had indeed had an effect. Unfortunately, however, thend shark realized that this emerald green bone staff of unknown origin had be even more solid in the face of its ultimate version of the sonic spell.
This was then followed by an even more astonishing scene: Loopy Toad unexpectedly broke the entire Bone King into two parts along a crack that had been caused by the bombardment of sound waves.
Doing this didnt change the Bone Kings power too much, but Wei Zhi was delighted.
Wei Zhi: Brother Dog!
Loopy Toad: Hm?
Wei Zhi: Just nice, since your bone staff has split into two parts, hurry up and think how to transform them!
Loopy Toad thought carefully. It actually had no idea whether the Bone King would be more powerful after being split in half.
But curiosity drove Dog Two to make its final decision.
It listened to Wei Zhis urging and began to imagine what it wanted this split Bone King to turn into
Several dozen secondster, Wei Zhi suddenly lit up. Brother Dog!
Loopy Toad: ???
Wei Zhi: Hurry up and use nunchucks, huh huh ha hey 1 !
Loopy Toad:
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Night Chief was still conducting its investigation.
As President of Night Chief, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor felt unprecedentedly humiliated! He was leader of this grand top foreign power, but his arm had actually been taken off by some inexplicable magic treasure! Not only that, even his capable subordinate Edmark had been assassinated! This was undoubtedly a naked provocation!
His broken arm still hadnt recovered as the major damage effect was much more powerful than he had imagined; not only was it suppressing his ability to regenerate, it was also causing Night Ghost Spirit Emperor pain he had never felt before in his broken arm. The wound caused by this unknown object smashing into his arm felt like ants were gnawing away constantly on the injury.
Any results?! Night Ghost Spirit Emperor asked the subordinate next to him.
Reporting, Lord Spirit Emperor! Were still investigating the subordinate replied.
Trash!
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was extremely furious. What have you found out so far?
His subordinate replied with some trepidation, Extrapting from the trail of the magic treasure, weve tentatively locked onto Songhai city for the time being Basically, were certain that this wasnt done by a Venerated Immortal; this was likely a deliberate and carefully thought out move.
Keep investigating! Night Ghost Spirit Emperor said. Weve never experienced such shame and humiliation since my Night Chief was founded! When we find the target, Im going to get my full revenge!
Chapter 574 - The Basic Dog Skills Are Invincible
Chapter 574: The Basic Dog Skills Are Invincible
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The battle was still ongoing. Although the Bone King had been cracked by Big Horn, it wasnt truly damaged; instead, this also had to do with its attribute of versatility. To be frank, it was just like sticine, as the Bone King had the ability to mold itself into the shape of any weapon Loopy Toad wanted with a thought.
If you poked a hole in sticine, you just needed to mold it back into shape.
Therefore, when Loopy Toad saw the fresh cracks in the Bone King slowly restore itself, it felt that this attribute was simply heaven-defying and equivalent to built-in self-regeneration! Little Master Ling never has to worry that my magic weapon will be destroyed!
On the other side, after working together to deliver the enhanced Big Horn Floating Waves Sound Belch, the goldenback gori and thend shark Aluminum Small Fish appeared tired. The force of Big Horns attack was very strong and so was the bacsh! The goldenback gori had almost been directly blown out of the arena by the force of the recoil just now, so in addition to casting the spell, Aluminum Small Fish also had had to spare some strength to press the goldenback gori down and keep the cannon base steady.
Yet even with such a violent expenditure of power, the dog hadnt been blown out of the ring Jinbei and Aluminum Small Fish were simultaneously stunned was this dog a stubborn nail?
Aluminum Small Fish had initially calcted that this dog was difficult to deal with in closebat, which was why it had nned to use a long-range attack to try and take down its opponent. However, it never expected its attacks to fail one after another
Jinbei put down its broken Golden Bell Shield. Its expression was a little unsightly. Its magic weapon was damaged! But even that hadnt blown the dog out of the ring
What on earth was this dogs origin?
Aluminum Small Fish frowned as it racked its brain for countermeasures. It cast a very contemptuous nce at the pet trainer behind it, who was of no damn use at all. Clearly, the green-furred dog was far more doughty than the pet trainer could have imagined; it made no sense at all for a mongrel akita to have this type of strength.
Now what? The goldenback goris shoulder was aching from the st just now. After putting down the Golden Bell Shield, there was a deep mark on its shoulder. It found that it already couldnt lift its shoulder; that powerful recoil just now had actually dislocated it.
A particr saying put it well: youre not afraid of your god-like opponent, but of
Forget it! Aluminum Small Fish grit its teeth. It actually already felt ashamed enough at taking the initiative to team up! But the problem was that in the current 2v1 situation, they actually still had no way to deal with this green-furred dog, which made Aluminum Small Fish feel humiliated and ashamed.
Xia Fei couldnt continue watching this scene anymore. Jinbei and Aluminum Small Fish had consumed too much spirit energy. They should have listened more to their pet trainers suggestions in the beginning andunched some preliminary attacks first! Xia Fei wanted to open his mouth, but when he saw Aluminum Small Fish grit its teeth, he dared not speak.
He could imagine that even if he gave a well-meaning warning now, thend shark would roll its eyes and say dont give me orders or something like that.
Brother Dog! Go! While theyre weak! Take them down! Use the power of the Bone King!
Wei Zhi knew that both the goldenback gori and thend shark had consumed arge amount of spirit energy, so this was a good time to attack.
Compared with Jinbei and Aluminum Small Fish on the other side, Dog Two coordinated very well with Wei Zhi and their rapport was amazing. This was clearly only a recement pet trainer for the battle, but he worked surprisingly well with the dog as if he was its real owner!
Loopy Toad was willing to cooperate with Wei Zhi because for one thing, it wanted to give Wei Zhi face, and for another, it was actually to conceal its own strength. If it won by following Wei Zhis directives, with Wei Zhis SSR-level qualification, most people would certainly give him the credit.
Loopy Toad was participating in this battle of spirit beasts to test its level in actualbat, not to show off.
However, Loopy Toad did have to admit that Wei Zhi did have an extraordinary affinity for directing battles; this probably had to do with his charisma, which was very important for an SSR-level pet trainer. Loopy Toad knew that the yellow-skinned mouse which Wei Zhi had had before was the spirit beast that had been with him the longest and they had been almost inseparable.
In fact, that yellow-skinned mouse had had very serious mental trauma back then, and it was Wei Zhi who had opened its heart little by little Also, it was from that point on that Wei Zhi started to cultivate a physique that wasnt afraid of electric shocks.
Wei Zhi now called this generating electricity with love
At Wei Zhismand, Loopy Toad moved instantly. The Bone King in its hand was alreadypletely restored, and Loopy Toad used it to do a pole vault. Lifting its paws, it demonstrated the first and second forms of the Basic Dog Skills as dense spirit energy poured into its dog paws.
Thrusting the Bone King into the ground to do a pole vault might look meaningless, but it wasnt. Using the strength in its forelegs from the pole vault in tandem with the powerful jumping explosive force in its hind legs, Dog Two jumped to an unprecedented height in the sky in an instant.
This series of movements were done in one go. Faint green spirit light encircled Loopy Toads dog paws and numerous shadow fists rained down from the sky with explosive sounds!
Dog Twos power was so great that the eleration of its descent from the sky gave it a whole new level of speed, like a whole sky of meteors falling to earth. This was far beyond anything that thend shark or the bulky goldenback gori could do.
The Basic Dog Skills actually werent shy in themselves, but when it wasbined with the enhanced height from using the Bone King in a pole vault, the falling shadow fists, as many as the eye could see, suddenly gave people the sense of a blockbuster movie.
The moment Loopy Toadnded, it felt not only a sense of relief but also of enlightenment.
Even if this was an ordinary spirit technique that wasnt shy,bining it slightly with extra movements could also work wonders.
Stupid monkey! Lets join hands and block it with all our strength! Aluminum Small Fish clenched its teeth!
Mm. The goldenback gori made a sound of agreement and crossed its thick and solid arms in front of it as it dropped into a defensive pose, but it suddenly felt something pushing it thend shark actually was pushing it to the front to act as a shield!
Jinbei: ???
Aluminum Small Fish: What are you looking at! Have you never seen a beautiful fish? You block, Ill pass power to you from behind!
Jinbei knew it had been tricked!
What damn pass power!
They werent ying bor-bor zan
Loopy Toad didnt hold anything back in its attack this time!
After training with Sheep and Jingke, the speed of Loopy Toads punches for the first and second forms of the Basic Dog Skills alone had reached at least two hundred punches per second!
The shadow fists were like green meteor streaks that hit the ground.
The goldenback gori was despondent when it saw this scene as it recalled a song that it liked very much:
Youre like fireworks
So beautiful
Softly streaking across the clear horizon
In the moment that the goldenback gori and Aluminum Small Fish were sent flying by the fierce shadow fists, the goldenback gori was actually very calm in its heart.
You could only sense the difference in strength after direct contact with the attack.
When Aluminum Small Fish felt the impact of the attack, it was already swearing in its heart: Motherf**ker! This dog is actually so strong!
It realized that the green-furred dog hadnt been serious at all when they had fought earlier! This guy had just been ying around!An adaptation of the TVmercial tagline for the BBK electronic reading device Then mother never has to worry about my studies.The full saying is not afraid of your god-like opponent, but of your pig-like teammate and refers to how thetter can drag down a team.ð is a slogan used in anti-nuclear energy protests in Taiwan that became incorporated into DPPs election promise to phase out the use of nuclear energy on the ind.A gameprised of pping and making hand movements.
Chapter 575 - To Catch Wei Zhi’s Eye Definitely Isn’t Simple
Chapter 575: To Catch Wei Zhis Eye Definitely Isnt Simple
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This was simply ridiculous!
Dog Twos series of Dog Skills dazzled the eye and it won thepetition against all expectations.
Thementator dered, Aluminum Small Fish and Jinbei have lost the ability to fight yer Dog Two wins
Everyone was dumbfounded. They had originally thought that the participants would be evenly matched in this round, andpletely hadnt expected it to be a crushing defeat!
At that moment, plenty of people fixed their eyes on Wei Zhi as they suddenly felt that this less well-known SSR-level pet trainer was quite something! He gave quite a few instructions during the fight and worked very well with the green-furred dog. Furthermore, he was pretty astute in analyzing and guessing what the enemys intentions were.
But why didnt they have any impression of such an awesome person?
Even thementator was puzzled
Later, thementator scrolled through information on national pet trainers as he looked for Wei Zhis face. There werent a lot of SSR-level pet trainers, so there had to be a record of him on the Pet Trainers Guilds official website. Then thementator saw a group photo with Wei Zhi and a yellow-skinned mouse in it. When he saw the yellow-skinned mouse, he patted his face as realization dawned on him! It was him! The runner-up for ten thousandyears 1 !
But today, it seemed he had gotten first at longst.
The point was, this wasnt a hugepetition!
In the lobby of the spirit beast assessment center, a white-haired, grizzled old man in a suit stared at the TV broadcast.
What do you think, Lord President? a young man whispered.
Not bad, its talent we can build on.
It just so happens that we dont have enough members in the spirit beast ss, said the old man.
How about we send someone to talk to it directly?
That would be inappropriate now. The old man shook his head. There was a group pretending to be us before which said that our Society of Saints forcibly recruits students, and it created a huge mess. Better to wait and find out first who this yer Dog Twos real owner is; I intend to sign it on.
So soon? The young man was taken aback.
While not a lot of spirit beasts had been recruited for the spirit ss at the Society of Saints, they had been very carefully selected after multiple assessments.
That was because all contract spirit beasts who entered the ss would undergo systematic training and in addition, could enjoy the resources directly provided by the state. They would be able to enjoy unprecedented treatment in the shortest amount of time, and it wouldnt just elerate their cultivation speed; most crucially, there was a merit-based system.
This merit system didnt apply just to the spirit beast ss but also to the whole of the Society of Saints. You could earn merit points by performing tasks assigned by the Society of Saints and exchange them for a corresponding cadre position! Hence, in theory, even a spirit beast could be something like the head of a district or even a mayor if they had enough merit points.
In the various sses at the Society of Saints, if your merit points enabled you to reach the level of a ss monitor, you would be on par with a city mayor.
Theres no hurry to sign it on yet. This time we need to do enough homework and show our sincerity. We can draw up the contract first, the old man said unhurriedly in a telepathic voice. Whatever he was going to say next was confidential.
The young man nodded. Very well, my Lord. I drew up the previous agreements for the members of the spirit beast ss, I can get it done very quickly.
The old man: No, not an agreement for members.
The young man: ???
The old man: Im thinking of directly signing it on as a ss monitor.
The young man drew in a sharp breath. ss ss monitor?
The old man said telepathically, Mm, so we must form good rtions with this dogs owner. The contract can be a barter agreement or in the form of shares. We have a lot of funds. This dogs owner is most likely just a regr Foundation Establishment student at No. 60 High School and definitely wont be able to resist this temptation. And its not just money; we can also directly offer this dogs owner resources like transferring him to a key city high school or giving him a university rmendation.
This young assistant was immediately shocked. Do you think this is worth it, Lord President? The dog is certainly very strong, but we havent assessed it yet!
You dont know anything.
The old man shook his head and smiled. Do you see the pet trainer directing the dog today? Do you know who he is?
The young assistant looked at the screen and felt that the pet trainer was a little familiar, but had no impression of him.
The old man said, This man has an unusual history. He became an SSR-level pet trainer at a young age. Many people perhaps have no idea who he is, but I have a very deep impression of him Back then, when our Society of Saints was recruiting a core cadre, I once went to negotiate with this person personally. I offered him generous conditions that even a Soul Formation cultivator wouldnt be able to refuse but even then I couldnt move him. Butter, I realized that it was in fact a good thing that this person didnte to our Society of Saints.
The young assistant: What do you mean, Lord President?
The old man: Because this person is very astute in discerning spirit beasts. Any spirit beast which catches his eye definitely isnt a simple one. Of the five spirit beasts weve recruited so far, three of them were actually signed after I stalked him.
The young assistant:
As long as its a spirit beast that this Mr Wei Zhi has taken a fancy to, it wont just have remarkable aptitude, strong talent and upright three views; its heart is certain to be full of righteousness, which is in line with our core cultivation values.
The old man tsked. The point is, dont you think this dog is very pleasing to the eye?
The young assistant was stupefied and fell silent. He didnt speak for a long time. To be honest, he thought it was a little arbitrary to sign this dog on as a ss monitor based on this alone
I know youre not convinced right now. But there are times you have to believe in the bizarre The president said, Previously, I had my eye on the spirit dog of a university student It was an attractive and very strong spirit dog.
The young assistant cocked an eyebrow; he had heard of it. Is Lord President referring to that spirit dog which belongs to that postgraduate student Zhao Yuxin at Xiamen Cultivation University its called Jiejieliang?
Right! Thats it!
The old man nodded. This is a really amazing dog which belongs to the ninja dog ss of spirit beasts. It has a strong copy ability, and can imitate the fighting style of other spirit beasts, and was given the nickname Copy Dog.
The young assistant nodded, but he was still a little puzzled. Then why wasnt it signed?
The old man said, I deliberately sent someone to look for that student, and then privately arranged for someone to have Mr Wei Zhi meet the dog face to face. In the end, I noticed that Mr Wei Zhis face was unexpectedly disdainful. Later, I sent someone to carefully investigate both the dogs and its owners backgrounds
The young assistant: And then?
The old man: I unexpectedly discovered that this university student had actually faked his academic thesis; not only that, his female dog didnt have upright three views and had made numerous insulting remarks about ourcountry 2 . Afterwards, I didnt sign it on, and I made a report in passing.
The young assistant sighed. This person should have already been expelled, right?
The old man shook his head and said, He was just given a warning and is still at the university.
The young assistant:
Chapter 576 - Father Wang’s Romance
Chapter 576: Father Wangs Romance
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While the president of the Society of Saints was scoffing at this incident, the young assistant checked the news on his phone in passing. While this matter had actually already been exposed online, it seemed that it had been suppressed. Although every major media outlet had reprinted the news in turn, this owner with the fake academic thesis whose spirit dog had dissed the country on an online tform wasnt expelled and instead was only let off with a warning.
What was interesting was that the young assistant found another piece of news about thirty-six high school students who hadnt gone to bed on time and were summarily persuaded by the school to leave 1 in the end, after the parents pleaded for leniency, they were also let off with a warning. While these incidents differed in severity, the same level of punishment was meted out.
The young assistant felt that put together, there were a lot of links between the two incidents.
It was useless to me the spirit dog at this time. There was a previous saying that a spirit sword was like its master, meaning that once the rapport between a spirit sword and its master reached a certain level, a sword spirit would be produced, and its character would usually resemble its masters.
This in fact wasnt limited to spirit swords; it also applied to weapon spirits of magic treasures and to spirit beasts. Dog-type spirit beasts were loyal to their owners; in most cases, an owners three views and the environment they grew up in would subtly influence their contract spirit beast.
But even with this matter exposed online, the culprit had only been left off with a warning.
The young assistant sighed and spoke telepathically to the old man. That dogs owner isnt that simple.
Theres definitely a connection. When I passed on the information, someone immediately contacted me to warn me not to get involved, and this person is at a higher level than me. The old man smiled.
The young assistant nodded his head. Its only because you, Lord President, havent made known your identity as the newly-appointed president, otherwise getting rid of this type of degenerate wouldnt be difficult at all.
Thats right. The old man nodded. But we have to wait for the head of state to make a public announcement. Also, the Society of Saints needs to convene with the six main members of the spirit beast ss while the announcement has yet to be released. Together, well assert that the Society of Saints currently doesnt have a president and instead is directly under Huaxiu jurisdiction and Secretary Dakang will take the lead. When the timees, we wont need to especially make a report in order to purge society of this type of scum C a single word to suppress them will be enough.
The president of the Society of Saints was a position that was on par with the Ten Generals.
This person has already insulted his nation. Even if he has a backer, he cant run wild for much longer. Even if I dont handle it personally, therell definitely be someone who wont be able to resist dealing with him. After receiving a warning from his superior previously, the old man had secretly created a side ount to leave ament on writer Wang Situs Weibo page.
Everyone in the cultivation circle knew that this writers fan group was immensely powerful; the battle for monthly votes a few days before had shaken practically half of Huaxius cultivation circle.
The old man smiled slightly and gazed at the young assistant in front of him. For now, I need you, Little Han, to keep an eye on things. My gut tells me that this green-furred dog is very special. When I tailed Mr Wei Zhi in the past, Id never seen him look so delighted with a spirit beast before.
This young man named Han Jin nodded. Of course, President Fu. Since youve decided, Ill do do my best to arrange it.
Mm, said President Fu of the Society of Saints. Once you find out where this person lives, you must personally drop by with gifts; exin the reason for your visit and be as demure and gentle as much as possible. You dont have to rush it if you cant reach an agreement all at once. Also, after youve put a list of gifts together, let me have a look at it; we must be sure to show our sincerity and respect.
Very well, president. Han Jin asked, How about I prepare a huge snacks gift pack? Foundation Establishment students nowadays seem to like eating snacks like , crispy noodle snacks and whatnot.
Arent the elixirs we provide more superior? Something like snacks are really too low. If we directly give him a super spirit elixir, wouldnt that be more tempting? the old man chuckled.
This super spirit elixir was the resource which the government personally allocated to the top scorer for each subject after Foundation Establishment students entered a Golden Core university!
There was no way an ordinary person would be able to resist such temptation
Dog Two had seized an overwhelming victory in the battle of spirit beasts, and No. 60 High School had performed very well in the other events in the district sports meet this time. They had even smashed the records for some of the events that had previously been held by the key high schools, Reliance High School and Prime Elevation High School.
Wang Ling was preparing to leave after school when he noticed a group of people crowding around Dopey Guo to look at thepetition results for the sports meet. No. 60 High Schools strength put it in second ce overall, which alreadypletely met the standard for a key city high school!
Were really lucky this time. It was like everyone had been injected with chicken blood and outdid themselves. Super Chen was also astonished by thepetition results.
Like I said, Wang Ling is our mascot! Super Chen clicked his tongue.
Wang Ling had been about to leave when Super Chen said something which baffled him. ???
Super Chen: Did all of you notice, the records were broken for all the events which Wang Ling took part in! As if he was pulling the strings behind the scenes the facts show that he really is our mascot!
Wang Ling:
Because of the battle of spirit beasts which the students had watched in the afternoon, lessons after that were canceled, so the students were dismissed especially early today. When Wang Ling arrived home, Dog Two texted him to say that Wei Zhi had invited it to stay for dinner. Mother Wang had also taken the old man out, reportedly not to get groceries but to inquire with a travel agency about travel itineraries and tickets C apparently the old man suddenly wanted to go on a holiday.
However, Wang Ling thought this was a little strange, because old man and the head of Kitchen Knife Sect, who was Regr ss Twos Jiang Bais dad, had yet to finish their cooking showdown. The old man had been preparing for it for a long time, so there was no way he would give up on this notion to go on holiday.
In addition, Father Wang wasnt typing today nor was he puffing on a cigar dispiritedly on the sofa. Instead, he was in the basement searching for something. Thest time he had rummaged around in the basement, he had found that pile of love letters which Grandfather Wang had written to his first love, Teacher Pan.
Wang Ling recalled todays date.
It was July 20th, the thirteenth Thursday of the semester.
Was todays date important?
Ling Ling, youre home? Come here for a bit
Father Wang yelled suddenly from the basement.
Wang Ling teleported to Father Wangs side and saw him take an old trunk out of storage. He then took out a case the size of a shoebox from the trunk, and then yet again took out a small ck box from the case. Finally, he took out a slip of paper from the small ck box.
He looked at Wang Ling. I had your grandpa take your mom out just now.
Wang Ling: Mm He had already guessed.
Father Wang: Today isnt our wedding anniversary, but the day I met your mother for the first time. This is a song I wrote, its called The Starry Skys Language of Love. Its just missing the melody Lingzi, can you help me?
Wang Ling:
Chapter 577 - The Starry Sky’s Language of Love
Chapter 577: The Starry Skys Language of Love
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Father Wang had written these lyrics after meeting Mother Wang for the first time. Wang Ling actually didnt know much about their rtionship history, but this husband and wife had always had a good rtionship. It was in fact verymon for a couple to experience some bumps in the road, but Wang Ling felt that the number of times Father Wang and Mother Wang fought could be counted on one hand.
He had wondered earlier if it was their wedding anniversary today, but the date wasnt right. It was only listening to Father Wang now that Wang Ling was enlightened.
Father Wang even remembered the first day they met.
It looked like it had been love at first sight!
The Starry Skys Language of Love lyrics:
Travelling alone in this world
Doesnt it seem a little lonely
Gazing at the Big Dipper at night in a cool breeze
How I wish for the best, which is you with me
The night sky holds our memories
I remember decoding thenguage of the stars with you
We enjoyed discovering their mysteries
Their riddles
Putting aside everything until they became hazy
When I was young, I looked at the many meteors on the horizon
I always wondered who would be with me
I traverse the forest and mountains to the rocky cliffs with you
The stars in the sky shone down on our hometown in the blowing wind
We only understood after many years had passed why the starry sky was like colored ze
Its because we are together
I want topose love with thenguage of the stars with you
Holding our breaths and roaming the gxy
Looking at what Father Wang had written, Wang Ling was amazed by the style. After all, Father Wang was a writer who had specialized professional skills, while writing songs required artistic talent. However, with his Heavenly Ear Ability, Wang Ling could link to other world lines. Last time, he had helped Tang Youning, whom he had met at Midnight Dining Hall, retrieve a song called Old Boys. However, working in the arts still required luck and talent in many situations. Tang Youning had relied on the songs poprity for a time but then people had grown tired of it.
Wang Ling had heard the boss of Midnight Dining Hall, Boss Tan, say before that since hitting the big time, Tang Youning had nevere back to Midnight Dining Hall.
So sometimes people really shouldnt forget their origins.
When Tang Youning couldnt afford meals, Boss Tan had helped him a lot by giving him meals and even providing a space for him to perform. But when all was said and done, human nature was still too hard to figure out. There were a lot of good people in the world, but there would always be a few who would be ungrateful.
Looking at Father Wangs lyrics, Wang Ling fell into deep thought.
It would of course be very easy for him to grab a song from another world, but the issue was that these were lyrics which Father Wang had written himself, so it was an original song. Wang Ling would need to search other worlds for a suitable melody, which was much moreplicated than when he had directly giarized a song for Tang Youning.
If you can finish the melody for me today, thatll be good. Father Wang twisted his hands together with a pleading expression. I want to find an opportunityter to hum it to your mother. A simple and catchy tune is fine theres no need to rush the arrangement, as long as you finish it before our wedding anniversary!
Wang Ling furrowed his brow; he was in fact willing to help, but he still hadnt finished his homework
Father Wang knew Wang Lings personality too well; apart from crispy noodle snacks, the number one thing for this guy was his homework. He would without a doubt help Father Wang, but it was a matter of priority, and Father Wang was hoping that Wang Ling would be able toe up with a tune as soon as possible; the quicker the better.
After some thought, he finally decided to pay the price.
Wang Ling turned his nose up at normal crispy noodle snacks because he had all kinds of annual cards and gold cards to go sample thetest crispy noodle snack vors every week. What was more, that crispy noodle snacks gship store on Spirit Stream Road would send him arge gift pack every festival season. Father Wang had thus spent a huge sum of money early on to custom make several special crispy noodle snacks to suit Wang Lings taste.
Father Wang whispered what the vors were to Wang Ling, who immediately opened his eyes wide! These were vors he absolutely couldnt resist!
After confirming what the vors were, Father Wang raised three fingers. Three packets!
Wang Ling frowned. Although three packets was a tempting amount, it wasnt enough for him to enjoy them.
Father Wang took a deep breath. Five packets?
Wang Ling stared straight at Father Wang but still didnt agree
Father Wang grit his teeth. Eight packets. That was already all he had on hand!
Deal!
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Father Wang breathed a deep sigh of relief. Each specialized crispy noodle snack was equivalent to three days worth of earnings! It looked like he would need to custom make more after this
If he still needed Wang Lings help in the future, he would have to prepare at least ten packets
Composing the melody for Father Wang actually wasnt thatplicated; the main thing was that it was troublesome. Looking for the right melody from various world lines for the lyrics took up more time than doing homework.
Father Wangs lyrics had the fresh and clean feel of a bubblegum pop song, but which one? It had to be one that was light and easy with an especially catchy beat. The main thing about this kind of song was that it spread very easily and anyone could hum it, but it was just no good to perform it in a singingpetition as it wouldnt reflect the singers abilities at all.
But many of themercially hot songs now were bubblegum pop, like PureGirl 1 and Yes, I Do 2 .
He pricked up his ears and searched countless world lines by using the Heavenly Ear Ability like an electronic signal receiver.
Finally, he managed to find a song by a singer called Old Is An Old Person with a melody that fit Father Wangs The Starry Skys Language of Love just nicely!
No. 60 High School had music lessons, and Wang Ling himself could y the guitar. He thus promptly wrote the musical score as he set the lyrics to this melody before sending it to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sung a major reinvention of the song Take You On A Journey before and Wang Ling had thought back then that he had a talent for singing.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was nk when he saw the musical score and the lyrics which Wang Ling had sent him, and he promptly sent a message back. Brother Ling, who wrote these lyrics?
Wang Ling typed a reply. Your Senior Wang.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied in almost the same instant. Holy shit! Simply a work of genius! Senior Wangs song, this melody! It can shock the heavens and make ghosts and gods cry! When I listened to it, my scalp turned numb, my thighs trembled restlessly and goosebumps erupted all over my body. I also want to fall in love now!
Wang Ling: Can you be any more obvious in your boot-licking
But it had to be said that this melody was indeed pretty good; it was catchy at least and very lighthearted.
When do you need this song? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wang Lings answer was short and simple. Right now.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Okay! Ill sing it right now!
Roughly five minutester, Wang Ling sent the music file to Father Wang.
Father Wang was nk when he heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals voice and he promptly turned to Wang Ling. Is this Little Lei singing?
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Father Wang was stunned. Holy shit! He sings so well! This voice! This skill! It can shock the heavens and make ghosts and gods cry! Listening to it is making my scalp turn numb
Wang Ling:
Chapter 578 - Wei Zhi Is Dangerous
Chapter 578: Wei Zhi Is Dangerous
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finished singing the entire song The Starry Skys Language of Love. He yed the piano as he sang for the audio recording. His voice was clear and attractive. Dazed when he heard it, Little Silver couldnt helping over to watch. Although he had thought Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was pretty good when he had heard him sing before, Little Silver never expected him to be this good.
This voice was really sweet! This person was already thousands of years old, but his voice still sounded like that of a eighteen-year-old young man who had just fallen in love.
There was plenty of minor spells and elixirs in the cultivation world for embellishing ones voice, but the results were like Nanhan nations stic surgery C they were all the same. In the entertainment circle nowadays, the more popr singers were those that still relied solely on their voices to hit it big.
Each persons voice was different and you needed something special in order to be popr.
Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing, you sing so well! Little Silver leaned against the wall with his arms folded as he happily listened to the song.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal closed the piano lid and let out a sigh. I actually thought about debuting as a singer before, but in the end I gave up.
Little Silver didnt understand. Why?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath. Because Im too good! I should leave some opportunities for the youngsters.
Little Silver:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: If I debut, Fang Jielun, Zhou Wenshan, they would be nothing
Little Silver: Did you write this song?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head. It was Senior Wang who wrote the lyrics for his wife. Brother Lingposed the melody and I sang the demo.
So it was Masters master who wrote it!
Little Silvers eyes shone; he recalled the melody and he suddenly looked envious. So romantic, it reminds me of a poem! Ive been studying Huaxius ancient culture recently, and its truly deep and profound!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised an eyebrow. Lets hear it.
Little Silver blurted out, A hundred years of cultivation bring two to ride in the same boat
Hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to praise Little Silver for his progress in learning about modern human civilization.
In the end, Little Silvers next words were: A thousand years of cultivation bring Atom.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
That night, Loopy Toad had dinner at Wei Zhis ce. When it followed Wei Zhi in, the security guards downstairs at the family apartment smiled and gazed at it warmly. This was a dog personally endorsed by the marshal and no one dared give it dirty looks. Actually, Wei Zhi thought Loopy Toad was especially amiable; it was just that the color of its fur looked strange at first, but the more you looked, the more pleasing it became to the eye.
As they passed by an apartment unit downstairs, Loopy Toad saw an olddy carrying a shopping basket. Little Wei, youve brought your dog friend over to y again?
Yes, Auntie Zhao.
Wei Zhi greeted this olddy.
Looking up at this Auntie Zhao, Loopy Toad was immediately on guard because it felt that this person was very strong. There was a particr air about her that Loopy Toad as a spirit beast could sense almost instantly and it felt that this old aunties identity wasnt that simple.
But the other party didnt pay Loopy Toad too much mind and instead, she smiled broadly as if seeing an old friend.
Loopy Toad guessed that word had most likely gotten around the apartment that Marshal Jiang had given it special privilege at the entrancest time. In this type of family apartment, there would be a lot of old aunties and uncles who liked to discuss the daily gossip in their spare time.
Everyone in the family apartment knew Martial Jiangs Battle Saint identity. He was one of the Ten Founding Generals! Every word he said had weight!
Loopy Toad was silent; it didnt know if this was a good or bad thing. After being with Little Master Ling for a while, there were times when it also felt that it was good to stay low-key.
However, this Auntie Zhao smiled at it and then paused to rub the soft fur on its head in passing. Your dog friend seems a bit nervous. Extremely clean and fresh spirit energy spread out from this Auntie Zhaos palm, which was an extremely cozy feeling.
Damn, it was sofortable
As expected, this old auntie wasnt simple.
Staring at this Auntie Zhao, Loopy Toad wanted to say something but didnt know how to bring it up.
Dont worry, any friend of Little Zhis, whether human or beast, is fine, said Auntie Zhao. The people in our apartment watched him grow up. Old Jiang greeted you at the entrance thest time, and from now on you cane and go as you like here, so you dont have to be too nervous were the ones who should be nervous.
Wei Zhi: Whats going on, Auntie Zhao?
Aunt Zhao: Youre so big already its been so many years, but have you ever brought a girlfriend to the apartment? We seriously thought
Wei Zhi: Auntie, my taste is not that heavy.
Aunt Zhao: Thats good then.
Loopy Toad:
Auntie Zhao, where are you going? asked Wei Zhi.
Mm, the neighborhoodmittees Old Jiang called just now to say that a foreign force is invading our border and wants me to go over and handle it since hes tied up with something else. Auntie Zhao covered her mouth andughed. Ill be right back.
Wei Zhi nodded like he was used to it. Okay, be careful, Auntie Zhao.
Dont worry, this basket isnt for food. Do you know the flying guillotine? This is an upgraded version. When you throw it out, itll directly behead people! To throw the enemy off, I improved its appearance, said Auntie Zhao.
Loopy Toad thought that this Auntie Zhao was talking about something very frightening with a serene face.
Because Auntie Zhao was in a hurry to deal with this important task, she didnt pull Wei Zhi into conversation for too long. This could already be considered going lenient on him. There were times when Wei Zhi was afraid of running into some overzealous old aunties and uncles, because once they caught him for a chat, he wouldnt be able to escape for at least half an hour.
After this, Auntie Zhao took her leave. Loopy Toad saw her walk to the main entrance and in a sh of light, she disappearedpletely.
Who is this auntie? Loopy Toad was very curious about this mysterious old auntie.
Auntie Zhao was Uncle Jiangs secretary back then and has always followed him. Her Daoist name is Holy Lotus Daoist, answered Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad turned this name over in its mind but couldnt recall hearing it before; it was probably a pretty old Daoist name.
Also, ever since these old seniors had left their positions and retired, they no longer called each other by their Daoist names. Over time, some of these legendary Daoist names had faded from the minds of the young people and it was probably only the older generation that still knew them.
Looking at Loopy Toads puzzled expression, Wei Zhi suddenly brought up a name. Do you know Cailian Zhenren?
Loopy Toad nodded its head. I do! Of course it knew this person; she was the only female cultivator in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals group chat Also, she had once attacked Little Master Ling when he was ten years old with her boobs
Pressing the button for the elevator, Wei Zhi said lightly, This Auntie Zhao is Cailian Zhenrens shifu.
This world was really small!
Loopy Toad couldnt helpmenting.Mixing up the names of singer Zhou Jielun and lyricist Fang Wenshan, who have worked together before.Continuing from above, the second part of this saying should be A thousand years of cultivation bring two to sleep on the same pillow, which refers to the Chinese concept of fateful or destined meetings. Here it refers to the beloved protagonist of the popr anime series Astro Boy.
Chapter 579 - Demon Saint’s Secret
Chapter 579: Demon Saints Secret
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Coming to Wei Zhis ce, Loopy Toad was alreadypletely familiar with it. Wei Zhi this invisible wealthy tyrant had connected four units together and set up various types of ecological environments, which led to a veryplicatedyout of this ce. If Wei Zhi hadnt led the way at the very beginning, Loopy Toad truly would have gotten lost.
But this time, it was thoroughly familiar with the ce.
When Loopy Toad entered, it saw the Pushing Large Butterfly fly over tond on Wei Zhis shoulder, making it suddenly drop down a little.
It had been a while since theydst met, and this Pushing Large Butterfly was heavier again! It was obvious that Wei Zhi was raising it well!
The Pushing Large Butterfly was an economical type of spirit beast which was more average in its attributes. Its greatest traits were that it was loyal and practical. Its sleeping powder and anaesthetic powder were extremely useful especially in outdoor training, so it was very suitable for pet trainers to take outside.
Of course, the highest ss that a Pushing Large Butterfly could reach wasnt very high, third ss at most, but it was a different story if it could be a Butterfly Emperor.
It was obvious that this Pushing Large Butterfly of Wei Zhis had Butterfly Emperor blood, otherwise he wouldnt have taken a fancy to it so easily. This was amon spirit beast which pet trainers liked to use at the early or middle stage. But for an SSR-level pet trainer like Wei Zhi to keep what could be called a newbie entry-level spirit beast made Loopy Toad think that this Pushing Large Butterfly definitely wasnt simple.
And it was as Loopy Toad expected.
With the Pushing Large Butterfly perched on his shoulder, Wei Zhi went over to the tyrant spirit flower that the butterfly had been on earlier and looked at its petals. Wei Zhi specially grew this flower indoors and the nectar it produced every day was the Pushing Large Butterflys food.
Loopy Toad drew closer for a look and realized that there was actually something like a silky web that resembled cotton candy on the petals this was the Pushing Large Butterflys nest!
As expected, it has Butterfly Emperor blood! Loopy Toad tsked. Among all Pushing Large Butterflies, only a Butterfly Emperor would do this.
Naturally, this is my contract spirit beast, after all.
Looking at this new nest on the flower petals, Wei Zhi was a little happy. Among adult Pushing Large Butterflies, only those with Butterfly Emperor blood are able to create nests. When the nest is ny percentplete, itll attract a lot of young Pushing Large Butterflies. If it can attract one which also has Butterfly Emperor blood toplete thest ten percent of the nest perfectly, these two Pushing Large Butterflies will mate.
After saying this, Wei Zhi heaved a sigh and lightly touched the brightly colored wings of the Pushing Large Butterfly on his shoulder. But only a very small number of Pushing Large Butterflies have Butterfly Emperor blood. And Butterfly Emperor-level Pushing Large Butterflies are state protected spirit beasts and are now already very rarely seen.
State protected spirit beasts Then the one on you
S-level pet trainers and above are allowed to raise state protected second-ss and third-ss spirit beasts, and theres no limit for SSR-level pet trainers, Wei Zhi answered swiftly.
Loopy Toad nodded. So thats it.
Back than, in order to find this Pushing Large Butterfly with Butterfly Emperor blood, I ran all over the ce. Wei Zhi seemed to be recalling many things.
How did you find it? Staring at this Pushing Large Butterfly, Loopy Toad was a bit curious.
It had met this Pushing Large Butterfly several times and it could see that the butterfly and Wei Zhi were very close, but it didnt know the story behind it.
Wei Zhi: Actually, it wasnt that hard to form a contract with it; back then it had still been quite young. It was when I discovered it that was a little tricky C its the third crown prince in its family but it didnt want to seed the throne so it came with me.
Loopy Toad:
There was this kind of operation?!
In the evening, Wei Zhi cooked especially for Loopy Toad. He cut up his Shenfubeef 1 and fried a huge steak for Loopy Toad. This beef was very expensive and ordinary pet trainers definitely wouldnt have any in their homes. When Wei Zhi cut this beef up and fried it, Loopy Toad suddenly felt a little awkward.
Loopy Toad: This beef is pretty pricey
Wei Zhi: Its fine; anyway, I swindled it out of the vice president. He lost another bet with me yesterday and I won their Fenrirs luxurious dinner. It just so happens I cant finish it all on my own, so lets just fry it and eat it together, and give you some supplementary nutrition in passing.
Loopy Toad:
Wei Zhi: The vice president especially likes to bet with me, and hes done it several dozen times already. But he loses some item to me every single time, including the Bone King.
All of sudden, Loopy Toad felt that this Vice President of the Pet Trainers Association, Crying Old Immortal, was a little tragic!
So as reality proved, gambling really wasnt good! Forget the idea that small bets were rxing andrge bets were harmful C whatever the case, gambling was gambling. If you won, you wanted to keep winning; if you lost, you wanted to get your money back. This thing was forever a bottomless pit.
No one had this habit in the Wang family. Father Wang and Mother Wang never made bets with other people and didnt even buy shares or lottery tickets; Father Wang wasnt interested in making money through spection. And Loopy Toad remembered that Father Wang and Little Master Ling hade to a special agreement when thetter had still been young in which he wasnt allowed to use his ability or anything like it to reap ill-gotten gains.
The true ability was to make money in pragmatic and realistic ways.
Frying the steak, Wei Zhi couldnt helpughing. I guess that Fenrir at the vice presidents ce will howl tonight. It also has royal blood, but our familys Pushing Large Butterfly causes me no trouble and is economical to keep.
Loopy Toad was startled when it heard this.
Theoretically speaking, it also had royal blood er, to be exact, it was a spirit beast with a royal soul!
In the past, when it recalled its previous identity as a demon king, it would inevitably feel depressed and sad, but now Loopy Toad felt more relieved than anything else.
Because tomorrow, it would personally bring everything to an end with its own paws
While it probably could never again be the king it once was, Loopy Toad actually quite enjoyed its life now. Wang Ling might look like a solitary person, but Loopy Toad had realized that when it was with Wang Ling, it never felt lonely at all. What was more, it had even met many new friends through him.
Wei Zhi cast a look at Loopy Toad. He didnt know what this Brother Dog was thinking about. He had never met Wang Ling, but in truth, he had been curious about Wang Ling all this time; who could raise such a magical dog? What on earth was that person like?
So that Fenrir has royal blood? Is it a natural inheritance? Speaking of royal blood, Loopy Toad actually had quite a lot of questions. It was very curious to know what the simrities and differences were between eastern spirit beasts, demon beasts and western devil beasts.
Its mostly inherited naturally, since the Fenrir at the vice presidents ce is a purebred. Of course, there are some exceptions, said Wei Zhi. Take the legendary Demon Saint in the demon world, for example; its most likely the supreme leader of the demon world and is a level above demon gods, but no one knows how this status is inherited.
Do you know the Holy Pir in the demon world?
At that moment, Loopy Toad raised a key question.
Chapter 580 - The Aftereffects of “Basic Dog Skills”
Chapter 580: The Aftereffects of Basic Dog Skills
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Wei Zhi was startled. I remember its andmark? He vaguely remembered seeing it in a book, since the interaction between the demon world and the human cultivation world had always been a popr issue after the Gate Between Worlds appeared.
Over the years, the Pet Trainers Guild had put a lot of effort into studying the differences between demon beasts, spirit beasts and devil beasts. In the past, the focus had always been on the differences between spirit beasts and devil beasts. However, both spirit beasts and devil beasts were earth species which used natural spirit qi as a source of power. While they differed in habits and attributes, in essence there werent any big differences between them.
On the other hand, there had been a great deal to learn in the past few years when it came toparing demon beasts and spirit beasts. It wasnt just Wei Zhi; the vice president, the president as well as other SSR-level pet trainers were doing every possible type of research into it.
Back when the Gate had appeared in the human world, there were cultivators that had captured a number of demon beasts as study specimens. In the past few years, the nation had actually invested a great deal in research to fund the Pet Trainers Guild so that they couldpile teaching materials on demon beasts.
Solely in terms of species, there were more demon beast species than spirit beast and devil beast species put together; this was a terrifying amount, plus they had numerous tribes.
Based on the information which human cultivators had on the demon world, there were over a hundred demon territories and each territory was ruled by a demon god. Each demon territory was in turn divided again into dozens of ns and each n leader was a demon king. Divided even further, there would be enough diverse species to draw a family tree that would stupefy people.
But even given how diverse these species were, the Pet Trainers Guild had still found a very importantndmark in the past few years, and that was the Holy Pir of the demon world.
This was information theyd obtained frombining the maps drawn by dealers of rare maps who had risked their lives to explore the demon world. Each dealer had explored a different ce but there were oveps. After putting all of them together, the Pet Trainers Guild had discovered the existence of this Holy Pir of the demon world.
Brother Dog knows this Holy Pir? Wei Zhi was greatly surprised; he felt that Dog Twos breadth of knowledge was wider than he had imagined! Also, the critical point was that the matter of this Holy Pir hadnt been made public yet. None of the popr science books on the Gate Between Worlds in bookstore chains like Library of Heavens Path or whatnot currently contained any information on the Holy Pir.
Mm, Ive heard of it.
Loopy Toad nodded as it feignedposure. Of course it knew the Holy Pir very well, since it used to be a demon from that neck of the woods. Actually, any demon at the level of a demon king or above knew about the Holy Pir.
As expected, Brother Dog has seen much and knows a lot! Wei Zhi had always known that Loopy Toads origin wasnt simple. For it to be able to talk without reaching the requisite level already defiedmon sense, so Wei Zhi didnt think too much about Loopy Toad knowing about the existence of the Holy Pir.
He had felt since the beginning that his Brother Dog was a dog who had seen much of the world, and was a clean and refined dog that had rid itself of vulgar tastes!
We only deduced the existence of this Holy Pir not so long ago. Our analytical findings indicated that this is an importantndmark in the demon world and it has a lot to do with Demon Saint. The closer a demon territory is to the Holy Pir, the more powerful it is, said Wei Zhi.
Mm, thats pretty much it. Loopy Toad nodded its head; this research had in fact covered all the basic points.
The Holy Pir was in the center of the demon world and surrounded by a hundred territories.
As for why a demon territory was stronger the closer it was to the Holy Pir, the reason was actually very simple: it was because those demon territories were more or less influenced by Demon Saints aura; under the demon energy emitted by Demon Saint, they became even stronger.
In any case, this wasnt a secret in the demon world.
How far along are you in your research? Loopy Toad couldnt help asking.
Were currently studying the connection between the Holy Pir and Demon Saint.
Wei Zhi answered, Our preliminary guess is that the Holy Pir is closely rted to inheriting the position of Demon Saint. Although it seems that its hereditary and its already publicly known that the current Demon Saint is a merman called Second Generation Merman, we still believe that the title of Demon Saint is inherited in some other way.
Another way? Loopy Toad was startled.
This point which Wei Zhi had brought up was something that even Loopy Toad, who was a demon world native, didnt know about.
In the demon world, Demon Saints existence was a mystery to begin with. There were over a hundred demon gods in the demon world, but only the few at the very top had ever truly seen Demon Saint. Even then, not a single one of them could urately describe its appearance.
What a lot of demons, including Loopy Toad, knew was that Demon Saint had always existed, but they didnt know how this Demon Saint title was inherited. The demons below the demon gods, including the demon kings, had only heard of Demon Saint, and only knew that it was Demon Saint who appointed the demon gods from among lots of demon kings. However, no one knew what the specific criteria were to be a demon god.
Most demons had no idea what Demon Saint looked like, where he was, whether he would send small red packets to the demon gods chat group during the festival seasons, or whether he would give pensions to demon gods who retired after six hundred and fifty years
Sitting in front of Wei Zhi as it ate the steak, Loopy Toad chewed on the beef with shining eyes; it was unexpectedly delicious!!!
Loopy Toad eximed in admiration, Youre a real wife!
Wei Zhi replied calmly, Im a beast wife.
Loopy Toad:
You used a little too much strength today. Eat more, this beef can greatly replenish your energy.
Wei Zhi stuck a fork in a piece of steak and put it in his mouth. By the way, I havent asked yet, where did Brother Dog learn this boxing technique from?
A friend gave it to me, he wasnt using it, said Loopy Toad.
Mm, its very formidable. If you can cultivate it to the ultimate level, itll be worth it! But when I saw you use this boxing technique today, it felt like it was missing something and you looked a little stiff. Perhaps your friend didnt give you the entire set? asked Wei Zhi.
Loopy Toad replied, Its aplete set but my friend might have enhanced it.
I see.
Wei Zhi put down the fork as he suddenly looked serious. Actually, sometimes an improved art doesnt necessarily apply to everyone. Itll still be better to cultivate the original version of the art, otherwise if spirit energy runs through the wrong meridian, its very easy for aftereffects to ur.
Loopy Toad was rmed. Is it really that bad?
It can happen
Wei Zhiughed. But for now, it looks like this art quite suits you.
Loopy Toad: Mm, it doesnt feel ufortable.
Wei Zhi: But we cant exclude the possibility that the aftereffects have yet to emerge.
Loopy Toad:
Chapter 581 - Dog Two’s Journey to the Demon World
Chapter 581: Dog Twos Journey to the Demon World
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After leaving Wei Zhis ce, Loopy Toad thought about the Basic Dog Skills which it had used in the fight. Currently, it didnt feel that there was anything wrong with cultivating this boxing art; cultivating it had even opened up a lot of the meridians inside Loopy Toads body which had been blocked initially, enabling its soul and body to reach a higher level of alignment with each other.
However, Wei Zhis words still made Loopy Toad a little fidgety because his instincts were always spot on, especially when it came to spirit beasts. The main thing was that Loopy Toad had originally been a demon beast; now that it was cultivating a spirit beast art, what if something really went wrong?
Little Master Ling had previously modified that Demon King Heart Sutra, which Loopy Toad had absolutely nothing to worry about. The problem was that Little Silver had initially recorded down these Basic Dog Skills based on what he had read in Dog Saints depository of Buddhist texts. Furthermore, Little Silver himself had said that he had condensed this set of spirit techniques in his own way so that it was more refined than the original version. For some reason, however, Loopy Toad didnt feel that this was reliable.
On the way home, Loopy Dog couldnt help texting Little Silver. Is the Basic Dog Skills you gave mest timeplete or not?
???
Little Silver was hugely baffled when it saw this message. It is.
Loopy Toad: Are there any aftereffects?
Little Silver:
It would have been fine if the aftereffects hadnt been mentioned, but now that it had, Little Silver immediately recalled something because back then, Dog Saint had actually highlighted on the back page a matter for attention when cultivating the Basic Dog Skills. But because this point of note had only been directed at the Dog n, Little Silver hadnt memorized it; he only remembered that if the user didnt pay attention to this matter while cultivating the art, this could lead to some aftereffects
When it saw the ellipses in Little Silvers reply, Loopy Toad was so rmed that its dog fur stood on end. So there really are?!
Little Silver rubbed his face and answered a little aggrievedly, Mm certainly there are. It was a point of note directed at the Dog n, so I didnt memorize it because it was only for the n It was only after I gave the technique to you back then that I remembered that there was something like that, but it was too long ago, so I thought Id wait to remember what it was before telling you
Loopy Toad was rmed. Shit, you cheated me! You scoundrel Silver!
Little Silver: Do you feel unwell right now?
Loopy Toad: No
Little Silver: Then what is there to be afraid of? Who knows, there might be no aftereffects, or theyre not obvious, which means they arent severe.
Little Silver was nk. What are themon aftereffects?
Whether humans, beasts or some other living thing, they all had a natural fear of the unknown. Wasnt this why wolfberry 1 was so popr nowadays as a preventative measure?
Little Silver pretended to recall something and didnt reply for several minutes How would he know what the aftereffects were! The main thing was that he really hadnt paid any attention to it back then, otherwise there was no way he would have forgotten it.
For some reason, Little Silver had a bad feeling inside that he had indeed cheated this Dog Bapi. Although Dog Bapi was indeed usually quite the opportunist, Little Silver had an overall favorable impression of him.
On a scale of five stars, if Loopy Toad didnt get five, then it would be four stars.
It was a very loyal dog!
But in this situation, Little Silver truly didnt know how tofort Dog Two.
It was only after a long while that he replied, Themon aftereffects areck of strength, fatigue, backache, and night sweats from kidney deficiency.
Loopy Toad: Kid.. kidney deficiency?
Little Silver: Worstes to worst, take some Liuwei Dihuang Pills 2 .
Loopy Toad:
Little Silver: Dont worry, it shouldnt be too serious. Dont you have Master? With Master around, why do you need to panic? If you really have a kidney deficiency, get Master to stroke you.
Loopy Toad:
Little Silver: I mean stroke your fur, dont be dirty.
Loopy Toad:
Speaking up to this point, Little Silver couldnt help sighing. When will Master stroke my hair?! I heard Master did it for you many times, and his hand technique is very rxing! I wonder what its likepared with Grenade-Throwings technique.
Loopy Toad: You pervert
When Loopy Toad reached the entrance to the house, it did its best to push the issue of the aftereffects to the back of its mind. It didnt want to reveal its uneasiness and cause Little Master Ling to suspect something. This was because it was about to do something big. Furthermore, it wanted to settle this as quickly as possible before returning to act as a idle dog once more.
The time in the prophetic dream had arrived; Loopy Toad would be journeying back to its n tonight.
Loopy Toad was actually a little nervous when it entered because it was doing this whole thing behind Wang Lings back, which made it feel a little guilty. It now just wanted to hurry up and settle everything and then return to Little Master Lings side as soon as possible.
Taking a deep breath, Loopy Toad pushed the door open. It was nine oclock. Mother Wang was already upstairs as it was time for her to put on a face mask, while Father Wang was in the study writing his manuscript under Lie Mengmengs eye.
And Wang Ling was actually already in bed at this time.
This was outside of Loopy Toads expectations; why was Little Master Ling asleep so early?
Was he tired out from the sports meet today?
There was a huge difference between Little Master Ling and the other people who had participated in the sports meet. Everyone else was tired from running around, but Little Master Ling was tired from controlling his primordial qi as he ran around; this operation consumed way, way more energy than just pure sports.
Thinking this, Loopy Toad suddenly felt that this exnation was too perfect!
It went over next to the bed and called in a low voice, Woof ?
Wang Ling who was pretending to be asleep:
There really wasnt a response!
Loopy Toad was surprised and delighted; God really was helping it!
Wang Ling who was pretending to be asleep:
Loopy Toad went to the bathroom and closed the door.
It recalled how Wang Ling had located Immortal Zhenyuans Drought Star back then and started Lord Ma.
The toilet lid on Lord Mas body opened by itself and a booming voice like before came out, with a faint echo. I serve
Before it could finish talking, Loopy Toad fired back in a low voice, Are you looking to die? Little Master Ling is sleeping!
Lord Ma shut up obediently.
After Loopy Toad quietly recited the coordinates, Lord Ma emitted a radiant light like before which enveloped it.
Then, with a whoosh, Loopy Toad turned into a ray of light which vanished on the spot.
Right after it disappeared, Wang Ling pushed the door and came in.
Took it away? he gazed at Lord Ma and asked telepathically.
Lord Ma: Yes, Supreme Lord Wang Ling.
Added the buff? Wang Ling asked again.
Lord Ma: I have, Supreme Lord Wang Ling. This was the power which Wang Ling had deposited inside Lord Mas body beforehand; as long as Loopy Toad activated Lord Ma, Wang Lings golden light shield would directly encase its body.
After making sure, Wang Ling felt a lot more relieved.
With the golden light shield on Loopy Toad, Wang Ling felt that he didnt have to worry too much about its safety.
In addition, this Dog Two was quite smart.
It had Immortal Zhenyuans immortal seal on it.
If something happened
With onemand, Immortal Zhenyuan woulde running to be a dog
Chapter 582 - The Green Light In the Dream
Chapter 582: The Green Light In the Dream
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Inside the Gate Between Worlds, the demon realm was divided into three regions and one hundred and eight territories; ssified by strength, they were divided into ny-six outer territories, eight middle territories, as well as four inner territories. Given the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns overall strength, it was located in one of the four inner territories, and conflict between the four was a lot more varied than those in the middle and outer territories.
At the same time, the four great demon gods of the four inner territories were the most powerful demon gods: Scorpion King of the East, Venerated Ox of the West, Ghost Emperor of the South and Turtle Devil of the North. They were known as the Four Fabled Battle Gods.
Members of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n lived within the borders of Scorpion Kings eastern territory. The sh this time revolved around the conflict between Scorpion King of the East and the other three demon gods.
On Dragon Teeth Mountain, a Sky-Swallowing Toad n elder with gray hair and a beard stood on a cliff as he surveyed the border with a deep gaze. He was currently the official acting leader of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n: Elder Wen He.
Dragon Teeth Mountain was the boundary between the eastern and western territories, and a border conste had been set up here initially for the sake of negotiating any conflict between the territories. But right now in this elders eyes, this conste only existed in name.
Elder Wen, everything has been prepared. The old and the young in the n are ready to evacuate. At this moment, a beam of light fell and a gleaming-faced young mannded behind Elder Wen.
He nodded and looked up at the sky. If I cany down my life to keep the n safe, everything will have been worth it.
Saying this, Elder Wen nced over his shoulder at the young man behind him. Wen Yu, after I die, youll be in charge of n matters; its going to be a little tough on you.
No! Im going with grandfather!
The young man raised his head. The proposed talks by the three demon gods this time might be a turning point, grandfather!
A turning point? Thats impossible. Theyre nothing more than empty words, and I cant see my grandchild die for nothing. Elder Wen sighed. In the end, youre still too young, and you dont understand the situation. Like how the other three territories are forcefully making unfair usations against us; its no use no matter how we try to defend ourselves.
Who has our n offended?
Wen Yu clenched his fists tight and looked extremely furious. Since ancient times, our Sky-Swallowing Toad n has always yed our part. Several years ago, our tenth generation leader was even pushed out by the other demon gods to charge enemy lines and died tragically. Why are the other three demon gods sullying our ns honor by iming that were keeping magic WMDs for Scorpion King?
In the end, this sort of empty and malicious defamation would, no matter what, be all in vain.
Youre still young and have your own path to walk, but grandfather is old now.
Our n is just a sacrificial pawn to them.
This time, the other three territories are sending people to negotiate and are saying that they want to thoroughly investigate whether we have magic WMDs. If they confirm we dont have any, they wont dere war on the eastern territory.
Elder Wen pinched his whiskers, as if he had already seen through everything. But since the beginning, its impossible for this war to be called off. Theyre well prepared and have formed an alliance to suppress our eastern territory. In these talks, its impossible for Scorpion King to allow the other three territories to enter and do a search.
When he said this, the young man alreadypletely understood.
No matter what Scorpion King did, it was a quandary.
The fact that the eastern territory had magic WMDs was an empty rumor to begin with, but the other three demon gods still insisted on conducting a search and had joined together to condemn and criticize the eastern territory. These other major territories had pledged that they wouldnt give up, and unless the eastern territory opened itself to be searched, they would join forces to strike at it.
How shameless was this behavior
Even if Scorpion King concedes, this will only cast doubt on the overall strength of our eastern territory. The eight middle territories now all covet the position of the four inner territories. As soon as Scorpion King shows any sign of weakness, itll only stop the flow temporarily.
Elder Wen had been very clear about this matter since the beginning. When the timees, the eight middle territories will definitely use this issue to kick up a fuss and expel our eastern territory from the four inner territories and fight among themselves for the position as the new eastern territory.
The young man sank into silence; wars between demon territories had always brought nothing but pain.
The ones who truly suffered were the innocent demon beasts caught in the middle. Most demon beasts enjoyed living peacefully, butpetition between demon territories was a brutal thing. Scorpion King of the East had always been someone who stood for power, so he couldnt get away from the fact that the other three territories joining forces this time to sh with the eastern territory actually had something to do with this character of his C but this wasnt a reason to make things up and frame them.
Wen Yu stayed silent and quietly wiped away his tears without crying audibly. But the sound of him wiping his tears away was very clear, so much so that it seemed to pierce Elder Wens ears a little.
Once Elder Wen left, he didnt know if he would be able toe back.
Wen Yu was still young, but he was the best candidate from the younger generation to shoulder the heavy responsibility of ruling the n.
Wen Yu, dont feel too sad. Grandfather has been able to live to this age, its more than enough for me. Elder Wen didnt turn his head, his gaze fixed in the direction of the border from beginning to end.
Lowering his eyelids, the young man was extremely heartbroken. Grandfather is there really no other way?
Looking at the current situation, there truly isnt.
Elder Wen shook his head. Before this, I already held a prayer meet. Unless we can awaken Great Ancestor Lord Jiang, we truly have no hope. There was a time when a dazzling demon god had appeared in the Sky-Swallowing Toad n. He was Great Ancestor Jiang, whose Daoist name in the n was Venerated Demon Jiang Liu.
But speaking up to this point, Elder Wen suddenly said, Actually, things may not be as terrible as we imagined. I also had a prophetic dream not long ago that our n would thrive and prosper under the cover of a green light but until now, I have yet to understand what the green light means.
While Elder Wens words soundedforting, it didnt make Wen Yu feel any better.
The Toad ns prophetic dreams
While a dream mighte true, it was also a matter of probability.
Furthermore, Wen Yu had never heard his grandfather bring up this prophetic dream before, so he just treated it as words offort. But the truth was that Elder Wen had indeed dreamt this
At that moment, grandfather and grandson stood on the edge of the cliff on Dragon Teeth Mountain.
A breeze brushed over Elder Wens navy blue Daoist robe.
It was time to go.
As he prepared to leave, Elder Wen finally turned to look at his grandson in the moment just before he departed. Wen Yu, raise your head! A male toad should be a man!
Chin up and chest out, the young man struggled to control his feelings.
We are a n bathed in the light of a demon gods glory. Even if things are hopeless now, you must remember: for the sake of past generations, for the sake of our ns great undertaking, you must never lower your head, no matter what!
Gazing in the direction of the peace conste, Elder Wen gritted his teeth. If I donte back this time I never will!
Chapter 583 - Across the Span of the Three Major Territories...
Chapter 583: Across the Span of the Three Major Territories
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When Elder Wen hurried to the peace conste, he could already sense the smoke; the atmosphere inside the peace conste wasnt peaceful at all. On the contrary, there was a sense of hostility in the air. Although he had already anticipated earlier that these talks wouldnt be productive, he still sighed inwardly before slowly walking inside.
The envoys from the southern, western and northern territories had already been waiting for a long time in the peace conste.
This time, the three envoys that had been sent were all direct subordinates of the three demon gods respectively: Daoist Horse Face under Venerated Ox of the East, Daoist Witch Demon under Ghost Emperor of the South and Daoist Bronze Turtle under Turtle Devil of the North.
Even Scorpion King hadnt expected the other three territories to gang up this time to crowd out the eastern territory. Moreover, it could be said that the talks this timepletelycked sincerity; if they really wanted to settle this peacefully, they wouldnt have sent mere envoys to negotiate; at the very least, they should have each sent a demon god representative. In the end, it was merely three envoys who were sitting here.
There was a round table in the peace constes meeting hall, and the three envoys were sitting around it, their chins resting on their steepled fingers as they assumed the pose ofmanders deep in thought.
Elder Wen stayed silent and didnt say a single word as he found a ce to sit.
After roughly two minutes of silence, Daoist Horse Face spoke. Today we three envoys havee to the conste for peace talks; why didnt Scorpion King himself receive us?
Elder Wen silently rolled his eyes in his heart.
They already knew the answer to this question.
They already knew that the demon god of the eastern territory, Scorpion King, wouldnt show up, and they were deliberately putting him on the spot.
Scorpion King is busy leveling up at home today. Im afraid he doesnt have the time toe out. Elder Wen gave a fist salute.
The envoys from the three territories:
Elder Wen casually drew out a chair and sat down with the expression of one who had nothing to fear and was already gantly prepared to meet his death.
That Daoist Horse Face still persisted as he stared at Elder Wen. Who gave you permission to sit?
In the end, Elder Wen turned a deaf ear and even crossed his legs.
After all, he couldnt escape his death today, so what was there to be afraid of?
Daoist Horse Faces face suddenly turned dark. Are you showing me disrespect?
Were all envoys here. The peace conste was established in the spirit of impartial negotiations. Dont tell me the three of you dont know how to tell the difference between what is fair and unfair? Elder Wen waspletely unafraid as he simplyy all his cards on the table. I came here today knowing I would meet my end, so I have nothing to fear.
What does Scorpion King mean by this? On the side, Daoist Witch Demonughed. Dont you know right now youre up against three territories? For your puny Sky-Swallowing Toad n to dare incite a territorial dispute even if any of your descendants survive in the future, theyll just be rats on the street wherever they go.
Ever since the rumor spread that my n was keeping magic WMDs for Scorpion King, the southern, western and northern territories have constantly been spreading groundless gossip since a lie repeated a thousand times, no matter how untrue it is, bes real. Each and every one of the inner ns in the eastern territory knows this issue was fabricated. If the three of you envoys as representatives of the three territories continue with these unjust usations, I cant take responsibility for the reputations of your territories being tarnished. Elder Wen waved his hand.
Daoist Horse Faces face darkened as he snarled, Since youre already prepared to die, theres nothing else for us to say. If you can, walk out of the conste and try us.
What? Dont dare to directly do anything to me inside the conste? Elder Wen gave aposedugh.
He was well aware that it was Demon Saint who had ordered that this peace conste be set up with the initial purpose of bncing the views and opinions of the different demon territories. Rumor had it that Demon Saint had put a restriction on the peace conste: if anyone dared start a fight in the conste, the restriction punishment would immediately befall them
This rumor had always existed but no one had ever dared tested it.
So Elder Wen felt it was a safe bet that these three people definitely wouldnt darey their hands on him in the peace conste at least.
And reality indeed proved him right.
Given their overwhelming fear of Demon Saints restriction, the faces of Daoist Horse Face, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle from the other three territories instantly turned ck.
Daoist Horse Face: You already know that the conste has Demon Saints restriction on it; how can we make a move so easily?
Elder Wen burst outughing. I already know Im a dead man walking if I leave the conste; why would I go out?
Daoist Horse Face, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle:
Just looking at the expressions on their faces now, Elder Wen felt a huge weight lifted off him.
Although Demon Saints restriction on the peace conste was just a rumor, it had been around for a very long time. However, no one had ever died under this restriction because no one had ever dared to raise a hand, in case it really was activated.
Elder Wen was also disinclined to test the existence of this restriction, and had only wanted to take a chance.
Now that he had confirmed that these three didnt darey a hand on him, he was simply too delighted for words as he stared at Daoist Horse Face. Come and hit me!
Then, he directly did a standing long jump tond in front of Daoist Horse Face. You cant!
The envoys from the three territories:
Elder Wen: Curse me! You cant open your mouth!
The envoys from the three territories:
The corner of Daoist Horse Faces mouth twitched. After thinking for a long time, he decided to withdraw first for the sake of gaining the upper handter. Our three territories are of good stock, and its impossible for us toy a hand on an envoy! Since Scorpion King didnte today, how about we wait until hes free some other day for talks? Their original n hadnt been to kill Elder Wen but to detain and arrest him for keeping a secret hoard of magic WMDs.
However, they wouldnt be able to avoid using demon techniques even if they were just arresting him.
The problem was, who would dare make a move in the peace conste?
Ive already seen through the three territories n to frame us.
Elder Wenpletely didnt believe the rubbish they were spouting; when he had entered earlier, the expressions in their eyes had already told him everything.
Daoist Horse Face couldnt take it anymore. Then what are you going to do? Dont tell me youre going to live here?
Pa !
Elder Wen snapped his fingers. Bingo!
The envoys from the three territories:
Elder Wen sat down cross-legged. He took out a brocade pouch and then from inside took out his pots and pans and his cutlery one after another, as well as a ss bottle filled to the brim withrvae eggs.
Elder Wen: This bottle happens to store therge meat flies which my n has an abundance of. There are altogether one hundred thousand male eggs and one hundred thousand female eggs in here, and some of them are about to hatch. In this case, I dont have to worry about my food supply. Whats more, Im also old and dont eat as much with this one bottle, I can live here until the end of my days.
The envoys from the three territories:
Holding the ss bottle in his hand, Elder Wen smiled. Across the span of the three major territories, who do you think can beat my n at hanging on?
The envoys from the three territories:
Chapter 584 - The Return of the King
Chapter 584: The Return of the King
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In the peace conste, Elder Wen looked unperturbed. Now that he had confirmed that the three of them didnt dare do anything to him, he was very reassured it didnt matter how cheekily he behaved from now on.
At this moment, Daoist Horse Face was feeling hateful regret.
If they had known earlier, they wouldnt have arranged to meet in the peace conste; if only they had found another venue specially for the peace talks.
At the moment, the envoys from the other three territories looked at each other in dismay; they were wondering in their hearts whether Demon Saints restriction truly existed or not. Since ancient times, no one had had the guts to cross this line, so there had been no way to confirm if it was real. The problem was that even if they didnt know for sure, this wasnt a line they dared cross!
Daoist Horse Face couldnt take it. Wen He, dont be a bully! The peace conste is made avable to us for the purpose of negotiation, but you actually dare treat it as your house? You you, youre shameless!
???
Elder Wen was stunned.
From the moment he had entered, the other three had had conspiring looks of people up to no good. In broad daylight before heaven and earth, they had been about to do something unsavory to this thousand-year-old toad who was full of bright hope for the future, something indescribable like bondage and wax y
Yet now they were firing back by saying that he was being shameless; this operation was stupefying enough to make ghosts and gods weep.
Elder Wen: If you cant wait, the three of you can leave first. In any case, Im going to live in the peace conste. Theres nothing in the convention to indicate that this isnt proper. The original purpose of the conste is to uphold justice, negotiate conflict and offer asylum to demons in need.
The envoys from the other three territories were unable to respond.
It was at that moment that something hit Daoist Bronze Turtle, who stared at Elder Wen and smirked. Wen He, did you just bring thervae eggs and not the incubation potion? If you want to incubate them, you need the specially-made incubation demon potion.
What a blunder!
Elder Wen patted his head.
The incubation demon potion was an importantponent for incubating therge meat flies.
He was getting on in his years, after all.
There were indeed times when he couldnt attend to every single thing.
Daoist Horse Face burst intoughter. Hahaha! Wen He, are you a fool? Without the incubation potion, thervae eggs you brought here are no use at all, and we can waste time with you!
If he had theservae eggs, Elder Wen could linger for an infinitely long time. Meat flies hatched very fast and they only needed demon qi to grow. For the Toad n, they were an important food source which not only replenished their demon energy but were also rich in nutrients.
Elder Wen had brought a lot ofrvae eggs with him; as long as he could use demon qi here, he could help therge meat flies to hatch and grow to be his source of sustenance. In theory, they would be like a perpetual motion machine that would run forever!
Daoist Witch Demon couldnt helpughing. Elder Wen, youre a real dotard. The incubation demon potion is so important yet you forgot to bring it. You might as well go back to your n to get it.
This was a tant jeer.
However, Elder Wens expression was moreposed than the three could imagine.
He couldnt be any clearer on what leaving the conste would mean for him.
The three of them were looking forward to him leaving so that they could promptly attack him.
Its fine. Certainly, I didnt bring any incubation demon potion with me, but since the three of you envoys are willing to waste time with me, then lets do so.
Elder Wen waved his hand airily and took out his phone in the next second. Ill order a delivery and have it brought here.
The envoys from the three territories:
Really
He had just forgotten something
Making such a big deal out of it!
Elsewhere, a golden light fell from the sky in front of the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns original dwelling, Sprout Vige; Dog Two had sessfullynded here.
It looked at the slightly glowing golden light on its green fur and was startled.
Wasnt this Little Master Lings golden light shield? Why did Loopy Toad have it?
Could it be when Lord Ma sent it here, the golden light shield was automatically cast?
Loopy Toad was a bit baffled. It hadnt told Little Master Ling about its n toe to the demon world and thought it had hidden it very well.
However, if it really was Little Master Ling who had specially arranged this golden light shield
This thought pulled at Loopy Toads heartstrings as warmth suddenly flooded its heart.
There were times when Dog Two couldnt help feeling that to have Wang Ling as its owner was truly a blessing.
Whatever
In the current situation, Loopy Toad would just assume it was a subsidiary effect of using Lord Ma when it was sent here.
It was better to have the golden light shield than not at all. At its current realm, even if it let loose all the power of Sword Dao in its body, it would barely reach just under Itinerant Immortal level. But while Loopy Toad couldnt rival an itinerant immortal, it was still a lot more powerful than an ordinary demon king. However, even if that was the case, the demon world was still a dangerous ce, and this golden light shield made Dog Two feel a lot more at ease.
Loopy Toad lifted its head and looked up ahead in the direction of the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns Sprout Vige. However, the vige was unexpectedly empty and not even half a shadow of a toad could be seen.
Where is everyone? Loopy Toad was even more perplexed.
Right at that moment, Loopy Toad felt a vibration and suddenly sensed an aura lunging toward the back of its head.
It tilted its head lightly to avoid it and happened to see a gleaming-faced young man standing behind it.
This was Wen Yu?
Loopy Toad was able to determine the young mans identity just from his aura.
It never expected the small toad that had followed Elder Wen around back then to have grown up in the blink of an eye, and to have unexpectedly already cultivated a human form!
Wen Yu frowned deeply as he stared at the green-furred dog that was standing at the entrance to the vige. The aura that had shot out just now had just been a probing strike, but this green-furred dogs reaction stunned him; the other party had dodged it so easily, as if this sneak attack was nothing and as if it had already detected his aura.
Of course, all of this wasnt important C the most important thing was that there wasnt the slightest trace of demon qi on this green-furred dog what flowed over it instead was pure spirit qi!
This was a spirit beast from outside the demon world!
Who are you? Wen Yus expression suddenly turned wary as he released his aura to try and oppress it.
However, Dog Two just walked quietly to the young man,pletely unafraid of his vigor. It just sighed in its heart: this tiny thing back then was unexpectedly so strong now
In some sense, Loopy Toad thought that Wen Yu was more talented than it had ever been back then, and it felt a little gratified by this.
Because it had the golden light shield on it, Wen Yus aura wasnt the slightest bit of use.
Loopy Toad walked step by step until it was in front of Wen Yu, who was promptly on his guard. Something told him that this dog was very dangerous.
Then, Loopy Toad merely raised its head to look at him, but it was enough to make Wen Yus mind go nk.
Where is everyone else in the vige?
The moment Loopy Toad spoke, Wen Yu was immediately stunned.
Because this was the tenth generation leaders voice!
The rims of Wen Yus eyes almost instantly reddened. You are
I didnt die, child.
Loopy Toad looked up at the young man in front of it with an extremely determined look. Your king is back!
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Chapter 585: The Green Light Which Floods the Horizon
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Wen Yu looked at the incredible scene in front of him and hardly dared believe it the tenth generation leaders voice had well and truly resounded in his ear, and it lingered as a continuous echo.
He had never expected this
Tenth Generation Leader, who back then had been framed by the other demon kings and pushed out of the Gate Between Worlds to charge and break through enemy lines before dying, had actually showed up again in front of him in this form.
Tenth Generation is that really you?
The young mans legs already couldnt support him anymore and turned weak.
Although its appearance and aura hadpletely changed, this voice it indeed belonged to Tenth Generation Leader! Since young, Wen Yu had always had the impression of an imposing yet kindly voice, which was very soothing.
Yes, child, Im back. I didnt die, but continued my life in this form. When Loopy Toad approached the young man, thetter already couldnt hold himself up anymore as he fell to his knees and started to cry bitterly.
Loopy Toad didnt know what on earth had happened in the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns Sprout Vige, but from its prophetic dream, it could guess that it was something big. It was also obvious that as the backbone of the younger generation, it was Wen Yu who had been painstakingly holding up the vige. Thus, the moment he saw Loopy Toad, he already couldnt contain his emotions as he started to sob.
Loopy Toad ced one dog paw on the young mans shoulder. It has been hard on all of you when I wasnt around.
It had already been a long time since Dog Two had actually spoken in the tone of a leader after it had started to follow Little Master Ling. For one thing, it wasnt used to it, and for another thing, Dog Two had started to forget its days as a king after living in a human cultivation city.
But it had returned this time topletely end everything; for the sake of fulfilling its obligation and its final duty as king, Dog Two would y this role once more.
Naturally, it would be for thest time.
Loopy Toad quietly waited for the young man to gather himself together.
Seeing that Wen Yu had calmed down after a few minutes, Loopy Toad gently asked, After I disappeared, did a new king take office?
No no.
Wen Yu wiped his tears. Grandfather always believed you werent dead, and everyone has been waiting for your return.
It was as Loopy Toad had expected.
It lowered its head and pondered; everything was the same as in its prophetic dream.
Loopy Toad stretched out a paw and pressed it to Wen Yus forehead. Dont move, just rx. Im going to find out what on earth happened in the vige.
It was a simple memory extraction spell which required the cooperation of the person in question. Loopy Toad knew something big had happened in the vige, but there was no way for Wen Yu to exin it in just a few words; thus, it might as well directly search Wen Yus memories itself, which was more convenient.
In the end, it might have been better if it hadnt. After seeing Wen Yus memories and understanding what had happened to the vige, Dog Two was so infuriated that all its fur bristled!
It clenched its teeth and bellowed, These three demon gods are really going too far!
For now, Dog Two hadntpletely inherited the power of sword Dao; once it fully absorbed it, even if it wasnt yet a first-ss spirit beast, it felt that it could still fight a demon god on equal footing!
Elder Wen was in danger now and had most likely been detained at the peace conste; Loopy Toad felt that it had to rush there at once!
Wen Yu, Im going to go save Elder Wen. Hes our ns founding minister, Ill definitely protect him.
Tenth Generation, what are you going to do?
Hehe anyone who darese, Ill just string them up and beat them up! Loopy Toadughed, sounding very confident as its tone betrayed a hint of ruthlessness.
They were just three petty envoys; Loopy Toad thought nothing of them at all.
Wen Yu, before this matter is resolved, please protect the rest of the n, Loopy Toad said as it looked at the young man.
Dont worry, Tenth Generation! The young man nodded his head.
Mm, also please keep my return this time a secret. Dont speak of it to anyone, including your grandfather, understand? said Loopy Toad.
Wen Yu was baffled. Why?
Im already no longer a demon king.
It turned around and looked at its vige.
After a while, it gazed at him and said, My Daoist name now is Immortal Two!
Wen Yu:
Elsewhere, a little demon courier from Yaotuan 1 very quickly sent the incubation demon potion to the peace conste after Elder Wen ced an online order.
When the little demon courier arrived at the conste entrance, it was taken aback C this ce was a little too ssy. As a low-level demon, it probably would never be able to set foot in this ce in its entire life.
Standing outside the conste, the little demon asked diffidently, May I ask, this is Mr Wens delivery?
Elder Wen was sitting inside the conste. When he heard the little demons question, he immediately replied happily, Thats right, I ordered it. Come in directly!
Holding the incubation demon potion delivery which Elder Wen had ordered, the little demon couriers heart trembled
Holy shit!
It could actually enter?
But this was the peace conste!
Trembling, the courier little demon entered, and in the next second, it almost wet its pants.
That was because apart from Elder Wen inside the peace conste, the envoys from the three other territories were giving it sinister looks and gnashing their teeth as if they were simply going to eat it!
The courier little demon couldnt help trembling all over. M- Mr Wen your C your delivery item.
Dont be nervous, the peace conste has Demon Saints restriction on it. There might be something wrong with their brains, but they wont hurt you. Elder Wen smiled.
The three envoys from the other territories:
I see
When it heard this, the little demon courier breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the three envoys a little angrily. Look at yourselves! Are those the types of expressions peace envoys should have? In any case, youre officials for three of the territories in the demon world, but you look like fiends Be careful that I dont fileints against you!
The envoys from the three other territories:
After saying that, the little demon courier tsked before it directly mmed the door and left.
In that moment, the three envoys couldnt be any more enraged.
Daoist Horse Face trembled with fury. Wen He, dont go too far! If you dare, lets go out and fight one on one! I guarantee on my honor as a demon that Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle wont interfere in our duel!
But right after Daoist Horse Face said this, the window of the peace conste was lit up by a mysterious green light.
Elder Wen: ???
The envoys from the three other territories: ???
What was going on?
Right at that moment!
All of a sudden
With an explosive bang!
A beam of spirit light directly broke through the window
It directly and ruthlessly hit Daoist Horse Face in the face, knocking it so out of shape that even several of his teeth were crushed.
Everyone gazed at this scene with stunned and pale faces.
Because it was a wrathful flying kick
From a green-furred dog
Chapter 586 - Are You Stupid Or What?
Chapter 586: Are You Stupid Or What?
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Dog Twos attack was so fast that no one could react. From when the mysterious green light appeared on the horizon to Dog Two breaking the window with a flying kick, everything happened in less than a second.
Everyone in the peace conste was dumbfounded by this scene, since no one could have foreseen something like this happening at this time.
This was a violent strike from Dog Two, bolstered by how enraged it was. While the flying kick wasnt boosted by the power of Sword Dao, Loopy Toad had put one hundred percent of its strength into it. Along with the for every action, theres an opposite reaction effect of the golden light shield, there was double the recoil strength in Dog Twos violent kick, which made it especially ferocious.
Caught off guard, Daoist Horse Face directly saw stars and was muddleheaded after getting kicked.
The peace conste had been built with special materials, but this green-furred dog from who knew where had unexpectedly broken the window and kicked Daoist Horse Face in the face hard enough to maim him C this was enough to show how much force it had!
This force directly sent Daoist Horse Face flying like a scarecrow, and he smashed through several walls inside the peace conste until finally hitting thest one.
There was a Daoist Horse Face-shaped hole in the wall, with web-like cracks radiating out around it.
On the side, both Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were pale with fright as they hurried over to check Daoist Horse Faces injury. In the end, they were even more shocked.
It was just one kick, but it had been enough to give Daoist Horse Face an internal injury.
He sprayed out a mouthful of purple blood and stood up from the wall, supported by Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle. His legs were trembling, not from that heavy strike just now which had rendered him unable to stand, but because when Loopy Toads leg had made contact with him just now, his soul had directly drowned in oppressive strength and couldnt help shivering.
What kind of divine saint was this green-furred dog?
It was too terrifying!
What on earth whats going on? Daoist Horse Face swayed as he stood up from the floor. Blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth. Just one kick had actually shaken his jade pce 1 .
When he came back to his senses and saw the green-furred dog in front of Elder Wen, he almost instantly flew into a rage. How dare you, demon dog! How can you do as you please in the peace conste?
In the next moment, he took up a stance as he prepared to unleash his demon energy, but Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle on the side stopped him. Brother Horse Face, dont! Demon Saints restriction is on the peace conste!
It was a pity that Daoist Horse Face was so infuriated in that moment and the only thing he wanted to do was regain face.
This brazen demon dog used a powerful strike just now C even then, it didnt set off Demon Saints restriction. This is proof enough that it doesnt exist at all! Its just a bluff! Weve been fooled! After saying that, he shook off their advice and struggled free of their arms.
In the next moment, he released his demon energy at maximum strength. It was an extremely terrifying blend of several demon spells. With a surge of unrestrained powerful energy, he stretched out one palm toward Dog Two and Elder Wen behind it.
Be careful This palm is very powerful! Elder Wen paled with fear. He had utterly no idea where this dog hade from, but for some reason it felt familiar.
So weak
However, Loopy Toad thought nothing of this palm at all. With the protection of the golden light shield, it didnt even think it needed to do anything special to parry it; it was enough to rely solely on the golden light shield to block it.
The strength of a mere territory envoy was at the very most on the level of a demon king, while Little Master Lings golden light shield could perfectly withstand a hit even from a Venerated Immortal!
So when Daoist Horse Face attacked with his palm, the expression on Loopy Toads face was very contemptuous because it knew very well that ultimately, it would be Daoist Horse Face who would be facing the consequences of his own action with this palm.
But halfway through Daoist Horse Faces strike, before he could stop C
At that moment, the other two envoys, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle, as well as Loopy Toad and Elder Wen, suddenly looked up at the sky. Even Daoist Horse Face ceased his attack, as if he had sensed something, and his expression changed dramatically!
Rumble !
An indescribably intimidating aura spread out from the direction of the holy pir in the center of the demon world; it was as if a pair of tightly shut eyes in the highest heaven were opening!
This immensely powerful aura was followed by formidable pressure which forced the three envoys and Elder Wen to their knees. Only Dog Two, who was covered in the golden light shield, remained unaffected.
Nevertheless, Loopy Toad could still sense how fierce this aura was
There was no mistake.
This was Demon Saints aura!
Even demon gods could only kneel and bow their heads before Demon Saint, let alone the envoys present. In a sh, the envoys and Elder Wen were brought to their knees by this massive force and every single one of them could feel how tiny they were, like a bunch of ants in the ocean! How immeasurably small!
After several seconds of this powerful oppressive force, Daoist Witch Demon, Daoist Bronze Turtle as well as Elder Wen then felt it ease up, and one by one they got to their feet.
Demon Saints aura disappeared off of their bodies.
But there was still one person lying on the floor in the peace conste.
It was none other than Daoist Horse Face who had been the first to use demon magic in the peace conste.
He couldnt feel more regretful than in that moment. He was a grand envoy of one of the territories, with a rank more revered than that of a demon king, but he was now twitching uncontrobly on the floor as the fear of death caused his snot and tears to flow
This was the terrifying but hopeless reality
The rumor that Demon Saint had set a restriction on the peace conste was unexpectedly true.
No one had dared to cross this line before, and in the long history of the demon world, Daoist Horse Face had be the first to do so.
Staring at the sky, Loopy Toad was unaffected by Demon Saints pressure, but it could still feel Demon Saints aura lift off of its body. Against expectations, Dog Two never thought that this Demon Saint would actually act justly!
So at that moment, the only person to suffer in the peace conste was Daoist Horse Face alone.
Lying prone without the least bit of dignity, he was pressed into the floor like a dead fish. The massive pressure had already deformed his face and body, yet the force of Demon Saints punishment still continued to increase.
Daoist Horse Face snarled painfully, This is bullshit! Bullshit! Why! Why doesnt the restriction apply to this demon dog?
Because I, this father, am a spirit beast!
Dog Two looked at him sagely. Are you stupid or what?!
The envoys from the other three territories:
Elder Wen:
Chapter 587 - Demon Saint Is An Astute Person
Chapter 587: Demon Saint Is An Astute Person
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After Loopy Toad said this, the envoys from the other three territories and Elder Wen on the side were stupefied.
A spirit beast
They had actually overlooked this point!
This dogs fur was such a strange color, as if it had been poisoned, but it was actually a spirit beast?
The three envoys found it a little hard to believe. But when Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle used their senses to feel this dog out, both of them couldnt help looking shaken; the spirit energy which this dog had was so pure it was scary. Plenty of Soul Formation cultivators had intruded into the demon world over the years, and their strength was on par with demon kings. However, none of them had spirit energy as scarily refined as this dog.
And what was even more frightening was the golden light shield wrapped around Loopy Toad.
So here was the question: Where did this golden light shielde from? Did this dog create it itself? Only a Sage Body had this kind of power
What on earth is this dog? Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were scared at this sight, but very quickly they realized that this wasnt the main issue.
The main issue was that Demon Saints restriction punishment was about to descend.
No one had ever truly seen what it was like.
Daoist Horse Face could still talk earlier, but after a few seconds, he couldnt even open his mouth anymore as his entire face was bent out of shape.
Although Demon Saint had withdrawn the pressure on the others and was only punishing the person who had vited the rule, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle could still feel the surge of that overwhelming stately power in the air; it was an endless spiritual oppression which engulfed the whole scene, as if it was going to sweep everything away.
Demon Saint is really mad
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle couldnt help trembling. They were terrified when they looked at Daoist Horse Face lying on the floor, his face so twisted it was starting to look like a Picasso. They could in fact see that he was crying for help as well as the despair in his eyes.
Lord Demon Saint, please calm down. Fellow Horse Face didnt break the peace constes rule on purpose, he doesnt deserve to die for it! Daoist Witch Demon thought quickly and sent up a pray to Demon Saint for mercy.
Thats right, its all the fault of this foreign dog! Lord Demon Saint, please reconsider! Daoist Bronze Turtle on the side copied Daoist Witch Demon.
All of a sudden, Demon Saints hollow voice reverberated in the air as it came from some unknown direction and lingered like an echo in the ears. The disobedient should die.
Daoist Witch Demon quivered.
Getting a grip on his intense fear, he continued to plead for leniency. Is is there an alternative to this punishment?
There is.
Demon Saints voice rang out all around them once more. The two of you, die in his ce.
At these words, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle immediately stepped back and bowed to the sky with their hands sped in front of them. Lord Demon Saint, please execute Horse Face this renegade at once!
Daoist Horse Face: ???
After saying that, intangible stately power fell directly on Daoist Horse Face, whoy thoroughly deformed on the floor. His entire body twisted uppletely before he directly turned into demon sand on the spot and abruptly perished.
Demon sand was a substance that formed only after a demons corpse was incinerated, like bone ash. Who could have imagined that before the power of Demon Saints restriction, a territory envoy with strength on par with a demon king would be directly turned into sand without even leaving a body behind, everyst part of it annihted.
Every single person who saw this scene in the peace conste, including Loopy Toad, was utterly horrified. No one had truly ever seen what Demon Saints restriction punishment was like.
Now everyone knew
This was power which they couldnt fight against at all.
Neither Daoist Witch Demon nor Daoist Bronze Turtle had expected this situation. They didnt know whether they should be shocked or d; Demon Saints restriction was too powerful, but it hadnt fallen on them. If they had disobeyed Demon Saints will, they would definitely have ended up like Daoist Horse Face!
But the thing that frightened them the most was how decisive and cold-blooded Demon Saint was; this was the strength of the absolute ruler of the current demon world, and no one was allowed to go against his will.
A demon god might not be able to survive this restriction, let alone a territory envoy!
Daoist Horse Face had died such an unjust and miserable death!
Loopy Toad gazed at the demon sand and gave a sigh. In truth, as a civil servant of the demon world, Daoist Horse Faces efforts might not necessarily have borne fruit even if he worked for all his life. Dying like this in fact wasnt a bad end; at the very least, his name would go down in the history of the demon world
Perhaps in a month or two, Daoist Horse Faces portrait would be printed in the history textbooks of the demon world
It would say: A practicing civil servant of one of the major demon territories, and the first person in the history of the demon world to verify the existence of Demon Saints restriction on the peace conste by knowingly viting the rule: Daoist Horse Face.
Daoist Witch Demon, Daoist Bronze Turtle, how about we stop here for today? Why dont the both of you go back first and take Daoist Horse Faces demon sand with you; itll be best to sort that out first before youe back here again. Its still warm now, it wont be good if you wait until it gets cold. Loopy Toad blushed with shame in its heart at Elder Wens kind reminder; he was still as poison-tongued and merciless as always!
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were infuriated; they naturally just couldnt leave things as they were C they had lost an important general!
In the previous 3v1 situation, they had actually been very confident that they could capture Elder Wen. But who knew when Elder Wen had started colluding with this green-furred dog that had shown up. Furthermore, Daoist Horse Face had been struck dead by Demon Saints restriction, so the situation had be much moreplicated!
And crucially, deep down, they could still sense Demon Saints pressure
Perhaps, he was still monitoring the situation
Since the restriction did indeed exist, there was no way they would start a fight in the peace conste.
At that moment, Daoist Bronze Turtle suddenly thought of something: Maybe they could eliminate this green-furred dog first through Demon Saint!
At this thought, he looked up at the sky and beseeched, Lord Demon Saint! Are you still here? Elder Wen He of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n in the eastern territory is colluding with a spirit beast! We came here to uphold justice and peace and never intended to personally start a fight! Lord Demon Saint, please drive off this foreign spirit dog!
The corners of Loopy Toads and Elder Wens mouths twitched when they heard this: They came to uphold justice and peace
This guy still had the nerve to say such a thing?!
After Daoist Bronze Turtle said this, Demon Saints voice sounded: Deal with private matters yourself
Roughly two minutes passed.
Demon Saints voice rang out again. Short and sinct, he simply said four words: Not my damn business.
Both Loopy Toad and Elder Wen were taken aback C this Demon Saint was an astute person!
Chapter 588 - Ling Zhenren’s Gaze
Chapter 588: Ling Zhenrens Gaze
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About ten minutes ago.
Wang Ling nced at the time; it was close to half an hour since Loopy Toad had returned to the demon world, and he didnt know whether things were going smoothly for Dog Two.
Although Loopy Toad had the golden light shield buff, Wang Ling was still a little worried. There were too many uncertainties in the demon world. Especially after learning about Demon Saint in Old Antiques history ss, Wang Ling had had a bad feeling.
At this thought, Wang Ling went over to Lord Ma right away. At a crook of his finger, the toilet lid opened. At Wang Lings telepathicmand, Lord Ma directly projected an image of Dog Two in the demon world in the air.
Wang Ling just so happened to see Loopy Toad give Daoist Horse Face a flying kick in the forehead.
Daoist Horse Face flew into a rage and was prepared to strike back. But just as he charged forward, in the peace conste, everyones expressions changed as if they had seen something frightening. One by one, they lifted their heads to look to the horizon.
Wang Ling opened the water tank behind Lord Ma and observed the change in water level. No only did Lord Ma have the ability to transport someone, it could project an image of the person in question as well as detect the pressure surrounding them.
And the water level in Lord Mas water tank changed in response to the pressure in Dog Twos surrounding environment.
When Wang Ling opened the water tank, he found that the water level was fast approaching the critical point, which had never happened before.
To be able to discharge such an oppressive force, it was extremely likely that this person was a True Immortal. Furthermore, Wang Ling spected that the source of this pressure wasnt ordinary and that it was this Daoist Horse Face who had triggered some restriction.
The result was as Wang Ling expected. Several minutester, he watched indifferently as Daoist Horse Face was killed by this demon world restriction and reduced to demon sand.
There was no mistake.
This was without doubt Demon Saints oppressive force, which was something Wang Ling had also determined from the conversation the people were having at the scene.
After that Daoist Horse Faces death, the other two territory envoys immediately made a request of Demon Saint in the hope that he would eliminate Dog Two, which made Wang Lings expression change slightly If they wanted to beat a dog, they needed to know who its owner was first!
Look for the source of Demon Saints restriction, Wang Ling said telepathically to Lord Ma.
Understood. Lord Ma obeyed immediately. This type of thing was in fact too easy for Lord Ma to do; this was a type of major reverse tracking spell, and among all the gremlins in the vi, only Lord Ma had this ability.
It didnt take long at all for Lord Ma to lock onto Demon Saints location. From Lord Mas image projection, Wang Ling could see a towering pir like the Sea-Stabilizing Needle 1 piercing the clouds above. The entire pir was engraved with odd designs that were so refined it was as if they had been supernaturally crafted. This had to be the legendary Holy Pir where Demon Saint lived, in the center of the demon world.
On the very top of the Holy Pir, Wang Ling saw a blue-skinned fatty looking down. He was wearing navy blue Daoist robes and had a magic staff grasped in one hand. His skin was covered in fish scales that glittered brightly.
Wang Ling never expected the legendary Demon Saint to truly be a merman!
From the projection, he saw Demon Saint ponder Daoist Bronze Turtle and Daoist Witch Demons request, the magic staff in his hand.
This magic staffs origin wasnt simple, and with one nce, Wang Ling could tell that it was a world-defying magic weapon which could control the overall situation in the demon world. It was this magic staff that had triggered Demon Saints restriction to directly destroy Daoist Horse Face.
Warn him. Wang Ling spoke telepathically as he gave Lord Ma themand.
Right after Wang Ling said that, Lord Ma directly manipted its power to create a golden cloud in front of Demon Saint who was still in deep thought.
This was a golden cloud produced by a tremendous amount of spirit power.
On the Holy Pir, Demon Saint was bbergasted. There were fully ny thousand barriers from the demon territories at the bottom up to the pinnacle! Moreover, the space at the top of the Holy Pir was sealed off; even telepathy wouldnt work there, let alone space transference, and any magic under grade ten would be no use at all.
What was going on with this golden cloud?
Demon Saint was nk. He waved the magic staff and triedunching a probing attack when the golden cloud created by Lord Ma promptly struck back and the hand holding the magic staff instantly turned numb as if it had been electrocuted.
Demon Saint immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
He was now one hundred percent sure that this golden cloud was at the very least a grade eleven spell.
Good thing he had held back just now and hadnt used all his strength to drive this cloud away, otherwise he truly would have been on the brink of courting death.
But what on earth was this golden cloud which had suddenly appeared?
Demon Saint was stupefied.
Several dozen secondster, Lord Mas voice came out of the golden cloud.
Lord Ma proimed Wang Lings will. I serve the Supreme King, and am here to advise thee to stay your hand, otherwise today will be the day of thy death.
The truth was, this golden cloud wasnt anything special in Wang Lings eyes; it was just a very simple grade twelve telepathy spell.
But at Lord Mas words, cold sweat instantly ran down this merman Demon Saints face.
The prating pressure of this voice was too frightening.
A simple sentence almost directly sent Demon Saint to his knees.
He was a peak True Immortal! He wielded the power of the Holy Pir and behind him was all the power of the demon world. He was vastly different from regr peak True Immortals; he was a figure who stood for the will of the entire demon world!
Usually, the power of an entire worlds will was on par with ten Heavenly Dao!
However, he couldnt help trembling at the voice that came out of this golden cloud.
The Supreme King
Who on earth was that?
Demon Saint struggled to rein in his terror as he looked at the golden cloud. May I ask which divine saint senior is?
Lord Ma: The Supreme King declines to speak with you. You are still not worthy enough.
But after Lord Ma said this, an image was suddenly reflected on this golden cloud It was a pair of eyes! Ling Zhenren was gazing at him!
tter
Demon Saint was so frightened he dropped the magic staff in his hand!
Between the strong, there were times when they didnt rely on just aura to determine the gap in power; there were times when eye contact was a more direct way to do so.
The moment their eyes met, Demon Saint could already sense the huge difference in strength
He was so frightened he went soft at the knees!
He wasnt a fool and could more or less guess who this senior was.
Perhaps this was the owner of that green-furred spirit dog down below.
A wise man submitted to circumstances, and Demon Saint was an astute man.
This person was more powerful than he was, and he definitely couldnt provoke him. Otherwise, the demon world might fall into eternal damnation
So after some quick consideration, Demon Saint made his own decision.
He sent a reply to Daoist Bronze Turtle and Daoist Witch Demon down below.
The first sentence was: Deal with private matters yourself.
The second sentence was: Not my damn business
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Chapter 589: I Am the Supreme Kings
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Demon Saints decisive response was unexpected, but Wang Ling was very satisfied C he wouldnt need to handle the matter himself, at least.
He didnt want to get involved in the affairs of the demon world. Although humans had been studying the demon world all these years, to the extent of trying to uncover information on the Holy Pir and Demon Saint, all of this was too troublesome. Wang Ling didnt want to be involved nor did he care; there was no way he was someone well-meaning enough to supply state organizations with intelligence on the demon world.
Previously, it was because of that inner demon, that had split off from Immortal Zhenyuan, causing mischief that the Gate Between Worlds had unrestrainedlynded in the human world several times, causing misunderstandings between both worlds and even resulting in war.
But aftering in contact with this Demon Saint, Wang Ling now suddenly realized that this leader of the demon world didnt seem as unfeeling and ruthless as people had described him. It was the exact opposite: this was a person who abided by the rules and who was scrupulous in his duty; even a territory envoy of the demon world who had vited the rules wasnt exempted from Demon Saints punishment.
To be frank, Wang Ling felt that this merman Demon Saint knew how to separate his personal matters from public ones
On this side, after Demon Saint refused Daoist Bronze Turtles request, he felt his body lighten as the pressure that had stuck to him earlier disappeared.
It looked like this Lord Supreme King had indeede because of this matter and seemed quite satisfied with the way Demon Saint had handled it.
Mm, the Supreme King feels you have done well. Itll be fine as long as you dont interfere.
Lord Mas voice came through the golden cloud again as it conveyed Wang Lings thoughts.
As long as Demon Saint didnt interfere, Wang Ling wasnt bothered with anything else. It was just that Demon Saint was too powerful, and if his restriction deliberately fell on Dog Two, that golden light shield that had been cast across space wouldnt be able to hold up for very long without Wang Ling around.
But now that Demon Saint had very wisely reined himself in, Wang Ling naturally didnt want to bother anymore.
It would be fine to leave it to Dog Two to handle the rest itself. Wang Ling didnt want to steal its limelight when it was protecting its family, nor would he get Demon Saint to help Dog Two punish those detestable territory demon gods.
From the start, Dog Two hade here with the intention of ending everything. When there was a beginning, there was an end; if Dog Two didnt resolve this with its own paws, it might never be able to enjoy its dog food ever again
On the other side, merman Demon Saint collected his wits about him and then looked at the golden cloud in the air. May I ask, Senior Golden Cloud, which divine saint are you? He hadnt received a response earlier to his inquiry about Wang Lings identity, so now he wanted to take a step back and ask who on earth this person who ryed the kings will was.
In truth, even Demon Saint himself never thought that there was such a frightening existence in this world
The other party might have already surpassed a True Immortal and might even be a Venerated Immortal. Currently, Demon Saints preliminary guess was that this senior had to be an alien from outside the Milky Way How could there be anyone with this sort of strength in todays world of human cultivators?
After obtaining Wang Lings permission, Lord Ma answered Demon Saints question very politely, I serve the Supreme King I am the Supreme Kings
At this point, Demon Saint raised his head, reverence in his eyes.
Lord Ma: I am the Supreme Kings toilet
Demon Saint:
There was karma in all things.
For the rest of their lives, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle might never know that the real reason Demon Saint had refused their request so decisively was because of a single gaze from Ling Zhenren.
Unexpectedly, Demon Saint hadnt taken action, which was also something Elder Wen hadnt foreseen. But after all, this was the first time everyone here hade into contact with Demon Saint, and no one knew the reason for his rejection.
As the top-ranking leader of the demon world, the reason for whether he would make a move or not were oftimes very simple.
Ultimately, Daoist Bronze Turtle and Daoist Witch Demon could only me themselves. Perhaps they hadnt used a fervent enough tone and Demon Saint hadnt been able to feel their sincerity, thus giving him the impression that he was just being used as a gun.
When all was said and done, they still had to rely on themselves in the end.
Theres no need for Brother Dog to do all this for me Elder Wens words were actually also a feeler as he wanted to know Loopy Toads true identity. He was convinced he had never seen this green-furred dog before, but somehow it felt familiar. If it really was just a dog passing by on the road who hade to his aid after seeing injustice being done, to go this far was still too excessive.
Furthermore, this wasnt some random main road; this was the peace conste located on the border between two territories. Most importantly, this dog didnt belong to a demon n, but was a spirit dog!
Thus, Loopy Toads actions were even more iprehensible to Elder Wen.
Lets go outside and fight it out. Dog Two gazed at the two envoys.
You, one dog, against us? Daoist Bronze Turtle and Daoist Witch Demon looked at each other in dismay.
I, this dog, will be enough.
Elder Wen:
Done speaking, Loopy Toad then opened the door itself, and when it was leaving, it even turned to look at Elder Wen in passing. Wait here for me, Ill exin everything after Ive gotten rid of these two.
Elder Wen:
Dog Two was extremely d for the protection of this peace conste safe zone, otherwise it would be distracted by the need to safeguard Elder Wen.
Youre looking for death.
The two envoys gnashed their teeth; this dog was too much! It was too overconfident! They were the envoys of two territories, on par with, maybe even above a demon king a mere dog that had yet to obtain a human form C where did its couragee from?
After the two men and the dog went outside, Daoist Bronze Turtle and Daoist Witch Demon could no longer hold back the mes of fury in their hearts. Fellow Bronze Turtle, lets work together and use long-range magic to break this dogs golden light shield!
Their line of thinking in battle was very clear; they were obviously veterans who had experienced much and clearly knew how the golden light shield worked: once it was destroyed, it was very hard to rebuild it again in a short time. Also, in order not to suffer the bacsh from the power of the golden light shield, using a long-range magic attack was an exceptionally good choice.
But the issue was that this was Little Master Lings golden light shield; how could it be destroyed so easily?
Loopy Toad thus didnt care at all what kind of tactic these two people were going to use; in any case, it just needed to stick it to them and beat them up!
Awuu ! At this thought, Dog Two leapt up and directly pulled the Bone King out of its mouth, and the Bone King instantly transformed into boxing gloves which Dog Two put on over its dog paws. It then unleashed the first and second forms of the Basic Dog Skills on Daoist Witch Demon.
Elder Wen was watching this scene, and while Loopy Toads offensive strike was very fierce, what Elder Wen paid attention to wasnt the Basic Dog Skills but the spell that Loopy Toad had used to take out that emerald bone staff.
There was no way he had seen wrong.
That was the Toad ns Space Swallowing Spell.
Chapter 590 - Daoist Bronze Turtle Fails to Keep His Human Form
Chapter 590: Daoist Bronze Turtle Fails to Keep His Human Form
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The Toad ns Swallowing Spell wasnt aplex one and was actually amon demon technique in the demon world. It could be performed ordinarily whether with demon energy or spirit energy as an energy source. There were very few demon spells like this, but the Toad ns Swallowing Spell was one of them.
The Swallowing Spell wasntplicated to learn, and many of the junior n members would have already mastered it at a young age. But this very spell was a secret that was passed down in the n and which seldom fell into the hands of outsiders.
So when Loopy Toad took out the Bone King, Elder Wens mind almost went nk in an instant.
Earlier, he had already felt that there was something familiar about this green-furred dog
Could it be
Eyes fixed on Dog Twos back, he suddenly made a bold guess in that moment.
As a territory envoy, Daoist Witch Demon was Ghost Emperor of the Souths capable subordinate, and was a little stronger than a regr demon king. When all was said and done, he was a demon n envoy of one of the four inner territories, so his actualbat strength wouldnt be weak.
Also, as a member of the Ghost n, he had a natural immunity to physical damage; normal physical attacks had no effect on him. This was even more true for Daoist Bronze Turtle the innate Turtle Shield of the Turtle n could massively reduce physical damage.
Loopy Toad was well aware of this, which was why it had taken out the Bone King at the start, in order to fuse the power of Sword Dao with the transformed Bone King boxing gloves. It used the power of Sword Dao to turn them into spiky boxing gloves in order to deal with the two territory envoys.
After breaking in the Bone King, Dog Two was now in fact increasingly proficient at using its boxing skills.
Seeing this green-furred dog unexpectedlyunch such a fierce close-range attack from the start, both Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were startled.
Daoist Witch Demon: Fellow Bronze Turtle, help me block the attack! Ill summon the demon army!
Summoning a demon army took time and Daoist Witch Demon couldnt be interrupted. But in order to destroy Loopy Toads golden light shield, the only choice was to use a longe-range spell.
No problem, Fellow Witch Demon, Ill hold it off!
Daoist Bronze Turtle acquiesced as he stepped forward to ward off the attack. His entire body gave off a sinister ck and blue demon light which transformed into chainmail that contained an unusuallyrge amount of demon power.
Inside the peace conste, Elder Wens expression abruptly changed. This was the Turtle ns secret art, the Turtle Shield Spell, which was exceptionally physically resistant; a mere physical spirit technique likely wouldnt be of any use against it.
At that moment, Daoist Bronze Turtle alone stood at the very front as a block while behind him, Daoist Witch Demon summoned a ghost army with magic. Daoist Bronze Turtlepletely didnt dare tounch an attack for fear of suffering the bacsh from the golden light shield on Loopy Toad. However, this was exactly what Dog Two wanted; it was actually meaningless to do nothing more than guard against it when it was boosted by the power of Sword Dao.
Demon dog, dont be too arrogant! Daoist Bronze Turtle tsked. He was extremely confident in his Turtle Shield Spell. There was a time when the Turtle n had won many battles with this impregnable defense.
In the fourrge territories, Turtle Devil of the North was renowned for this Turtle Shield Spell, which he had tempered into the Grand Turtle Shield Spell. It could withstand not just physical attacks but also magic attacks! While Turtle Devil wasnt strong in offense, his formidable defense had at one time caused his adversaries to sustain major losses.
He was now a demon god, and he had encountered many opponents who had eventually died under this powerful Grand Turtle Shield Magic.
Ever since Turtle Devil of the North seeded the position of demon god of one of the four inner territories, all the different species in the Turtle n had started to study how the Turtle Shield Spell worked, and this was already the first thing a Turtle n demon beast learned after it was born. More and more of the younger demons of the Turtle n now would have already mastered the essence of this spell at an early age.
Daoist Bronze Turtle admitted that his Turtle Shield Spell was nowhere as formidable as Turtle Devils, but as a territory envoy, his Turtle Shield Spell was already second to none at his current realm; after another one hundred years of refinement, there would be absolutely no problem transforming it into the Grand Turtle Shield Spell.
Everything had happened in a few short seconds.
The moment Daoist Bronze Turtle roared and created the chainmail with the Turtle Shield Spell, over one hundred of Dog Twos shadow fists rained down on him like a hail of bullets.
He sneered at Dog Twos attack; regr punches would have no effect on his chainmail at all. But as the one hundred punches of these Basic Dog Skills continued to rain down on him, Daoist Bronze Turtles expression changed.
Whats going on?!
He was stunned when he noticed that some cracks had unexpectedly started to appear under the powerful bombardment of these punches!
That had never happened before!
Seeing that the power of Sword Dao was working, Loopy Toadpletely stopped holding back. Now that it wasbined with the Bone Kings strength, Loopy Toads power of Sword Dao was already starting to take on a fledgling shape. Daoist Bronze Turtle was already able to sense something when Loop Toad drew closer it was as if the space around this strange green-furred dog had turned into a strange gravitational field that was pulling Daoist Bronze Turtle in. It felt like his body was being inexorably dragged forward.
At that very moment, he felt like he was a ten thousand-jin weight being moved by a very strong gravitational force which pulled at him incessantly, causing him to create deep furrows in the ground as he plowed forward.
Apletely nude green-furred dog was crazily waving a pair of emerald green spiky boxing gloves around. Loopy Toad could clearly feel that it had grasped more of the power of Sword Daopared with before; it had already mastered seventy percent of it! This meant that it had already mastered most of the ten-meter Sword Dao!
Under the bombardment of Loopy Toads punches which had the power of Sword Dao mixed into it, the cracks in Daoist Bronze Turtles chainmail were increasing
Thest strike!
Loopy Toad snarled.
It put all its strength into onest punch, and the power of Sword Dao directly prated the chainmail!
When the invisible Heavenly Dao power invaded Daoist Bronze Turtles body, he couldnt hold on to his human form any longer and his face directly turned into ****
Then, blood sprayed out of his nose!
He was directly sent flying by this punch!
Elder Wen was dumbstruck.
Loopy Toads strength was beyond his imagination.
With a mere boxing technique, it had actually dealt the Turtle n territory envoy, who had been fully confident in his defense, severe internal injury!
Fellow Bronze Turtle! Behind him, Daoist Witch Demon grit his teeth.
He hadnt expected this green-furred dogs attack to be so powerful either; he could clearly sense that Daoist Bronze Turtles aura had weakened C he might not be able to take it if the other party used the same attack again.
Daoist Bronze Turtle struggled as he lifted himself up, and he spat out blood as he knelt on the ground. There was extreme terror on his face and even the way he looked at Dog Two had changed.
Although it was hard to believe
Just now, in this unknown green-furred dogs punches, Daoist Bronze Turtle had indeed sensed a Heavenly Dao aura.
How could that be?
Chapter 591 - The Smackdown Is Just Starting...
Chapter 591: The Smackdown Is Just Starting
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The truth was that from the moment Loopy Toad exhibited the Basic Dog Skills, Daoist Bronze Turtle had already sensed a power that seemed to be Heavenly Dao, but he hadnt dared confirm it. It was only when those hundreds of punches had fallen like meteors on his Turtle Shield Spell chainmail that he revealed a disbelieving expression.
The power of Heavenly Dao mixed into this boxing technique had directly shattered his chainmail and passed through his body It was only because this power of Heavenly Dao wasnt at maximum strength that Daoist Bronze Turtle hadnt died!
Daoist Bronze Turtle was in fact right. At present, Dog Two could only exert seventy percent of its power at the most, and still needed to rely on the Bone King. If it could rely on its own strength to exhibit the full tenyers of the power of Sword Dao like Evil Sword God, Daoist Bronze Turtle would have been long dead.
Fellow Witch Demon! Lets retreat for now Theres something wrong with this green-furred dog!
Daoist Bronze Turtle had a vague sense that something wasnt right. This was clearly a spirit dog that couldnt yet transform, but it actually had the power of Heavenly Dao in its body? Obviously, either the dog was abnormal or its owner wasnt simple
Daoist Bronze Turtle, who had calmed down after being pierced by Loopy Toads power of Heavenly Dao, could only think of these two possibilities. However, Daoist Witch Demon had already umted enough power and wasnt prepared to abandon it at that moment. Dont be afraid, Fellow Bronze Turtle,e behind me! Ill make this green-furred dog pay for your injury several dozen times over!
Daoist Witch Demon wouldnt be dissuaded at all. When Daoist Bronze Turtle had been blocking Dog Twos attack, he had already set up the ghost gs and put down arge array on the ground.
He roared at that moment, and the instant he formed a hand seal, endless ck clouds surged forth in the sky like a sea, bringing with them a great sense of oppression.
Elder Wen was indescribably shocked. This kind of ghost army wasnt something Daoist Witch Demon could summon by himself The ghost gs he had nted in the ground had most likely beenbined with the power of Ghost Emperor of the South!
Each one of these ghost soldiers would be close to the Nascent Soul stage, while a ghost general was on the level of a demon king But the issue was that there were too many ghost soldiers and ghost generals! It wasnt just ten or twenty of them, as their numbers continued to grow in that ck sea of billowing clouds.
Brother Dog, you have to destroy the Ghost Gathering Array! Elder Wen warned from the peace conste. Currently, Daoist Bronze Turtle was already severely wounded. If Elder Wen went out to help this Brother Dog, they would definitely have the upper hand in this situation.
But Elder Wen was afraid that these two crafty people might have other tricks up their sleeves. The Toad n had many attack spells, mainly for support and defense, and most of them were binding spells. The Toad n was thus usually pretty weak against opponents with long-range attack abilities. It wasnt that Elder Wen didnt want to go out, but he was afraid that if he was rash, he might get in the way instead.
Looking at the current situation at least, even without him, this Brother Dog seemed to have the upper hand.
Elder Wen had already decided in his heart, if the other sideunched some finishing move, he would instantly rush out and do his best to block it for this righteous Brother Dog and help give it time to escape.
Among the other three territory envoys, Daoist Witch Demon had always been the most troublesome one.
Generals and soldiers, listen up: tear that green-furred stray dog up ahead into pieces! Daoist Witch Demon guarded the ghost array which he had set up. In his hand was a very small ghost g which was the vital key formanding the ghost generals and ghost soldiers produced in the sky after the entire ghost array was set up.
This feeling of resentment was so strong that even though the ghost generals and the ghost soldiers in the sky were tens of thousands of feet away from Loopy Toad, its spirit still felt like it was being heavily stifled.
This was something that the golden light shield couldnt protect against; it could stop these evil spirits from invading its body, but it couldnt stop this type of pressure on the spirit.
Dog Two clenched its teeth. It had to deal with Daoist Witch Demon even quicker than it had with Daoist Bronze Turtle. The number of ghost generals and ghost soldiers could still be counted for now, but if this fight dragged on, tens of thousands of these ghost generals and ghost soldiers would rush down together, and Loopy Toad wouldnt be able to take care of all of them.
Kill
The dense mass of evil ghosts cried and shrieked furiously, the ear-piercing sound shaking heaven and earth.
Loopy Toad was gathering power.
Its boxing gloves were suddenly densely covered with spikes as it exhibited the fullest extent of the strength of the ten-meter Sword Dao which it was capable of!
Its no use, mongrel. Daoist Witch Demon sneered. These ghost generals and ghost soldiers have the power of Ghost Emperor of the South; with your strength, theres no way you can block the power of a demon god. Your ugly boxing skills wont work on my ghost generals and ghost soldiers.
As soon as Daoist Witch Demon said this, two ghost soldiers from the left and the right rushed at the green-furred dog in front at the same time.
Dog Twos movements were very swift and it unexpectedly dodged this pincer attack by the two ghost soldiers at a tricky angle.
Its quick response was thanks to its previous training with Sheep and Jingke. In Dog Twos view, these ghost soldiers were really clumsy; they were slower than Sheep and weaker than Jingke.
Loopy Toad sucked in a deep breath, took a tape recorder out of its mouth, and started to y Dragon Fist
My right paw opens the heavens and I turn into a dog; Move the mountains and rivers again and level chasms 1
O o o o!!!
Oh, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit
The more Loopy Toad performed the Basic Dog Skills, the quicker it became. The instant the ghost soldiers swooping down from the sky touched these shadow fists, they straightaway cried out in fear and were actually torn apart!
How can this be?
Daoist Witch Demon watched this scene in disbelief.
Theres definitely no mistake Fellow Witch Demon! This mongrel has the power of Heavenly Dao in its body! Daoist Bronze Turtle struggled to prop himself up. He had already used several self-healing spells in session, but they didnt have the least bit of effect on his internal injuries, which was enough proof that this was the power of Heavenly Dao.
After being hit by the power of Heavenly Dap, it was absurd to try and rely on self-healing spells to heal yourself within a short period of time.
How can a mongrel which still cant transform have the power of Heavenly Dao? Daoist Witch Demon felt a little weak.
Daoist Bronze Turtle: Thats whats strange Fellow Witch Demon, I still think it would be better for us to retreat first!
Retreat?
The truth was that Daoist Witch Demon had never thought about retreating at all.
They were envoys of two main demon territories, respected beyond measure.
But they were actually helpless in the face of this green-furred dog.
He clenched his teeth. No matter what, at the very least, we should destroy its golden light shield and take it down a peg or two!
But just when Daoist Witch Demon was about to have the ghost generals and the ghost soldiersunch the next round of attacks on Loopy Toad, Loopy Toad suddenly stopped.
Because at that moment, it suddenly urred to Loopy Toad that it in fact didnt have to do everything by itself at all
Didnt Zhenyuan that guy give it a main immortal seal?! Loopy Toad still hadnt used it even once!
Thinking of trying it out, Loopy Toad spat the main immortal seal out from its mouth.
The moment it injected spirit energy into it C
A pure and holy angelic-looking light appeared in the sky!
Then the ghost generals and the ghost soldiers which filled the sky were directly dispersed!
With this pure and holy light fell the figure of a red-haired young man
Chapter 592 - I’m Old and a Little Tired...
Chapter 592: Im Old and a Little Tired
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The moment the figure of the red-haired young man fell from the sky, the ghost generals and the ghost soldiers that filled the sky were purged in the blink of an eye by the pure and holy light that had appeared.
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle paled with fright this man was so scary! When he appeared, the purifying effect he carried had directly purified the world, and his aura had actually directly affected the ghost array, immediately causing it to stop working!
Daoist Witch Demon looked at this scene in disbelief. He looked askance at the ghost gs of the array, and then noticed that there were actually cracks in them which ran down the g posts and which ultimately caused the gs to directly crumble inch by inch
Daoist Witch Demon: ???
The array gs were covered in a steel membrane!
This person wasnt simple at all
Judging from the green-furred mongrels actions earlier, however, it seemed that this human cultivator had been summoned here by this dog. Daoist Witch Demon immediately made a guess C there had to be no mistake, this person was probably this green-furred dogs owner.
Senior, as you are a person from the human cultivation world, if possible, please do not interfere in the affairs of our demon world Daoist Witch Demon made a very polite bow. Theing of this sort of heaven-defying expert already upset the bnce in the demon world, and he felt that there was no way Demon Saint would turn a blind eye like before.
In fact, Daoist Witch Demon was right.
Because he bore the will of the demon world, Demon Saint would immediately notice the slightest ripple in the world. Given how loud Immortal Zhenyuans appearance had been, it was impossible for Demon Saint to not have sensed it. As Daoist Witch Demon had said, Immortal Zhenyuans existence had already destroyed the bnce.
Demon Saint thought of himself as a demon with principles If this red-haired young man went overboard, he would consider stopping him.
On the Holy Pir, Demon Saint narrowed his eyes.
That was because the young man who had been summoned here wasnt the spirit dogs owner
The gaze of the dogs owner from before had left a deep shadow on Demon Saints heart. At the time, that frightful gaze and those utterly unforgettable dead fish eyes were like a nightmare in Demon Saints mind which he couldnt banish.
Since seeding the position of Demon Saint, there had never been anyone who could cause him to feel such tremendous psychological pressure with just one gaze.
As mentioned before, experts could determine the gap in strength in a fight with a look.
This red-haired young mans overall strength was weaker than that of the dogs owner, but was probably on par with his
Demon Saint looked down from the top of the Holy Pir and made a decision in his heart.
Elsewhere, after receiving the message from the main seal, Immortal Zhenyuans entire being was directly sent here. He had still been repairing Drought Star when he was suddenly sent here. Although it was a little abrupt, Immortal Zhenyuan was instead a little happy.
It looked like Senior Dog hadnt forgotten him!
Turning his head, Immortal Zhenyuan saw Senior Dog, who was wearing a yellow skintight outfit today which looked quite trendy. And moreover, that emerald green bone staff in its hand was emitting a mysterious power that was difficult to describe.
As expected of Senior Dog It was actually able to fuse the power of Heavenly Dao with a magic weapon!
Immortal Zhenyuan was deeply astonished in his heart.
Why hadnt he thought of this?
This was probably the difference between him and Senior Dog
As he sighed in his heart, the demon world territory envoy in front of him who had set up the ghost array suddenly spoke to him.
Immortal Zhenyuan gave Daoist Witch Demon a look of disgust. I only listen to Senior Dog!
Daoist Witch Demons and Daoist Bronze Turtles faces turned pale at these words and they were rooted to the spot in fear as they almost froze like stone C Senior Senior Dog?
At that moment, the two territory envoys plus Elder Wen hiding in the peace conste couldnt help sucking in cold breaths of air.
It turned out that this red-haired young man wasnt this green-furred dogs owner!
But its underling?
How interesting
What were you doing before you got here? Dog Twos tone waspletely different and had be a little deeper. After all, it had acted as the dog savior of the world before, and it was very clear about its role.
As long as Zhenyuan was present, it just needed to maintain this senior setting.
Immortal Zhenyuan sped his fists in a salute and answered politely, Senior Dog, junior is still repairing Drought Star; currently, the repairs are already half done.
Dog Two: Mm. Well done. I wasnt disturbing you when I summoned you, was I?
Disturb? How can seniors summons be a disturbance? This is a rare learning opportunity! The red-haired young man waved his hand and bowed to Dog Two. Seniors previous grade ten spell blew up Drought Stars surface. Now that Im doing repair works on it, Im in fact learning a lot! It feels like Im ying Minecraft!
Immediately after Immortal Zhenyuan spoke C
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were stunned once again. A grade grade ten spell had almost blown up an earths surface
How was this dog so awesome? Then what was with those two lousy boxing techniques earlier? So this green-furred dog hadnt been using all of its strength, and had just been ying?
The two territory envoys were stupefied.
The conversation between this red-haired young man with unfathomable strength and this green-furred dog was so mind-blowing that for one moment, the atmosphere froze around them. The thoughts of the two territory envoys had also directly frozen and they didnt know what to say.
Junior is slow-witted; why has Senior Dog summoned me this time? Immortal Zhenyuan asked softly.
Mm, just now I tried boxing a little with the two juniors up ahead, and Im feeling a little tired, Loopy Toad said.
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle: ???
Loopy Toad: Im old, and sometimes I cant keep up with these energetic youngsters Especially in a fight like this, its so boring it makes me sleepy and I just cant get excited.
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle: ???
Immortal Zhenyuans face was wreathed in smiles. Then seniors meaning is you need me to take action?
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle: ???
Loopy Toad: Mm, handle them as you see fit, but dont kill them. Remember to leave them alive Theres something I want to ask them.
Yes, senior!
As he said this, Immortal Zhenyuan released his aura, causing heaven and earth to shake. An energy that had primordial qi mixed into it rushed out from under the red-haired young mans feet toward the two territory envoys.
!!!
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle were already trembling all over.
They were thinking only one thing now escape! As far as they could!
This mans strength was too scary and far beyond theirs
At that moment, the two territory envoys felt a critical sense of impending death, and they both used their trump cards to madly run for their lives as they turned into two streams of lights that flew off. They didnt even have time to pick up the broken ghost gs on the ground.
Want to run?
Immortal Zhenyuan smiled faintly.
Of course it was impossible
Its not easy for me to find such a good opportunity to show off in front of Senior Dog; how boring would it be if I let the two of you escape?
Chapter 593 - The Plan to Unite the Demon World
Chapter 593: The n to Unite the Demon World
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Daoist Bronze Turtle was still injured and this was the fastest he could flee in his state, but he felt that even if he was in excellent condition, he wouldnt necessarily be able to run any quicker than this In the face of a real threat of death, the power one could use waspletely different.
Immortal Zhenyuan wasnt worried, and instead watched the two people turn into streams of light that swiftly disappeared in the sky.
Dog Two maintained a very unperturbed appearance the entire time as it knew that there was no way Zhenyuan would let them escape.
Sure enough, the red-haired young man finally started to make a move after half an hour or so. When he stretched out his hand, it was like the Five-fingerMountain 1 . Theyers of nomologicalws which twined around his fingers directly pierced the air, causing the space to vibrate nonstop until it actually cracked open.
Immortal Zhenyuan directly reached into this fractured space, and finally pulled two figures straight out of it; they were the very two, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle, who had already been on the run for half an hour
Using their magic treasures, they had already traveled tens of thousands of li in thest half an hour, but they still couldnt escape this punishment. Halfway through their escape, they had felt the space in their wake shake, and the cors of their Daoist robes had been suddenly jerked back by a mighty force.
When they came back to their senses, they were being firmly squeezed by a gigantic hand that looked like it hade out of some picture scroll of the wild. Under this huge pressure, the two territory envoys couldnt even breathe.
Loopy Toad was doing its best to appear unperturbed; the truth was, this scene was a huge shock to it!
It wasnt just Loopy Toad; Elder Wen was also indescribably shaken by this scene.
What kind of formidable strength was this
It practically looked like a miracle, a hand reaching out in the air across space to seize the two envoys who had already been running for a while and not giving the other party any chance to escape.
Dog Two knew that the red-haired young man was deliberately flexing his muscles in front of it to show how strong he was, but this scene was really too scary, as if it was watching a huge blockbuster movie! Usually, when Little Master Ling cast spells, he would be especially mindful to try and avoid these sorts of grand special effects spells; the fact of the matter was that this had something to do with a persons personality.
Little Master Ling was used to being low-key, so he would pay special attention to this point, but Immortal Zhenyuans personality could be said to move from one extreme to another. Since he had decided to make a move, he would use the most gorgeous-looking spell to capture the other party.
He had done the same thing on Drought Star before. Come to think of it, Loopy Toad suddenly felt that Zhenyuan had already be synonymous with the word gorgeous
When Immortal Zhenyuan released the two envoys, Daoist Witch Demons and Daoist Bronze Turtles faces had already turned ck and blue from that huge pressure, and the two people were dizzy as they spun around on the ground as if they were drunk.
What what happened?
Who whos practicing taichi
Still want to run? Immortal Zhenyuan stared at the two of them and smiled slightly. This smile made Dog Two think of Fang Xing, since it was his signature sly smile.
Immortal Zhenyuan raised his hand and drew a few golden threads in the air with his finger. Then he flicked the tip of his finger. Like a fairy weaving cloth, the golden threads started to intertwine over the ground and in the end actually became a golden cage.
The moment they were trapped inside the golden cage, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle felt a sense of powerlessness. This golden cage blocked off the source of their powers and they couldnt use demon energy at all. Moreover, the golden cage had a weakening effect which made them unable to gather their strength.
After showing off his skills, the red-haired young man turned to bow to Loopy Toad again. Senior Dog, please excuse my poor performance; of all my imprisonment spells, this grade nine Boundary Marker is the only one which Im most proficient in.
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle almost spat out blood. A grade seven spell would have already been more than enough to trap them, let alone a grade nine spell!
Wait a minute!
At that moment, Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle both caught the key point which they had overlooked in those words just now.
This person had just said this was a grade nine spell?
Both their facial expressions were already as blue-ck as seaweed sauce.
A grade nine spell?
Then this man was most likely at peak True Immortal level, or he was a Venerated Immortal?
Their worldviews had already copsed. Sure enough, human cultivators were all very cunning! Wasnt it said that there werent any Venerated Immortal big shots in the human world?! Why was an underling casually summoned by a green-furred dog a Venerated Immortal?! Were even Venerated Immortal bigwigs these days starting to call themselves juniors?
Mm
Loopy Toad nodded and pretended very hard that it was calm. The truth was that it had already beenpletely blown away by the red-haired young mans maneuver.
Gosh this series of high-level spells with their ample special effects were really too gorgeous!
The hand you used to catch them just now was pretty good, Loopy Toad couldnt help praising.
Immortal Zhenyuan bowed respectfully. Senior, my performance wasughable. That was just a grade ten spell, Palm of Heaven.''
Grade ten?
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle turned pale.
Mm, not bad, a little more and youll surpass me, Loopy Toad said.
Immortal Zhenyuan was very deferential to Dog Two. Of course, until now, Im still unable to grasp Senior Dogs spell. When senior performed it back then, from beginning to end, you didnt make any hand seals or even any movements, and instead directly used your majesty to let loose a grade twelve spell; until now, this junior is unable to forget that sight!
Grade twelve
Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle already didnt know what to say.
At that moment, Dog Two nced at the expressions of these two territory envoys; both of them looked deathly white, as if they had been washed out by a mix of Tide and OMO detergent.
Senior Dog, what do you want to do with them? Immortal Zhenyuan asked Loopy Toad.
Dog Two looked at Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle. In fact, it had never nned to kill these two people since the beginning. Although they were heartless, Loopy Toad felt that it couldnt be unrighteous. If it wanted to kill these two envoys now, it only needed to say the word and Zhenyuan would crush them as easily as if they were ants.
But the deaths of these two envoys wouldnt solve anything. Daoist Horse Faces death earlier had been due to the punishment from Demon Saints restriction, so Loopy Toad couldnt be med for that.
After learning the ins and outs of the entire situation from Wen Yu, Elder Wens grandson, Loopy Toad had been wondering whether there was an appropriate way of resolving the conflict between the four territories so that they could all thrive peacefully in the future.
There were one hundred and eight territories in the demon world, and the four inner territories were their core. As long as conflict in the core could be resolved, all the demons in the demon world coulde together as one family.
Thus, after careful consideration, Loopy Toad made the following decision: Let them go.
Yes, Senior Dog.
The red-haired young man didnt know what Senior Dog wanted to do, but heplied obediently. He waved his hand and directly got rid of the golden prison.
When Loopy Toad now approached the two territory envoys after this show of strength, it could clearly see that they were trembling.
Im sparing your lives for now, so go and send a message.
Loopy Toad stared at the two men and said slowly, In half an hour, we will descend on the western, northern and southern territories, and destroy them all.
Then Loopy Toad thought for a moment, and felt that it sounded a little deliberately biased, so it hurried to correct its words. Not just the western, northern and southern territories, but the eastern territory will also be eliminated in passing
Theplexions of the two envoys and Elder Wen changed drastically at these words.
Only Immortal Zhenyuan next to Loopy Toad understood a little what Senior Dog wanted to do.
This would be a very lively lesson and would greatly test Loopy Toads acting!
Chapter 594 - Dog Two Who Is Concerned About the Demon World
Chapter 594: Dog Two Who Is Concerned About the Demon World
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This sudden decision was beyond Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtles expectations. They could tell that this absolutely wasnt a joke Besides, this red-haired young man indeed had this type of strength. It was an easy thing for a Venerated Immortal to wreck a, let alone four mere territories.
The two territory envoys left as if they were fleeing for their lives; they had to go back to discuss countermeasures with the demon gods of the inner territories.
Senior Dog, are you doing this so that the demon gods of these four territories in the demon world will bury the hatchet ande together once again? Immortal Zhenyuan asked a momentter.
Mm. Dog Two nodded.
The truth was that the demon world had been very peaceful at one time, but a hundred years ago, after the new generation of demon gods came into office, disputes had cropped up which until now had yet to be settled. This generations group of demon god leaders were especially extreme. The two demon gods Venerable Ox of the West and Ghost Emperor of the South were both warmongers, while Loopy Toads impression of Turtle Devil of the South had always been that he didnt have his own opinion and was easily swayed.
The dispute between the eastern territory and the other three territories this time was in fact the work of the two demon gods of the western and southern territories.
A main characteristic of these warmongers was that they usually only thought about their own fun andpletely didnt consider the other demon tribes in their territories. So this time, Loopy Toads n was to fight fire with fire, and fight a war to stop a war.
Of course, this war wouldnt really happen.
It would require that Immortal Zhenyuan yed along with Loopy Toad.
Gazing at Dog Two, who seemed to be in deep thought, the red-haired young man was filled with endless reverence.
That was just like Senior Dog, to actually be so worried about the situation in the demon world!
This was probably what a big shot was like
Only big shots had the strength to spare to protect world peace.
What impressed Zhenyuan the most, moreover, was Loopy Toads educate and teach approach toward settling the conflict at its root. How mighty was this spirit?
Staring into the distance, Immortal Zhenyuan sighed. I hope these demons will be able to understand Senior Dogs way of thinking
While it pondered, Loopy Toad turned to look at the peace conste. After seeing the two envoys leave, Elder Wen also walked out and bowed to Dog Two, then turned into a stream of light as he left the ce.
Loopy Toad guessed that he would be sending the message to Scorpion King of the East. Unlike the other two envoys, Elder Wens pace was unhurried and he was veryposed. He hadnt reacted straightaway at Loopy Toad proiming that it would wipe out the four territories, but judging from his current behavior, Dog Two felt that Elder Wen had likely thought of something.
This was actually a way to step over the demon gods of the other three territories and was also a lifeline for the outcast eastern territory.
Now, Loopy Toad took the position of a third party.
Whether it could facilitate unity among the four territories would ultimately depend on the decision of the four demon gods.
But from what Dog Two knew, the two demon god warmongers were guys who wouldnt shed tears until they saw the coffins 1 , so it was likely that they wouldnt admit defeat so easily.
This was all actually a little idealistic in Loopy Toads view, so it would need to heat things up. When you attackter on, make sure you go easy on them.
Very well, senior! Zhenyuan nodded agreeably.
After that, Loopy Toad personally led the way, and one man and one dog flew in the direction of the western territory.
They had deliberately waited at the entrance of the peace conste for a bit before setting out, in order to confirm that Daoist Witch Demon and Daoist Bronze Turtle had brought the word back to those demon gods.
When they arrived at the pass to the western territory, Loopy Toad saw an astonishing scene.
Guarding the pass was a brawny man with a tall and sturdy frame. He had ox horns growing out of his head and held the Guan King de 2 . Behind him were thousands of demon beasts, many of whom were demon kings from the various tribes in the western territory. They had all gathered here in the shortest amount of time in an astonishing battle lineup. To tell the truth, Loopy Toad had never seen anything like this lineup in its days as king. With a demon godmanding this gathering of demon kings, the demon qi here was too overwhelming.
Loopy Toad was suddenly very d that it had the golden light shield, otherwise this battle lineup would have really made its legs go weak.
That Daoist Witch Demon from before was standing next to the brawny man with horns. Your Majesty Venerable Ox, Ive received the news that Ghost Emperor will be here very soon to fight together with us.
Venerable Ox of the West scowled. He looked cruel and feral. The Guan King de he was holding gave off a silver light as a demonic essence gathered along the de, and the chain of ox horns which hung around his neck were unusual in their origin. After hearing Daoist Witch Demons words, Venerable Ox took off his red cloak, baring his upper torso and revealing his majestic muscles. Its not like Ghost Emperor has toe himself.
Loopy Toad smiled coldly at Venerable Oxs attitude and it turned its head to ask, What do you think?
Junior fully understands seniors thinking, Immortal Zhenyuan said.
Sometimes it really wasnt good to be too confident in yourself. Many people thought they had seen all of the world, but in fact they were just frogs in a well. Zhenyuan had always thought that he himself had a deep understanding of this point. Before meeting Senior Dog, he had thought that Venerated Immortal was already the highest realm, and it was onlyter that he realized that this wasnt the case at all.
There would always be someone else better than you; no matter how high you climbed, you should always be upright in your attitude and remain humble.
No confidence and too much confidence C neither extreme was good.
Was it you who killed my Horse Face? Venerable Ox of the West gripped the Guan King de firmly. He insolently blew powerful streams of demonic essence out of his nose, causing even the ring in his nose to jerk. This was a kind of sonic spell which used the the vibrations between the air from his nose and the nose ring to create intense spiritual oppression.
The scene made Zhenyuan sigh, and he snapped his fingers at the sonic spell.
Dog Two saw a golden circle ripple out from Zhenyuans hand to directly neutralize this Venerable Ox of the Wests sonic spell. Not only that, this simple finger snap actually kicked up a powerful wind which caused the expressions of all the demons present to drain of color.
It was just a snap of the fingers.
It was actually so powerful!
Venerable Ox of the Wests eyes turned dark. He then jumped into the air with the Guan King de held aloft as he prepared to make his move, and majestic demon essence gathered along the edge of the de.
At that moment, Zhenyuan snapped his fingers yet again.
All the demons present heard the ringing sound of metal breaking.
Venerable Ox of the West never thought that before he could bring his de down, the only thing that remained of the Guan King de in his hand was a stick!
Still want to try? If it was Senior Dog who personally took action, you would have already perished with one snap of the fingers.
In the air, Zhenyuan smiled at Venerable Ox of the West. You know nothing about power
Chapter 595 - Whack-A-Mole
Chapter 595: Whack-A-Mole
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The moment the Guan King de shattered, Venerable Ox of the West broke out in a cold sweat as he realized that this wasnt an opponent that he could challenge.
Staring at this scene, Zhenyuan frowned. Since bing a Venerated Immortal, he actually hardly ever fought any battles except in his feud with his own inner demon Wind Spirit. It could be said that in thest one hundred years, apart from fighting with Wind Spirit, he hadnte into contact with anyone else.
The demon gods of the demon world, and furthermore the demon gods of the inner four territories, should already be the strongest here except for Demon Saint, but the feeling Zhenyuan got could be described in two words: very weak
In three words: very, very weak
Thinking this, the red-haired young man suddenly darted a nce at Dog Two next to him and his heart filled with even more admiration for Loopy Toad. As expected of Senior Dog, who had reminded him repeatedly to show mercy and to go easy on the other party. Otherwise, given his regr strength, this Venerable Ox of the West would have already died on the spot.
Immortal Zhenyuan suddenly started to wonder about Loopy Toads reason for not making a move and instead choosing to summon him to carry out this task. It absolutely wasnt because Senior Dog didnt want to act, and even less because it was bored orzy For such a powerful dog like Senior Dog, if it wasnt careful about controlling its strength, wouldnt it just be a matter of minutes before this demon world was destroyed?
Zhenyuan hence thought that Senior Dogs heart was for all living things. What great spirit! So touching!
Thinking of this, Zhenyuan couldnt help looking at Loopy Toad and felt Senior Dogs figure grow bigger and taller in his eyes.
Too too dazzling! Zhenyuans face flushed warmly, and his heart filled with anticipation.
Who knew when he would be able to cultivate to Senior Dogs level
In any case, Zhenyuan felt that he just needed to follow Senior Dog for now!
This thought seemed to greatly help lift his mood!
On the other side, Venerable Ox of the West felt very embarrassed. The main point wasnt that his Guan King de had been broken, but that his first move had been easily neutralized by the other party.
This already was no longer dying before victory 1 , but being flushed down the toilet before victory furthermore, the fact that it had happened in front of all the demons present left Venerable Ox of the West utterly humiliated.
After Zhenyuan taught Venerable Ox of the West a lesson, Loopy Toad just gazed calmly ahead of it, preserving its image as a senior expert.
After a few minutes or so, it lifted its head and called out in one direction in the air.
Everyone else also turned their gazes in that direction. Venerable Ox of the West and Daoist Witch Demon who was on the ground were greatly delighted; they knew that reinforcements had arrived! But they had barely turned their heads when Zhenyuan lifted his left index finger and flicked it down gently.
Venerable Ox of the West and Daoist Witch Demon instantly felt like there was arge mountain pressing down on their heads, and their entire bodies were buried in the earth with just their heads sticking out.
The most important thing was that this spell also had an imprisonment effect and they couldnt throw it off!
Venerable Ox of the West choked with silent fury. The sense of oppression was too immense, giving him the impression that his neck would be snapped as soon as he said something wrong!
Right after that, the thousands of demon soldiers, including demon kings, behind Venerable Ox of the West were also pushed into the ground one by one by Zhenyuan, leaving just their heads sticking out.
What did this scene look like?
A dense mass of dots
Dog Twos heart felt cold when it saw this what a wonderful sight for anyone with trypophobia!
Senior, there are two auras approaching, Immortal Zhenyuan said, smiling. The expression on his face was light and gentle. Since the star and supporting role were almost here, this should be a brilliant show. Since fighting was no longer any fun for him, then he might as well enjoy himself as an actor.
Immortal Zhenyuan had always nned to shoot a film and use it to promote migration to Drought Star, so now was a good opportunity to practice his acting skills. The most important thing was that he could still learn from Senior Dog how to be a director himself!
In the sky, Ghost Emperor of the South and Turtle Devil of the North, the other two demon gods, arrived one after another. Their strength was on par with that of Venerable Ox of the West each one could be pushed into the ground with a flick of Zhenyuans hand.
When the two demon gods arrived, they saw Venerable Ox of the West along with thousands of demon beasts of the western territory buried in the ground with just their heads sticking out.
Ghost Emperor of the South and Turtle Devil of the North were dazed at the same time.
What was this?
Whack-A-Mole?
Seeing that his right-hand man Daoist Witch Demon had also been buried in the ground, Ghost Emperor of the South directly flew into a rage and stared at Loopy Toad and Immortal Zhenyuan in the air. You dare do this to my trusted general C
But before he could finish, he felt his feet sink down.
The next second, Ghost Emperor of the South plunged straight into the earth
Loopy Toad couldnt help sighing in its heart.
This was too tragic
It waspletely a one-sided smackdown.
Turtle Devil of the North was even more wretched; he couldnt even say anything before his entire body was embedded in the earth right after Ghost Emperor of the South. Zhenyuan had even specially lined the three demon gods up so that they were in a row.
It had to be said that it made a really funny picture!
Buried in the dirt with a face full of despair, Venerable Ox of the West Domain said telepathically, Why didnt you bring more people?
Ghost Emperor of the South gnashed his teeth. I can directly summon ten million of my ghost generals here, I didnt need to bring any reinforcements at all how the hell would I know I would be buried as soon as I arrived?
Turtle Devil of the North sighed. Unless Demon Saint makes a move in this situation The difference between this mans strength and ours is too big!
At this point, all the demons fell silent.
Hearing this, Dog Two smiled in its heart. Turtle Devil of the North had actually brought up a crucial point, which was about summoning Demon Saint.
Demon Saint generally paid no attention to the affairs of the demon world, unless some demon beast vited the rules or the restriction.
Generally speaking, Demon Saint wouldnt show up or make a move so easily.
But if they wanted Demon Saint to act, the demon gods of the four inner territories had to pray together.
Now, the southern, western and northern territories had allied together to deliberately iste the eastern territory. No one knew whether Scorpion King of the East woulde, let alone join them in prayer to summon Demon Saint
Ghost Emperor of the South said telepathically, This dog ispletely insane
Venerable Ox of the West: Why did this kind of big shote running to the demon world?
Turtle Devil of the North: I already said dont stir up unnecessary trouble Look at the situation now, were missing one person. If Scorpion King doesnte, were all dead
The three demon gods felt iparably regretful in their hearts now.
They knew Demon Saints character too well
The demon gods of the four inner territories had all been appointed by Demon Saint and theyd been bequeathed power by the means of great magic. So to Demon Saint, their existence was in fact utterly dispensable. If the demon gods of the four inner territories didnt pray as one, Demon Saint couldnt be summoned at all.
Gazing at this scene, Dog Two wagged its tail and said in a cold, firm voice, Lets execute all the demons buried here first.
Its voice wasnt loud, but it carried to the three demon gods and the demons behind them, whose faces all turned deathly white.
Chapter 596 - It Has to Be Befitting
Chapter 596: It Has to Be Befitting
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Yes, Senior Dog.
Zhenyuan was as obedient as ever and nodded straightaway.
Actually, he was well aware in his heart that this was just a scare tactic; there was no way he would take action for real. However, seeing the faces of the thousands of demon beasts below him turn deathly white, Zheyuan actually felt it was a little fun, and the corners of his mouth couldnt help tilting upward teasing these little demon beasts was turning out to be so interesting!
There was something wrong with that smile, which made Loopy Toad wonder whether he had inadvertently aroused some weird, hidden tick in Immortal Zhenyuan
Yearster, Loopy Toad would endlessly regret summoning Zhenyuan here to help it today.
If it had known earlier, it would have been more frank in getting Little Master Ling to help it.
Of course, all of this was a story forter.
Senior Dog, would you like to sit down? Beheading thousands of demons will be a magnificent sight! Immortal Zhenyuan said something that sounded very frightening in an excited tone as he stared at the thousands of pale faces below him.
Very well, Loopy Toad replied.
Mm, let me prepare a chair for you, senior. Immortal Zhenyuan nodded his head. Afterwards, Loopy Toad didnt see him make any big moves; Zhenyuan just drew a magic array in the air with his index finger and finally pushed it toward the sky.
Hu !
Dog Two saw Zhenyuan blow softly at the array, and instantly it released a golden mist.
Loopy Toad reckoned Zhenyuan was most likely performing some fancy operation again. It realized Immortal Zhenyuan was a little OCD about the spells he cast; they all had to be extremely gorgeous Moreover, these werent spells from Huaxiu nation; judging from theyout of the golden array, most of the symbols inside were from the west.
Since its a chair for senior, it has to befit you. Zhenyuan turned to look at Loopy Toad and smiled. Quickly, he formed a seal with one hand, and the whole world immediately shook with massive tremors. The thousands of demons directly felt the pressure of the rumbling earth and couldnt help the way their heads shook, rattling their brains.
Loopy Toad saw that some of the demon beasts in the back row had already been shaken to the point of frothing at the mouth.
Loopy Toad:
The golden array in the sky then spun like a disc on its side as it grew countless timesrger. A passageway opened in the center of the array, out of which emerged many western soldiers in armor.
Immortal Zhenyuan: This is the grade nine spell I learned from Mixiu nation, Heroic Spirit Summoning Spell 1 . When I saw the junior below use the Ghost Summoning Array, I remembered this spell. And after I modified it, its almost at grade ten. It also incorporates a lot of eastern ideas! Senior, look!
While speaking, Immortal Zhenyuan pointed to the entrance of the summoning array; sure enough, apart from the western soldiers, a lot of Huaxiu ancient soldiers in gray armor poured out.
Immortal Zhenyuan: I integrated these Huaxiu ancient soldiers into the spell after I modified it. The downside of this spell is that I had to look for a corresponding offering so that my heroic spirit summons would incorporate our eastern culture. A hundred years ago, I bought lots of terracotta warriors in bulk.
Loopy Toad:
All the demons:
Immortal Zhenyuan smiled. Now the total number of western soldiers and eastern ancient soldiers I can summon is exactly a hundred thousand.
A hundred thousand
Loopy Toad was stunned.
Come out, all of you. Zhenyuan controlled the heroic spirits that poured out of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Array in an unending stream. When there were roughly ten thousand of them, they arranged themselves into phnxes, making for a spectacr sight! Most importantly, every single heroic spirit had actually reached the Soul Formation stage
Buried in the earth, Ghost Emperor of the South paled when he saw this scene. He had actually thought about using his ghost generals and ghost soldiers in this confrontation for every one thousand ghost soldiers he could summon, there would only be one ghost general at the Soul Formation stage.
But every single one of the heroic spirits in front of him now was at the Soul Formation stage, and the most frightening thing was that there were ten thousand of them! ording to the red-haired young man, he still had ny thousand more in reserve!
The huge gap in strength made Ghost Emperor speechless.
They treated grade eight spells as the rarest of treasures, while the other party had casually thrown out a grade ten spell
Senior, wait a second, Ill build a chair for you at once! Immortal Zhenyuan said in the air as he looked at the ten thousand soldiers that he had summoned.
Loopy Toad:
All the demons:
Build a chair?
Then these thousands of heroic spirit soldiers started to move. On this vastnd that was the pass to the western territory, everyone watched as the soldiers in the back row stepped onto the shoulders of the soldiers in front as they piled upyer uponyer. They used their own bodies as building blocks, finally creating a gargantuan chair This was a heroic spirit royal throne created by heroic spirits with a very high back and wide armrests. It was amply gorgeous and magnificent-looking. Above all, it was imposing and majestic, and there was an overbearing air about it which stupefied everyone.
Dog Two tried its best to contain the shock in its heart.
Senior, please! Immortal Zhenyuan raised his hand and made a weing gesture.
Then Dog Two sat at the top
To be honest, it wasnt veryfortable, but when all was said and done, the chair triumphed in grandeur.
Senior Dog, do you need to make a speech? I have a lighting director among my heroic spirits. Zhenyuan smiled as he floated next to Dog Two.
A lighting director?
Yes, a lighting director.
Zhenyuan then pped his hands, and Loopy Toad saw an outstanding young man in gold armor with artfully styled blonde hair and earrings slowly walk out of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Array in the sky. The young man folded his arms, and looked very defiant and arrogant.
This blonde young man strolled through the air to Loopy Toads side, and it felt the mans figurend behind its back! Along with this figure, a cluster of lights gathered above Dog Twos head, and in that moment it felt like the main star!
The only drawback was that the magic weapon for gathering this light wasnt very stylish. Loopy Toad took a look and discovered that it was actually amp post
Senior Dog, you dont know, but it cost me a lot in the beginning to summon this lighting director. Staring at the blonde young man holding themp post, Zhenyuan sighed deeply. To be honest, I didnt really want him at first, but then I thought it wouldnt be a bad idea to have him around as a shlight. The point is that he looks gorgeous! Hes bright and golden all over!
Hm
Loopy Toad looked up at the yellow light of themp post. But isnt this light a little dark?
Does Senior Dog feel its dark? No problem, it can be adjusted.
Immortal Zhenyuan snapped his fingers and said directly to the blonde young man, Gilgamesh, did you hear that?! Senior Dog wants you to make the light brighter!
Loopy Toad:
All the demons:
Chapter 597 - The Actors in Place
Chapter 597: The Actors in ce
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Throughyers of clouds and mist, Demon Saint calmly watched the activity in the world below him from the top of the Holy Pir with the magic staff in his hand.
Behind Demon Saint, an old man in a white Daoist robe approached. ncing at the world below, he smiled. Not going to make a move?
The old man was Second Generation Demon Saints Sage Master, and the two of them were inseparable. His main duty was to assist Demon Saint in managing the demon world better, and at the same time, to supervise and direct Demon Saints session. There was a rumor in the outside world that Demon Saint was a hereditary position, but this wasnt true
Hearing the old mans question, Second Generation Demon Saint shook his head. Ive long wanted to teach these juniors a lesson, so its nice that someone is now doing it for me. Moreover, I can sense that they dont truly have any intent to kill. The only thing Im curious about now is this dogs origin
He looked at the old man next to him. Do you have any ideas, Sage Master?
No. Sage Master shook his head inly. I already tried using the Destiny Ball to check, but all I saw was a heap of fuzzy pixels
Pixels? Second Generation Demon Saint was nk.
Mm. Sage Master nodded his head. These pixels should be directly rted to the dogs owner. This dogs owner is very unusual. He might not be a human cultivator from Earth at all, and its extremely possible that hes from outside our Milky Way. We have no way of knowing if theres life beyond the Milky Way, but it is indeed frightening. During the reign of the first Demon Saint, he encountered an orangutan from outside our gxy that had inadvertently passed into the demon world through the spatial wall, and almost tore apart the Holy Pir
Second Generation Demon Saint was surprised. There was such a thing? Howe Ive never heard of it?
Sage Master: Of course you havent. The only records we have of this alien invasion are in Demon Saints Holy Pce. But you havent seen any of them since your session.
Second Generation Demon Saint was silent before saying soon after, Sage Master, you should know I never intended to be Demon Saint
But it was Heavens will.
Sage Master said, I was the one who decided the session method for the first Demon Saint. Later, the first Demon Saint decided the session method, which was how this generation came to be. Indeed, this session method might seem a little bizarre
At this point, Second Generation Demon Saint wanted to cry. Its more than a little bizarre!!!
Sage Master shook his head. It cant be helped. If you want to retire, youll have to wait for the next generation Demon Saint to show up. Otherwise, youll suffer a bacsh from the Holy Pir. I already told you all these specifics when you seeded.
Second Generation Demon Saint was silent.
In fact, he had a hunch that the appearance of the next generation Demon Saint wasnt too far away
On the throne made from a pile of western and eastern Soul Formation heroic spirit soldiers, Dog Two looked down from itsmanding height. It was really very grand, and the auras of these thousands of Soul Formation heroic spirits alone gave people a sense of gravity and fear.
With the auras ovepping one another, the originally blue sky in that moment was filled with a bank of overcast clouds, instantly changing the colors of this world. Holding themp post, Gilgamesh dialed the light up to its fullest and focused it on Dog Twos head.
This scene actually gave off the sense of a work of art, which satisfied Zhenyuan immensely; Gilgameshs lighting skills had steadily improved under Zhenyuans instructions all these years.
Theyre almost here.
At that moment, Dog Two suddenly looked up at the sky.
Two auras approached from the east.
Scorpion King of the East and Elder Wen arrived together
At that moment, all the actors were in ce.
Actually, the reason why Zhenyuan had thought to build this heroic spirit throne had been to buy time for Scorpion King to show up.
Scorpion Kings appearance also left the demon gods of the southern, northern and western territories feeling ashamed. They had previously banded together to crowd out the eastern territory, which was currently the strongest of the four territories. This involved framing the Sky-Swallowing Toad n for hiding magic WMDs and issuing hundredfold tariffs, thus raising trade barriers, all of which were aimed at suppressing the eastern territory.
They had thought that they were dead for sure today, but they never expected Scorpion King and Elder Wen to appear at all.
The pressure from the throne made up of tens of thousands of Soul Formation heroic spirit soldiers was so great that it created a natural surrounding golden mist restriction so that no one could clearly see in front of them, not even with an eye technique.
Scorpion King and Elder Wen had no choice but to descend from the sky a fair distance away; they were unable to fly anymore and could only approach on foot.
When the two men appeared at the pass to the western territory and saw this towering throne made of heroic spirit soldiers, they both felt like they had stepped into something miraculous.
Your Majesty, this is it, Elder Wen said with difficulty to the young man next to him dressed in purple and gold Daoist robes. Even opening his mouth to speak at that moment was hard given the tremendous pressure.
The young man standing beside him had long gray hair pinned up in a bun with an unprepossessing hairpin; this was a holy weapon created from the stinger in his tail.
As the two of them drew near, they felt their steps grow increasingly heavier.
I sense the auras of Venerated Ox, Ghost Emperor and Turtle Devil nearby, as well as the auras of many other demon beasts. But Scorpion King looked around. Wheres everyone?
Elder Wen: Scorpion King, please lift your foot. Youre standing on them.
Scorpion King:
Because of the nearby golden mist that hovered around the heroic spirit throne, Scorpion King hadnt noticed at the time. When he heard Elder Wens warning, he looked down and waspletely dumbstruck!
The ground under his feet was actually iid with demons
The demon kings of the western territory and the three demon gods were buried in the earth with just their heads sticking out.
The purple-robed young man sucked in a cold breath of air.
What the hell?! Was this Whack-A-Mole?
The young man lifted his foot and saw that he had stepped on Turtle Devil, pushing thetters head back into his shell; when his head popped out again, he still had a shoeprint on his face.
Scorpion Kings mood was immediately lifted. For months his eastern territory had been bullied
This foot!
It felt too good to bring it down!
And vent!
The young man was wondering whether to go step on the faces of the others, but before he could move his feet, he felt a pressure on his shoulder.
Both of you go down too~ Zhenyuan acted once again.
Scorpion King and Elder Wen were then aghast to find their bodies stuck.
The two people were buried right next to Venerated Ox of the West.
At that moment, the demon gods of the four inner territories had finallye together and were all buried without exception!
Zhenyuan pped his hands and smiled. The most important thing for a family was to be neat and tidy 1 !
Chapter 598 - The Soul Returns to the Kerosene Lamp
Chapter 598: The Soul Returns to the Kerosene Lamp
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The split second his body sunk into the earth, Scorpion King already saw his soul return to the kerosenemp 1 .
So, was he about to die?
When he came back to his senses, Scorpion King was profoundly aware of how terrible the enemy in front of him was. He couldnt stand up to the other partys power at all; the difference in strength was like between the heavens and an ant. Or maybe, they werent ants and were just lumps of shit.
It wasnt just Scorpion King who had this feeling; all the demons buried in the dirt saw their lives sh before their eyes.
Were they going to die like this?
Most living creatures, not just human beings, often only knew how to cherish something after losing it; this applied to a lot of things, including ones life. War brought glory to the ruling demon gods of the demon territories and gave them a thrill, but in the end, the pain was still deeply engraved in the bones of the demons.
Thus, the moment they were buried and thought they were going to die, the first thing the demon kings and the demons in the rear thought of was peace. The demon world had been far from peaceful for nearly a hundred years, and there was conflict everywhere. Tribes could fight over the smallest cultivation resource, going so far as to wage huge battles over it. Prior to that, all the resources in the demon world had been shared equally.
At that moment, the demon kings as well as the demons under theirmand reflected: What was it that had caused them to be increasingly selfish?
If they had a chance to do everything all over again, they would want peace and they would never abet evildoers.
At the same time, the demon gods of the four inner territories were thinking the same thing.
If the demon gods of the four great inner territories had banded together earlier on and worked as one to pray and call upon Demon Saint toe, they wouldnt have fallen to this extent.
Peace was the only thing they needed.
This torturous reflection from the depths of the soul seemed tost a long time, but in fact it was only a few short seconds.
This was also one of Zhenyuans abilities. The spell he had used to bury the demon gods, the demon kings and the demon beasts in the ground was called Burial Technique. It was originally a secret art of some ancient cultivation sect that reeked with blood and violence. It could be used anywhere that had soil and sand as it used the power of the earth to bind people; just a little more strength would be all it took to bury them alive.
But Zhenyuan had upgraded this Burial Technique so that it wasnt as cruel as the original version. It was used purely as a containment spell. Combined with this interrogation of the spirit spell, Soul Returning to the Kerosene Lamp, the two spells worked together like golden partners!
This Soul Returning to the Kerosene Lamp is a grade ten spell I created myself which can cause people to calmly ponder in their hearts: Where did Ie from? Where do I go when I die? Why am I here on earth? Is there an end to the universe? How long is time? Is the Chinese dragon bald or not? How should the word honghu be read 2 ? These are all questions to ponder!
Loopy Toad suddenly thought that Zhenyuan was really quite the genius.
Among all the people it had met, at least, there was no one apart from Little Master Ling who understood cultivation better than Zhenyuan. Loopy Toad suddenly felt that besides luck, talent was also a major factor in Zhenyuans advancement to Venerated Immortal level.
Gazing at the demon gods and demon beasts below who one by one came back to their senses from the interrogation of the spirit spell Soul Returning to the Kerosene Lamp, Loopy Toad spoke slowly. Do you have anyst words?
You have anyst words
Have anyst words
Anyst words
Loopy Toad: F**k! Where did this echoe from?! Wasnt this Evil Sword Gods trait?!
Loopy Toad felt like it had really be the viin this time!
Immortal Zhenyuan: Oh, thats right, Senior Dog, I forgot to tell you that the heroic spirit throne has a built-in echo effect.
Loopy Toad was stunned. Even a built-in echo effect was possible.
Everything that has happened up to now, we brought on ourselves. I dont want to repeat myself too much. If Senior Dog will agree to give us a chance, no matter what the final oue is, we will have noints even if we arepletely destroyed.
Venerated Ox of the West opened his mouth, and when he finished speaking, the faces of the other demon gods were dark.
Loopy Toad: What else can you fight me with?
Demon Saint!
Venerated Ox of the West said resolutely, As long as senior is willing to let us go, we can summon Demon Saint.
Loopy Toad rubbed its head with one dog paw. Mm, I almost forgot there was this junior.
On top of the holy pir.
Demon Saint: ???
Want to use Demon Saint against me?
Loopy Toad continued to y along with the script, a contemptuous look in its eyes as it snorted coldly. Is there a need for me to deal with Demon Saint personally? Zhenyuan, let them go
Immortal Zhenyuans expression wasplex. Senior Dog, are you sure? I trapped them with great difficulty!
All the demons: ???
This is to drive them toplete despair!
Dog Two yed the profound thinker. Actually, after being in the demon world for so long, Im a little weary. If this demon worlds Demon Saint amuses me, I can certainly spare these rude juniors. Actually, Ive never been a warmonger, and I much prefer to spend my days peacefully. If the envoys at the peace conste hadnt provoked me, I wouldnt have made a move today.
After saying this, the dog fur on Loopy Toads back stood up slightly; even it was disgusted by its own words!
Zhenyuan sighed. Senior Dog, youre so benevolent!
Daoist Witch Demon: ???
Buried in the ground, Daoist Witch Demon couldnt help twitching his lips.
Why did he recall that it was the green-furred dog that had attacked first It broke the window with a flying kick and directly smacked Fellow Horse Face silly!
This script wasnt right!
Following that, Zhenyuan snapped his fingers and let all the demons loose.
He looked down at the four demon gods. Ive never fought Demon Saint, but this time Senior Dog is here. As a junior, I should put on a good show. When you convey your will to Demon Saint, be so kind as to let him know not to go easy on me, otherwise it would be impossible for him to defeat me.
All the demons sweated. Before this absolute power, they were unable to retort at all.
At this time, Ghost Emperor couldnt help asking, This red-haired senior, would it be possible for this junior to ask a question?
He had mustered up extreme courage to ask this question.
Go ahead, Immortal Zhenyuan said.
Dare I ask what your Daoist name is?
My Daoist name? In front of Senior Dog, no Daoist name is worth mentioning.
The red-haired young man narrowed his eyes and smiled. My Daoist name is Zhenyuan.
Zhenyuan
Hearing this, the mouths of all the demons dropped open; even Second Generation Demon Saint on the top of the holy pir had a stunned expression on his face.
It was actually him?
Wasnt this the Venerated Immortal that only existed in legend in todays world of human cultivators?
Chapter 599 - A Clash of Heavenly Dao
Chapter 599: A sh of Heavenly Dao
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At that moment, all the demons couldnt stop sweating like a waterfall.
The legendary human cultivator Immortal Zhenyuan himself, who was reputed to be the only Venerated Immortal among all the human cultivators in the present age, was actually standing right in front of their eyes, and was actually willing to act as a hired thug for an unknown green-furred dog
On top of the pir, Sage Master had an awed expression on his face. I checked this dog repeatedly and its just a second-ss spirit beast, but why does the legendary human cultivator Immortal Zhenyuan address it as Senior Dog? This Sage Master had great strength, was skilled in perception and divination, and was very confident in his discernment, as could be seen from the way he had tracked Wang Ling down to a mass of pixels.
While Sage Master ultimately still didnt know the exact identity of the dogs owner, any regr person wouldnt have even been able to follow a trail to the pixels.
Sage Master sucked in a breath of air. Is it possible that this dog truly is very strong? And my senses were wrong?
The point was that his discernment had never failed him before!
Holding the scepter, Second Generation Demon Saint was also dazed. After a moment, he turned to look at Sage Master and said, I dont know!
Sage Master:
It could only be said that this dog was unusual. Maybe things really werent as simple as they had imagined, otherwise there was no way to exin the current situation at all. Before learning about Zhenyuans true identity, they had thought that this cultivator had deigned to be this dogs thug because of its owner.
But knowing who he was now, things were different.
Because Zhenyuans Daoist name was too renowned, not only in the human world, but also in the demon world. How could such a mythical figure who had his own pride so easily be a hired thug for someone else?
Also, one could see that this legendary cultivator was extremely deferential toward this dog, and revered it as if it was his own father, ermmm
What are you going to do now? asked Sage Master as he stroked his white beard.
As Demon Saints assistant, Sage Master was prohibited from and had no right to obstruct or interfere with Demon Saints decision. This ban also applied to the Holy Pir, and was a rule which the original Demon Saint had established when he had prayed to the Holy Pir to protect the generations of Demon Saint that came after him from the interference of their confidantes in leading the demon world.
Second Generation Demon Saint: Lets follow their lead. In fact, I also want to know how strong this legendary human cultivator is. Lets just be a little careful
Mm.
Sage Master nodded his head. Actually, I feel that the dogs owner is probably more formidable.
Thinking of the dead fish eyes that had filled him with dread before, Second Generation Demon Saint got goosebumps all over his body. I would rather believe that hes an alien from outside the Milky Way.
Sage Master: We can actually study the gxy beyond the Milky Wayter. In fact, the original Demon Saint made a science education film about it previously. Moreover, the film is an adaptation of when that orangutan from outer space almost brought the Holy Pir down.
Second Generation Demon Saint was dazed. Theres even a science education film?
Sage Master: Its in the depository of ssics. Ill look for itter. Its calledMy Love From the of the Apes 1.
Second Generation Demon Saint:
On the other side, Dog Two and Zhenyuan quietly waited for the four demon gods to summon Demon Saint.
Hand in hand, the four demon gods formed a circle and prayed with their eyes closed. This was a momentous scene, one which all the demons present felt would go down in the history of the demon world. In the past century, there had been constant strife in the inner territories of the demon world. It had been seven or eight hundred years since the four demon gods hadst sat down together to talk things out calmly, but now they were actually working hand in hand to call upon Demon Saint.
Dozens of secondster, the clouds in the sky parted and a brilliant blue light fell from the heavens. One after another, the demons present fell to their knees in awe and kowtowed.
Demon Saint had really responded!
Dog Two and Zhenyuan watched as a blurred figure unhurriedlynded inside that column of blue light. The blue column then vanished to be reced by a mist which enveloped the figure at its center as it spread outward.
Is this just a projection? Zhenyuans Daoist robes, which were the fiery color of maple leaves, danced in the air as he stared at Demon Saints virtual body.
Unexpectedly, it wasnt the real person that hade, which made Zhenyuan slightly unhappy. But in the end this was just an act, and he actually didnt need to be so serious. Moreover, it wasnt like Zhenyuan didnt understand; Demon Saint had never shown his face before, to preserve a sense of mystery. Zhenyuan had always felt that this was a disease spread by some damn big-head pervert of a particr news entertainment program 2
Zhenyuan sighed in his heart. Standing with his hands behind his back, a red glow rose up under his feet to emit an even more terrifying light. Dog Two saw tremendous spirit power coalesce behind Zhenyuan into a huge figure.
This was the apparition of a Venerated Immortal.
All the demons were petrified.
The auras of Demon Saints virtual body and a Venerated Immortals apparition collided, and it was horrifying!
This wasnt a direct confrontation between two people, but a battle between a virtual body and a apparition was already a close approximation since if the virtual body was injured or the apparition wounded, the injury would ultimately be reflected on the original body.
The showdown was about to begin!
Show me what a legendary cultivator is capable of
On top of the Holy Pir, Demon Saint used the scepter to control his virtual body, narrowing his eyes as he gazed at Immortal Zhenyuan.
In the next moment, he tapped the ground with the scepter. Demon light instantly sprung up underneath the virtual body as it emitted a kind of power to drain things, which affected the entire demon world.
All the vegetation in the demon world started to wither.
The range of this power was very wide. It was just an aura, but every living nt for ten thousand li around started to wither, as if the whole world was being drained of color!
Was this Demon Saints power
All the demons turned pale with fright. In addition to the demon gods, the demon kings and demon beasts had never experienced Demon Saints power for themselves.
Be revived
Zhenyuan gave a murmur, and a pure and golden holy light shot out from his hands to illuminate their surroundings like the rising sun. This wasnt magic, but the power to verbally use a nomologicalw to rouse and revive the withered vegetation.
The demons stared at the nts on the ground. As the two powers collided, the nts jerked between wilting and reviving, and after reviving, wilting again, and then reviving again
Dog Two could tell that these two people were using the virtual body and the apparition to arm wrestle.
This was a rtively peaceful way of fighting. If their auras directly shed, all of the demon world would suffer.
It was just that the vegetation looked a little pitiful
Interesting.
Looking at this sh, Demon Saint suddenly perked up.
He tapped the ground with the scepter again, increasing the power to drain things.
Very quickly, Zhenyuan felt the power to drain things emitted by the virtual body increase.
This wasnt as simple as strengthening this power. Demon Saint had added a Heavenly Dao to it so that the aura of the Heavenly Dao would bolster its strength.
Zhenyuan cocked an eyebrow, and then manipted his apparition to also activate the power of Heavenly Dao.
How many Heavenly Dao do you have? At this moment, Demon Saints voice came from the virtual body.
He felt that Zhenyuan would have three Heavenly Dao at most on him.
Immortal Zhenyuan: Guess!
I cant be bothered guessing, Ill just test you directly to find out.
The virtual body smiled and immediately roared, Holy Pir give me strength!
As soon as he said the words, his power to drain things instantly increased yet again!
In just a short moment, the number of Heavenly Dao mixed into this power increased from one to six!
Zhenyuan and Dog Two were taken aback. He had even brought foreign aid?!
Chapter 600 - I Already Have the Certificate
Chapter 600: I Already Have the Certificate
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The Holy Pir was the backbone of the will of the entire demon world.
Furthermore, it was the Holy Pir that had created the scepter in Demon Saints hand. It took ten Heavenly Dao at the very least for the will of a world toe into being. Therefore, even if Demon Saint had yet to reach Venerated Immortal level, as long as he was supported by the power of the will of the demon world, he wouldnt necessarily be weaker than Zhenyuan.
Loopy Toad had already taken this into ount at the very beginning, but it hadnt expected Demon Saint to be decisive in borrowing the Holy Pirs power to drive the will of the demon world.
Deep down, Loopy Toad felt something wasnt right.
This was an arm wrestling y being acted out, and the main stars were Zhenyuan and Demon Saint. But in fact, Loopy Toad realized the one that was truly being tested was itself.
With the new addition of six Heavenly Dao, Demon Saints power to drain things was once again enhanced. This time, not only the nts, but other living creatures were also affected. Some low-level demon beasts had already fainted under the fluctuations. Every demon king of every tribe felt as if there were fishbones stuck in their throats and they even started to find it hard to breathe.
This level of power was really too terrifying, and theplexions of the four demon gods were drained of color. While they didnt experience the sensation of fishbones which the demon kings did, they did feel a weight on their shoulders which was really too heavy!
Was this Demon Saints power
The demon gods of the four territories gazed at the sky. Even the heaven and the earth were awash in a thick inkyyer. Under the effect of Demon Saints power, all livings things started to wither.
Zhenyuan frowned. He didnt hurry to act, but closed his eyes to sense the pressure that came with the will of the world.
He had never fought Demon Saint, so this was a rare and precious experience for Zhenyuan.
He had to admit that Demon Saint was certainly very strong.
However, Zhenyuan thought that it was still far from the shocking level that Senior Dog had shown on Drought Star back then.
They both had the power to verbally call on the nomologicalws. Whoever had the stronger will would win.
Loopy Toad had thought that Zhenyuan would look to it for help, but he didnt.
Immortal Zhenyuan just hovered in the sky
The next moment, he opened his eyes and his maple-red Daoist robes fluttered, though there wasnt a breeze. In the next instant, the apparition behind him had grown to twice its size and glowed with an even more devastating light than before.
Demon Saints power to drain things was suppressed!
You added six? Zhenyuan looked at Demon Saints virtual body, narrowed his eyes and smiled. I added six, too, and they arent from an external source.
The number of Heavenly Dao in you isnt normal. Demon Saint stared closely at Zhenyuan.
In truth, even Loopy Toad was surprised. Its impression was that Zhenyuan didnt have that many Heavenly Dao! On Drought Star before, it remembered that Little Master Ling had perceived that Zhenyuan only had three Heavenly Dao.
It hadnt been that long ago
Howe all of a sudden he had so many more Heavenly Dao? Heavenly Dao wasnt likeying eggs C it couldnt be created as you please!
This is all thanks to Senior Dog, Zhenyuan replied.
Loopy Toad: ???
Zhenyuan: Last time after Senior Dog left, I was repairing Drought Star on my own. But I never thought that repairing this would actually cause it to develop feelings for me, so I was able to obtain Drought Stars will of the.
Loopy Toad:
Demon Saint:
All the demons:
There was this kind of operation?!
Demon Saints virtual body asked, Is this a you found yourself?
Zhenyuan nodded. Thats right. I roamed the gxy for a thousand years, and before I had traveled through one-tenth of the universe beyond the Milky Way, I finally found this Drought Star This was probably profound destiny; I didnt think Drought Star and I would get a certificate so soon 1 .
Demon Saint: Get a certificate?
Zhenyuan: This is a popr phrase in the modern cultivation world, and it can mean obtaining the approval of some will.
Loopy Toad and all the demons:
What damn get a certificate
For a long time, Demon Saint was silent as he felt lost for words.
Because sometimes, it was really painful to acknowledge the disparity between you and someone else! Although he had been forced to seed as Second Generation Demon Saint back then, it had taken him nearly one thousand years to be fully recognized by the Holy Pir. He had suffered a lot and shed so many tears; it was like drawing the gold card in a game You put in coins ten times in a row for the draw, but never got a single gold card out of it! What a scam!
Compared with Immortal Zhenyuan, whom the system had gifted with a free raffle and had gotten the gold card, Demon Saint felt like the unlucky kid who couldnt be strong no matter how much money he spent!
At this thought, Demon Saints heart suddenly felt stuffy.
In a blink of an eye, the power to drain things disappeared.
Second Generation Demon Saint fell to his knees on the top of the Holy Pir with an extremely bitter expression.
Sage Master was greatly rmed. Second Generation! Pull yourself together, Second Generation!
Demon Saints power to drain things was gone?
Zhenyuan gave the air a strange look. Unfortunately, Demon Saints virtual body was too indistinct and he couldnt clearly see the other partys expression and had no idea what on earth had happened.
Whats the matter? All the demons below were puzzled.
Its most likely just a time-out; Demon Saints virtual body is still there and hasnt disappeared directly. The battle isnt over yet, said Ghost Emperor.
Loopy Toad was just about to ask about Drought Stars will when Zhenyuan turned to look at it first and smiled. Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Senior Dogs eyes.
Loopy Toad: ???
Senior knew from the very beginning that I had already inherited Drought Stars will, right? Otherwise, Senior Dog wouldnt have put so much faith in me and dispatched me to fight Demon Saint. I deliberately hid it from you before, but it turns out that youre so amazing!
Loopy Toad remained silent.
The issue was that this really had nothing to do with it! Apart from Zhenyuans own luck, being able to inherit as will was even more about his own talent.
To obtain acknowledgement from as will was hard to do, extremely so!
Thus, Loopy Toad felt extremely ashamed.
This was indeed an enviable man
Roughly two minutester, Demon Saints power to drain thingsbined with seven Heavenly Dao was revived
Cough cough ! My apologies.
Second Generation Demon Saints virtual body spoke slowly. Because I was too curious, I went to do a bit of research on as will just now.
Zhenyuan couldnt helpughing. I didnt think Demon Saint was so studious.
Second Generation Demon Saint: There is very little information on inheriting as will but your distinguished self was able to make the feel touched while repairing it, thus obtaining recognition from its will. This is certainly the first time Ive heard of such a method.
I was just lucky. Maybe you can try it, Demon Saint.
Immortal Zhenyuan looked at Demon Saints virtual body and said humbly, Now, can we continue arm wrestling?
To everyones surprise, Demon Saint refused. No, lets stop
Zhenyuan: Huh?
Now that your distinguished self has inherited the will of a, it doesnt make any sense for us to continue arm wrestling, Demon Saints virtual body said. If you dont mind, I would like to invite your distinguished self and Senior Dog to my Demon Saints Holy Pce on top of the Holy Pir for a chat and to discuss some things.
Zhenyuan: About repairing the?
No, just a bit about cultivation.
Second Generation Demon Saint waved his hand and said, Im not good at repairings, but speaking about repairing things, I was the best with vehicles when I was young.
There are vehicles with big headlights and small headlights, with soft horns and loud horns; I repaired all kinds. Sports cars, trucks, tanks, aircraft carriers If you are interested in vehicle repair works, we can also discuss this subject.
Chapter 601 - How Do You Become a Successful Demon?
Chapter 601: How Do You Be a Sessful Demon?
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Both Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan were nk when they listened to this somewhat casual telepathicmunication from Demon Saints virtual body.
Could it be that this guy wasnt a serious person?
Loopy Toad tried to keep calm; Demon Saints lofty image in its heart had been totally ruined. It remembered how it had once idolized Second Generation Demon Saint as a kid in its n and had collected all kinds of figurines of him.
No one had ever seen Demon Saint for real, which was why these figurines differed in appearance. They were all created by craftsmen in the demon world, and Loopy Toad remembered that some were limited edition collectibles carved by a well-known craftsman called Altria with the Sword of Promised Victory 1 !
Second Generation Demon Saint continued speaking telepathically through his virtual body. Ive already ordered my Sage Master to prepare a feast; the two of you can rest assured that this definitely isnt the Feast of Hongmen 2 . Its thanks to Senior Dog and Immortal Zhenyuans help this time that the unrest in the four great inner territories was quelled, forcing the four demon gods to band together against amon enemy. In fact, I need to express my thanks.
Zhenyuanughed in his heart. You could actually tell it was all an act?
If I cant see even that much, I should directly retire. There is a massive pension for a retired Demon Saint
Second Generation Dmon Saint said meaningfully, Supposing that Immortal Zhenyuan was really going all out, we wouldnt be wrestling with the power of wills just now; if we had fought for real, the entire demon world would have been destroyed. In addition, Senior Dog never took any action from beginning to end, presumably because it was considering the overall situation.
Mm, what you say is indeed correct.
Immortal Zhenyuan nodded his head. If Senior Dog took action and threw out a grade twelve spell in passing, all of you would be dead.
Loopy Toad:
Hence this highlights how important it is to have this discussion. I hope both Senior Dog and Immortal wille. This isnt only a matter of life and death for the demon world, but is also of the utmost importance for the human cultivation world.
Second Generation Demon Saintughed bitterly as he said telepathically, Actually, Senior Dog and Immortal should already be able to sense it faintly C a major catastrophe is about to befall the human cultivation world that Immortal spared no effort over a thousand years to find Drought Star is the best evidence of this.
Immortal Zhenyuans expression turned stern when he heard this. What do you know?
Second Generation Demon Saint tossed him the bait. I will exin the details as long as Senior Dog and Immortale to the Holy Pce.
This was a twist in events; Loopy Toad never thought it would actually receive an invitation to Demon Saints Holy Pce.
Previously, this was a ce Loopy Toad didnt even dare think about since it would never have the chance to set foot in it. Perhaps going to take a look around wouldnt be bad?
Furthermore, Loopy Toad was very curious about how the position of Demon Saint was inherited. It might be able to obtain some clues through this interaction this time.
After a moment of silence, it nodded its head. I can go take a look.
Zhenyuan: Since Senior Dog has already decided, I will of course apany you!
Second Generation Demon Saint exulted. Then I wait upon your arrival. But there is one point I need to exin; given the Holy Pirs restriction, I am unable to wee you in person. Senior Dog and Immortal will have to wait at the bottom of the Holy Pir; when the timees, Ill have my Holy Pces Sage Master receive and lead you.
Zhen Yuan was taken aback. Dont you have an immortal lift? Are your standards so low?
We just have stairs Furthermore, thest person who climbed the stairs to the top took three hundred years to do so. It was too tragic C halfway there, he ran out of supplies and he climbed on with a weary spirit and in sheer exhaustion, almost dying in the process! When Demon Saint said this, it seemed to Zhenyuan that there was the sound of tears in his voice.
Zhenyuan: Demon Saint, why do you know this so well?
Second Generation Demon Saint: Because I was that person
After he said that, the air turned tranquil once more and Demon Saint withdrew the virtual body and the power to drain things.
All the demons present were stunned.
The confrontation had actually ended just like that.
And it seemed to be a draw?
Lets go.
Loopy Toad was silent for a moment before it spoke to Zhenyuan.
Yes, senior! Zhenyuan nodded his head in agreement, and immediately recalled his apparition, the dazzling golden light dissipating along with it.
Following that, Immortal Zhenyuan snapped his fingers and the heroic spirit throne transformed anew; after receiving new orders, the heroic spirits started to rearrange themselves to actually create a long flight of stairs at the top that stretched down to the bottom.
Zhenyuan smiled slightly, revealing his canines. Senior Dog, this way!
Loopy Toad:
Second Generation Demon Saint heaved a deep sigh up on the Holy Pir.
Sage Master watched him closely. I never thought human cultivators would be willing to cooperate with our demon world given how deep the misunderstanding between both worlds have been over the years.
Second Generation Demon Saint nodded. I thought we had already reached a dead end in this matter, but after that fight just now, I realize that Immortal Zhenyuan is very powerful. Along with that Senior Dog and its unfathomable realm as well as its mysterious owner, we might be able to break out of this dead end if we join hands.
The demon world and the earth are different, but the demon is in the Milky Way. I thought at first that by relying on the Gate Between Worlds as a link between the two, they could journey toward developing peace together, but I never expected the situation toe to the point it has today
Yet even though that was the case, Demon Saint today had witnessed how Loopy Toad and Immortal Zhenyuan had taken action to help mediate between the four territories. Looking at this point, he didnt think the rtionship between the human world and the demon world had reached the point of irreparable damage yet.
So long as they were willing to work together, they could definitely ovee this crisis.
Demon Saint continued, The monster that fell through the rift in space previously might have just been a corpse, but if it had still been alive, I definitely wouldnt have been able to handle it on my own. If our two worlds join together, there is still a possibility!
Sage Master heaved a sigh. It seems you already have a n I have nothing else to say, then. But I didnt think you still had the mood to concern yourself with matters of heaven and earth.
I can hardly wait for Third Generation Demon Saint to hurry up and appear, but while Im in office, I should at least do something worthy enough of being written down in the history of the demon world! How does the saying go How do you be a sessful demon?
Second Generation Demon Saint thought for a moment before saying, Fall without bing a box for five years 3 , patrol the mountains like Little Drilling Wind for ten years 4 , reach the peak of a demons life in a hundred years; not a demon god, but a demon king is fine. Live quietly for a thousand years without scaling the walls of conflict, leave behind merits and a good name It is he who can live to the end of his days, his portrait still on the wall after ten thousand days, with ten thousand demons queuing to burn him incense!
Good poem, good poem
Sage Master was startled. I didnt know you had this gift
If i hadnt be Demon Saint back then, I wouldve been an allegro singer! Second Generation Demon Saint sighed. If it wasnt because my luck was good, I might not even be able to be Little Drilling Wind now So while Im in office at least, I want to create big news before I retire.
Chapter 602 - Dog Two’s Excitement
Chapter 602: Dog Twos Excitement
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The Holy Pir was in the center of the four territories. The demon gods of the four territories were startled when Loopy Toad specifically asked Elder Wen to lead the way. Actually, they had the vague sense that this Senior Dog and Elder Wen didnt have an ordinary connection; it was just that no one dared bring it up.
Why do I feel that all of you are unwilling? Arms folded, Zhenyuan gazed at them.
No its just that
The instant that gaze rested on them, the four demon gods felt chills run down their spines; this was a human cultivator that could go toe to toe with Demon Saint, who could deliberately wipe them out without any effort at all. Moreover, Demon Saint had magnanimously invited them to the Holy Pce at the top of the Holy Pir; this wasnt treatment just any human cultivator could enjoy.
It should be known that even they had never been to the Holy Pce at the top of the Holy Pir. Back when Second Generation Demon Saint had been appointed a demon god, it had happened at the foot of the Holy Pir and no one had gone up. In past generations of demon gods, only the first generation leader of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, n Leader Jiang, had ever climbed to the top of the Holy Pir and seen the Holy Pce with his own eyes.
So when Loopy Toad personally picked Elder Wen to show the way, the demon gods of the four territories pondered whether this had something to do Elder Wens Sky-Swallowing Toad n.
After all,pared with Immortal Zhenyuans strength, this Senior Dogs strength was even more unfathomable. Given how mysterious it was, every move it made and every word it said probably had its own meaning.
For these four demon gods who had been constantly trying to figure out Demon Saints will over the years, it could be said that they were especially sensitive to every decision and every word from this type of Great Senior.
Ghost Emperor of the South smiled. Its like this, Senior Dog, Senior Zhenyuan. Usually, only the demon gods of the four territories are qualified to approach the bottom of the Holy Pir. Anyone under the level of a demon god, whether a territory envoy or a demon king, wont be able to draw near, unless its a joint envoy for the four territories.
Then the four of you just need to appoint one, right?
Zhenyuan: Also, can you not smile when you speak C when you smile with that devil face of yours, it looks like youre crying.
Ghost Emperor:
Elder Wen looked overwhelmed when he heard Immortal Zhenyuans words. This the joint envoy for the four territories can only be elected by the demon citizens of the four territories through an online public vote; theyve never been appointed by the demon gods before.
The demon gods of the four territories nodded their heads like chicken pecking at rice.
It is when I say it is.
At that moment, Loopy Toad spoke up. If anyone has anyints,e out and fight me!
All the demons took an involuntary step back.
The four demon gods said in unison, Henceforth, we officially dere that Elder Wen of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n will serve as the Secretary-General of the peace conste of the four territories.
Elder Wen:
All the demons:
As they watched Elder Wen lead Senior Dog and Immortal Zhenyuan in the direction of the Holy Pir, the demon gods of the four territories felt like breathing sighs of relief.
They had more or less been contemptuous of human cultivators before, but Zhenyuan had taught them a lesson this time; when a genuine and supremely powerful human cultivator stood in front of them, it felt like they had to even consider every breath they took.
The most critical point was that this was the demon world in a situation where there wasnt any spirit qi around at all, he was still so powerful.
If they had been in an environment more suited for showcasing his prowess, it would definitely be even more terrifying!
The four demon gods spoke to each other telepathically.
Dont know why Demon Saint extended an invitation to this Senior Dog and Immortal Zhenyuan
Demon Saint actually prepared a feast. It probably isnt a simple reason. But it would be for the best if such a strong human cultivator and this mysterious Senior Dog were to be friends with the demon world! It would be too scary if they be our enemies! said Ghost Emperor.
By the way, was it really alright for us to directly give Elder Wen this appointment asked Turtle Devil.
Your objections are useless. This might have never happened before, but that doesnt mean that it cant happen. Also, Elder Wen is worthy of this honor. At this time, Scorpion King spoke slowly through telepathy. If Elder Wen hadnt persuaded me this time, I wouldnt havee at all. Actually, I suspect that before Elder Wen and I arrived, this Senior Dog had been intentionally stalling for time.
Is Scorpion King saying that this Senior Dog already nned everything earlier on in order to renew the friendship between the four territories?
Its possible
They recalled what had happened earlier with slivers of fears.
This was an experts way of doing things to control everything in the palm of the hand.
As expected of Senior Dog!
Previously, the four demon gods had actually wondered whether Senior Dog really was that amazing; it now appeared that they had no right to doubt it.
Erm, Lord Demon Gods, may I interrupt a little At that moment, Ghost Emperors territory envoy Daoist Witch Demon suddenly spoke.
Ghost Emperor: What is it?
Based on the information from the other envoys that wevepiled, the official mailboxes for the four territories have just received a lot of letters ofints from various territory Flower ns and Tree ns; currently there are already a hundred thousand of them.
Letters ofint?
Yes. Daoist Witch Demon nodded his head. When Lord Demon Saint and Immortal Zhenyuan were arm wrestling just now, there was a lot of back and forth between the power to drain things and the power to revive them, and the nt-type demon ns suffered unduly for it.
The four demon gods:
n Leader Lu Chi of the Forest Fairies said that when he had felt himself wither, he thought that his end was near, and he hadin down inside the coffin which he had prepared beforehand. In the end, who knew that the power to revive would fall and engage in a tug-of-war with the power to drain things
And then?
Then the whole n watched n Leader Lu Chi do sit-ups in his coffin.
In addition to this, Lord Venerated Ox needs to handle the matter of Fellow Horse Face. He broke the rule of the peace conste and was turned into demon sand by Demon Saints restriction punishment.
Horse Faces death was too wretched
Venerated Ox felt a sting in his nose. Where is his demon sand?
Its still in the peace conste, but Ive already sent a little ghost over to take a look.
Daoist Witch Demon said, Theres a possibility that Fellow Horse Faces ashes might have scattered due to how fierce the sh was between Lord Demon Saints and Immortal Zhenyuans auras
Venerated Oxs expression was extremely pained. My mazi 1! Actually gone, just like that
The other demon gods:
Elsewhere, with Elder Wen leading the way, two men and a dog turned into three streams of light which swiftly approached the Holy Pir.
From a long distance away, Loopy Toad saw a towering ancient bronze pir, which resembled the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, appear on the horizon.
So this is the Holy Pir?
For some reason, Loopy Toad suddenly felt excited at the sight of this pir.
Ah!
It really wanted to
Piss on the Holy Pir
Wait! Why had it thought such a strange thing?
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Chapter 603: The Secret of the Holy Pir
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Loopy Toads heart was in turmoil, but it restrained its desire with supreme effort. The main thing was that Immortal Zhenyuan and Elder Wen were both here. How could it do such a thing?!
Loopy Toad felt that there definitely was something wrong with its body.
Otherwise this would never happen!
While this was a typical characteristic of a dog
Loopy Toad had never been in the habit of pissing on amp post whenever it saw one.
For one thing, it felt that this action wasnt very tasteful.
For another, it felt that lifting its hind leg was a shameful pose.
So in its daily life, Dog Two would basically squat on the toilet bowl.
Was it because it had been a dog for too long, so it was starting to assimte?
C No way! How could it be this type of dog without any integrity?!
Something was definitely wrong, it just hadnt noticed yet. On the way to the Holy Pir, Loopy Toad was distracted by its thoughts as it pondered the reason why it couldnt control its urge.
In the end, it couldnt think of a reason for it; instead, it realized a secret, and that was if it didnt look at the Holy Pir, this urge actually disappeared.
Very good, Loopy Toad was now one hundred percent certain that there was something wrong with its body!
If it wasnt its body, then it was its brain
Were about to arrive soon, Elder Wen announced within the three moving lights.
They were almost at the foot of the Holy Pir, and they could sense the boundless demon energy which the pir emitted. The towering ancient bronze pir felt awash in mystery.
After drawing near, Zhenyuan could see fine andplex patterns on the ancient pir.
At that moment, he had the faint sense that these patterns werent simple, and seemed to be hiding some sort of energy source that was less like demon energy and more like the primordial qi that was generated only at the Venerated Immortal level, yet it was still different.
Where did these patternse from? asked Zhenyuan.
Elder Wen answered deferentially, Replying to Senior Immortal Zhenyuan, even the Lord Demon Gods have limited information on the Holy Pir; what this humble one knows is only based on information Ive heard and gathered, and it might not be urate.
Zhenyuan waved his hand. Its fine, its fine, Im just asking in passing, lets hear it.
Elder Wen nodded his head and they slowed down in tacit agreement so that Elder Wen could tell them everything he knew.
As everyone knows, the Holy Pir is the backbone of the demon world. The reason its addressed as such is because all the one hundred and eight demon territories in the demon world today were created through the power of the Holy Pir C it was the Holy Pir that made it all happen and which nurtures the demon world.
Then does it have something to do with the way Demon Saint is selected?
Im not certain on this point Elder Wen wiped his sweat; this was in fact a taboo question. Even if he really did know, he wouldnt speak of it. Besides, only Demon Saint himself knew what the selection process was like.
Seeing Elder Wens twisted expression, Zhenyuan immediately understood and didnt ask any more questions. Although Elder Wen was already an exception in the way he had been promoted as the joint Secretary-General of peace of the four territories, this was indeed a more confidential question which even the demon gods might not necessarily know the answer to. What was more, it wasnt a simple question since it involved secrets of the demon world.
It was like asking for the password to a persons safe C who would tell you something like that?
Seeing that Zhenyuan had abandoned this line of questioning, Elder Wen breathed a deep sigh of relief. When he was about to praise this senior human cultivator in his heart for his benevolent understanding of demon affairs in the end, he almost vomited blood at the next question.
Zhenyuan had a harmless expression on his face as he smiled. The Holy Pir does it have its own consciousness?
Elder Wen:
Zhenyuan: Its fine, I was just asking casually, you can answer casually too, the Holy Pir wont mind. If it really bes a problem, Senior Dog can tear the Holy Pir down in a matter of minutes with its strength.
Elder Wen:
Loopy Toad: With its strength, it could only piss on the Holy Pir in a matter of minutes
Its fine if you dont want to say, I understand, since were outsiders after all When Zhenyuan said this, there were already faint tears in his eyes. It turns out that the demon world rejects outsiders, Im truly hurt
Elder Wen: Senior, dont be like this. Ill tell you everything I know.
Zhenyuan swiftly switched to a grin, revealing his canines. Thanks!
Elder Wen:
Loopy Toad: This guy was already addicted to acting
Elder Wen heaved a sigh, then said, The Holy Pir probably has its own consciousness. Although I didnt see it for myself, Im sure that thest time its consciousness was awakened was when Second Generation Demon Saint had been about to seed the position.
What was it like?
Actually, this is something we inferred after it was over, because when the will of the Holy Pir was revived, all the demon beasts in the demon world heard a very faint voice
A faint voice?
Mm, when this humble one heard it, it sounded exceptionally unreal, and we assumed that only Demon Saint could hear it. Later, not long after the voice disappeared, Sage Master directly proimed that a new Demon Saint had seeded the position, and that is the current Lord Second Generation Demon Saint.
So its like that
Immortal Zhenyuans interest was instantly aroused.
Not only did this Holy Pir have its own consciousness, it actually had a voice as well. Furthermore, it could extend its power throughout the entire demon world and be the core which nurtured it.
It was obvious that this Holy Pir wasnt an ordinary object. Previously, Immortal Zhenyuan had spected whether it was a world-defying magic weapon, butbined now with what Elder Wen had said, he thought he coulde up with an even grander conjecture.
Perhaps it was a divine weapon which surpassed a world-defying magic weapon.
In terms of power, world-defying magic weapons and divine weapons were on the same level, but there was an essential difference between them! World-defying magic weapons could be created while divine weapons could not.
Thereiny the difference.
While something that was man-made might theoretically have the same level of power, the fact of the matter was that it was nowhere near as flexible as a divine weapon. In addition, a world-defying magic weapon didnt have its own will and relied purely on being controlled by its owner C if it did have its own will, then it would be no different to a divine weapon.
Also, if the Gate Between Worlds had had its own will to begin with, then Zhenyuans inner demon Wind Spirit wouldnt have been able to recklessly operate it.
Thus, Zhenyuan was highly interested in the Holy Pir.
Senior Dog, do you have any ideas?
He was about to ask Dog Two for its opinion, but in the end, when he turned his head, he saw Loopy Toad actually facing backward as it flew.
Zhenyuan: Senior Dog, this is???
Loopy Toad: Flying backward is good for your lower back
Chapter 604 - Demon Saint’s Gift
Chapter 604: Demon Saints Gift
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If this was a normal situation, Zhenyuan would definitely already have doubts.
But the thing was that this was Senior Dog!
As a dog which had rid itself of vulgar tastes, there had to be a reason for whatever it did. So there had to be a reason for why it was facing backward as it flew. Wasnt there a case where a cultivator sat on a donkey in the end, he really did cultivate into bing an immortal.
The three streams of lights swiftly reached the foot of the Holy Pir.
Shrouded in cloud and mist, the Holy Pir soared high above them and out of their line of sight. When they had still been very far from it earlier, they had felt its power mixed into the demon energy; it was even more obvious now that they were closer to it.
Although they had already roughly guessed what the Holy Pir was, it was in the end just spection.
There were many times when something couldnt be proven without evidence.
Even Zhenyuan didnt dare be so confident.
Senior Dog was here!
If he was wrong, it would be such a huge embarrassment!
Zhenyuan stared at Dog Two with an enigmatic expression in his eyes; all this time, he had been trying to guess what it was trying to convey.
For a senior with a realm like Senior Dogs, it surely had its own reason for every one of its actions; perhaps there was some meaning of Dao hidden inside it?
Zhenyuan cupped his chin and pondered with a furrowed brow.
Was the real reason Senior Dog was flying backward to give Zhenyuan some hint? Something to do with the Holy Pir? What did Senior Dog know?!
However, Zhenyuan knew it wasnt proper for him to just ask like that. In many instances, he needed to understand and experience things for himself, so he held back on this matter.
One man and one dog, along with Elder Wen, waiting for a while at the bottom of the Holy Pir. Boundless demon energy poured forth from the top of the pir.
Dog Two looked up and saw an immortal-like old man in a white Daoist robe and with his hands behind his back float down in the air in front of them.
The old man had white hair and a ruddy countenance. He had a pair of antlers on the top of his head, but they were different in color: one was gold while the other was silver.
Elder Wen had never seen him before, but from the old mans aura alone, he could guess this persons identity C he had to be the legendary Sage Master who was in charge of Demon Saints Holy Pce and had assisted generations of Demon Saints, and who had powerful abilities of perception.
ording to hearsay, Sage Masters overallbat abilities werent very strong, but his abilities of perception were world-defying. Furthermore, he had lived a very long time; the title of Demon Saint had already been passed on to the second generation, but from beginning to end, there had only ever been one Sage Master.
My respects to Sage Master.
Elder Wen bowed reverently with his hands in front of him. When he was about to kneel, Sage Master strode forward to help him up as he stroked his beard. The joint Secretary-General of the four major inner territories can be excused from this courtesy. Elder Wen doesnt have to be so polite.
Elder Wen was overwhelmed by this favor. Although he was assuming this post for the first time, he nevertheless understood the demands and regtions rted to the role.
Is there such a rule? Elder Wen was astonished. Im not a learned person. Lord Sage Master, please dont trick me
Sage Master couldnt helpughing. Its true. It was while you were on your way here; Demon Saint and I established this rule just now, and well announce it to the demon world in the next few days.
Elder Wen: There was this kind of operation
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan were also taken aback; directly drawing up a new rule just like that
Of course, that wasnt the most important thing.
The most important thing was the significance of this new rule.
All the demons in the demon world had to fall prostrate and kowtow before Demon Saint and Sage Master. However, Elder Wen had been given a privilege through this rule. In some sense, it was saying that with his current status, Elder Wen was practically on an equal footing with the demon gods of the four major inner territories.
He could naturally understand the profound significance of this, which was why he felt even more panic-stricken.
By the way, there is also this, its a gift from Demon Saint. Sage Master swung his arm out suddenly and a ray of light flew out of his sleeve andnded in Elder Wens hand.
It looked like a medallion made of jade. When he clearly read the characters on the medallion, Elder Wens eyes widened like two copper bells. This is
Demon Saints Decree!
Dog Two recognized it at first nce!
This was treatment that usually only the four demon gods had ess to. However, they only had one medallion between the four of them, and it was stored in the central bank of the demon world. This medallion was essential if any one of them wanted an audience with Demon Saint and Sage Master at the bottom of the Holy Pir. Furthermore, this medallion also contained part of the Holy Pirs power, and it could safeguard the person holding it from the pirs tremendous oppression.
Elder Wen had a weaker realm to begin with, and when they had been approaching the Holy Pir earlier, he had felt a heavy pressure that had made it hard for him to even breathe.
Now, holding the medallion in his hand, he instantly felt his body suddenly released from that pressure, leaving him feeling fresh and cool.
This Lord Sage Master, this gift is too generous Elder Wen was already incoherent; the significance of this medallion was too heavy!
If the new addition to thews of the demon world just now had merely been a hint, then this medallion now was a clear deration.
Elder Wen was feeling very apprehensive, but Loopy Toad exulted and praised this Second Generation Demon Saint in its heart for being a fair demon.
With this medallion, Elder Wens status in the demon world would soar, which meant that the position of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n as a whole would also rise.
From now on, if there was still anyone who wanted to make a move against the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, they needed to consider the weight of Elder Wens position as the Secretary-General.
Elder Wen gripped the medallion with trembling hands; this was what it meant to be a demon bing an immortal by riding on someone elses sess.
Loopy Toad was happy from the bottom of its heart.
Now, it could truly bid farewell to its past. With this Demon Saints Decree in hand, along with Elder Wens wisdom and resourcefulness, as well as his grandson Wen Yus excellent talent for management, they would no doubt be able to lead the Toad n to new heights.
You deserve it, just ept it. Sage Masters tone left no room for refusal, and Elder Wen could only obey.
Just a few short hours ago, the Sky-Swallowing Toad n had still been suffering from bitter nder and the entire n had been forced to move Now, they had actually received Demon Saints favor. Everything simply felt like a dream to Elder Wen.
Of course, Elder Wen wasnt dumb; he could tell that everything was connected to this green-furred Senior Dog
There were too many suspicious points.
Since Senior Dogs appearance, this initially deeply worrying situation had promptly turned around Had this Senior Dog already anticipated this?
That shouldnt be the case. Theyd never met before.
Or could it be
This Senior Dog was
At that moment, Elder Wen suddenly recalled that Senior Dog had previously used the Toad ns exclusive and hereditary Swallowing Spell, and he suddenly had a bold notion
Lord Sage Master, would it be possible to open a space for me and Senior Dog? I have something I would like to say to Senior Dog in private, Elder Wen entreated.
Chapter 605 - Elder Wen’s Speculation
Chapter 605: Elder Wens Spection
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Sage Master nodded his head. Of course, but only if Senior Dog agrees. This request didnt surprise him at all. Why had they enacted a neww, and why had they given Elder Wen a gift that was in fact against the rules?
Most of it in fact had to do with this Senior Dog.
Although this Senior Dog hadnt explicitly revealed its identity to Elder Wen, both Demon Saint and Sage Master felt that todays n to mediate between the demon gods of the four territories had been a show which this Senior Dog and Elder Wen had put on after discussing it beforehand. Hence, everything Elder Wen had obtained was essentially thanks to Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad had anticipated earlier on that Elder Wen would look for it, but it was still startled when it heard Elder Wen himself make the request.
After a moment of silence, Loopy Toad said heavily, Lets chat for now. Please cast a Sound-Proofing Spell, mine is a little too powerful, and it wont be good if Im unable to hold back my aura and destroy your Holy Pir.
When Zhenyuan heard this, his face was instantly filled with reverence. As expected of Senior Dog C even its supporting function-type spell could exhibit such power!
Seeing Loopy Toad walk over to Elder Wens side, Sage Master immediately understood and cast the Sound-Proofing Spell.
Both Zhenyuan and Sage Master in fact wanted to listen in on the conversation but didnt dare to for fear of being noticed and then finished off by Senior Dog
But when Sage Master cast the spell, Zhenyuan inadvertently noticed something very interesting, and he looked curiously at Sage Master. Do you have two energy sources in your body?
As expected of Senior Immortal Zhenyuan.
Sage Master smiled and didnt deny it. Considering the talks that would be happeningter in Demon Saints Holy Pce, he thought it would be better to be a little more candid.
He bowed to Zhenyuan with his hands in front of him. I have both a spirit energy source and a demon energy source.
As I thought, you have two cores! Zhenyuan was curious. Are you a half-breed?
Sage Master: I was born with them.
Zhenyuan was a little amazed. And you could still be Sage Master like this?
It was the Holy Pir that chose me back then.
Sage Master: But I dont usually use spirit energy, since there are too many restrictions on its use in the demon world. However, I can in fact use demon spells as well as the magic of cultivators.
When Zhenyuan heard this, he was actually a little envious even though he too currently had two cores one was a source of spirit energy and the other was the source of primordial qi which only Venerated Immortals had. But this was still no match for a person who had been born with two cores!
Just think, if Sage Master cultivated into a Venerated Immortal one day and obtained three cores, wouldnt he run even faster than a CPU?
On the other side, shielded by Demon Masters Sound-Proofing Spell, Loopy Toad and Elder Wen faced each other. They were quiet for a long while, neither of them uttering a word.
Loopy Toad sighed in its heart; although it had anticipated earlier on that something like this would happen, it still felt a little awkward now that the moment had truly arrived.
It felt that Elder Wen had already most likely guessed its identity, but Loopy Toad just didnt know what to say. After all, it was very difficult to try to clearly and sinctly exin how it had switched species.
Loopy Toads feelings were extremelyplicated as it wondered whether it should break this deathly quiet.
Just as it was about to open its mouth and call Elder Wen by his original name, Elder Wen was quicker as he spoke first.
He bowed to Loopy Toad with his hands sped in front of him, and his tone clearly indicated the endless twists and turns he had experienced in his thoughts. Senior Dog, did you know that not so long ago, our Sky-Swallowing Toad n used to stand at the top of the demon world? Back then, First Generation led our n toward establishing a territory, and that Sprout Vige has always been our ancestralnd.
Loopy Toad was silent; it could roughly guess why Elder Wen was saying all this. He was trying to reel Loopy Toad in with memories of the past as well as to reflect on the spirits of their forefathers.
But Loopy Toad was actually well aware that in truth, Elder Wen was still ming it. All these years, it had thought of its homnd countless times, and just as many times recently, it had been hindered from returning by this feeble body.
Dog Two finally could only acknowledge this reality.
It wasnt that it hadnt wanted to return all these years, but that it had no way of doing so.
Dog Twos return this time, furthermore, had been influenced by the prophetic dream which it had received, and it had gone against Little Master Ling for the first time by making the most brazen decision, more brazen than any decision it had ever made.
Keeping Little Master Ling in the dark if its little master got angry, the consequences might be even more severe than if its little master couldnt eat crispy noodle snacks
Hence, Loopy Toad had initially already nned everything out.
Once this matter came to a satisfactory conclusion, it would humbly apologize C as long as it brought some crispy noodle snacks with it and hugged Little Master Lings thigh properly, acted cute and gave him some licks its little master should forgive him
Our Sky-Swallowing Toad n has weathered so many hardships and trials We used to stand at the very top, but we have also dropped to the very bottom. But through all this, I have always firmly believed that there woulde a day when a new king will once again lead us on the path to prosperity.
Elder Wen: I waited for many years until one day, Tenth Generation appeared.
When it heard this, Loopy Toad was already holding its breath and it lowered its eyes.
Elder Wen: I used to think that Tenth Generation wasnt the most gifted n leader, but it was the most hardworking one. Not so long ago, it fullymitted itself to developing our hometown, and strove to achieve its goals one by one.
Tenth Generation wasnt the strongest n leader Id seen. It inherited the position when it was young. Furthermore, its body had been weak and prone to illness since it was small. I was the one who showed it how to improve its physique step by step.
Elder Wen recalled many things. But even then, it had always had a strong heart and an iparably solid faith.
Speaking up to this point, Elder Wen sighed gloomily. Perhaps Tenth Generations biggest shoring was how naive it was. In the great war between the human world and the demon world back then, Tenth Generation stood too close to the front and was pushed out from behind by the other demon kings to charge and break through enemy lines then, it never returned.
After so many years, Im already used to days without a king. After Tenth Generations departure, I wasnt in a hurry to set up a new king because I have believed all along, that Tenth Generation is still alive.
Loopy Toad was already a little teary as it did its best to hold the tears back. Elder Wen what do you want to know?
At that moment, Elder Wens expression was suddenly serious as he slowly turned around and fixed his gaze on Loopy Toad. Wang 1
At this wang, all sorts of feelings welled up in Loopy Toads heart.
But before it could respond, Elder Wen continued, Wang ba dan 2!
Loopy Toad: ???
Elder Wen: Senior Dog, dont misunderstand, Im not cursing you. Im cursing Tenth Generation that bastard
Loopy Toad: ???
Elder Wen: I saw you use our ns exclusive Swallowing Spell, so I surmise that you must have met our Tenth Generation. Also, I can sense Tenth Generations shadow on senior, so presumably Senior Dog is very familiar with Tenth Generation
Loopy Toad hadnt expected this line of thinking from Elder Wen at all!
With a very solemn expression on his face, Elder Wen gazed grimly at Loopy Toad. If its possible, can Senior Dog tell me where on earth Tenth Generation that bastard is fooling around
Chapter 606 - Why Did You Come Here?
Chapter 606: Why Did You Come Here?
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Loopy Toad never thought that Elder Wen would make up his own scenario like this For a moment, it didnt know how to reply.
In the current situation, it would definitely be impossible for Loopy Toad to acknowledge him as someone he knew That would only add to Elder Wens embarrassment. So, since that was the case, it would be better for Elder Wen to continue misunderstanding
After thinking for a bit, Loopy Toad made up a usible excuse. It stared at Elder Wen and pretended to mutter, Its my disciple
This reason shocked Elder Wen as his face drained of color. Seeing that Elder Wen had been fooled, Dog Two went on to make up a cock and bull story. Your king certainly isnt dead. Its the bravest and most handsome disciple Ive ever had
Elder Wen gaped with his mouth wide open; he hadnt expected Senior Dog to speak so highly of Tenth Generation.
However, its body was indeed destroyed, and is currently being rebuilt. Previously, it sensed in a prophetic dream that the Sky-Swallowing Toad n would suffer a cmity; several times, it tried to run away from me toe back here
Elder Wen was extremely heartbroken and his eyes were red It turned out that he had misunderstood Tenth Generation!
This old servant is wrong; I actually said such wicked things about Tenth Generation Elder Wen lowered his head and sighed. He looked at Loopy Toad. Senior Dog, may I ask
I came of my own ord, and didnt tell him I would being, Loopy Toad said.
Senior Dog, then why did youe here there should be no reason for you to make a move personally for us
Indeed, I didnt make a move. The Sound-Proofing Spell was transparent, and Loopy Toad turned his eyes to Zhenyuan, who stood waiting on the outside.
Elder Wen:
As for why I came Let me give you a poem.
Loopy Toad said, When I have nothing to do, when I am bored, when I want to, I go to a ce, a different ce, and I came here, to take a look, a different ce, a lot, a lot 1
Elder Wen:
At the end of their conversation, Loopy Toad left the Sound-Proofing Spells barrier. Although it ultimately didnt reveal that it knew Elder Wen, Dog Two thought that maybe this was actually also a good ending.
Senior Dog is done talking? The horned Sage Master looked at Loopy Toad and gave a bow.
Looking at Elder Wen, who had sat down not far away to ponder the meaning of the poem, he raised one eyebrow meaningfully.
Then shall we leave now? Sage Master asked.
Mm. Loopy Toad nodded.
Zhenyuan: How will we get there?
Sage Master smiled. If the average person wants to see Demon Saint, they have to climb the holy stairs inside the Holy Pir. There is a second way, of course, which is what I used to personallye down and pick you up.
Demon Saint cant do so? Zhenyuan asked.
Once you have been chosen as Demon Saint, youre not allowed to leave the top of the Holy Pir without permission, and can only move around Demon Saints Holy Pce.
So pitiful
Zhenyuan and Loopy Toad both sweated. Now Loopy Toad finally knew the reason why so few of the many demon gods and demon kings in the demon world had seen Demon Saints true face; it turned out that Demon Saint just couldnte down Now that it knew the truth, Loopy Toad instantly pitied Demon Saint a little.
If those demon gods of the demon world found out that to take up the post of Demon Saint was to lose your freedom, who knew, they might give up looking for a way to be promoted to Demon Saint
Sometimes, nothing was more important than freedom. To possess formidable strength but lose your freedom C anyone confronted with this type of choice would think twice.
No matter how good-looking you were, if you were the only person in the entire world, what damn use was it?!
Thats right, whats your name? Zhenyuan looked at the horned Sage Master.
I am Shen Wuyue. Seniors, you can also call me Little Shen, Sage Master said. Then lets head out now. Well have to use a magic artifact in order to be directly transported to the top of the Holy Pir. However, only I can use this magic artifact.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan initially nned to ask what the magic artifact Sage Master would be using was. In the end, before they could say anything, they saw Sage Master pull his antlers off his head.
Loopy Toad:
Zhenyuan: Are they fake?
Shen Wuyue, with gold antlers in one hand and silver antlers in the other, shook his head and smiled. No, theyre real.
Then, Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan heard the sound of a crisp piu, and fresh blood shot out like a fountain from where the antlers had been plucked out.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
This was a little too much blood
It reminded Dog Two of a movie called Kill Bill.
Then Shen Wuyue merged the golden antlers and the silver antlers together. The moment they fused, a radiant light was released and a magic transportation ring formed in front of Shen Wuyue.
He threw the antlers to one side and made a weing gesture to the magic ring. Please step inside, seniors.
Looking at the antlers that had been cast aside, Zhenyuan was startled. You dont want your antlers anymore?
Transference to the top of the Holy Pir demands quite a lot of magic power, so I usually store my demon energy in my antlers in advance. Usually, it can only support one transmission spell. Shen Wuyue smiled as blood poured out of his head. But its fine; in any case, my antlers will grow back the next day.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
Shen Wuyue this old man, was a little bizarre
Shen Wuyue: Its just that before they grow back, the bleeding wont stop.
!!!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan were rmed.
Are you sure you wont die?!
After entering the magic transportation ring, Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan very quickly arrived at the top of the Holy Pir.
During the whole process, Loopy Toadpletely avoided looking directly at the Holy Pir, for fear of otherwise discovering that it waspletely unable to control the prehistoric powers between its legs
When Dog Two appeared on the top of the Holy Pir, this strange feeling of wanting to piss disappeared.
Gazing at this ce which it had once dreamed of setting foot in one day, Dog Two in the end felt a little disappointed.
Because the top of the Holy Pir was really too small It was a circr za, the borders of which could be seen, and Demon Saints Holy Pce was in the middle. The pce also looked in, like an old church; it had stained ss windows all around that shone with colorful light.
It could be said that both the top of the Holy Pir and Demon Saints Holy Pce were vastly different from what Loopy Toad had imagined.
Moreover, Demon Saints freedom was restricted to the size of this za, and Loopy Toad suddenly felt that to be Demon Saint was actually very miserable
It was said that all of Demon Saints power was inherited; even if your talent was poor, it didnt matter as long as you were chosen. However, looking at the gap between imagination and reality now, Loopy Toad felt that it would rather not have this kind of power
Basking in the sun in the yard, going out to buy groceries with Mother Wang or the old man, swindling some money out of Little Silver, ying cute with Little Master Ling and when it had nothing to do it could lift Sheeps skirt and tease Jingke in passing this was more interesting!
Chapter 607 - The Most Pitiful Demon Saint in History
Chapter 607: The Most Pitiful Demon Saint in History
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How is it, the top of the Holy Pir not as vast as you imagined? Shen Wuyue stepped out from behind them. His head was still bleeding profusely as he lost a lot of blood And there wasnt the slightest sign of it stopping.
Zhenyuan raised his eyebrows. Lord Shen, are you sure you dont need to stop the bleeding
Like I said earlier, itll continue to bleed before the antlers grow back. Its no use trying to stop it or applying medicine to it. Shen Wuyue smiled. Dont worry about me, Senior Immortal Zhenyuan. My self-healing ability is also very strong. I make blood while I lose it, and its actually like blood washing; I think its pretty healthy.
Zhenyuan:
Loopy Toad:
What damn healthy
Disappointed, Loopy Toad looked around and deliberately assumed the expression of an elder. I didnt expect the magnificent Demon Saint to be socking in grandeur.
This is a rule that was established by the original Demon Saint. A person sleeps on a bed and dies in a box; he doesnt need that much space at all. The original Demon Saint paid more attention to the practical use of space. As Shen Wuyue replied, the blood had already run down his white Daoist robe, gradually soaking it as it turned from white to red
The seeding Demon Saint has no authority to modify it?
The rules set by the former Demon Saint carry over to the next two generations at most. If Second Generation Demon Saint establishes some rules now, the third and fourth generations dont have the authority to modify them; only Fifth Generation Demon Saint will, Shen Wuyue answered.
I see. Dog Two nodded.
At that moment, its and Zhenyuans faces changed slightly as they sensed someone approaching.
A very strong aura came out of Demon Saints Holy Pce up ahead. It was a blue-skinned demon beast in human form, also known in short as a man-demon 1 This man-demon held a scepter in his hand, and the fish scales on his azure blue skin glittered with light.
Dog Two and Zhenyuan had already guessed the identity of this person based on his aura alone.
As expected of Second Generation Demon Saint, your aura is indeed a lot more amazing in person than in a virtual body. Immortal Zhenyuan smiled.
Of course, this was just the standard polite greeting. In his mind, the strongest person would forever be his Senior Dog!
Same to you. The corners of Second Generation Demon Saints lips lifted in a smile, and then he stepped aside to make way for them. Wee, seniors who havee from afar. Pleasee into the Holy Pce.
This was Loopy Toads first time seeing Demon Saint. To be honest, thetters appearance was very far from what it had imagined.
Forget his blue skin, he even had fish scales; was Second Generation Demon Saints original form that of a tropical ornamental fish?
Seeing that Senior Dog was in a daze, Zhenyuan was very concerned and asked, Whats wrong, Senior Dog?
Nothing. Dog Two shook its head and said in a very deep voice, I was just wondering why the color of Second Generation Demon Saints skin is so strange.
Zhenyuan:
Second Generation Demon Saint and Sage Master Shen Wuyue were taken aback.
A dog with such strange-colored fur actually had the nerve toment on other people
Just as Dog Two had expected, Demon Saints Holy Pce didnt have any space expansion-type spell cast on it, perfectly demonstrating the original Demon Saints approach to space
In the Holy Pce, which wasnt veryrge, the banquet had already been prepared. After they sat down in turn, Dog Two saw two girls in maid outfits actuallye out from behind the curtain of the main hall of the temple.
Zhenyuans eyes lit up. There are other people here?
Theyre just puppets made out of demon y, without any consciousness of their own. Although the Holy Pce is small, we still need some people around to do things. Shen Wuyue smiled and said, There are ten puppets like these in the pce, and they are all very exquisitely made. They were personally made by Second Generation Demon Saint. We have all types: cougar, lolita, dominatrix, young wife and so on
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
Second Generation Demon Saint: Before I became Demon Saint, I was actually a puppet maker by trade.
Shen Wuyue was nk. Werent you an opera singer?
Second Generation Demon Saint: That was before I made puppets.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
From this simple conversation, Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan could already guess that Sage Master Shen Wuyue was definitely very fond of knocking this Second Generation Demon Saint off his pedestal.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuans sympathy for Second Generation Demon Saint inevitably increased by a few more degrees
In the end, before they could stop feeling sympathetic toward Second Generation Demon Saint, Shen Wuyue began to undermine him again
Let me tell you something interesting. Shen Wuyue looked at Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan with aical expression on his face. At the time, Second Generation Demon Saint was so excited when he finished making them!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
At that moment, Loopy Toad turned its eyes to Second Generation Demon Saint and somehow felt that something wasnt right with thetters expression, which seemed very sad.
Zhenyuan: Whats wrong with Demon Saint?
Its fine.
Shen Wuyue shook his head. Hes probably lost in the pain from making the puppets back then.
Didnt you say Demon Saint was very excited? Zhenyuan thought it was very strange.
He was very excited before he made them, but when he found out once these puppets were done that they were cold inside and out he couldnt get excited anymore.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
By the time they heard the word cold, Loopy Toad and Zhenyuans sympathy for Demon Saint had already reached saturation point.
As Demon Saint, first of all, his freedom was limited by the Holy Pirs control, and he was further trapped by the original Demon Saints space restrictions, resulting in the top of the Holy Pir, from the za to the Holy Pce, not having the least bit of grandeur. Finally, he still had to put up with Sage Master beside him every day, undermining whatever he did.
But Loopy Toad felt that the most pitiful thing of all was still in making these puppets.
Judging from the level of detail that had gone into making these puppets from demon y, it was very obvious that Second Generation Demon Saint had carried out very precise arrangements and calctions in order to make the puppets look realistic enough.
In a situation where he had lost his freedom and grandeur as Demon Saint, if he could have all kinds of puppets apany him, that actually wouldnt be so bad,e to think of it.
But in the end, Second Generation Demon Saint had to acknowledge the tragic fact after these puppets were enlightened, they were all cold.
They couldnt be used at all!
Ive already taken off my pants, this is what you show me?!
Thinking of this
Both Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan were already sending Demon Saint sympathetic nces.
At that moment, they suddenly wanted to ask Shen Wuyue if there were any welfare organizations in the demon world which cared for left-behind children2 They really wanted to go and make a donation.
Chapter 608 - A Monster in the Space Rift
Chapter 608: A Monster in the Space Rift
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Previously, Loopy Toad had thought Demon Saint was very bizarre, but never thought that Shen Wuyue would be even more bizarre Thinking about it logically, if you had no freedom or space, and your adjutant was constantly undermining you
Loopy Toad felt that it would go mad if it stayed here for long, let alone Demon Saint who was trapped by the restrictions of the Holy Pir.
Sit down, please, seniors! Completely different to Second Generation Demon Saints expression, Shen Wuyue smiled like a fool, his smile more splendid than a lotus. His head was still bleeding violently.
Then Shen Wuyue waved his head. Hey! Rem and Ram 1 , bring the things over as usual.
Loopy Toad then saw two little puppet lolitas carrying arge basin eache over to the right and left of Shen Wuyue and start to use the basins to catch the blood pouring out of Shen Wuyues head.
Loopy Toad:
Zhenyuan:
Furthermore, these two basins werent ordinary. Although Shen Wuyues blood continued to fill the basins, they never overflowed.
Shen Wuyue smiled. I made quite a few of these types of basins precisely for use in this type of situation. Each time I have to cast a major spell, I have to pull the antlers out in order to use the energy stored in them. Although it isnt quite painful, its fairly troublesome So, Senior Dog and Immortal Zhenyuan, do you now know the reason why I normally dont like to go down to pick people up?
Loopy Toad:
Zhenyuan:
Therge amount of bleeding was one thing, but what Shen Wuyue this old man disliked mainly was how troublesome it was. So generally speaking, if the visitors they were receiving werent important guests, Shen Wuyue wouldnt pull off his antlers so easily.
The two little expressionless puppet servants held the basins very deftly as they caught Shen Wuyues blood; it was clear that they were already very used to it.
Zhenyuan was very baffled as he looked at Shen Wuyue and asked, What do you do with the blood after collecting it?
Shen Wuyue: Isnt that simple? Sell it to a hot pot restaurant!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
Although my blood isnt as valuable as Demon Saints, its still deer blood, and can treat heart palpitations, insomnia and lower back pain. Speaking up to this point, Shen Wuyue had a reminiscent look on his face. In fact, when the original Demon Saint first assumed office back then, our Holy Pce frequentlycked funds, so I often sold my deer blood to raise money for the activities of our Holy Pce Of course, I was forced to do so
Forced?
Thats right! The original Demon Saint was extraordinarily Buddha-like. That attitude didnt just
affect the Holy Pces development, but extended to the frequent financial aid we give to poor demon citizens. All the taxes our Holy Pce receive goes toward the construction of the western area 2
Isnt there a western program these days? This was put forward by First Generation: as long as your academic performance is good enough and is at the level of a graduate student, you can go sign up. Last year, we had more than two thousand demon kings in the outer territories.
Zhenyuan cocked an eyebrow. Demon kings?
Thats right! If youre not a demon king, you cant get a diploma at all. Generally, only those who are demon kings can get a graduate diploma. Furthermore, not everyone can get into this western program. There are six rounds of interviews, which directly kills arge number of demon kings, Shen Wuyue said.
Zhenyuan: What are the benefits of joining this program?
In addition to development, this is for the sake of making contributions to the demon world. We have an evaluation list of all the demon kings who have sessfully gone west to support the construction there. Based on the value of their contributions, we can increase their n points. Shen Wuyue smiled. Although there are ny-six outer territories of the demon race, these territories are also ranked. Every five years, the top three tribes in the outer territories arepared with the bottom three tribes in the middle territories, and tribes with powerful overall strength are promoted to the middle territories.
Hearing this, Loopy Toad was enlightened. It didnt know anything about this because back then in the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, it hadnt been king for very long Listening to Shen Wuyue now, it understood; it turned out that a tribe could be promoted.
Loopy Toad realized that when Shen Wuyue mentioned this, Second Generation Demon Saint wore a deeply bitter and resentful look, as if someone owed him millions in cash.
Then, Loopy Toad heard Shen Wuyue go on to say, In fact, Lord Second Generation Demon Saint was a volunteer in the western construction. Furthermore, he took a Didi Shun Feng 3 demon car and was sexually harassed.
Loopy Toads and Zhenyuans hearts couldnt take it! What?? Sexual harassment?! That pervert had such heavy taste!
And then?
At that time, Second Generation Demon Saint was still a weak chick, but dealing with it took no time at all he directly castrated the other party!
Coming back to the main point
The western construction program has actually always existed; not only in the demon world, the human cultivation world also has something simr.
Shen Wuyue paused and then said, Im bringing up the human cultivation world and the matter of construction in the demon world because the most important point has something to do with the topic of our discussion this time.
When Shen Wuyue said this, Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan knew that the real issue was at hand.
Shen Wuyues head was still bleeding profusely, but his expression waspletely different from before as it suddenly became serious. What I want to say next is about the sustainable development of the human cultivation world and the demon world seniors, I hope you will listen to me carefully.
Loopy Toad raised its eyes. Lets hear it.
Shen Wuyue cast a nce at Second Generation Demon Saint, who then opened his mouth. Its like this, Senior Dog, Senior Immortal Zhenyuan Not long ago, Sage Master and I discovered a space rift in the demon world.
When the space rift was mentioned, Immortal Zhenyuans expression changed slightly because over the years, he was in fact the one who had created so many rifts in the demon world.
Before he had created the Gate Between Worlds, the spatial structure of the demon world had actually been very stable and there hadnt been any chance of a space rift appearing.
Second Generation Demon Saint: Seniors, you must know that since some goddamn human cultivator created the Gate Between Worlds, our demon worlds spatial structure was messed up, and rifts will appear every now and then!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
What was the farthest distance between people?
At that very moment, that goddamn person is sitting right in front of you, but you have no idea at all
Although he felt a little guilty, Zhenyuan didnt break his act as he struggled to keep calm so that no one could see even a hint of something unusual about him.
Whats so special about these new space rifts? Zhenyuan asked.
Mm, this is what I want to talk about. Sage Master and I thought before that it was because of fluctuations from the Gate Between Worlds that those new rifts were generated But through our investigation, we discovered that these rifts werent created by the Gate Between Worlds.
Not because of the Gate Between Worlds?
Yes.
Sage Master nodded his head. Moreover, just as we were about to go through to investigate, a monster emerged from the rift
Chapter 609 - Operation Error!
Chapter 609: Operation Error!
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Demon Saints address amused Zhenyuan. Monster? What is that? Arent you a monster yourself?
Second Generation Demon Saint realized he actually couldnt refute this.
Of course, Zhenyuan was only joking. What kind of thing would Demon Saint of the demon world call a monster?
Zhenyuan was a little curious.
First of all, it probably wasnt a normal demon beast, spirit beast or devil beast, otherwise Demon Saint wouldnt have especially used the term monster.
Furthermore, when this monster was mentioned, the expressions on both Second Generation Demon Saints and Sage Master Shen Wuyues faces slightly changed and revealed some trepidation, which pinged Dog Twos curiosity at the same time.
After all, the two standing here now were the most powerful existences in the demon world. One was the current Demon Saint and the other was Sage Master, the adjutant who served under Demon Saint It was impossible for an ordinary creature to make them feel dread.
Second Generation Demon Saint wasnt the strongest, but after merging with the consciousness of the Holy Pir of the demon world, his strength could be raised from his current True Immortal level to the power of a Venerated Immortal. With the power of the will of a world in hand, there were in fact very few things that could make Demon Saint at this level feel afraid.
Dog Two stared at Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue. I want to know what kind of thing this monster is.
Im afraid its very difficult to clearly exin what this monster is with words alone The reason why I invited Senior Dog and Immortal Zhenyuan up here this time was because I was hoping that both seniors can help tell us what this monster is, Second Generation Demon Saint said.
How? Zhenyuan was a little curious as the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing one canine.
Weve already killed it
Zhenyuan was abruptly disappointed. What? It died just like that? Didnt you say it was a monster?
At that moment, Second Generation Demon Saint suddenly untied the top part of his Daoist robe, revealing a chest that glittered with scales; they were so bright that they almost blinded Dog Twos dog eyes
Zhenyuan hurriedly cover his eyes. Second Generation Demon Saint, please think twice. I dont have this type of fetish!
Second Generation Demon Saint: Senior, youre mistaken Please open your eyes and take a look at the wound on my chest. Its from that monster
Immortal Zhenyuan dropped his hands and both he and Loopy Toad looked at Second Generation Demon Saints chest. There were actually numerous fierce and terrifying-looking teeth marks on Second Generation Demon Saints chest and right shoulder! The monster must have had several hundred small teeth at least!
How long have you had this wound? Dog Two asked curiously.
Its been half a month; Sage Master and I have tried everything, but weve been unable to heal this wound
An incurable wound? Immortal Zhenyuan sucked in a breath of air; if this was the case, then the problem was much moreplex and serious than he had thought. True Immortal level waspletely different from the other realms because a True Immortals spirit energy had a very powerful recovery attribute. Generally in a fight, as long as the wound was on the surface, it would heal very quickly.
Loopy Toad naturally knew this, too.
Although there were a lot of magic treasures or magic spells in the world that had a major damage effect that could prevent a wound from healing, the point was that the person who had no way of healing this wound was Second Generation Demon Saint!
Given Second Generation Demon Saints current realm, Loopy Toad could only think of two things that could prevent a wound on the formers body from healing.
Furthermore, as far as Loopy Toad knew, these were indeed currently the most powerful ways of effectively obstructing rapid recovery.
The first way was Little Silvers phlegm. The other way was Little Master Lings primordial qi
But it was obvious that Demon Saints wound wasnt caused by Little Silver or Little Master Ling.
Loopy Toad was suddenly interested. Where is the monsters body? Take it out and let me have a look.
It already had its own conjecture, but it didnt dare make any assertions carelessly; whatever it was, it needed to be seen first in order to be believed.
Actually, Loopy Toad thought that Zhenyuan had probably already sensed it as well
Later, Shen Wuyue pped his hands, and two puppets with very beautiful but very cold bodies carefully carried a crystal tank into the main hall. The tank wasnt veryrge and its opening was only two meters in diameter, but it weighed ten thousand tons. The top was sealed with a thick membraneyer.
Half a month ago, after Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue killed this monster, they threw its body into this crystal tank and sealed it.
This crystal tank was First Generation Demon Saints bath. Its made of a very special material. At the time, we searched Demon Saints Holy Pce but couldnt find a magic treasure more suitable than this crystal tank to store the monsters body in, said Shen Wuyue.
It had already been half a month, but when he recalled the scene of the monsters appearance, Shen Wuyue still trembled a little with fear.
They gathered around the crystal tank as Second Generation Demon Saint began to recall what he had experienced half a month ago. Half a month ago, Sage Master and I noticed an abnormal space rift. I used magic to move this space rift into the holy temple with the intention of mending it, but I never expected a monster to actually jump out of the rift
How was this monster killedter? Before seeing the monsters body, Zhenyuan nned to clear up all his questions first.
Back then, the monster attacked me and I was already injured. After that, Sage Master and I worked together, but this monster was extremely tough to deal with Second Generation Demon Saint said, In the end, I joined hands with Sage Master to pray and call upon the Holy Pir to forcibly get rid of it.
Shen Wuyue also said with a sigh, Calling on the Holy Pir to forcibly make a move in fact reduces Lord Demon Saints lifespan. Furthermore, each Demon Saint can only use this method three times at most.
Dog Two and Zhenyuan both nodded; man and dog could already guess the implications.
If this monster was truly as frightening as Second Generation Demon Saint said, both the demon world and the human world should indeed pay attention to this matter since they were now connected by the Gate Between Worlds. If this mysterious abnormal rift which the monster had emerged from could appear in the demon world, then it was possible that it could appear in the human world
Lets take a look at the monster first. Loopy Toad narrowed its eyes.
Shen Wuyue nodded, and when he raised his hand, the seal membrane on the outside of the crystal tank was released.
Loopy Toad floated up in the air, and along with Zhenyuan, looked inside the tank.
Inside, they saw a one meter-long ck-colored fish with a mouth full of fangs.
Is it a catfish?
Loopy Toad was cursing in its heart when it heard Zhenyuan cry out in surprise,Kun 1 ?! What the hell?! What kind of operation error produced this multi-fanged kun?!
Loopy Toad:
Second Generation Demon Saint:
Shen Wuyue:
Chapter 610 - From Today Onwards I’m Going to Become a Dog Lover!
Chapter 610: From Today Onwards Im Going to Be a Dog Lover!
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Judging from the body of this multi-fanged kun, it was still a baby, but even then it was already very lethal. It was actually able to leap out of space and injure Demon Saint, forcing Demon Saint and Sage Master to use the power of the Holy Pir to kill it It sounded a little unimaginable, but it was true.
Senior Immortal Zhenyuan said this is a kun? Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue both turned pale with fright.
They had never seen a kun before as it was a prehistoric creature that was already extinct. After several epochs, they suddenly disappeared in a certain period without leaving even skeletons behind. Since then, these prehistoric creatures had been dered extinct.
At that time, not only the kun, but the qilin,phoenix,dragon all the other prehistoric creatures disappeared. Inparison, however, the kun was the earliest to be extinct, and there were many types of kun. The multi-fanged kun was just one of them, and it was well-known for its powerful ability to inflict physical damage. Moreover, one of the most striking features of this prehistoric creature was that it had a very diverse energy source inside its body which could change ording to the environment.
After the seal membrane was removed, Dog Two saw that Zhenyuan had opened his Immortal Eye and was impatiently using it to examine this multi-fanged kun from one end to the other. Even without those unusual space rifts, it was already mind-blowing enough that a prehistoric creature like the multi-fanged kun would reappear.
This is a kun, and its still a baby. Immortal Zhenyuan frowned.
He emphasized the word baby to highlight the fact that the multi-fanged kun had been born not long ago.
Or to think of it in another way It was possible that these already extinct prehistoric creatures had established a new home in some corner of the universe.
Whatever the truth of the matter was, the appearance of this multi-fanged kun was a huge discovery.
At this thought, Zhenyuan turned to Loopy Toad and said, Senior Dog, you should have also noticed it, right?
Loopy Toad knew that Zhenyuan was referring to the multi-fanged kuns energy source. Loopy Toad couldnt be any more familiar with it, and was sure that there was no mistake C this energy source felt exactly the same as the primordial qi on Little Master Ling!
This was also the main reason why Demon Saints injury from the attack wasnt healing for now. Primordial qi was very lethal, and it was far from enough to rely purely on demon energy or spirit energy to repair cells.
Primordial qi wasnt unique to Wang Ling, as he had confirmed previously on Immortal Zhenyuans body. The fact was that once a cultivator reached Venerated Immortal level, they could indeed activate primordial qi as another source of energy apart from spirit energy. However, there was a limit to how much energy this second source could store inside a Venerated Immortal cultivators body.
Things had really gottenplicated
Looking at the body of this baby multi-fanged kun, Dog Two sniffed it carefully.
It felt that there was some other scent on it
Loopy Toad instructed Zhenyuan to flip it over, and then abruptly fixed its gaze on the kuns stomach. Theres something inside
Immortal Zhenyuan focused his Immortal Eye and was startled. There really is something!
As expected of Senior Dog! It really was awesome.
In fact, Dog Two hadnt seen anything. The reason it felt there was something there was purely because of its sense of smell and intuition.
What is it? Second Generation Demon Saint asked.
Previously, he and Shen Wuyue had already examined the multi-fanged kuns body many times inside out, but had discovered nothing unusual.
Theres a string here, three inches below the belly button, Immortal Zhenyuan said.
String?
Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue also began to use their own powers of sight to look carefully. Their powers certainly werent as strong as Zhenyuans, but following his direction, they did indeed see a floating piece of string. It was as thin as gossamer and translucent. Furthermore, the end of the thread was already cut off. Without careful examination, it would have gonepletely unnoticed.
And the other scent which Loopy Toad had sensed earlier on this multi-fanged kun was from this string.
Senior Dog, do you have any ideas? Everyone stared at this string, lost in deep thought.
Dog Two suddenly thought of something really terrifying. I was thinking, this string could it be a fishing line?
Everyones expressions changed drastically at this conjecture: a fishing line?
Senior Dog, are you saying that this baby multi-fanged kun was just bait? Someone deliberately hooked it up to a fishing line to fish around in space? Second Generation Demon Saint said.
This was only spection, but from the evidence so far, it wasnt impossible.
If this really was the case, then this already wasnt as simple as just fishing; rather, someone was using this way to kill people
The key problem now was the identity and objective of the angler.
This was an unknown enemy whom they currently had no information on. Where did this multi-fanged kune from, and where had it been reared these were some questions in a string of them which they had no clear answer for at present. But if it really had been reared in captivity, then the identity of this mystery angler was very terrifying.
Moreover, the kun was just one prehistoric vicious beast type. God knew whether the person that had raised this vicious beast also had other monsters
If Senior Dog confronts this angler what are your chances of victory? Immortal Zhenyuan asked.
Loopy Toad: I should be able to win?
Who the hell knew what its odds would be to be more precise, it should be what Little Master Lings odds would be. The point was that Little Master Ling wasnt around, so Loopy Toad didnt dare be too sure of itself.
As expected of Senior Dog! You actually can win! Sage Master and I had no chance at all! Second Generation Demon Saint said.
Loopy Toad:
Sage Master and I had already wondered previously whether our two worlds should join hands and work together to deal with this unknown opponent. Since Senior Dog can handle it alone, that would be great!
Second Generation Demon Saint was very excited. Ive decided, from today onwards, Im going to be a dog lover!
Loopy Toad:
Zhenyuan: Thats just like Senior Dog. As long as you take action, you just need to snap your fingers to take down the other party, right?
Loopy Toad:
Snap your sister!
Im not Thanos!
Chapter 611 - The Secret of the Demon World’s Holy Pillar
Chapter 611: The Secret of the Demon Worlds Holy Pir
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Loopy Toad realized that things were starting to spiral out of its control; if it really made a moveter, its identity would definitely be exposed!
In its heart, Dog Two wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. If it had known earlier, it wouldnt havee up!
Looking at Loopy Toadsplex expression, Zhenyuan already knew that this enemy would probably be very difficult to deal with. This was Senior Dog, after all! How strong was the enemy, if they could make even Senior Dog frown? When Zhenyuan saw Senior Dog knit its eyebrows, he knew this wasnt a simple matter.
Can we investigate the space which this kun came from? Zhenyuan looked at Shen Wuyue and asked. He knew that Shen Wuyues power of perception was very strong, and surpassed that of ordinary human cultivators and even Demon Saint. It was also one of Shen Wuyues strengths: he was skilled in perception and in making deductions and calctions.
But it was clear that investigating this kuns origin was tricky even for Shen Wuyue, as he sighed, I already started investigating after the multi-fanged kun was annihted by the power of the Holy Pir, but itll take three to five days before we get any results. The search range is too wide, and Im unable to pinpoint an urate location with my sense of perception. The only thing I roughly know is that its in a particr subdivision outside the Milky Way
I see
Zhenyuan frowned with his chin in his hand. Even if they knew what subdivision it was in, that didnt mean very much There were millions and millions of differents in one subdivision outside the Milky Way; how long would their search take?
Even though the range had been narrowed down, this was like looking for a needle in a haystack
The gxy beyond the Milky Way was too big. Even if one gained the ability to walk outside the Milky Way at True Immortal level, there wasnt a single True Immortal who dared go too far.
This was something everyone felt in their hearts.
Back when Immortal Zhenyuan had roamed the gxy beyond the Milky Way for a thousand years, he hadnt even explored a tenth of it. In conditions with a severeck of natural spirit energy, a True Immortal would already find it unbearable after a few hundred years, let alone a thousand years. If you really wanted to court death in the gxy outside the Milky Way, buying universal safety insurance wasnt any use! As long as your family didnt issue a death certificate, your remains would slowly turn to dust in the universe!
In any case, Loopy Toad already felt that this wasnt something it could handle on its own, and that Little Master Ling would have to be involved.
If they didnt take this matter seriously now, it could really lead to a huge cmityter.
An angler who was most likely raising arge number of prehistoric vicious beasts that had already disappeared although they currently didnt know the anglers real identity, whether he was a man or a demon or an alien from outside the Milky Way, it was very clear that the angler wouldnt be easy to deal with.
This was because the prehistoric vicious beasts which he had all used primordial qi as their main energy source; this alone was enough to chew and spit out most of the cultivators in the human world.
After all, Little Master Lings p back then had contained a little bit of primordial qi, and Evil Sword God had been thrashed so badly that even his own mother wouldnt have been able to recognize him.
With these prehistoric vicious beasts all using primordial qi as their main energy source, one could well imagine how lethal they were.
Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue called these prehistoric vicious beasts monsters, which Loopy Toad thought was quite apt.
Senior Dog, are you very certain? Shen Wuyue asked, looking at Loopy Toad.
Loopy Toad yed the profound thinker as it nodded its head. Yes. (As if)
Loopy Toad: Ill think of a way to look for the angler, but I need to return and look up some information. (I need to ask Little Master Ling about this first)
Then thats good.
Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue nodded.
They had never seen Senior Dog casually perform grade thirteen spells like Immortal Zhenyuan had said, but since it was a great senior whom Immortal Zhenyuan recognized, the only thing Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue could do now was believe in it.
However, the matter wasnt over because they didnt know what the anglers objective was.
Whether releasing this prehistoric vicious beast was part of a hunt or as a scout operation before an invasion, they didnt know a single thing.
Faced with this unknown enemy, it was one thing not to act rashly, but protecting the people was also important. If this mysterious angler brought arge number of prehistoric vicious beasts with it in an invasion, both the demon world and the human world wouldnt be able to escape.
When the time came, it would be an enormous catastrophe.
So in this situation, Loopy Toad could only look for a reason to slip away first.
Its line of thinking was very clear C it had to look for help from Little Master Ling.
Blood was still gushing out of Shen Wuyues head, but he was still very clear-headed.
He took out two golden talismans from thepel of his robe and gave them to Immortal Zhenyuan and Loopy Toad. Senior Dog, Senior Immortal Zhenyuan, this is the golden talisman of my Demon Saints Holy Pce. If theres anything you want to know, you can use Demon Saints golden talisman toe here at any time. This golden talisman can also be used tomunicate. If I uncover any clues here, Ill immediately inform both seniors.
So something like this exists. Immortal Zhenyuan took Demon Saints golden talisman and assessed it curiously.
He could sense that it contained the Holy Pirs aura. Was it made with the power of the Holy Pir?
Thats right. Second Generation Demon Saint swiftly replied, Furthermore, only Demon Saints can make this talisman. This Demon Saints golden talisman is equivalent to an ess pass to the demon world. Both seniors will be able toe whenever you want, and the transference site is Demon Saints Holy Pce. With the golden talisman, however, you can visit any corner of the demon world that you want. To see the golden talisman is like seeing Demon Saint in person All demon beasts, including demon kings and demon gods, must respect it, otherwise they will be punished by the restriction.
Speaking up to this point, Second Generation Demon Saint sighed. In fact, a long time ago, the original Demon Saint nned to mass produce this golden talisman and send a batch to the human cultivation world to establish diplomatic rtions with every countrys head of state. In fact, our demon world has always wanted to build a peaceful rtionship with the human cultivation world. If we had done so earlier, we could have worked together after encountering a difficult situation like this today But regrettably, that n waster canceled.
Zhenyuan: Why was it canceled?
Second Generation Demon Saint: Wasnt it because some goddamn person created the Gate Between Worlds which directly connected to the demon world?!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
Second Generation Demon Saint: Not only did this Gate Between Worlds disrupt our original n, it also damaged the spatial structure in our demon world A few of our diplomats just wanted to go out and take a look, but in the end were beaten up so badly they came scurrying back!
Second Generation Demon Saint spoke with deep bitterness and hatred, and even Shen Wuyues expression was grudging. I scoured a lot of information all these years, but I could never discover who created the Gate Between Worlds There are also rumors that it was Senior Immortal Zhenyuan who created the Gate Between Worlds
Zhenyuans lips twitched. How how could it be me Im so good and honest
Thats right! How could it have been Senior Immortal Zhenyuan? Senior is so good and honest!
Shen Wuyue shrugged his shoulders. But it doesnt matter anymore since I alreadyid a curse on the creator previously.
Zhenyuan: Cur Curse?
Shen Wuyue: I cursed him to be gued by inner demons!
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
After they ate at Demon Saints Holy Pce, both Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue sent Loopy Toad and Immortal Zhenyuan off outside the pce hall. Blood was still gushing out of Shen Wuyues head, and as he moved, the two lolita servants holding the basins to catch the blood on the left and right moved with him
Before leaving, Loopy Toad couldnt help turning its head to ask, Can I ask you something?
Second Generation Demon Saint: Senior now has Demon Saints golden talisman, which means youre an honored guest of my demon world. You can ask anything you want!
Loopy Toad: How is the position of Demon Saint inherited?
This was what Loopy Toad wanted to know, and when Zhenyuan heard this, he also had a curious look on his face.
Second Generation Demon Saint: It was the original Demon Saint who determined the system of inheritance, and its a little bizarre as it isnt based on strength or talent
Loopy Toad: Then what is it based on?
Second Generation Demon Saint: You just need to piss on the Holy Pir
Zhenyuan:
Loopy Toad: ???
It had almost be the third generation Demon Saint?!
Chapter 612 - You Saying Nothing Doesn’t Mean Ling Zhenren Doesn’t Know
Chapter 612: You Saying Nothing Doesnt Mean Ling Zhenren Doesnt Know
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When it thought about how it had almost been unable to control the urge to piss on the Holy Pir, Dog Two still had some lingering fear it had actually almost be the third generation Demon Saint!
Loopy Toad used to think that there were all sorts of benefits from bing Demon Saint. But now it didnt seem as simple as it had thought. Theck of freedom was truly unbearable
As it departed, Dog Two felt deep sympathy for Second Generation Demon Saint. It didnt bother asking Second Generation Demon Saint why he had pissed on the Holy Pir. Everyone had their own secrets, and it was very clear that this was a very humiliating history
Why did Second Generation Demon Saint piss on the Holy Pir only Second Generation Demon Saint himself knew the reason.
Just as Dog Two and Zhenyuan were about to take their leave, Shen Wuyue suddenly said, Senior Dog and Senior Immortal Zhenyuan, are you really not curious at all why Second Generation Demon Saint pissed on the Holy Pir back then?
Blood was still gushing out of Shen Wuyues head and the expression on his face was very enigmatic; it was the yful look of a person who was holding something in, but was clearly dying to let it out.
Shen Wuyue felt that he couldnt be med for feeling this way. He hadnt been a big mouth to begin with C if you had to me someone, me the original Demon Saint! The magic array which this guy set up in the Holy Pce was really too evil C each time Shen Wuyue went to pick someone up, he had to pluck out his antlers to use their energy reserves.
As time went by, Shen Wuyue started to loathe how troublesome it was. If it wasnt an important visitor, he usually wouldnt personally go down to receive them. This directly led to very few people calling at Demon Saints Holy Pce, and Shen Wuyue burst with a lot of gossip but had no one to tell them to.
Shen Wuyue felt that he would fall ill sooner orter! This characteristic simply made him a perfect match for Dopey Guo and Old Antique!
Immortal Zhenyuan:
Loopy Toad:
Second Generation Demon Saints expression instantly turned unsightly. He had actually recognized such a Sage Master as his adjutant. This guy had really joined the bad guys, undermining him every day!
Honestly, Loopy Toad truly hadnt nned to ask the question. Because it was a private matter, Second Generation Demon Saint certainly wouldnt want to talk about it. But since Shen Wuyue had asked, Loopy Toad was a little curious
Loopy Toads lips twitched. How about you say it?
Shen Wuyue was instantly happy, his expression like that of a Vileplumes. Since Senior Dog has asked so sincerely, Ill be generous and tell you!
Second Generation Demon Saint: ???
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan:
Shen Wuyue: In fact, at that time, Second Generation Demon Saint was a petitioner.
Loopy Toad and Zhenyuan: Petitioner?
Shen Wuyue: Lord Second Generation Demon Saint lived in a remote mountain vige in a very small region. There were actually a lot of unfair conditions in the vige, so there were frequently people who sought an audience with Demon Saint. It actually just so happened that Lord Second Generation Demon Saint was the petitioner closest to the Holy Pir at the time. First Generation Demon Saint thought that Second Generation Demon Saint was pretty interesting, and so released his aura to scare him.
And then?
Then nothing. Lord Second Generation Demon Saint was so scared he pissed himself at the bottom of the Holy Pir.
So nowadays, many seemingly morous careers werent necessarily better than a normal one.
Second Generation Demon Saint was a typical case. As leader of the demon world, his authority was actually undermined by his adjutant every day, but he couldnt do anything how painful was that? So after seeing how miserable Second Generation Demon Saint constantly was, Loopy Toads thoughts were clearer than ever.
Now that the conflict among the four inner territories had been solved, the demon world would soon enter a time of peaceful development. This period would be an unprecedented golden era of development for the Sky-Swallowing Toad n. Now that Elder Wen held both Demon Saints Decree and the position of Secretary-General of peace in the four inner territories, anyone with a slightly discerning mind could analyze the risks involved in messing with the n.
So now, Dog Two felt it could truly andpletely let the Sky-Swallowing Toad n go.
Six years. Six years after its disappearance, it could today finally settle its ount with the old n over which it had once presided as demon king.
Looking at miserable Demon Saint now, Loopy Toad deeply felt that if it was given another opportunity again, it would never choose to take on any role like a noble or a general it was too much work!
Be it a man or a dog like Loopy Toad the most important was to live a happy life!
Like the volunteers and volunteer demons involved in the western development in the human world and the demon world respectively; it was indeed tough, but werent they happy? Dog Two felt that these men or demons must feel utterly fulfilled in their hearts.
Or perhaps these werent peaceful times, and there were people or demons who carried heavy burdens as they silently moved forward
Every person and every demon had their own realms. The difference in realms determined the height of your pursuit. Sometimes, the higher you flew, the more painful the fall, so moderation was good: doing things to the best of your abilities was good enough.
Dog Two stood on the top of the Holy Pir and gazed at the clouds in front of it, deep in thought.
Zhenyuan knew that Senior Dog had most likely thought of something again Heavenly Dao was written all over its countenance!
As expected of Senior Dog, it achieved enlightenment wherever it went.
Zhenyuan thought that even if he cultivated for a lifetime, he wouldnt be able to reach this kind of realm.
Loopy Toad looked at the clouds and sighed in its heart.
It was time to leave. The matter of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n hade to an end.
But things werent over yet
Longsting peace between the demon world and the human world was the real key to sustainable development.
Take the angler incident which Loopy Toad had just learnt of today. Just as Second Generation Demon Saint had said, if the two worlds had had already established good diplomatic cooperation, they could have worked together toe up with a n for finding this angler and determining the other partys purpose.
But there was no rush for the moment.
There was still Zhenyuan, who could handle it
Loopy Toad felt that apart from Little Master Ling, Zhenyuan was currently the only other person amazing enough among the human cultivators who could take action.
The repair works on Drought Star arent done yet, so I n to send a clone to investigate this angler. If I have any information, Ill definitely immediately share it with Senior Dog through the Venerated Immortal main seal! Saying this, Zhenyuan scratched his head and smiled. However, I feel that with any leads I find, Senior Dog will probably find them before I do. If it turns out that the leads are the same, just dontugh at me, Senior Dog.
Loopy Toad:
Then, Loopy Toad stamped its leg three times, and Lord Mas golden light shrouded its body and took it back.
Lord Ma sent it back to the toilet in a golden light.
When itnded, Loopy Toad took out its phone and saw that it was five oclock in the morning.
The golden light shield on its body also disappeared the moment itnded.
Walking on tiptoe, Dog Two pushed the bathroom door open and made as little noise as possible as it walked out. It was clearly a dog, but it walked like a cat, as if it was a thief
Once Loopy Toad had slippedpletely out of the bathroom, a gaze on it made its forehead sweat instantly.
Dog Two turned and saw Little Master Ling reclining on the bed, his head propped up on one hand as he stared at Dog Two.
Hm
It was a very sexy pose
Chapter 613 - This Won’t Do! It Can’t Go on Like This!
Chapter 613: This Wont Do! It Cant Go on Like This!
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Those familiar dead fish eyes made Loopy Toads dog fur tremble all over. Furthermore, after it calmed down, Dog Two noticed that Jingke was lying beside Little Master Ling, and the both of them were staring at it in the same position with their heads propped up Like an old father and his son.
Loopy Toad:
At that moment, Loopy Toad in fact instantly already knew.
Little Master Ling had probably already known earlier on about it going to the demon world and had been thinking of ways to help it secretly. The golden light shield absolutely hadnt been an effect of Lord Ma sending it over, but had been set up by its little master at the very beginning.
Sure enough, trying to hide this from Little Master Ling had really been a dumb choice.
Do, you have, anything, you want to, exin? Jingke asked as it looked at Dog Two with an expressionless face.
Loopy Toad swallowed its saliva. When did you know
From, the very, beginning, Jingke answered.
Loopy Toad: Then
Thats right, we saw, everything, you did, just now, Jingke said. Ling, likes, to lurk. Its not like, you dont, know that.
Loopy Toad:
??? Wang Ling felt that Jingke had definitely been led astray by Shen Wuyue!
Learning bad things like Shen Wuyues undermining ways, unfortunately.
Although Wang Ling didnt say anything, that didnt mean that he wasnt going to punish Dog Two.
He decided to give it the cruelest punishment he could think of, for keeping its owner in the dark
For the next month, Wang Ling wouldnt walk Dog Two; Dog Two could go walk itself!
When Wang Ling let Loopy Toad know this telepathically, it grit its teeth in agony.
This punishment was indeed very cruel.
It was too cruel!
It flew into Wang Lings arms and cried its dog tears.
Loopy Toad looked at the time; it had just turned six in the morning.
It was July 21st on Friday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
It was time for Little Master Ling to get ready for school.
While on its trip to the demon world this time, Loopy Toad had actually expected that its little master might be very angry after it came back. But reality proved that Wang Ling was truly a very gentle person.
Loopy Toad couldnt help taking out its diary as it started to write down its experiences from its journey to the demon worldst night. Back then, Loopy Toad had named this diary Human Observation Diary and wrote it with the initial intention of promoting peace between the demon world and the human world. Recorded in the diary were the numerous prejudices which Loopy Toad had held against humans while it had been a demon king, and how these prejudices had changed after living in the human world.
Loopy Toad wrote down a rough retelling of its experiences fromst night from beginning to end.
Of course, there were two things it didnt put down. One had to do with the secret of Demon Saints inheritance, and the other was the truth about how Second Generation Demon Saint had assumed the position These two things were ssified. Shen Wuyue that old man couldnt control his mouth, but Loopy Toad felt that it was quite tight-lipped itself. Some things could be said, and some things not.
If the diary got outter and other people saw it, there would be no saving Second Generation Demon Saints face.
Ah! So tired!
Writing with a dog paw ultimately wasnt very convenient, and it made Dog Twos paw ache.
But there was an improvement in every character written down in the diary. From illegible chicken scratch at the beginning to this now beautiful slender gold style 1 , Dog Two actually felt very aplished!
It had done it!
Take a photo! Share with Little Silver!
Loopy Toad actually also really wanted to show it to Wei Zhi. After all, Wei Zhi was one of the few friends it had in the human world. However, given the restricted contents of the diary, Dog Two thought it wouldnt be very good for Wei Zhi to see it; what if it scared Wei Zhi?
An image was sent to Little Silver not long after that.
About two minutester, Dog Twos chat window shook.
Little Silver: Damn! You went to the demon world! But you hid it from Master! And Master didnt me you???
Loopy Toad shrugged its shoulders and replied a little smugly, Perhaps this is the power of the first wife.
Little Silver:
Loopy Toad: You are our Ling Lings second contract beast. Actually, Ive always said to Little Master Ling that he has to be fair in his treatment, but unfortunately he likes to pamper me alone what can I do? I also feel very helpless! Maybe its because Im cuter I dont eat so much and Im pleasing to the eye, and at night, Im an environmentally friendly fluorescent night light thats easy on the eyes. Im small in size and easy to take around, and Im essential for the home or travel. Look at you, youre so big in your beast form, youre not cost-effective at all!
Little Silver felt attacked.
Consumed by envy at Loopy Toads words, he directly punched a hole in the sofa.
This wouldnt do! He couldnt go on like this!
Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing!! Little Silver couldnt help yelling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was really very busy. He hadnt been idle these two days, and had been investigating President Bai who was still on the run. Furthermore, another mysterious person had uploaded a scoop on the cultivation forum not long ago iming that there was internal chaos in the foreign power which President Bai was associated with, Night Chief.
A president named Edmark had been killed in a long-range attack and had died on the spot the cause of his death was an unknown spherical magic weapon.
And Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially looked up information on this Edmark.
He was the first leader brought in when the organization Night Chief had first been set up, and he was the head of the current six generals of Night Chief! Although Night Chiefs hierarchy didnt have a deputy leader position, Edmarks overall strength and seniority was already at this level. It could be said that under Night Ghost Spirit Emperor as the captain of this organization, this President Edmark was second only to him and was an outstanding existence.
But now, Edmark, the head of the six generals, had inexplicably died, which was extremely baffling Who had done it? Was there someone else watching this foreign force? Were they friend or foe?
No one knew anything
Grenade-Throwing was thinking this when Little Silver started shouting.
Brother Silver, whats wrong?
After getting up and going over to Little Silver, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw the big hole in the broli sofa and immediately took a deep breath. Brother Silver the cost of this broli sofa will be deducted from your living expenses next month, which is a total of five hundred thousand.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had decided to help Little Silverpletely rectify his bad habit of breaking things when he got excited.
Hearing how much the sofa cost, Little Silver immediately neighed. This sofa is so ugly, how can it be so expensive?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals lips twitched. Have you heard of Raising A Kun?
Little Silver bit his finger. An online game?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: While ying this game, there was a person who made a mistake and kept a corpse of a kun until it decayed. But even though it smelled bad, it tasted good.
Little Silver:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. The principle applies to this sofa as well: it looks ugly, but its expensive.
Little Silver:
Chapter 614 - Little Silver’s Prop
Chapter 614: Little Silvers Prop
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Little Silver found it hard to imagine that such an ugly sofa was actually worth half a million. Could it be that the broli sofa had been infused with leopard bone? No way, right?
Forget it half a million was half a million. He was currently on a diet anyway, and wasnt eating as much takeout. Worstes to worst, he just wouldnt order devil fruit this month; every time he ordered takeout, half the total cost was from devil fruits.
Little Silver felt that he shouldnt be so extravagant and should save a little on his food expenses.
At this thought, he immediately sighed: It looked like he would have to subsist on Yangs Braised Chicken Rice 1 next month, which was really painful
After living with Little Silver for a period of time, Grenade-Throwing basically already understood this Silvers character. However, there was one point that had always been beyond Grenade-Throwings expectations, and that was this Silvers almost fanatical reverence for Brother Ling.
To be able to make a holy beast open his heart to ept a master
It could only be said that Brother Ling was truly Brother Ling
Suddenly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a little sad for some reason.
Even though Little Silver was Brother Lings contract beast, it was everyones duty to protect holy beasts. As Silvers current keeper, he had to think of ways to be stronger!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cupped his chin as he gazed at the anxious and impatient Silver in front of him. Brother Silver, why did you yell for me?
I would like to ask, under what circumstances would Master take the initiative to walk a dog? Little Silver asked solemnly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Walk a dog?
This was a question Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had never thought about.
Because walking the dog was a regr thing which all dog owners did, mainly so that their dogs didnt get bored. Scientific research showed that keeping a dog inside the house for long periods of time wasnt good for its physical and mental health. Furthermore, this didnt apply to just spirit dogs. Many pet trainers now were in the habit of walking their spirit beasts. But for the most part, this applied to spirit beasts that hadnt taken on human forms.
There were many types of spirit beasts, and many of those that hadnt transformed into humans looked very frightening, so letting this group of spirit beasts wander around on their own while on a walk could be dangerous. The states rule that spirit beasts had to be personally guided by their owners while they were out was thus aimed at this group.
Additionally, there was also a state restriction on body types. Spirit beasts that were toorge were forbidden from crossing streets that bustled withrger crowds of people, and they had to find another route.
Why is Brother Silver suddenly concerned about this? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious about the question Little Silver had raised. For a holy beast that had already sessfully transformed into a modern-day shut-in, it was mystifying that he would actually care about going out to walk the dog.
Little Silver sighed heavily. Its all because of that Dog Bapi
Whats wrong with Brother Dog? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Little Silver: It said that Master pampers it solely But it was punished recently and Master decided not to take it out for walks for the next month, so I think its a good chance for me to seize the top spot!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath. Brother Silver, dont tell me
Yes! Thats right!
Little Silver had a serious expression on his face. I want Master to walk me!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was rmed. But you cant reveal your beast form, otherwise youll be discovered C did you forget you already promised Brother Ling? And Brother Ling himself doesnt like standing out
Little Silver shrugged his shoulders. Then Ill go out in my human form!
Its impossible, Brother Silver, just give up. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal patted his face; wouldnt walking a human stand out even more?!
Whether its impossible or not, I have to try! Little Silver grit his teeth and refused to give up. Ive already booked a Shun Feng car; Im going to go to a spirit beast specialty store in the afternoon to have a look!
Brother Silver, what do you want to do Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a bad feeling.
Go look at cors, Little Silver replied seriously.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
That afternoon, Little Silver put on a peaked cap and set off, the car he booked picking him up at the entrance to Wenxian Garden vi estate.
Little Silver was going to visit Songhai citys gship spirit beast specialty store.
It was one of the biggest specialty stores in the city which sold specialized spirit beast goods. It had everything one could think of, including food for spirit beasts, various types of protective equipment for spirit beasts and even magic treasures customized for spirit beast use.
However, these types of magic treasure were far inferior to the ones that Fatty Luo personally customized, because most of them were bought directly from the factories and the quality of mass produced magic treasures was basically all the same.
The gship store was quite far from Wenxian Garden. In order to save money, Little Silver had chosen to use a Didi Shun Feng spirit car. The app had a promotion at the moment: as long as you uploaded a photo of yourself and registered with your real name, if you got over a thousand likes on your photo in the appmunity, you would get a discount on your first ten rides.
Little Silver had already prepared his travel n for today earlier that morning.
He was quite confident in his photo, which showcased his long flowing hair and him making a heart sign. When he went out, his likes in themunity had actually already surpassed ten thousand
Little Silver looked at the number of likes and was ted.
He hadnt added any filters, yet he was still so popr!
Actually, Little Silver had a very good foundation to begin with; whether his skin had been photoshopped or not, or whether filters had been added, the effect was still the same.
It looked like he really had the talent to be an actor.
In fact, Little Silver had thought before about looking for part-time jobs to earn money. Just relying on the living expenses that Grenade-Throwing gave him every month actually wasnt very nice And the most important thing was the additional expenses. Most of the living expenses which Grenade-Throwing gave him actually went to food; if Little Silver wanted to buy other things, then it wasnt enough.
Little Silver had heard Dog Two mention before that Fatty Luo was preparing for a big film; when the time came, would he get a chance to audition for it?
As he departed, Little Silver took a look at the online assessments of him.
Hashtag 1: White skin, good looks, long legs
This tag made Little Silver a little shy what great truths people were saying so easily!
Hashtag 2: Little sister is really good-looking
Little Silver: ???
What was wrong with everyones eyesight nowadays?! He clearly had body hair! It was just that it was white so you couldnt see it!
Hashtag 3: I already couldnt control myself at first sight
Little Silver tsked. His mood was veryplicated because he didnt know whether this tag was from a man or a woman. He hoped it wasnt a pervert with unsavory thoughts about him
Hm
Little Silver looked at thements and saw one with the hashtag that currently had the most number of likes.
Hashtag 4: A pity its an airport 2
Little Silver:
Chapter 615 - Beware the Driver with Fake Plates!
Chapter 615: Beware the Driver with Fake tes!
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Personalized hashtags were initially intended to draw people closer together, and just being open on themunity tform was good for interpersonalmunication; it was good to make more friends as you went out in the world. But the problem was that this was a car-hailing app, not a social app. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had reminded Little Silver of this earlier when thetter had downloaded the app.
Just as Little Silver reached the vi estate entrance, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal texted him once again. Brother Silver, be careful when youre out. If anything happens, contact me at any time.
Little Silver stared at the text message and smiled with a pure expression in his eyes as he immediately replied, Dont worry, how can there be that many bad people in this world?
Its still better to be careful! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals main worry was that Little Silvers identity would be exposed; it had nothing to do with safety issues at all since Little Silvers overallbat ability was much stronger than his! What Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was afraid of was that Little Silver would carelessly give himself away.
In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that each time Little Silver went out without anyone else, he would get a bad feeling. For example, the first two times Little Silver had gone out alone, he had inexplicably ended up at the police station.
And the most important thing was that it was the same police station every time Anning District Cultivation Police Station, Songhai city. Once Little Silver was there, he would stir up the entire station so that it wasnt peaceful 1.
After waiting at the entrance for a while, Little Silver saw a Didi Shun Feng spirit car slowly drive over. He checked the license te number on the app and frowned.
Song A00544?
The number was wrong!
The license te number given in the app was Song A: 44944 2
But it seemed like this was currently the only Shun Feng car nearby, and Little Silver promptly felt something wasnt right.
The driver was a baldie. As soon as he saw Little Silver, he rolled down the window and stuck his arm out as he greeted him. Beauty, get in!
Your license te isnt right
Little Silver stared at the bald driver. Also, Im a boy!
Ah, Mr Silver, Im so sorry. Youre so cute youre like a girl. The driver gave a very sly smile. Actually, whether a boy or a girl, any kid who gets in my car is definitely a cutie. My surname is Liu. Today just happens to be my birthday. If sir decides to get on, itll be a free ride.
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. A small Yangs Braised Chicken Rice meal would cost you fifteen HNY! Besides, when the Yangs Braised Chicken Rice was sent over in many cases, the chicken portions were very small and it was mostly bones, chicken skin, potatoes and green peppers
It cost three thousand HNY to take a taxi from Wenxian Garden to the gship spirit beast store downtown, and this driver was actually offering him a free ride? It might be that the other party had some ill intentions toward him However, as long as he got in, he could save three thousand HNY!
Little Silver struggled for a moment.
Knowing that the driver had bad intentions toward him
Should he get on or not?
That was the question!
After a while, Little Silver still decided to open the door and get in. Whether the driver had bad intentions or not, as long as he took Little Silver to his destination, it would be fine!
In any case, this driver was just at the Golden Core stage and couldnt do anything to him
When he opened the door, Little Silver took a look out of the corner of his eye. In the rearview mirror, he saw this unscrupulous Didi spirit car driver with the surname Liu curl his lips at Little Silver taking his bait.
Mr Silver? Let me confirm your destination, youre going to the gship spirit beast specialized equipment store downtown, is that right? Liu Zhenhua, the driver, asked cautiously.
Thats right. Little Silver nodded. How long will it take from here? Two hours?
It wont take two hours, well get there in an hour. I can take a shortcut. The driver chuckled. Mr Silver, are you going to the spirit beast specialty store because youre raising a spirit beast at home? Most people had the impression that those who raised spirit beasts usually didnt have very high realms.
Hm, thats right.
How many spirit beasts? Are they strong?
Not bad
The driver kept asking questions, and Little Silver realized right away that the driver was trying to sound him out.
Little Silvers aura was usually restrained and he maintained it at thete Foundation Establishment stage as he hid his true realm. When this Driver Liu arrogantly perceived Little Silvers fake realm, his smile became even more pleased.
So had he picked up high quality goods today?
Driver Liu couldnt resist sticking out his tongue to lick his lips. Little Silver sat in the back and feigned ignorance, but he saw this scene.
Little Silver suddenly had an urge.
He wanted to cut out this obscene mans tongue
After asking his questions, Driver Liu was excited as he stepped on the gas and drove swiftly forward.
This Mr Silver behind him had skin as fair as a porcin dolls. In any case, whether it was a boy or a girl didnt matter. Driver Lius heart was roused with evil desire. And most importantly, not only was this person not very strong, he also actually lived in an upscale vi estate like Wenxian Garden.
This Mr Silver was very likely a kid from a rich family!
He had really picked up a treasure today. Driver Liu felt that he could do whatever he wanted to this Mr Silver first and then hold him for ransom from his family! To ke his lust and get money at the same time was just too good to be true!
Elsewhere, Wang Ling heard a piece of gossip about Didi spirit cars during the morning self-study. The news on this matter would only be reported at noon, but Dopey Guo had already gotten firsthand information from his uncle.
Guys, do you know, recently theres a pervert called Bi Mad Devil whos a Didi spirit car driver and whose victims are his passengers. He rapes them first and then holds them for ransom. Furthermore, whether he gets the money or not, he still kills his hostages. This mans ruthless, and he really makes people mad; a number of Golden Core cultivators have already fallen into his trap, Dopey Guo said.
Little Peanut couldnt help shivering. Luckily I dont take taxis This is too scary.
Dopey Guo tsked. Thats not the scariest part. Do you know why hes called Bi Mad Devil? Its said that this man doesnt choose his passengers based on gender; the only requirement is that theyre good-looking, whether theyre male or female.
Super Chen was rmed. Theres this kind of operation?! Then wouldnt I be in danger
Everyone:
Dopey Guo looked at Super Chen and smiled. Super, Im not trying to put you down Your looks are alright, but the people he chooses are basically slim, soft and delicate; he doesnt want Africans.
Super Chen:
Saying this, Dopey Guo then added, Someone like Wang Ling would be a perfect fit.
Wang Ling: ???
Chapter 616 - So No. 60 High School Is the Secret Weapon
Chapter 616: So No. 60 High School Is the Secret Weapon
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Wang Ling realized that Dopey Guo had been a little cheeky recently and would poke fun at him from time to time. Logically speaking, Wang Ling thought that he should actually already have a pretty low profile in ss, but instead, it felt like people were constantly paying attention to him. Oddly enough, this feeling didnt bother Wang Ling.
Somehow, Wang Ling felt that every single person at No. 60 High School was especially approachable.
In fact, he thought that this was something worth mulling over. After all, back when he had created the intrinsic spirit field, thendscape had been directly modeled on No. 60 High School for background modeling. This had been a subconscious reaction and also reflected the weight which No. 60 High School carried in his mind.
No. 60 High School might not be the best school, but in his mind it was at least the most impressive.
It was the thirteenth week of the semester.
So many bad things had happened, which made him dead tired.
They had Teacher Pans ss in the morning, which was two Dao talisman lessons in a row. Because the weather was a little gloomy and the sports meet had just ended, Teacher Pan thought it was time for the students to concentrate on their studies.
As No. 60 High Schools teaching pioneer, it could only be said that Teacher Pan truly was Teacher Pan; without saying a single thing, she directly upied the third period, which was the PE ss, and unceremoniously started a third round of lessons. When Teacher Ye came, he just shed past the ssroom door and knocked as a mere formality. When he met Teacher Pans eyes, he promptly pulled his head back and disappeared.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo couldnt help giving Teacher Ye the finger in deep protest at his cowardly behavior.
As a PE teacher, how could he gravely bow and scrape to men of high rank and men of high office 1 !
Teacher Ye, be firm! Be firm!
But regretfully, Teacher Ye left, just like that
Like the Fragrant Concubine 2 who turned into a butterfly and left without a trace
School ss periods were all systematically organized by the education consultants at the General Administration of 100 Schools based on the habits of students in every school. The arrangement took into ount a lot of factors, such as the frequency of students raising their hands in a lesson, of lifting their heads, and so on There was even data that pinpointed how long students maintained eye contact with the teacher.
Wang Ling initially didnt know all this, but had heard about it from Odd Zhuo.
So sometimes, three lessons in a row didnt work very well. Usually, the period Teacher Pan upied would be for nothing more than dictation and tests, but against everyones expectations this time, Teacher Pan actually used the third period to hold a ss meeting.
Standing on the dais, Old Pan looked around the ssroom with the expression of one who knew everything. I know that when I had Teacher Ye leave just now, there were definitely people criticizing me in their minds, isnt that right?
Super Chen and Dopey Guo didnt dare say anything.
Old Pan: Super Chen, Dopey Guo! You two, dont look at me and smile! Im talking about the both of you, theres nothing to smile about.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo:
Old Pan really knew them too well
This ss meeting is about Devil Valley. Has everyone heard of it?
As soon as Old Pan finished speaking, the ss fell deathly silent for a moment. Everyone was startled. Many students in the elite ss read widely on topics outside of school, so plenty of them were utterly stunned when they heard this information.
Devil Valley?
Wasnt this the secretnd that opened once every century?
Devil Valley is a 5A state-protected secretnd, and is also called Beast Kings Remains. This is because ording to legend, Devil Valley was a tomb which the king of holy beasts, Devil King, built for itself, said Teacher Pan. This time, our nation has already detected that the entrance to the secretnd, Devil Valley, will open somewhere in Songhai city. Most importantly, our Grade One students are very fortunate since Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools has given his personal endorsement for No. 60 High Schools Grade One summer camp this year to be held in Devil Valley.
What kind of amazing news was this
All the students were extremely astonished.
To be able to see Devil Valley with their own eyes, the legendary Beast Kings Remains this was truly a rare stroke of luck that could only happen serendipitously.
If Teacher Pan hadnt announced this herself, no one would have believed it, not even if Dopey Guo was the first to hear inklings of it and break the news in ss.
Old Pan smiled. This is a stroke of luck for each of you. I hope you will make use of this summer camp opportunity. Peanut,e to my office after ss to collect the notices on the summer camp for distribution. Everyone go home and ask your parents to sign it.
Will it be dangerous?
It wont. Since this activity involves all Grade One students, all Grade One teachers will go to protect everyone, Teacher Pan said. She didnt mention one thing, and that was who would be leading the operation this time. The chiefmander of the operation wasnt the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, but Huaxiu Alliance Huaxiu Alliance of Cultivators.
This was the highest authority in charge of all the light forces in the whole of Huaxiu nation. Data registration and records on the light forces were coted under Huaxiu Alliance, which directly regted light forces nationwide.
The immediate leaders were the head of state and the Ten Generals who had founded Huaxiu nation.
If there was a security issue, Huaxiu Alliance would directly intervene, so Teacher Pan actually thought that the school teachers going along was redundant
No one had expected the summer camp this time to actually be in Devil Valley. This matter also spread after ss, first to Grade Two and Grade Three. Then, with No. 60 High School at the center of the explosion, the other high schools in the whole of Peiyuan district also posted various messages online expressing their envy, jealousy and hate.
Devil Valley was a 5A secretnd. Each time the entrance opened, the state would set up blockades and regtory controls, and only allow approved scientific experts to enter apanied by an inspection team in order to collect intelligence data inside Devil Valley.
Therefore, it wasnt a ce you could enter whenever you wanted; the inspection team would go through stringent regtions and examinations each time in order to control the number of people who went in.
Hence, a lot of people didnt understand why the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools would directly make Devil Valley the site for the summer camp.
When school was over, Dopey Guo suddenly said, A lot of people are now saying that the remains we will be visiting might be fake. What do you think?
Little Peanut: I actually also think they might be fake There are a lot of extinct resources inside Devil Valley, how can they let us Foundation Establishment students enter?
Not necessarily
Super Chen refuted. I feel like this activity was arranged for some reason; maybe the higher-ups are using us as a secret weapon.
Dopey Guo didnt understand. Secret weapon? What do you mean?
Think about it
Super Chen broke it down. Last time at our spirit sword exchange meet, it was the end of Shadow Stream. Then there was the military training for six schools, and it was the end of the old devil This time its abined summer camp
When Super Chen spoke up to this point, every single person in ss started to feel scared after some careful thought.
Indeed, No. 60 High School really was a secret weapon
Chapter 617 - To Be Or Not to Be
Chapter 617: To Be Or Not to Be
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Even Wang Ling never expected Devil Valley to be openly selected as the site for the school summer camp this time. For this type of 5A state-protected secretnd, even specialist teams from state organizations had to go throughyers of bureaucratic tape, and even then their applications might not necessarily be approved. But this time, Devil Valley had been directly opened as a summer camp site for students, which Wang Ling thought was a little outrageous.
He knew that Fatty Luo had coveted this ce for a long time. In order to look for the main ingredient, the One Thousand Dried Bone, to create a scabbard for Jingke, Fatty Luo had started to make ns to enter Devil Valley several months ago, and had taken an exam for his expert certificate. Fatty Luo had been painstakingly nning this for so long, but in the end this opportunity to enter Devil Valley had fallen into Wang Lingsp like it was nothing
Vaguely, Wang Ling had a bad feeling.
He thought what Super Chen said actually wasnt unreasonable
Every time they had a group activity, it felt like something big was going to happen
It was now about four oclock and four full hours had already passed since Little Silver left Wenxian Garden.
There had been several traffic jams on the way, and Driver Liu had suggested that they take a detour. Little Silver hadnt refused, and as a result, Driver Liu had turned in the opposite direction and taken several winding routes before driving the car down a road which Little Silver didnt recognize.
Little Silver had already been on guard against this driver when he had gotten into the car. He had then checked online for anything to do with Didi Shun Feng spirit cars recently and had found information on a man called Bi Mad Devil.
This was a murder suspect currently on the run who hadmitted a series of rapes, ransom kidnappings and murders
Afterparing and confirming the profile with the online description, Little Silver couldnt help sighing on the spot he was really unlucky!
Its already been four hours. Havent we arrived yet? Little Silver was impatient. He didnt know what on earth Driver Liu was up to.
Almost there, Mr Silver. Liu Zhenhua licked his lips slightly. The roads were too jammed so we took a detour which is a little longer. If we had taken those congested roads, Im afraid Mr Silver might not get there even by nightfall.
As the car drove on, Liu Zhenhua looked in the rearview mirror and saw that this Mr Silver who looked like a youngdy had crossed his arms in the backseat with an impatient expression on his face.
Mr Silver, dont be anxious, listen to some music first. Liu Zhenhua smiled strangely.
Then, he flicked a small mechanism behind the steering wheel, and instantly, all the doors were secretly sealed tightly shut. He had modified this car, and once this mechanism was triggered, a separate secret lock was activated which silently sealed all the doors tightly shut except for the drivers car door.
Driver Liu then turned on the music, and the cars stereo system started to y a melodious tune, but there was something else mixed into it
This stereo system had also been modified by Driver Liu and wasnt just a simple stereo system.
Little Silver sensed something right away. Focusing his eyes on the stereo system, he could see some fine white powder on the honeb-like covers of the stereo system that was shaken loose with the musical beat and which dissolved bit by bit in the air until it disappearedpletely.
This was a very covert trick; if your realm was too weak or your power of sight wasnt strong enough, you wouldnt be able to detect it at all.
No wonder the previous reports said that a lot of Golden Core cultivators and even one Nascent Soul cultivator had fallen into this trap; if you werent vignt enough, it was very easy to fall for this kind of trick. Seeing the driver suddenly turn on the air-conditioning might make someone wary, but most people wouldnt expect a hallucinogen to be spread through the stereo system.
Once the music yed, the hallucinogenic powder would spread with the vibrations of the music, carrying the powder on the air so that it would spread throughout the car.
Seeing that his n had been smoothly carried out, Liu Zhenhua couldnt helpughing sinisterly in his heart. He had purchased this hallucinogenic powder off the ck market at a high price. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would feel dizzy and wouldnt be able to use spirit energy, so this hallucinogenic powder was also called Nascent Soul Also Drunk powder
Most importantly, furthermore, was that this hallucinogen could be spread in various ways, such as through vibrations, immersions, and so on.
For the best cover possible, Liu Zhenhua had modified his cars stereo system and had installed a separate recess to put the hallucinogenic powder in. As long as the music yed, this light hallucinogenic powder would be picked up by the vibrations and dispersed through the small holes of the stereo system into the air.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would copse in five seconds when the air in the car was filled with this hallucinogenic powder.
In that moment, Liu Zhenhua sneered cruelly in his heart.
He looked at the time. Five seconds had shed past.
But Mr Silver, waspletely unharmed
Liu Zhenhua: ???
Was it possible that his powder was past its expiry date? That shouldnt be the case
He had just put this packet of hallucinogenic powder in not long ago, and he had previously confirmed that it had a shelf life of more than three years.
Besides, this was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator; shouldnt he have copsed with just one whiff?
Little Silver crossed his arms and couldnt helpughing in his heart as he gazed at Driver Liu, whose face was full of ck question marks.
Then, thirty seconds passed
Driver Liu saw this Mr Silvers smiling face in the rearview mirror and immediately felt a chill.
Little Silver: So youre that Bi Mad Devil?
Liu Zhenhua narrowed his eyes. I dont know what Mr Silver is talking about
Little Silver: You changed your appearance, and you installed a lot of mechanisms in your car. Ive already seen all of them. You did something to your stereo system, didnt you? I saw white powder inside; this is probably a hallucinogen?
Hearing this, Liu Zhenhua instantly hit the brakes and the harmless smile on his face turned into a fiendish expression as he stared at Little Silver. When did you find out?
When I got in the car, I was a little suspicious. On the way, I looked up information online, and confirmed your identity. Little Silver spread his hands.
Liu Zhenhua was very curious. You never thought of running?
Little Silver was even more curious. Why should I? Clearly, the person who should run is you!
Liu Zhenhua:
I was pondering a very philosophical question since just now: to be or not to be? Should I get rid of you? Because whether to cry or not to cry after running into a bad guy, both options wont do any good.
Little Silver reviewed the situation with a stern face. But when I signed a contract with my Master, he already said that Im not allowed to kill people wantonly. Dying just like that would be too easy a death for a person like you.
You Liu Zhenhua clenched his teeth. He realized that this pretty Mr Silver in front of him wasnt at the Foundation Establishment stage at all, but was a formidable person He couldnt tell exactly what his realm was, but what he could be sure of was that since his hallucinogenic powder hadnt had any effect, this person was at least a Soul Formation expert!
Dont move! Ive already sealed all the doors shut! Liu Zhenhua took out a crystal ball from the front of his shirt. This is a spirit bomb; if I squeeze it, itll explode. Get out of the car now and well act like we never met, or I wont mind burying someone else with me
But just as Liu Zhenhua finished speaking, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his hand.
Pei !
Little Silver directly spat thick phlegm at Liu Zhenhuas hand. In extreme agony, Liu Zhenhua realized that his hand had dissolved along with the spirit bomb!
Ah
Liu Zhenhua screamed in pain as his hand instantly melted like an ice cube at boiling temperatures.
He wanted to make a report!
Uncle police!
A Silver person is spitting everywhere!
Chapter 618 - Little Silver Is Caught Once Again
Chapter 618: Little Silver Is Caught Once Again
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Driver Liu screamed. His right arm from his hand up to the elbow was instantly dissolved by Little Silvers phlegm. The most terrifying thing, moreover, was that though his forearm had been dissolved, the wound wasnt bleeding, and Liu Zhenhua felt a continuous burning pain.
It felt like someone was holding a lit cigarette lighter under the wound, and Liu Zhenhuas face was drained of color.
Is there anything you want to say? Little Silver looked at Driver Liu with a harmless smile on his face.
While the phlegm he had spat just now seemed like a very casual action, it had in fact been quite a delicate operation.
Little Silver could precisely adjust his spitting technique down to the decigram.
He had deliberately controlled his spit just now. Otherwise, Driver Liu would have been directly dissolved on the spot like the two fellow brothers from the Demon Hunters Association back then, without leaving anything behind.
Why didnt he just kill this scumbag driver? Little Silvers reason was very clear: It was because his Master didnt like him to kill people wantonly. Another important point was that Little Silver thought it would really be too easy a death for such a scumbag.
What went around, came around
This evil driver, who had already hurt who knew how many boys and girls, probably never expected to suffer this type of retribution.
Even if you hand me over to the police station, I dont have long to live; I have three months at the most. Liu Zhenhuas face was covered with sweat from the pain and hisplexion was deathly pale. I have a terminal illness, Golden Core cancer
You have a tumor in your golden core? Little Silver was surprised.
Yes, and its terminal. It cant be cured. Liu Zhenhua clenched his teeth in agony. His face was very dark. So before I die, I want to bring some fear to the world, so that it will remember my existence, Bi Mad Devil
Golden Core cancer was a terminal illness and the only type of cancer for which there was no cure. If it was just an organ that had been pathologically infected, modern cultivation medicine could alreadypletely take care of it. But it wasnt the same for Golden Core cancer, which involved a lot of difficult problems. If a Golden Core cultivators golden core was shattered, they actually couldnt live for very long. So if the golden core was directly removed, this would probably be even more painful for a Golden Core cultivator than dying right away.
Once the golden core was removed, the progression of the disease could be stopped, but a persons lifespan would be greatly shortened. The most critical point of all was that after the removal of the golden core, a person would no longer be able to cultivate.
Thus, the most perfect solution would be to directly kill the infected tissue inside the golden core without affecting the golden core itself. But this had always been the medical conundrum.
In any case, the chances that a cultivators golden core would be pathologically affected was actually very low.
The odds were one in a hundred million
And Liu Zhenhua was that winner in a hundred million people.
Some hateful people were pitiful, but while it was true that Liu Zhenhua was a pitiful person, Little Silver didnt think he deserved any sympathy at all.
Everyone would have to pay for whatever they did sooner orter.
There was a saying which Little Silver thought was very true: every person had a different way of finding their ce in the world. Those who did good enjoyed a good reputation among the people while those who did evil became notorious Both were ways of being remembered.
Unfortunately, what was recorded and passed on were always the righteous deeds that promoted virtue. So if you wanted to rely on notoriety to make a name for yourself in the cultivation circle, you should never say that you were part of the cultivation world, since that world would never take any notice of you.
Little Silver pursed his lips, then bit his finger and hurriedly squeezed out a drop of blood before the wound healed itself. He straight away popped the blood into Liu Zhenhuas mouth.
With a pained expression on his face, Driver Liu asked suspiciously, What did you do?
Nothing, just prolonged your life. Little Silver spread his hands.
Of course, he couldnt do anything about an illness which even modern cultivation medicine couldnt cure. However, he could use his holy beast blood to prolong the other partys life.
Liu Zhenhua tasted blood.
But strangely, the moment the blood entered his body, his illness seemed to be alleviated quite a bit.
The tremors caused by his diseased golden core that woulde and go from time to time disappeared. Not only that, even the burning sensation in the stump of his melted right forearm eased up.
That drop of holy beast blood would keep Liu Zhenhua alive for another ten years.
Liu Zhenhua was pale with fright. Who on earth are you
A mouthful of phlegm had caused him to fall off a cliff, while one drop of blood had brought him back to life At that moment, Liu Zhenhua realized the disparity in absolute strength; this Mr Silver could easily do whatever he wanted to him.
This guy wasnt a normal person at all.
Reflect on yourself. Im calling the police now, and you can spend your final days in prison with soap 1 and your fellow inmates. Little Silver crossed his arms with a serious expression.
Liu Zhenhua sensed that things werent looking good, but when he tried to get out of the car, he discovered that he couldnt move his body at all as an oppressive force rendered him immobile.
Compared with Mr Silver, his weak-ass fighting strength wasnt even in the same dimension.
However, just as Little Silver was about to take out his cell phone to call the police, he suddenly heard the undting sound of sirens on the road
Little Silver was surprised. He couldnt be that lucky, right?
Two motorcycles directly drove past to stop in front of Liu Zhenhuas car. Then a police officer in uniform got out of a police car which had stopped behind Liu Zhenhuas car. The officer went over to a car window and knocked on it. Get out, both of you! Routine inspection!
When Liu Zhenhua saw the uniform, his pupils contracted slightly and his body went limp right away like a deted balloon C it was over! Everything was over!
This was the traffic police; no cars were allowed to pull over on this road. Liu Zhenhua guessed that he had stopped here too long, which was why he had caught their attention.
Little Silver rolled down the window and smiled at the officer. Hi
The officer took a look inside and noticed that the drivers expression wasnt right, and he frowned. Mr Driver, please show me your ID.
Liu Zhenhuas brow furrowed tightly and he looked like he was ready to die.
The police officer already knew something was up. Since its like this, pleasee with us. And
After saying that, the officer looked at Little Silver. This youngdy, pleasee with us, too.
Little Silver:
Seven oclock in the evening, Anning District Cultivation Police Station, Songhai city.
Little Silver was at this familiar police station once again.
Unlike the previous two times, he wasnt handcuffed this time. The people at the station were already familiar with this frequent visitor. A police little sister even enthusiastically made Little Silver a cup of tea.
Sitting inside the interrogation room with the tea in his hands, Little Silver didnt wait very long before Officer Gao Tian, who had taken Little Silvers statement the previous two times, pushed the door open and walked in.
At the sight of Little Silver, Officer Gaos face couldnt help twitching Why was it this guy again?!
Seeing Officer Gao open his little notebook, Little Silver promptly started to introduce himself with a familiar air. Name, Little Silver. Gender, male. Single, no bad habits. Favorite things to do are eat, binge-watch shows and y games.
It was the same process as the previous two times; Little Silver was too familiar with it.
Officer Gao raised his eyes to look at Little Silver. Why did you take a car?
Little Silver was very honest. I wanted to go buy myself a cor.
Officer Gao was taken aback. He somehow felt like he had learned something disastrous
Chapter 619 - Is Secretary Yan’s Chest Hard?
Chapter 619: Is Secretary Yans Chest Hard?
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Officer Gao, are you thinking about something very obscene? Little Silver cupped his chin as he felt that something wasnt right with Officer Gaos expression.
His face had clearly been very solemn just now, but why was it suddenly flushed? He was definitely thinking about something dirty.
There were only a few reasons why a person would blush. Although Little Silver had never watched anything obscene before (mainly because Grenade-Throwing wouldnt let him), he still knew some things.
Shamed by the question, Officer Gao was at a loss for words. He indeed had thought of something indecent but after all, buying a cor for yourself didnt have to mean that you were looking for thrills.
Doing his best topose himself, Officer Gao asked, Were you buying yourself a cor because you hurt your neck?
He recalled the cors for recovery purposes that had appeared on the market previously which were used to protect the spine, so not all cors were indecent.
Just like stir-fried noodles with sea cucumbers; some were of decent quality, and some not.
Or take authors as another example. They could also be separated into decent ones and those who cked off
Yes, that had to be it! It was his thinking that was twisted!
As an upright police officer who served the people with all his heart and soul, how could his thoughts wander like that?! Gao Tian ah! You gotta pull yourself together, Gao Tian!
However, Little Silver swiftly shook his head. No, I want to buy a cor so that my owner, my Master can walk me on a leash on the streets!
Master
Owner
On a leash
And on the streets
Officer Gao: Erm Mr Little Silver, when you say owner
It went without saying that if you didnt know about Little Silvers real identity at all and looked at the situation purely from a human beings point of view, there were indeed plenty of connotations that came to mind.
Officer Gao thought that things werent looking good for him; this Silver in front of him was a little troublesome
Owner? Owner is my Master, hes very strong! Its like the lyrics say Little Silver suddenly thought of the lyrics of a song that was popr recently.
Officer Gao: What lyrics?
Little Silver directly sang, This older brother has been working on his chest, if you still want to lean on it 1
Officer Gao:
Little Silver: My owners chest is for me to lean on!
Officer Gao:
This incident was slightly more troublesome than the previous two, because the Driver Liu that had been caught wasnt some bystander, but the Bi Mad Devil who had been stirring up trouble recently. Now, Bi Mad Devil had been arrested just like that, and moreover had lost his right forearm; there was no way Little Silver could get away from not bing involved.
In theory, Little Silver had acted heroically for a just cause, but he had been a little heavy-handed. Actually, it was difficult to determine to what extent exactly he was liable for the injury.
However, when Liu Zhenhua had been detained at the time and had entered the police station with his head covered, the media and bystanders that had been circling around nearby, as well as the police staff maintaining order at the scene, had vented their anger and felt that the hero who had cut off Liu Zhenhuas arm had done a truly beautiful job!
By the time Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found out Little Silver was at the police station, it was after six in the evening
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had had a bad premonition before, and as expected, it came true!
Hello, is that Mr Grenade-Throwing? Brother Little Silver is at our police station again Officer Gao called Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in a practiced move. In fact, when Little Silver hade the second time, Officer Gao had very resourcefully saved Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals phone number into his phone address book.
After being a police officer for a long time, you would develop a very strange type of intuition. Take Officer Gao, for example. He could identify those who would wind up in the police station from time to time, and reality had proven him absolutely right.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: What did he do this time? Spit again?
No one else knew Little Silver as well as he did.
Well
Officer Gao sighed deeply. The suspect we arrested this time said that Mr Little Silver dissolved his arm with a mouthful of phlegm. This is probably some kind of spell, right?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. Thats right, Officer Gao, you can think of it that way. In fact, it wasnt a spell, but was Little Silvers own ability as a holy beast However, Little Silvers identity had to be kept strictly under wraps for the time being, so this type of misunderstanding actually wasnt bad.
As I thought, its a spell. But Mr Little Silver insisted that its his own ability On the phone, Officer Gao was gloomy.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Officer Gao: If Mr Little Silvers phlegm really has this kind of ability, and he gets chronic pharyngitister on, who would dare kiss him? One kiss and your tongue would disappear!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Officer Gao continued, Mr Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the current situation is like this: the suspect Liu Zhenhua now believes that he has been disabled by Little Silvers phlegm and wants Mr Little Silver to be held legally ountable for it.
He dares?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned. This perverted driver had done so many shocking things, but still dared to bite back C how shameless could he be?!
Officer Gao: Mr Little Silvers way of handling it indeed helped to vent a lot of anger, but if the matter truly is pursued, the other party may indeed attempt to hold him responsible for an excessive use of force in self-defense.
Suddenly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals expression turned severe. Do you know Secretary Yan? Little Silver is his man!
Secretary Yan
For some reason, after hearing the words Secretary Yan 2 , Officer Gao suddenly felt his head tremble.
Mr Little Silver was some leaders man?
Officer Gao pondered in his heart.
Combined with Little Silvers previous statement Master cor on the streets
Officer Gao instantly felt a chill as his entire body shuddered.
F**k! Had he just learned something outrageous?
The long silence made Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frown. Officer Gao, are you alright? Why arent you speaking?
Officer Gao sweated. Mr Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, can I ask you a question?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Speak your mind, Officer Gao.
Officer Gao: Is Secretary Yans chest hard or not?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
By the time Little Silver gave his statement and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal brought him out of the police station, it was already seven in the evening.
Given how vile the Bi Mad Devil incident was plus the mysterious-sounding Secretary Yan, Anning District Cultivation Police Station concluded that Little Silvers mouthful of phlegm was reasonable self-defense, and the condition was that Little Silver had to cooperate with the policeter and then testify in court.
Of course, there was also the standard A Heroic and Great Citizen silk banner and media interviewbo, which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal declined on Little Silvers behalf; he thought it was still better for them to keep a low profile.
On the road, when Little Silver heard Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal talk about what he had gone through earlier, he was puzzled. Secretary Yan? Who is this Secretary Yan?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: I randomly made him up.
Little Silver:
Chapter 620 - Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet
Chapter 620: Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet
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That Friday evening, Wang Ling brought back the notification form for the summer camp in Devil Valley Beast Kings Remains and went to find Father Wang to get it signed. Like before, Father Wang didnt even look at it before he brandished a pen elegantly and signed his name Wang Jiao in one smooth flourish; what was impressive was that he had joined the characters together in cursive writing without lifting the pen off the paper.
When Wang Ling looked at Father Wangs signature, it was still the same as before: he couldnt make out the two characters as Wang Jiao at all. He sighed in the depths of his heart; when all was said and done, this was a senior artist in the online novels circle!
After signing, Father Wang put down the pen and returned the notification form to Wang Ling. Learn my signature, you can sign this type of form yourself in the future. Also, the same rules apply to this activity: be a little more low-key in doing things, and if you encounter any danger, remember to leave the other party alive. Youve already put three people in jail; you can think about sending another in for them to y mahjong.
Wang Ling:
Then, Wang Ling watched as Father Wang turned around in his chair and began typing. Wang Ling didnt pay attention to the content on the screen. In any case, it didnt seem like Father Wang was typing his manuscript, but was writing something else instead.
After returning to his bedroom and putting away the notification form, Wang Ling used his King Eye to take a peek through the door and realized that Father Wang was putting together an article for his official ount. As a top-level guru on the Inte, the numbers on his official ount were unlike those on other tforms. Basically, every article he published would get millions of views.
But Father Wang very rarely took the time to write articles for the official ount; it was already pretty good if he wrote one or two articles a month. Given this type of target audience, Father Wang would write short stories off the top of his head based on recent popr events. Some were full of warmth, some were funny, and some were satirical Among the several short stories Father Wang had released, the one that got the most hits at more than ten million views was the one titled: Wang Situs Imagining of Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet 1 .
Crafting this type of creative short story was a lot harder than those chicken soup writings!
A brief introduction to Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet: This was the story of a beggar poet who survived by picking through rubbish for things to eat and who encountered and got to know Brother Gluten, a roadside singer. It was just like the lyrics of that song: Happily eating my gluten in the morning, I met this brother who was eating rubbish What he eats is rubbish, what he thinks about is the past. I dare not imagine what he went through before Bake the gluten, tell me whats in your heart, bake away all your years of grievances and vicissitudes
Recalling this summary of the short story, Wang Ling remembered hearing the song that was featured in it. When Father Wang had finished writing the lyrics back then, his powerful book friends had immediately created a cover song.
This short story, which was a creative adaptation of true events by Father Wang, was still fresh in Wang Lings mind.
In the story, Brother Gluten, who dreamt of bing a musician, met a beggar poet brother. When he saw this beggar brother picking through rubbish on the roadside for something to eat, Brother Gluten felt very distressed, and thus took this beggar brother along with him to take part in a music audition for The Voice of Cultivation.
The two brothers met, grew to know each other, and encouraged and supported each other. Whenever Brother Gluten was feeling frustrated, the beggar brother would recite poetry to him and help open the depths of his heart
After three years of endless effort, Brother Gluten finally won the third season of The Voice of Cultivationpetition. However, it was during that shining moment that his best brother Wandering Poet chose to leave without saying goodbye
For many years, in order to find this brother of his, Brother Gluten used the money he made from his music career to invest in arge amount of cultivation resources and to travel around looking for clues on his beggar brother Wandering Poet.
While missing him, Brother Gluten not only sang and cultivated, but also remembered to cultivate his gluten baking techniques to their utmost. The day he found his poet beggar brother, he wanted to use his most developed technique to bake gluten for his brother to eat
Later, Brother Glutens actions moved an Almighty named Daoist Mieba. Daoist Mieba told him that there was a spell to instantly make the person he missed most appear in front of him, but Brother Gluten would have to collect different spirit stones representing power, time, space, soul, reality and heart.
For over ten years, Brother Gluten traversed the entire world to gather these six precious stones. Finally, he ground them into powder and mixed it into the flour for baking gluten to create an Infinity Gluten Glove.
In the final scene in the story, the excited Brother Gluten recalled his past with beggar Wandering Poet, and snapped his fingers
And then, there was nothing
That was how the story ended.
No one knew whether Brother Gluten, after snapping his fingers, was really able to find that brother whom he missed the most, like Daoist Mieba said he would.
No one knew whether these fellow brothers ever saw each other again.
More than that, no one knew whether Brother Glutens diligent training paid off; cultivating his gluten baking techniques to their utmost for the sake of making the ultimate gluten when the two brothers met again, no one knew if it turned out delicious or not
Anyway, Wang Ling remembered it was an open ending at the time, which gave Father Wangs story an awesome twist.
But now, it seemed that Father Wang was writing a sequel to Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet.
Wang Ling secretly took a look at it in his bedroom. What was it like to be the son of a smash hit writer? He could read the new stuff first before anyone else
It was obvious that Father Wang had already been thinking about this plot for a long time. He didnt get the least bit stuck as he typed. Roughly an hourter, he finished writing the short story.
As Father Wang checked it for any typos, Wang Ling took the opportunity to read the sequel, Brother Gluten and Wandering Poet 2.
In this story, Father Wang revealed the reason why Wandering Poet had left without saying goodbye back then.
The second story said: The day before Brother Gluten won thepetition that year, Wandering Poet learned that someone meant Brother Gluten harm. In order to protect his good brother, Wandering Poet prayed before a barbecue stall and was willing to be unable to eat gluten for the rest of his life in exchange for Brother Glutens safety
This act moved Daoist Mieba, who showed up and gave Wandering Poet a solution.
As long as Wandering Poet was willing to split himself into six spirit stones representing power, time, space, soul, reality and soul, he would be able to bring out the fullest power of his prayer request.
If one day a person could gather the six stones together and create a glove from it, Wandering Poet could be brought back to life with one snap of the fingers.
The price, however, was that the person who snapped their fingers
Would be the six new spirit stones instead
Chapter 621 - Clues On Primordial Qi
Chapter 621: Clues On Primordial Qi
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When Wang Ling read this ending, it was as if he could already see Father Wangs sequel being shared fanatically. This was a thought-provoking ending tinged with some tragedy, but Father Wang didnt say that this was the conclusion. Wang Ling thus expected that there would be a third or even fourth instalment in the future.
To tell the truth, he was actually looking forward to this story.
Unfortunately, Father Wang posted new articles on his official ount at long intervals. As a top-level online guru, he didnt need to post articles on hot issues to draw attention like other official ounts that wanted to trend.
Also, Wang Ling had heard Father Wang previously mention some official ounts that tried to grab attention in any way possible. Take an official ount called Double Dose of Sugar, for example, which had already shut down; it had died as quickly as it had risen, all for the sake of obtaining over one hundred thousand views. In Father Wangs view, doing everything in your power to grab attention for the sake of more than one hundred thousand views wasnt worth it.
Inparison, Wang Ling suddenly felt Father Wangs image grow evenrger.
Even though there were long intervals between each of Father Wangs post, each article easily got more than a million views.
Many people lived every day with a particr hope. A small target of one hundred million 1 might not be achievable, but at the very least they should make enough to make themselves happy. To smile with happiness and contentment every day, and to face tomorrow with a smile C this had always been Father Wangs original reason for writing novels.
At this thought, Wang Ling inevitably started to ponder what his own hopes were.
At present, he probably couldnt realize his small target of perfect control over the primordial qi which resided in his body; for now, what was possible was to have gluten-vored crispy noodle snacks! After reading Father Wangs story about Brother Gluten, Wang Ling suddenly felt like eating baked gluten for some reason.
Back when he had epted Odd Zhuo as his disciple, Odd Zhou had given him a gold card for a gship store. Every month, Wang Ling could get a special vor crispy noodle snack made to order. Wang Ling decided to use this months allotment for the baked gluten vor.
He sent his request to the VIP e-mail address given on the gold card, and a customer service little sister from the gship store replied very quickly: Esteemed Mr Wang Ling, we have received your request. A box of your made-to-order baked gluten crispy noodle snacks will be ready in a few days and we will send it to you in the quickest way possible.
Perfect!
Just looking at this message was enough to fill Wang Ling with immense satisfaction.
Recently, a lot of things had been happening at the same time. When people felt troubled, it was easy to convert that worry into a craving for food. Eating crispy noodle snacks was one form of stress relief for Wang Ling, but that didnt mean that his troubles would be solved just like that.
After sending the text, Wang Ling carefully sorted out his thoughts.
There were now several issues at hand.
The first was President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association who was on the run.
The second was the mysterious informant who had exposed the Demon Hunters Association, President Bai as well as the power that was behind them.
Wang Ming had previously tracked down the location of this informant, who had sent the information from No. 60 High Schoolsputer room. But currently, Wang Ling still hadnt discovered who this person was.
The third issue was the angler whom Loopy Toad and Immortal Zhenyuan had learned about from Demon Saint on top of the Holy Pir in the demon world. Of all the people Wang Ling had encountered before, this angler was the most dangerous, because the other party was clearly very skilled at controlling primordial qi.
The fourth and final issue was the uing summer camp which Wang Ling would be participating in.
Wang Ling had actually thought nothing of it at first, but after what Super Chen had inexplicably said, he suddenly felt like he was going to be scammed once again in this activity. Super Chens mouth was typically blessed, and there were times you just couldnt not believe it.
While he was deep in thought, Wang Ling suddenly sensed a pair of hands pop out of thin air to cover his eyes, followed by a fully evilugh. Guess who!
Wang Ling:
It was Wang Mings voice!
This guy had used his projection toe here again!
Wang Ling pushed the fingers on his face away and stared at the young man in front of him with an expressionless face.
Lying on the floor, Loopy Toadzily opened its eyes.
Surprised?!
When Wang Ling turned around, he saw Wang Ming sh his white teeth at him in a grin.
In less than four short days, Wang Ming had once again made groundbreaking headway in the Heavenly-E Satellite virtual body projection technology. Last time, Wang Ming could actually already remotely materialize the fingers on his virtual body; meeting again today, Wang Ling realized that Wang Ming could already materialize his entire arms!
Looking at Wang Lings amazed expression, Wang Ming smiled. I estimate that I should be able topletely materialize my upper torso by the end of next month.
The corner of Wang Lings mouth twitched; this rate of progress was too fast
But Wang Ming backtracked as he said, Actually, this technology still isnt very developed. I might be able topletely materialize both arms now, but I actually cant maintain it for very long. Right after Wang Ming said this, Wang Ling saw these materialized arms wither like flowers and fade away; from beginning to end, it seemed that they couldnt hold for more than a minute.
Wang Ming had the expression of one who had already foreseen it. See!
Wang Ling:
Even if I can materialize my upper torso in the future, the duration is in fact a problem. Wang Mings satellite projection sighed. Of course, I didnte looking for you today about this. Remember when I had you collect some of that energy source on Drought Star with the energy collector? The assessment result is out.
Hm?
Both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad raised their eyes with eerily identical expressions.
The data report is still in theb, so Ill tell you first.
Wang Ming cupped his chin and said, The energy source in the collector is without doubt primordial qi. Its not as dense as the one extracted from your body, but aparison shows that they basically tally with the characteristics of primordial qi. Furthemore, this primordial qi is a little strange; there seems to be some other matter mixed into it, and it doesnt seem like the primordial qi of a human cultivator
You can even determine that? Loopy Toad was a little astounded.
Of course, Wang Ming said. Even between cultivators and spirit beasts, there are minute differences in their spirit energy. To be more precise, all energy sources have small differences because they operate in different ways.
But these differences are very subtle, and can only be detected either through Almighty-level powers of perception or by using instruments. But whats very strange is that this primordial qi doesnt seem to be from a human or a spirit beast.
When he said this, both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad became lost in deep thought. For some reason, they suddenly had a bad feeling as they recalled the prehistoric vicious beasts bred by that mysterious angler
Chapter 622 - Three Views-Shattering Hammer
Chapter 622: Three Views-Shattering Hammer
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If the origin of this primordial qi was the prehistoric vicious beasts bred by that mysterious angler, that meant that this angler had once released this beast on Drought Star. Given the current situation, Immortal Zhenyuan, who was repairing Drought Star at the moment, might be in danger.
Both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad thought of this point at the same time. They couldnt help furrowing their brows and cupping their chins as they pondered.
Wang Ming didnt know what these two guys were thinking about, but thought that this was an amusing scene.
It was said that a dog which had been raised for a while would start to behave like its owner.
It was obvious that Dog Two and Wang Lings master and servant rtionship had already reached a deep level of mutual understanding.
Their expressions and actions were the same even when they were thinking!
Wang Ling gave a heartfelt sigh. Lingzi, your familys Dog Two is starting to be more and more like you!
Wang Ling:
Loopy Toad:
Wang Ming didnt dare stay for too long, since the satellite remote projection technology wasnt advanced enough yet. Also, this technology hadnt beenpletely made public; the reason Wang Ming could use it was because he had the patent card for it, that is, an authority card C there were times when you could indeed do whatever you wanted when you had authority.
But when all was said and done, this wasnt quite apliant operation. With so many people watching him closely in theb recently, he didnt really want to cause Old Qi any trouble. So each time Wang Ming used the projection technology to remotely project his image, he didnt dare stay away for too long. That was because Zhai Yin was monitoring him if he was caught, he would definitely be reported.
He realized that Zhai Yin was actually the type of person to hold a grudge; all this time, she still remembered how he refused to eat her pork chops.
Wang Ming had initially thought that their rtionship had improved a little. But since thest time when Old Qi had been sent to the hospital and Zhai Yin hadnt been allowed to cook in theb anymore, she had grown colder toward Wang Ming by the day He didnt need to be able to sense auras; as long as he suddenly felt a chill, Zhai Yin would definitely be nearby in a ten-meter range.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, he had to concede that he was a little affected by Zhai Yin.
Wang Ming was resigned to the fact that his mind, while able to decrypt highlyplex equations in a sh, just couldnt make sense of emotions the worst was when he wound up in a cold war with other people.
He remembered arguing with Wang Ling as a child, and how Wang Ling liked to give him the cold shoulder. Wang Ming recalled that each time, he was the one who swallowed his pride first and apologized. For one thing, he hated the silent treatment. For another thing, he thought that in any case, he was the older brother, so it didnt hurt to give way to his younger brother after calming down.
But the problem now was that it was Zhai Yin who was giving him the cold shoulder, and he suddenly felt at a loss.
How should he handle this?
Apologize?
But the problem was that he didnt think he had done anything wrong.
Before Wang Ming left, Dog Two noticed his vexed expression and looked at him. Did you quarrel with Miss Zhai?
No Wang Ming waved his hands; he actually didnt know if this could be considered a quarrel or not. She stuck very close to him to protect him, but she was clearly in much lower spirits than she used to be.
Wang Ming sighed and spread his hands. Ever since Old Qi banned her from cooking, she started to give me the cold shoulder I dont know why, since I havent offended her.
How long has it been?
Almost a week
Loopy Toad thought a bit. Think carefully, could it have been some small thing you did to offend her?
How would I dare?
Aggrieved, Wang Ming looked at Loopy Toad with a serious expression. Aso, let me tell you, I even consoled her.
Hearing this, Wang Ming was taken aback. This dumbass straight guy could actuallyfort someone?
Loopy Toad: How did you console her?
Wang Ming: I had her drink a lot of warm water 1 .
Loopy Toad:
Wang Ling:
Taking into consideration the fact that Immortal Zhenyuan might be in danger, Wang Ling and Dog Two discussed countermeasures that night. They couldnt be one hundred percent sure that the primordial qi was from a prehistoric vicious beast that was being raised by the mysterious angler.
However, it made sense to take preventive action, and Wang Ling felt that he should set up basic safety measures for Immortal Zhenyuan.
Once again, he opened the Eight sses of Divine Weapons . This was the only original copy in the world, and which had been a gift from Father Wangs strongest fan. Last time, Wang Ling had refined a pile of Soul Suppression Rings and had unexpectedly created one of rare world-defying quality.
Taking into ount how dangerous those prehistoric beasts which the angler kept were, if Wang Ling was going to forge a magic weapon for Immortal Zhenyuan, then his first choice was one that was fiercer than these dangerous prehistoric beasts.
Thus, Wang Lings gaze finally settled on a hammer-type magic weapon. This magic weapon was very unusual; it wasnt meant for long-term use and there was a limit to the number of times it could be used. Inparison, the Soul Suppression Ring which he had previously given to Grenade-Throwing was a permanent magic weapon.
Generally speaking, this type of magic weapon could store energy, and spirit energy could be umted inside it. Once there was a need for it, the spirit energy could be released in one go, creating an explosive effect.
Loopy Toads eyes lit up with understanding.
To exin it in simpler terms, this type of magic treasure could be viewed as a trump card.
Whats this hammers origin? Loopy Toad couldnt help asking.
Wang Ling crooked his finger and the page flipped over, and one man and one dog looked at the information on this hammer-type magic weapon.
Name of Magic Weapon: Three Views-Shattering Hammer
Main Material: Passion Iron
Maker: A stinky and shameless damn fatty with the surname Luo who knows nothing about iron
Makers Description: Life doesnt stop, courting death without end; perhaps this isnt the most perfect magic weapon, but it contains all my passion as Fatty Luo.
Loopy Toad:
Wang Ling:
Passion iron?
What was that
Looking it up on its phone, Loopy Toad discovered that the grade of this passion iron wasnt low, and even surpassed that of the maic stone which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had brought previously.
Although passion iron still existed, it was very hard to obtain and was probably only sold on some cultivation ck market. But the problem was where was Little Master Ling going to get the money?
Where can we get a passion stone? Loopy Toad was baffled.
Without saying a word, Wang Ling used spirit energy to directly draw a smooth and round magic array on the floor with golden lines.
When this magic array took shape, Dog Two stared closely at it. This is It felt like it had seen this array somewhere before.
Wang Ling spoke telepathically. Its a transmutation array.
Loopy Toad:
Wang Ling: Equivalent exchange is the invariant principle which underlies alchemy.
Loopy Toad:
After saying that, Wang Ling opened the drawer and took out the Three Five which he had already done before throwing it into the array.
Loopy Toad:
Chapter 623 - The Culprit is Heavenly Dao
Chapter 623: The Culprit is Heavenly Dao
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So there was this kind of operation
Dog Two stared nkly at the scene in front of it.
For the most part, only Little Master Ling was able to use this type of magic array, since the transmutation arrays principle of equivalent exchange was actually a transaction made with Heavenly Dao. But how many people in the world were qualified to negotiate directly with Heavenly Dao and make a deal?
Even if a person knew how to draw the transmutation array and had an offering for the transaction, the Heavenly Dao might not necessarily respond.
But Loopy Toad was a little baffled; since they could use a transmutation array, then why had they needed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to specially bring a maic stone thest time?
At that moment, Wang Ling looked at Loopy Toad and very clearly heard its thoughts. He instantly said telepathically, Because I hadnt finished doing the test papers back then.
Realization dawned on Loopy Toad.
So that was it
It did understand this reasoning.
But why was Wang Ling using thesepleted Three Five test papers to make a deal with Heavenly Dao?!
Frankly speaking, Loopy Toad didnt think these Three Five test papers were an equivalent exchange for the invaluable passion stoneC one passion stone was priceless, and worth so much more than the Three Five test papers sold in cultivation education bookstores everywhere.
Could one set of Three Five test papers buy a 150- ping 1house in the citys second ring? Of course not but a passion stone could!
With five of them, you could even buy a four- ping toilet in the first ring.
This, was the difference!
But in the end, Loopy Toad underestimated the value of these Three Five test papers.
Not long after these test papers were thrown into the array, Loopy Toad saw them turn into golden light particles which disappeared into thin air. The Heavenly Dao had actually epted them
After a short moment, the center of the transmutation array glimmered with light, and a little three-inch man glowing with light floated into existence.
You are Gaze fixed on the little man, Loopy Toad was extremely amazed, and felt like someone was pulling hard at its heart.
Loopy Toad had a vague answer in its mind, but it didnt dare believe it at all and didnt even dare speak.
The three-inch man didnt speak, but a voice rang out in Dog Twos mind. I am Heaven, I am Dao, I am god, I am also the world There was neither sorrow nor joy in this tone, but a supreme dignity which made all of Dog Twos green fur stand on end.
The tiny man wasnt doing it deliberately, but his power caused one to feel fear in the depths of their soul.
Wang Ling raised an eyebrow, then crouched down to gently stroke Dog Two, who promptly felt its anxiety disappear as its breathing gradually settled.
Loopy Toad actually hadnt dared confirm it earlier, but after what the golden three-inch man said, it was already certain of the answer in its heart C this golden three-inch man was none other than the embodiment of the will of the Three Thousand Great Spells!
Also known as the embodiment of the will of Heavenly Dao!
That nerve-wracking power just now was still vivid in Dog Twos mind. Since it had the power of Sword Dao in its body, it was highly sensitive to Heavenly Dao. And reality proved that it wasnt just Dog Two that was affected; it noticed that in Little Master Lings room, the two gremlins Pen and Eraser on the table, Pillow Immortal on the bed, and Lord Ma in the toilet were all trembling slightly at the same time.
Dog Two was well aware that all the gremlins enchanted by Little Master Ling had Heavenly Dao in their bodies, so their reactions werent strange.
After calming Loopy Toad down, Wang Ling softly patted Dog Twos butt and had it move to one side to allow Wang Ling to sit down cross-legged across from the golden three-inch man.
It was an especially mystical scene that didnt seem real.
There wasnt the slightest change in Wang Lings expression and he didnt give anything away even in the face of the golden three-inch man.
Who could endure the massive spiritual pressure of encountering Heavenly Dao face to face?
Dog Two eximed admiringly in its heart; for the most part, only Little Master Ling could do so.
This was actually a truly stunning scene. For those in particr who had grasped one or more Heavenly Dao, they would be sensitive enough to Heavenly Dao that the pressure or shock would be exacerbated for them.
Loopy Toad initially wanted to take a photo of this scene with its phone to show Little Silver how powerful their owner was, but Loopy Toad was depressed when it realized that its phone didnt have a signal and that it also couldnt go online!
This embodiment of Heavenly Dao as a golden three-inch man probably had the ability to disrupt web connections.
Face to face, neither Wang Ling nor the golden three-inch man said anything, but they entered a small-scale Heavenly Dao field to talk.
This field differed from the Mind-Reading Ability, which was the ability to perceive the other partys thoughts and which could also be used in telepathicmunication. In contrast, it was absolutely safe to talk in this small-scale Heavenly Dao field since even the Mind-Reading Ability couldnt be used to find out what the people inside were talking about.
Dog Two also discovered that the Inte wasnt working on its phone, the main reason being that it had been affected by the Heavenly Dao field.
The truth was that this wasnt the golden three-inch man and Wang Lings first transaction, and they were already very familiar with each other.
Several dozen secondster, the golden three-inch man spread his hands, and the Three Five test papers which Wang Ling had offered up as a sacrifice earlier floated in his hands.
These papers full of handwritten Heavenly Dao already meet the requirement.
He looked at Wang Ling and asked, What crispy noodle snack vor do you want to change them for?
Wang Ling had drawn the transmutation array several times before in the past to trade for crispy noodle snacks. The golden three-inch man already seemed very familiar with this youngsters nature.
Wang Ling said telepathically, I want the passion stone.
The golden three-inch man was nk; he felt that this youngsters taste was a little heavy. You want passion stone-vored crispy noodle snacks?
Wang Ling: Just the passion stone.
Realization dawned on the golden three-inch man and at the same time he was a little excited. After so many years, this youngster had at longst learned to do an exchange for something different
Actually, when all was said and done, the golden three-inch man felt that he was actually to me.
He recalled when this youngster in front of him had been a child
That had been about thirteen years ago
That day, three-year-old Wang Ling had drawn the transmutation array.
The golden three-inch man had shown up, and when he had seen the oil painting which kid Wang Ling had painted, he had been utterly shaken.
He had then cheated Wang Ling out of his oil painting with a crispy noodle snack.
Just like that, three-year-old Wang Ling ate a crispy noodle snack for the first time in his life
And then, that was it
After that, Wang Ling would look for him every now and then to do a trade.
Back then, if he hadnt deliberately led this youngster to that crispy noodle snack gship store, he was afraid he would have been continually harassed until now.
Fear still lingered in his heart when the golden three-inch man thought about this.
He had to admit that he was the culprit.
But fortunately, no one else seemed to know about it.
Chapter 624 - Make a Deal With Heavenly Dao
Chapter 624: Make a Deal With Heavenly Dao
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Wang Ling remembered how he had suddenly seen the transmutation array for equivalent exchange in a dream, simr to how he gradually came toprehend Heavenly Dao as he grew older. While very few Heavenly Dao had awakened inside Wang Lings body when he was three years old, in front of the golden three-inch man, he hadnt felt the slightest bit of fear.
If the golden three-inch man was the embodiment of the will of Heavenly Dao, then who on earth was Wang Ling?
This was a question Wang Ling himself had pondered all this time over the years.
Everything had a cause and effect; there had to be a reason why he could sit face to face like this with the embodiment of the will of Heavenly Dao and not feel the slightest bit of turmoil in his mood.
But Dog Two and the gremlins he had enchanted were agitated, and even felt fear, which was the normal reaction.
This was the will of the Three Thousand Great Spells given form, but even without giving off an aura as he just sat there, Wang Ling already demonstrated the greatest regality.
Although the golden man was only three inches in height, he had energy as vast as the universe.
He was gratified that after thirteen years, the young man in front of him had at longst gotten himself back on the right track.
The passion stone was a very rare stone ssified as a grade two stone natural resource, but it wasntpletely extinct yet. One of Wang Lings handwritten Three Five test papers was ample sufficient trade for it.
All natural resources could be categorized from grade one to grade ten.
One handwritten paper from Wang Ling could be traded for an existing grade one resource at most, while an extinct resource would require a higher price.
To sum up, the golden three-inch man had agreed to this transaction.
He promptly stretched out his hand, and with a small glimmer of light, something that looked like brightly colored flowers blossomed in his small palm; they were hexagonal spirit stones that were grayish-blue in color, which were the very passion stones which Wang Ling wanted.
Based on the value of those Three Five test papers, the golden three-inch man produced six stones in one go and gave them all to Wang Ling.
Quietly observing this from behind, Dog Two felt that this equivalent exchange array was too convenient; furthermore, they had actually gotten six stones in the trade!
Six?
This was also beyond Wang Lings expectations. This wasnt the first time he had done the Three Five test papers. Actually, he started doing them in middle school; they contained a lot of topics outside the school sybus, and Wang Ling had learned them on his own to make it easier for him to do transactions with the Heavenly Dao.
Wang Lings conservative estimate was that he could get three stones in the exchange, which was just enough to create the Three Values-Shattering Hammer. But now he had six stones, and he could make something else with the extra three stones.
It was going to be Wang Mings birthday soon, and just nice, Wang Ling could use these three passion stones to make permanent armor for him.
The handwritten papers you offered as sacrifice this time are elite and enhanced versions which are worth five passion stones, said the golden three-inch man.
So upgrading the problems could upgrade their value!
Realization dawned on Wang Ling; it was only today that he was finding out about this.
As for why you have six stones, thest one is a bonus. The golden three-inch man said indifferently, After all, this is the first rtively normal transaction that youve made with me after all these years.
Wang Ling:
By the way, you should know that this equivalent exchange transmutation array can be used not just to exchange for resources, right? the golden three-inch man said all of a sudden.
Wang Ling: ??? He really didnt know!
The golden three-inch man: Apart from resources you want, you can actually do an equivalent exchange for all kinds of information. I already foresee a cmity in your life This is a Heavenly Dao Great Cmity; even if you anticipate it, the chances of dispelling it are very low. But I can tell you how you can resolve it.
The price? Wang Ling asked telepathically.
At your current stage the most important thing in your life, the golden three-inch man said slowly.
However, he didnt believe the young man would choose to make this exchange.
The most important thing in life might vary from person to person, but it inevitably had to do with friends and family; no one would use a persons life in an exchange.
But the principle of equivalent exchange had always been this unfeeling, and left no room for discussion.
Wang Ling: Ill look for you after several days then.
The golden three-inch man: ???
Wang Ling: The baked gluten-vored crispy noodle snacks will only get here in a few days.
The golden three-inch man:
In the end, Wang Ling scared the golden three-inch man off; even the transmutation array on the floor disappearedpletely without a trace
Wang Ling guessed that this guy was still living in the shadow of crispy noodle snacks.
But at his current stage, Wang Ling felt that the most important thing in his life was that box of baked-gluten vored crispy noodle snacks which he had gotten custom made! He had squandered a precious opportunity and used his member privilege to get this vor specially made to order! For one thing, he couldnt get it on the market, and for another, he had never tasted it before!
How did the saying go?
The rarer something was, the greater its value.
Wang Ling felt that this golden three-inch man knew nothing.
But the Heavenly Dao Great Cmity which the golden three-inch man had mentioned just now had inevitably caught Wang Lings attention. A Heavenly Dao Great Cmity that was going to happen soon his expression twitched. Could it have something to do with the final exams?
He really couldnt think of a more disastrous cmity than the final exams.
But for Wang Ling, it was as if he was already used to it.
Because since starting high school, every day felt like a cmity
After the golden three-inch man disappeared, the feeling of a string that had been pulled taut in Loopy Toads brain vanished.
It didnt know what the Heavenly Dao had said to Little Master Ling, but it felt that his expression was a little heavy.
Wang Ling didnt think too much of it since the cmity had yet to happen. Furthermore, he didnt sense any sort of omen. It was enough to just keep it in mind; overthinking it wouldnt do any good.
Currently, what was more important was to create this Three Values-Shattering Hammer!
Wang Ling snapped his fingers, and the microwave on the first floor was instantly teleported to his room.
Like with the previous operation, the first step was to smelt the material inside this enchanted microwave.
He threw three passion stones inside, and the moment theypletely melted into liquid, he opened the microwave. He used a spell to pull out the liquid from inside to float in the air, and it spun quickly to form a liquid ball. After that, the Great Weapon-Refining Spell was instantly activated.
In a burst of bright light, a small ck and gold hammer emerged in front of their eyes.
This hammers shape was very strange. It had a veryrge head, but the middle section of the head waspletely t. There also seemed to be a mechanism at the bottom of the hammers head.
Loopy Toad watched Wang Ling fiddle with the mechanism, and the t section in the middle of the hammers head unexpectedly flipped open.
This thing was actually a flip-top!
Chapter 625 - We Can Also Clobber That Bunch of Bangzi From Nanhan Nation!
Chapter 625: We Can Also Clobber That Bunch of Bangzi From Nanhan Nation!
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The design of this Three Values-Shattering Hammer was a little weird and avant garde, but since it was in Eight sses of Divine Weapons , this was proof enough of how extraordinary this little hammer was. In addition, this type of limited use magic weapon often generated more extreme and terrifying bursts of explosive power than a permanent weapon.
Wang Ling carefully examined the finished product and determined that its quality was quite remarkable. This Three Values-Shattering Hammer was a first-ss holy weapon; however, Wang Ling reckoned that after he did some slight modifications, it would be capable of exhibiting power at a world-defying level.
The flip-top section in the middle of the hammer wasnt a superfluous design, but was actually a recess into which energy could be poured. This was an important reason why Wang Ling had specially chosen this hammer as a defensive magic weapon for Immortal Zhenyuan, as he would be able to pour his primordial qi into this hammer.
If the primordial qi which Wang Ming had detected on Drought Star truly belonged to a prehistoric vicious beast being reared by that mysterious angler, using spirit energy in battle would only end in disaster. Both primordial qi and spirit energy were energy sources, but spirit qi was nothing in the face of primordial qi.
Although Immortal Zhenyuans body could generate some primordial qi, his main energy source was still spirit energy, which Wang Ling had already confirmed in the fight against Wind Spirit on Drought Star thest time. In contrast, those unknown prehistoric vicious beasts could freely switch between energy sources depending on their environment, and could use primordial qi entirely as their main source of energy. If a showdown really happened, Immortal Zhenyuan definitely wouldnt be their match.
The main thing still was that Wang Ling had no idea what that mysterious angler was nning, but it was good to be prepared, just in case.
This Three Values-Shattering Hammer would be a great help to Immortal Zhenyuan.
Wang Ling raised an eyebrow and filled the hammer full with primordial qi.
When the energy reached a saturation point, Loopy Toad saw that the middle section of the hammers head was swollen as if with air.
This hammer can be used ten times at most.
Wang Ling gave the hammer to Loopy Toad and said telepathically, You and Little Silver take this hammer to Drought Star together.
Dog Two was nk and cocked its head. Why him?
It was baffled by Wang Lings words, and didnt understand his thinking.
But Wang Lings heart was as clear as a mirror; in theory, holy beasts and these prehistoric vicious beasts were on the same level. The reason the prehistoric vicious beasts were called as such was because these vicious beasts had very low spiritual intelligence but were iparably deadly. Holy beasts, on the other hand, just happened to be the opposite they cultivated very slowly, but they were spiritually enlightened as soon as they were born.
The characteristics of the prehistoric vicious beasts and the holy beasts were like a drawing of the Eight Trigrams 1 ; each had their own merits.
The reason why Wang Ling wanted Little Silver to track down the prehistoric vicious beast had to do with this bnce.
Prehistoric vicious beasts were extremely sensitive to holy beast blood, so Little Silvers presence would be a strong deterrent.
For another thing, Little Silver could take this opportunity to leave its holy beast blood on the prehistoric vicious beast and track itter.
Holy beast blood wasnt an ordinary thing, and Little Silver couldpletely use it as a tracker. Wang Ling had already noticed this earlier on after Little Silver gave Loopy Toad his holy beast blood for a medicinal bath.
Dog Two stared at this little hammer. Are there any instructions?
There are. Wang Ling flipped open Eight sses of Divine Weapons again. The instructions for all the magic weapons were in the second half of the book, simr to how ancient records had a dictionary at the back with the words listed in alphabetical order.
The reason why Wang Ling had chosen this magic weapon at the very beginning was because of its ability to store energy, but even he didnt know exactly how to use it.
When master and servant turned to the page of instructions, they started to read up on the little hammers specific functions.
Written in the instructions:
Eight sses of Divine Weapons C Instructions from the weaponsmith developers of the Three Views-Shattering Hammer
Instruction One: Design Purpose
In an era where more and more permanent magic weapons are being designed, limited use magic weapons have been neglected. Under Passion Luos guidance, our weaponsmith design team created this valiant limited use magic weapon, Three Views-Shattering Hammer. It can store massive amounts of spirit energy which can be used as reserves in battle against a powerful enemy. The hammer has formidable potential not found in permanent magic weapons; the products biggest advantage is its explosive power and the number of times it can be used. When its fully charged with energy, it can be used up to ten times, which far exceeds what a conventional limited use magic weapon is capable of.
Instruction Two: Product Use (Magic design inspired by the famous humble master: Emperor Rang, Yan Junze 2)
1: Passive Effect Forced Fairness
When the product is used for the first time, whoever wields the hammer automatically triggers the forced fairness effect. The more powerful the energy source, the greater its suppressive force, and the opponent bes caught in a fair confrontation. Unable to demonstrate their true strength, they are thus easily defeated in a fight. During an attack, the enemys magic is weakened several times over, thus incapacitating them and making the hammers user seem even more destructive.
2: Active Skill Effect The Rang: All Living Things Are Equal (This skill reduces the number of times the product can be used by one)
The corresponding chant needs to be recited when using this product skill. When The Rang: All Living Things Are Equal effect is triggered, the level ying field will be forcefully expanded and enemies in the vicinity will enter an incapacitated state where their strength will be kept on the same level as that of the hammers user, or even below that. At the same time, the light of All Living Things Are Equal will strongly impair the opponents three views, causing them to lose the desire to attack.
3: Active Skill Effect The Rang: The Ultimate Hammer (This skill reduces the number of times the product can be used by one)
When The Rang: The Ultimate Hammer effect is triggered, the wielder of the hammer strikes the ground, toppling the three views of the opponent as well as forcefully entering a golden body state. In this state, all living things be silent and the hammers user ispletely immune to all physical and magical attacks for ten seconds (can be voluntarily lifted with a thought). When this skill is active, the light of the golden body emitted by the hammers user can dispel their teammates uncertainty and rashness, and force them to calm down in a Buddha-like manner before returning to their peak fighting strength.
Summary of Instructions: This product was designed in heartfelt defiance of the current trend. During the initial design stage, our team of developers visited the RNG team, the champions of that seasons LOL tournament, and exclusively interviewed one of the team members, humble master Emperor Rang, Yan Junze. Ultimately, the product we designed was a magic treasure tomemorate RNGs victory C reality proved that we were capable of clobbering 3that bunch of bangzi from Nanhan nation!
Chapter 626 - Little Silver’s Express Delivery
Chapter 626: Little Silvers Express Delivery
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Both master and servant stared at the instructions, and then were silent for a long time.
It had to be said that as a limited use magic weapon, the Three Views-Shattering Hammer indeed had a lot of functions.
Moreover, Wang Ling couldnt help thinking of a Heavenly Dao called fairness. The Great Fairness Spell which he had mastered was a spell for closing the gap in strength between the spellcaster and the enemy. It had the same effect as this hammers all living things are equal enhancement skill. However, Wang Ling would basically never have the opportunity to use this spell.
Because for Wang Ling, this was actually a pretty worthless Heavenly Dao spell.
After all, given his current situation, the overwhelming majority of enemies he faced were weaker than he was. If he used this all living things are equal spell, he would be the one to be weak instead, thus making his enemies stronger.
This spell was meant to be used when facing a strong enemy, so Wang Ling had no opportunity to use it at all.
He abruptly thought that this hammer was in fact pretty useful.
Even if it was a limited use magic weapon, it was still a very powerful defensive magic treasure.
Furthermore, after being filled with primordial qi and used inbination with this type of masterful magic spell, its original power would be greatly enhanced.
Loopy Toad put away the hammer with the Space Swallowing Spell and decided to find time to contact Little Silverter that night. After all, this was a personal instruction from Little Master Ling; it had to obey.
The only troublesome thing was that it would have to exin about Immortal Zhenyuan and Drought Star to Little Silver, who didnt know the situation.
In order to find that anglers whereabouts as soon as possible, the fastest way was undoubtedly for Little Silver to use his holy beast blood to perform a reverse trace. But they couldnt know for sure if this would be that easy to carry out.
That evening, Little Silver was waiting for an express delivery at the vi. His previous n to buy a cor had been dyed because of the incident with the Didi Shun Feng spirit car, so in the end, Little Silver had opted to buy the cor online.
At around eight oclock, the vis doorbell rang.
Little Silver opened the door and saw a courier little brother covered in grime, who offered the parcel with both hands as he stood respectfully in front of Little Silver. Hello, Mr Little Silver, Shun Feng God Express at your service!
What the heck
Little Silver was stunned by this courier little brothers miserable appearance. Looking to the side, he saw a luoyang shovel 1 at the courier little brothers feet, and then, a hole the size of a man behind the courier.
Little Silver:
Did all Shun Feng God Express couriers not take the usual route?
Little Silver remembered seeing a lot of news online about couriers, and almost all of them revolved around the Shun Feng God Express couriers. These couriers always popped up inexplicably in all sorts of ces, and then became heroes in passing A while ago, an online securitypany had been infected with aputer virus, and the entirepany had been helpless in the face of this crisis. A courier from Shun Feng God Express had been waiting at the entrance for a very long time, and in the end he personally stepped forward to fix the hole in thework, preventing the security details of hundreds of millions of users from being leaked.
A delivery courier was a really mystical job!
Or rather, it was only the couriers from Shun Feng God Express who were more mystical
Why didnt you use the main entrance? Little Silver was very curious as he received the delivery.
He saw the employee ID on the courier little brothers chest; his name was Liang Liang.
The courier little brother smiled miserably and scratched his head. One of the owners in this vi estate wanted to celebrate his girlfriends birthday before, and asked us toe out of the ground with a birthday cake in hand to give her a surprise In the end, because I wasnt skillful enough, the vi security team dug me out and took me to their office.
Little Silver:
Liang Liang scratched his head. The security in this estate then cklisted me.
Little Silver: Its been really hard on you
Its fine, its fine, the customeres first. Before the new courier for this estate gets here, its my duty to send every delivery to the door. The words of this courier little brother called Liang Liang were very moving. Mr Little Silver, please rest assured. When I leave, Ill help you fill in the hole behind me so that it looks like I was never here at all.
Little Silver:
Just then, the courier little brother suddenly said, Oh, thats right, Mr Little Silver, I wonder if you can give me a five-star rating? We have some small gifts for you.
The courier little brother then took out a grading device from his pocket. On it, there were five buttons which corresponded to the five grading options.
Little Silver felt he was a very easygoing person himself. Even though he had been cklisted by estate security, this courier little brother still did his utmost to do the delivery, so Little Silver naturally wouldnt give him a hard time.
Thus, Little Silver pressed the five-star button practically without needing to think about it.
So, what are your small gifts? Little Silver asked after the grading.
The small gifts are automatically determined by the system based on customer purchases. Of course, the customers details are kept confidential during the process; we couriers actually have no idea at all what the customer bought and were only responsible for the delivery. Liang Liang smiled.
Your service is very considerate! Little Silver marveled and then grandly signed his name on the box.
Because he had learned human culture not long ago, Little Silvers characters didnt actually look very nice, but the two characters Little Silver were already the best-looking characters he could write.
After confirming that the parcel had been epted, Liang Liang took out the gift for the full marks rating. It was a once-off storage spirit bag. Once all its contents were taken out, the bag would turn into flying dust and disappear in an environmentally friendly way with low carbon emissions and zero pollution.
Little Silver went inside happily with the cor in his hands.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was pushing his broli sd around on his te as he ate it. When he saw Little Silver walk in with the spirit bag and all smiles, he gave a doting smile. He really felt that Little Silver was an easily satisfied person.
What did they give you? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help asking.
I dont know, I havent looked at it yet. He said the gift is determined by theputer system based on the delivery, Little Silver replied.
He put the delivery box on the table, and then injected spirit energy into the small brocade bag in his hand. In several rays of light, a stic bag flew out of the bag. With its seal broken, the brocade bag instantly turned into flying dust.
Then, a thin leather whip, a box with six candles inside and a bottle of lubricant appeared in front of Little Silver. The scariest of all was Little Silver unexpectedly finding a pink string inside the stic bag, which turned out to be lingerie
Little Silver picked it up and turned to look at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. What is this?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Chapter 627 - Little Silver’s Headband
Chapter 627: Little Silvers Headband
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Little Silver was a pure Silver, one who was free of low tastes.
The instant he saw the string-like lingerie, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had no idea how to exin it for a moment; rather, he was wondering how to exin it without appearing vulgar. Little Silver, who had just entered society, didnt know much about the ways of the world Since Brother Ling had entrusted him with Little Silvers care, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had to have confidence in himself! Given Brother Lings master level, surely it wasnt because ofck of money that Brother Ling had left Little Silver with him, right?
There were quite a few veterans in the chat group who would say dirty stuff from time to time, but after Little Silver joined the group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had immediately announced a ban on any uncivilized conduct. Ultimately, he didnt want Little Silver to be led astray while in his care.
Brother Ling trusts me so much, I must guide Little Silver properly Thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded with a resolute face.
However, Little Silver wasnt someone who could be easily fooled. Because there were many things which he didnt understand, Little Silver was often quite stubborn about learning things, and had to find answers which satisfied him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that if he couldnte up with a reasonable exnation now, Little Silver would learn about it through some other means.
Grenade-Throwing, what on earth is this? Why is your expression so strange? Little Silver asked suspiciously. He had tried asking several times and found that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had sunk into deep thought with his chin in his hands as he stared at this pink string.
Oh its nothing, I was just wondering if you liked the color. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave a quick-witted reply and didnt give Little Silver any reason to doubt him.
Pink is fine. Some people online say that pink is very girly, but I like this color a lot. Everyone is free to like whatever color they want, Little Silver replied swiftly.
Little Silver didnt discriminate against pink as a color. As for the theory online that those who used pink were sissies, he didnt really understand it. Little Silver was neutral to the color pink; he would use it at home now and then, but would never wear it out.
Hearing Little Silver say this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly rxed and smiled at Little Silver as he pointed at this pink lingerie and said, Actually, this is a headband.
Headband?
Yes headband Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. When you wash your face, you can tie it around your forehead to keep your hair from getting wet. Of course, you can also use it to absorb your sweat when you exercise.
Is that so Little Silver frowned as he stared at the pink headband, because he felt that Grenade-Throwings expression was somehow a little strange.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal tried to make his expression as natural as possible. Yes, it really is a headband.
Fine, then; in any case, Ill use it at home, and I wont be taking it out. Little Silver pursed his lips.
Then he stared gloomily at the lubricant, the candles and the leather whip on the side; he really couldnt understand why the headband had been sent with these three things
After receiving the delivery, Little Silver went to wash his face and then nned to put on a face mask. This was a habit that Little Silver had developed recently. Everyone needed to take care of their skin, and Little Silver certainly wasnt an exception. He actually learned to use face masks from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and even the masks he used were from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Nevertheless, cleansing face masks for cultivators were different from ordinary ones. This was a true cosmetic face mask, with liposuction, acupuncture and face shaping effects. After putting it on, the whole face would be as white as an egg. Furthermore, the worse a persons skin was, the better the effect. The effects of one face mask couldst for a month.
Actually, Grenade-Throwing felt that Little Silver didnt need to use them at all because this guys face was pretty fair to begin with Grenade-Throwing knew that when Little Silver went to visit the Wang familys small vi, Mother Wang had bestowed the nickname white-faced girl on Little Silver.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that as a holy beast, Little Silvers aesthetics were actually pretty good.
Since Little Silver was going to put on a face mask, the pink headband just happened toe in handy. When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw this scene, his entire expression didnt look right.
Then he saw Little Silver lean back against the sofa and turn on his phone, as if he was about to make a video call. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals lips twitched. Brother Silver, what are you doing
Little Silver: Im calling Dog Two; its looking for me, and it said that Master has an importantbat mission for me.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Youre calling it with a face mask on thats not very good, is it?
Little Silver: Whats wrong with it, were family. This Dog Two still cant take human form. If I put a face mask on in front of it, it would be so envious!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Every time we see each other, its always showing off. Now its my turn! Little Silver patted the mask and tried his best to smooth it out without leaving any air bubbles.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal now really hoped that Brother Dog didnt know too much
The ringingsted for about a minute before Loopy Toad epted Little Silvers video chat.
Soon, the video image came through.
The first thing Loopy Toad saw was Little Silver putting on the face mask, and from Little Silvers smug expression, it was very obvious that this guy was doing this on purpose
Loopy Toads lips twitched, and then its keen eyes caught sight of the pink headband around Little Silvers forehead
Loopy Toad was stunned on the spot. Little Silver Your headband is very unique!
Little Silver: Of course. It was a freebie with a magic artifact I bought. The color is standard, but its very silky smooth to use. Also, when I tied it around my head, it makes me want to be touched for some reason
Right now, Grenade-Throwing really wanted to find a hole to burrow into.
Loopy Toad: Didnt Grenade-Throwing tell you what it is?
Little Silver: Grenade-Throwing said its a headband!
Loopy Toad: Head, head, head headband? Loopy Toad obviously knew that Little Silver had very likely been duped, but it didnt have the heart to expose this lie. On the contrary, it could pretty much understand Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals line of thinking
So even if it knew what the pink headband was
Loopy Toad still did its best to continue smiling in the video. Your headband, looks very nice
Little Silver: Smart of you to know! Jealous? How about I order an identical one for you? Hm?
Loopy Toads lips twitched. Better not
It wasnt in the habit of putting underwear on its head!
Loopy Toad: But I have to trouble you to pass on a message to Grenade-Throwing for me
Little Silver: What do you want to say? My speaker is on, hes right next to me.
Loopy Toad: I want to ask him, after nine years ofpulsory education why is he so amazing 1 ?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Chapter 628 - Little Silver’s First Assignment
Chapter 628: Little Silvers First Assignment
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Obviously, Little Silver had been duped.
As for why Dog Two knew about this kind of thing, it was a long story: the cell phone which Loopy Toad was using now had been Father Wangs before. When he had given Loopy Toad the phone, he hadnt logged out of his online shopping ount.
Loopy Toad remembered opening it by ident and had just happened to see this thing in the history records at the time.
There actually had been a lot of information on it, and Loopy Toad had stared at the screen in shock for a very long time back then before pretending it hadnt seen anything and logging out of the ount. Loopy Toad felt that it still knew a little more about the ways of the world than Little Silver; if it had joked about this back then Father Wang would definitely have kicked it out of the house.
After all, that was when it hadnt been at the Wang familys small vi for very long yet.
So a lot of times, turning a blind eye and pretending it didnt see anything was the most proper thing to do.
And as reality proved, Loopy Toad made the right call back then.
After all, not everyone could have as thick a thigh as Little Master Lings.
Dog Two thought for a bit, and finally decided not to tell Little Silver the truth about the headband. Sometimes, it was necessary to tell a white lie.
So after some consideration, Loopy Toad said to Little Silver: Your headband looks very nice
This was a very empty statement, but the fact was that Little Silver was seldom the object of envy. As a contract beast under Wang Ling, Little Silver would naturallypare himself with Loopy Toad, so he would always be envious every time Loopy Toad talked about Wang Ling taking it out for a walk. Now that there was finally something that could make Dog Two feel envious, Little Silver was very happy!
Little Silvers expression in the video was smug. Tell me if you want it, dont be shy C Ill buy you a box!
Loopy Toad:
Buy a box Loopy Toad was in a daze. Buy a box for what? For disposable use?
Loopy Toad obviously didnt want to dwell on this topic, so it quickly changed the subject andmunicated telepathically with Little Silver. Telepathy wasnt aplicated technique, and it had undergone many improvements so that it could be used perfectly in conjunction with modern technology. For example, the Face-To-Face Telepathy Spell Dog Two was currently using was a telepathy technique designed especially for use in video calls.
No matter how many modifications were made, the many different branches of telepathy shared the same principle. As long as a person was capable of the basic telepathy technique, it wasnt hard to learn the other types of telepathy. It was only Heavenly Dao-type telepathy which had a structurepletely different from basic telepathy.
Loopy Toad remembered Little Master Ling mentioning the Heavenly Dao Great Telepathy Spell before.
If Wang Ling wanted to, he could send his voice into the depths of the hearts of all the people on earth at the same time
This was too heaven-defying a method, on a level so far beyond reach.
Hence, each time Dog Two used telepathy, it would wonder when it would ever be as remarkable as Little Master Ling So many cultivators had protruding lumbar discs, but only its own familys little master stuck out enough to turn a persons scalp numb 1
Face-To-Face Telepathy Spell?
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw this scene, he could only tactfully turn back to his own business.
If they had chosen to speak telepathically, this meant that the two contract beasts were about to talk about something confidential and it was inappropriate for him to listen in. Since that was the case, he naturally wasnt going to make himself unwee.
Besides, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt feel that this was a bad thing. Although Little Silver and Dog Two might bicker now and then, this was another reflection of their close rtionship. Now, the two of them had started to learn to share in confidence with each other. This scene created a warm, nostalgic sense of brotherlymunication.
Thats just like Brother Ling, to think of everything! Looking at this scene now, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help sighing emotionally in his heart. No wonder so many people now supported the two-child policy. Having another contract beast really changed things; two contract beasts would keep eachpany and never feel lonely.
On the other side, Little Silver thought it was a little strange when Loopy Toad used telepathy.
Why do we need to use the Face-To-Face Telepathy Spell? Cant we let Grenade-Throwing know?
Loopy Toad replied, Itll be dangerous for Senior Immortal if he knows. After thinking about it, our little master decided to hide it from him. Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had that Soul Suppression Ring that could bring him back to life, it wasnt invincible and also had its own limitations.
After Grenade-Throwing was killed by Evil Sword God, Wang Ling carefully read up on the precise instructions for the Soul Suppression Ring. As long as the ring remained intact, it could recreate the corporeal body and was capable of infinite resurrections. However, there was another note which Wang Ling hadnt noticed before, which was about the energy source.
The instructions for the Soul Suppression Ring very clear stated that resurrection was limited to those mortally wounded by spells driven by spirit energy.
That was to say, if the energy source the enemy used was primordial qi, the Soul Suppression Ring was useless. Hence, Wang Ling had never nned on getting Grenade-Throwing involved in this issue since the very beginning.
The matter of the Three Views-Shattering Hammer was a long story since it had to start with the corpse of the kun in the Holy Pce of the demon world after it had been defeated by Demon Saint and Sage Master Shen Wuyue.
Little Silver was dazed when he heard this. He had no idea that Loopy Toad had had such an adventure.
So, youve been mistaken for a big shot now?
Little Silver was stunned, but this didnt seem to be the main point now!
What had he heard?
A prehistoric vicious beast
And a baby kun, even
Little Silver then couldnt help clicking his tongue as he said in the tone of one who had foreseen something, So there actually are prehistoric vicious beasts that are still alive?
You sensed them? Loopy Toad asked suddenly.
Yes, but I didnt dare confirm it before Actually, holy beasts and vicious beasts have a bit of a reactive connection, Little Silver replied. When I was hiding in Immortal Mansion back then, I had a vague sense of it, but I thought it was an illusion. So its possible that the angler you mentioned might have let these vicious beasts loose on earth!
These words made Dog Twos fur shiver all over, and it suddenly understood why its little master had pressed forward with making the hammer.
It was likely that after Little Master Ling learned about this angler, he had already felt that the other party was extending his reach to Earth.
Although it still wasnt clear what the other partys objective was
What they could be sure of was that Immortal Zhenyuans life was indeed in danger.
How about it, want toe with me? To help deliver the hammer which little master made for that senior, Loopy Toad looked at Little Silver and said after it calmed down.
Of course! This is the first travel assignment from Master, I definitely have to do it well! Little Silver tore the mask off his face and stood up excitedly.
Actually, he also had a slightly selfish motive for going.
Since the prehistoric vicious beasts which legend said had already disappeared were still alive then was it possible that there were holy beasts that were still alive?
Chapter 629 - Don’t Use a Traitorous Company
Chapter 629: Dont Use a Traitorous Company
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Actually, Little Silver had been harboring a fantasy all these years that the holy beasts had not been truly exterminated. Even just one other holy beast that was still alive apart from him would be good! But over the years, even when human cultivators used all kinds of advanced scientific magic treasures in their investigation, they hadnt been able to find the whereabouts of any holy beast Little Silver had thought that his fantasy was shattered, but hearing about the angler and prehistoric vicious beasts now, he instantly saw a glimmer of hope.
There had been news before of a ne whose signal was suddenly lost mid-flight and which directly vanished without a trace for ten years. In the end, after a hundred years, this group of people that had already been treated as dead at the time appeared on a mysterious ind, where they had even established a stone vige.
So maybe miracles really did happen!
Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing! Im going out! Im going to Masters ce! After confirming the operation with Loopy Toad, Little Silver intended to set out immediately, so he informed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal of his n.
Little Silver originally wasnt in the habit of doing so, but there were times when you really had to believe in the inexplicable currently, looking at his three trips to the police station, if he went out alone, he would definitely wind up there again.
So now Little Silver didnt dare be rash C it was safer to find someone to go with him.
On the other side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal let go of his mouse and looked at him. Alright, Brother Silver, Ill drive you there.
In fact, it was Grenade-Throwing himself who insisted that Little Silver be apanied by someone when he went out. Although he had acquaintances at the police station, he still had to go in to do the basic bail procedure. If Little Silver was detained when he was out, who was the one who would suffer for it
It was thus better to save himself the hassle. Although sending Little Silver to Brother Lings ce was time-consuming, it was a lot better than wasting time at the police stationter
Grenade-Throwing put down what he was doing and prepared to get his car. It was only then that Little Silver realized that this would be his first time sitting in a car that Grenade-Throwing would be driving!
Grenade-Throwing! What kind of car do you drive? Little Silver couldnt help asking.
A Huawei triphibian spirit car; it can be used onnd, in the water, or in the air! Its very fast! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal grinned.
Huh? I remember theres a brand called Lenovo?
I dont use it. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal quickly waved his hand. Theyre traitors!
Little Silver raised an eyebrow. Although Grenade-Throwing said it lightly, Little Silver felt that the man brimmed with righteousness.
He suddenly seemed to understand a little better why Master had left him at Grenade-Throwings ce. Wasnt this a hint that he should learn more from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?
Little Silver felt that any other exnation apart from this one would be unscientific! Given Masters realm, there was no way he would have dumped Little Silver here for the sake of saving money!
Mm, that had to be it!
Just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was about to get his car from the garage, Little Silver suddenly yelled, Grenade-Throwing! Grenade-Throwing!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Is there something else, Brother Silver?
Little Silver: Can I live here forever
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. Of course, Brother Silver, just treat this as your own home.
Little Silver: Grenade-Throwing! Grenade-Throwing! When Ie back from my assignment, can I not order takeout and have broli instead?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was startled. Brother Silver, you would be willing to eat broli? His impression was that Little Silver was usually extremely repulsed by vegetables this sudden change in attitude actually caught Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal off guard.
Brother Silver, you
I just suddenly want to eat it. Something wrong with that?
How can that be? Brother Silver, you can have as much broli as you want! Reasonably speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little excited as he felt like he had found a kindred spirit.
Alright! Then its a deal! Once my assignment isplete, Ille back and eat it! Little Silver was overjoyed.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very happy, why did he feel like Little Silver had raised a very strange FLAG 1 ?
Erm It was like in those TV dramas when the soldiers said to their fiancees before they went off to war: Lets get married when the war is over.
The two of them then went to the garage beside the vi. Little Silver saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stand at the garage door for a few seconds before the closed door automatically opened.
This garage was equipped with a face recognition system.
Then, an exquisite triphibian SUV appeared in front of Little Silver. It was a dark gold in color and covered in solid vehicle armor. It looked very cumbersome, but in fact it was very light, more so than most of the supercars on the market.
This was the first time Little Silver saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals car, and it gave him a refreshing feeling.
Starting a spirit car was vastly different from starting an ordinary car; it didnt use a car key, but a spirit sword.
All spirit cars purchased by cultivators were tied to their spirit swords at the specialty store.
How does it start up? Little Silver asked. He had never seen this thing, and knew very little about the spirit cars which modern cultivators used.
Starting it is very simple. First, you need to take out the spirit sword which its tied to. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal summoned his Brilliant Victory sword, and then opened something that looked simr to a fuel cap at the back of the car. With the sword still in its sheath, he stuck it in.
With a roar of the engine, the car smoothly started up.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Silver, dont just stand there, get in!
Little Silver:
On a sword, it would take two hours in total to get to the Wang familys small vi from Wenxian Garden, while it was in fact faster by car. That was because there was a sky bridge at high altitudes especially made for vehicles to travel along. Only those who drove could use the bridge, while those on swords couldnt.
But nowadays, even if cultivators bought a car, they usually left it at home to collect dust unless it was an important asion, since just traveling on a sword was somewhat more convenient.
It took less than three minutes for the car to lift off unhurriedly and travel steadily along the sky bridge in the direction of the Wang familys small vi.
Little Silver looked around curiously. This was the first time he had seen such a modern high-altitude thoroughfare!
But after less than five or six minutes of driving, Little Silver suddenly frowned as he turned his eyes to the clouds.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed Little Silvers odd behavior. Whats wrong, Brother Silver?
Feels like killing intent! Little Silver clenched his teeth as he stared at the cloudyers. He had what was almost a natural sensitivity to this type of malicious aura.
There was definitely no mistake!
This was malicious killing intent and it felt a little familiar!
Who is it? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gripped the steering wheel, on high alert.
At that moment, Little Silvers eyes darkened. Although he wasnt one hundred percent sure, this aura was very simr to the killing intent from that Mr Lu before
This killing intent was from the Demon Hunters Association!
Chapter 630 - The Unit of Measurement for Strength
Chapter 630: The Unit of Measurement for Strength
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Killing intent permeated the clouds along the side. After Little Silvers sensitivity alerted them to it, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could also feel the faint killing intent within the clouds. While the other party was well hidden, Little Silver had still sensed him. A holy beasts power of perception was extraordinary and far sharper than a cultivators.
Furthermore, Little Silver was very sure that the other party was from the Demon Hunters Association.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned. It seems that President Bai has more than one trusted aide at his side. Mr Lu wasnt the closest one.
Did Mr Lu deceive us? Little Silver was suspicious.
That shouldnt be the case. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head. Mr Lu was probably kept in the dark himself. This President Bai is very cunning! It was true that Mr Lu was a secretary under President Bai, but who said that a person could only have one secretary?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help being reminded of a piece of social news some time ago A boy used a single chat app to chat up more than six hundred girls at the same time and yed with their feelings while he ssified them ording to their bust, waist, hips and height.
If an ordinary boy could do something like this, what more then the cunning President of the Demon Hunters Association!
After Mr Lu went into witness protection, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had actually been wary about President Bai getting revenge, but he never thought that the other party would be brazen enough to stalk them and make a move when they were out.
This was an air bridge, with strict altitude control measures and all types of surveince. It definitely wouldnt be smart to be seen attacking here. If the other party was determined to do so, then there was only one possibility, and that was that he had a magic artifact that could instantly create an isted space.
This reminded Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal of the Wuji Umbre which Mr Lu had mentioned before. It was a quasi world-defying magic weaponprised of forty-nine different types of holy beast skins, and was an iplete product with one skin still missing.
Gripping the steering wheel, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned up his spiritual awareness to the fullest and pressed a red button next to the steering wheel.
Little Silver: Whats that?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Silver, you dont know, but this is the absolute field special modification which I added to the car. As long as you press this button, you can produce a powerful spirit maic shield, also called the A.T. Field 1 !
Oh~! Little Silver was enlightened. Although he didnt quite understand, it seemed very amazing!
Not long after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pressed the button, Little Silver saw a bright blue spherical spirit maic shield encircle the car to securely protect the triphibian SUV as if it was in an egg.
The purpose of this shield was to prevent the enemy from using flying swords to pierce the car at long range. There was already vehicle armor on the car, and activating the spirit maic shield was equivalent to doubling the protection.
And just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had expected, shortly after he activated the spirit maic shield, the other partyunched a flying sword at them in a probing attack.
From the image on the feed for the thermal defense system inside the car, they could clearly see a peculiar fluctuation in the spirit maic shield at the back of the car. This was exactly the shields response to an attack.
Was that an invisible flying sword? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal did his best to remain calm.
It had happened suddenly, but so far everything was within his expectations.
Usually, an invisible flying sword was the mostmon strategy used in a probing attack. If it was sessful, the vehicle would be destroyed and the passengers killed. If it failed, it wasnt any sort of loss since it was just a basic way of testing if there was a defense system in ce.
As the well-known Great Death-Courting Senior in the cultivation world, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had experienced all kinds of emergencies, and thus was very mindful in this regard.
Can Brother Silver perceive what this persons strength is like? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Little Silver cupped his chin and pondered for a moment before replying quickly, Roughly as strong as four Grenade-Throwings.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ??? When had he be a unit of measurement?
But this person is slightly weaker than Mr Lu. Hell be pretty easy to deal with. But we cant get off now, can we? Little Silver said.
It had to be said that Little Silver had raised a crucial problem they couldnt get out of the car!
That was because it was very dangerous to stop the car halfway while traveling on the sky bridge, unless you were waiting to get off the bridge. Whether you caused an ident or not, as long as you were caught stopping on camera, your license would be revoked right away.
It was now very difficult to pass the test to get a driving license!
And it was very clear that the other party was taking advantage of the fact that they couldnt get out of the car to take them down.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clenched his teeth, refusing to just sit and wait for death.
At that moment, a more violent attack hit them from the side. Even with double the protection, the triphibian SUV still shook hard and was almost forced out of the carne.
It was still an invisible flying sword, but its strength was much greater than the one earlier!
The situation had taken a slight turn for the worse. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal furrowed his brow. This was still a probing attack, but it was very clear that the other partys invisible flying sword wasnt aimed at him!
And in fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had guessed correctly once again!
On the other side, hidden amidst the clouds, a member of the Demon Hunters Association was sitting on a floating gourd as he emitted faint killing intent. President Bai had bestowed this gourd on him, and it had the ability to create an isted space.
This person was Elder Zuo Wu, the other top-level personnel in the Demon Hunters Association apart from Elder Lu.
Elder Zuo Wu hade to seek revenge today since his only little brother Strong Zuo had been captured not long ago, and the main culprit was that green-furred dog. Before that, Strong Zuo had left a soul mark on the green-furred dog (which Wang Ling had transferred to Little Silver). Later, President Bai sent Mr Lu to investigate the situation, but until now, Mr Lus whereabouts were unounted for.
Though they currently couldnt be sure whether Mr Lu had defected, Elder Zuo Wu could already no longer resist the urge to take revenge.
He applied to President Bai to carry out this operation, which was quickly approved.
This time, President Bai gave Elder Zuo Wu a floating gourd with the ability to create an isted space in order to conceal himself, along with arge number of single-use invisible flying swords amounting to over six hundred in total.
Since then, Elder Zuo Wu had been looking and waiting for a chance to act.
In everyday life, the sess rate in using an invisible flying sword to mount a sneak attack actually wasnt high. Furthermore, it was very easy to arouse suspicion.
Thus, Elder Zuo Wu had waited all this time
Finally, the day when both targets set out in their car came!
Furthermore, the other party even used the sky bridge!
Elder Zuo Wu was well aware that no cars were allowed to stop on the sky bridge! This was thus a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! For Elder Zuo Wu, they were moving live targets!
The best would be if he could attack and destroy the car and its passengers together, and disguise it as a spontaneousbustion car ident.
Elder Zuo Wu sat on the floating gourd as he secretly observed and pondered.
A momentter, he untied a brocade pouch at his waist and patted it gently C over a hundred single-use invisible flying swords flew out of the pouch, and all their tips were pointed as one in the direction of the triphibian SUV.
The next second, Elder Zuo Wu gave the order: Infinite Creation of Swords 2!
Immediately, these numerous flying swords lunged at the moving SUV
Chapter 631 - Little Silver’s All-Purpose Phlegm
Chapter 631: Little Silvers All-Purpose Phlegm
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Over a hundred invisible flying swords carrying the greatest pressure mmed down on the SUV. This batch of invisible flying swords had been specially customized by President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals power of sight wasnt strong enough to see them, but this spectacr scene waspletelyid out before Little Silver.
Wow! Look! Grenade-Throwing! Meteor shower! Little Silver couldnt help marveling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Silver, now is not the time to admire it
Little Silver: But, but, there are hundreds of swords flying at us right now!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Over a hundred invisible flying swords fell from the sky like ten thousand arrows!
Each of these flying swords was a deadly force at peakte Soul Formation stage. Just the two probing attacks earlier had nearly broken through the SUVs double defense. Now, over a hundred flying swords were aimed at a single target and directly bombarded it. The SUVs defense alone definitely wouldnt be able to withstand it.
I did it!
Elder Zuo Wu was excited; anyone would feel the same at the very moment you were about to get your revenge.
But just when Elder Zuo Wu thought that his scheme was going to seed, he suddenly saw the SUVs car window actually wind down.
Were they going to jump out of the car?
No
On the floating gourd, Elder Zuo Wu narrowed his eyes.
Then, all of a sudden, he saw
The silver-haired young man in the passenger seat suddenly spat a mouthful of phlegm outside the window!
Zuo Wu sneered. In his eyes, this was just futile resistance.
A mouthful of phlegm?
Apart from the silver-haired young man venting his despair, what else could the phlegm do?
Elder Zuo Wu didnt believe that a mere mouthful of phlegm would be able to break his Infinite Creation of Swords formation.
But the next moment, this silver sputum actually exploded in the air like a firework, directly spreading out in all directions!
Elder Zuo Wu:
The moment those invisible flying swords touched the phlegm, they instantly crumbled andpletely dissolved.
Elder Zuo Wu: ???
How could this be?
Elder Zuo Wu cried out in his heart.
The destructive power of this mouthful of phlegm was too astonishing that he practically couldnt stop blustering in his heart, but before he could react, two more silver globs of phlegm flew out of the window on the passenger side and exploded in the sky instantly.
Its over.
Little Silver smiled. The moment the silver phlegm exploded, the flying swords in the sky were all wiped out like in Minesweeper.
Elder Zuo Wu was utterly shaken and his mouth couldnt drop open any bigger. There was a storm in his heart and his expression at that moment was one of utter shock C it was an expression he had never worn before in his life.
Damn it!
His attack had actually been neutralized so easily, shit!
He had just lost two hundred once-off peak Soul Formation stage invisible flying swords!
It looked like he would have to use the Itinerant Immortal invisible flying swords!
Actually, Elder Zuo Wu had selfishly wanted to keep some of the once-off invisible flying swords. President Bai had given him a total of six hundred once-off flying invisible swords, two hundred of which were at peakte Soul Formation stage, two hundred at early Itinerant Immortal stage and another two hundred atte Itinerant Immortal stage! Elder Zuo Wus balls would really hurt if they were all used up here.
But just as Elder Zuo Wu grit his teeth and was about tounch a second and more powerful attack, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and his expression instantly turned stiff.
You! Elder Zuo Wus lips twitched. He was sitting on the floating gourd in an independent and isted space; he should have beenpletely hidden!
But Elder Zuo Wu had overlooked one thing, and that was Little Silvers power of perception, which was beyond his imagination.
Not only could Little Silvers phlegm melt the invisible flying swords, it could be used as a reverse tracker.
Through the vibrations and the overall strength of the invisible flying swords, the silver phlegm which was linked to Little Silvers sensory nerves could determine the approximate location which the swords hade from.
However, it could only determine the general point of origin of those swords because Elder Zuo Wu was currently in an independent and isted space. Therefore, even though the distance between them was very close, Little Silver couldnt touch Elder Zuo Wu.
This was a clone, which couldnt see Elder Zuo Wu.
After confirming that the other party couldnt find him, Elder Zuo Wu eventually rxed, but this scene still left him in a cold sweat.
The question was, how on earth had the other party sensed him?
Elder Zuo Wu was very puzzled.
Because he was unable to get out of the SUV, Little Silver created a clone to fight it out with Elder Zuo Wu of the Demon Hunters Association. This persons overall strength was much weaker than that of Mr Lu, and was of noparison at all. One clone was thus enough to deal with Elder Zuo Wu.
The only tricky part was that the other party was hiding himself in a space, which Little Silver had guessed was the case at the very beginning.
Additionally, it was obvious that this wasnt the other partys own ability; it was very likely that President Bai had bestowed this technique on this member of the Demon Hunters Association.
Little Silver raised his eyebrows. He was in a hurry to get to Masters house and he didnt want to make a single mistake.
But the issue was, what on earth should he do in this situation?
What would Master do?
Little Silver reflected on the question.
At this time, he suddenly remembered that he had already signed the contract!
He should be able to get Master to lend him a hand!
Little Silver remembered one condition that was clearly written in the spirit beast (holy beast) contract when necessary, a contract beast could use the power of the contract to call on its owner for help.
It seemed that he hadnt used the power of the contract even once yet!
Suddenly, Little Silvers lips curved in a smirk; he was dying to test how strong the power of the contract was.
Elder Zuo Wus hair stood up all over his body at the sight of this silver-haired young mans sly smirk.
He was sure that this silver-haired young man couldnt see him, but the problem was what was up with that innocent smile? Elder Zuo Wu didnt quite understand, but in the next moment, he suddenly saw this silver-haired young man actually lower his eyelids and put his hands together in prayer, as if he was calling on something.
Roughly several dozen secondster, Elder Zuo Wus expression changed dramatically and his entire body tensed up despite himself.
What is this?! Because at that very moment, he felt powerful spiritual pressure pushing down and his entire body jolted so that it felt like his qi and blood were flowing backward!
This extremely strong spiritual pressure squeezed the small space he was in, and his eyes turned bloodshot right away.
The next second, Elder Zuo Wu saw a hand, which seemed to belong to a youngster.
This hand was white as jade, with defined and iparably exquisite finger bones, andpletely at odds with the powerful sense of oppression it carried. All of a sudden, it broke through the space wall and reached out to grab Elder Zuo
Chapter 632 - Why Didn’t You Go All Out?
Chapter 632: Why Didnt You Go All Out?
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This was
At that moment, Elder Zuo Wus expression changed dramatically; he couldnt believe what he was seeing at all.
A hand came out of the void, and while it wasnt as huge as he imagined, it bore the greatest sense of oppression! Elder Zuo Wu couldnte back to his senses at all.
The next moment, he was seized by the cor!
He was utterly powerless to resist!
It was as if he was frozen in front of this hand, all the blood in his body turning to ice. The moment he was yanked out of the space, Elder Zuo Wu felt like a deep sea saltwater fish forcibly pulled up into the shallows, and blood instantly spurted out of his nose it really was a violent spray of heavy bleeding, like a fountain.
Holy shit!
Little Silver was rmed by this scene. This blood loss was excessive, like a hemorrhage which almost stained his own clothes! Moreover, he was actually secretly wearing the cor around his neck, which was what he had bought earlier for Masters sake! He didnt want it to be stained with blood, even if this was a clone!
In the Wang familys small vi, Wang Ling went to wash his hands after helping Little Silver pull Elder Zuo Wu out.
Because of the difference in spatial pressure, when Elder Zuo Wu had been pulled out, he had for a moment been unable to withstand the blood pressure in his body, and his nose had instantly sprayed blood, directly leading to some blood foamnding on Wang Lings hands.
Emm Mr Wang Ling felt that this was his blunder.
He had acted a little hurriedly, and forgot that his Hand of Heaven also had the additional effect ofpressing space. When he pulled a person out of a space, the change in pressure would inevitably cause an ordinary person to bleed.
For Elder Zuo Wu to just get a nosebleed already wasnt bad; if his realm was a little lower, he would definitely be bleeding from the seven orifices of his head.
Master really is awesome! Taking in this scene at close range, Little Silver couldnt help feeling overwhelmed.
It really was a very rare opportunity to see Master cast spells at close range! That method just now of directly breaking open a space to pull a person out was too powerful!
Little Silver stared at Elder Zuo Wu whom Wang Ling had directly pulled out of the space. Folding his arms, Little Silver pursed his lips and smiled. What do you have to say for yourself? Little Silver wasnt actually nning to kill this Elder Zuo Wu because he had promised Wang Ling before that he wouldnt kill indiscriminately.
In contrast, Elder Zuo Wu was scared out of his wits. You What was that? He wanted to know exactly what on earth that horrible hand was C it had been able to directly yank him out of the separate space set up by President Bai in such a humiliating way It was really mortifying!
After this ambush by the Hand of Heaven, Elder Zuo Wu had already sustained severe internal injuries, so even if Little Silver was just a clone, it was still very easy to deal with the other man.
Thats just a small skill of my Masters. Little Silver spread his hands.
Small small skill
Elder Zuo Wu almost spat blood.
Can your familys small skill directly pull a person out of a space?!
It was very obvious that this was an extremely powerful technique!
Elder Zuo Wu hence estimated that this master behind the silver-haired young man was definitely no less powerful than President Bai.
Thinking this, Elder Zuo Wu couldnt help frowning. He had already lost this fight and had to find a way to escape.
Little Silver had intended to leave Elder Zuo Wu alive; as one of the few top-level members of the Demon Hunters Association, he was an invaluable source of information. Given that President Bais current whereabouts were unknown, this man could be the breakthrough for them to get hold of some intelligence!
Little Silver: I dont want to kill you. If youre willing toe with me quietly, Ill consider going easy on you.
Want to capture me? Dream on!
Elder Zuo Wu grit his teeth and made a hand seal right away, going so far as to gather the blood he was losing as essence to cast a forbidden spell. Little Silver then saw this Elder Zuo Wu actually turn into a dry corpse right before him.
In the SUV, Little Silvers original body projected the image from his clone onto the small screen in the car. With one nce, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw through to the essence of this forbidden spell. Mm? Is this a Western forbidden spell?
Western forbidden spell? Whats that? Little Silver cocked his head.
Its a Western necromancy-type of forbidden magic. It consumes a certain amount of blood essence to transform the body into a zombie puppet. However, the spell consumes a portion of your lifespan, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal exined.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal actually didnt find this strange, because based on what that mysterious informant had previously revealed on the forum, the power behind the Demon Hunters Association was a dark force called Night Chief that came from the West. It thus wasnt surprising that members of the Demon Hunters Association were able to use Western magic.
But for this type of top-level leader to suddenly show up when they werent making any progress in determining President Bais whereabouts, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wondered if this might be a turning point.
Brother Silver, do you have a way to track down this man? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked seriously.
Little Silvers original body quickly nodded. Of course!
After that, he quickly manipted his clone into chasing after Elder Zuo Wu.
This spell, which used a puppet in ce of the body to escape, usually required a prop. It could be a puppet, a doll, a wax figurine or something simr.
Elder Zuo Wu must have already ced this prop in a safe location before casting this forbidden spell.
But unfortunately for him, this type of forbidden spell usually required blood as a medium, which was too easy for Little Silver to track.
In that moment when Elder Zuo Wu used blood essence to cast the spell and escape, Little Silver had almost subconsciously reacted in that instant by mixing a drop of his own blood into it.
Next, Little Silver would use the holy beast blood to do a reverse trace.
Thus, there was no way for Elder Zuo Wu to escape.
No matter how Elder Zuo Wu ran, Little Silver could smell that drop of his holy beast blood.
Elsewhere, Elder Zuo Wu narrowly escaped as he instantly used the Puppet Substitution Spell to flee a thousand kilometers away.
This was just a life-saving spell. As a top-level executive of the Demon Hunters Association, Elder Zuo Wu had thought of everything before going out to get his revenge, including a way to preserve his life.
For the sake of the Puppet Substitution Spell, Elder Zuo Wu had prepared a wax figurine likeness in advance to act as a recement.
He never expected that he would actually have to use it.
A huge advantage of this Puppet Substitution Spell was that it couldnt be cut off halfway, which guaranteed escape from the scene and being able to avoid all kinds of attacks. However, it also had a limitation, and that was that the prop used as a body substitute couldnt be too far away from the original body.
A thousand kilometers was already the limit for the prop.
Even if the other party sensed him and wanted to pursue him, it would still take time.
But just as Elder Zuo Wu was rejoicing in his escape C
A figure holding a ck umbre suddenly appeared in a corner. I gave you six hundred invisible flying swords; why didnt you use them all at once?
At this voice, Elder Zuo Wus face changed dramatically. He turned and instantly half-dropped to his knees in terror. Pre President Bai
The young man with the umbre looked at him coldly. Tell me Why didnt you go all out?
Chapter 633 - There’s Something Wrong with Your Line of Thinking
Chapter 633: Theres Something Wrong with Your Line of Thinking
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Elder Zuo Wu never ever expected President Bai to appear here. Furthermore, he was well aware that this wasnt the real President Bai, but his clone. Nevertheless, just a clone still made him feel the greatest pressure.
This dark chamber which he had hidden the wax figurine in was a ce he had bought in a high-end apartment building in the center of Songhai city. It was a basement which previously had actually been an underground supermarket.
When Elder Zuo Wu found this ce back then, there had been seals stuck all over the underground supermarket, and the real estate agent had been evasive about it. Frustrated that they couldnt find tenants or buyers, they had cut the rent and selling price three times in a row. Elder Zuo Wu didnt even check the ce out before directly buying it.
Not only was it cheap, what was more important was that it was extremely dark, making it exceptionally ideal for creating a dark chamber in which to hide the wax figurine puppet for the substitution. A lot of forbidden spells didnt just require human effort; the surroundings in which they were used were also very important. The geographical location of this dark chamber was a big factor in Elder Zuo Wu being able to instantly cast the spell to escape to this ce.
What useless trash
At that moment, Elder Zuo Wu was kneeling in the middle of the chamber with a defeated expression, blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth.
In front of him was a skinny person with a deathly white face who was carrying a ck umbre C President Bai. Even if this was just a clone, that cold, light snort had still sounded like rolling thunder which shook the depths of Elder Zuo Wus heart, and he promptly couldnt help bleeding from the seven orifices of his head.
President Bais cultivation was too high, far beyond what Elder Zuo Wu could imagine, and it overwhelmed him.
Was this the power of a True Immortal?
Sure enough, every move he made was the most imposing
Standing next to the young man was a person whom Elder Zuo Wu had never seen before. The man wore a purple Daoist robe and heavy makeup on his face, and actually seemed to have a feminine allure This was a very beautiful man.
This man was also a clone. Elder Zuo Wu had never seen him before, but since he could stand beside President Bai like that, it showed that this mans status wasnt ordinary.
Ji Xing, what do you think? President Bai said mildly as he called the man by name.
If he had used those six hundred flying swords right away, he could have beaten the other party even if he couldnt kill him, Ji Xing, the beautiful young man, answered, so obviously, theres something wrong with Elder Zuo Wus line of thinking.
Elder Zuo clenched his teeth a little grudgingly.
President Bai stared at this scene and frowned. Zuo Wu, what do you have to say for yourself?
Theres an Almighty behind the other party who stretched out one hand to directly pull me out of the space; I couldnt do anything about it! President, please verify it for yourself! That isnt an enemy I can deal with. Elder Zuo Wu was very agitated when he said this. Because of his internal injury from the Hand of Heaven attack, and coupled with the pressure from President Bai, he was so stirred up that the qi and blood inside his body couldnt help flowing backward, and blood started to spurt uncontrobly from his nose again.
The beautiful man named Ji Xing sneered. Isnt this the result of you drawing out the fight? President Bai and I already guessed that theres an Almighty behind the other party, which is why President Bai bestowed six hundred invisible flying swords on you this time. But you? You probably wanted to save some for yourself for your own useter, right?
When Ji Xing said this, President Bais face darkened. Zuo Wu had worked for him for many years, no less than Mr Lu. In the end, however, there was something wrong with his thinking, when all was said and done. President Bai felt that Elder Zuo Wu had gone too far; he actually hadnt seized the decisive opportunity to directly ambush and kill the other party neatly, but had only thought about his future interests.
President Bai thus had an especially grim expression on his face. Zuo Wu, you let me down.
He clenched his fist so hard that there was the deafening crack of an explosion in the air, and Elder Zuo Wu jolted on the spot as he almost lost consciousness.
Elder Zuo Wu was even more seriously injured
Even if he recoveredter from this type of injury, it would leave behind severe residual effects. Worse still, if anything went wrong, his realm would likely be stuck at this level forever.
Zuo Wu The deathly pale young man stared at him with the expression of a torturer from hell. In the many years that youve worked for me, I never treated you violently. But your mistake today was one you shouldnt have made. This is just a reprimand; for the time being, Ill spare your life.
Elder Zuo Wu couldnt do anything about his bleeding seven orifices; he waspletely drenched in sweat as his body trembled violently.
After that, he saw President Bai directly turn his back on him and say indifferently, Ji Xing, lets go
The beautiful man next to President Bai didnt say anything, and only gave Elder Zuo Wu a pitying look before finally turning around and disappearing together with President Bai.
It was as if the thunder calmed down after they left, and Elder Zuo Wu breathed a little easier.
Goddamnit Elder Zuo Wu thumped the ground painfully. He couldnt forget the look in the eyes of that beautiful man named Ji Xing, who had regarded him like a pitiful creature before leaving. Although he hadnt shown any sort of expression, there had been a weighty sense of ridicule in his eyes, which had thoroughly shattered Elder Zuo Wus pride.
Elder Zuo Wu was very unhappy, but he couldnt refute it.
Because everything the man had said was spot on.
In that fight earlier, he indeed had selfishly wanted to keep some of the invisible flying swords for his own useter. But at the same time, Elder Zuo Wu hadnt expected such a powerful Almighty to be keeping watch behind the other party
He couldnt forget that hand that had pulled him out of the space. With exquisite skin and refined lines, it clearly belonged to a teenager, but it gave people a strong sense of the heavens pressing down, as if it had boundless ruling power.
Elder Zuo Wu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down and not think about it.
What was more important right now was to treat his injuries.
Since he had used the Puppet Substitution Spell, theoretically speaking, no one should know his whereabouts.
No matter how strong that man was, he couldnt possibly figure out that he was hiding here, could he?
Cursing in his heart, Elder Zuo Wu took out a jade bottle of fast-healing pills for use as emergency treatment, which could reduce the severity of internal injuries.
But just as Elder Zuo Wu popped the pills into his mouth, the metal door of the supermarket was actually smashed open with a bang!
Elder Zuo Wu was frightened into spitting out the fast-healing pills before he could swallow them.
Then, he saw that silver-haired young person from before standing at the door and staring at him with a broad smile on his face.
Chapter 634 - I Was Obviously Here First!
Chapter 634: I Was Obviously Here First!
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The surprise was a little much
Little Silvers appearance directly made Elder Zuo Wus blood vessels explode one after another, exacerbating his injury. He had no idea how this silver-haired young man had found this ce, but at that moment, his entire head dripped with cold sweat and he didnt have time to bother about what technique this silver-haired young man had used.
This scene was projected into the SUV by Little Silver. When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw where Little Silvers clone was, he felt that this basement supermarket seemed somewhat familiar
Wait
Wasnt this the ce which the old devil and the Master of Shadow Stream had used as a hideout and ordered takeout from
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal carefully identified the surroundings and confirmed that he wasnt mistaken.
He then took a deep breath and couldnt help sighing in his heart: Amazingly, history indeed repeated itself
In fact, it hadnt been long since the old devil was arrested. There had been a long and tedious trial between his imprisonment and the final sentence. Generally speaking, something like this took roughly from half a year to a year, but beginning with the old devil up until now, quite a number of individuals had already been put into Songhai First Prison one after another: Jiang Liuying, the sister of the Master of Shadow Stream, had been the first to go in, and then the old devil and the Master of Shadow Stream herself, Jiang Liuyue.
After that, Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, and Evil Sword God had also been sent there one after another; as important prisoners, they were put in Spirit Shackles before they were locked up in the same special cell with the old devil.
Suddenly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little curious: If President Bai was captured and also put in jail Three people could only y Fight theLandlord 1 , but four people could y mahjong!
Brother Silver, leave him alive, this is a good chance for us to catch President Bai, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as he steadily drove his SUV.
Little Silver nodded. Okay, Ill try my best.
While this was just a clone and wouldnt exhibit all of Little Silvers strength, Elder Zuo Wu was now seriously injured. If he struggled or resisted, his injury might be aggravated and even be life-threatening, so Little Silver wanted to try persuading him.
I can instantly heal your internal injury without any side effects, if youre willing toe with me. Little Silver stared at Elder Zuo Wu as he made the offer. An internal injury of this degree only required a few drops of his holy blood to bepletely healed.
But the look in Elder Zuo Wus eyes was full of defiance, and it was clear that he had no intention of surrendering.
Although Little Silvers offer was indeed very tempting
Elder Zuo Wu wasnt a fool. Judging from the silver-haired young mans current attitude, it was clear that the other party had no ns to kill him. Instead, the other party was urging him to surrender so that he could give up information on the Demon Hunters Association and President Bai.
Elder Zuo Wu now suddenly understood why Mr Lu was missing.
Considering the other partys methods, it was highly likely that Mr Lu had been persuaded to surrender and was now heavily guarded as a witness.
Youve already hidden Mr Lu, havent you? Elder Zuo Wu clutched his chest as his qi and blood rolled inside him.
The moment Elder Zuo Wu spoke, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help raising his eyebrows. He felt like he could understand why President Bai was willing to keep this Elder Zuo Wu around despite his mediocre realm; it was precisely because Elder Zuo Wu was very intelligent. Sometimes, a high realm didnt mean keen enough insight. Any expert who was difficult to handle was bound to have someone by their side acting as a strategist and intelligent think tank.
It was clear that Elder Zuo Wu was this type of person.
It was just unfortunate that their intelligence was often their downfall. Stashing away the invisible flying swords earlier instead of choosing topletely use all of them was a prime example of a miscalction by this smart Elder Zuo Wu.
While Little Silver didnt say anything, Elder Zuo Wu already knew the answer from the look in his eyes.
His gaze was fixed on Little Silver. Even in this situation, he didnt show the slightest bit of hesitation. I advise you to give up. Mr Lu and I are at the same level in the association, but I will never give in as easily as he did A demon tribe in the end is a demon tribe. Once they get scared, theyll surrender. They dont have any backbone at all! If you think Ill agree blindly like them, youre dead wrong!
Little Silver pursed his lips; he hadnt expected this Elder Zuo Wu to be so strong-willed.
You have no idea how long Ive been with President Bai Elder Zuo Wu clenched his fists tight. He didnt care at all whether other people understood him or not.
When he had been at his lowest point back then, it was President Bai who took him in. To be able to possess the realm he had today was all because of President Bai. He was one of the first members of the Demon Hunters Association when it was founded and he had devoted a lot of time to its development.
He had felt that he was already President Bais trusted aide, but had never expected President Bai to actually have this beautiful man beside him. Elder Zuo Wu thought he had a record of all the elders of the Demon Hunters Association in his mental notebook, but Ji Xing who on earth was this person?
He had done so much for the president for so many years, yet in spite of that, he hadnt gained President Bais full trust
Elder Zuo Wus heart hurt badly and he felt cold he had obviously been here first! Why was that person so familiar with the president?
The more he thought about it, the more agitated Elder Zuo Wu became. It was just slight tremors in his heart at first before his body ultimately shook with uncontroble anger. Even his eyes misted over with the color of blood.
Something wasnt right about this condition, which made Little Silver frown deeply.
Do you know Elder Zuo Wu stared fixedly at Little Silver with very red eyes.
Little Silver: ???
I can die for the president! Elder Zuo Wu said resolutely.
Little Silver sweated. Brother brother, you need to calm down, pal
But Elder Zuo Wu already couldnt hear him any longer. His entire being had already transformed at the question in his own heart just now. Even his mental state had changed, at that moment when that man called Ji Xing had given him that look before leaving; that expression haunted his thoughts like a nightmare.
Elder Zuo Wu sneered, his face tinged purple and white from his internal injury, and it gave Little Silver a forbidding chill. Dont think you can get any information out of me Ill die to prove my loyalty to the president.
Right after that, he actually reached directly into the crotch of his trousers and took out a magic artifact the size of a marble.
This was a Tian Gang 2 Grenade! It was a very rare explosive magic weapon which contained the Thunder of Heavenly Tribtion from ascending to the Soul Formation stage, a tremendous power!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was taken aback. This person actually hid a grenade in the crotch of his trousers 3 !
Chapter 635 - Insurance of One Hundred Million
Chapter 635: Insurance of One Hundred Million
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Right at that moment, President Bai and that Elder Ji Xing next to him hadnt gone very far and were at the top of this apartment building. When they turned around earlier, they teleported to the top floor of the apartment, which they had just bought by giving the previous owner a price he couldnt refuse, in order to monitor Elder Zuo Wus movements.
The truth was that President Bai had already anticipated that Elder Zuo Wu would fail in this operation. Before Elder Zuo Wu had set out, President Bai had deliberately looked for a diviner, who had given him an ominous reading.
At that moment, the surveince monitor was showing the inside of the basement supermarket which Elder Zuo Wu had turned into a secret dark chamber. Before he left, President Bai had left behind an Eye of Nothingness 1 . This was President Bais own eyeball which he had directly plucked out of his eye socket and which could be used as surveince whenever necessary.
Because of his powerful self-healing ability, any organ in his body was dispensable for President Bai. Even if his heart was dug out, it could grow back in an instant. Thus, when the Demon Hunters Association had just started out back then, President Bai had specially looked for ck market merchants who dealt in top-quality cultivator organs, and had sold his own organs in order to build up huge amounts of capital.
President Bai was monitoring everything that was happening in the supermarket through his eyeball.
While he was looking at the image, Ji Xing, who was next to him, said, I was curious why Lord President went easy on Zuo Wu; it turned out you expected him tomit suicide?
As he spoke, the beautiful man didnt forget to take out a powder puff to patch up the slight cracks in his makeup. His makeup was so thick that sometimes a slight smile would cause the powder to fall off or the makeup to crack, so he always carried a powder puff on him and would touch it up from time to time.
President Bai leaned back against the sofa as the ck Wuji Umbre floating quietly above his head. He said indifferently, Zuo Wu has followed me for many years, after all. Im quite familiar with his personality.
While part of his decision not to kill Elder Zuo Wu right away earlier had to do with their many years as master and servant, this was in fact only a very small part.
If he really cared about this friendship, he wouldnt have deliberately injured Elder Zuo Wu again when thetter was already seriously injured.
The fact was that this very move made his attitude explicitly clear to Elder Zuo Wu.
Elder Zuo Wu had to die.
But President Bai preferred that Elder Zuo Wu do it himself.
That way, he would feel a little less guilty.
Of course, if Elder Zuo Wu didnt understand his meaning, it wasnt a big deal.
President Bai would have Elder Ji Xing act on his behalf to get rid of Elder Zuo Wu.
But looking at the current situation, it really wasnt necessary.
Elder Zuo Wu has followed Lord President for many years. If Elder Zuo Wu really dies, will Lord President be very sad? Ji Xing smiled coldly.
Sad?
Perhaps
If I have time in the future, Ill light incense in front of Zuo Wus grave during the festival season, President Bai said. We dont have much time left everything is about making sure the master n goes smoothly.
Elder Ji Xing raised his eyebrows. He knew what President Bai meant by the master n C it was the Demon Hunters Associations ultimate goal for expanding their power in Huaxiu nation all these years. Everything was for the sake of obtaining the grade thirteen magic spell Moon Burial Spell which Devil King had left behind in Beast Kings Remains. As long as they could obtain this great world-destroying spell, the Demon Hunters Association and Night Chief would control everything.
To aplish great things, it was necessary to make the appropriate sacrifices.
For the sake of their Moon Burial n, Night Chief had already poured incalcble investments into setting up the Demon Hunters Association in Huaxiu.
Gazing at the surveince monitor at that moment, which was streaming from his eyeball, President Bai smiled enigmatically. This time, you were right, Ji Xing.
Im always right. Since I was the one who made the Wuji Umbre in your hand, I naturally have a particr sensitivity to the materials used. I made this Wuji Umbre back then with forty-nine holy beast skins, and to this day, it still felt like it wascking something. But now
Ji Xing smiled and stared at the figure of the silver-haired young man on the monitor. Now it seems we will finally be able to make up for thisck the Wuji Umbre is also pivotal in obtaining Devil Kings grade thirteen spell.
At this moment, the two of them looked at Elder Zuo Wus emotional face on the monitor screen once again as he took out the Tian Gang Grenade
Brother Silver, is there a way to stop him? At the same time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was also looking at the image which Little Silvers clone was projecting into the SUV.
He had thought about getting Little Silver to try and stop Elder Zuo Wu, but instead he couldnt do anything but sigh with regret. Sometimes, a persons imagination was too frightening; Little Silver actually hadnt said anything at all, yet this Elder Zuo Wu had started to get agitated all on his own with a no matter who tries to persuade me, its no use mentality.
Then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw the determined look in Elder Zuo Wus eyes It was reminiscent of the righteous and revered Master of Guangming Peak who had been willing to sacrifice himself for everyone when the sect was besieged by the six great sects 2 .
Because of his familys connections with the influential Tang Sect, which dealt in secret weapons, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had a certain understanding of secret weapons. If this Tian Gang Grenade exploded at a distance, no one would be killed but the problem now was that Elder Zuo Wu was seriously injured, and it could be said that death was inevitable in an explosion at such close range.
That wouldnt do; they needed this Elder Zuo Wu alive.
Little Silvers holy beast blood could heal injuries, but it couldnt wholly bring people back to life.
There was only one way
As he was driving, quick-thinking Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal immediately sent Wang Ling a text message. Brother Ling! Are you there?! Its urgent! I know youre lurking!
Wang Ling responded in almost a second.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Its an emergency; Ive caught an elder of the Demon Hunters Association, but he wants to kill himself. Do you have a way to bring him back to life?
Wang Lings reply only had five simple words: Restricted entry. Cant go in.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had obviously expected this earlier on. Then would it be possible for Brother Ling to please help me deliver something to Brother Silvers clone?
Wang Ling: ?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied with three words: Soul Suppression Ring. It was the only way he could think of at the moment to resurrect Elder Zuo Wu without incident.
Wang Ling:
Its just sending it over It wont be damaged, right, Brother Ling?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal reluctantly took off his Soul Suppression Ring.I insured it for one hundred million!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 636 - One Hundred Million Is Extravagant and a Waste!
Chapter 636: One Hundred Million Is Extravagant and a Waste!
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Insured for one hundred million
Because the pocket money they received was limited, most kids Wang Lings age actually found it hard to imagine what one hundred million was like; they just knew it was a huge sum of money!
Wang Ling sighed in his heart. Why take out a one hundred million insurance policy Even if the ring was damaged, just spend several million on raw materials and he could make another dozen or so rings That was one hundred million! How many crispy noodle snacks could he buy with that? He could even open a noodle factory and make them himself to sell!
Wang Ling thought this was a real extravagance and a waste!
Hm, this wasnt right!
A hundred million! What a pity
But perhaps, this was what a big shot would do.
After all, a hundred million was just a small goal for a big shot.
On the other side, Elder Zuo Wu was alreadypletely prepared to die valiantly as a martyr. This Tian Gang Grenade actually wouldnt do much damage to Little Silver; to be more precise, it wouldnt even injure his clone at all. At most, it would just be a surface injury. Furthermore, even if it was just a clone, it also had a strong self-healing ability which would instantly heal a surface injury.
Elder Zuo Wu had a determined look on his face as he adopted the attitude of one ready to die a heros death, Tian Gang Thunder in hand. He looked like the Huaxiu resistance fighters from several thousand years ago. Little Silver had recently been binge-watching local Huaxiu TV shows. When Sun Ind invaded Huaxiu thousands of years ago, countless anti-Sun heroes had emerged. When these Sun devils charged forward, quite a number of anti-Sun heroes had bravely sacrificed themselves with grenades in hand and took their enemies down with them, bing national heroes praised and revered by the people!
Little Silver felt that the determination in Elder Zuo Wus eyes at that moment was just like those heroes in the TV shows, it was so realistic!
Elder Zuo Wu probably had a talent for acting, right?
While Little Silvers imagination was running wild, he saw a big hand stretch forward out of thin air
Hand of Heaven!
It was Masters hand!
Master was delivering Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ring!
Little Silver was very excited all of a sudden. He felt that this hand was very good-looking. With well-shaped fingers, it was white and wless, just like extremely refined jade porcin!
He was slightly dazed when he looked at this hand, and couldnt help swallowing his saliva For some reason, he really wanted to lick it!
Now more than ever, Little Silver looked forward to the day that Master would put a leash on his cor and take him for a walk on the streets.
To be led on a walk by such a pair of beautiful hands; what a fine image that was!
While Little Silver was thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals Soul Suppression Ring had already been delivered to Elder Zuo Wus side. This was his second time seeing Wang Lings hand and he was scared out of his wits.
Everyone back off! If I, Zuo Wu, die today, Ill drag you all down with me! Saying this, he crushed the marble in his hand and the Tian Gang Grenade exploded on the spot, the thunderous explosion blowing up the basement supermarket and directly destroying everything.
The Tian Gang Grenade was very destructive. If it exploded here, it would take the whole building with it.
But Wang Lings Hand of Heaven just so happened to be here, and it absorbed the powerful aftershock from the explosion so that the situation didnt look so serious.
Looking at the surveince monitor, President Bai and Elder Ji Xing stood up on the top floor of the building. The moment the explosion happened, the Eye of Nothingness had also been destroyed, and there was nothing but white noise now on the monitor.
The Tian Gang Grenade had indeed exploded as they had felt the apartment building tremble. But given the power of the grenade, it should in theory have been enough to cause this building to copse.
That person behind the scenes must have done something again.
President Bai narrowed his eyes. Since the other party had the formidable strength to tear open a space, their ability to withstand the fallout from an explosion of this magnitude was well within President Bais calctions.
Mm.
Elder Ji Xing nodded his head and quickly closed his eyes as he reached out with his awareness for a bit. He thenughed a little mockingly. But even then, theres nothing the other party can do about Elder Zuo Wus death. Everything has gone as President Bai expected. Elder Zuo Wus aura has disappeared; what a miserable end.
President Bai looked down at the floor with the profound expression of one who had already foreseen everything. Alright, lets go.
He turned around, and Elder Ji Xing came to his side. The little ck umbre that had been floating in the air behind them suddenly started to spin in that moment, slowly growing in size to cover them in ck light.
Finally, they disappeared.
Roughly two or three minutes after President Bais departure, Elder Zuo Wu, who had already been blown to smithereens by the Tian Gang Grenade, cried out in pain amidst the haze. F**k! It hurts
Only now did he understand how painful it was to be blown up; it hurt like hell, like his entire body had been torn apart!
Emm Wait!
It seemed he had already been torn apart!
But why was he still conscious?
Logically speaking, it shouldnt be like this
The Tian Gang Grenade was so destructive that once the body was destroyed, even the soul would be scattered by its mighty aftershock. So logically speaking, he shouldnt be conscious at all!
Could it be that his fixation was so strong that it had resulted in another supernatural phenomenon and turned him into an earthbound spirit?
Elder Zuo Wu was shaken by this abrupt twist in events C this was already beyond his realm of understanding. He had already died, yet apparently not, though he still couldnt move. The scene before him was of the supermarket that had been turned into ruins by the explosion. Most importantly, that silver-haired young man was still standing in front of him, and had never left from beginning to end.
That Tian Gang Grenade had exploded at such close range but this silver-haired young man unexpectedly hadnt been hurt in the slightest Elder Zuo Wu felt that he had used a very wasteful and idiotic way to kill himself.
What the hell was with this situation?
Hepletely didnt understand what was going on; he only saw specks floating in the air nearby as they rbined into lumps of flesh.
Elder Zuo Wu: ???
Then, an unbelievable thing happened.
Elder Zuo Wu, who had already been annihted by the Tian Gang Grenade, discovered that his body was actually being reconstructed bit by bit. Every single strand of hair was in ce; the most magical thing of all was that he was evenpletely recovered from his internal injury! What shook him the most, furthermore, was that his Daoist robe which should have already been destroyed was actually also restored.
It was only at this moment that he realized that he hadnt died C he had probably been brought back to life by some power!
Little Silver slowly walked toward him and picked up that Soul Suppression Ring from the ground. While the Tian Gang Grenade was powerful, the Soul Suppression Ring was a world-defying magic treasure that couldnt be damaged at all by this level of power.
Little Silver took out a wet wipe from his pocket and wiped the ring clean all over. He then watched as Elder Zuo Wus body was restored bit by bit, and he couldnt help staring at Elder Zuo Wu with a faint smile. Being blown apart just now must have really hurt, right? If that wasnt enough for you, you can blow yourself up several more times. In any case, you definitely wont die!
Elder Zuo Wu:
Chapter 637 - Little Master
Chapter 637: Little Master
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Elder Zuo never ever expected to actually bepletely resurrected and even recovered from his internal injury. He was now full of vim and vigor. No prizes for guessing that this had to be the power of that Almighty senior who, with one hand, had directly dragged him out of the space. To actually be able to bring people back to life C what kind of formidable power was that?
Elder Zuo Wus gaze couldnt help resting on that simple, pitch-ck ring in Little Silvers hand. He didnt know its origin, but he was certain that it was the power of this ring that had brought him back to life. A magic ring capable of resurrection anyone would know that it was definitely that senior behind the scenes who had created it.
He had seen two giant hands appear earlier C it had to have been this senior who had sent the ring over.
Looking at Elder Zuo Wus bbergasted expression, Little Silver couldnt help spreading his hands. These are just basic operations, you dont have to be so shocked. Actually, my master can bring people back to life even without this ring.
Bringing people back to life even without a magical artifact
Elder Zuo Wus heart was shaken. Can it be that your master is the embodiment of Heavenly Dao?
But he didnt dare directly raise this question in the end, since hepletely understood that the strength of this Almighty senior behind the scenes was of a different dimension altogether, higher than even that of President Bai; even thetter himself couldnt create a magic artifact capable of resurrection.
As far as Elder Zuo Wu knew, a branch of resurrection spells did exist, but they had already long been lost. Furthermore, recalling how he had been brought back to life, it seemed more like this resurrection ring had put his soul in stasis on the spot and then directly created a brand new body as a foundation for it.
This wasnt hard for Elder Zuo Wu to figure out since he had been conscious during the entire resurrection process.
As for Little Silvers remark that his master could bring people back to life even without any magical artifacts
Elder Zuo Wu didnt have any reason not to believe it.
This strength wasnt even in the same dimension; he didnt even dare wonder what this seniors level was.
Im quite curious. After experiencing death in an explosion, Elder Zuo Wu had calmed down. Since this senior behind the scenes wants to uphold justice, killing President Bai would take no effort at all given seniors strength. Why is he going through all this trouble?
Because we live in awful society! Little Silver promptly replied.
Elder Zuo Wu was speechless and sunk into deep thought at this reply.
Although Little Silver hadnt followed Wang Ling for very long, he had already learned quite a lot of the rules of living in human society. There were many times when a persons three views would be influenced by their surroundings. All this time, Little Silver felt that following Wang Ling faithfully was absolutely the right thing to do.
Just like Elder Zuo Wu had said, it would take Master no time at all to finish off President Bai with his abilities. In the current situation, however, they wanted to capture President Bai alive and send him to jail to y mahjong, which was a lot harder to do than just killing him.
That was because President Bai still had too many unknown secrets on him.
Elder Zuo Wu sat cross-legged and inwardly inspected his brand new body. As expected, the curse mark which President Bai had carved into his body had also disappeared.
This curse mark was used to prevent members of the Demon Hunters Association from leaking organization secrets, but it only worked on human beings. Among the many higher-ups in the Demon Hunters Association previously, Mr Lu had been the only demon. Now that Elder Zuo Wu thought about it carefully, he felt that the reason why President Bai always had Mr Lu with him was perhaps to prevent him from inadvertently letting out any secrets.
It all made sense
Elder Zuo Wu sighed in his heart as he recalled how President Bai had flown into a terrible rage after losing contact with Mr Lu previously and demanded that he be found as quickly as possible.
Since you already have Mr Lus testimony, what do you need me for? Elder Zuo Wu stared at Little Silver and asked.
Mr Lu is a demon, after all, and humans and demons walk different paths. Even if he has some information on the Demon Hunters Association, it would certainly be limited, right? Little Silver replied.
Elder Zuo Wu flinched violently when he heard this C he hadnt expected this silver-haired young man, who looked harmless and slightly otherworldly, to actually be pretty intelligent. The truth was that what he said was right; President Bai hadnt told Mr Lu everything, and thetter actually knew very little.
Hm actually, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had taught Little Silver all these words in the car earlier.
Elder Zuo Wu heaved a deep sigh. Since you want to know so badly, then Ill go with you; Ill tell you the truth. Ive already lost this fight.
Ai ? Youre admitting defeat just like this? I thought you would put up a little more resistance You probably still have some more Tian Gang Grenades on you, right? Why dont you set a few more off? When it went off just now, the Thunder of Heavenly Tribtion inside blew up like a firework, it looked pretty good! Little Silver opened his eyes wide.
Elder Zuo Wu noticed that this silver-haired young man seemed a bit of a dunce!
I was indebted to President Bai, which was the real reason why I couldnt betray him. To protect his secrets, I could even sacrifice my life. But Ive already died once, and I dont owe him anything now, Elder Zuo Wu said apathetically.
His exnation was very clear, but Little Silver wouldnt drop his guard just like that.
In the SUV, after confirming that Elder Zuo Wu had already surrendered, Little Silver used his clone to keep an eye on the man while he immediately took out his phone to type out a text message.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nced at the recipient of Little Silvers text message out of the corner of his eye and felt that this number was a little familiar. Who are you texting?
Little Master, Little Silver answered promptly.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was nk for a bit Wang Ling was Master who was Little Master?
Brother Silver, is this little master rted to Brother Ling? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Of course he is, Little Master is Masters scapegoat! answered Little Silver.
Realization dawned on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. It turned out this little master was Odd Zhuo Screw what little master!
After around ten minutes of Little Silver standing guard over Elder Zuo Wu, the police arrived on the scene in a hurry. The thunderous storm caused by the Tian Gang Grenade earlier had rmed the residents in this neighborhood, and several fire trucks and police cars swiftly blocked off this apartments basement level.
Although the basement was already inplete shambles, none of the police or firefighters made any move after rushing over. This was because before they arrived, they had gotten a call from Warden Liang as a senior official who instructed them to follow General Director Zhuos arrangements.
Odd Zhuo had been the chief overseer of the President Bai case since the beginning, so it made sense for him to take charge of this matter
This is the situation, Mr Little Silver, Director Zhuo will be here soon. The district police captain saluted Little Silver.
Sitting cross-legged on the side, Elder Zuo Wu leisurely lifted his eyelids. Director Zhou? Who is that? He felt that the name sounded a little familiar
My little master, Little Silver replied.
Is he strong?
Of course! Previously, the Master of Shadow Stream, Devil Emperor Gua Pi, and the Master of Immortal Mansion all fell at his hand!
Chapter 638 - Spirit Energy Inhibitor
Chapter 638: Spirit Energy Inhibitor
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Elder Zuo Wu was more sincere than Little Silver had expected; he just sat cross-legged and motionless in one spot before Odd Zhuos arrival, and didnt make any strange moves. Little Silver had worried that Elder Zuo Wu was just feigning surrender; he had been using his power of perception to monitor for any fluctuations of spirit energy from the other party.
He was worried that Elder Zuo Wu might tip President Bai off, and so had been on alert the whole time.
No matter what magic was used, even the smallestmunication spell would cause a fluctuation in spirit energy.
But Elder Zuo Wu looked like he hadpletely given up and didnt put up any resistance at all.
Thank you for your hard work, Brother Little Silver, leave the rest to me. Odd Zhuo took over from Little Silver.
It wasnt until Little Silver saw Odd Zhou put the Spirit Shackles on Elder Zuo Wu that he breathed a sigh of relief.
These Spirit Shackles were the treasure that had also been used to arrest the Old Devil before. Once they were on, even a True Immortals strength would bepletely suppressed. Or rather than saying that their strength was suppressed, the shackles prevented spirit energy from working, and guarded against the use of hand seals. It functioned a little like a Spirit Energy Inhibitor, a type of magic artifact which forcefully suppressed spirit energy output.
Inparison, the Spirit Shackles had a moreplex structure. Apart from the otherponents inside the shackles, they also contained six Spirit Energy Inhibitors.
Developing these Spirit Shackles thus had always been very tricky. After the capture of the Old Devil, Huaxius Cultivation Academy of Science had only had one pair left. The Master of Immortal Mansion had then been arrested, and all the Spirit Shackles were then officially in use.
The shackles that Elder Zuo Wu was now cuffed in were a pair that had just been produced through overtime work at the Academy. As far as Odd Zhuo knew, there actually werent many in reserve Besides the one on Elder Zuo Wu, the research institute had only produced one other pair.
If it wasnt because they had taken into consideration Elder Zuo Wus suicidal tendencies, Odd Zhuo wouldnt have brought these Spirit Shackles with him.
But given the current situation, it was still better to act with caution before Elder Zuo Wu was officially in custody.
As Odd Zhuo thought this, he directed someone to take Elder Zuo Wu to the prisoner transport car.
Songhai First Prison had its own powerful barrier for suppressing prisoners, so there actually would be no need for Elder Zuo Wu to wear the Spirit Shackles any longer after he was sent there.
A magic artifact like the Spirit Shackles was better used on major criminals at the mahjong-ying level.
This sudden incident instigated by Elder Zuo Wu had ultimately resulted in his arrest.
News of it hadnt leaked to the media; rather, Odd Zhuo was doing all that he could to suppress it. Right now, President Bai was under the mistaken assumption that Elder Zuo Wu was already dead, which was the perfect cover-up. Perhaps this could be turned into a strategic n for trapping President Bai.
Inside the prisoner transport car, Odd Zhou sat next to Elder Zuo Wu with unperturbed calm. Seeing this, Elder Zuo Wu felt a little embarrassed. Even with the Spirit Shackles on, he was still a formidable individual with particr martial skills. Unexpectedly, this person wasnt afraid of him at all, he who was a veteran that had weathered great storms in life.
Odd Zhuo felt a little ufortable under Elder Zuo Wus gaze, and he furrowed his brow as he returned it. You have the right to remain silent.
After some silence, Elder Zuo Wu couldnt help asking, Are you really only at the Golden Core stage?
He was very curious about this. Usually, there wouldnt be anyone among Huaxius upper ranks of officials with realms below the Nascent Soul stage; those at the Golden Core stage at the very most were police captains. If a Golden Core cultivator became a high-ranking official without making any contributions, it was easy to think that some strings had been pulled behind the scenes.
The problem was that for Golden Core cultivators in general, aplishing great deeds was harder than reaching for the sky.
So it was very mystical how this Director Zhuo had been able to help capture the Master of Shadow Stream, the Old Devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion as well as Evil Sword God.
Odd Zhuo smiled. Why? Looking down on the Golden Core stage?
The truth was that Elder Zuo Wu wasnt the only person to raise this question, so Odd Zhuo was already no longer surprised by it. From the moment he had taken office, there had been all kinds of non-stop talk about him, but he wasnt worked up about it at all.
Odd Zhuo still remembered back when he had be deputy director after ineffably killing a demon king in a single strike. He had indeed felt panic-stricken then, but now, that feeling had already disappeared.
Because he knew very well that he had an all mighty shifu .
When the prisoner transport car arrived at Songhai First Prison, Elder Zuo Wu asked with great curiosity, Are Devil Emperor Gua Pi, the Master of Immortal Mansion, and Evil Sword God truly all inside?
Thats right. Furthermore, theyre all in the same special prison cell. Odd Zhuo nodded. What, do you want their autographs?
It looked like Odd Zhou had hit the nail on the head as Elder Zuo Wu stared at him with an eager expression. Can can I?
Odd Zhuo gave a faint smile. Forget it, youre too weak to be put in the same cell.
Elder Zuo Wu:
Odd Zhuo: But if youre willing to give a confession, I can help you get their autographs.
Elder Zuo Wu:
Odd Zhuo had juste up with this idea, inspired by his shifu Wang Ling.
Why was Loopy Toad so rich?
A good portion of it was in fact from Odd Zhuo, who had asked Loopy Toad to record down what Wang Ling normally did at home in his daily life, in order to help Odd Zhuo gain enlightenment. Given his shifu s unsurpassed realm, every word and every action of his was worth pondering.
When Wang Ling had had the second mock exams the other day, Odd Zhuo had asked Loopy Toad to note down the work exercises that Wang Ling had bought. He had then run off to the bookshop to buy the same ones and started doing them. Although it had been years since he graduated, he firmly believed that there had to be a reason that his shifu was doing these exercises. A master could open the door, but a student had to enter it himself C he needed to work harder!
Like now, using autographs to lure Elder Zuo Wu into confessing this was something that had struck Odd Zhuo from when Wang Ling had made the trade with Heavenly Dao.
Thew of equivalent exchange!
Not only did it apply in a transaction with Heavenly Dao, it also functioned as bait!
Little Silver and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made it to the Wang familys small vi at around eight in the evening.
When Little Silver entered, Mother Wang was delighted. Oh, Miss Silver, youvee!
Mother Wang had always unwaveringly believed that this fair-faceddy was a girl
Mm, Grenade-Throwing drove me here. Little Silver nodded his head. He didnt mind Mother Wangs misunderstanding about his gender. This was Masters esteemed mother; if he could make her happy, he didnt care about his mistaken gender at all.
Wheres Grenade-Throwing? He didnt stay to chat?
He has something else to do, so he left first. Little Silver waved his hand and then took out two full sacks of broli from his storage pouch. Grenade-Throwing just harvested these; theyre all for senior!
Mother Wang dropped her forehead in her hand. This is too much Actually, they already couldnt finish eating what they had.
Little Silver: In thest two days, the father of magic rice, Great Lord YuanLongping 1 , sessfully nted immortal rice in the great desert, which had a huge impact on Grenade-Throwing. Hes determined to be the father of magic broli!
Chapter 639 - Immortal Zhenyuan’s Crisis
Chapter 639: Immortal Zhenyuans Crisis
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Although Little Silver was usually a little dumb, there was one thing he had gotten right; the reason why Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadnte in this time mostly had to do with broli!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he hadnt brought enough!
Master Yuan Long Ping, father of magic rice, had been able to produce a crop of a hundred and eighty million jin of immortal rice in an extremely dry and inhospitable desert environment without needing to use gold earth. How advanced was this agricultural technology? Also, the most important thing was that this master hadnt patented this technology. If he had done so, he would have easily be the richest person in the world. But he hadnt! Since the beginning, this master had worked for the benefit of all mankind. What kind of high noble character was this?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt utterly inferior to him.
When Little Silver went upstairs, he found Dog Two already waiting for him. Since Master was reading at his desk, Little Silver didnt dare bother him at all; Loopy Toad had told him early on that it was taboo to distract Master when he was reading or doing revision.
Little Silver was a little disappointed, because he had brought the cor and the leash with him! Looking at the current situation, however, there wasnt any chance to use them at all!
It seemed he would have to look for another opportunityter.
Dog Two made a hush gesture at him and then wagged its tail as it led Little Silver to the bathroom. Because Dog Two had already used Lord Ma once, it was now adept at activating it.
Since Wang Ling had used Lord Ma once before to visit Drought Star, it already had a record of thes coordinates.
With Loopy Toad making another trip there, Lord Ma could immediately transport them.
When Little Silver followed Dog Two over and saw the toilet lid slowly open, his expression was astounded. Is this a toilet gremlin enlightened by Master?
Loopy Toad:
Lord Ma:
Loopy Toad: You should call it Lord Ma.
Little Silver: What do we need to do for the transfer? Drink water?
Lord Ma almost passed out at hearing this. This person was also a contract beast, but why was this holy beast so dim-witted
Loopy Toad: No need, just wait for the transfer to happen. In a while, the golden transport light will fall on you.
Little Silver nodded his head. I see He had in fact seen plenty of transference magic artifacts before, but most of them had built-in arrays. However, he couldnt see the slightest trace of an array setup on Lord Ma, which amazed him greatly!
Meanwhile, on Drought Star, Immortal Zhenyuan was more than halfway done with restoration works on the. Wind Spirit had wrecked such widespread destruction; by using the power of the primordial qi stored in the heart demon stone for the restoration works, not only was Immortal Zhenyuan atoning for carelessly causing his inner demon Wind Spirit to manifest, it was a way to absolve thetter of his crimes.
Fortunately, his inner demon hadnt fully taken shape. Before itpletely devoured the original body, it was unable to stray too far from it. This was why Immortal Zhenyuan had done all he could to stay away from the human world, to prevent his inner demon from hatching wicked plots andmitting unforgivable sins against it. But in the past several thousand years, Wind Spirit had secretly activated the Gate Between Worlds, which had led to misunderstandings between the demon world and the human world and which had caused major losses for both sides.
Immortal Zhenyuan had alreadye up with a way to make up for this.
After restoring Drought Star, he was going to contact the human cultivators and give them the. He hoped it would be the first suitable third-party on which humans and demons could live in peace together.
Wiping at his sweat, Immortal Zhenyuan observed the restoration progress from where he hovered in the air. Drought Stars surface was basically done; furthermore, Immortal Zhenyuan had neatly smoothed over the original cracks in the dry earth caused by ack of water.
During the restoration works, he also hadnt forgotten to put down water-type magic arrays in the drier areas of Drought Star to ensure that the soil there was moist enough.
Restoring the earth surface as well as creating a more stable ecological environment had kept him upied all these days.
Hands on his waist, he nodded in satisfaction. Thest thing now is to mend the space fissures.
The fissures had been created when a collision of advanced magic had torn the space apart, and were far trickier to fixpared with restoring the earth. Immortal Zhenyuan had thus decided to deal with it in one go after he was done with restoring the surface.
The space fissures on Drought Star actually werent that badpared with those in the demon world. Although restoring space was a little moreplicated, Immortal Zhenyuan estimated that he would be able to finish everything in a month.
He took out a map which he had drawn before he started restoring the surface of the earth. On it, he had already marked ces where he had seen space fissures.
Ill start with the location closest to me!
Immortal Zhen heaved a sigh; after confirming the closest target for restoration, he directly flew over.
But the scene in front of him made him frown when he realized that there were actually two space fissures If there were two, he would have made a note of it on the map back then.
Is this a newly-formed fissure?
Cupping his chin, he frowned as he gazed at it.
He was just about to move closer for a look when he jerked and promptly fell back as his expression changed he sensed a strange aura!
An indescribable sense of danger emanated from the space fissure in front of him.
Whats that?
Immortal Zhenyuan knitted his eyebrows; what the space fissure was emitting didnt seem to be demon qi or spirit qi. Instead, it felt like the primordial qi which he had a small amount of stored inside his body.
Can it be he frowned deeply and murmured to himself.
He thought of one possibility
That was, what Second Generation Demon Saint had described before in the Holy Pce in the demon world, of a monster at the level of a vicious beast which had emerged from a mysterious space fissure.
Immortal Zhenyuan felt that he was quite a careful person. If he had known that there were two space fissures here back when he had drawn the map, he definitely wouldnt have just marked one down on the map. This strange space fissure was newly-formed; furthermore, it contained an extremely dangerous aura.
Just as he thought this, Immortal Zhenyuan suddenly saw a pitch-ck fishtail poke out of the crack. It then turned, and a giant fish with ck wings flew out of the space fissure and lunged at him
Chapter 640 - Young Kun!
Chapter 640: Young Kun!
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It was a kun, and a giant one at that!
Furthermore, it was different from the one Immortal Zhenyuan had seen up at Demon Saints Holy Pce. This was a scavenger kun which gave off the foulest of stenches, as if it had soaked in mud with rotting corpses; it was an extremely pungent smell.
It could already be considered a biochemical weapon!
Immortal Zhenyuan furrowed his brow and sealed his nasal acupuncture points with spirit energy to temporarily numb his sense of smell. Otherwise, he felt that the smell really would make him pass out; even a grand Venerated Immortal was reduced to this, not to mention other people.
The current situation practically matched Second Generation Demon Saints scenario back then!
A mysterious space fissure, out of which appeared a mysterious prehistoric vicious beast which used primordial qi as its main source of energy Then the question now was, where had this vicious beaste from?
How troublesome I already patched up thend, it looks like Ill have to do it again. Immortal Zhenyuan sighed inwardly. He clenched his fists and made his aura vanishpletely, concealing himself with an undercover trick.
This scavenger kun might not be consideredrge, but it was a little bigger than the carcass Immortal Zhenyuan had seen in Demon Saints Holy Pce back then. It wasnt a baby kun, but a young one which had yet to develop spiritual intelligence. Although the other party had already sensed his aura, it shouldnt be agitated as long as Immortal Zhenyuan didnt provoke it.
Despite that, however, this scavenger kuns reflexes were beyond what Immortal Zhenyuan imagined. Even though his aura was already concealed, this scavenger kun unexpectedly seemed to unerringly know where he was.
Immortal Zhenyuan shifted locations several times in a row, and the kun also changed its attack trajectory ordingly, its head pointed in his direction the entire time. Was the kuns head its sensor?
Or was someone controlling this scavenger kuns movements behind the scenes?
Immortal Zhenyuan remembered that the baby multi-fanged kun in Demon Saints Holy Pce had had a broken fishing line attached to its belly. If this fishing line could be used to direct and control the kun like a puppet string then the current situation was much moreplex than Immortal Zhenyuan had thought.
Immortal Eye, open! Thinking this, he didnt hesitate to open his Immortal Eye. Light gathered in his orange-colored pupils before finally blossoming open. In that instant, time seemed to slow down, and the whole world with it.
The faint qi of an immortal spread out with Immortal Zhenyuan at the center, causing his beautiful red hair to flutter.
With the power of the Immortal Eye, he searched the kuns body from tip to end, and his gaze very quickly caught on something!
de,e! He raised his hands and streams of red light flew swiftly out of his sleeves. He had never taken his life bonded magic weapon out before this, since he had never needed to. But now, against such a tough prehistoric vicious beast, he wouldnt hold anything back; if he was just a little careless, his life would truly be in danger.
In front of Immortal Zhenyuan, these streams of red light formed a disk which finally extended out to be an eight-point de disk.
Once a cultivator reached a certain realm, they would have their own life bonded magic weapon, which was usually a first ss holy weapon or world-defying magic weapon.
This red de disk which Immortal Zhenyuan had now summoned was a world-defying magic weapon that had been created after being fed with his own blood for hundreds of years Red Moon de Disk.
The disk had two forms; broken down, it could be used as eight separate curved des in various kinds of extraordinary attacks, which allowed for more flexibility.
The second form was its currentbined disk attack mode, which was even more destructive! While Immortal Zhenyuan still didnt know at present what the fishing line attached to the scavenger kuns body was made of, the one thing he could be sure of was that this fishing line could prate space without being corroded by the primal chaos of space. It was without doubt impossible for the disk to cut the fishing line in its first form.
Red Moon de Disk had incredible destructive power. As a world-defying magic weapon, its sharp points could forcefully cut the air apart and distort space just by flying through the air.
Under the massive pressure of Red Moon de Disk, the earth started to crack
Zhenyuans heart bled; he had only just restored the earth!
But given the current situation, it was a small price to pay C if he didnt stop this scavenger kun, Drought Star would definitely be even more wrecked.
ng !!
Red Moon de Disk struck the fishing line with a muffled metallic ng Immortal Zhenyuan could see faint sparks where they shed.
Needs to be harder His fiery Daoist robe fluttering in the air, Immortal Zhenyuan manipted Red Moon de Disk into spinning much faster, and increased the friction between the de points of the disk and this fishing line made from an unknown material with an ear-splitting sound.
Immortal Zhenyuan hadnt used this much power since Wind Spirits disappearance. He went all out as he made Red Moon de Disk turn at the fastest speed possible!
That should do it
Immortal Zhenyuan frowned deeply. At the same time, this scavenger kun on the ground screamed under the spinning disk. It was as if this fishing line was connected to its nerves. When the disk struck the fishing line, the kun had descended into madness, and looked like it was in agony.
Soon, the crisp sound of the fishing line snapping rang out.
Sess!
Immortal Zhenyuan was ted.
But the instant the fishing line snapped, the scavenger kun started to uncontrobly spew purplish ck rotting liquid on the ground. Fortunately, it was just a young kun and could be considered to be of moderate size at just over ten meters in length. If it was a fully grown giant kun, with a wingspan of fully a thousand zhang , Immortal Zhenyuan felt that even he himself would find it difficult to ward it off.
He didnt rush to make a move, but observed carefully from the air. He finally concluded that the scavenger kun spewing this rotting fluid was a stress response to the fishing line snapping, like when people puked after getting carsick.
After that string attached to its back was cut off, this young kun looked much less vicious, and also didnt feel as powerful as when it had first appeared.
When Immortal Zhenyuan hid himself slightly now, the other party was already unable to detect him.
It looked like baby kuns and young kuns indeed werent able to attack on their own initiative.
This was something Immortal Zhenyuan had wondered about when he had seen that baby multi-fanged kun at Demon Saints Holy Pce previously. Now, however, it seemed he had an exnation for it.
While both baby kuns and young kuns had attack potential, prehistoric vicious beasts at this stage usually wouldntunch an attack of their own ord. As they matured, they would learn how to attack from their parents. At this stage, they still needed enough nutrition in order to grow, and carrying out an attack would usually hinder their growth.
Thus, whether it was that baby multi-fanged kun from before or this young scavenger kun, both had been manipted by some other party.
Chapter 641 - The Angler’s Probe
Chapter 641: The Anglers Probe
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After spewing the rotting liquid, the scavenger kun gradually calmed down. The Puppet Spell was an evil spell that waspletely banned among human cultivators, given how malicious it was in principle: what it consumed wasnt the energy of the spellcaster, but the energy of the living being under the spell, who would continue to produce energy at the cost of their lifespan until they were dried up.
When this spell first became prevalent thousands of years ago, those that were under the spell were slowly squeezedpletely dry of all their energy by the spellcaster before they ultimately died, while the spellcaster wasnt the least bit harmed!
Immortal Zhenyuan couldnt be sure whether this scavenger kun was being controlled through the Puppet Spell, but what was certain was that this particr spell worked pretty much in a simr way.
As he pondered, a golden light flickered in the sky, and Loopy Toad and Little Silver plummeted down through the air, wrapped in Wang Lings golden light shield.
Since Dog Twosst visit to the demon world, Wang Ling had reset Lord Ma so that everyone who was transported through Lord Ma would have Wang Lings golden light shield cast over them (except those whom Lord Ma flushed away).
Loopy Toad and Little Silvernded in front of the giant body of the scavenger kun.
Senior Dog! What are you doing here? Immortal Zhenyuan had a pleasantly surprised expression on his face.
Dog Two was shaken as it stared at the scavenger kun which looked as if it was sleeping on the ground.
They had been a step toote after all, but Zhenyuan looked fine, so the situation wasnt too terrible.
I had a feeling that the angler mighte after you, so I decided toe and take a look.
Loopy Toad nodded, and suppressed the shock it was feeling in its heart as it gave a knowing look. Also, I specially made a weapon for you. With that, Loopy Toad lifted its eyes and motioned for Little Silver to hand over the Three Views-Shattering Hammer.
They had agreed on this operation in advance.
When Little Silver passed the hammer over, he looked Immortal Zhenyuan up and down with a strange expression.
This was Immortal Zhenyuan, the legendary cultivator in todays world of human cultivators?
Little Silver felt that this red-haired young man in front of him wasnt that remarkable. In any case, he was definitely far inferior to Master. Otherwise, why couldnt he even tell that Dog Two next to him was pretending to be a senior?
Senior Dog, who is this lovely girl? Immortal Zhenyuan looked at Little Silver.
Little Silver:
Dog Two: Hes 1 my servant. I usually take him out for a walk. We just so happened to being by this way today, so I brought him along in passing.
Little Silver: I
Dog Two: See the cor around his neck?
Little Silver:
F**k! He had brought this on himself!
I see! Immortal Zhenyuan wore an enlightened expression.
Earlier, he had thought it was a little strange that the girl had a cor around her neck, but after Dog Twos exnation, Immortal Zhenyuanpletely figured it out.
He scratched the back of his head and couldnt help giving praise. Thats just like Senior Dog. I see people walking their dogs all the time, but this is the first time Im seeing a dog walk a person! But although it was his first time, Immortal Zhenyuan didnt think it was strange at all.
Strength had always been king in the cultivation world, and cultivators would choose to raise spirit beasts as pets. However, there was no rule which said that a strong spirit beast couldnt sign a reversebor contract to hire a cultivator.
Given Senior Dogs realm, it was normal for it to have several human servants, right?
Still, Zhenyuan thought that this fair-faced girls aura didnt feel human, and even less like a spirit beast
But Zhenyuan didnt dare ask too many questions. After all, it was their first meeting, and in front of Senior Dog to boot; if he raised too many questions, it would just look a little rude.
So it has stopped? Loopy Toad looked at the huge monster in front of it and asked about the situation.
Yes, Senior Dog! This space fissure formed not very long ago, and I only noticed it when I was about to mend the rifts. I was going to plug up this crack, but this vicious thing came out of it. Just like what we saw at Demon Saints Holy Pce thest time, there was a fishing line in this monsters belly. I cut it off with my life bonded magic weapon, Red Moon de Disk, Immortal Zhenyuan exined in detail.
As he spoke, a reddish-gold de disk the size of a millstone spun slowly behind him. This was the first time that Loopy Toad saw Immortal Zhenyuans life bonded magic weapon.
In fact, this Red Moon de Disk had shrunk down to this size; Immortal Zhenyuan could freely control its size.
Is there anything left of the cut string? Little Silver was curious.
Part of it is still attached to this evil creature; the rest has already been swallowed up by the space fissure, and has probably been retrieved I think its simr to the Puppet Spell, and yet not. If it really was a pure Puppet Spell, controlling such a huge monster would be a little difficult.
Resting his chin in his hands, Immortal Zhenyuan looked at Loopy Toad. Does Senior Dog know what kind of spell this is?
Loopy Toad pretended to think about it deeply. Hm, of course I know
On the side, Little Silver looked like he was watching a great show. Dog Two had overreached in its acting, and Little Silver was dying to see what Dog Two was going to say.
Loopy Toad: I know, but theres no need for me to say it myself. Ill let my servant, Little Silver, do the exining
Little Silver: You f**ker!
What does Teacher Little Silver think? Immortal Zhenyuan asked very carefully, even using an honorific.
This Miss Little Silver might indeed be Senior Dogs servant, but who was Senior Dog? Even if Miss Little Silver was a servant, her identity definitely wasnt one Immortal Zhenyuan could mess with.
Holy beasts and vicious beasts were originally archenemies, and while Little Silver hadnt had much contact with vicious beasts, he had already been aware of them from a very young age. That was when the holy beasts hadnt be extinct yet, and Dog Saint had yet to be turned into hot pot It was a time when everything had been pretty good.
Little Silver gazed at the scavenger kun that looked as if it was fast asleep and frowned.
The Puppet Spell, huh
This shouldnt really be possible; targets controlled by the Puppet Spell usually werent too big. Several thousand years ago, the people who were adept in this art knew how to use the Performance of a Hundred Puppets technique, which meant that they could control a hundred puppets at the same time. Ultimately, however, these puppets were very small in size.
It would be very difficult to achieve your goal by using the Puppet Spell alone to control such a huge vicious beast.
Its the Puppet Gu 2 Spell.
Little Silver looked up and said all of a sudden.
He had thought of a ck magic spell that could boost the strength of the Puppet Spell to its absolute limit
Chapter 642 - Puppet Gu Spell
Chapter 642: Puppet Gu Spell
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Not the Puppet Spell but the Puppet Gu Spell? Immortal Zhenyuan wore an expression of enlightenment and his admiration of Senior Dog immediately surged again like ocean waves.
As expected of Senior Dog; even a servant under him could think of something in a sh. Why hadnt he thought of it?
Indeed, if it was the Puppet Gu Spell, which was a more sinister spell than the Puppet Spell, controlling such a vicious beast was no longer a fantasy. The Puppet Gu Spell involved enhancing the Puppet Spell with a venom technique. The string and incantation used to control the puppet werent the same; for the Puppet Gu Spell, a Gu bug had to be ced inside the body of the would-be puppet, and the strength of its poisonbined with the string and incantation used would boost the Puppet Spell.
To control such an enormous vicious creature, the Gu bug inside it had to be frighteningly big!
Immortal Zhenyuan opened his Immortal Eye and spirit light shot straight out. He was going to use it to see through the scavenger kuns skin into its body, but very soon, he closed the Immortal Eye when it didnt work.
This was because the main energy source which drove this scavenger kun was the same as for the baby multi-fanged kun previously; both used primordial qi. The Immortal Eye, whichrgely used spirit energy as its energy source, thus had no way of prating the skin of a body covered in primordial qi.
As I thought, its no good Immortal Zhenyuan sighed. Currently, he had too little primordial qi in his body.
Little Silver licked his lips. Want to cut it open for a look?
Immortal Zhenyuan suddenly felt that this Miss Little Silver was a little scary.
Cut it open
How could it be that easy?
He had used Red Moon de Disk earlier to cut off the fishing line on the back of the vicious creature, and the weapons de points had also partly scratched the surface of the scavenger kuns skin, but this seemingly soft skin was unexpectedly firm and couldnt be broken.
His Red Moon de Disk was a world-defying magic weapon! Its grade might not be high among world-defying magic weapons, having only just be an eighth-ss weapon
But this eighth-ss world-defying magic weapon was still his life bonded magic treasure, with enough devastating power to very easily split open the immortal body of a True Immortal!
Yet such a magic weapon actually wasnt the least bit effective against this primordial vicious beast.
Since this vicious creature is no longer moving, lets find a way first to plug up the crack. Immortal Zhenyuan frowned slightly; he wanted to close up that unusual space rift first before something untoward happened.
But just as he was about to make a move, a very aggressive sense of oppression emanated from the space rift.
Senior Dog! Somethingsing out again! Immortal Zhenyuan cursed in his heart.
Loopy Toad and Little Silver were on their guards simultaneously; because of the golden light shield on their bodies, this pressure had a limited effect on them. Looking at the way things were going, however, this rift was probably going to spit out yet another extraordinary thing.
The baby multi-fanged kun in Demon Saints Holy Pce and this young scavenger kun in front of them
What was it going to be this time?
At this moment, a faint sense of tension lingered in the air.
Its a big one this time! Little Silver tsked. Although the monster in the rift had yet to emerge, he could already feel that the vicious creature inside wasnt simple.
This pressure might be from an adult primordial vicious beast.
Lets try the hammer, Loopy Toad reminded them at that moment.
They werent anxious at all; after all, the hammer which Little Master Ling had just made with his own two hands was here. If they really encountered an unbeatable foe, they could just use the hammer!
They couldnt do anything else now even if they wanted to How could they defeat this type of monster?
As Little Silver had guessed, it was a big guy this time.
The space fissure visibly split open to be wider than before Then, a rotten-smelling scavenger kunrger than the young scavenger kun from before flew out of the rift!
This scavenger kun was more than ten times the size of the one on the ground! It flew out of the rift like an aircraft carrier, its massive shadow directly covering them and throwing Loopy Toads startled expression into shade.
Furthermore, this was only half of its body; the other half was still in the space rift!
This thing was too big!
Immortal Zhenyuan was hugely rmed. It really is an adult scavenger kun
But this one has only just matured; a true adult scavenger kun is even bigger. Little Silvers face was as unruffled as an ancient well. While this vicious beast wasrge, Little Silver wasnt the least bit afraid. Back then, when Dog Saint grew to double its size, it was even bigger than this! If it wasnt because Dog Saint had been careless and was drugged by those cultivators, and couldnt use his double-size mode before he was turned into a spicy hot pot stew the Holy Dog n wouldnt have be extinct.
Immortal Zhenyuan, Loopy Toad and Little Silver scattered as they withdrew a little.
To their surprise, this adult scavenger kun didnt seem intent on attacking; instead, it directly opened itsrge mouth and looked like it was about to gobble up the young scavenger kun on the ground.
Looks like that angler wants to use this adult scavenger kun to swallow up this young scavenger kun on the ground and take it back! Immortal Zhenyuan guessed the intentions of the person behind the scenes.
Then we must not let him seed, said Loopy Toad, frowning.
With the angler choosing a retrieval rather than attack strategy, this was enough to prove that this young scavenger kun on the ground had a secret that the angler didnt want them to find out!
As for exactly what kind of secret this young scavenger kun was hiding, they wouldnt know until they could cut open its belly!
Stay back, senior, let me do it! said Immortal Zhenyuan, and he rushed forward first.
Loopy Toad: Alright
In the confrontation with the young scavenger kun, it was already clear that Red Moon de Disks attack was fairly ineffective; it would be practically impossible to do any sort of harm to this adult scavenger kun.
All their hopes now rested on that little hammer
Immortal Zhenyuan gripped the hammer tightly. He had never seen one like this before and it wasnt anything special to look at.
But since it was Senior Dog who had created this hammer, it should be effective, right?
Thinking this, Immortal Zhenyuan lifted this small, pitch-ck hammer and swung it directly at the adult scavenger kun.
Bang!
There was a muffled sound as it hit, and Immortal Zhenyuan was flung back but wasnt hurt.
The moment he was flung back, the adult scavenger kun that had been struck by the hammer roared explosively with pain and stopped trying to swallow the young kun right away it had been weakened!
This is the all living things are equal effect! Hurry and attack! Dog Two warned.
Okay, senior! Immortal Zhenyuan grit his teeth and Red Moon de Disk started spinning again!
The moment Red Moon de Disk touched the adult scavenger kun this time, it didnt bounce off, and the des cut ruthlessly into the vicious creatures flesh, like a meat grinder pulverizing meat!
Chapter 643 - The Secret in the Kun’s Belly
Chapter 643: The Secret in the Kuns Belly
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Red Moon de Disk was like a gear wheel, and when Immortal Zhenyuan did the incantation, it grew steadily in size, its des sharp enough to cut the sky open!
When the might of a world-defying magic weapon was truly unleashed, its destructive power was undeniably earthshaking. Red Moon de Disks spinning des cut into the adult scavenger kuns weakened body inch by inch as a huge amount of blood gushed unceasingly from the wound.
The corrosive blood flowed out slowly likeva. The moment it touched the ground, it corroded and burnt the earth, sending up billows of thick smoke.
Both Loopy Toad and Little Silver had sealed their nasal orifices. The smell was so foul that if they didnt cut off their sense of smell, they might suffocate here.
It really works!
Immortal Zhenyuan was pleasantly surprised in his heart. This hammer was too useful!
When all was said and done, this was Senior Dog, who was actually able to create such a powerful limited use magic weapon It could only be used ten times in total, he should use it sparingly!
The adult scavenger kun erupted with a pained scream, and it seemed that the mysterious angler on the other side of the rift had sensed it. Under the anglers control, the adult scavenger kun that hade scouting out of the rift started to pull its upper body back.
Want to leave? Forget it! Zhenyuan grit his teeth and went all out with Red Moon de Disk. In a sh, the disk grew hundreds of inches more in size and directly cut off the entire upper body of the adult scavenger kun along with the fishing line on it!
Repair!
The moment the scavenger kuns body was cut in half and fell, Immortal Zhenyuan directly extracted primordial qi from the heart demon stone as an energy source and used a sky-repairing stone to plug up the crack. The sky-repairing stone was made from artificial synthetic cultivation industrial materials for the purpose of repairing space rifts. It was very expensive, but very effective in repairing space.
But Loopy Toads heart was still shaken when it saw Immortal Zhenyuan take out the sky-repairing stone. This single sky-repairing stone could probably buy five houses in Jinghua city
This was in the end a cultivation big shot who was a legend among mankind. Fishing out such a costly stone so nonchntly just caught Loopy Toad off guard.
After mending the abnormal space rift, Immortal Zhenyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had initially wanted to conserve the power of the primordial qi stored in the heart demon stone and use spirit energy instead to activate the sky-repairing stone. While this would result in a sessful repair, it was quite time-consuming. Now, using primordial qi as the main energy source, the sky-repairing stone actually stoppered the space fissure in just a short while.
Immortal Zhenyuan had never done aparison so hadnt noticed it before. Looking at this difference now, he realized that the disparity between spirit energy and primordial qi was really a little big!
Gazing at half the body of this adult scavenger kun, he was about to draw closer for a look when it actually directly turned into rotting mud on the spot, corroding the surface of the ground to create arge pit.
Not dead? Immortal Zhenyuan frowned.
This is a prehistoric vicious beast, theres no way it would die so easily, Little Silver said on one side. Holy beasts and vicious beasts were like pr opposites: holy beasts were mainly attributed with spiritual intelligence, and vicious beasts with brute strength. At ater stage of growth, however, there actually wasnt any difference in their levels of strength; it was only during the middle stage when they developed different attributes.
Vicious beasts thus were extremely resilient; even if half their bodies were cut off, they could still survive as long as their cores werent damaged.
But finding the core inside the body of such an enormous vicious beast wouldnt be easy.
A vicious beasts core was very small, the size of a millet grain.
In a normal situation, a person fighting a vicious beast for the first time would already be using all his might in battle, and simply wouldnt have time to consider looking for the core at all.
Little Silver stared at the rotting sludge and sighed in his heart. If it was Master, killing a vicious beast like this would be a piece of cake, wouldnt it?
He couldnt help recalling when he had fought Master for the first time. At the time, Master had been wearing a sports jacket, and he had very coolly raised his hand to p Little Silver in his beast form and send him flying! Little Silver vividly recalled his feelings at that moment. He hadnt felt enraged, nor had he felt pain Instead, after he was thrashed, he had been excited by that addictive sense of strong oppression!
Now that Little Silver carefully thought about it
It was probably from that moment on when he had already set his heart on Wang Ling as his master.
Thinking this, Little Silver still felt some regret in his heart.
Who knew when Master would be able to hit him again
The adult scavenger kun fled, leaving behind this young scavenger kun that had already escaped the anglers control. The young scavenger kun itself wasnt aggressive, unless someone was pulling the strings behind it. Now that the fishing line attached to this scavenger kun was already cut off, ity motionless on the ground.
The Three Views-Shattering Hammers weakening function had a crowd effect that could forcibly weaken oing opponents who bore malice. Before this state of weaknesspletely disappeared, Immortal Zhenyuan continued to use Red Moon de Disk with the intention of operating on this scavenger kuns body to see what on earth was inside it.
Since he couldnt find the core, he just needed to continue doing damage to this scavenger kun
Furthermore, a young scavenger kun didnt have as good a recovery ability as an adult scavenger kun. Given the kuns weak all living beings are equal state, Immortal Zhenyuan felt that everything was now under control.
Let me see, what on earth do you have inside you His eyebrows knitted into a little knot. Then, he carefully manipted Red Moon de Disk to perform a precise cut. The scavenger kun let out a pained roar and wanted to flee, but Immortal Zhenyuan raised his hand and a golden light pinned it in ce.
Loopy Toads heart was shaken when it saw this, and it sighed feelingly at how awesome Little Master Lings hammer was.
This weakening effect was too abnormal
In their weakened states, neither the young scavenger kun nor the adult scavenger kun had any power to resist.
This thing had rough skin and thick flesh. As Red Moon de Disk continued to cut into it, the first skinyer was finallypletely split apart. Zhenyuan and Loopy Toad initially thought that they would discover some Gu bug or other inside the body. In the end, they were utterly stunned by the scene that met their eyes after the operation.
Another scavenger kun was actually curled up inside this young scavenger kun
Immortal Zhenyuan: ???
Loopy Toad: ???
Little Silver: ???
Tempering an even smaller kun to act as a Gu bug and then using the Puppet Gu Spell to house the Gu bug inside another kun
What kind of operation was this
Senior Dog, Ill try again
A little dumbstruck, Zhenyuan had the de disk continue spinning to cut into this second kunyer
Although it was a little hard to believe, they did indeed see it.
Hm
In this second kun hidden inside the body, there was actually a third kun!
Little Silver and Dog Two were stunned. Was this a Matryoshka doll?
Chapter 644 - A Pleasant Surprise After Disembowelment
Chapter 644: A Pleasant Surprise After Disembowelment
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There were three baby kuns inside this young kun, each one smaller than the one before. Looking at this scene, Little Silver couldnt help thinking about an online game he had yed before called Big Fish Eats Little Fish.
Tempering the smaller kun to act like a Gu bug, and then using the Puppet Gu Spell to nt it inside arger kun as a parasite? Immortal Zhenyuan spected.
Little Silver thought for a moment, then narrowed his eyes with his chin in his hands as he said softly, Thats probably the case, but this angler also took advantage of a trait which the kun, as a vicious beast, has.
What trait? Immortal Zhenyuan asked in a low voice.
Have you ever yed the game Big Fish Eats Little Fish? Little Silver exined, A vicious beast like the kun has a unique way of boosting its strength in times of danger, and that is to swallow a smaller kun to increase its strength. This is my first time seeing it, but my grandfather had spoken of it before in my tribe back then, so it definitely isnt a lie.
Hearing this, Immortal Zhenyuan and Loopy Toad were enlightened.
nting something like a Gu bug inside an adult kuns body was obviously supremely difficult, but it would be very easy to nt the insect in a rtively smaller body of a newborn kun! Coupled with the kuns trait of therge swallowing the small to boost strength, controlling the parasitic baby kun amounted to controlling the more powerful adult kun!
Immortal Zhenyuan couldnt help recalling when he had used Red Moon de Disk to cut that adult kun in half earlier. It had looked like a bloody mess, but thinking about it now, the cross section of the cut kun had looked like a thousandyered cake Immortal Zhenyuan had never dealt with a vicious beast before, and had thought this was the internal structure of a kuns body.
Thinking about it now, the adult kun that had survived Immortal Zhenyuan chopping it in half had probably swallowed several smaller kuns.
But this wasnt the most frightening thing.
The scariest was actually still that angler!
To be able to make a prehistoric vicious beast like the kun feel that it was in danger and use its therge swallow the small fight response to force itself to be stronger
How powerful was this anglers realm?
Immortal Zhenyuan shivered. He was very d he knew Senior Dog, otherwise he might have ultimately met a tragic end on Drought Star in this encounter with a vicious beast this time.
This small hammer which Senior Dog had given him he had to use it carefully!
Immortal Zhenyuan sighed in his heart. This magical little hammer was a genuine life-saving magic treasure! Fortunately, Senior Dog had guessed that Immortal Zhenyuan would run into some difficulty this time, and had specially brought this hammer over for him. Otherwise, who knew what the oue could have been.
Thus, while Immortal Zhenyuan, in the depths of his heart, was now just a little afraid of this mysterious person, when he thought about how he still had Senior Dog behind him, he somehow felt reassured.
Since Senior Dog was able to create this magical hammer as a counter-offense, this showed that Senior Dog was perhaps just as strong as that mysterious angler.
The most troublesome thing right now was that they actually still didnt know what on earth this mysterious anglers intentions were, and even less the whereabouts of the other party The only thing they knew was that it wasnt easy even for this mysterious angler to tear open the space wall to allow the kun to fly through the rift.
That was because each unique space rift that formed was singr in their creation; if rifts could be created on arge scale, that would be a real catastrophe.
In short, Immortal Zhenyuan felt that this Im in the open, the enemy is in the dark position was in fact very disadvantageous for them.
The situation could be described as very muddled, and they had next to no information on the angler.
But now, it wasnt like they didnt have a lead
Staring at this baby kun which was already restrained, a thought stirred inside Immortal Zhenyuans mind.
Senior Dog, should we cut it open further for a look? asked Immortal Zhenyuan.
What was in front of them now was the second baby kun inside the young kun.
Keep cutting, Dog Two said in a deep voice.
Actually, it was also very curious to see how many moreyers there were inside
Alright, senior, Immortal Zhenyuan replied very politely. He concentrated his energy on operating Red Moon de Disk and adjusted its size. The baby kuns inside were now getting smaller and smaller, which required even more particr care when cutting. If the innermost baby kun truly had a Gu bug inside it, then they had to be even more cautious.
The origin of the Gu bug could be an important clue at present for getting the upper hand over the mysterious angler. This was because there werent many cultivators to begin with who knew how to use the venom technique, and there were even fewer individuals among them who knew powerful venom arts to bring prehistoric vicious beasts under their control The names of these people throughout history could be counted on one or two hands.
Furthermore, there was in fact another lead.
That was Little Silvers tracking method which used holy beast blood. When the mysterious angler had recalled the adult kun earlier, Little Silver had already left a few drops of his own blood on it.
If this adult kun ultimately returned to the anglers side without any problems, Little Silver could use his tracking technique to determine the anglers approximate location.
But this was a secret mission which Little Master Ling had given them, so Dog Two and Little Silver buried it in their hearts and didnt directly speak about it.
Im going to cut it
At that moment, Immortal Zhenyuan felt like a surgeon about to perform surgery in the operating room, and was especially nervous.
Tangled up with his nervousness, however, was the faint excitement of tearing open a delivery package.
Suspended in the air, Red Moon de Disk then slowly descended under Immortal Zhenyuans control, and started to cut open the skin of the second baby kun inside This scene was very reminiscent of Saw!
Little Silver had just watched this movie not long ago. For some reason, it especially made him want rice!
Seeing this, Little Silver rubbed his stomach. Unfortunately, he had been on a diettely; he was already ordering less takeout, and nned to eat broli with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal for a while yet.
But when he saw this scene, he suddenly wanted to have Midnight Dining Hallsstewed chitterling noodles. Dining Halls Boss Tan Siming was friends with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Every time thetter ordered food from him, Boss Tan would give him a discount and a red packet C he was a very zealous boss!
Red Moon de Disk spun, perfectly cutting the skin open as blood gushed out of the second baby kuns body.
This was a perfect cut which didnt touch the insides of the baby kun.
Dog Two and Little Silver stepped forward to take a look, and what they saw waspletely beyond their expectations.
Because it wasnt a kun inside the body of the baby kun!
But a living person!
A girly inside, and appeared to bepletely fast asleep
Chapter 645 - The Sleeping Girl
Chapter 645: The Sleeping Girl
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A kuns stomach wasrge enough to begin with. Even a baby kun could swallow ten thousand elephants. Once the stomach was peeled open, it wouldnt be strange no matter what creature spilled out of the cavity. However, this girl wasnt inside the baby kuns stomach, but lying quietly on it, with her knees curled up like a baby as she slept.
The girl had long blue hair which covered half her face but couldnt hide her beauty.
Contrary to expectations, her entire body was actually very clean; even her face was the same, and didnt have the faintest trace of blood on it everything had been kept out by ayer of dark blue magic light, which wasing from the extremely simple and crude-looking old gray clothes that she was wearing.
This was a scavenger kun that was highly corrosive; every part of it was strangely and intensely acrid. The girl was able to lie peacefully inside it like this all because of the protection of the magic light which emanated from her old gray clothes.
Where did this girle from?
Immortal Zhenyuan was dumbstruck. He hadpletely never expected to actually dig out a girl from inside the kuns body!
Furthermore, she was a pretty girl!
What do we do, Senior Dog
Immortal Zhenyuan used magic to lift the girl out and smoothly put her on the ground. He used the Immortal Eye to inspect her carefully, for no other reason than purely to see if she had any injuries.
Although the girl was indeed very pretty, it was an otherworldly beauty that didnt feel like it belonged to the mundane world.
In some sense, Loopy Toad felt that this girl was very simr to Little Master Ling
What now? Want me to feed her holy beast blood? Little Silver asked, his hands on his knees.
Not for now Thisdys vital signs are stable, its just that shes fallen into a deep sleep for some unknown reason, answered Immortal Zhenyuan, chin in his hands. He then raised his head and gave Little Silver an extremely strange look, only now perceiving Little Silvers identity with amazement. Miss Little Silver so youre a holy beast?
Only now you know. Little Silver sighed in his heart.
He felt that this legendary cultivator really wasnt that great only now did he know!
Immortal Zhenyuanughed foolishly. Ah~ no offense, Miss Little Silver, Ive always been more the hindsight type. I thought earlier that Miss Little Silvers aura was a little strange; it wasnt like a spirit beast, demon beast, or devil beast, and was even less like a human I actuallypletely forgot about holy beasts. Ive been wondering if Miss Little Silver is an alien.
Little Silver:
A- alien
While this answer was a stab to the heart, Little Silver had to admit that all these years after the extinction of holy beasts, most human cultivators had started to forget about them. The only two greatest impacts which the extinction of holy beasts had had on history were: the establishment of an annual Spirit Beasts Protection Day and an uptick in dog meat hot pot culture in a particr region, thanks to Dog Saint.
But the dog meat used in that regional dog hot pot was supplied throughwful channels. The type of dog used was a kind of meat dog specially bred for hot pot, simr to the dragon pork that Zhai Yin normally used when frying pork chops for Wang Ming.
To be honest
Little Silver really wanted to eat itter when he was free.
Because it was said that the seasoning used for dog hot pot in that region was made from an exclusive and secret recipe based on when Dog Saint had been cooked back then!
Little Silver remembered huddling inside the Dog ns depository of Buddhist texts as he watched Dog Saint being cooked at the time. On one hand, his eyes were terrified; on the other, his mouth watered uncontrobly Until now, it was hard for him to forget the smell of that spicy hot pot!
Well take the girl back first; Ill leave you to deal with things here.
After staring at the sleeping girl for a long time, Loopy Toad finally made a decision.
Judging from the style of the old gray clothes she was wearing, Loopy Toad felt that the girl likely wasnt an ordinary person. It was no use just leaving her here it would be better to take her back and see if Little Master Ling had any way of waking her up.
Okay, Senior Dog, just leave everything here to me! This vicious creature is under my control now; Ill think of a wayter to find its core and then deal with it once and for all. Immortal Zhenyuan patted his chest and smiled.
Very well. Loopy Toad nodded. If the hammer is about to run out of energy, you can directly call me with your immortal seal and Ille over to charge it.
A limited use magic weapon could only be used a particr number of times, but as long as it wasnt used uppletely and was recharged in a timely manner, it could be used continuously.
Thank you, Senior Dog! Immortal Zhenyuan nodded. He naturally understood the stakes here.
Hence, this was also one of the biggest reasons why Immortal Zhenyuan would do everything he could to save on using the hammer.
Afterwards, Dog Two put its dog paw lightly on the girls shoulder and Little Silver stamped his foot. In a ray of golden light, two people and a dog reappeared in front of Lord Ma.
Wang Ling already knew about the girl in gray.
In fact, he had already sent Immortal Toya a text message the moment Immortal Zhenyuan cut open the vicious beast and rescued the girl in gray from its belly.
The girl had to have her own reasons for being in aa. Moreover, they didnt know where she was from. Wang Ling didnt want to directly wake her up in his home; they wereplete strangers to each other. Since her vital signs were stable and she was just in a mysteriousa, Wang Ling felt that the only thing he could do was send the girl to the hospital without dy.
He wasnt a hero; he didnt need to especially show off by acting as a hero rescuing the damsel in distress!
What was more, he still had to worry about the Beast Kings Remains summer camp that would be happening in two days!
And after the summer camp were the final exams!
Was there anything more important than this?
Thus, when Dog Two and Little Silver brought the girl back, the only thing Wang Ling could do was very gentlemanly ce her on his own bed using a traction spell. Fortunately, the girl was clean and didnt need any special purification treatment.
The one thing that Wang Ling was a little curious about was her gray clothes
Because it had the aura of Heavenly Dao on it
Wang Ling stretched out his hand to touch the gray clothes and check what it was made of.
In the end, he had barely done so when Mother Wang directly opened the door and came in.
What she saw made Mother Wang suck in her breath
A girl in gray was fast asleep on the bed
And Ling Ling was stretching out a hand to touch the edge of the girls clothes
What was going on?
Mother Wang covered her mouth in astonishment!
Then with a bang, she mmed the door shut.
Wang Ling:
Mom! Let me exin, mom!
Chapter 646 - Damn! A Heart-Pounding Feeling!
Chapter 646: Damn! A Heart-Pounding Feeling!
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This was already the second time
What was it like to be misunderstood by your own mother for the second time?
Wang Ling thought it was as embarrassing as spilling drops of yogurt on your pants while drinking it in your room, and then being caught wiping them with a tissue.
Looking at the bedroom door, Wang Ling felt it was time for him to enlighten it at the very least, he should add a defense function. It wasnt like Mother Wang didnt usually knock, but sometimes she would forget to do so when she was in a hurry to say something.
It could only be said that the mothers of the world were by andrge like this
Wang Ling looked at the girl in gray on his bed, his eyebrows forming a knot.
This was because he sensed that the identity of this girl in gray was different from that of a human cultivator. When he had touched her gray clothes just now, he couldnt tell what material it was made from. Hence, there were two possibilities: either the material of this gray robe was from outside the Milky Way, or it was a resource from a prehistoric era that was already extinct
In both cases, there was only one way for Wang Ling to find out about the materials origin that was to set up an array to summon the Heavenly Dao for information.
Did he have to give away crispy noodle snacks again
Speaking of which, the box of baked gluten-vored crispy noodle snacks which he had gotten specially made previously seemed to be en route to him now.
Wang Ling frowned and sighed inwardly.
Heavenly Dao:
It was July 22nd on Saturday in the thirteenth week of the semester.
It was already the next morning by the time Immortal Toya arrived. He had initially nned to set off from Chrysanthemum Ind the night before. After all, this was amand from Ling Zhenren, so he utterly didnt dare disregard it. In the end, it just so happened that his two disciples, Jin Shi and Yin Shi, had an extracurricr seminar at cram school.
After this brother and sister pair came to the ind as Immortal Toyas disciples and received personal training from him, their damaged spirit roots werepletely restored. During theirst thirteen years on the ind, the siblings learned a lot of knowledge and life principles from Immortal Toya. However, it wasnt good for them to live isted from the outside world for so long.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi were still very young, and now that they had reached a stage where they could absorb new things fairly quickly, Immortal Toya had decided to help the siblings find a cram school in the city so that they could interact more with other kids.
Time continued to march forward and science and technology continued to advance In this era, even alchemy furnaces saw new developments as some people even used the pots for hot pot to refine pills in! This was a newly developed automatic hot pot-style alchemy furnace which Immortal Toya had only just seen recently. As long as you plugged it in, and put in the right proportions of medicinal ingredients to stew, it was too easy!
The most terrifying thing was that this alchemy furnace had been designed by a college student! Later, he directly sold the patent and became rich!
It could only be said that every generation had its own talents Young people always had new and unique ideas.
Immortal Toya had always been confident in Jin Shi and Yin Shis gifts.
Thus, he decided to send the pair to the city for experience.
After all, times had changed
Immortal Toya couldnt help feeling a little emotional.
In the very early days, it was the city kids who braved the rugged countryside for experience. But it was obviously unwise to fall behind in the times. Rural kids also needed to find ways to experience life in the city.
Chrysanthemum Ind actually had a lot of ck technology, but in the end this was just the tip of the iceberg!
Thus, he took his two precious apprentices to their extracurricr seminar at cram school and wasnt able to go over to Wang Lings ce right away.
But Wang Ling wasnt in a hurry. After all, the girl was just in aa and her life wasnt in danger.
Immortal Toya drove a wooden vehicle, which had a very special name: Wooden Ox.
The name sounded very stupid, but the truth was that it was quite fast. The car had special custom-made machinerybined with modern technology, and had the same function as a triphibian car: when necessary, it could turn into a mechanical bird to fly in the sky, a mechanical whale that acted like a submarine, or a mechanical dolphin that acted like a speedboat!
Im taking you out today since I have something to do, and I want you to familiarize yourself with the city. Given your temperaments, Im sure you wont sh with other people in the city, but we also cant let them bully our Chrysanthemum Ind people, understand? When its time to fight back, you must fight back, Immortal Toya reminded Jin Shi and Yin Shi as they sat in the back while he prepared to start Wooden Ox.
Yes, shifu , Jin Shi and Yin Shi replied in unison. But when is it time to fight back?
Immortal Toya was stumped; it was difficult to determine something like this, which was also one reason why he wanted this pair of siblings to experience life in the city for a while.
To be a pure and kind-hearted child nowadays was admittedly a good thing, but if you wanted to survive a heart that was too benevolent was sure to suffer.
These two siblings had already suffered much in their lives
Alchemists generally paid close attention to the calm in their hearts, and didnt get angry too easily.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi had been with him for many years. Although they might not have had as much contact with elixirs as those old alchemists in the market, these children had been exposed to pill refinement since childhood, and hadpletely different temperaments.
Thus, Immortal Toyas reply to their question was: You can fight back if you feel angry. Remember not to kill the other party, but leave them alive. Itll make it easier for me to save their lives.
Alright, shifu . The siblings exchanged smiles.
As Immortal Toya hurried over to the Wang familys small vi, Wang Ling made a video call to Daoist Guang to ask about the gray Daoist robe which the girl wore.
Daoist Guangs live streaming business had been flourishing recently and his average viewer numbers had just broken the twenty million milestone not long ago, which brought huge traffic to the website.
He had been just about to start his live stream when Wang Ling called him in the morning.
Daoist Guang looked attentively at the photo Wang Ling had sent him and then shook his head. Senior Ling, I wont lie, this humble one is very stupid; I cant tell what this gray Daoist robe is made of at all Daoist Guang had truly studied it very carefully even though he hadnt held out any hope since the beginning; how high was Ling Zhenrens realm? If he couldnt determine the robes origin, what could Daoist Guang do? He was also full of despair!
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Sure enough, he still had to ask the Heavenly Dao about it in the end
Senior Ling, while I cant tell what this Daoist robe is made of, I wonder if senior knows the origin of the clothes Im wearing? Daoist Guang smiled a little, and then the camera zoomed out all the way. Only then did Wang Ling see that Daoist Guang was no longer wearing that white Daoist garment, but a full maids outfit!
Wang Ling:
Daoist Guang scratched his grizzled hair. This is a g I put up for myself a while ago: I said that as long as my audience numbers break twenty million, Ill crossdress. Later, based on online images, I used the inds resources to make this dress C the audiences taste now is bing stranger and stranger. What does Ling Zhenren think?
Wang Lings reply: Damn!
Daoist Guang: Is it a heart-pounding feeling?
Wang Ling: Its the feeling of a heart attack
Taoist Guang:
Chapter 647 - Quick-Witted Immortal Toya
Chapter 647: Quick-Witted Immortal Toya
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It could only be said that Daoist Guang was an honest and sincere person; furthermore, he had very earnestly made well-fitting clothes for himself using the inds resources. But Wang Ling really couldnt imagine what it must be like for an old man in a maids outfit to look into the camera lens while live streaming and ask cutely, Am I pretty?
This was a little too scary. The damage it could cause to a persons three views was equal to a ssic line from a TV drama: You just lost a leg, but she lost a beautiful love 1!
Erm
But as a live streamer, Daoist Guang was very conscientious; at least he didnt welsh on a deal.
It was just that Wang Ling felt that Daoist Guang was going further and further down the live streaming path to the point of no return and hadpletely forgotten that he wanted to reconstruct his body In any case, Wang Ling couldnt make the choice for Daoist Guang. Everyone had the right to choose how they wanted to live.
On the other hand, Daoist Guang had more than one way open to him now given how many fans he had. He could go through the Samsara Spirit Tribtion whenever he wanted now by relying on figurines. When he had just started live streaming at first, this had still seemed like an unreasonable request, but it was nowpletely within reach.
In an audience of twenty million viewers, it was very easy to find fans willing to spend money on him.
Take for example the live streamer Baboon who had been cklisted. Until now, there were people still visiting his live stream room daily to light incense and send him gifts. Wang Ling didnt know what on earth these people were thinking C wasnt it better to spend the money instead on crispy noodle snacks?!
Hugging Dog Two, Little Silver half-sat on the edge of the bed. They had kept watch over the girl in gray all night, but there had been no sign of her waking up.
Where on earth had shee from?
Why had she appeared in the kuns stomach?
And what was her background?
And why had she fallen asleep?
They didnt know any of this
This made Little Silver recall Ya Xuan, the silly girl who had saved his life back then.
At that time, in order to cure Ya Xuans illness, Little Silver made a deal with Immortal Mansion; he became a holy beast gatekeeper for the Master of Immortal Mansion in exchange for Immortal Mansions medicinal resources. Now, Ya Xuan was living with Cailian Zhenren while her memories recovered. She drank Immortal Toyas medicine for strengthening the mind every day, but until now there was still no change.
When Little Silver had gone to see Ya Xuan previously, she had even forgotten his name
It wasnt that Immortal Toyas medicine didnt work, but that Ya Xuans amnesia was so severe that her memory was simply like that of a goldfish.
Little Silver heard that Immortal Toya had increased the dosage for now; he wondered if Ya Xuan was a little better
Little Silver thought that Ya Xuan and this girl in gray had simr backgrounds they were both unregistered citizens.
Immortal Toyas Wooden Ox finally arrived at the entrance to the Wang familys small vi at noon. It looked so cool! Sheeps eyes were drawn straight to it! This was her first time seeing such a machine! Her curiosity, however, was purely at its appearance; if they ran together, this four-wheeled car might not be as fast as she was.
Immortal Toya got out, a big purple gourd on his back. He was wearing white Daoist robes paired with an outer blue muslin garment. From far away, he looked like a transcendent being, dressed like a celebrity as always.
It was less than a month since hisst visit to the Wang familys little vi, but for some reason, Immortal Toya felt like it was a lifetime ago.
Wang Ling had already heard the noise from his bedroom. He stood at the window to take a look, and happened to see Immortal Toya standing at the front door with his two disciples; he appeared to be exining something to them.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi followed Immortal Toya closely on his left and right. Shifu , where are we?
I told you before, right? A great senior lives here.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi nodded. We know, its the senior who eats crispy noodle snacks, isnt it? The siblings spoke in one voice and at the same time in identical tones, which amazed Sheep.
Immortal Toya: Thats right, its him! It isnt just this great senior, but everyone in this vi are seniors, so you must be polite, understand?
Jin Shi and Yin Shi lowered their heads in thought at the same time. Then they looked up at the same time. Then, can shifu defeat this great senior?
The question made Immortal Toyas lips twitch
Of course he knew that even with a hundred or a thousand of himself he wouldnt be able to defeat Ling Zhenren! The problem was that Jin Shi and Yin Shi were the disciples he viewed as his own kids; how could he, as their shifu , admit that he was inferior to someone else?
But Immortal Toya also didnt dare directly pat his chest and say that he was very strong; he didnt even dare say that he and Senior Ling were evenly matched It was alright for him to brag in private, but the problem now was that he was at Senior Lings front door!
Sure enough, looking out of the corner of his eye, Immortal Toya saw a figure staring at him from the second floor That had to be Senior Ling, right?
That was right It was definitely Senior Ling
Immortal Toya didnt need to sense his aura to know it was him.
That was because Senior Lings habit had always been to lurk and observe in the dark.
To be honest, Wang Lings figure at the bedroom window on the second floor was giving Immortal Toya the greatest pressure at that moment.
Well, can we discuss this after we return to the ind?
Is this a taboo subject? Or is shifu actually very weak? Jin Shi and Yin Shi said again.
Immortal Toya dropped his forehead heavily into his hands. This was a huge pain in the ass. If he had known earlier, he would have gotten Jin Shi and Yin Shi to wait in the car! Since they were going to be in the city, he had simply brought them to Ling Zhenren so that they could make his acquaintance but he had never thought that these two little bastards would start to undermine him!
In the end, rural children who had just entered the city would have a lot of questions. He should have bought Jin Shi and Yin Shi each a copy of One Hundred Thousand Whys 2before they came!
Right now, Immortal Toya was between a rock and a hard ce. He didnt want to lose face in front of his disciples, nor did he want to offend Ling Zhenren.
Then, at this moment of impending doom, he was seized by inspiration!
Immortal Toya immediately took out his cell phone and quickly typed out a text message.
Turning his gaze away, Wang Ling saw that a text had indeede through.
Immortal Toya: Senior Ling Help! Senior Ling!
Wang Ling:
Immortal Toya: Senior Ling please let me blow b 3 !
Wang Ling:
Sensing the slight ambiguity in hisst message, Immortal Toya hastily rified, Please let me brag a little
Wang Ling:
Immortal Toya: Ill transfer a crispy noodle snack branch property to you!
Wang Ling: Deal.
Chapter 648 - A Precious Gift at the First Meeting
Chapter 648: A Precious Gift at the First Meeting
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For Immortal Toya, this was a very worthwhile transaction.
It was just a branch in Songhai city and at most still only cost as much as one of his pill furnaces. At worst, he just didnt have to buy a new model next month C who asked Ling Zhenren to be so fond of crispy noodle snacks! In any case, as long as Immortal Toya could save face in front of his two disciples, he felt that everything was negotiable.
On the other hand, Wang Ling didnt expect Immortal Toya to give him a branch store, and he felt a trace of excitement. After annual VIP cards, there was finally a new way of giving gifts directly giving a store!
Sure enough, alchemists all had deep pockets!
Immortal Toya went upstairs, followed by Jin Shi and Yin Shi, who wore rxed expressions. He had boasted earlier downstairs that he and Wang Ling were evenly matched, so these two werent nervous, while Immortal Toya himself was a little embarrassed.
When they reached Wang Lings bedroom, Immortal Toya lifted his hands and pushed the two ahead of him. This is Senior Ling. This is your first time meeting him, give your greetings first.
Greetings, Senior Ling! Jin Shi and Yin Shi nodded and stood next to each other as they gave Wang Ling courteous bows.
Mm. Wang Ling nodded.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi had been trained since young and so had very good manners; they wouldnt reveal whatever they were thinking on their faces. Besides, they had very clean hearts and didnt have any bad thoughts at all.
For now, they were just very curious about the things around them. After all, their living situation in the future would certainly be different after leaving the rtively secluded environment on Chrysanthemum Ind and officiallying to the city to study. Wang Ling could understand Immortal Toya bringing the two siblings with him beforehand so that they could adapt to the surroundings.
And when Wang Ling opened his mouth to respond, even though it was just one word, Immortal Toyas heart burst with joy! Senior Ling personally opening his mouth to reply was such a rare urrence! For Jin Shi and Yin Shi to actually receive a reply in their first meeting with Senior Ling they were indeed his disciples, full of potential!
You two, wait for me at the door.
Immortal Toya smiled gently at Jin Shi and Yin Shi.
Yes, shifu . Jin Shi and Yin Shi exchanged looks, then very obediently stood on each side of the bedroom door.
To tell the truth, these two kids were really charming.
Wang Ling lifted an eyebrow and took out two packets of crispy noodle snacks from his drawer before directly going over to the door and giving them to the two siblings.
He had specially enchanted these crispy noodle snacks!
After Immortal Toyas special training, Jin Shi and Yin Shis damaged spirit roots were finally restored, and to a remarkable degree. They reached the Foundation Establishment stage at just thirteen years old. However, the potential of their spirit roots had yet to fully develop; unlike the ones that Little Silver had, these two packets of crispy noodle snacks were more suitable for Jin Shi and Yin Shi, and would help them develop their potential.
When Jin Shi and Yin Shi epted the proffered crispy noodle snacks, they felt that there was quite a bit of strength in this Senior Lings hands, and they had to tug several times before they could take the crispy noodle snacks.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi: Thank you, senior!
When Wang Ling gave them the snacks, Immortal Toya was directly stunned; his mouth opened wide and he wore the expression of one who had received an overwhelming favor. How can Senior Ling give them such great gifts?
Wang Ling waved his hand lightly. Fang Xing had sent him these crispy noodle snacks previously. Before he could finish them, there happened to be two packets left. These two kids had taken the trouble toe visit him, so he felt that there was no need for him to be so stingy. He wasnt stingy at all!
It was just that when he had handed the crispy noodle snacks over, his hands had trembled a little
This was a normal reaction!
This time, Immortal Toya had struck it big!
On his end, bringing Jin Shi and Yin Shi to meet Senior Ling had indeed been the right decision!
Immortal Toyas heart was deeply moved and he couldnt help stroking Jin Shis and Yin Shis heads with extreme excitement. The two of you are really lucky! Im so proud of you!
Jin Shi and Yin Shi cocked their heads; theypletely couldnt understand why their shifu was so thrilled.
It was just two snack packets
Closing the door, Immortal Toya prepared to do a thorough physical examination of the girl in gray.
Ah, what a pretty girl Immortal Toya marveled a little the instant he saw her.
To be honest, it was hard for him to believe that this girl had actually been rescued from an alien and from a kuns stomach to boot.
These extinct prehistoric vicious beasts had actually survived
Immortal Toya took a deep breath and then took out his top secret medicines.
He had his own unique medical methods. Generally, when outsiders came to him to be examined, he would make sure that there was no one in the room before he did anything. But none of this mattered now in front of Wang Ling Senior Lings realm was so profound, why would he bother with Immortal Toyas petty secret arts?!
Little Silver and Dog Two moved aside.
Immortal Toya had seen Dog Two and Little Silver before, and had also heard that they were now Senior Lings contract beasts. However, today was Immortal Toyas first time seeing Little Silvers human form. To be honest if he hadnt seen Little Silvers original form, he would really have thought that Little Silver was a girl.
After calming his thoughts, Immortal Toya carefully picked up a reagent tube. He extracted a drop of liquid medicine and let it drop onto the girls body.
In the end, before the drop could fall, it was blocked in midair by the bright light of the gray Daoist robe on the girl.
These clothes arent simple Immortal Toya tsked.
This tube of liquid medicine was his specialized evaporative fluid. It was non-toxic and harmless, andpletely safe. Applying this liquid medicine to a cultivators body would draw the persons spiritual qi out and their condition could be analyzed based on changes in the qis color.
If the girls lethargy was caused by poison, the color of the spiritual qi would turn a dark ck or purple.
In general, there were two most likely reasons for a cultivator to fall into aa.
The first was that thea was caused by poison, and this kind of poison wasnt too life-threatening. As long as vital signs were kept stable, the person would continue sleeping in a vegetative state.
The second was that it had urred naturally, which would require Immortal Toya to bring her to the ind for further tests.
Brother Little Silver, Brother Dog Can one of you help me undo this girls cor a little? Immortal Toya asked.
We cant. Only Master can touch her clothes. Little Silver shook his head.
Saying this, he tried stretching out one hand to touch the girl in gray; in the end, the gray garment released a fierce, bright light which formed a resistance that blocked Little Silvers hand C he couldnt get close at all.
Loopy Toad was weaker than Little Silver to begin with, so it was also impossible for it to touch her.
Wang Ling sighed. This time, he really had to do it himself!
Just as he was about to undo her cor, Mother Wang came in with several cups of broli juice. Little To, have some juice! Its from the broli Little Lei sent overst night, its very fresh!
Wang Ling, Immortal Toya, Little Silver and Dog Two:
Carrying the juice, Mother Wang gave everyone a slight smile, then took two steps back and closed the door.
Chapter 649 - Idol Power!
Chapter 649: Idol Power!
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Wang Ling:
That had been an awkward but nheless polite smile.
Sure enough, enlightening his room door had now be an urgent priority. Wang Lings heart felt a little suffocated. Furthermore, he felt that his own mother always seemed to misunderstand him; how could he be that sort of person? As the Numinous Mother who had once been a novelist and had sessfully raised two epic-level killers, shouldnt she be clear on the fact that there werent any heroines for now?!
Wang Ling sighed with despair in his heart. He had decided C he would enlighten the door tonight!
At his slightly bitter expression, Jin Shi and Yin Shi who were standing attentively outside the door couldnt help trembling. For some reason, they felt a chill behind them and a pair of frightful dead fish eyes inexplicably appeared in their hearts!
Low pressure hovered in the room on one side, Loopy Toad and Little Silver shivered and didnt dare speak. It was as if the atmosphere had frozen.
Loopy Toad didnt know what it felt like for Little Master Ling to be misunderstood by his own mother time and time again, but based purely on what it could see, Loopy Toad guessed that this door wouldnt be able to escape its fate of being enlightened tonight.
Little Silver didnt dare speak, not even telepathically, because he knew that Master would still be able to hear him.
He couldnt resist using the chat app on his phone to ask Loopy Toad as he typed, Whats the matter with Master?
Dog Two quickly replied, He was struck a blow, and I bet the door is going to be enlightened.
Little Silver: So powerful?
Dog Two: Our little master can enlighten anything. This door will probably be very strong after its enlightened since it was made from a special material to begin with.
Little Silver: What material?
Dog Two: I think its called vibranium? I heard it was an abandoned building material which our little master picked up from the construction site opposite us when he was little. Besides vibranium, I heard theres another metal called adamantium in it!
Little Silver:
Elsewhere, Songhai First Prison.
Elder Zuo Wu had been transported herest night. In addition to Mr Lu, he was the second top-level member of the Demon Hunters Association to be arrested by the authorities. Of course, there was no news of this in the media for fear of information leaks.
President Bai had personally seen Elder Zuo Wumit suicide. To his mind, Elder Zuo Wu was already dead, which made protecting Elder Zuo Wu now all the more important. As a human, Elder Zuo Wu knew far more about the Demon Hunters Association than Mr Lu.
While he was being interrogated, Elder Zuo Wus expression still seemed a little deste. In fact, he himself didnt know whether what he knew about the Demon Hunters Association was everything. After all, before he was arrested, an Elder Ji Xing whom he had never seen before had appeared beside President Bai.
As part of the first group of old members who followed President Bai, Elder Zuo Wu knew the presidents personality too well; he was someone who definitely wouldnt reveal his entire hand. He wouldnt reveal all his information so easily, and there were previous cases where he had deliberately given false information.
There had once been an elder of the Demon Hunters Association who had wanted to report President Bai, but had been led around by the nose by President Bai instead as he was trapped by false information.
Then was everything he knew now true or not?
Was there false information in the mix?
As to all of this Elder Zuo Wu had no idea.
In the interrogation room, Elder Zuo Wus eyes were lowered and his expression shuttered. He looked like that bunch of bangzi after they were beaten silly by Huaxius national gaming team. The prison officers in charge of the interrogation were at a loss. No matter what they asked, this Elder Zuo Wu refused to speak, and the officers stared helplessly at the surveince camera.
Criminal interrogation and punishment werepletely useless when it came to genuinely powerful cultivators. You could suppress their spirit energy so that they couldnt use techniques, but you couldnt suppress their thoughts. Sometimes you would encounter truly troublesome cultivators who, when it came to the interrogation session, viewed themselves as old monks disillusioned with the world and would directly enter meditation. No matter what you asked, they wouldnt reply
In situations like these, there was only one option, which was to use technology to forcibly extract memories.
However, Elder Zuo Wu ultimately wasnt a special criminal like the Old Devil. Use of this type of forceful method was only allowed on special criminals, and an application for its use had to be submitted beforehand; only until the entire thing was processed could they proceed.
Warden Liang and Odd Zhuo sat in the surveince room and watched the interrogation on the screen.
After seeing the helpless expressions on the prison officers faces, Warden Liang frowned. Director Zhuo, whats going on? Didnt he say on the road that he would confess the truth?
That was indeed what he said on the way here. Odd Zhuo shrugged.
Man sometimes was this type of two-faced creature
Odd Zhuo actually didnt quite believe that Elder Zuo Wu would go back on his word. He had already died once for President Bai, and he no longer had anymore psychological blocks. Moreover, President Bai now thought he was dead and had no idea at all that he was still alive. Hence, the reason why Elder Zuo Wu was hesitating now was probably because of some other reason.
In this situation, Elder Zuo Wu needed to be given a bit of external motivation
Put him in the special cell for a while, that should do it, said Odd Zhuo.
Will that be alright
Dont worry, Warden Liang, idol power is strong!
After another half an hour of the interrogation, Elder Zuo Wu still refused to say anything.
Desperate, Warden Liang could only do as Odd Zhuo said, and put Elder Zuo Wu in the special cell.
The two experienced prison officers took Elder Zuo Wu to the special cell. When he saw that the ce waspletely different from where he had been staying earlier, Elder Zuo Wu frowned. Where is this?
Where yours idol are staying, one of the officers replied.
The other officer then pushed Elder Zuo Wu inside and locked the iron door tight. Stay here tonight, and behave yourself!
Elder Zuo Wu was baffled. He then saw that grizzly-haired Master of Immortal Mansion who had appeared on TV before, the Old Devil in a 36D body, and a young man with a gloomy face ying cards
Evil Sword God: Strike!
The Old Devil: Dodge!
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu: Southern Barbarian Invasion!
The Old Devil and Evil Sword God: Strike!
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu: Steal Away!
The Old Devil: Ward! 1 !
Elder Zuo Wu:
Elder Zuo Wu: Everyone
Another newbie? The Old Devil gave Elder Zuo Wu a look, his eyes unexpectedly excited for some reason. He promptly dropped the cards he was holding and bellowed from the cell, Someone! Bring in a mahjong table! Weve got enough people!
Elder Zuo Wu:
Chapter 650 - The First International Knife Maintenance Competition
Chapter 650: The First International Knife Maintenance Competition
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After applying a drop of the medicine, Immortal Toya waited quietly for the test result. The spirit purity acupuncture point on the chest was where the spiritual qi was the most concentrated on the surface of a cultivators body. Therefore, the test medicine had to be dropped on the chest, and usually the result woulde out in five minutes.
The result would very clearly demonstrate if the girl in graysa was a result of being poisoned.
But five minutester, there was no change to the ce where the medicine had been applied.
Failed? Little Silver tilted his head.
No, it was sessful. Its just that this girl is a little special The qi generated by the medicine is actually clear Immortal Toyas face changed, revealing some amazement.
He had never encountered this before
Nevertheless, Immortal Toya clearly remembered that his familys ancestral texts indeed did seem to mention the possibility of the medicine producing a clear result. But he had read this ancient book when he was very young In addition, there hadnt been a case of a clear result like this for a thousand years. Hence, Immortal Toya couldnt quite remember the exnation for this result, and needed to look through it again to find out.
No choice, I can only bring this girl back to my ce first, Senior Ling. Immortal Toya sighed.
Although Immortal Toya had already expected since the beginning that this unknown girlsa would be a very tricky problem, it never urred to him that he would be confronted with an illness that he might have never encountered in his many years as a doctor.
After that, Immortal Toya used a spell for guiding objects to lead the girl downstairs before carefully cing her in the passenger seat and fastening her seatbelt.
Once she was on Chrysanthemum Ind, the girl in gray would face a full round of thorough testing.
Of course, Immortal Toya couldnt do it on his own; he still understood the principle that men and women shouldnt be intimate with each other. He would need the cooperation of Cailian Zhenren, who had some medical expertise.
Immortal Toya immediately gave Cailian Zhenren a call. Hello? Is that Cailian Zhenren? Ive just picked up a female patient from Senior Lings ce whos currently in a deepa
Immortal Toya gave a brief ount of his preliminary result.
Cailian Zhenren: I understand. It just so happens that the recovery medicine you gave Ya Xuan thest time is running out; how about I take her to the ind to stay for a while? Ill also be able to help you then.
Immortal Toya nodded. Thatll be great, Cailian Zhenren! Thanks very much!
Cailian Zhenren: Dont say that, Immortal! Senior Lings problem is our problem!
The people in the chat group were in fact more or less aware of this girls situation. Because of her mysterious identity and the fact that her gray traditional attire seemed a little strange, this bunch was very curious about her.
Unfortunately, even after pooling all their abilities together, no one could uncover her identity or even clearly determine the origin of the traditional attire she was wearing.
That being said, do you have a picture of the girl? Cailian Zhenren asked.
Yes! Just a minute, Zhenren, Ill take a picture for you!
Lowering his phone, Immortal Toya turned on the Beautycam and took a picture of the girl reclining in the passenger seat at a forty-five degree angle. Zhenren, heres the picture! When he sent it, Immortal Toya couldnt help murmuring to himself over the girls beauty.
On the other end, Cailian Zhenren saw the photo and was silent for a moment. Little Silver had mentioned before in the group that the girl was very pretty, so Cailian Zhenren had been looking forward to seeing how beautiful the girl was.
Well
Indeed, she was really pretty!
But!
Cailian Zhenren: Not bad, but stillcking in some ces.
Immortal Toya: What do you mean, Zhenren?
Cailian Zhenren flipped her hair. Do you know the difference between the Mariana Trench and a grassy in?
Immortal Toya:
At noon, there was an extra pair of chopsticks at the Wang familys small vi, which had been specially prepared for Little Silver.
Mother Wang had always liked Little Silver a lot since their first meeting. Although Mother Wang herself wasnt someone who paid special attention to looks, it was undeniable that good looks indeed boosted a persons appeal!
Why havent I seen Old Senior Wang recently? Little Silver sat at the dining table. Because Wang Ling was sitting opposite him, Little Silver was especially earnest as he ced his hands on his thighs in a docile pose.
Grandpa has been in seclusiontely, Loopy Toad replied mysteriously.
The appointed time for the battle between Grandfather Wang and the head of Kitchen Knife Sect was just around the corner. Grandfather Wang had pretty much finished developing his recipes in thest few weeks, and apparently had been practicing his knife skills recently. Furthermore, he was practicing his skills at his old workce, Kikkaro Restaurant. For the sake of honing his knife skills, Grandfather Wang had been leaving the house every day before dawn for the past few days. Loopy Toad stood guard at the door, so was immediately aware of his movements.
Wang Ling nodded. Although he had been busy with the midterm exams for a bit and was going to be troubled with the summer camp soon, he had always been mindful about his grandfathers affairs.
When it came to cooking, there had never been a day when his grandfathers passion for it waned, even though he was getting on in years.
Speaking of which, Wang Ling remembered that when Grandfather Wang was young, he had also been a famous chef at Kikkaro Restaurant. No one could match him in the Splitting Wind Knife Technique he created, and he had won all kinds of awards all over the country for his exquisite knife skills.
Now, all these awards were locked away in the old mans ce in the countryside.
Wang Ling remembered going to see them once when he was very young. Medals, trophies and certificates had been spread out everywhere. Furthermore, those medals were made from genuine immortal pure gold!
Wang Ling remembered as a child how some people had advised the old man to sell off his medals in order to buy a house in the city. Given the capital which the old man had umted in his youth, selling off a medal could haveted him a down payment for a house in the center of Songhai city, but that wasnt possible now
Of course, of all the old mans achievements, the most impressive one had to be for the First International Knife Maintenance Competition which he took part in at the age of thirty. He won the international prize with the Splitting Wind Knife Technique once again, and was also given a title As for the title, Wang Ling couldnt quite remember it, since this was a story he had heard when he was young.
Wang Ling turned to Mother Wang to ask telepathically, a puzzled look in his eyes.
Laying out the tableware, Mother Wang said, You dont remember? When your grandfather participated in the First International Knife Maintenance Competition back then and directly won the championship with his knife skills, the event organizers gave him the title Clear Sky Knife Luo 1 .''
Wang Ling nodded. Right! That was it! Clear Sky Knife Luo!
Little Silver:
Chapter 651 - Little Silver’s New Inspiration
Chapter 651: Little Silvers New Inspiration
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Clear Sky Knife Luo Little Silver felt like he had heard this title from somewhere; it sounded very familiar!
Because Grandfather Wang had been upied thesest few days with honing his knife skills, Mother Wang was now responsible for making all the meals in the Wang family. Ever since she stopped writing to be a housewife, she actually learned a lot of life skills. Apart from managing the household, she spent all her free time taking all kinds of qualification exams.
Mother Wang had taken especial care with the dishes tonight and had meticulously nned the pairing of the meat and vegetables.
The first dish was crystal radish. This was an imported ingredient which was very expensive. However, it just so happened to be on sale today, and she had bought two of them in passing. One she saved for another time, while she sliced the other and stir-fried it with shredded meat. She called this dish: stir-fried radish king.
The meat dish was vegetable meatballs, also called vegetable lions head 1 . It was made with a mix of diced broli and meat rolled into balls with egg and flour. Broli actually wasnt the original vegetable ingredient, but they couldnt finish all the broli they had at the Wang family home. As a result, every time Mother Wang left home, she would take a few bags of broli with her to give out.
Although broli had been used as the vegetable substitute, which made the lions head less chewy, that didnt stop Wang Ling from enjoying it. Since it was a little more troublesome to make this dish, Mother Wang would usually only make it if they had visitors, which proved just how much Mother Wang liked Little Silver!
Oh, that was right, Mother Wang named the dish: lions head eating vegetables.
With the remaining two dishes, one was Wang Mings favorite coral grouper; it was a pity he wasnt there today. The other dish was tonights soup; it was a mushroom soup made with imported C mushrooms and bottled mushrooms 2, which was very good for the intestines.
Miss Silver, youre so thin, eat more. If its not enough, theres more in the pot. Mother Wang smiled at Little Silver as shedled out a bowl of rice.
Little Silver lowered his head shyly. Its enough, enough. I actually eat very little, usually!
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad cast disdainful looks at him one after another.
Ive never seen such a shameless Silver!
Holding the bowl and chopsticks, Little Silver didnt dare eat until he saw Wang Ling pick up some food. That, wheres Senior Wang?
Masters lord father! He remembered that the few times he had visited the Wang familys small vi, he had had very little opportunity to see Senior Wang.
Hes busy writing, lets can eat first. Hes always like this. Mother Wang smiled helplessly. Ill deliver some food to himter.
Little Silver gazed at the second floor and was unable to stop chattering. What book is Senior Wang writing? Can I read them?
Its an online serialization called The Live Streaming Life of the Immortal King ; his earlier book is called Let Go of That Wet Nurse , Loopy Toad replied. You can search for them online, but remember, you must subscribe to the official ones!
Of course! Little Silver vowed in reply.
He silently recorded down the titles of these two novels in his mind. They were Senior Wangs masterpieces, he definitely had to read them! Not only that, he should put down the main points in a notebook as well!
He suddenly recalled seeing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal reading a book when thetter had spare time at home, and not just reading but also studying from it. Little Silver nowpletely understood it turned out that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was reading Senior Wangs novel!
If Master was already so awesome, then how strong was Senior Wang there definitely had to be some lessons to be gleaned from the novel!
At night, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who specially came to the Wang familys small vi to bring Little Silver home, because he was afraid that if Little Silver went back on his own, thetter would be detained and taken to the police station yet again. Grenade-Throwing could be said to be taking great pains with this
On their way home, he noticed that Little Silver unexpectedly wasnt watching anime or online soap operas, but was reading an e-book very seriously. He was straightaway startled. What are you reading? So serious!
Senior Wangs great work! Youve been reading it all this time right? Can you lend me your notes to copyter? Little Silver looked at him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke out in a sweat. I dont have notes theyre just some of my thoughts. Senior Wangs book is a little deep and I haventpletely understood it yet! If youre interested, we can study it together!
For Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, this was certainly a problem.
Tens of millions of people chased Senior Wangs novels. A casual call for monthly votes, and his ranking crushed everything else. So many people read his books, but how many truly understood them? Perhaps until now, no one had gleaned any sort of lesson from Senior Wangs novels; they definitely wouldnt be so easily understood.
The profound principles of Heavenly Dao required careful examination. In the past, it was possible to take over a hundred years of persistent study to uncover the profound meaning in an ancient arts volume.
Senior Wangs new book had only been serialized for a few months; how could anyone possiblyprehend it so easily?
After some thought, Little Silver frowned. Grenade-Throwing, did we skip some step, so we have no way ofprehending what Senior Wang wrote?
Grenade-Throwing thought this sounded interesting. For example?
I think what weck is practice! Little Silver turned off his phone. Although he had only just started reading the novel, he was so excited as he was seized by a strong urge to write.
Previously, Little Silver had wondered if there was a way for him to make money without needing to leave the house! He had looked online for a long time and had only found some positions for frence typists, half of which were probably fake.
After living at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ce for so long, Little Silver felt that he needed to learn to rely on himself!
And just then, he was hugely inspired by Senior Wang.
Grenade-Throwing!
Little Silver looked at him with a very earnest expression.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ???
Little Silver: Im going to write novels!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Sometime that night, Little Silver, who already couldnt hold back his desire to write, quickly started to write in the vein of a novel. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sat next to him and waited, looking forward to seeing what kind of great work he could create
Little Silver: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, what do you think about this opening?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Whats your theme?
Little Silver was full of confidence: Its a story about Senior Wangs image as a writer, and is about a guru author who falls and struggles to get back on his feet.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the screen.
Little Silvers book started like this
Average subscription: 30.
The young man was expressionless as he stared at the background stats. His sneer was faintly self-mocking. His fists were clenched so tight that his slightly sharp nails dug into his palms.
Wang Situ, average subscription: 30 readers, loser third-tier writer! After looking at this internal data, an editor sent the announcement in an indifferent tone to the authors group.
It wasnt the least bit surprising that the editors voice message would cause a sensation in the group.
Average subscription is 30? As I expected, this trash writer is a loser!
This trash is a real embarrassment to us authors!
If it wasnt because hes the editors friend, the website would have dumped him a long time ago.
Elsewhere, in the editing department, the editor who had announced the news sighed deeply.
The editor-in-chief next to him patted his shoulder. Two years ago, he still had an average subscription of five thousand. Its been two years hes slipped backwards instead of making progress. If it continues like this, he might even drop under the loser third tier.
Little Silver: What do you think?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Chapter 652 - Did Outstanding People Take Supplementary Lessons On the Sly?
Chapter 652: Did Outstanding People Take Supplementary Lessons On the Sly?
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It was July 23rd on the thirteenth Sunday of the semester.
Dressed in a ck robe, the tall and sturdy Lord of the Castle with sideburns unexpectedly arrived early that morning at the penthouse office of the upscale office building, which was the Lady of the Castles office to begin with. They were going to receive the most important guest Mo Immortal Castle had had recently, so they had to extend the highest courtesy a ss of fresh milk made from eight-hundred-year-old rhinoceros horn milk powder! Plus two lumps of crystal sugar!
Close to the appointed time, the Lady started to make the milk. This tin of eight-hundred-year-old rhinoceros horn milk powder was part of the Lords collection. There were only two of them; one was secreted away in his ce and the other was ced in the Ladys office for when they received important guests and for the Lord to drink when he came by in person.
My Lord is President Bai looking for us this time because there was something wrong with the information we gave him? Does he me us? The Lady of the Castle was clearly a little flustered. Previously, President Bai had rushed off to look for that green-furred dog and its owner to get revenge on them. Mo Immortal Castle had supplied the dogs coordinates, and President Bai had dispatched Mr Lu to scout out the situation. In the end, it had been a silver-haired young man who had taken up the fight.
Our information is always urate; its impossible for there to have been a mistake. Its because of this that President Bai is visiting us again. The Lord sat in the executive chair and rested his chin on his steepled fingers as he said, As for what happened thest time, I dont believe our information was wrong at all; it was the other party who was vignt and took action beforehand.
This what do you mean?
The Lady of the Castle was baffled. This subordinate is slow-witted. Will my Lord please exin?
The Lords eyes turned dark. Our Mo Immortal Castles soul mark is unique and unmatched, and very covert. Its an important means by which we can gather tremendous amounts of information and leads. But we cant eliminate the possibility that an Almighty was able to detect the soul mark and even transfer it without us sensing it at all.
The Lady was hugely rmed. My Lord suspects that someone transferred the soul mark from that green-furred dog?
Im afraid so.
The Lord nodded his head. Nevertheless, we can still draw two conclusions. First, that silver-haired young man has an unusual connection to that green-furred dog.
My Lord is utterly correct! The Lady nodded. Weve already taken photos of both their movements but what is the second point?
The Lord answered, The second point is that this green-furred dogs master absolutely isnt some ordinary person; Im afraid he might be an extremely powerful Almighty. Not just anyone can pass on our Mo Immortal Castles soul mark without the slightest trace. As for whether or not this dogs owner is the young man in that vi, we actually still need to verify this.
If he was an exceedingly powerful Almighty, the Lord just couldnt put the image of an Almighty together with a youngster.
Although the ten generals which Mo Immortal Castle had dispatched suffered a crushing defeat at this mysterious young mans hand, it actually still remained to be seen whether he truly was an Almighty capable of passing on the soul mark.
From the intelligence which the Lord currently had
Whether it was that green-furred dog, that silver-haired young man, that Great Death-Courting Senior, or that youngster Odd Zhuo, whom the Lord had already viewed as a thorn in ones side before this, they werent small or simple characters. Furthermore, this Odd Zhuo was currently at the height of his poprity!
The rtionships among these characters appearedplicated, but it was in fact very simple: they could be exined when everything came down to that young man.
Did we find anything on that young man? The Lord frowned at this thought.
Previously, they had dispatched many intelligence spies to investigate that mysterious young mans identity, but all they had gotten was just pixels.
We found something The Lady of the Castle nodded. This time, our spies started with the people around this young man, and finally obtained information on his family. Their investigations then circled round to a very mystical ce which this young man attends regrly for learning.
A ce of learning?
The Lord was nk; logically speaking, even if this young man and that Almighty werent the same person, the young man wouldnt be so weak But he was actually going to school Sure enough, did outstanding people take supplementary lessons on the sly?
Where does this young man go to study? Which sect is it? The lord couldnt help drinking a mouthful of milk; he also wanted to enroll in some ssester.
No. 60 High School, was the Ladys honest reply.
Then, with a pu sound, the Lord directly sprayed a mouthful of milk.
He was rmed; why was it that damn ce again?
Less than ten minutes after the Lord and Ladys conversation, President Bai finally showed up.
The person who apanied him this time was no longer Mr Lu or Elder Zuo Wu, but that very feminine-looking Elder Ji Xing.
When they appeared, Elder Ji Xing was powdering his face.
This time, President Bai hade to inquire specifically about that young man. When the Lord had learned from the Lady earlier that this young man studied at No. 60 High School, he inexplicable started to feel nervous
The truth was that there were few ces that the Lord would wholeheartedly describe as that damn ce. Thanks to its massive spywork, Mo Immortal Castles intelligencework was outstanding. However, there were some ces that this intelligencework couldnt reach. For example, Huaxiu Alliance HQ, the family apartment building where Wei Zhi lived, and every ce that was rted to the Ten Founding Generals; these were all restricted areas for their intelligence spies.
Just a while ago, the Lord had been thinking about designating No. 60 High as a restricted area
Because this school was too weird!
It seemed to have something to do with all the big shots that had been captured recently!
He had never ever thought that even this young man whom they were painstakingly investigating would actually be a student at this high school!
Such a formidable youngster was actually studying at a Foundation Establishment high school?
The corner of the Lords mouth couldnt help twitching as he felt like his three views had already been shattered.
As soon as President Bai entered, he didnt speak, but sat down on the sofa himself and took the ss of rhinoceros horn milk from the Lady without even looking at the other party.
Have you prepared the information we asked for? Elder Ji Xin asked from beside President Bai.
Since it was President Bais request, weve naturally prepared ordingly. The Lord waved his hand and the Lady was ready to hand over the data in a small USB.
But when the USB was handed over, the Lord hesitated a little and stared at President Bai with an awkward smile. That President Bai, are you sure you dont want to reconsider?
Although Mo Immortal Castles main business was selling information and it had an excellent intelligence department, there were actually still times when it was very important to protect their clients personal safety.
Chapter 653 - A Piece of Advice From the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle
Chapter 653: A Piece of Advice From the Lord of Mo Immortal Castle
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Mo Immortal Castle was an intelligence organization that enjoyed a particr level of reputation in Songhai City and even in the world. The reason why it hadsted so long and was so established was thanks to the prestige it had umted through its satisfied clients; even when it had been on the verge of copse many times, the organization managed to pick itself up in the nick of time.
In reality, it wasnt just the cultivation underworld that bought information from Mo Immortal Castle; it also hadwful clients. What mattered in the end was who could meet a higher price. As Mo Immortal Castles most important client, President Bai enjoyed lifelong service of secrecy in the organization. That was to say, Mo Immortal Castle would never sell any information rted to him.
In working with such an important client, apart from protecting his privacy, Mo Immortal Castle also considered his personal safety.
No. 60 High this ce
In the Lord of the Castles eyes at least, this was a pretty ominous ce.
There had really been too many big shots who had fallen in this ce. Even if they survived, like that Daoist Taotie, he just so happened to be the junior brother of that No. 60 Highs history teacher!
Now that the Lord thought about it carefully, he felt that the reason why Daoist Taotie had been able to escape unscathed definitely had to be because he was rted to a teacher from No. 60 High!
However, President Bai and Elder Ji Xing behind him didnt pay attention to the Lords well-meaning advice. Elder Ji Xing merely epted this information which they had paid for on President Bais behalf and then directly plugged the USB into the portableptop he carried as he started to scan the information.
No. 60 High?
Elder Ji Xing thought this ce was a little familiar; for a period of time, it had seemed to pop up repeatedly in the news.
President Bai, Elder Ji Xing I feel that you should reconsider. The Lord was silent for a while before he said, Theres something a little strange about this school; my Mo Immortal Castle was just about to put this school on the list of restricted areas. From now on, we will no longer arrange for our spies to operate around this school.
Arent you exaggerating? Elder Ji Xing sneered. I remember now, didnt that General Director Odd Zhuo whos currently doing so well graduate from this school? For such a small school, it contains so many capable people.
Thats right; apart from this youngster whos still studying in this Foundation Establishment high school for some reason, its teachers also arent ordinary. The Lord stroked his beard and reminded them, This school is responsible for the top-ranked international assassination organization, Shadow Stream, beingpletely wiped out. The truth is, there are indeed a pair of individuals at this school whom the assassins circle recognize as epic-level killers.
When the Lord said this, President Bais eyebrows finally moved slightly.
Elder Ji Xing asked curiously, Do you mean Daoist Taotie and Gorgeous Itinerant?
Thats right. The Lord answered honestly, After Gorgeous Itinerant retired, he became a history teacher at this school. A while ago, his junior brother came to my Mo Immortal Castle to buy information for the sake of revenge. Unfortunately, it appears that the two of them reconciled in the end. Besides these two great killers, the rest of the teachers in this school, whether they have high or low realms, arent characters that are easy to deal with.
Speaking up to this point, the Lord sighed quietly in his heart.
He had truly already tried his best!
Actually, he had exaggerated a little as he deliberately made No. 60 Highs teachers sound very mysterious. But the truth was that apart from that Gorgeous Itinerant who was already a known quantity, the only other person at No. 60 High currently who could truly be considered an expert was Headmaster Chen; this was also a person who wasnt easy to deal with.
In short, while his exnation had been slightly exaggerated, the Lord of the Castle hoped that this important client of his wouldnt have anything to do with this troublesome ce.
However, not everyone had as intense a desire to survive as the Lord.
Apart from the faint twitch of his eyebrows earlier, President Bai didnt seem to think much of No. 60 High School at all.
Ji Xing, Ill leave this school to you. After a moment of silence, he gave Elder Ji Xing next to him this instruction.
How should I deal with it? Elder Ji Xing smiled deviously.
Raze it to the ground, President Bai said lightly.
Very well. Elder Ji Xing nodded his head.
It wasnt the first time they had done something like this, it was just on a broader scale this time.
It was just a Foundation Establishment high school; apart from one or two teachers who would be slightly harder to handle and that mysterious youngster, this would be a piece of cake, and Elder Ji Xing felt a little excited!
When the time came, President Bai just needed to use the Wuji Umbre to open an independent space in No. 60 Highs school grounds, and Elder Ji Xing could sneak in and do whatever he wanted!
Elder Ji Xings smile was full of confidence; it was the kind of smile that hid daggers. Rest assured, Lord President, Ill definitely handle this splendidly. Zuo Wu that trash was too soft, but Im different.
The Lady was nk when she saw his expression. I have yet to ask President Bai, who is this elder?
Ji Xing looked at President Bai, and thetter raised his hand to indicate that Elder Ji Xing could disclose his identity.
Elder Ji Xing looked at the Lord of the Castle. I forgot to introduce myself, this humble one is called Ji Xing. I am President Bais number one weaponsmith. I was studying on Sun Ind all these years, and Ive only just returned to Lord Presidents side. During my time on Sun Ind, I was also called Sonico.
Sun Ind? The Lord narrowed his eyes. He couldnt tell that this Elder Ji Xing was actually an overseas returnee.
But speaking of studying on Sun Ind, the Lord could instantly draw some conclusions about this Elder Ji Xing. From his rtively skintight outfit, it was very likely that the other party had studied Sun Inds ninjutsu. It was a small ce to begin with, so to specially run over to study, it definitely had to do with ninjutsu.
The Lord gave a faint smile. It appears that Mr Ji Xing is skilled in ninjutsu?
I wouldnt say Im skilled, I just have my own understanding of it. Elder Ji Xing smiled. But speaking of this humble ones path of learning, a lot happened. For example, I once encountered a very strong baldie on Sun Ind, who used the One Punch Ninja Technique and almost destroyed me
The Lord of the Castle: In the end?
Luckily, I only lost one ball.
Elder Ji Xing smiled: Before that, my alias was actually Sonic 1 .
The Lord and Lady:
Chapter 654 - Mother Juan’s Food Tasting Event
Chapter 654: Mother Juans Food Tasting Event
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President Bai and Elder Ji Xing who was apanying him left the Ladys office after obtaining the files they wanted.
Hands crossed behind his head, the Lord of the Castles gaze was a little profound as he stared in front of him. He still felt that President Bais decision to act against No. 60 High School was a real pity.
The Lady would never be able to forget this heavy expression. Even when Mo Immortal Castle had been on the verge of copsing several times, she had never seen the Lord reveal such a constipated expression like the one today. She was actually well aware that the reason why the Lord had offered President Bai advice was because thetter was currently Mo Immortal Castles important client and source of revenue
If this client died, they had no choice but to look for another one.
My Lord, what do you think President Bais chances of victory are? The Lady couldnt help asking as she looked at him.
Ten percent or even lower.
That bad
The Lady was stunned.
In her eyes, President Bais strength was already heaven-defying, while this overseas returnee Elder Ji Xing clearly had a greater aura than Mr. Lu; this was a super expert through and through. For such an expert, killing Foundation Establishment cultivators would simply be as easy as killing chicken, yet the Lord actually didnt think he had the slightest chance of seeding in the face of this Foundation Establishment high school.
How little faith did he have in President Bai and his man, to make such an assertion
There are times when man has to believe in fate. The Lord was very clear on this and his face wasposed. I didnt use to believe it, either. But have you realized, as long as the information we have is rted to No. 60 High, nothing good happens?
The Lady was nk. Thinking about it very carefully, she realized it was true!
The Lord sighed. By sending Elder Ji Xing there, President Bai will lose his right hand man, and likely wont be able to support himself for too long after that. Given our current capital, we will only be able tost half a year at most, which is far from enough We need to find our next client as soon as possible.
The Lady never expected the Lord to have already thought about the future.
The Lord sighed. Go look through our past client profiles and see if you can find someone who currently still works closely with us. Sell them some information on Elder Ji Xing.
The Lady: My Lord, you mean
The Lord: I mean, go and see if we have clients in the crematorium or coffin-making business. Sell them information on Elder Ji Xing so that they can prepare beforehand; I have a strong feeling that Elder Ji Xing is going to his death.
But my Lord, the Demon Hunters Association is now still our important partner and client. We signed a confidentiality agreement.
Thats only valid when theyre alive; it never said anything about after their deaths.
This Sunday was a little lively.
Wang Ling was at home scrolling through the ss group, which hadnt been idle for a single moment.
ording to the outstanding gossip detective Dopey Guo, Mother Juan was holding a food tasting event at four in the afternoon and had invited parents who were free toe and try her new dishes. The most frightening thing was that a lot of them had actually agreed!
The parents didnt know how scary she was, but as someone who had experienced it, no one was clearer than Dopey Guo about how frightening this kitchendy was.
I was knocked over by Mother Juans fan bing bing thest time 1 C who knows what kind of dish shese up with this time. Fear still lingered in his heart as Dopey Guo typed the message in the group.
Super Chenughed heartily in front of his screen and couldnt help replying, Guys, do you still remember the Shadow Stream assassins who invaded our schoolst time?
Everybody: ???
Super Chen: One of them snuck into the school canteen, and Mother Juan killed him with one swing from adle. Ive always thought that this is probably a better way to die; slowly eating her food would be so torturous you would wish you were already dead.
Everyone:
Wang Ling:
Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will be ever victorious. Elder Ji Xing initially didnt think much of this small Foundation Establishment high school, but when he thought of the Lord of Mo Immortal Castles repeated advice, he decided to scout No. 60 High out first.
He had specially disguised himself before going out. Given his effeminate appearance, it was very easy for him to disguise himself as a woman. People usually dropped their guards significantly when dealing with women, which made infiltration much easier.
Thus, Elder Ji Xing went out in a long blonde wig, a long ck dress and a pair of red high heels. The wig was a camouge magic artifact and very expensive. Not only could it change color, its length could also be adjusted at will.
The most crucial thing was that this wig waspletely attached to every inch of his scalp so it absolutely wouldnt fall off so easily and cause embarrassment!
Elder Ji Xing arrived at No. 60 High, full of curiosity.
Qingyun Road, Peiyuan District.
This was where No. 60 High was located.
Lifting his head to look at the sky, he noticed that there was a very thick barrier over the school.
The school is so shabby, but the barrier outside is so thick!
Elder Ji Xing couldnt help muttering to himself.
He didnt know that after experiencing several attacks in session, the school had actually taken very effective defense measures Actually, No. 60 High didnt even have a decent barrier two months ago!
Elder Ji Xing had initially nned to sneak in, but it looked like he would have to break through the main gate.
In the end, when he reached No. 60 Highs main gate, he was greatly disappointed by the scene in front of him.
This school was a little small!
Not only was it small, its basic facilities seemed to becking overall. Even at this distance from the entrance, he could feel a heavy sense of tumultuous history from the school. The worn-out stone sculpture at the gate made him utterly unwilling to get any closer: the metal ball it held was stained and rusty and the stone was covered all over in moss; there were even small mushrooms growing on the sides! How many germs were on this thing?
Elder Ji Xing couldnt help trembling just looking at it! After all, he had mysophobia!
He decided that when he officially attacked this school tomorrow, the first thing he would do was blow up this rotten stone sculpture; he felt that every inch of this cramped school had to be tidied up.
Parent, may I ask, which teacher are you looking for? Did you make an appointment? School guard Old Li had noticed this blonde-haired youngdy from inside the security booth.
Elder Ji Xing smiled slightly and switched to a sweet and pleasant female voice. Its like this, mister
Just as he was about to make up a fake reason to enter No. 60 High and take a look, he didnt expect this school guard to directly say, Are you here for Mother Juans food tasting event?
Food tasting event
Elder Ji Xing was nk.
Before he could regain his senses, he saw Old Li directly buzz him in. Parent, pleasee in. The canteen is on the right.
Elder Ji Xing:
Chapter 655 - The Parent Who Didn’t Collapse
Chapter 655: The Parent Who Didnt Copse
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Just like that, Elder Ji Xing inexplicably infiltrated No. 60 High School.
Food tasting event? What was that?
In order not to arouse suspicion, Elder Ji Xing went over to the doors of the canteen building on the right under Old Lis watchful gaze. He then saw a sign that read Parents Food Tasting Event at the door It really was a food tasting event! How free was this school that it could hold such an activity?!
When he was staring at the sign, an old auntie in a chefs uniform came out of the building, a wide smile on her face as she looked at him. Parent, are you here for the food tasting?
This old auntie in the chefs uniform was that very Mother Juan, who was smiling good-naturedly at that moment.
Elder Ji Xing: Erm
He was going to ask where the toilet was, then pretend to look for it as he stealthily slipped away. But he had only gotten out an Erm and had yet to say the second half when Mother Juan directlytched onto his hand and pulled him through the doors. Thats great! I knew it! There are still some parents with integrity! I sent out invitations to this food tasting event a week ago. I already prepared all the dishes today, but in the end not a single person came They all suddenly said that they had something to do! I waited for so long at the entrance! Finally, I caught a live parent!
Elder Ji Xing:
Not far behind him at the school gate, Old Li watched Mother Juan pull Elder Ji Xing inside and sighed lightly in relief.
Today was indeed Mother Juans food tasting event, but none of the parents had shown up at all. Although Old Li understood their reasons, he thought Mother Juan was a little pitiful. If not a single parent showed up, she would definitely be very hurt!
Just as he was wondering whether he should look for several fake parent stand-ins to attend the food tasting, he happened to see this Elder Ji Xing disguised as a blonde beauty standing at the school gate Although she didnt look very familiar, she was in any case a live parent!
Old Li didnt even think about it before he buzzed her in
On a street corner outside the school, a inclothes little brother watched the blonde-haired young woman walk in before silently taking out his cell phone to make a call to none other than the leader of Kitchen Knife Sect, Jiang Haifu.
Sect leader.
Hows the situation?
The little brother scanned the list. Ive already stopped all the parents on the list who were on their way to the food tasting event. But a parent still went in this parent doesnt seem to be on the list.
How many parents?
Just the one.
The leader of Kitchen Knife Sect gave a sigh. One how unfortunate
But they had already achieved their objective by intercepting the other parents.
After all, saving one life was better than building a seven-storied pagoda!
Other people had never eaten Mother Juans food before, but Jiang Haifu had tasted it way before school opened C he was a Golden Core cultivator, and it had almost drilled holes into his stomach!
He understood Mother Juan too well C the scariest thing about her food wasnt that it was poisonous.
It was how beautiful that poison was.
When they came out, Mother Juans dishes looked like the real deal and were absolutely exquisite, from the arrangement on the te to the decor; there wasnt even anything wrong with the taste. It was after eating it, however, when the dreadful chemical reactions happened.
In the eyes of the leader of Kitchen Knife Sect Jiang Haifu, those dishes were actually like the beautiful but poisonous mushrooms in the forest.
Then sect leader, what should we do now?
Continue keeping watch. If anything happens to this parent, remember to call an ambnce.
Yes, sect leader The little brother nodded his head obediently. But sect leader, Im a little puzzled. Since this Mother Juans food is so terrible, why dont the parentsin?
No, youre wrong. The leader of Kitchen Knife Sect Jiang Haifu replied, Most parents actually dont know how terrible Mother Juans food is the reason I stopped them is to save Mother Juan some face. Shes already an old woman in her mid-sixties; wholeheartedly studying new cuisine at her age isnt easy. As for why Im going out of my way to help her, its actually very simple.
The little brother: ???
The leader of Kitchen Knife Sect Jiang Haifu covered his face andughed bitterly. Shes my shifu .
The little brother:
No. 60 Highs canteen was very big, with the standard set-up of tables for four people each. Mother Juan enthusiastically dragged Elder Ji Xing inside; he was utterly baffled and didnt know what on earth was happening.
In this empty canteen, there were just him and this enthusiastic kitchendy, a total of two people.
At a loss, Elder Ji Xing was shown to a seat by Mother Juan. There were fully ten dishes on the table, and they were all covered with lids to preserve an air of mystery.
Elder Ji Xing sighed in his heart.
He was still casing the school, so he wouldnt directly make a move.
There was no other option He could only tolerate it for now and eat all the food here. After pretending that he was about to leave the school, he would think of a way to sneak in for a look.
He sighed again at this thought.
When he lifted his head, he realized that the kitchendy in front of him was already wearing an extremely moved expression and looked like she was about to cry. Im so touched! Parent! Of all of them, youre the only one who came today!
Elder Ji Xing took a deep breath. He wondered if it was because this kitchendys cooking wasnt good that no parent had dared toe. But when Mother Juan lifted the lid off the first dish, Elder Ji Xing froze at the sight that met his eyes!
It was fried rice, but the grains had been put together in the shape of snowkes so that it looked like a snowyndscape on a winter day. Embellished with ketchup along the sides, this dish felt like a work of art!
This arrangement, this design! The most important thing, moreover, was that when the lid was taken off, the dish actually glowed!
This first dish was Mother Juans newest specialty fan bing bing 1 !
Elder Ji Xing was overwhelmed.
It looked like this kitchendy wasnt a simple person! It was possible she was an expert!
Elder Ji Xing was even more baffled now.
From the arrangement on the te and its appearance, this should be a very delicious dish! And it smelled so good! After cultivating to this point, Elder Ji Xing had resigned himself to the fact that his appetite for good food hadpletely withered. But the moment the lid had been opened, he realized he was actually craving it!
Swallowing his saliva, Elder Ji Xing picked up the spoon on the side, dug into the rice, and put a spoonful in his mouth.
His eyes opened wide.
It was full of vor!
Simply put, it was delicious!
Elder Ji Xing was now even more confused. His gaze swept over the other nine dishes which were still covered; anyone would know that each one would be better than the one before.
He then looked at Mother Juan andmented, Old auntie, this dish is really good.
Thats great! Mother Juan couldnt be happier.
This parent actually hadnt copsed?! It looked like her experiment was sessful?!
After a moment of silence, Elder Ji Xing said, But why didnt any parentse for the food tasting?
Talking about this, Mother Juan was a little sad. Thats right, it wasnt easy for me to cook all these dishes If you like them, just eat them all! Then my efforts wont have been in vain.
Hearing this, Elder Ji Xing instantly felt a little moved.
He remembered how he had experienced all kinds of rejection when he had studied on Sun Ind. In some sense, he felt that he and Mother Juan were fellow sufferers.
As a result, he nodded very solemnly. Very well! Dont mind if I do!
How could he let the dishes that this old woman had put so much effort into go to waste?
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Chapter 656: Elder Ji Xing Is Moved
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Just the first dish already was fried rice that was iparably fresh and fragrant, which unexpectedly moved Elder Ji Xing, who hadnt felt this way for a long time.
Sure enough was this the taste of a mothers cooking?
All of a sudden, he felt his nose sting. His mother had died and left him at a very early age. Elder Ji Xing, who had grown up without knowing a mothers love, unexpectedly felt tears well up in his eyes at that moment. For some reason, a voice rang out in his head: What is filial piety? What is love? What is.. a mothers love?
Most importantly, as Elder Ji Xing couldnt help looking up at the sky, this fried rice made him recall his mother from within the depths of his memory He wondered if she was faring well in heaven.
Why had he subconsciously looked up at the sky?
It was to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.
Thinking this, he felt a little ashamed.
After so many years of diligent cultivation and given his profound realm, Elder Ji Xing already felt like nothing he encountered could move him. But right now, he was almost about to cry over a te of fried rice made by a Golden Core kitchendy.
It would be so shameful if word of this got out, which was why he could only endure it.
After he calmed down, Elder Ji Xing looked at the remaining nine dishes he had yet to taste and was suddenly a little afraid Getting the urge to cry after every dish How could he let that happen?
He wanted to decline, but before he could say anything, Mother Juans hand was already on the lid of the second dish and she directly opened it.
It was still followed with an intense glow like for the first dish, and might be even more stronger.
Mother Juan revealed her second dish heavenly silkworm potato strips 2.0!
Because eating version 1.0 frequently caused insomnia and blocked the flow of spirit energy, Mother Juan had improved her cooking methods to redo the heavenly silkworm potato strips from scratch and released version 2.0!
As a matter of fact, all the dishes for the food tasting were versions 2.0, including the first fan bing bing dish. With the version 1.0 dishes which had been newly created back then, they caused a fair amount of different aftereffects, like the fan bing bing fried rice which caused diarrhea.
With these newly released versions 2.0, however, Mother Juan could actually confidently guarantee that theoretically speaking, they wouldnt cause any side effects!
Mm, theoretically speaking
And in fact, her conjecture had been verified.
After this pretty female parent had eaten the fan bing bing, not only didnt she feel the slightest bit of pain, let alone copse, the most important thing was that this parent even had a touched expression on her face.
It could only be said that the improved fan bing bing version 2.0 was a tremendous sess!
Mother Juan was very excited and she fervently hoped that this fated parent would taste all the new version 2.0 dishes which she had developed.
To make this heavenly silkworm potato strips, I was very careful in choosing the potatoes at the very beginning of the process. The ones I chose werent too big nor too small; they had to be just right! And did you notice? Each slice is the same in length and width. To ensure the freshest taste, I spent a lot of time on just slicing the potatoes.
Hurry up and try my dish.
Elder Ji Xing realized that he already couldnt refuse.
The other party had painstakingly cut these heavenly silkworm potato strips. Even if Heavenly Silkworm Potato was slow with his updates 1 , as a kitchendy with such personal integrity, it wasnt Mother Juans fault! Since the other party had gone to so much trouble to slice the potatoes, how could he not take even a bite?
As a result, a deeply emotional Elder Ji Xing picked up some with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
He sighed inwardly. Maybe it was because of the first fan bing bing dish, but he was missing his mother now, and his sympathetic heart instantly swelled to the point of bursting.
Not only did this Golden Core kitchendys food taste like a mothers cooking
Unwittingly, Elder Ji Xing felt that Mother Juans words had a motherly tone to them, which made him unable to refuse!
And sure enough, these heavenly silkworm potato strips caused tears to well up in his eyes again.
These potato slices had been so well cooked! It wasnt just in the prep details, they were also very crunchy and tasty, and felt like the home cooking of ones childhood! This time, not only did Elder Ji Xing recall his mom, he also recalled his grandmother! It was as if his grandmother had cooked these potato slices for him!
He remembered not long after his mothers death when he was very young, his grandmother had taken care of him for some time. But it wasnt for even a year before she also passed away.
At this thought, Elder Ji Xing suddenly felt even sadder.
When he was young, a fortune teller had once told him that he was born under a lonely star, and would bring death to the people around him. In the end, they had really left him one by one.
This was in fact one of the main reasons why Elder Ji Xing had chosen the evil path and joined the Demon Hunters Association.
When his family left him one by one, he had truly felt that the world had abandoned him.
As a result, he had started to cultivate assiduously and dove into studying the art of refining artifacts, until he met President Bai
The past was still fresh in his mind.
Eating the fan bing bing and the potato slices bit by bit as his memories yed like an old movie in his head, Elder Ji Xing polished off both dishes.
Mother Juan was ecstatic at this scene. This parent had actually finished the food!
And after finishing the two dishes one after another, she actually hadnt copsed!
It looked like Mother Juans food research was truly a sess?
Actually, she hadnt thought to let the parent finish eating all of it.
Because while this parent had remained firmly upright after one mouthful without copsing, Mother Juan couldnt guarantee that there wasnt any risk in finishing off the dish
Theoretically speaking, she could guarantee that there werent any aftereffects from one bite but that was only limited to the one bite!
However, this female parent had polished it all off fervently, and furthermore, didnt look the least bit sick!
Had Mother Juan really seeded in her food research?
At that moment, her heart couldnt help trembling.
She had spent so much time developing these dishes!
Could they now finally see the light of day?
But just as Mother Juan was feeling ted, Elder Ji Xing abruptly opened his eyes wide! He felt his vision suddenly turn blurry, and with a pu sound, he facented into the te in front of him.
Mother Juan:
Chapter 657 - Pitiful Elder Ji Xing
Chapter 657: Pitiful Elder Ji Xing
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This
Mother Juans heart suddenly sank; after checking that this female parent was still breathing, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like she had only passed out. After all, this female parent had eaten two of her dishes, and most critically, had actually finished them!
But fainting wasnt a side effect of the fan bing bing and heavenly silkworm potato strips!
Mother Juan thought it was a little strange; logically speaking, only the third dish bloody hell tomatoes might cause people to faint right away. But after creating the improved version 2.0, she was very confident that just one bite wouldnt be a problem at all C absolutely no more than a bite was the right way to go!
Staring at the female parent who had toppled over on the table, Mother Juan sighed and then took out a bottle of emerald green pills.
These were Empty Stomach Pumping Pills. Just one pill would instantly dissolve everything in the stomach as well as detoxify the insides. Of course, this was an emergency medicine which only worked when it was taken within three minutes of a person eating something wrong. If taken toote, the person could only be sent to the hospital to get their stomach pumped.
She took out one pill, and just as she stretched out her hand to give it to Elder Ji Xing, his head suddenly twitched, and he sat back up!
Mother Juan:
Elder Ji Xing opened his eyes a little hazily. He had a dazed expression as he rubbed his eyes and felt a little dizzy. However, the feeling quickly faded, only to be reced with utter bafflement He remembered that he had been about to taste the next dish, but why didnt he have any memory at all of the first two dishes?
Looking at Elder Ji Xings muddle-headed expression, Mother Juan immediately guessed from the female parents vacant look that the other party had perhaps lost her memory
But the problem was that amnesia also wasnt a side effect caused by these two dishes!
Could it be a poisonous mix of the two?
Mother Juan thought of this possibility.
That was because no one had been able to finish eating more than one of her new dishes before; now, this female parent had finished two dishes in one go, and furthermore had polished off the tes! When the toxins in two new dishesbined together, they created brand new side effects, and the side effects for abination of the fan bing bing and heavenly silkworm potato strips was fainting and temporary amnesia!
Pondering this, Mother Juan felt that this was the only exnation that made sense.
Even she herself never thought that there would be this kind of operation.
But looking at this female parents current reaction, it was only fainting and temporary amnesia; she was still alive!
Thus, Mother Juan once again gave Elder Ji Xing an affable smile. Parent, the food tasting event has officially started! Please taste the first dish, bloody hell tomatoes!
As soon as she said that, Mother Juan directly opened the lid of the third dish.
Elder Ji Xing: ??? Wait! The food tasting just started?! Then what was up with the two empty tes before this one?
Mother Juan passed Elder Ji Xing a new pair of chopsticks. Parent, here are your chopsticks! The other parents already ate the first two dishes and finished them because they were too delicious. You came at the right time!
Elder Ji Xing: There there were other parents?
Mother Juan smiled. Of course! But they left after eating, as they still had other things to doter. So the rest have been left for you to taste!
Elder Ji Xing was addled. Was this the case?
But before he could think too carefully about it, Mother Juan had already started to introduce the third dish.
Bloody hell tomatoes version 2.0! Not only had she chosen better quality tomatoes, even the white sugar apaniment was of a new and improved quality! This wasnt ordinary white sugar, but sugar produced by the Qin family in the ancient capital of Jiangzhou city (originally Guang Ling regional city)! Each jin was sold in immortal gold currency!
Dont underestimate my tomato sd. These arent ordinary tomatoes, I chose them very carefully. The sugar is Jiangzhou citys Qin familys sugar, which I bought with my pension. I added three spoons of it to this tomato sd.
Hurry up and see what my dish is like.
Elder Ji Xing realized that he already couldnt refuse.
The other party had spent a great deal of money to buy this white sugar, the famous Qin familys sugar! This was a well-known condiment! Furthermore, he was already here, but hadnt tried even a single dish! Even though his initial objective had been to infiltrate No. 60 High School for a look around, he still had to properly act his part given his current disguise! He couldnt arouse this kitchendys suspicions!
And most importantly, the other party had gone to so much trouble to make this dish, how could he not take even a bite?
This old woman had painstakingly made this food, how could he let her good intentions go to waste!
And so, Elder Ji Xing picked up a slice of cold tomato liberally sprinkled with sugar and put it into his mouth.
This was
In a sh, tears welled up and spilled from his eyes!
This tomato sd had been mixed so well! The tartness of the tomato and the sweetness of the Qin familys sugar were a perfect blend of vors, which made him feel extremely moved! This time, he was reminded of his grandfather!
After his grandmother passed away, it was his grandfather who looked after him, and he was the best at making sds!
But most unfortunately, not long after Elder Ji Xing came under his care, his grandfather went to join his grandmother
Elder Ji Xing couldnt help sighing in his heart.
This tomato sd tasted strongly of his grandfathers cooking, which he pined for!
When Elder Ji Xing came back to his senses, he realized that he had already polished off this entire tomato sd.
He dabbed at the tears that clung to his eyes.
Aftering back to himself, he saw that the kitchendy, who had been wearing an affable expression initially, was now observing him with eyes as wide as copper bells C as if she was watching a white mouse in an experiment.
But when Elder Ji Xing rubbed his eyes again, he found that she was back to that good-natured smile.
Had he been mistaken?
The truth was that it hadnt been a mistake C Mother Juan was observing his reactions.
She actually wasnt sure whether or not there would be anymore new side effects.
After several seconds, she then saw Elder Ji Xing facent into the third te.
Mother Juan:
It seemed that the side effects of fainting and memory loss from thebination of the first few two dishes hadnt disappearedpletely; instead, eating the third dish had exacerbated them!
This time, Mother Juan didnt take out the medicine, but waited silently.
Sure enough, Elder Ji Xing regained consciousness after several seconds.
With a good-natured expression, Mother Juan gave him a new pair of chopsticks. Parent, the food tasting event has officially started! Please taste the first dish
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Chapter 658: The Side Effects of Mother Juans Cooking
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This time, Mother Juan had prepared ten dishes in all. She duped Elder Ji Xing into finishing the ninth dish, and his reaction was to facent into the ninth empty te.
For some reason, Mother Juans conscience was pricked.
There was still thest dish to be tasted.
These werent regr croquette balls, but in a real sense was a new dish she had recently created since no one had tasted version 1.0 of it before. The croquettes ingredient was a type of spirit silkworm chrysalis which had to have formed for not longer than half a month, to guarantee that the ingredient was fresh!
The exact cooking method was very simple wash the selected spirit silkworm chrysalises and slice them. Mix them with dragon pork and crispy spirit chicken bones in the right proportions. Add fresh eggs and cornflour, and roll them into balls. After adding the seasoning, the final step was to deep fry them on high heat.
The crispiness of the bones and the robustness of the dragon pork made the meatballs very chewy, and when they were deep fried on high heat, the sliced spirit silkworm chrysalis would melt like a cheesy yolk with one bite, the liquid would explode in the mouth!
Mother Juan felt that this was a particrly ingenious method, but after making these croquettes thest time, she had just put them in the fridge and had nned to find someone to try them the next day.
The end result was that the rest of the fresh food in the fridge had gone bad by the second day
Thus, Mother Juan had never taken these croquettes out to be tasted before.
But she gave it a very pleasant-sounding name: crispy chrysalis balls.
Now, after Mother Juan had personally improved them, version 2.0 was out.
The crispy chrysalis balls now wouldnt make the food around them rot or go bad. But after this female parent had finished eating nine of her dishes one after another, and had lost her memory after each one, Mother Juan found it really hard to imagine what type of adverse reaction she might have after eating this final croquette dish.
Mother Juan felt a little guilty!
After all, she hadnt tested these crispy chrysalis balls before; wouldnt it be toote if it reacted badly with any of the other dishes the parent had already eaten? To prevent this from happening, Mother Juan almost involuntarily decided to put away thest dish before this female parent regained consciousness.
Unfortunately, she was a little toote.
Just as she was about to take the te away, the female parent suddenly stretched out a hand to tightly grip her wrist.
Then, Mother Juan saw this parent lift her head with a bewitched expression on her face as she stared at Mother Juan and muttered, The food tasting event has now started
Mother Juan was rmed. Bloody hell! This parents brain was broken from all the bad food shed eaten!
Moreover, this parent was a little too strong! She gripped Mother Juans wrist tightly and refused to let go!
No wonder this parent was fine after eating so many of the dishes.
Her realm wasnt low to begin with!
Mother Juan already had her own spection.
But in that moment, she felt at a bit of a loss. Because if this was the case, this food tasting was essentially meaningless. If this parents realm was very high, she might have been relying purely on the attributes of her own body to resist the side effects in these trial dishes. So these dishes couldnt be given to regr Foundation Establishment students!
Mother Juan abruptly sighed at that moment; it seemed that she still had a long way to go in her food research!
Seeing this female parent stare stubbornly at the tenth dish with the expression of one already too far gone, Mother Juan let out a deep sigh. Parent, please calm down. The food tasting is already over. Look, the other parents have already left
Dazed, Elder Ji Xing looked around as his mind cleared a little.
He looked at the nine empty tes next to him and the nine pairs of chopsticks
So, there had been several other parents who had participated in the food tasting?
He shook his head and then rubbed his temples. He was really so muddle-headed! He couldnt remember even that!
Learning to disguise yourself was a requirement for ninjas!
As a cultivator returning overseas from Sun Ind, Elder Ji Xing felt a little ashamed at the moment.
He had actually made such a low-level mistake while sneaking into enemy territory!
My apologies He let go of Mother Juans wrist. Im a little dazed right now.
But actually, Elder Ji Xing felt a little suspicious in his heart; for some reason, he felt like he had forgotten something!
Its fine, parent.
Mother Juan looked at this female parent amiably, and only thought of encouraging the other party to leave as soon as possible. This tenth dish is a giveaway. Ill pack it up for you to take back. The other parents already took some back with them.
Is that so alright To prevent his identity from being exposed, Elder Ji Xing could only follow Mother Juans words and agree.
But the truth was that even Mother Juan herself was feeling extremely nervous in that moment; she was worried that this female parent would notice something.
But actually, she was thinking too much.
She had underestimated the amnesia side effect produced by the first nine dishes
And the reason why she wanted the female parent to take the croquettes with her was actually to stall for time.
Mother Juan felt that given this female parents outstanding realm, thetter would be able to finish digesting all the dishes she had eaten on her way home.
That way, Mother Juan didnt have to worry about the kind of side effects which could be produced by the crispy chrysalis balls.
Hence, ten minutester
At No. 60 High Schools main gate on Qingyun Road, Old Li and Mother Juan stood at the gate and saw a confused Elder Ji Xing off with warm expressions.
Mother Juan: This female parent, take care! Thank you very much for making time in your busy schedule to attend my food tasting event! Feel free toe again!
Elder Ji Xing:
It could only be said that this had been a very fuzzy and confusing experience for Elder Ji Xing.
He felt that from the moment he had stepped into the school, he had forgotten something. Plus, his original intention had been to scout out the school! Instead, the schools kitchendy and guard had led him around by the nose before very politely sending him off at the gate Elder Ji Xing really didnt know what kind of expression he should be wearing at the moment.
In his absent-minded state, it seemed he could now better understand the Lord of Mo Immortal Castles repeated warnings previously: Dont approach No. 60 High! Dont approach No. 60 High! Dont approach No. 60 High!
After careful consideration, Elder Ji Xing felt that there really was something fishy about this school.
He looked helplessly at the takeaway box in his hand and heaved a deep sigh in his heart.
He never expected these croquettes to actually be the only thing he gained from this trip.
Chapter 659 - Elites from Sun Island
Chapter 659: Elites from Sun Ind
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It was still July 23rd, the thirteenth Sunday of the semester.
It was also the night before the Demon Hunters Association officially carried out their revenge on No. 60 High School. After Elder Ji Xing cased the school, he returned to the secret base which the Demon Hunters Association had temporarily set up, the takeaway box in his hands. It was located in the mountain forest to the north of Songhais city center and had been reserved by the organizations contact under the pretense of apany pic.
After confirming that all the teachers and students would be at school during the first period tomorrow morning, President Bai would drop the Wuji Umbres barrier over the entire school. The moment No. 60 High School disappeared off the map would be show time.
Elder Ji Xing paused for a moment at the entrance to the mountain forest, the takeaway box in his hands. He could already sense the auras of the ninja masters whom he had invited over from Sun Ind for tnow.
As for the n to get revenge on No. 60 High this time, President Bais order was to level the school.
But this was far from enough; if the teachers and students died just like that, that was too merciful a revenge. That wasnt how the Demon Hunters Association did things.
Thus, for the revenge n this time, Elder Ji Xing had specially invited his fellow ssmates whom he had studied ninjutsu with on Sun Ind. Every single one of them was a rare genius who cultivated both ninjutsu and magic.
Coborating with his fellow ssmates for the revenge n this time, Elder Ji Xing wanted the teachers and students of No. 60 High to not only feel the despair of death, but also the terror of being powerless to struggle just before they died!
He decided to use the most ruthless and inhumane methods tounch aprehensive revenge attack on No. 60 Highs teachers and students, both physically and mentally. He even wondered if he should deliberately leave a few of them alive.
After seeing their ssmates and teachers die one by one in front of their eyes, the mental pressure for the survivors would definitely be crushing! After all, there were times when it was more painful to live than to die
Thinking this, Elder Ji Xing couldnt help curling his lip slightly as all kinds of evil ns filled his head.
As soon as No. 60 Highs first period started tomorrow morning, that would be the time for them to do whatever they wanted!
The temporary base HQ in the mountain forest was a rectangr military tent which was roomy enough inside.
Elder Ji Xing followed the mountain forest trail, the takeaway box in his hands; in the distance was the brightly lit tent.
Just as he was about to approach the tent, he turned sideways, and one of his hands shot out to mp between his fingertips a transparent and poisonous needle that flew at him in the dark.
He didnt even bother to look and simply said calmly, Come out, Brother Nanco.
There were sounds from the thicket behind him, and a kid wearing a ghillie suit popped out.
This was a slightly crafty-looking shota who was ten years old or so and who had a suspicious expression on his face.
As expected of Sonico; when did you notice me? Nanco asked with a furrowed brow.
I sensed you before I entered the forest. Youre getting better at concealing your aura; outsiders definitely wouldnt be able to sense you, but I can, answered Elder Ji Xing.
Although this shota looked like he was ten years old and even sounded like a kid, he was in fact already incredibly skilled. This wasnt a deliberate disguise nor was it a magical transformation. Rather, this was caused by him identally eating an extremely poisonous fruit when he was young, which caused his body to atrophy as well as prevent him from growing up, just like a living Mount Heaven Young-Old Woman 1 .
Although he looked like a kid, this Nancos overall performance had been ranked among the best in ss when they were studying on Sun Ind. His mostmonly-used technique was that transparent and poisonous needle from earlier, called the smile or move, you die needle.
Anyone hit by this needle would startughing wildly before falling down as if drunk. Furthermore, this needle was extremely poisonous and could affect even Itinerant Immortals.
Brother Nanco, Im very d to see you.
Gazing at this shota, Elder Ji Xing lifted an eyebrow. Didnt Brother Morie with you?
The Brother Mori he was talking about was actually this shotas partner. The two of them would often sneakily disguise themselves as a father and son pair for all types of infiltration work, and were practically inseparable.
In the past few years of working together on Sun Ind, Brother Mori had already been sessfully branded as a famous detective who was active all over Sun Ind. After assassinating their targets, this father and sonbo would usually shift the me to an innocent person using their skills of deduction C this could be said to be a truly wless scheme.
No one would believe Brother Moris true identity as a terrifying and ruthless member of the Demon Hunters Association who also cultivated ninjutsu.
Mori cante since he has something to deal with, Nanco replied as he walked off in the direction of the tent. You probably know he has family on Sun Ind, right?
Of course I know. Elder Ji Xing nodded.
In order to better hide his identity, this Mr Mori had already married and settled down on Sun Ind under the guise of a local resident, and had even opened a business office. This already wasnt a secret in the Demon Hunters Association; the members who were sent to Sun Ind for further study were all well aware of it.
Brother Moris daughter is going to take the college entrance exam, so Ill be participating in the operation this time, Nanco replied.
His daughter is going to take the college entrance exam Elder Ji Xing was nk at this answer. Is Brother Mori really that knowledgeable?
The truth was that the reason why Mori had been able to be famous as a detective was all thanks to Nanco; as a living Mount Heaven Young-Old Woman, Nanco had a very high IQ!
Of course he doesnt know anything. But he can help his daughter eliminate the wrong answers, Nanco said.
Elder Ji Xing:
When he entered the military tent, Elder Ji Xing saw that all the cultivators from the Demon Hunters Association who had gone to Sun Ind for further study at that time were almost in position.
Lord Sonico!
Lord Sonico, hello!
Plenty of people greeted Elder Ji Xing when he entered the tent.
He nced at the table and saw more than ten bottles of watermelon juice. This actually wasnt strange, since this mountain forest had orchards to begin with.
On his way back from No. 60 High School, his throat had been feeling ufortable, so the moment Elder Ji Xing saw the watermelon juice, his eyes instantly lit up.
Who prepared the juice? How considerate! he praised, and then took a small sip.
He didnt like drinking juice, but because his throat hurt for some reason, he felt that he needed something to moisten it.
Chapter 660 - Perhaps The Most Tragic Villain
Chapter 660: Perhaps The Most Tragic Viin
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After drinking the juice, it felt like the burning in his throat eased a little.
But what puzzled Elder Ji Xing was that this bottle of juice didnt taste sweet, and instead had a very strange vor. Maybe it wasnt watermelon juice, but made from some other spirit fruit. Smacking his lips, Elder Ji Xing felt that the juice was a little thick. Although it wasnt very refreshing, it did indeed moisten his throat.
What kind of spirit fruit is this juice made from?
When he lifted his head to ask, he realized that it was quiet all around him as unexpectedly, no one gave him an answer. He did a headcount in passing and discovered that they seemed to be missing two people. Didnt Brothers Mingren and Yarene?
Silence all around.
Elder Ji Xing: Someone give me an exnation!
Both Mingren or Yaren were very strong members.
Mingren had inherited the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs bloodline When he was young, his inability to control the rampaging demon fox inside him had led to several disastrous events. But after studying on Sun Ind during this period of time, Old Brother Mingren had sessfully mastered the skill of suppressing the demon foxs aura through his diligent cultivation! Now, he was able to use his strength at will inbat.
If he attacked No. 60 High with this strength and released the demon fox, it would definitely be a crushing blow to the spirits of the teachers and students!
There was even less to say about Brother Yaren, who had been born with an immortal body like President Bai. The difference was that President Bai had developed his immortal body through cultivation and its foundation could be tempered to be even stronger. Although Brother Yaren had a natural immortal body, resurrection took longer for him; in any case, however, he couldnt die.
Because they still didnt know what the overallbat strength of that mysterious youngster from No. 60 High was like, Elder Ji Xing had summoned Elder Yaren here from Sun Ind.
Reporting to Lord Sonico.
A member called Erzhu replied, Theres a small problem with the demon fox in Brother Mingrens body.
How can that be? Elder Ji Xing was rmed.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was stifled on Sun Ind for too long. When it arrived in Huaxiu nation this time, it demanded that Brother Mingren take it to do a straight perm, and trim its fur while they were at it.
And then?
It just wanted the hairdresser to trim its fur a bit, but the hairdresser shaved its nine tails bald, so now its shut itself away.
Currently, Brother Mingrens taken it for urgent mental therapy.
Elder Ji Xing utterly never expected a mishap like this to happen. He hurriedly picked up this red-colored spirit juice and took a gulp of it to calm his shocked nerves.
Then, what about Brother Yaren?
For some reason, everyonesplexions seemed to turn unsightly; there was an evasive look in their eyes and their expressions were gloomy, like they had something to say but didnt know whether they should voice it or not. Elder Ji Xing couldnt be any more familiar with this expression: it was the kind of look a doctor wore when they told you that you had a terminal illness!
Had Brother Yaren met with a serious ident?
Elder Ji Xings heart sank and he didnt dare let his imagination run wild.
He and Yaren had always had a good rtionship. Back on Sun Ind, when he still hadnt gotten used to the study environment in the beginning, it was Yaren who helped him out time and time again. Not only did Yaren guide him in learning thenguage, he even lent Elder Ji Xing his homework to copy when thetter hadnt been able to finish it on time. Although copying homework wasnt a good thing to do, it was indeed through this ongoing habit that their friendship deepened!
But among all those present, the person least likely to encounter a situation had unexpectedly run into a problem.
Elder Ji Xing never thought something like this could happen.
Yaren had been born with an immortal body C how could something happen to him so easily?
Elder Ji Xing had been nning to appoint Yaren as deputymander of this operation, but given this sudden and unforeseen event, he was caught a little off guard.
At that moment, the atmosphere in the tent was stifling and even the air felt like it had frozen.
Almost everyone had their heads lowered, their expressions ashen.
Actually, Elder Ji Xing could understand the current situation after all, this mishap had suddenly cropped up on the eve of battle, and Elder Yaren was very popr, so this would impact everyones mood to a certain degree. No one wanted to see anything happen to Elder Yaren. Elder Ji Xing dropped his eyes; they had sent text greetings to each other just a few days ago.
Who would have thought something would actually happen.
Elder Ji Xing took out his powder puff to fix his makeup; this habit helped suppress his nerves and seemed to calm him down.
After a moment, he broke the silence by taking a deep breath and speaking first. Anyone who knows the actual situation, please tell me: did Elder Yaren meet an ident?
He turned his gaze to Erzhu; in this situation, he couldnt depend on anyone else to have the courage to open their mouths, but Erzhu was different. This person had experienced a lot and had extremely strong mental fortitude; practically nothing could shake him.
After some careful consideration, Erzhu started to organize his words as he looked at Elder Ji Xing and replied, Sonico, you should know the ability Teacher Yaren uses the most, right?
Most used ability?
Elder Ji Xing frowned.
The range of abilities of an immortal body was too broad; he assumed this Brother Erzhu was referring to an ability generated as an extension of an immortal body.
As Elder Yarens friend of many years, it could be said that Elder Ji Xing knew Elder Yarens abilities like the back of his hand.
Hence, he promptly thought of a spell Elder Yaren had told him about before which had evolved out of the immortal bodys wide range of abilities the Body Transformation Spell.
After suffering a fatal attack, Elder Yaren could break down his body into thick, slimy lumps which could slowly reassemble together to reconstruct his body, thus making it a type of resurrection spell.
Seeing Elder Ji Xings thoughtful expression, this Brother Ezhu said quietly, Elder Yaren has already cultivated his Body Transformation Spell to the highest level, and its no longer limited to breaking his body down into lumps of flesh.
Then did Elder Yaren experience a deviation in his cultivation?
No.
Erzhu shook his head. Beyond simple lumps of flesh, Elder Yaren is now adept at breaking his body down into fine particles. Before you arrived, Elder Yaren wanted to break himself down and then reassemble himself after you showed up.
So, Yaren is here?
Yes.
Where is he?
Youre drinking him
Chapter 661 - Exams Might Be postponed, But Never Canceled!
Chapter 661: Exams Might Be postponed, But Never Canceled!
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Body Transformation Spell
This spell was a profound truth of an immortal body which was capable of reassembling itself together after autonomously breaking down into equal parts. The higher a persons cultivation realm, the more parts their body could split into. Once a person cultivated to the level of the ultimate profound truth, the body couldpletely transform into a liquid state.
Yaren had nned to give Elder Ji Xing a surprise, but unfortunately, as soon as Elder Ji Xing walked into the tent, he drank some of Yarens transformed body tissue.
No matter what body part it was, the result was excruciating.
Moreover, because of this missing body tissue, Elder Yarens recovery time took far, far longer than usual; it wasnt until the next morning that he waspletely restored from his fluid state.
But the most tragic person was still Elder Ji Xing.
Elder Ji Xing threw up. He threw up all night until even his makeup cracked from all the puking.
Given the troopsck of manpower and Elder Ji Xings utterly wretched state, the revenge n that had initially been scheduled for Monday July 24th in the fourteenth week of the semester had to be temporarily abandoned and postponed to another day.
This was an attack n tinged with some sorrow
But this bumpy road to revenge continued ever on.
It was Monday July 24th in the fourteenth week of the semester.
When Wang Ling woke up that morning, his eyelid finally stopped twitching.
It felt like it had been a very, very long time since his eyelidst twitched in warning.
This indicated that something bad centered around him was going to happen soon.
In fact, his eyelid had already started twitching since the early hours of the morning, and it hadsted for a full five hours.
Disaster level, four stars.
This was possibly one of the most severe warnings Wang Ling had received since he was a child
Thest time he had received a five-star warning was when he was ten years old and had been on his way to buy crispy noodle snacks before Loopy Toad fell from the sky and interrupted him. Even now, this scene from six years ago was still fresh in Wang Lings memory.
A five-star warning was a city-level disaster.
A four-star warning
Wang Ling thought it over, and the first thing that came to mind was school.
No. 60 High might be in danger!
It wasnt strange for him toe up this conjecture.
For one thing, that President Bai was still atrge. For another, Wang Ling spected that Odd Zhuo, who had been in the limelight recently and who had served asmander in sessive cases, might very likely be the Demon Hunters Associations new target for retaliation when they failed to find Loopy Toad as well as to take revenge on Little Silver.
Given how ruthless this bunch from the Demon Hunters Association was, just taking care of Odd Zhuo seemed too petty a deal But, if they could carry out a revenge attack on this Director Zhuos alma mater, that was sure to be even more traumatic for him.
So when Wang Lings eyelid twitched in warning this time, he almost immediately thought of No. 60 High and Odd Zhuo.
Whether it was the school or this disciple of his, Wang Ling felt he had to protect them himself.
What kind of joke was this No. 60 Highs first semester final exams were just around the corner, and something just had to go wrong at this critical moment C at No. 60, the exams might be postponed, but they were never canceled!
The fact was that Wang Ling had already started preparing for the final exams; if they were postponed, the teachers of No. 60 High would most likely change the exam questions, given their awesome personalities, and when the time came, his revision would have been for nothing! Wang Ling had spent a lot of time focused on analyzing exam questions these days! Absolutely no one was allowed to ruin the sacred final exams!
Wang Ling was exceptionally resolute on this point.
Considering the possibility that Odd Zhuo might be in danger, Wang Lings thoughts moved.
Next to the bed, Jingke turned into a brown stream of light with a xiu sound and disappeared
To be on the safe side, Wang Ling thought it was still better for Jingke to go and guard Odd Zhuo.
After all, this enemy was more cunning than most, and a pair of long johns might already no longer be adequate protection.
When he left the staff apartment that morning, Odd Zhuo realized he was being followed.
He and Deputy Director Zhong Lang were sitting in the same car, and both of them were well aware of the unusual situation behind them. Gripping the steering wheel, the driver deliberately made several detours on Odd Zhuos instruction, but the gray van behind them still remained steadily close on their tail.
Lord Director, Lord Deputy Director what should we do now? the driver asked helplessly.
Odd Zhuo frowned. We took so many detourspletely different to our usual route. They should have realized by now that weve noticed them, so theres no sense in ying hide and seek like this.
Odd Zhuo calmly analyzed the situation. It was clear that the people behind them hade prepared. The other party knew their usual route to work very well, and very likely had a fair amount of information on them.
Moreover, it just so happened that Odd Zhuos car was being serviced today, which was why he was following Zhong Langs car to the General Administration of 100 Schools.
Just thinking about this was already enough to make Odd Zhuos back break out in cold sweat.
Because this meant that the other party had probably already been watching him for a long time
As expected, was he the target?
Odd Zhuo sighed.
Brother Zhuo, what should we do now? Zhong Lang asked.
Odd Zhuo took out a pair of long johns out from the storage space built into his pocket. Put this on and get out of the car with me.
Zhong Lang was startled.
What was this? It was summer, why wear this
Theres no time to exin, this thing can save your life, Odd Zhuo said calmly before he looked at the driver in front. Mr Driver, after you take us to as empty a ce as possible, please go back first. We are their targets; as long as we leave, youll be safe.
Then what about you, Director Zhuo? The driver was shaken. In fact, he wasnt weak. If we work together, maybe
It wont work. If they know our route inside out, they must also know what our strength is like. Coming to pick a quarrel with us so openly shows that theyre quite confident in their power.
Saying this, Odd Zhuo grinned. Rest assured, I have a way.
For Odd Zhuo, his first priority now was to protect people and property. As long as the driver drove the car to an open area, they could minimize the damage as much as possible.
Secondly, Zhong Langs and this drivers safety were equally important. As a leader, Odd Zhuo felt that he had to take responsibility for them!
As for his own safety, Odd Zhuo had to consider that, too.
So after giving Zhong Lang and the driver their instructions, Odd Zhuo immediately took out his cell phone and sent a text message to his shifu Wang Ling.
The content of the message: (:١)_ Shifu, help!
It could be only said that Odd Zhuo was worthy of his reputation as the youngest director of the General Administration of 100 Schools in the history of Huaxiu nation He executed this series ofmands and actions without the least bit of sloppiness.
Chapter 662 - Long Johns
Chapter 662: Long Johns
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Texting for help was the only thing Odd Zhuo could think of at that moment.
Since the other side was bent on their vendetta and tailing them, this proved that these people werent weak. There was never any room for discussion with this type of utterly ruthless people.
The truth was that since assuming the position of Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, Odd Zhuo had always been on guard against something like this. General Yi and Secretary Dakang had looked for him previously and wanted to dispatch experts as bodyguards to protect him, but Odd Zhuo had tactfully declined. These experts would be chess pieces of the higher-ups who might investigate him; if they found his shifu Wang Ling, everything would be over.
Odd Zhuo knew his shifu was a person who liked to stay low-key, so he had declined expert protection from the start. General Yi and Secretary Dakang had initially been strongly against his decision. In the end, Odd Zhuo had no choice but to look for help from Wang Ling. And what could Wang Ling do? Naturally, he looked for Father Wang In the end, Father Wang just sent a message, and instantly there was no longer any sound from the higher-ups.
As for his own safety, Odd Zhuo actually felt that there was absolutely nothing to be worried about Because in this type of situation, he could send out messages for help!
In fact, he already had several messages like this stored inside his phone.
He even took into ount the possibility that the pursuers might carry a signal blocker on them to block calls for help. Odd Zhuo had even prepared a small signal transmitter; this was a separate base station which he had set up at the staff apartment and which could be remotely controlled by the signal transmitter to send a distress signal.
But since he could send the text as usual now, there was actually no need to use this back-up.
The driver stopped the car in an empty ce: it was a deste, suburban park which had yet to be developed.
Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang had barely gotten out of the car when they felt dense killing intenting from the van
Sure enough, the people inside didnt have friendly intentions!
The door of the van opened and a gloomy-looking cultivator emerged in front of Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang. The cultivator was dressed differently from a regr cultivator, and looked a bit like the inhabitants of Sun Ind.
Odd Zhuo deduced that this was a cultivator who had probablye back after learning ninjutsu on Sun Ind. It was the trend now to train in both ninjutsu and cultivation techniques, and there were more and more ninjutsu techniques that had switched to spirit energy as the foundation for their use.
Odd Zhuo didnt think it was strange at all that there were cultivators in the Demon Hunters Association who trained in two fields since the General Administration already had a lot of evidence on the Demon Hunters Association colluding with foreign dark forces.
They had been tracking down the rest of the Demon Hunters Associations executive management previously. Looking now at this man who had appeared in front of them, Odd Zhuo instantly understood: a considerable number of the senior members of the Demon Hunters Association had probably been sent abroad to study, hence why there had never been any information on them at home.
And it was this group of senior members that was the true core of the entire Demon Hunters Association.
As for the executive management in Huaxiu, including Elder Zuo Wu, President Bai might have never used them as the real backbone of power from the very beginning.
Finally ready toe out
The gloomy young man stared at them. I am here on orders from Elder Ji Xing of the Demon Hunters Association: pleasee with us.
You studied abroad, right? It cant be just you from the Demon Hunters Association; did that Elder Ji Xing also return from studying abroad? Odd Zhuo asked.
Small talk? Theres no harm in telling you; in any case, the both of you will be dead men by tomorrow.
The gloomy young man smiled. This time, Elder Ji Xing called for us to gather here from abroad. Today was supposed to be the day you die, but because of a slight problem in the organization, our official operation will be carried out tomorrow.
Official operation?
Odd Zhuo frowned.
From the young mans tone, the other side didnt intend to kill him yet; they wanted to catch him first before killing him tomorrow. Coupled with the fric movements of foreign dark forces in thest few years, Odd Zhuo felt like he had some idea of what the other sides objective was C it was very likely that this Demon Hunters Association wanted to seize him and Zhong Lang first and then find a suitable ce tomorrow for a public execution.
As for the location, Odd Zhuo also had his own conjecture.
It would either be the General Administration of 100 Schools or No. 60 High School
Truly a terrible bunch of ruffians!
Odd Zhuos heart was a little uneasy. This was just a Demon Hunters Association, a small organization under the foreign dark power Night Chief, yet it actually possessed so much strength and so many expert fighters trained in dual arts. Given this was the case, how terrifying was the genuine Night Chief?
This gloomy young man alone who stood in front of them already surpassed the Soul Formation stage, and Odd Zhuo felt far more pressure than when he was in front of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal! Roughly five Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals?
Even as Odd Zhuo thought this, the one thing he could be sure was that this mans cultivation had yet to reach Itinerant Immortal level.
Cheng Yu, the Master of Immortal Mansion, was at the peakte Itinerant Immortal level, which was also known as Half-Step True Immortal level. Compared with the Master of Immortal Mansion, this young mans strength fell far short. Moreover, the Master of Immortal Mansion also had an intrinsic spirit field, which could boost hisbat strength to a levelparable with a True Immortal.
What is Director Zhuo thinking about? How to handle your remains tomorrow? This soldier with dual training from the Demon Hunters Association didnt make a move, and just bantered like this from beginning to end.
When all was said and done, Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang were only at the Golden Core stage, and this Demon Hunters Association soldier thought nothing of their strength at all.
Zhuo Yi gazed at the young man and gave him a kind warning. If you leave now, you might still live if you try to leaveter, you really wont be able to.
The Demon Hunters Association soldier: ???
Odd Zhuo: Given your weak chicken strength, even if I arrest you and put you in Songhai First Prison, theres no way youll be locked up in the special cell with the bigwigs. Youre just not good enough.
The gloomy Demon Hunters Association soldier looked at Odd Zhuo coldly and grit his teeth. You want to die?
He released his aura all at once along with his ire, and it was almost like an invisible roar.
Tremendous spiritual pressure crashed down, and both Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang felt their bodies sink until half their legs were already stuck in the ground.
So nervous Zhong Lang frowned. Brother Zhuo, are these long johns really useful? Why do I feel that the pressure from the other side is so heavy? Its like I cant breathe!
Its not that bad.
Odd Zhuo raised an eyebrow and reached out to grip Zhong Langs cor for a look.
Odd Zhuo: Youre wearing it inside out
Zhong Lang:
Chapter 663 - My Ultimate Move Is Just Two Words!
Chapter 663: My Ultimate Move Is Just Two Words!
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The Demon Hunters soldier didnt think that these two foolish Golden Core cultivators would actually look down on him. He could clearly crush them to death with just the slightest force, yet they actually dared provoke him to his face?
Elder Yin Zhiping, Elder Ji Xings order is to take them back
Dont worry, I know. I wont kill them. The gloomy young man narrowed his eyes at Odd Zhuo. But I still have to teach them a lesson first. Since Elder Ji Xing wants them alive, Ill just beat them half to death first.
The Demon Hunters soldier called Yin Zhiping waved his hand and called lightly, Little Rongnu!
A zigzag bay flew toward him in a stream of ck light and settled in his hand.
When the driver of the van saw this, he thought that this was bad.
Because this was none other than Elder Yin Zhipings life bonded magic treasure. This zigzag bay had taken countless lives. Because of its special design, once it pierced the body, it would directly damage the meridians and instantly paralyze the nerves!
What was even more frightening was that the injuries caused by the bay would bleed continuously for a short period of time and wouldnt stop!
Go!
The Demon Hunters soldier called Elder Yin just lifted his hand and this ck zigzag bay instantly darted out like a dragon in the water. To temper this bay, I ughtered eighty-eight Western dragon-type devil beasts called Rong Dragons for their brains. The bay is covered in deadly poison; given your realms, if you force yourselves to bear it, perhaps you mightst ten minutes?
Elder Yin sneered cruelly. But you should be d; since its an order from Elder Ji Xing, I wont let you die so easily He had this poison on the bay under control; when these two were publicly executed tomorrow, they would suffer acute, unbearable pain from the poison. It would be an experience worse than death.
The confident party frequently took sadistic pleasure in this type of strong bullying the weak showdown. Elder Yin had spent a lot in order to temper this Little Rongnu back then as well as to make it his life bonded magic treasure.
Elder Yin felt that he was giving these two foolish Golden Core cultivators the highest honor by letting them experience the pain of death under his life bonded magic treasure.
It had to be said that Little Rongnus lunge forward was incredibly fast, and Odd Zhuo knew that he wouldnt be able to ward it off at all with his current realm.
So the moment he saw Elder Yin take out this bay, he immediately had Zhong Lang, dressed in the long johns, cover him as a meat shield!
Zhong Lang: Brother Zhuo???
Little Rongnus power was truly formidable. The moment it came lunging over, it kicked up a mighty wind like the roar of a dragon.
It could only be said Little Rongnu was worthy of its name.
In the end theyre just Golden Core cultivators, so naive. The moment Odd Zhuo put Zhong Lang in front of him as a meat shield, Elder Yin sneered endlessly in his heart. How could the body of a mere Golden Core cultivator be a match for Little Rongnus attack?
Impale them!
Elder Yin Zhiping sneered.
Little Rongnu drew close in the next instant, but just when its tip was less than half an inch away from Zhong Langs body, thetter emitted a powerful golden light.
The strength of the enchanted long johns exploded once again at that moment!
As expected, shifu s long johns were still so powerful
While Odd Zhuo eximed inwardly, he felt a little nervous at the same time.
Although he had already sent the text message, he didnt know whether shifuhad seen it or not If shifu didnt see it, Odd Zhuo was still going to die!
Meat shield Zhong Lang was even more shocked; hepletely never expected that the long johns which he had put on inside out in a fit of desperation could actually exhibit such strong defense.
What on earth was the origin of these long johns?
Zhong Lang was also lost in thought at that moment.
In the outside world, there was always gossip and rumors about Odd Zhuo, and many people spected that there was an Almighty directing the scenes from behind Odd Zhuo who was no weaker than the Ten Founding Generals; who that Almighty was, however, had always been a mystery.
Was this Almighty the big shot who had made these long johns?
While Zhong Lang was contemting this, a disbelieving Elder Yin Zhipingunched a second attack.
The result was still the same as the long johns glowed with a golden light which blocked Little Rongnus attack.
Elder Yin Zhiping was hugely astonished. Two mere Golden Core cultivators actually had such powerful robes?
At that very moment, Odd Zhuos heart was already on the verge of crumbling.
They were just barely able to stall the enemy for a while now with the long johns, but it was clear that this wasnt a long-term solution; in the end, it was just an enchanted pair of long johns!
But just as Odd Zhuo was agonizing over this
The next moment, he suddenly saw a brown spirit light on the horizon flying swiftly in his direction.
That was
Odd Zhuos eyes instantly opened wide.
On the other side, Elder Yins expression was very unsightly.
Where the hell did you get that Daoist robe youre wearing? Elder Yin frowned deeply, aggravated by his two failed consecutive strikes.
He gazed at Odd Zhuo with a shrewd expression. It may be strong, but it seems theres only one pair.
Elder Yin had read the situation astutely, and in the next moment, he adjusted his attack and aimed Little Rongnu at Odd Zhuo with the intent to attack him first. Ill deal with you first
But to Elder Yins surprise, this Director Zhuo directly pushed aside the meat shield in front of him and walked over to Elder Yin step by step, as if he had suddenly taken the wrong medicine.
Something was wrong!
This vigor wasnt right!
It shouldnt be like this!
Elder Yin had the vague sense that something was wrong Was this some sort of ploy?!
Almost involuntarily, he took a slight step back, his heart full of doubts. This Golden Core cultivator had clearly still been hiding behind someone else a few seconds ago; how did he suddenly change into a different person?
Do you still have some life-saving magic treasure on you that you havent used?
Elder Yin now eyed Odd Zhuo with extreme wariness.
I used it already; roughly five to six minutes ago, I sent a text message which cost me ten cents. Odd Zhuo looked at him and smiled.
Calling for help? Elder Yins face darkened in an instant.
In theory, help shouldnt be able to arrive so quickly
But it was at that moment when Odd Zhuo suddenly stretched out his hand to the sky and gave a long cry. Come, sword!
Then, Elder Yin saw a brown spirit beam fall from the sky
But instead of turning into a spirit sword in Odd Zhuos hand, it turned into a membrane of light which settled over his body.
Where is your sword?
Ah Its inside me! These were Odd Zhuosst words before Jingke possessed him.
Chapter 664 - The Death of Elder Yin
Chapter 664: The Death of Elder Yin
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The brown spirit light settled on Odd Zhuos body, and even his pupils were rendered brown. In almost a split second, his aura was different, and every subtle breath he took carried a strong sense of oppression.
Elder Yin Zhiping couldnt help breaking out in a cold sweat. That brown spirit light just now had truly been too fast, and even with his dynamic vision, he had only been able to see an indistinct trail While he wasntpletely certain, it looked as if a sword had turned into a light which then attached itself to this Director Zhuos body.
Union between man and sword
A sword spirit directly attaching itself to a body; Elder Yin Zhiping had to admit that he had never seen this type of operation before in his lifetime of cultivation.
Also, he thought that it was extremely unscientific, because generally speaking, union between man and sword could only be achieved when the rapport between a spirit sword and its master reached a certain peak; only then could this fusion happen. The problem with the current situation, however, was that it was very obvious that the spirit sword which had just flown over clearly didnt belong to Director Zhuo.
But even then, they were actually able tobine together.
What on earth was the origin of this sword?
Elder Yin Zhiping unconsciously stepped back as he felt the situation hadpletely turned around. The driver of the van had also already realized that things had taken a turn for the worse, but when he wanted to reverse the van, he discovered that all the four tires were t!
When had that happened?
They hadnt noticed at all.
Aftering back to their senses, they recalled that when that sword light had possessed Odd Zhuo just now, their minds had nked out from psychological terror They had actually been so frightened that they snapped!
Elder Yin clenched his teeth and frowned.
At the moment, he had no choice but to fight.
Moreover, he still felt that he had a chance of winning.
Although this Director Zhuo was currently one with the sword, this union between man and sword couldnt fundamentally change the strength of his body. As long as Elder Yins Little Rongnu pierced his skin even a little, a powerful poison would spread throughout Director Zhuos body C even the attached sword spirit would be helpless against it, wouldnt it?
It had to be said that while Elder Yins thoughts were certainly reasonable, when all was said and done, he was unfortunately still too naive.
He had no idea what kind of challenger the sword spirit standing in front of him was.
In many cases, you couldnt usemon sense to reason things out.
No matter who you are, you cant stop our Demon Hunters Associations master n. Elder Yin Zhipings face darkened and he chose to strike first. He had Little Rongnu, who was in his hand, turn into a stream of light which swiftly and suddenly lunged at Odd Zhuos chest!
But before the light could get close, Elder Yin Zhiping saw Director Zhuo, who was possessed by the sword spirit, coolly stop Little Rongnu with one forefinger.
The first thing Jingke felt at Little Rongnus strike was: so weak
It was so weak that Jingke couldnt find words to describe it.
It was a far cry from what he had felt when he had been inside Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and fought Evil Sword God, whose attack had felt a little itchy at least. It could be said that this particr attack, however, was utterly harmless It could even be said to be no damn use!
Even an egg smashed on a rock could in any case be set off as a little egg flower!
Impossible Elder Yin Zhiping screeched in his heart.
There was no way that a Golden Core cultivators physical strength could withstand this level of assault.
Of course, there was another exnation for it, and that was Little Rongnus attack hadnt been blocked by the body, but by the protective sword qi on Director Zhuo!
So that was it
After discovering this secret, Elder Yin Zhiping smiled sinisterly in his heart.
On the other hand, in Odd Zhuos body, Jingkes face was expressionless from beginning to end.
Elder Yin felt it couldnt be helped that this little sword spirit was still too young and had utterly no idea how highly poisonous his Little Rongnu was.
This sword spirit brother, if you think you can rely on just sword qi to defend against my Little Rongnus poison, youre too naive. To make this poisonous, deadly weapon back then, I ughtered eighty-eight female Rong Dragons and tempered this weapon in the toxin from their blood essence.
Elder Yin Zhiping sneered; he was widely known for the dark poison arts which he cultivated.
Even to make this Little Rongnu into his life bonded magic treasure back then, he constantly modified his body.
Elder Yin Zhiping initially hadnt nned to use this move, but in the face of this protective sword qi and its imprable defense, he had no choice but to use this secret technique.
He took off the upper half of his clothes and bared his arms.
Inside Odd Zhuos body, Jingke saw that Elder Yins arms were actually covered in a ck pattern of lines like a zebra.
Then, Jingke saw Elder Yin Zhiping chant something under his breath, and these lines immediately started to spin before this spiral energy gathered in Elder Yins hands.
At that moment, Elder Yins hands turnedpletely ck with an umtion of deadly poison!
This deadly poison even affected the air, suffusing it with dense poison.
To use this move, Elder Yin had to hold his breath altogether; even the turtle-breathing skill wouldnt work. To make sure that his reasoning during battle wasnt affected, he had even shrewdly contained the poison in both his arms so that it wouldnt flow into the other organs of his body and cause irreversible damage.
So theoretically, Elder Yin was a semi-toxic person.
At that point, Elder Yin grit his teeth, grasped Little Rongnus hilt, and then transferred the poisonous mass in his hands to Little Rongnu. This bay, which was already ck to begin with, was further covered in a ck poisonous miasma which made it look even more terrifying.
Jingke could sense it slightly.
Mm, if a sword spirit wasnt strong enough, this poisonous miasma could indeed pervade its sword qi.
However
Jingke put one hand to his forehead as he felt it ache. He thought this Elder Yin was going to pull out some dazzling move; who would have thought it would be so useless.
Get rid, of this, scum first
Jingke raised his hand, prepared to make a move.
The poison on Little Rongnu now amplified, Elder Yin sneered. Not even ghosts or the gods can withstand Little Rongnus poison! I refuse to believe I cant poison you!
Who knew if it was a habit of his, but before he made his move, Elder Yin licked Little Rongnus de.
Jingke:
A few secondster, Elder Yinsplexion straightaway turned deathly white as he foamed at the mouth and fell down dead.
Jingke:
Chapter 665 - All For One!
Chapter 665: All For One!
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The news of Elder Yins death reached Elder Ji Xing in the military tent very quickly. Everyone in the Demon Hunters Association had a soul mark which would instantly disappear when a person was confirmed dead.
Elder Ji Xing was no exception.
When Elder Zuo Wu died previously, President Bai had directly turned to leave even without confirming Elder Zuo Wus death precisely because he had clearly sensed the disappearance of the soul mark. But it wasnt as if it was permanent. This soul mark was a once-off; neither President Bai nor Elder Ji Xing could have expected Elder Zuo Wu totere back to life on the spot.
Not only could the Soul Suppression Ring reconstruct the body, it could even perfectly restore the soul, which meant remaking the state of Elder Zuo Wus soul. Therefore, when Elder Zuo Wu was resurrected, the soul mark in his body also disappeared.
After a night of rest, Elder Ji Xings queasy situation had subsided a little, but the instant he saw Elder Yins soul mark disappear, he suddenly felt unwell again.
How did this happen? Elder Ji Xing grit his teeth.
Who would have thought Elder Yin would actually die just like that. In order to capture Odd Zhuo before their operation, the Demon Hunters Association had already clearly determined this Director Zhuos route to work a long time ago to ensure that they could attack when the other partys defense was at its weakest. Moreover, Elder Yin was a decisive person who usually did everything wlessly. Coupled with Little Rongnus quick and violent attacks, taking care of two Golden Core cultivators should have only required a flick of his finger.
Yet, Elder Yin still died
The operation to capture Director Zhuo this time had only been a temporary measure they came up with after their n was dyed; because of Elder Ji Xings misfortunest night, the n had been dyed by a day.
So Elder Ji Xing added a new element to his vicious revenge n he had decided to capture all those people who had offended the Demon Hunters Association and take them to No. 60 High School. When the revenge n wasunched tomorrow, these people would be publicly executed!
Unfortunately, they had started on the wrong foot: Elder Yin, who had been the first to be dispatched, had inexplicably been the first to die
Sonico, what should we do now the person called Erzhu asked on the side.
Send someone to retrieve Elder Yins body; I want Yaren to do this. At the mention of this name, Elder Ji Xings stomach started to hurt again, and he did his best to calm down before he looked at Erzhu. How is Elder Poisonous Dragon?
Its proceeding smoothly, he found that Great Death-Courting Seniors ce without a hitch. This person is just a Soul Formation cultivator, I believe that Elder Poisonous Dragon will deal with him very quickly.
Mm.
Elder Ji Xing nodded.
Elder Poisonous Dragon was someone whom they had specially chosen as the best person to handle Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver.
On Sun Ind, Elder Poisonous Dragon was famous for his technique Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill 1 . While studying on Sun Ind, he developed various other powerful derivative skills based on this technique, such as Mount Lu Rising Dragon Drill 2 and Pegasus Meteor Ora Ora 3Drill
The reason why Elder Poisonous Dragon had been sent was because they had ounted for the silver-haired young man at Great Death-Courting Seniors side in the vi. ording to the intelligence provided by Mo Immortal Castle, that silver-haired young man also had a strong self-healing ability, so Elder Poisonous Dragon was the most suitable person to send.
Elder Poisonous Dragons Poisonous Dragon Drill series of boxingbos had the major damage effect which could perfectly prevent recovery!
All the people in the Demon Hunters Association military tent were extremely confident in this regard.
It was still Monday July 24th in the fourteenth week of the semester.
When Elder Yin died, Little Silver and Grenade-Throwing were meanwhile enjoying a breakfast of broli sd.
Writing novels was a much more difficult path than Little Silver had imagined. Therefore, he didnt stop reading online novels even at breakfast. Chewing on broli, he read the book Release That Wet Nurse by Father Wang.
Little Silver had looked up a lot of writing guides on the Inte, and then realized that they were basically meaningless. The most important operation was still practice! There were no shortcuts to writing; it had always been that experience was the best teacher, and there were very few people who could be considered writing prodigies.
It was just like prodigies in cultivation; in this world, how many people could there be who were as monstrous as Master?
People should thus still have both real ability and learning. Relying on giarism definitely wouldnt work. For example, a live streamer called Dean appeared on some live streaming tform a while ago. He live streamed himself singing but had filched the raw voices from other videos; even the songs he uploaded were a copy and paste from the uploads of other singers, yet he vehemently imed they were his own If you didnt want people to know what you did, dont do it. If you had nothing of substance, there was only so long that you could stick a green onion in your nose and pretend to be an elephant.
Who knew how this lonely Dean was doing now; Little Silver decided to do an online search after breakfast to see whether this live streamer had be defunct or not.
As he ate breakfast, Little Silver also began to rethink his subject matter.
While Little Silver thought that the opening chapter he had written yesterday had the vor of a superior work, it somehow felt very predictable, so he simply deleted and abandoned it.
As the saying went, you couldnt build the new without destroying the old.
What are you thinking about? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little amused when he saw Little Silver thinking hard.
My previous subject matter wont do. Im thinking of something new, Little Silver replied earnestly. I say, how about I write a novel about a cor?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ???
Little Silver: For example, the protagonist has an ancestral cor with a chain attached to it. The cor duplicates the abilities of whoever pulls on this chain! Then, whoever wears the cor will get all the abilities stored in the cor. The cor can in turn be entrusted to someone else This is the legendary All ForOne 4 !
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Little Silver: Hows that? Say something, Grenade-Throwing I can change it again if it doesnt work! If you think a cors not good, I can use a toilet seat instead!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Little Silver: Ive even got the name of the protagonist. Its called Silver Portion Out Long! Portion from the word butt 5 .''
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals lips twitched. Silver Silver Portion Out Long?
Silver is myst name so the name also has a very deep meaning! As for Portion Out Long, the protagonist once sat on the toilet for a long time because of constipation and couldnt push it out. As a result, he identally squatted on the toilet for too long, making him the person who used the toilet the longest in the world! Since then, the protagonist Silver Portion Out Long identally gained the ability to replicate the abilities of people who happened to squat on the toilet at the same time!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Chapter 666 - Elder Poisonous Dragon
Chapter 666: Elder Poisonous Dragon
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Little Silver thought that this setting was genius! Furthermore, he could write this toilet seat not only as All For One, but as One For All 1 also! He could set up the protagonists toilet seat as a family heirloom, and every generation, the sessor to the toilet seat would have a Heavenly Dao. As the three thousandth sessor, the protagonist would directly grasp three thousand Heavenly Dao! It would be utterly heaven-defying!
Oh, no! Grenade-Throwing, all my ideas are pouring out now! Im going to go write after I finish eating! Little Silver stood up and swallowed the broli in his mouth, traces of sd dressing still at the corners of his lips.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal silently took out a tissue and helped wiped Little Silvers mouth clean.
The urge to write was like this sometimes. Most of the time, neers who just entered the circle would in fact be struck with this urge, and this was often how superior masterpieces came about. Anything written without this burst of inspiration or passion wouldnt be good.
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had never written aplete work himself, he firmly believed in this.
Ah! Not good! I cant take it anymore!
Little Silver really couldnt take it anymore. Before he finished the broli in his sd basin, he already couldnt help standing up and getting in position, as if he was going to jump right up to the second floor. Seeing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hurriedly threw himself forward to press down on Little Silvers shoulders with a death grip, looking a little like he had just narrowly escaped some horror. Take the stairs!
There had already been several instances when Little Silver had smashed open holes in the vi to go up and down more quickly.
Little Silver:
Not long after Little Silver went upstairs, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned around to clear the table. Because Little Silver had an especially enormous appetite, the broli sd had been tossed together in a basin. Watching a person eat a lot always whet the appetite, so Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals own appetite had inadvertently increasedtely.
It was a good thing broli was a vegetable; you wouldnt get fat from eating a lot of it. Besides, the most important thing was that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had realized that he and Little Silver had the kind of physique where they wouldnt get fat from eating!
Cleaning the dishes wasnt particrly troublesome; the main thing was your mood. There were times when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was even happy to wash them by hand instead of directly using some cleaning talisman or other. For a modern cultivator, a single cleaning talisman could handle any type of cleaning, so washing clothes or dishes by hand had conversely be a type of indulgence.
But he had some important tasks to deal with today, so Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in the end still chose to use a cleaning talisman to clean the dishes.
This type of talisman wasnt expensive and was cheaper to buy in bulk than a years worth of detergent. This was because the pattern on the talisman was rtively simple, and it was one of the few talismans on the market currently that could be directly machine-manufactured; attack or defense talismans in fact needed to be handwritten.
I wonder how Brother Toya is doing with the matter of that girl in gray.
Done with the dishes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled the girl in gray, whom they were trying to rouse on Chrysanthemum Ind. Cailian Zhenren had also gone over. As for the girls identity, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was currently trying to figure it out.
Their only lead was the gray traditional garment she wore, which had a simple pattern on it. To discover the girls real identity, he could only start with this garment and investigate its exact age and origin before he could determine who on earth the girl was.
But this wasnt an easy thing to do. Last night, he had used his side ount to post some images of the pattern on this traditional garment on the cultivation forum as he looked for help.
He didnt include photos of the girl; even pictures of the garment werent taken clearly or as a full view. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal just wanted to try asking around in the forum; who knew, some big shot passing by might recognize it.
He estimated that he should have gotten plenty of responses in the forum by this time, and was just about to have a look when Odd Zhuo suddenly gave him a call.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered the phone right away. Brother Zhuo? Whats up?
I was attacked on my way to work. It was the Demon Hunters Association! said Odd Zhuo.
Whats the situation? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath, utterly calm.
Although Odd Zhuo said he had been attacked, the fact that he was able to make this call now indicated that the attacker had probably already been dealt with.
Fortunately, shifu sent Lord Jingke in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Odd Zhuo sighed and told Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal what he knew for now. Theyve gathered together a group of returnee cultivators who studied ninjutsu on Sun Ind, and n tounch a revenge attack on No. 60 High tomorrow
Then why were they after you?
Im also the scapegoat ah, no, themander in charge of the Demon Hunters Association affair! Of course they want to get even with me!
Besides, Im a senior of No. 60 High. The attackers objective was to capture me alive, and then take me to No. 60 High tomorrow to be publicly executed, said Odd Zhuo.
Hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated profusely.
This gang was too vicious, actually just doing whatever they wanted!
Odd Zhuo: I called to warn you to be careful today, Senior Immortal. Since that elder was able to find me, you might also be included in his revenge n
Okay, thank you, Brother Zhuo! Ill be careful! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded and hung up.
Just as he put down the phone, he suddenly felt cold killing intent rush straight for his back behind him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Wasnt this too fast?!
He turned around, and sure enough, he saw a man standing in the courtyard on the first floor. The mans features and his ears were very sharp, and he had a slim figure. His eyes were at half-mast and revealed extremely cold killing intent. The scariest thing was how the corners of the other partys mouth were stretched back until they practically almost reached his ears.
Elder Poisonous Dragon gave a horrible smile. Excuse me, your Excellency, are you Great Death-Courting Senior?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Who are you?
Elder Poisonous Dragon didnt say anything. The next moment, he held out his right hand, which abruptly extended forward like a screw! In shes of strange purple lightning, it passed through the garden and drilled open a big hole in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals chest!
When Elder Poisonous Dragon withdrew his hand, he still had that weird smile on his face and his hand was covered in dark red blood.
He licked the blood on his hand and looked at Great Death-Courting Senior and the big hole he had made in front of him. He sneered cruelly. Its said that viins who talk too much die Im different. Once Ive confirmed your identity, Ill act right away without hesitation! Remember my name, its Poisonous Dragon.
He then directly stepped into the house from the garden and fixed his gaze on the second floor.
There was still one more person there whom he needed to take care of
But just as he was about to move, a hand suddenly fell on Elder Poisonous Dragons shoulder.
This hand belonged to none other than Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!
Elder Poisonous Dragon was thunderstruck. You
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal grinned. Sorry, seeing you talk to yourself for so long just now, I didnt want to interrupt, so I yed dead for a bit on the ground. So it turns out your name is Poisonous Dragon!
Impossible! How can you still be alive?!
Elder Poisonous Dragon felt it was inconceivable as he eximed loudly, I clearly pierced and broke you open directly from the front!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was also rmed. Bloody hell Its broad daylight, keep your voice down! Im an upstanding young man from a good family, Im still pure!
Chapter 667 - The Person You Want to Kill Is Great Death-Courting Senior
Chapter 667: The Person You Want to Kill Is Great Death-Courting Senior
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Was it a hallucination just now?
At that moment, Elder Poisonous Dragon wasplete gobsmacked He licked the blood on his hand; it was still thick and warm. His attack just now had indeed run this Great Death-Courting Senior through the heart; there was no mistake! And he had indeed left a big hole in his chest, as if the other party had been hit by a big cannon!
But in the blink of an eye, why was the other side actually getting up like nothing had happened?
How did you do that? Incredulity was written all over Elder Poisonous Dragons face; he knew without a doubt that his move just now had indeed hit the target, and it had been a critical hit.
The second form of this Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill technique cut directly into the chest to destroy the heart at lightning speed. The moment that purple lightning invaded the body, it produced an extremely strong major damage effect. No matter how powerful a persons healing ability was, they wouldnt recover.
Most critical of all was that this Great Death-Courting Senior was clearly just a Soul Formation cultivator with a realm so far below Elder Poisonous Dragons; it was impossible for him to survive this move.
Unless, the man had hidden his strength
Youre just a Soul Formation cultivator; none such can survive my stab Elder Poisonous Dragons face was full of grievance. He had thought hed seeded, so seeing that his n had been disrupted made him a little twitchy.
What was more, he had to handle two people this time; there was also a silver-haired young man on the second floor who was a little more troublesome than this Great Death-Courting Senior. It was said that both Mr Lu and Elder Zuo Wu had been defeated by this young man, which was why Elder Ji Xing had sent Elder Poisonous Dragon this time; he was stronger than Mr Lu and Elder Zuo Wu, and most importantly, he wasnt the least bit sloppy in getting things done.
Elder Poisonous Dragon refused to ept it. He grit his teeth and his right hand transformed once again!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw it very clearly this time. This was a spell for transforming the body, and Elder Poisonous Dragons Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill move was to change his hand into a drill. It had a simr appearance to mercury, but it was very hard and almost on the level of a holy weapon!
At the moment, both of Elder Poisonous Dragons hands had turned into huge drills that crackled with wild purple lightning as they lunged at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal! Because his body could change shape, Elder Poisonous Dragons arms could extend like a rubber mans!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had never seen this technique before, but from a theoretical perspective of cultivation, this shapeshifting method couldnt be achieved with magic alone.
So Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought of another possibility: a life bonded magic treasure imnt?
Elder Poisonous Dragons life bonded magic treasure probably had the ability to freely transform the body into various types of substances, and it was very likely that this life bonded magic treasure had been imnted inside Elder Poisonous Dragons body to make it easier to use inbination with spells.
Go to hell! Elder Poisonous Dragon braced himself and growled in a low voice.
His Poisonous Dragon Drill hands pierced right through Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals heart and head. Auldey Double Drills 1 !
The drills were more brutal and much faster this time! When Elder Poisonous Dragon withdrew his hands, there werent any bloodstains on them at all. The energy which erupted out of the Poisonous Dragon Drill was so strong that it directly shattered the head and torso, evaporating the blood in its wake and destroying the body in a gruesome way.
When Elder Poisonous Dragon withdrew his hands, he confirmed that this Great Death-Courting Senior had beenpletely killed by his second attack before he finally heaved a deep sigh.
He hadpletely destroyed this Great Death-Courting Seniors upper body, leaving just his two long legs behind C it would be really weird if he could survive this state.
Any resurrection spell had a core, and if it wasnt the head, then it was usually the heart.
Even if this Great Death-Courting Senior had set up a resurrection spell in his body as a precaution, Elder Poisonous Dragons Auldey Double Drills move this time had directly pierced his chest and skull; there was no possibility of him surviving!
When everything was done, Elder Poisonous Dragon pulled his hands back and couldnt help wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He hadnt expected this setback today; he had already used up so much energy to deal with a Soul Formation cultivator!
Staring at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals half body, he snorted coldly. Heh! For you to die from this venerable mans Auldey Double Drills, your cultivation journey wasnt in vain.
Saying this, he turned around with the intent of going to the second floor, but he had only taken one step when a hand fell on his shoulder once again. Bastard, cant you be gentler?! Its damn painful!
Elder Poisonous Dragon: ???
=.= Was this person a cockroach that couldnt die?
The person he had to kill was Great Death-Courting Senior! Not Great Cant Die Senior!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal touched his head. The Daoist robe he was wearing was very expensive. Thankfully, the Soul Suppression Ring could even restore clothes! And after it was restored, the Daoist robe was like brand new: it didnt have any wrinkles and it even emitted a radiant light!
He had suddenly discovered a new way of refurbishing old Daoist robes!
But the price was a little heavy
And most importantly, the moment he was killed was really very painful!
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal discovered that he seemed to already be gradually getting used to being killed! He didnt know if it was due to his entire body being directly destroyed by Evil Sword God previously, but he felt that Elder Poisonous Dragons Poisonous Dragon Drill was far less painful than that first time.
In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had asked Little Silver before to kill him repeatedly in order to test the Soul Suppression Rings traits but Little Silver had adamantly refused to do so.
With Elder Poisonous Dragons arrival now, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that this was a great opportunity to perform a test! There actually werent many viins these days who would attack without talking a lot. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt he had to cherish this chance!
Elder Poisonous Dragon looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had been resurrected on the spot. You
Dont say anything, Elder Poisonous Dragon! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at him expectantly with an excited expression on his face, and then grabbed his hand.
Elder Poisonous Dragon:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: What other techniques do you have? Use as many as you like!
Elder Poisonous Dragon suddenly felt that this Great Death-Courting Senior in front of him seemed to be severely masochistic!
He was going crazy!
Difited, Elder Poisonous Dragon ramped up the power in his attack and served Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal a Poisonous Dragon Drill package!
Five minutester.
Elder Poisonous Dragon had his hands on the knees as he gasped for breath. He gazed at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had been revived perfectly again, with the expression of one whose body had been yed to death. Great Death-Courting Senior? Why why cant I kill you
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pped his hands. The person you want to kill is Great Death-Courting Senior. What does that have to do with me, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?
Elder Poisonous Dragon:
Chapter 668 - The Bumpy Road To An Offensive Strike
Chapter 668: The Bumpy Road To An Offensive Strike
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The other party was a mere Soul Formation cultivator, yet Elder Poisonous Dragon was actually helpless against him? Looking at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals you cant do anything to me expression, Elder Poisonous Dragon was enraged. He had used practically all of the upgraded Poisonous Dragon Drill forms, but the other party continued to be resurrected on the spot.
How did he do it? Elder Poisonous Dragon couldnt figure it out at all.
All this was within Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals expectations.
Elder Poisonous Dragon was indeed a powerful enemy. If he had met this enemy before, who only liked to strike without saying much, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he would have died long ago. But the situation was now different as he had a world-defying resurrection magic treasure which Elder Poisonous Dragon couldnt smash apart with his strength.
Given how tough the world-defying magic treasure was, it wouldnt be the least bit damaged by any attack under True Immortal level.
When he knew that one of the persons he would be dealing with this time was Great Death-Courting Senior who was only at the Soul Formation stage, Elder Poisonous Dragon hadnt thought much of him at the beginning. But reality was crueler than Elder Poisonous Dragon had imagined The truth was, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who didnt think much of Elder Poisonous Dragon.
From the moment he received Odd Zhuos phone warning, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had known that even if it was someone dispatched by the Demon Hunters Association, there was no way that they could destroy his ring!
Ignoring the panting Elder Poisonous Dragon in front of him, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took out a small notebook and started to record down each of Elder Poisonous Dragons earlier attacks as he put together a concrete summary of the Soul Suppression Rings performance test. This type of opportunity to test its performance wasnt something he coulde by all the time. Furthermore, he could add the data he had obtained from this test to the cultivation forums Skill Encyclopedia.
Many cultivation spells were listed in the Skill Encyclopedia . The categories they were sorted into were very detailed; each skills level of power damage had even been specially evaluated.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wrote in his little notebook:
Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drills second form, a small-scale and long-range attack spellbo. Presents as a single-handed attack; during the attack, one hand turns into a soft metallic screw which pierces the body. As powerful as arge cannon, and very lethal! 7.5 points
Elder Poisonous Dragon:
In the middle of writing, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly turned to look at Elder Poisonous Dragon. Oh, thats right, Brother Poisonous Dragon What was that second move you used just now called? Auldey what drill?
Elder Poisonous Dragons lips twitched before he replied in a deep voice, Auldey Double Drill
But! The problem was! This wasnt the main point!
How had he be Brother Poisonous Dragon?
Whos your brother?!
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt pay any attention to Elder Poisonous Dragons ck face at all as he earnestly took all kinds of notes in front of him. As the owner of the cultivation forum, it was his responsibility as an online administrator to enrich the forums resources in a timely manner!
At that point, Elder Poisonous Dragons mindset copsed.
To be honest, he kind of regretted taking this job.
Although he had long heard that this Great Death-Courting Senior was a veritable freak, he truly hadnt expected him to be one of a kind
He was a terrible and vicious man, hey! A man who wanted the other partys life! But the other party was actuallypletely ignoring him and earnestly taking notes!
Elder Poisonous Dragon: What are you doing?
Collecting data to update the forums database Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal answered truthfully before he looked at Elder Poisonous Dragon in front of him with a broad smile on his face. Thank you very much, Brother Poisonous Dragon, for the invaluable data youve provided for the cultivation forums Skill Encyclopedia .
Are you ignoring me? Are you serious? Im here to kill you!
Elder Poisonous Dragon couldnt take it anymore. The next moment, powerful spirit energy burst out from his body.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was dazed before he hurriedly put away his little notebook. I do know!
Elder Poisonous Dragon:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: But can you kill me? Youre here on a mission anyway, so why dont you start with the guy upstairs?
Elder Poisonous Dragon grit his teeth. He was already one hundred percent sure that this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal in front of him was abnormal, extremely abnormal! Besides, he was actually feeling a sliver of fear for some reason he was even starting to have doubts about this Great Death-Courting Seniors true realm!
This Great Death-Courting Senior was rumored to be a Soul Formation cultivator, but Elder Poisonous Dragon now thought that it was very likely that the other man had hidden his realm.
One had to know, he was just too calm if he really was just a Soul Formation cultivator!
The number of True Immortals in Huaxiu nation could be counted on the fingers, while there were less than one hundred Itinerant Immortals. Returning elite cultivators from overseas like them, who had also undergone the Demon Hunters Associations specialized training, stood out among the Itinerant Immortals But in a confrontation with them, this Great Death-Courting Senior actually wasnt the least bit nervous, which was enough to prove that this person definitely dealt often with cultivators at higher levels, which was why he could ignore their auras and the oppression they brought with them.
Thinking this, Elder Poisonous Dragon couldnt help breaking slightly into a cold sweat.
Could a person with no capabilities hang around often with True Immortal bigwigs?
There was something wrong with this Great Death-Courting Senior!
Elder Poisonous Dragon was suddenly disinclined to attack.
He turned his gaze to the second floor and then looked at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Stay there and dont move; Ill let you off for now But I have to kill the person on the second floor today!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded and smiled. Go ahead
Elder Poisonous Dragon was furious, but in the end, he only took one step up the stairs when a snow-white foot hit him in the face and immediately sent him flying!
The first floor was so noisy just now that it made Little Silver very fidgety. It was only after he sent out his awareness that he realized that there was an intruder!
He was in the middle of writing!
His creative thought process had been interrupted by the noise from the first floor, causing a ball of fury to form in Little Silvers heart. Who are you?! Can you please be quiet?! Dont you know Im writing a book?
Little Silver grabbed his silver hair, feeling a little agitated.
He hade upstairs just now overflowing with ideas, but everything was now a mess in his head!
When he went downstairs, he happened to see someone he didnt recognize about toe rushing up, so Little Silver directly gave him a flying kick
It was a very fierce kick. Although it was just a normal attack by Little Silver, Elder Poisonous Dragon was kicked directly into the wall.
Elder Poisonous Dragon was instantly enraged at being kicked in the face. Youre courting death!
He used his Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill again. Taking this silver-haired young mans strong recovery ability into ount, Elder Poisonous Dragon didnt hold back this time as he put everything he had purely into hitting Little Silvers chest!
Aiya ! No good!
Afraid now? Youre dead meat!
Seeing that Elder Poisonous Dragon was serious, Little Silver wanted to dodge that sharp tip, but it was toote. Elder Poisonous Dragons move connected as it directly hit Little Silvers body!
Unfortunately, however, Little Silvers body was far more resilient than Elder Poisonous Dragon thought, and it was actually just a scratch in the end.
Elder Poisonous Dragon withdrew his hand, a shocked look on his face. How can this be?
When he came back to his senses, he saw this young man with a cor around his neck staring longingly at him.
Little Silver: So so good
Elder Poisonous Dragon: ???
Little Silver: Hit me again
Chapter 669 - Elder Poisonous Dragon Who Doubts Life
Chapter 669: Elder Poisonous Dragon Who Doubts Life
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
He noticed that since putting on the cor, Little Silver seemed to pick up another strange trait Were all the people in this vi masochists? That wasnt right! Although he himself had begged Elder Poisonous Dragon to kill him just now, that had been for a purpose, which was a performance test! How could a normal person derive pleasure from little candles and a whip?
Right! He wasnt a masochist! He was a normal person who had no choice but to sacrifice himself for his job
Mm, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt much better at this thought.
The question was, when did Brother Silvers strange masochistic tendencies awaken?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt very puzzled.
Could Brother Silver discovering this strange trait have something to do with the path of Dao?
Elder Poisonous Dragon truly now regretted joining this operation.
He was now basically certain that he had met two big perverts who liked to be hit, and furthermore couldnt die no matter how much they were beaten.
Even this silver-haired young man in front of him was stronger than he thought, let alone Great Death-Courting Senior who resurrected weirdly without end.
Elder Poisonous Dragon had exerted all his power in that move just now, but it didnt even prate the other partys body.
How was that possible Elder Poisonous Dragons first reaction was that the information supplied by Mo Immortal Castle was most likely wrong.
All of the Demon Hunters Associations operations this time was based on information from Mo Immortal Castle!
The information contained everything that the Demon Hunters Association wanted to know, including the data on this silver-haired young man.
And based on this information, Elder Poisonous Dragon was the best person for this job but the problem was that Elder Poisonous Dragon was now in an awkward situation!
He couldnt beat these two at all!
His Adams apple bobbed and a few drops of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
If he reported back in this sort of situation, he would definitely be aughingstock.
No choice, I can only use my trump card.
At that moment, Elder Poisonous Dragons face suddenly darkened. When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw this, he felt that things werent simple. Brother Silver, be careful!
Little Silver folded his arms with a bring it on expression on his face. After that initial sh with Elder Poisonous Dragon, he could already tell what this Elder Poisonous Dragons overall strength was like.
He was indeed a little stronger than Mr Lu and Elder Zuo Wu back then.
But Little Silver had also been cultivating these days! Although he was now absorbed in writing novels, he didnt skip out on cultivating every day! Master had given him so many crispy noodle snacks, but he hadnt digested all of them yet! After they were all digested and absorbed, there would be a massive improvement in his strength.
The fact was that with the help of the crispy noodle snacks, Little Silver was improving every day. One crispy noodle snack packet instantly gave Little Silver abundant spirit energy; in this state, a holy beasts speed of cultivation was a full fifty times faster than a cultivator in seclusion in a precious location with feng shui!
Hence, Little Silver was even stronger than when theyd captured Mr Lu not long ago.
Little Silver thus now urgently needed to find an equally-matched opponent in order to test his strength; in the end, this Elder Poisonous Dragon just happened toe calling!
Although he was a little unhappy about being interrupted, it was in any case a rare chance to temper himself he wouldnt waste it!
You should have more powerful moves, right? That one just now was a little mild Boring, Little Silverined to Elder Poisonous Dragon.
Elder Poisonous Dragons lips twitched fiercely. Motherf**cker! He had used all his strength just now! Are you even human?!
The next moment, Elder Poisonous Dragon took a deep breath, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver then saw a purple and blue spirit light in his hands
Two energies?
This purple spirit light was in fact spirit energy, but there was a condensed blue light mixed into it; this was the first time Little Silver had sensed such a thing and it felt a little strange.
But relying on general knowledge, one could basically determine that this blue light was also a type of energy source, just like spirit energy and primordial qi.
This energy was denser than spirit energy, but weaker than primordial qi.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled what Odd Zhuo had mentioned on the phone earlier. This group of Demon Hunters Association cultivators were all overseas returnees who had studied on Sun Ind.
Then the true face of this energy source was very clear.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Shit! Brother Silver! Be careful! Its chakra!
Little Silver was startled. Whats that
Its a type of energy which only ninjas from Sun Ind have, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
But spirit energy and this kind of ninja chakra reacted adversely to each other, so generally speaking, it was impossible to use these two energy sources at the same time
In other words, this group of cultivators from the Demon Hunters Association had found a way to use both energy sources simultaneously?
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was lost in thought.
Elder Poisonous Dragon smiled and snorted coldly. As expected of the legendary Great Death-Courting Senior; you are indeed experienced. It cost us a lot to learn to cultivate this second energy source back then. While were not fully adept at using this kind of power yet, it can give our strength a huge boost in the short term.
Although this was the case, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt believe that there wasnt any cost at all in simultaneously using two types of energy sources which repelled each other.
The next moment, Elder Poisonous Dragons right hand transformed again into a huge drill the size of a refrigerator.
It had to be said that his move this time had majestic momentum!
Ninjutsu. Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill Tenth Form: Aisin Gioro Right Hand Screw Rule!
Then, that huge drill rushed at Little Silver with a rumble.
This was indeed a powerful attack.
Little Silver frowned tightly, ready for action.
Then, he stuck out his chest to meet Elder Poisonous Dragons drill head on; there was even a vaguely bashful expression on his face. More More, please!
The two collided with the violent sound of cracking metal, like a house being renovated.
Ten minutester
Elder Poisonous Dragonpletely gave up.
He hand was so sore!!! More tired than when he XXX!!!
Elder Poisonous Dragon was truly a little afraid this time. His tyrannical attitude from when he had burst in earlier and directly made a move without saying much waspletely gone.
Because he knew that there was no way he could defeat these two!
Elder Poisonous Dragon: What, what do you want?
Little Silver:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was straightaway stunned. The hoodlum who had selfishly charged into someone elses house was actually asking them what they wanted?
Where is your pride as a hoodlum?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was a little angry as he looked at Elder Poisonous Dragon. How can you give up like that? A drill! Is a mans romance1 !
Chapter 670 - Yet Another Lunatic
Chapter 670: Yet Another Lunatic
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Elder Poisonous Dragons mentality had already copsed.
He had never encountered a situation as difficult as this before. His Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill was his pride and joy, a great killing move that would make waves in the world! Of the fifteen Demon Hunters Association overseas returnees, Elder Ji Xing was undoubtedly the strongest, followed by Elder Yaren, who was famous for his Body Transformation Spell.
Elder Poisonous Dragon was ranked fourth overall; third was that Elder Mingren who, after just arriving on Sun Ind, had taken the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox into seclusion after its fur was all shaved off by a scary Huaxiu hairdresser
Elder Poisonous Dragon was only ranked fourth, but in terms of inhibition, his Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill had a natural inhibitive effect on Elder Yarens Body Transformation Spell!
That was to say, while Elder Yaren had a strong self-healing ability, it would still be greatly impaired in the face of the Lightning Poisonous Dragon. But what Elder Poisonous Dragon had used just now was his most powerful move, Ninjutsu. Lightning Poisonous Dragon Drill Tenth Form: Aisin Gioro Right Hand Screw Rule!
In order to use this technique, he hadnt even hesitated tobine spirit energy with chakra as a second energy source, which was found only on Sun Ind and which he had yet topletely master.
Given that spirit energy and chakra werentpatible, a price definitely had to be paid for using this skill.
This was precisely what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been thinking about earlier.
After that incredibly powerful killing move, Elder Poisonous Dragon looked very unwell. He was a very thin person to begin with, but it was as if his energy had been drained dry by that move, reducing him to nothing but skin and bones.
His eyes had sunk in deeply and his body was covered in a fine sheen of sweat; even his hair had instantly turned gray, making him look decades older.
As expected, he paid the price for it? Chin in his hands, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then took out his little notebook and recorded down what he had seen. This was the aftereffect of a cultivator using a technique afterbining the two ipatible energy sources of spirit energy and chakra. Information on the aftereffects which had been circting online all this time was inurate; now, he finally had a real case which he could observe up close!
It was just that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still couldnt understand why abination of the two energy sources would cause so much damage to the body.
Little Silver walked over slowly and crouched down to look at Elder Poisonous Dragon, who was as frightened as a weak maiden targeted by a hoodlum.
Stay back! If youe any closer Ill Ill call the police! Elder Poisonous Dragon took several steps back and shrunk into one corner of the wall. He was so weak that he already could no longer remain standing The technique just now had been more harmful than hed expected.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Little Silver:
Examining Elder Poisonous Dragons condition, Little Silver in the end chewed on his fingernails and said, He probably used the fat in his body as a medium, which is why hes this skinny now.
So its a spell which converts fat into chakra, which incidentally serves as a flexible medium so that it doesnt sh with spirit energy? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly understood and also noted this down since it was a very important discovery.
Little Silver crouched down and poked Elder Poisonous Dragon, who was shivering in the corner. Elder Poisonous Dragon had already fainted dead away and was muttering nonsense as if he was having a nightmare.
Little Silver sighed C yet another lunatic
Also, he realized something very important it never ended well for anyone who came looking for trouble at Grenade-Throwings vi.
Little Silver pinched Elder Poisonous Dragons face, and after confirming that the other party had passed outpletely, he turned to look at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Should I call Little Master?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave a heartfelt sigh. Little Silver had already be an old hand at this.
Elsewhere, Odd Zhuo was dealing with Elder Yins body when he got a call from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Elder Yin had fallen to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and died from being poisoned. Neither Odd Zhuo nor Zhong Lang dared go near him.
Because Elder Yins body was still poisonous, it had to be handled with extreme caution.
This was like encountering a viper in the desert; after killing it, you had to bury the headpletely. This was because even though it was dead, its mouth still contained venom. If you were careless and pricked yourself on its fangs, you would also die.
After all, the poison in this Elder Yins body killed even him
So after Elder Yin died, Jingke, who had possessed Odd Zhuo, directly contained the driver of the van and then separated from Odd Zhuo and turned back into a peach wood sword.
Odd Zhuo didnt dare touch Jingke directly until he put on a pair of white gloves in reverence.
He had prepared these white gloves long before, in the event that when he fought alongside Lord Jingke one day, he would look a little more polite about it.
Looks like I guessed right. Someone really went after you, Senior Immortal, Odd Zhuo said on the phone.
Fortunately, it wasnt a big deal. Weve taken care of this person, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied.
I questioned the van driver just now; the person who went after you is an elder named Poisonous Dragon, ranked fourth among the fifteen Demon Hunters Association elites who returned from abroad. Odd Zhuo tsked. How did Senior Immortal deal with him?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. He couldnt do anything to us at all! Then he exhausted himself!
Odd Zhuo:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Zhuo, whats the situation like over there? Do you need any help?
Not for now.
Odd Zhuo shook his head. Since this Elder Yins body is extremely toxic, we cant directly approach him. I already called the municipal office just now and Ive asked them to close off this section of the road for the time being to passersby. The anti-chemical protection unit is on their way, and theyll be responsible for dealing with Elder Yins body.
Then thats good. Weve already restrained this Elder Poisonous Dragon. Well wait for Brother Zhuo toe and handle this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
Odd Zhuo: Very well, Senior Immortal, after the anti-chemical protection team gets here and Ive sorted out Elder Yins body, Ill head over.
The call then ended.
Odd Zhuo sighed deeply and felt that he was suddenly very busy.
Also, for some reason, he had a bad feeling.
He looked at the end of the road, concerned about thete arrival of the anti-chemical protection team
It was clearly quite a while already since he had gotten the municipal office to inform the nearest police station to send an anti-chemical protection team to deal with this emergency. Logically speaking, they shouldnt be this slow.
Chapter 671 - Elder Yaren Retrieving the Body
Chapter 671: Elder Yaren Retrieving the Body
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Elsewhere, Elder Yaren was on his way to retrieve the body.
After receiving Elder Ji Xings order, Elder Yaren had instantly set off and was en route.
Elder Yin was a semi-toxic person, so he was still useful even after death. One of the most sinister ways they could use Elder Yins body was to toss it directly into No. 60 High tomorrow after the barrier was set up and cause it to explode.
That way, the deadly poison stored inside Elder Yins body would burst out and spread everywhere, and the entire school would suffer. Since the concentration of the poison was lower when diffused through the air, the teachers and students wouldnt die immediately. Instead, they would be covered from head to toe in poisonous blisters and experience unbearable pain and itching all over before they died.
Thus, Elder Yin was a pawn that the Demon Hunters Association wouldnt give up so easily even after he was dead, since it would affect theter stages of their n.
Elder Yarens exclusive life bonded magic treasure was a blood-red sickle called Conviction Hook.
This was a third-ss holy weapon, and while it was very lethal, the most frightening about it was its ability to rapidly change shape. In battle, this Conviction Hook could also turn into a blood-like substance and didnt have a particr fixed form.
Elder Yaren also had his own way of locating Elder Yin. He was extremely sensitive to blood and couldpletely track down Elder Yins blood after his sudden death. This was a powerful tracking method called Blood Hunt.
Elder Yaren didnt think he would use this spell so soon after returning to Huaxiu, and moreover on one of their own people.
Heh, really useless
Couldnt even handle two Golden Core good-for-nothings.
Nevertheless, Elder Yaren didnt treat this lightly, since given Elder Yins strength on paper, he shouldnt have lost so miserably in the face of two Golden Core cultivators.
It was probably because the two Golden Core cultivators had other self-defense measures, or the Almighty hidden behind the scenes had made a move
Flying on his Conviction Hook, Elder Yaren couldnt help turning this over in his mind.
From the moment their n started, the person they had to be the most wary of was the Almighty who looked like a teenager, but the information they had on his abilities was very limited.
The Demon Hunters Associations reason for wanting to massacre everyone at No. 60 High this time was very simple.
A revenge attack on No. 60 High was actually just one part of it.
More importantly, they wanted to unearth the treasure hidden inside No. 60 High
They really couldnt think of any other reason apart from this for why an Almighty who looked like a teenager would hang around a Foundation Establishment high school to study.
Maybe the secret of Heavenly Dao was hidden in this No. 60 High!
Either way, all of this was just spection. They could only wait until they set the n moving tomorrow to know for sure.
Meanwhile, Little Silver was tying up an unconscious Elder Poisonous Dragon in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals vi. When hed bought the cor before, hed been given quite a few things as gifts.
Besides the whip and the candle, there actually also was rope and a ball gag.
Little Silver was gratified to realize that they were finallying in handy!
He trussed Elder Poisonous Dragon up in a very artistic pose, put the ball gag in his mouth, and then helped him put on a blindfold.
It was still alright without the blindfold and ball gag, but once they were put on, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal somehow felt it was strange!
Brother Silver, this ropes not strong enough, hell be able to break loose, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said as he looked at the rope.
Its fine, hes weak now, and Ive cast a body-bind curse on him. Most importantly, I smeared this rope just now with my saliva, so its a lot stronger now, said Little Silver.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal drew his hand back. No wonder the rope felt wet just now; hed thought it was the damp! It turned out to be saliva!
Little Silvers saliva was somewhat an all-purpose substance!
Lets tie him up like this for now! Little Silver pped his hands, feeling a sense of aplishment. He took out his phone and took several photos of Elder Poisonous Dragon from different angles.
Then, he opened his WeChat Moments, did some editing and sent!
Actually, he didnt have many people in his WeChat Moments. It was just those in the chat group: Dog Bapi, Little Master, Cailian Zhenren, Immortal Toya, Lightning Dharmaraja and so on Because he often stayed at home and had a smaller social circle, the number of people Little Silver knew was actually very few; the only other friend hed made was Wei Zhi, and even then that was through Loopy Toad.
Because he preferred to y team games, Little Silver would call Wei Zhi to y two-yer mode when he was free.
But even in such a small group of friends, the photos still had an explosive visual impact after they were sent out.
Cailian Zhenren was directly stunned, and gave a thumbs-up before replying, What the hell?! Is this Senior Immortals house? Little Silver, youre ying S&M so openly, does Senior Immortal not care?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took out his phone and skimmed his Moments. He sighed silently.
He couldnt control it!
He couldnt control this Silver!
Lightning Dharmaraja: I never thought Brother Little Silver would be like this I I like it!
Loopy Toad: Wow, so youre into this? Fine, Ill find one for youter. Therere plenty of old fellows anddies at the market when I go for a walk. Take your pick.
Little Silver cocked his head. Theres nothing wrong with this pose! My grandfather taught me to tie like this in my n back then. He said that it works particrly well, and he often used it on my grandmother. Ive been practicing this binding art for a long time!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Cailian Zhenren:
Lightning Dharmaraja:
Immortal Toya: Brother Little Silver, how about you take off the blindfold and ball gag Itll look a little better.
Is that so? Little Silver was actually a little puzzled. Since the ball gag and blindfold were freebie essories, there definitely had to be a use for them somewhere. But after seeing everyone echo Immortal Toya, Little Silver took off Elder Poisonous Dragons blindfold and ball gag.
In the end, Elder Poisonous Dragon was actually roused from his faint by the slight movements.
He found himself trussed up in a very shameful pose, with Little Silver holding a blindfold and a ball gag! And the ball gag was still wet with his saliva!
Elder Poisonous Dragon stared at Little Silver with a terrified look on his face. What What did you do to me?!
Little Silver took out his phone and showed the photos to Elder Poisonous Dragon. Nothing, I just took some photo evidence. When you were unconscious, I helped put you in a lot of positions Look, theyre actually quite artistic!
At that very moment, Elder Poisonous Dragons face turned red.
He felt that he already no longer had face to continue living.
Roughly five minutester, in the military tent, Elder Ji Xing saw Elder Poisonous Dragons soul mark disappear like a burst of light.
In the end, Elder Poisonous Dragon died under the romance of his own drill.
He transformed his tongue into a drill and used it topletely blow apart his own skull
Chapter 672 - Elder Aunt!
Chapter 672: Elder Aunt!
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Elder Poisonous Dragons soul mark disappeared so abruptly that it was more ruthless than the lights turning off for the male guest on the dating show If You Are The One .
Elder Ji Xing stared at the soul crystal ball in front of him and repeatedly confirmed that the soul mark had disappeared; this was difficult for him to ept. Before the officialunch of their operation the following day, two of their fifteen overseas returnee elites from the Demon Hunters Association had actually died just like that. Moreover, one of them was Elder Poisonous Dragon, who was ranked in the top five
This bitter loss was unbearable for Elder Ji Xing. As for how Elder Poisonous Dragon had died, that was also another mystery. Even if that silver-haired young man was a little difficult to deal with, it was unlikely that Elder Poisonous Dragon wouldnt have been able to handle Great Death-Courting Senior, who was only at the Soul Formation stage!
Therefore, Elder Ji Xing felt that there was something deeply strange about this case.
What are you thinking, Sonico? asked that Mount Heaven Young-Old Woman Brother Nanco, who looked like a child but was an adult inside.
Elder Ji Xing grabbed the back of his head as he felt it ache and sighed. Im wondering if our operation this time is a good idea.
Because in the end, they had no knowledge at all on that young experts true realm. President Bai had never fought him before and had only made a rough guess that the other party was likely an expert at early or middle True Immortal level. But in tomorrows battle, apart from setting up the barrier, President Bai would also fight this young expert himself It would be a grudge match between True Immortals.
But that was the problem. They were just assuming that the other side was a True Immortal If the other sides strength was more powerful than early or middle True Immortal level, what then?
Is Sonico afraid? Elder Nanco asked relentlessly.
Afraid? How can that be? Elder Ji Xing shook his head; when there was nothing to lose, there was nothing to fear. Since they had already chosen tounch this attack, of course he wasnt afraid. Even if they werent able to kill that young expert in the end, their n would still be considered a sess as long as they could take revenge on the rest of No. 60 Highs teachers and students.
Even if that young expert was very strong, there was no way he could protect everyone while he was fighting President Bai, could he?
He wasnt Heavenly Dao, after all!
This was what Elder Ji Xing thought.
At that moment Elder Nanco asked, Dont we need to retrieve Elder Poisonous Dragons body?
Poisonous Dragon must have overexerted himself; his body wouldnt be any use to us even if we have it. Theres no harm in not taking it back. When our Demon Hunters Association nted the soul marks, we also put in a setting: once the person imnted with the soul mark dies, all the memories stored in the head will disappear. So, we dont have to worry about the police finding any clues on Elder Poisonous Dragons body, Elder Ji Xing said.
The one thing he was concerned about now was whether Elder Yarens retrieval of the body was going smoothly.
Elder Yaren was second only to him in overall strength among the team of fifteen people.
So Elder Ji Xing was very confident in Elder Yarens strength.
Using Blood Hunt, Elder Yaren found the road which Elder Yin had died on.
Elder Yaren hid himself at the end of the road since this section was already blocked off. In addition to the air control up ahead, several barricades had even been set up on the road. Traffic police at the intersection diverted vehicles wanting to pass through to other routes.
It seemed that Elder Yin wasnt far ahead
Elder Yaren narrowed his eyes.
He also surmised that the other party was clearly aware that Elder Yins body was highly poisonous, hence why the road and sky here had been blocked off and no cultivators were allowed through.
Even if Elder Yin was already dead, the poison in his body was still extremely dreadful, so the police had actually handled the matter quite sensibly. But this was also an opportunity Elder Yaren could take advantage of since there were no outsiders in this section and the only ones passing by were police vehicles.
Thus, when Elder Yaren saw a heavily-armed white anti-chemical protection vehicle in the distance stop at an intersection to be inspected by the traffic police, he already had a n.
He was a person who didnt like toplicate things. Since the organization had charged him this time to bring back Elder Yins body, then he should avoid fighting as much as possible, otherwise he would only create unnecessary trouble before the master n officially started tomorrow.
Blood Escape Teleportation Spell! Elder Yaren recited in a low voice.
In an instant, his whole body turned into blood which flowed over the ground and scuttled in one direction! This Blood Escape Teleportation Spell was also one of Elder Yarens famous skills. It could freely break the body down into a moving fluid form which could rbine again after it reached its intended location. It was different from the Body Transformation Spell.
Strictly speaking, the Body Transformation Spell was a type of resurrection spell. Even if he died, Elder Yaren could reconstruct his body with the Body Transformation Spell.
The Blood Escape Teleportation Spell, on the other hand, was in fact a body discement technique, which allowed Elder Yaren to freely transform his body into liquid blood.
And the trickiest thing about this spell was how it could be used in battle; when used properly, it could cancel out all physical spells and spiritual techniques.
Physical attacks were thus useless on Elder Yaren, which was also the reason why he was ranked so high.
He had a built-in immunity to physical attacks! And he was also called: ElderAunt 1 !
Liquid blood swiftly settled in the middle of the road and piled up bit by bit until it finally turned into a young man with short white hair who wore a dark red Daoist robe with a blood red pattern of a sun on it.
Elder Yaren teleported himself to the middle of the road just as the anti-chemical protection vehicle sped in his direction from the road intersection.
The little brother driving the vehicle was startled when he suddenly saw a person appear in the middle of the road and hurriedly stepped on the brake. Whys there someone there? Aiya ! Not good!
But it was already toote and the anti-chemical protection vehicle directly ran over Elder Yarens body.
The driver little brother was utterly shocked. When he got out to check, he saw that the bottom of the wheels was sttered with blood He had actually crushed this person to a pulp!
Dressed in a white anti-chemical protection suit, the little brother sank to his knees in utter grief and started to doubt life Over! It was all over! He had run someone down! His career was ruined!
Whats the matter?
There were several other anti-chemical protection personnel in the vehicle. At that moment, they all got out of the car to check the situation. Seeing that they were all present, Elder Yaren instantly changed from his blood state to his human form, and while the personnel were off guard, he immediately cast a spell. Blood Binding Spell!
A blood-colored cloth shot out from his palm and turned into a long blood whip which bound these six anti-chemical protection personnel together tightly.
The moment the blood whip wrapped around them, these little brothers one by one started to feel faint from ack of blood before their vision darkened and they all passed out
Chapter 673 - A Smooth Path to Retrieval
Chapter 673: A Smooth Path to Retrieval
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The general situation was proceeding more smoothly than Elder Yaren had imagined. The Blood Binding Spell wasnt purely an imprisonment spell, but also a dark spell that could transform qi and blood into spirit energy to replenish itself. All dark spells were currently banned on the market and it was prohibited to use or sell them. Nevertheless, this type of spell was very popr in foreign markets.
Elder Yaren only drew some qi and blood from the bodies of these little brothers and stopped after they fainted. He didnt get rid of thempletely.
Since the start of the n, he had already decided not to do anything unnecessary. His objective was very clear: it was just to retrieve the body. Even if Director Zhuo blocked him from doing soter, Elder Yaren didnt n to create any unnecessaryplications.
All this was so as not to affect tomorrows master n.
The qi and blood energy drawn from the little brothers transformed into a glowing scarlet magic sphere which floated lightly above Elder Yarens head. Ultimately, this scarlet magic sphere sunk into the top of Elder Yarens head and waspletely absorbed.
When he absorbed it, Elder Yarens body shone with a red lustre and his entireplexion seemed to improved significantly. He had drawn thirty percent of the qi and blood energy from each of the six Golden Core cultivators and converted it into spirit energy to replenish his own body, which was quite a considerable gain.
Well
Since Elder Ji Xing had drunk some of his tissue before, Elder Yaren was still a little weak now.
But now with this energy supplement, Elder Yaren did feel a lot morefortable.
Hows the ning along?
At this time, Elder Ji Xings voice came from Elder Yarens soul mark; he could use magic with the soul crystal ball in front of him for long-rangemunication.
One of the biggest advantages of this kind ofmunication was that it could directly reach the heart and disregard electronic signals. Even if you were in an area with no signal at all, this method could be used to contact a person who had the soul mark in them; most importantly, no one could listen in.
Since Elder Yin and Elder Poisonous Dragon had died suddenly one after another, Elder Ji Xing was a little worried about how Elder Yarens assignment wasing along
If Elder Yaren, as the second strongest of the fifteen members in the team, died just like that, it would be a huge loss to the whole team!
So far, so good, Elder Yaren replied.
He knew that the link through the crystal ball had been activated, and that he only needed to think in his mind to reply.
He hid the unconscious little brothers in the green belt on the side and set up a scarlet screen. This was a barrier spell that couldpletely hide the auras of these people.
Elder Ji Xing was relieved when he heard Elder Yarens reply, and then said in a stern tone, I received thetest response from Mo Immortal Castle. The road section which Elder Yin is on has been blocked off, and the anti-chemical protection unit is on its way. This must be done quickly.
Naturally.
Elder Yaren replied, My mission is to just retrieve the body Ive already stopped the anti-chemical protection vehicle, and Im about to go in undercover. Dont worry, Im not nning to do anything unnecessary. Ill be very quick to retrieve the body and Ill return safe and sound.
Elder Yarens voice came out of the soul crystal ball.
But for some reason, Elder Ji Xing felt uneasy when he heard this.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the road, Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang were waiting for the anti-chemical protection vehicle.
It was too slow
They had already waited for so long, and during this time, Elder Yins highly toxic body had already started to react slightly as ck poisonous gas slowly started to seep out of it. The highly poisonous gas was so corrosive that it even dissolved the ground and caused the van next to it to burn.
Elder Yins corpse had nowpletely turned into a highly acidic and corrosive poison.
Zhong Lang pinched his nose. Brother Zhuo, is this really alright
He couldnt help ncing at the peach wood sword in Odd Zhuos hand. Needless to say, it was the power of this spirit sword that had helped them avert disaster just now.
But from beginning to end, Zhong Lang couldnt believe what he was seeing
Because the problem was that this was a peach wood sword that couldnt be any more ordinary! He had seen so many identical ones in the flower and bird market! This type of peach wood sword actually spawned a sword spirit! And it had actually possessed Odd Zhuos body to confront Elder Yin
Zhong Lang felt that everything he knew had already been overturned and it was all a mess.
The anti-chemical protection unit will arrive soon, we should hold our breaths as much as possible, Odd Zhuo said, and took a few steps back with Zhong Lang. The ck poisonous fog emitted by Elder Yins corpse had already begun to spread, like the blue circle in the game, as it slowly extended outward close to their feet.
Just then, Odd Zhuo felt the spirit sword in his hand vibrate slightly.
He was surprised. Lord Jingke?
At that moment, Jingke acted once again to draw a circle of sword qi around Elder Yins body and create a brown screen, keeping the poison gas safely inside!
When it happened, Zhong Lang clearly saw a sword spirit apparition of a ten-year-old child with white hair
Although Jingkes true appearance came and went in a sh, Zhong Lang had still seen it.
For some reason, his heart rate had sped up and there was a blush on his face! He felt that this peach wood sword was quite handsome!
Brother Zhuo This spirit sword
Hes my shifu s spirit sword. Odd Zhuo didnt dodge the question.
In fact, many people knew that he had a shifu , but who on earth this shifu was, was still a mystery.
Zhong Langs emotions swelled. Brother Zhuo, your shifu s sword is quite handsome! Does he have a name? Will he take a disciple?
Odd Zhuo looked into the air and gave an introduction. His name is Jingke Im used to calling him Lord Jingke. Jing from the word shock 1 and ke from dreams of grandeur 2 ''
Jingke?
Good name!
Zhong Lang was very excited.
So he was called Lord Jingke
He felt like he had already be a fan!
Crap! Was this what it felt like to fall in love?
While Zhong Lang burst with excitement, he heard faint sounds of a car from up ahead.
The anti-chemical protection vehicle had finally arrived.
Elder Yaren got out from the drivers seat. He was wearing a white anti-chemical protection suit which he had taken from one of the little brothers. His eyes were thoroughly hidden behind the reflective mask of the anti-chemical protection suit, and he was so wrapped up that his face couldnt be seen at all.
When the anti-chemical protection vehicle stopped, Elder Yaren feigned respect and waved in acknowledgement before sweeping his eyes over the surroundings.
The poison inside Elder Yin had already turned into a ck gas that was spreading out, but it was actually confined behind a brown screen
Are you alone,rade? Odd Zhuo greeted him from a distance.
Yes Elder Yaren nodded his head. The more he said, the more mistakes he might make, so he was sinct.
Odd Zhuo nodded. Really, it wasnt like he couldnt understand; after all, retrieving a poisonous corpse was very hazardous.
Outside the barrier screen, Odd Zhuo reached out to shake hands with this little brother. Thank you for your hard work,rade, Ill let your leader knowter, what we need now are people as fearless and dedicated as you.
Haha you tter me!
Considering Odd Zhuos identity, Elder Yaren thought it was better to shake his hand so as not to give the game away.
So he walked outside Jingkes sword qi screen and took off his glove to shake hands with Odd Zhuo.
When he was done, he returned to Elder Yins body.
He was extremely nervous about exposing his identity. Odd Zhuo saw that this little brother had even forgotten to put his glove back on and then directly touched Elder Yins body
Odd Zhuo: Comrade, wait!
Unfortunately, it was all already toote
Five minutester, Elder Ji Xing was observing Elder Yarens soul mark through the soul crystal ball in the military tent.
Unlike Elder Yins and Elder Poisonous Dragons soul marks which had directly exploded in bursts of light
Elder Yarens soul mark twinkled like a little star
Chapter 674 - Crushing Allies
Chapter 674: Crushing Allies
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Whats going on?
Everyone in the military tent was horrified.
This definitely wasnt a problem with the soul crystal ball since it was a new one which President Bai had given them a few days ago, and there hadnt been any problems when it was activated; there was no reason for it to malfunction.
What was with this twinkle, twinkle, little star?!
Now wasnt the time to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! Elder Yaren wasnt Lu Shu 1 !
Elder Yaren? Yaren?? If you can hear me, please reply Elder Ji Xing was suddenly nervous as he spoke over and over again.
Two of theirs elders were already dead! Elder Yaren was an important fighting force! If something happened to him, theirbat strength would drop drastically!
Considering that there were a number of experts in No. 60 High, their original n was for Elder Yaren to lead a portion of their elites to deal with that epic-level killer Gorgeous Itinerant, while Elder Ji Xing himself would lead people to go and capture No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen.
But now
Something had actually happened to Elder Yaren, who had always handled things cautiously, and this was something no one in the tent had expected.
What the hell happened? Elder Ji Xing braced himself on the long table, an incredulous look on his face.
Elsewhere, Elder Yaren, who had forgotten to put his glove back on and had directly touched Elder Yins body, fell to the ground in the anti-chemical protection suit in front of Odd Zhuo and Zhong Lang.
Unprepared and unsuspecting 2 , he fell to the ground with a plop.
Odd Zhuo:
Zhong Lang:
Brother Zhuo, what should we do now Zhong Lang panicked a little.
After all, the man was dead
What was more, the poisonous gas inside the sword qi barrier screen was bing thicker Without any protective gear, they couldnt get close at all.
No, the situation may not be that bad Subconsciously, Odd Zhuo wanted to run in and save the man.
Lord Jingke Please!
Odd Zhuo said in his heart.
The next moment, the peach wood sword in his hand turned into a brown stream of light again, and like a god, it melded with Odd Zhuos body.
This was Zhong Langs second time witnessing this scene, and he was nowpletely used to it.
He knew that Lord Jingke was taking action once again!
After man and sword became one, the aura of the possessed person would be dramatically boosted no matter what his realm was.
By this point, the ck poisonous gas emitted by Elder Yins corpse was so thick inside the sword qi barrier screen that nothing could be seen.
Elder Yin and Elder Yaren werent weak, but without protective measures, they had fallen as soon as they were infected by this extreme poison. No cultivator would charge into this misma without the least bit protection.
But when man and sword were one, Odd Zhuo had barely stepped inside when the brown protective sword qi actually split the poison gas apart, like a god parting the sea, to create a passageway.
Odd Zhuo, possessed by Jingke, then raised his hand and used sword qi to lift the fallen little brother and drag him out of the sword qi screen full of poisonous gas.
Zhong Lang: You did it!
But things werent over yet.
After dragging the little brother out, Jingke broke away from Odd Zhuo, and Zhong Lang saw his true appearance again: a cute little shota with short white hair and a poker face!
Theres, something wrong, with this man.
Jingke muttered as he stared at the little brother he had rescued.
Although Elder Yaren had already concealed his aura, it couldnt escape Jingkes perception. For a member of an anti-chemical protection team, this persons realm was abnormally high, which was what had attracted Jingkes attention.
He lifted his hand, and with a light flick of his fingertip, the anti-chemical protection suit was cut in half.
Elder Yarens face was exposed atst.
Zhong Lang: Brother Zhuo, who is this man???
Odd Zhuo shook his head. I dont know
Zhong Lang:
Only then did Odd Zhuo realize that the anti-chemical protection team had very likely been intercepted and reced!
They had checked the profiles of the members of the anti-chemical protection team previously, and had also seen photos of the team members sent by the police station. This time, the closest cultivation police station had sent a total of six anti-chemical protection team personnel to retrieve Elder Yins body, but when the anti-chemical protection vehicle arrived just now, only the driver got out of the car.
Odd Zhuo patted his head as realization dawned on him He should have noticed it earlier!
Zhong Lang: Then what should we do now?
Odd Zhuo sighed. Tell the police station to send another team, and to quickly find out what happened to the members of this anti-chemical protection team This man has the mark of the Demon Hunters Association on him; he must have been sent here to retrieve the body.
Odd Zhuo stared at Elder Yaren on the ground, speechless this was really bad luck!
At that moment, the deadly poison from Elder Yins body had already permeated Elder Yarens body and was wantonly destroying his body cells. At the same time, new cells continued to form inside Elder Yarens body.
This directly led to Elder Yarens current state as he twitched continuously on the ground like a floppy mudfish.
Odd Zhuo never expected that Elder Yin, who was sent by the Demon Hunters Association, would actually crush himself as well as his ally like this, smoothly aplishing a Double Kill
Meanwhile, in the headmasters office at No. 60 High, Headmaster Chen hadnt taken the day off and had just arrived at school.
This was because he had received news earlier from Odd Zhuo.
The Demon Hunters Association was going tounch a revenge attack against No. 60 High, and had mobilized many elite cultivators who had learned ninjutsu on Sun Ind overseas.
The gravity of the situation had drastically increased all of a sudden. The invasion of Shadow Stream assassins back then was nothingpared with the nned attack this time.
Director Shi, the director of education at No. 60 High School, had also been notified.
Lord Headmaster, how should we deal with this? Director Shi asked on the side.
For thest two days, she had been watching a live stream singer named Dean who had been lip-syncing his performances get smacked down by an online writer to die a social death. In the end, while she had been ying the happy onlooker, she had received the news from Odd Zhuo and had made a beeline for the school straightaway.
With our current faculty strength, we might not be able to protect all the students, and it will still take time for the higher-ups to send forces over
Lord Headmasters meaning is
The main reason I called you here is to coordinate the teachers and parents. Some of the parents have formidable means and may have already caught wind of it. You need to find a way to calm them down.
Headmaster Chens words were deep, but his face was still as unperturbed as ever. He couldnt help smiling. Perhaps we dont need to be too worried over this matter. Whether or not these killers can make it here alive tomorrow might be up in the air.
Director Shi scratched her head, not understanding his meaning.
You know Mother Juans food tasting event the day before yesterday? Headmaster Chenughed. That event wasnt for the parents
Chapter 675 - Sorry, It’s My Thinking That’s Crooked!
Chapter 675: Sorry, Its My Thinking Thats Crooked!
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Mother Juan had worked at No. 60 High for over a hundred years; since it was established, the first generation of teachers had already eaten hermunal cooking. Many teachers were very familiar with Mother Juan, but sometimes when they thought about it carefully, they realized that they knew very little about Mother Juan. They didnt even know where she came from, only that she had many disciples in the world of cooking.
Director Shis expression thus turned slightly heavy after she heard Headmaster Chens words. He hadnt told her everything, but even this was frightening enough to think about.
If the dishes at the food tasting event hadnt been for the parents
Then had Mother Juan anticipated an attack by the Demon Hunters Association earlier on?
Director Shi didnt dare dwell on it any further, because the result might be too scary for her. Although she was the director of education at No. 60 High, her time at No. 60 High School was less than one fifth of the time Mother Juan had been here.
All this time, Director Shi had thought that Mother Juan was just a kitchen auntie who couldnt be any more ordinary and who often liked to study some new novel cuisine. But given what Headmaster Chen was now implying, Director Shi suddenly felt that she wasnt simple.
I am not at liberty to say much about it. Director, you can reflect on it yourself. Headmaster Chen steepled his fingers and smiled. Our school may be small, but a good number of teachers here dont have simple backgrounds
Director Shi wiped at her sweat. I understand, Headmaster
Headmaster Chen: Dont look down on the teachers, and dont ignore how the parents feel. Some of the parents are bound to already know the situation. Ill take responsibility for handling the students safety, and Ill have to trouble the director to deal with the parents state of mind and feelings.
Very well, Lord Headmaster. Director Shi nodded.
She sighed in her heart, because she wasnt sure whether all the parents knew about this. On this point, she decided to arrange for the teachers-in-charge to coordinate all avable teachers to pay home visits in twos or threester on.
Elsewhere, Odd Zhuo had already verified Elder Yarens identity. Not only was he an elite member of the Demon Hunters Association who had returned from overseas, he also had a high position in the organization. From themunication device which was seized off him, the police found plenty of proof of his identity as well as evidence of his close connection to that Elder Ji Xing.
Songhai First Prison.
When Odd Zhuo went there again, the prison guards at the gate who were already familiar with him saw his license te number from a distance. After verifying the identities of the people in the car, the prison gate was already slowly opening by the time the car reached it.
All of Odd Zhuos work here that was rted to the arrest of major criminals was now carried out jointly with Songhai First Prison.
In addition to keeping custody of the criminals, follow-up interrogations were also conducted here.
Elder Yaren had been directly sent here by the new anti-chemical protection team and put in solitary confinement. He had been deeply infected by poison. Although the recovery cells inside his body were constantly trying to cure him, there didnt seem to be a way topletely get rid of Elder Yins poison.
The silver lining in this entire fiasco was that the first anti-chemical protection team that had been dispatched werent dead. They were found in the green belt, in a hidden barrier which Elder Yaren had put down; a careful search revealed corroborating evidence for this fact.
In other words, this Elder Yaren hadnt intended to stir up anything in the first ce; his only goal was to retrieve Elder Yins corpse in the end, he was infected.
In the car, Odd Zhuo smacked his face and dropped his forehead heavily into his hand. What kind of operation was this?!
Zhong Lang: Brother Zhuo, you look a little unwell, are you alright?
Odd Zhuo: Im fine, Im fine Its just a pain in the ass
Zhong Lang:
After sending Odd Zhuo off, Zhong Lang went back to the General Administration of 100 Schools first. They now knew about the Demon Hunters Associations revenge n against No. 60 High tomorrow and rmist word of it had already leaked as rumors which some parents had caught wind of. The hotline of the General Administration of 100 Schools was now blowing up with calls from No. 60 High parents, most of whom wanted to check the situation.
So Zhong Lang had no choice but to go back and handle this key issue.
It was very important to cate the parents.
It was quite normal for people to fear the unknown.
In addition, the ultimate leader of the Demon Hunters Association was still on the run. Now, the other party was nning to retaliate against No. 60 High, the alma mater of Odd Zhuo, who was the chief overseer of the Demon Hunters Association case. Indeed, this caused a lot of parents to panic.
Odd Zhuo already didnt intend to read the news online; as the chief overseer of this matter, it was indeed inexcusable that until now, he had yet to capture President Bai.
He felt that it didnt matter if he was scolded a little; in any case, he just needed to have thick enough skin.
As long as your conscience was clear in whatever you did as a person, that was enough.
The most thick-skinned thing he had ever done in his life was to ask Wang Ling to be his shifu .
Hence, Odd Zhuo was indifferent to the empty abuse he was getting online.
Warden Liang had already been waiting in the office for a long time.
When Odd Zhuo entered, Warden Liang smiled at him, same as ever.
This was what it meant when some were happy while some were worried while it was true that Odd Zhuo was being scolded on one hand, Warden Liang on the other hand was in a cheerful mood.
More bigwigs had been imprisoned here at Songhai First Prison in the past two or three months than in previous years! Nowadays, attention was also paid to the quality of prisoners that a prison had. With so many high-quality prisoners, the prison would reap a lot of benefits!
The Spirit Shackles restriction on spirit energy could be adjusted manually. Ordinarily, the Spirit Shackles restriction on people like the old devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God were lifted a little to allow them to use five percent of their spirit energy to help the prisonplete various construction tasks.
The old devil and the others were viewed as important manpower who were frequently ordered about. They might look idle, and usually could still find time to y cards, but the truth was that they were taking a breather from being busy
Although Elder Yaren had currently been poisoned, Warden Liang was profoundly aware that Elder Yaren had an ability that was close to immortality.
Director Zhuo, have a seat.
Warden Liang pulled Odd Zhuo to one side and prompted a sightly nk-looking male secretary in the office, Why are you spacing out? Hurry up and pour some tea for Director Zhuo!
But after saying that, Warden Liang felt that tea wasnt fitting enough, and whispered to Odd Zhuo, Hey Old Zhuo, I just bought a bottle of Commander Li Sweet Potato Wine, its eight hundred years old! Want to try some?
Odd Zhuo: Were on the clock Ill pass
Alright then.
Warden Liang nodded, took a seat, and looked at Odd Zhuo. Come look for me anytime you want a drink, no need to be polite!
Odd Zhuo sighed. Whats the situation?
Hm, we currently have some pertinent leads from the device Elder Yaren was carrying on him. This Elder Yaren and the Elder Ji Xing whom Elder Zuo Wu mentioned dont have an ordinary rtionship. Warden Liang said, In Elder Yarens text messages, Elder Ji Xing calls him Little Yaya What do you think Elder Yaren calls Elder Ji Xing?
Odd Zhuo was taken aback.
Little Jiji 1 ?
Chapter 676 - The Old Secretary’s Code Word
Chapter 676: The Old Secretarys Code Word
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Odd Zhuo didnt have the courage to continue this line of thinking C it was too dirty!
How could men call each other that! Gay!
Odd Zhuos face inexplicably flushed red. Seeing this scene, Warden Liang couldnt help ncing at the cooling talisman in the office. To be environmentally friendly, they didnt use air conditioning, but directly used talismans to lower the temperature. The talisman was clearly working as usual at that moment, as it gave off a light blue talisman light from where it was stuck on the wall.
One cooling talisman couldst for seventy-two hours straight.
Warden Liang scratched the back of his head. Since it wasnt like this office didnt use a cooling talisman, why was Director Zhuos face suddenly so red?
What are you thinking about, Old Zhuo?
Warden Liang looked at him strangely and snapped his fingers in front of Odd Zhuo. Odd Zhuo came back to his senses and looked at Warden Liang. Well, what does Elder Yaren call Elder Ji Xing?
Oh, is that what you were thinking about?
Warden Liang chuckled. Elder Ji Xing calls him Little Yaya, so of course, Elder Yaren calls him Little Xingxing!
Odd Zhuo lowered his head in shame.
Sure enough, he was the one who had a dirty mind!
There was plenty of information in this Elder Yarensmunication device, though a lot of the data was encrypted and were decoding it now But the information we have analyzed so far is already very plentiful.
Warden Liang took a sip of tea and gave Odd Zhuo all the information that he currently had. ording to our data, for the Demon Hunters Associations master n tomorrow, there are a total of fifteen returnee cultivators from Sun Ind who have studied ninjutsu that will be participating in the operation.
Fif fifteen? Odd Zhuo raised his eyebrows. This group was courting death with this n!
For some reason, Odd Zhuo suddenly felt inexplicably worried about the futures of these fifteen people
Actually, from the moment he had heard about this so-called Demon Hunters Associations revenge n, Odd Zhuo hadnt thought anything about it at all.
Because he was well aware that his shifu was at No. 60 High, so the school couldnt be any safer! There was no safer ce than No. 60 High in the world
While there was all kinds of scaremongering happening outside, some of which were even aimed at him, Odd Zhuo didnt care at all.
Odd Zhuo hadnt been worried about No. 60 Highs security issue from the very start On the contrary, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others who had run into the Demon Hunters Association before that Odd Zhuo was worried about.
Also, Old Zhuo, of the fifteen people, that Elder Ji Xing is the head of the whole affair this time. The other side came fully prepared. Although the reason I asked you toe was to share the information weve learned so far, I actually also wanted to tell you
Warden Liang paused before he said, I suggest that you stay away from the Inte for now. Ive seen all the onlinements.
Scolded very badly?
Odd Zhuo smiled.
Actually, he didnt believe that it was No. 60 Highs parents who were ming him online. He felt it was more likely an water army hired by some local fellow organization; it was quite normal for there to bepetition in the workce.
Tall trees attracted the wind; his star had been on the rise in thest few months, which had definitely attracted a lot of envy. Now that this thing had happened, it wasnt strange at all that he had be the target of criticism.
What does the old secretary think about it? Odd Zhuo asked suddenly.
Instead, he was more concerned about Secretary Dakangs opinion. Secretary Dakang had been busy during this time nning the summer camp for various Songhai schools in Beast Kings Remains. The Demon Hunters Associations revenge n had onlye to light in recent days, and Odd Zhuo had yet to give a report of the situation to Secretary Dakang.
What other opinion can the old secretary have? Of course he defers to the people! He said he wont be tolerant with you, even if youre his man!
Warden Liang then sipped the tea. So delicious 1 !
Odd Zhuo:
Youre in such a high position at your age; once something happens, someone is bound to attack you. He was the one who promoted you back then, and now youve disgraced him! He said you definitely have to be punished!
Then Warden Liang sipped his tea again. So delicious!
Odd Zhuo:
Odd Zhuo smiled wryly, not knowing whether tough or cry. Everyone knew Secretary Dakangs huge propensity to shield others, especially if it was one of his own.
When Evil Sword God was arrested back then, General Yi had persisted in wanting to talk to Odd Zhuo. If the old secretary hadnt obstructed him at that time, Odd Zhuo was well aware that given General Yis methods, thetter would have very likely quickly discovered his shifu .
Warden Liang had invited him over this time ostensibly to share information with him. But Odd Zhuo actually knew very well that Warden Liang was passing on the old secretarys opinion.
Now that Odd Zhou was in the eye of the storm, it made sense for the old secretary to decide not to contact him directly for the time being in order to avoid arousing suspicion.
Although Warden Liang was the messenger, he was also very shrewd. He couldnt convey the old secretarys direct meaning outright, otherwise anyone who heard it would definitely turn it into gossip fodder.
This was purely a sharing of information, plus some passing small talk through which he conveyed the old secretarys message
The secretary, who was pouring tea next to them, appeared calm and at ease, but there were a few drops of cold sweat on his cheeks. His lips twitched: Can the two of you be any more obvious?
Both Odd Zhuo and Warden Liang werent stupid. Odd Zhuo had already seen the flicker in Warden Liangs eyes when he had entered the office It had been very obvious that thetter had wanted to tell him something.
What else did he say
As for the outsidements, the old secretary didnt issue any sort of statement. Hes decided to let it run its course. Even if you ultimately fall from the top, it has nothing to do with him at all.
Warden Liang went on drinking tea. So delicious!
Odd Zhuo:
Warden Liang: Oh, thats right, apart from this, the old secretary also hopes that youll deal with this matter slowly. The slower the better C or just dont deal with it Wait till you die.
Odd Zhuo nodded, and also lifted the cup in his hand to take a sip of the tea. Mm This tea is so delicious.
The secretary:
When they came out of Songhai First Prison, Warden Liang saw Odd Zhuo off. Dont forget toe backter for a taste of my sweet potato wine. As Songhai First Prisons representative in strategic coboration, Warden Liang could afford the wine. This eight-hundred-year-old sweet potato wine wasnt something ordinary people could drink. This was a precious brew from his hometown, and he had haggled over the price with his fellow townsmen for a long time before he was able to buy it.
Odd Zhuo: Alright.
Warden Liang leaned his elbows on the car window. Oh, thats right, Old Zhuo, do you know what nickname the outside world has now given you?
Odd Zhuo: What?
Warden Liang: Everyone online is saying that it seems wherever you go, something always happens so now theyre calling you anti-Android 2 .
Chapter 677 - Super Chen’s Blessed Mouth
Chapter 677: Super Chens Blessed Mouth
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After taking his leave of Warden Liang, the next thing Odd Zhuo had to do was to work with Zhong Lang to appease the parents. In the end, he had to make a direct appearance himself, otherwise his colleagues on the outside who were deliberately trying to create trouble for him would use him of shirking his responsibilities. Most of the time, online users were like this: they liked to join in and make trouble,pletely regardless of logic or the consequences of the incident itself.
Because he hadnt caught President Bai, they med himpletely for the Demon Hunters Associations revenge n on No. 60 High, which left Odd Zhuo utterly speechless.
In fact, this was simr to something that had happened online not so long ago. A little girl wanted to jump off a building, and there were over a hundred people below her. Not only didnt they dissuade her, they started taunting her as a group, asking her when was she going to jump and saying that if she wasnt going to jump, she shouldnt bother the police or the firemen Finally, the girl who couldnt feel ast bit of warmth from the world chose to directlymit suicide.
That was a very tragic incident.
And it made people feel bitterly disappointed. It reminded Odd Zhuo of something he had read online: I have never scrupled to think the worst when ites to some onlookers in Huaxiu, and yet I still never expected or believed they could be that cruel.
Of course, Odd Zhuo often preferred to look on the bright side.
Sometimes, it wasnt good people turning bad, but that the bad got older. That dark generation who lived like cowards holed up in some crevice often armed themselves with a different attitude online to be strong. This bunch was thus the same as an online mob.
This time, it was Odd Zhuos exclusive master driver who picked him up, in the car which Zhong Lang had driven back to the General Administration of 100 Schools earlier.
On the way, Odd Zhuo sent a message to Director Shi, saying that he would personally make a home visit to the Wang familys little vi.
He knew that his shifu didnt like trouble, so he simply took this task upon himself first; he would decideter whether to actually go or not.
Elsewhere, at the end of the day for No. 60 High, Wang Ling and the other students in ss received the news about the home visits.
It seemed that this was a very serious issue, because Wang Ling had originally heard that Headmaster Chen would be attending meetings in other parts of the country today, yet he had returned halfway to oversee the work in school.
His ultimate purpose had to do with the Demon Hunters Associations revenge n.
Dopey Guo was leading the ss in a lively discussion.
Although Wang Ling didnt know what the exact n was, this was finally a clear exnation for his eyelid warning. In fact, it was more or less in line with his conjecture. The only difference was that he never expected the Demon Hunters Association to actually be so ruthless this time. Not only did they target Odd Zhuo, they also wanted to directly hit back fully against No. 60 High.
I have an uncle in the police department who told me that the Demon Hunters Association seems to be organizing to take revenge on our school, and supposedly not a single teacher or student will be spared, Dopey Guo said.
At this, people couldnt help recalling a ssic line by a certain famous Huaxiu jungler: I want them all 1!
They came prepared this time
But it looks like their n isnt going well. It seems that three of their main forces have already been caught even before the attack on our school. I heard they were all caught when they were on their way to deal with Senior Odd Zhuo.
So, more tragic than Shadow Stream!
Super Chen was rmed. Do you think this group of people will all die before they even step through No. 60 Highs main gate?
Wang Ling thought it really could happen!
Super Chens mouth, was blessed!
Probably not Dopey Guo sweated. No matter how you look at it, these people organized by the Demon Hunters Association are elites. Furthermore, their overall strength is on a level that is who knows how much higher than that of Shadow Stream. They cant be that unlucky. Also, theres not much time left before tomorrow.
Since the school knows about the n, why dont they suspend sses?
You know our headmaster If he knows that the other party isnt any threat to our school, he wont apply to stop sses. Didnt lessons still continue when Shadow Stream came before?
Dopey Guo spread his hands. But I heard its a particr headache for the headmaster now.
Why do you say that? asked Little Peanut.
Because bad things havent stopped happening since school started, and a lot of parents for the other sses are starting to apply one after another for their children to withdraw and transfer to another school, Dopey Guo said. Youll know when you look at No. 59 Highs forum, theyre all happy andughing about it the direction of education directly sent out the procedure for mid-term enrollment transfers.
Everyone: Was that true?!
So didnt our headmaster send out a notice requesting that teachers-in-charge coordinate with the others teachers to make home visits through the night? Dopey Guo replied.
Hearing this, realization dawned on everyone. If it wasnt for Dopey Guos gossip, they wouldnt have been able to put two and two together.
So this was the truth of the situation
Everyone immediately felt relieved, because the home visits this time werent about exam results or the like, but had to do with the schools security issue. In some sense, the reason why No. 60 High was paying so much attention to the matter with the Demon Hunters Association this time was because they didnt want parents to start a wave of school withdrawals and transfers at this critical juncture.
No. 60 High was now on the verge of bing a key high school; if they got worked over at this time, their reputation would definitely suffer a major blow.
But currently in terms of how lively the schools in the whole of Peiyuan district were in thest few months, no school had been more lively than No. 60 High.
At everyone elses schools, they had exams practically every day
As for No. 60 High In addition to exams, they also had something happening practically every day!
Hey, do you think Senior Odd Zhuo is hiding his true strength?
Dopey Guo asked suddenly just as everyone was about to leave the ssroom.
Why do you say that?
Think about it, everyones always saying that hes a Golden Core cultivator, but the enemy hes dealing with now obviously cant be defeated by a Golden Core cultivator, Dopey Guo said. So Im guessing that Senior Odd Zhuo has been hiding his strength! Mm! That must be it!
That might not be the case What if its the shifu behind Senior Odd Zhuo who acted? Hasnt it always be said online that Senior Odd Zhuo has a shifu ? Super Chen said.
Wang Ling:
Super Chen: There are so many experts in this world, there has to be some in our No. 60 High! Dont look down on our teachers C who knows, some of them might be bigwigs!
Wang Ling:
Super Chen: Also, Ive always strongly felt that we have a bigwig in our ss!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 678 - No. 60 High’s Home Visit
Chapter 678: No. 60 Highs Home Visit
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Wang Ling had already found out via text message about Odd Zhuos intent to pay a home visit. He felt that Odd Zhuo had handled the matter this time very astutely! Knowing that No. 60 High wanted to make a home visit, Odd Zhuo had simply taken the work on himself. Otherwise, if it was Teacher Pan who dropped by, the atmosphere would truly be awkward.
Suddenly, Wang Ling had the urge to give Odd Zhuo a red packet.
Of course, this red packet didnt refer to money; Wang Ling didnt have much, and Father Wang would find some way to dock his allowance.
What this red packet referred to was actually items.
Odd Zhuos current outfit was a little terrible. Additionally, this particr case made Wang Ling deeply aware that he couldnt just leave Odd Zhuo to carry the wok on his back for him outside. The wok wasnt bad, but it had to be hard enough since the enemy troops gunfire was nowing too thick and fast
If things carried on like this, Odd Zhuo would sooner orter be unable to bear it one day.
Thus, Wang Ling felt that he should fix this problem of quality, and upgrade this cheap disciple of his inside out.
Although it had been less than a few months since Odd Zhuo became his disciple, he had in any case shouldered a lot of things for Wang Ling for so many years. Even if he didnt have any meritorious deeds to his name, it had still been a lot of hard work.
Wang Ling had seen a lot of negative news about Odd Zhuo online because of this incident.
As his shifu , Wang Ling himself found it slightly difficult to bear.
Some people actually turned their noses up at Odd Zhuo because of his low realm
When Wang Ling saw thatment, he took a deep breath In that moment, he made up his mind to create a technique tailored for Odd Zhuo, and help him progress quickly in his cultivation!
Odd Zhuos natural talent was in fact already good enough. At least where cultivation was concerned, he was more gifted than most people Wang Ling had seen.
One had to know, although Odd Zhuo had reached his current position by shouldering the wok in Wang Lings ce, he had cultivated to the Golden Core stage before he entered university That had all been due to his own abilities! And most importantly, Odd Zhuo hardly took elixirs! He waspletely different from those kids from rich families who used elixirs to forcefully build their realms.
Odd Zhuo had his own abilities.
Wang Ling had never denied this.
So in some sense, he did feel that his disciple was an outstanding person.
When Odd Zhuo came in, the Wang familys small vi wasnt the least bit ruffled Although No. 60 High had already sent Father Wang and Mother Wang a text saying that a teacher would be sent to pay them a visit and to talk about some negative news surrounding No. 60 High recently, Father Wang and Mother Wang, sitting on the sofa, were relieved after they found out that it was Odd Zhuo who would being.
Since Wang Ling started school, the couple hadnt even gone to any of the parent-teacher conferences; Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had gone to the most recent one in their ce.
Hence, when they heard that they would be meeting the teacher, they had felt a little nervous, but after seeing that it was Odd Zhuo
They both jumped up from the sofa.
Mother Wang: Im going to go cook
Father Wang: Im going to go type!
Wang Ling:
Odd Zhuo:
When Mother Wang reached the kitchen, she didnt forget to give Odd Zhuo a look. Little Zhuo, stay tonight and have something to eat.
Honestly speaking, Odd Zhuo was a little moved in his heart; this was purely being treated as one of their own.
Wang Ling ced the technique which he had specially tailor-made for Odd Zhuo in his room on the table. The name of this technique was Thirty-Three Paths to Vitality, which was a minor technique derived from a branch of a branch of a great Heavenly Dao Even so, it went without saying how valuable this technique was.
If this technique were to be ssified ording to Sky, Earth, ck, or Yellow, it would definitely belong to the Sky category since it had a connection to Heavenly Dao.
Moreover, this technique couldnt be bought in the outside world.
This was because what Wang Ling was giving to Odd Zhuo was a technique that was specially tailored to Odd Zhuos abilities. With this technique, Odd Zhuos initial cultivation base would advance very rapidly, as the Thirty-Three Paths to Vitality itself was a method for increasing the cirction of spirit energy inside the body. This cirction of spirit energy was like a persons metabolism: the faster the spirit energy circted, the faster the innovation of a persons realm.
Odd Zhuo had never ever expected his shifu to actually give him such a big gift when he came to visit him today.
His hands trembled when he epted the little exercise book from Wang Ling though the packaging of this technique looked a little simple and crude, this was the type of exercise book which students used, and the name of this technique was also unpretentiously noted down in the Course box of the exercise book.
However, when the exercise book was opened
Odd Zhuo could clearly see the points of note in cultivating this technique as well as the most detailed exnations for the various sections in the exercise book.
And most important of all was that Wang Ling had written all this by hand!
This thing was so precious that Odd Zhuo trembled all over with excitement and almost passed out on the spot with his tongue hanging out.
At that moment, Odd Zhuo deeply felt that shouldering that wok all these years hadnt been in vain. Sure enough, if he followed shifu Wang Ling, he would have meat to eat!
Of course, Odd Zhuo didnt expect his shifu to throw even more bombs at him!
After receiving the little notebook with the technique recorded in it, Odd Zhuo immediately saw Wang Ling open a second exercise book, which was filled with writings on various magic artifacts
Odd Zhuo was startled. What did this mean?
Out of so many magic artifacts, was he allowed to choose one?
Joker and joker!
This was a Rocket 1 !!
While Odd Zhuo paid the Wang family a home visit
At the same time elsewhere, a lot of people sighed in the military tent.
Their Demon Hunters Association this time had unexpectedly lost three overseas returnee generals one after another Elder Ji Xing, as the chiefmander of this revenge n, indeed had to shoulder the me for this. But in the end, he would have to wait until the end of the operation tomorrow before he could find President Bai and beg for forgiveness.
Their main concern right now was tomorrows master n, and then they had to figure out how to organize for people to take Elder Yaren back.
Elder Ji Xing spected that Elder Yaren was now in a half-dead, half-alive state, which would ount for his twinkling soul mark.
Now, not including that Elder Mingren whose Nine-Tails was still undergoing psychological treatment and adding in Elder Ji Xing, there were only eleven people left of the Demon Hunters Associations avablebat force in the military tent
Elder Ji Xing dropped his forehead into his hand and felt that this wasnt just any ordinary headache
A drink can solve a thousand worries; why dont we all have a drink?
At this time, Elder Nanco suggested, Didnt Sonico happen to bring some croquettes back? We can eat them with wine. Lets toast Elder Poisonous Dragon and Elder Yin tofort their spirits
Chapter 679 - An Upgraded Version Of Odd Zhuo
Chapter 679: An Upgraded Version Of Odd Zhuo
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Thirty-Three Paths to VitalityC Odd Zhuo opened the exercise book and read what his shifu Wang Ling had written with his own hand. The exnations for the technique were simply far more detailed than that of a textbook. While Thirty-Three Paths to Vitality itself was a very small branch of magic, it still came under the Three Thousand Great Spells that were imprinted in Wang Lings mind like instinct as he grew older.
This technique actually wasnt very useful to Wang Ling himself, but it was tremendously helpful to Odd Zhuo! In addition to increasing the cirction of spirit energy, this technique enabled spirit energy to be stored in reserve in the bodys golden core. These reserves were like a water reservoir which could be sluiced opened to release spirit energy any time there was an urgent need for it.
Although he had only roughly skimmed through it so far, Odd Zhuo was already deeply impressed by the power of this technique As far as the Golden Core stage was concerned, there was no other simr technique on the market that was more essential or suitable for his cultivation.
It could be only said that this was just like his shifu !
Odd Zhuo suddenly felt that shamelessly asking to be taken on as a disciple back then had truly been the right choice.
In addition to this technique, Odd Zhuo also saw something else, which was the array of magic artifacts in Wang Lings second book!
At longst besides long johns, he could also get other protective magic treasures!
Odd Zhuo couldnt help but be excited. The magic artifacts listed in the second exercise book had been carefully selected by Wang Ling. These were the most suitable magic artifacts for Odd Zhuo at this stage Furthermore, they were all basically life-saving magic treasures.
The first magic artifact on the first page was the highly rmended Nine Thousand Lightning Movement Boots.
Seeing this, Odd Zhuo was in a daze. The name of these boots seemed a little familiar to him for some reason!
Did these boots have anything to do with Three Thousand LightningMovement 1 ?
It wasnt just the boots, of course; following it were Daoist robes, undergarments and so forth in different styles, and even briefs!
Odd Zhuo:
Wang Ling stared at Odd Zhuo and raised an eyebrow slightly to indicate that Odd Zhuo could choose whatever he liked Once Odd Zhuo had decided, Wang Ling would look for the Heavenly Dao again to trade for materials and then create the artifact based on the form in Eight sses of Divine Weapons .
Because he truly couldnt find anyone more suitable than Odd Zhuo to carry the wok for him
Hence, Odd Zhuo had to be protected!
This disciple was cheap, but in order for him to stand firm, Wang Ling had already decided to outfit him in the most expensive kit. From now on, Odd Zhuo was no long Odd Zhuo but an upgraded Odd Zhuo!
While Odd Zhuo was choosing his defense gear, Father Wang was fighting his own battle. Actually, this incident happened not long ago, and it was a really rotten and infuriating thing.
Father Wang found out that the love song The Starry Skys Language of Love which he had written for Mother Wang had been giarized by a popr online live streamer. The other party had secretly downloaded the song and then reuploaded it to his own homepage, iming that it was his own work, and even openly lip-synced to it. The most important thing was that his fans actually enthusiastically apuded it and didnt think it was fishy at all.
Father Wang was incredibly furious. He had written this song for Mother Wang! And most crucially, it was clearly Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals own voice in the song, so how could it be stolen like this?
Father Wang was very puzzled by this operation no matter how he thought about it.
Online wars were everywhere these days. Previously, Father Wang had only torn into those anti-fans on the novel tform, utterly fearless! Now that the battlefield had moved to a live streaming tform, Father Wang felt a little bewildered.
So, after the incident developed, Father Wangs first reaction was to ask his novel fan group for help.
While there was a hidden big shot in the fan group who had lurked there for years and sent him cigars and helped vie for monthly votes, this thing had only just happened, so Father Wang didnt want to ask him to help out right away.
Mm, this was mainly because Father Wang wanted to test how fierce the rest of his fans were
The song he had written for his wife had been giarized; if he didnt so much as make a peep about it, would he still be human?!
Thus, Father Wang released an official announcement in his fan group: Concerning live streamer Singers Institute under the banner of Shadow Fool Guild on Langya Broadcasting 2 , our attitude is no tolerance! Please lend me your support!
What? Wang Situs song was stolen? Is it thattest song The Starry Skys Language of Love?
Thats right, its a song Brother Wang Situ wrote for sister-inw, he wrote the lyrics. But this shameless live streamer stole it and even said it was his own song! Look, I still have a video
Several fans promptly replied below. Father Wang was taken aback C he had only just posted today, but why did so many people already know about it? And the scariest thing was that someone actually had a recording!
Father Wang instantly replied in the group, Bro, youre amazing
The fan immediately answered, When I heard the song back then, it sounded so familiar then I immediately realized it was Brother Wang Situs song! At that time I even still wondered how the live streamer could sound just like the original when he sang; the feel and vibrato were one hundred percent identical, which was too miraculous! After that, I gave this live streamer a thousand HNY to sing it again, and this time I recorded it!
After that, the fan group instantly exploded
Holy shit bro, youre amazing!
Awesome, awesome!
Then this is evidence, right? Its practically irond proof!
Father Wang nodded. This video can indeed be used as evidence, but for now its not enough. We need to find a professional agency to do an audioparison. In addition to this, what Ive learned here is that this live streamer has a previous record of offenses C he was exposedst year for lip-syncing and giarizing songs.
Then what is Great Wang Situs opinion?
Father Wang sent a clip of a slitting the throat gesture.
He then sent a string of words to the group: F**k him over!
Everyone:
Father Wang: He does a lot of lip-syncing videos in his live stream room. You can use a music softwares voice recognition function topare his lip-syncing videos with the original singer, then record this guy lip-syncing and send the video to me with the original music. Ill find someone to evaluate them in one go!
At that time, someone asked, Ah ah ah? Is there a reward?
Father Wang chuckled. As long as you can submit evidence, Ill upload ten more chapters!
Everyone was shocked. !!!
Sure enough!
This had to be the power of love!
Chapter 680 - The Death-Courting Path of a Death-Courting Live Streamer
Chapter 680: The Death-Courting Path of a Death-Courting Live Streamer
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It was true what they said: If you dont look for trouble, you wont find it. Some were born to live, while some were born to die. This live streamer Singers Institute had a prior record of stealing and lip-syncing songs, and he was up to his old tricks of deceiving audiences again, which really raised ones hackles. But even then there was a bunch of viewers who were still fooled into continually sending him gifts of support.
This reminded Father Wang of a skit called Selling Crutches 1 C it turned out there really were people in this world who would still help the other party count the money even after being cheated they were careless and had been duped by this viinous live streamer into believing they wereme.
Actually, it wasnt like Father Wang didnt understand the behavior of these fans. It was obvious that most of them were diehard supporters of their idols. In reality, they were probably stubborn fanatics who wouldnt be willing to admit that they had followed the wrong idol.
In the majority of cases where one looked for and obtained a hammer 2 , or learning from the example of the brother from C Station 3 , it was the idols who ultimately paid the price for their fans behavior.
When idols were unwilling to admit their mistakes in particr, the fans diehard defense of them was even more frightening.
By lip-syncing The Starry Skys Language of Love in the live stream room, this live streamer gained a tremendous increase in his number of fans. Father Wang had yet to officially make this song public. Although it had already been uploaded onto a music tform, the MV was in fact still being made and the song was still listed as to be released on the tform.
Father Wang had only posted the audio in his fan group.
But he hadnt expected this audio to actually be deliberately filched by this live streamer.
Mm This was where the live streamer had run into the worst luck. This live streamer Singers Institute who stole songs probably never thought that this online song, which couldnt be found through an online search, would be the work of a guru in the authors circle who had written it for his own wife.
Now, this live streamer was about to face a bombardment from Father Wang, who was going to attack Pingan county to save his wife Xiuqin 4
At six oclock in the evening, the live streamer Singers Institute was about to start live streaming on Langya Broadcasting tform.
Langya Broadcasting tform was a live streaming tform that was about to be listed. Not only did it have arge number of fans, it also had a considerable number of daily live users. Of course, it was still a level lower than the Cultivation Broadcasting Network which Daoist Guang was on and which was recognized as the best live streaming tform on the whole Inte.
However, most of what the Cultivation Broadcasting Network offered were outdoor and game programs. Singing couldnt take off at all on this live streamingwork. In contrast, Langya Broadcasting tforms entertainment enterprise flourished.
Both tforms had their own distinguishing features, which were also points ofpetition between them.
When Father Wang had writers block, he usually liked to watch live streams for inspiration. That funny female live streamer Little Xuan from before was on the Cultivation Broadcasting Network. Although Father Wang had his own bigwig ount on almost all of the live streaming tforms, he spent the most time and gifts on the Cultivation Broadcasting Network.
The battle this time was at Langya Broadcasting tform. To be honest, Father Wang really didnt know what to do at first After all, the enemys battlefield was different!
But his fans pooled their knowledge and strength together, which gave him a lot of confidence.
Before he started live streaming that night, this live streamer put on a half-mask as usual to cover the top half of his face. It made him look slightly mysterious, and the mask also covered his bulbous nose and its sunken bridge.
After putting on the mask, Yang Zhong looked at himself in the mirror in front of him. His entire being and even his energy seemed different; he instantly straightened and radiated lively vigor.
It was as if this mask could bury all of his hypocrisy, vanity and corrupt spirit to achieve a psychological brainwashing effect.
No one knew what kind of person this little brother, who looked pretty good with the half-mask on, was; no one also knew how ugly his appearance was behind the mask.
Before the live stream officially started, Yang Zhong used his own live streaming ount Singers Institute to check the background stats.
He had lip-synced the song The Starry Skys Language of Love in front of the camera the day before yesterday; checking the background stats today, he never thought his overall numbers would shoot up, with his fans increasing by thirty thousand! And one thousand more subscriptions! The most important thing was the gifts from the live stream room C his gains from lip-syncing this song was actually more than what he usually earned in a month!
It had just been a few days!
Staring at the background stats, Yang Zhong couldnt help but feel thrilled.
Before even going on theputer today, these stats already put him in a good mood.
Just as he was about to start live streaming, he received a call from the guild.
This was a phone call from Lang Bei, the president of the Shadow Fool Guild which Yang Zhong belonged to. As soon as Yang Zhong picked up the phone, President Lang Bei smiled broadly from ear to ear. Little Yang, beautifully done! You actually earned three hundred thousand after your performance the day before yesterday! More than you make in a month!
Ha ha ha! Yang Zhongughed. I identally stumbled onto this audio, and it sounded very simr to the stand-in singer I found before! The audio file was titled The Starry Skys Language of Love, but I couldnt find this song when I did an online search. It was probably some singer who dropped it identally
Thats great! Since it hasnt been uploaded on any other tform, lets release it and say its ours!
Sounds good! In any case, since it hasnt been released, even if someone wants to say something in the end, we have the advantage since we got there first!
Mm, now that we have the advantage with this song, our priority should be to look for a recordpany to release it. No one can charge us! Yang Zhong smiled sinisterly in his heart. In this current era of fan economies, it was too easy to make a profit off fans, which made him iparably happy.
He had earned a lot in these two days. Moreover, he had a very strong feeling that he was going to be hot!
He had been live streaming for so many years, but he had never had such a strong premonition like today
After the phone call, Yang Zhong sat back in position, turned on the camera, and turned the beauty function up to the highest setting. He then adjusted the angle of the Crazy Mike so that it blocked his Adams apple, because his throat hardly moved when he was lip-syncing; if his whole neck was exposed, it would be very easy for people to suspect something.
I wonder how much money Ill make today?
Smiling slightly, Yang Zhong clicked the Start Broadcast button.
As expected, numbers in the live stream room started to soar.
Then he looked at the bullet screen.
Net friend Captain of Wang Situs Demolition Squad: Light incense!
Net friend Sergeant of Wang Situs Demolition Squad: Light incense, light incense! The live streamer is already done for!
Net friend Company Commander of Wang Situs Demolition Squad: Light license warning!
Net friend Regiment Commander of Wang Situs Demolition Squad: A toast of sweet potato wine tofort the spirit of the deceased live streamer
Yang Zhong: ???
Chapter 681 - Shameless Singers Institute
Chapter 681: Shameless Singers Institute
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What was going on?
Yang Zhong didnt expect to be attacked by a water army as soon as he started live streaming today. The question was, where did this water armye from? Were the guild battles starting again?
In the live streaming industry, guild battles were verymon, especially in the entertainment circle on live streaming tforms. In order to consolidate their strength, each guild frequently signed on many singers to create a team, and it wasnt umon for different teams of singers to wrestle each other behind the scenes.
Shadow Fool Guild had a lot of rival guilds in the Langya Broadcasting circle, so Yang Zhong guessed that the other guilds were most likely envious of the profit he had made from his live stream yesterday, and hence had hired a water army to attack him.
Wang Situ? Who was Wang Situ? Was there this kind of singer? He had never heard of him!
Just as Yang Zhong was feeling very confused, that President Lang Bei also sent some news in the chat group: numbers in the live stream room had grown abnormallyrge, and the spectators squatting in the live stream room before the start of the broadcast had already surpassed tens of thousands. A hired water army was usually only made up of several hundred people, and they were the only ones who would repeatedly spam the bullet screen with maliciousments everything would be fine as long as they were all blocked.
But now, the live stream room was besieged by thousands and thousands of people!
Like Li Yunlongs battle formation when he attacked Pingan county
Then the question was, who on earth was this Wang Situ?
In the chat group, Lang Bei asked anxiously, Whats going on, who is this Wang Situ?
Under the mask, Yang Zhong frowned. A bead of cold sweat rolled down his cheek, and he swiftly replied, I took a look at the bullet screen just now; Im guessing its probably the fans of the original owner of that audio whovee to demolish our live stream room 1 .
Hearing this, Lang Bei was shocked. Such a coincidence? They had only just talked about the audio before the start of the live stream, and after hanging up, President Lang Bei had already specially arranged for a recordpany to give this song a limited release online.
The number of online users in the live stream room continued to climb, breaking half a million in five minutes, and Yang Zhong suddenly started to panic. What should I do now? He was just a small live streamer. Because he couldnt sing, he relied on buying raw vocals off other people and lip-syncing them to attract fans. Yang Zhong did think that he might be exposed one day, but he didnt expect that day toe so soon.
In the face of such huge momentum, he felt a little overwhelmed
For now, calm your fans down in the live stream room. Ban what should be banned. Ill arrange for someone to upload the song as soon as possible. Since its never been released online, if we release it first, well have the upper hand.
President Lang Bei thought of countermeasures. Didnt we have a singer who always helped us before? Contact him and ask him to sing this song raw, then record it lip-sync it in the live stream room; remember to act more like youre the one singing it, dont get caught with your pants down.
Yang Zhong nodded. Alright.
After talking with President Lang Bei, Yang Zhong got in touch with the singer who had lip-synced for him. He had been flustered just now and had almost forgotten this trump card.
This singer was none other than that online celebrity singer Tang Youning who became famous after singing Old Boys, the vagrant singer whom Wang Ling had helped out at Boss Tans Midnight Dining Hall!
Brother Tang? I have a song here, can you sing it raw? Yang Zhong sent a message to Tang Youning.
On the other end, Tang Youning fell silent when he once again received Yang Zhongs message.
After a while, he typed one word: Again?
Yang Zhong thought for a moment before replying, Brother Tang, this really is thest time Im not going to sing anymore. Im going to switch to bing a talk show live streamer. You know what my family situation is like, my father is bedridden, my mother died shortly after I was born I still have a brother at home, I need to pay his school fees! Weve known each other for a while, cant you help me out onest time?
Tang Youning was silent.
But when you were exposed before, you already vowed to all your viewers and fans that you wouldnt steal songs and lip-sync anymore. Were those words all fake?
Brother Tang! Your voice is really very simr to the singer of this audio I found recently. As long as we dont say anything, no one will know! This really is thest time!
Yang Zhong knew that this was very important. If Tang Youning didnt help him this time, his career in entertainment was over!
Apologize? Impossible He had already apologized once in the previous incident. He clearly remembered saying to the audience that from then on, all the songs he performed in his live stream would be his own, that he wouldnt use another artists music, that he wouldnt let those who liked him down anymore, that he wasnt a hypocrite
If something went wrong today and he had to bow to pressure and apologize again, his future path would be destroyed Although he had already contacted Tang Youning before and said that he wouldnt bother him anymore, Yang Zhong now genuinely felt that he was already at the end of his rope with no way out.
Brother Tang, you have to help me with this! Yang Zhong pleaded again. I know youre riding the momentum now, but Brother Tang Remember, when you were a vagrant singer back then, I especially helped you out financially. Also, I kept some screenshots of our previous deals.
Tang Youningughed. Are you threatening me?
Yang Zhong: No Im not threatening you Im begging you
Tang Youning grit his teeth. Back then, it was because I knew your family situation was difficult, and I didnt have any money, which was why I chose to help you! If I really wanted your money, I would have directly asked for half of your live stream profits instead of selling that raw vocal to you for fifty HNY!
Tang Youning was really furious as he never thought Yang Zhong would actually threaten him like this.
Yang Zhong had relied on Tang Younings voice to trend on the Inte and to gain poprity and fans now, Yang Zhong actually didnt hesitate to threaten him with records of their previous transactions if Tang Youning didnt continue helping him trick the audience.
This type of person actually existed in the world?
Tang Youning was so angry that he directly closed the chat window and then turned off his phone!
He had many benefactors, but Yang Zhong wasnt one of them!
For Tang Youning, his benefactors were Boss Tan, who owned Midnight Dining Hall, and that youngster and his father who had sold him a song for cheap
But now Tang Youning had been dragged deep into the mud because of Yang Zhong.
From the moment Yang Zhong had threatened him, Tang Youning realized that things couldnt go on like this.
He had to step forward to uncover the true identity of this hypocrite and get more people to see the repulsive face under that mask!
Chapter 682 - Fan Group’s Battle Strength
Chapter 682: Fan Groups Battle Strength
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Tang Youning had already endured this for a long time. He had always indulged Yang Zhong, but in the end never expected the other party to turn into someone who only knew how to take advantage of him; that was something Tang Youning could never ept nor forgive.
Tang Youning had heard the story The Farmer and the Snake many times, but never imagined it would actually happen to him one day.
Yang Zhong had almost driven him crazy in thest few months. This wasnt the first time Yang Zhong had humbly begged him for help, but it was the first time he was using ckmail to get Tang Youning to help him deceive viewers. Tang Youning felt that he was so stupid for actually helping this type of person.
He got up from hisputer and went to look in the mirror. His face looked tired, and he had a scruffy beard and messy hair he was already very different from that Tang Youning who had made a pure living on the streets as a vagrant singer.
This wasnt what Tang Youning wanted, and he had turned into what he had once hated the most
After the song Old Boys became popr, Tang Youning suffered and struggled constantly in his heart because of Yang Zhong, and it felt like he hadnt left the house in a long time.
But just now, Tang Youning had found the answer.
He shaved off his beard with a small razor, then trimmed his hair until it was an inch long.
He then turned on his cell phone and dialed his managers number. Brother Tian? Ive seen the light
Hearing this, his manager was dazed before he breathed a long sigh of relief. Thats great!
Mm, Ive decided to expose him.
Good! Thats the best thing to do! This Brother Tian nodded. Ive never had a good impression of this Singers Institute Singing everyday with an SM half-mask on, as if hes giving a philosophical 1 performance!
Tang Youning:
Elsewhere, the fans from Father Wangs fan group were sendingints one after another in the first wave on the frontline of battle. Many fans had been extremely indignant when they heard that Father Wangs The Starry Skys Language of Love had been stolen, and they organized teams to go blow up the live stream room one after another. Quite a number of people had signed up for several ounts, and while these ones werent piling on the abuse, they were directly banned for seven days by the administrator just for asking whether or not the live streamer was in the habit of stealing songs.
The fan group was now grumbling that the enemys fans were too terrible and ferocious in their defense of the live streamer.
It was true what was said about a persons fans being like them. Father Wang had looked up the live streamers profile previously. After he was caught lip-syncingst year, the live streamer had at first refused to admit it, no matter what, but in the end he couldnt withstand the pressure of public opinion and had been forced to apologize to everyone.
And as someone who had already gone through such an experience, this Singers Institutes skin was probably even thicker than city walls now; it would be pointless for Father Wang to simply enter the other partys live stream room to challenge him.
Father Wang opened Singers Institutes live stream room. When he had seen it yesterday, the number of people online had been about thirty thousand, but after making this matter public in his fan group earlier, it was now about to break six hundred thousand.
Haha, in the end, his fans battle strength was formidable!
Father Wang was very cheerful and skimmed the live stream rooms bullet screen in passing.
Several fans with the tag Dean defended him one after another: How can our Dean possibly lip-sync? Otherwise, how can you exin his raw vocal before? Dont tell me that was also lip-syncing? Dont mislead new viewers!
Father Wang:
So what if he lip-syncs? The reason I like Dean is because I like watching how fancy he is when he hits on girls. I dont listen to him sing! What does lip-syncing and stealing songs have to do with me? La Im not listening to you!
Father Wang:
Why is there such a big water army today? With all due respect, who does this Wang Situ think he is? Ive never heard of this singer at all. Is he trying to freeload off our Deans poprity?
The corner of Father Wangs lips already couldnt help twitching. Really, this was going too far!
Did a grand, top-ss guru on the Cultivation Chinese Network like him need to ride off some small singers poprity?
But what made Father Wang even more speechless was what happened after.
At that time, the administrator typed on the public screen: Deans throat is a little ufortable today, so he wont be singing in his live stream. Hell take it easy for a bit and chat with everyone. If there are any songs you want to listen to, you can also leave a message first on the public screen. Ill note them down, and Dean will perform them inter live streams to make it up to everyone.
This was clearly a dy tactic.
Because there were too many viewers in the live stream room now, the other party was worried that he would give the game away if he sang in front of so many people. If his trick was seen through again, he definitely wouldnt be able to defend himself.
Hence, Father Wang could conclude that the other side was definitely using this method to fob off todays live stream and to take his time considering his next move once he got offline.
But the most terrible thing was, these fans in the live stream room actually believed it.
Cry cry cry , Great Dean, rest well. I love hearing you sing!
If your throats not good, dont sing, we understand!
God! Great Deans throat was kissed by an angel! It will definitely be alright! Drink more hot water!
Looking at the bullet screen, Father Wang almost spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
So many fans had been deceived!
Even if his song hadnt been stolen, Father Wang felt that he would still need to address this issue and couldnt allow this kind of person to continue getting away with what he was doing.
In his fan group, Father Wang asked, Is there anyone who can find out this live streamers real identity? His name and phone number will be enough. Ill give you ten chapter updates in exchange.
Less than ten seconds after he said that, a fan called Distressed Eggs replied: Yang Zhong, male, 176cm, mobile number 139188XXXXX, address: Lane 872, Yunmen West Road, Songhai city
WTF, Brother Egg, did you dox him? a lot of fans in the group eximed in surprise.
It was only in that moment that Father Wang realized that there really were other big shots hiding in his fan group
It hadnt been long, but even the address had been uncovered!
As the rest of his fans sighed emotionally over Brother Eggs battle strength, Brother Egg responded very modestly, This is the most I can do; I actually also have his ID and whatnot, but it wouldnt be very nice for me to give that out. Lets not call this number to harass him; lets wait for our great lord to contact this live streamer first and see how it goes.
OK!
No problem.
Many people in the fan group responded in the next moment.
At that time, someone asked a question: But Brother Egg, how did you find all this out? Do you have particr resources?
That is naturally a secret. This Brother Egg smiled. Its mainly because Im used to doing regr investigations C I have a nephew who alwayses now and then to ask me all kinds of things
Nephew?
Thats right, his surname is Guo, and hes still in senior high.
Chapter 683 - Silent Heavenly Dao
Chapter 683: Silent Heavenly Dao
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It was a full hour since the start of the live stream, and thousands of people had already been banned from Singers Institutes live stream room. Two administrators with the nicknames Mr Li and Zhang Fei banned anyone who mentioned the keywords lip-sync or piracy for seven days, regardless of the actual situation; even some of the live streamers fans who carried his tags suffered the same treatment when they came asking about the situation.
Father Wang stared at the live stream room, speechless and helpless.
Yet this live streamer didnt seem flustered at all. The ck half-maskpletely and neatly hid the subtle changes in his expressions. Father Wang now seemed to understand why the live streamer wore a mask in his live stream C it was because he had no face at all!
After a little over an hour, Father Wang started to see Yang Zhong interact with the fans in the live stream room: It turns out everyone thinks that this song The Starry Skys Language of Love sounds good? In fact
Father Wang thought this guy had finally gotten a conscience and was going to apologize; who knew he would abruptly go the other way: In fact, the song is well written, and I sing it well! Right! As the original singer of this song, my singing is really too outstanding!
Father Wang:
Oh, by the way, Im about to upload this song to a music tform. When the timees, I hope everyone will download Singers Institutes Record. Currently, no version of this song exists on the Inte because I havent uploaded it yet. After we upload the recordter on, I hope everyone will download it in support. If you like it, click Follow or Favorite, thenment on it! Itll be on NetEase Cloud Music! You just need to search directly for The Starry Skys Language of Love!
After hearing this, Father Wang felt the urge to smash his keyboard for the first time ever.
He didnt feel like this even when he had writers block, but after hearing the other side shamelessly dupe the audience, Father Wang was truly enraged He was stunned and couldnt understand how a person could be so thick-skinned!
The most important thing was that this guy actually wanted to upload the song ahead of him. This guy had to be crazy This was outright infringement!
Next to Father Wang, Lie Mengmeng was also surprised when he saw this. If this person does this, well probably sue him, wouldnt we?
We definitely will!
Father Wang said, This songs copyright belongs to me. What hes done is an act of theft Worse still, its formercial use. If a tremendous amount of money is involved, he might be put away for several years. But I dont think hes brave enough to do it on his own; its probably the guild behind this person thats helping him out.
Lie Mengmeng nodded. I think so too. This person seems quite young, and is unlikely to have the guts to do it himself.
Furthermore, how many people had already been banned?
In Lie Mengmengs eyes, the two administrators in the live stream room were already no different from lunatics Basically, they were the type to ban people right away regardless of the actual situation; whether you were a passer-by asking a question or a fan looking for an exnation, as long as you raised this issue, you would be banned.
When Lie Mengmeng had opened an ount toment in the live stream room before, he had just typed a question mark and was immediately banned for seven days.
Really, Ive never seen such a shameless person before. Lie Mengmeng gave a heartfelt sigh
Thats right, this type of disavowal tactic is truly shameless. Compared with my dyed chapter updates and extraneous words, Im simply a pure white lotus
Lie Mengmeng:
This case of copyright infringement wasnt over yet; Father Wang knew that he needed to get even tougher. The important thing right now was to continue collecting evidence of the other partys vition of copyright and go through the relevant certification procedure for the copyright of The Starry Skys Language of Love as soon as possible.
Since Father Wang had decided not to use that big big big big shot behind him, this battle was destined to be drawn-out slightly longer than the ones before, and it was going to be a battle that revolved around fans from different circles. Live stream fans vs novel fans which side was stronger? Father Wang was looking forward to finding out.
Elsewhere, Odd Zhuo had already picked out a whole kit for himself. The shoes, coats, undergarments, socks and even the briefs he would be wearing were all genuine magic treasures; most crucially, he had never heard of them before. It could only be said that it was just like shifu to walk an extraordinary path even the magic treasures he used werent the same as the ones on the market.
You could now search the ranking of basically every magic treasure on a relevant magic treasure app, but there wasnt any information at all on these magic weapons from Wang Ling. He had picked them from the original Eight sses of Divine Weapons text; the book that was sold on the market was the iplete version, and a lot of the data it contained was toocking to be inputted into the software app.
As a result, the magic treasures from the original Eight sses of Divine Weaponscouldnt be found in the online magic treasures software.
After Odd Zhuo was done picking out the magic treasures he wanted, Wang Ling silently noted them down, then took back the exercise book. He would give this exercise book to the Heavenly Daoter in exchange for the materials to make the magic treasures.
Moreover, Wang Ling had deliberately used very borate writing inside the exercise book in order to exchange it for arger amount of materials.
Since he would be making more magic treasures this time, Wang Ling felt the materials might still not be enough.
He wondered if the Heavenly Dao epted copies
Wang Ling pondered this, chin in hand.
Heavenly Dao:
It was July 25th on Tuesday in the fourteenth week of the semester.
Today was the day the overseas returnee elites of the Demon Hunters Association had organized to attack No. 60 High, but the school was as calm as always.
At the pancake stall in front of the school gate, Uncle Qiu still enthusiastically served the students early in the morning. As the old man who sold Chinese pancakes in front of No. 60 Highs gate all year long, he heard most of the rumors of No. 60 High.
As Super Chen passed by, he bought a pancake and put five yuan into the money box next to the old mans cart. Here you go, uncle!
Got it, just leave it there. Uncle Qiu nodded and then very proficiently poured out ayer of batter on the pancake cart, spread it evenly, and directly cracked two eggs on it.
Super Chen: Uncle, I gave you money for one egg
Uncle Qiu: Its fine, its a promo today, buy one and get one free.
Super Chen: By the by, uncle, do you know that a bunch of criminals have dered that theyre going to attack our school today?
Uncle Qiu raised his eyebrows. Do you mean the Demon Hunters Association?
Super Chen nodded. Thats right! The Demon Hunters Association. Arent you scared, uncle? Youre so close to the school, what if you get pulled into it?
Uncle Qiu: Theres nothing to be afraid of; Ive been selling pancakes in front of your school gate for so many years, there arent any demons and ghosts I havent seen.
Super Chen:
This was indeed true. Uncle Qiu had been selling pancakes at No. 60 Highs front gate for many years, and seniors from the previous years presumably had all seen him. Most importantly, almost everyone at No. 60 High had bought Uncle Qius pancakes before. Old Li at the school gate especially loved to eat them!
Uncle Qiu: That Shadow Stream group that came to pick a fight with your school a few months ago C isnt the grass on their graves taller than a man now?
Super Chen:
Chapter 684 - The Demon Hunters Association’s Attack?
Chapter 684: The Demon Hunters Associations Attack?
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Anyone at No. 60 High could see that Uncle Qiu had already been there for a long time. This was an uncle who had witnessed No. 60 Highs history of hardships. Some said that one of the reasons why No. 60 High could stand firm in the face of so many disasters was Uncle Qiu.
In fact, there had been no shortage of legends about Uncle Qiu all these years. In No. 60 Highs Tieba circle, at least, there were numerous legends about him. Many people thought that Uncle Qiu was a hidden expert with a mysterious identity. Moreover, there were several times when people had even seen Uncle Qiu crack eggs in the shape of the yin yang symbol when he was making pancakes
This was precisely why legends about Uncle Qiu popped up one after another, and they could be found online.
Wang Ling hadnt attended this school for long, but he had also already eaten Uncle Qius pancakes. Furthermore, they were currently the best thing Wang Ling felt that he had ever eaten apart from crispy noodle snacks. The point was that this five-yuan pancake had plenty of filling, which included sweet sauce, chili, egg, crackers, youtiao , tenderloin, sausage and anything else.
When Wang Ling arrived at school that morning, he happened to see Super Chen buying a pancake, so after thinking about it, he also took out five yuan to buy one.
Wang Ling! Are you also buying a pancake? Super Chen greeted him as he chewed on his freshly made pancake.
Today, Uncle Qiu had a special buy one egg and get one free offer. Just like when he had made the pancake for Super Chen earlier, he directly cracked two eggs in the end, four eggs yolks came out! Both these eggs were actually double-yolked!
Wang Ling:
Uncle Qiu was stunned, and so was Super Chen What kind of operation was this?!
Uncle Qiuughed. This student is pretty lucky!
After spreading out the pancake, Uncle Qiu asked, Student, do you wantyoutiao or crackers?
Wang Ling took out a crispy noodle snack packet from his pocket and opened it, then divided the contents in half before giving one portion to Uncle Qiu.
Uncle Qiu:
The morning at No. 60 High today was more peaceful than expected.
It had already been a whole night since word of the Demon Hunters Associations nned attack had broken yesterday. Last night, No. 60 High had sent out a lot of teachers to make emergency home visits and to do a lot of coordinating and to appease parents. Even then, there were still one or two parents who decided that their children would take a leave of absence and so didnt attend school today.
As for how many parents would choose to transfer their children out after this incident, this wasnt something Wang Ling couldnt calcte. He had chosen No. 60 High in the very beginning because he wanted to live a peaceful study life. This was because in every respect, whether it was the schools location, campus history or overall assessment, No. 60 High in fact seemed very averagepared with other ordinary high schools.
But the absurd part was that the things which had happened since the semester started ten or so weeks ago didnt make No. 60 High seem like an average school at all
Would the Demon Hunters Associations attack proceed smoothly?
Wang Ling thought that this was a question mark.
Because his eyelid warning had already stopped
Elsewhere, Father Wang was still fighting Singers Institute, the live streamer who stole songs, and fans on both sides were blowing the matter up. In addition to the fan viewers who supported Father Wang and were boycotting this thieving live streamer, there was also a key figure who was directly causing this battle to enter a white-hot state.
This person was none other than Daoist Guang who had just be a live streamer and entered the live stream circle in recent weeks.
Daoist Guang was the all-round big brother on the Cultivation Broadcasting tform. He had amassed millions of fans in a few short weeks, directly creating a new record in the websites history. Now, as long as Daoist Guang started live streaming, he would hit over ten million views in less than ten minutes.
Why was Daoist Guang so popr? While timing and luck yed a role, another factor was that his ind was something he had created himself and he coulde up with all sorts of new material for a survival broadcast series to live stream to the audience every day. He could even create bogus spirit beasts on the ind out of y to bring out the best in the program.
It was very normal for a live streamer to create effects for their program to begin with. However, the live streamer should also use their own actual abilities to do so; relying on crooked methods and a mixed bag of tricks in the end wasnt right.
Knowing that Father Wangs song had been infringed, Daoist Guangs attitude was very clear. He directly changed the title of his live stream room to Langya Broadcasting tforms Shadow Fool C Dean Stealing and Lip-Syncing Songs! and even publicly expressed on Weibo how he felt about the issue of stealing and lip-syncing songs C this became the fuse that ignited the whole incident.
Daoist Guang knew that this Senior Wang was Ling Zhenrens father; how could this senior be an ordinary person? Daoist Guang didnt even need to think about it before he sided firmly with Father Wang.
However, he couldnt use this exnation with outsiders. Therefore, after obtaining Father Wangs permission, Daoist Guang directly made public some information.
That was, the person who was currently ranked number one on his fan list with the ID Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated, and whom many of the water friends in the live stream room called Brother Sleep, was the famous guru writer Wang Situ himself.
When the news came out, it wasnt just the live stream circle, but the novel circle also exploded.
Damn, it turns out this guy is Wang Situ?
My god so Wang Situ is Lord Inds fan, too?
Haha, that live streamer is finished. Not only did he do Wang Situ wrong, he even offended Lord Ind. Wang Situs given Lord Ind so many gifts, their rtionship certainly isnt an ordinary one!
This gave Daoist Guang, as a live streamer on another tform, a better reason for helping to crush that thieving live streamer Singers Institute.
Nowadays, Daoist Guang was the big brother of the Cultivation Broadcasting tform, while Father Wang was a very famous Inte guru. For these two people to join hands to crush a live streamer was basically a deration that the live streamer was already done for.
Staring at the screen, Lie Mengmeng sighed. This person is also obstinate. Wouldnt this have been over if he had apologized early on?
You dont understand, some people wont shed tears until they see the coffin. Father Wang sighed. If you dont believe me, take a look
Father Wang opened the live streamers live stream room to show the other side sitting there as if nothing had happened as he didnt respond at all to the issue of stealing and lip-syncing songs.
This man really has the nerve Lie Mengmeng was speechless.
Hes good at ying dead. He did the samest year and yed dead when he ran into trouble. The people mming him then got tired after some time and slowly stopped investigating. But the problem is that hes never encountered a stubborn enough person. Father Wangughed. He dared steal the song I gave to my wife, it looks like this guy doesnt want to live anymore
How do you want to deal with him? Lie Mengmeng asked.
Father Wang drew his thumb across his throat. Shut him down.
Chapter 685 - President Lang Bei’s Little Secretary
Chapter 685: President Lang Beis Little Secretary
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That day, Yang Zhong didnt start a live stream, and used the excuse of being sick with the audience in the live stream room to take a break. The administrators in the live stream room, however, didnt take any breaks, and Mr Li and Zhang Fei continued to ban people. In less than two days, they had banned over ten thousand people who basically were passers-by that had found out about the incident through Father Wang.
Online users forever liked to butt in on the action as they looked forward to a show. Although the audiences for novel and live stream circles were different, their ages were simr, so this show was very tantalizing for spectators in both circles.
Yang Zhong knew very well that right now he was in the eye of the storm; it was very important that he didnt admit to stealing songs and to avoid the limelight for a while. This was how he had handled the crisisst year, and it turned out to work pretty well.
But this time, Yang Zhong underestimated the power of Wang Situ, the veteran guru writer on the Cultivation Chinese Network.
After Daoist Guangs support for Wang Situst night, Yang Zhong already had a feeling it would be very hard for him to free himself of this mess.
President, what should we do now? He had no choice but to look for help from Lang Bei. Shadow Fool Guild wasnt a small one, and had signed hundreds of artists, Yang Zhong being one of them.
Yang Zhong always believed that the president would never abandon him so easily. This year, he had drummed up a lot of ill-gotten gains for Shadow Fool by stealing and lip-syncing songs. Moreover, when that mishap had happenedst year, it was Shadow Fool who spent several hundred thousand in penalty fees and specially signed him on. Yang Zhong had always felt that this guild cared for him and wouldnt abandon him so easily.
On the other end of the line, the tone of Lang Bei, President of Shadow Fool Guild, wasnt as confident as before.
That was because the two people whom Yang Zhong had offended this time had massive numbers of fans, and they would actually be very difficult to contend with if things continued like this.
President Lang Bei had in fact been weighing the stakes before he picked up the phone.
Shadow Fool Guild wasnt a charity guild, but a live streaming guild that had to support so many people. To be frank, everything was just a matter of making profit. Last year, Shadow Fool had signed Yang Zhong on despite the criticism. They even spent a huge sum of money to pay off his former guilds penalty fee, since they had had an eye on his futuremercial value.
But they were now in the eye of the storm Any move would be more difficult to makepared withst year.
Dont worry, weve already prioritized uploading the record. You can take a screenshot first and post it on Weibo; the most important thing is to calm your own fans down first. President Lang Bei said, As for Wang Situ, Ive already contacted the Cultivation Chinese Network and gotten his contact information. Ill discuss it in detail with himter. If this incident can be settled privately, and both sides can release statements to rify the matter, itll be a perfect ending. Plus, youll have a lot more fanspared withst year
OK! Thank you, president! President, you have to help me this time! Listening to President Lang Bei, Yang Zhong immediately felt relieved. As long as his backer hadnt abandoned him, there was still a way to save everything.
After the call ended, President Lang Bei, sitting in his office, rubbed his eyes and felt his head hurt deeply.
Lord President doesnt n to abandon him yet? a little secretary wearing scanty clothing said next to him.
Its too early to give up on him. He still has some value. President Lang Bei mused, This matter has already blown up, and looking at the current situation, it basically wont end well for us, but if we can settle this privately with this Mr Wang Situ this is definitely the best option for us.
Hearing this, the scantily-d little secretary understood. It was all because President Lang Bei thought Yang Zhong could still be used. Relying on Yang Zhongsmercial value, Shadow Fool Guild had made a lot of money this year.
These days, while the live stream room was at the center of things, there was also a lot of revenue earned from gifts. Many loyal fans didnt hesitate to spendrge sums of money in the live stream room to frantically send small gifts in order to cover those negative suspicions on the bullet screen.
What should we do next? asked the scantily-d little secretary.
Its very simple. President Lang Bei said, Contact Wang Situ first, and also that Daoist Guang. Ask them what their thoughts are on this incident. If they just wantpensation, we can pay a sum on Yang Zhongs behalf. Of course, if its a sky-high price, then its another story.
Then youll give up on him?
If things reach that point, of course we can only give up on him.
President Lang Bei said, Yang Zhong this person isnt clean to begin with. If it wasnt because he still has some finalmercial value, I would have already canceled his contract early on. To me, hes just a pawn that can be discarded anytime
Lord President really is merciless. The scantily-d little secretary smiled, went directly to President Lang Bei, then sat on hisp.
Just then, the little secretarys cell phone rang.
President Lang Bei held the secretary. Whos calling?
Hm, its a delivery.
The little secretary directly turned on the hands-free function.
A voice then came through the phone. Excuse me, is that Mr Shen? Your express delivery has arrived!
The scantily-d little secretary stood up. Very well! Ill go get it!
Elsewhere, it was still quiet at No. 60 High. It was already long past the time the Demon Hunters Associations master attack n was meant to be carried out. It was now almost noon and there was still no movement from those so-called overseas returnee elites from the Demon Hunters Association.
Quite a few No. 60 High students started to mock them in the ss chats and on Tieba.
Are theying or not? If not, we can go have lunch
Damn, so untrustworthy! Stressed us out for a long time! What is this group doing? Theyre even worse than Shadow Stream! Back when Shadow Stream came, for better or worse, they still got into the school. Can it be that this bunch cant even get through No. 60 Highs front gate?
After quietly reading the messages on Tieba and in the ss chat, Wang Ling also looked out of the window and felt it was strange.
The sun was exceptionally bright today There was no sign of a storm.
What on earth was going on?
Wang Ling himself was also puzzled. His eyelid had clearly twitched in warning previously, but in the end it had suddenly stopped. Did the other party run into some sort of ident? Emm
Lets stop waiting. Do what we should do, eat, eat! Super Chen couldnt helpughing. Mother Juan reportedly held a food tasting event for parents in No. 60 High a while ago. It seemed only one parent showed up. When she left, she took some croquettes with her. If this parent was someone from the Demon Hunters Association who brought those meatballs back, do you think that group of people might have been directly poisoned to death?
Wang Ling was taken aback. So that was it!
Chapter 686 - Wiped Out
Chapter 686: Wiped Out
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When Elder Ji Xing regained consciousness, he felt sore all over and he didnt even have the energy to stand up.
Cold
An endless cold pierced his marrows, which frightened him terribly.
What the hell happened yesterday?
Elder Ji Xing felt like he couldnt remember anything. His body felt extremely weak; it was as if his bones were limp and his entire body half paralyzed he couldnt get up at all!
Had he been poisoned?
How could that be
Elder Ji Xing closed his eyes and tried circting his spirit energy to take a look at his surroundings, but it actually got stuck halfway in his bodys golden core He hadnt been poisoned, since he could at least still run spirit energy. If it was a very potent poison, it would definitely have directly shut down all his meridians so that even spirit energy wouldnt be able to circte normally.
Taking a deep breath, Elder Ji Xing tried using spirit energy to break through the restraints on his golden core. Doing this was very risky, because whether it worked or not, forcibly using spirit energy to break through a seal inside the body was bound to cause serious internal injuries.
And Elder Ji Xing was now already very seriously injured!
But he had no choice C he needed to know what the current situation was.
At this thought, Elder Ji Xing grit his teeth, and enduring the acute pain in his body, he started to exert force on his golden core. It was very ufortable, as if he was constipated, and Elder Ji Xing felt so stifled that his entire face turned red. In the end, even the blue veins on his forehead burst! A man of the Demon Hunters Association would never give up!
A few minutester, Elder Ji Xing let out a sudden wa sound and spat out a mouthful of blood.
So far, he had already broken through the block on his golden core inside his body and could run his spirit energy as usual. However, Elder Ji Xing was suffering from the internal injury it caused. He now couldnt move, and couldnt even take out the emergency pills he had prepared, which was what he was most angry about Sometimes the most tragic thing in life wasnt that a person didnt spend his money before he died, but that a dying man who had medicine couldnt eat it!
Step by step
Elder Ji Xing took a deep breath and tried to calm his thoughts as much as possible. Now wasnt the time to get angry, because rash anger would only aggravate his injuries.
At that moment, his spirit energy began to circte normally, and Elder Ji Xing could finally use a cultivators sense of spiritual awareness to check the situation inside the military tent.
Everyone
Yes
Everyone had copsed!
Some of the elders had even alreadypletely stopped breathing and abruptly died!
The breathing of the remaining elders who were still alive was also very weak
Elder Ji Xing was utterly dumbstruck in his heart. What on earth happened? Why had they suddenly been wiped out like this?
And this was the part that was even more freaky, because Elder Ji Xing realized that he couldnt recall what had happenedst night at all, as if his memory had been cut off!
At that moment, his face was white and he was covered in cold sweat. He truly couldnt imagine what kind of Almighty they had offended, who could do things to this extent.
They were all elite members of the Demon Hunters Association who had been trained overseas! The weakest of them was in any case still an Itinerant Immortal expert, but at that moment, some had actually fainted and some had suddenly died. In a split second, they had beenpletely wiped out And the scariest thing was that Elder Ji Xing had no idea what on earth happened.
The coordinates of the military tent from where they were organizing this operation were strictly confidential. This area of mountain forest was protected inside and out by a barrier. If there had been an invasionst night, they should have sensed it early on given how many people they had! But not only hadnt that Almighty made any noise, it had been an absolutely silent infiltration in which they had been quietly wiped out, and even their memories had been erased in the end
Elder Ji Xing couldnt help sucking in a cold breath of air at this thought.
What a frightening and dreadful strategy
He really couldnt remember anything. And the most, most horrifying of all, was that Elder Mingren, who had taken Nine-Tails for psychological treatment, had also fallen to the ground and was already dead.
Who could tell him what the hell happened yesterday?
A few hours before the Demon Hunters Association was wiped out, Elder Mingren, who had taken Nine-Tails for psychological treatment, returned to the military tent where the others were.
Because its condition was discovered in time, the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs psychological treatment went well. The psychologist sprayed a growth agent on its tails so that the fur would grow out thick again and its original confidence would return.
But just as he approached the military tent, Elder Mingren felt that something clearly wasnt right about the aura inside.
He frowned deeply.
Had something happened?
Elder Mingren reacted immediately, because he could clearly sense that the auras of the elders inside the military tent were very faint, as if they had been injured. Strangely, however, Elder Mingren didnt sense any enemy aura nearby.
Nine-Tails, enter battle mode. As soon as Elder Mingren said that, he was promptly enveloped in golden spirit energy. This was an augmentation technique whichbined the Nine-Tails chakra with the spirit energy inside his body to double his battle strength.
But this form couldnt be maintained for long, because the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxs original form consumedrge amounts of spirit energy inside the body. Currently, they were using chakra the same way Elder Poisonous Dragon had; by sacrificing fat, the chakra as a second energy source wasbined with spirit energy to be used together.
Elder Mingren thought himself invincible in this mode, since his self-healing ability in this form was more formidable than President Bais. Although this mode could onlyst for two minutes, it was clearly already more than enough time to deal with the enemy.
Besides, even if he couldnt defeat the enemy, he could run away
Taking a deep breath, Elder Mingren stepped inside the military tent.
When he pushed the tent p aside, the scene in front of him was something he would never forget in his life.
All the elders were down
Elder Ji Xing, themander of this operation, was no exception. Some of the elders had even died already, without a single sound.
He had to contact President Bai at once.
Elder Mingren frowned and canceled the Nine-Tails mode. He then took out his cell phone and dialed President Bais hotline.
While waiting for the call to connect, Elder Mingren looked carefully at his surroundings again. There was fine wine and croquettes on the table; it was clear that Elder Ji Xing and the others had been celebrating not long ago toasting the sess of the n tomorrow.
Elder Mingren remembered reading Elder Ji Xings message on WeChat Moments previously, and had even given a thumbs-up and said that he was on his way back.
Who would have thought, not long after that
Elder Mingren sighed deeply.
He picked up a croquette from the table, put it in his mouth, and drank thest of the wine.
This meatball and this wine represented his grief for Elder Ji Xing and the other elders
Elder Mingren, died.
Chapter 687 - Wang Ling’s Warning
Chapter 687: Wang Lings Warning
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That afternoon, Odd Zhuo was in his office, feeling gloomy.
He had been answering phone calls all morning from enthusiastic citizens who were mainlyining about the No. 60 High issue. A lot of these enthusiastic citizens didnt understand why No. 60 High wasnt on holiday today and was carrying on with sses.
Although there was no movement with regard to the Demon Hunters Associations revenge n, this was a gang of crafty hoodlums! God knew what kind of sick things they would do to kids Nowadays, there were many cases of these psychopaths causing injuries!
For example, there was a scumbag some time ago who should be struck by lightning for stabbing two primary school children on their way to school. This kind of person should be cut to pieces and go to hell, his soul never to be reincarnated! Why attack kids If you can, go attack Ling Zhenren!
When Odd Zhuo read this news, he had been utterly furious.
So it actually wasnt as if he couldnt understand when it came to this matter, but a lot of the time, suspending sses wasnt up to him alone Conversely, when you held a high position, there were times when you were actually more limited in what you could do, and you had to be prudent in how you handled each matter.
The reason why No. 60 High hadnt suspended sses this time was abination of various factors. While Odd Zhuo didnt know exactly what factors Headmaster Chen and the higher-ups had taken into ount before they made this decision, Headmaster Chen had never made a wrong decision when it came to No. 60 High And this indeed was the reality: the overseas returnee elites of the Demon Hunters Association had announced that they would be getting their revenge in the morning, but it was now the afternoon with not even a shadow to be seen.
Brother Zhuo, it seems like theres no movement? The director and the deputy director shared the same office space. Zhong Lang looked at the time, then poked his head out to ask Odd Zhuo the question.
Odd Zhuo shrugged and spread his hands. No idea
He didnt know what the situation was.
But for some reason, he could feel a massive shadow slowly covering him; he had a very strong premonition that it was ultimately going to directly turn into a wok on his head
Just as Odd Zhuos thoughts were running wild, his phone suddenly vibrated
Odd Zhuo looked at the caller ID.
It was Secretary Dakang calling
No way, right? The corner of Odd Zhuos lips twitched, and he picked up the phone.
From the other end of the line came the old secretarys wholehearted praise. Little Zhuozi! Beautifully done!
Odd Zhuo:
What What did he do this time?
Secretary Dakang: We discovered the bodies of the Demon Hunters Association overseas returnee elites in an area of mountain forest, including the Elder Ji Xing who organized the n! Hes now the only one who survived! That overseas returnee team of elites from the Demon Hunters Association has already been wiped out! Tell me the truth, was it that old shifu behind you who took action again?
Odd Zhuo: Old secretary, I
Dont deny it, I can tell right away that this was a setup!
Secretary Dakang: If that senior expert is willing toe out and meet me, hes wee anytime. Hes helped us out so much, after all!
Odd Zhuo: Then now
Secretary Dakang: Why are you still spacing out now? Hurry up and hold a press conference. The overseas returnee team of elites from the Demon Hunters Association waspletely eliminated this time, I want to see what that bunch online have to say about that.
Odd Zhuo:
The Demon Hunters Associations grand n for their overseas returnee elites to attack No. 60 High ultimately came to an end with almost all of them dead, except for two people: One was Elder Ji Xing, who was struggling painfully, while the other was Elder Yaren who had already been captured earlier, and who was at the stage of twitchy revival.
These were the top two experts among the overseas returnee elites this time, yet even then they had both alreadypletely lost the ability to fight, and wouldnt be able to participate in any battles any time soon.
No. 60 High was still tranquil at noon, which was when Uncle Qiu prepared to close up his pancake stall. Just as he was about to leave with the cart, a customer with a snow-white face and carrying a ck umbre appeared all of a sudden. The customers aura was so gloomy and cold that even the stove on the pancake cart seemed to cool down a few degrees as he drew near.
The small ck umbre covered half the neers face, so Uncle Qiu didnt have a full view of it.
Uncle Qiu raised his eyebrows and then sighed in his heart. Sir I dont have enough batter, and can only make onest pancake. Do you want crackers oryoutiao ? My pancake ingredients arent as fresh by noon, but if you still want them, I can give you a cheaper price
The man under the ck umbre said quietly, Youtiao .
It was sinct and to the point, without any unnecessary words.
Alright. Uncle Qiu nodded and began to make a pancake.
When he cracked open an egg, Uncle Qiu couldnt help sighing with feeling. It really is peaceful today.
The man under the ck umbre listened to him silently.
To be a person is just like making this pancake: whether youre adding sweet or spicy sauce, you ultimately have to be careful when you make your choice. There are some ces you can provoke and some you cant At this point, Uncle Qiu was done making the pancake, and he then expertly wrapped it in oilpaper. Here you are, young man, your pancake.
This customer with the ck umbre stared at the pancake without moving for a long time. He watched as Uncle Qiu left, pushing the cart down to the end of the road
Under the ck umbre, President Bai was utterly stupefied.
He had stood there unmoving for a long time not because he was reflecting on something, but because a powerful aura had held him in ce He hadnt been able to move at all!
Could it be that this No. 60 High really was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers?
Even the uncle selling pancakes at the gate was so frightening?
President Bai narrowed his eyes and started to weigh the stakes.
Then he lowered his head to take a bite of the pancake in his hand
Hm
It was overcooked
At the window of Grade One, ss Three, Wang Ling rxed inwardly as his pupils refocused. That Great Soul Transformation Spell just now was a technique for attaching his soul to another person. He had used Uncle Qius body to give President Bai a warning. Although he couldnt be sure that it made an impact, it could be said that this was Wang Lings ultimatum this time.
Mother Wang had taught him to be a polite child since young, to try talking things out first before resorting to violence! Wang Ling felt that his warning just now could be considered quite polite!
But whether President Bai understood his meaning in the end was another matter
Chapter 688 - Something’s Happened to Wang Ling!
Chapter 688: Somethings Happened to Wang Ling!
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President Bai was inordinately depressed by the colossal failure of the revenge n.
That was fifteen overseas returnee elites from the Demon Hunters Association! Now there wasnt even one left!
President Bai frowned. He knew full well that he could no longer act on his own initiative in this matter because he was afraid of taking risks. The main reason their Demon Hunters Association had put down roots in Huaxiu nation was actually for the sake of seizing the level thirteen spell in Beast Kings Remains.
This wouldnt be easy to do because President Bai was well aware that Huaxiu had already noticed their movements and was bound to set up tight defenses in Beast Kings Remains this time.
Now that the Demon Hunters Associations battle strength was greatly depleted, everything had be very hard to predict.
President Bai sighed. He had no choice but to send a message to Night Chiefs top leader, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor: Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, this is Bai Zhe. Im at a loss right now
Abroad, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor received President Bais message requesting aid.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor: What useless trash In the end, he still gave himself away.
Do you have any solutions, Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperor? asked a handsome and elegant young man. He held a folding fan in his hand and was dressed in a traditional style of clothing.
This man was called Dn. After President Edmark, the head of Night Chiefs six generals, was killed by that medicine ball, Dn as deputy head had taken over all of the presidents powerworks.
What do you think? Night Ghost Spirit Emperor looked at the young man and asked for his opinion.
Compared with President Edmark who did things recklessly, Second President Dn was a genuinely intelligentmander.
I suggest that Bai Zhe should withdraw and our people take over before the n is carried out, which will be the best way to minimize our losses, said Second President Dn. Of course, even if President Bai returns, he still has to face Your Majestys punishment. If Your Majesty allows it, you can order him to make reparations over there first beforeing back.
Mm.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor nodded.
The punishment was necessary; before the start of the master n, President Bai had mobilized the overseas returnee elites without permission over a small personal grievance and without fully understanding the enemy. In the end, they had walked into a trap and were wiped out. If President Bai wasnt punished for this, it would be a very bad influence on the rest of Night Chief.
Thus, he had to be punished as a lesson to others.
Given the severity of this incident, it wouldnt be considered excessive to remove President Bai from officepletely and have him die to make amends.
Second President Dn said, President Bai thought he already had enough information on that No. 60 High School, but it now seems that what he learned was useless. Otherwise, the Demon Hunters Associations entire elite team wouldnt have been destroyed
Its just a small Foundation Establishment high school, but swarming with so many experts I have a feeling that this No. 60 High wont be easy to deal with. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor stood up from his throne with a resolute expression.
In addition to sending someone to take over the rest of the master n, he decided to have President Bai thoroughly investigate No. 60 High.
At the very least, they had to find out who on earth that great senior hiding behind No. 60 High was
President Bai has a very strong recovery ability, but since he has sent a message requesting aid this time, it would only be appropriate for Night Ghost Spirit Emperor to help him out a little. As long as we exert strong enough pressure, we should be able to force that senior behind the scenes toe out, President Dn said.
Mm, Ive already transferred a technique over to him, its the Spirit Power Loan Spell I developed myself.
Spirit Power Loan Spell?
Yes, its a kind of spell that allows me to take control through a persons soul mark. For a short time, a borrowers strength will be greatly boosted through this loan method
It just so happens that this technique is still in the trial stage. Since Bai Zhe is willing to be theb rat, theres no harm in letting him try it out. Night Ghost Spirit Emperorughed. Its more cost-effective than student loans, and theres no interest on it; you just need to repay it with your life, and you can do it in installments.
President Dn:
That day after school, Wang Ling had the vague feeling that something wasnt right. It was still calm on campus, but somehow he sensed some hidden killing intent.
His intuition was always on point and had never been wrong.
Judging from the aura, this overwhelming air of hostility wasing from that very President Bai whom Wang Ling had warned before.
Sure enough, this person in the end couldnt leave well alone.
Sighing in his heart, Wang Ling feigned ignorance as he stuck his hands in his pockets and left.
At that moment, everyone in ss was having a lively discussion about the summer camp. Because they were going to be camping overnight in Beast Kings Remains, a lot of people were discussing what they should bring with them.
Once again, Wang Ling didnt participate in the discussion
Wang Ling, what do you think we should bring? Super Chen turned his head to ask Wang Ling for his opinion, but discovered that Wang Ling had already disappeared.
Where was he?
Super Chen scratched his head.
Wang Lings already left.
Dopey Guo pointed to the window. This guy leaves school with us every day, why did he leave so early today?
While he was speaking as he looked out the window, his expression swiftly changed. Holy crap! Everyone, look!
Startled by his cry of rm, everyone crowded around the window, and then saw the air distort as a ck crack suddenly appeared at the school gate!
A dozen or so tentacle-like things extended out from the crack right away and directly dragged Wang Ling inside!
This scene happened so suddenly, and several students behind Wang Ling screamed and ran back to the school.
Almost everyone in Grade One, ss Three looked on helplessly as Wang Ling was swallowed up by this ck rift in the air!
A lot of people were so scared that they got goosebumps and some of the girls in ss promptly screamed.
Go and tell the teacher, quickly! Little Peanuts face was deathly pale.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo had already rushed out.
Roughly five minutester, the phone rang at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals small vi.
The person who picked up was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself. Because he had attended the parent-teacher conference for Wang Ling, the contact details he had left behind were hisndline and cell phone number. Back then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had attended the parent-teacher conference in Father Wang and Mother Wangs ce, and had given himself the alias Wang Lei.
Hello, is this Wang Lings father, Mr Wang Lei From the other end of the line came the voice of Director Shi, the director of education.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was dazed before he replied, Yes speaking
Its like this Mr Wang Lei, were now urgently following up on this incident, so please remain calm at what Im about to say, alright? Director Shi said.
Alright, Ill stay calm, please go ahead Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was confused.
Mr Wang Lei, Student Wang Ling was swallowed up by a ck rift after school today. For now, we suspect that the Demon Hunters Associations President Bai is taking personal revenge, and that he was the one who grabbed Wang Ling just now Director Shis tone was very gloomy. As teachers, we understand that there are responsibilities which we must be held ountable for, but we still wanted to let Mr Wang Lei know to please be prepared for the worst
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded seriously. Is that all?
Director Shi: Yes
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals face was unperturbed. Alright, got it. If theres nothing else, Im hanging up! Let me know when you find my sons body.
Director Shi: ???
Chapter 689 - Poor Student Wang Ling
Chapter 689: Poor Student Wang Ling
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Director Shi was dumbstruck. How could there be a parent like this in the world
Disbelievingly, she looked at the phone number in the address book of parents contacts and confirmed that she hadnt called the wrong number. But she felt like she had just called a fake dad! The word in school all this time was that Wang Lings family situation was very tough and he had a cold personality. Now that Director Shi thought about it, she felt that this was inevitably tied to his upbringing.
Student Wang Lings family situation was a little wretched!
At that moment, director of education Director Shis maternal instincts overflowed. She suddenly felt that she hadnt cared for Student Wang Ling enough. Since he was in the elite ss, his academic grades definitely werent bad but they also had to pay attention to the psychological aspect. No. 60 Highs education style advocated two points: the education of their students and teaching!
And educating the students was still far more important than teaching!
It wasnt right for teachers to blindly chase grades; the students psychological education was equally important. Headmaster Chen had stressed this point many times at staff meetings.
Now that Director Shi was on the phone, her mind was full of regrets. She didnt know whether Wang Ling was still alive or not. Either way, Director Shi and the other No. 60 High teachers at that moment all shared the same somber mood.
Elsewhere, not long after the old secretarys phone call ofmendation, the office of the General Administration of 100 Schools received the grievous news about Wang Ling.
This time, it was Headmaster Chen himself who called Odd Zhuo.
Since something had happened to a student, Headmaster Chen was ountable in his position as headmaster.
Headmaster Chen sounded very sorrowful on the phone, but Odd Zhuo still didnt know which student had been taken. Student Odd Zhuo This was Headmaster Chens familiar address for this old graduate.
I understand the situation, headmaster Odd Zhuos voice was also very gloomy.
After the collective deaths of the team of overseas returnee elites from the Demon Hunters Association, no one expected President Bai to strike yet again, and furthermore kidnap a student.
I am already prepared to resign.
Headmaster Chen sighed deeply. If thispse in my judgment leads to this students unfortunate end, Ill feel guilty for the rest of my life
Headmaster
Odd Zhuo was moved. Calm down first, headmaster. Why dont we think of some possible solutions? Perhaps that student is still alright
That student is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, theres no way his body would have been able to withstand being drawn directly into a space fissure! Headmaster Chen was very agitated.
Odd Zhuo: May I ask exactly who this student is, Headmaster Chen?
Youve seen him before.
Headmaster Chen replied, Its that Student Wang Ling from Grade One, ss Three.
Odd Zhuo eximed loudly in his heart: Crap! Shifu s been caught by a monster!
Half an hour before the incident, Wang Ling had already sensed an abnormality at the school gate. It just so happened that school was over. Grade One sses were the earliest to end. Usually, the students would linger in ss after school to discuss homework before leaving.
With his Kings Eye, Wang Ling had seen a deeply hidden space trap. As long as students walked out of the gate, they would be sucked into the space.
Sure enough, this bull-headed person still came
Wang Ling sighed in his heart.
In this world, there would always be some people who wouldnt listen. Wang Ling felt that he had already been very benevolent.
When he was sucked into the space, Wang Ling was expressionless. The tear in space didnt have any impact on his body. Also, the instant he was sucked into the space, Wang Ling had already cast a spell to get rid of the space trap and directly plug the crack so that he was the only person to be swallowed up.
After hended, Wang Ling surveyed his surroundings carefully.
This was apletely independent and unusual space. Wang Lings first assumption was that this was probably the inside of a magic artifact.
The entire space was a snow-white world that seemed endless.
President Bai had used a technique tobine the magic artifact with his own body to partition off this space.
Wang Ling dusted off his school uniform. This was space debris from when he fell through the space fissure. When the space fissure formed, it sucked in drifting matter from other spaces, and this matter ultimately broke down into incredibly dirty debris and fine particles.
Wang Ling was a bit annoyed because this stuff was hard to wash off Who knew if enchanted detergent would be able to wash clean his dirty school uniform.
While Wang Ling was pondering this, there was a slight distortion in the air in front of him, and a young man with a deathly white face and carrying a ck umbre stepped out of the distortion.
This person was none other than President Bai.
President Bais aura was already different from what Wang Ling had felt before.
We should resolve our grievances today. President Bai let go of the small ck umbre, which then hovered behind him, and his whole face was revealed.
At that moment, Wang Ling saw a dark ck dot between President Bais eyebrows.
This was the mark of a soul exchange.
As the Heavenly Dao had said, there was a bnce to all things in the world, and the principle of equivalence exchange was an eternal and invible rule. To boost his power, President Bai could only rely on this shortcut of selling his soul and sacrificing his lifespan to make himself stronger.
President Bai stared at Wang Ling, full of confidence in his increased strength. Ive already thoroughly investigated your strength; youre a True Immortal, arent you?
Wang Ling:
Your Excellency has repeatedly thwarted my Demon Hunters Associations ns, I wont let you off so easily. President Bais tone was grim. His eyes were fixed unwaveringly on Wang Ling as he gnashed his teeth in rage. In order to deal with Your Excellency, I gave up a thousand years of my life without exception in exchange for this chance to boost my strength
Wang Ling cocked an eyebrow. He had indeed heard Mr Lu mention before that President Bai had a very powerful recovery ability to begin with, and that his self-healing ability was more terrifying than Elder Yarens. It was an instant kind of self-healing, where he might already recover even while still being attacked.
Now that President Bais whole body had been enhanced, Wang Ling felt that the other partys self-healing ability was probably stronger than before.
Wang Ling remembered that he had used one p to deal with the Old Devil.
And two ps to deal with Evil Sword God
Here, now, was the question
How many times would he have to p this President Bai to deal with him?
For now, Wang Ling wasnt sure, and only felt a little twitchy.
It was almost time for the final exams, and he still had a lot of homework to do when he went home as he hadnt finished it yet!
So troublesome!
Chapter 690 - Several Huge Misconceptions In Life
Chapter 690: Several Huge Misconceptions In Life
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After using the Spirit Power Loan Spell to boost his strength in a short period of time, President Bai obviously now had great confidence in himself. But the truth was that he had had no other choice left except to trade with Night Ghost Spirit Emperor; before theunch of the master n, he had made a very poor decision over a personal grievance, leading to fifteen members of the Demon Hunters Associations overseas returnee elite team being wiped out.
After making such a mistake, even if he went back, he wouldnt be able to escape Night Ghost Spirit Emperors punishment.
Therefore, President Bais decision to attack Wang Ling this time was the result of careful consideration. He had to make reparations for his crime by resolving this major threat as much as possible before returning to Night Chiefs headquarters. Even if he couldnt settle it, inflicting serious injury on the other party would also be good. In any case, since he was putting everything on the line, he couldnt lose.
Even if his overall battle strength wasnt good, President Bai could use attrition tactics. His powerful self-healing ability was his biggest source of confidence in a war of attrition. President Bai was a very cautious man and also a rather cunning character. This could be seen from the previous confrontations; President Bai would never participate in a fight he couldnt be sure of winning.
But in all his calctions, President Bai had missed something.
In this world, not everything could be viewed through the lens ofmon sense.
In this separate magic artifact spaceyer.
In a blink of an eye, the small ck umbre suspended above President Bais head powered up and emitted a ck light which attached itself to President Bais spine. His entire figure then shed directly in front of Wang Ling at an insane speed of a ten-millionth of a blink of an eye, which was already the peakte True Immortal level.
This small ck umbre was a spatial magic treasure that was just one step away from bing a world-defying magic artifact, but the power it was exhibiting now was already slightly above what Wang Ling had expected.
After all, this was a powerful magic artifact made from forty-nine holy beast skins. Even as a first ss holy weapon, it was much more powerful than any other holy weapon on the same level. The teleportation ability which it granted its owner through the link was very troublesome. If President Baipleted his skin collection and the umbre was bumped up to world-defying level, this small ck umbre might have the ability to turn back space and time
Wang Ling had his own reasons for making this deduction, since the independent space he was in now had been created by this small ck umbre.
A first ss holy artifact usually wouldnt be able to create a separate space. Even in Eight sses of Divine Weapons , the most that a first ss spatial magic artifact could do was move the user long distances back and forth through space.
But not only was this little ck umbre capable of long-range movement, it could also partition off space to set up an independent space Its spatial attributes were diverse andplex, and had veryprehensive functions.
If it was upgraded to world-defying level, all its spatial attributes would be enhanced, and it would be able to turn back space and time and even freeze space!
This Wuji Umbre was a dangerous magic weapon. Wang Ling had already nned to retrieve it after this fight was over and give it to Little Silver for safekeeping.
President Bai didnt hold anything back and shed in front of Wang Ling to hit him in the chest with his palm. Detachment of the Primitive World Palm 1 !
This was a technique that had also beenbined with the Wuji Umbres spatial attribute. Once hit with the palm, the point of contact would be directly torn to pieces and absorbed by the space.
Wang Ling had predicted this palm with his Kings Eye, so he dodged sideways. President Bais palm directly warped the air, tearing open a gap in this independent space.
The gap was then swiftly mended and the space restored through the power of the Wuji Umbre.
How dangerous
Wang Ling sighed secretly. Fortunately, his response had been quick!
Otherwise, his school uniform would have been torn!
Wang Ling had always thought that No. 60 Highs school uniform was very ugly, so he had never nned to enchant it. Now, he thought it would better to enchant the uniform a little, at least so that it would never tear or be damaged. Plus, it would always be free of dirt and never need to be washed!
I created this technique; is there something wrong with Your Excellencys expression? President Bai sneered. He hadnt used all of his strength in that palm strike just now, but that youngstersplexion had already turned unsightly.
This proved that his palm just now was already sufficiently intimidating!
He had hope in this fight!
President Bai sneered.
Wang Ling:
Sometimes, you had to acknowledge that there were indeed several huge misconceptions in life.
In studying, for example: This lesson isnt important; Ill understand the contents when I read it at home; the exam shouldnt be too hard; if I cant do it, neither can everyone else; Ill do some revision after I finish my homework; the top students cant do this problem, so what if I cant either; theres plenty of time for revision; Ill get some marks for writing down the form; if I blur out the symbols Im unsure of, the teacher wont be able to tell; I should be able to pass this time!
The same was true of misconceptions in cultivation: This technique will work; he broke out in a sweat just now, I definitely scared him; this person shouldnt be difficult to deal with; I couldnt beat him before, but Im stronger now; this person looks very young, hes definitely not stronger than me; the fights just begun, I can beat him
Perhaps other people might not be able to understand this feeling, but Wang Ling had a profound understanding of it. He didnt want to be a curve wrecker, but also didnt want to be seen as a poor student. The same was true in cultivation. Wang Ling thus didnt know where on earth President Bai got his confidence from.
A master would never tell other people that he was very strong.
This was probably like those curve wreckers who slowly walked out of the exam room every time and said that they hadnt done well There were always those who were naive enough to believe that these curve wreckers had stuffed up the exam, but when they got the exam paper back, they were still fifty marks behind them!
President Bai used the Wuji Umbres sh teleportation and the Detachment of the Primitive World Palm to start a new round of attacks that were swift and violent, with the palm ultimately transforming into countless shadows that shed intangibly in front of Wang Ling, but he cleanly dodged all of them.
Dodging all the time is useless President Bai demonstrated his confidence at that moment as his attack speed increased almost a hundred-fold, and still continued to rise.
President Bai carefully observed Wang Lings reaction under this increasingly violent offensive. Unfortunately, he didnt see any change in his face; apart from that pinched expression at the very beginning of the attack, the other party maintained a poker face throughout the subsequent offensive.
Could it be he had been scared silly?
Was he pretending to be calm?
President Bai pondered
But in the next moment, a palm directly met his, instantly blowing all the thoughts out of President Bais mind.
It was just a light palm which didnt seem to have much strength behind it, but not only did its force cancel out the Detachment of the Primitive World Palms power of space, it also directly sent President Bai flying and made him spit blood on the spot.
The next moment, President Bai heard Wang Lings indifferent voice in his mind. What else can you do? Otherwise, Im going to go back and do my homework
President Bai: ???
Chapter 691 - The Disparity In Strength
Chapter 691: The Disparity In Strength
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The corner of President Bais mouth twitched in bafflement. This youngster clearly hadnt used his true strength when their palms met just now. Although President Bai had spewed blood under that palm just now, he recovered in almost an instant without even an internal injury left behind. He had an extremely resilient physique to begin with, and wasnt afraid of being injured at all.
But he stared at this scene in front of him in disbelief. Of all the techniques he had mastered, his Detachment of the Primitive World Palm was ranked third he couldnt believe that this technique which contained a massive space-destroying force actually hadnt injured this youngster at all.
How could his palm technique fail? No way this person was just trying to be brave!
At that moment, countless thoughts crowded President Bais mind, and he didnt even have time to think about the meaning of what the youngster had said.
Did such an Almighty figure still need to do homework?
All of a sudden, President Bais mind felt like it was a mess.
He didnt believe that the other party wasnt injured even a little from hisst attack. In terms of pure damage, not only was his palm fatal, it was also exceedingly destructive. No matter how formidable a persons recovery ability was, it was impossible topletely recover from injuries caused by a spatial technique in the short term; this was a type of injury which was more terrible than the major damage state.
Wang Lings nonchnt palm earlier wasnt lethal, but the terrifying thing was that he had directly neutralized the damage from President Bais spatial palm technique.
President Bais loan transaction with Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had been sessful, and he had traded his lifespan in exchange for boosting his strength tote True Immortal level for a brief period of time. Although hisst palm hadnt contained one hundred-percent of his strength, it shouldnt be so bad as to cause no injuries at all to the other party the other party, had to be putting on a brave face! Right! He was definitely just acting brave.
There was no way President Bai would admit nor believe that his attack had actually been neutralized In this world, it was impossible for someone stronger than a True Immortal to exist! Even even Immortal Zhenyuan who was said to have already reached the heights of a Venerated Immortal was only a legend! Many people hadnt even seen his face!
President Bais breathing had already unconsciously started to speed up, not because he was feeling tired, but purely because of nerves.
Even in this situation, he still showed no signs of admitting defeat.
Seeing this, Wang Ling sighed silently. Sometimes, it was indeed very difficult for people to acknowledge the disparity with others.
This required a person to recognize his true strength in his heart; in other words, whether or not they were smart enough to understand
It was very obvious that President Bai wasnt.
There were times when a person needed to clearly see themselves for who they were
Wang Ling gazed deeply at President Bai.
Wang Ling had to admit thatpared with his former opponents, President Bai was a little unique.
After enduring Wang Lings somewhat half-hearted palm, the other party could actually recover in a sh. Even Evil Sword God and the Old Devil could only hope to match this type of self-healing ability.
In other words, even if Wang Ling was a little fiercer with his palm, President Bai wouldnt die so easily.
Actually, Wang Ling had felt pretty depressed in the previous battles, since he felt that his hands were tied during the fights.
Thew had always been Wang Lings first choice.
In an orderly age of cultivation, if everything was resolved through ughter, that only proved that that generation was a failure. If one created rules, one had to abide by them. To be frank, Wang Ling felt that he was still young and it absolutely wouldnt be good to stain his hands with too much blood.
Thinking this, he sighed heavily and started to walk toward President Bai step by step.
The moment Wang Ling took his first step, President Bai already felt immeasurable pressure as if the whole of Mount Tai had directly dropped onto his shoulders! This youngsters aura hadpletely changed, ring up sharply several times over!
It was just the first step, but President Bai jolted and spat blood!
How can this be
While President Bai was feeling stupefied, Wang Ling had already taken his second step.
At the same time, this magic artifacts entire internal space started to stir with massive fluctuations. This was an independent world which President Bai had set up with the Wuji Umbres power,pletely separated from the outside! The structure of this entire space was extremely stable! But the youngsters second step had directly affected the walls of these entire space.
Endless cracks stretched out in a domino effect, splitting open the space in all directions. Strong gales of space wind swirled out through the fissures to tear the space apart without end.
Directly destroying the space with just one step How was that possible?!
With the space being torn apart by this tremendous power, President Bai felt that the situation was alreadypletely out of control; he was like the y Bodhisattva who couldnt save himself while crossing the river. The power ripping the space apart was too terrifying, and more and more cracks showed up around him, pulling at his body. The only thing President Bai could do was roar at Wang Ling, Are you insane?! Youll kill yourself too, doing this!
He couldnt understand why this youngster would straightaway use this space-destroying technique where neither side would win! This was an independent space which he had set up using the Wuji Umbre; if it continued to be wrecked, and in the end directly exploded, it would be over for the both of them!
At that time, even if they didnt die but turned into pulps of flesh drifting in space, they wouldnt be able to return to their original world.
You actually used this technique to take me down with you?
President Bai broke out in a cold sweat, frightened by Wang Lings viciousness, and hisplexion couldnt help turning deathly white.
But this was far from the only thing to stupefy him.
Because at that moment, he saw Wang Ling take his third step!
In that instant, there were countless space rifts in the world and it was already on the verge of copsing. However, the rifts that appeared next to the youngster were actuallypletely patched up
The youngster raised his hand slightly, and the space rifts suddenly transformed into tens of millions of vipers which lunged forward to bite President Bai!
It was only now that President Bai realized: this young man didnt want to kill both of them he had broken the space open to manipte the space rifts into tearing him to shreds!
He was going to die!
President Bai was struck with despair.
In the instant that these countless space rifts darted at him like vipers about to bite him, he subconsciously held up one hand to fend them off. But just as he raised his hand, everything in front of him returned to a dead calm.
What
He was stunned by this technique.
Breaking open the space and fixing it at will
Was this the youngsters true strength?
You think itll just end like this?
While President Bai was feeling despondent, Wang Ling spoke to him telepathically.
After that, he unzipped his school jacket and put it away properly, his eyes fixed on President Bai.
President Bai didnt understand the meaning behind this action, but after the youngster took the jacket off, he saw him put his hand up one of his short sleeves, and seemed to be pulling at something
Heavenly Eye!
President Bai opened his power of sight to see through the youngsters action.
He finally realized that there was actually a seal stuck on this youngsters arm inside the sleeve.
Also, half the seal had been pulled off
Chapter 692 - One Thousand And Five Hundred Heavenly Dao
Chapter 692: One Thousand And Five Hundred Heavenly Dao
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The instant the talisman seal was removed, a stifling aura surged forth. In that moment, the youngsters aura and temperamentpletely changed. It was a profound feeling that was hard to describe. The two of them were just dots in this space created by the magic treasure, but the youngster left an impression that was hard to forget.
The short sleeves of his school shirt pped freely in the wind, and the golden three-petaled flowers of the Kings Eye appeared again. It was immeasurably profound, as if it could pierce through all of heaven with one nce, and it hit President Bai hard in the chest as he drowned in its pressure.
Wang Ling had yet to attack, and hadnt even moved. However, President Bai had already been sent flying by this pressure as he sprayed blood.
The talisman seal had been suppressing Wang Lings original strength all this time.
As someone who had an innate and consummate grasp of the Three Thousand Great Dao, the number of Heavenly Dao which Wang Ling could control in reality with the talisman seal stuck on him was limited to one hundred. Despite that, he was already powerful enough. Now, even though only half the talisman seal hade off, the huge difference between one hundred Heavenly Dao and one thousand and five hundred of them was a bitter pill for President Bai to swallow.
All this time, he had been judging this youngster by his realm, but he was now excruciatingly aware that the other partys strength couldnt be measured in terms of realm at all!
The rumor was that it had been world-defying enough when Evil Sword God hadprehended one Heavenly Dao. But in a suppressed state, Wang Ling already had one hundred Heavenly Dao Now that half the talisman seal was off, the full weight of one thousand and five hundred Heavenly Dao was powerful enough to do more than just shake the heavens!
It could turn all of the heavens upside down!
This youngster was far from someone President Bai could shake.
He grit his teeth and his first reaction was to retreat; forcing himself to fight this round would truly be looking for death.
Wuji Umbre!
He shouted the umbres name.
Behind him, that small ck umbre in mid-air instantly started to spin and give off ck light when it heard its masters call.
But Wang Ling had already read President Bais intention.
President Bai was scared and wanted to use the Wuji Umbres power to break open the space and escape.
But would it be that easy?
Wang Ling turned his gaze to this small ck umbre, and several dozen imperceptible Heavenly Dao rolled forth from the Kings Eye to generate a massive restrictive force. President Bai watched nkly as halfway through spinning, the Wuji Umbre stopped moving.
Wuji Umbre!
President Bai called again.
But it didnt give any response.
Wuji Umbre! he shouted a third time.
In the end, the Wuji Umbres weapon spirit replied in an extremely annoyed voice, So noisy, shut the hell up! Dont you see this father cant move!
President Bai:
To be honest, the Wuji Umbres weapon spirit hardly ever responded, and it actually had such a nasty attitude!
Do you have a way to get me out of here?! President Bai asked the Wuji Umbre for help.
The Wuji Umbre was silent, then it directly begged Wang Ling for mercy. Big boss, please let me go! Its just that I formed a contract with him! I can cancel it, no problem! Big boss, just dont kill me! This guy hasmitted too many sins, I can act as human witness Bah! As weapon spirit witness!
As a weapon spirit, the Wuji Umbre was clearly intimidated by the restrictive force of these dozens of Heavenly Dao: it felt like the extremely sharp tips of a dozen or so precious swords were pointed at its neck.
After thorough consideration, the Wuji Umbre weapon spirit felt that begging for mercy now was the most suitable option.
Wang Ling:
After it begged for mercy, the Wuji Umbre even well-meaningly urged President Bai, Stop spouting nonsense, hurry up and kneel and admit youre wrong, and itll be over!
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President Bai had never ever expected the Wuji Umbre to actually choose to directly betray him.
Honestly speaking, even if the Wuji Umbre hadnt opened its mouth, Wang Ling had already nned to take it back.
He stretched out his hand and the Wuji Umbre directly fell into it. As Wang Ling stroked its body lightly, he pulled out a string of golden talisman characters.
President Bai was thunderstruck; this string of characters was none other than the weapon spirit contract which he had formed with the Wuji Umbre. This youngster had now actually directly pulled the contract out
After dragging the entire contract out, Wang Ling didnt even bother to have a look at it, and with a light squeeze of his hand, the entire contract exploded in his palm and was reduced to flying ash.
So since the beginning, there was no need for the Wuji Umbre to break the contract, since Wang Ling could directly modify it.
The Wuji Umbre now didnt have a master!
Ill stake my life on yours! President Bai gnashed his teeth in fury.
He never expected the youngster to humiliate him in this way snatching his magic treasure away right in his face was no different than stealing his wife, and was a massive humiliation.
Summoning! Nine Rashomon!
President Bai yelled as he swiftly made a hand seal and mmed his palm down on the ground.
Nine massive, ancient stone gates were instantly summoned.
These nine stone gates were built in a foreign and simple style that were simr to the gateways of ancient shrines. The door frames were decorated with rich andplicated carvings of all kinds of rare and unusual beasts. The image of a head of an evil spirit in the center of each gate suddenly seemed to open their mouths with loud wails, and a deste aura assaulted the senses from far away before transforming into a massive protective barrier that blocked the way forward.
With the Wuji Umbre gone, this was thest magic treasure in President Bais collection. These nine Rashomon created a huge sense of oppression and had an intense suppressive force. Since the youngsters aura was too terrifying, President Bais first thought was to suppress him. If he could do this, he might still have a fighting chance!
But reality proved that he had indeed been thinking too much.
Now that Wang Ling had taken off half of the talisman seal, no matter how many tricks President Bai tried, they were nothing in the face of the power of a full one thousand and five hundred Heavenly Dao.
Gazing at these nine, ancient giant gates, Wang Ling sighed.
This sigh unexpectedly created a sonic wave This was the Kings Sigh
In a sh, these nine giant gates, which were a first-rate, first-ss holy weapon, were straightaway reduced to fine dust with that sigh.
When the wind blew, they became fine powder that drifted away into the universe
Overblown attacks were of no use. In the face of one thousand and five hundred Heavenly Dao, a first-ss holy weapon couldnt withstand this pressure and it was annihted on the spot; even the Nine Rashomons weapon spirit was thoroughly exterminated!
What kind of method was this
Trembling, President Bai fell to his knees on the ground with a dull expression.
Even the Wuji Umbre in Wang Lings hand got the jitters. Looking at the youngster in front of it, it couldnt help letting out an awestruck sound.
Chapter 693 - Are You Scared Now?
Chapter 693: Are You Scared Now?
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All this was just a test performance on Wang Lings part; he wanted President Bai to recognize the gap in their strengths.
At that moment, President Bais eyes were nk; he was utterly frightened by the youngsters enormous strength. Ever since cultivating an immortal physique, he had never been afraid of death, but given the youngsters ungodly techniques, President Bai was convinced that the other party had thousands of ways to finish him off.
He, Bai Zhe, who had cultivated for thousands of years, would finally be defeated here?
He lowered his eyes in dread, his heart shaken by the number of Heavenly Dao which Wang Ling had. At the same time, he gnashed his teeth as a trace of helpless envy sprouted quietly in his heart.
This was the first time Wang Ling had taken the talisman seal off. Even though it was only halfway, the power that had exploded out had been formidable enough. The reason why this was a so-called test performance was that Wang Ling wanted to see whether he could precisely control the Heavenly Dao, if half of his strength was released at his current stage of growth.
He got his answer when he destroyed the nine gates.
In his current condition, taking the talisman off was actually still a very dangerous thing to do.
He had only sighed casually and had been about to perform a spell. But before he could do so, the nine gates had been destroyed straightaway by his sigh
President Bai was dumbstruck, and actually, so was Wang Ling.
The Heavenly Dao was a good thing, and so, so many people pursued it in vain, but sometimes, too many of them was in fact a pain in the neck.
If this hadnt been an independent space that had beenpletely partitioned off and the destruction of which wouldnt have any impact on the outside world, Wang Ling would never have taken the seal off so easily.
However, the damage which his inadvertent sigh had caused just now had dealt this President Bai a heavy blow. After a moment of silence, Wang Ling stuck the talisman seal fully back on again.
By now, President Bai should clearly understand the gap in strength between them. No one could withstand an attack from one thousand and five hundred Heavenly Dao, let alone three thousand of them. If the three thousand Heavenly Dao were all released at the same time, all the cultivators on Earth would probably be reduced to nothing but dust.
Not only had the Kings Sigh just now destroyed the nine gates in a sh, President Bai had also been heavily injured. Although there were no surface wounds, the sigh had caused severe internal injuries, and his organs had probably been shaken to pieces. But it hadnt killed President Bai.
Compared with Wang Lings previous opponents, this President Bai was really like a cockroach.
But though he was tricky to deal with, Wang Ling still had ways to do so.
Wang Ling smoothed the talisman seal back into ce. He felt a little disturbed by half the strength he had released earlier, so it was better to stick the talisman back on. Such an ordinary sigh already had that sort of power, not to mention if he had cast a spell But this action was a stab to President Bais heart as he felt that he was being looked down on.
President Bai picked himself up on trembling legs and hastily popped a spirit-replenishing pill into his mouth.
President Bai had already recovered from most of the internal injuries caused by the Kings Sigh just now, but Wang Ling could see that this kind of healing wasnt infinite it consumed a great amount of spirit energy, and President Bai was currently close to his limit, forced to rely on elixirs to maintain his physical strength.
Damn it Youre actually looking down on me When he saw Wang Ling stick the talisman back on, President Bai felt like he had never been struck a blow like this before.
This was naked disdain.
He was so angry he shook. Even if youre a tiger, today Im going to pull out your teeth!
Saying this, he narrowed his eyes and in the blink of an eye, countless glowing talismans enveloped his body.
In an instant, President Bais body suddenly grew to fill the space. Runes as ck as ink wrapped around his body. These dark runes hid godly might which contained immeasurable power.
Wang Ling instantly realized that President Bai had sold his body again in another exchange.
But it was obvious that this time, he hadnt used his lifespan, but his soul in the trade!
The power obtained in exchange for your soul waspletely different from using your lifespan. Wang Ling was taken aback, and felt that things had be troublesome. He never thought that his off-handed action would actually provoke President Bai into directly selling his soul in exchange for even greater power to fight Although it wouldnt be to the extent of their mutual destruction, it really was likely that Wang Lings clothes would be damaged!
The Wang familys house rule was that if Wang Lings school uniform was damaged by anything other than an act of god and needed to be reced with a new one, the amount would be deducted from his allowance!
In that instant, Wang Ling broke out in a cold sweat. Although No. 60 Highs school uniform was inordinately ugly, it wasnt cheap! It was worth several boxes of crispy noodle snacks!
On the other side, President Bai was pleased when he saw the dramatic change in Wang Lings expression.
Although he didnt know what had caused thisposed youngster to unexpectedly reveal this flustered expression, President Bais first reaction was that the other party was already holding back his fear at the power which he had traded his soul for.
Otherwise, it was impossible for this youngster to reveal such an expression.
Are you scared now? The gigantic President Bai sneered cruelly. It was practically a roar, the wild and unrestrained sound echoing in that world.
Wang Ling:
Seeing no response from the youngster, President Bais smile grew even more brilliant. As expected! Youre scared! You finally know how to be afraid!
Wang Ling:
At that moment, President Bais body was hundreds of timesrger and he looked down at Wang Ling. In return for my soul, I obtained double the power of Heavenly Dao. No matter what, you will taste suffering with this strike!
As soon as he said this, his gigantic body unexpectedly changed shape again and actually transformed into an enormous pitch-ck spear! A strong wind blew out in all directions, creating a lot of cracks in the space and kicking up a massive storm that ruffled Wang Lings bangs!
Staring at the scene in front of him, Wang Ling was nk for a while C nk because he couldnt see how on earth this was powerful
Go to hell!
President Bai, who had transformed into a huge spear, was already thrusting down at Wang Ling. It was very fast and it undoubtedly contained devastating, destructive power.
Sword,e Wang Ling pursed his lips and stretched out his hand.
Before President Bai could evenpletely make out the appearance of this youngsters weapon, he saw the youngster swing his arm, and a brown spirit light flew at President Bai head on!
Chapter 694 - Night Ghost Spirit Emperor’s Soul-Hunting Plan
Chapter 694: Night Ghost Spirit Emperors Soul-Hunting n
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This ck spear was called the Spear of Fate, which President Bai had bought with his soul and which used his body as a medium for the transformation.
Not only was this President Bais most powerful attack, it was also hisst one.
Because he had sold his soul, it would be directly absorbed by Night Ghost Spirit Emperor after this spear attack, and President Bai would be Night Ghost Spirit Emperors puppet taking out a high-interest loan like this was very risky to begin with.
But when President Bai lunged forward, Wang Ling flung Jingke at him at the same time. Compared with the Spear of Fates gigantic body, Jingkes brown spirit de was like a tiny and insignificant spark. However, its battle strength was astonishing; when this brown spirit de approached President Bai, who had transformed into this Spear of Fate, he couldnt help quivering at the looming sense of terror.
He was going to die!
This was his first instinct, as he sensed a killing intent which he had never felt before from this brown spirit de. This was already his final trump card. He had smugly nned to teach this youngster a lesson, but ultimately had been reduced to such a sorry state and death.
He was bidding farewell to this world in the most tragic way. He might not die, but he had sold his soul to Night Ghost Spirit Emperor for good, and would be his ve this was an oue even more wretched than death.
It was over.
Wang Ling gazed at him and didnt utter a single word, not even telepathically.
But in that moment when he collided with Jingke, President Bai indeed read this meaning in this youngsters dead fish eyes.
This battle was already over.
Several seconds after the collision with Jingke, President Bai saw this initially feeble brown spirit de abruptly grow in size, transforming into a huge light sword which descended on him with crushing force.
As they drew closer to each other, President Bai could hear countless stately and hallowed voices in his ears, which contained an immense, world-shattering pressure that violently shook his heart.
When President Bai and Jingke finally shed, President Bais eyes suddenly opened wide and despair was written all over his face.
World-Annihting Sword.
The ultimate sword technique of the power of Sword Dao.
In hisst moment before he perished, it was as if President Bais mind had cleared. At the same time, he unexpectedly felt a peace he had never felt before. Before the World-Annihting Sword hit him, he conversely didnt feel any fear, since he knew that once he was struck down by this sword, he wouldnt feel any pain.
The moment they collided, the entire space created by the magic treasure was smashed open with a violent boom.
Wang Ling turned the golden light shield all the way up, for fear that his school uniform would be damaged
Elsewhere, in Night Chiefs secret base in Mixiu nation.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor knew President Bai had died the moment it happened.
So, in the end he still lost? He stared at the soul crystal ball in his hand and watched as President Bais soul mark gradually faded.
Second President Dn standing next to him: May I ask, Lord Spirit Emperor, how strong is the other party?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor frowned, and after a long while, shook his head and said indifferently, Cant measure it.
It looks like the other party is very strong
Bai Zhe isntpletely dead. He sold his soul to me, but now that I have it, its only a sliver left. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor chanted under his breath, and an azure soul light instantly appeared in his right palm. This was the soul which President Bai had sold to him, but it was alreadypletely whittled down.
Is this broken soul still of any use?
Whether its just a remnant or not, as long as there is a sliver left, its still useful to me. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor gave a faint smile, and then directly ingested President Bais broken soul between his purple lips.
The moment he finished devouring the remnant soul, he also absorbed President Bais abilities. He uncovered his right shoulder and took a look; he had initially been wounded by Wang Lings medicine ball when it had flown one loop around the Earth and then smashed into his right arm, blowing it right off. Even after it had been treated, a scar had remained at the joint.
But after absorbing President Bais remnant soul, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor obtained President Bais powerful self-healing ability, and the fracture was instantly evened out, smooth as ever.
To make other peoples abilities his own C this was Night Ghost Spirit Emperors strength; Second President Dn trembled with fear at this scene.
When he was done absorbing President Bais remnant soul, it appeared that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had something else on his mind. After leaning back in his chair for a very long time, he askednguidly, Hm, by the way, hows it going with the takeover?
President Dn replied, Ive already assumed control of all of the work of the Demon Hunters Association and Ill be leaving for Huaxiu nation in the next few days.
Good. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor nodded. In addition, Ill leave the task of collecting the souls of the elite members of the Demon Hunters Association to you. Especially Ji Xings and Yarens souls; the best would be if you can bring their souls back in one piece.
Then how should we deal with that youngster who fought President Bai? asked Dn.
That youngster? Hm it would truly be a splendid thing if we can eat his soul. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could feel how strong that youngster was from President Bais remnant soul. The more powerful a person was, the tastier their soul.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor already couldnt help drooling at this thought.
Dn:
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor wiped at his saliva. My apologies, I forgot myself.
Dn:
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor: You must be cautious when dealing with this youngster. If we just leave him alone hell be Night Chiefs biggest bane one day.
Then what is Lord Spirit Emperors opinion?
The strongest person will also have their weaknesses. The reason why Bai Zhe was defeated this time was that ultimately, he didnt hit the other party where it truly hurts. There has always been something strange about No. 60 High, and acting rashly before thoroughly investigating the other party definitely wont produce good results.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperorughed. I have some information here which I purchased from Mo Immortal Castle. ording to this intelligence, this youngster seems to have an older brother and they have a good rtionship. The critical thing is that this older brother isnt a cultivator. I think this can be our point of attack. When you reach Huaxiu nation, apart from supervising the master n, assign someone to investigate this person.
Yes, Lord Spirit Emperor.
That youngsters soul is pretty tasty. If we can threaten him this time into willingly offering his soul to me in a trade, that would be too wonderful
Lord Spirit Emperor, your saliva
Oh my apologies, I forgot myself again.
Then, President Dn heard Night Ghost Spirit Emperor suck his drool back in
Chapter 695 - Young Lady Wuji
Chapter 695: Young Lady Wuji
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When Wang Ling opened his eyes again, it was already dusk, and there were several spotlights above his head. He had reappeared at No. 60 Highs main gate. The space rift that had appeared earlier had already been sealed off withyer uponyer of seals and barriers. He gave several police officers who had been inspecting the barrier a shock C no one had expected this oue, that this student who had been swallowed up by this space rift would actually be sent back safe and sound!
Forget the police officers, even Wang Ling himself was confused.
He hadnt expected to be spat out in the same ce he had been swallowed up, which led to the surrounding police officers looking at him as if they were seeing a rare animal.
Whats going on? Didnt they say that he had already been swallowed up? The police officers scratched their heads, feeling that their overtime tonight was all for nothing
After being spat out by the space, what unavoidably and naturally followed was the police taking Wang Lings statement as well as asking all kinds of questions. The whole thing actually wasnt too troublesome, since President Bai had already died after giving up his soul, and as the only witness, Wang Ling could say whatever he wanted.
But this time, he didnt push everything on Odd Zhuo.
It was clear at the moment that behind President Bai, there was an even more powerful expert pulling the strings, and this person was the leader of the foreign power, Night Chief. Given the current situation, Wang Ling didnt really want his disciple to shoulder even this overseas wok; that would really be going a little too far
It was already midnight by the time Wang Ling got home, and it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who personally drove him back to the Wang familys small vi. It was all quiet inside as Wang Ling stood at the front door.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waited in his car at the gate for a while, thinking that the seniors inside the vi woulde out to receive them. When no one came out after a long time, the expression on his face was a little awkward. Brother Ling, it seems that the seniors have already gone to bed.
The corner of Wang Lings mouth twitched.
So Grenade-Throwing, this fake dad, cared more about him than his own biological parents?!
Brother Ling, you should also get some early rest. Brother Zhuo and I will handle everything else at the police station. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled.
Because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal courted death all year round, he frequently came into contact with the police, so dealing with all kinds of cases was a piece of cake. President Bais body had been destroyed along with the space, and Wang Ling guessed that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had absorbed whatever was left of his soul Of course, while he was clear as a mirror about this, he hadnt told the police everything.
Because he really wouldnt be able to exin it clearly if he did.
He was now just a student, and his main priority was the uing final exams. If he was foolish enough to tell the police everything, the fact that he was immensely powerful would without doubt be exposed.
What was more, he had attracted too much attention after this incident today.
Wang Ling sighed; initially, his aim had been to be a transparent existence, but given all the things that had happened until now, it was a little hard for him to keep a low profile. Wang Ling felt that talk of him directly achieving an SSR result during the entrance exam at the start of the semester had only just started to die down recently; in the end, he was now the focus of attention once again.
When Wang Ling got out of the car, he gave the Wuji Umbre which he had taken from President Bai to Grenade-Throwing, to take back and give to Little Silver to handle.
Wuji Umbre: Big Brother, hello! Please take care of me! Were one big family from now on!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew about retrieving the Wuji Umbre. Because there were a lot of things the other man would need to follow up on, Wang Ling had directly ryed his memory of the fight with President Bai in the space to Grenade-Throwing, so thetter couldnt be any clearer about what had happened.
The moment Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal epted the small ck umbre, he couldnt help sighing again. As expected, Brother Ling truly was formidable! He could actually directly invalidate the magic weapon contract!
This technique was too fearsome In some sense, he thought that Wang Ling was just like a game administrator, who could directly use his identity to unlock game equipment!
But gripping the Wuji Umbre, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked concerned. From its tone just now, it was clear that this wasnt an honorable umbre. The most important thing, moreover, was that this Wuji Umbre currently didnt have a master after its contract had been erased. If something were to suddenly happen on the way home, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt it would be very hard for him to quell the situation with his own power.
Given how extraordinary this magic treasure was, he inevitably had to think a little more on the matter. The reason why the Wuji Umbre was so obedient right now was because Wang Ling was here Who knew if it would be just as well-behaved when Wang Ling wasnt around?
Just as he was thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw Wang Ling suddenly grab hold of one of his hands.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Ling, isnt this a little too fast? Im not prepared yet
Wang Ling: What was this guy thinking about now
At that moment, Wang Ling fixed his gaze on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and said something to him telepathically, and thetter immediately seemed enlightened.
Everything was as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had expected. The Wuji Umbre, which had been resting quietly on the passenger seat as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took it back, suddenly moved to directly hover in the air and project a virtual image.
This was the human form of the Wuji Umbre: a young maiden with long, pointy ears and long purple hair, her face wrapped with bandages. Her name was Wuji.
Was that big shot just now your friend? asked the Wuji Umbres weapon spirit.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his eyebrows. So what? His keen intuition was telling him that this Wuji Umbre was most likely plotting something.
As expected, this umbre would act up as long as Brother Ling wasnt around!
It was fortunate that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had foreseen all of this.
When Wang Ling had grabbed hold of his hand just now, he had actually deposited a spell inside the Soul Suppression Ring. Although the ring was a resurrection-type magic artifact, it also had a space which could be used to store spells.
It looks like youre just a Soul Formation cultivator? the maiden said in a profound voice.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. What? Looking down on Soul Formation cultivators?
The youngdy smiled sinisterly. No, I was just thinking, if
Your n is to use me as a hostage to threaten Brother Ling.
You knew? The youngdy was startled.
Holding the steering wheel, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was unperturbed. Do you know why Brother Ling touched my hand just now?
The youngdy shook her head. ???
He put ten me purification spells in my ring, and said that if you didnt behave, to directly incinerate you. He looked at the youngdy. If you dont believe me, shall we give it a try?
The youngdy: You actually thought this far ahead
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Still want to make a move?
She smiled humbly, then patted him on his shoulder. Hahaha!! I was just kidding! Arent we one big family?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
Women flipped faces faster than flipping through a book
Chapter 696 - General Yi’s Suspicions
Chapter 696: General Yis Suspicions
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The Demon Hunters Association incident finally came to an end with President Bai blowing himself up, which was the widespread exnation that had been given to city residents. But anyone who was personally involved in this matter all knew that the Demon Hunters Association was just the beginning; before the leader of that foreign power was captured, this matter couldnt be considered over.
The next day was July 26th, the fourteenth Wednesday of the semester.
The news that President Bai, the president of the Demon Hunters Association, had blown himself up spread like wildfire online. Under the pressure from Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, every major media outlet left out news on Wang Ling and didnt release any student information. It was the Alliances responsibility to protect student privacy to begin with Of course, it was Odd Zhuo who had made the request, otherwise things wouldnt have gone so smoothly.
Early in the morning at Elegant Little Pavilion, General Yi and his assistant Tang Chen were having tea and reading the morning post.
The crisis was resolved just like that? Is that student really alright? Old Tang had some doubts; he felt that there was something fishy about this affair, and there were too many suspicious points for which there were no clear exnations.
So many things had happened at No. 60 High, and in the end the school had managed to avoid all disaster. Furthermore, that Director Odd Zhuo of Songhais General Administration of 100 Schools, who was at the height of his fame, had been involved in practically every incident. He was a graduate of No. 60 High who made a name several years ago after somehow killing a demon king. Moreover, he had been shooting up thedder like a rocket recently, and had already drawn General Yis eye.
Putting down the newspaper, General Yi gazed at Old Tang and said, It appears that you and I share pretty much the same spection.
Old Tang nodded. From my humble point of view, there is definitely someone acting as a driving force behind the scenes, and its someone with plenty of resources.
Dakang has alway been mum on this matter as expected, is what Im most worried about going to happen? General Yi heaved a sigh; this was what he dreaded the most!
In thest few years, the fight against corruption had be increasingly widespread, and practically no one daredmit this crime. If any one of the Ten Generals was corrupt it would be a heavy blow to Huaxiu nation.
Old Tang: Does General Yi suspect
General Yi hurriedly stopped him. I do, but we cant say anything rash since we dont have any evidence at the moment.
In fact, General Yi had already started to suspect something a long time ago. Now, he could finally almost see the entire shape of the matter. He was well aware that he wouldnt get anywhere if he questioned Sun Dakang directly. Thus, when all was said and done, he had to start with No. 60 High, and with Odd Zhuo, if he wanted to carry out an investigation he had indeed been considering this before the Demon Hunters Association incident hade to an end.
But now he had a new n; he decided to pay the student at the center of this incident a visit at home.
He didnt know if it was his own mistaken impression, but General Yi felt that there was something a little fishy about this.
And as for what kind of person the Almighty who stood behind Director Odd Zhuo was, General Yi had a strong feeling that this trip would give him an answer!
Looks like youve made up your mind, General. Seeing General Yis determined look, Old Tang chuckled.
I hope the oue of this matter wont be too terrible. Dakang and I have worked together for thousands of years. Logically speaking, he wouldnt do anything so stupid but if hes involved in this matter, Ill go all out to arrest him.
When he said this, his eyes flickered. Separate the public and the private, this is the best way to handle this.
Does the General need me to make any preparations? asked Old Tang.
General Yi waved his hand. Not for now. The Beast Kings Remains summer camp in Songhai city is about to start, and Im supposed to go. I should also go see my foolish junior brother while Im at it But before that, I n to rify something first
Elsewhere, No. 60 High was especially noisy this morning, and the focus of attention in Grade One, ss Three was naturally Wang Ling and his new lease on life.
He came to school particrly early today; when he arrived, there were only a few students who were cleaning the ss, and Little Peanut was on his way out the door with several bouquets of flowers which he was going to throw out.
These flowers were from students in other sses at No. 60 High who had bought them yesterday after receiving the news of Wang Lings mishap. Thebels on the flowers even had Profound Condolences, ssmate Wang Ling on them.
Wang Ling:
Holding the flowers, Little Peanut ran into Wang Ling just as he left the ssroom, and he immediately cried out in rm, Holy shit! A living ssmate Wang Ling!
Wang Ling:
Although the news had already gotten out yesterday that Wang Ling was alive and kicking, Little Peanut was still a little petrified when he saw Wang Ling again.
The ss cadre who hade early to clean the ssroom had also officially received Teacher Pans notice that morning. The ss was still full of the scent of flowers When Wang Ling entered, he saw that there was actually a pile of wreaths at his seat.
ssmate Wang Ling, wait! Let me confirm it!
Little Peanut stretched out a hand and poked Wang Lings face.
Hm, it was the same facial paralysis and dead fish eyes, but in any case, this face was warm! It looked like this was indeed a living ssmate Wang Ling!
ssmate Wang Ling, its so good that youre still alive! Everyone was so worried! Some of the girls cried yesterday! said Little Peanut.
Wang Ling listened to Little Peanut describe their ssmates reactions yesterday when he had been fighting President Bai elsewhere.
Among the girls, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin had been the saddest, while the boys had in contrast been moreposed. Most of them had been silent, and only Super Chen acted as if nothing had happened because he felt that Wang Ling would bepletely fine.
Yesterday, Little Peanut had thought Super Chen cold-blooded, but now Super Chens mouth was indeed pretty amazing.
Dopey Guo and Super Chen were chatting as they entered the ss, and were stunned the moment they saw Wang Ling.
Dopey Guo: Yo! Wang Ling, youre still alive.
Wang Ling: Mm
Really sorry to disappoint you
Dopey Guo: Can you reimburse me for the wreath I bought yesterday?
Wang Ling:
Since it was purely a joke, Wang Lings expression remainedpletely unchanged.
Super Chen patted his thigh. Look, what did I say? I said he would definitely be fine! This is our ss mascot, after all! How can something happen to him?
Wang Ling:
Did you read the news this morning? I heard that this President Bai blew himself up in the space and there was nothing left of him. Super Chen smiled. Look, not only did Wang Ling escape a cmity, he even got President Bai to blow himself up after he was caught by the other party If it isnt for the fact that hes in the same high school as us, Id suspect that hes the protagonist!
Are these two things necessarily linked? Little Peanut asked doubtfully.
Super Chan didnt know whether tough or cry. What protagonist would choose to study in an ordinary high school theres a hole in his brain otherwise!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 697 - A Special Guest
Chapter 697: A Special Guest
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It was bound to be a rowdy morning. Wang Lings safe return became No. 60 Highs newest topic of discussion, and it directly reinforced Wang Lings identity as a mascot. He heard a lot of stories, and felt that man was forever the type of creature to never know how to cherish something until it was gone.
He had been doing his best all this time to stay low-key and diminish his existence, but once people heard the grievous news about Wang Ling, all of his schoolmates at No. 60 High, whether they knew him or not, had felt like there were fishbones stuck in their throats.
Some of the girls in his ss who were normally very carefree had cried with grief yesterday.
The person who surprised Wang Ling the most was Teacher Pan, who had taken leave today and hadnte to school. She had reportedly cried herself hoarse yesterday and her mental state wasnt very good, so she had been forced to ask Director Shi for leave.
A mental blow would forever be the most dreadful thing. Old Pan had taught for so many years, and had never encountered a situation where a student of hers was involved. Thus, after hearing about this incident, she had been dealt a heavy psychological blow. Although there normally were times when she would lose her temper with her students over their studies, in Old Pans eyes, every student was actually like her own child.
Wang Ling had always thought that this was just a saying, so his heart sank when he learned the news and the reason that Old Pan was taking leave today.
He should have given it more thought when he had made a move yesterday. For example, if he had left a clone in school, perhaps things wouldnt have developed to this extent now.
But at that time, he had already sensed President Bais murderous aura from the ssroom, and Wang Ling hadnt thought too much before stepping out of the school gate to meet the challenge head on. If he had been anyter, the space trap hidden at the school gate would definitely have sucked in other students.
This had been an unforeseen mishap this time, and it was obvious that President Bai had devised this n on the spur of the moment, since Wang Lings early eyelid warning hadnt given him any sign beforehand.
Sometimes, you really couldnt guard against this type of impromptu behavior. However, there was a saying: for every fall into a moat, you gain a measure of wisdom. After his experience in managing the crisis this time, Wang Ling felt he should be a lot more knowledgeable now when he ran into trouble again in the future.
Hm
Wait
Why had he said again
Not long after Wang Ling left for school that morning, the Wang familys small vi received a guest.
A robust-looking middle-aged uncle with a sturdy build and wearing a well-ironed suit stopped the car by the vis gate.
Come get me in the evening, the middle-aged man said.
Yes, sir. The driver nodded his head, and drove off right away after the middle-aged man got out of the car. This already wasnt the drivers first time here, so he knew the nearby roads very well. The closest restaurant to the vi was Midnight Dining Hall; although Boss Tan wasnt officially open yet at this time, and was only offering newly released summer refreshments, it would be enough to kill time with.
This was a frequent visitor to the Wang familys small vi, but Wang Ling had never seen him before because this uncle always came on a weekday.
Hearing the activity at the gate from inside the vi, Mother Wang hastily went to open the door. Wee, Your Excellency,e in,e in!
This was a big figure they couldnt afford to slight!
When the middle-aged man entered, Mother Wang took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cupboard, specially prepared for this uncle.
Is Brother Situ still writing upstairs? the middle-aged uncle asked after changing into the slippers.
Mm, hes already written a lot today.
Great! More chapters to read! the middle-aged manughed like a kid.
Mother Wang: What would Your Excellency like to eat for lunch?
Anything is fine! Im not here to eat, after all! But it would be best if it isnt broli Ive realized that every time Ie here, theres always broli. Im a little tired of it! said the middle-aged man.
Mother Wang: Very well, Your Excellency
Elsewhere, General Yi, who had already made up his mind to check out the situation at the Wang familys small vi, was making preparations. Making inquiries was one thing, but he still needed to follow protocol.
Hence, it was very important to find a suitable excuse.
By the time General Yi arrived in Songhai city, his former subordinates had already arranged everything.
In fact, it wasnt just in Songhai city, but General Yi had former subordinates in every province throughout Huaxiu nation. Before he retired, all of the sword cultivators in Huaxiu had had to abide by his arrangements. These sword cultivators had been deployed as SWAT teams, and after General Yis retirement, these former subordinates had then moved up to be leaders.
So even though he was already retired, the current leadership all still had the utmost respect for their old leader.
Logically speaking, calling on the student who had been the focus of the news and his parents was something that the education department should be informed of, but General Yi didnt want to alert the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools this time, so everything was done secretly.
Everything has been prepared ordingly? What name are we using this time? Sitting inside the office at Songhai citys police hall, General Yi flipped through the news on Wang Ling.
He had initially wanted to look up personal information on this student called Wang Ling, only to discover that there was so little information on him in all the newspapers it was pathetic. There wasnt even a photo of him, whether in the newspapers or online.
He was now more and more curious; who on earth was controlling the whole situation behind the scenes?
Yes, teacher, everything has already been arranged. This time, well be going in the name of the Poverty Relief Foundation. A provincial leader stood respectfully in front of General Yi; this was the head of the police hall. Quite a number of police personnel wore amazed expressions when they saw this scene through the windows as they passed by the office.
It was said that every thing had its weakness, and no one had expected this irascible provincial head to have such an obedient side.
Poverty Relief Foundation?
Yes, this student previously received aid through the poverty relief n jointly carried out by No. 60 High and the General Administration of 100 Schools.
Hm, what did this child ask for? An energy-replenishing pill? A Foundation Establishment pill? Or a spirit-gathering pill? Or even money? General Yi nodded his head as he continued asking questions.
He had mentioned several types of pills in one go; these were themonly used supplementary pills required for cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage in order to help speed up cultivation.
No matter what this child wants, we cant go bare-handed since were going in the name of the Poverty Relief Foundation. No matter what aid was given to him before, we need to give him double the amount this time, General Yi said very earnestly.
In the end, this provincial head shook his head. No, no, no, teacher, this student asked for crispy noodle snacks
Hearing this, General Yi was nk; suddenly, he felt a little old and a little muddle-headed.
Crispy noodle snacks?
Was this a new type of pill?
Chapter 698 - General Yi’s Probe
Chapter 698: General Yis Probe
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This wasnt the head of states first time dropping by the vi, but he knew absolutely nothing about Wang Ling. Wang Lings room was right in front of Father Wangs study, but the head of state had never entered it.
However, he had seen a photo before; it was the only undoctored photo of Wang Ling, which was kept in a drawer in Father Wangs study. Even if the head had never seen Wang Ling in person, this photo wouldnt be turned into a bunch of pixels by the Great Shielding Spell. This photo had been specially prepared for the head of state. Whenever he came, all the gremlins in the Wang familys small vi would enter sleep mode in case the head noticed something fishy.
Hm, from the photo, this was indeed a very average-looking, ordinary high school student.
This was the head of states first impression of Wang Ling after seeing his photo.
Entering the study, he directly sat down in the chair next to Father Wang; this chair had initially been put out for Lie Mengmeng, but he hadnte today.
Of course, Lie Mengmeng had no idea at all that the chair he always used was the same one that the head of state did.
In Father Wangs eyes, this chair was now very valuable.
If the head of state ate a vegetable steamed bun, this could trante to theunch of a head of state set meal which would be several times more expensive. This chair had be an even more culturally significant collectors item. There were now plenty of chairs identical to this one in the vis basement, all of which the head of state had sat on before. Every time he came, Father Wang would rece the chair with a new one
Brother Situ? Is Little Wang Ling alright? the head of state directly asked not long after he sat down. If youre having a tough time, you must tell me, and Ill have someone make some arrangements.
What kind of arrangements?
For example, a psychologist? Do you know Minister Luo? said the head of state.
Father Wang broke out in a sweat on the spot.
How could he not know Minister Luo? This was one of the Ten Founding Generals and also the Medicine Saint
No need
Father Wangughed and scratched the back of his head. Thank you for Your Excellencys concern. His mental state is pretty good and he went to school this morning after getting up.
Really? Looks like Little Wang Lings mentality is pretty good! Hes very strong at resisting pressure! The head alsoughed. Nowadays, young people need to live with pressure if they want to get anywhere. Looks like Little Wang Ling definitely has a bright future!
Hahaha! Your Excellency, you tter him! His grades are just so-so!
Also, when will you be done with that singer who stole your song previously?
This was beyond Father Wangs expectations as he realized that the head of state was still pretty concerned about this matter.
In fact, the head had sent Father Wang a private message before to ask him about it, because some time ago, he had been pissed off by a music-cutting whiz called Li Yuanjie 1 , who had giarized several melodies and crammed them together in a song.
Theres no rush, were now heating up the water to boil the frog, and were nning to slowly cook him to death. Fans are regrly entering his live stream room daily to demolish it and ferret out his deeds.
Mm, he has to pay for what hes done sooner orter. The head of state nodded. When ites to internal affairs, as long as it isnt against thew or hical, and its nothing that crosses the line, I can help Brother Situ sort out everything neatly!
Saying this, the head gave a thumbs-up and grinned.
Alright
Father Wang was overwhelmed by this favor.
Once again, he couldnt help sighing emotionally in his heart.
To have the head of state as a fan was truly a good thing; he could make the arrangements and everything would be sorted
Around lunchtime at noon, Father Wang and the head of state were eating in the dining room. Mother Wang had prepared a table full of home cooking.
The Wang familys small vi received a phone call from the Poverty Relief Foundation.
From the other end came the sweet voice of the customer servicedy. May I ask if this is Student Wang Lings parent?
Mother Wang: Thats right, may I ask whats the matter?
Its like this. We noticed that a month ago, Student Wang Ling epted charity aid and asked for crispy noodle snacks.
Mother Wang:
Student Wang Ling was in perpetual danger recently, and the leaders of the Poverty Relief Foundation are highly concerned. They have thus decided to pay a visit in person to express their sympathies as well as to present you with double the crispy noodle snacks. When she said this, the customer servicedy already couldnt help dropping her forehead in her hand. What kind of weird relief aid was this!
Mother Wang: Ah then may I ask when the leaders wille?
Please hold, let me check the time.
Mother Wang was actually bewildered when she listened to this on the phone. She knew about the Poverty Relief Foundation, but she had never expected the foundation to give them a call at this time, and even less that it would draw their leaders attention enough to pay them a visit.
After all, their family had indeed received this relief aid, so Mother Wang felt that it wouldnt be very proper to directly reject them.
Is this afternoon a convenient time?
So soon? Mother Wang was startled.
After she hung up, Father Wang raised his head and asked, Who was it?
It was the Poverty Relief Foundation. They said that a leader would being here this afternoon.
Did you confirm their identity? Its not a swindler, is it? Father Wang frowned.
This is a government organization. If someone dares pretend to be from the foundation, Ill definitely sort them out. The head of state chuckled.
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
At noon, General Yi brought the supplies with him as he personally left for the Wang familys small vi; he had a strong feeling that the puppeteer behind this entire affair was in this vi
Moreover, before he could get close, he already sensed an unusual aura inside the vi.
The supply van carrying the crispy noodle snacks followed closely behind General Yis car. In the passenger seat, General Yi looked into the distance and sent out his spiritual senses.
He was one hundred percent certain that there was an expert inside this vi furthermore, this person wasnt any less powerful than he was, and even surpassed him!
Who on earth was it?
General Yi acknowledged that he was in no way the most powerful in Huaxiu nation, but he ranked in the top ten in terms of overall battle strength; he could count on his fingers those who were stronger than him. Of course, he couldnt eliminate the possibility that there were some cultivation experts in the dark that he didnt know about.
Finally, was everything going toe to light?
He narrowed his eyes, highly curious about the identities of the people in the vi.
When they approached the Wang familys small vi, he ordered the driver, Stop the car. Ill take a look around first.
He had the driver stop his car fifty meters from the vi and he got out. The moment the car door opened, General Yi straightaway put his hands behind his back and floated over.
Let me see who on earth you are
He floated at the entrance to the Wang familys small vi and directly sent out his spirit senses in a probe.
Although this was a probe, a sh in spiritual senses between cultivators was the most direct way of sounding out the other party. It was simr to two people shaking hands when they met andpeting to see whose grip was stronger; it was the most direct reflection of basic strength.
Inside the vi, the head of state was absorbed in reading Father Wangs draft when he suddenly felt a chill on his back. This was the feeling of a probe with spiritual senses.
The head was taken aback. ???
Someone was actually feeling out this ce?
Heh
You have guts.
Chapter 699 - Smile Gradually Turning “Wicked”
Chapter 699: Smile Gradually Turning Wicked
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This feeling of being observed in secret instantly caused the head of state to be on full alert right away, and Father Wang noticed that the heads expression didnt look right.
Someones at the entrance. The head bookmarked what he had been reading and then stood up to look out the window.
He had been interrupted while reading very cheerfully, which made him a little unhappy.
Is it the people from the foundation? Father Wang remembered hearing what sounded like a car drive by earlier. The Wang familys small vi was located on East Huang Road in the outskirts and it was usually very deste, so they would clearly hear any car that drove by.
I dont know for now, but I want to meet this person. The head of state frowned.
Even if they were from the foundation, who would drop in and do a probe like this?
Then Father Wang opened his mouth and subconsciously felt like the head of state was about to sort something out once again.
The head stared at him seriously. Brother Situ, you sit there and dont move. While I go sort this out, you can do more writing.
Father Wang:
At the entrance, General Yi frowned deeply after his probe.
This was because he had felt his spiritual senses dispelled. It was obvious that the expert inside the vi had sensed his probing and then stopped his prying. It was clear that this was a supremely powerful expert.
General Yi carefully surveyed the vis location. As far as he knew, this stretch of road was quite remote and had ordinary fengshui.
Why would such an expert choose to live in seclusion in such a remote ce?
Nothing made sense.
For now, there were a few things General Yi felt that he had to figure out.
One, this mysterious experts connection to Odd Zhuo of the General Administration of 100 Schools as well as to Secretary Sun Dakang.
Two, this mysterious experts identity and strength.
Three, this mysterious experts true objective.
Considering that more and more foreign forces were bing more active recently, General Yi even started to wonder if this mysterious expert was a foreigner.
And the one thing that General Yi had always dreaded the most, and had been surreptitiously on high alert against, was collusion between higher-ups in Huaxiu Alliance and foreign forces.
But he now finally had some clues!
Theres a mole stop the deal 1!
So, the day when he could shout out this catchphrase himself hade?
At that moment, General Yi recalled that ssic story.
Foreign forces had without a doubt dispatched spies to Huaxiu nation, and had even already bribed quite a number of mid-tier cadre into bing informants. Over the years, General Yi had gathered plenty of evidence, and most of the high officials in various regions who had been sacked during this time were linked to this. But the ranks of these leaders were too low, which wasnt good enough! Thus, General Yi had been wondering all these years what he could do, given his retired status, to hook a big fish.
It was very obvious that the mysterious expert inside this vi was a big fish!
While General Yi was feeling excited, he suddenly saw the scene in front of him change.
After a few seconds, he appeared in a blistering hotndscape and was surrounded by volcanoes which could erupt at any moment! The ground burned with red-hot mes and there were actually nine suns in the sky!
Its genuinely hot Is this an intrinsic spirit field?
He narrowed his eyes as he hovered in the air, his training clothes also floating on the waves of heat.
To be able to instantly produce an intrinsic spirit field was ample proof of how powerful the person in the vi was. The most critical thing was that this person had dragged General Yi into the field but was not here himself There were very few people in the world who were capable of separating themselves from their intrinsic spirit field.
It seemed that this was a very tough enemy.
General Yi calmly analyzed the situation; even if he hadnt been cautious in acting first and had put himself in an unfavorable position, he still showed no signs of fluster.
He stretched out his hand. A soft golden ring of light instantly appeared around his right hand, and General Yi pulled a freezing cold, azure-colored ice sword out of it.
The instant this ice sword was drawn out, the initially boiling hot ground was in a sh covered in ayer of frost which radiated out from General Yi and gradually spread over the surroundings.
Not only that, even his outfit changed.
In the blink of an eye, the training clothes which General Yi had been wearing was covered in magical ice armor, and he looked like an ancient knight.
On the other side, inside the Wang familys small vi, the head of state used a projection spell to project a view of the intrinsic spirit field in the study.
Hehe, its been several centuries, but this boy hasnt made any progress. The head smiled slightly, then turned to Father Wang to exin, Brother Situ, do you see that golden ring of light? Thats his infinite sword repository, which contains his collection of tens of thousands of magic swords.
Father Wang opened his eyes wide; this battle scene was just like watching a blockbuster!
This infinite sword repository can automatically pick out the most suitable magic sword for Little Yiyi to use, based on his situation. In addition, each sword is part of a holy armor set, and soes with armor exclusive to it, said the head of state.
Previously, Father Wang had actually considered asking Wang Ling to fight and thus help provide material as reference for his novel. But he was deeply worried that Wang Ling wouldnt be able to control his strength and would muck up while ying around also, getting Wang Ling to participate in a fight was itself very risky, so all this time, Father Wang had basically collected material for his novels fight scenes from TV dramas.
But a drawback of this was that films in the end were mostly fictional, and certainly couldnt create the true shock of personal experience!
Looking at this scene in that moment, Father Wang unexpectedly felt like a lightbulb had instantly lit up in his mind.
This was an obvious sign that he had been hit with inspiration!
The head of state had seen this before!
But most of the time, Father Wang would only be hit with this burst of inspiration after smoking a cigar.
This was why the head of state sent him cigars every month. But it seemed that these cigars alone had already stopped working in the past few months, and Father Wang had been searching for a new way to help him gain inspiration. Previously, he had been fond of thinking while on the toilet, but gave it up after he developed hemorrhoids from spending too much time on it
Now, the head of states eyes immediately lit up at this scene. Brother Situ, you have inspiration now?
Yes! Father Wang nodded his head solemnly. Following the part that Your Excellency is now reading, it just so happens that theres a fight scene, and Ive been pondering how to write it If possible, I hope to be able to obtain more material on the art of battle.
Very well! Leave it to me!
The head of state nodded.
He just wanted to see a fight scene, right?
Too easy
The head of state stared at Little Yiyi trapped in the intrinsic spirit field, his smile gradually turning wicked 2 .
Chapter 700 - The Head of State’s Infinite Spirit Field
Chapter 700: The Head of States Infinite Spirit Field
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Father Wang had rich writing experience, but his writing wasnt perfect. He had always felt that fight scenes were his weak point since he had never specially observed a battle.
This was such a rare opportunity for him to gather some truly reliable material to enrich his writing.
Truly a troublesome guy. General Yi, who had used the infinite sword repository to summon the Cold Frost Sword and cover himself in frost armor, frowned. The Cold Frost Sword was currently the most suitable magic sword to counter this stifling hot field, but he knew that he wouldnt be able to rely purely on this sword for too long.
The other party was stronger than he was, and he could directly feel that the temperature in the field was still rising; thus, he had to destroy this field as soon as possible.
In my name as demaster, Ill cut open this field! Taking a deep breath, General Yi imbued the Cold Frost Sword in his hand with boundless spirit energy, and in a split second, icy mist rolled out as the cold air surged forth to cover at least half the field!
Father Wang was amazed at this scene, and then he saw this mist which had spread out actually begin to coalesce together again to swiftly turn into an ice-blue sword de which cut through the air.
The sword de pierced the sky and spilt open the space as effortlessly as cutting tofu.
It looked like it took nothing at all for the Cold Frost Sword to cut open the intrinsic field space.
Father Wang tsked in wonder at this scene. As expected of General Yi
Not including Wang Ling, Father Wang recalled that in the most recent release of this years power ranking list for Huaxiu cultivators, General Yis overall strength had put him in the top ten.
You think this is the end, just like this? The head of stateughed.
Puzzled, Father Wang stared at the image broadcast. General Yi had indeed cut open the intrinsic spirit field with that one swing from his sword just now.
Judging from the smile on his face, it was obvious that he was extremely confident in his sword strike just now.
But in the next moment, General Yis face gradually drained of color.
Because he realized that he was still inside the intrinsic spirit field!
This time, the scene was different as the number of suns in the sky had doubled to eighteen!
How can this be? General Yi looked at this scene in disbelief.
In the end, Little Yiyi is still green
In the study, the head of state gazed at this image and exined, Ive never used my intrinsic spirit field with Little Yiyi around before, so he doesnt know at all that this field is mine.
Father Wang made notes on hisputer as he listened seriously. Do intrinsic spirit fields vary in their attributes?
Of course.
The head nodded. As everyone knows, the intrinsic spirit field takes the form of a small world, and is also called an internal small world. After its perfectly formed inside the body, it can be instantly discharged in battle. Furthermore, only the person who discharged the intrinsic spirit field can use the spirit energy contained inside it. That is to say, once you are caught and dragged into an intrinsic spirit field, you have to think of a way to break it open as soon as possible, otherwise once youve used up all your spirit energy, youll be at a disadvantage.
The attribute which Brother Situ mentioned is probably what is called the spirit fields secretw, in technical terms. Every persons field has its own exclusive secretw that can usually be ssified ording to the five spiritual root elements. And while my fields secretw might look like fire, it is in fact an infinite ability.
Father Wang earnestly gathered all this information together. Infinite ability? Can Your Excellency borate on that?
Hm, Brother Situ can actually think of it like a Matryoshka doll.
My intrinsic spirit field has nineyers in total. In order to break it open, you need to break apart all nineyers in one go before you cane out. What Little Yiyi cut open just now was only the innermostyer. Saying this, the head of state smiled slightly. Little Yiyi is still green
If there are only nineyers, why is it called infinite?
Simple, because the intrinsic spirit field can automatically restore itself.
In other words, Little Yiyi has to hurry up and destroy the next eightyers. Otherwise, once the innermostyer that was destroyed just now is perfectly restored, it will wrap itself around the outermostyer. This, is the infinite ability.
For some reason, Father Wang suddenly felt a little sorry for General Yi!
Just as the head of state had said, General Yi had never seen his intrinsic spirit field before and thus had no idea who was the enemy he was now fighting. Furthermore, it was the first time that the experienced and knowledgeable General Yi had seen an intrinsic spirit field with this infinite attribute, so he hadpletely no idea what he was facing.
The secondyer of the intrinsic spirit field was hotter than the first one, and the Cold Frost Sword wasnt as effective here. General Yi could already see drops of water forming along the Cold Frost Sword, which seemed to be melting.
Multiyered intrinsic spirit field?
This was General Yis initial guess, and while he wasntpletely right, to be able to make this connection in this situation was already very astute of him.
At that moment in the study, the head of state suddenly turned to look at Father Wang. Brother Situ, want to see Little Yiyis most powerful sword? But it wont be easy to make him produce it; well have to provoke him first.
Sure!
Father Wang looked expectant. But how will we do that?
It had to be known that for General Yi to be able to reach his realm, he basically didnt get angry or explode too easily. Provoking him would be difficult, second only to making Wang Ling smile
No one knows Little Yiyi better than I do. Ill sort it out, Brother Situ, just watch.
After saying that, the head of state opened his eyes, turned his gaze to the image broadcast and said softly to General Yi, who was in the intrinsic spirit field, Scared?
In Father Wangs ears, it was a very light word, but inside the intrinsic spirit field, the sound was magnified endlessly. It was deafening, and General Yi couldnt help but cover his ears.
The head of state changed the sound of his voice so that General Yi wouldnt be able to parse his true identity.
Your Excellency, who on earth are you? General Yi asked the air in the second intrinsic spirit field after he regained hisposure.
The head of state: You are not qualified to know who I am. Im just warning you, if this goes on, youll die for sure. So want to surrender?
You want me to surrender? General Yi heaved a deep sigh.
Since he had no idea what this intrinsic spirit field was like, he thought that it wasnt necessarily wrong to feign surrender for the moment all was fair in war.
As long as he could leave this ce, he would be vignt next time and it wouldnt be so easy for the other party to drag him into the intrinsic spirit field again.
Just as General Yi was thinking this, the head of states voice came through again. I want you to yell Im not the demaster three times. If you do that, Ill set you free.
Father Wang never expected General Yis expression to abruptly change at these words.
He saw General Yis face quiver slightly as wisps of golden-red sword qi started to rise off his body; even his white spiky hair became awash in the same color.
Father Wang was stunned. What the hell?! Super Saiyan God?!
Chapter 701 - General Yi’s Boundless Dao
Chapter 701: General Yis Boundless Dao
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Finally angry?
Looking at General Yi who seemed to have be another person, the head of state smiled.
It was rare to see General Yi in this state. As far as the head of state could remember, except for when they had fought the seven demon gods back then with all their might, he had rarely seen General Yi activate this form.
What mode is this? Father Wang was very curious.
This is when Little Yiyis potential is activated. Simply put, this is a method for activating the meridians in the body with boundless sword qi to stimte the bodys potential, and it carries certain risks The head of state said, Back then, it was Sword Immortal Fan Rui who developed this Boundless Sword Dao, but Little Yiyi was the only one to inherit it.
Hearing this, realization dawned on Father Wang.
He also knew about Evil Sword Gods arrest previously. If that was the case, then Evil Sword God had very likely murdered his shifu back then because of jealousy.
The head of states next words also confirmed Father Wangs spection. Brother Situ has probably heard that Fan Rui had two disciples. One was Little Yiyi, and the other was Chen Nanxuan, who is now known as Evil Sword God. Fan Rui was of two minds when selecting the sessor to the Boundless Sword Dao; he even came to me for advice.
The head of state and Sword Immortal knew each other?
We were fellow students. The head of state nodded and said, In retaliation for Fan Rui passing the Boundless Sword Dao on to Little Yiyi, Chen Nanxuan plotted the murder of his shifu . But the truth was that Fan Rui had already long been aware of it. Fan Rui had always been a cautious person, so he wouldnt be caught unawares so easily.
So Sword Immortal is still alive? Father Wang remembered once searching the news on Evil Sword God out of curiosity, and amidst the numerousments online, there was in fact information going around which said that Fan Rui wasnt really dead.
But these online views were just spection after all, and had no proof to back them up.
Fan Rui indeed has already passed on. At this moment, the head of state revealed the truth of what happened back then. But unlike what the rumors say, he didnt die because he couldnt defeat Chen Nanxuan. The truth is that during that battle, Fan Rui deliberately yielded, which allowed Chen Nanxuan to seize the advantage. Chen Nanxuan naively thought that his sword skills had surpassed his shifu s, when they actually hadnt
When Father Wang heard this, he couldnt help clicking his tongue.
No wonder Evil Sword God had been so endlessly haughty all these years, looking for people everywhere to PK with; it appeared that he had a gross misunderstanding of how strong he was.
No wonder he got thrashed by Ling Ling
Father Wang couldnt help sighing. Did Sword Immortal do this in order to guide him?
Yes, Brother Situ is right. The head of state said nonmittedly, After Fan Rui chose the sole sessor of the Boundless Sword Dao from among the two of them back then, Chen Nanxuan harbored a grudge ever since. But Fan Rui always believed that Chen Nanxuan wasnt bad by nature. He wanted to use his death to guide this disciple toward the right path, but what a pity Chen Nanxuan still took this type of path in the end.
Then, does Your Excellency know why Sword Immortal chose General Yi as the sessor of the Boundless Sword Dao? On what specific basis?
I truly dont know.
The head of state tsked. He really wasnt clear about this matter. I asked Little Yiyi before privately, but he said this had to do with the secret of the Boundless Sword Dao, so it wasnt good for me to ask too much. But one things for sure: when Fan Rui picked his sessor, the final stiption had nothing to do with sword skills or overallbat ability. Back then, Little Yiyi and Chen Nanxuan had been almost neck to neck in their sword skills.
Listening to the head of state, Father Wang raised his eyebrows and felt that this was bing more interesting.
If it wasnt based on sword skills orbat ability, then what was it based on?
On who had more cheek?
At that very moment, demaster General Yis aura seemed to undergo a one hundred and eighty-degree turn after he entered Boundless mode.
He clenched one fist. Boundless Sword Qi Rush!
The Cold Frost Sword then unexpectedly burst with the golden-red sword qi that wasing off General Yi, as if it was getting a power boost, before it emitted a dazzling cold, azure light!
The water drops on the sword had alreadypletely disappeared, and its powers of ice and frost were once again on disy at that moment.
Your Excellency, your spirit field is very strong, but perhaps you dont know how formidable this humble ones boundless sword qi is General Yi let go of the Cold Frost Sword as he stood with his hands behind his back, and the sword started to rotate around his body, forming a three- zhang sword circle which firmly enclosed General Yi inside it.
The Boundless Sword Dao had strengthened the Cold Frost Sword as well as the Cold Frost Armor on General Yi to protect him from the blistering hot environment.
But this was only the beginning
Because General Yi had yet to take out his most powerful sword.
Father Wang stared intently at the image projected in the air.
Several dozen secondster, General Yi spread his palm once more. The entrance to the infinite sword repository opened again in the air, and General Yi took out something unexpected.
What he took out wasnt aplete magic sword, but a sword hilt!
A sword hilt? Father Wang looked nkly at this scene.
Next to him, the head of state seemed deeply moved when he saw this sword hilt. After so many years, I never thought that I would see Little Yiyi take out this magic sword again truly, how nostalgic.
What kind of magic sword is this? asked Father Wang.
People think that Heaven-Cleaving and Brilliant Victory were Sword Immortal Fan Ruis principal swords, but thats not the case. It is this sword hilt that was Fan Ruis biggest treasure, and it was also given to Little Yiyi as an emblem of him inheriting the Boundless Sword Dao. Only those whoprehend Boundless Sword Dao can wield this sword The head of state stared at the image and smiled slightly. If Little Yiyi gets serious, my infinite spirit field truly wont be able to hold him.
The head of state was very clear on this swords background, because this was a world-defying magic weapon!
At that moment, General Yi made a move once again.
With the Cold Frost Swords protection on him, he grasped this sword hilt with both hands and held it high above his head.
A few secondster, Father Wang saw masses of qi inside the spirit field stream toward the hilt as they gathered little by little to coalesce into the body of a sword
Brother Situ, this is Little Yiyis Boundless Sword Dao
The head of state said with a smile, Boundless Sword Dao is a building technique which uses all qi under heaven. Using sword qi as a foundation, it absorbs other different types of qi and condenses them together. If its in a ce with a lot of people around, even the air we exhale will be collected by Little Yiyi and turned into power. In the end, the power in the water droplets will coalesce into a mighty force as magnificent as a rolling sea, and will turn into the Boundless Sword!
So the name of the sword is Boundless Sword Father Wang was enthralled as he listened.
No, Boundless Sword is just the name of the de.
The head of state corrected him. With the sword hilt, the name of this sword should be Qicalibur 1 !
Father Wang:
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Chapter 702: You Can Do Whatever You Want If You Have a Bit of Strength?
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Things were progressing ording to the head of states n. This was General Yis most powerful sword, and unless he used his strongest sword attack, it would be impossible for him to break open this infinite intrinsic spirit field.
From the very beginning, this had been the head of states goal.
This was a truly mind-blowing scene. In todays peaceful era, when could you casually see a great battle of True Immortals like this? When General Yi swung his sword, it looked just like major special effects, which made Father Wangs heart ripple when he saw it.
This immense mass of qi turned into a solid force that coalesced along the de. Sword qi whistled past in the blink of an eye, and the golden-red sword light red up, directly tearing open the second spaceyer. The volcanoes in the scene almost instantly crumbled into rock, disintegrating again into finer particles and then into dust which was then sucked into the space fissure
With a single sh, General Yi demonstrated the height of his prowess. A golden-red sword light ten thousand fathoms wide shed down the front with unmatched, powerful godly might. The intrinsic spirit field was cut open like a thousandyered cake, and the space wall of eachyer could be clearly seen.
The entire processsted a full minute until finally, Father Wang saw that the boundless sword qi above General Yis sword hilt had already vanished. His Boundless mode had also disappeared, and General Yi reappeared at the vi entrance with his head drenched in sweat and gasping harshly for breath.
That sword swing just now had taken a lot out of General Yi. This was his sure-fire killing move, and he could only use it once in the short term.
Even so, it was already stunning enough.
Father Wang felt that thanks to the head of state today, he had truly collected a lot of good battle reference material. If he could adapt that scene just now for his novel, it would be an amazing battle scenario!
But that being said, Father Wang was actually still a little curious
In terms of visual effects, General Yis sword swing just now as a sure-fire killing move was truly perfect.
But in terms of power, Father Wang wondered which was stronger, this sword swing or a p from Wang Ling
After this sword swing, General Yi seemed so exhausted that he copsed. He didnt move as he gasped for air for some time before he felt better. What was more awkward was that when he hade out this time, he hadnt brought any spirit energy-replenishing pills with him.
A True Immortals ability to recover was very strong. As long as he was breathing at a normal rate, he could replenish the spirit energy that was lost from casting spells. However, if his MP 1 had reached rock bottom, it would take him slightly longer to recover.
And the point was that in this current era of peace, where there was no war, General Yi never dreamed that there would be a day he would still use this killing move
Looking at the vi in front of him, General Yi couldnt help falling into deep thought. So far, he hadnt fully figured out which godly saint this mysterious expert inside was.
But judging from this mysterious experts technique, General Yi felt that he had no choice but to take this matter seriously. As long as they were within Huaxius borders, cultivators above the Golden Core stage had to report themselves to a local Huaxiu Alliance branch, which ultimately sent a summary of the statistical data to the headquarters annually.
As for cultivators above the Soul Formation stage, Huaxiu Alliance wanted to know their precise identities even more. Otherwise, they would be unregistered citizens who would encounter restrictions wherever they went.
Given the strength of the mysterious expert inside, General Yi felt that this person was most likely an unregistered citizen.
It was likely that the matter would still have to be reported to the head of state in the end for him to handle.
With that in mind, General Yi already had a faint n in his heart.
At that moment, a voice reached his ears. It was the mysterious experts voice. As expected of the demaster. That boundless sword qi just now truly opened my eyes
General Yi frowned tightly. You already knew who I was, and still dared to be so heavy-handed? Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you have a bit of strength?
My apologies.
The mysterious expert smiled. It really is because I have strength that I can do whatever I want.
General Yis lips twitched. Dont push me too far
This tone, was too arrogant!
He, the grand demaster, one of Huaxius Ten Generals and a founding father, had actually been brought low in front of some unknown person C this was exceptionally difficult for General Yi to bear.
In the study, when Father Wang saw General Yis expression change, he hastily said, Your Excellency, how about we invite General Yi in? To be honest, Father Wang really found General Yi a little pitiful
But the head of state chuckled yfully. Brother Situ, see how interesting Little Yiyi is? I havent yed enough
Father Wang:
Ive always wanted to know the truth about the inheritance of Boundless Sword Dao. Brother Situ, arent you curious about this? The head of state said, I understand that this involves the secret of Boundless Sword Dao, and the reason Little Yiyi isnt willing to tell me about it is also because hes following his shifu smand. But the truth is that Ive always been puzzled about Fan Ruisst words.
Does Your Excellency think that Sword Immortal still had hidden secrets?
Thats right. The head of state nodded. Even though he chose to die to enlighten his stubborn disciple, Ive always felt that there was still an ulterior motive
And so, a few minutester, the head of state negotiated with General Yi, who was standing outside the vi.
Would you be willing to trade a secret in exchange for knowing my identity?
As soon as the head of state said this, Father Wang instantly knew that he was starting to y tricks again
Hehe. General Yi said, If I want to investigate you
The head of state wasnt afraid at all, and chuckled. If you can find out who I am, would you still need to go to all this trouble? I can promise you that as long as I want to, youll never learn my identity
General Yi was cut to the quick, because it was true. Until now, he had only heard the voice of the mysterious person inside this vi and hadnt seen his face; even in battle, the other party had had the upper hand.
He was at aplete disadvantage in this situation
And if they shed againter, he would probably be thrashed given his currentck of spirit energy.
Thinking this, General Yi sighed and said, How can I be sure that youre not lying?
General Yi thought the most important thing right now was still to find out more about this mysterious expert.
I swear on Heavenly Dao that everything Ive said is true. If even just a little bit of it is a lie, Ill be unlucky forever!
Hearing this, General Yi was dazed.
It turned out that this was a tough guy!
General Yi: What secret of mine do you want to know?
The head of state said, I want to know why Sword Immortal passed the Boundless Sword Dao on to you back then?
Thats it?
Thats it!
Hehe, I was wondering what it was
The head of state cocked an eyebrow. So, youre willing to tell me?
Its just a small thing.
General Yi waved his hand. Back then I was too thin-skinned to say it, so I told the outside world that it was a secret But now Ive already stopped being afraid! It wont hurt for you to know, Ill tell you!
General Yi said, A crucial factor is that the sessor of Boundless Sword Dao has to be pure.
The head of state: So?
General Yi: So, this old man is a virgin!!! Understand?
The head of state:
Father Wang:
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Chapter 703: Summer Assignment
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It could be said that General Yis answer was unexpected, but it also made sense
In fact, given this exnation, the head of state immediately realized that many things about General Yi which he hadnt understood before could now be exined. No wonder when he rmended before that General Yi participate in the program If You Are The One to look for a partner, General Yi had adamantly refused It turned out that he wanted to continue perfectly with the Boundless Sword Dao
After confessing his secret, General Yi chuckled, his face triumphant as he stood at the door of the vi. Excuse me, Your Excellency, shouldnt youe out now? And clearly exin your own identity while youre at it. This is part of our agreement.
On the other side, the head of state was already standing behind the door. Open the door
General Yi straightened his clothes, floated over, and opened the door.
The result was that he was utterly gobsmacked by the person standing in front of him.
H- H- Hea Head of state?
Really
It turned out that the person in the dark whom he hade to blows with was the head of state!
General Yi immediately felt like there was blood lodged in the pit of his stomach which he couldnt spit out
C Wait, was it because he had opened the door the wrong way?
General Yi mmed the door shut, and then opened it again.
Okay, it was confirmed that this person was without any doubt the head of state himself
It was impossible for him to be an impostor; General Yi was very familiar with the head of states aura.
Leader, why are you here? General Yi straightened almost instantly and even stopped floating as both his feet directly touched the ground. He scratched the back of his head, an awkward expression on his face.
Not far away, the driver in the car and the people in the supply van behind him were shocked when they saw this. From this angle, they couldnt see exactly who was standing inside the door But there really werent many people who could make General Yi talk to them with both his feet on the ground!
The head of state chuckled. Its a long story, lets go in and have a chat.
General Yi nodded weakly. Alright, Your Excellency also, the matter just now
Dont worry, it wont go any further than this vi. The head of state said, Also, I have to apologize. This time, I took the opportunity to secretly feel out Little Yiyi; I even had doubts about you before
What sort of doubts did Your Excellency have? Hearing these words, General Yi couldnt help breaking into a cold sweat.
Before, I introduced you to so many pretty olddies, but you didnt like any of them Actually, Ive always wondered if there was a problem with your orientation.
But after feeling you out just now, it seems that you epted thispromise for the sake of abiding by your shifu smand. Saying this, the head of state patted General Yi on the shoulder and sighed deeply. Little Yiyi, holding back all these years has been hard on you!
Hearing this sentence, tears welled up in General Yis eyes despite himself.
In the afternoon, it was Teacher Pans chemistry ss. Because Teacher Pan had asked for leave today, Old Antique would be taking over this period.
However, Old Antique didnt use this opportunity to give a history lesson because he had already worked out his ss schedule. He preferred to go at his own pace and wouldnt take over extra ss time. For this sudden surplus of time, Old Antique would talk about something else.
It so happened that the summer camp and the final exams wereing up, so he could spend the extra time talking about these two matters.
After the final exams were the holidays and then the second semester.
And it was only at this time that a lot of people realized: in the blink of an eye, there was only a semester left of Grade One
The trials of Grade Two were imminent.
Life in Grade Two would be much more tiringpared with Grade One. If you wanted to rx in Grade Three, it was very important toy a good foundation in Grade Two. And most important of all, students would be streamed into different sses in Grade Two ording to their results in the final exams.
Almost every year, there would be students from the elite sses who would be reced by some students from the normal or even remedial sses due to their poor grades in Grade One. While this rarely happened, it would be absolutely disgraceful to be demoted from an elite ss.
One elbow propped up on the lectern, Old Antique said very meaningfully, Actually, the grades in our ss are pretty stable, and there isnt one especially poor kid, although Old Pan said that you were the worst ss she ever had, at the start of school.
Everyone:
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique changed the subject. Of course, the most stable person in our ss is Student Wang Ling, who had just had a narrow escape.
A lot of people couldnt help turning to look at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling:
Old Antique: Student Wang Lings grades are almost always in the middle every time; if hes not ranked seventh, then hes eighth. One word: stable! Teacher Pan has also given Student Wang Ling a nickname in the office: WangWenjian 1 .
Wang Ling:
Actually, as long as everyone can demonstrate a steady level like Wang Ling in the Grade Two entrance exam no one will be transferred out. When Old Antique said this, he even teased slightly, If a studentes to my snack kiosk to buy something after being transferred out, Ill give him a fifty percent discount.
When he said this, all the students looking at him in the ss roared withughter.
Of course, it was still a little early to talk about this subject. After all, there was still one more semester to go. If someone who hadnt worked hard in the first semester made the most of the second semester and did their best, everyone could still happily be together in Grade Two.
After that, Old Antique quickly switched to a mundane topic: the summer assignment.
Old Antique slowly opened his mouth. This years summer assignment is a little difficult, but I believe that everyone will definitely be able toplete it.
Of course, the summer assignment Old Antique was talking about was more than just about doing homework The summer homework at Foundation Establishment high schools were nothing like those at regr high schools. Based on the experiences of No. 60 High senior graduates from previous years, the summer assignment basically involved students forming small groups toe up with research topics rted to cultivation and perform experiments.
Thus, when Old Antique said this, everyone basically had some idea in their hearts already.
It was just that this years summer assignment wasnt anything as simple as a mere research topic
Considering how much more rampant criminals have be recently, all our No. 60 High teachers voted and have decided to set this years summer assignment as: developing a killing technique. This is an individual research project, not to be carried out in groups. Simply put, youll be designing a killing move for yourself Saying this, Old Antique narrowed his eyes enigmatically.
Hearing this, Wang Ling stared at his own palm, lost in deep thought
Chapter 704 - The Method for Refining a Killing Technique
Chapter 704: The Method for Refining a Killing Technique
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Originally, this project is usually carried out in Grade Two, but taking all factors into consideration, we decided to bring this project forward to raise your defensive abilities to some extent.
Old Antique said, So this summer, you mustbine your spiritual root attribute with spells youre good at in order to design for yourselves a killing technique for survival.
Special training in killing techniques was an additional exam in senior high that waspulsory for students toplete. Furthermore, the marks would be added to the overall grade for the college entrance exam, ounting for five percent of the total score. It might seem like a very small portion, but this five percent was often the key element in the cultivation college entrance exam!
What was the saying? Cultivators taking the college entrance exam was like all the kings horses and all the kings men crowding a footbridge There were times when people couldnt get into the university they idolized because of a few marks.
But Wang Ling didnt care whether or not he could get into a university he idolized; he just wanted to find a university where he could live a smooth and stable life
Because killing techniques were linked to the college entrance exam, Old Antiques expression turned a lot more serious. You can start conceptualizing your killing technique during the summer camp this time. At your current stage, a killing technique doesnt necessarily mean a skill with tremendous power. Hence, we will assess your killing techniques this time based on their holistic integration of the three aspects of skill, survival, and power.
After Old Antique said this, there was instantly a hubbub of discussion in the ssroom. Innovating spells was very sophisticated learning, and designing a killing spell for your own use wasnt an easy task. For now, a killing spell at senior high level permitted students to use the underlying operational theory of other spells as reference.
There were two issues that needed to be taken into ount.
One was spiritual root.
How powerful a spell wasrgely depended on the spiritual root attribute.
For example, those with the fire spiritual root were naturally strong. Those who had the water spiritual root had a strong self-healing and recovery ability, and those with the wood spiritual root had a natural advantage in AP (Attack Power). Those who had the earth spiritual root had a greatly enhanced sense of nature, while the metal spiritual root represented a stable defensive ability.
A lot of people actually did understand this concept.
Thus, the most appropriate approach in choosing spells to learn was to select those that were morepatible with your spiritual root.
Of course, the Three Thousand Great Dao transcended the five elements.
As soon as Old Antique brought this matter up, Wang Ling started to ponder how on earth he was going to design a spell that looked low-key and unassuming, which was an enormously difficult problem for him.
Since everyone has different spiritual root attributes, the school will arrange for all of you to take abined test before the summer camp officially begins. Youll be able to clearly see the distribution of the five elements in your bodies.
At that moment, Old Antique brought up another point, and that was the distribution of the five spiritual roots.
People with a single spiritual root were naturally more sought after, because they could straightaway focus on one attribute to cultivate. The rest were those with double spiritual roots, three spiritual roots and even four spiritual roots as well as five spiritual roots If you had only two spiritual roots, that was still alright. The scariest was if you had all five spiritual roots jumbled together, with none being more prominent than the other.
Wang Ling himself had the five spiritual roots, but they werent a random mix
He had five innate and consummate spiritual roots! That meant he could freely adjust the distribution of the five elements in his body to achieve the oue he wanted.
This was actually an advantage in Wang Lings opinion, because it gave him a wide range of spells to choose from.
Generally speaking, the least conspicuous attribute was metal.
This spiritual root had the color symbolic of defense. Most metal-type spells basically emphasized defense.
While Wang Ling was mulling this, Old Antique lifted his hand to send out a stack of pamphlets.
Whats this? someone asked.
Although it isnt as difficult as designing an original spell, borrowing the operational theory of other spells to design your killing move also isnt easy. This pamphlet contains your seniors design ideas for their killing techniques.
Old Antique smiled. The best grade a No. 60 High graduate has ever achieved is S-rank, which is equivalent to nearly two hundred marks.
Two hundred? Why so much? Little Peanut eximed.
Because the design of this killing technique was rtivelyplete. First was the skillponent. This male senior made full use of the properties of his fire spiritual root andbined three fire spells together to create a spell called Dead Sea of Dry Fire. He scored very high in terms of skill.
Next were the survival and powerponents. In terms of survival, this spell could effectively cut off an enemy attack and turn into thick smoke that could ward against regr sight spells. As for the final powerponent, afterbining three types of fire spells together, plus the fact that this senior himself was a cultivator with a fire spiritual root, he directly obtained full marks.
Little Peanut added up the marks roughly and then scratched his head. Teacher, that isnt right. Even after counting It cant be two hundred marks
Of course, the reason why this senior could obtain such a high grade was actually because he had been given additional marks. Because at that time, this seniors spell design was giarized by a student from another school. In the end, the headmaster approved the decision to give this senior additional marks as constion, Old Antique exined.
Someone would actually steal this? The students were shocked.
This society is a lot moreplicated than you think
The corners of Old Antiques mouth curled up. The student who giarized the design had the surname Li, and was called Li Yuanjie 1 . You should be able to look him up online. Based on your seniors design idea, this Student Li swapped the order of the three spells used in Dead Sea of Dry Fire and designed a spell called Sorrow of Leaving Fire
But it was a pity that this Student Li Yuanjie wasnt a good learner. He didnt understand the spells fundamental principle at all. We ultimately wanted students to design and create spells based on the operational theory of existing spells. But this Student Li Yuanjie just swapped the order of the three original spells, and copied everything else. In the end, this Sorrow of Leaving Fire which he designed was neither here nor there, and was full of holes.
So, I want to remind all of you here, you have to use your own brain and hands to design your killing technique. Dont giarize other peoples work, and at the same time, you have to protect your own work. Hm I heard that this Student Li Yuanjie switched to a foreign name, and is still using this method after graduation to brag and swindle people outside, by iming that hes a mage who has original spells.
A foreign name?
Thats right.
Old Antique nodded. His name is Li Ghost Cut 2 Yuanjie
Chapter 705 - Shock! Wang Ling’s Killing Technique Is…
Chapter 705: Shock! Wang Lings Killing Technique Is
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Nowadays, there were too many shameless people to count Wang Ling was already used to it, like that Dean from Shadow Fool Guild who had stolen Father Wangs song a few days ago. Wang Ling heard that the guy was already halfway to his doom. Rather than directly crush him, Father Wang had chosen to boil the frog and thoroughly discredit him.
In the magic circle, original spells and derivative spells, as well as giarizing and stealing spells, had always been a focus. To take the cultivation forum which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal ran as an example, there were a lot of posts on the forum every day asking people to check whether certain spells were identical or not.
The most difficult part of any new spell was the operational theory. Once you had the theory, you experimented with it step by step to convert it into a working form. The birth of an original spell could take a cultivator hundreds or even thousands of years. Of course, there were some extraordinarily talented people who couldplete their research in decades, but in the end, they were a small minority.
After the new technique wasplete, you could submit an application for an original spell copyright with the cultivation skills library on the Huaxiu Alliance website to protect your rights and interests.
After this step, the creator of the new spell could subsequently make money in the form of authorized dividend sales in online cultivators skills stores like the ones Dog Two had visited previously.
In the case of a derivative spell, the underlying operational theory of one or more spells were modified. The killing techniques which they had toplete designs for this time were precisely derivative spells.
In terms of copyright, as long as you noted what original art or spell it was derived from, how it worked, and who created it, as well as made sure that the derivative spell wasnt soldmercially, then it wouldnt be a vition of copyright.
Unfortunately, however, there were some people who liked to engage in giarism or theft in the current magic circle, unting themselves as mages with original spells and showing off and swindling people left and right.
Wang Ling believed that there were more and more spell copyright disputes nowadaysrgely because of the utilitarian hearts of modern cultivators.
These days, fewer and fewer cultivators were willing to devote themselves to properly developing spells. A lot of them had started to be fickle and impatient. In todays rtively peaceful cultivation era, without the uproar and shes between warring tribes and sects, more and more cultivators were obsessed with making money, even not scrupling to use some dirty tricks.
Currently, it was also a big problem trying to determine whether an original spell had been giarized or not. This was because there were still too few professional spell infringement experts, and the relevant system had yet to be perfected.
Wang Ling had in fact noticed this problem a long time ago, but so far there hadnt been an effective way to solve it.
Nheless, the spells anti-giarism movement had started to gain momentum among cultivators in recent years.
And the truth was that all spells evolved out of the Three Thousand Great Dao.
It was possible that some of the most sought-after top-level spells were just a small branch of the Three Thousand Great Dao.
But Wang Ling didnt have the heart to reveal this, because even if he did, there wouldnt necessarily be anyone who would listen.
He could tell them, but there was no point
In the afternoon after school, several boys in the ssroom took out their cell phones and set up a discussion group to discuss their ns for their killing techniques.
For one thing, they had already studied together for a semester, and knew each other quite well. But in some other sense, if you werent an especially talented person and you had to design a spell at senior high level It was just more logical and efficient to discuss it in a group together.
While Dopey Guo, Super Chen and Little Peanut were setting up the group, Dopey Guo turned to look at Wang Ling. Wang Ling, why are you spacing out? Join the group!
Wang Ling thought for a bit, and in the end still took out his phone.
It couldnt be helped. This was a product of his surrounding environment; if he didnt join the group and hepleted his spell on his own, he would likely be the focus of attention again.
But honestly speaking, even though Wang Ling had such a wide range of spells to choose from, he hadnt really thought about which spell would be right for him For now, he only had a general direction the best would be to use the least conspicuous metal spell as the primary base.
So Wang Ling joined the group
He was pretty curious to hear the constructive suggestions of this group of people.
Dopey Guos thinking was very clear-cut as he held his phone and said with a sage expression, The exact n is like this: everyone put your spiritual root attribute in front of your username in the group. Its fine if you dont know what yours is yet; in any case, the school will test us for them in a few days.
And then? asked Little Peanut.
Dopey Guo said firmly, Draw lots!
When he heard this, Wang Ling understood what Dopey Guo meant. They would draw lots to decide the order of spell research. They would pool their knowledge together to help one personplete a general design of their killing technique first before moving on to help the person next in line improve on theirs. This was actually a pretty fair way of doing things!
After speaking, Dopey Guo opened a lottery app. Each time you clicked on it, it would give you a random number between 1 and 4.
The first one to draw a number was Little Peanut, who got a 4.
Dopey Guo was 2.
Super Chen was 3
Hm the person who got 1, was Wang Ling.
Wang Ling:
Alright, Wang Ling is number one. Lets help Wang Ling think of something first, Dopey Guo said.
To be honest, Super Chen was a little surprised. He didnt expect Wang Lings spiritual root to have the rtively conservative metal attribute. Wasnt there a saying silence is golden?
Little Peanut lowered his head and thought for a moment before he said, Usually, spells that are a better fit for the metal attribute can use the fire element as a secondary spell. ssmate Wang Ling can choose a metal spell as the primary spell andbine it with a fire spell as a secondary one.
Dopey Guo: But if we take metal as the primary element, it doesnt seem like there are a lot of spells to choose from. The main thing is that we currently still dont know which metal spells Wang Ling has mastered.
That isnt a problem. Super Chen gave a different opinion. Even if Wang Ling cant do metal spells, he can start learning now. Right now we are at the design stage, and its still way early before the formal evaluation in Grade Two. Theres plenty of time to master it!
True! Dopey Guo nodded. In that case, lets check. My unclespany developed an app that can help you find the spells mostpatible for you from the skills library.
Wang Ling listened very seriously to everyone elses analysis and moved closer when Dopey Guo opened thepatibility app.
After Dopey Guo filled in various fields in the questionnaire like height, weight, realm, spiritual root attribute, everyday personality and so on, the software automatically rmended the following skills
Level two spell Free Golden Monkey: A metal enhancement spell. A body spell primarily for strengthening the four limbs so that they be the limbs of the golden monkey. When the spell is in use, speed and agility are greatly enhanced, making it easier to escape for your life! (from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Magic Scroll 1)
Level two spell Tianpengs 2Metal Breaking Roar: A metal sound wave spell. Bolsters the vocal cords to release a powerful roar that can break metal and split stone. Causes temporary dizziness in the other party, making it easier to escape for your life! (from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Magic Scroll)
Super Chen shook his head when he looked at this spell. This one wont work! Wang Ling hardly talks
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: Dont worry, keep reading! Theres also a secondary fire spell! If these three spells arebined together, it might not necessarily turn out to be a sound wave spell!
With a mm, Wang Ling continued reading
The third rmended spell Level one spell Fire Beacon to the Skies: A fire barrier spell. Uses spirit energy as a medium to set the air ame. Creates a tremendous amount of smoke, and used when escaping for your life! (fromZhurong 3Spiritual Scroll)
Wang Ling:
Little Peanut: Why are they all for escaping?
This is the limitation of metal spells; most of them are defensive spells to begin with. Dopey Guo sighed.
Yeah! Super Chen nodded and said, But I think afterbining them together, the new name will sound pretty good!
What will it be called?
Fire Beacons Trick Pig and Monkey 4 !
Chapter 706 - Little Silver’s Skin!
Chapter 706: Little Silvers Skin!
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These two days, there was one more person at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals vi.
It was the human form of the Wuji Umbres weapon spirit, a youngdy called Wuji.
In theory, weapon spirits didnt need to eat, but Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was happy that Wuji was very fond of eating broli.
It was July 27th on the fourteenth Thursday of the semester.
Wuji was perfectly content as she ate two full basins of assorted broli sd. Her face all wrapped up in bandages, she would only remove the lower half when she ate. Despite the fact that they didnt know what she actually looked like, it was easy to tell, just from the lower half of her face, that Wuji was a very pretty girl.
Are the other holy beasts truly no more? Little Silver cupped his chin and gazed fixedly at Wuji.
Heaving a sigh, she put down the fork she was using to eat the broli with. That is the three hundredth and second time youve asked this question in two days. The one thing I am very sure of is that since my creation, you are the only living holy beast Ive ever sensed.
Maybe you overlooked something?
No way. Youngdy Wuji quickly shook her head like a rattle-drum. You should know that Im a spatial magic weapon. After I was created, I traveled with that President Bai all over the ce and never sensed the aura of any other holy beast, but when I arrived in Songhai city, I detected Mr Silvers scent!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. He believed Wujis words; although this girl had been a little conflicted when she had first arrived, ultimately she was no match for the ten me purification spells which Wang Ling had deposited inside the Soul Suppression Ring.
Wuji had had a taste of Wang Lings strength and was afraid of possible consequences
Although she didnt know what this me purification was, it sounded really scary!
If she was touched even a little by this thing, would she be utterly annihted?
Thus, when Wuji spoke, her gaze never once strayed from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ring.
In this situation, it was even less likely that she would lie.
Of course, in the face of Little Silvers repeated inquiries these two days, it actually wasnt as if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt understand him.
Little Silver was very innocent by nature. Initially, he had held on to the faint fantasy that even if there was only one other holy beast left in the world, the holy beasts in some sense couldnt be considered truly extinct
But now, faced with this cruel reality, Little Silver truly found it a little hard to ept.
Hence why he kept asking Wuji the same question.
After thinking for a while, Wuji finally said to Little Silver, Mr Silver, of course you dont have to be too discouraged. There are some ces I cannot search, like the demon world, or outer space If there are remaining holy beasts that have fled to the demon world or left Earth, I wont be able to detect them.
Although these words were actually meant tofort Little Silver, after Wuji said them, she felt even more sorry for him
Then the truth of the holy beasts going extinct back then C was it really President Bai who caused it? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Wuji nodded. Thats right, he was the ringleader! But I dont know very much about it, since I was created after that massacre.
And the person who had created her was none other than that Elder Ji Xing.
What a shame, I was young and didnt know anything, so I was under their thumb! Saying this, Wuji clenched her teeth in resentment.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Of course, if I can expand my detection range, I might be able to search some other ces. Also, I have a very strong feeling. When she said this, Wuji revealed an enigmatic expression. I think that theres definitely a secret inside Beast Kings Remains. If you want me to do another search the demon world, Beast Kings Remains, beyond the Milky Way C I can search all these ces. If I can move up a level, my detection range will be able to cover a whole!
The corner of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals lips twitched. Beyond the Milky Way?
That was an endless ce
Even if Wujis detection range could be upgraded to cover an entire, there were trillions ofs outside the Milky Way; it would be dead impossible to go over all of them!
This was a pretty ridiculous idea. In contrast, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought it would be easier to look for clues in Devil Valley.
One of the main reasons why the holy beasts had been wiped out was because of the death of the king of holy beasts, Devil King. Devil King had had severe narcolepsy, which left it dead to the world when it slept. (Please refer to Chapter 538: King of Holy Beasts, Devil King)
It was when Devil King had been sleeping back then that it had been stewed and turned into a pot of meat broth
Of course, there wasnt enough evidence to prove that Devil King had truly been stewed to death But there had been absoluely no sign of Devil King all these years, and it was difficult to differentiate between what was real and what was fake when it came to information on Devil King.
I have a feeling that theres definitely some secret to do with Devil King in Devil Valley.
Wuji said very earnestly, Ive always had the same dream about Beast Kings Remains Although I couldnt see it very clearly, theres definitely something there! You must believe a womans intuition!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Although Wuji was now in the form of a youngdy, a weapon spirits appearance was based on their masters will; the forms that they turned into were the ideal types of the first generation owners.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Wuji theoretically speaking, weapon spirits dont have genders.
Impossible!
Wuji felt the lower part of her body and confirmed her gender again. I dont have that thing!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt want to argue about it, and said, Do you have a way to expand your detection range?
Of course!
Wuji replied, You should know by now that in order to make me, that insane Bai Zhe collected forty-nine holy beast skins, and was only missing one toplete the set. As long as I have thest one, I canplete my upgrade!
When she said this, her gaze shifted to Little Silver on the side, which sent a chill through him. Shit what do you want to do to me?!
Wuji: Actually I dont need much If you cut a bit off, Mr Silver, thatll be enough.
Little Silver: No way! All of my body belongs to Master!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Wuji threw up her hands. Then theres no other way. Of course, we can always search for Devil King; the skin of the king of holy beasts is multi-purpose; itll be fine to mix it in.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal kneaded his brow as he felt his head hurt slightly. He then asked, As long as its skin from Little Silvers body, itll do?
Wuji thought for a second before nodding. Thats right!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled and looked at Little Silver. Brother Silver, start scraping your feet from today onwards and collect the skin.
Little Silver:
Wuji:
Chapter 707 - Heavenly Dao: Why Is It You Again?
Chapter 707: Heavenly Dao: Why Is It You Again?
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It was July 28th on the fourteenth Friday of the semester. Upon returning home from school, Wang Ling hurried to his room.
He was preparing something, and that was the birthday gift which he had nned to give to Wang Ming. Wang Ling had actually already thought about it for so long, but hadnt yet been able to figure out what to give Wang Ming.
Wang Mings birthday was on Army Day, which was August 1st. It also happened to be the day of the summer camp. The school had organized for them to go to Beast Kings Remains, and problems were bound to crop up. Hence, Wang Ling decided to prioritize the birthday gift first before thinking about anything else.
After all, things should be dealt with one by one.
The birthday gift, final exams, the summer camp, the mysterious young girl from the kuns belly who was currently receiving treatment to wake her up at Immortal Toyas ce as well as the identity of that mysterious angler behind the scenes He could only tackle these troublesome issues one by one.
In giving gifts, the best would be to give a person something that was in line with their preferences, but this was the hardest part.
Wang Ling knew that Wang Ming had very high self-esteem, so he had to be careful that his gift didnt touch Wang Mings bottom line. For example, Wang Ming was obsessed with cultivation, and Wang Ling in fact had plenty of unconventional methods that could help Wang Ming on the path to cultivation. Unfortunately, Wang Ming himself wouldnt ept them at all.
Wang Ling had a vivid memory from a few years back of Wang Ming thumping his chest and solemnly vowing to Wang Ling that sooner orter, he would open his own path.
Although he was muggle-born and just a regr person, he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the top cultivators in the world.
Thus, Wang Ling could basically strike cultivation magic weapons off the list. He had initially nned to forge a permanent defensive artifact for Wang Ming with the three passion stones left over from making the Three Views-Shattering Hammer. But on second thought, he suddenly felt that this wasnt a reliable n.
Because Wang Ming would definitely prefer to use the rechargeable magic treasure which he had developed himself.
After the incident with Old Antique and Shuigou Sect, Wang Ming had remodified the Heavenly Materials sword, which had previously been taken from the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, so that it was even lighter. Furthermore, a single full charge this time would be able tost up to half a month. The crucial point was that the sword could be charged very quickly, and only took four hours to be fully charged.
Apart from that, Wang Ming had also added a device to the sword hilt which disyed the percentage of remaining spirit energy in the sword
It could be said that Wang Ming had already modified the Heavenly Materials sword for a modern and scientific age of cultivation. The most extraordinary thing was that not only wasnt the swords functionality reduced, it had even been upgraded.
The Heavenly Materials sword possessed a formidable amount of spirit power to begin with. As long as it struck something, even if it was just a scratch, the spirit power sealed inside it would be instantly released.
During the previous Shuigou Sect incident, Wang Ming had used the Heavenly Materials sword to suppress a Nascent Soul cultivator, who couldnt put up the slightest resistance C this was enough to prove how powerful the sword was.
After all, the Master of Immortal Mansion had poured close to a hundred years worth of blood and sweat into forging the Heavenly Materials sword; he had even tried to capture Jingke, to pull the sword spirit out and ce it inside the Heavenly Materials sword.
Unfortunately, his n failed.
Because the one shoring of the Heavenly Materials sword was that until now, it stillcked a sword spirit.
So when Wang Ling thought about this, he already had an idea.
Compared with giving a magic weapon as a gift, giving a sword spirit really wasnt a bad idea.
Whenever necessary, a sword spirit could act as a bodyguard, and could also dial 120 for Wang Ming at any time. If he identally ate Zhai Yins food one day and couldnt be revived a sword spirit would definitely be able to save his life!
Creating a sword spirit, however, couldnt be done overnight. Furthermore, given the fact that Wang Ming wasnt able to generate his own spirit energy, simply relying on rechargeable spirit energy to spawn a sword spirit was absolutely ludicrous.
But that didnt mean Wang Ming couldnt have his own sword spirit. Many mass-produced,mercial brand spirit swords on the market had pre-installed sword spirits. Some of them were artificially made while some were spawned naturally using industrial methods. As soon as they met the minimum industrial standard, they were taken to be sold through public channels.
Sword spirits produced through industrial methods could be identified at first nce and basically all looked the same. As for sword spirits that were spawned naturally, they would automatically turn into the form their masters most wanted when summoned for the first time.
The concept wasnt that much different to how an artifact spirit was generated, since a sword spirit was a type of artifact spirit to begin with.
In order for the Heavenly Materials sword to produce a sword spirit to help Wang Ming
This required Wang Ling to arrange something with the Heavenly Dao.
This was Wang Lings third time summoning the Heavenly Dao this month with the equivalent exchange array, which was more than in the whole of the year before.
When Wang Ling had been younger, the Heavenly Dao had been eager to make deals with him.
But now he was very afraid when Wang Ling looked for him
Of course, the Heavenly Dao was very happy to trade for Wang Lings handwritten documents C
what he was afraid of was Wang Ling giving him crispy noodle snacks yet again.
The most terrible thing was that whatever Wang Ling used to trade with, the Heavenly Dao couldnt reject it The core of the array was equivalent exchange, and as the person who summoned the Heavenly Dao, Wang Ling had the right to use whatever he had in an exchange.
Including crispy noodle snacks
Even if what Wang Ling needed was a little more special, he just needed to give enough crispy noodle snacks in exchange.
When Wang Ling used the array to summon the Heavenly Dao again, its embodiment as the three-inch man was directly dumbfounded. Why is it you again
The golden three-inch man was silent for a moment; several drops of cold sweat were already trickling down his forehead.
After several minutes, he had to ept reality
The golden three-inch man: What do you want?
Sword spirit.
Wang Ling spoke telepathically, his eyes fixed on the golden three-inch man.
Sword spirit?
The golden three-inch man was dazed before he asked, For which sword?
To the Heavenly Dao, sword spirits actually werent anything special since they spawned naturally. The most important thing was that all artifact spirits were made from a very small part of the enormous Heavenly Dao system. As long as the golden three-inch man wanted to do so, he could custom-make a sword spirit.
Wang Ling: Its not my sword, I need you to set this up for me.
The golden three-inch man:
Wang Ling spoke telepathically: Cant do it?
The golden three-inch man: Im not saying I cant But if it isnt your sword, this exchange will be a little more costly.
Costly?
Chin in hand, Wang Ling pondered this before his telepathic voice trembled as he said, How how many crispy noodle snack packets?
The golden three-inch man: He knew it!!!
Chapter 708 - Ghost Head Blade
Chapter 708: Ghost Head de
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A sword spirit couldnt be cultivated overnight. Although the Heavenly Dao could indeed arrange it, getting crispy noodle snacks in exchange was really a little It had to be said that the Heavenly Dao had no right to refuse whatever Wang Ling used in a trade. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao couldnt give his own opinion! He couldnt say what he did or did not want!
This was the absolute rule of an equivalent trade.
The crucial point was that this young man didnt realize that the other party didnt want crispy noodle snacks at all
Thus, when Wang Ling took out the entire box of baked gluten-vored crispy noodle snacks which he had gotten custom-made, the golden three-inch man that was the embodiment of Heavenly Dao suddenly felt like crying but had no tears to shed.
He couldnt be any more sure that when he had first done a transaction with a young Wang Ling it was his brain that had short-circuited!
This, was the consequence!
The golden three-inch man stared at this box of crispy noodle snacks, took a deep breath, then directly put it away.
Wang Lings heart ached a little at this scene C he had never expected this birthday gift to actually cost him this box of crispy noodle snacks, which had twenty-four packets inside Although he had already opened the box, he hadnt even eaten one packet yet.
Wang Ling stared at the Heavenly Dao and sighed.
It was said that Heavenly Dao was heartless, and sure enough, it seemed that there was some truth to it.
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After taking the crispy noodle snacks, the golden three-inch man looked at Wang Ling. The transaction isplete. Everything will be as you wish: on August 1st of this year, the sword spirit will be ced inside the Heavenly Materials sword as agreed. Whether or not he can summon it, however, will depend on him.
Wang Ling nodded.
The truth was that he had already helped Wang Ming with the most difficult step: creating the sword spirit.
But whether or not Wang Ming could summon it would depend on his own will.
The first summoning of a sword spirit only happened when the owner of the sword needed it the most.
Elsewhere, in the overseas customs line at Songhai International Airport.
A blonde and blue-eyed young man with hairbed into a swept-back style and wearing an elegant suit stood on the security check tform with his arms spread as a customs little sister checked along his arms and down his trouser legs for dangerous material.
ording to international cultivation flight regtions, cultivators traveling byrge magic flight artifacts werent allowed to carry space storage magic treasures on them. Even pants with independent storage spaces that had been set up in their pockets werent allowed.
Confirming that the young man didnt have anything in his pants, the customs little sister ran a ck metal probe over his body, which didnt detect anything unusual.
Your checks are so strict. The blonde-haired young man smiled in a genteel way as he followed the customs little sisters instruction and walked through the virus-detection gate.
This was a smart-type virus quarantine magic treasure, initially developed by Huaxius Scientific Institute of Cultivation and Magic Treasures, which could detect if overseas cultivators were carrying foreign viruses on them.
When the young man walked through the detection gate, a green light appeared.
The customs staff then stamped the young mans passport and gave it back to him with a smile. Mr Han Di, have a pleasant stay.
Thank you. The young man put away the passport and put on a pair of sunsses.
Han Di.
This was the alias that Night Chiefs Second President Dn was using for the Huaxiu operation.
After passing the security check at customs, President Dns anxious heart finally calmed down.
Because of Bai Zhe that useless trash, plus the fact that Beast Kings Remains was about to open, Huaxiu nation had now tightened their security checks at customs. If it hadnt been for the fact that someone inside Huaxiu had helped arrange the identity Han Di for President Dn, he might not even have been able to get a visa.
Furthermore, this Han Di identity wasnt fake, and did exist in reality.
When Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had demanded that President Dn take over the master n some days ago, thetter had already arranged for someone to prepare a new identity for him.
This Han Di was the chairman of a vine enterprise who was of Mixiu descent. He held quite some power, and ran twenty vine testingpanies. Unfortunately, there had been a huge issue some time ago with the vine produced by one of this Han Dispanies.
Just like that, President Dn had seized this opening and taken over his identity.
There actually werent any problems with that vine batch to begin with C it was President Dn who had dispatched someone to tamper with the vine on the production line.
Vines were very important drugs. If there was any problem with safety and quality, this Mr Han Di would be held responsible. Once Huaxius Food and Drug Administration tracked him down, several billion inpensation wouldnt be considered a lot. Most crucially, it was very possible that he could be sentenced to several hundreds years of ying mahjong with the Old Devil and the others.
Afraid, this Mr Han Di thus willingly agreed to the escape n which President Dn had offered him, and gave away his identity and absconded to Mixiu nation.
But what this Mr Han Di didnt know was that there were people from Night Chief waiting for him in Huaxiu nation.
For Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, only dead men told no tales.
When President Dn strolled out of the airport, a ck military SUV was already parked at the A3 exit.
As he approached the car, the door automatically opened.
When he got into the car, he immediately received an overseas call on his cell phone, and the number was a string of asterisks.
He picked up the call right away.
Lord Spirit Emperor, Ive arrived. Everything went smoothly as nned. And as you expected, Huaxiu has tightened security across the board, said President Dn.
Mm, since everything went smoothly, Im greatly reassured, said Night Ghost Spirit Emperor. Do you have enough people in Huaxiu?
Lord, please rest assured. I used the Dark Network to contact a number of vagrant cultivators for hire this time. Their strength is the real deal. Among them, theres one called Ghost Head de. Speaking up to this point, President Dn narrowed his eyes. The Dark Network he was talking about was the mysterious onlinework set up by dark forces at home and abroad. As long as one had the means to infiltrate it, they could post ads to hire dark vagrant cultivators.
Given Night Chiefs currentck of people in Huaxiu nation, this was the quickest way of rounding up manpower. These dark vagrant cultivators were very expensive to hire, butpared with the master n, this money was nothing.
Hm? What is this Ghost Head des background? Night Ghost Spirit Emperors interest was peaked.
This person was Numinous Mothers third disciple C Ive already sent someone to verify this. Although he isnt on the list of assassins, hes skilled at stealth, transfiguration and invisibility techniques, andes and goes like a ghost. Ive already dispatched him to investigate the identity of that youngsters older brother.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor: You have everything in hand?
Lord Spirit Emperor, please rest assured, I am nothing like Bai Zhe that trash. President Dn curled his lip. Ill make sure that Ghost Head de captures that youngsters older brother alive within the next seven days.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was very satisfied with this answer. Then I will wait for news, President Han Di.
Chapter 709 - The Teacher Leading the Team
Chapter 709: The Teacher Leading the Team
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Ending the call, Night Ghost Spirit Emperors tight and uneasy frown rxed a little. His biggest concern had been Huaxius customs; if President Dn had been stopped there, the master n would definitely be affected. In order to infiltrate the remains this time, timing was a very important factor. It wasnt hard to guess that Huaxius higher-ups would definitely be dispatching a lot of experts to defend the remains. If they didnt seize this window of opportunity, the entire n would be millions of times harder to carry out.
But since President Dn had made it through customs, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was vastly relieved.
The only thing that surprised him was the Ghost Head de whom Dn had mentioned. He had never heard of an assassin with this name before. And the rumor was that he was actually the third disciple of the legendary ancestral teacher of assassins, Numinous Mother?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was extremely curious about this persons identity.
What kind of person was Numinous Mother?
She was an ancestral-level assassin whose two disciples were reportedly that Gorgeous Itinerant and Daoist Taotie. Although what they had learned only scratched the surface, they were already two epic superstars in the world of assassins So who was this Ghost Head de?
In Night Chiefs headquarters, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor rested his head on his hand in deep contemtion.
After a while, he raised his head to look at ab staff member and ask, Can you help me investigate this Ghost Head des background on the Dark Network?
Please wait a moment, Lord Spirit Emperor. This staff member nodded slightly.
A few minutester, information on Ghost Head de was printed out and delivered to Night Ghost Spirit Emperor.
After carefully going through the material, his eyes suddenly lit up. So that was it!
It was July 31st on the fifteenth Monday of the semester.
Conceived by Huaxiu Alliance, personally endorsed by Secretary Dakang from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, and led by the General Administration of 100 Schools, the Beast Kings Remains summer camp officially began. Students from the Foundation Establishment high schools selected for the summer camp this time were taken by coach to Peiyuan districts public square.
At ten in the morning, more than a thousand Foundation Establishment students gathered together.
In addition, there were a lot of teachers in white Daoist robes who stood along the sides of the square to maintain order.
These teachers were part of the protection team personally selected by Huaxiu Alliance from different schools across the city, all of whom were wearing the same Daoist robe as arranged by the Alliance.
Their main role on this trip was to ensure the students safety.
Headmaster Chen, Old Li and Old Antique from No. 60 High School were part of this impressive line-up.
Wang Ling heard that Teacher Pan was also supposed toe but had directly given it up since she had a Grade Three Dao talisman ss on at the same time.
Of course, this was just the protection that could be seen on the surface; the Ten Generals of Huaxiu Alliance and the humanoid magic treasure Head of State Number 001 developed by the Alliance would also be providing protection from the shadows. In addition, President Qi would be giving instructions remotely, and if necessary, the Heavenly E-Satellite could provide backup at any time.
This formidable defense formation looked solid and impregnable, but for some reason, Wang Ling still felt a little uneasy.
He didnt think it would be a very smooth trip.
Not everyone shared Wang Lings feeling.
A person in line couldnt help taking a photo and was going to show it off in WeChat Moments, but this students phone was very quickly confiscated by a ck-faced teacher in a white robe. Didnt your teacher tell you that photos are forbidden during this summer camp?
This red-faced students head drooped; it was obvious that the school teacher had specially stressed this point.
Devil Valley Beast Kings Remains was a state-protected secretnd to begin with, and in previous years, only teams of experts personally endorsed by Huaxiu Alliance had been allowed to explore and study it. This year, a number of ces had been specially opened up for a batch of Grade One students; apart from acting as a cover to fool foreign powers, it was actually also a trial run by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools this time.
For many students nowadays, there were some things that couldnt be learned in the ssroom.
Thus, this was indeed a rare cultivation opportunity. However, as the teachers had exined before the students had set out, they could only use their eyes to observe, their ears to listen, their hearts to feel and their heads to remember everything about this secretnd C they werent allowed to make public anything about it in the outside world.
But it was very clear that not all the students were honest people
After confiscating the first cell phone, this teacher then asked repeatedly, Is anyone else carrying electronic gadgets on them? Hand them over.
The whole scene was instantly silent.
After a long while, this teacher smiled slightly before taking out a U-shaped ma from inside thepel of his robe and tossing it into the sky.
All the electronic gadgets which the students in line had on them such as cell phones, wristwatches, MP3 yers and tablets were drawn out by the ma
After confiscating these electronic gadgets, this teacher continued to organize the rows like nothing had happened.
The other teachers all looked like they were used to it. Among lead teachers like these, there would always be one who was the bad cop. It was clear that in order to handle this bunch of Grade One students as well as those that had rebellious written all over them, the teachers had already made preparations early on.
So strict? Super Chen was stupefied, since his cell phone had been one of the victims.
Serves you right, I already told you not to bring it. Dopey Guos expression was one of incredible foresight. Before the trip, I sounded things out from my uncle C this time, quite a few of the teachers leading us were transferred over from Jinghua city. That bad cop just now is one of them! Do you know Tianshi Imperial High School?
These words caught Wang Lings attention, because Tianshi Imperial High was where Fang Xing had studied before transferring to No. 60 High.
Back then, after Immortal She Pis execution, Fang Xing had been directly sent to Tianshi Imperial High to study, and he grew up there. This was an aristocratic school on the surface, but to Wang Lings knowledge, just because you had money didnt necessarily mean you could get into the school.
The students there werent simple, nor were the teachers.
Furthermore, most of the core members of that Society of Saints, which had previously been recruiting Foundation Establishment elites nationwide, were from Tianshi Imperial High.
After ten minutes or so, the thousand-over students had been sorted by the teachers into several dozen square formations ording to gender, height and school. It looked highly organized, and felt like a contingent of the three armed services. A teacher stood in front of each of the formations that they would be leading.
Lotus Sun and Feather Lin were in the formation next to Wang Lings and were led by Old Antique.
At first nce, Wang Ling realized that his formation was the only one that didnt have a teacher standing in front of it.
Could it be that they hadnt been allocated a teacher yet?
While he was puzzling over this, he saw a familiar ck car slowlye to a halt at a distance next to the public square.
The moment Zhai Yin got out of the drivers seat, it was as if Wang Ling realized something.
And as expected
He saw a dumbass wearing a white coat pass through the crowd to reach them.
Wang Ming grinned andughed shamelessly. Hello, everyone! Ill be the teacher leading you, Teacher Wang! Just call me Big Brother Daidai 1 !
Wang Ling:
Chapter 710 - Injecting Antibodies
Chapter 710: Injecting Antibodies
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As part of the research team, Wang Mings participation in this trip was a sheer coincidence. Also, Head of State 001 was in the experimental stage, so if any problems cropped up during its operation, Wang Ming could promptly make adjustments; he also had the emergency brake button for Head of State 001 on him.
In addition, President Qi had a long-range brake system in ce as an additional safeguard. In an emergency, however, it took time for the system to officially start up once the instruction was given, so it was safer for Wang Ming to carry that brake button on him.
At that moment, Head of State 001 was in fact standing right next to Wang Ming, but was currently in invisible mode. Except for Wang Ling and Fang Xing, no one else could see it.
Head of State 001 was now in alert mode. All the data on every student and teacher on this trip had already been imported into its database. Once a dangerous person showed up, Head of State 001 would automatically take action.
Hence, the reason why Wang Ming had the confidence to act as a lead teacher was because he had Head of State 001.
On the other side, Wang Ling noticed that Zhai Yin had changed into the white Daoist robe that was the uniform which had been custom-made by Huaxiu Alliance, and was the lead teacher for a different formation of students.
Seeing this, Wang Ling was clear as a mirror on the basic details of the situation.
At that moment, Super Chen suddenly asked, This Teacher Wang leading us, where have I seen him before? Somehow he seems a little familiar
Dopey Guo nodded his head. I also feel that he seems familiar for some reason!
Wang Ling:
Back during thebined military training for the six schools, Wang Ming had gotten along well with Super Chen, Dopey Guo and the others. After the military training, however, in order to protect his identity, Wang Ming had gotten Wang Ling to wipe their memories of him.
This sense of familiarity was a subconscious sixth sense. Wang Lings impression of Wang Ming was that he had always been an easygoing person, who was a little more restrained in front of Zhai Yin, but acted very cheekily the rest of the time.
At that moment, more and more people had already congregated in the public square. More than a hundred teachers and a team of research experts would be leading over a thousand Foundation Establishment students in an exploration of Beast Kings Remains. A summer camp activity happening at the same time as a research expedition C this was indeed an umon event. Also, Wang Ling noticed that there werent any media crews nearby.
As early as midnight, a curfew had already been imposed on the roads around the square. At that time, Wang Ling had already wondered whether the entrance to Beast Kings Remains was going to open in Peiyuans public square.
Looking at the situation, this was probably the case.
I never expected so many big shots to enter the remains this time. Since our nation values it so much, do you think the Ten Generals might be sent to protect us? Are the remains that dangerous? Super Chen asked curiously.
Wang Ling:
I looked it up before, and Devil Valley Beast Kings Remains is the tomb which Devil King built for itself. But the rumor is that Devil King was turned into stew while it was sleeping. Of course, this is all hearsay, and theres no concrete evidence for it.
Dopey Guo said, But to decorate its tomb back then, Beast King grew numerous precious natural resources in Devil Valley. This is why some extinct natural resources still exist in the valley. As for whether or not Devil Valley is dangerous, I heard that it shouldnt be, since there are no signs of any living creatures there C for now, we can perhaps treat it as a botanical garden?
The corner of Wang Lings mouth twitched when he heard this.
What damn botanical garden
Just because there werent any living creatures in Beast Kings Remains didnt mean that it wasnt dangerous. After all, it was possible that a small proportion of the nt life had gained enlightenment through cultivation and could attack people. In addition, some of these extinct resources were extremely poisonous, which was something everyone had to be mindful about.
Apart from that, Devil Valleys natural environment was itself hugely dangerous.
And the most dangerous part was entering and exiting the valley.
There wasnt a special fixed time when Devil Valley opened; usually, it was the government that would detect fluctuations from the secretnds entrance, and make arrangements in advance for entering and exiting the valley.
So during this operation, it was very important to follow the lead teachers instructions the entire time. Although it was a summer camp, the majority of the students couldnt go overboard in their antics. Otherwise, if they wandered off from the group and got trapped alone in the valley, they would be risking their lives.
Thus, many of the students listening to Dopey Guos detailed analysis on the side couldnt help feeling a little nervous. When all was said and done, they were only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and most of them had yet to experience much of the world. If they really had to fight, there was no way they could match pros in terms of actualbat training, even if there were training sses for realbat in high school.
Battle courses were only offered at progressive levels in university.
Depending on what their strong points were, each person could choose a different major, whether it was the specialized cultivation of a particr weapon or of spells and so forth.
Given todays era of peace, the education council had grown stricter over the years when it came to the teaching of battle skills.
Wang Ling had heard that a battle qualification certificate would be officially put out next year. Except for special circumstances in which one was saving lives, only certified cultivators would have the right to fight in urban areas, otherwise it would be considered breaking thew. In the future, schools would organize a qualification exam every year for the students, depending on the demand for it, but whether or not the students could obtain the certificate was a different story.
If they managed to obtain this certificate, it would be a plus in their favor, just like any other marketable skill, when they looked for jobs in the future.
As long as you follow the teacher leading your formation and dont act on your own, there wont be any especially big problems, one of the teachers told all the students at that moment.
Everyone was nk; what did he mean by no especially big problems That was to say, there definitely were going to be problems!
Not long after Wang Ming arrived, a dozen or so ambnces with sirens shing drove up to the side of the square around ten minutester.
Teacher Wang, whats this? Little Peanut asked Wang Ming at that moment.
Its hazardous inside the remains, so weve arranged for everyone to get an antibody vination. Before entering the remains, youll be injected with a universal antibody, so even if you touch a poisonous nt by ident, ny-five percent of the toxin in your body will be neutralized, exined Wang Ming.
Antibody? Produced by whichpany? Lotus Sun was quite familiar with the pharmaceutical field. Standing in the neighboring formation, she couldnt help asking the question when she heard Wang Mings exnation.
Dont worry, this is a genuinepany which follows regtions.
Wang Ming quickly replied, This time, Huaxiu Alliance looked for a genuine partner to coborate with. That unscrupulous Gao Junfang whose Changchun Biotechnologypany produced substandard vines was punished 1 not long ago. The Cultivation Court sentenced her to lifetime imprisonment and she has to use up all the fake drugs she created herself.
Everyone:
Chapter 711 - Songhai Prison’s Mahjong Squad
Chapter 711: Songhai Prisons Mahjong Squad
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A lot of medical personnel carrying briefcases came down from the ambnces. There were fully sixty people. The vinations proceeded in a thorough and methodical way. These medical personnel also wore uniforms designated by Huaxiu Alliance, the Alliance logo printed on the white coats.
It wasnt just the students, but everyone had to be vinated, including the team of experts who would be entering the remains as well as the teachers leading the students.
This was because an ident had befallen an expert in Beast Kings Remains previously. Although he came out of it alive in the end, he wasnt treated in time, and the toxin invaded his spine, directly paralyzing his lower half.
Thus, an antibody vination had be a prerequisite for entering Devil Valley.
Not long after the ambnces showed up, Odd Zhuo, Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools in Songhai city, also arrived on the scene.
Once he got out of the car, Odd Zhuo promptly approached a young man with a fresh crew cut next to the public square and held out his hand. Thank you for your immense support this time, President Han Di! We dont have that much stock of the universal antibody vine in Songhai city. If it wasnt for your support, we really wouldnt know what to do this time.
I just want to support our countrys research development! For the country to develop, we need to rely on this new generation. I look forward to their futures! President Han Di wore a patriotic smile as he gazed at the thousand-plus students in the square.
Finally, he fixed his eyes on Wang Ming. I never expected such a young schr to be part of our countrys research team.
Odd Zhuo smiled. There are geniuses in each generation, who will dominate for centuries toe 1 .
It wasnt appropriate for him to directly reveal Wang Mings identity.
This President Han Di was also very sensible and didnt continue asking about Wang Ming.
Then President Han Di changed the subject. Excuse me, Director Zhuo, is the entrance to the remains here?
ording to the fluctuations were monitoring, the entrance to the remains will indeed open in this square. If President Han Di is interested, you can watch the opening of the entrance with us. Its supposed to be a spectacr sight. Ive also never seen it myself.
May I? asked President Han Di.
Of course. Odd Zhuo smiled.
This smile made President Han Di frown somehow, as he felt that it was a little unreliable!
At the same time, at Huaxiu Alliance Building in Jinghua, headquarters of the Huaxiu Alliance of Cultivators.
President Qi moved the cameras in Peiyuan districts public square and an image of Odd Zhuo and President Han Di chatting was directly disyed on the big screen.
2200, turn the volume up, President Qi instructed the staff member next to him.
Okay. In the office HQ, a technician in a pitch ck uniform used space technology to directly extract just the voices of Odd Zhuo and President Han Di from the noisy environment.
This technician with the work number 2200 had been specially transferred from Magnificent Immortal. The Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade was Huaxius finest specialbat force, which had its own independent tech organization.
The name of this organization was Old ck, and this 2200 was a veteran who had been transferred from there.
President Qi vaguely remembered that back when Old ck had just been set up, it hadnt had more than ten people. Later, it hade to Magnificent Immortals attention and was incorporated into the brigade. Who would have thought that after so many years, Old ck would actually expand to thousands of people Unfortunately, no one knew where that Old ck 001 from back then was now.
Looking at this work number tag, President Qi felt an unexpected sense of loss.
Odd Zhuo and President Han Dis dialog resounded directly in Huaxiu Alliance HQ.
Why do I feel that theres something strange about President Han Di? General Yi frowned as he stayed afloat in the air with his hands behind his back.
The reason is very simple.
President Qi chuckled. This President Han Di isnt the actual person. The real President Han Di has already been reced.
You already knew? General Yi raised his eyebrows.
Of course. President Qi said, If I cant see through even this little trick, I would really be unworthy of my title as Wisdom Saint. But I have to say, the other sides arrangement this time runs very deep. If our customs hadnt gged the real President Han Di when he went through, Im afraid that we would still have been in the dark. Moreover, Im guessing that they may have already seen through our real and fake remains strategy, which is something we couldnt fully guard against. The other side will probably also send people to both the real and fake remains.
General Yi nodded and sighed despite himself.
In a situation where they couldnt be sure which was real and which was fake, sending two teams was the most conservative choice; at the very least, the other party wouldnt make a mistake in their target.
One advantage of this was that the overall battle strength of this foreign force would be halved.
But there was still a very big risk involved, and that was the foreign force might pose a threat to the students entering the remains
We also initially prepared a simr scientific research group for the fake remains, but since the other side has dispatched two groups of people, we naturally have to send a fighting force to intercept those who try to enter the fake remains.
Then who was sent?
General Yi was silent. He actually didnt know any of this!
Some of the Ten Generals have been given the important task of protecting the students, so my n is to have General Bai take some men over to the fake remains to wipe them out.
So its Explosion Saint
Thats right. In any case, the remains are fake, so Explosion Saint can act freely C even if everything is destroyed, it wont hurt. In addition, Im going to have Songhai First Person let out those people in the special cell to coordinate with General Bai in battle.
My junior brother as well?
Mm.
President Qi nodded. The head of state has already given his consent on this matter. This is a chance for them to atone for their crimes. Their codename is: Mahjong Squad.
General Yi: Then how are we going to handle the real President Han Di?
This person has already been detained by customs, but I assume that after this person is released to Mixiu nation, Night Chief may make a big move, and the real President Han Di might very well be exterminated. Ive thus already sent a man of ours to disguise himself as President Han Di on the run, and beat them at their own game.
Night Chief is a ruthless force. Its very risky sending someone over
Of course I know that, so the staff member weve dispatched in disguise this time isnt a person but Head of State 001.
Head of State 001? Isnt 001 following the children?
That was the original n, but to counter every move, this is the best option right now.
You, Old Qi Are you saying
General Yi thought of the implications, which made his scalp turn numb.
Youve guessed right. The Head of State 001 following Wang Ming around now is in fact the head of state himself.
Chapter 712 - Evil Sword God’s True Form
Chapter 712: Evil Sword Gods True Form
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To be honest, before theunch of this n, President Dn had already sensed something very fishy about this business. Given how strict Huaxius customs control had been, how could he enter the perimeter so easily?
There had to be a catch somewhere!
So, roughly a day before the operation
President Dn received a lead on the remains.
But ording to the information from this lead, although the scheduled opening of the entrance to the remains was in Songhai city, the coordinates werepletely different.
There are actually two remains? Staring at the intelligence, President Dn was lost in deep thought.
Sure enough, things werent as simple as he had thought.
One of these two remains was definitely a decoy.
Next to President Dn, a youngdy in gothic attire with a machete on her back and wearing a white face mask asked in a sharp voice, Do we need to change the n?
This young woman wasnt just anyone, and was none other than the rumored third disciple of Numinous Mother with the Magic Hands: Ghost Head de. No one, including President Dn prior to this, would have thought that Ghost Head des real identity was that of a youngdy.
President Dn pondered, chin in hand. Theres no other way. Right now, we can only divide our group in two. You and I will lead one team to Peiyuan districts public square, and the rest will head to the other remains.
How will we get in? Ghost Head de asked.
Well hide ourselves as part of the medical personnel. To avoid giving the game away, Ill send someone to temporarily rece me as Han Di tomorrow, President Dn said.
This was a n within a n. It sounded foolproof and gave a person a deep sense of security.
Ghost Head de, remember that your task is to capture that person called Wang Ming alive.
The girl folded her arms and said in a grim voice, I can only do my best not to kill him.
After all, the opponent was just an ordinary person who didnt know any cultivation techniques.
Ghost Head de was thus utterly contemptuous of him.
To her, he was nothing but a worm.
At around ten in the morning before the start of the activity in the remains, the antibody vinations were all done.
Everyone sat in the square and waited for the entrance to the remains to open.
In the square formation of students, Wang Ling stared at Head of State 001 standing motionless beside Wang Ming.
He didnt know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that he had seen Number 001s eyelids flutter just now To be honest, this was the first time Wang Ling had seen this type of humanoid magic treasure. Although Wang Ming had introduced this new ck technology to him before, Wang Ling still thought that it was a little too realistic.
Even a micro expression like the fluttering of eyelids was recreated to the extreme it could only be said, as expected of something developed by Wang Ming.
Although the overall development of this humanoid magic treasure was the result of everyones great efforts at Huaxius Cultivation Academy of Science, it was Wang Ling who had designed the basic n of action for the magic treasure.
The most valuable thing of any magic treasure that one could obtain was its original blueprint, like the original blueprint of the Gate Between Worlds which had fallen into Daoist Guangs hands previously. At that time, although Daoist Guang had used it to wipe his ass, he had been unwilling to throw it away. After washing it clean, it was once again a brand new blueprint
In fact, after Daoist Guang used this original blueprint of the Gate Between Worlds to wipe his ass, its estimated value as a collectors item should have gone up.
After all, this blueprint was once stained with the faeces of a True Immortal!
Just when Wang Lings mind was running wild
He suddenly looked up.
He felt the air fluctuate. Although it was very subtle, he still sensed it.
Was the entrance to the remains finally about to open?
Looking up at the sky, Wang Ling noticed it turning dark all of a sudden.
After all, this Devil Valley was Beast Kings Remains. Given the king of holy beasts style, it waspletely reasonable for unusual natural phenomena to ur when the entrance to the remains opened.
Furthermore, he didnt know if it was an illusion or not
But Wang Ling felt like the air was suddenly filled with the aroma of spicy hot pot
Elsewhere, in Border Vige Park on Xiling Road, Songhai city. The entire park had been closed for the past few days.
Because Huaxiu Alliance had already set up the entrance to the fake remains here beforehand, all nearby roads were blocked, as with the real remains. There were only a team of experts, a medical team and a guard escort waiting respectfully at the entrance.
In a military van that was being driven directly from Songhai First Prison to Border Vige Park sat Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, Evil Sword God, as well as the Old Devil, who was getting used to a fake body after returning the one he had been in.
Huaxius Cultivation Academy of Science had created this fake body, and it was only a while ago that they had helped the Old Devil switch bodies, the original one then returned intact to Jiang Liuyue, the Master of Shadow Stream. This fake body certainly wasnt anywhere as good as the body of an Almighty, but given the current situation, it was already the next best thing.
Of course, a fake body limited the Old Devils actions to a certain extent, but as the all-powerful and mighty Devil Emperor from back then, there was no need to doubt his battle experience.
In the van, the Old Devil felt his t chest. To be honest he was still a little unused to theck of those two lumps of flesh
The Old Devil sighed regretfully in his heart, as did the rest of the people in the van.
There were times when you really only understood how important freedom was after you lost it.
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu gazed at the view outside the window. After being locked up for so long, he found even the little spirit sparrows on the roadside especially beautiful.
Are, are we really going? Evil Sword God sat upright and seemed a little nervous. Killing people, that isnt very good, is it shifu said, its wrong
The silent ck-haired young man next to him was nk at this scene. Has he always been like this?
The young mans expression was very grim. He wore flexible ck armor that clung to his skin. The most conspicuous things on him were two thick boxing gloves inscribed with a pattern of ck mes.
This person was none other than General Bai, who was number one among Huaxius Ten Founding Generals and also known as Explosion Saint.
The Old Devil spread his hands helplessly. Evil Sword Gods mental state has been like that ever since he was separated from his sword.
General Bai frowned. He had thought Evil Sword God was faking it, but now it indeed did seem like there was something wrong with his mind. If that was the case, it was extremely possible that he would be a burden once the fighting started.
Resourceful in the face of an emergency, General Bai went online and found a photo from Evil Sword Gods arrest wearing eyeshadow, he looked a little like a shamate chuuni young man.
General Bai then held his phone up andpared the photo with the current Evil Sword God.
General Bai somehow felt that the current Evil Sword God was missing something
A few secondster, General Bai finally realized what was wrong and then stretched out one hand to rub around Evil Sword Gods eyes.
He used cold fire to burn eyeshadow over both Evil Sword Gods eyes!
After that, General Bai took out a mirror. Chen Nanxuan, look at yourself!
The moment he saw his reflection, Evil Sword God immediately stood up. How How can I be so handsome!
Be so handsome
So handsome
Handsome
The Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu:
General Bai: So, is he back to normal?
The Old Devil: Probably, but his illness hasnt been cured
General Bai:
Chapter 713
Chapter 713: Irascible Dharmaraja and Evil Tiger Pounces And Eats Straight Men Cultivators Association
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It turned out that the key element wasnt the sword, but the eyeshadow
Looking at this Evil Sword God who had suddenly returned to normal but clearly wasnt fully cured, the Old Devil fell into deep thought.
It was obvious that Evil Sword God had a split personality which only showed up under specific circumstances.
At the same time, General Bai couldnt stop wondering after making this discovery, as an obvious problem had now made itself known.
When Evil Sword God had killed Sword Immortal Fan Rui back then, which personality had done it?
This was a crucial question because it would be a major consideration when Evil Sword God was formally sentenced in the future.
Also, General Bai was suddenly curious about another question
If eyeshadow was applied to just one of Evil Sword Gods eyes what would happen?
Elsewhere, the sky roiled over Peiyuan districts public square.
At that moment, Wang Ling had a very familiar feeling, which was very simr to when the Gate Between Worlds descended six years ago.
Get ready, everyone!
That ck-faced teacher from Tianshi Imperial High School stood at the very front. Then, spirit light suddenly blossomed in his hand like a lotus, and in its glow, he slowly flew up to the sky inside a multicolored box.
Its finally here At that moment, Old Antique looked at the sky.
Teacher, whats this? someone asked.
The Rainbow ss Box, part of Huaxiu Alliances repository of magic treasures, which is in the care of Wu Zhenjun, the captain of the teachers this time. Old Antique gazed at the dark-faced teacher up ahead, and only then did everyone know thetters name.
Teacher Wus awesome! But where have I heard this surname Wu before?
Wu Zhenjun is the son of the famous maestro Irascible Dharmaraja Wu Yifan.
Lucky Dharmaraja 1 ?
No, Irascible Dharmaraja.
Speaking of the origin of this Daoist name, we have to start with the dispute between Daoist Wu Yifan and Evil Tiger Pounces And Eats Straight Men Cultivators Association 2 .
Hearing this, a lot of people knew that Old Antique was about to start gossiping yet again
Back then, Daoist Wu and Evil Tiger Pounces And Eats Straight Men Cultivators Association dished out dirt on each other. In the end, the Association found an audio recording of Daoist Wu singing in the shower It was said that listening to the recording could trigger an irascible temper and you couldnt help smashing bowls, both big and round, or wanting to put the flour paste in the bowl on your face 3 !
Everyone:
Wang Ling didnt know if he had seen wrong, but he thought that after Old Antique said this, the face of Wu Zhenjun in the sky seemed to grow even darker.
It takes a huge amount of spirit power to power the Rainbow ss Box, but Wu Zhenjun isnt flushed nor is he gasping for breath C hes truly remarkable. As he introduced this lead teacher, Old Antique couldnt help sighing emotionally. Huaxiu Alliance appointing Teacher Wu as the captain this time truly was the correct decision.
Hahaha, then how big is the gap between Teacher Wang and this Teacher Wu? Someone couldnt helpughing.
Generally speaking, the faces of most teachers when asked this sort of question would immediately darken. The thing, however, was that Old Antique wasnt afraid at all; wherever you went, a thick skin was always the most important.
Looking at Wu Zhenjun, Old Antique couldnt helpughing. Naturally, I cantpete with Wu Zhenjun. Hes amazing, after all!
Yet another person stirred the pot. Roughly how many pieces of chalk would you need, to shoot him dead?
Old Antique pretended to think about it, and then replied seriously, Maybe ten.
Dopey Guo: Haha, Old Antique really likes to joke around. Honestly speaking, if they really fought, I feel that Wu Zhenjun woulde out on top, except when ites to weight!
Super Chen: Dont look down on the fatty; who knows, he might be for real!
Wang Ling:
A few minutester, the Rainbow ss Box officially did its thing. Floating in the sky, it emitted a beam of light which enveloped all the students, the teachers leading them, the research team as well as the medical personnel in the square.
In the blink of an eye, the dense crowd of people in the square disappeared.
Then, a crack appeared in the sky
In the cockpit of the Rainbow ss Box, Wu Zhenjun swiftly flew the box into the crack.
Is this the secret entrance to Devil Valley? President Han Di, who was next to Odd Zhuo, asked.
Staring into the sky, Odd Zhuo heaved a sigh. Sir, would you please stop pretending to be President Han Di?
The fake President Han Dis eyes instantly turned cold.
After a long silence, this fake President Han Di finally tore off the fake skin mask that was on his face. Underneath it was an extremely old and heavily wrinkled face.
Eighth on the Dark Networks battle strength rankings, and currently the most wanted S-ss target in Huaxiu, Myriad Faces Old Man. Odd Zhuo directly reeled off this fake President Han Dis background and personal information. He gazed at Myriad Faces Old Man and said sternly, Because of your powerful transfiguration technique, weve never been able to get any leads on you. Who would have thought you would actually deliver yourself to us this time?
Myriad Faces Old Mans strengthy in the fact that his transfiguration technique could deceive even the most sophisticated transfiguration detection instrument to date. Although he wasnt strong battle-wise, he was a very tricky enemy.
Myriad Faces Old Man frowned. May I ask, when did Director Zhuo find out?
Since the beginning As for the real President Han Di whos hidden himself in the medical team, oh no, to be exact, it should be Night Chiefs Second President Dn, who has assumed President Han Dis identity, we let him in on purpose, Odd Zhuo replied.
Actually, Odd Zhuo himself hadnt realized it at first But Wang Ling had been in the public square!
Who could hide from shifu s eyes!
Myriad Faces Old Man: It appears that Director Zhuos reputation isnt an empty one, to be able to hold this position.
Seize him!
The special duty personnel whom Odd Zhuo had positioned near the public square early on removed their invisibility talismans one after another and rushed forward.
Each of the six special duty personnel was a Nascent Soul expert. They were elites who had been directly dispatched by Huaxiu Alliance HQ to ensure the capture of Myriad Faces Old Man.
Keeping an eye on Myriad Faces Old Man, the six people formed hand seals and worked together to use a repression spell on him.
Myriad Faces Old Man, however, waspletely unafraid, and chuckled as he fixed his eyes on Odd Zhuo.
Unexpectedly, he took a sh bomb out of his pocket and threw it!
The bright lightsted for just one very short instant. Myriad Faces Old Man had no time to escape at all, so in that moment, he promptly made a decision, and transformed himself into Odd Zhuo.
An instant transfiguration? Odd Zhuo was slightly astonished; this type of transfiguration was a little beyond his imagination.
This already was beyond the hand speed of an eighteen-year-old single man
There were two identical Director Zhuos. Which one should they capture?
For a split second, the six special duty personnel were bewildered.
No choice!
In that moment, Odd Zhuo acted quickly in the face of the emergency.
Myriad Faces Old Man absolutely wouldnt have the long johns that Odd Zhuo was wearing!
So, in front of the crowd, Odd Zhuo took off his belt and looked like he was about to take off his pants
But before he couldpletely do so, Myriad Faces Old Man, disguised as Odd Zhuo, had already been suppressed by a strong ring of light on the other side!
Myriad Faces Old Man was hugely rmed. How How did you know?!
He had actually been seen through in a sh!
A special duty personnel sneered. Because youre not as perverted as Director Zhuo!
Odd Zhuo:
Chapter 714 - Junjun and Taotao
Chapter 714: Junjun and Taotao
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Thus, under the strange looks from the surrounding special duty personnel, Odd Zhuo put his belt back on with a flushed face.
Whatever
Anyway, since the moment he took office, the outside world had actually never stopped criticizing him; a few more people misunderstanding him wouldnt make a difference.
Besides, what was wrong with being a little perverted as a man
If you wanted to get along in the world, a thick skin would always be the number one essential rule of survival.
Is there anything else you want to say? Odd Zhuo looked at the detained Myriad Faces Old Man.
Myriad Faces Old Man in fact wasnt a strong fighter, but he had been able to evade thew time and time again because of his abnormal transfiguration technique. His ability had reached the height of perfection, and Odd Zhuos perspective had already beenpletely broadened just now. Toplete a transfiguration in a sh wasnt something just anyone could do.
Suppressed by the six Nascent Soul special duty personnel, Myriad Faces Old Man never thought he would actually suffer a setback here. Staring at Odd Zhuo, he snorted coldly. Im not the only expert whom the Dark Network called upon this time. You better watch out.
Odd Zhuo was surprised. So it turned out that Myriad Faces Old Man wasnt the only one toe offer themselves up!
But from the intelligence which they had gathered previously, it was indeed possible that they had overlooked information on members of the Dark Network.
Do you need me to arrange an interrogation? a special duty personnel asked.
Odd Zhuo nodded. Mm, take him back right away for interrogation. Contact Warden Liang for the rest. If there are any updates, hell contact me directly.
Understood, Director Zhuo! Standing respectfully, the special duty personnel saluted Odd Zhuo, and then took the captured Myriad Faces Old Man to the prisoner transport car on the roadside.
Odd Zhuo was guessing that Myriad Faces Old Man probably wouldnt spill the beans so easily.
Not only were these members of the Dark Network unregistered vagrant cultivators, the vast majority of them had criminal records and wouldnt confess to their crimes so easily.
Odd Zhuo knew that in recent years, the state had been nning to invest heavily in cracking down on the Dark Network, but it was when they actually tried to put it into practice that they often realized how difficult andplicated it was to carry out.
The unregistered vagrant cultivators of this underground Dark Network were quite different from the members of dark forces. The dark forces were at least organized, but these vagrant cultivators were all self-employed; they might be hired by the same force, but there was nothing to tie them together.
This was also a huge reason why the underground Dark Network had always been difficult to breach.
When Secretary Dakang had previously learned that Night Chiefs Second President Dn was disguised as the vinepanys President Han Di, he had already warned Odd Zhuo to be vignt, and so clues had been dug out which led back to Myriad Faces Old Man.
But Odd Zhuo never thought that apart from Myriad Faces Old Man, there would actually be someone else in the medical team in addition to President Dn
This was an unknown variable.
Odd Zhuo felt that it was vital for him to inform the people inside.
However, upon entering Beast Kings Remains, allmunication signals werepletely cut off due to the distance across space.
Odd Zhuo had no way of contacting the people inside.
No choice. Odd Zhuo sighed. As matters stood, he only had one option now.
He had to go in himself.
Whether or not Myriad Faces Old Man finally told them who the other person lurking in the medical team was As a scapegoat, if something really happened inside, he should be by shifu s side at the very least, ready to carry that wok at any time!
Odd Zhuo didnt think he and Wang Ling were Junjun and Taotao 1 .
He was apetent disciple!
At the same time, at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals luxurious vi residence in Wenxian Garden.
Little Silver and Wuji were anxiously waiting for news. When Beast Kings Remains had opened earlier, they had almost instantly felt the fluctuations of heaven and earth.
Little Silver had holy beast blood, while Wuji had been made from the skins of holy beasts. When Beast Kings Remains opened, the two of them had clearly felt the unusual natural phenomena that was faintly transmitted over.
As thest holy beast on Earth, Little Silver felt that he should explore Beast Kings Remains himself.
But he definitely couldnt directly appear in public. The main force this time had a lot of experts on them. If his true holy beast body was found out, the situation would be very hard to exinter.
Given the overall situation, Little Silver had taken the initiative to call Little Master Odd Zhuo the day before Beast Kings Remains opened!
Based on the original n, Odd Zhuo could have gone in with the main force, but with the addition of Little Silver, Odd Zhuo had to find a way to make another team.
A few minutester, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal received a message from Odd Zhuo.
Inside the vi, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who was managing the cultivation forum, called out, Brother Silver, the two of you can set off! Brother Zhuo is waiting for you at Peiyuans public square.
Alright!
Little Silver got up excitedly. When he was about to leave with Wuji, he suddenly asked, Grenade-Throwing, are you really noting?
Brother Tos still treating that girl in gray. He sent me a message earlier and said that he needs me to procure some medicine and bring it over to the ind. Jin Shi and Yin Shi are helping him refine pills, and the ind is a little understaffed. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. He really wanted to go, but unfortunately, someone had to stay behind to help out.
Prior to entering Beast Kings Remains this time, Immortal Toya had actually been designated captain of the medical team, but for the sake of waking up the girl, he could only decline.
The main reason was that everyone was very curious about that girl in gray that hade out of the kuns belly.
Furthermore, this was the only lead they had which was the closest that had gotten so far to the mysterious angler.
Odd Zhuo didnt have to wait long at Peiyuans public square.
A minute space crack appeared in the middle of the square. It then gradually split open like a lotus flower blossoming, and a silver-haired young man with a fair face and a long-haired girl wrapped in bandages stepped out of it.
This Space Teleportation Spell was Wujis ability.
At that moment, it hadnt been more than five or six minutes since the Rainbow ss Box had flown into the space vortex that was the entrance to the secretnd of Beast Kings Remains.
Not long after Odd Zhuo contacted them, Wuji used her ability to bring Little Silver here.
No one else saw this scene.
Because the entrance to Beast Kings Remains was a secret project of the state, nearby surveince had all been shut down, and the surrounding roads had already been sealed off earlier with traffic control in effect, so no one saw Little Silver and Wuji appear.
Little Master!
As soon as Little Silvernded, he immediately greeted Odd Zhuo from a distance and skipped over.
Are we all here?
Odd Zhuo looked at his watch. Theres one more person, hell be here soon.
Apart from the three of them, there was one more person in this special operations team which Odd Zhuo had set up on the side: Fatty Luo.
Fatty Luo had been constantly thinking about the extinct resource One Thousand Dried Bone which could be found in Beast Kings Remains.
Now was the perfect opportunity for him to harvest the One Thousand Dried Bone.
Of course, this harvesting job was inpliance with regtions, since Odd Zhuo had already applied with Secretary Dakang before Beast Kings Remains opened.
This One Thousand Dried Bone would be Odd Zhuos bonus for this year.
But Odd Zhuo didnt care about the year-end bonus at all.
Money was just a worldly possession
In contrast, helping shifu to perfect Jingkes scabbard as quickly as possible was far more important than a year-end bonus!
Chapter 715 - Devil Disciples
Chapter 715: Devil Disciples
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Roughly five minutester, Fatty Luo finally arrived on the scene. Unlike what other people drove, he rode an electric motorbike, and he gave it a very nice-sounding name: Rolling Wheels.
Of course, Fatty Luo had carefully modified this electric motorbike. It looked like an ordinary electric motorbike, but it wasnt as simple as it appeared.
When he approached the square, Fatty Luo manipted the electric motorbike so that the front wheel suddenly lifted up!
Cyclone Charger Tornado!
The jet mechanism at the back of Rolling Wheels was instantly activated and two sts of what looked like Hyper Beams shot out as the electric motorbike jumped high into the sky!
Odd Zhuo:
Little Silver:
Wuji:
Sorry to keep you waiting! Fatty Luo flew directly over to everyone and scratched the back of his head very apologetically.
Today, he was still dressed as shily as before, in his eye-catching white undershirt andrge underpants.
Teacher Luo is dressed the same as ever, hahaha. Odd Zhuoughed.
However, Fatty Luo shook his head. No, its actually different. This white undershirt andrge underpants Im wearing arent ordinary. Since were entering the remains this time, I prepared specially for it. So, this white undershirt andrge underpants are special, and are number 190331!
What does this number mean?
This is my white undershirt andrge underpants set number 190331!
Fatty Luo smiled. I had to be well-prepared in advance, didnt I? So I specially added protection against poison, water, fire and insects to this set number 190331. Whether its the undershirt or underpants, they can instantly absorb any toxic substances that touch the body and neutralize them to produce an insecticide to defend against attacks from poisonous insects. Most crucially, when this undershirt ispletely soaked in water, an image of Lord Jingkes face shows up on the front!
Fatty Luo introduced his outfits functionality quite confidently.
There were norge creatures in Beast Kings Remains, but there were definitely nts and insects.
Odd Zhuo gave a thumbs-up. Teacher Luo, youre really amazing! But his aesthetic taste was a little
So do you want to wear them? I prepared sets for everyone!
Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Wuji said almost in unison, Thank you for your kindness, Teacher Luo No need!
Fatty Luos expression was pitiful. Hey, the magic treasures I invent clearly have so many functions, why dont they sell?
Ah, by the way, I want to bring Rolling Wheels inside; may I? Dont worry, this motorbike is very environmentally friendly and wont pollute the remains.
Of course you may, but why do you want to bring it inside, Teacher Luo?
Ive already inputted data on the extinct resources inside the remains into Rolling Wheels. It looks like an electric motorbike, but its actually a toolbox and a smart collector.
Saying that, Fatty Luo pressed a yellow button on the electric motorbike, and a mechanical arm directly extended out from the rear of the electric motorbike
Odd Zhuo:
Of course, this wasnt the scariest part C the scariest part was that the mechanical arm looked human! And for some reason, it felt very familiar to Odd Zhuo!
Fatty Luo caressed this mechanical arm with matchless pride. This mechanical arm was modeled on Lord Jingkes! Doesnt it look very special?
Odd Zhuo:
It can also talk! And the voice is a copy of Lord Jingkes!
Fatty Luo was about to press a button when Odd Zhuo swiftly stopped him. Teacher Luo, its gettingte How about you show it to uster when theres time? This is an emergency right now!
Odd Zhuo felt that things had been starting to go in a strange direction.
Hearing this, Fatty Luo promptly nodded, but he had an unavoidably disappointed expression on his face.
Odd Zhuo and Little Silver would never be able to forget this scene. Fatty Luos face was mysteriously flushed With regret written all over this face, he pushed a button so that the mechanical arm retracted, before he beamed. If Director Zhuo and Brother Little Silver want to give it a try when you have the chance, let me know whenever! Using this mechanical arm like a pillow when you sleep at night is veryfortable!
Everyone:
Sure enough, was this the real reason why he wanted to bring Rolling Wheels in?!
On the other side, Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Squads exclusive van had already arrived at the entrance to the fake remains.
Apart from the Old Devil, Evil Sword God and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu were exceptional swordsmen. General Bai had thus given them suitable magic swords. These weremon military magic swords, produced in bulk by the military factory.
Common magic swords only had built-in industrial sword spirits and were of streamlined quality. Of course, the quality of military spirit swords was absolutely eptable, but for a swordsman ustomed to using Sword Dao, this kind of magic sword was disgraceful.
Evil Sword God: Does this kind of broken sword deserve to be used by my venerable self?
Kind of broken sword deserve to be used by my venerable self
Deserve to be used by my venerable self
Used by my venerable self
By my venerable self
Venerable self
Self?
The veins on General Bais forehead throbbed slightly. If you speak like that again, Ill blow your tongue out.
Evil Sword God: Sorry my venerable self was wrong!
The Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu:
General Bai cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, This time, there may be some devil disciples among the people we need to deal with, so I hope that the three of you present will do your best to atone for your crimes.
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu: Devil disciples?
To put it more urately, devil disciples are actually from the devil world.
General Bai said gravely, Although we are currently not a hundred percent certain, we already have a relevant lead C among the members of the Dark Network recruited by Night Chief this time, theres a real possibility that some of them are devil disciples.
The Old Devil frowned and seemed to recall something. The East is connected to the demon world and the West to the devil world if I remember correctly, the entrance to the devil world should have already been destroyed in the great war of cultivators in the West?
Thats right, the entrance was indeed destroyed at the time. But in recent years, there has already been more and more surveince data from various countries which confirm that the entrance to the devil world is open once more.
General Bai said, So while it might appear that the mission this time is to clean up this group of foreign troublemakers, it is in fact to investigate this lead on devil disciples C before we officially get out of the car, the three of you need to be clear on this. Do you have any other questions?
If weplete this task sessfully, how will our punishments be reduced? the Old Devil asked.
This will depend on the final oue. The death penalty can bemuted to life imprisonment, or life imprisonment can be changed to a shortened sentence. Of course, given the crimes all three of you havemitted, even a fixed-term sentence for you will still be more than two thousand years. General Bai said, Of course, there is the possibility of shortening your sentences further with other missions in the future.
I see. The Old Devil wore a somewhat unfathomable smile.
It seems that the Devil Emperor is very confident?
Hehe, Ill do my best
The Old Devil: After all, my venerable self isnt any sort of devil
Chapter 716 - The Design Concept for Head Of State 001
Chapter 716: The Design Concept for Head Of State 001
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The Rainbow ss Box smoothly took all the teachers and students as well as Huaxiu Alliances officially appointed team of experts and the members of the medical team who had been in the square through the space fissure.
After being sucked into the world of the ss box, Wang Ling discovered that the inside of the ss box had already been arranged into dormitories.
This Rainbow ss Box wasnt just a magic artifact for shuttling through space, but was a magic treasure that could also be used as a dwelling. The moment they entered the Rainbow ss Box, a lot of the students suddenly understood why they hadnt been told to bring tents in the school notice previously C it turned out that they would be staying inside this magic treasure.
Since the space wasrge enough, the whole interior space of the ss box was divided into more than a hundred areas, which made up only a small part of the interior space.
The lead teachers would be responsible for handling the daily roll call as well as organizing the duties in each area. To foster mutual ountability, moreover, all the dormitories were for two people each.
Of course, boys and girls were still separated
I brought my own tent
Some of the students were a little disappointed C what summer camp, it was definitely less fun if they didnt stay in tents!
But in the end, there were also sensible students. Lets just follow the teachers arrangements. Although there arent any high-level spirit beasts in the remains, its still very dangerous. If we stay in tents, the teachers cant watch over us, and something could easily happen.
After all, it was all about the students safety. At the very least, they would be much safer inside the Rainbow ss Box than moving around outside.
Besides, the students were originally meant to do some sightseeing while traveling inside the Rainbow ss Box during this trip. When the time came, the whole Rainbow ss Box would reportedly be transparent, and all the students would be able to see the scenery outside.
This reminded Wang Ling of when Father Wang and Mother Wang had taken him to the spirit beast wildlife park as a child. In the wildlife park, everyone sat on a special bus and werent allowed to get off; they could only do some sightseeing from the bus.
So in some sense, this trip wasnt that different in essence.
As the box shuttled through space, the dorm assignments werepleted.
The major areas in the box had already been allocated previously. Each lead teacher didnt have that many students under them, so the dorms were assigned very quickly. It was fine as long as the male and female students were separated fairly.
Wang Mings zone was Zone 36. When the dorms were allocated, Super Chen and Dopey Guo were assigned to one room, but Wang Lings name was never mentioned
At that moment, Wang Ling already had a bad feeling.
In the end, he saw Wang Ming smile at him. Finally, Student Wang Ling will room with me.
Wang Ling:
He knew it!
However, after Wang Ming finished speaking, Wang Ling noticed that a lot of people were giving him envious looks.
Gosh, Wang Lings so lucky! Come to think of it, Wang Lings luck has always seemed pretty good. As expected of our ss mascot!
Thats right, thats right he just so happens to be rooming with the teacher, I still have a lot of questions to ask the teacher! Wang Ling really hit it big!
Many people couldnt help whispering theirments to one another when they heard the final dorm assignment list.
In a sh, Wang Ling once again became the center of crazy discussion
Actually, Wang Ling could understand the sentiment. After all, the lead teachers selected by Huaxiu Alliance to participate together in the summer camp this time were definitely the cream of the crop.
There had always been a saying in the cultivation world that it was better to be instructed by a famous teacher than to cultivate painstakingly for a hundred years
Actually, Wang Ling felt a little aggrieved, because when it came to cultivation, Wang Ming this idiot was hardly a famous teacher!
Also before the summer camp even started, this idiot had already made him public enemy number one.
At that moment, Old Antiques voice came over the broadcast. Students, we areing to the end of our space journey and we will pass through the space tunnel into the secretnd of Devil Valley shortly. Will all teachers and students as well as personnel participating in the operation this time get some rest in your assigned dorms for the time being. The Rainbow ss Box will reach Beast Kings Remains central safe zone in two hours. Our first stop will be a base station in the central safe zone which we will visit for a tour.
This camp would onlyst five days in total, and it was impossible topletely cover all of Beast Kings Remains in that time. Because Beast Kings Remains wasnt open for a fixed amount of time, and moreover it was for a very short period, currently less than half of Beast Kings Remains had been explored by official scientific teams, and the entire western half of the map was ck.
The base station in the central safe zone had been temporarily set up thest time people had entered Beast Kings Remains; it contained many simted samples of extinct resources and exnations of their features, which made the ce a little like an exhibition hall.
This was the first stop chosen for the summer camp, mainly so that the students could better understand what the resources in the remains were like and to learn the best way to determine which nts were poisonous since they would naturally have to depend on themselves.
After that, everyone went back to their assigned dorms.
Wang Ling went off with Wang Ming, while the head of state pretending to be Head of State 001 and who had been invisible the whole time followed behind Wang Ming.
For some reason, Wang Ling felt that there was something off with this Head of State 001, but he couldnt bepletely sure.
After all, this was the first time he had ever heard of a humanoid magic treasure.
He was just amazed at how lifelike this humanoid magic treasure was
All the dorms had the same configuration. Each one was veryrge and had its own bathroom. Most importantly, the dorms had floor-to-ceiling windows so that everyone could look at the scenery as the Rainbow ss Box flew past.
When they reached the door to their dorm, Wang Ming gave an order to Head of State 001: Alert Mode!
Then, Head of State 001 very obediently stood in an imposing manner by the door.
Not letting him in? Wang Ling raised his eyebrows.
This is the dorm for us two brothers, why should we let a humanoid weapon in Furthermore, let me tell you, this Head of State 001s two eyes are both recording devices; itll also film us taking off our underpants inside! Wang Ming said and sighed.
Wang Ling:
Saying that, Wang Ming mulled for a bit, chin in hand. He also thought that leaving Head of State 001 at the door was a little strange.
So he gave another order: Patrol Alert Mode!
Hearing thismand, Head of State 001 started to move.
Wang Ming had fixed the area where the personnel were staying as Head of State 001s patrol range.
After seeing Head of State 001 walk off, Wang Ming looked at Wang Ling and said, You probably noticed it already, right? A few people have snuck in on this trip this time, and are part of the medical personnel. Im sending 001 over to check if there any movements on their end.
What if theres a fight? Wang Ling was curious.
There wont be; Head of State 001 wasnt initially designed for fighting, Wang Ming swiftly replied.
Wang Ling: ???
Wang Ming: Although Head of State 001 does have weapons on it, these are used for protection and defense. In ordance with our countrys philosophy, peace naturally is our eternal and unchanging theme!
Wang Ling:
Wang Ming: So the slogan we designed at the time for this Head of State 001 was use the bulkiest thing to endure the fiercest beating!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 717 - Protect Ling Zhenren!
Chapter 717: Protect Ling Zhenren!
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President Qi watched the long-distance broadcast in the conference room on the top floor of the Huaxiu Alliance building. Because of the geological space fault, ordinarymunication devices couldnt be used to contact those inside the secretnd. Thus, President Qi hadmanded that the Huaxiu Alliance conference room this time employ a magic treasure for space sound transmission which could catch signals in the form of space ripples from the secretnd and ry an audiovisual broadcast through a yback device.
Watching Wang Ming in the video continually order around His Excellency the head of state, who was pretending to be Head of State 001, General Yi kept sweating non-stop. Old Qi, isnt this a little bad
Why? The head of state himself approved it. President Qiughed.
Actually, the head of state had always been a very yful person
His Excellency has amand switch on him. Even if Wang Ming this kid sends a long-rangemand signal, the head of state will immediately know. Gazing at the screen, President Qi gave a profound smile. Wang Ming this kid always thinks hes so smart. Who would have thought we would fool him this time? Actually, this is pretty interesting. Who knows what kind of face this kid will make when he finds out its the real head of state in front of him?
General Yi:
Elsewhere, Wang Ling and Wang Ming were resting in their dorm.
Wang Lingy on the bed with his head pillowed on one arm while Wang Ming fiddled continuously with his tools.
This was a person who couldnt remain idle at all.
Youre not tired? Wang Ling gazed at Wang Mings back and asked telepathically.
What tired, Wang Ming replied as his hands never stopped moving. I took a vitality pill supplement before we set off. When a regr person takes one of these things, they dont need to sleep or rest for a long period of time, like a cultivator. Given my physique, it canst for about seven days. Its now selling like hot cakes; those white-cor people really like it, and gave this pill a really nice-sounding name: Mom Sudden Pill.
Wang Ling: ???
Wang Ming: Mom no longer needs to worry about me dying suddenly pill.
Wang Ling:
Half an hourter, Wang Ming finally pped his hands and struck a pose of aplishment.
He hadid out a huge array of tools as he fiddled around on the table earlier. In the end, Wang Ling realized that what Wang Ming had made was a very small chip. It was extremely transparent and only the size of half a fingernail.
Wang Ling didnt know what this chip was for, but then he saw Wang Ming take out the Heavenly Materials sword from his charged storage ring. He pressed lightly on the hilt, and a slot popped out.
Wang Ming picked up the chip with tweezers, ced it smoothly inside the slot, and pushed the slot back in.
Done! An upgraded version of the ck tech Heavenly Materials sword.
Wang Ming wielded the sword single-handedly without any effort at all.
After his modifications, the body of the sword had been reced with a much lighter material, and it was light as a feather, even for an ordinary person. The crucial point, however, was that the swords power hadnt decreased, but on the contrary, had been greatly enhanced.
Ive been working on this chip for a long time, and was just shy of finishing it. Now my Heavenly Materials sword can be consideredpletely done, Wang Ming said proudly.
How do you use it? Wang Ling asked curiously.
This chip is a voice-controlled receiver and has a very wide reception range. Plus, only my voice works on it. Let me give you a preliminary demonstration.
At this point, Wang Ming directly ced the Heavenly Materials sword ten meters away from him, and then swung out one arm. Sword,e!
Then, Wang Ling saw the Heavenly Materials sword on the floor suddenly tremble lightly, and it actually turned into an aurora which swiftly and urately returned to Wang Mings palm.
Wang Ling:
Holding the sword, Wang Mings expression was rxed. Logically speaking, when an ordinary scientist was inventing something, they would absolutely be nervous, since practically all inventions only took perfect shape bit by bit after numerous failures.
This was where Wang Ming was abnormal: whatever passed through his hands never needed to be remade; they were practically all sessful on the first try.
Wang Ming took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped down the de. Uncle gave me a call previously and asked me to look after you during this activity.
Wang Ling:
Wang Ming: You drew too much attention in the incident with President Bai previously. And there are so many people in this activity this time. Didnt you feel that when you were lining up in the public square earlier, there were a lot of students and teachers staring at you?
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Because it was true
In the square earlier, he had vaguely heard a lot of voices, most of which belonged to students from other schools. Most people knew that a while ago, a Senior Grade One student from No. 60 High had almost fallen prey to the Demon Hunters Associations plot. Fortunately, Odd Zhuo had acted to suppress media and public opinion so that there were no pictures of Wang Ling in the news.
Hence, the students and teachers in the square who were curious about Wang Ling actually had no idea which student he was.
Otherwise, Wang Ling thought it would have been very lively around him in the square.
So you have to listen to me in this activity this time, and try as much as possible not to make any sort of move. Got it? Wang Ming stared at Wang Ling with a stern expression. You know, theres a lot of hype out there about getting your photo autographed. Its a good thing that Odd Zhuo suppressed any photos earlier, otherwise there definitely would have been a huge bunch of people looking for you in the square for your autograph.
Wang Ling was rmed.
He had actually never thought that the impact of this event would have already reached this extent.
This was mainly started by some superstitious parents. They think that you have immortal qi all over you given your narrow escape. Furthermore, the word has been spread online that youre No. 60 Highs mascot. Adding the fact that the college entrance exam is just around the corner, a lot of people want your immortal qi to rub off on them.
Speaking up to this point, Wang Ming took out his cell phone to show Wang Ling a photo and sighed deeply. Old Li at the school gate took this photo when No. 60 Highs bus arrived in Peiyuan district this morning.
When Wang Ling looked at the photo, he realized that there was actually an incense burner at the school gate
Wang Ming put his phone away. This incense burner has already been removed, but you still need to be careful. Got it?
Parents nowadays were getting crazier and crazier!
But there are some people who just want an autograph, which can already be considered pretty civilized. I heard that there are some perverts out there who want to put your picture into a silk pouch and carry it around with them!
Suddenly, Wang Ming gripped Wang Lings shoulder. Little brother! Dont worry, your older brother has the upgraded Heavenly Materials sword, and is in charge of Head of State 001. I will definitely protect you perfectly! Protect you from the harassment of perverts!
Right after he said that, a silk pouch fell on the ground
Wang Ling saw that it had fallen out of the white coat which Wang Ming was wearing
Chapter 718 - Six Odd Zhuos Out of Every One Hundred People
Chapter 718: Six Odd Zhuos Out of Every One Hundred People
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Just as Wang Ming had said, considering the incident with the Demon Hunters Associations President Bai, Wang Ling indeed had to pay more attention to his actions, especially in the next few days. While the incident might already seem to be over, the repercussions of the entire thing were in fact only just beginning.
Roughly half an hour after the announcement about getting some rest, the dorms received news once again that lunch was ready in the canteen in the central Zone 66 for whoever needed it.
Wang Ling looked at the time. It was now noon, around the same time that No. 60 Highs canteen usually opened. Although the Rainbow ss Box was a spatial magic treasure, the inside of the box was like a portable immortal warship. The dorms, canteens and training rooms inside were all outfitted military-style.
There was no way to avoid eating, and this summer camp actually wasnt going to be as rxing as expected. Thus, in order to ensure that every student had abundant energy, it was necessary to support their physical fitness, and everyone had to eat.
There was a special sign-in area in the canteen in Zone 66 which no one could escape. The sign-in area was just like the dorms as both directly used facial recognition: you needed facial recognition to enter your dorm, and to sign in at the canteen.
Of course, unlike for the students, the regtion wasnt as strict for the personnel.
Do you want to change your face before we go to the canteen? I can directly refresh the data for your face in the system, Wang Ming turned to ask Wang Ling before they went out.
Wang Ling shook his head. In any case, no one else outside school had seen his image before Besides, even if he used the Great Transfiguration Spell, he was still wearing No. 60 Highs school uniform. Old Antiques eyesight was especially good, and he could name all the No. 60 High students on the trip this time. If he suddenly saw a student with a strange face, it would definitely be troublesome once more.
So transfiguration actually wasnt necessary.
The two brothers walked out the door toward the canteen. On the way, Wang Ling heard Wang Ming mention a familiar name. I heard that the nutrition consultant for the Zone 66 canteen this time is No. 60 Highs Mother Juan.
Surprised, Wang Ling asked, Mother Juan is here?
He hadnt seen even her shadow earlier in the square.
Wang Ming: Shes just a nutrition consultant, after all, so its fine to give advice remotely; she doesnt need to personallye.
Wang Ling:
Lunch this time was very sumptuous, beginning with a braised Dahuan pill, followed by a side of steamed essence-clearing pills Furthermore, the essence-clearing pill was steamed in fish soup stock and had a very fishy taste.
The canteen was veryrge. Because the announcement had been made only a short time ago, there still werent many people there when Wang Ling and Wang Ming arrived. The brothers took a lunchbox each and sat down in a remote corner, mainly to avoid trouble.
They hadnt been sitting for long when Wang Ling noticed that the ck-faced Wu Zhenjun had alsoe. Wang Ming nced at Wu Zhenjun and couldnt help smiling. Dont you think you and this Wu Zhenjun are pretty simr? But he really has a ck face, while youre a mensao 1 !
Wang Ling:
After the two brothers sat for a while, the canteen filled up all of a sudden with a lot of students wearing various uniforms from other schools.
This time, the students attending this summer camp organized by Songhai city were all Grade One freshmen.
The General Administration of 100 Schools had announced that all the schools attending had been determined by drawing lots There were so many high schools in Songhai city, and in terms of qualifications, a key city high school candidate like No. 60 High wouldnt have had a chance at all.
Since this was decided by drawing lots, every high school could only cheerfully ept it.
The truth was that all the other high schools had been chosen through a ballot, while No. 60 High was the only one that had been imperially selected by Secretary Dakang himself And of the six major high schools in Peiyuan district, only No. 60 High was participating in the summer camp activity this time.
Of course, it wasnt good to let this out.
Otherwise, the other high school headmasters would definitelye looking for a fight
So this time, Wang Ling saw a lot of students from other district schools.
For example, Remnant High, full name: Remnant Elder Senior High School.
This was a key city high school in Hualing district, and all the students enrolled there were at the middle Foundation Establishment stage In this aspect alone, No. 60 High was far behind Remnant High. The most important thing, moreover, was that Remnant High had a very high sess rate of students reaching the Golden Core stage; up to six percent of them would have broken through to the Golden Core stage before officially entering university.
This number was already quite ridiculous
In in English, it was six Odd Zhuos out of every one hundred people!
To be clear, Odd Zhuo was a rare once-in-a-century cultivation genius at No. 60 High
Also, Odd Zhuo had entered No. 60 High back then purely because there had been a gross miscalction of his score for the written portion of the high school entrance exam. Otherwise, he definitely would have directly entered a key city high school back then.
While Wang Ling was pondering this, he saw a student in a Remnant High uniform stroll unhurriedly to their corner. The Remnant High school uniform wasnt quite like the typical high school uniform, and seemed to incorporate a little of the Western style.
The uniform consisted of a white shirt inside and a pair of ck stretch pants under what looked like a short cape, which looked very trendy.
This person had a pair of bright blue eyes, and there was a noble air about him. At first nce, Wang Ling concluded that this person was probably of mixed blood.
Wang Ling thought that this person was looking for a ce to sit, but never thought that he would actually directly approach them with his lunchbox in hand. Excuse me, may I sit here?
Wang Ming was just about to say no, but the person preempted him as he smiled at the two brothers and said, Thank you!
Then he directly put the lunchbox down and sat down next to Wang Ming.
Wang Ming was obviously bewildered. This guy wasnt following the script at all he just directly said thanks and sat down!
Wang Mings lips twitched. Remembering that his identity was that of a teacher now and he needed to keep his poise, he reined in his displeasure and exhaled.
Looking at this scene, Wang Ling somehow felt that there was a very strange malevolent air in the canteen
He looked around, and sure enough, he saw Zhai Yin in the distance approaching them with a lunchbox in hand.
She then chose to sit at the table directly behind Wang Ming, involuntarily creating a significant amount of pressure
To be honest, while the canteen food for this summer camp was good, Wang Ling had no appetite at all. This summer camp was a cultivation and study trip, and it had been clearly written in the list of items to bring that snacks werent allowed C there had been enough snacks confiscated in the square earlier to open a kiosk.
Thus, the next few days would be ones without crispy noodle snacks. For Wang Ling, this was a little lonely and unbearable.
As a result, Wang Ling basically didnt touch his lunchbox on the table
In contrast, the mixed-blood young man sitting next to Wang Ming seemed to have a good appetite, and he stared at Wang Lings lunchbox for a long while.
Then, the young man suddenly asked, Excuse me, this ssmate, if you dont want to eat this braised Dahuan pill, may I have it?
Before Wang Ling could reply, he already heard the young man say again, Thank you!
Then, with one stab of his chopsticks, he directly took the Dahuan pill
Sweating inwardly, Wang Ling was one hundred percent sure that he had encountered some weirdo yet again.
Why couldnt there be any slightly more normal people around him?!
Chapter 719 - The Four Big Families Of Songhai City
Chapter 719: The Four Big Families Of Songhai City
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Well
Wasting food indeed wasnt good behavior, but the problem was that this student acted as if they knew each other!
Wang Ling watched as the other party directly swallowed his braised Dahuan pill. This person let out a soft burp and then took a silver handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe his mouth lightly with the elegance of ady of the capital It seemed he was full.
After a long while, the person straightened and fixed his eyes on Wang Ling. Its wrong to waste food. This ssmate doesnt seem to have an appetite, but I dont think its because the food here isnt to your taste C its probably because you have something on your mind, right? And I can see that this ssmate must be upset about what happened recently.
Wang Ming and Wang Ling were surprised since what he said was pretty urate
As for this braised Dahuan pill, I wont owe you. I, Li Mingyao, have never liked owing anyone anything. The very graceful young man dered who he was, and then looked at Wang Ling. Hm Go ahead, what level skill book do you want? Level one to level three, I have them all.
Wang Ling and Wang Ming:
Its fine if you cant think of any right now. Theres a spell app called Cool Collection of Four 1 , do you know it? You can download it. It has level one to level three skills. Go through them and pick one, I can be your sponsor and help you get it, Li Mingyao said.
Neither Wang Ling nor Wang Ming had absolutely any interest in a petty low-level skill book at all
After all, a random yawn from Wang Ling was likely a lot more lethal than these low-level skill books.
However, a person who could freely use a skill book to return a favor certainly didnt have a simple identity.
Wang Ming pondered this persons name carefully.
Li Mingyao
Somehow, the name sounded a little familiar.
It was a pity he wasnt in hisb now, otherwise Wang Ming could directly use the official database to specially bring up information on this person.
You dont have to doubt my identity, Im not a bad guy.
However, Li Mingyao seemed to enjoy this kind of skeptical look. I often use skill scrolls in an exchange, so its just a basic operation for me. You may not know this, but theres a limited supply of this braised Dahuan pill as a main course in the canteen, so I believe that it isnt a bad deal to return the favor with a level one or three skill scroll and get to know you guys while Im at it.
This intense business way of thinking jarred Wang Mings brain all of a sudden.
He gave Li Mingyao an abrupt stare. Are you from the Li family?
This teacher seems well informed. Li Mingyao smiled and said, Among the four big families in Songhai city, my Li familys online skills store chain is known all over the country, but few people know my identity as the young master of the Li family.
Wang Ling didnt really care about the four big families of Songhai, but Wang Ming was well aware who they were.
Among the four big families of Songhai, Li Mingyaos Li family had built their family fortune by purchasing the copyrights of various spells and selling them through online coborative revenue sharing.
In addition to the Li family who built their business on skills, the other three big families were the Zhou family whose main business was crafting artifacts, the Lin family and their spirit beast business, and the Sun family which manufactured pills. Currently, the representative of the Sun familys young generation was Lotus Sun.
These four families absolutely dominated in these fields in the current cultivator consumer market, and since goingmercial, their sess had continued to snowball. In Songhai city, the market was now evenly split between these four big families, who were on equal footing.
Anyone familiar with this circle would know how amazing the four big families of Songhai were
Especially before the nations capital had moved from Songhai to Jinghua back then, the four big families had held the bnce of power in Songhai city But that was something that had happened hundreds of years ago, before Wang Ling was born.
What a big family paid attention to was their history.
Thus, even though a lot of time had already passed and the four families in Songhai city were already no longer as influential as before, they had taken the business route and relied on their core elements to each seize a share of the market; this alone made other people feel far inferior to them.
Wang Ling carefully sized up this elegant youngster called Li Mingyao in front of him.
It turned out he had run into a super rich second generation kid like Lotus Sun today
I didnt expect you to be the young master of the Li family. My apologies. Wang Mingughed and his heart was unperturbed.
This was something Li Mingyao probably never expected.
The truth was that using the family resources which he had on hand to developworks and trade resources was a very smart strategy. Regr people found it very hard to resist this sugar-coated bullet. However, this was utterly wasted on Wang Ling and Wang Ming these two brothers.
Level three skills
In Wang Lings opinion, they werent as useful as crispy noodle snacks.
Because of the impact from being given his family resources since he was a kid, Li Mingyao had encountered all sorts of people, and so was especially good at reading a persons words or actions. Honestly speaking, he never thought he would ever receive the kind of cold treatment that he was getting today.
Logically speaking, No. 60 High was just a key city high school candidate it could be said that the overall quality of their students was far below that of Remnant High students, but this student and teacher were unexpectedlypletely unmoved by his bait?
Li Mingyao was a little baffled
Actually, eating that Dahuan pill hadnt been his real intention. He had eaten the other partys pill to find an excuse to return the favor with a skill, and then ask him something he was interested in.
Who would have thought that this n had actually failed
The other party was just a Foundation Establishment student, surely Li Mingyao didnt have to go as far as an exchange with a level four skill?
It wasnt like he couldnt, but level four Li Mingyao acknowledged that he himself couldnt learn level four skills. If he wanted to, he had to reach thete Golden Core stage first at the very least.
Besides, the market price for a level four skill book was a whole two hundred thousand immortal gold bars.
And this was only the average market price for a level four skill book. If it was a rare level four skill book, the price would likely be several times more expensive.
This was by no means a price that an average family could afford
So what now?
The situation turned awkward in that moment, and Li Mingyao felt a little at a loss.
Wang Ming actually had some idea of what this young master was thinking about. He looked at Li Mingyao who had aplicated expression on his face and asked with a smile, If you have a question, you might as well just ask it. You dont have to beat around the bush.
Li Mingyao was dazed since Wang Ming had seen right through him, but he did his best to keep his graceful smile on. Then Ill ask
Go on, lets hear it, Wang Ming said.
Li Mingyao looked at Wang Ling. I see that this ssmate is wearing the No. 60 High school uniform Do you know ssmate Wang Ling?
Wang Ling:
Wang Ming:
Li Mingyao: Im his fan!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 720 - Wang Ling’s New Nickname
Chapter 720: Wang Lings New Nickname
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Wang Ling was rmed.
He understood the reason, but why would he actually gain fans after that incident? The main point was that in the incident with President Bai, he was but a lowly student who had been fortunate enough to escape with his life!
But since Li Mingyao had brought it up, Wang Ming was a little curious. May I ask, why are you Wang Lings fan?
The other side straightened his cor, still maintaining that elegant and refined manner. Have you heard of fortune?
Fortune, or actually also known as immortal fate.
Although there was no scientific evidence for this thing, one had to admit that it did exist.
Otherwise, there wouldnt be a specific Great Fortune Spell among the Three Thousand Great Dao.
In simple terms, fortune was like a cultivators hidden attribute that couldnt be measured precisely C it slowly umted through a cultivators single-minded cultivation and devotion to doing good deeds.
But as far as Wang Ling knew, everyone had a natural, corresponding base for their fortune. Most peoples fortune was zero, and only a small proportion was born with good fortune Of course, there was another small proportion of people that had naturally poor fortune.
This was why even if some people continued to do good deeds and umte merits, they still led very unfortunate lives. This was very likely because they hadmitted too many sins in their previous life and hadnt finished paying off their debts.
Of course, that didnt mean that those with good fortune could do whatever they wanted C no matter how good their fortune, it would be used up eventually.
And so, the Huaxiu Alliance branch in each city actually advertised tasks in the vein of eliminating the evil and safeguarding Dao for cultivators above the Golden Core stage in Huaxiu nation. By epting and carrying out these tasks, they could improve themselves and at the same time umte immortal fate.
There werent any rewards for doing these tasks, which were ssified as social work carried out by cultivators.
But in order to encourage more cultivators to take up these tasks, the state had also offered a lot of subsidies over the years. The subsidies took the form of pills, magic artifacts, skill scrolls or an equivalent amount of immortal gold.
So when Li Mingyao said fortune, Wang Ming and Wang Ling more or less understood what he meant.
President Bai of the Demon Hunters Association was very strong. From the previous news reports, this man had to be an Itinerant Immortal or True Immortal. Saying this, Li Mingyao tsked. But in a situation that seemed impossible to escape, ssmate Wang Ling broke away from this persons evil clutches and escaped death. His fortune is simply through the roof!
Wang Ming:
Wang Ling:
So your point is? Wang Ming was starting to understand.
Li Mingyao gave a very elegant smile. Fortune this thing is vague, but its real. To umte it, there is actually another, very simple way to do so besides doing good deeds, and that is to be together with someone who has good fortune.
Wang Ming had a ck question mark on his face. Be together?
Ah, I certainly dont mean to grow old together you can be a friend or a fellow brother! Li Mingyao realized his words just now were indeed a little ambiguous and quickly corrected himself. Fortune is contagious, dont you know?
Wang Ling and Wang Ming:
Li Mingyao: In my generation, there are four heirs in our Li family. We all go to different high schools, and the other three are now abroad! Once we graduate from Grade Three, our family will hold the Young Master Session Ceremony.
Choosing a sessor should depend on ones skill. Using wily tricks isnt virtuous, Wang Ming said.
He could more or less understand why Li Mingyao was so eager to find Wang Ling.
No, teacher, you dont understand. In terms of overall strength, the four heirs of our Li family are actually pretty much the same, whether in terms of study, talent, or every other aspect So in the end, itll be fortune that will decide the winner of the young master position!
Saying this, Li Mingyao had a look of great urgency in his eyes. Ive already said all that should be said, and this is why Im eager to find Wang Ling shifu
Wang Ling:
Why had he be a shifu once again?
Li Mingyao: Neither of you know, do you? The other schools actually have a nickname for ssmate Wang Ling now.
Wang Ming: Nickname?
Li Mingyao: Fortune Emperor!
Wang Ling and Wang Ming:
Li Mingyao: As long as youre willing to help me find ssmate Wang Ling, Ill reward you handsomely! As for other conditions, you can also name them. My Li family resources should be enough to meet your demands.
Wang Ming folded his arms and asked, If we dont know, will you ask someone else?
There were plenty of people from No. 60 High here. After the incident with President Baist time, most of the Grade One freshmen at No. 60 High basically knew what Wang Ling looked like.
However, contrary to Wang Mings expectations, Li Mingyao shook his head. No, Ive already asked a lot of friends from No. 60 High, but they all said that they had no impression of Wang Ling.
After Li Mingyao said this, Wang Ming saw the corners of Wang Lings mouth curl up slightly and realization instantly dawned on him It turned out that his little brother had already done something. No wonder he coulde to the canteen so calmly.
This was an upgraded version of Wang Lings Great Shielding Spell.
And it was because of the incident with President Bai this time that Wang Ling had specially modified it.
When the upgraded Great Shielding Spell was in effect, Wang Ling was like a signal tower, and only people within three meters of him would remember him.
Of course, there were some people whom Wang Ling had designated on his white list who wouldnt be blocked.
Most of them were those whom Wang Ling was closer to in his daily life. Apart from his rtives, there was his scapegoat disciple Odd Zhuo, his friends in the cultivation forum, and some of the teachers at school.
Seeing that Wang Ming and Wang Ling werent saying anything, Li Mingyao was already convinced that they knew Wang Ling, so he started to increase his bargaining chips. As long as you can help me find ssmate Wang Ling, Im willing to offer an insider ount on the Cool Collection of Four app from level one to level three no! Level four! Level one to level four skill scrolls, as long as theyre in the app, you can browse them whenever you want!
But as Li Mingyao said this, Wang Ming and Wang Ling had already stood up together.
Im sorry, we dont know Student Wang Ling. Why dont you try asking someone else? Wang Ming patted Li Mingyao lightly on the shoulder.
Before Li Mingyao could reply, Wang Ming promptly looked at him and shouted, Thank you!
To give other people a taste of their own medicine
This was exactly Wang Mings style.
Chapter 721 - Unity, Is Strength...
Chapter 721: Unity, Is Strength
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After meeting Li Mingyao, Wang Ling realized he hadpletely be famous, and had probably been noticed by some of the big families in Songhai.
The four big families of Songhai whom Li Mingyao had mentioned were a typical example. To be able to draw the attention of the four big families was enough to prove how serious the issue was.
Fortunately, Wang Ling himself was not stupid and had already been on guard earlier on.
With the upgraded version of the Great Shielding Spell, it was almost impossible to investigate him, but Wang Ling was starting to feel a little worried. Previously, the Demon Hunters Association hadnt been able to track him down, and so had started to attack the people around him, making trouble for almost all the people who were close to him.
Had this Night Chief, far abroad, trulye up with a revenge n this time that was aimed specifically at him?
Wang Ling thought that this matter was far moreplicated than it seemed
Approximately half an hour after lunch, the Rainbow ss Box piloted by Wu Zhenjun was about to arrive at the secure base station in the central zone of Beast Kings Remains.
Before the boxnded, all the students received an item a custom-made smart watch.
Previously, all the electronic gadgets which the students had been carrying were confiscated, but after taking various factors into ount, Huaxiu Alliance had gotten customized smart watches specially made that could be used inside Beast Kings Remains. A signal tower had also been temporarily set up inside the Rainbow ss Box and it covered more than half of Beast Kings Remains.
The watch didnt have a camera function, but it could be used to set up chat groups and discussion groups to make it easier for students from different schools to get to know each other.
Of course, the most important thing was that these watches were also a safeguard.
Each watch contained a one click for help app. A soft tap on it was the same as firing a virtual signal re, and the Rainbow ss Box would immediately receive information on the students location in the remains.
When Wang Ling received the watch like everyone else, a chat group had already been set up.
This was the entire group going on this Beast Kings Remains summer camp, with over a thousand members
Unfortunately, the watch had a smart ID function, so everyone would join the group with their real names. As long as a student put on the watch, they would automatically be added to the group, and the software would automatically change their name after identifying who they were.
As a result, Wang Ling barely entered the group before the messages directly exploded.
Oh my god! Wang Ling? Which Wang Ling? It cant be that recent Fortune Emperor, can it?
What?! Wang Lings in the group? Excuse me, ssmate Wang Ling, which dorm are you in? Can I go and get your autograph?!
ssmate Wang Ling, please take a photo with me!
Wang Ling:
The upgraded Great Shielding Spell screened those people who deliberately asked for information on him, and worked in a simr way in an online environment However, Wang Ling never expected that there would actually be so many people paying attention to him after the incident with President Bai!!!
Fortunately, however, the upgraded Great Shielding Spell was very clearly in effect.
Although a group of people were asking for information on Wang Ling, no one could answer them.
Students from the other high schools couldnt help feeling moved No. 60 High, was really united!
So many people actually kept their mouths shut and no one was willing to reveal anything about Wang Ling
In fact, everyone could understand. After all, they were asking for personal information on a student. No. 60 High might have reminded its students before this that Wang Ling was still at the center of things, and if this wasnt kept under control, it would really affect his life.
However, the teachers and students from other high schools never expected No. 60 High as a key city high school candidate to be united to this extent It wasnt just the teachers who said nothing, but the students were also unwilling to reveal any information on Wang Ling.
What kind of spirit of unity was this?
For a moment, a lot of students and teachers from other schools couldnt help staring at the screen and sighing with feeling.
In the past few months, it was No. 60 High who had been in the news the most in Songhai city. Assassins had mounted a sneak attack on them, the millennium-old Devil Emperor had upset their military training, and a spirit beast trafficking ring had targeted them in revenge In the end, No. 60 High had dealt with them one by one.
So, was this the power of unity
In his room, Li Mingyao, who had looked for Wang Ling and asked the person himself for information on him, was also lost in deep thought for a long while.
There were two people to a dorm, and the person rooming with Li Mingyao was Zhou Youzheng, the third young master of the Zhou family, one of the four big families of Songhai city.
In some sense, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were birds of a feather. First of all, both of them were the third young master in their families, and they were both studying at Remnant High.
Moreover, there was hardly any difference in their realms and strength, plus they werepeting with the other young masters in their families for power.
Therefore, both of them were in great need of fortune
If they wanted to use another method to win their families Young Master Session Ceremony after graduating from high school in addition to cultivating even more vigorously, the best way was still to find someone with very good fortune and be their friend.
Both of them had had their eye on Wang Ling at the same time after the incident with President Bai, and they hade up with an all-inclusive n to lure Wang Ling in with their proposal.
The news reports had said that Wang Ling was only at the middle Foundation Establishment stage, so their enticement n had been tailored ordingly. Even ate Foundation Establishment cultivator or a Golden Core cultivator wouldnt have been able to refuse it, let alone a cultivator at the middle Foundation Establishment stage The benefits and treatment they had offered were several levels higher than what could typically be found on the market.
After seeing how tight-lipped No. 60 High was in the chat group, Zhou Youzheng and Li Mingyao were silent for a long time.
After a while, Li Mingyao spoke first. I didnt expect the whole of No. 60 High to be so united I met a teacher and a student from No. 60 High in the canteen earlier. They clearly know who Wang Ling is, but they refused to tell me anything.
Hm I wonder if we should be more low-key? said Zhou Youzheng.
Low-key? What do you mean?
Think about it C doesnt it seem a little too bombastic to announce that were of the four big families off the bat? Instead, people might dislike us for it.
Zhou Youzheng gave his unhurried analysis. So I think we should move them sincerely and be quiet about our wealth.
Li Mingyao: Brother Zhous meaning is
I dont think weve made our position in rtion to Wang Ling very clear. If we want to ask No. 60 High for information on Wang Ling, we shouldnt reveal our identities as young masters Thats too high-profile.
Zhou Youzheng: So, we might as well just directly say in the group that were Wang Lings underlings! Maybe this way, we might be able to directly draw ssmate Wang Ling out!
Li Mingyao:
Chapter 722 - Gag Authority Technique!
Chapter 722: Gag Authority Technique!
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After some consideration, Zhou Youzheng and Li Mingyao instantly felt that their n was so clever that it was already godlike. Even if No. 60 High was tight-lipped, could that ssmate Wang Ling really continue to be indifferent to them, two young masters from the big families?
When all was said and done, to Zhou Youzhengs and Li Mingyaos minds, most Foundation Establishment cultivators didnt have a broad worldview. The reason why they were confident in this aspect was because after the incident with President Bai, they had secretly sent people to gather some information on Wang Ling, which showed that he had received a government subsidy before.
Although they didnt know exactly what this subsidy was, the fact that this ssmate Wang Ling had epted it was a clear sign that his family situation definitely wasnt great!
Zhou Youzheng and Li Mingyao both felt that they were offering Wang Ling a chance to touch the upper levels of society. They just needed to continue with their sugar-coated offensive C it didnt make sense that they wouldnt be able to convince him!
Wang Ling already couldnt be bothered to look at the chat group, which was now full of messages asking about him. All along, he had never been used to a lot of contact with people he wasnt familiar with.
Back then, Odd Zhuo had gone to a crazy lot of trouble to find him.
But the reason why Wang Ling had finally acknowledged Odd Zhuo and epted him as a disciple wasnt just because of the crispy noodle snacks membership card that Odd Zhuo had given to him when thetter had paid him a visit Actually, what Wang Ling had paid more attention to was how their fates were linked.
Their fates had already started to be inexplicably entwined when the Gate Between Worlds descended six years ago and Odd Zhuo had be Wang Lings scapegoat for the first time.
So for Wang Ling, Odd Zhuo was someone who was already part of his fate and wasnt a passer-by.
Of course, Wang Ling had always thought since young that he himself wasnt anything special, and that he was just an ordinary kid who couldnt quite control his powers.
He liked to eat snacks, watch cartoons, and follow and discuss hot news in society. Of course, he loved the sugar-coated bullets which Zhou Youzheng and Li Mingyao had mentioned, but these things should be obtained in an upright manner.
Wang Ling really didnt dare take something for nothing
The Heavenly Daos principle of equivalent exchange had taken root deep in Wang Lings mind from a very young age. There was no such thing as a free lunch; in giving and taking, all food had its own price.
So Wang Ling didnt care at all about the thing with Zhou Youzheng and Li Mingyao.
On the other hand, Wang Ming was delighted. That Li Mingyao was a typical rich second generation son, crazily firing sugar-coated bullets in the canteen earlier. At first, Wang Ming had wondered whether he should mess around with this person, but now things were getting even more interesting Now there were two of them! Even Zhou Youzheng, the third young master of the Zhou family, had be involved. This was simply double the fun!
With less than half an hour to go before the Rainbow ss Box arrived at their destination, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng started to stir things up in the chat group.
As if he was telling the whole world, Li Mingyao directly announced in the group, Ah, dear friends of No. 60 High, its fine even if you dont tell us. Zhou Youzheng and I have already found ssmate Wang Ling, and have already asked him to be our big brother. If you dont believe me, you can ask himter.
Most of the people in the group were stunned at these words. It didnt sound like a joke C
if it was, shouldnt there at least be a funny emoji at the end of this statement?
Moreover, this was the main group, which also had the teachers from various schools!
Who were Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng? They were the young masters of the Li family and the Zhou family, two of the four big families of Songhai city. The teachers would usually give them some face in school; even when criticizing them, the teachers didnt dare use too severe a tone. These two had now actually announced that they had be that ssmate Wang Lings underlings
It wasnt just the teachers and students from other schools, but even the students and teachers from No. 60 High in the group were all nk.
Because given Wang Lings personality, the first reaction that a lot of the people from No. 60 High had was that Wang Ling wasnt this type of person. He was average in his studies and he wasnt very talkative. If it hadnt been for that incident with President Bai, a lot of them probably wouldnt have remembered Wang Ling In short, in the eyes of many from No. 60 High, Wang Ling was a bit of a lone ranger.
It was only his ssmates like Super Chen and Dopey Guo who didnt think so.
Wang Ling indeed usually didnt like to say much, and was aloof with outsiders because he wasnt familiar with them. However, he had studied together with this bunch from Grade One, ss Three for almost half a year.
Therefore, Super Chen, Dopey Guo and everyone else in Grade One, ss Three had once animatedly discussed Wang Lings real character when he hadnt been in the ssroom.
Finally, they had summed it up in one word: mensao
Having said that, it indeed wasnt in-character for Wang Ling to ept underlings.
Hence, people from No. 60 High started to question how true this was.
Really? Why dont I believe it? Dopey Guo, Wang Lings deskmate, was the very first person to question it.
Actually, while it was uncertain whether the same could be said of the other people from No. 60 High, absolutely no one in Grade One, ss Three would give away information on Wang Ling so easily to people from other schools, even without the Great Shielding Spell in effect.
As the saying went, a friend in need is a friend indeed. When they had previously heard that something terrible had happened to Wang Ling, everyone in Grade One, ss Three had been grieved for a long time.
The most crucial point, moreover, was that the students and parents who had beening to No. 60 High recently to absorb fortune by paying homage to Wang Ling actually disgusted the whole school.
Are these Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng fishing? Super Chen wondered in his room.
He and Dopey Guo were in the same room.
Actually, anyone who used their brains just a little would be able to guess what these two rich young masters were up to, but even then there were some people who still fell into the trap.
Because of Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzhengs words, momentum in the group immediately picked up, and some even asked for Wang Lings room number
This is a good opportunity. Li Mingyaos face lit up when he saw the flood of messages in the group.
As soon as someone asks that ssmate Wang Lingter, well know who he is, Zhou Youzheng said with a smile.
In the end, no sooner had the two of them finished speaking when a system notification promptly popped up in the chat group.
System message: User Li Mingyao is banned for 6 hours.
System message: User Zhou Youzheng is banned for 6 hours.
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng: ???
Wang Ming had activated his skill Gag Authority Technique!
It was Wang Ming who had originally designed this internal chat software, so he had the highest level of authority. It took only a matter of minutes to ban two people.
Done.
Wang Ming dusted his hands.
Dare to bully Wang Ling?
These two guys had a lot of nerve
So what if they were from the four big families of Songhai city? If it wasnt for the fact that the Wang family heir was obsessed with crispy noodle snacks, these four big families would be nothing!
Chapter 723 - Jinghua Royal Teacher’s College
Chapter 723: Jinghua Royal Teachers College
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Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were caught off guard by Wang Mings Gag Authority Technique. They were from Songhais four big families C usually, even the headmaster had to be respectful when he saw them, yet there was actually a teacher who dared to directly ban them?
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng felt that this was utterly inconceivable.
And the most important thing was that this was still in the main group. After been banned, the two of them instantly felt that they had lost face C what would those in the group who knew their identities think of them?
Instantly, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng felt like they had been struck a further blow.
Li Mingyao was stupefied. Im going to find our teacher and see if he can lift the ban.
All the lead teachers had been set as administrators in this summer camp chat group. Li Mingyao thought this would work, and quickly started to type a message which he then sent to his lead teacher.
In the end, the message directly turned into an exmation mark, which was a sign that the other party hadnt received the message.
System message: During the period of the ban, you have been put on a PM cklist and are forbidden from chatting with anyone in the group. Time of ban remaining: 5 hours and 58 minutes
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng: ???
Being banned also included being cklisted?
What the hell was with this operation??
Wang Ming could already picture how difited those two young masters must be. He had just set up this secondary cklist effect. Wang Ming had expected that given the characters of Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng these two young masters, they would definitely PM their lead teacher to lift the ban, so he had spent roughly thirty seconds rewriting the rules just now.
Except for him and Wu Zhenjun, both of whom had the highest level of administrative authority, the rest of the administrators could only ban someone, but couldnt lift it. Moreover, once someone was banned, the system would cklist them for the duration of the ban.
It was just like Wang Ming to go the whole hog
The point was that it wasnt just Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng who were stunned stupid by this gag rule, the teachers from Remnant High were also shocked.
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzhengs lead teacher then directly looked for Wang Ming in a private chat. Teacher Wang Xiaoer from No. 60 High? Why did you ban my students?
This teachers name was Yuan Hua, who had graduated from Jinghua Royal Teachers College. Before Wang Ming had confirmed his own participation in this summer camp, he had investigated all the teachers. This Teacher Yuan Huas qualifications werent simple. Moreover, among the lead teachers this time, the chiefmander Wu Zhenjun was actually also a graduate from this Jinghua Royal Teachers College.
Furthermore, back when Wu Zhenjun and this Teacher Yuan Hua graduated, they were included on the list of most outstanding graduates of thest century. To this day, their photos still hung in the schools exhibition building on campus Very few people were actually qualified to be regarded as the top graduates of thest century at Jinghua Royal Teachers College.
Including Teacher Yuan Hua and Wu Zhenjun, Jinghua Royal Teachers College had awarded this title to only seven people.
It was also because of this that these seven graduates were now known in the outside world as the Royal Seven Schrs 1
Bearing in mind the development of No. 60 Highs future rtionship with other schools, Wang Ming replied in as smooth a tone as possible to this lead teacher from Remnant High, Teacher Yuan, your students started a rumor about my student. The fact that I only banned them for six hours is already a courtesy. Outside, those who spread rumors now are detained when the rumor has been forwarded over five hundred times, for at least seven to fifteen days. So many people in our group have already seen it, but I only banned them for six hours This is already giving you and Remnant High face with this discount!
Teacher Yuan Hua was speechless. What f**king discount!
Yuan Hua took a deep breath and tried to keep calm. Teacher Wang, you should know who these two students are, right?
Yes, Wang Ming replied quickly. They are the third young masters of the Li and Zhou families of the four big families of Songhai city. But the people I banned are Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng. What does that have to do with the third young masters?
Yuan Hua: Teacher Wang, for the sake of the future rtionship between our two schools, I think it would still be better for you to lift the ban. The Rainbow ss Box is going tond at the base station soon. If this matter makes students in both schools unhappy, can you shoulder that responsibility?
When Wang Ming heard this, he had to say that Teacher Yuan Huas words actually did make sense.
No. 60 High was a key city high school candidate, while Remnant High was a famous key high school in a different district. Students in such key high schools had a strong sense of collective honor. While everyone hade on this summer camp to learn and in the name of joint progress, this process of learning and broadening their horizons was actually simr to an inter-schoolpetition.
And this perhaps was what Teacher Yuan Hua wanted to imply: What if the students from Remnant High didnt care about friendship in thepetition and instead struck No. 60 High a heavy blow?
Seeing that Wang Ming hadnt replied for a long while, Yuan Hua was a little impatient. Teacher Wang, what do you think?
Wang Ming typed his reply: Let me think about it.
About two minutester
Another system message popped up.
System message: User Yuan Hua is banned for 6 hours.
Yuan Hua: ???
Everyone:
As a graduate of Jinghua Royal Teachers College and a special-grade teacher who had a reputation as one of the Royal Seven Schrs, Yuan Hua was very popr in Remnant High. When he was banned, a lot of the students instantly voiced their discontent, not to mention the other bewildered teachers from Remnant High.
A Remnant High student directly asked in the group, Why did you ban Teacher Yuan Hua?
Wang Ming wasnt in a hurry to reply, and instead sent screenshots of his chat with Teacher Yuan Hua. Teacher Yuan wanted to have a private chat with me, but we are both cultured people. How can we scrape and bow to nobility?
But the Remnant High student didnt buy it. I dont believe it! This image was definitely photoshopped. Teacher Yuan is so cultured, theres no way he can do such a thing! How can a teacher from No. 60 High dirty someone elses name like this?!
Wang Ming chuckled and swiftly replied, If silence is golden, can a speaking ban on a cultured person be considered a ban?
The student who had challenged Wang Ming flushed, but couldnt help denouncing him. You think youre so hot just because you have authority?
Wang Ming: Sorry. Its because I have authority that I can do whatever I want.
Everyone:
Elsewhere, the banned Teacher Yuan Hua was depressed.
He was online friends with Wu Zhenjun to begin with, so it wasnt considered a PM when he messaged thetter, nor was he pulled into the PM cklist which Wang Ming had set up.
Wu Zhenjun, hasnt this Teacher Wang gone a little too far? Teacher Yuan couldnt helpining.
Should apologize.
Wu Zhenjun replied after quite a while.
Thats right, thats right, he should apologize!
I mean, you should take those two students who were banned to apologize to him.
Chapter 724 - Mahjong Squad, Move Out!
Chapter 724: Mahjong Squad, Move Out!
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Yuan Hua was silenced by Wu Zhenjuns words, because from thetters tone, it didnt sound like he was joking
It was only at that moment that Yuan Hua realized that Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng, these two young masters of Songhais noble families, might truly have provoked a big shot whom they couldnt afford to provoke, although he didnt know the identity of this big shot.
Everyone in the group had been authenticated by the system and their names couldnt be fake. Staring at Wang Mings pseudonym Wang Xiaoer, Yuan Hua turned this name over and over in his mind, but to absolutely no avail.
Who was this Wang Xiaoer, exactly?
Teacher Yuan Hua was a little muddleheaded.
Just before the Rainbow ss Boxnded, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were told to go look for Teacher Wang Xiaoer when the boxndedter to apologize. In order to highlight how serious the situation was, Teacher Yuan Hua went to Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzhengs dorm in person to tell them.
In the end, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng went listlessly.
But their fire to pursue Wang Ling shifu didnt wane.
Elsewhere, disguised as part of the medical team, General Bai, who was leading the Mahjong Squad from Songhai First Prison, entered the fake remains smoothly alongside the team of experts which contained terrorist members dispatched by Night Chief.
Everyone wore white coats and had made simple changes to their appearances.
These fake remains were a specially constructed small world, inside which the environment and even some of the nts of Beast Kings Remains had been perfectly set up.
And where they werending now was the fake base station in the center zone of the fake remains, which looked exactly like the real one.
Everyone stood in front of the base station.
Sarira Grass? The Old Devils gaze was fixed on a three-colored grass that was emitting a rainbow-colored spirit halo.
This was Sarira Grass, apletely extinct resource, which once was the primary source ingredient for making the Nine Cycles Sarira Pill, which was a powerful medical drug that could help the dying recover and was also known as the Resurrection Pill. Even if your golden core was damaged or your nascent soul had disintegrated, eating a Nine Cycles Sarira Pill would reverse the situation right away.
The Old Devil remembered once asking about the price of the Nine Cycles Sarira Pill on the ck market when he had just re-entered the world. After Sarira Grass had be extinct, the price of the Nine Cycles Sarira Pill had soared to a hundred times higher than its original price, putting it on par with the price of a first-ss holy weapon.
Just as the Old Devil was thinking this, the terrorists who had been hiding in the team of experts pushed off of their feet to swiftly scatter in all directions.
Each of these dozen figures demonstrated their individual prowess as they slipped away quickly.
They fled on all kinds of various magic treasures.
One of them was even gutsy enough to stretch out a hand and try and grab the Sarira Grass that the Old Devil was staring at.
Hahahaha! I got it! The man took out a sickle magic treasure, and after cutting the Sarira Grass, he stepped onto the sickle and sped away.
They stripped off the coats worn by the team of experts to reveal the exclusive pitch-ck cloaks of the Night Chief organization, which had the emblem of a purple sunflower wrapped in ck wings on it and looked a little creepy.
With just one sweeping gaze, General Bai instantly took stock of how many streams of light had flown out.
There were fully fifty-three terrorists this time.
This was the exact number of people they had had their eye on prior to entering the fake remains.
General Bai distributed pocket watches to the Old Devil and others. This is a radar tracker. All of you must operate in groups, except for the Mahjong Squad. If you encounter a tough opponent, you can press the button on the radar, and whoever is nearby will instantly hurry over as backup. They should find out very soon that these remains are fake. To prevent them from joining hands to break through the barricade, apprehend them as quickly as possible.
What should we do with the resources that were stolen? someone asked.
Dont bother with them, theyre fake to begin with. General Bai waved his hand.
These are all quality fakes. The head of state knows an ikebana master who can make fake resources that look very realistic. This master worked overtime for half a month to set up these fake remains.
Then why is this Sarira Grass glowing?
Well, this is a trick which this ikebana master learned from those fake goods dealers. Huaxiu Alliance cracked down on these dealers before, some of whom sold fluorescent facial masks. This masterter learned this technique and applied them to his flower arrangements.
Hunt them down!
The three-man Mahjong Squad was already moving and took the lead as soon as General Bai gave the order.
The shortened prison sentences they would get out of this was very important for the three of them, and was based on the number of people they caught. Not including the special members, each person caught was worth twenty points. For every ten points they gained, a year would be taken off their prison sentences. At the moment, each of the three men would have to serve more than several thousand years in prison, so the points were very crucial.
While fifty-three people wasnt a lot, some of them were extremely strong and had been ssified as special members. Each special member caught was worth five hundred points. That was the highlight.
Hence, as soon as he had arrived at the base station, the Old Devil had already locked onto the auras of these special members.
Out of the fifty-three people, only four of them were special members worth five hundred points
If the Old Devil could catch them all, that was two thousand points, which would directly shave off two hundred years of his prison sentence!
While he was doing the calctions, he approached the position of the special member whom he had targeted.
The special member he was targeting was a mercenary whom Night Chief had hired from the Dark Network. She was also a Red A-ss fugitive wanted by Huaxiu Alliance, with the nickname Bloody Butterfly 1 !
At this point, not long after Bloody Butterfly had fled, a bone-chilling sense of terror ran down her spine.
Bloody Butterfly instantly stopped her flight at this somewhat familiar aura and immediately concealed her own as she hid at the bottom of a mountain creek.
Bloody Butterflys stealth technique was exceptional. She could use the Emtion Technique to imitate a spirit beast and directly blend into the surrounding environment. This was a more advanced technique than the pure Invisibility Technique, since with the Emtion Technique, her aura would also melt into the air.
This was originally a highly sophisticated escape technique. When Bloody Butterfly had been in danger several times before, she had used this move to escape disaster.
But this time, Bloody Butterfly felt something wasnt right.
Even when she used the Emtion Technique, it felt like that horrible and somewhat familiar aura was stuck to her like a piece of gum.
A trembling which welled up from the depths of her soul made her twin ponytails shake.
This aura
Who the hell was this person?
Come out, my venerable self has already seen you. At this point, the Old Devils voice rang out from behind Bloody Butterfly.
At the same time, he canceled his simple transfiguration spell to reveal his original appearance.
And this Devil Emperors face, which had once shocked the whole of Huaxiu nation, almost instantly frightened Bloody Butterfly into a cold sweat
Why was it him?!
Hadnt this guy been caught already
Chapter 725 - A Perverted Mage’s Dream
Chapter 725: A Perverted Mages Dream
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There was a dismayed expression on Bloody Butterflys face. In her camouged state, she didnt dare move at all, but the Old Devil was already slowly moving in her direction.
Dont tell me he actually noticed me? Bloody Butterflys face was so tense that she was sweating like a waterfall.
When the Old Devil was less than three zhang from her position, Bloody Butterflys feet shook and she immediately dropped her camouge and swiftly put some distance between her and the Old Devil.
There you are. The Old Devil looked slowly at Bloody Butterfly.
Her twin ponytails trembled with anger. You
She realized that she had probably been tricked. This guy in fact hadnt discovered her just now!
My venerable self only knew your general position, but didnt expect you to be so close. Who would have thought I would really force you toe out. The Old Devil chuckled.
Bloody Butterfly:
Sure enough! Those who yed tricks were dirty!
But now it wont be so easy for you to try and escape me. The Old Devil pointed at Bloody Butterflys feet.
Huh?
A puzzled expression on her face, Bloody Butterfly looked down, and her face turned pale.
When had this devil marked her with a tracker?!
Was it in the moment she had betrayed herself?
This reaction was too terrifying
Facing this devil who had once shocked the nation, Bloody Butterfly started to feel increasingly nervous.
Generally speaking, the Old Devil felt that this Bloody Butterfly was a pretty good opponent and at the very least was on par with the strength of his current body. He was still adapting to this imitation body, and he didnt yet have full coordination while in it C it was far worse than the original body which he had had before entering the Stone Ghost Mask.
Fighting was always the fastest way to quickly adapt to a body. Ordinarily, stuck as he was in prison, the most he could do was beat up Evil Sword God.
Helping the government clean up these foreign terrorists and apprehending members of the Dark Network thus wasnt just a path of atonement, but also a rare opportunity to fight.
The Old Devil estimated that this Bloody Butterflys strength was at the ninth level of the peak Soul Foundation stage, which was only half a step away from the Itinerant Immortal realm.
While the Old Devil was currently in an imitation body which wasnt at its peak, he had the strength of an Itinerant Immortal. While he had a higher realm than Bloody Butterfly, his coordination inside this body was certainly piss poor.
Hence, the instant he faced off against Bloody Butterfly, the Old Devil had alreadye up with a n.
In this battle, the best would be if he could avoid physical contact.
The daily life of a Dark Network most wanted criminal like Bloody Butterfly was filled with knives and blood. Close-rangebat was like breathing for this sort of person. Until he fully adapted to his body, the Old Devil would suffer greatly in a drawn-out close-range fight.
Besides, he was a mage to begin with.
He wasnt used to magic weapons like knives and swords
Then here was the question: What kind of spell should he use to deal with this Bloody Butterfly?
The Old Devil was stuck.
The Chaos Ball was the technique he was renowned for, but the Old Devil didnt think that this petty Dark Network wanted criminal Bloody Butterfly deserved to have it used on her.
The Old Devil felt that if he directly used the Chaos Ball, then the game would be no fun.
He could wipe out ten of her with the Chaos Ball!
As he pondered this, a wind was kicked up ahead of him as Bloody Butterfly attacked.
The best defense was offense!
Soaked in cold sweat, this was the decision Bloody Butterfly ultimately made.
A slender ck shadow darted out from under a tree and swiftly spiraled toward the Old Devils back like an agile tentacle!
Twin Ponytails Thrust!
This ck shadow was none other than Bloody Butterflys twin ponytails!
She had refined her twin ponytails into a killing weapon and as another magic treasure for survival!
This was a surprise attack, but she failed. The instant the shadow attacked, the Old Devil had already made a quick decision based on his rich experience.
A light shield swiftly coalesced around him in a spiral, keeping him safe like he was in an egg and perfectly fending off the shadows surprise attack.
Intangible Magic Shield!
This was a level five spell!
It could block magic-based attacks!
Bloody Butterfly clenched her teeth. From this spell alone, she could already tell how difficult it was going to be to deal with this devil.
The scariest thing was that the Old Devil had cast this level five spell in a sh!
Without any hand seals!
A spell without the use of hand seals This was proof that the Old Devil had already reached the height of proficiency with this spell!
This was undoubtedly a fearful opponent, but Bloody Butterfly didnt give up attacking.
The ambush by the shadow just now had just been a feint!
The real attack
Was behind!
Chi!
At that moment, a blood-red dagger stabbed at the Old Devils back!
The dagger in hand, Bloody Butterfly smiled cruelly she had him!
This Blood de in her hand was an extremely powerful magic weapon, specially designed for assassination and which caused real damage both shield and armor were useless against this dagger!
A body double? The Old Devils face was unruffled.
It had to be said that Bloody Butterflys n seemed to be proceeding smoothly so far, and could certainly give people a real sense of being overwhelmed. In such a short moment, she had created a body double tounch a feint, allowing her true self to sneak behind the Old Devil in camouge to stab his back with the Blood de.
This series of actions could be said to be so smooth and natural that if it had been anyone else, they would have fallen for it.
But Bloody Butterfly underestimated the opponent in front of her.
The next moment, the smile on her face froze.
The moment she thrust the Blood de at the Old Devils back, Bloody Butterfly felt her scalp tighten C he had grabbed hold of her twin ponytails!
F**k ow ow ow ow ow!
This pain was like from a boy sitting behind her in junior high and pulling on her hair, and Bloody Butterflys scalp instantly turned numb!
She felt herself beingpletely dragged away!
The Old Devil hadnt cast any spells; he had simply grabbed her twin ponytails and the whole situation had immediately been turned on its head.
Your hairs quite smooth, but nothing like my wifes. Twin ponytails in hand, the Old Devil sighed with sorrow.
General Yi had promised him previously that he would help him find the reincarnation of his wife with the Wheel of Time, but until now there still hadnt been any news. Now, these two soft ponytails unexpectedly made the Old Devil think of her.
You let me go!
With her pigtails caught, Bloody Butterfly couldnt put up the least bit resistance. This is a foul! Arent you a mage?! How can you resort to something so uncouth?!
This move by the Old Devil waspletely outside of Bloody Butterflys expectations.
Sure enough, did every mage dream of close-rangebat?
Holding Bloody Butterflys twin ponytails, the Old Devil cast a depletion magic ring around her, and Bloody Butterflys entire body jolted as she instantly lost her strength.
Affected by the depletion magic ring, Bloody Butterflys voice was weak. Wh What are you going to do
Dont worry, my venerable self isnt going to do anything. Its just that your twin ponytails suddenly made me think of my wife. The Old Devil stared at Bloody Butterfly lying limp on the ground, and his smile gradually turned mean. My venerable self has decided, Im going to cut off your twin ponytails.
Bloody Butterfly: Are are you a pervert
The Old Devil shook his head and sighed. Even if I am a pervert, I am simply a gentleman burdened with that title
Bloody Butterfly: No noooo! Donte near me
Chapter 726 - Cells At Work
Chapter 726: Cells At Work
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Bloody Butterflys eyes were red with the pain from her twin ponytails being pulled. At this very moment, she felt like a rabbit that had been grabbed by the ears by a hunter.
And the scariest thing was that this hunter still wanted to ruthlessly cut off her rabbit ears.
These twin ponytails were one of the magic weapons she was most proud of, but now she actually had to say goodbye to them.
Bloody Butterfly stared in despair at the Old Devil. At this moment, she felt that her entire life was gloomy. As a Red A-ss fugitive wanted by the state, what was she going to face next?
Crystal tears glistened in the corners of Bloody Butterflys eyes, but she didnt make a sound because under the influence of the Old Devils depletion magic ring, she didnt even have the strength to cry.
The only thing she could do now was wait to be ughtered.
Dont cry. My venerable self is most afraid of seeing women cry.
Staring at the tearful Bloody Butterfly, the Old Devil had aplicated expression on his face.
He suddenly remembered the moment he met his wife Yamai for the first time. Back then in ss, he had pulled Yamais hair and made her cry.
Bloody Butterflys tearful crying now unexpectedly gave the Old Devil the impression that he was seeing his wife.
Bloody Butterfly thought that this would prick the Old Devils conscience, and at the very least he would let go of her ponytails.
However, the Old Devils next words made herpletely give up hope.
The Old Devil took a deep breath, and said somewhat eagerly, You look like my venerable selfs wife when you cry can I gouge out one of your eyes?
Bloody Butterfly was so frightened that her tears immediately dried up!
She finally understood why this Old Devil had once been able to plunge the whole country into dark terror
Mom, I want to go home!
Elsewhere, Cheng Yu and Evil Sword Gods pursuit was equally sessful.
They rode the military magic swords which General Bai had given them. Because they were all mass-produced military magic swords, they were all the same in terms of strength C even the sword spirits had been artificially ced inside the swords.
These were assembly line products, and certainly couldnt match up to a custom-made magic sword. However, if their users were expert swordsmen, they could also be very powerful
Since they were both sword cultivators, the two of them were acutely familiar with flying a sword in a chase and attack.
Moreover, General Bai had lifted the restriction on Evil Sword Gods Purple Investigative Demon Eyes so that thetter could use it in the pursuit this time. There was thus no escape for these dozen or so foreign terrorists.
After Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God undid their transfiguration spells, a loud cry had rung out inside the hearts of the foreign force and Dark Network mercenaries almost in unison: Why had these three big shots who had already been arrested joined hands now in this ce?!
Evil Sword God was relentless in his pursuit.
General Bai had said initially that if the targets were caught alive, the reward was full points. During the pursuit, if these people fought back after being cornered, permission was given to execute them on the spot But if they were dead, the points would be halved.
Evil Sword God, however, didnt care about any of this. He activated his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes, and stepped forward to im lives.
In a temporarily opened underground space, twelve people joined hands to build a barrier.
Theybined to cast an earth-type spell called Matrix of the Earth to construct a solid space using soil as a foundation.
Why is it him This group of a dozen couldnt help sweating.
They had scattered when they fled earlier, but because Evil Sword God had been hunting them all this time, more and more people slowly started to gather together to work out countermeasures.
Roughly five minutes ago, Evil Sword God had already killed five people, and with his left hand, had used invisible sword qi to string their heads together like tanghulu 1
Although they hadpleted the barrier, the enormous sense of oppression which Evil Sword God carried still made them feel as if they had been seized by the throat, even inside the barrier.
But what these people didnt know was that this wasnt Evil Sword God at his peak. Although General Bai had allowed the Mahjong Squad to participate in the operation this time, he had still put restrictions on their overall battle strength. Currently, each person on the Mahjong Squad could only use less than sixty percent of their overall battle strength.
But even then, this sense of drowning in killing intent still petrified people.
Damn!
They were clearly the invaders, but now they had to put up a barrier to protect themselves.
Evil Sword God has probably already been recruited, a man dressed in white said in a low voice as he looked upward with a profound expression.
This person was also a member of the Dark Network as well as a Red A-ss wanted criminal like Bloody Butterfly. His nickname was Dark Fragrance, and his real name was Kill All The Cells.
Lord Dark Fragrance What are we going to do? someone asked nervously.
Since itse to this, theres no other way. Only bybining all the strength of everyone here inside the barrier can we defend ourselves andunch a counterattack. This Lord Dark Fragrance in white said slowly, We cant win with strength, but in terms of numbers, we may have a ray of hope
A strategy of sheer numbers
They fell silent, lost in deep thought.
In terms of individual strength, they actually werent weak at the third level of the Soul Formation stage.
This was the manpower which Night Chief was able to muster in a short time after the collective deaths of the overseas returnee group of elites.
However, even if each of them was at the third level of the Soul Formation stage, this was far from enough in the face of a person like Evil Sword God. Soul Formation, Itinerant Immortal, True Immortal The disparities in these three stages were like night and day; right now, they were like y chickens and pottery dogs huddled inside a dark cer.
This is ourst chance, I suggest that we listen to Lord Dark Fragrance, someone said just then.
Everyone looked at each other in dismay before finally turning to look at this Lord Dark Fragrance.
The Dark Network man nicknamed Dark Fragrance took a deep breath. First, I have to tell you that this is a forbidden spell and can shorten your lifespan, though not by very much. It requires everyone to work together
Lord Dark Fragrance, please go ahead! We are at your disposal! the eleven people said in unison.
The man called Dark Fragrance exined, There are roughly 37.2 trillion cells in the human body working energetically every day. The spell works to activate these cells, separate them from our bodies, and then further summon them out in secret formation. If used properly and with the twelve of us working together, we can conjure up thousands of cell legions
Hearing this, the eleven people were all enlightened: it seemed that this Lord Dark Fragrance was originally a biological scientist and very familiar with theposition of cells in a human body.
Thousands of cell legions?
Correct. The main force is the white cell army, and we can even form an army of priestsprised primarily of telets! What Im going to do now is summon a telet out of my body to use it as a parent to draw out the cells from your bodies.
When he was done speaking, this Lord Dark Fragrance had already swiftly made a hand seal as he roared at the same time, Ho! Cells At Work 2 Spell
Chapter 727 - Summon Platelets!!
Chapter 727: Summon telets!!
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The Cells At Work Spell was a forbidden skill that many people had never even heard of.
After thepletion of the hand seal, all the people inside the underground barrier saw ayer of curse seals slowly rise out of Lord Dark Fragrances arm, and he then quickly bit his index finger to draw a summoning array on the ground.
The magic array wasntrge, but a lot of people present were confused by its configuration, as it was a mix of Eastern runes and Western curse seals.
Some people surmised that this spell was probably an Eastern and Western fusion, or that it was a Western spell which had been localized.
He reduced his lifespan to split off a portion of his cells, and activated them again in another summoning
This sort of technique was truly astonishing.
Several dozen seconds after the array was formed, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and dark red blood actually slowly bubbled up out of the crack like a fountain of blood.
This fountain of blood then quickly retreated, leaving behind a blood shadow which gradually coalesced to be a cute little lolita dressed in red frilly clothes in front of everyones eyes.
This is
Thats right, this is a telet from my body. The man called Dark Fragrance said, It takes a certain amount of time to summon cells for battle, so we have to call on the telets first and have them build an even more solid line of defense in order to buy us time to summon the white blood cells and the macrophages to fight.
So that was it!
Everyone immediately understood.
As expected of Lord Dark Fragrance! As a Red A-ss Dark Network wanted criminal, he might not be on par with Red 3S-ss wanted criminals like the Old Devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion, and Evil Sword God, but he had a lot more experience in terms of battle strategy!
Besides, this telet which he had summoned was so cute!
Just like ones own daughter!
Everyone present inexplicably felt a fatherly impulse
If they survived this time!
They would definitely raise a daughter!
Seeing these people stare at the telet, Dark Fragrance spoke again. Next, Ill use my telet as the parent. You will need to rely on the parent to execute a secondary separation spell, which is much easier to carry out than the original spell. Please make sure you remember what the secondary array looks like.
Okay! The eleven Night Chief members all nodded.
At that moment, someone asked again, Lord Dark Fragrance, will our telets also be as cute as yours?
Well since each persons body is unique, the appearance of the summoned telets may vary. This isrgely rted to the bodys usual health. If you stay up toote for prolonged periods and are on the verge of falling sick, the telets you summon may appear abnormal.
After saying that, Dark Fragrance saw how some people couldnt help trembling.
Several of them put their palms together as if they were praying. Ah! Great cultivation god, please bless me with a cute telet! I promise that I wont recharge my Timi anymore 1 !
While the eleven Night Chief members were hiding underground with Dark Network member Dark Fragrance, Evil Sword God was carefully searching for their whereabouts.
A few minutes ago, their auras had all vanished in a sh.
Escape? You think you can escape?
Evil Sword God looked at the tanghulu of heads which he had stringed together with invisible sword qi in his left hand and licked his lips.
If he wasnt limited to just sixty percent of his original strength, his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes would have already uncovered these people even if they had fled to the ends of the earth.
It was just a little more troublesome now.
No one can hide from me Evil Sword God slowly closed his eyes and raised the tanghulu in his left hand to the sky. At that very moment, all of heaven and earth was quiet, and it was as if he was feeling for something.
At the same time, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu stood on a cliff in the distance, and he narrowed his eyes slightly at Evil Sword God who was hovering in the air.
He was looking for killing intent
Cheng Yu knew that this was the special skill which had made Evil Sword God famous, and it wasnt a spell.
It was a special perception technique that could only be built up by those who had spent years walking on the edge of hell By grasping killing intent under this vast sky, they could lock onto their opponents.
As long as you stood on opposite sides on the battlefield, there would always be killing intent. No matter how well hidden it was, killing intent couldnt be erased.
Especially in a situation where you already knew who your opponent was once you got hold of their killing intent, you just needed to exclude the people on your side, and the rest would without doubt be the enemy.
So this was Evil Sword God
The Master of Immortal Mansion was scared witless when he saw this.
This was only sixty percent of Evil Sword Gods fighting strength if he was at his peak, how much more terrifying would he be?
Moreover, there was a sharp difference between the Evil Sword God with his soaring ego when he had eyeshadow on and the weak-looking Evil Sword God in prison.
Given this contrast, Cheng Yu didnt think it was too much to describe Evil Sword God as a monster
Cheng Yu lifted his sword and dialed his focus up to the max, then let go of the military spirit sword in his hand to slowly float behind him as if it had a spirit.
So far, he had only caught some small fry, while the special Dark Network members worth five hundred points were now ying hide-and-seek.
But Cheng Yu also had his own way of finding them C and that was just to follow Evil Sword God from behind.
His best move was the Thousand Li Sword Art, which allowed him to control a spirit sword across very long distances to behead the enemy.
Although this was quite unscrupulous behavior, a steal kill was indeed a feasible method at the moment.
There werent many points for this operation, but many little drops would make an ocean; every little bit counted, and could be used as bargaining chips in the future to get his prison sentence shortened.
At that moment, Cheng Yu saw Evil Sword God in the air slowly open his eyes and fix his gaze on a piece ofnd ten li away. Hiding underground? Only children go underground
Evil Sword God had already tracked down that bunch who had escaped his grasp.
But just as he was about to collect their heads, the whole of the fake remains unexpectedly started to tremble at that very moment.
An earthquake?
Evil Sword God and Cheng Yu were both puzzled. Everything here was fake, including the elements of nature logically speaking, it wasnt likely for an earthquake to happen unless it was man-made.
When the two of them were pondering this, the ground which Evil Sword God had been eyeing suddenly cracked open with a rumble
A humanoid monster stained with blood and tens of meters tall like Godzi crawled out of the ground!
Everyone was shaken by this scene.
All the Huaxiu Alliance cultivators paused in their pursuit; even across such a great distance, they could sense the aura of this blood-red monster.
What is that?
Could it be a blood demon? But how can a blood demon show up here?
Elsewhere, inside the underground barrier set up by the Night Chief members, Lord Dark Fragrance was also startled by the blood-red monster.
A dozen or so people stared at a fatty in unison because this blood-red monster was none other than this fattys telet
Lord Dark Fragrance This is
How could this be a telet?
It was too different to the cute little lolita Lord Dark Fragrance had summoned!
Wasnt this a cerebral blood clot?
At that moment, everyone received a grim reminder that they lived in fear ofgiants 2
Chapter 728 - The Platelets’ Codenames
Chapter 728: The telets Codenames
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In the fake remains, this humanoid blood-red monster that was tens of meters tall stood up unhurriedly from the ground, thick, dark red liquid dripping from it likeva.
But this wasntva. To be exact, it was more like a syrupy substance; because the fattys blood sugar level was so high, the humanoid telet he had summoned was incredibly gooey. When this thick liquid dripped off the body to the ground, it immediately turned the earth into sludge.
Whatever it is, take it down! A Huaxiu Alliance cultivator made a move as he flew on his sword and tried to attack this giant blood-red monster from behind.
Instead, he was sent flying by a spray of sticky fluid from the monster.
Aya !!
The cultivator shrieked as he was smashed into the side of a mountain in the distance. Even though he only had a few bruises, he waspletely trapped inside the mucus, which was extremely sweet!
What the hell is that?
On the other side, the Old Devil, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, Evil Sword God, and General Bai had all noticed the monster, but had no idea what it was at all.
This is 7364! This is 7364! Other Huaxiu Alliance cultivators starting calling HQ to find out what this monster was.
In fact, in Huaxiu Alliancesmand center, General Yi and the others were also rmed by the sudden appearance of this giant blood-red monster in the fake remains.
Old Yi, what do you think? President Qi stared at the image on the screen as his thoughts turned over and over in his mind.
General Yi shook his head. Its a little like a blood demon, but not really The only thing we know for sure is that this thing was summoned. Chances are itll disappear if we can defeat the summoner.
President Qi folded his arms and narrowed his eyes
Can we analyze this substance?
These fake remains was a made-up small worldpletely controlled by Huaxiu Alliance, so they had a certain ability to analyze the materials in it.
When President Qi said this, the staff members in themand center had already started to carry out the analysis.
It was a quick process which only took a matter of seconds.
Finally, theposition of this blood-red monster was tabted and disyed on the screen.
Since it had a human form, this monsters body wasprised of water, sugar, fat and so on, but there was one substance which took up seventy percent of itsposition
telets?
Many people were astonished by the report results.
So, this was an awakened telet?
What is the overall strength of this cerebral blood clot? asked President Qi.
The researchers were nk when they heard this C cerebral blood clot?
It didnt seem to be an ailment
Such a huge lump couldnt be called a telet at all!!
From the analysis, it has the overall strength of an Itinerant Immortal, and should be at level three, a staff member replied at that moment.
Level three Itinerant Immortal? It looks like this thing has a parent, and its strength is enhanced by radiation, President Qi immediately surmised.
A normal summoned creatures realm of strength would never be so fierce, so there was only one possibility, and that was that this blood-red monster had a parent. The parent would continuously supply it with energy from behind, finally increasing this monsters overall strength. There was in fact a special term for this type of summoning situation: Maternal Radiation.
I recall a Western forbidden skill which was localized for our context: its called the Cells At Work Spell.'' As Wisdom Saint, President Qi had already drawn a conclusion. And there is a biologist on the list of Dark Network members whom Night Chief recruited, so everything makes sense now.
General Yi frowned. If it is as you say, Old Qi, then its pointless simply defeating this monster.Thats right.
President Qi nodded and then said to the staff member next to themand tform, Tell them they have to find the parent, or this blood-red monster will continue regenerating.
telets were cells with a hemostatic effect to begin with, so the self-healing ability of this huge monster would naturally be first-ss.
At that moment, the situation inside the fake remains wasnt good; after the appearance of this huge blood-red monster, several smaller ones rose up from the ground next to it. Although they werent asrge as this Cerebral Blood Clot, they were still tens of meters tall.
It looked like they were guarding something, with the tallest Cerebral Blood Clot monster in the center. Seven monsters stood in a line to form a human wall, their blood-red bodies rippling with extremely high sugar content.
Their intentions were very clear, as if they were telling everyone
You shall not pass!
General Bai narrowed his eyes at the seven monsters and instructed everyone, Dont waste time on these monsters. We must find the summoner and the parent as soon as possible.
Knowing that this was the Cells At Work Spell, General Bai straightaway knew that time was of the essence.
These seven monsters were here just to buy time, and the real purpose had to be the summoning of the follow-up cells. If the white blood cells and macrophages were called out in human form, it would then be a really difficult situation to settle.
Given their current numbers, they might not be able to withstand tens of thousands of monsters.
Moreover, General Bai himself was severely restrained. If it truly reached the point where the only thing he could do was wipe out all the monsters in one go as Explosion Saint, he might blow up all of the fake remains with his current strength.
But at that time, all these Huaxiu Alliance colleagues would also suffer
Ill handle these seven monsters. Everyone, hurry up and find the summoner and the parent! They should be hiding underground!
Thinking this, General Bai clenched his teeth and soared into the air and dashed toward the biggest Cerebral Blood Clot.
He spread his palm and a ball of energy shot out!
Explosion, was an art!
Boom!
The head of the biggest Cerebral Blood Clot monster waspletely blown off!
But as President Qi had predicted, not long after the monsters head was blown off, the mucus of its body swiftly piled up on its neck and in the end formed a new head.
Thergest monster, codenamed Cerebral Blood Clot, had the strength of a level three Itinerant Immortal.
The second biggest one was fifteen meters tall with the strength of a level two Itinerant Immortal. Unlike the other monsters, it was more yellowish in color and looked very oily, so this fifteen-meter telets codename was Fatty Liver.
The third one was twelve meters tall and a level one Itinerant Immortal. While it was smaller than the first two, its chest was extremely big, and it was codenamed Heart Attack.
Looking at this scene from afar, the Old Devil felt that these telets were abnormals 1
The remaining four werent as big as the first three, only five meters to seven meters tall on average, but they had discernable facial features since they were thinner. Two of them looked more terrible and sluggish, and were codenamed Brainless and Unhappy 2 .
Of thest two monsters, one had a big head and the other a small one.
Codenames: Big Head Son and Small Head Father 3
Chapter 729 - What the Hell? So You Were Also Captured by That Great Master?
Chapter 729: What the Hell? So You Were Also Captured by That Great Master?
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These were almost deformed humanoid telets manipted by humans, and they were obviously the sort with low IQ. Their massive and deformed states directly led to abnormalities in their brains. Usually, a cell summoned to take human form by the Cells At Work Spell should look like the parent telet summoned by Lord Dark Fragrance, a very pretty little lolita.
What was very clear was that the lives of these Night Chief cultivators were generally messy and they didnt take very good care of themselves, thus resulting in this current situation.
Whether it was cultivators or ordinary people, they needed to pay attention to their health in their daily lives. While cultivators could go without eating or drinking for days, this in fact consumed a lot of energy, and it wasnt like there werent any side effects. This was the so-called work-life bnce, which was the true path of virtue.
But then again, it wasnt like these deformed, abnormal telets didnt have any good points; despite their low IQ, they had unexpectedly remarkable defensive effects.
It looks like when I use this spell again in the future, Ill have to find several fat shut-ins to work with me
Lord Dark Fragrance pondered this thought in his heart as he looked at this scene.
Lord Dark Fragrance, will we be able to hold them off? someone asked nervously.
They could already hear the constant explosions above their heads, and from beginning to end, the pressure of a True Immortal pushed down on their hearts with the weight of a thousand catties.
The legendary head of the Ten Founding Generals Explosion Saint General Bai
The Night Chief and Dark Network members hadnt expected Huaxiu nation to ramp up their efforts and actually get the head of the Ten Founding Generals to personallye and wipe them out.
If it wasnt for the remarkable self-healing ability of these abnormal telets, they really wouldnt have been able to withstand this kind of pressure.
And not only that, in addition to Explosion Saint, the three prison bigwigs who were caught a while ago C the Old Devil, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God C were also waiting for them outside
It could be said that a lot of experts had gathered for this battle.
In order to protect the real remains and at the same time destroy this foreign force, Huaxiu had spared no effort this time.
And given their attitude, it was likely that Huaxiu wanted to get rid of them in one fell swoop!
Its not over yet.
Their opponents were indeed tough, but Lord Dark Fragrance and the Night Chief members didnt want to give up just like that.
Lord Dark Fragrance actively managed the magic array and focused his energy. Its almost done The summoning to activate the white blood cells, macrophages and red blood cells is almostplete I just need a little more time
He just had to sessfully summon these activated cells to fight.
The white blood cells were very strong fighters. Coupled with the halo of the parent telet, they had an extremely strong recovery ability and could render normal physical attacks ineffective.
Except for the Old Devil and Explosion Saint, almost everyone else on the scene used swords.
The white blood cells would be able to fend off most of them.
As for magical damage, the Night Chief members could only rely on the activated macrophages that were being summoned to absorb them.
That would be when they would fight back and then escape.
Of course, even if this final n seeded and they could escape, some people would definitely have to be sacrificed.
As for who the unlucky one would be, that would depend on serendipity and each persons own luck.
Of course, this was a story forter.
Elsewhere, General Bai, Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Squad and all the other Huaxiu Alliance cultivators were locked in a bitter struggle.
A lot of the Huaxiu Alliance cultivators had their movements restricted by the telets mucus, since if one of them got stuck, the others were bound to try and help.
This kind of fluid was extremely sticky, and using a water talisman to wash themselves clean seemed to be the best solution at the moment.
But the problem was that no one had anticipated this sort of situation this time, and the entire Huaxiu Alliance squad in the fake remains hadnt brought enough water talismans.
In a moment like this, a spellmaster was needed to draw talismans on the spot.
Instantly, a lot of people turned to look at the Old Devil.
In the air, General Bai once again released several giant mushroom eggs to burst through the bodies of the seven deformed telets.
Looking at the current state of battle, now wasnt a good time to cast a lethal explosion spell with a wider range since some of the Huaxiu Alliance members were trapped in the mucus. He had to wait until everyone had been rescued.
Ill hold them here, you go and draw the talismans.
While the seven telets were regenerating, General Bai spoke telepathically to the Old Devil in the far distance.
The Old Devil pointed to himself in disbelief at being singled out. My venerable self???
He was Devil Emperor Gua Pi!
A grand devil emperor actually lowering himself to draw talismans He would definitely be a joke if this leaked out!
One talisman, five points!
No problem, boss! The Old Devil was instantly fired up!
Everyone:
The Huaxiu Alliance squad hadnt brought many water talismans, but they carried quite a bit of materials for drawing talismans on them. Materials for making talismans were essential in order for cultivators to survive in the wild, and it was precisely for use in this sort of situation. There were many times when a cultivator didnt know what kind of talisman would be needed, so they brought these materials with them just in case.
There was always the possibility of failure, but if you could find a cultivator who was a spells expert then it was the best of both worlds.
Both quality and sess would be guaranteed.
But the current problem was that it had already been a very long time since the Old Devil had drawn talismans
From the day he became a devil, this sort of low-level work had always been done by the subordinates around him.
The Old Devil had never imagined that he would one day fall low enough to help other people draw talismans
While the Old Devil was thinking this, some of the Huaxiu Alliance members had already prepared the materials: spirit water, cinnabar, the talisman paper and brush, and even a little table to draw the talismans on.
Both of us are unfortunate and stranded 1 ; working to earn points is the most important thing for us. Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yunded next to the Old Devil and sighed.
For some reason, he actually felt envious.
For them, points might mean their freedom in the future.
Although each of them might be sentenced to over several thousand years, they could umte points little by little, which would add up.
The Old Devil picked up the talisman brush and said with a bitter smile, Has this ever happened to my venerable self before? Ill treat it as gaining experience
At that moment, the Old Devil suddenly understood Wang Lings mindset a little.
The mindset of an expert who studied and did things low-key
The Old Devil couldnt help muttering to himself, So that young big shot who scared my venerable self half to death back then tempered his mindset in this kind of environment to ultimately be a bigwig
The Old Devil was just speaking in passing, but when Cheng Yu heard it, he was dumbfounded.
When they had been sent to prison one after another previously, they had never mentioned how they had been caught. The most important factor was in fact that young big shot.
Hence, when Cheng Yu heard this, he instantly felt something wasnt right.
Young big shot
Hold on!
Cheng Yu couldnt help speaking telepathically to the Old Devil.
The Old Devil: ???
Cheng Yu stared at him. The young big shot youre talking about, who is he Dont tell me its the same guy who grabbed me?
At that time, the Old Devil also wore a stunned expression.
What the hell?!
It turned out that this guy had also been caught by that great master
Chapter 730 - Artificial Intelligence!
Chapter 730: Artificial Intelligence!
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While a violent battle was raging in the fake remains, all was peaceful inside the real remains.
It was the calm before the storm. Wang Ling followed the main group as they began to tour the base station inside the real remains. A lot of extinct resource specimens from inside the remains had been harvested and were documented here. It had all kinds of spirit nts, and was an eye-opener.
Each spirit nt was individually protected, and the temperature inside each incubator was regted at the level most suited for the nts growth.
The most impressive-looking spirit nt was one called Fire Lotus Mix. In ordinary conditions, this Fire Lotus Mix was pure white in appearance and grew unsullied out of the mud. However, when the temperature increased, the petals of the white lotus flower would slowly start to wilt.
Having said that, the white lotus didnt die right away It still clung tenaciously to life despite its extremely withered appearance! In the end, the white lotuspletely transcended the secr world to evolve into its true form as a Fire Lotus Mix!
High temperatures didnt affect the Fire Lotus Mix; it could survive even in extremely red-hot conditions. At the end of its life, it would even directly pollinate its surroundings to produce new white lotus flowers.
Wang Ming deliberately separated from Wang Ling so that those two young masters wouldnt find Wang Ling. Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were also busy
While observing spirit nts with the group, they didnt forget to look for a chance to ask for the room number of that Teacher Wang Xiaoer in the Rainbow ss Box. They really wanted to apologize to him!
ssmate, do you know the zone and room number of Teacher Wang Xiaoer? As they were looking around, Li Mingyao suddenly put his arm around Little Peanuts shoulders.
Little Peanut nodded. You mean Teacher Wang? Yes!
Hearing this, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were delighted.
But because this was rted to Wang Ling, Little Peanuts memory very quickly started to be spotty due to the Great Shielding Spell. Whoops, what room is Teacher Wang in?
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng:
A momentter, Little Peanut scratched his head. Sorry, I forgot.
Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng:
This perhaps happened to everyone; there were times when you wanted to say something, but in the next second you suddenly forgot what you wanted to say
Thus, it wasnt like Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng couldnt understand.
But the point was that Little Peanut was the eighth person they had asked!!!
And while everyone looked like they knew at first, in the blink of an eye, they would forget in the end What the hell!
The n in the afternoon was to tour the eastern forest in the fake remains. The research team was directly divided into two groups, one of which was responsible for the development of the western region. In the whole remains, only the eastern region had beenpletely explored, while the western region remained a nk.
Frankly speaking, the summer camp for broadening the students horizons was incidental C the real bulk of the activity was still to research and protect Beast Kings Remains.
Beast Kings Remains didnt open all the time, so the research team naturally wanted to firmly grasp this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Apart from the research group exploring the western region, roughly a third of the remaining research group apanied the students and teachers, since no one knew the spirit nts in the eastern region better than the experts in the research team.
There were two reasons why they apanied the students.
On one hand, it would be easy to exin about the spirit nts to them.
On the other hand, it was for the students protection. If a student was identally poisoned while surveying the forest, the group of experts could very quickly cooperate with the medical team to give relevant advice for treatment.
The afternoon forest activity also had a session which all the students were eagerly looking forward to pitching a tent!
A summer camp without tents was a camp without soul!
However, taking the environment into ount, Huaxiu Alliance had actually prepared special camping tents for the students safety. The reason why students hadnt been allowed to bring their own tents was that the Alliance was worried that the safety features of their tents wouldnt be up to standard and would easily cause danger.
The students on this summer camp cheered up instantly. The fun of pitching a tent together, especially with people you knew, wasnt something a lone camper would understand. It was twice as fun pitching a tent with people you were close to or even someone you had a crush on.
But as the students were happily setting up the tents on one side
There were two people who were feeling anxious on the other side.
One of them was President Dn, who was hiding in the medical team.
He had just received the news that the Night Chief members and the Dark Network members who had been dispatched to the fake remains would possibly be caught in one fell swoop.
This could almost be said to be an unprecedented crackdown unlike anything before, which left President Dn in deep thought.
Because of this issue with the real and fake remains, when President Dn had taken over the mess that President Bai had left behind, the army which had been temporarily established had already lost half of its fighting strength
If things continued in this vein, it wouldnt be good for them.
President Dn gazed darkly at the young man in the white coat up ahead this was their bargaining chip
In light of the current situation, President Dn felt that he couldnt afford to dy any longer.
They had to take action as soon as possible.
Besides President Dn, the other person who was fretting was Wang Ming.
The military tent used by the teachers was apressed version of one that had already been set up and could straightaway be used as soon as it was taken out.
At that very moment, Wang Ming was making modifications to Head of State 001.
Although Head of State 001s status was invisible, this summer camp was its first trial run. As the designer who had drawn up the blueprint himself for Head of State 001 at the very beginning, this trial run was of great importance to Wang Ming.
But Wang Ming somehow felt that this Head of State 001 was a little different from his initial design.
Although there was no difference in its overall function, and it very obediently followed hismands
The crucial point was that this Head of State 001 seemed especially intelligent.
There were even some details which were slowly emerging.
Such as its eyelids fluttering and its eyshes trembling These minute expressions shouldnt be this precise on a humanoid magic treasure.
In the military tent, Wang Ming gazed at the head of state pretending to be Head of State 001, and the both of them eyed each other.
The head of state:
The more he looked, the more amazed Wang Ming felt, because after staring at it for a while he noticed that Head of State 001 was actually sweating!
What the heck!!!
Was this the evolution of artificial intelligence?!
Wang Ming turned pale with shock.
What a momentous discovery.
He had to record this down as soon as possible!
Chapter 731 - Step It Up!!
Chapter 731: Step It Up!!
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Something was wrong with this Head of State 001.
This was Wang Mings first impression after making notes in his small notebook, and he was now entertaining the possibility that Head of State 001 had been switched. The current Head of State 001 was just too intelligent In addition, it was vividly disying a lot of minute expressions that had yet to be tested.
That was a little unrealistic
Inside the military tent, Wang Ming carefully looked this slightly unusual Head of State 001 up and down.
A momentter, Wang Ming suddenly shouted, Activate! Super Transformation Mode!
The head of state froze for a moment. Did Head of State 001 have this operation?
However, he forced himself to start the Super Transformation Mode at Wang Mings request. After Wang Ming gave the order, the head of states body suddenly shot up several inches and he turned into an impressive muscr man in front of Wang Ming.
This could be considered a Super Transformation Mode, right?
But Wang Ming was struck by realization at this scene.
Sure enough, there was something wrong with this Head of State 001!
The original Head of State 001 which he had designed didnt have a Super Transformation Mode at all!
Elsewhere, the battle inside the fake remains continued.
The Old Devil was indeed worthy of his name. As the age-old devil emperor who had plunged Huaxiu into ck terror back then, and as a Tank mage with experience in close- and long-range battles, he very quickly began to churn out water talismans en masse.
Furthermore, these water talismans were so powerful that one was equivalent to five of the original talismans!
Those Huaxiu Alliance cultivators who were trapped in the deformed telets mucus were rescued with the water talismans one by one.
General Bai, together with Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God, hovered in the air; with these two people acting to protect him, General Bai was determining the range of his st.
In order to not get the innocent involved, General Bai immediately threw out a Tight Net from his sleeve after confirming that thest trapped Huaxiu Alliance member within explosion range had been sessfully rescued.
Go! General Bai manipted the Tight Net into directly covering the heads of the telets.
This was a limited use magic artifact, just like the Three Views-Shattering Hammer which Wang Ling had specially made for Immortal Zhenyuan.
But it would only work once.
Immediately after the Tight Net was thrown out, a powerful-like barrier was formed, which trapped all the seven abnormal telets inside.
General Bais explosions had been restrained earlier when his allies had been trapped before.
But this time, he would demonstrate his true art.
Seeming to sense the heavy killing intent that had permeated the air, these seven deformed telets that had been standing around foolishly started to roar one after another as they felt the iing danger.
This was also a direct signal to the summoner that they wouldnt be able to hold out much longer.
Inside the underground barrier, Lord Dark Fragrance, who heard the roars of the telets, didnt even frown. He had known that it was impossible for the seven telets alone to stop Huaxiu Alliance, especially since a True Immortal was in charge this time. Furthermore, it was Explosion Saint, the head of the Ten Founding Generals
Lord Dark Fragrance was already quite satisfied that they were able to hold the other party at bay for so long.
Next to Lord Dark Fragrance, the expression of that cute and lovable lolita parent telet changed dramatically at that moment, as whatever mental pressure the seven deformed telets were feeling were ultimately transmitted back to the parent.
The telets were connected to the parent, so theoretically, the seven deformed telets would survive as long as the parent wasnt destroyed on the condition that there was something left of the seven deformed telets. It didnt have to be much; just a little bit of cell tissue was enough for a full regeneration.
But if these seven abnormals sustained severe damage and were wiped out all at once, then the parent would be implicated and die with them.
Almost done.
Lord Dark Fragrance knew at that moment that the telets were mostly likely already about to be destroyed.
So he concentrated even more.
Just a little bit more if there was a progress bar, 95% of the summoning was alreadyplete.
It was just another 5% before an army of white blood cells and macrophages would appear on the battlefield!
All the Night Chief members inside the underground barrier shivered as they felt the powerful killing intent permeate the air. This power was too strong
Was this the power of a True Immortal?
They had never directly faced the pressure from a True Immortal before.
Even in Night Chief, the only people qualified to see Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, who was also a True Immortal, were those big shot presidents who made up the organizations core and members of themand center.
Most of them had never experienced the real power of a True Immortal.
Thus, these Night Chief members couldnt help being scared witless.
A True Immortal expert
Was this what it felt like to be oppressed by someone who had the strongest realm in the world?
At that moment, they felt like children who had juste out of a mountain vige to see the big world and were only just realizing how narrow their own horizons were.
Compared with a True Immortal, they really were like a bunch ofughable frogs in a well
The barrier wasplete!
In the air, General Bai took a deep breath and assumed a battle pose, ready to blow things up.
Looking at this scene, many of his Huaxiu Alliance allies immediately knew that General Bai was about to step it up!
Standing straight in the air, General Bai put his hands together. After a few seconds, a golden ball of energy gathered in his hands. Gripping this energy ball between both hands, he slowly brought it down by his waist, which was the standard pose for gathering power.
Ha meh! Ha meh!
In a short five or six seconds, the qi of heaven and earth immediately encircled this golden energy ball, which got bigger and bigger.
Hes going to fire it!
A lot of people held their breaths as they watched this scene.
The next moment, General Bai gave a roar, and the energy ball in his hand instantly turned into a great golden st which shot forward like the Hyper Beam to strike the earth. In a sh, all the trees within a hundred-li radius were sted to smithereens as a massive mushroom cloud rose up!
The waves of thick smoke were securely trapped inside the Tight Net barrier.
Many people who felt the violent tremors through the earth were indescribably frightened. If it wasnt for the Tight Net barrier, General Bais st just now might have impacted the area up to thousands of li away
And all of the fake remains would have been destroyed.
After releasing this attack, General Bai sighed.
He had already controlled the range of this st, otherwise it would have wrecked at least seventy percent of the fake remains.
Although these remains were fake, in order to capture the foreign party this time, a lot of resources had still been used to set up the remains.
Thus, the fake remains were public property
As one of the Ten Generals, protecting public property to the best of his ability and ultimately recycling them for use were factors which General Bai had to consider.
The protection of the environment!
This was everyones responsibility!
Chapter 732 - Edible Soil
Chapter 732: Edible Soil
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The st shook earth and heaven.
Billows of thick smoke filled the entire Tight Net barrier and took a long time to disperse, making it hard to clearly see what was happening inside.
The only thing that was certain was that the st just now had directly leveled the ground, and all the trees within a hundred-li radius had been blown to smithereens without leaving even a single bit of debris left.
This was a st at True Immortal level
This was the power of General Bais attack.
At the same time, this scene made the Old Devil sweat a little.
The truth was, the whole of Huaxiu nation being enveloped in Devil Emperor Gua Pis ck terror back then was just an exaggerated legend Although his personal invasion of Huaxius National Pce in his search for the Wheel of Time had indeed be a hot topic for quite a long time, it definitely wasnt as terrible as the rumors had boasted.
After all, in those days, in order to deal with demaster General Yi Jianchuan, he had also suffered a lot.
During that period when the Old Devil had been wreaking havoc, this General Bai had been in seclusion. Otherwise, the Old Devil felt that even at his peak, he would have been hard-pressed to deal with the other partys explosive power.
Among the Ten Generals, General Bai was ranked first in battle strength and General Yi was ranked third.
It had already been very difficult for the Old Devil to deal with the third-ranked; it was really hard to say what the oue would have been if he had fought the first-ranked general back then.
Recalling the past, the Old Devil couldnt help sweating in his heart.
Speaking logically, he still felt that the pressure from this General Bai wasnt as heavy as the pressure from that teenager Even though that youngster hadnt performed any sort of heaven-defying move in front of the Old Devil back then, he had certainly yed a crucial role in the Old Devils eventual arrest.
In his overall n back then, he had had two critical arrays: one was the Body-Turning Array, which could absorb vitality, and the other was the magic array for summoning the Gate Between Worlds.
But because of that boy, his n hadpletely fallen through.
Until now, the Old Devil could never forget the image of that boy single-handedly closing the Gate Between Worlds
To this day, the Old Devil still couldnt help shivering when he thought about it.
Looking at the profound expression on the Old Devils face as he drew the talismans, Cheng Yu immediately knew that the Old Devil was probably thinking of something upsetting
A momentter, the Old Devil looked up at Cheng Yu and said, Brother Cheng, I want to know, how many times were you pped when you were arrested?
Cheng Yus face instantly darkened. How many times were you pped?
The Old Devil recalled carefully. For me, just once
After saying that, he looked up at the extremely excited Evil Sword God in the sky. I heard that our friend up there was pped three times before he was put in jail.
Cheng Yus face became even darker when he heard this.
He hadnt even been pped at all!
Because back then, it had been Jingke all along who had dealt with him!
The activity that night in the real remains was a pic. The lead teachers gave each student an abridged edition of a handbook on spirit nts. The handbook covered all the poisonous and dangerous nts that the students mighte into contact with at this summer camp.
After pitching their tents, each person was assigned a task for the pic, and everyone would need to use resources from the forest for their cooking.
Basically, they were supposed to make vegetable soup
In Beast Kings Remains, there were extinct resources as well as cultivated spirit nts. The reason why this stretch of forest had been chosen was because many of the spirit nts here had originally been brought in from the outside world by expedition teams.
The spirit soil in this forest was very fertile and contained many trace elements that couldnt be found in the outside world. The research institute had been analyzing the specificposition of the soil for years, but had yet to make any sort of breakthrough. It was precisely because of these trace elements that many types of spirit nts which couldnt grow in the outside world could effectively reproduce and grow here.
Thus, the resources which the students would be consuming for the pic this time were also within Huaxiu Alliances scope of consideration. Enough seeds had been sown here previously, and harvesting some of the spirit nts would actually be beneficial for their future growth.
Super Chen, Little Peanut, Wang Ling and Dopey Guo were in the same team.
The four of them set out and came to the edge of a creek. Super Chen stood with arms akimbo on a rock and took a deep breath. Do you know, I feel that the soil here is very different I feel very rxed and it feels especially refreshing.
Little Peanut nodded. Mm, it certainly is a very special smell! Its quite refreshing!
The soil here isnt ordinary. Do you know, this soil is actually edible, Dopey Guo said.
Edible?
Thats right. Dopey Guo: I asked a teacher from the research institute just now, who said that this soil is rich in nutrients and free of bacteria, fully edible. Of course although its edible, I heard that its unptable, like chewing salt, and itll make you very thirsty.
Wang Ling:
Little Peanut picked up a handful of dirt and took a sniff.
The spirit soil had an indescribable aroma If Dopey Guo hadnt said anything, it really would have made a person want to eat it!
While the pic activity was happening on this side, several streams of light fell from the sky on the other side andnded at the entrance to the forest in the remains.
The special ops team which Odd Zhuo had established arrived with Wuji in the lead as the partynded right here.
Fatty Luo was utterly excited. My god, so these are the real remains
It was normal for him to be excited. For many years, cultivators all over the country had voted Devil Valley Beast Kings Remains as the ce they most wanted to visit to broaden their horizons. But since the entrance only opened inside Huaxiu nation, and the vast majority of resources inside the secretnd was strictly regted by the state, plus a variety of extinct resources grew inside it If you wanted toe here to visit, it was really hard.
The only way was to pass the schrly exam set by Huaxius Scientific Institute of Cultivation and Magic Treasures. As long as you could be an institute fellow, you would have the opportunity to follow a team in to study the secretnd when the remains opened.
This group of children really struck the lottery. At the entrance to the forest, Odd Zhuo couldnt help smiling.
This summer camp was really a rare opportunity, especially for this lucky group of high school students. Going for a summer camp in Beast Kings Remains was something they could brag about for a year alone!
Lets go in.
Odd Zhuo spoke at the entrance.
He could already sniff out shifu !
Shifu was in there!
But before he met shifu , Odd Zhuo thought it would still be better for him to first look for that Wu Zhenjun who was leading the whole group to exin their situation.
Fatty Luo was very excited. He had barely stepped onto the ground in the forest when Little Silver immediately cried out, Aya ! Slow down! Dont step on it!
???
Fatty Luo was startled. Is the soil here also an extinct resource?
No
Little Silver quickly shook his head and then pinched his nose. This is Devil Kings shit.
Fatty Luo, Odd Zhuo and Wuji:
Chapter 733 - Zhai Yin’s Counterattack
Chapter 733: Zhai Yins Counterattack
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Little Silvers answer made everyone immediately freeze in ce.
Odd Zhuo had specially done his homework before entering Beast Kings Remains, and in particr had studied the map of the eastern region of Beast Kings Remains which scientific research teams had already explored previously.
So Odd Zhuo knew that the soil in this forest was of edible quality
This wasnt a secret. Thest time an expedition team had explored Beast Kings Remains, they had posted information on the soil on the states authoritative scientific data website. It was said that in order to confirm the soils functional use, the research team had specially engaged the food critic Yuan Zhou to taste it.
After eating the soil, Yuan Zhou said that his eyesight was clearer, his back was better and it seemed that even his skin was more delicate than before C these powerful effects were produced on the spot.
However, Yuan Zhou also said that after eating the soil, if he was grading how unptable it was on a scale from one to ten
This soil was an eleven
Thus, beforeing to the remains, Odd Zhuo had actually been quite curious about how unptable the soil was and wanted to have a taste.
But after listening to what Little Silver had said, Odd Zhuo broke out in a cold sweat right away.
Why are you so sure? Odd Zhuo looked at Little Silver and asked.
Little Silver pinched his nose and said, Human cultivators who smell this soil probably think it smells very, very appetizing! But for us who grew up in the holy beast vige, we woulde in contact with Devil King when the vige had its annual meeting. Once you encountered Devil King and then smelled this soil, it smells bad! Stinks like shit!
After saying this, Little Silver felt that his words were a little ambiguous, so he hurriedly corrected himself. Ah, wrong, its shit to begin with!
Odd Zhuo: Why did Devil King leave a pile here
Little Silver casually pressed his nostrils and sealed his sense of smell before folding his arms with a knowing expression on his face. The remains were originally the tomb Devil King left behind for himself. When he had been building the tomb back then, he had taken into consideration a lot of fengshui issues, and some of the spirit nts and whatnot had to be specially arranged. It was precisely because of fengshui that His Highness Beast King decided to create a whole forest. But he also suffered a lot to build the forest.
Could it be that these trees can only grow in this soil? Fatty Luo theorized.
Thats one reason, but that wasnt the hardest part.
Little Silver nodded and then said, In order to build this forest, the most difficult part for His Highness Beast King was to hoard his shit.
Everyone:
For some reason, Odd Zhuo suddenly found that he already couldnt look directly at this soil on the ground which smelled so fragrant he had once wanted to try it.
The pic activity in the evening was basically DIY cooking that students would carry out under the guidance of the lead teachers. Most of the small groups used local ingredients to cook vegetable and spirit fruit soup, but the taste of the soup depended on how the studentsbined the ingredients together. The lead teachers guidance was nothing more than helping to check if students had put poisonous spirit nts in their soups.
Even if they had, it wasnt a big deal, but the summer camp experience would also count to their overall study points. If students did put poisonous spirit nts in their soups, they would lose points.
And these overall points would directly affect their evaluation for graduation from high school.
While collecting spirit fruit, Little Peanut came up with a lot of ideas for cooking them, but Super Chen and Dopey Guo didnt have any appetite.
This was because when they were collecting the fruit, these two people hadnt been able to resist the temptation of the sweet soil underfoot and couldnt help eating some C in the end, they almost spat it out.
The scene reminded Wang Ling of a magical lyric: Have you ever eaten tasty baked gluten (soil) 1
Super Chen and Dopey Guo in fact werent the only ones who were affected. A lot of the other students hadnt been able to resist the temptation of this edible soil and had tried it on the sly, only to still feel a little nauseated until now.
ording to Super Chen, this stuff was salty and had a fishy smell, like salted fish that had been fermented for one thousand years ino tan 2 pickled cabbage beef noodles The taste waspletely different to how it smelled!
And it was because of this taste that many students directly had no appetite that night.
When Wang Ling and Little Peanut were preparing their teams vegetable and fruit soup, they saw many students from No. 60 High as well as from other schools holding their stomachs as they leaned against the trees, their faces deathly pale and looking like life wasnt worth living.
Good thing I didnt eat it Little Peanut looked at this scene in rm and couldnt help shivering.
Because Super Chen and Dopey Guo had been K.Oed one after another halfway through, the bulk of the work of collecting ingredients this time had fallen to Wang Ling and Little Peanut.
Actually, it was still Little Peanut who did most of the picking and gathering.
When the group returned, Little Peanut was carrying a bamboo basket on his back full of spirit nts which looked pretty strange. Feather Lin who hade poking around from next door mocked him when she saw this. What did you pick?
She grabbed a strange spirit nt that was ck, purple and green in color and looked a little like a turnip, and couldnt help the skeptical expression that crossed her face. Is this stuff edible? So ugly!
Little Peanut pursed his lips. This soil smells good, but in the end its so unptable Two of our men here are already down, but dont you know that when pushes to shove, the only direction to go in is in reverse? Ugly things wont necessarily taste bad! Stinky tofu smells bad but tastes great!
This exnation instantly left Feather Lin speechless.
Then it was time to wash the vegetables and boil the soup.
Because this groupcked Super Chen and Dopey Guo as two important sources of manpower, the whole process was slower for them. When Wang Ling set up the pot, the aroma of tasty soup was already in the air from the front of a military tent not far away.
The soup was indescribably fragrant, and the aroma wafted far enough that even Super Chen and Dopey Guo, who were leaning against a tree after eating the soil, felt slightly less nauseated for a moment.
Everyones appetites were almost instantly triggered.
Whose soup is that? How delicious Little Peanut craned his head to look into the distance.
Someoneing back after going over to take a look replied, Its that lead teacher, Teacher Zhai Yin!
Wang Ling:
Zhai Zhai Yin?
That Zhai Yin who had almost killed one of the Ten Founding Generals with a dragon pork chop?
Wang Ling was astonished.
But to his surprise, he noticed from a distance that there were actually people already drinking the soup. Furthermore, everyones faces were brimming with happiness, and nothing untoward happened at all.
Wang Ling pondered this, chin in hand. Had Zhai Yins cooking improved recently?
The students drinking the soup all sighed emotionally. Wow! Ive tried several bowls of soup already, and this bowl is the best! Its actually a tasty salted vegetable soup!
Most of the soups cooked by the other groups are sweet! Some even made fruit soup someoneined.
That was because all the ingredients were local and no one was allowed to add their own seasoning, which directly led to many people making sweet soup.
Now that Zhai Yin had made a pot of salted vegetable soup, it was promptly praised by various students and teachers.
Whoever marries Teacher Zhai Yin will be so lucky!
A lead teacher of another small group praised, Speaking of which, what did Teacher Zhai Yin add to the soup? Why is it so tasty?
Zhai Yin, who was embarrassed by the praise, said a little bashfully, It was nothing, just a bit of dirt.
Everyone:
Zhai Yin: I heard the students just now say that the soils very salty, so I added a grain or so. I didnt think the effect would be so good!
Everyone:
Chapter 734 - Real Target
Chapter 734: Real Target
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On one side, a lively pic was happening in the calm before a storm, while on the other, the battle in the fake remains still raged on.
In any case, after the Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yus chat, they found out that it was Evil Sword God who had gotten pped the most out of the three of them, and straightaway their expressions turned heavy with frustration.
In terms of overall fighting strength, the three of them would have had the strength of a True Immortal at their peaks Although Cheng Yu himself was half a step away from True Immortal level, he had relied on dark powers to sessfully cultivate an intrinsic spirit field beforehand. With the advantage that an intrinsic spirit field gave him, he could also act as a True Immortal.
But these two people absolutely never expected that it would be the eyeshadow and echo brother in the sky who among the three of them would have received the most ps
Hands behind his back, the Old Devil took a deep breath.
He and Cheng Yu exchanged looks. While they didntmunicate telepathically, at that moment, they came up with a tacit, mutual n for a cathartic bashing.
When they went back this time, they had to teach this eyeshadow weirdo a good lesson
Anyway, Evil Sword God getting beaten up in Songhai First Prisons special cell was normal C that guy had rough skin and thick flesh, and had cultivated the art of swift healing; he thus also had a self-healing physique.
It was just that this kind of self-healing physique wasnt as terrifying as President Bais rumored ability
Inside the Tight Net barrier which General Bai had set up, every living thing had been annihted and everything had been blown to smithereens, like there wasnt even any dust left.
There was a massive crater in the ground; if one stood on the edge, if felt like staring into an abyss.
But this explosion hadnt directly blown that group of Night Chief members out from inside their underground barrier. The other side was very cunning, and had hidden very deep underground where they had established a barrier.
But though the explosion hadnt forced the Night Chief members out, at least those seven troublesome deformed telets had been utterly wiped out.
The Huaxiu Alliance members lowered their eyes and lit candles for the seven deformed telets called Cerebral Blood Clot,Heart Attack,Fatty Liver,Brainless and Unhappy, and Big Head Son and Little Head Father.
At the same time, this incident caused these cultivators to turn mindful.
Even cultivators still needed to take care of themselves; they couldnt ignore the importance of taking care of their bodies just because they were cultivators. In addition to cultivating skills, cultivating the body and mind was also an essential lesson for a true cultivator.
It wasmon knowledge that cultivators lived longer than the average person. The so-called eight hundred years of the Golden Core stage and one thousand years of the Soul Formation stage were only what a normal lifespan could achieve in theory. If you didnt cherish your body, even if you were the most talented cultivator, your lifespan would easily be cut short.
It wasnt like in the novels; the truth was that in real life, there were quite a number of cultivators who died only ten years after advancing to the Soul Formation stage And it was mostly because they went crazy day and night since they thought they didnt have anything to worry about as they would have very long lives after reaching the Soul Formation stage.
I have to take good care of my body from now on. For the sake of my body telets, I have to be more diligent in my cultivation and in taking care of my body and mind. This is what happens when you indulge too much in your desires someone sighed.
These desires represented a lot of things, such as food, lust, wealth and so on.
At that moment, someone couldnt help wondering, Do you think theres a cultivator in this world who can sleep well, study peacefully and do things low-key all day long?
Hearing this, the Old Devil, Evil Sword God and Cheng Yu couldnt help shuddering on the spot.
They were all thinking of one person Wang Ling.
The Old Devil and Evil Sword God touched their faces thoughtfully.
This was where Wang Ling had hit them before.
Cheng Yu raised his hand, and then put it down.
Cheng Yu, had no ce to touch
In the air, General Bais knitted eyebrows didnt rx after he released that st. He gazed into the massive, round abyss in the ground. Pay attention, its not over yet
He had a very strong feeling that something more frightening than the seven telets was about toe out of the ground.
Sure enough, he had hardly said the words when instantly there was a rumble from below.
Evil Sword God looked into the abyss, and the image from down below was directly reflected by the light of his Purple Investigative Demon Eyes so that it appeared in the air and they could clearly see what was happening at the bottom of the abyss.
A lot of snow-white figures had appeared at the bottom of the abyss. This group of people all wore peaked caps and held white daggers in both hands. Every single one of them was murderous-looking.
Although their physiques were far from that of the seven deformed telets, it was obvious that this group in white were very lethal and destructive!
The most crucial thing was that there were so many of them!
In a sh, thousands upon thousands of people in white had already gathered, and more were still breaking out of the ground continuously like mushrooms after the rain!
This is
The Old Devil couldnt help sighing as he narrowed his eyes at this huge momentum.
Back when he had personally broken into Huaxius National Pce, it had only been with ten thousand men
White Zetsu? Cheng Yu was dazed.
Arent these transformed white blood cells? The Old Devil was surprised.
So, what was White Zetsu 1 ?!
Something that had once again been shoved in messily by this unscrupulous author to make up the word count 2 ?!
Prepare to counterattack! In the sky, General Bai gave the order.
These guys were too fast and too strong. A lot of them had already scuttled upward to try and rip through the Tight Net.
General Bai had already fired one shot just now, and had to wait for the gloves on his hands to cool downpletely before he could fire another, otherwise it would ce a heavy burden on his body.
On the other side, themand center was rmed by Night Chiefs momentum.
They didnt just summon telets, they also summoned an army of white blood cells President Qi stared at the image on the screen and frowned.
To him, this was just harming themselves.
Using the Cells At Work Spell to summon activated cells had the major side effect of a reduced lifespan.
Generally speaking, to minimize this loss, the best would be to summon just one cell type, but not only had the other side summoned telets, they had even summoned an army of white blood cells, which cut down their lifespans even more by twice as much.
Why are they doing this? For some reason, General Yi felt that there was something wrong with this development.
To escape, and to disrupt things President Qi replied quickly. Also, Old Yi, I believe that their purpose now is no longer just about realizing their own ambition
What do you mean? General Yi asked.
The rumor is that theres an advanced level thirteen secret spell inside Beast Kings Remains, and whoever gets it canmand the entire world, but we were strictly on guard this time and dispatched all these forces to eliminate this foreign party. Im afraid, however, that their real target has already changed earlier on This group of people in the fake remains are just creating a ruckus to distract us. At this point, President Qi suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.
But what was their new target?
Was it No. 60 High yet again?
President Qi pondered.
It shouldnt be
After all, the viins who had stirred up trouble at No. 60 High previously were now all dead
Chapter 735 - The Signal For Action
Chapter 735: The Signal For Action
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In themand center of the Huaxiu Alliance building, President Qi carefully checked the list of Dark Network members that the government had investigated. Most of the troublesome ones had by happenstance been assigned to the fake remains by Night Chief, such as Bloody Butterfly and Lord Dark Fragrance.
But from beginning to end, President Qi felt uneasy. Furthermore, it was such an intense feeling, like an axe was suddenly hanging high in his heart, and the rope tied to the top of the axe was already about to snap.
Thest time he had felt this uneasy was before the sudden descent of the Gate Between Worlds six years ago
In fact, it wasnt just President Qi, but General Yi also felt the same.
This was the ability to foresee a crisis, and anyone who reached the True Immortal realm would more or less have it.
As for the rumored sixth sense
In general, the higher a cultivators realm, the more urate this sixth sense became.
Wang Lings twitching eyelid warning itself was also a kind of sixth sense.
But this twitching eyelid warning was more precise than a normal sixth sense. If you had to find fault with it, it would be that any crisis it predicted was focused on Wang Ling himself and couldnt foresee other peoples situations.
Wang Ling had had a premonition before that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in danger, but he had gotten this from a prophetic dream. Wang Ling rarely had such dreams, so when he did have one, it would definitelye true.
But it just so happened that because he had to prepare for the summer camp and the final exams recently, he had actually been suffering from insomniately
It wasnt that Wang Ling didnt want to sleep C it was just thatpared with sleep, studying was the most important!
So long as you couldnt literally die from studying, you could study to death
If you arezy in your prime, you will be sorry in your old age
This was what Father Wang had taught Wang Ling about studying since his childhood.
While Pen and Eraser these two gremlins could write Wang Lings homework for him, this was based on the premise that he had to master all the knowledge first.
Given His Excellency Head of States strength, his presence this time is more than enough to keep the students safe. Gazing at the screen, General Yi stroked his goatee and spoke slowly.
I hope youre right. President Qi sighed.
Be that as it may, they were still outnumbered. The main problem was that they still didnt know what the other side was nning. However, looking at the enemys movements, the one thing President Qi could be sure of was that Night Chiefs objective this time was already no longer just that level thirteen magic treasure.
Command center, send out the order! Have all the teachers in the real remains be on alert! Prepare to close the! President Qi gave thetestmand to the staff.
He had initially wanted to see what this group of people were going to do before he acted, but now he was worried that the students might be pulled into the danger, so he immediately gave the arrest order.
This President Dn thought he could slip quietly into their ranks, but before he had done so, Huaxiu Alliance had already acquired information on Night Chiefs foreign force as well as the Dark Network rebels.
After Huaxiu Alliance issued the order, Wu Zhenjun immediately received the news on the other side.
The Night Chief and Dark Network members that had been detected previously had been isted. They were lurking inside the medical team, and even their military tent for the evening pic had been specially prepared by Wu Zhenjun.
Furthemore, in order not to arouse their suspicions, Wu Zhenjun had specially put the medical team in two military tents, and had had the regr medical personnel act as Barb Wolves 1 inside.
It would be suspicious if the entire group they wanted to apprehend were put together in one tent.
The moment Wu Zhenjun received President Qismand, he instantly posted in a side chat group called FisherKing 2 : Attention, everyone, prepare to close the!
The members of the FisherKing group were all the teachers who were participating in the operation to close the this time, and who had been very carefully selected by Wu Zhenjun.
Zhai Yin and Wang Ming were both in it.
So soon? Wang Ming replied with a quick message.
Wu Zhenjun nodded. Yes, the higher-ups believe that this group is on the verge of taking action, which might pose a threat to the students safety, so we have to act first. Everyone should have already read the information on this group lurking in our midst. Please remember not to hurt our allies when we close the.
Alright. Wang Ming nodded.
Can Head of State 001 be activated properly? Wu Zhenjun asked again.
Yes, I was debugging it just now, but that wont affect its use, Wang Ming replied.
He had been in the process of debugging Head of State 001. He still didnt understand which program it was that was responsible for Head of State 001s intelligence evolving, but since a task had been assigned, he would have to wait for Head of State 001 toplete it first before he could continue with his research.
He still hadnt figured out how this Head of State 001 had learned this Super Transformation Mode skill on its own
Wu Zhenjun: Everyone get ready. In thirty seconds, wait for my signal and then move in together on members of the medical team in the two military tents!
Alright! May I ask what the signal will be?
Skr~ Skr~!
On this side, President Dns infiltration n had already begun.
There was a hup now in the master n as Huaxiu had sent too many people to deal with them. Their main objective this time was Wang Ming; as long as they grabbed Wang Ming first and used him as a hostage, they believed that their master n would ultimately still proceed smoothly.
Just a few minutes ago, Night Chief had sent over thetest information on this Wang Ming
There was barely anything on him, just one information sheet which was his resume from his time in college, when he had still used the alias Wang Xiaoer. The only thing they knew so far was that Wang Xiaoer was a fake name, and the young mans real name was Ming.
Based on this information sheet alone, it was clearly illogical for him to be a lead teacher qualified to enter Beast Kings Remains with everyone else this time.
The more he conceals, the more it proves that his identity isnt simple President Dn had alreadye to this conclusion in his heart after looking at this information sheet.
He was quite sure that this Teacher Wang Ming absolutely wasnt an ordinary person.
President Dn also had his own side chat group, and the signal they had agreed on previously was a funny emoji. Once President Dn sent funny, all personnel would immediately carry out their individual missions.
But not long after this funny emoji was sent out, several powerful spotlights instantly lit up outside the military tent which President Dn was in.
This was followed by two sharp artificial skr~ skr signals.
Dozens of figures instantly surrounded the military tents in a tight circle
Outside the military tents, Wu Zhenjuns voice rang out. Skr~ skr! The criminals inside, listen up! You are surrounded! Give up C to struggle and resist is futile! Otherwise, I will y Wu Yifans raw vocal 3 !
Chapter 736 - The Village’s Last Hope
Chapter 736: The Viges Last Hope
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Because of this operation to close the, there was a lot of noise on Wu Zhenjuns end, and many of the lead teachers surrounded the two military tents. A lot of student bystanders who didnt know the truth went over to look.
What happened? Are the teachers putting on an impromptu performance? someone asked.
They had no idea at all that people from the foreign rebel party Night Chief had infiltrated their ranks.
By the time most of the students came back to their senses, the situation was already effectively under control.
Everybody, dont cause more trouble, carry on with what you should be doing! This has nothing to do with you. Unprompted, a few of the lead teachers in the front maintained order since more and more students were gathering around, and unexpected danger might surface.
Holding a bowl of salted vegetable soup each which they had gotten from Zhai Yin, Dopey Guo and Super Chen watched from afar as they drank the soup contentedly.
Super Chen elbowed Dopey Guo. Whats going on? Does your uncle have any information?
Dopey Guo frowned and replied, It might have something to do with a foreign power.
Foreign power? Super Chen was puzzled.
Yeah. Dopey Guo nodded. Every year, there will be some foreign forces who sneak into the remains. I heard from one of my uncles before that the country is prepared toe down hard on them, but I didnt expect it would be this harsh Using sound artifacts like this can be considered pretty crazy.
Next to them, Little Peanut pursed his lips and asked in disbelief, Do they sound that bad?
Dopey Guo: Do you know why something always happens in music talent shows every year? Those foolish-looking ones who think they sing very well go up on stage and show off their vocals, but in the end, the judges almost flip the table at their singing
Super Chen: Why?
Dopey Guo sighed. Because its the sound artifacts that give them confidence!
Super Chen:
Little Peanut:
Wang Ling:
Saying this, Dopey Guo was suddenly curious. Do you think anyone in our ss can sing well? Isnt there a sses Sing Well activity at the beginning of the next semester? Someone has to be a lead singer!
At that moment, all eyes turned to Wang Ling.
Because Wang Ling had sung in ss with a guitar before, and it had been good!
Wang Ling:
Super Chen pped Wang Ling on the shoulder. Its decided, itll be you, Wang Ling! In any case, you normally dont say much, itll be good for you to have a few more lines!
Dopey Guo: This subject seconds that!
Little Peanut: This subject seconds that!
Wang Ling:
President Dn had no idea that they had actually been targeted from the very beginning And the other side was actually treating them in such an inhuman way. Although he had long heard that the song which Wu Yifan Daoist Wu had sung in the shower was a major killer weapon, he hadnt expected Wu Zhenjun, who was Daoist Wus disciple, to be so cruel as to record his own shifu s raw vocal!
Instantly, President Dns face changed dramatically. You If you dare sing, at worst well all die together!
Irascible Dharmaraja Daoist Wu, the melody master, was exceptionally lethal No one would try to take him on so easily, not even President Dn.
This was a major killer weapon
And the recording only needed to bebined with an amplifier magic artifact to be used.
As for President Dns words, Wu Zhenjun had already made preparations earlier on, and he gave the signal again. Skr! Skr! Skr!
As soon as Wu Zhenjun gave the signal, President Dn saw the other medical personnel in the tent take out earplugs that they had prepared beforehand and put them in their ears.
President Dn:
Motherf**ker! It turned out that they were well prepared!
At that moment outside the military tent, a sound istion barrier had already been set up.
Now, when they broadcasted this raw vocal, everyone else wouldnt be affected.
Stun this gang first!
With a smile, Wu Zhenjun directly threw an audiovisual magic ball into the military tent. The moment it hit the ground, it shattered like brittle ss, and the voice of the legendary melody master Wu Yifan was finally released
It was just a shower recording, but the moment the ss ball hit the ground, it actually became an intense force that could shake the air, as it turned into visible sound waves on the spot which spread in pulsing waves.
One by one, the Night Chief cultivators all covered their ears and copsed as they writhed on the ground in pain.
A few minutester, the Night Chief members who had been disguised as medical personnel were all trussed up and carried out one after another. The immortal rope restraints on them had been specially sent by Huaxiu Alliance this time. The more they struggled, the tighter the ropes became, plus they had the effect of suppressing spirit energy.
Done. Wu Zhenjun dusted his hands.
This incident hade to an end, which was a huge relief to Wu Zhenjun; at least the students were no longer in danger.
Because of his ck face, no one could tell whether he was angry or not. He stared coldly at President Dn. Youre in our custody for now. I suggest you confess the truth. Weve already applied to the international prison to take you in, and we should receive a reply very soon.
When it came to foreign criminal invaders, Huaxiu had specially applied to establish an international prison more than ten years ago. There were three international prisons in the world, and one of them was located in Jinghua city in Huaxiu.
In fact, that international prison which had been built more than a decade ago was for this n today.
President Dn grit his teeth, unwilling to cooperate. He had thoroughly underestimated Huaxiu Alliances determination this time.
President Dn felt he should have been more cautious from the moment he learned of the fake remains. Although they had infiltrated the remains this time, they had been closely monitored by the other side the whole time.
This was a severepse in tactical nning
Asmander of Night Chief this time, President Dn was certainly to me.
But it wasnt over yet, and they could still seize an opportunity.
Because just now, President Dn had noticed that one person hadnt been caught
It was none other than the girl killer who had made waves when she had officially joined the Dark Network recently, and who was reputed to be the third disciple of Numinous Mother: Ghost Head de.
President Dn narrowed his eyes and his thoughts churned.
Sure enough, it had been a very good decision to hire Ghost Head de at such a steep price, even though she was ten times more expensive than the rest of the Dark Network members.
But as expected, there was a reason why the price was so high.
For now at least, Ghost Head de had be Night Chief vigesst hope
But that said, Ghost Head de had still been next to him the moment that sound wave magic ball had been thrown in! How on earth had she escaped?
President Dn was astonished by Ghost Head des swift response.
While Wu Zhenjun counted heads on one side, a cold de flew out from the side of the military tent which Wang Ming was in toward thetters thigh at a strange angle
Chapter 737 - The Power of Chapter Updates
Chapter 737: The Power of Chapter Updates
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This de was as fast as light and shadow as it aimed suddenly for Wang Mings thigh.
This was very clearly a nned attack, not to take Wang Mings life, but simply to incapacitate him and steal him away.
At the moment, Wang Ming was waiting for Wu Zhenjuns signal. He thought that all the Night Chief members as well as the hired Dark Network forces had been caught, and never expected that there would still be one who had escaped the and woulde for him.
This Ghost Head de came prepared, out of nowhere!
But the head of states reaction was just as swift. The moment the de of light split the military tent and shed its way inside, even with its killing intentpletely concealed, the invisible head of state acted right away!
Pa!
With his bare hand he actually swatted this naked de directly to pieces.
Aimed at me?
It was only at that moment that Wang Ming realized he had suddenly been attacked, and he looked hugely astonished.
This person had actually been able to escape the assault from Wu Zhenjuns sound wave magic ball; not only had they escaped Irascible Dharmarajas raw vocal unscathed, they had alsounched a precise surprise attack on Wang Ming.
It seemed this wasnt just any ordinary person
Wang Ming immediately gave the head of state disguised as Number 001 an order. Number 001! Catch him alive!
It was only after Wang Ming issued thismand that the astonished Ghost Head de, whose surprise attack had failed, realized that there was actually a hidden expert inside the military tent.
Ghost Head de knew she had been careless, and was fully aware that this hidden expert was incredibly powerful C before mounting her sneak attack, she had specifically scouted out the situation inside the military tent!
The problem was, she had only sensed one person, Wang Ming!
A lead teacher actually had a personal bodyguard specially assigned to him?
Ghost Head de, who had originally been uninterested in Wang Ming, was now instantly and intensely curious.
A hundred meters away outside Wang Mings tent, Ghost Head de was hiding in a leafy tree.
She was carrying acy little goth umbre.
After finding out that there was another expert in the military tent, she immediately pulled the umbre handle and a de slid out. Using it to cut her wrist, she smeared the blood which oozed out onto her left eyelid to act as a medium.
Shura Eye!
When Ghost Head de opened her eyes again, her left eye changed as the pupil instantly turned red, the blood causing a magic array to form inside it.
The Shura Eye was the legendary skill which had made Ghost Head de famous.
This wasnt some fantastic eye spell, but involved digging out the eye of a particr devil beast and transnting it into your own left eye and refining it.
After sessful refinement, the transnted devil beast eye would be fused with the human body. It would look normal most of the time, but as soon as it was affected by blood, it would promptly transform.
Faced with the mysterious hidden expert in the military tent, Ghost Head des own battle experience was telling her that it was necessary to use this technique.
But unexpectedly, Ghost Head de found that even after activating the Shura Eye, she could only see the other partys extremely hazy figure she couldnt clearly see who it was at all!
She could only discern an outline, a nce
And the scariest thing was that the other side directly locked gazes with her, eyespletely and obviously fixed on her This was the typical alert, eagle-eyed standoff!
Ghost Head de broke out in a cold sweat!
Who the hell was this guy?
Ghost Head de was so scared that all her pores abruptly contracted. One nce was enough to frighten her out of her wits.
And in the next moment, this person suddenly moved
Going on a counterattack at a speed that Ghost Head de couldnt follow with the naked eye.
Tremendous pressure suddenly flooded Ghost Head des soul. She felt like her body had been strung up against a tree trunk with a thousand-jin weight on the other end, unable to move a single inch.
By the time Ghost Head de came back to her senses, arge and sturdy hand was already pressing down on her shoulder.
A True Immortal expert
Instantly, Ghost Head de felt despair.
Although she didnt know exactly what True Immortal level the other party was at, the enemy was actually a True Immortal This was far beyond what Ghost Head de had expected.
Who on earth was this Wang Ming?
There was actually a True Immortal expert following him around, protecting him at all times this person wasnt the illegitimate son of Huaxius head of state, was he?
Ghost Head de was drenched in cold sweat.
Now that she knew that her opponent was a True Immortal expert, Ghost Head de knew there was no way for her to fight back; however, escaping was something she was good at.
After recognizing the reality of her situation, her first response was to throw off the head of states grip. But she was held in ce as the aura of a True Immortal pressed down on her shoulder, making it increasingly heavy.
It was so crushing that Ghost Head de almost couldnt breathe. For the head of state to be so vicious even when she was a girl was vastly unlike his image.
This arm, you can have it! Gritting her teeth, she pulled hard, and her entire right arm, including her right shoulder, was ripped off like beef jerky!
She then dragged her broken body along as she turned into a stream of light that swiftly fled.
The head of state knitted his eyebrows as he held Ghost Head des arm.
Although the other party was a woman, he didnt expect her to be so savage.
He knew a Gecko Technique which allowed a person to imitate a gecko and abandon a part of their body to escape as necessary, and the part that had been given up would grow backter.
It was a life-saving trick, and while many cultivators had learned this technique, few could use it proficiently.
The main point was that this Ghost Head de hadnt used the Gecko Technique or whatnot C instead, she had abandoned her arm by directly snapping it off!
What a fierce person.
Dropping the broken limb, the head of state sighed.
The next moment, he directly stretched out one hand in the direction Ghost Head de had fled and curled his fingers. Buddha Palm Mark 1
A momentter, the head of state caught a fleeing stream of light, and Ghost Head de, who had been magically forced to shrink in size, appeared with a petrified face in the head of states palm.
Ghost Head de knew she had run into a tough opponent today
This was an advanced level seven spell, and was the spell which the head of state was most familiar with and which he used the most.
As for why he had learned this spell, it all started when the head of state began reading Father Wangs novel.
When Father Wang had just started writing the novel, the very slow chapter updates had prompted the head of states interest in learning this spell. At the time, the head of states intention had been to hold Father Wang firmly in his palm and force him to update his novel
Therefore, Father Wang was a key motivator for the head of state to learn this spell!
Staring at Ghost Head de in his palm, the head of state wondered if he should demonstrate some other skills, like Universal Little ck House or Wheel of Flying Time and Pressure
Come to think of it, the head of state felt that while waiting for Father Wang to update as well as urging him to update, he had indeed learned quite a number of techniques!
Even though in the end, he hadnt used any of them
Chapter 738 - Put On a Good Show
Chapter 738: Put On a Good Show
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This was clearly an Almighty.
A sense of despair instantly washed over Ghost Head de, now a miniature being held inside the head of states hand.
Was it all over?
Then she looked up and clearly saw this Almightys face at longst.
In the end, she was directly scared out of her wits
Why was it him?
That young man wasnt even a cultivator, but how important was he to Huaxiu that the head of state would personally make an appearance to protect him? This kind of treatment was simply unheard of!
Ghost Head de knelt in the head of states palm and was unable to move an inch,pletely suppressed by the remarkable ability thetter had just demonstrated.
Who is this? The head of state narrowed his eyes and asked themand center.
A reply soon came through his built-in headset: Your Excellency Head of State, based on our investigation, this is a Dark Network SS-ss wanted criminal called Ghost Head de.
Ghost Head de?
The head of state rubbed his chin, feeling like he had heard this name before.
Of all the Dark Network fugitives, this person is the most dangerous. Since the Old Devils arrest, this person started to make a name for himself in the Dark Network. Its a little unexpected that Night Chief was able to hire him this time. President Qi sighed.
Now that Ghost Head de was under control, his tense heart instantly calmed down. The uncertainty he had been worried about earlier was precisely this Ghost Head de.
This was a Dark Network member whom they had overlooked.
Before entering the real remains, they had pinpointed all the members of the foreign force and the Dark Network except for this Ghost Head de. This was a mistake on themand centers part, and it had almost turned into a disaster.
Your Excellency Head of State This Ghost Head de is my fault. President Qi bowed his head in apology.
Its fine. In any case, Little Ming is safe enough with me by his side. Everything is going ording to n. Gripping Ghost Head de in one hand, the head of state gave a thumbs-up with the other.
But President Qi wasnt relieved at these words. This was his fault, and a punishment was necessary, otherwise the masses wouldnt be convinced.
He decided to submit an application himself after the summer camp was over: a five hundred-year pay deduction.
President Qi: Your Excellency Head of State, Ghost Head de is a major criminal on the wanted list. He hasmitted numerous unspeakable crimes and is in contact with many dark forces. He must be watched carefully. We also want to get some leads from Ghost Head de on these dark forces
The head of state nodded quickly. Dont worry, Ill act ordingly in this regard C but you probably had no idea that the extremely crafty Ghost Head de of legend, is a girl.
A girl?
President Qi was nk.
The reason why it had been difficult to catch Ghost Head de all this time was partly because they had never been able to confirm what the other party looked like.
Many people had the impression of Ghost Head de as a tall, skinny and extremely gloomy man This was the image that a lot of criminal profilers hade up with after analyzing Ghost Head des crimes.
At the time, these criminal profilers were unusually consistent in their depiction of Ghost Head de.
But now that the actual person had been captured, this image of Ghost Head de had been thoroughly overturned.
President Qi had a hunch that if Ghost Head des arrest waster exposed by the media, it would definitely be explosive, major news.
Frowning, he replied to the head of state from themand tform, Your Excellency Head of State, you cant be soft on her just because this person is female. This person is vicious and cunning
Dont worry, I know how to take care of women the most! the head of state said.
Roughly a few minutester, the head of states cry suddenly rang out in themand center. Ah!
President Qi: Your Excellency Head of State, what happened?
The head of state: When I was talking to you just now, I forgot that I was holding Ghost Head de I used a bit of strength.
President Qi took a deep breath. Is she still alive
The head of state: Shes already be paste
President Qi:
After that, the head of state pretending to be Head of State 001 returned to Wang Mings side with the Ghost Head de paste.
This was clearly living human scum
Wang Ming:
This scene somehow Wang Ming gave dj vu. Among the Shadow Stream assassins who had been the very first group to invade No. 60 High, it seemed that there was one person who had been turned into human scum by bacsh from Wang Ling
Sure enough, when Almightys made a move, did they all have a special obsession with paste?
Wang Ming stared at the paste on the ground and sighed deeply.
Wait
He suddenly thought of something.
When it came to Almightys taking action
Wang Ming came up with a theory that sounded utterly ridiculous but in fact could actually be possible.
If it was the Head of State 001 which he had designed, something like too much strength shouldnt happen since its power system was controlled by the Alliance through the Heavenly E-Satellite!
He had given the order earlier for Ghost Head de to be captured alive, so Head of State 001s power output would definitely have been regted ordingly by the system! Even if Ghost Head de was crippled, it wouldnt be to the point of being turned into paste!
So to sum up, there was only one truth Wang Ming could think of at that moment
Recalling Head of State 001s strange behavior earlier, Wang Ming immediately started to drip cold sweat.
This Head of State 001
Couldnt be the real head of state, right?
If this was the case, they would have secretly traded ces before entering the remains!
When he came up with this conjecture, Wang Ming took a deep breath.
No way, even if this was the real head of state, he absolutely had to turn a blind eye This was a top leader! If he publicly exposed the leader who could make things difficult for himter, could he still live peacefully?!
On the other side, the head of state was feeling a little ufortable under Wang Mings gaze.
He did his best to preserve an unwavering expression and lock up every muscle on his face.
It was actually the head of state himself who had proposed this prince and pauper n as he was very confident in his ability to pretend! At the moment, the real Head of State 001 should have already infiltrated Night Chiefs inner ranks disguised as the fugitive from the vinepany, President Han Di!
The head of state had thought that his disguise was wless, but he now sensed that Wang Ming seemed to have noticed something.
His first reaction was naturally to feel gratified.
Standing before him now was the disciple of Wisdom Saint and the strongest brain in the nation! Moreover, he was the only living existence today who could possibly surpass President Qi intellectually Wang Mings intelligence continued to expand every year!
It was in fact reasonable for the strongest brain to notice some discrepancy about him!
This was how the head of stateforted himself in his heart.
Looking at Wang Mings suspicious expression, the head of state tried hard to keep cool.
No way, even if he really had been found out, he still had to continue pretending He was the head of state! How humiliating would it be if he was publicly exposed!
Outside the military tent, Wang Ling gazed at the two men who were in the middle of a psychological showdown, and fell into deep thought.
Chapter 739 - The Unprincipled Teacher Wang
Chapter 739: The Unprincipled Teacher Wang
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It was still July 24th on Monday in the fourteenth week of the semester.
It was supposed to be time for the evening pic, but the nned infiltration of the real remains by the foreign force Night Chief together with the Dark Network members it had hired eventually ended with the capture of all the members, one of whom was turned into paste.
But Wang Ling somehow had a premonition that things werent so simple
That night, Wang Ming received a new assignment from themand center, which was to collect a DNA sample from Ghost Head de, who had turned into paste, and perform a dataparison to verify Ghost Head des real identity.
Initially, it would have been quite easy to do the dataparison if Head of State 001 was around. Wang Ming would just need to put a little of the paste sample into Head of State 001s mouth, and it would automatically identify the DNA based on its built-in database.
But the situation now was that this Head of State 001 was the real head of state
No matter how gutsy Wang Ming could be, there was no way he could put paste inside the real head of states mouth!
So in the end, he had to do it himself
He sent the head of state away by having it enter Patrol Alert Mode. Furthermore, Wang Ming didnt n to call the head of state back before the end of this summer camp.
When was work the most stressful?
When the boss was around, of course
Huaxiu Cultivation Academy of Science was an official institution, and who was the boss of an official institution? Old Qi? Of course not Strictly speaking, Old Qi himself was also an employee.
It was the head of state who was the ultimate big boss!
But Wang Ming truly never expected the head of state to participate in this summer camp in Number 001s ce The head of state had faked it very well, but a few discrepancies did exist. If Wang Ming hadnt noticed these ws, he would very likely have still been in the dark.
Then this was now the question Where on earth had the Head of State 001 which he had invented run off to, to carry out a mission?
But Wang Ming guessed that only Old Qi would be able to answer him.
To be able to trick him and cause him to almost screw up so badly even if Old Qi wasnt the mastermind, he absolutely had had a hand in it.
Wang Ming had almost be theughingstock of the whole academy
He stared at the paste in front of him and wiped his sweat as he pondered, feeling a growing sense of post-traumatic stress it was a good thing he was so quick-witted!
Then, he took out a small silver-gray magic ball and used the spirit energy stored inside his ring to open it. The magic ball spun in the air like a top, and eight robotic arms swiftly extended out of it like a crab.
This was an experimental all-purpose assistance robot Wang Ming had invented, with the codename Crab.
Prepare to extract a sample. At Wang Mingsmand, Crab promptly stretched out one robotic arm to scan all of the paste.
In the end, Crabs ball body immediately turned red after the scan.
This was a warning color which indicated that there might be foreign matter in the sample.
After that, Wang Ming saw one of Crabs robotic arms instantly turn into a pair of tweezers and then pick out a ck de from the paste!
This was?
Wang Ming was almost instantly on guard. He had a bad feeling that this de was dangerous.
In his next breath, the de actually turned into a stream of light in front of his eyes that darted toward him. By the time he came back to his senses, there was already a cut on his cheek.
On guard! Wang Ming broke out in a cold sweat.
He knew things werent that simple!
As an assistant, Crab naturally had defensive abilities to a certain extent.
After Wang Ming gave themand, Crab promptly stretched out one robotic arm to try and control the de.
The robotic arm swung out extremely quickly, but the small de was faster Crabs cooldown period was too long!
There was a resounding ng of metal colliding, and two of Crabs robotic arms snapped off.
Wang Ming grit his teeth. It looked like things were now starting to be dangerous and troublesome!
This pitch-dark de was probably the final hand which Ghost Head de had left behind.
Just like a viper whose head was still extremely poisonous even after you killed it and cut its head off if you were just a little bit careless, you could still be bitten.
But what happened next made Wang Ming feel like his thinking had really been too simple
Because this de, actually spoke!
His Excellency finally isnt with you When this pitch-dark de spoke, its voice didnt sound like Ghost Head des, but its manner of speech was the same.
Wang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, cold sweat rolling down his face. You are?
Im Ghost Head de. The pitch-ck de continued speaking: No one knows that this is my true body I once sold my soul to the spirit of an ancient de, and I turned into this fragment As for the body you saw earlier, that was just my host. That cute little lolita was the mostpatible host Id found; its a pity that His Excellency crushed her to paste just like that
Wang Ming:
Speaking up to this point, the small de gave a cold smile. Hey, hey! But it doesnt matter; that little lolitas shelf life was short anyway, and the main thing is to find another body.
Wang Ming was surprised; there was actually an expiry date.
The kid youre rooming with seems pretty good!
Then go look for him why look for me?!
It was Ghost Head des turn now to be taken aback. Wasnt that person his student? How could a teacher be so unprincipled?
No wonder Huaxiu Alliance had always been unable to determine Ghost Head des true identity. Huaxiu Alliance was helpless as long as the other party kept changing hosts. In some sense, this trick of Ghost Head des was more troublesome than that of Myriad Faces Old Man, who was an expert at transformation in the Dark Network.
That was to say, even if Wang Ming could test for the pastes DNA, he still wouldnt be able to pinpoint who on earth Ghost Head de was
Ghost Head de: Alright, now that you know everything about me if you dont want me to kill you, you have two options.
Wang Ming suddenly clutched his chest. What What do you want to do to me?!
Ghost Head de calmed his thoughts and said to Wang Ming, First, use your skills to undo the seals on both the Night Chief and Dark Network members. Second, you be my new host
You still want me when Im so weak? Thats not very good Wang Mings eyes widened in astonishment.
The key isnt the hosts abilities C as long as someone signs a host contract with me, even if the host is just an ordinary person, he can acquire cultivation abilities The only drawback is that the bodys shelf life will be greatly reduced if an ordinary person bes my host.
Then all the more reason I suggest you dont choose me as your host.
At that point, Wang Ming suddenly looked solemnly at Ghost Head de.
Ghost Head de: ???
Wang Ming spread his hands. Im afraid you wont be able to keep up with my IQ.
Ghost Head de:
Did this guy, want to die?
Chapter 740 - Summer Camp Diary
Chapter 740: Summer Camp Diary
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At this time, all the students were inside the tents writing their summer camp diary. This was an assignment which each lead teacher had given their group. All the students participating in this summer camp had to write down their insights and reflections on this trip in the form of a diary, in no less than a thousand words. This thing was like the military training diary for thebined military training for six schools before, but there was a differencepared with an ordinary military training diary.
Because this summer camp diary counted toward credits!
The key to getting high marks this time was your impressions of the nts which you saw on your journey: after demonstrating extensive understanding of the medical effects of these nts, you had toe up with imaginative theories for their future use. Put simply, this was about who had the wilder imagination.
The overall marks for the summer camp diary ounted for fifty percent of the total points for the whole summer camp
Therefore, everyone had no choice but to do it properly.
Dopey Guo, what did you write? Let me take a look when youre done? Liberal arts had always been Super Chens weak point. A pen in his mouth and the diary in his hand, he didnt know where to start.
Writing an essay or whatnot was the hardest
Worse still, it had to be a thousand words
He could still endure it in high school, but Super Chen felt that once he entered university and studied a major that had absolutely nothing to do with liberal arts, he might not be able to write even five hundred words then.
Im also thinking about the subject matter, and its a littleplicated, so Im going to start the diary entry for my first day from a political angle. Dopey Guo was the political science representative, and the social ills of today were his specialty. The other most important point was that he knew so much gossip that he didnt need to worry that he wouldnt have anything to write about; whether what he wrote was up to standard, however, was another matter.
But in using a political essay format to write a summer camp diary, he would have to ensure that he remained within bounds; otherwise, he would be held ountable for any deviations in his report in the future.
If you cant think of a theme, you can go ask Lotus Sun. Her tents pretty lively since a lot of people have gone to consult her, from our school as well as other schools, Little Peanut said hurriedly when he heard that these two hadnt decided on a subject yet while he was midway through writing his diary.
Super Chen: Lotus Sun?
Dopey Guo: Its natural for Lotus Sun to know. Every year, there are experts sent by Huaguo Water Curtain Group in the scientific research team. These experts were from the research institute, and were then employed by Huaguo Water Curtain Group at sky-high sries. The only level five spirit medicineboratory in our country was a coborative setup between Lotus Suns family and the research institute. Every year, Huaguo Water Curtain Group pours a lot of money into breeding spirit nts and refining pills
Super Chen clicked his tongue non-stop. Going on what Dopey Guo had said, it was obvious that Lotus Sun usually had ess to extra lessons on the side Besides, Lotus Sun would most likely specialize in the field of medicine at university. As the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, the responsibility she shouldered was in fact very heavy.
Just then, Dopey Guo pushed the tent p aside and took a look. Sure enough, the outside of Lotus Suns tent was jam-packed with students from various schools. Initially she was already very popr for her good looks. While there were students who hade to ask her questions, there were naturally those who were taking this opportunity to pester her.
Super Chen curled his lip. These people are wasting their time with Lotus Sun Ive always felt that Lotus Sun has someone she likes. Super Chens gaze happened to be on Wang Ling when he said this, which made Wang Lings hand shake and he snapped his pen
Little Peanut: Lotus Sun has someone she likes?
Probably
Actually, Super Chen wasnt too sure, either. And I think the guy is in our ss.
Wang Ling:
While the two of them were talking, Dopey Guo came back from outside the tent with a shocked look on his face.
Little Peanut: Whats wrong?
Dopey Guo: Lotus Sun will definitely get full marks for her diary this time Guess what the title is?
Wang Ling, Super Chen and Little Peanut: ???
Dopey Guo: My International Top 100 Corporation Fathers Guide to Spirit nts.
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
Little Peanut:
Everyone was busy writing in their diaries, but Wang Lings diary writing wasnting along smoothly. It wasnt that he couldnt write, but he somehow felt uneasy while doing it.
Suddenly, he looked up.
He had a intense foreboding that Wang Ming was in danger.
Except for prophetic dreams, all of Wang Lings danger warnings centered on him. Sometimes, however, there really was a mystical bond between brothers, even if he and Wang Ming were cousins and not biological brothers.
But in the end, the blood of the Wang family ran through their veins.
This signal of danger was so strong that it almost immediately made Wang Ling tense up. He quickly looked in the direction of Wang Mings military tent, and sure enough, he could sense the killing intent which permeated it.
Wang Ling was about to get up, but in the next moment, the world before him became crystal clear as he was unexpectedly sucked into a dark space.
A momentter, there was a golden light, which slowly coalesced in front of Wang Ling and finally took the form of a person he was familiar with.
Wang Ling hadnt expected the Heavenly Dao golden man to actually appear of his own ord.
The golden three-inch man: This is Heavenly Dao space.
Wang Ling sat down cross-legged and stared at this golden three-inch man that was the embodiment of Heavenly Dao. He was a little confused about the golden three-inch mans purpose, and his Mind-Reading Ability didnt work on Heavenly Dao.
Because Heavenly Dao itself didnt have feelings.
The golden three-inch man: Im here to warn you, its best that you dont interfere.
Chin in hand, Wang Ling instantly understood why the Heavenly Dao hade C he had to be referring to Wang Ming.
The golden three-inch man: This is a cmity he has to go through in his life. If he makes it through smoothly, he will be blessed richly. But if external forces interfere, he will encounter even more difficult cmities and troubles in the future. There is never a good oue if you go against Heaven
Wang Ling said telepathically, So this is a piece of advice?
The golden three-inch man: You can think of it that way I just hope you dont do anything that you cante back from, otherwise itll be toote for regrets.
For the first time, Wang Ling felt that the Heavenly Dao seemed pretty considerate.
Wang Ling carefully sized up the golden three-inch man in front of him, and appeared to realize something before he said again telepathically, You seem different from the Heavenly Dao golden man Ive seen.
The golden three-inch man immediately started sweating. During a meeting that had been held earlier, the Heavenly Dao had already said that this guy was extremely dangerous.
Now that he was encountering him in the flesh, the golden three-inch man felt even more scared out of his wits.
After a moment of silence, the golden three-inch man confessed, The person youve been doing the equivalent exchanges with is my dad.
Wang Ling was shocked: ??? The Heavenly Dao actually had family
The golden three-inch man: My dad should have been the one toe and inform you not to make a move, but he didnt want to, so my granddad beat him up, which is why Im the one who came.
Wang Ling: You all look the same?
The golden three-inch man was quiet for a bit. Notpletely People call us golden three-inch men, but a lot of them dont know the meaning.
Wang Ling: ???
The golden three-inch man: Its true that were all three inches tall, but our Tower of Babels are different. The older the Heavenly Dao, the longer his Tower of Babel Of course, its normally pulled back into the stomach.
Wang Ling:
Chapter 741 - Wang Ling’s Paper Crane
Chapter 741: Wang Lings Paper Crane
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When Wang Ling opened his eyes again, he was still in the tent, but in the eyes of the others, he had simply spaced out for a bit.
The Heavenly Dao space was a divine sphere which ordinary people had no hope of touching at all.
Wang Ling had never expected that the Heavenly Dao would actually personally show up this time to tell him not to intervene.
At that moment, Wang Lings gaze shifted in Wang Mings direction; the military tent Wang Ming was in was already suffused with killing intent. Because of the Heavenly Daos warning, Wang Ling abandoned his initial n to take action. He tore a page out of his diary and folded it into a paper crane. The truth was that this was a kind of life talisman which would act as life support when Wang Mings life was in danger.
But there was a limit to how many times it could be used, which was once every forty-nine days on the same person.
He wouldnt make a move since the Heavenly Dao had told him not to, but some help on the sly shouldnt be a problem, right?
This was what Wang Ling thought.
While he was pondering this, Super Chens head suddenly popped up next to him. Super Chen wanted to see what theme Wang Ling had chosen for his summer camp diary, only to unexpectedly find Wang Ling folding a paper crane, and he instantly felt despair. Its over, over all our essays might not pass!
Dopey Guo: Why are you being such a downer?
Super Chen: Wang Ling has always been the king of average in our ss; if this king is now at his wits end over this essay, then were definitely done for! Look, hes just leisurely folding a paper crane!
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo threw Wang Ling a nce andmented, Actually, Wang Lings paper crane looks pretty good. Hes meticulous and good with his hands!
Wang Ling:
Inside the military tent, Ghost Head de had already moved in for the kill.
This wasnt just for revenge.
This was because his previous female lolita body had already been smashed to paste C if he couldnt find a new host within the next three days, he would be directly exterminated by a thunder cmity.
Hence, Ghost Head de was hell-bent on this Teacher Wang.
Given that the body of his former host body had been smashed to paste, his battle strength was greatly reduced. Although there were a lot of Foundation Establishment students here, it was obvious that they were far less important than this Teacher Wang.
This person in front of him was an existence that was personally protected by that Excellency.
Although Ghost Head de was still a little in disbelief over this, the head of state taking action was enough to prove Wang Mings importance and value.
In addition, Ghost Head de had already set up a barrier which thoroughly blocked any sounds as well as the killing intent inside the tent from getting out.
As an ordinary person, there was no way for Wang Ming to leave!
Determined, Ghost Head de immediately took action!
The de shed forward at almost maximum speed.
Looking at the situation, it was clear that the other party was unwilling to be his host, so there was only one way: forced possession!
This method required that the person whose body he wanted to upy be killed first.
The de aimed directly for Wang Mings heart!
There was never any need for shy techniques when dealing with an ordinary person; the best way was to aim for a weak point and use a simple, lethal strike.
Wang Ming gazed at Ghost Head de and smiled. Its not that easy to kill me.
Go to hell
When the de pierced Wang Mings chest, Ghost Head de felt a surge of excitement.
His original form was a pitch-ck dagger; when he was stained with fresh blood, it abruptly felt as cozy as soaking in a hot spring!
But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.
Wang Ming, whose weak point should have already been struck, didnt copse, but actually disappeared in the air like sand blown up by the wind in front of Ghost Head de.
In the next instant, Wang Mings figure reformed in another location inside the tent.
This was Wang Mings Brain Deduction Technique!
Wang Ming: Its not that easy to kill me.
This was Ghost Head des first time seeing such a technique, and he was utterly stunned.
It didnt look like an illusion spell, and there was no way it could be one C the young man in front of him didnt have the slightest bit of spirit energy in his body, so how could he possibly use an illusion spell?
The only reasonable exnation was that Ghost Head de was under mind control.
Looks like youre pretty smart. Ghost Head de gazed at Wang Ming with some realization.
Given his wide knowledge and experience, he thought of a single possibility that could happen with ordinary people.
As long as an ordinary person was intelligent enough, they could use a technique to control the minds of other people and create illusions. The first time Ghost Head de had heard of this technique was when Wisdom Saint President Qi had used it in the great war with the demon gods back then. It was just that Ghost Head de never thought that Wang Ming would actually be capable of using it.
To be precise, this could be considered a spell, but one which didnt consume spirit energy and instead was controlled purely with mental energy.
Ghost Head de now suddenly understood why Wang Ming was so highly valued.
The mans entire brain was a treasure!
I was careless. But this trick consumes a huge amount of mental energy. How long do you think you can keep going? Floating inside the pitch-ck dagger, Ghost Head de sneered.
Ghost Head de had hit the nail on the head.
This was Wang Mings second time performing the Brain Deduction Technique in recent times (Thest time was in chapter 384).
But unlike this fight, he had gone in prepared in thest battle.
At that time, he had specially used it beforehand to cover half of the established range.
But he was now using the Brain Deduction Technique in a critical situation. That was to say, no matter how Wang Ming used the technique to dodge Ghost Head des attack, he couldnt leave the military tent.
It was also unfortunate that Ghost Head de had some understanding of this technique.
When President Qi had used the Brain Deduction Technique back then, he had used both spirit energy and mental energy, which eased the burden on thetter.
But Wang Ming was unable to do the same.
He remembered that when he had used this technique thest time, he had instantly passed out because he had worked his brain too hard.
Thus, this wasnt a long-term solution.
Wang Mings eyes were highly alert as he gazed at Ghost Head de.
Given the current situation, he could only take a gamble.
He yelled, Someone! Help me!
Ghost Head de smirked. Ive already set up a barrier around this military tent. No one is going toe save you.
But before he was doneughing, bright light suddenly burst forth from the ground inside the tent.
Ghost Head de was rmed. This is
An invisible transmission array?!
In the next moment, a pretty figure directly broke through the ground!
It was Zhai Yin, who had buried this transmission array underground!
As apetent bodyguard, Zhai Yin demonstrated her ability to be everywhere to the fullest of her abilities.
When he saw Zhai Yin appear, Wang Ming was pleased but at the same time couldnt help being startled. What the hell you were actually there!
Zhai Yin ground her teeth. I was waiting for you underground for so long! Why didnt you yell for me sooner?!
Wang Ming:
This peeping devil
Chapter 742 - Magic Crystal
Chapter 742: Magic Crystal
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As both apetent bodyguard and a peeping devil, Zhai Yins appearace was quite timely. Wang Ming was already inured to her stalkerish behavior C he only had to remember that wherever he was, Zhai Yin would be there
But her appearance also filled Ghost Head de with joy, since he now had another option.
It was obvious that Zhai Yin, who was from the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade, far surpassed Wang Ming in physical strength and various other aspects.
This was an outstanding host body that was hard toe by, and was even several grades higher than his former lolita host. Ghost Head de was inwardly ted; if he obtained this body, and robbed Wang Ming of his big brain, he would be invincible.
A dual host
This really wasnt unachievable, it was just that Ghost Head de had so far never found an opportunity.
After snatching away this Zhai Yins body and then seizing Wang Mings brain, he couldbine the two into one host body.
Ghost Head de was suddenly struck by this bold idea.
This was Zhai Yins first time seeing Ghost Head des true form, but she couldnt be any more familiar with this name. When she had still been in the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade back then, she had once been assigned a mission to capture him.
Unfortunately, the mission had been a bust. Ghost Head de was just too sly, and even when he had been surrounded, he had ultimately still managed to escape arrest.
For the sake of catching Ghost Head de in this failed operation years ago, codenamed Ghost Hunt, one of the members of the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade had even died in the line of duty. It became an unsolved case for which there had been no reasonable exnation until now.
When Zhai Yin, hiding underground, had heard Ghost Head de reveal his true form, she already thoroughly understood what had happened back then.
At that time, Ghost Head de had probably abandoned his former host and had forcibly formed a contract with the colleague who had died in the line of duty, fooling everyone before escaping in the end.
There was really too little space inside the military tent. Zhai Yin had tried breaking through Ghost Head des barrier from under the ground, but unexpectedly hadnt been able to do so.
Given Ghost Head des weak form, it should have been impossible for him to erect such a powerful barrier.
Hence, in this head-on confrontation with Ghost Head de, Zhai Yin appeared extremely cautious, as she was sure that this Ghost Head de definitely had another card up his sleeve.
In the blink of an eye, Ghost Head deunched another round of attacks.
His target was Wang Ming, which he knew was a disadvantage for this female special soldier as she had to protect Wang Ming.
ng!
There was the crisp sound of metal colliding.
Zhai Yin swiftly drew out a tactical army knife from her boot and met Ghost Head de in a sh of des. As Ghost Head de attacked non-stop, Zhai Yinpletely fended him off with the tactical army knife. She brandished it so fast that it turned into a string of afterimages in Wang Mings eyes, like countless waving tentacles.
Youre from Magnificent Immortal, right? I havent seen this de technique in so long, Ghost Head de said nonchntly as he attacked.
Since his true form was a pitch-ck dagger, he didnt feel any pain no matter how Zhai Yin shed at him.
After all, he was a fragment of an ancient de. Nevertheless, to use a mere tactical army knife to deal with him was really too na?ve.
So it was you back then
Zhai Yin frowned and was deeply aware that her army knife wasnt much use against Ghost Head de.
Continuing to stall absolutely wasnt an option. In a fight like this, the biggest concern was exhausting stamina. In this form, Ghost Head de could ignore wasting energy or sustaining injuries, but she couldnt.
Moreover, Zhai Yin now had to create a clone to protect Wang Ming.
At that moment, she was under the greatest pressure.
However, protecting Wang Ming was her mission.
Even if it was at the cost of her own life
Vanguard de! At that moment, Zhai Yins eyes darkened as she bit her finger hard and smeared some fresh blood on the tactical army knife in her hand.
The next moment, she tossed it into the air, and it transformed into a de array which then created countless shadows that surrounded her and Wang Ming.
This way, Ghost Head des scheme directed at Wang Ming most likely wouldnt work.
But this de array wouldntst for very long.
Before it shut down, Zhai Yin had to think of a countermeasure to finish off Ghost Head de in one strike.
Extenuating circumstances called for extenuating measures; she was already no longer in a position to capture him alive, especially since Wang Mings safety was being threatened. What she had to do was directly execute this hoodlum.
But contrary to Zhai Yin and Wang Mings expectations, when Ghost Head de saw Zhai Yins glowing de array, he actually ceased his crazy and fierce attack.
It looks like its time. Ghost Head deughed sinisterly.
Zhai Yin red at him. What do you mean?
As soon as she said this, Ghost Head des body emitted spirit light.
All of a sudden, a purple polygonal crystal appeared in the air.
Zhai Yins eyes instantly widened. This is
Wang Ming didnt say anything, but he already knew what this crystal was C this was currently thetest technology that had been developed, whether at home or abroad, and which had yet to be made public: magic crystal technology!
Using talismans as its base, this was new technology for storing particr high-grade spells in crystals made from special materials.
And the magic crystal in Ghost Head des hand happened to contain a level seven spell!
He couldnt stop smiling coldly. Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperor already foresaw risks on this trip and so formted a n for them; even themander President Dn was kept in the dark about it, and Im the only one whom Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperormunicated with.
Zhai Yin: What the hell do you want to do?!
That trash group in the fake remains sacrificed their cells to summon a cell army C what if I bring that entire army to these remains?
Zhai Yins expression was unsightly. She knew about the situation with the cell army in the fake remains. If they were all transported here, it would be chaos! All the students would be in danger!
Holding the magic crystal, Ghost Head deughed. Let me tell you another thing: this magic crystal is one of a pair developed exclusively by Night Chief. It uses a spatial array for transmission. Have you heard of the Sea And Sky Array?
Sea And Sky Array?
Zhai Yin frowned and nced at Wang Ming.
Wang Ming: I dont know it I only know the Sea and Sky Party 1 !
Zhai Yin:
Lord Ghost Head de, theyre already preparing to fire from the Heavenly E-Satellite to wipe out the cells.
At that moment, the voice of that Lord Dark Fragrance came out of the purple magic crystal.
Ghost Head de: Unfortunately, its already toote.
As soon as he said this, he directly crushed the magic crystal on the spot.
In a sh, dense lines of runes swiftly spread out like a cobweb from Wang Mings military tent in the center.
The Sea And Sky Array was also called the Hundred-Li Sea And Sky Array.
It could teleport anything within a hundred-li radius in an instant.
Of all level seven spells, this was the most powerful transmission array!
Chapter 743 - Wuji, I Urge You to Be Good
Chapter 743: Wuji, I Urge You to Be Good
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At that moment, the ground trembled non-stop, and all the students flooded out of the military tents to check if it was an earthquake.
Theplicated lines and runes of the array extended out like vipers over the ground, and many of the students were so scared that they scuttled up the trees like monkeys. Teacher, whats that?
A lead teacher maintained order. Everyone, theres no need to panic. These are the lines and runes of a magic array. They might look scary but arepletely harmless to the body.
On the other side, Wu Zhenjun, who had initially been responsible for a preliminary interrogation of President Dn and his group, rushed out along with dozens of the teachers who had participated in the operation. Everyone had unsightly expressions on their faces since they had never expected something to happen in the face of their strict vignce.
Wu Zhenjun crouched down and carefully analyzed the array lines and runes under his feet.
This is the Sea And Sky Array, also known as the Hundred-Li Sea And Sky Array This is the most advanced transmission array of all level seven spells! He frowned. Usually, setting up an array of this level requires array points with a radius of a hundred li to be established at least half a month beforehand before they are ultimately linked together. But the remains only just opened, so its obviously impossible to set up the points beforehand this Hundred-Li Sea And Sky Array was created instantly.
The lead teachers were enlightened. As themander of the lead teachers appointed by Huaxiu Alliance this time, it could only be said that Wu Zhenjun was truly worthy of his status; in just a few sinct words, he was able topletely analyze the current situation.
In addition, Wu Zhenjun could tell that the person who had summoned this array definitely had the rumored magic crystal. This was a new type of technology which currently had yet to be made public anywhere in the world. High-level spells could be stored inside the crystal, which only needed to be crushed for the spell to instantly take effect.
On one side, Wang Ling also followed all the students up into the trees. While he wasnt afraid of the magic array underfoot, he still chose to follow the crowd. This was how a Foundation Establishment student should respond, otherwise it would definitely appear odd.
The truth was that he had been observing the activity inside the military tent the whole time, and the instant Ghost Head de had taken out the magic crystal, Wang Ling had already anticipated that something bad was about to happen.
Of all the dark forces that Wang Ling had ever encountered, it could only be said that Night Chief was certainly proving to be the biggest threat.
This was because Night Chief was a foreign power to begin with, and thus was an organization that even the Huaxiu government couldnt directly get rid of. Even if this group was destroyed locally, Night Chief would still remain atrge as long as theirmand division still existed abroad.
So the best would be if this incident could draw the attention of the International Cultivation Security Bureau.
Night Chief was now nning to make a move against students, which was the best reason to report it to the International Cultivation Security Bureau.
Wang Ling didnt intend to do anything since there were enough teachers present; ensuring the students safety definitely wouldnt be a problem.
These lead teachers were all first-ss experts, to say nothing of the big figure hiding behind them.
Wang Lings nonchnt gaze fell on a middle-aged man not far away.
He knew.
This Excellency, was about to act.
At the same time, the Huaxiu Alliancemand center was also rmed by the situation.
What a miscalction President Qi leaned on his arms, directly creating deep handprints in the table surface. He could no longer remainposed at the scene in front of him.
The other party actually has a magic crystal. To one side, the other Ten Generals were utterly stunned when they saw this.
It could be said that Ghost Head de producing this magic crystal was something no one had anticipated.
President Qi took emergency countermeasures. The instant he realized that the Sea And Sky Array had been activated, he immediately ordered General Bai to work with Songhai Prisons Mahjong Squad and the Huaxiu Alliance cultivators to set up a defensive shield. On the other end, he remotely maneuvered the Heavenly E-Satellite intounching an E-Bomb Raining Down From Above to wipe out this summoned cell army in one go.
The E-Bomb Raining Down From Above was extremely destructive, but with General Bai on the scene at the fake remains, he could erect a shield that would minimize casualties and damage to the greatest extent. Even if some of the Huaxiu Alliance cultivators were impacted by the E-Bomb Raining Down From Above, this was at least far better than the students getting hurt!
This was the only option
How much longer before the Heavenly-E Satellite is activated? President Qi asked anxiously, his face already dotted with cold sweat.
Lord President, its still being charged, which will take five more minutes But the Sea And Sky Array will activate in one minute, said a technician.
How can it be so quick? General Yi was shocked.
President Qi frowned deeply. The spells stored inside the magic crystal are set up earlier on, ready for instant use. Looks like its already toote
Lord President, what should we do now? the technician asked.
President Qi: First, immediately inform Odd Zhuos special ops team to coordinate with the lead teachers and evacuate the students. Second, have His Excellency Head of State take action C the best thing we can do is destroy the Sea And Sky Array and interrupt the transfer! President Qi grit his teeth and said resolutely.
But it would be an extremely difficult task.
The Sea And Sky Array was the most powerful magic array of all level seven spells, and the most difficult one to destroy. Because of its immense scope, tracking down its core pattern would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and even the head of state might not necessarily be able to find it.
But for now, there didnt seem to be any other way.
Odd Zhuo very quickly received the news from President Qi. Because the main garrison was stationed fairly deep in the forest, Odd Zhuos group had been looking for them for quite a while; who would have expected yet a new problem to arise on their approach.
The entire forest was now just like a trampoline as every inch of the earth shook. Fatty Luo jumped up and down along with the tremors. The dark force this time is likely a lot richer than Immortal Mansion C theyve even revealed this technology before its been made public. Perhaps they have their own scientific research team? This is a revolt!
Odd Zhuo gave a sigh.
As the saying went, one typically shouldnt be afraid to fight a hoodlum, but an educated person
Seeing Fatty Luo jumping up and down, Little Silver felt a little unwell. Mr Luo, stop jumping. Are you disco dancing on shit?
Fatty Luo:
Odd Zhuo: Now is not the time for jokes, we must do something to first protect the children.
Do you have a n? asked Fatty Luo.
After cupping his chin and thinking for a while, Odd Zhuo fixed his gaze on the girl wrapped in bandages. Wuji, can you move the entire magic array to a different location?
Wuji shook her head. Are you trying to wear out this old woman? Id be dead tired moving such a huge array! No way, no way!
At that time, Odd Zhuo took out a ring and smiled slightly as he looked at her. Wuji, I urge you to be good. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gave five of his ten me of Purification spells to me previously
Could this thing be given away?
Wujis attitude changed immediately. Yes master, Im going!
Fatty Luo and Little Silver:
Chapter 744 - The King’s Gaze
Chapter 744: The Kings Gaze
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Since this Sea And Sky Array had been instantly activated, it was almost impossible to put the brake on it halfway through its operation, and given the current situation, there were only two options.
The first was to track down the core pattern and destroy its foundation, making the main array unstable and causing it to copse. As long as the cell summoning array was active in the fake remains, the summoned cells would continue to be transported over in an unending stream. But the Sea And Sky Array was too big, and its patterns were so incrediblyplicated that it was almost impossible to find the core pattern in a short period of time.
The second solution was to think of a way to move the array to another location before destroying it with arge-scale spell. This method currently looked like the most feasible one, but it would cause severe damage to the real remains.
At the fake remains, Lord Dark Fragrance, who had summoned the cells with the Cells At Work Spell, nced at the dozen or so Night Chief members next to him whose bodies hadpletely withered.
In order to save their lives earlier, Lord Dark Fragrance hade up with this countermeasure of summoning cells, but it caused immense damage to the body beyond just shortening the lifespan.
So when he had said earlier that the spell would shorten their lifespans, that had just been on the surface.
Under normal conditions, summoning one or two cells for battle did indeed consume some vitality, which was harmless.
But to produce such a huge army of white blood cells and red blood cells, the problem wasnt as simple as just burning up life. In a summons this powerful, the entire body cell system was ultimately sacrificed as all the organs inside the body were used up C every single drop of energy would bepletely burned up.
As the array caster, Dark Fragrance could naturally control the array to protect himself and ensure his own safety.
He and Ghost Head de had received Night Ghost Spirit Emperors secret instruction earlier on to use particr means in particr situations.
This move was like smashing a pot that was already cracked, which would create a knotty problem for Huaxiu Alliance.
This was because destroying the Sea And Sky Array would unavoidably damage the real remains.
All these years, Huaxiu nation had relied on the excuse of protecting Beast Kings Remains to take firm control of the entrance to the secretnd, Devil Valley. If they didnt handle this Sea And Sky Array properly now, it would stir up international public opinion and other nations would undoubtedly take advantage of this to apply to the International United Cultivators Association for joint management of Devil Valley.
That would truly be the point of no return.
At that moment, thick fog rolled through the part of the forest that was within the Sea And Sky Arrays range.
This was a sign that the array had already been activated, and many of the lead teachers started to arrange for their students to return to the Rainbow ss Box. The biggest priority right now was to evacuate the students, after which the teachers could fight without any worries.
The summoned cells were enormous, and every single one of them was extremely formidable. Even the weakest one was at the Golden Core stage. Even if the Foundation Establishment students worked together, they would just be walking to their deaths.
Hovering in the air, the head of state looked down at the massive Sea And Sky Array, which directly covered one seventh of this eastern forest.
While one seventh didnt sound veryrge, this stretch of forest contained many extinct resources. The section which had been opened to the students today was just the tip of the iceberg, and was not even a seventh of a seventh of the forest.
Destroying the core array pattern was the best way of preserving the remains as much as possible.
But this Sea And Sky Array had obviously been specially modified. An array expert could fiddle around with the array pattern structure and set up many fake patterns to conceal the real one. Furthermore, these fake patterns were no lessplex than the real one, and like fake wires on a bomb, the slightest misstep would cause a chain reaction.
Unless the array could be destroyed in one go, even the head of state didnt dare act casually. He could see how tricky the fake array patterns were; if he destroyed the wrong one, the fake patterns might rapidly increase and spread out.
Seeing that the students in the forest had been safely evacuated to the Rainbow ss Box, the head of state breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, the military tents below would all go to waste this time.
The kids had evacuated so quickly that they hadnt had time to take the tents down.
Is there a way to lock onto the core?
The Huaxiu Alliancemand center received his question.
President Qi heaved a sigh. There wasnt a way for the time being. If he was on the scene, he might have been able to use the Brain Deduction Technique to look for the real core array pattern. Since the calctions were all run in the brain, there wouldnt be the least bit impact even if the wrong array pattern was destroyed.
But if they wanted to find the correct array pattern, apart from discerning it correctly with the Heavenly Eye, Wang Ming was now their only hope.
Wang Ming was President Qis disciple, and was naturally aware of the pros and cons of the situation: they had to find the core array pattern in order to preserve the remains to the fullest extent.
Inside the military tent, Zhai Yin, who had activated Vanguard de, was fighting toe to toe with Ghost Head de, who was a very tough opponent. Although it had been less than a year since Wang Ming and Zhai Yin started living together, their coordination had unwittingly moved up a level after being around each other day and night.
If it wasnt for the fact that Wang Ming was trapped in the military tent, he would be able to cover all of the Sea And Sky Array with his Brain Deduction Technique.
Aware of the meaningful look in Wang Mings eyes, Zhai Yin changed her attack pattern and deliberately revealed an opening.
Burning with his killing intent, Ghost Head de went all out to kill Zhai Yin first.
In the next moment, his pitch-ck dagger body smashed through theyers of the barrier which he had set up himself, instantly creating a gap.
Building on this momentum, Zhai Yin cracked the barrier open!
We did it!
Zhai Yin whooped.
She stayed by Wang Mings side and continued to protect him.
Almost the instant the barrier broke, Wang Ming was already sitting cross-legged as he exerted the full power of the Brain Deduction Technique and summoned the Heavenly Materials sword as he tried to lock onto the specific location of the core array pattern.
It was also at that moment that the army of white blood cells and red blood cells were transported over from the fake remains as they started toe out of the ground like mushrooms after the rain.
This was inevitably a massive hindrance in Wang Mings search for the core array pattern.
Theres so many of them
Many of the teachers who had stayed behind cried out in surprise. Now that they no longer had to worry about the students, they followed Wu Zhenjunsmand to stay behind and protect Wang Ming C as soon as Wang Ming found the core array pattern, they would gather all their firepower to destroy it in one go.
But the sheer size of this army of white blood cells, red blood cells, and even macrophages, made one feel like they were standing in an ocean of people C this was truly a massive amount of summoned cells!
There were more than ten thousand of them
While most of the cells didnt have high realms, they would be very troublesome to deal with given how massive their numbers were.
That Lord Dark Fragrance had also already been transferred over from the fake remains through the Sea And Sky Array, and he met up with Ghost Head de.
Brother Dark Fragrance is truly amazing. Looking at the vast army, Ghost Head de praised him from the bottom of his heart.
Its just a petty thing, Dark Fragrance replied.
The two of them stood watching at a distance.
They didnt notice a clone of Wang Ling standing not far from them, who was gazing at this cell army with dead fish eyes.
The teachers were all discussing telepathically how they were going to split up to confront the enemy.
The next moment, something happened which no one could have imagined.
The cells that had juste out of the ground actually went back down
They had petrified looks in their eyes, like they were feeling threatened.
Chapter 745 - Spiritual Pressure Off the Charts
Chapter 745: Spiritual Pressure Off the Charts
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The greatest oppressive force descended from the sky and swept over the whole scene, and no one had any idea what was happening.
Who was it?
For a moment, the lead teachers, plus the head of state who had been about to act, were all deeply shaken. They could feel that somewhere close by, a powerful expert had unleashed his imperial aura. And the most frightening of all was how this imperial aura caused these summoned activated cells to go back into hiding.
It could be said that these cells were very eager to continue living.
Ghost Head de and Lord Dark Fragrance had stunned expressions on their faces. The biggest expert whom they had identified at the scene was without doubt His Excellency who had previously disguised himself as Head of State 001 but he clearly wasnt the person who had released this spiritual pressure.
Unexpectedly, there was yet another hidden expert in their midst.
In Huaxiu Alliancesmand center, every one of the Ten Generals who were present couldnt help getting up as they stared in astonishment at the scene in front of their eyes.
After that spiritual pressure had descended out of nowhere, President Qi had gotten the technicians to immediately mobilize the measurement gauges to monitor the data. In the end, all the more than one hundred and twenty spiritual pressure gauges in Huaxiu Alliance were overloaded! And their pointers were all pushed up to the maximum value! Moreover, more than ten of the gauges couldnt withstand the pressure overload and exploded several secondster!
This
President Qis face was pale with shock.
These spiritual pressure gauges were linked to the space satellite, which made them highly resistant to pressure. They were connected in a series, and even an angry head of state could only overload sixty or so gauges.
But now, more than one hundred and twenty gauges were overloaded, and more than ten of them had exploded.
Old Qi, this already isnt the first time. Dressed in training clothes as he hovered in the air, General Yi stroked his beard as he looked solemnly at this scene.
On the side, the other Ten Generals including Marshal Jiang also had suspicious expressions on their faces.
Everyones hearts were as clear as a mirror.
Because this wasnt the first time this had happened.
The most recent incident
During thebined military training for the six schools back then, there was a moment when all the spiritual pressure gauges had overloaded and gone off the charts. President Qi had also been the one inmand behind the scenes when it had happened. Everyone had assumed that it had been an instrument malfunction and so hadnt paid too much attention to it.
It was just that during the post-operation checks, the technicians in charge of maintenance had said that there werent any problems with the gauges, and that it was a normal urrence when there was too much spiritual pressure.
At the time, it had be an unresolved issue with many dubious points.
That was because General Yi was the only one of the Ten Generals who had been sent along on the military training, and the maximum number of gauges he could overload was forty. Moreover, the Old Devil who wasnt at his peak could only overload twenty gauges.
Even if the two of them had fought back then, it was unlikely that they would overload all the spiritual pressure gauges.
As expected has that mysterious expert shown up again? President Qi frowned deeply.
Including that time during the military training for six schools, this had already happened three times. The first time was six years ago when the Gate Between Worlds descended. Roughly around the time that the Sky-Swallowing Toad had been defeated, spiritual pressure had peaked once.
This mysterious experts actions one after another was the focus of extraordinary attention from the whole of Huaxiu Alliance.
But this was far out of everyones expectations this time; no one, including President Qi, had expected this mysterious expert to actually also be here at the summer camp
This person has acted from the dark time and again, probably because hes unwilling to reveal his face. But this is exactly how we can expose his identity, said General Yi. After the summer camp, we can go through the list of all the teachers who were involved in the operation and inspect them one by one.
General Yis first feeling was that this mysterious expert was among the teachers.
Since all the students had already been evacuated to the Rainbow ss Box, the lead teachers were the most suspect.
Mm. President Qi nodded. Looking at the current situation, this person has taken action repeatedly, and should be friend, not foe But we have no way of controlling a situation if he hides in the dark, which is absolutely uneptable.
There were several days left to the end of the summer camp.
Since it was already confirmed that this mysterious expert was part of their ranks, this was undoubtedly the best chance they had to uncover his identity. This was because the head of state was around C once the head of state started probing, this expert would definitely give himself away no matter how amazing he was.
It was just that they could never have imagined
The mysterious expert who had overloaded more than one hundred and twenty spiritual pressure gauges was merely one of Wang Lings clones.
Wang Ling had promised the Heavenly Dao that he wouldnt initiate anything, but when he saw the Sea And Sky Array, he had changed his mind.
This couldnt be considered making an active move but was necessary and legitimate self-defense!
Moreover, he was truly far more low-key this time C he had just used a clone to drive the summoned cell army back into the ground. This couldnt be considered going overboard
On the other side, Wang Ming, who was being protected by Zhai Yin and many other teachers, was using the Brain Deduction Technique as his brain worked at lightning speed to find the core array pattern.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, and because of how fast his brain was working, his entire body had turned red. The veins on his forehead bulged out and throbbed, which was a ghastly sight.
Zhai Yin even wondered for a moment if his head would swell up like a balloon at the lightest touch and instantly explode.
Since the cells summoned by Ghost Head de had been scared into retreating by Wang Lings clone, it was a huge weight off the lead teachers shoulders, and they kept a close eye on Ghost Head des and Dark Fragrances movements not far away.
Dark Fragrance was manipting the summoning array remotely. Furthermore, he had activated death mode, and was nning to stage aeback.
At that moment, Wang Ming opened his eyes. Found it!
Seeing this, the head of state promptly pointed in the air as he synchronized Wang Mings thoughts with those of all the lead teachers.
Everyone, full firepower! Blow up the core array pattern!
In an instant, a dozen or so teachers rushed out and easily found the location of the core array pattern based on the coordinates in Wang Mings mind.
Boom boom boom boom boom
A barrage of light beams and waves shot out from the teachers palms and magic weapons as they started to shoot at the core array pattern in a frenzy, holding absolutely nothing back.
Want to destroy the array pattern? Not that easy Ghost Head de was infuriated.
Wang Ming had been tightly surrounded earlier so Ghost Head de hadnt been able to attack him. Now that most of the people had gone off to attack the core array pattern, Ghost Head de knew that his chance hade.
Manipting his pitch-ck dagger body, he directly pierced the ground, and nned tounch a surprise attack from underneath.
In the end, he struggled out of the ground in pain a handful of secondster. Who knew what the earth in these remains wereprised of, but he had barely been immersed in the ground for a few seconds before his de body had actually started to corrode!
Chapter 746 - Wang Ming Has Perished?
Chapter 746: Wang Ming Has Perished?
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It was in that moment that Ghost Head de realized that the soil in the real remains wasnt ordinary soil When his metal body came into direct contact with it, it had almost corroded. Luckily he had quick reflexes, otherwise if he had remained underground a few seconds more, he really would have broken down!
Once Ghost Head de learned that the soil was corrosive, he immediately switched tactics as he tried to attack Wang Ming in another way.
Wang Ming was now in a dangerous situation. He had overexerted himself using the Brain Deduction Technique, and was now in a weak state. It was a little like anemia since there wasnt enough blood going to his brain, so he didnt have enough qi and blood, was sweating all over, and his heart was racing Wang Ming felt incredibly unwell for a moment, like a person who had suddenly stopped while sprinting.
He did his best to regte his breathing and control his heart rate. A regr qi-replenishing pill wouldnt do Wang Ming much good in this situation since this was an injury caused by a mental impact.
Brother Dark Fragrance, cover me! At that moment, Night Chiefs forces on the other side had already copsed, and the only people who would be able to turn the situation around were Ghost Head de and Lord Dark Fragrance.
Among the Dark Network members, these two were the most difficult to deal with. Zhai Yin sensed the killing intent and immediately set up a de formation around Wang Ming.
Cell Proliferation Spell! Lord Dark Fragrance sped his hands together in a spell, and white cells instantly sprung up on Ghost Head des pitch-ck de. These cells were like bacteria that rapidly multiplied on his body in an unending stream until they actually formed extremely tough cell armor that could regenerate continuously.
Ghost Head de didnt need to worry about anything else and just needed to dash forward C
his target was Wang Ming!
This scene made the head of states heart sink. He stretched out his hands, intent on blocking the attack, but in the next moment, Lord Dark Fragrance who had performed the Cell Proliferation Spell suddenly raised his hand and a purple light wave burst forth.
Dynamic Light Wave?
The head of state stared at Lord Dark Fragrance, whose eyes had changed as his aura swelled sharply,pletely different to before.
The head of state stopped and slowly focused. Who is it
President Qi also fell into deep thought at this scene in the Huaxiu Alliancemand center as he recalled an advanced spell called Cell Assimtion Spell.
This was a type of spirit technique simr to ghost possession. As long as you had obtained the DNA beforehand, this spell could be used to possess a body at long range. The usual possession technique had a cast range and the two bodies couldnt be too far apart, but the Cell Assimtion Spell could ignore the restriction on distance, and was only constrained by time.
Possession through the Cell Assimtion Spell usually could onlyst for five minutes at the very most.
This Lord Dark Fragrance was initially a biological scientist, and he was extremely thorough in his cell research. He had even mastered a spell like the Cells At Work Spell and it couldnt be any simpler for him to cast the Cell Assimtion Spell.
Who has possessed this man? General Yi asked.
President Qi sighed and said in a profound voice, Judging from the current situation, I think the leader behind Night Chief is the only one who can stand up to His Excellency Head of State
President Qi now finally realized
It turned out that Night Chief had nned all this.
From the Sea And Sky Array to Night Ghost Spirit Emperor making a move himself, everything had gone ording to their n.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sessfully possessed Dark Fragrances body through the Cell Assimtion Spell which thetter had cast. This was quite a memorable asion for him, because it was his first confrontation with Huaxius head of state.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sneered as he stared at the head of state. Your Excellencys trick was pretty good. That humanoid magic treasure almost fooled me, and your scheme might have seeded.
A showdown between experts didnt require any extraneous actions at all. Facing each other at a distance, it looked like they werent doing anything, but they were in fact tussling in the dark.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperors intention was very clear. Knowing that there was a time limit to the body possession, he was here to deliberately stall for time.
In this situation, the head of state couldnt spare any strength at all to go and rescue Wang Ming. It was now up to Zhai Yin and the other lead teachers to keep Wang Ming safe.
Move aside. The head of state looked at Night Ghost Spirit Emperor with a profound gaze as he released terrifying pressure.
If Your Excellency can step past my venerable self first, I will step aside. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor chuckled.
He was fearless. Both of them were True Immortals. Judging from the initial sh of their auras, the head of state was certain that Night Ghost Spirit Emperors strength was on par with his. If they fought in these real remains, it would be a disaster Furthermore, this was the first time Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was facing an enemy while possessing a body; revealing too much of himself wouldnt be a good thing.
Unfortunately
Just then, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sighed suddenly. Unfortunately, the humanoid magic treasure which Your Excellency sent had such good defenses, and self-destructed before we had time to analyze it Otherwise, my venerable self would have liked to study it properly, and then send it back in a Didi spirit car. In any case, it was just a shitty old man robot that wasnt at all good-looking; even if some Didi spirit car drivers are beasts, they probably wouldnt go so far as to do anything to an old man.
Hearing this, the head of states face darkened a little.
He did his best to keep hisposure, knowing that the other side was trying to provoke him into making a move.
For a moment, the showdown between the two experts was at a deadlock.
On the other side, under the cover of the Cell Proliferation Spell cast by Night Ghost Spirit Emperor and Dark Fragrance, Ghost Head des way forward was unimpeded.
The pressure that Zhai Yin gave off was tremendous. The teachers who had remained behind werent as strong as her andckedbat experience. They had no idea what to do in the face of this type of ruffian rushing toward them.
Furthermore, most of the teachers had gone to attack the core array pattern after receiving Wang Mings coordinates. As long as the Sea And Sky Array had yet to disappear, the real remains would continue to be in danger of being wantonly destroyed.
Space sh! Ghost Head de rushed forward at the speed of light!
The instant he drew near, Zhai Yins expression abruptly changed.
It was actually the Space sh
This was a pure suicide attack de technique! Zhai Yin hadnt expected Ghost Head de, who had still been making noise earlier about wanting a host, to actually turn around and use such a deadly de technique!
Lets go to hell together Ghost Head de gave a cold, darkugh as the de cut through the air and directly pierced Zhai Yins body.
But contrary to Ghost Head des expectations, it seemed that Zhai Yin hadnt been hit
Her body appeared on the other side.
Zhai Yin had been saved by Wang Mings Brain Deduction Technique!
Ghost Head de was flustered, but didnt pause in his attack. Just as he was about to cut Wang Ming open, Wang Ming suddenly grabbed his head and let out a pained yell.
The next moment, a round ck hole rose up from the crown of Wang Mings head
With a powerful force, Wang Ming and Ghost Head de were sucked into the ck hole.
Chapter 747 - The Life Of Ming
Chapter 747: The Life Of Ming
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It was August 1st on Tuesday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
Wang Ming disappeared on his birthday; to be exact, the specific time of his disappearance was probably a little earlier
The summer camp had to be suspended.
For now, the most important task was to send people to search for Wang Ming.
Of course, the students were unaware of Wang Mings disappearance. Most of them had been inside the ss box when it happened, and they had no idea of the situation outside. As for the news that the summer camp had been temporarily suspended, Wu Zhenjun as the generalmander of the lead teachers exined to the students that, because a group of foreign rebels had been captured yesterday, they had to assign manpower to conduct a preliminary interrogation first, and the summer camp would resume after the interrogation was over.
Among the students, except for Wang Ling and Fang Xing, no one else knew the truth.
The only good news was that the Sea And Sky Array had been neutralized, and Lord Dark Fragrance, who had been responsible for summoning the cells, had also been taken down by the head of state after the magical effects of the Cell Assimtion Spell wore off
After that, Odd Zhuos special ops team arrived and entered the Rainbow ss Box to meet with Wu Zhenjun.
Zhai Yin was supposed to be at this meeting, but she had broken down the moment Wang Ming had been sucked into the ck hole, as a result of the fight and her deep self-getion, and the medical team had been forced to give her a powerful sedative to get her to rest.
Odd Zhuo took Little Silver and Fatty Luo with him to the meeting in the conference room inside the Rainbow ss Box, while Wuji turned back into her original shape and was stowed away inside Odd Zhuos storage space.
Wujis identity couldnt be revealed for now, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble.
Wu Zhenjun, let me introduce you. These two are my right-hand men in this special ops team, Mr Luo Chuang and Mr Silver. I got to know them in the cultivation forum, and along with Great Death-Courting Senior, were all good friends. Odd Zhuo introduced Fatty Luo and Little Silver.
Mm. Wu Zhenjun nodded.
For Fatty Luo and Little Silver to be able to join this special ops team to enter the remains, they would certainly have been specially checked out by the authorities first, so Wu Zhenjun didnt ask too much about their identities.
In fact, as soon as he heard that they were friends with Great Death-Courting Senior, Wu Zhenjun knew that there basically werent any problems with these two.
Great Death-Courting Senior was a celebrity in the circle, after all.
He didnt have a high realm, but he had a strong ability to court death
Not only had he been going around all these years cracking down on criminal elements, he was also upied with phnthropy.
Although Wu Zhenjun had never specially encountered Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, he had heard about Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal from various sources. All of it could be summarized in one sentence: Not only did this man like to court death, he also had a mine at home 1
Clearing his throat, Wu Zhenjun said, Then let me exin the current situation to Director Zhuo.
This was a secret meeting specially arranged for Odd Zhuos special ops team. Only Wu Zhenjun and Odd Zhuos group were present in the massive conference room.
Wu Zhenjun: Thanks to Teacher Wang, the Sea And Sky Array currently has already been unraveled. However, a small proportion of the activated white blood cells, red blood cells and macrophages that came out earlier are still fleeing through the remains. Weve already dispatched some teachers to track them down. Before he was caught, that Dark Network wanted criminal codenamed Dark Fragrance issued new orders to these cells to destroy the spirit nts.
This was smashing an already cracked pot
Cant we destroy the summoning array? Odd Zhuo sighed.
Wu Zhenjun shook his head. While the summoning array in the fake remains has been destroyed through the Sea And Sky Array, the problem is the range of the Sea And Sky Array, as the activated cells which were already transferred to the real remains werent affected by the array.
I see Odd Zhuo nodded.
Wu Zhenjun: The second thing Im going to talk about has to do with Teacher Wang and Ghost Head de being sucked into a ck hole during this operation. ording to Huaxiu Alliances President Qi, the ck hole isnt a crack in space created by the Space sh, but is an unusual side effect of Teacher Wang overusing the Brain Deduction Technique.
Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Fatty Luo were nk as they listened, and didnt quite understand his meaning.
Wu Zhenjun thought for a while and then gave a simpler exnation. To put it simply, Director Zhuo can think of it this way: as a result of Teacher Wang overworking his brain, his mental fluctuations affected real space, thus creating the legendary brain pit 2 That ck hole is in fact a pit in the brain.
Odd Zhuo was silent for a long moment.
After a moment, he looked up at Wu Zhenjun. What are the chances that Teacher Wang is still alive He wanted to hear what the Huaxiu government thought about Wang Mings chances of survival.
Actually, Odd Zhuo knew that there was no chance of Wang Ming dying at all. After all, he was the man who had shifu behind him!
Also, Odd Zhuo had seen shifu s rxed face on the way to the meeting, and instantly his heart was as clear as a mirror; he was guessing that his shifu had probably given Wang Ming a revival token!
Wu Zhenjuns face darkened at Odd Zhuos words. A momentter, he looked up at Odd Zhuo. The brain pit is also an unusual type of spatial storm If a cultivator falls into it without any sort of defense, his chances of survival are less than thirty percent, unless he is an Almighty at the Itinerant Immortal level and above C the inner quality of their bodies allows them to travel back and forth through the spatial storm. Given Teacher Wangs normal body, the chances of him surviving are very low.
After saying that, Wu Zhenjun raised his little finger. This is Teacher Wangs current odds of survival
Odd Zhuo: One in a hundred?
Wu Zhenjun: One in ten thousand
Odd Zhuo:
The meeting ended in the early hours of August 1st.
From the Rainbow ss Box, two-thirds of the teachers had been sent to look for Wang Ming, even though most of them knew that his chances of survival were already very slim
When it came to the subject of space, there was probably no one here more familiar with it than Wuji.
It was true that the spatial storm was indeed very terrible, and once drawn into it, you would be instantly torn to shreds if you had a normal body. Wuji, however, had another opinion.
A spatial storm isnt the only thing that a brain pit generates, its just that the probability that it takes the form of a spatial storm is higher. Wuji said, There is another situation, which is spatial turbulence. If its spatial turbulence, the odds that Mr Wang is still alive are much higher
Spatial turbulence was an unusual spatial phenomenon which happened very rarely. A person swallowed by the turbulence would drift in space for a very long time before the space finally spat them back out into the original world.
Of course, they would always be spat out in a different and random location.
Wuji had a very strong hunch that Wang Ming wasnt dead yet, and was now probably floating somewhere in space
Chapter 748 - Dead Sea of Space
Chapter 748: Dead Sea of Space
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Wang Ming woke up
The first thing he felt was sharp pain, as if his head had been sliced open with a watermelon knife and almost split apart. It was a very long while before Wang Ming recovered slightly from the sensation.
Even when he moved, he didnt dare make any big movements in case it injured his head.
When he sat up to determine where he was, two hours had already passed since the moment he had opened his eyes.
His head hurt so badly that he couldnt think straight. When he sat up, he was wet with sweat and his white coat was already drenched.
Finally, he could clearly see his surroundings.
He was in the middle of an aurora
Before him was a sea of ss with no end in sight. The splendid colors of an aurora filled the sky as the lights tangled together in a dazzling disy.
Currently, he was sitting on the Heavenly Materials sword which had taken the form of a bamboo raft and which was floating in this sea of ss.
Is this the brain pit Old Qi mentioned before
Calming down, Wang Ming recalled how he had arrived here.
He clearly remembered that he had forcibly performed the Brain Deduction Technique with his overloaded brain in order to save Zhai Yin, hence why he had ended up here.
If it hadnt been for the Heavenly Materials sword, he would likely already have been torn apart by the storm as soon as he had been sucked into the space
All high-end magic swords had a save master spirit de mechanism. Normally, the activation of this mechanism depended on the sword spirit. When its rapport with its master was higher, the sword spirit coulde out at a critical moment to block an attack, even at the cost of its own life.
But Wang Mings Heavenly Materials sword didnt have a sword spirit. This current save master mechanism was nothing more than Wang Ming using scientific means to produce a simr effect.
When all was said and done, the Heavenly Materials sword was a rare magic sword which Cheng Yu had created at great cost. When he had been redesigning the Heavenly Materials sword, Wang Ming thought that apart from incorporating certain scientific elements into it, he should try to align it as close to a conventional magic sword as possible.
Simply put, his scientific magic sword had all the functions of a regr magic sword!
It was just that Wang Ming never thought that his idea back then would actuallye in so handy at this moment
Brat youre awake?
Just as Wang Ming was pondering how to get out of here, Ghost Head des voice rang out on the bamboo raft.
Startled, Wang Ming hurriedly scooted backward. When he looked harder, he realized that Ghost Head de really was on the bamboo raft the Heavenly Materials swords save master mechanism should only work on the swords owner; Wang Ming was guessing that the Heavenly Materials sword had mistaken Ghost Head des de form to be Wang Mings magic treasure, and thus had also saved him
This could be regarded as a w in Wang Mings design.
Wang Ming gnashed his teeth. Who would have thought he would overlook this small detail?
If he got out of here, he definitely had to fix this bug!
Hm
If
He could get out
However, Ghost Head de seemed to be in much more dire straits than Wang Ming.
Logically speaking, Ghost Head de should absolutely kill Wang Ming, but he wasnt in a hurry to do so now. Hey quietly at the front of the bamboo raft in his de form, without projecting even the slightest bit of killing intent.
Or rather, Ghost Head de already no longer had the energy to emit killing intent.
I never thought that in the end, you and I would actually suffer together sucked into this Dead Sea of Space. Ghost Head des voice was very weak.
So this was the Dead Sea of Space?
Wang Ming narrowed his eyes, and didnt dare make any overly big movements. He had been startled into scooting backward by Ghost Head des voice earlier, and now his head hurt so much it felt like it was going to explode.
He remembered that Old Qi had told him about cultivation space before. The Dead Sea of Space should be considered a type of spatial turbulence and was better than being in a spatial storm, but a person would still experience the pain of a tear in space when they were first sucked in. The only difference was that the spatial turbulence phenomenon corrted with the Dead Sea of Space, which was a slightly safer environment, while a spatial storm corrted with an even bigger storm Except for Almighty-level cultivators, most people who entered a spatial storm never came back out.
Wang Ming stuck out his hand and lightly touched a drop of water in this Dead Sea of Space This was a type of spatial fluid that was extremely buoyant. This spatial fluid was bottomless. A light touch wasnt dangerous, but you absolutely couldnt immerse yourself in it for too long, otherwise it would slowly corrode you inside out, even if you had bones of steel.
So if he were to throw Ghost Head de out of the raft now
Instantly, a bold idea struck Wang Ming.
But it was very quickly dispelled by Ghost Head des voice. Brat I know what youre thinking I warn you, while it now almost hurts too much for me to move, if you darey a hand on me, do you think that I wont instantly cut your throat and take you down with me?
Wang Ming backtracked, his intuition telling him that this wasnt an empty threat.
Given Ghost Head des current state, he wouldnt be able to seize Wang Mings body for the time being, but he definitely had the strength to take both of them down together
The Heavenly Materials sword had now turned into a bamboo raft to protect him. This was the only weapon Wang Ming had now. If the Heavenly Materials sword was still in its original form, he might still have had the strength to fight Ghost Head de, who now had Residual Blood 1 . But in a situation where Wang Ming couldnt directly use the Heavenly Materials sword, confronting the enemy would be an illogical choice. After all, he only had a normal body.
Of course, I have to save myst bit of strength for getting out of here If you dont try anything sneaky with me, I naturally wont attack you, since itll do me no good. Ghost Head deughed bitterly.
You still want to get out of here? Wang Ming was amused. Once youre sucked into the Dead Sea of Space, unless you can tear the space open yourself, well have to wait for the space to get rid of foreign matter and spit us out. How long do you think that will take?
Many people had a mistaken notion about the spatial turbulence phenomenon, and thought that after being sucked into it, they would be spat out by the space itself in a few hours.
It was true that the Dead Sea of Space would spit living things out in a few hours in real time, but time flowed at a different rate herepared with the real world. One day of drifting in the Dead Sea of Space was only ten minutes in the outside world.
Looks like you know quite a bit about the Dead Sea of Space, dont you?
Ghost Head de chuckled sinisterly. Just like youve said, its almost impossible for me to get out given my current state. But I bet you definitely have a way to get us out Your brain can help me escape, which is one of the reasons why I decided not to kill you.
Speaking up to this point, Ghost Head des voice suddenly turned cold. So now you have two options One: die with me. Two: we cooperate and get out together.
Very well, I choose option two.
Wang Ming spread his hands without hesitation. But what do you mean by cooperation?
Ghost Head de: You think of a way to get us out, Ill cheer you on.
Wang Ming:
Chapter 749 - Survive
Chapter 749: Survive
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Wang Ming wasnt a fool. Since this was an escape coboration, Ghost Head de had to do his part, otherwise Wang Ming would be the one to suffer a loss.
In the current situation, although Ghost Head de imed that this was ast ditch attempt, Wang Ming believed that Ghost Head de wanted to survive more than he let on. Ghost Head de was desperate to get out of here, yet that didnt mean Wang Ming could use this to threaten him.
Wang Ming remembered Ghost Head de saying before that he had to find a host within a few days when he was in his de form, otherwise his soul would be cursed by the ancient artifact spirit and he would be directly exterminated.
That was to say, Wang Ming had two days at most to figure out a way to get out of here, or given Ghost Head des personality, he would definitely drag Wang Ming down to be buried with him.
From the moment the two of them had started drifting on this bamboo raft, the embodiment of the Heavenly Materials sword, the game had already started Wang Ming was aware that if he wanted to survive, it was a race against time.
Time flowed at a different pace in the outside world, plus he wasnt sure if Wang Ling could find him. Although he had specifically told Wang Ling before to keep a low profile as much as possible during this summer camp so as not to arouse the suspicions of the many teachers who were around this time All along, Wang Ming had half-expected Wang Ling to show up.
But in the end, it was just an expectation
If possible, Wang Ming still wanted to use his own strength to fight his way out of this crisis this time: if you wanted something done well, you had to do it yourself!
He had to live
He had too much unfinished business.
If he was dead, who would listen to Old Qis nagging? He had promised Old Qi before that one day, he would be his most outstanding disciple, to surpass him and live up to his reputation as Wisdom Saint.
If he was dead, what would happen to the Head of State 001 research? This was his greatest masterpiece to date.
If he was dead, who would eat Zhai Yins awful fried dragon pork chops?
If he was dead, what would happen to the primordial qi research? Who would save his little brother
For a moment, Wang Mings thoughts flew through his head.
Normally, he always felt that he was like a flower in a greenhouse. He was always tightly protected by other people.
He never imagined that he would find himself in such dire straits one day.
If it wasnt for this incident, Wang Ming didnt think he would normally consider these issues at all.
He, Wang Ming
Had to do everything possible to break out of here and live!
Wang Ming pondered deeply.
The expression in his eyes for some reason gave Ghost Head de peace of mind. This was a gamble: he had chosen not to kill Wang Ming, but to pin all his hopes for survival on Wang Ming alone.
As for his promise that he wouldnt do anything to Wang Ming and that they would get out of here together
Promise?
How much was that worth?
Ghost Head de had already decided, as long as Wang Ming could figure out a way to get out of here, he would use hisst bit of strength to seize Wang Mings body.
He already didnt have much time left
In less than four days, his soul would be cursed and he would be directly annihted.
He had to live. To live was everything.
Ghost Head de knew that there was no turning back now at this point.
For many years he had acted as the de in someone elses hand, epted a variety of assignments, and even staked everything on an exchange with an ancient artifact spirit.
Constantly changing his host body was in some sense a type of immortality.
But what Ghost Head de wanted to do was simply bring his sect to greater heights of development.
Ghost Ax Sect was recognized in the circle as the top killer sect which was established by Numinous Mother. And he was the sects third disciple, ranked after Gorgeous Itinerant and Daoist Taotie.
In Ghost Ax Sect, the strong were revered. Ghost Head des lifelong dream was toplete the assignment from his sect, which was to kill ten thousand people, and then he could inherit the true legacy of the sect!
So Ghost Head de felt that he couldnt die here
Brat I advise you to figure out something in the next twelve hours, or you die, Ghost Head de threatened Wang Ming.
I dont need you to tell me that.
Wang Ming replied unenthusiastically, I should be able to figure out a way, but you know The brain needs brain cells to function, and for now, my head hurts when Im thinking. Do you have anything to eat? Two walnuts for boosting the brain would be good!
Ghost Head des voice turned cold. What trick are you ying?
Trick? How dare I? Wang Ming waved his hand with a weak expression. You know, Im just an ordinary person. I cant go a day without food.
Ghost Head de was instantly speechless.
Because it was true.
He had overlooked this point just now, and had forgotten that Wang Ming was an ordinary person
What a troublesome brat!
Here! Ghost Head de had no choice but to give him his own tonic.
It was a red oval pill about the size of a Mylikes chocte.
This is a qi-replenishing pill Ghost Head de said.
This was a grade four pill, and was incredibly expensive. When an ordinary person ate one, not only could it heal any body injuries, it could boost vitality and act as a fasting pill.
This was the only pill that Ghost Head de carried on him, which was originally for his hosts use. If his host body was injured, one pill was normally enough to fix some of the damage But now that he didnt have a body, Ghost Head de naturally couldnt enjoy its effects. In the current situation, a mutually profitable cooperation was more important.
He wanted Wang Ming to think of a way to get them out of here first.
And Wang Mings physical recovery would also benefit Ghost Head de when he forcefully seized his bodyter. In any case, after he had sessfully stolen Wang Mings body, this pill would have been used to help his host C it would have just been a matter of time.
Thanks! Wang Ming wasnt polite and directly swallowed the pill. In this situation, since Ghost Head de wanted him to find a way out, the pill he had taken out definitely had to be a regr, good pill, and he wouldnt give Wang Ming poison.
Sure enough, after taking the qi-replenishing pill, its effects were immediately apparent, as Wang Mings head instantly felt lighter.
At least fifty percent of his body had recovered with this pill
But Wang Ming didnt directly reveal this on his face, and he frowned instead. Your pill isnt very effective!
Ghost Head de sneered. Brat, that was thest pill I had, its enough to keep you full for a few days. You dont have any more excuses now, do you? Hurry up and think of something! Ive already given you the pill. As for how effective it is, its got nothing to do with me.
In fact, Ghost Head de truly couldnt guarantee the pills efficacy. If a cultivator digested this type of high-quality pill, it required help from spirit energy for quicker absorption. For an ordinary person, it might take a long time for the pill to bepletely digested
Ghost Head de didnt know enough about pills, since all that Ghost Ax Sect taught was killer techniques.
Half an hour after the pill entered his stomach, Wang Ming had already fully digested it.
A cultivator used spirit energy to elerate absorption, while Wang Ming used meditation Meditation could produce the same effect, but was only possible if you had a powerful brain.
If Wang Ming wanted to, he could even use meditation to levitate slightly off the ground But only for very short intervals.
On the bamboo raft, Ghost Head de was feeling a little impatient. Brat, hows iting along?
Wang Ming folded his arms. Dont worry, Im getting there
In fact, when Wang Ming had first surveyed the Dead Sea of Space, he already had an idea.
Chapter 750 - Wang Ming Recycling
Chapter 750: Wang Ming Recycling
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This Dead Sea of Space had sucked in too much garbage and waste from the outside world and there were many magic treasure bits and pieces floating in the sea. If you were lucky, you might find an almost intact magic treasure However, after being sucked into the Dead Sea of Space, most of these magic treasures wouldnt work since the spirit fluid of the Dead Sea of Space had a strong corrosive effect.
Of course, that didnt mean that some of the magic treasures couldnt withstand the corrosion.
Wang Ming concluded that if he wanted to break out of this Dead Sea of Space, the corrosion-resistant magic treasures were especially important. Hence, these magic treasure fragments floating in the sea were actually quite useful!
He might be able to find the parts he needed!
Wang Ming took off his white coat and belt. Unfortunately, Wang Ming had felt that the long johns were too hot, so he had left them in the dorm in the ss box.
He had initially thought that this was the first day of the summer camp, and it was unlikely that something would happen. In the end, he had wound up in this situation
Only now did he think about the benefits of the long johns.
Wang Ling had personally enchanted this set of long johns, and its usefulness in this situation would have been even more apparent.
Ghost Head de didnt know what Wang Ming was going to do, but seeing that he had started to move, he immediately understood that he had probablye up with some idea.
After taking off his white coat and belt, Wang Ming checked the spirit power in his storage ring Currently, there was seventy-two percent left, which was enough for him to carry out his follow-up n, but Wang Ming couldnt directly reveal this; this was one of his trump cards, and Ghost Head de absolutely couldnt know about it.
Hence, he frowned deeply
Seeing Wang Ming frown, Ghost Head de for some reason felt a little panicked. Brat Whats wrong this time?
Wang Ming rubbed his head as he pretended to ponder, his eyebrows knitting tightly into a knot as he tried to highlight the gravity of the situation. I have an idea.
Go on Ghost Head de said darkly.
Previously, our research institute developed a device called a Spirit Power Amplification Cannon. Wang Ming said, The device can convert spirit energy into a substantial st, creating tremendous force with little effort. There are a lot of magic treasure fragments floating around in this Dead Sea of Space. If I make good use of these parts, I can build one right away. Itll take me roughly two days.
Wang Ming was resolute and looked very confident when he said this.
Ghost Head de believed him. The Dead Sea of Space was just like a graveyard for magic treasures In the past, too many Almightys had cut up space in battle, which ultimately led to magic treasures being identally sucked into the Dead Sea of Space. Legend had it that in the battle between Crouching CowZhenren 1 and Red Clouds Emperor Li Yaoshi, their world-defying immortal warships collided before falling into the Dead Sea of Space.
That was a long time ago, so far back that even Ghost Head de couldnt remember exactly when it had happened.
If these two immortal warships were still here, they would be absolutely priceless since Crouching Cow Zhenren and Red Clouds Emperor Li Yaoshi had sequestered a great deal of their own riches in strongboxes on the warships back then. Even if the spatial spirit fluid was highly corrosive, it would still be impossible for it to corrode a specially-made strongbox.
Moreover, the two immortal warships were gigantic and were world-defying magic treasures, so they were unlikely to corrode so easily.
Unfortunately, who knew what part of the Dead Sea of Space these two world-defying immortal warships had been drifting in for the past millennia.
The Dead Sea of Space was endless, and you never knew what kind of useful magic treasure fragment would float past you in the next moment.
Thus, given that he knew this much about the Dead Sea of Space, Ghost Head de was convinced by Wang Mings words. There were all kinds of magic treasure fragments floating around here, and while they looked like they were already of no damn use, who knew if this strongest brain really had a way to use these fragments to recreate a magic treasure.
However, Wang Ming said that he needed two days to make it, which instantly made Ghost Head de fall into a deep silence.
One day you have to make the magic treasure in one day, Ghost Head de said a momentter, his tone a little menacing.
He couldnt wait that long. Two days was too long for him. Whether this magic treasure could produce a st powerful enough to break through the Dead Sea of Spaces barrier to get them out was now still up in the air.
If it failed, Wang Ming would need more time to make another new magic treasure.
However, Ghost Head des original form wouldnt allow him to wait that long.
The ancient artifact spirits curse was more like a ticking time bomb for him
Thus, he needed Wang Ming to speed up and develop this thing as soon as possible.
Just one day Wang Ming furrowed his brow. Its not impossible, but youll have to help in order to make it possible!
If youre sure that the whatever cannon youre talking about will work, I can do it, Ghost Head de said.
Im very confident that itll definitely work, Wang Ming said. When the cannon fires a shot, itll definitely destroy this space wall and well be able to get out! But one day is really very tight! You have to help out!
What do you want to do? Ghost Head de asked.
I need spirit energy!
Saying this, Wang Ming took a toolbox out of his storage ring and grinned. The tools in this toolbox have to be injected with spirit energy before they can be used, and if I want to make the magic treasure, Ill need to use the tools inside. You know that Im an ordinary person, and usually I have assistants helping me in theb. Right now, youre the only one with spirit energy!
Wang Mings words were a mix of truth and lies. The tools in the toolbox did require spirit energy to work, but in theb, Wang Ming usually used the spirit power stored inside the storage ring, and he couldplete everything on his own.
Not only did the ring on his hand store items, it also stored spirit power!
With seventy-two percent of spirit power left now, Wang Ming estimated that he would have to use at least more than forty percent of it to recreate the magic treasure, which would cause his ultimate n to fail.
So from the very beginning, this was all a ploy on Wang Mings part.
Originally, he had estimated that it would only take him a day to finish this magic treasure. He had deliberately said two days so that Ghost Head de would bargain with him over it.
His goal was nothing more than to swindle Ghost Head de of his spirit energy
Wang Ming took out the tools, lined them up on the Heavenly Materials bamboo raft, and then took a deep breath before looking at Ghost Head de. Hey, so? Are you going to cooperate or not? Youre the one who wants me to get this done fast, but in the end the person dragging his feet is also you! Do you still want to get out of here or not? If you dont, we can both just die together!
Fine I can give you spirit energy
Ghost Head de clenched his teeth, feeling very aggrieved.
He was filled with resentment.
In the current situation, however, he could only endure.
He had already decided in his heart, the moment the magic treasure wasplete, he would seize control of Wang Mings body at once.
Ghost Head de sneered.
After all, this was just an ignorant greenhorn
He had absolutely no idea that his death was close at hand.
Chapter 751 - To Bring the Thunder
Chapter 751: To Bring the Thunder
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Wang Ling knew that Wang Ming was still alive.
Although, when he activated the Mind-Reading Ability, all he heard were the pitying voices of the lead teachers for this summer campmenting Wang Mings death.
The paper crane life talisman which Wang Ling had folded for Wang Ming was still here, and could act as life support.
But since it hadnt been activated up to now, this was enough to prove that Wang Ming hadnt died, so Wang Ling immediately assumed that the former was probably in the Dead Sea of Space
However, in most peoples minds, Wang Ming was already dead.
Even Wu Zhenjun was already making funeral arrangements.
For example: Wang Mings portrait.
To protect his identity, Wang Ming had never taken an ID photo in military uniform. The only photo which the government currently had on file was the image used for his official fake ID Wang Xiaoer.
In the ID photo, Wang Ming wore a dark ck short-sleeved shirt and a foolish smile.
Is this the only photo we have? Wu Zhenjun stared at Wang Mings photo and couldnt stop sighing.
Yes. A lead teacher apanying him also sighed. Also, the higher-ups want us to prepare everything that we have on this matter.
Mm, got it. Im already writing down what happened, and reviewing the events as well. Wu Zhenjun gave a nod.
Next, they could only wait for instructions from the higher-ups.
Wu Zhenjun was guessing that following Wang Mings death, the higher-ups would certainly make his identity known. Although he was just an ordinary person, as the most powerful brain hiding behind Huaxiu nation all these years, he had made indelible contributions to the country over thest twenty years or so with all sorts of technological breakthroughs in cultivation magic treasures.
During his life, his identity had to be kept a secret.
After his death, his identity and achievements definitely had to be proimed to the world.
Perhaps the science textbooks next year would contain his photo.
Though, the only official photo they had of him was this ID photo
Teacher Wang is so unfortunate, I cant believe theres only one photo of him. If I had known earlier, I shouldve taken one with him. The lead teacher couldnt stop sighing.
Then what is the opinion of the higher-ups?
They initially thought that we would take some photos of him on this trip, but we realized in the end that there werent any. The main problem is that his smile in this ID photo is just too foolish and not serious at all. But we dont have any other choice now There are no photos of Teacher Wang in military uniform, so the leader has said to photoshop his head onto a military uniform and use that as his portrait.
Wu Zhenjun:
Wang Ling:
On the other side at the Huaxiu Alliancemand center, the entire department had instantly entered liver-destroying overtime mode after Wang Mings disappearance.
Themand center had dispatched technicians to provide extra one-on-one support for the lead teachers who were searching for Wang Ming in the real remains. Apart from providing relevant long-distance technical support, they also helped these teachers tomunicate with a team of experts outside the remains.
The main role of these experts was to provide long-distance support for the lead teachers who were headed west in their search for Wang Ming.
This was mainly because the western region of the remains werent fully explored yet, and the only thing Huaxiu nation had at present was data which this Huaxiu Alliance team of experts had yet to make public.
The lead teachers had limited experience, so if they encountered some poisonous spirit nt which they didnt recognize, they would basically be able to avoid them as long as they had these experts providing long-distance support.
Huaxiu Alliance already knew the eastern half of the map of the real remains inside out, and it was practically impossible for any idents to happen here.
But the western part was stillpletely unknown to them.
Even if Wang Ming was still alive, if the space spat him out in the western half, it was still very dangerous.
So President Qi had immediately given the order for Wu Zhenjun to dispatch some reliable teachers to look for Wang Ming in the west.
Apart from Wang Ling, President Qi all along believed that Wang Ming was still alive.
When he had learned of the catastrophe that had befallen Wang Ming, President Qi had sped his hands behind his back and fixed his eyes forward as he gazed in one direction for a very long time.
From beginning to end, General Yi and the other Ten Generals who were present took in this scene.
General Yi never thought that President Qi, who normally doted on and protected his disciple, would be soposed after learning of Wang Mings misfortune. But the truth was that his intuition was telling him that all this was just on the surface
After ten minutes or so, President Qi finally moved.
He turned around and looked at General Yi. Old Yi, help me take care of things here.
Sure thing. General Yi directly agreed.
He didnt say anything unnecessary.
The moment President Qi turned around, General Yi plus the other Ten Generals who were present knew what he was going to do.
In everyones eyes, Old Qi was an upright and honest person who always did things by the book.
Of course, this didnt mean that Old Qi didnt have a bottom line
It was already over four thousand years since Huaxiu nation was established, and as one of the Ten Generals, Old Qis cultivation was naturally unfathomable. But in the several thousand years before he met Wang Ming, this Wisdom Saint had never taken in a disciple. Every one of the Ten Generals present remembered the look of pleasant delight on Old Qis face when he had discovered Wang Ming back then, as if he had be a dad.
Furthermore, they had all been utterly stunned by his choice in the beginning.
They were unable to understand why Old Qi would choose an ordinary person to be his disciple.
In the end, reality proved that Old Qi had made the right decision.
Wang Mings appearance indeed provided major breakthroughs one after another in knotty problems with magic treasure technology.
Old Qi limited Wang Mings movements and concealed his true identity, protecting this disciple of his like his own kid.
Now, something had happened to Wang Ming.
Everyones hearts were actually as clear as a mirror.
Old Qi.
When Old Qi walked toward the door of the Huaxiu Alliancemand center, Marshal Jiang stopped him with a yell.
Old Qi paused and turned his face slightly. What?
What has happened, happened; you should know that you cant change anything, Marshal Jiang warned him.
Mm.
President Qi knew that.
After a moment of silence, he said, But someone hurt my disciple, and I must address this myself. Night Chief is indeed formidable, but I can still give them a warning.
Once the head of state finds out, hell definitely be furious.
My minds already made up. If the head of state doles out punishmentter, Ill shoulder the me. President Qi stroked his beard. All of you here have yet to take in a disciple that you can be proud of, right? You may not understand my decision today, but I believe you will in the future.
Marshal Jiang was instantly lost for words.
And let me rify one thing.
President Qi gazed at everyone in themand center. Wang Ming is this old mans disciple! It is impossible for him to die so easily!
Chapter 752 - Mind Amplification Device
Chapter 752: Mind Amplification Device
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The Ten Generals hade through that time and shared extremely deep bonds with each other, which had tranted into the Huaxiu nation of today. If they werent united, internal cracks would have already started to show a long time ago.
Of course, from the moment this Night Chief affair started, the Ten Generals had guessed that there might be a mole at the management level But this entailed a careful investigation. Since they didnt have any proof, the best would be if they could catch the mole and find evidence.
The moment something happened to Wang Ming, General Yi and Marshal Jiang had already anticipated that Old Qi would stand up for him.
Old Qi was known for protecting his disciple.
Especially at the research institute, envious colleagues would always sneakily snitch on Wang Ming, but none of these reports were ever delivered to Huaxiu Alliance, as Old Qi would personally intercept and destroy them.
As he always said: talent would always be the target of envy.
Old Qi had experienced his own share of this sort of suffering when he was young.
To protect and educate was one thing, but like called to like.
While Wang Ming was sometimes haughty, he was absolutely respectful toward Old Qi.
At work, they were teacher and disciple, and in life, they were like father and son. For Old Qi, Wang Ming was the only candidate capable of assuming the mantle of Wisdom Sage after Old Qi retired one day. Most people felt that Wang Ming was stillcking in many aspects and was still very young, but from the moment Old Qi had discovered Wang Ming, he had firmly believed that this person was the hope and future that he lived for.
Old Qi didnt leave the Huaxiu Alliance building, but headed for his office.
He was going to give those people from Night Chief a warning.
But that didnt mean that he had to run off overseas.
Old Qi understood that as one of the Ten Generals, if he ran off just like that, it wouldnt just be the head of state he would rm, but the countrys news media would also be shaken.
Hence, President Qi had already decided on a more feasible option.
Is everything ready?
When Old Qi returned to his office, a young man was already waiting for him.
This was Old Qis office assistant, Qi Mengyu.
Old Qi didnt have family, and Qi Mengyu was his adopted son and trusted aide whom Old Qi had had with him since young. Although he couldnt be considered a cultivation genius, he was still pretty good. He was quite a fair bit older than Wang Ming and the two of them were even closer than biological brothers.
Everythings set up. The equipment was already tested the other day, there are no problems, replied Qi Mengyu.
When he had learned about what had happened to Wang Ming, he knew that Old Qi might do something, but he hadnt expected Old Qi to go this far for Wang Ming.
Thest time Old Qi had activated his equipment in his office was several hundred years ago when he went up against a demon god
This equipment set-up was called the Mind Amplification Device, and the way it worked was very simple: one only needed to sit on the sofa in the space capsule and put on a wireless helmet which would immediately amplify the mind.
Given Old Qis current mental strength, when he used a particr cultivation technique with the helmet on, he could easily speak to anyone in any corner of the earth and evenunch a long-distance mental attack.
This was now already version 8.0 of this amplification device, and it was Wang Ming who hadpleted thetest upgrade.
Mengyu, stand guard outside the door and dont let anyone in, President Qi said to Qi Mengyu.
After that, President Qi turned a hidden knob in his office table, and the bookshelf behind him suddenly opened to both sides. Behind the bookshelf was a safe the size of a Rubiks cube. President Qi brought it up to his eye. It automatically opened, and with a ray of spirit light, he was directly sucked into the cube.
The equipment set had been shrunk down in size and ced inside the safe using space extension technology.
This safe had a built-in shrinking magic array, which was automatically activated through eye verification.
Elsewhere, Wang Ming was examining the tools on the bamboo raft.
Ghost Head de had injected enough spirit energy for Wang Ling to use into the toolbox. By his calctions, he realized that there was even a surplus of spirit energy in the toolbox.
Mm when the time came, he could store this extra spirit energy in his ring.
This is the blueprint for the amplification device. In order to guarantee that it will break through the space wall, Ive significantly increased the original parameters to ensure that it will work in one st. Wang Ming spent ten minutes or so drawing the blueprint for the Amplification Cannon on the drawing board that had been inside the toolbox, and included the corresponding forms under the parameters for eachponent.
Ghost Head de didnt quite understand what he was looking at, but this drawing reassured him greatly.
Looking at the blueprint, he suddenly asked, I heard that you are Wisdom Sages disciple?
Thats right. Wang Ming didnt deny it.
Since the other party had asked, this proved that he had definitely investigated him, so there was no use in Wang Ming hiding the truth.
Our Old Qi also has an amplification cannon. I was the one who designed the blueprint for thetest version, so Im very familiar with the parameters, Wang Ming said. At the very beginning, the prototype was actually a mind amplification device. When Old Qi developed it back then, he gave it to a foreign mutant organization. A Professor X used this device to recruit all kinds of people and even opened a mutant school.
But there were defects in the first design, and using this device easily caused hair loss, so it wasnt long before this Professor X turned bald.
And this mutant school still exists! I visited the ce when I went overseas with Old Qi before!
Ghost Head de was suddenly curious and tsked. So are you a craftsman?
No, Im just an inventor, replied Wang Ming. In a broad sense, a craftsman mainly forges and refines artifacts by melting the raw materials and then molding it into shape before finally pouring spirit energy into them. But for ordinary people with no spirit energy like us, we can also create magic treasures with modern technology if were smart enough. But this type of magic treasure works off two energy sources. The standard magic treasures forged by craftsmen operate on spirit energy, while the scientific magic treasures which we create operate jointly on spirit energy and rechargeable spirit energy.
Ghost Head de gave a mm. What you say fits with what I know.
Actually, he didnt know much about refining artifacts. If not for Wang Ming, Ghost Head de might never have known that there was this sort of difference in modern magic treasures.
What Wang Ming had to do now was to fully gain Ghost Head des trust.
Because the amplification cannon wasnt the only magic treasure that he was going to design
Chapter 753 - A Strange Request
Chapter 753: A Strange Request
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In Night Chiefs general HQ, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor looked like he was in a good mood.
Although it hadnt been his original body that had directly confronted the head of state, he had at the very least been able to parry His Excellencys blow in Dark Fragrances body, and furthermore hadnt been at a disadvantage at all.
What did that mean?
If this waster reported in the news by all the major media outlets, Night Chiefs reputation would increase and they would be able to recruit new members to greatly boost their strength, thereby making up for the losses from this master n in Huaxiu nation this time C only Night Ghost Spirit Emperor himself knew that whether or not the real remains had a level thirteen spell wasnt important.
What was important was the momentum and impact which the sh this time, as well as future ones, carried.
It was only in recent years since Night Chief was first established that they had be the target of various governments and military forces.
But a nation had dared to move rashly against Night Chief.
Why?
Because unlike other dark forces, Night Chiefs foundation was too solid.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had endured in secret for hundreds of years as he built up Night Chiefs core members, and the organization had devoted itself to developments in science and technology. Night Chief now had the capability to produce magic crystals C more than that, the magic crystals they produced on average continued to surpass those produced by various nations in terms of quality, and Night Chief was already capable of mass producing them.
This meant that those members with lower realms in Night Chief only needed one high-level magic crystal to be a threatening force.
Thus, while Night Chiefs n to invade the remains this time seemed to have ended in failure
The truth was that what Night Ghost Spirit Emperor valued the most was the international impact it generated.
As for President Dn who would probably give his life for this master n, and even Edmark who had died suddenly before the start of the n, their sacrifices didnt hurt Night Ghost Spirit Emperor at all.
Losing two generals in exchange for international influence
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor felt that this was an extremely worthwhile exchange.
He could recruit new members to rece those that were lost.
But such influence was hard to gain.
Of course, there was an unexpected element which worried Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, and that was the mysterious expert hidden in the ranks.
Who on earth was this expert?
This was a riddle.
But Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had a vague answer for this persons identity.
He was practically convinced that the mysterious expert who had taken action, and the youngster who had killed President Bai, were probably the same person.
It was just that he didnt know what that young man looked like, and the only lead he had was that youngsters brother.
Saying that, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor suddenly recalled Wang Ming.
At the very beginning, Night Chief hadnt fully investigated Wang Mings identity.
But Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was certain that this persons identity wasnt simple C because the personal information on this ID card was too fake!
The initial n was for Ghost Head de to capture Wang Ming, but unfortunately, the two of them had fallen into a space rift together.
If he wanted to find out that youngsters exact identity, this brother whom he had a close rtionship with would have been the best shortcut.
He touched the screen as he read the information on Wang Ming. There werent any other photos of him, and the one that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was looking at was that foolish-looking ID pic.
Continue tracking follow-up information on this person. If theres anything new, inform me at once, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor narrowed his eyes and instructed one of his subordinates.
This was the third president under him: Long Ming. He was an insect specialist, dressed in a very thick protective suit with a protective mask on his face.
But after Night Ghost Spirit Emperor gave the order, Long Ming uncharacteristically didnt respond.
Something didnt seem right.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor stood up as his eyes turned hard and he was instantly on guard.
In the next moment, Long Ming actually attacked him directly as ck poisonous bees poured out of small gaps in the protective suit.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor knew that Long Ming was probably being controlled as thetter would never attack him directly no matter how much guts he had.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor waved his hand to cast a level five ice spell. Icy mist surged forth from his palm and the bees were instantly frozen into ice cubes which fell to the ground like snowkes and shattered.
At the same time, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor rumbled, Long Ming, wake up!
This booming call had a sound wave spell mixed into it which could purify the mind and free a person from mind control.
However, the mind controlling Long Mings mind was beyond Night Ghost Spirit Emperors imagination.
This level six sound wave spell Sound of Revival actually didnt have the slightest bit of effect on Long Ming!
In this deadlock, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor saw out of the corner of his eye that except for him, all of Night Chiefsmand was actually under mind control!
All of them were frozen in motion.
This was the illusion that time had stopped, created by the brain when it was under mind control.
It was very clear that this Almighty had used the strength of his mind to track down the location of Night Chiefs headquarters tounch this surprise attack.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperors heart was shaken.
It seemed he would need to move headquarters once again.
When he had been hit by the medicine ball previously, he had already relocated headquarters once; who would have thought another wave would be stirred up yet again.
At the same time, he had already guessed the identity of this person. I know who Your Excellency is.
To possess this sort of unimaginably formidable mental strength, there could be no one else but thatmander in Huaxiu nation, one of the prestigious Ten Generals of legend: Wisdom Sage.
President Qi didnt say anything, but manipted this insect specialist called Long Ming intounching an even fiercer attack!
Tens of thousands of insects poured forth and actually created a disorienting formation around Night Ghost Spirit Emperor.
A petty trick. He sighed lightly, and with just a flick of his sleeve, these spirit insects were directly devoured by me.
In that moment when the spirit insects were wiped out, Long Ming unexpectedly charged forward to attack him.
Insect attacks are Long Mings forte. If youre controlling his mind, you should use what hes good at. Hes the worst at close-rangebat! Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sneered outright.
The next moment, he saw Long Ming raise his arm and aim his palm directly at his face.
Usually when Long Ming hits me with a close-range technique, its just a tickle.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor smirked again very broadly and didnt raise any sort of defense at all, but half-turned his face himself. Come, hit me!
Long Mings body paused, and it was obvious that the person controlling his mind was startled by Night Ghost Spirit Emperors move.
In the next moment.
Pa!
When Long Ming pped his face, Night Ghost Spirit Emperors expression changed dramatically.
Like a shell shot out of a cannon, he was sent flying out of themand post with a bang.
Elsewhere, in the military tent, Wang Ling withdrew his mental power.
This was the first time someone had offered their face up for him to hit.
He had never heard such a strange request before.
Chapter 754 - Wang Ming’s Sword Spirit
Chapter 754: Wang Mings Sword Spirit
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President Qi was stupefied. He remembered that he had indeed infiltrated Night Chief and put everyone under precise control with the power of his mind prior tounching the insect troops.
But most unfortunately, it felt as if he had been distracted a little just now
President Qi felt like his mind had been stolen by someone else!!!
Generally speaking, invading someones mind while yours was being invaded at the same time was an agonizing experience. This sh between three minds was extremely harmful to the person in the middle; it was like being pulled in two different directions by the arms, and it was difficult to look after both at the same time.
President Qi controlled Long Mings mind while the mysterious person controlled President Qis mind, which made him the middle person.
He had suddenly be the middle person in a struggle of minds, and logically speaking, he should be in immeasurable pain.
But the sensation of his mind being taken over was unexpectedlyfortable
It was even a kind of pleasure he had never felt before
When he came back to his senses, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had already disappeared and there was a veryrge hole in the ceiling of Night Chiefs general headquarters.
After that, President Qi withdrew his mind and took off the amplification helmet.
For a very long time, he didnt get up, but quietly pondered two things.
One: Who on earth was this mysterious person who had invaded his mind just now?
Second: Should he look for a wife himself
He looked down at his pants.
It was a good thing that his clothes were made from a special material which dried quickly and eliminated strange smells.
How embarrassing would it be if Mengyu had seen his state just now!
At that thought, President Qi flushed before getting out of the space capsule with a sigh.
It was only at that moment that he realized that his adopted son Qi Mengyu was actually standing behind the space capsule.
Qi Mengyu: Dad.
President Qi was startled. You when did youe in
Qi Mengyu: I heard you cry out just now and I thought something happened, so so I came in.
President Qi gazed at Qi Mengyu. Use the method I taught you erase that memory right now! Dont make me do it for you.
Qi Mengyu:
In the Dead Sea of Space, Wang Mings battle of wits and courage against Ghost Head de continued.
After drawing the blueprint, Wang Ming fashioned his belt, which he had taken off earlier, into a hook to snag magic treasure fragments floating in the sea. Since the fragments that floated past were random, Wang Ming basically had to reel in whatever he saw; only when it was on the raft did he check to see if they were theponents he needed.
Several dozen minutester, there was already no longer much space on the bamboo raft as it was taken up by magic treasure fragmentsrge and small.
Wang Ling chose the bits he needed and then took off his white coat and used it like a cleaning rag to wipe these fragments clean of the Dead Sea spirit fluid on them. The white coat was made from a special material and wasnt an ordinary piece of clothing: it was tough and could be used to clean things.
He didnt dare directly touch the spirit fluid, otherwise it would definitely corrode his skin.
Among the ten or so magic treasure pieces he had reeled in, Wang Ming in the end only chose three of them.
He threw the rest back into the Dead Sea of Space.
Ghost Head de watched as Wang Ming wiped these pieces over and over before finally using a tool from the toolbox to cut out the parts he needed.
The cutting instrument that Wang Ming was using was the mini-robot Small Crab that had been in the toolbox. Compared with that eight-armed Big Crab in the military tent, it was naturally much less effective. Although Small Crab was easy to carry around, it was much slower at cutting.
If only Big Crab was here. Wang Ming heaved a sigh.
He deliberately said this for Ghost Head de to hear.
Although Ghost Head de heard the insinuation, he showed no sign of being chastised and pressed Wang Ming instead: Youre slow, hurry up!
Wang Ming curled his lip and then began to assemble the parts he had cut out.
After several minutes, the firstponent for the Amplification Cannon wasplete.
So fast? Ghost Head de was bbergasted.
This is just one part, we need a lot ofponents, Wang Ming replied.
He then put this assembledponent away in his storage ring and started the second round of fishing
This second round was in the end very fruitful!
Furthermore, he even reeled in aplete magic sword in this second round. Although there were cracks in it, it was still intact! It was a dark blue spirit sword which even had a dragon head engraved on its hilt, and the overall craftsmanship was very refined!
Such a good sword should have a sword spirit, right? Wang Ming knew how to appraise magic treasures to some extent, and he estimated that thisplete magic sword should be a holy weapon!
There are so many broken magic treasures floating around in the Dead Sea of Space, and some of them would be more or less intact. However, once theyre sucked in here, theres no way to retrieve them at all. Its likely that the connection with its master was cut, so the sword spirit self-destructed in the end, Ghost Head de said.
What a pity.
Wang Ming felt some regret.
As he wiped this dark blue spirit sword clean, he was surprised to discover several rows of words on it.
Wang Ming: Whats this?
Ghost Head de immediately replied without even looking, Whether its a sword spirit or any other type of artifact spirit, theyll leave behind on the magic artifact the reason for destroying themselves, otherwise they wont be able to reincarnate after they die. Those are probably the sword spiritsst words that youre looking at.
So that was it.
Curious, Wang Ming looked at these words and then read them aloud.
It read: This humble servant is called Kunshan and is the sword spirit of this sword. My sword masters name was Brother Long. Master was drunk while traveling on his sword in the air, and he collided with a young knight in white, which led to an altercation. During the dispute, my sword master raised this humble servant to sh the other party, but his hand trembled and this humble servant fell out of his grasp and was sucked into a space rift, just like that, before entering the Dead Sea of Space. My sword master, that unarmed and defenseless soft ancestor, was then hacked to death by the young knight in white outside Hence, this humble servant has decided to destroy myself. If anyone finds this sword, please take photo evidence of my exnation and give it to the young knight in white as proof of reasonable self-defense. Heavenly Dao of reincarnation, this humble servant begs that when I am reincarnated, please set me up with a reliable sword master 1!
Wang Ming:
Ghost Head de:
As soon as Wang Ming finished reading aloud, he suddenly realized that the Heavenly Materials sword under his butt was glowing slightly.
A youngster dressed in an ancient style with long hair and dead fish eyes suddenly appeared like a breath of fresh air and looked at Wang Ming. This humble servant is Kunshan. I came here at the Heavenly Daos call to serve as this swords spirit.
Both Wang Ming and Ghost Head de were stunned.
Why did a sword spirit pop up here all of a sudden?
Wang Ming suddenly recalled that it was his birthday today.
So was this thing his birthday gift?
Surely it couldnt be that coincidental
Chapter 755 - Wang Ming’s Counterattack
Chapter 755: Wang Mings Counterattack
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For a while, Wang Ming and Ghost Head de were nk at the unexpected arrival of this sword spirit. Logically speaking, it was impossible for an ordinary person without spirit energy like Wang Ming to spawn a sword spirit with his mundane body. But now that it had happened, even Ghost Head de was hard-pressed to exin why.
This was The Daily Life of the Immortal King , not A Sword Spirits Cohabitation Diary!
Was this really because it was his birthday?
Wang Ming suddenly thought that there might be some weight to this exnation.
After all, Wang Ling had always given him his birthday gift in advance in past years.
For this summer camp, Wang Ming had deliberately made Wang Ling share a room with him actually as a hint for thetter to give him his birthday gift.
But after waiting for so long, Wang Ling hadnt given him anything.
Given the unusual situation, Wang Ming felt that Wang Ling had perhaps arranged for this sword spirit to automatically enter his Heavenly Materials sword on the day of his birthday.
Because he could clearly remember talking to Wang Ling some time ago about upgrading the Heavenly Materials sword. At that time, the summer camp had yet to start. If it was truly Wang Ling who had given him this sword spirit, he would certainly have had enough time to make such an arrangement.
At that thought, Wang Ming cupped his chin and carefully examined the long-haired young man in front of him.
Suddenly, he remembered how this dead fish-eyed sword spirit had introduced himself when it appeared. Wait you said your name is Kunshan?
The young man nodded. It was this humble servants name in myst life. New sword master, Sir, can call me Heavenly Materials, since a sword spirits name follow the swords name.
You actually remember your previous life? Wang Ming was startled.
He nced at the dark blue spirit sword in his hand and recalled that it seemed to have been called Kunshan It couldnt be that coincidental, right?
Of course I do, sighed the young man. In myst life, because of my previous master, I unfortunately fell into the Dead Sea of Space. I was summoned anew by the Heavenly Dao to meet Sir as my new sword master, and I never thought it would also be on such a vast sea. It looks like this really is some profound fate! May I ask if Sir is on a trip?
No.
Wang Ming shook his head. Look carefully, this is indeed the Dead Sea of Space.
The young man:
Heavenly Materials seemed to have been struck a heavy blow and he didnt speak for a very long time. He just stared at the boundless Dead Sea of Space with some mncholy in his limpid eyes, as if his past life had only just been yesterday.
A sword spirits memories didnt disappear. Destroying itself was the same as abandoning its original master, and as punishment from Heavenly Dao, it would undergo the Samsara Spirit Tribtion. It was only after experiencing the tribtion for over a hundred years that it could finally break away to be reborn.
But who would have thought, after all he had been through, he would find himself back here!
As expected was this fate?
After a good long while, Heavenly Materials looked up and sighed. Forget it, perhaps this is this humble servants destiny.
No need to be so pessimistic, its not like we cant get out of here yet.
Wang Ming smiled as he chatted, but his hands didnt stop working.
Heavenly Materials was delighted. Sword master, Sir, can we really escape? May I ask, does this humble servant need to do anything?
As he was assembling the parts, Wang Ming looked up at Ghost Head de at the other end of the bamboo raft. See that de? Can you defeat him?
Ghost Head de instantly gave out a sinister and fierce aura.
Heavenly Materials shrugged. Seems that I cant.
Wang Ming: Then, you just stay alive.
Heavenly Materials:
But this made Wang Ming realize something interesting: those with dead fish eyes seemed to talk much less.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed. Using magic treasure fragments from the sea, Wang Ming had already assembled more and more parts, all of which he put away in his storage ring.
Cut this thing for me.
Wang Ming handed Heavenly Materials an electric rice cooker magic treasure which he had reeled in.
There was a worn talisman seal stuck on its surface, and Wang Ming was guessing that this was some kind of sealing magic artifact.
With Heavenly Materials around, it was much faster to cut objects, and it also just so happened to help resolve Wang Mings urgent situation C Heavenly Materialss appearance was of some use, after all.
Although Ghost Head de didnt speak, he had been observing on the side the whole time. Whenever he asked Wang Ming about his progress, the other party would always say soon.
He was waiting for the moment when Wang Ming was done assembling the thing to make a move.
Although the electric rice cooker Wang Ming had reeled in earlier was extremely dpidated, it was the thing he needed the most. After transforming it into a center which could be embedded with a spirit power core, he would be able to use this center to ultimately operate this machine.
What he was inventing was more than just a spirit power amplification device!
It was an assembled magic treasure simr to Head of State 001 that was human in form and could be worn!
But even after inventing this machine, Wang Ming felt that he would only be able to use it once at the very most. This was because the numerous data parameters he hade up with on the blueprint was based on his mental calctions. It wasnt that Wang Ming wasnt confident in his mental calctions, but the best was to use scientific instruments to generate precise measurements in assembling aplicated machine like this. It was only after running the calctions several hundred times that you could achieve a better result.
The only thing that Wang Ming had to ensure right now was that his invention wouldst long enough to get him out of this crisis!
All the materials he had collected were resistant to the corrosive spatial spirit liquid and could withstand spatial storms, so there werent any issues!
In any case, all they needed to do was get out of this Dead Sea of Space!
Time passed.
It was at this moment that Ghost Head de finally noticed something wrong with the current situation.
He had seen the blueprint which Wang Ming had provided for the Spirit Power Amplification Cannon; Wang Ming was assembling a lot moreponents than there were on the blueprint! Although Ghost Head de didnt know what they were used for, he still knew how to count!
His maths teacher had passed away long ago, and he himself wasnt very well-educated, but he could still do his numbers!
Brat, what trick are you ying? The pitch-ck dagger floated in the air and emitted intimidating pressure.
While Wang Ming had been assembling everything together, Ghost Head de hadnt been idle. He had been regting his breathing all this time. The spirit energy was quite thin here, but it wasnt as if there wasnt any, and after a long time, he had recovered quite a bit.
Done!
Just as Ghost Head de asked the question, Wang Ming put in the finalponent for the spirit power center.
Heavenly Materials! Cover me!
At that moment, Wang Ming stood up and stuck his ring, which had spirit energy stored in it, into the spirit power center. In the next moment, the countlessponents that had been inside the ring flew out as if they were alive to wrap Wang Ming tightly from head to toe!
Heavenly Materials turned pale with fright. Sword master, Sir This is
He knew that Wang Ming was just an ordinary person, but while Wang Ming had been assembling everything together just now, Heavenly Materials had realized how unique Wang Ming was it turned out his sword master wasnt ordinary at all, and was a real genius!
Damn, you lied to me! You werent making the Amplification Cannon at all! Ghost Head de finally realized he had been tricked. Flying into a rage, he was about to attack Wang Ming.
No, I made it. Wang Ming smiled and shook his head.
He had indeed made the Spirit Power Amplification Cannon, but as part of both his mecha armors arms.
How can this be possible?! Youre just an ordinary person! How can you beat a cultivator? Ghost Head de snarled.
Im already no longer Wang Ming.
Wang Ming stared at Ghost Head de, his expression suddenly cold. Im Niuhulu Wang Ming 1 !
This was it.
At that moment, Wang Ming raised his right arm.
An auto target lock had already appeared in front of his eye.
Everything was done in one fluid motion!
This mecha armor had a mechanism for automatically identifying killing intent, and it almost instantly locked onto Ghost Head de!
In that moment, Ghost Head de was unexpectedly frozen with fright!
He was overwhelmed by a sense of danger!
Chapter 756 - Reborn With A Brand New Attitude
Chapter 756: Reborn With A Brand New Attitude
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Ghost Head de had never felt such an intense and grim sense of crisis as when Wang Ming came out armed to the teeth even in his current injured condition, Ghost Head de had always felt that given Wang Mings ordinary state, thetter was a worm he could crush at any time.
Wang Ming was without doubt very smart, but in the end he was just a mundane person, and wasnt a big deal.
This was what Ghost Head de had thought all along, before Wang Ming had armed himself.
However, reality proved that Ghost Head de had been too arrogant.
In the current age of national cultivation, cultivators with a particr level of cultivation always looked down on ordinary people. Furthermore, their numbers werent small, ounting for almost half of the poption.
So, this was the lesson that Wang Ming as an ordinary person taught to cultivators like Ghost Head de who treated ordinary people with contempt.
Knowledge was power
Knowledge could indeed change a persons destiny.
Prepare to fire! At Wang Mings shout, the target scope had already urately locked onto Ghost Head de.
Although Ghost Head de was currently just a de and very small in size, Wang Ming had already long taken this into consideration and had modified his Spirit Power Amplification Cannon into a Spirit Power Amplification Tracker Cannon! No need to hold his breath! No need to use cheats! He could still automatically lock onto the other party regardless! Identify killing intent! Aimbot headshot!
But the recoil from the st was very strong, and the instant Wang Ming fired the spirit power cannon, he was flung backward.
This clumsy magic treasure which he had assembled together had just been made from magic treasure detritus in the Dead Sea of Space, so the weight of the various parts werent evenly distributed despite the fact that Wang Ming had already tried as much as possible to find magic treasures of simr density and had extracted their materials toplete his creation.
But after firing this cannon, he was still deeply aware of the mecha armors defects.
Just consider it experimental data
Wang Ming was already determined to build a second generation mecha as soon as he got out of here!
His arm also hurt from the strong recoil, but it was still under his pain threshold, and was like the ache of a pulled muscle.
As he was thrown backward by the recoil, the mecha armors suspension system kicked in at the same time. Looking at the situation, Heavenly Materials quickly turned into a stream of light and flew behind Wang Ming to brace him as they withstood the recoil together.
A huge and intense wave of light sted straight in Ghost Head des direction.
For a moment, the spirit power in the Dead Sea of Space shook; great waves rolled and spirit fluid was instantly vaporized into clouds of steam.
Ghost Head de realized he couldnt avoid this st because this cannon had a tracker C the moment it fired, it already had him dead in its sights!
Damn! Wang Ming was merely an ordinary person, but wanted to show off his strength in front of him?
Hidden Ghost Sword Technique!
Since he couldnt avoid it, Ghost Head de simply shed at this cannonball of light.
A dazzling purple sword light lit up the sky and rushed toward this cannon fire as it tried to split it in two.
But in the end, Ghost Head de had still underestimated Wang Mings cannon. He himself was already injured, and although some of his spirit energy had been restored earlier, he had been saving it for use when he seized Wang Mings body, and this reserve of strength was far from enough.
Although the sword light moved forward, it was quickly engulfed in Wang Mings cannonball of light
The moment it hit Ghost Head de, he roared, No!
This mecha armor, cut and assembled from magic treasure detritus from the Dead Sea of Space, was in the end beyond Ghost Head des imagination.
Even Heavenly Materials who was behind Wang Ming was utterly amazed.
His owner was just an ordinary person, but had actually relied on this mecha armor to battle a cultivator who was almost at the Soul Formation stage
Dead? In the distance, Wang Ming relied on the mecha armors suspension system to remain afloat in the air.
He had once invented flying equipment for himself, so he wasntcking when it came to flight dexterity and bnce.
Moreover, this humanoid mecha armor magic treasure which he had put together wasnt something he had suddenlye up with in the Dead Sea of Space. The design blueprint was already long imprinted in his mind.
He had already had this idea when he had been developing the human imitation magic weapon Head of State 001; it was just that he had never put it into practice.
Relying now on magic treasure detritus to assemble the mecha armor was purely ast resort, because the assembly of the real mecha armor was currently still in the materials collection stage.
Wang Mings biggest reason foring on the summer camp as a lead teacher this time, apart from testing Head of State 001s performance, stalking Wang Ling, monitoring Wang Ling, peeping at Wang Ling, bullying Wang Ling, teasing Wang Ling, and asking Wang Ling for his birthday gift, was to gather the main materials for assembling the mecha armor.
This was something that Huaxiu Alliance had also approved: Wang Ming could freely choose the materials from the remains which he needed, in moderation. This was a privilege Old Qi which had given him, and Wang Ming had the stamped document to prove it.
Wang Ming gazed at the billowing smoke up ahead and sighed softly.
Because this mecha armorcked spiritual awareness as a supplementary ability, plus Wang Ming himself wasnt a cultivator, he had no way of determining whether Ghost Head de was dead or not.
But he was fairly certain that that st just now had already injured Ghost Head de badly.
Even if Ghost Head de wasnt dead, he already no longer had the strength to fight. In the days toe, his body would undoubtedly start to disintegrate little by little as he soaked in the spatial spirit fluid, and then his soul would suffer the curse of the ancient artifact spirit.
The question Heavenly Materials asked him also confirmed Wang Mings thoughts. Sword master, Sir, want to give it another shot?
He doesnt have the strength to struggle anymore. Forget it. Wang Ming shook his head.
It actually wasnt like he didnt want to fire a second shot, but that st just now had used up thirty-two percent of his spirit power
There was only forty percent left in the spirit power center.
He had to save this spirit power for breaking through the space wall.
Thus, Wang Ming no longer paid Ghost Head de any heed.
Instead, he flew up as high as he was able to. If there is a spatial stormter, protect me as much as you can.
Very well, sword master, Sir, Heavenly Materials responded very gently. He had been made from materials carefully selected and refined by the Master of Immortal Mansion. He was the only one of his kind in the world and so tough that he had no reason to fear a spatial storm at all.
Heavenly Materials then braced Wang Mings back of his own ord, ready to withstand the recoil from the spirit power cannon.
Ready
Wang Ming took a deep breath and mentally counted down from three.
Boom!
He raised his arm and fired a second shot at the sky high above the Dead Sea of Space!
It was a shot to bring him back to life, and a vow which Wang Ling made as an ordinary man
After this, Wang Ming would be reborn as a brand new person!
Chapter 757 - Soul-Repairing Art
Chapter 757: Soul-Repairing Art
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On the other side, after being pped by Wang Ling who had borrowed President Qis mental powers to possess Insect Envoy Long Ming, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor finally woke up from hisatose state but even if he had regained consciousness, he was in such bad condition that he couldnt even get up.
Unlike the few ps Wang Ling had given Evil Sword God, this p contained fifty percent of Wang Lings strength after he took off half of his Dao talisman seal.
Of all the ps he had given so far, this one was of very high quality.
If they were graded on a scale, the ps that Wang Ling had given Evil Sword God were just regr ones, while the upper grade ones were: slightly serious p, very serious p, extremely serious p, expert appraisal p, and the ultimate Buddhist Palm.
And the p just now happened to be at the very serious p level.
Not only had it thrashed Night Ghost Spirit Emperor physically, even his soul had been shaken, causing him pain and torment.
At that moment, although he was already awake, he couldnt move. Every acupuncture point and every pore in his whole body felt like volcanoes erupting, resulting in searing pain.
That kind of mental strength just now
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was certain, it was definitely Huaxius Wisdom Saint; he was very familiar with this aura
Although he hadnt fought Wisdom Saint face to face before this, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor felt that he did have some knowledge of thetter. The other side was good at using his mental powers to wrest control over long distances. In this world, Wisdom Saint was the only person who could demonstrate the power of the mind to this extent.
Mental strength was a type of power that was nurtured at a young age and was different from spirit energy It didnt require a spiritual root, but it was extremely difficult to cultivate.
President Qis actualbat ability wasnt very strong, because he had reached the pinnacle of mental strength
As Night Ghost Spirit Emperor understood it, there was no one in this world who could cultivate mental strength and spirit energy at the same time.
You couldnt have your cake and eat it too; this was precise proof of this point.
So when Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was pped, he never considered that it was Wang Ling who had done it.
As he wailed endlessly, he only felt that the power in this p was too unfathomable.
Huaxiu Alliance
It seemed that he couldnt underestimate this ce.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor instantly felt that he didnt know enough about the Ten Generals, and he would have to do in-depth research after this.
He had always thought that President Qi was just a mental strength expert, and never expected him to have attained such a terrifying level of cultivation.
At that moment, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor realized his blunder.
There were times when to know yourself and your enemy was the only way to triumph!
People made blunders every day in this world C it wasnt toote to realize it now, otherwise if he waited for Little Sister Milk Tea to be Little Sister Matcha Tea, it would really be toote for regrets 1 !
These were the type of thought-provoking reflections Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had as hey on the ground and endured the pain from the p.
Ten minutes or soter, there was still no movement on Night Chiefs end
That p had sent him flying too far away, and now Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was lying in a desert. Who knew how long it would take those blockhead subordinates of his to find him.
So in the end, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could only think of a way to save himself.
His injury was very serious, so he could only release True Immortal qi continuously to recover.
But that p carried the major damage effect. Even though he was using True Immortal qi, his recovery was crawling along as slow as a snail climbing a tree, which was a pain in the ass.
Poor Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could only slowly recover from his injuries and start by trying to move his fingers
For now, he could only use one-hand seals to cast some recovery spells.
And so
After another twenty minutes
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could finally move one finger!
This was the moment!
Soul-Repairing Art! Night Ghost Spirit Emperor made a hand seal with just one finger.
In a split second, a blue array withplex runes appeared on the ground with Night Ghost Spirit Emperor in its center. Hazy light curled above the array, and countless souls hovered above his head to repair his soul.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had tranted and edited the foreign and rare volume of forbidden spells, Dark Bible, from the Shadow Priests Collection, to create this Soul-Repairing Art. In theory, this was also a forbidden art that couldnt gain international recognition. The way it worked was that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor controlled the souls which he had been swallowing all this time by turning them into his ves that would fill in the gaps in his own damaged soul.
And once these summoned souls were depleted of soul energy, they would be utterly destroyed.
From the moment Night Ghost Spirit Emperor absorbed these souls, they became his servants as well as pawns that could be abandoned at any time.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor closed his eyes and enjoyed the cozy feeling of being restored by these souls. Although he was now lying in a desert, it felt like an outdoor spa.
A whileter, more than half of Night Ghost Spirit Emperors arms and hands had recovered, and he could already move.
Performing another hand seal, he examined his soul repository, which contained all the souls he had swallowed over thest century
Thats right Bai Zhe that brat
Night Ghost Spirit Emperorughed sinisterly as he recalled President Bai all of a sudden.
He had swallowed President Bais soul a while ago. He remembered that President Bais ability to recover was very strong.
Just nice, Ill use Bai Zhes soulter to help me recover from my injuries. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor thought this was a great n forter.
And so, after his soul was twenty to thirty percent recovered, he gave the summons. Bai Zhe,e out
A white shadow slowly coalesced in front of him.
This person was precisely that President Bai who had been swallowed by Night Ghost Spirit Emperor.
It was clear that President Bai had been tormented badly in the soul repository. His hair was disheveled and his cheeks were deeply sunken in.
The soul repository was like a prison. The souls of thousands of experts were detained here, and the souls of neers would definitely go through the so-called newbie hazing.
Bai Zhe it appears youve gotten a lot thinner? Night Ghost Spirit Emperor chuckled.
Speak for yourself. President Bai looked at Night Ghost Spirit Emperors sorry condition and his voice was ice cold.
Kneel!
With just onemand from Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, President Bai couldnt control the way his knees dropped to the ground.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor lifted President Bais chin with one hand with the air of one who wielded all the power. You are now my ve No matter how sorry my state looks, I advise that you best be careful with your words since you are a soul ve, or therell be nothing left of you. I can throw you into the Soul-Repairing Art array as raw material whenever I want, understand?
There was some unwillingness on President Bais face, but he then clenched his teeth. I I understand Master
Chapter 758 - Reverse Polarity
Chapter 758: Reverse Prity
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Night Ghost Spirit Emperory on the ground, enjoying a massage from a soul ve in the Soul-Repairing Array with an extremelynguid expression on his face.
President Bai was still kneeling in front of him.
I was initially just going to put you away in the soul repository, and then digest you when I had the chanceter in order to obtain your recovery ability. But my venerable self changed my mind do you know why? Night Ghost Spirit Emperor suddenly spoke a momentter.
President Bai pursed his lips and said nothing.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor waited for a moment, and then could only answer his own question. The Bai ns Creation Art is the best in the world, as renowned as the Toya ns Wondrous Alchemy and the Xiao ns Art of Alchemy. When you failed to steal it from your teacher back then, you would have been put to death by your n if my venerable self hadnt taken you in as my subordinate. Later, with my tremendous support, you inherited the Bai ns legacy, which is the reason for your status today.
President Bais face instantly darkened. Your Excellency, what are you trying to say
If I devour your soul and steal your magic, my venerable self will instantly receive all your memories. But I personally saved you back then, and because of that, my venerable self indeed cant bear to kill you now. While you made a grave mistake this time, my venerable self still remembers our past friendship and has decided to let you live If I hadnt used the Ten Thousand Li Soul Chaser to keep your soul around, how long do you think you would have been able to hold on against that young man? Night Ghost Spirit Emperor said.
President Bai was instantly lost for words.
Even his body began to tremble despite himself.
After Wang Ling had defeated him, he would experience this side effect from time to time. Whenever he recalled it he was filled with dread.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor chuckled before crooking one finger, and a white jade scroll appeared in the air. President Bai received it with both hands, amazed to find that he could touch the scroll directly in his soul state.
This is the Soul Book used formunicating with the spirits.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor said, I want you to write down the Creation Art technique in this jade scroll, without changing a single word of the original.
President Bai finally realized what Night Ghost Spirit Emperor wanted. The expression on his face instantly froze. This is our Bai ns secret art
My venerable self knows that is the secret art of your Bai n, but do you have any other choice right now?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor chuckled darkly. I know that you guessed I would lock up your soul after you died and then swallow you when I had the chance. So you put a curse on your soul first, isnt that right?
President Bai said nothing.
This curse was already very deeply hidden, but he never thought that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor would still find out about it.
But originally, this curse wasnt deliberately aimed at President Bai.
Whoever damaged his soul would be cursed.
President Bai had initially thought that if he was defeated in the fight against that young man, and thetter refused to let go of his soul, he could at least ce a curse on him; leaving him gued by disasters and ongoing bad luck could be considered President Bais revenge.
As for Night Ghost Spirit Emperors fanciful notion, it actually did make sense.
While this curse hadnt initially been aimed at Night Ghost Spirit Emperor, it did in fact act as a guard against him.
So when President Bai had set up this curse in the beginning, he had already thought of various follow-up possibilities
Bai Zhe, you are indeed pretty smart, but youre still inexperiencedpared with my venerable self. As long as you write down the Bai ns Creation Art in its entirety, I will naturally let bygones be bygones. I can even reconstruct a physical body and you can keep your life.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor raised his hand and a soul pen dropped down. His tone brooked no argument. So, will you write it down?
President Bai took a deep breath.
There was no way for him to refuse, and he set about doing it
This Creation Art was a new technique which was developed during the golden age of the Bai n andter revered as an ancestral secret technique.
In the n, President Bai was originally just the son of a concubine, and so never had the chance to learn it. His mother had had a lowly status; she was just a singer who had identally obtained favor C even when she died, she couldnt enter the ns memorial hall, and he could only ce her memorial tablet in his bedroom.
As he wrote down the secret technique, Bai Zhe remembered the moment he had first encountered Night Ghost Spirit Emperor. At that time, Night Chief had just started out and Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had been recruiting people from all over, and had chanced upon the in-fighting in the Bai n.
As for why Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had chosen him in the end, President Bai had been investigating the reason for it for thest century, and had finally learned the truth.
Your Excellency, I have finished. Soon enough, Bai Zhe presented the jade scroll.
The creation of an ordinary spell was little more than a few core rules and forms. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had a very high opinion of himself; writing down every little detail would conversely annoy the other party. Thus, Bai Zhe just wrote down the core forms of the spell on the scroll, which made Night Ghost Spirit Emperors eyes light up.
All spells shared the same basic form C the essence was made up of core rules and forms, like the universal 4536251 chord routine in music.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was very satisfied with President Bais disy. Bai Zhe, youre a smart man.
Your Excellency tters me. President Bai was expressionless. He knelt on the ground in the manner of a ve who listened obediently to everything his master said, like a well-behaved puppy.
This scene made Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sigh. The reason he had chosen Bai Zhe in the beginning was because of his defiant nature. Who knew that after being thrown into the soul repository, this character trait of Bai Zhes would be worn down.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor stared at this scene in deep disappointment.
But this was actually also good; it was at least another reason for him to keep Bai Zhe alive
At that point, almost forty percent of Night Ghost Spirit Emperors injured soul had recovered, and he now had enough strength. He got up from the ground and started to learn the core forms for the Creation Spell which Bai Zhe had given to him.
A genuine True Immortal expert could learn spells at heaven-defying speeds.
This was especially true of an old veteran like Night Ghost Spirit Emperor. In just a few nces, he was able to break these forms down and absorb them as he learned them at the speed of light.
A flood of green spirit energy turned into steam as they rose from Night Ghost Spirit Emperors seven orifices.
So this is the Bai ns Creation Art? Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was utterly pleased as his injuries healed at an astonishing rate!
But this delight didntst long before he quickly realized that something wasnt right While his physical injuries were healing rapidly, it seemed like his soul was falling apart
Suddenly, everything in front of him turned ck and he felt exhausted and weak.
At that moment, President Bai finally got up and smiled. Your Excellency Spirit Emperor, is my Bais Creation Art still useful?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor finally realized the cause of this abnormality.
Eyes wide, he red at President Bai. What did you do?
Back then, Your Excellency viewed the Bai n as a huge threat and wiped out the entire n, and left me alive to be your loyal dog But Your Excellency, you should have investigated the history of the Bai n carefully before you wiped out my family. Hands behind his back, President Bai had a pleased expression on his face. I wonder if Your Excellency has heard of reverse prity before?
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor seemed to realize something, and his expression finally turned rmed.
This Bai Zhe
Was shady, as expected!!!!
It seems that Your Excellency has already guessed the secret of the Creation Art. President Bai narrowed his eyes and smiled. Lastly, thank you for your body, Your Excellency. After this its mine!
Chapter 759 - Ghost Head Blade’s Deathbed Struggle
Chapter 759: Ghost Head des Deathbed Struggle
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On the other side, Wang Ming sessfully fired his second shot, which consumed twenty-eight percent of his spirit power reserve. He now only had twelve percent of spirit power left for breaking through the space wall.
A space crack appeared, and at the same time, there was a system warning from Wang Mings mecha armor: Up ahead, space fissure, estimated time before fissure seals up is 243 seconds Current energy remaining: 12%
The mecha armor had a built-inputer system, but this wasnt an AI system at all. If its design could bebined with satellite technology, it would be even more human-like and intelligent, but Wang Ming could only produce this much for now with the junk from the Dead Sea of Space.
Just like the system said, the space fissure was already open, but it wouldnt remain open for long.
Now was the best time to charge out of here.
No, you dont!
Wang Ming was about to set out when Ghost Head des roar of anger and grief rang out from below.
There was a bright light as Ghost Head de prepared to use thest bit of his strength to keep Wang Ming here.
Sword Master, Sir, go quickly, this humble servant will cover you! Heavenly Materials pushed Wang Ming forward.
No way, if we leave, we do it together. Wang Ming pulled Heavenly Materials along with him. He knew that Heavenly Materialss previous reincarnation was Kunshan, a pitiful sword spirit who had drifted in the silence of the Dead Sea of Space for a hundred years because of his masters carelessness, until he had be so lonely that he self-destructed. Wang Ming really couldnt bear to abandon Heavenly Materials here again.
But there was already no longer time to think about it.
However, at that very moment, another space crack appeared in the sky, and a stream of snow-white light shed past in front of Wang Ling to ultimately strike Ghost Head de dead-on
Ah!
Ghost Head de howled in extreme agony.
Wang Ming:
Heavenly Materials:
What was that?
Someone had made a move and killed Ghost Head de
And it seemed that this light wasnt a spell, but a secret weapon.
Unfortunately, this mysterious expert had acted too quickly, and the mecha armor currently just wasnt capable of capturing the location and image of this secret weapon.
Heavenly Materials had keen eyes and quick hands, and sword qi swirled up as he snatched at something in the air.
His hands were instantly smeared with a white powder.
Heavenly Materials frowned and somehow felt that this stuff was like chalk dust
Could it be Little Master Ling who made a move? Heavenly Materials suddenly asked.
Wang Ming: You know my little brother?
Heavenly Materials smiled. Sword Master, after this humble servant became the sword spirit of this sword, everything that happened since its forging has been turned into memories that are now stored in this humble servants mind.
Its unlikely it was my little brother. Wang Ming shook his head. If it was him, he would have been even fiercer. This Ghost Head de wouldnt even have time to cry out before instantly dying on the spot.
Heavenly Materials:
Wang Ming cocked an eyebrow. Whoever the mystery person was, he didnt have time to care now.
The most important thing now was to get out of here.
Thinking this, Wang Ming lifted his eyes, and side by side with Heavenly Materials, he operated the mecha armor and entered the space fissure
Meanwhile, in the real remains, almost all the activated cells that had fled earlier had been wiped out. Fortunately, given Wu Zhenjuns timely directives, the interior of the remains didnt suffer too much damage.
Having said that, Night Chiefs impact was incalcble. What they really needed to take precautions against was the sensationalized news that would follow abroad. All the other countries had always had their eye on Beast Kings Remains Devil Valley, this preciousnd with good fengshui. With this mishap, Mixiu nation would definitely seize the opportunity to make an international call for abined force to jointly manage it.
In the eastern jungle of Beast Kings Remains, Odd Zhuos special ops team had cleaned up nearly half of the activated cells.
This was because they had Wuji, who was like a living human flesh radar; it was too easy for her to sense the summoned cells that had fled.
Wu Zhenjun, Im already done here. These activated cells have already been killed on site. Its just that with the bodies, how do you think we should handle them?
In the Rainbow ss Box, Wu Zhenjun quickly replied, Thank you for your hard work, Director Zhuo. We dont have to specially dispose of these cell bodies. They have a lot of organic material in them which can be used as fertilizer.
I see. Odd Zhuo nodded.
Mm. Wu Zhenjun nodded. And another thing, weve just detected strange space fluctuations in the western region. Currently, were not sure whether its rted to Teacher Wangs disappearance. Would Director Zhuo be able to lead your team to go and investigate? The teachers who were sent out earlier have received the order from the higher-ups that they have to reconvene for a meeting If Director Zhuo is unable to go, I can only send someone tomorrow.
Odd Zhuo hurriedly answered, Wu Zhenjun, what are you talking about? Since were the special ops team, we naturally should take action. Saving a person is the same as putting out a fire!
Wu Zhenjun was exultant. Then, many thanks, Director Zhuo!
After the call ended, Odd Zhuo looked at the people next to him. Wu Zhenjun said that space fluctuations have been detected in the western region of the remains, and he suspects it might be rted to Sir Wang Ming.
The fluctuations appeared not long ago; I felt them as well. Wuji frowned. When she sensed unusual fluctuations, the bandages on her face would tighten, and when the space was normal, the bandages would lookx.
Wuji herself wasnt aware of this fact, but Fatty Luo had noticed it early on, and had told Odd Zhuo about it. As a craftsman of some repute, Fatty Luo was very urate when it came to surveying magic artifacts.
Only Wuji herself hadnt yet realized how her bandages changed ordingly
It looked like the space fluctuations were real.
ording to what Wuji had said earlier, Wang Ming might have been sucked into the Dead Sea of Space. As long as there wasnt any danger, the Dead Sea of Space would treat him as foreign matter and definitely spit him back out.
Therefore, the unusual space fluctuations might really be from the space spitting Wang Ming out!
Lets go take a look.
Odd Zhuo didnt hesitate at all.
The only people who could freely move around in the remains now was their specially approved special ops team.
Besides, they now had a justifiable reason to search the western region of the remains, which was to investigate if the space fluctuations were rted to Wang Ming.
Apart from that, they had now finallye to the real objective of their trip.
Because ording to Little Silver, Devil Kings tomb was in the western region of the remains. If they found this tomb, they might also discover the real reason behind Devil King being eaten in his sleep
All these years, there had always been rumors in the outside world that Devil King wasnt truly dead.
Whether this was rumor or truth, they would only find out everything after their investigation.
In the Rainbow ss Box, because of the chaos of the evening, there was no choice but to suspend the summer camp.
It was dinnertime and students from the various schools were discussing the incident. Even Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng, who had been painstakingly looking for Wang Ling earlier, had forgotten to do so for the time being.
In the canteen, Wang Ling sat at a table with Little Peanut, Super Chen and Dopey Guo.
Have you heard? When the Sea And Sky Array was activated, some people saw a mysterious person appear and scare off the creatures summoned by the array.
More nonsense! Where does all this metaphysical stuffe from? You dont know, but I heard that Senior Odd Zhuo is here too, this time as a special ops team member. That mystery person might have been him. Dopey Guo shrugged.
Wang Lings eyebrow twitched. This was obviously information from yet another uncle.
Isnt there a saying: there is no peace in this world, only people who shoulder that heavy burden and clear the way forward for us?
Across from them, Super Chen also added, Heh, a mystery person taking action Id sooner believe in Wang Ling up a tree!
Wang Ling: ???
Chapter 760 - Replica Tongue
Chapter 760: Replica Tongue
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Wearing aplete set of human-shaped mecha armor, Wang Ming broke through the space wall and finally escaped the Dead Sea of Space as he was spat out by a space fissure which suddenly opened.
He surveyed the surrounding terrain. It was apletely unfamiliar environment, but the one thing he was sure of was that he was still inside the remains since he had done his homework beforeing here. There was ake nearby, and odd spirit nts grew all around C there was no mistaking it, these were all extinct resources.
It seems that we are still inside the remains, and in the western region. We should contact someone as soon as possible. Wang Ming got up from the ground and put away his human-shaped mecha armor.
After passing through the storm, it only had three percent left of its spirit power.
It had also sustained damage to the extent that it could only be used one more time at the most before it waspletely scrapped.
But even if that was the case, Wang Ming had no ns to throw it away. He wanted to disy it as part of his collection.
After all, this was his first mecha, which had saved his life in a critical moment!
We have to find a way to get out of here. Wang Ming observed his surroundings. He wasnt sure how much time had passed in the outside world since he was sucked into the Dead Sea of Space He knew that time flowed at different rates in different spaces, but he had never researched the exact difference.
Everyone couldnt be gone, could they
Wang Ming didnt think he could be that unlucky.
The main thing was that he didnt believe Wang Ling would abandon him. Their bond of brotherhood had survived the socialism of cultivation; they definitely werent brothers just for show!
His own silly otouto had chosen to give him a sword spirit for his birthday this time, so Wang Ling perhaps had had a foreboding early on that this disaster would befall Wang Ming, yet Wang Ling hadnt taken action. Thus, Wang Ming felt that there probably was some sort of restriction on Wang Ling.
Wang Ming clearly remembered Wang Ling telling him before about the Heavenly Daos checks and bnces.
If he meddled too much in the fate of others, it would often end badly.
Sword Master, Sir, should this humble servant bring someone over? Heavenly Materials asked with a very serious expression as he stood erect on the side.
Dont bother My mecha armor is almost useless, and doesnt have enough spirit power now. What will I do if you leave? Wang Ming sighed.
After that, he sat down on the ground and stared at theke. Lets just wait, I believe someone wille looking for me.
As soon as he said this, Heavenly Materials sensed a strange fluctuation in the sky. Sword Master, Sir, it seems that something is about toe out
Then, a crack opened.
Thump thump thump
Several figures fell from the sky and hit the surface of theke directly, sshing water on Wang Mings face.
Wang Ming:
Odd Zhuo and the others swam ashore, eyes narrowed as they red at Wuji with slightly resentful expressions.
Wuji was the only one who hadnt gotten wet because she was able to teleport over short distances, so she had already moved just before she fell into theke.
When Odd Zhuo reached the bank, Wuji had a not good face on her face. Oh! Im really sorry! This is the location of the space, I didnt think we would teleport to ake! It was an operation error! Dont burn me with the me of Purification!
Odd Zhuo, Fatty Luo, and Little Silver:
Wuji had deliberately mentioned the me of Purification, so Odd Zhuo instantly knew that this was the girls tant revenge!
He had threatened Wuji with the me of Purification before so that she would be obedient.
Who knew this chick could be such a vindictive person
But Odd Zhuo felt that she was only like this with outsiders; if his shifu were here, she would definitely be the most sincere.
This revenge act didnt affect them much overall. They were dressed in Daoist robes that had a self-cleaning ability. When the robes got wet, they would dry themselves out in just a few seconds.
So Odd Zhuo ignored his wet clothes and stepped forward to excitedly take Wang Mings hands. I knew Mr Ming was still alive!
Wang Mings face was full of pride at the praise. It was just a basic operation! But I have to thank Heavenly Materials for covering me, otherwise, I might not have been able to get rid of that Ghost Head de.
Odd Zhuo looked at Heavenly Materials standing next to Wang Ming. He had already noticed earlier on that this was a sword spirit.
It looks like this was the birthday gift shifu said he would be giving you! Odd Zhuo looked Heavenly Materials up and down, and felt that the dead fish eyes were really too prominent, as if it was a trademark that his shifu had directly handed down.
As expected of a birthday gift from shifu
It was because of this prominent characteristic that Odd Zhuo could tell at first nce that this sword spirit was a gift from shifu !
Wang Ming still hadnt been sure earlier if Heavenly Materials had been a gift from Wang Ling. Now that he had gotten personal confirmation from Odd Zhuo, his face was instantly full of joy.
Although his otouto was a little foolish, looking after him hadnt been in vain, as expected!
They shared information, and Wang Ming gave them a rough ount of his experience in the Dead Sea of Space.
Odd Zhuo frowned when he heard that some mystery person had acted to thwart Ghost Head de before Wang Ming finally left the Dead Sea of Space.
Mr Ming is saying that someone used a secret weapon to stop Ghost Head de?
Odd Zhuo stroked his chin. He would have to remember to report this when he had the chance.
In order for him to carry the wok more easily, Wang Ling would tell him everything he had done so Odd Zhuo was certain that the person who had used a hidden weapon absolutely wasnt his own shifu .
But who it was remained to be investigated
Sure enough, there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the teachers this time; it looked like there were many hidden experts present.
What does Teacher Wang n to do next?
This was Fatty Luos first time meeting Wang Ming. Although he had heard the name before, he was only truly understanding who he was now.
Especially after learning of this young mans real identity as Ling Zhenrens older brother, Fatty Luo held Wang Ming in even higher esteem.
The outside world thinks Im already dead, so it just so happens that Im free now. Ill join you in the search for Devil Kings tomb. Wang Ming shrugged, then looked at Fatty Luo. Are you a craftsman?
My name is Luo Chuang. Fatty Luo nodded and introduced himself.
Oh, its you. Wang Ming instantly recalled something.
He remembered that Grandfather Wangs kitchen knives and the tricycle Sheep were serviced at Fatty Luos shop, and during the destruction of Immortal Mansions general headquarters in Winter city, he recalled that a craftsman with the surname Luo had taken part in the operation.
You should have some materials on you, right? Wang Ming asked.
Yes, Teacher Wang.
Fatty Luo nodded and directly summoned Rolling Wheels. Teacher Wang, let me introduce you to my vehicle: Rolling Wheels. Rolling Wheelss toolbox contains all the materials youll need for crafting artifacts, and it also has a mechanical arm modeled on Lord Jingkes!
He was a good craftsman, but regrettably, he was a pervert
Wang Ming: Do you have an instrument for identifying materials?
Fatty Luo nodded. Yes! The mechanical arm has a replica tongue modeled after Lord Jingkes. The tongue only needs to lick any type of material, and the robot arm will be able to analyze itsposition! Let me demonstrate!
With that, Fatty Luo stuck his hand into his underpants.
Wang Ming was rmed. What the hell?! What are you doing?
Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Wuji:
Fatty Luo rummaged around inside his underpants, then took out a small hammer. Teacher Wang, dont get me wrong. Im just used to hiding things in my underpants storage space
Wang Ming:
Then, Fatty Luo turned on the switch for the replica tongue.
He held the hammer up to the tongue and ordered with a perverted grin, Lick!
Everyone:
Chapter 761 - Out and Proud Wang Ming
Chapter 761: Out and Proud Wang Ming
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Wang Ming had long known that Fatty Luo was a craftsman of some repute, but this also confirmed the rumor that the outstanding elites in some fields more or less had some unknown peculiarities
It seemed that this Fatty Luo wasnt just a sword spirit-con, he was also a Jingke fanboy!
At this rate, he was going to be a sasaeng fan!
Wang Ming patted Fatty Luo on the shoulder and said in a very earnest tone, That Brother Luo, dont you think you might be a little perverted?
Fatty Luo scratched his head and hisrge belly wobbled as a very strange expression came over his face. Whats wrong with a man being a little perverted?
Wang Ming, Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Wuji: This guy was hopeless!
Wang Ming waved his hands and didnt argue with Fatty Luo any longer.
As a person of noble character, he had to do the right thing. Wang Ming decided to use his noble conduct to influence Fatty Luo and bring him back from the perverted path to the right one to prevent him from sinking any lower. Otherwise, if he reached that point, there really would be no way to save him.
Wang Ming couldnt let that happen.
He sighed in his heart before saying to Fatty Luo, Come and help me. I have the blueprint for the mecha armor; if we work together, it should be a lot faster.
How long will it take? Little Silver asked.
Ten or twenty minutes, Wang Ming said.
Fatty Luo had aplete set of materials on hand, and could act as his assistant. The most important thing was that this first mecha armor hadnt yet reached the point of being written off.
After getting out of the remains, Wang Ming was definitely going to use the equipment in the research institute to develop a second generation mecha armor.
Currently, however, without the relevantputer equipment, he could only do some basic repairs on this first mecha armor. Moreover, after the earlier fight with Ghost Head de, Wang Ming felt it was necessary to modify the spirit power cannons on his arms after testing them.
Especially the recoil.
He wanted to avoid being flung backward each time after firing the cannon.
Beside the quiet, littleke, Odd Zhuo and the others waited as Wang Ming and Fatty Luo worked together to repair the first mecha armor.
So far, Odd Zhuo had only told Wang Ling and no one else about finding Wang Ming. This was because looking at the time, they should only reach the site of the unusual space fluctuations after a very long while.
But because they had used Wujis space transference ability, theyd arrived at the coordinates in an instant.
If they reported back right now, it would be difficult to avoid suspicion.
So Odd Zhuo thought it would be better to wait for some time before saying anything.
Roughly ten minutester, Wang Ming took off his goggles and stood up from a crouch. The repairs are done!
Curious, Odd Zhuo and Little Silver came close for a look, and saw the ground littered withponents from this first mecha armor. Wang Ming was holding a palm-sized disk in his hand which glowed faintly C this was precisely the core center that had been embedded with spirit power from the storage ring.
Wang Ming had already connected this core center earlier to Rolling Wheels to recharge its spirit power. Rolling Wheels had a built-in sr energy system; as long as there was light, spirit power could be restored little by little.
So Wang Ming hadnt exercised restraint at all when he extracted spirit power from Rolling Wheels.
Watch this.
He grinned, and when he locked the core center in ce on his chest, the scattered parts on the ground flew up one by one, as if they were alive, and swiftly wrapped themselves around Wang Ming.
As expected of Teacher Wang This is the first time Ive seen this type of smart assembly mecha armor, Fatty Luo marveled.
Wang Ming: A mere trifle.
Fatty Luo: Does this mecha armor have a name?
Wang Ming: Yes: The First Mecha ? Wang Ling One!
Odd Zhuo was startled. Wang Wang Ling One?
Yes. Wang Ming nodded. I was newly inspired by Brother Luos mechanical arm, and I reinforced Wang Ling Ones arms so that when I fire the spirit power cannons, my own arms wont hurt from the st. In addition, I also added a recoil adjustment system and dead fish eyesers. My eyes can now fire spirit powersers!
Of course, these arent what Im most proud of! My favorite is still Wang Ling Ones tongue!
After saying this, Wang Ming directly controlled the mecha armor to stick out its tongue. This was also inspired by Brother Luo. But its different from Brother Luos tongue, which identifies materials. Using his tongue as a foundation, I added a new function! Speaking of, when I stuck out the tongue just now, did you feel the urge to hit me?
Yes! Odd Zhuo nodded with sweaty cheeks.
He indeed felt that way and almost hadnt been able to resist the urge to punch Wang Ming!
After Wang Ling One stuck out its tongue, it seemed to be especially asking to be beaten up!
Wang Ming: This is taunt, a visual capture mechanism that I added to the tongue. The sight of it sends a taunting signal to the brain Think of it as a mass taunt 1 .
Everyone:
Fatty Luo was hugely astonished by Wang Mings invention, and directly asked Wang Ming the question which thetter had asked him earlier, Teacher Wang, dont you think you might be a little perverted?
Maybe.
Wang Ming nodded. But Im obviously different from you!
Fatty Luo: ???
Wang Ming: Youre a closeted pervert, but Im out and proud! Do you dare call your mechanical arm Jingke One?
Fatty Luo sucked in a cold breath of air.
Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Wuji:
In the thick woods of the eastern region of Beast Kings Remains, a plump figure appeared.
A short whileter, a dark shadow dropped down behind it.
Senior brother, the shadow said.
Everything is settled?
The children who fainted from fright in the chaos have been rescued. I dont think I exposed myself.
Mm, thats good. Old Antique nodded.
Then he turned around and looked at Daoist Taotie. I personally got rid of that Ghost Head de for our sect, and wasted one of my space chalks He was supposed to be our third junior brother, but its a pity that he went astray in the end. Killing ten thousand people was nothing more than the sects test of our wisdom. I guess he didnt have theplete book of secrets, and its missing the second half.
Ill check Ghost Head des residence myselfter and retrieve the book before it falls into someone elses hands Daoist Taotie also felt a lot of regret over this incident.
By the by, what does senior brother think about that mysterious senior?
He has to be among the teachers; Im still searching. Old Antique frowned. But given that seniors strength, Im afraid he wont reveal himself so easily. We need a master to show us how to relieve ourselves of the side effects of cultivating from our sects book of secrets. Weve been searching high and low for shizun to no avail. For now, this senior is our best hope
Chapter 762 - Exploring Beast King’s Tomb
Chapter 762: Exploring Beast Kings Tomb
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With Wang Mings mecha armor repaired, the group was finally ready to set off for Beast Kings tomb. Because the western region hadnt been fully explored, Beast Kings tomb had yet to be discovered. Furthermore, ording to Little Silver, even if the western region waspletely explored, Beast Kings tomb might not necessarily be found.
In order to prevent his tomb from being excavated after death, Devil King had taken great care when designing the tomb so that its entrance would be very difficult to find.
Little Silver sat cross-legged on the ground and absorbed the rare tranquility of this world in Devil Valley. His long, beautiful silver hair swayed gently in the wind, sparkling as if with starlight and cascading over his shoulders like a river of stars.
And when matched with his extremely fair face
Little Silver was usually very lively, but in that moment he was in a rare state of peace. Odd Zhuo felt that Little Silver was like a quiet fairy.
Ahh!!! Wrong! Little Silver was a guy!
Odd Zhuo shook his head and struggled to dig himself out of his deep fantasy.
He felt that it was no surprise at all that Mother Wang thought that Little Silver was a girl!
The silver unicorn was originally a noble n among holy beasts, and possessed a very unique temperament. They symbolized extreme Yin energy, so even the male silver unicorns had a feminine beauty in their human forms Thus, this wasnt Little Silvers fault.
Instead, Odd Zhuo was suddenly curious as to how beautiful female silver unicorns could be
Presumably, they wouldnt lose out to nobledies of the capital in temperament.
After a few minutes or so, Little Silver opened his eyes and exhaled slightly. I found it!
So quick C are you sure? Wuji asked.
His Majesty Beast King racked his brains over the design of his tomb, because there was a well-known gang of tomb robbers back then, led by two individuals with the surnames Zhang and Wu 1 . As long as they had shovels, they could dig out eighteen generations of your ancestors. Thus, Beast Kings tomb was specially concealed. Its very hard for human cultivators to find, but not for holy beasts!
Not for holy beasts? What do you mean? Wang Ming said.
Beast Kings tomb is made from a blend of materials. After bing weathered with time, these materials will give off a unique scent that only holy beasts can smell. Hs Majesty Beast King wanted to make it convenient forter generations of holy beasts to pay their respects to him after his burial. But even he probably would never have thought that except for me, all the other holy beasts would be turned into stew At this point, Little Silver instantly looked a little depressed.
Once again, he couldnt help recalling Dog Saint and the spicy hot pot
After all, that had been a really shocking scene!
Moreover, Little Silver to this day still couldnt forget the smell of the spicy hot pot!
Based on the coordinates provided by Little Silver, Wuji teleported everyone to the entrance of Beast Kings tomb in a sh.
This was a forest of Qin trees!
Qin wood, also known as Imperial wood or the Imperial tree, was the first spirit nt to modify its growth pattern after the world entered the Spirit Energy era. It could absorb the spirit energy of heaven and earth, had a strong purifying ability, and possessed tenacious vitality. The more polluted thend was, the more the Qin woods purifying power came into being, as all polluted things were turned into the spirit qi of heaven and earth before being spat back out.
But because of the ignorance of human cultivators a thousand years ago, there were currently less than ten Qin trees left in the world
Scientists were now hard at work researching the reproduction and artificial cultivation of Qin trees, but until now, they had yet to understand how the Qin tree reproduced.
This was an important issue.
Because the oue could be the solution to the depletion of the worlds spirit qi several thousand years into the future.
Wang Ming was naturally also involved in this research, so he was very familiar with the Qin tree.
Thus, when he saw this forest of Qin trees, he was especially stunned.
There were less than ten left in the outside world, but there was actually a forest of Imperial trees inside Beast Kings Remains!
As expected, Devil King had a mine at home!
There were three godly trees in the past: the Imperial tree, the Amitayus tree, and the Holy Sky tree now, only the Qin tree remains. Fatty Luo sighed with sorrow.
Wang Ming tsked. This Imperial tree is now a specially protected spirit nt. Its illegal to even pick its leaves but there are actually so many of them here.
He could now better understand the reason why nations fought for the right to manage Devil Valley, the secretnd
It was indeed a mine of treasures.
This forest of Qin trees alone was already worth no less than billions of immortal gold Even Wang Ming felt that its value couldnt be measured with money.
Each of these specially protected spirit nts was priceless.
Following Little Silver, they came to a Qin tree with a base so wide that it would take more than twenty to thirty people to join hands around its trunk. This Qin tree was clearly very old and well-protected.
This is the king of the trees in this forest. Little Silver exined, When the Qin trees in an area reach a certain number, a tree king will appear. The tree king is supplied with nutrients from the other Qin trees in the forest, as they are all part of the same root system.
How do you know so much about Qin trees? Wang Ming was curious.
Little Silver cocked his head. Because our Silver Unicorn n grew up eating the leaves of the Qin tree.
Bloody hell
Wang Ming was stupefied.
Everyone:
Wang Ming carefully scanned the gigantic Qin tree with his mecha armor, but couldnt find an entrance.
Everyone followed Little Silver around the tree king until he finally stopped. He then dug out a piece of bark from the Qin tree and pointed to a minute crack. This is the entrance to the tomb!
He then directly cut himself and dropped a bead of holy beast blood into the crack.
Instantly, a ball of light sprung forth from the crack. As it gradually grew bigger, there was the whistling sound of wind and thunder.
A powerful force pulled everyone toward the crack.
Little Silver: Guys, dont be nervous! This is normal. Even though it feels like being sucked into a spatial storm, itspletely different! The transmission array has been activated!
This nimbus of light that had surged out of the cracksted for several dozen seconds.
Wang Ming then saw everyone, including himself, broken down into particles of light by the nimbus as they were sucked into the crack
Holy beast blood was the secret verification code required to enter the tomb, but just when the passage was about to close
A figure appeared at the scene. It was an old man, who looked a little flustered.
He had been about to stop them, but it was already toote, and he could only look on helplessly as these people entered Beast Kings tomb.
Someones gone in The old man sighed and used a message talisman to speak to a mystery person on the other end.
Let it be, whatever should happen will happen. Just let them in. In any case, theres nothing of value inside this tomb Anguid voice sounded from the other end of the message talisman.
Chapter 763 - I Can Only Do a Fireball
Chapter 763: I Can Only Do a Fireball
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After Little Silvers holy beast blood sessfully passed the verification at the entrance, everyone was sucked into the interior of Beast Kings tomb.
The one thing for certain was that this was by no means a technique for expanding space in a crack or a small world. This crack in the Imperial tree was only one of the entrances to Beast Kings tomb.
As for the exact location of Beast Kings tomb, this was still a mystery
While they shuttled through space, Wang Ming began to suspect that the precise location of Beast Kings tomb might not even be in Devil Valley at all.
Perhaps the whole of Devil Valley was a cover that Devil King had set up.
Wang Ming and the others fell down a space passage andnded on the floor of the tomb like a string of beans.
It hurts! Fatty Luo rose from the ground, rubbing his head.
He had fallen headfirst earlier, and directly made a hole in the ground.
Wang Ming felt a little cold when he saw this. It was a good thing he was wearing mecha armor, otherwise if he had fallen like that, his body would have likely been smashed to pieces The Wang Ling One suit he was now wearing had powerful anti-gravity and shock absorption capabilities. Although he had also fallen down just now, he didnt feel much pain.
It could only be said, as expected of himself?
Even when his silly otouto wasnt around, he could still rely on his deft hands to make it look like his otouto was with him!
Thinking this, Wang Ming suddenly flushed, and unexpectedly felt a little excited!
Teacher Wang, your mecha armor can also change color? Fatty Luo watched in amazement as the mecha turned a fiery red.
Shit!
Wang Ming forgot that he had added a new anthropomorphic design feature to Wang Ling One, where the armor would change color ording to the wearers mood.
After Wang Ming did his best to regain hisposure, the mecha armors color returned to its original silver gray.
Wang Ming suddenly felt that this design seemed a little redundant.
It was too stupid to reveal his own emotions
What if people found out he was a pervert?
Fix it!
At that moment, Wang Ming made up his mind.
They surveyed their surroundings. Roughly ten meters in front of them was the edge of a cliff, under which was a bottomless abyss.
The mouth of the abyss was exceedingly wide and long as it stretched out to both sides with no end in sight.
A great world?
Odd Zhuo crouched at the mouth of the abyss and looked down.
He sensed the aura of a great world. A lot more was required to set up a great worldpared with a small world. A small world could be stored in a magic treasure through technological means, but a great world couldnt.
The space of a great world was equal to that of a thousand small worlds.
Because the space was too vast, there was no way for an ordinary magic treasure to contain it, unless it was a first-rate spatial magic treasure.
Mm, it indeed is a great world. Even I am only capable of swallowing two great worlds, Wuji said.
As the king of beasts, it wasnt surprising that Devil King could create a great world. But Wuji could swallow two great worlds That was incredibly terrifying.
It could only be said, as expected of a first-rate spatial magic treasure made from forty-nine holy beast skins
Can you analyze this great world? Odd Zhuo asked.
Of course. It was just a great world, and was still within Wujis scope of perception.
Wuji closed her eyes and meditated for a moment. A whileter, ck light that looked like ink blossomed in her palm like a lotus and rose into the air. The ink in the air flowed and blended together to finally create a grand sight of the great world.
This scene which stunned everyone who saw it was also followed by Wujis analysis of this tomb map.
The transparent part of the map is the abyss of this great world. When Wuji spoke, her words were astonishing.
Their mouths dropped open one by one.
It turned out that the abyss in front of their eyes was actually an array
When Devil King created this great world, he split the earth and set up an array by means of an abyss.
Up close, it didnt look like anything out of the ordinary, but Wujis analysis now revealed a stunning nimetric map of an array constructed using the abyss.
This was an absolutely exquisite array, so exquisite that everyone here, including Little Silver, had been fooled.
If it wasnt for Wujis analysis, they might have never noticed this gateway.
Devil King used this abyss to construct an array; for what purpose? Odd Zhuos eyes closed slightly as he stared into the abyss before him and pondered.
His realm was a little low, so he couldnt sense the marvelous fluctuations of this abyss array. In contrast, Fatty Luo, Little Silver and Wuji next to him all looked like they had seen something utterly mind-blowing.
I see!
Wang Ming suddenly jerked and opened his eyes wide. Could this be, the legendary Nationwide Transmutation Array 1 ?!
Little Silver:
Odd Zhuo:
Fatty Luo:
Wuji:
Wang Ming: Think about it! The holy beasts were suddenly wiped out, and as the king of beasts, Devil King would naturally be unwilling to ept such an ending. Therefore, he deliberately faked his death and set up this array inside his tomb for the day when all the holy beasts can be brought back to life at the expense of an entire country!
Really? Little Silver was dazed at Wang Mings words.
Maybe, but we dont have proof! Currently, we still cant confirm if Devil King is still alive. But I dont think the king of beasts would die so easily. Wang Ming sighed very regretfully.
At that moment, everyone suddenly heard the voice of an old man behind them.
All of you, breaking into the tomb youre looking for death.
This was the old man who had appeared outside the Imperial tree tomb entrance after everyone had entered the space tunnel.
The old man wasnt tall and stood at less than one and a half meters. He wore a thick golden-brown robe covered with strange mushrooms, and his head was covered in the golden-red diamond-shaped leaves that were unique to the Imperial tree.
He was a small man, but he gave off a very frightening aura. He spoke lightly, but exuded an air of great dignity.
A tree goblin of the Imperial tree? Little Silver already recognized the old man.
This was a tree goblin of the Imperial tree, but he didnt belong to the demon race. Demons used demon qi, but the tree goblin in front of them used genuine spirit energy, so he should be considered a special type of spirit beast.
You are? Wang Ming asked, staring at the old man.
Im the guardian of the tomb, the old man answered. Youve entered a forbidden area. Except for holy beasts, no one leaves this ce alive.
Is there no room for discussion? Odd Zhuo asked. We didnt mean to offend anyone
The old man narrowed his eyes and said firmly, No!
Very well then we can only fight. With that, Odd Zhuo took out a ring, and a white me emerged from it.
me me of Purification?
How could a Golden Core cultivator wield such an amazing thing?
The old man was instantly drenched in sweat and he withdrew his spiritual pressure.
Odd Zhuo held the me of Purification aloft. Come! Lets fight! I cant do anything except a fireball!
Wang Ming, Fatty Luo, Little Silver and Wuji:
Young hero, take it easy. Put the me away first Hm Actually, Im not the guardian of the tomb, Im a guide! At that moment, the old mans eyes turned iparably sincere.
Chapter 764 - One Of No. 60 High’s Great Weapons
Chapter 764: One Of No. 60 Highs Great Weapons
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Odd Zhuo felt it had to be said that the old mans desire to live was very strong.
Far strongerpared with Wuji
He was just a tree goblin, after all; of course he would be afraid of fire. Although Odd Zhuo didnt know exactly what the me of Purification was, he knew that since it was something from shifu , it definitely wasnt ordinary!
At that very moment, the old mans eyes were still fixed on the small white me, tense and nervous.
The old man couldnt understand how such a godly thing could have fallen into the hands of a mere Golden Core cultivator.
This was the me of Purification!
This was extreme, legend-rank Yin fire. During a lunar eclipse, when the sun and the moon ovepped, the me of Purification would encircle the moons rim. This was godly fire born of heaven and earth, and the conditions for collecting it were extremely harsh. Because it was extremely difficult to collect, the only person to currently have arge reserve of the me of Purification was the Itinerant Immortal who had first discovered it.
Daoist Name: Emperor Yanyue.
This was a True Immortal Almighty, but he didnt have a fixed residence and instead roamed all over the ce.
However, as far as the old man knew, another theory had actually emerged over the years which said that Emperor Yanyue had taken in a disciple and had passed down the me of Purification he had collected all those years ago to his own disciple.
If this was true
Then everything would make sense.
Thinking this, the older man suddenly looked up at Odd Zhuo.
Was it possible that this person was Emperor Yanyues disciple?
My name is Qin Lang. I was impolite earlier The old man saluted them with sped fists.
Although he had been hiding in the forest all these years guarding the tomb for Beast King, he had always followed matters in the outside world closely. The Imperial trees root stalks were so long that they could pierce the sky of the outside world, and the way that Qin Lang obtained information was bymunicating with the small tree goblins in the outside world, who were responsible for acquiring information and bringing it back to him.
He had thus known early on that Huaxiu Alliance was arranging for people to explore Beast Kings Remains, so he had been especially vignt and had concealed this forest of Imperial trees in the western region. Yet, it had still been discovered.
That was when he had been amazed to discover Little Silvers existence
He was dumbfounded.
He had never, ever expected a holy beast to have survived the holy beast cmity back then.
Although Huaxiu Alliance currently still hadnt given up on finding Wang Ming, the summer camp had to carry on as usual. Because Wang Ming wasnt around, Old Antique reced him as lead teacher for Wang Lings group.
Furthermore, because Zhai Yin was still immersed in grief at Wang Mings disappearance, her group was also handed over to Old Antique.
Including his own group, Old Antique was now looking after three groups on his own
It was already twelve hours since Wang Ming disappeared, and it was now past seven oclock in the morning.
There were ssrooms in the Rainbow ss Box especially reserved for the lead teachers use. Old Antique was sorting out the schedule for today.
Official activities started at eight thirty in the morning, and the first one was an observation and learning ss on spirit nts that was one and a half hours long. The specific content of this lesson was different from that of yesterdays tour of the base station, and was an advanced program. This was mainly because over thest few years, more and more students every year were choosing the battle department for their college major after high school. Thus, Huaxiu Alliance had taken pains to specially organize this spirit nt program this time in the hopes of stirring up interest in the research of spirit nts and medicinal herbs. When they entered the pharmacology department in university, students could learn alchemy and medicinal skills.
In the ssroom inside Rainbow ss Box, someone asked Old Antique, Teacher, teacher! What are we going to do in the advanced program?
There is a story about Shennong 1 who tasted hundreds of herbs in the past, so in this advanced program, we want all of you to build on yesterdays lesson and understand exactly how spirit nts might mutate, Old Antique said.
Drug mutation was a technical term.
Roughly speaking, it had to do with how some spirit nts changed under particr conditions. For example, some spirit nts werent poisonous when they were dry, but once they were exposed to rain or dew, they would be highly poisonous. This also applied to some poisonous spirit nts that under specific conditions, could transform into non-poisonous varieties.
However, all these drug mutations had to be tested for manually.
Every year, Huaxius Cultivation Academy of Science would specially recruit a group of cultivators who trained themselves to withstand poison all year round to carry out these manual tests. This was a limited high-paying upation, known as Shennong. They only worked twenty-four hours every year, but the money they earned in this period was enough to put a down payment on a house in Jinghua citys inner ring!
This job also required very high qualifications, and applicants were strictly screened by the government.
It was actually a little early for Grade One newbies to learn about drug mutations, as this was something that Grade Three students would learn.
But the summer camp this time was a rare one, and the schools definitely wouldnt miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
To Wang Ling, this felt a little like promotional training.
During this one-and-a-half-hour observation and learning ss on spirit nts in the morning, you will have to understand how spirit nts can mutate. Then at noon, we will supply you with some raw spirit nts that have already mutated: some will be poisonous, some not. You will then have to cook these spirit nts based on what you have learned, Old Antique said.
Are we going to eat them ourselves? someone asked weakly.
Yes, you will. Old Antique nodded. But to promote friendship between schools and to facilitate friendly interaction between students, Remnant Senior High School will be responsible for tasting our food, while we will eat theirs.
It turned out that they would be exchanging food!
Everyone was enlightened.
By the way, please take this cook seriously, as it will count to the group score.
The specific rules are as follows: once the cook is over, students from two schools will swap dishes for the tasting. There are hidden points and basic points. You need to analyze whether these dishes can be eaten or not based on the situation. Youll get five points for an urate judgment, and lose five points for an incorrect one. These are hidden points, and a specialist teacher will be responsible for assigning them.
As for the basic points, for every student on the other side who copses from poison, our side will get five points. The lowest group score is zero, and the highest is two hundred.
After he finished speaking, everyone present instantly fell silent.
Someone then asked, Teacher then wouldnt we poison someone to death
Old Antique: All the spirit nts for this cook have been carefully selected and are not overly poisonous; at most, youll end up in aa, and youll excrete the poisonter through your sweat. Depending on your individual physiques, some students may be in aa for up to three days at most. If you are unfortunate enough to copse from being poisoned, remember to update your summer camp diary after waking up, and include an ount of being poisoned while youre at it After all, we teachers arent demons.
Old Antique: Oh, thats right; at the cooking stage, you have one chance to get outside help. You can call a teacher or a parent for help.
Hearing this, Super Chen immediately perked up. Mother Juan! Who has Mother Juans phone number?!
Chapter 765 - If You Gaze into the Abyss
Chapter 765: If You Gaze into the Abyss
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In Devil Kings tomb, Little Silver and Qin Lang exchanged looks
When their gazes met, all kinds of emotions swirled in their hearts.
The rumor is that His Majesty Beast King was eaten in his sleep. Is that true? Little Silver asked as his gaze on Qin Lang suddenly sharpened.
Who is His Majesty Beast King? How can he die in such a clumsy way Qin Lang shook his head as he refuted the extremely savage story that was circting in the outside world.
But
I know what you want to say, Qin Lang said. Is it still a rumor in the outside world that His Majesty Beast Kings flesh is very unptable? Like its too salty?
Hearing this, Little Silver and everyone else froze.
This was because when it came to the question of what Beast King meat tasted like, the outside world was pretty consistent in saying that it was like thousand-year-old jerky that had been steeped in salt water, and was hard and salty C the number of likes which this reply had gotten on the cultivation forum was testament to this unanimous view. This was because it was said that someone back then had once brought back a chunk of Beast King meat, which was then processed into dried meat and then given to many cultivators to taste. In the end, all these cultivators threw up after eating the meat.
Some people even felt that the smell of Beast King meat was several thousand times worse than canned herring
While it might not make the greedy, carnivorous kid next door cry, it could definitely drive him crazy.
Qin Lang smiled slightly. He had naturally searched for rumors in the outside world, and thought them especially amusing. His Majesty Beast Kings flesh is a holy tonic. Even a piece of skin scraped from his foot has the miraculous effect of disinfecting a wound and promoting healing when stuck on a human cultivator, and no scars will be left behind at all If you eat genuine Beast King meat, even if its only the size of one slice of braised pork, you can save on at least a decades worth of hard cultivation.
Wang Mings eyes lit up at this point. So youre saying that the rumors of eating Beast King meat in the outside world are fake? Beast King isnt dead?
Of course theyre fake.
Qin Lang sighed. That stupid bunch of people thought that they were eating Beast King meat; the truth is that that was merely His Majesty Beast Kings clone technique.
Clone technique shouldnt someone have been able to see through it? Little Silver was nk.
There are two types of clone techniques. One is a virtual clone and the other is a physical clone. The virtual clone is constructed with spirit energy and a persons own qi, and this is naturally very easy to see through. But the physical clone is different; as long as you can find a material object simr in density to your own body, when the spell is cast, its very difficult to see through, Qin Lang said. So His Majesty Beast King who was eaten back then was just a clone.
What did His Majesty Beast King rece his body with? Little Silver was very curious.
Qin Lang: Youre standing on it
Everyone:
Wang Ming stamped the ground. No way, this ground is very solid!
It is indeed solid. Qin Lang nodded. But you should know, the earth that youre standing on and the mountains and the abyss that you see in front of you were all made from His Majesty Beast Kings feces.
Little Silver was stupefied.
Everyone:
In that moment, the only thing Little Silver felt was extreme regret. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals house was too clean, and Little Silver usually preferred to be cooler, so he was always barefooted. In order not to step on the ground in the forest earlier, Little Silver had been high up in the air all this time. It wasnt until he entered the tomb that he rxed Yet in the end, his fair feet still stepped on Devil Kings shit!
Sure enough, wearing shoes was a good habit!
He nned to change!
He had to!
Qin Lang: Do you still have any other questions?
Little Silver: Is there a ce where I can wash my feet
Then pleasee with me to the inner hall of the tomb. When we arrive, any questions you have will be automatically exined, Qin Lang said.
The words were heavy with implication. Qin Lang didnt give a direct reply as to whether Devil King was still alive or not, but the truth was now in front of them.
Everything would inevitably be revealed once they entered the inner hall of the tomb
Then, they saw Qin Lang take out a jade scroll from the front of his robe.
It was a map of the array, just like the one Wuji hade up with after scanning the entire abyss.
What is the source of this array map? Odd Zhuo asked.
This was set up by His Majesty Beast King, and was specially designed to open the door of the inner hall. He put everything he had into setting up this abyss array as he looked forward to the day that a holy beast would find this ce and discover the truth of his survival. But after a thousand years, His Majesty Beast King already lost hope At this point, Qin Lang abruptly stopped speaking. He looked like he still had more words, but wasnt able to say them.
Then, he tossed the jade scroll into the sky.
The array map on the jade scroll instantly turned into streams of light that flew straight up into the sky.
It was only then that everyone realized that the radiant thing in the expanse above their heads in this great world wasnt the moon
Enter, Qin Lang said as he looked up at the shining object in the sky.
Little Silver paused and looked at Qin Lang. Erm I have onest question. What is this glowing thing? Why does it look familiar to me? But it doesnt seem to be the moon
This is the inner hall of the tomb, which you can also view as His Majesty Beast Kings coffin.
So thats it
A few secondster, the coffin in the sky that Qin Lang had mentioned started to glow, and it released a beam of light thatnded directly next to the abyss, like a spotlight.
After that, everyone felt their bodies grow lighter.
The light beam automatically produced a gravitational pull that slowly drew them upward.
As they ascended, Fatty Luo sighed feelingly.
This was a spell for altering gravity; it was at the very least a level seven spell, making it a fairly advanced one, and which would be very hard for an ordinary person to cast.
But a holy beasts battle strength couldnt be measured against a regr cultivators realm to begin with. Fatty Luo remembered that when Little Silver had been rescued from Immortal Mansion, he had been a sixth-ss holy beast, and his battle strength had been on par with that of an Itinerant Immortal.
But Little Silver was now a fifth-ss holy beast
On the way here, Fatty Luo had specifically asked Little Silver about this situation, and thetter attributed everything to Ling Zhenren, Senior Ling.
A fifth-ss holy beast could already contend against a True Immortal.
As for the king of holy beasts, Fatty Luo reckoned he could even be a first-ss holy beast
That was to say, analyzing the strength of the king of holy beasts on paper, he would be far more powerful in terms of battle strength than a regr level nine True Immortal.
As Fatty Luo reflected on this, they drew closer and closer to the glowing object in the sky.
Finally, Little Silver clearly saw what this thing was.
It was a gigantic LCD screen that was currently shining brightly
If you gazed into the abyss
The abyss gazed into an LCD TV
Chapter 766 - Shut-In Beast King
Chapter 766: Shut-In Beast King
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Little Silver rubbed his eyes to confirm that he wasnt seeing things This was indeed a giant LCD TV.
He was stupefied. He had never, ever expected the coffin of the legendary Beast King to look like this.
Why why does the coffin look so much like an LCD TV? Little Silver was confounded.
Qin Lang looked at him with a smile. Let me correct you: its not like an LCD TV, it is an LCD TV.
Everyone:
The light drew them to the front of the screen. Qin Lang ced his palm on a huge disk, which quickly started to emit light.
The identity verification is done, please follow me, said Qin Lang.
That disk just now
Thats the decoder.
A path leading to the interior of the LCD TV opened.
In the enormous inner hall of Beast Kings tomb, a huge beast with green horns, a purple beard, and silver teethy motionless on the ground. The beast was like arge mountain at more than thirty zhang tall. Cables as thick as water pipes ran from Beast Kings head into a ck box behind him.
As expected, His Majesty Beast King is still alive!
Little Silver was very excited at this scene.
Because he wasnt thest surviving holy beast.
His Majesty Beast King was still alive!
After the holy beast catastrophe, Little Silver had felt that there was already no longer any hope for the revival of holy beasts, but since His Majesty Beast King was still alive, then it was possible!
Devil Kings blood was the blood of all holy beasts. The genes only needed to be extracted from his blood to be bred, and it would bepletely possible to bring the extinct holy beasts back to life.
Moreover, the holy beast with the highest hope of resurrection should be Dog Saint, since Loopy Toad had picked up its bones. If they were used ordingly, poor Dog Saint might have the opportunity to be reborn.
For a moment, Little Silvers thoughts flew everywhere and all kinds of feelings welled up in his heart.
The fire of hope that had been extinguished for so many years had instantly been rekindled.
But Qin Lang, who was standing next to him, sighed soon after. To be honest, even I never thought there would still be a holy beast alive in this world. You were alone all this time after they went extinct, it must have been very hard on you
It was okay
Little Silver pursed his lips.
It had indeed been hard, but now he had Grenade-Throwing and Master!
His Majesty Beast King has been wallowing in self-me since the holy beasts were exterminated, Qin Lang said. He thought that there were still living holy beasts in the world, but he never thought that in the end, they would all be devoured by those brutal human cultivators.
Odd Zhuo stared at the huge beast in front of him with a stunned expression on his face.
The number of people in the world who knew the legendary king of holy beasts Devil Kings true identity, let alone see his true form, could be counted on one hand.
How long has Devil King been like this? Wang Ming turned his face to ask suddenly.
After His Majesty Beast King confirmed that there wasnt a single holy beast left, he fell into this state. Qin Lang frowned. He has been holed up here deep in the pce hall for a long time and hasnt had any contact with anyone. Initially, apart from the various n elders, I was His Majesty Beast Kings only friend. It was just that when the event happened, I was going through the one thousand-year tribtion. It was only after the tribtion was over that I learned that the holy beasts had been exterminated
So you know what happened? Wang Ming raised his eyebrows.
Roughly.
Qin Lang nodded. Since he had already brought these people inside, he naturally had nothing to hide.
Of course, the most important thing was that he was still fearful of that me of Purification
His Majesty Beast King has been holed up deep in this pce hall for a long time. He doesnt have any special hobbies, and just likes to y games, Qin Lang said.
y games?
The cables youre looking are directly connected to the cranial nerves and allow a person to create a game world inside their mind. This is a special game console which His Majesty Beast King paid someone a lot of money to make.
When the event happened, His Majesty Beast King just so happened to be stuck on a game level and had been studying how to get past it. But when he had still been unable to clear it after several days, he quit the game. By that time, the holy beasts had already been wiped out. And so, His Majesty Beast King has been wallowing in self-reproach since then. After learning that there were no more living holy beasts, he directly shut himself away. For a thousand years, he has insisted on not reading the strategy guide, and has immersed himself in the game world and refuses to face reality.
When Little Silver heard this ending, his eyelids twitched like crazy.
He felt that this was a little too much information!
From what this Imperial tree goblin gentleman was saying, the only thing Little Silver got out of it was: the legendary Beast King was a damn fat shut-in!
Just then, Qin Lang sighed heavily. Its just a pity that you came toote If His Majesty Beast King knew that there is another holy beast still alive, he might be able toe out of the shadows.
Is there a way to wake Beast King up? Wang Ming asked again.
Yes, there is There are two ways.
Qin Lang nodded. The first way is to help His Majesty Beast King clear the game. He hasnt switched to another game for a thousand years because he has yet toplete this one perfectly. As long as he can clear the game perfectly, he will at the very least quit the game of his own ord to switch to another one That is an opportunity.
Everyone was silent.
Wang Ming: Then the second way?
The second way is to just wait.
Qin Lang said, His Majesty Beast King wakes up every five hundred years to clean himself up and eat. He eats five hundred years worth of meals in one go and hoards them in his body to be slowly digested. When the timees, that is naturally an opportunity. If you can wait, Ill let you know the next time I order takeout.
Order order takeout?
Thats right. Qin Lang nodded. All of you should already know, there is more than one entrance to the tomb. The entrance inside Beast Kings Remains is just the main one. In order tomunicate more easily with the outside world, I had tree roots open a space which connected to the outside world. I then contact the delivery people outside to bring the takeout to the entrance. But because the order is so massive, and given how dangerous the path connected to the tomb outside is every year, a number of delivery employees perish trying to deliver this order.
Everyone:
As expected, you couldnt even be a delivery employee these days without some skills!
Little Silver remembered hearing some news before about all kinds of mysterious takeout delivery employees. When they delivered the food, they might rescue a monkey coder from near death in passing, or leap great heights to save a child that had identally climbed out a window It seemed that there was no ce in the world delivery employees couldnt go.
It looked like guarding the Bronze Gate wouldnt be boring, since you could at least order takeout!
Chapter 767 - “Detroit: Cultivation” – The Plan To Save Beast King
Chapter 767: Detroit: Cultivation C The n To Save Beast King
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After learning the truth of the entire matter, Little Silver was frozen for a long while as if his acupuncture points had all been hit. He was trying his best to digest everything.
The good news was that Beast King wasnt dead. As long as Beast King was around, it was still possible to revive the holy beasts.
The bad news was that Beast King had now sunk into a withdrawn state, and had no way to pull himself out of the virtual reality he was addicted to
In studying how he could write novels like Father Wang, Little Silver had specially read books on human psychology before, to figure out what kind of stories readers preferred Based on his analysis, what His Majesty Beast King was doing was a form of psychological escape.
Perhaps it wasnt that His Majesty Beast King couldnt clear the game, but that he didnt want to, hence why he was entangled inside the game narrative.
Theres no other way. The only thing we can do now is find a way to help His Majesty Beast King forcefully clear the game. Little Silver frowned as he stared at the huge beast in front of him which looked like it was sleeping.
Thats the only way. Odd Zhuo nodded, and then looked at Qin Lang. Do you know what game Beast King is ying?
Its called Detroit: Cultivation 1 . Qin Lang nodded.
Everyone immediately understood. This was a game that couldnt be considered either old or new, because not long ago, the game had been newly repackaged with an expanded storyline so that it looked bigger.
Before this operation, Little Silver had initially wanted to y this game, but hadnt had the chance.
The story was about what happened between human cultivators and robots. In this fictional world, an organization called Membrane Control Life invented a type of fully smart robot to serve human beings. The robots had many different functions: for housework, for education, as children, and even sex They worked ording to how they were programmed by the humans, and could think for themselves.
While the humans were all rejoicing in the convenience afforded by the robots, the first case of a bionic robot injuring someone urred in this world.
The cause was an owner who repeatedly abused his bionic robot by beating it up after drinking too much. The bionic robot, which had originally been set up to never attack human beings, actually developed autonomous consciousness under such brutal treatment.
It then started to rebel against its owner.
In the end, Membrane Control Life recalled this bionic robot on the grounds that it had malfunctioned, and the injured customer received thirty times what he had paid the organization aspensation.
And then? Odd Zhuo had never yed this game before, but after listening to Little Silvers ount, he was abruptly very interested in the plot.
Little Silver nodded and continued exining the story.
At that time, this bionic robot had been sessfully subdued by its owner, who thought it was just a case of bad luck, hence there wasnt any media coverage of this incident. In the end, Membrane Control Life chose to fork out a massive thirty-fold amount in damages to minimize the fallout of this incident.
But unexpectedly, simr incidents started to happen.
Two months after the first incident, someone discovered that his android at home had actually learned to circte spirit qi to regte its breathing and to cultivate. Furthermore, by secretly observing its owners training pattern, it had also learned to cultivate the heart sutra
Robots learning to cultivate on their own Is that possible? Fatty Luo raised his doubts. This was only a virtual game, so it seemed a waste of time to bring up this question.
An ordinary machine certainly wouldnt be able to, but a humanoid magic treasure might, Wang Ming looked up and replied.
He was amply qualified to say so.
Because he was the one who designed Head of State 001, and it had the ability to learn for itself. It had the same core power source as the Wang Ling One which Wang Ming was wearing; both of them were driven by the spirit energy stored inside the core center.
However, Head of State 001s design was more refined. By using its bionic meridians to imitate a regr cultivators breathing pattern, Head of State 001 could draw in spirit energy from heaven and earth and store it in its core center.
This was the difference between a regr android and a humanoid magic treasure.
It wasnt clearly indicated in the game whether the bionic robots were magic treasures, so there was no need to take it seriously.
However, this type of robot that could learn to cultivate on its own could indeed be created with current technology.
It was just that the costs to manufacture a single robot was very high no country in the world was yet able to mass produce them, and this type of robot was currently still in the experimental stage.
Just like the magic crystal technology which Night Chief had revealed earlier on.
If such a bionic robot is produced for real, surely we would need to be vignt? Listening to Wang Ming, Fatty Luo was suddenly worried.
If human beings created this kind of machine as abination of all the most cutting-edge technology at the moment, and it had the ability to learn independently which surpassed that of a humans if such a robot truly existed, once they developed consciousness, would they truly be a new intelligent lifeform? Would they rece humans?
It all sounded a little inconceivable
But it was certainly a question worth thinking about.
If a machine invented by human beings possessed the ability to think for itself and learned to cultivate, and then tried to enjoy the same freedom as humans in this world What would your attitude be?
Would you ept this new type of intelligent being, and share the beauty of a prosperous world with them?
Or would you stand on the opposite side and do everything in your power to prevent an uprising by these new intelligent beings?
Anyway, lets go in first and take a look, Odd Zhuo said.
Little Silver: But how do we get in?
Wang Ming smiled. Im here, whats there to worry about?
On one side, the summer camp carried on as usual while the group inside Beast Kings tomb had alreadye up with a n to infiltrate the game.
Elsewhere, President Bai, who had sessfully picked himself up and returned from the grave, was gradually adapting to his new body.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor wasnt truly dead, but had switched identities with President Bai.
President Bai could now understand what it felt like for a farmer to liberate himself from andowner.
Returning to Night Chiefs general HQ, President Bai imitated Night Ghost Spirit Emperors voice and cated everyone before he set about repairing the base as well as nning to relocate it.
Sitting on the throne, President Bai looked at this country which Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had built He could sit here and reap the profits as everything was now his.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was imprisoned alone somewhere in the soul repository. Bai Zhe, you dare plot against me?!
President Bai could directly hear his voice. He hadnt killed Night Ghost Spirit Emperor right away, and instead had chosen to lock him up.
He acknowledged that he was a very vindictive man.
He wanted Lord Spirit Emperor to enjoy the pain of being tormented in the soul repository for a while.
You must be wondering why I have this sort of ability, right? President Bai responded softly.
Chapter 768 - An Expert Negotiator Or an Expert Destroyer?
Chapter 768: An Expert Negotiator Or an Expert Destroyer?
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Night Ghost Spirit Emperors heart was as clear as a mirror. He knew very well that this wasnt some Creation Art, but another art simr to it in form But when Night Ghost Spirit Emperor learned from President Bais mouth that this was the Reverse Prity technique, he had instantly realized the peril of his situation.
Because Reverse Prity didnt conform to Heavenly Dao.
This was an extremely rare Outer Dao technique, with the power to turn a situation around and change ones fate!
President Bai sneered. Lord Spirit Emperor is truly na?ve. Do you really think that there is a technique in this world for quick healing that doesnt ask a price of you? The so-called Creation Art is just a cover. To deceive everyone, when the Bai n ancestors obtained this Reverse Prity technique, they called it Creation Art and made it look like an advanced medical spell.
You set me up from the very beginning Night Ghost Spirit Emperor never expected Bai Zhes scheme to be this big.
Endure. President Bai flicked his fingers. This was thest thing my father said to me when my Bai n was exterminated back then. Although he had never thought much of me, this bastard son, blood is still thicker than water. With your help, it is indeed true that I climbed to the top of the Bai n. But to prevent the Creation Art from being leaked, you killed my entire n
You epted this yourself at the time. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor ground his teeth.
I merely epted it C did I ever offer an opinion? President Bai said.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor was silent for a very long time.
Young man Its not good to be too vindictive.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor could more or less guess what President Bai nned to do next.
President Bai was now already blinded by hatred.
Now that he had obtained a new body through the power of Outer Dao and had returned from the grave, there was no way he would give up on his revenge.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperor spected that it was likely that President Bai would once again take revenge on that mysterious expert who looked like a teenager
Even if you have my body, youre no match for him. Night Ghost Spirit Emperor sighed; this could be considered kindly advice.
He has over a thousand Heavenly Dao, I am naturally not his match for now. President Bai smiled. But Reverse Prity isnt the only power of Outer Dao
President Bai had already formted his revenge n: he would collect even more Outer Dao and use their power to stand up to the Heavenly Dao.
But President Bai had no idea what kind of opponent he was up against.
True, Wang Ling had all along been demonstrating the power of Heavenly Dao.
But that didnt mean that he didnt know Outer Dao
In Beast Kings tomb, Wang Ming and the others were methodically putting the rescue n into action.
Connect the cable. Wang Ming gave a very simple instruction, and a very long conduit instantly came out of Wang Ling Ones back to connect to Beast Kings body.
This conduit was a kind of neural connector which was originally used to extract memories, but which also had the special function of spying on dreams. Wang Ming was now using it to ess the mind, before Qin Lang finally stepped in and used magic to link everyones minds together.
Although Little Silver didnt understand what was going on, he still felt it was very amazing.
The connection is about to open. Everyone, rx.
Qin Langs tree roots had already wrapped around everyones ankles to anchor them in ce.
In almost a split second, the scene before them started to change.
It immediately switched to the interior of an apartment.
This was a story which revolved around three bionic robots, one of whom was an android called Connor.
The entire game was a mix of three main storylines. Only when the three lead characters of the three storylines survived to the very end could this be considered a rtively satisfactory ending. But the perfect ending that Beast King wanted was one in which not only did the three of them survive, the humans in this game world would also acknowledge the existence of bionic robots as new intelligent lifeforms.
I looked up the data before; the chance of getting this perfect ending is two percent, Little Silver said, pursing his lips.
This was a very low probability.
While Little Silver knew of this game, when all was said and done, he had never yed it himself. He had only read a rough summary of the games plot. Now, he had to y it from scratch. Whether or not they were in the two percent and could achieve a perfect ending was up in the air for everyone.
But after they entered the game, they strangely didnt receive any system prompts. Following Wang Ming, everyone went up to the roof.
In this storyline, a housekeeper bionic robot named Daniel had kidnapped a little girl.
The little girls name was Medusa, and it was her romance with a younger boy she had met online called Yandi that caused Daniels heart to change.
That day, when Daniel saw Medusa chatting happily with Yandi as she ignored him, he unexpectedly became enraged. Picking up a spirit sword, he kidnapped Medusa and brought her to the roof.
Thepany Membrane Control Life which created the robots sent the police robot Connor to negotiate with him. Wang Ming and the others had to rescue the little girl hostage from this abnormal android by way of negotiation.
Let me exin the situation.
Wang Ming said, Right now, we are not viewing this from the perspective of the protagonist, who is still being operated by Beast King. But because we dont know what kind of choices Beast King will make, we must make ample preparations, and help him clear the game. I can switch all of us with random NPCs in the game.
So thats how it works! The others nodded.
At that very moment, it just so happened that the plot had developed to a point where Beast King had to make a choice.
The abnormal android Daniel snarled at the character Connor operated by Beast King, Back off, back off! Or Ill kill this girl!
At that moment, options for dealing with Daniel popped up on Beast Kings interface.
Calm Daniel down
Insult Daniel
cate Daniel
Sympathize with Daniel
To everyones surprise, Beast King directly chose
And so, Beast Kings character Connor conformed to this choice and roundly cursed Daniel. Whyre you looking at me?! If you keep staring, you think I wont kill you?
Daniel suddenly became emotional and was on the verge of breaking down. I thought Medusa and I could be happy together! But she only has Yandi in her heart!
Options appeared again.
Calm Daniel down
Tell Daniel to face reality
Care for Daniel
Spit at Daniel
Sure enough, Beast King predictably chose the most unreliable .
Connor: Bah! Youre just a housekeeper android, but you actually want to be happy with a girl? Dont you know that your thing down there was turned off before you left the factory?
Everyone:
As Little Silver had initially predicted, Beast King hadnt nned to win the game from the very beginning. He was just choosing theplete opposite of themonsense options, deliberately preventing himself from clearing the game as he escaped reality
Wang Ming sighed. Does anyone have any good suggestions?
Fatty Luo volunteered. Turn me into a girl! Its been a while since I crossdressed!
Everyone:
Odd Zhuo and Little Silver remembered that when Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja had broken into Immortal Mansion thest time, they had worn womens clothes
Sure enough, you either crossdressed just once, or many times 1 .
Chapter 769 - The Proper Way to Clear the Game
Chapter 769: The Proper Way to Clear the Game
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Because everyones minds were connected, Wang Ming and the others at the moment were like dream stealers who hade to help the dreamer Beast King clear the game. But since Wang Ming had hacked into this game world, he himself could also be considered a fake dreamer.
Wait a bit, Ill make you some clothes. Wang Ming had never seen Fatty Luo crossdress before, and was actually very curious
A few secondster, Wang Ming used his technological skills to directly transform Fatty Luos clothes in public, recing them with a ck-and-red Lolita maid outfit.
Well, does it look good? Fatty Luo twirled happily on the spot, the expression on his face like a brilliant chrysanthemum.
WTF!
Little Silver covered his eyes with both hands
He had truly been stung!
Somehow, his eyes didnt feel like they were his anymore!
They felt very spicy!
They burned with heat, like when that female live streamer had used essential balm on her divine artifact 1 !
Sure enough, you either only crossdress once, or you crossdress many times! Odd Zhuo sighed.
Look at how Fatty Luo was smiling so happily
He already looked like some negligent author, suddenly developing some strange quirk.
Thats right!
Three Days And Two Sleeps!
Thats you!
ording to the normal development of the game storyline, Beast Kings character Connor had to save the little girl toplete the mission.
Now, Beast King had officially pissed off the android Daniel. With Beast Kings next decision, this Daniel would definitely kill the little girl and thenmit suicide to die with her.
Since Beast King didnt want to win at all, he would definitely continue choosing the weird options to provoke Daniel.
Thus, they already had no other choice at that very moment.
Ill help you do the switch!
Wang Ming used his skills to directly switch Fatty Luo with the little girl hostage.
But what they hadnt expected was how this switch would unexpectedly change the entire storyline
When Daniel, who had originally been clutching the little girl as he stood on the edge of the roof, saw that the little girl in his hands had turned into Fatty Luo wearing a maid outfit, a terrified expression actually came over his face Oh god! Who the hell was this guy??
Where was his Medusa?
Where the hell did Medusa go?
Who are you? Daniel was utterly shocked.
How should I put it? Fatty Luo said sheepishly, tugging at the hem of his maids dress. I hate to admit it, but Im your Medusa!
Daniel grabbed his head and almost broke down. No theres no way my Medusa looks like this!
At that moment, options appeared again.
Read Daniel a poem
Win Daniels trust
Goad Daniel with a skeptical attitude
Crossdress with the hostage
The instant Beast King chose , his character Connor continued talking to Daniel. Daniel! Wake up! Admit it, its not Medusa that you love, but her looks!
Daniel blew his top. No! I really love her! I love her more than anything! But Medusa only loves Yandi and Yandis dick! If you want me to let Medusa go, then restore my factory settings! Dont shut down my thing, thats all I want! Let it grow as long as it wants!
Reach apromise with Daniel
Goad Daniel
Reject Daniel directly
Egg Daniel into kissing the hostage
Beast King selected:
Everyone:
Connor: I can forward your demand on to Membrane Control Life to restore your factory settings! But you musty down your weapon and prove to me that its not Medusas looks that you love, but Medusa herself! You must kiss her!
Daniel darted a nce at the gorgeously dressed Fatty Luo, and swallowed in some fear. He then looked at Connor. I can kiss Medusa But this isnt her! Medusa doesnt have a poker rod down there at all!
Youve always had Medusa, from the moment you kidnapped her! What you were seeing was just your delusion! Medusa is the same as she ever was! If you refuse to kiss her, it just proves that you dont love her at all! As long as you kiss the hostage, I promise Ill curse the humans online with you!
Connor bellowed, Everyone says keyboards are good! Curse from behind the screen! Hold that keyboard high! Vent until youre satisfied!
Everyone:
Daniel: But
Connor: No buts, Daniel! If you are truly an android with real feelings, I dont think kissing will be a problem for you! If you dont kiss her, it only proves that you dont have feelings for Medusa! Tell me, who the hell are you?
Daniel was about to go crazy. Im Daniel!
This time, only two system options appeared.
Youre not Daniel
Lets begin with the end of the universe
Beast King chose:
Connor: Then lets begin with the end of the universe! You can be Daniel, I can also be Daniel, we can all be Daniels! Daniel, this is just a codename, a name! But if we take this codename away, then who are you? An android? Or a human?
Daniel: Your Your question is meaningless!
Then lets talk about something that has meaning!
Connor quickly continued speaking. Where did wee from when we were born? Where will we go when we die? Why am I on this rooftop persuading you to kiss the hostage? What meaning do you have in this world? Are we inevitably connected to the universe? Does the universe have an end? Does a dick have a certain length? Can one that has been shut down be restarted? Can Medusa still climb onto your rundown ship with her old boat ticket? Are you asking the same question you heard just now?
Daniel fell to his knees and Fatty Luo realized that Daniel had actually let go of him.
Daniels mental state was extremely unstable now. No! I love her! I want to kiss her!
Connor yelled, Who kissed her, and who did you kiss?
Daniel froze. He looked up nkly. I kissed myself?
Connor: Correct answer. Do it!
Under everyones stunned gazes, Daniel bellowed painfully, and with all his strength, he pulled off his own head and pressed the lips to his body. This burst of strength caused him to topple backward and directly fall off the roof
And at that moment, the system also sent a prompt.
[Congrattions, you havepleted your mission.]
Completed Plot: Rescue the little girl hostage Medusa
Completed Plot 2: Sessfully kill Daniel while the little girl survives
Little Silver was stunned. This can also f**king work
Everyone:
Chapter 770 - Cooking Wind Battle Grass
Chapter 770: Cooking Wind Battle Grass
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Wang Ling had already received Odd Zhuos message.
As he had expected, Wang Ming had sessfully and safely escaped the Dead Sea of Space.
Not only that, Wang Ming hadnt even used the life talisman that Wang Ling had made.
In other words, Wang Mings survival this time was purely due to his own ability.
In some sense, Wang Ming was indeed a remarkable man.
No wonder Zhai Yin liked him.
It was said that Zhai Yin had yet to recover as she was still very grieved and med herself.
After the observation and learning ss on spirit nts ended that morning, Wang Ling happened to pass by Zhai Yins room, and saw her reporting to President Qi. There were visible tears on her face, and her voice was slightly choked when she spoke. Old Qi, if something has really happened to Wang Ming
When President Qi heard this, he was hugely rmed. Yinzi, lets not jump to conclusions. Right now we dont have any direct proof that Wang Ling is dead. The official conclusion at the moment is that hes just missing Nothings set in stone yet, you mustnt take it too hard!
Old Qi had always known that Zhai Yin had special feelings for Wang Ming. When he had applied to Magnificent Immortal for a bodyguard for Wang Ming back then, Zhai Yin was the first to raise her hand. Furthermore, Zhai Yin had been the guardian of Magnificent Immortals Depository of Buddhist Texts at the time. This was the best paying job in Magnificent Immortal, and was the ce that all the soldiers of the special forces dreamed of ending up in But back then, Zhai Yin had resolutely given up that chance and had chosen to be Wang Mings guard.
It was onlyter when Old Qi went through Zhai Yins profile that he learned that Wang Ming and Zhai Yin had met before at a very young age. Most unfortunately, however, Wang Ming didnt recognize Zhai Yin.
She had really changed too much after all these years.
Zhai Yin sighed. Old Qi, dont worry, I wont do anything stupid.
After hearing this, President Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Then thats good Im just afraid that youll take it too hard. There are so many good men in this world. Well, speaking of which doesnt Little Mingzi have a younger brother? You can go hit on him!
Wang Ling: ???
Zhai Yin sucked in a breath. Im not that kind of person
President Qi: Ha ha ha! I know youre not, I was just kidding. Actually, Little Ming is younger than you to begin with. An older woman falling in love with a younger man actually isnt a big deal.
Zhai Yin knew that President Qi was now deliberately changing the subject.
Zhai Yin: Old Qi, Ive thought it over. If Wang Ming doesnte back, Ill resign and go to Mount Jiulong to be Abbess Miejue 1 .
President Qi coughed. So that was all
Zhai Yin: You sound disappointed?
No, no, no, I was just worried that you would do something foolish.
President Qiforted her. I heard you havent eaten all this time. You should at least replenish your energy. You cant carry on like this.
Zhai Yin nodded. I understand, Old Qi, Ill look after myself. Ill cook something for myselfter.
You cook for yourself?
President Qi was shocked.
How was this any different from poisoning herself
Todays lunch was a little special. The canteen wasnt cooking, but the entire venue had been given over to the students of the various schools.
After the students were separated into zones, they gathered in the same groups as for the military tents, and started to cook the spirit nts they had, using the knowledge they had learned that morning.
Not only did this test how much the students understood about drug mutation, which they had just learned, it also fostered practical skills.
The current era was no longer like the past, where danger lurked around every corner every day. Inparison, it was more harmonious and peaceful now. As a result, instead of specially refining pill supplements for themselves, more and more modern cultivators preferred to use food nutrition to regte their own physical conditions and cultivation progress.
One reason for this was that alchemy was aplicated science, and not all cultivators could master it.
Apart from high schools where alchemy was their strong point, most students would only be exposed to alchemy courses in university.
But most children at this stage of cultivation growth now inevitably needed medical supplements, if their families could afford it. But the costs to manufacture pills were too high for an average family to afford. Even rtively well-off families couldnt afford to take pill supplements every day, unless it was the daughter of a wealthy pill manufacturing family corporation, like Lotus Sun Naturally, this was another matter.
Because of these high costs and how difficult refining pills was, this had led to a very odd phenomenon: while most cultivators who went into the wild for special cultivation would carry pills on them, if they were cultivating in seclusion at home, more than seventy percent would choose to cook high-grade spirit nts as nutrition.
Besides, ingesting food was far more ptable than ingesting medicine.
A few years ago, there was a popr saying: Learn to cook with me 2!
That was when nutritious food had been trending at its peak.
Wang Ling was still in the same group with Little Peanut and the others, but when it came to cooking, they were basically all muggles
They gathered around the cooking bench and Super Chen stared at the ingredients in front of him, lost in deep thought. So, does anyone know what to do The best thing he could cook, was instant noodles and he could do fancy instant noodles, using braised beef seasoning to create a hundred different vors.
This was the highest level of cooking instant noodles!
But it was useless here
Ive only helped my mother make soup before at home cookings a little hard. Little Peanut also frowned and then looked at Hero Guo next to him. You should know how to cook, shouldnt you?
Dopey Guo was also helpless. What I cook is for spirit beasts. As for humans they probably cant eat it.
What about Wang Ling?
Wang Ling? Forget it, he doesnt look like he can cook. Look at his hands! Theyre soft and white like a girls!
Wang Ling:
Alright, then well leave Wang Ling alone.
Wang Ling: ?
Then lets analyze this ingredient first, Little Peanut said. Well The spirit nt were dealing with right now is called Wind Battle Grass. The teacher said before that this grass can grow up to three hundred times faster during a storm. Its poisonous at room temperature, so we have to cook it at a high temperature.
Right. They nodded their heads. This Wind Battle Grass was the only spirit nt that was able to capture trace amounts of battle qi after the end of the Great Battle Qi era. It had to be boiled at a high temperature.
In those days, Wind Battle Grass was an important ingredient for making the Battle Strength Pill, which was specially used to restore battle qi.
I heard that if you had enough battle qi back then and reached a certain realm, you could turn your battle qi into wings?
Yep. Dopey Guo nodded. Not only could it turn into wings, it could also turn into a horse!
Then lets call the dish: What About Your ? 3 ? Hows that?
Chapter 771 - The Long Johns’ Importance
Chapter 771: The Long Johns Importance
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Elsewhere, Wang Ming was still leading the small teams operation to help His Majesty Beast King clear the game.
The storyline for Detroit: Cultivation branched off in a lot ofplicated ways, and each choice would affect the way the plot developed.
The game unfolded ording to how the stories of the three main characters intertwined. There were three characters that the yer had to operate, Connor being just one of the main characters. The other two storylines revolved around Marcus, the male housekeeper robot, and Kara, the female robot
Everything was as Little Silver expected; Beast King deliberately chose the odd answers to make the plot veer off in a bad direction. He never nned to win from the start. After narrowly passing the first storyline, Odd Zhuo let out a sigh. It was obvious that if they wanted to help Beast King clear the game, they couldnt use regr means.
The second story revolved around the housekeeper android Kara, her male owner Todd, and Todds little girl Alice.
ording to this storyline, due to the emergence of smart androids, Todd lost his job and then his wife left him. He became an alcoholic, gave in to despair, and even started to take a new type of cheap drug which caused his temperament to turn abnormally violent.
At the start of the story, Todd had gone to a Membrane Control Life specialty store to pick up his bionic robot Kara, because two weeks ago, she had blown out when he had beaten her with his fists in a fit of rage after taking the drug.
How are we going to clear this storyline? Want me to continue crossdressing? Fatty Luo asked. For some reason, he seemed to be viewing crossdressing in a different light
Little Silver was so scared his body trembled. No its fine
He had been badly frightened by Fatty Luos crossdressing earlier. It really stung the eyes, even more so than Kuxuan crossdressing C at least Kuxuan in womens clothes was still tolerable 1 ! But not Fatty Luo! The Silver Grand Champion on the fan rankings was proof that Kuxuan in womens clothes was really cute 2 !
This ID was very sincere!
I downloaded and analyzed the entire storyline earlier: the key point is that Todd will start to beat the little girl under the influence of drugs. Kara will firmly protect Todds daughter Alice, viting Toddsmand not to interfere. Finally, she sessfully rebels and takes Alice with her as they escape Todds ce.
Wang Ming said, The key to the storyline is that both of them have to get out alive, and at the same time we have to be careful not to kill Todd while rebelling against him, otherwise public opinion in the plot narrative will drop and the final oue wont be very good.
So what should we do? Little Silver asked.
Thats easy, Wang Ming said. When rebelling against the domestic violence, Kara can choose to use a weapon to kill Todd.
Little Silver: If its His Majesty Beast King, he would definitely choose that
Wang Ming chuckled. So I reced the weapon in this storyline with one that is basically non-lethal. In short, as long as this storylines NPC traps Todd but doesnt kill him, and then gets Kara to escape with the little girl, then the storyline will develop a happy ending!
Whats the weapon?
Unbreakable Seven-Day Love Lock 3 .
This is
Its a type of magic treasure that can be used to firmly trap a person. Trap him but not kill him, graceful and no less beautiful.
Since Wang Ming had relied on his skills to sneak into Beast Kings game world, Beast King wasnt aware of their infiltration. However, Little Silver was very worried that Beast King would finally notice as the plot continued to mysteriously change.
Beast King originally thought that these changes in the plot were associated with the gamestest pack update, but the further the plot developed, the more he felt that there seemed to be many unreasonable instances in it
Previously, there was no way that the plot could jump around like this!
So, it was in the third storyline, which had to do with Marcus, thest of the three main game characters, that Beast King finally sensed that there was a problem.
Instead of triggering the next mission, he deliberately manipted his character Marcus into staring at the air on one side.
Beast Kings intuition enabled him to almost immediately detect where Wang Ming and the others were. I know youre on the side. Since youre already here, thene out. Dont hide any longer.
Beast Kings voice was very low, but it carried tremendous mental pressure which pushed down on Wang Ming and the others.
How powerful Little Silver marveled.
Ill bear it.
To everyones surprise, Odd Zhuo unexpectedly took the lead and stood at the very front.
You cant bear up under it with your realm, can you?
It has nothing to do with realm.
Odd Zhuo shook his head. Im wearing long johns.
Everyone looked like they had suddenly seen the light, and their expressions were unsurprised.
Wang Ming sighed deeply. It seemed that as his stupid otoutos disciple, this Odd Zhuo indeed genuinely loved his shifu . He actually wore the long johns all the time!
But this incident had certainly taught Wang Ming a lesson when it came to the long johns.
If there was another excursion next time, Wang Ming felt that it was still more reliable to wear the long johns so that he wouldnt be caught unawares when he encountered danger like this again.
Since Beast King had already sensed them, Wang Ming and the others didnt n to continue hiding, and directly revealed themselves.
Tremendous mental pressure poured over them, like the massive storm stirred up by Typhoon Mangkhut. Everyone felt pressure pushing down on their shoulders, and struggled to even open their eyelids.
But after Odd Zhuo stepped to the front, this pressure instantly eased.
Beast King stared at Odd Zhuo in utter amazement.
This young man was clearly only at the Golden Core stage, yet he could take on the burden of this mental pressure in Beast Kings game world?
No
This absolutely wasnt the young mans own strength.
Beast King had already sensed something wasnt right, and he operated his character Marcus.
The next moment, his eyes turned a golden color as they shone with a holy radiance as white as jade.
Holy King Eye! This was Little Silvers second time seeing Beast Kings Holy King Eye. The first time he had seen it was as a child during the holy beast festival, which was held once every century.
Little Master! Be careful! Little Silver warned Odd Zhuo.
But in the next instant, Beast Kings hand was already reaching for Odd Zhuo.
He had already detected the long johns on Odd Zhuo, and had unexpectedly decided to directly stretch out his hand to tear them to shreds
Chapter 772 - Heavenly Dao Treasure Box
Chapter 772: Heavenly Dao Treasure Box
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Beast Kings palm was undoubtedly strong, but this was just a feeler. Odd Zhuo stood alone at the very front as he struggled to withstand the powerful pressure created by the palm falling.
The oue was unsurprising.
As Beast Kings palm approached Odd Zhuo, the long johns thetter was wearing shed gold and knocked Beast Kings palm away.
Beast King frowned and gazed at his palm.
It tingled with pain from the golden light, and was like the pain of smearing chili oil over your palm: it wasnt sharp, but it was persistent, like a warning to him not to try and get any closer.
There was no mistake
This was the aura of Heavenly Dao
Beast King narrowed his eyes. He didnt make another move, but fixed his deep gaze on Odd Zhuo. Who are all of you? At the same time, he also noticed Little Silver in the crowd. Although Little Silver was still in his human form, Beast King was confident that he wasnt mistaken about the rich scent of holy beast blood on him.
There was actually still a holy beast alive
The expression on Devil Kings face wavered; there was no way to tell if it was grief or joy.
We apologize for disrupting Your Majesty Beast Kings game, but our reason foring here is to have a chat with Your Majesty, Wang Ming said.
Theres nothing to talk about. If theres nothing else, leave me alone and dont bother me when Im ying. Devil King straight up refused.
It appears that Your Majesty Beast King is worried about something, Wang Ming continued.
Devil King turned his face to Wang Ming and raised his eyelids with great interest.
He could see that this was only a human being who didnt have the least bit of spirit energy on him, but he had been able to urately guess Devil Kings thoughts.
Can you read minds? Devil King was skeptical.
Wang Ming smiled. Of course.
In his heart, though, he was thinking that this was simply nonsense. Infiltrating Beast Kings game world was the same as invading his consciousness, which was why Wang Ming was able to explore some of Beast Kings surface memories.
After the holy beasts were wiped out, Devil King had gone into seclusion for a thousand years, and had no idea that cultivation and science in the outside world could bebined and expanded to such a marvelous and profound extent.
But this was also Wang Ming.
A scientific cultivation magic artifact created by an ordinary person would not necessarily have the same functional effect as Wang Mings.
Wang Ming had piqued Devil Kings interest, and thetter seemed a little more patient now. Then, what do you want to know?
Your Majesty Beast King is very clear on exactly what we want to know.
Wang Ming quickly responded, From Your Majesty Beast Kings expression, you should already be aware that there is a living holy beast in our ranks. Dont you want to say something?
I really had no idea that a holy beast was actually overlooked, and had survived that disaster back then. I remember that the Silver Unicorn n was thest one to be wiped out; to think it actually still has a descendant. At longst, there is someone to light incense at the graves of the Silver Unicorn n this year.
Little Silver:
But after mentioning what happened back then, Devil Kings expression turned a little pained. I know you want to ask exactly why the holy beasts were annihted at the time. But no matter who instigated it, there was no way to stop it C our holy beast race was doomed to face such a catastrophe.
Sure enough, things werent that simple.
When they heard this, everyone present turned the matter over in their minds.
In the outside world, the official conclusion at present was that it was President Bai who had spread the rumor back then which imed that the blood and heart of a holy beast had a strong nourishing effect that could help cultivatorsprehend the power of Heavenly Dao.
And so, the holy beasts were hunted down on arge scale.
President Bai also took advantage of the chaos to realize his own purpose, which was to create the powerful spatial magic artifact Wuji Umbre.
From Devil Kings tone, it seemed that he had long known that the holy beast race would be wiped out, but perhaps for some reason, he wasnt able to do anything to stop it.
So he shut himself away inside the game.
Wang Ming suspected that Qin Lang only knew a little about this.
Devil King had shut himself inside the game for another reason that wasnt purely self-istion or as an escape from reality.
You cant fight fate. Defying Heavenly Dao never ends well. After a long while, Devil King let out a long sigh.
All this time, Your Majesty Beast King has been trying to solve this on your own. If you share your burden with us, whos to say that things will still end badly? Wang Ming consoled him.
You cant fight fate. Defying Heavenly Dao never ends well
Wang Ling had told Wang Ming about Heavenly Dao very early on.
Although he had never truly encountered Heavenly Dao, what Wang Ming knew about it was in fact no less than a real cultivator.
It was true that Heavenly Dao was formidable.
But
He had Wang Ling!
Devil King nced at Wang Ming, then turned his Holy King Eye to the sky. A crack unexpectedly appeared out of nowhere, and a small, colorful ss box slowly emerged from the crack.
This is? Wang Ming frowned.
Wang Ling One was telling him that this box was very dangerous!
Heavenly Dao Treasure Box.
Devil King said, Back then, the senior Almighty who gave me this box was the one who told me that the holy beasts would inevitably be extinct.
Someone came looking for Your Majesty Beast King?
Thats right. Devil King nodded. That senior is very strong his power is in apletely different dimension.
Everyone present was nk at these words.
Not in the same dimension
Currently, the strongest realm in the outside world was level nine True Immortal.
And above that was the Venerated Immortal level.
Beast Kings strength was on par with a Venerated Immortals
If the person who had given Beast King the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box had an even higher level of strength It seemed that he was indeed an expert!
Looking at the reactions in Wang Mings group, Devil King was slightly lost for words.
This group was clearly peanuts in terms of strength, so why were theypletely unperturbed by his deration?
That was a super strong expert who far surpassed a Venerated Immortal!
I said this persons strength is in a different dimension altogether, and youre not shocked? Devil King was really startled this time. Had he run into a bunch of idiots?
Oh
Wang Ming and the others nodded very cooperatively, but the expressions on their faces were still unruffled. If it really is as Your Majesty Beast King says, then that really is very shocking! How terrifying!
Devil King:
After all, everyone here had seen Wang Lings might for themselves.
So when Devil King told them about the Almighty, they were as calm as usual
Devil King rubbed his head and felt it ache a little. Back then, that senior told me that the extinction of the holy beasts was inevitable and couldnt be changed; the only thing I could do was revive them. He gave me this Heavenly Dao Treasure Box and told me that as long as I could unlock its secret, it would still be possible to revive the holy beast race after it was wiped out. Ive been in this game all these years, trying to find the password to unlock the treasure box based on what I know of that senior.
It cant be broken by force? Wang Ming asked.
Chapter 773 - President Bai’s Patron
Chapter 773: President Bais Patron
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This Heavenly Dao Treasure Box is made from a special material. Ive already tried breaking it many times, but its never the least bit damaged; it cant be destroyed at all. Devil King shook his head.
As Devil King had said, the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box contained a secret that could revive the extinct holy beast race.
This was enough to prove that the thing hidden inside the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box had the power to change fate.
To open the box, Devil King had been persistently searching for the password, and based on what he knew about Heavenly Dao, he had been looking for clues in this assigned game.
Opening the box naturally wasnt going to be that easy.
You can put in the password over and over again, but I dont know how long it is. Ive tried hundreds of thousands ofbinations over a thousand years None of them worked. Devil King sighed, his face a little despairing.
Have you tried GCM? Wang Ming said.
Devil King quickly searched his memory and then replied, I tried thisbination on the 14,522,356th time. Didnt work.
Everyone:
It was over. Even this wasnt the password It looked like breaking open the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box was a lot moreplicated than they had imagined!
Is it a mix of numbers and English? Wang Ming asked.
I dont know for sure; its also possible that it might be Eastern or Western cultivation runes, Devil King said. But after exploring this game world all these years, Im fairly certain the password is a mix of English, numbers, and Eastern cultivation runes, even if I havent been able topletely decipher the clues.
Then when will we be able to crack it? There was already some despair on Little Silvers face.
He thought of the tale of Fengxian prefecture in the story Journey to The West. Because the marquis of the prefecture offended the Jade Emperor, the entire prefecture was punished with a drought. It wouldnt rain until the chicken ate up all the rice, the dogs licked up all the flour, and the candles melted all the golden locks In a sense, the Jade Emperor in the story deliberately made it difficult for the marquis; this tricky problem presented by the person who had given Devil King this box was no different.
If it was just abination of numbers and English, Devil King might have been able to decipher the password earlier on.
However, cultivation runes were actually mixed into it. Trying to solve this puzzle using his current train of thought would probably take him another ten thousand years.
Can Your Majesty Beast King specifically describe what the person who gave you the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box looked like? Odd Zhuo said.
Devil King recalled carefully, The senior wrapped himself up very tightly and came well prepared. He wore a Daoist robe made from a material I had never seen before. My Devil Valley contains all the resources in the world, but I actually didnt recognize the material at all
When Devil King said this, Odd Zhuo and Little Silver instantly thought of the girl in ancient attire whom Wang Ling had rescued from the belly of a kun. She was now still in a deepa, and was being treated at Immortal Toyas ce.
The Daoist robe she wore was made of a material that they had never seen before, and looked like quite an old style
Odd Zhuo and Little Silver both wondered whether there was a connection between the two.
Does he have any distinguishing features? Wang Ming continued with his questions.
No.
Devil King shook his head. That senior didnt want me to see him clearly. He waspletely covered up in that Daoist robe, including his face and torso. When I used the Holy King Eye, he looked blurry, as if I was very short-sighted. The only thing I can be sure of was the look in this seniors eyes.
What kind of look? Everyones curiosity was piqued.
This senior had dead fish eyes, Devil King said.
Everybody: ???
In Night Chiefs general HQ, President Bai, who had returned from the grave, had started his grand n for revival.
He locked Night Ghost Spirit Emperor up in the soul repository, and then directly dered his identity to everyone here.
He was Bai Zhe, President Bai of Night Chief. Not Night Ghost Spirit Emperor!
Anyone who disobeyed him would die.
Now that he had Night Ghost Spirit Emperors body, he was a level nine True Immortal. This powerful bodybined with the Creation Art took his formidable self-healing ability to even greater heights.
As Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had said, President Bai was ambitious C he would never be willing to live in someone elses shadow.
In fact, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had been on guard against this since early on.
The best evidence of this was that when President Bai had initially gone looking for revenge by picking a fight with Wang Ling, Night Ghost Spirit Emperor deliberately hadnt stopped him.
Night Ghost Spirit Emperors heart was as clear as a mirror that President Bai was in no way a match for that youngster.
He had wanted Wang Ling to do the dirty work and take down this mutinuous President Bai, who was a blight on Night Chief; he had never thought that he would still be one step behind in the end, as Bai Zhe covertly used the power of Outer Dao to seize the opportunity for a counterattack.
Any new developments?
Inside Night Chief, President Bai propped his head up on one hand as he sat on the throne and stared at the rows of technical staff in front of him, his voice deep.
He was looking into all information rted to Wang Ling C even a picture or the smallest clue would be good
He wanted to find out about everyone connected to Wang Ling: his family, his friends
And then, he would retaliate in full force.
Being killed off in revenge wasnt the most painful thing. He would make that youngster experience a deeper level of pain
Yes, Lord Night Ghost Spirit Emperor
An intelligence officer in the front replied. But as soon as the words left his mouth, the technicians face abruptly changed as he realized his error. President Bai had previously already made it clear that he wasnt Night Ghost Spirit Emperor now, but should be called: Venerable Bai.
But out of long habit, this poor intelligence officer had still failed to correct himself the moment he opened his mouth, resulting in this slip of the tongue.
Almost instantly, the whole of Night Chief HQ was enveloped in low pressure.
Ill say it once more I, am Venerable Bai President Bai said in a low voice.
With just one crook of his finger, the space around the technician who had misspoken instantly split open and his head was swallowed whole.
But in the next moment, golden light swirled around the stump of his neck, and the technicians head which had already been cut off reappeared on his body.
The resurrected technician was panic-stricken and felt his neck. There wasnt the slightest trace of a split. Everything was intact.
Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream.
He thought he was dead, but he came back to life?
Killing a man over a trifle C too excessive, Bai Zhe Following the technicians resurrection, a young-sounding voice rang out in the air.
This voice instantly caused President Bai to stand up from the throne.
There was no mistake. This was the voice of His Excellency Dao Master!
The man who had originally passed on the power of Outer Dao to him!
Chapter 774 - Dao Master Wang
Chapter 774: Dao Master Wang
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Before he arrived, the voice came first
President Bai was all too familiar with this Great Dao telepathy.
Standing up, President Bai bowed slightly in one direction to the air, not daring to show the slightest bit of disrespect.
The next moment, a man dressed in ck ancient clothes stepped out of the sky. His ck outfit was a full-length robe which alsopletely concealed his face. The surrounding Night Chief technicians were so scared that they all stood up and bowed. Some of them peeped at this senior, but unfortunately, it felt like their line of sight was obscured by a thinyer of mist so that everything was unusually hazy.
The man stepped out of the sky. He did nothing more, and only stood there with an air of the greatest regality. The air no, all of heaven seemed to focus on him, and every move he made was full of heavenly majesty.
President Bai inexplicably shuddered. Your Excellency Dao Master Why are you here?
To err is human It was an unintentional mistake, you should be more lenient the man said lightly. He strolled unhurriedly to President Bais side; thetter didnt even dare raise his head.
President Bai: What Your Excellency Dao Master says makes sense
Then, the man directly sat down on the throne in President Bais ce and let out a soft breath.
This breath was like a spring breeze. and everyone, including President Bai, suddenly felt the pressure on their bodies lifted as the atmosphere turned less tense.
Insect Envoy Long Ming, Third President of Night Chief, was secretly shocked.
What a tremendous breath
This was a true expert. He could actually control pressure like this so freely, which felt a lot like being granted the mighty favor of the power of Heavenly Dao.
When President Bai had revived in Night Ghost Spirit Emperors body and taken the top position, Long Ming, Fourth President and Fifth President had wondered who the patron behind President Bai was.
Now, seeing this person with his own eyes, Long Mings cheeks couldnt help sweating. It was a good thing he hadnt conspired with Fourth President and Fifth President to rebel against President Bais tyranny, otherwise there might not even be anything left of them now.
As Insect Envoy, Long Ming had a very strong perception ability. He cultivated the Insect Jade Technique, which gave him the abilities of various types of insects.
And when it came to sensing danger, many insects were innately superior in this regard.
Comparing his own strength with this man in front of him, Long Ming could clearly sense that the other party could squash him dead like an ant with one finger.
This man looked gentle and easygoing, but he was a genuinely dangerous person.
And he had just heard President Bai call the man
Dao Master?
Above True Immortal level nine was the Venerated Immortal level.
What was this Dao Master realm?
Long Ming had to admit that he had never heard of it before.
Was there actually such a person in this world?
It wasnt just Long Ming, but everyone else present were alsopletely shaken.
A thousand years ago, I foresaw that you would battle that thief, which was why I put all I had in you and pulled you up. However, I never taught you to wilfully ughter the innocent I hope that from now on, youll exercise caution in your conduct. You only have one Outer Dao C if Heavenly Dao intends to destroy you, itll just be a matter of minutes, the man said telepathically as he gazed at President Bai from where he was sitting on the throne.
President Bai trembled all over at those bitingly cold dead fish eyes.
I understand, Your Excellency Dao Master. President Bai didnt dare retort at all.
The gap in their strengths was toorge this power wasnt even in the same universe at all, let alone the same dimension.
I came this time because I already foresaw your movements. I also want to ask you: what did it feel like when you fought that thief? the man asked telepathically.
Your Excellency Dao Master, his strength is just as you said. Hes a very difficult opponent Also, during our fight, he revealed no less than a thousand Heavenly Dao
One thousand Heavenly Dao
The man grit his teeth and instantly clenched his fist before mming it down on the arm of the throne. As I thought, its him
Then, what do you n to do next?
This junior wants to amass the power of Outer Dao before seeking revenge on him, President Bai said truthfully.
Unless you can gather six Great Outer Dao, you are no match for him. That wasnt all of his strength The man trailed off after saying this.
This junior has a question, if I may ask President Bai looked up at that moment.
I know what you want to ask.
The man waved his hand. What you want to ask is, what did this person steal from me? Is that right?
President Bai nodded. Your Excellency Dao Master, you have incredible foresight, as expected
Since itse to this point, theres no harm in telling you some of it.
The man narrowed his eyes. There is a godly domain called Ninefold Star outside the Milky Way, right in the center of the universe. It is a ce where the people of Heavenly Dao gather, and was founded by the first Dao Master toprehend five hundred Heavenly Dao. On Ninefold Star, children are now born with at least five Heavenly Dao.
President Bai was amazed. There is actually such a ce
At your current realm, you are a very lofty level nine True Immortal in your world. But on Ninefold Star, you are nothing more than a regr person inparison. The man waved his hand and smiled slightly. In your world, apart from this thief whom Ive been tracking, the person closest to Ninefold Star is Immortal Zhenyuan I foresee that it is likely that this person will surpass his own limits in this lifetime, and ascend to Ninefold Star.
Immortal Zhenyuan
President Bai heard yet another familiar name.
Then based on what senior is saying, the realm above Venerated Immortal is
The levels above Venerated Immortal are based on the number of Heavenly Dao one has. A Dao Immortal has between one hundred and five hundred Heavenly Dao. A Dao Master has between five hundred and a thousand Heavenly Dao and if you can cultivate three thousand Heavenly Dao, you be a Dao Ancestor
Hearing this, President Bai already had some idea. Then this thief whom senior speaks of could it be that he stole your Heavenly Dao?
Thats right.
The man sighed. If I can seize the Heavenly Dao back from him I have a good chance of bing a Dao Ancestor. But unfortunately, it isnt enough to rely on just Heavenly Dao to deal with him at present. Heavenly Dao and Outer Dao arentpatible with each other, which is the reason why I had you master Outer Dao when I picked you.
Although he didnt quite understand the connection between Heavenly Dao and Outer Dao, President Bai was still astounded.
Is there anyone who can merge the two?
There is no such person unless its the founder of our Ninefold Star, Dao Ancestor Wang, who is known as the Immortal King This man once merged Heavenly Dao and Outer Dao together, but unfortunately, he was unable to achieve a bnce between the two, and ultimately died from the conflict between them.
The man shook his head, then fixed his eyes on President Bai. Also, stop calling me senior; it sounds strange and Im not used to it you can call me: Dao Master Wang
Chapter 775 - Flower Farmer Brothers
Chapter 775: Flower Farmer Brothers
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Dao Master Wangs appearance wasnt an ident. The truth was that when the girl in the kuns belly had first appeared, Wang Ling had already had a hunch that someone was looking for him, and that this persons strength wasnt ordinary; at least, of all the people Wang Ling had evere across so far, he had never met this sort of person.
Sitting on the throne in Night Chiefs general HQ, Dao Master Wang only had to give President Bai a brief look to know what he was thinking.
President Bai didnt expect Dao Master Wangs next words to directly shatter his overall n for revenge.
You want revenge, I want to catch the thief It is more than good enough to aplish these, there is no need to involve anyone else, Dao Master Wang said.
Using the excuse of carrying out inspections, he hade down from Ninefold Star to the mortal world time and again to look for that thief who had stolen a number of his Heavenly Dao. Every move he made had to be done in secret, and it was for this reason that he had developed his top chess piece in the mortal world: President Bai.
He had to keep this chess piece under control; it would be bad if it went overboard and broke away from the chessboard, and cause the people on Ninefold Star to use him of misconduct.
Wang Zhen considered himself a cautious man.
Faced with this formidable Dao Master Wang, President Bai was angry, but didnt dare speak out.
After all, there was a huge gap in strength.
Wang Zhen saw that Bai Zhe was unconvinced in his heart, so he gave Bai Zhe a sidelong nce and said lightly, If you want to inherit the full power of Outer Dao, your mind must be clear of all distractions, otherwise you wont be able tobine the six Great Outer Dao together, and the first person to suffer will be you. Its for your own good.
President Bai was nk since he didnt feel that being free of distracting thoughts had anything to do withprehending Outer Dao.
Of the two of them, one wanted revenge while the other wanted to catch the thief ultimately, they were both distractions!
Bai Zhe wasnt a fool, and could tell that Dao Master Wang had misgivings.
Ninefold Star was known as the domain of the gods
It definitely had to be inconvenient for Dao Master Wang to descend to the mortal world in order to capture the thief, which was why Bai Zhe hade to his attention.
Hence, after pondering for only a short while, Bai Zhe quickly acquiesced. What Dao Master Wang said has merit, this junior will remember it.
Before drawing on Dao Master Wangs power to obtain the genuine and consummate power of Outer Dao, Bai Zhe could endure it for a while. With Dao Master Wang backing him, his revenge was only a matter of time.
As long as you listen to me, you absolutely wont regret it.
When Bai Zhe lifted his head again, he heard Dao Master Wang Zhens light voice. It sounded very ethereal, as if it wasing from everywhere around Bai Zhe all at once.
Youre not weak when ites to talent, but even then, you will never be able to touch the domain of the gods in your entire lifetime. Taking a gamble and amassing the six Great Outer Dao is thus the only way. But you must remember that you have to be patient and not the least bit rowdy. Ive seen too many youngsters like you who were initially promising geniuses, but were too anxious to get things done, and in the end ran into setbacks. Whether it is Heavenly Dao or Outer Dao, we need to view these nomological powers with reverence.
Wang Zhen exined the main reason to Bai Zhe very patiently. He could see that Bai Zhe was a very impatient person. If he didnt exin it clearly to him now, it was more than likely that some unexpected mishap would happen in the future.
Bai Zhe was silent.
He wasnt a person who liked to listen to reason, but under Dao Master Wangs systematic and patient guidance, it seemed that he had calmed down quite a bit, which was very strange.
Actually, this was because when Wang Zhen had started to speak earlier, he had cast the Great Calming Spell.
This technique could force a persons mood to revert back to normal. No matter how distressed, angry, or aroused you were the moment this spell was cast, you would calm down. Even if you had taken Viagra, you would ultimately be limp.
Then, does Dao Master Wang have a n after this?
Bai Zhe raised his head to look very respectfully at Wang Zhen.
Of course.
Wang Zhen nodded. There is a limit to how long I cane down here to carry out an inspection, but when Im on Ninefold Star, I never stop investigating and searching. Recently, I was inspired by new cooks hired by my family.
Cook?
Thats right, these two new cooks are brothers called Flower Farmer Brothers1 . They used to farm in the outskirts on Ninefold Star, and are famous for raising spirit rats. Furthermore, they came up with different excuses for eating the spirit rats, who might have been fighting, or were fat, depressed, beautiful or rutting. They stewed the rats, fried them, boiled them they cooked them in all kinds of twisted ways.
All kinds of twisted ways?
It was this point that caught my attention, and I spent a lot of money to hire them. I also invested a huge sum into helping them publish a book called 100 Million Ways to Cook Spirit Rats . If youre interested, I can bring this book to show youter. Whether its in the world below or above, nutritious food is the trend, so theres no harm in learning some cooking skills, and its actually useful
Bai Zhe:
Oh, my apologies, Ive digressed.
Speaking up to this point, Dao Master Wang seemed to feel that he had strayed from the main topic, and hastily came back to it. It was only when I hired these two brothers that I learned that their ancestors used to raise vicious beasts. Unfortunately, the familyter fell on hard times and was unable to bear the massive costs of breeding vicious beasts. And so, they sold their farm and then raised spirit rats as the next best thing. After I found out, I took over a vicious beast farm and gave it to them.
What are they raising?
Kun.
In line with the brothers raising kun, I specially gave this fishery the name Golden Kun Farm, and I hired an experienced farm manager with the nickname Full Metal Shell Case 2 .
Bai Zhe was startled as he felt the name was somehow a little familiar!
After that, my venerable self took advantage of these two brothers breeding techniques and started a business selling kun. And the results have been pretty good! We had a profit of over ten billion in the first quarter!
Of course, we encountered some mishaps in raising kun. In the beginning, the more unruly breeds would fight each other during the mating season. But things improved after the Flower Farm Brothers intervened, and like the spirit rats previously, all the kun that fought were eaten.
Also, in breeding the kun, there were some that came out ugly or with bad skin. My venerable self used these ones to explore space. I released a number of them in the demon world and the human world to investigate that thiefs whereabouts. My efforts werent in vain; after dozens of attempts, I finally obtained new results!
Chapter 776 - The Kun Is so Big, Might as Well Add Salt to Make It Hot and Spicy
Chapter 776: The Kun Is so Big, Might as Well Add Salt to Make It Hot and Spicy
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New results?
Thats right. Wang Zhen nodded. In addition to finding what I was looking for, I also discovered a new breed of kun during my space probe, called the air kun. This kun tastes like vegetables, and so is called a vegetable kun, or vegetable air kun 1 .
President Bai was secretly fearful when he heard this story.
Prehistoric vicious beasts were a species that had already be extinct on Earth a very long time ago. In the end, they were living inrge numbers in the world above, and someone had even opened a kun farm.
As it was said, A kun is too big for a pot
The tender and fragrant meat tastes like wax might as well add salt and turn it into a hot and spicy dish.
This was a very well-known poem by an Almighty who was describing the taste of a kun after eating it.
And it was precisely because of this poem that most people thought
The kun wasnt tasty
But the fact was that they had just chosen the wrong breed.
ording to Dao Master Wang, there was a diverse range of kun breeds, and the ones which he used to fish around and explore space with were low-grade, mutated scavenger kun.
What does Dao Master Wang mean?
My venerable self has already ascertained the thiefs whereabouts, and I intend to capture him in the next few days. Wang Zhen took a deep breath. For the longest time, he had been painstakingly searching for the thief who had stolen his Heavenly Dao, despite his ns objections.
He was invincible on Ninefold Star, and all these years had defeated everyone under heaven, except for a single person
The reason for his defeat was that he had too few Heavenly Dao. As long as he wrested back his Heavenly Dao, he would at the very least be able to fight that man to a draw.
At this point, Wang Zhen raised his hand to produce a ball of blue-green light. In an instant, it was as if the whole of Night Chief general HQ was enveloped in peace and tranquility, like a force of nature had been generated in Wang Zhens hand.
He seemed like a man who controlled thews of nature; it was just a small ball of light, but it seemed to contain the godly power of heaven and earth within it.
After a few seconds, this ball of spirit light spread out in the air to take the shape of a map marked with dots of light.
While I was using the low-grade kun to explore space, I also looked for some locations where the power of Outer Dao might appear. Youll have to collect andprehend the power of Outer Dao yourself. They are the onlyws of nature that can take material form. You need to find them and conquer them one by one. However, there are quite a number of ces marked on the map. You should think it over and search them slowly.
Many thanks, Dao Master Wang, this junior understands, President Bai said.
Wang Zhen then waved his hand and tossed several marble-like magic artifacts to President Bai. These arew-catching balls. There is a button in the center of each ball; tapping it will cause the ball to erge. Youll need these balls to catch Outer Dao. The six Great Outer Dao are like the five elements, and exist in mutual subjugation to one another. You have already mastered the most unique Outer Dao, the Power of Reverse Prity. I dont need to remind you what to do next, do I?
Of course, this junior will not disappoint Your Excellency Dao Master. President Bai was utterly delighted.
As Wang Zhen said, what President Bai had to do next naturally was to create a snowball effect with the Outer Dao he had. The power of Outer Dao existed in mutual subjugation to one another. Thus, as long as he could sessfully collect two Outer Dao, the other four would involuntarily fall into his hands. It was now only a matter of time
You have to be careful. Patience, patience be more patient. As for the rest, my venerable self has nothing else for you to take note of. Wang Zhen sighed.
To be honest, Wang Zhen was skeptical as to whether Bai Zhe could collect all the six Great Outer Dao.
Although he had already tracked down clues about Wang Ling, for some reason, he had a bad feeling.
But for the time being, he didnt dare return to Ninefold Star right away
Even if things ultimately didnt work out on Earth, he would go for a walk outside the Milky Way first.
Wang Zhen lifted his head and gazed into the air in one direction.
That was the direction Ninefold Star was in.
At that very moment
He could more or less guess that the Liu family was looking for him everywhere on Ninefold Star.
The Liu family was currently ranked third in strength on Ninefold Star.
To stand against the Gu family, whose strength put them firmly in first ce, Wang Zhens father had thought of allying with the Liu family through marriage C but the problem was that Wang Zhen didnt like the young miss of the Liu family!
Thus, while Wang Zhen had found leads on Wang Ling, he hadnt truly nned to deal with thetter when he came down this time.
Before Bai Zhe hadpletely gathered all the power of Outer Dao, Wang Zhen would wait and see for a bit.
Once Bai Zhe had gathered all this power and forced that thief to use all his strength, Wang Zhen would decide then whether or not to make a move.
So, his purpose foring down to the world below this time
Was ostensibly to look for the thief
When it was in fact to escape marriage.
Elsewhere, in Beast Kings tomb, everyone was still researching ways to open the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box.
As Devil King had said, the password to open the box was moreplicated than they had imagined. Even if they worked together for another ten thousand years, they wouldnt be able to break the code this way. Hence, in the end, their only hope was to destroy the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box by force.
Let me try. Finally, Odd Zhuo stared at the box and sighed.
You? Devil King was skeptical.
Then he saw Odd Zhuo directly kneel to the sky. Lord Jingke! Grant me strength!
Seeing this, Little Silver and the others patted their heads. They had almost forgotten that in order to protect Odd Zhuo, Wang Ling had permitted him to summon Jingke in his hour of need C but only once a day.
And so, when a brown spirit light directly streaked through the sky from afar to reach the tomb, and directly prated the mind space, even Devil King couldnt help jumping in fright.
What kind of sword was this?
He couldnt see through it
He couldnt see through it at all
Also, the moment he saw this brown peach wood sword, Devil King somehow unexpectedly had a sense of the senior who had given him the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box back then.
Where did this sworde from Devil King asked, and it seemed to Little Silver that his voice was trembling.
As Jingkes number one fan, Fatty Luo looked like a girl who had seen her idol. Ah ah ah! My Lord Jingke! Lord Jingke! After cutting through this Heavenly Dao Treasure Box, give me a good spanking!
But his words were directly ignored by everyone else.
This is Lord Jingke, my shifu s exclusive sword, Odd Zhuo said to Devil King as he received Jingke with both hands.
Chapter 777 - The Domain of the Gods: Ninefold Star
Chapter 777: The Domain of the Gods: Ninefold Star
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This was a sword that Beast King had never seen before Devil King felt a deep sense of terror just wondering about the identity of the spirit swords owner.
The reason for this C
C was because he had definitely smelled the scent on this peach wood sword somewhere before
Did Your Majesty Beast King remember something? Odd Zhuo asked when he saw the contemtive look on Devil Kings face.
Odd Zhuo didnt know anything about Jingkes origins, but he was one of the few people present who had experienced the profound strength of the peach wood sword. In the Master of Immortal Mansions intrinsic spirit field back then, Jingke had revealed the formidable battle strength of the king of sword spirits, while that World-Annihting Sword in the confrontation with Evil Sword God had been even more terrifying.
Since things hade to this point, Devil King felt that he had nothing to hide.
Because everything he was doing was for the sake of opening this Heavenly Dao Treasure Box. He had struggled hard in the game just to find hidden clues. Now, he was actually seeing hope once more in this magical peach wood sword, as if it was some light in the darkness.
I once felt an aura very simr to the aura that this Lord Jingke exudes, in a particr ce, Devil King said calmly. I dont know if you have heard of the legendary ce known as the Domain of the Gods
For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought. Odd Zhuo had borne witness to a number of major events one after another in recent months, and had even captured a number of bigwigs himself, butpared with the people around him, his experiences were still too shallow, so naturally he hadnt heard of it. It was the same for Fatty Luo, who despite having eight hundred years more on Odd Zhuo, was only now hearing about this Domain of the Gods for the first time.
What is this ce? Little Silver asked. I think Ive seen it in the books of my n as a kid but it wasnt exined in detail.
When Little Silver said this, Odd Zhuo and Fatty Luo both looked at him.
The holy beast race had always had long lifespans. While this eight thousand-year-old baby didnt seem very mature, he actually knew quite a lot.
There thus was indeed a reason why some cultivators chased a long life so persistently.
If you lived long enough, you would certainly experience different things
The Domain of the Gods the rumor is that this is a godly domain that you can ascend to as long as you possess a certain number of Heavenly Dao.
Domain of the Gods? Is there really such a ce? Wang Ming was skeptical.
I once had the same disbelieving expression on my face, but after His Majesty Fourth Generation Beast King passed on the position of king of the holy beasts to me, my doubts were dispelled the Domain of the Gods does exist, but it is well outside the Milky Way, Devil King said.
Wang Ming understood right away at these words.
If this ce truly was outside the Milky Way, then there really was nothing to say.
Given the current level of science and technology, all the satellite probesunched the world over could only explore up to roughly one hundred light years outside the Milky Way.
In his search for Drought Star, Immortal Zhenyuan didnt even cover a tenth of the space outside the Milky Way To fly beyond the Milky Way would take a Venerated Immortal at least ten thousand years of his life.
Immortal Zhenyuan made just one round trip to find Drought Star, which didnt even cover a tenth of the distance, but had taken him a whole two thousand years.
If the Domain of the Gods did indeed exist, then would there be guys like Wang Ling there?
That, in fact, was Wang Mings main concern.
He felt that he had really struck the jackpot with this trip into Beast Kings tomb this time.
At the very least, he had uncovered one more avenue to explore in his study of Wang Lings primordial qi.
As long as he could invent a magic treasure that could travel beyond the Milky Way to reach the Domain of the Gods in his lifetime, there might be a way to solve the problem of Wang Lings control over his primordial qi.
The rumor is that the realm above Venerated Immortal is Dao Immortal, but there are very strict requirements concerning the number of Heavenly Dao a person must have. Even I am not very clear on this point. Devil King shook his head. The power of the king of holy beasts could be cumtively passed on from one generation to the next, but after four generations, Devil Kings strength was only at Venerated Immortal level.
Although he had more than twenty Heavenly Dao on him, he was obviously still far from the standard for a Dao Immortal.
Is there a way to reach the Domain of the Gods? Wang Ming continued asking.
Wang Ming paid more attention to this matter since it had to do with Wang Ling.
The Domain of the Gods
He felt that Wang Lings, and even Jingkes secrets might be exined in that ce.
In addition, Wang Ming felt that he needed to expand his knowledge when he returnedter.
Cultivators on Earth had long viewed themselves as the center of the universe.
He believed that most people, including many current True Immortals, probably didnt know of the existence of the Domain of the Gods.
Take the Ten Founding Generals for example. How would they feel if they knew that there was an even more heaven-defying Domain of the Gods far beyond the Milky Way?
It would be very difficult for them to reach the Domain of the Gods with their current strength, but Wang Ming thought it was certainly possible for those Dao Immortals from the Domain of the Gods toe down to Earth if they wanted to.
Thus followed the question
Right now, on Earth, were there any Almightys from the Domain of the Gods who were observing them in the dark?
How wide was the civilization gap between the Domain of the Gods and Earth?
These were all questions that Wang Ming felt he really had to think about.
While Wang Ming pondered, Odd Zhuo raised a question. If there really were people on Earth who met the set standard number of Heavenly Dao and ascended to the Domain of the Gods, why isnt there any information on this at all?
If their ascension caught them off guard, they naturally wouldnt have left any information behind, and would be just another missing person. Every year, every month even every day, people go missing for no reason in this world and no one knows where theyve gone. Besides, there are even fewer records of rumors about the Domain of the Gods on Earth, so naturally, fewer people know of it, Devil King said.
But to enter the Domain of the Gods I indeed did hear of a way to do so from thest king of holy beasts. If you truly can break open the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box, Ill tell you everything, Devil King said.
Thats easy.
Odd Zhuo nodded.
He then raised the peach wood sword high with both hands. Lord Jingke, its up to you!
In just a few seconds, Jingkes sword body started to tremble slightly.
Suddenly, the brown spirit light transformed into a child dressed in a brown tunic and white robe that hovered in front of their eyes.
Lord Jingkes true form!!! Fatty Luo nearly fainted from excitement.
At the same time, Beast King shivered all over at the aura Jingke was emitting, his whole body freezing up.
He watched as this sword spirit, who looked just like a ten-year-old boy, walked slowly over to the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box and stretched out his little hand to stroke it, before abruptly gripping it, as if he was squeezing a walnut
Crack
There was a cracking sound from the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box.
Chapter 778 - Liar Wang
Chapter 778: Liar Wang
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Devil Kings face lit up with rare excitement at the sound of the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box breaking. He never expected that they would really be able to break it open.
When the treasure box broke, dazzling golden light suddenly burst out of the cracks, blinding everyone.
Devil King struggled to open the Holy King Eye to clearly see what on earth was inside the box.
However, it seemed that he had underestimated the aura of the Domain of the Gods contained within the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box. It was like a formless smokescreen upying the inside of the box. The instant the box was opened, the aura flowed along the cracks C he actually couldnt see through this golden light at all with the power of his Holy King Eye.
Golden light?
While they had yet to clearly see what was inside the box, everyone present had amazed expressions on their faces.
Given this momentum
The thing sealed inside definitely wasnt ordinary!
Can our holy beast race really be saved?! Little Silver was extremely emotional.
From the moment he saw Devil King and learned that the grand king of holy beasts was still alive, he had been holding in his feelings all this time.
Now, they red even higher.
What on earth could be inside the box?
A heaven-defying magic treasure that could change fate, or reverse and change everything?
A magic array?
Or a special skill?
Could it be the legendary Wang Jingze Fried Rice 1 ?
Little Silver was extremely curious.
The golden light emanating from the Heavenly Dao Treasure Boxsted for roughly two or three minutes. Finally, the glow from the broken treasure box faded, and the inside of the box wasid bare to everyones gazes.
In the end, everyone was nk.
Because.
There was nothing inside the box
Empty?
Little Silver scratched his head and looked a little frantic. How can that be
Tsk Wang Ming cocked an eyebrow, as if he had realized something.
Could it be that this box wasnt meant to be opened by force? Or the instant it opened, the thing inside transformed falling once it touches gold, withering once it touches wood, melting once it touches water, burning once it touches fire, sinking once it touches earth 2 ? Is it possible that it turned into a butterfly and flew away like the Fragrant Concubine in some TV show 3 ? Fatty Luo said.
Impossible. Devil King shook his head and sighed with a face full of disappointment. While I couldnt clearly see what was inside the box, I would still have sensed if something hade out
Wang Ming wore a thoughtful expression, chin in hand. Looking at this oue, it was very clear that this Heavenly Dao Treasure Box was just a scam
However, since the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box was from someone of the Domain of the Gods, that Daoist must have his own true objective.
Although, Wang Ming still didnt know exactly what that objective was
Was there really a way to revive the holy beasts in this world? If so, then what was this empty box suggesting? Pouring cold water on the holy beast race after offering hope Wang Ming was astonished that there could be such an unreasonable person in this world.
Or, was this all simply for the sake of buying time? Perhaps it really was possible to revive the holy beast race, but to prevent Devil King from discovering the secret of this revival, this person had set up this scam so that Devil King would be stuck in the game world looking for clues for a thousand years.
Devil King had been trying so hard for a thousand years, and this was the ending he finally got in return
He was naturally unsatisfied, but even then, what could he do?
That was an Almighty from the Domain of the Gods; Devil King hadnt had any other choice except to believe him.
At least, when he had practically fallen into despair back then after learning that the holy beast race had be extinct, it was this Heavenly Dao Treasure Box that had given him hope and courage to continue living.
Perhaps this had been a well-meaning white lie?
At this thought, there was immediately some relief on Devil Kings face. The king of holy beasts should have the bearing of one.
Inparison, however, Little Silver looked a lot more upset. He refused to believe such an ending The most important thing was that he realized he had been tricked again!
Back then, he had also been duped into joining Immortal Mansion by the Master of Immortal Mansion! They clearly hadnt had the means to cure Miss Ya Xuan, but he had foolishly believed that a miracle would happen So he had be a thug for Immortal Mansion for a period of time.
He realized that it seemed he was prone to being tricked!
Where was the most basic trust between people?!
Look! Just then, Odd Zhuo picked up a splinter of the box. There seems to be an inscription on this fragment?
Everyone turned to look at it. Devil King took a closer look and found that it was a character in thenguage of the immortals. If it was tranted it read as Wang.
Do the other fragments have words on them? Wang Ming asked.
Odd Zhuo examined all the fragments on the ground and then shook his head. Only this one.
If Im guessing correctly, this character should represent the surname of the boxs owner, Fatty Luo said suddenly.
Why do you think so?
This Heavenly Dao Treasure Box clearly isnt an ordinary item. Its creator would definitely have left his mark on this magic treasure when he created it, like a signature. But this method is really a little old-fashioned. Nowadays, most craftsmen dont sign them.
Why is that?
Because when a magic treasure is resold, some resellers will engrave it with their own names. If a magic treasure changes hands many times, there will often be a string of names left on it. By then, its no longer clear who the actual creator is, Fatty Luo said. Thus, what most craftsmen do now is to engrave their magic artifacts with a QR code!
Plus, the QR code is designed to be ced inside the magic artifact, and its overall quality is very special, so it wont fade easily. Its no use even if you try to cover it up. This is now the most reliable way of preventing forgeries. Signatures and whatnot are long outdated. On the flipside, this does show that this senior is very old!
Hisst name is Wang. At that moment, Devil King revealed the trantion of that immortal character.
The result stunned everyone
Because they remembered that Devil King had said earlier that this senior expert had dead fish eyes, and now his surname proved to be Wang
If this was a game of guess who among friends, the first person most people would think of was Wang Ling!
How could it be such a coincidence?
Liar Wang!! Little Silver grit his teeth with some resentment on his face. The same surname Wang, and the same dead fish eyes but how can their characters be so different?
Little Silver couldnt understand it.
Everyone:
How can you be so sure it isnt Ling Zhenren? Fatty Luo asked.
Little Silver: Dont talk rubbish There isnt even the faintest scent of crispy noodle snacks inside this box at all!
Plus, Masters handwriting is so much better!!!!
Chapter 779 - Jingke’s Scabbard
Chapter 779: Jingkes Scabbard
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For the exploration party that had entered Beast Kings tomb this time, this was an unavoidably sorry ending.
For Little Silver in particr, it was a heavy blow.
One could imagine how he felt as his hope, already rekindled, was once again extinguished.
After the group left Devil Kings mindscape, he woke up from his long sleep. This time, however, he would never enter the game world again.
After a thousand years of searching for clues in the game, he had yed it to the point of almost throwing up He never wanted to see this game again.
What is Your Majesty Beast King going to do next? Wang Ming asked Devil King.
I havent left this ce for a long time; the world is so big, I want to go out and take a look around
Instead of giving a direct answer, Devil King took out a small box studded with various kinds of precious stones and gave it to Little Silver. Young man, the Heavenly Dao Treasure Box didnt tell us the secret to reviving the holy beast race, but that doesnt mean that it isnt possible to do so. There is still hope.
Little Silver raised his head and took the small box, lost in thought.
Devil King gazed at him. Youve already found a very good patron. Open this small box after you go back; there are instructions inside.
Whats in here? Little Silver asked curiously.
A holy beasts cultivation progresses very slowly. For you to now already be a fifth-ss holy beast at eight thousand years old is already not easy. This contains a secret technique which can increase your cultivation rate. However, ording to the rules of the holy beast race, only holy beasts are allowed to read it. Since these are all your friends, I will overlook it. Qin Lang wille and retrieve this box a yearter. During that time, you must protect this box well, understand?
Yes. Little Silver nodded.
With that, Devil King looked at the others. I promised to tell you how to reach the Domain of the Gods C the answer is also in this box. After Little Silver is done studying it, he should more or less understand. You can discuss it with him in the future.
In that case, many thanks, Your Majesty Beast King. Odd Zhuo and Wang Ming were overjoyed when they heard this.
Oh, thats right, can I ask for one more thing? Little Silver asked.
In fact, he was asking for Fatty Luo, who was on the side.
What do you want? Devil Kings voice was very gentle.
One Thousand Dried Bone.
Little Silver was very straightforward, then turned to look at Fatty Luo next to him. This man is a craftsman and hes working on Lord Jingkes scabbard. He needs the One Thousand Dried Bone as supplementary material.
Devil King understood instantly. Thats easy. Ill have Qin Lang select a few good ones for you. The purest resources in Beast Kings Remains are in fact inside this tomb, and Qin Lang has been responsible for taking care of them all these years.
I will do as Your Majesty Beast Kingmands. Qin Lang promptly nodded when he heard that.
I dont actually need so much Fatty Luo felt a little embarrassed.
No need to be polite. Devil King waved one paw the size of a small mountain. Lord Jingke solved a one thousand-year-old problem for me. This small bit of help is nothing. Besides, creating a scabbard for Lord Jingke wont be easy. Having more materials on hand will help improve your sess rate.
Fatty Luoughed. In that case, it would be impolite of me to refuse!
Qin Lang was suddenly a little curious. Lord Jingke never had a scabbard to begin with?
Fatty Luo shook his head. No, he doesnt. Ive always wanted to make one for him.
Have you picked the main material? Qin Lang asked.
Amitayus wood, Fatty Luo replied.
I dont think thats enough. Qin Lang shook his head. If you want to make Lord Jingkes scabbard, it would at the very least have to be put together with the wood of the three godly trees. I can supply you with some Qin wood. As for the Holy Sky tree as far as I know, after it became extinct in this world, only one person has saplings of the Holy Sky tree. But this persons whereabouts are a mystery, and its very difficult to find him and whether he will give it to you or not is another problem.
Who is he? Wang Ming asked.
Qin Langs face was very solemn. This mans Daoist name is: Immortal Zhenyuan
A few dayster, it was Friday August 4th in the fifteenth week of the semester.
On thest day of the joint school summer camp in the remains, Wang Ming made a resplendent entrance in front of all the students in his overbearing Wang Ling One.
Surprised cries rang out among the students.
What the hell, who is that?
Teacher Teacher Wang.
What?! How did Teacher Wange back as Iron Man after going missing?
So, were they filming a movie?
Many students were shocked at this scene, but of all the people in the training square, it was the teachers who were the most astonished and stunned. When Wang Ming showed up in thepany of Odd Zhuos party, who had been sent to check out the suspicious coordinates, the teachers, including Wu Zhenjun, couldnt help but gape.
They were dumbstruck by this magic treasure mecha armor suit and its super high-tech attributes.
Teacher Wang, are you alright?
Are you kidding, how could something happen to me? Besides, through this experience, I seeded inprehending a legendary spell. Ibined the two first-rate spirit techniques, Lions Roar and One Yang Finger, into one1
Everybody: ???
In the sky, Wang Ming shook his head, and then stuck up one middle finger at Wu Zhenjun. You, bring it on!!!
Wu Zhenjun: Teacher Wang, dont y around
Everyone could see that Wang Ming seemed a little different, but they couldnt exactly say how hm, that was, if you werent counting how he had be more confident and chuuni
Most people here didnt know Wang Mings true identity. But in the end, all the teachers this time were gold medal teachers from various schools who had been carefully picked by Huaxiu Alliance. Their strength and experience were beyond question. Many students saw this Teacher Wang as just one of these gold medal teachers, but that was the problem C most people didnt know that Wang Ming in fact wasnt a cultivator, but an ordinary person.
To ensure Wang Mings safety, the head of state hadmunicated this problem to Wu Zhenjun before the start of the summer camp.
Now, the first thing Wang Ming did after returning was to actually challenge him.
Wu Zhenjun didnt know where Wang Mings courage came from as an ordinary person
Should he fight him or not? Wu Zhenjun didnt know what to do at all.
He knew Wang Mings identity, and was even more aware that the head of state valued Wang Ming highly.
Wu Zhenjun bowed to Wang Ming, politely refusing Wang Mings request to do battle. Since Teacher Wang has returned safely, this is a happy thing worth celebrating.
Huaxiu nations secret weapon, the hidden most powerful brain, and the only disciple of one of the Ten Founding Generals, Wisdom Saint President Qi C in the end, even if Wang Ming was a cultivator with roughly the same level of strength, how could Wu Zhenjun make a move in the face of these multiple important identities?
The entire time, the head of state watched them secretly on the side. He knew that given Wang Mings character, thetter would never do anything he wasnt prepared for. The head of state deduced that this brand new mecha armor which Wang Ming was wearing was probably something he had developed on the spot when he had been in danger. Wearing this mecha armor magic treasure meant that Wang Ming had battle strength.
What wasnt clear was just how much battle strength he had.
As the chief instructor among the lead teachers, Wu Zhenjuns strength naturally wasnt in question, and he was already a level one Itinerant Immortal.
Could Wang Ming truly take on an Itinerant Immortal in a fight with just a mecha armor suit?
The head of state lowered his eyes as he watched quietly from a distance. He was very curious in his heart.
Chapter 780 - A Futuristic Invention
Chapter 780: A Futuristic Invention
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Just as the head of state and President Qi expected of Wang Ming, he would never do anything that he wasnt sure of.
Thus, the head of state didnt do anything to stop Wang Ming.
On one hand, this could be considered a performance test for the mecha armor which Wang Ming had put together ad hoc.
Actually, the head of state was very curious about how well this suit of armor could perform. Could it really stand up to an Itinerant Immortal? Even if it could only withstand a few blows, that would already be considered a major breakthrough Because the man controlling the armor was a regr person! In the future, once this suit of armor reached the point of mass production, even a regr person who harbored dreams of cultivation could rely on this armor to navigate the cultivation world.
This was a new invention that could change the future.
On top of that, the head of state intended to take advantage of Wu Zhenjuns duel with Wang Ming to find that mysterious expert hiding among the lead teachers. There was still half an hour to go before the space exit for Beast Kings Remains opened. That mystery man had to still be here.
With everyone gathered here now, the mystery man had to be here, too.
The head of state might be able to find some clues
Your Excellency Head of State President Qis inquiry was alreadying through the head of states headset since themand center had yet to receive clear-cut instructions about whether to stop the duel or not.
Little Qiqi, dont worry, Ill control the situation, and when necessary, Ill sort the both of them out properly, the head of state swiftly replied.
Wu Zhenjun didnt move, and only lifted his head to look at Wang Ming in the sky. He was hoping that at best, one of the teachers on the scene woulde forward to intervene so that at the very least it wouldnt look too embarrassing and would create a way out for both sides.
But the problem was, no teacher came forward to dissuade them
Because just a few seconds ago, President Qi had responded to the head of statesmand by sending out thetest instructions. Themand center was directly connected to all the teachers on the scene except Wu Zhenjun via their headsets, and they were told not to stop them.
Naturally only Wu Zhenjun was unaware of this order.
Wu Zhenjun waited for a moment before the expression on his face turned somewhat embarrassed. He took a deep breath, then said to Wang Ming in a deep voice, Teacher Wang its still not toote if you give up now.
Wu Zhenjun was the best at rhythm and sound wave spells. This low call might seem unremarkable, but it was also a type of sound wave spell.
The onlookers wouldnt feel anything out of the ordinary when they heard this spell since it was aimed only at Wang Ming. Besides, he was also well aware of Wang Mings identity as an ordinary person, so he used less than half of his strength Even then, half the strength of an Itinerant Immortal was enough to make an ordinary person dizzy; in more severe cases, they would go into shock.
He deliberately put pressure on Wang Ming, trying to make him back down.
But to Wu Zhenjuns surprise, Wang Ming hovered steadily in the air in the mecha armor and didnt budge at all.
Wu Zhenjun, did you use less than half of your strength? Wang Mingughed. Actually, theres no need to go easy on me. Im quite confident in the magic treasure I invented.
Wu Zhenjun frowned, amazed that Wang Ming actually knew how much strength he had used.
I upgraded the armors ability to do calctions. While I wouldnt dare say its one hundred percent free of error, its still urate over ny-five percent of the time. Wang Ming smiled.
Before leaving Beast Kings tomb, Wang Ming had given Wang Ling One a third assembly upgrade. Wang Ling One now had a quad core center with longer endurance, a shorter charging period, and the ability to build up power by sacrificing parts when its energy ran low.
When energy was low, Wang Ling Ones quad core center could now forcibly absorb spells cast by the enemy and extract spirit energy from them to recharge itself. But this was ast resort, as it would be a heavy burden on the armor.
In a regr situation, Wang Ming could now use Wang Ling One continuously for a week. Inbat and at full power, it couldst up to two hours.
Besides the core center, Wang Ming had done an overall upgrade of Wang Ling Ones ability to extrapte data This was in fact thanks to Qin Langs help.
Qin Langs roots could directly stretch into the outside world from inside the remains, so Wang Ming had asked Qin Lang to have his roots prate the sky and help him get a spare Head of State 001 microchip from the research institute.
The chip was loaded with current world cultivation data on things like magic treasures, spells, and spirit techniques that were on record.
Just like Old Qi and the head of state expected of Wang Ming
He would never do something that he wasnt sure about.
Be bold ande at me, Wu Zhenjun. This isnt a contest, but a performance test for my newly developed scientific magic treasure. Hoping that Wu Zhenjun would take up the challenge, Wang Ming smiled and tried a different angle. Im challenging Wu Zhenjun in all sincerity; if you dont respond kindly, Ill be very hurt!
Wu Zhenjun pressed his lips together, still hesitating over whether he should make a move.
He suddenly thought of a line in a TV drama, when a teenager yelled at a general riding a big horse in front of him: Soul Sky Emperor, do you dare dismount and fight me 1?
At that very moment, this sense of deja vu could be said to be very strong
Thus, Wu Zhenjun was in a dilemma over the current situation.
Because Wang Ming was an ordinary person, Wu Zhenjun didnt dare be too heavy-handed. What if he injured the brain of this strongest brain? That would be the countrys loss, and he didnt dare shoulder that me.
But if he didnt make a move now, it would instead seem as if he was a coward, which would directly affect his qualification appraisal for emperor medal teacher this year.
The number of qualified gold medal teachers was limited to ten thousand each year.
But the number of qualified emperor teachers was just one hundred.
Inparison, the qualification appraisal for emperor teachers was more rigorous, and considered all kinds of aspects.
Battle strength was just one of the criteria.
ss achievements, quality, prestige, student opinion and so on These were all very important.
And so, in a position where he was unable to back down, Wu Zhenjun could only do the next best thing. Teacher Wang, it wouldnt be fair to you if I fight at full strength. Can you tell me exactly what level your armors battle strength is at now? Ill seal my excess strength and fight you then.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ming directly waved his hand. Do you know why I chose Wu Zhenjun?
Wu Zhenjun: ???
Wang Ming: Because even if all the teachers here worked together, they wouldnt be able to take down my suit of armor.
Chapter 781 - Wang Ming’s First Real Battle
Chapter 781: Wang Mings First Real Battle
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All the teachers sucked in their breaths at these words
This was a tant deration of war!
Although the gap between realms could be lled with the use of magic
treasures, these usually yed a limited role. Uttering such words was simply
looking for a ght. Wang Ming didntck EQ, and Wu Zhenjun was well aware that Wang Ming was deliberately goading the other teachers into forcing him to have an all-out ght with thetter.
As expected, Wang Mings method worked.
The surrounding teachers on the scene were aame with indignation. Wu Zhenjun! Beat him up! Tear open his armor, lets see what hell say to that!
A lot of students were also cheering for Wu Zhenjun.
Because what Wang Ming had said was too arrogant and outrageous.
Go, Teacher Wu! Dont be scared! Its just crap armor!
Who is the strongest demolition expert in Huaxiu? Teacher Wu, its up to
you!
Teacher Wu, good luck! Use EDM and Skr Skr him to death! Most of the students were like the melon-eating masses, forever the kind to
enjoy a show without a care for the big picture. Now that their time in the remains was about to end, a ght between two
teachers was well worth seeing! This would be the grand nale for this summer
camp in the remains, and could even be looked upon as a precious opportunity
to observe and study a ght!
Of course, many of the students still stood on Wang Mings side. The majority of them were from No. 60 High School, as well as those who had been cowed by
the murderous expression in Zhai Yins eyes
Can Teacher Wang win Little Peanut pulled his neck back at this scene.
In the formation, Wang Ling gazed indierently into the sky, the expression in
his eyespletely unrued.
In the minds of most, like the teachers cheering for Wu Zhenjun, magic
treasures usually yed a limited role. While they might make up for a disparity in realms, it was impossible for them to help a person surpass the other party.
For example, a person with a lower realm could indeed make up for a disparity
in strength with a powerful magic treasure, but if their realm itself fell short, it was hard for the magic treasure to disy its full battle strength. Hence, it wasmon sense to feel that a powerful magic treasure certainly
couldnt act as a substitute for realm. Many factors were involved, a main one being the artifact spirit.
The rapport between a person and the artifact spirit was crucial in determining how much battle strength the magic treasure could demonstrate.
But a lot of people were overlooking one point: the mecha armor which Wang Ming was wearing wasnt a cultivation magic treasure in the conventional
sense but a scientic magic treasure.
This magic treasure didnt have an artifact spirit.
In other words, the artifact spirit wasputational data!
The armor had a high-tech AI program in ce of a weapon spirit, which was able to make decisions and learn autonomously. Hence, Wang Ling didnt say a word. He knew very well how strong his dumbass brother was.
Ever since Wang Ming repeatedly lost to him as a kid, this person would never do anything reckless.
Instead of this ght, what Wang Ling should be more concerned about was still
the head of states reaction. He was well aware that the head of state was secretly looking for that mystery person.
To stop the Sea And Sky Array this time, Wang Ling had almost exposed himself.
Luckily, for the time being, the head of state and Huaxiu Alliance didnt suspect
that their target might be a student, but spected that this mystery person was among the teachers.
Currently, Wang Ling was wondering whether he should nd a teacher to take
in as a disciple like Odd Zhuo, in order to shoulder this particr wok for him
Wu Zhenjun knew there was already no way out. Wang Ming was too intense and condent.
And so, Wu Zhenjun sighed. Since Teacher Wang is so insistent, then please
Ill let you make the rst move.
Wu Zhenjun, I still think its better for you to make the rst move since I want
to test my armors strength. Wang Ming waved his hand,pletely unafraid
of facing Wu Zhenjun.
As Wu Zhenjun frowned, a little dissatised with Wang Mings slightly
frivolous provocation, he saw Wang Ming in the air stick out his tongue at him
all of a sudden. It wasnt Wang Mings own tongue, but Wang Ling Ones builtin bionic tongue, which could identify materials and also had the mass taunt ability.
And after three upgrades, its abilities had increased yet again. Not only could it perform a mass taunt, it could even do a directed taunt! Hence, the moment Wang Ling One stuck out its bionic tongue, Wu Zhenjun was suddenly besieged by inexplicable wrath. As if he hade under mind
control, anger surged out of him.
It works! Wang Ming was ted.
As expected, the so-called One Yang Finger + Lions Roar from the movie
still wasnt as useful as this tongue. Wu Zhenjun tried his best to contain his emotions, only to nd that he couldnt.
It was at that moment that he realized why Wang Ming had manipted this armor into sticking out its tongue. It wasnt a meaningless move, but a magic
treasure ability to taunt the enemy through sight.
The reason why Wu Zhenjun let Wang Ming make the rst move was to test this armors strength from its rst attack. Unluckily, Wang Ming didnt give him a
chance at all.
Teacher Wang, you
At that moment, Wu Zhenjuns face was already red with stied anger.
And then, under everyones stares, he couldnt hold it in anymore!
Like the imperial bodyguard Fu Erkang , Wu Zhenjuns hand started to twitch
involuntarily until it nally lifted in front of him against his control. Dense
spirit power molecules swirled in his palm and turned into invisible ne particles as spirit energy nally coalesced into a ball.
This wasnt the legendary spirit energy rasengan , but was a sound wave
technique.
It was like the re-breathing routine in an acrobatic show. Wu Zhenjun put this spirit energy ball the size of a ping-pong ball into his mouth, aimed in Wang Mings direction in the air, and opened his mouth wide! With a yell C
In a split second, a white cannon st of light shot out of his mouth!
This st was extremely erce, like the Blue Dragon rising. Many of the students and teachers were deeply shaken at that moment.
A lot of teachers who were familiar with Wu Zhenjun could see that this was a
level four sound wave spell.
This was an attack that an average teacher would nd very dicult to defend
against.
Teacher, what is this spell? Its so cool! someone in No. 60 Highs formation
asked.
Old Antique raised his eyebrows. As far as I can remember, this is one of Wu Zhenjuns unique skills, and the rst technique he learned from Irascible Dharmaraja Wu Yifan back then: Sky-Battering Cry. But it looks like Wu Zhenjun has improved it by adding some of his own modications.
What improvement?
Cant you see the electric sparks around the cannon st?
Hearing this, realization dawned on everyone. He had actually added electric special eects!
Chapter 782 - Sky-Battering Cry
Chapter 782: Sky-Battering Cry
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Wu Zhenjuns Sky-Battering Cry was the unique technique which had made Irascible Dharmaraja famous.
When they had been trading words earlier, Wang Ming had already used Wang Ling One to analyze Wu Zhenjuns data.
Looking at the global database in the Head of State 001 microchip, Wang Ming could easily investigate the data on Wu Zhenjuns past battles and do an analyticalparison to understand the skill which Wu Zhenjun was best at.
The Sky-Shattering Cry was a high grade, level four sound wave spell.
This wasnt his most powerful technique; this was the fifth of all the skills he was the most proficient in.
When it was aimed at a vital point, it could easily shoot dead a Nascent Soul expert.
Wang Ling One could easily obtain the data on all the skills which Wu Zhenjun had demonstrated in public before from the global database.
Hence, the moment Wu Zhenjun made a move, Wang Ming urately and swiftly formted a countermeasure in response.
Many cultivators had dynamic vision while Wang Ming didnt, but the Wang Ling One helmet had a formidable built-in ability to break down what it was seeing and quickly offer a clear visual.
In Wang Mings eyes, the Sky-Battering Crys white Blue Dragon became very slow, and he could fully move sideways to avoid the attack.
But he didnt choose to do so.
Hovering in the air, he opened his palm. With a hiss, something that looked like an electromaic wave glowed around his fingers to form a maic shield in front of Wang Ming.
The Blue Dragon rammed into the maic shield head-on. It struck the shield, which looked as fragile as a cicadas wings, with an ear-piercing sound, and countless sparks red.
Contrary to everyones expectations, this weak-looking maic shield was unexpectedly strong as it perfectly blocked Wu Zhenjuns attack!
Following this, Wang Ming heaved a sigh and gazed at Wu Zhenjun on the ground, a disappointed look in his eyes. You only used fifty percent of your strength?
Teacher Wang, I think it would be better if we stop now. Wu Zhenjun lowered his voice.
But in his view, Wang Mings mecha was really something. As an ordinary man, he could actually block a sound wave spell powerful enough to severely injure a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wu Zhenjun had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Wang Mings invention.
However, when he heard Wang Mings dissatisfaction with his attack, he was a little annoyed.
Wu Zhenjun, I hope you can treat this fight seriously, otherwise youll lose face in front of your students, Wang Ming reminded him kindly from the air.
Almost in a sh in the next moment, Wang Ming lifted his arm to aim at him.
Wang Ling One had already automatically locked onto Wu Zhenjun.
And then, a cannon muzzle opened in Wang Mings palm and fired, and that white Blue Dragon which had beenunched by the Sky-Battering Cry, actually reappeared as it abruptly charged forth in Wu Zhenjuns direction.
At that time, countless curses burst out on the scene.
What the hell?! Sky-Battering Cry?
What the hell?! This armor can also learn?
What the hell?! Gusu Murong 1 ?
This is a Shield Reflect! Its absolutely a Shield Reflect 2 !
This move also gave Wu Zhenjun a scare.
When Irascible Dhamaraja had passed this technique down to him, it had taken Wu Zhenjun a very long time to learn the considerablyplex forms for using it. Yet this mecha armor was actually able to analyze his sound wave spell?
How was that possible?
Wu Zhenjun frowned.
He was a master of sound wave magic, and just as he could use it, he naturally knew how to dispel it. To intercept this kind of sound wave spell, the best thing to do was to alter its medium of transmission.
A huge majority of sound wave spells traveled through the air.
Universal Dust Release Spell 3 ! Wu Zhenjun shouted darkly as he swiftly crossed his fingers together in a hand seal to create a cube.
A ck light shot forth with a loud buzz, aimed at this Blue Dragon in the air.
It was yet another high level spell!
This is!
A lot of students and teachers cried out in surprise.
It looked like part of the air had been peeled away to create a pitch-ck strip.
But this wasnt a space rift nor was it a spatial storm; it was a restraining spell specially designed to counter sound wave magic. It could forcefully alter the medium that sound traveled through, causing the sound wave spell to dissipatepletely until it was finally just like punching cotton.
Teacher Wang used a sound wave spell to counter my attack C isnt this looking down on me too much? Wu Zhenjun snorted.
But just as he said the words, Wang Ming was alreadyughing. Youve fallen into my trap, Wu Zhenjun!
Wu Zhenjun: ???
Within the ck space created by the Universal Dust Release Spell, a dim white light unexpectedly appeared.
This white light was none other than the Sky-Battering Crys white Blue Dragon!
His Dust Release Spell had actually failed?
There was utter iprehension on Wu Zhenjuns face.
This scene had truly caught him off guard.
He had assumed that this technique of his would easily dispel Wang Mings attack, but this situation waspletely out of his expectations. It had never urred to him at all that Wang Mings Sky-Battering Cry would actually disregard his Dust Release Spell and directly lunge at him.
He could only hurriedly raise both his arms in defense.
This st hit his crossed arms hard, pushing his entire body back as his feet left two deep furrows in the ground.
Teacher Wangs attack is actually so fierce.
After this st, Wu Zhenjun finally knew where the problemy.
This wasnt the Sky-Battering Cry at all!
Spirit Power Cannon, Wang Ming answered quickly. This is my armors most basic operation. That st that hit Wu Zhenjun just now was pretty awesome, wasnt it? To be able to push you back that far, the impact is pretty good.
After the third modification, Wang Ming had alreadypletely fixed the problem with the recoil from the Spirit Power Cannon. Now, when he activated the cannon, Wang Ling One would automatically readjust and minimize the impact from the recoil.
Spirit Power Cannon? Wu Zhenjun narrowed his eyes. But why
You want to ask why its clearly the Spirit Power Cannon but it looks like the Sky-Battering Cry? Wang Mingughed. Do you know skin 4 ? My armor can copy a spells skin; I thought the Sky-Battering Cry was pretty cool, so I used it.
Wu Zhenjun:
Everyone:
After a moment, Wu Zhenjun flicked his sleeves and heaved a sigh. I thought my Dust Release Spell didnt work, but it turns out that Teacher Wang evaded my spell under camouge. That st was indeed powerful enough, but Teacher Wang is too na?ve if you think you can hurt me with just this.
Wang Ming shrugged andughed coldly. Of course I dont C what kind of damage can my Spirit Power Cannon at twenty percent do to you?
Wu Zhenjun: ???
Chapter 783 - Wu Zhenjun’s Ultimate Move
Chapter 783: Wu Zhenjuns Ultimate Move
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He had only used twenty percent of his strength
A lot of people were stupefied at Wang Mings move.
This armor could actually change the Spirit Power Cannons skin this was too impressive!
The majority of the people present were lost for words.
None of the students and teachers who had doubted this armor earlier dared to speak now.
Because this suit of armor just couldnt be regarded withmon sense.
Looking at the overall situation now, it seemed that Wang Ming had the upper hand.
Teacher Wangs equipment is so awesome, I also want one. But does anyone know what Teacher Wangs realm was before he put this on? someone asked.
Dopey Guo was nk; he realized that for the first time, there was something which both he and his uncle didnt know
I say, if Teacher Wang is just an ordinary person, and he can match an Itinerant Immortal in this armor, this would simply be a miracle invention! On the side, Super Chen chuckled and rubbed his head. Of course, Im just joking. We dont know what Teacher Wangs realm is, so dont take this seriously!
Wang Ling:
At that point, the atmosphere on the scene shifted.
It wasnt until that moment that many of the students truly realized that intellectual knowledge could change ones destiny. It turned out that gaps in realm, cultivation talent and strength could be made up for with knowledge!
Knowledge was power C so, there really was some truth to this!
After the first sh, the teachers who were maintaining order on the scene started to get the students to sit down in a circle to watch this contest between cultivation and science.
Everyone watch carefully and take notes! This is a rare study opportunity! A teacher gave instructions on the scene.
Everyone then realized that without them knowing, a barrier had already been set up around Wu Zhenjun and Wang Ming as if it was a battle arena.
It was the head of state who had set up this barrier, and it was stable enough.
A lot of the teachers and students who didnt understand the situation would probably think that it was some busybody who had raised this barrier.
But even if this barrier hadnt gone up, the teachers had already nned to work together to build one. If Wang Ming truly could go toe-to-toe with an Itinerant Immortal in this armor, then this would be a great battle between Itinerant Immortals.
If two True Immortals were to fight for real, it would be enough to destroy a.
Simrly, a duel between Itinerant Immortals couldnt be underestimated. Since they were still in the remains, there was a chance the ce would suffer damage if restrictions werent put in ce.
In short, after this barrier went up, it was Wu Zhenjuns turn to get a headache.
The implication was already very clear: he was to do battle with Wang Ming.
It was also at that moment that Wu Zhenjun realized the deeper significance of this duel.
His emperor medal teaching title instantly was nothingpared with the importance of this showdown.
Just like many people thought, this was a sh between cultivation and science C was it truly possible to rely on science to stand on par with a cultivator in a fight? This was one question. More importantly, once Wang Mings patent went public, it would undoubtedly favor those who didnt have cultivation talent, but still had a cultivation dream.
Commercialization and factory-manufactured armor would enable them to rapidly stand on par with cultivators who had been genuinely and painstakingly cultivating for hundreds of years.
A true cultivator would definitely be depressed by this.
Thinking on it further, it was possible that ultimately, more and more people would abandon cultivation and choose to wear this armor instead.
Thus, Wu Zhenjun wanted to make it clear in this fight.
He had to win this fight.
This could be considered validation for all cultivators.
It seems that Teacher Wang is already prepared. In that case, I wont be polite.
Wu Zhenjun released a soft breath.
The next moment, he stamped his foot lightly, and a grand circle appeared beneath his feet.
Summons Spell!
Some of the teachers immediately recognized this spell.
Wu Zhenjun was actually using the Summons Spell.
It looked like he really was going to get serious
Some of the teachers who were familiar with Wu Zhenjun couldnt help thinking of Irascible Dharmarajas most powerful spell back then, which required coordination with a special summoned spirit beast.
Hence, the instant they saw the summoning array, many of the teachers were moved.
They couldnt help recalling Irascible Dharmarajas summoned spirit beast back then.
It was obvious that Wu Zhenjun was going to summon the same spirit beast!
A ck ink-like spring bubbled out of the summoning array on the ground, and several secondster, it crackled with purple lightning.
Purple lightning?
Standing in the air, Wang Ming stared at the electricity that wasshing out.
Wu Zhenjun was probably about to use his ultimate move.
Wang Ming already had this premonition.
What kind of spirit beast is this? There were still some students who werent clear about the situation.
This purple lightning is Ziwei Lightning. Of the Five Yin Lightning 1 in legend, it has the most Yin and is also the most vicious; its immensely destructive. To be able to tame this type of spirit beast, its master has to have enough Yang energy; not just anyone can handle this type of spirit beast.
While Old Antique was expounding on this, he kept everyone guessing by not exining what on earth this spirit beast actually was. Now, the atmosphere had turned ridiculously mysterious. Wu Zhenjun must have gone through a lot to tame this spirit beast. The reason why he has summoned it now is toplete Irascible Dharmarajas ultimate move from back then with the help of the power from the purple lightning. This is a level six sound wave spell created by Irascible Dharmaraja, and the conditions for learning this spell are very harsh.
By the time he said all this, the ck spring gushing out of the summoning array had already covered every corner of the arena; it was flooded with purple lightning and there was nowhere to step.
This had been deliberate on Wu Zhenjuns part, since he knew that Wang Ming was relying on the armors strength to stay afloat, which consumed spirit power; sustainedbat in midair would double this consumption.
Wu Zhenjuns strategy was very clear.
Wang Ling One, activate full maic shield.
Wang Ming immediately gave themand for the maic shield to protect him so that he wouldnt be affected by the purple lightning on the ground.
He conceded that if he had been wearing the first version of the armor, which had been simple and crude, there was no way he would be able to continually consume spirit power like this.
At that moment, the ground started to tremble.
Ripples started to form on the ck pool
The summoned spirit beast hiding inside finally started to show itself.
It was a massive and glossy ck tail, and at first nce, it looked like a fish.
Someone cried out in surprise, Holy shit?! A swamp eel?!
Wu Zhenjun was incensed. Its an electric eel! Electric eel!!!
Chapter 784 - The Three-Headed Electric Eel, Scared Or Not?
Chapter 784: The Three-Headed Electric Eel, Scared Or Not?
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When the ultimate Yin spirit beast as the emblem of the Five Yin Lightning revealed its form, the students let out cries of surprise. Given how close they were to the scene, it simply felt like they were watching a blockbuster with special effects at close range and surround sound, which was a mind-blowing experience.
At school, even a duel between two Golden Core teachers was unusual enough, so thispetition of power between two Itinerant Immortals was indeed an experience that was hard toe by for most high school kids.
Wang Ling already knew that after this contest, a lot of the students would definitely write this down in their summer camp diaries.
This was rare source material that had been offered up on a tter C most importantly, they could pad their diaries with words.
Writing about the fight between cultivators was the easiest way to make up words!
As long as your vocabry was good enough, you could spend several hundred words describing a skill used!
And thousands of words on describing the sh between the two!
Wang Ling was familiar with this method.
Since Father Wang was a perfect representation of it
It was said that all website novelists did was churn out words, and how good they were depended on whether or not it made their readers happy.
Hm, this was straying from the subject
Back to the fight.
This purple spirit Yin eel which Wu Zhenjun had summoned was the one which Irascible Dharmaraja had tamed back then. After Wu Zhenjun had inherited his legacy, this thousand-year-old eel naturally fell into his hands.
But he was usually reluctant to summon it.
As the emblem of ultimate Yin, the eels tremendous Yin energy was a heavy burden on Wu Zhenjuns body. Even if he had a peak Yang body, it would still take him a month at the very least to recover.
And most crucially, during this month, he! Had! To! Be! Abstinent!
Otherwise, the consequences of his Yang energy leaking out wouldnt just be a burden on his body; it would create extremely problematic side effects for Wu Zhenjunter on.
And the most serious side effect of them all was permanent impotence
So when Wu Zhenjun produced this purple spirit Yin eel, Wang Ming had already used the global database to analyze Wu Zhenjuns next move.
This was an ultimate move created by Irascible Dharmaraja, and the only level six sound wave destructive spell which needed to be performed in cooperation with the purple spirit Yin eel Buddha Lightning Combo.
Hence, this was going to be a tough test for Wang Ming and his Wang Ling One invention.
The biggest advantage which sound wave spells had over other types of spells was its short casting time.
If one had to know, someplicated, destructive spells might only need to be recited with a hand seal, but took a very long time to cast.
Thus, when the purple spirit Yin eel revealed itsrge, glossy tail under everyones gazes, Wang Ming knew that the true contest had already begun. At that moment, the entire ck pool under his feet was the eels domain.
Using the mecha armor to perform a detailed analysis, Wang Ming discovered that this purple spirit Yin eel was more than forty zhang in length. It crackled with purple electricity, and looked like a rain dragon in a sea of mud. Most importantly, Wang Ming realized that this eel actually had three heads! Any female live streamer would have no choice but to concede defeat against this three-headed electric eel 1 !
Teacher Wang, do watch yourself, Wu Zhenjun warned in a low voice.
The three-headed electric eel had already swum over to him, before it unexpectedly soared into the air and coiled its thick and glossy body in front of Wu Zhenjun.
A turbulent wind roared and the ck pool below roiled. Even the air started to warp as in a split second, fierce purple lightning ruthlesslyshed out within the entire space inside the barrier.
It had only been several dozen seconds since the purple spirit Yin eel was summoned, but in a sh, the entire environment inside the barrier had changed dramatically to resemble the end of the world.
The space was radicallypressed until it was almost entirely upied by Wu Zhenjun C the maic shield with a three-zhang radius which epassed Wang Ming looked like thest purend at the end of the world.
Many people were inwardly apprehensive when they saw this. If Wang Ming hadnt opened up the maic shield at that moment, what would have happened?
Unhurried and patient, Wu Zhenjun slowly walked toward the coiled body of the purple spirit Yin eel in the air, then took a deep breath before his mouth moved closer.
Now, even those who hadnt known at all how this spell worked at first could see that this was a special electric horn!
Theres even this kind of operation?
A lot of the teachers were stunned.
Although they had long heard of the Buddha Lightning Combo ultimate move created by Irascible Dharmaraja, they were still stupefied when they saw it with their own eyes. To actually use the coiled body of an electric eel as a horn C what kind of incredible operation was this?!
The head of state, who was secretly observing the fight from a distance, simrly froze at this scene, and almost instinctively recognized the danger in this technique.
Your Excellency Head of State Old Qi was anxious. While he wasnt at the scene, he knew how dangerous this technique was.
In the end, Wang Ling One was a suit of armor which Wang Ming had built himself outside; without any officialputational data simtions, they had no idea how strong it was.
President Qi was concerned that Wang Ming would be utterly crushed with this move by Wu Zhenjun.
Huaxiu Alliances logistics department had only just sent back the coffin that had been custom-made for Wang Ming
Theres no rush, Im here.
Finally, the head of state shook his head and didnt step in to intervene.
That was because he didnt feel any panic from Wang Ming at all.
This enhanced electric horn had indeed caught Wang Ming off guard.
From the data analysis in the global database, Irascible Dharmaraja had summoned the purple spirit Yin eel back then to perform the Buddha Lightning Combo using its purple lightning, but this wasnt what Wu Zhenjun was doing.
Wu Zhenjun had obviously modified this move, but he hadnt used it in public for a very long time.
Wang Ling One thus had no way of analyzing it.
Teacher Wang, youve already lost, Wu Zhenjun said through the electric eel horn.
This wasnt the official Buddha Lightning Combo C Wu Zhenjun was only speaking normally, but it already turned into an extremely powerful sound wave.
As if it wasing from outer space, Wu Zhenjuns voice echoed unceasingly through the manyyers of the space barrier, and a lot of the students and teachers covered their ears at the piercing sound.
Thanks to the barrier, they werent directly affected by this force C 99.9% of it was contained within the barrier. Despite that, many of the students and teachers present still couldnt bear the ear-piercing sound wave, which felt a lot like a cat scratching its nails down a ckboard.
It was a good thing that it was the head of state who had put this barrier up himself, otherwise any barrier built by the teachers working together would probably already have been blown apart.
Maybe not.
Contrary to everyones expectations, Wang Ming gave a light, straightforward response.
And then, he raised his hand to the sky.
Chapter 785 - Wang Ling One’s Killing Move
Chapter 785: Wang Ling Ones Killing Move
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Was it the Spirit Energy Cannon?
Wu Zhenjun narrowed his eyes at the sky.
It indeed felt like the Spirit Energy Cannon, since he could sense energy rapidly umting in the cannon muzzle on Wang Mings right arm.
Teacher Wang wants to use the Spirit Energy Cannon to counter my killing move? Dream on. Wu Zhenjun shook his head.
The next moment, his aura turned heavy.
Rumble!
The ck fountain on the ground suddenly started to roil; it was a sign of danger.
Wu Zhenjun is moving! the students shouted one after another.
Inside this apocalyptic-looking contest space within the barrier, the purple spirit Yin eels ultimate Yin electricity swept across the whole scene like a lightning dragon. A sky-shattering crash shook the entire barrier as a thunderstorm raged inside; without this barrier restriction, Beast Kings Remains might suffer a cmity if this thunderstorm spread.
Students in an era of peace had never seen such a scene. Although they knew very well that they were separated from the battlefield by the barrier and that this power wouldnt touch them, many of them still trembled at this momentum, their faces pale.
Lotus Sun and Feather Lin subconsciously hugged each other. So scary!
Super Chen and Dopey Guo were also terrified. How frightening
Sweeping his gaze over his surroundings, Wang Ling realized that everyone nearby all looked rmed, and he hurriedly performed a small spell to instantly make his face pale.
Honestly speaking, while this was indeed a frightening spectacle, it was nothingpared with that showdown back then between Immortal Zhenyuan and Wind Spirit.
When the two Venerated Immortals fought, they had almost ttened a.
So in contrast, Wang Ling didnt think this kind of fight was much of anything.
But in a sea of drunk people, he didnt want to look like the only one who was sober.
It was still safer to follow the crowd; it wouldnt be good if he aroused suspicion.
Thus, Wang Ling performed the Turn White Spell, which turned his face deathly pale.
Furthermore, he did his best to secrete a few beads of sweat
In the end, when Super Chen came back to his senses and looked at Wang Ling, he was frightened by thettersplexion. Oh my god! Are you ok?
Those next to them who had been watching the battle were all distracted by this cry and turned to look in Wang Lings direction.
Many people saw that a No. 60 High student was actually so frightened that his face had drained of all color and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Little Peanut was also frightened by Wang Lings face, and then recalled the incident with President Bai. Is he still traumatized by his near-death experience from being sucked into the space by President Bai?
After all, it had only been less than a week since it happened.
The wreath which the ss had chipped in to buy for Wang Ling had yet to wither
How could it be so easy to ovee such mental trauma?
Dopey Guo patted Wang Lings shoulder cheerfully andughed in a low voice. As a mascot, how can you be so timid?
Wang Ling:
Its ok! Let this brother hug you and see if it makes you feel a little better. After saying that, Dopey Guo spread his arms wide to hug Wang Ling.
But as Dopey Guo stered himself to Wang Ling, he felt a shiver go down his spine and his forehead felt cold all of a sudden.
Hisplexion then started to turn deathly pale as he trembled slightly.
Both Super Chen and Little Peanut were rmed. What the hell?! Its contagious?
Dopey Guo: Im fine. Just that for some reason, it feels like a cold wind is blowing, and its stifling, like a snake is wrapped around me.
After Dopey Guo said this, Wang Ling looked into the distance out of the corner of his eye.
Fang Xing immediately avoided his gaze.
Wang Ling:
On the other side, a huge fight was about to happen at any moment.
After Wu Zhenjun gathered his qi in his dantian, a tremendous sound wave crackling with fierce purple electricity sted forth from the huge horn formed by the coiled purple spirit Yin eel, like a world-destroying electromaic cannon.
Rumble!
A terrifying force tore through the air. The electric ripples that sparked the air, along with the mixed sounds of the waves, wind and electricity of the ck fountain on the ground, reverberated continuously within the barrier, as if the sound of a Great Dao was contained deep within.
Wang Lings eyebrows knitted slightly at this scene.
Irascible Dharmaraja was indeed a rare cultivation genius. When he had created the Buddha Lightning Combo back then, it actually involved a lot of know-how.
Unfortunately, the rumor was that after Irascible Dharmaraja took in Wu Zhenjun as his disciple, he suddenly disappeared one day, and even his disciple couldnt find his whereabouts.
Arge part of the reason why Wu Zhenjun had been out in the field all these years was in fact to look for his shifu Irascible Dharmaraja.
The rumor in the outside world was that Irascible Dharmaraja knew that his life wasing to an end, and after finding a disciple to inherit his legacy, he went looking for a quiet and peaceful ce to die in.
No one knew whether this was true or not.
In a word, if Wang Ling were toment on this Buddha Lightning Combo
Of all level six spells, this spell probably came the closest to Heavenly Dao. While it was much less powerful than Heavenly Dao, it was still very intimidating.
This technique was powerful to the extreme.
Next was to see how Wang Ming responded.
Obviously, Wang Ming had alreadye up with a countermeasure. Almost the instant Wu Zhenjun had discharged this killing move, Wang Mings tenyer Spirit Energy Cannon was already firing at the sky.
This Spirit Energy Cannon wasnt aimed at Wu Zhenjun, nor was it meant to counter his technique C it was to break open the space wall!
This move instantly drew the attention of many of the teachers, since they didnt know what Wang Ming was going to do. However, relying solely on a suit of armor to break open the space wall was already pretty astonishing.
What is Teacher Wang trying to do, breaking open the space wall?
Hes not nning to run, is he
A lot of the people watching had no idea what Wang Lings move meant.
Wu Zhenjun, its too na?ve of you if you think the Spirit Energy Cannon is the only thing I have.
After breaking open the space wall, Wang Ming smiled at Wu Zhenjun with sheer confidence.
Wu Zhenjun didnt know what Wang Ming was going to do, but when he saw thetters expression, he was already on guard.
The next moment, Wang Ming fixed his gaze on Wu Zhenjun. Heavenly E-Satellite! Lock onto target! E-Bomb Raining Down From Above! Fire!
After he said this, a speck of light actually appeared in the cracked space wall, which rapidly started to increase in size.
At that moment, it wasnt just Wu Zhenjun, but the surrounding students and teachers plus President Qi and the rest of the Ten Generals at themand center in Huaxiu Alliance HQ all had indescribably rmed expressions on their faces.
Heavenly E-Satellite?
When on earth
Wu Zhenjun finally realized what the killing move Wang Ming had mentioned was.
Hisplexion changed dramatically.
Bang!
A devastating column of silver energy shot through the space wall. Like an energy wave, it pierced the air in Wu Zhenjuns direction and directly smashed into the Buddha Lightning Combo sound wave, the searing heat distorting the space around it.
Web-like space fractures even appeared in the wake of that silver light beam, which brought ruin and chaos.
In a mere split second, the dazzling light from this column of silver energy covered the whole of the inside of the barrier, and no one could clearly make out what on earth was happening
Chapter 786 - Science And Cultivation
Chapter 786: Science And Cultivation
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Once the dazzling light slowly faded, the oue of this duel was finally revealed.
No one expected Wang Mings mecha armor to actually be able to directly mobilize the Heavenly E-Satellites pulse cannon. Because of the barrier, the pulse cannon couldnt reach them directly, so Wang Ming had deliberately broken the space wall to allow the light wave from the pulse cannon to burst through the space crack.
This pulse cannon directly scared the purple spirit Yin eel back into the summoning array, instantly destroying Wu Zhenjuns sound wave attack and causing the apocalyptic hell inside the barrier to return toplete tranquility.
When the smoke from the battle dispersed, everyone saw that Wang Ming, stripped of his armor, and a shirtless Wu Zhenjun, had copsed on the ground.
Wu Zhenjun wasnt injured, and had only been hit unconscious by the pulse cannon. The Daoist robe he was wearing had taken a huge portion of the st damage and already could no longer be used, as the top half had beenpletely shredded and destroyed by the pulse wave.
Its too bad, Wu Zhenjuns robe is torn! Teacher Wangs armor was also dissolved by that st just now.
Then who won this contest? A cultivator? Or science and technology?
Its a tie; dont you see, Teacher Wang fell
Instantly, discussion broke out among the students.
Go and help!
As the barrier vanished, a medical team already waiting on the side rushed over to the two men to examine their injuries.
Both men looked like they were wounded.
Actually, that wasnt true
When Wang Ling saw Wang Ming being carried away, the corners of thetters mouth were curled slightly.
This sly guy was pretending to be unconscious
Twenty minutester, a basically unscathed Wang Ming returned to the private lounge in the Rainbow ss Box.
Zhai Yin was already waiting for him inside.
Seeing Wang Minge in through the automatic doors, she was immediately so angry that she stomped her foot. Are you nuts? Mobilizing the Heavenly E-Satellite for your personal use? Without the head of states approval, youll be jailed!
Wang Ming smiled shamelessly. Great. If I go to jail, I strongly suggest that I be sent to Songhai First Prison. I heard that the Mahjong Squad is still missing one person?
Zhai Yin:
Forget it. Looking at his thick-skinned face, Zhai Yin knew that Wang Ming probably had some backup n.
This MO wasnt surprising, and was very much in keeping with the strongest brains remarkable style
By the by, when I copsed just now, were you nervous? Wang Ming was asking about what happened after the duel was over.
Subsequently, Zhai Yins expression was unruffled. No.
How can that be? When I disappeared, I heard that you cried for several days?
Zhai Yins face instantly darkened. You Who spread that rumor?!
Wang Mings face moved closer until he and Zhai Yin were a hairs breadth apart. Was it really a rumor?
Zhai Yin turned her face away. I would also be sad if the army dog in ourbat brigade died!
Oh, I see.
Wang Ming shrugged. So you werent worried when I copsed earlier?
No!
Zhai Yins answer seemed pretty resolute.
Wang Ming sighed in disappointment. Sure enough a tsundere was really difficult to deal with.
Especially this kind of diehard tsundere who wouldnt speak the truth at all!
Fine, then Im leaving. Wang Ming waved at Zhai Yin and turned around.
Where are you going Zhai Yin was anxious.
To eat! And to pay Teacher Wu a visit along the way. Im not a cultivator All that fierce work just now left me starving!
Zhai Yin took two or three steps and pulled Wang Ming back. Youre not allowed to go!
???
Wang Ming was startled. What do you want
Zhai Yin lifted Wang Mings chin. What do you think?
Then, she slowly closed her eyes and brought her lips closer.
Wang Ming was rmed. CPR now isnt it toote for that
Zhai Yin:
In themand center at Huaxiu Alliance, the Ten Founding Generals who had watched the battle were shocked.
General Yi stared at President Qi in disbelief. Heavenly E-Satellite Did you authorize it?
The Heavenly E-Satellites pulse cannon was a state weapon, and absolutely could not be used without the head of states approval.
President Qi naturally knew what was at stake here, but he believed that Wang Ming wouldnt be that foolish.
Hurry up and investigate! President Qi shouted at the technical staff.
In just a few seconds, the results came out.
A technician stared at the screen, frowning deeply. Reporting, President Qi. The results are out, and this pulse wave which appears to be from the Heavenly E-Satellite wasnt fired by it. The Heavenly E-Satellite is still on standby.
Not fired by the Heavenly E-Satellite? Then why did that guy shout Heavenly E-Satellite? General Yi asked.
Reporting, General Yi, we did check. After the Heavenly E-Satellite is used, it automatically enters power-charging mode, and it takes roughly half an hour to power up for a second st. In a normal situation, the Heavenly E-Satellite will automatically enter sleep mode and shut down. But we just checked, and the satellite is in standby mode This proves that the st just now wasnt from the Heavenly E-Satellite.
Oh, so if it wasnt the Heavenly E-Satellite that fired it, then was it a ghost? General Yi stared at the technician.
The technician felt very wronged and smiled through his tears. Maybe it really was a ghost. Because the Heavenly E-Satellite really wasnt responding the way it usually did after it was fired! More than twenty people on the technical team had checked inside out, but found nothing wrong at all.
The female Medicine Saint Luo Qiuhuai of the Ten Generals shook her head. I agree with Old Qi. While Wang Ming is normally a little naughty and yful, he isnt someone who would break the rules. Perhaps this pulse wave wasnt fired by the Heavenly E-Satellite at all.
Luo Qiuhuais words directly drew President Qis attention.
He thought of a possibility. Check again and see if there have been any new satellites in Earths orbit in thest few days.
Hearing this, the fingers of the technicians jumped rapidly over the keyboard controls.
In less than two minutes, they found something.
Found it, President Qi
Status?
We checked, and in thest three days, apart from a defensive satelliteunched by Mixiu nation, another private satellite wasunched from unknown coordinates
As expected
Right after the technician said this, President Qi already knew what had happened.
Have you checked it? General Yi asked.
The technician: We mobilized ten satellites to go over and take photos, and discovered that this private satellite is almost identical to the Heavenly E-Satellite in appearance and design. Furthermore, there are obvious traces of itunching a pulse wave; its now in sleep mode. In other words, in the period that Professor Wang Ming went missing, not only did he put together a suit of armor, he also specially built a satellite andunched it into space for this suit of armor
The Ten Generals:
Chapter 787 - Huaxiu Alliance’s Regulations for Self-Defense in a Crisis
Chapter 787: Huaxiu Alliances Regtions for Self-Defense in a Crisis
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As an ordinary person, Wang Ming had proven that even if you were a muggle without a gift for cultivation, you could use your own wisdom and knowledge to change your destiny!
Of course, the truth was that people like Wang Ming were still in the minority, and it might not be possible for someone like him to show up for another several millennia. But ordinary people were indeed capable of changing their destiny. The point wasnt whether they could, but whether they wanted to.
By the by, the mecha armor which Wang Ming this kid invented wasnt destroyed, was it? While General Yis words seemed dubious, his tone was very certain.
At that time, many people had been blinded by the radiance from the pulse wave produced by the Heavenly E-Satellite. When the light faded, the majority saw that Wang Ming and Wu Zhenjun had already fallen to the ground.
But this couldnt fool a True Immortals eyes.
General Yi and the other Ten Generals had seen it very clearly.
The instant the pulse waves power and light dissipated, Wang Ming had recalled the Wang Ling One armor and put it away inside his storage space; unlike what everyone else thought, this suit of armor hadnt been destroyed by the pulse wave.
Mm, it indeed wasnt. President Qi nodded.
As a government researcher, Wang Ming this kid developed this suit of armor without prior notice. ording to Huaxiu Alliances regtions, it should be confiscated, and it seems that Wang Ming will need to be punished, General Yi said.
demaster is as strict and honest as ever.
Medicine Saint Luo Qiuhuai smiled on the side and said in a mollifying tone, But considering how sudden this incident was, Wang Ming developed this suit of armor during a life-threatening crisis. Although he didnt give prior notice, ording to Huaxiu Alliances Regtions for Self-Defense in a Crisis, he can be exempted from the corresponding punishment, and even the armor may not be confiscated C it is his personal belonging and Huaxiu Alliance has no right to interfere.
General Yis eyebrows formed a knot again.
Actually, he understood this reasoning.
Little Ming won this battle. But at the veryst moment, he chose to y dead. All of you should know why President Qi said lightly.
How could the Ten Generals not know the implication of Wang Mings behavior?
Despite the huge gap in realm and strength, this high-tech suit of armor had bridged that distant until they were almost on equal footing.
If Wang Ming ultimately achieved a clear and decisive victory in this fight in front of everyone, it would undoubtedly have a huge psychological impact on the teachers and students watching, and might even lead to some mental issues.
A cultivators mental state was also a very important deciding factor in their cultivation, which would directly determine whether they could walk even further down the path of cultivation.
If this suit of armor conversely caused the teachers and students present to stop moving forward in the future and to try relying on the power of science and technology to quickly improve their strength, that would truly be too unrealistic.
Wu Zhenjun had also copsed.
At the very least, Wang Ming had deliberately turned this match into a draw and demonstrated that neither cultivation nor science were inferior to each other, but were mutuallyplementary.
Little Ming once said to me that science is dead, but cultivation is alive the possibilities for thetter are endless, President Qi said.
This statement which Wang Ming had once said was one of the important reasons why he had brought this situation to a draw.
Although Old Qi himself didnt know why a muggle who couldnt cultivate would assert this great principle like he was pouring out chicken soup for the soul, it could be said that this statement was something Wang Ming had experienced for himself since young.
The suit of armor which Wang Ming had developed this time was certainly very unusual.
It could fight a level nine Itinerant Immortal to a draw.
But if Wang Ming encountered someone just a little stronger, his equipment would be torn apart in minutes.
Given the current level of science and technology, it was actually at a bottleneck.
And Wang Ming had already considered the issue of breaking through this bottleneck when he was upgrading Wang Ling One for the third time.
He felt that the Domain of the Gods definitely had the answers he was searching for.
But that was a story forter
What do the rest of you think? General Yi turned to look at the other Ten Generals.
What Qiuhuai and Old Qi said isnt unreasonable. Wang Ming can be excused from being punished, and can also keep the armor. I think he should even be given amendation. Looking at the others, Marshal Jiang finally cleared his throat and spoke on their behalf.
Amendation?
Yes.
Marshal Jiang said categorically, For Wang Ming, this was originally a situation in which death was imminent, but he turned it on its head through his own efforts. And most importantly, in the middle of such a crisis, he actually managed toposedly design this type of futuristic suit of armor in the face of death. I believe this is worthy ofmendation, and we should then have an internal review where Wang Ming can share how he made this armor.
General Yi was taken aback. Are you the devil?
Marshal Jiang:
The Ten Generals darted looks at Marshal Jiang, and instantly understood.
This was just another form of confiscation
Marshal Jiang gave a shrug. Of course, its just a suggestion. Commendation or not, review or not, these can be discussed separately. The point is that Wang Ming doesnt have to be punished, nor hand over his armor. Mm Thats all I wanted to say.
The Dead Sea of Space has long been called the tomb of magic treasures, and all the major nations use of it has always been very limited. Many of them, including our country, regard the Dead Sea of Space merely as a dumping ground. But this is proof that some of these magic treasure scraps, whether thrown in or sucked in by ident, are actually still useful. If the Dead Sea of Space can be properly exploited and these abundant scraps retrieved for use, by turning trash into treasure this is a secret goldmine.
President Qi gave his opinion. So my suggestion is that we can have the review, not for Little Ming to share how he made the armor, but for him to talk about the Dead Sea of Space. At the same time, he can exin how that Dark Network member Ghost Head de died. What do you say, Old Yi?
Mm, since Battle Saint and Medicine Saint have spoken, this old man naturally has no other objections. General Yi nodded in agreement.
Ghost Head de was now a corpse in the Dead Sea of Space. If this news got out, it was bound to be a huge blow to the Dark Network.
Finally, as for themendation that Battle Saint mentioned, I dont think its necessary. Wang Ming this brat is still a good-for-nothing, we cant praise him too much. And honestly speaking, Im still going to punish him ultimately, it was still because he was too rash that this type of crisis came about this time! This reckless youngster! Speaking up to this point, President Qi smacked the table, his red face making him seem angry.
The technical staff one after another bent their heads to their work and didnt dare make a sound.
Only the Ten Generals were clear as a mirror in their hearts
While Old Qis expression seemed unruffled like the surface of an old well, his heart was in fact bursting with happiness.
Since time immemorial, there was no teacher who wouldnt be delighted when their disciple surpassed them!
But President Qi had to restrain himself; no matter how red his face got, he couldnt show it
Chapter 788 - Aggrieved Heavenly Dao
Chapter 788: Aggrieved Heavenly Dao
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The other Ten Generals were still here, and there were still so many technical staff present. As amander how could the aloof Wisdom Saintugh?
Now that everyone has agreed, then this is what weve decided for the time being. Well discuss everything after Little Minges back. President Qi did his best to contain his emotions and cleared his throat.
By the way, did the head of state find any clues on the mysterious expert? General Yi asked again at that moment.
He was very focused on the expert lurking among the teachers.
For the moment, it seems not. This senior is so good at hiding that even the head of state is unable to detect him.
President Qi shook his head. But it doesnt matter. After everyone returns from Beast Kings Remains, well be conducting a physical exam especially aimed at all the lead teachers.
A physical exam? General Yi raised his eyebrows.
His mind was subconsciously telling him that this physical exam was anything but simple.
President Qi nodded. Weve always carried out a physical exam in the past, mainly for quarantine purposes when we examine teachers who were injured to see if they identally brought back any unusual viruses from the remains. But this years physical exam is for everyone; not just the teachers, but also the students who attended the summer camp. That is also the head of states opinion.
Everybody already understood when President Qi said this.
This physical exam for all the teachers was most likely a n specially aimed at that mysterious expert
High-precision scientific equipment was used in a physical exam, andmon concealment techniques had no way of escaping detection. Besides, a blood test was absolutely unavoidable during quarantine. If a teacher avoided taking the physical exam when the time came, he could basically be included on the list of suspects.
In a word, it would definitely be a very difficult situation for the mysterious expert to get out of.
The Ten Generals all nodded their heads.
This move by the head of state was truly brilliant!
Then, it was August 5th on Saturday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
Wang Ling got home in the early hours of the morning as Odd Zhuo drove him to the front of the Wang familys small vi.
Actually, Wang Ming originally nned to send Wang Ling home himself, but in the end, he still couldnt persuade Zhai Yin to let him do so, and she dragged him back to the research institute to make a report She had been incredibly tense when she heard the news that the institute was going to punish Wang Ming, and was still unaware of the decision to exempt him from punishment.
So after they came back from the remains, Zhai Yin forcefully dragged Wang Ming off to admit his mistake as soon as possible and demonstrate the right attitude in order to fight for leniencyter.
Dog Two hadnt been at home thest two days, and had run off again to y games with Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi could be considered a pet trainer of some repute in Songhai city. He now spent the whole day with Loopy Toad: walking together, taking public transport together, and going out together. Because of this, Loopy Toad no longer needed to surreptitiously take public transport. Even when it spoke on the bus, no one thought it was strange.
Because Wei Zhi was a famous pet trainer
What was so weird about him owning a talking dog?
The only thing Loopy Toad still needed to worry about was the Society of Saints
In thest few days when Wang Ling hadnt been home, President Fu of the Society of Saints and his secretary Han Jin had dropped in for a visit. They wanted to hire Loopy Toad at a high sry to be the ss monitor of the spirit beast ss at the Society of Saints Unfortunately, however, Loopy Toad had just happened to be at Wei Zhis ce at the time, and Father Wang and Mother Wang couldnt directly make the decision for it.
Thus, President Fu and his assistant changed course and went to the family apartment building that Wei Zhi was in.
However, they couldnt get in at all
For Loopy Toad, its current life on Earth was veryfortable, especially after it had adapted to this body. Its days were very rxed and pleasant. In a ce like a spirit beast ss, all the spirit beasts would have owners behind them who most likely didnt have ordinary identities. If Loopy Toad decided to enter this ss, it might instead cause problems for Wang Ling.
Mm
The above was what Wang Ling had seen in Loopy Toads diary.
Dog Twos diary was always open and wasnt tucked away in some secret ce; it was just left under Wang Lings bed
It had to be said that Dog Two was getting better and better at writing. The characters it wrote with a pen in its paw were very bold and vigorous. Furthermore, each character was a very uniform square. They looked neat and tidy from a distance, and were incredibly orderly! They looked like print, and were simply a delight for OCD people!
Wang Ling didnt rest that night, and instead was busy thinking about what had happened during the summer camp.
He had indeed gained a lot from the summer camp, but it was a lot of hassle as well
Dealing with the aftermath was a huge problem.
First of all, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng, these two young masters from Remnant High, definitely wouldnt give up looking for him. These two were pretty influential in Songhai city, and were like ticking time bombs. He had to find a way to handle themter.
Of course,pared with Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng, the head of state was the big problem.
While Wang Ling hadnt directly attracted the head of states attention this time, everyone had received the notification on the way back from the summer camp that they had to undergo a quarantine physical exam next Monday.
This quarantine was for all the teachers and students who had participated in the summer camp.
It was obvious that the head of state must have discovered something, and his suspicions about the mysterious expert was already no longer purely limited to the teachers
Since Wang Ling had to be on guard against this, he had to put measures in ce beforehand, otherwise he would be caught unprepared when the time came, which would be self-defeatist.
Of course, apart from all this hassle
Speaking of what he had gained from the summer camp this time, it had to be the Domain of the Gods.
The Domain of the Gods was indeed real, because from a young age, Wang Ling had been having countless vague dreams of a divine immortal ind, but he didnt know nor did he have any memory of what that ce was
Was that ce the Domain of the Gods?
Or, was it a ce rted to the Domain of the Gods?
What information Wang Ming and Odd Zhuo had learned from Devil King about the Domain of the Gods was still rather limited.
Any discussion had to wait until Little Silver saw whatever was inside the small ck box which Devil King had given him.
Wang Ling pondered, chin in hand.
Then, he rapped on the floor
After thest time he had set up the Heavenly Dao array in his room, Wang Ling had especially told Mother Wang not to erase it for convenience sake.
So Wang Ling just needed to rap on the floor.
Momentster, the three-inch man that was the embodiment of Heavenly Dao appeared in the middle of the array
What do you want this time?
The three-inch man was scared when he saw Wang Ling.
Then he looked at the floor, and when he realized that this was still the same array which Wang Ling had used to summon him thest time, he was instantly speechless.
He was Heavenly Dao!!
Not Tudi Gong 1 !!!!
Chapter 789 - You Always Want Something From Me, But Never Say Thank You
Chapter 789: You Always Want Something From Me, But Never Say Thank You
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The golden three-inch man that was the embodiment of Heavenly Dao really wanted to cry, but he always felt utterly powerless when he was facing Wang Ling.
He had been summoned here over and over again this month, not because Wang Ling wanted to trade resources or anything, but because he wanted to ask about secrets.
But these secrets were all mysteries only known to heaven
Most importantly, trading for these mysteries was bad enough, but who would trade for them using crispy noodle snacks?
me everything on his father, who had originally used crispy noodle snacks in a transaction with the boy in front of him, thus leading to this reality
Devil
Go ahead, what do you want? The golden three-inch man sighed, alreadypletely giving in to this reality.
Wang Ling was rummaging through his drawer. He actually didnt have many crispy noodle snacks left, and was very reluctant to give them away.
And so, he was looking for expired crispy noodle snacks.
The gship store had a recall service for expired crispy noodle snacks. Since Wang Ling was a gold card VIP customer, the gship store coulde by to retrieve the expired snacks, but Wang Ling had thoughtter that he should keep some of them for the Heavenly Dao.
Thus, before the summer camp began, Wang Ling had used the door-to-door VIP service and had gotten Loopy Toad to help do a swap. Furthermore, what he wanted in exchange was expired crispy noodle snacks
An intact original vor crispy noodle snack packet could be exchanged for three expired crispy noodle snack packets!
The golden three-inch man was nk at this scene, and he immediately stretched out a shaky hand. Young hero, wait a minute!
Wang Ling turned around. ???
The golden three-inch man: You actually dont need to use crispy noodle snacks for a transaction Were just a loan service, so you can ask your questions first and then swap handwritten copies for themter.
So good?
Wang Lings eyes sparkled when he heard this.
The Heavenly Dao this time was really quite conscientious!
Wang Ling sighed with feeling in his heart.
But the problem was that he had already prepared the expired crispy noodle snacks; it would be a shame if he didnt use them!
Just nice, three questions.
Wang Ling spoke lightly, and then presented three packets of expired crispy noodle snacks.
The golden three-inch man was shocked. Ex- expired?
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows and stared at the Heavenly Dao as he said in a firm telepathic voice: When we make a deal, it depends on what I have, not what you want
The golden three-inch man simply wanted to cry.
Lets begin. Wang Ling stared at the golden three-inch man.
The golden man wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. He rubbed his hands together, and a golden scroll emerged. This is the Book of Heavenly Mysteries, a golden scroll which is an exclusive record of all the mysteries of heaven. You can put your question inside the Book of Heavenly Mysteries, and it will show you the answer.
The Book of Heavenly Mysteries was a supreme magic artifact which was a record of all the secrets of Great Dao. It was a naturally urring, divine level magic treasure that surpassed all of heaven and earth, and was of course a level above world-defying magic artifacts.
An ordinary person had to pay the price in order to behold the secrets of Heavenly Dao.
Answers to all the secrets stored in the Heavenly Daos Repository of Heavenly Mysteries could be obtained from this book.
Of course, these secrets had to be rted to Heavenly Dao.
A lot of questions wouldnt be valid, such as: what does so-and-so like to eat, what sort of scandal fodder there was on them
If these people themselves werent closely connected to Heavenly Dao, then their questions were all in vain.
ording to thews of Heavenly Dao, the price for beholding the Repository of Heavenly Mysteries was as follows:
One: To behold the heavenly mysteries, a person has to trade something of equal value, and if necessary, it might be at the cost of ones life.
Two: Following on from Rule One, after an answer is obtained at the cost of ones life, the person will disintegrate into fine powder and disappear in forty-eight hours.
Three: If the person who beholds the heavenly mysteries is extremely evil, they will never be reincarnated after death.
Four: After obtaining their answer, the person who beheld the heavenly mysteries must guard this top secret. If they leak it, they will be struck by lightning as punishment by Heavenly Dao, never to be reincarnated.
Five: To behold the heavenly mysteries, a person must have cultivated more than a hundred Heavenly Dao, or possess more than three Outer Dao.
Six: To behold the heavenly mysteries, a person can use an equivalent amount of their lifespan to make up the value of their offering.
Seven: The Heavenly Dao reserves the right to interpret the price.
Eight: People on the Heavenly Dao white list are not bound by the above rules
And it just so happened that Wang Ling was on the Heavenly Dao white list.
So the golden three-inch man couldnt do anything to him.
If other people wanted to behold the heavenly mysteries, they would pay with their lives at the very worst.
When Wang Ling wanted to behold the heavenly mysteries, he just needed to hand over handwritten work which he didnt want, or even expired crispy noodle snacks.
You could do whatever you wanted if you had privilege!
The golden three-inch man felt very helpless, but could only ept this
What was the saying?
When the wheel of Heavenly Dao turns, who will Wang Ling get a hold of
They were finally seeing the bitter fruit of what they had nted back then.
And so, when Wang Ling wrote down the questions he wanted to ask inside the Book of Heavenly Mysteries and looked up again, he saw two streams of tears actually running down the golden three-inch mans indistinct face
The man was actually crying?
Wang Ling was a little confused as to why.
He was such an affable person!
The golden three-inch man wiped at his tears and put away the three packets of expired crispy noodle snacks in front of him Wang Ling was privileged enough that he could usually use his handwritten work to swap for resources, yet he used these three expired snack packets, which really werent as good!!
Your questions have been received by the Repository of Heavenly Mysteries Hm, itll take roughly three to four minutes for the answers to show up in the Book of Heavenly Mysteries. The golden three-inch man rolled up the scroll and ced it in front of Wang Ling.
Three or four minutes was precisely enough time for a song.
All of a sudden, the golden three-inch man was seized by a whim to y Wang Ling a song.
Why dont you listen to this song
The golden man simply pped his hands, and a melodious singing voice in 3D surround sound instantly filled the room.
The songs beautiful prelude rang out.
Wang Ling: This is?
The golden man: This is sung by a Heavenly Dao female singer. Each of us Heavenly Dao has a different role. When a lot of cultivators pass away, they see their lives sh before their eyes, and will hear melodious music, which is quietly performed by the Heavenly Dao female singer in the background. So not just anyone can hear her voice it can change in myriad ways, and is an umtion of all the most remarkable voices throughout the cosmos. Every voice can imitate an instrument, so she can sing with an apaniment.
Wang Ling: Mm
At that moment, this Heavenly Dao female singer with the countless voices had finished singing the prelude.
The song officially started:
You always want something from me, but never say thank you.
Not until I grew up did I realize that crispy noodle snacks were cheap.
Each time we do a trade, you pretend everythings fine,
Saying with a smile lets trade, Ill give you expired snacks 1
The golden man: So, anything you want to say?
Wang Ling: Mm, it sounds nice.
The golden manpletely gave up on Wang Ling
Forget it, expired was expired
There werent many better clients than those on the Heavenly Dao white list who couldnt be condemned to death
Chapter 790 - The Mysteries of Heaven Cannot Be Divulged
Chapter 790: The Mysteries of Heaven Cannot Be Divulged
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Regrettably, Wang Ling himself actually didnt know that he was on the Heavenly Daos white list of clients.
The Heavenly Dao white list wasnt made public. Once you were added to the list, it was a secret that only the Heavenly Dao knew.
But whether or not Wang Ling knew that he was a white list client actually wasnt important When all was said and done, even if he wasnt a white list client, they couldnt defeat him
Each of the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao was from arge family n, and they were divided into numerous little golden people that differentiated between generations by size.
( Boxno vel. co m ) To defeat Wang Ling, if the three thousand Heavenly Dao family ns joined hands then they might have a faint chance of winning.
A few minutester, Wang Ling followed the little golden mans instructions and opened the Book of Heavenly Mysteries.
Previously, Wang Ling had written down three questions in the book:
One: Is President Bai, Bai Zhe, dead or not?
Two: Is the angler an inhabitant of the Domain of the Gods?
Three: Where on earth is the Domain of the Gods?
The Book of Heavenly Mysteries answered the above three questions in turn.
Just as Wang Ling expected.
President Bai didnt die back then.
During the summer camp, Wang Ling had had a bad feeling. He knew that Night Ghost Spirit Emperor had absorbed President Bais soul, and the p he gave Night Ghost Spirit Emperor when he invaded President Qis mind at the time had been a little hard.
After that, Wang Ling wondered if President Bai would take that opportunity to make aeback.
And sure enough, it was as he expected.
This cockroach was still alive
So now the situation was a littleplicated.
Because President Bai would definitely continue to try and get his revenge. Also, the Heavenly Dao had already confirmed that the angler from before was someone from the Domain of the Gods
As for the location of the Domain of the Gods C
The Book of Heavenly Mysteries didnt give a direct answer.
ording to the book, Wang Ling had to find the angler and verify thetters identity first before the answer to the third question could be revealed
Wang Ling frowned when he saw this, since the third question was obviously the most important one.
This was the little golden mans first time seeing a frustrated expression on this little masters face, and he said a little testily, Its like this because you asked too many questions. As for the answer to the third question, the original asking price was very high; this is already a pretty good answer. After all, the mysteries of heaven cannot be divulged 1 !
Wang Ling:
Elsewhere, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver were enjoying a dinner of broli sd.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadnt been idle while Little Silver was gone. He had been looking into the identities of both the mysterious angler as well as the informant who continued to leave clues on the forum. After the incident with President Bai, the informant had continually shared new information anonymously on the cultivation forum Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals instinct told him that there was definitely some sort of connection between the angler and the informant.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal picked up a piece of broli with his fork and put it in his mouth. Looks like a lot happened at Beast Kings Remains this time?
His mouth stuffed full, Little Silvers words were muffled. Unfortunately, we were still yed. His Majesty Beast King wasnt dead, but had been scammed for over a thousand years
When will you be able to open that box which Beast King gave you? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very curious about the little ck box.
Its going to take a while to open the box. His Majesty Beast King gave me a set of martial art techniques, and I have to master them first before I can open the box; I need to practice and cultivate them to at least level five first before Ill be able to open the box.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated. Level five You havent started practicing, have you?
Little Silver nodded. No, I havent; I need to start from scratch. I did consolidate the arts heart sutra on the way back.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Then How long will you need to study for?
Little Silver sucked his finger, a look of deep contemtion on his face. Cultivating to level one will take two or three days. Based on the martial arts increasing level of difficulty, cultivating to level five will take at least a week, so at the most half a month to a month?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Even if it took a month to cultivate to level five, that was already the speed of light
As expected, the holy beast race were monsters of the highest kind. Each holy beast could be said to be a cultivation genius blessed by their ancestors But still the most crucial thing was their long lifespans, and apart from the rtive difficulty of cultivating realms, they learned everything else quickly.
Sure enough, if youpared yourself with Silver, it would only make you angry
This learning speed was actually very astonishing, but in Little Silvers eyes, this was a basic operation that couldnt be any more ordinary.
It was like a curve wrecker getting 98 on an exam and eximing over why two marks had been deducted while you sighed over how they managed to score 98 marks
This was the gap
A humans cultivation rate couldntpare with a holy beasts at all.
At this thought, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took a deep breath.
He felt that he still had to be like Buddha in his cultivation and have patience.
Old Senior Wang at the Wang familys small vi had already shown him a shortcut on the path to enlightenment broli!
Though, he had already been eating broli for almost two months, and had yet toprehend the meaning inside it
However, since this was a hint from Old Senior Wang, there had to be some basis for it.
Perhaps he hadnt eaten enough of it yet?
Perhaps he wasnt enlightened enough yet
What have you been yingtely? Are there any new games? Little Silver nonchntly poked at his dinner,pletely unaware of the internal storm Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was experiencing after learning of Little Silvers speed in learning techniques.
Games? I havent been ying muchtely. Brother Silver games are a waste of time. Originally, to help you to quickly adapt to the human world, I didnt tell you about the evils of ying games. Do you know how many people y until they lose all their money through small purchases?
That bad? Little Silver rubbed his head.
It was clear that he had no idea at all.
Of course its that bad! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals expression was very solemn. You should know, to obtain the legendary gold card, some people will frequently pay a very hefty price: usually, people who look for the meaning of life in a game are often hollow in reality. Brother Silver, you should find something to do that has more meaning.
Arent I writing a novel?
Little Silver spread his hands. Although I dont write as well as Senior Wang, I actually feel its not too bad. And in any case, games dont actually cost much, plus I rarely spend money
Thenst month, you
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal recalled Little Silvers e-billst month.
The online purchases section took up over sixty pages
Grenade-Throwing, think of it this way: the money I spend on games can it be as much as I spend on takeout?
Er it doesnt seem so
Then thats fine. As long as Im not spending more money on takeout than on games, then thats proof that Im not a good-for-nothing Silver.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was taken aback. What kind of devilish reasoning was that?
To be fair, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that this wasnt all Little Silvers fault.
It was he who had spoilt Little Silver rotten.
It wasnt right to be addicted to games. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that he had to guide Little Silver back onto the right path as soon as possible.
Ive started prepping for a new project recently. Brother Silver, do you have time to take part? Just nice, you can also gather some source material for your novel, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal cleared his throat and asked.
What project? Tell me about it?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at Little Silver in deadly earnest. Im preparing to establish a sect.
Chapter 791 - Five Masters!
Chapter 791: Five Masters!
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A sect wasnt built in a day.
This was now an age of civilized cultivation, where everything was ruled by a system ofws. It wasnt like ancient times, when all one needed to do to set up a sect was find a suitable stretch ofnd with good fengshui and recruit people. You didnt even need to buynd back then; if there were several people who had an eye on the same piece ofnd to build a sect, whoever won in a fight would own it.
Establishing a sect in todays society had to take a lot of factors into consideration.
As early as several hundred years ago, roughly the same time the cultivation forum had just been set up, the intent to start a sect had already sprouted in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals heart. But he had had less resources then, andcked supplies and money. He also didnt have the management skills, strength or connections, or pretty much anything at all.
But now things were different.
The cultivation forum had grown beyond what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had imagined when he first set it up. Relying on the forum, he expanded his rtionshipwork and built connections. At the same time, he made use of the various cultivation news posted in the forum to explore the country all over and uphold justice, thoroughly cementing his reputation as Great Death-Courting Senior in the cultivation circle.
For most people, the Soul Formation stage was a realm that they could only hope to reach.
Of course, this realm was far from good enough for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself; at least, it was peanutspared with the heavyweight next to him
Even in the group chat set up in the wake of the cultivation forum, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal conceded that his realm was only slightly above average; naturally, he wasnt even on the same level as Wang Ling. Even the newbies Little Silver, Brother Fang Xing as well as Daoist Guang who had just joined the group were far stronger than him.
The most terrifying thing was that he had the vague feeling that Dog Twos strength was going to surpass his soon
An ambitious man would alwayspare himself with those who were more remarkable.
With the appearance of this gap, he had to work harder and strive to catch up to these remarkable people, so that he himself would be more outstanding and finally be the ultimate ***.
Grenade-Throwing was this sort of person.
Little Silver hardly ever saw such a serious expression on Grenade-Throwings face. He was in deadly earnest, and was unlike the usually sunny and carefree Grenade-Throwing.
Little Silver could clearly remember seeing this expression only once before.
That was
When Grenade-Throwing had been nting broli in the backyard.
Sensing how serious Grenade-Throwing was as he talked about establishing a sect, Little Silver was dazed for a while before he opened his mouth to ask, Have you chosen a ce?
I already have several lots ofnd in mind; theyre on the outskirts of Songhai city. I heard from a friend that a new district called Chenling New District is going to be set up there.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, Historically speaking, its a barren and cursed ce, which is why its been underdeveloped for hundreds of years. Many real estate developers suffered all kinds of weird supernatural phenomenon there, like localized earthquakes, their construction vehicles running up against invisible walls, and even evil spirits howling at night.
Didnt any fengshui experts go take a look? Little Silver asked curiously.
In the past, fengshui experts went every day to assess the fengshui of the ce. In the end, they divined that it was cursed, so very few people live there, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Hearing this, Little Silver couldnt be any more surprised. Then why did you choose that stretch ofnd?
Because its said that more than ten years ago the fengshui suddenly improved overnight,
But I think this probably had something to do with Brother Ling and his family.
Master?
Thats right. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. I heard that they moved there more than ten years ago. Oh, thats right, I forget to tell you, thosend lots I chose are very close to Brother Lings house on East Huang Road.
Little Silver finally understood now.
No wonder it had suddenly transformed from a cursed ce into one with auspicious fengshui.
Naturally, it was all because Master had suppressed the omens!
Master was already such a formidable person! But there were still so many seniors in the vi! Big Master 1 , Old Master, Old Masters Wife, Grand Old Master that was fully five masters! No matter how many demons and ghosts there were in that ce, so what?
With five masters together, this was a Rocket 2 !
Little Silver initially wasnt overly interested, but after hearing that the sect was going to be established near the Wang familys small vi, he was instantly keen. If the sect was really set up there, it would be a lot more convenient to drop in and visit Master!
Then, Grenade-Throwing, do you more or less have a concept in mind? Little Silver asked again.
I already started putting it together several years ago. I want to start with our chat group as core management. Our sect should be free of the restraints of traditional sect doctrines and rules, and develop its own characteristics. Of course, they shouldnt vite the core values nor the will of the nation. We must never break thew.
Little Silver was moved by the sparkle in Grenade-Throwings eyes and his earnest expression as thetter spoke. Brother Silver, let me ask you a question. When your holy beast race was divided into different groups, wasnt each one like a small sect?
A little bit. Little Silver nodded.
But those werent sects in a real sense. A sect needed to be managed, while the tribes of the holy beast race werent as rigidly supervised.
Since ancient times, why did people establish sects? To find a group of like-minded Daoistrades and vigorously promote the secret arts unique to the sect, which would be the key to attractingrge numbers of sect disciples.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal got up as he spoke passionately. In ancient times, it was the strong who in fact established these sects for themselves. There werent any regtory systems in ce, and the strong wanted to leave their mark on this world by promoting their unique martial arts in order to spread their names far and wide. As for disciples who joined a sect, often it was because they were looking for shelter and peace during the chaos of the Warring Period.
Little Silver seemed to understand a little better. So Grenade-Throwing, what youre saying
The times have changed! Brother Silver, do you think people wille like before, if we rely on just martial arts to recruit outsiders? There are now a lot of spirit skills stores online that offer martial arts through various types of copyright coboration. You can buy any spell you want online, and a digital version will be sent to you, so why would anyone need to go out of their way to join a sect now?
Makes sense. Little Silver nodded in agreement with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals view.
But Little Silver still looked a little hesitant, because after talking for so long, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still hadnt exined his reason for setting up a sect.
Then whats the point of setting up this sect? Dont tell me you just want to create a broli farm
Little Silver, youre so smart!
Ah! Of course, thats just one part of the blueprint for the sect! The highlight is yet toe!
Chapter 792: A Magnificent Sect Blueprint
Chapter 792: A Magnificent Sect Blueprint
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Establishing a sect sounded like a very inspiring thing to do.
Little Silver didnt know what it felt like to be a sect leader, but he could roughly guess that it was probably simr to being a n elder in a holy beast n, and was simr to the patriarch in a big family.
As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said, modern cultivation society no longer needed sects like in ancient times. People looked for sects back then just to learn a technique which they could depend on during the Warring Period. In the various tussles and contests between sects, the majority of them copsed. As for the disciples who depended on them, some died defending the honor of their sects, while others wandered about outside before finally switching to a different sect.
In the modern system, whilepetition between sects still existed, they would never devolve into an all-out fight. With a regtory government department now in ce, light forces nowadays tended to vie with each other through business.
Unlike before, disciples now threw themselves at sects not just for backing, but more so to make money and a name for themselves.
Little Silver had previously learned about the establishment of modern human sects.
Put simply, modern sects tended to operate like managementpanies. Those disciples contracted to these sects were actually like trainees in entertainmentpanies, and there was no denying that this was bing the trend in the sect circle now, even if the ranks of inner sect, outer sect, and core disciples still remained.
This was never mentioned on the surface among the sects, but most of them shared a mutual, tacit understanding.
A famous star disciple could subsequently reap considerable profits for their sect, and would greatly boost the sects poprity, website traffic, their annual new recruit numbers, and so on C it was far more dependable than a stars good looks.
In todays cultivation society, while people still looked at appearance, good-looking people were already a dime a dozen. Thanks to magic and modern cultivation technology, a person born with a face like a raw egg could change so that it was wlessly white instead.
Competence was now more important.
Have you spoken to Master about this? Little Silver asked as he nibbled his finger.
This was a habit of his whenever he was pondering something, sometimes to the point of drawing blood.
But given a holy beasts formidable ability to heal, the split skin would recover in practically seconds.
I was just about to talk it over with Brother Ling about establishing the sect. I even thought previously about having him be an honorary sect leader or deputy sect leader. However, looking at his personality, he definitely wouldnt want it.
Mm Master has always been low-key. Head down, Little Silver thought for a while before he opened his mouth to suggest, He definitely wont be a sect leader, but he might agree to being a visiting official?
Brother Silver, thats a good idea! Ill go talk to Brother Lingter; if he declines, its fine. As for the deputy sect leader position, I actually have another person in mind. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals expression was a little excited as he asked, What do you think about Brother Zhuo?
Little Master?
Little Silver was nk. Given his position in the group, Little Master is indeed qualified to be deputy sect leader. But hes only at the Golden Core stage, so it might not help in trying to enroll new students. Also, Little Master is a government official, so he probably cant take up a position in an external sect, can he?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand. That doesnt matter. Ive already sent the proposal for our sect to a friend of mine. If its set up, our sect will be a light force that will work closely with the government.
Work with them?
Yes. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, I probably havent told Brother Silver the original reason for establishing this sect, have I? I said earlier that modern sects are already different to those in the past. Most sects now are going the way of managementpanies C they nurture outer sect disciples like trainees, inner sect disciples as newbie performers, and core disciples as idols. But sooner orter, this model will hit a dead end, and itll definitely have to be readjusted in the future.
Then what about us
Our sect will be arge, rxed family which will make the disciples feel at home. When our disciples join the sect, there wont be a ssification system based on cultivation progress or overall conditions. All sect disciples will be treated equally and enjoy basic benefits. Those who want to advance just need toplete sect missions to earn prestige points, so even Foundation Establishment disciples will have the opportunity to be an inner or outer sect branch head.
Also, our sect will have an Achieving Dreams program,pletely different from other sects! For disciples who are weaker in their cultivation but have made massive contributions to the sect, well nurture them independently and help them realize their dreams C well make the impossible possible! Its precisely because of this program that when the timees, a government supervisory and investigation office will be specially set up. Brother Zhuo can then serve as deputy sect leader as well as leader of this supervisory group. It wont be a problem at all. Furthermore, Brother Zhuo has been active in the public eye in thest few months; if he joins us, this can help expand our sects poprity in a short timeframe, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Little Silver nodded his head, thinking that this was indeed true.
Although Little Master wasnt strong, it was obvious that he was truly touched by the heavens C he had been involved in almost every major event in the past few months.
Odd Zhuo was the main person responsible for the establishment of Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Squad.
Little Silver heard that in response to the infiltration of a foreign force this time, the Mahjong Squad had done a great service in enabling General Bai exhibit his strength.
These people should have been given the death penalty, but given their contributions, they could probably getmuted sentences to several thousand years in prison.
But the problem was whether they would be able to live for that long
So during their incarceration, the Mahjong Squad had to work day and night toplete all kinds of assigned tasks in exchange for redemption points.
This Achieving Dreams program sounds great Little Silver waspletely fired up by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals passion.
Although he didnt know how this program would work, it did sound like a project that would benefit the people, and the government would certainly be interested in it.
Its going to be amazing. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed.
Actually, this Achieving Dreams program had another name: Project Odd Zhuo, also known as Project Scapegoat.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially designed the program to attract Wang Ling.
After the sect was founded, a scapegoat team would be set up.
And Odd Zhuo would be its leader!
So what about the name of the sect? asked Little Silver.
Already registered it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal chuckled as he passed Little Silver the information.
Hm he had registered the name of the sect five years ago.
Since then, he had slowly been working out his n to establish his own sect.
Then, Little Silver nced at the name of the sect.
And almost had a fright.
Gen-
General Office of Strategic Deception?
Chapter 793: The General Office of Strategic Deception’s Goon Squad
Chapter 793: The General Office of Strategic Deceptions Goon Squad
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For some reason, Little Silver felt that this name didnt seem very reliable!
This name doesnt sound very conventional? Little Silver asked diffidently.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal just shrugged and spread his hands. A regr name wont attract new students. Also, let me ask you, Brother Silver, who among the people around us is conventional?
Little Silver was instantly nk at this question.
He was truly stumped.
Because it was indeed like Grenade-Throwing said: there wasnt a single conventional person among them.
I thought a lot about the n for the sect, but the name was fixed a long time ago. Cailian Zhenren also knew about it then, and praised it for being an avant garde name. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal grinned and gave a thumbs-up. After Brother Luo performs maintenance on Wuji, Ive already gotten him to get Wuji to bring Cailian Zhenren, Brother Dog Two and Dharmaraja here for a meeting. Brother To was also going toe, but I heard that theres been new developments with that girl from the kuns belly, and hes now doubling his efforts in that regard.
Speaking of the girl from the kuns belly, Odd Zhuo had shared details of her case with Devil King back in Beast Kings Remains back then, and Devil King had instantly felt that she was inextricably connected with the Domain of the Gods.
Hence, Little Silver was immediately startled when he heard this. Shes going to wake up?
This was a big deal!
When Brother Ling was at the summer camp, her toes finally moved! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, Brother Toya is now trying something new, and is sticking acupuncture needles into the soles of her feet.
Little Silver: Damn
It was still August 5th on the fifteenth Saturday of the semester.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals sect project was in full swing.
Today, a lot of big shots were gathered in his Wenxian Garden vi. Those in the chat group who coulde hade: Odd Zhuo, Lightning Dharmaraja, Cailian Zhenren, Fatty Luo, Fang Xing and Dog Two.
They would be the core members of the future General Office of Strategic Deception sect, and would be responsible for a department each.
Under each department leader, many branches could also be created, like a 1st division, 2nd division, and so on.
If future disciple recruits made great contributions to the sect, they could be division leaders. While their authority wouldnt be on the level of the chief department leader, they would enjoy the same treatment.
Our sect is one big loving family C this is our sects core t. If you dont have any problem with that, Im going to exin the role that each core member present here will y after the sect is founded.
Saying this, he delivered into everyones hands, as well as Dog Twos paws, a project blueprint handbook for the sect which he had prepared beforehand.
My initial thought was for Brother Ling to be the deputy chief or honorary chief, but given Brother Lings personality, its unlikely he will agree to my willful request. So if nothing unexpected happens, Brother Zhuo will assume the roles of deputy chief of the General Office of Strategic Deception, leader of the supervisory and investigation team, as well as leader of the scapegoat team.
Brother Dharmaraja will be the leader of the logistics team, which will be mainly responsible for the maintenance and generalyout of our sect.
Cailian Zhenren and Brother Toya, who isnt here, will be in charge of the medicine team. Cailian Zhenren will be deputy leader and Immortal Toya the leader.
Brother Luo, needless to say, will be the leader of the magic treasures team.
Brother Dog, leader of the spirit beast team.
Brother Fang Xing, leader of the goon squad.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was done assigning the main positions, Dharmaraja was immediately nk. Wait! What the hell is the goon squad?
He dimly recalled what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had just said.
Wasnt this future sect supposed to be a big, harmonious and loving family?
Why was there such a strange department like the goon squad?!
This goon squad is essential. Although nowadays there isnt any heated conflict between sects, its necessary for us to set up some kind of security team in case someone drops by to stir up trouble. So this goon squad is actually a security organization.
Everyone was nk at what he said.
Fatty Luo waved his palm-leaf fan and offered a very constructive suggestion. So the goon squad needs to be equipped with a full set of magic treasures, doesnt it? Itll at least look a little more official if we have a Daoist robe uniform as a dress code. But well need funding.
Dont worry about funding, our sect has ample start-up capital, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. As for the Daoist robe Brother Luo mentioned, thats a definite must. Our sect isnt a conventional one, but we still need to be united and have a standard management system in ce. But the robe design can be simple and doesnt have to be tooplicated. Were just a goon squad, were not going to war.
Narrowing his phoenix eyes, Fang Xing stroked his chin. If someone drops by to make trouble, how far can we go?
Brother Fang Xing hasnt looked at the handbook yet, right? Theres a detailed outline for the goon squad in it; I remember that its on page 68. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled faintly.
When everyone flipped to page 68, they all revealed stunned expressions on their faces.
Holy shit, was this the legendary goon squad?
It was truly awesome
And so harmonious!
The goon squad
Really were just pping?hands?1?!
Screw the goon squad!
Everyone see it?
Gazing at everyones expressions, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals smile didnt waver. As a big harmonious and loving family, the General Office of Strategic Deception will never act outrageously. This is the so-called avoid hitting someone elses?face?2?, so our goon squad is only allowed to hit the other partys hands.
Everyone:
A momentter, Dharmaraja took a deep breath. But will this type of protection really be effective?
Why not? pping the hands is the easiest and also most civilized form of physical protest. What it needs to be is quick, urate, and crisp. On this point, Im going to have Brother Ling share his experience with the goon squadter.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. After all, those three men in Songhai Prison were all sent there by Brother Lings ps.
Everyone:
At that moment, Odd Zhuo suddenly jumped to his feet. Senior Immortal, excuse me.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Zhuo, please speak.
Odd Zhuo shook his phone. Its like this: theres been a response to the investment n Senior Immortal submitted to the municipal Green Sect Enterprise Investment Committee.
The Green Sect Enterprise Investment Committee was an angel investment foundation set up by Huaxiu nations Finance Ministry more than ten years ago to support newly set-up light forces.
It was also aimed at encouraging more sects to follow procedure and apply for legal business permits.
Thats great, Brother Zhuo! How much is this boss willing to invest? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Although they had a huge amount of start-up capital, they naturally wouldnt decline if someone wanted to invest with them, which would benefit the future development of the sect.
Odd Zhuo: That boss said that if the sect picks a good location, hell consider injecting a billion first.
Just a billion?
A billion immortal gold.
WTF
Chapter 794: Tusheng Technology
Chapter 794: Tusheng Technology
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Green Sect Enterprise Investment Committee was in essence a foundation. Although it hadnt been long since it was set up, it had already helped many new small and medium enterprises by acting as a bridge to connect them with newly established light force sects and rmending investment opportunities as well as analyzing the market, thereby creating a win-win result in the short term.
It should be noted that these angel investors were all small and medium enterprises, as therge financial groups wouldnt use an intermediary.
Enterprises nowadays all paid particr attention topound interest and wanted to see huge windfalls in the short term. As long as the background capital chain was strong enough, this would greatly alleviate uncertainties about the future.
Thus, it was extremely favorable for some small and medium enterprises to invest in new sects. They would invest in one or two sects with more potential at the development stage and take control of a certain number of shares. If this sect expanded in the future, the returns would be extremely considerable.
Grenade-Throwing Senior had learned a little about the investmentmittee previously. If the sect could attract the attention of these bosses, pulling in one or two billion as investment capital would actually be very easy. Some affluent enterprises could even invest several billion in a sects initial start-up but this money was all in HNY!
This was the first time Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Odd Zhuo had heard of an enterprise directly investing with immortal gold.
After conversion to HNY, this investment was worth a full four billion.
Did this boss have a mine at home?
A billion immortal gold, this person absolutely owns a mine. Cailian Zhenren and the others were also stunned by this number.
I think we should be more cautious about this.
Dog Two folded its arms and wagged its tail.
What Brother Dog says makes sense. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded.
Although Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had anticipated that the sects framework would definitely attract genuinely interested investors, a billion immortal gold was really too exaggerated and felt a little like deliberate bait.
Is there any rted information on thispany? Grenade-Throwing Senior asked Odd Zhuo.
After returning from the remains, he had asked Odd Zhuo to help take charge of matters to do with the enterprise investmentmittee. Given Odd Zhuos position in the General Administration of 100 Schools, it was easy for him to make inquiries with his colleague in the other department, otherwise this process would have taken longer.
All thepanies are thoroughly audited before Green Sect Enterprise Investment Committee settle on them. The full name of this enterprise is Tusheng Technology, which has branches in and outside the country. Its main business is to foster interest in children cultivation.
Children cultivation?
This was a pretty novel concept to many of them, since none of them had kids.
But the fact of the matter was that children cultivation wasnt a new concept.
Children cultivation has been an up-anding industry in thest few decades. It has branched out into various areas and is aimed at fostering childrens interest in cultivation when theyre very young and unearthing their cultivation potential. Tusheng Technology has made significant contributions in the field of psychological coaching and in helping preschool children build their foundations, Odd Zhuo said.
There naturally wasnt much that needed to be said regarding psychological coaching: through a one-or-one or whole ss psychological coaching course, the aim was to subtly guide children who werent overly interested in cultivation toward bing more keen. Scientific data showed that even if a child wasnt very gifted in cultivation, a strong passion for cultivation at an early age would benefit them hugelyter in life.
As for helping preschool children build their foundations, this was Tusheng Technologys other signature industry. It was mainly to help preschool children build a solid foundation before they reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and to prevent the urrence of unstable foundations. An unstable realm foundation would cause a person to be stuck at a bottleneck for a long time when breaking through from level nine Qi Condensation stage to the Foundation Establishment stage; their realms could even regress after they advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Tusheng Technology targeted this field in particr, and had developed various products and rted courses to helpy a firm foundation, which won widespread approval from parents.
Odd Zhuo said, Tusheng Technology made use of its achievements in these two fields to set up branches at home and abroad. They were financed through multiple rounds of angel investments by other firms, and finally managed to be a listedpany in Huaxiu nation. This is a genuine state enterprise. Its only that its a fairly youngpany, so it isnt yet as well-known as Huaguo Water Curtain Group. However, looking at the growth of its annual profits, it will definitely be a Fortune 500 corporation two years from now at the verytest, on par with Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
So it looks like this Tusheng Technology is pretty reliable? Listening to Odd Zhuos description of Tusheng Technology, each and every one of them had zed expressions.
Its a certifiedpany, so there shouldnt be any problems. However, the amount they want to invest is indeed a bit unusual. Odd Zhuo lowered his head as he mused.
Thispany had all the qualifications, and furthermore had obtained outstanding achievements in the field, yet Odd Zhuo had a bad feeling for some reason.
With an angel investment of a billion immortal gold, Tusheng Technology would hold roughly seventy to eighty percent of the shares of the General Office of Strategic Deception.
While Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals start-up capital wasnt small, it was far from a billion immortal gold.
With a billion immortal gold, he could set up seven or eight sects
Anyway, I think we need to be cautious; what do all of you think? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
I couldnt agree more.
Cailian Zhenren nodded. An investment is admittedly a good thing, but sometimes it carries risk. We and the other party are still pretty much strangers at this point. Even if they are interested in our sect, putting in such a huge amount at one go really doesnt seem right.
To be a little cautious is a good thing. Dharmaraja also nodded.
Alright! Brother Zhuo, well have to trouble you to contact your colleague to arrange a time with this investor to take a look at some of the sites weve selected for the sect, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said after thinking for a while before turning to look at Odd Zhuo.
No matter what, it wouldnt be proper to directly reject the other party now that they had shown up in all sincerity with this investment.
Tusheng Technology could be considered argepany, that for some reason was suddenly inspired to invest in a new sect, which was very fishy. Whatever the case was, however, they should still meet the relevant person-in-charge before anything else.
At the very least, they had to learn the other partys intention.
When? asked Odd Zhuo.
Lets make it tomorrow morning, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
The reason why he had set it for tomorrow was because he wanted to call Wang Ling over to check the situation out together.
Chapter 795: Sect Site Location
Chapter 795: Sect Site Location
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It was August 6th on the fifteenth Sunday of the semester.
This was a special day: it was the start of a countdown to the second week. That was to say, the high school summer break would start after the final exams ended next week.
In fact, a lot of regr high schools were already on holiday, but cultivation high schools had a different schedule, and usually had their break from August 15th to October 15th. Like regr high schools, however, It was a two-month break.
Wang Ling was a lot more rxed when it came to the final exams this time, and wasnt as stressed as he had been with the midterm exams. He had been secretly studying the whole time during the summer camp, and had alreadye up with an extremely thorough revision scope, spotted exam questions, and memorized all the literary poems In any case, exams for Wang Ling were all about manipting his scores, which couldnt be any easier for him.
As long as he revised well, he could easily adjust his grade for the position he wanted.
As for the exact score itself, that had to wait until he entered the exam room. After all, not everyone adored studying the way he did.
Like Super Chen and Dopey Guo, for example, as well as the people reading this novel, most chose to cram in thest two days before the final exams.
A saying put it well: he who has bread in hand has no fear in his heart. The difficulty in manipting exam scoresy in the fact that there were definitely a number of ways in which a problem could be solved.
It just so happened that Grade One had a summer camp at this time. Since it had taken up time that could have been spent revising, Wang Ling was guessing that a lot of student grades would drop, so it shouldnt matter if he did a little more poorly in the exams this time
When Wang Ling left the house, he saw Grandfather Wang watering the nts in the garden.
Wang Ling didnt know if he was mistaken, but he somehow felt that the old mans physique seemed a lot more robust. Grandfather Wang was wearing an apron, a pair of loose exercise pants, and nothing else
Thus, Wang Ling saw Grandfather Wangsrge and solid pecs.
He knew that the old man had been making preparations all this time for the showdown with the sect leader of Kitchen Knife Sect, Jiang Haifu. But in the week that Wang Ling hadnt been home, what on earth had the old man gone through?
Ling Ling, youre going out? Just to let you know first, Ive invited Jiang Hiafu here on August 16th for the fight, the old man said as he lifted his head to look at Wang Ling and smile.
Mm. Wang Ling nodded.
Actually, he had already known since yesterday.
That was the first day of the summer break, and he would be at home.
Yesterday, Father Wang had told him that he had to be at home as part of the judging panel, while Jiang Haifu would bring his son Jiang Bai with him.
Wang Ling still had a vague impression of Jiang Bai, who was a student in the ordinary ss.
At the sports meet back then, Jiang Bai had demonstrated his exquisite body outline-tracing archery technique Wang Ling remembered secretly helping Jiang Bai ovee his trauma.
Unfortunately, while Wang Ling might remember Jiang Bai, there were a lot of people who probably had already forgotten who he was.
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Wang Ling was going out today on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals invitation, to help meet with a sect investor.
The first thing Odd Zhuo did after receiving the news that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wanted to set up a new sect was tell Wang Ling. He also hinted that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nned to invite Wang Ling to be an honorary sect leader.
But Wang Ling shook his head as soon as he heard this. Forget honorary leader, even a division leader or whatnot was too eye-catching and out of the question for him.
But Wang Lings eyes lit up at what Odd Zhuo said next.
Because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nned to open a recreation hall.
And this so-called recreation hall would be a convenience store inside the sect, which would sell Wang Lings favorite he he he.
He had no reason to turn it down.
And so, Wang Ling could only agree to this proposal.
No matter what, he should go take a look.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had arranged to meet in a ce that wasnt unfamiliar to Wang Ling: it was a branch of Midnight Dining Hall, run by Boss Tans younger brother. After they rescued him from Immortal Mansion back then, he testified as a witness against Cheng Yu, and then ran Midnight Dining Hall with his older brother. Very quickly after that, he opened this branch.
This branch was pretty close to the Wang familys small vi.
Thus, when Father Wang wanted to eato tan pickled cabbage beef noodles, he didnt have to go very far for it anymore. Even if he didnt feel like going out, ordering takeout didnt take long, given the distance C fifteen minutes at most!
When Wang Ling reached this Midnight Dining Hall branch and pushed open the door, he found Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already sitting inside after being weed by Boss Tans younger brother, Tan Qian.
Tan Qian had been incited by Immortal Mansion at the time to stir up trouble at the Wang familys small vi. Wang Ling hadnt been home, so Jingke had smacked Tan Qian around for a bit. It was only when Boss Tanter delivered a takeout order of beef noodles that he recognized this failure of a brother.
Back then, Tan Qian had cultivated the Panwu Immortal Martial Arts, which led to a dramatic change in his physique and made himrger. But the shorings of this martial arts technique was also very clear: while it could upgrade a persons realm in the short term, it drew forcefully from their lifespan. If Wang Ling hadnt intervened back then, Tan Qian would have long turned into an abnormal titan several dozen meters tall.
Brother Ling, over here! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved as he greeted Wang Ling from a distance.
Tan Qian also had a smile on his face as he gazed at Wang Ling with deep reverence. Sir Benefactor honors me with your presence, and brings light to my humble shop.
Calling Wang Ling his benefactor wasnt wrong at all.
Sir Benefactor, please sit. Boss Tan gestured in invitation. Since Sir Benefactor and Senior Immortal are here to discuss business, Ive already closed the shop beforehand, and will only reopen after youre done with your discussion. No one will bother you during this time, and all the refreshments in my shop are free of charge for Senior Immortal and Sir Benefactor.
Mm.
Wang Ling responded lightly as he pulled out the chair next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and sat down.
Soon after that, Tan Qian presented with a flourish a dessert that Wang Ling would definitely like a sweet and spicy crispy noodle snack vored slushie!
Wang Lings eyes lit up when he saw this slushie piled up as high as a small mountain in the middle of the tray.
From what he could see, this brother had promise
To err was human; it wasnt toote for a young man who had taken a wrong turn to step back from the edge of the precipice!
Just as Wang Ling scooped up a spoonful of the slushie, a figure suddenly appeared at the shop entrance.
Wang Ling half-turned his face, his expression extremely solemn all of a sudden.
Because this aura felt very familiar.
More importantly
This aura was tinged with the same vor as Wang Lings
Chapter 796: Heavenly Dao Governing Committee
Chapter 796: Heavenly Dao Governing Committee
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When Wang Zhen appeared in the front of Midnight Dining Hall, he couldnt help breaking into a sly smile. He was certain that the thief he had been painstakingly searching for all these years was at this moment in this small restaurant called Midnight Dining Hall.
Finally, this salted fish had taken his bait
Although he had to pay a small price before that.
But it was just a small enterprise in the world below; buying shares in secret was a piece of cake for Wang Zhen.
His ostensible investment in the new sect which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was nning to set up had all been for the sake of drawing Wang Ling out.
Fortunately, everything was going ording to n.
Wang Lings gaze was fixed on the figure in front of the shop. Separated by a pane of frosted ss, two people with simr auras probed each other.
The reason why Wang Ling had responded to the invitation this time had a lot to do with the person outside the door.
Not long ago, Wang Ling had yet another prophetic dream, in which he was fighting someone whose aura resembled his, and this person was that very angler whom he had been investigating for a long time.
Finally, was it time for the truth to be revealed?? ( B oxnovel.c om )
Gazing at the frosted ss of the shops door, Wang Ling silently activated his Kings Eye so that it directly prated the ss screen and rested upon Wang Zhens face outside the shop.
Wang Zhens face instantly froze before his expression turned frightened.
He couldnt believe that a thief could actually be so powerful. He had originally estimated that this thief had stolen at least fifteen hundred Heavenly Dao from him. Furthermore, it wasnt easy to digest these Heavenly Dao, but this thief had already digested seventy or eighty percent of them at least, and was practically on the same level as Wang Zhen!
Damn it
A little thief could actually digest the Heavenly Dao that was originally his to this extent.
Wang Zhen had already been holding in his grievances for many years.
Because of the difference in the number of Heavenly Dao, he had always been bullied by the eldest young master of the Gu family on Ninefold Star, and he had been suppressing his resentment for far too long. Now that he had finally found an outlet for venting, he naturally wouldnt let go of this opportunity easily.
Heavenly Dao field!
The next moment, Wang Zhen opened his eyes. Countless nomologicalws in his eyes actually created a spiritndscape which pulled Wang Ling in.
Instead of a direct fight, the two of them chose to cross swords inside a spirit world.
Thus, while Wang Ling didnt appear to have moved, Wang Zhen had already dragged his soul into the spirit field.
But Wang Zhen was nothing, and ordinarily, Wang Ling wouldnt have let him seed so easily. However, Tan Qian and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were still here, and if Wang Ling made a direct move, the two of them would be cannon fodder.
So a spirit showdown was a great method: it was both civilized and harmonious.
Inside this perfect, pure white spirit field, Wang Ling finally stood face to face with the angler in the same world.
Although this was their first meeting, Wang Ling was already certain that he and this man were inextricably connected.
Because this man also had the same characteristic and no less remarkable dead fish eyes.
Who are you?
Wang Ling stared at Wang Zhen and spoke lightly.
Unfortunately, there was no way Wang Zhen was willing to give Wang Ling a chance to ask questions.
After stewing in his resentment for so many years, he was already utterly enraged.
Give me back what you stole from me! Wang Zhen bellowed. He charged forward as he madly swung his fists at Wang Ling.
With a straight face, Wang Ling flickered around continuously to evade Wang Zhen.
Since he had already asked the Heavenly Dao before, and confirmed that the angler was from the Domain of the Gods, this string of evasive maneuvers were the most serious ones he had ever used.
When all was said and done, this person was from the Domain of the Gods, and the number of Heavenly Dao he had on him was terrifying.
There were at least fifteen hundred Heavenly Dao on this man
( B oxnovel.c om )? ? Just by dodging him, Wang Ling had already perceived Wang Zhens real strength, and it had to be said that this person was by far the trickiest opponent he had ever encountered a p in the face might not be enough topletely sap the other man of his battle strength.
But unlike how he had handled President Bai back then, Wang Ling wasnt going to settle this fight as quickly by taking off half of the talisman seal he still had too many questions to ask the angler in front of him.
If he identally killed him, everything would have been in vain
For now, the first question Wang Ling wanted to ask was
They had only just met, but why was this personing at him directly with his fists
Had they met before?
And he even imed that Wang Ling had stolen something from him
Thus, Wang Lings verdict was: the inhabitants of the Domain of the Gods might not be very smart!
Wang Zhen, on the other hand, still hadnt given up punching, and while heunched a bunch of fierce Ora?Ora?1?punches at Wang Ling, he didntnd a single one
But Wang Zhen had never been a man who would give up easily!
He had waited too long for this day!
Great Separation Spell!
Without holding anything back, Wang Zhen directly cast his Heavenly Dao spell. Heavenly Dao spells didnt require hand seals, and were nomologicalws that could be employed immediately.
After the Great Separation Spell was cast, Wang Ling saw countless Wang Zhens suddenly appear in this spirit space; these werent illusions, but real clones.
Of course, Wang Ling himself was very familiar with this technique.
But who could have imagined that just as Wang Zhen was about tounch his next round of attacks
At that very moment, the Heavenly Dao were holding a trial
In an alternate dimension, where the little golden people of the Heavenly Dao lived.
The moment Wang Zhen cast the Great Separation Spell, the Heavenly Dao Committee had convened for an emergency meeting.
Around the circr governing table sat six golden men who were dozens ofzhang?tall.
They were the main members of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee: Strength Heavenly Dao, Time Heavenly Dao, Space Heavenly Dao, Soul Heavenly Dao, Life And Death Heavenly Dao, and Spirit Heavenly Dao
Strength Heavenly Dao: Weve just received news that someone has attacked the VIP client on the white list.
The other Heavenly Dao were petrified. Theres someone who actually dares attack a white list client? Does this person want to die?
Strength Heavenly Dao: But based on the report from the little golden man intelligence officer, the situation is a little moreplicated this time. ording to the rules of Dao Founder, those who possess Heavenly Dao are not allowed to use them against those on the white list. Of course, this doesnt includeparing notes in a regr fight. We make judgments based on the rtionship between the two parties as well as the killing intent behind the use of the Heavenly Dao However, the man who attacked the white list client has very strong killing intent.
Time Heavenly Dao: Who is this man?
Strength Heavenly Dao: A descendant of Dao Ancestor Wang
Hearing this, the six Heavenly Dao fell silent.
A whileter, the golden man who represented Life And Death Heavenly Dao said, Since it was Dao Founder who set the rules, even Dao Ancestor Wangs descendant cant break them. I propose that he be exempted from death, but his Heavenly Dao be confiscated for a period of time as a form of disciplinary action so that he cant use them as per usual.
After he spoke, the other Heavenly Dao looked at one another.
Finally, Strength Heavenly Dao sighed. Thats the only thing we can do
Chapter 797: Zhen · Heavenly Dao Warrant
Chapter 797: Zhen Heavenly Dao Warrant
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It was the shortest meeting of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee in history.
Because since ancient times, there hadnt been anyone who dared attack clients on the Heavenly Dao white list
The Heavenly Dao white list had initially been conceived and specially set up in response to a call by Dao Founder Dao Ancestor Wang. The number of people protected by the Heavenly Dao white list was extremely limited and could be counted on a persons fingers, Wang Ling being just one of them. But even so, his position on the white list was very special.
Wang Ling was a Heavenly Dao white list VIP client
Strength Heavenly Dao had already mentioned this point earlier.
Since he was a VIP client, then he naturally had VIP privileges.
Since everyone is more or less in agreement, the decision is to take disciplinary action. Then, what would be a fitting number of days the punishment shouldst for? Strength Heavenly Dao asked.
The punishment should naturally fit the crime, while also taking into consideration the fact that Wang Zhen was Dao Ancestor Wangs descendant. If they confiscated the power of his Heavenly Dao, his strength would naturally be greatly reduced in the short term. If he ran into some sort of trouble during this time, however, that would be bad.
When Strength Heavenly Dao said this, the other Heavenly Dao fell into deep thought.
Spirit Heavenly Dao said, How about eighty-one days?
Space Heavenly Dao shook his head. Isnt that a little too long?
Spirit Heavenly Dao: Attacking a white list VIP client is a death penalty C this is already showing him the greatest consideration.
Space Heavenly Dao: But if were too heavy-handed, we wont be able to justify it to Dao Ancestor Wang If something really does happen to Wang Zhen, how are we supposed to exin it to His Eminence Dao Ancestor when we pay our respects annually at his Valor Pce? Hello, Your Eminence Dao Ancestor, we worked together to confiscate the Heavenly Dao from Wang Zhen, your descendant, and identally got him killed? Your Eminence Dao Ancestor, please forgive us?
Well
Then how about forty-nine days?
No forty-nine days is also a little long
Finally, Time Heavenly Dao sighed. Then, seven days. Confiscate all his power of Heavenly Dao for seven days. Hopefully, he will reflect properly on himself during this time. Additionally, we have to send someone to exin the situation to Wang Zhen If he attacks that Lord again, it wont be as simple as just seven days.
The Heavenly Dao all nodded. Good, then thats what well do.
On the other side, in Wang Zhens spirit field, tens of thousands of clones summoned through the Great Separation Spell packed the entire spirit space, surrounding Wang Ling thickly. These clones were all corporeal, and every punch would hit flesh. It wasnt going to be that easy to dodge them anymore.
Wang Ling frowned slightly as he pondered how he should respond in this situation.
But in the split second that Wang Zhen attacked him with a roar, golden light unexpectedly prated the spirit field and directly hit Wang Zhen.
With a bellow of pain, Wang Zhen was sent flying like a scarecrow. This golden light was very strange. It didnt seem to have broken through the space wall, but had actually directly crossed space to be independently produced in Wang Zhens spirit space furthermore, this golden light contained the aura of Heavenly Dao to the full.
While the golden light only appeared for a split second, Wang Ling firmly believed that he hadnt sensed wrong
This was the power of Heavenly Dao.
When the golden light appeared and blew Wang Zhen away, he immediately knew something was wrong when he was hit. Shit!
The next moment, his spirit space split open!
Wang Zhen came back to his senses outside Midnight Dining Hall, his face full of astonishment. Through the ss door, he felt Wang Lings aura inside, and his hands actually began to tremble involuntarily.
Wang Zhen was now feeling strange.
He actually felt the power inside his body slowly flow away like silt.
Wang Zhen was rmed. How is this possible
The next moment, he indeed felt it.
His power of Heavenly Dao
Disappeared!
Furthermore, it was a very thorough disappearance not even dregs were left!
No way
Why was it like this?
Wang Zhen clutched his head, unable to believe what was happening.
Why couldnt he use his skills?
Dont tell him the Heavenly Dao skills were on cooldown?
No
He recalled that Heavenly Dao spells could be cast instantly. When did they need to cool down?!
This despicable thief actually set him up!!
Inside the shop, because the Heavenly Dao golden light had torn apart Wang Zhens spirit space, Wang Ling was forced to withdraw from it. He actually hadnt wanted to leave, and was initially going to take this great opportunity to ask Wang Zhen several questions. However, he never expected the Heavenly Dao to actually stop Wang Zhen Just like that, the perfect opportunity to ask questions was ruined!
Wang Ling looked at the door a little glumly.
Tan Qian looked at the figure swaying outside the door and asked in a very low voice, Why hasnt this bosse in yet? Hes been at the door all this time.
Shh!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gestured for him to hush. Cant you see? The boss is also a Dao expert. He looks like hes standing still at the door, but I bet hes sounding things out. Also, Brother Ling just happens to be here, so hesmuning spiritually with this boss.
When it came to fights between experts, the crudest type was to start brawling as soon as you met, while the norm in a mid-level exchange was to rely on a battle of words to force the other side to make a move first. In a top-ss encounter, nothing could surpass the current situation: there didnt seem to be any activity on either side, when in reality, they had already infiltrated each others mind for a friendly round of swapping notes.
Tan Qian suddenly saw the light. So its like that. As expected of Ling Zhenren!
Wang Ling:
Wang Ling didnt know about the Heavenly Dao white list, let alone the fact that the Heavenly Dao had ruled to confiscate Wang Zhens Heavenly Dao, which was why they had been forced to leave the spirit space. All he saw was Wang Zhen freaking out outside the door after leaving the spirit space, as if his wife had been snatched
Wang Ling assumed that this person had probably run into some kind of tricky problem all of a sudden.
Maybe he should go take a look?
Wang Ling got up and slowly walked over.
But Wang Zhen was so frightened by Wang Lings movements that all his hair stood up.
He didnt know why he suddenly couldnt use the power of Heavenly Dao
But he knew that it definitely had something to do with Wang Ling!
This mans strength was far more fearful than he had imagined!
To actually be able to restrict the power of Heavenly Dao
If he was nothing more than a thief, how could this sort of thing happen?
As his thoughts raced, a storm stirred in Wang Zhens heart despite himself.
Although he didnt want to ept the reality, Wang Zhen indeed had no choice but to reevaluate Wang Ling He wondered if he had gotten the wrong person
Perhaps, the senior inside wasnt the thief, and the thief was someone else
Just as Wang Zhen opened his mouth to speak with Wang Ling, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky and thunder rumbled.
When Wang Zhen turned to look behind him, his expression changed dramatically.
Stay away from him
It was as if he heard the voice of Great Dao from deep within, a sound that only he could hear.
The next moment, this sound of Great Dao turned into heavenly lightning that seemed to pierce his head.
This scene
Wang Zhen couldnt be any more familiar with it.
Heavenly Dao lightning, plus his inability to use Heavenly Dao spells
In that moment, Wang Zhen was finally sure that Heavenly Dao had passed judgment on him.
He didnt know the exact reason for it, but what Wang Zhen could be certain of was that Heavenly Dao had likely put out a Heavenly Dao warrant on him
Chapter 798: Wanted: Wang Zhen
Chapter 798: Wanted: Wang Zhen
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This was apletely unforeseen turn of events for Wang Zhen, and far outside of his expectations. He never thought that there would actuallye a day when he would be listed as a wanted person by the Heavenly Dao.
Heavenly punishment precisely struck the top of his head in warning. It didnt want to kill him, so apart from blowing his hair up into an afro, it didnt affect him anywhere else.
But what Wang Zhen could be sure of was that if he continued to approach Wang Ling after the Heavenly Dao had listed him as a wanted person, the lightning of heavenly punishment would continue to rain down on him, and each strike would be more powerful than thest.
Thus, after realizing this fact, Wang Zhens first reaction was to retreat.
He already had no other choice.
Now that he was prohibited from using the power of Heavenly Dao, his overall battle strength was severely reduced. If he were to fight Bai Zhe now, it might end in a tie, or he might even be at a disadvantage if he continued to get hurt in this state, it would really kill him!
When Wang Zhen saw Wang Lings aura approach him, he yelled almost hysterically at the little shop, You, you donte over!!
Wang Ling:
Wang Zhen was horrified when he realized that he actually couldnt withstand Wang Lings aura.
With the loss of his power of Heavenly Dao, the sense of oppression from the other party was almost several C no, tens of times heavier!
But Wang Ling, who had no idea what on earth happened to Wang Zhen, only wanted to go check on his condition.
Who knew that just as he approached Wang Zhen, thetter started screaming in fear like he had seen a ghost.
When Wang Ling opened the door, Wang Zhen had both his hands sped to his cheeks, and he even looked like he had turned into that world-famous painting The Scream.
Screaming, Wang Zhen could only push off the ground as he started to backpedal frantically, but that push didnt create much of a distance. Then, Wang Ling saw Wang Zhen fall down on his face with a cry in the distance He was so frightened by the oppression of Wang Lings aura that his body had actually turned soft, so he could only fly halfway up into the air before he lost his strength and fell directly back down
Boss Tans younger brother Tan Qian and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were both petrified at this scene. What happened?
Tan Qian looked into the distance. What the heck, why is this boss acting like hes seen a ghost?
Chin in hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal seemed to have some idea about what had happened. Sure enough, bringing Brother Ling here was the right decision. He who never wrongs others does not fear that the ghosts wille knocking. Brother Ling and this boss have never met, but for the man to actually be this scared, he was definitely up to no good. Looks like there really is something wrong with this Tusheng Technology!
Wang Ling was speechless.
Huh? He really didnt know anything!!
God only knew why this man attacked him at first nce.
And kept going on about him being a thief.
It was obvious in his aggressive manner earlier that he had been ready to attack Wang Ling with Heavenly Dao.
But in the end, this person had fled the battlefield in the blink of an eye; not only had he directly lost his mind, he even looked at Wang Ling like he was seeing a ghost.
And so Wang Ling stopped moving. Standing in ce as he observed for a moment, he saw the man push away the gravel and soil with all his strength as he struggled very hard to pull himself out of the ground, like a drowned salted fish. His face was white as a sheet, and his expression was extremely malevolent.
Anyone would think he was possessed.
Brother Ling, this man doesnt look well. Is he ill? Should we go and check on him? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
He had overlooked this possible situation earlier. If there wasnt anything wrong with this boss, it was possible that he had an illness to begin with, and it had unfortunately red up just as negotiations were about to happen That was one possibility.
Wang Ling pursed his lips.
He had too many questions to ask Wang Zhen.
But as soon as he took a step in Wang Zhens direction, Wang Zhen immediately started to scream in fear like before. De- devil!! Stay back! I C I surrender! It was clear that his voice was wobbling in his throat as he yelled in rm.
Undeterred, Wang Ling took another step forward.
Then, he saw Wang Zhens eyes directly roll up in his head as his entire being stopped moving.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal slowly walked over to check Wang Zhens condition.
He was still breathing
But he had already passed out from the fear
At the same time, the six Great Heavenly Dao were also watching this scene in their alternate dimension.
Wang Zhen had already passed out, so the lightning of godly punishment had naturally stopped since Wang Zhen was now already no longer a threat to Wang Ling. Also, it was very obvious that Wang Zhen had been properly punished. Even if his power of Heavenly Dao would be restored to him in seven days, he would think it over carefully before attacking Wang Ling again.
Strength Heavenly Dao sighed. If he knew it woulde to this, he shouldnt have done anything in the first ce.
Life And Death Heavenly Dao said catingly, He cant be med for all of this. After all, apart from the ancestors of Dao Founder, no one else knows about the rule for white list clients.
Thats right.
Space Heavenly Dao nodded. Hence, I dont think this is a bad thing. Its good for Wang Zhen to learn about this earlier on. After all, that persons identity is very special It would be better for Wang Zhen to recognize friend from foe now and let go of his former enmity and resentment. In the end, everything he has achieved so far is due to his ancestors. Unfortunately, while the Wang family has been emting His Eminence Dao Ancestor all these years, none of them have ever been able to surpass him. The era of His Eminence Dao Ancestor has finally passed
Not necessarily.
Spirit Heavenly Dao had a different view. When all is said and done, Lings existence is a variable. He is the person who can change the situation of the entire Wang family Otherwise, His Eminence Dao Ancestor wouldnt have paid such a steep price for this back then
Soul Heavenly Dao: Theyve been fighting each other all this time in the world below. Why didnt His Eminence Dao Ancestor make this matter clear from the start, or at least leave behind some information? The misunderstanding has now grown bigger and bigger. If it cannot be redeemed in the end, then what
Time Heavenly Dao: The mysteries of heaven cannot be revealed C there are some things that can only be grasped intuitively and not conveyed in words. If His Eminence Dao Ancestor were to make everything clear, then it would be meaningless to test the descendants of the Wang family Its easy to obtain Dao, but its difficult toprehend. No one can take the Three Thousand Great Dao with them except for Dao itself
After Time Heavenly Dao said this, all the Heavenly Dao were lost in deep thought.
They thought of Dao Ancestor Wangs hopeful face when he hadid out this chessboard back then. He had always firmly believed that the descendants of the Wang family would be able to fight fate and cmity.
As Time Heavenly Dao had said, obtaining Dao was easy, butprehending Dao was difficult
There were times when letting go of an obsession wasnt necessarily a bad thing.
Unfortunately, who knew when Wang Zhen, as the eldest son of the Wang family, would be able to understand this reasoning.
You, Master, are in the end the master
Chapter 799: A New Investor
Chapter 799: A New Investor
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After Wang Zhen passed out, Wang Ling cast the Great Teleportation Spell to instantly transport Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Zhen to Chrysanthemum Ind where Immortal Toya was.
In the process of trying to solve the problem of thea which the kun belly girl was in, Immortal Toya had made new breakthroughs in his research of hard-to-treat cases. He developed many new drugs, and while they didnt work for the girl, they were surprisingly effective on other vegetative patients.
Supposedly, quite a number of patients who had been inas for over a hundred years miraculously woke up recently
Now, express couriers came to Immortal Toyas ind almost every day to deliver silk banners from all over the ce.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Wang Ling and Wang Zhennded directly in the alchemy room, where Immortal Toya refined pills. The kun belly girl was dressed in a snow-white hospital gown which Cailian Zhenren had changed her into at Immortal Toyas request.
The gown was made of a special material that could automatically clean her skin so that she didnt need to bathe even when she was unconscious. Additionally, the gown material was very thin, so acupuncture needles could still be used on her even with her clothes on.
Brother To, where are Jin Shi and Yin Shi?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked the question as soon as theynded.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had texted to say they wereing, so Immortal Toya wasnt startled at all. He responded with a smile, Jin Shi and Yin Shi are outside receiving deliveries. Its probably more silk banners today.
Wheres the patient? Let me take a look.
Saying that, Immortal Toya washed his hands and looked at Wang Zhen.
He wriggled his fingers at a distance, and Wang Zhens eyelids were pulled up by a small gravitational force. After checking Wang Zhens pupils, Immortal Toya felt his pulse and examined Wang Zhens internal condition.
Brother To, how is he?
It should be aa brought on by sudden shock, but its nothingpared with the kun belly girls symptoms. This gentleman is so strong that even if I dont prescribe him anything, hell be able to recover himself Actually, there are times when this is usually caused by psychological factors. How long it will take him to wake up depends entirely on the extent of this mans psychological trauma.
Of course, we can still use medicine. Ill prepare someter and give this gentleman an IV. It might not be long before he wakes up, Immortal Toya said.
Thats good.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded.
In any case, Senior Immortal, what was it that scared this man to this extent?
Hes an investment client. We initially arranged to meet today, and I wanted Brother Ling to check him out for me, but I didnt think he would probe Brother Ling spiritually as soon as he arrived. When it was over, Brother Ling had frightened him to this extent Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed a little glumly.
Wang Ling:
Frightened by Ling Zhenren to this point? Immortal Toya frowned deeply. Ling Zhenren is such an affable person, how can he scare anyone to this extent I think its better for Senior Immortal to be careful. This gentleman is most likely up to no good. Maybe he didnte to invest at all, and this so-called investment is just an excuse
Thank you for the reminder, Brother To, I will be very careful from now on. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, Actually, while we were waiting at Midnight Dining Hall, Brother Daoist Guang did give me a referral for a reliable investor; I heard it was a rmendation from his number one fan. Brother Guang pulled some strings and built a wonderful bridge for us.
Wang Ling:
Number one fan
This number one fan was without doubt Father Wang.
Father Wang had been obsessed with Daoist Guangs live stream recently. Since Daoist Guangs online game, Father Wang had watched the live stream almost every day, and he was far in front on the fan list in terms of contributions, his ID still that Has Three Days And Two Sleeps Been Updated.
In other words, Father Wang helped rmend an investor?
Who on earth could it be?
What kind of investor? Immortal Toya asked.
We still dont know exactly who it is, and well only find out when we meetter. The other partys representative has already arranged to meet us tonight. If Brother Ling and I leave now, well make it just in time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
In that case, let me congratte Senior Immortal on your sess in advance. Immortal Toya smiled. But before the two of you leave, I hope that youll be able to help cast a restraining spell on this gentleman. Hes very powerful C if hes rmed when he wakes up and does something to wreck my Chrysanthemum Ind, its not worth it Ill let Senior Immortal and Zhenren know immediately once this gentleman wakes up.
Mm.
Wang Ling nodded C restraining Wang Zhen should be a given.
Given Wang Zhens strength Wang Ling reckoned that even a thousand Immortal Toyas would still fall far short of one- or two-tenths of Wang Zhens battle strength.
This was a very strong opponent.
Thus, Wang Ling raised his hand and didnt hold back as he cast suppression spells on Wang Zhen, directly casting the Great Imprisonment Spell,Great Prohibition of Magic Spell,Great Spirit-Sealing Spell,Great Suppression Spell,Great Gravity Spell It was a total of more than thirty Heavenly Dao to suppress Wang Zhen in every way. If Wang Ling didnt remove these spells, Wang Zhen would in fact be no different from a vegetative patient.
...
That evening, after the failed negotiation that afternoon, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling returned to Midnight Dining Hall.
This second investor, whom Daoist Guang and his number one fan had both rmended as a reliable one, had arranged to meet at seven oclock.
It was now less than five minutes to seven.
Since this was someone introduced by Father Wang, Wang Ling wasnt sure if this person had seen him before, so he made simple changes to his appearance with the Great Transfiguration Spell.
Wang Ling always did things cautiously, so Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal understood and didnt ask questions when he saw what Wang Ling had done.
A few minutester, a figure appeared at the door to the shop. After pushing the door open, the man bowed deeply to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling inside. Hello, I am the person in charge of this investment negotiation. You can call me Mai Yuqiang or Ah Mai.
Brother Ah Mai, please sit. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hurriedly got up.
Seeing this, Tan Qian promptly turned around to go prepare some food.
Theres no need to be so polite, Im only following orders. This gentleman called Ah Mai smiled. Senior Immortal can rest assured regarding this investment. Our superiors have decided to give the construction of Senior Immortals sect their full support.
You dont need to look at the site location? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned. Was this already a done deal?
The higher-ups are veryfortable with leaving the running of sect operations to Senior Immortal. Well just be responsible for sending the money C oh, no, responsible for the investment
May I ask, who are Brother Ah Mais superiors?
The Huaxiu Alliance of Cultivators, also known as: Huaxiu Alliance.
The head of state will take the lead in this investment n, and the Ten Generals will each invest a portion. The total investment amount is two billion immortal gold.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling:
Chapter 800: Sending Out Hero Invitations
Chapter 800: Sending Out Hero Invitations
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Two billion so much Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals mouth was so wide open that he could probably fit an entire egg inside.
Two billion immortal gold! This investment was too ridiculous!
This already wasnt just about owning a mine at home anymore
Ah Mai, the person-in-charge, cleared his throat. As expected, Senior Immortal is a person who has seen much of the world. A typical small boss would have absolutely fainted on the spot after hearing this amount. This proves that you are indeed worthy of receiving this angel investment.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
No, it was just that he had been so astonished that for a moment, he had forgotten to pass out!
As they were chatting, Ah Mai nced at Wang Ling, who had changed his appearance. May I ask, Senior Immortal, this is?
This is Ling Zhenren, our sects future visiting official as well as one of our main executives, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
So this is Ling Zhenren? Excuse me for not recognizing you
Wang Ling was shocked.
His Daoist name Ling Zhenren had always been a cover, like an alternate ount. He didnt realize that his Daoist name was actually now known outside the chat group.
It looked like it was time to change his Daoist name
For a moment, various thoughts ran through Wang Lings mind as he pondered a new Daoist name.
I, King?
Ive Castrated?Myself?1??
Or how about just Crispy Noodle Snacks?
After learning that the person sitting next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was Ling Zhenren, there was instantly deep veneration on Ah Mais face. I really never thought that Ling Zhenren would be here with Senior Immortal this time. To be honest, Im a little excited now! This is better than buying ten family buckets and enjoying finger-licking original recipe chicken skin!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Wang Ling:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Ling usually keeps a low profile. How does Brother Ah Mai know about Brother Ling?
Ling Zhenren is naturally low-key, but Senior Immortal should know that a lot of people follow your cultivation forum For you to run the forum to this extent really isnt easy. Actually, there are a lot of posts online analyzing who Senior Immortals patron is, and in the end, they found Ling Zhenren Now, this Daoist name Ling Zhenren is quite famous not only in Senior Immortals forum but also on other tforms. In fact, Im personally very curious to know how Senior Immortal is able to run the website to such a remarkable extent?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help blushing at this praise. No, no This is thanks to Brother Ling and to the nation! The most important is to read more books and news, eat less snacks, sleep more, and pay yourwork fees and taxes on time!
Senior Immortal is so right! Ah Mai nodded like a chicken pecking rice. Recently, the tax bureau exposed the matter of a showbiz actresss yin-yang contract, and she was fined eight billion immortal?gold?2?! It caused quite an uproar!
Thus, after listening to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals words, Ah Mai was very moved. Senior Immortal is indeed a sensible person! Huaxiu Alliance wasnt mistaken! Actually, Huaxiu Alliance had initially nned to invest in the set-up of the cultivation forum. This time, after hearing that Senior Immortal wants to establish a sect, the head of state approved it personally, so sess will naturally follow in this endeavor.
I see But Brother Ah Mai, two billion immortal gold is a little much!
Hahaha! Senior Immortal, please dont refuse. Our two billion immortal gold investment wont be paid out in a lump sum, but will be divided into five installments. After the first portion of the investment funds is given to you, itll be up to how well Senior Immortal runs the sect. If the sect runs at a loss, subsequent investments may be put on hold This is something we need to make clear to Senior Immortal first.
Of course! Since Brother Ah Mai has said so, Im very relieved! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded.
It was indeed reasonable to give out the investment in installments. It was true that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very confident in his ability to run the sect, but he also didnt want to defraud the other party. Two billion immortal gold was admittedly a massive investment, but in the end, the sect was only in the initial development stage C they didnt need so much money yet, and they would have to go through several rounds of adjustment before they could settle on a budget.
When the time came and he bungled up such arge amount, they would have no way of circting it to expand their business, which would truly be a waste of the investment.
But if the investment was divided into five installments of four hundred million immortal gold each, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was quite confident in his ability to put each installment to reasonable use.
To tell you the truth, Senior Immortal, Huaxiu Alliance actually settled on 1.2 billion immortal gold as the investment amount in the beginning.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Then how did it go up to two billion?
Ah Mai: Wasnt there an eight hundred million fine recently
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling:
Has Senior Immortal decided exactly when you will announce the establishment of the sect? Ah Mai asked.
Of course! Next Tuesday is an auspicious day! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, I already have people working on an overall n of the sect. Construction of many of the facilities has already beenpleted using the Model Technique. When the timees, we just need to ce the model on the site and cast the spell, and the sect will be built instantly! And that will be the day that we dere the founding of our General Office of Strategic Deception!
Mmm! This is a big event! When I go back, Ill certainly let Huaxiu Alliance know to make the arrangements C once Senior Immortal has fixed the exact time on Tuesday, you can let me know, and Ill send out hero invitations to every major light force in the name of the General Office of Strategic Deception! Let them witness the birth of this new sect together!
I can send out hero invitations? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waspletely unaware of this.
Of course you can! An Mai said firmly. Logically speaking, sending hero invitations to light forces requires Huaxiu Alliances approval first, and the approval process takes one to two months. However, the sect established by Senior Immortal and Huaxiu Alliance are now allies, so the process is automatically simplified.
If that is the case, then I must thank Brother Ah Mai even more.
Its nothing! Ah Mai waved his hand. In addition, I need to stress one point: Senior Immortal cannot directly state that the investment is from Huaxiu Alliance instead, its abined investment from private firms. Illpile a list of the rted investment firms and send a copy to Senior Immortal.
What are these private firms?
These private firms were established by the sons or daughters of the Ten Generals through their own sweat and tears, and they are also light forces. Please understand, Senior Immortal, its a very sensitive time right now
Alright.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Brother Ah Mai exchanged smiles; both of them understood each other instantly.
Ah, thats right, Senior Immortal, do you need any special guests for the day of the sects establishment? If you do, dont hesitate to let me know. On your behalf, we can ask all the bigwigs of the light forces to show up C even sect heads wont be a problem.
We do need esteemed guests, but wouldnt that be a little too high-profile? I dont need many people, just ten
Just ten? We have millions and millions of light forces, just ten is really too low-key. As expected of Senior Immortal Which ten does Senior Immortal want? Let us hear it.
Are are the Ten Generals free?
Chapter 801 - Wang Ling’s New Daoist Name
Chapter 801: Wang Lings New Daoist Name
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It was the evening of August 6th on Sunday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
The investment for the new General Office of Strategic Deception sect that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was setting up was officially agreed upon in the Midnight Dining Hall branch opened by Boss Tans younger brother.
The total investment amount was two billion immortal gold, which would be divided into five lots. Each portion of four hundred million immortal gold would be transferred to the General Office of Strategic Deceptions bank ount to be used for the development of the sect.
That same evening, the Green Investment Committee, short for Green Sect Enterprise Investment Committee, also announced the news on its official website, and for one moment, hundreds of thousands of Huaxiu light force sects were hugely shaken.
No one expected a newly established sect to actually be capable of attracting such a huge angel investment. This already broke the record in the history of Green Investment Committee investments; previously, thergest investment the Green Investment Committee had pulled in was eight billion, but that was in regr HNY, and couldntpare with four hundred million immortal gold at all.
A hundred million immortal gold was equivalent to forty billion HNY
Four hundred million immortal gold was 160 billion HNY, which right away was twenty times more than the Green Investment Committees secondrgest investment amount. What kind of strength was this?
The light force sects were ranked ording to five levels: Sky, Earth, ck, Yellow, Dust This rank was assigned after a sect was assessed upon its founding, and was known as the pre-evaluation.
The pre-evaluation was determined based on the line-up of core members, battle strength, the sect heads status and influence in the cultivation circle, as well as the overall preliminary development and economic strength of the sect.
Following the sects establishment, Huaxiu Alliance would set the day of the sects founding as the annual deadline for an objective assessment of student enrollments and the sects operation levels. Using the pre-evaluation as a basis, the sects rating would then either be upgraded or lowered.
That evening, Huaxiu Alliance announced the pre-evaluation for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals General Office of Strategic Deception: a Sky-level third-ss sect
A Sky-level sect from the start, and third-ss to boot
The pre-evaluation astonished everyone in the light force circle.
For a lot of people who didnt understand, they might not have any concept of what this pre-evaluation meant, butparing the numbers was mind-blowing.
There were 320,000 legitimate light forces on record in Huaxiu, 95% of whichprised sects at ck, Yellow and Dust levels. Earth-level sects made up 3%, and Sky-level sects upied just 2%
Based on these percentages, there were over six thousand Sky-level sects. Divided by ss, there were less than twenty sects above fifth-ss; the vast majority of Sky-level sects were between seventh- and ninth-ss.
It was among the Sky-level ninth-ss sects thatpetition was the most bitter, because if they were just a little bit careless, they might drop to Earth-level the following year.
Thus, a Sky-level sect was born after a long history of evaluations. Currently, the top twenty Sky-level sects on record were a hundred years or even a thousand years old.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals sect which had just been set up was actually deemed Sky-level third-ss a lot ofplexions changed at this formidable indication of its preliminary strength.
Plenty of light force big shots started investigating the investors behind the new sect, but ording to the Green Investment Committee, it was severalpanies that had jointly invested in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals sect.
Furthermore, thesepanies were all involved in different trades and had very broadworks; it was difficult to thoroughly investigate them all, and some of them were even low-profile enterprises. These enterprises typically didnt make the news, and there werent any tidbits of information on them; they were the type that worked hard and quietly made their fortunes. Even the bosses were all very low-key; their names alone didnt ring any bells.
Credit for all of this naturally had to be given to Ah Mai.
He had already achieved his aim.
Sky-level third-ss Senior Immortal is too strong! And how did he pull in so many bigwig investments? After seeing the news, Dharmaraja sent out a series of damn awesome memes in the chat group.
Cailian Zhenren: Senior Immortal is awesome!
Odd Zhuo: Senior Immortal is awesome!
Daoist Guang: Senior Immortal is awesome!
Loopy Toad: Senior Immortal???!
Immortal Toya: Senior Immortal is awesome!
Little Silver: Grenade-Throwing is awesome!
Wei Zhi: Congrattions, Senior Immortal!
Fang Xing: The pattern is crooked, this OCD person cant take it!
Wang Ling:
Its mainly because of Brother Lings reputation that things went well with this investment Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very modest. To be honest, even he himself never expected everything to happen so naturally and smoothly that it was beyond imagination.
Apart from his many years of hoarding and nning, the person he had to thank the most was still Wang Ling.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt a fool. He was well aware how all this was possible.
While he did have widespread connections, how could theypare with his Brother Ling? Daoist Guang had pulled in an investor on his behalf because of Wang Ling, who was also arge reason why these bigwigs had responded to his sects call for investments.
On a serious note, I just read the group announcement. If Senior Immortal has fixed the official establishment of the sect for next Tuesday, we have to take corresponding precautions.
Cailian Zhenren said, Tonights announcements by the Green Investment Committee and Huaxiu Alliance have shaken the light force circle. Senior Immortal will be sending out hero invitations, and naturally there will be friends who offer their sincere blessings. There are times, however, when its the reverse, and can provoke jealousy. There are already plenty of people now who are investigating Senior Immortals investors.
Its fine, let them investigate. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed.
In this situation, the biggest yer was Huaxiu Alliance, and investigating the Alliance wouldnt be easy.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought that even if he didnt say anything, it would be very clear to all the light force sect big shots once the Ten Generals showed up on the day of the sects establishment.
In the group, however, only Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling, as well as Daoist Guang who had been responsible for setting up the connection, knew that the investment was from Huaxiu Alliance.
Because this needed to be kept secret, it couldnt be made public for the time being, not even to the core members.
Since they didnt understand the situation, many people in the group naturally felt worried.
Dont drop vignce against evildoers; dont worry, Im already prepared for anything. I have to ask everyone to please do your best and get ready to bear witness at the opening ceremony of our General Office of Strategic Deception on Tuesday, August 8th.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent fist salute and good luck emojis. He then abruptly recalled that there was one thing he hadnt mentioned yet. Oh, by the way, I need to tell you something. After discussion with Brother Ling, hes going to change his Daoist name, which he will use when he joins the sect as our visiting official and leader of our recreation hall.
???
Ling Zhenrens new Daoist name???
What is it?
A lot of people started to ask questions.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. This is Brother Lings new Daoist name. Take out your notebooks and write it down!
Everyone:
Chapter 802 - A New Sect with Imposing Momentum
Chapter 802: A New Sect with Imposing Momentum
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For one moment, the establishment of this new sect made all the light forces tense. That night, many of the Sky-level sects received invitations from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. For many people, this felt like an initial show of strength, as if the new sect was demonstrating with its actions that it wasnt afraid of any challenge.
A newly established sect with such imposing momentum was very rare. In the history of the founding of famous Sky-level sects, the one with the most prestige had to be Reliance Sect. Most newly established sects gave the familiar feeling of starting anew, so Reliance Sects reputation was at its height in the first two years after its founding. The head of the sect, Patriarch Reliance,ter went on to set up a school attached to the sect, became its headmaster, and started engaging in the education industry.
Patriarch Reliance was a smart man, and naturally understood that tall trees could easily attract the wind. It was because of this that two years after the sects founding, he deliberately suppressed its momentum, in a tacit move to uphold the bnce of power among the Sky-level light force sects.
Sky Light Alliance, full name: Sky-Level Sect Light Force Alliance Social Committee.
This was an NGO set up by the Sky-level sects above fifth ss, and was a financial management organization.
The Sky Light Alliance was originally set up in response to the problem some sects at fifth ss and above had with funding. Fifth ss was a watershed level for Sky-level sects. To achieve a fifth-ss rating required a concrete foundation that was a hundred or even a thousand years old However, many sects who reached fifth ss on the whole ran into the problem of funding in the short term, so the Sky Light Alliance was established.
Though, it was more as if the Sky-level sects at fifth ss and above were huddling together for warmth, just to make sure that the level of their respective sects didnt drop easily.
It was kind of like getting stuck on a particr game level. Some good yers would deliberately get together groups of stuck yers and organize them to perform in high-end matches to help maintain each others levels.
This was in fact something that had been going on for a long time.
Unfortunately, whether it was the bnce of power or the Alliance, both were directly smashed apart the night the founding of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals new sect was announced.
Currently, the number of sects at fifth ss and above in the Sky Light Alliance was seventeen, ounting for eighty percent of the total.
Of the four sects that hadnt joined the Alliance, one was the first-ss Immortal Palm Tree Sect, backed by Huaguo Water Curtain Group. It was a sect force affiliated with Huaguo Water Curtain Group which trained all types of alchemists as its main business.
As for the remaining three, one was the third-ss Fighting Horse Sect which was a subsidiary sect built by the Xiao n that operated a legal horse racing business. The other was a second-ss sect called Myriad Beasts School which raised spirit beasts as its main business. The head of the sect was also an acquaintance of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals, Crying Old Immortal, who was the vice president of the Pet Trainers Guild. In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already knew him before he met Wei Zhi.
And thest sect, at third ss, was naturally Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals General Office of Strategic Deception
The number of Sky-level light force sects at fifth ss and above had stayed at twenty for a very long time. Now, a Sky-level third-ss sect had suddenly emerged out of nowhere. The first to feel threatened were the light forces that were part of the Sky Light Alliance.
Most of the sects who hadnt joined the Alliance had backers behind them, so disdained to join at all. The problem was, no one knew if their own sects would drop in level after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals new sect waspleted.
Thus, that evening, the seventeen sects of the Sky Light Alliance came together to begin analyzing and investigating this General Office of Strategic Deception.
How great were the capabilities of seventeen sects at fifth ss and above?
Although they currently hadnt been able to find out who the force behind the creation of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals new sect was, they had thoroughly researched the core members.
A dozen or so bigwigs sat in the Sky Light Aliances conference hall.
All of them were the leaders or the deputy leaders of their sects who had specially gathered for this meeting to discuss countermeasures in the light of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals new sect. Given the urgent situation, some of the bigwigs who were too far away to be physically present directly used holographic projections to participate remotely in the meeting.
The president of the Sky Light Alliance was Lu Youming, head of a fourth-ss sect called Evil God Cult.
Evil God Cult might not sound like a decent sect, but it was in fact a proper andwful sect, whose members were mainly engaged in collecting the sculptures or figurines of evil gods from around the world.
There were usually rare resources or even ancient scrolls with secret techniques hidden inside these crudely crafted figurines and sculptures, because there was a time long ago when it was popr to seal secret techniques inside ugly sculptures. The sect took apart the sculptures and figurines of evil gods they collected and ultimately resold the treasures they found inside at a high price.
At the same time, the head of the Evil God Cult was also a cosyer.
Today, Lu Youming was cosying as Bukubukuchagama 1 .
Sitting in the presidents chair, Lu Youming had a sharp look in his eyes. Everyone this is a huge challenge in front of us, and truly a time of crisis. What do you think of this new sect that hase storming in?
This new sect isnt simple. I rmend that we try roping them in first. The head of a fifth-ss sect said, This Great Death-Courting Senior isnt simple. I heard that he narrowly survived a confrontation with Evil Sword God back then. He must have an expert guiding him from behind the scenes. As for the other core members of the sect, none of them are simple Cailian Zhenren, known as the Ex-Boyfriend Killer; Immortal Toya, a famous modern-day Medicine Saint; Lightning Dharmaraja, a descendant of the Thunder n even that Director Zhuo, whos been in the spotlight recently, has actually joined the supervisory and investigation team.
Thats right This isnt an ordinary lineup
At this point, many of the people present sighed.
The head of the fifth-ss sect continued, Of course, what worries me the most is that Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch; even with thebined might of our seventeen sects, we havent been able to find any clues on him. Perhaps Im ignorant or ill-informed, but Ive never heard about this Daoist name before That Great Death-Courting Senior has always been a cautious person, and would never pull in someone he doesnt know to join the sect, so for this person to join out of nowhere is a little unusual.
Can it be a sect manager? someone asked.
Working as a sect manager had be more popr in recent years, and mainly consisted of being responsible for improving a sects overall economic situation. There had, however, always been ack of managers in the industry; many sects wanted managers, but couldnt find any.
Im well acquainted with the sect manager circle, but Ive never heard of such a person.
Lu Youming shook his head. Since were not familiar with this person, lets not waste time on him. Let us discuss the matter of the invitations first. Everyone should have received an invitation from that Great Death-Courting Senior, right? So, are we going or not?
Chapter 803 - Wang Zhen’s Tragic Childhood
Chapter 803: Wang Zhens Tragic Childhood
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Sky Light Alliance? Senior Immortal, are you saying that you received an email from this Alliance?
In the chat group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shared a screenshot of an email with everyone. This email was from Sky Light Alliance, which more or less meant that the Alliance was hoping that the General Office of Strategic Deception would join it. It was also indicated in the email that if they were willing to join, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would be given the position of deputy head of the Sky Light Alliance.
What do you think? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Clearly, they want us to be part of their faction. Lightning Dharmaraja said, Ive long heard about this Alliance. Currently, it has seventeen Sky-level sects at fifth ss and above. During the annual sect evaluation, these seventeen sects help each other maintain their ranking, preventing the sects behind them from advancing. If they want to advance, they have to pay a protection fee and agree to join the Alliance. Our sect has just been founded, and were already at Sky-level third ss. This was probably beyond their expectations.
Does anyone have anyints?
What the Alliance is doing isnt a crime, strictly speaking. Its just that the way they go about offering protection is a little shameless but Huaxiu Alliance cant do anything to directly control it. There are countless ways that sectspete with each other in business, this is toomon! Dharmaraja shook his head. Moreover, these are all Sky-level sects. To be able to reach fifth ss and above, they naturally have strong foundations which cannot be easily shaken.
Clearly, this is a feeler. Cailian Zhenren sent a sigh emoji. If we dont agree, then these seventeen sects will undoubtedly join hands to crowd us out, which will be very detrimental for the future development of our sect! Senior Immortal, you have to be careful.
Mm, of course. I just checked, and basically, I can find acquaintances in the three sects who arent part of the Alliance. If our four non-Alliance sects join hands, the situation may be very different. Speaking up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled slightly.
To panic was to mess up.
So there was no way he would panic.
After all, they still had Wang Ling, this massive trump card!
By the way, Im very curious: why is Ling Zhenrens new Daoist name Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch It cant be as simple as being about crispy noodle snacks, can it? Dharmaraja suddenly asked in the group at that moment.
This was something everyone wanted to know.
As an expert, how high was Ling Zhenrens realm?
In their eyes, his existence was like that of an immortal living fossil
How could hee up with such a seemingly meaningless name?
There had to be some profound meaning behind it!
Oh, about that, Brother Ling exined it to me before. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch is a pun, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said. It doesnt just refer to crispy noodle snacks, its also a verb, and means the crisp sound of being pped in the face 1 .
Everyone:
What damn crisp!
As expected, Huaxius culture was extensive and profound!
When all was said and done, basically no one in the group had deeply experienced what it was like to be pped by Wang Ling.
But there were actually some risks with this Daoist name; if Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Squad heard this Daoist name, who knew if they could guess that it was Wang Ling.
Thus, Wang Ling had also previously suggested a very foreign-sounding alternate Daoist name to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Crispy C. Dao Monarch.
This Daoist name was in the same style as Monkey D. Luffy 2 !
It was the second day after Wang Zhen had been sent to Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind.
Wang Zhen was also the second patient to be treated by Immortal Toya on the ind in recent months. The first was the girl from the kuns belly, but after a long period of treatment to wake her up, the girl only switched from a deepa to a shallow one. After lightly stimting her skin, her fingers were already showing signs of movement.
Shifu , shifu , when will she wake up?
Because Immortal Toya had to take care of Wang Zhen, he had gotten Jin Shi and Yin Shi to be responsible for looking after the girl sincest night.
Golden needle acupuncture was a profound area of knowledge, and usually they werent able to find a suitable target to practice on.
Just nice, there was a vegetative person lying here
The two siblings, Jin Shi and Yin Shi, were usually very careful, but even if they stuck the acupuncture needles in the wrong ce, it didnt matter.
Where else could they find such a suitable opportunity for practice?
Immortal Toya let out a long breath. This girls condition is more serious than I thought. If she doesnt wake up soon then we can only wait for her to wake up after the end of The Daily Life of the Immortal King . That is, when Ling Zhenren finishes his Grade Three senior year
Jin Shi and Yin Shi:
Immortal Toya: This neglectful writer wrote eight hundred chapters which only cover one semester. There are five semesters to go until Ling Zhenren graduates, so thats still another four thousand chapters If she doesnt wake up, Im afraid she wont wake up in this lifetime!
Jin Shi and Yin Shi:
At this point, Wang Zhens eyelids fluttered as hey in a bed across from the kun belly girl and he started to mumble nonsense.
Wang Zhen was dreaming
His dreams were fragmented, and were a series of scenes from memories of his childhood.
In his dream, he returned to the moment of his birth, and he dreamt of his parents joyful expressions as they crowded around him.
Our Zhenzhen is a divine genius! Hes already mastered a hundred Great Dao right after birth! The woman in the dream held him tenderly and smiled gently at him.
Our Wang familys blood runs through Zhenzhens veins; it goes without saying that hes gifted. Among the younger generation of the Wang family, this is the person who has the best hope of rivaling the Gu family Gu Yanzhi that old man also has a son who was born not long ago, but the boy only has fifty Heavenly Dao. In the end, hes still no match for my Wang familys blood
After that, Wang Zhen saw the man hold him aloft. Look at how sturdy our son is! He only just came out, but has alreadyprehended a hundred Heavenly Dao. It shouldnt be long before he awakens his spiritual intelligence, and learns to talk and walk right away.
The best would be to use medicine to help along the awakening of his spiritual intelligence. Itll be gentler. The woman smiled.
No, no, no!
The man waved his hand. Our Wang familys blood runs through Zhenzhens veins. Blood is the best tonic! Medical supplements will cause him to be dependent on them; I believe that Zhenzhen can awaken himself! But to help his awakening along, its better for us to give physical assistance!
Physical assistance?
Thats right!
The man nodded.
Then, in the next moment, he directly threw Wang Zhen onto the ground under the womans stupefied gaze.
Wang Zhen bawled.
The man stomped on Wang Zhens head. Honey! Look! What an iron head our son has! Hurry up and help so that we can stimte him together! Hell awaken very soon!
Woman: Is this alright
Man: Trust me! This is the right way!
Under thebined beating from his parents, Wang Zhen, who had been bawling on the ground, finally exploded with a powerful and resounding protest. Devils! Stop it!!!
The man picked up the newly born and badly battered Wang Zhen from the ground andughed. Look! Zhenzhen has awakened!!!
Chapter 804 - Wang Zhen’s Recurring Mental Trauma
Chapter 804: Wang Zhens Recurring Mental Trauma
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Wang Zhen suddenly woke up in a fright, finally roused as if from a nightmare under thebined beating from this couple, who were also his biological parents. When he woke up, however, he checked himself and his surroundings.
Mm Something was still wrong with the situation!
Because it was his five-year-old body.
And he was in his bedroom, his whole body smeared in anesthetic and unable to move even an inch.
Wang Zhen didnt know where he actually was now because he had fainted after leaving Midnight Dining Hall. Wang Zhen guessed that he had probably entered dreams of his childhood while he was in aa.
From when he was just born, he had gone back to his five-year-old self?
After waking up, Wang Zhen felt a little nostalgic, and also a little scared.
At that moment, a voice that Wang Zhen was familiar with and also afraid of came from outside.
Zhenzhen fainted yesterday after his failed awakening? Who knows if hes awake yet what should we do? I heard that Gu Cheng next door has already mastered five hundred Heavenly Dao; his mother still came to show off yesterday! Pisses me off! (pը)
Dont be angry, my dear. Zhenzhen cant be med for this. Actually, its all my fault A man sighed with some self-reproach. I was the one who forgot to tell the new therapist that Zhenzhen absolutely cant use supplementary medicine to awaken. Who would have thought that after the therapist gave him the medicine yesterday, Zhenzhens body would actually have a reaction to it.
Then what should we do now? Is there still hope for Zhenzhen to surpass Gu Cheng?
Zhenzhen has already mastered more than four hundred Heavenly Dao. As long as he can recover quickly, his cultivation progress wont be dyed. Our Wang familys blood is amazing!
Alright, then what should we do? Ill listen to you!
The couple then pushed open the door and entered.
Wang Zhen stared at this pair of demons with wide, frightened eyes.
Seeing that Wang Zhen was awake, his mother hurried to embrace him. The womans powerful hands clutched him around the neck, almost choking him to death. Ah! Zhenzhen, youre up!
His father felt his forehead and sighed. No fever, but his face doesnt look very good. And it seems that Zhenzhen cant move for now, probably because of an allergic reaction to the medicine.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Wang Zhens father gripped his hands tightly. Zhenzhen, tell me, do you feel sore, painful and numb all over, and also a little itchy? Blink if you do.
Hearing this, Wang Zhen suddenly opened his eyes wide, andpletely didnt dare blink
Wang Zhen then saw the man hold up a fist. Zhenzhen, do you see this sandbag-sized fist?
Wang Zhen:
His dad smiled at him. So~r~ Fist!
As soon as he said the words, a dazzling light suddenly burst out from his fist, and Wang Zhen quickly and unconsciously closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the light from the Sr Fist had already faded, and his father was looking at him again with a serious expression. Honey, look, Zhenzhen blinked
Wang Zhen was so frightened the hair all over his body stood on end.
He had actually been forced to blink!
His mom looked at him with a pained expression. Then, what should we do?
His dad: Its just as I thought. We need Zhenzhen to recover from his allergic reaction quickly. When I asked him just now if he felt itchy, didnt he blink?
His mom was startled. Honey, do you mean that Zhenzhen is feeling itchy right now?
Wang Zhen:
His dad nodded. Yes, thats what I meant! And Zhenzhen blinked!
Wang Zhen:
His dad: This child has yet to get over his allergy, and its mostly an itch. Hell be fine after a beating!
His mom looked like she was suddenly enlightened. I see!
His dad: Mm, honey! Just follow me: left hand, right hand, slowly 1 . Well take turns.
His mom had an aching and teary expression on her face. Alright, husband
This is all for Zhenzhens good!
His dad nodded. You have to remember to distribute the hits evenly over every part of his body! I have OCD, if the skin color isnt well-distributed, Ill hit him again!
Wang Zhen: Stop stop it!
Ten minutester
Under thebined series of hand strikes, five-year-old Wang Zhen was directly thrashed into a crispy skin roasted duck, sessfully activating his body resistance to the allergy and his subsequent recovery.
His mom: Honey! It really worked! Zhenzhen can move now!
His dad: As expected of the most outstanding person of our Wang family bloodline in recent years! He can still move even after being beaten up like this! I think we should use more force next time
No!!!
Following the couples words, Wang Zhen woke with a start once again.
Hm
The dream wasnt over yet.
Wang Zhen was still in his room, but unlike before, he could move this time.
He went to the mirror in the bedroom and looked at himself.
This was his ten-year-old appearance.
This memory
Wang Zhen searched for a bit and realized that there was actually a gap in his memories from this time.
Wang Zhen recalled that after he grew up, he had used magic to make many of his childhood memories disappear
In other words, if he couldnt remember this memory, it couldnt be a good one
Dazed, Wang Zhen suddenly had a bad feeling.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Come in, Wang Zhen said as he straightened his outfit.
An old woman pushed the door open and came in carrying a tray covered with a red cloth. This was an old servant of the Wang family, and was also Wang Zhens nursemaid who had watched him grow up.
The old woman put the tray down on the table. Lord Young Master, the Master and Madam are out today.
Wang Zhen was exultant when he heard this.
It looked like the demonic couple wouldnt be abusing him today
But before he could finish being joyful, the old woman spoke again. Lord Young Master, Master and Madam request that you summon a clone of yourself to administer your beating today.
Wang Zhen: Wha- what?
The old woman: Same as usual, when you beat yourself, you must control your strength C the color of your skin must be evenly distributed. This old servant will take photos of the whole process for the Master. If you dont do it well, the Master said that youll have to do it again when he returns, and hell teach you how to hit yourself.
Wang Zhen:
After that, the old woman lifted the red cloth off the tray.
Under the red cloth was a mace studded with jade and gold nails, a whip as thick as a C bottle, and a feather duster made from phoenix feathers
The old woman: This is todays equipment. Please choose, Young Master.
Wang Zhen:
Chapter 805 - Wang Zhen’s Fellow Townsman
Chapter 805: Wang Zhens Fellow Townsman
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Wang Zhen, a man with an extremely tragic childhood.
He had been beaten since he was born. In order to stimte the power of his bloodline to the fullest extent, his parents used this method of thrashing him into obtaining 1500 Heavenly Dao.
Because it was so painful, Wang Zhen had used magic once he was an adult to forcefully and selectively eliminate his childhood memories. But when all was said and done, this was only treating the symptoms and not the root cause.
After countless recurring nightmares, he eventually recovered all the memories he had already discarded
When Wang Zhen woke up for thest time, his surroundings werepletely different, and he rejoiced when he realized that he had walked out of his nightmares and wasnt dreaming now.
This ce was unfamiliar to him.
Furthermore, it seemed that he couldnt do anything but open his eyes and mouth to speak
Hm
Someone had used Heavenly Dao to restrain him
Wang Zhen couldnt be any more familiar with this sort of situation.
Because when he had resisted his parents as a child, the couple had often used Heavenly Dao to restrain him before they started hitting him.
So many years had passed, but Wang Zhen was still very familiar with this feeling.
However, Wang Zhen had already worked out a set of ways to break this restraint.
Wang Zhen closed his eyes and began to recite in his heart, Key which hides the power of Heavenly Dao, show your true from before me. I, Wang Zhen,mand you as your master Release 1 !
The incantation was done.
Seconds passed
Wang Zhen didnt feel any response.
Release!
He continued to roar in his heart.
Release!!
Release ah!!!
After struggling for more than ten minutes, he finally gave up resisting.
This were Heavenly Dao seals stronger than what his parents used That terrifying person had cast at least a dozen or so seal-type Heavenly Dao spells on him.
Now that he had been banned from using his own power of Heavenly Dao, it was unlikely that he would be able to escape.
This truly was a flood dashing up against the Temple of the Dragon King 2 !
Wang Zhen thought he had most likely gotten it wrong. This person might not be the real thief the thief had stolen 1500 Heavenly Dao from him at the very most, while this person was clearly far, far stronger, with power already beyond what Wang Zhen could imagine.
If that was the case
Even if Bai Zhe collected the six Great Outer Dao, it might still be very difficult to fight this person
For a while, Wang Zheny in bed, countless wild thoughts crowding his heart.
The most urgent thing right now was to first figure out a way to retrieve his power of Heavenly Dao, and then leave this ce.
Although Earth was just a lesser world in the eyes of the people of Ninefold Star
It was at the same time the most unpredictable.
After all, Dao Ancestor Wang, founder of Ninefold Star, had ascended from Earth
Wang Zhen sighed inwardly.
In the end, he had underestimated this lesser world!
At that moment, Wang Zhen heard footsteps approach him.
Are you awake, senior? It was Immortal Toyas voice.
A man with idol looks then entered Wang Zhens field of vision; from what he was wearing, he looked like a doctor.
Youve been in aa for two days, senior, Immortal Toya said. Youll find that you cant move; this is because Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch cast several Heavenly Dao suppression spells on you, mainly because he was worried that you would wake up in an agitated state and hurt me.
Hurt you?
Yes, senior. You suddenly attacked Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch for no reason at all, so we all agree that you have an anger disorder, and possibly a slight mental problem. We had no choice but to take this step, Immortal Toya answered truthfully.
Wang Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart.
The other side addressed him as senior, but was still worried that he was the type to willfully ughter the innocent Wang Zhen had formidable strength, and while it was true that it was certainly terrifying, he always believed that every debt had its debtor, and he would never hurt the innocent.
Just like in Night Chief, when Bai Zhe offhandedly killed a technician who had pissed him off, it was still Wang Zhen in the end who saved that innocent little brother
Did he seem like such a monster?
Did they have to treat him like this?
He didnt understand.
He was a senior who was most like an open book, wasnt he?
Wang Zhen sighed. Then how long will I be confined for
Immortal Toya: Since senior is awake, Ill let Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch know right away. As long as we confirm that youre not a threat, Ill naturally help to release you. A lot of Heavenly Dao suppression spells have been cast on senior. You cant cast any spells, nor can you circte your spirit energy as usual. However, if senior can agree to one thing for me, I can use the privilege Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch gave me and undo the seals on seniors upper body first.
Half is good Wang Zhen knew he wasnt in any position to negotiate at the moment, so he could only settle for second best.
Immortal Toya narrowed his eyes and said in a serious tone, The reason why Im so cautious is that Im worried that senior might be impulsive andmit irreversible acts.
As he said this, Immortal Toya took out a golden talisman.
Wang Ling had left this with him after casting the multiple Heavenly Dao seals previously, and it could unlock Wang Zhens ability to move. To be on the safe side, however, Immortal Toya only restored Wang Zhens upper body and helped prepare a wheelchair for Wang Zhen Then, Immortal Toya directly stuck his hands under Wang Zhens waist and legs.
Wang Zhen was surprised. The hell?! What are you doing?
Im going to help senior into the wheelchair, Immortal Toya answered very naturally.
Then thank you Wang Zhen never thought that not only would he be a paralytic in the world below, someone would even lift him in a princess carry!
Youre wee, senior. Immortal Toya smiled slightly.
If Wang Zhens friends in the world above found out about this, there would be no ce for him to hide his face!
He didnte back to his senses until Immortal Toya ced him in the wheelchair.
Who was he?
Where was he?
What was he doing???
He hade down to the world below to look for a thief, but how had he ended up in this situation???
Was this truly retribution for fleeing marriage?
Wang Zhen dropped his forehead into his hand.
Whats wrong, senior? Do you feel ufortable anywhere?
My head hurts
Immortal Toya took out a kitchen knife. I can do a craniotomy on you!
Wang Zhen: It doesnt doesnt hurt now
Alright, senior. If you feel any difort, you must tell me. Immortal Toya narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Wang Zhen:
Wang Zhen felt like he could now tell what type of person this doctor was C it turned out that this guy was a hidden yandere 3 !
Wang Zhen: By the way what did you want me to help you with?
Immortal Toya: Its like this, senior: a while ago, I took in a female patient, who has been in a deepa for a very long time. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch determined that this patient is likely from the same ce as you.
The same ce?
A person from the world above.
Hearing this, Wang Zhen immediately shook his head. Thats not really possible
There were a lot of processes involved in passing from the world above to the world below, and you had to pass abined examination and approval check before you were allowed to enter the portal. The issue was that Wang Zhen was very sure that he was the only person who had used the portal recently.
Senior, take a look first.
Immortal Toya pushed Wang Zhen in the wheelchair to the bedside of the kun belly girl.
After getting a clear look at the girls face, Wang Zhen was so scared that he almost fell off the wheelchair
The fiance he was running away from, the young miss of the Liu family why was she here??!
Chapter 806 - Ants’ Counterattack
Chapter 806: Ants Counterattack
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When Wang Zhen saw this young miss of the Liu family, Liu Qingyi, on the bed, there was something clearly amiss about his expression; the specifics could be summed up as flickering eyes and trembling lips, and even his hands jerked extremely unnaturally, like he didnt know where to put them.
Even a simpleton could see that there was definitely something between them!
It looks like senior recognizes this girl? asked Immortal Toya.
No! I dont know her at all! I dont even know her surname is Liu! Wang Zhen denied swiftly.
It was clear that Wang Zhens IQ had gone offline at that moment.
Senior, I think its better for you to be honest.
Immortal Toya sighed. Senior Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch is deliberately giving you a chance. Whether we give it to you will depend on your attitude. Right now, there are so many seals on you, making you no different from a regr person. If you die like this in the world below, you probably wont be able to rest in peace, will you?
Are you threatening me? Wang Zhen grit his teeth.
He never expected that he, the grand young master of the Wang family of the Ninefold Domain of the Gods, would actually be reduced to this. He had spent so much time and effort looking for the thief, but not only didnt he find him, he even lost all his abilities. And this wasnt even the worst bit after losing all his power, he had run into his troublesome fiance!
Wang Zhen really didnt know if this was a natural or man-made disaster
He had been beaten the whole time he was growing up; never did he think that he still wouldnt be able to escape an unlucky fate even now.
It felt like all of it had been nned early on in the dark, only for everything toe out all at once.
It was like a multi-millionaire losing everything in an instant, and then running into his ex-girlfriend who had brought along a billionaire to taunt him.
Was there anything more wretched than this on earth?
Wang Zhen felt like crying.
Senior, you might not think much of us inhabitants on the world below, but based on information we currently have, the Domain of the Gods was created back then by a man from this world. This time, it wasnt that senior wasnt strong enough, but that you looked down on us too much, said Immortal Toya.
If it hadnt been for what happened in Beast Kings tomb, no one would have known that there was such a ce as Ninefold Domain of the Gods, let alone that there were still more terrifying realm stages above Venerated Immortal. For many people, the existence of the Domain of the Gods was too unreal. Even for Immortal Zhenyuan, a cultivation legend recognized by the people, it was a level that was too far out of reach.
But now, Wang Zhen was here
This was a major opportunity.
Wang Zhen pondered for a long time.
His gaze rested on Liu Qingyi, and he finally sighed. I can tell you what you want to know, but before that, I have a few conditions.
Lets hear them, senior.
I need to get away from here C anywhere is fine, as long as its not next to this Lady Liu. I dont want her to see me after she wakes up. Another thing, I hope youll keep it a secret that you saw me. Lastly, if I tell you what I know, you must have that Senior Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch undo the seals on me.
Mm, these conditions sound reasonable. Immortal Toya nodded. But can I ask why senior is avoiding this Miss Liu like the gue?
Wang Zhens face darkened. She is my fiance.
Seniors fiance?
Immortal Toya was shocked by this answer. But why did this youngdy appear inside the belly of a scavenger kun?
Wang Zhen:
Earlier, Wang Zhen had been wondering how on earth Liu Qingyi hade down to the world below.
One had to go through checks toe down to the world below, and had to use a portal.
After listening to Immortal Toya, Wang Zhen instantly understood.
This girl actually hid inside a kuns belly!
At this realization, Wang Zhen couldnt help looking up at the sky andmenting, She had iting!
Elsewhere, President Bai was in the middle of collecting the power of Outer Dao.
There were six Great Outer Dao, which represented six ultimate abilities:
Seven Stars Devil Escape (The power of physical immunity).
Yin and Yang Escape Technique (The power of magical immunity).
Pure Heart Magic Ring (The power of ultimate immunity).
Five Elements Ghost Art (The power to manipte the elements).
The Fury of Heaven (The power of Outer Dao punishment).
Plus the Reverse Prity which President Bai had mastered, which represented the power to defy heaven and change fate.
At that moment, President Bai had arrived at the edge of a cliff surrounded by clouds and mist.
This was a ce inside the border of Mixiu nation called the Valley of the Dead. It was once a popr spot for jumpers, and there were countless bones piled up at the bottom of the valley, creating a dense Yin aura.
Nowadays, it was a tourist attraction instead.
Cultivators unafraid of death often organized group trips and would ride special magic artifacts to visit the ce. In thest few years, however, the number of visitors had dwindled given the frequent disappearances that had been happening in the Valley of the Dead recently.
Some sightseeing cultivation groups, and even airnes flying over the valley, had mysteriously disappeared.
The Five Elements Ghost Art is here. President Bai swayed in the wind, his voice sounding a little unreal as it passed through the clouds.
Nowadays, regr people didnt dare approach this ce. If it wasnt for Night Ghost Spirit Emperors True Immortal body, President Bai might also have been a little afraid.
A giant centipede climbed onto President Bais shoulder, remotely controlled by Long Ming through the Soul Insect Technique. As Venerated Lord hasmanded, Ive inspected the valley floor. As expected, theres something unusual about it.
There were numerous poisonous insects in the Valley of the Dead, so the use of Insect Envoy Long Mings Art of Insect Maniption was extremely vital; no matter how dangerous the valley floor was, as long as there were insects, he could carry out an investigation by controlling them. Even if these insects died by chance, he wouldnt be affected.
In the past, the Long ns Art of Insect Maniption was a secret technique on par with the Bai ns Creation Art. When Night Ghost Spirit Lord founded Night Chief, he had recruited people from everywhere, and naturally had roped Long Ming into serving under him.
In fact, Long Mings and President Bais experiences were surprisingly simr.
All these years, this Valley of the Dead has never been peaceful, so I long presumed that a power of Outer Dao might have fallen here. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity toe and investigate, but looking at it now, this seems to very likely be the case.
What kind of Outer Dao is the Five Elements Ghost Art? asked Long Ming.
Its the power to manipte the elements. As long as I can master it, I can use the five elements to create all kinds of primary spirits. Each and every one of the first great primary spirits were True Immortals. With their assistance, our battle strength will naturally increase.
There was some excitement on President Bais face as he gazed over the edge of the cliff. I cant help getting excited.
After that, he directly leapt down from the cliff.
Chapter 807 - Leader of the Long Clan, Long Jiangnan
Chapter 807: Leader of the Long n, Long Jiangnan
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Elsewhere, the seventeen Sky-level sects which had joined hands to set up the friendly organization Sky Light Alliance also received Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals reply as he gracefully declined their invitation. It could be said that they had expected this result C how could a new sect, directly given a Sky-level third-ss ranking, think anything of them? Their foundations alone were already not on the same level.
If the General Office of Strategic Deception was allowed to continue expanding, it would be a real hidden danger. Everyone was well aware of the management abilities of sect head Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, this Death-Courting Great Senior. Of all the countrys online forums at the moment, only the cultivation forum which he ran made a profit year after year, as it built on its economic benefits to the utmost.
Even without thebined investment from thesepanies, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was capable of setting up a new sect on his own.
With this investment, the General Office of Strategic Deception was just like a tiger with wings.
Lu Youming was lost in deep thought as he gazed at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals letter of reply.
Without knowing what the other partys sect doctrine was, it was impossible to boldly beat them down. Furthermore, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been pretty tactful in his reply, which indirectly demonstrated that while the other party wasnt going to join the Alliance, they also didnt want to make enemies of them.
As the president of the Alliance, once Lu Youming decided to crowd someone out, that was the same as rejecting their good intentions and dering war.
This was the trickiest part of the whole thing.
On one hand, the Alliance wanted to suppress the strength of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals newly set-up sect so that it wouldnt grow too quickly, and give the old sects some breathing room. On the other hand, the Alliance couldnt incite something without knowing the ins and outs of the matter; on the contrary, they might get caught up in trouble themselves.
The three major Sky-level sects that hadnt joined the Alliance Immortal Palm Tree Sect, Fighting Horse Sect and Myriad Beasts School had been dissatisfied with the establishment of the Alliance all these years.
If these three major sects seized this opportunity to join hands with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals new sect, the General Office of Strategic Deception, and incited other Sky-level sects under fifth ss, the Alliance was bound to fall, never to get back up again What kind of situation would that be?
The viges surrounding the city!
What a brilliant strategy!
But Immortal Palm Tree Sect had yet to act for now, mainly because it didnt want to make trouble or provoke dispute.
Once a sect reached the top, it often paid more attention to its image and reputation; the party that acted first in stirring up trouble tended to be the focus of derision.
One of the sect leaders present was agitated. Can we truly not do anything about the Office of Strategic Deception?
There is no other way for the time being. Lu Youming shook his head. Before were clear on the exact situation, we cant act carelessly.
Not necessarily.
At that time, a sect leader waved his hand. His name was Sun Hanzhe, and his Radish King Sect specialized in the study of different kinds of devil insects and spirit insects. Its business of mixing dry insects into medicine and its momentum had been pretty good all these years, which allowed it to advance to Sky-level fifth ss several years ago and to join the Alliance.
Sect Leader Sun, do you have any good ideas? Lu Youming remembered that yesterday, this conservative Sect Leader Sun had rmended that they wait and see first, but his attitude suddenly changed today.
It was obvious that he had received some sort of expert guidance
This Sect Leader Sun smiled proudly. Yesterday, a senior suddenly contacted my sect to say that he was willing to lend our Alliance a hand and find out more details on this Office of Strategic Deception.
Since he wants to help the Alliance, why did he contact you? Shouldnt he have contacted President Lu directly? someone asked.
Dont rush, brothers, listen to me. Leader Sect Sun didnt take offense and waved his hand. Its like this: this senior contacted me in quite a unique way. The other party directly possessed the body of a flying mantis, one of the insects my sect raises, to speak with me. At that time, I was inspecting the farm.
He entered the insects body?
Thats right. Sect Leader Sun nodded. I think this senior used this spell in order to hide his true identity, and borrowed this insects body to pass on his suggestion. He wanted me to exin his intentions to the president at todays meeting.
Borrowed an insects body?
Hearing this, President Lu narrowed his eyes. For him to be elected as the president of the Alliance, President Lu naturally wasnt an ordinary person, and his vision, insight, and connections were far more extensive than the majority of the people present. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to sway the crowd, even as the president.
President, have you thought of something? someone quickly asked when they saw President Lus expression.
This is the Soul Insect Technique Lu Youming swiftly replied. This is a secret technique of the Long n, who was famous back then for the Art of Insect Maniption. But ording to historical records, the Long n offended its nemesis and the whole family was exterminated; the entire n no longer exists. When n leader Long Jiangnan was caught back then, he was still drafting an outline of the ns story
Realization dawned on many of the sect leaders present when he said this
The eyes of an old man with gray whiskers and hair lit up. I remember this! This old man once participated in an auction many years ago. n leader Long Jiangnans Long n manuscript sold for millions and millions, and is rumored to contain the secret of the Soul Insect Technique.
Hm. Lu Youming said, Its always been said in the circle that the reason why the Long n was exterminated back then was because Long Jiangnan was too slow with his updates, so all kinds of big shot readers dropped in to attack the sect But this has yet to be verified to this day. Now that the Soul Insect Technique has reappeared in the world, that seniors identity is very likely rted to the Long n.
After carefully mulling it over, Lu Youming gazed at Sun Hanzhe, sect leader of Radish King Sect, and said, What conditions does this senior have?
His conditions are very simple.
Sect Leader Sun replied, On the day of the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding, we just need to go in and secretly set up transmission crystals prepared by the senior, and he will do the rest. Apart from that, he also hopes that our Alliance will take action to suppress a school.
Which college?
Not a college; its a senior high school.
High high school? Its just Foundation Establishment students, right?
President Lu should have heard of No. 60 High, which has appeared often in the news recently?
I have
That senior said that bullying Foundation Establishment students is a hobby of his.
Chapter 808 - The Office of Strategic Deception, Full of Bigwigs
Chapter 808: The Office of Strategic Deception, Full of Bigwigs
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This coboration request from someone they suspected was a descendant of the Long n actually didnt carry any risk. They just needed to prepare and bring in the transmission crystals beforehand and set them up, which would be a piece of cake for these heads of Sky-level sects. Most importantly, they didnt have to get their hands dirty in this operation, so they could avoid direct conflict with the Office of Strategic Deception.
Lu Youming had always been conservative, which was one of the reasons why he had advocated for the establishment of Sky Light Alliance in the beginning.
It was true that forming a faction would certainly attract criticism, but at the very least it ensured that Lu Youmings sect stood on the same side with the other sects who were willing to join the Sky Light Alliance and unanimously agree to work together. They might face many obstacles to their advancement in the future, but as long as the Alliance existed, the sects rankings wouldnt drop.
The Alliance was a line of defense which these seventeen Sky-level sects had joined hands to create, and could be described as an iron wall. Most of the sects in the Alliance were at fifth ss, and a handful were at fourth ss, but they were able to preserve a happy bnce of overall strength.
As long as they were part of the Alliance, no sect would easily drop out of fifth ss.
If a sect wanted to advance to fifth ss, it had to go through the Alliance.
Lu Youming thought he had nned it all out properly, but he never expected this Office of Strategic Deception to suddenly show up now
After Sect Leader Sun put forward his opinion, Lu Youming pondered for a long while.
Momentster, Lu Youming nodded. Sect Leader Sun, please convey the message that our Alliance can only guarantee that we will put some pressure on the high school, but we wont do anything to harm it. After all, we dont have any grudge against that high school. If we go too far, we might draw fire instead. If that senior is fine with this, then I will agree.
Sun Hanzhe nodded. Alright!
Lu Youmings decision came as no surprise to anyone. Their president was conservative, and would never let things go too far.
Another main reason why Lu Youming was being so prudent was that he didnt know where things stood for real with this senior, a suspected descendant of the Long n.
The other side had actually been able to find Sun Hanzhe to convey his message for him, which meant that he must have done his research on the Alliance. However, there were a total of seventeen Sky-level sects in the Alliance. To figure out the current difficulties the Alliance was facing, and to grasp the heart of the conflict so easily The other side clearly wasnt a simple person.
Intuition told Lu Youming that
This senior, a descendant of the Long n, perhaps wasnt the key figure C it was likely that there was someone more powerful working behind the scenes.
It was August 8th on Tuesday in the sixteenth week of the semester.
The Heavenly Dao horoscope read:
Do: Start a business, set up a sect, marry, travel, breathe in the smell of cats, look for a job, confess your love, dy chapter updates, cast monthly votes, cast rmendation votes
Dont: Nil
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had thus nned for this day early on. This was a rare auspicious day for this year; if they missed it, they would have to wait for another six years.
As for conceptualizing the Office of Strategic Deception, he had been constantly making all sorts of ns since the day heunched the cultivation forum. Now that the day it was going to be a reality had finally arrived, he was very excited.
On this day, eighty li away from the Wang familys small vi on East Huang Road, the Office of Strategic Deception would finally be set up. This was a sect set against the mountains C surrounded by them on all sides, the Office of Strategic Deception was like a glittering gem set into the mountain range.
To ensure that the founding ceremony proceeded smoothly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially hired a number of sect guides. These sect guidespleted all their training in just one day; all of them were college graduates from famous universities, and each of them was the best of the best.
Many of the sect bigwigs who arrived at the designated venue with their invitations were dumbstruck, because the person who greeted them was a very young, bright and handsome cultivator This was Yang Bingchuan, the youngest professor at Beiyang First Cultivation University in Beiyan city!
Professor Yang even won the National Cultivation Gardener Awardst year Many people remembered him well!
But this person who was renowned outside, and a Void Refinement hotshot professor to boot, had actuallye here to work as a tour guide???
You had to know, Professor Yang was one step away from bing an Itinerant Immortal!
Wee, sect representatives, to the founding ceremony of the General Office of Strategic Deception, known in short as the Office of Strategic Deception. Professor Yang smiled slightly. I am Yang Bingchuan, leader of the patrol and guide team for the Office of Strategic Deception. Perhaps many of you recognize me?
Why is Professor Yang here Yang Bingchuans appearance made Lu Youming shiver.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is a good friend of mine. His new sect fervently invited me to be a visiting official, and also offered me arge sry which I could not refuse. Naturally, I wasnt in a position to reject it. Besides, as group leader, I can leave a lot of things to my subordinates to handle. Although Beiyan city is indeed a little far from Songhai, it actually wont interfere with my teaching in Beiyan.
I see
Lu Youming and all the other sect heads nodded.
But even then, this was pretty excessive!
Given the list of names which they had received before, they had no idea that Professor Yang would be taking part Did that mean that they might see other big shots at the sects founding ceremony today?
Professor Yang was all smiles as he said, As all of you are leaders ofrge sects, the sect head specifically asked that I greet you in particr. Please follow me, and we will now take the Office of Strategic Deceptions exclusive sightseeing bus.
Sightseeing bus havent we already arrived at the sect entrance?
This is just a sect ry station. The Office of Strategic Deception covers a veryrge area, and youve only arrived at the ry station stated in the invitation. There are a total of 1600 ry stations for receiving visitors within range of the entrance to the Office of Strategic Deception, said Professor Yang, the leader of the patrol and guide team.
With all due respect howrge is the Office of Strategic Deception? Lu Youming swallowed.
Five thousand square kilometers.
While they were already prepared mentally, the jaws of these sect leaders still dropped open in rm when they heard Professor Yangs words with their own ears.
Five thousand square kilometers C that wasparable to the size of a second-tier city district in Huaxiu the area which the Office of Strategic Deception upied was practically unprecedented!
Actually, the sect was only going to cover an area of a hundred square kilometers ording to the initial n, but after Huaxiu Alliances intervention, the sect approval division directly increased the size of the territory to this extent Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal only found out after the fact.
Maybe he could open several broli farms?
That was what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal thought when he saw the sect approval document.
But since the Office of Strategic Deception had only just been established, they couldnt use so muchnd. Currently, the Office of Strategic Deception only upied a core area around the mountains of about twenty square kilometers.
Even so, this initial momentum of the Office of Strategic Deception frightened a lot of the Sky-level sect big shots.
Lu Youming was already wondering whether to proceed with the matter which that descendent of the Long n senior had entrusted to him. He somehow felt that even if their seventeen sects exhausted all their foundations they couldnt provoke the person standing behind the Office of Strategic Deception!
Chapter 809 - The Office of Strategic Deception Only Deals In What’s Real!
Chapter 809: The Office of Strategic Deception Only Deals In Whats Real!
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There was an intense kind of cold that came from deep within the bones and sent chills down a persons back, as if theyd fallen into an ice cavern C all the heads of the Sky-level sects who were present basically felt like this. The seventeen sect heads of the Alliance hade together this time, and their average strength was around the Void Refinement stage.
So now, when they saw this Professor Yang Bingchuan, who was at thete Void Refinement stage and was only half a step away from bing an Itinerant Immortal, actually standing in front of them as a sect team leader, these Sky-level sect heads didnt feel good grand Sky-level sect heads like them were at most only second fiddle in the Office of Strategic Deception!
This intense sense of difference upset them.
Lu Youming was already pondering whether to give up on the coboration, but when he turned on his phone, he saw that the chat was very lively.
Sun Hanzhe, the sect head of Radish King Sect, was the first to vent his dissatisfaction in the group. As a new sect, this Office of Strategic Deception ispletely looking down on us veteran sects. This is tant provocation! Everyone! We must carry out this operation! At the very least, we have to test this Office of Strategic Deceptions strength!
I agree. The other sect heads quickly echoed him after that. We dont actually lose anything by proceeding with this. An opening ceremony only happens once for every sect. If something unpleasant were to happen, Id like to see how this Great Death-Courting Senior handles it.
Thus, while Lu Youming was still wondering whether to go ahead, passions were already running high in the group.
Lu Youming stared nkly at the phone screen.
It had alreadye to this point, and it was obviously toote for regrets.
Professor Yang noticed Lu Youmings expression inside the bus and smiled faintly. Sect Leader Lu, you dont look very good. Did you not sleep wellst night?
Ha ha ha! It might be the chest pain I gotst night when I was doing my breathing exercises! President Lu made up a random excuse and tried to look as natural as possible.
In fact, Lu Youming and his groups movements were all being controlled by the Office of Strategic Deception.
The organizational structure of the Office of Strategic Deception was moreplete than the other sects expected. In addition to the seven main departments that made up the sects core, i.e. the supervisory and investigation team, logistics team, medicine team, magic treasures team, spirit beast team, goon squad, and recreation team, there were many other hidden sect departments that werent shown on the official website.
That was because the light forces official website only required a sect to indicate at least six core departments
Because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had only written brief introductions and overviews for seven major departments, a lot of people assumed that this was all that the Office of Strategic Deception had, when in fact it wasnt.
In addition to the above seven core departments, there were other departments that werent mentioned, such as the patrol and guide team, intelligence team, scientific research team, delivery express team, and even a film production team
The Office of Strategic Deception was an enormous sect that brought together all the types of trade which sects engaged in nowadays. Its future development was naturally geared toward bing a Sky-level first-ss sect!
This was the master sect n which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been putting together for a very long time.
It would be impossible to fulfill such a long-cherished wish without official backing. This was also the reason why Professor Yang had agreed to be a visiting official as well as the leader of a team in the Office of Strategic Deception.
A lot of times, as long as you thought carefully about it, you would be able to figure it out.
Lu Youming was someone who did a lot of thinking, so the moment he saw Yang Bingchuan, he knew that something wasnt right, but the current situation was already beyond his control
The Office of Strategic Deceptions intelligence team had naturally found out that Lu Youming and this group were going to start something. This was because not long ago, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had worked with Ah Mai to secretlyunch an attack on Mo Immortal Castle, the underground intelligence organization in Songhai city Now, all of Mo Immortal Castle was under the Office of Strategic Deceptions control. Ny percent of their assets had been confiscated by Huaxiu Alliance, while the remaining ten percent was absorbed by the Office of Strategic Deception as initial funds for an affiliated organization.
The Lord and the Lady of the Castle had no other choice, because Ah Mai hade bearing the signatures of the Ten Generals. If they resisted with all their might, they would only be thoroughly destroyed and sent to prison to y mahjong!
At present, the intelligence team was being managed by Qin Lang as team leader.
After Devil King woke up from the game, he nned to travel around the world. Qin Langs method of sending out tree roots into the air to look for informationy a fine foundation for the intelligence department. With Qin Lang inmand, the Lord and Lady of the Castle naturally didnt dare act rashly as part of the intelligence team.
What Sect Leader Lu is seeing now from the bus is just the tip of the iceberg that is the Office of Strategic Deception, Professor Yang said mildly.
Lu Youming nodded. The scale of the Office of Strategic Deception is truly unprecedented I am in awe.
Professor Yangs words were a warning.
As an experienced veteran, Lu Youming naturally heard it.
But Professor Yang didnt directly expose Lu Youmings operation.
Because the current Office of Strategic Deception wasnt afraid of trouble cropping up at all.
As the sightseeing bus passed a massive shed, Professor Yang looked out the window and said leisurely, What you see now is our Office of Strategic Deceptions No. 1 Heavenly Dao Broli Farm. No. 1 Farm is currently thergest of its kind in all of Huaxiu nation. The Heavenly Dao broli which our sect produces will go on the market in the future, and will be sold in supermarkets as well as food markets, marked with the Office of Strategic Deceptionsbel of authenticity.
How is a Heavenly Dao broli different? A lot of the sect heads felt like they were choking.
Studies have shown that the Heavenly Dao broli which our sect grows can alleviate the problem of toxins which can umte in the bodies of cultivators below the Soul Formation stage. Put simply, its axative.
Furthermore, long-term consumption can extend a persons lifespan. Our sect head, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who is also Chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, will personally eat Heavenly Dao broli produced by our sect at the opening ceremony, Professor Yang said.
When he said this, someone gave a sudden sneer. I was wondering how good it was. Unless eating this broli will help youprehend Heavenly Dao, its nothing much.
That will depend on how you eat it; who knows, you really might be able toprehend Heavenly Dao.
Professor Yang replied with a smile, Nationally renowned botanist Zhang Xiaohua, who wrote the authoritative work on the cross-breeding of spirit nts, Historys First Chaos , has joined our Office of Strategic Deception as the leader of the spirit nts team.
Hearing this, the expressions of these sect heads of major sects froze. Even Zhang Xiaohua had joined
Professor Yang: Professor Zhang said that, while the chances are certainly very low, you can sense Heavenly Dao by consuming Heavenly Dao broli; thats why we call it Heavenly Dao broli. There is so much false advertising out there nowadays, but our Office of Strategic Deception only deals in whats real!
Chapter 810 - The Office Of Strategic Deception’s Protective Barrier
Chapter 810: The Office Of Strategic Deceptions Protective Barrier
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It was a long time before the sightseeing bus reached the Office of Strategic Deceptions northern square. This square was where all the sect disciples of the Office of Strategic Deception did their morning exercise. It was hideously big, stretching as far as the eye could see And most importantly, the Office of Strategic Deception still had three more squares like this.
Lu Youming and the other sect heads were all hit one after another.
This sect was just tantly unting its wealth, wasnt it?!
Jealousy was truly a scary thing, and even Void Refinement big shot sect leaders couldnt escape it. Cultivators could expel toxins and impurities from their bodies as well as purify their spirits through cultivation, but they couldntpletely eradicate the emotions and desires of the heart.
In a sense, a person who couldpletely abandon all emotions and desires would have already lost his soul as a human being
After bringing the sect leaders to the northern square, Professor Yang looked at the time and said, Theres still half an hour to the opening ceremony. Everyone else is still on the way. Since you are our Office of Strategic Deceptions VIP guests, the sightseeing bus took the green passage just now. The wooden house next to the square is a guest teahouse which has drinks and pastries. Sect leaders, please help yourself.
Alright, many thanks, Professor Yang. Lu Youming nodded.
Actually, while he had been speaking, Professor Yang had already noticed that a few of the sect heads seemed to have disappeared
Hm, they had probably gone to carry out their n.
But Professor Yang didnt raise the alert or even ask any questions, and simply turned a blind eye.
Conversely, however, it was this disy which made Lu Youming very uneasy.
Because everything was proceeding too smoothly
On the way here, Lu Youming had already felt that something wasnt right with Professor Yangs expression; it felt like the other side had already learned about their operation
Lu Youming was restless as he sat inside the guest teahouse on the edge of the northern square and gazed out the window.
At that moment, a new message popped up in the Alliance chat group.
Everything was already in ce.
Sect Leader Sun had led four other sect heads to the location specified by that Long n descendant senior.
Sun Hanzhe: President Lu, weve already set up the transmission crystals!
They look a little like the type used especially for summons. Who knows what this senior will summonter. A few of the sect leaders started specting in the group. On the other side of the screen, Lu Youming could sense their excitement.
The few of you,e back quickly Lu Youming said nothing more.
The ce where the transmission crystals were set up actually wasnt far from the northern square.
President Lu, can it be that youre scared? Sun Hanzheughed. Lord President, dont worry. Were using invisibility talismans, and the other side cant see us at all. When I ced the crystals down just now, some people whom I assume are sect disciples of the Office of Strategic Deception walked past me, but didnt notice me!
Lu Youming sighed and swiftly typed, Everyone, remember that the reason we agreed to this in the first ce was because theres basically no risk involved and its something we can do in passing. But even then, be a little more prudent; nothing goodes out of going too wild
Ha ha ha! Lord President, youre too cautious. Well be right back! Sect Leader Sun said.
This Sect Leader Sun was clearlypletely unaware of how dangerous the situation was.
While President Lu was waiting in the teahouse, Professor Yang walked in with a silk pouch, his face all smiles. Sect Leader Lu, I forgot to give you this earlier!
Lu Youming: This silk pouch is?
Professor Yang: We have gifts for all the distinguished guests whovee to our sect this time. There are seventeen pieces of green jade inside this silk pouch. Sect Leader Lu can hand them out.
Lu Youmings forehead was still sweating.
He had been startled when Yang Bingchuan suddenly came in.
Then many thanks, Professor Yang But this green jade probably isnt simply an ornament, is it?
Of course. Professor Yang nodded. When you wear this jade, it can gather a fixed amount of spirit energy as there is a small spirit-gathering array embedded in it. Additionally, these jade pieces are also ID tags for our Office of Strategic Deceptions VIP guests. Our sects protective barrier was activated ten minutes ago, but as long as you carry this jade on you, youll be able to bypass some of the restrictions.
Re- restrictions?
Allrge sects basically have a protective barrier, dont they? After entering a sects protective barrier, youre restricted from flying, casting spells, and so forth. Does Sect Leader Lus sect not have one?
Mm of course it does Lu Youming was sweating.
He had been observing every single movement in his surroundings from the teahouse, butpletely hadnt sensed the Office of Strategic Deceptions protective barrier being activated How brilliant was the array maker, for that to be possible? To actually mask his movements to the point that there wasnt the least bit activity?
President Lu vaguely felt that things werent looking good
Just as he was about to send a text to Sect Leader Sun and the others to hurry up ande back, Professor Yang continued, May I trouble Sect Leader Lu to please hand the jade pieces out as quickly as possible? The protective barrier is now active. If youre not wearing this jade, not only will you be subjected to flight and spell restrictions within the sect, even the talismans you carry on you wont work!
Lu Youming:
On the other side, on the top of a mountain not far from the northern square, Sect Leader Sun led four other sect heads as theypleted their mission of setting up the crystals. However, they werent in a hurry to leave.
It took them just five minutes to set up these crystals, and there were still twenty-five minutes left to the start of the opening ceremony.
When they passed through here earlier, they unexpectedly discovered a natural hot spring halfway up the mountain; this hot spring was currently under the jurisdiction of the Office of Strategic Deceptions hot springs team.
This Office of Strategic Deception really has a lot of trade! All the sect leaders were deeply jealous.
Because the Office of Strategic Deception had over fifty natural hot springs like this one
All kinds of supply chains, and abundant and diverse resources for the development of the sect the Office of Strategic Deception had brought together almost all current sect businesses. This sect was simply like a paradise; who wouldnt want toe here?
After setting up the crystals, Sect Leader Sun received a message from President Lu urging him to hurry up and go back.
Standing on the edge of the cliff as the wind blew, Sect Leader Sun looked down at the magnificent Office of Strategic Deception below, and felt unsatisfied in his heart.
He wondered how long the Office of Strategic Deception could becent for
President Lu urged us to go back. To be on the safe side, lets take a shortcut. Sect Leader Sun let out a long breath.
Alright! The other sect leaders nodded.
Then, whos first? Sect Leader Sun asked.
They were all at the Void Refinement stage, so they nned to jump straight down from here.
How about together?
Alright. Sect Leader Sun nodded.
Then they all jumped.
They were using invisibility talismans, and thought that no one would see them jump off the cliff.
But they had no idea at all that the sects protective barrier had already been activated.
So, as they were falling, they noticed that something wasnt right about the situation
Because they realized that there was actually a group of reporters holding all types of recording equipment at the bottom of the cliff.
These reporters were on their way to the northern square
Chapter 811 - The Sect’s Founding Ceremony
Chapter 811: The Sects Founding Ceremony
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As Void Refinement experts, they would certainly be fine after jumping off the cliff. At worst, they might justnd in slightly uglier-looking postures After all, humans werent cats, and didnt subscribe to the theory of Schrodingers cat, who alwaysnded feet first. Hence, the invisibility talismans they were wearing this time yed a big role: as long as no one saw them, it wouldnt be too shameful even if they looked unsightly when theynded!
But the problem was that a group of reporters had suddenly gathered at the bottom of the cliff, frightening Sect Leader Sun and the others so much that theirplexions turned pale right away.
Perhaps the scariest thing for experts like them with their realms were reporters!
Furthermore, in order to grab attention, a small portion of reporters would often twist the facts in their articles.
Now, seeing them jump off a cliff in someone elses newly founded sect, what kind of fanciful things would they write in their articles?
Shock! The heads of five major sects bungee jumping off a cliff together at the founding ceremony of a new sect!
Sect Leader of Radish King Sect leads four major sect leaders in performing the Leap of Faith 1to celebrate the opening of the Office of Strategic Deception!
The moment he saw these reporters, Sect Leader Sun had alreadye up with plenty of wild headlines
Their jump off the cliff very quickly caught the attention of this group of reporters, who were on their way to the northern square.
Look! Someones jumped off the cliff!
Lighting! Cameraman! Wheres the equipment?! This is news! Itll grab the headlines!
Whore the jumpers?
The one at the very front looks like Sun Hanzhe, the sect leader of Radish King Sect?
Clickclickclick
In just a split second, the cameras were already shing wildly at the bottom of the cliff.
Sect Sect Leader Sun whats going on? The sect leaders behind Sect Leader Sun looked stupefied. They were clearly using invisibility talismans! But for some reason, the talismans had stopped working at that moment!
And right in front of a group of reporters as well
And the most important thing was that this damn group of reporters could run especially fast!
Holding their recording equipment aloft, they directly activated their body techniques and scampered over; two of the cameramen were even using Zero Ripples and Minute Steps 2 !
It was only at that moment that Sect Leader Sun realized they might have been set up.
But if this had been deliberately arranged by the Office of Strategic Deception, they had no evidence for it.
Because this group of reporters had been on their way to the northern square to begin with, and had just so happened to choose this route.
Professor Yang had specially said before that honored guests were different, so the route they had taken wasnt the same. What they had used was the VIP green passage, while this group of reporters might be taking some passage that was especially for the news media.
So ultimately, all this could be said to be a coincidence
They could only admit defeat!
Sect Leader Sun clenched his teeth and did all he could to circte his spirit energy, nning to control the slipstreams in the air to stay aloft.
But unfortunately, he realized that his spirit energy was flowing out of his fingertips bit by bit, and couldnt gather at all.
The rest were also in the same predicament.
The sects barrier
Sect Leader Sun immediately thought that this might be an effect of the sects barrier.
And the invisibility talisman losing its effectiveness was also probably because of the sects barrier.
But Sect Leader Sun clearly didnt expect the sects barrier to actually be this strong C even Void Refinement experts like them were prevented from using their spirit energy
Thus, Sect Leader Sun, who was still falling, could only sigh in the end. Dont panic, everyone Ill deal with the reporters!
Then what should we do now? The other sect heads wanted to cry.
Now all of you can think about how to make yournding look better
At the same time, Sect Leader Lu, who was fidgeting restlessly in the teahouse, seemed to sense that something was wrong.
Sect Leader Sun was too slowing back Even if the protective barrier was now active and they couldnt circte their spirit energy as usual, they were still Void Refinement experts C they shouldnt be this slow even if they ran. Logically speaking, they should have been back long ago.
But there wasnt the least bit activity now.
Sect Leader Lu, your expression doesnt look very good? Professor Yang deliberately asked with a smile.
Er I was just wondering why Old Sun and the others havente back yet. Sect Leader Lu smiled awkwardly and blurted out a lie. They told me earlier that they were going to pee.
Pee in a group? But going to the toilet hand-in-hand, isnt that a little girls habit?
Hm its a special hobby of theirs! I did tell them acting gay all the time wont do!
But the teahouse has a washroom.
They like to be close to nature!
At that moment, Professor Yang looked at his phone; it seemed that he had received some news. Sect Leader Lu, Sect Leader Sun and the others may be a littlete I just got word that a group of reporters are interviewing them.
Reporters
Yes, these are the front-line media reporters which our sect head specially invited for this sect founding ceremony: Cultivation Peoples Evening News, Cultivation Peoples Morning News, Huaxiu Cultivation Daily News C theyre all here!
Hearing this, Sect Leader Lu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. If these reporters caught them in the act, could this situation be saved?
Professor Yang would it be possible to give us some face, and have these reporters leave them alone? Our Alliance will remember this in the future Sect Leader Lu already realized how serious this situation was, because Sect Leader Sun and the others represented Sky Light Alliance, and what the Alliance valued the most naturally was its reputation.
All these years, the reason why the Alliance had been able to stand without copsing was thanks to the harmonious air fostered by this reputation. If they made a mess today, there would be bad blood between Alliance members, and it was hard to say what it would be like in the future.
But what frightened Sect Leader Lu even more was how coincidental it was.
If this was something the Office of Strategic Deception had deliberately nned all along the other partys sense of strategy was too astute! What looked simply like a casual move had thrown them into disorder and hit them where it hurt!
Professor Yang pinched his mustache and chuckled. This happened in our sect, and since Sect Leader Lu and Sky Light Alliance are honored guests of our sect who are in our special care, we will naturally sort this out properly. But I also hope that Sect Leader Lu will remember what you just said
Of course Sect Leader Lu bowed.
As the two men were talking, a gargantuan ck shadow in the sky blocked out the sun and covered the entire northern square and the teahouse.
The sect leaders inside the teahouse were rmed, and came out for a look. They then saw a huge immortal warship with the insignia of the Office of Strategic Deception on it, moored in the sky.
A momentter, hundreds of Soul Formation cultivators fell in beams of golden light from the sky like godly soldiers, waving congrattory red streamers in sync. A momentter, they moved to form a straight line, and then an S, as the sound of harps floated down
Chapter 812 - The Diligent and Thrifty Office Of Strategic Deception
Chapter 812: The Diligent and Thrifty Office Of Strategic Deception
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Hundreds of Soul Formation cultivators what kind of momentum was this?!
The sect leaders were all dumbfounded.
If one had to know, it was already quite extravagant to invite several Soul Formation cultivators to be the guard of honor at a regr sects founding ceremony. Not only was hiring Soul Formation cultivators costly, the most important thing was that they were extremely difficult to hire. And yet, the Office of Strategic Deception had actually gathered such arge number of Soul Formation cultivators to be their honor guard For one moment, the group of sect leaders on the ground who saw this felt their insides hurt.
Sure enough, this was the gap between renminbi yers and ordinary yers
On the other side, in the machine room under the stage on the Office of Strategic Deceptions northern square.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, was secretly watching everything on a screen. There was a machine room under the stage in each square. When the time cameter, he would use the lift in the center of the machine room to appear directly in the middle of the stage.
At that moment, the celebration of the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding began.
Watching hundreds of Soul Formation cultivators slowly descend from the immortal warship as they waved red streamers, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was overwhelmed with emotion.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad were both with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Dog Two: So many Soul Formation cultivators must have cost quite a bit woof?
Little Silver: And to gather so many Soul Formation cultivators to do nothing more than wave ribbons for that money is truly amazing!
Dog Two spread its dog paws. Maybe Grandpa Yuan fed them too much 1 ! Woof!
Little Silver nodded, crouched down and gave Dog Two a high-five.
Although this Silver and this dog were usually foes, they were unexpectedly on the same wavelength when it came to this matter.
Brother Dog why are you suddenly adding a suffix to your words now? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated.
Dog Two: Since learning the Basic Dog Skills, I cant help but want to piss whenever I see a pole, woof!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Little Silver:
I spoke about this to Shen Wuyue, Sage Master of the demon race. Later, he thought up a way for me to deal with it. He said that if I wanted to deal with this aftereffect, I cant fight it psychologically C instead, I have to be more like a dog. Since I wasnt a dog to begin with, my soul might have unconsciously experienced some conflict when I learned this technique woof.
So this is what you came up with?
Thats right, woof!
Coming back to the main topic, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the screen in front of him and said, Actually, I didnt spend much at all for this group of Soul Formation cultivators. Our sect has only just been founded, how can I spend money so recklessly? Sects will generally invite two or three Soul Formation cultivators to act as a guard of honor at their founding ceremonies. These several hundred people actually cost about the same as two or three Soul Formation cultivators.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad were shocked. How can it be so cheap???
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal touched his head and grinned. Brother Ling drew me arge stack of Soul Formation talismans before. These talismans can upgrade auras to the Soul Formation stage in the short-term, but in truth arent very helpful for increasing strength. This lot in the sky now are actually all at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Little Silver and Dog Two: Even this could work?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Brother Ling also said before that he would draw Void Refinement talismans. But I looked at the VIP listter and realized that a lot of the guests were Void Refinement cultivators, so it didnt seem very polite to organize a Void Refinement honor guard, even if its fake! It would be too embarrassing and shameful for them!
Loopy Toad broke out in a sweat.
That group of sect leaders looking at this momentum outside right now might already be feeling ashamed
At that moment, a signal light in the machine room lit up, and a familiar voice came through the speaker next to it. Senior Immortal, everything is ready. The host has already arrived backstage.
It was Cailian Zhenrens voice.
Today, she was in charge of venue proceedings.
Alright, then have the host enter as nned. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded.
Cailian Zhenren: Roger!
A few secondster, a middle-aged host wearing ck-rimmed sses and a smile on his very familiar-looking face approached from backstage. He had very long sideburns, which gave this uncle the appearance of a middle-aged elite. Back straight, he strolled unhurriedly onto the stage.
At that moment, dozens of buses were driving in from different directions to the northern square, and more and more people began to gather.
Sect leaders, deputy sect leaders and relevant representatives from Earth-, ck-, Yellow- and Dust-level sects, as well as regional leaders, media reporters and others, were now all in ce.
But this wasnt the highlight
When he went onstage, this middle-aged host gave the immortal warship in the sky a look.
As the host, he already knew what was going to happen throughout the entire founding ceremony, and naturally he knew what kind of bigwigs were on the immortal warship.
Pa!
A spotlight was projected down from the immortal warship to light up the middle-aged hosts figure, and a deep and stately voice was broadcasted all of a sudden.
Everyone present instantly quieted down until there was only the sound of the hosts voice. Guests, leaders, executives, sect leaders, deputy sect leaders, representatives, and friends from the media, good morning! The celebration ceremony for the founding of the General Office of Strategic Deception, or the Office of Strategic Deception, is about to begin.
When they had a clear look at the face of the middle-aged host under the spotlight, a lot of people couldnt help being startled
Because this hosts identity wasnt simple
This was the royal host who hosted Huaxius annual state ceremony C Wang Han!
My god, Teacher Wang is also here
Its actually Teacher Wang. Is this for real
Its really Teacher Wang! Look at his sideburns and ck-rimmed sses, thats him in the flesh!
WTF?! Its really him! How did the Office of Strategic Deception manage to invite him?
The moment Wang Han appeared in the spotlight before everyone, even the media reporters were stupefied. For a moment, the square was silent, and they were so surprised they even forgot to press their camera shutters.
This was a host whose experiences were pretty legendary. Not only was he a master professional host, his strength wasnt ordinary, as he was a genuine Void Refinement cultivator.
Many people still dimly remembered how Wang Han had be famous back then.
He had once done an ad foro tan pickled cabbage beef noodles, but when they were reshooting some scenes, the crew was attacked by gangsters. In that moment, Teacher Wang Han stepped forward, and used the pickled cabbage inside the noodles he had been eating to hang and kill the gangsters, and thus made a name for himself through this fight.
After that, the ad slogan spread far and wide and became a ssic
Some copy my face, some copy my noodles, but you cant copy how I uphold world peace with pickled cabbage 2 !
Chapter 813 - Official Announcement Style
Chapter 813: Official Announcement Style
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For one moment, the air froze at Wang Hans appearance. No one expected this royal host, who often hosted state ceremonies, to show up at the celebration ceremony for the founding of a sect. At the same time, Lu Youming was even more terrified C he sensed that there was a huge amount of power behind this Office of Strategic Deception, so huge that just thinking about it made him feel like he had been electrocuted.
It could only be said that Teacher Wang Han was in the end Teacher Wang Han.
In front of so many sect big shots and the media, he was able to demonstrate his calm and professional hosting ability.
He wasnt even holding a script, but instead already knew all the proceedings for the founding ceremony by heart.
Holding the microphone and standing erect, Wang Han said loudly, This founding celebration ceremony is specially sponsored by Small Roon Crispy Noodle Snacks.
At that moment, a holographic 3D QR code was projected into the sky it was actually a pixted image of a small roon!
All guests present can scan this QR code and follow the steps to participate in the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding celebration ceremony raffle. Wang Han continued, The Office of Strategic Deception has prepared generous prizes for the celebration of the sects founding: ten ninth-ss holy artifacts, ten sixth-ss holy artifacts, and three third-ss holy artifacts. There is also a special mystery prize! This special prize is an exquisite luxury good you can never imagine
No sooner had he finished speaking when whispers instantly broke out all over the field.
Holy artifacts can these just be given away so casually?
The Office of Strategic Deception really is rich!
Three third-ss holy artifacts A typical sect would choose to leave these to their own disciples.
Hey, is no one curious about what the ultimate mystery prize is?
A lot of people took out their phones and started to scan the QR code.
They then discovered that this QR code was in fact the Office of Strategic Deceptions official ount.
After tapping Follow, an automated reply message popped up instantly.
System: From the General Office of Strategic Deception: Thank you for following the General Office of Strategic Deceptions official ount. At the same time, we sincerely invite all guests to participate in a raffle in conjunction with the sects founding. As long as you officially announce your support for the Office of Strategic Deception in your WeChat Moments, take a screenshot, and reply to our official ount, you will be eligible to participate in the raffle. Note: If you do not know the official announcement style, please look it up online.
Official announcement style 1 ?
Whats that?
Plenty of people had nk looks on their faces.
Does Sect Leader Lu know what the official announcement style is? a Sky Light Alliance sect leader asked Lu Youming.
I think I do
Working his phone, Lu Youming quickly took a photo.
It was a picture of the vast crowd in the northern square, and he posted it in his WeChat Moments.
Lu Youming: Congrattions to the Office of Strategic Deception on its establishment! Official announcement! ?
A lot of people gathered round for look, and suddenly understood. So this is the official announcement style? As expected of Sect Leader Lu
And so, for a time after that, many sect bigwigs present started to put together messages
Head of Cutting Sky Gang Xu Buque: Extra! The Office of Strategic Deception is established today! The only Sky-level third-ss sect! Official announcement! ?
Adorable Lord of The Adorable Avengers Big Radish Head: Congrattions to the Office of Strategic Deception on its founding! Official announcement! ?
Sect Leader of Electric Eel Sect Wu Xiuyin: The Office of Strategic Deception is founded today. The northern square is a sea of people. I saw a lot of bigwigs. Its so hot SKR ! Official announcement! ?
Sect Leader of Moral Cultivation Sect Fan Bayi: Ive long heard that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Chief of the newly established Office of Strategic Deception, is very popr. The Office of Strategic Deceptions founding is today, and many sect leaders have gathered. Congrattions! I hope that my Moral Cultivation Sect and the Office of Strategic Deception will have a chance to cooperate in the film and television industry! Paying taxes will start with me2 ! Official announcement! ?
President of So Delicious Association Wang Jingze: To be honest, when I first received the invitation, I, Wang Jingze, declined toe. I would rather starve to death or jump from here than participate in the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding ceremony! If not for the raffle So delicious! Official announcement! ?
This momentum created by the forwarded messages of support for the raffle wasnt small C in just a few minutes, it exploded online and instantly became a hot topic.
The hot topic The founding of the General Office of Strategic Deception straightaway went to the top of the Breaking News list of headlines.
The apps search interface even froze when a lot of people tried to use it.
The messages in the official announcement style posted by so many sect leaders and well-known media from all over the country caused a huge stir on WeChat, Weibo, Tieba and many other tforms.
Furthermore, below the hot topic The founding of the General Office of Strategic Deception, the keyword Great Death-Courting Senior also appeared on the list.
In the machine room, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal observed the activity online.
In a sh, this momentum generated by the raffle had pushed the Office of Strategic Deception into bing todays topic. Even before the media in the northern square had time to gather the facts and report the news, the sects founding already dominated all the headlines of the major news media websites.
Sister Cailian is really awesome, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal marveled.
Little Silver was very curious. What is this special prize?
Food, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied.
Loopy Toad reacted almost instantly. It cant be Little Master Lings crispy noodle snack, can it woof?
Ha ha ha, Brother Dogs reaction is so quick. I did suggest to Brother Ling before that we cook one enchanted crispy noodle snack packet and turn it into a delicacy as the special prize, but Brother Ling wasnt in favor of the idea!
So the special prize was changed in the end. It isnt a crispy noodle snack, but its also an exquisite luxury dish, as well as a delicacy. Its just that this dish is too expensive to make, and can evenpare with a first-ss holy artifact. After eating it, your lifespan can directly increase by up to two hundred years.
Up to two hundred years Little Silvers mouth dropped open in surprise. What is it?
Charcoal grilled purple cloud wings with braised Heavenly Dao broli, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad:
At that moment, the voice of the host Wang Han rang out again in the northern square. Before the sects founding ceremony officially begins, the Office of Strategic Deception has prepared a sideshow. Any of the sect leaders present maye forward as you please to challenge our sects leader of the recreation hall If you win, you will immediately receive a first-ss holy artifact!
In the machine room, Little Silver and Loopy Toad were shocked when they heard this.
Masters here?
Little Masters here?
One Silver and one dog said almost in unison.
Brother Ling has to prepare for his final exams, so naturally he cante to the ceremony. But this is a major event for the sect, after all, so he gave us face by sending half a clone over.
Half half a clone?
A clone that only has half the spirit power of a regr whole clone. Brother Ling said that all the sect leaders present are pretty weak. If he uses a whole clone, hes afraid hell directly beat them to death.
After all, this is a sect founding ceremony. It wouldnt be good to spill blood. We should start well, and get along a little.
Chapter 814 - Wang Ling’s Alternate Account
Chapter 814: Wang Lings Alternate ount
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Leader of the recreation hall
Prior to the Office of Strategic Deceptions opening ceremony, all the major sects had already investigated its registration details. Everyone naturally knew about this recreation hall, since it was one of the seven core departments that the Office of Strategic Deception had specifically made public. Furthermore, this departments main role was to sell snacks inside the sect To put it bluntly, it was more or less like a schools snack counter.
A lot of people werent clear on why the Office of Strategic Deception would set up this department.
The only thing they could be sure of was that the identity of this department leader definitely wasnt simple!
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch
This was a Daoist name that no one present had heard of before.
In fact, Cailian Zhenren had deliberately proposed this sideshow contest.
All the prominent sect leaders in the cultivation circle were gathered here today for the celebration of the sects founding; this was a great opportunity to create an image of Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. For one thing, it would build prestige for the Office of Strategic Deception as a new sect in front of everyone. On top of that, it would effectively wash away the outside attention that Wang Ling had drawn when he used the Daoist name Ling Zhenren.
So this time, Wang Ling sent half a clone, but it had been molded into a particr appearance, even including its height, and it looked nothing like Wang Lings actual appearance.
Whenever I asked Brother Ling to help out before, he always used the image of Ling Zhenren. Thinking back on it, however, this really was too indiscreet. Brother Ling is someone who likes to keep a low profile, so this activity this time is also for the sake of misleading the public. To put it bluntly, this is to help Brother Ling set up an alternate ount!
Loopy Toad:
This exnation was quite simple and crude!
Little Silver: While a lot of people have never seen Master before, this is also Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs first appearance. Wouldnt someone figure out that theyre in fact the same person?
Dont worry about that.
Inside the machine room, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand and said, I made this Daoist name Ling Zhenren an honorary visiting official of the sect. Hell appearter with the other VIPs on the immortal warship.
Little Silver: Is that also a clone?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head. No, thats the human replica magic treasure which Brother Wang Ming made. He also made some changes to its appearance, but thats a secret for the time being. The replica Ling Zhenren on the immortal warship is now wearing a full suit of armor, just like an armored warrior!
Little Silver and Loopy Toad:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pressed the call button. Attention, everyone, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch is about to go on stage!
After receiving the message, Wang Han stepped to one side. The sound of gears turning rang out on the stage as it slowly split apart down the center.
Then, a battle arena slowly rose up.
This was a standard fifty by fifty meters battle arena. The entire arena had been specially designed so that it was extremely resistant to attacks, and furthermore could retain memories of its shape; even if it was damaged beyond recognition, it could restore itself.
When this arena appeared in front of the audience, the legendary Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch ascended together with it, standing in the very middle of the entire arena.
Is this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch?
The people present gazed at the young man in the center of the arena. He was very thin, and his skin couldnt be considered fair, but was the healthy color of wheat Most importantly, his face seemed a little familiar to some people.
Especially Loopy Toad C when it saw this young mans appearance, it was stunned for an instant.
It was sure that when Little Master Ling had been molding this face, he had to have used someones image as reference, and this person was someone it was very familiar with! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled and said, This image of Brother Lings clone is modeled on Senior Wangs appearance when he was young.
Loopy Toad was instantly struck by realization it turned out this was Father Wangs younger self!
No wonder Loopy Toad felt like it had seen this face before there were photos on the bookshelf in Father Wangs study of him as a young man.
Loopy Toad remembered that Father Wang was from the countryside. Beforeing to the city, he had lived in a vige with Old Man Wang. In those days, Father Wang had been known in all the nearby viges as a handsome young man. He had been born with good looks, and had been popr with women since childhood.
And most importantly, Father Wang had a pair of very beautiful phoenix eyes. Since he had taken to wearing sses after he started writing, this characteristic wasnt so obvious But this was the reason why Father Wang once suspected that Wang Ling wasnt his flesh and blood.
Because Mother Wang had very beautiful double eyelids and big eyes! And Father Wang had phoenix eyes
But how did the two of them end up having a son with dead fish eyes?
Later, Father Wang convinced himself
His son Wang Ling
Must have mutated in the womb
Loopy Toad never imagined that Little Master Ling would actually have this half-clone take on the image of a young Father Wang.
The game had just be interesting.
Who wille up first? Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch opened his mouth.
His voice was unexpectedly gentle, and he came across as a humble nobleman.
Loopy Toad: What the this voice! Sounds too nice! Hearing it can make a person pregnant! Woof!
Even the voice was very simr to Father Wangs!
But this was Father Wangs voice as a young man
Stripped of the vicissitudes of time, this voice sounded unusually gentle and pleasant!
But Loopy Toad quickly realized that this didnt seem to be the main point!
Why does this clone have this kind of voice? Woof! Loopy Toad was surprised.
This half-clone was specially made by Brother Ling and wont vanish. Thus, both its appearance and its voice were changed. Most importantly, this half-clone can think for itself. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, Of course, if Brother Ling wants to recall it, he can do so at any time.
After hearing this, Loopy Toad and Little Silver were both dumbfounded.
A clone that could think for itself and wouldnt vanish
Nuwa herself couldnt create a human being as easily as this!
It was clear that this was something that only Wang Ling could do
It was already amazing enough to be able to mold the clones face at will, but to preserve it so that it didnt disperse and to give it spiritual intelligence was just like creating new life!
Not long after this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone representing Wang Lingid down his challenge in the arena, a figure leapt onto the stage right away.
This was Sakamoto Shisaburo, sect leader of Leaping Sect. This was a foreigner from Sun Ind. However, he loved Huaxius culture very much, and so had settled in Huaxiu and established Leaping Sect, starting a business in teaching body movements.
At that moment, Wang Han announced the rules. Sect leaders, the rule for this match is that as long as you can touch Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs body, you win the match.
Touch his body? That simple?
The Office of Strategic Deception is a little too conceited The sect leaders present arent pushovers!
Someoneughed and spoke.
Its not that were looking down on the sect leaders, but that we dont have much time. There is still a lot to do after this.
Wang Han smiled and added, Another thing, this isnt a one-on-one match. Sect leaders, as long as youre willing to take up the challenge, you can even work together. Of course, the final prize can only be given to the person who touches Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch first. During the challenge, if you leave the arena, you lose.
Hearing this, many of the sect leaders present were indignant, and one by one they spontaneously jumped into the arena.
I, Steamed Broth Sect, ept this challenge!
I, Sweet Bean Curd Sect, ept this challenge!!
I, Three Days And Two Sects, ept this challenge!
Chapter 815 - Flashy
Chapter 815: shy
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Inside the machine room, Little Silver and Loopy Toad frowned deeply as they looked at these sect leaders who had volunteered and jumped into the arena.
This wasnt right! Why didnt any of them seem the least bit proper?
Except for Leaping Sect, whose name sounded a little serious, the rest of the sects sounded like they were from funny novels! They could tolerate Steamed Broth Sect and Sweet Bean Curd Sect It wasnt strange nowadays for foodies to build their own sects and uphold their preferences. In addition to Sweet Bean Curd Sect, there were also Salty Bean Curd Sect and Spicy Sweet Bean Curd Sect. These three factions had been locked in an ongoing battle for ages; now, sects had even been set up to recruit people and engage in mutual disdain.
Hm, then the question now was
What the hell was this Three Days And Two Sects?
Was some irresponsible author besmirching some person again 1 ?
Little Silver: This Three Days And Two Sects
Brother Silver is referring to this sect? Well, the name indeed sounds very odd, but its a genuine major Earth-level second-ss sect.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal exined, But Im a little surprised that the sect leader stepped out to fight. Because the sect is more used to fighting with words.
Fighting with words?
In fact, this sect was originally called Three Days Sect. It earns money by recording down all kinds of secret stories of the cultivation world, andpiling them into novels for online publication. Most of the disciples they recruit are talented writers. After signing the sect contract, they be paid novelists andpletely hole up in the sect. The name refers to the godly speed at which they write books. Their record is three days; a sect disciple wrote a novel in three days and even won a literary prize for it.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalughed. However, their biggest enemy right now in fact is Senior Wang. In thest monthly battle for votes, this Three Days Sect was messing around behind the scenes, but unfortunately were still beaten back by Senior Wang in the end.
Then the current name
As for the current name, we have to start with Zhu Ge, the Cultivation Chinese Network guru author who several years ago was so enraged by Senior Wang that he left. At that time, Wang Situ angering Zhu Ge into leaving caused a huge stir. After leaving the Network, Zhuge found a new home with Three Days Sect. At the time, the sect leader of Three Days Sect did all he could to invite Zhu Ge to join them, offering him equal shares and the position of deputy sect leader.
And then?
The sect leader of Three Days Sect meant well, but after Zhu Ge joined the sect, he started to constantly demand that the sect go out and collect reference material for writing. This didnt align with the sects original aim of sticking to the keyboard and pounding out words as the front line. Not long after Zhu Ge joined the sect, the conflict between sect leader and deputy sect leader increased.
But even though they quarreled, they never considered splitting the sect, because Three Days Sect would definitely drop from Earth to ck or even Yellow level. Thus, after Zhu Ge joined the sect, it was subdivided into the Materials Collection faction managed by Zhu Ge and the Shut-Ins faction managed by the original sect leader. Finally, they simply changed the sect name to Three Days And Two Sects.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad:
By then, more and more people had gathered in the arena. A dozen or so sect leaders had stepped onto the stage.
However, most of these sect leaders were from Earth- and ck-level sects. Some of the Sky-level sect leaders, like Lu Youming, were still biding their time.
To be honest, Lu Youming didnt dare make a move at all.
Even if the prize was a very attractive first-ss holy artifact
Instinct was telling Lu Youming that this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs strength wasnt simple at all
At the moment, because there was already quite a number of people on stage, a few other sect leaders who had initially intended to go up decided to withdraw for now, and if there was another chanceter, to step up then.
On one hand, the arena was only so big; it wouldnt be easy controlling your attacks with so many other people on stage.
On the other hand, if these dozen or so people all lost to one person, how embarrassing would that be?!
Everyone, I propose that we all join hands to exert pressure and lock him inside a strong array, and then attack him! Whoever touches him first takes the prize. How about it? suggested Sakamoto Shisaburo, sect leader of Leaping Sect.
Agreed!
Im fine with that.
Mm, thats fair! But when we attack himter, we must all stand on the same starting line.
After some consideration, these dozen or so sect leaders all nodded.
Hearing this, Lu Youming also nodded privately. That was pretty smart.
In a situation where they werent sure exactly how strong the other party was, it was indeed a good idea to join hands to first suppress, and then collectively fight the other party.
Whether they would seed or not, however, remained to be seen.
Since there werent any restrictions on the number of people in this contest, this meant that Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, who was representing the Office of Strategic Deception, was indeed prepared for a one versus many fight
Ready! Do it!
Sect leader of Leaping Sect, Sakamoto Shisaburo, gave themand in the next moment.
Twelve Earth-level sect leaders each cast their own sealing spells in the arena. For a moment, all kinds of talisman runes twined together and surged into the sky in a dazzling and colorful array of light. These Earth-level sect leaders were all at the Soul Formation stage, and were extremely fast at forming hand seals.
Cast in coordination, the twelve sealing spellsbined together, and in a split second, an immensely powerful pressure fell on the arena, shaking everyone and freezing their blood.
Twelve sealing spells
The Sky-level sect leaders of the Alliance who were watching secretly sighed at the pressure of these twelve sealing spells.
As Void Refinement cultivators, they would naturally be able to throw off this pressure, but it still wouldnt be easy.
Boom!
There was a loud bang!
Twelve talisman seal runes twined together and charged toward Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch in a colorful disy of light. In that moment, these spells, being of the same type, resonated with each other, unexpectedly generating an even greater power than anticipated. As the spells surged through the sky, they instantly coalesced into a gigantic rune dragon.
Below the arena, a shocked person said, Grade 67 seal
A lot of people looked at the numbers on the bracelets they were wearing it was indeed a Grade 67 seal.
The sports bracelets which cultivators wore nowadays had the added function of being able to predict fighting strength, and could quickly analyze the damage effect of an attack, grading all types of spells between 1 and 100.
A Grade 67 seal was already at the standard of a level six magic seal, with power close to level seven!
This was far beyond the strength of a magic seal which a Soul Formation cultivator could cast
However, when the rune dragon rushed toward him in the arena, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch didnt look flustered at all.
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch: Ha ha ha! As expected, everyone is truly very strong! These twelve sealing spells resonating with each other to pull out this group effect is really amazing!
At that moment, his bright ck eyes absorbed the colors of the approaching light.
Everyone was focused on his movements, and thought that he was going to perform some spell in response.
However, they only saw him cross his arms in front of his chest in an X.Rebound!
Everyone: ???
Chapter 816 - The Ten Generals’ Wild Imaginations
Chapter 816: The Ten Generals Wild Imaginations
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This gigantic seal dragon charged at Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs crossed arms in an awesome and thunderous disy of light. In the end, before it got close, this magic dragon actually swung around, and with a beautiful flick of its tail, directly lunged at the twelve sect leaders with fangs bared.
This split-second turn in events froze the hearts of the sect leaders in the arena.
Rebound spell?
What kind of ability was this
They had never seen this type of spell before.
Indeed, there were in fact quite a few rebound spells out there, but most could only send back a portion of the damage; they had never seen one do a full rebound like this.
The moment they saw the seal rune dragon reverse direction and dash toward them, the twelve sect leaders despaired.
They already had no chance of winning this match
Because of the resonance between the twelve sealing spells, the seal rune dragon was far more powerful than they had expected. Now that it had rebounded with full force, none of them could stop it.
They could only do whatever they could to put up a resistance and see if they could withstand it.
Teaming up had initially been the most reliable method, but they had miscalcted, and the other side had unexpectedly sent back a rebound; instead, it now felt like they had shot themselves in the foot.
The moment the rune dragon rebounded, the twelve sect leaders stood in a row and cast all sorts of cancetion spells.
Release!
Remove seal!
Sunflower Acupuncture Removal Technique 1 !
Buzz!
After onest struggle, the rune dragon finally came crashing down, and the dozen or so sect leaders were all locked in ce, unable to move.
The oue of this match was already decided
All the twelve people were immobilized. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch didnt even need to use magic, and could win just by sweeping them all out of the arena!
Theyve lost.
What a pity, these sect leaders were just one step away from the grand prize!
A lot of the reporters below the stage were taking photos, the shes going off non-stop.
Dont take! Dont take my photo!
In the arena, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch had already removed the seals on the sect leaders, and one by one they left the stage while covering their faces.
To lose in a twelve to one fight was truly humiliating.
In the immortal warship floating in the air, the Ten Generals were also watching the sideshow below at the same time.
As True Immortal experts and from their godly perspective above, they could sense how powerful this seal rune dragon was.
The rune dragon was extremely fast, and had a powerful restraining ability. Furthermore, it had the effect of sealing the spirit.
In a regr situation, the moment the rune dragon rushed at him, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch shouldnt have been able to withstand it or cast any spells at all.
What do you think, everyone?
General Yi floated cross-legged in the air. He was dressed in a white training outfit which fluttered despite theck of wind. There was a reserved look in his eyes and a prating air about him. General Yi had analyzed the seal rune dragon the moment it dashed forward. An ordinary technique would be of no use at all in the face of this move; he would only be able to break it down by using Boundless Sword Dao to tear it open.
But hereiny the problem.
Unraveling the rune dragon would still take time, even for a True Immortal.
But this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch was actually able to send it bouncing back at full force, which was truly astonishing.
Although we cant be certain, one thing for sure is that this Dao Monarch does indeed have the power of Heavenly Dao. Marshal Jiang frowned. As expected, the core members of the Office of Strategic Deception arent simple people Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had actually kept this bomb hidden until now.
In fact, beforeing to the Office of Strategic Deception, they had all been paying attention to Ling Zhenren. In the end, no one had expected this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch to suddenly appear at this moment.
And Ling Zhenren, whom they had once wanted to investigate the most, was standing right beside them at that moment. Furthermore this Ling Zhenren didnt seem as powerful as he was rumored to be.
Was their intelligence wrong?
Chin in hand, General Yi gazed at Ling Zhenren, who was sitting upright on a sofa. He was wearing ayer of very thick magical armor, and there was no way to clearly see his face inside it.
The Ten Generals werent in any hurry to use the True Immortal Eye to test him, as that would be very impolite. In any case, when they left the immortal warshipter, this legendary Ling Zhenren would take off his armor, so there was no rush
It was just that their previous spection that Ling Zhenren was Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch now didnt seem to be true.
In that moment, the Ten Generalsmunicated telepathically with each other.
The head of state regards this Office of Strategic Deception highly. On one hand, its because of Wang Situ. On the other hand, hes in fact extending an olive branch to the senior behind the Office of Strategic Deception. The reason were here is thus in response to the Office of Strategic Deceptions invitation, as well as to move this senior with our sincerity This senior will be a very important factor in determining whether our Huaxiu nation will sessfully survive the Heavenly Dao National Cmity this time, Medicine Saint Luo Huaiqiu said.
I still feel that all this seems like a cover-up Marshal Jiang narrowed his eyes at that moment.
Why does Battle Saint say that?
Weve been investigating and tracking down the senior behind the Office of Strategic Deception all this time, as well as the patron behind Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal But whether its Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch or Ling Zhenren, I have the strong feeling that all this is actually a cover-up. Marshal Jiang suddenly said, Dont you feel that this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is very suspicious?
Battle Saint means
My meaning is very clear. Marshal Jiang nodded. He, is the senior behind everything.
But hes only at the Soul Formation stage.
Thats also a cover!
Marshal Jiang persisted with his view. Ling Zhenren and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch are probably just a test. It definitely wont work if we act too rashly
Listening to Battle Saints analysis, I think it really is possible. Explosion Saint also said, Think about it, how is this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal able to survive despite courting death so often? How can a Soul Formation cultivator make so many enemies and yet emerge unscathed? Furthermore, theres Odd Zhuo.
Odd Zhuo?
Think carefully: Odd Zhuos career has been flourishing in recent months. Hes a Golden Core cultivator, but was able to arrest all kinds of major figures one after another clearly, theres a driving force behind this. And this time, Odd Zhuo unexpectedly received Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals invitation to set up a supervisory and investigation team in the Office of Strategic Deception. Doesnt this seem strange?
Mm Explosion Saints analysis is also very reasonable! The Ten Generals nodded.
If thats the case, then everything makes sense! General Yi sighed. It looks like this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is very likely the senior behind the scenes!
Thats right! Thats definitely the case!
Wang Ling could easily read the Ten Generals thoughts on the immortal warship through this Ling Zhenren clone.
Wang Ling had utterly never expected the Ten Generals to actuallye up with a scenario as bizarre as this
Chapter 817 - The Sect Leader Of Sand Sculpture Sect
Chapter 817: The Sect Leader Of Sand Sculpture Sect
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No one ever made up oundish stories on their own.
When the imaginations of a group of people ran wild together, the holes in their brains would often get bigger and bigger until it eventually turned into a void
The Ten Generals had proven this with a practical demonstration.
A few minutester, the Ten Generals, who were still on standby in the immortal warship and represented by General Yi, had the following conversation with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who was in the machine room.
Your Excellency Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, may I ask, when will we be going on stage? General Yi asked meekly.
For a moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was slow to react, as he felt that this sentence somehow seemed a little odd, but he still replied, General Yi and the other generals, please wait a little longer. Youll go on stage after the end of the exhibition match. Were still warming up, and we must make sure the atmosphere is right before you show up!
Your Excellency Senior Immortal, youre too polite. Were just following orders General Yiughed. Actually, more than half of us Ten Generals are already retired. Currently, the major matters in Huaxiu Alliance are mostly handled by Explosion Saint General Bai and Wisdom Saint President Qi. The rest of us just do what we can in our old age.
Ha ha ha, General Yi, youre too modest! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
General Yi: Your Excellency Senior Immortal, dont call me General Yi Just call me Old Yi! Were already familiar with each other, dont stand on ceremony!
Old Yi is that appropriate?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was nk. He felt that there was something a little strange about General Yi. Isnt this a little impolite?
Nothing wrong with it. Or you can directly call me Little Yiyi or Little Little Yi from now on!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sucked in a cold breath of air. Then, Ill call you Brother Yi okay?
Brother Yi? Mm, thats good, too!
General Yi had thought it over. Since he was trying to cotton up to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the form of address should naturally change first. Thetter calling him general was too much like an outsider! Now that they called each other brother, it did sound like they were a lot closer!
From now on, Your Excellency Senior Immortal, dont treat us as outsiders. You call us Ten Generals brothers, its fine. As for Medicine Saint Luo Qiuhuai, you can call her Sis Luo.
Sis Luo?
Wait a minute!
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard this, he finally realized what wasnt right.
Just now, it seemed that General Yi had called him Your Excellency Senior Immortal
Wrong!
What was going on?!
Why were the Ten Generals suddenly addressing him so respectfully?!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal clutched his head, feeling like his brain had been hit with a duang and was hurting badly.
General Yi oh, no, Brother Yi, is there something you want to say to me? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
General Yiughed. No, no, I just think that well be closer this way. After all, our Huaxiu Alliance and the Office of Strategic Deception have a very special rtionship now, like parents whose daughter is about to get married.
Brother Yi, this analogy Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found himself actually loss for words.
My analogy is very fitting! I havent finished! What I mean is that our Huaxiu Alliance is the couple, and the Office of Strategic Deception is the daughter about to be married, and we, the Ten Generals, are her dowry maids!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Little Silver:
Loopy Toad:
At the same time, the arena challenge on stage had turned red hot.
After the twelve Earth-level sect leaders defeat, three Sky-level sect leaders had alreadye up to fight one by one.
It could only be said that they were in the end Sky-level sect leaders who each had their own pride and were unwilling to associate with others
But the truth was that after the sweeping defeat of the twelve Earth-level sect leaders, whom many of the reporters below the stage continued to take photos of and write about, a lot of the Sky-level sect leaders, who had initially intended to form groups to take up the challenge, abandoned the idea of teaming up.
If they went up and then wound up leaving the stage in the same way as the twelve Earth-level sect leaders, it would definitely be humiliating once the news got out!
So, it was better for them to fight one-on-one. Even if they lost, they could say that they werent themselves today.
But even as the three Sky-level sect leaders stepped into the arena for the challenge, none of them gave satisfying performances.
This Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch was really too strong
In five short minutes, the three challengers were sent off the stage.
The audience present only heard three wretched cries.
Ah ya!
Ow!
Hurts, hurts, hurts!
All the reporters:
Thest cry of pain was from the sect leader of Sand Sculpture Sect, which was a Sky-level sixth-ss sect.
Sand Sculpture Sect had been doing well thest two years, relying on its secret sand and stone construction technique to make a name for itself. Not only could this technique be used to construct buildings, it could be used in battle. A lot of civil engineering university graduates joined Sand Sculpture Sect, and many who came out of the sect became outstanding architects.
As the sect leader who was in control, Sect Leader Ni (full name: Ni Ailuo) of Sand Sculpture Sect naturally had strength that one couldnt look down on.
On stage, Sect Leader Ni had straightaway unleashed his killer move Sand Sculpture Funeral 1 !!
The rubble inside the arena instantly crumbled into fine powder, which ultimately coalesced into two dragons that appeared abruptly out of the ground to twine around Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs ankles, trapping him firmly in ce.
What a terrifying move!
The thick, earth-colored dragons made of sand climbed up around his ankles, as if fusing the lower half of Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs body with the arena, so that he was unable to move at all. And the scariest thing was what followed after this spell was sessfully cast!
Almost everyone could sense a tremendous amount of spirit power molecules coalescing continuously within the sand. The earth dragons created by the Sand Sculpture Funeral actually absorbed spirit qi from deep in the earths veins and broke it down into fine spirit power molecules.
Sect Master Ni doesnt have to expend much spirit energy at all with this move. This spirit power is extracted entirely from the earths veins. Once it reaches a certain amount, Sect Master Ni just needs to give a slight nudge, and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs legs might as well be crippled Lu Youming analyzed below the stage.
But he didnt say anything too definitive.
Because he didnt see any sign of panic on Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs face.
The next moment, Sect Master Ni sped his hands behind his back and stared at Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. Dao Monarch, you now have two choices: 1. If you surrender of your own ord, Ill send you out of the arena with dignity. 2. Your legs will be broken. But dont worry, Ill control my strength, and make sure to snap them rather than blow them apart, so you can reattach themter.
Sect Master Ni seems very confident.
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch chuckled, and in the next moment, his expression suddenly turned serious.
Fixing his gaze on the earth dragons wrapped around his lower body, he boomed, You, dont touch me.
Several microsecondster, the earth dragons directly retreated back into the ground
Chapter 818 - One-Person Palm Sect
Chapter 818: One-Person Palm Sect
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The sect leader of Sand Sculpture Sect was instantly struck dumb by this move.
This was
Lu Youming widened his eyes, a petrified look on his face. Although he wasnt certain whether that move just now was exactly the one that he was thinking of, he believed that he hadnt seen wrong.
Sect Leader Sun, who had just escaped the reporters clutches, also wore a look of deep astonishment. This is
Sect Leader Lus eyes darkened and telepathically said two words, Word Magic
Word Magic??
Sect Leader Sun felt like his head was buzzing, as if it had been struck by a thunderbolt, and he was rooted to the spot in a daze.
Wasnt this the legendary Dao Magic of God that you would naturallyprehend once you reached the highest realm?
Sect Leader Sun sucked in a cold breath of air. Was this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch a Venerated Immortal??
Well
Although they were noble sect leaders of Sky-level sects, there was, in the end, a limit to both Sect Leader Lus and Sect Leader Suns worldviews; they had never encountered the Domain of the Gods, so naturally they regarded the Venerated Immortal level as the highest realm.
But Sect Leader Sun couldnt be med, since most cultivators were also unaware of this fact; this was the so-called being unable to see the wood for the trees.
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch is too strong Someone sighed.
With this sort of ability, he was actually only a team leader in the sect C then what was the Office of Strategic Deceptions overall fighting strength like? It was truly hard to picture
I surrender Sect Leader Ni of Sand Sculpture Sect naturally wasnt a fool. That could be considered his killer move just now, but the other side had neutralized it so easily.
His strength wasnt on the same level as Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs at all.
So he might as well simply surrender and step down himself, which conversely would make him look even more dignified.
From the machine room, Grenade-Throwing Senior spoke to Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch using remote telepathy. Dao Monarch, you can rein in your strength now, its almost time! No matter who goes on next, you can throw the match.
Mm, alright. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch nodded.
The immortal warship had already been hovering overhead for quite some time when all was said and done, it was the Ten Generals who were on it.
They represented Huaxiu nationsrgest official administrative organization of cultivators, and dragging things out for too long indeed wouldnt be good.
Sect leaders, are there any other challengers? It was clear that Wang Han had also received a message from the machine room, and had decided to speed up the proceedings of the exhibition match.
However, none of the Sky-level sect leaders below the stage dared to step up. Instantly, the scene fell into a slightly awkward silence.
Did I use too much strength Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch pursed his lips, his good-looking phoenix eyes scanning the crowd.
After a few minutes, someone in the crowd finally raised his hand. May I challenge you, please?
All eyes turned toward this voice. It was a young man who didnt look very old, but he was wearing a very tattered and unfashionable Daoist robe whose only purpose was to keep him warm.
The truth was that this was already the most presentable outfit the young man owned
Of course. Wang Han nodded. May I ask which sect this brother is from?
All the sect leaders gathered on the northern square had guest numbers, and this young man was no exception. There was a badge on his chest, and a pendant, which was a gift from the Office of Strategic Deception, hung around his neck.
The young man smiled in embarrassment. I am Su Xing, sect leader of Palm Sect.
Sect leader of Palm Sect? Are you sect head? Or sect leader 1 ?
No my sect is called Palm Sect, replied Su Xing.
For a moment, everyone was nk.
Palm Sect
What kind of sect was this? Why had they never heard of it before?
Many of the sect bigwigs present privately shook their heads.
But in the arena, Wang Han had already identified this sect leader by his guest number.
It was confirmed that he was a sect leader of a Dust-level sect.
Has President Lu ever heard of this sect? Sect Leader Sun of the Alliance asked.
I seem to have I heard it was one of the most pitiful sectsst year
Lu Youming nodded slightly. When the sect was first established, it was a ck-level sect. But poor sect managementter led to a drop in disciples year after year. It dropped from ck level to Yellow level. The sect changed location several times as it had to sell thend to pay off its debts, and it then bought a new ce to settle down in. I thought this sect would close down; I never thought that it would actually still be around, or that it would actually be a Dust-level sect
Dust-level sects were the lowest ranked, and their disciples mostly did manualbor.
For example, a lot of sect construction, building relocation, weeding, and other simr type of work in top-level sects were outsourced to Dust-level sects as a cheapbor force.
Moreover, the criteria for the establishment of a Dust-level sect were also the lowest: as long as the sect leader had reached the Foundation Establishment stage and could recruit ten people, he could establish a sect.
In addition, he only needed to pay the Huaxiu Alliance membership fee every ten years.
But given Su Xings dire straits, he already couldnt even meet the first criterion for the number of sect members required, let alone see if he could pay the Huaxiu Alliance membership fee, given the sects current management situation
And Su Xings next sentencepletely confirmed Lu Youmings conjecture.
Su Xing: Ha ha, Im the only one left in our Palm Sect now If I dont solve the problem of sect numbers before I pay the fee, Palm Sect will disappear.
Everyone:
May I ask, what does your sect do?
Were the Palm Sect, so of course, we p, said Su Xing. Apuding is also hard work C you cant have people not pping when leaders make speeches on major asions, so our Palm Sect specializes in this.
After Su Xing said this, realization dawned on everyone. So youre a water army paid to p.
Think of it however you like.
Unconcerned, Su Xing shook his head and scratched his itchy crew cut C it had already been a while since hest bathed.
Howe youre the only one left in Palm Sect Someone was curious.
A celebrity previously requested that we go apud for him, and wanted the five of us to create the effect of a magnificent army. The other four pped so hard that they died. After that, I was the only one left
Everyone:
At that moment, Su Xing gazed at the arena. So, can I go up? Im counting on selling this first-ss holy artifact to pay off my debts and make aeback.
Of course
Wang Han cleared his throat. Sir, you can make the first move
Oh!
No sooner had Wang Han said the words when Su Xings figure instantly disappeared! He was so fast that no one present saw him clearly.
No one had expected a Dust-level sect leader to actually be this strong!
When Su Xing reappeared, he was already in front of Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch.
With a sound like the p of thunder, his palm whistled through the air, headed straight for Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs face
The power of Heavenly Dao?
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch wore an unruffled expression, but the moment the palm came at him, he had already turned serious inside.
Chapter 819 - The Ten Generals Make Their Entrance
Chapter 819: The Ten Generals Make Their Entrance
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Although this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone had its own consciousness, its memories were synchronized with Wang Lings.
Thus, when the clones palm hit Su Xings, sect leader of the Dust-level Palm Sect, this memory was also transmitted to Wang Ling.
It was an evenly-matched collision of palms. The moment they met, a powerful wind was kicked up, as if from a huge mountain copsing, and the pressure surged out in all directions from the arena like an ocean tide. Many people couldnt help toppling backward under this formidable wave.
No one thought that a mere sect leader of a Dust-level sect would be strong enough to fight Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch head-on and furthermore force him to respond to his strike
No one thought that the first-ss holy artifact grand prize would ultimately be won by this Dust-level sect leader.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had said earlier to throw the match, but the truth was that Su Xing had won fair and square. Even though his palm strike hadnt hurt the Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone in the slightest, thetter still hadnt had any choice but to respond to it.
A palm strike which contained the power of Heavenly Dao was absolutely lethal and explosive. Wang Ling was sure that if his clone hadnt met it head-on just now, and this attack hadnded elsewhere, the entire arena would have instantly crumbled under this terrible destructive force, which would then have spread across the northern square The worst-case scenario would be Heavenly Dao radiation, which was a force that even a cultivators body had no resistance to.
With current cultivation science and technology in Huaxiu, the cure for and prevention of cancer had already been found. However, the cancer caused by Heavenly Dao radiation belonged to a very special ss, and was known as spirit cancer.
That was, even the spirit energy the cultivator used contained cancer cells
Currently, this was the only major scientific problem that remained unsolved.
Of course, spirit cancer wasnt discovered by the people of Heavenly Dao, but by some cultivators who had failed a tribtion.
Cultivators who failed to pass through a tribtion were highly likely to be punished by Heavenly Dao, and the survival rate after this punishment was twenty percent. Of those who were lucky to survive, there were many cases of them developing spirit cancer after the punishment.
ording to official statistics, the probability of developing spirit cancer after surviving Heavenly Dao punishment was 0.5%.
0.5% didnt look like a lot, but this was a global statistic
Thus, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch had no choice but to meet this palm strike head-on to neutralize the power of Heavenly Dao in it and prevent the spread of Heavenly Dao radiation.
But after that, Wang Ling was sure of one thing this Sect Leader Su Xing of Palm Sect probably didnt know he could use the power of Heavenly Dao.
A person who truly mastered Heavenly Dao could control the force of its radiation. Wang Ling was one example, and so was that Wang Zhen who hade looking for trouble recently.
Wang Ling couldnt control his output of primordial qi, but he had full control over Heavenly Dao. He had always been very confident in his grasp of Heavenly Dao this thing was a lot simpler than midterm and final exams!
You win, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch said lightly, as he straightened his clothes and brushed off a few specks of dirt.
At the same time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal also received a text message from Wang Ling inside the machine room.
Little Silver stared at the screen. This person somehow feels like Master, though much, much weaker! Hes a little strange!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. Yes, hes a little strange. Brother Ling has already texted me, and he thinks that this Brother Su has unconsciouslyprehended Heavenly Dao.
Woof? Unconsciouslyprehended it? There were question marks all over Loopy Toads face.
Thats right. This is Brother Lings preliminary guess, but it isnt confirmed yet. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said, If we can learn the main reason for the involuntaryprehension of Heavenly Dao, this will be a major breakthrough!
Makes sense! Little Silver and Loopy Toad both nodded.
Teacher Wang, please tell this Brother Su Xing toe and ept his prize at the sects main hall after the celebration is over, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned on the transmitter and said to Teacher Wang Han.
In this way, arrangements were quietly made for Su Xing
As the saying went, you couldnt judge a book by its cover even if he was the sect leader of a Dust-level sect, you couldnt look down on him.
The majority of the people present were fine with the oue of this match; even the few Sky-level sect leaders who had gone up earlier might not necessarily have been able to produce the same power and lethal force of that palm strike.
That was because a lot of people could tell that while Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch had seemed to respond to this palm strike with his own, he was in fact neutralizing it with a natural sort of power. The moment it collided with Su Xings explosive palm strike, thetter was like a knife piercing a sponge, as a lot of its power was absorbed.
Otherwise, the sight in the northern square wouldnt be as simple as just people toppling backward.
If Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch hadnt acted to neutralize the palm strike, Lu Youming thought that even he would have been sent flying
ording to the rules, the prize for this stage performance has been won by Mr Su Xing, sect leader of Dust-level Palm Sect. Mr Su Xing, you may leave the stage and get some rest. Please go to the sects main hallter to ept your prize. After Teacher Wang spoke, he was the first to p, and for a moment after that, the northern square was filled with thunderous apuse.
Numerous cameras shed in Su Xings face, and he felt excited for the first time in a long while.
He would absolutely be able to pay off the sects debts in one swoop with this first-ss holy artifact, and there might even be some money left after.
And after the reporters released this news, Palm Sects reputation would definitely increase.
Those who were here today in the northern square were prestigious media reporters in the cultivation circle!
How much Palm Sect would gain as a result of these news reports was truly hard to measure.
Palm Sect is going to be popr. Go look for this Sect Leader Su and get along with him. Lu Youming could also see the situation clearly.
Us, get along with him? Sect Leader Sun Hanzhe said.
Palm Sect is a Dust-level sect, but after this momentum, it wont be difficult at all for it to advance to Earth or even Sky level in a short period of time. Besides, this sect leader isnt someone without power You too should have felt how destructive that palm strike was, Lu Youming said.
Alright! Ill listen to you! Sect Leader Sun said.
Public opinion, reviews, poprity, and the final impetus, direct benefits
Now was a great time to rope Palm Sect in.
The highlight of the celebration that everyone had been waiting for finally arrived.
There was finally new movement on the immortal warship, which had been hovering in the sky for a long time.
A golden pir of light shone straight down from the belly of the immortal warship.
A lot of people broke out in discussion below as they tried to guess who on earth the person in the immortal warship was.
Could it be the sect leader of Immortal Palm Tree Sect? someone spected.
As the only Sky-level first-ss sect, Immortal Palm Tree Sect wasnt taking part in this celebration. Some people surmised that its sect leader might have been invited as a mystery guest.
What kind of spectacle was the Office of Strategic Deception going to show them this time? While Immortal Palm Tree Sect was usually aloof, it wouldnt go so far as to not give the former face
During this hubbub of discussion below the stage, a figure descended in the golden light from the immortal warship to appear in front of them.
It was an old man in a training outfit, with spiky gray hair and a grizzled beard.
Some of the sect leaders in the northern square had already started to rub their eyes.
de
demaster??
They didnt dare believe their eyes!
Chapter 820 - Don’t Be Full Of Yourself!
Chapter 820: Dont Be Full Of Yourself!
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demaster Yi Jianchuan one of the founding fathers and also known as the Overlord, General Yi! He was one of the few people in the nation to be granted the highest title of King General! Together with the other nine King Generals, they were collectively known as the Ten Generals!
And of all the Ten Generals, the title demaster was the one that resounded the most because of a film about the Ten Generals from a hundred years ago titled Martial Overlord, Dictator of Heavens Blue Dome, which was shot from the perspective of General Yi as the main protagonist.
The film brought to the fore General Yis various consummate techniques which made him famous as demaster, including the Palm Sword he used when he fought the Old Devil.
Even now, that was something that was still hard to forget
But while he was the most well-known of the Ten Generals among the people, General Yi was usually very low-key. Logically speaking, there was no way he would attend the celebration of a sects founding.
However, when this old man dressed in a white training outfit appeared in front of the people, the mouths of all the sect leaders below the stage dropped in surprise, and they were speechless.
General Yi How Lu Youming, together with Sect Leader Sun and the other Alliance members, was dumbfounded.
The whole time when they had been guessing earlier who the person on the immortal warship was, they never expected one of the Ten Generals to actually show up and it was the most famous one, demaster!
Lu Youmings legs were a little soft, and he was so frightened he almost fainted on the spot.
Professor Yang Bingchuan happened to be standing next to Lu Youming. Sect Leader Lu, you dont look too good?
I have hypoglycemia Lu Youming didnt know what to say.
Meanwhile, he gave Sect Leader Sun next to him a frantic look C the only thing he wanted to know now, was whether there was time to go and retrieve the array crystals which they had ced on the mountain
This was one of Huaxius Ten Generals!
Even at the cost of his life, he couldnt afford to provoke this person!
Sect Leader Lu, its actually still not toote to redeem yourself. Yang Bingchuan patted Lu Youmings shoulder.
He knew that this Sect Leader Lu was a conservative and not inherently bad person; it was very typical of sects topete with each other.
Sect Leader Lu, youve upied a very high position all these years, but you should always take care to reflect on yourself; dont let your desires consume you just because of the small bit of power you hold. This goes against the original heart of things! Professor Yang didnt directly say these words out loud, but spoke telepathically when he put his hand on Sect Leader Lus shoulder.
Professor Yang: When people be too full of themselves, they sometimes dont even know who they are anymore has Sect Leader Lu ever watched a League of Legends game?
Sect Leader Lu said telepathically, Sometimes
Professor Yang: Back then, that little fatty who was considered the top shooter had his future cut short on the world stage He thought he could do wonders with his own strength even as he led an entire team. But he didnt understand that League of Legends has never been a one-man game What did he rely on to get to the top? Was it his own strength and skill? Maybe that was one of the reasons, but clearly that wasnt all of it.
Lu Youming was feeling very remorseful at that moment.
If they ultimately failed in this matter and it was exposed, leading to him being investigated for it, this wasnt something that could be exined with one or two vague sentences!
s!
He should have known!
A newly-founded sect with such tremendous momentum, that not only upied an area of unprecedented size, but also had a bunch of big shot experts in various fields Who else could be the backer behind it? In the whole of Huaxiu nation, wasnt it only Huaxiu Alliance?
Professor Yang Please advise me! Lu Youming knew that Yang Bingchuan was perhaps hisst hope.
Professor Yang smiled a little. Sect Leader Lu, youve been acting absent-minded all this time; its probably because you dropped something, isnt it? Saying this, Professor Yang handed him a silk pouch.
When Lu Youming took the pouch and looked inside, he was immediately so frightened that his hair stood on end Inside the silk pouch were none other than the transmission crystals which that Long n descendant senior had given them!
Professor Yang, when did you
We knew even before you stepped foot into our Office of Strategic Deception.
Lu Youming was stunned yet again.
The Office of Strategic Deceptions intelligencework was too strong
This silk pouch is what you lost. I already had people earlier on take them down one by one and bring them back. Professor Yang chuckled. But I cant give them to you for nothing.
I will never forget that Professor Yang saved my life, for as long as I live. If you have any requests, please name them! Lu Youming saluted him with sped fists.
If you want to thank someone, it should be His Excellency Senior Immortal. All this was on the chiefs instructions. Professor Yang waved his hand. But we do have a request, not of Sect Leader Lu, but of the Alliance.
If you wish to take in the Alliance, I will do my best to persuade
Sect Leader Lu, you misunderstand. Our Office of Strategic Deception isnt that shameless to use leverage to force someone to yield. Were not taking in the Alliance, let alone forcing it to disband.
Professor Yang shook his head and said, I just need Sect Leader Lu to promise me one thing.
Professor Yang, go ahead
In the future, the Alliance will no longer maliciously prevent other sects from advancing; it must give sects below fifth ss a chance. Even if they do not wish to join the Alliance, you cannot deliberately suppress or control the rankings of other sects. Professor Yang said, Peaceful development is the motive of the Office of Strategic Deception. I hope that the Alliance, as arge fund organization of Sky-level sects at fifth ss and above, will also shoulder this responsibility. Its only when we thrive together that we can achieve great things, isnt it?
Hearing this, Lu Youming sighed with feeling.
In the end, this was the bearing of a great sect
I will remember
Of course, our Office of Strategic Deception also knows that the Alliance has always been in this business of profiting from protection fees. If you cant do this in the future, some of your sect heads will definitely be unhappy.
Yes
Thus, after the end of the ceremony this time, Sect Leader Lu can hold another meeting. You can clearly convey to all the sect leaders that the Alliance will continue to exist, but its nature as an organization has changed to one which assists the lower sects. As long as the sect leaders of the Alliance agree to this condition, our Office of Strategic Deception will sign an agreement as a guarantee that all your sects will advance one level up in five years. Furthermore, we will invest in each sects industry based on their respectivewful business situation each year. The main thing the sect heads have to do is very simple: support our Office of Strategic Deception in future reviews. That shouldnt be hard, should it? Professor Yang said.
No, not at all
Sect Leader Lu hurriedly waved his hands.
He knew this was a great opportunity!
He was deeply remorseful over his hostile behavior toward the Office of Strategic Deception in the beginning. If he had known it was this approachable, he wouldnt have done that damn thing!
With Professor Yangs assurance, Sect Leader Lusplexion looked much better.
He marveled, The Office of Strategic Deception is really amazing! Inparison, our Alliance is simply a little brother. You were even able to invite demaster to attend
Professor Yangughed. Sect Leader Lu, dont think so little of yourself. After all, not all the special guests have made an appearance yet.
Theres more?? Sect Leader Lu was shocked.
There are still nine other people as amazing as General Yi on the immortal warship right now.
Chapter 821 - A True Master
Chapter 821: A True Master
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demaster Yi Jianchuan was a general who had made his name before the nations founding, when he and Minister Shi, the current Minister of the Ministry of National Defense, had together cut down seven demon gods during the Battle of Shimen.
Just looking at him now as he hovered at some distance in the air, he still exuded a faint, imposing air.
That was one of the Ten Generals!
He wasnt emitting any spiritual pressure, but everyone subconsciously couldnt help but feel reverence well up.
In that moment, the hearts of basically everyone present were beating fast. While there might currently be some unsatisfactory aspects of Huaxiu, the nation was constantly developing and advancing every day. The current era of peace and prosperity was built on the sacrifices of the previous cultivation martyrs!
Immortal doctors who saved the dying, sailors who sailed against the tide, police who defended the city, the sentries on the border The instant General Yi appeared, one after another, all these people shed before the audiences eyes.
General Yi usually keeps a low profile. Why this time Lu Youming asked telepathically.
As Sect Leader Lu may have considered, attending this event ispletely giving the chief face. Being low-key is something that is reflected in all aspects, andes from the heart. In the end, General Yi is General Yi C even if we were to temper ourselves for a hundred years, we would have no hope of matching the Generals bearing.
Professor Yang smiled slightly and replied, Does Sect Leader Lu still remember General Yis famous saying?
Lu Youming frowned and thought for a moment. Your sword, is my sword?
General Yi did indeed say that, Professor Yang said. That saying is from General Yis book The Chronicles of Boundless Sword Dao , which describes his difficult experiences in learning Boundless Sword Dao as he urges younger generations of cultivators to bear the hardships of the path of cultivation and to be more patient. However, this is not the saying Im referring to.
Then
General Yi also said something else. Professor Yang said, A true master always has the heart of an apprentice.
Lu Youmings eyes widened as realization instantly dawned on him.
The Office of Strategic Deceptions founding ceremony would be a day that all the sect leaders and reporters who were present would probably never forget.
Beyond anyones expectations, the other Ten Generals of Huaxiu nation followed General Yi and appeared one after another!
The ten of them, were all here!
Some of the Sky-level sect leaders were so shocked that they almost fell t on their asses C this was too ridiculous and unbelievable!
The Ten Generals are all here?? Big news!!
The reporters were very excited.
The cameras didnt stop shing for a very long time in the northern square.
And not long after the Ten Generals appearance, the lift in the center of the stage rose once more.
Now let us wee Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Chief of the General Office of Strategic Deception, with a warm round of apuse!
Apanied by Teacher Wangs deep and maic voice, a man with long ck hair and dressed in white traditional attire with a long sword on his back officially stepped onto the stage.
Next to him, at the same time, was Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, who had demonstrated his extraordinary strength in the arena earlier, and a mysterious man dressed all in armor.
Who is this armored warrior? Some of the sect leaders were very puzzled.
But very quickly, someone spected, This man, could he be the legendary Ling Zhenren
Ling Zhenren?
Think about it, who is it that Great Death-Courting Senior is said to be the closest to and has the best rtionship with all these years? Isnt it this Ling Zhenren?!
Everyone nodded.
That did seem to make sense
At this very moment, at such a grand celebration of the sects founding, all the department leaders of the Office of Strategic Deception are standing in the front row; none of them are qualified to step forward and stand on stage with Senior Immortal. This is even more proof that this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch and Ling Zhenren have an unusual rtionship with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Under the stage, a bigwig was analyzing the situation intensely. The story all these years is that Ling Zhenren helped Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal handle a lot of problems. In my view, this may be a misunderstanding Perhaps Ling Zhenren is only his advisor, and the person who truly takes action is Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch!
I see
For a moment, there was a racket of voices In the northern square as the crowd of sect leaders discussed and whispered among themselves.
At that moment, the Ten Generals had already touched down, and they all stepped forward on stage to congratte Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Brother Grenade-Throwing! Congrattions!
Brother Grenade-Throwing! Congrats, congrats!
Brother Grenade-Throwing! Congrattions on your opening! May it be an auspicious founding!
The Ten Generals had barely spoken when the northern square instantly turned quiet
What are you saying, Brother Yi? Sis Luo is also being too polite Everyone, please stand behind me first!
Brother Brother Yi?
And, Sis Luo?
Some of the sect heads almost spat blood.
How close was this rtionship?!!
No wonder all the Ten Generals showed up!
If they had known, they would have formed a good rtionship with the cultivation forum early on! This was enough to make anyone faint!
Seeing that all the leaders had arrived, Wang Han opened his mouth. Next, we invite the chief to say a few words!
p p p
The thunderous apuse in the northern squarested for a long time.
Thank you Distinguished guests, sect leaders, representatives, and members of the media, thank you very much for participating in our sects founding ceremony. Today, this northern square of ours is truly alive with the mor of drums and gongs and the crackle of firecrackers, with the red gs fluttering in the wind, and a sea of people!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke with passion and excitement. Our General Office of Strategic Deception holds fast to the philosophy that all roads lead to the same destination, and was founded to help cultivators realize their dreams as well as to uphold peace and mediate conflict between sects.
At the same time, his speech was being broadcasted live by some live streamers online. In Daoist Guangs live stream room alone, for example, more than fifty million people had already gathered
After bing a web celebrity, Daoist Guangs number of fans had been growing at an uncontroble rate.
Oh, right, Daoist Guang was now also the team leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions live streaming team!
Elsewhere, Wang Zhen, whom Immortal Toya had set up for the time being at Wei Zhis ce, was eating instant noodles with Wei Zhi while they watched the live broadcast online.
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spoke, someone quizzed him, On such a grand day, would it be possible for Senior Immortal to have this brother in armor next to you remove his helmet for the audience?
Of course.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal swiftly replied, Let me introduce you properly. This brother in armor isnt just anyone. He is my dear brother, Ling Zhenren! Brother Ling! Please take off your helmet!
At that point, Wang Ling manipted this clone of his into slowly taking off the helmet
Everyone, including the Ten Generals, turned their gazes to this mysterious Ling Zhenren, hungry for a look at his face.
At the same time, Wang Zhen, who was watching TV with Wei Zhi, directly spat out a big mouthful ofo tan pickled cabbage beef noodles
WTF!! This guy, actually copied his face!!!
There was no end to the shocks for Wang Zhen.
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand and drew out arge loudspeaker. Lifting it with both hands, he shouted loudly, I dere! That today! The General Office! Of Strategic Deception! Is officially! Open!
Chapter 822 - Dark Network’s No. 1
Chapter 822: Dark Networks No. 1
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The founding celebration reached a red-hot peak. At Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals loud deration in the northern square, a 118-gun salute was fired into the air along the outer wall of the square.
118 was a Heavenly Dao lucky number. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially asked Cheat Diviner Reed to do a divination before the founding ceremony.
Cheat Diviner Reed had never been wrong. Last time, he had worked out that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was going to die, and thetter indeed was in the end killed by Evil Sword God.
If it wasnt for the Soul Suppression Ring that Wang Ling gave him, there would have been far less than bones left of him C even his soul would have beenpletely crushed.
Mm, so there was indeed nothing wrong with Cheat Diviner Reeds divination It was just that it never took Wang Ling into ount.
After all, this yer was a Heavenly Dao white list client, a darling whom even the Heavenly Dao had to give way to. How could he be so easily divined?
So after the incident with Evil Sword God, upon learning that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still alive, Cheat Diviner Reed thought that his divination skills werent working properly, and went into seclusion for a long time
It was only when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal personally paid him a visit before the sects founding that Cheat Diviner Reed did a divination for the gun salute. He also became the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions divination team.
It could be said that the sects founding celebration had a truly significant lineup. All the major sects and the media offered congrattions, and news of the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding spread like fire online and offline.
After the appearance of the Ten Generals in particr, all the light force sects instantly changed their tune. Many sects which hadnt thought much of the Office of Strategic Deception, had chosen to wait and see, or that didnt choose sides easily, actually took the initiative to reach out in goodwill.
As some famous fried rice master once said: in the end, nothing could escape being so delicious
Among them, it was Immortal Palm Tree Sect whose attitude changed the most dramatically.
Immortal Palm Tree Sect had received the Office of Strategic Deceptions invitation with the highest level of VIP treatment. After all, Immortal Palm Tree Sect was the only Sky-level first-ss sect at present.
Immortal Palm Tree Sects attitude toward this new power, the Office of Strategic Deception, was already predetermined; it was a grand Sky-level first-ss sect, how could it lower itself to cosy up to a third-ss sect?
The Office of Strategic Deception had only just been set up, and had yet to deal with a lot of sect matters Cthe higher they rise, the harder they fall!
Therefore, Immortal Palm Tree Sects attitude in the beginning was to ignore it.
But like all the other sects, the sect leader of Immortal Palm Tree Sect never expected that it would be the Ten Generals who stood behind the Office of Strategic Deception
Thus, after receiving this news, the whole of Immortal Palm Tree Sect was greatly shaken.
Its current sect leader was Sun Zhuolin, who had been hired by Huaguo Water Curtain Group for the role. Just like professional managers in manypanies, he was in charge of the sects normal business operations.
Actually, Sun Zhuolin wasnt rted by blood to the Sun family of Huaguo Water Curtain Group. It was just that when he signed the agreement back then, it stipted that he had to use the Sun surname. Hence, Zhuo Lin added the Sun in front of his original name.
Zhuo Lin was his real name. But this Zhuo was also unrted to Odd Zhuos Zhuo family.
The indifferent approach which they had adopted toward the Office of Strategic Deception had been signed off by Sun Zhuolin himself. As a result, after the Ten Generals appeared, Sun Zhuolin was the first to panic when he heard the news This was a clear error in decision-making!
How could they afford to offend a sect which had the Ten Generals behind it?
In Immortal Palm Tree Sects sect leader conference room, Sun Zhuolin was on tenterhooks until he saw his male secretary push open the door and enter. Sun Zhuolin hurriedly asked, Have the congrattions been sent
The operations department has taken care of it. The male secretary looked at his watch. They should have all been sent out by now on our Immortal Palm Tree Sects Weibo and WeChat official ounts congrattory posts have been released on all our media tforms.
Thats good Sun Zhuolin let out a breath and felt very relieved.
If he didnt properly deal with this majorpse in decision-making, and the Huaguo Water Curtain Group higher-ups held him ountable He wouldnt be able to exin at all.
Immortal Palm Tree Sect was a noble Sky-level first-ss sect. If all its achievements today were undone by his conceit, he wouldnt be able to atone for it, even if he killed himself!
And the gifts? Have they been sent? Sun Zhuolin was still a little worried, and regretted declining to attend the ceremony. At the very least, he should have sent a deputy head to find out about the real situation!
Ive already asked Shun Feng God Express to speed up with the delivery. It might be another half an hour However, Professor Yang of the Office of Strategic Deceptions patrol and guide team has indicated that the sect has already received Sect Leaders regards, and is sorry that Sect Leader was unable to be there. As Sect Leader instructed earlier, I issued a statement to say that your legs are injured
I had no other choice.
Sun Zhuolin gave a wry smile. I cant say I didnt have any intention of going I had to find an excuse.
Mm.
The male secretary nodded. However
However what?
However, the Office of Strategic Deception said they would interact with Sect Leader on site via a live streamter, so that the Ten Generals can inquire after the state of Sect Leaders injury.
Sun Zhuolin was rmed.
The Ten Generals personally inquiring after his condition
Sun Zhuolin grit his teeth and immediately took out a mace from his storage bag, which he handed to his male secretary.
Sect Leader, you
No way! This absolutely cannot be exposed! Sun Zhuolin sat on the ground and pointed at his legs. You break all my legs.
The male secretary: All
Correct! Including the one in the middle!
The male secretary was shocked. Is that necessary, Sect Leader
What a fierce man!
Sun Zhuolin: Since were putting on this act, we have to go all the way. In any case, given my realm, they can be reattached You just need to do it cleanly; itll be fine as long as you dont break them into pieces.
But the middle one is too
It doesnt matter. A mere one or two inches off is nothing.
While Immortal Palm Tree Sect was disying its formidable will to survive, Night Chiefs President Bai also received thetest news.
It was intelligence from Long Ming. Lord Venerable Bai Based on what the insects saw, the crystals which Lu Youmings group put down have been removed. Furthermore, Lu Youming and the others have officially made clear that from now on, they wont set themselves against the Office of Strategic Deception.
No matter. President Bai smiled slightly. I knew this was going to happen, so the crystals I gave them were just a cover I already sent in the person ranked first in the Dark Network. Using the eyes and ears of Lu Youming and the others, he has sessfully snuck into the celebration.
Ranked first in the Dark Network? Long Ming thought of one person. Could it be
Thats right Its that person who shook the world back then, Ultimate King of Killers
Chapter 823 - Ultimate King of Killers
Chapter 823: Ultimate King of Killers
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Ultimate King of Killers
In the Dark Network, who was worthy of this title? Even the notorious Ghost Head de wasnt fit to lick this persons feet.
What was more, ording to official data released by Huaxiu Alliance, Ghost Head de was already confirmed dead. He was stuck in the Dead Sea of Space, his de body already long corroded by it.
He was dead as a doornail
President Bai knew what techniques Ghost Head de cultivated; unlike him, there was no possibility of Ghost Head de resurrecting himself with the Reverse Prity technique.
Is that person about to reappear? Long Mings eyes lit up. He didnt know why, but at the mention of the name Ultimate King of Killers, he became inexplicably excited.
It seems to be the case, President Bai said.
At the height of his glory back then, Ultimate King of Killers hadmanded the faith of many dark forces.
His free, unrestrained and unruly style in gaining victories won him adtion.
But even more than that, this Ultimate King of Killers also had a profound rtionship with the Ten Generals.
Because back then, it was General Yi, President Qi and Explosion Saint who had worked together to capture Ultimate King of Killers alive and send him to prison.
Huaxiu Alliance Sky Prison
This was a much more terrible prison than Songhai First Prison.
The entire prison was specially built from the same material as the Spirit Shackles.
There were two reasons why the Old Devil and the others were currently at Songhai First Prison. On one hand, they were waiting to go on trial. On the other hand, considering their previous performance in atoning for their crimes, their sentences had been reduced.
That was because ny-five percent of the inmates in Huaxiu Alliance Sky Prison had been given the death penalty.
One had to know, before Ultimate King of Killers, the biggest criminal who had been locked up here and sentenced to death was Senior Immortal She Pi.
I spent a considerable amount to invite this person into the fold, but at least it was worth it Even if I dont bring out the power of Outer Dao this time, the chaos alone which this Ultimate King of Killers will cause wont be small. President Bai had the assured look of one who had victory in his grasp.
He had a lot of confidence in Ultimate King of Killers.
After all, this was the most dangerous person to appear in Huaxiu Alliance Sky Prison after Senior Immortal She Pi.
But Ultimate King of Killers had also created another record.
He was the only person to have ever escaped the prison And until now, he had yet to be caught, with a bounty of five million immortal gold on his head.
At that very moment, the cannons continued to fire above the northern square; even the air was suffused with a feel unique to fireworks. It wasnt suffocating, and in that moment, everyone felt like they were celebrating the Chinese New Year.
But it seemed like there was faint killing intent in the air
It was very indistinct and unclear.
But after all, Wang Ling had two clones here.
This was an absolute expert; from this hidden killing intent alone, Wang Ling felt that the other party even surpassed more than half of the Ten Generals.
Among the Ten Generals, only Dark Saint specialized in assassination and aura concealment techniques, but at the moment, Dark Saint didnt seem to have sensed the danger in the square.
This was a formidable, unknown enemy in the dark, a danger that even the Office of Strategic Deception had not foreseen!
But neither Ling Zhenren nor Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch could simply make a move right now, as this would cause chaos. The ideal solution would be to ferret out this hidden troublemaker!
Just as Wang Ling was thinking this, the cannons had stopped, and as the Heavenly Dao fireworks ended, terrifying killing intent instantly roared through the crowd.
This was power that smacked of destruction!
One mans murderous aura could actually rival the force of a powerful army!
This was the kind of feeling only a twisted homicidal maniac who perpetually indulged in a sea of ughter and blood could exude
All the major sect leaders on the scene couldnt help raising their guard at this grim aura, and they joined hands to set up a protective barrier before stepping backward.
Who was it?
The sect leaders, together with the reporters who were present, were so frightened by this overwhelming killing intent that all their hair stood on end!
This killing intent sessfully parted this bustling crowd of people to open a path through them.
The sect leaders on both sides retreated, no one daring to make a move so casually. Sect Leader Lu wanted to step forward, but Professor Yang had a death grip on him and held him back. Dont go, Sect Leader Lu, or youre just looking to die.
Everyone here was keenly aware of how powerful this person was.
It was at that moment that they finally clearly saw the source of this murderous aura.
It was an unprepossessing-looking old man with a fist-sized wart on his chin. The skin of his face was very rough, and his deeply sunken eye sockets gave him the look of a ghost, which made for a horrifying picture.
Wearing a pair of wooden clogs, the old man walked forward step by step.
Im really not used to this Daoist robe, its such a nuisance He shucked the robe to reveal a white undershirt inside.
This was
The vast majority of people in the square obviously had some impression of this person. When the older sect leaders saw him, their faces changed dramatically with fright.
How could it be him?
Apologies ahem , Im intruding on the fun. Im just here today to get my revenge. I have no interest in killing the rest The old man squinted at the stage. After all, I have quite a few opponents this time, I need to save my strength
General Yi came out. Floating in the air, he looked down at this old man and snorted. I was wondering who it was. Such a vicious streak; it turned out to be Ultimate King of Killers from back then But Im guessing that your distinguished self was instructed toe here today, and you came prepared.
Its been so many years, but the Ten Generals dont seem to have changed. Unfortunately, Im getting older Ultimate King of Killers sighed, revealing the weariness of life on his face.
He was the first person to escape Huaxiu Alliance Sky Prison, and no one could imagine how much that had cost him.
Any cultivator who was put in Huaxiu Alliance Sky Prison had their spirit energypletely bound, and they were utterly unable to use it.
But Ultimate King of Killers escaped
Even as General Yi taunted him, the Ten Generals were well aware that they couldnt underestimate this man It was clear that the other party had not only been instructed toe, but that he had alsoe prepared.
Ultimate King of Killers, why have youe by our Office of Strategic Deception today? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened his mouth.
Are you Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?
The old man smiled. You seem a lot weaker than I thought But after all, you cant judge a book by its cover. If I actter, Ill dispatch you cleanly first Catch the king, the band will follow.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very calm. Those are big words, Ultimate King of Killers!
The corners of the old mans mouth curled up. I came here for no other reason I just want to kill everyone, or be killed
Chapter 824 - It’s Always a Good Habit to Hit Someone When They’re Already Down
Chapter 824: Its Always a Good Habit to Hit Someone When Theyre Already Down
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This was a troublesome opponent. In terms of fighting strength alone, Wang Ling judged that this man and Evil Sword God should be evenly matched. It was just that the current situation was a little difficult to deal with since it wasnt him that was present at the scene, but the two clones Ling Zhenren and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, who had their own spiritual intelligence.
In terms of individualbat capability, there was in the end a limit to the clones fighting strength.
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had set up this situation this time, to help divert attention away from Ling Zhenren and bnce out the pull of this name in the world outside. Thus, Wang Ling couldnt let these two clones act rashly, only to be crushed, otherwise this entire set-up would have been in vain.
What was more, the Ten Generals now saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as their new target.
Wang Ling thought he could make good use of this point.
So the main characters in todays fight couldnt be him, or these two clones; it had to center on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the Ten Generals.
While Wang Ling was analyzing the situation through the eyes of the two clones at the scene, the atmosphere had utterly frozen.
The most powerful killing intent spread in the air, so cold that one couldnt help trembling violently all over, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that ayer of frost had actually begun to form over the ground.
None of you here are my match.
Ultimate King of Killers sneered, supremely confident in himself. Back then, you locked me up in Sky Prison C not executing me straightaway was the biggest mistake you made. Even a prison cell made from the material of the Spirit Shackles couldnt hold me, and I escaped. What else can you do to me?
His remarks immediately stirred up lively discussion among the many sect leaders and reporters present.
A lot of the Sky-level sect leaders sensed that something wasnt right about this situation.
Given Ultimate King of Killerss personality, he should have ughtered everyone without exception as soon as he snuck in But his goal this time seems very clear President Lus voice was gloomy.
Ultimate King of Killers deliberately left us and the reporters alone, and deliberately chose to appear today; its very likely he already knew early on that the Ten Generals would be here in person. Professor Yang sighed.
The Ten Generals absolutely couldnt take this fight lightly.
Ultimate King of Killers had deliberately chosen to act at the founding ceremony of the Office of Strategic Deception because it was the liveliest day!
Right now, almost more than seventy percent of the sect leaders and representatives from the entire sect circle were gathered in the northern square, along with these influential reporters.
Ultimate King of Killers wanted to do something big in front of these people!
He didnt just want to do something as simple as disrupt the ceremony C he wanted to embarrass the Ten Generals in front of everyone.
In theory, all he had to do was defeat just one of the Ten Generals to achieve his goal.
But now
It was clear that this King of Killers hade prepared, and was confident that he could stand against the Ten Generals by his own power.
Ultimate King of Killers, you have been on the run for many years, creating rm and anxiety among the citizens of Huaxiu. Today, this old man will take charge and get rid of you right here. General Yi stepped forward.
He directly opened his intrinsic spirit field and pulled King of Killers in. Their figures gradually grew transparent before vanishing directly.
This was the spatialyering effect of the intrinsic spirit field as General Yi directly dragged Ultimate King of Killers into his intrinsic spirit field.
Logically speaking, when an intrinsic spirit field was used in a fight, the party who activated theirs first and dragged the enemy into it definitely had the upper hand.
This was because the intrinsic spirit field would only empower its creator; any magic the foreign party used while fighting in the field would continually use up their consumption of spirit energy until it was all exhausted.
But the rest of the Ten Generals still had heavy expressions when they saw how General Yi had acted.
Old Yi is too impulsive! Battle Saint Marshal Jiang frowned deeply.
His n had been to work with the other generals to suppress Ultimate King of Killers first before they did anything else, so as to protect the venue. There was something fishy about this King of Killers, but General Yi had directly turned it into a one-on-one fight, which was instead an unfavorable variable
Given Old Yis experience and talent, he shouldnt fall into a trap even if this person is up to something. Lets watch for the time being. With me here, Old Yi will be fine, Medical Saint Luo Huaiqiu said.
Because they were fighting inside the intrinsic spirit field, no one knew what on earth was going on.
But to everyones surprise, the battle ended unexpectedly quickly.
Less than three minutester, General Yi and King of Killers reappeared.
King of Killers had fallen to one knee as he spat outrge mouthfuls of blood. There was a bloody hole the size of a fist in his chest. His white undershirt was soaked with blood that trickled down to the ground, staining his wooden clogs.
Heh, just so-so
General Yi swung his arm, and the light in his hand instantly scattered.
General Yi wasnt wielding a sword, but a gas-like substance materialized in the center of his palm. While it seemed intangible, it had a piercing presence and emitted a soul-freezing pressure.
Palm Swordbined with Boundless Sword Dao President Qi raised his eyebrows.
He sighed inwardly. This King of Killers was indeed strong.
He had actually forced the grand demaster to use this skillbo as soon as their fight began.
Palm Sword was the technique which made General Yi famous.
While Boundless Sword Dao was his special skill which made General Yis reputation resound all the more.
Thebination of the two was nothing short of a bold, innovative move.
My boundless sword qi has already sealed off your spirit veins and destroyed your spirit body. You wont live for much longer. General Yi pinched his mustache as he gazed at King of Killers, who half-knelt on the ground as he spat blood.
What a pity, he might have still proven valuable. Explosion Saint shook his head. King of Killers would truly find it hard to survive that injury.
But it wasnt wrong for General Yi to kill him on the spot.
Originally, if wanted criminals at King of Killerss level resisted arrest, they could be killed at the scene, ording to Huaxius regtions for handling wanted criminals. What was more, King of Killerss appearance in this ce was a serious threat to the lives of the people gathered here.
So Ultimate King of Killers had to die.
Several secondster, as General Yi said, Ultimate King of Killers directly copsed to the ground
He was bleeding all over; the boundless sword qi had wreaked wanton havoc throughout his body, piercing it until it was like a punctured balloon leaking blood everywhere.
General Yi had actually disposed of Ultimate King of Killers in a sh
Countless people at the scene sucked in cold breaths of air.
A lot of them didnt know what on earth happened inside the intrinsic spirit field.
But the way he solved this problem so efficiently made many feel proud and ted.
It could only be said, as expected of the Boundless demaster.
Truly, he showed no signs of slowing down.
Ill hit him one more time, just in case. General Yi squinted at the body of King of Killers on the ground, who looked like he was already dead.
It was always a good habit to hit the enemy one more time after battle, especially when faced with such a mortal foe.
Even if General Yi was now retired, he was just as prudent and careful as before.
But just as General Yi approached King of Killerss body, ready to strike again
In a sh, Ultimate King of Killerss body actually turned into ck qi that entered General Yis body
Old Yi, you
In almost a split second, General Yis eyes turned ck, and his body stopped floating in the air as it touched down firmly on the ground
Under the stunned gazes of the other Ten Generals, King of Killerss voice came out of General Yis mouth. I already said, none of you are my match Yi Jianchuan this old fellow was in such a hurry to act, and in the end I still possessed him
Chapter 825 - I Think of You as a Brother, but You Want To…
Chapter 825: I Think of You as a Brother, but You Want To
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General Yi had been possessed. This scene caught everyone off guard.
Thats impossible!
Battle Saint Marshal Jiang shook his head. demaster has cultivated Boundless Sword Dao for years; his sword heart is clear, theres no way anything can invade it!
Marshal Jiang didnt dare believe the scene before his eyes. If you asked who among the Ten Generals understood demaster the most, Marshal Jiang felt that as a rival who constantly sparred with General Yi, his familiarity with and understanding of General Yi was second only to what he knew of himself. The conditions for cultivating Boundless Sword Dao were very strict, and you couldnt be the slightest bit distracted or have wicked thoughts. In order to sessfully master Boundless Sword Dao back then, General Yi had suffered a lot.
To endure hardships which an ordinary person couldnt was what made him a great general.
Battle Saint, the truth is in front of your eyes, its useless to deny it any longer. Explosion Saint frowned. This Ultimate King of Killers is a little strange; when youre fighting him, take care not to get close. It should be safe to use long-range attacks.
Sis Luo, can you identify what spell this Ultimate King of Killers is using? Marshal Jiang asked in a low voice as he frowned deeply.
In fact, the instant Medicine Saint saw General Yi taken over, she had already performed the Mind-Clearing Spell, but unfortunately, it didnt work at all.
The moment Old Yi was possessed, I already cast the level seven Mind-Clearing Spell to try and purify his abnormal state, but it doesnt seem to have worked. Medicine Saint said, I can only assume now that this isnt one of the abnormal spells.
The faces of the Ten Generals turned a little dark. These irregr conditions told them that this Ultimate King of Killers indeed wasnt a simple person.
Ultimate King of Killers, did you deliberately choose today to take your revenge for being locked up in Sky Prison, so that you could do it in front of these sect leaders and the media?
I have waited a long time for this day. King of Killerss voice sounded out of ceing out of General Yis body.
You wont get away with it now.
President Qi stood up and said, The second you attacked Old Yi, I used the Brain Deduction Technique to brainwash everyone behind you. What theyre seeing now is Old Yi sending you flying out of the intrinsic spirit field and spitting blood. Furthermore, this scene will rey in a continuous brainwashing loop in their minds
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Wang Ling:
King of Killerss pupils contracted at President Qis words before he sneered. As expected of Wisdom Saint Apart from Old Yi, you also yed a role in locking me up in Sky Prison back then.
Speaking up to this point, he waved his hand. But that doesnt matter now. Wisdom Saint, I recall that as long as youre severely injured or die, your Brain Deduction Technique will be cut short. So, none of you will be able to escape today All of you will die. But before I make a move, let me remind everyone.
Hearing this, the faces of the Ten Generals froze.
Ultimate King of Killers said with an expressionless face, Im borrowing General Yis body right now. Attacking me is the same as attacking General Yi.
King of Killers, this is despicable! Battle Saint was filled with anger.
Winner takes all, the rest is bullshit. Ultimate King of Killers chuckled.
Battle Saint took a deep breath and red at him, clearly enraged. Even if General Yi fell into your trap, we Ten Generals arent pushovers We are Huaxius elites.
Elites?
Ultimate King of Killersughed maliciously. It is precisely the elites that I want to defeat!
He barely finished speaking when, with a wave of his hand, the air in front of him instantly warped.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished in General Yis body along with Marshal Jiang.
What kind of spell is this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared nkly. That move just now was clearly General Yis intrinsic spirit field, and Ultimate King of Killers was actually able to use General Yis magic while he was inside thetters body.
Brother Ling what should we do?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned his face to look at Ling Zhenren on his left side and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch on his right as he asked the question telepathically.
This King of Killers was too strange
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already couldnt think of anyone else who could contain the situation at the moment apart from Wang Ling.
Actually, Wang Ling already knew the spell Ultimate King of Killers was using; it was just that he couldnt exin it right then.
This wasnt an ordinary spell for possessing a persons body, since such a spell, ssified as an abnormal spell, could be dispelled by the Mind-Clearing Spell.
What Ultimate King of Killers was using was a more powerful and unusual type of spell that was based on the body possession spell, called the Anti-Last Hit Spell.
The real reason why General Yi had fallen into the enemys hands wasnt because of his terrifying attack, but because of the final blow he had been about to deal to Ultimate King of Killers.
This was a spell that allowed you to fight back when you were on the brink of death.
As long as the spellcaster could sense the malice in the final blow just as he was about to die, he could temporarily engulf the soul of the attacker and thus take over thetters body.
So, when all was said and done, this Anti-Last Hit Spell was nothing more than a slightly advanced version of the body possession technique
This spell was practically unknown to most people because it belonged to a lesser branch of magic.
But it so happened that Wang Ling knew how to use it himself.
Also, when Wang Ling possessed someone, he did it neatly C whoever he wanted to possess, he possessed; there was no point in it being soplicated.
So the next moment, Wang Ling manipted the clone Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch into putting his hand on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals shoulder.
Using a clone to pass along his soul and possess a body wasnt an especially difficult technique.
Although he was still at school, today was the sects founding ceremony, after all. Since someone hade to stir up trouble, as the leader of the crispy noodles hall ah, no, as the leader of the recreation hall, he should also do his part.
In any case, it would only take him two minutes to resolve the fight
A few secondster, Wang Lings soul was sessfully passed on to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals aura changed dramatically.
It was a fantastic feeling to be ridden
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal remembered when he had been possessed thest time; in the fight with Evil Sword God, it was Lord Jingke who had ridden his body.
And now, it was his best brother who was riding him
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt himself very blessed!
Sensing the change in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals aura, the Ten Generals were greatly shaken.
Who would have thought everything was as they had suspected?
This Great Death-Courting Senior really did turn out to be a hidden expert!
There was nothing else to say.
Ill be right back
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Lingbined, it was still Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals voice, but Wang Ling was already in charge of the body.
Under everyones stupefied gazes, this Great Death-Courting Senior, who had hidden himself very well, lifted one hand and directly tore open the space in front of them, before stepping into the intrinsic spirit field that King of Killers had set up after possessing General Yis body.
At that moment, Marshal Jiang was already locked in a fierce battle inside the intrinsic spirit field.
Fortunately, it wasnt toote yet
Chapter 826 - Being a Pretentious Prick Is a Profound Area of Learning
Chapter 826: Being a Pretentious Prick Is a Profound Area of Learning
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This was the second time that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was being possessed by a big shot. Although it felt slightly ufortable on the whole, which was a reaction to the body and soul rejecting each other, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could basically still tolerate it. There was a limit to how long a possessionsted, like holding your breath in water. Once it reached the limit, the soul and flesh would separate on their own.
Usually, the longest time a body could be possessed for was five minutes.
It was very different from Ultimate King of Killers borrowing a body, which was an advanced type of possession that wasnt constrained by time.
But five minutes or not made no difference to Wang Ling.
In any case, he didnt need even three minutes to settle this fight
After sessfully possessing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, he tore open the space to step onto the battlefield, and saw sword light as bright as the sune slicing down. Thick with domineering intent, it carried boundless, majestic pressure, and was hard to look at directly.
In this world, only the fastest martial arts were unstoppable. This sword move, which carried the profound truth of Boundless Sword Dao, was even more so; all evil would be spooked out of their minds by this sword.
Although his body was under Wang Lings control, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could clearly see what was going on. This was a battle between True Immortals. If it wasnt for Wang Ling controlling his body now, there was no way he would be able to stand, given his Soul Formation stage.
What kind of powerful move was this
The scene was even more stunning than when he fought Evil Sword God.
Because back when he fought Evil Sword God, it had been a pure, crushing defeat.
But this was a duel between demaster and Battle Saint right now.
While it was King of Killers who had forced this confrontation, it was still utterly mind-blowing.
In the face of this torrent of Boundless Sword intent, Marshal Jiang frowned and responded almost instantly.
Sticking both his thumbs into his mouth, he bit hard, and his arms suddenly and instantly swelled up in the next moment to several hundred times their normal size. They looked like godly iron from heaven, as even the skin turned a deep, glossy ck.
Marshal Jiang brought his arms down and crossed them in front of him. When the Boundless Sword Dao intent crashed into these enhanced arms, it gave a deep ringing sound of godly iron colliding.
The ground cracked, and the collision between Boundless Sword intent and Marshal Jiangs arms exploded with boiling hot energy which instantly scorched and melted the earth, turning it into burningva.
With no ground to stand on, Marshal Jiang could only fight in the air.
And this was the most dangerous moment!
Anything in General Yis intrinsic spirit field could be turned into sword intent!
Battle Saint, youre trapped King of Killers smiled slightly as he manipted the Boundless Sword Dao intent in General Yis body. With just a crook of his finger, the zingva on the ground instantly turned into thousands of fire swords that lunged at Marshal Jiang.
King of Killers didnt hold back at all. This was a move meant to directly kill Marshal Jiang on the spot.
Marshal Jiang had obviously sensed how merciless Ultimate King of Killers was.
Hampered by the fact that Ultimate King of Killers was using demasters body, Marshal Jiang had been forced to take a defensive position since the beginning since he didnt dare attack too fiercely. Now, however, he could feel that there was something odd about this possession technique.
He didnt know if he was mistaken, but he felt that after demaster was possessed, thetter seemed to be exerting more power than usual
Of the Ten Generals, he had fought demaster the most, so it should be said that he was well acquainted with demasters condition.
At that moment, thousands of fire swords lunged at Marshal Jiang, each one aimed at his heart.
Marshal Jiang swung his godly arms to block them, but these fire swords were too agile!
Brother Ling, you can act now! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal urged Wang Ling. The situation was just too dangerous for Marshal Jiang now.
Mm.
Wang Ling just replied softly.
He took one step forward, and it directly boomed like thunder. Several lightning bolts immediately shattered the thousands of fire swords, and both Marshal Jiang and King of Killers couldnt help turning to look in the direction of the sound of thunder.
It wasnt just Marshal Jiang, but even Ultimate King of Killers was utterly bbergasted.
Because they hadnt sensed another person entering the intrinsic spirit field.
Senior Immortal, when when did youe in?
Not long ago. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened his mouth.
In fact, it was Wang Ling who was speaking and now in control of the body But it was still Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals voice, so Marshal Jiang and Ultimate King of Killers didnt suspect anything.
Wang Ling had never been fond of speaking, but considering that he was pretending to be Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and had possessed his body, he had to be a pretentious prick in thetters ce what needed to be acted out should be acted out, otherwise how good could the result be?
Marshal Jiang and Ultimate King of Killers clearly froze on the spot at his words.
Not long ago
They actually hadnt noticed at all!
And the most important thing was that this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had only entered the intrinsic spirit field after Marshal Jiang was dragged in. How was this possible?
Senior Immortal, how did you get in? Marshal Jiang was utterly astonished.
Is it very hard, tearing the space open by hand? Manipting Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, Wang Ling cocked his head slightly.
Hearing this, Ultimate King of Killers and Marshal Jiang sucked in cold breaths of air.
Tearing the space open by hand
Easier said than done!
The technique involved was incredibly difficult, and the space he tore open wasnt any ordinary space. A True Immortal could typically tear space open to travel through it.
But tearing open space and passing through various spatialyers wasnt the same C it was apletely different level of difficulty!
Its hot. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked down at the ground.
The collision between two True Immortals had turned the ground in the intrinsic spirit field intova, and he really did feel a little hot.
You must be hot, too. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed at Marshal Jiang next to him.
Marshal Jiang nodded. A little But a True Immortal can tolerate very high temperatures. Im sweating, but not to the point that I feel like Im boiling.
Since its hot, then dont go so wild. Wouldnt it be better to be more zen when you fight? Wang Ling did his best to speak the way Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal usually did to avoid arousing suspicion.
Marshal Jiang was a little dazed by this question. Senior Immortal is right
You were fighting for so long, but nothing happened, so I came in to take a look.
Anyway, I have to thank Senior Immortal. Your arrival was a huge help! We can attack together. Senior Immortal, you just need to suppress Old Yis body; leave the rest to me.
Too troublesome.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head.
Marshal Jiang: Then Senior Immortals meaning is
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal gazed at the ground, and gave a soft sigh.
It was just a sigh, but theva on the ground actually froze in a sh!
While Marshal Jiang and King of Killers were still in a daze, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body at some point was already in front of King of Killers. Hey, what are you looking at?
This speed was really too fast
Before King of Killers coulde back to his senses, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal flicked his forehead.
Pa!
With a crisp sound, General Yis body was sent flying like a shooting star through several massive mountains.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in his own body as he allowed Wang Ling to control it at will, and he felt that he had learned something new
It turned out that being a pretentious prick was also a huge field of learning!
He definitely wouldnt have known this if he had gone into battle himself!
As expected of his dearest Brother Ling!
Brother Ling, youre too cool! Inside his body, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal showered Wang Ling with endless cheers. Please use my body as much as you like, Brother Ling! Dont be gentle with me just because Im a broli!
Wang Ling:
Chapter 827 - Wang Ling’s Teaching
Chapter 827: Wang Lings Teaching
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It was always difficult for people to believe in things beyond their ken. More often than not, they preferred to believe in things that were within their ability to understand.
So when King of Killers got up from the ground, he had a terrible feeling C Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals sudden appearance, as well as this level of strength, couldnt be described in words; it was already far beyond his reckoning.
With a mere flick of his finger, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in a split second sent him flying through a dozen mountains
Marshal Jiang also felt that this scene was inconceivable.
In that moment, he took a deep breath
While they had concluded in their discussion on the immortal warship that this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt a simple person, seeing this explosive power with his own eyes still made this renowned Battle Saint shudder.
If it wasnt for Ultimate King of Killers, the Ten Generals might never have any idea at all what kind of expert Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was.
Yet at the same time, Marshal Jiang had some doubts.
Logically speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already hidden himself very well.
So why had he chosen to expose himself in front of everyone on such an asion today?
Of course, perhaps it wasnt asplicated as Marshal Jiang imagined
Today was the Office of Strategic Deceptions sect celebration, and a person hade to make trouble. As the sect leader, it was in fact reasonable for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to act.
This was how Marshal Jiang exined it to himself.
Ultimate King of Killers admitted that he had never been in as difficult a situation as this before. After smashing through a series of mountains, his crashnding kicked up dust as far as the eye could see. When he got up from the ground, he could even feel his legs shaking uncontrobly.
One had to know that this was demasters body. Even without deliberately putting up a protective barrier, his body was protected by sword qi.
Logically speaking, falling to the ground shouldnt hurt.
But that finger just now had directly flicked his soul.
demasters body looked unscathed, but Ultimate King of Killers felt like he was dying.
When Ultimate King of Killers raised his head, a ghostly figure appeared in front of him, causing him to break into a cold sweat.
Still want to continue? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said lightly.
Ultimate King of Killers couldnt follow his movements at all; it was the same with that forehead flick just now.
Ultimate King of Killers seriously wondered if he was blind.
As King of Killers and number one in the Dark Network, it was impossible for him not to be able to use even a simple eye technique to capture motion.
But reality proved that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals moves were indeed so fast that King of Killerss eyes just couldnt keep up.
Ultimate King of Killers had to admit that of all the opponents he had ever encountered, this guy was the strangest!
This Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals aura had clearly been at the Soul Formation stage before this; that wasnt fake at all
But all of a sudden, it was like he had be another person.
So, had he been deliberately hiding his strength previously?
As King of Killers all these years, he had seen too many experts, and could practically tell at a nce whether they had deliberately hidden their strength. This could be considered an innate and special ability he had as Ultimate King of Killers, given his experience of the world: know yourself and your enemy, and every victory will be yours.
For the sake of his revenge today, he hadnt even hesitated to cooperate with Night Chief.
Dealing with the Ten Generals one by one and humiliating them was the one thing he had been exceedingly confident he could do.
He was Ultimate King of Killers.
He would never follow through on a losing proposition, nor would he be unprepared.
But he never expected this Chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, the man known as Great Death-Courting Senior, to be a hidden variable
Still want to continue? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked again.
Interesting truly interesting. Its been a long time since Ive run into someone so interesting! As King of Killers let out a wildugh, he already had a countermeasure in mind. The first thing he needed to do now was restrict his opponents movements. He felt that the reason for his defeat had a lot to do with his inability to see his opponents movements clearly.
Since the other partys strong point was his speed, then he didnt have to fight him head-on; he could just keep his distance, thus narrowing down the other partys attack options
This was standardbat mentality.
Ultimate King of Killers had experienced countless battles. He was able to quickly adapt to different battle situations, and had experienced things that many people hadnt C this was also why Ultimate King of Killers was hard to catch.
Ultimate King of Killers had once served in Magnificent Immortal, during which time he cultivated a formidable ability to evade detection.
Actually, Ultimate King of Killers also had another nickname: Shame of Magnificent Immortal.
Wang Ling stared at Ultimate King of Killers, utterly serene. He still had plenty of time.
Upon entering the arena and up to that forehead flick, it had only been thirty seconds.
At that moment, Ultimate King of Killers was controlling the intrinsic spirit field as he tried to stay as far away as possible. Wang Ling could feel an added pressure on his shoulders all of a sudden.
Gravity restriction, huh Wang Ling raised his eyebrows.
It was clear that Ultimate King of Killers was trying to restrict his movements.
Unfortunately, however, this gravity wasnt any use on Wang Ling.
Ultimate King of Killers hadpletely no idea about the kind of yer he was facing.
Putting some distance between them as he stood in the sky, he continued to cast extra effects on himself.
Boundless Sword Dao Eight-Chi Sword Circle!
Boundless Sword Dao Increased Sword Strength!
Boundless Sword Dao Enhanced Sword Edge!
Boundless Sword Dao Sword Qi Damage Rebound!
Boundless Sword Dao Anti-Demon Stance!
Boundless Sword Dao Anti-Injury Sword Qi!
In a short ten seconds or so, Ultimate King of Killers borrowed General Yis body to do whatever he wanted, casting more than ten extra augmentation effects on himself.
This was power derived from Boundless Sword Dao. Looking at this, Wang Ling was a little apprehensive, not because he was afraid, but because the extra sword qi effects were like a dense cobweb wrapped around Ultimate King of Killers. Wang Ling, who had trypophobia, felt like he was going to go crazy at this sight!
You applied so many BUFFs, is this ast-ditch effort?
I underestimated you before But if you die from the next attack, dont me me. Im Ultimate King of Killers, I dont kill just nobodies, Ultimate King of Killers said darkly.
He no longer held back. Originally, he had nned to slowly torture Battle Saint to death in this intrinsic spirit field, but he never expected this variable to show up.
If this battle dragged out any longer, he would be at a disadvantage.
The target of his revenge was the Ten Generals to begin with. As for the chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, he had simply promised Night Chief that he would get rid of him in passing. In other words, he initially could have given this Great Death-Courting Senior a quick death.
But Ultimate King of Killers now vowed that if he won this battle, he would let this chief keep his pathetic life, then use everything he had learned in his life as a killer to torture the man for eighty-one days
Ill torture you to death!
As before, King of Killers swung with all his strength, and the sword immediately expanded in the air to take the form of a sword pir connected to the sky, which pressed forward with devastating force.
This sword attack had overwhelming momentum.
Wang Ling, however, merely sighed.
It was just a sigh, but it produced an extraordinary purifying sound wave which spread out in all directions from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body like the cries of millions of birds; it was so shocking it could numb a persons scalp.
In a split second, the attack turned into streams of air that dissipated into nothingness
Even the ten or so sword qi effects which encircled King of Killerss body vanished in a blink of an eye!
This is
Both Battle Saint and King of Killers were dumbstruck.
Its just Kenbunshoku Haki 1 with an added unusual sound wave effect.
Using Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, Wang Ling replied, I call it Unusual Sound Wave Kenbun Technique.
Marshal Jiang:
King of Killers:
You had your shot; it should be my turn now, shouldnt it? In the next second, Wang Lings gaze was fixed on King of Killers.
At this look, Ultimate King of Killers was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat from head to toe, and even his underwear was soaked
Chapter 828 - A Real Disaster
Chapter 828: A Real Disaster
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By now, Wang Lings expression was no longer the same since he didnt have much time left. He had hung around a bit to see what the legendary Ultimate King of Killers could do; in the end, he was hugely disappointed. The Dark Network Number One was only at this level!
Ultimate King of Killerss spirit also instantly crumbled under this look. From that finger flick at the very beginning, the other party seemed to have a way to directly suppress the soul without hurting the body
How could a person capable of such a technique be ordinary?
Moreover, it wasnt hard for Ultimate King of Killers to assume that the other party might have already seen through his body possession technique. The Anti-Last Hit Spell was a Dark Network forbidden spell which was widespread in the Western world. There was a book called the ck Bible in the Western world which contained all the forbidden spells, and Ultimate King of Killers paid a huge price back then to obtain the spell.
The Anti-Last Hit Spell was one of the forbidden spells in this ck Bible.
Of course, only someone who had seen the ck Bible would understand this spell.
As expected, this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was really something.
But there was no point in dwelling on this now. Ultimate King of Killers knew that this was a battle he had to face.
And the first thing he had to do
Was circte qi and dry the underwear that this damn body was wearing!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had just given him a look, and he was drenched in cold sweat. Ultimate King of Killerss clothes were stered to his skin, making him feel very ufortable.
For Ultimate King of Killers, killing was an art. Since it was an art, each murder should be carried out with sincerity and an appreciation for beauty.
Ha!
And so, Ultimate King of Killers started to amass qi. His body released boiling hot True Immortal qi which hissed like an electric iron on a hot te.
But Wang Ling couldnt wait anymore. He didnt know what this Ultimate King of Killers was doing, nor was he interested in waiting for the other man to be done.
For Wang Ling, getting this battle over and done with was the first priority.
The next second, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals figure shed as he directly disappeared. He reappeared on the horizon, and turned into a fiery meteor which streaked toward Ultimate King of Killers.
Powerful wind pressure instantly enveloped the earth.
This was clearly General Yis home ground, being his intrinsic spirit field, but Wang Ling had actually turned the tables in that moment.
This sudden move caught Ultimate King of Killers off guard.
His underwear wasnt dry yet!
This wasnt the least bit beautiful!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal fell from the sky in the form of a fiery meteor.
He came whistling down like a nuclear bomb, the wind pressure forcing Ultimate King of Killerss head down at an angle. He couldnt even open his eyes as he was pressed t down on the ground like a toad suppressed by the Buddha Palm.
Marshal Jiang cried out in astonishment on the side.
What precision in this attack
This was clearly arge-scale attack to cause mass, lethal destruction, but apart from a st of wind, Marshal Jiang didnt feel the slightest bit of pressure at all.
This was enough to prove that when casting this spell, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already fixed the strike trajectory so that all the pressure would pour down on Ultimate King of Killers.
Ultimate King of Killers was utterly unable to withstand this pressure. Lying face down, he could only do his best to turn his head slightly and squint at the sky before he could clearly see the shocking scene. It was like the descent of divine punishment on an epic scale it was clearly a human, but in his eyes, this human was like a that was about to hit the Earth. As the other party fell, the space actually cracked inch by inch in his wake to create a long and narrow cavity, and he rushed straight at Ultimate King of Killers!
I never thought I, Ultimate King of Killers, would die here
In that split second, memories of his life shed before his eyes.
He was sure that this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was going to destroy him along with General Yis body.
It was likely already toote for Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to take back such a powerful attack.
Ultimate King of Killers sneered coldly. What if he withdrew from General Yis body at that moment, and let General Yi feel for himself what it was like to die?
A few secondster, the people who had been anxiously waiting outside the intrinsic spirit field saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Marshal Jiang as well as General Yi walk out intact.
When Ultimate King of Killers attached himself to his body, General Yis soul had been imprisoned. He couldnt control his body, but could clearly see what was going on outside.
When he saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal fall, he also thought he was going to die.
The worse thing was that at the veryst moment, Ultimate King of Killers decided to return to his own body, giving General Yis body back to him.
So the instant General Yi regained his own body, he was scared into wetting his underwear again
But overall, it was a satisfactory ending.
When Wang Ling, in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, performed what looked like an all-out move to kill King of Killers, it was actually to force thetter to retreat and pull out of the body.
So from the very beginning, that attack had been a coercion tactic, and Wang Ling had never intended to drop it.
In the split second that it was about to hit, Wang Ling withdrew all his strength.
This had all been part of his n, so to speak.
That Thats impossible!
On the other side, Ultimate King of Killers, who had returned to his own body, had an incredulous expression on his face.
That attack just now had been full of enough wild godly power to destroy a True Immortals body C how could it bepletely recalled in thest second before it hit?
This was far beyond Ultimate King of Killerss expectations, as well as that of General Yi and Marshal Jiang, who had witnessed everything.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was ridiculously strong!
But this powerful man had actually presented himself as a Soul Formation cultivator all these years?
What kind of tolerant and low-key mentality was this
The Ten Generals should learn from him well!
Ultimate King of Killers, is there anything else you want to say? General Yi stared at Ultimate King of Killers. He wasnt in a hurry to act this time, as he was worried that Ultimate King of Killers would use the Anti-Last Hit Spell again.
But he didnt have to worry about Ultimate King of Killers escaping. For one thing, a barrier had already been set up at the scene. On top of that, Ultimate King of Killers had deliberately let General Yi severely injure him earlier, in order to use the Anti-Last Hit Spell; now that he had returned to his original, heavily wounded body, it was basically impossible for him to think of escaping!
On the whole, the incident had wrapped up sessfully.
While the Ten General discussed how they should deal with Ultimate King of Killers, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent Wang Ling a message of thanks: Brother Ling! Thanks! Many thanks for helping out!
But Wang Ling didnt reply
Because at that moment, Teacher Pan had called his name in ss
In Teacher Pans Dao talisman ss, Wang Ling spent a few minutes extricating his soul from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body, which gave his own body a somewhat lifeless look. Hence, when Teacher Pan called on him to answer a question, he couldnt stand up and reply in time.
When Wang Ling came back to his senses, Teacher Pan had already called his name three times
Now was the fourth
Student Wang Ling, not paying attention in ss! The final exams areing! It seems I need to contact your parents!
Chapter 829 - A Gift From Wang Ling
Chapter 829: A Gift From Wang Ling
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Calling the parents was amon skill which teachers-in-charge had in their arsenal. Usually, students might be unsettled when their parents were contacted, but sometimes this trick worked extraordinarily well to make students rectify their behavior. Junior high school was a rebellious period, when students reacted badly to teachers calling their parents. The situation was a little better in high school, and Teacher Pan always believed that children in the elite ss in particr should have strong mental endurance!
Of course, when a teacher-in-charge said they would call a students parents, this was in many cases purely a scare tactic.
As long as a student corrected their attitude, the teacher would let it goter.
But Teacher Pan was different
As a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High School, it could only be said that Teacher Pan was Teacher Pan If she said she was going to call the parents, she meant it! And she always kept her word!
Wang Ling understood Teacher Pans character too well.
After all, he had known her for nearly a semester.
Teacher Pan choosing to call his parents at this time was undoubtedly using him as a warning to the rest of the ss.
But Wang Ling really couldnt protest, and had no way to do so, because he really had been MIA at the time! If he had known earlier, he would have hurried up and solved the problem. He originally thought that this Ultimate King of Killers might pull out some sort of awesome trick, so he wanted to wait and see for a bit; in the end, he was greatly disappointed.
Wang Ling decided that if he ran into something like this again in the future, it was still better to directly use a p to solve the problem.
Now things had gotten troublesome again.
As Grade One, ss Threes mascot who had just escaped the jaws of death, Wang Ling felt that Teacher Pan shouldnt treat him like this C couldnt she show him, this pitiful little thing, a little more concern?!
But Teacher Pans reprimand was very effective. Upon hearing that she was going to call Wang Lings parents, Dopey Guo and Super Chen, who had been messing around and passing notes earlier, promptly stopped and bolted upright like terracotta warriors.
Finally, Teacher Pansst Dao talisman lesson of the semester ended on a harmonious and quiet note
After ss, Teacher Pan returned to the office with the test papers in her arms.
With Super Chen taking the lead, the other students went up to Wang Ling one by one to pat him on the shoulder.
Super Chen: My condolences, my Ling.
Dopey Guo: My condolences
Little Peanut: ssmate Wang Ling, my condolences your parents wont beat you, will they
Wang Ling thought about saying that they couldnt beat him, but in the end remained silent.
Father and Mother Wang certainly would never beat him.
First of all, any sort of violence was wrong. Especially when it came to educating children, you should exin with reason and move them emotionally. Goodmunication was still the most important thing. If the people in this world could properlymunicate with and understand each other, wouldnt a lot of disasters be avoided?
Like the bus that fell into the river a while ago 1 , which was a typical case.
The world was so beautiful, why did you have to be so grumpy?
This wasnt the first time that Teacher Pan had looked for Wang Lings parents. After all, she had specially paid a visit to the Wang familys small vi before, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had attended thest parent-teacher meeting. In exchange, Wang Ling had guarded the stone ghost mask and obstructed the Ten Saints at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals vi.
If Teacher Pan just called Father Wang, then things wouldnt be so troublesome
But after she visited the Wang familys small vi thest time, Teacher Pan had specially saved Old Man Wangs phone number. She called Old Man Wang directly this time, so there was no way for Wang Ling to fake anything!
So when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal found out, he also felt helpless.
Brother Ling, go well Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent Wang Ling a message.
Wang Ling:
In Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals mind, Old Man Wang was the strongest in the Wang familys small vi. Furthermore, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still trying toprehend the secret in the broli until now.
By the time school was over, the matter of Ultimate King of Killers had pretty much been dealt with.
Due to the Ten Generals presence plus the help Wang Ling had given, the sects founding ceremony had on the whole proceeded smoothly. As for this interlude with King of Killers, it was the chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself, who personally took him down in a satisfactory ending. However, because the outside world hadnt seen what had happened inside the intrinsic spirit field, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the Ten Generals collective response to the news media was that it was General Yi who had defeated Ultimate King of Killers.
The Ten Generals, however, saw the entire truth of the situation from beginning to end.
All of them very clearly saw exactly how strong the chief of this new Office of Strategic Deception, the legendary Great Death-Courting Senior, was!
After this, the Office of Strategic Deception and Huaxiu Alliance were bound to work even closer together; in any case, Huaxiu Alliance was the Office of Strategic Deceptionsrgest investing shareholder to begin with.
Wang Ling was aware that given Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals current strength and his frequent contact with these experts, he was in danger of being exposed sooner orter.
So Wang Ling decided to give him a little push from behind
It was just that even Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt aware of this.
Wang Ling had initially nned to attend the Office of Strategic Deceptions dinner banquet that evening, but since Teacher Pan wanted to call his family, he could only give up on the idea
The banquet was different from the mid-afternoon celebration; neither the media nor sect leaders from sects below Sky level would participate.
Only the major Sky-level forces could attend the Office of Strategic Deceptions banquet.
The Ten Generals were also extremely cautious in dealing with Ultimate King of Killers; only General Yi and Marshal Jiang were left behind at the scene, while the other eight went to keep an eye on Ultimate King of Killers as he was escorted away.
This arrangement appeared a little excessive, but in fact it was absolutely necessary; this could be considered giving this Ultimate King of Killers, as the Dark Networks number one yer, thest bit of face.
Ultimate King of Killerss life hung by a thread now. Like Wang Zhen, who had been restricted by Heavenly Dao, he couldnt use any spells now.
Because in the final instant before Wang Ling extricated his soul, he cast a Heavenly Dao restriction on Ultimate King of Killers.
Now, Ultimate King of Killers didnt have the strength to struggle anymore.
After discussion, the Ten Generals didnt put King of Killers to death right away, because they wanted to use him to ferret out the yer behind the scenes though the Ten Generals basically had some idea who this person was
The banquet was about to start. Dog Two and Little Silver were sitting in the inner seating area.
Loopy Toad: Whats on the menu tonight? Woof!
Little Silver covered his mouth and said in a very low voice, Appetizer: Heavenly Dao broli mixed sd. Main course: broli spaghetti with braised broli. Soup: fresh broli soup. Dessert: Heavenly Dao broli snow ice Of course, there are other dishes, but the ones I mentioned will definitely be served.
Loopy Toad had a rxed expression on its face.
For some reason, whenever it heard the word broli now, it felt as calm as the surface of an ancient well.
Broli was a green vegetable. Loopy Toad was also green! What a match!
Everyone, this Heavenly Dao broli was developed and nted by our Office of Strategic Deception! Let me eat first as a toast! After saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal picked up a broli with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
All the guests stared at the broli mixed sd in front of them with it looks tasteless expressions on their faces
But just as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal swallowed the broli in his mouth, there was a tremendous sound of an explosion in the sky.
For one moment, all the cultivators in the entire world froze as they cocked their heads at a forty-five degree angle to look up at the sky.
Chapter 830 - The First True Venerated Cultivator In The World
Chapter 830: The First True Venerated Cultivator In The World
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This explosion of Heavenly Dao caught everyone off guard. Cultivators in every corner of the world, even those at the Foundation Establishment stage, felt a resonating power at that moment, as if an aura of Divine Dao from beyond the heavens had stretched out its hand to gently stroke their heads It felt amazing, like a delightful buzz.
Basically every cultivator felt it. The only difference was that those with lower realms, like Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, could sense it but didnt know what was going on.
The situation had changed
Someone had broken through True Immortal level, but had yet to reach Venerated Immortal level; instead, this was a type of realm which approached Venerated Immortal level ording to ancient texts, this realm was known as Half-Step Venerated or True Venerated, and was a realm stronger than True Immortal but weaker than Venerated Immortal.
A True Venerated cultivator was rare, and there were very few records on this level in ancient texts, even fewer than for the Venerated Immortal level.
Because the Earths spirit energy was growing thinner year after year, every country had signed the True Immortal Convention, which required all countries to cooperate and seal their realms so that True Immortals were not allowed to be Venerated Immortals. This was because advancing to Venerated Immortal level consumed a tremendous amount of the Earths spirit energy. Once this spirit energy dried up, the age of cultivators might be gone forever.
The Ten Generals and the head of state were powerful enough to be Venerated Immortals, but because of the convention, they had sealed the upper limits of their realms.
All these years, the key research project which all countries had been working on together was to find a way to break through from True Immortal to Venerated Immortal level without weakening the Earths underlying spirit energy.
But no one expected that today, someone would actually break through True Immortal level.
Although it wasnt a Venerated Immortal, it was a True Venerated, who was stronger than a True Immortal
And most importantly, the True Venerated realm guaranteed further advancement in the future!
After reaching the True Venerated realm, the difficulty of subsequently advancing to Venerated Immortal level was greatly reduced, and the sess rate was eighty to ny percent!
At that moment, many Void Refinement, Itinerant Immortal and even True Immortal experts understood almost at once what had happened, as well as its significance.
This was perhaps the first person in the modern history of the world to break through the True Immortal realm to be a level nine True Venerated.
But who on earth is this person?
For one moment, a lot of cultivators asked this question in their hearts.
There hadnt even been the slightest sign that an advancement was about to happen; it was too strange!
Elsewhere, President Bai, who sessfully reced Night Ghost Spirit Emperor as the new leader of Night Chief, had an ugly expression on his face.
Someone had be a True Venerated
This was definitely bad news for Night Chief.
And most importantly, Dao Master Wangs whereabouts were currently unknown C who knew where he was.
He said he was going to teach the thief a lesson, but there was neither hair nor hide of him after he left
As for Ultimate King of Killers, President Bai had just received intelligence that the other man had failed in his operation, and furthermore had suffered a crushing defeat.
Deep inside him, President Bai felt a little uneasy, but he couldnt pinpoint what was wrong, exactly.
Who on earth had be a level nine True Venerated?
For one moment, this was the question asked all around the world.
And the answer to this riddle was right in front of all the major sect leaders, General Yi, and Marshal Jiang at the dinner banquet.
The explosion of Heavenly Dao had sounded right after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal ate a mouthful of Heavenly Dao broli sd. Then, under everyones astonished gazes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned into light!
For one moment, all the guests covered their eyes.
This was the radiance of Heavenly Dao, which burned far more fiercely than a sr re. Neither General Yi nor Marshal Jiang could clearly see through this light to what Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked like now. Even Sect Leader Su Xing of Palm Sect, who had unwittingly awoken Heavenly Dao, couldnt clearly see what was happening. The number of Heavenly Dao he had awakened was limited, so he was unable to see through appearances to the essence of things.
Marshal Jiang covered his eyes, feeling like he was going to be blinded by the light. Old Yi, can it be
Theres no mistake General Yi said, Both of us are well aware of Senior Immortals strength, but I never expected him to actuallyprehend Heavenly Dao merely by relying on a piece of broli, and then climb up to True Venerated level
Level nine True Venerated Senior Immortal achieved it, just like that? Marshal Jiang was utterly shaken. But wouldnt this
I know what youre worried about.
General Yi knew that Marshal Jiang was worried about the True Immortal Convention. The convention did say that all True Immortals werent allowed to advance to Venerated Immortal level, the underlying reason being that it would deplete the Earth of its intrinsic spirit energy. However, the convention never said that one couldnt advance to True Venerated level! Even disregarding the fact that it was an in-between realm, it didnt vite any rules at all. The most important thing, moreover, was that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals advancement to True Venerated level hadnt drawn on any of the Earths spirit energy at all!
If he had, there would definitely have been arge flood of spirit energy, and even a destructive spatial vortex; thus, cultivators about to advance to Venerated Immortal level would usually find an uninhabited ce to carry out the process alone.
It seemed that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had truly advanced by virtue of a single piece of broli
Even though a lot of people were unwilling to ept this fact.
When the light faded, a dumbstruck Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that the True Venerated mark was imprinted on the back of both his hands, and he looked nkly at all the guests, who wore equally dumbstruck expressions.
Its the True Venerated mark! On Senior Immortals hands and his forehead! He has the mark! someone then eximed.
Only then did Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal yell damn in his heart
He actually broke through!
His heart surged with all kinds of emotions for a moment, and there were even tears in the corners of his eyes.
As expected, Old Senior Wang didnt trick me!
He, a petty Soul Formation cultivator, had actually shot to the top in the blink of an eye, surpassing True Immortal to reach the True Venerated realm
Speaking of which, it seemed no one had reached the True Venerated realm before in modern history?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wiped his tears.
He was touched from the depths of his soul.
From the moment he started cultivating, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had in fact acknowledged the truth that he actually wasnt as gifted as the rumors made him out to be. It took him nearly two thousand years to reach the Soul Formation stage. While this might seem fast, only Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself knew how much effort had gone into it.
He had once even thought that he had no hope of breaking through the Soul Formation stage in his lifetime.
Until he met his most beloved Brother Ling!
And the old seniors of the Wang family!
After his visit to the Wang familys small vi, when Old Man Wang haddled out a bowl of tomato egg drop soup and picked up a broli with his chopsticks to give to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, thetter felt that his state of mind had changed since then He felt that he should be more broad-minded! He should drum up enough courage to face life head-on!
What did tomato egg drop soup mean?
Old Senior Wang was telling him, only what was ordinary was real 1 !
What did broli mean?
Old Senior Wang was telling him that he should have the heart to ovee difficulties like in Journey to the West , so that he could pick beautiful flowers on the other side 2 !
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finally understood the meaning of these two dishes!
Heavenly Dao broli was really too mystical!
Senior Immortal, you
A lot of people were startled when they saw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wipe his tears.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal reined in his emotions slightly and again picked up a piece of broli with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Ay, I didnt expect to finally break through today after eating this Heavenly Dao broli daily! Its not a big deal, everyone, help yourself
The guests, who originally had no appetite at all, started to gorge themselves.
Some of the sect leaders even stopped using their chopsticks and ate with their bare hands!
After that day
Heavenly Dao broli became the Office of Strategic Deceptions top seller, ounting for seventy percent of the sects profits
Chapter 831 - Wang Zhen’s Distress
Chapter 831: Wang Zhens Distress
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It was August 9th on Wednesday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
The day after the Office of Strategic Deception announced its establishment and had a smooth founding ceremony, the news that Ultimate King of Killers would be given the death penalty straightaway shook the whole country.
Not long after he was taken back, his memories werepletely extracted; given King of Killerss personality, he wouldnt say anything in an interrogation, right up to his death.
Forcibly extracting memories was something that could only be done on the most heinous prisoners on death row, otherwise it was a vition of a persons personal rights.
The reason why Ultimate King of Killerss memories were extracted so smoothly was ultimately because Wang Ling had sealed off his power in the end, leaving Ultimate King of Killers powerless to struggle.
As an old adversary, General Yi understood this Ultimate King of Killers too well; this was a very tough person.
If his strength wasnt restricted, he might even destroy his own brain without hesitation.
In the conference room for the Ten Generals at the Huaxiu Alliance building.
In any case, this is all thanks to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals help this time. General Yi sighed.
This time, General Yi and Marshal Jiang had witnessed an ample, preliminary demonstration of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals battle strength. As for why they called it a preliminary demonstration, that was because the gap in their strengths was so obvious that it felt like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadnt used all of his at all.
The most pivotal thing was that he had terrifyingly precise and skillful mastery over his power This absolutely wasnt something that an ordinary person could do.
Who would have thought we hit the nail on the head this time. It is this Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who is the strongest, when we were so focused on that Ling Zhenren and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch before. It seems they were just a cover for Senior Immortal. Marshal Jiang also sighed feelingly. This time, Senior Immortal chose to directly be a True Venerated in public during the founding ceremony; hes already demonstrating to the world that hes a man who will do great things, and will certainly raise the Office of Strategic Deception to great heights.
So, in the end, the head of state truly had unique foresight.
President Qi nodded. Its only because of the head of statesmand that Huaxiu Alliance has a share in the Office of Strategic Deceptions investment n. When it expands again in the future the results will be unimaginable.
After saying this, President Qi fell silent and didnt go on to borate.
But in fact, the Ten Generals hearts were as clear as a mirror.
It could only be said that not only was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal an expert, he was also a meticulous person. He wanted the Office of Strategic Deception to grow into the number one Sky-level sect, but couldnt break away from Huaxiu Alliances restrictions. Thus, when he epted the investment from Huaxiu Alliance, he was in fact taking the initiative to set up a coboration with Huaxiu Alliance.
Now, Huaxiu Alliance upied a pretty prominent position in the Office of Strategic Deceptions n for future development.
And this also put a stop to rumors in the outside world that the Office of Strategic Deception was going to be a country within a country
Besides, if Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadnt helped to stop that Ultimate King of Killers, their standing as the Ten Generals might have suffered a blow.
Now that everyone is a family, we must first think of a way to exin Senior Immortals advancement to True Venerated level to the rest of the world, President Qi said.
This was the main purpose for the Ten Generals gathering this time.
Given that he had be a True Venerated, there were already a lot of people in the outside world, especially abroad, who were denouncing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
But the fact was that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals advancement hadnt vited the True Immortal Convention at all.
Then what is Senior Immortals attitude toward this? asked Explosion Saint, who was ranked first in terms of strength among the Ten Generals.
He has yet to issue a statement President Qi shook his head.
Perhaps this is a test? Explosion Saint raised his eyebrows.
Given Senior Immortals tolerant personality, he was so low-key before that even we were almost mistaken, but he chose to break through at the sects founding ceremony. Personally, I think it was mainly because of us If it wasnt because he acted to protect demaster and Battle Saint, Im guessing Senior Immortal would have continued hiding his strength Explosion Saint sighed deeply. I feel that we owe him a big favor!
Thats why even if Senior Immortal has yet to rify his attitude, we still need to deal with it carefully. President Qi said, In the future, we may need to seek help from Senior Immortal, so we have to settle this properly. Of course, there might be another reason why Senior Immortal hasnt replied: there were too many of us when we escorted King of Killers away yesterday, so Senior Immortal might have felt that we didnt give him face, and hes angry because of it
Angry? How can that be This old man will ask him!
General Yi texted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Senior Immortal, are you angry?
After the dinner banquet yesterday, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had added the two of the Ten Generals, General Yi and Marshal Jiang, on WeChat.
Everyone:
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal received the text, he was feeling distressed over public opinion andments on him in international news.
He had been eating broli for so long, but who knew he would break through so abruptly yesterday
Angry?
Reading General Yis text, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt slightly overwhelmed by favor when he replied, Angry? No, no Im not!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still deeply respectful of the Ten Generals.
After all, he was just a baby with just over two thousand years of cultivation
But the Ten Generals all had thousands of years of cultivation; they were seniors who far surpassed him, having weathered lifes great storms and billows!
While the Ten Generals were thinking of a way to handle the issue with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was feeling distressed over the sect and the international news, there was another person who was feeling the same way, and that was Wang Zhen
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch was preparing for the important final exams, so his questions for Wang Zhen had been put aside for the moment. All of Wang Zhens strength was restricted. He was staying at Wei Zhis ce as he helped raise the animals and spent his days over and over breathing in the smell of cats and stroking them
But this couldnt calm Wang Zhen down.
He genuinely believed he was by andrge mistaken about the thief.
And the most important thing was that the young miss of the Liu family was still in aa
Wang Zhens feelings were a littleplicated at this thought.
In fact, he hoped she would wake up, because if the Liu family knew that in order to find him in the world below, their darling daughter had hidden herself in a kuns belly to secretly follow him, and had fallen into a deepa because of it, the Liu family would definitely skin him!
Having said that, Wang Zhen also hoped this Miss Liu would calm down a little after she woke up
There could be no love between them!
But why was this Miss Liu pursuing him so relentlessly?
Wang Zhen had heard before in the world above that she had a crush on him, but he never expected her to be this obsessed.
Wasnt he just handsome, strong, and rich?
How was that his fault?
Chapter 832 - The Kun Belly Girl Awakens
Chapter 832: The Kun Belly Girl Awakens
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Wang Zhen had always been very conceited growing up. The Wang family was an illustrious one on Ninefold Star. For years, it was always in the top three of aristocratic families on Ninefold Star, and basically upied second ce. Even if there were times when it fell to third ce, it would quickly return to second ce. The aristocratic family in first ce was the Gu family, whose eldest young master had always been Wang Zhens sworn enemy.
Wang Zhen challenged the Gu familys eldest young master countless times, but was defeated in each and every instance.
The Liu family ranked lower than the Wang family, but was still seventh on the list. The reason why the Wang family had chosen to join hands with the Liu family through marriage this time was in fact to challenge the Gu familys dominant and ever expanding status on Ninefold Star.
Actually, it wasnt like Wang Zhen couldnt understand the older generations behavior. After all, the Wang family also once ruled Ninefold Star as the top dog for a long period of time. It was just that they fell into low straits for a time, and it was during this period that the Gu family abruptly rose to power.
The Wang family elders were dissatisfied with how shaky the Wang familys position had been for so long as well as with the criticism from outside. It was natural that they had to find a way to reconsolidate their position.
As the eldest son of the Wang familys younger generation, Wang Zhen naturally had to shoulder important responsibilities.
And that was to form an alliance through marriage
This was the quickest way the Wang family elders could currently think of to increase their strength.
Besides, Miss Liu Qingyi of the Liu family was quite beautiful, dignified and graceful. ording to what the Wang family elders told Wang Zhen in the beginning, the most outstanding part of Miss Liu Qingyi was that her two legs were like white frozen treats, and anyone who saw them couldnt help wanting to give them a lick
Still thinking about that Miss Liu? In the living room, Wei Zhi saw Wang Zhens listless and distressed face.
Wang Zhen gazed without expression at the LCD TV, which was ying a live broadcast of this years S888 League of Legends season final. Wang Zhen thought it was very dull. Huaxius IG team this year was too strong, routing everyone and thrashing them.
It had still been the first game when Wang Zhen started watching, but even without doing the math, he knew it was going to end in 3:0.
Ay
Dull!
Just like a marriage alliance!
Dull!
After living together for two days, Wei Zhi probably knew more about Wang Zhen than anyone else.
When Wang Zhen had been sent over at first, Immortal Toya had already shared everything he knew with Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi was now one of their own people. Wang Zhen was now on Earth and didnt have a ce to stay, so since Immortal Toya needed Wei Zhis help, he naturally had to let Wei Zhi know who he was helping and why.
Wei Zhi was a good man, but he wasnt a yes man.
Actually, Wei Zhi sympathized with Wang Zhens plight. It was already the year8102 1 , yet arranged marriages still existed.
Wang Zhen had to marry a girl he didnt like, and ording to the rules of a marriage alliance, they had to have a kid together.
Previously, Wang Zhen had described it to Wei Zhi like it was simply a disaster.
Cheer up. Wei Zhi patted Wang Zhen on the shoulder and said, Cant you give it a go with Miss Liu?
No way Wang Zhen shook his head. Do you know how happy the Liu family elders were at finding out that our Wang family wants to ally with them through marriage? Every single one of them rolled around on the floor like mantis shrimps and couldnt stopughing.
Wei Zhi:
Wang Zhen sighed. The thing I couldnt ept the most was that they actually knocked Miss Liu out and ced her in my bedroom.
Wei Zhi was shocked. You you didnt do anything, did you?
Wang Zhen gave Wei Zhi a look and shook his head. While I, Wang Zhen, might be a little frivolous on asion, I wouldnt go so far as to Iay a hand on a girl. Im a gentleman!
Youre lying. Wei Zhi stared at Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen: ???
Pushing Large Butterfly told me, Wei Zhi said. Pushing Large Butterflys wings can sense faint vibrations in the air. When a person is lying, their breathing changes. So, you and that Miss Liu
I swear I didnt touch her
Wang Zhen gave up and raised his hands. I just dont feel anything for her.
Wei Zhi understood. In other words, if it was a girl you like, you would have done something, right?
Wang Zhen felt like he had fallen into a trap.
And he couldnt refute at all!
But it was undeniably true that he felt nothing for Liu Qingyi at the time.
Reasonably speaking, Wang Zhen thought that if he saw a girl he really liked, even if he wouldnt do anything especially vulgar or shady, he should at the very least be aroused!
As a man full of energy and vitality, to actually not be aroused by the sight of a pretty girl didnt that mean he didnt feel anything for her?
But then again, Wang Zhen had never really fallen in love before.
From his limited memories of his childhood, he only recalled both his parents beating him up in order to stimte his physique. It got better as he grew older, but Wang Zhen remembered how controlling his parents were when he was a child. He had no idea what puppy love was before, since once he started looking at pretty girls in school, his parents already became nervous.
Furthermore, to prevent him from falling in love, they put him in a puppy love treatment center.
The Treatment Unit No. 13 from back then was still vivid in Wang Zhens memory.
But unfortunately, this puppy love treatment center closed down after he was admitted.
That was because when they were going to use electrotherapy on Wang Zhen, thoserge men couldnt hold him down at all! Furthermore, the puppy love therapist, whose surname was Yang, made Wang Zhen so angry that he smashed the man head first into the ground. In doing so, Wang Zhen liberated all the children who had been admitted into the center, and each of them had a go at shocking the man with the surname Yang with electricity
After that day, Wang Zhens parents made a huge decision they decided to do it themselves! They wouldnt entrust it to other people again!
While Wang Zhen was stillining to Wei Zhi, there were new developments on Chrysanthemum Ind.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi had been keeping watch at Liu Qingyis side. In thest two days, she had started making more and more small movements, starting with her fingers, while her eyelids would now flutter from time to time.
It looks like it wont be long before she wakes up. Immortal Toya opened both of Miss Lius eyelids to check her pupils.
Shifu , whats her condition like now? Jin Shi asked in a very young voice.
Miss Liu is pretty much fine now. Shespletely recovered from her deepa. Shell wake up in maybe two or three days? Or maybe the next second
As soon as Immortal Toya said the words
The eyes of this kun belly girl before him suddenly shot open and she sat up straight, like a dying zombie that had been startled into sitting up.
Chapter 833 - When a Woman Pursues a Man, There’s Only a Veil Between Them
Chapter 833: When a Woman Pursues a Man, Theres Only a Veil Between Them
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The young girl who woke up from hera was surprisinglyposed, as if she knew what had happened as well as even the ins and outs of her situation.
How long have I been unconscious? Miss Liu turned to ask Immortal Toya next to her.
She felt her legs. They were slightly numb given that she had been lying in bed for so long. Although Jin Shi and Yin Shi massaged her muscles to rx them every day, they still tingled.
That was because Miss Liusa had been a pretty severe one approaching a vegetative state, which tended to happen to cultivators. In aa, the bodys meridians would be blocked and spirit energy wouldnt be able to circte throughout the body. A persons golden core thus wouldnt be able to rotate on its own, and even the nascent soul would start to be dormant.
More importantly, this Miss Liu was originally an inhabitant of the Domain of the Gods, so she required a tremendous amount of spirit energy to begin with. However, she directly fell into aa aftering to the world below. In addition, the spirit energy on Earth was rtively thin, which further aggravated the symptoms of hera.
Therefore, in addition to thebined massages by Jin Shi and Yin Shi, Immortal Toya also used acupuncture needles as part of the treatment to clear Miss Lius meridians and manually circte spirit energy; the fact that she could directly sit up straight like this was the result of their efforts.
If she hadin for so long without being tended to, Miss Liu would only have been able to use her thoughts to move every muscle in her body just like the heroine in the movie Kill Bill .
Its already been more than a month since Miss Liu was rescued.
Immortal Toya smiled as gently as possible. He didnt want to startle Miss Liu, but she seemed quite stolid. Furthermore, she was acting as if they knew each other.
At that moment, she was massaging her slender legs with her hands. Spirit light flickered intermittently in her hands. Because she hadnt used spirit energy in a long time, some of her meridians werentpletely connected, which was in fact a normal phenomenon.
Mm, thats pretty much what I expected! Thank you, Immortal Toya! Miss Liu said.
How does Miss Liu know me?
Actually, I was already conscious a few hours ago, but I couldnt open my eyes at all. Just from listening to your two disciples chattering on the side, I know where I am and what happened, said Miss Liu.
Immortal Toya was dazed
Awake for a few hours already
He sweated a little.
Thankfully, it wasnt a few days ago!
Otherwise, if Wang Zhen were here, wouldnt this Miss Liu pounce on him right away?
I know that Miss Liu used the kun toe to the world below for the sake of feelings, right? Immortal Toya opened his mouth.
You know that, too? Miss Liu was surprised.
Immortal Toya usually wasnt someone who meddled in other peoples business.
But after thest time Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal came to Chrysanthemum Ind, and Immortal Toya had mistakenly thought that he had a partner because of the Soul Suppression Ring, which was followed by a series of embarrassing events Immortal Toya was surprised to discover that he seemed to have potential as a matchmaker!
Feelings were something that could be cultivated!
Was there anyone who was born with feelings right away?
Even in Senior Ling Zhenrens case, it was only after he ate crispy noodle snacks a few times that he became obsessed with them!
In Immortal Toyas opinion, Wang Zhen and Miss Liu were a perfect match!
We actually know a fair bit about Miss Liu. Theres an Almighty in our world Hes called Senior Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. He can perceive a lot of things. Immortal Toya waved his hand as he motioned for Jin Shi and Yin Shi to leave first. He then pulled out a chair and sat down to start talking with Miss Liu.
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch?
Miss Liu carefully searched her memory for this Daoist name.
Her scope of understanding couldnt be considered narrow, but she truly didnt have an impression of this name
But this Dao Monarch had figured out her feelings; it looked like he indeed was a real big shot!
Then, what do you think about these feelings? Miss Liu asked directly, and didnt dodge the issue.
A lot of times, even if the feelings are mutual, forcing the issue is certainly bad. Given Wang Zhens appearance, theres probably a lot of people pursuing him, so I believe Daoist Wang Zhen has seen countless women So it may be very difficult to move him throughmon means.
Miss Liu thought for a while and then nodded. Thats true! Go on!
She had fought Wang Zhen before, and he was indeed thick and rough C she couldnt move him at all when she hit him! Furthermore, he saw through all her arts and techniques, and so was able to effortlessly decipher her various moves, which embarrassed her deeply; presumably, this had a lot to do with the fact that he had seen countless women.
But Wang Zhen himself didnt know she was the one fighting him, since she concealed her identity before deliberately going off to find him. To this day, Wang Zhen still didnt know why a madman would suddenly put him in a strongarm lock from behind whenever he left the house
So when you deal with Daoist Wang Zhen, I feel that Miss Liu should take his preferences into ount. Some people can be coerced but not persuaded, and vice versa.
Are you saying I should give him a present? Why should I? Miss Liu was a little nk.
Immortal Toya smiled a little. Love should be mutual. Miss Liu, you need to understand the evesting truth: when a woman pursues a man, theres only a veil between them 1 . Even if Daoist Wang Zhen doesnt like you now, if you put in a little more effort, youll be able to move him sooner orter.
When Immortal Toya said this, Miss Lius eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Immortal Toya nkly, an unfathomable expression on her face.
Immortal Toya sweated. Did I say something wrong?
No, no, no Theres nothing wrong with what you said.
Miss Liu was dazed. But somehow I feel that Immortal Toya and I are talking about two different things.
Immortal Toya: Didnt youe here because you were chasing Wang Zhen?
Miss Liu: Thats right! Im chasing him! Thats why I hid inside the belly of a kun he was raising.
Immortal Toya: Then
Miss Liu: But I didnt say that Im chasing him because I like him, did I? When did I say I want to marry him?
Immortal Toya: Huh???
Miss Liu: Its the elders who want me to marry him to unite our families. I was forced! I dont like him at all! Hes good-looking, but hes not my type! I have no feelings for him! But our elders decided on their own and fixed our wedding date, which was annoying! So I came up with a brilliant idea! I decided to sneak into the belly of a kun he was raising, chase him to the world below, and then look for an opportunity to kill him! When a woman pursues a man, theres only a veil between them! When a woman hammers a man, theres only a kun between them!
Immortal Toya:
Chapter 834 - Immortal Toya’s Unconventional Matchmaking Methods
Chapter 834: Immortal Toyas Unconventional Matchmaking Methods
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Immortal Toya never thought the truth would turn out to be like this
Immortal Toya: So the real reason why Miss Liu has been chasing Wang Zhen, is all for beating him up?
Miss Liu kneaded her legs with an as it should be expression on her face. Of course! Otherwise?
Immortal Toya:
Miss Liu: Wang Zhen that guy doesnt think Im pursuing him, does he? Thats so narcissistic! Its true that my Liu family isnt ranked as high as the Wang family, but he should know that back then when our Liu family was strong, we were able to make it into the top three on the list, and almost overthrew the Wang family so that they almost fell from their superior position. His Wang family is indeed amazing C its said that the Wang familys very first head was the founder of Ninefold Star. But the Wang family now isnt superior enough to rule, and theres a big gap between them and the Gu family ranked first. His Wang family should have the clearest idea of the reason for this! Isnt it because their younger generations never thought about moving forward, relying instead on their familys hegemonic position to piss around until they die? They think their family can rule forever! In the end, the Wang familys power copsed at some point, which was when they fell into a slump. Only then did the Wang family really take things seriously.
Immortal Toya: Eh
Immortal Toya didnt quite understand the power struggle between families on Ninefold Star, but he was quite interested in it as he listened to Miss Liu. The most crucial thing was that he realized he couldnt interrupt her at all. Miss Liu had been in aa for too long, and had never been able to give vent to the depression she had suppressed in her heart for so long. Now that she was talking about it, she couldnt stop.
But by the time the Wang family started to take it seriously, it was already toote. In the beginning, the gap between the Gu family and the Wang family wasnt big. When the Wang family fell into a slump, the Gu family was able to surpass them several times, and finally took the supreme position, knocking the Wang family off their pedestal.
Liu Qingyi chuckled, an unbridled look in her eyes. And so the Wang family will ally with our Liu family through marriage. The word outside is that when our Liu family found out about the marriage alliance, we were like a grandson seeing his granddad, and so happy to hug the Wang familys thigh. But in my view, we are the granddad and the Wang family the grandson! And this Wang Zhen ispletely a little brother!
Immortal Toya:
Liu Qingyi: So my number one reason foring to the world below this time is to kill Scoundrel Cao 1 no, kill Scoundrel Wang!
When Miss Liu said this, Immortal Toya noticed that her legs seemed to be pretty much recovered. She was now doing forward bends on the bed and was so flexible that her elbows could touch her toes.
Immortal Toya sighed and felt that it was such a pity. This was such a nice girl! Also, she wasnt an A-cup! They looked pretty impressive! She had fair skin and curves! Furthermore, she was so remarkably flexible, you were certain to unlock many new positions!
Miss Liu, you just woke up, so it might take some time for your lower half to recover. Ill go get you a cup of tea for your blood cirction, which will speed up your recovery, Immortal Toya said.
Liu Qingyi didnt act like a stranger. Thank you for taking care of me for so long! Ill be sure to pay you backter!
Immortal Toyaughed. With pleasure!
In fact, pouring tea was secondary.
It was just that Immortal Toya needed to tell the other side that she had woken up
In exchange for information on the Domain of the Gods, he had promised he would notify Wang Zhen if he had any updates or information on Liu Qingyi.
And then there was one more thing
As the saying went, better to tear apart ten temples than a marriage.
Although they had no feelings for each other now, they really were a good match Immortal Toya wanted to set them up.
Havinge this far, they couldnt be pulled together through normal means.
Furthermore, Immortal Toya could see that both of them were a bit of the tsundere type
What was the best way to deal with a tsundere?
y hard to get!
But whether this seeded or not would ultimately still depend on these two peoples fate!
Leaving the treatment room, Immortal Toya looked up at the sky and sighed. He suddenly recalled that he wasnt a matchmaker, but an alchemist
Well
Whatever. In this world, there were a lot of people who were distracted from their work by other things.
Ten minutester, Wang Zhen learned that Liu Qingyi had woken up. Furthermore, Immortal Toya ryed what she said after waking up, word for word, to Wang Zhen.
On the other end of the call, Wang Zhens hand trembled as he gripped Wei Zhisndline phone. She she really said that?
Wei Zhis face was dotted with sweat at this scene. It was a good thing Wang Zhens strength was already sealed, otherwise Wei Zhi would have to directly write off hisndline.
Immortal Toya: Yes, thats exactly what Miss Liu said to me just now, word for word. You can rx now, Mr Wang Zhen, Miss Liu doesnt have any feelings for you, and even wants to kill you.
In the end, contrary to Immortal Toyas expectations, Wang Zhen blew up. F**k! What rubbish is this woman spouting?! How can my Wang family be the grandson? How can her Liu family be the granddad? If it wasnt for the financial aid from my Wang family back then, her Liu family wouldnt even be able to rank in the top ten!
Immortal Toya: Calm down first, Mr Wang Zhen, maybe Miss Liu was a little out of it after waking up.
Hehe! This woman is simply ying with fire!
Wang Zhen banged his fist on Wei Zhis sofa. You! Give her the phone! Ill talk to her myself!
Immortal Toya: But Mr Wang Zhen, didnt you say that you didnt want her to know youre here in the world below
Wang Zhen: I thought she had a crush on me, I never thought that she wanted to kill me! Where does she get the guts? It looks like all the times I was ambushed in the world above was her doing! I have to get even with her! If I dont teach her a lesson, will she think Im a pushover? Or you dont have to give her the phone; just tell her, well have an outright duel if she thinks shes up to it! Since shes a girl, Ill fight her with just one hand and one leg C Ill still beat her! If we duel, let Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch be our witness!
Immortal Toya:
Wang Zhen: Dont space out! Go and tell her now!
Immortal Toya: Alright
Several minutester.
In the treatment room, Miss Liu was so angry that she directly got out of bed, her soft breasts shaking violently. Did did he really say that?
Immortal Toya: Yes, thats exactly what Daoist Wang Zhen said to me just now, word for word. You can rx now, Miss Liu, Daoist Wang Zhen doesnt have any feelings for you, and even wants to fight you in a duel.
Everyone knew that it was human nature to repeat things.
Everything was going ording to Immortal Toyas n.
Miss Liu blew up. F**k! What rubbish is this man spouting?! When did my Liu family receive any assistance from the Wang family? That was a loan! Do you know what the turnover on a loan is? Our Liu family still had to pay back the money with interest! And we paid it off long ago! Its just a duel, right? Fine! Lets see who kills who! Immortal Toya, can you rmend a ce? The best is if Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs around, in case this dick pulls some dirty trick!
Immortal Toya thought for a while before saying, How about No. 60 High School?
Chapter 835 - Wang Ling, Let’s Go to KTV
Chapter 835: Wang Ling, Lets Go to KTV
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Whether it was Wang Zhen or Liu Qingyi
From his impression of these two people after initial contact, Immortal Toya realized that the inhabitants of the Domain of the Gods in the world above clearly shared pretty much the same line of thinking as the people in the world below. Specifically, the main thing was: when they were outstanding, they were outstanding; when they were tsundere, they were tsundere After all, mankind in essence was actually the same.
The Domain of the Gods in the world above was alluring because it was a more advanced sphere for most cultivators. Since ancient times, whether it was ordinary people or cultivators, everyone constantly pursued something better, which was one of the main reasons why mankind always continued to evolve and adapt until now.
After hearing Wang Zhens deration of war, Liu Qingyi was enraged. Fix the time with Wang Zhen! I can already feel all the blood boiling in my body, and it wants toe out! This Wang Zhen is such an egoistic and arrogant guy. Even talking big about using just one hand and one foot? Did I ask him to?
Dont be angry, Miss Liu Immortal Toyaughed. The two of you calm down first, dont be impatient. For the sake of life experience, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch is attending a Foundation Establishment high school. Im afraid that your realms will have to be suppressed if you want to duel there, otherwise youll put other people in danger
If two Almightys with realms higher than Venerated Immortal level fought at a Foundation Establishment high school, the students of No. 60 High might not even be able to stand under a mere release of their auras! At that moment, No. 60 High School would truly be a graveyard
The main thing was that Immortal Toya still needed to find an opportunity tomunicate with Wang Ling.
Now that No. 60 High Schools first semester final exams wereing up, Immortal Toya was guessing that Wang Ling wouldnt be in the mood to deal with this. Wang Ling did previously say that he wanted to ask Wang Zhen about the Domain of the Gods. In the end, because of the exams, he had no time to pay attention to Wang Zhen, so he had left Wang Zhen at Wei Zhis ce all this time, and had stood him up until now.
In the end, it was still Wang Ling who had to make the arrangements.
As for setting it up to happen at No. 60 High, Immortal Toya had also thought about it.
The reason was very simple
Because there was no one in the world below who would be able to suppress these two venerable gods at all
It was August 10th on Thursday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
The final exams would start tomorrow on Friday and end on Sunday. This time, sses were suspended during the period, which meant that students wouldnt have lessons after each exam, and could go home to revise.
But the vast majority of students wouldnt use this time for revision No. 60 High had a very tight schedule of lessons and activities this semester, and most of the students viewed the free time from the suspended sses as a way to rx after taking an exam.
After school was over, Wang Ling was contemting how to keep his exam marks down the following day, while Dopey Guo and several other ssmates were alreadying up with a stress relief n for tomorrow.
Just as Wang Ling was about to make a break for it and leave the ssroom, Dopey Guo put a hand on his shoulder.
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: My Ling! Why dont we go to KTV tomorrow?
There was a KTV next to No. 60 High, and Wang Ling had heard that the boss used to be one of No. 60 Highs students, so they could get special discounts. The student prices were dirt cheap and affordable even with just pocket money. Most KTVs nowadays had the Space Expansion Skill built in. There were small rooms and big rooms, and the price difference wasnt big or as inted as in old-school KTVs.
The thing that cost the most in almost all KTVs nowadays was the service, but for students, they just wanted to sing their hearts out to dpress, which didnt cost much at all.
Of course, it really wasnt that Wang Ling begrudged the amount!
Was he that kind of person?
But one trip to KTV could buy him several crispy noodle snack packets
As Wang Lings deskmate, and after spending time with him throughout the semester, Dopey Guo was actually well aware that Wang Ling was a little more introverted, and was probably the type who was reluctant to go out. But there werent many boys in Grade One, ss Three to begin with, and Dopey Guo had asked some of them earlier, who all said no.
Karaoke was only fun with more people!
Little Peanut suggested, I asked Lotus Sun and Feather Lin, but they said they were going window-shopping. Why dont we invite Fang Xing and Jiang Bai from ss Two?
When he heard this name, Wang Ling suddenly froze, only remembering then that there was a girl called Lotus Sun in their ss. Hm she was the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group (Insert official mocking here).
Thatll work!
Super Chen nodded, then put one hand on Wang Lings other shoulder. Wang Ling, I know you wont refuse us, will you?
Wang Ling:
This was a typical case of giving someone an impossible challenge
But for the most part, Wang Ling knew the people going to KTV this time, so he could only agree
And so, going to KTV was cheerfully decided on, just like that.
That evening, Dopey Guo set up an independent group chat for KTV.
The members were the people who were going to KTV tomorrow.
It cost 48 HNY per person, which included lunch and a fruit tter.
This truly wasnt expensive at all, but after some calction, Wang Ling realized he could buy a dozen or so crispy noodle snack packets with 48 HNY, so he still begrudged spending it a little.
A few minutester, Super Chen forwarded a piece of news to the group chat. Oh my god! Wu Zhenjuns album?
Little Peanut was nk. Isnt Wu Zhenjun a teacher? Howe he also released an album?
Dopey Guo chuckled. After all, Wu Zhenjun is Irascible Dharmaraja Wu Yifans disciple. Isnt it normal for him to carry on his shifu s legacy?
At the Beast Kings Remains summer camp not long ago, Wu Zhenjun had left a deep impression on all the students with the remarkable sound wave technique which he inherited from Irascible Dharmaraja Wu Yifan.
Wu Zhenjun was indeed an outstanding man
Dopey Guo: Before he became a teacher, Wu Zhenjun debuted as an idol singer. Like his teacher, Irascible Dharmaraja Wu Yifan, the most distinctive features of his performance style is the use of quick musical tempos and electronic beats which numb the scalps of listeners (Note: The above content was copied and pasted from Qiandu Qianke 1 ).
Wang Ling clicked open the forwarded link from Super Chen for a look.
He saw that some of Wu Zhenjuns songs were actually ranked very high, but a lot of doubts had been raised in thements section.
Who is Wu Zhenjun? Howe Ive never heard of this singer? Also, the entire album is electronic music, is that proper?
Were these numbers bought?
Begging Wu Zhenjuns fans to stop faking numbers 2 , or he will never know how to improve.
Where there were skeptics, there were naturally fans defending him.
How can you say that about Wu Wu?
Do you know how hard Wu Wu works? He had a fever of sixty degrees, but still stuck to his dream and did his best to sing!
So? Wu Wu took three years to prepare this album as a surprise for his fans. He did this for us! He sings electronic music so that we dont have to carry a rechargeable magic treasure on us when we go out, and everyone can be recharged by listening to his songs!
Wang Ling:
Seeing this, Wang Ling casually opened a song sample.
And the most unbelievable thing happened
The electric charge in his watch actually slowly started to recover
Chapter 836 - Treatment Unit No. 13
Chapter 836: Treatment Unit No. 13
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It was August 11th on Friday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
The exams for the first day of No. 60s first semester final exams were on literature, Dao talismans and operating a spirit sword. The Dao talisman exam was straightforward, and mainly involved writing down application forms and reaction equations, while the exam for operating a spirit sword tested each students ability to control one.
It waspulsory for all Foundation Establishment high school students to skillfully master control of their spirit sword. Putting aside whether or not they could spawn their own sword spirit while in school, they had to know how to fly a sword by the time they graduated.
The requirements in Grade One right now were more rxed. Students just had to be able to direct the sword when it left their hands, and doing so within a 100-meter range was considered an excellent performance.
Of course, this range was also rted to realm. The farther away the sword was, the more spirit energy and stamina it consumed to control it. Generally speaking, the limit for a Foundation Establishment cultivator was between 150 meters and 200 meters; furthermore, they had to be specially trained to reach this limit. In the first year of high school, the best standard was 100 meters.
The range for a Golden Core cultivator wasrger, from 1,000 meters to 3,000 meters.
Nascent Soul: 5,000 meters to 10,000 meters.
Soul Formation: 20,000 meters to 100,000 meters.
Given everyones varying progress in cultivation, each persons range of control was different. Students who specialized in cultivating the spirit sword in university would have a much wider range of control after they graduated.
demaster General Yi was currently ranked first in terms of range of control of a spirit sword, and was the only one on the list whose range was over a million meters.
Of course, there were some experts among the people who disdained to participate in the ranking.
Like Wang Ling.
Suppressed by the talisman seal, Wang Ling could fly a sword from one to another.
He could even have Jingke go to the moon if he wanted.
Wang Ling had prepared well beforehand and was very confident when it came to these three exams.
Given Grade One, ss Threes overall learning situation, Wang Ling had predicted what everyones scores would be, and ultimately set a target to keep his marks down to an average score of 125 for these final exams. All the subject papers were graded out of 150 marks.
125
It was a perfect score.
Generally speaking, it was the kind of score that might make a parent frown, but all they could do was tell you to continue to work hard and get over 130 next time. A teacher certainly wouldnt have anything to say about this score: you couldnt say it was particrly bad, but it also wasnt worthy of praise.
So in the end, students who got this score would most likely be left out when the teacher announced the grades.
Thus, for Wang Ling, it wasnt the final exams that were hard, but the KTV that followed.
He had prepared various game consoles that Wang Ming had made for him, which performed better than whatever was on the market.
It wasnt that Wang Ling wanted to y games, but that he really didnt want to sing at KTV.
So he chose to be part of the glorious y dead group by keeping his head down and ying his game.
While Wang Ling had his own problems, elsewhere, Dharmaraja had also recently run into new trouble.
After the establishment of the Office of Strategic Deception, Dharmaraja resigned from his job at the Xiao Family Compound and put his heart and soul into bing the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions logistics team. When he quit, the person-in-charge at the Xiao Family Compound even gave him a bonus.
Of course, this bonus wasnt for Dharmarajas sake, but because of the Office of Strategic Deceptions reputation
Everyone knew that as the chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had advanced to True Venerated level not long ago; the entire nation and abroad saw the Office of Strategic Deceptions momentum on the day of their founding ceremony. No one would dare offend a sect with such powerful influence. Dharmaraja resigned from his job at the Xiao Family Compound to join the Office of Strategic Deception, but conversely, the Xiao Family Compound was very happy.
When HR recruited people in the future, they could use Dharmaraja as a gimmick to further expand their Xiao Family Compounds reputation the parks infrastructure and logistical maintenance work had all been done by Lightning Dharmaraja, now the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions logistics team. Although he had already resigned, he was in any case also a former employee of the Xiao Family Compound!
Of course, apart from freeloading off Dharmarajas name, if the Xiao Family Compound and the Office of Strategic Deception could work together in the future, Dharmaraja would certainly be their point of contact.
This was how society functioned
When you quit your job, you would still think fondly of your old workce if they treated you well.
And so, Dharmaraja took a massive bonus with him when he left.
However, he didnt expect a huge problem to pop up after he left with the bonus.
There would always be colleagues at work who for some reason or other disliked you. Dharmaraja used to be the head of the logistics department. Now that he left, the people under him criticized him in all sorts of ways. The Xiao Family Compound management had a very clear attitude toward Dharmarajas departure, giving him encouragement and support, and even an extra bonus. However, it was hard for Dharmaraja to stop people from shooting their mouths off He didnt even know who he had offended at work before. In thest two days, there were posts everywhere on Weibo and in the cultivation forum ndering him.
At the moment, Dharmaraja wasining to Immortal Toya.
I just quit my job, but now the whole Inte is talking bad about me
Whats going on, little brother? Immortal Toya smiled. You probably offended someone in your old unit, didnt you?
I always thought my people skills were good Dharmaraja sighed.
You may know a persons face, but not his heart. You just left, and already someone started talking bad about you. Looks like the frustration was gathering for some time, and it exploded all at once. Immortal Toya: What are they saying about you?
Brother To, do you know theres another Dharmaraja on the Inte?
Mm I remember something like that.
Although Ive always joked about that Dharmaraja, talking about electrotherapy for Inte addiction or whatnot But Im really not that Lightning Dharmaraja! Im the sessor of the godly thunder inheritance of the Thunder n, and a genuine eight-star electrician! Im licensed!
Immortal Toya:
Lightning Dharmaraja: Brother To, you dont know, but there was word online before about a ce called Treatment Unit No. 13, which had a psychiatrist who imed that he had developed medical equipment that could help treat kids for Inte addiction. The truth, however, was that it was a lie; they were locked in a holding room and given electric shocks. If they didnt admit their mistakes, they continued to be shocked
I know of this.
Immortal Toya frowned. As far as I know, that Treatment Unit No. 13 didnt just treat children, but also took in a lot of adults. But wasnt it shut downter after it was exposed? Even that doctors Weibo ount was deleted.
Dharmaraja sighed. Its precisely because it was deleted that its giving me a headache! Also, I bet that ce is most likely still operating That bunch of people online are saying that Im that electrotherapists alternate ount!!
Immortal Toya:
Chapter 837 - Wang Zhen’s Curse
Chapter 837: Wang Zhens Curse
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Treatment Unit No. 13 was an online mystery that was rumored to have been shut down after it was exposed back then; in fact, this Inte addiction treatment center hadnt closed down.
Even as Dharmarajained to Immortal Toya, he was actually well aware that he could only suffer this abrupt online antagonism toward him in silence. Online users nowadays were too easily led around by the smallest public opinion, and there was a lot of resentment online toward the Inte addiction treatment center. Plenty of people, anonymous or otherwise, had posted long articles detailing their experiences upon entering this Net rehab center.
The parents who sent their children there all had the same traits. For example, they didnt have much education, they spoiled their children too much, they wanted to control their children too much, or they believed that as long as their children could be fixed, there was no harm in using a little force
After this was exposed, Treatment Unit No. 13 was shut down a few years ago following public outcry, but the truth was that this mysterious treatment center had been running in secret the whole time
A middle-aged man wearing an eye patch sat in his chair inside a dimly lit office, which already had some cracks in its gray wallpaper. His hair was thinning and he had a greasy middle-aged look about him. There was a slight depression in his skill, as well as scratches on his face, which were actually old wounds.
This was an office and also a treatment room.
Theyout inside was very simple. Apart from an office table, there was a rectangr table made from ck iron and covered in a thin stic film, which looked very exquisite. Several shackles had been installed on the sides of the table for restraining movements.
The man didnt wait long at his office table before a young man slowly walked in. The young man was wearing an extraordinary Daoist robe in a very exotic style; it hadyers uponyers of folds like Michelin tyres. Furthermore, two things that looked like antenna stuck out of the top of the young mans head.
Wee, Mr Long Ming, wee Seeing that the young man hade, the middle-aged man quickly got up.
The venue Dr Yang chose was deeply hidden; it took my master a while to find it. Long Ming raised his eyebrows and then asked, Well, will you ept my masters conditions?
I have long heard of Venerable Bais great name. Each of Venerable Bais conditions was aimed at my weakness, so I have no reason to say no.
There was a bitter smile on the mans face. Its just that someone already appraised my injury a long time ago, and concluded it cant be healed Even with stic surgery, Ill still slowly revert back to my current appearance. This is a hereditary injury. Honestly speaking, Im very surprised that Venerable Bai actually has a way to treat it.
Naturally, you dont have to worry about my masters strength.
Long Ming said, But I have some questions about Dr Yangs injury. You say you were born with it?
Correct.
Yang Huai nodded. Our family has been running this operation for forty-two generations. But in the thirty-sixth generation, my ancestor was severely beaten up: his face was scratched into a pulp, a lot of his hair was pulled out, and even his eyeballs were knocked out I heard he was even kicked in the head at that time.
Long Ming:
Yang Huai: But thats the weird part. After my thirty-sixth generation ancestor, Yang Yong, was beaten up like that, my thirty-seventh generation ancestor Yang Xing was born with the same face Since then, this hereditary disfigurement has been passed down like a curse until the forty-second generation, me. Until now, there has been no way to cure it.
Then does Dr Yang have any impression of the man who kicked the dog head ah, no, the head of your Yang familys thirty-sixth generation ancestor? Long Ming frowned, feeling that it was odd.
If Yang Yong was simply beaten up, it shouldnt impact the next generation
It was obvious that while he was being thrashed, he also suffered a curse.
But how many people in the world could cast such a powerful curse?
I have very limited information on my ancestors. Thats because my Net rehab center was vandalized repeatedly a few years ago, and some little bastards even set fire to my office when they left, burning almost all the information. Yang Huai sighed. When my ancestors ran the Net rehab center back then, it was during its heyday, when it was a domineering force Many sect leaders even relied on us to rectify the inappropriate behavior of some of their disciples. We didnt just treat Inte addiction; as long as there was something wrong with them, we could fix it.
Long Ming nodded, then turned his gaze to an unprepossessing-looking medical device on the side. Is this the machine you use?
Mr Long Ming should have already experienced it in the big treatment room? Yang Huaiughed wickedly.
Yes. Long Ming nodded. I tried it on the maximum setting earlier, but its effect wasnt obvious.
Mr Long Mings realm is very high, so naturally you felt nothing.
Yang Huai smiled, waved his hand, and said, But that is just the lesser medical device. The ultimate medical device is the one here in my office which Mr Long Ming is looking at.
Long Ming: Oh?
I once treated a cultivator at the Soul Formation stage with this device, which is the highest realm Ive treated. Under my treatment, the electricity sent him to seventh heaven.
Speaking up to this point, his face suddenly became serious. Art C thats what the electroshock is.
Long Ming asked curiously, Why was he sent here?
People are sent to me for a variety of reasons, such as puppy love, or an obsession with mahjong or games C some evene to me because of unhappy marriages, for electrotherapy to fulfill their needs.
Yang Huai chuckled with a vulgar expression on his face. That Soul Formation cultivator who was sent to me was actually a deputy sect leader at first, but unfortunately he didnt get along well with the sect leader as both of them always had different views on the sects overall situation and the path it should take. But this deputy sect leader was always very cautious in handling matters, so the sect leader was never able to find any dirt on him. However, if you always walk on the river bank, how can your shoes not get wet?
Long Ming: Then how did he end up getting sent here?
Yang Huai: Last Mid-Autumn Festival, the sect wanted to send mooncakes to all their business partners, and the deputy sect leader was responsible for ordering them. Unexpectedly, he ordered several carloads of five-nut mooncakes.
Long Ming: Whats wrong with five-nut mooncakes?
Yang Huai: Doesnt Mr Long Ming think that the five-nut filling is very disgusting? For example, I like the Po Li seaweed filling 1 !
Long Ming:
Yang Huai: Unfortunately for this deputy sect leader, he didnt have time to figure out what was going on. When he woke up, he was already on my treatment table. I still have the video, would Mr Long Ming like to watch it?
Chapter 838 - The Art of the Electroshock
Chapter 838: The Art of the Electroshock
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Yang Huai had a habit of recording while carrying out the treatment. This wasnt because he wanted to enjoy the pain of his patients, but purely because he wanted to do his best in his electrotherapy. In each treatment, the power output had to be manipted in line with the different cultivator realms, and he used the videos to repeatedly make alterations.
Generally speaking, when the medical apparatus was activated, it caused pain, but not to the point of knocking a person out or killing them, which was the most ideal result.
Yang Huai knew that back when the treatment unit first opened, his ancestor hadnt modted the power output of the medical device, and identally electrocuted several people to death, which put the treatment unit in a predicament for a while.
But every time something like this happened, the families of the other patients would ultimately suppress it.
Their view was that it was already hopeless for their children, so this kind of treatment was their only hope. As therapists who fixed abnormal behavior, Yang Huais ancestors were at one point emperors in the treatment field due to the support of these families.
Gifts were sent over daily, and every day they soaked up the praise and worship. Even if someone came to stir up trouble, it would be strangled in the cradle by their people. The Yang family never had to worry about anything except for treating their patients.
This is valuable video data. Mr Long Ming, I hope youll keep it to yourself after watching it. Yang Huai took out a DVD and smiled at Long Ming.
Although this Dr Yang was nowhere near as powerful as Long Ming, thetter couldnt help the shiver that ran through his body at the demonic curl of the other mans lips.
At the same time, Long Ming noticed that Yang Huais DVDs were unique: they were made of a material that was resistant to fire and water, and even dust. The surface of each DVD was spotless.
When Yang Huai pushed a DVD into the yer, he sighed. Unfortunately, there wasnt this type of convenient technology in those days. Otherwise, the data my ancestors collected wouldnt have burned.
Long Ming kept silent and merely gazed at the screen.
The yer very quickly finished reading the DVD.
A young man in a white short-sleeved shirt appeared on the screen.
If Yang Huai hadnt said it himself, it would have been very hard for Long Ming to believe that this was actually a Soul Formation deputy sect leader.
At that very moment, the young mans four limbs were being restrained by five big men: four held down his arms and legs, and one put a ball gag in his mouth so that he wouldnt bite his tongue during the treatment.
His wrists and ankles were promptly tied down.
In any case, he was a strong Soul Formation cultivator, so I gave him special treatment. Besides restraining his movements with shackles and fetters, I had men hold him down, Yang Huai exined as he admired his work.
In the video, the medical apparatus used on the deputy sect leader was the very one in front of Long Ming.
It might appear nothing special to look at, but it contained terrifying power.
Were you wrong? Yang Huai spoke slowly in the video, his voice as cold as an ice cavern. In the quiet treatment room, there was only the ttering sounds of the deputy sect leader struggling against the restraints as well as the faint electric buzz at the tip of the medical devices small stun gun.
Take the gag out, let him speak, Yang Huai ordered the big man who had gagged the deputy sect leader.
Each treatment didnt take long, just ten to thirty seconds, but the deputy sect leaders head was already sweating. His face was deathly white, like a zombie that had just emerged from a coffin.
It was him who had you bring me here The deputy sect leader clearly had no idea what happened, but after waking up, he could roughly guess the current situation.
Wrong answer.
Before the man finished asking his question, Yang Huai had already switched the apparatus back on.
An electric current straightaway flowed from the temple to the brain and down the brain stem to spread non-stop throughout the body from the spine.
Wisps of white smoke curled up from where he had been shocked.
This is Through the screen, Long Ming unexpectedly caught a whiff of the smell of roasted meat.
This is thetest recording technology; even smells can be preserved, Yang Huai replied.
Long Ming:
In here, you had to answer all questions urately; you had to reply to whatever question was asked, and your answer had to be correct, otherwise you would face the next round of treatment.
In the video, Yang Huai said again, Mr Deputy Sect Leader, it would be better for you to admit your mistake as soon as possible. Of course, you can also choose to continue receiving treatment. After this first treatment course is over, youll have a week to recover.
Yang Huais hands paused and he withdrew the stun gun so that the young man waspletely clear-headed and could understand every word Yang Huai said when thetter exined the situation to him.
Yang Huai: In the first treatment course, you will receivepulsory and continuous treatment for thirty days. For the first ten days, you will be shocked with electricity for 3,600 seconds each day. Once you get used to it, the amount of time will increase from 3,600 seconds to 7,200 seconds.
The deputy sect leader was silent for a moment before he said, Is this treatment or extorting a confession, sion, sion, sion
Before he could finish speaking, there was the sound of an electric current again: ZZZ
Were you wrong?
Five-nut mooncakes are really delicious!
ZZZ
Do you still dare talk back to Mr Sect Leader in the future?
Im the deputy sect leader, he has no right to do this to me! Karma will get him, and hell answer to the board!!
ZZZ
You actually like five-nut mooncakes, you heretic! Youre just as blind as those people who eat salty beancurd or fruit pancakes with youtiao !
ZZZ
You devil! Youll get whatsing to you sooner orter!
You actually dare struggle? Ill make you struggle then go on and struggle
ZZZ ZZZ
Long Ming:
After who knew how many times, the deputy sect leader finally fainted after countless electroshocks. By then, Long Ming could already smell something that seemed like steak.
At that moment, the big men loosened their hold.
Because the deputy sect leader had already passed out.
Dr Yang, are we going too far? Actually, I think five-nut mooncakes are alright
You heretic, do you also want to be treated?
But Dr Yang, it seems that this Mr Deputy Sect Leader is already cooked
Yang Huai leaned over to take a sniff. He then stuck out his tongue to lick the young mans cheek. Mm, about medium rare.
Everyone:
Yang Huai: Wake him up with an injection and continue with the treatment. We took in so many patients recently, our food expenses are through the roof. Hm To save money, if the deputy sect leaders treatment continues to fail and he ends up cooked by the electric shocks hell be food rations.
Chapter 839 - Mo Immortal Castle’s Bait-and-Hook
Chapter 839: Mo Immortal Castles Bait-and-Hook
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Everyone knew that before Mo Immortal Castle was officially absorbed into the Office of Strategic Deceptions intelligence team, it had been thergest underground intelligencework in Songhai city, and was famous in the industry for selling information on the cultivation world Of course, before Mo Immortal Castle was absorbed, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and several of the major team leaders at the Office of Strategic Deceptions management level discovered a very important pattern.
They realized that any organization that bought intelligence from Mo Immortal Castle was ultimately caught
So after discussion, everyone felt that Mo Immortal Castle couldnt withdraw from their base in Songhai city even though it had officially been absorbed into the Office of Strategic Deception, and that their underground information business should continue. Of course, this was on the basis that everything proceeded under the strict joint surveince of the Office of Strategic Deception and Huaxiu Alliance; what intelligence could be disclosed and what could not, and whether the intelligence could be sold C it would be the Office of Strategic Deception that made the final decision.
The intelligence sold would be a lure for catching big fish so that Huaxiu Alliance could crack down further on the dark forces.
But this situation couldntst long. Most people had no idea about Mo Immortal Castle being absorbed into the Office of Strategic Deception, but no one could guarantee that this fact would nevere to light. Once that happened, they would no longer be able to use this bait-and-hook approach.
So before that, they had to at least catch a few big fish.
The Dark Networks founder and several major dark force leaders were currently still atrge, and were key targets whom Huaxiu Alliance had issued bounties for among the light forces.
After the close of the incident with Ultimate King of Killers, General Yi and the others had a feeling that this year might be the most fruitful one yet. Thanks to Ultimate King of Killerss influential position in the Dark Network as well as among the dark forces, his end was bound to have a major impact on the whole underground Dark Network and the dark forceswork.
Of course, rice could only be eaten one mouthful at a time, a road traveled one step at a time, and characters written one stroke at a time.
All this was work that could only unfold slowly.
It was August 12th on Saturday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
It was the second day of the first semester final exams at No. 60 High School.
Countdown to the end of the semester: one day.
Countdown to Wang Lings high school graduation: roughly 500 days.
(Countdown to the end of this novel depends on the authors mood)
Dopey Guo wasnt in a good mood after the exams today, and almost seemed a little depressed.
Super Chen: Screwed up?
Dopey Guo: Shut up!
Super Chen:
Recently, Dopey Guo realized that Super Chens mouth seemed a little blessed.
If someone else said that he screwed up, Dopey Guo would just take it as a joke, but when Super Chen opened his mouth, Dopey Guo instantly panicked.
Super Chen raised his hands in surrender. I was wrong bro You did great in the exams! Over 90 in all your subjects!
Dopey Guo breathed a sigh of relief. Great! Its all good, all good
But on second thought, Dopey Guo felt something wasnt right They were using the 150-marks system now!
Dammit!
This milk mouth 1
Dopey Guo put his hand over his heart, instantly feeling like he had a heart attack.
When he yed his game tonight, dont tell him his keyboard would also spill milk?
Dopey Guo sighed. I have an uncle Im close to, who actually isnt very old, but his family is forcing him to get married Dont you think that sucks?
Little Peanut asked, How does your uncle feel about it?
Dopey Guo: Of course he doesnt want to! He hasnt yed enough; its so free, being a single man! Why does he have to settle down so early?
Why are you unhappy that your uncle is being forced to get married? Dont tell me
Super Chen took a deep breath. Are you Geez! I always thought you were straight!
Nonsense! Of course Im straight! Im unhappy because my pocket money has always been from this uncle! If he gets married, its likely my pocket money will be given to his girlfriend! Dopey Guo sighed. I just used the pocket money he gave me to buy Red Dead Redemption 2 two days ago If he gets a girlfriend in the future, wholl buy me games?!
Wang Ling:
This reasoning made too much sense!
And thats not the worst part. Dopey Guo frowned. Have you heard? That Net rehab center that was shut down two years ago is actually still open Its now a correction and recuperation center for abnormal behavior. My uncle told me his family was nning to send him there.
Super Chen was dazed. No way theyre sending him there over something this small?
Dopey Guo: A lot of people are sent there over trivial things
Super Chen: Your poor uncle!
Im having coffee with my uncle after school today so that he canin to me. Ill leave firstter, then you can have a look at my unlucky uncle from behind after that. At that point, Dopey Guo suddenly turned his gaze to Wang Ling. Actually, my uncle looks a little like Wang Ling.
Super Chen: Which part?
Dopey Guo: Dead fish eyes
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: Thats why when I first met Wang Ling at the beginning of the semester, he gave me aforting and familiar feeling!
Wang Ling:
After the exams that day, nothing was nned and everyone went home. Since Dopey Guos uncle was looking for him to give vent to his grievances, Dopey Guo left first. There were always people at the heart of a party who controlled the pace and brightened up the atmosphere.
This had always been Dopey Guos role.
So, no Dopey Guo, no party
Thus, there was nothing on today.
Everyone went back home to their mothers mm, actually, Wang Ling was pretty happy about it.
He had almost died of embarrassment at KTV yesterday.
At the school gate, Wang Ling along with Super Chen and Little Peanut saw the young man who was being pressured to get married.
Just like Dopey Guo had said, his uncle was quite young and was a very sunny and charming guy. The most important thing was that, just as Dopey Guo had said, this young man did indeed have a pair of dead fish eyes that was very much like Wang Lings C it was just that he didnt have quite the same bearing
It seemed this uncle was a bit of a crybaby. When he saw Dopey Guoe out, the rims of his eyes went red, and he hastily put on sunsses he had prepared.
What a pitiful person
Wang Ling sighed.
Parting with Super Chen and Little Peanut at a fork in the road, Wang Ling was walking with his head down when he was suddenly blocked by two huge figures.
One of them looked down at the picture in his hand and asked the other man, Is that him?
The other person: Yeah, dead fish eyes, no mistake! Take him!
Wang Ling: ???
The two men then grabbed Wang Lings arms and dragged him into a van
Wang Ling guessed that this bunch was probably from the Net rehab center Dopey Guo had been talking about earlier.
It was just that these two dumbasses had probably mistaken him for someone else
Hm
These guys had guts
Chapter 840
Chapter 840: Kidnapped Wang Zha[0.The Rocket cardbo in the Fight the Landlord card game which beats everything.]
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In the van, the two big men put a ck bag over Wang Lings head, but he was quite unperturbed; this was a once-in-a-lifetime type of experience C how many times would a person ever be kidnapped while on the way home from school?
Wang Ling had once pretended to be enticed by snacks and deliberately let human traffickers kidnap him. He then traced them back to their source and helped the police destroy their den. Actually, those traffickers MO had been quite mild: they used food or drinks most of the time to lure in unsuspecting kids.
But these two fools hadnt said a word before directly dragging Wang Ling into the van He supposed they could be considered pretty capable and gutsy.
Wang Ling himself hadnt expected something like this to happen.
His special eyelid warning was usually triggered when he was going to run into something he thought was going to be a little more troublesome and tricky.
But abduction didnt meet these standards at all!
This was just a warm-up exercise!
It would help him be even better at keeping his marks down in tomorrows exams!
There was one day left before the summer break, so Wang Ling was in a good mood.
In any case, he didnt have anything lined up this afternoon he might as well have some fun with this bunch.
Through his Mind-Reading Ability, he discovered that these two men were from that mysterious Net rehab center; things had be even more interesting. Even Mo Immortal Castle hadnt been able to find any reliable leads on this group. After it was reported and shut down several years ago, the word online was that this Net rehab center had been converted into a mobile behavior correction facility without a fixed address.
Without an insider to show the way, no one would be able to find it at all.
When the driver stopped the van at an intersection, he lit a cigarette and nced at Wang Ling, who had the bag over his head. Did you confirm his identity? Why does it feel like it was too smooth?
We confirmed it; he looks exactly the same as in the photo! One of the big men holding Wang Ling down nodded.
Wang Ling: What damn exactly the same?!
Dont tell me you kidnapped a student, did you? The driverughed.
No way C students nowadays all wear school uniforms! This No. 60 Highs school uniform is so ugly and very recognizable! that big man said again.
Wang Ling:
Today, Wang Ling wasnt wearing the school uniform
sses had stopped for the final exams. Although there were some who still came to take the exams in the school uniform, the dress code during this period was rtively casual. To ensure that every student came to take the exams in their most rxed state of mind, No. 60 High gave the students permission to wear whatever they liked or felt mostfortable in during the major exam period.
No wonder these two fools had gotten the wrong person; it turned out it was rted to him not wearing his school uniform!
Wang Ling sighed in his heart.
Why hasnt he spoken since we grabbed him just now? the other big man suddenly asked.
It was at that moment that Wang Ling also abruptly realized that his behavior might be a little unusual.
Generally speaking, a person who had been kidnapped would struggle a little It wouldnt be good if he behaved too calmly.
Thus, Wang Ling closed his eyes and started to control the air fluctuations over his skin to make it look like he was trembling out of fear.
He didnt know how hard he should be trembling; after all, he had never done so since young The first and only time it had ever happened was six years ago, when Dog Two, who had still been Sky-Swallowing Toad then, crashed down on top of the established century-old crispy noodle snacks gship store.
As expected, when the two big men saw Wang Ling start to tremble, they felt much more at ease.
Hahahaha, looks like hes too scared to speak!
Little brother, dont be scared! Were just taking you to get a massage! No need to be nervous! One of them patted Wang Lings shoulder.
He didnt know if he was imagining it, but he felt that Wang Ling was trembling a little too hard just like the vibrator he had used the other day
After an hour or so on the road, the van finally entered a park and stopped in a parking lot inside.
Task aplished, the driver drove off once again, apparently to bring the next person here.
Hustled along by the tworge men, Wang Ling entered the trees. One of the men took off the bag on his head, and Wang Ling saw a log cabin with a No. 13 sign.
The legendary Treatment Room No. 13 had now be a mobile log cabin.
It didnt look big, but it gave off a sinister air. Furthermore, the Space Expansion Skill had been used inside.
After he was pushed inside by the two men, Wang Ling guessed from the auras within that there were a hundred people here.
He was astonished.
This was basically a mobile prison cell
Wang Ming waited for a while in the lobby, guarded by the two men. It wasnt long before Yang Huai came out from within the cabin, apanied by a familiar person whom Wang Ling had once fought: Long Ming.
They were talking andughing as they headed toward the lobby.
Hehe, rest assured, Mr Long Ming, there are no problems with your requests at all. Ill make the arrangements right away, and turn all those kids in No. 60 High as meek asmbs.
Then we thank Dr Yang for your efforts in the revenge n this time. Long Ming smiled.
Revenge n? No, no, no, Mr Long Ming youre wrong; this is an education program!
Hahahaha! Right, Dr Yang, youre right! This is an education program!
By that time, they had already reached Wang Ling.
When Long Ming lowered his head and saw Wang Ling, he was so frightened that hisplexion changed, and he started to sweat like crazy.
WTF
Why was it him?
One of therge men stood up and said to Yang Huai, Dr Yang, weve brought patient Guo Feng.
Yang Huai: Mr Long Ming, let me exin: this is a new patient whom we will be treating today, Guo Feng. Hm, hes a bit more of an introvert. His family has repeatedly urged him to get married, and hes always refused. so they sent him to me after buying the basic treatment package.
Long Ming was nk.
Guo Feng?
Was he mistaken?
He had just opened his mouth to ask Yang Huai if he was sure, when the young man, who was sitting down, suddenly looked up at him This gaze was a direct hit to Long Mings soul, freezing him in ce as he felt all his hair stand on end.
Dr Yang I still have other things to do today Ill head off first!
Without another word, Long Ming rushed straight out of the log cabin in the next second.
That was right
He rushed straight out.
That look just now was too horrifying Long Ming didnt doubt that if he hadnt left, the young man would have taken his life in an instant.
Wang Lings limpid gaze followed him out.
Long Ming ran away, but he wouldnt be able to run for long.
Wang Ling had already branded him with that look just now.
After all, there was still plenty of time.
Chapter 841 - Ball Gag Strategy and Electric Massage!
Chapter 841: Ball Gag Strategy and Electric Massage!
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After online protest, the notorious Net rehab center back then shut down, but it had now be a mobile behavior correction facility, and so far had over a hundred patients.
Their ages varied, young and old all included.
Some were sent here by their families because of an obsession with mahjong, some because of puppy love, and some because they preferred C over Pepsi Some were like Dopey Guos uncle, Guo Feng, who didnt want to find a girlfriend and get married.
Patients were sent here for all kinds of unusual reasons, and which were in keeping with Dr Yangs treatment style.
While waiting in the hall earlier, which was also when Long Ming had recognized Wang Ling and fled, Wang Ling had used the Great Blood Origin Spell to trace back Dr Yangs ancestry. In the end, he discovered that this Dr Yangs ancestor had actually been beaten up before C it was Wang Zhen who had given Dr Yangs thirty-sixth generation ancestor a thrashing back then and left behind a disfigurement curse which had been passed down ever since.
But unfortunately
This curse was probably going to end with this generation.
Because in just a while, this ce would disappear forever.
At that very moment, Wang Ling was already cuffed to a table. Being cuffed for the first time was actually a novel experience, but it was best not to try this sort of thing C Wang Ling didnt want to be like that Miss Try who refused to listen to warnings and attacked police in the subway with a knife 1 .
There would always be big babies in society who thought that everyone would be like their families and give in to them or cherish them in every way possible. But reality proved that these people were missing half their brains. Even a primary school kid could understand why they had to obey thew, yet there were people who had gone to university who still broke it C as reality proved, a persons basic quality had little to do with their educational background.
It depended entirely upon family education.
Father and Mother Wang were more confident on this point than anyone else.
Although Wang Ling had been a bit of a chuuni when he was younger, this couple was still able to lead their son back onto the right path. When Wang Ling carefully pondered thister, he felt that it actually had a lot to do with his parents writing novels.
Novel characters tended more or less to be a little chuuni, so Father and Mother Wang were probably very confident when it came to dealing with this phase!
At the moment, Wang Ling was lying on a treatment table, his four limbs held down by several big men. One of them even put a ball gag in his mouth.
Crack
Wang Ling very calmly crushed it with his teeth.
Yang Huai was nk. What a surprise you actually learn martial arts?
The big man who had put the ball gag in was also a little stupefied. Dr Yang, what now?
Get me the ck iron ball gag, said Yang Huai.
The big man nodded. Spirit light shed in his hand, and an 8040 iron box appeared. It opened, and inside it were various kinds of ball gags made from different materials.
When the big man put the ck iron ball gag in Wang Lings mouth, everyone heard another crisp crack.
Yang Huai frowned, a little angry now. Get me the ck godly jade ball gag.
Crack
Yang Huai: Get me the top-grade diamond one!
Crack
Yang Huai: Premium ck crystal! Get me the premium ck crystal ball gag! I dont believe that wont work!
Crack
The big man: Dr Yang need to get another one?
Yang Huai was already sweating. Get get
Get what the hell else was there to get?!
Forget it, just leave it If he bites his tongue, thats his own problem. Yang Huai was usually excited when he administered treatment, especially when he saw a ball gag in the patients mouth. It was like an adrenaline rush, and the more electric shocks he gave, the more excited he became.
But since Wang Ling didnt have a ball gag in his mouth, Doctor Yang instantly lost half his enthusiasm.
At that moment, Yang Huai was weary and aggravated. He had operated this treatment center for so many years and had seen all kinds of bizarre patients. Even Soul Formation cultivators finally gave in with just a few electric shocks C when had he ever suffered this kind of setback?
In a fit of obscure anger, Yang Huai unconsciously turned the dial on the medical device right up to 10, rming the big men next to him.
ording to the family information on the patient they had kidnapped this time, he was just at the Qi Condensation stage, and wasnt especially strong C in treating patients at this level, a 2 or 3 on the device was enough to make them feel pain.
But the treatment now was actually five times stronger.
Treatment Room No. 13s ultimate medical device had a total of one hundred levels of intensity, which would make even gods and devils kneel!
To be able to crush my ball gags with his teeth, this guys strength definitely isnt anything like his family reported; he was definitely hiding it. Yang Huai sneered.
Since this person dared resist, then he should be ready to take the humiliation oh, no, the treatment!
Thus, while Wang Ling was looking forward to the treatment, Yang Huai finally put the tip of the stun gun to his temple this was a necessary step for any patient receiving the treatment.
The stun gun would shock the temples on both sides before the electric currents swiftly moved to converge in between the eyebrows. Depending on the patients condition, this couldst ten to thirty seconds.
But in his fit of anger, Yang Huai deliberately took his time so that the treatment took the maximum thirty seconds.
Wang Ling could feel the electric current passing through his pores.
But he didnt put up a struggle.
Because it actually felt veryfortable.
The electric currents passing through his temples and then slowly moving to the space between his eyebrows somehow was a familiar motion to Wang Ling.
When the electric currents from both sides came together in the middle of his eyebrows, Wang Ling finally remembered
This was clearly massaging the temples and around the eye sockets in an eye health exercise!
But this electric stimtion was obviously a lot morefortable than the eye exercise after a whole morning of taking exams, this electrotherapy massage was pretty good
On the side, Yang Huai and the big men holding Wang Ling down were stupefied.
Honestly speaking, it was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
This patient unexpectedly had no reaction to the electric current at all.
Im going to kill you! Emboldened by his fury, Yang Huai grit his teeth angrily and turned the setting on the medical apparatus up to 50!
It wasnt the highest level, but even a Soul Formation cultivator couldnt endure level 50.
Even if this person could crush Yang Huais ball gags with his teeth, Yang Huai believed that the intensity at level 50 could kill this person eighty times over!
Go to hell
After saying it, Yang Huai put the tip of the stun gun to Wang Lings temple once more.
Chapter 842 - Wang Ling’s Wrath
Chapter 842: Wang Lings Wrath
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Few people could endure level 50, as the amount of electricity it produced was lethal. Although Soul Formation cultivators would narrowly survive, in that moment, they would feel like dying. Less than ten people had endured this level before, and some of them were quite renowned.
The treatment center didnt have a one hundred percent sess rate, but it held at ny-seven percent. so there were some cases where the treatment had failed.
Like a novelist Yang Huai remembered several years ago, who for days on end only updated once a day, and was sent to Treatment Room No. 13 through bribes from a reader. But his skin was so thick that the electricity couldnt pass through it, and in the end Yang Huai could only give up.
Or yet another novelist who went out every day to collect material for his writing, leading to mental exhaustion and an unhappy married life. He was also sent to Treatment Room No. 13, but in the end, the electric stimtion activated his meridians, and even fixed his impotence
Or in yet another example, there was a very good dancer who insisted on going into singing, but was terrible at it. Through crowdfunding by his fans, he was sent to Treatment Room No. 13. After the treatment, he unexpectedly became the king of electronic music and gained a crazy number of fans as well as the nickname little prince of electronic music
But sincest year, things like these rarely happened, because every patient was strictly selected based on their profile; Yang Huai wouldnt take in those with higher realms who would be resistant to the treatment.
Most of the patients in the treatment center now were ordinary people, and only a few were at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Hence, Guo Fengs case was a surprise to Yang Huai. This was just an ordinary person, but he was able to withstand the treatment again and again.
Thus, the level 50 electric charge pierced Wang Lings skin and flowed into his body.
Wang Lings eyebrows finally twitched slightly.
He could feel the non-stop flow of heat in his body increase.
This was
Toofortable
The strength of this massage was just right for Wang Ling, but it still wasnt as good as the lightning punishment of the Heavenly Dao Thunder Cmity, which was pretty fierce. Wang Ling recalled gradually awakening as a child, and after he was done slowly umting the Three Thousand Great Dao, he had triggered the thunder cmity. But it was very strange C the lightning didnt hit him, and instead seemed to be giving vent to something
But Wang Ling had still used his own power to draw the lightning of Heavenly Dao back so that it would hit him since he wanted to know what it felt like to be struck by lightning.
He still remembered that feeling to this day.
Ordinary cultivators feared the Heavenly Dao Thunder Cmity as the odds of dying were very high. Cultivators could generally withstand about twenty lightning strikes, which was the limit of the cmity. If their luck was bad, the number of lightning strikes might exceed this figure, and the odds of dying would increase dramatically.
In the end, failing to pass the cmity meant disintegrating into fine powder or being reduced to grilled pigs feet.
At level 50 of the electrotherapy, Wang Lings expression remained unchanged.
Thats impossible Yang Huai widened his eyes, and was about to ramp up the strength of the medical device.
But at that moment, Wang Ling unexpectedly sat upright. With a light tug, he directly snapped off the titanium cuffs and fetters. Crumpling them like paper in front of Yang Huai and his men, he reduced them to fine iron dust.
Game over, Wang Ling said telepathically.
A voice that struck the soul boomed in everyones chests, like the toll of an old temple bell.
Grab him! Yang Huai ordered.
But these big men looked at each other in dismay, and none of them moved.
They were restrained, and it felt like iron weights as heavy as tens of thousands of catties were wrapped around their legs,pletely immobilizing them.
There was terror on Yang Huais face, and he was so frightened that some of his hair started to fall off. You
Under the other partys shocked gaze, Wang Ling took out his student ID for Yang Hai to have a look.
S tudent Information: Wang Ling
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 26, 4380
ss: Grade One, ss Three
School: No. 60 High School, Songhai City
Favorite Food: Crispy Noodle Snacks
Apart from the above information, the student ID had the educational administrations personal metal stamp of authenticity, thus verifying this students identity.
All cultivation school metal stamps carried spirit energy C although Yang Huais realm wasnt high, he could sense it in the metal stamp.
He finally understood
Why this simple treatment had failed over and over again.
This guy!
Wasnt Guo Feng at all
This f**king useless bunch had actually brought the wrong person!
What now
Yang Huai started to back away.
He had even given up on the idea of fighting already.
It was obvious that there was no way he could beat this young man!
He wasnt any ordinary person A Foundation Establishment high school student actually had such tremendous power
His underlings were already immobilized, so Yang Huais first reaction was to escape!
Right after he pushed open the door to Treatment Room No. 13, he immediately grabbed a slightly foolish-looking young man with a buzz cut who was walking down the corridor. A red ribbon was wrapped around his arm, which meant that he had already gained Yang Huais trust, and was a team leader in the treatment center.
The young man held hostage was frightened. Uncle Yang, whats wrong?
Yang Huai held the young man by his neck. This was the Eagle w Technique, and Yang Huai could take the young mans life with just a thought.
Do as I tell you and dont try anything, understand? Yang Huai gazed at the young man.
The young man was clearly a little frightened and couldnt help trembling. Uncle Yang I Im team leader Ill listen to you Dont give me an electric shock
Good, as long as you listen to me, Uncle Yang wont do it, Yang Huai said in a low voice, his gaze fixed unwaveringly in Wang Lings direction.
At that moment, Wang Ling had already stepped out of the treatment room.
He had anticipated this scums next move earlier on.
As expected, this person had already lost his humanity in a situation like this, he was actually going to hold another kids life hostage.
Such a heartless and utterly inhuman bastard with no regard for life at all could actually avoid being punished by thew and lead afortable life until now
Where was heavenly justice?
Where was Heavenly Dao?
Was Heavenly Dao blind?
Wang Ling asked these questions in his heart.
But what he didnt know was that these three questions had actually shaken the heavens.
When they heard these three questions, some of the Great Heavenly Dao started to tremble.
And at these three questions, the Heavenly Dao meeting table actually sent itself flying
Strength Heavenly Dao: Divine Table You
Heavenly Dao meeting table: I respectfully take my leave I wish all of you the best
All the Heavenly Dao:
Chapter 843 - The Heavenly Dao’s Judgement
Chapter 843: The Heavenly Daos Judgement
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There was a saying: There is no order without rules .
During the Heavenly Dao Committee meeting, there was no order without the Divine Table. Wang Lings wrath on the other side had scared even the Divine Table into fleeing, which was enough to show how serious this matter was. Sometimes there were two types of anger; after dealing with this white list big shot for so many years, the Heavenly Dao Committee could tentatively sum up his two types of anger as: anger from the bottom of his heart, and anger from the depths of his soul.
His crispy noodle snacks being destroyed or squandered would cause the first kind of anger.
But this time even the Divine Table had left; it was obvious that this situation was far more serious, and this was wrath from the depths of Wang Lings soul.
This person has already aroused public anger, which is why the wrath this time is so strong. Fellow Daoist Wang is simply serving as a bridge to direct the ire against that man here. Spirit Heavenly Dao heaved a sigh. I just never expected this: how has this type of person who has sparked public rage gotten away without being judged for so long?
I checked it out, Life And Death Heavenly Dao said at that moment. There are records which show that the first ancestor of the Yang family, Yang Wude, once activated the Heavenly Dao Equivalent Exchange Array. This person offered the Heavenly Dao a rare treasure, the skull from an overlords tomb, in exchange for the Yang family descendants being exempted from the judgement of the power of Heavenly Dao.
The other Heavenly Dao were startled. There was something like this?
Life And Death Heavenly Dao: Weve already examined the inscription on the Heavenly Dao Tablet, and this indeed is the case. But Yang Wudes descendants have been too wicked; in the thirty-sixth generation, the Yang family descendant was once beaten up by one of Dao Ancestor Wangs grandsons, and everyone should know who this person is.
Could it be Wang Zhen, whose strength has already been sealed?
Thats right, its him.
Strength Heavenly Dao was relieved. It looks like this incident crippled the connection between the Yang family and Heavenly Dao. The agreement from back then held until the thirty-sixth generation, when the Wang family became involved No wonder the strength of the agreement weakened, and the wrath in Fellow Daoist Wang Lings soul was able to reach us What does everyone think about this matter? How should we deal with this Yang Huai?
The other Heavenly Dao said in unison: What is there to think about? Ive been bearing with him for so long!
Strength Heavenly Dao said coldly, I want him to lose all his strength so that he can only watch helplessly as his muscles atrophy bit by bit every day until he finally ends up a dwarf forever.
Life And Death Heavenly Dao: Sir Strengths punishment isnt vicious enough. I want him to live on in suffering C unless he acknowledges his sins, he wont be able to die, no matter how much he tries.
Space Heavenly Dao: Sir Strengths and Sir Life And Deaths methods are too mild. But along with Sir Life And Deaths method, I can release space worms which will constantly gnaw on his guts; since he cant die, he can experience all the pain to the full.
Spirit Heavenly Dao: Since its like that, then I can control his mind. Whether hes awake or dreaming, hell hallucinate being struck by electricity. Every single person who was ruined by the Yang family since Yang Wudes generation will constantly cycle through this dreams.
Time Heavenly Dao: Each and everyone of you are Heavenly Dao, how can you be so evil? Are you all devils?
The rest of the Heavenly Dao: ???
Time Heavenly Dao: If its me, Ill get Sir Soul to help me split Yang Huais soul in two and have Sir Life And Death create a new body for one half. Then, Ill use the power of time to send Yang Huai back to Yang Wudes generation for thetter to personally torture him! Hia hia hia
A key issue suddenly urred to Life And Death Heavenly Dao. Be that as it may, the power of the agreement still exists. Wouldnt this be breaking the rules?
Strength Heavenly Dao: A white list client has the prerogative over all the rules. I dont know if all of you remember what Dao Founder said back then, but if there is conflict between the rules and a white list client, no matter how strict the rules are or whatever precious treasure was received, we must prioritize the white list client, even if he is a PY person 1 . Even if our integrity crumbles under the rules or our honor is tarnished, this is the essence of the Heavenly Dao white list!
After saying this, Strength Heavenly Dao waved his hand, and an image of Yang Huai on Earth instantly appeared.
At that moment, Wang Ling and Yang Huai were still locked in a confrontation. Yang Huai had grabbed that young man by the neck with his Eagle w Technique, and thetters face was already turning a little blue.
Spirit Heavenly Dao: Since this is the case, before the Heavenly Dao punishment is carried out for real, shall we take action together, and give this Yang Huai a small taste first?
Sounds good.
Time Heavenly Dao chuckled. Yang Huai this small fry has the guts to provoke the white list client C it looks like hes tired of living! No one can offend the white list client! No matter how majestic his position is down below, he needs to be squashed to death!
Soul Heavenly Dao: How are we going to do this? Sir Strength, can you hit Yang Huai down below with something, at this distance?
Life And Death Heavenly Dao: Yang Huai is holding an innocent young man hostage, so it might be difficult for Sir Strength to do anything; this Heavenly Dao is too powerful that the young man might also be affected.
Strength Heavenly Daoughed. What a joke! Ive fought tens of thousands of battles, great and small; Ive long mastered the skill of a precise strike! Is Sir Life And Death actually looking down on me? Didnt youin to Dao Founder about me before?
Life And Death Heavenly Dao broke out in a sweat. What are you saying, Sir Strength
Strength Heavenly Dao: Forget it Lets work together now and first teach this evil creature below an important lesson.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling had already thought up ten thousand ways to deal with Yang Huai and save the young man, and at the same time make Yang Huai suffer before he was ultimately punished by thew. Wang Ling would save the young man first and restrain Yang Huai. He would then call Odd Zhuo toe and cart Yang Huai off to prison, and have Odd Zhuoe up with ten thousand ways to punish Yang Huai!
Hm
It was a perfect n!
Just as Wang Ling was pondering how to act, he heard a sudden p of thunder in the sky.
The next moment, a pair of giant hands with talisman symbols and strange runes all over them suddenly emerged from the ground to directly envelop Yang Huai! He found himself unable to move, and his body started to lose strength, as if all his bone cartge had turned soft.
Sensing the difference in Yang Huai, the young man he had seized hurriedly pushed him away.
Lying limp on the ground in that moment, what Yang Huai faced next was Strength Heavenly Daos first attack, which was also the most brutal punishment tickling the soles of Yang Huais feet
Chapter 844 - Justice Will Ultimately Be Served
Chapter 844: Justice Will Ultimately Be Served
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On Saturday August 12th in the fifteenth week of the semester, the covert correction center for abnormal behavior finally received the punishment it deserved. Because this treatment center was a mobile log cabin, and along with Yang Huais remarkable ability to escape detection, the police had never been able to track it down.
Although there were many reports on it outside, there were never any good leads to follow up on.
Actually, Yang Huais encounter with Wang Ling this time was also Heavenly Dao retribution: he had only moved the mobile log cabin to Songhai city because of Dopey Guos uncle, Guo Fengs case.
After getting Wang Lings call, Odd Zhuo and Immortal Toya rushed over, apanied by more than thirty ambnces and a busload of cultivation security officers who were armed to the teeth.
Yang Huai was already restrained, and none of the big men he had hired at the treatment center could escape. They all had criminal records, and many were mercenaries on the lowest rung of the Dark Network who did any work for coin. After Yang Huai was punished by Heavenly Dao, the majority were aware that they had lost the upper hand. They squatted with their hands behind their heads in surrender, though some still tried to resist and escape.
The cultivation security team was thus deployed to control this bunch of people and in case of emergencies.
Hello, Director Zhuo, Senior Immortal Toya! Let me brief you on the situation!
The security teams Captain Cui, who had a sexy little mustache and sideburns, and looked like an astute and capable person, reported the situation: Our security team already has the entire park under control. The criminals inside the log cabin as well as those that tried to escape have already been restrained. The ambnces have taken the victims inside the log cabin to various hospitals in central Songhai. The actual number of victims we recovered is 113, 87 of whom are teenagers and 26 are middle-aged or older. This bastard! ording to initial estimates, 68 of them have severe injuries, 33 have mild injuries, and the rest have been sent to ICU. This damn bastard!
Immortal Toya: Bastard! What a bastard!
Calm down, Captain Cui, Brother To Listening up to this point, Odd Zhuo took a deep breath. Mothef**ker! This damn bastard!
Captain Cui:
Odd Zhuo: Cough cough , excuse me, I forgot myself. Captain Cui, please go on.
Captain Cui lowered his voice. Currently, we need to do further professional assessment of the victims injuries for legal purposes, and well need to trouble Immortal Toya for your help!
Immortal Toya nodded his head. Captain Cui, rest assured, I have my two disciples here to help me. They may be young, but they already have their medical qualifications, and their assessments are just as valid.
Captan Cui was nk as he recalled seeing a young boy and young girl who looked extremely professional and were carrying medical kits before he entered the log cabin. They were younger than his daughter! As expected, you couldnt judge a book by its cover.
Senior Immortal Toyas two disciples are truly amazing! Captain Cui was extremely envious. Being a doctor nowadays was easy and lucrative! And the key thing was that it was really cool! He wanted his daughter to study to be one!
Captain Cui, you tter me. My two disciples still have a long way to go. Immortal Toyaughed modestly.
Ah, thats right, Director Zhuo! Speaking up to this point, Captain Cui suddenly asked, How did you track down Yang Huais mobile log cabin?
Odd Zhuo: Erm
How could it be him He just got a call and came over to shoulder the wok!
Odd Zhuo could only randomly make up an excuse. I just happened to be passing by at the time. I realized there was an unauthorized building here, and I felt something was wrong
As expected of Director Zhuo! You caught yet another big shot! Captain Cuiughed heartily. But thanks to Director Zhuo, this major case is finally solved in our Songhai city! Although the victims are from all over the ce, this at the very least proves that we are very good at cracking down on crime!
Odd Zhuo: Be that as it may, dont be too arrogant orcent. To let this type of person get away with what he was doing for so long is a disgrace to us all.
Director Zhuo is right. Yang Huai will finally be punished Saying this, Captain Cui continued in a low voice, Ive been thinking, if parallel universes or other world lines really exist, would a Yang Huai as ruthless as this one also exist there, and would he also ever be punished
After he said this, everyone fell silent.
A momentter, Odd Zhuo raised his head and said resolutely, There will alwayse a day when justice is served.
Immortal Toya gave a nod. What is going to happen to this Yang Huai?
Odd Zhuo: Weve currently sent him to Songhai First Prison, and Warden Liang is preparing to interrogate him. Apart from Yang Huai, all the family members who contacted Yang Huai and sent the victims to him will also be punished, but it will be the victims themselves who will ultimately decide what the punishment will be C unless they receive a document from the victims granting forgiveness, none of these people will be able to escape!
After he said this, Odd Zhuo paused, before turning to say to Captain Cui, Now that this case is under Songhai city jurisdiction, Captain Cui may need to travel to other provinces to arrest people.
Handling intercity cases isnt easy Captain Cui was a little concerned.
Odd Zhuo smiled slightly, since he had already considered this point. He was the director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, but now he had yet another identity team leader of the supervisory and investigation team of the General Office of Strategic Deception and Huaxiu Alliance.
After receiving his shifu Wang Lings call, Odd Zhuo had directly contacted Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to submit an application to Huaxiu Alliance in the name of the Office of Strategic Deception.
And that document with its red seal, which was issued by Huaxiu Alliance and authorized intercity arrests, was now in Odd Zhuos hands! Apart from the seal, there were only sixteen characters on it: Handle each casewfully! Fairness and justice! Strive harder! Zero tolerance!
Elsewhere, Yang Huai had been sent to Songhai First Prison for interrogation, but it wasnting along smoothly.
It wasnt that Yang Huai didnt want to confess
As soon as Odd Zhuo entered the interrogation room, he saw Warden Liangs dark expression, and the prison officers inside also had helpless looks on their faces.
Odd Zhuo: Whats going on?
Warden Liang pointed at the surveince headphones on the table. Old Zhuo Listen for yourself
Puzzled, Odd Zhuo put on the headphones, then heard Yang Huais dumb-sounding and non-stopughter: Hahaha ahahaha ehehehe erhihihi
This was the residual effect from Strength Heavenly Dao tickling Yang Huais feet. It was obvious that Strength Heavenly Dao had used too much strength, and Yang Huai just couldnt stop for now
Odd Zhuo dropped his forehead in his hand. Send him to the Mahjong Room for help
Warden Liang nodded his head and couldnt agree more. Exactly what I was thinking!
Chapter 845 - The Mahjong Squad’s New Game: Kill The Author!
Chapter 845: The Mahjong Squads New Game: Kill The Author!
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Yang Huai had never expected the day the curtain fell on him to happen so soon. While heughed crazily on the surface, inwardly he was unwilling to acknowledge it. He couldnt imagine what kind of person he had offended.
The sound of Heavenly Dao now echoed in his brain, which was spiritual pressure Spirit Heavenly Dao had put on him. The noise of an electric current was like a wave that roared endlessly inside his brain, making Yang Huai want to die.
He wanted to kill himself, and even resolutely bit off his tongue But the strange thing was that as soon as he bit it off, it actually reattached itself
The power of Life And Death Heavenly Dao made sure that Yang Huai had no way to free himself bymitting suicide.
Instead, he experienced double the pain of killing himself.
Furthermore, his tongue was the only muscle tissue on him which remained untouched, since he ultimately had to use his mouth to confess and repent. On the other hand, the rest of his muscles started to atrophy bit by bit, as punishment by Strength Heavenly Dao. Unless Yang Huai realized the error of his ways, the Heavenly Dao punishment wouldnt stop.
Yang Huai looked very wretched, but what was even more tragic was that he was sent to Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Room.
Prior to the prison officers sending Yang Huai to the special prison cell, the Mahjong Squad was ying a new game.
The game which the Old Devil, Evil Sword God and the Master of Immortal Mansion, Cheng Yu, were ying today was: Kill the Author!
This was a card game developed using the identities of certain online authors. Each yer would select a character at the beginning, and each character had a different HP. yers were dealt five cards at the beginning of the game, and drew three when it was their turn.
The Old Devils character: Jiang Nan.
Character HP: 8
[Character Skill 1 (Chain of des): During y, if Jiang Nan ys three de cards, this is deemed as using the de Knights of the Dragon Raja skill, and every yer must reveal their cards on the spot as well as discard two de cards. If they dont have enough de cards to discard, they lose one HP point. This skill can only be used once in each round.]
[Character Skill 2 (Composure): During y, if Jiang Nan gives up on ying cards, this is deemed as using the Calmly Dy Updates Technique skill. All de cards be ineffective against Jiang Nan and the other yers skip their turns to y cards. When its Jiang Nans turn to draw cards, the other characters reveal the de cards they have in hand and draw the same number of cards. This skill can only be used once in each round.]
The Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yus character: Heavenly Silkworm Potato
Character HP: 7
[Character Skill 1 (King of Dys in Updates): During y, Heavenly Silkworm Potato can use this skill on another character at the cost of one HP point. The targeted character can only y one card during his next two turns. This skill can only be used once in each round, and cannot be canceled out by any other card.]
[Character Skill 2 (Restricted Technique C Fire Lotus): At any time during y, Heavenly Silkworm Potato can draw two cards each from the discard pile and from the deck. If the four cards are all of different suits, the Restricted Technique C Fire Lotus is activated. All the other characters lose their cards and two HP points. Note: This restricted technique can only be used once.]
Evil Sword Gods character: Jin Hezai 1
Character HP: 6
[Character Skill 1 (A Large Stick): During y, Jin Hezai can pick one male character to wrestle with on the spot. If Jin Hezai wins, this is deemed as having used the ability A Large Stick, and the loser has to give all his cards to Jin Hezai. The skill can only be used once in each round.]
[Character Skill 2 (View Block): During y, Jin Hezai can y two action cards to use the I Want the Sky to Never Again Cover My Eyes 2 skill. After this skill is activated, every character will be judged by their cards in hand. yers with the hearts suit are forbidden from acting on their next turn. yers with the spades suit must discard one action card; if they dont have any action cards, they lose one HP point. The skill can only be used once in each round.]
The Old Devil yed a card against Evil Sword God. de!
[Card name: de]
[Card type: Normal card]
[Card ability: When yed, the other party loses one HP point. Can be canceled out by another de.]
Evil Sword God without eyeshadow: Dy Update!
[Card name: Dy Update]
[Card type: Action card]
[Card ability: Can defend against two des. If the other party ys more than two des, lose two HP points.]
Cheng Yu: No Update!
[Card name: No Update]
[Card type: Action card]
[Card ability: Renders all other action cards ineffective.]
Evil Sword God without eyeshadow -1 HP
Evil Sword God: Sil Silver General Alliance!
[Card name: Silver General Alliance]
[Card type: Action card]
[Card ability: Immediately draw three cards from the deck.]
Old Devil: Gold General Alliance!
[Card name: Gold General Alliance]
[Card type: Action card]
[Card ability: Immediately draw six cards from the deck. If another yer used the Silver General Alliance on this turn, any card that was originally stolen by that yer must be returned.]
The Old Devil: Give Back Erii 3 !
[Card name: Give Back Erii]
[Card type: Action card]
[Card ability: Steal two cards from the character on the right. If the yer doesnt have enough cards, he loses the equivalent number of HP points.]
Evil Sword God looked like he was near tears. Ahhh How C how can you bully me like this?! I quit!
At that time, two prison officers of Songhai First Prison were bringing Yang Huai, restrained andughing wildly, to the prison cell.
The Old Devil: Hm? Why do we have a neer? Brother, is this person at our level?
The prison officerughed. Hes far from that, but Director Zhuo specially arranged this for you in case you were bored. This person is suffering some sort of aftereffect and he cant stopughing. Director Zhuo wanted all of you to think of something.
Think of something?
The Old Devil was nk.
None of them had what it took to be a teacher.
What could they possiblye up with?
It was clear that they were being asked to use force!
But is this alright? Cheng Yu furrowed his brow.
He could sense that Yang Huais realm was in fact very low; there was no way thetter would be able to endure a beating the way Evil Sword God without eyeshadow could.
Dont worry, this Mr Yang Huai cant be beaten to death C it seems hes been cursed to never die. The prison officerughed.
Only the leaders and division officers in the prison knew about this at first, and they werent allowed to leak the information. However, to ensure that Yang Huais condition could be brought under control, Odd Zhuo had specially told the prison officers escorting Yang Huai to the Mahjong Room C it was fine letting the people in there know.
Oh. Realization dawned on the Old Devil.
Couldnt be beaten to death
Great!
Their bones were growing numb after squatting inside day after day, and they were afraid of going overboard when they beat Evil Sword God up every day. And now someone who couldnt be beaten to death had arrived it looked like Evil Sword God could take some days off now.
Before leaving, the prison officers gave the Old Devil a bottle of medical salve.
This is?
Eyeshadow. When you beat the man up, remember to put this on Evil Sword God.
Chapter 846 - Tragic Yang Huai and His Patients
Chapter 846: Tragic Yang Huai and His Patients
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It was August 13th on Sunday in the fifteenth week of the semester.
It was the third day of No. 60 Highs first semester final exams.
It was also thest day of the first semester of Wang Lings high school life.
That morning, everyone came to school early, and as Wang Ling expected, the topic of discussion revolved around Yang Huai, the infamous therapist who finally got the punishment he deserved.
One of my uncles said this Yang Huai is truly tragic. Dopey Guo tsked. I heard that there werent any vacant cells in prison, so for the time being, hes been ced inside the special prison cell. Can you guess whos in there? The Old Devil! The Master of Immortal Mansion! And that Evil Sword God!
When he said that, the people surrounding him couldnt help but tremble C they could basically already imagine how wretched Yang Huai was.
Not just anyone was put into Songhai First Prisons special prison cell. Because of their senior Odd Zhuos efforts, all those in the special cell could be called vile creatures.
Yang Huais wicked heart might qualify him for the special prison cell, but in terms of realm strength, anyone in there could beat the crap out of him.
Hero Guo clearly remembered when a well-known reporter had interviewed Yang Huai about the treatment center before, and how thetter had given the camera a smile so creepy that one couldnt help shuddering at it.
But now, it was likely he would never smile like that again.
The work Immortal Toya had taken on was already in full swing on Chrysanthemum Ind. So far, four patients whose lives were still hanging in the bnce had been transferred to the ind for further treatment. Yang Huai had injured them so heavily that their cranial nerves were severely damaged C that was to say, even if their vital signs stabilized, there was a very high chance that they would be human vegetables for the rest of their lives and never wake up.
But it just so happened that Immortal Toya had recently gained a wealth of experience when it came to treating mental conditions.
To treat Miss Liu Qingyis deepa back then, Immortal Toya had even used his ancestral magic treasure, the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda. It was a quasi world-defying magic treasure as well as a very powerful seal-type magic artifact, but it had been damaged in a major battle and had yet to be restored.
Now, it had just be a mobile depository of texts, which housed a lifetimes worth of the Toya ns research on medical techniques.
As he was thinking of prescriptions with his head lowered, Jinshi and Yinshi came up to him. Jinshi gave a half-bow and said, Shifu , the patients have already been settled.
So fast? Immortal Toya was nk.
He remembered that two of the four were of a heavy build; their families sent them to Yang Huais treatment center because they shut themselves away at home and refused to go out.
And the most frightening thing was that they were all Bilibili uploaders.
The first uploader: LexBurner.
This was a heavyweight uploader who was very popr with fans before he was caught and sent to the treatment center. In thest few months, he disappeared off the face of the earth; if Yang Huais treatment center hadnt been exposed, it was likely that the fans would never have known that their favorite uploader had actually been sent to such a horrible treatment center.
At the same time, LexBurner had been generating electricity with love 1 for the longest time, leading to an electrolyte imbnce inside his body and causing him to be obese. Before he entered the treatment center, he had weighed 260 jin C in the end, his electrolytes became even more unbnced after Yang Huais electric shock treatment, and he now weighed 380 jin.
The second uploader: Lord Milk Bottle.
This was an uploader who was caught and sent to Yang Huais treatment center through crowdfunding by fans because of the poisonous milk he spouted in e-gamepetitions. He relied on milk powder for nutrition, and after he entered the treatment center, he became malnourished after a long time without milk. From weighing 560 jin at the very beginning, he was now down to a light 60 jin.
Jinshi and Yin had thus been especially cautious when moving Lord Milk Bottle just now, for fear that he would break if they werent careful. After all, milk bottles broke easily!
The third uploader: Pipixuan.
This was also a Bilibili uploader who had been sent to the treatment center through crowdfunding by fans. Pipixuan was initially an author, but started to neglect his work, thus rousing public anger. All he did every day was remix songs, leading to anti-fans crowdfunding to send him to Yang Huais treatment center. Butpletely unlike the previous two, this 780-jin uploader unexpectedly became more and more handsome and unreal under Yang Huais electric shock treatment. After being rescued from the treatment center, he was violently beaten up by some anti-fans jealous of his talent, and so was sent to ICU
Thus, of the four uploaders who had been sent over, only Pipixuan had ended up in ICU not because of Yang Huai, but because of his anti-fans
The fourth uploader: Kidney Overtaxed Bacteria 2 .
This uploaders neighbors paid to have him sent to the treatment center. As a professional horror game live streamer, and also the most cowardly of the four, he often screamed involuntarily whenever he live streamed a horror game, and his ultrasonic cries badly affected his neighbors sleep. And so, Kidney Overtaxed Bacteria, this long-term shut-in, was sent to Yang Huais treatment center. In the end, Yang Huai himself couldnt take his screaming, and used electric shocks to paralyze this uploaders vocal cords.
Kidney Overtaxed Bacteria was unable to recover from losing his voice for the longest time, and just like that, slipped into aa. The ultrasonic waves he was no longer able to disperse unexpectedly stimted the adrenaline in his body, causing his original physique to change. Current weight: 429 jin.
It was Miss Liu who helped us carry the three heaviest patients: one in each hand, and even one on her head Shes so awesome! said Yinshi.
Immortal Toya was startled. How could you let Miss Liu help you?
He started to worry about the safety of the four patients.
What a rough means of transport
This wasnt an express delivery!
Miss Liu: Dont worry, I was careful. Jinshi and Yinshi have been very busy thesest two days, and Ive been staying here for so long; its only right that I help out with some simple physicalbor. Brother To, you dont have to be polite with me; feel free to tell me what to do!
Immortal Toya broke out in a sweat.
There was no way he would dare order around someone from the Domain of the Gods!
Oh, by the way, Brother To, Wang Zhen and I discussed the previous matter, and weve decided not to have a fight at No. 60 High C were already adults, we should be a little more civilized, said Liu Qingyi.
Immortal Toyas eyes lit up and he nodded. Thats great! As expected of Miss Liu, thats very sensible!
Right? I feel the same!
Liu Qingyi chuckled. So after I discussed it with Wang Zhen, weve decided to fight with words instead!
Fight with words?
Thats right! With words!
How do you fight with words?
Weve decided to be transfer students at No. 60 High and see who gets better grades!
Chapter 847 - Big Shots Gather at No. 60 High
Chapter 847: Big Shots Gather at No. 60 High
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Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhens n to transfer to No. 60 High wasnt a spur of the moment thing, but the same idea which they had bothe up with a long time ago. Unexpectedly, it was also the first time that they more or less tacitly agreed on something.
As people from the Domain of the Gods, they had to consider a lot of things.
What kind of ce was the Domain of the Gods?
It was the supreme paradise for cultivators, where the strongest cultivators gathered after ascension. But an unknown variable like this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch had appeared outside of it. As people born in the Domain of the Gods, both of them automatically decided to remain in the world below to continue observing in secret and see what on earth was going on. Ordinarily speaking, there was an ascension mechanism in ce in the world below: when one surpassed the Venerated Immortal level, they would automatically be able to sense the location of Ninefold Star Domain of the Gods, and open the doors of heaven to reach it.
But this Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch was very strange: he seemed like one who could control all thews and actpletely freely, which was astonishing.
Wang Zhen acknowledged that on his own, he wasnt Wang Lings match. However, Liu Qingyi was now here
If they joined hands, would their strength on the surface be enough to battle Wang Ling to a tie?
Of course, this was all still unknown, and could only wait until they transferred to No. 60 High and investigated.
They could always fight at ater date.
On the other hand, this was a crucial matter of life and death for Ninefold Star that couldnt be overlooked at all.
Such a venerable Almighty was hiding himself in a school in the human below, and even had his own family.
Who on earth was this person?
Could it be that he faked his family members?
Was he plotting anything?
And why was he asking around about the Domain of the Gods?
And then, what was he nning to do to it?
In thest few days, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had sunk deeper and deeper into their thoughts.
They felt that it was their time to stand up, investigate the truth, and save the world!
It had to be said that Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi were truly full of valor.
It was just a pity that Immortal Toya didnt have the Mind-Reading Ability, otherwise he would definitely stop this stupid move.
From this, one could see that not only was it human nature to repeat things, thinking too hard was also part of it.
Monday, August 14th.
It was the first day of the summer break, and also the day when No. 60 High School opened the transfer window. Because it was a moreplicated process, the transfer window for Foundation Establishment high schools opened after the final exams every year.
This year, the number of transfer applicants for No. 60 High was unprecedented. One reason for this was Odd Zhuo, who had be increasingly well-known in Songhai city after arresting several big shots in session over the past two months and which directly influenced No. 60 Highs status in the city.
It was expected that No. 60 High would already be promoted to a key city high school by next year. Furthermore, the construction fund for the school grounds would be in ce during this summer break, and the school would be transformed inside out.
This was thus a rare opportunity for a lot of parents, when No. 60 High still epted students based on ordinary high school standards just as the school was about to undergo a dramatic evolution. Many parents were itching to take advantage of this opportunity.
Everyone knew that No. 60 Highs biggest business investor was Huaguo Water Curtain Group! Not only was it thergest pill distributor, even the eldest daughter was studying at No. 60 High. Coupled with Odd Zhuo, who had been in the limelight recently, it was estimated that in another two years, No. 60 High could be promoted from a key city high school to a gold-ss high school.
Although the students were on break, it was a very busy time for the director of educations office at No. 60 High; Director Shi had called Old Antique and Teacher Pan and asked them to stay back.
No. 60 Highs Golden Core rate had always been low. For No. 60 High to be promoted to a key city high school next year, the Golden Core rate would be an important rank index of measure.
This was why this round of student enrollment was particrly important. With a quota limit for transfer students and a flood of applications sent in by parents, the school had to select students based on their overall excellence.
Im surprised theres quite a number of quality students. Old Antique flipped through the book and saw some familiar names.
For example, No. 59 Highs delinquent senior Tang Jingze had actually sent in a transfer application.
I remember him. Hes a gifted student; it was just that he had a bad reputation in No. 59 High. Teacher Pan pushed up her gold-rimmed sses and said, But I think he can join our Grade One, ss Three.
Old Antique: I thought Teacher Pan would refuse
I just checked, and there was a clear change in Tang Jingze in theter half of the semester. Right after the spirit sword exchange meet that our ss attended, people say its as if hes be apletely different person. It was all students from our ss who went to that exchange meet. Teacher Panughed. It must be their fine manners which straightened out this delinquent!
Mm, we can indeed consider this Tang Jingze.
Director Shi also nodded as she flipped through another directory. I think we should now consider the matter of Student Li Mingyao and Student Zhou Youzheng
Old Antique was nk for a moment; these two names somehow sounded a little familiar. After recalling them, he was taken aback. Could these two children be
Thats right! Director Shis expression was serious. These two children are the third scions from Songhai citys four big families. The Li familys skills store business and the Zhou familys artifact-refining business are extremely famous in the circle.
Old Antique was a little puzzled. These two participated in the summer camp previously, but why do they suddenly want to transfer?
Perhaps its for someone here Our No. 60 High will be very famous if they join us. However, they said they must join the elite stream, though they didnt stipte which ss.
They didnte for Lotus Sun, did they? Teacher Pan hmphed. I forbid my students to have rtionships at this age!
That might be the case with anyone else, but definitely not these two. Director Shi said, I remember when Student Lotus Sun first joined No. 60 High, the other three big families of Songhai city did ridicule her a little for it, and these Young Masters Li and Zhou also indirectly mocked her on the schools Tieba forum. The two posts were deleted, but some capable online users dug them out. So, Li and Zhou deciding to transfer this time is for another reason.
Was it because of Odd Zhuo? Old Antique broke into a sweat.
The effect of this so delicious 1 w was a little sudden
Of Songhai citys four big families, three of them had children studying at No. 60 High C once this got out, No. 60 Highs impact would roll out in a fierce wave.
Its possible! Teacher Pan immediately nodded like a chicken pecking rice. After all, he is the most outstanding student Ive ever taught!
Old Antique:
No matter who theyre here for, we must respond prudently when these two join us. After all, their identities are a little unique
At that moment, Director Shi said, Apart from them, I looked at the list earlier, and I think the next few students are also good.
Oh? Which ones?
Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi and Gu Shunzhi. Director Shi said, Here are their profiles, please have a look.
Chapter 848 - Wang Lings Summer Homework
Chapter 848: Wang Lings Summer Homework
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Tuesday, August 15th.
It was officially the second day of the summer break.
Which of the summer breaks in the three years of high school was the most rxing? It was naturally the first year, which didnt have the pressure of choosing courses and cram school in the second year, nor the tension of thest spurt before the college entrance exam in the third year.
The first year was the year of the salted fish 1 , and it was never like that again in the second and third years. But Wang Lings summer break was even more idle and rxingpared with other peoples. The mostmon thing for students during the summer break was to attend cram school. For kids in the elite ss in particr, if they wanted to put up a front as top students, they had to work hard behind the scenes.
Before the start of the summer break, everything had already been fully arranged for Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut by their parents.
But in the first week of the summer break, Teacher Pan sent a message in the parents group chat requesting that parents of elite students not arrange any extracurricr lessons for their kids in the first week
Conspiracy! It has to be a conspiracy!
In a chat group called Ocean of Salted Fish, Super Chen posted a screencap of Teacher Pans message in the parents chat, which his mother had sent to him.
This Old Pan has to be a fake Little Peanut quickly replied.
After a semester of familiarizing themselves with the character of teacher-in-charge Pan Shengcong, everyone was more or less aware of what her personality was like. Old Pan wasnt one to be moved by force or persuasion, and was especially strict when it came to the students learning. The one basic condition for negotiating with Old Pan was that as long as the students didnt neglect their studies, everything else was open to discussion.
However, this type of strict teacher-in-charge was now asking parents not to arrange any lessons for their kids in the first week of the summer break C there was no way they believed that!
When the dogs lick up all the flour, the pigeons finish pecking the rice, and the fire melts all the locks only then Old Pan will assign us less than ten sets of exercises. Super Chen said, Dont you think theres something fishy about this?
I think I might know why.
At that time, Dopey Guo said, Do you know that this year, No. 60 High is conducting the assessment for transfer students during the summer break? I heard that the number of transfer applications this year is thirty times more than in previous years.
Super Chen and Little Peanut were startled. Thirty times more??
Dopey Guo nodded his head. Thats right. Some say its because of Senior Odd Zhuo, some say its for Lotus Sun.
Super Chen: Of course! They are the face of our school! Its not like theyde for you or Wang Ling, right?
Wang Ling:
Not long after this discussion in the group chat, a new message notification suddenly sounded in Grade One, ss Threes ss chat.
Super Chen: Damn! Old Pan @ed everyone!
When Super Chen sent this, Wang Ling already saw several messages pop up in the ss group chat.
Tapping open the ss chat, the first sentence he saw was an extremely unusual greeting from Old Pan: Dear students
Super Chen: Old Pan, dont scare us!
Dopey Guo: Old Pan if you want to assign exercises, just do it. Dont be like this, Im scared.
Little Peanut: Old Pan, I just finished the exercises at home yesterday If you give us any more, my liver wont be able to take it; Im used to finishing all my summer homework before taking a break.
When Little Peanut said that, Wang Ling took a nce at the monster pen and goblin eraser working at the table.
A thick stack of Dao talisman exercises were piled up on his table, and these were just the ones assigned by Old Pan; when they werepleted and stacked up on the table, they could bury a person inside them.
Pen: Lord Master, rest assured, weve alreadypleted 78% of your summer homework.
Eraser: Estimated time ofpletion is two hours!
Teacher Pan would be very gratified to know that some of the kids had already finished the homework.
As a gold-ss teacher at No. 60 High and a legendary teaching pioneer, Teacher Pan was worthy of her reputation. She smiled faintly, then swiftly replied, Look at Student Little Peanut. All of you are my students, but why is he the only one to finish all the homework in one night? This shows that youre not as hard-working as he is! And ask yourself honestly, did I really give you a lot of homework? My exercises are only enough to fill a storage bag! A storage bag! Twenty grams! Lighter than an egg! Dont talk nonsense in the ss chat! Ive always followed the policy of lightening your burden, as requested by our leaders!
Everyone:
Teacher Pan: Dear students, Im already very good to you! The batch of seniors before you had brocade pouches that weighed a hundred grams! Oh, by the way, this is a reminder to all of you not to try and copy someone elses homework. The homework I assigned has an automatic recollection array in them which records downpleted homework answers. If there is any sign of copying, Ill be able to detect it. The list of home visits for the summer break this year hasnt been fixed yet C anyone who copies homework will go on the list!
Everyone:
Teacher Pan cleared her throat and then sent a voice message to the group. Back to the main point: what Im going to talk about is also part of your summer homework, and is a practicum.
A practicum?
All of you have already been at No. 60 High School for a whole semester. There are five more semesters to graduation, which is also another 4000 chapters to go.
I believe all of you should have already heard that there are some transfer students joining our No. 60 High in the second semester. This time, were using a merit-based enrolment approach: regardless of family background, well only select students who perform outstandingly during the assessment. Apart from their performance in the test paper, the battle interview is also an important assessment criterion.
Hearing that, the sixteen people in the ss group chat were deathly quiet, and Wang Ling instinctively had a bad feeling.
You know, Ill still be busy marking your final exam papers. When Im done with that, I still have to contact the parents of those who didnt do well and pay them a visit, Im so busy
And so, everyone will stand in as examiners for the battle interview this time!
Of course, as your affable teacher-in-charge, Ill personally arrange the venue for you! Arent you touched?!
The battle interview this time will be in 2v2 mode, and during the battle, you will need to demonstrate the ultimate killing move which you researched at the summer camp.
Hearing this, some of them already understood; while on the surface, this looked like an exam interview to test the strength of transfer students, it was in fact testing the No. 60 High students
The exam interview will begin the day after tomorrow. As students of the elite ss, please be at school on time at eight in the morning to draw lots. Laters will get five marks deducted from their final exam. For those who dont show up, its sixty-one marks off.
Speaking up to this point, Teacher Pan felt that she might be too harsh, and sent a red packet to the group. This is a red packet tofort you all! Actually, this teacher loves you all very dearly!
Wang Ling tapped it open.
Hm
It was a 1 HNY red packet
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Chapter 849 - Dao Song Foreign Language High School
Chapter 849: Dao Song Foreign Language High School
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It was August 16th on Wednesday.
It was the third day of the summer break.
No. 60 High was already in summer vacation mode, except for the elite students After careful consideration by Headmaster Chen and Director Shi, they decided to have the students from the elite sses step in for the 2v2 battle test interview.
In fact, this was a rare exchange opportunity, since most of the transfer candidates this time were from famous schools, like the Remnant Elder Senior High School students who were the third scions from two of the four big families, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng.
Being from a renowned school and established family backgrounds, there was no need to doubt their strength among their peers.
When all was said and done, this looked on the surface like a battle test interview to assess new transfer students, but it was actually also a test of No. 60 Highs elite students
This was why Wang Ling wanted to join the regr ss in the beginning.
The elite ss was a lot of hassle
During the draw event on that day, Super Chen was actually a little moody. Old Pan had stressed repeatedly in the ss chat that all elite students had to attend, but Super Chen didnt dare vent his grievances. Thus, he simply changed the name of their small WeChat group from Ocean of Salted Fish to Salted Fish Elites Are Never On Break to make clear his dissatisfaction.
To this, Dopey Guo only had one word: Coward!
Some of them had arrived at ss early. Although Old Pan had fixed the time at eight, it had only been a few days since the start of the summer break, and most of them had yet to adjust their internal clocks. For example, Super Chen and Dopey Guo had already been up at six. With nothing to do, they flipped through a few apps, only to discover that the web authors they followed had gone out to collect reference materials, the uploaders they followed hadnt updated, and the cartoonists they followed had broken their hands Bored stiff, they could only wash up a bit and go to school.
So when Wang Ling arrived at the ssroom, there were already quite a number of people there.
Dopey Guo was bickering with Super Chen about changing the name of the group chat.
Dopey Guo: Super! If youre unhappy, just let it out!
Super Chen: Let it out? Why dont you do it? You and Wang Ling are the only people in ss who can make me do it!
Wang Ling:
Wang Ling could see that everyone was in low spirits.
Although the interview looked like it was a test of the transfer students, the elite students felt pressure no less than, or even more than what they felt during the final exams.
They were representing the school.
If they brought shame on the school during this battle, then what?
While the rule in previous years was that the current ss arrangements werent affected, no matter which ss transfer students were ultimately ced in, everyone in ss was still very keyed up.
In a situation like this, what the ss didnt need was further stimtion.
And that was Wang Lings goal foring.
He wouldnt let anyone else join Grade One, ss Three.
The reason was very simple: otherwise, itd be harder and harder to keep his marks down!
So no matter what type of opponents the people in ss would faceter, Wang Ling had made up his mind to observe secretly and help out his ssmates.
Everyone hade early. This should have been the most idle period for Grade One with the final exams just over It was while waiting nervously for the results of the final exams that the students turned into spectators, and coupled with their resentment this morning, many of them went on the schools Tieba to start collecting information on the students who wanted to transfer to No. 60 High.
In the end, it would have been better if they hadnt done the search!
A student from Dao Song Foreign Language High School had shared on his schools Tieba a photo of his transfer application for No. 60 High, which had been officially acknowledged. Hehehe, I heard that No. 60 High have asked their own students to conduct the battle interview this time. What do you think their chances of winning are?
Poster, what ss are you in? You want to transfer schools?
Is this shit school worth transferring to? Our Dao Song is number one!
The number of hits for this post initially wasnt high, but after the No. 60 High students dug it out with a keyword search for information on No. 60 High transfers, this topic instantly exploded on Tieba.
Dao Song Foreign Language High School? F**k! Too arrogant! A lot of the No. 60 regr ss students had noticed this post. They took a screenshot of the original post, then posted it on No.60 Highs Tieba along with a link.
Plenty of No. 60 High students burned with fury in the early morning at the arrogant words. This included the remedial and regr ss students, who were naturally very unhappy at seeing their school insulted online.
Plus, the other party had never shown any real intention to transfer at all, and was simply stirring up trouble!
Dao Song Foreign Language Cultivation High School? What school is this? Just skimming the post was enough to make Super Chen smack the table and stand up. Damn it! Let me fight him!
This is a cultivation high school built by a luxury goods foreignpany. Its called DG for short in English, and has its own brand in Lixiu Nation. It mainly deals in high-end, customized, cultivation luxury goods. But this school isnt in our Peiyuan district; its in Liyuan district, and is the top school there.
Dopey Guo narrowed his eyes. I sent that screenshot earlier to one of my uncles whos in the education field. He told me that the students in this cultivation high school all wear and use this foreignpanys brand; their uniforms and spirit swords are all custom-made. Its also very easy to get into this school C just spend money. You only need to buy one luxury goods set to get in. Furthermore, the school guarantees that their students, even those who arent very talented, will at the very least reach thete peak Foundation Establishment stage before they graduate.
After Dopey Guo said this, everyone already understood C bluntly speaking, this was a school for the rich. Furthermore, to be able to give such a guarantee, it was obvious that the school had their own reasons for being so confident.
In an era of modern cultivation, as long as people were rich enough, they could throw money around and smash their way up to the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages!
That was the real difference between a rich yer and a poor yer.
Whats so great about having money?! So arrogant! Student Lotus Suns family is also very well-off! The difference between them is clear! Little Peanut, who was normally a good-natured person, was also a little angry.
Lotus Sun was also furious. Its clear that this is a spoiled rich second generation. Hes relying on his familys money and power to upgrade his strength, and now hes putting on airs.
At that moment, Dopey Guo suddenly said, This personmented again.
He shared the link in the ss group.
When they opened the link for a look, that student had actually posted a series of replies under the original post.
Hahahaha! That bunch of trash from No. 60 High are hurt? So, can I be considered a hot topic now?
I dont want to transfer schools at all! But this is a good chance to teach the No. 60 High students a lesson. Ill teach you to be men!
Oh, thats right, Ill use my strength to show everyone what kind of country can have such a trash school! Wait and see!
F**k I cant stand this guy! I want to beat him up!
Seeing these replies, practically everyone in Grade One, ss Three stood up.
Wang Ling himself quietly took a screenshot of this students remarks and sent it directly to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Under the image, he typed just two words.
Fix him!
Hm
This DG High student had yet to realize how serious his situation was
Chapter 850 - A Ferment
Chapter 850: A Ferment
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The ferment this caused spread quicker than anyone expected, the main reason for it being the message Wang Ling sent. And this time, it wasnt a string of ellipsis Just looking at this point, one could already see how serious the problem was!
After all, this had to do with the reputations of both schools. When a student made a mistake, the school generally wasnt involved. After receiving the message, the first thing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal did was have Odd Zhuo find out about the situation. To avoid arousing suspicion, Odd Zhuo had Zhong Lang make the call.
In the end, DG Highs attitude toward ordinary people was arrogant C two hours after calling to warn them, Zhong Lang called again, and the director of education on the other end replied unhurriedly in heavily ented Mandarin, Were currently verifying this. Please dont worry, and give us some time.
So, after another two hours
The other partys reply was: Were currently verifying this. Please dont worry, and give us some time.
Damn it.
Odd Zhuo was actually next to Zhong Lang as thetter made the inquiry over the phone, and this attitude pissed him off.
Odd Zhuo smacked the tabletop and stood up on the spot. One minute, I want all the information on this school!
A major nuisance of schools established by foreignpanies was that they could bypass the local General Administration of 100 Schools and directly report their activities to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools. It thus wasnt strange for DG High to act so arrogantly toward the General Administration of 100 Schools. This was more or less the same problem with schools established by foreignpanies in other cities C they werent willing to directly follow the arrangements of the local General Administration of 100 Schools.
But DG High hadnt taken into ount the fact that this was Songhai city!
Furthermore, they had no idea what kind of rtionship Odd Zhuo had with the head of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, Secretary Dakang.
The database of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools contained information on every school in the whole of Huaxiu nation. To ess the database for an investigation usually required that notification be given at least eight hours beforehand. However, Odd Zhuo now had another important identity, as team leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions supervisory and investigation team. Given the Offices rtionship with Huaxiu Alliance, plus Odd Zhuos position, his request to ess this data was reviewed far more quickly.
This data was extremely detailed.
Because this was official data from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, it contained both the information submitted by the school as well as information that wasnt submitted, but which had been secretly investigated by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools and put in the database.
This schools Golden Core rate isnt low. Zhong Lang nced at the statistics.
Children of the rich rely on medicine to advance. Odd Zhuoughed. Nowadays, the rich rely on technology while the poor rely on mutations. Our nation has never advocated taking drugs for cultivation growth, since it greatly undermines ones foundation. You know about the beef on the market that was injected with water? To increase the weight, sellers injected a lot of water into the beef in the short term to make it heavier, which massively reduced the quality. The same reasoning applies here.
Odd Zhuo very carefully searched through the thick stack of information, and then unexpectedly burst outughing.
Brother Zhuo, why are youughing? asked Zhong Lang.
My shifu wants this school dealt with. Since were doing this, we need to find a suitable excuse. Looking at the information we have, this school hasmitted previous offenses. DG has a high profile overseas, but it isnt in the top ten in Songhai city. The other party has always sent papers to foreign media mocking the level of our countrys cultivation education level and degree of understanding.
Odd Zhuo said, But its very interesting that these were all reported abroad, whereas they havent released anything in the local media.
The nerve of these people Zhong Lang was shocked.
This was the typical hypocrite!
Making a profit off Huaxiu students while expressing their superiority abroad
And unfortunately, the most hateful thing was that those kids who entered DG High were really brainwashed by this sense of superiority, making them think they were hot shots. Of course, these kids couldnt be med; it was solely because of their environment that had led to such a problem.
DG thinks that no one can deal with them, but I already have some ideas. Odd Zhuo skimmed the information repeatedly. When he saw the list of medicines which DG provided the schoolkids with, he noticed that its biggest supplier was: Chrysanthemum Ind.
So, it was someone on their own side.
Then the rest was very easy to arrange.
Roughly five minutester, Immortal Toya posted on his official Weibo and Chrysanthemum Inds official ount: I and mypany Chrysanthemum Ind are terminating our partnership in medicine resources with DG High School.
Attached under the post were several screenshots of DG High students insulting No. 60 High students, as well as some articles in anothernguage that mocked the local education system.
This Weibo post was like a dropped bomb.
What was Immortal Toyas status now?
He was the team leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions medicine team, and the vice-chairman of Huaxius Alchemists Association! He was now publicly dering his stance.
And what even DG High School never expected
Was for this deration to trigger a boycott by the entire alchemy industry.
One after another, many major first- and second-ss alchemists publicly stated that they were going to stop outsourcing medicine to DG High School.
In the space of a short morning, the matterpletely blew up.
In addition to this, a new movement was already in full swing on No. 60 Highs school Tieba cheering on the students of the elite sses!
Isnt that XXX from DG High looking down on us? Let hime! Beat the shit out of him, then send him packing!
Thats right! We must beat him up! Our No. 60 High elite sses arent just for show!
Does he think he can do whatever he wants just because his family has money? Our schools poor ssmate Wang Ling eats crispy noodle snacks every day, but can still get into the elite ss C now thats real ability!
Many students from the remedial and even regr sses spontaneously voiced their support for the elite ss students on Tieba, firing up the elite students who had been feeling aggrieved that morning.
On the other hand, at DG High School, the school leaders finally realized how serious the problem was.
Because the student who had posted had been so unbridled, putting up pictures on Tieba of his school uniform and the luxury pills he used regrly, the school clearly couldnt use the excuse that this person wasnt their student.
And so, this bunch of quick-witted, foreign leaders hit on an exquisite excuse.
Wednesday, August 16th.
It was roughly one oclock in the afternoon, six hours after the incident happened.
There was a post on DG High Schools official Weibo: Were very sorry: our students ount was hacked!
And the image that came with it: NOT ME!
Chapter 851 - Drawing Lots
Chapter 851: Drawing Lots
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To Wang Ling, the excuse that the ount had been hacked was utterly ridiculous and somewhat brainless. It seemed that most foreigners had one-track minds. When those well-known foreignpanies abroad saw that there were no more sheep to shear in their own countries, they turned their eyes to Huaxiu nation with itsrge poption base and market potential.
Thus, many foreigners who wanted to make money in Huaxiu basically lumped together what they knew of Huaxiu with whatever subconscious stereotypes they had, to put out products which they proimed contained Huaxiu native characteristics, when in fact these products were extremely vulgar andughable.
Switching to a new area after exhausting the old one made sense, but if you didnt grasp the correct approach, the end result would naturally be a huge mistake.
So, this announcement didnt calm the anger, but instead infuriated even more people. Originally, most people justshed out at the student who posted and started the fight, but no one thought that DG High as the school authority wouldnt take the least bit responsibility, which was very disappointing.
This nonsense about the ount being hacked was in a simr tone to the live streamer back then who said I have a friend 1 ; in the end, it was nothing more than shooting themselves in the foot.
When DG High School released this statement, it took only an instant for the initial conflict between No. 60 High and DG High to spread to the whole of Peiyuan district, and finally to Songhai city and other parts of the country.
No. 60 Highs Golden Core rate wasnt as high as DG Highs and its campus facilities werent as advanced, but as a local cultivation educational institution that had been long established in Songhai city, students who had gone through Huaxius local education system and entered society were no less proud of it.
What do we do?
The student who had posted sat in a chair inside DG High Schools guidance office as the teachers had an emergency meeting.
They thought at first that this sudden incident wouldnt stir up much of a disturbance, and never expected it to have this type of impact.
The student who had posted was called Li Hao, but he wasnt rted to the four big families Of Songhai City.
Li Haos parents were foreign citizens with Huaxiu ancestry. As a child, he went to Lixiu nations noble cultivation kindergarten, and once was even awarded first ce in the Martial Arts Miao Miao ss 2 . His father Li Diao, currently called Brando, had had very strict expectations of him since young.
Furthermore, Li Hao was one of the sessors of the modern vampire n
As long as modern vampires got enough nutrients from fresh blood every day, they no longer had to fear sunlight.
Li Hao thus had a superior advantagepared with an ordinary cultivator. He had a longer lifespan, was extremely agile, could jump very high, and had possessed uncanny strength since young. Not only that, he also had a strong regenerative ability.
This was a vampire cultivator, and also one of DG High Schools pirs this year.
This was also one of the main reasons why DG High School chose to protect Li Hao after the incident.
Of course
Another reason was that Li Haos father, Li Diao, was one of the directors on the school board
Teachers, why are you worried? As long as I win against the other party, thatll solve everything. Li Hao wasnt the least bit panicked as he sat in his chair. Although my realm is only at thete Foundation Establishment stage, you know what my actual fighting strength is like. I can easily defeat a cultivator at the middle Golden Core stage C these No. 60 High students are nothing! I think I can defeat ten of them!
It seems Young Master Li is quite confident of winning?
Hearing this, the educational administration teacher also nodded. Ive already looked at their student profiles; except for Miss Lotus Sun from Huaguo Water Curtain Group, I dont think the others are a threat at all.
So what if its Lotus Sun? Li Hao mmed his hand down on the arm of the chair. I, Lin Hao, have lived for so long already C this time, I wont be human! Who cares what other people think? As long as I win, thats proof of everything!
Young Master Li makes a good point. The educational administration teacher nodded. But Young Master Li should know
Li Hao: ?
Youre not human to begin with.
The draw event came to a close in the afternoon.
Teacher Pan came to ss to announce the results of the draw.
This was a draw for a 2v2 battle, which would be two transfer students versus two No. 60 High elite students.
Lotus Sun and Super Chen were one team.
Dopey Guo and Little Peanut were one team.
Wang Ling and Fang Xing were one team
After going through the teams for the No. 60 High students, Teacher Pan then pushed up her gold-rimmed sses. Next are the battle match-ups
Student Lotus Sun and Student Super Chen, you will be up against Tang Jingze from No. 59 High and Wu Yang from Tianshi Imperial High.
Why wasnt it against that damn Li Hao?
Super Chen sighed regretfully. He had been fired up with indignation since the morning, and wanted to beat up that jeering DG High School student.
Hero Guo and Su Xiao, your opponents are Student Li Mingyao and Student Zhou Youzheng from Remnant Elder Senior High School.
WTF
Dopey Guo and Little Peanut were rmed.
These were two absolutely tough opponents who would be difficult to deal with!
Li Mingyao was known as the king of skills, because his family ran a string of skills stores, and he knew a whole bunch of skills and spells.
Zhou Youzheng wasnt a pushover either. There was no restriction on the use of magic treasures in the battle this time. As a descendant of a family that refined artifacts, Zhou Youzheng basically had a natural advantage.
Worse still, Li Mingyao and Zhou Youzheng were ssmates to begin with, and had a certain rapport; if they teamed up together now, they would be even harder to handle!
However, Teacher Pan had expected this result earlier on. Student Li Mingyao and Student Zhou Youzheng are elite students of Remnant Elder Senior High School, and furthermore are the cream of the crop, so naturally they wont be easy to deal with. Our advantage, however, is the information which we have on them, so I can customize tactics and strategies for you. If you feel that theyll be difficult to deal with, feel free to consult me any time.
Is that alright
Yes! Teacher Pan nodded. Its never wrong to know who your opponent is. This is also a test of what you have learned this semester.
At that point, Teacher Pan paused, then turned her gaze to Wang Ling. Student Wang Ling will have toe with meter. Along with ss Twos Student Fang Xing, the three of us will have a meeting. Your opponents are that Li Hao from DG High School as well as his dad Li Diao, who is on the way here from abroad.
All the students were hugely rmed. Da- dad?
Thats right To be honest, even I didnt expect the other side to be this shameless.
Chapter 852 - No. 60 High’s Countermeasures
Chapter 852: No. 60 Highs Countermeasures
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There was a saying: soldiers should be like father and son when they go into battle
Because Li Hao invited his own father Li Diao to fight with him, DG High School sessfully earned a new nickname: Shameless.
Parents essentially shouldnt be eligible topete, but DG High School straightaway approved Li Diaos school admission, which meant that Li Haos father Li Diao was now also a student at DG High School, as well as a foreign one.
Songhai city had always been open to foreign students, and Li Diao met the relevant policy conditions, which was what allowed Li Hao and his father to be so shameless ording to the diplomatic privileges which foreign students had when studying abroad, Li Diao was free to apply to transfer schools, which was different from Li Haos direct application.
To put it bluntly, No. 60 High could reject Li Haos unsolicited application, but it was in order to make DG High realize the error of its ways that No. 60 High epted this unconventional challenge. However, No. 60 High didnt have the right to reject Li Diaos application, unless he failed the qualification test and was directly eliminated
In order to deal with this behavior of forcefully pulling in foreign aid, No. 60 High held an emergency discussion meeting of all the teams.
This time, there were eight teams made up of elite students.
It was Wednesday, August 16th.
Old Antique was presiding over the meeting in the meeting room attached to the headmasters office.
Team 2s Hero Guo opened his mouth. Our Team 2 should be the one to fight Li Hao!
Very quickly, someone said, Let our Team 1 fight him!
No, our Team 4 should be the one to go up!
You must let our Team 2 fight!
Everyone was talking at once in the meeting room. Old Antique coughed lightly, and the room swiftly quieted down. Stop arguing! One n here, one n there, who on earth should we listen to? If we dont win, its mytiao that Ill lose.
A boy with small eyes from Team 4 asked, Teacher, then you should choose a stronger team, right? Or change the lineup. That Li Hao wants to bring his own father to the fight C if you send Team 3 up, theres no way ssmate Fang Xing can do it by himself! ssmate Wang Ling has always just been a mascot!
Wang Ling:
Team 4 Captain, how can you say that? Dopey Guo refuted. We might be arguing who should go up because were afraid Wang Ling will get hurt, but though he looks fragile, hes not as weak as you think. If youre not convinced, why dont you PK him?
Dont mind me, bro! I didnt think it through The boy with small eyes was instantly terrified.
Although he didnt acknowledge Wang Lings strength, he thought that what he said just now indeed was a little inappropriate. He almost forgot that after the spirit sword exchange meet, plus a narrow escape from the space rift, ssmate Wang Ling had already be No. 60 Highs male koi fish 1 .
And now, he was the schools favorite.
Whatever the case, Li Hao and his father are being very shameless. Old Antique chewed on a piece oftiao. So were not rushing into this battle to win, but to show everyone how shameless they are.
Teacher, are you saying that we should let Team 3 lose on purpose?
We can lose, but we dont have to.
Old Antique shook his head. Li Hao and his father will being with the intent to kill this time. They wont let Student Wang Ling and Student Fang Xing off so easily. So, our n is to have Student Wang Ling stall Li Haos father so that Student Fang Xing can beat Li Hao as quickly as possible. As long as Li Hao is defeated, we win.
Speaking up to this point, Old Antique took out a packet oftiao from his pocket. This packet oftiao is called shen tui deng yan 2 tiao. Student Wang Ling can eat one before the start of the match; when youre beaten up, youll recover quickly from your injuries. One packet oftiao will stall Li Haos father for three minutes, so Student Fang Xing must defeat Li Hao in three minutes.
Everyone:
Old Antique: This n is also called Operation Sacrifice Mascot Wang Ling.''
Wang Ling:
In the end, he was still a mascot
It was Thursday, August 17th.
No. 60 Highs interview test for transfer students began and all the elite students were ready for action. Today was a very solemn day for everyone, because it concerned the reputation of the whole of No. 60 High School as well as the whole of Huaxius local cultivation education system.
Losing to Li Diao was fine since he had an unfair advantage, but they absolutely couldnt lose to Li Hao!
The war could be lost, but Li Hao had to die!
Early that morning, a lot of students from No. 60 Highs regr sses and even remedial sses posted all kinds of memes they had made on every major schools Tieba to cheer on the elite students.
This produced arge, united response in the school circle: No. 59 Highs Tieba, Reliance Highs Tieba, Prime Elevation Highs Tieba, God Vision Highs Tieba one by one they spontaneously responded to cheer on No. 60 High Schools elite students.
The main thing was that schools which initially had conflict or rocky rtionships with each other inadvertently came together because of this incident.
DG Highs act of discrimination thus had monumental and progressive significance
Huaxius local cultivation schools drew closer to each other thanks to DG High School
In the lounge for the elite sses, Wang Ling and his fellows were waiting to be called for their turns in the 2v2 battle. Lotus Sun and Super Chen as Team 1 would go up first to fight Tang Jingze and Wu Yang.
But it was clear that most peoples attention werent on this match, because there was a new image on the split screen from the lounge for transfer students on the other side.
An imposing and burly, blond and blue-eyed man stepped into the lounge with a teenager who was also blonde, instantly attracting the attention of the whole lounge.
Li Hao and his father?
In the lounge, someone raised an eyebrow. Two Golden Lion Kings 3 !
His father sure is big. Someone sighed.
Everyones eyes were filled with anger.
It wasnt just the students in the lounge for elite sses, but the people in the lounge for transfer students disliked Li Hao and his father just as much.
ssmate Fang Xing, what do you think your chances of winning are? someone asked Fang Xing.
Li Haos giant of a father made them feel more stressed. As Team 3s main force, Fang Xing was in fact helping Wang Ling out by drawing a lot of the attention.
y it by ear. Fang Xing smiled slightly, his expression as gentle as always.
Actually, he was also very, very curious to know how long Li Haos father couldst against Wang Ling
But there was one thing that he could be sure of if they won this match, he definitely would have to be the one to shoulder the wok.
As the group of students were talking it over, Dopey Guo suddenly eximed, WTF! I received a photo of Li Hao!
Little Peanut was nk. Hes already here, why are you so flustered?
Its not that!
Dopey Guo held up his phone screen for everyone to see. Look
The Li Hao on the screen was that very burly and huge middle-aged man who had just entered the lounge for transfer students.
Wang Ling was shocked.
Some students looked like parents
But this was too much!
Chapter 853 - The Mysterious Visitor From the Domain Of the Gods
Chapter 853: The Mysterious Visitor From the Domain Of the Gods
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Any regr person could see that Li Hao and his father were foreigners. Bluntly speaking, the reason why Li Hao was so tantly picking on Huaxius local cultivation education system was essentially because of the foreign blood that flowed through his veins. His mother was from Huaxiu and his father Li Diao from Lixiu. From the moment he was born, Li Hao was well-known in Lixiu nation for being a fusion of the Lixiu local vampire and a cultivator.
A cultivation vampire basically had a natural advantage over ordinary cultivators when it came to cultivation, and were ssed as a specialmunity in An Introduction to International Cultivation . In fact, ording to the International Cultivation Convention, special cultivationmunities had to be regted by local authorities; you had to prove you were harmless before you could have the same rights as an ordinary person.
So the fact that Li Diao and Li Hao were still alive proved that these two actually werent bad at heart C maybe they were simply braindead and asking to be beaten up.
When Wang Ling thought about these two cultivation vampires working hard in Lixiu nation as they fought for the same rights and benefits as an ordinary person he wondered how many grandmothers they had to help cross the street in exchange for their current freedom!
Meanwhile, those vampires who truly couldnt control the desire for blood were supervised by Lixiu and could only live in the dark.
At that thought, Wang Ling, who was sitting in the lounge, thought that Li Hao and his father were actually very simr to the keyboard warriors on the Inte
Their online and real life appearances werepletely different.
Lixiu had always strictly supervised vampires. When this father and son pair arrived in Huaxiu, it was as if they werepletely liberated.
Cultivation vampires were a type of opponent Wang Ling had never encountered and he had no idea what it would be like in an actual fight But for Wang Ling, this type of fight couldnt even be called a fight at all; this was just fooling around.
Wang Ling even felt that walking Dog Two was a little more tiring than a fight of this scale C the point was that it couldnt help him burn any calories at all!
There were two matches before his showdown with Li Hao and his father. Although the students had already been divided into teams, the order of battle was determined by drawing lots. Of the two battles before this, one was Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen against two students from Elite ss Two, and the other also featured Elite ss Two students, whose opponents were Nan Su, a student from Reliance High School, and an expert whom Wang Ling had inadvertently noticed: Gu Shunzhi
First, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen.
Wang Lings attitude toward these two had changed a little in the past two days.
Becausest night, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen had together bought a truckload of crispy noodle snacks. Furthermore, they were all limited editions that were hard toe by.
So Wang Lings requirement for Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen now was that they could fight with words.
However, they absolutely couldnt be admitted into Grade One, ss Three, because that would seriously affect Wang Ling keeping his grades down. As long as they didnt enter Grade One, ss Three, everything else was fine. If they did, he would deal with them
This was the text Wang Ling sent to Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhenst night.
Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen shuddered when they read it. They didnt dare disbelieve it, because Wang Ling really had that type of strength.
And for the battle this time, Wang Ling had noticed another expert: Gu Shunzhi
This person had hidden himself so deeply that even Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen hadnt noticed.
But Wang Ling was sure that this person was far from simple, because he also had the aura of the Domain of the Gods on him.
Gu Shunzhi
Wang Ling repeated the name in his heart.
He had heard Wang Zhen say before that the aristocratic family currently ranked first on Ninefold Star Domain of the Gods was the Gu family.
But was there an additional connection between this Gu Shunzhi and the Gu family?
Reasonably speaking, if Gu Shunzhi was from the Gu family, then Wang Zhen should have already detected him early on Although Wang Zhens strength was still restricted by Heavenly Dao at the moment, he still regarded the Gu family as his sworn enemy, so he should be extremely sensitive to members of the Gu family.
Wang Zhen, however, didnt have any reaction at all, which was also the strangest thing about it.
Fortunately, Wang Ling had noticed Gu Shunzhi.
But this was by no means the right time to alert the other party
Wang Ling could only pretend that he hadnt noticed anything.
Moreover, this Gu Shunzhi was very strange. He seemed to have some sort of magic treasure on him which prevented Wang Ling from reading his mind, so Wang Ling didnt know if the other party was targeting Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi or directly targeting him.
Before finding out what the other partys true objective was, it was best for Wang Ling to pretend that he didnt know anything, since this meant that he could ultimately swindle several crispy noodle snack packets out of Gu Shunzhi.
Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen formed one team to fight elite students from ss Two, and predictably, the battle ended quickly. However, they pulled their punches so that the ss Two students didnt look too bad, even sacrificing their bodies to let the ss Two students get some hits in. It could be said that the two ss Two elite students lost very gracefully.
The only problem was that after leaving the field, the two students felt their hands hurt
Wang Ling also paid special attention to Gu Shunzhis team. This Gu Shunzhi had extremely powerful body movements and physicalbat skills; cultivators also called thetter: body techniques.
Without using any special spells at all, or even a magic treasure, he defeated the students from ss Two. Compared with Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen, who had pulled their punches, Gu Shunzhi was relentless in his movements. Throughout the whole battle, everyone saw his image flicker all over the field, and the ss Two students copsed before they could react.
The whole audience cried out!
The No. 60 High teachers who were watching the battle each flipped through Gu Shunzhis profile.
Which school is this Gu Shunzhi from? So strong?
Garleton Cultivation School. Old Antique pushed up his sses and said, This is also a cultivation high school in Songhai, but its ranked at the bottom and is weaker than No. 60 High overall. This Student Gu Shunzhi is also originally a transfer student at Garleton Cultivation School; he transferred there three months ago.
This is a rare good seed! the teachers marveled.
This Student Gu Shunzhi seems proficient in body techniques. Except for Grade One, ss Threes Super Chen, our No. 60 High basically doesnt have any students good at body techniques. If we can take him in, itll greatly benefit this years students in the training and development of their body techniques. Even I have never seen the body techniques he used, and his body movements are exceptional; they remind me of a legendary body movement prodigy
Do you mean Breaking Desire? Old Antique asked.
Thats right, that person. The teacher nodded.
But no one can learn Breaking Desires abilities In order to stimte his adrenaline to the fullest when performing his body movements, he castrated himself Old Antique tsked.
Listening to the teachers conversation, Wang Ling felt himself ache a little down below.
Chapter 854 - Heavenly Dao’s Gift
Chapter 854: Heavenly Daos Gift
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In the eyes of many, Gu Shunzhis body techniques were just like a grand waltz, performed without any affected airs C it was as if all the power within his control was perfectlyid out.
The fights were based on a points system C one point for each hit C and once someone passed out, the fight was over. As Gu Shunzhis attacks skimmed over his opponents, he won with over a thousand points, while the two poor ss 2 students werent able to even touch a strand of hair on Gu Shunzhis head.
This person is like a dragon in the water someone eximed admiringly at Gu Shunzhis brilliant body movements.
This person had reached a heaven-defying level in both body techniques and body movements.
Wang Ling closed his eyes C this battle was already decided, so he no longer paid any attention to it. Instead, he now had to figure something out: who on earth was Gu Shunzhi, what was his purpose, and why couldnt he read Gu Shunzhis mind?
Several secondster
Wang Lings spiritual will directly reached the Heavenly Dao Committees meeting room.
The six Great Heavenly Dao, who were having a tea party, were frightened by the intensity of this will. Strength Heavenly Dao was so startled that he directly spat his tea in Time Heavenly Daos face.
The six Great Heavenly Dao stood up, and then Strength Heavenly Dao stepped forward to gaze at the prominent pair of eyes in the sky which were particr to Wang Ling a pair of dead fish eyes that were far from cheap or conventional.
Strength Heavenly Dao pulled his neck back. Your Excellency Ling, why have youe?
Wang Ling blinked and the image of Gu Shunzhis attack in the world below was projected into the sky through Wang Lings pupils.
So youre investigating this person Strength Heavenly Dao understood.
He turned to the rest of the Heavenly Dao. Everyone, do you have any idea who this person is?
I know him.
After several seconds of silence, Time Heavenly Dao stepped forward. Your Excellency Ling, as far as I know, this person is from a world in a different timeline, and should be from the future
After that, he waved his hand, and a golden talisman emerged from his palm, which was ultimately absorbed by Wang Lings pupils.
Time Heavenly Dao: Your Excellency Ling, this is a time location talisman, and it contains my power. You can merge it with a magic artifact to create a time tracker magic artifact and find out that persons exact identity.
Mm.
Wang Ling gave a light reply.
Then, he closed his eyes, and the massive eyes in the sky directly disappeared.
As if a weight had been lifted off their shoulders, the Great Heavenly Dao sat down on the ground, and each and every one of them heaved a sigh of relief.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Sir Time, why didnt you directly tell His Excellency Ling who this person is?
Time Heavenly Dao: Who is His Excellency Ling that he needs me to tell him? His Excellency Ling will look so cool when he finds out for himself! What do you think? How many marks do I get for ttery?
The other Heavenly Dao:
When Wang Ling opened his eyes again in the lounge for No. 60 High Schools elite students, the fight featuring Gu Shunzhis natural and smooth movements was already over.
Time Heavenly Dao had given him a Heavenly Dao golden talisman to trace Gu Shunzhis identity C Time Heavenly Dao obviously knew Gu Shunzhis identity, but couldnt reveal it directly.
The Heavenly Dao had their own rules. Wang Ling didnt think he was a difficult person, and was pretty reasonable. Since Heavenly Dao wanted him to find out for himself, then he should just do that.
Wang Ling recalled that he had a discarded iPad in his bedroom. If he merged it with this golden talisman and enlightened it, it would be a powerful time magic artifact.
Wang Ling decided to give the iPad the name: Ipoid Huaxiu Daoist name: Tablet!
At 3:40pm, the Team 3 showdown that everyone was waiting for finally began.
A barrier and temporary arena had been set up in No. 60 High School, ording to pretty much the same specifications as for the World Martial Arts Tournament Gym 1 . The materials used, however, were much worse than those for the Office of Strategic Deceptions founding ceremony. The school had to cut costs and spend on education No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen was notoriously stingy.
Going up to the arena with Fang Xing, Wang Ling noticed that his shoes were a little dusty. If he had known earlier, he wouldnt have worn white shoes today.
In Wang Lings shoe cupboard at home, most of his shoes were white. Although they got dirty easily, white was indeed Wang Lings most favorite color, representing cleanliness and purity.
However, Fang Xing, who went on stage with Wang Ling, didnt have time to care about his shoes.
To be honest, Fang Xing was a little nervous. This was his second time standing on the same battle line as Wang Ling to face an enemy. Thest time was during the attack on Immortal Mansion although he had already been unconscious by then.
Come on, Wang Ling! Come on, Fang Xing! Beat the shit out of them!
Hold steady, Wang Ling! Just leave it to Fang Xing! Remember, youre forever a koi fish!
Fang Xing, if youre a man, hold Li Haos head down and beat him up for ten seconds!
Wang Ling:
What do you want to do? Ill y along. Fang Xing took a deep breath, his expression deadly serious. His eyes were fixed on Li Hao and Li Diao in front of them.
His nerves were purely because he didnt know how to shoulder this wok The guy who was the best at this kind of thing was actually Odd Zhuo!
Li Hao stepped onto the stage, his arms folded. He had corded muscles and his entire frame was unusually broad. He was actually a whole two heads taller than his father, Li Diao, who was like a demonic teenager andpletely blocked from view when he stood behind Li Hao.
Li Diao was a man who had already lived for over eight hundred years, but there was no way he could live that long by relying on his cultivation; it was because he was a vampire that he had a much longer lifespan.
And this was clearly one of the strengths of a vampire. Many cultivators spent lots and lots of energy breaking through realms in their pursuit of long lifespans. If they seeded, they could live for another century. If they failed, they would end up directly dying in a seated position and be skeletons.
Vampires werent bothered by the problem of longevity at all. Even if they didnt have enough cultivation, they could live for a very long time by relying on this special physique which never aged.
At that moment, the two sides were standing face-to-face.
yers ready! Match, begin! a teacher called out.
Li Hao rushed straight at Wang Ling.
Squash the soft persimmon first!
The moment he stepped on stage, his eyes were already fixed on Wang Ling.
He had investigated Fang Xing, who was a transfer student from Tianshi Imperial High School and might not be easy to deal with.
But this frail-looking and fair teenager standing before him looked like a typical skinny nerd without the slightest bit of protein in him he must have grown up eating junk food!
As Li Hao swung a fist at Wang Ling, little did he know that he had already pissed Wang Ling off
Chapter 855 - Wang Ling’s Display of Anger
Chapter 855: Wang Lings Disy of Anger
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It was clear when some people were angry, and they expressed it in the following ways: increased adrenaline, a flushed face andbored breathing, erged pores, glowering eyes, hair standing on end, a racing heart, voting for Kuxuans new book and so on
And there were some who tended to handle things in a cold manner, adopting a supremely dismissive stance.
When Wang Lings expression darkened, Fang Xing could already sense that Wang Ling was angry. Although Wang Ling usually spoke little and had a poker face, his supreme disdain when he was angry waspletely different.
One of the clearest signs was a drop in temperature. The air-conditioning in the gym was set at just 25C, which was the mostfortable temperature, but the teachers watching the match couldnt help curling in on themselves.
Whats going on? Why is it suddenly so cold?
A female teacher sneezed and was astonished when the air she breathed out turned into white vapor.
Is the air-conditioning broken? A male teacher also felt a little cold, and immediately picked up the transmission talisman in his hand. Attention, logistics department, turn off the air-conditioning!
The teacher in the logistics department was nk. This absolutely wasnt a problem with the air-conditioning, which was working normally! However, he couldnt exin the dramatic drop in temperature inside the gym. He had taken a look at the indoor thermostat just now, and it was already -3C
Li Haos punch was extremely ferocious, but the moment his fist approached Wang Ling, he could clearly feel a chill prate his body, which made him unable to disy the true power of this punch C it felt like all his muscles were frozen and stuck!
How can this be
Li Hao scowled as he felt his body slow down.
Dont look down on others.
Fang Xing stepped forward of his own ord to meet Li Haos punch.
Actually, the punch wasnt that strong, but Fang Xing took it basically to protect Wang Ling.
Because people tended to lose all rationality when they were angry
If Li Hao had hit Wang Ling with that punch, the power of the bacsh alone from Wang Lings Sage Body would have caused Li Haos arm to directly explode into fine dust.
Theres something strange about these two students. After observing for a while on the side, Li Diao grabbed the front of Li Haos shirt and took a step back.
Li Hao was huge and stood there looking like a small mountain, but Li Diao lifted him up as if he was a chicken.
Li Haos body was trembling because of the chill.
Vampires had already evolved to no longer fear the sun, but the cold instead. They were originally a race that depended on fresh blood to survive. The cold slowed down their blood cirction, hampering their movements and even slowing down their reactions.
Li Hao could be considered a young vampire. The strength of a vampire enabled him to surpass the realm he was meant to have at his level, but fear of the cold was his weakness.
Angering Wang Ling in this battle unexpectedly brought out this weakness of Li Haos.
Utterly useless. Li Diao looked at his disappointment of a son and felt the urge to step on and burst his balls. In any case, vampires had a strong regenerative ability, so they would fill out again even after being crushed.
He used the power of his own blood to help Li Haos blood circte and manually increase the blood flow.
It was such afortable feeling.
At that moment, Li Hao started to miss a drink popr among vampires tampon coffee. The extreme cold made him miss the feeling of a hot cup of tampon coffee. The tampons dense clots of blood mixed into the ck coffee was a drink for the nobles that was hard toe by in the whole of the vampire race.
When Li Hao came back to his senses, he was dazed when he saw that his father was holding him. Father
He had cked out just now!
Because of the excessive cold!
Fortunately, Li Diao handled the situation in time to make it look less embarrassing; it appeared as if the father was helping to pull his son some distance away from the fight to prepare for the next attack.
Before I crush your balls like lightbulbs, you better show some vigor Li Diao gazed at Li Hao with eyes like a viper poised to strike, making Li Hao quiver as he instantly woke up.
At that point, Li Hao finally realized that the two No. 60 High elite students in front of him werent opponents that were easy to deal with
This sudden drop in temperature was definitely their doing!
However, only Li Hao and Li Diao were aware of this stifling feeling, since the battle was confined within the barrier, and the teachers responsible for monitoring battle progress were standing outside the barrier. Although they could sense the abnormal change in temperature, they definitely werent feeling it as keenly as Li Hao inside the barrier.
The temperature outside the barrier was -3C, but inside, it was dozens of degrees below zero
Damn! They actually made me lose face in front of my father! Li Hao clenched his teeth fiercely, and his anger caused his blood to flow more quickly. Coupled with the strength Li Diao had poured into his body, Li Haos fighting strength after he was provoked soared in an instant.
An increased blood flow for vampires meant faster speeds, quicker reactions, and greater power
Go, defeat him! Especially the one that grew up eating junk food! Li Diao narrowed his eyes as he gazed at Wang Ling, full of confidence in his son.
As soon as he said the words, Li Diao realized all of a sudden that his surroundings seemed to have frozen, almost like a time freeze?
This was an extremely strange scene, as the entire world quieted down after the time freeze
Except for Fang Xing and Li Diao, everyone else in that moment was frozen, including Li Hao.
Wang Ling Fang Xing was frightened by this power. To actually directly freeze time for the whole world How many people under the sun could do this?
In that moment, no one was more petrified than Li Diao
The power to freeze time
In the history of his Li family, there was once a family head called Dior who was once defeated by a force called World That World back then was a power simr to a time freeze, but it was only for five seconds.
But now, it had already been a few minutes
Time was still immobile!
Danger!
Li Diao instinctively sensed the danger. He wanted to grab Li Hao and retreat, only to realize that a tremendous pressure was preventing his own body from moving!
Then, Wang Ling walked toward Li Diao step by step.
So its you Li Diao broke into a cold sweat.
Wang Ling wasnt in a hurry to act.
He stretched out his hand, and a space opened in the air noodles,e!
Wang Ling directly took out a regr crispy noodle snack packet.
Then, he opened it, added the pepper seasoning, and crushed the crispy noodle snack evenly.
Li Diao still had no idea what the young man was nning to do.
The next moment, Wang Ling directly grasped Li Diaos jaw and poured the crispy noodle snack into his mouth
Chapter 856 - The Power Of Expired Food
Chapter 856: The Power Of Expired Food
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What did it feel like to be force-fed crispy noodles?
Wang Ling controlled every crispy noodle grain that ran down Li Diaos throat; he even poured in all the pepper until there wasnt even a speck of it left. For a moment, Li Diaos throat felt as dry as a desert, the moisture all taken away by the crispy noodle snack until it was so dry that he wanted to cough.
But the young devil in front of him had no intention of letting him go at all. Li Diao felt like a doll at the other partys mercy, and was unable to move at all; even his mouth and tongue were being controlled. He didnt have the least bit room to struggle.
After a whole crispy noodle snack packet was poured into Li Diaos stomach, this young devil stubbornly crumpled up the packaging and also stuffed it into Li Diaos mouth.
Finally, he jerked Li Diaos jaw up fiercely.
Crack!
Li Diao swallowed the crispy noodle snack packaging with a loud gulp, to the sound of his jaw breaking.
After doing all this, Wang Lings gloomy mood finally lifted.
That crispy noodle snack just now was an expired one from home, but Wang Ling had been unwilling to throw it away.
This was a regr edition crispy noodle snack. It may be expired, but as long as he umted a certain number of them, he could take them to the store to exchange them for an even better limited edition vor.
How could he be willing to let Li Diao eat the limited edition or enchanted ones?
Wang Ling felt that this type of big moron with a cheap and foul mouth who wouldnt acknowledge other people was only fit to eat expired snacks! Giving him an expired crispy noodle snack packet was already too good for him! If there hadnt been any other expired snacks at home, Wang Ling even felt like smearing that premium dog food which Loopy Toad had hidden under the toilet lid all over Li Diaos face.
Hu
Wang Ling let out a long breath.
Instantly, Fang Xing and Li Diao felt the surrounding temperature start to increase and gradually return to normal.
This showed that Wang Ling had cooled down.
He had always thought of himself as a more zen person. Thest time he had been this angry was when Dog Two as a toad had ttened the gship store under its butt, instantly enraging Wang Ling. After the gship store was ttened, there werent any good quality crispy noodle snacks that little Wang Ling could buy, and he could only subsist on ordinary versions at the time.
But Wang Ling never thought that there would actually be someone else brazenly courting death today.
Panic
Panic from the depths of the soul flooded Li Diaos whole body and made him shudder. He had been so high before the fight started, but now he couldnt be any more terrified.
His jaw was broken. Generally speaking, this injury should have healed very quickly given his physique, but at the moment, his jaw was recovering ny percent slower than usual. Although it was healing, the pain of the broken bones mending felt like an author being crucified and roasted over a bonfire for slow updates it was persistent and never-ending suffering!
Who Who are you
Li Diao gazed at Wang Ling in fear.
ssmate Wang Ling, are you going to use an Amnesia Punch? You can leave it to me. At that moment, Fang Xing stepped forward. ording to the regr order of things, he was guessing that Wang Ling would definitely use some kind of amnesia spell next. Given how annoying Li Diao was, what was the most brutal type of amnesia spell that could be used on him? Nothing beat an Amnesia Punch
The most important thing was that he was afraid that Wang Ling would directly kill Li Diao, so Fang Xing decided he should do it.
That way, he could ensure that there was a cap on the strength used.
In any case, he was the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions goon squad!
ssmate Wang Ling, just leave the rest to me. And so, Fang Xing smiled slightly and took the initiative to shoulder the wok.
Wang Ling: Mm
When Fang Xing clenched his fist and released his aura, Li Diaos expression changed drastically only then did he realize that this Fang Xing also wasnt any damn regr person!
Even if the demon youngster wasnt here and Fang Xing acted alone, Li Diao and Li Hao didnt have the slightest chance of winning.
Is there anything you want to ask before you pass out? Fang Xing gazed at Li Diao.
Li Diao: With your strength why are the two of you here? Who the hell are you people? Is this spell to stop time called: World
Li Diao had many questions.
However, Fang Xing replied with just one sentence: Not telling you!
Then, a fist the size of a sandbag smashed into Li Diaos head, and he felt his vision go ck before he was swiftly knocked out.
That punch just now was the legendary Amnesia Punch, but Fang Xing had masterfully controlled his strength, erasing Li Diaos memory of what he had seen just now and leaving only his fear of Wang Ling.
If Wang Ling acted, Fang Xing surmised that it was likely Li Diao would even forget his own mother!
A few minutes after that Amnesia Punch, time started moving once again.
When Li Diao came back to his senses, he could clearly sense a nk space in his mind.
What happened
It felt like he had been punched in the face, and even his jaw was broken but the scariest thing was that he had no idea at all what happened.
Lord Father! How should we handle these two? Which one do you want?
On the other side, Li Hao, who waspletely unaware of the situation, was still full of fighting spirit.
But in the next moment, Li Diao met Wang Lings gaze, and his heart was immediately swamped with panic.
All his hair stood on end!
Li Diao raised his hand; an intense survivors instinct was telling him to drag Li Hao away and leave this ce, but at that very moment, his stomach released a gu gu gu sound! The expired crispy noodle snack which Wang Ling had poured into Li Diaos body just now was taking effect!
When he had poured the crispy noodle snack into Li Diaos stomach, Wang Ling had enlightened a bacterium in passing
This bacterium would make Li Diao suffer incessant diarrhea for centuries toe!
It felt like a long time had passed after Li Haos first punch, but there werent any signs that a confrontation had taken ce in the arena, and a lot of people were feeling very anxious.
Whats going on? Are they fighting or not?
Wang Ling is the weakest in our schools elite stream! Why does it feel like Li Diaos looking at him strangely Is it possible that hes intimidated by Wang Lings dead fish eyes? said Super Chen, pursing his lips.
While everyone was wondering what was going on
Because of an acute stomach ache, Li Diao crouched down on the ground under everyones nk gazes.
Lord Father, whats wrong? Li Hao bent down to ask in concern.
The next second, Li Diaos face changed dramatically. Not good! I cant hold it!
A shit-yellow substance shot out of his ass, the force so strong that everyone was stupefied!
Li Diao was propelled forward by this massive force. His head hit Li Haos chin so hard that thetters vision went dark and he passed out on the spot.
This scene happened too suddenly
When everyone came back to their senses, Li Hao and his father were already lying in a pool of shit
Chapter 857 - The Follow-Up to the Incident with Li Hao and His Father
Chapter 857: The Follow-Up to the Incident with Li Hao and His Father
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On August 17th, in the face of the provocation from DG Highs Li Hao and his father, this farce ultimately ended with the two of them disgracing themselves. The most important thing was that Li Hao and his fathers loss was truly so unsightly That day, the most miserable people, apart from Li Hao and his father, were No. 60 Highs cleaningdies
Wearing face masks, the cleaningdies cursed eighteen generations of Li Haos ancestors as they cleaned the ground. This shit-yellow substance on the ground was the resulting spray of abination of the expired crispy noodle snack which Li Diao had eaten and the superbug in his stomach. It was in fact stickier than normal shit and impossible to get rid of as it stuck to the ground like Slime 1 . Furthermore, it gave off a very foul smell.
The cleaningdies used all sorts of talismans to clean the ground, but none of them worked very well. In the end, they could only directly throw away that chunk of the arena.
At the same time, some of this shit-yellow substance had even sttered on the ceiling, which also had to be removed.
It was fortunate that No. 60 High had initially nned to renovate the school during the summer break. Given how badly DG Highs Li Hao and his father had conducted themselves, however, severely affecting thepetition and destroying the audiences experience, No. 60 High was looking for them to take responsibility and was going to im for damages.
That evening, DG Highs headmaster personally uploaded an apology video online. However, a lot of online users didnt buy it, and called for DG, this foreign-owned cultivation high school which didnt respect local cultivation culture, to be kicked out.
August 18th.
In the headmasters meeting room at DG High.
All the directors of DG Highs school board were present, including Li Diao, whose stomach had been very noisy yesterday.
In fact, Li Diaos stomach had still been very lively right up to twenty minutes before the start of the meeting.
It felt like the E. coli in his intestines had been awakened!
His stomach churned every minute and every second, and made a constant gurgling sound.
The headmaster and the directors of DG High School all wore nose plugs.
DG Highs headmaster was an old man with a silver crew cut who was dressed like a gentleman. Mr Diao, if youre not feeling well, you actually didnt have toe
He couldnt take it, because Li Diao would let out a fart every minute, filling the whole meeting room with the smell.
Some of the directors didnt even dare smoke their cigars, because the farts were so concentrated that they were afraid the sparks would ignite the air.
Pa!
Li Diao clenched his teeth and hit the table. This No way! I was so humiliated yesterday! I must regain face!
Very well Ill allow Mr Diao to attend this meeting, but Mr Diao, please promise me you wont get excited, alright
The headmaster and all the directors looked at Li Diao as if he was a bomb, and one after another they put some distance between themselves and Li Diao.
When people were excited, what was the easiest to lose control of? That was right it was the anus
Especially in a situation where he still had the runs, if Li Diao was stirred up, it was very possible that he would set off another rocket st, and there would be a rey of his magnificent feat in No. 60 Highs arena yesterday.
DG Highs headmaster sighed. Everyone What I want to discuss with you now is the issue of student transfers. DG High School has already received a red warning from Huaxiu Alliance, and we can no longer continue to operate in Huaxiu.
Why is the situation so serious? A director was puzzled.
In the end, we underestimated the risks attached to this incident. If we had apologized properly at the very beginning, we wouldnt have ended up like this The genteel headmaster shook his head. There is no way to redeem ourselves now. Five minutes ago, Huaxiu Alliance issued an ultimatum to say that we have one month to make transfer arrangements for the students and to refund sponsor fees as well as the students tuition fees, misceneous costs, and so on.
Hearing this, the directors all copsed like deted rubber balls.
A warning of this scale was unprecedented worse still, it was issued directly by Huaxiu Alliance, even directly bypassing the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools. They had no right to negotiate a settlement at all.
They had poured a lot of investments into DG High School, but no one expected such a result.
Mr Diao, you should reflect on your sons behavior! And so, someone put the me on Li Diao and Li Hao.
Someone had to take the fall for this incident.
Otherwise, they had no way of exining it to the executives of the foreign investment groups
DGs string of high schools had just entered the Huaxiu education market, but in the end actually ended up in such a miserable situation.
Moreover, this impact would continue to reverberate. Huaxiu Alliances red notice would also be issued internationally, so their reputation abroad would be greatly affected.
Enduring the pain in his belly, Li Diao said bit by bit, I didnt consider this matter properly
But unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, he rushed out again, one hand on his stomach.
Everyone sighed in relief.
Thankfully, he hadnt let loose in the meeting room, otherwise it would have to be abandoned.
Seeing that Li Diao had left, the headmaster finally said, In fact, the foreign financial groups have already decided on a penalty for Mr Diao; it was just that with him here just now, I couldnt upset him. You understand, dont you?
All the directors nodded like chicks pecking rice; they naturally knew how serious the problem was. If Li Diao had been told the truth just as he was about to explode, he would definitely have erupted on the spot!
The groups currently decided on two penalties, and everyone needs to vote which penalty we should go with, said the headmaster.
What are they?
First, send them to Taixiu nation to get a sex change and have them debut as a pop idol duo.
Everyone was hugely rmed.
There was still potential for turning Li Diao into a girl
But Li Hao
After a transformation, he could only be a King Kong Barbie!
Objection! Such an eyesore! A director raised his hand.
I also object! This punishment isnt humane at all! Why hurt our eyes?!
Alright. The headmaster nodded. Since two directors have voiced their objections, let me talk about the other decision. The second one is to send Mr Dior and his son to Lixius vampire control center and have them take responsibility for handling the follow-up to the incident. However, due to Mr Diaos unsettled stomach, the vampire control center is charging a high maintenance fee for building damages. All of you will need to bear this cost. Otherwise, Mr Diao will have to be sent to live with one of you.
Why should we be the ones to pay? another director protested.
As soon as he said the words, there was a bang from the toilet next to the headmasters meeting room, followed by the violent rumble of an explosion!
Li Diaos projectile had blown up the toilet
The headmaster smiled. Do you still have any objections?
The directors all made their positions clear.
Im in favor!
So am I!
In favor! Definitely in favor! Headmaster is wise!
Im in favor! Headmaster, please contact the groups tomorrow and send the two of them away!
Chapter 858 - Enlightened iPad
Chapter 858: Enlightened iPad
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
On the morning of August 18th, Wang Ling stared at an old iPad on the table in deep thought.
This was the very first iPad model, and was very old. Because he had broken it several times before when he wasnt careful, Wang Lingter stowed it away under the bed after Wang Ming sent him the customized watch. The iPad was covered in dust when Wang Ling took it out from under the bed, since it hadnt been used for a very long time.
Squatting on the side, Dog Two raised its head for a look. Besides the iPad, it also saw a golden talisman on the table. With one look, Dog Two immediately determined that this golden talisman wasnt any ordinary thing; the aura of Heavenly Dao on it was so thick that it created enormous pressure.
The person Wang Ling wanted to investigate today was Gu Shunzhi.
And it was vital for Wang Ling to find out exactly who he was.
No. 60 High Schools evaluation of transfer students was already over. Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen were assigned to ss Two where Fang Xing was, while Gu Shunzhi, whom Wang Ling knew nothing about, had in fact been assigned to his ss.
There were now sixteen people in their ss
When it was fifteen, Wang Ling could get eighth ce.
With sixteen people what on earth should he do to keep his marks down in the future?!
Wang Ling had a headache!
Most importantly, Time Heavenly Dao had already mentioned that this person was from the future So why had this person traveled back in time to this current era?
Wang Ling had to know the answer.
To find out Gu Shunzhis origins, Wang Ling had to first determine which era Gu Shunzhi was from. With the golden time talisman from Time Heavenly Dao in hand, Wang Ling decided to enlighten this old iPad.
Enlightening gremlins was in fact a very simple procedure: it was just a matter of bestowing a Heavenly Dao on them. But the process this time was a little more troublesome, because Wang Ling had to fuse it with the golden time talisman.
This was Dog Twos first time seeing its Little Master Ling enlighten a gremlin, and its eyes were wide open! Wasnt this godly operation usually very difficult to carry out? After an ordinary item was enlightened to instantly possess strength at the Soul Formation stage plus the abilities of Heavenly Dao, what kind of divine power would that be?
But it seemed that enlightening gremlins wasnt something that could be used on humans.
Dog Two thought that otherwise, Father Wang and Mother Wang would have been enlightened early on
Not long ago, Loopy Toad had actually asked Father Wang and Mother Wang why they didnt cultivate. Even if they didnt have the aptitude for it, with Little Master Lings heavenly abilities, supporting Father Wang and Mother Wang in their cultivation would be a piece of cake. In modern cultivation society, in particr, those rich second generation with low aptitudes for cultivation could still take drug supplements to be Golden Core cultivators.
But Father Wang and Mother Wang, as well as Old Man Wang, seemed more zen when it came to cultivation.
Later, Father Wang gave Loopy Toad the reason.
He asked Loopy Toad in turn: Why did so many people want to be cultivators?
In modern cultivation society, which was a peaceful age free of conflict, Father Wang felt that the reasons why so many people were still dedicated to cultivation were the following:
First: For the familys benefit.
Children ofrge families had to take the cultivation path. When considering a marriage alliance in the future, realm was one of the major marriage conditions: only a high realm would reassure the brides side, unless the groom married into the brides family instead. Of course, there was no problem with benefits in the Wang family C Loopy Toad had personally experienced life in the Wang familys small vi for itself, and it was veryfortable!
Second: For the sake of making ones presence felt.
Modern cultivators were effectively managed under a streamlined state system, and the light forces were also officially under the jurisdiction of organizations like Huaxiu Alliance. The bloody battles to annex other sects already no longer existed, and instead, sects now engaged in businesspetition.
To show off how strong they were, modern cultivators established ces simr to martial arts schools, such as pet training centers, which were specially set up so that cultivators could show off their spirit beasts However, chasing a sense of presence didnt exist in the Wang familys small vi. What Father Wang and Mother Wang taught Little Master Ling was very clear: keep a low profile
And then, the third and final point that Father Wang brought up.
For the sake of a long lifespan
The higher the realm, the longer the lifespan, which wasmon sense.
But that wasnt an issue in the Wang family either; as long as Father and Mother Wang wanted to live a little longer, Wang Ling could casually wave his fingers and reset their lifespans C it was like wiping clean the Book of Life and Death. Or if there came a day when Father and Mother Wang felt that the world wasnt worth living in, and wanted to experience what it was like to beid to rest, they could in fact choose to die at any time. If they regretted it, Little Master Ling could also use the Impure Earth Reincarnation Spell
cing the golden talisman which Time Heavenly Dao had given him on the iPad, Wang Lings pupils emitted a golden light.
At that moment, Wang Ling was choosing a Heavenly Dao!
Generally speaking, the Heavenly Dao which Wang Ling used to enlighten gremlins were all ones that he seldom used. This was because once a Heavenly Dao was used to enlighten a gremlin, if Wang Ling used the Heavenly Dao himself, its power would be reduced by half. However, Wang Ling also had the ability to withdraw the gremlins he had enlightened.
At that moment, Wang Ling was having difficulty choosing
Which Heavenly Dao should he use?
Wang Ling pondered for ten or so minutes, chin in hand.
And these ten or so minutes were often the longest part of the enlightenment process.
Lying on its stomach, Dog Two had almost fallen asleep, when Wang Lings eyes lit up.
He had made up his mind.
The Great Fortune Spell!
He decided to fuse this Heavenly Dao with the iPad to enlighten it!
Pointing at the iPad with his sword fingers 1 , countless golden runes immediately appeared at the tips of his fingers. The runes flowed from his fingertips to the old iPad, which visibly took on a brand new look.
Then, Dog Two saw this iPad, bathed in a golden light, actually grow a fishtail
This iPad, which had turned into an enlightened gremlin, unexpectedly transformed into a koi fish with ck and white stripes. The scariest thing was that this koi was the size of a small child and could stand on its tail, the iPad screen embedded in its belly.
Dog Two:
Gazing at the enlightened iPad, Wang Ling said, Remember your Daoist name, iPoid.
Yes, my lord. The voice which came out of the kois fish mouth sounded a littleical. Supreme and Venerated Lord, please name the iPad in my belly.
Wang Ling lowered his head and thought for a bit.
He was actually bad at giving names
Random name! Wang Ling stared at the iPad.
Then, the screen in the kois belly shed a few times.
Four words were disyed on it: Book of Sage Immortal.
That was the name of the koi iPad, and its Daoist name which Wang Ling had already decided on earlier was: iPoid.
Chapter 859 - Wang Ling’s Three Thousand Great Dao
Chapter 859: Wang Lings Three Thousand Great Dao
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The enlightenment process wasnt asplicated as Loopy Toad had imagined.
Book of Sage Immortal
Dog Two was reflecting on this names meaning, which vaguely reminded it of Taoist scriptures. But Book of Sage Immortal now had Little Master Lings Great Fortune Spell; that was to say, was this Book of Sage Immortal extremely lucky? Dog Two was wondering if it could use the iPad to ce bets
This gave Dog Two a bold idea.
But actually, it had to do with Wei Zhi, who was now Dog Twos friend. Because of the spirit beasts he was raising, Wei Zhi was fast bing poor. So Dog Two hade up with a rotten idea previously, which was to have Wei Zhi go to the gym and take on several spirit beast challenges. Dog Two would then ce bets and Wei Zhi himself would control the results.
But Wei Zhi wouldnt do that.
After all, his reputation would be damaged if he was found out.
But with this iPad, Dog Two felt that Wei Zhi didnt even need to do anything and they could make money by cing bets on other pet trainers!
With that in mind, Dog Two wagged its tail and crouched down cutely on the side.
It had to be as obedient as possible in the next few days if it wanted Little Master Ling to give his consent!
This was all for Wei Zhi!
How did that saying go? A dog would do anything for a friend! Without hesitation!
My lord, pleasemand me. Book of Sage Immortal opened its mouth.
Using his Memory Sketch Skill, Wang Ling quickly drew an image of Gu Shunzhi and said telepathically to Book of Sage Immortal, I want all the information on this person in one minute.
Understood, my lord! Just give me thirty seconds!
Book of Sage Immortal nodded, then its body emitted a golden light which was very soft and not at all piercing.
On the thirtieth second, Book of Sage Immortals light disappeared. My lord, I have looked for traces of this person in this universe. Gu Shunzhi is a person from this seventh universe, from the year 5800. ording to the timeline, this person is rted to Gu Cheng, the young master of the Gu family on Ninefold Domain of the Gods. He is Gu Chengs legitimate son.
1,400 yearster
Wang Ling lowered his head, lost in thought.
A person from 1,400 years in the future. Furthermore, he was indeed rted to the Domain of the Gods.
Obviously, just finding out who he was wasnt helpful; Wang Ling still didnt know what the other partys objective was.
Book of Sage Immortal: My lord, would you like me to expand my search range?
Dog Two was shaken. It can still be expanded? Woof?
This is just information from the seventh universe, and doesnt mean that there arent traces of Gu Shunzhi in other universes, Book of Sage Immortal replied in a measured way. Additionally, ording to the information obtained from the timeline, this persons father is powerful, and is the second strongest in the Domain of the Gods. The strongest is his grandfather, whose Daoist name is Star Monarch Gu Yuan. But Star Monarch Gu Yuan embarked on interster travel a long time ago, so all Gu family matters are handled by Gu Shunzhis father Gu Cheng. But Gu Cheng isnt married right now.
Wang Ling sweated. Unexpectedly, the situation was a lot moreplicated than he had imagined.
Generally speaking, most of the people who traveled back to the past from the future wanted to correct a past mistake. But this was risky, because correcting a past mistake could affect the sequence of events in the future. You might fix one mistake, but this might lead to the appearance of even more mistakes. This was Time Heavenly Daos butterfly effect.
Wang Ling also had methods for going back in time, but he hardly used them. Even if he went back in time, he wouldnt choose to go back very far. If he made a mistake, going back 30 seconds was enough This duration of 1,400 years was a little long.
But Gu Cheng wasnt married yet, and aftering back to the past, Gu Shunzhi didnt go to Ninefold Star either.
Then, Gu Shunzhis purpose foring here
Could it be possible that it was for Wang Ling?
Wang Ling was at a loss.
Keep investigating.
He frowned and spoke telepathically to Book of Sage Immortal.
Very well, my Lord. This time, I will need five minutes to search the other nine universes in one go, Book of Sage Immortal said.
Wait! You said that Gu Cheng is very strong! Then how strong is he? As strong as our little master? Woof? Loopy Toad asked.
Book of Sage Immortal was silent, and then stared at Loopy Toad with a pair of fish eyes. Gu Cheng is a powerful person who was also born with three thousand Dao.
Loopy Toad was rmed.
He was actually also born with three thousand Dao
Were these three thousand Dao a freebie given away now when you bought eggs at the supermarket?
Loopy Toad felt that Little Master Lings strength was already very terrifying!
Now there was this Gu Cheng
He was also born with three thousand Dao C could he be as powerful as Little Master Ling
But just as Dog Two was thinking this, Book of Sage Immortal said, However, do you know why I can search the other nine universes for information?
???
Loopy Toad shook its head, and was indeed puzzled.
Although Dog Two had currently mastered the power of Sword Dao, which was also a type of Heavenly Dao, its understanding of Heavenly Dao was ultimately much more shallowpared with what its master knew. The only thing Dog Two knew was that ording to the Heavenly Dao order of things, each universe shouldnt interfere with each other, reasonably speaking C but Book of Sage Immortal could search for clues in the other universes, which indeed hugely astonished Dog Two.
Each of the ten universes has its own cosmic order; they havepletely different stories andpletely different worlds. There are even some universes where theres so little spirit energy that ordinary people make up the majority of that universe, while cultivators can only struggle to survive in the cracks. Book of Sage Immortal said, Thus, the Three Thousand Great Dao in each universe are different. Great Dao evolves out of the truth of the universe, and the cosmic order determines what the Great Dao will be.
Gu Cheng is innately powerful. He was born at the tail end of the seventh universe and was acknowledged by the seventh universe. So when he was born, he already had the Three Thousand Great Dao. But the Heavenly Dao that Gu Cheng has mastered is limited to the seventh universe.
At that point, Dog Twos eyes opened wide; it seemed to already know what Book of Sage Immortal was going to say.
But this conclusion was so mind-blowing that its entire being was petrified.
Book of Sage Immortals fish eyes were fixed on Dog Two. So do you understand?
Dog Two slowly nodded, and seemed to understand a little.
The next moment, Book of Sage Immortal announced, The reason why I can survey all the other universes is because my lord not only has the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao of the seventh universe C he has the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao of each of the ten universes
After Book of Sage Immortal said that, all Dog Twos fur stood on end.
It could only be said
As expected of Little Master Ling?
The Three Thousand Heavenly Dao of each of the ten universes
What kind of concept was that?
Dog Two couldnt imagine it
Besides Dog Two
Wang Ling was also shocked.
Because this
Was also something he was only finding out now.
Chapter 860 - Gu Shunzhi’s Objective
Chapter 860: Gu Shunzhis Objective
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It turned out that all this time, what he had mastered was all the Heavenly Dao of the ten universes
Wang Ling looked at his palms, closed his eyes, and thought for a bit.
He wasnt like Gu Cheng, who had already grasped the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao when he was very young. Wang Lings Three Thousand Heavenly Dao came to him bit by bit as memories. However, this type of memory recovery was quite slow, and Wang Ling didnt master all of the Heavenly Dao until he was about thirteen or fourteen years old.
But based on what Book of Sage Immortal was saying, this riddle was now solved.
Why were these memories slow to recover when he was a child?
The reason was very likely because the Heavenly Dao he was recalling was likely the Heavenly Dao of the ten universes! Also, it was very likely that during the process, some sort of melding had happened
The Heavenly Dao of ten universes would total thirty thousand.
Wang Ling didnt have a clear idea of how strong he was, but he certainly knew how to count, and he was very sure that he only had Three Thousand Heavenly Dao in memory. However, there were countless branches under the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao
So after listening to Book of Sage Immortal, Wang Ling could make a rough deduction.
While he was recovering the memories as he grew up, he was in reality recalling a full thirty thousand Heavenly Dao! There were ten universes in total, and he recovered the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao of each universe But these Heavenly Dao had fused together!
That was to say, while it looked like he had grasped three thousand Heavenly Dao, it was in fact thirty thousand
Wang Ling was stunned.
Even his mother didnt know how awesome he was
Completely ignorant of the atmosphere, Book of Sage Immortal, who was still immersed in giving praise, said at that moment, If the heavens didnt give birth to Lord Ling, all ages would be like the long night 1 ! Given my lords supreme strength, any heirs he has in the future will already be at their peak at birth
The corner of Wang Lings lips twitched secretly.
It was still way too early to talk aboutter generations.
He didnt have a girlfriend yet
Besides, how could a girlfriend taste better than crispy noodle snacks?
Wang Ling couldnt be med for thinking this
After all, he was still only sixteen years old.
Right now, Wang Ling really couldnt imagine himself holding a child in his arms in the future and shouting every time he met people, My son Wang Teng has the potential to be the Great Emperor 2
Five minutester, detailed information on Gu Shunzhi emerged.
Wang Ling looked through the information Book of Sage Immortal had put together.
ording to Book of Sage Immortal, in addition to the seventh universe he inhabited, Gu Shunzhi also spent time in the first and tenth universes.
In addition, Book of Sage Immortal described Gu Shunzhis upation as: keeper of order.
Was this a person who did something like maintain order?
Wang Ling lowered his head and pondered.
At that moment, Book of Sage Immortal spoke again. My lord! May I take a guess at what youre thinking?
Wang Ling nodded. Mm
Book of Sage Immortal: Gu Shunzhi, who is originally from the seventh universe, has links to the first and tenth universes, and bears the position of keeper of order. My lord has probably already spected that shortly after Gu Shunzhi was born in the seventh universe, the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee recognized him as master of three cosmic orders, who would fix certain errors that appeared as the universes expanded. Thus, Gu Shunzhi traveling back here from the future definitely is for the purpose of fixing some mistake Of course, I believe my wise and divine lord will have already thought of this.
Wang Ling:
Book of Sage Immortal paused, then said, Gu Shunzhi hase to an era where he has yet to be born, so he definitely didnte for himself. ording to the data, the only people who might be connected to Gu Shunzhi are Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi Of course, I believe my lord has definitely thought of this, so Ill talk about the key points next.
Wang Ling:
Book of Sage Immortal: Based on the data, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi arent in a rtionship in the future. Liu Qingyi and Gu Shunzhis father, Gu Cheng, will unexpectedly be husband and wife during a particr event, and the child which they will ultimately have is this Gu Shunzhi. From the data, Wang Zhens end is more tragic. After losing Liu Qingyi, Wang Zhen embarked on solo space travel. Therefore, it can be inferred that Gu Shunzhiing here from the future is probably for the following three things
First, to prevent Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi from developing feelings for each other. Second, to actively set Liu Qingyi up with Gu Shunzhis father, Gu Cheng. Third, to detain Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen will make important contributions to the development of the seventh universe in the future, so he cannot be allowed to run off on a journey because of a broken heart
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
So that was it!
Book of Sage Immortal: Excuse my ignorance, my lord, what Ive said is just shallow knowledge my lord must have already considered the matter more thoroughly!
Wang Ling:
It was still August 18th, the day of Old Man Wangs showdown against Jiang Haifu, head of Kitchen Knife Sect.
After weeks of preparation and training respectively, Old Man Wang and Jiang Haifu were in goodpetitive shape.
Jiang Haifus Kitchen Knife Sect was a rare sect enterprise that had be popr in recent decades. Its overall fighting strength might be weaker than that of other sects, but its massive size andrge number of disciples created a ripple effect that spread throughout the country. Furthermore, Kitchen Knife Sect was going tounch a new franchise model very soon so that they were no longer limited to independent stores, thereby spreading its sects influence worldwide.
To be such a formidable boss, Jiang Haifus ability to grasp the changing patterns in the market was unquestionable, but only Jiang Haifu knew that the biggest reason for his sess today was that recipe he had identally picked up back then
Without that recipe, it would have been very hard for Kitchen Knife Sect to achieve what it had today.
This was a contest, and in fact had a very simple format.
After Old Man Wang and Jiang Haifu finished cooking in the kitchen, the dishes would be presented anonymously to everyone, who would taste the dishes and then score them. Whoever had the higher score would be the winner.
Furthermore, to avoid suspicion, the dishes Old Man Wang and Jiang Haifu were cooking today had to bepletely new innovations as they created dishes that had never been cooked before.
This was in fact a rule set by Old Man Wang. Aftering to live in the Wang familys small vi, he had demonstrated many specialties that he was good at one after another, the most famous among them being the sweet and sour pork ribs made with Ji Zhi Syrup 3 .
When Wang Ling went downstairs, he saw that many guests had already arrived.
This time, those taking part in the judging werent just the people in the Wang familys small vi; Wang Ming, Grenade-Throwing, Immortal Toya, Little Silver, Zhai Yin and Jiang Haifus son Jiang Bai were all here In addition, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen were here.
It looked like Book of Sage Immortals deduction was utterly correct
If Gu Shunzhi didnte, these two people would be together all day long, and might develop feelings for each other even if they were foes!
But if Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi did develop these mutual feelings in the future, then what was it that would cause this to happen?
Wang Ling was suddenly a little curious
Chapter 861 - Old Man Wang’s Knife Technique
Chapter 861: Old Man Wangs Knife Technique
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There were quite a lot of people at home today
It had been a long time since the Wang familys small vi was this lively. When Wang Ling went downstairs, he saw Liu Qingyi, Wang Zhen and the others sitting very demurely on the sofa. It seemed that prior toing, these two people had already been warned by those who had visited the Wang familys small vi before. When all was said and done, everyone recognized Father Wang, Mother Wang and even Old Man Wang as hidden big shots
But the fact was that Father Wang, Mother Wang and Old Man Wang were only at the Physical Build stage In this current era of national cultivation, the Physical Build cultivator wasnt any different from an ordinary person C at the very most, they were just a little stronger and had better physiques.
In Wang Lings view, Father Wangs physique also wasnt great, as he would suffer from hemorrhoids every so often and was unwilling to ask Wang Ling for help. In thest few years, the only time Father Wang had gotten Wang Ling to use magical treatment was for his hair.
Last year, for the sake of topping the monthly votes ranking three months in a row, Father Wang had exploded with updates, churning out twenty thousand words a day. Authors on other websites angrily called him Touched (Beast) 1 Pulling all-nighters for a long period of time led to an endlessly receding hairline C each time Father Wang had a shower, he would grab a handful of hair and drop it on the floor as if he was cooking noodles soup.
Furthermore, because of the dry weather then and coupled with his weak health, Father Wang would get hemorrhoids as well as frequent nosebleeds because of the heat inside his body. So, when he took a shower, the dropped hair and dripping blood blended together, and from a distance looked like a pot of old duck vermicelli soup.
That year, Father Wang couldnt stand it anymore and finally asked Wang Ling for help.
Wang Ling simply raised one finger and lightly poked Father Wang in between his eyebrows, and all of Father Wangs abnormal conditions directly disappeared.
While pulling all-nighters now was nothing unusual for Father Wang, he ultimately had the stimtory cigars which the head of state gave him, so he didnt suffer from any side effects. However, staying upte too often could easily cause hemorrhoids. In fact, Wang Ling had a trick that could make Father Wangs hemorrhoids disappear forever
But it was a little violent.
Well
Wang Ling had to poke Father Wang in the anus.
Aside from the fact that there was no way Father Wang would ept it, even Wang Ling couldnt bring himself to do it, so he had never brought it up.
Wang Ling thought that if he did use this move, he wouldnt be able to eat crispy noodle snacks anymore
Old Man Wang and Jiang Haifu were still busy in the kitchen. In the spirit of fairness, a barrier had already been set up outside the kitchen to prevent the cultivators present from peeking into the kitchen with their power of sight.
However, this barrier couldnt hide anything from Wang Lings eyes. Old Man Wang and Jiang Haifu were making preparations before they started cooking.
Wang Ling saw Jiang Haifu take out a knife, which looked like it had been made from ice. It glittered under the light and was very translucent. Gripping the knifes broad handle, Jiang Haifu held the fish down with one hand and expertly cut into the fish with the ice knife. He then yanked sharply at an angle, and sliced off a delicate and glossy piece of cold fish skin, just like that.
This was an extremely formidable knife technique.
It seemed that Jiang Haifu would be presenting a fish dish today.
But on the other side, it seemed what Old Man Wang was also making a fish dish.
For todays two-menpetition, they were using the same ingredient.
After slicing off the fish skin, Jiang Haifu immersed it in fresh water to clean it, and then looked at Old Man Wang next to him who was also handling fish skin.
Old Man Wang wasnt using an ice knife, which greatly surprised Jiang Haifu.
An ice knife was the best kind for cooking fish skin because it had a lower temperature than a regr kitchen knife, which would preserve the freshness of the fish skin while slicing it without damaging the quality of the meat.
But the knife Old Man Wang was using was actually a meter-long machete
At that moment, Old Man Wang had already removed his shirt, revealing his old but no less firm muscles.
Yes!
Muscles!
Old Man Wang had always had muscles!
Although Old Man Wang had had dementia a while back, he never gave up exercising. Even though his metabolism was much slower at his age, his body was covered with muscles that would be the utter envy of young men.
Of course, this wasnt apparent at all when the old man had his clothes on.
Seeing this, Wang Ling felt it was a bit of a pity.
If his grandma was still alive, she would definitely be very happy
Unfortunately, Wang Ling hadnt been born then. Otherwise, Grandma Wang would definitely still be alive now.
Grandma Wang had already beenid to rest, and while Father Wang knew that Wang Ling had the ability to resurrect her, he didnt want to bother her Grandma Wang was a famous jade flower in her vige, and when she died, the entire vige had been part of her funeral procession.
If she was casually revived, that ce would be a ghost vige it might even attract Daoist ghost hunters.
Well
Back to the main topic.
Holding a meter-long machete in his hand, Old Man Wang at that moment looked like an executioner on the execution grounds.
His face was as calm as an ancient well, but his imposing manner inside outpletely stupefied Jiang Haifu.
The old mans eyes then sharpened with focus. He was like a hunter in search of prey, his eyes fixed firmly on that big, plump fish on the chopping board. The fish wasntpletely dead, and it hadnt even beenpletely scaled. Its eyes glittered with light, and it shook its tail with all its might on the chopping board, as if to tell onlookers that it could still be saved.
But in front of a chef, this poor fish could in the end only be food.
This was a fish that could make people happy after they ate it, so in the eyes of both Old Man Wang or Jiang Haifu, it wasnt pitiful at all.
The old mans stomach then swelled slightly. As if he was gathering his prehistoric powers together, he started to take deep breaths. Jiang Haifu even felt as if the temperature had somehow plummeted several degrees at that moment.
Old Man Wang clearly wasnt using an ice knife
But it gave people a very cold feeling!
The next second, Old Man Wang silently opened his eyes. Depression Knife Technique!
Then, he shed at the chopping board!
However, this sh wasnt aimed directly at the big, plump fish. Instead, it stopped 0.0001cm from the big fishs round, sexy lips!
In a split second, this originally lively big fish that had thought it could still be saved actually stopped struggling Even its tail stopped moving.
Before Jiang Haifu could figure out what kind of operation Old Man Wang had used
The big fish actually let out ament.
The next second, this big fish directly sat up on the chopping board, then removed its own skin, folded it, and put it on the side It was already depressed C its eyes were no longer lit up with brimming hope, but only contained a strange light
Jiang Haifu and Wang Ling:
Chapter 862 - Immortal Cooking
Chapter 862: Immortal Cooking
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Did the fish sigh just now
Jiang Haifu seriously suspected that there was something wrong with his hearing, but he had indeed seen the fish sit up, as if it had been awakened, and take off its own skin!
This was an absolutely perfect fish skin, without any trace of being cut with a knife. Except for the holes at both ends, the fish skin was a whole, round piece! Old Man Wang gave the best proof of this with his next move!
He tied up the bottom end of the fish skin and began to fill it with water.
Seeing this, Wang Ling was also stunned.
He had seen the old man cook before, but he had never seen Old Man Wang disy this skill!
It seemed that for todays showdown, the old man had had special training, and had also taken out the special skills he had been hiding for a long time!
This opponent was surprisingly strong!
Cold sweat ran down Jiang Haifus forehead. After taking out the washed fish skin, he used his precise knife skills to cut it into strips of the same width! He was making a dish of springy fish skin noodles! The hardest thing to do with fish skin was to get rid of the fishy smell. Generally speaking, chefs would choose to use chili, Sichuan pepper or other types of spicy seasoning to hide the fishy smell.
But this was actually a more inferior approach.
Not everyone liked spice. The dish this time would be served to everyone for a taste, so the difficulty Jiang Haifu had to ovee was to cook a dish which smelled delicious and didnt use chilis. Not only couldnt it smell fishy, it had to have a taste that appealed to young and old alike.
The better the chef, the more charm the ingredients they used would have; the ingredients themselves would set off each other, concealing their shorings and bringing out the strengths of each ingredient as much as possible!
Therefore, Jiang Haifu didnt use seasoning in his cooking! Salt! MSG! Pepper! Soy sauce! Ginger, garlic and so on None of that! Jiang Haifu drew everything from the ingredients themselves!
Besides, not relying on seasoning was Jiang Haifus secret technique which allowed him to ze his way through the food industry for many years. He gave this secret technique a happy and friendly name Haifus Family Cuisine!
This could be considered Jiang Haifus unique specialty. Taking into ount the age of the old man next to him, Jiang Haifu initially thought he could go a little easy on him so that the old man wasnt put on the spot and wouldnt lose too badly But after witnessing the old mans Depression Knife Technique, a sense of crisis almost immediately welled up in Jiang Haifus heart.
He didnt really want to lose this battle.
At that thought, Jiang Haifu took a deep breath and started to prepare the other ingredients.
Because he wasnt using seasoning, he had more ingredients than the old man, and furthermore would only be using one part in most cases. He needed to cut off the parts that he would be using, so his knife skills were very important.
But after witnessing the old mans Depression Knife Technique, Jiang Haifu unexpectedly felt a little uneasy. As he prepared the other ingredients for the fish skin noodles, he stole frequent nces at the old man next to him he wanted to know what other crazy operation this old man, who was already so advanced in his years, would bring out.
On the other side, the old man filled half the fish skin pouch, which he had cut out with the Depression Knife Technique, with water, then added a portion of rice.
There were twelve people in the house today, and he wanted to feed them as best as he could.
So the old man used the same method to make another identical fish skin pouch. Each pouch was filled with water, and after rice was added, it swelled up like a balloon to the size of a cabbage!
At that moment, Jiang Haifu could also see the importance of the two fish that the old man had carefully selected the fish which the old man chose were older! The flesh of an old fish might not be fresh, but its skin was very tough! Furthermore, this was a sea wave fish, which had tougher skinpared with other saltwater fish.
So the moment he saw this main ingredient, Jiang Haifu thought of using the sea wave fish to make fish skin noodles.
Meanwhile, the old mans mind had skipped even further ahead, as he poured water and rice into the fish skin. Was he going to make fish rice?
While Jiang Haifu puzzled over this
Old Man Wang took out an earthen jar from a bottom cupboard. He hit the jar lightly with his hand. Get up! Its time to get to work
Then, he opened the jar.
To Jiang Haifus amazement, there was actually a yellow-and-white orange cat inside the jar. It took apletely soluble form in the jar, like a liquid After hearing Old Man Wangs call, however, it immediately poked its head out of the jar.
Jiang Haifu detected a thick smell of dried fish from inside the jar, which the old man had probably put inside for the orange cat to eat.
The orange cat stretched its pawszily, then leaped out onto the ground, and unexpectedly stood up on its two hind legs.
Sir, this is
This is a cat I raised in my hometown. I brought it here with me on my tricycle a while ago. Its a cat that can cook. The old man scratched his head and smiled. Im too old to throw eighty punches a second anymore, so I was going to have this cooking cat help me out. Brother Haifu, do you mind?
Jiang Haifu hurriedly waved his hands. Of Of course not Please go ahead, sir!
The old man was almost eighty years old
Actually, this contest wasnt quite fair to begin with.
The old man massaged his own muscles, then took something out of his pocket which he tossed to the orange cat on the ground. Jiang Haifu gave it a look and realized that it was actually a pair of super small boxing gloves!
What was this for?
Stunned, Jiang Haifu saw the old man hang up the fish skin pouches filled with water and rice on hooks in a piece of bamboo. Holding the bamboo horizontally at chest level, the two fish skin pouches were suspended in midair like that.
Then, the old man narrowed his eyes and gazed at the orange cat. Cooking cat! Use Muay Thai Warning 1 !
Hearing this order, the orange cat suddenly started to throw punches at these two fish skin pouches!
Instantly, the whole kitchen was filled with the sounds of ah, hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit!!!!
Jiang Haifu and Wang Ling were both shocked.
As a chef with so many years of experience, Jiang Haifu finally figured out what on earth this cat was doing!
This cooking cat was using its adept punches to create friction and heat up the air around the fish skin pouches, while the vibrations of its high-speed punches would shake loose the sea fish salt inside the pouch andbine it with the rice
This was a one-step operation to make the food tasty!
It simrly didnt use seasoning, but it also didnt use any surplus ingredients!
Jiang Haifu realized
That he had lost again
Chapter 863 - The Mastermind
Chapter 863: The Mastermind
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Old Man Wang was without doubt a very strong opponent, and Jiang Haifu regretted underestimating him before this. It was clear that he wasnt as prepared as Old Man Wang. If he had known earlier on, he would have reviewedA Record of Divine Cuisine beforeing here. This was an ancient text, written by an unknown author, which he had inadvertently picked up back then. But all of Jiang Haifus achievements until now was precisely because of this ancient text.
I thought of a recipe, but forgot how it goes. Can I get outside help? Jiang Haifu opened his mouth nkly.
Brother Haifu, do as you please. Old Man Wang smiled faintly. I also invited this cooking cat as external help. Brother Haifu, if youve forgotten the recipe, feel free to look it up. When we get older, we tend to forget things.
When Old Man Wang said this, Jiang Haifus face burned. For a chef to forget his recipe was actually a disgrace Most importantly, Jiang Haifu didnt write A Record of Divine Cuisine himself. In fact, the fish skin noodles dish he was cooking today also wasnt his idea, and was from the cookbook A Record of Divine Cuisine .
Jiang Haifu was a person who very much cared about winning. He thought he could win thispetition beautifully, but Old Man Wangs two mind-blowing operations one after another had directly stupefied him into forgetting his own recipe!
Sometimes, people would randomly forget things. Perhaps everyone has had a simr experience talking to someone and wanting to ask a question, but the moment you opened your mouth, you straightaway forgot what you wanted to ask!
Jiang Haifu spent two minutes making a call to have his wife send him a PSD file of A Record of Divine Cuisine to his phone.
A Record of Divine Cuisine had been turned into a digital file because the pages of the old book were already yellow with age. Jiang Haifu spent a lot of money every year to maintain and repair the original version. He didnt even dare touch the book now, since every turn of the page would damage it.
So very early on, Jiang Haifus team had already turned A Record of Divine Cuisine into a PSD file. However, Jiang Haifu had hidden it very deeply and had never made it public. Even his own wife had to be directed through the phone call just now to go deep into hisputer files. In the end, she found it in an encrypted folder called Kuxuan is really handsome!
Jiang Haifu received the PSD file from his wife on his phone shortly afterward.
This file was also simrly locked, and only Jiang Haifu knew the password.
Jiang Haifu flipped through it for the fish skin noodles recipe. Because A Record of Divine Cuisine was simr to a notebook and didnt have a contents page, Jiang Haifu had to rely on his own memory to find the approximate ce in the cookbook.
But just then, Old Man Wang quietly opened his mouth. 818.
Jiang Haifu was dazed. He turned to page 818, and it turned out that the page really was about making fish skin noodles!
Jiang Haifu waspletely startled!
Jiang Haifu: Sir, you
Old Man Wang chuckled. When I saw Brother Haifus fish skin noodles dish, I thought of a cookbook I randomly wrote when I was young, Ive forgotten what its called. But I still remember the page numbers, and it was page 818. Also, its the same number as the date for ourpetition today. Isnt that a coincidence?
Jiang Haifu was petrified. When you were young? When was that?
Old Man Wang: When I was thirteen or fourteen or so My imagination used to run wild all day long back then While I worked as an apprentice, I started toe up with ideas for my writing.
Jiang Haifu: Wri writing?
Yes! Writing
Old Man Wang recalled, You must have source material when you write! You cant write a story without it! Then I started making up recipes, and nned to use them as source material for a novel. I ended up creating more and more recipes.
Jiang Haifu:
Old Man Wang: And then that year, I was specially hired as a chef before I could finish the novel, so I stopped writing. I also dont know where that cookbook went. Then when I was in my forties, I just so happened to enter Kikkaro Restaurant, and found that a lot of the dishes there were exactly the same as the ones in my cookbook!
Jiang Haifu:
Old Man Wang: That Kikkaro Restaurant was a new shop and wasnt famous at the time. When I saw the dishes, it was like I was back in my teens. At that time, I was very touched! It felt like the heavens had arranged this fate! It was profound destiny.
Jiang Haifu:
Old Man Wang: Brother Haifu! This fish skin noodles of yours is also a fateful connection between us!
Hearing this, Jiang Haifu simply wanted to cry. Sir please dont call me Brother Haifu! You can just call me Haiwa 1 !
Jiang Haifu really wanted to cry.
He had been looking for the owner of the cookbook for so many years
He never thought that it would actually be this Old Man Wang in front of him.
Furthermore, he freaking wrote it when he was thirteen or fourteen
Where on earth did this immortale from?!
At that moment, Jiang Haifu only had one thought.
He wanted to surrender
Elsewhere, an unexpected guest had shown up at Mo Immortal Castle, which had already been absorbed into the Office of Strategic Deception.
This person was none other than Gu Shunzhi, who had just officially joined No. 60 High School not long ago as a transfer student.
Gu Shunzhi didnt hesitate to express his sincerity, and magnanimously ced a tetrahedral crystal on the table. The Lord and Lady of the Castle turned pale when they saw it.
A Tesseract
This was a super rare material several grades above primordial ck crystal!
Gu Shunzhis expression was very serious. This is my offer, and I only need a copy of the information.
The Lord rubbed his hands together. Well what kind of information would you like to buy, sir? With your asking price, you can buy anything you want.
Thats good.
Gu Shunzhi nodded. I want information on a person.
The Lord: Who is it? Do you have a Daoist name?
Gu Shunzhi nodded again. I do!
With that, Gu Shunzhi pped a photo down on the table.
The Lord and Lady were astounded when they saw the person in the photo, and they exchanged looks.
Because the person in the photo
Was none other than Immortal Toya, the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions medicine team
Why did this person need information on Immortal Toya?
Both the Lord and the Lady were dazed.
When all was said and done, Immortal Toya, who was part of the core of the Office of Strategic Deception, was now the Lord and Ladys superior.
How would they dare sell information on their leader
The Lord sweated as he gazed at Gu Shunzhi. Sir, just a moment I need to make some inquiries.
But no sooner had the Lord finished speaking when Gu Shunzhi held him back with one hand on his shoulder. Just a minute.
The Lord: ???
Gu Shunzhi: Is he your superior?
The Lord and Lady were rmed yet again!
This man could read minds!
Then this will be easy.
Gu Shunzhi smiled. You now only have two choices. First, take the Tesseract and sell me the information. Second, refuse the trade, and Ill peek into your memories.
The Lord clenched his teeth. He never expected such a troublesome person to show up today
Chapter 864 - Immortal Toya’s Crisis
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At that moment, the Lord and Lady were drenched in cold sweat.
This man in front of them was extremely difficult to deal with. He had gray hair and the dignified temperament of a scion of a noble family. He seemed elegant and graceful, but his eyes were full of murderous intent C when he smiled, it seemed to hide a knife which was being held at the Lords and Ladys throats.
The Lord and Lady were somewhat familiar with this type of pressure
Hm
There was no mistake.
This was the same type of pressure that Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch gave them.
The Lord and the Lady broke out in a cold sweat and didnt know what to choose.
At that moment, Gu Shunzhis brow furrowed slightly, his eyes fixed on the Lord and Lady. The two of you Gu Shunzhi was surprised C he was actually unable to read their minds. He could read anyones mind with the Mind-Reading Ability, but the Lords and Ladys minds were unexpectedly nk.
Given their fighting strength, he could crush them like ants without breaking a sweat, so it was unlikely that they could put up any resistance themselves.
Gu Shunzhi felt that it was probably because these two were thinking about something prohibited, thus preventing him from reading their minds.
Could it be that they were thinking about Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi?
But given their current strength, they werent a threat to him at all
As a keeper of order from the future, he should be far more powerful than anyone in this current era, including his own father Gu Cheng.
But what was this?
Gu Shunzhi found it very strange.
Could there be something like a blind spot in this world?
Watching Gu Shunzhis expression grow increasingly gloomy, the Lord and Lady both broke out in a cold sweat.
They didnt even dare speak to each other telepathically for fear that Gu Shunzhi would catch hold of some information again.
A momentter, the Lord gave the Lady a meaningful nce. Just a moment, Mr Gu. Ill have the Lady get the information.
Naturally, there was no way he would hand over all the information on Immortal Toya. Part of it was fake C except for Immortal Toyas name and basic profile, the rest of the information was actually about Fang Xings experiences.
This was a contingency n which the Office of Strategic Deceptions intelligence team hade up with. If they encountered a problem that they really couldnt handle, they couldunch this contingency n.
Deliver the fake information, then hand the case over to the goon squad When the time was right, they would inform the goon squad.
The Lord and Lady had already rehearsed this emergency operation countless times and could make the entire handover look very smooth; back then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had specially asked Wang Lings clone Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch to supervise them.
The Lord and Lady could already hand over the false information without any distracting thoughts.
Thus, when Gu Shunzhi read their minds this time, he didnt detect any abnormalities
Wise choice. Gu Shunzhi nodded in satisfaction.
Mr Gu, please take this USB. The Lady offered him the USB with both hands.
Good.
Gu Shunzhi nodded. Turning around, his entire figure turned into a ball of nothingness and vanished on the spot.
Finally, hes gone
The Lord and Lady both heaved long sighs of relief.
The Lady: What should we do now?
Inform the sect leader first. This person is too dangerous The Lord gave the Tesseract on the table a look. High quality materials like the Tesseract are regarded as priceless by many people. Long ago there was even an Almighty called Thanos who started a war over it
Thanos?
Yes The Lord nodded. He has a younger brother called Tyrant 1.
This person actually took out the Tesseract to do a trade what unfathomable power
After obtaining the USB, Gu Shunzhi was still very concerned about the matter just now. He felt like he was missing something
There were still other experts in this world whom he didnt know about?
After leaving the Lord of the Castles building, he went somewhere
The Heavenly Dao Governing Committee.
When Gu Shunzhi showed up, the six Great Heavenly Dao all looked at him.
Keeper of order?
Why had a keeper of order suddenly shown up here?
Gu Shunzhi gazed at the Great Heavenly Dao. Your Excellencies Heavenly Dao of the seventh universe, may I trouble you to investigate a person
Investigate a person? Thats fine; please fill in the form first. As their representative, Strength Heavenly Dao nodded and threw out a golden scroll.
Since when is there a form that has to be filled out Gu Shunzhi was dazed. He didnt remember such a rule in the seventh universe in the future
The rules of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee in each of the ten universes vary. Each time period has different rules. You have to fill out a form if you want to investigate someone, Time Heavenly Dao answered.
I see Then thank you, Your Excellencies Heavenly Dao Gu Shunzhi took the scroll with both hands and started to fill it out seriously.
In the end, he stared nkly at the questions in it.
Questionnaire survey question 1: Is your favorite snack crispy noodles?
Gu Shunzhi:
Questionnaire survey question 2: Which of the following is the correct way to eat a crispy noodle snack?
One: crush it and sprinkle it with the seasoning in the sachet.
Two: put it in hot water.
Three: sprinkle it with indigowoad root.
Four: wrap it inver.
Gu Shunzhi:
Questionnaire survey question 3: If a crispy noodle snack and your girlfriend fall into the water, which one will you save first?
Gu Shunzhi:
There were a lot of questions C fully 999 of them
Of course, this was actually the Heavenly Dao deliberately stalling for time.
Because Time Heavenly Dao already knew that the keeper of order was the very person Wang Ling was investigating, and seeing how suspiciously this person was behaving, the six Great Heavenly Dao unanimously decided to stall for time first.
Thus, while Gu Shunzhi was answering the questions, all the six Great Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee teleported to the spare meeting room, leaving their clones behind to deal with Gu Shunzhi.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Not good, this man actually came to us.
Time Heavenly Dao: As expected of a keeper of order. Hes not pausing at all in filling out the questionnaire. The type of people who fill in questionnaires so quickly like this are often very scary. There are 999 questions in the questionnaire, but at this rate, we wont be able to stall for very long
Soul Heavenly Dao: What is the keeper of orders purpose foring back here from the future?
Time Heavenly Dao: Gu Shunzhi is the keeper of order who is in charge of three universes We currently dont have the authority to investigate his purpose, but it definitely has something to do with His Excellency Ling At this point, asking His Excellency Ling to make an appearance is our best choice.
Life And Death Heavenly Dao: In that case, what are we waiting for?
Strength Heavenly Dao nodded. Hurry up and invite Buddha Wang Ling over!!!
Footnotes:
Ch 864 Footnote 1
A y on the Chinese word for Thanos and Tyrant һ, which is also the title of another online novel
Chapter 865 - Wang Ling’s “Serious Clone”
Chapter 865: Wang Lings Serious Clone
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If it was anyone else who hade to investigate Wang Ling so brazenly, the six Great Heavenly Dao would have joined forces to ruthlessly crush the other party right away and kick them out of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee But Gu Shunzhis identity was very special as he was the keeper of order for three universes.
Simrly, he was one of the clients on the Heavenly Dao whitelist, although his exact ranking was far below Wang Lings Yes, the Heavenly Dao whitelist also had a ranking. Even after clients were added to the list, Heavenly Dao ranked them ording to their overall cosmic contributions. In fact, Gu Shunzhis ranking couldnt be considered low, butpared with Wang Ling, there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Not everyone was qualified to enter the whitelist. For example, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen werent eligible.
So using Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi as a yardstick, arge number of people would already be directly cut out.
While Gu Shunzhi was filling in the information, Wang Ling, who had received the news, sent a clone to the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee.
Because the cooking contest was still ongoing in the Wang familys small vi, he had to stay back, but the clone he sent was his serious clone. It was even stronger than Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, who had an independent consciousness and wouldnt disappear, so Wang Ling deliberately added the word serious in front to demonstrate how seriously he viewed the opponent!
Wang Ling had always wanted to know the limits of his power. Although he had now learned from Book of Sage Immortal where his Three Thousand Great Dao hade from, Wang Ling had actually always felt that his three thousand Dao was just so-so They werent as powerful as he imagined. The only problem was that he couldnt control them
He was only sixteen years old C if he had sixteen thousand years of practice, Wang Ling was confident that he would be able to master all of them!
Even if he didnt have sixteen thousand years, but sixteen hundred, it would still be a lot better than now.
Gu Shunzhi was a person who had grown up in the Domain of the Gods, and who became a keeper of cosmic order in the future C such a person shouldnt be too weak.
Meanwhile, Gu Shunzhi had already sensed it when Wang Lings serious clone appeared in the Heavenly Dao Governing Committees Heavenly Dao space.
He stopped answering the questionnaire and smiled slightly. Sure enough, answering these questions was just to buy time?
The six Great Heavenly Dao clones directly faded into nothing on the spot, leaving the Heavenly Dao space to the two people.
The original six Great Heavenly Dao felt that it would be better for them to create a subspace for these two C if they were to fight here, it was possible that they would affect the spatial order of the neighboring universes, given their strength.
But it was toote to mention it now.
The six Great Heavenly Dao didnt want to be drawn into this fight.
Gu Shunzhi turned his head to gaze at Wang Lings serious clone, and stared nkly at thetters face.
He never thought that this person whom the six Great Heavenly Dao viewed with extreme reverence would actually be his ssmate at No. 60 High School!
When he entered No. 60 High, his objective at the very beginning hadnt been to track down Wang Ling, but to approach Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen. When he found out that these two people wanted to hang around in a Foundation Establishment high school, he decided to take the transfer test as well.
But Gu Shunzhi had never expected such a person to actually be hiding next to him
And most crucially, he hadnt sensed it at all.
Gu Shunzhis expression turned serious as he started to size up Wang Ling. The youngster in front of him was very average-looking, but he gave off an astonishing pressure, when there in fact werent many people who could pressure Gu Shunzhi.
The other keepers of cosmic order were all skilled, and Gu Shunzhi had had the honor ofparing notes with them. However, none of them had made him shudder faintly just from their breathing alone, even before the battle began. If there was one, it would be his own father, Gu Cheng.
But his father Gu Cheng wasnt that powerful yet in this era
We, the keepers of order, have a list of the strongest people in each universe, but youre not on it. There was a forbidding expression on Gu Shunzhis face as he fixed his eyes on Wang Ling. Since you arent on the list, you must be a disruptor of order You must be annihted.
This was empty talk.
It was very clear in Gu Shunzhis mind that since the other party wasnt on the list, there had to be special circumstances C it was just that he didnt know what they were.
When he saw how frightened the six Great Heavenly Dao were, he was actually already well aware in his heart.
Wang Lings identity and background might be moreplicated than he had imagined.
Although there was a serious expression on Gu Shunzhis face actually, his heart was full of excitement!
Any showdown or challenge against an expert made him excited!
Wang Ling:
Since they were now in Heavenly Dao space, which was an absolutely neutral spatial sphere in which timelines didnt cross, Wang Ling could hear Gu Shunzhis thoughts
This guy was also a master at acting!
Gu Shunzhi kept silent as he stared at Wang Ling.
That had clearly been a provocation just now
But the other side unexpectedly could still keep hisposure, and didnt make the first move
Gu Shunzhi felt even more excited!
Only a bigwig could have this kind of calm bearing!
What should he do?
Attack first?
No
He absolutely couldnt!
What if the other party could tell that despite his serious look on the surface, he was in fact very excited in his heart?
He would lose his elegant demeanor as a keeper of order!
Gu Shunzhi lowered his head and released fifty percent of his aura to probe Wang Ling.
But even after dozens of seconds passed, the other partys eyebrows didnt even so much as twitch.
Gu Shunzhi was even more excited!
The oppression of his aura actually didnt have any effect?
It seemed that the other party was far more powerful than he had thought.
He could let go as much as he wanted when they fought, and he no longer had to restrain himself
In his previous fights with some of the other keepers of cosmic order, Gu Shunzhi had had to suppress his nature countless times since their overall fighting strength wasnt as good as his.
Now!
He!
Had at longst met a person he could fight!
The corners of Gu Shunzhis mouth curled up slightly, but he quickly covered his mouth with his hand.
Damn it
Because he was too excited, he couldnt even control his mouth!
Disruptor of order, fight me, if you dare! Gu Shunzhi stared at Wang Lings serious clone and spoke in a deep voice.
His face was flushed with excitement and all the blood in his body was boiling as it released a st of steam. Before we fight, I need to make one thing clear! Im not excited! Definitely! Not excited!
Wang Ling finally understood.
This guy was a tsundere
Chapter 866 - Battle with a Keeper of Order
Chapter 866: Battle with a Keeper of Order
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Gu Shunzhi was utterly thrilled. Wang Ling could see the steaming off the other partys body. When some cultivators with abundant spirit energy were stirred up, it was very easy for this spirit energy steam phenomenon to ur, the specific signs of which were flushed skin from head to toe, steam exuding from the pores, a surge in adrenaline, and an extremely excited spirit.
This type of phenomenon wasnt harmful; rather, cultivators could be more focused in battle and experience an increase in explosive strength, speed, strength and resilience.
At sea, a group of pirates called this phenomenon Gear Second. Furthermore, their captain developed Gear Third and Gear Fourth by using Gear Second as abase 1 .
But this spirit energy steam phenomenon only appeared in a small group of people. While most cultivators in modern society might only be able to produce it by relying on the effect of drugs, Gu Shunzhi had created it without the assistance of drugs.
This proved how strong Gu Shunzhis cultivation base was.
This man was very powerful.
He was even stronger than Immortal Zhenyuan and Demon Saint Second Generation Merman Wang Ling wouldnt know exactly how strong he was until they fought for real, but just from the look of him, Gu Shunzhi was probably several dozen times stronger.
After all, Gu Shunzhi was the keeper of order who maintained order in three universes; it was thus quite reasonable for him to have such strength.
Wang Ling took a deep breath. He was nothing but curious about what the battle would be like.
After all, he had never fought a keeper of order before.
And Gu Shunzhi was probably the strongest of all the keepers of order.
Wang Ling would be very disappointed if Gu Shunzhi couldnt even defeat his clone.
The moment Wang Ling fixed his dead fish eyes on Gu Shunzhi seriously, thetter received the signal he knew the battle had begun!
A showdown between experts didnt require muchmunication.
I dont know exactly who you are, but dont underestimate me. Gu Shunzhi grinned slightly, then quickly suppressed it because he was too excited, his bad habit of grinning identally leaked out! Smile without showing teeth! He should be serious as a keeper of order, otherwise it wouldnt match his image at all!
Wang Ling cocked his head, and in that moment, the hair flew up from the top of Gu Shunzhis head like a dragon in the water and hovered around his body.
Then, with a soft cry from Gu Shunzhi, these strands of hair actually twined together to form numerous chains.
This was Gu Shunzhis life bonded magic treasure, Three Thousand Chains of Order. These chains were made by directly refining his hair. They could pierce the sky, and were very pliant and resistant.
When Wang Ling saw this scene, his heart was filled with admiration.
When all was said and done, Gu Shuzhi was the strongest keeper of order, and his methods indeed were quite different. The overall strength of the Three Thousand Chains of Order already surpassed a world-defying magic artifact, and was probably on par with an eight-ss divine artifact.
But this couldnt be all of Gu Shunzhis strength, and this magic weapon was just a feeler.
Many cultivators chose to refine parts of their bodies into magic treasures, like that Miss Ah Zuo who had appeared once before and had refined her own fingernails. Another example in the cultivation circle was the famous Daoist Deception, who specialized in refining eye techniques. This person was well-known for refining his own eyes, and his power of sight was exceptionally unusual as it was able to weaken people and turn them into legal lolitas 2 ; by weakening the enemy, he was able to increase his own fighting strength.
Whether it was fingernails or eyes, these were moremon options, and were easier to control.
It was only hair that was different! It wasnt easy to refine hair given its sheer volume, and each strand had to be refined individually. And even if it was refined sessfully, it was extremely difficult to manipte to be able to refine three thousand strands of hair into a life bonded magic treasure was ample proof of Gu Shunzhis extremely precise mastery of spirit energy.
Wang Ling was actually a person who readily acknowledged excellence in others, and he would usually analyze his opponents strengths in a fight.
It was only by respecting your opponent that you became more humble. Besides, another advantage of listing their strengths was that when Wang Ling won, it gave him some psychologicalfort.
That list of strengths would tell Wang Ling that it wasnt that his opponent was weak but that he himself was too strong!
Even Wang Ling didnt know why he was so strong
Take this At that moment, Gu Shunzhis eyes were fixed firmly on Wang Ling. He stretched out his hand and the Chains of Order made up of three thousand strands of hair cut through the air in the blink of an eye, aiming for Wang Lings hands and feet.
Wang Lings brow furrowed when he realized that he actually couldnt grasp the trajectory of the Chains of Order
Theyre not passing through surface space Wang Ling murmured to himself in his heart. This was an unexpected situation: the space which the Chains of Order relied on wasnt surface space, but cosmic space
Using his power as a keeper of order, Gu Shunzhi actually linked his life bonded magic treasure to the cosmic spaces of the three universes at the same time.
Put simply, when the chains pierced the air, they swung through the other universes before circling round back here only divine artifacts had this sort of power to prate space.
Therefore, when the Chains of Order sessfully prated cosmic space as it lunged toward him, Wang Lings serious clone couldnt grasp its movement with his power of sight, and he fell into Gu Shunzhis trap at once.
On the outside, the six Great Heavenly Dao were watching the fight, which was on par with a fight between divine immortals; every move and every form seemed to brim with the divine might of Heavenly Dao.
Strength Heavenly Dao: This Gu Shunzhi actually has the upper hand?
Time Heavenly Dao: The battle hasnt truly begun yet But even if His Excellency Lings clone isnt that easy to deal with, its safe to say that given Gu Shunzhis current fighting strength, His Excellency Ling wont be able to rely on several simple ps to defeat him.
The rest of the Heavenly Dao nodded in agreement.
After all, Gu Shunzhi represented the strongest of all the keepers of order.
The Chains of Order were now wrapped around Wang Lings wrists and ankles; each chain contained the suppression of several hundred Heavenly Dao, which firmly prevented Wang Ling from moving.
It worked? Gu Shunzhi didnt look convinced, and he didnt rx at all he didnt believe that the youngster in front of him only had this much strength.
But at the same time, Gu Shunzhi was also feeling a little vexed. He had already taken out his life bonded magic treasure, but this still couldnt force the youngster to take out his own life bonded magic treasure to fight him?
In a showdown between cultivators, if one party pulled out their life bonded magic treasure, the other side should also do the same even if thetter didnt have any intention of using it in the fight, it was necessary to take it out!
It was only polite!
Of course, it wasnt that Wang Ling was being discourteous when he didnt pull out his life bonded magic treasure.
His life bonded magic treasure was for eating!
As to what it was, anyone could guess
He had already eaten todays portion of his life bonded magic treasure earlier on.
Chapter 867 - There’s a Slight Problem with This Battle…
Chapter 867: Theres a Slight Problem with This Battle
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As everyone knew, if you wanted Wang Ling to take out his life bonded magic treasure, you had to make a booking first. But even if you could make a booking, there was in fact no one who could make Wang Ling take out his life bonded magic treasure For Wang Ling, practically every fight could be settled with a few ps. If that didnt work, he would just throw out a few more.
However, Wang Ling couldnt use a method as simple and crude as a p to handle this Gu Shunzhi in front of him. The other party was a keeper of order, as well as the strongest one among all the keepers of order; he had to think about Gu Shunzhis pride. Wang Ling felt that he was a pretty considerate guy, though he didnt have a girlfriend yet
Lotus Sun took a fancy to him in the beginning, which was a short-lived crush. Didnt it stop after he paid her no attention? So even Wang Ling himself couldnt tell if a girl truly liked him. Even with his Mind-Reading Ability, he couldnt be sure if a girls attitude toward him was just a momentary illusion or not.
It was actually harder for him to attract people with his more reclusive nature, wasnt it?
Focus when youre fighting, how can you space out? Gu Shunzhi stared at Wang Ling, his hands on his hips. He deliberately tightened the Chains of Order, but the boy didnt seem to feel pain, and didnt even frown.
After a few seconds, Gu Shunzhi sensed the boys pupils change.
It was a pair of pupils with tremendous pressure Gu Shunzhi had never felt before. The boys pupils turned deep red before taking the shape of flower petals. A formidable power of sight fell on the Chains of Order, and Gu Shunzhis scalp instantly turned numb and he got goosebumps all over his body.
What strong power of sight
Gu Shunzhi had never seen this type of power before C it wouldnt be farfetched to call it the strongest in this current era!
It was incredibly astonishing that the power of sight alone could generate such pressure, without any sight spells being cast.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Gu Shunzhi clearly felt his Chains of Order being driven back by a powerful force, as aplete set of spirit armor created purely out of spirit energy formed over the boys arms and body!
This spirit armor wasprised of very dense spirit energy molecules, and Gu Shunzhi had to withdraw his Chains of Order for the time being. Even as a divine weapon, the Chains of Order werent without a natural enemy. After all, they were made from refined hair, and were deeply afraid of dense spirit energy molecules Too long in such an environment and Gu Shunzhis hair would be dry and frizzy, as well as greasy! Itd be damaged!
When his hair was damaged, the strength of the Chains of Order would be greatly reduced.
Of course, the Chains of Order usually didnt have to fear anything made of dense spirit energy molecules.
After all, as Gu Shunzhis life bonded magic treasure, the Chains of Order could move freely through cosmic space C how could anymon thing made of dense spirit energy molecules affect his Chains of Order?
In The Cultivation Encyclopedia , the unit of measure for spirit energy was the yard. Anything with a spirit energy density of one thousand yards or more in a cubic meter of space was considered to be thick with spirit energy molecules.
When a one thousand-yard, cubic-meter molecule ball exploded, it was no less powerful than a highly explosive grenade.
Taking the Old Devil and General Yi as examples, both the Old Devils Chaos Ball and General Yis Palm Sword, which were the techniques that made them famous, were spells that relied on thepression of highly dense power molecules.
The Old Devils Chaos Ball could reach a density of one to two million.
The density of General Yis Palm Sword remained steady at around 2.2 million.
The pressure from traveling back and forth through cosmic space in general was about ten million spirit energy molecules.
Gu Shunzhis Chains of Order could move freely through space and endure pressure up to twenty million spirit energy molecules
Given Gu Shunzhis identity as a keeper of order, his Chains of Order had a clear analytical ability and could make visible the statistical data of any substance it touched.
Just now, Gu Shunzhi chose to withdraw the Chains of Order because he saw a string of numbers on Wang Lings spirit armor that he didnt understand There were so many numbers that even Gu Shunzhi couldnt count them clearly, so he immediately withdrew the Chains of Order.
The Six Heavenly Dao watching the battle outside couldnt help marveling.
The power of the Chains of Order is already unfathomable, but His Excellency Lings Kings Eye is even more amazing! Strength Heavenly Dao sighed with feeling.
The Kings Eye has the power to see through to the nature of the universe. Its power of sight can build spirit armor, and it has very formidable defensive abilities. However, as the strongest of all the keepers of order, Gu Shunzhi is also highly observant. His Excellency Ling barely summoned the spirit armor before Gu Shunzhi promptly withdrew the Chains of Order C his response was truly swift, Time Heavenly Dao also said.
Spirit Heavenly Daoughed. This is all just ying around to begin with. As the keeper of three cosmic orders, Gu Shunzhi is very meticulous and extremely hardworking. Theres nothing more that we can say about His Excellency Ling, so we should praise this keeper of order more. He may be a lot weakerpared with His Excellency Ling, but for him toe this far is already quite a feat! We shouldmend him for that!
Yes, yes! He should bemended! The rest of the Heavenly Dao nodded in agreement.
But after the battle was over, they resolved to have Gu Shunzhi stay behind to repair the Heavenly Dao Governing Committees meeting room
A battle between the strongest keeper of order in the universe and the strongest man in the dimension wasnt entirely without its attractions but the Great Heavenly Dao all happened to share the same thought: after the battle, what sorry state would their meeting room be in
After the spirit armor was summoned, Gu Shunzhi tried many different techniques.
He used the Chibaku Tensei Hug, Shinratensei Shock, Bansh Tenin, Spiraling Ball 1 nothing could shake this spirit armor at all. Those could all be called devastating attacks, and the keepers of order he had fought before who saw them had been unable to escape them However, these skills couldnt even so much as scratch this armor.
This was too IMBA 2
It was impossible for normal spells to break through this defense.
So did he have to use a super spell?
Gu Shunzhi frowned slightly as he stared at Wang Ling.
He saw that Wang Ling was also deep in thought.
Was the other party also pondering how to deal with him?
On the other side, Wang Ling who was wrapped tightly in the spirit armor summoned by the Kings Eye was indeed frowning slightly.
He hadnt deliberately summoned the spirit armor
Because he knew that once it was summoned, it would fend off most of Gu Shunzhis attacks.
But who knew that after activating his Kings Eye, it actually had an automatic protect clone mechanism, directly wrapping him in spirit armor.
Wang Ling was indeed thinking.
He was thinking about how to cancel the spirit armor
Chapter 868 - The Cosmic God Tree At The Center Of The Universe
Chapter 868: The Cosmic God Tree At The Center Of The Universe
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Wang Ling was well aware that if the spirit armor couldnt be canceled, the battle wouldnt be able to continue Gu Shunzhi was very strong, but there was no way for him to break through the absolute defense of the Kings Eye.
However, Gu Shunzhis strength certainly couldnt be underestimated since he could force the Kings Eye tounch its absolute defense, and no one had ever been able to do that before Even Wang Ling himself didnt know that the Kings Eye would automatically activate the spirit armor when it felt that the clone was under threat.
Wang Lings problem now was how to cancel it.
Wang Ling researched it for dozens of seconds before he gave up C he decided to use a quicker and more convenient way to cancel it.
So, he opened the task manager in his mind, selected Kings Eye and all expansion options under Kings Eye, and then clicked end program!
Almost instantly, the spirit armor was shut down.
This was a very efficient method which Wang Ling often used to cancel some active spells. Of course, some spells had an enforced time limit, like the Great Fortune Spell. They couldnt be shut down once they were activated, and one could only wait until the duration waspletely over.
But
It was finally canceled.
Wang Ling breathed a long sigh of relief.
When all was said and done, the other party was a respected keeper of order. If he made Gu Shunzhi cast spells one after another and none of them could even pierce the spirit armor, how despairing would he feel as a keeper of order?
As a kind-hearted person, Wang Ling felt that he should be more considerate of others.
Canceled the spirit armor?
Gu Shunzhi saw the armor wrapped around the boy disappear, and couldnt help looking displeased.
Was this a provocation? Was the boy looking down on him?
Gu Shunzhi was a little angry in his heart. He had fought so many experts in the universe, but no one had ever given him this sort of attitude before.
He had once defeated a giant fatty with thick, massive arms and a creased chin like a tray of steamed buns who had liked to wear gloves embedded with extremely unusual gems.
He had once defeated a purple man with pointy ears who looked like an alien kangaroo. The man even had an attendant, and Gu Shunzhi had fought them both on his own at the time.
He had also once defeated a brawny guy who liked to wield an electric hammer. This man had a younger brother with the name Rakan whom he doted on even though they werent biologically rted. The electric hammer the man carried back then was called Wang Dachui 1 , which had been very troublesome to deal with, but Gu Shunzhi had still won in the end. When the man shook hands with Gu Shunzhi, he finally told him his name, which was Xayah 2
He had traveled all through the cosmos, maintaining order and defeating countless experts
But this battle against Wang Ling gave him apletely different feeling.
Im going to get serious. His eyes were fixed on Wang Ling.
The next moment, spiritual pressure came pouring down which shook the entire Heavenly Dao space. As the space rippled, endless cracks spread out like a spiderweb.
Wang Ling narrowed his eyes, but was unperturbed as usual.
A few golden leaves flew out of the cracks in the Heavenly Dao space and spun swiftly, turning into sharp discs which swept forward from all directions.
Wang Ling waved his hand in a circle in the air to create a barrier, but these countless golden leaves actually pierced straight through it!
The barrier was constructed with Heavenly Dao, and Wang Ling was a little surprised that the golden leaves could cut through Heavenly Dao.
He had to dodge them bodily.
After all, if these leaves cut his face, he didnt know whether he would bleed, but he would definitely lose some skin
The six Great Heavenly Dao also turned pale at this scene and were amazed by the origin of these golden leaves.
The golden leaves of the Cosmic God Tree Strength Heavenly Dao was dazed. Gu Shunzhi even has such a wondrous item?
Cosmic God Tree
This was a tree rumored to be at the very center of the universe Each of its leaves contained the truth of Heavenly Dao!
Strength Heavenly Dao never expected Gu Shunzhi to have the leaves of this tree, let alone refine them into a magic treasure!
To run into the Cosmic God Tree is truly astonishing fortune. The tree is at the center of the universe, which not many people can find A picture scroll of a supremely beautiful in the cosmos seemed to unfold in Time Heavenly Daos eyes, as if he was seeing the flow of time for the Cosmic God Tree.
Time Heavenly Dao spread his palm open, and a majestic and gigantic god tree with golden leaves emerged, like a phoenix rising.
This was a miniature image of the Cosmic God Tree.
It was exactly what the Cosmic God Tree looked like now, and the six Great Heavenly Dao were hit with the rich fragrance of the truth of Great Dao.
They were deeply shaken. It had already been a very long time since theyd observed the Cosmic God Trees growth, and they wouldnt have known if it hadnt been for Gu Shunzhi C they were astonished because the Cosmic God Tree was almost fully mature.
Strength Heavenly Dao sighed. I remember the Cosmic God Tree was nothing more than a small sapling back then who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, its already be so magnificent.
Im a little curious to know how it grew
Time Heavenly Dao kept a record of the universes history, and naturally knew the Cosmic God Trees background.
The tableau skipped rapidly, and the majestic tree in Time Heavenly Daos palm also returned to when it had been a sapling.
1280 times! Time Heavenly Dao turned the wheel of time.
The Cosmic God Tree in the tableau began to grow rapidly.
Roughly eight thousand years ago, when the Cosmic God Tree was a sapling, the first person to pass by
This man is Spirit Heavenly Dao asked.
Star Monarch Gu Yuan. He is Gu Chengs father and Gu Shunzhis grandfather, Time Heavenly Dao exined.
I never thought that the first person would also be connected to the Gu family said Strength Heavenly Dao.
Everyone watched as Star Monarch Gu Yuan arrived at the Cosmic God Tree sapling with an overjoyed expression on his face.
The six Great Heavenly Dao thought that Star Monarch Gu Yuan was going to prostrate himself before the tree, when they saw this man forcefully undo this belt. F**k! Ive been holding it in for so long!
After several seconds
The sapling was watered with a stream of gold-colored liquid.
The six Great Heavenly Dao:
After that, the Cosmic God Tree grew from a sapling into a small tree
Then, about six thousand years ago, another wretch oh, no, another formidable Dao Master passed through by chance
He also left his long-umted stockpile of manure on the Cosmic God Tree
The Cosmic God Tree grew again
Chapter 869 - Wang Ling Opens His Mouth to Speak!
Chapter 869: Wang Ling Opens His Mouth to Speak!
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There was a Cosmic God Tree sapling in the center of each of the ten universes, but the Cosmic God Tree in the seventh universe had the most robust growth. Everything had gotten out of hand in this universe since eight thousand years ago, from the moment Star Monarch Gu Yuan, who was Gu Chengs father and Gu Shunzhis grandfather, took a piss there.
After that
Six thousand years ago
Five thousand years ago
Four thousand years ago
More and more people visited the Cosmic God Tree at the center of the seventh universe, and the scariest thing was that if they werent Dao Masters, then they were Dao Gods Traveling solo through the universe, they could never find a ce to take a piss. This piss contained their primordial qi and couldnt be sprayed just anywhere. Besides, relieving themselves wherever they liked was very impolite!
Thus, this Cosmic God Tree in the seventh universe became a transfer point for this group of bigwigs on their travels through the cosmos, acting as something like a highway rest stop.
As it turned out, these bigwigs holy water was exceedingly rich with nutrition, causing the Cosmic God Tree to grow to such an unprecedented size
Look! His Excellency Lings barrier is breaking open!
The six Great Heavenly Dao had just reviewed the Cosmic God Trees growth history, when Strength Heavenly Dao suddenly cried out.
Under their extremely astonished gazes, these golden leaves which looked as frail as cicada wings exhibited the greatest power in front of the barrier. Like the life-threatening mechanism in the film Saw which could cut open a persons guts, the sharp discs formed by the spinning golden leaves cut through and shattered the serious clones barrier.
These spinning golden leaves didnt have any strong light effects and didnt even leave a ripple.
However, with their persistent force, they cut through the rigid barrier.
Wang Ling frowned inwardly. No one could see how these spinning golden leaves attacked, but Wang Ling could see it clearly with the dynamic vision of his Kings Eye.
The golden leaves of the Cosmic God Tree disintegrated and regenerated toplete the attack.
The leaves themselves couldnt withstand the barriers powerful thickness and shattered, but thanks to their formidable vitality, they regenerated toplete the glorious task of cutting the barrier open.
He actually broke His Excellency Lings barrier! Strength Heavenly Dao tsked. This is the first time Ive seen someone who can cut open His Excellency Lings barrier. It seems that the leaves of this Cosmic God Tree are indeed unusual. The Cosmic God Tree has acknowledged Gu Shunzhi and made its power avable for his use C indeed, there is a reason why he is ranked first of the keeper of orders and oversees three universes.
Time Heavenly Dao nodded. Gu Shunzhis performance indeed isnt bad; its worthy of a little red flower 1 .
As they talked, Gu Shunzhi spread open his slender fingers and summoned back the golden leaves of the Cosmic God Tree. The seven golden leaves, which had spiritual intelligence, turned into seven balls of light which swirled between his fingers.
So? Am I qualified to be your opponent now?
Gu Shunzhi stared at Wang Ling and narrowed his eyes. Honestly speaking, these golden leaves of the Cosmic God Tree are my final trump card; you are the first person to force me to use them.
Wang Ling straightened his expression C he had a hunch that these seven golden leaves brimming with vitality werent the only things which Gu Shunzhi had gotten from the Cosmic God Tree.
Sure enough, Wang Lings guess was spot on.
Just as he was wondering this, he saw the smile on Gu Shunzhis face gradually disappear, and Wang Ling immediately knew that Gu Shunzhi was going to pull out a truly huge move!
At that moment, Gu Shunzhis aura soared, and he made a hand seal.
The instant hepleted it, some force actually shook the Heavenly Dao space apart.
Right after that, Wang Ling and the six Great Heavenly Dao saw golden branches stretch through the cracks in the space.
The branches of the Cosmic God Tree!
The six Great Heavenly Dao were utterly shaken!
They should have known! The seven golden leaves of the Cosmic God Tree couldnt be Gu Shunzhis only trick!
Not only had the Cosmic God Tree acknowledged Gu Shunzhi, thetter had be its spiritual master!
His hand seal just then was a summoning seal!
He had summoned the Cosmic God Tree over!
As the most powerful god tree in the cosmos, the instant the Cosmic God Tree appeared, the situation on the battlefield seemed to turn in Gu Shunzhis favor.
Terrifying golden branches stretched through the cracks as if they could reach the end of the universe; even Wang Ling was shaken by this divine aura.
It had to be said that Gu Shunzhi had truly given him the most pleasant surprise.
Wang Ling was sixteen this year, and had yet to meet such a strong person.
None of the opponents he had faced before could be ced on the same level as Gu Shunzhi.
If the six Great Heavenly Dao knew what Wang Ling was thinking at that moment, they would definitely be astonished since this was a pretty high estimation.
Gu Shunzhi wasnt in a hurry to act. He summoned the Cosmic God Tree and had its branches upy the entire fractured Heavenly Dao space.
Wang Ling was surrounded!
Gu Shunzhi stared at Wang Ling, full of confidence. So? Is this good enough? This truly is my final trump card, so why dont you summon something and fight me on equal footing? If I win, I dont want anything C I just want to know who on earth you are.
At Gu Shunzhis words, the entire Heavenly Dao space went silent for several seconds.
The Cosmic God Trees branches were aimed at Wang Ling. With a mere thought from Gu Shunzhi, these branches would immediatelysh out to tie Wang Ling up.
Furthermore, Wang Ling could sense that the branches had a suppressive force in them that was simr to Jingkes aura, though he was sure that they werent the same.
Youre very strong.
To the surprise of the six Great Heavenly Dao, Wang Ling actually opened his mouth.
This wasnt mind speech!
This, wasnt mind speech!!
When Wang Ling spoke, Gu Shunzhis knees almost went weak.
C Because this was the sound of a youngster whose voice had yet to break.
He thought that given Wang Lings strength, he should at least have several thousand years worth of cultivation
Generally, there were some big shots like this who indeed wanted to maintain their youthful appearance. However, in order to emphasize their bigwig identities, they still kept their adult voices.
Thus, Gu Shunzhi felt that Wang Lings teenage voice was in poor taste.
But this wasnt surprising, since like everyone else, Gu Shunzhi didnt know Wang Lings real age
So, are you going to summon something for a fair fight? Gu Shunzhi crossed his arms and looked at Wang Ling. I can wait, my word as a gentleman! I promise that I wont do anything before your summons!
It seems, youre too confident.
Wang Ling gazed at Gu Shunzhi as he said his second sentence.
He stretched out his hands and pped them, and a summoning array instantly appeared in the air.
Gu Shunzhi was stunned at this scene a summoning without seals?
What kind of operation was this?
He had never seen this before!
He was even more stunned by the summoned object.
Gu Shunzhi rubbed his eyes to confirm that he wasnt seeing wrong.
Hm
That was
A toilet
Chapter 870 - Lord Ma’s Great Battle Against the Cosmic God Tree
Chapter 870: Lord Mas Great Battle Against the Cosmic God Tree
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Was this a toilet or was he under an illusion spell
This was the question that popped into Gu Shunzhis head the instant he saw the toilet. He even cast several spells on himself in a row, like the Lucidity Spell,Purification Spell,Haiwa Died, Mental Disco Dancing Spell 1 , and Mother Has Been Gone for Ten Years, Wake Up Spell 2 , to confirm that he wasnt seeing wrong because of an illusion spell.
That, was indeed a white, spotless modern toilet worst of all, it was emitting a terrifying aura which was no less inferior to the Cosmic God Trees
In fact, Wang Ling had already enlightened Lord Ma a second time before summoning it here.
The summoned Lord Ma was now the most powerful fighter of all the enchanted gremlins in the Wang familys small vi, while in second ce was Book of Sage Immortal iPoid.
But Book of Sage Immortal wasnt a gremlin that had been enchanted a second time. It had been enlightenedter, and had a technological advantage.
Wang Lings enchantment ability was growing every day.
Theter the gremlins were enlightened, the more powerful they were.
In fact, the enchantments could be oveid on each other.
For example, being enlightened a second time.
Gremlins that were enlightened a second time were those that had Wang Lings full trust.
In the Wang familys small vi, it could be said that Lord Mabored hard and made great contributions Not only did he frequently serve as a messenger, but to establish goodmunication between the human world and the demon world, Lord Ma had now be an envoy whomunicated with the demon world.
When emissaries from the demon world wanted toe to the human world, they needed to report to Lord Ma, and after producing a letter of consent from Demon Saint, Lord Ma would then specially construct a transmission portal.
Apart from that, in daily life
Lord Ma also suffered a lot.
In order to deal with Father Wangs bad habit of sitting on the toilet for a long time, Mother Wang had Wang Ming invent a thermal toilet. Thus, Father Wang would sometimes sneak into Wang Lings room to use the toilet.
Currently, Lord Ma was the only big shot to have seen the buttocks of all the men in the Wang family, which was a rousing fact!
Thus, Lord Ma had a very high position in Wang Lings heart.
Before having Lord Mae out this time, Wang Ling had pondered for a very long time.
Of all the battle forces he could summon, Wang Ling felt that Lord Ma was by andrge the only one who could match the Cosmic God Tree.
Indeed, he could have summoned Little Silver and Dog Two, but they clearly werent as strong as the Cosmic God Tree.
Now, after being enlightened for the second time, Lord Mas strength just so happened to reach a particr standard, which was no small thing.
So, pondering this, Lord Ma transformed into a human.
In his human form, Lord Ma was an old man dressed in white with an old-world charm. He resembled a man of letters and had a schrly air about him which waspletely detached from everyones impression of shit, piss or farts. But Lord Mas image was in fact also rted to everyones expectations of the toilet if your familys toilet could take on a human form, what did you think it would look like?
Since the development of the toilet, how many schrs were suddenly hit by inspiration while sitting on it, going on toplete their research and make further leaps in human culture and scientific research?
This was thedder mankind climbed toward progress.
And how many pure young men, in the depths of the night, threw their descendants wrapped in tissue into the toilet?
This was a reflection on human reproduction.
As the dder for the progress of mankind and a reflection on reproduction, it could be said that Lord Mas emergence yed a decisive role.
Whenever he thought of this, even Wang Ling himself was deeply moved.
But it was clear that Gu Shunzhi didnt understand this.
Youll pay for looking down on me.
Gu Shunzhi took a deep breath. His eyes darkened, and swiftly controlling the Cosmic God Tree, he made a flower-like hand seal and only said three words, Tree World Falling 3 !
In an instant, the branches which densely covered the Heavenly Dao space suddenly moved in unison!
They started to stretch out in Wang Ling and Lord Mas direction, like earth dragons rising from the ground.
Watch out, my lord!
Bent on protecting his master, Lord Ma quickly made a hand seal and tossed a cube at Wang Ling. Primitive World: Detachment of Water Tank Technique 4!
This was a spell for transforming a toilet water tank, and at that moment, it instantly turned into a silvery-white cube which safely encased Wang Ling safely.
The golden branches were reached out were all firmly held off and couldnt go any further.
It was just a brief exchange, but the six Great Heavenly Dao felt like they had been stabbed deeply
Because they now finally sensed a problem.
It seemed
That even a toilet was stronger than they were!
Monster!
Lord Ma didnt have any shy moves. He fought solely with the strength he had obtained after being enlightened; if the Cosmic God Trees golden branches wanted to catch him, it wouldnt be that easy.
Only then did Gu Shunzhi take note of how strong Lord Ma was.
The Cosmic God Trees golden branches were on the verge of catching Lord Ma, but he didnt move even an inch. His body actually turned transparent in front of everyone and the golden branches couldnt grab hold of him at all.
The power of space
Gu Shunzhi understood.
This Lord Ma was adept at spatial skills and had mastered a spatialyer ability which allowed part or all of his body to escape into anotheryer of space when he was under threat, only releasing his real body when the threat was gone.
Gu Shunzhi smiled.
This was indeed a very powerful ability.
But in Gu Shunzhis eyes, this spatialyer technique wasnt anything special.
His Chains of Order could even pass through three universes a mere spatialyer spell was nothing to them!
Thus, Gu Shunzhi quickly thought of a countermeasure.
He summoned the Chains of Order once again and prated Lord Mas spatialyers, using the Chains of Order as a bridge to connect the two spaces together.
Once the spaces were linked, they mergedpletely inside out.
Just like that, Lord Mas spatialyer spell was broken.
And in the next moment, the golden branches grabbed firm hold of Lord Mas shoulders.
Not good! Lord Ma knew things were bad.
Was he going to lose?
No
He could still put up a fight.
In fact, he still had onest trump card when facing the Cosmic God Tree, which he hadnt used yet.
Even if he lost!
He would do it standing up!
If he lost without going all out, that would be too aggravating!
So Lord Ma took a deep breath and opened his mouth wide. The next moment, an endless gravitational pull was generated, which actually created a storm in space, and the sound of a flushing toilet rang out! Gu Shunzhi finally understood that this Lord Mas ultimate killing move was actually swallowing space!
Originally, Lord Ma didnt want to use this move.
Because it was a smelly one
When the space-swallowing spell was cast, Lord Ma was reconnected to the space passage, and the smell of the filthy things he had swallowed in the past would be transmitted from the space on the other side directly through his mouth
Naive Gu Shunzhiughed again. Want to go up against the Cosmic God Tree with just this level of suction? The Cosmic God Tree has stood in the center of the universe for thousands of years without falling, and is long used to any sort of space fluctuations.
In the end, as soon as Gu Shunzhi finished speaking
The Cosmic God Tree smelled a scent it knew well in that moment, and stopped restraining Lord Mas movements.
The Cosmic God Tree indeed wasnt swallowed by the vortex created by the space-swallowing spell.
But the moment Lord Ma opened his mouth and the tree smelled that familiar scent, it was suddenly hungry
So the next second
The Cosmic God Trees branches moved forward to squeeze into Lord Mas mouth
Winner: Wang Ling.
Chapter 871 - Unexpected
Chapter 871: Unexpected
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Defeated, Gu Shunzhi fell to his knees as if his soul had fled his body.
He had thoroughly lost this battle.
The Cosmic God Tree was his ultimate trump card. As the most powerful summoning he had, Gu Shunzhi never thought that in the end, he wouldnt even be able to handle a mere toilet gremlin.
He had been utterly defeated by the youngster before him.
He was outssed in all respects
Wang Ling drew close and patted Gu Shunzhi on the shoulder.
Honestly speaking, Wang Ling didnt expect the Cosmic God Tree to be lured away by Lord Ma. He still had other tricks up his sleeve when he summoned Lord Ma, because even though Lord Ma had been enlightened again, the fact was that he still wasnt as strong overall as the Cosmic God Tree.
It was such an unexpected oue in the end.
Nevertheless, Wang Ling had to say that Gu Shunzhi had done a good job.
Pushing his serious clone to this point wasnt something an ordinary person could have done.
It could only be said, as expected of the keeper of order recognized by three universes.
He was really something!
But on second thought, Wang Ling felt it wasnt good to push Gu Shunzhi too hard.
As a keeper of order who safeguarded cosmic order, he shouldnt be stressed!
Wang Ling was worried that this defeat would be a huge blow to Gu Shunzhi.
So, looking at Gu Shunzhi whose soul seemed to have fled his body, Wang Ling decided to give him a small reward as constion.
After all, Gu Shunzhi wasnt a bad guy, and was the most powerful keeper of order in the ten universes.
He got nothing out of maintaining cosmic order, plus it was hard work!
At that very moment, Gu Shunzhi had fallen to his knees on the ground, supporting himself on his hands and his face full of unhappiness. He had expected the battle to at least end in a draw, and didnt think he would lose so terribly.
When the boys handnded on his shoulder, Gu Shunzhi felt his entire soul lifted up.
At that moment, Wang Ling saw that Gu Shunzhis eyes were a little excited.
This was followed by Gu Shunzhi gripping his hand firmly, his eyes full of curiosity. Can you tell me why are you so strong
Wang Ling stared at Gu Shunzhi and was silent.
He wanted to know as well!
Too bad even he himself didnt know why he was so strong
He hadnt even known that he had mastered the thirty thousand Great Dao of the ten universes until yesterday!
Gu Shunzhis heart was very tired, and so was Wang Lings
He stared at the blue sky, the dome of Heavenly Dao space a vast ocean of stars
Wang Ling heaved a deep sigh, turned, and directly vanished.
But before that, he left Gu Shunzhi a reward as encouragement.
It was a crispy noodle snack packet which had been enchanted
Wang Ling promptly departed the instant he left this crispy noodle snack behind because he was worried he would regret his decision and take it back.
Picking up the crispy noodle snack from the ground with both hands, Gu Shunzhi examined it for a long time, lost in deep thought.
After seeing Wang Ling leave, the six Heavenly Dao came over and surrounded Gu Shunzhi at that moment.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Friend Gu if we may be so bold as to ask
Gu Shunzhi looked up. ???
Strength Heavenly Dao: Would it be possible for you to give us the noodles in your hand
Gu Shunzhi realized then that the noodles which the senior had given him wasnt an ordinary thing.
Not if it could make the Heavenly Dao fall all over themselves for it.
Actually, the Heavenly Dao had a lot of crispy noodle snacks, but it was this packet in Gu Shunzhis hand which they had to have no matter what!
Because the noodles they had werent regr ones, but were all expired
They were nothing like the enchanted version in Gu Shunzhis hands!
Gu Shunzhi: Im very sorry. This is something senior gave me, and Im not going to give it up.
The six Great Heavenly Dao sighed. They had expected this answer, but still couldnt help feeling a little disappointed.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Then could Friend Gu please agree to another request
Gu Shunzhi: ???
Strength Heavenly Dao said in deadly earnest, I want to lick Friend Gus hand You touched His Excellency Lings hand with it, didnt you?
Gu Shunzhi was rmed.
He promptly fled Heavenly Dao space with the crispy noodle snacks.
He never expected the six Great Heavenly Dao of the seventh universe to actually be a bunch of madmen!
Strength Heavenly Dao: Friend Gu! Dont go! Please! Let me lick No! A sniff will do!
Time Heavenly Dao: Hey No need to be reserved now! We should have pushed him down and directly licked him just now!
Life And Death Heavenly Dao: Remember, no waffling next time! Act right away!
On the way back, Gu Shunzhi ate the packet of crispy noodle snacks.
As a result
From that moment on, there was another man in the universe
Obsessed with crispy noodle snacks.
Even after this man returned to his own time, he was punished by his own father for pilfering the crispy noodle snacks left on the altar
Meanwhile, the game of tag between Lord Ma and the Cosmic God Tree continued
The Cosmic God Tree had taken on human form and was running happily around Lord Mas world. She was the typical image of a female tree spirit, her entire body brimming with cosmic divinity. She wore a golden robe and had golden hair, and even the ornament she wore in her long hair was decorated with dark golden leaves that looked beautiful.
But such a beautiful maiden was at that moment running around madly and merrily in Lord Mas world, stepping on golden
Perhaps for many people, this stuff was incredibly disgusting.
However, for the Cosmic God Tree, this was fertilizer that was hard toe by.
Lord Ma had his spiritual awareness take on human form inside his inner world and he said to the Cosmic God Tree, Miss Please leave, you shouldnt be here
Miss Yu 1 stretched out her branches to absorb the rich fertilizer on the ground. I havent eaten my fill for so long! Your ce is simply heaven! Only a fool would leave!
Miss, this filthy ce is unbefitting of your status as a cosmic god tree Lord Ma patiently tried to persuade her.
Tch! I dont want to be some god tree People want to live, so do trees! Im helping you dispose of this filth, you should be thanking me! As she spoke, Miss Yu sent out her branches again and stuck them deep into the ground.
Lord Ma blushed. He had never been entered so deeply before, and trembled even as he spoke. Miss Yu, you dont He had never had such a beautiful girl suck him dry before.
Miss Yu paid no attention to his advice, and the branches of the Cosmic God Tree took deep root in Lord Mas inner world, gulping up the nutrients.
You Lord Ma clenched his teeth.
You men are all pigs feet. You should be feeling good, right?
Ah no! I cant Miss Yu, stop!
Miss Yu sucked up a few more mouthfuls, then huped, perfectly satisfied after a full meal.
Her golden branches shone even brighter!
Chapter 872 - Miss Yu’s Ability
Chapter 872: Miss Yus Ability
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Lord Ma wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. As a toilet, he had conscientiously guarded Wang Lings ensuitevatory for many years Although he had seen the buttocks of all the men in the Wang family, he had never been this offended and deeply prated before
But this Miss Yu clearly didnt see a problem with any of this. She roamed Lord Mas inner world merrily, grinning from ear to ear. Branches stretched out behind her to gulp down the nutrients under her feet, as if she was walking on a golden beach of gourmet food
Miss Yu You really need to stop Lord Ma couldnt take it anymore. His legs felt so weak he could barely stand! It was because this Miss Yus suction was really too strong!
He had been a toilet for so many years and had sucked countless things down his throat. Lord Ma didnt think anyone was his match when it came to suction However, after meeting this Miss Yu today, Lord Ma realized he was still too green
It could only be said that as expected of Miss Yu; as the tree spirit spawned by the Cosmic God Tree of the seventh universe, from the moment she was watered as a sapling, she had used her formidable power to suck up nutrients to grow to her current state C no wonder Miss Yu was the most developed Cosmic God Tree of the ten universes.
When the Cosmic God Trees of the other universes had just acquired Dorans de, this Miss Yu of the seventh universe had already collected the six divineitems 1
The Cosmic God Tree ran in front while Lord Ma chased her. When Lord Ma was almost too weak to run any longer, Miss Yu finally stopped, and she gripped Lord Mas hands firmly. Youre a toilet, Im a tree spirit C were a match made in heaven!
Lord Ma was startled These two things could actually share a connection?!
I dont care. After I started to follow Gu Shunzhi, hes never fed me full even once. Although the quality of the fertilizer in your space varies, at least theres enough of it! Miss Yuplimented Lord Ma, but that didnt make him happy at all.
Speaking of Gu Shunzhi, Lord Ma was suddenly curious. May I ask, Miss Yu, why did you choose to follow this Mr Gu to begin with
Miss Yu smiled a little bashfully. Ive been pissed on by so many people, who directly treat me as a public toilet. When I discovered how exceptionally good Gu Shunzhis fertilizer was, I decided to follow him. But he only uses the toilet once a month, which really drives me crazy!
Lord Ma:
Cultivators with high realms could control their own metabolism. Keepers of cosmic order like Gu Shunzhi were so busy that they often forgot to go to the toilet Listening to Miss Yu speak, Lord Ma somehow felt like they were the words of a spoiled child.
Miss Yu: That, if you dont mind, how about we also sign a contract?
Lord Ma was shocked. You and me? I Im just an enlightened gremlin
Miss Yu nibbled on her fingers. It doesnt matter to me what you are C I just know that you are a master who can feed me until Im full! Plus, your space will always be filled with waste, which will save me time foraging.
Lord Ma took a deep breath. Miss Yu, you mustnt You have to cancel your contract first before signing with me, dont you?
Miss Yu: Then Ill cancel the contract. Its not a big deal.
Lord Ma sweated and quickly made up an excuse. That wont do C if my master mes me, Ill be beaten back into my original form, and Miss Yu may never find me again in this lifetime
Miss Yu sighed. Your master is really strict! How about I go look for your master to make an exception? What does your master like? Ill give him a gift!
Lord Ma: Crispy crispy noodle snacks
Thats easy!
With that, Miss Yus eyes started to search the area under her feet.
Lord Ma: What is Miss Yu looking for? There are no crispy noodle snacks in this excrement
Says who?
Saying that, Miss Yu picked up a lump of shit. Look, this was a crispy noodle snack. No one else can see it, but I can tell right away. This is all filth to you, but in my eyes, they look like what they were before bing shit.
Lord Ma paled with shock. What what the hell kind of ability was this?!
Miss Yu then started to identify the other pieces of shit. Look, that big lump was a spicy hot pot. And that fresh-looking one was a fruit sd! And, and, these are from Yangs Braised Chicken Rice, Conqueror Macarons, a sixyered beef burger, steamedmb, steamed bears paw, steamed reeds, roasted flower duck, roasted gosling, awesome pig, awesome duck, awesome chicken, dried pork, Songhua tripe
Lord Ma:
Saturday, August 19th.
It was the sixth day after the official start of the summer break.
A very familiar patient hade to Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind.
It was none other than Li Diao
After being forcefully fed a crispy noodle snack, when Wang Ling had enchanted a bacterium inside in passing, Li Diao had had diarrhea non-stop and his body was about to copse. His son, Li Hao, had already been kicked out of school, and Li Diao had been tipped off that the directors of the school board nned to have them deported to Lixius vampire control center.
Thus, Li Diao had taken Li Hao and fled Songhai that very night, doing whatever they could to get to Chrysanthemum Ind.
When Immortal Toya saw Li Diao, thetter was exceptionally haggard. He no longer looked like a teenager, but an emaciated zombie.
On the side, brawny Li Hao fell to his knees with a plop. Immortal! Please! Save my father! Were desperate, and youre ourst hope!
Immortal Toya initially didnt want to have anything to do with this; after all, this was the person cklisted by Ling Zhenren
But doctors were humane C seeing how much suffering the diarrhea caused Li Diao, Immortal Toya didnt have the heart to turn them away.
If he didnt do anything, it was possible that Li Diao might die from diarrhea
Your father still has diarrhea? Immortal Toya asked.
Hes wearing an anal plug now, but its very ufortable, Li Hao replied C Li Diao already could no longer speak, and Li Hao had had to carry him on his back even before they reached the ind.
I may not be able to cure your father, but I should be able to ease some of his pain. Immortal Toya stared at Li Diao with a profound expression and sighed.
Li Hao bowed his head. Im very sorry about the school incident
Immortal Toya gazed at Li Hao. It seems that the two of you still dont understand. The reason you and your father ended up like this wasnt because of the school incident.
After that, he wrote three letters in the air, then said, Bring your father inside, then go and gain enlightenment.
Li Hao stared at the three letters foolishly.
G C M?
What did this mean
Chapter 873 - Immortal Toya’s Emergency Treatment Plan
Chapter 873: Immortal Toyas Emergency Treatment n
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Li Hao hade to Immortal Toya because he knew that they were at the end of their rope and had nowhere else to go.
Immortal Toya was well-known for being a nice guy in the circle. He had publicly made it clear at the very beginning that he was severing ties with DG High School, but in the end, he was the only person Li Hao could think of that could help them.
Of course, Li Hao felt very remorseful. He never thought that shooting his mouth off on Tieba would actually cause him and his father to fall into such a wretched state overnight.
Li Hao initially thought that worst came to worst, they would just return home to Lixiu nation. However, they never thought that for the sake of preserving thest bit of DG Highs reputation, the other school directors were actually prepared to abandon them as chess pieces. They were now wanted by Lixius vampire control center, and they would instantlye under their control as soon as theynded.
This was truly what it meant to not be able to go home
GCM
What on earth did these three letters mean? His father on his back, Li Hao pondered them deeply.
Immortal Toya had given them this hint when they were at the end of their rope C this definitely wasnt some sort of nonsense. Perhaps it was a chance to save him and his father But Li Hao still couldnt figure out what the exact meaning of the letters was.
Li Hao followed Immortal Toya as they entered the ind. At that moment, Li Diao on his back suddenly said in an extremely distressed voice, Li Hao
Li Hao turned his face slightly. What is it, father?
I I cant hold it in Li Diaos voice was full of pain.
To block his constant diarrhea, he had plugged up his ass and held it in until now, but it was quickly bing too much.
Father, were almost there! Hold on a little longer! Cold sweat ran down Li Haos face as he sped up.
However, in the next moment, Immortal Toya heard a massive rumble.
When he turned, he saw Li Hao, with Li Diao on his back, actually take off from his spot, hurtling along like a jet propeller.
My god
Seeing this scene, Immortal Toya couldnt help swearing as he hurriedly flew into the air to dodge them.
Li Hao advanced forward boldly under this powerful momentum all the way to the horizon
When Li Hao and his fathernded back on the ground, half an hour had already passed.
Wearing face masks, Jin Shi and Yin Shi used purification talismans to clean up the filth on the ind.
In the meantime, Immortal Toya had figured out a provisional emergency n to ease Li Diaos pain.
Immortal, you mean Li Hao looked at Immortal Toyas diagnosis report.
Actually, he couldnt understand the words on the report because they were really too illegible! Worse than the mad scribbles in the diagnosis reports of hospital doctors! If their handwriting was just illegible, then Immortal Toyas was all pixels.
Oh, no, not everything was iprehensible
Li Hao saw a string of numbers: 365000000
But he didnt know what they meant.
Just then, Jin Shi suddenly said, If you dont understand, just say so. Otherwise, no one will know that you dont understand.
Li Hao:
Jin Shi then took off his gloves, straightaway took the diagnosis report, and interpreted it for Li Hao. What shifu wrote is very clear C do you know about fighting poison with poison? Based on this diagnosis, shifu willter give your father a prescription. Its a powerfulxative which can clear the intestines and purify toxins. Shifu has diagnosed that your fathers condition is the result of a bacterial infection in his gut.
Fight poison with poison? Li Hao was dazed.
This is the only way to save your father right now! Jin Shi said. But this method is also risky C theres a chance that your father will die of diarrhea on the toilet You have to understand, its a twenty-eight percent chance, but currently theres no other way to save your father right now. The bacteria in your fathers gut is super bacteria which is pretty nasty!
After taking the diagnosis report back from Jin Shi, Li Hao fell into a long silence.
It was a very difficult choice.
But Li Hao also knew that except for Immortal Toya, there was currently no one else who could help them.
I believe in Immortals medical skills, Ill sign!
In the end, Li Hao signed his name.
Jin Shi nodded; Li Hao turned out to be a filial son. Then, Jin Shi took a POS machine out of his storage ring. The medical bill is 356 million HNY. Will you be paying by card, WeChat or Alipay?
Hao Li was shaken. So expensive
Wasnt it on the diagnosis report? You can read numbers, cant you? Jin Shi said.
Li Hao: So that was what the numbers meant!
But the problem was that Li Hao and his father didnt have that much money!
To put down 356 million HNY they would have to sell off some of their real estate properties in Lixiu nation to just cover that amount!
I only have fifty million HNY in pocket money right now. Can I pay part of it first and the rest in installments Li Hao said weakly.
Yes; saving lives is more important, were not devils. Everyone has their difficulties, we understand! Jin Shi gave a very seasoned answer.
Immortal Toya gaped from where he was watching on the side.
He felt that after taking Jin Shi to the city previously, thetters marketing skills had simply skyrocketed.
After the payment, Jin Shi and Yin Shi prepared to boil the medicine ording to Immortal Toyas prescription, while Li Hao supported his father and followed Immortal Toya to a toilet on the ind.
This was Immortal Toyas own toilet. Normally, he wouldnt let outsiders use it, but he didnt expect Li Diaos diarrhea to be so bad, so he had no choice but to open his own toilet to him.
This was because an ordinary toilet obviously couldnt withstand the force from Li Diao. The toilet bowl in Immortal Toyas toilet had in fact been enchanted by Wang Ling himself. This was Lord Ma Two, but it was different from the original Lord Ma.
Lord Ma Two didnt have its own spiritual intelligence; it was just sturdier than an ordinary toilet bowl. Furthermore, Lord Ma Twos inner space was connected to Lord Ma
Meanwhile, the original Lord Ma, who was still negotiating with the Cosmic God Tree Miss Yu, saw a ck hole suddenly appear in his inner space at that moment and tons of fresh stuff was dumped in
Miss Yu: This person should be a vampire, right?
Lord Ma was amazed. This Miss Yu can tell?
Miss Yu pointed to the fresh, watery pile. Type A, Type B, Type AB and Type O
Lord Ma:
At that moment, Miss Yu suddenly cried out. Oh, not good!
Lord Ma: Whats wrong?
Miss Yu: This person probably has a viral infection! His shit is poisonous!
Chapter 874 - The Disaster an Enlightened Bacterium Brings
Chapter 874: The Disaster an Enlightened Bacterium Brings
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Lord Ma realized that this author had been a bit nuts recently it hadnt been easy for Lord Ma to make an appearance, but in the end, if his storyline wasnt about shit, then it was about poisonous shit As a toilet with deep integrity, even if Lord Ma had a lot ofplicated feelings when it came to butts, he felt deeply that his life shouldnt be like this!
At that moment, Miss Yu darted aplicated look at the newly dropped heap, which made her very uneasy. Lord Ma, do you have a way to get rid of this thing? It feels wrong
What do you mean, Miss Yu? Lord Ma gazed at this new lump; apart from the fact that it was a bit dark and thick, its shape wasnt any different from the older stuff. After all, in his space, everything came in all shapes and sizes hard ones, long ones, watery ones
Actually, whats wrong isnt this thing itself, but whats inside it! You need a certain power of sight to see it! Saying this, Miss Yus golden eyes gave off a brilliant light. Im sure something isnt right inside it.
Really?
Lord Ma also used his power of sight as his eyes glowed with a dark brown light.
His eyes were different from Miss Yus Cosmic Eye, which was a power unique to the Cosmic God Tree. Although the name sounded very majestic, it was actually closely rted to the power of nature and probably didnt rank very high.
Lord Ma on the other hand had the Eye of No Beginning. Hm it was actually a homonym of some word 1 , and Lord Ma had determinedly changed it to sound more lofty.
Lord Mas eyes had the ability to purify.
After Miss Yu mentioned that something wasnt right with this new lump, Lord Ma scanned it with his eyes.
Sure enough, he realized that there were strange-looking things inside the lump that were red and long, wriggling around like worms.
This is
It should be bacteria.
It cant be How can bacteria be so big? Lord Ma was rmed.
Lord Mas space will naturally contain bacteria, but these ones are obviously abnormal! They have to be purified as soon as possible! Lord Ma! Miss Yu realized how serious the problem was. This bunch of bacteria is eating my food!
Dazed, Lord Ma immediately activated his Eye of No Beginning.
When the dark brown light shone on the bacteria, they curled in on themselves in pain. Some were killed, but Lord Ma realized that his purifying ability wasnt strong enough to solve the problem. This was because the bacteria were absorbing the nutrients from the other excrement in Lord Mas space and reproducing swiftly!
His purifying ability actually couldnt keep up with this reproduction rate.
Most importantly, Lord Ma noticed that they seemed to be gradually growingrger in size.
This already wasnt bacteria
Lord Ma refused to believe it.
Mere bacteria could actually grow to be asrge as crab sticks.
And as they continued to take in nutrients, they didnt stop growing.
Lord Ma began to panic as he broke into a cold sweat. Miss Miss Yu what should we do?
This was out of his expectations he never expected something so dangerous to actually drop into his space.
However, he was very clear on the origins of this dangerous bacteria
All this started with the single bacterium which his little master had enchanted in passing.
But it was likely that even Little Master Ling himself never expected that enchanted bacterium to reproduce rapidly in Li Diaos body, or for Li Diao to actually discharge part of the bacteria
Miss Yu furrowed her brow. We must move them to another space! Destroy thempletely! Theyre too dangerous.
Miss Yu stretched out a branch as she joined the firefighting operation.
Lord Ma: Miss Yu, do you have any ideas?
Miss Yu: Ill use the power of space to transfer these things to outer space. In a cosmic environment, theyll freeze quickly, and well be able to kill thempletely!
Lord Ma drew in a nervous breath, feeling a little stressed. There was no doubt that Miss Yu was stronger than he was; she also had her own unique technique for handling the power of space.
But the question was whether things would go smoothly.
This was an enchanted super super super bacterium
And Lord Ma realized that among all the gremlins that Little Master Ling had enchanted, this was the only one which could reproduce and upgrade itself Lord Ma found this truly astonishing!
At that moment, Miss Yu opened a new space. Using her branch as a bridge, she let the bacteria climb her body and along the branch to the other end in the cosmic space.
Miss Yu, you
Its fine. I can cut off the branch infected by the bacteria anytime, and it wont hurt. Miss Yus expression was very solemn.
Lord Ma was touched by her spirit.
This was like the legend of Buddha slicing off a piece of his flesh to feed the eagle; Miss Yu was actually sacrificing part of her body as the price to get rid of the scary bacteria. What kind of utterly fearless spirit was this?
Lord Ma actually felt his eyes tear up a little.
He felt that he might have somewhat misunderstood this unreasonable girl or had been biased against her.
She had gone deep into his inner space, but it wasnt just to eat for free indeed, she was helping him out a lot!
These long and red maggot-like bacteria crawled along the Cosmic God Trees extended branch. Miss Yu waited patiently, and after taking the time to confirm that all the bacteria had crawled across her body, she sent them into outer space and cut off the entire branch!
After the bacteria were sent into the universe, they both sighed with relief.
Lord Ma was exultant. Thank you, Miss Yu!
Youre wee!
She pped her hands. If they had remained here, theyd spoil the rest of the food easily and ruin my dining experience.
Lord Ma:
After saying that, Miss Yu waved her hand to open a mirror into space.
She was going to examine whether those abnormal bacteria had already frozen or not.
But what happened then waspletely out of her expectations.
The abnormal bacteria, which should have been frozen solid, had actually broken free of the ice, and thergest bacterium had already grown to the size of an infant it had even grown limbs!
Miss Yu was pale with fright. They they actually devoured the nutrients in my branch! This damn E. coli!
In space, thergest abnormal bacterium sneered cruelly. Thanks for your help. I am the king of all bacteria kings you can also call me Lord Fungus!
Lord Ma and Miss Yu never expected this Lord Fungus to not only grow limbs, but also develop spiritual intelligence and even steal their spatial abilities.
With those words, Lord Fungus directly opened up a space hole to escape, and disappeared.
Although it was an enlightened bacterium, it couldnt remain outside a body for long, and needed to find a suitable host
Chapter 875 - Daoist Name! Devil Gut Fungus Lord!
Chapter 875: Daoist Name! Devil Gut Fungus Lord!
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The enlightened E. coli had turned into Lord Fungus, with the terrifying abilities to upgrade, devour and reproduce. Lord Ma was well aware why his Eye of No Beginning hadnt worked C it wasnt because of his eyes, but because Lord Funguss ability to reproduce was too strong.
This Lord Fungus was very smart, using this reproduction ability so that small E. coli constantly multiplied to form bacteria armor around its main body C it was like an orange which you could never finish peeling. There was no way to destroy the pulp of the main body, which was the most frustrating thing.
Lord Ma and Miss Yu never expected that Lord Funguss n all along had been to rely on the excrement in the inner space to evolve. After crawling across Miss Yus branch and entering space, it rapidly evolved, and furthermore obtained spatial abilities.
They were in real trouble this time!
Even Miss Yu herself was at a loss. Is C is there still time to use hand sanitizer
Lord Ma broke into a sweat. This Miss Yu who had been eating in his inner space was actually now thinking about washing her hands like a clean freak Cyou were eating with your bare hands, you still dare talk about cleaning them !
Miss Yu, can you sense where this Lord Fungus is headed? Lord Ma surveyed every space with his Eye of No Beginning from within his inner space.
This was the Eyes second ability: to see through space. However, it was limited to ces that had toilets.
In this world, any ce that had a toilet was like an eye stone for Lord Ma; he could use the toilets scattered all over the world as eye stones to observe their surroundings. However, his observation range was limited to a radius of five meters.
Even though there were so many toilets, the truth was that he couldnt see much. Furthermore, a lot of the images from these spaces were dark since the toilets were being used; if he wanted to check out the surroundings, he could only wait until these peoples butts left first
There was no way for him to take a good look!
Im contacting my Tree nrades to help keep a lookout! said Miss Yu.
Actually, she was feeling very remorseful about letting this Lord Fungus mature. Half of it was her fault; she had been too naive when dealing with that E. coli, and never thought this would happen.
She should have set her branch on fire right away, and burned the other party up along with it!
Bacteria were afraid of high heat!
But it was now toote.
Lord Ma and Miss Yu were using their spatial abilities to try and track down Lord Fungus, who was on the run.
Compared with Lord Mas limited spatial ability, Miss Yu could work together with her Tree nrades, which made the search a lot easier.
But both of them never expected this Lord Fungus to be so cunning.
It headed for a ce without any trees.
At that moment, on Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind, the only respectable toilet was currently upied by Li Diao. To temper Jinshis and Yinshis leg muscles as well as have them form good toilet habits, Immortal Toya set up squat toilets for his two disciples. They were outfitted with wifi signal blockers, so there wasnt any Inte ess inside the toilets.
Since Lord Ma couldnt monitor the surroundings from a toilet in use, plus the fact that Chrysanthemum Ind was covered in bright chrysanthemums, without a tree in sight, it was the perfect ce for Lord Funguss scheme.
Lord Fungus was afraid of light and fire, but the lush chrysanthemums on the ind gave it enough shade to move around in.
The reason why it chose toe to Chrysanthemum Ind was because the host it was eyeing was on this ind.
Yes, that host wasnt just anybody.
It was the master of Chrysanthemum Ind, Immortal Toya.
As someone from a family of medical practitioners, Immortal Toya had been in the trade for a thousand years and was highly knowledgeable. Currently, he was the Toya ns only descendant. Normally, a bacterium would never look for a highly-experienced medical specialist as a host, especially a host who was highly resistant to poison; it wasnt easy to invade this hosts body and fuse with it.
But the situation now was different.
It was the new and advanced Lord Fungus, and probably the strongest E. Coli in the universe right now! Given its strength, if it could sessfully fuse with Immortal Toya, it could be exceedingly drug-resistant, maybe even immortal!
Lord Fungus had already decided to give itself a new Daoist name.
If this operation to upy its host seeded, it wanted to infect the entire world; whatever was gone forever would never return.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord!
It had already thought of its Daoist name!
Now, it just had to wait to act!
On the other side, Li Diao was still receiving emergency treatment when Immortal Toya heard the rm from the chrysanthemum array on the ind.
It was an intruder!
But who was it?
Immortal Toya furrowed his brow.
Shifu , want us to go take a look? Jinshi asked obediently.
The two of you just take good care of Mr Li C Ill go check it out. After Mr Li has emptied his bowels, have him drink the medicine as nned. After that, he will have ongoing diarrhea for three days and three nights. As long as he can make it through that, hell recover, Immortal Toya replied.
Yes, shifu !
Mm
After that, Immortal Toya left the room and went outside.
Frowning, he gazed in the direction the rm hade from.
In fact, he had a bad feeling, and it was because of this that he turned down Jinshi and Yinshis suggestion that they go take a look.
Senior Immortal, it appears that theres an intruder on my ind. If I dont reply in fifteen minutes, please send someone toe and take a look. To be on the safe side, Immortal Toya typed out a message and sent it to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal before he went to check.
Then, he went deep into the chrysanthemum array. The array beneath his feet was a top secret design by his ancestors which would cause ny-nine percent of people to lose their bearings. With every step, the chrysanthemums around them would constantly change the path, creating a dizzying effect. Each chrysanthemum was specially custom-made and gigantic, standing two meters tall.
What was more, the array had a flight restriction, so it wasnt easy to fly over it.
After entering the array, Immortal Toya looked up at the blue sky C the other party hadnt invaded by air.
Thus, he could only go deep into the array to where the rm hade from to look for the intruder.
But Immortal Toya never thought that the intruder wouldnt be human.
It was a lump of enchanted bacteria whose aura even he couldnt sense.
As Immortal Toya entered the array to investigate, danger slowly crept up on him from behind
Chapter 876 - An Unquiet Summer Break
Chapter 876: An Unquiet Summer Break
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Sunday, August 20th.
It was the seventh day of the official summer vacation.
For Wang Ling, the summer break was supposed to be rxing and quiet, without needing to wake up early in the morning; he didnt even need toplete his summer homework himself. The only thing Wang Ling wanted to do was basically goof off by binge-watching a crack TV show while eating a packet of iced crispy noodle snacks.
This summer break, however, wasnt as peaceful as he had imagined.
It had been a long time since Wang Ling had a prophetic dream. Thest time he had one, he dreamt that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was in danger. This time, it was Immortal Toya
But the Immortal Toya in his dream wasnt lying in a pool of blood like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Immortal Toya was clearly still alive, but his personality waspletely different, and there were even images in the dream of him abusing Jin Shi and Yin Shi
To Immortal Toya, Jin Shi and Yin Shi were like his son and daughter.
Although Immortal Toya was usually quite strict with Jin Shi and Yin Shi when it came to refining pills, he would nevermit this type of domestic violence. In the dream, Wang Ling saw that Jin Shis and Yin Shis eyes were swollen and they looked like pandas C definitely nothing like that scheming woman on Sun Ind who deliberately touched up her face and imed that her boyfriend had beaten her badly.
Wang Ling decided to visit Chrysanthemum Ind.
But before he set out, he noticed that he had a few missed calls on his wristwatch.
They were all from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Unlike an ordinary dream, it wasnt easy to break out of a prophetic dream. That was to say, while Wang Ling was dreaming, he would enter a state from which he couldnt be roused by whatever means until the prophetic dream ended.
It seemed that something had really happened
Wang Ling frowned and quickly typed out a message to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Brother Ling!
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hadnt been able to reach Wang Ling by phone earlier, he hadnt dared directly bother Wang Ling, and so had been waiting in front of his phone this whole time. Seeing the ellipsis Wang Ling sent him, he was instantly stirred up. Brother Ling, something might have happened to Brother To! Im going over to his ind plus, Im a little worried about Jin Shi and Yin Shi. He texted me several hours ago, but I was at the broli farm then, and didnt immediately see it Brother Ling, you know that in order to better cultivate the Heavenly Dao broli, we got rid of all radiation, so theres no signal on the farm.
Wang Ling:
Lately, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had been very busy with the Heavenly Dao broli.
Since the opening ceremony, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned into a True Venerated after eating the Heavenly Dao broli, the Office of Strategic Deception had beenpletely flooded with orders for Heavenly Dao broli; all the Heavenly Dao broli on the farm were already booked out, and there was even a waitlist now for future orders.
The waitlist was already up to fifty years
On top of that, the wait time between orders was getting longer.
In short, there just wasnt enough supply of Heavenly Dao broli.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then sent his location.
His was currently on the move.
He was still some distance away from Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind. Unfortunately, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt have Wuji with him. Otherwise, with her ability to shuttle between spaces, he would be able to reach Chrysanthemum Ind in no time.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could also open a space with his own strength.
But he could only move short distances.
Because when all was said and done, he wasnt a cultivator who specially cultivated spatial abilities.
From Wang Lings research before, Grenade-Throwing was a cultivator with a metal spirit root.
This type of cultivator was more resilient and their spells had an extremely powerful prative ability which made them especially useful as support for damage- and attack-resistant defense spells.
Since Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already on his way, Wang Ling felt that there was no hurry for him to go over.
Given Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals current realm, an ordinary opponent wouldnt be able to shake him at all.
Moreover, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still had the Soul Suppression Ring which Wang Ling had given to him He was an extremely stalwart Main Tank warrior who could be endlessly resurrected!
It was Wang Ling who had secretly bestowed this realm and power on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal; however, he couldnt just give him a realm and not give him any spells C all stars had their own signature spells.
Like the Old Devils Chaos Ball.
Like General Yis Palm Sword.
And like the The Sixology Scripture that had been popr recently. This was the signature spell of the famous performance artist Teacher Six. Wang Ling remembered deliberately looking up this spell, which enabled a cultivator to directly summon the spirit of the brave departed in the funeral hall C it was truly an outstanding spell 1 .
In contrast, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt seem to have anything he could use as a signature spell.
Unless courting death could be considered a spell
But the problem was that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt Sion 2either!
Dropping his forehead into his hands, Wang Ling pondered.
He was going to create a spell for Grenade-Throwing that matched his metal spirit root.
Thus, after several minutes, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who was hastily making his way to Chrysanthemum Ind on his sword in the sky, suddenly saw a space open in front of him. Wang Lings hand stretched out of the space to pass an exercise book to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This was an exercise book for especial use by students. It was light and convenient, and mainly used for math homework
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened the exercise book, he was almost blinded by the glowing golden letters inside.
This is
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stupefied. This exercise book actually contained a metal palm technique called the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm.
Brother Ling
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal put the exercise book away carefully, then excitedly typed out a message.
This was the first time Wang Ling had given him a spell, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt know how to thank him in words.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal typed excitedly, Is this spell from a ssic collection?
Just put together, Wang Ling replied in brief.
Just put together
What kind of release was that? How was that different from aption 3
Looking at these three words, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was dazed for a moment.
Then, he sucked in a cold breath of air.
He finally realized how abnormal this spell was.
Wang Ling had only juste up with it
Was there anyone nowadays who could actually y around and casually create magic?
After seeing how Wang Ling took a few minutes to refine more than ten holy artifactsst time, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already felt like his worldview had been shattered and shuffled around. In the end, looking at this scene in front of him, his worldview was inevitably shaken and destroyed yet again.
But that still wasnt the scariest bit.
The scariest part was the study instructions in this Wutian Golden Buddha Palmbook.
The entire exercise book was written in golden runes which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt read.
The only thing he could understand were therge words Wutian Golden Buddha Palm on the first page as well as the study instructions below it.
The contents of the first page were:
Title: Wutian Golden Buddha Palm
Study instructions: Please swallow the exercise book, and you will automatically understand the spell
Chapter 877 - Wutian Golden Buddha Palm
Chapter 877: Wutian Golden Buddha Palm
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Eat the exercise book, learn a level seven spell This was probably an exchange no one could have ever imagined.
In fact, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that eating the exercise book would be a real pity.
Because Wang Lings writing was too beautiful!
This was the first time he had seen Wang Lings writing and it was a whole book of it. For people with OCD, these golden letters were a blessing C except for the title, every character and every rune was roughly the same size; no matter howplex the strokes were, they were all perfectly square.
Anyone who received this type of exercise book wouldnt be able to help hoarding it. Even just opening it and smelling the ink was enough to make you feel very, very close to Heavenly Dao.
Such a pity
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the exercise book and sighed in his heart.
He couldnt bring himself to do it, but he had to.
Because it was indeed as Wang Ling had thought C Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal currently didnt have anything he could use as a signature spell.
In the past, although he liked to court death, his approach in most situations was if I cannot defeat the other party, Ill just throw a Skybomb Grenade and run away
But this Wutian Golden Buddha Palm move just so happened to make up for his shorings.
Then, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal directed his Brilliant Victory sword onward to Chrysanthemum Ind.
Finally, he grit his teeth and ruthlessly began to tear up the pages of the exercise book before shoving them into his mouth one by one.
To Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals extreme surprise!
Wang Ling had actually added vor to the exercise book!
This freaking exercise book actually had a taste And it was a ck pepper vor that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was very familiar with
It seemed that Brother Ling might have added crispy noodle snack seasoning to the ink of the runes?
Chewing the pages of the exercise book, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smacked his lips unexpectedly, the exercise book tasted pretty good
No one could possibly imagine that a cultivator could casually finish learning a level seven spell while flying on his sword, and to do so at such a hair-raising speed.
In a game, it wasnt that easy to learn a skill manual!
Then
After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal finished eating the exercise book C
For one moment, golden spiritual essence flooded his six hollow organs.
He closed his eyes, and actually realized that a magnificent golden Buddha pce now resided in his dantian.
Was this the power of the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm
Sensing the power of this level seven spell, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was indescribably shaken.
He was still flying midair on his sword, but his terrifying aura rmed all nearby cultivators.
Whether they were driving their cars or flying on their swords in the air, or passing by on the ground, every cultivator in that moment rolled down their windows, halted in their steps, or slowed down to simultaneously extend their spiritual senses in the direction of that brimming aura C passers-by were amazed to see a golden meteor streak across the sky
Some rubbed their eyes.
Because the golden meteor felt like Buddha
Meanwhile, the situation on Chrysanthemum Ind was nowpletely under Devil Gut Fungus Lords control after his surprise attack.
He never expected to actually be sopatible with Immortal Toyas body, and his n had gone off without a hitch As a bacterium, he didnt have an aura, which was why his surprise attack had been especially sessful.
Now, after several hours of settling down, he hadpletely fused with this body.
He had evenpletely suppressed the soul of the host.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi, these two sibling apprentices, were facing the biggest crisis since the founding of Chrysanthemum Ind
The two of you, decoct the medicine, Devil Gut Fungus Lord snapped at Jin Shi and Yin Shi.
One of Jin Shis eyes was already swollen because he had resisted earlier, which had been in vain.
Furthermore, this Devil Gut Fungus Lord was threatening them with the body of their beloved shifu .
If they didnt listen to him, Devil Gut Fungus Lord would slice off Immortal Toyas flesh piece by piece. As a bacterium, he didnt feel pain, which instead would directly affect Immortal Toyas soul.
Of course, Jin Shi and Yin Shi werent the most miserable people on the ind.
Because Devil Gut Fungus Lord still needed the siblings to refine medicine on his behalf.
The most miserable people were Li Hao and his father
Li Diao hadnt recovered from his condition yet, and had be Devil Gut Fungus Lords test subject.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord had Jin Shi and Yin Shi change the prescription, and made Li Hao and his father eat countlessxatives
What exactly is your purpose At that moment, Li Hao and his father were squatting in the backyard as they did their business in the vegetable field.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord even went so far as to not allow them to use the toilet C they werent even allowed to use a squat toilet, and had to directly do their business in the vegetable field
Li Diao couldnt speak at all. He had already been suffering diarrhea for several days before this; now, he had already copsed in the middle of the vegetable field,pletely unconscious. The only part of his body still functioning was his constantly working intestines
Staring at the father and son, Devil Gut Fungus Lord smiled. Since Ive decided to make my debut, I have to nurture loyal underlings of my own. Humans arent unreliable and have many ws: you are impeded in battle for all sorts of reasons C you arent qualified to be called soldiers. Bacteria soldiers, on the other hand, are different, as were a bunch that dont have emotions.
Li Hao:
The bacteria troops are breeding in your digestive system as we speak, so you need to continue excreting them for me to select worthy bacteria soldiers.
Saying this, Devil Gut Fungus Lord looked proudly at his masterpiece.
There were already thousands upon thousands of eligible soldiers in this vegetable field alone.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord then generated a purple and ck spirit energy which he pushed into the bacteria. They were activated and turned into egg-like things.
Li Haos trypophobia was about to re up
Because these egg-like things were quivering constantly, as if something was about to hatch ande out
On the other side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had reached the front line of Chrysanthemum Ind in a hurry.
If he hadnt seen it with his own eyes, there was no way Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would believe that Chrysanthemum Ind could be like this
All the chrysanthemums on the whole of Chrysanthemum Ind had wilted
This was very powerful demonic qi.
Furthermore, it wasnt from a demon or a devil at all
Now that he was a True Venerated, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was able to clearly discern auras!
It seemed that the guy on the ind didnt have a simple identity
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was already prepared to fight.
For now, lets test the situation first, he thought.
The next moment, he raised his hand and swung it down toward the ind, and a golden Buddha seal emerged from his palm
Chapter 878 - An Expert’s Law of the Counter Wave
Chapter 878: An Experts Law of the Counter Wave
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When that zing golden light of Buddha lit up the sky
Devil Gut Fungus Lord raised his head, already sensing an experts arrival.
But he wasnt the least bit afraid. He just waved his hand and covered the new yield of bacteria on the ground with a purple and ck barrier. This light of Buddha was so intense that it had an ultraviolet sterilizing effect, and he had to protect his newly created subordinates.
Has an experte
To be honest, not only wasnt Devil Gut Fungus Lord daunted, he was even a little excited.
This was because, apart from evolving, more of his strength was obtained by swallowing it.
Swallowing the Cosmic God Trees branch alone allowed him to grow a mouth, eyes and limbs, as well as to even obtain spatial abilities.
If he could swallow this expert, his strength would definitely soar again.
But if they fought for real, Devil Gut Fungus Lord felt that this expert who had justnded on the ind wouldnt be easy to deal with.
The other partys spell was Devil Gut Fungus Lords antithesis C it wouldnt be wrong to say they were utterly ipatible. Besides, swallowing the other party would be extremely difficult, like holding a burning hot sweet potato in the mouth; if he was just a little careless, he would be destroyed along with the other party.
While swallowing the other person would be a good thing, what Devil Gut Fungus Lord nned to do now was hold firm.
Gazing at the light of Buddha in the sky, he suddenly flung out one hand to tear open the space above him and use these cracks to block the light.
At the same time, his body started to divide itself.
A fist-sized lump of flesh broke away from his original body, turned into a worm, and burrowed into the earth.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord didnt breathe a sigh of relief until all this was done. Then came the head-to-head fight.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had only used less than twenty percent of his strength to perform the first Wutian Golden Buddha Palm. After all, this was a level seven spell, with enough power to destroy a small city; if he used too much strength, he might swat Chrysanthemum Ind into pieces.
Jin Shi and Yin Shi were still on the ind. Before he rescued them, he had to save his strength.
The most important thing was that until now, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal still didnt know what kind of being had invaded Chrysanthemum Ind.
Look out!
At that moment, the Brilliant Victory sword under his feet released a st of sword qi and helped Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal avoid a pitch-ckser beam.
This was Devil Gut Fungus Lords ability, Super Bacteria Wave, which had an extremely long range of attack.
That was close Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal broke into a cold sweat. He had been mindful of the enemys aura on the ind all this time, but he didnt think that the enemy wouldnt have one, and so didnt immediately anticipate the other partys surprise attack.
If Brilliant Victorys sword spirit hadnt protected him, he would have been hit by this dangerous blow!
Brilliant Victorys sword spirit had been awakened after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal advanced to True Venerated level. The Brilliant Victory sword had very strong defensive abilities to begin with, and this was a sword spirit who was extremely protective of its master and had a keen awareness of the outside world.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had yet to see what Brilliant Victorys sword spirit looked like.
Brilliant Victorys sword spirit was impregnable, had strong defensive abilities, and was a real shut-in
What evil spirit are you? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal opened his palm, and the light of Buddha glowed even brighter in his hand.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was very ufortable under the light; the torn-up space which he had used to block it was already no longer effective.
Thus, he extracted newborn bacteria from the bacterial spores on the ground, which were still multiplying, to create a protective barrier in front of him.
The bacteria died as soon as the light of Buddha shone on them, but the bacteria below on the ground continued to multiply at the same time, maintaining a bnce.
Brother To
With Devil Gut Fungus Lords appearance, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal now understood what had happened on Chrysanthemum Ind.
He didnt know how Immortal Toya had been taken over, but the one thing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was sure of was that this fiend was inside Immortal Toya right now.
So, a troublesome fellow hase. Devil Gut Fungus Lord dusted himself off. This body suits me very well. Since your friend and I are in the same body, how about we both take a step back? I promise I wont hurt your friend C as long as Ive evolved fully and can form my own body, Ill let your friend go. The three of us can live in harmony and happily enjoy the world together.
Why should I make a deal with a fiend like you? Brilliant Victory in hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pointed it at Devil Gut Fungus Lord. Since you chose to hitch a ride in my friend, are you ready to be punished by my venerable self?
Your cultivation is indeed higher than mine, but it wont be that easy to punish me.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord sneered and manipted the continuously-multiplying bacteria into gathering on his back, and actually created eight purple and ck arms, all of which were directly made of bacteria.
These eight arms then spread out together. In that moment, Devil Gut Fungus Lord had ten arms in total.
Ten arms, fifty fingers
The next second, theser beams of the Super Bacteria Wave was fired at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal like a barrage of bullets.
The viscous Super Bacteria Wave was extremely swift and corrosive, and coupled with its extremely wide coverage, even the Brilliant Victory sword found it difficult to defend against such a wide attack range. Furthermore, given the Super Bacteria Waves unusual traits, it was best not toe into direct contact with it, even with a barrier up, as that would be self-destructive.
That was because the Super Bacteria Wave could spread C if it got through the barrier and over the body, that would be a disaster.
Given the situation, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal already had no other choice; the only thing he could think of was to use the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm and destroy the ind Immortal Toya would definitely me him, but it was still better than letting this dangerous bacteria spread!
Brilliant Victory! Go and take Jin Shi and Yin Shi away! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal spread his arms wide to block the oing attack. Wrapped in the light of Buddha, the Brilliant Victory sword under his feet rushed to Jin Shi and Yin Shis location, picked them up as if they were beads on a string, then directly carried them off the ind.
Meanwhile, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal put his hands together
How powerful was the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm at one hundred percent In that moment, the countering light of Buddha turned into a brightly colored shock wave which hit the Super Bacteria Wave with a bang.
Devil Gut Fungus Lords face drained of all color.
Because the moment the palm strike happened, the apparition of a huge golden Buddha actually appeared behind Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!
At the palm strike, the Buddha also thrust its palm forward. The Super Bacteria Wave covered a very wide range, but the instant the light of Buddha shone on it, the wave dissipated into nothingness it was actuallypletely annihted, without leaving even a single bacterium behind
Looking at the effect of this offensive strike, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled. It seems that you dont understand thew of the counter wave in the cultivation world.
Law of the counter wave? Devil Gut Fungus Lord was nk.
The counter wave! The first to release a light wave is naturally the loser!
Chapter 879 - Frightened Devil Gut Fungus Lord
Chapter 879: Frightened Devil Gut Fungus Lord
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Devil Gut Fungus Lord retreated.
He felt that the man in front of him was a little tricky.
He didnt know very much about the human world, but Devil Gut Fungus Lord thought that given his strength, he could absolutely rank among the top ten fighters in the world at the moment. However, his Super Bacteria Wave barrage just now had been dispelled so easily by this man with long ck hair and in traditional attire in front of him C the other party was clearly no less weaker than him, or maybe even stronger
Hence, the only thing Devil Gut Fungus Lord could think of right now was to drag out the fight.
His strength depended on the number of bacteria in his body. The more new bacteria were produced, the stronger he would be, and he would continue to grow over time.
But whether his n to drag out the fight would go so smoothly
That remained to be seen.
How about a short ceasefire? Devil Gut Fungus Lord stared at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
In midair, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal returned Devil Gut Fungus Lords gaze fearlessly. You and I both know very well that this fight can be settled in one minute C maybe not even that. How many more times do you think you can withstand my palm attack?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord grit his teeth. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said the words lightly, but they hit him in a sore spot.
Indeed
That move, which contained the golden light of Buddha and which could even make manifest a golden Buddha palm technique, didnt agree with him at all! It could even be described as his nature enemy!
The force of that palm strike just now was devastating C billions of his bacteria became cannon fodder and were obliterated in an instant.
If the other party used several palm strikes in session, he wouldnt be able to hold out for long at all
At this time, Jin Shi and Yin Shi were already staring in awe from a distance as the Brilliant Victory sword protected them.
They never knew Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could be so powerful. They had heard previously that Senior Immortal was now a True Venerated expert! Shifu told them that this was a rare realm between True Immortal and Venerated Immortal!
The greatest fortune was required in order to be a True Venerated!
Shifu is being controlled by that evil spirit. Can Senior Immortal really save him? Yin Shi was a little worried, not because she didnt believe in Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ability, but because Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was so powerful that he might destroy their masters body After all, there were often some bizarre news reports nowadays on something like someone trying to save a girl who wanted to jump off a building by killing her first before she could do so
If Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt control his strength, he would destroy the evil invader along with their shifu s body
It was true that this was an evil invader, but the body he had infiltrated was their masters!
While there were now many ways to reconstruct a body, in the end, the original was still better!
Hell be fine. Your shifu will also be saved. As Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals sword spirit, Brilliant Victory had utmost faith in its master.
It had already activated a protective sword shield. Sword qi stretched out from its hilt to form a sword wall like a mountain, firmly protecting Jin Shi and Yin Shi.
Brilliant Victorys defensive abilities were so strong it could even withstand a nuclear explosion
Considering how powerful the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm was, Brilliant Victory felt it necessary to protect the siblings and ensure they were unharmed.
That was the task Grenade-Throwing had originally assigned to it.
As for Li Diao and his son who were still on the ind
Brilliant Victory sword had initially nned to rescue them in passing.
But both of them were infected with the bacteria and their bodies stank weirdly all over, which made Brilliant Victory flinch.
So Brilliant Victory could only leave these two to fend for themselves
On the other side, seeing that Jin Shi and Yin Shi werepletely protected by Brilliant Victory, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal no longer had any concerns.
As for Li Diao and his son on the ind
They had to fend for themselves.
When the battle was over, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would see if they could still be saved
After all, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch had cklisted these two, and they were way down the priority list behind Jin Shi and Yin Shi.
Its over.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
You wont kill me! Devil Gut Fungus Lordughed wildly. This is your friends body. If you attack me, your friends body will be the first to suffer
Devil Gut Fungus Lord didnt know very much of the human world, but he knew that the cost of reconstructing a body was more expensive than a house!
Is that so? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal smiled gently.
He made a hand seal again, and the zing light of Buddha rocketed upward, looking for all the world like a miracle splitting earth and heaven apart! The golden beam of light connecting earth and heaven was like the Monkey Kings Golden Cudgel, and was very intimidating! But the huge apparition of a golden Buddha appeared behind Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal again, and it slowly swung its palm, which seemed to contain innumerable truths of Buddha.
The golden Buddha pushed the beam of light forward with its palm, aiming it so that it fell directly toward Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
Buddha Light Body Freeze
Under this tremendous pressure, Devil Gut Fungus Lord was stunned to find that he actually couldnt move.
This man
Was too vicious!
He didnt even care about his fellow brothers body?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord never thought Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would attack him so resolutely.
He was utterly shaken, and at the same time sensed the threat of death approaching.
This Wutian Golden Buddha Palm had the Buddha Light Body Freeze effect. When the beam fell on him, his soul and body, as well as the soul of the bodys owner, would instantly be annihted.
If he didnt leave now, it would be toote!
Devil Gut Fungus Lord gnashed his teeth. Youre really something!
The next moment, countless purple and ck worms poured out from every pore of Immortal Toyas body. These worms were from Devil Gut Fungus Lords original body, and were bacteria from the parent body that Devil Gut Fungus Lord had enchanted. He was forced by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to leave this highlypatible body.
The instant he left the body, Devil Gut Fungus Lord suffered the torture of being exposed to the light of Buddha.
Goddammit
It hurt!
He felt himself burning up!
The light of Buddha was so powerful that every inch of his body felt like it was being gnawed on by a powerful, purifying force!
The next second, Devil Gut Fungus Lords original body, which had broken away, directly chewed a hole into space, and he manipted all the worms so that they scuttled into the space together.
He was worried that if he hung around too long, even the parent body would be immobilized by the light of Buddha, so he had to retreat as soon as possible.
Seeing that he had seeded in forcing Devil Gut Fungus Lord out of the body, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hurriedly looked to the sky and yelled, Brother Ling! I know youre watching! Hurry up and cut off my ultimate move! Dont just watch! If my palm strike falls, Brother To and his ind will disappear!
As soon as he said that
A space fissure suddenly appeared next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals cheeks.
A pair of familiar hands came into view.
Pa!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then felt a ringing pain in his head.
In the wake of Wang Lings Great Skull-Flicking Spell, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ultimate move was sessfully interrupted
The golden light of Buddha which filled the whole sky was instantly dispelled.
Chapter 880 - Immortal Toya’s Exquisite Pagoda
Chapter 880: Immortal Toyas Exquisite Pagoda
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The Great Skull-Flicking Spell was one of the Three Thousand Great Dao, which could forcibly put a stop to all skills C even a Heavenly Dao spell could be interrupted by this move. If a spell couldnt be stopped, that meant that the other partys strength far surpassed yours, or that you werent proficient enough at the Great Skull-Flicking Spell.
But neither of these two situations applied to Wang Ling.
It was just that he didnt pay attention to how much strength he was using, and it seemed that he flicked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals skull a little too hard
Em
It was true that it put a stop to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ultimate move, but Wang Lingpletely blew off his head
It was only when his body was reconstructed by the power of the Soul Suppression Ring that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal realized that he had actually died Thankfully, the power of the Soul Suppression Ring brought him back to life.
Sure enough, Brother Ling was powerful
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was secretly terrified.
He hadnt felt anything at all the instant he died; not the slightest bit of pain
This was something a person could do once their strength reached a particr level.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals body was swiftly reconstructed after a few seconds.
His body was restored. Jin Shi and Yin Shi had watched as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals head was blown up into fine dust, which returned to his body.
The siblings didnt know what words to use to express what they were feeling at that moment, and could only gape.
Look, didnt I say that my master will save your shifu ? Brilliant Victory waspletely unaware of Jin Shi and Yin Shis shock, and instead thought that they were momentarily stunned with joy at their shifu being rescued.
Brilliant Victory sighed inwardly.
In the end, these were juniors, who were unable to bear the mental strain.
After he was resurrected, the first thing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal did was to check Immortal Toyas injuries.
He carried a panacea on him that could heal wounds quickly the shen tui deng yan pill 1 !
The pills main ingredient was an extract of Heavenly Dao broli. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had eaten it himself before, and it had a formidable and miraculous healing effect on injuries, especially internal ones.
But Immortal Toya was unconscious and couldnt swallow it at all. If Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had to force it in via CPR that seemed a little gay
Besides, Jin Shi and Yin Shi were here it wouldnt be good to do that in front of the kids!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal racked his brains for a bit.
There was no other option
He ripped open Immortal Toyas clothes, directly ced the pill in thetters belly button, and pushed it in.
After a few seconds, Immortal Toya woke up.
When the evil spirit entered his body, it had originally caused his soul great damage, but the shen tui deng yan pill just now had a miraculous effect and healed the damage to his soul.
Brother To? Are you okay? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal helped Immortal Toya sit up.
Yes
Immortal Toya shook his head.
Hisst memory was of the huge golden Buddha palm pushing the beam of light forward as it was about to fall on him.
In that instant, he felt the terror of the evil spirit inside his body before it slipped away in a frenzy. When his soul returned to its rightful ce as master of his body he didnt know what happened after that.
The moment his soul returned to his body was when he lost consciousness.
But thankfully, after Immortal Toya woke up, he didnt feel out of sorts except that his clothes had been torn to shreds
Its all ruined
Sitting on the ground, Immortal Toya sighed.
Whether it was the heavenly silkworm precious clothes he was wearing or Chrysanthemum Ind, they were both destroyed
His Chrysanthemum Ind
Such arge ind
With so many chrysanthemums
In an instant, they were all gone
It will take a long time to rebuild everything! Immortal Toya sighed.
The chrysanthemum array on this ind was something his ancestors had left behind, so he had to restore it.
He didnt want to be nailed to the post of shame byter generations and cursed for being a wastrel.
Dont worry, Brother To, Ill send some people to help you rebuildter. With Dharmaraja and Brother Luo around, Brother Dharmarajas logistics team is always on hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal never expected Chrysanthemum Ind to be wrecked to this extent. It wouldnt be too much to say that the ind had been utterly devastated, as if Pain 2 had invaded. The smell of smoke and chaos was everywhere. All this was because of that Devil Gut Fungus Lord and how strong the power of his infection was.
But both Immortal Toya and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal were well aware
This wasnt the end of the matter.
Because Devil Gut Fungus Lord wasnt dead yet and was still atrge.
Immortal Toya stood up. Looking at the mess that Chrysanthemum Ind was in, he trembled slightly, not because his Daoist robe was torn and he was cold, but because he was furious.
Senior Immortal if its possible
Brother To, even though I rescued you, it was actually Brother Ling. You dont have to give your heart to me
Senior Immortal, Im being serious!
Fine, go ahead
I want revenge. Can you leave that Devil Gut Fungus Lord to me?
This Devil Gut Fungus Lord is very strong and cunning. At Brother Tos current fighting strength, Im afraid he wont be easy to handle, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed and said.
I understand. Immortal Toya nodded very seriously. But, I still want to do it.
As he spoke, Immortal Toya spread his palm and spirit light blossomed in his hand.
Unexpectedly, a beautiful Chinese redbud appeared in his palm. It then blossomed to reveal an exquisite pagoda. However, this pagoda was damaged. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that this was Immortal Toyas n heirloom the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda.
Does Brother To want to repair the Exquisite Pagoda?
Thats right I believe its time, Immortal Toya said. The pagoda contains the secrets of our Toya n, and these secrets will be a key factor in helping me advance in my artster. Its a pity that the pagoda was damaged early on. Ive been looking for the materials to repair the pagoda all this time, and I finally gathered all of them not long ago.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated. So, Brother To has been gathering the materials all this time?
He had heard before of the Exquisite Pagoda being damaged, but had never heard Immortal Toya mention it, so he had thought it was broken beyond repair.
Immortal Toya nodded. Yes! Ive been looking for the materials! All these years, Ive been doing all I can to work and participate in operations in order to save money and buy all the materials I need to repair the pagoda.
Wait, Brother To
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal interrupted Immortal Toya. Have you ever asked Brother Ling?
I was just about to. I heard that Ling Zhenren is brilliant at refining artifacts. Im prepared to get down on my knees to beg him to help me repair the pagoda. After all, I only have one set of the materials.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Why dont you ask him now?
Immortal Toya: Now?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shouted at the sky, Brother Ling! I know youre watching!
No sooner had he said the words when a space fissure opened, and Wang Ling stretched out his hand once again
He simply stroked the top of Immortal Toyas Exquisite Pagoda
All the cracks in the Exquisite Pagoda disappeared.
Immortal Toya:
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Look, Brother To you didnt need the materials at all
Immortal Toya was stupefied. This
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: So, Brother To, next time you have a problem, tell us first. If you dont say anything, how will you be a koi fish3 ?
Immortal Toya:
Chapter 881 - Wang Lings Birthday (Side Story)
Chapter 881: Wang Lings Birthday (Side Story)
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Everyone had their own little secrets, including Wang Ling, who had a habit of writing his down in his diary this was a major trait of the Wang family. The old man, Father Wang, Mother Wang, and even Loopy Toad who had joined them not long ago had the habit of writing things down. While Loopy Toad had indeed started keeping a diary to practice its writing, it ultimately became a habit as time went by.
The things the Wang family wrote were the stuff of legends C these werent empty words, but were verified by past experiences.
As Wang Ling was writing in his diary today, he identally flipped back to his entry on his birthdayst year.
His experience that day had been quite mystical.
December 26th, 4395.
At that time, Wang Ling wasnt as close yet to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others, Sixology hadnt been created, Sevenology controlled everything under heaven, the koi fish phenomenon had yet to happen, theImmortal King hadnt been adapted into a cartoon, the group Calorie wasnt popr yet, Liu Qiangdong hadnt been arrested, the most beautiful Yu Quan duo hadnt gotten their wings clipped, nor had the the breeze of reform has brought great changes guichu video lyric gone viral 1 .
When Wang Ling woke up that day, he looked at the Heavenly Dao calendar, which was the cause of everything that happened that day.
Cultivation Calendar: December 26th, 4395.
Do: Have weddings and funerals, travel, make friends, study, work
Dont: Eat snacks
Wang Ling looked down at the crispy noodle snack in his hand.
Although he hadnt opened the packet, his hand had already begun to tremble slightly.
This Heavenly Dao calendar would have been created by Heavenly Dao, right?
No way!
He had to change it!
Not allowed to eat snacks on his birthday C how was he going to get through the day?!
But at that time, Wang Ling and the six Heavenly Dao didnt have such a close rtionship yet.
He drew an equivalent exchange array with the hand that was holding the crispy noodle snack packet and summoned the Heavenly Dao little golden man.
The little golden mans hands were also shaking. You now what do you want?
Wang Lings gaze turned to the calendar, and his intent was very clear.
The Heavenly Dao calendar was approved by the Heavenly Dao Calendar Governing General Assembly yesterday; the actual decision wasnt made by the six Great Heavenly Dao, but by the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao which they represent, and everyone had to cast a vote. Dont me me, I didnt tick eating snacks.'' The little golden man wiped at his cold sweat.
He knew too well what this little master in front of him looked like when he was furious, and didnt dare provoke him at all.
Take me back to yesterday. Wang Ling fixed his eyes on the little golden man as he spoke telepathically.
The little golden mans mouth dropped open. He didnt have the right to refuse the transaction, and was about to ask what Wang Ling had prepared for the exchange. In the end, when he noticed the crispy noodle snack packet in Wang Lings hand, his heart instantly turned cold C as expected, it was expired
Giving a long sigh, the Heavenly Dao little golden man activated the time corridor to yesterday.
Wang Ling strode in without hesitation.
Unlike when the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee met, this Heavenly Dao Calendar Governing General Assembly was held in arge venue simr to a gym. When Wang Ling reached the entrance, he saw many little golden men picking up the voting devices. When the general assembly officially started, this voting device would be the important factor in determining the dos and donts in the calendar.
This is the voting device, please take it. The little golden man working at the venue gave every little golden man who entered a device.
It was Wang Lings turn.
This is the voting device, please Looking up, the little golden man was just about to hand over the voting device when he realized that this was actually a human
Wrong!
How could a human show up here?!
On the side, the little golden man who had led the way for Wang Ling hurriedly shot the other party a warning nce and whispered, If you dont want to die, hurry up and give him a voting device.
Unfortunately, the little golden man giving out the devices was incredibly stiff-necked. No way! Only our Heavenly Dao little golden men can use this device! I definitely cant give one to this human! He cant even enter the venue!
Right after that, Wang Ling directly stretched out one hand and lightly flicked this little golden man in the forehead.
Bam!
There was an explosion, resulting in a small mushroom cloud.
The little golden man giving out the voting devices was reduced to flying dust.
The golden man acting as a guide sighed. Ai
These brothers, was there any need
Heavenly Dao couldnt die, but it would probably take a very long time for this little golden man, who had exploded into a small mushroom cloud and turned into dust, to be restored.
After that, Wang Ling took the rest of the voting devices.
The little golden men who were still in line stared nkly; although angry, they didnt dare protest.
And so, after ten minutes or so.
A mystical scene took ce at the venue for the Heavenly Dao Calendar Governing General Assembly.
A human youngster created hundreds of clones, each of whom held a voting device as they waited to vote.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the golden men whose voting devices had been snatched from them trembled as they huddled together.
After the venue quieted down, a tform in the center slowly rose as the six Great Heavenly Dao presiding over the meeting showed up.
When they saw a human actually sitting inside the venue after grabbing a voting device, they were already prepared to suppress him C in the end, after clearly making out his face, they restlessly withdrew their hands
Simrly
They were angry, but didnt dare protest.
Strength Heavenly Dao cleared his throat. Colleagues, as usual, we are having the Heavenly Dao Calendar Governing General Assembly today to vote on the dos and donts items for tomorrow, December 26th, based on our meeting discussion.
After saying this, Strength Heavenly Dao nced at Wang Ling and said haltingly, Next, Ill first discuss the dont items for tomorrow.
I observed the starsst night and noticed that the Emperor Star is at its apex, which is a sign of a great persons radiant soul. Thus, I specially propose a ban on recreational activities tomorrow Among ying games, readingics, binge-watching dramas, reading novels and eating snacks, which one should we ban? Please think it over carefully, then vote.
Strength Heavenly Dao thought that his hint was quite clear.
But he felt that the voting this time wouldnt go very smoothly.
Because the Heavenly Dao little golden men didnt feel the urge to eat to begin with
So, during the voting, Strength Heavenly Dao already had a bad feeling.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Brother Time can you turn time back Ill remove the eating snacks item
Time Heavenly Dao: Toote! Brother Strength! Youre toote!
Strength Heavenly Dao:
As soon as Time Heavenly Dao said the words, a series of explosions started to ring out in the whole venue.
For a moment, countless mushroom clouds rose around them.
A few secondster, the only one left in the massive venue was Wang Ling.
And his clones
The six Great Heavenly Dao watched the mushroom clouds fill the venue.
They were angry, but didnt dare protest.
Chapter 882 - Cheeky Little Wang Ling!
Chapter 882: Cheeky Little Wang Ling!
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Immortal Toya sniffled a little despairingly (i_i).
He had worked hard for so many years, going to so much trouble for something that in the end could be solved with a few crispy noodle snack packets. Not only had the work taxed his body, it had slowed down his cultivation greatly.
Gazing at this restored and wless Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda, Immortal Toya was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions in that moment.
It could only be said that Ling Zhenren was Ling Zhenren.
He could even perfectly fix a magic weapon like this in an instant. This absolutely wasnt something an ordinary man could do! Even General Yi and the others Ten Generals wouldnt have been able to do it.
The Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda was a world-defying magic artifact.
To be able to instantly fix a world-defying magic artifact was too terrifying!
Elsewhere, in his bathroom, Wang Ling withdrew his hand.
Of course, it wasnt that he was able to repair magic artifacts, but that he had used a time reversal spell to return the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda to its former state, which couldnt be consideredpletely repairing it.
But there was a limit on this time reversal spell, as the cooldown period between use was very long.
Wang Ling had once tried to restore his crispy noodle snacks with this spell.
For example, if he left some crispy noodle snack crumbs behind, he could use this technique to turn a crispy noodle snack he had already eaten back to its original state.
But it had taken so long that he could only give up.
Of course, Wang Ling had been more mischievous as a kid, and had once used this technique to y a prank.
Back when Father Wang had docked his allowance for breaking a pair of chopsticks, Wang Ling used the time reversal spell to delete Father Wangs drafts in his manuscript folder.
Subsequently, Father Wang had earned very little that month since he didnt have drafts to submit.
And Wang Lings allowance had shrunk drastically
Although Wang Ling had the capability, the Wang household earned money through honest means, and most of their expenses were covered by Father Wangs profits as a writer.
Little Wang Ling didnt know if Father Wang realized he was the one who had done it.
Thinking carefully now, Wang Ling guessed Father Wang probably knew back then.
But after that one time, little Wang Ling understood that it wasnt easy for his father.
From then on, he never did anything as cheeky anymore.
Life in the Wang household was very slow-paced; even Father and Mother Wangs approach to educating children was slow and steady.
When it came to educating children, they never advocated for violence as a way to solve problems.
Domestic violence was useless.
Mm
The main reason being that they werent Wang Lings match
Even if they joined hands, Wang Lings physique was too powerful, and the bacsh generated was so strong they would only hurt themselves.
So whenever Wang Ling did something wrong as a child, what Father and Mother Wang often did was have him stand against the wall as punishment, dock his allowance, forbid him to eat crispy noodle snacks and so on. Standing against the wall had been good for developing Wang Lings lumbar vertebra and leg muscles C in fact, his Sage Body had been the result of being punished to stand against the wall
In front of his table, Wang Lings mind suddenly drifted back to his past when he was little.
To be honest, if it hadnt been for Father Wang and Mother Wangs proper guidance, even Wang Ling himself didnt know what kind of person he would have turned into.
Excessive power usually went to a persons head, and the smallest misdeed could cause a person to fall into an abyss.
Wang Ling thought he was lucky to have grown up in such a blessed way despite the asional distress.
To help Immortal Toya fix the Nine Cycle Exquisite Pagoda, Wang Ling used the time reversal spell this time.
But actually, this waspensation from Wang Ling.
Because he had secretly watched the battle just now between Devil Gut Fungus Lord and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
He never expected the bacterium he enchanted toe out and be so tyrannical.
This was his blunder.
Thus, after fixing the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda, Wang Ling was pondering how to kill the bacterium.
This was an enchanted bacterium, which was a little troublesome.
The gremlins he had enlightened in the past didnt have the ability to mature.
But not only could this Devil Gut Fungus Lord mature, it could also devour other peoples abilities for its own use.
When it came to a gremlin that was capable of growing, there was no way to undo the enchantment on it any longer.
What Wang Ling had to do waspletely destroy Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
Track it down for me.
Wang Ling spoke telepathically to Book of Sage Immortal on the table.
Yes, my lord.
Book of Sage Immortals screen showed a radar scan as it searched for Devil Gut Fungus Lords location. Although thetter had learned to travel through space after devouring the Cosmic God Trees spatial abilities, it didnt have the ability to leap beyond the universe.
As long as it was still inside the seventh universe, Book of Sage Immortal would be able to quickly fix onto Devil Gut Fungus Lords specific location with its radar search function.
Ive found it, my lord. After several dozen seconds, Book of Sage Immortal conveyed the news. ording to the GPS, Devil Gut Fungus Lord has escaped abroad and is active on the border of Mixiu nation.
Escaped abroad? Wang Ling was startled.
It seems that my wise lord is pondering how to eliminate Devil Gut Fungus Lord? Ivee up with a thousand ways, and have analyzed three that I believe my lord is definitely considering.
Book of Sage Immortal said, Devil Gut Fungus Lord is active on the border of Mixiu nation. Ive analyzed that theres a 78% chance that it will run into President Bai of Night Chief. If the two of them meet, Devil Gut Fungus Lord has a 97% chance of winning that fight. Although its strength will be greatly enhanced after devouring President Bais abilities, it wont be a threat to my lord at all. Instead, itll help my lord to get rid of the hidden danger that is President Bai. When the timees, my lord can then send a clone to finish Devil Gut Fungus Lord off, which will be killing two birds with one stone.
Wang Ling:
The second method is simple and blunt. My lord can directly open a space to go and put down Devil Gut Fungus Lord. The hidden danger with this method, however, is that my lord will very likely be detected by Mixiu nations secret agents. Mixiu is already keeping a very close watch on Night Chief and the FCI is currently carrying out an investigation. If we leave Night Chief be, the probability that FCI will get rid of them in the future is 67%, while there is a 34% chance that President Bai is killed. If my lord directly takes action, the probability of Night Chief being eliminated is 1000%, and theres a 2000% chance that President Bai will die. The probability of Devil Gut Fungus Lord dying is 3000%, but the risk of being detected by the FCI is 47%.
Wang Ling:
The third method is to get someone else to do the dirty work. My lord can entrust your friend Immortal Toya to go abroad and put down Devil Gut Fungus Lord. With the Nine Cycle Exquisite Pagoda, the probability of Immortal Toya eliminating Night Chief is 72%, and the probability of President Bai and Devil Gut Fungus Lord being killed is 68% and 54% respectively. If my lord lends a hand, the probability in each case can increase to 100% or even higher.
Book of Sage Immortal: Looking at my lordsposed expression, I believe my lord has made your decision? Im guessing that my lord is definitely considering the third method, is that right?
Wang Ling:
Chapter 883 - A Way to Purify the Mind
Chapter 883: A Way to Purify the Mind
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This was the first time a gremlin Wang Ling had enchanted was so dangerous.
Currently, as the only gremlin to have been enlightened with a second generation enchantment spell in the Wang familys small vi, Book of Sage Immortals might was indisputable. Although Lord Ma was still the most powerful gremlin when it came tobat capability, Book of Sage Immortals strength in other aspects was really astonishing.
If it was enlightened a second time like Lord Ma, it might be a cosmic-level divine artifact.
Head lowered in thought, Wang Ling felt that Book of Sage Immortals abilities could benefit the universe C calcting the possibilities, it could overturn the heavens!
My lord?
Wang Ling: ?
Wang Ling had an outrageous thought C he felt a little like sending Book of Sage Immortal to another universe.
This guy was too smart; keeping it with him might be a real headache.
Seeing that Wang Ling hadnt responded in a while, Book of Sage Immortal asked again, What is my lord thinking of?
Before Wang Ling could speak, Book of Sage Immortal continued, I know that my lord is still thinking about the matter with Devil Gut Fungus Lord. I estimated earlier that theres a 87% chance that my lord will choose the third option. Therefore, Ive already contacted Immortal Toya beforehand and texted him in my lords style to have him go and deal with Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
Wang Ling:
Book of Sage Immortal: Ive calcted that theres a 92% chance of a massive tornado developing on the sea tomorrow, which will affect flights. Thus, Ive already helped Immortal Toya buy a ticket for the underwater channel. Hell leave this evening, and will arrive at his destination in two hours.
Because of the space control along Mixiu nations border, if my lord casually opens up a space tunnel to send Immortal Toya through, this might impact the rtionship between nations.
Also, the ticket for the underwater channel was purchased with money from pawning some of my lords crispy noodle snacks.
???
At the moment, Ive estimated that there is a 99% chance that my lord will smash me to bits. Of course, there is a 1% chance that I may be sent to another universe to benefit the people there. But my lord, please calm down; I can already sense your rage breaking through the dimension wall and affecting the global environment.
Wang Lings heart: (????p)
After a few seconds
My lord, calm down! I can already sense your anger surging It seems to have spilled over the dimension wall into the other universes.
After several more seconds.
Wang Lings heart: (sF)s(ߩ
My lord truly, dont be impulsive. I know that theres a 99.99% probability of you beating me to death now, but if you continue to be angry, the crack in the dimension wall of the tenth universe is going to get bigger and bigger. The tenth universe is already suffering the impact of my lords rage, and its four poles are starting to melt the cultivators of the world in the tenth universe will just barely be able to hold on for another thirty years if they use Whisper pads for the leak, but theyllpletely die out after that.
At that moment, Wang Ling took a deep breath.
He had made up his mind.
He would send this guy to the tenth universe.
On the other side on Chrysanthemum Ind, Immortal Toya had already received the text which Book of Sage Immortal had sent in Wang Lings style. Since its original form was an iPad, Book of Sage Immortal could connect to any electronic device in the world and send messages.
Immortal Toya was very excited, because this would be his first time going on a mission overseas. What was more, he was well aware that this was an opportunity which Crispy Noodle Dao Monarch was giving to him.
Congrats, Immortal Toya, youve been appointed! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal congratted him on the side. The reason why your realm hasnt advanced in so long is mainly because youve always been in a restless mood.
What do you mean? An alchemist had to have a more steady temperament than regr cultivators. This was because one had to have a tranquil state of mind when refining pills; excessive fluctuations in mood would lead to a dramatic decrease in the sess rate of refining pills.
Thus, in this business, a lot of alchemists were very Buddha-like.
Brother To, dont misunderstand. Youre so open-minded that ordinary cultivators naturally arent your match. But the more open-minded a person is, the more vulnerable he might be. With the invasion of Chrysanthemum Ind and given its war-torn state now, even if you dont show it, you certainly must feel some resentment.
After saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed. Thats why its important to have a girlfriend in a situation like this.
Immortal Toya:
If Brother To had a girlfriend, you could give vent to your anger through dual cultivation. But since you dont have one, you can only solve it yourself by purifying your mind, said Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Purifying your mind is a problem which every cultivator who has reached a bottleneck will face. After all, Brother To isnt Old Demon Wang this is Brother Wang giving you some guidance!
What does this have to do with Old Demon Wang
Brother To, have you forgotten? Back then, to purify his mind, Old Demon Wang specially opened a woodcarving shop and made wooden airne cups 1C no ordinary cultivator could reach that level of perseverance and craftsmanship.
Immortal Toya remained silent for a long time. A momentter, he suddenly turned his gaze to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals phone, and took a deep breath. Senior Immortal, this is
As Brother To can see, this is an app for making friends. Just tap scan, and the app will automatically scan up to five hundred li around you for female cultivators whose interests and hobbies best match yours.
But
Brother To, were not young anymore, we need to think about our futures. Settling down with a partner can only be a good thing. With a partner, your sess rate in refining pills will be much higher.
But
Of course, its toote this time, but you have to n ahead, right? Ive only just started using this app myself. I should be more or less familiar with it once Brother To returns, and I can teach you how to use it then, to find Jinshi and Yinshi a mother.
But
Immortal To, no buts! This is a mission! Its also your first assignment since the founding of the Office of Strategic Deception. The organization still cares about the important things in your life! If Brother Ling hadnt helped out with Chrysanthemum Ind, Brother Tos state of mind might have already crumbled So, Brother To, shouldnt you find a wife who can fry crispy noodles, to repay Brother Ling?
But
But again? Why do I feel that Brother To seems so nervous? Im just trying out the app myself now, itll take me a while to understand how it works.
I understand, Senor Immortal, but Immortal Toya took a deep breath. He had already been holding himself back for a long time; if he was interrupted again, he felt like he might die.
The next moment, he covered Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals mouth before thetter could speak. However, Senior Immortal, when youre making friends, please dont use my profile pic
Chapter 884 - Night Chief’s New Plan
Chapter 884: Night Chiefs New n
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The Toya ns Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda housed the ns secrets, and contained the Toya ns supreme and exclusive pill recipes. Furthermore, it was only in the hands of the Toya n that the value of this magic artifact would be brought out prominently.
Holding the pagoda, Immortal Toya dropped a bit of his blood on the top, and a golden light burst out suddenly.
What a powerful fluctuation Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was secretly shocked.
Ive roused the pagoda spirit, and its waking up. The pagoda spirit can directlybine with me in battle and improve mybat strength, Immortal Toya said. But only my Toya ns bloodline can rouse it, and its a slightly troublesome process. We have to hit the eye of the pagoda with blood. It took me quite a while to aim that drop of blood just now before I let it go.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Several dozen secondster, the fluctuations from the Exquisite Pagoda stopped
Immortal Toya and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waited for a while, but unexpectedly, there wasnt any response from the Exquisite Pagoda at all.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: What Whats the meaning of this? Why isnt there any movement? Was Brother Tos positioning wrong?
Impossible! Ive been practicing this blood in the eye move for a long time! Ive got very good aim, theres no way I could have made a mistake! Immortal Toya wouldnt believe it. He started looking through the Toya ns ancient records for information on the pagoda spirit.
In the end, he confirmed that it wasnt his fault.
Mm The problem probably isnt with me
What do you mean?
ording to my ancestors, this pagoda spirit has a personality w, which is that its rather cheeky. Furthermore, it has a reverse personality, Immortal Toya said telepathically.
Reverse personality?
It means that if we expect it toe out now, it wonte out The best thing to do is ignore it.
With that, Immortal Toya and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal turned around and pretended to be indifferent.
Sure enough, the Exquisite Pagoda started to give off fluctuations again
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sweated. This pagoda spirit is kind of interesting, Brother To But speaking of which, how are you going to manipte it into melding with you?
Immortal Toya sighed.
At that moment, he trembled all over.
His heart resisted, but right now, he had no other way to improve his fighting strength.
Immortal Toya turned his head, ripped apart his own clothes, adopted the expression of a young girl being cruelly treated by some burly guys, and said in a thready voice, Ah! Yamete! Yamete! Dont! Dont take me!
As soon as he said that, the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda vibrated slightly, then a faint figure started to appear out of thin air over the top of the pagoda.
By the time Immortal Toya regained hisposure, the figure had already fully manifested itself. It was a girl dressed in blue. She was tall, slender and graceful, with a small face, red lips, big breasts and wide hips.
The moment she manifested, she promptly turned into a light which merged with Immortal Toyas body.
Immortal Toya felt a miraculous change in his body.
Mm
Indeed, he felt a lot stronger than before!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Elsewhere, on the border of Mixiu nation, Night Chief was still active. Night Chiefs reputation in the Dark Network had taken a heavy blow after the failure of their operation against the Office of Strategic Deception, and President Bai felt how difficult it was to be a boss for the first time.
It took more than strength to prop up Night Chief. But President Bai was in no hurry; he was preparing a new n, the Night Chief National Fitness Program,National Fitness Program for short!
With this program, President Bai nned to target the middle-aged and elderly members of the world to help Night Chief raise a huge amount of funds for its next big operation.
Thus, after the Office of Strategic Deceptions opening ceremony, a chain of clinics called Night National Fitness Fire Therapy Spa popped up like mushrooms after the rain. This fire therapy spa didnt require a lot of capital, and was started up by the members of Night Chief. It didnt take a lot of resources to set up: a 10 square-meter house, two fire therapy beds, and one emphatically not professional massage therapist
At that moment, Long Ming was reporting on the set up of the fire therapy spa. Lord President, the foundation has already beenid for Night National Fitness Fire Therapy Spa. So far, 121 branches are currently doing well, and have collected a lot of money. Furthermore, our sales reps have sold tens of thousands of fire therapy beds, raising almost hundreds of millions in capital. At this rate, it wont be long before we have several billion in savings! Half a month at the soonest!
Very good! President Bai nodded. Ive seen the tweets on the official ount, theyre written very good! However, I feel that we can embellish the healing effects a little more.
Long Ming sweated. Then theres a chance that well draw the attention of Mixius Consumer Association
When did my Night Chief start to be afraid of swindling people? Anyway, this is a short-term fundraiser; once were rolling in cash, well run. President Bai smiled. Just do as I say!
Long Ming sweated and didnt dare refuse.
Thus, Long Ming put considerable effort that night into hiring a water army of hundreds to promote the magical effects of the fire therapy bed alongside the new tweets on the official ount.
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User 2 (number of likes 16k)
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User 3 (number of likes 12k)
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Chapter 885 - Devour
Chapter 885: Devour
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The National Fitness Fire Treatment Program was a new scheme helmed entirely by Long Ming. It was wholly aimed at raising enough money for Night Chief in the short term tounch their next operation.
Doing anything these days wasnt easy, and the costs of international crime were too high. President Bai had to switch identities each time he went to Huaxiu. The cost of buying an identity from Dark Network alone was sky-high. However, he was now an international SSSSR-ss wanted criminal. If customs discovered his true identity when he entered the country, he could be directly executed on the spot.
There was a precedent for this type of wanted criminal: a Net criminal from the Dark Network named Rain Sunset Beast.
This famous female fugitive controlled various major online forums and released all kinds of rumors, creating waves time and time again. She charged a fee to secretly delete or rig posts, as well as nt viruses that could paralyze the onlinework on arge scale. After Huaxiu Alliance approved the decision, an execution order went out on this Rain Sunset Beast.
It was said that this Miss Rain Sunset Beast died like a dog, and became the first well-known keyboard warrior to be shot dead in Huaxius history.
The Inte wasnt a ce where you could get away with anything; she didnt know how much trouble her behavior caused for innocent people, and she never thought the consequences of her actions through.
She had been discovered at the customs checkpoint on her way to Sun Ind. When she was shot, a bullet the size of a durian passed right through her chest. Her eyes were wide open, and her face, which had been injected with hyaluronic acid, was sttered with blood. When she fell, her sharp awl-like chin, pierced the ground deeply
It was a traumatic scene for President Bai.
The instant execution bullet used by customs was specially made and also known as Death Bullet. Each Death Bullet was extremely expensive, and ensured that criminals died on the spot.
So President Bai had no choice but to buy new identities; this was an expense that he couldnt do without. Unless he had to smash an already cracked pot, there was no way he would create more trouble for himself.
Death Bullets could cause extremely severe damage, and were simply his antithesis.
President Bai shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Our next operation will target No. 60 High C Im going to wipe them out.
Since we have enough funds, it wont take much to blow up a mere Foundation Establishment school. Long Ming was also very confident.
However, the two men still felt uneasy.
And their uneasiness was because of Wang Ling.
This youngster
No
They refused to admit that this was a sixteen-year-old youngster!
It was obvious that this was a bigwig
But they had never been able to figure out why such a bigwig was studying at No. 60 High.
Previously, President Bai had been stubborn about wanting to get revenge on Wang Ling.
But now he understood very well C
That getting revenge on Wang Ling was basically impossible
So, after overall consideration, President Bai changed his n and decided to blow up the school instead.
While he was thinking, the siren inside Night Chief suddenly red at that moment, the shrill rm ringing throughout the entire Night Chief base.
What is it? Hurry up and check! Bai Zhe frowned slightly. After moving several times, their base had settled underground, and was very difficult to detect.
Knowing that Mixius FCI was searching for traces of Night Chief, Night Chief had been on high alert these two days.
The technical staff pulled up a 3D model simtion of Night Chiefs base, and the point of intrusion was marked with a heat source. A powerful energy could clearly be seen to swiftly cut through the earth like a sharp knife above the base as it invaded through the ground.
What is that?
Ah! My glowing biceps 1 !
Ahhh! This little mouth is swallowing me! It hurts!
Soon, there were screams above them!
President Bais eyes were fixed in the direction that the heat source was invading from, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Impudent! Actuallying to pick a fight with me?
He raised his head and gave a sharp cry. In a split second, an invisible sound wave was released, which blew open a massive hole in the ceiling.
Seeing this, Long Ming felt an excruciating pain in his liver The money they had just earned would have to be used to repair the base again! Arge part of the reason why Night Chief hadnt been running smoothly recently was because of base damages and repairs; each time there was a fight inside the base, President Bai couldnt help punching holes in it.
Long Ming wanted to cry C making money wasnt easy!
And the biggest pain of all was that this sound wave actually had no effect on the intruder.
Instead, the intruder crawled through the hole and into the bases central control room.
It turned out to be a huge red worm, which stretched out its long tongue threateningly and swept up all the executive staff inside the base. Which each person it swallowed, its body grew in size.
Long Ming, hurry up and use your Long ns secret art and get this greedy snake under control! Seeing that his opponent was a worm, President Bai became less rmed. The secret art of Long Mings Long n had a powerful control effect on insects; if they could capture such a strong worm, it would be a good fighting force!
Lord, please cover me! Long Ming nodded, responding quickly as he swiftly formed a hand seal.
He then pped one hand down hard on the ground, and a series of runes blossomed like a lotus, forming a circr magic array.
Long Ming then quickly cut his wrist, and his blood dripped onto the magic array. The instant it seeped into the magic array, a fragrance promptly filled the air.
This is President Bai frowned slightly.
This is our Long ns secret array for trapping insects. Sprinkling my blood on this array will produce a unique scent which insects and spirit beasts alike are unable to resist. As long as the other party enters the magic array, they will be trapped.
But isnt it dangerous for you to stand here like this? asked President Bai.
Rest assured, Lord, itspletely fine. These captured insects are drawn inpletely by the scent of my blood. Theyll forget my existence, so they wont attack me. I can use the Lo-
Before he could finish saying Low Blood Reverse Kill 2 , the worm above Long Mings head directly stuck out its tongue and swept him up.
President Bai:
He actually thought my venerable self was a worm? What an undiscerning man but he does taste good Devil Gut Fungus Lord stared at President Bai. I came from across the sea, and suddenly smelled a strong energy underground So, it appears it was you
President Bai: Breaking in here, you have to pay the p-
Before he could say priceC
President Bai was also no more
Chapter 886 - A Modern Alchemist’s Dilemma
Chapter 886: A Modern Alchemists Dilemma
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This was a disastrous fight not just Long Ming, but even President Bai felt that his death was a little unexpected.
But the two of them werent truly dead, since Devil Gut Fungus Lord had just swallowed them, gaining their powers in the process. President Bais description of Devil Gut Fungus Lord in essence as a greedy snake had been spot on, as the more people he swallowed, the stronger he became.
The Bai ns secret art, the Long ns secret art Having devoured both of them, Devil Gut Fungus Lord quickly digested his newfound strength. Devil Gut Fungus Lords confidence soared at possessing the Long ns powerful ability to control insects and the Bai ns powerful secret art of creation.
He no longer had to worry about the light of Buddha. This secret art of creation was too powerful! Even if he was roasted under the light, Devil Gut Fungus Lord was confident he could swiftly repair the damaged bacteria;bining the power to repair and the ability to reproduce, the harmful bacteria he spawned would have the power of superbugs.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was utterly delighted by thebination of these recovery and reproduction abilities.
Most crucially, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that President Bai actually had the power of Outer Dao!
This was simply a great treasure he had devoured!
Although President Bai hadntpletely collected the power of all six Outer Dao, he already had three.
s for President Bai, the one to ultimately reap the benefits was Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
President Bai underestimated his enemy, and was devoured even before he had the chance to activate his Reverse Prity.
That had really been a close one earlier.
As expected, I am the fated master. Devil Gut Fungus Lord sneered darkly.
If President Bai had used the Reverse Prity power of Outer Dao, devouring him would have been rendered ineffective, since Reverse Prity was originally an Outer Dao that was able to defy heaven and change fate. Moreover, one usually wouldnt use this Outer Dao so easily unless their life was at stake.
This carelessness was typical of experts.
Nowadays, too many experts didnt know how to fight when they were down to low health, and lost despite the many advantages they had at the beginning.
It could be said that President Bai was a typical example.
Besides, he even dared to natter on in battle.
Usually, the one who died was the one who talked too much.
Ours is truly an exceptional fusion. Devil Gut Fungus Lordughed cruelly. He waved his hand in the next moment, and a number of spatial summoning arrays appeared in the air above the ground.
Hebined his summoning array with the Long ns secret art to connect to Insect Valley and summon its most powerful and ruthless insect: Immortal Bug.
This was a ck caterpir half a meter in length and covered in poisonous spines all over its body. It liked the dark and wasnt afraid of fire or water, though it preferred to live in the water; the Immortal Bugs ability to stay alive was at its fullest in a liquid environment.
If an Immortal Bug was severely injured and didnt immediately die, it would instantly recover in a short three seconds.
Immortal Bugs didnt like being exposed to sunlight, so Devil Gut Fungus Lord created ayer of bacteria cover to block out the light for the Immortal Bugs he summoned.
Thus, when Immortal Toya rushed to the battlefield, he was met with a frightening, apocalyptic scene.
There was a deep crevasse several miles long on the border of Mixiu, and what drew Immortal Toyas attention was the swarm of Immortal Bugs. They poured out of the crevasse in a steady stream like a fountain, devouring everything around them and even nibbling on each other.
Lamp posts and vehicles were all swallowed up one by one, and the suburban roads and green belts were also being gnawed away little by little.
This was such a horrifying scene, reminiscent of a car crash 1 during the New Years concert.
Immortal Toya, who hadbined with the pagoda spirit, arrived at the scene, his body glowing with a spirit light which flickered between blue and green. Immortal Toyas healing spirit energy was initially blue, and after hebined with the pagoda spirit, his spirit light now had a touch of green.
This was Immortal Toyas first transnational mission. In addition to promoting the Office of Strategic Deceptions status abroad, it was also for his own peace of mind, so that he could travel further down his path.
Looking at the sight in front of him, Immortal Toyas lips thinned. He was wearing a purple Daoist robe, and his eyes were very cautious as he kept a close watch on the huge energy fluctuations under the ground. At the same time, he looked a little shaken.
Because this fluctuation was a lot stronger than in the encounter with President Bai before.
I dont want to know whats going on at all! Immortal Toya said.
As a result, the pagoda spirit replied in his mind, You really are good for nothing. You cant even tell? Devil Gut Fungus Lord has devoured Bai Zhes power; even that Long n descendant was swallowed up.
So that was it
Immortal Toya nodded to himself.
His fighting abilities had indeed improved, but Immortal Toya had no idea how to handle this situation at all.
Lack of battle experience was the inherent problem all alchemists faced.
In an era of peace, the greatest role alchemists yed was to refine pills, medicine and the like. The days when two alchemists would hit each other with an Angry Buddha Fire Lotus as soon as they met were long over. Currently, a modern alchemists role was like that of a wet nurse.
But people had always turned their backs on this role.
A lot of battles were about fighting strength, and shy spells were emerging more and more; if the other side brought along an alchemist wet nurse, they would be disdained!
So when cultivators went out in teams to get experience, they would clearly indicate when forming a group no wet nurses!
As long as you prepared enough medicine in advance before going out to get experience, there was no need to bring an alchemist with you at all; not only were they expensive to hire, you could bebeled a coward for inviting an alchemist along.
Hm
This was a particr prejudice modern cultivators held toward alchemists, many of whom were helpless to do anything about it.
While Immortal Toya was reflecting on this, the earth suddenly shook, and a purple and ck light poured out of the ground like spring water breaking through the earth.
Someone else hase to offer themselves up? Devil Gut Fungus Lord, who had emerged from the crack in the ground, gazed at Immortal Toya from a distance in the air, a sly look on his face.
When he noticed the blue and green light wrapped around Immortal Toyas body, he was pleasantly surprised.
A world-defying spatial magic artifact?
Well, it looked like the other party wasnt just offering their head, but also an item
Devil Gut Fungus Lord had been worried that he didnt have a suitable ce to breed his bacteria.
This magic artifact would be pretty good
Chapter 887 - The Advantages of Temp Work
Chapter 887: The Advantages of Temp Work
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As the Toya ns ancestral world-defying magic artifact, the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda was an unprecedented boon for the n. This was a magic artifact left behind by their ancestors back then. Unlike some person who relied on an ancestral grandmother to fight, the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagodas pagoda spirit had formidable fighting capabilities.
The fighting strength gained from a body possession C what do you think your chances of winning are? Devil Gut Fungus Lord remained steadily aloft in the air. With just a wave of his hand, the innumerable Immortal Bugs on the ground suddenly rushed toward Immortal Toya like a swarm of locusts.
The Immortal Bugs filled the sky and blocked out the sun, creating astonishing momentum as a gigantic shadow covered everything before it.
Immortal Toya couldnt let this wave of insects and super viruses touch him!!
An ordinary Daoist robe wouldnt be able to withstand this wave at all C the smallest contact with a virus, and it would instantly be chewed up until there was nothing left but rags. However, it wouldnt be that easy for the virus-carrying Immortal Bugs to get close to Immortal Toya.
Out of my way! Immortal Toya roared at the wave of insects.
The next instant, his body moved on its own, controlled by the pagoda spirit. A green spirit light poured forth from his body and directly shed with the ck wave of insects which filled the sky. This green light was none other than the light of purification unique to alchemists, which was also rted to the qi that alchemists umted in their bodies after refining medicine for many years, and which was called medicine qi.
A senior alchemist could have thousands of different kinds of medicine qi, which had a lot to do with the medicinal ingredients he came into contact with while refining medicine. In order to make enough money to restore the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda, Immortal Toya had practically worked himself to death by doing odd jobs, which hadnt beenpletely in vain.
A lot of people might never bother with temp work, but it really was useful!
While he worked during this period of time, Immortal Toya took on hundreds of different tasks and came into contact with far more medicinal ingredients than before. Since a lot of the medicines he refined were based on customer orders, it was the customers who had to provide all the medicinal ingredients. Even if Immortal Toya failed in the end, he still didnt need to paypensation, since the customers who came to him for medicine refinement were generally insured against medicine refinement risks to minimize the loss from a failed refinement.
On top of that, Immortal Toya also researched new pills and medicines, taking new approaches with their ingredients.
The WIFI pill, portable charger pill, beauty makeover pill, and the Liuwei Dihuang pill 1 recently popr among A-list male celebrities were some examples. After a lot of medicinal ingredients were mixed together, they turned into new varieties of medicinal ingredients.
Without Immortal Toya knowing it, he had actually already been exposed to more than a thousand medicinal ingredients, which included original andmon medicinal ingredients, along with many rare and unusual ones. The medicine qi from these medicinal ingredients now ovepped each other, and drawing on the power of the pagoda spirit, the light of purification it created was in fact exceptionally powerful.
The green light enveloped the sky, like the sun breaking through the dark night and the dawn slowly stretching over the horizon, as the light of purification passed through in a cycle 2 !
The instant this light of purification, which contained over a thousand types of medicine qi, touched these virus-ridden Immortal Bugs, the insects actually emitted hot steam, and in the end turned into small fireballs as they were directly burned to a crisp!
Looking at this scene, Immortal Toya was exultant.
This light of purificationbined with over a thousand types of medicine qi was simply the antithesis of both these viruses and Immortal Bugs.
These insects that had attacked so fiercely thus gave off the sense of moths flying heroically into the me; it was as if hundreds of thousands of moths were hurling themselves into the fire.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord realized that he had underestimated the force of this light of purification, which contained over a thousand types of medicinal qi. This light didnt just contain medicine qi; also mixed into it were all kinds of antibiotics as well as the vitamins A, B, C. D, E, F, G
The Immortal Bugs couldnt get close to Immortal Toya at all, and neither could the viruses.
However
Devil Gut Fungus Lord wasnt the least bit panicked.
The Immortal Bugs attack looked very intimidating, but in fact, Devil Gut Fungus Lord hadnt even used twenty percent of his strength.
While this light of purification which contained medicine qi was very troublesome and could hold off hundreds of thousands of virus-ridden Immortal Bugs, then what if he increased the number?
Ten million Immortal Bugs The next moment, Devil Gut Fungus Lord flicked his finger. The earth trembled, and like a volcano erupting, endless waves of Immortal Bugs poured out in a frenzy from the crevasse in the ground.
Both Immortal Toya and the pagoda spirit were shaken by this scene.
This power had alreadypletely surpassed True Immortal level
And most importantly, the abilities of these ten million virus-ridden Immortal Bugs had beenpletely upgraded!
Each Immortal Bug was actually wrapped in a deep blue light.
This was the power of the water element!
President Bai originally had the power of Outer Dao to use the elements.
After devouring President Bais powers, Devil Gut Fungus Lord covered the Immortal Bugs with the power of water in reaction to being fried by the light of purification. These Immortal Bugs thus rose up once again,pletely whole!
What should he do now?
Immortal Toya felt a little overwhelmed.
Devil Gut Fungus Lords abilities had improved too much after he devoured President Bai, Long Ming, as well as many of Night Chiefs executive members.
Immortal Toyas face turned red under this terrible spiritual pressure.
Dammit I cant hold on for much longer! Immortal Toya bore up under the onught desperately.
In the face of the pressure from these ten million Immortal Bugs, however, the green light of purification was fading little by little. Finally, this army of ten million insects were gnawing on Immortal Toyas fingers.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was greatly delighted at this scene.
Just like an ant trying to shake a big tree and a mantis trying to stop a chariot. He rattled off two idioms in a row, showing himself to be very cultured.
Meanwhile, he fixed his deep on gaze on Immortal Toya, who was being devoured.
A momentter, he sensed Immortal Toyas aura vanishpletely.
He forgot all about devouring Immortal Toya, as he very carefully controlled the insects.
His only goal was the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda.
He waved his hand, and the army of ten million insects dispersed.
Huh?
He was surprised to find that the green light of purification emitted by the pagoda spirit hadnt beenpletely annihted; a small light like a firefly was still floating in the air.
The next moment, Immortal Toyas body was reborn along with this firefly light.
The oue of this scene waspletely unexpected.
Immortal Toya came back to life.
And in that moment, there were actually two pagoda spirits standing behind Immortal Toya
What was this?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was very bewildered.
The two pagoda spirits joined hands and whirled around Immortal Toya.
Immortal Toya smiled.
In the end, this bacterium wasnt very cultured at all.
He didnt even know the song-and-dance duet 3
Chapter 888 - The Wisdom Of Polyphonic Characters
Chapter 888: The Wisdom Of Polyphonic Characters
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When the second pagoda spirit came out, Devil Gut Fungus Lord was dumbstruck. It was originally only one pagoda spirit; how had it be two? It was also clear that this wasnt a clone of the first pagoda spirit, but was truly another one, because Immortal Toyas strength and aura had doubled after the second pagoda spirit appeared.
What on earth was going on?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord drew a deep breath and asserted control over the army of ten million insects, which had the power to plunder and devour everything. However, such huge momentum had also been detected by Mixius government troops. Night Chief was already under Mixius surveince to begin with, and with this huge fluctuation of energy on the border, their defense mechanisms were activated.
Immortal Toya wasnt Devil Gut Fungus Lords only opponent now; Mixius national army as well as cultivators who had received the news were on their way.
The situation didnt look good, but Devil Gut Fungus Lord was still unperturbed. In his opinion, the Mixiu cultivators who were on their way after receiving the news were simply nothing more than energy supplements the more people he devoured, the stronger he would be.
Boom!
Several missiles were fired at Devil Gut Fungus Lord. Devil Gut Fungus Lord didnt even look at them as he directly controlled the insect army into blocking the missiles with their bodies. The sky lit up with explosions as massive numbers of insect soldiers were fried. These werent ordinary missiles, but spirit power missiles made from thepression of highly dense spirit power molecules. These wererge-caliber warheads which were more destructive than the original nuclear bomb. Furthermore, they were very environmentally friendly, and didnt have the side effect of radiation.
In the second great war of modern cultivation human history, a spirit power missile had been used to directly destroy a country.
In the sky, Devil Gut Fungus Lord was buffeted by the powerful shock wave, but it waspletely harmless to him.
Want to go up against me with a few missiles? Too naive. Devil Gut Fungus Lord raised his hand, utterly dismissive of the national armys missiles.
In fact, given his current ability, he could have his insect troops gobble up the missiles before they exploded.
What happened just now was purely Devil Gut Fungus Lord testing how strong the missiles were.
However, he was greatly disappointed by the results.
These missiles were too weak.
They were far inferior to the Wutian Golden Buddha Palm, and Devil Gut Fungus Lord felt that they werent even as strong as Immortal Toyas light of purification.
Failed?
A military officer at national defense HQ gazed at the scene via satellite surveince.
Commander, sir What should we do now? The technical staff in charge of controlling the missiles trajectory broke out in a cold sweat.
We can only continue to harass him with missiles; were waiting on approval from the higher-ups concerning therger warheads
But is it really alright for us as soldiers of Mixiu to so obviously speak thenguage of Huaxiu?
The author hasnt passed CET 4 1 yet, we have no choice. This isnt the time to bother with that.
Did Mixiu Alliance send out the notice?
Yes, Commander, sir! Mixiu Alliance has already called for all hero cultivators to hurry to the battlefield! The closest backup has almost arrived!
Very good! Themander-in-charge nodded.
Meanwhile, his eyes were fixed on Immortal Toyas face on the surveince screen.
In the end, this invasion had happened on Mixius border.
They didnt want the spotlight to be snatched away by a Huaxiu cultivator.
While Mixiu Alliance, i.e. Mixiu Alliance of Cultivators, had a slightly different organizational structure than Huaxiu Alliance, the role it yed was the same. It was responsible for maintaining order, coordinating among the various major cultivator organizations, putting together ranking statistics of the strongest cultivators in the country and so on But unlike other countries, Mixiu also had a special feature the hero system.
At that moment, the closest heroes had already arrived on the frontline.
In the sky, the two pagoda spirits spun around Immortal Toya beforepletely fusing with him, and two green spirit spheres revolved around him, likes orbiting the sun.
Just like Devil Gut Fungus Lord said, Immortal Toyas fighting strength had doubled, but it still wasnt going to be an easy fight. Devil Gut Fungus Lord was too powerful it was possible that the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda would have to exhibit all its power before Immortal Toya could match the other side.
But to go all out, he had to be killed nine times.
Each time he died, a new pagoda spirit would appear.
Right now it was a two-person cycle.
The strongest form was the nine-person cycle.
So Immortal Toya had nine lives in total.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord had to kill him nine times.
Hm
This was the true pronunciation of the word cycle in the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda it wasnt the third tone, but the fourth tone 2
This was how the Nine Cycles Exquisite Pagoda got its name.
The situation now was very dire, and thest thing Immortal Toya wanted was Devil Gut Fungus Lord to continue to gobble up and gain power.
Yet this most worrying situation still happened
From a distance, a masked female heroine dressed in leather swiftly advanced by swinging from the buildings. Her butt spurted out white thread If Immortal Toya was right, this should be spider silk
Dont be afraid! Im here!
The masked heroines butt spurted out spider silk whichnded with a st at Immortal Toyas feet as she hung upside down in the air.
Immortal Toya dropped his forehead into his hand. And you are
Im a Mixiu A-ss hero, Silky Web Heroine! The masked woman loudly introduced herself with pride. I have no other interests apart from maintaining world peace! This opponent looks very fierce, but you can rest assured that as long as Im here, he cant hurt you at all
Immortal Toya:
Before this poor Silky Web Heroine could finish speaking, she was gone.
Immortal Toya looked down. There was already no trace of Silky Web Heroine under his feet, except for a bit of spider silk that was stuck to the sole of his foot like gum
Immortal Toya was a little speechless at this situation.
He didnt know how strong an A-ss hero was
But it was very clear that an A-ss hero couldnt handle Devil Gut Fungus Lord at all!
Couldnt Mixiu Alliance send someone a little more reliable?
While Immortal Toya was thinking this, in the distance, an old man wearing a blue and white porcin helmet walked unhurriedly forward in the sky.
Someone else looking to die?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord sneered.
He manipted the insect army into charging at the old man.
However, the old man just cocked his head, and in the next moment, the bodies of the insects that got close to him actually transformed as they were assimted by his porcin powers, bing extremely fragile.
The old man blew lightly, and these insects, which had be blue and white porcin, turned into fine powder
Immortal Toya was nk. You are?
The old man with the blue and white porcin helmet said serenely, I am the SS-ss hero, Porcino 3 .
Immortal Toya:
Chapter 889 - If You Have a Problem You Can’t Solve, Look for Wang Ling
Chapter 889: If You Have a Problem You Cant Solve, Look for Wang Ling
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Porcino
When he heard this name, Immortal Toya wanted to ridicule it but couldnt. It was the same with that Silky Web Heroine just now C it was the first time Immortal Toya had seen a spider-woman produce spider silk with her butt. Was this the poor taste of modern heroes nowadays?
Immortal Toya wasnt familiar with Mixius hero cultivators, and had only heard of a few names which were famous in the International Alliance of Cultivators.
Each country had a different cultivation philosophy, but generally speaking, cultivators would fight hard for assignments from the Alliance of Cultivators in their respective countries to help maintain order as well as make a name for themselves. There were plenty of cases where cultivators gradually gained status and fame throughout thend through these tasks.
Of course, there were also exceptions
Such as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This Great Death-Courting Senior had never actively volunteered for an assignment, but freeloaded off them and managed to gain widespread fame.
Because it was an era of peace, modern cultivators paid more attention to reputation and status, and Mixius hero cultivators were no exception. Of course, there was another important reason, which was if they assisted Mixiu Alliance inpleting this assignment, there would be a massive bonus; the heroes were depending on it.
After all, everyone had to eat.
Immortal Toya took a deep breath and felt out the activity around him.
Many powerful auras were gathering on the frontline of battle within a radius of three thousand li, and a dozen or so of Mixius hero cultivators were on their way over.
Some were strong, some were weak. The weak onesing to the battlefield would undoubtedly just feed Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
Theres not much time left
Immortal Toya sighed.
He was aware that he had to settle this fight as soon as possible.
Because there actually wasnt much time left.
He had six minutes at most before those hero cultivators arrived on the frontline. He had to settle this fight by then before things got messy.
Stranger At that moment, the SS-ss hero Porcino strolled over in the air.
With each step he took, a blue and white porcin flower bloomed under his feet, and he gave off an amazing and imposing air.
Immortal Toya already had a general understanding of what Porcino was capable of.
He had the ability to crush things.
Anything that got close to Porcino would instantly turn into brittle porcin which was then shattered by his aura.
This was an extremely advanced Assimtion of Matter Spell, but it also had a fatal w: if you were just a little careless, you would also be assimted yourself. It could only be said that Porcino was indeed worthy of being an SS-ss hero; he had broken away from the danger of being assimted and refined this spell into a passive skill which he wielded.
Based on what Immortal Toya knew, a lot of thought had gone into refining this skill.
The only pity was that Porcino was still a bachelor even in his old age.
No one wanted to go to sleep with their wife in their arms, only to have her turned into blue and white porcin the next day
Mr Porcino, do you have any suggestions? Time was running out, so Immortal Toya didnt want to say much.
Since youre from out of town, you just need to watch This fight was never yours to begin with. Porcino sneered. For this type of fiend, my ability is simply his antithesis.
Just watch, stranger! Ill carry you to victory!
With that, Porcino leapt up and charged straight at the insect army.
His Assimtion of Matter Spell had be a passive skill; as long as he could reach the center of the battlefield and touch Devil Gut Fungus Lord, it would be his win!
Want to get close?
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was quick to respond.
This was a dangerous old man.
The countless insect soldiers up ahead had been turned into fragile blue and white porcin; it looked like it would be hard to hold him off.
Full of confidence, Porcino kept marching forward.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord frowned slightly.
He increased the number of Immortal Bugs again. This time, he no longer wrapped them in water, but actually gave them the power of fire. The sky was filled with the Immortal Bugsbusting into little fireballs which struck Porcino.
At first, Porcino didnt understand the reason for this move.
But as the temperature increased, he sensed something was wrong.
The blue and white porcin on his body was actually being baked bit by bit under such high temperatures His Assimtion of Matter Spell was the most affected by fiery heat.
Ah! Porcino was then surrounded by these burning Immortal Bugs, and he cried out in pain.
We have to save him!
Immortal Toya knew Porcino had already failed.
But in this situation, he also didnt dare get close.
It wasnt Devil Gut Fungus Lords burning Immortal Bugs that he was afraid of, but Porcino What if he also turned into porcin after rushing over?
Immortal Toya never thought that pengci 1 this social epidemic would actually take on this type of meaning on the cultivators battlefield.
No there had to be a way
Immortal Toya took a deep breath.
Previously, he had learned a trick from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
On several asions, when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was almost at the end of his rope, he would take out his strongest skill.
And Immortal Toya was now in a tight spot.
Sure enough, if you had a problem you couldnt solve, look for Ling Zhenren!
Zhenren? Senior Ling Zhenren?
At that moment, Immortal Toya raised his head and tentatively called out to the sky twice.
But the sky was as empty as anything, and there wasnt the slightest response at all
Immortal Toya didnt buy it.
Everyone knew that what the mensao Ling Zhenren liked to do most was to lurk.
Although he usually wasnt good at speaking and seldom said anything in the chat group, everyone had profoundly experienced Ling Zhenren being a mensao!
Senior Ling Zhenren?
Immortal Toya shouted again.
Actually, Immortal Toya was still a little timid even when he yelled. After all, he didnt have as close a rtionship with Ling Zhenren as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
The other side might not necessarily heed his wishful thinking.
And most importantly, because they werent close, Ling Zhenren might not have bothered to observe him on the battlefield.
So after thinking about it, Immortal Toya decided to add a bonus. Ling Zhenren? If you help me, I promise that from this moment on, Ill join the Crispy Noodle Snacks Sect! Ill eat crispy noodle snacks with you every day!
As soon as he said that
A space opened in the air.
Right after that, a bottle fell into Immortal Toyas hands.
This was a bottle of 84 Disinfectant which Wang Ling had personally enchanted.
Chapter 890 - A Fall of Divine Liquid
Chapter 890: A Fall of Divine Liquid
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An enchanted bottle of 84 disinfectant?
Immortal Toya epted the divine artifact with both hands. His heart was unexpectedly unruffled; it seemed he was already used to it. Only Ling Zhenren could make an otherwise shocking operation seem very basic.
The appearance of this bottle of disinfectant also shook Devil Gut Fungus Lord. In reality, Devil Gut Fungus Lord had already forgotten who his creator was, but the sudden appearance of this bottle of disinfectant gave him a feeling of familiarity.
When Devil Gut Fungus Lord had still been a small bacterium, it hadnt developed spiritual wisdom yet and had no idea where it hade from. This thus made Devil Gut Fungus Lord think of itself as a bacterium that had been born with a silver spoon in its mouth, and that it had been chosen by the heavens.
But the instant this enchanted bottle of 84 Disinfectant appeared, Devil Gut Fungus Lord never things that had been enchanted to somehow resonate with each other, and his memory was stirred up at the same time.
In his mind, the quiet and fair face of a youngster unexpectedly appeared.
The youngster had short light hair and anguid expression, as if he was perpetually in a half-asleep state. He lookedpletely unthreatening C nothing more than a harmless teenager C but he gave Devil Gut Fungus Lord a huge shock and sense of crisis.
This memory alone made Devil Gut Fungus Lord drip with cold sweat, and all his attacks were interrupted. The instant his thoughts paused, the ten million Immortal Bugs in the sky turned into a bunch of flies without a leader and began to tear into each other.
Seeing this, Porcino quickly retreated some distance away, not daring to rush in willy-nilly again.
He had almost lost his life earlier because he had been too aggressive and reckless!
At the same time, his eyes were also focused on the bottle of disinfectant in Immortal Toyas hands.
He was sure that it was because of this bottle of disinfectant that this fierce Devil Gut Fungus Lord had stopped his offense.
Porcino: Brother, what is this bottle of magic treasure that looks like disinfectant?
For a moment, Immortal Toya didnt know how to answer this question.
Magic treasure that looked like disinfectant?
No
This was a damn bottle of disinfectant! It sold for 29.88 HNY at the supermarket, and was the kind that was a two-for-one deal when it was on special
Immortal Toya nced at the bottles packaging. Therge yellow characters free gift on it was exceptionally conspicuous.
This enchanted bottle of disinfectant was a freebie to boot Generally speaking, freebies were things that were about to expire, so they would be bundled into promotional giveaways.
But now that it had passed through Ling Zhenrens hands, this bottle of disinfectant which had been about to expire had clearly reached the pinnacle of its liquid life.
Huh
And it had also been touched by Ling Zhenrens beautiful hands
Staring at this bottle of disinfectant, Immortal Toya actually felt a trace of jealousy.
Impossible! Impossible!
On the other side, it seemed that Devil Gut Fungus Lord, whose memory had been triggered as he recalled his origins, couldnt ept the truth at all as he gripped his head and screamed.
Immortal Toya sighed. He had already flipped opened the lid of the bottle, and the pungent smell which was released caused Devil Gut Fungus Lord to feel even more pain. Even though Immortal Toya was clearly some distance away, the smell of the disinfectant already had an effect on Devil Gut Fungus Lord!
Youre trying to kill me
Devil Gut Fungus Lord clenched his teeth and rejected his origins with all his might. I was born the strongest! I dont have a master! My power to devour is unmatched in the universe, and with time, Ill definitely be the supreme Devil Lord!
Devil Gut Fungus Lord yelled in a loud voice, Powers of Outer Dao!
He condensed together all the three powers of Outer Dao that President Bai had collected.
When the five major elements came together, they turned into an elemental ss armor which covered his body, with all kinds of dazzling lights ovepping each other. It was just like the cheap light effects which renminbi yers spent lots on for their characters: they were cheap, but looked awesome.
In addition, the power of Reverse Prity also appeared in the form of a round Tai Chi disc, which was the symbol of Reverse Prity, on Devil Gut Fungus Lords ss armor.
Porcinos face drained of color. He is even capable of this Outer Dao?! This was an Outer Dao that practically all cultivators yearned for. If you mastered this Outer Dao, it was like having the power to overturn the heavens and change fate! Even if you were on the verge of death, you could regain full health and be resurrected with this power.
Is that Mixiu Alliance? Stop the other hero cultivators froming! Theyre not his match! Porcino made a call.
Porcino was very clear on the current situation. Against such an enemy, there was absolutely nothing the other hero cultivators could do; even he had almost been heavily crippled. Recklessly charging in without a n was nothing more thaning all this way to court death.
The situation right now was already messy enough!
More people would only make things worse!
Mixiu Alliance responded, Its toote. The hero cultivators will reach the frontline in one minute
Porcino clenched his teeth. Wretch!
One minute?
Listening to the conversation, Immortal Toya nodded.
One minute was ample time.
Furthermore, it was enough to punish Devil Gut Fungus Lord several times over.
Porcino: Little brother, lets withdraw! Your bottle of disinfectant is very strong, but what were up against is the power of Outer Dao, Reverse Prity C theres no way you can kill him!
Not necessarily.
Immortal Toya shook his head.
He poured out a drop of disinfectant, and just like the great Guanyin sprinkling sweet dew from the jade bottle 1 , Immortal Toya flicked that drop of disinfectant in Devil Gut Fungus Lords direction.
Bzz!
This glittering drop of divine liquid emitted the most formidable spirit power and actually carried a touch of annihtion! Porcino was so scared his face turned pale!
At the same time, the heaven and the earth changed color, and a huge vortex appeared in the air as the spirit power in this drop of disinfectant actually tore open the walls of the sky.
Porcinos jaw dropped and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets!
This
This was actually the spirit power in one damn drop of disinfectant? He felt that this one drop of disinfectant was dozens of times more powerful than him
No! This was no longer disinfectant! This drop was a one-of-a-kind super divine liquid!
Sensing the danger in the divine liquid, Devil Gut Fungus Lord knew that he was powerless to withstand it. However, he had the power of Outer Dao Reverse Prity, so heughed wildly. Want to kill me? I am an existence that cannot die or be killed!
Bzz!
As soon as he spoke, the divine liquid exploded with energy once again, and a strong purifying power swept over the scene.
The next moment, under Devil Gut Fungus Lords extremely stupefied gaze, the elemental ss armor and Reverse Prity round disc which he was wearing directly shattered on the spot.
The power in this drop of disinfectant was above that of Outer Dao!
Chapter 891 - An International Hero!
Chapter 891: An International Hero!
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A drop of divine liquid shook the sky as the ripples swept over the ground and caused heaven and earth to fall silent. Even Immortal Toya was shocked at the power of this drop of divine liquid. After throwing it out, he remained unmoving and silent in the sky for a long time, utterly shaken by this scene.
All this time
Ling Zhenren was far, far stronger than Immortal Toya had imagined.
Immortal Toya of course knew that Ling Zhenren was a top expert. But now, after experiencing the formidable power of this drop of disinfectant for himself, Immortal Toya thoroughly understood.
This wasnt a damn top expert!
This was simply a god!
It seemed
Ling Zhenren had a very close connection to the Domain of the Gods!
Immortal Toya worshiped Wang Ling in his heart.
This wasnt a technique a person in the world below was capable of. In Immortal Toyas opinion, Wang Ling was already far beyond even Venerated Immortal level, and only the legendary experts from the Domain of the Gods could reach realms above Venerated Immortal.
Immortal Toya had already encountered both Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi.
These two people were originally experts with exceptional abilities from the Domain of the Gods.
But what puzzled Immortal Toya a little was that, looking at Ling Zhenren, thetter seemed to have a very limited understanding of the Domain of the Gods.
Could it be possible that Ling Zhenren wasnt from the Domain of the Gods?
Or perhaps
Was there another realm above the Domain of the Gods in this world?
Immortal Toya pondered this in his heart.
Meanwhile, in Porcinos eyes, what Immortal Toya did just now was simply like a miracle descending
So this is an expert Porcino had to admit he had been short-sighted; he thought this foreigner from Huaxiu wasnt strong, and never expected the other party to actually take out such a magic treasure.
Furthermore, after sending out that drop of divine liquid, which clearly had such astonishing power, the other party waspletely unruffled as he stood in the air, as if he had done a minor thing
This was a genuine expert!
It was clear that this expert had already experienced many battles. In the face of such strong fluctuations, he remained unmoved C this was the true style of an Almighty.
It was just that in Huaxiu, there really werent many experts who were famous abroad.
This was because each country worked in a different way.
Huaxiu Alliance didnt have a hero cultivator system like Mixiu Alliance did. Cultivators who were famous in Huaxiu Alliance might not be known internationally theirtest rising star was that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the first True Venerated in the world.
And in Huaxiu Alliance, apart from the Ten Generals, Porcino didnt know any other cultivator at all.
Bzz!
This drop of divine fluid finally pushed through everything. It fell on Devil Gut Fungus Lords chest and instantly dissolved.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord gave a gut-wrenching scream. There was nothing he could do to block the power in this drop of divine liquid.
At that very moment, Devil Gut Fungus Lord felt like an ice cube being boiled as endless steam evaporated from his body. He gripped his head and yelled, You created me but now you want to destroy me
He had already epted the truth of his creation since he realized that he couldnt withstand this destructive force at all.
If you were devoted to doing good, I might have let you keep your life, but you caused so much trouble. Naturally, you cant be allowed to live. Immortal Toya stared at the dying Devil Gut Fungus Lord, whose body was already half on fire.
In the distance, more and more hero cultivators were arriving, many with mud and bruises on them.
They had all rushed to the frontline to provide backup after receiving the order from Mixiu Alliance, but just as they were about to get there, there had been a sudden explosion of overwhelming spirit power up ahead. Some of the hero cultivators had been so startled that their auras destabilized and they fell straight down from the sky
That was how they got their bruises and scars.
Dont be afraid! I am here! A burly blond man hovered in the sky with his arms folded. He originally had a skinny physique, but the moment he reached the frontline, his muscles swelled as if they had been inted!
Even Porcino couldnt help bowing when he saw him. Mr Olu!
This was Olu, an SSS-ss hero known as Light of the City! He was also the most famous hero cultivator in Mixiu Alliance, and currently the only SSS-ss hero!
But when he arrived at the scene, Devil Gut Fungus Lord was already dying.
Mr Olu sighed a little disappointedly. It seems that theres no need for me to fight. But thats good too
As the Light of the City, Mr Olu was in fact very tired every time he carried out a mission. The thing about his unique technique was that he had to eat hair to gain power; with each strand of hair he ate, his strength would double.
Given how dangerous Devil Gut Fungus Lord was, Mr Olu had thought he might have to eat up all his hair this time.
His bald head was a sign that he was at his strongest, and also the origin of his hero codename Light of the City.
Porcino: This Huaxiu little brother isnt ordinary; Mr Olu probably already sensed it just now.
Mr Olu nodded. That indeed was very formidable strength. None of their Mixiu Alliance cultivators, including him, could release such strong spirit power.
By now, Devil Gut Fungus Lord had been reduced to flying ash.
Mr Olu and Porcino went forward to pay their respects to Immortal Toya on behalf of the group of hero cultivators. Brother may I ask, what divine being are you?
Immortal Toya: I am from the Office of Strategic Deception.
All the hero cultivators instantly understood. It turned out he was from that new sect set up by the True Venerated!
Then may I ask, Your Excellency Porcino wanted to ask another question.
Chin in hand, Immortal Toya pondered carefully, and felt that he shouldnt reveal too much abroad.
Immortal Toya: Im not the sect leader; for a fiend of this level, theres no need at all for our sect leader to take action himself.
Then may I ask, what is this brothers Daoist name?
Immortal Toya quickly replied, I dont have a Daoist name. But remember my name.
Go ahead, brother!
My name C is Odd Zhuo!
That evening, after washing and getting ready for bed, Odd Zhuo turned on the TV. The female newsreader was giving an eloquent report: ording to thetest news weve received, the viin who invaded Mixius border today has already been annihted by Odd Zhuo, a cultivator from the Office of Strategic Deception. What kind of divine being is this Mr Odd Zhuo? Lets listen to what other hero cultivators have to say about Odd Zhuo.
????
Odd Zhuo rubbed his eyes and repeatedly confirmed the news caption.
That couldnt be
When did he go abroad?
Chapter 892 - Director Odd Zhuo’s 【Love】
Chapter 892: Director Odd Zhuos Love
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News of the battle in which evil was vanquished on Mixius border over the sea traveled faster than Odd Zhuo imagined. After watching the news on TV, veteran Odd Zhuo could roughly guess what had happened.
It had to be some person from the Office of Strategic Deception on a mission, who had once again given him all the credit. But the problem was that he was just a Golden Core cultivator! If any type of credit was given to him now, Odd Zhuo immediately felt immense pressure.
In short
Odd Zhuo was well aware.
He probably wasnt going to get any rest tonight.
As soon as the midnight news came out, the phone in Odd Zhuos apartment started ringing off the hook with all kinds of congrattions.
Odd Zhuo checked the message which he had just posted in Wechat Moments hours ago.
It was actually very short, and only contained one word: Exhausted!
Of course, it didnt have anything to do with vanquishing evil C Odd Zhuo had purely been referring to how inadequate he felt since shooting to fame after bing the director of the General Administration of 100 Schools.
But it was still too early for Odd Zhuo to retire.
He had only just assumed this position; it would be at least another five hundred years before he could retire.
After the midnight news, Odd Zhuos post instantly received hundreds of likes.
As expected of Director Zhou. You can even vanquish evil and uphold Dao across the sea! I saw it! The admiration on that Mixiu hero cultivators face when he was interviewed! That Light of the City has never show admiration like this for anyone else before!
Director Zhuo is young and promising. On top of handling study issues, he vanquishes evil and upholds Dao on the side C he is the model for our young generation!
I heard that the fiend destroyed the leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions medicine team Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind. Im in the film business, and to celebrate Director Zhuos remarkable feat, he can contact me anytime. Once Immortal Toyas Chrysanthemum Ind has been rebuilt, we can make a film called To Chrysanthemum Ind based on this event, and the protagonist will be modeled on Director Zhuo.
Odd Zhuo flushed when he read thesepliments.
Because this really had nothing to do with him.
But since the Office of Strategic Deception had already decided on this, he had no choice but to shoulder this wok.
Odd Zhus heart was very tired.
He used to carry the wok for one person.
Now, he had be Wok King for the entire sect.
Tuesday, August 22nd.
It was the ninth day of the summer break.
When Odd Zhuo left home that morning, there was already arge, packed crowd of reporters in front of the main entrance of the staff apartment. The reporters didnt dare directly burst into the building, and so waited at the intersection in front of the apartment for Odd Zhuo toe out.
That was the only route Odd Zhuo could take to get to work.
As soon as he appeared at the main entrance, he instantly knew it was a bad idea, but it was toote to turn back even if he wanted to, as the reporters had already spotted him.
Director Zhuo is out!
Saying that, a reporter opened the briefcase he was holding, and some telescopic eyes (tele-eye for short) flew out to hover in the air and start to film Odd Zhuo from all angles.
These mechanical eyes were magic treasures for conducting interviews and were very popr with reporters now; as long as it had a photo of the target, the telescopic eye would automatically recognize them and carry out the interview.
However, this magic treasure was very costly, and an ordinary tabloid newspaper wouldnt be able to afford it. As Odd Zhou stood at the main entrance, several telescopic eyes had already seized the moment to float over to him from afar.
A nce at thework logo of these telescopic eyes told him that they were from the Toilet Lidwork.
The telescopic eyes yed the interview questions which had already been recorded: Director Zhuo, can you give us details on how you defeated that viin? I heard that he was very strong and Mixiu nations missiles couldnt hurt him. As a Golden Core Cultivator, can you tell us what was your key to sess?
Odd Zhuo was rendered speechless.
Details
How would he know!
Of course he had a key to sess!
It was his shifu Wang Ling!
But to say that He didnt dare!
Ai [1.This interjection and the Chinese word for love share the same pronunciation.] Odd Zhuo sighed.
The reporters heard his reply from a distance.
Love?
Immediately, they were utterly stunned by this simple but impressive answer.
It could only be said, as expected of currently the most well-known official in Songhai City, who had caught the most devils and demons.
The reporter with the telescopic eye from the Toilet Lidwork cried out in surprise, General Director Zhuos key to dealing with evil is actually: love!
It was pandemonium.
The reporters were all nk.
Love?
For a moment, all the reporters on the road were quiet as they pondered this meaning.
The Toilet Lid Network reporter sighed with feeling. It looks like the reason these viins were vanquished was because they were moved by Director Odd Zhuos love. To use such a sinct word as love, Director Zhuo vividly expresses the boundless love and fearlessness he feels when he confronts evil, as well as his magnificent ambition and mighty determination to change the world with the power of love; it also depicts his beautiful dream as a man of the people to love them, love his work, and to use all his love and passion to reform these viins.
So so thats it
Many of the reporters were dumbstruck for a moment when they heard this.
They were hurriedly taking notes in their notebooks.
Odd Zhuo:
At that moment, the reporter used the telescopic eye to ask again, What I said should be right, shouldnt it? Is there anything that Director Zhou wants to add?
Odd Zhuo was rendered speechless: I
The Toilet Lid Network reporter cried out again in surprise, I?
A lot of the other reporters who were taking notes raised their heads. Excuse me, what does this I mean?
After thinking about it for a few seconds, this Toilet Lid Network little brother suddenly knocked his head. Im such a blockhead! It actually took me so long to understand Director Zhuos meaning! Director Zhuo clearly meant one for all and all for one with this I! Love and I were the keys to Director Zhuos sess this time! What he wants to tell us is that in the face of dangers and difficulties, we should be like him and go forth fearlessly with a spirit of self-sacrifice, and spread love to every corner of the world!
So thats what he meant!
Youre a genius, bro!
Bro, youre awesome!
At that moment, a voice came out from the telescopic eye. Thank you, Director Zhuo, for your brilliant responses, our interview is done. We wont keep you from going to work, otherwise well be criticized for it.
Watching the telescopic eyes as well as that group of reporters with immenseprehension skills leave, Odd Zhuo was lost in silence for a very long time.
Ai , his heart was so tired.
Chapter 893 - Drunk Odd Zhuo
Chapter 893: Drunk Odd Zhuo
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That day, Odd Zhuo asked for sick leave and didnt go to work.
After that group of reporters left, he texted Zhong Lang. Little Zhong, Im not feeling well today. Theres been a lot on our te recently, Im going to have to trouble you.
Odd Zhuo had always been a polite person. Zhong Lang had only worked with him for a few short months, and as Odd Zhuos reputation skyrocketed, the work of Songhais General Administration of 100 Schools had also increased. However, Zhong Lang didnt feel the least bit tired. Odd Zhuo was his superior but also his fellow brother, and they actually had a good personal rtionship.
Brother Zhuo, you can leave things to me if youre not feeling well. Take care of yourself; you have to work, plus vanquish evil and uphold Dao while youre at it C thats so exhausting. Zhong Lang was watching the morning news when he replied to Odd Zhuos text.
The female newsreader for the morning news was repeating the news on Devil Gut Fungus Lord, and now everyone knew that Odd Zhuo had run off overseas to catch someone
Returning to his apartment, Odd Zhuo put his briefcase down, took off his suit jacket and shirt, and took out several jars of cheeky wine from the fridge. This wasnt the beer which regr people drank, but actual cheeky wine with the slogan be a little cheeky and be happy 1 on it.
This cheeky wine was made from a fermented spirit herb, which could help one feel joy when they were vexed.
But it was still wine, after all.
It was unhealthy to drink too much.
Usually, Odd Zhuo would have one jar after work to take off the edge, but now he took out everything he had in the fridge, as he was feeling particrly agitated today.
For some reason, Odd Zhuo felt that he was increasingly bing a different person.
And he was very unhappy.
As he drained jar after jar of wine, it did nothing to soften his gloom.
Once the alcohol in his bloodstream reached saturation point, Odd Zhuoy on the sofa and let out a long burp before he looked up and hissed, Unbearable! Ma Fei!
Um whos Ma Fei 2 ?
Forget it Who cares who he is
Unbearable
So unbearable
Lying on the sofa, Odd Zhuo lost more and more confidence. He had drained the jar dry of cheeky wine. Head aching slightly, he tossed the jar aside casually. The potent wine flooded his veins, sending him into a deep sleep.
Odd Zhuo had yet to sober up at noon. At that moment, there was the sound of a doorknob turning in his staff apartment, and a plump man wearing dark clothes entered.
The infiltration is a sess, the man in dark clothing said softly; his mask was a transmission magic treasure which allowed him to contact his team members outside.
It wasnt easy to infiltrate a staff apartment, but as a well-known assassin of the Dark Network, Kong Ruye seeded in his task. He seldom undertook infiltration work like this now, but he had been offered an irresistiblyrge sum by the big shot who had hired him.
Afterpleting this mission, he would retire.
At the door, Kong Ruye gave a sigh.
He took off the cloak on his shoulders and covered his entire body with it. After that, his figure and aurapletely disappeared.
In the living room, Odd Zhuo sprawled on the sofa, drooling a little.
When Kong Ruye saw the jars of cheeky wine scattered on the coffee table, he tensed up.
This person actually hadnt gone to work today?
Would an expert who had just destroyed a viin in another country get drunk from a few jars of cheeky wine?
He didnt believe it.
His first reaction was that Odd Zhuo was probably faking it!
Cold sweat trickled down his temples as he observed Odd Zhuos movements from a distance, not daring to act recklessly.
A real expert was conversely more difficult to deal with when drunk.
Kong Ruye sweated buckets under the cloak; he was convinced that as long as he didnt move, he wouldnt be discovered. The cloak he was wearing was a world-defying magic artifact handed down from his ancestors. Although his realm wasnt high, this cloak had been his source of courage in all his years of extensive travel.
But now, Kong Ruye had run into a difficult life problem as he wondered whether to act against Odd Zhuo or not.
It would still be alright if this person really was drunk.
But if he was faking it
Kong Ruye was afraid he would lose his small life.
This mission
Was much tougher than he had imagined.
He had been asked to collect a strand of Odd Zhuos hair.
Although he had no idea what the client wanted with Odd Zhuos hair, it certainly hadnt sounded like a difficult mission.
He just needed to sneak into Odd Zhuos apartment when thetter was at work and find a strand of hair.
But since he couldnt tell whether Odd Zhuo was faking his drunken state or not, he was feeling immense mental pressure.
After taking deep breaths for dozens of seconds, Kong Ruye decided to steer clear of Odd Zhuo and avoid direct contact. Even if the apartment owner was at home, directly cutting the other partys hair would be putting his life at risk
Odd Zhuo looked like he had casual living habits, so it should be possible to find some traces of hair in the bathroom.
But when Kong Ruye went to the bathroom, he was dumbfounded again.
He never imagined that a mans bathroom could be so sparkling clean, without even a speck of dust to be found.
Leaning over, he felt around the drain groove, only to find no hair in it. It looked like this Director Zhuo didnt shed hair when he showered. Or, he had a habit of cleaning them up.
Why
Kong Ruye was a little wounded.
Why was this man so powerful and yet had so much hair 3
Given how clean the bathroom was, it looked like there wouldnt be any hair in the bedroom either.
The jars of cheeky wine scattered around outside was the result of Odd Zhuos asional bout of indulgence.
To be on the safe side, Kong Ruye went to the bedroom, and after confirming that there wasnt any hair there, he finally switched targets to the drunk Odd Zhuo who was lying down in the living room.
So, I can only make a move myself? Kong Ruye swallowed before he took out a pair of scissors and slowly approached the sofa.
Just as he was about to act, Odd Zhuo suddenly roared, Do you know?! Do you know you should be fat and I should be thin 4
Damn!
He had been noticed!
Drenched in sweat, Kong Ruye withdrew the scissors. He was clearly covered by the cloak, but the other party had guessed he was a fatty!
As expected, this guy had been pretending!
Flustered, Kong Ruye was about to quickly flee the apartment, but Odd Zhuo actually flipped over at that moment and tripped him.
Aiya!
Kong Ruye, who was going to run, gave a wretched cry and suddenly fell, his forehead hitting the coffee table in front of Odd Zhuo with a loud thump.
It was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had gifted Odd Zhuo with this coffee table on the day of the founding of the Office of Strategic Deception. It was made from a special material and was extremely durable C a Soul Formation cultivator wouldnt be able to break it easily.
And so, Kong Ruye passed out, his head covered in blood
Chapter 894 - The Dream Projection of the Mind
Chapter 894: The Dream Projection of the Mind
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Wednesday, August 23rd.
It was the tenth day of the summer break.
When Odd Zhuo finally woke up from his drunken stupor that morning, he felt something under him. Hm it was meaty and soft.
He had been dreaming about Wang Ling just now, and had even pinched his shifu s face in his dream. His shifu usually had a poker face and seldom smiled, butst night, Odd Zhuo had dreamt his shifu had smiled and had actually given him a lot of words of encouragement.
Odd Zhuo couldnt help himself and had pinched his dear shifu s little face (It was something he had long wanted to do, but never had the guts.).
As expected, dreams were the best! Anything could happen in a dream!
Thus, as he was pinching Wang Lings face, Odd Zhuo woke up with that soft and fleshy feeling still in his memory. His shifu s face was clearly thin, but why did it feel so nice to pinch?
Odd Zhuo couldnt help rubbing against the meaty thing under him for a bit.
Suddenly, it didnt feel right C this flesh was clearly older than the one in his dream.
When Odd Zhuo drowsily opened his eyes, he saw a fatty lying prone under him; thetter was bleeding heavily from a severe injury on his forehead and he was unconscious.
Just now, he had actually been rubbing this fattys ass
Odd Zhuo:
Looking at the time, Odd Zhuo realized he was going to bete for work again.
Sure enough, it wasnt good for the body to have too much cheeky wine; he was still feeling a little muddle-headed now.
Checking his phone, Odd Zhuo found several missed calls from Zhong Lang, who was worried that something had happened to him. In the end, Zhong Lang had sent a message to say that he was going over to Odd Zhuos apartment for a look.
Odd Zhuo hurriedly called him back. Little Zhong, Im fine! I just slepttest night and couldnt get up this morning.
Listening to Odd Zhuo, who seemed to have regained his spirits, Odd Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief. Its good that Brother Zhuo is alright. Dont sleep sote! Were you up all night ying games?
ying games
Odd Zhuo gazed at the fattys round butt. Yes, I was ying Overwatch all night.
After hanging up, Odd Zhuo finally sighed with relief.
He was well aware that right now, he couldnt alert the enemy.
Dealing with this fatty was going to be a problem.
This fatty who had passed out in his apartment had clearly been plotting something; he had taken advantage of Odd Zhuo being drunk to sneak into thetters ce, and even had a pair of suspicious scissors in his hand C who knew what he had been nning to do.
Odd Zhuo subconsciously covered his crotch C there had been a number of news reportstely about guys whose dicks had been cut off in their sleep.
But Odd Zhuo just couldnt figure out why this fatty, who was a total stranger, would do something so ruthless to him.
No matter what, he had to first restrain this fatty and interrogate him!
As one of the staff leaders of the Office of Strategic Deception, it was quite a serious problem that his ce had actually been broken into.
The first thing Odd Zhuo did was to call Fang Xing.
Fang Xing was the leader of the goon squad, and all the interrogations of the Office of Strategic Deception were left to him. Also, now that the goon squad had a working rtionship with Warden Liang of Songhai First Prison, the goon squads interrogations were, in one word, legal!
Very well, Brother Zhuo, Iming over. On the other end of the phone, Fang Xing still sounded so sunny, like a spring shower which could make a person feel refreshed.
Odd Zhuo nodded. Mm, Ive already restrained him, Ill wait for you.
He had already confiscated Kong Ruyes scissors and cloak as weapon evidence, and to be on the safe side, Odd Zhuo had tied him up with Immortal Cuffs.
These Immortal Cuffs were something Odd Zhuo had won before in a mahjong game with Songhai First Prisons Mahjong Squad.
Thest time Odd Zhuo had checked in on them at the prison, the Mahjong Squad had needed one more yer, so Odd Zhuo had joined them. Warden Liang hadnt believed Odd Zhuo could win, and had bet a pair of Immortal Cuffs.
And then, these cuffs became Odd Zhuos
There was no helping it; the only exnation was that he was a human koi fish, hence his good luck.
Hands on his waist, Odd Zhuo smiled in satisfaction, and then drew open the curtains so that sunlight spilled into the living room.
Odd Zhuo once again recalled the wonderful dream he hadst night.
What a pity; who knew when he would ever be able to pinch his shifu s face in real life.
Elsewhere, in the Wang familys small vi.
Wang Ling also gradually opened his eyes.
He had had a very strange dream in which he had seen Odd Zhuo.
However, this wasnt a prophetic dream, but a dream projection of the mind, which was used to maintain order. In many instances, Wang Ling would unconsciously use small-scale Heavenly Dao spells, and normally they only affected the people around Wang Ling whom he deemed important.
It was mainly used to regte ones mindset.
Mindset was an important factor in any sort of situation and could influence ones work, studies and so forth.
An unregted mindset couldter turn into depression. Nowadays, a huge number of celebrities died from this mental pressure, but werebeled as entric or fake.
During the times that these people needed care the most, they quietly endured all kinds of violence and buried their hurts deep in their hearts.
It was in situations like these that havingpany was very important.
But a huge shoring of the dream projection of the mind was that Wang Ling didnt know what he would do in the dream, and would cleanly forgot everything that happened in it after it was over.
As a spell to help his teammates regte their mindsets, the dream projection of the mind could theoretically manage depression; more than that, Wang Ling created the scenario which the dreamer most wanted to see in their dreams in order to restore their spirits.
As for the dreamst night C
Wang Ling didnt remember it at all.
If it was a prophetic dream or a regr dream, he would absolutely remember every detail; it was only when he had a dream projection of the mind that he would forget what it looked like.
Dog Two, who had been lying on its stomach on the ground all this time, wagged its tail. When it nced at its Little Master Ling, its expression turned a little strange.
For some reason, it felt that Little Master Lings cheeks were very red as if they had been pinched.
Dog Two sighed when it saw this.
It looked like Little Master Ling had finally reached the age of hot-blooded youth. This guy usually never spoke or even smiled, but as the dearest pet by his side, Dog Two was well aware what its little masters temper was like.
Thus, it guessed that its little master might have had some sort of erotic dreamst night
Chapter 895 - Jingke’s Scabbard
Chapter 895: Jingkes Scabbard
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Thursday, August 24th.
It was the eleventh day of the summer break.
The initial results of the interrogation of the Dark Network assassin Kong Ruye who had broken into Odd Zhuos staff apartment were already out. In the beginning, Kong Ruye had sworn he wouldnt confess and had been very bone-headed. Warden Liang and Odd Zhuo had exchanged looks and smiled, and without saying a word, directly sent Kong Ruye to the mahjong room.
Less than five minutester, Kong Ruye confessed what he had done, but he also didnt know much. The only clue Kong Ruye had on the employer who had shelled out so much for Odd Zhuos hair was the bank ount number the money was wired from.
Odd Zhuo had someone look it up and discovered that the ount belonged to a foreign private banking group; they didnt have the authority to ess the other partys personal information.
Warden Liang: Kong Ruye was hired at a hefty price from the Dark Network. You need to be careful from now on, Brother Zhuo. Although we dont know what the other party wants your hair for could it be for a DNA paternity test? Do you maybe have long-lost rich grandparents overseas?
Odd Zhuo sweated. You think too much, Old Liang Im a Hujian native born and bred, and I had a modest upbringing. I came to Songhai for school because my grades were good and I got a special rmendation.
Then could it be some enemy? Or someone you offended as a kid?
It could be an enemy but I didnt have any at all as a kid. Our Zhuo family always said to never go out at night; my parents used to frighten me when I was a kid by saying that if we Hujian people went out, wed be caught and eaten by those from Guangdong]1. From a joke that the Cantonese have swallowed up the Fujian people.] Saying this, Odd Zhuos expression was a little helpless.
But speaking of enemies, it was difficult to say whether he had any or not after assuming this position. As the saying went, tall trees attracted the wind; Odd Zhuo understood this. In recent months, he had made a lot of waves, shouldered a lot of woks, and drawn a lot of attention.
There would always be those who were envious, jealous, and full of hate, who would step on him when he was down. There were a lot of people like this in society, and most of them werent straightforward; like snakes, insects, rats and ants, they couldnt bear the light and could only hide behind rocks like spineless cowards.
Odd Zhuo had seen more and more of this type of people since taking office as the director of the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools. He knew who they were, but always pretended that he was indifferent; he knew that once he showed the least bit displeasure, it would be exactly what they wanted.
Who on earth was looking into him, and why the hell did they want his hair?
Odd Zhuo felt that he had to look into this.
At noon, Fatty Luo brought Wang Ling good news: Jingkes initial scabbard wasplete.
In order to make Jingke a suitable scabbard, just collecting the materials alone had been a long struggle for Fatty Luo, who had gone through a lot for the One Thousand Dried Bone. However, when it came to assembling items, collecting materials was always troublesome, and you had to bring out the perseverance of Monster Hunter yers and the diligent spirit of Dark Souls yers 1
But fortunately, the results werent too bad.
Fatty Luo had been extraordinarily sessful at making the scabbard; he had made three for Jingke, which were all from the same materials but in slightly different sizes.
In the afternoon, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal came to Fatty Luos shop himself for a look, and discovered that the shops doorstep was gone. It was onlyter that he found out that Fatty Luo had dismantled his doorstep because it was made of Amitayus wood, which was the main material for forging the three scabbards
I remember that Amitayus wood is a major heirloom in Brother Luos family. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was stunned by Fatty Luos fervor.
This small sacrifice is nothing for my Lord Jingke. Fatty Luo waved his hand in a rxed manner. Come! Senior Immortal, please have a look at these three scabbards!
He opened a rectangr box, which contained Jingkes scabbards.
Fatty Luo proudly gave an introduction. The first scabbard is the virtuous daughter Amitayus scabbard, which is designed with a Type-C interface C Lord Jingke can sheath himself through the front or even the back if he wants.
The second scabbard is the silky smooth Amitayus scabbard. While its mostly made of Amitayus wood on the outside, the inside isprised of One Thousand Dried Bone and smooth stone. When Lord Jingke thrusts inside, his body will feel wonderfully moisturized, like from a hydrating face mask, and he can enjoy the silky smoothness 2
The third scabbard is the tight Virgo Amitayus scabbard. The mouth of this scabbard is small, which can give Lord Jingke a sense of yful resistance when he thrusts inside. The ridged pattern inside the scabbard is also one of its selling points; itll change from day to day, so Lord Jingke will never get bored Fatty Luo said.
Then what does this third scabbard have to do with Virgo? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt resist asking.
It just sounds more sophisticated to call it Virgo; youll actually understand if you rece the o with in, Fatty Luo replied.
The designs for these three scabbards were so shocking that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal almost dropped the melon seeds he was holding as he froze at Fatty Luos words for the longest time
He really didnt know how to feel about these three scabbards, and could only change the topic as he asked another question. As as expected of Brother Luo. These three scabbards are all good. However, I noticed that they seem to be slightly different in size. Whats the reason for this?
Nothing in particr. These three scabbards were all made for Lord Jingke, but I dont know what he likes. Some sword spirits like loose scabbards which arefortable, while some prefer tighter scabbards C its like Durex Does Senior Immortal prefer the loose, tight or ultra-thin ones?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Fatty Luo was utterly immersed in his masterpiece. I fell deeply in love with Lord Jingke the moment I saw him To be able to make scabbards for Lord Jingke has been my lifes greatest wish. Now that theyre done, I dont know whether hell like them or not, but I have no regrets. No matter what, I believe that Lord Jingke will definitely be able to sense how I feel, right?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wiped his sweat; he didnt want to dampen Fatty Luos enthusiasm. Maybe perhaps Brother Jingke will be very touched when he sees them?
He has to be. The corners of Fatty Luos mouth curled up. My goal in designing these three scabbards was that they would be sofortable that Lord Jingke wouldnt want toe out of them C who knows, once hes inside, he might never want to move again!
Chapter 896 - Tracing the Source
Chapter 896: Tracing the Source
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Although these three scabbards werent made to Wang Lings taste, in the end, Fatty Luo had put all his heart into them, so it wasnt nice for Wang Ling to directly turn them down. Thus, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was entrusted with delivering the scabbards to Wang Lings ce.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal arrived, it was to a rare scene, which only happened once in a blue moon in the Wang familys small vi. The old man, Mother Wang and Father Wang were actually all sitting on the sofa watching the same TV drama. This was an ancient drama series which had been popr recently, called Do You Know? Do You Know? You Should Be Gong While Im Shou 1, which told the story of three crossdressing bigwigs who returned home after getting sex changes in Thand, and who became embroiled in household strife with the goal of finding a good man to marry
Because of the bizarre storyline, and twists and turns in the plot, and theplicated rtionships featured, the drama drew in many young men and women, uncles and aunts. It had be a phenomenon in the past month, and at one point had even surpassed Story of Yanxi Pce and Ruyis Royal Love in the Pce .
Looking at this scene, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal knew that the new Lightning Dharmaraja, Wei Yingluo 2 , who had called down a thunderbolt to kill the previous imperial concubine, was probably already rolling around in her grave
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal entered, Mother Wang had no time to entertain him. The TV drama was on and he was someone they already knew, so she told him to help himself. Little Lei! The tea is in the kitchen; make a cup for yourself if you want a drink! Just make yourself at home! Ive already fermented the broli wine for you; its in the basement. If you want a drink, bring it up yourself.
First time strangers and second time friends C Mother Wang already thoroughly considered Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal one of their own, and he was overwhelmed by her greeting. Although he was now known as the worlds first True Venerated, he was still a little brother in the Wang familys small vi
The three old seniors currently watching a drama on the sofa also caused Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to ponder deeply: what kind of TV drama could draw in these three old seniors, who had be disillusioned with the world and had retired to live ordinary lives, to such an extent This was worth thinking about.
When I go home today, Ill finish watching this drama Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made up his mind. In fact, the drama was still being aired halfway, but since the Office of Strategic Deceptions sudden rise, more and more productionpanies wanted to cooperate with them as they nned to rent some areas of the Office of Strategic Deception for filming.
It was precisely because of this that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had the contacts of plenty productionpany bigwigs in his cell phone.
He could directly ask them for any drama he wanted.
Waiting for Toilet Lid Network to cut out half an hour in post-production every day was too long.
There was no end toprehending Heavenly Dao; it had to be done as soon as possible C the sooner, the better!
Brother Ling!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal called out first before going upstairs.
Wang Ling could already see the three sheaths 3 in Senior Immortals hands as he came up the stairs
Well
They were actually sword scabbards.
But Fatty Luos descriptions of them were so dirty that it was impossible not to take it the wrong way.
Wang Ling thought he had still been a pretty pure person before entering No. 60 High.
Now, he had been led astray!
Almost every ss would have several kings of being dirty. In their Grade One, ss Three, for example, their biggest king was Dopey Guo. Apart from gossip, what this guy most like to do was talk dirty, frequently switching gears abruptly and catching people off-guard.
When he entered the room, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal ced the scabbards on Wang Lings desk and saw that Wang Ling was researching something.
What is Brother Ling looking for? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked.
Little Master is looking for information on a scabbard, woof. Lying on the ground, Dog Two yawnedzily.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Sure enough, Brother Luos three scabbards arent good enough
Little Master said it wasnt good to discourage him, so he took them, woof.
Saying this, Loopy Toad sighed. Actually, it isnt a problem with the scabbards. Fatty Luo even used his familys ancestral Amitayus wood; its very clear to see howmitted he is. However, it isnt easy to make Lord Jingke stay quietly in the scabbard. If you dont believe me, want to try putting him in one?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nodded. He randomly picked up the tight scabbard and tried to approach Jingke, but then felt a strong resistance; he couldnt get close at all, let alone stick Jingke into the scabbard.
See that? Dog Two said, Lord Jingke is used to being naked, so he isnt used to being in a scabbard. His rtionship with the scabbard is like Pikachus rtionship with the pokeball: you cant force him to go in.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Dog Two: But Little Master Ling also said that Lord Jingke can only demonstrate his true power with a scabbard.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Why arent you saying woof anymore, Brother Dog?
Dog Two: Screw woof Even after being a dog for such a long time, it still feels morefortable to croak.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
Wang Ling hadnt decided to look for Jingkes scabbard on the spur of the moment C it was something he had thought of for a long time already, and he had nned to use his free time during the summer break to do so. Whether a scabbard was custom-made or modified, it definitely wouldnt be as good as the original.
Fatty Luo had used Amitayus wood as the main material to custom make the scabbards, but at most they could only be used as spares. What Wang Ling was looking for now was Jingkes original scabbard from back then.
Everyone knew that Jingke was a peach wood sword which Father Wang had bought at the flower and bird market for 998 HNY.
It was just that Jingke hadnt awoken back then.
Jingkes origins had always been a mystery. Wang Ling had quietly investigated many leads all these years, and the only thing he had confirmed was Jingkes identity as Lord of sword spirits, while there was very little on Jingkes origins. Even the sword spirits who called Jingke His Majesty Lord of Swords didnt know why they kowtowed to him.
ording to the sword spirit of Evil Sword Gods Heaven-Cleaving sword, his panic back then had purely been involuntary when he sensed Jingkes formidable power, he blurted out Your Majesty Lord of Swords for no reason, like a knee-jerk reaction.
Thus, for these sword spirits, it was like the people of a kingdom genuflecting to their king.
It just felt natural.
Puzzling over this, Wang Ling was at that moment flipping through Book of Sage Immortal for information.
He was looking at information from ten years ago. Father Wang couldnt quite remember the moment he bought Jingke. He didnt even have an invoice, and only had a rough idea.
Thus, Wang Ling could only have Book of Sage Immortal do a rough search for when Father Wang had gone to the flower and bird market.
He had to investigate the background of the flower and bird market as well as the vendor who sold Jingke to Father Wang back then C he would start his search at the source, to help Jingke find his scabbard.
Chapter 897 - Shop No. 83
Chapter 897: Shop No. 83
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Saturday, August 19th.
It was the thirteenth day of the summer vacation.
Odd Zhuo was in an unusually good mood today, for his cheap shifu Wang Ling had invited him to apany Wang Ling to that flower and bird market from over ten years ago to look for clues on the scabbard.
Wang Ling had already checked out the vendor who sold swords and scabbards C the market stalls all had numbers, and the shop that sold swords was still in operation.
Odd Zhuo drove the two of them there. As they entered the shop, they saw a silk banner at the entrance with the words Ten Years Gold ss Shop on it. The flower and bird market had changed tremendously in thest ten years, so for the shop to survive this long was truly remarkable.
Wang Ling walked behind Odd Zhuo. He wore a blue hooded sweater and his hands were in his pockets, theck of expression on his face making him look unhappy. The truth, however, was that this was his normal appearance, which Odd Zhuo was already used to.
It was very easy to tell whether his shifu was angry or not: he just needed to see if his shifu s dead fish eyes had gotten smaller. If his pupils contracted, that meant he was angry To blunt his anger, you had to prepare crispy noodle snacks for times like these C one crispy noodle snack packet could be used for every micron Wang Lings pupils shrank.
You couldnt give him less, but hed be haughty if you gave him more
Odd Zhuo felt that he was the only one who could make his shifu s pupils return to normal.
Is the boss in? Odd Zhuo was wearing his work uniform as usual and looked like an elite.
Wee, are you buying something? Our boss just went out to get some things, and will be back soon. My name is Ling Huan. The person who received them was a shop assistant. Odd Zhuo and Wang Ling were their first customers today, so Ling Huan smiled very happily.
Wang Ling looked around and realized that the shop specialized in selling magic artifacts for exorcism; various kinds of exorcism artifacts lined the walls or were disyed in cabs.
Wang Ling still remembered when Teacher Pan taught them the basic techniques for summoning and releasing ghosts in her Dao talisman ss at the beginning of the semester. Whether it was summoning or releasing them, they had in fact only touched the surface.
Golden Core universities offered specialized exorcism majors with specialized courses on summoning and releasing ghosts.
Ours is an established shop in this flower and bird market, specializing in exorcism and fair bargains. Let me give you a brief introduction!
This shop assistant Ling Huan was very friendly, and he pointed to the counter at the very front. See the peach wood sword, yellow talisman, wooden fish and candle under the ss? These items were used back then by the king at controlling vampires, Mr Zheng Ying 1 , who bought them in our shop! While they might be obsolete now, our shop bought them back at a high price and exhibit them here as our crowning glory.
Are they for sale? Odd Zhuo raised his eyebrows.
No.
Ling Huan shook his head and said righteously, Our shops most precious treasure is not for sale.
Ten million HNY. Odd Zhuo raised one finger.
Ling Huan took a deep breath. WeChat or Alipay?
Wang Ling:
Odd Zhuo: Wheres your integrity?
Ling Huan sighed and said resentfully, How can we survive on integrity nowadays to make a living?!
Are you the only one here besides the boss? Odd Zhuo asked. Not wanting to dampen the boys enthusiasm, Odd Zhuo took five hundred HNY out of his pocket and put it in Ling Huans as a tip.
Ling Huan was fired up once again and his tone changed. Hahaha! Indeed, its just me, and I just look after the shop for the boss. But Ive worked here for a long time! Im the only shop assistant the boss has. Our boss is pretty busy and normally has to go out to perform exorcisms.
Odd Zhuo nodded and straightaway took out a photo of Jingke from his pocket. Have you ever seen this peach wood sword? It was bought from your shop ten years ago.
Ling Huans face instantly turned serious. Ten years thats past its warranty. Our shops policy is that products cannot be returned after ten minutes of purchase! In the case of unexpected damage, you need to produce proof that it was an ident!
Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo sucked in their breaths.
How unscrupulous!
Odd Zhuo: Im not here to return it, I just want to ask where this peach wood sword came from. Since it was your shop that sold it, do you know its origins? When it was purchased back then, it didnt have a scabbard, and were looking for clues on it.
Thats all?
Ling Huan breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned. Ten years ago, our shop wasnt in the habit of giving our products serial numbers; we recorded all the purchases and sales of our goods by hand. Ten years ago your peach wood sword would have been a popr exorcism product! Back then, peach wood swords were all the rage thanks to Mr Zheng Ying, and a good peach wood sword would have sold for a sky-high price in the market.
Do you still have the written record? I want to take a look, Odd Zhuo said.
Unfortunately, there was a big fire in our shop five years ago, and all our handwritten invoices burned.
Ling Huan spread his hands and looked carefully at the photo provided by Odd Zhuo. This peach wood sword is in an old style, but we should still have some in our old warehouse. If you want, I can go take a look.
998 HNY for one? Odd Zhuo asked.
That was ten years ago.
Ling Huan said, Its 9.9 HNY now.
Wang Ling:
Odd Zhuo:
Ling Huan: Since going out of fashion, peach wood swords are just preschool toys now, and are basically sold to kindergartens as teaching aids to help kids in the middle and top kindergarten sses to develop an interest in spirit swords.
While Ling Huan was exining the situation, a middle-aged uncle with mushroom hair stepped into the shop. He was as big and tall as a massive bear, and Wang Ling waspletely covered in his shadow.
Boss, Ling Huan greeted the huge figure.
Seeing that the boss had returned, Odd Zhuo was about to ask the boss a question C who knew that when the boss saw Odd Zhuo, his face actually turned pale. Damn! Its a cop!
Odd Zhuo: ???
Wang Ling:
After that, the boss swung his arm, which was like a steel cannon, and aimed a punch at Odd Zhuos face.
Want me to help?
Wang Ling gazed at Odd Zhuo and asked the question telepathically in a light tone.
For a petty thing like this, theres no need for shifu to lift a finger Odd Zhuo snorted. As he stepped forward, his arteries bulged like earthworms, and streams of spirit energy burst forth from his body to coalesce in the sky and actually form a giant roon!
Roon Licking Dog Limitless Punch!
The roon made out of spirit qi just stuck out its tongue to block the bosss punch.
Wang Ling gazed at this roon with rapt attention and actually couldnt help apuding on the side This self-created boxing technique was so brilliant!
Chapter 898 - Exorcism Convention
Chapter 898: Exorcism Convention
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It had to be said that Odd Zhuo had reallye into his own. Wang Ling was blown away by this brilliant Roon Licking Dog Limitless Punch.
Aftering to his senses, Wang Ling was in a very good mood C it felt like the depression of idling away at home during the summer break had been swept away by this move. However, he was as expressionless as ever. It could only be said, as expected of Odd Zhuo as his disciple. This was indeed a promising talent; taking Odd Zhuo in as his disciple back then hadnt been in vain.
The shopkeeper looked astonished when he realized that his punch had been blocked. He was the first to attack, but the other partys reaction was very quick. Before he could fully demonstrate his strength, the other party had already stopped him.
Actually, Odd Zhuo wasnt as strong as the shopkeeper, and his strength was purely thanks to Wang Ling giving him upgraded equipment previously. Despite their ordinary appearance, the leather fingerless gloves which Odd Zhuo was wearing werent anymon thing.
Wang Ling had made the gloves with the leather from his familys genuine leather sofa. He had also enchanted this leather sofa, which now had the ability to automatically regenerate its leather, so it was fine for Wang Ling to cut off some of the leather material.
But it took time for the leather to regenerate, so Wang Ling could only cut out a piece from an inconspicuous spot, otherwise Father Wang would thrash him.
The shopkeeper broke out in a cold sweat. He had always been the impulsive sort. His punch hadnt been sessful, but he knew he was now guilty of attacking a police officer. He stared heavily at Odd Zhuo. Go ahead, cop, how much do you want?
Is there some misunderstanding Im not here for money.
Odd Zhuo felt that the shopkeeper had definitely misunderstood him C actually calling him cop to his face
I know I was wrong. I was too impulsive and attacked an officer. Ill pay however much you want C lets settle it quietly. The shopkeeper cracked his knuckles.
Odd Zhuo sweated. Im not a cop You didnt attack one
It looked like the man recognized him, but he seemed a little biased.
Youre not a cop? The shopkeeper was unconvinced and looked Odd Zhuo up and down with a suspicious expression. During the demon rampage six years ago, you were the one who defeated the demon king, werent you? Several months ago, you were the one who caught the Old Devil, werent you? That biggest dark force Immortal Mansion fell because of you, and you also yed a key role in the capture of Evil Sword God. Ive seen you on TV, theres no mistake.
Wang Ling:
Odd Zhuo:
Erm
For a moment, Odd Zhuo felt like he couldnt defend himself at all.
First of all, he really wasnt a police officer
But
He indeed was the one who had caught those people
Odd Zhuo dropped his forehead into his hand and felt like there was no way to exin it.
There were too many things nowadays that couldnt be exined C this was how the Yellow River was washed yellow 1
Sorting out his chaotic thoughts, Odd Zhuo looked embarrassed as he opened his mouth. Im not a police officer. I work for the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools, which is part of the Education Department Im not looking for trouble today. I just want to ask about the scabbard of a peach wood sword from ten years ago.
Saying this, Odd Zhuo brought the photo up on his phone.
The shopkeeper stared at the screen. He thought there were still more photos of the peach wood sword, so swiped across, only to suddenly see a selfie of Odd Zhuo and a customized human doll C furthermore, the doll looked exactly like the other youngster in the shop!
Dazed, the shopkeeper seemed to realize something.
He quickly swiped back to the first photo and pretended that he hadnt seen anything.
It was deadly to know too many secrets nowadays!
The shopkeeper took a deep breath and quickly came back to the topic at hand. Hmm It was indeed my shop which sold this sword. I still remember C it was back when the peach wood sword cost 998 HNY, right?
Both Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo were dumbfounded at the shopkeepers amazing memory C that was over ten years ago!
Odd Zhuo: Boss, how can you be so sure? Ling Huan said that all your shop receipts were lost in a fire.
Theres no mistake. Ten years ago, I was running on a shoestring budget, and I made this sword myself. While the receipt is gone, I remember the pattern on this wooden sword.
The shopkeeper was mncholy as he looked at the photo. This was a love token I was going to give to my fiance back then. After I finished making the sword, I was going to propose to her three dayster on the bank of Pubei River, but she didnt keep our appointment. Not only that, she never appeared again after that.
Hearing this, Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo were silent.
It looked like this shopkeeper was also a man with a story.
The shopkeeper: I remember it very clearly. When she didnt show up, I looked for her for a very long time before I gave up. That was when I was feeling depressed, which is why I sold it for so cheap at 998 HNY. This sword is made of solid wood, and would have been of the best quality back then.
In those days, peach wood swords sold like hot cakes, and to save on wood costs, merchants started to make hollow peach wood swords and fill them with sand.
Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo:
The shopkeeper gave the phone back to Odd Zhuo. Why are you asking about this sword?
We want to know where its scabbard is.
I put the scabbard away. My fiance was a carpenter; she made the scabbard and I made the sword. Only bybining the two would the peach wood sword beplete. This was our mutual love token. Do you want to buy the scabbard?
The shopkeeper waved his hands. After so many years, I still havent found any news on my fiance; theres no meaning in me keeping the scabbard. I can even give it to you for free. But, I have one condition.
Odd Zhuo smiled lightly. Let us hear it.
Business is poor, and my shop wont stay open for much longer. You know, my Shop No. 83 is the oldest in the whole flower and bird market. The shopkeeper said sadly, This is a family legacy which I cant give up so easily. Thus, I signed up for the exorcismpetition this year. There is a prize, which will be enough for me to expand my shop twenty times and revamp it a hundred times over.
Odd Zhuo: So?
There are a lot of experts at the exorcism convention this year. My chances of winning are very low. I want you to take part with me in the exorcismpetition! Since you were able to apprehend the Old Devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion and that Evil Sword God, I believe you arent weak.
Saying this, the shopkeeper gave Wang Ling a look. Is that pretty boy behind you your disciple? A youngsters skills should be pretty good. Then, he can also take part. It just so happens that each group which signs up for the exorcismpetition has to have four members; just nice, the four of us can form a team.
Wang Ling:
Odd Zhuo: Boss, may I ask, what is your name?
Jin Ke.
Jin from gold, Ke from section chief.
Chapter 899 - Sweep the Top Three Spots!
Chapter 899: Sweep the Top Three Spots!
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When the shopkeeper gave his name, Wang Ling realized that fate was indeed a very mystical thing. The destinies of different people were entwined together, and there were times when that fate ran deep. Back when Wang Ling had named Jingke, it wasnt as if he knew the shopkeepers name; who would have thought they would actually be homonyms Aedian who looked like a tea egg once scolded loudly on a program: Anyone who makes a joke about homonyms will be fined 1!
After confirming their team of four, Boss Jin started to exin how the modern exorcismpetition worked as well as points of note.
Youre not in our line of work. While you might have heard about the exorcismpetition, I dont think you know the details, so let me briefly exin them.
Boss Jin took out hisptop C there was a PPT on it which his former teammates from previous years had made. Teams of four participated in the exorcismpetition each year, and you had to look for teammates yourself. Boss Jin hadnt ranked very well in thest few years C he found the demon, but ultimately wasnt the one to destroy it instead, he wasted time making wedding robes for other people 2 .
The full name of the exorcismpetition is the Modern Exorcism and Spirit Banishing Competition. We live in a world that produces new demons and ghosts every year. These things are either made up ofsting resentment orplex negative emotions. They linger on earth, constantly affecting the daily lives of people.
Boss Jin said, This is now an age of national cultivation, where even a Foundation Establishment high school student can easily dispose of some earthbound or simple malicious spirits. Professional exorcism is gradually waning, hence the reason for the exorcismpetition.
The prizes for the exorcismpetition continue to increase every year. Everyone participating in the exorcismpetition has to form teams prior to the start of thepetition. If you dont have enough people, you need to let thepetition organisers know.
Does it have to be four? Odd Zhuo asked.
The best is four, to fill all the spots in your team. Boss Jin frowned and said, Thats because the devils we have to exorcise in the exorcismpetition are all very powerful! They can kill people! At least one of the four should be a medic!
Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo:
Saying this, Boss Jin clicked on the next slide. Every year before the start of the exorcismpetition, thepetitionmittee will collect information on unusual activity from various cities and will put the data together half a year beforehand. Theyll put together a list of demons which are generally recognized to be the most difficult to deal with, and which give different reward points. The group with the highest number of umted points after forty-eight hours is the winner.
Boss Jin was done giving a general overview of the situation, and finally came to the real issue: the prize money. The prize pool for the exorcismpetition this year was one billion HNY.
For a lot of enlightened cultivators, this sum might be nothing, but for most cultivators one billion HNY wasnt a small number C even Wang Lings heart itched at this amount.
But this prize money was doomed to never be his. The rule in the Wang family was that Wang Ling couldnt use his powers beyond his status as a student to win any sort of money. Otherwise, Father Wang wouldnt need to work so hard to churn out words, and could have be the richest man in the world long ago
But Wang Ling also had nothing to lose.
After all, cooperating with Boss Jin was a win-win situation.
Boss Jin wanted to preserve his ancestral legacy, while Wang Lings goal wasnt the prize money, but Jingkes original scabbard.
For this years exorcismpetition C
The group with the most points would get 600 million HNY.
The group in second ce would get 200 million HNY.
The group in third ce would get 100 million HNY.
The remaining 100 million HNY would be distributed to the rest of the groups based on their points ranking.
Staring at the list, Odd Zhuo thought for a while, then asked Boss Jin, Are sign-ups still open for thepetition?
You can register right up until the official start of thepetition. But why do you ask?
Im wondering if I should get a few of my friends to form groups so that we can take the top three spots.
Boss Jin wiped at his sweat. There are numerous experts in the exorcismpetition this year. Even if your friends take part, they may not be able to beat them When all is said and done, theyre not professional exorcists, while basically all the groups are each led by a professional exorcist, and the other three members are recruited in other ways
Its just ghost hunting; anyone who has gone through university will more or less have done a course on it, Odd Zhuo said. A so-called professional exorcist is just a regr person who has an extra certificate. As the saying goes, a random blow can kill an old master 3 ; as long as the lineup is strong enough, anything is possible. In any case, the money will be all yours. Whats there for you to be unhappy about?
Boss Jin opened his mouth, but in the end swallowed his words. He felt that Odd Zhuo was a little presumptuous. Although thetter was indeed very strong and had captured a number of internationally wanted criminals each field was singrly unique, and exorcism absolutely wasnt as simple as Odd Zhuo imagined.
Because this exorcismpetition covered the whole country! Once thepetition started, all the groups had to search the entire nation for the ghosts on the list and get rid of them.
Hence, in pastpetitions, sometimes the hardest part wasnt destroying the ghosts, but finding them.
How could you win thepetition if you couldnt even find a ghost? Moreover, these strong ghosts were intelligent C when they encountered someone a little stronger, they would be too afraid toe out.
It was in moments like these that a professional exorcist was needed.
Professional exorcists had thousands of ways to draw demons and ghosts out, which was one of their professional abilities.
Do as you like. In any case, I just need to rank in the top three. While Boss Jin didnt think much about Odd Zhuos suggestion, he still waved his hand and let Odd Zhuo pull people in and do as he pleased.
Actually, Odd Zhuo wasnt doing this all for Boss Jin.
The Office of Strategic Deception hadnt been established for long, but all the teams had basically been busy with all sorts of different things and didnt seem to have done anything together as an overall group. Thus, using thispetition to foster a harmonious atmosphere among the executive members and to cultivate a sense of teamwork would be very important!
At that thought, Odd Zhuo called Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal right away.
Several minutester, the executive members of the Office of Strategic Deception received their groupings from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Dog Two, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo were in one group.
Fang Xing, Little Silver, Cailian Zhenren and Immortal Toya were in one group.
The goal to sweep the top three!
What Wang Ling didnt know
Was that elsewhere, Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi and Gu Shunzhi had also signed up for thispetition
But these three people didnt n to find another teammate, and intended to do their own thing
Chapter 900 - A Gathering of Bigwigs At the Exorcism Convention
Chapter 900: A Gathering of Bigwigs At the Exorcism Convention
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Sunday, August 27th.
It was the fourteenth day of the summer vacation.
The exorcism conventionspetition would officially start on August 28th, which was tomorrow. After Odd Zhuo got the teams sorted outst night, everyone agreed to go to the prepetition group registration.
The Songhai Modern Exorcism Center was a building that looked like an ostrich egg, and there was a reason why it had been built on this site. It was said that a thousand years ago, a major ghost who gued the earth had been eliminated on the spot where the Modern Exorcism Center was situated This major ghost could take human form at will, and disguised itself most often as a plumber; it had a special hobby of eating mushrooms and used a wrench as its weapon.
At that moment, Wang Ling and his party arrived at the entrance of the exorcism center. Wang Ling raised his eyeszily and saw a ss cab in the center of the exorcism centers reception hall, which held a wrench stained with green blood.
This was the weapon used by that major ghost back then For some reason, Wang Ling felt that it looked a little familiar
When Odd Zhuo had still been the deputy director, he had actuallye to the exorcism center before because of work. Some of the low-level leaders who worked at the exorcism center had called him and requested his help with their childrens schooling.
But rather than call it a request, it was more like a threat, and their manner of speaking had been very unpleasant. They had even taken out gifts and insisted that Odd Zhuo ept them.
Odd Zhuo was a man of integrity, and absolutely wouldnt agree to this sort of shady deal. He rejected the requests of these parents on the spot.
He still remembered that when he left the exorcism center back then, these low-level leaders had been furious and even said that they would get their friends from other departments to impeach Odd Zhuo and remove him from office.
Who would have thought that his luck would change, and he would be promoted to Director Furthermore, he was also Huaxiu Alliances council representative. These low-level officials from back then could no longer threaten him.
But that was a long time, and Odd Zhuo reckoned that these people might have already transferred to other parts in fear that he would retaliate in revenge.
They waited at the entrance for a bit, and a momentter, the two teams led by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Fang Xing respectively also arrived.
But upon tacit agreement, they didnt speak to each other, and merely confirmed that they had all arrived before they entered the Modern Exorcism Center.
Their goal was to sweep the top three spots, so it wasnt a good idea to let the others see them interact with each other. Hence, beforeing here, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had prepared masks for everyone, including Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo, to hide their appearances.
Fatty Luo had worked through the night to make these masks, which also had an anti-prationyer to prevent other people from using their power of sight to perceive who they were.
The only one that couldnt be hidden was Loopy Toad
Loopy Toad also wore a mask, but it wasnt any damn use, because that eye-catching green fur was really too conspicuous! Coupled with that wagging tail that couldnt be hidden Wang Ling didnt think Dog Two needed to wear a mask.
But speaking of which, Loopy Toad had recently been cultivating diligently. It shouldnt be long before it could turn into a human C who knew what Loopy Toad would look like after it officially took on a human form
Actually, it was normal to wear masks in the exorcismpetition. Most people participated in the form of small groups, which were led by professional exorcists, and many of these cultivators were temp workers hired by the exorcists. Naturally, they had to hide their identities.
Another reason was that the prize money was a massive sum, so protecting yourself would give you some peace of mind C it was like wearing a mask to ept your prize after winning the lottery.
Boss Jin rested one thick and solid arm on the registration table as he said in a clear and enigmatic voice, Im here to sign up. Our team has the maximum four members.
Boss Jin didnt wear a mask. He was from the old generation of exorcists, and was a familiar person in the circle.
Boss Jin, are you signing up again? The youngdy at the front desk who was in charge of registration was also an old worker at the exorcism center. She was all smiles as Boss Jin handed her a folder, which contained the personal information of the four people.
Naturally, the entire registration process was confidential.
The youngdys slender fingers danced across the keyboard as she checked the data, but when she keyed in the information of the fourth person, she stared nkly.
Because this was Wang Lings profile.
Underage? the youngdy cried out as she looked up at Boss Jin, drawing strange stares from the countless people around them.
Boss Jin ording to the rules of the exorcism center, minors arent allowed topete, unless they have documented permission from a parent or a relevant authority.
I know that. Boss Jin looked at her and wiped at his sweat. Please check the information again
The youngdy carefully flipped through the folder and then realized that there really was a document.
Furthermore, it was issued by the General Administration of 100 Schools! The document even had its official seal
Ah! Im so sorry! I didnt see it just now The youngdy quickly stood up and apologized.
After a few minutes, all the data had been keyed in.
Thedy handed the folder back to Boss Jin. Good luck with your exorcism! Youll receive thetest exorcism ranking list on your phones in a short while, and you can discuss which demons or ghosts you want to tackle.
The exorcism center will send the action n to your phonester via text. Thepetition will kick off officially at midnight tomorrow, so team members, please be ready beforehand.
Thank you. Boss Jin nodded.
Just as he was about to put away the folder, an exorcist led his teammates over from afar.
He was a middle-aged man, about the same age as Boss Jin, with arge mole on his chin that had several ck hairs sticking out of it.
The man also wasnt wearing a mask and looked like a veteran exorcist.
I havent seen you in so long. How are you, Boss Jin? You lost consecutively in thest few exorcism conventions C I would have thought you would be too ashamed to attend this year. When the man spoke, a lot of people instantly turned to look at him.
Its Mr Fang!
Mr Fang? The runner-up at thest exorcismpetition?
This Mr Fang was clearly very famous.
Plenty of people kicked up a discussion.
Listening to them in passing, Wang Ling found out that Boss Jin and Mr Fang had a history. Mr Fang had ruthlessly taken advantage of Boss Jinst year Boss Jin found a ghost and had been about to eliminate it when his kill was suddenly stolen
When all was said and done, Wang Ling hadnt been involved and didnt know exactly what had happenedst year. He also didnt want to get involved. In any case, he just needed to help Boss Jin win thepetition this year.
Boss Jin also couldnt be bothered to talk to this Mr Fang. He pretended he didnt see the other party and was nning to leave right away, but was stopped by Mr Fang after taking just one step.
Mr Fang chuckled, a taunting expression on his face. I heard that Boss Jin has a minor in his team this year? I never thought our Boss Jin would already be in such dire straits that he has to use childbor
In a sh.
Before Boss Jin could respond, tremendous spiritual pressure was already pushing down on Mr Fang from all quarters
Grenade-Throwing, Fang Xing, Little Silver, Loopy Toad, Odd Zhuo, Immortal Toya, Cailian Zhenren This was a spiritual pressurebo from all the members of the Office of Strategic Deception!
Moreover, when everyone from the Office of Strategic Deception heard Mr Fangs provocation, they were extraordinarily united in heart.
Six words summed it up diss the group favorite and die!
Chapter 901 - Divide and Conquer
Chapter 901: Divide and Conquer
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Even Wang Ling himself never expected everyone to be so united in their reaction, let alone Mr Fang Initially, everyone just wanted to intimidate Mr Fang by releasing a bit of their spiritual pressure to psych him out C who would have thought that all that spiritual pressure would instantly ovey each other at the same time, directly causing Mr Fang to foam at the mouth and pass out on the spot
What an unlucky child.
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
Right after that, he realized that he wasnt focusing on the right thing.
He felt that he should be focusing on when he had be the group favorite
Spiritual pressure concussion
On the other side, the exorcism centers first aid medical staff who had hurried over wiped their sweat.
Spiritual pressure concussion was the hardest injury to determine a cause for, so it could only be said that this Mr Fang who had been knocked out was just unlucky!
Before thepetition officially began, a strong contender for the championship had been knocked out of the ring!
Boss Jin was an impulsive person; he was a man who would attack a problem with his fists before rifying a situation, like when he had tried to punch Odd Zhuo the moment he entered the shop. In fact, he wasnt a bad person.
He had offended many people over the years because of his hot temper. Mr Fang had been one of them, and this was the root cause of Boss Jins defeat inst yearspetition.
Mr Fang was someone who held very deep grudges. He had been nning to do the same thing this year, to watch Boss Jin and then steal his kill C he had never expected his badmouthing to send him straight to the hospital.
It would take at least half a month for him to recover.
After what happened to Mr Fang, everyone else at the exorcism center who harbored ill intent toward Boss Jin held back.
Boss Jin had imposing momentum this year
The group members he had enlisted looked much more reliable than the three teammates who only knew how to watch on the sidelinest year!
After registering and leaving the exorcism center in the afternoon, Boss Jin asked everyone to gather at his shop for a meeting. The Good Looks group sent Fang Xing as its representative, while the Human-Beast group sent Dog Two (Note: [Human-Beast Group] Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, Dog Two, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo. [Good Looks Group] Fang Xing, Little Silver, Cailian Zhenren and Immortal Toya.]).
Boss Jin didnt recognize Fang Xing or Loopy Toad, so when they appeared at the door, he couldnt help sighing in his heart. Since they were qualified to represent their groups at this meeting, this should be an indication of the fighting strength of the other two groups
No matter how he looked at them, Boss Jin didnt think they were reliable.
Fang Xing was too young, and appeared sunny, handsome and artless; it wasnt going to be so easy dealing with those cunning demons and ghosts. As for the green-furred dog Even if it was a spirit beast, it couldnt even take a human form. How strong could it be? Were they supposed to use it as a stage prop to create melodrama 1 ?
Muttering in his heart, Boss Jin sat down and said, Thank you foring to this meeting today Todays meeting is mainly about assigning the battle tasks.
As Boss Jin spoke, everyone, including Wang Ling, yed on their phones
Boss Jin was no stranger to this situation. After all, this was basically what happened when friends got together nowadays; they would clearly be sitting together, but would all be looking at their phones.
There was a sense of guilt attached to the phone, which created anothermunication barrier between people. Without their phones, many people didnt even know how to converse anymore.
At that moment, the core administration of the Office of Strategic Deception C
Were chatting enthusiastically.
ID: Dog Who Wants Little Master To Stroke Its Fur (Dog Two): Its a good thing all of you didnte. This meeting is so boring its making me sleepy!
ID: I Love Broli (Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal): Thank you, Brother Dog, for attending the meeting. After all, Boss Jin is the leader of the operation this time. Everyone be patient for now, for the sake of Lord Jingkes scabbard! Also, we have to give Boss Jin face and not discourage him as leader. Whats happening now in the meeting?
ID: Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs Fanboy (Fang Xing): Boss Jin is talking about the exorcism ranking list. The strongest devil this year has the code name Pen Fairy; eliminating it will directly give you one million points. Pen Fairy usually haunts Funan, but its exact location is unknown. Boss Jin says that its very ferocious and difficult to hunt down as it can hide its spiritual body in any type of pen. Its exceptionally sneaky and uses a pen to kill people without a sound
Second devil: Man-Eating Dove, worth eight hundred thousand points. This dove supposedly had a date with its girlfriend back then, but was stood up. It died in a fit of rage and ultimately turned into a devil with plenty of grievances; more than one hundred couples have already died under its ws this year.
Third devil: Lemon Gremlin, worth five hundred thousand points. ording to Boss Jin, Lemon Gremlin has a formidable corrosive ability that can cause even the body of a Soul Formation cultivator to easily fall apart; its truly amazing.
ID: I Love Master (Little Silver): So are these three devils stronger than the prison mahjong trio?
ID: Shifu Is Mine (Odd Zhuo): Of course not! The devils selected for the exorcismpetition in past years were for the most part hard to find as they are very secretive. But to tell you the truth, the three devils may not be as strong as one p from shifu . Dont you think so, shifu ?
Wang Ling wasnt following the chat at all.
He was just staring at the IDs of this bunch of people, lost in deep thought.
Each devil had its own fixed target and MO. For example, most of the people Pen Fairy had killed this year were Foundation Establishment high school students. Actually, it wasnt strong overall, but it was superb at hiding.
The reason why it was at the top of the list this time was purely because the parents of the high school students whom Pen Fairy had killed had joined hands to decry this notorious devil and push it into the spotlight.
As Fang Xing had already said in the group, Man-Eating Dove targeted couples. But to be exact, it was couples who were openly lovey-dovey in public.
Finally, Lemon Gremlins target was sessful people in society who picked on the weak in particr
For Wang Ling, these three devils were all boring challenges.
If it wasnt for Jingke, he wouldnt even bother to do anything to them.
In Shop No. 83, Boss Jin looked at his watch and then said, Its almost midnight. Ive already booked the ne tickets to Funan. We can head out now. Its half an hour from here to the airport. The flight is at two in the morning.
That Pen Fairy is very hard to find! I heard that a group has already reached Funan! We must hurry! The shop assistant Ling Huan next to Boss Jin had already done the preparations, and was carrying all kinds of magic artifacts for exorcism.
However, the group of people in front of them didnt react at all, and were still staring at their phones
What are you doing? Do as I say! Boss Jin was worried.
They still didnt make a sound
Wang Lings eyes were fixed on the time on his phone.
It would be midnight in five seconds.
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
The instant it turned midnight, Boss Jin received a text announcement on his phone from the exorcism center: The devil Pen Fairy at the top of the exorcism ranking list has been killed. The team with the kill: Team Jin Ke, awarded one million points.
Boss Jin stared at this text with an utterly stupefied look on his face.
Chapter 902 - Pen Fairy’s Instant Death
Chapter 902: Pen Fairys Instant Death
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Let us rewind time back to ten minutes ago, when Boss Jins meeting just ended and there were ten minutes to go to midnight.
Wang Ling had a general idea of the locations of these three devils, and got Book of Sage Immortal to search for them as quickly as possible. After enlightening Book of Sage Immortal, Wang Ling found that it was indeed really helpful in looking up all sorts of things.
But this thing still had to be punished C Wang Ling still remembered that it had sold his limited edition crispy noodle snacks to help buy Immortal Toya a ticket.
Thus, after finding Jingkes scabbard, Wang Ling was still going to give this tablet away
Keeping it around would be a disaster sooner orter!
A few secondster, Book of Sage Immortal sent over Pen Fairys location. Like Boss Jin said, Pen Fairy was in the Funan area, and furthermore wasmitting a crime at that very moment.
In the meeting room, Wang Ling used the Great Soul Shift Spell of the Three Thousand Great Dao to swiftly arrive at Pen Fairys location.
It was a boys room, and Wang Ling used the Great Soul Shift Spell to appear behind the boy. This little brother with a crew cut didnt sense him at all since Wang Ling was currently in a spiritual body. Even Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi as inhabitants of the Domain of the Gods wouldnt be able to see Wang Ling, to say nothing of a high school student.
The Great Soul Shift Spell could be considered an advanced out-of-body spell that could instantly transport a soul anywhere in the world.
But the spiritual body couldntst long; after fifteen minutes, the soul would automatically return to the body.
But this was more than enough time for Wang Ling to get rid of Pen Fairy.
It wasnt a difficult enemy to deal with; it was just difficult to find.
In front of his table, this little brother with a crew cut had no idea at all that he had been targeted by a female ghost. Pen in hand, he was staring at a book and seemed to be racking his brains over a problem.
Nannan? Nannan? From outside came the voice of the little brothers mother. She knocked on the door first before opening it, then ced a te of fruit next to him.
Seeing her son doing his revision seriously, the mother smiled benevolently. Study well, Nannan! If you want to eat anything, just let me know!
Mm, I got it, the little brother replied coldly. Although his eyes were on the book, he was looking at his mother out of the corner of his eye.
After his mother left, this little brother with the crew cut breathed a sigh of relief. He turned a page in the book he was holding, and only then did Wang Ling realize there was actually a hole inside this little brothers thick revision materials! That was right! A rectangr hole!
The little brother had ced his phone inside this hole!
Whenever anyone came by, he would cover it with the page in the front, then flip it back when no one was around
Wang Ling sweated. This little brother had gone to a lot of trouble to y with his phone.
He nced at the name written on the little brothers review materials: Lin Nan.
Currently a third-year student.
Different to regr high schools, Foundation Establishment high schools had their college entrance exams in October after the summer break.
Thus, for the majority of third-year Foundation Establishment high school kids, the summer break wasnt a great one; in addition to actualbat, there was still a lot of theory they had to review, and their parents would usually be keeping a closer eye on them.
It was very clear that this little brother was afraid of his mothers nagging, which was why he hade up with this little trick of hiding his phone inside his revision materials.
He was so not serious about studying!
Wang Ling stared at Lin Nan and sighed inwardly.
There was a time to y and a time to study; striking a bnce between work and rest would make one a more effective learner. But be that as it may, Wang Ling in the end wasnt Lin Nan, and thus couldntment. After all, each persons situation was different; you werent that person, so you had no right to rashly judge them.
Wang Ling was very curious to know why Lin Nan had gone to all that trouble to hide his phone. Taking a look, he saw that Lin Nan was talking to his father on the phone.
A text message caught Wang Lings eye: Dad, dont gamble anymore. Come home. Mom needs you. I was first in my whole year in the final exams, and the school specially gave me a Super Panacea. If we sell it, we can definitely pay off your gambling debts. As long as you promise me never to gamble again, ande home and apologize to mom, Ill sell that Super Panacea
He was waiting for news from his father.
But his father didnt reply even after a long time.
Seeing this message, Wang Ling had mixed feelings.
At that moment, Lin Nan, who was waiting for his fathers reply, suddenly felt cold and couldnt help shivering.
Lin Nan picked up the air-con remote on the table. The room temperature was currently at twenty-five degrees. It shouldnt be that cold! So what was up with this chill he was feeling?
Lin Nan didnt know that at that moment, Pen Fairy had already targeted him.
A dark spiritual body slowly stretched out from the ballpoint pen he was holding
It was a female ghost with long hair who was dressed in red and wore high heels. Her spiritual body flowed out of the pen and slowly coalesced behind Lin Nan. Lin Nan could clearly feel a cold breeze on his neck, but had no idea why.
When the female ghost stretched out her long red nails toward Lin Nans neck, Wang Ling slowly raised his hand and pressed down on the ghosts shoulder.
Youre Pen Fairy, right? Wang Ling cocked his head and said telepathically.
The female ghost in red was so scared that all her hair stood on end!
She hadnt noticed anyone standing behind her at all
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
You The female ghost turned her head in disbelief, but she was so weak that she couldnt even see Wang Lings spiritual body. However, the ghost was very sure that there was someone behind her!
And his hand was already at her neck before she could do the same herself
Let go, Wang Ling said telepathically in a cold voice.
There was no room for negotiation in his tone, and it was an unadulteratedmand.
Helpless, the female ghost was forced to withdraw her nails, and she raised both hands in surrender.
What kind of ghost are you
Im Crispy Noodles Ghost.
Crispy Noodles Ghost? Pen Fairy was nk. She had never heard of this guy.
Why are you after him? Wang Ling continued to ask telepathically.
He felt like he had never spoken so much before in his life.
But he was really very curious.
His gossipy heart had beenpletely awoken by Dopey Guo that guy.
I want to kill him because he isnt studying hard, of course! the female ghost said righteously.
Wang Ling was shocked by this reason.
Also, before I kill him, Ill help him finish all his homework! I want to make every person who doesnt study hard feel ashamed! Send them to hell with remorse, and Ill C
Bang!
Before Pen Fairy could finish speaking, Wang Ling gripped her neck and straightaway crushed her.
What a boring fight
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
He gave Lin Nan a look.
Before he left, he did one other thing.
He erased all the homework Pen Fairy had done for Lin Nan
Ones homework!
Had to be done by oneself!
Chapter 903 - The Scabbard Is On the Way
Chapter 903: The Scabbard Is On the Way
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Wang Ling acted quickly to get rid of Pen Fairy at midnight on the dot, dumbfounding all the exorcists in the exorcismpetition. They already saw that Boss Jin had tremendous momentum this year, and now that Mr Fang wasnt taking part, Boss Jin indeed could potentially rank in the top three. But thepetition had barely begun and he had already eliminated the biggest boss Pen Fairy Everyone was caught off guard.
This Pen Fairy was a malicious ghost that had a reputation all these years of being the most difficult ghost to find!
Did that mean that the other side had already long confirmed Pen Fairys position, and had hung around waiting for thepetition to start before getting rid of it?
Everyone had yet to recover from their astonishment when there was yet another system announcement from the exorcism center: Team Jin Ke has broken the record for the quickest top-ranked devil kill, and earns two hundred thousand points. The kill time from the official start of thepetition was 0.0001 seconds (Note: thest record was 12:21:44). This is a genuine and valid kill. All exorcists are wee to try and break the record.
After looking at this record, the exorcists leading teams all over Huaxiu nation threw theirpasses and exorcism magic artifacts to the ground with a pia.F**k! Are you kidding me?! 0.0001 seconds! How the f**k are we supposed to break this record?!
At the top of the exorcism center, the president Yang Hu was working in his office. The giant screen in front of him had various red dots on it which were the exorcists that had gone out to hunt devils all over the country.
When news of Boss Jins kill arrived, President Yang Hua was also bewildered That was too fast! Plus, there was no possibility of cheating at all!
President, Ive investigated the profiles of Boss Jins team members, said the female secretary standing next to Yang Hua. She had just looked up some information. The identities and backgrounds of these four people are all very ordinary. One of them is a minor. As for further details, were still verifying the information
The fact was that when he had submitted the information, Odd Zhuo hadnt used their real identities for fear of stirring up trouble. Only the ages given in the information were real, so that their fake identities looked more genuine. Odd Zhuo had intentionally retained Wang Lings age, which meant that the team had a minor.
You can look up the minor.
The female secretary: The youngsters surname is Gan and his first name is Cui 1 .
Yang Hua was nk. Why is it that surname? How is he connected to Gan Jiang 2 ?
The female secretary: This, we dont know
Alright Look deeper into it then. If there really isnt any information, give Boss Jin a call directly and ask for details. This is very important for us. The prize pool for our exorcismpetition this year is bigger than ever since I have to find a powerful exorcist to do one thing for me
Speaking up to this point, Yang Hua fell silent.
The appearance of Boss Jins team had given him new hope.
The female secretary nodded. Very well, Sir President, Ill go and do that now.
Yang Hua said, Mm make sure to be discreet about it. Huaxiu Alliance must never know about this
The female secretary: Yes! This subordinate will definitely be careful!
In front of the huge French windows, Yang Hu sighed inwardly.
A while ago, because of the exorcism centers negligence, the seal on a million-year-old devil had identallye loose.
And now, this devil would reappear in the world in a few days
Time was running out for President Yang.
If Huaxiu Alliance found out about this, his position as president of the exorcism center would be in jeopardy.
Elsewhere, in Boss Jins shop, he received congrattory calls and texts from countless people.
Old Jin! Who on earth did you recruit for your team? Can you tell me? Or how about we cooperate next year? If youre looking for someone to invest in your shop, Im your man!
Dear Old Jin! Congrattions on killing Pen Fairy! Now that Im asking sincerely, can you sincerely tell me who on earth is in your team?
In a split second, Boss Jin received a little over a hundred texts, the contents of which were pretty much the same as they all asked about his teammates and offered congrattions in passing.
Boss Jin sighed and thought about how this was the way the world worked.
Previously, when he couldnt keep his Shop No. 83 open for much longer, he had asked everyone in his contact list one by one if he could borrow money, but these people never replied Now that his situation had changed, they too suddenly changed their minds.
Boss Jin, arent you going to reply? Odd Zhuo asked.
After news of that kill went out, he saw Boss Jins phone enter guichu mode as the texts came in non-stop and the screen shed incessantly.
Boss Jin was clearly a little upset when he saw these messages and he directly turned off his phone.
Many thanks to all of you for this.
Boss Jin said to Odd Zhuo and the others, The other two devils ranked second and third
Is Boss Jin talking about Man-Eating Dove and Lemon Gremlin? Fang Xing smiled. Our second and third teams have already pinpointed their locations.
So soon
Most of these devils are souls; as long as youre strong enough, you dont need to use a magicpass to locate them. You can just sit at home and determine their approximate location through their auras, and then go look around for them.
Besides, Man-Eating Dove and Lemon Gremlin arent strong C theyre only at the Soul Formation stage. If it wasnt for this team-building activity this time, we normally wouldnt bother with these small hobgoblins.
Saying this, Fang Xing nced at a text, then looked up and said, Mm, its confirmed; our sect head says that a lot of exorcists are now searching high and low for these two devils. He wants us to wait a while before taking action, so that we dont ruin the game for them and destroy their mindsets.
The mouths of Boss Jin and his shop assistant Ling Huan dropped open when they heard this.
This group of people
Who on earth were they?
Initially, they had already thought that this Odd Zhuo, Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, was ridiculously strong C they never expected this Director Zhuos friends to also be all so formidable.
Coming back to his senses, Boss Jin wiped his sweat. In any case, I still have to thank everyone Also, Ive already texted the scabbard that youre looking for, and shes on her way over.
Boss Jin, what do you mean?
Actually, I havent told you: that peach wood sword scabbard also spawned an artifact spirit. Shes a very beautiful girl, and Ive been raising her as my daughter all this time.
Everyone:
Little Scabbard is already on her way, and youll see her soon. Shes usually more of a shut-in, and she only agreed toe over when I promised I would buy her a game with my winnings.
Everyone and Wang Ling:
Chapter 904 - Miss Scabbard Who Knows the Script
Chapter 904: Miss Scabbard Who Knows the Script
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It was only then that Odd Zhuo realized that Boss Jin seemed to have set them up Previously, Boss Jin had stressed over and over again that the peach wood sword was a token of his and his girlfriends love C he had refrained from mentioning the fact that the scabbard had spawned an artifact spirit.
Odd Zhuo had originally thought that Boss Jin was especially attached to this peach wood sword because it was a love token; after all, it had happened thirteen years ago
But now they finally understood that Boss Jin had in fact set up house for a beloved woman!
For a moment, the whole room fell silent.
Roughly ten minutester, a girl with white hair and wearing a Video Game One Lu Ban character game skin pushed open the door and came in.
Wang Ling was finally seeing this Miss Scabbard. The girl took off her cap. Her eyes were empty and dull, and she had an ahoge as white as a sharp sword which stuck right up on the top of her head. At first nce, Wang Ling felt that she and Jingke indeed were meant to be She was about fifteen years old, slightly older than Jingke, and had developed well in all the right ces.
Father, Im telling you, you only have ten minutes! You promised to buy me a game, no backing out!
The girl entered with a wooden face, casually pulled out a chair, and sat down. She then folded her arms and stared at the people in front of her.
Her gaze swept over Dog Two, Fang Xing and Odd Zhuo, then finally stopped on Wang Ling. After observing Wang Ling for a while, she nodded and said, No wonder Father is doing so well in the exorcism convention this year. This trash is indeed much stronger than the onesst year.
Trash
Fang Xings forehead throbbed visibly.
Forget her calling him trash but she actually dared call Wang Ling that?
Odd Zhuo wiped his sweat and felt that this Miss Scabbard really had a hot temper.
Such formidable spirit power, Dog Two said to itself in its heart.
Boss Jin hadnt lied: this girl was indeed an artifact spirit. Theposition of an artifact spirits spirit power was more unique; Dog Two could sense it. However, Dog Two had to admit that this was its first time seeing an artifact spirit maintain its human form all this while, since most artifact spirits preferred to stay in their original forms.
This was because artifact spirits consumed a lot of spirit power when they took on human forms.
But this Miss Scabbard didnt seem bothered by this C or was it because there didnt appear to be a limit to her spirit power in her human form?
What was going on?
Dog Two was very puzzled.
Let me introduce you: this is my daughter, Jin Baiqiao 1 Boss Jin wiped his sweat as he made the introductions. It seemed that he was very helpless when it came to his daughter.
However, Miss Scabbard frowned and seemed very displeased with Boss Jins introduction. How many times have I told you, my surname isnt Jin. My name is Bai Qiao. Father, please correct yourself and dont simply give me a surname. I call you Father because that was the name you signed the contract with.
Everyone:
This retort left Boss Jin somewhat speechless.
After a long silence, Odd Zhuo was the first to break it. Given Miss Bai Qiaos fighting strength, if she participated in the exorcism convention, she would definitely help Boss Jin rank first.
This was the truth, but also the standard ttery After all, this was their first meeting. In Odd Zhuos opinion, it was necessary to say something nice and pleasant to hear.
But this Miss Bai Qiao didnt buy it. She stared at Odd Zhuo and chuckled. With my strength, getting rid of those petty devils would naturally be a piece of cake, but they arent worthy of my attention. I know you, youre called Odd Zhuo, right? The one thats been on TV a lottely?
Odd Zhuo was delighted. Miss Bai Qiao knows me?
Of course, King of Taking All the Credit.
You can fool other people, but not me. Bai Qiao stared at Odd Zhuo and snorted. But I also cant be bothered to expose your little tricks C everyone minds their own business. Besides, exposing you wouldnt do me any good. You have a lot of fans now; if I expose you online, theylle after me.
Odd Zhuo:
This second barb rendered Odd Zhuo silent.
Dog Two couldnt take it anymore C this girls tongue was so poisonous.
It felt that as a loyal dog, it was time for it to show off the literary knowledge which it had umted in the human world.
Wasnt this just insulting people? Who wasnt capable of that?!
But Dog Two had yet to open its mouth when Bai Qiao stared at it. Youre the demon king from six years ago, arent you? You barelynded before you were punched through the stomach. Now, youve be a spirit dog; not quite a demon, not quite a dog. You think you can argue with me just by learning a bit of human culture? Demons and ghosts,to stand alone, to act in collusion,to walk alone, to enlighten people You cant even sing the song Rare Words , can you 2 ?
You
Dog Two cried and retreated into itself.
After making a jab at the third person, Bai Qiao then turned to look at Fang Xing. You do have some skill, but youre still not as good as me. I know you, youre Immortal She Pis son? Or a daughter? This really is a son and daughter!
Odd Zhuo, Dog Two and Fang Xing all froze.
Could this girl be the legendary person who already knew what the script was like?
Finally, Bai Qiaos eyes turned to Wang Ling. Dont think Im afraid to insult you just because youre a pretty boy with fierce dead fish eyes. Why are you pretending to be weak? Who are you putting on a poker face for? Do you have any idea how strong you are yourself? All the strong people have gone off to save the world; youre the only one still in high school!
Wang Ling:
Other people say that youre a rip-off of Saiki Kusuo C why dont you dye your hair pink and put lollipops on your head? Whats so great about putting a talisman seal on yourself as a kid? Who did you seal the Three Thousand Great Dao away for? If you have the ability, just destroy the world! Dont screw around! Although I dont know you very well, gossip is a scary thing! As soon as you were born, you could already sit up in a pram C you copied someone elses setting and you still wont admit it?
Wang Ling:
Forget about going to school. You dont have many lines in this book. You can obviously talk, but you insist on speaking telepathically to make yourself appear very low-key. So what if you can use the Three Thousand Great Dao? So what if you can cultivate? So what if youre omnipotent? Youre just a mensao lurker who likes to do things behind the scenes. So what if you send ellipses C I can do that too!
Wang Ling:
Thats it, youve gone too far!
Dog Two couldnt take it anymore as it pped its paws together and stared at Boss Jin. Can can I beat up your daughter?!
Boss Jin gave them a pained smile. Do as you like
Right after that, Fang Xing, Odd Zhuo and Dog Two all lunged at her.
Three small fry want to take me on?
Bai Qiao sneered. At that moment, the ahoge on her head glowed and turned into a whip of light whichshed out.
Chapter 905 - The Scabbard’s Might
Chapter 905: The Scabbards Might
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No one present had expected this 1v3 fight.
Bad enough she had a poisonous tongue, but Bai Qiao was far more irascible than they had expected. That long ahogeshed out like a divine whip, instantly cutting Boss Jins shop into two. Wang Ling unhurriedly pushed Boss Jins and his shop assistant Ling Huans heads down and helped them dodge Bai Qiaos attack.
At the same time, Wang Ling was rendered utterly speechless by this fightstyle which didnt even spare family.
My shop! My merchandise! My priceless exorcism magic artifacts! Looking at the mess in front of him, Boss Jin sped his face, instantly turning into that world-famous painting The Scream.
Fang Xing seized the opportunity to grab hold of Bai Qiaos ahoge. He could see that this was the key to fighting Bai Qiao. As long as he could keep the ahoge under control, there would be nothing Bai Qiao could do.
If you think you can control me, think again. Bai Qiao didnt think much of Fang Xing at all and snorted.
The next moment, the ahoge on her head actually came off!
At the same time, a brand new one grew back on the top of her head.
And the broken hair that Fang Xing had grabbed vaporized, gradually turning into a ball of spirit energy that flowed away and vanished
Odd Zhuo rushed forward. He had equipment from Wang Ling all over him, and he looked stronger than he actually was. Pushing off on his feet, he approached Bai Qiao in a sh, and light exploded forth from his gloves to bombard Bai Qiao.
But Bai Qiao didnt even lift her eyelids at such a violent attack.
Too slow. Bai Qiao flicked the ahoge whip at Odd Zhuo, whose suit was directly ripped to shreds. He wasnt injured, however, as golden lightpletely blocked the remaining power of Bai Qiaos ahoge.
When the golden light dissipated, Bai Qiao saw Odd Zhuo in bright red long johns.
While she was feeling surprised at the long johnss strong defense, Dog Two also lunged at her.
Basic Dog Skills! Ah, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit!!!!!
Loopy Toad held nothing back when it attacked. After a long period of cultivation, its Basic Dog Skills had already reached the highest level, and Loopy Toad could now throw a thousand punches a second!
Bone King! The instant Loopy Toad used its Dog Skills, it also took out its life bonded magic artifact. Bone King transformed into a pair of spiky gloves white as jade, which Loopy Toad wore on its paws.
For a moment, shadow punches exploded everywhere and shook the air.
Bai Qiao was slightly surprised at the astonishing frequency of the punches. The dogs performance was much better than she had imagined. It was clearly a demon king, but it could actually merge with an ordinary akitas body to this extent.
Interesting. Bai Qiao smiled, and the ahoge on the top of her head suddenly split into countless strands of hair which swiftly stretched out to sh with the shadow punches all over the sky, her body radiating a frightening aura and spiritual pressure.
Bai Qiaos expression was unperturbed and rxed. She didnt hide her aggression at all, and didnt give Loopy Toad any leeway in their fight.
The hair swung out like the three thousand strands of Buddhas hair, turning into countless afterimages that parried all the attacks and caused Loopy Toad topletely lose the will to fight.
In the end, the hair started to whip around faster and faster, and Dog Two sensed that it couldnt hold her off much longer!
Fang Xing frowned, his expression stern. White Night Spell!
In almost a split second, Fang Xingpletely transformed, and ten snake scales shot out to chop up all of Bai Qiaos hair.
Boss Jin and Ling Huan now finally understood what Bai Qiao meant by son and daughter
It turned out that this Brother Fang Xing was a magical girl!!
After her transformation, Fang Xings aura and battle strength reached new heights, and Bai Qiaos expression finally changed.
A punch!
Fang Xing drew close so quickly that Bai Qiao was stupefied.
When Bai Qiao was hit, the sound of godly iron being struck rang out.
Bai Qiao was sent flying right out of the shop.
Only then did her expression finally turn serious.
The strongest person
Sure enough, was that teenager inside.
It was only after she was blown out of the shop that Bai Qiao realized that she had been dragged into ayered space at some point, which was simr to an otherworld. Any fighting that happened in this spaceyer wouldnt affect reality.
None of the three people she was currently fighting was capable of this technique.
The only person who was perhaps capable of this remarkable ability was that average-looking teenager in the shop.
When she had been roasting him before, Bai Qiao had had a rough idea of Wang Lings identity, and knew that they were connected in countless ways.
But Bai Qiao realized that she had still underestimated Wang Lings strength.
The moment the fight began, he had pulled everyone in the shop into a spaceyer. Furthermore, he had done it so discreetly that even she hadnt noticed.
Bai Qiao couldnt help paying attention to this godly ability
Chi !
At that moment, Fang Xing, who had used the White Night Spell to turn into a warrior goddess, pulled out that forty-meter broadsword in the air.
When it was drawn out, the de shed down with an astonishing sword light and tremendous spiritual pressure.
Bai Qiao took a deep breath, and the ahoge on the top of her head split into two, turning into a pair of huge hands that caught that forty-meter broadsword firmly in mid-air.
However, she was unable to hold steady in the air under that tremendous spiritual pressure, and she dropped slightly.
But she hadnt fallen into dire straits.
Bai Qiao moved the forty-meter broadsword aside with all her strength. Fang Xing was stunned when she realized that her de was actually cracking from the strength of the ahoge.
Its over. Bai Qiao smiled calmly at Fang Xing and took something out of her pocket.
Fang Xing thought it was going to be some magic artifact, but then saw this Miss Bai Qiao actually take out from her pocket a bottle of hair conditioner, which she had prepared beforehand, and pour the entire thing over her head.
The ahoge instantly absorbed the nutrients in the hair conditioner.
In a split second, everyone saw the ahoge on Bai Qiaos head grow like a godly tree at a visible and rapid rate until in the end, it actually turned into a golden ancient sword that glowed with a magical light!
Not good!
Fang Xing instinctively sensed the danger.
This spiritual pressure was overwhelmingly intimidating and was already no longer the oppression of a True Immortal.
Fang Xing was well aware that she might not be able to parry this sword strike.
Even if she didnt die, she would beid up at home for half a month.
Afraid? But its toote. This Miss Bai Qiao had no intention of drawing back.
Hu!
She swung her ahoge, and like a god parting the sea, she chopped down at Fang Xings head as the surrounding space crumbled inch by inch.
But the next moment, Bai Qiaos ahoge divine sword was actually blocked by a force and couldnt press forward anymore.
A figure had suddenly appeared under her sword.
It was a boy who didnt look more than ten years old, dressed in a brown tunic and white robe.
With just one small arm, he held off her attack
Chapter 906 - A Scene of Domestic Violence
Chapter 906: A Scene of Domestic Violence
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Its Lord Jingke! Odd Zhuo got excited.
All eyes turned to the thin figure in the sky.
As always, the legendary lord of sword spirits demonstrated his powerful fighting strength C with just one arm, he parried an attack that even Fang Xing, as a warrior goddess, thought was hard to hold off.
On the ground, Boss Jin and his shop assistant Ling Huan werepletely stupefied
At that moment, they finally understood why this group of people were able to destroy Pen Fairy the instant the exorcism convention began
Their strength wasnt in the same dimension at all.
Boss
Quiet, I need to calm down
At that moment, Boss Jin and his shop assistant took deep breaths.
When Jingke appeared in the sky, Bai Qiao stared nkly at his arrogant and imperious face. She frowned and secretly exerted all her strength, but realized that her ahoge divine sword wouldnt budge even an inch.
The boy was astonishingly strong!
But from his aura, he didnt seem that strong
Step aside, I dont hit children. Bai Qiao red at Jingke, but there was a very strange feeling in her heart. She was the embodiment of heaven and earth, born of the sun and the moon. Thus, she had the power toprehend all living things, which was why she could taunt everyone and say such poisonous words when she first arrived at the shop.
But there were two people she wasnt able topletely see through in all this time.
One was the teenager called Wang Ling.
While it sounded like she had taunted him with a lot of poisonous words, they were in fact superficial as she didntpletely understand the teenager.
And now there was another troublesome character, which was this kid who had suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Bai Qiao could vaguely sense how she and this child were connected.
But she was unwilling to admit it, and didnt want to admit it.
She was already used to being free and doing her own thing.
The world was so colorful and there were still so many games for her to y.
She didnt have time to y house with a little kid.
Come back, with me. Jingkes eyes were fixed on Bai Qiao. Thatnguid tone was the same as ever. He clearly had the body of a kid, but there was an unmistakable sense of authority in his voice.
Bai Qiao sneered. Dont tell me what to do! I still have a lot of games to y today! There are still so many novels to read! My favorite author Kuxuans new book The Only Koi in the Cultivation World is released today! I have to hurry up and subscribe to him! See him crossdress!
Everyone was dumbstruck at this sort ofvish reason.
But in front of this haughty and tough female otaku, Jingkes expression didnt change from beginning to end. His dark gaze never wavered, which gave goosebumps Bai Qiao all over.
It was said that sword spirits resembled their masters; Bai Qiao could see that this kid looked exactly like his master who was watching the drama from down below.
That master wasnt easy to deal with, so naturally this sword spirit wouldnt be easy to deal with.
Looks like Ill have to get serious, then. Bai Qiao sighed inwardly and her expression turned serious.
Treasure House of Hair!
The next moment, everyone saw this ahoge divine sword in the sky actually split into countless fine needles. Under Bai Qiaos control, thousands of fine needles rained down on Jingke.
Jingke had never let down his guard. He waved his sleeves, and two intersecting rays of sword light appeared in his small hands. All the fine hairs which fell like the Tang sects Tempest Pear Blossom Needles 1 were broken by the brown protective sword light.
Odd Zhuo couldnt help saying, From Miss Bai Qiaos reaction after Lord Jingke appeared, it doesnt look like shes ignorant about who he is. Yet every one of her moves when she attacks is deadly, targeting his vital parts
On the ground, Odd Zhuo, Dog Two and Fang Xing sweated as they watched.
This scene of domestic violence was truly terrifying.
This storm of hair needles hit the earth like thousands of meteors, making a mess of the ground and leaving devastation in its wake. Countless buildings for dozens of li around were instantly destroyed and turned into rubble, which was a frightening scene.
But this still wasnt all of Miss Bai Qiaos power.
Fang Xing was keenly aware that the other partys overall fighting strength was above True Immortal level.
But so was Lord Jingkes.
This was a battle between sword spirit and scabbard spirit C it would be very hard to predict the oue until the veryst moment.
However, while the situation looked uncertain, it was clear who was on the attack and who was on the defense.
Miss Bai Qiaos attacks were bing more and more violent.
Their auras exploded, and each wave of spirit power which rippled out in all directions destroyed everything in its path, turning vegetation and houses all to dust. It was like the advent of doomsday. Their spirit power was so strong that it directly transformed into a tangible attack which destroyed everything.
Jingke was on the defense from beginning to end.
What? You wont fight me?
Miss Bai Qiaoughed wildly. She was suddenly enjoying the feeling of battle. She had been cooped up at home for too long C it wasnt a bad thing to get out once in a while and exercise her muscles and bones. She actually hadnt nned to be so hard on a kid, but for some reason, the more aggressively she fought, the more excited she felt.
At some point, she could no longer take her eyes off Jingke, and fierce obsession upied her mind as the battle went on.
Actually, Wang Ling understood this type of plot very well. It was like your female deskmate at school who wanted to pinch your thigh all the time. You thought the girl was bullying you, and you even told the teacher. Actually, it was because the girl had a crush on you but didnt know how to express it in words. It was just like the boy in the back row who always pulled on the pigtails of the girl in front of him So, after getting their thighs pinched, the majority of these inflexible men lost the chance at beautiful rtionships
Bai Qiaos feelings now were the same.
The more she attacked, the more she wanted to bully him!
Ahoge, go! Bai Qiao was full of fighting spirit. Her ahoge stretched forward to wrap Jingke up three times over.
Then, the ahoge on her head took off like a rocket, sending Jingke who had been wrapped up like a ball into outer space to make several loops around the Earth.
Finally, the ball dropped hard like a meteor
Not good! Fang Xing sensed that things were bad; if this meteor fell, it would definitely be a huge cmity!
But right at that moment, Jingkes aura finally came out as a strong gravitational force was released from the rice dumpling ahoge-wrapped ball.
No one reacted at all.
On the other side, however, Bai Qiao was already flying forward with a miserable shriek.
By the time everyone came back to their senses, Bai Qiaos two white thighs were settled firmly on Jingkes shoulders
Odd Zhuo: This is! Jingke Assassinates Emperor Qin?
Dog Two didnt understand. But Miss Bai Qiao doesnt have the most hair 2 !
No
Fang Xing shook her head and theorized emphatically, The reason why Miss Bai Qiaos ahoge can stretch infinitely is probably because she has absorbed the nutrients from the rest of the hair on her body Thus, Lord Jingke reckoned that the ahoge is also connected to her leg hair. Also, after this ahoge grows out, its much longer than what all of us have!! If we put all our leg hair together, it still wouldnt be as long as a single ahoge of Miss Bai Qiaos, would it?
Everyone was stunned.
There there was still this type of operation
Chapter 907 - Natural Enemy
Chapter 907: Natural Enemy
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Any girl would find it utterly shameful to have her thighs held aloft, and Bai Qiao was no exception. She now couldnt care less about the battle and instead buried her face in her hands as she sunk into embarrassed bewilderment.
Thest person to demonstrate this state was that book girl on the riverbank 1 . At that moment, their postures and expressions across time and space were practically identical, and Wang Ling couldnt help apuding admiringly in his heart.
It was clear that Miss Bai Qiao had lost because she forgot who she was; as a scabbard, she and Jingke shared the same origins, and their battle strength was in fact pretty much on par with each other. However, Miss Bai Qiao forgot her identity as a scabbard.
A scabbard existed to protect the sword.
But Bai Qiao had fought until shed gone crazy just now C shed gotten the order of things confused and had even intended to press this sword down under her. Jingke didnt have a choice except to activate his passive skill Jingke Assassinates Emperor Qin This move in fact existed at the very beginning to limit the scabbards strength.
The spaceyer dissipated, and everything nearby was restored. The moment the spaceyer was removed, the ruined world returned to its former state, as if nothing had happened; the shattered ground and the smell of gunpowder smoke on the battlefield all vanished.
Miss Bai Qiao pulled her legs up in her chair, arms around her knees. She was no longer noisy or vented her feelings, and had lost her initial air of arrogance. She just pulled her cap down very, very low on her head and began to sob to a beat. Boohoo! Boohoo boohoo! Boohoo ah boohoo
Although she was sobbing, Miss Bai Qiao didnt shed a single tear.
Is Miss Bai Qiao trying to say something? Odd Zhuo scratched his head.
He suspected that she wasnt crying at all, but was trying to convey something. Who would cry in tune, like Morse code?! Wait this was absolutely Morse sword code.
Standing next to her, Jingke tranted with an expressionless face, She says, shes too ashamed, to see anyone.
Wang Ling, Fang Xing and Dog Two:
Boohoo! Boohoo! Boohoo hoo!
She says, shell never, be my scabbard, even if, shes beaten up, and thrown down, from here.
Boohoo hoo! Boohoo hoo! Boobooboo, hoohoohoo!
She says, theres no good ending, for a girl, to fall in love, with a younger man.
This actually wasnt the first time Miss Bai Qiao had cried. Usually when Boss Jin didnt buy her a game, she would act like this too. However, Boss Jin didnt understand a single word of Bai Qiaos Morse sword code at all.
In the end, despite Bai Qiaos extraordinary background, she was still a girl.
More often than not, there was some meaning to a girls tears.
But things couldnt go on like this.
They couldnt ask anything this way, and they naturally had no way of understanding this Miss Bai Qiaos thoughts.
The only thing they knew was that Bai Qiao still loved city life and didnt want to return to being a docile scabbard.
They had gone to a lot of trouble to find the scabbard, and naturally, their goal was for the scabbard to return.
But they couldnt force someone elses daughter, either!
This was all about mutual consent!
Miss Bai, if you cry like this, only Lord Jingke can understand you. You need to calm down, then state what you want, and well think of a way to resolve it together. Odd Zhuo persuaded her patiently.
He then pushed Fang Xing forward.
Fang Xing: ???
Odd Zhuo: Student Fang Xing Lord Jingkes happiness is also tied to shifu s happiness. Your male form is the kind girls like the most C its all up to you!
To be honest, Fang Xing didnt want to do it at first.
He was actually someone who could hold a grudge, and he had been very annoyed when Bai Qiao had ridiculed his gender earlier.
The White Night Spell was a unique spell which he had inherited from his father; he couldnt do anything about the fact that he changed genders when he used the spell. To actually use this point right away in a personal attack on him caused Fang Xings impression of Miss Bai Qiao to drop into the negatives from the very beginning.
But Odd Zhuos words reminded him.
A sword took after its master.
A spirit sword and its master had always shared an inextricable bond since ancient times.
It was like the daughters of noble houses who had servant girls in the olden days; they would naturally care for the welfare of their servant girls. If thetter lived well, these nobledies would also be happy.
So, all this was for Wang Lings honor!
Thus, Fang Xing took a breath, then bit the bullet and walked forward.
Miss Bai Qiao, if theres something youre unhappy about, you can tell me C you can lean on my chest. Fang Xing flipped his blonde hair and held out a gentlemanly hand to Bai Qiao.
Several minutester, Bai Qiao stopped sobbing. She then looked up at Fang Xing with a vacuous expression.
Everyone was exultant at this scene.
It actually worked?
When all was said and done, she was still a girl!
Odd Zhuo was secretly delighted, but just as he was sighing over the fact that Fang Xing was indeed adykiller, who would have thought that Bai Qiao would suddenly p Fang Xings hand aside. Go away! I wont talk to a shitty tranny!
Fang Xing (p? ?): Youre dead
Student Fang Xing, calm down! Odd Zhuo hurried forward and held Fang Xing back by his waist.
Let me go! Im going to fight it out with her today!
Everyone knew that Fang Xings heart had crumbled at that moment.
Everyone had their own share of pain.
And while Fang Xing was helpless to do anything about his share, it was in the end something which his father had given to him.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
Bai Qiao knew what she had said was wrong, and she pressed her face to her knees again.
It was just as Boss Jin had said C Bai Qiao was unruly from being raised and spoilt by Boss Jin all these years. Also, her poisonous tongue seemed to be something that came about from her getting angry at her weakass teammates in a game, and which was now a habit for her.
Calling someone a shitty tranny was indeed out of line.
But it had actually been unintentional; she just hadnt wanted Fang Xing to get close to her just now she never thought she would blurt out the phrase shitty tranny.
Miss Bai Qiao, since things have alreadye to this point, theres no harm in speaking inly C is there anything you want? Odd Zhuo stared at Bai Qiao and said, Actually, you going back doesnt mean that youll lose your freedom. You can still y whatever game you want; no one is going to put restrictions on you. However, you cant forget that you and Lord Jingke are one.
I can ask for anything?
Anything. Odd Zhuo nodded.
Raising her head, Bai Qiao instantly brightened up. I want to develop a game!
Chapter 908 - Bai Qiao’s Game
Chapter 908: Bai Qiaos Game
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Bai Qiaos wish was surprisingly unusual, but it wasnt unachievable. After the exorcism convention, Boss Jin received a massive sum of prize money. He was extraordinarily good to his wild daughter, even though in Bai Qiaos eyes, Boss Jin this daddy was nothing but a means for her own enjoyment
After the negotiation, Bai Qiao signed a new agreement with Wang Ling: as long as he could fulfill her wish to develop a game, she would be willing to return with him.
But now there was another problem.
Everyone here was good at ying games, but not at making them Games didnt just require a high level of creativity C the level of scrutiny had progressively increased in recent years, and many new games werent even able to obtain license approvals from the relevant body, all of them ultimately rotting away in the hands of the gamepanies.
In exchange for these huge investment costs, the games couldnt even be released C for the time being, gamepanies big and small on the market were caught in a dilemma.
So, the question was what kind of game they should make. Large gamepanies like Horseguin and NetHard 1 dominated the top rankings with games like MOBA and PUBG. If they developed a simr type of game, it would be very hard to steal a piece of this pie.
But before even getting that far, no matter how exquisitely made a game was, small gamepanies couldntpare with establishedpanies in terms of server operations and maintenance C as soon as a huge number of users flooded the server, it would most likely crash.
But Bai Qiao already had her own ideas about the game design. If a new game wanted to gain a foothold in the game market monopoly, creativity would be a key factor.
It was August 29th, the sixteenth day of the summer vacation. Wang Lings room had never been this lively with so many people. Wang Ming, who had been pushed around for a long time in theb by Zhai Yin, had alsoe however, it wasnt Wang Ming himself who came, but the mecha armor he was controlling remotely, Wang Ling Two.
After the trip to Beast Kings Remains thest time, thetest Wang Ling Two had been upgraded and modified using Wang Ling One as the base. Not only could it be used in battle via long-range control, it could also be recalled at a click tobine with the original body. Most crucially, Wang Ling Two already had basic artificial intelligence and thus had its own consciousness.
That was to say, Wang Ling Twos current capability was already very close to that of the advanced clone Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch which Wang Ling had created by using the Great Separation Spell. Wang Ling Twos memories would also synchronize with Wang Mings brain. The only difference was that Wang Ling Two wasnt as strong as Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch.
In the room, Dog Two, Jingke, Little Silver, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Wang Ling Two surrounded Bai Qiao in a circle.
Tell us your ideas for the design first; you can leave the rest to me after that. When Wang Ling Two this artificial human replica spoke, it was with Wang Mings distinct voice.
I want to design a cultivation simtion sandbox game with a high degree of freedom! Bai Qiaos face brightened when the subject of games was brought up, and her eyes seemed to shine with light. Im going to call it Cultivation Emtor. Characters, spells, cultivation arts, magic artifacts including the world itself, everyone can set the parameters themselves. yers dont operate characters, but an entire world C they have to consider the power bnce between forces and maintain order in the world. To ensure that the world you create can develop in a sustainable way C this is the key to this game!
So the main point of the game is to run a whole world? Will in-game purchases be possible? Little Silver asked. As another fan of games, he had yed some of the top-ranking games in the months that he had been living at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ce, and whatever he could spend on, he would! The one he hated the most was Dungeon & Devils. He was rendered speechless by the games weapon upgrade system C he had even thrown in his food delivery money, but still couldnt upgrade his weapons no matter what.
Later, after Little Silver watched some online videos, he found out that those who had sessfully upgraded their weapons had been kowtowing on the side as it happened C they used their foreheads to click the mouse to demonstrate their sincerity
There wont be any in-game purchases; its an absolutely fair game. In order to make money, however, we can instead design trendy fashion to sell.
Will wearing trendy clothes add to your attributes? Like an extra 10 ATK? Little Silver raised his hand and asked.
No.
Bai Qiao resolutely shook her head.
What about the power struggle?
That will automatically take ce depending on the design parameters and the basic characters. For example, you can pre-set how many major forces your world will have, the distribution of power, and so on. However, theposition and size of the force will depend on character parameters. As for each characters talents, attributes, personality and so on the yer can freely design all these at the beginning.
Based on their attributes and personalities, these characters will develop freely in the world and finally form their own forces ording to the pre-installed script. yers wont have any control over this, which is why the characters personalities have to be defined right from the start.
Can we set up a world without any viins? Dog Two asked.
You can! In this free cultivation world, the yer is god. Of course its fine if you want to create a perfect world without any evil. However, whether a world like that can continue to run is another matter. Youve heard the story of the catfish and sardines, right? A civilization grows in strife. If there is no pursuit of or desire to change, the world itself will not progress, Bai Qiao said.
Wang Ling Two nodded. I have a rough idea of what you want now. However, we still need a sandbox game temte and some basic programming parameters. I need some real data as reference.
Right after Wang Ming said that, Book of Sage Immortal suddenly spoke up before Wang Ling could say a word. I calcte that theres a 98% chance that my lord will have me search for a suitable world and imitate its parameters.
Wang Ling:
Can a super outdated tablet like you do that? Bai Qiaos eyes sparkled.
Yes, Miss Bai Qiao! Its very easy! Book of Sage Immortal replied.
Book of Sage Immortal then projected an image of a blue and brown. These are the parameters for Earth in the tenth universe from six hundred million years ago. Miss Bai Qiao can create the characters now; Illbine them with this tenth universe, and extrapting from that, simte the future development of the world.
Not just Miss Bai Qiao, but everyone here can also try creating your own characters. Lets see what sort of impact theyll have on the world in the future
Saying this, Book of Sage Immortal turned to look at Wang Ling. My lord, would you like to create the first character?
Book of Sage Immortal was well aware that in the end, its master was Wang Ling. Giving Wang Ling first priority in creating a character was giving him face, and there was a 78% chance that its lord wouldnt smash it to bits
Chapter 909 - Cultivation Emulator and the Father of Cultivation
Chapter 909: Cultivation Emtor and the Father of Cultivation
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The funding and servers werent a problem. As for the specific design of the game, Wang Ming would recreate the worlds foundation and algorithms based on the oues of Book of Sage Immortals trial simtion.
It was just a game. Wang Ming had created so many fantastic magic artifacts over the years; even Head of State 001, the human replica magic artifact which was used forbat, was his creation. Designing these scientific cultivation magic artifacts was far harder than designing a game.
After they had settled on a direction, the key now was the trial simtion.
Gazing at the image projected by Book of Sage Immortal, Wang Ling became lost in thought.
To be frank, he wasnt sure what kind of character to create.
At that moment, Wang Ming, who was operation Wang Ling Two remotely, suddenly said, Looks like Ling Ling is still thinking about it. How about we recreate the world first? What is the world like in the tenth universe?
Book of Sage Immortal replied, Each universe is slightly different, but though the level of cultivation civilization varies, most of them have already entered an era of universal cultivation.
An era of universal cultivation.
While it sounded amazing, this wasnt something anyone could have imagined tens of thousands of years ago.
It was the father of cultivation who was the first person in the universe to discover the existence of spirit qi and walk down the cultivation path after turning it into spirit energy. The rumor was that it was also the father of cultivation who discovered and developed the Three Thousand Great Dao.
But historians had argued since ancient times about the identity of the father of cultivation; there was even a small group who believed that there was no such person.
They argued that from the moment a universe was born, there were already cultivators.
But they were an advanced race who were very few in number. They lived very low-profile lives, and passed on the cultivation arts from generation to generation. With the gradual spread of cultivation all over the world, the number of cultivators increased, and after tens of thousands of years, the world finally entered an era of universal cultivation.
The truth was that both sides had their arguments.
Wang Ming believed in the view of a father of cultivation.
Above True Immortal level was True Venerated, then Venerated Immortal, then Venerated Daoist Then what was above that? Could there be a more powerful realm? Then, could the person with the greatest realm be the legendary father of cultivation?
Or perhaps he wasnt the father of cultivation at all?
Perhaps he could be called the Immortal King?
Wang Ming smiled. Since the ten universes have all already entered an era of universal cultivation, then can we try creating a world with few cultivators?
Everyone present was startled by this question.
A world with few cultivators? Brother Ming, what do you mean? asked Odd Zhuo.
Im talking about a world still dominated by regr people, and where only a small portion of the poption is made up of cultivators. Furthermore, the cultivators have something like a pact where they cant expose their identities as cultivators to regr people; if they vite this agreement, theyll suffer heavenly punishment.
Wang Ming said: Just imagine C if such a world exists, will the cultivators who live in the cracks ultimately be able to overtake the regte people and lead the world into an era of universal cultivation?
So is this theeback of spirit qi
No, spirit qi does exist in the world, and so do cultivators. What I want to know is, if 99% of the world is made up of regr people and 1% of cultivators, can this 1% thoroughly overtake this 99% with time? said Wang Ming.
At this question, Wang Ling sunk into silence for a while.
On the other hand, Miss Bai Qiao suddenlyughed; she had never considered this before.
Cultivation Emtor was a sandbox simtion cultivator game which gave yers a high degree of autonomy in creating a cultivation world; indeed, that sort of situation was possible C who said that the world had to be dominated by cultivators to begin with?
Bai Qiao thought this was a very interesting proposal. This sounds like an interesting world. In any case, its just a simtion; maybe we can give it a try. Then, lets use this as the parameters for setting up this world.
So, can this be considered the world of my dreams? Wang Ming alsoughed.
Thats right, the worlds parameters have to be sorted out at the very beginning, like the proportion of cultivators to regr people, the men to women ratio, the initial world poption and so on. Once the basic parameters are set, the game will officially begin.
After receiving this first instruction, Book of Sage Immortal immediately set up the simtion.
After putting the parameters of the world in order, Book of Stage Immortal pulled them up in front of everyone.
[World: A barren cultivation world]
[Age of the World: 4.8 billion years]
[Regr People/Cultivator Ratio: 99/1]
[Civilization: Modern]
[Level of Education: Nine Years of Compulsory Education]
[World Mode: Peaceful Development]
[Power Index: 1231]
Book of Sage Immortal: You can now all design your own characters. Theyll be born in this world, but how long they can live for and how much of an impact they will have on the world will depend on exactly how they are used once they enter the world.
After that, character attribute charts appeared in front of everyone.
These were the basic attributes that could be freely altered.
The characters appearances could also be modified.
Looking at Jingke, Bai Qiao created a simr-looking character, but it was a girl.
All finished! A crossdressing version of Jingke! Hiahiahia! Miss Bai Qiao was very pleased with herself.
Wow! They really look alike! Odd Zhuoplimented her. But Miss Bai Qiao this looks just like yours and Lord Jingkes kid!
Bai Qiao instantly blushed. Who C wholl have a kid with him?!
Gritting her teeth, she made the characters hair longer, then added an ahoge on the top of the characters head as she quickly corrected herself. It doesnt look like him! Im making a character of myself!
And so, Bai Qiaos character profile was the following:
Character name: Bai Ge
Gender: Female
Intelligence growth factor: 8/10
Endurance growth factor: 8/10
Defense growth factor: 8/10
Strength growth factor: 8/10
Physique growth factor: 10/10
Appearance growth factor: 10/10
Good value: 10/10
Evil value: 0/10
Personality: Dumb
Why is everything 8, apart from appearance and physique? asked Dog Two.
I already said I was making a character of myself, so of course the appearance and physique has to be like mine! As for everything else, Im the strongest! There is no way any other girl in the world can be stronger than me!
Everyone:
Master, what kind of person are you going to design? Little Silver curiously asked at that moment.
Wang Ling was looking at the chart; he already had some idea in mind.
He started to create his own character.
Character Name: Qin Zong 1
Chapter 910 - The World Created By God
Chapter 910: The World Created By God
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The character Wang Ling created was quite unique.
Everyone looked at the data for Group Favorite Wangs character.
Character name: Qin Zong
Gender: Male
Intelligence growth factor: 2/10
Endurance growth factor: 2/10
Defense growth factor: 2/10
Strength growth factor: 2/10
Physique growth factor: 2/10
Appearance growth factor: 2/10
Good value: 5/10
Evil value: 5/10
Luck value: 10/10
Personality: Both good and bad, Zen, carefree, vivacious
Master designed an ordinary person! But his luck is off the charts! Little Silver thought this was very interesting. When it ran the simtion, Book of Sage Immortal would automatically ssify a character with a growth factor under 3 as an ordinary person.
These character attributes werent set in stone and could be added to at any time. You could even choose not to set the intelligence growth factor; thus, when the character appeared in the world, it would be as a handicapped person.
Everyone created their own characters.
Wang Ming had always longed to walk the cultivation path and envied Wang Ling for this, so he created a cultivator character for himself and maxed out all its attributes.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal set himself up as a mighty botanist who would sessfully develop pea shooters to fight the zombies in the future zombie apocalypse.
While everyone was in the midst of preparations, Odd Zhuo suddenly thought of something. Will these characters weve created develop their own consciousness in this game world were setting up?
At that moment, Wang Ming said, Rtively speaking, theyre just a bunch of data for us. However, given the high degree of autonomy in this sandbox game, these game characters living in it could have their own consciousness. We control them on the surface, but they also strive to grow within their pre-set lives in this world.
Sounds a bitplicated. Odd Zhuo frowned.
Let me put it simply. Wang Ming said, Just like how we might be called gods when we create these game characters, have you ever thought that there might be a god who created us? A pair of eyes might be watching us even now as we speak
Everyone in the room abruptly couldnt help shuddering.
Shit! You scared me! Dog Two felt all its fur stand on end.
My fault, I shouldnt have brought up such a scary topic. Odd Zhuo wiped the sweat on his forehead.
Actually, scientific research on this had existed earlier on, but broaching this topic again now was still terrifying.
But the atmosphere in the room turned lively with this discussion.
Wang Ling gazed out the window in a slightly absent-minded way.
A world created by a god Wang Ling murmured.
Although his voice was very soft, Little Silver and Fang Xing heard him clearly.
They had long realized that it wasnt that Wang Ling didnt speak, but that there were times when he didnt want to, and just liked to stare at the screen this was a mensao master.
But no one knew that in that moment that Wang Ling was being absent-minded, something frightening was happening.
It was Sunday August 29th, the sixteenth day of the summer vacation.
A brand new game called Cultivation Emtor entered the lives of the students on summer break.
The highly autonomous ystyle and the feeling of being the god who pulled the strings behind the scenes attracted scores of beta yers: one minute after the games release, ten thousand gift cards for permanent beta ounts were all snatched up, the frenzy double that of the 11/11 sh sales[1 An annual online sale event in China held on November 11th.].
Daoist Guang advertised it extensively in his live stream room.
After some cirction and promotion on the live stream tform, Daoist Guang had now be the number one live streamer on the number one live stream tform, setting a new record with an all-time high of an average of thirty million online users per minute.
Many thanks to Brother Guang for promoting the game this time! In the group, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sent a grinning emoji and expressed his thanks to Daoist Guang.
It was nothing, Brother Grenade-Throwing, it was no effort at all. But this game is really interesting. When I yed it for a bit in the live stream room just now, the number of subscribers had already broken a million. And this is just the data for one tform. Looking at all the gaming tforms put together, it wont be hard at all to break ten million in the next few days. Daoist Guangughed. Just nice, PUBGs poprity dropped recently, and I was looking for another game to y. With the release of Cultivation Emtor, it might be the craze.
There were a lot of reasons for a game to be a hit, and Cultivation Emtor trumped in terms of creativity.
Of course, there was another important reason, which was that it just happened to be the summer break and the students had nothing to do at home.
Super Chen was extremely excited in the small ss group.
He and Dopey Guo were fanatic gamers to begin with.
There werent any previews for Cultivation Emtor, but videos of Daoist Guangs trial run had been recorded and uploaded by Light Chasers to major video websites, which was just as good publicity as a game trailer PV.
This games pretty good! Super Chen sent several excited emojis in the group. I was so bored I actually started ying DNF again In the end, after my weapon upgrade failed, I lost the mood to y!
Weapon upgrade How much did you spend? Dopey Guo couldnt help asking.
I spent more than ten thousand in one week! I used up one tenth of my New Year money!
Wang Lings lips thinned involuntarily when he saw this.
Why was his ssmate so rich?
Saying that, Super Chen sighed. But I have a feeling that this Cultivation Emtor will definitely be a hit!
When Wang Ling saw Super Chens message on his screen, he instantly knew the game was set .
Super Chen: But how annoying! They have so little beta ounts! I tried snapping one up earlier, but they were all gone before the website finished loading! Dopey, do you have an uncle who works in a gamepany? Think of a way to get us two ounts!
Dopey Guo: You bet, I really do!
Super Chen:
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: But the game creator isnt apany; its an independent creator with the ID Mr Wang. My uncle already used his connections to question some of the gamepany bosses, but they all said that they didnt know this creator. The only way now is to buy the beta ounts at a high price, but I heard that the price is already over ten thousand C plus, its just going to get higher and higher.
Mr Wang? Super Chen was delighted. Maybe it was Wang Ling or a rtive of his who made this game?
Wang Ling:
Super Chen: Wang Ling, I know youre looking at the screen. Arent you going to say something?
Wang Ling:
Chapter 911 - Another Angler
Chapter 911: Another Angler
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At the same time that night on top of the Holy Pir in the demon world, Second Generation Demon Saint was looking into his crystal magic ball when all his scales stood on end; a bad feeling shot straight through the depths of his soul, and with a crack, the magic ball in Second Generation Demon Saints hand suddenly broke apart.
Demon Saints magic ball actually broke This is an ominous sign! On the side, Sage Master Shen Wuyue had an astounded look on his face. As the Sage Master who had assisted sessive generations of Demon Saint, Shen Wuyue naturally knew what this meant.
The magic ball had cracked once before during First Generation Demon Saints time. It had just been a minor crack, but First Generation Demon Saint had gotten hemorrhoids the next day, and the toilet bowl had been filled with his blood.
Thest time the magic ball had cracked was during the appearance of that powerful mystery person who had sent out the kun on a fishing line to explore each space. The anglers identity at that time had been quite mysterious, but now they had already confirmed who he was: Wang Zhen, from the Domain of the Gods.
But this time, the magic ball was even more thoroughly broken, and actually split into eight parts
Old Shen whats going on? Second Generation Demon Saint was a little panicky, fine beads of sweat instantly trickling down his forehead; he had never encountered this situation before.
Staring at the broken magic ball, Shen Wuyue was lost in silence for a while. To be honest, he too had never encountered this situation before C now, they could only rely on the handbook left behind by First Generation Demon Saint to diagnose the situation.
Shen Wuyue hastily flipped through the Demon Saint Codex from cover to cover.
Second Generation Demon Saint was clearly anxious as he watched on the side.
Second Generation Demon Saint: How is it?
Shen Wuyue muttered, Ball in eight parts, chrysanthemum will be ruined.
Second Generation Demon Saint:
For a time, the pce at the top of the Holy Pir fell into a long silence.
Whether this chrysanthemum will be ruined was true or not, what was certain was that they couldnt escape the misfortune.
If my chrysanthemum is going to be ruined, theres nothing to be afraid of. Second Generation Demon Saint smiled. My lower half is a fish tail; I dont have a chrysanthemum at all.
Shen Wuyue furrowed his brow. But Lord Demon Saint, you must take this seriously. Since ancient times, the magic ball breaking has never been a good thing. Because the former Demon Saint didnt take it seriously, he suffered a huge cmity in the end.
In the end, as soon as he said that, the temple in Demon Saints pce shuddered fiercely all of a sudden, and web-like fissures appeared in the air!
It was apanied by a powerful aura!
This was an extremely familiar scene for both Second Generation Demon Saint and Shen Wuyue! They recalled when that multi-fanged kun appeared in the pce previously!
Lord Demon Saint, watch out! Shen Wuyue kicked him away and stood in front of him as a shield.
With a pu, Second Generation Demon Saint spewed out a mouthful of blood.
At that moment, as the crack opened in the air, a three-headed, nine-tailed phoenix flew out.
Phoenix?
Second Generation Demon Saint stared at it.
Shen Wuyue shook his head. No! This phoenix has teeth and nine plume feathers in the colors of the rainbow. This is a prehistoric Three-Headed Phoenix!
Another extinct divine beast? Second Generation Demon Saint was stupefied C he never thought that his pce would be a ma for divine beasts!
RUA!!
Before they came back to their senses, this three-headed phoenix that hade out of nowhere straightaway spewed raging mes from its mouth!
The Rainbow Divine Fire! Shen Wuyue was so frightened that all his hair stood on end, and he kicked Demon Saint away for a second time. Watch out, Lord Demon Saint!!!
??? Second Generation Demon Saint was sent flying by the kick as he coughed up more blood. His sternum was already cracked after the two flying kicks
How dare you, evil creature!
Having dealt with a prehistoric vicious kun before, Shen Wuyue was unafraid when confronting the Three-Headed Phoenix this time. He took off his antlers and threw them!
The antlers spun rapidly and turned into two sharp boomerangs which hurtled at the phoenix like electric saws.
Shen Wuyue used his mind to exercise maximum control over the antlers C these were a trait of his n, which had been refined into his life bonded magic artifact and couldnt be destroyed by water or fire.
However, Shen Wuyue was still a little intimidated by the fact that his opponent was the Three-Headed Phoenix.
In legend, the Rainbow Divine Fire was a powerful divine fire created from the divine fire in the suns core merging with the Three-Headed Phoenix ns power of the phoenix. Even if you were immortal or indestructible, as soon as you were touched by this fire, nothing would put it out until you were burned down to ashes!
But why would the Three-Headed Phoenix appear here? Shen Wuyue racked his brain but couldnt think why. The sudden appearance of both this Three-Headed Phoenix and the prehistoric vicious kun fromst time could be described as utterly unfathomable.
Their Demon Saints Pce was quickly bing a protection center for rare beasts
Shen Wuyue, this phoenix
After being kicked twice, Second Generation Demon Saint gradually came back to his senses at that moment and slowly got to his feet. He wanted to ask about the Three-Headed Phoenix, but given the urgent battle situation, Shen Wuyue had no attention to spare Demon Saint.
The Three-Headed Phoenix swooped down with a cry which swept over everything with a terrifying, unearthly force, and the antler boomerangs were straightaway forced out of their original path.
Watch out, Lord Demon Saint! The phoenixs cry can enthrall you! You have to shut your ears! Shen Wuyue bellowed. But it seemed that Second Generation Demon Saint had already been affected. He gripped his head and took some wobbly steps as if he was imitating some actresss performance in the famous skit Haiwa Died 1 !
Lord Demon Saint! Seeing this situation, Shen Wuyue gave a third kick.
Given how critical the situation was, it would take too long to use magic to get rid of the effects C rather, physical correction would work wonders.
Kicked a third time, Second Generation Demon Saint sprayed out a mouthful of blood once again.
This was thergest mouthful, which was like a fountain that was horrifying to see.
After the third kick, Shen Wuyue realized that this fight couldnt be dragged out and he needed to settle it quickly! If things went on like this, Lord Demon Saint wouldnt be able to hold on before they dealt with the Three-Headed Phoenix!
This useless Demon Saint Shen Yue was the one fighting, but ultimately Demon Saint was the one spitting out the most blood.
Forget it
Shen Wuyue sighed in disappointment.
Fixing his gaze on the Three-Headed Phoenix in front of him, his expression finally turned serious.
Shen Wuyue seldom revealed his true appearance. However, at this critical juncture, he had no other option. Demon Saints Pce had now be the number one target of foreign invaders C how shameful was this for his mighty Demon Saints Holy Pce?
Whether or not there was anyone behind the scenes looking to attack Demon Saints Holy Pce, intentionally or otherwise, Shen Wuyue thought that as the Sage Master who had been assisting all the Demon Saints until now, he had to take a stand.
It wasnt as if there wasnt anyone in the demon world!
There was Lord Demon Saint!
And him, Shen Wuyue!
At that thought, Shen Wuyue directly swallowed the antlers that he had taken off to use as boomerangs.
An aura of a prehistoric beast came flooding down, which abruptly scared the Three-Headed Phoenix into actually dropping a few of its tail feathers.
Chapter 912 - Kydeer
Chapter 912: Kydeer
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Old Shen, you
Second Generation Demon Saint clutched his chest. His qi and blood were boiling because of those kicks from a friendly force; a little more and he would be dead. But at that moment, the explosive aura on the battlefield made his fishtail tremble lightly.
He nked out for a long moment at what he was seeing.
It was Second Generation Demon Saints first time seeing Shen Wuyues beast form.
Apart from the word beautiful, he didnt know what other words he could use to describe the scene in front of him.
Shen Wuyue had be taller, and even the wrinkles on his face had disappeared; his doddering appearance had transformed in one go.
He had be iparably elegant, with long silver-white hair which fell down to his ankles. Dark green scales covered his shoulders to his corbones, and there was a red mark set in his forehead like a gem which proimed Shen Wuyues current identity.
Second Generation Demon Saint suddenly understood. No wonder Shen Wuyue had always refused to appear in his beast form in front of anyone!
Shen Wuyue was the descendant of the kydeer, which was a hybrid of the prehistoric divine deer and prehistoric kylin!
Since ancient times, prehistoric divine beast cross-breeds had never been treated kindly by either ns; the divine beast tribe regarded them as heresies and a species which should never have existed.
It was an indisputable fact, however, that divine beast cross-breeds often had very strong fighting capabilities.
But divine beasts had already been extinct for a very long time. Second Generation Demon Saint had thought that Shen Wuyue was just a rare deer divine beast, and never expected him to be a kydeer.
Naturally, as a kydeer, it wasnt just Shen Wuyues character and fighting strength which transformed, but his gender as well.
This was a big reason why Shen Wuyue had refused to reveal his true form all this time.
His eyes were fixed on Second Generation Demon Saint. After his age was stripped away, Shen Wuyues gaze in this form was actually rather tender and soft, and Second Generation Demon Saints heart stirred like the ripples caused by a spring breeze.
Not good
This was
Second Generation Demon Saint turned red C he was actually blushing from his own Sage Masters gaze!
The important thing was that he was clearly aware that Shen Wuyue was a man!
Not counting you, Ive led two Demon Saints. From your aura, you seem to be the weakest. Shen Wuyue opened his mouth unhurriedly, and even his voice had be very pleasant-sounding.
Second Generation Demon Saint:
Shen Wuyue: A mere Three-Headed Phoenix actually injured you to this extent.
Demon Saints lips twitched at these words.
Why was he hurt so badly?
Shen Wuyue, dont tell me that you dont know why in your heart!
After that, Shen Wuyue gazed into the distance. The Three-Headed Phoenix in the air had been observing him since the beginning. It had been so intimidated by Shen Wuyues aura after thetters kydeer transformation that it even dropped some of its feathers.
The Three-Headed Phoenix n has long since died out; I never expected it to reappear now. Shen Wuyue stared at the Three-Headed Phoenix, then stretched out a snow-white hand toward the sky. Evil creature, hurry up ande down!
With a wave of invisible spirit power, Shen Wuyue stretched forth to grab the Three-Headed Phoenix. It was so scared that with a trill, it spat out Rainbow Divine Fire, but Shen Wuyue wasnt the least bit afraid as he met the fire head-on.
The kydeers protective skin was extremely tough, and there basically wasnt any fire in the world it was afraid of, including the Three-Headed Phoenixs Rainbow Divine me!
The Rainbow Divine Fire burned Shen Wuyues hand front and back, but he didnt feel the slightest pain.
The palm which Shen Wuyue stretched forth had spirit power as tremendous as the sea, and the Three-Headed Phoenix was firmly imprisoned in his hand like a birdcage, simr to Buddha imprisoning the nine-headed golden eagle 1 . No matter how the Three-Headed Phoenix struggled, it was useless; Shen Wuyue gripped it firmly in his hand.
I thought it would be some awesome evil creature, but it turns out the Three-Headed Phoenix is just so-so. Shen Wuyue yed with the Three-Headed Phoenix in his hands, folding and unfolding its wings and twisting its three heads together like a fried dough twist as if he was ying with a paper crane.
The Three-Headed Phoenix was thoroughly silenced as it was forced to suppress its rage and allow Shen Wuyue to y around with it.
Capturing the Three-Headed Phoenix with one hand
He was too strong!
Behind Shen Wuyue, Second Generation Demon Saint was astounded at this sight.
He never expected there to be such a big difference before and after Shen Wuyues transformation!
Even a magical girl transformation couldnt surpass this!
An adult Three-Headed Phoenix might be a little stronger. This one is still young and cant even speak. How boring. After ying for a while, Shen Wuyue was bored. He ced the Three-Headed Phoenix on his shoulder, and it didnt dare move so much as an inch.
Second Generation Demon Saint was excited. Old Shen
Want to praise me? Or are you going to give me a prize? Shen Wuyue smiled.
Old Shen, your gender
Im male. And right now, this is my second personality. My appearance might have changed a lot, but I still have a penis.
Oh
Second Generation Demon Saint sighed in his heart and couldnt help the disappointed look on his face.
My current form willst for a while until the antlers I ate grow back. Shen Wuyue pursed his lips. Its because Shen Yiyue is too stubborn C actually, theres no harm in calling me out if he does run into an enemy he cant defeat. In any case, when the antlers grow again, our personalities will switch back.
Shen Yiyue?
Thats what I call the first personality. He calls me Eryue. You can call me that, too. Shen Eryue narrowed his eyes and his lips curved up in a splendid smile.
This was the first time Second Generation Demon Saint realized that a man could smile so beautifully!
When it came to his experience of bing Second Generation Demon Saint, it was purely because he had been cheated by First Generation Demon Saint If thetter hadnt deliberately frightened him into pissing at the bottom of the Holy Pir, the Holy Pir wouldnt have forced him to be Second Generation Demon Saint!
What was the most painful thing about being Demon Saint?
For Second Generation Demon Saint, it wasnt managing and maintaining order in all of the demon world it was that he didnt have a sense of freedom!
The Holy Pir restricted his range of movements. Before the next Demon Saint was found, he could only spend the rest of his life in Demon Saints Pce on top of the Holy Pir.
Thus, Second Generation Demon Saint had initially been extremely bitter about bing Demon Saint.
Never mind the fact that he didnt have any freedom; even his onlypanion was Shen Wuyue, that boring and pedantic old man who always liked to undermine his authority in front of outsiders.
But now, Second Generation Demon Saint suddenly realized
Even if he spent his entire life in Demon Saints Pce, that didnt seem so bad!
At the very least, a transformed Shen Eryue was a boy who was very easy on the eyes.
Although, it was a bit of a pity that he wasnt a girl!
But at the very least, he was a lot better than that boring Shen Yiyue!
Where did this Three-Headed Phoenixe from? Second Generation Demon Saint asked.
Shen Wuyue turned his eyes to the Three-Headed Phoenix on his shoulder, who had already been thoroughly tamed.
The little guy chirped a few times. Although it didnt speak humannguage, Shen Eryue still understood it. He said hes from beyond the Domain of the Gods.
Beyond the Domain of the Gods?
Second Generation Demon Saint turned pale with rm.
Chapter 913 - The Office Of Strategic Deception’s Internet Cafe
Chapter 913: The Office Of Strategic Deceptions Inte Cafe
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Because of Wang Zhening to the world below, everyone already knew about the existence of the Domain of the Gods.
They had yet to fully understand the Domain of the Gods, and now a ce beyond the Domain of the Gods had suddenly emerged What kind of ce was that? Both Demon Saint and Shen Eryue were very curious.
Should we inform the Office of Strategic Deception about this? Second Generation Demon Saint asked.
The Office of Strategic Deception is currently our demon worlds biggest coborator. You decide whether to let them know or not, you dont need to ask me for advice, Shen Eryue said indifferently. But for this ce beyond the Domain of the Gods to be able to rear a Three-Headed Phoenix, the people there are definitely strong. Besides, look
Speaking up to this, Shen Eryue pressed his fingers to the neck of the Three-Headed Phoenixs middle head and actually pulled out a fine thread.
Second Generation Demon Saint had a sense of deja vu at this scene.
This is
The string is made of a very special material. What we can be sure of is that someone was controlling this Three-Headed Phoenix. This string is stronger than the one Wang Zhen used, like the kind used for puppets; as long as this puppet string is connected, you can control things from behind the scenes no matter what.
Seeing this, Second Generation Demon Saints eyes turned dark.
He felt that the waves of momentum in the world
No
Perhaps the waves of this universe were going to be stirred up and create ripples
It was August 30th on Wednesday, the seventeenth day of the summer vacation.
In these two days, the shadow of thetest game Cultivation Emtor, created and developed by Miss Bai Qiao, could be seen everywhere, whether it was on the schools Tieba, in ss groups, or in the trending topics of various major tforms. The games poprity exceeded everyones expectations. It had yet to be officially beta tested, but the number of pre-orders had broken ten million in two days, which no one could have imagined.
Thus, the Office of Strategic Deception set up a game group, and Miss Bai Qiao became the group leader right away.
While this was an expression of goodwill and an attempt to rope her in, it was even more for the sake of pacifying Miss Bai Qiaos heart.
Everyone was part of a family after joining the sect!
And most importantly, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal offered Miss Bai Qiao a huge sry which she couldnt refuse, so that she no longer needed to look for her cheap father Boss Jin for money to buy games
That same day, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had people finish constructing the hall for the game group, with a signboard that read Game Group hanging over the entrance. The truth was, however, that theyout inside was more like an Inte cafe.
Anyone from the Office of Strategic Deception who wanted to rx and have fun could use the sects jade talisman to directlye in whenever they wanted. It was free for disciples to surf the Inte, and based on their ranks, they could enjoy a free flow of refreshments and drinks.
Theputers inside the game groups Inte cafe had the highest specs. Visitors from other sects who wanted to use the Inte cafe had to pay fifty immortal gold per hour.
The Office of Strategic Deceptions setup could now be considered to be in full bloom.
The hot-selling Heavenly Dao broli and the development of the Cultivation Emtor game were now important sources of revenue for the Office of Strategic Deception.
That day, a couple of Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples who hade to the Office of Strategic Deception to buy broli passed by the game groups Inte cafe.
They went in for a look, and in the end were frightened by the Inte cafes high prices.
How expensive! One disciple pulled his neck in.
Fifty immortal gold per hour and five immortal gold for one stick of roasted sausage
Why is your roasted sausage so expensive? the disciple asked the little brother at the front desk whose head had been down all this time.
If you want it, buy it. If youre not buying, you can just look at it.
This little brother was none other than sect leader of Palm Sect Su Xing from the Office of Strategic Deceptions opening ceremony back then (please see Chapter 817: One-Person Palm Sect).
Su Xing won the duel with his palm technique at the opening ceremony and obtained the prize of a top-ss holy weapon. But until now, Palm Sect didnt have any disciples apart from Su Xing, and the sects business permit expired several years ago
Later, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had Su Xing remain at the Office of Strategic Deception.
Su Xing was someone who could involuntarilyprehend Heavenly Dao, and was of great help in the research on Heavenly Dao.
Su Xing was now a member of the goon squad, and directly reported to Fang Xing as his leader.
Now that the game group had just been established and Miss Bai Qiao was busy ying games, Fang Xing sent Su Xing to the game group to look after the Inte cafe.
Whatever the situation, there always had to be someone guarding the ce.
Su Xing had distinguished himself at the sect ceremony previously, and the media had reported widely on it. Although Palm Sect wasnt any high-level sect, many people now recognized Su Xing because of his previous achievement.
Now, when Su Xing looked up, the two Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples looked stunned.
How how can it be you, Brother Su?! One of the disciples, who looked like the senior brother, promptlyughed like it was a joke.
This sausage is made from Heavenly Dao broli, Heavenly Dao crispy noodle snacks and hand-picked dragon pork; five immortal gold for one stick is absolutely fair. When you leaveter, dont spread rubbish. Su Xing chuckled as he stared at the two people.
He rubbed his palms together as if he was honing a knife. When his palms met, they actually produced the crisp sound of godly iron being hit, and the two disciples couldnt help swallowing.
It wasnt that their mouths were watering at the smell of the roasted sausage, but purely because Su Xing had scared them.
Videos of Su Xings palm attack at the sects celebration ceremony had yed on various major tforms; the two disciples naturally knew how awesome Su Xings palm technique was.
Five immortal gold! Good value! Ill take it! Thus, the senior brother decided to give him face.
He took out a golden bill from his wallet. This was a banknote that could be directly used in ce of immortal gold and which used denominations different from that of ordinary money: fifty, one hundred, one thousand, and ten thousand.
The senior brother took out a fifty immortal gold bill, which straightaway amused Su Xing. Little buddy, how many sausages are you going to buy?
The senior raised one finger feebly. One one sausage
Whats the matter with you, buddy? Arent you going to buy one for your junior brother?
Two, then
To confirm, two sausages will cost ten immortal gold.
Mm
You get a special price with a members card. Top it up with five hundred immortal gold, and well give you an extra five hundred. The members price for one roasted sausage is just three immortal gold. Do you want to get a card?
Whats the matter with you, little buddy? Immortal Palm Tree Sects sry should be quite high, right? You cant even afford five hundred immortal gold? Or you wont give me face?
Ill Ill get one! The Immortal Palm Tree Sect brother grit his teeth and decided to go all out.
We have bronze memberships here. For your first five hundred top-up, you get five hundred extra. As for gold memberships, for your first one thousand top-up, you get one thousand extra. Which kind do you want?
Are they different?
The bronze members price for a roasted sausage is three immortal gold, the gold members price is two immortal gold, and the diamond members price is one immortal gold. Once you start ying on ourputers everyday, well give you one sausage free of charge.
Chapter 914 - Odd Zhuo’s Hospitality
Chapter 914: Odd Zhuos Hospitality
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The two Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples deeply regretteding to this Inte cafe now. This was a rip-off! However, they couldnt not give Su Xing face; everyone knew that after the sect celebrationst time, Su Xing and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had be very close.
Who was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal? On the day the Office of Strategic Deception opened for business, even the Ten Founding Generals gave him face!
Furthermore, the Office of Strategic Deception was currently the only sect among all the light forces that worked in direct cooperation with Huaxiu Alliance! Thus, it was very important to build a good rtionship with the sect!
Immortal Palm Tree Sect hadnt sent any representatives to the sect celebration, and the sect head of Immortal Palm Tree Sect regretted it so much that the day the Heavenly Dao broli went on sale, he signed a massive order with the Office of Strategic Deception.
It was his way of apologizing. On top of that, it demonstrated his sincerity for future coborations.
It wasnt just these Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples; there was now an explicit rule in Immortal Palm Tree Sect that all their disciples had to vigorously support all of the Office of Strategic Deceptions businesses!
In fact, it was because of this rule that the two disciples could no longer refuse, and they couldnt let anyone else hold this over their heads!
Ill get a gold members card After making up his mind, the senior brother grit his teeth and took out several golden bills from his wallet.
Su Xing looked at the little junior brother next to this senior brother, and noticed that he wasughing secretly with the face of one rejoicing in someone elses misfortune. Su Xing quickly said, Since youve decided to get a gold membership, how about topping up another five hundred to reach 1500 and upgrade to abined package? One card can be used by two people. You should look after your little junior brother. However, this extra five hundred immortal gold has to be paid by your junior brother.
The little junior brothers face instantly turned gray.
He couldnt refuse, and could only take out a golden bill worth five hundred immortal gold and get abo card with his senior brother.
Su Xing happily took the money, and while he was keying in the customer information, he suddenly thought of something, and looked at the two people. Ah, thats right! Do you want to top up another five hundred immortal gold? Our Inte cafe just opened and has an exchange offer. An extra five hundred immortal gold can be exchanged for a crispy noodle snack packet!
No no need, we dont have any more money! The two Immortal Palm Tree sect brothers were about to cry.
Su Xing smiled. Dont regret it!
Actually, it wasnt that they didnt have the money, but that they didnt think it was worth it.
Five hundred immortal gold for a snack packet
Only a fool would do that!
Ten minutester, the two Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples left with the gold members card for the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe and looks of despair on their faces His elbow half-propped on the doorframe, Su Xing watched these two suckers leave.
It was still Wednesday August 30th.
Shortly after the two Immortal Palm Tree Sect disciples left, a van bearing the logo of the General Administration of 100 Schools drove directly through the gate of the Office of Strategic Deception.
A group of people got out of the van: Wang Ling, Super Chen, Hero Guo and Little Peanut No. 60 High Schools Grade One, ss Three squad had gathered.
Super Chen had already been chattering on for a while during the car ride; he couldnt believe that he had actually received an invitation from the Office of Strategic Deception He had clearly still beeniningst night about not getting a beta ount for Cultivation Emtor. In the end, he had received an invitation letter the next day!
The invitation was signed with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals name and even bore a golden seal.
They had been invited to tour the newly-built Inte cafe. At the same time, each of them received visitors passes to all the halls, in addition to a gift pack of the beta version of the game!
Fang Xing got out from the front passenger seat and smiled. Dont get too excited. Were only allowed to take a look around today. Were all minors, yet Senior Odd Zhuo was able tomission Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to send us invitations, so you should be happy with that.
Are we really only allowed to look around? Dopey Guo and Super Chen were both a little disappointed.
At any rate, you have the beta version gift pack; you can take that home to y. Little Peanut chuckled.
As themissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut had already beenpletely led by Dopey Guo and Super Chen down a road of no return
Didnt I say Wang Ling was a good luck charm?! Super Chen touched his head. Even now he still felt amazed. But why did Senior Odd Zhuo suddenly invite us over?
Did you forget that Wang Ling lent his spirit sword to Senior Odd Zhuo at the spirit sword exchange meet? This is Senior Odd Zhuos way of saying thanks, Fang Xing replied.
Fang Xing and Odd Zhuo had already agreed on this cover storyst night!
I told you! Wang Lings a good luck charm!
Hearing this, Super Chen didnt suspect anything and straightawayughed heartily. I almost believed that it was ssmate Wang Ling whos running the Office of Strategic Deception!
Fang Xing:
Wang Ling:
Just like Fang Xing said, they could only tour the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe this time. It was a legitimate Inte cafe, so naturally it looked like one C trying to enter through a back door wouldnt work.
Damn! As soon as he entered, Super Chen was promptly stunned by what he saw.
He didnt think this could be called an Inte cafe at all. It was built like a pce hall, and the machines were all virtual pods! When youy down inside and put on a helmet, you would be directly connected to the Inte! You could do whatever you wanted! Even if you yed for a long time, you wouldnt feel tired! Once you were inside the virtual pod, it was almost like you were dreaming, and your body wouldpletely rx.
Furthermore, these virtual game pods which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had bought were all very advanced, with a massage function.
Fang Xing had already informed Su Xing beforehand about their arrival. Su Xing showed them around and introduced various features of the Inte cafe to them.
These virtual pods are also thetest version and are fitted with a waste excretion unit underneath. If you want to use the toilet halfway, you can also directly switch to toilet mode, and the virtual pods will then turn into enclosed toilets. Su Xing pointed something out. Do you see that? The button with an image of poop on it is the button for toilet mode.
Whats this? At that moment, Dopey Guo pointed to a button underneath the button for toilet mode which looked like two fish balls strung together.
Thats vibrator mode.
Taking into consideration the fact that some customers might overindulge in our virtual pods, we added this mode, which is primarily used like axative. We all know that lying or sitting down for too long can easily cause constipation.
Your services truly consider everything Dopey Guo marveled.
All the excrement will end up in the waste water reservoir, after which it is specially treated and turned into fertilizer to water the Heavenly Dao broli in the cultivation shed.
The Inte cafe just opened today, but we already have a lot of Nascent Soul and Soul Formation customers; their excrement is actually quite hard toe by.
During his presentation, Su Xing would steal nces at Wang Ling from time to time.
With the exception of Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut, everyone here was well aware of Wang Lings identity.
Chapter 915 - Wang Ling’s “Label”
Chapter 915: Wang Lings Label
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There wasnt anyone now among the Office of Strategic Deceptions core members who didnt know Wang Lings identity (i.e. a hidden boss masquerading as a sixteen-year-old high school student). Not only Wang Ling, but everyone in the Wang familys small vi were all big shots C this was thanks to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who spread the word. Reality proved that there were times when having a friend with a fanciful imagination could actually save having to exin things.
After all, they were all core members and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals confidants who could be trusted to keep their lips sealed. Wang Ling knew that hisbel as a low-profile big shot was indelibly branded in the minds of these people. Even though they knew that he was still studying in high school, they just thought it was an Almightys peculiar taste.
To many people, the reason an Almighty could be one was that they were more or less entric. Cultivating smoothly and steadily was a good thing; the reality of a steady and serious character would never change. On the other hand, entric people often had strong personalities.
And in the cultivation world, it was usually the people with ego and independent styles who got things done more easily.
It sounded absurd, but it was actually true.
This included Wang Ling himself, who also felt that he did have some peculiarities, such as his fondness for staring at the screen, his obsession with crispy noodle snacks, and his love of study Thest one was due to how Father Wang and Mother Wang had brought him up since young to believe that studying was always good.
When all was said and done, he was only sixteen; his experiences could hardlypare with those of the old seniors who had gone through thousands of years of history and borne witness to the nations gradual rise in prosperity.
Although Wang Ling loved studying, there were times when he liked to goof off.
Otherwise, he wouldnt have enchanted the monster pen and goblin eraser to do his homework for him.
In order to keep his exam scores down, Wang Ling usually had to do some studying beforehand. He could finish the homework himself, but sometimes he simply wasnt in the mood.
Of course, Wang Ling did his homework more often than not, not because of his mood, but purely for the limited edition vors of crispy noodle snacks.
His homework couldnt be sold for money. Sometimes, as soon as he got to school, Super Chen and Hero Guo woulde running over and start to wholesale copy his homework using the Flow of Multi-Pens godly technique.
The word was that during the busy study period in Grade Three, the Grade Three seniors (all top students) would begin saving for their college tuition by doing other peoples homework for a fee; they could even copy a persons handwriting to a tee, and this had already be a lucrative business.
In Wang Lings opinion, copying homework was very bad behavior and didnt do a person any good at all. Doing someone elses homework for them in exchange for money was even worse. This wasnt helping them, but causing them harm.
Wang Ling had never felt that his homework was worth much, but the inescapable fact was that it sold well on the Heavenly Daos side
In all the years he had done an equivalent exchange with Heavenly Dao, nothing had been more valuable than his homework.
Wang Ling noticed that the staff members from the various departments had been paying close attention to him from the moment he entered the Office of Strategic Deception. Su Xing had been stealing furtive looks at him the whole time after they entered the Inte cafe.
Hm actually, Wang Ling didnt mind so much. Too many things had happened in half a semester after he entered high school, which conversely caused Wang Ling to be a lot more s than before, when even a little bit of attention would make him uneasy.
Let them look C theyre staring because you look good.
Thinking of it this way, Wang Ling felt a lot better.
Besides, he had used the Great Face Molding Spell to adjust his features slightly and deliberately make himself unattractive C actually, he couldnt be considered that good-looking to begin with.
When Wang Ling looked in the mirror, even he himself felt he had average looks.
He was nothing like those soft and fair idol faces on TV with their high nose bridges, straight eyebrows and oval faces.
Wang Ling felt that he didnt even have one- or two-tenths of Immortal Toyas looks.
He was just a high school student who was nice to look at.
But Wang Ling never expected Fang Xing to actually be a little unhappy at how Su Xing kept looking at him. In the Office of Strategic Deception, Fang Xing was Su Xings immediate superior.
Thus, when Su Xing stole looks at Wang Ling out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if an upright cobra was staring at him, and cold sweat immediately poured down his head.
Before his arrival, Su Xing had already heard that this Ling Zhenren was the Office of Strategic Deceptions group favorite whom everyone treasured. But this was a little too much! He had only looked at Wang Ling a few times!
As a newbie, Su Xing naturally didnt dare offend his superior. Laughing dumbly, he looked away, and then showed the group to a small room.
This was the reception room of the game groups Inte cafe, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had set up the machines inside beforehand: it was five virtual pod game machines.
The three fellows from No. 60 High were instantly surprised. This
Fang Xingughed. Youre underaged and cant use the Inte in the Inte cafe, but this is the reception room. The chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, specially prepared the machines and invited us to experience them for ourselves. He gave me the experience card; I didnt tell you before this because it was a surprise.
Actually, this was giving them special treatment.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo were ecstatic; they had never used such a high-end game pod, and it was also unrealistic for them to buy one. It wasnt that they couldnt afford to; it was just that high school was an awkward phase, and bringing such arge machine into the house would definitely piss their parents off.
When all was said and done, they had yet to take the college entrance exam, and it wasnt proper for them to indulge in this sort of extreme recreational activity.
One by one, they sat inside the virtual game pods. The soft cushion and snug padding made them feel like they were in a sweet dream! It was toofortable! Everything felt like cotton! Lying down felt like being immersed in water and their bodies felt as light as feathers! Even if they werent ying games, sleeping in here would be sofortable!
Wow! Im definitely buying one! As soon as I get into college! Even if I have to spend all my money! Super Chen was excited.
If you quit the games youre ying now, I reckon that youll have enough money to buy one by the time you enter college. Dopey Guo chuckled.
The truth was that it wasnt impossible, if they saved on the money for weapon upgrades A top-of-the-range virtual pod wasnt expensive: it only cost 1.6 million!
Little Peanuts family was Buddhist, and as hey inside the virtual pod, he put his hands together as if he was praying. My parents said that life would be easier in college.
Lying inside the pod, Little Peanut still felt a little guilty, and at that moment felt like the honest kid who had been led astray.
As the honest kid in his family and the ssmissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut didnt even have a smartphone model, let alone y games at home. Even for this outing this time, his parents had only allowed him to go after they saw Odd Zhuos invitation and assumed that this was a study assignment.
Seeing that everyone was lying down in the game pods, Su Xing smiled. Everyone, get ready, and get asfortable as possible. Ill start up the machines for you.
He had an admin remote in his hand.
After he pressed the button, the pod doors of the five virtual pods folded shut.
It was just a simple experience, but little did Su Xing, Fang Xing and Wang Ling expect the trouble that came knocking.
Chapter 916 - God’s Call
Chapter 916: Gods Call
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The moment the pod door closed, something unexpected happened. There were different remote controls for closing the pod doors and starting the machines, but the virtual game machines activated on their own before Su Xing could press the start button!
Su Xing frowned and subconsciously felt that something didnt seem right as he immediately took out both remotes and pressed the off buttons.
But none of them responded!
Was there something wrong with the machines?
Su Xing yelled at the people outside, Pull the plug!
All of a sudden, all the lights in the Inte cafe went out.
Some confused customers climbed out of the pods to ask about the situation.
Why did the power go out? Im only halfway through my novel!
Wow! Youre so cool, brother,ing to an Inte cafe to read a novel, and even doing it in a game pod Another customer next to him was taken aback.
Yes! The Only Koi in the Cultivation World is so good! Also, the author is very handsome, and didnt ask for monthly votes during the Chinese New Year!
Is there an author nowadays who doesnt ask for monthly votes?
I guess its because his updates are so slow that he doesnt feel right asking! Anyway, brother, what were you doing just now?
I was reading the chicken soup by that famous chicken soup master Teacher Mimi Mengmeng. Just as my soul was going to be healed, the power went out! Damn it!
Right now, the electricity had been turned off.
But the five machines that Wang Ling and the others were in were still running.
There was a problem!
Su Xing broke out in a cold sweat, but he had no idea who the enemy was.
Should I destroy them?
Su Xing gazed at the five machines in front of him.
Shortly after that, he grit his teeth and struck the game pod with one palm!
He couldnt worry so much now; the most important thing was to save lives first!
He hit the pod door of the virtual pod precisely with a bang!
But the instant his palm made contact, Su Xinge expression turned rmed C an invisible barrier actually covered the door!
When was this set up? Su Xings face twisted.
These game pods had only been brought in this morning, Furthermore, they had been tested to ensure that there was nothing with them, and had been here this whole time until Ling Zhenren brought his ssmates.
No one had entered the room before this, and Su Xing had been watching outside the whole time, and hadnt noticed anyone suspicious.
He never thought that someone would have already tampered with these game pods.
However, before Su Xing could figure out the person responsible for this, a strong wave of spirit power pushed out from where Su Xing had hit the barrier.
Damage rebound? Su Xing grit his teeth and struck this wave with his palm again to try and neutralize this force.
Su Xings palm technique contained Heavenly Dao, which wasnt weak!
However, when his palm collided with this spirit power rebound, Su Xing fell back and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The strength in the rebound had actually doubled.
Su Xing propped himself up with one knee on the ground. His sternum was already fractured and even the wall of the room had copsed.
In an instant, the Inte cafe had inexplicably be a mess.
What on earth is going on Su Xing struggled painfully to his feet.
He suddenly thought of someone C Miss Bai Qiao!
The game pod in her office had also been delivered that morning!
Logically speaking, with the power out at that moment, Miss Bai Qiao should have already long flown into a rage and jumped out of the pod cursing!
But now he didnt see any sign of her.
Had she gotten caught up in the trouble too?
Su Xing hurriedly informed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
But just as the call went through, a space rift unexpectedly appeared behind him.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and a beautiful person of indeterminate gender walked out of the rift, but the aura on this person didnt belong to a human; it was heavy demon qi.
It was none other than Shen Wuyue, who was still in the form of his second personality, Shen Eryue.
We were still toote. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned.
Seeing the injured Su Xing, Shen Eryue helped him up and uncovered the ster on his head where one of the antlers had broken off.
Su Xing was amazed when, with a biu, blood spurted out of the break in an arc.
Taking out the ever-ready disposable stic cup he was carrying on him, Shen Eryue skillfully collected a cup of blood, then restuck the ster back on.
Su Xing:
Giving the cup of blood to Su Xing, he said in a voice as delicate at the autumn moon, Youre badly hurt. Drink this cup of blood if you dont want any residual effects.
This was someone whom Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had brought over, and it was obvious that they had anticipated this event.
Although there was demon qi on this strange person, Su Xing didnt think too much of it before draining the cup of blood.
The kydeers blood had a powerful recovery ability, and was several times more effective than Little Silvers blood.
After drinking the cup, Su Xing was pleasantly surprised when all the pain in his body waspletely swept away and his broken bones knitted back together; even hisplexion improved.
Let me introduce you: this is the Sage Master who apanies the demon worlds Demon Saint, Lord Shen Wuyue. Seeing that Su Xing had recovered, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made the introductions.
The Sage Master of the demon world
Su Xings lips twitched.
He felt that he had underestimated the Office of Strategic Deception.
They actually had connections with the backbone of the demon world
Struggling to rein in his shock, Su Xing asked, Senior Immortal, what on earth is going on
Earlier, the Holy Pce in the demon world detected fluctuations beyond the Domain of the Gods, and captured a Three-Headed Phoenix which hade from there. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal replied, This extinct Three-Headed Phoenix was reared beyond the Domain of the Gods and had a puppet string on it. Itunched an attack on the Holy Pce. Finally, Lord Shen Wuyue subdued and captured it.
Beyond the Domain of the Gods Su Xing felt his worldview refreshed once more.
The events of thest two days had continued to refresh Su Xings knowledge of the cultivation world.
He had previously regarded the levels of the Ten Generals as the mark of top big shots in the cultivation world but now, he realized that he was just a frog in the well.
As they spoke, Shen Eryue examined the barrier on the game pods, and he frowned deeply.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: How is it?
Shen Eryue: This barrier is a force Ive never seen before Its beyond my capability, but whats certain is that its neither Heavenly Dao nor Outer Dao C it should be a power above the two. Senior Immortal should be able to feel it too, right? You also have the power of Heavenly Dao.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals expression was heavy as he nodded. Indeed, this isnt Heavenly Dao.
Our opponents realm is on a higher level. Shen Eryue sighed.
So we cant do anything to help?
We can only believe in His Excellency Lings strength. In addition, we could perhaps ask Mr Wang Zhen and the others for help C since theyre from the Domain of the Gods, they might know something about this power, said Shen Eryue. Also
Chapter 917 - Wang Ling Falls Into an Alien World
Chapter 917: Wang Ling Falls Into an Alien World
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Also, what? asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal hurriedly.
Breaking off at the end of a chapter was disgraceful.
But if the author is very handsome, he believes that the readers may forgive him!
I heard Senior Immortal mention before that the keeper of order came back here from the future to carry out a discreet, private investigation? said Shen Eryue, unperturbed.
Brother Gu Shunzhi Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal patted his head; when he was flustered, he would forget things, and he had actually almost forgotten this senior! That shouldnt have happened!
This was a person who maintained the order of the universe, and furthermore had been appointed by Heavenly Dao. In this sort of inexplicable situation, the keeper of order would indeed know more than ordinary cultivators.
But for some reason, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a vague sense of unease, and his face tensed up as he had a bad feeling.
After stepping into the extraordinary realm that was True Venerated, his understanding of Heavenly Dao had reached a new level. The game pods in front of him were covered in a disturbing and unusual force which had nothing to do with the power of Heavenly Dao!
What on earth was this?
Let me contact Senior Gu. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pulled up Gu Shunzhis number.
Gu Shunzhi wholeheartedly admired Wang Lings strength after their fight and had wanted his phone number. In the end, it was Lord Ma who gave him a number, but when Gu Shunzhi dialed it, the call was intercepted by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This was one of the treatments Wang Ling got as the group favorite; the Office of Strategic Deception would automatically intercept calls from any unknown number as a precaution and shelter Wang Ling from the world, thus upholding world peace in passing.
This month, the Office of Strategic Deception had already shut down a number of small, illegal moneylenders and arrested over a thousand text scammers.
A lot of these swindlers had been sending texts from the samepany, and when they were tracked down, the entirepany was stamped out.
In addition, the Office had also arrested plenty of extraordinary swindlers iming noble connections C they caught over ten thousand First Emperor Qins, and after interrogation, there was still one person at the moment who was pig-headedly insisting that he was the reincarnation of First Emperor Qin.
Dialing Gu Shunzhis number, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waited for the call to go through. However, Gu Shunzhis voice was slow to sound on the other end. Several secondster, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly heard an ear-piercing sound on his phone!
Watch out! At the critical moment, Shen Eryue abruptly stretched out his hand and smacked the phone away before sending it flying out of the Inte cafe with a kick.
Boom ! There was a deafening sound.
The phone caused a nuclear explosion and a massive mushroom cloud rose up outside the Inte cafe.
This
Having narrowly escaped death, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt able to calm down for a long time.
It was all too terrifying.
If it hadnt been for Shen Wuyue, and this phone had exploded next to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ear, he might not die given his current realm, but he would still be gravely injured by the st.
This was a surprise bomb attack which had caught thempletely off guard.
Fortunately, Shen Wuyue had lightning quick reflexes!
As a legendary divine beast, the kydeers ability to sense danger was indeed greater than that of a regr person.
Was this a warning
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sunk into silence for a very long time.
The enemy they were facing this time was unlike any they had faced before.
They didnt have a clue!
Nor were they prepared!
So much so that they couldnt guard against it at all.
The other party hadunched attacks one after another, like a dealer behind the scenes who rigged the game however he wanted.
What the hell kind of enemy was this?
They had no idea at all.
How was it? Did the call go through? asked Shen Wuyue.
That was a warning.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned deeply. Im afraid something might have also happened to Senior Gu.
As reality proved, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals premonition was spot on.
Elsewhere, Gu Shunzhi had indeed run into unprecedented trouble.
Before that unusual energy had covered the game pods, Gu Shunzhi had already sensed it while exploring the flow of space-time spirit power in the outer domains.
As he stood in ce and felt it out for a moment, Gu Shunzhi was startled when he couldnt sense where this unusual energy wasing from.
What in the world is this Gu Shunzhi couldnt help murmuring.
He closed his eyes after that, and his consciousness connected with Heavenly Dao Space.
Since he was having difficulty sorting this out, he could only ask the Heavenly Dao little golden men and see if the six Great Heavenly Dao knew the source of this unusual energy.
Gu Shunzhinded in the office of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee.
The six Great Heavenly Dao seemed to have foreseen his arrival.
Youvee, Strength Heavenly Dao said gloomily.
Although Strength Heavenly Daos expression was indistinct, this clearly wasnt his usual voice, which sounded a little down.
What on earth is going on? Gu Shunzhi asked as the keeper of order; vaguely, he had a bad feeling.
As someone who maintained the order of cosmic space and was acknowledged by the Domain of the Gods, it was utterly ridiculous for him to have no idea at all what was going on.
Besides Strength Heavenly Dao, the rest of the Heavenly Dao were silent.
This made Gu Shunzhi even more nervous.
This had never happened before.
After a long silence, Strength Heavenly Dao said, Beyond the Domain of the Gods.
Beyond the Domain of the Gods? Gu Shunzhi was startled.
He wore the same expression as Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal when thetter heard of this phrase for the first time.
You are the keeper of order, but there are some ces you cant oversee.
Heavenly Dao murmured a little dully, The universe were in is infinite. The Founder of Heavenly Dao once said that the universe in essence is like a matryoshka doll: there areyers withinyers, and mountains beyond mountains.
Gu Shunzhi had traversed all kinds of cosmic space, but this was the first time he had heard this theory.
He had an utterly shaken expression on his face.
You see the giant rock, but not the high mountain behind it; you see the river, but not the sea it flows into Strength Heavenly Dao sighed.
All the Heavenly Dao didnt utter a word; the entire Heavenly Dao Governing Committee was lifeless, as if the end of days hade.
Ling Zhenren, Ling Zhenren might have a solution! Gu Shunzhis voice resounded in the space.
Ever since his fight with Wang Lingst time, he had be a fanboy.
He could vaguely guess what Wang Lings identity was, but didnt dare confirm it.
In terms of strength, Gu Shunzhi admitted that they werent on the same level.
At the very least, Wang Lings strength wasnt even in the same dimension.
It already could no longer be measured by realm.
Its toote, hes already been sucked in. As Strength Heavenly Dao spoke at that moment, he waved one hand, and an image appeared in the air; it was the very scene of Wang Ling and the others sealed inside the game pods.
Gu Shunzhi: How can this be
Strength Heavenly Dao: In no more than an hour, the spirit qi of this world will bepletely enveloped by this unusual energy who knows if well be able to weather this cmity.
The more Gu Shunzhi thought about it, the more he felt something wasnt right. But Im from the future.
Strength Heavenly Dao: Havent you noticed?
Gu Shunzhi: ???
Strength Heavenly Dao: Your body is starting to fade.
Gu Shunzhi: No, Im fine.
Strength Heavenly Dao: When you disappear, the first thing to go is usually where you store your Yang energy.
Ah?
Gu Shunzhi unbuckled his belt and checked his crotch. No, its still there!
Strength Heavenly Dao: I meant the golden core in your dantian! See whether your golden core is still there or not!
Gu Shunzhi:
Elsewhere, Wang Ling and his group arrived in apletely unfamiliar city.
Theynded on a mountain top, and in the far distance were the splendid lights of a city. This wasnt Earth, and it didnt contain the slightest trace of spirit qi.
Cant perform magic? Wang Ling tried using several regr spells one after another, but none of them worked.
There was no spirit qi in this world, which meant no spirit energy. Without spirit energy, he naturally couldnt cast any spells.
Currently, the only thing Wang Ling could use was Heavenly Dao spells.
These were driven purely by primordial qi. In addition, Wang Lings condition was a little unique, as his primordial qi was something that his body had naturally produced since he was little.
It was because he couldnt control this primordial qi that not long after his birth, Wang Ling drew a talisman seal which he stuck on himself.
He never expected the primordial qi toe in handy now.
Wang Ling braved the cold wind on top of the cliff while Fang Xing, Super Chen, Hero Guo and Little Peanut were still unconscious. They had fallen into this ce the instant the doors of the game pods closed.
It was very clear that this wasnt the game.
But a trap.
They had been sent into another world
Hey, its useless to just stand around C you may as well check out the situation. A familiar voice rang out as someone appeared behind Wang Ling. It was none other than Bai Qiao.
Wang Ling had already known that Bai Qiao was also here, since he had sensed her aura the moment theynded.
I looked around up ahead just now; the people here all look strange, and this looks like an alien. Bai Qiao pursed her lips; she obviously knew that this wasnt the game. Pulling her cap down, she folded her arms in annoyance. I was halfway through my game when I suddenly fell here with you lot. When I find out who did this, Im going to cut them up!
Mm. Wang Ling responded indifferently.
Sitting with his legs crossed, he finally plucked out one of his Kings Eye out of his eye socket and tossed it into the sky.
Wang Ling could vaguely sense the conspiracy in all this.
It had happened so abruptly that he didnt even have time to respond.
Even his eyelid hadnt twitched.
This was a major event, but he hadnt even had a prophetic dream.
That was enough to prove how powerful the enemy was.
At the moment, he tossed out the Kings Eye out for a clear and full picture of this world.
As Bai Qiao said, this was a that was tens of thousands of timesrger than Earth which was inhabited by strange lifeforms.
Some were octopuses that looked like coal balls which sprayed transparent ink as they walked down the streets, like the water trucks that washed the roads clean.
Some were jelly-like creatures that were soft and boneless with wide, pitch-ck eyes, wandering along the streets.
There were also all kinds of monsters on two legs with human-like forms; some looked like demons and devils, but werent.
This was because there wasnt any demon or devil qi on them.
This world doesnt have spirit energy but has its own set of rules; those monsters use an energy source different from ours. At that moment, Fang Xing regained consciousness.
You were actually awake? Bai Qiao was a little surprised.
I have a White Transformation Spell which doesnt require spirit energy to be used; I looked around the city a bit just now, Fang Xing said. However, they speak anothernguage, which I cant understand.
Wont the whole world eventually wind up speaking Mandarin?
Bai Qiao sneered, then looked at Super Chen and the others who were still lying on the ground. What are we going to do with them? We wont be able to do anything if we take these deadweights with us!
Calling them deadweights is too much C naturally, they have their uses. Fang Xing patted Super Chens face and woke him up.
Super Chen felt like he had been asleep for a very long time. He rubbed his eyes before opening them blearily.
The scene in front of him gave him a huge shock. Holy shit, what is this ce?
Youre already inside the game world, in a simtion of a city. Since this is your first time linking up to the virtual game pod, your mind is a little unstable, which is normal. Fang Xing smiled as he earnestly spouted nonsense.
Is that so Why do I feel like youre lying? Dont tell me that we all fell into an alien world? Super Chen rubbed his face to clear his head a little.
Wang Ling, Fang Xing and Bai Qiao:
At that moment, Super Chen noticed Bai Qiao on the side. This girl is?
This is the boss of the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe. Her surname is Bai. Fang Xing made the introductions.
Hello, Miss Bai. Super Chens face reddened with some embarrassment. This is the first time Ive seen a girl more beautiful than Student Lotus Sun; she doesnt feel quite real! Miss Bai is like a fairy from a painting and doesnt seem human.
Bai Qiao ced one hand on Fang Xings shoulder with the expression of one admitting defeat. I take back what I just said.
Fang Xing smiled in reply. Youll get used to it.
So whats our situation? Super Chen looked around, feeling a little lost.
This game is a little different; were unable to use spirit energy. Also, the BOSS is hiding somewhere, and the clues are in the city up ahead. Standing on top of the cliff, Fang Xing gazed at the city in front of them. The game is set in an alien city; unfortunately, this city hasnt been fully converted to Chinese, and the monsters all speak an aliennguage.
Super Chen rubbed his chin and nodded. Is there a time limit?
Twenty-four hours, Fang Xing answered.
Fang Xing knew that making things up like this wasnt right.
But there was no other option.
He had to keep Super Chen and the other two calm.
There were times when a white lie was necessary.
After all, Super Chen, Hero Guo and Little Peanut were just high school students.
If they knew the truth, it would be a problem if they couldnt withstand the pressure.
This wasnt a game.
They had fallen into an alien world on an alien.
And the person who had summoned them was still watching from the shadows.
If they didnt do this right, they would die.
No equipment? Super Chen asked after some thought.
No. Fang Xing shook his head.
Then I think I know how we can clear the game, said Super Chen. Have you yed GTA?
Fang Xing: I have
Super Chen: This game should be more or less like Vice City; once we enter the city, we just need to create as much havoc as possible. After all, we wont die, right? After that, well definitely trigger the main plot or sub-plot. When that happens, we can follow the clues back to the BOSS C even if hes hiding, hell have toe out and face us when the timees.
No! No one will die! Since youve said so, Im not worried anymore. Fang Xing smiled and nodded, his face full of gratitude.
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Chapter 918 - Real Game
Chapter 918: Real Game
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Bai Qiao suddenly realized she was still too young; she thought she was someone who knew how the script went. However, she felt that Super Chen was the true master, while she had only read the title page.
When Hero Guo and Su Xiao came back to their senses, Super Chen rehashed the current situation for them.
Games were something which students were most willing to spend all their time, effort and even money on to transform their souls. Whether it was online games or single yer games, it was always fun to be the first to y a new game.
The games requirements are so high. We dont even get a 98K when wend, and we have to discover the plot ourselves? Dopey Guo patted his thigh. This is quite interesting!
Super Chen analyzed the situation in front of them. Currently, we dont know what the main plot is, we dont have any supplies, and we cant even understand thenguage used in the game. The game should let us choose thenguage at the very beginning of the story C if everything is in a foreignnguage, how can we clear the game?
Language Little Peanut murmured to himself. Then what should we do now?
Lets head into the city and take a look around. Who knows, we might find the Easter eggs which Dopeys uncle hid in the game, said Super Chen.
Wang Ling was startled. Un cle?
Wang Ling, you dont y games much with us, so naturally you wouldnt know. Super Chenughed. One of Dopeys uncles does the digital programming for games, and he will secretly nt eggs in all the games he works on C basically, all the games we y will have Easter eggs!
Wang Ling didnt really believe in mysticism, but he had experienced the authenticity of Super Chens blessed mouth for himself countless times already
Wang Ling retrieved the Kings Eye after getting a rough idea of thes structure; there was only one city on this, and finding its governor would be easy since his profile image was projected conspicuously on practically every skyscraper.
Contrary to Wang Lings expectations, on this crawling with monsters, the governor unexpectedly had a human-like appearance (because they werent sure whether the other party was actually human or not).
Hey, have you really decided on me as team leader? Super Chens face was full of question marks.
Thats right, its you; dont turn it down. Fang Xing smiled.
To be honest, this was a novel feeling for Fang Xing C he never thought there would actually be a day when he would feel a sense of reassurance from someone apart from Wang Ling.
Given that Wang Ling could still use Heavenly Dao techniques as usual, it was easier to sneak into the city than theyd expected. Wang Ling used the Great Transfiguration Spell to change everyones appearances to look like the monsters in the city.
Super Chen transformed into a muscr red giant with two formidable-looking devil king horns.
Hero Guo transformed into arge, colorful rooster Wang Ling had designed this form based on the Wrathful Rooster, since Wang Ling had been binge-watching the online TV drama The Wrath of Time 1.
Little Peanut transformed into a bottle gourd person who was shaped like a peanut and carried two daggers on his back; naturally, these daggers were fake and couldnt be used.
Fang Xing transformed a Vileplume; Wang Ling had seen it in a nt encyclopaedia, and it was a hermaphrodite.
Wang Lings form was quite simple: he transformed into a roon.
As for Bai Qiao, she didnt transform into anything; she made her legs disappear and turned into a ghost. This was the advantage of an artifact spirit; she could get rid of her legs anytime.
When No. 60 High Schools monster team entered the city, the monster team of lizard soldiers guarding the city didnt notice anything unusual about them.
Because they spoke in a differentnguage, Super Chen observed the streets for a while before taking everyone to the entrance of a bar.
Super Chen didnt recognize the words, but he still recognized the alcohol bottles inside the bar.
In a free-roaming game like this, a plotline can usually be triggered in a cool location! Super Chen exined to everyone at the bar entrance.
Fang Xing nodded. Mm
Naturally, he believed Super Chen: if Super Chen said yes, then it was so
Not knowing thenguage in a strange ce, it seemed like they were at a deadend. When they entered the bar, the bartender at the counter turned out to also be a lizard.
A lizard again?
Wang Ling and Fang Xing exchanged looks.
Although there were all kinds of monsters in this city, it was lizards that upied the key positions in this city, like the lizard soldiers that guarded the city and the lizard troops that patrolled the streets.
But they didnt carry any demon or devil aura on them, and werepletely different from the lizards in the demon world.
Jingle!
The bell over the door of the bar rang.
In an instant, all the monsters inside turned to look at Wang Ling and the others.
Wang Lings protective spirit light dispersed to protect all of them. Although Super Chen could still feel the spiritual pressure, Wang Ling shouldered most of it.
Super Chen and Hero Guo couldnt stop eximing in their hearts over how real the game felt. It even had a pressure sensor C this game was too amazing!
Although they couldnt afford a virtual game pod, they still had some understanding of virtual pod games. They knew that there were only a few virtual game pod models sold on the market, and based on official specs, these models were stillcking in realism.
But they could actually sense the spiritual pressure in this game It was pretty awesome!
Youre the NPC, right? Super Chen wasnt afraid at all as he straightaway marched over to the lizard bartender and pinched its nose.
The lizard bartender scowled. ???
Super Chen: Whoa, damn! Hero Guo, look! This NPC actually has expressions! And its actually angry? This games algorithm is pretty amazing!
Wang Ling, Fang Xing and Bai Qiao:
After that, Super Chen grabbed an alcohol bottle which another monster was drinking, and smashed it over the lizard bartenders head.
The lizard bartender flew into a rage and instantly turned red.
Super Chen: Wow, what the hell! Everyone, look! This lizard bartender can actually get angry! The NPCs in this game are so real!
The lizard bartender broke out cursing. Although they couldnt understand a single word the other party was saying, the look of anger was the same everywhere in the universe a thick gathering of qi in the dantian, spitting saliva, and a voice as loud as the firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year.
Seeing Super Chens frivolous appearance, the lizard bartender actually took out a gun right away and aimed it at him.
Hahaha! This lizard even took out a gun, but can it shoot me for real? Laughing, Super Chen reached out and directly wrestled the gun away from the lizard bartender.
Wang Ling, Fang Xing and Bai Qiao:
After that, Super Chen aimed the muzzle at the lizard bartenders head. Just act like an NPC and go down C Im even doing you the honor!
Peng!
Aser beam shot out of the muzzle and pierced the lizard bartenders head.
The lizard bartender dropped in a pool of blood.
Super Chen was startled yet again. Holy shit! The blood in this game is actually red!
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Chapter 919 - The Word Is Law
Chapter 919: The Word Is Law
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It was a mess in the bar as many monsters were scared off C they had never seen such a fearful monster.
Who was this red giant with devil king horns? He actually dared to brazenly create havoc and had even killed the bartender.
The monsters were stupefied. Some of themy on the ground with their arms over their heads, while others pushed each other to scramble straight out of the bar; their ear-piercing howls as they ran off rattled everyones eardrums.
The games sound simtions are also so real; it actually has fade-out reactions. Looking at the fleeing monsters, Super Chen couldnt help sighing.
Ow! Just then, Super Chen suddenly let out a cry of pain he had been hit in the back by aser beam!
Thanks to the protective spirit light, however, theser beam didnt prate Super Chens armor, and the pain was next to nothing it was like your forehead being flicked.
An excited look on his face, Super Chen turned around and grabbed the lizard waiter lying on the ground who had shot at him. Hahaha! The NPCs here can actually fight back! Sure enough, its just like Vice City!
The lizard waiter wore a horrified expression.
Hero Guo and Little Peanut came close. When they saw this, they were full of praise. Hero Guo sighed. This game must have cost a lot to make. Look, even this things panicked expression is on point! As if its read An Actor Prepares 1!
Just as Super Chen pointed the gun at this lizard waiter, sirens rang out outside the bar.
Super Chen was delighted at this. Dont worry, weve already triggered the plot. At this moment, someone is bound to show up to help us avoid being arrested by the guards.
As soon as he said the words, a huge hole suddenly appeared in the ceiling and a figure in a ck cloak dropped down from it.
See! What did I say? Super Chenughed.
Wang Ling, Fang Xing and Bai Qiao:
Why are you still spacing out? Lets go! The cloaked man whose face was hidden behind a clown mask spread his arms wide as soon as hended, opening a dazzling purple space tunnel.
But this wasnt a magic spell; Wang Ling had already noticed the jade ring on the cloaked mans finger. This space tunnel had been opened purely with the power amassed in the jade ring.
This was an unknown power source that was neither spirit qi nor primordial qi.
What it was, and what this full of monsters was they would learn all the answers soon.
Before arge group of lizard guards arrived at the bar on wyverns bearing shing lights on their heads, Wang Lings party wound up in a mysterious base with the help of the cloaked man who had suddenly appeared.
They were underground.
Wang Ling had already examined the entire with his Kings Eye, and he knew where he was no matter the location.
After all these years, someone has finallye. The man took off his mask and undid the ck cloak he was wearing.
This was a stalwart-looking middle-aged man with short sideburns and a triangr mole at the corner of his eye. He took off the ck cloak to reveal a white sports shirt and ck sports trousers underneath, and a medal on his right chest caught Wang Lings attention.
This was a Huaxiu Cultivation and Magic Treasure Research Institute medal; his dumbass older brother Wang Ming also had one!
It wasnt just Wang Ling, but everyone else also noticed this familiar logo.
Since quite a number of the factory-manufacturedmercial magic treasures on the market were patented products by the research institute, it wasnt surprising that even students found this symbol familiar.
Look, Wang Ling, what did I say? We triggered the plot, didnt we? Hand over his mouth as he whispered, Super Chen gently nudged Wang Ling, who was next to him.
Wang Ling:
Who are you? Fang Xing gazed at the man in front of them.
Just like you, I am from Huaxiu nation. My name is Guo Ping. At this point, the man looked up.
He then turned to look at Dopey Guo. And this is my nephew.
Everyone:
Hero Guo gaped. He had never thought that his omnipotent uncle would really nt an Easter egg in this virtual game
Guo Ping: Although you are not my biological nephew, your father is a distant older brother of mine.
Hero Guo immediately said dutifully, How do you do, uncle
What on earth is going on? Fang Xing asked.
You are now on a called Divine Dao Star, which is beyond the Domain of the Gods. Guo Ping frowned, and seemed to be recalling the past. He clicked his watch open, and a chart of fluctuating data was instantly projected into the air.
After some consideration, Guo Ping told everyone, When the Gate Between Worlds descended about six years ago, amidst the energy fluctuations from the demon world, we detected a trace of unusual energy which we had never seen before. This unusual energy is stronger than spirit qi, and given that the spirit qi on Earth is running out, we started to investigate the source of this unusual energy.
Guo Ping then twisted the watch face, and the projected image in the air also switched to a map of the universe.
This is where we are, Earth.
Guo Ping pointed to a blue on the map which was no more than the size of an ink dot.
He then turned his gaze elsewhere. As for the area in the middle which Ive marked with a red circle, we call this the inner domain. The orange circle beyond it is outside the Milky Way, which is also where the legendary Domain of the Gods is located.
Domain of the Gods? The people from No. 60 High raised their eyebrows.
They hade across this term in their textbooks.
The rumor was that this was where ascended Almightys gathered after transcending worldliness and achieving Dao.
The Domain of the Gods exists. Guo Ping was very serious and earnest.
But Super Chen and the others couldnt help snickering.
In their eyes, this was just the game setting, and the script felt so real.
Although they had heard rumors of the Domain of the Gods from the textbooks, their teachers had said that such a ce didnt exist at all.
How strong were the Ten Founding Generals?
And how powerful was the head of state?
They were so strong, but had never ascended!
Even though this was what they were thinking, Super Chen and the others didnt interrupt.
They knew that the game plot was unfolding. Now wasnt the time to interrupt the NPCs speech. They had to listen quietly for clues to clearing the game.
Looking at the map, Guo Ping continued: What youre looking at now is outside the orange circle and beyond the Domain of the Gods, which is also where Divine Dao Star is located. We eventually determined that the source of this unusual energy was from a ce beyond the Domain of the Gods which was thirty million light years away from Earth. Thus, the research institute charged me six years ago to take a small spaceship called God Bright One and look for clues on this unusual energy source.
Thirty million light years How did you deal with the problem of energy fuel for the spaceship?
With our countrystest scientific methods, it only takes an hour to fly ten thousand light years at full speed. The problem, however, is the ongoing energy consumption. We didnt have enough fuel to fly that long, Guo Ping said.
What happened then
Then, Schr Wang Ming found a solution. Saying this, Guo Ping switched to another image projection in the air. This ck string in the image, which looks like hair, is an energy stringposed of a high concentration of spirit power. One energy string can keep the ship going for a distance of one million light years. I dont know how Schr Wang Ming developed this I still have a wad of it.
Since myb equipment was made on Earth and isntpatible with the unusual energy on Divine Dao Star, the power source theb is currently using is this strand of hair. Its going to burn out soon, and Ill rece it with a new one.
Wang Lings lips twitched.
What looked like hair
It was damn hair!
Because this hair, was his
Chapter 920 - Earth Crisis
Chapter 920: Earth Crisis
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When Guo Ping said this, Wang Ling suddenly recalled a period of time six years ago when Wang Ming dropped by the vi particrly often, and would always run off to the toilet when he was free. Looking at it now, it was likely that Wang Ming had gone to the bathroom to collect Wang Lings hair Wang Ling washed his hair every day. In addition to showering every night, he would wash his hair in the sink every morning.
Because he washed his hair so diligently, he would always drop one or two strands of hair Listening to Guo Ping suddenly mention this, Wang Ling was now finally aware of his dumbass brothers secret and impure motive back then.
Actually, Wang Ling had felt a long time ago that Wang Ming had seemed a little sneaky during that period, and he had thought that Wang Ming was after his crispy noodle snacks. But each time Wang Ming found an excuse to use the toilet in Wang Lings ensuite, Wang Lings crispy noodle snack supply had never dwindled, so Wang Ling stopped being so suspicious over time Who the hell would have thought that his dumbass older brothers target turned out to be the hair Wang Ling dropped when he washed it
Wang Ling couldnt imagine this guy hunched over the bathroom drain, pulling out hair with a metal hook C who knew how vulgar his expression must have been when he was doing it! In fact, what Wang Ling didnt know was that Wang Ming had used the extra hair he had taken out for a figurine, which was locked away in a safe in his research office.
This was a Wang Ling version of the Barbie doll, whose hair was made from the strands Wang Ming had carefully collected.
If this Barbie doll was used as an energy source, it would fuel power consumption for hundreds of millions of light years in space at the very least
Then were you the one who summoned us?
I dont have that ability C it was Star Lord of Divine Dao Star. His n is to confine the most powerful person on Earth on Divine Dao Star, and thenunch his n to engulf the Earth. Saying this, Guo Pings gaze swept over everyone. He knew that the legendary strongest person on Earth was in this group, and that the rest of them had been dragged into it.
Sure enough, this problem is because of me again, isnt it? Wang Ling let out a sigh.
As he pondered this, Wang Ling saw Guo Ping turn to look at Bai Qiao. Youngdy, are you the legendary strongest person on Earth?
Bai Qiao darted a look at Wang Ling out of the corner of her eye, thought for a bit, then nodded her head. Thats right! Its me! She didnt reveal the truth, not because she was afraid of Wang Lings strength.
Miss Bai Qiao wasnt like those coquettish skanks who followed their hearts.
In contrast, Bai Qiao was more pragmatic C she was thinking that Wang Ling was her boss, so it didnt hurt for her to carry the wok for a bit
So, what on earth is this n to engulf the Earth? Bai Qiao asked, folding her arms.
This has to do with the origins of Divine Dao Star Including the time I drifted or was moored in space, it took me nearly a year to get to Divine Dao Star, and another one after that to learn the basics of the Divine Daonguage used on this.
Sorting out his thoughts, Guo Ping said, I call the unusual energy used on Divine Dao Star godly power. This is a special energy source which expands by devouring other sources of energy. Over the years, Divine Dao Stars Star Lord has used his power to devour many inhabiteds, draining their energy sources to nothing in order to strengthen his own self. He wants to make Divine Dao Star the strongest in the entire universe, and this time, Star Lords newest target is Earth
Bat- Battle of Balls? Super Chen suddenly thought of a phone game.
You can think of it that way, Guo Ping said; he had heard of this game.
Back then, he had drifted through space before arriving on Divine Dao Star, and had been further stymied because of thenguage barrier.
A lot of people thought he was dead
But though Guo Ping hadnt been on Earth all these years, he still received thetest news and scientific intelligence via the data terminal in theb.
Alone on an alien, he led a very cautious life. The culture, thenguage, and the way of life were allpletely new to him. For Guo Ping, a stranger from Earth, this was simply like being in prison. If a person who had been in prison for a long time didnt understand what was going on in the outside world and couldnt integrate back into society after he got out, he would go crazy!
Youngdy.
At that moment, Guo Ping looked at Bai Qiao. If we want to save the Earth, the only thing we can do now is to negotiate with Star Lord C we dont have much time left.
What do you mean? Divine Dao Star is so far away from Earth and also so huge C even if he wanted to go over to engulf the Earth, it wont be so easy, Fang Xing said.
No Divine Dao Stars clone is already in the Earths core
What?
Its like mas being pulled together, Guo Ping said. Divine Dao Stars clone resonates with the main stars godly power. ording to my calctions, as long as the clone can draw out half of the main stars godly power and expand, itll be able to swallow up the entire Earth inch by inch from the inside
You said to negotiate C how? Surrender in exchange for immunity? Or is there any other way? said Bai Qiao. Oh, right, my surnames Bai, Im called Bai Qiao.
There is another way.
Guo Ping said, Currently, there are two ways to deal with this. First: figure out the form for converting godly power into spirit power, and ultimately convert spirit power into spirit qi by using our specialized equipment. This way, we can supplement the spirit qi on Earth and solve the issue ofck of spirit qi in the future. But there are two problems with this n: Ive only just calcted one-tenth of the form, and the equipment I need is still on Earth
Second, after negotiating with Star Lord to surrender and secure immunity, we find a way for the two stars to peacefully coexist as much as possible. But I cannot be the one to make this agreement. Furthermore, this Star Lord wouldnt want to negotiate with a nobody like me. However, if Miss Baies forward, we might have a chance
There are only two ways?
Yes, only two Guo Ping sighed. I have witnessed the might of Divine Dao Stars Star Lord with my own eyes. His strength isnt in the same dimension as that of the people of Earth or the Domain of the Gods We are no more than ants to Star Lord.
Not necessarily. There may be a third way. Just then, Fang Xing and Bai Qiao both raised their heads and spoke in unison.
A third way? What is it? Guo Ping was nk for a moment.
Beat him up.
At that moment, a voice sounded in Guo Pings head.
He then saw the youngster with the dead fish eyes, who had been standing at the back of the group this whole time, look up at him.
Beat up Star Lord
Was this youngster talking to him?
Chapter 921 - The Wandering Earth
Chapter 921: The Wandering Earth
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Beat up Star Lord.
These crazy, aggressive four words echoed unceasingly in Guo Pings head. This was indeed an extraordinary n which Guo Ping could never have thought of But how could it be so easy to hit Star Lord, let alone beat him up
Was it really possible?
Guo Ping couldnt imagine it. Although he hadnt been on Divine Dao Star for long, he had seen how brutal this Star Lord was C this was a tyrant on par with the God of Destruction! Once he targeted you, it was all over!
Star Lord has done many inhuman things over the years to expand Divine Dao Star. Guo Ping couldnt help trembling whenever he thought of this.
He learned a lot of information from the alien news. Tranting this aliennguage into a human one took a very long time, and there had been countless times during the process when fear would well up from the depths of his soul.
Each time he sessfully expanded the, this Star Lord would dere it to the world with an aloof and proud face.
He announced to everyone.
He was the god of the universe.
And an omnipotent expert.
Guo Ping trembled. Wang Ling could clearly see how Guo Pings eyes resembled dead ash as his face instantly drained of color. Resistance is futile.
He said the words lifelessly, and dropped to his knees as if he had lost all his strength.
Divine Dao Stars Star Lord has never failed to seize a Even those that struggled to escape were all devoured. Guo Ping said sadly, I once witnessed the demise of an alien civilization, of fully over twenty billion people. To escape being hunted down by Divine Dao Stars godly power, twenty billion people worked together to stop their from rotating, and installed hundreds of thousands of thrusters on one side of the to flee Divine Dao Stars pursuit.
Speaking up to this point, Guo Ping smiled bitterly. So, even if you could stop Divine Dao Stars clone from expanding continuously in the Earths core and escape for a time, it may not be forever. If his n fails, Star Lord will directly manipte Divine Dao Star into flying over and engulfing the entire sr system Even if we had the Wandering Earth Project, or Liu Cixins imagination, or Wu Jing 1 , we cant escape!
Everyone:
After being trapped on Divine Dao Star for so many years, Guo Ping could barely endure it anymore. When he saw Wang Ling and the others speaking Mandarin in the bar, it had felt like grabbing at onest life-saving straw.
He had previously intercepted ssified intelligence which showed that Star Lord would capture the strongest person on Earth and imprison them on Divine Dao Star. Guo Ping had already been prepared early on, but when he brought Wang Ling and the others to his base, and the moment Wang Ling had canceled their transformations, Guo Ping saw Dopey Guo
Although this was only a distant nephew, it still gave Guo Ping a feeling of homesickness as he began to long for his wife and his children He wanted to give up everything C he wanted nothing more than to go home. Even if the Earth surrendered and was enved, that had nothing to do with him.
Even if he was going to die, he wanted to see his wife and children in his final moments.
Super Chen, Hero Guo and Little Peanut were all stunned. They were shocked by the NPCs range of emotions in the game C what game NPC would be so into their role?!
They whispered to each other in very low voices.
Super Chen: Dopey Guo, this Easter egg your uncle nted is too amazing. It seems so real it almost doesnt feel like a game.
Little Peanut: Do you really have an uncle who works at the research institute?
Hero Guo nodded. I do! My dad told me before that I have a distant uncle who does scientific research. This is probably a story which my uncle who makes games came up with based on my uncle who works at the research institute, which is why the script sounds so real.
Wang Ling:
For a long time, there was silence in the base.
Super Chen nudged Fang Xing and said in a low voice, Dont space out; the NPC is now feeling very desperate. We should say something encouraging at this moment; only then can we push the plot along. He might look like he has lost all hope and doesnt want to live anymore, but this is like a person sending text messages to his friends and rtives to say that hes jumping off a building. This kind of peopleck care and attention; as long as they feel warmth, their spirits will recover quickly!
Mm
Fang Xing came forward and patted Guo Pings shoulder. Dont give up, we still have hope
Guo Pings lifeless face instantly glowed with new light. Really?
My god Youre the one who wrote the script, arent you? Hero Guo couldnt help eximing.
Everyone:
In any case, its better to try than just sit around and wait to die. Bai Qiao said, Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle. Tell us everything you know about Star Lord C my hair has been very itchytely.
As soon as she said that, everyone gave Bai Qiao strange looks.
Realizing how ambiguous her words sounded, Bai Qiaos tender face reddened and she hurriedly said, You perverts! I was referring to my ahoge! What were you thinking?
Everyone:
As if sensing the awkward atmosphere, Guo Ping coughed softly and said, All of you have probably seen how lizards make up a veryrge part of the people of Divine Dao Star. The fact is that these arent lizard people, but the legendary dragon people On Divine Dao Star, they are called Divine Dragons. It is the Divine Dragons who rule this; Star Lord might look like a human, but he changed his appearance C he is a Divine Dragon.
Why is he using a human form? Hero Guo asked.
Thats actually why Im in favor of peace talks C because this Star Lord in fact likes Earth very much, and even admires humans, which is why hes taken on the appearance of one. Right now, there are plenty of cosmetic surgery clinics on Divine Dao Star that offer human face stic surgery C idol faces are very popr here.
If he likes Earth, why is he doing this? Wouldnt it be better for him to leave Earth as it is?
Do you know why there are so many strange monsters on Divine Dao Star? Guo Ping said, Each monster represents an alien civilization. There is a strange creature in this universe called the yandere C the way they treat things they like is different from normal people.
After the earth is devoured, Divine Dao Star will have a record of the human genome, and the first pair of humans wille into being here. To Star Lord, this is nothing more than a game of rearing all the things he likes together on this.
Chapter 922 - Fighting Star Lord
Chapter 922: Fighting Star Lord
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Star Lord of Divine Dao Star.
Male.
A member of the Divine Dragon n.
And a yandere.
This was all the information on Star Lord that everyone had learned from Guo Ping so far.
There were only two ways to fight a yandere.
One: The yandere says he likes you You ept You live happily with the yandere.
Two: The yandere says he likes you You reject him You die a violent death
But it was very clear that Divine Dao Stars Star Lord was a yandere of the highest level. He wouldnt even voluntarily say that he liked something; as long as he took a fancy to it, he had to have it.
So Wang Ling already understood the implications: if this matter wasnt properly resolved, a new Adam and Eve would appear on Divine Dao Star.
Whether hes a Divine Dragon or a little dragon, we wont know for sure until we fight him, Bai Qiao said.
Since Miss Bai has made up her mind, you naturally have my full support but bear in mind, we must do this quickly; were running out of time. Guo Ping frowned deeply. He operated his watch and a map spread out in the air. The location marked with an asterisk is Star Lords Divine Pce. Previously, I bought fake IDs off a lizard person who makes them. Should we sneak in and assassinate him?
You want to act like Jingke who assassinated Emperor Qin? It doesnt have to be so troublesome. Bai Qiao shook her head and folded her arms. Weve always preferred a head-on approach.
Guo Ping:
At that moment, he looked at the youngster with dead fish eyes. At the very beginning, the words Beat up Star Lord in his head hade from this youngster.
But this youngster really looked very mediocre
Forget it. Teenagers were frivolous, anyway; it wasnt like Guo Ping couldnt understand.
In any case, attacking Star Lord would in the end be up to Miss Bai Qiao.
She was the strongest person on Earth, after all
As for the high school students who had been pulled into this thing on Divine Dao Star, Guo Ping had never counted on them for help from the start.
What could high school students do?
Finishing Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions was king!
At the same time on Earth, cultivators at the Soul Formation stage and above all sensed a wave of energy which they had never felt before in the air This was a force they had never seen before.
General Yi was ying go with the head of state in the mountain pavilion.
When the head of state put down a ck stone, the chessboard actually broke and split into several parts.
Old Yi, this is very uncharitable of you. Dont tell me that you bought a magical chessboard that will explode as soon as youre about to lose I didnt put this piece down that hard.
Your Excellency Head of State, youve misunderstood My chessboard might be a Dong Qin product, but it truly has nothing to do with magic 1 at all. Your Excellency, you should have felt that strange fluctuation in the air. Dressed in his white exercise uniform and a red sash around his waist, General Yi raised his head.
Something isnt right about this fluctuation. The head of state frowned, then turned his eyes to Steward Tang next to him. Tang Chen, call both Huaxiu Alliance and the Office of Strategic Deception, and see if anyone is carrying out some sort of experiment.
At that very moment, all the researchers at the research institute were on standby.
Wang Ming and Zhai Yin were rushing to the scene to carry out emergency repairs.
Five minutes ago, the institutes surveince instruments had suddenly gone haywire! This had never happened before Even when the Gate Between Worlds descended back then, only a tenth of the instrument panel had been broken by the abnormal energy fluctuations.
Dont panic. Follow action n number one, and bring the data gauges under control first, Wang Ming ordered, hands in his pockets. With his appearance, the scene started to gain some order.
The appearance of the strongest brain naturally had a calming effect on staff morale as well.
But in fact, Wang Mings hands were sweating in his pockets
He had just gotten off the phone with President Qi.
It wasnt just their research institute C the same anomaly was happening simultaneously in research institutes all over the world, and several satellites belonging to neighboring countries had fallen
This was an invasion of an unknown power
Wang Ming narrowed his eyes as he stared at the pointers jerking erratically on the instrument panel, a very heavy expression on his face.
Things werent looking good at all.
Worse still, he had pinpointed Wang Lings location earlier.
His silly otouto was actually at the Office of Strategic Deceptions new Inte cafe.
The world was about to be destroyed, but he was still ying games!
With Guo Ping providing long-range assistance and Bai Qiao leading the way, they left for Star Lords Divine Pce in an alien aircraft which Guo Ping had specially modified. Guo Ping had salvaged this aircraft from a rubbish dump and then restored it using thes energy source; flying it wouldnt arouse the suspicions of the monsters.
Weve already reached the BOSS level?
Super Chen was surprised by how quickly the plot was developing. He frequently yed flight simtion games, and was unexpectedly able to pilot the alien aircraft so smoothly.
Hero Guo and Little Peanut sat in the front passenger seats.
So, whether we can clear the game is still up to Boss Bai? But why did your uncle leave this Easter egg indicating that Boss Bai is the one to fight Star Lord? Little Peanut said.
Obviously, the game designer is a lolicon. Boss Bai is the only girl in our group, so shes the chosen one, Hero Guo replied.
Until now, these three people still didnt know that this wasnt a game and that everything was real.
But Bai Qiao didnt expose this fact.
Wang Ling sat quietly in the back of the spaceship. Divine Dao Star didnt have any spirit qi, but this wouldnt affect Bai Qiao and Fang Xing exhibiting their might, since Wang Lings existence itself was like a portable spring of water.
At the moment, Wang Ling looked like he was resting with his eyes closed, but he was in fact thinking about what kind of BUFF he should give everyone in the aircraft.
This Star Lord was going to be difficult to deal with, after all.
They naturally couldnt take this battle lightly.
Thus, as the aircraft approached Star Lords Divine Pce, Super Chen and the others suddenly noticed many colorful halos on them
Whats this? Hero Guo asked.
Looks like a BUFF Super Chen said.
Little Peanut swallowed. Is this the legendary boost before battle?
At that moment, at the back of the aircraft, Wang Ling was silently reciting spells.
Supreme power selfless halo
Ultra-divine wisdom magic halo
Holy ultimate barrier
Almightys indomitable heart
Shitty, shameless, thick-skinned like an iron wall dyed updates halo
The Healer, Wildness and Distant Pupils poisonous milk death barrier 2
The power of Dong Qings cover-up, the strongest in the world 3
The overwhelming gravity of being three catties heavier at every festival
Vigorous dancing before Destion Heavenly Emperors 4 grave revival magic halo
Chapter 923 - Infinite Halos
Chapter 923: Infinite Halos
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In a sh, more than thirty halos stacked up on top of each other like the Olympic rings, densely enveloping everyone in the aircraft.
With so many magic halos, even if Super Chen and the others were only Foundation Establishment high school students, their fighting strength couldnt be underestimated at that moment.
Although Super Chen had already anticipated this necessary boost before battle, he didnt expect this game to be so damn humanC this was too many!
It looks like this game is still a trial version C its more important to have fun Piloting the aircraft, Super Chens smile grew wider. He never expected this to actually be a game just for the heck of it.
It feels like Ive be very strong! Little Peanut looked incredulously at his hands.
There are so many boosts. Master Dopey also couldnt help sighing in admiration.
This was simply like using ten aircraft carriers to attack a speedboat
The main city district is up ahead. Were approaching Star Lords Divine Pce. Guo Pings voice rang out in the aircraft as Super Chen smoothly steered the aircraft forward. No sooner had they entered the main city when they were chased by several lizard men riding wyverns, shouting in thenguage of Divine Dao Star. However, everyone could understand what was being said this time.
The aircraft was equipped with an Instant Trantor software program, which had also been designed by Guo Ping.
Warning! You are speeding illegally in the main city district! Stop right now to be inspected! In front of them, a lizard man riding a wyvern raised a silver pike and pointed it at the aircraft, and a huge shock wave instantly sted out of the tip.
Steering the aircraft, Super Chen dodged skillfully, and even did a top-ss 360-degree turn in the air; no matter how the aircraft spun, it didnt wobble.
Sitting in the back, Wang Ling thought that Super Chen would make an expert immortal ship pilot.
A massive golden pce appeared in front of them like a mountain. It stretched up into the clouds and glimmered with a boundless, elegant light. The stone pirs were engraved with characters no one had seen before. Divine chains hung down from the summit, keeping the entire pce firmly anchored to the ground like a tent.
This was the most mind-boggling.
Because such arge golden pce was actually floating in the air.
As long as the divine chains were pulled around, Star Lords Divine Pce could turn to face any direction.
The lizard men in charge of intercepting them were unable to stop the aircraft. The sts from their silver pikes barely hit the aircraft, and even those that did bounced back.
Everyone inside the aircraft had BUFFs, which also affected the aircraft and gave it various types of halo effects.
In front of the golden pce, lizard men flew into the sky. They looked very different from the minions who had tried to intercept them, and had dragon wings on their backs and tails; even their auras werepletely different from those of the lizard men who rode wyverns.
These Earthlings truly have no principles, even daring to break into Star Lords Divine Pce.
Star Lord has already locked up their strongest being with great magic; sooner orter, the Earth will belong to our Divine Dao Star, and the humans will soon be enved by our Divine Dragon n C these people breaking in are just courting death. Their strongest being doesnt seem like much.
Then who is the strongest person in this aircraft?
I heard that its that girl with white hair. The other Earthlings are small fry that got dragged in.
Everyone in the aircraft had halos on them; even the six senses of Foundation Establishment cultivators like Super Chen were enhanced several times over. After the lizard officers conversation, everyones gazes instantly focused on them.
Wang Ling didnt even make a move, but these lizard officers were shaken in the sky by this enormous spiritual pressure.
How powerful was this deterring force?!
The lizard officers fell to their knees and looked up at the sky.
Every single one of them was stupefied.
Something wasnt right!
Star Lord had already assessed the white-haired girls fighting strength; there was no way she was capable of this oppression.
Godly power was a dozen times more concentrated than spirit power, which was also the reason why Su Xing had been unable to break through the godly power barrier previously. It was impossible to make a dent in it at all unless it was with a spell which surpassed the concentration of godly power.
Wang Ling naturally had already discovered this fact.
So from the very beginning, he was very calm.
Because all he had to do was bring out even more concentrated spirit power.
But this technique ofpressing spirit power was something only Wang Ling could do. It required the spellcaster to exercise precise control over every spirit energy molecule full of spirit qi, and thenpress them into a spirit power mass.
General Yis Palm Sword and the Old Devils Chaos Ball were both spells that used highly concentrated spirit power, but they were nothingpared with Wang Lingspression skills.
Thus, after Wang Ling modified the concentration of spirit power, he covered everyone in the aircraft with halo after halo of highly concentrated spirit power it took no more than an instant for nomologicalws to copse!
All the lizard officers copsed on the spot at this intense spiritual pressure. They were deeply affected by the overwhelming gravity of being three catties heavier at every festival halo, and the lizard officers were in disbelief when they had to strain to lift their eyelids C even all their eyshes were drooping downward
Trespassers in Star Lords Divine Pce will be executed without mercy! At that moment, a Divine Dragon lizard with golden scales arrived. He wore light armor and his manner was far more imposing than that of the lizard officers kneeling on the ground.
Its Left Protector of the Front Hall! The hearts of the officers on the ground were lifted when they sensed this aura.
Who was Left Protector of the Front Hall in Star Lords Divine Pce? He was the gatekeeper who guarded the entire Divine Pce. As soon as he appeared, his aura swept over the battlefield and seemed to hold the power in check.
Inside the aircraft, everyone stared at him.
A few secondster, an officer on the ground let out a scream and was knocked unconscious when Left Protector of the Front Hall fell from the air and smashed into him.
On the ground, Left Protector of the Front Hall hid his face. This was so humiliating C he couldnt look cool for even three seconds.
He had actually been unable to withstand the aura oppression of this group of Earthlings.
Let me see what kind of small fry is trying to break into Star Lords Divine Pce! At that moment, someone flew out from the pce.
Its Right Protector of the Front Hall! The officers cheered up once again.
Right Protector is much stronger than I am! He can definitely handle this group of people! Unable to stand up under the pressure on the ground, Left Protector was full of confidence.
And then
This Right Protector was also stared at by the Earthlings in the aircraft, and he dropped as the pressure pushed him into the ground.
Wang Ling looked down and saw that the most pitiful officers had been buried alive.
And on top of them were Left Protector and Right Protector
Tch! Fiend, where did youe from? I, Left Protector of the Middle Hall, will face you! Another voice rang out in Star Lords Divine Pce.
F**k! Is there no end to this?! Super Chen pped the steering wheel.
The next moment, in order to prevent the author from writing anything else superfluous, Super Chen piloted the aircraft into directly hitting the pce
Chapter 924 - Breaking Into the Divine Palace
Chapter 924: Breaking Into the Divine Pce
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A group of people flying an aircraft was breaking into Star Lords Divine Pce!
For one moment, all of Divine Dao Star was shocked.
Enved monsters from variouss swarmed the main city district. The sky was densely packed with lizard cavalry maintaining order and suppressing the crowds.
This had never happened before.
Monsters from all walks of life exhibited their prowess. The moment Super Chen crashed the aircraft into this pce fortress, the resentment that had been umting in the hearts of these monsters for so long exploded.
They had originally been from differents and had led peaceful lives. If it hadnt been for Divine Dao Star forcefully devouring their homes, they wouldnt be living here as Star Lords ves. Recalling what had happened in the past, the monsters still seethed with deep resentment.
Now, at that very moment, all the grief at their families being wrenched apart erupted!
Super Chens collision with Divine Pce reverberated like a clock over the centuries, shaking the hearts of billions of monsters on Divine Dao Star. Speaking their native tongues, monsters young and old all used their strengths to wildly besiege the main city district.
This momentum shook the Divine Dragon n, which was the n in power on Divine Dao Star.
Sir, what should we do? For a moment, the Divine Dragons were in some disarray.
There was turmoil outside Star Lords Divine Pce. Left Protector and Right Protector of the front hall and middle hall had been thwarted and the intruders piloting the aircraft had crashed violently into the rear hall, destroying a number of barriers in the process.
But this wasnt the only thing they had to deal with C the city center was being attacked by monsters from all directions!
This was the consequence of plunderings for so long.
The energies of theses had been devoured, but faced with cultural differences, home was where the heart was for most of these monsters. Once they rebelled, they would be hard to quell.
The Divine Dragon knightmander was a lizard man in golden armor, who was also themander of twenty million Divine Dragons in the imperial army.
At that very moment, his expression was a little heavy.
Someone had broken into Star Lords Divine Pce, and had even directly crashed an aircraft into it, which was an unprecedented event.
And it was precisely because it was unprecedented that it stirred up the blood of this group of monsters, whose spirits had almost been suppressed.
They had never expected this!
At that moment, the Divine Dragon knightmanders thoughts were veryplicated.
The Divine Dragon n had plundered countlesss, some of them even stronger and more amazing than Earth.
And they had used the same strategy every time.
They captured the most powerful person on the and enved them right away on Divine Dao Star before plundering the.
They never expected a mere like Earth to actually cause so much chaos.
Sir! With only twenty million soldiers, we wont be able to hold them back! The monsters have already broken through the eighteenth ring of the main city district. At that moment, a Divine Dragon had hurried over with the message. He was injured and had a miserable air about him.
What they were facing now was billions of monsters from differents pouring wildly into the city non-stop from all directions C it was utterly unrealistic to think that twenty million imperial soldiers could stop them.
Go set up a barrier in the fifteenth ring. As for the other rings, dont bother stopping them there!
The Divine Dragon knightmanders face darkened as he swiftly made a decision. Kill those who resist!
Then the intruders
Forget about those Earthlings for now. What we have to do is suppress this mob! These monsters from others are nothing more than ves! How can we let ves retaliate against us? These Earthlings were daring enough to break into Star Lords Divine Pce, but they wont live for long.
The Divine Dragon knightmander sneered. This is courting death! His Excellency Star Lord will deal with them.
At this reminder from themander of the imperial army, a bloody war erupted on Divine Dao Star. Millions and millions of creatures revolted as the people on the whole of Divine Dao Star togetherunched a counteroffensive in the direction of the main city district.
In his base, Guo Ping looked at this scene on the screen as tears pooled in his eyes.
He had waited for this day for too long.
Creatures from differents with all kinds of blood running through their veins came together in all the colors of the rainbow and spread throughout the streets.
Super Chens aircraft traveled unimpeded C basically, there wasnt anyone who could stop them any longer. Countless Divine Dragon men on wyverns rushed out of Star Lords Divine Pce to the frontline to suppress the riots, and had no time for Super Chen and the others Besides, thetter couldnt be stopped at all.
There were BUFFs on everyone and BUFF effects on this old aircraft C as it charged through, it knocked down and killed several Divine Dragon knights as well as the wyverns they had been riding
This aircraft was really too wild C like a knife, it pierced the bellies of these wyverns in a whirl of intense halos and special effects, andpletely sapped the spirits of these Divine Dragons.
Are they really Earthlings?
Arent Earthlings said to be weak?
The lips of a lot of Divine Dragons twitched.
Before arriving at the inner hall, Super Chen moored the aircraft on Guo Pings instructions.
Well split into groups for the next stage: Nephew Guo, you, Super Chen, Su Xiao, and Fang Xing will return to outside the city and hold off the dragon knightmander of the imperial army C hes the one in the photo who looks as short as Pan Changjiang 1 . Remember what he looks like. Miss Bai Qiao and Student Wang Ling will be responsible for fighting Star Lord. Guo Ping assigned them their tasks directly.
Actually, Bai Qiao and Fang Xing had already spoken quietly with Guo Ping Only then did Guo Ping understand why Super Chen and the others had been eyeing him strangely all this time C they hadpletely taken him for a game character.
But that was fine, and Guo Ping didnt reveal the truth; as Bai Qiao and Fang Xing requested, he went along with it.
As for the exact persuasive words to use, Bai Qiao and Fang Xing had also coached Guo Ping beforehand.
Everything went as Fang Xing predicted, and Super Chen wasnt satisfied with the assignments. Why does Wang Ling get to fight the BOSS, while we wipe out the small fry?!
First, the assignments are random. Second, Student Wang Ling is a good luck charm. You wont be able to clear the game unless both tasks arepleted. You are the first to test out this game; if you can clear it, you get a mystery prize, Guo Ping answered, ording to the n that had been discussed before.
Alright! Its fine if theres a prize! After that, Super Chen instantly had no objections.
The aircraft then set Wang Ling and Bai Qiao down.
Fang Xing looked at Wang Ling. Inwardly, he was loath to part with him, but he had to go with Super Chen and the others. With his fighting strength and a little guidance, it would be easy for them to fight amander of the imperial army.
Go for it, Miss Bai and good luck charm! Super Chen said excitedly as he flew the aircraft away.
Wang Ling:
When Super Chens aircraft left, a ray of light shot out from the inner hall up ahead at the aircraft.
Bai Qiaos ahoge swung out to block the ray.
In the inner hall, Star Lord, who loved Earth culture, spoke in halting Mandarin. So, you are the strongest girl on Earth? I underestimated your native ce a little!
Bai Qiao and Wang Ling were surprised.
This Star Lord had actually learned the Northeastern ent!
But as soon as Star Lord opened his mouth, Wang Lings tense heart was immediately reassured.
He had thought at first that this Star Lord would be something.
In the end, it turned out that all this time, the other party thought that Bai Qiao was the strongest
Even this Star Lord couldnt detect Wang Ling C what kind of Almighty was that?
Grabbing Bai Qiao and bragging about it here C annoying!
Chapter 925 - The Strongest Person On Earth
Chapter 925: The Strongest Person On Earth
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The person sitting on a golden throne in the center of the hall had a tall and erect posture and an electric gaze as he looked down at them. He had changed his appearancepletely to look like an Earthling.
Ive been waiting here for you for a long time. Star Lord of Divine Dao Star opened his mouth C he had already mastered Earthsnguage.
His Northeastern ent switched to a normal one as the atmosphere gradually turned serious.
The rebellion today is the consequence of your expansion and engulfment C Id like to see what happens to you after this. Bai Qiaos pupils contracted as her gaze turned sharp. At the same time, she directed her spirit energy little by little to the ahoge on her head.
Resistance is futile; as the strongest person on Earth, youre nowhere near as strong as I am. Even if you have no care for yourself, you should think about the children who were dragged into this with you C theyre just a bunch of high school students, and could have lived modestly on Divine Dao Star. Now, thanks to you, they have to die. Star Lord sneered mockingly, and the expression on his face turned colder.
Sitting high and mighty on his throne, he didnt move as his eyes emitted intense godly power which swept forward, and Bai Qiao felt a heavy sense of oppression.
If it wasnt for the halos on her, Bai Qiao didnt know if she would have been able to withstand such pressure.
How interesting C you actually refined the hair on your head into a magic artifact. Among all the manys Ive plundered, there was a group on the Mocking Star which you resemble very closely; could you be a distant rtive? After feeling things out with godly pressure, Divine Dao Stars Star Lord made a derisive sound.
Come down and fight me!
Bai Qiao hmphed, full of battle spirit.
I am Star Lord of Divine Dao Star C I am God! I should naturally sit up high on my throne. For me toe down to you youre not worthy, Star Lord said in a soft, cold voice.
Bai Qiaos face was calm as she chuckled. Since you are already well acquainted with Earths culture, you should know that there are some things you shouldnt be so sure about. The quicker you raise a FLAG, the quicker you die.
Impudent! You dare curse Star Lord?! snapped a Divine Dragon standing next to Divine Dao Stars Star Lord. The man wore a ck bamboo hat and an iron mask; this was Star Lords personal servant.
This man had the most vibrant aura in all of Star Lords Divine Pce apart from Star Lord himself.
Im talking to your master. You pervert wearing an S&M mask, youre very rude. Bai Qiaos poisonous tongue hadnt withered in the least as sheshed back with a snort.
You insolent, arrogant peon! There is no need for His Excellency Star Lord to personally deal with someone like you at all! The servant was so infuriated that he clenched his teeth. He took off his hat, and a powerful, bloody aura gushed forth from all his pores. A golden-red pattern of lines spread out over his body, and in a moment, the cry of a dragon rang out in the inner hall.
Roar of the Dragon God? Bai Qiaos eyes turned cold and her ahoge swung out. Enhanced by the infinite halos, her ahoge turned into a piece of silk whichshed out.
This blow was as heavy as three hundred thousand catties, and the servant screamed as half his body was whipped to shreds and he was sent flying.
The dozen or so BUFFs Wang Ling had given Bai Qiao werent just for show! The servant suffered heavily from the unexpected and lethal pain. With a spray of blood, he flew back and crashed into a pce pir, breaking it right through the middle.
This scene made Star Lord frown. He raised his hand, and with a mere flick of his finger, time seemed to reverse itself.
The injuries of the servant who had been swept away healed and he returned to his former position, while the pce pir which had been broken was also restored.
Star Lord was a little displeased that his servant had disgraced him. He frowned and stared at the servant. Hurry up and withdraw, you good-for-nothing!
The servants injuries had recovered, and even his memory of how he had gotten them had disappeared. However, when he saw Star Lord re up, the servant instantly realized that he had probably attacked and lost just now.
Bai Qiao looked at Star Lord. Reversing time?
Im a god; naturally, I can do anything, Star Lord said lightly, as if it was nothing. Mastering time is the same as mastering everything It isnt just time, but I have mastered all the Dao in the universe. This is Divine Dao. While I only have one, it is equal to everything, and no one can match it.
The power of Divine Dao?
Behind Bai Qiao, Wang Ling lowered his eyes.
He had never heard of this kind of power.
He knew of Heavenly Dao and Outer Dao.
But what on earth was Divine Dao?
The universe was so big; there were things that even Wang Ling didnt know.
Sitting on his throne, Star Lord gave a cold and dark smile. Compared with Divine Dao, Heavenly Dao and Outer Dao are mere drops in the ocean. My one Divine Dao is equal to ten thousand Heavenly Dao. If I develop a second one, and a third and fourth Who in the universe can stop me? I am a king, and Im a genius! Iprehended Divine Dao on my own, which is why I have all of this!
Youre too full of yourself. Bai Qiao took a deep breath and struggled to remain cool while Star Lord spoke.
In front of Star Lord, she was under serious pressure she had never felt before.
Divine Dao was really too intense!
One Divine Dao was equal to ten thousand Heavenly Dao
So, you n to conquer the universe with this one Divine Dao? Bai Qiao stared at Star Lord.
I certainly n to develop a second and third one, but so far, with this one Divine Dao alone, I already rule practically the entire universe. Star Lord chuckled. Im a genius. I can cultivate whenever I want, but conquering the universe is more interesting.
You rash thing, take this! Bai Qiaos ahoge swung out to the front. A divine light rose from the top of her head and turned into a huge golden sword which sliced down at the high throne.
Star Lords eyes were cold.
He sighed in his heart. Earth was indeed the weakest he had ever besieged. The strongest person was only capable of this much; he was iparably disappointed.
A petty trick. You actually want to fight me with something so unsightly. He parried this huge golden sword with his little finger, and then flicked it away.
The fallout from Divine Dao bombarded Bai Qiao and even destroyed the multiple BUFFs on her. Bai Qiaos ahoge was so shaken it wilted and split in two, which made her very twitchy.
Are you done yet?! Boss! At that moment, Bai Qiao finally couldnt help looking at Wang Ling behind her.
Five more seconds.
Wang Ling returned Bai Qiaos gaze.
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
Analysis of Divine Dao,plete.
When Divine Dao aura burst forth from Wang Ling, Star Lords expression finally changed dammit! He knew something wasnt right about this guy with the dead fish eyes!
Chapter 926 - Never Too Old To Learn
Chapter 926: Never Too Old To Learn
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People never stopped learning.
A famous writer once said: Man is a thinking reed .
All living things under heaven and earth abided by the principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest, and so it was with life itself.
Wang Ling was only sixteen years old and had yet to mature in wisdom, which was also why he couldnt stop learning for a single moment.
The reason why his mentality could mature at a healthy rate without him being led astray was all thanks to how Father Wang and Mother Wang had educated him since young. After all, this couple wrote literature, and had written about so many chuuni protagonists that they naturally knew how to bring up their own child to flourish on the whole in the aspects of moral character, intelligence, physical health, art andbor.
Like right now, when it had taken Wang Ling dozens of seconds to finish analyzing and mastering Divine Dao.
Too slow. Wang Ling was a little disappointed.
He learned everything very quickly; it only took him tenths of a second to grasp something. No matter how difficult an International Math Olympiad question was, once he mastered the method of solving it, he could basically solve every problem in microseconds.
But this Divine Dao had actually taken him dozens of seconds
Wang Ling thought he had already learned plenty, but now he realized that he had to further temper his learning ability.
Several dozen seconds were too slow!
Wang Ling had already made up his mind C once this incident was over, he would buy more copies of Three Five to do.
It seemed that he was the one who hadnt practiced enough!
Wang Ling wondered if it was because he wasnt writing enough. While he needed to master the knowledge fully before the two gremlins monster pen and goblin eraser could finish writing his homework for him, this in some sense also fostered ziness.
Things couldnt carry on like this.
As an outstanding young man who upheld the core values of cultivation, Wang Ling felt that he should pursue progress.
You
On the other side, Star Lords gaze was fixed on Wang Ling from where he was sitting on his throne. If this Miss Bai Qiao hadnt said anything, he would never have expected this youngster to be the true person to beat!
He should have sensed it earlier on; there had been so many magic halos on Bai Qiao, but that power didnt belong to her at all. So, who had helped add these magic halos to her?
Star Lord finally realized where the problemy.
Each time he plundered a, he would first determine who the most powerful person on the was, and he wouldnt make a move until he had imprisoned the other party on Divine Dao Star.
This time, his initial target had been Bai Qiao. As for Wang Ling
In Star Lords eyes, this was someone who had simply been dragged into this matter.
And this person really was only sixteen years old
Cultivators could use spells and pills to slow down the ageing process, but the vitality in their bodies would gradually fade as they got older.
This was a major way of determining age among cultivators, and it was also something that couldnt be faked. An expert could see the vitality in an aura with one nce.
Star Lord could sense that Wang Lings body was brimming with vitality.
This was the mark of the young.
Star Lords eyes shed with visible killing intent. He stared at Wang Ling and his voice was bitingly cold. One genius in this universe is enough; only this king is worthy of this high throne.
Putting his hand on the throne, he injected godly power into the seven-colored gems embedded in it. Tremendous godly power instantly surged forth with an utterly dazzling golden light that sted out in all directions.
Wang Ling stood where he was, as indomitable as rock. Bai Qiao hid behind his back and felt a sense of security.
Such overwhelming godly pressure crashed down on them like raging waves, but Wang Lings small frame was like an ind in the vast ocean which had yet to sink.
With a wave of his hand, Wang Ling casually let loose godly pressure of his own to cancel out the force, which stunned Bai Qiao behind him.
The cry of a phoenix rang out.
Several Three-Headed Phoenixes actually flew out of the seven-colored gems that had been injected with godly power.
These were creatures that were already extinct. Like the prehistoric vicious kuns which Wang Zhen had been rearing previously, the phoenix was also a prehistoric species that was now extinct.
Wang Ling had only seen these creatures in The Cultivation Encyclopedia . Even the museum didnt have an intact version, and only had 3D models modeled on bone fragments.
If the original bones were put on disy, they would inevitably catch the eye of covetous wrongdoers.
These vicious creatures could also be called divine beasts. Everything from head to toe was valuable, and they were worth far more than holy beasts!
The holy beast ns had been eaten into extinction back then because of a rumor.
Who knew what would happen if these divine beasts were to reappear in the world.
Wang Ling could already picture how these guys would be turned into dishes on a menu.
The seven Three-Headed Phoenixes spat out Rainbow Divine me as they charged at Wang Ling. Wang Lings eyes were as unruffled as an old well as he gazed into the hall in front of him.
The outstretched wings of these seven adult Three-Headed Phoenixes were tens of zhang in length and the birds carried astonishing godly power. It was clear that they had been reared by Star Lord from a very young age.
They were of an exalted lineage, and were far more superior to the vicious kuns.
Star Lord thought himself omnipotent; Wang Ling wasnt the least bit surprised that he would keep these battle pets.
Hadnt Wang Zhen that guy also opened a fish farm to rear kuns
The Rainbow Divine me of an adult Three-Headed Phoenix was more powerful than anyone could imagine, but the mes didnt prate Wang Lings barrier; now that he hadprehended Divine Dao, and coupled with the Three Thousand Great Dao of ten universes, he was powerful enough to withstand any damage.
But these seven Three-Headed Phoenixes that had been reared by Star Lord since young firmly believed that Divine Dao Stars Star Lord was the most powerful being in the universe, so they thought nothing of Wang Ling at all.
To spheme against God, there is only death! the lead Three-Headed Phoenix cried out. It opened its mouth full of fangs and pped its slender wings. Several feathers flew out along with Rainbow Divine me to stab Wang Ling.
Stand down.
Wang Ling didnt even look as he waved his hand.
The Rainbow Divine me which filled the sky was actually extinguished
Before the Three-Headed Phoenixes could react, the force from this backhand sent all seven of them spinning away.
Before Star Lord could heal them in time, these seven Three-Headed Phoenixes which he had summoned had already turned into seven splotches of blood on the walls of the pce.
Just like mosquitoes, these seven Three-Headed Phoenixes died at the first blow
Star Lords face finally changed. He got up from his throne and red at Wang Ling. Well, well! You are the first to make this king stand
Before he could say up, however, a voice cut him off.
Wang Ling didnt open his mouth, but a terrifying and intimidating voice echoed in Star Lords head. Since you love to sit, then dont ever get up again
Wang Ling curled his lip and stomped his foot.
Tremendous pressure fell on Star Lords shoulders, forcing his ass to sit down once more
Chapter 927 - I Don’t Need to Lift a Finger at All
Chapter 927: I Dont Need to Lift a Finger at All
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Divine Dao Stars Star Lord was pressed firmly down on the throne. His face turned red as he felt the greatest humiliation. No one had dared to act so outrageously against him like this ever since he took control of Divine Dao Star, but now, a high school student born on Earth, a which he had always viewed as inferior, was actually pressing him down on the throne, and he was unable to move at all.
He was infuriated, but helpless.
At that moment, Wang Ling suddenly heard a voice which was actuallying from the throne under Star Lord.
Although Star Lord had been pressed down on the throne, unable to budge, the throne slowly turned around so that the back was facing Wang Ling, and an impassive face appeared on it. I miscalcted; I never thought that there would still be someone like you on Earth no, in the universe.
The moment the throne opened its mouth, the fluctuations of godly power all around them actually settled downpletely.
Wang Ling gazed at the throne. Previously, he had felt that it was of an unusual origin, but he never expected it to actually have its own consciousness. Moreover, it feltpletely different to an artifact spirit.
What was this?
God?
Or did it have some other name?
The universe was so big, and there were too many things that Wang Ling didnt know.
But Wang Ling didnt care what on earth the throne was.
Whether it was a god or devil C
Since it was causing him trouble, he would just eliminate it.
You arent an ordinary person. With such formidable power, even if youe to our divine realm, you would be a Venerated God, and one in a million. But you wont live past today. me me for indulging Shen Tian He only has one Divine Dao, so he isnt your match. The face on the back of the throne opened its mouth, and the real horror was how it spoke without the slightest trace of emotion.
The Shen Tian it had mentioned was Star Lords name.
Then what the hell are you? An artifact spirit? At that moment, Bai Qiao opened her mouth again before anyone else.
The face on the throne smiled and golden light blossomed around it like petals, just like a god on high.
God am I, and I am God You puny Earth cultivators have never touched the divine realm, so naturally you do not know what a god is. The most ridiculous thing is that you even have a ce called the Domain of the Gods The throne sneered. It has no true god or divinew, yet enjoys a godly name C it will definitely suffer bacsh.
The throne spoke lightly and with assurance andposure; it thought nothing of Wang Ling and Bai Qiao at all.
The true divine realm is on the border of the universe, and is a ce which you can never reach. If you had not wilfully founded the Domain of the Gods and pretended to be deities, you wouldnt be subjected to this divine punishment. Speaking eloquently, the throne pointed out the crux of the contradiction, and all of its criticism was aimed at the Domain of the Gods, which initially was the ce to which cultivators who had achieved Dao ascended.
Wang Ling didnt know how to define a god.
He had never seen a real one.
Everything was rtive.
To ordinary people, Soul Formation cultivators could perhaps already be considered gods.
To Soul Formation cultivators, the god in their hearts might be True Immortal cultivators.
And True Immortal cultivators yearned for the Venerated Immortal level and the Domain of the Gods
Since ancient times, cultivators had never let up on pursuing realms.
To sum it up in simple terms, whoever was stronger was god.
It seemed that Star Lord had been silenced by the throne, which was when Wang Ling realized that Star Lord was in fact a puppet, and the real enemy was actually the throne under Star Lord.
Will you kill yourself, or are you waiting for me to make a move? When the throne opened its mouth, its words swept out, as if they rang out from the center of the universe.
It deliberately attacked Wang Ling with this godly pressure, and while Wang Ling did indeed feel it, it wasnt enough to send him to his knees.
Making a move, is too troublesome. Wang Ling gazed at the throne and spoke telepathically.
What do you mean? The throne was impatient.
The gems on the armrest exploded with a beam of light as thick as a thigh that shot forward and rocked the entire golden pce with the fierce sound of thunder.
In the next moment, however, this divine light was split in two.
What is that? The face on the back of the throne frowned.
Staring fixedly ahead, it saw that the youngster was now holding a peach wood sword.
Wang Ling had already said the line sword,e so many times before, and was now a little tired.
It was his summer break, but he was being hit by troublesome things one after another this divine realm had to be fixed.
He didnt care about the thrones origins.
Apart from Mother Juans dishes and Super Chens mouth, there was nothing else in this world that could make Wang Lings heart tremble. Even the godly pressure released by this throne from the true divine realm didnt intimidate him in the least.
The throne no longer made a move as it sensed something strange in the youngsters calm posture
The face on the back of the throne was very grim and its eyes were fixed on the youngster in front of it.
The youngster slowly walked to a golden divine pir in the pce and sat down next to it. Casually propping up one arm on his knee, he leaned back against the pir and sighed softly.
This sitting posture At that moment, the throne turned pale with fright.
It unexpectedly saw a familiar figure in this sitting posture.
Impossible
That man was already no more!
The expression on the face on the back of the throne kept changing. It used its Divine Eye which could see through everything to gaze at the youngster, but it saw nothing in the youngsters past life or future at all.
Wang Ling smiled.
He knew the throne was looking at him.
However, even he himself couldnt see his past or future clearly, to say nothing of this lousy chair.
Time to end this. Wang Ling turned his eyes to the throne, which was already no longer as arrogant as before.
A sense of danger gripped the thrones heart.
Wang Ling lightly tossed his peach wood sword into the air, and it released dense godly power!
The power of Divine Dao The throne wore an indecipherable expression. You passed the power of Divine Dao to your sword spirit?
No.
Wang Ling shook his head, his clear and cold voice echoing in the air. Its just a supplementary lesson.
The throne: A supplementary lesson???
Wang Ling: If I can learn it, so can my sword spirit, naturally.
In fact, it was during the handful of seconds when Wang Ling summoned Jingke to cut the divine light in half and he sat down that Jingke hadpleted his supplementary lesson.
And the reason why Wang Ling had tossed Jingke up into the air was because he wanted Jingke to resonate with Bai Qiao.
When the de and scabbard were close, their memories would be one! And the power of Divine Dao would be two!
So, theres no need for me to lift a finger at all. Wang Ling stared at the throne, his expression as unruffled as an ancient well.
At that moment, Bai Qiao, who had realized Wang Lings intention, had already taken the form of a scabbard for the first time.
In contrast, Jingke was slightly hesitant in the air He had never been inside a scabbard before. For a moment, he was actually shy, and his sword body was suffused with red
Bai Qiao was a little impatient. Dont talk rubbish! Hurry up ande in!
Chapter 928 - Jingbai
Chapter 928: Jingbai
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This was the first time Jingke hadbined with the scabbard.
When the two silhouettes in the air ovepped and merged into a new one, powerful godly power instantly enveloped the entire pce. Thendscape shook, dislodging falling rocks, and hundreds of divine pirs cracked and looked like they would copse at any time.
After the fusion, Jingke had also transformed.
His hair had lengthened and now fell to his waist, and a white ahoge which was Bai Qiaos trademark grew out of the top of his head.
This youngster after the fusion was an image Wang Ling had never seen before. Jingke was taller, and looked like he had grown up a lot. His white robe had be a magnificent snow-white fur coat, and his entire figure exuded a noble and extremely haughty temperament.
The youngster looked at Wang Ling and gave him a bow, before turning his eyes to his opponent in front of him the throne who imed to be a true god from the divine realm.
Through the power of the contract, Wang Ling very quickly learned the identity of this new person.
So he was called Jingbai
Wang Ling said the name in his heart and it echoed in his mind.
Who are you?! The throne was shocked by this terrifying aura and was afraid.
You dont deserve to know this kings name
As Jingbai stared at the throne, the godly power on him transformed into a number of qi swords to form a protective sword array. Boundless sword light then surged forth like a multitude of falling stars, covered by a brown hue.
Star Lords Divine Pce was destroyed in an instant. Wang Ling had still been sitting by a divine pir earlier, but in the blink of an eye, it had already copsed, and everything around them was in utter ruins.
A pile of broken golden rocks glowed, and the throne turned into a ray of light which burst out of the rubble. There was already no sign of Divine Dao Stars Star Lord; in the split second that Jingbai attacked, the throne hadpressed and turned Star Lord into a gem, which was now embedded in its armrest.
Wang Ling raised his eyebrows.
It seemed that the gems on the throne werent ordinary at all; the Three-Headed Phoenixes had also been sealed inside earlier.
It was likely that there was something even more formidable in the rest of the gems.
What happened next proved Wang Lings guess right.
A pitch-ck gem which glowed with the holy light of primal chaos was removed from the throne. In the end, a massive divine figure formed in the air. This divine figure was pure white, as if it carried a pure and holy radiance, and the whole world was covered in the shadow of its sixteen wings.
This divine figure wrapped itself around the throne, its every move exuding a terrible divine aura. Godly power boiled and dried up the air at a temperature which could melt all living things.
The ruins beneath werepletely vaporized.
For one moment, the revolt happening in the main city center fell silent.
Everyone saw this massive shadow of a god, and intense godly power burst out in the sky to surge forth in all directions.
This was an epic battle!
16-Winged God is a deity of the divine realm. Once he makes a move, theres no escape, said the throne. Wrapped up tightly by 16-Winged God, it brimmed with confidence at that moment and didnt believe that it could lose this battle. This wasnt its homeground, so it couldnt use too much godly power, and could only summon 16-Winged God.
In the divine realm, there were also 32-Winged God, 46-Winged God, and 98-Winged God
But thinking about it, the throne felt that 16-Winged God was more than enough to deal with the current situation.
At that moment, 16-Winged God sped his hands together. Golden light poured forth, and a holy sword extended out from his palms toward the sky. It was thousands of zhang long, and swung forth with destructive holy splendor.
Its His Excellency Star Lord! His Excellency Star Lord is furious! The Divine Dragons all stopped attacking and dropped to their knees to kowtow. Behind them, the monsters from various others were also forced to their knees by the strong pressure, and were unable to move at all.
The No. 60 High squad also took in this scene from where they were fighting in the distance.
Super Chen and the others were trading blows with themander of the imperial army when they suddenly heard a loud noise; that golden pce had actually copsed, just like that
This game is too real C it must have cost a lot to make! Hero Guo was dumbstruck.
Yeah, it does feel like the real deal. These CGI effects are kind of awesome. Have our countrys special effects already developed this much? Super Chen paused in his attack and gazed at 16-Winged God in the distance, his heart trembling slightly.
The BUFFs on the No. 60 High squad hadnt disappeared; rather, Wang Ling had even enhanced them from a distance.
Otherwise, Super Chen and the others at the Foundation Establishment level would be instantly crushed into meaty paste under the pressure of this godly power.
Jingbai looked at 16-Winged God, his eyes as unruffled as an ancient well.
The next moment, his eyes were fixed on the sky and his expression hardened.
Nomologicalws spun unceasingly in his eyes, and a magic swordrger than 16-Winged God coalesced in the sky!
This was the World-Annihting Sword, which was ten thousand- zhang long!
Everything as far as the eye could see was extinguished!
16-Winged God and the throne were frightened to death C even the wings symbolic of a deity shed some feathers like a chicken.
The throne never expected this type of power to burst forth from a mere sword spirit from Earth. After summoning 16-Winged God for this battle, it had been very confident.
But as soon as the World-Annihting Sword made a move, the throne instantly knew that it was going to lose!
Go!
The throne gave a lowmand to 16-Winged God, who pped his wings to leave Divine Dao Star and fly to the divine realm on the border of the universe. However, the heavy weight of the World-Annihting Sword had already fallen on 16-Winged God C it felt like each one of his wings was tied down by a one million-jin weight, as if he had fallen in water.
You think Ill let you go Jingbais eyes were extremely cold and aloof. In fact, he had used less than one tenth of his strength to create the massive World-Annihting Sword with his eyes.
Thus, Jingbai hadnt been frightened of this 16-Winged God since the beginning.
In Jingbais eyes, this was just a white chicken with eight pairs of wings that could be ughtered at any time.
Ah
The huge World-Annihting Sword sliced down, but even before it made contact with 16-Winged Gods body, thetter gave a blood-curdling shriek at just a touch of sword qi on his wings.
A petty 16-Winged God acting so arrogantly before this king.
Jingbai sneered. He stood in the sky with his hands behind his back, the fine white fur of his coat ruffled by the wind.
Who on earth are you The throne knew it couldnt escape and had drained of color. It never expected the sword to be this sort of figure.
I cut off the head of 128-Winged God; even 256-Winged God died with one stroke. Jingbais words were so terrifying that the throne trembled with fear.
If you want to know who this king is, ask your Thousand-Winged God Jingbai showed no mercy at all and brought the huge World-Annihting Sword down.
No!! the throne roared.
However, Jingbais movements were too swift.
The huge World-Annihting Sword looked cumbersome, but it was actually as fast as the sword of a samurai. In the blink of an eye, from top to bottom, the throne was cut in half and its legs split and shattered into pieces on the spot.
Chapter 929 - Jingbai’s Show of Strength
Chapter 929: Jingbais Show of Strength
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When 16-Winged God and the throne from the divine realm were annihted by the massive World-Annihting Sword, the victor in this battle was already decided.
The gems that had been embedded in the throne had vanished into thin air; before it thoroughly disappeared, the throne had sent them away using a superior transmission spell. Jingbai clearly saw it happen but didnt bother to stop it.
He was the king of swords; there naturally was no need for him to bother with a drowning dog desperately trying to escape.
But the divine realm had invaded Earth this time and made this mess, so a show of strength was necessary.
Killing just 16-Winged God wasnt satisfying at all.
At this thought, Jingbai cut an opening in the sky with his sword fingers; this was an entrance which led directly to the divine realm.
Without too much thought and hands behind his back, he stepped into the space that led to the divine realm.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling, who had been watching the battle down below, was drawn into a snow-white spirit world. This was the thrones request after it was annihted, and after thinking for a bit, Wang Ling agreed to it.
As the saying went, a man spoke true on the brink of death
Wang Ling saw what the throne looked like after death: it was a man whose features werent clear. He had a pair of wings, and he seemed to be suspended slightly in the air like a phantom.
When men died, they became spirits; when gods died, they became nothing.
This was the phantom of the throne after death.
I lost. The throne opened his mouth. It seemed that there was some remorse in his tone, but it was clearly toote for regrets.
Wang Ling gazed at the throne, his expression as calm as an ancient well.
You harbor many doubts in your heart; you can find the answers to these doubts in the divine realm. The thrones voice rang out lightly.
Wang Ling didnt reply.
Nevertheless, the throne had guessed right; Wang Ling was indeed perplexed.
Especially after learning that there was a divine realm, he was even more bewildered.
He was wondering if the divine realm had any way to help him control his power.
He was wondering what the way of life in the divine realm was like.
The thing he wondered about the most was whether the divine realm had crispy noodle snacks to eat
The phantom of the throne looked at Wang Ling. There is nothing in your past and future; do you know why? I believe this is what youre wondering about the most
Wang Ling:
Im going to disappear. The death of a god is something of a relief.
Speaking up to this point, the phantoms lower half had already begun to fade. He turned to face Wang Ling. Have you ever wondered why youre still single
Wang Lings face was unruffled.
When you put a seal on your strength, you also sealed off your emotions
Youre destined to be one of us, but the time is not yet right
By then, most of the phantom had already disappeared.
Before hepletely vanished, he left Wang Ling with onest sentence: Perhaps once youve gotten old, youll go dancing in the square with many other gods in the divine realm
The divine realm was a ce Jingbai had almost forgotten.
It was a bright world lush with vegetation and countless spiritual bodies traveling back and forth C these very spirits were deities.
The moment Jingbai stepped into the divine realm, these spiritual bodies gathered from far and wide to ultimately take the shape of a divine figure, and an ethereal voice rang out in the sky. Winged Gods of the divine realm remind you: routes are countless, safety is the priority. With unregted intrusions, your loved ones may end up in tears 1
This was 98-Winged God.
Tell your Thousand-Winged God toe see me. Jingbai raised his hand. Sword light shot out from his fingers, and 98-Winged God was instantly annihted.
Jingbai couldnt be bothered to talk rubbish with 98-Winged God.
This was the first fusion, and he couldnt maintain it for very long; he had to solve everything as quickly as possible.
The godly power here was like an ocean, the infinite energy like great billows of waves. Anyone from the Domain of the Gods who came here would be instantly disintegrated, to say nothing of Earth cultivators; their bodies were so weak that they would be instantly crushed to dust by the energy pressure. If he wasnt in his merged state, Jingbai also wouldnt dare linger here for too long.
Thus, what Jingbai saw in the divine realm were all spiritual bodies. They lived in a different form that was simr to wind and light, yet not. It was only when there was a foreign enemy invasion that the spiritual bodies wouldbine and turn into winged gods.
The more wings they had, the stronger they were.
The gods in the divine realm shared all their wisdom, memories and awareness.
When Jingbai cut down 98-Winged God, he could clearly perceive the cries of grief of the roving spiritual bodies in the sky: it was the sobbing of infants, the bawling of children, and the distressed and teary words of adults.
After 98-Winged God vanished, Jingbai waited for a handful of seconds. In an instant, the spiritual bodies around him coalesced in the sky like countless fish piling up on each other, starting from the legs and slowly working upward to form thighs, torso, hands, neck, head, and finally, a hundred wings on the back.
I said, have your Thousand-Winged Gode see me! Jingbais hand was already raised to kill this Hundred-Winged God in front of him.
Hundred-Winged God cried out for mercy. Please show mercy, Your Majesty.
Jingbai stopped. It seems you have reflected on yourselves?
Hundred-Winged God pped his wings, and innumerable divine feathers drifted down like petals, making for afortable and peaceful air.
In the next second, these perfect, pure white feathers formed runes in the sky and then turned into a holy scroll which fell into Jingbais hand.
Whats this? Jingbai didnt open it.
Thousand-Winged Gods reflective essay, Hundred-Winged God replied. He shrunk down in size as a sign of respect so that he was on eye level with Jingbai; like a little brother, he didnt dare act rashly.
Only one essay? Not enough, not enough! Jingbai snorted.
Then, Your Majesty means
Following Earths calendar, before my masters summer vacation is over, Thousand-Winged God has to write one reflection a day. Also, is your Thousand-Winged God not going to atone in some other way besides writing reflective essays?
Your Excellency Jingbai, we will do so. Its in the essay Hundred-Winged God wiped his sweat. We have decided to restore thes Divine Dao Star devoured. In addition, we will punish the phantom of 16-Winged God who acted for his own benefit as well as Star Lord of Divine Dao Star
You were the ones who created the Divine Dragons, so punish them as you see fit. But is there nothing else apart from this? Jingbai asked.
Of of course there is Hundred-Winged God said. We will resurrect all the innocent creatures who died during this battle and send someone to establish diplomatic rtions between Divine Dao Star and the Domain of the Gods said Hundred-Winged God weakly.
Think again. Jingbai frowned.
Then, besides the Domain of the Gods, we will also establish diplomatic rtions with Earth Hundred-Winged God panicked a little.
Wrong! Think again! Jingbai was a little anxious and put his finger to Hundred-Winged Gods neck. If you still cant think of it, Ill stab you to death with my finger, and have your Thousand-Winged God do the thinking in your ce!
Crispy noodle snacks! Well give you a of crispy noodle snacks!!
Not bad, you can be taught
Jingbai nodded and drew back his finger.
Chapter 930 - Establishing Diplomatic Relations With Alien Planets
Chapter 930: Establishing Diplomatic Rtions With Aliens
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In the divine realm, countless phantoms roamed the air.
Jingbai opened a new passage in the air with a flick of his fingers, stepped through, and left. Every single one of the trembling phantoms let out sighs of relief at having survived the disaster. All sorts of emotions tangled together: panic, shudders, joy Their feelings resonated, and in an instant, soared to a sublime level!
A golden ball of light slowly coalesced in the sky as petals wafted through the air. Formidable godly power spread out, and the phantoms nearby all kept away, not daring toe close.
Hundred-Winged God folded his wings and kowtowed to the golden ball of light. Lord Thousand-Winged God
The ball of light, which was a manifestation of Thousand-Winged Gods consciousness, spoke in a voice that shook and echoed incessantly in the divine realm. Is he finally gone
Hes gone, Lord God
Hes gone, at longst
The godly ball sighed. Im also to me for this. I forgot to tell the Divine Dragons not to provoke Earth. The Earthlings might look weak, but that is the most unpredictable.
Speaking of this, fear still lingered in Hundred-Winged Gods heart. So anyone who assaults Earth, no matter the distance, will be punished?
Thats how it is.
The godly ball broke out in a cold sweat. You will be in charge of establishing diplomatic rtions with both the Domain of the Gods and Earth C dont leave either one out.
Yes
As for the liberation and resurrection of the people, this also has to be done perfectly.
Yes
The most important is crispy noodle snacks! The most important is crispy noodle snacks! The most important is crispy noodle snacks!
Yes
Hundred-Winged God: Then, in Lord Gods opinion what form should this crispy noodle snack take
Make a out of crispy noodle snack ingredients. It cannot be smaller than the sun.
Alright
Elsewhere, Wang Ming, Zhai Yin and the other research staff at the research institute all breathed sighs of relief when the abnormal energy fluctuations on Earthpletely disappeared.
The data gauges have finally been stabilized
That was close! I thought that the Earth was going to explode just now! But what on earth is going on?
The abnormal energy is identical to the energy fluctuations six years ago when the Gate Between Worlds descended Could it be a space leak?
Space leak? Then can we block it with Whisper pads
After surviving this disaster, many of the researchers copsed on the ground, sweating profusely. Their emotions wereplicated as they felt both weak and joyful. Just when the abnormal energy fluctuations in the Earths core had been about to reach a detonation point, the fluctuations suddenly disappeared.
In fact, research institutes in all the other nations werent in any much better state than Wang Mings. The whole world was in aplete mess.
But fortunately, this abnormal energy had vanished in time
At that moment, Wang Ming received a phone call from President Qi.
Zhai Yin led him out of theb to a secure room to answer the call.
Little Ming. President Qis voice sounded from the other end of the call. Have you figured out the cause of the ident?
Old Qi, I was going to ask you about it; Im still a little confused here myself. Dropping his forehead into his hand, Wang Ming sighed. But perhaps there is someone who knows whats going on.
Do you mean Guo Ping President Qi was Wang Mings teacher after all, and quickly deciphered his meaning.
The rumor is that Uncle Guo Ping is already dead, but I think he may still be alive, and moreover, has found the source of that abnormal energy back then, Wang Ming said. And while I currently dont have any direct proof, based on my analysis, my guess is that this may be an energy-devouring phenomenon.
Go on, President Qi said.
In fact, he also already had a theory himself, but he wanted to hear Wang Mings opinion.
This was the disciple he was most proud of, after all.
This energy came out of the Earths core and expanded outward elliptically, assimting all spirit qi in its path. My conjecture thus is that this was a premeditated engulfment, and after this abnormal energy covered the whole Earth Im afraid something like a ck hole would have absorbed the Earth, Wang Ming replied.
I was thinking more or less the same thing.
President Qi nodded. Tonight, there will be an international video conference of research institutes. You will attend to exin the likely cause of this event.
Me? Old Qi, youre not going?
Theres something I need to look into. In any case, its just trivial chatter.
President Qi said, Your identity is a secret, so youll need to hide it well for the video conference tonight. I remember the institute has leopard fetus transformation pills; your face will soften after eating one. Find someone adept to mold your face.
Wang Ming nodded. Okay!
When it came to face-molding, Zhai Yin was actually pretty skillful, as girls were more careful. Although Zhai Yin handled things casually, after she started learning how to cook in thest few months, Wang Ming realized that she was quite an attentive person C although the food she cooked wasnt edible, it undeniably looked good!
Half an hour before the video conference, Wang Ming had already taken a leopard fetus transformation pill.
Zhai Yin held Wang Mings face in her hands. Tell me, what do you want to look like?
Wang Ming didnt pause to think about it. Please make me look like Odd Zhuo, but make sure to give me a pair of dead fish eyes, thank you.
Zhai Yin:
At the international video conference that evening, the experts of research institutes from various countries came together. They were all world-renowned bigwigs in the cultivation ck tech industry.
Zhai Yin sat next to Wang Ming. The people she saw on the screen were all familiar faces that had appeared in authoritative magazines on scientific magic treasures.
Whats the name of that good-looking one with the oval face? Zhai Yin pointed to a little brother seated in the video.
The little brothers looks werent bad, and he unexpectedly reminded Zhai Yin of some actors familiar face, but she couldnt recall his name at the moment.
This phD holder is called Zhai T Lin 1 . He published on a smart paper-writing device in a magazine previously. This writing device can calcte and extrapte from existing research on scientific magic artifacts to draw inferences, and following a standard pattern, ultimately turn it into a new paper. What a brilliant trick! Such a dashing technique! Even the CNKI 2 wouldnt notice!
I heard when this device was invented, it was already well received at the Spring Festival alone this year! Half the scientific circle congratted him. However, some experts also say it will have a severe impact on fairness in academia, so until now, this paper-writing device has yet to go on sale.
Then who is that elderlydy with the square face?
That is Teacher Jia Tingyue, the inventor of the transnational underwater tunnel. Shes pretty amazing. Actually, shes a foreign citizen with Huaxiu ancestry. When she built the tunnel and crossed the sea to Mixiu nation back then, she settled down there and never came back
Chapter 931 - Wang Ming’s Video Conference
Chapter 931: Wang Mings Video Conference
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From what Wang Ming and Zhai Yin could see, magic treasure scientific experts from all over the world were attending this video conference, some of whom were heavyweight figures. Wang Mings gaze swept over them before his eyes turned slightly disappointed.
Arent they very amazing people? Why do you look a little unhappy? said Zhai Yin.
There are too few inventors; the ones I mentioned just now are the famous ones, while the rest are research cannon.
Zhai Yin: Weapons?
Wang Ming: Mouth cannons 1 .
Zhai Yin:
The mouth cannon was a mystical thing; it could trigger a war, but it could also bring peace. There were people in this world who could even freely use the art of the mouth cannon to wash someone clean or throw mud at them. The only limitation was that it took three times the effort to wash someone clean than to cken their name
No wonder Old Qi hadnt wanted to attend this meeting; it looked like he already knew who would be attending.
Wang Mings lips thinned.
A superiors order was thew! He had no reason to refuse Old Qi.
After thinking for a while, Wang Ming let out a sigh.
Actually, he didnt have to listen to them speak; hed just treat it as an amusement.
In any case, they were just a bunch of armchair strategists.
Language barriers werent a problem in this video conference, since any talk would be tranted in real time by a built-in software.
In other words, when a person spoke in their mother tongue in the video, the software would trante his words into anguage that everyone could understand.
After twenty minutes or so, the video conference began.
Experts from different countries appeared on the screen in very small windows that densely packed the online conference room. It was only when they were saying something that the smart video screen would pick it up and their window would be erged.
Wang Ming didnt rush to put forward his theory, but wanted to listen to what the foreign experts had to say.
At that moment, a window suddenly erged, and an uncle with a full beard in a white coat and a white canvas hat spoke.
The real-time interpretation software tranted his words into a heavy curry ent. Friends from all across the world, hello. I am the head of Magic Treasure Studies and lead professor of the Strategic Magic Treasure Research Society in Yinxiu nation. My name is Rossi Zeus Suess; you can call me Suess. Regarding the explosion of abnormal energy this time, my society has a new analytical report on it.
A lot of people in the video instantly quieted down. Some sat upright and still as they looked at this Professor Suess with serious expressions, while some bent their heads and seemed to be jotting down things in a notebook.
Wang Ming didnt know very much about this Professor Suess, so couldnt make muchment.
But someone who could be the head of Yinxius research institute should be really something.
Our preliminary conclusion is that the abnormal energy fluctuations this time is likelyrgely connected to our Yinxius famous dish, curry.
Wang Ming and Zhai Yin took deep breaths at the same time.
Sure enough, heads of institutes nowadays knew how to spout nonsense.
Professor Suess spoke very confidently. Everyone should know how delicious our Indian curry is; our most famous signature curry rice paste is endorsed by international film celebrity Mr Wang Jingze 2 . Since the energy fluctuations this time have troubled everyone, our Yinxiu nation will take full responsibility. Our king has already decided to give every nation a twenty percent discount on curry orders! So
When he said that, Professor Suesss video feed was directly cut off.
Zhai Yin: What happened?
Wang Ming chuckled. The super admin banned him.
Zhai Yin was taken aback. Theres even a super admin here
Hes with the United Nations. All international video conferences are regted by super admins. Since Yinxiu nations financial affairs this year arent looking good, I guess this head had no choice and was forced to do some promotion through this video conference. Wang Ming smiled wickedly.
Although Professor Suesss video feed had been cut off by the super admin, he had already achieved his advertising purpose
A recording of the video conference would be backed up for the leaders of various nations, and there would inevitably be those who would want to buy curry when they saw the video.
For the sake of selling curry, Professor Suess was banned from speaking for seventy-two hours.
But not long before Professor Suess went offline, another window expanded to reveal a scientist in a whiteb coat who was as robust as a bear. Hello, everyone, I am Elizabeth Putin from Maoxiu.
This was a Maossian.
The people of Maoxiu were famous for fighting, and the nation was still a military power.
Wang Ming knew quite a bit about this group of people, and felt that some of them were pretty talented. That was because many of thetest weapons currently being developed by Huaxius research institute was in coboration with researchers from Maoxiu nation.
Everyone, based on our analysis, we suspect that the abnormal energy fluctuations this time was a devouring phenomenon.
As Wang Ming expected, this Mr Elizabeth from Maoxiu nation shared his view.
Wang Ming saw all the international experts raise their heads at this and send strings of bullet messages.
Zhai Yin was startled yet again. You can even send bullet messages?
Its a video conference, after all. Too many questions are asked, so a bullet message function was embedded in international video conferencing. Simrly, the software will directly trante the words, said Wang Ming.
Zhai Yin:
After that, a lot of bullet messages flew over this Maossians head.
Many people were asking what the devouring phenomenon was.
Thus, this expert exined, To put it simply, this sudden phenomenon was very likely part of an alien invasion, but for some reason, they suddenly decided to abandon it, which is why the abnormal energy we detected went back to normal.
If they hadnt decided to give up, our Earth would have beenpletely in the grips of this energy in less than a day. This Maossian expert spoke very vividly; as he exined the situation, he also gestured with his hands. So, to deal with any future invasion from an alien civilization, and in the event that they attempt to devour the earth, I propose that cultivators all over the world unite and immediatelyunch the Wandering Earth project!
The Wandering Earth project
Realization dawned on everyone and they were stunned by this grand n.
Are there any specifics for this operation? someone raised a hand and asked.
The Maossian expert raised one finger and replied, The first step! Build new toilets on one side of the Earth! And we have to build a lot of them! My initial n is to build a toilet park with enough toilets for half the cultivators on the!
Wang Ming was shaken.
Building toilets What kind of operation was that
Chapter 932 - Push the Earth
Chapter 932: Push the Earth
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The Maossian expert was impassioned as he spoke. He was clearly very confident in the entire n. When he took out his blueprints on the screen, it was a thick wad of hundreds of papers covered in all kinds of diagrams, forms and simtion test results. It was very obvious that this Maossian specialist had been nning this for a very long time, and was just waiting for a chance to implement it.
Actually, every nation had been exploring the problem of an alien invasion all these years.
What they would be facing was a sh of different cultures; whether it was friendly diplomatic ties or a hostile invasion, it would spark conflict.
Thus, the problem which research institutes all over the world had been studying was how to use existing means to control these sparks so that they didnt ignite and the cultural exchange didnt turn into a global nuclear catastrophe.
But it was very clear that the Maossian experts proposal would be a major undertaking.
Why do we have to build toilets? Someone raised the question.
As we all know, our world is currently short of spirit qi. Before we find a reliable energy substitute for spirit qi, and as long as mankind exists, my n for sustainable development will allow us to carry on.
The Maossian expert said, We will build a total of two billion ergonomic toilets for Soul Formation cultivators. While we dont have that many Soul Formation cultivators in the world, setting the Soul Formation stage as the standard is also for the sake of the future. If even Soul Formation cultivators can use these toilets without any problems, then naturally so can cultivators below this level.
So, the first step in Mr Elizabeths n is to construct a toilet park, and build two billion Soul Formation-standard toilets? What on earth for?
Of course, to guard against alien invasion and push the Earth out of the Sr System!
After Professor Elizabeth said this, the entire video conference fell into a long silence.
They couldnt believe their ears, but were indeed awed at this Moassian experts crazy and bold idea.
Push it out of the Sr System? How do we do that? After a long period of bewilderment, someone finally raised the crucial question.
The Maossian expert gave his earnest analysis: Your imagination iscking! You should already have had some idea after hearing about the toilet park! I already said that the Earth is currently short of spirit qi; there isnt enough of it topress and turn into a driving force to push our Earth out of the Sr System.
I saw someone ask in the bullet messages earlier whether True Immortal cultivators can join hands to push the Earth out C that wont work either! Its true that a fight between True Immortal cultivators can indeed destroy the Earth, but when ites to pushing it out of the Sr System, even strength at True Immortal level wouldnt make it move.
Saying this, the Maossian expert showed them an image.
It was a construction blueprint for a gigantic propulsion system. Not only had Professor Elizabeth drawn it in extreme detail, even the specific parameters were marked ordingly.
This is my preliminary concept. Professor Elizabeth said, My initial notion is for cultivators from all over the world at the Golden Core stage and above toe together and use the toilets in the toilet park, and the foul qi from their bodies will be converted into a driving force. Oh, thats right, the foul qi has another name that is easy to understand fart!
Everyone:
The equipment youre looking at can break down and solidify their foul qi in a short span of time, and extract the substances with abustible effect. As everyone knows, the fart of a cultivator is different from that of an ordinary person; I dont know if any of you have experimented when you farted before. Apart from some harmful substances, our farts can in fact be recycled as energy.
The fart of an ordinary person isprised of 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, 9% carbon dioxide, 7% methane, 3% oxygen and 1% of other things. On top of these, our farts as cultivators contain some Yin spirit qi, which is also a waste gas we produce when we cycle spirit energy through our bodies. The higher a cultivators realm, the more the Yin spirit qi.
If its concentrated enough, we can use the Yin spirit qi discharged from our bodies andbine it with methane and turn it into a power source for the propulsion system. Finally, we can light up the Earth! Burst out of the Sr System! Find a new sun, and start a brand new life!
Oh, thats right, it may take a very long time to implement this n, and our future generations might have toplete it. However, it truly is a n of the people! Furthermore, itll boost the sweet potato economy, and in the very distant future, the sales volume of sweet potatoes will reach its peak! This humble man isnt talented, but I have already thought of a slogan! Eat sweet potatoes together, the family is better! You deserve the Wandering Earth project!
When the Maossian said this, the experts from all over the world who were at this video conference were all stupefied at these outrageous words, and even dropped the gel ink pens in their hands from the shock.
Wang Ming silently turned off the screen, and reflected deeply on his own life.
It was September 1st on Friday, the neenth day of the summer break.
Today, Super Chen, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut, whoprised the No. 60 High squad that visited the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe, were all wildly excited.
Super Chen and the others had contributed in the smooth confrontation against Divine Dao Stars Star Lord, and Guo Ping had said in the game previously that they would receive a reward from the Inte cafe at the end of the game.
Since it had been said, they naturally had to see it through to the end.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt a stingy person, and straightaway ced an online order for three identical virtual game pods to be delivered to the homes of the trio.
Their parents were dumbfounded C they had no idea at all when their sons had formed a connection with the Office of Strategic Deception. In addition, the sect head had even bought the newest virtual game pod on the market and had them delivered to their homes. One deluxe virtual game pod cost several million!
While Father and Mother Chen expressed their thanks, they also very quietly asked the staff who came by to install the pod, Will it affect his studies?
Rest assured, our sect head had these machines custom-made. Until the college entrance exam is over, there is a daily time limit on its use. Also, the pod has a game called Fengxian Prefecture : users will need toplete a daily set of exam questions, otherwise they wont be able to y any other game. Of course, if they find this troublesome, they can wait until the fire melts all the locks, the dogs finish licking up all the flour, and the chickens finish pecking all the rice grains 1 only then will they be able to y.
Father and Mother Chen:
Chapter 933 - A Diplomatic Gift
Chapter 933: A Diplomatic Gift
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Super Chen and the others were wild with excitement after receiving the game pods.
The Office of Strategic Deception really gave us such a great gift this time! In the Grade One, ss Three squad chat group, Super Chen shared pictures of the game pod from various angles.
Fang Xing sent a grinning emoji. Not posting them in WeChat Moments?
Senior Odd Zhuo already called to tell us to keep it under wraps. Getting this gift is more than enough; theres no need to share it on WeChat. Super Chen said off-handedly, But its a bit of a pity; somehow, I feel like Ive forgotten something about the virtual game we yed yesterday.
Right after he said that, Dopey Guo and Little Peanut also agreed.
Dopey Guo: Super? You feel like you forgot something, too? How strange I feel the same.
Little Peanut tensed up. Dont tell me its a side effect?
Dont worry, it cant be a side effect.
Fang Xing reassured them. The virtual game pods you experienced are thetest model, and the game you yed is the newest one. The game pod was designed to be connected to the brain, but in order not to overload yours, forgetting is in fact a normal phenomenon aftering out of the pod. Furthermore, the game you experienced yesterday was a restricted beta version which is still a secret.
This speech was something Fang Xing and everyone at the Office of Strategic Deception had settled on after some discussion.
Actually, the memories of the No. 60 High School squad had been tampered with after the game.
Divine Dao Star was going to establish diplomatic rtions with Earth right away, and Guo Ping, a distant uncle of Dopey Guos who did research, would be their space ambassador.
If Super Chen and the others still remembered the incident with Guo Ping The whole thing would be blown open.
It was September 2nd, the twentieth day of the summer vacation.
Guo Ping, who had disappeared in outer space on a mission, returned to Earth, shocking the entire world.
But most importantly, Guo Ping brought back a gift from Divine Dao Star this time: it was something which Star Lord of Divine Dao Star called a cosmic gem. Now, it had be an important symbol of the establishment of diplomatic rtions between mankind and Divine Dao Star.
Guo Ping and the head of state together attended a meeting held in the United Nations summit conference room. True Immortal head of states from every country were gathered together; it was an imposing and powerful atmosphere to astonish anyone.
The conference was made public this time, and the whole world followed the meeting proceedings closely. This was the first time mankind was establishing diplomatic rtions with an alien civilization, and it seemed everyone was being very cautious.
The heads of all the countries were simrly worried about expansion by alien civilizations.
They were basically the type to be vignt in times of peace. This was a group of very suspicious people, so Guo Ping naturally couldnt give a truthful ount. Otherwise, there would be one or two leaders at this summit who would definitely start to deploy measures to defend against an alien invasion If this led to a misunderstanding, that would be a real issue.
When you hung out with your friends, you would never carry a fruit knife on you to guard against them, would you?
That would be an act of mistrust
All these heads of state were overly suspicious people. Guo Ping knew the importance of his report this time. He wanted to put an end to these leaders paranoia.
After all, with Miss Bai Qiao and Student Wang Ling this good luck charm around, Divine Dao Star would no longer act presumptuously toward Earth anymore.
Professor Guo, will you please give your report on Divine Dao Star first, said Oligei, Mixiu nations dark-skinned head of state.
Behind him stood his personal bodyguard it was none other than the hero cultivator Silky Web Heroine of the Mixiu Alliance of Cultivators.
Immortal Toya had met Silky Web Heroine once before, and had been utterly amazed at how she spurted spider silk from her butt in the battle with Devil Gut Fungus Lord.
Silky Web Heroine initially wasnt going to be at this conference because of her abnormal spider silk ejection (also known as abnormal leukorrhea). However, considering this was the first time that mankind was establishing diplomatic ties with an alien civilization, Silky Web Heroine had spent a lot of money to get Immortal Toya to make medicine for her.
Ever since the battle with Devil Gut Fungus Lord, the Office of Strategic Deceptions international sect standing had also improved markedly; as leader of the medicine team, Immortal Toyas reputation had also been boosted.
Now, the Office of Strategic Deceptions medicine team was receiving more and more orders from abroad.
Mixiu nation was still the world leader in cultivation science and technology; when the countrys dark-skinned leader spoke, the atmosphere in the meeting room instantly sobered.
Guo Ping sorted out his thoughts. He cleared his throat and delivered the statement he had prepared beforehand. Hello, leaders. I am a researcher with Huaxius Cultivation and Magic Treasure Research Institute. My name is Guo Ping. Six years ago, I was sent on a mission. However, I was identally sucked into a ck hole. When I finally fell out, it happened to be on Divine Dao Star, billions of light years away
Guo Ping had specially altered this part. He didnt mention the energy string, which was Wang Lings hair, that had acted as a power source Otherwise, that would definitely cause a sensation.
Of course, Guo Ping himself didnt know that this so-called energy string was Wang Lings hair
This was something developed by Wang Ming.
This energy string had even enabled Wang Ming to obtain a year-end bonus from the research institute.
Divine Dao Star is much further away than we thought. With the assistance of Star Lord of Divine Dao Star, they helped me upgrade my spaceship and used existing ck hole technology to help me return to Earth.
I believe everyone has also seen their diplomatic gift. This is a cosmic gem which can generate energy infinitely; we can use existing equipment to extract the energy from the cosmic gem for the continuation of spirit qi on Earth.
Not only that, the cosmic gem can also circte and purify spirit qi. As long as it isnt damaged, it will be a never-ending source of spirit qi for the Earth.
In short, the civilization on Divine Dao Star has developed in more or less the same way as Earth. It is a vast and abundant with many unique resources. It is the first to establish friendly ties with Earth, and I feel that we Earthlings should alsoe up with a matching list of gifts in return.
After Guo Ping said this, the various country leaders whispered to each other.
In terms of sincerity, this gift of a cosmic gem from Divine Dao Star was really of great significance, and it had to be said that it would solve Earths most pressing situation at present
Several thousand years down the line, the spirit qi on Earth would bepletely used up and cultivators would no longer exist.
This replenishing cosmic gem was the same as giving all the cultivators in the world new hope.
At that moment, Huaxius head of state said, How about this: after this meeting, each country will offer up a gift. What do you think?
Feixius head of state raised his hand weakly. Can can we give them golden soil 1 ?
Guo Ping: Your Excellency Head of State of Feixiu, please think it over carefully Divine Dao Stars agriculture is very advanced; they dont need golden soil.
Chapter 934 - Jingke and Bai Qiao
Chapter 934: Jingke and Bai Qiao
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Gifts for establishing diplomatic ties were very important. The heads of state didnt straightaway decide what their gifts would be during the live broadcast of the meeting this time. A cosmic gem was deeply significant, and it wouldnt be easy for them to offer a gift of the same value Thus, those at the meeting who proposed to offer their local specialties as gifts were immediately vetoed.
Even if they did offer a gift pack containing the local specialties of the various countries, this would only be one item on the list. Specialty snacks could only be regarded as extras and in no way the main gift; otherwise, the people of Divine Dao Star would definitelyugh at mankind.
In terms of the vast array of local specialties in Huaxiu alone, they could create a huge snack pack.
That same day, the Academy of Science received a task: They had to use their huge amount of data to choose the 100 most popr precious specialties and snacks
The instruments at the Academy of Science were very efficient, and that night, they came up with a list of items based on the volume of online market orders.
Latiao , bubblegum, figs, AD calcium milk, five-spice beans, hot and sour fish, sweet melon seeds, Pop Rocks A number of nostalgic snacks were on the list.
After the Magic Artifact Research Institute released the list, Wang Ming immediately shared a copy with Wang Ling.
Wang Ling gave the list a look.
Mm
Crispy noodle snacks werent on the list.
Wang Ming sent a text message to exin: Rx. Actually, crispy noodle snacks ranked pretty high, but I tampered with the list and deleted it. How can such a good snack be given to aliens to eat!
Reading this message, which looked like it was waiting for praise, Wang Ling was nk at first.
After a long time, he replied to Wang Ming, You have received +1 favor from Wang Ling
Why is it only +1? Shouldnt it be +999? Wang Ming frowned.
Staring at the screen, Wang Lingughed gently.
He knew his idiot older brothers personality too well C this guy couldnt be praised casually, or he would definitely be walking on air!
However, Wang Ming was still so incredibly happy that he didnt sleep a wink that night.
It was September 3rd, the twenty-first day of the summer vacation.
The number of online users ying Bai Qiaos game Cultivation Emtor had officially broken fifty million, which was an unprecedented number in the history of online gaming. The new game Apex Hero which was ranked second only had a few million online users.
The main thing was that this was only the number of yers for the second round of beta testing. For the second round, Wang Ming had deliberately rxed the limit on the number of ount applications and had given out tens of millions of beta ounts; in the end, they were still all snapped up in a matter of seconds.
Even Bai Qiao herself never expected the game she had created to actually be so popr.
If this trend continued, it might be the first online game with more than 100 million users once the official version was released.
But there were two sides to every coin. Some people liked the game, and naturally there would be some who hated it.
Bai Qiao scrolled through the ratings for the game. The average rating for Cultivation Emtor on the various major game review websites was 8.3, which was quite a good score. However, herplexion turned a little ugly after she clicked open the assessment page, because there were actually a lot of one-star negativements in thements section.
At the front desk of the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe, Bai Qiao skimmed through these bizarre negativements.
Some even gave odd reasons.
Negativement 1:
Comment: Ive never yed this game, but the name doesnt sound nice. I dont like it.
Negativement 2:
Comment: Its unusual to have too high a score, so I deliberately gave a one-star rating to bring down this abnormally high score. To be honest, its disappointing that our countrys games have developed to this worrying extent. Mixiu has already released so many games with a simr theme; this game just added the cultivation element. I havent yed it, but I think its nothing new. Even in terms of game design and special effects, it cantpare with Mixius games. I dont know why there are so many five-starments. Disappointing!
Negativement 3:
Comment: There was amemorative CD for the games beta test, and I initially wanted to give it to my boyfriend to cheer him up. In the end, the express delivery went missing. When my boyfriend contacted the courier who specializes in delivering games, the courier had a bad attitude, asking if he was a small bitch or a big bitch. Not only did the courier lose the delivery, he even cursed other people and called them bitches. How can we be relieved ying such a game?
Additional Comment: Sorry. I asked my boyfriend again, and he said that the courier didnt scold him, but was asking if it was a small delivery or arge delivery 1 My boyfriend got it wrong. May I ask if the rating can be modified? I realize that I cant change it, how embarrassing.
Negativement 4:
Comment: Sorry, its me again, I was the one who wrote thestment. After my boyfriend yed this game, he found it boring. I initially registered for this alternate ount to give five stars, but my boyfriend said it wasnt a fun game, sorry
Skimming through thesements, the ahoge on top of Bai Qiaos head was about to explode in anger. This group of trolls! What are they squawking about online?! How can they simply evaluate the game without ever ying it?
Mrs Boss, dont be mad. These are all cloud yers, its very normal. Besides cloud yers, there are also cloud readers and cloud spectators 2 . Whether something is truly good or bad, theyll only go with the flow and think that what they believe is right. Next to Bai Qiao, Su Xing smiled.
After the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe resumed operation, there had been a lot of new customer registrations these days, and many sect heads had bought annual cards for the Inte cafe.
From what Su Xing could see, Bai Qiao was quite financially savvy, and wasnt just an ordinary female otaku.
Cultivation Emtor was now trending at home and abroad, and Bai Qiao promoted it online. As long as you yed the game at the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe, your game data would be saved on the Inte cafes terminals.
This drew a lot of tourists to visit them.
At the same time, this drove of tourists also spurred the Office of Strategic Deceptions other industries: the sects internal spa center, the music center, the video game center, the immortal sword IMAX movie theater all of them felt the impact of the Inte cafe asrge numbers of rich tourists visited them.
Anything that bes a hit will definitely attract trolls. Mrs Boss, you just have to ept it, Su Xing cated her on the side.
Listening to him, Bai Qiao felt something wasnt right. Wait, who are you calling Mrs Boss???
Lord Jingke is the boss, so arent you the bosss wife Su Xing said.
Bai Qiaos entire face turned red. Nonsense! I C Im not the bosss wife! Hes just a little brat! Besides, weve only joined together once! And it was only for ten minutes, he couldnt continue after that!
Su Xing: Wasnt it because it was your first joining, so you couldnt keep it up for long
Hands on her hips, Bai Qiao lectured him. In short, youre not allowed to call me that! Im not the bosss wife!
Okay, Mrs Boss.
Oh, right, go look for Jingke! I need to talk to him.
No problem, Mrs Boss.
Chapter 935 - Follow the Online Trail, Beat Up the Trolls
Chapter 935: Follow the Online Trail, Beat Up the Trolls
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Su Xing had no idea what Bai Qiao wanted to do, but this Mrs Boss was known for her tough way of doing things. Although Su Xing hadnt known Mrs Boss Bai for long, her loud personality had left a very deep impression on his heart.
When he called the Wang familys small vi, it was Loopy Toad who answered the phone.
Listening to the reason for Su Xings call, Dog Two couldnt help casting a nce up the stairs. Although Dog Two hadnt been part of the Divine Dao Star party, it had learned about exactly what had happened on Divine Dao Star from Little Silver.
And how did Little Silver know?
Naturally, it was Grenade-Throwing who told him. They were now living under the same roof, so asking for any news was only a matter of minutes for Little Silver.
So Dog Two also knew about Jingke and Bai Qiao fusing together on Divine Dao Star
This was where the problemy.
Since the first meld with Bai Qiao, Jingke hadnt seemed like himself. Beforeing downstairs to answer the phone, Dog Two had nced at the bed.
Lord Jingke stilly next to Little Master Lings pillow in his peach wood sword form. However the de had turned pink in color! And it was steaming all the time!
In the past two days, Mother Wang had been using Jingke as a facial steamer; it didnt need to be plugged in, and all she needed to do was stick her face in front of it. Furthermore, the moisturizing effect was exceptional C even her crows feet disappeared!
Dog Two lifted its eyelids. Lord Jingkes current state was very worrying!
On the other side at the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe, Bai Qiao sat at the counter and waited for over ten minutes before a space fissure opened in front of her and Jingke took one step through.
Bai Qiao was clearly unhappy with Jingkes tardiness. She folded her arms, a reproachful expression on her face. You made me wait fifteen minutes! I hate it the most when people arete! But since its the first time, Ill forgive you C there wont be a second time!
Mm. Jingke didnt waste words.
To be honest, he was a little nervous.
Especially when he was right in front of Bai Qiao, his thoughts couldnt help going back to the moment they hadbined back then he had never felt like that before, as if he was floating. His mind had gone nk and even his body felt light, ultimately leaving him with an immense sense of rxation and pleasure
But Jingke was too shy to express these feelings, and he had spent a long time forcing himself to calm down before he came.
Fortunately, the Wang familys fridge had also been enchanted, so Jingke had deliberately spent ten minutes in the freezer before meeting Bai Qiao
Seeing that Jingke had arrived, Su Xing hurriedly hid some distance away to observe them in secret. He knew it was wrong to act like a third wheel, but he couldnt help his curiosity.
Also, this was the first time he was seeing Lord Jingke act like a young married woman, which astonished him.
Hey, cant you smile a little? We have the same master. Why do you always look so dead and miserable every day? Looking at Jingke, Bai Qiao couldnt help stretching out one hand to pinch his face, only to jerk it back at the ice-cold feeling as if she had been electrocuted. Why are you so cold?
Jingke didnt say a word.
Forget it. Bai Qiao pulled Jingke over by the hem of his clothes to sit down next to her. She then tapped on the mouse and the keyboard to screenshot a dozen or so of the more excessive one-star negativements.
While Jingke didnt know what Bai Qiao wanted to do, he could already make a faint guess.
Folding her arms, Bai Qiao stared at Jingke. Im your scabbard, so isnt it your duty as the de to protect me?
Hm? Jingke tilted his head. Mm
Somehow, this rtionship seemed to have been turned on its head C shouldnt it be the scabbard that protected the de?
But after careful consideration, Jingke acquiesced for the time being, because he wanted to hear what other bizarre theories Bai Qiao was going toe up with.
Hey, why arent you the least bit fired up?!
Bai Qiao sighed. The correct thing for you to do at this moment is get down on your knees and shout for the world to hear: Jingke, this small general, is willing toy down his life for Bai Qiao! Only then will that create the mood!
Jingke:
Forget it Youre just as bone-headed as our master. Head aching, Bai Qiao rubbed the skin between her eyebrows. She felt like she had never spoken so much before, but when she was with Jingke, she inevitably became more talkative.
She pointed at the negativements on the screen. I want you to clean this up for me.
Her n was in fact more or less what Jingke had guessed.
Jingke looked at the screen and said very slowly, You, should, look, for, Wang Ming.
Itd be too boring to ask him for help. He can purge thesements with one wave of his hand behind the scenes, but arent these keyboard warriors who wantonly make negativements still atrge?
Bai Qiao shrugged. I already have their addresses. With your strength, you can open space and get there in seconds, cant you?
I want you to ferret them out one by one, ask them why they gave negativements, then have them apologize! Finally, they have to delete these negativements! If they dont hmph Dont me me for being ruthless
Want to, kill them?
Jingke shook his head slowly. Ling, wont, agree.
This bunch of keyboard warriors dont contribute to society at all; they just wreck havoc all day long. Killing them would be letting them off too easy, so of course I cant kill them! Thisdy still has a good heart; Im not a devil.
Bai Qiao chuckled. Dealing with them is simple. If they dont have a good attitude, you can directly send them to Songhai First Prison and leave the rest to me.
When she said this, Bai Qiao smiled darkly. As a female game otaku, her technological skills might not be as good as Wang Ming or that Uncle ck behind Odd Zhuo, but they werent too shabby either.
It had been a piece of cake for Bai Qiao to track down the addresses of these trolls through their IP addresses.
Of course, Bai Qiaos real n wasnt just to track down the IP addresses of this bunch and have Jingke hunt them down.
She had also used a spiderbot on these IP addresses to track down all the otherments which this group had posted online Back when Old Devil, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, and Evil Sword God were arrested, these trolls had unleashed a torrent of abuse online, moring that the cultivation police had handled things badly and cursing eighteen generations of the three mahjong bigwigs to high heaven.
Before Jingke followed the online trail to catch these trolls and send them to prison, Bai Qiao considered sending a screenshot of thesements first to that group of bigwigs in Songhai prison for a look
Chapter 936 - Put Up Or Shut Up!
Chapter 936: Put Up Or Shut Up!
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Bai Qiao discovered that the users of these IP addresses had indeed made plenty of outrageous remarks online. They all had different upations: some were civil servants, some were ordinary office workers, and some were school students. Bai Qiao had dug up every little detail on these men except for the color of their underwear.
Although their upations, ages and personalities were different, they all had one thing inmon: they were losers in life.
Ill have a chat with them first in a short while. If they dont admit their mistakes, you will fly over to them directly, clear? Bai Qiao said, pointing a at Jingke.
Mm Jingke nodded.
There was no helping it; his woman was too ferocious C he could only do as she wanted.
The first person they were going to look up had a Baowan IP address. This was a province of Huaxiu, but it was a little special as it was located on a small ind just across from the Huaxiu maind. It had been part of Huaxiu since ancient times, and was an inseparable piece ofnd.
The IP address coordinates were for a ce called Repayment Game Studio, which mainly made horror games. Cultivation Emtor s poprity had sent the studios designers off-kilter, and they had mobilized all their staff to post negativements.
Bai Qiao naturally found the person responsible: the studios boss.
Owner of Repayment Game Studio, Huang Youliang. Baowan native, 43 years old, mainly engaged in independent game development.
Because of Cultivation Emtor s poprity, he had posted arge number of negativements, and Bai Qiao had caught him in the act. From the same IP address, Bai Qiao also discovered other outrageous remarks which this Boss Huang Youliang had posted online This man even insulted Huaxius leaders! How audacious!
Unable to bear it any longer, Bai Qiao straightaway used coercive means to directly interrogate Boss Huang.
Today, Boss Huang was still feeling very depressed and wronged. He was envious to death of Cultivation Emtor s huge sess. He made games too C why didnt he get the recognition he deserved? C No! This was the worlds fault!
Sitting on the toilet, Boss Huang was about to log into his alternate ount to wildly curse everything.
He had to poke his nose into local news: What? Another stabbing in Huaxiu? It really isnt safe at home! Its still better overseas! Hurry up and migrate like me! The air abroad is so good! We never have haze! It has democracy and liberty! The moon is so round!
He had to poke his nose into entertainment news: What? Kun Kun is an NBA ambassador 1 ? Why is it this Kun Kun? I thought it would be my familys Kun Kun. My familys Kun Kun is so good! Its an internationally famous pet dog in Mixiu. How can your human Kun Kunpare with my foreign Kun Kun?
He had to poke his nose intomunity news: Hey, its like I said, local housing andmodities are expensive, its much better abroad! Everything is cheap abroad! Only by living overseas can you continue to expand on arge scale! Hurry up and migrate with me!
He had to poke his nose into lifestyle news: I already said theres a lot of fake snacks at home! The rice is made from stic! The cooking oil is recycled! I never eat them! Who knows what kind of oil rubbish snacks like potato chips, or crispy noodle snacks have been deep fried in? I never touch them!
Right after posting these words, Boss Huang suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Sitting on the toilet, it felt as if a pair of dead fish eyes were watching him from behind.
What was going on?
Why did it feel like a cold wind?
Boss Huang looked around. It was clearly a tiled wall behind him!
How could he feel like he was being watched inside a toilet cubicle in his studio?
Hey! Boss Huang Youliang, do you know that your onlinements are shit? Youre a pain in the ass! To make Boss Huang realize what he had done wrong, Bai Qiao deliberately used Baowans distinctive ent to ask the question.
Inside the toilet, Boss Huang felt like his shit had all dried up. He had clearly been using his cell phone to postments on the news when a Macao casino chat window suddenly popped up, as if his phone had a virus, and someone started interrogating him inside the chat.
Who are you? Boss Huang quickly typed into the chat.
Who I am isnt important C whats important are your shittyments! Do you know what you did was wrong? If you dont, I have a thousand ways to make you understand your mistakes! Bai Qiao replied.
You philistine, youre some. Who the hell are you? Only know how to hide behind a screen to cuss me out? Im not afraid of ameass like you. If you really have the ability,e out and fight me one-on-one. I can wreck ten of you!
So you wont apologize? Bai Qiao confirmed for thest time.
What apologize, are you nuts?! Boss Huang was very stubborn.
This was the first time he had encountered such an interesting hacker, who was calling him out from behind a screen. Did this person actually think that his reputation was a false one? He, Huang Youliang, who cursed out countless people online and was nicknamed Baowans Number One Keyboard Warrior? Bickering with him was just courting death!
Boss Huang Youliang chuckled. Turning his phone screen off, he was about to wipe his butt when the scene in front of him suddenly changed. He had clearly been inside a toilet cubicle, but when he lifted his head at that moment, it seemed that he had appeared at the entrance to a prison
Songhai First Prison
Darting a look at the sign, Huang Youliang was instantly rmed. Songhai city was a long way from Baowan. How had he ended up here while taking a dump?
However, before Huang Youliang could figure out the situation, he saw a child in a white robe staring at him with a pair of dead fish eyes. Huang Youliang blinked, and Jingke disappeared.
At the same time, aser infrared light swept forward and shed in front of Boss Huang Youliang.
In a short ten seconds, a dozen or so men flying on swords and wearing immortal robes dropped from the sky. Holdingw enforcementsers and tranquilizer spirit bullet guns, they surrounded him.
Huang Youliang was terrified once more.
It was actually a cultivation policew enforcement unit
One of them took out a loudspeaker and shouted at him, The man taking a shit up ahead, freeze! You are surrounded by Songhais cultivation policew enforcement unit!
Boss Huang Youliang didnt even have time to put on his pants. He immediately held up his hands, a nervous expression on his face. Why are you arresting me?! What crime have Imitted?!
A captain jumped down from his immortal sword and said to Huang Youliang, Huang Youliang, you are under arrest for breaking online security managementws: youve been using alternate ounts to postments online in an attempt to divide the country!
Youliang Huang, hands raised: You C You have no proof!
No proof? The captain of thew enforcement unit smiled. Will you believe me if I tell you that I can name all the alternate ounts you use?
You cant overstep your authority! Even if Im arrested, it should be by Baowan
Wrong. It isnt Baowan, its Baowan province! Baowan province! Baowan province! The captain chuckled. After you go in, youll write that one thousand times first as punishment in front of the Old Devil.
Old Old Devil? Huang Youliang trembled.
Have you forgotten the Old Devil? When he was arrested some time ago, didnt you say he was a toy poodle in heat?
Chapter 937 - Prison Lady Trio
Chapter 937: Prison Lady Trio
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What awaited Huang Youliang next wasnt a three-party joint hearing in the prison, but the Old Devils domestic discipline.
Now that the Mahjong Squad were part of the atonement group, their final sentencings were also postponed.
The Old Devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, and Evil Sword God had now all been in prison for some time, and it felt like home.
The people there were all talented and interesting when they spoke
Their daily tasksprised of looking after the prison crops and helping General Bai secretly deal with some wanted criminals. All these could gain them merit points, and at their final trials, their sentences could bemuted based on how many merit points they had.
There was a saying that getting a job or working for others was impossible 1 , but the crimes of these three people were too heavy, and it was very likely that they would spend the rest of their lives in prison atoning for their sins.
However, the Old Devil was a happy-go-lucky person with a strong ability to mentally adjust to his situation. The prison took care of his food and drink; he felt it would be fine for him to live here all his life. All he wanted was for General Yi to fulfill his promise and use the wheel of time to find his girlfriends reincarnation.
That would still take time.
When it came to bureaucracy, everyone knew C getting a seal was just like the sloth in Zootopia .
The process right up to obtaining approval would thus take a very long time. Even the Old Devil himself needed to be patient; it couldnt be rushed.
On the whole, life in Songhai First Prison was quitefortable.
They rose at dawn to till the soil and rested at dusk.
Even with their meridians blocked, they could still get assignments from General Bai once in a while to deal with fierce offenders.
They had just carried out a mission a few days ago.
The target had been a rainy night rapist who wore an open red raincoat that exposed his hairy legs, and who liked to act on rainy days. This person was extremely fast and acted under the cover of the weather. A lot of girls had fallen victim, and before they could react, they had fallen pregnant
When the Mahjong Squad found the rainy night rapist, the trio surrounded him.
You Arent all of you already Caught, the pervert was stupefied, as he had never expected this situation at all.
But that was a few days ago
The Old Devil and the others had seen a lot of this type of trash in their contact with dark forces, and catching them was just dirtying their hands.
But they had no other choice; the road to redemption was a long and difficult one.
On this day, inside the special call, the Old Devil and Cheng Yu were researching makeup techniques. Evil Sword God was a weakling when he went out on a mission without eyeshadow, so they had to improve their skills.
And Warden Liang had approved their application.
Warden Liang gave them a sack with all kinds of cosmetics inside.
So many? Untying the sack, the Old Devil stared nkly.
They were all seized at the airport; I asked one of my colleagues there for them, Warden Liang replied mildly.
Prisoners were also human beings, and naturally also needed to pass the time with something fun. In addition to Fight the Landlord and mahjong, the Old Devil and the others were also developing other things for their self-amusement, and a prisondy trio 2 act was quietly unfolding.
But the Mahjong Squad was made up of three men, and they were putting on makeup for the first time
How do we use these? Cheng Yu asked.
Old Devil picked out a few cosmetics. He had never worn makeup, but relying on what he remembered of his girlfriends makeup bag before, he could still vaguely tell the difference between lipstick, BB cream, eye cream and whatnot.
As he was picking out the things, it suddenly urred to him that of the three people in the Mahjong Squad, he appeared to be the only one to have had a girlfriend before
Give it a try first. This is lipstick. Apply it on him first.
Arent we going to practice putting on eyeshadow?
In any case, its just for fun. Just put on whatever.
After figuring things out, the two people started to mess around with Evil Sword Gods face.
Without his eyeshadow, Evil Sword God let them do whatever they wanted to him, like a daughter-inw being bullied.
A few minutester, Evil Sword God officially took center stage wearing lipstick, a wig, eyeshadow and blush.
I think its not bad, Cheng Yumented.
Mm, he looks very simr to Jynx 3 like this. The Old Devil nodded.
But very quickly, the two of them frowned when they realized that this eyeshadow didnt have any effect C Evil Sword God didnt switch personalities from the makeup they put on him.
Did we put it on wrong? Cheng Yu had a bit of a headache.
The first step is always the hardest. Lets take it little by little.
The Old Devil pinched Evil Sword Gods face. Old Evil is pretty cute like this, dont you think?
Em Cheng Yu stared at Evil Sword Gods face more closely.
Old Cheng, just admit it. Dont you like Old Evil? I can hear your heartbeat. A sly smile yed on Old Devils lips.
Heartbeat??? The Master of Immortal Mansion was a little bewildered.
It was true that a strong heartbeat was resounding in the air, but it definitely wasnt his.
Whose heartbeat was this?
While they were feeling puzzled, the door to the special cell opened and the prison guard who had been escorting Huang Youliang directly kicked him inside.
Oh, its another newbie! The Old Devil was overjoyed, but when he saw the mans face, his own instantly darkened.
When Huang Youliang saw the Old Devil and the others at that moment, he was so frightened that his legs buckled and he could barely stand, and he shrank back. You Stay away from me!
The Old Devil
The Master of Immortal Mansion and Evil Sword God!
Huang Youliang was sure he was right!
What frightened him even more was that these three people were actually in one cell
Huang Youliangs heart raced and he was so nervous he almost choked.
He was now bitterly regretting the recklessments he had posted online.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world
Its you, isnt it You called my venerable self a toy poodle in heat?
The Old Devils light voice carried in the air. It wasnt loud, but it carried the greatest sense of terror.
However, before the interrogation was over, Huang Youliang had already fainted, foaming at the mouth.
Cheng Yu: Do we need to wake him up?
Old Devil waved his hand. Its fine. They are quite a few people whove been sent over for us to y with today: They all made inappropriate onlinements, and can be called keyboard warriors or a water army.
As soon as he said the words, it seemed more people had been sent over outside the door
These were all the keyboard warriors Jingke had caught after following the online trails; they were now all lined up outside the special cell in handcuffs.
Cheng Yu was shocked at this momentum. So many people?
These people were all crying noisily and shaking with fear.
There were already twenty-six of them, and the number was still increasing.
This was the first time the prison was so lively.
It was just that the number was a little toorge In less than fifteen minutes, there was already a long line outside the door of the special cell as the number of people soared to more than a hundred
Cheng Yu was deeply shocked. So this is an Inte water army
With a snort, the Old Devil opened the cell door and stepped outside. All the keyboard warriors knelt one after another and begged for mercy. We have reflected deeply, and we will all listen to the Governor!
Chapter 938 - Governor of the Dark Network
Chapter 938: Governor of the Dark Network
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
When he heard this Governor title, Huang Youliang instantly tensed up as his thoughts scattered. In a sh, his clothes were drenched in cold sweat, and he was so scared that he curled up on the ground and trembled all over. His face turned ashen at this intense sense of uneasiness, as if half his soul had fled his body.
So? Are you familiar with this title of Governor or not? The Old Devil smiled coldly.
Actually, before Huang Youliang had been sent to the special prison cell, Songhai First Prison and Odd Zhuo had already started to weave a huge. School would start up after the summer break, and Odd Zhuo had received a direct order from Secretary Sun Dakang to carry out arge-scale clean-up of the Inte during this time, in which they would punish criminals who spread uwful information online.
So even if Bai Qiao and Jingke hadnt discovered Huang Youliang and caught him, the General Administration of 100 Schools would have acted anyway.
None of them had discussed this operation prior to itsunch, but their ns this time unexpectedly aligned.
Thus, after Huang Youliangs arrest, Odd Zhuo promptly contacted Bai Qiao and Jingke to have them be part of the operation.
This operation to clean up the Inte wasnt a simple one.
In the information age, cyber wars were the mostplicated kind, since these maggots hiding behind the screen kept changing their IP addresses to make their locations hard to track down.
But as the leader directly inmand of the operation, Odd Zhuos target this time was the leader behind the scenes who had an online water army of fifty million the Governor of the Dark Network.
Based on what they currently knew from their investigation, this persons cultivation wasnt high, but he had gained a high ranking in the Dark Network due to this online water army; his codename was Governor.
Do you know why you were arrested and sent here? The Old Devilughed, his gaze fixed on Huang Youliang. I have no interest in the small fry outside, but youve made direct contact before with that Governor ranked seventh in the Dark Network, havent you, Mr Huang? I know you are a branch leader.
Huang Youliang had a dismayed expression on his face; he hadnt expected the Old Devil to find out even this about him.
The Old Devil raised his hand, and magic hit Huang Yuliang in between his eyebrows. Instantly, he actually heard the sound of a ticking clock in his brain.
Tell us, how do you contact the Governor? The Old Devil interrogated him. The clock in your brain is a curse spell which will detonate once time is up. If you dont talk before then, you wont die, but your mind will be blown apart, and you can only live in a mental asylum and receive electrotherapy for the rest of your life
I dont know, I dont know anything! Wuwuwu ! Huang Youliang wailed; he hadnt cried even when his old mom died, and he never thought that a big man like him would be scared to tears.
Crying counts as part of the time you have left. The Old Devil smiled coldly.
Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu smoothed things over. Brother, if you have time to cry, you might as welle clean and tell us everything you know. Even if its just a little, we wont me you. Otherwise, we can only blow up your mind and deliver whats left to the Military Law Bureau and forcibly extract your memories.
What you should know is that the Governor is the main target we want to capture. Hes very important for reducing our final sentences, and for yours as well.
The Old Devil said expressionlessly, You have thirty seconds left.
Huang Youliangs mind was nk; he hadpletely no idea what to say.
At that moment, the clock in his brain suddenly rang, which frightened him into instantly confessing. I, I, I know! But even I very rarely have the chance toe in contact with the Governor. My status as group leader was something I bought Also, every group is inspected on their performance! The Governor will only meet the leaders whose groups perform very well! Only they can meet the Governor!
The Old Devil sneered again and pulled the clock hand in Huang Youliangs brain back. Hm, Ill give you two more minutes. Tell us more about buying the group leader position. How much did you pay for it?
Five million plus a vi in the countryside. Huang Youliang trembled as he spoke.
Then how much can you earn as a group leader?
There are up to five thousand people in arge group. As long as I run it well enough and attract a high volume of traffic, I can recover the costs in a year. The Governor pays us based on the number of hits we get. If you want to meet the Governor, you have to run the group well and produce good results, otherwise theres no way you can meet him.
I cant wait a year to produce good results!
The Old Devils eyes darkened. Forget it, hurry up and tell us what else you know!
The former administrator died from overwork, which allowed me to step into this opening and buy this position, Huang Youliang said, both his hands raised in surrender.
So youre saying that you havent been a group leader for long?
Yes, it hasnt even been two days
The former leader died from overwork? Then how were you connected to the group before this?
I was an administrator in the group. When the group leader died, I bought his ount and nned to use two identities in the group.
You, an administrator, dare to pretend to be the group leader? The Old Devil was amused.
No one has seen his appearance, and his ount is now mine We earn our bread and butter through the Inte; making money is our only concern. The number of people in his group has currently already reached five thousand, and each one of them is an elite. You cant get this type of growth in just one or two years To be a group leader, you have to take an assessment. If I didnt buy this group leader status, I wouldnt be able to pass the assessment at all.
What kind of assessment is it?
Knowing that Huang Youliang was prepared toe clean, the Old Devil nodded and stopped the clock in his brain.
An exam wouldnt be a big deal, but the main thing is that we have to crossdress But Im too ugly!
Hm, indeed, you never had a chance.
The Old Devil asked, Let me ask you, before you were arrested, did you ever think about the hazards of creating a ruckus online?
No we act as water army and trolls on online news websites. The only thing we risk are our words and we dont spill blood. God knows why weve been targeted
Good, well said. I have a rough idea of the situation. So what youre saying is that the group members rounded up outside dont actually know your identity as the group leader?
They definitely havent seen me before.
What are the conditions for setting up a group?
As long as you pass the group leader assessment, you can set up a group based on the area youre in. To control the chat group, the group leader has to do it at a designated Inte cafe in that area.
Then for this group you bought, where is the Inte cafe which you have to go online at?
Crow County in Bao Bay. I bought the Bao Bay group leader position, and theres only one Inte cafe there
Very well. The Old Devil nodded, then turned to look at Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God. Old Cheng, Old Evil, how about we make a trip to Bao Bays Inte cafe?
Be group leader?
Thats right! Be group leader!
Chapter 939 - Let the Bullet Messages Fly, and the Conditions For Becoming Group Leader
Chapter 939: Let the Bullet Messages Fly, and the Conditions For Bing Group LeaderTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
It was a long way from Songhai city to Baowan provinces Crow County, but it only took two hours traveling via the special passage.
Although the Old Devil trio was currently atoning for their crimes by performing meritorious service, their actions were still restricted, such as when it came to space travel. Even when they were charged with carrying out missions, they werent allowed to open space tunnels or use spatial spells to teleport without permission.
They all had location trackers on them which, after being improved by Wang Ming, were an enhanced ss of Spirit Shackles that acted as a seal to contain their power from aputer terminal. Thus, their true realms were suppressed. However, their mission this time was mainly an online information war, which would depend on their intelligence.
Inside the familiar prison van, Huang Youliang sat between two people. He was drenched in cold sweat and had no idea what he should do.
When we get there, you should know what to do. The Old Devil patted Huang Youliangs thigh.
I know; if I disobey, my mind will be blown apart. Huang Youliang swallowed and didnt dare resist.
Why did you want to be the group leader of a water army back then? Cheng Yu asked curiously.
I opened a game studio but the games we designed always made losses, and I had to earn extra ie. Later, I heard about this alternative from a friend of mine. But I hadnt held the group leader position for long and I hadnt even gone to the designated Inte cafe when you caught me, Huang Youliang said with fear.
This transaction is quite a lucrative one. So once you invest into bing group leader, you can make money? The Old Devil smiled.
Not exactly
Huang Youliang asked, Have any of you been a group leader before?
No. The Old Devil and the others shook their heads.
After taking up this position, we need to dress up in womens clothes, rope in administrators, and reach our targets. Only after the administrators fulfill their quota of online posts can group members act as keyboard warriors and start cursing or scolding online. When there are enough posts which have obtained a certain number of views, the Governor will pay us.
Huang Youliang said, With arge sum of money, its split 30-70 between the group leader and the Governor.
Group leaders only get seventy percent?
Seventy percent is the Governors; for group leaders to even be able to get thirty percent depends on how he feels! said Huang Youliang.
Hang on, isnt this money from the Governor? The Old Devil was confused.
The Governor issues the money, but it isnt his. I heard that theres still someone a level higher than the Governor. An Inte water army is managed using a hierarchical system. Actually, group members dont get any money at all, and only the group leaders and administrators get a share
Huang Youliang said with a sigh, There are countless people in an online water army; the Governor oversees fifty million. We group leaders just work for him, and we cant disobey the Governor at all. If we do, the group will be dissolved at best, and or well be killed at worst.
After hearing this, the prison trio had some idea of the situation.
The management of this online water army was a little like a pyramid scheme, which expanded downward from the administrative levels.
Although this Governor was ranked seventh in the Dark Network and held an important position, he wasnt the big boss behind the scenes; there was still someone pulling the strings and supplying the funds behind him, and it was very likely that the other party was hiding overseas.
But investigating that wasnt their job; even if they knew who it was, it wasnt any concern of theirs. Right now, the task which the prison trio had been assigned was to follow the clues to track down this Governor and arrest him.
Catching the Governor was their number one priority.
As for whether there was someone else behind him whom they should also catch or not, this would depend on how many points for shortening their sentences General Bai could offer
In the prison van, the Old Devil reflected on Huang Youliangs words just then.
The water army group leaders under this Governor were strictly managed; they even had to log into their group leader ounts at designated Inte cafes.
He realized that going to Crow County to be group leader this time might not be easy.
From what you said earlier, you have to crossdress in particr in order to be a group leader and earn money?
Of course
Then isnt a group leader just a beggar?
In this world, isnt working for someone just like being a beggar anyway? But not many people can be a group leader of a water army.
The Old Devil frowned. If a group leader has to crossdress, why is it that the group members have never before seen that former group leader who died suddenly?
Simple: most of the members in this group are fans of attractive voices and the former group leaders voice was very nice. Huang Youliang said, When I bought the group leader position, the person who sold it to me gave me a special voice changer so that I would sound just like the former group leader, and no one would hear the difference.
So that was it.
The prison trio understood.
But since you want to catch the Governor, its very important to win over the administrators and the people in the group. Going to Crow County this time to take up the role of group leader, crossdressing is a must But of the three big shots here Huang Youliang swept his gaze over the Old Devil, Cheng Yu and Evil Sword God.
After looking at them over and over again, he found that the only one who would be able to crossdress convincingly was actually Evil Sword God.
But he didnt dare directly say it, for fear that Evil Sword God would beat him up.
The shock Evil Sword God had inspired back then was no lesspared with the Old Devil. He even had the guts to kill his own shifu; it could be said that he was an utterly cold-blooded figure.
Huang Youliang knew that if he offended this big shot, he woulde to a tragic end
I know what youre thinking.
The Old Devil put an arm around Huang Youliangs shoulder. Want to see Old Evil crossdress?
Huang Youliang: No no, I dont.
A man needs to be honest. Tell me the truth, do you want to see it or not? Be honest, or there will be serious consequences.
Huang Youliang looked weakly at that delicate-looking Evil Sword God, and somehow felt that he was different from the reports about him.
He didnt know what Evil Sword Gods situation was, but he still said what he was thinking in a very low voice, I do
So, youre honest after all.
The Old Devilughed. Dont worry, youll be able to see it.
Huang Youliang:
The Old Devil: Because Old Cheng and I also want to see it.
Huang Youliang:
Since a crossdressing group leader could quickly win over administrators and group members, they naturally didnt have a reason to reject it. To the Old Devil, this was like kneeling and begging for food, but the point was that the person doing the kneeling wouldnt be him.
Only one of the three of them needed to crossdress and reveal his face.
And it now looked like it would be none other than Evil Sword God.
Old Evil? The Old Devil called his name and turned to Evil Sword God, who didnt know where to put his hands.
Apart from ying cards or manualbor, Evil Sword God was thrashed practically every day in prison. Now that the Old Devil was talking to him in such an indulgent tone, Evil Sword God quivered.
Evil Sword God: What do you want
Youll be dressing in womens clothester.
No
If you do it, Old Cheng and I wont beat you up for the next three days.
A week and its a deal
Deal.
Chapter 940 - Group Leader Detention Island
Chapter 940: Group Leader Detention IndTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
As group leaders in the water army under the Governor, they were assigned Inte cafes from which they had to log into their ounts. The Inte cafe in Crow County was located in a very remote area.
It was a small county town with some parts that were still underdeveloped, and which engaged mainly in agriculture and animal husbandry. Most of the pork Zhai Yin used to fry dragon pork chops was imported from Crow County.
Well That was to say, the dragon pig which this little Crow County bred had almost poisoned and killed the Ten Founding Generals
When the Inte cafes doors slid open, all eyes turned to a delicate and pretty-looking youngdy. She was very tall, had fair skin, and had long hair which fell down to her waist, giving people the sense of first love.
What aely youngdy
Shes probably not from our Crow County, is she? Crow County only has a few pretty girls.
Shes likely from out of town. Honestly speaking, the girls from outside are all fair.
How many points?
Ny-five C five points off for her chest. Size A is not good enough.
From what everyone could see, Evil Sword Gods crossdressing was pretty sessful. Thanks to the handful of minutes which Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu had spent in prison diligently practicing their cosmetic skills, Evil Sword God in womens clothes was enough to pass for the real thing.
Considering that there might be spies of the Governor in the Inte cafe, the Old Devil and the others didnt act together, but sent in Evil Sword God alone.
But the prison trio were using the mywork sharing center technique!
That was to say, the three of them were sharing their vision and minds at that moment.
What Evil Sword God saw and heard now would be transmitted to the Old Devils and Cheng Yus minds at the same time.
The chat app which this Inte water army group used was an autonomous one. Huang Youliang had already given them both the username and the password, along with the voice changer, which was in a secret cloud drive and needed to be downloaded.
Fortunately, Evil Sword God wasnt too out of touch with society. Hisputer skills were pretty good and he wasnt aplete newbie.
When he murdered his shifu, he had done a Qiandu search online: how to kill your shifu?
The first five pages were all promoted results for secret weapons.
The search results were still fresh in Evil Sword Gods mind.
[Ad] Putian System 1 Consecrated Shuriken, only 998 immortal gold for one
[Ad] Putian System Gilded and Diamond-Studded Flying Guillotine, 666 immortal gold. Buy one and get three gifts
[Ad] Putian System Secret Weapon Store. For the first 6 yuan you spend, you get a small dragon sword hanging ornament!
At this time, the Old Devils voice rang out in the shared mental space. Old Evil, stop recalling the past. The mission is our priority.
Okay Evil Sword Gods thoughts settled and he got to work.
Username, check.
Password, check.
The voice changer was ready.
Evil Sword God then took a deep breath and clicked ENTER.
In a blink of an eye, the scene before him changed as he was actually pulled into a city which felt full of technology.
Whats going on? Evil Sword God was a little confused. This development was somewhat unexpected.
Fortunately, the trios mental space was connected, so Evil Sword God wasnt flustered.
This should be the inner world of the water army. Sure enough, theres something wrong with this Inte cafe. They use their ounts to set up a space passage. After logging in with their usernames, the group leaders will arrive in another space world. The Old Devils voice rang out inside Evil Sword Gods head with his analysis.
If so, it made sense for the Governor to require all group leaders to go to a designated Inte cafe to operate the chat group.
Using his Demon Eyes, Evil Sword God tried to spread his power of sight throughout the world, and the trio had a panoramic view of the whole world.
This was a small world located in an independent space. It looked like an ind which was surrounded by a space spirit sea, which was very much in the style of a water army.
Seeing this, the prison trio was inwardly surprised.
It looks like there has to be an Almighty moving the pieces behind the Governor. Its impossible for the Governor to open up an independent space with his strength alone, the Old Devil said.
How rich were the experiences of the trio?
While their strength was currently sealed, their abundant knowledge and experiences as experts with True Immortal battle strength couldnt be sealed; they could discern how strong this spatial spell was with one nce.
This was one of the main reasons why General Bai decided to implement this atonement program for the prison trio. There were few True Immortal experts to begin with. Naturally, it would be very good if they could be used.
For experts, a direct execution wasnt actually a heavy price.
When the Old Devil shared a projected image with Huang Youliang, thetters face was ashen and he was frightened to death. This group leader position wasnt what he had expected. He had thought he just needed to urge members in the group to post; he never thought he could be pulled into this sort of independent space world.
Its clear you were duped.
Looking at the shocked expression on Huang Youliangs face, the Old Devil said, The group leader position you bought with five million HNY and a vi didnt gain you anything C the design of this world space is a bit like a prison. Once you enter, youre basically trapped and cant get out unless you destroy the core hub.
I was tricked? Huang Youliang found it hard to believe.
What Evil Sword God experienced next in this small world further confirmed Old Devils conjecture.
A crossdressing Evil Sword God suddenly fell into this space.
Such a lovely andely girl suddenly dropping in would naturally attract the attention of the people nearby.
Something wasnt right about these people. Most of them were bald and they moved like zombies, drooling and grinning horribly as they stared at him.
Evil Sword God was a little scared at being stared at, and he yelled in all directions, You Who are you?!
As soon as he spoke, even Evil Sword God himself was taken aback Because it wasnt his voice! This was very clearly the cute little sister effect of the voice changer
The Old Devil and Cheng Yu almost got hard when they heard it.
Looks like you werentpletely cheated. This is a genuine voice changer, the Old Devil said.
Huang Youliang:
The Old Devil reasoned that the voice changer probably wasnt just purely software, but had been enhanced with special magic. When the software was activated, the voice would have special sound effects for a period of time.
At that moment, the men in this world surrounded Evil Sword God like zombies.
Why dont youe with us, little cutie? You cant get out. This is Group Leader Detention Ind
Come on, lets have fun. In any case, we have plenty of time
I never thought an actual female group leader wouldnd here.
This group moved toward Evil Sword God as they spoke.
And what horrified the prison trio
Was that this bunch of disgusting men all had modified female voices!
It turned out that there werent any real women among the water army group leaders!
Footnotes:
Ch 940 Footnote 1
Wei Zexi was a student who died after receiving experimental treatment for his cancer following a promoted search result on Baidu, leading to criticism of Baidus advertising practices. His death also brought attention to the Putian system, which is a group of hospitals that rely heavily on online ads.
Chapter 941 - Cosmic Brain King Clan
Chapter 941: Cosmic Brain King nTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
At the same time, in an unknown spirit world, a 3D image of Group Leader Detention Ind was being projected in the middle of a room. Every group leader was marked on it with a red dot, and these were all group leaders who had been detained.
They had been imprisoned on this Detention ind which saw no sun for various reasons. Some hadnt met their performance quota, while some had leaked key information on their organization. Although some of them had done it identally, they still had to be punished.
This was the reason why the Governor of Dark Network could remain all-powerful for so many years and hadnt been toppled.
Look, Lord Brain King, someone has snuck in, said an octopus-like monster in front of a massiveputer screen.
No one would expect this to be the Governor of Dark Networks true form.
Theputer screen was part of a mainframe with thousands of ports which the Governors tentacles were plugged into.
That was right, the Governors true form was in fact a mechanical octopus which wasnt from Earth, but had beenpletely created out of Lord Brain Kings mouth.
An image of a brain appeared on the screen as a deep and impressive voice rang out. It looks like this ce has been discovered Were one step closer to our grand n, we must in no way alert the enemy.
It looks like Lord Brain King already anticipated this. It is this subordinate who is slow-witted.
All the people locked up on Detention ind are the people we wrongly selected over the years. None of them are the smartest people Im looking for on this.
But in the end, these are just losers who vent their feelings online; why is Lord Brain King focused on them?
Thats not right.
The brain on the screen flickered and said in a low voice, Theres something called a bullet message culture on Earth, but it has now be a hotbed of trolls and keyboard warriors.
Ive long heard that there are a wealth of masters behind these bullet messages, so Ive always believed that the smartest people on Earth are definitely in this group of keyboard warriors.
In thest few years, the reason I asked you to continue expanding the water army was to find these intelligent people. Devouring the wisdom of the smartest people will pave the way for my gaining a foothold in the universe. That Divine Dao Star has devoured manys, but my Brain n has yet to copse because my ability to calcte things far surpasses that of Divine Dao Stars Star Lord.
Your Highness is wise, this subordinate is unworthy.
The stars of my Brain n knew that Divine Daos Star Lord was plotting against us, which is why weve been fighting a guerri war all this time. Now, Divine Dao wants to establish diplomatic rtions with Earth; presumably, Star Lord must have been impressed by the intelligence of the Earthlings. I was already going to give up hope on Earth, but it now looks like it will be a huge loss if we dont find these wise men.
But Lord Brain King, this subordinate thinks we might have made a mistake The smartest person might not necessarily be among these trolls who can only post bullet messages and dislikes.
Are you questioning this kings authority?
The big brain on the screen hissed with sound, releasing brain waves that rippled out like a magical pulse and making the mechanical octopus quiver.
Your Highness, please calm down, it is this subordinate who is slow-witted.
We dont need to pay attention to these invaders for now; I have a feeling that well be able to find a wise man very soon.
Brain King said, Also
The mechanical octopus: ???
Brain King: When Im speaking, can you not lick the screen? Even if you are a standard bootlicker, your behavior is disgusting
The mechanical octopus: I C Im so sorry, Your Highness! I worship you too much!
Brain King: No, you have to fix this habit of licking the screen.
As soon Brain King said that, the image on the screen had already switched to that of a celebritys picture.
This was currently the most popr idol on Earth. Not only did he have over one hundred million fans, anything he posted on his Weibo ount could be shared over one hundred million times. He was a male celebrity with fair skin that was so soft it was almost translucent. Looking at him from afar, one could only ask, Can you tell the gender 1?
Your Majesty, I was wrong! I will never lick the screen again! The mechanical octopus felt like puking.
In that moment, it couldnt control its mouth, and threw up a huge pile of screws
Elsewhere, Evil Sword God realized he was trapped.
This Detention Ind was so scary. It was filled with disgusting fat shut-ins, and even if they hadnt touched him yet, Evil Sword God still felt nauseated from the bottom of his heart.
And now, these people were staring at him with hungry eyes and closing in on him from all directions.
You stay away! Without his eyeshadow, Evil Sword God was very cowardly. Now, besieged by a group of bald and fat shut-ins, some of whom werent even wearing clothes, he made sounds of resistance.
But the voice changer was still in effect!
This directly led to the opposite reaction C some people were already so excited that they got nosebleeds. None of the group leaders imprisoned on Detention Ind were female! Now that such a pretty girl hadnded here, they naturally had to take good care of her.
Little sister,e on! Are you ying hard to get?
The more you resist, the more excited we are!
Evil Sword God had clearly underestimated how lethal an effect his crossdressing had on this group of fat shut-ins.
Adding in the fact that this bunch of group leaders had been imprisoned on Detention Ind for too long, they were bursting with all kinds of emotions now and needed to take it out on something; basically, they would be excited as long as it was a woman.
Looks like Old Evil is going to give away his first time here In the prison van, the Old Devil said a prayer for Evil Sword God at the scene being shared.
At that moment, Cheng Yu suddenly thought of a serious problem. Wait a minute, Old Gua, the three of us are sharing minds now. If Old Evil really gives away his first time here, we will feel whatever he suffers
Huang Youliang:
F**k! As if waking up from a dream, the Old Devil was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
If Evil Sword God couldnt protect his chrysanthemum on Detention Ind, all their chrysanthemums would suffer!
Old Evil! Dont give up, Old Evil! the Old Devil yelled.
No longer acting like a spectator, thoughts flew quickly through his head as he searched for a way out of this hopeless situation.
Evil Sword God was about to drown in this group of squishy fatties, like a little white rabbit sinking in mud.
Old Evil! Hurry up and punch yourself! You should be fine if you can give yourself a ck eye!
During this crisis, the Old Devil had an idea.
Looks like theres no other way
Hearing this suggestion, Evil Sword God grit his teeth, clenched his fist, and punched himself hard in the eye
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Chapter 942 - An Unexpected Development
Chapter 942: An Unexpected Development
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The moment he punched his eye, Evil Sword God glowed with boundless radiant light in the midst of the group, like Daigo transforming into Ultraman Tiga. Intangible sword qi swept out, sting away the countless fat shut-ins around him like sand.
When this powerful momentum descended, these group leaders on Detention Ind mmed up. For one moment, those who had advanced on and harassed Evil Sword God, as well as those who had been making noise on the side, froze on the spot and didnt dare move.
You arrogant bunch, you actually dare make fun of this lord?
Actually dare make fun of this lord?
Dare make fun of this lord?
Make fun of this lord?
This lord?
Lord?
The familiar echo resounded throughout Detention ind. Sword qi swept out in all directions, cutting the clothes on dozens of fat shut-ins to ribbons.
While he had turned into the Evil Sword God whom everyone knew, he was still sharing his consciousness with the Old Devil and Cheng Yu, and they reminded him not to kill anyone there.
Now that they were performing meritorious deeds to atone for their crimes, they had to pay even more attention to their behavior.
While these people were disgusting, a light reprimand was fine and they didnt have to die for what they had done.
Evil Sword God stepped toward these people. He held no sword in his hand, but there were swords in his mind. Everyone felt that cold intent as if it was a sword resting against their necks.
If they so much as blinked, he could cut their heads off.
At the same time, Huang Youliang was watching this scene in the van.
He was just as terrified.
Evil Sword God was famed for his prowess; Huang Youliang had heard of his fearful reputation even in Baowan province.
He was suddenly very d that he had been born in this era of order andw. If this was in the past and he had talked so much trash, someone would have dropped in on him and cut his head off long ago without any kindness or mercy.
This might not be the best era, but it was absolutely the most tolerant one
But where there was tolerance, there was impudence.
There was a saying that good people were taken advantage of, or a tame horse was easier to ride.
Didnt the online water army and keyboard warriors take advantage of the tolerance of strangers?
Without needing to punish someone as a warning to the others, Evil Sword God had shaken all of Detention Ind through his momentum alone.
I know some of you more or less know who I am. However, I came here today not for you, but for one thing. Staring at everyone in an overbearing manner, Evil Sword God seriously uttered one word: Fairness!
And then, he repeated and emphasized it: Fairness!
Freaking fairness!
Fa- fairness? someone murmured, confused.
All of you joined the Governors water army organization and became group leaders. Behind your screens, you verbally abuse people who have nothing to do with you over the Inte, even cursing other peoples families and sapping their motivation to study or work!
Learning! Is the stepping stone of progress! Work! Is the driving force behind the development of a nations economy! You just malign other people behind your screens and even indiscriminately start rumors and go whichever way the wind blows!
When you posted these views, did you ever think about how much trouble youre causing for other people and for society? Just because you rely on the tolerance of strangers and the fact that no one can find you behind a screen, you think you can spout rubbish? Do you think thats fair?
Evil Sword Gods speech was upright and vehement.
Of course, these werent Evil Sword Gods own words, but something General Bai had prepared beforehand; Evil Sword God was just reading them aloud through his mind-share with the Old Devil.
They were now atoning for their crimes, so they still had to follow procedure!
It could only be said that as the strongest of the Ten Generals, Explosion Saint deserved his name. These words were just like nuclear bombs in the hearts of these group leaders, which smashed their spirits and left thempletely battered.
Listen up, this lord is going to ask all of you some questions and you must answer me honestly C this is also yourst chance to make up for what youve done.
Evil Sword God said, Right now, our nation is cracking down hard on Inte keyboard warriors. After you get out of here, youll be locked up for a few years, but if youre good and plead guilty, it might only be for a few months.
These fat shut-in group leaders exchanged dismayed looks; they had turned red at Evil Sword Gods speech just now, and felt too ashamed to show their faces.
Then, what should we do someone asked.
First question: who can tell me about this ind? As soon as Evil Sword God spoke, plenty of those in the know fought to be the first to raise their hands.
They were fighting for the chance to get their sentences reduced.
You, speak. Evil Sword God pointed at a fatty who only had one strand of hair on his head.
In the beginning, we didnt know what this ce was, but the one thing we were sure of was that all of us had already been abandoned by the Governor. Furthermore, everyone here are group leaders in the water army. We were locked up here because we identally leaked organization secrets.
This person replied honestly, Detention Ind has a canteen and an Inte cafe. The canteen is machine-operated, and provides burgers and Coke. But these things arent free. We have to y games at the Inte cafe and clear dungeons and gather equipment, then convert them into contribution points.
Is there any chance of getting out? Evil Sword God asked again.
Not at the moment. However, once we obtain one hundred million contribution points, we can regain our freedom, One Hair said.
Hearing this, Evil Sword God as well as the Old Devil and Cheng Yu in the prison van all nodded.
The situation was pretty much what they had guessed, with some minor differences.
This was a detention ind for group leaders; instead of being an assembly point for the water army, this was a ce of punishment to lock up group leaders who had almost divulged the secrets of the online water army.
In other words, these group leaders had secrets no one else knew.
Thus, they were the best subjects for their investigation.
Evil Sword God then ordered these fat shut-ins to line up. He pointed to the first one in line and said, Starting with you, introduce yourself, then tell me what you did as a water army group leader, what your rtionship with the Governor is like, and whether youve met him or not.
Okay
The first person nodded and then said diffidently, I, Im Ding Lixi. My job as group leader previously was to organize people online to post negativements on Douban. As for my rtionship with the Governor, Ive only spoken to him once online Hes very mysterious, and wont meet with anyone so easily.
Hm, next one. Evil Sword God nodded.
Previously, I was a group leader who mobilized group members online to send scam texts in particr.
Your water army also does this sort of thing?
We set up a special water army scam group This person said, All the texts we sent basically had the same content.
What was the message?
Hello, Im Emperor Qin. I have returned, but Im penniless now. I need to use my royal,manding aura to activate the Terracotta Warriors in Xian. Please send me some money. I dont need much; fifty thousand would be fine. Once I have aplished my goal, Ill lead my troops over and appoint you Commander of the Imperial Guard.
Evil Sword Godughed. Is there anyone who still believes this in this day and age?
Whether people believe it or not, I dont know but one part of it is true.
Which part?
The next person in line stepped forward of his own volition and shook hands with Evil Sword God. Hello, Lord Sword God, this one is Ying Zheng 1 .
Evil Sword God: ???
Chapter 943 - Clues
Chapter 943: Clues
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The Ying Zheng in front of him was very fat, and a little different from what Evil Sword God had imagined C it was probably because of the junk food andck of exercise on Group Leader Detention Ind.
Evil Sword God didnt doubt the mans im that he was Emperor Qin. His Purple Investigative Demon Eyes could distinguish truth from lies, and it seemed that this man wasnt lying to him Furthermore, Evil Sword God couldnt find the slightest trace of spirit qi on this person.
This was an age of national cultivation. Even the bodies of cultivators at the Physical Build stage would pulse faintly with spirit qi. If they didnt have the least bit of it at all, that person was either an alien or from ancient times.
How did you get here?
Someone summoned me here with a holy relic, Emperor Qin answered.
Wheres the summoner?
I heard he was knocked out in the first round of the Holy Grail War 1 , so this emperor cant go back.
This era is far more prosperous than I could have ever imagined, and this emperor settled down here The person who summoned me shared memories of this era with me, so I know thenguage of this time. Unfortunately, after he died, this emperor became homeless and penniless, and I had no idea how to go back. Thus, in order to get on with life, this emperor started to write messages about being Emperor Qin.
Evil Sword God turned pale. It turned out that that famous text message had really been written by Emperor Qin himself
Saying this, a frustrated expression appeared on Ying Zhengs face. But who would have thought that such a highly irregr message would actually spread so far and wide. In the end, the Governor found this emperor, and thought that I had the aptitude to be a text message scammer, so he appointed this emperor as a group leader to get group members to write phishing text messages and send them out every day.
Hearing this, Evil Sword God, Old Devil and Cheng Yu were dumbfounded. They never thought that there would be so many fantastic figures among these water army group leaders
You will destroy the order if you stay here, Evil Sword God said solemnly.
I knew this day woulde sooner orter, Ying Zheng said with a mncholy air. This emperors end is near. Very soon, the situation will be forcibly rectified and I will turn into powder that will scatter on the wind. All this time Ive been waiting, waiting for someone to find me here. Let this emperor say my final words
Then do you have anything else to say?
In this era of prosperity, men are not like they were in times past; too many people show off from where they hide in the shadows. If this emperor hadnt been struggling to survive, I would have long dug a hole and buried this group of shameless and fickle criminals behind me along with that bunch of Confucian schrs 2 .
Mm, sounds logical. Evil Sword God agreed.
After saying this, Ying Zhengs body gradually started to dissipate and scatter.
At hisst words, the corrective power of order descended and was about to erase him right away.
This emperor can only be straightened out, but not exterminated. The mastermind behind the scenes thus can do nothing to this emperor. This person is an alien, not an Earthling. Also
When he said this, an expression of one who had been relieved ultimately appeared on Ying Zhengs face. The Coke in this world is too delicious.
Evil Sword God:
The Old Devil:
Cheng Yu:
The trio sunk into silence for a moment at Emperor Qins disappearance, but thanks to the important information Ying Zheng provided, they had now locked down the suspects basic identity.
Elsewhere, Odd Zhuo received information on the interrogation from Old Devil and the others; the results were outside of everyones expectations.
It appears that the Governors human identity might be fake. Odd Zhuo was discussing the arrest n with Warden Liang at Songhai First Prison.
Fake?
ording to reliable intelligence, neither this Governor nor the person behind the former are from Earth, Odd Zhuo said with a grave expression. Maybe they should have thought of this earlier on; how could the criminal merely be a small Golden Core cultivator, when he could control such arge water army legion so perfectly?
If this was the case, then the severity of this matter had escted.
This had initially been a very simplerge-scale operation to clean up the Inte before school started again, but unexpectedly, aliens were now involved.
The Earth was now establishing diplomatic ties with Divine Dao Star. At this critical juncture, both sides were striving for cosmic peace, which absolutely could not be disrupted by external factors.
As for the diplomacy project, the leaders of the United Nations had decided to formte a set of Cosmic Laws in coboration with Divine Dao Stars Star Lord to illustrate their determination to safeguard cosmic peace together.
But what power in the universe was trying to get in the way?
No one knew.
Odd Zhuo lowered his head. Somehow, he felt like he was forgetting something in the whole matter.
Did the man who broke into my housest time tell you anything? Odd Zhuo suddenly thought of Kong Ruye. Previously, on August 23rd, the famous Dark Network thief, Kong Ruye, had broken into the staff apartment and tried to do something uwful against Odd Zhuo. People had given him the nickname Thief Saint Bai Yutang 3 .
It was just that this Bai Yutang wasnt capable of the Sunflower Acupuncture Skill
Does Director Zhuo think this Kong Ruye is rted to this matter? asked Warden Liang.
Maybe. Odd Zhuo thought for a while before replying, He has always insisted that he doesnt know who hired him, and that he was contacted via a customized chat app; this seems quite like the Governors style.
Warden Liang: Then what was the other partys purpose for collecting Director Zhuos DNA? It doesnt seem like they want to use it for a paternity test
I have a hunch that this Governor might have been ordered by someone to look for something.
Odd Zhuo theorized, The other side controls a huge amount of information resources on the Inte, so it shouldnt be difficult for him to get into our official database. Perhaps they needed the DNA to do a profileparison
So the plot thickens. Warden Liang had a vague feeling that this matter was going to get even bigger.
At the very beginning, they had been targeting the Governor for two reasons. One was for the sake of cleaning up the online environment. The other was because the Governor was using water army groups to spread rumors, to charge fees for deleting posts, to send scam text messages, and to continually expand offline. This setup, which was very simr to a pyramid scheme, constituted a massive crime against the economy.
But it now appeared that this Governor stood used of endangering national security and stealing information on government officials. The punishment for his countless crimes might be much worse than for Old Devil and the others.
What should we do now, Director Zhuo? asked Warden Liang.
Have the Mahjong Squad continue interrogating these group leaders and see if that Governor has collected anything from them, like hair, teeth, or blood Anything that can be used to detect DNA Odd Zhuo stroked his moustache as he pondered. He somehow felt that he had overlooked some detail.
Should he give his cute little shifu a call to ask?
Chapter 944 - Wang Ling’s Help
Chapter 944: Wang Lings Help
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Odd Zhuo didnt think he could solve the conspiracy behind this matter with his current means and abilities. His adorable little shifu Wang Ling had just recently given him a new set of equipment, but they were for dealing with cultivators on Earth. The enemy they were currently facing were aliens; not all aliens were as friendly as CJ7 1
Seeing Odd Zhuo staring at the mobile phone and thinking, Warden Liang couldnt help feeling a little envious in his heart. Director Zhuo, are you going to call the old Secretary again?
Odd Zhuo was nk for a bit before he replied, Mm
The outside world thought that Odd Zhuos shifu was Secretary Sun Dakang, when in fact Secretary Sun was just Odd Zhuos old leader; they didnt have a master-and-disciple rtionship.
The moment Odd Zhuo had taken office as Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools, the criticism outside had never stopped, which included the jealousy of his peers and the jeers from online water armies. Odd Zhuo had still been worried about this a while ago.
But he was at ease now.
In any case, when he was feeling downhearted, he had a reason to tease his shifu
Odd Zhuo waited for a while as the phone rang, but no one picked up.
He then sent a text, but after waiting for a long time, there was no reply.
Was his shifu busy?
Odd Zhuo was well aware that usually, if there was no response to his calls or texts, it meant that his shifu was currently busy and didnt even have time to glue himself to the screen.
In terms of importance, doing homework was more important than screen time, reviewing and researching ways to keep grades down was more important than doing homework, and eating crispy noodle snacks was more important than both of the above.
It was still more than a month before school started. Needless to say, given his shifu s personality, he was unlikely to be doing revision so early beforehand; cramming before the exam was the key to high scores.
So in short, there would only be one reason shifu wasnt answering his call now
Thinking of this, Odd Zhuo put down his phone right away and stopped bothering Wang Ling.
Whats the matter? asked Warden Liang curiously when he saw the change in Odd Zhuos expression.
Nothing The old Secretary is busy with an important matter. I cant bother him, Odd Zhuo said.
Important matter? Warden Liang made a guess, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Did did the old Secretary find a partner? Has Secretary Sun done it?
Everyone knew that almost all the Ten Founding Generals were currently single. After all, when people reached that realm stage, they practically became indifferent to the desires of the flesh. However, for the sake of passing on the Ten Founding Generals good genes for the benefit of future generations, the head of state had been busy arranging blind dates for them all these years
And basically every key office was very clear on the fact that if their department took in a girl that was pretty good, they could directly call the head of state to report it on the internal line.
When Odd Zhuo suddenly said important matter, Warden Liangs imagination promptly started to run wild
An important matter for the Ten Generals C wouldnt that be the blind dates?!
Odd Zhuo: No Much more important than that There was nothing more important in heaven and earth than Wang Ling eating crispy noodle snacks
Unfortunately, Warden Liang wasnt on the same wavelength as Odd Zhuo, and got it wrong.
He had an utterly amazed expression on his face. the old Secretary has a child?
My god, is the old Secretary pregnant?
Pregnant?
Of course not
In this world, the only person who could get pregnant and make others pregnant was Tyrant Song 2
On the other side, in the independent space on Group Leader Detention Ind, Evil Sword Gods interrogation continued.
There wasnt much more intelligence to be gathered now. Most of the people here had had identical experiences and encounters, so Evil Sword God could only ferret out the location of the person behind the scenes through small details.
Just as he was feeling at his wits end, someone in the crowd raised his hand. Ive seen the Governor
You have? Evil Sword God dragged the man to the front with his sword qi.
Ive only seen a rough silhouette of him, but Im sure that the Governor is human, just like us.
Human? Evil Sword God didnt think so.
Now that they had confirmed that the other party was an alien and also had some tricks, they couldnt rule out the possibility that the other party was using some special technique to hide himself.
After Divine Dao Star and Earth had established diplomatic rtions, plenty of information on aliens had gradually been transmitted to Earth through Divine Dao Star as a medium. This information was public. The aliens came in all shapes and sizes; they had all kinds of appearances and some were very simr to humans, like the USB cable aliens on Convex.
The other party could create power banks which happened to look simr to humans, and then connect with them. Despite their human-looking appearance, these human bodies were just the aliens hosts. As advanced alien lifeforms, the advantage which this race had was the ability to link up with all creatures to be a munity with a shared future 3 !
So generally speaking, the more things were exined, the more things were hidden.
Inside the van, the Old Devil and Cheng Yu had the same thought.
Since this Governor was so adamant in disguising itself as a human, then it was very likely an alien lifeform that looked nothing like a human at all If they were using broad ssifications, it could be tentatively considered to belong to the atypical branch.
Atypical branch The Old Devil was thinking.
At the same time, the scene of Detention Ind was being transmitted to the Governors monitor screen.
It realized that it had underestimated the people who had snuck into this secure space.
This space had been created by Lord Brain King. Unlike the typical space created with cultivation spells, this was a space built entirely on data. As long as the data wasnt destroyed or corrupted, the space would exist forever.
So even if this group of people had found some clues, the Governor wasnt afraid. It was impossible for a regr cultivator to destroy this vast space built on data.
Dimensional data and magic spells could be described as having absolutely nothing inmon. Using spells to destroy this ce would be utterly ludicrous.
In fact, Evil Sword God had already tried to use the sword qi to cut open a space, but that powerful sword qi sank into the sky like a basin of water sshing against a gigantic sponge, as it was instantly andpletely absorbed.
This space is strange. My venerable self cant get out. Evil Sword God frowned; unexpectedly, he couldnt understand the space structure.
Dont worry, let me think of something. Meanwhile, the Old Devil also had a headache.
At that moment, the Mahjong Squad seemed to be in trouble.
As a result, the mechanical octopus codenamed Governor was delighted. Looks like our Brain King n still stands above Earth cultivators!
It sneered.
But at that moment, it saw a hand as white as jade suddenly appear in the air before its eyes
An enemy attack?
It happened too fast for the mechanical octopus to react in time.
The next moment, this hand suddenly made a grab for something in one corner.
The Governor nched, and seemed to realize what the other party was going to do.
But it was toote.
Crack!
The Governors base router, which emitted the WIFI signal, was crushed to dust
Chapter 945 - A Distress Signal From The Mechanical Octopus
Chapter 945: A Distress Signal From The Mechanical Octopus
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The appearance of this hand caught the mechanical octopus off guard.
The router was crushed, directly cutting off thework connection Although this wouldnt destroy the data itself, it would severely hinder the mechanical octopuss work and control over Detention Ind.
How dare you!
The mechanical octopus was furious. Its mechanical arms shot out to wrap around Wang Lings white hand. From their speed alone, Wang Ling could tell that this mechanical octopuss strength was roughly at the Itinerant Immortal level.
So pathetic
Wang Ling didnt show himself, and merely fought the mechanical octopus with one hand through the space fissure.
He knew that the Mahjong Squad was in a pickle, and that this was the problem Odd Zhuo was currently facing at work, so he decided to make a move.
As for why he was only using one hand
It wasnt because Wang Ling was showing off how strong he was
But because he was holding a crispy noodle snack in his other hand, so he couldnt let go.
But the alien mechanical octopus viewed this behavior as nothing less than a taunt. Hundreds of mechanical tentacles waved in the air and turned into more shadows than the eye could see.
Wang Ling, however, couldnt be bothered discerning the situation. With that one hand stretched out of the space crack, he firmly grabbed hold of some of the real tentacles.
Boom!
His primordial qi burst in his palm, directly creating a qi explosion. The intense heat generated in that short moment instantly blew the tentacles apart.
True Immortal The mechanical octopus was amazed.
He knew what the current realm stages on Earth were. The moment Wang Ling released his primordial qi, the powerful pressure immediately made the mechanical octopus think of the True Immortal realm.
But the mechanical octopus was inexperienced. It didnt know how strong Wang Ling truly was.
It also overlooked the fact that Wang Ling was fighting it with just one hand.
But even with one hand, the odds were in his favor.
After its tentacles were fried, the mechanical octopus sweated a lot of oil. It had a mechanical body, so it didnt feel pain, but it was fully aware of how troublesome the owner of this hand was.
But the mechanical octopus was still confident it could fight back. It had a mechanical body, so it wasnt afraid of death at all. Besides, its entire body was made of memory metal, and was capable of healing itself even after severe damage.
In front of memory metal, the major damage effect was rubbish andpletely helpless against it.
That was the advantage of not being made of flesh and blood!
The mechanical octopus was very satisfied with its metallicposition.
Cultivators used up spirit qi. In a war of attrition, the mechanical octopus would drag a cultivator down sooner orter.
Super 5G Online Repair Technique! The mechanical octopus silently grit its teeth and activated this amazing ability.
The super 5Gwork was a super powerfulwork which the Brain King n had stolen from Huawei, the topwork technology supplier in the universe. The technology originated from Earth. It didnt require WIFI and was extremely fast Back then, Lord Brain King had taken a fancy to the technology at first nce.
However, its development had encountered many stumbling blocks, mainly because some authorities at the time didnt know its worth and thwarted it in all aspects.
Fortunately, the Earthling who developed the technology was full of confidence. He didnt feel dread when he was thwarted, but met the obstacles head on.
The repair spell was based on the Brain King ns modified version of the super 5Gwork.
The moment the spell was cast, the damaged bits that had already been crushed to dust on the ground actually started to gather together themselves.
The instant it activated this spell, the mechanical octopus had already decided to drag this battle out. This idea was identical to the one President Bai had had before.
But as it turned out, the mechanical octopus was thinking too much
None of Wang Lings battlessted more than five minutes.
Unless he wanted to y
To be honest, after his brush with a person of the Divine Dragon n on Divine Dao Star, this was Wang Lings second time fighting an alien lifeform.
He knew what the mechanical octopus was thinking. Wang Ling lifted his hand, and a ball of ck light flew out of his palm to form a pitch ck cube in the air.
This was the Space Removal Spell, an offshoot of the Three Thousand Great Dao, which could create an independent space in an instant without any signal interference! C The super 5Gwork signal disappeared on the spot!
An independent space?
The mechanical octopus was utterly stunned.
When it came to independent spaces, the mechanical octopus had a thorough understanding of them.
Group Leader Detention Ind was an independent space, but even Lord Brain King had spent a lot of energy setting it up at the time there was no way an independent space could instantly take shape.
This persons strength was amazing!
Was he really an Earthling?
The mechanical octopus inwardly felt that things werent looking good. The hands owner was a little strange, and was clearly different from its general understanding of Earth cultivators.
Great Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Spell The next moment, a voice which shook the spirit resounded inside the mechanical octopuss mind, and it almost copsed on the spot.
Great Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Spell!!!
The mechanical octopus was rmed C the other party was capable of even this?
The mechanical octopus was created by Brain King, and its database contained almost all the information in the universe. It knew that this Great Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Spell was a super magical power among the thirty thousand Heavenly Dao and a super skill among Heavenly Dao, enough to destroy the whole world!
However, it was clear that the hands owner wasnt using all his strength, as he used just his fingers to demonstrate this move. Thousands of fingers created a huge array in the air, just like the Thousand Swords Art sword array 1 , and they fell like a thunderstorm to incessantly pierce the body of the mechanical octopus and its tentacles.
Boom
The continuous bombardment broke the mechanical octopus into pieces. Its tentacles were instantly all blown apart! Even its forehead was hit hard, and it spat out pitch ck oil as it was sent flying. It crashed into the wall behind it, and slid down the smooth surface.
Its over, its all over The mechanical octopus was in despair.
It had no idea that Earth had such a variable. Its vision became blurry; it had practically fallen apart after being pierced through by this Great Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Spell.
Lord Brain King Lord Brain King, help
It sent out a weak distress signal, but it was blocked by the independent space and couldnt be transmitted at all.
It was all over
On the other side in his bedroom, Wang Ling withdrew his hand from the crack.
He had sessfully intercepted the mechanical octopuss distress signal.
Now, if they wanted to draw out this Lord Brain King, they just needed to be thoroughly prepared; once the distress signal was sent out, they just needed to wait for a sure catch.
Wang Ling took a bite of his crispy noodle snack and sent the distress signal to Odd Zhuo as a text message.
This was what it looked like after it was tranted into Chinese: I have a book called Rongzhai Six Strokes 2
Chapter 946 - Wang Ming’s Brain Deduction Technique
Chapter 946: Wang Mings Brain Deduction Technique
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I have a book called Rongzhai Six Strokes
It was obvious that the distress signal which the mechanical octopus sent before its death was a secret code. After Odd Zhuo received Wang Lings message, Wang Ming deciphered it in less than a minute.
So soon?
Its a code phrase from the indie game The Invisible Guardian ; you can find it after a major data search. On the other end of the phone, Wang Ming replied, The correct answer to the secret code is: Rongzhai Six Strokes only has five strokes.
I see. As expected of Teacher Wang Ming! Odd Zhuo nodded.
What are you going to do next? Wang Ming knew Odd Zhuo was themander-in-chief of this operation to clean up the Inte.
The enemy they were dealing with this time were aliens from the Brain King n on Brain King Star. Wang Ming had found out the mechanical octopuss origins after taking its core apart.
ording to the cosmic database which Divine Dao Star had shared with them, the level of science and technology on Brain King Star was quite advanced, and they were close to entering an era of machine automation.
Babies born on Brain King Star had their brains removed and imnted into machines as bodies, greatly increasing their lifespan. The Brain King n didnt need to worry about getting sick at all. Even if their mechanical joints wore out, anyponent could be instantly reced until they no longer wanted to live.
Those who decided to die would then donate their brains to Brain King and allow thetter to absorb them, which was a pain-free process.
Of course, whether it was truly painless or not was something that only the Brain King n knew.
This was just cosmic intelligence shared by Divine Dao Star, and much of it was from verbal ounts of local inhabitants from various others. The information was mixed, and they had to distinguish between what was true and what was fake themselves.
Teacher Wang Ming, what do you think the Brain King ns purpose is foring to Earth this time? It looks like theyre looking for someone Odd Zhuo was a little worried.
Brain King, the head of the Brain King n, can absorb brains to increase its own longevity and wisdom. Im afraid that theyre here on Earth this time to look for people with very high IQs
High IQs? Wouldnt they be targeting ces like research institutes? Isnt Teacher Wang Ming in danger?
Mm
Wang Ming nodded nomittally. He thought up a number of scenarios, and after some calction, came up with the most likely answer. Theyre taking great pains to develop a water army on Earth, not just to make money, but more so to search for people through this huge water armywork until they find the smartest people to present to Brain King.
But it seems there was something wrong with the n when it was set up at first, and they went in the wrong direction They set up the water army and Group Leader Detention Ind, likely because they wanted to find the smartest people among these group leaders. It seems that these Brain King aliens naively thought that these kings of talking big were real kings.
Odd Zhuo was utterly stupefied.
There C there was even this kind of operation?
One more thing, Teacher Wang Ming Odd Zhuo suddenly said.
Go ahead.
Previously, a thief called Kong Ruye broke into my ce; hes a well-known repeat offender of the Dark Network.
Mm, I heard about that. What did you find?
ording to the current investigation, this Kong Ruye was also sent by the Governor, but at that time, he only wanted my hair. Its likely that they wanted it to test my DNA, but unfortunately, they didnt seed.
Wang Ming was lost in thought at Odd Zhuos words.
Wait a bit, Wang Ming said.
He then sat down and the Brain Deduction Technique started working again at that moment. Countless possible scenarios flowed through his mind, and he began to deduce them.
When Wang Ming was calcting the various possibilities in the spiritual world, it seemed to take a very long time. It felt as if a very long day or two had passed, but in fact, it was only a short three minutes.
In just three minutes, Wang Ming calcted thousands of possible oues and ranked them in descending order of probability.
When he was done, his head was wet with sweat.
He had overexerted himself. He had employed his brain earlier to deduce the Brain King ns purpose foring to Earth. Now, after a second deduction, it actually felt like his brain wasnt getting enough oxygen.
Teacher Wang Ming, Teacher Wang Ming? On the phone, Odd Zhuo was a little concerned when he didnt hear Wang Mings voice after a long while.
Hes fine. Its just that his sugar levels are a little low now after doing the deduction. Hell call you backter. Zhai Yin answered on Wang Mings behalf, then hung up.
How are you?
She was so close that Wang Ming could smell her scent.
After giving Wang Ming a sugar pill that had been prepared beforehand, Zhai Yin helped Wang Ming to the bedroom on base to lie down and get some rest.
A sugar pill was a must for Wang Ming after he used the Brain Deduction Technique. This technique took a lot out of him and was harmful to the brain. The sugar pill could promptly replenish nutrients and help decrease the damage.
During the incident with the Shuigou Sectst time, Wang Ming used this technique to handle several assassins one after another in order to protect the students. He overexerted himself so much that he had directly passed out.
It was after that incident that Wang Ming really began to pay attention to the aftereffects of using the Brain Deduction Technique. However, sugar pills were only a temporary nutrient substitute, and couldnt support extended periods of exertion.
The energy consumption increased proportionally with the use of the Brain Deduction Technique, each time using up more energy than thest.
A mere sugar pill couldntst him long.
In addition, the sugar pill was made from fast-acting ingredients. After long-term consumption, his body would develop anti-sugar properties.
Thus, he had to find a more perfect solution.
Dont use your ability so carelessly. If you go on like this, Old Qi will be angry again, Zhai Yin said in a worried tone.
Dont tell Old Qi
I got it
Wang Ming sighed as if a weight had been lifted off him.
He knew exactly what he was doing.
He had to fix this issue of the aftereffects of the Brain Deduction Technique without dy.
But he had too much on his te at the moment.
At this critical juncture when Earth was now establishing diplomatic rtions with aliens, he had to handle the invasion of the Brain King n properly.
It had been necessary for him to do the deduction this time.
On the other hand, while the aftereffects of the Brain Deduction Technique were heavy, it wasnt as if there werent any gains.
Wang Ming felt that he was getting more and more results with each deduction C this was crucial to his study of Wang Lings primordial qi.
After Wang Ling had drawn the talisman seal for himself when he was a child, Wang Ming had helped upgrade it several times. There were two problems which Wang Ming had yet to resolve with the next version upgrade.
If he could increase his proficiency with the Brain Deduction Technique, the results would be more reliable and he would be able to solve these two issues.
Version 3.0 of the talisman seal
He had to hurry up and upgrade it before Wang Ling graduated from senior high.
Chapter 947 - Is There a Scholar Drunk Moon?
Chapter 947: Is There a Schr Drunk Moon?
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
As Brain Kings right hand on Earth for many years, the abrupt death of the mechanical octopus codenamed Governor naturally caught Brain Kings attention.
A mysterious Almighty cultivator on Earth whom they didnt know about Brain King couldnt help shivering at this thought. This was a situation he had never expected. He thought he knew everything about Earth, when in fact he didnt.
Naturally, it never urred to him that the Brain King n would provoke a monster of unknown strength.
Its my fault. The instant the mechanical octopus died, Brain Kings brain waves almost instantly received the signal that a life had disappeared. He sighed.
Brain Kings whole body was made of light metal, and even his eyes were mechanical. Maybe it was because he had received news of the mechanical octopuss death that his mechanical eyes which had never changed now shed red.
Maybe he should have noticed early on how weird Earth was
The tyrannical Divine Dragon n had been expanding throughout the universe since the beginning. They enved countless people and devoured their homes. But after the Divine Dragons made ns to devour Earth a while back
In the end, not only was Earth unscathed, the Divine Dragon ns attitude changedpletely
Not only did they free the enved aliens, they returned the homes to them and helped rebuild their homes, and even wanted to establish diplomatic rtions with Earth.
This bigwig of unknown strength intervening from the shadows was like a Sichuan opera-style face change 1 horror story
As one of the most intelligent life forms in the universe, Brain King felt that he had noticed this toote.
Sitting upright in his leather armchair, he kneaded his forehead and felt a slight headache.
Are you alright, Lord Brain King? asked the secret envoy of the Brain King n on the side, who was assisting him.
Im fine. Brain King shook his head. Go, fetch me a primordial ck crystal skull. Make sure its of better quality, my head hurts.
Yes, Lord Brain King. The secret envoy nodded.
Brain King was facing a fierce internal struggle.
He knew that he had already provoked a terrifying Almighty whom even the Divine Dragons didnt dare provoke. Not only didnt they dare provoke him, they were even currying favor with him
Nevertheless, he couldnt stop his n.
Since things hade to this point, Brain King felt he had to go all the way.
This had to do with the fate of the entire Brain King n.
Brain King Stars core worked by absorbing the brain waves Brain King emitted. The was approaching the end of its life and its aging poption was a serious cause of concern. The brain waves provided by thes inhabitants after they died could no longer keep the functioning. Brain King had no choice but to take a desperate risk and devour an alien brain.
And just a few years ago, he had detected powerful brain wavesing from none other than Earth.
It was from that moment on that Brain King knew.
There was a wise man on Earth who surpassed any on Brain King Star.
To save the inhabitants of an entire, he had to find this wise man.
Brain King was well aware that his move was like stepping into the eye of a storm and could be considered extremely dangerous.
But he currently had no choice.
Thinking this, Brain King looked up at the air and muttered to himself, I am sorry, wise man of Earth To save my people, you need to be sacrificed Whatever it takes, this king will find you
Lord Brain King, the new skull has arrived. At this moment, the secret envoy suddenly returned.
Mm, change it for me. Also
Brain King stood up. Im going to Earth. Brother Octopus is already dead, and I dont have much time left. Ill do it myself.
Meanwhile, with the sudden death of the mechanical octopus, the prison mahjong trios mission proceeded smoothly. Group Leader Detention Ind was originally an independent space built by the Brain King n using data. It couldnt be broken using normal means, but when the terminal router was destroyed and thework cut, the inds bugs were instantly exposed.
With three shes of his sword, Evil Sword God created threerge holes in the ind, and all the water army group leaders who had been imprisoned here were finally freed today.
A director once filmed a movie called Django Unchained . Evil Sword God felt that this historic scene could totally be adapted for a movie called Fat Shut-Ins Unchained
How wonderful was the smell of freedom? The moment they were released, these imprisoned group leaders were overwhelmed by myriad emotions and profound understanding
They spent their days on Group Leader Detention Ind eating junk food and gaming to obtain items over and over again until they felt like throwing up.
What had once been a source of endless joy now left them with trauma as a side effect.
However, what they would face next was a new round of punishment.
Warden Liang dispatched dozens of prison vehicles from Songhai First Prison to Crow County, which took up an entire street. Crow Countys Inte cafe became an exit for Group Leader Detention Ind, and the water army group leaders were led out in handcuffs by prison guards.
Many of them hadplicated expressions; some were even smiling, but this definitely wasnt because they were crazy.
It was relief at being freed.
Hey, delivery boy, how long will they be locked up for? the Old Devil asked after grabbing one of the prison guard little brothers.
Youve rendered outstanding service this time. With a smile, the little brother replied, For disorderly Inte conduct, they will be given a sentence of one to twelve months. Those whomit cyber fraud will be sentenced ording to how much money was involved. Serious cases will mean ten or even twenty years of jail time, but not to the extent of a death penalty.
This little brother could be considered a veteran at Songhai First Prison, who was also part of the Special Punishment Team. He often delivered meals to the Old Devil and the others, so was quite familiar with the prison trio.
So thats it. The trio nodded.
By the way, can you not call me delivery boy? I have a name. My name is Guo Zuoren, the little brother guard said helplessly.
Guo Zuoren
Mm
In fact, the Old Devil had heard the little brother introduce himself before, and the name sounded a little familiar to him for some reason.
Furthermore, looking at the little brothers appearance, the Old Devil felt that this person was connected to some person he had met before, perhaps by blood.
But who on earth could it be
The Old Devil couldnt remember.
You cracked the case, and Old Liang is very happy. Youll get extra with your meals tonight, so let me know what you want, Guo Zuoren said.
Can we order some wine? The trio exchanged looks; they were all thinking the same thing, and the Old Devil asked on their behalf.
What brand? Guo Zuoren asked.
Anything is fine?
Yes, only for tonight.
A bottle of Schr Drunken Moon then.
What Drunken Moon?
DRUNKEN, MOON.
Oh Guo Zuoren nodded. No problem.
Schr Drunken Moon was an old brand of immortal wine.
It was very famous, and naturally, there were many knock-offs.
There were now a lot of Schr Drunken Moon on the market, like Most Moon, Drunk Excess, Crime Moon 2 and so on So it was important to be very clear on the name!
Chapter 948 - The Last Summer Assignment
Chapter 948: The Last Summer Assignment
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
It was September 5th, the twenty-third day of the summer vacation.
There was about a month to the end of the summer vacation. The start of a new term of every cultivation high school happened before that; that was to say, although school started on October 7th, the truth was that students had to hand in their homework and do a new round of entrance exams on October 1st.
Half a year had passed, but Wang Ling still remembered the embarrassment that happened when he entered No. 60 High the first time round. The new entrance test wouldnt affect the ss groupings, and was just for evaluating each students overall ability after half a year of learning. Some students improved, while some screwed up What was vital was how much progress they made.
This was also a new level of difficulty in keeping his grades down which Wang Ling was now facing.
This was a lot harder than keeping his test scores down, because he had to be very clear about each of his ssmates learning situation, and then calcte the progress they made, and finally determine how much progress he himself should make
Yes, even when it came to the rate of progress, Wang Ling had to keep his grades down to retain his middle position in ss.
Wang Ling didnt like to procrastinate when it came to summer homework; he didnt want to end up doing it in a fast food restaurant in thest few days of the summer vacation like 99% of students.
Wang Ling preferred to do his homework in an orderly manner. Besides, there were some parts which he didnt personally need to write himself.
In terms of handwriting, Wang Ling already had a database of all the font types in the whole world in his brain. Using the remarkable Great Ma Liang 1 Spell, it was easy to mimic any handwriting, so even if Wang Ling didnt practice writing his characters, he didnt have to worry that his handwriting would look bad.
Every time he handed in his homework and his exam papers, Teacher Pan always felt that Wang Lings words looked like they were printed, each one being a uniform square
Thest summer assignment was to write a report.
This was alsopulsory homework which all teachers-in-charge assigned their students, and which was extra credit that counted to their graduation.
Wang Ling didnt really care about this extra credit, but if he didnt write the report, his marks would be deducted
The topic of the report: My ssmate.
Requirements: After half a semester, you should now have some knowledge and understanding of your ssmates. Please write an evaluation of no less than 800 words each on the five students whom you are the most familiar with in ss. Exin how you got to know each other and how you get along (Do not make things up. Your story must be true. You can make fun of the other party, but you are not allowed to use insulting words.).
Hm
Mentally skimming through the homework requirements set by Teacher Pan, Wang Ling felt some mncholy for the first time in a long while.
800 words actually wasnt hard But writing five essays was a little demanding!
The point was, he couldnt have Pen and Eraser write this for him. These two gremlins wrote in a mechanical style. Wang Ling remembered when thenguage teacher had written ament at the end of an essay which Pen had written for him: You might as well copy out The Complete ssic Collection of Good Words and Good Sentences .
And so, the teacher had given that homework a low grade.
The disadvantage of mechanical writing was that the work was emotionless, and it was too obvious when you were imitating starpositions.
The report this time was on true stories.
Wang Ling felt that at the very least, he needed to have a better understanding of the five people before he could write the report.
When it came to the five people whom he had the deepest connections with in ss C
They were Super Chen, Dopey Guo, Feather Lin, Little Peanut, as well as Lotus Sun, whom the author had no freaking clue about but hadnt forgotten
Four of these five people had been on his to watch out for list at the start of the semester.
Now, in the blink of an eye, a semester had passed.
How time flies Wang Ling murmured unconsciously.
Only one semester had gone by after 900-plus chapters. Actually, Wang Ling didnt know how many more chapters the author would have to write before he got to Wang Lings high school graduation No, perhaps the question was, how many more days were there before it was over?
After all, this shameless and unscrupulous author was only updating at one chapter a day.
Every time he thought about his, Wang Ling couldnt help taking a deep breath.
He calmed down, and when he opened his eyes, the golden petals in his pupils blossomed as he released all of the power of sight of the Kings Eye.
Light shot through the air and tore open part of history C Wang Ling was searching for Super Chens memories.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Ling had moved from his desk to a sea of stars. This was the memory space which the Kings Eye had infiltrated, and around Wang Ling at the moment were fragments of Super Chens memories.
Wang Ling reached out to grasp one fragment.
Memories that didnt belong to Wang Ling suddenly appeared in his mind.
Various memories and images were disyed in vivid detail like old photos.
Year 4383
Super Chen was three years old, and could already remember things.
The Chen family ran a martial arts dojo, and Father Chen was the head.
One night inte December, it suddenly turned cold in Songhai city, and snow fell heavily along with piercingly cold winds.
When Super Chen woke up, there was already a thickyer of snow outside.
The sky was just turning light, and the world outside was white with snow. The faint light which broke through the clouds reflected off the snow, irritating Super Chen as he opened his eyes in difort.
It was still a little before six oclock.
Super Chen had slept in his familys dojo that night.
When he opened his eyes, he could already hear the sound of the wooden dummy being hit outside.
Father Chen had set up some equipment for martial arts practice in the dojos courtyard out front.
Super Chen, who was only three, couldnt fully understand how the equipment worked, but he knew he had to handle this equipment every day if he wanted to be strong.
Father Chen was bare from the waist up, revealing his muscles, and barefooted as he practiced on the wooden dummy in the courtyard.
Father Chens punches were as quick and violent as vipers, and Super Chen couldnt follow them at all with his eyes; even trying to catch sight of their shadows was hard.
Father Chen deliberately had Super Chen live in the martial arts dojo. Their Chen family had practiced ancient martial arts for generations. Although it was now an era of national cultivation, body techniques still yed an indispensable role.
However, more and more children nowadays would rather be the mage firing fireballs from the back than the man who used consummate body techniques to charge and break through enemy lines up front.
Father Chen felt that real men should charge forward! Not lie low at the back and just cast spells.
Seeing that Super Chen had woken up, Father Chen knew that the right opportunity had arrived. His aura turned heavy, and as he exhaled, he blew out a stream of white qi a dozen or so meters long like a snow-breathing dragon. Super Chens small mouth dropped wide open with awe at this sight.
Want to learn, boy? Father Chen looked at Super Chen.
Yes! Super Chen was already enticed.
Good boy! Father Chen rubbed Super Chens small, round and empty head, picked him up and brought him out of the room to an old pagoda tree.
Father Chen: Go, son.
Super Chen: ???
Father Chen: If you want to practice martial arts, rub this tree first. From today onward, rub the bark with your hand until this tree is bald.
Super Chen: ???
Wang Ling:
Chapter 949 - Strength Super Martial Arts Dojo
Chapter 949:Strength Super Martial Arts DojoTrantor: Strength Super Martial Arts Dojo Editor: Henyee Trantions
The foundation was naturally very important when it came to cultivating body techniques, and Father Chen had a unique cultivation method, which was to rub trees.
Quickly rubbing the palms over the rough tree bark could help both arms with strength training. One maintained a martial arts squat in this process, which also helped to inject a tiny amount of spirit qi into the dantian so that spirit qi could circte on its own in the body. No supplementary medicines were required, and it would only take a few short years for one to reach the Qi Condensation stage from the Body Condensation stage.
There were plenty of medicines on the market now to assist those under the Golden Core stage with their cultivation, and it wasnt like the Chen family couldnt afford them at all. However, the foundations of children who took these supplementary medicines in the end werent as strong as those who progressed steadily and surely.
Children with the same realm who relied on supplementary medicines clearly couldntst as long in battle, and would feel tired not long after they started fighting.
This was in fact the reason why more and more people chose to be mages now.
Body techniques consumed too much energy, and kids who took supplementary medicines would lose after throwing a few punches.
This also resulted in a vicious circle in modern preschool education. At some point, in the eyes of some kids, body techniques had already be outdated, making it seem like only people who could cast ssy fireballs and water bombs were the true cultivators.
Dad I cant do it
During the first month of training, Super Chen felt like he was going to die. His palms often bled from the rubbing, and some drops of that bright scarlet red blood fell to the snow-covered ground, slowly melting the snow with a sizzle.
Even though one is old, he may still be full of ambition 1. Do you know what an old treeswork of roots signify?
Dad, are you telling me I have toy a solid foundation? Three-year-old Super Chen didnt understand.
No. It means that when youre in trouble, you must never be afraid!
Father Chen shouted, Charge, and take it down!
Super Chen:
Come, follow me! Keep rubbing the tree and take it down! Father Chen was fired up.
Super Chen rubbed his palms on the bark, and it was so painful he almost cried.
Father Chen directed him from behind: One, two, three, four! Two, two, three, four! Keep it up! Do it again!
Super Chen:
Wang Ling:
And so, that year, three-year-old Super Chen rubbed the tree day after day, and when he was four, he finally understood the profound meaning of Iron Sand Palm.
While Super Chens childhood seemed uninteresting, in fact it was quite productive.
Children in the cultivation world received enlightenment at an earlier age, and Super Chen was already able to speak fluently at the age of three. This proved that his aptitude wasnt bad, and Father Chen obviously took this into consideration before deciding to help Super Chen establish an early foundation.
In the sea of memories, Wang Ling reached out and plucked out another silver-gray memory fragment.
This was a dark-colored fragment, which meant that it was a heavy and unpleasant memory; it wasnt like most of the other fragments, which looked like colorful ss.
Wang Ling held the fragment in his hand and slowly closed his eyes. This time, he decided to observe Super Chens world more closely
And so, in Super Chens memory world, a four-year-old girl named Wang Xiaoling appeared.
This was a transformation created frombining the Kings Eye with the Great Memory Spell, and was used to conceal ones identity.
The Wang Xiaoling whom Wang Ling had turned into inside Super Chens memory did exist.
Wang Xiaoling was originally an important part of Super Chens memory. In order not to affect the order of the memory world itself, the Kings Eye turned Wang Ling into an image of this girl.
It was a little like a first-person perspective and could help Wang Ling observe Super Chen more closely.
The silver-gray memory fragments represented the great changes and upheavals in ones life. Wang Ling transformed into Wang Xiaoling and observed this world through the eyes of a little girl. Instantly, the scene before his eyes grew bigger.
Everything looked big and tall in a childs world.
When he came to his senses, Wang Ling found himself surrounded by several children in a park.
Your mother is the woman who picks up the trash around here, isnt she? Shees to my house every day to collect broken ss. Shes smelly and dirty, and so disgusting.
The speaker was a fatty whom Wang Ling didnt recognize.
But the girl in Super Chens memory knew him. Now that Wang Ling had be the girl, he also shared her memories.
The fatty was called Tiger Liang and his family was very rich. His father, who ran a magic center for kids called Bnce Center, was Super Chens fathers businesspetitor.
In this neighborhood, the more well-known schools were the Chen familys Strength Super Martial Arts Dojo and the Liang familys Bnce Magic Center.
In recent years, however, the Liang familys business had continued to prosper day by day, and the Chen family was almost drowned out by the formers fame.
Wang Ling didnt speak, because Wang Xiaoling was in fact a mute.
But he had the little girls memories, and could sense her fear.
This made Wang Ling a little ufortable.
Should he make a move
Wang Ling was hesitant.
He knew very well that he would change something if he made a move, and might change the world line of this memory He remained silent, and decided to be patient for the time being and wait to see what would happen.
What was more, there really was no point in arguing with a bunch of little brats.
Everyone had silver-gray memory fragments in their lives, which symbolized a cmity that they had to endure; it was their fate to pass through this trial, and something they couldnt avoid.
For example, when Wang Ling was six years old and Loopy Toad had fallen from the sky and pulverized the crispy noodle snacks gship store, that had been a cmity
Wang Ling knew that if he forcibly changed things here, Super Chen might run into even worse trouble in the future.
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out in Wang Lings ears.
It was Super Chen.
Let go of that girl! Super Chen suddenly appeared in front of Wang Ling, his arms folded.
Wang Ling was in tune with the girls memories, and at that moment, Super Chen seemed like a hero who had fallen from the sky.
Little Brother Hu, this is Super Chen from the Chen family. He doesnt look like hell be easy to deal with.
Thats right. Super Chen has been practicing body techniques since he was three years old. I heard hes not half-bad.
Tiger Liang was apanied by twockeys, who were both student members of the Bnce Magic Center who viewed Tiger Liang as their leader. At the same time, they enjoyed course discounts as his flunkies; each person got up to a forty percent discount at most.
Enrollment into the magic center was at an unprecedented high. To save money, parents would have their kids deliberately approach Tiger Liang, so theckeys around Tiger Liang just continued to increase.
Super Chen? From that Strength Super Martial Arts Dojo, right? Body techniques?
Tiger Liangughed. He opened his palm and a ball of fire appeared in it. Lets see if your body techniques or my fireballs are stronger!
Super Chen took a deep breath, then walked over to stand in front of Tiger Liang and gaze at him. Get lost, or I might destroy you with my palm.
Hahaha! You think you can do the Buddha Palm?! Youre only four years old. What can you fight me with? An idiot plus a mute! Tiger Liangughed loudly.
Thud!
Without saying a word, Super Chen struck Tiger Liang in the leg with his palm, so fast that Tiger Liang couldnt follow it.
I might not be able to do the Buddha Palm, but Im still capable of the Iron Sand Palm. Super Chen pulled his hand back.
Ahhh!
Tiger Liang yelled in pain and clutched his leg in a fluster.
But he forgot to cancel his own Fireball Spell, and just like that, it exploded on his leg
That year, Super Chen acted for the first time.
He saved a girl with his body technique.
That year, he was four years old.
Chapter 950 - Seeds of Hatred
Chapter 950: Seeds of Hatred
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee TrantionsChapter 950: 950Trantor: Seeds of Hatred Editor: Henyee Trantions
In the hospital, Tiger Liang, who had been injured by the Fireball Spell, was wailing bitterly. It was hard to believe that a ten-year-old kid had actually been bullied by two four-year-olds.
Thats him! And her! They joined hands to bully me. We said it would be a one-on-one battle, but in the end, the one with the surname Chen didnt follow the rules. He cut in halfway and hit me with a Fireball Spell!
Father, you have to believe me. This isnt my fault! Its their fault! Its everyones fault!
Some of hisckeys nodded repeatedly and parroted him on the side.
Thats right, its just like Brother Tiger said! They were bullying people! Theyre shameless!
Super Chen didnt justify himself from beginning to end; he knew the cameras around the park had been destroyed and whatever he said would be useless.
Tiger Liang could say whatever he wanted and twist the truth.
Wang Xiaoling was a mute who couldnt speak or even read. When Tiger Liang cried foul first before they could, she shook her head non-stop but was unable to open her mouth and argue back.
Wang Ling, who had possessed this girls body, could vividly feel her helplessness.
Dont be afraid.
Super Chen protected her behind him, as if she was his own little sister rather than a stranger.
Father Chen had taught him that people who cultivated body techniques had to know what it meant to stand firm! It was like that old pagoda tree in front of the dojo whose trunk had already been rubbed bald; even without bark, it still stood firm and upright throughout the seasons without copsing.
Tiger Liangs father had arrived. Seeing his son in pain, his face gradually darkened and he gazed at Super Chen before snorting coldly. You uneducated little bastard. Since your father didnt teach you anything, Ill do it in his ce
He threw a punch at Super Chen. Liang Heng, Tiger Liangs father, was at the Foundation Establishment stage.
This punch was extremely fast, and Super Chen could only see its shadow.
This person wasnt a cultivator who specialized in body techniques, so his punch was a little bit slow; Super Chen felt it was nothing like his fathers at all.
He felt he could guess where the punch wouldnd and dodge itpletely.
Super Chen grit his teeth, his trademark unyielding expression on his face, and the resolution in his gaze appeared to pull at Liang Hengs heartstrings.
It was a manly expression on the face of a kid with a fearless and courageous spirit who had been cultivating body techniques for a year.
To be frank, Liang Heng was a little envious; he knew that when it came to mindset, his son Tiger Liang couldntpare with Super Chen.
In that moment, Liang Heng was pretty angry, but confronted with Super Chens gaze, he realized that he couldnt do anything to him.
And so his fist turned toward Wang Ling next to Super Chen
Super Chen wasnt afraid of Liang Heng, who would get into trouble if he beat up Super Chen. But this little girl was different; her mother only collected rubbish, and the girl herself was mute. Even if she was bullied, what could she do?
Liang Heng had the vicious gall to instantly switch targets and aim a punch at Wang Xiaoling.
You! Super Chen wanted to block him but it was already toote.
Bang!
This punch didnt hit Wang Ling, but instead hit a figure who had swiftly appeared it was an imposing man with a thick and broad build.
Father.
Super Chen was close to crying as tears full of grievance welled up in his eyes, though they didnt fall in the end.
Son, straighten your back! Dont be afraid! Why? Because Im here!
Super Chen:
Wang Ling:
Father Chen gripped Liang Hengs fist tightly. Old Liang, isnt it a little too petty of you to hit a little girl?
Seeing that his punch had been blocked, Liang Heng shrugged. The wicked are bedeviled by the same C all of you bullied my son, dont think Ill just let it be!
You should in fact be well aware of the truth of the matter. Theyre young, arguments are inevitable. Indulging your Little Tiger will only harm him.
Father Chenughed. Ill say no more! Ive paid the medical fees! Old Liang, I hope youll watch your behavior. For the sake of the fact that we learned under the same teacher in college, dont look for trouble with my son and this poor little girl.
Father Chen sighed inwardly; be that as it may, this could be considered a decisive end to any rtionship between their martial arts dojo and the Liang familys magic center.
Father Chen could not be any clearer on the type of person Liang Heng was; he had always been verypetitive since college.
Now that his ten-year-old son Tiger Liang had been injured by Super Chen, who was only four years old, this was the same as the reputation of Liang Hengs magic center taking a hit from Father Chen himself.
Son, lets go. Protecting Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling, Father Chen prepared to leave.
On the hospital bed, Tiger Liang suddenly shouted, Father! You cant let them go!!
Shut up! Liang Heng red at him, scaring Tiger Liang into instantly shutting his mouth; Liang Heng knew himself that he was losing face doing this.
Father, it was two against one!
You shut up! Liang Heng was overwhelmed by anger.
What f**king two against one!
A ten-year-old like you couldnt handle two four-year-old kids. How humiliating is that?
And most embarrassing of all was that many onlookers had seen Tiger Liang shouting and making a fool of himself. Liang Heng could be considered famous around here, and it was always funnier to watch someone famous make a fool of themselves
But Tiger Liang had no idea about any of this. He felt especially wronged; as someone who had been spoiled growing up, he had never experienced such frustration before.
It was that damn rubbish collectors fault!
Ill remember this! You just wait! Tiger Liang shouted at the Chen father and son pair as well as Wang Xiaoling.
At that moment, Father Chen paused and turned his head to examine Tiger Liang, whose leg was bound up like a dumpling.
You what are you looking at?! Tiger Liangs skin crawled.
Father Chenughed. Nothing; I suddenly thought I should show you some care.
Tiger Liang: Care? Then get Super Chen to bow and apologize to me! No! Hes younger, so he should kowtow and apologize!
You misunderstand.
Father Chen shook his head. Uncle Chen wanted to ask if youve finished your homework for the winter break already.
Tiger Chen:
Father Chen: What did you get in the final exam?
Tiger Chen:
Father Chen: Whats your ranking in ss? In your whole year? Has some uncle asked you how many monster girlfriends Sun Wukong has 1?
Tiger Chen:
Father Chen: Youre in Junior Grade Three now, and in two years, youll take the middle school entrance exam. How far have you progressed in your cultivation? What Physical Build level are you at now? Can you reach the Qi Condensation stage by the time youre in Grade Six?
Tiger Chen:
Father Chens questions seemed simple, but they pierced the heart and drew blood. On the hospital bed, Tiger Liang was rendered speechless.
Tiger Liang just gaped like a fool and couldnt say anything for a long time.
Alright!
Good job! Go home!
Father Chen was in a good mood when he left with Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling.
The two four-year-olds were utterly stunned by Father Chens operation.
That was the day that four-year-old Super Chen learned one truth.
It turned out that you didnt need to use your fists to deal someone a deep injury The seeds of a mouth cannon started to sprout in young Super Chens heart.
Chapter 951 - Super Chen’s New Discovery and the Origin of His Hairstyle
Chapter 951: Super Chens New Discovery and the Origin of His Hairstyle
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Ever since Father Chens mouth cannon attack on Tiger Liang at the hospital, four-year-old Super Chen seemed to have understood something about the art ofnguage.
The next day, he didnt stare at the half-bald trunk of the old pagoda tree, but sat under the tree to read A Comprehensive Collection of Crosstalk .
Father Chen thought that Super Chen was probably upset about what happened yesterday and had yet to calm down. From afar, reading a book under the pagoda tree made it look like he had retreated into himself.
Father Chen didnt urge him to cultivate, and instead sat down next to Super Chen and said attentively, Son, cultivating body techniques shapes the body and nourishes the mind. Im very proud of you for bravely stepping forward to save that poor mute girl yesterday.
Honestly speaking, Super Chen had made tremendous progress, and as his father, Chen Yi was indeed very happy from the bottom of his heart. Nowadays, even helping an old woman who had fallen down took courage 1 , to say nothing of confronting a kid five or six years older than you.
Father Chen thought that Super Chen had one hundred percent inherited his brave, hot-blooded and fearless personality, and then some.
Four-year-old Super Chen seemed braver than Father Chen had been at that age.
Father Chen didnt rebuke Super Chen at all for hitting Tiger Liang yesterday, and instead shouldered the responsibility; Father Chen and his son were very clear on who had been right and wrong. Yesterday, Father Chen had paid the medical fees so that Liang Heng couldnt find any fault with them. On the contrary, it was Liang Hengs disappointment of a son acting up in the hospital who made a fool of himself in front of so many onlookers.
But something seemed to have gone wrong somewhere, as Super Chen seemed a little withdrawn today.
Picking his words, Father Chen wanted to ask, Son, you did nothing wrong yesterday. So
I know. Holding A Comprehensive Collection of Crosstalk , Super Chen replied, Dad, Im pursuing the art ofnguage.
The C the art ofnguage?
A gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist. Father, what you said to Tiger Liang yesterday left him speechless, which was so cool! So I think that apart from regr physical cultivation, I also need to practice smooth talk, Super Chen replied excitedly.
For one moment, Father Chen was unable to respond; it turned out the problem was what had happened at the end yesterday!
He had only shot his mouth off at the time when he could no longer stand Tiger Liangs aggressive and vile attitude. Teaching this sort of kid a lesson was actually very easy the questions he had asked yesterday had hit Tiger Liangs sore spots, as a second rich generation who never studied.
Father Chen never expected to inadvertently trigger in his son a fascination with the art ofnguage.
He couldnt helpughing. So, what art ofnguage have you discovered in this Comprehensive Collection of Crosstalk ?
Four-year-old Super Chen thought for a while before answering seriously, Smoking!
Father Chen:
Super Chen: Drinking!
Father Chen:
Super Chen: And perming hair! 2
Father Chen: But youre a kid. Underaged children arent allowed to drink or smoke, which is also in our family rules.
Super Chen: But isnt there still perming hair?
Mm, you have a point, son. Father Chen smiled faintly.
And so, when Super Chen was four C
To prevent his son from going overboard in his pursuit of the art ofnguage, and instead have him focus on cultivating body techniques, Father Chen duped him into going to the hairdressers and told the barber, Just trim my sons hair a bit.
Super Chen was four that year.
It was the year he got a crew cut.
And he had maintained that hairstyle to this day.
After the conflict with the Liang family, the Chen familys Strength Super Martial Dojo suddenly experienced a boom in business. In one month, the dojo epted close to twenty disciples, many of whom were preschoolers just slightly older than Super Chen.
There were two reasons for this change.
First, the Liang familys Bnce Magic Center had always been a well-known school in this area, but the son of the head of the center, ten-year-old Tiger Liang, had lost to four-year-old Super Chen. This news spread from the hospital that day.
So since that day, people had marveled at the strength of the Iron Sand Palm.
No one had expected a four-year-old to be able to use this move to beat up Tiger Liang badly enough to be wrapped up like a mummy after that.
Of course, the incident had naturally be increasingly exaggerated. After all, none of them had personally witnessed it. The very first person who spread the news had only relied on hearsay and Tiger Liangs wretched-looking appearance.
Second, the fight between Super Chen and Tiger Liang had directly helped boost Strength Super Martial Dojos name. This family body techniques dojo run by Father Chen had always had a good reputation, but with the rising trend in magic, the dojos disciples slowly decreased in number. However, with this fight, the dojo was thrust into the limelight.
Plus, human beings were animals who always liked to follow the trend.
When parents felt that other peoples kids were more outstanding, their first reaction wasnt that there was something wrong with their own kids learning ability, but more that they werent giving them the right supplementary lessons!
After the end of the incident starring Super Chen and Tiger Liang, some parents immediately signed up at Father Chens body techniques dojo, and the number of applicants continued to increase There were a number who got refunds from Bnce Center beforeing over to sign up.
Father Chen could practically imagine Liang Hengs furious look.
All in all, there were both pros and cons for Father Chen as a result of this incident.
On the plus side, their family business had improved and he would no longer need to kneel on a washboard as punishment very night for their poor business
But the downside was also very obvious.
His fellow brother Liang Heng had always like topete with him since the beginning.
Back then, a female college teacher had kissed Father Chen in a game of Truth or Dare. His fellow brother had mistaken her for his girlfriend, and in the following month, had captured this teachers heart and put on a show of French kissing her in front of Father Chen on Valentines Day.
Now, Father Chen had unintentionally stolen Bnce Centers business; god knew what mean trick this unlucky brother of his would use against him.
Father Chen didnt care if it had to do with himself.
He looked at Super Chen in the courtyard, and somehow felt uneasy.
While he was thinking, two familiar figures showed up at the entrance to their courtyard.
Wang Xiaoling and her mother were at the entrance of the Chen familys dojo. Mother and daughter huddled together under the Strength Super Dojo sign, gratitude and some timidity in their eyes.
Im looking for the dojo leader Wang Xiaolings mother said, her voice shaking slightly.
Chapter 952 - Father Chen’s Disciple
Chapter 952: Father Chens DiscipleTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
With one nce, Father Chen could tell that this was Wang Xiaolings mother. The woman was very dirty. It seemed that she had mustered up all her courage to stand timidly at the entrance of the dojo with her daughter. She didnt even dare lift her head, but only surveyed everything inside the dojo out of the corner of her eye.
Her shoes were very old. It was clear that the woman had already cleaned them beforeing to the dojo, but they still looked dusty.
Come on in. Father Chen smiled. He had seen Wang Xiaolings mother before, and thought that she was a woman who didnt have it easy, so the Chen family would gather together the dpidated items and jars at home and put them in one ce for Wang Xiaolings mother to pick up.
Of course, they didnt charge anything.
Father Chen and Mother Chen were both warmhearted people. They could imagine how difficult it was for a mother with a mute girl.
Now, standing here and in tune with the girls memory, Wang Ling was also feeling very moved.
Wang Xiaoling felt nothing but grateful deep in her heart. Although Wang Xiaoling was very young, Super Chen rescued her. Wang Xiaoling didnt know how it felt to like someone, but she was standing at the entrance of the dojo, and just like her mother, had drummed up the courage toe here.
The moment she saw Super Chen, Wang Ling could clearly feel his face unconsciously start to turn hot.
He felt that this first-person perspective was pretty amazing
Looking at the way the story was unfolding, it was very obvious that this Wang Xiaoling was an important part of Super Chens childhood.
Each time he considered this, Wang Ling couldnt help but feel torn inwardly.
The memory fragment about Wang Xiaoling which he had grabbed earlier was gray in color This hinted that the story about Wang Xiaoling didnt have a very good ending
So Wang Ling was very curious to know what happenedter.
Although Father Chen invited her in, Xiaolings mom continued to stand at the dojo entrance and didnt dare enter.
The dojo was so clean and she was afraid she would get it dirty. After careful consideration, she decided not to go in. She stood at the entrance, and along with Wang Xiaoling, bowed to Father Chen. Thank you, thank you, Teacher Chen.
Teacher Chen, please take this The woman was clutching a bag and was clearly a little nervous. Inside the bag was spirit fruit she had just bought. The spirit fruit actually wasnt worth much for many people, but Father Chen knew what Xiaolings family situation was like C this was the best thing Xiaolings mom coulde up with.
Public opinion was fair in this incident; Xiaolings mom, you dont have to be so polite. Thank you for the spirit fruit. Father Chen epted the bag of spirit fruit. Actually, he wasnt a fan of how sweet and fragrant they were, but he wanted to put Xiaolings mom at ease so that in their dojo at least, she didnt have to be so humble.
Taking the bag of fruit, Father Chen persisted in inviting Xiaolings mom in, an amiable smile on his face the whole time. Xiaolings mom, doe in for a chat. I have something to discuss with you.
It was close to dusk, and pretty much all the children in the dojo had left. Super Chen, Xiaoling and her mom were the only ones left in the dojo. Seeing that Xiaolings mom was hesitating, Super Chen directly stepped forward to drag Xiaoling away. The two kids ran to the back of the dojo, which had some of the toys that Super Chen usually yed with.
Xiaolings mom was embarrassed by his enthusiasm, but when she saw her daughter actually smile the moment Super Chen dragged her off, Xiaolings mom froze for a moment.
She hesitated at the entrance before finally taking off her shoes outside and then stepping barefoot on the dojos cold wooden floor.
When they sat down on yoga mats, Father Chen came straight to the point. Xiaolings mom, I want to ask for your help with something.
Me? Help Xiaolings mom thought she had heard wrong and couldnt quite believe it. She was someone who collected rubbish C what could she help him with?
Its like this: my Super Chen will be five soon, which is just the right time to learn sword fighting, and Im going to have him practice it.
He doesnt yet have a foundation in sword fighting, but in general, its best to find someone on the same level to practice sword fighting with, which will be more effective.
Xiaoling might not be able to speak, but I can see that shes a smart girl and she ys well with our Super Chen. Also, shes of the right age
On the side, Wang Ling, who had possessed Wang Xiaolings body, was ying with Super Chen. These were memory fragments, so even if Wang Ling didnt want to move, his body would move on its own to rey what happened in the memory
So while he was ying with Super Chen, he was also eavesdropping on what Father Chen was saying.
For some reason, Father Chens words sounded like he was setting up a marriage interview
Unfortunately, Father Chen wasnt Father Wang or any sort of literary schr. He had already done his best to phrase his appeal in a way that didnt sound like he was arranging a marriage interview.
But clearly, he had failed.
My Xiaoling doesnt have the least bit foundation in anything at all, let alone sword fighting Xiaolings mom was a little worried.
Xiaolings mom, you dont have to worry about that. Im just looking for a partner for Super Chen. Father Chen said, Our body techniques dojo also offers sword fighting programs. I have a wise saying: when the sword is inseparable from the body, style and the body both blossom 1.
Xiaolings mom:
Wang Ling was astonished.
What damn both blossom
Of course, Xiaoling wont be a training partner for nothing. From now on, you and your daughter can live in the dorm behind the dojo, like some of the kids who board here. Every month, I will pay Xiaoling some money for being a training partner. Xiaoling can also take this opportunity to learn some self-defense techniques, so that shell no longer be bullied by brats like Tiger Liang in the future.
Father Chen said in a sincere tone, Xiaolings mom, what do you think?
Xiaolings mom was deeply touched by what he said. She was well aware that by doing this, Chen Yi was trying to help her and her daughter.
At that moment, her heart shook with gratitude as well as fear; more than that, she was in awe of this overwhelming favor she had received. She gazed at Xiaoling, who was ying with Super Chen nearby.
Xiaoling hadnt worn such a happy smile on her face in a long time.
They were originally a pitiful mother and daughter duo who had survived domestic abuse. After Xiaolings father died, they were no longer subject to the abuse in their lives, but Xiaoling could no longer speak
Then let Xiaoling stay. Xiaolings mom lowered her head; in the end, she was too embarrassed to inconvenience Father Chen by staying. I can still live off of recycling if I move here, no one would be able to find me
Father Chen nodded. No problem, Xiaolings mom. Dont worry, you can leave Xiaoling with me. As for the dorm in the back, Ill still leave you and Xiaoling a double room. Come by anytime you want to see Xiaoling and keep herpany.
He knew that this was as far as they could go for now with this matter.
Footnotes:
Ch 952 Footnote 1
Yet another meme rted to Zhang Jii and The Sixology Scripture.
Chapter 953 - The Sword Is Inseparable From the Body
Chapter 953: The Sword Is Inseparable From the BodyTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
When the sword is inseparable from the body, style and the body both blossom.
While this was something Father Chen had made up, it wasnt something he randomly said: after all, parodies shouldnt be nonsense, and adaptations shouldnt be groundless recreations 1.
In senior high school, sword skills and body techniques were taught as part of the PE ss under the direction of PE teachers, while the university curric was moreprehensive.
In the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools study n, students had to master the basic use of a weapon before senior high, and that weapon was a sword.
All swords were the same in essence, and being able to master sword fighting would also help in the use of some other weapons.
The assessment of sword skills had always been very important prior to entering university. Conversely, there were various types of weapons one could learn in university. Sword fighting was no longer apulsory course, except for students who chose the sword fighting department.
Sword fighting assessments began in the second year of primary school.
Although Super Chen was only four years old, he still had to master the necessary basics, especially since he was a child of an ancient martial arts family. Wang Ling could imagine how strict Father Chen was with Super Chens training. After all, not everyone was like Wang Ling, who could do everything as soon as he was born.
Wang Ling hadnt learned swordsmanship in much detail and also didnt have a foundation in it, but he did know the deepest profound truth and prowess of Sword Dao The advantage ofprehending the profound truth was that there was no need for Wang Ling to hold a sword at all, and he could practically fight automatically. Thus, Wang Ling wasnt keen on using a sword each time he fought, because it didnt give him any fighting experience at all. As soon as he used the sword, it was just like grinding in local mobile games, and was a pain in the ass.
In contrast, pping was a lot more satisfying.
That evening, at Father Chens kind invitation, Xiaolings mom stayed at the dojo and had dinner there. That very night, she went back to the shabby room she rented to pack up Xiaolings clothes and bring them over. These were all old clothes, some of which were secondhand. Xiaolings mom said there were also diapers used by the Little Dragon Maiden; who knew if this was true or not.
The clothes in his hands, Father Chen was a little touched. Xiaolings mom got along well with the people in the neighborhood. Except for some unreasonable ones like the Liang family, basically no one gave Xiaoling and Xiaolings mom a hard time.
Ill take good care of her, Xiaolings mom. You cane by anytime if you miss Xiaoling. Father Chen smiled.
Xiaolings mom felt teary and her heart was moved. There were a lot of things she wanted to say, but in the end, she couldnt open her mouth, and could only bow deeply to Father Chen. I will have to trouble you to take care of her. What Xiaolings mom worried about the most was that no one could look after Xiaoling at home when she went out to recycle rubbish for money. Because of their financial difficulties, Xiaoling couldnt go to school and hadnt even been to kindergarten.
Xiaoling was going to be old enough for primary school soon.
With one stroke, Father Chens help had solved the mother and daughters desperate situation.
Of course, Father Chen wasnt just a do-gooder. He did pity Xiaoling and her mother, but part of the reason in fact was that Xiaoling had a pretty good root bone! Father Chen had discovered this on the way back from the hospital.
While Father Chens realm wasnt high C only at the Foundation Establishment stage C he had been the head of a body techniques dojo for many years, after all, and so was able to discern Xiaolings talent.
It was just that Xiaoling hadnt received any structured training before, like her mother said, and would definitely be on the losing end if she fought Super Chen for real.
But Father Chen already had a n to tackle this problem.
The next day, Father Chen prepared two 20kg sports wristbands for Super Chen which would increase the weight on him. They looked small, but were in fact very heavy. Super Chen wasnt prepared when he received the wristbands, and he pitched forward, almost toppling over.
Dad, what are these? Super Chen asked.
Weight bands, made of very highly dense material. They look light, but are in fact very heavy. Youll wear these in your training with Xiaolingter, which will level the ying field, Father Chen said.
Do I really have to fight her Super Chen felt a little awkward.
Do you think your father is the Holy Mother or a living Bodhisattva? Like I said yesterday, Xiaolings root bone is quite good, and you have zero foundation in swordsmanship, so shes the perfect opponent for you.
With that, Father Chen handed Xiaoling and Super Chen two stic swords. Wang Ling knew that these were special training swords for Sword Dao beginners. During practice, when the sword touched the body, it would promptly turn as soft as jelly, so there was no need to worry about hurting the other party.
But this kind of special training sword wasnt cheap. Wang Ling had inspected the storeroom in Father Chens dojo before, and everything inside had been nothing but wooden swords. These two training swords looked very new, and Father Chen must have bought them just recently.
Wang Ling thought Father Chen was a man who lived up to his name. He was loyal, kept his promises, and knew how to conduct himself 1. Wang Xiaoling had had a miserable life, and it was her good fortune to be able to run into Father Chen.
And Wang Ling felt that Super Chen had definitely inherited his fathers personality in some way. There was no need to take a paternity test to confirm that they were one hundred percent father and son
But Wang Ling was especially curious: How did Super Chene by his blessed mouth?
In the dojo, Father Chen had Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling stand facing each other. They gave a Dao salute before bowing to each other.
With a wooden sword in hand, Father Chen started giving instructions from the side. Sword skills and body techniques are the same, yet not. They both rely on strength and nimbleness. However, body techniques emphasize strength, while swordsmanship stress nimbleness.
Super Chen and Xiaoling exchanged dismayed and bemused looks.
Super Chen wasnt wearing the wristbands yet. Standing where he was, Father Chen looked at Super Chen. Come, Super Chen. Attack me with all your strength. He deliberately didnt call Super Chen son, both to demonstrate how serious he was and to take Xiaolings feelings into consideration.
It had to be said that Father Chen was truly a warmhearted man.
Hai yah!
Super Chen grit his teeth and raised his sword high before shing down at Father Chen. The sudden yell startled Wang Ling, but it had to be said that this indeed was Super Chens hot-blooded style.
Without moving from his spot, Father Chen calmly blocked the blow with the wooden sword, and then, with a bang, Super Chens training sword was directly sent flying by Father Chens Swimming Dragon Raising Its Head move.
Look at the dial on your sword, Father Chen said.
Super Chen checked.
The hilt of the training sword was fitted with a dial which could show how much force the sword had used just then.
Super Chens dial read: 10kg.
Of course, this wasnt all of Super Chens strength.
Super Chen, Xiaoling, look at mine. Father Chen handed them the wooden sword, which was also fitted with a dial.
The sword had actually only used 50g, which was about the weight of an egg, to send Super Chens sword flying
Super Chen was in some disbelief. This
To use a sword, brute force alone is not enough, Father Chen exined with a smile.
Super Chen and Xiaoling nodded hard at that moment.
Of course, it hadnt been Wang Lings idea to nod his head.
He had possessed Xiaolings body, but if he didnt move, Xiaolings body would move on its own ording to Super Chens memory.
For Wang Ling, it was as if he was now going through a first-person game with a movie storyline.
During this boring summer break, it was something pretty interesting to experience.
Come, Xiaoling, its your turn. Come and experience the advantage of being nimble. At that moment, Father Chen suddenly turned his head to speak to Wang Xiaoling.
Footnotes:
Ch 953 Footnote 1
Another quote by Zhang Jii in the so-called The Sixology Scripture.
Ch 953 Footnote 2
His first name is 塯 which means righteousness.
Chapter 954 - Block The Light of a Prodigy
Chapter 954: Block The Light of a Prodigy
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Wang Xiaoling stood in front of Father Chen, looking nervous. After all, this was her first time, and Super Chen was already prepared for Wang Xiaolings training sword to be sent flying by Father Chen. She was a girl; what strength did she have?
Holding the wooden sword horizontally in front of him, Father Chen carefully pulled back his strength. After all, he was at the Foundation Establishment stage. Xiaoling had a good root bone, but she had never had the opportunity to cultivate before. She had close to an ordinary persons physique now, and wasnt even at the Body Condensation stage.
If he didnt control his strength, his aura alone could rebound on Xiaoling, so he always reminded himself to be careful to hold back during training.
Come, Xiaoling, Father Chen called out to Wang Xiaoling.
Copying Super Chens pose just now, Wang Xiaoling raised high the sword in her hand and shed down at Father Chens wooden sword, which was held out horizontally.
And then
There was no and then.
Under Father Chens and Super Chens stupefied gazes, the training sword and the wooden sword collided with a bang!
Father Chens wooden sword was actually cut into two by Wang Xiaolings sh
Father Chen stared at the sword hilt in his hand and drew in a breath of cold air.
Super Chen: Dad, this is
For a brief moment, Super Chen and his father felt suffocated by this unexpected situation.
Wang Ling, inside Wang Xiaolings body, also sank into silence.
He had overlooked one possibility
He had possessed Wang Xiaolings body with the Kings Eye and magical ability. Even if Wang Xiaoling didnt have a realm, Wang Lings surplus aura and strength would spill into the body. Even if only a little spilled out, it wasnt something that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could withstand.
Wang Xiaoling didnt have a realm, but that sword sh just now in fact had Wang Lings aura mixed into it
All this time, Father Chen had been saying that Wang Xiaolings root bone was pretty good, which had actually puzzled Wang Ling.
Because Wang Xiaoling was actually just an ordinary girl, and didnt have any sort of root bone at all
But now that this farce had happened, Wang Ling finally understood.
What good root bone
Father Chen had clearly mistaken Wang Lings overflowing aura for Wang Xiaolings, and mistakenly thought that she was a very gifted girl!
So, no matter how reluctant Wang Ling was to admit it, from the moment Father Chen invited Wang Xiaoling into the Chen family, Wang Ling had already changed Super Chens memory
Would this affect the future?
What would Super Chens future be like because of this change?
Wang Ling worried inwardly.
He had no other choice
He could only continue to watch Super Chens memory unfold for now.
If things got too out of hand, he could only bribe Time Heavenly Dao with a crispy noodle snack to tamper with time and set it back to when he had just been about to do his homework the day before
But that would add another day to his boring summer vacation.
This was the sort of mystical creature man was.
In school, he longed for the holidays, but when he was on holiday, he was bored, and wondered when school would start again
Wang Ling thought it was still better for him to wait and see first.
Therefore, because of this little ident on the first day of sword training for Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling, the training program ended way before what Father Chen had nned because the wooden sword he used to coach with was cleanly split in half by Wang Xiaoling.
Wang Ling actually had considered whether he should move to possess someone else, but his aura spilling over was something that couldnt be avoided.
Even if he did possess another person, their aura would also leak.
Now, there were already changes in Super Chens memory of the event because of Wang Ling being in Wang Xiaolings body. If he switched to another person at this point, the situation would only get even messier
Tired out by the whole day, Xiaoling went to sleep that night. Inside Xiaolings body, Wang Ling continue to observe Super Chens memory with his spiritual senses. He was a little impatient, and directly fast forwarded the plot at twice the speed
The lights in the main hall of the dojo were still on. Father Chen and Super Chen were still up.
Because of Wang Xiaolings sudden awakening, Father Chen was seriously formting a follow-up training program not only for Xiaoling, but also for Super Chen.
Father Chen had only thought before that Xiaoling had a good root bone; never had he expected to take in a once-in-a-century prodigy by some serendipitous stroke of fate. The most important thing to do with a prodigy was to do your best to guide them down the right path. Father Chen would do whatever he could to guide Xiaoling.
Father Chen: Son, take off your training bands and give them to Xiaoling tomorrow.
Super Chen was stupefied.
It was too real
Before your training, I thought that Xiaoling wouldnt be your match. Looking at today, however, there is a gap between you and Xiaoling. But you mustnt be discouraged at all, understand? You have to work harder! Father Chen solemnly patted Super Chen on the shoulder.
I understand, dad.
Super Chen nodded seriously. Thinking of Wang Xiaoling, he couldnt helpughing. I never thought Xiaoling would be so awesome. Who knows what Tiger Liang will think when he finds out.
Xiaoling has a spiritless character, and because of her family, is also a little meek. Whenever she was bullied by Tiger Liang before, she didnt dare fight back. Its hard to imagine; if Xiaoling fought back, it might not be as simple as justnding Tiger Liang in the hospital Father Chen said to Super Chen in a low voice. He knew what was at stake.
Father Chen gave it some thought.
With Xiaolings strength, if she had retaliated against Tiger Liang back then, the grass on that boy Tiger Liangs tomb would probably be tens of meters tall now
Previously, Father Chen had nned to ask some disciples who wanted to learn sword fighting to observe and learn from Super Chen and Xiaolings training, but given the situation now, Father Chen thought this would be risky.
From now on, Super Chen and Xiaolings training could only be carried out in secret once the dojo was empty.
If a prodigy showed off all their abilities, they would be a tall tree that attracted the wind; Father Chen understood this.
Keeping a low profile was the best protection for Xiaoling right now.
Super Chen.
Father Chen suddenly looked at Super Chen and called his name.
Super Chen knew that when Father Chen called him by his full name, what he was going to say was very serious.
Xiaolings matter has to be kept secret. No one outside can know of your training with her, am I clear? Father Chen enjoined him very seriously, and Super Chen nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Early the next morning, there were a lot of people in the dojo; Father Chen could hear the noise from a distance.
Super Chen was chatting with some of the disciples in the dojo.
All these people could be considered old clients in the dojo and were close to Super Chen. Some of the bigger kids who were over ten or so often brought snacks and toys to give to Super Chen. Basically, they were good friends with Super Chen.
Father Chen had barely stepped foot inside the dojo when he heard Super Chen introduce Xiaoling to everyone in a very exaggerated tone, like Bai Zhantang in My Own Swordsman .
Super Chen: How mighty was Wang Xiaoling! She wore a three-pronged headdress of purple gold and a red robe of Xichuan silk embroidered with a hundred flowers, and wielded a halberd exercise sword as she sat on top of her snorting horse Red Hare 1 My father, who had rushed to the front, turned to leave. Wang Xiaoling lifted the sword to chop down at my father, just like that, and with the strength of both arms, she cut him in two!
Father Chen:
Chapter 955 - Bamboozling Dad
Chapter 955: Bamboozling Dad
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Previously, Father Chen had taken Super Chen to have his head shaved to cut off his fantasy of pursuing the art ofnguage through perming but it was no use. Four-year-old Super Chen was fluent in Beijing-ented guankou 1; who knew what crosstalk masterpiece he had secretly learned from.
Young children were quick learners, especially when it came to things that they were particrly interested in.
This time, Father Chen felt like he had been thoroughly bamboozled by Super Chen. There was a saying: bamboozling dad is what a youngster does 2 Actually, Father Chen also felt he was at fault since he didnt exin the definition of outsider to Super Chenst night.
Apart from heaven and earth, and you and I, everyone else were outsiders.
The dojo disciples were very close to Super Chen, and he obviously didnt treat this group of brothers as outsiders
It was just that Father Chen had barely stepped into the dojo before he heard Super Chen shouting that he had been split in two, which was a slightly odd feeling.
The secret that Xiaoling was a genius couldnt be hidden anymore, at least not in the dojo.
Father Chen dropped his forehead into his hand.
Hence, at the end of the morning lesson, Father Chen called over the disciples who knew about it one by one for a heart-to-heart, and had to stress that they keep the matter secret. But whether or not it would remain a secret, he had no idea These disciples might be old clients of the dojo, but they also took sses at Bnce Magic Center; their studies didnt intersect at all.
Father Chen couldnt guarantee that these disciples would keep their mouths shut. Who knew, they might turn traitor one day and spill the beans.
If Liang Heng found out about this, it would be a huge problem
Father Chen was a little absent-minded as he pondered this while he taught his sses that day. Some of the disciples who didnt know what was going on thought that the author of the novel Father Chen was following was on hiatus again, so he was in a bad mood.
Did that writer of Let Go of that Wet Nurse stop updating again? asked a disciple.
No idea
A few of the disciples whispered among themselves as they left the dojo.
The only three in the know who hade early that morning felt so stifled it was ufortable.
Father Chen had specially looked for them at noon to enjoin them not to expose Wang Xiaolings situation, but there were times when hiding a secret was so unbearable that you wanted to cut someone
It was thus in this sort of situation that the wise saying which everyone had probably heard before was born: Ill tell you a secret! But you cant tell anyone else!
And so, Wang Xiaolings secret was leaked, just like that
Although Wang Ling was inside Wang Xiaolings body, he saw and heard everything clearly with his Kings Eye godly perspective
That night, a depressed Father Chen went to read a novel to destress. Each person faced pressure, and also had their own way to destress. Father Chens way was very simple, and that was to read a book.
Here, Wang Ling learned another secret of Father Chens C it turned out that Father Chen was also a fan of Father Wang! That evening, the book Father Chen was reading was that Let Go of That Wet Nurse which Father Wang started writing twelve years earlier and had just finished at ten million words.
But back then, Father Wangs book hadnt been serialized for long and he had yet to sign a guru contract. His overall number of fans certainly couldntpare with what it would be like twelve years in the future. No one could have imagined how this book would seal his status as a guru and make him rich twelve yearster, with even the head of state bing his fan.
Wang Ling never thought that he would be the source of concern for two fathers at the same time
Father Chen was reading a book now because he was fretting over Wang Xiaolings secret being leaked.
While the reason Father Wang wrote novels was in fact because he had been fretting over Wang Ling
Mother Wang officially stopped writing when Wang Ling was three or four years old.
Before Wang Ling came up with the Dao talisman seal to restrict his own strength, he would asionally break the furniture which the family owned. Mother Wangs author fees and Father Wangs work ie werent enough to support the family at all.
Father Wang thus furtively came up with the idea of writing novels to supplement the family ie.
Who would have known that after banging out 26,000 words for the debut of Let Go of That Wet Nurse , it would directly became a top-ten bestseller
It was after that that Father Wang came clean.
He told Mother Wang the truth, then quit his job to write novels fulltime to support the family. Not long after that, Mother Wang stopped writing and devoted herself to taking care of, guiding and educating Wang Ling.
Husband and wife had gone to great pains for Wang Ling.
That evening, Wang Xiaoling was ying with sticine which Super Chen had given to her when she had just arrived yesterday. Super Chen was ying a video game on the side. Halfway through his game, Super Chens wristwatch rm suddenly rang. He tossed the game console aside casually and then took out an e-book reader from a drawer.
Wang Xiaoling was clearly confused.
Super Chen smiled at Wang Xiaoling. Its time to study the art ofnguage!
Wang Ling was stunned. It turned out Super Chen was actually learning it from novels
He saw Super Chen open the e-book page. Sure enough, Super Chen ultimately opened that Let Go of That Wet Nurse on the e-shelf Actually, Super Chen didnt know what he should read, so he added all the books on his fathers e-shelf to his own.
There was a novel called Baijie 3 which he couldnt find, but that was fine
Super Chen now had more than ten books for his summer break, and the first one was Let Go of That Wet Nurse . After reading these ten or so books, it was enough for him to tentatively touch the gateway to the art ofnguage!
He was only four years old, and there were many words he didnt recognize, but the e-book reader had an audio reading function!
And so, the online novel written by Father Wang was read out in a very jerky, electronic voice.
Wang Lingsment was: dry and very chuuni
After all, this was an online novel. There were some expressions for which, if you read it quietly on your own, you could imagine the protagonists emotions and the scene in which he would utter the words. However, when they were read out loud, it might give you goosebumps.
Halfway through the chapter, the electronic voice stuttered. Super Chen thought it was something wrong with the app, but then he saw a string of streamers floating across the top of the page as a sticky
Wow, so much money! Someone rich hase! eximed four-year-old Super Chen. Although he hadnt been reading online novels for very long, he had clearly done some homework and knew what the gifts meant.
However, Super Chen soon realized that this massive sum wasnt for Father Wang.
Twelve years ago, in Father Wangs debut as a newbie, his sales, subscriptions and monthly votes all skyrocketed. As the year drew to a close, he was naturally a contender for Neer of the Year.
A sole gift of more than ten thousand yuan would be disyed directly at the top of the app as a sticky.
In terms of book currency, that was one million.
But that string of one million in book currency which had just appeared was a gift to another guru.
This was an advertisement as well as a show of strength against Father Wang by the gurus who werepeting for the title as the new Best Author.
Chapter 956 - The Gateway to the Art of Language
Chapter 956: The Gateway to the Art of Language
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There had been a lot of big shots back then, and the most famous author was Zhu Ge, but everyone also knew Father Wangs pen name, Wang Situ.
Back when he came up with this name, Father Wang actually hadnt thought much about it, and had no idea at all that there was a guru author online called Zhu Ge. Hence, as soon as he started using this pen name and published his novel, Zhu Ges fans bombarded him.
They felt that Father Wang was taking advantage of Zhu Ges poprity as well as dering war on this guru.
At the time, because of the sh in pen names 1 , Father Wangs first book drew a huge wave of attention. These trolls started reading his book, but in the end, they suddenly became his fans.
Not only wasnt Father Wang suppressed, this conversely helped promote his new novel.
And so, bad blood was born between them.
In short, Zhu Ge back then was a famous guru online backed by innumerable fans, including countless wealthy users who spentvishly on all sorts of gifts all day long. For a time, there was even a rumor that Zhu Ge was a veteran author from the same generation as the Five Rebels of the Central ins 2 , and that this Zhu Ge was just a newly-created alternate ID.
Reasonably speaking, big shots naturally wouldnt take notice of newbies like Father Wang. Their number of fans werent on the same level, and Zhu Ge didnt care at all at first.
But all of a sudden, Father Wangs novel started to perform well.
Instantly, all the veteran guru authors fell silent in the face of the battle for a new Best Author at the end of the year.
What they feared the most every year was none other than a newbie taking the top spot, and a formidable one at that. For a time, many people wondered who was backing Father Wang, or if he had some connection to the owner of the novel website, or if he himself was rich and had paid for his novels stats.
But Father Wangs book Wet Nurse really was popr, and the number ofments it received at one point even overtook those of veteran gurus.
Sometimes, the number ofments was a critical factor in verifying whether a serialized novel was popr or not; in this respect, Father Wang was near invincible.
Apart from this, the number of gifts which Father Wangs novel received was at an unprecedented high, and Guru Zhu Ge instantly panicked.
In a crisis, how did veteran gurus round up all their fans to obediently cast monthly votes in support?
In many cases, a lot of authors chose to sell sob stories
For example, there was someone who imed that their girlfriend ran off with someone else (actually not), and he was so heartbroken that he would kill himself if he didnt get monthly votes.
Or as another example, someone called Kuxuan acted cheeky online every day, saying that he broke his legs what was tragic was that no one bought what he was selling
Authors selling sob stories was thus a standard method and the typical marketing strategy
But in many cases, this still depended on the people involved; only gurus could use this method, while no one would care about ordinary authors at all.
Both Super Chen and Wang Ling were four that year, and Wang Ling had only heard about what Father Wang had gone through back then and hadnt experienced it for himself. However, looking at the current timeline in this memory, it seemed to be during the period ofpetition between Father Wang as Wang Situ and Zhu Ge.
That night, Wang Ling knew he would be watching something good.
The next day, Father Chen arrived very early, but he wasnt in good spirits. He canceled sses for the whole day and arranged for them to be continued at ater date.
Wang Ling was inside Wang Xiaolings body; Wang Xiaoling and Super Chen were clearly a little bewildered, and didnt know what Father Chen was doing.
Later, a group of people arrived at the dojo. They also didnt look like they were in good shape; each one of them had dark circles under their eyes, and they looked like they had returned from a smokeden battlefield. Super Chen knew there most likely wouldnt be any sses today; it looked like Father Chen had arranged for other people toe and prep for something big in the dojo.
A total of five people showed up, each of whom had a bag over their shoulder. When they arrived at the dojo, they took off their shoes at the entrance and carried their bags inside.
Inside the dojo, Father Chen had already prepared a few tables.
The five of them each ced the bags on the tables, took out several sturdyptops, and plugged in thework cables. They sat down in front of the tables and logged online, ready to start work.
Everything ready? Father Chen gazed at them.
Reporting to Chief Chen! Everything is ready! the five said in unison.
Super Chen, who until that point still didnt know what was going on, then saw these people click open the homepage for Let Go of That Wet Nurse , and instantly understood.
Super Chen: Dad, youre doing this for
Father Chen: Thats right! Its all for justice!
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
Father Chen knew he couldnt hide it, and thus spoke honestly. Son, you probably know that your dad has been reading this book called Let Go of That Wet Nurse all this time. Last night, in thepetition for rankings, another guru called Zhu Ge yed the sob story card. His monthly votes have nowpletely surpassed those for Wang Situs novel. As the chief of Wang Situs fans, your dad is going to do battle for him today!
Super Chen: Fan chief?
Even Wang Ling was taken aback when he heard this; he had just thought that Father Chan was a regr reader, and never ever expected him to actually be the chief of Wang Situs fans
Wang Ling was now imagining a scenario.
Right now at No. 60 High, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who attended the parent-teacher conference on Father and Mother Wangs behalf
If Father Wang really attended the meeting in person and happened to run into Father Chen, their interactions would be just like a fanmeet!
Fan chief means the leader of the fan group. In order to win more monthly votes for Guru Wang Situ, I, your dad, am prepared to use all the money Ive stashed away, said Father Chen. I and these five uncles, who are leaders of sub-groups, have been busy sincest night preparing for today, when we will help Guru Wang Situ climb up the rankings.
So far, including my stash and the funds raised by the big fans, we have a total of two hundred thousand.
Two hundred thousand Super Chen was amazed.
That was a pretty huge sum of money.
Although Super Chen was only four years old, he already had a concept of numbers since he would count his New Year gift money every year. He would get ten thousand each year so two hundred thousand was equal to a total of twenty years worth. When he thought this, Super Chen felt that this was an incredibly huge amount.
Monthly votes were cast via online red packets which cost five yuan each.
Taking the unscrupulous route like buying the votes in bulk from someone who dealt in marketing data would be cheaper, but this would be rigging the votes.
Father Chen and these fan group leaders had been busy sincest night until now because they had been discussing how to climb up the rankings today.
Two hundred thousand.
In the end, they decided to do everything through red packets.
But in fact, this was just the beginning of the war for a new Best Author and monthly votes.
It was also this very war thatpletely opened the gateway to the art ofnguage for Super Chen
Chapter 957
Chapter 957: The Fighting Spirit Aroused by the First Roll of Drums, Depleted by the Second, Exhausted by the Third
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This was a tough battle, and the fan leaders on both sides were ready and waiting. Actually, Father Chen had already contributed a lot to the monthly votesst night and had even campaigned for votes for Wet Nurse in every major book forum. Very quickly, however, he realized that this was easier said than done.
In less than half an hour, all his posts were banned, and keywords to do with voting were cleanly erased. Father Chen was well aware that this for the most part was due to Zhu Ges people ying tricks. As a veteran guru, Zhu Ge had strong connections with the bosses of many literary forums, given the publicity he gave their works.
Zhu Ge had been at the height of his momentum back then. One phone call and the promise of some benefits helped to suppress Wet Nurse , and in turn helped him save on some of the costs in the monthly votes battle.
Super Chen! Father Chen looked at him and said very solemnly, Dont tell your mom about this!
Super Chen:
Wang Ling:
As expected, every mans pain was the same.
Spending money actually wasnt the most important thing; the most important was that this was his secret stash. All two hundred thousand of it thrown in to support his idol How much electricity could this love generate? It was no less than Pikachus Thunderbolt.
If the matter of him stashing money away was found out, this would be the true lightning strike from heaven.
Once his woman got angry, that oppressive strength was no less than that of the Heavenly Dao Cmity.
Wang Ling had possessed Wang Xiaolings body; although he had altered events in Super Chens memory, Wang Xiaoling still had her own consciousness. She was a more quiet and well-behaved girl, and a little more withdrawn because of her family background, which couldnt be changed in a short period of time.
However, Wang Ling could clearly feel the changes in her mindset. Sinceing to the dojo, she and Super Chen had be closer.
If this followed a novel setup, Wang Ling felt that Wang Xiaoling was most likely the main female character in Super Chens life
With no training today, Father Chen order two curry omelet rice takeouts for Wang Xiaoling and Super Chen, and the two of them ate quietly on the side.
While on Father Chens side, the battle had officially kicked off.
Count the number of people who are currently online.
Father Chen took some deep breaths to adjust his frame of mind, and started to lead the fan leaders of Wet Nurse into battle. The fighting spirit is aroused by the first roll of drums, depleted by the second, and exhausted by the thirdC their momentum at the very beginning was hence the most important.
Father Chen knew it would be a tough battle to topple Guru Zhu Ge C when all was said and done, Father Wangs fans were limited in number, nor did he have a professional marketing team to help promote his book; hegged far behind Zhu Ge in all aspects.
But a person should always have a dream!
What if it came true?
I counted themst night. We currently have five groups with a total of eight thousand people. There will be a little more at night; this early in the morning, there are just over four thousand people online. Numbers peaked at over seven thousandst night. A man wearing a sports bandana around his bald head reported the situation.
Later, Wang Ling would learn that this person was also a veteran reader who had been a website member for over twenty years. Called Lin Gang, he was also part of the first batch of fans who were the earliest to support Father Wangs Wang Situ pen name.
Among the leaders of the sub-groups, Lin Gangs group had the most people, and was almost full to bursting. With a cap of two thousand people per group, the number of members in his group always hovered at over 1990 people or so, and practically all of them were active users.
Mm, lets get started. How many ounts do you have?
We counted in the group yesterday, and so far wended over four hundred ounts.
Only four hundred Father Chen frowned pared with the total number of group members, this was too little.
But Father Chen could understand. In the end, a readers ount was a more personal thing, and it was very devoted of these people to offer up their ounts.
Ive already set up the software for the ount logins; you can import them in bulk, and the IP addresses will also be changed automatically. But theres a limit to how many monthly votes each ount can cast for a particr book each month. Subscribers can only give five votes at most, and we can only send red packets after that Lin Gang said.
Not good Wang Situ is going to drop out of the top ten! At these words, the other group leaders clicked open the ranking list for a look, and cried out in rm.
He had still been in the top fivest night!
Father Chen also clicked open the ranking list for a look.
Indeed, the situation currently didnt look good. The gap in votes had widened sincest night. Zhu Ges Shameless was now sitting at number one with thirty-six thousand votes.
On the other hand, Let Go of That Wet Nurse by Father Wang, under the pen name Wang Situ, was currently ranked tenth, with neen thousand votes.
The ninth novel had over twenty thousand votes.
And the eleventh novel was very close behind Father Wang.
Father Chen knew that this would be tough to deal with, but there was no going back at this point.
Theres no other way, we can only give it a go first. Even if we cant get first ce, we have to at least secure a position in the top three. Blue veins popped out on Father Wangs forehead; he was actually rather angry. As a veteran reader on the website, it was very clear to him whether or not something fishy was involved for there to be such an obvious gap in votes on the ranking list.
Although they didnt have many ounts on hand, these were all legal ounts borrowed from fans. In the end, however, only a small number was willing to lend them their ounts.
As Lin Gang said, there was a limit to how many votes each ount could give.
In terms of sales alone, Wet Nurse was number one online, while Zhu Ges Shameless was about to drop out of the top ten in the sales chart. However, he had a lot more monthly votes than Father Wang.
Experienced readers were well aware of the reason behind this.
The other party had definitely turned to some online marketing setup
It had an enormous amount of ounts which were far more powerful than those which Father Chen and his group had borrowed from their fans. Furthermore, this agent hacked some ounts to give monthly votes or subscribe, and then log off. There were times when many readers would ess their ounts only to find that their book coins, monthly votes or rmendation votes had mysteriously decreased C this was the very reason.
Thus, after collecting fan ounts and funds, the first thing Father Chen did was to give a ten thousand yuan red packet.
This was to draw all the attention on the website.
A sticky announcement about the gift went up on the website. There was also a treasure box reward whereby readers could scramble for a huge sum of book coins given away in red packets of varying amounts.
This was when there was the most number of people.
Father Chen uploaded a pre-written post campaigning for votes on Father Wangs behalf in thements section. Although Zhu Ge had used marketing tricks to spread a lot of negative information on Father Wangs Wet Nurse in thest few days, Father Chen said nothing about these lies and nder.
His announcement was very sincere; it didnt try to sell a sob story nor try to be witty; this was the very first step in the campaign for monthly votes.
Father Chen and his group had talked it over with Father Wang online earlier on.
One chapter update for every one thousand monthly votes.
This was Father Chens condition.
Out of two hundred thousand yuan, Father Chen spent ten thousand yuan first to draw the attention of everyone on the website.
And now
The real battle for monthly votes finally began in earnest.
Chapter 958 - Dark Governor Lady Thirteen
Chapter 958: Dark Governor Lady Thirteen
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
The great war kicked off, and the six of them worked as one to campaign for votes and give out red packets for the monthly votes. In a short period of time, the number of people in Father Wangs bookments section gradually increased. Whether these readers had dashed over for the red packets from the treasure box, had seen the ad, or were here on the rmendation of fans, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to grab attention with a mass update.
Father Wang wasnt in the habit of stockpiling his drafts, and had prepared for the battle of rankings throughout the night yesterday. Now, he released 63,000-words worth of chapters in one go.
But he knew that it wasnt over and he couldnt rx yet. In a rankingpetition, this update of mere tens of thousands of words was far from enough.
Apart from that, he still had to ensure the quality of each updated chapter C this was the true key to sess.
Around noon, Father Wang moved up again in the rankings with the increase in his monthly votes. He now had twenty-four thousand votes, putting him in fifth ce.
Although it looked like Father Wang was catching up, Zhu Ge also didnt stop updating during this period, though he wasnt as fast as Father Wang. While he also released an update of six chapters, each chapter was actually only two thousand words long However, this still excited passionate fan readers.
Countryman Zhu Ge Viger is really cunning releasing six two thousand-word chapters The corner of Father Chens mouth twitched; he knew that Zhu Ge was unting his strength to them.
Furthermore, after what happened when Father Chen and his group tried campaigning for votes in the forumst night, it was very likely that Zhu Ge had already been on guard and had also prepared for battle.
Looking at Father Chens brow beaded with sweat as he was kept busy, Super Chen and Wang Ling were also a little tense. Super Chen was also reading Wet Nurse ; as he watched Chen Yi push for votes, Super Chen also took out his e-book reader to observe the changes in the ranking list. Burning with anger, he cheered passionately on the side: Come on, Wang Situ! Go go, Wang Situ!
It wasnt until now that Super Chen understood how powerful the allure ofnguage could be. A mere novel could actually trigger a campaign involving thousands of people. An ordinary person might find it hard to imagine the scene, but Super Chen in the end was just a four-year-old kid.
His imagination was very strong, and he instantly imagined tens of thousands of people on a battlefield, throwing dictionaries like bricks at the enemys faces. It was pandemonium.
As for the rules for the ranking list, Wang Ling actually knew more than Super Chen. He also read books, but not Father Wangs; it wasnt that this son didnt support his father.
There were two reasons.
Firstly, the protagonists in Father Wangs novels didnt eat crispy noodle snacks.
Secondly, when he read his fathers books, it was easy to picture Father Wang as the protagonist, which ruined his reading experience!
Generally, if a person and an author knew each other well, it wasnt likely that the former would read thetters books.
Whether other people felt the same way or not, this was the case for Wang Ling at least. It was weird to read a novel written by someone you knew, especially if it was someone very close to you.
In fact, Wang Ling knew what the oue for this rankingpetition would be.
But there were some things here that Wang Ling wasnt sure of.
Because ultimately, he had changed the events of Super Chens memory; he had no idea how this small change might affect who the new Best Author was.
In Wang Lings memory, Father Wang had seized the crown as Best Author; furthermore, it had been a crushing defeat.
After that, Father Wang reigned as champion in the monthly votes for six years running, setting a historical precedent.
In the seventh year, Father Wang no longer wanted topete for votes. At the authors annual meeting, some of them had given him individual red packets and beseeched him to update a little slower That way, they still had a chance in the rankingpetition.
And so, Father Wang threw his game a bit
Of course, he returned all those red packets.
He had to consider the reputation of his peers and give them a fighting chance C after all, it wasnt very nice to dominate so harshly in a game.
At that moment, the other sub-group leaders, along with Lin Gang as their head, were all sweating profusely as they polished up the wording in the promo ad before posting in various forums to campaign for votes.
Lets try harder. Father Chen boosted morale.
How much money do we have left? asked Lin Gang.
Not much Excluding the gifts just now and the votes campaign, we have a hundred thousand left, said Father Chen.
So fast () Lin Gang and the others were shaken.
As expected, the monthly votes ranking wasnt something that small fry authors could y around with Father Chen and his group didnt have the power topete for rankings at all. This sort of activity which burned thousands of yuan no matter what was so excessive.
They felt a little down; they knew that Zhu Ges side was still just observing the situation and had yet to go all out. Today was thest day of December C there was still half a day left before the bell rang at midnight for the new year.
Spending half of their funds had only gotten them up to fifth ce in the list, and there was still so much time left.
What should they do?
Furthermore, this wasnt the worst news.
Father Chen was pondering how to use the remaining one hundred thousand to the greatest extent when a colorful sticky suddenly appeared above the e-bookshelf! C This was a full ten million in book currency! Which was a hundred thousand yuan!
WTF, which fat cat is this? Which book is this gift for? This sticky stupefied everyone present.
They opened the treasure box and were aghast to see the book title.
Its Zhu Ges Shameless Lin Gang instantly lost heart.
Who is this fat cat?
They looked at the ID.
In the end, everyonesplexions paled.
F**k, Dark Governor Lady Thirteen.
Lady Thirteen? She was reading Zhu Ges Shameless ?
In the dojo, everyone drew in sharp breaths.
They never thought Zhu Ge would actually pull in this hallowed bigwig Dark Governor Lady Thirteen for help.
She was the biggest fat cat on the Cultivation Reading Network, and also a big shot in the eyes of the readers. Basically, every book rmended by Dark Governor Lady Thirteen would draw countless readers; the power of one public rmendation by Lady Thirteen was no less than a rmendation on Qidian.
Because she lived in Dark City, her original ID had been Dark City Lady Thirteen. Later, when she became popr with so many people, she became known as Lady Governor to her fans.
So the City in Dark City Lady Thirteen became Governor 1 .
That was right; as her ID suggested, Dark Governor Lady Thirteen was female. The rumor was that her family ran a financial group and possessed unimaginable wealth, and had deep ties to Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
For Lady Thirteen, a hundred thousand was nothing more than a small red packet that she didnt have to think twice about C it wasnt worth mentioning at all.
Its over Lin Gang said dejectedly.
Father Chens body turned limp at that moment, and feeling a little twitchy, he felt around in his pocket before taking out a cigarette box.
Dark Governor Lady Thirteen had taken sides, and she stood with Zhu Ge It could be said that they basically didnt have any hope of winning this battle
Chapter 959 - Mysterious Lady Thirteen
Chapter 959: Mysterious Lady Thirteen
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
The appearance of Dark Governor Lady Thirteen caught the widespread attention of website members, rendering them speechless.
Zhu Ges Shameless and Father Wangs Wet Nurse were released in almost the same period, and both their sales were in the top ten, with Father Wangs novel being the top bestseller. Nevertheless, Dark Governor Lady Thirteen had never chosen a side normented on either novel or given them any gifts.
At the very beginning, many people had assumed that Lady Thirteen was preparing to do something big, and they waited for a whole month. They never thought that on thisst day of the month, Lady Thirteen would unexpectedly flex her muscle and directly stand on Guru Zhu Ges side.
With this single magnificent gift of one hundred thousand, the readers who had dropped into thements section and whom Father Wang and his group had painstakingly worked on all morning were instantly drawn away.
Zhu Ge this sly fox! This was too cunning!
Father Chen and the rest never expected the other party to actually rely on such a fat cat.
On the other side, the Closed sign was hung up prominently at the entrance to Bnce Magic Center.
Bnce Magic Center was also closed today. Inside, a long table had been set up with a spread of fruits, food and drink. Liang Heng sat on one end, while both sides of the tables were upied by some teenagers; each one was a representative of the major fan groups in Zhu Ges camp.
That was right, Liang Heng was Zhu Ges fan.
The truth, however, was that Liang Heng didnt read online novels C but Father Chen did! Liang Heng knew that Father Chen always voted for Wang Situs novel, and given thispetitive rtionship between Wang Situ and Zhu Ge, Liang Heng would naturally stand on Zhu Ges side andpete with Father Chen.
From the moment he met Chen Yi, Liang Heng had never lost in taking whatever he wanted, including that female teacher during their college years who had taken a fancy to Chen Yi! So what if it was a student and a teacher together? Liang Heng hooked up with her in the end and had Tiger Liang.
After Lady Thirteens magnificent gift of one hundred thousand, Zhu Ges votes led by a wide margin.
Hahaha! At this rate, Wang Situ wont be able to catch up no matter how hard he tries.
After all, our Zhu Ge is a veteran. Wang Situ is a newbie and doesnt have many fans; how can he possiblypete with our lord? This years Best Author has to belong to our Lord Zhu Ge. The group leaders cheered inside Bnce Magic Center they were already happily celebrating what they saw as their victory.
They clinked their beer cans together in a toast, feeling so good.
At the same time, however, it was a bit of a pity that Dark Governor Lady Thirteen hadnt shown up in person.
Liang Heng had invited her over previously, and the seat at the other end of the long table had been specially reserved for her.
But she said that herpany had a New Year Eves dinner that night, and so she was unable toe.
Liang Heng hadnt read Zhu Ges Shameless , but he spent no less money than Father Chen on the novel website; the gifts he had given in total had already exceeded a hundred thousand yuan, which was also from his secret stash of cash which he had umted over the years. However much Father Chen gave, Liang Heng made sure to double it!
It was at theirst university alumni meetup that he had seen Father Chen reading a book, and he had covertly memorized Father Chens reader ID. It was also from that moment on that he had started putting together aprehensive n.
After all, Lady Thirteen is ady andes from money. She might have turned us down, but we knew she wouldnt make an appearance so easily. Liang Heng smiled faintly. Also, no one has actually seen her. This is one thing about women C they need to keep a sense of mystery about them.
I heard that Chief Liang spoke with Lady Thirteen before? asked a group leader.
Thats right. Liang Heng nodded. To help Guru Zhu Gepete for Best Author, I spoke to Lady Thirteen previously; this is a little sister with a very sexy and lovely voice.
As expected of Chief Liang. You know so many women.
Chief Liang might be the first person of all the readers to speak to her!
Hahaha! You tter me. But please, dont let my wife know about this. Liang Heng smiled very amiably.
Of course! We understand! Dont worry, Chief Liang!
One reason why Im helping Guru Zhu Ge fight for Best Author this time is to help promote my Bnce Magic Dojo; the other reason is to help take revenge for my son. You should have already heard me mention this before in the group: that barbaric father and son of Strength Super Dojo beat up my son. Liang Heng said the words easily, but actually, one only needed to ask around for a bit to find out the truth.
However, these group leaders knew that Liang Heng himself was a fat cat, and they couldnt offend him.
A number of them would be releasing books in the future. Given Liang Hengs close rtionship with Lady Thirteen, if they could build a good rtionship with him and when the time came, ask for Lady Thirteens help to rmend their works on the website, their revenues would basically be guaranteed.
Each industry had its own circle, which in turn had its own rules.
These group leaders were well aware of these rules, and since they were now part of society, they would naturally do things by the rules.
Dont ask what didnt need to be asked.
Dont listen to what shouldnt be heard.
However there were times when the truth wasnt what it seemed.
On the side, Father knew that they wereing to the end and losing morale. They had been busy from morning to noon, but the oue was nothing like they had expected; the moment Lady Thirteen appeared, everyone had been drawn away.
To be able to rely on a historical novel to attract so many readers, Zhu Ge was really something.
What should we do? Brother Chen, is there no other way? Wet Nurse fan group leader Lin Gang asked.
A lot of our forum posts have already been banned. Zhu Ge has a good rtionship with the administrators, and as Wet Nurse fans, we no longer have a foothold in those literary forums. Father Chen frowned.
What about other forums?
The users in other forums arent novel readers; Im afraid we wont be able to attract any novel fans there! Father Chen raised his misgivings.
But At that moment, Super Chen suddenly said, But, if we catch the attention of some sect leader
As soon as Super Chen said that, everyone turned to him.
A sect leader
Were there any sect leaders who read novels?
They didnt know.
Nor had they tried finding out.
But when it came to a forum where many sect leaders congregated, and where numerous passersby gathered for cultivation gossip, Father Chen and the group leaders instantly thought of one ce the cultivation forum!
Its leader was the famous and legendary Great Death-Courting Senior: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal!
Chapter 960 - Help From the Cultivation Forum
Chapter 960: Help From the Cultivation Forum
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Wang Ling had still been very young when he first met Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, but to his surprise, the seeds of their rtionship had already been nted when he was four years old.
The cultivation forum
This type of ce which was specially forments on gossip in the cultivation circle was indeed visited by many sect leaders and major yers. But did this group of people really read novels? And online novels, to boot? Everyone was a little skeptical.
Furthermore, they recalled that it was quite troublesome to register for an ount on the cultivation forum. They had to answer a lot of questions about Dao, plus there was a time limit for each question. If you ran out of time, it would count as a wrong answer. There were a hundred questions in total, and you couldnt get a registration invite code unless you answered eighty questions or more correctly.
It might seem like a lot, but a senior cultivator would be able to choose the right answer with their eyes closed.
It was clearly impossible right now topete with that Lady Thirteen, who was a crazy rich person on the Cultivation Reading Website, unless Father Chen used all his familys savings. However, he was sure that if he took the money out, his woman would chop off his hands and make him kneel on a washboard.
Father Chen dropped his forehead into his hand and felt that it might not be time to give up yet. Alright, lets give it onest try. Well start by signing up for an ount first. Ill answer the questions, and youll be responsible for helping me look up those that I cant answer. Father Chen was pretty confident in the hand speed of these group leaders. After all, they were all still single, and their hand speed over the past few decades wasnt just for show
In an era of national cultivation, people remained single for longer as the lifespans of cultivators had increased on the whole.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator could live up to 200 or 300 years old, and these people in front of Father Chen were all eligible bachelors who were each nearly a hundred years old.
This is the only thing we can do now! Lets give it onest try! Lin Gang was encouraged by Father Chen. In this way, this group of people started to give it their all to register for an ount on the cultivation forum.
Father Chen opened the registration page, and the one hundred questions appeared immediately,prising fifty multiple-choice questions and fifty yes/no questions.
The questions got harder and harder going down the list.
Question 1 (multiple-choice): When a cultivation forum staff member pays you a visit, what will they say specifically to confirm their identity?
A: Chris, close the door 1.
B: Im here to repair your air-conditioning.
C: Hello, Im from the cultivation forum, my work ID is XXX.
D: I, Lu Benwei, truly didnt cheat.
Father Chen deliberately didnt answer, but looked at his watch. The two-minute time limit had already started counting down.
How is it? Difficult? asked Lin Gang.
Its supposed to get progressively harder. This first question is general knowledge on security, and is still very easy, Father Chen replied.
The first question was rtively simple. He chose C and the page immediately went to the next question.
Question 2 (multiple-choice): Wang Xiaoming is a Foundation Establishment cultivator. While training, he identally falls off Purgatory Cliff. Wang Xiaoming weighs 90kg and the cliff is 10,000 meters tall. As he falls at a rate of 10 meters per second, he hits and breaks two trees growing out of the cliff at an angle in session before he speeds up again. In addition, Wang Xiaoming tries to grab at rocks jutting out of the cliff face as hes falling off the cliff, but never seeds. What is Wang Xiaomings final cause of death?
A: He was scared to death.
B: He fell to his death.
C: He died from hitting a tree.
D: He died from poison.
Father Chen:
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
F**k! Is this something a human can answer?! This isnt just a small increase in difficulty! Father Chen clutched his head and couldnt help cursing. His brain felt like it was hurting.
Its D! Next to him, Lin Gang had already swiftly found the answer thanks to his hand speed.
Why?
Its Purgatory Cliff! The entire cliff is covered in a toxic miasma throughout the year. Hitting two trees in a row reduces his speed and cushions his fall, so he wont die after falling to the bottom. However, he will definitely die from poison, Lin Gang exined.
After hearing this, Father Chen realized he had almost run out of time, and quickly picked the answer.
Then it was the third question. In order to save time, Father Chen read it out loud as he analyzed it.
Question 3 (yes/no): Everyone knows that the Soul Swap Spell is a powerful demonic secret spell. The soul of a person under the spell will swap ces with the soul of the closest person for a short period of time. The spell can only be broken by a third person kissing one of them. Wang Xiaomings girlfriend and mother are watching Temptation of the Devil , but this film disc has a demonic magic array carved into it.
As soon as the shows male protagonist says the phrase Youre so coy, the two women are hit by the Soul Swap Spell. To break the spell, fast-thinking Wang Xiaoming knocks his girlfriends body unconscious and kisses his mother
Question: After this incident, will Wang Xiaoming survive?
Father Chen:
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
Very quickly, Lin Gang found the answer. The answer is no!
Father Chen: His mom was in his girlfriends body and he knocked her out and kissed his mom, meaning that he kissed his girlfriend. Isnt that the right thing to do?
Lin Gang: The exnation online is: he knocked his own mom out for his wife, and after his mom woke up, she began to quarrel with his wife. In the end, the male character couldnt take it any longer and jumped off a cliff to his death Oh, thats right, weve already answered Question 2.
Father Chen:
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
By the time Father Chenpleted all the questions, it was already six oclock in the evening.
Because Father Wang had done his best with his chapter updates, his monthly votes had increased by quite a bit during this period. However, he was still behind Zhu Ge, who ranked first. The gap now was: fifty thousand votes
Father Chen and the others looked at the list and knew that Zhu Ge had officially started to go all out. After eleven-thirty that night, Zhu Ge would continue with another strong wave to secure his position.
This is ourst hope.
Father Chen spent several hundred yuan right away to be an annual member on the cultivation forum. Soon after that, he sent a promo excerpt of the novel which he had prepared earlier to the cultivation forum, along with a link to the official version and the first few chapters which were free.
To Father Chens surprise, he very quickly got replies to his post.
Sect Leader of Heavenly Xuan Sect Han Ren: WTF?! Even novel ads are showing up in our cultivation forum now? Is the administrator going to do something about this? @I Am Uncle Cat.
I Am Uncle Cat was the ID of the forum administrator.
Very quickly, more and more people began to @ I Am Uncle Cat, asking him to delete the post.
Sect Leader of Star Killer Sect Song Kaihua: I dont read online novels. Their plots are all the same and are the most boring. Hurry up and delete the post! @I Am Uncle Cat.
Founder of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Zhide: Someone actually dared advertise something in our forum? @I Am Uncle Cat.
What now Should we withdraw first? And send it again after a while? If this ID is banned, its over for us. Even if the ban is just for a few hours, its not worth it, Lin Gang said when he saw the situation.
Lets wait and see Father Chen was also very nervous.
A few minutester
The administrator called Uncle Cat appeared.
He posted a reply: Ah sorry for thete reply, everyone, it was mainly because I was reading this novel just now Actually, I think its pretty good
Many people sent him question marks: ???
But very quickly, Father Chen saw that the people who had asked for the post to be deleted earlier actually deleted their original replies.
Sect Leader of Heavenly Xuan Sect Han Ren: WTF! It really is very good! Dont delete the post! I want to read it!
Founder of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Zhide: Its actually different from the online novels that I know of? Lets study it a bit
Sect Leader of Star Killer Sect Song Kaihua: Mm so delicious!
Father Chen and Lin Gang:
Wang Ling:
Super Chen:
Chapter 961 - How Bigwigs Work
Chapter 961: How Bigwigs Work
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This was beyond what Father Chen and the others had expected; they never thought that Father Wangs Wet Nurse would be so well received in the cultivation forum. From the attitude of some of the sect leaders earlier, they thought that online novels were just a fun way to kill time and werent worth reading at all.
A ce like the cultivation forum was on apletely different level C it could even be said that this was where the big shots in the cultivation circle gathered. In the eyes of these sect leaders, instead of wasting their time on stereotypical online novels that were all the same, they might as well recite the heart sutras of several rare books and learn more about covert rumors and gossip to increase their experience and knowledge; even getting ready to cultivate in seclusion would be far more interesting than reading online novels.
But it had to be said that Father Wangs Wet Nurse hadpletely taken their breaths away. At first nce, it seemed to contain all the stereotypical elements, but it also had plenty of interesting cultivation secrets and knowledge. Besides, some major sect yers could already tell that these cultivation secrets werent made up.
The truth was that Father Wang had done a lot of research before writing his book. Although he had a low realm, his knowledge of the cultivation field wasnt necessarily any less than that of these sect leaders.
And this actually was all thanks to Wang Ling, who had enlightened Father Wangsputer.
Thus, theputer could retain all the cultivation knowledge which Father Wang looked at online and automatically make associations between them. Simr to how an academic paper was organized, it woulde up with a hypothesis on some cultivation phenomenon and then ultimatelypile it into a passage before incorporating it into the novel.
This was the legendary bigwig operation which only Father Wang was capable of
Hence, Father Wangs novel might just be an interesting book to online readers, but in the eyes of these sect big shots with truly high realms, it became an exceptionally interesting academic research paper.
So instead of focusing on the fun parts and the plot of Father Wangs online book, these bigwigs focused on the sections where the protagonist entered various secret ces or when spells were analyzed
It had always been said that ones ken was determined by the level of ones realm. Many parts in Father Wangs novel seemed like cooked-up nonsense, when in fact they actually werent, and were the real deal
As a result, Father Chens post in the cultivation forum promoting the novel instantly became a hot topic, and was even pinned as a sticky at the top of the first page by the administrator Uncle Cat.
It was nearly eight oclock in the evening, and with the strength of these major sect leaders behind it, Father Wangs Wet Nurse finally started to take off!
The bugle for the counter attack had officially sounded!
Elsewhere, at Bnce Magic Center, Liang Heng and the others couldnt sit still.
Whats going on? Whats the situation with Wang Situ? asked Liang Heng as he stubbed out his cigarette. He thought that Zhu Ge already had the win in the bag, but who would have thought that Father Wang would suddenlye out strong now, catching Liang Heng off guard.
There are a lot of gifts Also, they all seem to be from newly registered side ounts someone replied.
The group leaders on Liang Hengs side noticed that these ounts which were giving Wang Situs novel huge gifts were all newly created; there werent any profile pictures and even the IDs hadnt been changed from the initial IDs generated automatically at signup, and still had a string of numbers behind them
WTF, theyre all gifts of ten million in book currency therere more than ten in a row already
Where did he get so many hot shots from, in this period of time? Liang Heng didnt understand.
It wasnt just Liang Heng; the other group leaders were also confused. They had no idea what was going on. Although the Cultivation Reading Network was now thergest Inte portal for serialized online novels as well as the ce where a lot of the rich congregated, this sudden gathering of fat cats on Father Wangs side was rather much
Could it be some financial group young master?
No idea. Liang Heng shook his head.
Even if a financial group young master was involved, it was unlikely that he would be able to create this sort of gift-giving momentum!
The most important thing was that not only were there a lot of gifts in this short period of time, but the ounts they were from werent the same! Even if it was a rich young master sending gifts, he wouldnt go so far as to register so many different ounts, would he?
Brother Liang, what should we do now?
How big is the gap in votes now?
Its a little strange. Theyve been sending big gifts all this time: its already roughly six hundred thousand HNY in just three minutes. However, no ones sending monthly vote red packets? Ten million book coins would mean a thousand monthly votes, but theyve only caught up by six thousand votes, and havent closed the gap.
No one is sending monthly vote red packets? Really? Liang Heng was a little stumped, and thought for a while. Lets wait and see first. We still have roughly three hundred thousand HNY on hand; there has to be a catch if theyre not sending red packets
Father Chen and the others were thrilled. They didnt expect these sect leaders to be so magnanimous, sending thousands upon thousands in gifts In a short few minutes, they had already given Father Wang close to six hundred thousand HNY, which was beyond what Father Chen dared imagine.
But Lin Gang also realized that no one was sending monthly vote red packets
Howe no ones sending red packets? Lin Gang asked.
These sect leaders basically dont read novels. Maybe they dont know how to send red packets sending money is a lot easier, Father Chen said.
Ill tell them.
Lin Gang used Father Chens forum ount and started lobbying for monthly votes in the cultivation forum. Thank you, sect leaders, for your support. Today is the Cultivation Reading Networks annual Best Authorpetition, and I believe the esteemed author deeply appreciates everyones gifts!
Immediately, there were replies below hisment.
Its just a small amount. I just hope that the author will write a little more about the Xuanwu secretnd. His conjectures inside the novel are very interesting and truly worth studying.
Mm, its a small thing. Our sect might only be a ck-level sect, but we do have an annual revenue of hundreds of millions. This gift money is just to give the author some encouragement.
Father Chen and the others stared nkly. Sure enough, this was how bigwigs actually worked!
Lin Gang replied, But the key now is not the gifts, but the monthly votes! Were still a long way from first ce. The screenshot below shows how to send a monthly vote red packet One monthly vote red packet costs five yuan, which is equal to five hundred book coins. We would be most grateful for the assistance of all sect leaders.
Tch, it seems quite troublesome.
Its not hard at all
No, I still feel its a little troublesome. How many votes now to reach first ce?
Were still short of forty thousand votes It was initially a difference of almost fifty thousand, but the gifts of one hundred thousand yuan each which the sect heads sent in a row narrowed that gap. A gift of ten million book coins is equivalent to one hundred thousand yuan and one thousand monthly votes.
Oh so one hundred thousand yuan means one thousand monthly votes, is that right?
Yes
Alright, so we now have a figure. Then just keep sending gifts until we pass that number of votes.
A sect leader in the cultivation forum quickly gave a reply.
Father Chen and Lin Gang:
Super Chen and Wang Ling:
Chapter 962 - An Absolutely Victorious Counterattack
Chapter 962: An Absolutely Victorious Counterattack
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It could only be said, as expected of these sect leaders Father Chen and the others were stunned. This group of sect bigwigs with hundreds of millions in annual revenue thought nothing at all of a petty sum of one hundred thousand yuan.
Father Chen ran a body techniques dojo, and when business was good, he could earn up to over a million in annual revenue, which was enough for his family to live on veryfortably. He couldntpare with these sect leaders, but at least he didnt need to worry about food or clothing and could still enjoy the asional luxury trip or two C it was a wonderfully plentiful life.
But even given Father Chens household situation, there was no way he could bear to spend tens of thousands of yuan like this, as if money was just like dung! As if money was nothing
That day, thanks to the session of gifts which Wang Situ received from those wealthy sects, there was an irreversible turn in the battle for top ce as Best Author on the Cultivation Reading Network All the leaders on the website were shaken. Zhu Ge was hit hard and became listless right away, not daring to say a single word.
There was no way to frame Father Wang for rigging the votes even if he wanted to, since Father Wangs votes were all sent through as gifts from the readers The gifted votes were documented for all the readers of the website to see. It was an absolutely victorious and indisputable counterattack.
Father Chen didnt know what Zhu Ges situation was like, but in thest half an hour of the battle for votesst night, Liang Heng had also gotten someone to share Zhu Ges novel Shameless in the cultivation forum. In the end, Uncle Cat had directly banned the ount and deleted the post After all, not everyone had works as profound as Father Wangs.
Liang Heng was hit hard C this was the first time after university that he had lost to Father Chen, and he felt stifled and gloomy.
Not only did Zhu Ge fail to win Best Author, Liang Heng had also spent tens of thousands of yuan on monthly votes for Zhu Ge this time, but ultimately hadnt been able to save the situation.
At the same time, however, there were a number of suspicious points about the matter.
For example, Dark Governor Lady Thirteen, that daughter of a rich family, had disappeared without a trace after sending that first gift of one hundred thousand yuan, and had never shown up again.
This time, if Liang Heng hadnt known for sure that the famous Lady Thirteen would join the battle, he would never have been confident of Zhu Ges victory from the very beginning
Where was this Lady Thirteen now?
The Cultivation Reading Networks editorial department was located in the bustling downtown business start-up area. There were many outstanding young enterprises in this industrial park, and the Cultivation Reading Network was one of them. As a major online portal, the websitepany had expanded enough that they upied a whole building, with the departments divided by levels.
Today, a middle-aged man with a beer belly hade to the editorial office on the second floor. He wore a military coat and a gold chain around his neck. The middle-aged mans expression was somewhat gloomy, as if he had weathered some storm.
Smoking was prohibited in the editorial offices lounge area, but the man lit his cigarette. The horrid smell of smoke filled the air, causing the editors who came by to help themselves to coffee frown despite themselves.
This man was none other than guru writer Zhu Ge of the Cultivation Reading Network. His real name was Shen Yuan.
Teacher Zhu Ge, Chief Huang says to please go in. Just a momentter, a very beautiful female editor came to call him in. On the whole, when writers came to the editorial office, the editors didnt call them by their real names, but by their pseudonyms.
This was the first time the female editor was seeing Zhu Ge in person, and to be honest, he was nothing like she had imagined at all. Although his pen name was Zhu Ge, he looked a little vulgar and didnt have any of Zhu Ges elegance 1 at all.
What a real waste of this pseudonym!
The female editor struggled to continue smiling and not let her thoughts show on her face.
Whats wrong with Old Huang today? Ive been waiting a long time. Zhu Ge uncrossed his legs a little impatiently.
Teacher Zhu Ge, this way please
No need, I know the way. Zhu Ge frowned. As he headed for the office, he couldnt help looking at this female editor. Are you new here?
Yes
You should call me Guru Zhu Ge. Understand? Im your guru author here!
Sorry, Teacher Zhu Ge The female editor apologized.
She suppressed the anger and fire in her heart, hating that she couldnt turn into a fire-breathing Godzi to fry the fatty in front of her.
Actually, this female editor had been looking forward to meeting Zhu Ge today, but now she was no longer a fan!
Its fine, Im very big-hearted.
Mm, congrattions, Teacher Zhu Ge, on winning second ce for the year
Just you wait, Im going to look for your leader. Newbies really dont know how to talk!
Huffing in anger, Zhu Ge entered the office. Once the door was shut, the female editor breathed a sigh of relief.
Some of her colleagues who hade to get coffee gathered around her.
Little Yuan, are you alright? Rx, thats how Zhu Ge is Boss Huang wont do anything to you since youre new.
Thank you, Cookie, Big Suo Im alright.
Zhu Ge ced second and hes in a bad mood, so he definitely was holding it all in; he was venting all of it on you just now.
Boss Huang also seemed to be in a bad mood when he asked Zhu Ge to go in. I wonder whats going to happen to Zhu Ge. Little Yuan sighed.
On the other side, in the chief editors office.
Entering the office, Zhu Ge started fawning over the other party. Old Huang!
When were in thepany, call me Boss Huang. Sitting in the boss seat, chief editor Huang Tao pushed up his sses.
Yes! Boss Huang!
The corner of Zhu Ges mouth twitched, and the air seemed to freeze for one moment.
A whileter, Zhu Ge cleared his throat and asked, About the Best Author is there anything Boss Huang can do?
Everyone saw it yesterday: Wang Situ crushed you in terms of gifts, sales and votes. Apart from killing him, theres nothing we can do now. What, you want to dox him? Drop in on him at his ce? Huang Tao smiled.
In fact, I did think about that before.
Cut it out, Zhu Ge.
Boss Huangs face darkened. Do you know who gave him all those gifts yesterday?
Who? Zhu Ge was nk.
They are all sect leaders of major sects from the cultivation forum! If you dare do anything to Wang Situ, I guarantee that these sect leaders will join hands to take you down the next day.
Sect, sect leaders Zhu Ge couldnt believe it. How is this possible?!
You write historical fiction, and Wang Situ writes fantasy. Furthermore, his book contains some academic theory. Those who dont understand just think its entertaining, while those who do consider it a treasure, Chief Editor Huang said.
He steepled his fingers and rested his chin on them. Also, weve always had a big rich female reader named Dark Governor Lady Thirteen in ourpany. You should know this person, right, Zhu Ge?
Zhu Ge was nk. He didnt know why the chief editor had suddenly mentioned this person, and a few drops of cold sweat ran down his face.
Zhu Ge: This person is a reader who helped me in the ranking battle yesterday, and also one of my diehard fans, so of course I know them
Haha, thats right, of course you do. How can you not?
Chief Editor Huang chuckled, and from a drawer took out a file which he threw onto the table. Take a look, Zhu Ge, someone wrote an anonymous letter ofint.
Furious, Zhu Ge stood up indignantly. Whosining about me?!
Calm down, Zhu Ge.
Chief Editor Huang gave a wry smile and stared at him with aplicated expression. Or perhaps, I shouldnt call you Zhu Ge
Boss Huang, what do you mean
What do I mean?
Huang Tao gave a cold smile. Actually, youre that Dark Governor Lady Thirteen, arent you?
Chapter 963 - Exposed
Chapter 963: Exposed
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Zhu Ges expression instantly froze at these words. For a moment, his mind waspletely nk and he didnt know what to say at all. Sincest night, he had felt that something wasnt right and that things werent as simple as he imagined, but he hadnt expected this
For a brief moment, it was as if the air had frozen solid. Zhu Ge swallowed his saliva, his Adams apple bobbing nervously, and he even snuffed out the cigarette in his hand. Chief Huang, what are you talking about I dont understand.
Chief Editor Huang Tao smiled. Stop pretending, Zhu Ge, I know everything. The documents in this file arent about your novel, but your identity. Open it and have a look.
This file was already open, and it was obvious that Chief Editor Huang had already gone through the contents of the report. Zhu Ges heart trembled slightly as he picked up the file.
The file contained several sheets of information and a photo. The information contained records of investigation into several IP addresses as well as online purchases.
To hide his identity, this Dark Governor Lady Thirteen was a side ount which Zhu Ge had bought from a market dealer in ounts back then. In order to help create the perfect image of a financial group young miss, Zhu Ge had also bought a voice changer app to hide his real identity. The ount and the voice changer were shown in the information to have been bought by the same IP address C and this address pointed to Zhu Ges ce.
Zhu Ges heart sank. If he wanted to think up an excuse, he could say that these materials were all forged and untrustworthy.
But what really unsettled him was the picture in the file. To create the image of Dark Governor Lady Thirteen back then, he had even tried showing up in womens clothing but that crossdressing n that time was a total failure. He spent twenty thousand yuan on a HD beauty webcam, but there was no way to cover his fat face and obese figure.
Thus, he abandoned his n to crossdress on camera, and instead mainly relied on modifying his voice to hide his identity.
But Zhu Ge had never gone public with his crossdressing and had only tried it in private. This picture was from when he had tried it out back then; from the angle in the picture, it looked like it had been taken by hisptops webcam
Zhu Ge, you disguised yourself and fooled even me. Actually, not only is there a picture, there is also a video which is currently in my hands. And its all irond evidence. Chief Editor Huang sighed.
Chief Huang, I Zhu Ge knew that it was all over, and he was powerless to deny it.
You know, if the readers find out that Dark Governor Lady Thirteen is fake, its very possible that theyll doubt our websites fair practices. If this leaks out, our website will suffer for it. Plus, youvemitted fraud with this, said Huang Tao.
Chief Huang, its a misunderstanding.
Whether its a misunderstanding or not, you and I know very well. But this anonymous whistleblower left a way out and put forward a suggestion: as long as you follow it, he wont release this information on Lady Thirteen.
What does he want me to do Zhu Ges face was already ck and his entire body limp, like air escaping a balloon. In his heart, he knew that his situation was hopeless
Huang Tao pondered for a while, then said, First, you can no longer use the Dark Governor Lady Thirteen ount from now on.
Thats not a problem
And one more thing, Zhu Ge: were terminating your contract.
Chief Editor Huang raised his head and said thesest words to him.
So that year, as soon as Wang Situ joined the website, Guru Zhu Ge left in anger. This incident made Father Wang famous on the Cultivation Reading Network (A summary of events can be found in Chapter 74 The Daily Life of Father Wang Seeking Inspiration).
However, if not for Wang Ling skimming Super Chens memories this time, he really wouldnt have known all the bizarre things that happened in the wake of this incident
After Zhu Ges defeat, Liang Huan gained nothing in return for the money which he had invested in the battle for Best Author; this was a heavy blow he had never experienced before. Bnce Magic Centers business also got worse.
On the other hand, Super Chens dads body techniques dojo, as the victor, was vigorously promoted by Father Wang; he knew that the results of the monthly votes battle was all because of the great efforts of Father Chen and the other group leaders, for which he was immensely grateful.
After his victory in the battle for Best Author, Father Wang sent many red packets to the various fan groups to thank all the readers for their support. Furthermore, he burned the midnight oil every day for the next few days to produce tens of thousands of words for his book
Although business picked up for Father Chens body techniques dojo, Father Chen for some reason had a bad feeling.
The next day was New Years Day, the first day of the new year, and the dojo was closed.
But Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling didnt stop training. They were exercising in the yard in the morning. This set of body-refining exercises had been designed by Father Chen, and he was nning to apply for a patent for it.
Father Chen said that practicing the body exercises which he had designed himself was more useful than practicing military boxing. He recalled how there had been something online previously about a college student who practiced military boxing that hadnt copsed even after being stabbed thirty-two times while he was subduing a hoodlum. Father Chen felt that anyone who practiced his body exercises would no longer need to worry about being stabbed at all!
Strength Super Basic Body-Refining Exercises!
See results after practicing one set! You wont cry even after being stabbed!
Practicing two sets will work magic! You wont be afraid of a second stab!
Wang Xiaoling had only started training a few days ago and was still a little uncoordinated, while Super Chen had been doing these body exercises for a long time. They were almost the same age with Super Chen being a few months older. Wang Xiaoling clumsily imitated Super Chen from behind, and he deliberately slowed down so that she could follow his movements.
Xiaoling, Super Chen?
Halfway through practice, Xiaolings moms voice came from outside the gated entrance.
Aunt! Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling hurried over.
I bought some fruit pancakes from West Street this morning. You havent had breakfast, right? Xiao Lings mom passed them the two fruit pancakes and two cups of soybean milk which she had bought.
Not yet, my dads making it now. Super Chen epted the food and ate it with a smile. Aunt, wont youe in?
No, no, Ille tomorrow! Today C today I still have something to do. Xiaolings mom turned him down.
Super Chen found her tone a little strange. The fence was a little high and the nts next to it blocked his view a little, so he couldnt clearly make out Xiaolings moms face. Unperturbed, he looked for an angle in the fence and peered through the crack.
When he saw Xiaolings moms face, he instantly knew why she was reluctant toe in.
Her face was full of bruises.
Although she was wearing a face mask, it couldntpletely cover such severe bruises.
Who on earth had done this?
Was it Tiger Liangs side?
Super Chen made a guess.
Chapter 964 - The Law Protecting Minors in the Cultivation World
Chapter 964 - The Law Protecting Minors in the Cultivation World
During breakfast, Super Chen was very vexed and gloomy as he ate.
He looked at Wang Xiaoling, his heart a little restless. He hadn''t asked her outright just now as he didn''t want to hurt her. It was said that a daughter was like a close-fitting cotton-padded jacket; it would hurt any girl to know that their own mother had been beaten up.
Wang Ling was a little moved by Super Chen''s thoughts; although Super Chen was still young, he was clearly a good kid who knew how to consider other people''s feelings. If a daughter was a close-fitting cotton-padded jacket, then Super Chen was a military overcoat.
This was what Wang Ling thought.
As Father Chen brought breakfast over, he saw Super Chen nibbling absentmindedly on a fruit pancake very slowly, and he immediately knew that it was probably Xiaoling''s mom who had brought it over. He instantly chastised Super Chen. "Super, why didn''t you ask Xiaoling''s mom toe in?"
"I did, but, but auntie" Super Chen bit back his words.
Seeing his behavior, Father Chen had an inkling and didn''t ask him again.
After breakfast, Father Chen drew Super Chen to one side and then finally learned of Xiaoling''s mom''s injuries. Father Chen wasn''t clear on the exact details, but he might be able to put together a rough idea if he asked the people in the neighborhood, and so he called his students who lived close by.
Since Xiaoling''s mom lived in a nearby rental, as did some students of his body techniques dojo, Father Chen thought that his students might have seen something.
In the end, he learned something with the first call.
When asked about Xiaoling''s mom, the student who received the call was a little reluctant to say anything at first on the other end of the phone C likely his parents had told him beforehand not to be a busybody.
"You can tell me, I won''t tell anyone. You know that Xiaoling is also one of the kids at our body techniques dojo. Do you remember what our dojo''s purpose is? We learn martial arts not to fight, but to help the weak and uphold justice! Telling us what you know is helping Xiaoling C this is a righteous act!" said Father Chen.
He knew that putting it like this was a little forceful and sounded like he was taking the high ground. He knew that it wasn''t very good for him to do so, but he had no other choice as he had to know what happened to Xiaoling''s mom.
The child on the other end of the phone fell silent for a short moment before rting the truth. "Dojo Chief, it''s like this. I was on my balcony yesterday when I saw Chief Liang''s son, Tiger Liang. His leg was in a cast, and he brought a bunch of kids over to bully Xiaoling''s mom. They used fireball spells to burn all the junk she collected. They were the ones who caused those two ck spots in front of the recycling stand."
He was only ten years old, which wasn''t a rebellious age and was when children would basically listen to whatever their parents said; it was already very brave of him to have the courage to tell Father Chen what he saw.
After the kid was done, Father Chen found it hard to believe. "Little kids nowadays are beating up other people? Why didn''t Liang Heng step in? Are you sure Liang Heng didn''t show up yesterday?"
"Yes; when Tiger Liang was bullying Xiaoling''s mom yesterday, Chief Liang never showed up." The child on the other end of the phone said in a low voice, "I wanted to go down and help, but my parents told me not to get involved, and to act as if I hadn''t seen anything. They also wouldn''t let me call the police. Dojo Chief, don''t me me for this"
"It''s fine, kid, I understand. Telling me this is already a great help to Xiaoling''s mom." Father Chenforted him.
Everyone enjoyed a good show but didn''t like to get involved; this was amon problem everywhere.
It wasn''t as if warmhearted people didn''t exist, but for most of them, the setbacks they suffered weren''t light. Actually, everyone had the intention to do good, but what they feared was if it stirred up trouble for themselves.
After another five or six minutes, the phone call ended.
Father Chen now roughly understood the situation.
Tiger Liang was definitely responsible for Xiaoling''s mom''s injuries.
Someone nearby had called the police yesterday, but it was already over by the time the police arrived. Also, because this bunch of troublemakers were underaged, they were all released after a few minutes of lecturing at the police station
It could be said that Tiger Liang this brat had escapedpletely unscathed thanks to thew protecting minors in the cultivation world.
However, not only was the junk which Xiaoling''s mom had painstakingly collected over the whole day burned, she had also been beaten up. The crucial point was that it was kids who had done it, so the hands of the police were also tied.
But the cultivation police station did lend her civic assistance and had gotten some officers to apany Xiaoling''s mom to the hospital to deal with her injuries.
The police advised that it would be best for her to find a new ce; this bunch of kids had already deliberately stirred up trouble once, and there would definitely be a second time.
Because of thew protecting minors in the cultivation world, even the police were annoyed that they were helpless to do anything about Tiger Liang.
After hearing the story, Father Chen was so furious that his body shook.
Behind a bratty kid there had to be a bratty parent. He didn''t believe Tiger Liang would make trouble for Xiaoling''s mom for no reason at all C most likely, Liang Heng had incited him to do so.
And Father Chen also knew that Liang Heng had already gotten wind of the fact that Xiaoling was studying at Father Chen''s dojo.
Father Chen knew that he couldn''t stand by and do nothing, but he also couldn''t deal with it personally.
Liang Heng was still hiding in the back to observe the situation; he was using this method to provoke Father Chen so that he coulde over in the end to look at his defeated appearance.
But how should he deal with this?
Father Chen lit a cigarette and pondered.
That night, he shared the whole story in the group chat for Father Wang''s fan group of alliance leaders.
Father Chen was now the number one fan leader, and after that majorpetition yesterday, all the sect leaders had joined the fan group one after another.
Sect Leader of Heavenly Xuan Sect Han Ren: "That''s too much! Isn''t this bullying?"
Founder of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Zhide: "This leader of Bnce Magic Center is sly, using kids to make trouble with an a.d.u.l.t. Thew protecting minors is a good thing, but the concern is that some sc.u.mbags will take advantage of this loophole to do something illegal! Children taught by this sc.u.m wouldn''t be good people either."
Sect Leader of Star Killer Sect Song Kaihua: "I think it''s not toote. This kid has been led astray by his father, but he''s only ten, after all. He''ll inevitably make mistakes, but as long as he''s straightened out in time, it''ll be fine."
A discussion started in the group after everyone listened to Father Chen''s story.
Father Chen also said in the group, "So far, I haven''te up with a good way to handle this. I suspect that Tiger Liang this kid will definitely go make trouble again tomorrow, and even if the police hurry over afterward, it still won''t be resolved"
Han Ren, the sect leader of Heavenly Xuan Sect, suddenly said, "Dojo Chief Chen, in your body techniques dojo, don''t you"
Zhang Zhide immediately said, "Old Han, what are you thinking? How can you incite those kids to go help out in a fight? Wouldn''t that be leading them astray? Dojo Chief Chen also isn''t that sort of person!"
"That''s true"
Han Ren nodded and said, "I''m sorry, Dojo Chief Chen, I put my foot in my mouth."
Before Father Chen could reply to say that it was fine, he saw Zhang Zhide, the founder of Tyrant Earth Sect, say again, "Dojo Chief Chen isn''t someone like that, but I am!"
Sect Leader of Heavenly Xuan Sect Han Ren: ""
Sect Leader of Star Killer Sect Song Kaihua: ""
Father Chen: ""
Zhang Zhide said, "After all, our three sects are all based in Songhai City. My son is eight years old. Old Han, Old Song, how old are your kids?"
Han Ren: "I only have one son, he''s eleven."
Song Kaihua: "Hm my younger son is nine."
Zhang Zhide: "The world is a ruthless ce! It''s time for them to understand how wretched it can be."
Everyone: ""
Zhang Zhide sent an evilugh emoji. "After all, it''s just a fight between kids, and we''re not breaking thew. They use their kids, we''ll use our kids."
""
Father Chen was stunned.
Were the kids of these three sect leaders about to teach Tiger Liang a lesson?
Tiger Liang was Iron Crutch Li 1 now It was possible that his second leg might also be broken tomorrow A crippled immortal from a Chinese tale.
Chapter 965 - Tigress
Chapter 965 - Tigress
The news that Xiaoling''s mom was beaten up very quickly reached Liang Heng, but he didn''t say anything. Strength Super Martial Arts Dojo was now gaining momentum. Chen Yi being the head of Wang Situ''s fan group, his martial arts dojo was also highly revered C pulling him down now wouldn''t be easy.
But Liang Heng had a new n for this.
If what those students said was true and Wang Xiaoling was indeed a rare genius, luring her over to their Bnce Magic Center and ultimately making her their spokesperson would help them regain their lost poprity very quickly.
However, Liang Heng also knew very well that roping in Wang Xiaoling wouldn''t be easy; clearly, he had to threaten Xiaoling''s mom and teach her a small lesson.
Actually, Liang Heng had privately looked for someone yesterday to ask Xiaoling''s mom about transferring Xiaoling to the Bnce Magic Center to study, but Xiaoling''s mom had outright turned it down.
Liang Heng was someone who prized his reputation; the more he couldn''t get something, the more he wanted it. Tiger Liang had also inherited this narrow-minded trait; growing up, Tiger Liang had never not had his way. Liang Heng was too tyrannical, so no one dared to provoke him so easily. However, if he continued behaving in this manner, there would most likelye a day when he would find himself in danger
That evening, a group of children came by the Bnce Magic Center, and Liang Heng ordered them plenty of takeaway chicken buckets.
They were all the kids who had gone with Tiger Liang yesterday to make trouble for Xiaoling''s mom.
"Little Tiger was awesome yesterday; you''ll definitely have promise once you grow up."
After praising Tiger Liang, Liang Heng then looked at the other children. "All of you were pretty good too. My family''s Little Tiger is hurt, so I''ll have to trouble you to take care of him."
Liang Heng was very sly. He only mentioned these three words "take care of" to the others without directly inciting these children to help Tiger Liang stir up trouble.
"Dad, it seems mom knows about what happened yesterday. She''s very angry." Gnawing on a fried chicken leg, Tiger Liang pondered for a bit before he finally spoke.
"You can ignore that tigress. Instead of learning from your mother, you should learn more from me, your father." Liang Heng rubbed Tiger Liang''s head, a smile on his face.
Liang Heng always called his wife "tigress," even in front of outsiders. After stealing that university teacher from Chen Yi back then, Liang Heng married her and they had Tiger Liang. After that, Liang Heng felt that they didn''t have much affection for each other, and somehow felt like something was missing C the delight at winning over Tiger Liang''s mom in front of Chen Yi wasn''t there.
For Liang Heng, the crucial thing was to put all his efforts into grooming his son Tiger Liang; his family''s tigress was nothing to be afraid of.
However fierce she was, didn''t she still be his wife?
As the saying went, how can you catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger''sir 1
Liang Heng didn''t realize that he had ruined yet another ssic saying.
...
As Father Chen had expected, close to noon the following day, Tiger Liang again took a gang of brats with him to make trouble for Xiaoling''s mom. Actually, they didn''t know that what they were doing would be considered criminal behavior if they were a.d.u.l.ts. Instead, they just thought it was interesting.
There was no understanding the behavior of bratty kids to begin with. Furthermore, if there were bratty parents encouraging them from behind, this would only cause their children to be even more reckless and worse than before.
Father Chen didn''t let Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling do anything. Xiaoling''s mom''s recycling stand was near a cafe. Father Chen took Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling to the cafe, where they could sit and observe the situation.
As soon as Tiger Liang showed up on crutches, along with that bunch of brats, Wang Xiaoling pointed nervously in their direction. Super Chen gripped Wang Xiaoling''s restless hand and had her calm down. "Don''t worry, Xiaoling, we just need to watch the show."
Indeed, they just needed to watch the show
Because at that very moment, the sons of three sect heads had already been waiting for a long time inside Xiaoling''s mom''s recycling shop.
Early that morning, a limo had brought three people over to the shop. Xiaoling''s mom was stunned and thought that the group hade to make trouble again. In the end, a bodyguard had followed them, and traded all the junk inside Xiaoling''s mom''s shop for cash
Of course, the bodyguard didn''t need this junk at all. He had picked them up to do a good deed on one hand, and to make room for the three young masters on the other.
The recycling stand wasn''t big to begin with. Cleared of junk, the ce was just big enough for a scuffle between kids.
Then, the three young scions of Tyrant Earth Sect, Heavenly Xuan Sect and Star Killer Sect, with an average age of less than ten, sat on small folding stools prepared for them in advance and waited for Tiger Liang and his gang toe.
The three young masters had very smart postures as they sat on the stools. Each one of them wore a miniature Western suit and a pair of small sunsses, and they looked iparably cultured.
Xiaoling''s mom didn''t know what was going on at first, but when noon arrived and she saw Tiger Liang and the otherse over again after causing trouble for her yesterday, she had a rough idea
At first, she thought about going over to plead with them, but when she thought about how she had been burned by Tiger Liang''s fireball yesterday, she still felt some lingering fear.
Seeing this, the tall bodyguard on the side smiled slightly. "Auntie, don''t panic, just rx. Let kids handle their own matters."
The three young masters had their assignments, and so did he. In addition to keeping them safe, the truth was that the bodyguard was here to do damage control.
If something unexpected happened, someone was bound to show up.
He was here on the order of the sect leader of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Dezhi, and this counterattack was also something Zhang Dezhi came up with himself.
At that moment, Tiger Liang came over. When he saw the three cute young masters sitting inside the recycling stand, heughed darkly and shouted, "Are the three of you Xiaoling''s mom''s reinforcements?"
The three scions exchanged looks and didn''t say a word.
For today''s performance, they had gotten the same haircut early that morning and even wore the same clothes. Apart from the difference in their heights, they looked like three brothers from a distance.
The rtionship between the three sect leaders was good to begin with, so the rtionship between the three scions naturally wouldn''t be an ordinary thing.
"If you don''t say anything, I''ll take that as agreement." Tiger Liang chuckled. "One of my legs might be crippled, but let me offer you a piece of advice: get lost, or you''re dead meat!"
Tiger Liang was the biggest tyrant among these brats, and when he spoke, it was with an automatically arrogant air.
But these three little scions weren''t pushovers.
Bnce Magic Center was indeed well-known in this area, but however famous it was, could Tiger Liangpare with biological children of three sect leaders, who trained them personally? No matter how strong Liang Heng was or how famous the magic center was, it was just a small, crappy joint in front of genuine light force sects.
The three scions couldn''t figure out why a kid of a small dojo could be so pompous. The child standing in the middle made a move right away. He was the son of the sect leader of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Dezhi, and was only eight years old.
His movements were so quick that Super Chen couldn''t react in time. When he came back to his senses, the first swing had already smashed into Tiger Liang''s right cheek
Bang!
Tiger Liang flew backward right away with a bloody mouth. Means "nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Chapter 966 - What Cheek!
Chapter 966: What Cheek!
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Seeing that a fight had already started at the recycling stand, Father Chen hesitated as he debated whether to go over and have a look. But he was then stupefied to see how excessively strong the three little scions were; they were more nimble than some of the big kids who had been training at his dojo for years.
After thinking about it, Father Chen decided not to step forward in the end. Zhang Dezhi had dispatched a bodyguard to look after them. Judging from his aura, the bodyguard was a Golden Core cultivator. He was keeping watch, so there was no way anyone would actually die.
Besides, with his father Liang Heng backing him up, Tiger Liang this brat had brought over a bunch of hooligans to smash Xiaolings moms stuff and even beat her up. The thought enraged Father Chen. This opportunity was hard toe by, and Tiger Liang had to be given a good thrashing no matter what.
That day, Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling gaped in awe
Regardless of their training in the dojo, this was their first time seeing true sect disciples up close, as well as a genuine sect young master taking action in a scuffle.
Not all rich second generation kids were like Tiger Liang, who relied on his father and bullied others.
Rich second generation kids also existed rtive to each other at every level of society.
Tiger Liang was a rich second generation in their neighborhood.
Butpared with the sects of Zhang Dezhi and the other sect leaders, the Liang familys Bnce Magic Center was like a slum These three little scions were of noble birth and had received the best of everything from the moment they were born. They would have obtained the best training, and far surpassed their peers in all physical aspects.
Father Chen sighed with feeling repeatedly as he watched. Zhang Pingru, the son of the sect leader of Tyrant Earth Sect Zhang Dezhi, was only eight years old, but he was stronger than some of the eleven- and twelve-years-old in their family dojo.
The more superior a rich second generation kids family background was, the more likely they had to learn more and work harder than regr people since young.
There was a good saying: Dont be afraid of others being richer or higher born than you; be afraid if someone richer and higher born is more hardworking than you
Father Chen was deeply shaken by this point, and the young spirits of four-year-old Super Chen and Wang Xiaoling were inspired at the same time.
That evening, Father Chen called Xiaolings mom, the three sect young masters, and the bodyguard who had apanied them to the dojo for dinner. Mother Chen busied herself in the kitchen. It wouldnt be appropriate for her to order takeout on this asion, so she wanted to do some home cooking.
Initially, the three young masters still had training in the evening, but when Zhang Dezhi and the others heard about Father Chens invitation, they immediately agreed inside the fan group. Actually, the truth was that they had agreed out of respect for Mr Wang.
After Father Wang won Best Author, the book Wet Nurse had drawn widespread attention in the cultivation forum, and all the sect heads explored the mysteries in the novel as if they were reading a research report.
Before dinner, everyone sat at the table peeling and eating melon seeds. The three young masters sat as smartly as ever, and Father Chen deeply felt the gappared with his childs upbringing. But Father Chen wasnt worried. Super Chen was only four years old, which was the time to be lively; that was the nature of children.
Thank you so much for everyones help this time. Xiaolings mom thanked them repeatedly.
To be honest, she had already mentally prepared herself, and had known that Tiger Liang woulde over again today to make trouble.
The sturdy bodyguard whom Zhang Dezhi had dispatched was called Zhu Jin. Some people called him Little Zhu, and some people called him Ah Jin.
Zhu Jin smiled and said, Xiaolings mother, you dont have to worry anymore after this. That brat got the lesson he deserved. Our three young masters didnt do much this time C that was just a p on the wrist.
What? You call that a p on the wrist? Poor Tiger Liang
When he recalled Tiger Liangs wretched appearance at noon, Super Chen pped his thigh and couldnt help chortling.
Wretched
He was indeed wretched
Tiger Liang had been sent flying with one kick at the start, like a ball that had been tossed in the air, and he had only dropped back down after a full five minutes. That bunch ofckeys he had brought with him didnt help out at all. Seeing the momentum of these three sect young masters, they all instantly scattered
The kid was asking for it, not learning what is right but insisting on making trouble. And that father of his egging him on from behind is detestable! Father Chen said angrily.
Thank you, Chief Chen, but Im afraid Liang Heng wont give up Xiaolings mom had a worried expression on her face. She hugged Wang Xiaoling who was sitting next to her, and somehow felt that her daughter seemed to have a little more awareness and meat on her bones than before.
I know, Xiaolings mom, I understand his personality too well. Father Chen nodded.
You dont have to worry about that.
Zhu Jin said, Our three sect leaders have already sentwyer letters to Bnce Magic Center. If that Chief Liang is a sensible person, he wonte looking for trouble in the short term.
Lawyer letter? Father Chen was nk.
Thats right. After all, our three young masters also sustained injuries Zhu Jin said.
Where were they hurt? Father Chen asked.
Its fine, theyre minor injuries. Ah Jin sipped his tea and said, They hit Tiger Liang so hard that they cracked their fingernails.
Pfft Super Chen burst outughing suddenly.
Father Chen and Xiaolings mom were utterly stunned by Tyrant Earth Sects move. It was clearly Tiger Liang who had been beaten up, but the Liang family was the one to receivewyer letters instead Even this could happen?
Ah Jin smiled. There is no such thing as absolute justice in this world to begin with.
It had to be said that Super Chen had amazing interpersonal skills. By the end of the meal, he was already close with all the three young masters and even exchanged contact details. While the trio were strong, Super Chen also had his own strong point, which was that he was bing more and more of a smooth talker After all, he had been pursuing the art ofnguage during this period of time.
Father Chen was very happy about this.
It was very rare to encounter peers of a higher level. Additionally, these three little scions normally had a very packed schedule, and Super Chen was very lucky to be able to seize this opportunity.
When Super Chen did a roughparison of his typical day with that of the three young masters, he realized his really was nothing.
Beyond what Super Chen imagined, there were so many things that the three sect young masters studied in one day. Especially eight-year-old Zhang Pingru He was busy from six in the morning right up to two in the morning, and only got four hours of sleep every day.
Spells logical thinking, physical training, agility training, spirit qi breathing training lessons of all sorts one after another filled his day.
Before Ah Jin took the young masters away, Father Chen was surprised when he saw Super Chen actually wearing a suit belonging to one of the scions. It was a little too big, and Super Chen had to hold up the pant legs and push up the sleeves. Super Chen, why are you wearing Pingrus clothes?
It was Pingru who suggested it. He likes our dojos Dao uniform, so I found him a set he could wear, and swapped clothes with him, Super Chen exined.
Father Chen: What cheek!
If the young master likes it, just let them swap. Chief Chen, train your son well. His root bone is in fact pretty good. We have some bone-strengthening pills exclusively developed by our sect. Sect Leader has something on and was unable toe today, so this is a gift! Someone will send it over in two days! Chief Chen, please think nothing of it! said Ah Jin with a smile.
Thank you, Peppa! Right after he spoke, Father Chen suddenly realized his mistake.
He had been about to say Little Zhu 1 , but somehow his brain had short-circuited and he had called out the wrong name
My apologies, Ah Jin
Its fine, Chief Chen, Im already used to it
Thats why people usually prefer to call me Ah Jin. If you call me Little Zhu, its easy to think of something else
Chapter 967 - Demonic Curse Software
Chapter 967: Demonic Curse Software
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Bnce Magic Dojo was facing an unprecedented business crisis.
It could be said that there was no turning back Liang Hengs situation now. Tiger Liang was wrapped up like a dumpling when he was brought back, but fortunately he was still clear-headed. The three young masters hadnt been overly rough with him, and hadnt directly damaged his brain But Liang Heng thought his own brain was about to break down!
Chen Yi! This isnt over! Liang Heng gripped Tiger Liangs hand tightly. Tiger Liangs injuries were severe and he couldnt even talk, but Liang Heng knew that it would be useless to take it to the Cultivation Court.
The three sect leaders had already sentwyer letters to his Bnce Magic Center. Right now, the only thing he could do was admit defeat C he didnt seem to have any other choice.
At the moment, there was the sound of knocking outside the center.
When Liang Heng opened the door, he was startled to see who it was.
A bald, middle-aged man with a beer belly was smoking as he stood gloomily by the entrance.
Guru Zhu Ge?
Liang Heng didnt know that Zhu Ges contract with the Cultivation Reading Network had already been canceled, so Liang Hengs address was a sore blow to Zhu Ge.
They had met each other before at an offline fanmeet; only the top twenty people in the fan rankings had been eligible to attend the meet.
It looks like things arent good on your end either. Zhu Ge smiled coldly.
Looking at Liang Hengs simrly gloomy and frustrated expression, he suddenly realized something.
The reason why the website had terminated his contract was in fact because of pressure from these sect leaders from the cultivation forum. Although Chief Editor Hwang hadnt said too much, Zhu Ge had gotten a rough idea of the situation when he got in touch with some internal staff after the termination of his contract.
Zhu Ge held out a box of ck Toad Bone-Strengthening Powder and gave it to Liang Heng. I know that your son was badly hurt; please ept this.
Teacher Zhu Ge, youre too kind. Liang Heng took the gift.
His son had broken bones all over, and this could be considered just the right gift. It seemed that Zhu Ge had done his homework beforeing here; he was even aware of Tiger Liangs injured condition.
Inside the center, they sat facing each other.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Ge spoke up first. The Cultivation Reading Network has terminated my contract.
Liang Heng was stupefied. Why?
Hm because someone was putting pressure on them. Zhu Ge didnt bring up the fact that he was Lady Thirteen. Actually, it wasnt that he wanted to hide the matter, but as soon as he said something, then Liang Heng would probably be able to guesster on that he had crossdressed to disguise himself as Lady Thirteen.
For Zhu Ge, that was a very humiliating matter, and on second thought, also a little disgusting
Who could ever imagine a fat shut-in with a beer belly dressing up in an ill-fitting Lolita costume? Zhu Ge recalled how that L size Lolita evening gown had instantly been ripped to shreds the moment he put one arm through the shoulder strap
Dont tell me it was also pressure from the sects? Liang Heng was very smart; when he saw the change in Zhu Ges expression, he very quickly thought of this possibility.
The fathers of the three sect young masters who had helped Xiaolings mom out were all fans of Wang Situ, so it wasnt hard at all for Liang Heng to make the connection.
Im leaving Songhai city tomorrow for a small ce to take up work as the chief editor of a newspaper there from then on, Zhu Ge said gloomily as he puffed on his cigarette and looked at Liang Heng.
Liang Heng grit his teeth. Guru Zhu Ge, dont you feel unsatisfied with this? Everything you worked so hard for was snatched away!
What goes aroundes around; theres nothing I can be resentful about.
Zhu Geughed coldly, then took out a USB key from his pocket. Previously, a fan of mine sent me this by express delivery.
Whats this? Liang Heng stared at the USB key.
He said that it contained something that could reverse my situation. I opened it for a look, and the only thing inside is a software for casting curses, said Zhu Ge.
Casting curses?
It was probably developed by someone from the demonic path.
How do you cast a curse? Do you need to pay to do so?
Ive never encountered anyone from the demonic path, but they wouldnt bother chasing after worldly items like money. I opened that software for a look, and to cast a curse, you pay in life span Zhu Geughed. So for me, this thing is basically useless. Im already in poor health to begin with since I spend long hours sitting down and not moving as I write. Apart from the three highs[1.high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and high blood sugar.], I also have a fatty liver; even with the best health supplements of this era, Ill still die in a hundred years if I dont lose weight.
Hearing this, Liang Heng sank into silence.
Leaving aside whether this curse software is real or not, shaving off several decades of my life to take the other party down in revenge isnt worth it, even if it was real. Ultimately, neither side wins, and I wont have many years to live after that. Saying this, Zhu Ge sighed.
Clutching the USB key, Liang Heng felt a little sorrowful at Zhu Ges words.
This was the first time he had lost to Chen Yi, which made him so ufortable. As soon as he thought of Tiger Liangs wretched appearance, wrapped head to toe in bandages, he itched to skin Father Chen and his son alive.
After that, Liang Heng open a few cans of beer and prepared some side dishes to go with it. They drank and chatted for some time, during which Liang Heng used theptop next to him to open the USB key and copy the file over.
His movements were very quick.
After drinking and eating for roughly half an hour, Zhu Ge looked at the sky.
Its about time I left, Chief Liang. Zhu Ge climbed to his feet. He was quite huge and it looked like it took some effort for him to move. Liang Heng was about to go over and help him up, but Zhu Ge waved his hand, and bracing himself, got up on his own.
Chief Liang, please give the USB key back to me.
Alright
After seeing Zhu Ge off, the first thing Liang Heng did was to open the software which he had copied over.
Like Zhu Ge had said, this was a software for casting curses. It had a slightly creepy interface; after clicking it open, a pop-up window instantly covered theputer screen with an image of a grim reaper holding a scythe.
On its tongue was a name box, above which was a note that he had to think of the persons appearance when he typed in their real name.
The prices for the different curses were also clearly marked on the page.
Liang Heng opened the menu for a look.
Mild Curse: One year of life.
Moderate Curse: Five years of life.
Heavy Curse: Eight years of life.
Super Curse: Ten years of life.
Deluxe 4-Curse Package: Twenty years of life.
Apart from the marked curse prices, Liang Heng also saw in the upper right corner that there was even an option for topping up the lifespan: he just needed to hover over it with the mouse and recite the number in his mind toplete the top-up.
When he saw this, Liang Heng smiled darkly.
While his center hadnt been doing that great in thest few days
He still had plenty of students
Chapter 968 - Liang Heng’s Wicked Scheme
Chapter 968: Liang Hengs Wicked Scheme
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Should he curse his own students?.
Liang Heng instantly thought of this n.
Although that wouldnt be very kind of him, he had no other way. He had to take care of Tiger Liang, his wife and his old mother, and he himself was already old. But those students were different: they were still young and had long lives ahead of them. Taking a few years off their lives should be fine, right?
As he thought this, wicked thoughts started to sprout and a shadow gathered in Liang Hengs heart.
But Liang Heng felt that he should first test whether this curse really did work or not.
He typed Father Chens name into the name box on the grim reapers tongue and finally chose the mild curse option.
Right away, the reaper on theputer screen waved the scythe it was holding, and blood instantly sshed all over the screen
Liang Heng felt like he fell into a trance for a few seconds. When he came back to his senses, the reapers long tongue had already rolled up and there was a word on theputer screen: Processing
It was actually real?
Liang Heng examined his own body in disbelief. His physical health had indeed declined in an instant just now, as if he had aged.
Even his skin had be a little bbier
After all, middle-aged people who wanted to stay fit had to diligently cultivate and exercise a lot every day One year had been taken off his life just then, but his body was disying the side effects right away.
If he used this on his students, they might be seriously ill for a time.
But Liang Heng wasnt unhappy.
Rather, he was delighted now
Thanks to Zhu Ge, he was actually able to learn this method to help him achieve a beautiful reversal in fortune!
At roughly the same time the next day, Liang Heng was checking the curse program again when he received a video that was several minutes long inside the programs internal mailbox.
Liang Heng opened it and realized that the man in the video was actually Father Chen.
While he wasnt certain how the person taking the video had managed to get so close without being noticed, Liang Heng carefully watched the video from beginning to end without skipping over a second of it.
It could be called aption of Father Chens bad luck for one day.
At seven oclock in the morning, Father Chen arrived at the dojo entrance and found that a huge, red tear down had actually been spray painted on the door.
Whats going on Father Chen was utterly shocked by this massive sign of demolition in front of him.
He rubbed the red spray paint; it was the kind that was waterproof and wouldnt wash off easily
He now needed to spend money to have the entire door removed and reced
Even if heined to the worker who had done the spray painting and imed for damages, it would take months for theint to be processed.
But what made Father Chen despair were the smaller words spray painted next to tear down: Sorry, I sprayed the wrong ce!!!
Father Chen:
Liang Heng:
This was the first part of the video. Just like Father Chen in the video, Liang Heng sat in front of the video on hisputer and didnt speak for a long time.
For some reason, Liang Heng felt likeughing.
But Father Chens cursed day of bad luck had only just began.
The second part was during noon.
A fish bone actually got stuck in Father Chens throat while he was eating fish, and he was taken to the hospital right away.
In the video Liang Heng had received, the doctor was taking the fish bone out of Father Chens throat. When he fished the bone out with tweezers, the tip was even stained with blood from Father Chens throat. This was really dangerous. If you hade in a littleter, this fish bone would have pierced your throat.
In the operating room, Father Chen was feeling aggrieved. Because the bone had only just been taken out, his voice was still very hoarse. But doctor, the fish I bought is Scaleless Boneless Fish
This kind of fish was very popr in the market. As its name implied, it was scaleless and boneless. Both adults and children could eat it, and its meat was very delicious.
Reasonably speaking, it was impossible for him to ingest a fish bone
Was the fish fresh?
Well The meat is a bit old
Then you probably dont know, but when you buy Scaleless Boneless Fish at the market, you should get the young or adult ones. This kind of fish isnt truly boneless; its just that the bones are very soft when their young or mature, so when you eat it, it seems boneless. Too bad you bought an old one.
Whats wrong with an old fish Father Chen trembled.
Of course you can eat an old fish, but the one you bought had osteoproliferation, replied the doctor.
Father Chen:
Thest two minutes of the six-minute video were of Father Chen on his way back from the hospital.
Father Chens taxi had just arrived at a junction not far from the dojo, when a truck carrying steel bars actually went out of control and hit the taxi head-on Fortunately, the taxi driver was a master and quick-witted. Predicting the path of the swerving truck, he stepped on the gas and elerated. With a Cyclone Magnum Hurricane, the taxi directly overtook the truck and stopped in the safe zone up ahead.
The truck carrying steel bars hit the roadside barrier, and white smoke started to escape the front of the truck.
Ive been really unlucky today In the video, Father Chen turned to look behind him, his expression clearly a little scared as some trepidation still lingered.
In front of his screen, Liang Heng exulted!
He had only used one year of his life, but he almost killed Father Chen
Being able to sneak around merrily behind the scenes like this made Liang Heng extremely cheerful.
His rival Chen Yi had actually suffered for real after Liang Heng had cursed him yesterday. Not only did he have bad luck for the whole day, he almost died
And this was only a mild curse!
Liang Heng was excited.
Who knew what the effects of a moderate curse would be like?
Liang Heng raised an eyebrow.
Staring at thepleted order in the curse program, he was exhrated and he couldnt calm down for a long time.
After seeing Father Chens unlucky day, Liang Heng felt that he couldnt wait any longer
Ill see what a moderate curse looks like! Liang Heng was extremely excited.
Since a mild curse had almost killed Father Chen, would he be half-dead from a moderate curse?
Liang Heng thought for a while.
Then, he typed in a new name on the grim reapers tongue: Super Chen
His goal actually wasnt Chen Yis death, but to make him feel pain.
So if he put a curse on Super Chen
As his father, Chen Yi would definitely feel even more pain!
Liang Heng thought he really was too smart!
Chapter 969 - The Origin Of Super Chen’s Blessed Mouth
Chapter 969: The Origin Of Super Chens Blessed Mouth
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After that day, Super Chen fell seriously ill, which started with a fever.
Super Chen had always been very healthy as he had been training since young. The onset of this sudden fever which they had no way of guarding against flustered Father and Mother Chen.
The childrens hospital was very crowded as it was the flu season. At this point, neither Father Chen nor Mother Chen thought much about it. No parent would link their childs fever to a curse
On the way to the hospital, Xiaoling reced the cooling sters for Super Chen and tended to him carefully.
Initially, Father Chen wasnt going to have Xiaolinge with them, but the rtionship between the two children was really too close. And in the time that he had been taking care of Xiaoling, Father Chen also realized that she might be mute, but she was stubborn: once she made up her mind, it was very hard to get her to change it.
But Mother Chen was worried that Xiaoling would also be infected, and so had taught Xiaoling to take ample precautions. In these two days, everything the Chen family ate revolved around indigowoad root.
Indigowoad root noodle soup, stewed egg with indigowoad root, indigowoad root ck tea and so on
We dont need so many people to go in. All of you wait outside. After their number was called, Father Chen carried the weak Super Chen into the clinic on his back. A lot of the parents gave them sidelong nces and made way for them.
This boy is so pitiful
It might be flu season, but for this boy to have a fever bad enough to make him faint hes in such bad shape.
Many people had sympathetic expressions on their faces when they saw Super Chens miserable appearance.
Most of the people here were parents, so they knew how anxious a parent would be in this situation.
Father Chen had contacted a specialist. From the profile hanging on the door, this specialist was a famous doctor called Liu Min. She specialized in hard-to-treat childrens cases, and was the chief internal medicine specialist in this hospital.
Seeing Father Chene in with Super Chen on his back, the doctor couldnt help the anxious expression on her face. Liu Min had seen many children today, but this was the first one to have fainted from fever.
Have you taken his temperature? How high is it?
42 degrees And he seems to be getting hotter
Mm, its pretty serious. But its alright, I can cure him. Dr Liu Min was very confident.
Thank you, doctor. Father Chen sighed with relief.
Its a minor case; I had one before with a fever of over 70 degrees.
70 degrees
Thats right. Plus, the kids parents were so broadminded, and even fried eggs on his forehead.
Ill cool him down first.
Dr Liu cleaned both her hands and then touched Super Chens forehead. Her palms shone with a bright blue light. This was the Cooling Art, which was just a basic spell that a lot of cultivators could in fact cast themselves. However, it took a long time to cultivate the fundamentals of this spell. Unless you were a medical specialist, most people could only use this spell as a temporary stopgap measure.
But doctors like Dr Liu were different; when they cast this sort of spell, they could thoroughly push down the temperature.
As she cast the spell, Dr Liu also observed the gauge on the hospital bed. The hospital bed was a scientific cultivation magic treasurer jointly developed by the Magic Treasure Research Institute and the Academy of Science. It could monitor all the vitals of a patient lying on it and save them from the pain of running around the different departments in the hospital.
After Dr Liu cast the spell, Super Chens temperature dropped from 42 degrees to 39 degrees.
But this still wasnt the normal temperature of a human body.
Its not working; his temperature isnt going down. Dr Liu shook his head.
Is it a viral cold?
Based on my experience, absolutely not, Dr Liu said. Is your child practicing some special art?
Special art?
Yes. Dr Liu nodded and said, Some parents nowadays are too strict with their childrens cultivation before the Foundation Establishment stage. They get their children to pursue advanced arts, but forget to consider whether their children are suited for it. If there is a mismatch, it can cause an abnormal fever like this one.
Father Chen immediately denied it. My child has always been very healthy. We run a body techniques dojo and Ive gotten him to practice the most basic physical exercises all this time rather than pursue some advanced art.
After ruling out the possibility of Super Chen practicing a special art, Dr Liu frowned. When did your childs fever start?
It was probably in the early hours of this morning, but it was already six oclock when I found him. Thats when he normally starts training. It was only when I went to this room for a look that I realized he had a fever Father Chen sighed as he clutched Super Chens hand. Dr Liu, please tell me if you know something.
Actually, your child is in good health. From my examination of him, we can rule out internal causes for this abnormal fever. But as for external causes thats out of my hands. Dr Liu Min said seriously, I wonder, do you have any enemies?
Enemies? Father Chen was stupefied.
At that moment, he suddenly thought of Liang Heng.
Nevertheless, Father Chen couldnt believe that Liang Heng would do such a thing to his child
What was more, this was just spection for now. Even if it was Liang Heng behind it, Father Chen currently had no proof.
Dr Liu, are you saying this is caused by a curse?
Thats right Judging from the various symptoms, I suspect that your childs abnormal fever might have been caused by a curse. Our hospital also has a curse-dispelling department, but the curse on your child is a littleplicated. Given that we dont know what type of curse it is, it would take at least two days for us to undo it, but these two days would prolong your childs illness.
Then, then what should I do? Father Chen was worried.
An unusual situation has to be handled with unusual means. Dr Liu grit her teeth.
She straightaway wrote a series of words which Father Chen couldnt read on the medical case file, and then stamped it with her own metal seal. Take this medical record and go to the western part of the city to find my shifu . He might have a way! Please believe me! Your childs illness cant go on like this! Super Chens temperature is holding at 39 degrees for now, but this wontst. You must hurry over right now.
Dr Lius shifu ? Understood! Thank you, Dr Liu!
Father Chen was shaken by the conviction in Dr Lius gaze. Now that things hade to this point, he could only believe her.
About two hourster, Father Chen found the ce with the address Dr Liu gave him.
This was a Buddhist monastery that had an air of vicissitude about it. Relying on the words Dr Liu had written and the metal seal on the medical record, Father Chen found Dr Lius shifu .
This was an amiable-looking monk whose hair and beard were already grizzly. His Buddhist robe fell open as he picked up Super Chen with a soft Amitabha.
Amitabha. What devil would put a curse on such a young child How cruel
Master! Please help my child!
Mm, have no fear, benefactor. The Zen master nodded.
Then, Father Chen saw him use the Flower Pinching Finger 1 as he flicked Super Chens forehead.
A golden aura poured forth and swept away the ck qi inside Super Chens body.
After that, the Zen master wiped at his sweat. Dont worry! Your child is fine now.
Father Chen was a little dubious. Really?
Zen master: Mm, its fine now, benefactor. Your child has already been enlightened.
Father Chen:
Chapter 970 - Body Enlightenment Spell
Chapter 970: Body Enlightenment Spell
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En- enlightened Father Chen was stupefied by this masters statement. In all his years, it was the first time he had heard that a human body could be enlightened
I dont usually give people this sort of whole body enlightenment service, but this kids situation is unusual. Saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda. As for the cost, theres no need to pay. The master smiled and said, When the child is fully recovered, I hope youll bring your family here to the monastery and join me in seclusion for half a month.
Father Chen touched Super Chens forehead. Although Super Chen still looked very weak, his fever was indeed gone.
Master Jin Dengs Body Enlightenment Spell just now had indeed dispelled the curse.
Father Chens expression was full of reverence. What is honorable masters name?
This old monks Buddhist name is Jin Deng.
Master Jin Deng said in a clear voice, The reason I asked you to join me in seclusion isnt because I want you to work for me, but because I have a feeling that in the next fifteen days, the wicked character behind this will attack you again. My monastery is a little shabby, but it can protect you against evil and turn ill luck into good.
Many thanks, master!
Father Chen nodded solemnly.
This incident was too insidious.
Super Chen, who had always been in good health, suddenly caught a cold, and the hospital couldnt discover what was wrong with his body. In the end, it was revealed that he had been cursed If it hadnt been for Dr Liu and Master Jin Deng, Super Chen might have fallen ill and died from this curse this time.
Father Chen couldnt help the cold sweat that burst out on his forehead at this thought.
Liang Heng
Apart from his endlessly scheming andpetitive senior brother, Father Chen truly couldnt think of anyone else he knew who would do such an evil thing.
Father Chen never thought that Liang Heng wouldnt cherish even a bit of their brotherhood ties.
The matter of seclusion cannot be dyed. The best would be if youre able toe tomorrow.
These were Master Jin Dengsst words to Father Chen before thetter left.
Thank you, master. After Ive organized everything, Ille over tomorrow. Father Chen nodded.
His next job was to persuade Mother Chen.
Furthermore, Father Chen was also very worried about Xiaolings mom, so he persuaded her and Xiaoling to go with them to the monastery for seclusion. To Father Chens surprise, he actually seeded. This was because Father Chen was originally an atheist who had never prayed to Buddha for help before. Now, he suddenly nned to go into seclusion. Moreover, his attitude was so grave and serious Mother Chen and Xiaolings mom were instantly rmed.
Master Jin Deng
Before she retired to be a housewife, Mother Chen used to do the census.
She repeated the name and pondered over it, somehow feeling that this Buddhist masters Buddhist name sounded familiar.
On the first day of seclusion, Father Chen brought Super Chen, Mother Chen, Xiaolings mom and Xiaoling to that slightly time-worn monastery. The martial arts dojo was temporarily closed, with Father Chen notifying the students beforehand and telling all of them that he was going on a trip. In order to avoid losing students during this period, he gave each of them two extra free sses.
Actually shutting their business for half a month would have a pretty big impact on the Chen familys ie.
But health was more important.
Even if they knew that the person who had cast the curse was Liang Heng, they didnt know how he was doing it or how to ward against it. Fortunately, they had Master Jin Deng to guide them.
Benefactors, this house is for you. I hope you can cultivate your mind and live a happy life for the next half a month. A young monk led them to a square courtyard house inside the monastery. Father Chen saw that it wasnt just them, but other people had alsoe for seclusion.
Thank you very much, little master.
Father Chen made a Buddhist salute. Oh, by the way, where is master?
Shifu is teaching people about Buddhism in the main hall. This is part of his regr Todays Teaching session. If youre interested, you can sit in. The young monk smiled.
Todays Teaching
For some reason, Father Chen thought the name sounded a little familiar 1.
It was Master Jin Deng who was responsible for arranging all the sses during seclusion. Since he was teaching at the moment, it naturally wouldnt be good for Father Chen and the others to disturb him, so Father Chen took everyone to the main hall to sit in on the lesson.
There were also a lot of people there.
They found mats on the side and sat down to listen with great interest.
Father Chenter learned that people regrly came to Master Jin Dengs monastery for seclusion. During this period, you could stay as long as you wanted as long as you paid for water, electricity and amodation. Besides, amodation was very cheap.
This Jin Deng Buddhist Temple had many devotees. From this point, it could be seen that this Master Jin Deng was indeed a man of ability.
Every day, there were a lot of people who attended the Todays Teaching session, and there were also a lot of questions asked.
Some of them were disciples in seclusion inside the temple, who woulde and ask questions whenever they had doubts, and some came from far and wide seeking guidance. All types of questions were asked
A monkey coder with a bald head asked, Master Jin Deng! The day before yesterday, two options suddenly popped up on myputer screen, asking me to install a patch or choose to skip I dont know what to do
Is it a security software prompt? Master Jin Deng smiled faintly.
Master has such foresight! Its a 360 Total Security pop-up Master, please tell me what I should do
Benefactor, youre thinking too much. In fact, you have a third option: uninstall 360 Total Security.
Master is wise!
Everyone:
The second question came from a married woman who was in seclusion at the temple. Father Chen heard that she had been waiting in line for a long time to ask a question, and only today was it her turn.
Finally, it was her turn to ask a question, and her eyes were full of tears. Master My son is insistent on debuting as an idol. What should I do?
An idol? Most children nowadays have this notion; little do they know how deep the waters are, and they cant wade in so casually. Master Jin Deng sighed.
Master is right! But my son wont listen The woman was helpless.
How about this, Ill write you a poem and you can put it on your sons headboard.
The woman asked, What sort of poem?
Taking out a golden sheet of paper, Master Jin Deng recited as he wrote, An idol, hair parted down the middle, he gets dizzy from fancy dribbling; smokey eye makeup and hand cream, he panics when he ys basketball; suspenders and tform shoes, pants tied with a bow at the waist; he can sing, he can dance, is he male or female 1 Done, this is the poem.
The woman: Master youre so powerful
Everyone: Master is amazing
You tter me.
Master Jin Deng chuckled. I summarized the current situation of male idols nowadays. I imagine your son is still quite young, and this is the age when he should be studying. If he is diligent and studies hard, he will certainly be sessful in the future. One should be down-to-earth at all times.
Chapter 971 - The Blessed Mouth’s Initial Show Of Strength
Chapter 971: The Blessed Mouths Initial Show Of Strength
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Liang Heng received another video, but this time it came with a very official-looking notification.
The notification read:
Dear user, thank you for cing an order with the curse service once again. The curse this time was: Moderate Curse. Because it was blocked, the curse wasntpleted. ording to curse service regtions, we do not give refunds in the event that the curse is blocked during the process, except for when a natural disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami urs in the spellcasters vicinity.
Liang Heng:
That was a little unfair!
Liang Heng clicked open thetest video and realized that it was very short, even shorter than what was uploaded onto Bilibili, the biggest dove farm in the world 1 . Most importantly, freaking opening and end credits had been added to pad the videos length
In the video, Father Chen attended to Super Chen and then took Super Chen to the childrens hospital on his back, but the video abruptly cut off after they arrived at the hospital, and was reced with white noise.
Someone interfered with the curse? Liang Heng checked the program notification again and again.
He had inadvertently obtained this curse program from Zhe Ge, and his first try had been a resounding sess C how had the other party be aware of it?
Was it possible that an expert had lent a hand?
Liang Heng thought of this possibility.
At that moment, the program beeped.
It was a second notification from the curse program, which read: Since the person who dispelled the curse is so powerful, we rmend that you use the high-level curses and curse package!
Liang Heng:
Dear, are you getting a card 2 ? Top it up with ten years of your life to be a member and enjoy a twenty percent discount.
Liang Heng: Ten years for just twenty percent
This special deal is for junior members; dear, you can consider a top up of fifty years. Thats for the highest level diamond members! You can enjoy a fifty percent discount! And ites with a special curse service, which can make you y basketball forever like a certain someone
This was too malicious
The system notification might not have directly mentioned a name, but Liang Heng could already guess who it referred to.
Putting that aside, this malicious special service was truly rming.
Not just anyone could endure the loss of fifty years of their life in one go.
He had previously calcted how long he could live for, which was until two hundred years old. Factoring in the years he had used up for the curse program, he only had over one hundred years left.
The first curse had used one year of his life, which had tired him out. The second had used five years, and he had grown a lot of white hair overnight These were all stress responses to his lifespan being sucked out.
The loss of fifty years of his life in one go would probably make him unable to move.
He was worried.
Suddenly, he recalled the more wicked method he had thought of previously, and that was to have his own students help out.
After all, they didnt know about the curse program.
He just need to trick them into clicking the mouse.
Crowdfunding the years of ones life!
Liang Heng had decided on his next move.
Elsewhere, Super Chen was bored by the life of seclusion at the temple. He didnt even know why he had to go into seclusion there C when he woke up, he was already in the monastery.
After the curse had been dispelled by the blessing, his memories before and after the fever had been affected, which could lead to memory loss.
Master Jin Deng had already spoken to Father Chen about this.
Although there might be some memory loss, it was harmless to the body.
But Super Chen still wanted to know exactly what had happenedst night.
Xiaolings mom told him that he hade down with a very high fever, but didnt give any details at all, which aggrieved him.
Suddenly taking him to the monastery, without a single thing on him Even if he could devote all his energy to cultivating during the day, without e-books, games, or WIFI at night, he felt like dying!
Could a modern person live without WIFI?!
Next to him, Wang Xiaoling also didnt say anything. Super Chen knew that she had a rough understanding of what was going on, but the problem was that she couldnt speak and couldnt even understand all her letters yet C it would probably be impossible for her to write it down.
Then, at that moment, Super Chen thought of a way: Draw Something!
If she couldnt write, she should still be able to draw, right?
And so, Super Chen found paper and brush, and after finding an open space in the backyard, he started to y this game with Wang Xiaoling.
Super Chen said to Xiaoling, Xiaoling, lets y Draw Something. You draw what happened yesterday. If I guess right, nod your head, and if I guess wrong, you can shake it.
She nodded her head.
She drew a few pictures in a row and numbered them.
The first picture was Bnce Magic Centers logo; she wanted to tell Super Chen that everything was caused by a curse cast by the chief of Bnce Magic Center.
She hadnt known about this at first, but Father Chen had told her mom the whole storyst night in order to persuade her toe to the temple, and on the side, Xiaoling had also heard it.
The second picture was of fire; she wanted to tell Super Chen that he had gotten a feverst night.
The third was of the hospitals cross C Xiaoling even added 120 next to it to refer to the hospital.
In the fourth picture, Xiaoling had drawn a baldy with a red glove smashing a human skull to pieces. The skull represented the curse, and the baldy referred to Master Jin Deng who had blessed Super Chen.
Such clearposition and the logical train of thought in the drawings instantly dumbfounded Super Chen, who had never expected Xiaoling to actually be so talented at drawing.
The fourth picture looked just like Saitama-sensei fighting Overlord!
After that, the drawings were done.
Wang Xiaoling put down the brush and rxed. Actually, she was quite confident in her drawing skills. Since she couldnt speak, she often spent her time at the junkyard polishing up her drawing skills with old brushes that had been thrown away. However, she wasnt sure if Super Chen would understand them or not.
Staring at the four drawings, Super Chen praised Wang Xiaoling for a long time before he burst outughing. Hahaha! Xiaoling, I cant believe youre so good at drawing. With your four drawings, Ipletely understand what happened!
Your first and second drawings tell me that Bnce Magic Center caught fire! My dad dialed 120!
The reason for the fire was because Bnce Magic Center was hiding a weapon of mass destruction! But that Chief Liang absolutely refused to admit it.
Finally, who knows for what reason, a senior monk from this monastery destroyed the weapon with one punch!
As soon as Super Chen said the words.
In the distance where Bnce Magic Center was.
With a boom.
A mushroom cloud rose on the horizon.
Chapter 972 - Tragic Liang Heng
Chapter 972: Tragic Liang Heng
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There was a huge explosion in Bnce Magic Center, and news of it spread like wildfire that night.
Liang Heng got what he deserved!
Father Chen didnt know what was going on, but somehow felt extremely relieved.
My god, you dont know how big that mushroom cloud was! Fortunately, there wasnt anyone around, or it would have been a tragedy!
Why did it explode?
I heard it was aptop that exploded; its Boeing battery overheated and went out of control before it exploded!
Then whats the deal with the mushroom cloud?
There are someptops on the market now that are manufactured ording to magic treasure configurations, and they all use spirit nuclear power; aptop can go several decades without needing to be recharged. But Chief Liang was really unlucky with hisptop; there were quality issues with the spirit cores of that model, and they were recalled before. Maybe Chief Liang was too busy to bother; its no wonder it blew up.
The spirit core itself was an energy crystal made from dense spirit power molecules. The principle was simr to General Yis Palm Sword and the Old Devils Chaos Ball, both of which were based on thepression of spirit power.
And the fact that this technology was already on the market meant that it was already highly sophisticated, so normally speaking, the chances of an explosion happening was 0.01%, which was the probability of a ne crashing or winning the lottery.
So, Chief Liang won the lottery
And furthermore had hit the top jackpot.
Wang Ling watched Super Chens memory y out through Wang Xiaolings eyes.
In Wang Lings own memory, he did indeed remember news of this back then, but he never expected the cause of the explosion to actually be Super Chens blessed mouth
It had to be said that this Master Jin Deng was pretty strong! A single body enlightenment spell could actually create such an effect
Experts lurked among the people C the world had always been filled with plenty of fantastic oddities. Wang Ling felt that he himself was one such example C born invincible, was there anything more bizarre than that
It could only be said that Master Jin Deng was an enigma, an unusual person with sublime thoughts.
Given Master Jin Dengs capability, Wang Ling felt that it wouldnt be difficult for the former to make a name for himself in the cultivation world as long as he wanted to.
But in the end, this master still operated his own run-down temple and used his wisdom to enlighten others, living a quiet and ordinary life
It was worth learning such a state.
After returning from the temple, Father Chen asked some students about Liang Heng. It was said that Liang Heng was in very wretched condition; he had been right in the middle of the explosion, and had burns to 85% of his body.
A crappy parent who taught his kid how to bully others with fireball spells in the end was injured himself in a massive explosion C what a tragic end indeed
When the explosion happened, rmed residents all along the street came over to put out the fire. Each household sent out water talismans in the air, and for a moment it looked like the annual performance of the flooding of Jinshan Temple 1 .
The local fire brigade and ambnce hurried over in time topletely control the fire and rescue Liang Heng.
Chief Liang is too unlucky When a student spoke to Father Chen about Chief Liang in ss that day, he still shuddered with fear. He had already paid Liang Heng a visit, so he was more aware of Liang Hengs situation.
Actually, the main reason for his visit wasnt because he was worried about Liang Heng, but that the students were curious about what Chief Liang with burns looked like
Chief Liang how is he? Father Chen said, Im wondering whether I should visit him and bring a fruit basket No matter how bad a person Liang Heng was, he was still Father Chens senior brother from the same sect Besides, Father Chen thought it would be hard for Liang Heng to stir up trouble again after receiving this retribution.
Teacher Chen, you better not send anything. I brought him a fruit basket yesterday, but when I got there, I realized that he couldnt eat at all Chief Liang was burned to the point of bing a mummy
A mummy
Thats right. The doctor said that for some reason, Chief Liangs organs have aged severely. Otherwise, his injuries could still recover with time When the explosion happened, I went over to have a look. When Chief Liang was carried into the ambnce, it looked like even his nails had been burned off.
You really noticed everything
Its impossible not to notice 2 !
Chief Liangs life was saved, but hes going to be a cripple from now on; his organs are so badly damaged that theyve been reced with artificial ones, which isnt fully covered by medical insurance; it might be a long time before Chief Liang can pay off his medical bills.
Father Chen didnt sleep until muchter that night. After thinking about it for a long time, he still decided to collect some donations on the cultivation forum for Liang Heng. Liang Heng had gotten his retribution, but his family members shouldnt have to suffer for it. When Father Chen saw Liang Hengs wife trying to raise money by selling their real estate, he couldnt bear it.
All the family property and real estate, as well as the fees Liang Heng had collected from his students all these years, wouldnt be enough to cover his costly medical bills.
Even if they wanted to file an insurance im with theputer manufacturingpany, thepany had done a recall of theputer model before, so from a legal point of view, it wasnt as if thepany hadnt taken steps to address the problem.
Itll be tough for the Liang family from now on. Father Chen sighed.
Looking at his rival of so many years copse just like that, seemingly on the verge of death, Father Chens heart was actually a little sorrowful.
There was no way he would make a donation himself.
But it was possible to do some charitable work.
Dad, are you really going to help him? Super Chen didnt really understand Father Chens behavior.
He has always liked topete with me, but in recent years, he became a little more obsessive. He was quite aggressive when we were at school, but he actually wasnt a bad person.
Recalling the old days, Father Chen shared his thoughts. Son, youll understand once you start school. Your time at school will be fleeting, but wonderful.
But I heard from some of the older brothers that school is tiring and theres endless homework
Thats just one side of it. Once you and Xiaoling start school, youll understand that your school days are the happiest; a lot of people only realize this after they start working.
But I heard that Chief Liang is going to die soon, so these donations will be useless, wont they? Super Chen said.
The hospital has already saved his life. While theres still some danger, its not a big problem
As Father Chen said this, he suddenly remembered the silk pouch which Master Jin Deng had given him when Father Chen and his group left the Buddhist temple.
Father Chen still remembered what Master Jin Deng had said.
Master Jin Deng said Super Chen would suffer a cmity when he was sixteen, but if they chose the right school for him, he would survive it.
Then the master gave Father Chen this silk pouch and told him only to open it once he returned home.
Whats inside the silk pouch?
Dont worry.
Father Chen opened the silk pouch and looked inside. Master chose a high school for you to attend when the timees. Its alreadyte; go to bed. Im going to write a post for donations for Chief Liang.
Oh
Father Chen spent roughly half an hour drafting the post. Just as he was about to send it out, a notice suddenly appeared in his university ss group, which had been quiet for a long time, and all the members were @ed in it. Condolences on ssmate Liang Hengs death
Father Chen was shocked. Wasnt his life no longer in danger
Someone in the know replied, I confirmed it with the hospital just now. He contracted a serious infection and didnt survive the critical stage, sigh !
Seeing the news in the group, Father Chen turned to look in the direction of Super Chens bedroom and felt a chill run down his body for some reason.
Chapter 973 - Guo Ping’s Visit
Chapter 973: Guo Pings Visit
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Withdrawing from Super Chens memory, Wang Ling pondered for a long while at his table.
His concluding remarks in hisposition on Super Chen was like this:
When we are young, we might waver and feel helpless, but we still grow in the end. When you dont know the right path to choose, just be a man of indomitable spirit! You who stand on the mountaintop bathed in the sunlight, you seem so dazzling as if youve been blessed
September 6th was the twenty-fourth day of the summer break. The day Earth would be establishing diplomatic rtions with extraterrestrials was also approaching. There was one persons name on everyones lips during this period, and that was Guo Ping, the scientist who had gone missing and was assumed dead on an exploratory mission of Divine Dao Star, before he was found to be alive.
It thus made sense for him to be their diplomatic ambassador who would be responsible for establishing diplomatic rtions between the entire cultivation world and alien lifeforms in the universe.
Dopey Guo was utterly thrilled by this. A huge figure had truly appeared in the Guo family this time; among all of Dopey Guos many uncles, Guo Ping had clearly leapt to the top as the strongest uncle.
Dopey Guo indeed found this hugely unexpected; this was because after their trip to Divine Dao Starst time, Wang Ling had reced the memories of everyone from No. 60 High, so Dopey Guo had utterly no impression of this Uncle Guo of his; what was in his memory was just a regr game NPC.
Bloody hell! Let me tell you, Guo Ping is actually my uncle, believe it or not! In the Wechat small group chat, Dopey Guo sent an astonished emoji.
I believe it! But why didnt you send this to the ss group chat? Theres more people there! Super Chen was amused.
Its still better to not make a big deal out of it. Youre all my buddies, theres nothing for me to worry about in telling you. Other people may not buy it, said Dopey Guo.
Where there were people, there was envy. Dopey Guo had thought about it before refraining from unting the fact that Guo Ping was his uncle; this was for his own good as well as Guo Pings.
If word got out, people might think he was talking big. If it reached some teacher who took it seriously and wanted him to invite Guo Ping to school to give a speech, that would be a real disaster.
Actually, Dopey Guo was quite self-aware. While it was true that Guo Ping was his uncle by blood, the problem was that they werent close enough for him to call this uncle as he liked.
Are you very close with Guo Ping? Little Peanut asked at that moment.
Dopey Guo: Not really but my dad should be. He should still have Guo Pings contact. We have a Guo family WeChat group, and Uncle Guo Ping did join it before, but the group has been inactive for a long time. After I changed phones, if no one sends a message in the group, I probably wouldnt be able to find it.
Super Chen: I saw your uncle on TV; for some reason, he feels familiar, like Ive seen him somewhere before He looks like the NPC of some game.
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: Wang Ling, youre lurking again!
Super Chenughed. Hasnt he always been like this? What, is this your first time meeting him?
They discussed Guo Ping in the group chat all the way until noon. There was no helping it C as the cosmic peace ambassador who would be establishing diplomatic rtions with extraterrestrials, Guo Ping had already been in the headlines for days.
Not only that, now that the cultivation world had links to these alien lifeforms, more and more information on these aliens as provided by Divine Dao Star were starting to appear in the public eye.
Of course, the information online which had been made public was only part of the data, and didnt even make up five percent. During Divine Dao Stars extremely aggressive encroachment of the universe, they practically annexed over ny percent ofs with intelligent lifeforms. However, the Divine Dragons never ever expected to ultimately be defeated by people from Earth.
That very night after they chatted about Guo Ping in the group chat, a person came to the Wang familys small vi. Dog Two was lying on its stomach at the entrance, and when it looked up, it saw a man whose face was covered up and who waspletely wrapped up in bandages. Hands in his pockets, the man slunk toward the entrance.
Who are you?
Dog Two got up and opened its mouth right away.
Although it didnt sense any hostility from this person, it still retained a level of vignce.
You can actually talk without changing forms? The visitor stared nkly when Dog Two spoke in humannguage. He then took off his sunsses, face mask, sun hat and coat, as well as the bandages wrapped around him. Finally, he suddenly peeled off ayer of skin from his face.
This was a ready-made transfiguration mask sold on the market. It could also be custom-made, and all types of celebrity styles were avable. It was simr to applying a facial mask; after it was on for five minutes, the mask would transform into the appearance you wanted.
But to buy a transfiguration mask, one had to register with their real name and the transaction had to be recorded to prevent people from using the mask for illegal dealings.
Huaxiu Alliance also strictly regted the rights to produce transfiguration masks. Illegally producing them was a severe crime, and one could be sentenced to five hundred years and more if caught and found guilty.
Dog Two gaped in surprise at the entrance.
This person spent a full five minutes removing all theponents of his disguise C from head to toe, even all his leg hair had beenpletely covered.
When he revealed his true self, realization suddenly dawned on Dog Two; it had seen this middle-aged man before.
No kidding
It was impossible not to have seen him before! He had been all over TV in these two days!
Hello, Im Guo Ping. The middle-aged uncle introduced himself.
Ask him why hes here. Wang Ling spoke telepathically to Dog Two from his bedroom on the second floor.
He hadnt expected Guo Ping toe by the vi in the evening after talking about him in the group chat just that morning.
Wang Ling felt it was a little strange. He remembered that he had reced Guo Pings memories. Although Wang Ling had indeed acted on Divine Dao Star, to Guo Pings mind after his memories were reced, the strongest person among those present should have been Bai Qiao.
Logically speaking, Wang Ling should be a nobody after Guo Pings memories were reced!
Why was Guo Ping suddenly calling on him?
Im here to meet Ling Zhenren, Guo Ping replied.
Nope, my little master is busy with his homework and very busy, said Dog Two.
Let me help him with it then. Guo Ping smiled.
Dog Two:
Shock! The famous schr of Huaxius Magic Treasure Research Institute and currently the popr cosmic diplomatic peace ambassador Guo Ping is actually helping a senior high school student with his homework Is this the degeneration of humanity or a loss of morality?!
You dont have to refuse me like that C Wang Ming that fellow already told me everything. Also, I helped him out in the beginning with upgrading the talisman. Ivee this time just to thank Ling Zhenren. Guo Ping smiled helplessly.
Thank him?
Thats right. Wang Ming said that it was Ling Zhenren who provided the energy string which allowed me to travel through space for so long. If it wasnt for Ling Zhenren, I might still be drifting out in space right now.
Chapter 974 - Trouble Has Arrived
Chapter 974: Trouble Has Arrived
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Guo Ping hade just when it was time for dinner. Although he hade uninvited, he was after all a prominent figure right now. Furthermore, Wang Ling never knew that Guo Ping had contributed to the research on his talisman upgrade.
If one had to know, even President Qi, who was like a father to Wang Ming, had been kept in the dark about the talisman seal.
Mother Wang was a little overwhelmed. Teacher Guo hase today for
Its nothing; my nephew is Wang Lings ssmate and has received a lot of care from Wang Ling. I dropped by today to look for Wang Ling and a bite, if possible, said Guo Ping.
Mother Wang was taken aback when she heard this. This Teacher Guo was unexpectedly acting overly familiar with them.
But the Wang family was as hospitable as always, and naturally wouldnt turn away someone who had alreadye, so Mother Wang could only invite him to stay for dinner. Old Man Wang had invented a new dish, and when he saw that the celebrity who had been all over TV in thest few days had dropped by the vi, his face brightened happily. Teacher Guo came at the right time; you must try my new dish tonight.
I heard that grandfather is good at cooking; I will definitely make myself at home, said Guo Ping politely.
Teacher Guo, you tter me. My new dish tonight is an iced red bayberry pastry. After removing the ice bayberry flesh, I turned it into a pulp to use as filling in dough balls, which I then rolled into dough twists and deep fried at a high temperature to produce this bayberry pastry. Its full of vor and leaves a rich aftertaste. As soon as his new dish was brought up, the old man couldnt stop chattering.
Grandfather, youre so impressive. Guo Ping was nk as he listened, and heughed. Also, you dont have to call me Teacher Guo; Little Guo is fine.
Very well, Little Guo. Since youre here for Ling Ling, Ill call him down, said Mother Wang.
Dont trouble yourself, auntie, Ill do it, said Guo Ping.
On the second floor, Wang Ling heard the conversation downstairs and sighed in his heart.
It was only halfway through his tranquil summer break, but now this bug had shown up.
Wang Ling was also puzzled by Guo Pings appearance, since Wang Ming had never even so much as hinted at Guo Pings involvement before. After all, creating the talisman seal was an important thing.
Just now, Wang Ling had already texted Wang Ming to ask about it, but thetter had yet to reply.
Wang Ling suddenly missed the dumbass who would usually reply in seconds.
Wang Ling didnt know what Guo Ping was like, but through this encounter, he felt that Guo Ping was really overly familiar with him and didnt think of himself as an outsider at all.
Guo Ping made his way up to the second floor with confidence, as if he had investigated beforehand and knew exactly where Wang Lings bedroom was.
When he passed by Father Wangs study, he even stepped more lightly C he obviously knew of Father Wangs identity. Looking at this, Wang Ming had indeed told Guo Ping a lot about them.
Arriving at the door to Wang Lings bedroom, Guo Ping knocked on it, but there wasnt any response at all. Then, just as he turned the doorknob, a human face suddenly appeared on the bedroom door.
After thest few times Mother Wang had barged into Wang Lings bedroom without knocking, Wang Ling had already enlightened the door.
This new member of the enlightened party was the door guardian, whose full name was Nagato.
Our master is not receiving guests today. The door guardian was very straightforward. If you insist on intruding, Ill have to use the Shinra Tensei 1 on you.
Your door is quite interesting. Guo Pingughed. Although the door suddenly speaking had given him a scare, he very quickly calmed down.
He was well aware of Wang Lings secret, and thus wasnt too surprised by the various oddities in the Wang familys small vi.
He knew Wang Ling was avoiding him on purpose, most likely because Wang Ming hadnt told Wang Ling about this beforehand.
These two days, the research institute had been busy receiving aliens and analyzing their cultures. With the incorporation of some methods furnished by these cultures, the institute had made unexpected breakthroughs in a lot of their research which had yet to see results before this.
Wang Ming had thus been using his brain very heavily in thest two days. Guo Ping thought that the reason why Wang Ling wouldnt meet him was probably because Wang Ming had yet to wake up.
After he overused his brain, Wang Ming would fall into a very deepa, which was often apanied by a very high fever which at its highest could be 70 or 80 degrees An ordinary persons brain would have long been fried.
So to prevent this from happening, Wang Ming installed a cooling system in his brain.
Hence, while Wang Mings temperature seemed very high on the surface, the temperature inside his skull was actually normal.
Seeing that he couldnt enter, Guo Ping was a little anxious. Since he couldnt get hold of Wang Ming, he could only call Zhai Yin. Hello? Little Yin? Has Teacher Wang Ming woken up?
Not yet. On the other end of the phone, Zhai Yin replied, His stress reaction this time was more serious; it might take another day or so to cool down.
Another day? Its already been several days, right? He hasnt mentioned the fact that I would be dropping by the Wang familys small vi, and his little brother wont let me in
Did you bring any crispy noodle snacks with you?
No.
Then Im afraid you wont be able to get in today.
How about this: Ill exin the situation to themter since I also know of it, and Im more familiar with his little brother than you are.
Alright, Ill have to trouble Little Yinzi. Are you cooking? I can hear something frying?
Im frying steak, said Zhai Yin.
Arent gas stoves forbidden inside the institute Guo Ping had a suspicion look in his eyes ?_?` since Zhai Yins fried dragon pork had almost killed President Qi.
Since that day, the research institute had banned the use of all equipment which could be used for cooking such as simple gas stoves, induction cookers, microwave ovens and so on. Even those magic treasures which could generate heat and light fires were contained under President Qis orders. Apart from designated staff, no one was allowed to borrow any, especially not Zhai Yin
Theirs was an institute of science and technology, not of biological weapons
The lethality of Zhai Yins dragon pork could even be said to be deeply imbued with Mother Juans vor; as for exactly what it was like to eat it, only President Qi knew
Although Guo Ping hadnt been back long, he was already well acquainted with Zhai Yin and her cooking.
At present, there were tenboratory levels in the research institute. The higher the level, the stricter the safety and istion protocols in order to prevent chemical spills and unusual gases from leaking while research was being carried out.
And as tests had shown, a level tenb couldnt guard against Zhai Yins dragon pork It had to be level eleven at least.
Old Qi wont let me cook, and Ive been itching to do so for a long time. Dont worry, Im not using a gas stove or induction cooker. I just thought that since Wang Mings fever is pretty high this time, it would be a waste not to use it.
Youre frying a steak on a persons head? Guo Ping was horrified.
Its already medium rare; you can try it when you get back. Do you want some ck pepper on it? answered Zhai Yin.
Chapter 975 - A New Enemy
Chapter 975: A New Enemy
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After the battle triggered by Devil Gut Fungus Lord on the border of Mixiu nation, new fortifications had been put up there. Although Devil Gut Fungus Lord was already dead, it had seriously contaminated the environment around the border, like a nuclear disaster, and it was a more troublesome problem that needed some time to be contained.
At the same time, Devil Gut Fungus Lords death had also gotten rid of President Bai, who had been devoured and eliminated along with him.
After a purification system with automatic cleaning properties was deployed at the defense base on the border, cultivators could not longer set foot there.
Outside the high wall, a young man with white hair and bursting with vigor appeared, an enigmatic smile on his face.
Mose would like to remind you that youre not allowed to enter this ce; please leave in thirty seconds, otherwise the rm defense system will be automatically activated.
Defense system? The white-haired young man smiled. The next moment, his pupils rotated and a formidable wave of spirit power shot out to instantly burn a huge hole in the high wall.
Mose let out a weak electronic voice. Of course, its always too much to ask humans to remain rational.
Its there. After he entered, the young man floated up off the ground as he fixed his eyes on a particr location.
It was where Devil Gut Fungus Lord had been destroyed and where the aura was the thickest.
Be revived. The young man opened his palm, and pure white light enveloped and burned the ground with a hissing sound.
*Hiss hiss *
When Wang Ming woke up, he could clearly smell the aroma of ck pepper beef. Furthermore, it seemed to fill his head, as if it was on top of him
That wasnt right; why did he smell steak?
He was just about to get up, when Zhai Yin pressed him down. Dont move!
Wang Ming: ???
Zhai Yin picked up the steak on Wang Mings head with a pair of tongs, then poked at it. Tch, its only forty percent done
Wang Ming was stunned. So you were using my forehead as an induction cooker?
I havent cooked for a long time since Old Qi wont let me. And after you passed out, I thought it would be a pity not to make use of this resource. Zhai Yin pointed at the steaks she had just fried which were piled on a te on the table. I just fried ten steaks or so, want to try them?
Wang Ming wiped at his sweat. You can keep this biochemistry weapon for yourself
So narrow-minded!
Zhai Yin pursed her lips and put down the beef. You need to rest more. If you overload your brain, its going to be a problem. Old Qi has given you half a month of leave, and youre allowed to go out in civilian clothing. During this time, Ill stick close to you.
I know. Wang Ming nodded. And establishing contact with the aliens?
Old Guo and the others will handle it. After he came back, his disciples also came back, and theyre very quick to do things. Zhai Yin said, When you were unconscious, Old Guo called and said that he went to your little brothers ce but couldnt meet him. Do you know whats going on?
Wang Ming patted his head; he had almost forgotten about it. He had never told Wang Ling about Guo Pings involvement in the study of the talisman, and he had his own reasons for this.
The main reason he had pulled Guo Ping into the research back then was to have him analyze the material of the talisman seal and then manufacture the talismans main suppressive ingredient, namely the Anti-Wang Ling Matter. Guo Ping had had his own unique reasoning and ideas when it came to analyzing this thing.
Sometimes, scientific research was simr to writing, and it often needed inspiration or a different way of thinking.
Ill talk to Old Guo myself about thister. Also, give me the dream restorer, said Wang Ming.
The dream restorer was a magic treasure which Wang Ming had invented for fun; it could restore the dreams a person had in a span of twenty-four hours. The dreams people had were transient memories which they would often forget after waking up, so a dream restorer like this was very convenient.
Wang Ming sometimes had dreams in which he bullied Wang Ling, and after reconstructing these dreams, he would often record and edit them into a blockbuster film that didnt even need the addition of cheap special effects!
You dreamed that you bullied your little brother again? Zhai Yin sneered. She was already used to this bro-cons style C he had created this dream restorer just so that he could reconstruct the dreams of him bullying his little brother Zhai Yin swore that she had never met a more perverted bro-con.
Arent you a little too unhappy when I dream about my little brother? Wang Ming raised his eyebrow. When you cook in the future, you dont need to add vinegar
Whats that supposed to mean? Zhai Yin red at Wang Ming like a leopard gazing at its prey.
Wang Ming was instantly terrified. Never mind, its nothing Nowadays, people like to eat lemons, and its actually very normal for it to be a little sour So, you decide where well go tomorrow I wont go to my little brothers ce
Thats more like it. Darting a sidelong nce at Wang Ming, Zhai Yin then took out a brocade pouch and pulled the dream restorer out of it.
As Wang Mings bodyguard and assistant, Zhai Yin now helped him carry some of the magic treasures which he often used.
Zhai Yin: Take it, Im going to go figure out where we should go tomorrow.
Wang Ming: Alright
The reason why he wanted to use the dream restorer today wasnt for any other reason but that he was very concerned about the dream he just had.
Mixiu nations purifying defense base on the border and the white-haired young man who had suddenly showed up there Wang Ming could only vaguely remember the scene.
Wang Ming actually knew about Mixiu nation building a defense base after the elimination of Devil Gut Fungus Lord; previously, a coborative research team had evene over with questions about their design blueprint
But Wang Ming had never been to this border defense base.
However, the entire base had actually appeared in his dream and everything seemed so real, which made Wang Ming feel a little uneasy.
He couldnt forget the smile on the white-haired youngsters face. From beginning to end, moreover, the young man had seemed a little familiar
How strange. Wang Ming frowned C he had never had such an odd dream before.
When he put on the dream restorer helmet, that dream which he had had while unconscious was reconstructed.
He saw a defense base with towering walls like the Great Wall.
He also saw that strange white-haired youngster who felt familiar to him in the dream.
At that moment, that youngster turned around and smiled at him.
He had the exact same face as Wang Ling
Chapter 976 - Wang Ling and Dog Two Revisit an Old Haunt
Chapter 976: Wang Ling and Dog Two Revisit an Old Haunt
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A face exactly like Wang Lings.
This left Wang Ming in deep thought.
He couldnt be any more familiar with that face, yet it was also unfamiliar at the same time; the boy had snow-white hair and a smile rarely seen on Wang Lings face.
This definitely wasnt the Wang Ling whom Wang Ming was familiar with
Was someone imitating his little brothers face? Or was the dream a premonition?
Wang Ming felt that there was something odd about the whole thing.
Whats the matter?
When Zhai Yin returned, she noticed that Wang Mings face didnt look good.
Its nothing. Wang Ming shook his head. His eyes turned to Zhai Yin. Contact Roger and ask him if theres been any attack on Mixius border base.
Alright. Zhai Yin nodded and didnt ask why.
Roger was an overseas friend of Wang Mings in Mixius magic treasure research institute, and they were very close. When Mixiu constructed the border defense base this time, it was Roger who had sought Wang Ming out on details in the design blueprint. It was also Roger who named Mose, the border defense systems AI robot.
Although Guo Ping had dinner at the Wang familys small vi, he ultimately had yet to say much to Wang Ling. Wang Ling didnt know anything about Guo Ping at all, and before Wang Ming clearly exined the situation, Wang Ling chose to keep his silence as usual. Even when he had to open his mouth, he didnt waste words.
At the dinner table, Guo Pingplimented him, Student Wang Ling has quite the character. I like it.
Wang Ling: Mm.
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
Guo Ping: You seem to have a good rtionship with my nephew?
Wang Ling: Mm.
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
Guo Ping: Student Wang Ling really doesnt waste words at all! Do you have any words other than mm?
Wang Ling: Oh.
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
Wang Ling had always been impassive when it came to people he was unfamiliar with. Father Wang and Mother Wang had specially brought this up before and felt that their sons behavior was actually very impolite. But over time, they got used to it. After all, Wang Ling was a Capricorn: it was really hard for him to get along with someone he didnt know
Personality-wise, Guo Ping just so happened to be the opposite. He was naturally easy-going and very enthusiastic about everything. His personality was in sharp contrast to Wang Lings, and for a time, thetter felt at a loss.
Before he left, Guo Ping received a reply from Wang Ming, who was already awake and had gotten Roger to check on the border.
Wang Ming knew that Guo Ping was still at the Wang familys small vi. Given Wang Lings personality, Guo Ping must have gotten the cold-shoulder treatment when he dropped by; Wang Ming knew his brothers personality too well. He apologized to Guo Ping and med himself, not necessarily with the intention of protecting Wang Ling, butrgely because he hadntmunicated with Wang Ling about it this time.
But Guo Ping wasnt bothered, since he was the one who had shamelessly dropped by to begin with, with the intention of feeling Wang Ling out.
While they hadnt exchanged many words, it could still be said that he now had a preliminary understanding of Wang Ling.
This was a seemingly mediocre high school student who was anything but.
As he was leaving, Guo Ping said to Wang Ling, Student Wang Ling, shall we go to a noodle shop tomorrow? That shop does fried crispy noodle snacks.
This time, Wang Ling finally said a third word other than mm and oh.
Wang Ling: Okay.
Guo Ping was stunned. He had asked so many questions before, but the guy had appeared uninterested in all of them. In the end, at the mention of crispy noodle snacks, he felt that Wang Lings eyes could set off nuclear bombs Could this thing be the passcode?
The address of the noodle shop which Wang Ming gave to Guo Ping and Wang Ling was none than No. 3600 Spirit Stream Road, the spot where Wang Ling had killed the Sky-Swallowing Toad when he was six and the location of the original crispy noodle snack gship store. Furthermore, Fang Xings familys noodle shop was next to the gship store, and Fang Xing had been the first witness when Wang Ling killed the Sky-Swallowing Toad back then.
Despite Fang Xings ongoing invitation, Wang Ling had never been to Fang Xings familys noodle shop. Now it just so happened to be the summer break, and after writing a personalposition on Super Chen, Wang Ling thought it was time for him to go out to collect materials and look for inspiration before writing the next personalposition.
It was September 7th, the twenty-fifth day of the summer break.
Early that morning, with Loopy Toad on a leash, Wang Ling headed for Fang Xings ce. Why had he brought Loopy Toad with him? Actually, this was deliberate on Wang Lings part. After all, when Dog Two had descended from the sky back then, that had been a traumatic experience for Wang Ling
Dog Two actually felt very aggrieved. How was this so-called mental traumatic its fault? And even if there was trauma, could it be as big as Dog Twos? It had been killed three times! Three! Furthermore, even its species had changed in the end, hey!
The Fang family had taken Fang Xing in. His adoptive parents were good people who raised him and ran a veryrge noodle shop. Wang Ling heard that the Fang couple would be opening a second shop very soon.
Walking Loopy Toad, Wang Ling stood on bustlingmercial Spirit Stream Road. Directly opposite them was that century-old crispy noodle snack gship store, and next to it was the noodle shop run by Fang Xings family.
Right in the center of thismercial street was a life-sized bronze sculpture of Odd Zhuo. There were two parts to it. One was of Odd Zhuo and the other was of Dog Twos original form as the Sky-Swallowing Toad. The bronze sculpture had been made tomemorate Odd Zhuos great achievement six years ago. As for how Odd Zhuo had defeated Dog Two, there actually hadnt been any other witnesses apart from Fang Xing.
So the artist who designed the bronze sculpture made it up.
He made Odd Zhuo very handsome, with a very exaggerated spirit sword in one hand and a valiant expression on the statues face as it confronted Dog Twos Sky-Swallowing Toad bronze statue.
With Loopy Toad on the leash, Wang Ling looked at the sculpture for a long time. Dozens of secondster, the bronze sculpture actually moved
Both master and servant were shocked!
This bronze sculpture could actually move!
The bronze statue of Odd Zhuo stabbed the sword into Loopy Toads stomach. Then, the bronze statue of Loopy Toad started to spurt water out of its mouth, the beautiful spray sprinkling the ring of nts around it
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
But that still wasnt the most ridiculous thing.
There was a retiction system at the base of the sculpture.
The vegetation had been nted in manmade spirit soil, which absorbed extra moisture that was then drained. This extra water then reumted in the belly of Loopy Toads bronze statue for reuse via the retiction system.
Loopy Toad was thus stabbed every five minutes.
In front of the bronze sculpture, Loopy Toad rubbed its own stomach and somehow felt that it hurt
Chapter 977 - Noodle Shop Discussion
Chapter 977: Noodle Shop Discussion
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When Wang Ling led Dog Two inside, Guo Ping and Wang Ming were drinking tea, and a LCD sign on the door of the noodle shop read Closed.
Knowing that Wang Ling would being today, Fang Xing had talked to his foster parentsst night about closing the shop, not only in consideration of Wang Ling, but also of Guo Pings and Wang Mings identities.
Naturally, nothing needed to be said about Wang Ming: he was the institutes precious gem, and President Qi usually wouldnt let him out with his face exposed. There was even less to say about Schr Guo Ping, the big figure at the center of heated online discussion in thest two days, who was both the diplomat for alien affairs and cosmic peace ambassador.
These two dropping by was enough reason to close shop for the day.
Of course, for Fang Xing, the most important person was still Wang Ling.
He knew that Wang Ling didnt really like dealing with strangers. Fang Xing had invited him over so many times, and now that Wang Ling was finally here, Fang Xing naturally had to consider all aspects of Wang Lings mood.
That was right C after saying so much, in the end, it was still all for ssmate Wang Ling
As Wang Ling led Dog Two in, he saw that the noodle shop wasid out in a typical way: the kitchen was right in the middle, with several pots set up and all the cooking done in front of the customers.
At the back of the noodle shop was the room for the food ingredients. Fresh ingredients were restocked and reced on a daily basis at a fixed time. Cameras had also been set up at the back to make the whole environment open and transparent so that customers could eat with peace of mind.
Although this was Wang Lings first time at the Fang familys noodle shop, he knew that it had a high rating online and was ranked first in the area of noodle dishes.
This wasnt something any ordinary noodle shop could achieve.
Wang Ling, youre here.
When Wang Ling sat down on one side with Dog Two, he saw Fang Xinge out of the ingredients room. He was wearing a face mask, a chefs hat, and a pure white apron.
Do you know, you look very much like someones wife today. Wang Mingughed; when he hade before, Fang Xing had never dressed like this.
My parents said they werenting today, so I have to do it myself, Fang Xing shrugged and said.
Did they really note, or did you send them away? Wang Mingughed.
Guo Pings gaze swept from Fang Xing to Wang Ling, the knowing expression of an old uncle on his face.
Think whatever you like. My parents are outsiders, after all. Without them around, we can discuss things more freely. Fang Xing gave a sunny smile. In any case, Im the chef today C do you want to eat or not?
Eat! How can we not eat? Wang Ming cheered; he recalled those steaks which Zhai Yin had fried on his forehead when he had been unconscious yesterday Reportedly, when those steaks had been tossed inside the chemical disposal station, they almost burnt a huge hole in the protective wall.
This was the so-called student surpassing their master;pared with Mother Juans cooking, Zhai Yins cooking had its own distinctive trait C a dyed toxic reaction
Those who ate Mother Juans food would instantly drop dead, while Zhai Yins food didnt look poisonous nor did there seem to be any problems with eating it However, the poison would slowly take effect after a few hours C this was the most dreadful thing about it!
Then its settled. Ill go buy some crude oil. Fang Xing smiled as he untied the apron.
Crude oil?
To fry crispy noodle snacks, we need to use a special type of oil, and we have to buy them from a designated supplier, who doesnt do deliveries. When I was checking the ingredients earlier, I noticed we ran out of crude oil.
Fang Xing smiled at Wang Ling as he untied his apron. Everyone, order whatever you like on the menu. If there arent enough ingredients, Ill buy more while Im out.
Then, a bowl of rhino horn milk noodles for me, said Guo Ping.
Dog Two: I want arge bowl of housefly noodles!
Wang Ming: I want a bowl of elegant chicken noodles.
Wang Ling:
Okay, got it. Fang Xing smiled. He didnt ask Wang Ling what he wanted; in any case, he just needed to prepare a portion of each crispy noodle snack vor.
Go ahead and chat, Ill be back shortly, Fang Xing said to Guo Ping and Wang Ming before taking off his apron and leaving the noodle shop.
After Fang Xing left the noodle shop, the atmosphere quieted down. After some thought, Wang Ming decided to introduce Guo Ping first since he knew it had been a little awkward when Guo Ping had dropped by the Wang familys vist night.
Ling Ling, let me introduce you to Professor Guo Ping once more, said Wang Ming.
Wang Ling finally gazed at Guo Ping with an air of recognition.
Professor Guo was indeed involved in a small part of the talisman seal research, but this small part was an important one. Thus, I think we will also need Professor Guos continued assistance with follow-up research on the talisman seal, said Wang Ming.
To tell the truth, Wang Lings research had proceeded smoothly on all fronts with Guo Pings help previously. After they had received news of Guo Pings death, however, Wang Mings research hit a bottleneck.
Wang Ming indeed had the most powerful brain, but sometimes, this didnt mean that he couldpletely do without the help of a team.
Guo Ping could be considered the firstrade Wang Ming had acknowledged in the field of scientific research.
Since Wang Ming had already said this, Wang Ling naturally didnt have anyints.
He could see that Guo Ping wasnt a bad person.
Why do you look frustrated? Dog Two asked at that moment. Having a new member join them should be a happy thing.
Guo Ping and Wang Ming exchanged looks, and aftering to an unspoken agreement, Guo Ping frowned. Its like this:st night, Wang Ming received news that a huge hole had mysteriously appeared in Mixiu nations newly constructed defense barrier on the border.
A huge hole?
Thats right. Furthermore, it was clearly man-made, and the AI security robot Mose waspletely destroyed. However, Mose didnt send out any sort of warning before the problem was detected. This proves
This proves that this person did things quickly and neatly, Wang Ming continued. In fact, the damage to the border defense barrier was just one of several things.
Wang Ming paused, and then continued. Although we currently dont have concrete evidence, my guess is that Devil Gut Fungus Lord and President Bai, Bai Zhe, who were already confirmed dead, have most likely been resurrected.
Resurrected
Wang Ling sank into silence when he heard this.
The Three Thousand Great Dao did include a resurrection spell, but Wang Ling never used it as it would break the bnce of life.
But the issue was that if someone had used the Resurrection Heavenly Dao, Wang Ling should have sensed it. However, there hadnt been the least bit inkling yesterday of this happening.
This person clearly hadnt used any of the Heavenly Dao, Outer Dao or even Divine Dao.
Resurrecting Devil Gut Fungus Lord and President Bai
What was this persons aim?
It didnt seem like he was looking for a cure for constipation
Chapter 978 - Benchi Sword
Chapter 978: Benchi Sword
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Whoever the young man was or what his purpose might be, the resurrection of President Bai and Devil Gut Fungus Lord was a serious issue. These were two very troublesome enemies. Devil Gut Fungus Lord would continue to be stronger with time, while President Bai had a terrifying self-recovery ability.
If they were to revive, Wang Ling would have to p them several more times C how tiring!
He sighed inwardly.
So, the best way to prevent this from happening was to strangle these guys in the cradle at the very beginning.
And that mysterious teenager with unusual powers was his only lead right now in tracking down those two individuals.
Any leads on that teenager? Wang Ling asked.
In a rare instance, Wang Ling chose to open his mouth rather than speak telepathically, which indicated how seriously he viewed this matter. And since Guo Ping had already joined their party, there was no longer anyone in the noodle shop who was an outsider.
Wang Ling hardly ever spoke aloud, and as soon as his voice sounded, Wang Ming and Guo Ping, as well as Dog Two on the ground, got goosebumps all over It was a waste not to be a voice actor with that voice
Su Shangqing? Guo Ping raised his eyebrows. In fact, he was also a passionate anime,ics and games fan in his daily life, and was quite familiar with the voice acting field. He thought that Wang Lings voice was somewhat simr to Su Shangqings.
Su Shangqing?
Hes done voices for Fighter of Destiny , Battle Through the Heavens and Theres a Pit in My Senior Martial Brothers Brain C the most important thing is that hell be voice acting for The Daily Life of the Immortal King !
I see Wang Ming had the expression of one who didnt understand, but thought it was awesome anyway.
Wang Ling:
Returning to the topic, Guo Ping started to talk about some information he had obtainedst night, which had been put together and analyzed by Roger at Mixius research institute.
No material evidence was left behind before Mose was destroyed; not even an image capture of the youngsters face.
Guo Ping said slowly, However, based on the huge hole at the border defense base, the intruder is young and about 178cm in height; we have a full set of magic treasures for reconstructing and analyzing spells, and from the focal point of the spell damage, we can determine the angle at which the attackers hand was raised when the spell was cast.
A person attacking with spells usually doesnt cast them at an exaggerated angle, and basically wont go above shoulder height. Additionally, judging by the footprints left at the scene, the spellcaster is extremely confident in his spell attacks, as he was physically very close to the destruction site.
This means one of two things. First, the spellcaster has a precise handle on his magic: he knows how to keep himself safe from where hes standing when hes casting spells. But based on the extent of the damage to the wall, that was an exceptionally fierce st! Hence, I think the second point is more likely, and that is that this person ispletely unafraid of spell damage, and is thus very conceited.
Egoistic people like this usually want to be as cool as possible when casting spells, so theyd never stand with their legs too far apart, since that would ruin their image.
Wang Ling as well as Dog Two on the ground almost spaced out when they listened to Guo Pings analysis.
You studied criminal psychology before? Dog Two asked.
A little, but a lot of it is just based on scientific reasoning. Guo Ping said, I calcted this persons height based on the above information, while I determined his age in light of the information which Roger sent over following the spell reconstruction. Theposition of the spirit power molecules which the intruder left behind at the scene is rtively young, so I think the other party is around your age, Wang Ling.
? Wang Ling frowned.
Around his age
Could this person be another cultivation prodigy hiding in the world?
Guo Pings analysis made sense, and it aligned with what Wang Ming had seen in his dream. Although Wang Ming still couldnt quite believe it, practically all the information now matched his dream.
Wang Ming had yet to share this matter with anyone.
Now, however, he felt that the others had to know. I have something to tell you. Its about my dreamst night
Wang Ming raised his head, aplicated expression on his face.
Elsewhere, Fang Xing had run into some trouble on his way to buy ingredients. He had gone off to buy groceries on the new Benchi Sword which his foster parents had bought him. They had just picked up the sword from the Benchi 4S store yesterday, but Fang Xing had only flown it halfway when it started to leak spirit power.
Imported goods also werent reliable nowadays! They were all so shitty. Fang Xing remembered that in order to buy this sword, his foster parents had even been forced to pay a service fee.
He had heard themin yesterday that customer service attitude before and after payment was like the sudden onset of a storm; they turned hostile faster than flipping the pages of a book.
As the saying went: Benchi in hand, I own the whole world at over 600,000 HNY. But it barely inches forward, and leaks spirit power halfway. I paid the service fee in cash, and there is virtually no after-sales service 1 .
Given that the sword was leaking spirit power, Fang Xing was forced to stop his flight and set out on foot instead to his destination.
He didnt have a spare spirit sword on him, but he wasnt far from his destination. Fang Xing touched down in a nearby park. There was a spirit bus stop next to the market, so he could take a spirit bus backter.
Just as Fang Xing was about to head in the direction of the market, a handnded on his shoulder. ssmate Fang, dont move.
Who are you? Fang Xing was instantly wary. He could feel this persons hand but couldnt see him, which meant one of two things.
First, this man was currently invisible.
Second, this man was using a spaceyer spell, which typically meant that he was invisible to others but he could stillmunicate with them.
Whatever the case, a person who would hide his identity like this could only be a criminal on the run.
Also, this voice sounded familiar to Fang Xing for some reason
What do you want? Fang Xing asked.
Come with us. My master wants to meet you, said the person behind Fang Xing in a dreadful tone.
Fang Xing struggled but found that the man was as strong as an ox, and he couldnt break free of the mans hold at all.
Fang Xing grit his teeth and turned his body in a way that no regr person could to twist his arm free and throw off the mans hold.
Then, he stomped his foot, and the scene before his eyes instantly transformed.
This was the second generation intrinsic spirit field which his father Immortal She Pi had passed down to him.
This person had ill intentions, so he had to be an enemy! Thus, Fang Xing didnt think too much, and wanted a look at this persons face first before he did anything else.
Chapter 979 - Bai Youquan
Chapter 979: Bai Youquan
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Although the second generation intrinsic spirit field was powerful, Fang Xing knew he couldnt let this battle drag out. His intrinsic spirit fields attribute was gravity, and anyone who stepped inside wouldnt be able to move so much as an inch.
The identity of anyone inside the intrinsic spirit field would also be fully revealed, and Fang Xing saw the persons appearance clearly: it was a familiar-looking person with deathly white skin.
The teenager wore a white shirt and jeans with suspenders under a gray coat, which gave him a very elegant air.
Bai Zhe? Fang Xing was taken aback; he never expected this President Bai to actually still be alive.
As far as he remembered, Bai Zhe had already been destroyed along with Devil Gut Fungus Lord, as if they had been struck down by a god; even their souls had been annihted. There was no possibility of them being resurrected.
The person standing in front of him had the same face as Bai Zhe.
Bewildered and uncertain, Fang Xing knitted his eyebrows as he stared at the other party with a wary expression.
No, youre not Bai Zhe Fang Xing frowned. Although this person resembled Bai Zhe very closely, their auras were entirely different.
The teenager with the deathly white face apuded. As expected of the descendant of True Immortal She Pi. You can actually tell us apart. Thats right, I am indeed not Bai Zhe, but his son, Bai Youquan.
He has a son? Fang Xing was astonished.
Bai Youquan smiled somewhat tauntingly. True Immortal She Pi shook the cultivation world with his might back then and there wasnt anyone who didnt know him. But everyone knows he remained unmarried and alone until the end of this life. It was only at the end of his imprisonment that he gave birth to you. If a damn tranny can have an heir, why cant my dad?
Shut your mouth!
Fang Xing grit his teeth as his fury surged and stirred his golden hair. He red angrily at Bai Youquan. Now that youre in my intrinsic spirit field, dont think of escaping!
With one stomp of his foot, the ground in front of him instantly copsed!
His footprint expanded to leave a deep hole in the ground. At the same time, a massive meteor came crashing down toward the deep hole.
Bai Youquan had clearlye prepared. Although he was stuck inside that deep hole, there wasnt the slightest change in his expression.
He had been expecting the second generation intrinsic spirit energy, which was a family legacy and which contained True Immortal She Pis power. Furthermore, Fang Xing had never stopped refining it all these years, and what Bai Youquan faced now was eighty-nine times the gravity.
Indeed, it was hard for him to take even a single step.
Under such heavy gravity, even a True Immortal would find it hard to move. Bai Youquan knew that as a mere Soul Formation cultivator, he didnt have the slightest chance of winning in a showdown with Fang Xing using normal cultivation methods.
However
In the next moment, a golden light enveloped Bai Youquans body and he flew out of the hole.
Fang Xing stared fixedly at Bai Youquan, who was giving off an exceedingly strange air.
What Bai Youquan was using wasnt spirit qi!
Instead, it was a power that Fang Xing had never seen before!
Fang Xing knew that previously, in order to deal with Wang Ling, Bai Zhe had collected four Outer Dao. However, the strength which Bai Youquan was revealing now far surpassed that of Outer Dao.
Not divine magic, not Outer Dao and not Divine Dao. This was beyond Fang Xings expectations. Bai Youquan didnt have a high realm, but he was disying strength beyond what he should have.
Slowly rising out of the hole, Bai Youquan gave off an aura which Fang Xing had never sensed before. True Immortal She Pis son truly lives up to his name. But I hear that you have another form. If you dont use it, Im afraid you might not be my match.
His voice was low, but every word prated the marrow and seemed to reverberate in the soul and echo throughout the intrinsic spirit field.
If you wont do it, then Ill act first. With one step, Bai Youquan shot forward, his aura splitting the air like a dragon de and the earth crumbling in his wake to create a terrifying abyss.
Even this is so destructive Fang Xing was shocked. Wrapped in that strange aura, the other party was able to move so easily in eighty-nine times gravity C this wasnt the strength of a Soul Formation cultivator.
ssmate Fang, give up. Youre not my match, much less my fathers. Bai Youquan sneered, and sent Fang Xing flying backward and spitting out blood with one punch.
Moving extremely fast, he aimed his second punch at Fang Xings leg.
Snake scales! Fang Xing responded swiftly as he sent out his life bonded magic treasure to form a protective barrier when the punchnded, but it could only cushion the impact.
This no-frills and ruthless punch was enough to fracture Fang Xings hip bone.
Its over, ssmate Fang. Bai Youquan recited a spell, and the suspenders he was wearing suddenly slipped off him to firmly wrap themselves around Fang Xings limbs like tentacles!
Under Fang Xings stunned gaze, Bai Youquan stood in front of him in just his pants; even the gray coat and white shirt had been taken off.
A sher
Fang Xing stared at the other party, a storm raging in his heart. This persons realm was strange C although it wasnt high, he exhibited strength beyond his realm, and used power that Fang Xing had never seen before.
Who wants me captured? Fang Xing knew that it was pointless to go all out in battle for now, and he looked at Bai Youquan as he asked his question.
My father wants to meet you. Bai Youquan smiled. As you can see, Im only at the Soul Formation stage, but Im far stronger than a True Immortal C even the Ten Generals arent necessarily my match. And my father is still a dozen times stronger than I am!
Your father should already be dead
Who determines life and death in this world? This is simply fate. Bai Youquan shrugged.
What do you want from me
Theres no need to beat around the bush, ssmate Fang, you cant escape me. Theres no harm in telling you the truth. Were looking for True Immortal She Pis cremation urn. After his death, the authorities gave it to you. If you give it to us, who knows, we might be able to resurrect your father.
You want to bring my father back to life? Fang Xing was shocked.
Bai Youquan: Im not clear on how, but my father was resurrected too. Im sure that for you, bringing your father back to life is a worthwhile deal. Surely you have many questions you want to ask him?
Fang Xing: What do you want from my father?
Bai Youquan: Everyone knows True Immortal She Pi gave birth to you on his own. When ites to infertility, hes an expert in this field. Who else can I look for if not him?
Fang Xing:
Chapter 980 - True Immortal She Pi’s Cremation Urn
Chapter 980: True Immortal She Pis Cremation Urn
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More than ten years ago, True Immortal She Pi was found guilty by Huaxiu Alliance, stripped of all his power, and sentenced to death. Before he died, True Immortal She Pi bore an egg which he entrusted to General Yi. The baby born from the egg was none other than Fang Xing.
Actually, Fang Xing had never given up investigating his biological fathers death all this time, but had still been unable to find anything.
As he listened to Fang Xings story on the road, Bai Youquan couldnt help the strange expression that crossed his face. So, youre not human?
Youre the one who isnt human
But humans are mammals. You popped out of a freaking egg! Wouldnt someone say youre copying Demon King Polo 1 ?
Chickens are also born from eggs
Thats true
Bai Youquan had captured Fang Xing. At that very moment, they were in a spirit car. This was a unique vehicle made of a very peculiar material; it would never leak engine oil, nor cause a female graduate student to cry sitting on the hood of the engine 2 .
True Immortal She Pis death that year was very strange. He was Devil Emperor Gua Pis disciple and had always worked behind the scenes. But after Devil Emperor Gua Pi was arrested, True Immortal She Pi suddenly led arge devil army in revolt, which waspletely unlike the way he normally did things and rather peculiar. Bai Youquan was puzzled.
Before setting out to capture Fang Xing, he had also done his homework.
You also think theres something wrong with how my father died?
Its just a gut feeling; I think there might be a hidden story here. But True Immortal She Pi has been dead for more than a decade; theres not much meaning in discussing this now. Speaking up to this point, Bai Youquan fixed his gaze on Fang Xing. Actually, I dont hate you. I can even help you.
Fang Xing: Help me?
Bai Youquan: Havent you always wanted to know the truth of what happened that year? With my fathers current strength, it would take no effort at all.
Hearing this, Fang Xing fell silent.
I know what youre thinking; youre trying toe up with a way to escape in your head. If you had gone all out in your intrinsic spirit field just now, it wouldnt have been so easy for me to take you away. Bai Youquanughed. You deliberately gave up so easily because you wanted me to take you to our base before you secretly sent the information to yourrades, isnt that right?
Fang Xing remained silent. He had never expected Bai Youquan this person to be so perceptive.
Since ssmate Fang isnt saying anything, then it looks like I guessed right. Bai Youquan leaned backfortably in his seat. He didnt think much of Fang Xings abilities at all, and was even less worried that Fang Xing would suddenly attack him.
Bai Youquanughed. So, ssmate Fang Xing, dont go looking for trouble. The address you gave me earlier for where Immortal She Pis cremation urn is hidden was fake, wasnt it?
After you were born, some of the Ten Generals were worried that the great power you inherited would be a danger to everyone in the future, so they raised you in secret until you were four years old, then sent you to the private school Tianshi Imperial High, which had many other children with unusual gifts who had simrly lost their parents.
However, the children whoe out of Tianshi Imperial High are reclusive, so in many cases, no family is willing to adopt them.
But you were lucky; you met your foster parents of the Fang n, who also currently run a noodle shop. Later, you had the opportunity to transfer to No. 60 High.
What else do you know Fang Xing frowned. He felt that he had thoroughly underestimated Bai Youquan. This person knew more than he thought.
I know everything about you. Bai Youquan smiled. You transferred to No. 60 High to search for your childhood hero. It was all for that ssmate Wang Ling, wasnt it?
Hearing this, Fang Xing couldnt help the way his eyes widened.
There was no way anyone could know that! He had never mentioned it to anyone before!
Are you overwhelmed, ssmate Fang? Bai Youquan chuckled. I may as well tell you the truth. In this newly established organization, my father is nothing more than a foot soldier C our master is far stronger than you can ever imagine.
Listening to Bai Youquans words, Fang Xing felt for the first time an unprecedented sense of danger. The enemy this time was indeed nothing like any other adversary he had ever faced before.
Not only did the other side have unknown, matchless strength, they had a frightening informationwork that could discover things no ordinary enemy could possibly know.
Since things havee to this point, I dont think ssmate Fang needs to keep anything from us. The organization wees you with open arms; you should cherish this opportunity. Bai Youquan crossed his legs as he spoke. He didnt need to drive; the spirit car was in full automatic cruise mode and could steer itself.
But Bai Youquan knew that the address Fang Xing had given him was fake, so from the beginning, the car had just been going around the city in circles without actually going anywhere.
What exactly do you want me to do? Fang Xing sighed.
To show us your sincerity, ssmate Fang can hand over True Immortal She Pis urn first, then well discuss the deal. ssmate Fang can rest assured that we have no interest in the urn; we just need some of the ashes, Bai Youquan said.
Are you going to make milk 3 ?
Theres no point in ssmate Fang asking these questions. If you want to know about your father, its very simple: we just need to resurrect him and you can ask him yourself. Bai Youquan said, You are his son, I dont believe hell hide anything from you, and you will finally get the answers you have been looking for all these years.
Then, wait one moment.
Fang Xing drew in a deep breath.
The next instant, his belly promptly swelled up. Bai Youquan seemed to know what Fang Xing was going to do, and he eximed in disbelief, WTF, did you eat your dads urn?
Fang Xing didnt say anything. Momentster, he spat out a small ck iron box that was in and unadorned.
Immortal She Pis ashes were contained within.
The entire box was well preserved.
Heedless of where it came from, Bai Youquan picked up the box and used his sleeve to wipe off the drool before taking a selfie with it.
Fang Xing: ???
Bai Youquan: Dont get me wrong, Im not revealing any information on the cremation urn; I just want to post amemorative selfie. Actually, Ive always been a fan of True Immortal She Pi. Us fans are called iShes, and our fan club numbers are no less than iKuns 4 !
Fang Xing:
But right after Bai Youquan finished speaking, there was suddenly a re of sirens next to the spirit car.
Police?
Bai Youquan rolled down the window, but the person outside wasnt wearing a police uniform.
It was a young man in sportswear and wearing a helmet, who had a megaphone on him. Hello, this is Visual China 5 . The selfie you just took is an infringement of our image copyright. Please pay the copyright fee, friend!
Chapter 981 - Big Bowl Thick Noodle
Chapter 981: Big Bowl Thick Noodle
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Visual China
This was a roguepany which downloaded online pictures and charged random copyright fees for their use. Many people who had unwittingly used these online pictures were then visited bypany staff demanding copyright royalties. The crucial point was that thepany wouldnt allow them to just delete the pictures but insisted onpensation, otherwise thepany would file awsuit.
If it was a richpany, Visual China would send awyers letter right away; if not, they would send it a few yearster after thepany had grown.
The most mysterious thing was how thispany which relied on image copyrightwsuits to survive could even be freaking listed
There was a saying going around online: All of China suffers because of Visual China.
Respecting copyright was a good thing to begin with, but it wasnt right to fool around illegally under the pretext of protecting it.
It was clear that Visual China had no self-awareness, and were now actually gunning for Bai Youquan.
Winding up the window, Bai Youquanpletely ignored the young man on the motorbike outside.
After all, the most painful thing in the world was dealing with hoodlums.
A bunch of gangsters were nothing to be scared of C what was frightening was if they were educated!
Youre ignoring him? It didnt seem like Bai Youquans personality to keep his peace.
Although Fang Xing hadnt known Bai Youquan for long, he already knew how tobel the other party.
Without a doubt, this was the most dangerous person, who could be called the smiling viin.
After winding up the window, Bai Youquan looked at the time. Hm, there are three seconds left. Three, two, one
Bang!
At the end of Bai Youquans countdown, Fang Xing suddenly heard a deafening sound outside the window, and all the vehicles on the overpass could feel the tremors.
At that moment, Bai Youquan turned on the traffic radio broadcast.
Several minutester, there was a news broadcast on the radio: Dear citizens, the following is breaking news. ording to thetest report, there was an explosion at the Visual China building five minutes ago, the cause of which is unknown. The building has now been reduced to ash, and the exact cause is still being investigated.
Fang Xing was dumbstruck. Isnt this too
This is how our organization does things. Its best for ssmate Fang to get used to it as soon as possible. Bai Youquan gave a devilish smile. Now, we are already on the same side.
You really have guts to dare provoke everyone.
Everyone except for iKun; there are too many of them and we cant get rid of them all in a short period of time.
But weve already started spreading the word online, and we believe that Huaxiu Alliance will respond to it.
Why would Huaxiu Alliance listen to you? Fang Xing was startled.
Do you know what iKun stands for?
???
iKun is [I] Want to [Kill] the [United] [Nations]. They want to bring down the alliance of nations. Doesnt this point to Huaxiu Alliance?
Weve spread the news online. Hehehe, I believe it wont be long before iKun crumbles. Bai Youquan smiled evilly.
He stroked and fiddled with the in, pitch ck cremation urn in his hands; it seemed that he really did have a fixation with True Immortal She Pi.
Fang Xing took a deep breath and felt that Bai Youquan was a little scary.
What was even more frightening was that he didnt know who on earth was the person behind the aggressive President Bai this time.
He was now under close watch by Bai Youquan without the slightest chance of escape.
Could Wang Ling sense the danger this time
Fang Xing was worried.
ssmate Fang, now that youve offered your first gift to the organization, do you want to meet our leader? Bai Youquan asked as he fiddled with the cremation urn.
Your father? asked Fang Xing.
No its the man behind the scenes, and someone you would definitely never expect, answered Bai Youquan.
At that moment, Wang Ling, Wang Ming and Guo Ping were still waiting in the noodle shop for Fang Xing toe back.
Its been almost two hours since Student Fang went out to buy ingredients, and hes still not back? Guo Ping frowned and felt that the situation wasnt so simple.
Lets listen to some music first; there might be a jam on the road, said Wang Ming.
He yed Irascible Dharmarajastest single Big Bowl Thick Noodle , which was released today and became a hot search in a short period of time, catching the attention of tens of millions of people.
Irascible Dharmaraja was making fun of himself in this song.
He had been constantly derided previously for being a terrible singer, but the release of this song demonstrated how much more capable his PR team was behind the scenespared with some other singers.
Big Bowl Thick Noodle actually sounded pretty good, but Guo Ping wasnt in the mood to calm down and listen to it.
Since Fang Xing was taking so long toe back, Guo Ping had a bad feeling. Has something happened?
When Guo Ping said that, Wang Ling used the Great Deduction Spell to infer the direction Fang Xing was in, only to find that thetters string of fate was calm andposed, and there was nothing unusual about it at all; if Fang Xing had encountered any sort of danger, it should be fluctuating wildly like a great wave.
Putting his finger down, Wang Ling drank the noodle shops barley tea, which was still very fragrant.
The barley tea was made in-house in the Fang familys noodle shop, and a new batch was made every day. To wee them as they came over to discuss matters, Fang Xing had gotten up very early today; it wasnt likely he would use the excuse of going to the market to buy ingredients to leave them hanging.
Wang Ling felt that something was wrong, but he couldnt ce his finger on it.
It just vaguely felt a little strange.
He suddenly felt as if something was in his way.
Or in other words, he was being obstructed.
After another half an hour, Guo Ping couldnt wait any longer; the truth was that he was worried about Fang Xing.
Fang Xing might not be familiar with Guo Ping, but Guo Ping was very familiar with him.
The truth was that Guo Ping had watched Fang Xing grow up from the shadows. Back then when True Immortal She Pi bore an egg, it was in fact Guo Ping who had safely hatched Fang Xing using the equipment they had on hand.
Guo Ping was one of those who had witnessed Fang Xing breaking through the shell.
They had already been connected since a long time ago.
It was just that Fang Xing himself wasnt aware of it.
Everyone wait a minute. Guo Ping took out his phone and sent inquiries to some of his friends in the city police.
Whether it was a traffic ident or some other situation, the cultivation police station would put them all on file. If there really was some sort of ident, Guo Pings friends at the police station would at least be able to send back some information.
Guo Ping texted several people, and even asked the head of cultivation public safety. Even after using theputers at HQ to do checks under the table, they didnt find any leads.
How is it? asked Wang Ming.
No news Guo Ping frowned.
Let me try, Wang Ling said telepathically at that moment.
He sent a message to the No. 60 Squads side chat group: Has anyone seen Fang Xing?
Fang Xing? I dont know. Are you looking for him? Super Chen replied in a second. Wang Ling knew with one nce that this guy was ying games.
Mm Wang Ling replied.
He hasnt contacted us and we dont know where he is. I think its very likely that hes been kidnapped! Super Chen sent an evil smile emoji.
Chapter 982 - Mysterious Power
Chapter 982: Mysterious Power
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There had never been any errors in Wang Lings deductions before, but this time he was mistaken, and it was a little strange there were clearly no fluctuations in Fang Xings string of fate, but he had been kidnapped without any good reason.
Given Fang Xings strength, how could an ordinary kidnapper do anything to him?
Wang Ling pondered the matter, which was strange from beginning to end.
Ling Ling, something doesnt seem right. Even Wang Ming frowned; he was feeling something he had never felt before, as if his heart was congested with blood, which was very ufortable.
I have an outrageous idea. At that moment, Wang Ling suddenly spoke telepathically. He then turned to Guo Ping, as his n required him to verify something with Divine Dao Star.
Wang Ling suspected that apart from Heavenly Dao, Outer Dao and Divine Dao, there might be yet another type of power that existed.
Elsewhere, Bai Youquan brought Fang Xing to the mouth of a blind alley in the city. Next to it was an unfamiliar bar which Fang Xing had never been to. Looking at the situation, he had already entered the territory of Bai Youquan and his people from the moment he stepped onto this street.
Two men in suits guarded the mouth of the blind alley on both sides. When they saw Bai Youquan, they made way for him.
Although these two were nothing more than underlings doing grunge work as guards, they were Nascent Soul experts.
When Fang Xing brushed past them, he immediately noticed the tattoos on the necks of the two bruisers: this was the mark of foreign cultivation mercenaries.
They all had burn scars on their bodies, and Fang Xing instantly had his own conjecture.
However, he didnt expect Bai Youquan to be so forting after they entered the blind alley. ssmate Fang guessed right: these are all people who have already died. They are foreigners who died in battle for their former organizations, and are all fearsome individuals.
You also brought them back to life?
Thats right, Bai Youquan said. They died for their former organizations, and are men with unyielding and iron wills. After resurrecting them, they too now serve us wholeheartedly. These are soldiers who arent afraid of death. Furthermore, since they are already dead, they are no longer connected to their former organizations.
Bai Youquanughed. Also, these people have already been dead for more than three hundred years, and were already reduced to bone ash long ago.
No one would expect them toe back to life. Whether they died for their organizations or it was the organizations that wanted them dead, theres nothing on them; even if their corpses had remained, theres nothing to trace.
Fang Xing was astonished when he heard this. It was truly a master strategy to have dead men C dead for over a few hundred years, no less C continue in service to ones organization; probably no one else hade up with this idea before.
Resurrection magic did exist in the world, but given itsplexity, thew of equivalent exchange, and thew of conservation of spirit power, resurrecting a person required one to sacrifice a lot of things.
For example, cutting off a limb might only buy you one or two years of life. Not only wasnt the spell worth it, it was also forbidden magic. However, it seemed that Bai Youquans organization had the power to disregard this prohibition and use this resurrection spell as if it was an ordinary one.
Mass resurrection
Fang Xing couldnt imagine it; these peculiar methods used by Bai Youquan and his people left him speechless.
Bai Youquan led Fang Xing to the very end of the blind alley.
After Bai Youquan performed a hand seal, a strange magic array glowed on the wall. It was densely covered in runes that Fang Xing couldnt read; this definitely wasnt spiritual or divinenguage, since Fang Xing had already seen the writtennguage of the divine race on Divine Dao Star.
The runes of the magic array were clearly distinctively different from any writtennguage that Fang Xing knew of. The characters looked more like thenguage of ants; at first nce, they looked like dots which didnt seem different from one another.
Fang Xings expression hardened when he saw these cryptic runes. Everything was too strange and beyond what he could grasp.
He felt like he had sunk deep into a huge hole that he couldnt get out of.
ssmate Fang, its still too early to be surprised. There are still many things you have yet to see. Bai Youquan pressed his palm to the magic array, and Fang Xing saw it glow as it twisted into aplicated shape before the light faded.
In the end, a mouth suddenly appeared in the center of the magic array.
An old, soul-shaking voice rang out, sounding like a creature of ancient times that had been revived.
Please verify your identity
This voice rocked Fang Xing; it felt like his soul was being pulled out and reeled in by that voice.
In that moment, Fang Xing was abruptly curious about this profound power; he suddenly felt that everything he had ever learned was nothing in the face of such power.
So much so that his soul and heart started to tremble.
But very quickly, Fang Xing regained his senses as a familiar aura drew him back to reality. There was an eraser in his pocket which Wang Ling had given him; Fang Xing had borrowed it from Wang Ling during the mid-term exams, but had forgotten to return it afterward, and Wang Ling also hadnt asked for it back.
When Fang Xing rememberedter, it was already the summer break and he didnt n to give it back. At that very moment, it was precisely the power in this eraser which called Fang Xing back to reality and prevented his soul from being sucked out by this mysterious power.
Fang Xing realized that this power was a bit like a drug; once you were pulled in, it was very hard to get out.
Please verify your identity. At that moment, the grotesque mouth in the middle of the magic array spoke again.
After the mouth spoke both times, Bai Youquan didnt verify his identity right away; instead, it seemed that he was waiting for this mysterious power to devour Fang Xing. But oddly enough, Fang Xing was unaffected.
Perhaps it was because of the eraser, but the second time the old voice rang out, Fang Xing wasnt affected and felt very clear-headed. He also saw Bai Youquans bemused expression next to him.
Bai Youquan narrowed his eyes, and in the end, stuck his hand inside the mouth.
Fang Xing: ???
Bai Youquan: The identity verification is a littleplicated. You have to put your entire arm into the mouth, and then recite the password. If its someone not from the organization trying to sneak in, their arm will be bitten off.
As soon as Bai Youquan said that, the mouth of the array: &xnsjܧէק٧ۧ٧ء
Fang Xing: ???
Bai Youquan: Its telling me to recite the password. After all, it cant speak properly with a hand in its mouth.
Fang Xing:
Then, Bai Youquan looked seriously at the mouth and said, I am Bai Youquan. I like to dance, rap and y basketball 1 !
Fang Xing:
Chapter 983 - Wang Ling’s Management Status
Chapter 983: Wang Lings Management Status
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The array in the blind alley glowed with light, which was followed by a force that pulled Fang Xing in.
Fang Xing followed Bai Youquan into another world.
To his surprise, inside wasnt the base he had imagined, but a world newly created.
Everything here was inverted, like a mirror reflection.
Could this also be the power of DGL 1 Fang Xing thought.
Bai Youquan looked at him from the side and gave an enigmatic smile. ssmate Fang, wee to the world our master set up: the Pce of Mirrors.
Fang Xing then saw Bai Youquan take out the cremation urn which he had given thetter earlier, take out a very small portion of ash, and then sprinkle it on the ground like Brother Salt 1. In an instant, the embryo of a spirit nt suddenly emerged from the ground.
The stamen of this spirit nt was a human-looking baby that was now only about the size of a sweet potato. The flower stem was very thick and the nt was firmly rooted in the ground as it seemed to absorb the spirit power beneath the surface to nourish itself.
Fang Xing noticed that the Pce of Mirrors was aplete reversal. Spiritual qi was now being consumed at a very quick rate on Earth, and researchers were all racking their brains to solve this problem. However, the spiritual qi inside this Pce of Mirrors was unimaginably rich.
Come, Ill take you to His Lordship, Bai Youquan said to Fang Xing after nting this spirit nt at the entrance.
Then, this flower?
Leave it; after twenty-four hours, Ill bring you back to harvest your dad.
Elsewhere, after confirming that Fang Xing had been abducted, Wang Ling and the others started to do a preliminary search.
Fang Xings aura hadpletely vanished, as if he had disappeared off the face of the. The problem, however, was that no one could just vanish into thin air; even if someone did disappear, there was still thest ce they were seen before it happened.
Ive already contacted my friend; hell use national AI face recognition technology to determine the positions of all the yers, Guo Ping said.
Perhaps it doesnt have to be that troublesome. Wang Ming shook his head and said, How many surveince cameras are there across the country?
Even if you rule out the ones that are currently broken or under maintenance, there are over three hundred million Guo Ping said. This was Huaxius Divine Eye Project, which had initially been set up to prevent crime.
Almost all public ces (not including toilets and some rtively private venues) were covered by the Divine Eye Projects road cameras, which were exceptionally clear; after zooming in, even the fine hairs on your face could be clearly seen.
Thinking about what Wang Ming said, Guo Ping realized that he was looking at it the wrong way. Are you saying that we should check the damaged cameras or those being serviced?
Since there are broken cameras and those under maintenance, we might get results more quickly by starting with these in Songhai city. That gang shouldnt be stupid enough to brazenly make Fang Xing disappear.
Hearing this, Guo Ping nodded hurriedly. Alright.
The Divine Eye Project wasid out on a massive scale, but the proportion of damaged cameras and those under maintenance was very low: it was less than 5% throughout the country, and even less in Songhai itself.
Then well start with the damaged ones. Ill arrange it. As Guo Ping spoke, he gazed at Wang Ling; he had noticed that Wang Ling had remained as still as a log since the beginning.
Ling Zhenren, what are you
Hes confirming some things. His soul should have already left his body; its best that you dont bother him in this state, Wang Ming warned.
Why
This is management mode; even when his body is without its soul, half the world still cant beat him
I see Guo Ping nodded thoughtfully. When he had entered earlier, he thought that Wang Lings skin was especially good. After learning that the energy string with which he had used to travel through space was Wang Lings hair, Guo Pings interest in Wang Ling had skyrocketed right away!
Until now, it hadnt been easy to get close to Ling Zhenren, and Guo Ping almost couldnt resist the urge just then! He actually actually wanted to pinch Ling Zhenrens face!
Sure enough, cute boys really made it easy for people to mit crimes!
Teacher Guo, are you thinking of something vulgar and disrespectful about my little brother? Wang Ming was aware of how entric Guo Ping was. As a qualified and perverted bro-con, Wang Ming was doing his best to remain level-headed.
Guo Ping wheedled, Ling Zhenren isnt around right now. Dont you want to do an up-close study of the human body?
Study of the human body Hearing this, Wang Ming sucked in a cold breath of air. He never expected Guo Ping to actually put it in such a tactful and natural way; the main point was that it sounded pretty damn reasonable!
They were both scientific researchers, and a study of the human body up close was vital!
But no way!
Wang Ming felt that he had to keep calm C how could he let another researcher touch his little brother?!
Teacher Guo, please stop right there with your outrageous thoughts about my little brother. Wang Ming was so agitated that he stood up and knocked the teacup off the table with his elbow. The teacup fell to the floor, but it didnt break given the material it was made from, and instead rolled over to Wang Lings feet.
Then, when the teacup touched Wang Lings shoe, an astonishing thing happened
Boom!
A shock wave sted out with Wang Ling in the center. Then,sers shot out of Ling Zhenrens eyes as he sat docilely in his chair, and the teacup shattered
With one gust of wind, not even ash remained
Teacher Guo, do you still want to try it Wang Ming hesitated.
Well Lets postpone this investigation for now We can always tryter Guo Ping pulled his neck in and drew his hand back
Elsewhere, Wang Lings soul appeared on Divine Dao Star. Divine Dao Star was located far from Earth, but Wang Ling had already been here once and left his aura here, so he coulde back anytime.
It hadnt been half a month since Star Lord of Divine Dao Star had been beaten to a pulp, and he hadnt fully recovered.
Jingkes attack previously had been a little fierce, and as long as the injury was caused by Jingke, it wouldnt heal so easily.
When Wang Ling went over this time, Star Lord was still wrapped up in bandages as hey in bed with one leg raised.
The divine messenger-turned-throne had been hacked to pieces by Jingke and Bai Qiaos fused personality Jingbai C the word tragic didnt even begin to describe it.
In any case, after going through all that, the residual effects had beenpletely beaten into Star Lords body. He didnt even keep goldfish in his fish tank anymore; when he looked at those dead fish eyes, it felt like Wang Ling was looking at him, and his dreams every day frightened him into a cold sweat.
This time, Wang Ling appeared without any warning. He floated in the air and stared at Star Lord
Star Lord was so scared he pissed his pants.
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Chapter 984 - Wanton Massacre
Chapter 984: Wanton Massacre
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Star Lords face turned deathly white at Wang Lings sudden appearance. His first reaction was to run as he immediately decided to cut his tail off.
Cut off the tail to survive
To Wang Lings mild astonishment, this guys original form was actually a gecko He had always thought that the Divine Dragons should be a more advanced form of lizard.
Gripping his tail, Star Lord was so frightened he fell back against the bed. The inner pce guards outside the door heard the noise and instantly charged in. They moved swiftly and in unison, and it was obvious that they had practiced this many times.
But these guards were also injured from being beaten by Wang Ling previously
After dashing through the door, the leader of these Divine Dragons who had yet to clearly make out Wang Lings appearance shouted, Outrageous maniac! How dare you break into Star Lords pce. It looks like you dont want to live er
His bellowing spluttered to a stop as everyone saw that the person who had appeared in front of Star Lords bed was Wang Ling.
Then, this group of Divine Dragons took a step back and closed the door. Sorry to bother you
Star Lord:
Wang Ling:
Big bro, Ive already apologized. What else do you want Star Lord wanted to cry but had no tears to shed; he had already thoroughly realized the error of his ways after what happenedst time.
Previously, he did whatever he wanted under the banner of the divine realms will; it wasnt until he met Wang Ling that he realized that there was always someone stronger.
The most important thing was that the divine realm had been thrown into chaos, even Thousand-Winged God was helpless when it came to this guy, to say nothing of Star Lord.
Divine Dao Star had relied on the power of the divine realm all this time to frantically expand throughout space, until Wang Lings appearance caused him to thoroughly abandon his n of universal domination.
Divine One, why have you dropped by When Star Lord spoke this time, it was in Mandarin. Actually, he had always been able to speak Mandarin, and as an alien, his pronunciation was actually very spot-on.
He was actually very interested in Earth culture; it was just that for the sake of his reputation, he had never expressed it.
For the sake of establishing friendly ties with Earth this time, Star Lord had been dragged into supplementary lessons while he recuperated. This time, not only did he learn what was required in order to live on Earth, he even learned some advanced subject matter C Thousand-Winged God had him study advanced math, linear algebra, advanced functions, vector space he couldnt escape any of it.
It was so so hard!
Why would this terrifying study such frightening things?!
Wang Ling gazed at Star Lords small, deathly white face C a green face could actually turn lime in color. It was clear that the trauma which Wang Ling had inflicted on this Star Lord wasnt small.
Of course, Wang Ling hade on business this time, and not to deliberately tease Star Lord. He straightaway asked telepathically what he wanted to know. Actually, Wang Ling felt that he might learn more if he went to the divine realm and asked around, but he disliked how high and mighty the Winged Gods were.
Also, Divine Dao Star was the one inspired by the divine realm, and after so many years of expanding throughout space, Star Lord might know quite a fair bit.
Wang Ling would only deal with those Winged Gods as ast resort. When their wings were spread open, the most was over a thousand wings in number, which was a ghastly sight for someone with trypophobia.
Wang Ling felt that the authorpletely hadnt taken the animation team into ount when writing this bit back then C it was too hard to draw a thousand-winged angel! This was just asking the illustrator to die!
Thus, Wang Ling had always imagined that when the time came to animate this bit, the animation team might as well coborate with KFC on an ad and stick New Orleans roast chicken wings on these Winged Gods, which would be both profitable and cost-effective.
You could even endorse a few more chicken wing products, like hot wings, finger-licking good chicken and so on.
Star Lord was stumped by Wang Lings question. Divine One, youre asking if there are other types of power apart from Heavenly Dao, Outer Dao and Divine Dao?
Star Lord pondered carefully for a while before he replied, As far as I know, there shouldnt be any
Speaking of this, Star Lord wiped his sweat. Wang Ling had thrashed him with just a few moves back then C in terms of strength alone, can there be anyone in the whole universe clearer on this point than you?
But since Wang Ling had asked the question sincerely, Star Lord could only answer ording to the facts. Furthermore, he came up with his own conjecture. Of all the supreme powers that currently exist in the universe, apart from Outer Dao, Divine Dao and Heavenly Dao, there indeed is no other power. Even if there was, it most likely wouldnt count as one of the supreme powers. Also, most powers share amon foundation. The reason Outer Dao, Divine Dao and Heavenly Dao are seen as supreme powers is that there is amon link between these three Therefore
Saying this, Star Lord turned his head to look at Wang Ling, only to unexpectedly discover that thetter wasnt listening and was instead seriously going through the Three Five that Star Lord had done.
This was homework which Thousand-Winged God had left with Star Lord, and which Wang Ling was marking at the moment.
You made quite a lot of mistakes. Work harder. A short momentter, Wang Ling put the marked Three Five at the head of Star Lords bed.
Star Lord:
Elsewhere, in the noodle shop, Wang Ming and Guo Ping were waiting for news from Wang Ling. Wang Ling was now still in management mode. His eyes were lifeless and his pupils dim; at first nce, he looked very easy to bully but neither of them dared offend him so easily.
I wonder how things areing along. Hands sped behind his back, Guo Ping paced back and forth a little worriedly inside the noodle shop.
How is the Divine Eye investigationing along? asked Wang Ming.
After screening, they had already substantially narrowed down the field of investigation, and Wang Ming had a feeling that it was almost time.
Let me ask. Just as Guo Ping took out his phone again, it rang.
It was a series of screams, and so mournful that Guo Pings hand shook and almost dropped the phone.
Quicklyposing himself, Guo Ping asked, Hello! This is Guo Ping! Whats going on?!
The screaming from the research institute made Guo Ping uneasy.
Is this Professor Guo Ping? The voice of a stranger rang out on the other end of the phone.
Guo Ping knew all the staff in the institute like the back of his hand, and this was clearly the voice of an outsider.
He frowned. Who are you?
Professor Guos n to determine Student Fangs whereabouts using the Divine Eye was a good one. You guessed right: Student Fang was abducted. However, Im afraid you can no longer investigate his location. As soon as the stranger on the other end of the phone said the words, several shadow figures broke the ss in the door to Fang Xings noodle shop!
Damn! Guo Ping was shocked; they were under attack!
Five Nascent Soul experts in ck shadow suits entered the noodle shop. In that split second, Wang Ming pulled Guo Ping back to hide.
Wang Ming couldnt make out their appearance, since the ck shadow suit was a unique type of military-grade Daoist robe that turned into shadow when worn. However, it was extremely expensive to make C there was no way a regr organization couldnt afford such arge shadow army corps.
More importantly, the ck shadow suit was a state secret which was only handed out to cultivation secret service agents to use in secret military affairs.
But now, all these people were wearing the same suit, which was unimaginable to Wang Ming and Guo Ping.
The five Nascent Soul cultivators charged into the noodle shop, their intentions clear. The head of the ck shadow group ordered, Go! Kill everyone here and head back for a debriefing!
As soon as he said that, one person swung a knife down at Wang Ling in management mode
Chapter 985 - Wang Ling’s SP
Chapter 985: Wang Lings SP
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Wang Ming and Guo Ping had never seen so many people wearing these shadow suits before. It was very clear that all of this was premeditated.
When Guo Ping called the research institute earlier, there had been screaming. The institute must have also been attacked by shadow men.
But Guo Ping was puzzled. The ck shadow suit was a confidential state military project. To be able to make so many of them for a military attack, the other sides background definitely wasnt ordinary.
Are they from the Dark Network or a dark force? In a split second, various thoughts flew through Wang Mings head.
These people were fully armed and well-organized. They were able to perfectlyunch surprise attacks at the same time. This wasnt something that the Dark Network or a regr dark force could do. Furthermore, almost all members of the Dark Network and dark forces that were currently on the books were under surveince, with the cultivation police nting undercover agents in their midst.
This undercover n was also known as the Three years ago on the rooftop and another three years after, and baby Gin is bitter there isnt a normal person around 1 n.
The ns name sounded very long, but this was a well-ced security measure since apart from the undercover agents, no one else could repeat this name after hearing it just once, so anyone who couldnt recite itpletely was a fake undercover agent!
Wang Ming this group is very strong, we arent their match! Also, they dont seem to be using spiritual energy Unlike Wang Ming, Guo Ping was at the Nascent Soul stage, but he trembled in the face of these shadow men who were also Nascent Soul cultivators.
These people werent using spiritual energy to power their spells, and this unknown element frightened the both of them.
Thus, the moment this group of shadow men charged in, Wang Ming and Guo Ping instinctively hid behind Wang Ling.
Carrying a knife, the head of the ck shadow men sneered, unaware of Wang Lings identity. A bunch of researchers hiding behind a teenager; how stupid can you be? But it doesnt matter C everyone here has to die!
With that, he swung the knife at Wang Lings head. This sh was very fierce as it cut through the air so quickly that the atmosphere instantly exploded with heat and produced steam.
Knife raised, head falls!
But this was only what the shadow man imagined would happen.
In fact, when the knife approached Wang Ling, who was in management mode, his head didnt even move. Instead, balls of firepower instantly coalesced in the Kings Eye and aser shot out, promptly reducing the knife to powder
The head of the shadow men reacted very quickly. Unlike previous viins who were instantly killed, he immediately discarded the knife and backed away the moment Wang Lings defensive light ray shattered the de.
At the same time, a fatal sense of danger crept into his heart
What the hell is up with this person The head of the shadow man broke into a cold sweat.
He had no doubt that if he had hesitated just now, his entire being would have vanished alongside the de, crushed to ash by Wang Lings defensive light ray.
Retreat!
The head of the shadow men gave the order on the spot.
Their initial n was to exterminate all scientific researchers on a global scale. If the attack was unsessful, they could choose to retreat and report it to their superiors, and the organization wouldter specially formte a n to deal with the researchers they had yet to kill.
The five who invaded the noodle shop had initially been very confident. Like Bai Youquan, they used their new powers to do whatever they wanted.
They were at the Nascent Soul stage, but their strength was several times that of a typical Nascent Soul cultivator.
That was the very reason why Guo Ping, who was also at the Nascent Soul stage, shivered when the five invaded the noodle shop.
They had already locked onto Guo Ping and Wang Mings location earlier on, but had overlooked Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was too strong, and the five people were unable to carry out the assassination n smoothly.
Thus, they nned to retreat.
They activated the escape buttons on the ck shadow suits. In a mere split second, these five people were reduced to clouds of shadows in the air that turned into streams of ck matter as they fled in one direction.
But it was already toote.
At that very moment, Wang Lings ck pupils in management mode finally focused.
Wang Ling was back.
He was already done with his investigation. While he hadnt obtained any useful information, the memories of his management state flooded his mind the moment his soul returned.
Stay.
Wang Ling stared at the five ck shadow men expressionlessly. He guessed the reason they were running was to go back and report to their organization, so he couldnt let them escape.
And so, Wang Ling spread his five fingers, and the five men who were fleeing were once again caught in the air.
Ahhh!
They screamed one after another as they were pulled back through the sky like stringy cheese. Then, with five thuds, they fell to the ground, piled on top of each other.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling also finally sensed that the five men werent the same as the cultivators he normally dealt with. He had used the same amount of strength as usual C enough to squash an ant C to carefully reel them in, but had felt an unprecedented resistance.
As Guo Ping said, these werent normal cultivators who used spiritual energy to power their spells; what they were using instead was an unknown energy form that was a lot more concentrated than primordial qi.
Wang Ling was deeply interested at this.
Because of how excessively powerful primordial qi was, Wang Ling had been constantly looking for a way to suppress it. Relying purely on the Dao talisman seal was useless; sooner orter, he would have to find a way to control this power himself.
And now, an energy form far more concentrated than primordial qi had actually appeared.
Then, how was this group of ck shadow men controlling it?
Numerous thoughts flew through Wang Lings mind in a split second.
The five men were bound with several magic rings and immediately restricted by Wang Lings power of Heavenly Dao. Since he wasnt sure what their strength was like, Wang Ling deliberately used a little more force this time.
The five men were restrained on the spot. Wang Ling pped his hands and actually felt for the first time that catching someone was hard work. It looked like he would need to eat a few more packets of crispy noodles today to replenish his SP 1
In that round just now, if a full SP bar was 100 points, he had used up a full three points! How terrible!
After all, when he had dealt with Evil Sword God back then, he had only used 1 SP!
Just these five Nascent Soul cultivators were already so hard to deal with; who knew what type of enemy he would encounter in the future.
At that very moment, a figure covered in blood staggered into the noodle shop.
Zhai Yin! Wang Ming cried out when he saw who it was.
Chapter 986 - The Plot to Wipe Out Research Institutes All Over the World
Chapter 986: The Plot to Wipe Out Research Institutes All Over the World
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Zhai Yins injuries were severe and she was drenched in blood. It seemed it had taken thest of her willpower to reach the noodle shop and look for Wang Ming. The moment she arrived and saw that Wang Ming was safe, it was as if a weight was finally lifted off her shoulders, and she fainted, her face bloodless.
Guo Ping rushed over in dismay. Shes close to dying Shes lost a lot of blood!
At the same time, he was deeply shaken by Zhai Yins willpower. As expected of Zhai Yin C it wasnt just anyone who would be able to make it here while bleeding so severely.
The situation was serious, and Wang Ling was about to help when Dog Two suddenly emerged from under a table to straightaway use the Toad ns Swallowing Spell on Zhai Yin.
After swallowig Zhai Yin, Dog Two burped. Little master, you dont have to do anything; I can save her.
You? Wang Ming was a little dubious.
When the shadows had burst in earlier, this green-furred dog had run faster than anyone else and squeezed under a table
You didnte out earlier, so why are youing out now? Guo Ping smiled; he recalled Dog Twos terrified expression and thought it was pretty funny.
Ai, I dont know why Im so cowardly C probably because the author forgot about me when he wrote thest chapter Dog Two sighed.
Can you really heal her? asked Wang Ming.
No problem, our Sky-Swallowing Toad ns toad oil is a natural and holy curative; it can cure internal or external injuries in an instant. From the moment my body changed, Ive been storing it up, and theres enough for dozens of people, said Dog Two.
After a few minutes, it opened its mouth and spat out a brand new Zhai Yin.
Everything was as Dog Two said. Zhai Yin hadpletely recovered from her injuries, and even herplexion looked much better. In the demon world, the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns toad oil could be directly used in trade as a top quality medicine, and part of the Sky-Swallowing Toad ns economicwork was propped up by sales of toad oil.
They then used the money from selling toad oil to buyrge quantities of meaty houseflies as supplementary nourishment. Houseflies were hundreds of times cheaper than toad oil, and once eaten and digested, they became brand new toad oil.
This endless economic loop was like a perpetual motion machine which made money for the Sky-Swallowing Toad n in the demon world.
Immersed in the toad oil, Zhai Yin was like a baby in its mothers womb, and her internal and external injuries were healed in no time.
After Dog Two spat her out, she very quickly regained consciousness and slowly opened her eyes.
Shes awake! Wang Ming was excited.
Even Wang Ling had an amazed expression on his face; the toad oil was even more effective than he had imagined.
Chief Zhai, what is going on? Guo Ping asked anxiously.
He and Wang Ming had already mentally prepared themselves; given how severe Zhai Yins injuries were, there was no doubt that the research institute was already in disarray.
After the Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yus arrest and the copse of the number one dark force, plus the fact that practically all the Dark Networks criminal activities were being monitored, Wang Ming and Guo Ping truly never expected that there would be another organization powerful enough to suddenly attack the research institute with armed forces.
For the other party tounch a surprise attack on the research institute just as Earth was about to establish diplomatic ties with aliens was the greatest provocation.
The research institute almost everyone was killed, and Old Qis whereabouts are unknown Zhai Yin pulled herself together and said, They started ughtering everyone as soon as they entered; if Wang Mings long johns hadnt helped me deflect several fatal hits I wouldnt have survived the first round of attacks.
When she said this, Zhai Yin took the long johns out from her storage space; even though they had been enchanted by Wang Ling, this long johns divine artifact was actually unable to withstand an attack for the first time ever and was alreadypletely destroyed, riddled as it was with holes.
Even Wang Ling was a little astonished when he saw this. He never thought that there would still be this sort of power on Earth. If he had known earlier, he wouldve upgraded the long johns.
Who on earthunched the attack? Were they the same as this bunch in shadow suits? Wang Ming asked as he pointed at the five on the ground.
Thats right. They wore the same thing and snuck in unnoticed, which was why everyone in the research institute were hit hard Zhai Yin frowned. Also, it wasnt just our institute that was attacked, but institutes all over the world were also hit
How can this be Guo Ping turned pale.
The other partys goal is already very clear: this is a plot to wipe out all the research institutes around the world; Im afraid that all scientific researchers have fallen. Wang Ming frowned; if they hadnt been with Wang Ling this time, they would probably already be dead.
Who on earth are you? Dog Two asked as he stepped on a shadow man.
Just kill us! We wont betray our organization.
The five shadow men turned their heads to the side; they were very stubborn and wouldnt confess.
If Wang Ling hadnt been quick enough, they might have already killed themselves.
Wang Ling could see that they werent afraid of death.
If they could escape, they would. If not, they werent the least bit afraid of dying.
It looks like its no use asking them. Guo Ping analyzed the situation unhurriedly. There are now a few issues we have to address. First: Where on earth did this group of shadow mene from, and on whose instigation?
Second: What is this power that theyre using?
Third: What is the purpose behind attacking and killing scientific researchers all over the world?
Fourth: If they are just targeting scientific researchers, why did they capture Student Fang?
When Guo Ping brought up the fourth point, something suddenly struck Wang Ming and his eyes lit up. We dont have any answers for the first three points yet, but I can think of several likely possibilities for the fourth point.
Guo Ping: What are they?
Wang Ming: Teacher Guo, dont tell me youve forgetten Fang Xings true identity and background
Guo Pings face darkened. Are you saying
Wang Ming: Perhaps Student Fang himself has no value to them, but his father was a capable inventor under Old Devil back then. Its likely that they seized Student Fang Xing for his genes, to resurrect True Immortal She Pi Of course, this is all conjecture right now; I still cant figure out the reason for wantonly massacring scientific researchers
The news is being suppressed for now, but fire cant be wrapped in paper for long Zhai Yin was already checking the news online at the moment.
The massacre of scientific researchers on a global scale was a huge event, but if it was carelessly divulged, it could trigger panic throughout the entire cultivation world. It was for this reason that news of the event was being suppressed for now.
But both Wang Ling and Wang Ming were well aware.
Now that something like this had happened, they had to find a way to resolve it in the near future or it would ultimately be very hard to fix.
Chapter 987 - Plaster Cast
Chapter 987: ster Cast
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Guo Ping and Wang Ming had sessfully avoided this assault, but Wang Ling was guessing that this group of shadow men wouldnt let them off so easily. The two of them would be under threat if they remained on Earth, so after some discussion, Wang Ling directly took Wang Ming, Guo Ping as well as the five shadow men he had captured to Divine Dao Star.
This was the second time Wang Ling frightened Star Lord of Divine Dao Star as he fell off the bed His injury tore open a second time C it didnt seem he would be able to make a full recovery so easily.
Rest assured, Ling Zhenren, Ill do everything I can to protect these two. When Star Lord made this promise, his subordinates were pressed to the door outside as they listened in.
Interrogation of the five shadow men started that night on Divine Dao Star as they were stripped of their ck shadow suits roughly by the Divine Dragons. Interrogation on Divine Dao Star wasntplicated since the Divine Dragons had their own methods: the thousand-degree de and the hydraulic press.
The so-called thousand-degree de was a knife made from highly concentrated divine energy molecules which was used to cut the skin. Although the cuts werentrge, they were a thousand times more painful than those caused by amon de; even just a small cut on an acupuncture point would be excruciating.
The second was the hydraulic press.
The hydraulic press on Divine Dao Star ran on divine energy. During torture, the Divine Dragons would hook up some body part, usually the arm, of the person being interrogated to the hydraulic press.
When the hydraulic press was activated, whatever was in its path would be crushed to dust.
These people werent afraid of death, and even sought it; as long as they werent killed, they refused to speak, which was why Star Lords first reaction was to double the pain they received.
Since their lips were tightly sealed and they werent afraid to die, he could only use these methods to make them open their mouths.
Although it was very painful, these methods wouldnt createrge wounds; even using the divine energy hydraulic press to press down on a persons arm wasnt lethal. The moment it pressed down, highly concentrated divine energy molecules would immediately cause the injury to clot and stop the bleeding. However, the pain it caused was hundreds of thousands of times more painful than getting your arm cut off.
Previously, to force other aliens to sign unequal treaties with Divine Dao Star, Star Lord had used these tried-and-true methods to force their leaders to give in.
In Divine Dao Stars divine prison, Wang Ling, Wang Ming and Guo Ping hade to observe the interrogation, which was being personally handled by Star Lord. The Divine Dragons had never seen this happen before, but they recognized who Wang Ling was from his dead fish eyes
All the Divine Dragons shivered.
They absolutely couldnt be mistaken. Back then, Jingke and Bai Qiao hadbined to create Jingbai, and those pair of dead fish eyes left a deep impression on them. The Divine Dragons knew of Jingbais true identity as a sword spirit, and that he had been summoned by a teenager. None of them had seen Wang Ling before, but they knew that Jingbai also had a pair of dead fish eyes
It was said that a sword spirit resembled its master.
Now, with Wang Ling presiding over the situation behind Star Lord, thetter didnt even dare fart.
From Star Lords attitude, it really wasnt hard to guess Wang Lings true identity.
By the time Wang Ling arrived, Star Lord had already ordered the five shadow men to be stripped of their clothes, and they were all interrogated separately to prevent collusion beforehand.
The interrogation room was made from a special material and odd divine patterns were carved into it which prevented the possibility of telepathicmunication.
Star Lord surveyed the five individuals after they were stripped and waved his hand right away. Prepare to begin.
However, just as several Divine Dragons were about to make cuts with the thousand-degree de, one of the torturers noticed something odd.
Your Excellency Star Lord, there seems to be a problem
What is it?
These people have a mark on their buttocks which Ive never seen before.
Mark? Star Lordr furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to step forward, he thought of something, and then stepped aside to make way for Wang Ling and the others first.
This young man is worth teaching. Wang Ming and Guo Ping patted Star Lords shoulder one after another as they brushed past him.
Star Lord choked with vexation at losing face in front of so many subordinates. However! It was his desire to live that made him act that way.
What mark is this? Wang Ming mused as he gazed at it. Although he couldnt cultivate, he was very well-read. However, he couldnt recall ever seeing such a mark, and he felt that it was a little strange.
In all my years of research, Ive never seen this thing. Guo Ping shook his head.
Star Lord of Divine Dao Star took a look and also frowned. Initially, he had wanted to step forward and show off, only to realize in the end that he too didnt recognize this mark. The situationpsed into awkwardness for a moment.
But at that moment, a familiar voice rang out. Perhaps, I recognize it
Looking in the direction of the voice, Wang Ling realized that it was actuallying from the cast that Star Lord was wearing.
Wang Ling: ???
Star Lord was also startled. What the hell you are
Dont remember my voice? The ster castughed.
While Star Lord had yet to react, Wang Ling had recognized the voice: it was that divine throne which Jingbai had cut in half previously.
Youre that throne Wang Ling said as he gazed at the cast on Star Lords leg.
As expected of Ling Zhenren C indeed, it is I!
Everyone:
How did you turn into a cast? Guo Ping was curious.
Im made of very costly material, after all. Without me, it might be very hard for Star Lords leg to bepletely healed. So God crushed me and ground me into a ster and had me stick to Star Lords thigh.
Also, this is my punishment from God for going up against Ling Zhenren Star Lord has a little too much leg hair, which is really unbearably prickly.
After everyone calmed down, Wang Ling continued and asked, Do you recognize this mark?
I do. The divine throne-turned-cast said, I was created by God; I know all things in the universe and have seen all kinds of buttocks. Ive lived for so long, what kind of ass have I not seen
Everyone:
The divine throne said, This mark is called the fate mark. The means by which it is activated is very special: one has to cultivate a special Dao called Fate Dao to bring this mark about and to use Fate techniques.
So there really is another power in the universe apart from Heavenly Dao, Outer Dao and Divine Dao?
Of course, the divine throne replied. But Fate Dao is very special and only extraordinary people with the designated right to do so can cultivate it. Those without such a privilege will never be able toprehend it in their lifetimes.
Chapter 988 - The Shadow Men’s Secret
Chapter 988: The Shadow Mens Secret
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Fate Dao
Wang Ling had never heard of this, but among the Heavenly Dao, there was indeed one that had to do with fate, which Wang Ling had cast before, a very long time ago. In Chapter 23 of the novel, he once used the Great Fate Spell to predict Dopey Guos future. In six hundred years, Dopey Guo would open thergest seafood market chain since the founding of Huaxiu, Haido Hot Pot.
But looking at the strength of the master behind this group of shadow men, this Fate Dao was different from the Great Fate Spell. Bluntly speaking, the Great Fate Spell was just one of the Heavenly Dao spells, while Fate Dao was a separate type of Dao altogether.
This was the difference between the two.
As a standalone Dao, the profundities of Fate Dao were clearly inherently different to that of the Great Fate Spell.
So, is it also because of Fate Dao that these people can be resurrected? Wang Ming made a guess. He wasnt surprised by the existence of Fate Dao; what he was really curious about was whether Fate Dao, as a special type of Dao, had the ability to select its master.
Extrapting from this point, Wang Ling might not be the only chosen one in the universe. But the question was, what was up with that teenager in Wang Mings dream who looked exactly like Wang Ling?
Wang Ming was a little dazed.
Was it possible that the universe didnt elect chosen ones at random? Were the only ones chosen those with dead fish eyes
Wang Mings mind went nk at this conclusion. He didnt have dead fish eyes, but a pair of attractive double eyelids that were natural and gave one an indolent feeling. So, could the real reason he couldnt cultivate be that the gods were jealous of his double eyelids?
Aftering up with this conjecture, Wang Ming felt slightly despondent
Has Brother Wang Ming thought of something?
No no Wang Ming came back to his senses. In reality, he had just been wondering whether to get stic surgery after he returned to Earth to change his double eyelids to dead fish eyes
Looking at this Fate Dao mark now, it indeed seems to be the case, the divine throne replied without the slightest bit of hesitation. A face slowly emerged on Star Lords leg cast.
This face was identical to the one that had appeared on the divine throne before; golden petals had even floated down from the heavens back then, which made for an iparably holy-looking scene
But after the divine throne turned into a leg, this sort of appearance gave off an indescribably creepy feeling.
The divine throne looked at the head of the shadow men in front of it. You cant fool me, let alone Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. Speak, where are you from
Since you know everything, why do you need to ask me? The head sneered. He was utterly unafraid of death and wouldnt reveal any secrets. Most importantly, he had the Fate Dao mark; if these people forcibly invaded his mind to steal his memories, the Fate Dao mark would instantly act to kill him.
When that time came, he would be set free.
He would no longer suffer the agony of torture.
But it seemed that the shadow man had misunderstood something. Although he wouldnt speak, this didnt mean that he could use this to threaten the divine throne.
After all, the divine throne was the messenger that had been sent by the divine realm to assist in Star Lords growth. It had originally been the exclusive stool which Thousand-Winged God put his feet up on how noble was its status!
For thousands of years, I listened to Lord Gods exalted words as he rested his feet on me. Apart from Ling Zhenren and His Excellency Jingbai, who else can be arrogant and tyrannical before my venerable self? As the divine throne spoke lighty, its extremely ingratiating words greatly shocked Wang Ling and the others.
Actually, it wasnt the fawning that was the problem, but the fact that the divine throne could actually make it sound so righteous Wang Ling had barely heard anything like it before.
As for the divine throne calling itself my venerable self, Wang Ling actually didnt see anything wrong with it.
It was essentially a chair seat 1 , after all!
What should it call itself, if not that?
Youre not getting anything from me. The head of the shadow men grit his teeth.
If my venerable self were to speak the truth, you would no longer be so rxed.
The divine throneughed coldly. You can act so wantonly here because you arent afraid of death. Judging from the mark on your buttocks, your master probably created another world, and you are the specters that travel between the two worlds. Am I right?
The head of the shadow mens face instantly turned unsightly.
What do you mean by specters that travel between the two worlds? Wang Ming asked.
Its simple, the divine throne replied. These people arent meant to appear in this world to begin with Theyre already dead.
Dead?
Thats right. The divine throne nodded. But because of the Fate Dao mark, they were brought back to life in another world. My guess is that this other world is a mirror image of the real one. All the people who died in the real world were resurrected in that world through some kind of Fate Dao spell.
How do you know that?! The head was pale with fright. He never expected the other side to actually hit the mark and cover practically everything.
It seems that my guess is absolutely correct. The divine throne nodded again.
Everyone:
The head refused to believe it. You actually tricked me?!
My venerable self is a throne of the gods, why cant I trick you? The divine throne smiled. I know something of Fate Dao, but in the end, this is only what I heard from Gods exalted speech, which isnt much. However, Fate Dao is a Dao which warps fate. Thus, my venerable self guessed that Fate Dao techniques should be rted to resurrection. Since this group of people arent afraid to die, they must think that even if they die here, theyll be able toe back to life in the other world.
A perfectly reasonable guess. Wang Ming and Guo Ping also nodded.
Just then, Zhai Yin thought of something. Then, does the murder of the scientists in the research institute have something to do with Fate Dao? After they were killed, their bodies were taken away. What is the purpose of these shadow men in taking away the bodies?
Things seem quite clear now.
Wang Ming slowly closed his eyes and came up with a conjecture. Scientific researchers across the country have all been murdered. This was definitely a premeditated n. On the surface, it looks like they killed the researchers, when in fact they intended to use Fate Dao techniques to take the researchers to another world and ultimately make use of them. As for why these people are so unrestrained
Wang Ming paused, then said, Im afraid it has a lot to do with the fact that they can be resurrected. Is there a way to solve this?
There is.
The divine throne continued, We just need to throw their Fate Dao into disarray.
How? Wang Ling asked telepathically.
The divine throne gave an astonishing reply: Swap out their asses.
Everyone:
Chapter 989 - Palace of Mirrors
Chapter 989: Pce of Mirrors
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To swap out the Fate Dao mark and thereby break the order of fate C this was the solution the divine throne came up with.
Since this bunch wasnt worried about dying because of the Fate Dao mark, their confidence just needed to be broken and they would naturally confess.
The head of the ck shadow men was bewildered and uncertain. He didnt doubt what the divine throne said at all. Based on the powerful divinity it was radiating, the head was aware that he wasnt this things match. The boost from the Fate Dao mark greatly increased their strength inbat, but what kind of hallowed thing was this divine chair?
Back then we were persecuted and remained buried in the earth for hundreds of years It wasnt easy for us toe back to life, and we just want to serve our master and live well. Please dont cut off the only path we have, the head of the ck shadow men begged after an internal struggle.
Very good.
The divine throneughed. So tell me first: who on earth is the person who orchestrated this n?
His surname is Bai, Bai Youquan Hes our direct superior. We dont qualify to meet anyone else at a higher level, said the head.
Bai Youquan?
Wang Ming felt this name was a little familiar.
He frowned. I recall that before Bai Zhe was caught, didnt he have a son called Bai Youquan? He was an illegitimate child who died very young. ording to Bai Zhe himself, when he carried his son around, he frequently treated him like a dumbbell to train his muscles. Once, he identally broke his own arm, and coupled with his Yin spiritual qi attribute, this Yin energy invaded the childs body and straightaway froze him to death at just several months old.
Everyone was astounded and never thought something like this could happen.
As for why Bai Youquan could be resurrected, everyone no longer had any doubts after understanding the properties of Fate Dao.
People who had already been dead for hundreds of years could be resurrected, to say nothing of Bai Zhes child.
Adding Wang Mings strange dream to the mix, they could now confirm that the resurrection of President Bai Zhe and Devil Gut Fungus Lord in the dream was very likely true.
Then, who was the person behind the scenes?
Was it that white-haired young man who looked identical to Wang Ling?
Now that they had proof rted to the resurrection he saw in his dream, Wang Mings heart couldnt help trembling.
Who on earth was copying Wang Lings face?
He needed answers.
Whats your name and what did you do before you were brought back to life? The divine throne continued with its questions.
My, my name is Yu Zhong before I was resurrected, I was a Chinese who grew up overseas, and I joined a foreign mercenary organization I died in a battle between mercenaries.
Battle between mercenaries?
Yes. Fights between mercenary cultivators are verymon overseas. Most of them are vagrant cultivators, many of whom join mercenary organizations voluntarily as a way to make a living. A lot are duped into joining, initially wanting to make a quick buck, and only realizing after they joined how hard it is to get out Although they make plenty of money, they dont dare use it in many situations, said Yu Zhong, this head of the ck shadow men.
Wang Ling and the others all nodded when they heard this.
The history of mercenary cultivators was quiteplex. Wang Ling remembered that Old Antique had touched on this a little when talking about overseas history in history ss.
In many situations, these so-called mercenary organizations were set up in secret and didnt serve any country, but worked for themselves. Any nation could secretly hire them andmission them to carry out ssified jobs.
The mercenary organizations took a neutral stance: if there was a conflict in assignments, they would work for the highest bidder.
Most of these unaffiliated vagrant cultivators were unregistered citizens, and no information on their identities could be found at all outside their circle.
Therefore, there was no way to trace their identities after they died.
The situation is now very clear, said Guo Ping. Most of these ck shadow men were probably vagrant mercenaries hundreds of years ago, and their identities cant be traced. Even if we were to know their names now, theres nothing to investigate.
Thats exactly it.
Wang Ming nodded, and fixing his gaze on the head of the shadow men in front of him, he took out an electronic map and ced it before thetter. I now need you to point out the location of your base.
The base is in the Pce of Mirrors. Theres no way for me to point it out on this map of yours, but I can show you where the entrance is. After he said this, Yu Zhong pointed at a spot on the map, then begged, But please, dont swap out our butts
You dont have to worry about that, said Wang Ming.
Soon, the interrogation was done.
Star Lord of Divine Dao Star saw Wang Ling and the rest off from Star Lords Pce.
Before leaving, Wang Ming asked the divine throne curiously, Will switching out their buttocks truly destroy the Fate Dao mark?
Of course not. I have no idea how to do it, I simply made something up to scare him, answered the divine throne.
Everyone:
Ten-odd minutester, Wang Ling and the others appeared at the mouth of the secret alley to the Pce of Mirrors.
Wang Ming had made ample preparations and had brought Wang Ling Two and Wang Ling One with him. He wore the newly-developed Two metal suit and Guo Ping the One metal suit; now, both of them had the strength to fight.
There were people guarding the mouth of the alley. To avoid alerting the enemy, Wang Ling used his Kings Eye to cover the scene so that what the guards saw was an image of the alley from an hour ago.
This move allowed them to gopletely unnoticed and was a lot more useful than an invisibility spell.
That head of the ck shadow men hadnt lied; when Wang Ling and the others entered the alley, they noticed the mouth on the wall.
How do we get in? asked Guo Ping.
Wang Ming used the Deduction Technique to go through several possibilities before saying, You have to put your hand into the mouth and say the password. If it isnt right, itll straightaway bite your arm off. Ive yet to figure out what the password is, though
Dont bother.
At that moment, Wang Ling stepped forward.
Touching the big mouth on this stone wall, he simply directly thrust his hand inside, then pulled out a long red tongue.
The stone mouth was caughtpletely unaware by Wang Lings thrust C too deep! It was too deep down its throat! Its throat felt swollen from this thrust
Wuwuwu the stone mouth cried; it had no eyes, so the tears poured out of the mouth.
Wang Ling gazed at the stone mouth, his expression as calm as an ancient well. Let us in.
Stone mouth: Wuwuwu no, I cant
Wang Ling opened his dead fish eyes. If not, Ill beat you to death.
Stone mouth: Ill open
Chapter 990 - A Reverse World
Chapter 990: A Reverse World
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It was only after entering the Pce of Mirrors that Wang Ling and the others discovered how strange it was. They didnt emerge at the mouth of an alley, but seemed to have been transported to a random corner of the city. It wasnt just them, but different people continued to gather here in light particle bodies, some old and some young. After appearing in this world, it was as if they had been given new realms, and they all headed in one direction.
In this flood of people, plenty of them were wearing white coats.
Isnt that Old Chen Guo Ping saw a familiar figure, but he felt that things werent right and didnt step forward to call out to the other party.
Its pretty much as we guessed: sure enough, these people who died in the real world for one reason or another were brought back to life here. Wang Ming adjusted the armor on him and entered camouge mode. In this mode, Wang Ling One and Wang Ling Two would disguise themselves using masks simr to human skin.
This was a function based on Wang Lings Great Transfiguration Spell which Wang Ming developed after many experiments.
Shall we ask him about the situation? Guo Ping gazed at the researcher with the surname Chen for a moment and thought of going over to ask about the situation. Before he could do so, however, the researcher in the white coat was promptly seized by shadows which had fallen from the sky.
It was a group of ck shadow men just like the five that had been captured previously. They were very skillful, and one could tell that they were probably also mercenary cultivators from hundreds of years ago whose identities couldnt be traced. They had also been resurrected after death and now served as the most loyal subordinates.
What are you doing I, I need to go and report! The researcher with the surname Chen struggled.
Settle down! The head of the ck shadow men struck the researcher hard in the stomach, and thetter passed out.
Some busybodies nearby were watching.
What are you looking at?! These people are all criminals that need to be specially handled. Mind your own business and line up properly to register at the dream house! The ck shadow man sneered. He then lifted up the researcher, turned around, and vanished into thin air.
The ck shadow suits allowed them toe and go as they liked, and to disappear without a trace.
It was clear that they had received special orders to look out for and seize newly-resurrected researchers in this Pce of Mirrors.
Indeed, these scientific researchers had no idea how they hade to this world or how they had died.
Their memories had all been tampered with.
This was simr to people upgrading a game who needed to enter the novice vige and find the original NPC who had given them a task in order toplete the setup.
What on earth was this dream house?
Lets go take a look. Wang Ling and the others followed the trail.
There were a lot of dream houses to register neers in this world. Going along with the masses, Wang Ling reached a dream house on a street which seemed a little familiar
Dog Two was wagging its tail next to Wang Ling, when it saw a sculpture so rming that it broke out in a cold sweat C it was a sculpture of Dog Two in toad form, which was identical to the one close to Fang Xings noodle shop in the center of the main street. It had changed, however C the original sculpture was of Odd Zhuo piercing the toad with a sword.
After they entered the world of the Pce of Mirrors, the sculpture had be that of Dog Two swallowing Odd Zhuo.
So everything is reversed in the Pce of Mirrors? Wang Ming and the others were also astonished at this scene.
No wonder the street seemed a little familiar, yet different. The streetyout was the same, but the direction ity in had changed, and some of the history of the original world had been distorted to create apletely different ending.
Fang Xings noodle shop had also switched positions.
The one thing that waspletely different was the dream house which the ck shadow man had mentioned earlier.
This was the sole ce set up by the creator behind the scenes of this world for registering neers. The setup inside the dream house was very simple: a woman, also wearing a ck shadow suit, typed the registration information into aputer, while two ck shadow goons stood on both sides to maintain order.
Everyone who came here were asked a series of questions, before the registrar turned a prize wheel behind her.
At the very beginning, Wang Ling and the others didnt understand what the wheel was for, but after watching several people register, they were enlightened.
They were standing at the back of the line when a good-looking boy went up.
Name, the registrar asked.
Cai Yifan.
The registrar typed the name into theputer and did a check. Mm, youre Cai Yifan 1 . You like ying basketball, but people hate the unmanly way you y, and they made guichu videos of it. When you clicked a video, your heart was affected by the rhythm and inadvertently sped up with it, ultimately resulting in your death.
When the registrar said this, the young man seemed to recall something and then shed tears of grievance. Thats right thats what happened, I remember now
Mm, now is the moment to decide your fate. Then, the registrar spun the prize wheel behind her, and the pointer ultimately stopped on a strange rune.
Congrattions, its the Human Path. You can continue to live here as a human. The registrar smiled.
Hu man
Rx, this is a beautiful world where everyone is proud to y basketball. Your girly movements will be admired here. I hope youll live well here. Im called Dream Matron, I wouldnt deceive you.
Thank you.
The young man looked grateful, but then looked puzzled. Since Im already dead, then is this heaven
You can think so. You dont need money to make any transactions in this world as all the resources here are shared. You can obtain and do whatever you want. The registrar smiled mysteriously. Congrattions again. The possibility of getting human on the prize wheel is very low.
It looks like there are six Paths written on the prize wheel. Dog Two spoke in the queue. Hell Path, Hungry Ghost Path, Beast Path, Human Path, Asura Path and Nether Path After Heavenly Path became an independent Great Dao, its original position was reced with Nether Path.
After Dog Two said this, a balding, schrly-looking old man with sses stepped forward.
Name, the registrar asked again.
Qu Yixian 1 , said the old man.
Mm, Ive checked, you died from overwork, Dream Matron looked at the screen and said.
The old man recalled his experienced before his death and begged on the spot, Please, Dream Matron, allow me to enter the Human Path as well This old man has no talent, and I brought you some books I wrote as gifts.
Oh? Mister, you seem to be a man of some capability.
The registrar codenamed Dream Matron gave a smile and took a look at the old mans books.
They were: Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions (1), Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions (2), Three Years of College Exams and Five Years of Simtions (3)
Take him away. Dream Matron had a pleasant expression on her face.
Not turning the prize wheel? a ck shadow goon asked.
No need, send him straight to the Beast Path.
Chapter 991 - Symbol Of Peace
Chapter 991: Symbol Of Peace
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Congrattions, you are a member of the Human Path now. The registrar in the dream house smiled at Wang Ling, then took out a red seal and stamped the back of Wang Lings hand.
This was the mark of the dream house. Everyone who entered this world got this emblem upon registration as proof of their identities. Of course, Wang Ling and the others were intruders, so there actually werent any records on them in the registrarsputer. At the moment, however, this dream house registrar was under Wang Lings control; something like this was a piece of cake for him.
Right now, they didnt know where Fang Xing was, so they could only use infiltration to take part in and destroy this organizations hidden conspiracy.
Dog Two also smoothly cleared the audit, but Wang Ling didnt let the wheel stop on the Human Path. The dream house registrar looked at Loopy Toad amiably. Congrattions, Mr Dog, youre still a beast in this life!
Dog Two didnt think the registrars words were wrong, but they still sounded strange for some reason! How could this person curse other people?!
The registration process went smoothly for Wang Ling and the others. As they were about to leave, they were stopped by the two shadow goons next to the registrar. You guys wait!
One of the shadow goons had a vignt expression on his face. He stared at Wang Ling and the others and felt that something was a little strange. How can dead peoplee to this world in groups? How did all of you die?
Wang Ming: We died in the Infinity War Someone snapped his fingers, and we died.
The shadow man frowned. Infinity War?
He was a mercenary who had died hundreds of years ago; in the end, he was a person from ancient times and didnt understand what Wang Ming was referring to. He just thought the name of this war sounded very impressive.
Was this a battle campaign that had happened after he died?
The shadow man didnt understand.
At that moment, Guo Ping whispered an additional line in the befuddled shadow mans ear.
Guo Ping: Hail Hydra.
The shadow man froze on the spot.
He didnt know what a hydra was, but it was as if these words had an odd devilish power for some reason, which actually made him a little absent-minded when he heard them.
Wang Ling:
Dog Two:
Wang Ling and the others got into a spirit car. As Dream Matron said, transport and any sort of expenditure in this world didnt require any money; anyone could get by, by relying on the mark on their hand.
The dead might feel that this could indeed be called a perfect world, but the most frightening thing was that most of their memories had been tampered with. Although they knew how they had died, they didnt know why. They might have be residents of this world aftering here, but they lived more like puppets whose strings were being controlled.
They might start over: find work, marry, and have kids again
But Wang Ling realized that the people in this world were living aimless lives.
Sitting in the spirit car, Wang Ling observed everyone he could see. None of them had smiles on their faces.
Is this really okay? After leaving the dream house some distance behind them, Dog Two stared in the direction of the shadow goon and asked the question telepathically.
Its fine, Wang Ming replied telepathically. These people have simple mentalities; theyre just goons, and easy to fool. However, we still have to be a little careful when we run into them.
Wait, you can use telepathy? Dog Two was shocked.
You underestimate my mecha suits. Wang Ming smiled.
At that moment, Wang Ling Two had already activated the brain wave transmission function. By relying on brain waves, a telepathic LAN was established which allowed them tomunicate directly without being detected.
Where are we going now?
This world has already fallen under the control of the mysterious organization. Naturally, we need to figure out where the organizations nest is. I put a tracker on the researcher who was taken away earlier, and we should be able to find leads on the researchers if we track him, Wang Ming said confidently.
The ce they were headed to now was a munitions factory in the northern outskirts of Songhai.
It used to be the headquarters of Weapons Saint Minister Ke, one of the Ten Generals.
After numerous researchers were killed in the real world, they were brought here aftering to this world. The other side was probably cooking up some big hidden plot.
Is this the ce?
After the spirit car stopped as close to the northern outskirts as possible, Wang Ling and the others decided to proceed on foot to avoid inadvertently alerting the enemy.
This was because on the way over, they realized that apart from the ck shadow men, no one was flying around on spirit swords in the sky and everyone usednd transport. This was in direct contrast to the real world. In an age of national cultivation, crossing the road on spirit swords was amon thing; as long as you didnt drink and drive, there was nothing to be punished for.
Wang Ling then opened the Kings Eye and used an eye technique to cover the scene so that it was frozen on an image of it an hour ago. The munitions factory was heavily guarded in a deste area; anyone could tell with one look that it was hiding a massive secret inside.
There were now many methods for detecting invisibility, but fortunately they had the power of the Kings Eye, so it wouldnt be that easy for them to be discovered.
As they approached the munitions factory, Wang Ling heard a conversation between several of the shadow guards at the door.
Bros, what on earth is being created inside?
It seems to be a magic staff, someone who knew replied. When I escorted a man in a white coat in just now, I had a look. The appearance of this magic staff is a little bizarre: its of a pretty boy wearing suspenders and holding a basketball. There were light wavesing directly out of the basketball, and they were pretty powerful.
A pretty boy with a basketball could it be
You dont understand. In our Pce of Mirrors, this bro is now a symbol of peace!
Wang Ling and the others:
The world was a little scary!
Elsewhere, in the real world, Huaxiu Alliances Ten Generals had convened for an emergency meeting in the conference room.
In one short moment, an unknown shadow organization had killed so many researchers; higher-ups all over the world were utterly shaken.
The head of state showed up as a projection, his expression unsightly. Who can tell me whats going on?
This group of people is organized and nned well; they were definitely prepared for this. Looking at the current results, there is definitely a spy in our research institute, President Qi said.
A spy?
Im afraid so, Your Excellency Head of State. President Qi said, The fortifications of research institutes around the world are of the highest level, but the other side was able to break through so easily. This has to be due to spies secretly reporting to them behind the scenes. All of this is likely rted to the destruction of Mixius border defense base a few days ago.
Chapter 992 - The Office of Strategic Deception’s Investigation Team
Chapter 992: The Office of Strategic Deceptions Investigation Team
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Youre talking about the defense base on Mixius border, arent you? The head of states virtual projection had a deep look on his face. He was, of course, aware of the destruction of the border defense base by a mysterious force. It had happened a few days ago, and Mixius head of state had yet to make heads or tails of it. Various other countries had thought it was a joke at first; no one expected the worldwide operation that wasunched not long after that.
Thats right, President Qi said. In my view, now isnt a good time for the government to take action in this matter.
Go on. The head of state looked at President Qi.
As a government authority, Huaxiu Alliance may be able to lend assistance and lead, but if we directly take action, this might look like were showing the other side our weakness. Its not just our Huaxiu Alliance C in my opinion, Mixiu Alliance, Yingxiu Alliance and the cultivator alliance in every other country should be a little more prudent and stay calm; only then will we be able to draw the other side out. Looking at the current oue, however, Im afraid that itll be very hard for the other cultivation countries to respond calmly
The head of state nodded and asked, Then what is your n, Old Qi?
President Qi replied, In my view, we can get the Office of Strategic Deception directly involved and have them carry out an investigation. Huaxiu Alliance invested a lot in the construction of the Office of Strategic Deception. Now that we need a hand, I believe Chief Grenade-Throwing wont have any objections.
Then lets do that first.
The head of state stood up. Send out the document right away and order the Office of Strategic Deception to set up a special investigation team C they must solve this case as soon as possible.
Yes. President Qi and the Ten Generals around him bowed.
Everyone left after the meeting adjourned.
Leaning back in his chair, General Yi seemed to have already fallen asleep.
When did Old Yi get into the habit of sleeping in meetings the head of state didnt say anything either, Medicine Saint President Luo said with a wry smile.
Go easy on him; Old Yi might be retired on the surface, but hes gotten used to the 996-working hours system over the years, and is still busy handling all kinds of matters privately. Im going to draw up the papers; Ill wake him up when I leave, President Qi replied.
Then well have to trouble you, Old Qi. President Luo sighed helplessly, then summoned arge whale-shaped gourd and left.
This was an air kun gourd, which was President Luos exclusive mode of transport.
It was also a top-notch spatial holy artifact, with an inner space sorge it could swallow all living things.
After years of refinement by President Luo, the interior space of this magic artifact had already transformed from a small world into a big one. In the world inside the gourd, President Luo was just like the creator god.
Take care, Sis Luo. President Qi saw her off at the door and watched her leave.
Not long after President Luo left, General Yi, who had been pretending to be asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
General Yi: Alright, Old Qi, what do you want?
Before the meeting broke up, President Qi had used a few tricks to get General Yi to stay back.
President Qi didnt beat around the bush. In addition to the Office of Strategic Deceptions investigation, I might also need your help, Old Yi.
What do you mean? General Yi narrowed his eyes.
I need you to find the spies hiding in our midst; youre the only one who can do this, President Qi said. Your clear sword heart can distinguish right from wrong, good from evil. You cultivate Boundless Sword Dao, and so your body is brimming with overwhelming upright energy; this is something that no one else can match.
You and I both know very well that our opponent this time isnt an ordinary person My sword heart may be clear, but its not necessarily useful.
General Yi got up, his face a little solemn. But now, it seems I can only try.
I already checked out some things; Old Yi, you can start with this. Then, President Qi took out a jade scroll which he handed to General Yi.
This is?
Immortal She Pis case file from back then; it has all the names of the people who were involved in the original case.
Taking the jade scroll, General Yis expression changed again as he couldnt help recalling things from long, long ago.
They yed non-stop in his mind like an old film reel.
The national terrorist incident this time was actually rted to Immortal She Pis case back then
General Yi suddenly had a vague sense of apprehension.
He felt that something big was about to happen.
Shortly after the Huaxiu Alliance meeting, a document stamped with Huaxiu Alliances seal and signed by the Ten Generals was sent directly to Odd Zhuo, leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions supervisory and investigation team.
The higher-ups had charged the Office of Strategic Deception to set up a special investigation team, which caused the entire sect to immediately be highly focused.
That very day, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal held an emergency meeting and all the team leaders gathered in the conference hall.
During the roll call, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal noticed that two people were absent: one was Fang Xing, leader of the goon squad, and the other was Wang Ling.
This is an important issue, why didnt Brother Ling respond? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal didnt understand.
Shifu and Student Fang may be catching up on homework. Odd Zhuoughed.
Everyone:
This was a reasonable and irrefutable reply
In Ling Zhenrens eyes, catching up on homework was indeed more important than the current situation.
Wang Ling not showing up was one thing, but even Fang Xing wasnt here. This gave Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal the vague sense that something wasnt right. Student Fang Xing had always been a very polite person. Even if he couldnt be here today, he would have sent a message in the group to let them know. But now, it was as if Student Fang Xing had vanished from the world without a single word.
Did something happen Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt that something wasnt right.
But just then, a figure appeared at the door to the conference hall.
It was a very beautiful girl with long hair, though her expression was very cold and dark.
Miss, were about to have a meeting; this ce isnt part of the tour, Dharmaraja looked up and said.
This girl red at Dharmaraja, directly sat down in a chair, and then put up her two beautiful legs on the table and crossed them. Im Fang Xing.
Stu- Student Fang? Everyone was bbergasted.
If Fang Xing hadnt said anything, they would have thought nothing of it. Suddenly asserting her identity now, however, instantly made everyone feel that the girls appearance did seem familiar This indeed seemed to be what Fang Xing looked like in his female form
Because Student Fang Xing took a male form in his daily life, no one expected this person to actually be Fang Xing.
Is it an impersonator? Odd Zhuo also felt it was a little strange.
From her aura, it is indeed Student Fang Xing Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was also utterly astonished.
But that wasnt all
Not long after Fang Xing sat down, another familiar teenager appeared at the door to the conference hall.
Both Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Odd Zhuo rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Shifu ? Odd Zhuo called out tentatively.
No need to greet me. I saw the news just now, and came over especially for the meeting. How can homework be more important than this? The young man directly waved his hand at Odd Zhuo and then immediately went up to Fang Xing and sat down next to her.
This
Wait a minute!
Ling Zhenren opened his mouth to talk???
Everyone turned pale with shock.
Why are all of you looking at me so strangely? Grenade-Throwing? Why havent you started the meeting? Hurry up and start! I cant wait! Wang Lings mouth was like a machine gun.
Someone pretending to be Ling Zhenren? Dharmaraja was dumbfounded.
No Judging from his aura, it really is Ling Zhenren himself. Cailian Zhenren also found it a little unbelievable.
Could someone tell them: why did the generally quiet Ling Zhenren suddenly turn into a chatterbox?!
Brother Zhuo, whats going on Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was somewhat stupefied.
I dont know either Odd Zhuo was also a little befuddled.
He then rubbed his eyes and stared hard at his shifu Wang Ling, who waspletely unlike his ordinary self.
Just then, Wang Ling blinked, and a pair of beautiful and devastating double eyelids appeared under everyones gazes
Odd Zhuo: ???
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ???
Everyone: ???
Chapter 993 - Imposter Ling Zhenren
Chapter 993: Imposter Ling Zhenren
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There didnt seem to be anything wrong with these two faces, but they gave people an utter sense of wrongness. Wang Ling and Fang Xing suddenly showing up, Wang Lings dead fish eyes turning into ones with double eyelids even their personalities had changed drastically.
How could the real Ling Zhenren be a chatterbox?
As Wang Lings friend for many years, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal almost immediately noticed this abnormality.
Was this double-eyelid, talkative Ling Zhenren another clone, like Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch?
This was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals theory, but when his gaze turned to the Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone sitting on the side, thetter had a face full of hostility.
Clones, for the most part, were connected telepathically.
It was clear that Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch couldnt sense this talkative Wang Ling.
These two arent our people! Theyre enemies! Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch immediately got up and released his aura to suppress them.
But at that moment, Miss Bai Qiao on the side suddenly stood up and also released her aura. However, this pressure wasnt targeted at Wang Ling and Fang Xing, but the Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone.
A high-level clone had its own autonomous will and thoughts, and could still act ording to the original bodys way of thinking even without thetter present. However, Bai Qiao was different: she was one part scabbard spirit and one part sword spirit.
Thus, the moment Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch made a move, Bai Qiaos protect master spirit de mode was instantly activated. This wasnt a conscious act on her part, but a subconscious reaction.
Even Bai Qiao herself didnt react to her own move.
Stop, I cant control my body! Bai Qiao yelled at Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch. Her ahoge was chock full of energy and glowed radiantly like a holy sword.
Damn it
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs eyes darkened and he ultimately decided to give up. He red at the two imposters belligerently.
Dao Monarch, whats going on? Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo were dumbfounded and everyone seemed to be at a loss.
Bai Qiao and Wang Lings bond had deepened after Bai Qiao and Jingke fused together and transformed into Jingbai. The protect master spirit de mode was without doubt the best proof of Wang Lings identity. However, a clone Wang Ling had created himself was saying that these two people at the meeting were imposters
What the hell was going on?
Were they replicas?
This sort of technology did indeed exist in the cultivation world. The human replica magic treasure Head of State 001 was the best example of the cultivation replication technique.
But anything that was replicated was ultimately a fake and was still different from the original body; they werent magic treasures that could be forced to form a contract with the original bodies.
So, what was with this current situation?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stood up and gazed at Wang Ling and Fang Xing. Brother Ling, Brother Fang Xing, are you real?
Hasnt Miss Bai Qiao confirmed our identities? Of course were the real deal. Fang Xing tossed back her long hair; her female form was full of flirtatious expressions, which was usually very rarely seen.
Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja were both secretly dazzled They never expected Fang Xing to actually be so outrageous in her female form.
Given Miss Bai Qiaos reaction, both of you indeed dont seem to be imposters, and your auras are just as familiar. At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal suddenly spoke.
Senior Immortal Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch was incredibly anxious. He was already certain that these two were imposters, but with Bai Qiao protecting her master, it was useless even if he wanted to act.
Its fine, Dao Monarch, Ill handle this. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved his hand, and Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch could only hold himself back. After all, he was here to help the Office of Strategic Deception grow, and couldnt go over the bosss head.
Count yourself lucky! Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch hmphed.
He tried his best topose himself as he stared hostilely at these two imposters in front of him.
Thoughts flew threw Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals mind; as the person with the highest realm at the moment, he had to make some decisions like a sect leader. His gaze sweeping over Wang Ling and Fang Xing these two suspected imposters, he finally took a deep breath and said, Brother Ling, were as close as brothers, and everyone knows your character very well. Why have you be so lively today? Its simply as if youre another person
People change. I know I dont talk much usually, but its chapter 992 already! In two years, the author has only written 992 chapters Because of this cial update rate, I have less than twenty lines in the entire book. Im tired as well! Chatterbox Ling gave a deep sigh and was extremely bitter.
Everyone:
Chatterbox Ling: So after some reflectionst night, I decided that I have to talk more in the future! As the protagonist of this book, how can I not speak? To change, I have to take it a step at a time; I know this may be hard for me, but I hope everyone will still support me as always!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal nced at Fang Xing at the side. Then, did Student Fang Xing also have ns of changing yourself after some reflection?
Thats right.
Female Fang Xing nodded. All of you know that Ive admired Wang Ling for a very long time. Ive decided that from now on, Ill stay in my female form and spend my life with him. Were getting married tomorrow!
Everyone: ???
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Why why the rush?
Female Fang Xing: Time waits for no man. Do I have to wait until Im old and withered before I can get married?
Everyone was deeply struck by her words and couldnt regain their senses for a long while.
I understand.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed again and looked at Wang Ling and Fang Xing. Since the both of you have decided to change yourselves, we can only respect your decision. Well start the meeting at once C does everyone want some light refreshments? We can eat while we talk.
Mm, thats a good suggestion. Wang Ling nodded.
Since Brother Ling has agreed, bring in the refreshments! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal pped his hands.
Some female disciples of the Office of Strategic Deception emerged from behind the screen in the conference room to serve the refreshments.
Wang Ling was startled at what he saw. This is
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Crispy noodle snacks in various vors. For Brother Lings sake, I especially recruited chefs from the North Sea to fry fresh crispy noodle snacks every day and to use different dips so that you can have a different vor each time youe! Brother Ling, dont you like it
No I C I like it very much.
Then try it and see?
Alright
Wang Ling broke off a chunk of crispy noodles, put it in his mouth, and chewed.
A few secondster
There was the sound of retching in the meeting.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal chuckled and stood up. Everyone! These are imposters! Beat them up! The real Brother Ling would never ever throw up crispy noodle snacks!!!
Chapter 994 - Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo’s Explosion
Chapter 994: Dharmaraja and Fatty Luos Explosion
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Oh, I was busted after all. Chatterbox Wang Ling got up slowly, and an unprecedented aura burst forth from his eyes, which ultimately turned into a dark ck shadow that enveloped them.
What dense resentful energy Lightning Dharmaraja and the others were rmed. Everyone knew that the real Ling Zhenren was very Buddha-like: this was a youngster with good values who loved learning and wasmitted to world peace, who stood aloof from worldly affairs in his daily life. Politics, beauty, money C everything was far less important than a packet of crispy noodle snacks.
And that was exactly why everyone admired Wang Ling!
Who could have the same simple and unaffected air of the real Ling Zhenren? Each of them longed for it with envy, but fell far short.
This was the realm of a master C only the strong who stood on top of the world could achieve this.
With Fang Xing and I working together, you have no chance of winning. Chatterbox Wang Ling smiled darkly.
Hearing this, Odd Zhuo trembled. Senior Immortal, even if this shifu is fake, he seems to be very strong. Can we really win?
We wont know until we try! Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals eyes were firm.
To him, his Brother Ling had always been an insurmountable mountain.
But that referred to the real Brother Ling!
That was the only Brother Ling he epted!
That invulnerable Brother Ling absolutely wasnt the imposter in front of him!
Since this was an imposter, the odds were 100% in their favor!
Thinking this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnt help raising one finger in front of everyone even if their chances were slim, they still had a 1% chance of victory because this was an imposter!
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised this finger, in that moment, everyones reactions were different.
Odd Zhuo was shaken. As expected of Senior Immortal! He can actuallye up with this sort of idea so quickly. Could it be that he wants me to retreat upward and activate the sects defense rm system outside to seal off this area? That should be it After all, Im the weakest one here, and shifu isnt around. I can only offer support, otherwise as soon as the battle begins, Ill immediately be cannon fodder! Senior Immortal is amazing, his battle strategy is actually so clear
Lightning Dharmaraja was shaken. As expected of Senior Immortal! He can actuallye up with this sort of idea so quickly. Could it be that he wants me to use the lightning power of my holy relic to summon the Ancient Thunderbolt to help in battle? That should be it After all, basically the only thing I can do here is to summon the thunderbolt Under my Ancient Thunderbolt, this fake Ling Zhenren might reveal some hidden weakness! Senior Immortal is amazing, his battle strategy is actually so clear
Immortal Toya was shaken. As expected of Senior Immortal! He can actuallye up with this sort of idea so quickly. Could it be that he wants me to throw up my gourd and summon a small world to cover this ce to prevent the battle from affecting the sects conference room as well as limit the movements of these two impostors
Bai Qiao was shaken. As expected of Senior Immortal! Could it be that he wants me to fly out and summon Jingke to control me As long as webine into Jingbai again, the strength of this imposter will no longer have an effect on me
In that instant when Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised one finger, every group leader of the Office of Strategic Deception promptly made up their minds.
So, in the next moment, everyones auras exploded in the conference hall and powerful fluctuations of spiritual qi were released!
Everyone moved in sync. As if they had trained for this before, they carried out their respective tasks, doing what they could to the best of their abilities.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ???
He had just raised one finger to boost morale C god only knew what this group of people was thinking
Even Wang Ling and Fang Xing on the other side were shocked by the scene in front of them. These experts who sat at the top of the Office of Strategic Deception moved as one; this sort of cooperation in a fight was rare.
Theyre a tough bunch, as expected. Female Fang Xing sneered and waved her hand. A sickle appeared in her hand, and she directly raised it to sh at Odd Zhuo in the air.
Odd Zhuo was the weakest person at the scene, so she had already thought of defeating them one by one as a counterattack.
Terrifying de qi whirled with boundless spirit power and turned into a crescent which reeked of bloodlust as it lunged forth. Finally, this crescent curved, like a blood snake twisting wildly in the air, and it shattered everything in its wake with its tremendous might.
Not good! On his way out in flight, Odd Zhuo was seized by dread.
The sects defensive barrier had been personally set up by his real shifu Wang Ling. Once it was activated, these two imposters would have no chance of escaping.
Brother Odd Zhuo, do all you can to break out! Leave the rest to us! Lightning Dharmaraja shouted.
He had already spat out the Thunder ns holy relic, which had been passed down from ancient times the Holy Thunder Pill!
This Holy Thunder Pill had always been in Dharmarajas throat. Once he took it out, thick ck clouds suddenly covered the sky above the Office of Strategic Deception! They had a terrifying weight to them, and the pressure was so heavy it was as if it could fall and bury everyone at any moment!
Lightning shed in the clouds and poured down like a waterfall!
Lightning Dharmaraja himself might not have a high realm, but the power of this Holy Thunder Pill could instantly make him as strong as a True Immortal! This state didntst very long, however, and also had very severe side effects, because given Dharmarajas own strength, he had yet to fully inherit the tremendous power of the Holy Thunder Pills Ancient Thunderbolt.
The particrity of the Thunder ns Ancient Thunderbolty in its indiscriminate strikes: once it took shape, even the owner of the Holy Thunder Pill would suffer from this lightning waterfall.
Thus, descendants of the Thunder n had to cultivate the unique Escape Thunder Art since childhood.
Unfortunately, Dharmaraja had currently only cultivated up to the sixth level of the Escape Thunder Art, which consisted of twelve levels. If lightning fell, it wouldnt kill him, but Dharmaraja would have intermittent memory loss for a short period of time and be a simpleton without any fighting strength at all; it would take some time for him to recover and return to normal.
Thus, summoning the Holy Thunder Pill was a huge risk for Dharmaraja, but currently there was no other way.
Next to Dharmaraja, Fatty Luo lent him assistance. He fished a rod out of his big underpants and stuck it in the ground. This was the legendary Weather Rod, a magic artifact which Fatty Luo had invented. It could be adjusted to thunderbolt mode when necessary to increase the thunderbolts might!
It had to be said that Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo these two heavyweights were in perfect ord at that moment!
Boom!
A thunderbolt about the width of a bucket fell from the sky and smashed apart female Fang Xings dangerous sh.
Odd Zhuo grit his teeth and seized the opportunity to escape.
But he was well aware that this fight had only just begun.
Chapter 995 - Of One Heart
Chapter 995: Of One Heart
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Fang Xing never expected the Holy Thunder Pills Ancient Thunderbolt to be so powerful. In terms ofbat strength, Fang Xing as a female was only at the True Immortal level, so she actually wouldnt be hard to deal with C the most difficult opponent here was still the fake Ling Zhenren in front of them.
Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, Ill leave that fake Brother Ling to you; Ill handle this fake Brother Fang Xing. Seeing that the fake Fang Xings first attack had been blocked, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly came up with a n. Now that he was above True Immortal level, he was at the very least no less powerful, even if he might not be able to catch this fake Fang Xing alive.
As for Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch, this was an intelligent clone that had been created from the real Brother Ling C the oue of this fight had yet to be determined.
The best, naturally, would be if they won, but if they lost, news of the intelligent clones death in battle would instantly be transmitted to Brother Ling.
Well do that then. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch nodded.
He knew very well that this Wang Ling in front of him was an imposter; as for the real one, even he as an intelligent clone was unable to detect Wang Lings location.
He was probably tangled up in some problem.
At that moment, all of the Office of Strategic Deception were of one heart as they worked in tandem, and it was quite a scene.
Various spatial magic arrays ovepped one another, and with the strength of Immortal Toyas small world over them and Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja providing cover, Odd Zhuo was able to sessfully activate the defensive barrier.
The barrier elements intertwined with one another in the air like fried dough twists to form a solid and inescapable to trap the two imposters.
Project Birdcage!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal never thought that the barrier blockade which he had gotten Wang Ling to set up around the Office of Strategic Deception would actually be used at this moment.
Youre really interesting. Since Im already here, I wont run. Actually, theres no need for you to go out of your way to set up this barrier. Chatterbox Wang Ling looked to the left and right, and seemed pretty satisfied with the current situation. To go to this much trouble for us, it looks like Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal is really giving us face! But its useless. All of you will die today.
Youre overconfident. Crispy Noodles Dao Monarchs cold expression was in stark contrast to the flippant smile on the imposters face.
His long hair hung down to his waist and his appearance was simr to Wang Lings; their features were exactly identical at the very beginning, but after Wang Ling gave him permission to modify his face, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch could change his features at will.
The one thing that couldnt be changed, however, were his eyes C they still had to be dead fish eyes.
Anything else could be tossed out, except for the two most important things: dead fish eyes and crispy noodle snacks!
Ling Zhenren wouldnt beplete without either one!
In the next moment, Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch directly made a move.
Without wasting time on unnecessary words, he suddenly moved in a streak of green light. He was in front of the imposter in a sh, and he raised one hand to p thetters cheek with pinpoint uracy.
A petty trick.
The imposters reaction was just as quick. He leaned to one side and raised his arm to block the attack while his other hand swung out at the same time.
Just like that, everyone became party to an astonishing scene
Who could have expected two top-ss experts to start trading ps with each other in front of everyone present, as if they were engaged in a fierce punch-up.
But the most important point was that these werent ordinary punches
Each of these ps carried the tremendous power to level mountains and empty rivers. As they swung their palms, Immortal Toyas small world was promptly smashed to smithereens, ruined beyond recognition.
Immortal Toyas heart ached ah !
Everything in the small world of his gourd had been bought with his own money!
Therge mountains! The small rivers! Even the vast ocean C all of it had cost him so much money!
After cultivating to a particr level, people were often fond of embellishing their physical and mental attributes. Just like the manor-building system in some martial arts games, all the decorations in the small world could be bought with money, and Immortal Toya had put in a lot of painstaking effort into setting up this small world.
Because different spirit medicinal nts grew in different environmental conditions, Immortal Toya could freely set up suitable greenhouses in the small world for them to grow in.
But now, as Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch and the fake Ling Zhenren traded ps, everything in the small world was being destroyed bit by bit
At the same time, the Holy Thunder Pill had stirred up bad weather in the small world, and divine thunderbolts rained down inrge numbers, making for an apocalyptic scene.
Brother To, you dont have to be so sad, the Office will reimburse your lossester. Cailian Zhenrenforted him.
My losses are small but where on earth is the real Ling Zhenren? Immortal Toya puzzled over the one question that the entire Office of Strategic Deception also had at that moment.
We should know the answer soon, answered Cailian Zhenren.
Odd Zhuos aura wasnt present in the small world. Under Fatty Luo and Dharmarajas cover earlier, Odd Zhuo had broken out of the conference room and activated the defensive barrier.
Given Odd Zhuos absence, he had probably gone to find out what was going on.
On the other side, the fight between Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the fake Fang Xing was also quite intense.
Still, it paled inparison with the consequences of the p-fight between the two people on this side.
Student Fang Xing in his female form had a fiercer attack style than when in his usual state. Each move targeted a weak point she fully intended to kill Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
This fake Student Fang is so vicious. As he defended against the attack, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals gaze couldnt help being drawn to female Student Fang Xings massive
This was the normal reaction of any man.
There was a popr online game recently, where some livestreamers bought a visual focus device which could urately pinpoint what a viewers gaze was focused on.
When male livestreamers turned on the monitoring device and clicked on photos of some beauties the result was that the first thing these male livestreamers focused on was the chests
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal believed he wasnt a man of such perversions.
Staring at a girls chest was very rude and not gentlemanly at all!
But in this fight now, he couldnt help casting nces at it.
It was a huge distraction!
What should he do?
Was it because they were too big?
No
Drawing in a deep breath, he forced himself to calm down.
Even if this person in front of him was an imposter, the other partys appearance was still that of his good brother Student Fang Xing!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had seen Fang Xing in his female form more times than anyone else here!
How could he have vile thoughts about his own brother?!
So, the only exnation was that this imposter had definitely done something to her chest!
But unfortunately, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had no proof at the moment of this tant and despicable behavior.
Chapter 996 - Odd Zhuo Calls For Help
Chapter 996: Odd Zhuo Calls For HelpTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
On the other side, Odd Zhuo had sessfully activated the barrier and immediately rushed in the direction of the Wang familys small vi. Everyone was in the dark and had no idea at all about what was happening. The whole of the Office of Strategic Deception was in a mess, and he had to find out exactly what was going on.
After activating the barrier blockade, Odd Zhuo sorted out his thoughts properly. He couldnt help out in the fight if he stayed; instead, he could be a distraction if everyone had to protect him. Hence, Odd Zhuos first reaction was to look for his shifu at the Wang familys small vi.
As Wang Lings first disciple, this was his prerogative!
When necessary, he could ask those gremlins in the Wang familys small vi that had been enlightened by his shifu for help!
Thus, he could still look for backup at the small vi even if he couldnt find his shifu.
Things had happened too suddenly this time, catching everyone off guard.
Odd Zhuo flew to the entrance of the Wang familys small vi and noticed that Dog Two was also missing, which made him curse even more in his heart.
Uncle, aunt, are you home? Odd Zhuo knocked on the door of the vi, but there was no reply.
Father Wang, Mother Wang and Grandfather Wang had all disappeared!
Crap, something really happened! Odd Zhuo felt that the situation didnt look good. He straightaway took out a pen from his chest pocket. With a press of his finger, it instantly transformed into a dazzling and cool bluish-gray spirit sword!
Odd Zhuo didnt know what the situation was inside the vi, but he was already on guard.
He knocked on the door and said the password: Crispy noodle snacks are number one!
Kacha!
There was the sound of the front door unlocking, and it slowly opened
Wang Ling had enlightened this door a long time ago, and this version 1.0 enlightened gremlins capabilities werent as strong as Wang Lings newly enlightened bedroom door. Thetest enlightenment technique was version 3.0, and Book of Sage Immortal and the bedroom door were the beneficiaries of this version.
Lord Ma was a version 2.0, but he was very strong. As a version 2.0 gremlin that frequently received Wang Lings trust, Lord Ma was just as powerful as the 3.0s.
The small vi was extremely quiet, and there was something strange about this silence.
Odd Zhuo swallowed before slowly moving forward step by step and finally making his way up to the second floor with his sword in hand.
There were no signs of intrusion, let alone a fight, but the fact was that Father Wang, Mother Wang and Grandfather Wang were all missing, which Odd Zhuo felt was very strange.
What on earth happened?
Try shifus bedroom and take a look around. Odd Zhuo took a deep breath and went to Wang Lings bedroom.
With one nce, he saw Book of Sage Immortal on the table.
Given its omniscience, it might know something.
Book of Sage Immortal! What on earth is going on? asked Odd Zhuo.
Master has gone to the Pce of Mirrors and has lost contact with this world, answered Book of Sage Immortal. It was connected to Wang Lings soul, so naturally it knew what was going on, and it rted everything it knew in detail.
How could this happen all of a sudden Student Fang Xing was captured, and it turns out shifu went to rescue him. Since you knew this, why didnt you tell us? Odd Zhuo rebuked the book.
As a gremlin enlightened by Master, I cant take even half a step out of the bedroom, nor use my strength to change anything, without an order from Master or an authorized person, Book of Sage Immortal said helplessly.
Fine. Odd Zhuo sighed. Even if thats the case, where are Father Wang, Mother Wang and Grandfather Wang?
They took Grandfather Wang back to his hometown.
Why so suddenly Odd Zhuo was nk, and then made a shocked sound. But their son has suddenly disappeared! Dont tell me theyre not worried?
Before Mr Wang and Lady Wang left, I did remind them, but Mr Wang didnt seem to care
Odd Zhuo covered his face andughed bitterly.
For them to have such a reaction, it looked like Wang Ling was indeed their biological son.
Then, Book Sage, you should know that the Office of Strategic Deception is under attack by fakes impersonating shifu and Student Fang Xing, said Odd Zhuo.
I am naturally aware, answered Book of Sage Immortal. Without reinforcements, your chances of winning are 1%.
1%
It was at that moment that Odd Zhuo suddenly understood the meaning of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals hand gesture earlier.
He had actually been referring to their chances of sess!
What a bizarre misunderstanding
Then, Book Sage, as an authorized person, I now order you to use all your strength to dispose of those two imposters! And try to find out what their objective is! Odd Zhuo spoke at that moment.
When he disyed his palm, the character Ling glowed brightly in the center.
Having received the order, Book of Sage Immortal could atst act. Understood. I have now sent the first wave of reinforcements to the frontline.
The first wave of reinforcements? Arent all of you going to take action? Odd Zhuo was curious.
As gremlins enlightened by Master, the main thing is still to remain low-key. We wont leave the vi unless we have no other choice. Ive already notified the reinforcements, however, so our chances of winning this battle now has already significantly increased, answered Book of Sage Immortal. In the end, fakes are fakes C theres no way they can match the real Master.
Elsewhere, not long after Book of Sage Immortal had passed down the information.
A space tunnel opened outside the Office of Strategic Deceptions massive dome-shaped barrier.
It looks very lively down there.
The person who hade was none other than Wang Zhen.
As a result of offending Wang Ling previously, the Heavenly Dao had cklisted him. After some time had passed, he had now recovered some of his strength. He crossed his arms as he hovered in the sky. Next to him, Liu Qingyi frowned. Sure enough, theres a very strange air about these two imposters C its a type of power I havent seen before.
To help out, well have to enter the barrier, Wang Zhen said as he looked at the huge dome-shaped barrier beneath them. It was a terrifying scene, just like the end of the world.
Thick, ck clouds had gathered outside this enormous barrier, which covered the size of a football field. Thunder rumbled and the surrounding space was constantly torn apart; even the ground had copsed, and showed no signs of settling.
Outside the barrier, the disciples of the Office of Strategic Deception were panic-stricken and had utterly no idea what to do.
This barrier was set up by Ling Zhenren and its imprable. We wont be able to get in using regr means. The only thing we can do is to be drawn naturally into the space, and then use the flow of energy around the barrier like a whirlpool to send us inside, said Liu Qingyi. But this means that someone has to open a path.
Wang Zhen: Youre saying
Liu Qingyi: My power hasnt been restricted, so Im the main fighting force, and I have to conserve my strength. So, its up to you to open the path. Since your parents beat you growing up, its absolutely not a problem for your physique.
Wang Zhen: You
Theres no time to think about it. Its you, Wang Zhen! As soon as she said that, Liu Qingyi kicked Wang Zhen downward and followed behind him.
Wang Zhen was drawn right into the energy flow at the front, and the pain was torturous.
It hurt far more than being beaten by his mother!!!
Chapter 997 - The King’s Treasure Pants
Chapter 997: The Kings Treasure PantsTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
Wang Zhen was sure that Liu Qingyi this girl had definitely done it on purpose! Since ancient times, there had been countless proverbs that testified to a womans strong desire for revenge Ca womans heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea,the most malicious is a wifes heart and so on
There had never been any feelings between them to begin with. It was because of a misunderstanding created from trying to escape marriage that they had both wound up fleeing to Earth.
Now, in order to learn from Wang Ling, both Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had joined No. 60 High, and Liu Qingyi was the first person that Wang Zhen had to be vignt against in school. From the moment he had chosen to enter No. 60 High, he had basically already been mentally prepared.
As a man, it was beneath him to bicker with Liu Qingyi, but the problem was that the girl seemed to be tormenting him on purpose!
It, it hurts!! Wang Zhen was caught in the barriers storm fissures. Powerful spatial forces tore at his body, making him feel as if insects were biting him all over.
I cant, I cant stand it Wang Zhens face twisted with tremendous pain.
Are you a man or not? Liu Qingyi was right at the back as shepletely treated Wang Zhen as a meat shield.
Ahhh! I cant, Im going to break, break apart
Just hang on a little longer! Weve already in so deep! We just need to go a little deeper!
Dont use such ambiguous words!
With Liu Qingyi holding Wang Zhen in front of her as they moved forward, they soon saw a light up ahead.
They had arrived.
Inside the barrier, the battle against the imposters was ongoing.
Odd Zhuo was following the battle situation carefully on Book of Sage Immortals screen.
Can they really seed Odd Zhuo had some doubts about Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyis participation.
It was undeniable that these two were top experts from Ninefold Star, but his fake shifu wasnt easy to deal with!
This deployment of forces is currently the most suitable strategy if we want to catch the other party alive, Book of Sage Immortal replied. Ive already done the exact calctions: if we redouble our efforts and kill the other side, Im afraid that we wont be able to learn their true objective. But what Mr Zhuo said isnt unreasonable. While this deployment will guarantee that we can catch them alive, it certainly isnt good if our side winds up sustaining heavy losses.
Do you have an idea?
Of course.
With a thought from Book of Sage Immortal, a pair of navy blue pants floated out of Wang Lings wardrobe as if it had a will of its own.
When the pants flew into Odd Zhuos hands, he thought, *Shifu*s school pants?
My lords school pants have a character of their own. Theres a pocket on the right side. Book of Sage Immortal said, It looks like a regr pair of school pants, but no one would expect its pocket to in fact contain some another profundity.
What, what do you mean? Holding his *shifu*s school pants, the coarse fabric made Odd Zhuo shiver all over He, he was actually touching pants his shifu had worn! No, he had to calm down!
While my lord usually ends a battle with one or two ps, and will asionally summon Lord Jingke to appear, he in fact also has a full set of Kings Treasure Pants! Of course, the character here is for the word pants 1.
What is this thing Odd Zhuo was stupefied.
Every year on my lords birthday, all the Heavenly Dao will send him gifts, many of which are magical artifacts. My lord doesnt think much of them, but it isnt nice to refuse their good intentions, so he set up this Kings Treasure Pants and put away all these magic treasures here.
So its a storehouse for magic treasures. Odd Zhuo understood.
No, Mr Zhuo, you dont understand the meaning of the Kings Treasure Pants, Book of Sage Immortal said.
Its voice slowly turned deep. A Kings Treasure Pants would naturally contain top-grade magic weapons of heaven and earth, and gifts from the Heavenly Dao are of this standard. But what my lords Kings Treasure Pants contain are all world-defying magic treasures, which are also the divine artifacts that cultivators talk about.
Odd Zhuo:
From the moment my lord was a year old, all the Heavenly Dao started to give him all kinds of world-defying magic treasures as gifts. When theyter saw how he stored all these magic weapons in the Kings Treasure Pants, they took the initiative to ce their gifts inside the Kings Treasure Pants every year on my lords birthday. There are now tens of thousands of world-defying magic treasures inside the Kings Treasure Pants.
Odd Zhuo was dumbstruck: 0_O
Tens of thousands of world-defying magical artifacts
What was more, they were all birthday gifts which his shifu had forgotten about.
No wonder Heavenly Dao was never able to win his *shifu*s favor! It turned out that they were sending him the wrong birthday gifts every year!
How could they not give his shifu crispy noodle snacks as birthday gifts?
But having said that, Odd Zhuo was shocked by such a tremendous amount of world-defying magical artifacts.
Whatever sort of world-defying magical artifacts they were, cultivators often shelled out hefty prices in their pursuit of top-grade equipment!
For a full set of quality equipment, some people would go deep into treacherous locations and narrowly escape death to collect the materials needed for forging.
Sure enough, his shifu was an immortal
A regr person would never understand how an immortal worked.
Alright, stop spacing out, Mr Zhuo. Since you want to help Miss Liu Qingyi and the others, you can start opening the express deliveries now. All these birthday gifts are piled up in the Kings Treasure Pants, all unopened. You are free to choose the magic treasures for Miss Liu and the others to use.
Alright
Without further ado, Odd Zhuo directly stuck his hand into the Kings Treasure Pants.
He took out several gift boxes in a row, all of different sizes and wrapped exquisitely, and couldnt help rubbing his hands together.
Who knew what sort of things he would unwrap.
Inside the Office of Strategic Deceptions barrier, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhens arrival redressed the bnce in battle.
Ninefold Stars cultivation levels werent measured in the same way as on Earth.
The two imposters felt some pressure at Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyis appearance.
What should we do? Female Fang Xing was flung backward after exchanging palm strikes with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
Fake Wang Ling simply flicked a finger behind her to steady Fang Xing. The two pulled back to a distance of a dozen or so meters away.
We have no other choice: our mission is to kill everyone here at all costs. Fake Wang Ling had an evil expression on his face.
Are you going to use that technique Female Fang Xing was a little surprised. She hadnt expected things to reach this point so soon.
This is the only way now toplete the mission. We cant put it off any longer. When the fake Wang Ling finished speaking, he rose up from the ground, slowly opened his arms wide, and said in a chuuni voice, Let the world feel the pain
Footnotes:
Ch 997 Footnote 1
Referring to how the Chinese word ku for pants has the same pronunciation as for store in treasure house or storage.
Chapter 998 - Project Clone Wang Ling
Chapter 998: Project Clone Wang LingTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Many thanks, Miss Liu and Brother Wang Zhen, foring to help us!
Senior Immortal, no need for thanks! Be careful, hes going to do something big!
As the fake Wang Ling started to gather power from where he was hovering in the air, the Ninefold Star duo sensed strong killing intent, as if boundless spirit power was amassing in the imposters body and gradually taking shape.
An invisible wall of spirit power encircled the fake Wang Ling, blocking him from every attack. This was the qi field phenomenon, which was a coalescence of spirit power and also said to be the ultimate protection. If they didnt break through this qi field, everything would be for naught.
Sensing that things werent good, Liu Qingyi promptly sent out the toughest secret weapon next to her C she grabbed Wang Zhen by his cor and flung him far out.
Wang Zhen, who had already experienced breaking through a barrier and passing through a spatial storm, unexpectedly cooperated at that moment. As the person who probably had the hardest head on Ninefold Star, he was already braced to go all out.
Fools. The fake Wang Ling opened his eyes a slit; he thought nothing of this attack at all.
Bang!
Liu Qingyi threw Wang Zhen like a shot put, but thetter bounced off the qi field.
Its useless. Female Fang Xing stood guard on the side. She couldnt help at all, but she knew that any attack would be in vain. This Wang Ling might be an imposter, but it was difficult for anyone to get close to him when the qi field was in ce.
Now, he had gathered almost enough power to use his ultimate move, and at that point, everyone here would die.
Their mission was to kill everyone here.
Kings Nuclear Bomb, Book of Sage Immortal said faintly.
Odd Zhuo could sense the terrifying power even through Book of Sage Immortals screen.
So, this technique was called Kings Nuclear Bomb?
Book of Sage Immortal: To be more precise, it should be Great Kings Nuclear Bomb. However, since hes an imposter, hes not worthy of the title Great.
How powerful is this technique of shifus? Odd Zhuo asked curiously.
Among all of my lords Heavenly Dao spells, there are a few that can cause widespread destruction. But in the end, this is an imposter, who actually still needs to gather the power. My lord needs to do no such thing C he can instantly activate the spell with just a thought.
This move has enough power to destroy a, but looking at how much energy this imposter has umted, he seems to be nning to restrict the range of the power gathered to blowing up everyone inside the Office of Strategic Deceptions barrier.
Blowing up everyone inside
Could it be??
Along with the information which Book of Sage Immortal had shared on the Pce of Mirrors, Odd Zhuo suddenly thought of a possibility.
Mr Zhuos guess is correct: its likely that the other partys objective is to blow up Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others, then arrange for them to be resurrected inside the Pce of Mirrors to serve the enemy.
But then whats the deal with my shifu? Odd Zhuo was puzzled; he already understood the reason for the ck shadow mensrge-scale massacre of scientific researchers, but couldnt figure out why a fake shifu and Student Fang Xing had shown up.
Based on my overall analysis, there is a 94.89% chance that the matter is like so: the research institute has my lords hair, which Mr Guo Ping assumed were energy strings, as well as Mr Fang Xings DNA from when he was a baby. Because Mr Fang Xing is True Immortal She Pis child, he was kept under observation at the institute for a period of time.
Book of Sage Immortal drew a conclusion: The only reason the other party would abduct Student Fang Xing as well as gather so many scientific researchers would be to resurrect True Immortal She Pi, and use him to lead the resurrected researchers in a cloning project. Those imposters of my lord and Student Fang Xing are the test results of cloning.
Test results of cloning?
Was the other side nning to clone a Ling Zhenren army?
This possibility instantly made Odd Zhuos hair stand on end.
Looking at this imposter of my lord, the other partys cloning technology is clearly still in the experimental phase. Whether in terms of capability or disposition, this clone is significantly different from my real lord. However, once theyve developed a sessful cloning method, terrible things will happen.
Book of Sage Immortal came up with a conjecture as it spoke. Once theyve managed to clone my lord properly, in a short period of time, arge number of these clones will start to spread out from Earth as their base in arge-scale attack on the universe.
ording to my calctions, there is a 99% chance that the clone army of my lord will firstunch an attack on the Crispy Noodles Gxy. This was something that happened when my lord was very young, and used a Heavenly Dao cloning spell and sent original vor crispy noodle snacks into space. After all these years, the neverending cloning of these crispy noodle snacks wound up forming the Crispy Noodles Gxy.
Furthermore, this gxy has now be a resource which some aliens rely on to live. This is because the crispy noodles ground pepper generates heat in the gxy, causing it to shine like a fixed star in outer space. Thus, the Crispy Noodles Gxy has given rise to many intelligent lifeforms.
Odd Zhuo:
They live on crispy noodles and harvest it to trade for supplies with others. So far, the Crispy Noodles Gxy is the secondrgest economy in the universe behind Divine Dao Star.
Odd Zhuos mouth had already fallen open with how stunned he was.
But my lord isnt too concerned about this matter. He spends too much energy on studying and keeping his grades down, and never thought that his unintentional act as a child would actually lead to the creation of new lifeforms in the universe. Additionally, because of his craving for different crispy noodle snack vors, the original vor has gradually faded from his life, which is also one of the reasons why he pays this matter no mind
Book of Sage Immortal sighed. Once a clone army of my lord appears, it will, without fail, swiftly take control of Earth and attack the Crispy Noodles Gxy. Once the secondrgest economy in the universe copses, Divine Dao Star will not be able to hold together the economic system of the entire universe.
Odd Zhuo:
Book of Sage Immortal: At that time, the copse of the Crispy Noodles Gxy will inevitably cause the universe to fall into dire straits and lead to famine as majors run out of food.
And famine in turn will be the fuse which ignites war. These alien lifeforms will officially go to war in order to plunder resources, and many living things will die out as a result. In the end, the entire universe will dere war on Earth, which will be the inevitable beginning of an age of dimensional military expeditions. Furthermore, in order to suppress my lord, Earth will also be lost.
Odd Zhuo:
Chapter 999 - The Royal Scepter
Chapter 999: The Royal Scepter
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
Of course, the situation Book of Sage Immortal spoke of was based on the sess of the cloning project.
Given the strength of the imposter they were currently facing, a sessful clone of a true Ling Zhenren wasnt as easy as the other party might have imagined.
From Book of Sage Immortals analysis, however, Odd Zhuo had gleaned some key information:
1: The enemy hade prepared this time. It was very clear what their goal was: they had abducted Student Fang Xing in order to obtain Immortal She Pis cremation urn and resurrect thetter.
2: They had massacred scientific researchers on arge scale in order to bring them back to life in the world of the Pce of Mirrors. Under Immortal She Pis leadership, these scientists would study human cloning in order to clone an army of Wang Lings.
3: While they currently didnt know who was the mastermind behind the scenes, the other party was 100% linked to Immortal She Pis case back then, and was aware of thetters research. Cloning magic was banned! Those who studied it in private would be sentenced to death if caught!
Could it really be an internal issue?
Putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Odd Zhuo was more convinced than ever that there was a spy But the question was, who on earth was the spy? Apart from the mastermind behind the scenes, this was the biggest question. As long as they caught the spy, the masterminds identity would be revealed.
But for now, they had to handle matters one by one.
Odd Zhuo knew very well that his current task was to help Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others catch those two imposters alive!
He swiftly tore open the express delivery boxes while Lord Ma used his transmission ability to send those magical artifacts directly to the inside of the barrier.
Cailian Zhenren recognized the golden light at a nce. Its Lord Mas golden transmission light!! It looks like hes sending something over!
Lord Mas voice rang out shortly after. On the order of Odd Zhuo as an authorized person, I am sending everyone magical artifacts from Masters collection. Please use them ordingly and be sure to take down those two imposters.
When the golden light of transmission disappeared, a divine artifact which glittered with gold appeared in everyones sight.
Slimes Bugle!?
Wasnt this the legendary western divine artifact
ording to legend, this horn could be used to summon arge number of slime troops to take part in battle. These slime troops wouldnt die, and would only grow in number! Unless there was a way to eliminate them in one go, they would never bepletely eliminated!
Its just a divine artifact
In the sky, the imposter sneered. Want to take me down with a magical artifact? Dream on!
Dont be too sure Lord Ma warned.
Then, there were several more golden transmission rays in the sky.
This was followed by everyone inside the barrier eximing one after another.
WTF?! Thors Hammer!
WTF?! Hadess Shield!
WTF?! Universal WIFI Block Magic Staff!
WTF?! Immovable Yang Divine de!
So many legendary divine artifacts showed up at the same time, petrifying all the people of the Office of Strategic Deception at once.
Now even the imposter in the sky started to feel uneasy
He had no idea that so many divine artifacts would appear all together. The pressure from these divine artifacts alone caused him to lose his footing for a moment as he almost fell.
This was a bizarre mix of divine artifacts from both the East and the West, and all of them had been freaking charmed! The +13 light special effects could be felt from far away
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal held the Royal Scepter, which was a magical staff that stood for supreme authority! With just a thought from Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, anyone who saw the staff would have to kneel in surrender.
Youve lost.
At that moment, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals eyes were fixed on the two imposters.
The fake female Student Fang Xing had no control at all and dropped to her knees with a plop on the ground.
In the sky, the remaining imposter had an unwilling expression on his face.
When activated, his Kings Nuclear Bomb had a built-in do not disturb effect. Logically speaking, it would never be interrupted, which was why he had been so confident.
However, reality was always crueler than the imagination
In the end, the strength of an imposter was fake, and couldntpare with the real deal.
When Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, holding the Royal Scepter, gazed at the imposter in the air, incredibly heavy pressure suddenly wrapped around thetters knees.
And then there was no then.
The double-eyelid imposter in the air dropped in a ball of energy like a piece of snot. He was rammed deep into the ground up to his knees with a loud bang, directly splitting the earth!
My god, this scepter is so handy! The Office of Strategic Deception crew were petrified by the power of the Royal Scepter.
Was there any power more hardcore in this world than the ability to make someone kneel This was a hard CC 1 ! It showed utterly no mercy!
The most important point was that the imposters Kings Nuclear Bomb wasnt the real thing and the attack setup took too long, which was an opportunity that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others took advantage of.
You
Now, both imposters were kneeling on the ground and rendered immobile, suppressed by the Royal Scepter!
Speak: where are you from, and what is your true objective? Otherwise, enjoy our divine artifact service package.
At that moment, everyone from the Office of Strategic Deception surrounded the two imposters, each of them with a divine artifact in hand, and the imposters were scared into breaking out in cold sweat.
The world of the Pce of Mirrors wasnt a pure secretnd.
Although it hadnt been long since Wang Ling entered the ce, he had already perceived itsplexposition. While it might be very easy for cultivators to create a small world, the Pce of Mirrors existence wasnt based on the power of a world, but on a dimensional force far more advanced than a world. In other words, the Pce of Mirrors existed in another cosmic dimension, which received all the dead souls of the universe.
After Wang Ming and the others scanned the structure of the entire munitions factory, they drew a map.
It looks like this munitions factory is just a processing nt. Student Fang Xing isnt here. Wang Ming looked at the map. Together with Guo Ping, they had drawn a map of this world based on their deductions and calctions. Of course, this map was a mirror opposite of a cultivation map of the real world.
Meanwhile, Wang Ling had discovered something else.
The world wasnt made up of just dead souls.
Although the Pce of Mirrors took in the dead from all over the universe, it also had its own indigenous inhabitants.
Using the Great Blood Origin Spell, Wang Ling could distinctly trace back these peoples bloodlines and sense that their souls had never left the Pce of Mirrors.
Where should we go investigate now? Guo Ping asked.
Go back to No. 60 High for a look, Wang Ling answered telepathically.
He was a little curious to see how No. 60 High had changed in the Pce of Mirrors.
At the same time, he could also sense that a native inhabitant of the Pce of Mirrors was living in No. 60 High.
Chapter 1000 - No. 60 High’s Native Inhabitant
Chapter 1000: No. 60 Highs Native Inhabitant
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The No. 60 High in the Pce of Mirrors was the same as Wang Ling had imagined: it was basically consistent with theyout of the real No. 60 High, but its decor was much more luxurious. The palm trees at the entrance, which to Wang Ling looked like they were clinging to life, now radiated vitality in the world of the Pce of Mirrors.
Why is the school gate closed? Its not the weekend today, is it? Guo Ping was confused.
Dont forget, everything is theplete opposite in the Pce of Mirrors. Look here. Wang Ming pointed to a sign with very small words detailing points for attention.
No. 1: In order to alleviate the burden on students, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools has approved for school to be held on Saturday and Sunday, while Monday to Friday are rest days. Teachers are not allowed to assign homework during the rest period. All schoolwork must bepleted in school. If students are unable to do so, the teachers will guide them.
No. 2: In order to protect the mental health of students, teachers cannot contact parents without permission if a students grades are not good. Teachers should take full responsibility for the students learning.
No. 3: Without student consent, their free time and rest period cannot be encroached on (for PE ss and so on, for example). The proposed use of this time should be reasonablymunicated to the whole ss for them to put to a vote, where the majority will rule.
No. 4: If students are not satisfied with the food in the school canteen, they are allowed to order takeout during the lunch break. Teachers-in-charge cannot interfere.
No. 5: Students must buy the school uniform, but if they are not happy with it, they can choose not to wear it. Teachers-in-charge cannot interfere with a students individuality.
Note: If any of the above regtions are vited, both the student and teacher will be given a major demerit.
This is theplete opposite. Guo Ping was dumbfounded when he stared at these five points for attention.
He suddenly gave a deep sigh C the teachers in the Pce of Mirrors didnt have it easy students were the most rebellious in high school, and no matter if teachers were too strict or too lenient, problems would pop up either way. Outstanding teachers all had gauges in their hearts and knew how to weigh between right and wrong, and when to push or to rx.
Then again, they couldnt bepletely indulgent!
An orderly world was one with rules.
These points for attention might look like rules, but were more like means of indulging students. If students had no self-control, this could cause chaos.
However, Guo Ping didnt think such a thing would happen in the Pce of Mirrors.
The Pce of Mirrors did have native inhabitants, but more than that, they took in the souls of the deceased from the rest of the universe. Although people were resurrected in the Pce of Mirrors, they lost memories of their past lives and only remembered how they died. Then, the shadow men arranged for them to settle down in this world, build new families, and live every day without hopes or dreams.
There were jobs in the Pce of Mirrors, but all resources were shared; even if one had a sry, there was no need for the people here to spend money on what they wanted.
Money here was just for show.
Although they were brought back to life and could obtain all the material things they wanted, they lived without dreams or hopes.
They were like puppets, living repetitive lives under the control of these shadow men.
So, is this really a happy ce? Wang Ming grinned mockingly.
Its nothing more than a world that seems to have rules when it actually doesnt. Guo Ping couldnt help trembling. He could sense how bizarre this world was. When he thought carefully about it, he shuddered with horror. Guo Ping was a man who had also experienced much of life. When he drifted through space back then and everyone thought he was already dead, he arrived alone on Divine Dao Star, delved into thenguage of the Divine Dragons using his human intelligence, and experienced all kinds of strange things.
But now, standing at the entrance of the fake No. 60 High in the Pce of Mirrors, Guo Ping got goosebumps all over his body, and he utterly didnt dare think too hard about this world anymore.
Wang Ling never thought that he woulde into contact with a world in another sense of the term; this world was different from the secretnd as understood by many cultivators.
Although secretnds were also in a different space, generally speaking, they still existed in the same dimension.
But this world which Wang Ling hade to waspletely different from the real world. The shadow men here radiated a mysterious power. Star Lord of Divine Dao Star said that this was a special power called Fate Dao, but after going deep into the Pce of Mirrors, Wang Ling felt that it wasnt that simple.
To avoid being detected, Wang Ling and the others put on No. 60 Highs school uniform after climbing over the wall. Wang Ling always had No. 60 Highs school uniform on hand. He was a good kid who was fond of being clean, and had several spare sets in case his uniform got dirty from battle or some mishap.
The truth was that Wang Ling wasnt the only one who had several sets of clothes on hand. A lot of cartoon protagonists were actually equipped as such, which was why their clothes forever looked the same and werent the least bit damaged in the cartoon, regardless of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, or after a battle Everyone had several spare sets of clothes ready!
Guo Ping and Wang Ming didnt need to wear the school uniform. The mecha armor they were wearing could camouge itself and change outfits at any time. Wang Ling just needed to change into the school uniform, and after scanning it, identical clothes would appear on them. This was a very practical function, simr to how a chameleon changed its appearance.
Which ss are you students from? In the distance, a very pretty girl suddenly appeared from around the corner of the teaching building. She was wearing a snow-white apron, which was actually part of a full goth maid costume. Her voice was iparably clear and sweet, and was as melodious as a small bell.
Grade One, ss Three, Wang Ling replied quietly.
The girl frowned. So its Grade One, ss Three How rare for you to actually show up at school. But what are you doing here? Students from the loser ss hateing to school the most. Even if its two days on Saturday and Sunday, they still try their best to cut ss.
Wang Ling:
Loser ss? Wang Ming was taken aback.
He remembered that Wang Lings Grade One, ss Three was supposed to be an elite ss
Sure enough, everything in the Pce of Mirrors was the opposite.
Who are you? Guo Ping probed.
The girl in front of them sighed very helplessly and spread her hands. You donte to school often, no wonder you dont recognize me. I cook all the food in school on Saturday and Sunday! My name is Li Juan. You can call me Juaner.
Juaner
Wang Ling felt that the word seemed a little familiar.
Then, he raised his head in astonishment.
WTF!
It turned out that this person was the Pce of Mirrors Mother Juan!
And Wang Ling could clearly sense that this person wasnt a departed spirit who had wandered over, but was a native inhabitant of the Pce of Mirrors!
Chapter 1001 - Mother Juan’s Dream
Chapter 1001: Mother Juans Dream
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Although Mother Juan in this dimension was also the kitchendy at No. 60 High, she was much younger and prettier than the one in the real world Gazing at her face, Wang Ling wasnt used to it. It wasnt because she wasnt pretty enough, but that she was so pretty that he somehow felt it was all an act. Besides, Wang Ling felt that the real Mother Juan was more affable.
Though she was now going down the road of ck cuisine in order to develop a new cooking style, she actually had very good intentions!
Its noon; all of you havent eaten yet, have you? How about following me to the canteen for a bite? Miss Juaner smiled.
Will that be alright? Wang Ming asked.
You students are really strange. This is my first time seeing the weak students from the loser ss being so polite. Youre clearly the elite of all the losers, which is why you have the word Elite on the back of your school uniforms, Miss Juaner said.
Wang Ling:
It turned out that the definition of the word Elite had been modified here
This Pce of Mirrors was really a mystical world.
Then lets talk while we eat, Wang Ming said.
Then wait for me, Im going to the washroom, Mother Juan said.
Alright
Miss Juaner quickly ran to the female washroom, and walked out a dozen or so secondster.
Wang Ming was baffled. So quick?
Miss Juaner: If you pee standing up, of course its quick.
Everyone:
Next to Wang Lings feet, Dog Two was thoroughly shocked by this world.
Girls peed standing up Then didnt that mean boys had to squat and use toilet paper? What kind of strange operation was this?!
Li Juan invited Wang Ling and the others to the canteen to eat.
Only then did Wang Ling realize that there was actually quite a number of teachers in the canteen, and Wang Ling and the others stood out. When the teachers saw Wang Ling, they all bowed obsequiously and werent irritable despite knowing that they were students from the loser ss.
There was nock of courteous and easy-going teachers, but the entire system in the Pce of Mirrors was chaotic. Wang Ling couldnt helpmenting this difference.
This dimension, with all its confusion and disregard for rules and order, should never exist.
But Wang Ling had yet to determine who on earth was the person who ruled behind the scenes.
Why are the teachers still at work?
The students rest from Monday to Friday. Naturally, some teachers have to work overtime to prepare lessons for Saturday and Sunday.
Wang Lings heart couldnt help feeling heavy when he heard this.
To be a teacher in this world was pretty miserable.
Although the 996-working hours system in the real world also wasnt humane, it was nothingpared with this world!
As Wang Ling had thought, Mother Juans cooking was normal in the Pce of Mirrors. While the dishes didnt look as good as in the real world, they were at the very least not poisonous.
Wang Ling took a sip of Mother Juans chicken soup and found it a little nd. Although it wasnt poisonous, it tasted a lot worse In the real world, it tasted and looked good, but could poison a person to death!
In No. 60 High, Mother Juans dishes, Super Chens mouth, Dopey Guos uncles These were all secret weapons! Wang Ling even felt that these secret weapons on their own could rival Heavenly Dao.
Its tough being a teacher. Wang Ming couldnt help sighing as he ate.
Wang Ming had never gone to school; Old Qi had noticed him and taken him away when he was four years old. Since then, he had always grown up under Old Qis guidance. Hepleted all the cultivation school programs the year he turned five C all the diplomas and certificates he earned could be used to wallpaper a house.
It had to be said that learning wasnt anything hard for the two brothers of the Wang family.
But there was a clear difference in their attitudes toward it.
Wang Ming was afraid that he wasnt outstanding enough.
Wang Ling was afraid of being too outstanding and of getting full marks if he identally performed at his usual standard.
No one else could understand this sort of pain.
A person shouldering the weight of excellence at an age no one should.
Sigh.
The wine was bitter going down the throat, the heart ached.
The meal passed silently. The truth was that Wang Ling and the others still didnt know how to discreetly ask Mother Juan about the Pce of Mirrors.
Half an hourter, after almost everyone else in the canteen had left, Mother Juan was the first to break the deadlock. Youre actually not from this world, are you? She was just probing, but hit the nail on the head. Wang Ling and the others froze on the spot at the question. They had thought that their disguise was wless, and there was no reason for them to be caught.
Dont be nervous, I mean no harm. Its just a kind of feeling that only native inhabitants of this world have. Mother Juan exined, I sense something different about youpared with the others. Perhaps youve also noticed that the people who live in this world are like puppets on strings, movingpletely to someone elses will. Even though they are departed spirits who floated over from elsewhere and were brought back to life, there is in fact no difference from when they were dead.
How did you know these people are the souls of the dead? Wang Ming was very curious.
It seems I guessed right. From the moment I was born into this world, I had the vague feeling that something wasnt right. The people around me are like NPCS in a game: they say and do the same things every day. Theye into this world, obtain new lives, enjoy the shared resources, and wont die or grow old. Thats the scariest part. Youve watched The Truman Show, right? Its that sort of feeling
Mother Juan mused, I was just guessing about the foundation of this world, and it wasnt until I saw you today that I knew for sure. Thereve been times when Ive wondered: if there was another me in another world, what would I be like?
Then when did you first realize? Guo Ping didnt expect things to progress this quickly.
Since they were already talking about it, he hastily got to the heart of the matter.
When I was very young, lots of strange buildings appeared in this world. Youve probably already seen them; theyre called dream houses These buildings for recruiting the souls of the dead popped up all over the ce one day, like mushrooms after the rain. Since then, more and more shadow men appeared in this world, and the existence of the dream houses caused the local residents of this world to gradually forget their sense of self.
Speaking up to this point, Mother Juan held out a hand. This is the mark of the dream house. I spent a tremendous amount to get this fake mark made in order to survive in this world As long as I have this, my memories wont be assimted.
So this Pce of Mirrors was invaded by someone else? Guo Ping was astonished and the rest were simrly horrified to hear that. No one expected this to be an borate n for decades in the making.
Thats right. Mother Juan nodded. But it was a dream which warned me of this at the very beginning. I seemed to dream of myself in another world, where I was older and had put on some weight.
Wang Ling looked up with a curious expression.
It seems that you know me in that other world. Mother Juan smiled. It was a very unusual dream. She told me a lot of things, and arge part of the reason why we could connect in a dreamscape had to do with her courting death
Courting death?
Thats right; I heard that she was inventing a lot of new dishes, and when she sampled them, she almost poisoned herself
Chapter 1002 - Fang Xing’s Idol Burden
Chapter 1002: Fang Xings Idol Burden
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In the Pce of Mirrors Songhai city, Fang Xing was being held captive in an underground research institute in some unknown location.
The strong containment magic array set up in the underground institute suppressed Fang Xings spiritual energy and prevented him from acting freely; it was as if this underground institute had been specially built for him.
But Bai Youquan, who had brought him here, didnt treat him disdainfully at all. The room was decorated in Fang Xings favorite European style and had massive French windows. Although it was underground, he could adjust the holographic view outside the windows ording to his preference.
Fang Xings dinner tonight was a kun steak, cut from the meatiest part of an ancient vicious kuns belly and well done, and blood wine brewed with the fresh blood of a qiongqi. The wine smelled strongly of strawberries, which was the mark of genuine qiongqi blood.
Although Fang Xing had never had food made from ancient vicious beasts, he had learned of them from ancient texts.
But these culinary delicacies did nothing to improve his mood; on the contrary, his expression turned increasingly heavy.
The strength of the person behind the scenes already far surpassed his imagination.
To turn vicious beasts already long extinct into food was astonishing to Fang Xing.
While he was pondering as he was held captive in a room inside the institute, arge, high-tech door slowly opened.
Whats the matter, ssmate Fang? You seem down? Your father was brought back to life in this world, you should be happy. With a smile, Bai Youquan pped his hands.
A slim man with delicate and pretty features and white hair that fell to this waist was pushed forward by two ck shadow men. He wore a white long gown, and scales glittered on his neck.
Dad? Fang Xing was emotional.
But the expression of the man in front of him waspletely unruffled. He looked at Fang Xing as if he was a stranger.
Your fathers memories were altered after he was resurrected. He didnt even witness your birth. To him, youre just an egg C he has no impression of you at all. Even if hes been resurrected, youre nothing but a stranger to him. Bai Youquanughed coldly and said telepathically, But thanks to your fathers research, we are at longst starting to see results in our own research. Were having a celebratory feast tonight, so I wont take your father away. You can use this time now for some father-and-son bonding.
After speaking, Bai Youquan straightaway took the ck shadow men with him and left.
He was very confident in his arrangement.
Even if the two of them were rted by blood, he wasnt worried at all.
How much could blood ties be worth?
Didnt his own dad Bai Zhe use him as a dumbbell when he was a kid
For a long while, the room was utterly silent.
True Immortal She Pi found a ce to sit, his posture dignified and his manner demure.
Fang Xing had never seen his fathers real appearance before. What he had seen was mostly in historical texts, and practically all of them were portraits. Fang Xing never expected his father to actually be so good-looking, unlike some famous figures like Zhu Yuanzhang 1, whose face was shaped like a shoehorn The artist who had drawn his fathers portrait back then must have belonged to the abstract school of art.
From his fathers appearance, he was indeed a lot younger after being resurrected than Fang Xing had imagined; this was probably what his father had looked like when he was young.
Dad Fang Xing called out tentatively.
Next to him, True Immortal She Pi looked rmed. Young man, dont randomly call anyone dad.
Fang Xing: But you really are my father. Didnt you hear what that person just said
True Immortal She Pi blushed. Dont try to trick me. I I never married, how could I have a son?
It was as Bai Youquan had said: True Immortal She Pi had practically no impression of Fang Xing after his memories were tampered with; he didnt even remember spitting out an egg.
Do you truly remember nothing? Fang Xing coaxed him patiently. Back then, you gave birth to a male ball! That was me!
M- male ball
Actually, the male ball referred to the egg, but saying he gave birth to a male ball sounded a lot better.
Fang Xing just never thought that these words would make his fathers expression change. Young man, what kind of joke is that? I am a man C how can I possibly give birth to a child? There is no freak in the world who can do that! Are you mocking me? I may look like this, but Im a man! In all the cultivation research Ive done, there isnt a spell that can make a man bear children!
Fang Xing was silent.
He had no idea at all how to exin this.
This was because back when True Immortal She Pi had given birth to him, his fathers body indeed hadnt gone through any sort of transformation. To be precise, it had been an instinctual response to propagate. The unique White Night Spell immortal technique which they cultivated had a particr ability, which was to automatically and magically back up cells when their lives were in danger.
Just before death, the White Night Spell would rbine the best cells that had been put aside, which would grow inside the body and finally form an egg; the truth was that this egg was a massive cell formed from non-stop cell reproduction in the body!
It was very obvious that True Immortal She Pi didnt remember anything about the White Night Spell, likely because his memories had been tampered with.
In his view, Fang Xing was a strange young man who randomly called other people dad.
So young what a pity that he was an oddball!
And thus, Fang Xing got a headache.
This was a situation that was hard to deal with.
First of all, tampering with memories didnt mean memory loss. Before True Immortal She Pi was resurrected, Bai Youquan had somehowpletely erased that part of his memory. That was to say, he had been reborn without that particr memory, and retrieving it would be a lot moreplicated than dealing with memory loss.
Fang Xing sighed and stared at True Immortal She Pis face as all sorts of solutions flew through his mind. He couldnt use any spells since his magic was restricted, so he had to think of a tangible way to prove his rtionship to True Immortal She Pi.
No choice
Fang Xing realized that now was the time to drop his idol burden.
In front of True Immortal She Pi, he opened his mouth wide.
It was a snakes mouth!
It could open up to a 180-degree angle!
He had never shown anyone this ability before! But today, for his fathers sake, he decided he would do whatever it took!..
Chapter 1003 - A Father and Son’s Tacit Understanding
Chapter 1003: A Father and Sons Tacit Understanding
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After his memories were altered, True Immortal She Pi might have forgotten the White Night Spell, but the Snake Form which was the foundation it was built on definitely wasnt something that could be erased from his mind; this was the root of all the magic True Immortal She Pi had developed. If his memory of the Snake Form was tampered with, he would lose all of his fighting strength, and Bai Youquan definitely didnt want that to happen.
Fang Xing could open his mouth so wide because he had been cultivating the Snake Form since young.
How can you do that True Immortal She Pi gazed at the young man in astonishment. The Snake Form was the root of all his magic, and logically speaking, no outsiders would know it C he had been nning to pass this magic art down to the next generation after he got married.
Dad I know you wont believe whatever I say now, but I think you will if we fight it out, said Fang Xing.
He had been born with the memory of the Snake Form, because True Immortal She Pi had passed on some memories of his magic to him during the cell reproduction in the final moments of his life. The Snake Form and the White Night Spell, which included Immortal Mode, were passed on in that moment when True Immortal She Pi spat out the egg.
It could be said that these were things Fang Xing had inherited in his bones, and no one else could copy them!
Also, it was the best proof of their rtionship as father and son!
Theres an extremely strong restriction on your room, how can we fight? True Immortal She Pi asked doubtfully.
Its simple. Lets fight with words.
After thinking for a bit, Fang Xing looked at True Immortal She Pi with a solemn expression. Dad, Im going to make a move
True Immortal She Pi: ???
Right after that, Fang Xing started to use his glib tongue. The moment I say Im going to make a move, I suddenly kick out at your lower abdomen with my left leg. This is the Divine Snake Swaying Tail, where my leg instantly bes countless phantom images which you cant keep up with, like demon specters where you cant tell what is real or false.
So this was the battle of words
Finally understanding Fang Xings meaning, True Immortal She Pi instantly replied, But you didnt expect that as you kicked out with your left leg, you would leave your right leg the most vulnerable. I swiftly circle around behind you with the Snake Shadow Step and wrap both my legs around your right leg. Not only do I evade your attack, youre restrained by my consummate body techniques! I stretch out my hands to grab your head.
Fang Xing: Fathers reaction and body techniques are indeed extraordinary and would intimidate anyone. But against someone who has cultivated the Snake Form since young, this sort of physical restraint is nothing at all. I raise my hands to grab and block yours, and I rx my body to shed my outer skin before instantly pulling away several body lengths from you.
Shed your skin You can actually shed your skin! This was unimaginable to True Immortal She Pi. The variousbat skills of the young man in front of him were extraordinarily simr to his C they could almost be said to have been cast from the same mold.
At this point in their war of words, Fang Xing was confident that his father True Immortal She Pi was bing convinced of his true identity.
True Immortal She Pis memories had been altered and Bai Youquan had forced him to be a researchckey for their ck shadow organization, but Fang Xing always believed that his father absolutely wouldnt roll over for them just like that.
This was a man who had mastered all kinds of core technology back then. While the ck shadow army had tampered with the mans memories, Fang Xing believed that as long as his father wanted to, he would definitely be able to get his memories back.
After his resurrection, True Immortal She Pi was sure from memory that he didnt have a son. However, every aspect of Fang Xings behavior was astonishingly simr to his.
Indeed, True Immortal She Pi started to doubt himself.
What was his name? Where had hee from? Where would he go after death? What was at the end of the universe?
Who killed him?
And who actually was he
He fell silent at all these doubts and questions.
At the same time elsewhere, Wang Ling and his group had made a breakthrough in their investigation. Mother Juan led Wang Ling and the others to the school staff dormitory where she stayed. Mother Juan had a single room, so she was the only upant.
When she took out a world map from a drawer, Wang Ming and Guo Ping traded looks and smiled after looking at it. Miss Juaner, we already have a map like yours. We used high-precise equipment to do a scan, so our map might be a lot more precise.
Mother Juan smiled enigmatically. Then do you know about the Five Great Altars?
Guo Ping was stumped by this question. The Five Great Altars?
Its understandable if you didnt notice them. There are tons of barriers on the ce, and unless you head over to see it with your own eyes, youll never find it with any sort of scan. The intruders behind the scenes here arent stupid, said Mother Juan.
Then, Miss Juaner, where did you get your map from? Dog Two on the ground asked.
Someone gave it to me when I was a small child. He predicted that it would be the key to saving two worlds, and in order to do so, the Five Great Altars must be seized first.
Who was that person?
I dont know, but Im certain that this person wasnt from this world. After his exnation, he disappeared like the light. He wore a gray cloak, and looked like he had stepped out of the ancient past. When we shook hands, I could even feel a piercing chilling off him.
Was he also a soul of the dead? asked Wang Ming.
Definitely not. Mother Juan shook her head. Departed spirits dont have such clear awareness. It was as if he could see into the future, and he was the one who told me everything I know. Also he actually told me the reason why the ck shadow army was absorbing the dead from other worlds.
The Pce of Mirrors was built based on the five elements. They engender one another and create a bnce between Yin and Yang. The real world is Yang, while our world is Yin. Thus, there is no ce more suitable than the Pce of Mirrors for absorbing souls of the dead. After the ck shadow army came, they built the dream houses and controlled the altars which maintain the stability of the Pce of Mirrors. Their ultimate goal is toplete the Five Elements Transfer Soul Array andbine the Yin and Yang worlds into one.
When that happens, Yin and Yang cannot be separated and the universe will fall into chaos. The fusion of both worlds can only lead to destruction. The dead here are like puppets, and have no desires or needs. Once both worlds merge together, this attitude will definitely affect even more people.
What will happen? Wang Mings expression was grave.
A great number of people will go on strike and the global economy wille to a standstill. Celebrities wont go on Twitter or Weibo because they wont be bothered about their hype. Live stream gamers will no longer care about winning or losing, and wont even be bothered to use cheats C they might simply quit live streaming altogether. Restaurants will shut down because no one is willing to cook, and people will have to live on snacks and frozen food. At that point, there might be a shortage of drinking water and fasting pills
Wang Lings expression changed when he heard these words.
From what Mother Juan was saying, all the people of the world would be affected by the dead and be like salted fish if the two worlds merged together.
Once all the snacks and frozen food in the world were practically used up, no one would be willing to continue producing them! Then, what would happen to his crispy noodle snacks???
No way!
He definitely couldnt let that happen!.
Chapter 1004 - The Legend of Little Chick
Chapter 1004: The Legend of Little Chick
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Backed by an unknown power, the sudden attack by the shadow army previously had caught not only Wang Ling but practically everyone off guard. The strangest thing for Wang Ling was that he hadnt felt any sense of foreboding before it happened C even his eyelid hadnt twitched.
Wang Ling vaguely felt that there was something unusual about it.
In any case, he had already nned to get to the bottom of the matter and couldnt afford to put it off any longer.
Borrowing Mother Juans map, Wang Ming and Guo Ping divided the work between them and touched up their own map of the Pce of Mirrors before projecting it in the air as a holographic image. The Five Great Altars were located in five different positions on the map: connecting them together created a perfect circle.
Wang Ming examined the map carefully and began to mark it. It had to be said that Wang Ming was quite sharp. Looking at the marks, everyones eyes instantly lit up.
This is
These are the locations of all the dream houses in the Pce of Mirrors. Connecting them as points, andbining them with the Five Great Altars on the outside Dont you think this looks like an ancient magic array? As he exined, Wang Ming started trying to connect the points together in different configurations.
Mm I got it. Guo Ping looked shaken. Connecting some of the dream houses together, he said decisively, If the points here, here and here are connected, dont you think it looks very simr to the characters above the entrance to the Pce of Mirrors? While it doesntpletely exin everything, this indeed proves that Teacher Wangs guess is correct.
What a crazy bunch Wang Ming tsked.
Such an outrageous and crazy idea of locking up the entire world in an array was ample proof of how powerful the person behind the scenes was.
The most direct thing they could do now was to take back the altars in the Pce of Mirrors that had been seized by the shadow army.
The world of the Pce of Mirrors was aplete opposite of the real world outside, but the Five Great Altars were unique to the Pce of Mirrors. In Wang Lings world, the five elementalws were abstract C they were like cell molecules that had broken down and dissolved into spiritual qi that could be drawn upon.
In the Pce of Mirrors, however, the five elementalws were just the opposite: the existence of the Five Great Altars here had led to the condensation of the five elements into substantial matter.
Guided by Mother Juan, Wang Ling and the others set out on Dog Two, whose body had grown to a massive size, and it ran very fast.
Sitting on Dog Two, they started to learn more about this world from Mother Juan on the way.
Dog Two didnt dislike being used as a mount. On the contrary, it enjoyed the feeling of Little Master Ling sitting on it
In the Wang familys small vi, just being stroked by its little master was usually already an extravagance. For Dog Two, to be used as a mount was a sign of its masters trust and an exceptional honor.
Dog Two carried Wang Ling and the others all the way south. Their current destination was the Altar of Water in the south.
During the journey, Dog Two did its best not to shake so that Wang Ling had afortable ride. The only fly in the ointment was that Wang Ling had yet to give it a matching saddle and reins, which would have made it look even cooler.
Ill go back to the demon worldter and have my friend Little Chick give me two chicken feathers. A seat made from Little Chicks feathers is soft and cosy, and free of static, Dog Two abruptly said as it ran.
Guo Ping hadnt known much about Dog Two at first.
But since he was now one of them, Wang Ming gave Guo Ping a rundown of events on their journey. Guo Ping was deeply shaken when he learned of Dog Twos real identity.
Who would have thought that the world-shaking Sky-Swallowing Toad demon king, who had caused all of Huaxius immortal mobile troops to be collectively dispatched six years ago, would actually decline to this extent
A grand demon king, actually reduced to a mount. Guo Ping sighed.
Thats wrong, Professor Guo, what reduced to a mount? Im perfectly happy to be a mount! Theres a big difference between being reduced to and being willing, okay?! Being reduced to is to degrade yourself, but being willing isnt the same! Being willing is an honor! Professor Guo should also feel honored to sit on my back. If it wasnt for Little Master Lings sake, do you think you would be able to?
Guo Ping pursed his lips, and in the end realized he was unable to respond.
So youre saying that Little Chick is also a demon king? Why havent I heard you mention this before, after thest time you went back to the demon world? Wang Ming asked.
When I returned to the demon world back then, Little Chick actually helped me a lot in secret. But Little Chick has always been very timid and doesnt dare reveal itself so easily. Recently in particr, chicken, youre too beautiful guichu videos 1 have started appearing in the real world, which Little Chick finds very humiliating. I heard that Little Chicks Chicken King n almost went into hiding a while ago.
Is Little Chick male or female
Male, but he doesnt have a crest.
Whys that?
Early on, Little Chick was ying mahjong with some people It was ying against First Generation Demon Saint, but Little Chick this fellow wasnt smart. First Generation Demon Saint just needed the chicken tile to win, but Little Chick stubbornly refused to throw it out. Later, First Generation Demon Saint grabbed its crest and cut it off, and because of this incident, also cracked down on gambling in the demon world. Forget a small wager pleases the soul, arge wager hurts the bodyC a bet is still a bet: those who win want to continue winning, those who lose want to change their luck. Theres no end to it.
What a profound lesson
Thats not it! Dog Two said. After Little Chick was punished back then, a saying caught on in the demon world: dont bet on cards, or your crown will fall 1 .
Everyone:
The truth was that Guo Ping had to admit that Wang Ling had a kind of magic that couldnt be clearly exined with words.
He had realized it after his first encounter with Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was very aloof and taciturn.
But there was something mystical about him which people wanted to get close to and understand.
Thinking this, Guo Ping darted a look at Wang Ling, who didnt seem the least bit nervous. Throughout the journey, while they were engaged in heated discussion on this side, Wang Ling acted as if it was nothing.
Was he really not nervous about what was happening, or did he have some trick up his sleeve?
Guo Ping didnt know.
But he was now even more curious about Wang Ling.
Chapter 1005 - The Altar of Water and the Sea of Reeds
Chapter 1005: The Altar of Water and the Sea of Reeds
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As Dog Two ran like crazy, Wang Ling and the others drew closer to the Altar of Water in the south. The set-up of the world of the Pce of Mirrors was in fact very simple, but the shadow army invaded and forced it to be moreplicated.
As they drew near to the Altar of Water, Wang Ling and the others stopped and approached in secret.
Wresting control of the altar now would mean regaining sovereignty over the world. Once the operation of the five element altars was restored, this swarm of shadow army invaders would be forcefully sent back by the nomologicalws in the Pce of Mirrors to their original world. The departed spirits wandering around in this world would in turn return to their original worlds and rest in peace.
As for the innocent killed by the shadow army, they would be inhabitants of the Pce of Mirrors. The nomologicalws of the world would create new bodies for them, and then strip them of their memories of this world before sending them back to their original world.
The nomologicalws of the world were an order unto themselves.
When the order was disrupted, the world fell into chaos.
When order was reasserted, everything would return to what it was.
In the real world, Gu Shunzhis role was to maintain the order of the universe.
But the Pce of Mirrors was obviously something Gu Shunzhi couldnt predict.
This was an unusual world which existed in between the cracks.
And an extraordinary world would usually only open in extraordinary circumstances.
So here was a new question for Wang Ling.
If the key figure behind the shadow army invasion wasnt the master of this world, then who on earth was the real master who created the Pce of Mirrors?
Each altar had its own characteristic.
The altar wasnt simply an array: its structure was far moreplex.
Each altar wasposed of three key constituents.
One: A material object of a highly spiritual nature that aligned with the altars attribute.
Take the Altar of Water for example: its material object was very likely a river or ake.
Two: Offerings had the same attribute as what was used to build the altar.
The offerings were usually magic artifacts with tremendous, ancient power. These sort of magic artifacts were mostly antiques that had already lost their original effects, but could still be used as sacrificial tributes. Dharmarajas Holy Thunder Pill, for example, was a holy relic passed down in the Thunder n for generations, and which was perfect as an altar offering.
Finally, the third and most inhumane key element: the altar envoy, who guarded the altar.
Altar envoys were like sacrificial offerings themselves: they were people offered up to the altar, who resonated with the altars attribute and were carefully selected.
After bing the guardian envoy of the altar, they would receive the altars power and be immortal. On the other hand, they would lose their freedom forever.
The altar was like a prison for the guardian envoys; each one was imprisoned inside, where no light shone
In the ancient cultivation world, various types of elemental altars were usually used to protect cities. Ancient cultivators used the power of the altars to defend their kingdoms.
However, with the onset of modern cultivation culture, the altar became an inhumane and forbidden technique.
Hundreds of years before the modern era, there were cultivators who had looked into upgrading the altars. After the upgrade, an alternative for the third key constituent was found: an artificial puppet. However, these soulless puppets were, in the end, non-living things, and couldnt exhibit even a tenth of the power of a living person. After the altars power was drastically reduced, they naturally phased out.
Later, with the advent of modern cultivation, the sacrifice of living things was added to the list of forbidden techniques banned under the Cultivation Convention.
Wang Ling had heard Old Antique talk about this part of history in ss before, but it wasnt a test point and was just a piece of additional trivia in the modern history of cultivation course.
Old Antique had vast experience far beyond what many people could imagine; he could be said to be erudite and well-informed, and could almost be described as omniscient. That particr lesson was still fresh in Wang Lings memory, because he had been eating a crispy noodle snack on the sly in that ss before Old Antique found and confiscated it!!!
As everyone expected, up ahead was a marsh surrounded by a sea of tall reeds, which made it hard to see and couldpletely swallow up an adult.
Theres a very strong aura. Stopping in front of the sea of reeds, Dog Two frowned deeply and involuntarily bristled. This was a natural manifestation of its perception as a beast, which indicated that there was hidden danger inside the reeds.
This is the Altar of Water. I explored it once before, and I got stuck and almost couldnt get out of the sea of reeds. Mother Juan shivered as she said this.
You werent caught? Dog Two was surprised.
The shadow army have never done anything to the original inhabitants of this world; our status gives us immunity. I pretended that I lost my memory and entered this area by ident; when they found me, they brought me out, Mother Juan said.
Mother Juans cooking skills were a little weaker in the Pce of Mirrors, but at thete Nascent Soul stage, her realm strength in fact wasnt low. However, it was still very dangerous to approach the altar.
Perhaps the reason why the shadow army hadnt silenced Mother Juan was because they knew that the original inhabitants of this world would gradually lose their sense of self.
Dont panic. Let me and Old Guo check it out first. As they hid behind a rock, Wang Ming held out his index finger, and the metal covering it slowly opened. Several mechanical flies flew out directly into the sea of reeds.
These were tiny reconnaissance drones in the shape of flies. Dog Two swallowed when it saw them.
It had been a very long time since it had eaten big meat flies it really missed eating them.
While Guo Ping was analyzing the terrain from the scans the drones sent back, he and Wang Ming jolted at a sudden shrill sound from their headphones which made them dizzy and their ears ring.
Whats the matter? Dog Two asked.
The drones were intercepted None of the twenty-nine flies made it Guo Ping checked the image from thest fly drone before it disappeared: a small, muddy hand broke the surface of the marsh and directly dragged the drone down into the marsh and engulfed it.
It seems that passing through this sea of reeds wont be as easy as we thought. Looking at this scene, Dog Two shuddered.
It seemed that the sea of reeds was already under the enemysplete control. This sort of wide-ranging magical ability was very tricky, as there was no way to immediately find the spellcaster, while the other party could instantly start monitoring your position. Once you were dragged into the marsh, you might not be able to break free with your own power.
The nature of a marsh was that the more you struggled, the deeper you sank.
Lets go. At that moment, Wang Ling stood up.
He walked toward the sea of reeds.
Then, an incredible miracle happened.
As Wang Ling advanced, the marsh parted to create a path
The Great Sea-Parting Spell This was one of Wang Lings passive Heavenly Dao.
Chapter 1006 - Listen, Would A Human Say That?!
Chapter 1006: Listen, Would A Human Say That?!
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Elsewhere, with Book of Sage Immortals participation, the Office of Strategic Deceptions offense went more smoothly than expected. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had perfectly suppressed the two imposters with the Royal Scepter which Odd Zhuo had discovered in the birthday gift boxes, but their lips were sealed tight, and so far they had refused to say a single word.
We have no other choice. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook the scepter and furrowed his brow. Someone, torture them!
Senior Immortal are we really going to torture them Isnt that a bit inhuman?
At that moment, it was as if Judge Bao had possessed Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. Since these two imposters are so stubborn, we need to torture them! Someone, remove his purple and gold crown and strip him of the imperial robe 1 !
Senior Immortal, it seems our sect doesnt have a dragon head guillotine 1
Who said wed be using a dragon head guillotine? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook the scepter. Someone! Put headphones on them and y Irascible Dharmarajas song! Tie them up and ce them in front of the screen, and rey that basketball video 1 ten thousand times!
Too cruel Everyone couldnt help sighing.
Listen, would a human say that?!
Ai , who knows if these two will be able to take such torture.
In Wang Lings bedroom at the Wang familys small vi, Odd Zhuo couldnt help sighing ruefully at the scene being yed by Book of Sage Immortal. But things had alreadye to this point, and it wasnt possible for him to intercede on behalf of these two imposters; to sympathize with the enemy was to be cruel to yourself.
ording to my calctions, theres a 32% chance that the two imposters will surrender and confess under torture.
Book of Sage Immortal said, However, there is also a 68% chance that the two will choose to surrender if Teacher Wang Jiao is involved.
Senior Wang? Didnt they go back to their hometown?
Mr Wang did indeed go back, but not just to honor his ancestors. Book of Sage Immortal didnt say anything else after that.
But Odd Zhuo heard the implication in its words.
Although he didnt know why Father Wang had gone back, it was clear to him that it was for something momentous.
As expected, shifu s family wasnt ordinary.
As Book of Sage Immortal said, Father Wang had indeed returned to his hometown.
The Wang familys ancestral home was a sea vige which actually wasnt far from Songhai city. As a vige by the sea, it was the most abundant in seafood and sea salt oranges. There was an orange orchard at Old Man Wangs ce, which he usually attended to himself. However, since his stay at the Wang familys small vi was a little longer this time, he had gotten someone else to watch the orchard.
For Old Man Wang, his retirement was quite cozy his children all had their own jobs and were living well, and he had grandchildren. As an old man, he had practically no regrets.
The only one he had was that he had no partner to grow old with him.
Wang Lings grandmother had died early, before Wang Ling was born, and he had only heard about his grandparents love story from his dad. He didnt know whether there were parts of it that were exaggerated, but his grandparents feelings were absolutely an example for young people.
Looking at what happened with Old Man Wang and Teacher Pan previously, Old Man Wang had been a Casanova when he was younger he had dated countless girls, but in the end, he chose his most beloved person to spend his life with, and that was Wang Lings grandmother.
Wang Ling had always been deeply curious about his grandma since young.
But there was a limit to how much he knew of her.
To not be too nosy about ones elders was the most basic courtesy that a junior could extend to them, so Wang Ling wouldnt deliberately search out information on his grandma.
Old Man Wang was a lord in the sea vige this didnt mean that he was a tyrant, but that he was popr and respected by the vigers. As a young man, he had once served as the sea viges keeper of records. This was a high-ranking position in the vige, and Old Man Wang had been able to assume this position despite his low realm purely because of how popr he was.
And electing Old Man Wang indeed proved to be a smart decision.
During his time in office, the sea vige opened a market in every city which showcased the various types of dishes which Old Man Wang developed using sea salt oranges. Taking advantage of its geographical location, the sea salt oranges which the vige exported were very sweet andrge, and were a hit in the cultivation farmers markets.
So, how popr were the sea salt oranges exported by the sea vige in those days?
All kinds of people who saw the sea viges orange sellers on any train tform would go so far as to risk being hit by the immortal sword express as they crossed the tracks to buy the oranges 1
Even to this day, the sea salt oranges exported by the sea vige still took up arge share of the market, making the sea vige one of the ten most affluent viges in Huaxiu nation.
When Old Man Wang retired afterward, he dove wholeheartedly into the culinary arts, a field he had always been the most interested in since young, and continued to develop new dishes all these years.
Although he didnt have a partner to apany him, he actually didnt feel lonely in the vige. His neighbors Old Second Wu and Old Liang were his mahjong partners, and they would y mahjong together whenever they were free. Conversely, the reason why Old Man Wang decided to stay at the Wang familys small vi was because he was too popr.
If someone had to be med, it would be the old women who drooled over Old Man Wang for so long They woulde over every now and then to nag him about taking care of himself, which he found a little unbearable the vige had even once arranged a matchmaking meet exclusively for him.
Sheep stopped one hundred meters from the vige entrance, and Father Wang and the others got off.
Until now, Father Wang was actually still skeptical about the matchmaking issue. Dad, was it really as exaggerated as you say?
Youve never experienced it, of course you wouldnt understand. Old Man Wang still felt some lingering fear whenever he thought of the matchmaking interviews which the vige had arranged for him.
The point was that he couldnt lose his temper in front of the vigers!
They meant well. On top of that, he usually gave the impression of being an affable person in the vige how could he get angry? Furthermore, even if Old Man Wang lost his temper, it wouldnt seem like it, given his temperament; instead, it looked more like he was throwing a tantrum
After hiding out at the Wang familys small vi for half a year this time, Old Man Wang felt sure that the matchmaking interviews which the vige had arranged for him should have already been shelved, which was why he was only brave enough now toe back for a visit with Father and Mother Wang.
In the end, they had just gotten off a hundred meters from the vige entrance
Father and Mother Wang were just about to help Old Man Wang off, when a broadcast rang out in the vige.
Attention,rades! Old Wang has returned to the vige! Hes one hundred meters outside the vige entrance! Let us respectfully wee Old Wang back!
The voice resounded loudly throughout the sea vige.
Old Man Wang was so frightened, he almost fell off the tricycle
Chapter 1007 - Really That Exaggerated?
Chapter 1007: Really That Exaggerated?
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Reality proved that Old Man Wang was indeed a popr figure in the vige. As soon as he appeared at the entrance, his position was thoroughly exposed This wasrgely because the sea vige was rich enough to equip every main road with a surveince camera, and the vige was also part of the Divine Eye Project; generally speaking, remote viges wouldnt have this sort of status.
But as the wheel of modernization continued to turn, there woulde a day when even the most remote viges would be well-off.
With Old Man Wangs return, the whole vige seemed to be more lively.
Old women from every household came to the vige entrance, each one beaming at Old Man Wang. Some of them had lost their spouses like Old Man Wang, while some hade to act as matchmakers The most exaggerated were the olddies who wanted to introduce their daughters to Old Man Wang
Yo, Uncle Old Wang has been gone for so long, but why do you look younger? The very first person at the vige entrance was an old woman called Wang Dongmei. Everyone in the vige had the surname Wang, since the sea vige was established in ancient times by a noble Wang n. Although the n had gradually declined, the sea vigemunity persisted.
Nowadays, there were some vigers with different surnames, like the old mans two mahjong buddies Old Wu and Old Liang. They were outsiders who had settled here and got along well with the other vigers. However, the vigers were still mostly made up of Wangs.
Seeing how someone had been keeping watch for him from so far away before he even stepped foot into the vige, and that the person was Wang Dongmei, Old Man Wangs spirits instantly deted, and he couldnt even feel emotional about returning to his hometown. Right now, he felt like those young people who went on blind dates in the corners of the cultivationmunity parks but the difference was that they were free to choose their own matches, while Old Man Wangs partner would be selected by someone else.
Uncle Wang, youre already so old and your daughter-inw lives so far away. If you have someone to take care of you, wouldnt that be reassuring for your son and daughter-inw? Wang Dongmei pulled on Old Man Wangs hand as she earnestly tried to persuade him. Father and Mother Wang could only stand on the side and smile diffidently. Based on seniority, they had to call her aunt; as juniors, they didnt dare act rashly in front of this old woman.
It wasrgely this Aunt Wang who arranged the matchmaking interviews for Old Man Wang, and she was just as enthusiastic with other people She was like a central heating system: not only was she like a torch that never went out, she also lit up the lives of others.
Aunt Wang, how about we chat inside? Father Wang intervened gently as he did his best to prop up Old Man Wang. It was obvious that this Aunt Wang Dongmei was a huge psychological trauma for Old Man Wang when he had stayed in the vige previously C he stumbled even at the mention of the matchmaking.
When everyone in the vige found out that Old Man Wang was back, they poured out of their homes excitedly to line the street in wee. It wasnt more than a kilometer from the vige entrance to Old Man Wangs ce, but hundreds of people hade over to stare, men and women, young and old
Uncle Wang is passing through, make way! Dont block his way! Aunt Wang Dongmei cleared the way for them of her own enthusiastic ord. Whose familys brat is this?! Hurry home and do your homework! Dont make things worse! Have you finished your summer homework?
I I have! a chubby kid among the crowd said weakly, a lollipop in his hand.
Aunt Wang Dongmei smiled as she looked at the kid. Yo, so its Tiger Wangs Fat Tiger! Our Fat Tiger is so well-behaved and has never been sloppy! Everyone, learn from him! I have to give him some reward!
Th- thank you, Aunt Wa-
Fat Tiger flushed at the praise and was about to thank her for the reward when Aunt Wang went on to say, Dont forget toe to my officeter to receive a copy of Summer Vacation Life 1as your reward.
Fat Tiger was a little aggrieved. But but Ive already finished it
Aunt Wang: Youll learn new things when you review the old, understand? You should write more! Taking notes is always better than having a good memory!
Then came the sound of Fat Tigers crying in the crowd
Seeing this, some of the vigers carried him off in a hurry.
Aunt Wang making a direct example of Fat Tiger scared some of the other brats watching, and they scattered in the wind to go hide at home.
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
Old Man Wangs ce had been turned into an office when he became an official, and it had been overhauled several times. Someone would sweep the yard every now and then when he was away. Opening the door after the ce had been vacant for half a year, Father and Mother Wang could see the dust that had gathered inside.
Aunt Wang Dongmei frowned and directly threw out a Dao talisman to thoroughly clean up the entire ce. The bubbles formed by the talisman dissolved in the air and swept away all the dust in the room, leaving behind only a faint and pleasant fragrance.
Father and Mother Wang helped the old man into a bamboo chair. As Aunt Wang Dongmei directed people to get rid of the onlookers, she didnt see herself as an outsider at all and straightaway made tea. Uncle Wang, since you brought your son and daughter-inw back this time, lets not beat around the bush.
Father and Mother Wang:
Aunt Wang sipped her tea and smiled. Uncle Wang, in perfectlypleting my work for the better part of these six months, I also found a lot of matches for you. Some are young and some are old. The young ones might not have experienced or understand as much, and the older ones might look a little frail, but theyre all good at doing things, especially when ites to taking care of you. How about
Aunt Wang
Father Wang coughed at that moment.
Aunt Wang: Go ahead.
Father Wang: Aunt Wang, its like this: my dad and I came back this time to honor our ancestors, and to see my mom Arranging for my dad to attend matchmaking interviews now wouldnt be very good, would it? Also, my dad isnt actually interested in this.
How do you know Uncle Wang isnt?
Aunt Wang was unhappy. Uncle Wang is the backbone of our vige! When Uncle Wang is around, the sea vige thrives! As a junior, its best that you watch what you say! Were all hoping that Uncle Wang will have another child!
Father and Mother Wang:
But after saying that, Aunt Wang did feel that she wasing on too strong, and she softened her tone. I actually do understand Uncle Wangs feelings But Aunt Wang is already gone, after all, and cante back! Our hope is for Uncle Wang to walk out of the shadows as soon as possible. If he isnt interested, we can talk about it another time.
Considering that she was at someone elses ce and it was now an important time for the Wang family as they honored their ancestors, it was indeed a bit inconsiderate to force Old Man Wang to attend matchmaking interviews now An idea struck Wang Dongmei as she decided to try for the next best thing.
Old Man Wangs brow had remained furrowed the entire time as he gazed at Father Wang with an expression that pleaded for help.
Father and son were united in heart.
Father Wang already understood.
It wasnt often that he came back to the countryside.
He really had to figure out a way this time to resolve this issue of his dads matchmaking interviews for good Otherwise, his old man might not even have the heart to honor their ancestors.
It was just that in terms of fighting strength, this Aunt Wang was indeed formidable and hard to deal with
What should he do?
He didnt have any book fans here to help him out
Father Wang suddenly felt a little worried.
Chapter 1008 - The True Desire to Live
Chapter 1008: The True Desire to Live
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Just like Father Wang said, Aunt Wang was a character who was hard to deal with. She probably backed down this time only because Father and Mother Wang were here, and they hade back to honor their ancestors. As soon as they left, Old Man Wang would probably continue to be bombarded by her matchmaking.
Of course, this was Aunt Wangs own wishful thinking however, the root of this issue stemmed from the fact that most of the vigers depended on Old Man Wang. Back then, he single-handedly led the sea vige out of poverty toward prosperity, and the vigers worshipped him like a big brother. It was because of this that the vigers believed in the importance of Old Man Wang as the pir of the vige.
But even a pir would grow old one day.
Father Wang left the sea vige to live in the city. Although he had used his earnings as an author to buy a suburban vi and settle down, this didnt give the vigers any sense of security Actually, Father Wang felt that the vigers didnt have enough confidence in themselves.
Under Aunt Wang Dongmeis leadership, the sea viges growth hadnt stagnated at all in thest two years.
But Old Man Wangs existence was like a calming tonic which soothed the people.
Aunt Wang, my father is quite tired after being on the road the whole day. Why dont we talk about this after the ancestral worship? Father Wang knew that if she continued to hang around, his dad might not even be able to eat dinner; as someone wise in the ways of the world, Aunt Wang naturally recognized her cue to leave.
She took out a book from her chest pocket and ced it on the table with a smile. Uncle Wang, I know youre not keen now, but thats fine! Ill leave this book here. Later, when youre interested, you can flip through it and have a look. If you see anyone you like, send me a photo and Ill immediately arrange for thedy toe to your ce.
Youll even bring her here? Father Wang smiled.
Wang Dongmei: Of course! Uncle Wang is so distinguished, we cant have him go over himself, right? Let me tell you, Uncle Wang is still young! Its just that he doesnt want to take youth-retaining pills. Actually, a lot of men take it nowadays, and I dont think its a big deal! If Uncle Wangs appearance went back to what it was like when he was young, it would be an insta-kill for all the fresh meat out there! Ill leave this youth-retaining pill with you, Uncle Wang C Ive kept it for you all this time!
Father and Mother Wang:
Aunt Wangs face was like a peach blossom as she spoke, and she started to ther on again before leaving. Also, Uncle Wang, go through the photos in the book carefully. For some of the old ones, there are also photos of them when they were young. If you fancy their younger looks, I can also give them this youth-retaining pill!
Father Wang and Mother Wang:
After talking non-stop for five or six minutes, Aunt Wang finally left in high spirits.
Old Man Wang slumped down in his chair like Ge You; it was as if his life had already lost all meaning.
He sighed with extreme bitterness C as if he had watched the rotten ending of season eight of the Game of Thrones , he looked like he wanted to die.
Tsk, Aunt Wang really knows how to use any opportunity.
Father Wang spoke mockingly, before he started flipping through that matchmaking book.
Father Wangs sses slid down his nose at the range of photos inside.
The heck Aunt Wangs prep is so detailed Father Wang was stunned.
There were all kinds inside this matchmaking book! Even ck girls
Agalia Mamatty, top graduate of Mixiu nations Xia Fo Cultivation Academy, majored in spirit sword applied engineering and air flow technology, has a Michelin five-star chef certificate even her BWH is included Father Wang stared nkly. This foreigner could be described as utterly invincible from this information alone But Father Wang didnt understand C why would such an outstanding talent appear in this matchmaking book?
Dad, what do you think these people want from you? The fact youre old? That you dont shower 1 ?
???
Old Man Wang: Thats Su Daqiang! I shower every day!
Father Wangughed. Im just joking, dad! I had a look, and the profiles arent bad. You havent lost any of your charm. At this point, Mother Wang also covered her mouth andughed; both of them were well aware of how Old Man Wang had been known as a Casanova back in the day.
Old Man Wang: Hey
Dad, dont sigh.
Father Wang hurried over and gripped Old Man Wangs hand. You are the pir of Seigaku Bah! the pir of the sea vige 1 !
Old Man Wang rolled his eyes and sat up straight. What do you know
Then what do you think about this, dad? Mother Wang asked softly as she also sat down.
The old mans opinion was always the most important.
Although it did seem on the surface that Old Man Wang wasnt interested in finding a new partner, they couldnt rule out the slightest possibility that this was because of other factors; for example, that Old Man Wang might have his own concerns.
Dad, if you really want to find a new partner, you dont need to worry about me. I had thought about looking for a stepmother to take care of you before, which would be good. To be honest, Im worried sometimes about you living in this sea vige. Ling Ling took pains to cure you of your dementia; who knows if itlle back when you y mahjong with Uncle Wu and the rest C those two are pretty sly! Father Wang whispered.
Your mom was the reason for my dementia Old Man Wang rolled his eyes and poked Father Wang in the forehead. You heartless thing. When your mother was alive, she treated you the best! Youre still thinking of finding a stepmother
Aiyo. Father Wang pretended to cry out in pain before heughed. Of course, I know how good my mom was to me. Thats why Ive never skipped out on honoring our ancestors every year. I also know how you feel about my mom but the problem is that so many people are eyeing you now. If you really arent interested, its best to deal with this quickly so that theyll stop trying.
Old Man Wangs expression was mncholy. Sometimes, we dont know how to cherish something until its gone. Honestly speaking, when your mom was still around, she always ignored me, grumbled about me, and nagged me
When shes gone, my hearts empty.
Her voice always echoes in my ears.
I cant forget her, let alone let go
I did think of looking for apanion, but I always felt that your moms soul is with me and hasnt left.
Father Wang felt tears welling up in his eyes.
But he didnt want the atmosphere to be too heavy, so he wiped his tears and forced a smile. Youre saying my moms soul never left?
Old Man Wang rolled his eyes again.
But this time.
Pa! The crisp sound of a p suddenly rang out in the air.
The entire scene fell silent.
There was a handprint on the left side of Father Wangs face.
The sensation was familiar
Father Wang was so frightened he broke out in a cold sweat on the spot. Holy shit! Mom! Youre really here! Mom, if youre here, please p me again!
Pa!
There was another handprint on the right side of his face.
And then there was nothing.
Hugging each other, father and son trembled where they sat.
Mother Wang:
Father Wang finally realized now why Old Man Wang had been so against the idea of finding apanion.
This was a mans true desire to live
Chapter 1009 - Mother Wang’s Second Pregnancy Plan!
Chapter 1009: Mother Wangs Second Pregnancy n!
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Father and son held each other and trembled unconsciously for quite a while. Father Wang then weakly asked in a soft voice, Mom? Mom are you still there
After a long moment, there was still no reply.
His mother had stopped smacking him, but Father Wang unexpectedly felt a sense of loss.
She probably left Old Man Wang gave a long sigh. Your mothers spirites and goes as it pleases: sometimes itll suddenly show up, and sometimes itll suddenly disappear. Who knows where it goes
Dad, how long has this been going on for? Father Wang couldnt help asking.
At the end of the seventh day after your mom passed away
Its been almost twenty years Father Wang was astonished.
Thats right Your mother has visited me from time to time in thest twenty years. Old Man Wang smiled wryly. But she doesnt go anywhere else, and only haunts this house. Now do you know why I moved in with you? It wasnt just to avoid the matchmaking interviews arranged by your Aunt Wang
Father Wangs nose stung and he was close to tears. Dont say anymore, dad, I understand how you feel
Being henpecked was a trait of the men in the Wang family
Actually, in the Wang familys small vi, Father Wang was also pretty scared of Mother Wang
The two men huddled together like two stalks of grass crying in a storm and bending pitifully in the wind.
Mother Wang: Then shall we get Ling Ling to check for us?
We cant do that What ghost hunter would catch their own grandmother?
So what should we do now?
Since mom wants to stay here, then let her besides, Im sure she isnt some vengeful spirit or other. Father Wang said, Those two ps just now were pretty strong! Just like when I was being naughty back then. It hurts the most in the first second after the p, and a red handprint is left on the cheek. It wont leave a scar, and will fade very quickly. The most important is how long the p canst for: your cheek will feel like its burning slightly, which canst up to forty-eight hours at the most.
Old Man Wang and Mother Wang:
Father Wang said a little nostalgically, No one in the world is better than mom at pping. (At that moment, Father Wang didnt know that Wang Ling had already inherited from his grandmother that which had skipped a generation)
After learning why Old Man Wang was afraid of the matchmaking interviews, Father Wang stopped asking questions about the matter that night.
Mainly because he didnt dare to
God knew if his deceased mother was watching him from a corner. What if he opened a cupboard to find her squatting inside like Toshio in The Grudge ? How scary would that be?
Old Man Wang went to bed early that night. Weary from a long day of travel, and coupled with Aunt Wang harassing him about the matchmaking interviews, he was already overwhelmed. The sea vige was peaceful enough at night and public security here was excellent: guards from the vigemittee patrolled the vige every night. The crime rate was practically zero, and the number of criminal cases that had happened in the sea vige in thest few decades could be counted on one hand
Mother Wang got the bed ready and started to do her skincare. This was something she had grown fond of after bing a housewife. When she was still a writer before, she hadnt paid much attention to her skin. Now that she was no longer writing and had bailed on her readers, she had more time to take care of herself.
Mother Wang squirted some skincare lotion onto her palm and spread it evenly before gently patting her face. What do you think we should do about dads matter?
What else can we do? We can probably forget about the matchmaking. With moming by now and then, dad will definitely spend hisst years single. Father Wang smiled bitterly as he scrolled distractedly through the news on his phone. He was d that he had finished a stockpile of chapters beforeing back here; with all these pesky things cropping up in his hometown, he really wouldnt have been able to type even a single word.
After taking a look at local news, Father Wang put the phone down absent-mindedly.
He thought hard about Old Man Wangs matter: the main problem now was figuring out how to deal with this once and for all. After putting an end to the matchmaking for his dad, Father Wang as his son still had to think of a way to make Aunt Wang herself give up on the idea of matchmaking for Old Man Wang.
Hey should we Just then, Mother Wang picked up a banana from the table and peeled it.
Father Wang was frightened by Mother Wangs behavior. We shouldnt Aunt Wang might be a little nosy, but we cant kill her. Skinning her or whatnot would be too cruel!
Mother Wangs face was a little red. What are you thinking You know exactly what I mean
Father Wang: You want to
Mother Wang: Ling Ling is all grown up now and can take care of himself. How about we have another child
Father Wang shook his head. No! Absolutely not!
Father Wang really was a little scared.
They had one child, and Earth was almost destroyed
If they had a second one, wouldnt the universe explode
You did say before that Ling Lings inability to control himself has a lot to do with his emotions. Hes always been too tense; if we can give him a brother or a sister, he might be a little more carefree in the future. Wouldnt that be good?
Mother Wang smiled, and her expression gradually turned cold as she gazed at Father Wang. Or are you saying you dont want to have a baby with me? You want to have a baby with someone else?
Father Wang raised his hands ( ???`) . Your Majesty, you got me wrong
He did want but he didnt dare!
Then thats fine.
Mother Wang chuckled. If I do get pregnant, Aunt Wangs attention will most likely be diverted; she just wants us to have more people in our Wang family.
Father Wang smiled. What are you thinking Its not that easy to get pregnant Ling Ling wasnt conceived right off the bat back then!
If once isnt enough, we just need to try a few more times.
Why are you spacing out? Why dont you get to work?
You want to do it tonight ?? Dad is resting, and the soundproofing here isnt great! Father Wang was taken aback.
If were looking for excitement, we should go all the way.
Youre so frisky
At the same time, at the Altar of Water in the Pce of Mirrors, Wang Ling, who was approaching the altar, suddenly shuddered.
An odd and indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.
He looked up at the sky as if he was pondering something.
Whats wrong? Wang Ming looked at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling asked quietly, What is it like to be a brother?
Chapter 1010 - Help From All Quarters
Chapter 1010: Help From All Quarters
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The five element altars you have to shut down the five element altars if you want to stop us. Inside the barrier around the Office of Strategic Deception, the two imposters had already confessed. Their skins were torn and pulpy all over after their bodies broke down from watching guichu videos and listening to electronic music. They were puppets at the core, and were like glutinous rice wrapped in leaves after cloning.
However, under a powerful attack from two major weapons of physics, their leaves had fallen apart.
Please, dont do this! The imposters begged for mercy. They were stripped of their false appearances to reveal their inner cores, which wereposed of a crystal-like substance which none of the people present had seen before.
Who are you to tell us what to do? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared at the imposters in front of him, the Royal Scepter in his hand.
This should be something from the Pce of Mirrors; my guess is that its some sort ofpound substance. Fatty Luo crouched down to touch the crystal, and one of the imposters rolled around on the ground in pain. To be able to create this sort of substance, this person is truly a genius.
Fatty Luos admiration was sincere.
As a renowned expert in research on magic treasures, Fatty Luo had previously been officially invited by President Qi to study the human replica magic treasure Head of State 001, and he thus knew a thing or two about human cloning and bionics.
Finding apound substance in the cultivation world suitable for making man-shaped puppets had always been a critical scientific research issue. The structure of the human body was veryplicated, and even if lotus root or spirit y was used to create prosthetics, these had a shelf life and wouldntst in the long term. In addition, these prosthetics were rtively fragile; cultivators who switched to them were as good as giving up on body techniques, and couldnt fight as freely as other cultivators.
What are the five element altars? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal asked again.
Theyre part of a magic array which maintains the stability of the Pce of Mirrors, but which are currently under our control. Once the Five Elements Transformation Spell is activated, the Pce of Mirrors will merge with the real world: the two main worlds will be one, inseparable from each other. The imposters told them everything.
Looks like weve really run into trouble this time.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal frowned deeply, the Royal Scepter in his hand.
They then obtained a map of the Pce of Mirrors from these imposters. The five altars were located in five different positions.
To activate the Five Elements Transformation Spell, it looks like the Five Elements Array has to be shut down at the same time C but shifu should be able to do it, right? In Wang Lings bedroom, Odd Zhuo was also observing the situation at the Office of Strategic Deception via Book of Sage Immortals screen.
Perhaps not. Book of Sage Immortal seemed concerned. If this was a normal Five Elements Array, my lords strength would naturally be more than enough. However, this Five Elements Array holds an entire world together C intruding on an array consumes a great deal of my lords spiritual energy. With his strength sealed, shutting down the five array points simultaneously will indeed be difficult. But if the seal is removed and his spiritual energy bursts out, the Pce of Mirrors and Earth might be instantly destroyed.
No way Odd Zhuo couldnt believe it.
Meanwhile, in the Pce of Mirrors, Wang Ling had also realized this problem.
The ck shadow army guarding the altars actually wasnt hard to handle C the real difficulty was that he had to shut down all five altars at the same time. Counting in Mother Juan, Dog Two, Wang Ming and Guo Ping, they had four people and one dog, which was just nice. The problem, however, was that except for him, the other fourbined werent strong enough to shut down even one altar.
Wang Ling had to admit that this was his first time feeling torn.
He thought he could fix everything with his own strength.
What should he do?
Undo the seal on his power?
As long as he undid the talisman seal on his power and used the Great Cloning Spell to send clones to the five altars, it would be no problem at all for him to shut down the five altars with his spiritual energy at its peak.
But the issue was whether he could truly control his spiritual energy output
If it went berserk C
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Wang Ling sunk into silence for a long moment in front of the Altar of Water.
He was wondering whether to undo the seal.
In that moment, facing an unprecedented dilemma, Wang Ling felt deeply unsure.
Was he thinking too highly of himself?
It turned out that there actually were things he could feel helpless about
Wang Ling gazed at the Water Altar nearby, and his eyelids dropped slightly.
A cool breeze whooshed through the ocean of reeds next to him, and it was as if the entire world fell silent.
Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Up ahead, some of the ck shadow soldiers guarding the Altar of Water noticed Wang Ling and the others and rushed to surround them.
Guo Ping and Wang Ming immediately entered battle mode as several cannon muzzles appeared on their armor as they aimed at the back shadow army.
Why did Student Wang suddenly stop moving? Guo Ping was baffled by Wang Lings sudden hesitation.
Who knows. Hes sensitive sometimes. This was also a huge headache for Wang Ming. He thought he knew Wang Ling well, but the truth was that even after hanging around Wang Ling for so long, there were times when even Wang Ming felt that Wang Ling was like a stranger. Perhaps, his little brother had never truly opened his heart to anyone.
Insolent hooligans, you dare invade the Altar of Water? At that moment, a figure emerged from the marsh up ahead. This was the guardian envoy of the Altar of Water, Yin Jiuquan, who was also a member of the ck shadow army.
The original guardian had been killed when the ck shadow army seized this ce.
Marked with Fate Dao runes all over his body, Yin Jiuquan glowed with tremendous power. You bunch of hooligans, you have no chance of winning. Youll need to use all your strength to deal with me! You cant stop Masters n to merge the worlds. As long as one of the five altars is in operation, the others can be instantly restored even after theyre destroyed. The probability of shutting down the five altars at the same time is zero!
As he spoke, he got ready to attack Wang Ling.
But as he was about to activate the Fate Dao runes, there were several massive waves of energy in the air, and several golden passageways opened!
This was Lord Mas transmission ability!
The sound of many voices then came out of the space tunnels. Brother Ling, to stop the ck shadow army, you have to shut down the Five Great Altars at the same time! All our Office of Strategic Deceptions personnel areing to help!
Then came Gu Shunzhis voice. Ling Zhenren, I, Gu Shunzhi, bring aid from the ten major ns of the Domain of the Gods! He stepped out of the space tunnel, and was followed by none other than Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi.
Ling Zhenren, on Demon Saintsmand, I, Shen Wuyue, bring battle aid from the four territories!
As soon as Shen Wuyue finished speaking C
A pure and holy light appeared in the sky, and a Winged God slowly descended from the clouds.
The gods voice resounded in the vast sky. Ling Zhenren, on Lord Thousand-Winged Godsmand, I havee to aid you
Chapter 1011 - Not Alone
Chapter 1011: Not Alone
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With experts arriving from all over to help, it was a magnificent scene.
Wang Ling was touched. Next to him, Wang Ming, Dog Two, Guo Ping and the Pce of Mirrors Mother Juan were all stunned. They couldnt help but look at the numerous golden space tunnels in the sky, which seemed to swirl with the timeless and mighty auras of numerous experts.
Various experts hade right away from their respective domains, as if they were on a mission.
Their auras ovepped: the fearsome primordial qi released by the cultivators from the supreme holynd, Ninefold Star Domain of the Gods; the spiritual energy of Wang Lings bunch of like-minded friends from Earth; the demon qi of the demon world; the divine aura of the divine realm in that moment, they all converged.
In that moment, Wang Ling finally realized that he truly wasnt fighting alone.
Although Demon Saint hadnte in person, he provided long-range support; the will of the demon world that was upon Shen Wuyue was the best proof of this. He carried the will of Demon Saint with him, and the antlers on his head exuded the qi of the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. His blood aura alone was enough to frighten the ck shadow army into halting their advance, as the soldiers didnt dare press forward rashly.
And when the Hundred-Winged God from the divine realm arrived, the sky was filled with a pure and holy radiance as countless pure white feathers drifted down. Instantly, it seemed to instantly dispel the gloom.
A gods might was indeed boundless.
Although only one Hundred-Winged God had been sent over, it was more than enough for dealing with the current situation.
A Hundred-Winged God was the result of abination of a hundred Winged Gods.
Forgive us, Ling Zhenren, we have to preserve the bnce of power. If Lord Thousand-Winged God descended, Im afraid the world might be destroyed Afternding, the Hundred-Winged God volunteered the reason of his own ord. After all, the person they were helping out was Wang Ling; the divine realm should treat him with the highest courtesy.
Wang Ling: Mm
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the demon world, Divine Dao Star and the divine realm have always been in Ling Zhenrens care. We shouldnt let him take on everything on his own this time, given how unusual the enemy is. As the keeper of order, Ill organize everything! Everyone, please assist Ling Zhenren and me: now, split up and head for the other altars. Drive out the intruders in this world!
Gu Shunzhi spoke from one of the golden space tunnels in the sky; his voice wasnt loud, but it seemed to reach every corner of the Pce of Mirrors.
The moment Gu Shunzhi said the words, Yin Jiuquan, who was covered all over in Fate Dao runes, flew into a rage. He had been ordered to guard the Altar of Water on pain of death, and to not allow it to be destroyed before the master n waspleted.
The instant the Fate Dao runes exploded with light, countless streams of foul aura suddenly burst from the marsh and lunged at the people in the sky.
This was the power of the Pce of Mirrors Altar of Water, which was tinged with decay. Once a chain touched a person, it would wrap around the body tightly. The more strength a person used, the heavier the foul chain would be, before finally dragging them into the marsh.
You think too highly of yourself. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal shook his head. He was still holding the Royal Scepter which Odd Zhuo had taken out of a gift box. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal waved the scepter lightly, and countless foul chains instantly changed direction in the air and abruptly pierced the ground instead.
The Royal Scepters one hundred percent kneel power was indeed extremely useful; it didnt affect just people but also things C it even had a simr effect on spells.
Yin Jiuquan was also affected by the scepter as he dropped to his knees on the ground, pinned down by a tremendous force andpletely immobile.
However, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could feel how much effort it took to do so, as if he was armwrestling with someone. Gripping the scepter, it felt like the other party could throw off his control at any time.
As expected, the Fate Dao runes are powerful. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was still a little fearful. Fortunately, the Fate Dao runes on the two imposters hadnt been as strong, otherwise he might not have been able to suppress them even with the Royal Scepter.
Brother Ling, Im leaving things here to you! Im off to the Altar of Fire! After an initial show of strength against Yin Jiuquan, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal took everyone from the Office of Strategic Deception with him as they turned into golden streams of light that flew in the direction of the Altar of Fire.
Ling Zhenren, I will lead the demons to the Altar of Metal! Shen Wuyue bowed to Wang Ling before disappearing with his people.
Gu Shunzhi: We will have to trouble Ling Zhenren to handle things here! Ill head for the Altar of Wood!
Ling Zhenren, I will go to the Altar of Earth
Spreading his wings, the Hundred-Winged God vanished in a glow of white, holy light.
Wang Ling:
Wang Ling never expected the fight to instantly turn on its head in the final moment; once again, he had won without trying.
Under the Royal Scepters immense suppression, Yin Jiuquan knelt with his forehead touching the ground, and didnt dare move an inch.
As Wang Ling and the others walked over, they smelled a foul odor on him.
He stinks is it because of the marsh? Wang Ming frowned, and when he drew nearer for a look, he realized that Yin Jiuquan was covered in long hair
Jabbed in his sore spot, Yin Jiuquan immediately cried bitter tears. I havent bathed for a very, very long time.
He had received formidable power as the altar envoy but was unable to leave the altar at all; the worst thing about it was that he could only eat, drink and shit inside the altar.
Wang Ming and Guo Ping scanned the Altar of Water again before asking, Is there anyone else? Why doesnt there seem to be anyone here?
Everyone else is kneeling inside Yin Jiuquan answered honestly, Some of them couldnt take my stench, and passed out.
Wang Ling, Dog Two, Wang Ming and Guo Ping:
Looking at the sorry state that the Altar of Water envoy was in, the other envoys were probably in the same situation.
Wang Ling then found the eye of the array of the Altar of Water, which showed clear signs of being tampered with. Raising his hand, Wang Ling used the Great Revocation Spell to restore the array to its original state. The other altars were sure to have also been modified, but since everyone who had been dispatched were supreme experts, Wang Ling didnt think it would be a problem for them.
Its all over, just like that? Wang Ling was still a little doubtful.
Everything was proceeding a little too well.
With the Five Great Alters shut down, the ck shadow armys n was a failure. Then, the biggest problem now was that the person controlling everything from behind the scenes had yet to reveal himself.
Wang Ling felt that the crisis this time was likely the other partys way of testing them.
He was sounding out their overall fighting strength.
Chapter 1012 - Immortal She Pi’s Words
Chapter 1012: Immortal She Pis Words
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With so many experts taking action at the same time, they took control of the warped Five Great Altars in the Pce of Mirrors very quickly.
Only the Altar of Fire was left
The Altar of Fire envoy seemed to still be putting up a stiff resistance, but the altars distorted nature had in fact already been fixed by Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and the others. Now, the Altar of Fire envoy was nothing more than a spent arrow and wasnt a threat at all.
What everyone had to do next was execute the five altar envoy substitutes at the same time, and the guardian envoys who had been murdered by the shadow army previously would be resurrected by Divine Dao and would take back their positions. The Five Great Altars would recover their strength, and the Pce of Mirrors would be peaceful once again.
Senior Immortal, arent we going to act now? Cailian Zhenren asked. She was worried that some mishap would happen if they continued to dy.
Just a little longer Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal stared into the sky.
It wasnt just him, but everyone was waiting at that moment.
They were waiting for someones return.
Fang Xing could sense that something had happened outside.
Taking a horde of ck shadow soldiers with him, Bai Youquan had already left the ce Fang Xing was imprisoned in.
Although his strength had been suppressed, Fang Xing, who had cultivated the Snake Form since childhood, had an unusually acute sense for danger.
Bai Youquan had left in a hurry, as if something big had happened outside.
And most importantly, Fang Xing had already sensed Wang Lings aura.
He knew that Wang Ling woulde.
Your friend? Immortal She Pi asked behind Fang Xing.
My ssmate!
Fang Xing nodded solemnly. After careful thought, he then added, The best ssmate!
After their battle with words, father and son finally recognized their rtionship. Fang Xing talked about his experiences after he was born, and Immortal She Pi was overwhelmed with mixed emotions as something clicked in his mind. Bai Youquan had tampered with Immortal She Pis memories, but had never thought that the distorted and false memories could be untangled with the power of Immortal She Pis bloodline.
The snake scales and intrinsic spirit field which Fang Xing had inherited from Immortal She Pi contained Immortal She Pis power to begin with, and it was this very power that helped Immortal She Pi straighten out his chaotic thoughts.
Im relieved that youre doing well. Immortal She Pis smile was identical to the one Fang Xing usually had on at school.
Right after he said this, the door of the room they were locked in was split in half by Shen Wuyues antler, which had turned into a dart.
As the door was cut open, Fang Xing saw a young man with antlers, with blood spurting out of his head one of the antlers had been broken off to use as a dart.
Student Fang Xing, I am Shen Wuyue, Sage Master of the demon world. Ivee to rescue you under Ling Zhenrensmand. Shen Wuyue saluted. He then crushed the antler he had pulled out into fine powder, and he mixed it with the deer blood spurting out of his head. Rolling it into a ball, he gave it to Fang Xing. Student Fang, please eat this. This Great Deer Pill can activate all your blocked meridians and undo the seal on your spiritual energy.
Many thanks. Fang Xing knew of Shen Wuyue.
Although he hadnt participated directly in the demon world issue, Fang Xing knew quite a fair bit from the messages in the chat group about Dog Twos trip to the demon world.
The Great Deer Pill was a rare medicine made with Shen Wuyues own deer antler and divine blood. Although the creation process seemed a little violent, it was indeed effective.
After Fang Xing swallowed the pill and cycled the spiritual energy inside his body, the effects were immediately apparent.
His blocked body meridians werepletely unclogged.
Student Fang, Ill wait for you outside. Seeing that the Great Deer Pill had worked, Shen Wuyue rxed slightly. He patted Fang Xing on the shoulder and left the room to give the father and son some time alone.
Dad Fang Xing gazed at Immortal She Pi, his expression emotional.
Immortal She Pi hadnt moved from this spot; he had already made up his mind.
Go and do what you have to do.
Immortal She Pi looked at Fang Xing. I dont belong to that world anymore, son. For a long time, I was lost as I wondered what cultivation was, exactly. And it seems that you found the answer before I did.
A true cultivator doesnt just have formidable strength; a true cultivator also has a tenacious heart at all times.
Haha, it seems Im being too serious. Immortal She Pi smiled. Choose the path you think is right and keep going, son. You have a group of very good friends. You will always be my pride and joy
Fang Xing hesitated. Will I really find the answer one day?
Yes, son.
Immortal She Pi: Sooner orter, youll find it. The answer to cultivation, and my answer as well
Shen Wuyue hadnt waited for more than a few minutes at the door before Fang Xing came out of the room.
Youre not going to talk for a bit longer? Shen Wuyue asked.
Its enough. Fang Xing nodded.
He did his best to hold back the tears that were clouding his vision.
Let it out; it might make you feel better. Shen Wuyueforted him as he led the way.
In that moment, Fang Xing couldnt hold back his tears anymore.
The mixed emotions and the longing he had carried in his heart for so many years instantly caused his tears to fall despite himself.
Hes still a child after all
Up ahead, Shen Wuyue sighed inwardly with relief.
Five minutester, Shen Wuyue and Fang Xing appeared above the Altar of Fire.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal expressed his gratitude to Shen Wuyue repeatedly. Many thanks, Brother Shen!
My pleasure, Senior Immortal, it was nothing. Shen Wuyue saluted. Everything is happening as Senior Immortal expected: President Bais son Bai Youquan, the person who captured Student Fang, has already withdrawn. It seems they already had defensive measures in ce earlier on, and theyve disappeared without a trace.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Not only that, weve discovered that the munitions factories in the Pce of Mirrors have self-destructed.
Well need to discuss what to do after this. Right now, its more important to restore the order of the Pce of Mirrors. Shen Wuyue nodded.
Brother Shen is right. Then, its now time for the joint execution. The Royal Scepter in hand, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal looked at the guardian envoy of the Altar of Fire in front of him. Heavily suppressed by the Royal Scepter, the guardian envoy was in a kowtow position and didnt have the power to resist at all.
Its been hard on you, Brother Fang Xing.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then walked over to Fang Xings side and said with a wide smile on his face, Wee home, Brother Fang Xing.
Chapter 1013 - The Wisdom to Speak and Fight
Chapter 1013: The Wisdom to Speak and Fight
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After Fang Xing left, the confinement room returned to silence. Gazing in the direction that Fang Xing left in, True Immortal She Pi suddenly felt a little mncholy. He never thought that after his resurrection, he would actually meet the child that he had left behind before his death.
demaster, you cane out now. Immortal She Pi took a deep breath, then turned his gaze to the side.
Inside the room, an old man in a white training outfit and a red sash around his waist took form out of nothingness.
Sure enough, the boundless colored sword qi of Boundless Sword Dao deserves its name, Immortal She Pi said to the old man with a smile. This was a protective sword qi which changed the structure of the surrounding space structure based on the principle of the three primary colors and which allowed the user to blend into the background like a chameleon. When the boundless colored sword qi was released, it could cover traces of the userpletely.
Such a superb sword art required an extremely high understanding and demand of sword qi, and only the demaster was capable of this.
Immortal She Pi found General Yis appearance here a little unexpected, but thetter said, It looks like youve already made your decision.
My sacrifice had always been part of the n. Immortal She Pi shook his head calmly. Catching Shadow is the key to saving everything.
While Ive been nominally retired all these years, Ive been looking everywhere for clues on this Shadow, but with nothing to show for it. That boy whom Fang Xing is close to also doesnt match with our understanding of Shadow. Hes very strong, however, so based on the theory that power attracts power, we might finally get a lead through him.
Old Yi, we dont have much time left. The only way the world can be peaceful once more is by pulling out our opponent this time at the root.
Mm. General Yi nodded. Its just that youve been wronged in this matter.
Theres nothing to feel wronged about; Im no longer worried after seeing how well hes living. Immortal She Pi gave a sigh. Besides that how is my shifu doing?
That lovesick Gua Pi is still in prison, and hes surprisingly naive. This is also thanks to you, for pretending to be his disciple back then, which was an excellent way of hiding your identity.
He isnt a bad person, said Immortal She Pi.
I know. General Yi nodded. But hes still a fool.
During their conversation, Immortal She Pis body had started to glow, and was gradually turning into light particles from the bottom up.
It seems that the Pce of Mirrors is peaceful once more; its time for me to go. Immortal She Pi looked at his fading body. There was no pain, as he was simply bing a spirit once again. He had already died once, and naturally had no extra emotions about it.
As part of Magnificent Immortals secret service division, Immortal She Pi had carried out ssified investigations into Shadows secret, which was vital to the survival of the cultivation world.
Is there anything else you want to say? General Yi asked just before Immortal She Pi vanished.
Tell him I love him 3000 1 .
Alright.
September 12th, the thirtieth day of the summer break.
The ck shadow armys plotpletely fell apart under the joint efforts of experts from various factions. Peace returned to the Pce of Mirrors and order was restored in both worlds. The cultivators who had been murdered by the ck shadow army in the real world were brought back to life through the formidable power of Divine Dao, and their memories of the Pce of Mirrors were sealed away.
However, since news about the surprise attack had already spread in the real world, the International Cultivators Association naturally wouldnt be indifferent about it.
The ck shadow army had retreated too quickly, however, and the mastermind behind the scenes had yet to be found. Thus, the association could only make up a story for the public in order to keep the cultivation world calm and united.
Thus, at noon that day, Guo Ping, as the diplomatic peace ambassador to outer space, and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, who had been dispatched to carry out the peace-keeping mission this time, showed up at the conference site.
At noon, Wang Ling cuddled Dog Two in front of the TV and silently watched the two individuals put on a pompous show
The first person to appear was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
The Office of Strategic Deception had barely been established when its fame already spread far and wide. After Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal became a True Venerated, the sects international reputation further stepped up a notch, and the title Great Death-Courting Senior was already a household name in the cultivation world. Factoring in Huaxiu Alliances high regard for the Office of Strategic Deception, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was now a famous and major figure, and not just the owner of a small cultivation forum any longer.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and Guo Ping took their ces for the press conference, and the camera turned to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
A caption instantly appeared under his image: Chief of Huaxius Sky-level first-ss sect General Office of Strategic Deception: Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
What followed was a round of questions from the reporters.
A tall female reporter raised her hand. Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, the Office of Strategic Deceptions peace-keeping mission this time was a huge sess. Does this mean that the Offices strength has already reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world?
This first question was very pointed.
But Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already prepared an answer.
Since ancient times, what was the best virtue Huaxiu cultivators could possess?
Naturally, it was modesty!
Since this was a news conference held by Huaxiu Alliance, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already prepared his speech beforehand.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed slowly. Our Office of Strategic Deception has been able to grow to this extentrgely because of our sects stable foundation. The Heavenly Dao broli we produce is now exported to cultivation nations all over the world. Currently, the waiting list for our Heavenly Dao broli is up to five hundred years. It is because of this trade that our sect was able to gain a ce in the world rankings. But in fact, were still very weak.
Everyone: ???
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Our sects team leaders neglect their daily duties, which Im deeply concerned about. One only knows how to y games and one has yet to marry despite being two thousand years old, unable to free himself of his addiction to the shut-in game Arknights We are a newly established sect; how can we talk about reaching the top in the cultivation world if we cant even maintain discipline in our sect? All this is just overblown praise
Everyone:
The female reporter: Then, if you arent the best, why was the Office of Strategic Decision dispatched for this peace-keeping mission?
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: Maybe we were chosen through a drawing of straws. Everything was arranged by the higher-ups; we could only obey. Given the oue, we can be considered quite lucky as we were able to drive off those alien invaders.
The aggressive female reporter turned to Guo Ping. Ambassador Guo, can you tell us what kind of alien attack was it, at this critical time when we are establishing diplomatic rtions with Divine Dao Star?
They were aliens from a far-off ce; were currently investigating their exact origins.
Guo Ping had long foreseen this question, and straightaway replied, During this crucial moment when we are establishing diplomatic rtions with outer space, we will not stand for any behavior that will obstruct the development of cosmic peace. At the same time, a word of advice to any alien lifeforms watching the news who want to act against Earth: there is still time to stop now. We wee all alien creatures who want to establish diplomatic rtions with Earth through peace negotiations! In short: we are open to talks, but will fight to the end if that is your stance 1 ! Earth cultivators have over ten thousand years of history C what kind of situation havent we encountered before?
Everyone:
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1014 - Wang Ling, Do You Want A Brother Or A Sister?
Chapter 1014: Wang Ling, Do You Want A Brother Or A Sister?
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September 13th, the thirty-first day of the summer break.
Today was destined to be an unusual day. Father Wang and Mother Wang had agreed on something and left in a hurry in the morning. Wang Ling guessed that the couple were making a stealthy visit to the hospital for a prenatal check-up Actually, he had already known about the pregnancy earlier on after sensing a mystical telepathic connection. The problem, however, was that Father and Mother Wang still didnt know how to tell Wang Ling about it.
After some consideration, the couple decided to hide the pregnancy for the time being. They didnt want to say anything, and Wang Ling naturally wouldnt force them
That wasnt in his nature.
In fact, Wang Ling thought it wasnt bad to have a younger brother or sister.
The main problem was that Father and Mother Wang had too many misgivings!
Their fondness for making up scenarios was an upational disease for them to begin with
Father and Mother Wang originally wanted to brighten the atmosphere at home, but when all was said and done, they also cared about how Wang Ling felt.
When a child suddenly learned that he was going to have a younger brother or sister, would there be a sense of loss? Would he think that his parents no longer loved him? If his parents didnt love their children equally, all sorts of problems might crop up in the future
Thus, Father and Mother Wang started to feel conflicted.
They nned to find the right moment to tell Wang Ling.
At the sea vige, news of Mother Wangs pregnancy lifted the spirits of all the vigers. No one else was happier than Aunt Wang except Old Man Wang C and he was finally able to escape Aunt Wangs evil clutches when it came to the matchmaking interviews.
In thest two days, the entire vige had raised money to prepare tonics for Mother Wang, and Aunt Wang arranged to personally deliver them.
As a matter of fact, it was shortly after Father and Mother Wang left the house that arge truck arrived at the gate of the Wang familys small vi directly from the sea vige.
The sound of the engine rmed Wang Ling.
When he opened the door, he saw Aunt Wang directing people to unload the truck. That is a box of Calming Pills, and theyre fragile; be careful when you unload them. If even one is damaged, you wont get anything for your work today! These are supplements for pregnant women which I specially ordered! And that box of Inspiration Pills C be careful!
Wang Ling:
Well
Father and Mother Wang still wanted to hide it from him, but Aunt Wang had spilled the beans
Wang Ling just acted as if he hadnt heard anything, and walked out of the house in a pair of flip-flops.
Songhai was already very hot in September. Wang Ling was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and blue beach shorts, which made him look fresh and cool.
The blue and white ensemble wouldnt absorb heat easily, and Wang Ling had enchanted these clothes of his so that in blistering hot weather, they automatically gave off an ice-cold feeling, like a portable air conditioner.
Oh, its Wang Ling! I havent seen you in so long. Youve gotten taller! And handsome, too! Wonderful! When Aunt Wang saw Wang Ling open the door, she grabbed his snow-white arm firmly to pull him against her.
Wang Ling:
Fresh meat like Wang Ling were popr with aunties to begin with
Moreover, Wang Ling was also a member of the sea vige.
Although he lived in the city, the blood of the Wang n still flowed through his veins.
This was an undeniable fact.
Also, Wang Lings body was very cool now, and one couldnt help but draw near to him to dispel the summer heat.
As the little brothers unloaded the goods and moved them into the Wang familys small vi, they deliberately walked past Wang Ling to take advantage of the cool breeze.
Everythings been unloaded, auntie After the little brothers were done, Aunt Wang carefully checked the goods against the inventory list, then took out a small silk pouch and put all the goods inside.
Aunt Wang handed the pouch to Wang Ling. Little Wang Ling, these are for your mother. When shees back, please give them to her.
Mm Wang Ling nodded.
Also, please give this to your dad; make sure he perseveres, and hangs it up in his study! At Aunt Wangs words, spirit light shed in her hand and a silk banner appeared.
The banner read: Courage brings glory, reproduce a miracle!
Wang Ling:
Aunt Wang left even more quickly than she had arrived.
She knew that Mother Wang had gone for a prenatal check-up today, so she wasnt in the mood to sit around and wait in the Wang familys small vi. After delivering the tonics, she energetically drove the truck directly to the hospital where Mother Wang was getting her prenatal check-up done.
Father and Mother Wang were startled when Aunt Wang showed up at the door of the examination room at Songhai Cultivation Obstetrics And Gynecology Specialist Hospital.
Aunt Wang why are you asked Father Wang.
Its nothing, I sent a truckload of tonics to your ce earlier, so I dropped by to check on you.
Did did you spill the beans? Father Wang was worried.
No; Wang Ling that boy is so simple. He wouldnt notice anything, Aunt Wang assured them confidently.
She then looked at Mother Wang and asked, Whats the situation?
Were still waiting for the pregnancy report, but my wife and I got health check-ups not long ago. Theres nothing wrong with either of us, and were in good health. Father Wang smiled.
Although both he and Mother Wang were only at the Body Refinement stage, they were still cultivators, albeit on the lowest rung
When it came to giving birth, one advantage which a cultivator had over an ordinary person was their age.
There were cultivators with high realms who gave birth even when they were thousands of years old.
Although Mother Wang was already over forty years old, she was still considered a young mother in the cultivation world, and it absolutely wasnt a problem for her to have a baby. Nevertheless, a prenatal check-up should still be carried out.
A prenatal check-up for a pregnant cultivator meant examining the level of spiritual energy inside the body.
A pregnant woman had a slightly higher spiritual energy level than an average person, so a pregnant female cultivator had to ensure that her spiritual energy was bnced, or there was a risk of her fetus exploding
At the same time, female cultivators were also charged different childbirth fees depending on their realms. Childbirth below the Nascent Soul stage was covered by medical insurance, while cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage or above paid more with every increase in realm.
The Nascent Soul stage was a critical level to begin with: whether it was a natural birth or a Caesarean, technical expertise was involved.
Obstetrics and gynecology hospitals often had cases where in order to save money, some Nascent Soul female cultivators gave birth on their own at home rather than go to a hospital.
In the end, they gave birth to their nascent soul, leaving the child inside the belly
They then hurried to the hospital in a panic for remedial surgery.
But Mother Wang was in good condition, and the operation for a Body Refinement cultivator wasnt tooplicated. As long as her spiritual energy level during the prenatal check-up was normal, there was nothing to worry about.
After another few minutes, a nurse handed them a file through the window of the examination room. Mr Wang, your wifes report is out. Her spiritual energy level is normal, and there are no problems.
Thank you! Father Wang was very happy.
Hahaha! I told you, the girls of our sea vige all have strong bones! Aunt Wang was also delighted. Looking at Father and Mother Wang, she said, The two of you, when you go home tonight, you should think about how to break the news to Wang Ling. Youll have to do it sooner orter; I think its better to do it earlier.
Mm. Father Wang nodded solemnly. But how should we bring it up?
Aunt Wang suggested, Drop hints first, then make a clear announcement. Or you can ask little Wang Ling whether he would like a younger brother or sister!
So that night, the dinner Mother Wang prepared was as followed:
The first dish was a chicken and mushroom stew, which contained two chickens
The second dish was braised chili crab. There was a male crab and a female crab
The third dish was scrambled eggs with hot pepper and the eggs had double yolks
Chapter 1015 - Wang Ling: Peep
Chapter 1015: Wang Ling: Peep
Wang Ling got his parents hints during the meal. Actually, he thought that they were worrying too much, but it still warmed his heart since it proved that they valued his opinion. As a member of the family, Wang Ling basked in the feeling of being valued.
Ling Ling say that if if one day, your dad and I want to have another child do you want a brother or sister Mother Wang asked as she put the bowls and chopsticks down and smiled at Wang Ling in front of her.
Looking at Mother Wangs belly, Wang Ling directly opened his mouth to speak out loud in a rare moment. Sister.
Father and Mother Wang were overjoyed; at least they now knew that Wang Ling didnt mind having a brother or sister.
What they had been most worried about was that Wang Ling would be upset; it looked like they couldpletely let go of their concerns.
Thus, Mother Wang ate very happily that night. Since she was now eating for two, she needed all sorts of extra nutrition.
After dinner, she started calling all their rtives to announce the good news about her second pregnancy.
From his bedroom, Wang Ling inadvertently heard Mother Wangs conversations with several different people, and he could tell that she was very excited.
The first call.
Mother Wang: Second Aunt, let me tell you C Im going to have a second child!!
Second Aunt: Second child? Really? Can you still, at your age
Mother Wang: I went to the hospital for a check-up; my bodys fine.
Second Aunt: What about Wang Ling? Is he alright with it?
Mother Wang: Ling Ling doesnt mind; he even said he wanted a sister!
Second Aunt: Thats great, then. We have to ask our kids what they think. Children nowadays have a lot of ideas, and we need to pay attention to them. Wang Lings a good kid, not like some in particr who feel like the love they get will be split.
Mother Wang rubbed her belly while she was on the phone. Thats right, Wang Ling must be very happy.
The second call.
Mother Wang: Great Aunt, let me tell you C Im going to have a second child!!! Im already pregnant!
Great Aunt: So suddenly? What about Wang Ling?
Mother Wang: Great Aunt, Ill care for both of them the same. We dont value sons over daughters, theyre both the same. But Ling Ling said he wanted a sister!
Great Aunt: Sister? Haha, thats good. A daughter is her parents snug little cotton-padded jacket! Havent you always said, after Wang Ling was born, he tore down the house, like in the Coin Dozer game
Mother Wang:
After making several calls in a row, Mother Wang finally sighed with relief on the bed.
Sess? asked Mother Wang.
Should be C he definitely heard it. On the bed, Father Wang nced in the direction of Wang Lings bedroom.
The reason theyd made the series of calls was to explicitly announce that they were having a second child They didnt think it was proper to bring it up at the dining table, so the couple thought that this indirect method was pretty good. They just needed to speak a little louder while on the phone; given Wang Lings hearing, it was only a matter of seconds before he heard it.
But to confirm that Wang Ling had already heard, Father Wang thought it was still better to ask him.
Thus, he put down the newspaper and looked in the direction of Wang Lings room. Ling Ling, if you heard give us a peep.
Wang Ling: Peep.
Father and Mother Wang:
September 14th, the thirty-second day of the summer break.
Today, Wang Ling went on a rare shopping trip with Mother Wang to the cultivation mall. Songhai city had entered a period of on-going high summer temperatures, and Wang Ling had asked Mother Wang if she wanted her clothes enchanted so she could keep cool. Mother Wang had declined; although it would be nice and cool on her skin, the baby in her belly might feel cold.
Taking this into consideration, and to ensure that Mother Wang didnt overheat, Wang Ling would follow her whenever she went shopping from now on. He had a portable air conditioner, so Mother Wang could stay cool in the summer heat as long as she was with him. Of course, once Wang Ling started school again, Dog Two would take over this guard duty, as the yellow tights it wore could also lower the temperature.
Pets normally werent allowed inside the shopping mall, but Dog Two was different: it was an intelligent, top-ss spirit beast certified by the Pet Trainers Guild. It wouldnt cause anyone any trouble, and thus received preferential treatment.
As they walked through the food section, Mother Wang conscientiously picked out new cooking sauces. These were natural and free of additives, and more suitable for pregnant women. For example, the soy sauce in her hand was a natural extract drawn from a type of spirit beast, and it was rich in nutrients. It was pricey, but extraordinary times called for extraordinary treatment.
This soy sauce wont cause the babys face to be too ck after birth. Mother Wang picked up a few bottles and put them in the shopping cart before saying to Wang Ling, This type of soy sauce wasnt around before you were born and we just had the ordinary kind, so your face was very ck when you came out; back then when he held you, your dad almost broke down.
Wang Ling:
Wang Ling and Mother Wang then walked through the instant foods section which sold things like instant noodles, frozen dumplings and so on. Here, Wang Ling saw a quarrelsome pair Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi.
They were bickering about what vor of instant noodles to buy.
Braised beef! Wang Zhen wasnt backing down.
Beef with pickled vegetables! Liu Qingyi argued, Beef with pickled vegetables is great! Instant noodles arent digested so easily, and its easy to get fat if you eat too much of it! Think about it: beef with pickled vegetables is sour! It can speed up digestion! You wont get fat from eating it!
Wang Zhen was lost for words.
On the side, Wang Ling was amazed when he heard this. What kind of bizarre theory was that thew of energy conservation was deeply saddened by it!
Arent those two your friends? Mother Wang looked at the bickering pair from afar.
Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had visited the Wang family before, so Mother Wang recognized them.
Hello, senior! While the two were quarreling, they saw Mother Wang and Wang Ling push a shopping cart over, and they stood at attention and saluted very respectfully.
You youngsters need more nutrition. How can you eat instant noodles? Mother Wang sighed.
Wang Ling: What damn youngsters?!
These two were from the Domain of the Gods, with over a thousand years of cultivation If they were wrapped in bandages and dumped inside the pyramids, they would be three thousand-year-old mummies!
Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen both sighed.
They didnt want to eat instant noodles either, but they really didnt have enough money after descending to the world below
Wang Ling more or less knew the story behind this.
The main reason was that they had secretlye to Earth without permission, and had thus broken the rules of the Domain of the Gods. They were still under Gu Shunzhis surveince for now, and had to live like normal Earthlings for two years, with a portion of their powers sealed, before they could return to the Domain of the Gods.
Food and board had be a problem for them during this period.
They were children of wealthy, noble families in the Domain of the Gods, and just couldnt adapt to mundane lives. Liu Qingyi had gone out to look for work previously, and could only find a simple job handing out leaflets. It was just that she had lost her temper after shing with a passerby, beating up thetter so badly that he had to be sent to the hospital In the end, Gu Shunzhi had stepped in to mediate and pay the hospital bill, but the money was now on Liu Qingyis head.
In short, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi were now stuck together. Worse still, Liu Qingyi had a massive debt and owed Gu Shunzhi a huge sum of money.
Worst of all, apart from when Gu Shunzhi needed them to carry out emergency assignments, their powers were restricted to the Foundation Establishment stage Even in todays era of national cultivation, the things a Foundation Establishment cultivator could do were very limited. The most they could do was fly on swords to deliver takeout or parcels, or move bricks at construction sites.
In short, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi were like grasshoppers on a string.
I remember, youre Ling Lings new ssmates? Youll also be studying at No. 60 after the summer break? Mother Wang looked at them with a smile. Im also a little hungry after walking for a bit C how about we eat together? My treat.
Clutching the instant noodles in their hands, Wang Zhens and Liu Qingyis eyes lit up, as if they were seeing an angel in that moment
Chapter 1016 - Punishment by Ordeal
Chapter 1016: Punishment by OrdealTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
The basement of the cultivation department store was a food street. Mother Wang chose a chain restaurant that looked reasonably clean and tidy and ordered a table of dishes. This wasnt Mother Wang unting her wealth C she really was starving!! She had also experienced this when she was pregnant with Wang Ling: she would eat a lot and crave spicy food in particr.
Dont be shy. Mother Wang smiled at Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi, and then started eating. Wang Ling ordered a ss of lemonade and then watched Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi fall on the food like starving wolves. They were more prone to hunger because of the restrictions on their magical powers. It was because of this that Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had been hungry sinceing back from the Pce of Mirrors the day before yesterday.
Looking at Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyis situation, Wang Ling realized that Gu Shunzhi truly was incorruptible C as a keeper of cosmic order, he could be this ruthless even toward his fellow countrymen.
It was going to be like this for two years. This was just punishment by ordeal C even a mortal cultivating to be immortal wouldnt be this wretched!
But Wang Ling remembered that No. 60 Highs first extension should bepleted by the end of the summer break. The first round of building investments from Lotus Suns Huaguo Water Curtain Group had alreadye in, and a student dormitory would have been built behind No. 60 Highs sports field. This was a typical feature of a key city school, and since No. 60 High wanted to be upgraded to a key city school, a school building for amodation was a must.
That was to say, Wang Zhens and Liu Qingyis lives would be a little easier after the summer vacation, so they wouldnt need to consider the problem of renting an apartment anymore. It was Gu Shunzhi who had set up their identities on Earth, and who had gotten them into No. 60 High to study; a cheap ce for shelter was better than renting an apartment in such a big city.
It was really hard to believe that two children from rich families in the Domain of the Gods had to live like this aftering to Earth.
Was this an X-Change 1 in the cultivation world?
Wang Ling suddenly felt it was interesting.
Are you in trouble? Like most middle-aged women, Mother Wang liked to chat with others while eating. Most importantly, Wang Ling realized that when Mother Wang talked to people, she could always get to the point. This had a lot to do with her experiences in life and her writing.
Mother Wang had read many stories before she quit writing.
When they heard Mother Wangs words, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi looked depressed.
It could only be said, as expected of a great senior from that vi.
Sure enough, Ling Zhenrens biological mother was amazing.
Although Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had high cultivation, they stillcked experiencepared with Mother Wang. Profound cultivation was useless C they hadnt struggled enough in society. Hundreds of years would sometimes go by when cultivators went into seclusion, and they couldnt keep up with the news at all.
Children like them from rich families in the Domain of the Gods grew up surrounded by their families. In a society that worshipped money, they were muggles without it Thus, Gu Shunzhi had put a lot of thought into cing them on Earth to temper them.
Gu Shunzhi was from a de facto imperial family in the Domain of the Gods, but unlike Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi, he was also a keeper of order on top of that. He, who worked hard to maintain order everywhere in the universe, was a lot more mature than Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi.
Were looking for jobs, but no one wants us Wang Zhen made a pained sound.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator could consider delivering takeout or parcels on a flying sword.
But the problem was that ording to the Earth IDs which Gu Shunzhi had given them, they were still in high school!! They were minors!! Like Wang Ling, they were only sixteen years old! No workce dared hire them Plus, they didnt know where to go to look for a job
It would have been fine if they werent on record as high school students.
But the problem was that they were now high school students registered with the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools. As long as their profiles showed up in a search of the online student registry, even a small enterprise wouldnt hire them.
What about Little Lei? Mother Wang thought of Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal. He should be able to help you.
But he doesnt pay us We want to improve our lives As a little princess, Liu Qingyi felt aggrieved from the bottom of her heart. She never imagined that there would be a day when she would end up like this with Wang Zhen. Not only was he her fianc on paper in the Domain of the Gods, he was also the person she hated the most!!!
And because of a misunderstanding, she and this trash hade to the world below to escape marriage; in the end, they were discovered by Gu Shunzhi, who had sentenced them on the spot.
It would be two years before they could return to the Domain of the Gods
Reasonably speaking, two years wasnt long for cultivators used to going into seclusion, but Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen now felt like time was crawling by.
In their seclusion rooms in the world above, they had WIFI and air conditioning, and didnt have to worry about food or clothing C now, even housing was a problem for them in the world below.
Wang Ling felt that Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had no one to me but themselves.
For second generation individuals used tofortable lives in the Domain of the Gods, it was likely impossible for them to bow their heads and live on someone elses charity. Grenade-Throwing was a warmhearted person and would certainly be willing to help them, but there werent any other options if they wouldnt ept it.
Mother Wang turned to look at Wang Ling. Ling Ling, theyre your ssmates. Why dont you think of something?
Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen perked up instantly.
Wang Zhen: I can be your underling!!
Liu Qingyi: I can be your hired muscle! Ill even warm your bed!!
Mother Wang: Miss, calm down
Wang Ling:
The two of them werent willing to rely on someone else, but if the other party was Wang Ling, they were convinced one hundred percent. To be able to follow the big boss was a blessing!
He might reward them with crispy noodle snack packets, and they would rise by leaps and bounds!
In fact, Wang Ling really had thought of a job.
It was work that had no age restrictions, nor was it dependent on realm. It didnt matter that they were students. Besides, given Wang Zhens and Liu Qingyis talents, they were absolutely qualified for this job.
So that night, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi received new assignments.
Dog Two took Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi to the family apartment.
Wei Zhi was already waiting for them at the entrance.
He was topless and wore arge pair of pants. There was a sea salt popsicle in his mouth, and a Pushing Large Butterfly rested on his shoulder.
Seeing that Loopy Toad had arrived, Wei Zhi immediately waved excitedly. Brother Dog!
Mm, as I mentioned on the phone, Ill leave these two to you, Dog Two said. Its job was done.
Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi said hello to Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi smiled and said, From now on, youll be taking care of spirit beasts with me. Starting as junior pet trainers, youll be paid six thousand each during the probation period; taking out the rent, its three thousand yuan. If you work long enough, your pay will increase. Senior pet trainers can earn tens or even hundreds of thousands of yuan a month. If you work hard, youll definitely be able to make a living for yourselves.
Then we will have to trouble you! Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi epted dly.
To be able to rely on themselves to earn a living meant that they wouldnt need to rely on others.
Besides, it was Wang Ling who had arranged this job for them, which made it more tolerable.
Chapter 1017 - Mother Wang’s Prenatal Education
Chapter 1017: Mother Wangs Prenatal Education
Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
Wei Zhis job for them wasnt veryplicated. It was just like working in a pet shop, and Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi got the hang of it very quickly. Wei Zhi had intended to hire some assistants to help him before, but the experience such external helpers had was patchy and they wouldnt stay for very long.
Taming spirit beasts was a matter of technique. As a pet trainer, Wei Zhi naturally had his own unique skills. Nowadays, some part-time workers would learn these methods before they quit and disappeared to start anew elsewhere. Wei Zhi didnt want this group of people to profit off him.
In the end, Wei Zhi was utterly delighted when Wang Ling introduced two individuals to him.
Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had far more experience than Wei Zhi had imagined. They didnt need special instructions from him at all. Instead, it was Wei Zhi who learned new things from them.
Youve raised spirit beasts before? When he saw how incredibly proficient Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi this pair of foes were, Wei Zhi was instantly curious about their identities.
You can think of it that way, but Ive never raised such small ones. Wang Zhens face was as calm as an ancient well.
So you raised? Wei Zhi asked.
Liu Qingyi answered, His family runs a fishery.
A fishery? In his heart, Wei Zhi ran through the types ofrge spirit beasts that could be raised in a fishery C it could only be something like a spirit whale. There was a Water King Whale at the Pet Trainers Guild, but because of its massive size, it was being reared in the western sea, where the Pet Trainers Guild had a base for raising spirit beasts.
Raising whales certainly isnt easy how unexpected, that you have experience in raising whales on your own. Wei Zhi was instantly reassured. Not just anyone could raise cetacean spirit beasts, which would die if they werent cared for well enough.
Wang Zhen sighed.
After all, pet trainers in the world below knew nothing about them.
However, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi both believed that there had to be a reason Wang Ling had arranged for them to work here.
This was an era in which a person could be a True Venerated just by eating broli Following Ling Zhenrens arrangements could only be a good thing.
Wei Zhi was a person from the world below, but as long as they worked hard, they mightprehend something new through him!
So Wang Zhen didnt n to hide anything from Wei Zhi. He shook his head and said outright, Its not whales that I raise.
Wei Zhi already felt out of his depth, and asked with a puzzled face, Not whales?
Wang Zhen: I raise kun.
Wei Zhi: ???
In the evening on the same day that Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi got the job, a delivery truck from the cultivation department store in the city center drove up to the gate of the Wang familys small vi, carrying arge number of goods that Mother Wang had bought today.
Madam, this is the inventory list of your goods; please check and sign for it. The little delivery brother stood at the gate with a big smile on his face.
For the cultivation department store, this was a rare big customer. The night shift delivery fee was based on a percentage of the total amount of goods. Themission was only a very small percentage, but if they received a huge order, it was simply a huge profit for them!
The deliveries were randomly assigned by the system, and the delivery little brother felt very lucky.
After Mother Wang checked the goods and made sure that nothing was missing, she gave a very reasonable evaluation of the delivery: five stars.
The little brother bowed very politely. Cultivation department store staff number 193, Qin Zong, thanks you for your evaluation! I look forward to seeing madam next time!
For some reason, Wang Ling thought the name sounded a little familiar 1
Mother Wang had indeed bought quite a number of things this time. At home, the cooking condiments had all been reced with those specially for pregnant women. In addition, Mother Wang had bought a lot of baby clothes. She didnt know if the baby in her belly was a little brother or sister, so she had chosen neutral styles which wouldnt be too strange whether they were worn by a boy or a girl.
After using a storage pouch to bring in the goods from the truck, Mother Wang took them out one by one in the living room and started to admire her spoils from her afternoon shopping spree.
Distracted by the sounds below, Father Wang couldnt focus on typing. When he went downstairs, he saw the objects spread out on the floor like at a street vendors stall.
One months worth of his earnings gone
Theres no need for so many things Father Wang looked at the floor, hands on his hips. Some of these might be impulse buys I remember the cultivation department store will refund goods within three days of purchase
What refund? All these are necessary! Mother Wang rolled her eyes at Father Wang. When we had a baby for the first time, we were inexperienced. After I had Ling Ling, Id always wondered why he couldnt be normal like other kids, and instead had unusual gifts Now I understand.
Father Wang and Wang Ling: ???
Mother Wang: It must be because we didnt give him enough prenatal education back then!
Father Wang and Wang Ling:
Mother Wang: Sometimes, theprehensive development of virtue, intelligence, physique, and culture should start in the womb. When I was pregnant with Ling Ling, I always felt that we didntmunicate enough, which led to his bad temper after he was born. What if we had helped correct him earlier on in the womb, even with just a bit of psychological counseling? He might havee out a normal child
Wang Ling:
It had to be said that Mother Wang was truly doing a lot to prepare for the birth of her second child.
This was clear from this prenatal education segment.
And all of Mother Wangs hard work was in order to avoid giving birth to yet another time bomb
Look at this. Its a magic weapon I specially bought from the baby section of the cultivation department store. Mother Wang picked up a pair of earphones from among the objectsid out on the floor. It still had a price tag on it, and Father Wang sucked in a cold breath at the string of zeros These earphones alone were already a weeks worth of his earnings!
What is this
Prenatal education earphones. Reading the instruction manual, Mother Wang ced one earphone to her belly, and put the other in her own ear to demonstrate. This way, youll be able to hear the baby speak inside the belly.
Honey, youre only a few days pregnant Its just an embryo
So what? Embryos have biological waves too!
The best thing about these earphones is that it can trante biological waves on the spot. The earphones will turn whatever we want to say into a biological wave, which is then transmitted into the belly, so we canmunicate with the baby! Mother Wang smiled and said, How about we give it a name first? Ling Ling, what do you think?
A name
Chin in hand, Wang Ling thought very hard.
Nuan.
Wang Nuan.
Wang Ling opened his mouth.
Chapter 1018 - One Becomes Ten, Ten Becomes A Hundred
Chapter 1018: One Bes Ten, Ten Bes A Hundred
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Wang Ling never thought that there would actuallye a day when he would name his own little brother or sister. In fact, he never thought Father and Mother Wang would have a second child; Wang Ling was unable to clearly see his own future. His life thread was blurry, and he was only just able to avoid cmities because of his twitching eyelid warning sign and some precognitive abilities.
Actually, Wang Ling was looking forward to having a real sibling. Whether the baby in Mother Wangs belly was a younger brother or sister, Wang Ling felt that as an older brother, there was no way he would be like Wang Ming and always try to bully his little brother or sister.
He had to get along very well with his sibling.
Was the little one in the womb a boy or a girl? Would it like to eat crispy noodle snacks with Wang Ling? Would it also be born with unusual gifts? Wang Ling couldnt wait for all of it.
As for why he chose the name Wang Nuan.
Wang Ling felt his choice could be considered a reflection of his own personality.
Once a persons character was determined, it was very difficult to change. Wang Ling didnt like to talk, but that didnt mean he was autistic. From when he spurned noise and crowds before, to now, in No. 60 High half a yearter, when he had gradually be used to the cheerful noise around him He, who had been unwilling to meddle in other peoples business before, was now willing to lend a hand to maintain world peace.
Wang Ling realized that while a persons environment couldnt directly change their personality, it could change their frame of mind.
He had never felt more grateful for the group of friends he had; his ssmates at No. 60 High and hisrades at the Office of Strategic Deception had all contributed a lot to the change in his frame of mind.
Why Wang Nuan?
The name was a reflection of Wang Lings changed character and his expectations for the unborn baby.
He hoped it would be a carefree kid who could bring sunshine and warmth to anyone.
At least, not one who would bottle everything up inside like Wang Ling.
Thats a good name! Father Wang said approvingly.
So, honey, have you prepared any gifts to celebrate our second child? Mother Wang stroked her belly and smiled at Father Wang.
Of course!
Saying that, Father Wang fished out arge treasure from the storage space of his pants pocket. It was a string of round, hard beads, and Mother Wang was instantly awed.
The smooth round texture gave off a grand air, and it dazzled the eye the instant it was revealed. Mother Wangs stunned eyes were fixed on this stringed treasure, and her small mouth dropped open with undisguised astonishment.
This this is?
A jade ne which I got custom-made! Its been blessed by a master! You know Old Chen?
Super Chens dad?
Thats right! When Super Chen was a kid, he had a fever that wouldnt go down, so Old Chen found a master who blessed Super Chen. As a result, Super Chen made a full recovery! Its the same master who blessed this jade ne! Im sure the little one will like it! As he spoke, Father Wang picked up the earphone Mother Wang had bought and shook the jade pendant in his hand with a smile. Are you a boy or a girl? Do you like the jade ne?
The furniture in the Wang familys small vi started to shake as soon as he said the words.
Then, Wang Ling saw a st wavee out of Mother Wangs belly and shatter the jade ne
With a gust of wind, it was no more
Father Wang, Mother Wang and Wang Ling:
The three of them vaguely felt that they had seen this scene before
To Wang Lings surprise, news of Mother Wangs second pregnancy spread so fast On the morning of September 15th, the thirty-third day of the summer break, Wang Ling received a message from Odd Zhuo.
Odd Zhuo sent a voice message. He asked carefully, Shifu I heard that youre going to have a little brother or sister?
Wang Ling was astonished.
At most, only the sea vige knew about Mother Wangs second pregnancy. Even if Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had noticed it yesterday, it was unlikely they would have said anything to anyone else: for one thing, they were too busy to poke their noses into other peoples business. For another, neither of them could be considered a big mouth.
So Wang Ling sent three question marks. ???
As Wang Lings disciple, Odd Zhuo immediately grasped the essence of these question marks.
From what Odd Zhuo understood of Wang Ling, if the news was false, Wang Ling would have definitely answered with a sinct no. Sending these three question marks, he was very clearly asking: How did you know?
To be honest, Odd Zhuo had found out by chance.
Because after resolving the Pce of Mirrors incident a while back, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had nned to reward every Office of Strategic Deception staff member for their help by buying each of them two boxes of fruit and the sea viges oranges were very famous! Odd Zhuo had been responsible for cing the order In the end, when he drove over to the vige, he saw the vigers enthusiastically discussing Mother Wangs pregnancy.
Old Man Wang was the center of attention, and the vigers wouldnt stop talking about it.
So Odd Zhuo, who hade to buy fruit, found out.
At that time, the shock in his heart was beyond words.
To him, his shifu Wang Ling was already so strong
He truly couldnt imagine what kind of god Mother Wangs second child would be
If the two siblings fought, wouldnt that be a freaking live reenactment of the G?tterd?mmerung ?
After hearing Odd Zhuos exnation, Wang Ling fell silent.
Actually, Mother Wang had been more low-key about this pregnancy. There werent any neighbors near the Wang familys small vi, and no one would pay attention to Mother Wangs second pregnancy anyway. The sea vige was the only ce in which word had spread about Mother Wangs second pregnancy. Wang Ling never expected Odd Zhuo to find out through sheer serendipity
In view of Mother Wangs wishes, Wang Ling ordered Odd Zhuo to keep it to himself.
As his disciple, Odd Zhuo was naturally obedient.
It was just that Wang Ling never expected the news of Mother Wangs second pregnancy to still reach the ears of everyone at the Office of Strategic Deception in the end.
That afternoon, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal held an emergency meeting to celebrate the second pregnancy, and everyone got busy preparing gifts.
Odd Zhuo cried. This really had nothing to do with him. The desire to livepelled him to hurriedly text Wang Ling the whole story.
Shifu , this really isnt my fault! Odd Zhuo sent the message, followed by several images.
Wang Ling saw the packaging for the sea viges oranges.
He remembered that it used to read: Fresh oranges are even tastier!
Now, it read: Congrattions, Uncle Wang, on your second grandchild!
Chapter 1019 - On Whether Teachers Actually Look at Holiday Homework
Chapter 1019: On Whether Teachers Actually Look at Holiday Homework
Although Wang Nuan was still an embryo that had yet to fully develop, Wang Ling already knew from the st wave that hade out of the belly that this kid wasnt destined to be ordinary
This realization also terrified Father and Mother Wang a little; this scene was too simr to when Wang Ling had broken that precious sword.
A Body Refinement couple giving birth to two fiends one after another Father and Mother Wang felt that if this matter was exposed, it wouldnt be their two kids who were dragged onto Approaching Science 1, but themselves
Because of the sea viges wonderful packaging, practically all the familys acquaintances found out about Mother Wangs second pregnancy. The express deliveries didnt stop arriving at the Wang familys small vi for two days, all of which were gifts for Mother Wang and Wang Nuan.
Mother Wang was popr to begin with. Even though she lived in the outskirts and it wasnt especially convenient for her to meet up with friends, distance couldnt block out the sincere well wishes of a true friend!
Not even mountains and rivers could stop a true friend from sending well wishes; this was something fairweather friends couldntpare with.
Ai, I never thought everyone would be so kind. Gazing at the express deliveries, Mother Wang felt both warm and depressed. If she had known earlier, she wouldnt have gone shopping at the cultivation department store Her friends were very thoughtful. And who knew whether they had discussed it among themselves, but they had all sent different things.
All kinds of magic artifacts for prenatal education, baby products, tonics for pregnant women Most excessive of all, someone had even sent a topped-up membership card for supplementary courses. Written on the card was a wise saying that Wang Ling had heard in all kinds of educational ads since young: Dont shortchange your children at the starting line!
These words made a lot of sense, but when it came to the Wang familys children, it was a load of bull! After all, by the time they were born, they had already reached the finish line
At noon on September 16th, Wang Ling received the first message in a while in No. 60 Highs Grade One, ss Three small squad chat. Wang Ling had always felt that basically no one posted in a ss chat without an ulterior motive. On the whole, if something really did happen after graduation, some chose to DM other ssmates about it, while others were more likely to show off in the group C there were too many cases nowadays of sess stories after graduation who showed off in the group, thus inciting resentment.
Group chats while still at school were still pure for the most part.
Like now
Super Chen first posted several picturesque photos.
One could tell that his temporary disappearance had to do with traveling. The summer break was long, so going out to expand his horizons was understandable. The cultivation world was so big, and it was far from enough to only experience it through travel during the high school break.
But the travel experience was necessary: five percent of the college entrance exam had to do with the development of extracurricr knowledge. Students who wanted to get into a famous university would never give up that five percent. Additionally, there had never been a fixed criterion for this part of the assessment; it waspletely up to the teacher who set the question. If you didnt know anything about the topic, your head would explode when you read the test question.
Look how beautiful is the scenery? Super Chen posted several pictures one after another.
The scenery where I am isnt bad either Following Super Chens lead, Dopey Guo also posted several pictures.
Wang Ling was silent and didnt respond.
Little Peanut was smart. As No. 60 Highs Grade One, ss Threes most excellentmissary in charge of studies, he straightaway read between the lines of these pictures. Lets hear it: how much more homework do you still have to finish
Super Chen was so moved that he wanted to cry. Little Peanut, you understand me! Actually, it isnt very much. In addition to not finishing maths, physics and chemistry, I havent done the rest yet either.
Wang Ling:
Little Peanut: Why not just say that you havent done any of it?
Super Chen chuckled. Doesnt this make it sound more intellectual?
Master of Dopey added, The world is so big, we want to go out and take a look around. Theres nothing wrong with that! In any case, as long as we have our brethren, there will always be a way to deal with homework! Expanding our extracurricr knowledge is also very important!
Then why dont you go and borrow Lotus Suns homework? The corners of Little Peanuts mouth twitched as he sent a message in the group somewhat resentfully.
ssmate Lotus Sun The way she solves problems is too advanced. Most likely, her family hired her some private tutor. If we copy off her, Old Pan will be able to tell with one nce. Dopey Guo directly sent a voice message to the group. Ive already discussed it with Super Chen: as long as you and Wang Ling lend us your homework to copy, we can deal with this matter. First of all, the way you solve problems is within what weve learned and what was taught in ss; this is something Super and I havee to understand after copying your homework multiple times before.
Little Peanut and Wang Ling were both stupefied.
These sly foxes were now so experienced in copying
Dopey Guo: Its like this: Ill copy 70% of Little Peanuts homework, then 30% of Wang Lings. Super Chen will do the opposite. Old Pan absolutely wont be able to tell.
Little Peanut chuckled. You really think Old Pan is stupid
Dont worry, we wont copy everything; well definitely deliberately copy some of it wrong.
Of course, Super Chen and I wouldnt be bothering to spend so much effort on homework if not for the assignment credits. The teachers gave us so much homework for the summer vacation. When they collect the homework at school, the piles will be as tall as mountains. The semester will have just begun and theyll be busy with lessons. If they already dont have enough time to prepare for ss, how can they be in the mood to mark the summer homework? Dopey Guos analysis was clear and logical.
In fact, the phenomenon he was talking about wasnt limited to high schools; even in junior high, teachers dealt with the winter and summer homework in the following three ways:
The first way: ssify and count. Put simply, the homework was collected first, and the number of students who did or did not hand in the work was counted. Teachers called the parents of students who didnt hand in the homework, while the students who submitted the work were divided into groups to mark each others homework; the teachers just needed to give them the answers at the front of the ssroom.
The second way: Deferred punishment. The teachers in this category were more benevolent. They knew that a lot of students were procrastinators who tended to do their homework in thest few days of the summer vacation, so the teachers deliberately set ater submission deadline. It didnt have anything to do with whether the homework was done well or not; instead,pleting the homework was a matter of attitude. So usually, teachers like these didnt care whether or not you finished your homework; as long as you handed it in by the deadline, you were safe If you didnt hand it in, you would be straightaway sentenced to death
The third way: Save energy and protect the environment. This was a simpler and more crude method, which relied mostly on bluffs. The truth was that these teachers didnt care if students finished their holiday homework or not. It was the holidays, and was originally a time to rx and have fun; there was no need for teachers to be so disobliging. Thus, after gathering the holiday homework, these teachers would outright cast the Notes Removal Spell and leave this holiday homework for next years batch of juniors Recycle and never waste
Chapter 1020 - Where There Is a Policy, There Is a Countermeasure
Chapter 1020: Where There Is a Policy, There Is a Countermeasure
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There were actually so many people nowadays who could be so righteous and confident about their experiences in copying homework, and Dopey Guo and Super Chen were prime examples.
Whether it was copying homework or lending it to others to copy, it was all bad behavior. Wang Ling had never copied off someone else, because there was no need to do so. Naturally, he wouldnt lend his homework out either if he wasnt close enough to the other party.
The main reason he lent his homework to Dopey Guo and Super Chen was that he didnt want to damage their friendship. Besides, these two guys actually could study, and their grades had never dropped; they copied homework just to save time and effort.
It was impossible for Wang Ling to lend his homework to someone poor in their studies, since that would only hurt the other party.
Then its settled: well meet at Sunbucks tomorrow! Super Chen sent a message in the group, followed by the location of the coffee shop they had agreed on.
This was part of a coffee shop chain, located in the bustling city center. Compared with the tail end of the summer break, there werent as many students in these coffee shops or fast food restaurants during this period; it was in thest few days of the holiday that you would see McDenalds and KDC filled with students doing their homework
Wang Ling felt that this could be considered a major spectacle of the summer break.
Scores of middle and high school students taking off on their spirit swords for fast food restaurants, and using all kinds of magic artifacts to openly copy and paste someone elses homework C it was truly hard to imagine such a magnificent scene.
September 17th, twenty days to the end of the summer vacation.
Wang Ling took Loopy Toad with him as he left for the coffee shop that Super Chen and Dopey Guo had chosen. Ever since Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi started hanging out together, Loopy Toad would run over to Wei Zhis ce whenever it could. Sometimes, Super Chen and the others asked for photos of Loopy Toad, which Wang Ling would be unable to instantly send to them.
Back then, Teacher Pan had merged Loopy Toads primordial spirit with another body to turn it into a dog, and it was born outright in Grade One, ss Three. Thus, Loopy Toad was the original number one ss pet. More than half the summer break had passed, but some concerned ssmates like Dopey Guo, Super Chen and a few others still really missed this round and squishy green-furred dog.
Wang Ling was cutting it close when he left the house. He didnt choose to teleport directly, since the coffee shop was in a busy area, and his sudden appearance might scare people.
This was a rare summer break, so Wang Ling thought he should take it easy.
So in the end, he decided to take the spirit bus with Loopy Toad to the coffee shop.
Loopy Toads appearance drew a lot of attention on the bus. In the battle of soul pets during the previous inter-schoolpetition, Loopy Toad and Wei Zhi had seized the crown, and this had made the news.
Hence, plenty of people felt that Loopy Toad looked familiar, and wondered if this was the spirit dog that had won previously. However, Wang Ling gave off such a cold air that no one actually dared say anything
And the most important point was that many of them remembered that the champion dogs pet trainer was Wei Zhi; when did its master change to such a cold person?
A little girl pointed at Loopy Toad. Mom! That dog is so green! Just like dad!
A woman hurriedly covered the girls mouth and gave her a fierce look. What nonsense are you spouting?!
When Uncle Wang from next door came over to tussle with mom, thats what he said!
Right after she said that, dead silence filled the bus.
The awkward atmospherested up until the woman got off the bus.
Wang Ling gazed out the window at the girls back as she walked away; although her words might have been said in all innocence, she probably wouldnt be able to avoid a beating today after she got home.
Being pointed at and talked about for its green fur conversely made Loopy Toad unhappy. How many chapters had it been already What was so strange about a green-furred dog?!
While they were on the road, Wang Ling felt his phone vibrate. Super Chen had sent a message in the group chat: Have you all left?
Already on my way, replied Little Peanut.
Mm. Wang Ling gave a one-word reply as well.
Little Peanut: By the way, why did you specially choose this coffee shop in the city center?
Dont rush me, I was just about to tell you. Super Chen said, Good kids like you naturally wouldnt know about this ce. I heard from the previous batch of seniors at school that in thest few years, teachers from different schools would deliberately check the fast food restaurants and coffee shops around their schools every summer break to especially catch students copying homework. An army for busting copying has already been formed online. Do you know why homework and test papers nowadays use jade paper?
If someone takes a picture on their phone of their homework on jade paper and sends it to someone else, the picture bes especially blurry and you cant make out anything at all. The camera function cant identify the texture of jade paper. Plus, this anti-homework copying function was only released in recent years, to put an end to students using remote camera devices to copy homework.
Wang Ling and Little Peanut were silent after hearing this.
To be frank, if Super Chen this slick customer hadnt brought this up, they would never have known about this sort of thing.
So, if you want to copy homework, you can only do it offline. Why not do it at home? Its quite simple: if your parents catch you, theyll definitely tell your teacher. The parent chat groups set up by the teachers-in-charge are just like spyworks now. Its horrible. Plus, its mutual supervision.
Saying this, Super Chen couldnt helpining bitterly, For example, my dad visited his friend the other day, and reported a No. 59 High student in passing. That brothers teacher-in-charge rushed over that very night and wiped clean all the homework he had done.
In short, when youe overter, just use my member number, AC12391 1, and the front desk will bring you to the private room.
Pri private room? The corners of Little Peanuts mouth twitched.
Thats right. For the sake of copying homework, Super and I specially signed up for a members card, so that the teachers wont see us.
Dopey Guo chimed in, Last year, when teachers from various schools started carrying outrge-scale operations to catch students copying homework in fast food restaurants, coffee shops came up with ns for private rooms practically all at the same time. The private rooms are set up with a copy without worry service, and can also get someone to copy on your behalf, but for an additional service charge.
Apart from the all-you-can-drink service when copying homework, theres a person in ce outside the door to pass on information. Most importantly, the table in each private room has a mechanism which will automatically hide all the homework on the table when activated, and rece them with board games. Even if teachers actually do raid the private rooms, theyll never know. Dopey Guo smiled craftily as he typed.
Wang Ling was amazed at how far they would go to copy homework
But reality proved that Super Chen and Dopey Guos preparations werent without reason.
Because when Wang Ling got off the bus, he saw a familiar, elegant figure strolling unhurriedly down the food street which the coffee shop was on, like a leopard on a hunt.
Wang Ling was sure he wasnt mistaken C
That person was Teacher Pan
Chapter 1021 - A Case Caused By Copying Homework (1)
Chapter 1021: A Case Caused By Copying Homework (1)
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Before the official start of the summer break, No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen Tianxiang held a pre-vacation teachers meeting. During the meeting, he had a very grave expression on his face. Teachers of No. 60 High I have bad news.
The teachers hearts trembled C they had never heard Headmaster Chen speak so seriously before, and they discussed among themselves in whispers below the dais for a while. Exactly what major thing had happened to make the usually steady Headmaster Chen show such despondence on his face?
All of you should be well aware that after sixty years of hard work, this is the year that our No. 60 High has the best hope of being selected and promoted to a key city high school.
Headmaster Chen said slowly, From the summer break onward, we will graduallyplete the upgrade of our facilities, and our teaching team will also be promoted. After our school bes a key city high school, teachers who have served for more than ten years will receive a key city high school teachers allowance directly granted by the General Administration of 100 Schools.
After the promotion to a key city high school, if you continue to teach at No. 60 High and reach fifty years of service, you can get a house in Songhai city, in the school zone around No. 60 High. Your children wont need to be interviewed to enter the school, and the tuition ispletely free.
Another thing is that after the promotion to a key city high school, teachers can take sword boat shuttles on fixed routes to work. In addition to this, we will have a domestic as well as an international team-building activity for all teachers each year. The team-building activities will improve the cohesiveness of our teaching team. At the same time, itll help relieve some of your stress when youre busy, and you can expand your knowledge in various ways.
Below the dais, Director Shi was a little baffled at Headmaster Chens words. Isnt that good news?
Headmaster Chen nodded. Mm, its good news. Nowes the bad news.
A very important part of being upgraded to a key city high school is the handover of the Jade Scroll of School History. This is a record of the initial founding of No. 60 High on jade paper, and is the one important piece of material evidence we have of No. 60 Highs qualifications as an established school. Its stamped with the wordless magic seals of all the former headmasters.
Headmaster Chen steepled his fingers together and said in a low voice, Previously, I took out the Jade Scroll of School History and ced it on my office table. I nned to stamp it with my own wordless magic seal before finally handing it over to the upper department for review. But I regret to say, the Jade Scroll of School History has disappeared.
Disappeared?
How can it disappear?
The teachers were in uproar below the dais.
Logically speaking, a schools Jade Scroll of School History actually wasnt anything of value even a thief wouldnt look at it.
The most important thing, as a lot of the teachers knew, was that there werent any words on the scroll. This included the headmasters stamp, which was a wordless magic seal. All this was for the sake of keeping the scroll in pristine condition; the right verbal magic password was required to make the words appear on the scroll.
Principal, has the scroll been stolen, then? The teachers couldnt remain calm after this.
They had now reached the stage where every key city high school candidate had to submit the materials for an audit, and the submission deadline was thest day of the summer break. If they couldnt find the scroll before then, the chance to qualify for a promotion this year would probably fall into No. 59 Highsp.
While No. 60 High would lose their best chance in a century
This wasnt just about the students learning, but also the welfare benefits for teachers.
A number of teachers had actually nned to resign in recent years, but with No. 60 Highs promotion on the horizon, they had decided to stay and continue teaching.
All their hearts turned cold at such a huge crisis cropping up at this critical time.
Silence, all of you.
Headmaster Chen was unperturbed as he spoke. His voice couldnt be considered loud, but it carried the dignity of a headmaster, and the situation calmed down for the time being.
I know all of you are worried, but now is not the time to be anxious; now is the moment that we teachers of No. 60 High should conduct ourselves gracefully. The closer we get to the critical juncture, the more we must remain calm in the face of a crisis. Headmaster Chen stood up, and his gaze swept over the teachers below him. There is still some time before we have to submit the materials for a qualification review: our No. 60 High still has sixty days to turn things around.
From my understanding of the preliminary situation, we can rule out the possibility that the scroll was stolen. In the months leading up to the summer break, the General Administration of 100 Schools once held a jade paper recycling operation, and Director Shi and I collected all the old exercise books and scrolls made of jade paper and ced them in my office.
After looking at the surveince cameras, it appears that the Jade Scroll of School History was mixed in with the others when a student came to move the things, since it looks just like a nk scroll Its no wonder it would be treated as trash, given that theres no writing on it; our sect is in fact partly to me for this.
Then where can we find the Jade Scroll of School History? a teacher asked the critical question.
And Headmaster Chen already had the answer.
It was also the main purpose of this teachers meeting which he was holding today.
He dropped his forehead into his hands. After recycling the jade paper and purifying it with magic, the General Administration of 100 Schools already cut it up for this years summer holiday homework
All the teachers:
So the good news is that our Jade Scroll of School History is still in Songhai city. However, Im afraid that it has already been cut up into several parts and is scattered among this years high school holiday homework. As long as we can find all the parts of the scroll during the summer break, I can restore it with magic.
As Headmaster Chen said this, his gaze swept over the teachers around him and he gave them an imploring look. Every teacher present is an elite of our No. 60 High. You deal in various aspects of education and make diligent contributions toward nurturing the flowers of the cultivation world! This year is our No. 60 Highs best chance of being promoted to a key city high school in a century! Im humbly asking everyone here to do everything in your power to find all the cut-up parts of the Jade Scroll of School History during the summer break! Everyone, please!
After saying this, Headmaster Chen straightened before bowing deeply to all the teachers of No. 60 High below the dais.
Thus, a search operation centered around No. 60 Highs Jade Scroll of School History went into full swing during the summer break
Since it was summer, a lot of students made ns to travel.
To narrow down the scope, the teachers of No. 60 High limited their search to ces like coffee shops and fast food restaurants in Songhai city. As soon as they discovered any students copying homework, they wouldnt hesitate to seize them on the spot.
Chapter 1022 - A Case Caused By Copying Homework (2)
Chapter 1022: A Case Caused By Copying Homework (2)
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No one could have expected that the all-important Jade Scroll of School History would actually be reduced to jade paper pulp at such a critical time and turned into summer vacation homework. Now that the homework had already been given to every Songhai city high school student, looking for all the pieces of the Jade Scroll of School History would be just like fishing for a needle in the sea.
In light of this problem, Headmaster Chen had released a radar app in the teachers group chat which could lock onto the scrolls approximate location. But the scroll had been cut up into so many parts, so the response range was decreased ordingly: only when the scroll was within a range of fifty meters would the app respond.
And the lead teacher in charge of directing the teachers in the search for the Jade Scroll of School History naturally was Old Antique.
Old Antique had a good rtionship with the kids and there wasnt any generation gap C he would even bring up thetest memes in ss. It could be said that he was the teacher closest to the youngsters.
Headmaster Chen and Director Shi both felt that only Old Antique could take up this significant responsibility.
Old Antique clearly lived up to their expectations, and formted a detailed search n that very night: Next, Ive divided the teachers into several groups; the listing has been sent to the group chat. Take note, teachers: this has to do with our future benefits. I hope everyone will be meticulous during this summer breakt!
Everyone looked at the list, which basically consisted of two-person teams. The division ofbor was made very clear.
Fast food restaurant team, coffee shop team, library team, magic treasures and electronic shops team, spirit sword shops team and most unbelievable of all, there was even an airport team. That was to say, even if there were students who had arranged to go overseas to copy homework, teachers could stop them on the spot
We dont have enough manpower. Some of the teachers checked the division ofbor on the list. Even with all the teachers of No. 60 High sent out, they could only cover one district at most.
But there were twenty-two districts in Songhai city, and chain stores like fast food restaurants and coffee shops numbered in the thousands. Furthermore, their response range was only fifty meters. How long would their search take?
Dont worry, teachers. Please trust my directions, and just do your work to the best of your abilities. Old Antique smiled confidently.
He was naturally well aware that he would have to look for external help in this situation, otherwise it would be very difficult for No. 60 Highs teachers toplete this task on their own.
As for whom to go to for help first of all, Odd Zhuo absolutely couldnt hear about this C Headmaster Chen had made this very clear when he had appointed Old Antique as chiefmander.
Given that Odd Zhuo was a No. 60 High graduate, he might be biased when it came to rating the key city high schools, so he had to steer clear of activities rted to No. 60 High for the next few months. Now, more than ever, Headmaster Chen couldnt let him know about the missing Jade Scroll of School History. For one thing, he didnt want Odd Zhuo to be troubled over this. For another, if the matter of their missing Jade Scroll of School History was exposed and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools got wind of it, they wouldnt even qualify to be a key city high school candidate!
Thus, not only did they have to look for the Jade Scroll of School History, they had to do it secretly.
Time to showcase my abilities.
On a rooftop on No. 60 Highs school grounds, Old Antiques thoughts turned in his mind as he gazed at the setting sun.
A few minutester, two figures shed in front of Old Antique.
They were none other than the two disciples he was proud of, Killer Daoist and Bandit Evil.
Shifu! They dropped to one knee and cupped their fists in a salute.
Ive told you the specifics of the situation. How many people were you able to gather this time?
After Shadow Stream was taken down and their master caught, a lot of their assassins fled. Junior brother and I never stopped pursuing them until we caught and retrained them. Now is the time to put them to the test. Including the killer-level fellow brothers that have gathered, we have over two thousand people, answered Killer Daoist.
Mm, well done. Thats enough.
Old Antique nodded. The point of the operation this time is secrecy. Once you find the summer vacation homework, you just need to steal it; it would be best if the kids dont find out. If you encounter a situation too hard to handle, you can sit tight and let me know, and Ill immediately send over any nearby teachers.
Understood. The two nodded, then turned into shadows that dispersed.
This was No. 60 Highs biggest opportunity to be promoted to a key city cultivation high school in a century, and no mishaps could be allowed to happen. Actually, what Old Antique cared about wasnt the teacher benefits, but the fact that after No. 60 High became a key city high school he would be able to set up an official snack counter on school grounds!!! He could sell his snacks openly and aboveboard, and no longer have to sneakily sell them to the kids out of his drawer!
Headmaster Chen had already promised that as long as Old Antique could collect all of the Jade Scroll of School History during the summer break, he would be given the right to run the snack counter! Latiao!
At that time, he would bring in a huge amount of !
Elsewhere, after the Pce of Mirrors was destroyed, the ck shadow armys plot seemed to have failed, but as Wang Ling had said, this was only the beginning.
It was what True Immortal She Pi hadst said about the secret of Shadow that was the key to the entire incident.
There was a mysterious undergroundplex in the northern outskirts of Huaxiu nation.
This was an old tomb that had yet to be discovered: it was hidden very deeply and covered with all kinds of restrictions. After President Bai and the others came back to life, this old underground tomb, that didnt see the light of day, became their base of operations.
President Bais eyes were fixed on a ck shadow that flickered inside a mirror C this was the Almighty who had resurrected him and Devil Gut Fungus Lord back then, and who was now their boss.
What do you want? The person in the mirror spoke, his voice sounding like it belonged to a youngster.
Your Excellency, after constant surveince, my son has detected a fluctuation of Shadow. Although its very weak, we can confirm that this is the fluctuation of Shadow that Your Excellency has been looking for.
Shadow hasnt truly been born yet C continue monitoring the fluctuation for now. Theres no need to look for me until the fluctuation reaches its peak. Also, during this period, dont interfere with the family in that vi. Before the time is right, I need them alive.
Yes. President Bai nodded his head. Also, I have one other thing to report.
Speak.
A new situation has arisen: earlier, all the killers on the international ranking list suddenly received the highest kill order and have gathered together. I suspect that this might have something to do with the fluctuation of Shadow; perhaps, they are also looking for the source of the fluctuation
You can handle this sort of petty thing yourself. Just remember to do as I say.
Yes
Chapter 1023 - A Case Caused By Copying Homework (3)
Chapter 1023: A Case Caused By Copying Homework (3)
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This time, over two thousand killers hade together for arge-scale operation, regardless of qualifications or age, and President Bai found this fishy. To be able tomand and move two thousand killers, it had to be those two epic-level killers in the circle who were behind this
Gorgeous Itinerant and Daoist Taotie President Bai immediately thought of these two fellow brothers.
Does father think these two are in charge of this operation? But the rumor is that theyve already cut off ties with each other, Bai Youquan murmured to himself. After rebuilding their base in this underground tomb, they had been secretly recruiting people from all over the ce. With the Night Chief subordinates who had escaped before and some hidden Dark Network peak experts acting as a foundation, they set up a brand new ck shadow army.
They also tried employing some killers, but none of those on the list of killers paid any attention to their invitation.
This was ample proof that these killers already had backers, or at the very least, that there was someone directing all their movements behind the scenes.
After the assassin organization Shadow Stream was wiped out, the party who could win over the hearts of the killers and unite all of them in a short period of time President Bai and Bai Youquan couldnt think of anyone else except the two epic-level killers.
They wanted to monitor the fluctuation of Shadow, but the secret of the fluctuation was by no means known only to their family.
ording to President Bais investigation, while it seemed that Immortal She Pi had been executed back then, it might actually have been for the sake of hiding the secret of the fluctuation of Shadow.
Perhaps, every countrys cultivation government was already monitoring this matter in secret.
But how had this group of killers found out?
President Bai felt a little restless. His task was to ensure that no one interfered with the fluctuation of Shadow before it reached its peak. President Bai thus couldnt help but be exceptionally wary of thisrge-scale, collective killer operation.
I might be worrying too much, but since His Excellency has permitted us to act, nothing can be allowed to go wrong.
President Bais fingers incessantly tapped the bench that he was sitting on. Dispatch someone at once. Whatever theyre doing, they cant be allowed to seed.
Very well, father, Bai Youquan replied.
A few minutester
Inside the underground tomb, Bai Youquan came up with a newmand n for the ck shadow army.
ck shadows ovepped each other in front of him, surging with the auras of multiple experts.
This time, we have to stop the killers, but remember, this must be done undercover. Your identities must not be exposed. So, everyone has to take off the ck shadow suit that signifies our organization. Change into something else to pass as killers yourself.
Should we act together? someone asked.
No need.
Bai Youquan shook his head and said thoughtfully, We will send in the same number of people as the other side. Keep an eye on one person each! If they dont make a move, neither will we! We just need to curb their movements! During the operation, be careful not to injure our own identally!
Before the master n is in ce, everyone must please keep a low profile. If you run into a situation that you cant handle, you can report back to me.
Yes, Captain Bai!
Right after Bai Youquan was done speaking.
Theyers uponyers of shadows in front of him, which were as ck as crows, scattered on the spot.
Everything happened so suddenly. The moment Wang Ling saw the back of Teacher Pan, his mind swiftly and automatically filled in the big picture. This was the legendary Great Mind Fill Spell. He truly wasnt deliberately peeking into Teacher Pans thoughts; he just wanted to know whether Teacher Pans appearance was coincidental or calcted.
From the conclusion of the Great Mind Fill Spell, it was clear that it was thetter.
And it wasnt just Teacher Pan; Wang Lings Great Mind Fill Spell had even picked up on the operation that Old Antique was directing.
No wonder there were so many cultivators lurking nearby C Wang Ling had noticed them when he was walking down the street. They had hidden themselvespletely in the dark street corners where the sun didnt shine.
It was this upational habit which left Wang Ling in no doubt of their identities. He hadnt known at first what these people had shown up here for, since they didnt have any killing intent.
Given Wang Lings abilities, he usually could immediately determine whether or not a killer harbored malicious intentions, no matter how well they could conceal their killing intent.
Now that he had the whole picture, Wang Ling suddenly understood.
It turned out that this group of killers was here to freaking grab homework
Using his identity as an epic-level killer, Old Antique had teamed up with his junior brother Daoist Taotie to get two thousand killers to spread out in all directions in the twenty-two districts of Songhai city
Unexpectedly, such arge-scale operation had beenunched all for the sake of homework
Wang Ling took a deep breath. For the first time in his life, he felt a little suffocated
At that very moment, Teacher Pan was right up ahead. Sticking his hands in his pockets, Wang Ling lowered his head slightly.
There were only a few individuals between him and Teacher Pan; if she turned around now, she would see him right away.
Things had be a little troublesome after all
Wang Lings pace was unhurried and he didnt act rashly. The killers dispatched by Old Antique were lying in wait in the shadows nearby. With so many eyes on him, any suspicious move he made would expose him.
As he passed a convenience store, Wang Ling turned and entered it.
He nned to wait for Teacher Pan to walk away a little further before ducking into the coffee shop.
Looking at the current situation, however, it didnt seem like Teacher Pan nned on leaving any time soon
So Wang Ling took a cap out of his pocket and put it on his head.
Wang Ling actually didnt have this cap on hand to begin with C this was a magical ability called the Great Creation Spell, which he could use to create whatever object he wanted out of spiritual energy. In theory, this spell could even create food, but the food would be tasteless.
At that moment, Wang Ling felt like he had turned into a spy.
To make his behavior look more natural, he picked up an original vor crispy noodle snack packet from the shelf, paid for it, then went over to sit down at the snack table inside the convenience store.
But not long after he sat down, he suddenly heard Little Peanuts voice next to his ear. Wang Ling?
Little Peanut wasnt tall to begin with, and a white cloth was wrapped around his head. He was wrapped up tightly like a mummy, and was wearing sunsses. Wang Ling almost didnt recognize Su Xiao, if it hadnt been for his voice.
Ha ha ha, it looks like you didnt recognize me C thats a relief, then! Little Peanut grinned.
Wang Ling: This clearly looked even more suspicious!
I got here before you, but unfortunately, I didnt make it into the coffee shop.
Little Peanut then pointed to the door, in Teacher Pans direction. Im hiding from Old Pan, just like you.
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1024 - Wang Ling, Do You Get Stronger In the Face of Strength?
Chapter 1024: Wang Ling, Do You Get Stronger In the Face of Strength?
As a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High, Teacher Pan was without doubt a capable and formidable woman. Wang Ling had to admit that when he first entered No. 60 High, he hadnt liked his teacher-in-charge of his. However, after prolonged association, he had discovered a side of Teacher Pan which no one knew. As for when his view of herpletely changed, it was during the incident with Old Antique and his junior brother Daoist Taotie a few months ago.
Their quarrel had led to the Shuigou Sect incident, which affected a number of innocent students. It was during this very incident that Teacher Pan had proven to everyone that she was an outstanding teacher of the people of the cultivation world.
Nevertheless, there were times when she was very inflexible.
For example, she attached great importance to her students grades.
And as another example, in an age of free love, she was inflexible about banning puppy love among her students.
But in this world, was there anyone who could be the best and most perfect person?
It could only be said that as a teacher-in-charge, Teacher Pan stood by her own teaching style.
Even though she was well aware that such insistence looked like inflexibility in the eyes of some students.
In the convenience store, Wang Ling looked out the window.
He felt that given Old Pans personality, she would probably still go out to catch students copying homework even if the Jade Scroll of School History hadnt gone missing.
Su Xiao sent their location to Super Chen in the group chat. Were in the convenience store next to the coffee shop, but we cant get in After that, he sent a picture taken from the window of the convenience store. Although it wasnt very clear, it still caught half of Old Pans back.
Inside the coffee shop, Super Chen and Dopey Guo were stupefied when they saw the photo.
Dopey Guo: Shit! Why is Old Pan at the entrance now the summer break isnt over yet, right???
Little Peanut: Did they bring forward the period to catch people?
Super Chen was upset for a moment when he heard this; in the past few years, the teachers only started hunting down those copying homework close to the end of the summer break; it was happening a little too early this year.
Super Chen: Surely the teachers arent that free? Maybe she has some other task? But to be on the safe side, lets end todays operation here and meet another day
We have no choice, thats the only thing we can do. Dopey Guo nodded his head.
These two crafty ss fellows instantly turned into wusses in front of Old Pan, and Wang Ling couldnt help but sigh at their true nature.
But given the situation today, they indeed had no other choice, and Wang Ling could only leave with Loopy Toad first.
Getting to his feet, he looked down involuntarily, and his brain mind nk unexpectedly, Loopy Toad had disappeared!
The hell, Wang Ling, did you bring Loopy Toad with you? At that moment, Little Peanut was struck by fright when he looked outside the convenience store.
At the convenience store entrance, Teacher Pan was rubbing Loopy Toads chubby, green body Poor Loopy Toad had been caught, and its face was full of despair as it stretched out its paws in the direction of the convenience store
It had left Wang Ling just now to relieve itself at the base of a tree, and never expected to be caught by Teacher Pan on its way back to the convenience store.
To Loopy Toad, she was a scary woman the reason it was able to be a dog back then wasrgely thanks to her.
Trouble always came in twos and threes! Who would have thought that Loopy Toad would once again fall into Teacher Pans hands?
At the same time, Su Xiao saw Loopy Toad waving at the convenience store and was immediately anxious. Shit! Dont wave in this direction!!! Old Pan will see everything!!!
Wang Ling:
Thus, what Wang Ling was most worried about still happened.
At Loopy Toads waving, Teacher Pan finally noticed the two figures in the convenience store. She walked in with Loopy Toad in her arms and adjusted her gold-rimmed sses. Students Su Xiao and Wang Ling, why are you here?
Despite her question, she didnt seem to think Su Xiao and Wang Ling were copying homework.
Su Xiao was the ssmissary in charge of studies and a well-behaved kid, as well as the Dao talisman ss representative, so Old Pan had a good impression of him at school.
As for Wang Ling, this kid didnt like to talk and his grades never changed; he was always in the middle in the ss ranking. However, Teacher felt that he was an open and guileless kid, which was rare at least, he didnt create havoc at school. Also, the most important thing was that Wang Lings handwriting was very good beautiful and neat. Thus, while Teacher Pans impression of Wang Ling wasnt as good as of Su Xiao, she didnt detest him.
What was more, Wang Ling was the ss mascot.
The sudden appearance of the ssmissary and mascot naturally wouldnt arouse Teacher Pans suspicions.
Furthermore, she didnt see any other students nearby, which excluded the possibility that they were lending their homework out to be copied.
Wang Ling:
When Wang Ling heard Teacher Pans thoughts, a few beads of cold sweat trickled out
When all was said and done, she was a vanguard teacher of No. 60 High, and her instincts were absolutely spot-on.
Hello, Teacher Pan! Su Xiao hurriedly greeted her. Its like this: ssmate Wang Ling was just about toe over to my ce with Loopy Toad to y!
I see. Teacher Pan nodded.
Little Peanut had simply made up an excuse, but it was foolproof since his ce indeed wasnt far from here. It waspletely possible that Wang Ling hade with Loopy Toad to y with Su Xiao; Teacher Pan was even a little happy to hear that.
She thus said, If it were anyone else, I would think they hade out to copy homework, but Su Xiao would never do such a foolish thing.
Wang Ling and Su Xiao:
After that, Teacher Pan turned to Wang Ling and gave him a rare smile. I never thought that Student Wang Ling could be so motivated.
Wang Ling: ???
Teacher Pan: Taking Loopy Toad out on such a hot day to look for Su Xiao, you probably have some study problem you want him to help you with?
Su Xiao hurriedly nodded his head and replied very quickly, Yes yes yes!
Wang Ling:
Little Peanut actually wasnt good at lying, but after hanging around Super Chen and Dopey Guo these two slick customers, this Student Little Peanut hadpletely turned into Peanut Oil
Teacher Pan: Its good to want to make progress. Your grades have always been right down the middle in ss, and I find it strange that theyve never changed. Looking at your previous test papers, your grades are always in the middle whether the questions are difficult or easy Wang Ling, do you get stronger in the face of strength, and weaker in the face of weakness?
Wang Ling:
Loopy Toad:
But as long as youre motivated, I believe your grades will definitely improve. Teacher Pan nodded meaningfully before reaching out to rub Wang Lings head lightly.
It was at that moment that her wristwatch suddenly vibrated.
It was in response to a fragment of the Jade Scroll of School History!
It was inside a range of fifty meters around them!
Student Wang Ling, Student Su Xiao, I still have something urgent to deal with! Well talkter! Im leaving first! After that, Teacher Pan directly summoned her spirit sword, stepped on it, and flew out of the convenience store with a whoosh.
At that moment, not far from the convenience store
Lotus Sun and Feather Lin, who hadnt shown up in the book for so long that even the author might have forgotten about them, were walking out of a mall hand-in-hand
Chapter 1025 - Lotus Sun’s Constitution
Chapter 1025: Lotus Suns Constitution
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What was the ideal way to spend time with your best friend? It was probably like Feather Lin and Lotus Suns rtionship: going to the bathroom hand-in-hand and strolling arm in arm through the mall with bags of different sizes.
This was the typical ideal of a best friend.
Especially during the holidays; was there anything better than going shopping together?
Feather Lin and Lotus Sun walked arm in arm. Their trip to the mall today was very fruitful. This Huaguo Cultivation Mall was also arge shopping mall chain under Huaguo Water Curtain Group. If you brought Lotus Sun along to buy stuff, her face could get you a discount.
A lot of shop assistants didnt know Lotus Suns true identity, but they were shocked when they saw this girl, who looked like she was still in high school, take out a diamond card from her storage pouch.
Huaguo Water Curtain Group had released less than a hundred of these diamond cards in the entire country. Cardholders could enjoy a premium Bill Me Later service; that was to say, you could take the item with you right away and payter, and you could get a discount up to 50%.
Furthermore, you could pay in all kinds of ways, and even pay in instalments up to twenty years!! More rxed than Huabei! Mom doesnt have to worry about me bing an online shopaholic!
This time, its all thanks to Rongrong 1 ! I have so many clothes I want to buy
Its no big deal; you can take your time paying it back on the card.
No problem! I wont take long! After I pair up two more couples next month, Ill get anothermission! Feather Lin was cheerful.
Actually, Lotus Sun had heard about the business Feather Lin was running. To put it bluntly, she acted as an inter-school matchmaker and introduced individuals with the aim of dating
Feather Lins business, moreover, covered a wide range. There were traces of her in almost all the high schools in Peiyuan district. Style, type, gender You just needed to tell this Fujoshi Lin what you wanted, and your most suitable match would appear right away. In fact, Lotus Sun had always felt that Feather Lin was awesome; she wasnt any ordinary fujoshi, but a techno-nerd fujoshi! Feather Lin had specially designed a dating app for this high school romance matchmaking system!
No one could have imagined that this dating app had been created by a high school student who was still at the Foundation Establishment level.
Feather Lins monthly revenue from this app not only covered her tuition fees and living expenses, but could even support a family.
Feather was a pitiful girl from a single-parent household. Her parents divorced when she was very young, and she had to take care of her mother and older brother.
Feather Lins mother raised these siblings and finally copsed several years ago after years of toil. As for Feathers brother Lotus Sun remembered that he was disabled after he was unlucky enough to be hit in the spine by an object thrown out on the street when he was very young, causing him to lose all feeling in his lower body.
He had been too young to undergo rehabilitative surgery back then, and after missing the best time window for treatment, his injury was irreversible and there was no chance that his lower body would recover (Of course, if Wang Ling had been the one who was hit back then, that object would have bounced back and crushed to death the person who had thrown it.).
Anyone who heard about this household situation would feel pity, but Feather Lin didnt seem to care. She was a tough girl with a strong heart that even a man couldnt match.
Worried that her mother would copse from exhaustion again, Feather Lin now had an auntiee in to help clean the house and push Brother Lin outside every day to bask in the sun.
Sigh , who knows when someone will take a fancy to my big bro, Feather Lin said as the two girls walked out of the mall.
It wasnt easy to find a match for a disabled person. As far as Lotus Sun knew, however, this Brother Lin had excellent grades.
He couldnt get into a cultivation college because of his disabled lower body, but in an ordinary school, his grades were among the best and he was a true curve wrecker.
Seriously, Feather, do you want to try my familys pills? Who knows, your brother might be able to recover
When I started earning money previously, I did ask him if he wanted to see a doctor again. My brother refused; hes used to being in a wheelchair. Feather Lin spread her hands and said, But that doesnt matter C I believe that as long as I dont give up, Ill definitely be able to find my brother a boyfriend!
Lotus Sun: Boy boyfriend
Feather Lin: In any case, he has no feeling in his lower body. If I dont find him a boyfriend, do you think I can find him a girl?
Lotus Sun now seemed to understand why it was very hard to find a match for this Brother Lin.
The two girls walked to the curb where the Huaguo Water Curtain Group car was already parked.
Apart from going out shopping together today, the two girls also discussed the summer holiday homework. This wasnt copying homework at all C the two girls were discussing how to write the essays for their summer holiday homework. Like everyone else, they also had to evaluate their ssmates after a semester of getting along with one another.
When it came to evaluating Wang Ling, these two heroines were stumped
After talking it over, they decided toe out today to discuss it further.
Just as they were about to get into the car, a familiar figure atop a streak of light flew in their direction at a speed that stunned them for an instant.
Protect! Protect! the driver in charge immediately bellowed.
The ck cars trunk lid sprung open. It had been expanded with the Space Expansion Skillmonly used in the cultivation world, and all the bodyguards who had apanied Lotus Sun had been stuffed into the trunk. Hearing themand to protect, over ten burly men in ck rushed out of the trunk to encircle Lotus Sun and Feather Lin.
At that moment, the killers sent by Old Antique who were hiding in the dark also saw this scene.
What do we do? That person seems to be a teacher from No. 60 High
Gorgeous Itinerant said that he would personally pass on the killers secret know-how to whoever grabs the homework! Its now or never!
Now or never! Go! In any case, we just need to grab the homework. Dont hurt anyone identally!
On the other side, on another street corner, several youngsters in in clothes were also paying attention to this chaotic scene.
What do we do? The killers seem to be making a move
Captain Bai said that no matter what theyre going to do, we have to stop them! Even if theyre offering a senior birthday greetings, we cant let them seed! Its now or never!
The ck shadow soldiers responsible for tailing the killers took off the in clothes they were wearing to reveal night outfits underneath. Someone shouted Charge! and they all rushed in Lotus Suns direction
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, three different forces appeared on the street.
It was utter chaos
What is this Lotus Sun covered her small mouth, stunned by the scene in front of her.
She saw numerous dark shadows flying toward her and Feather Lin from all sides.
Feather Lin realized that Lotus Sun seemed to have a constitution which attracted killers
Chapter 1026 - I. Am. A. Teacher!
Chapter 1026: I. Am. A. Teacher!
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Ever since the incident with the Shadow Stream assassins, extreme precautions had been taken when it came to Lotus Suns personal safety. Retrieving the Jade Scroll of School History was indeed very important, but the current situation had suddenly changed. As No. 60 Highs vanguard teacher as well as Grade One, ss Threes homeroom teacher, there was no way Teacher Pan would stand by and watch! The safety of the students was always the top priority!
Even so, she was still shocked by the number of people C over a hundred killers had actually been hiding on amercial street like this (It actually wasnt a hundred, but the ck shadow soldiers and the killers were wearing very simr clothing, so Teacher Pan hadpletely lumped the two forces together.)?
Including the bodyguards dispatched by Huaguo Water Curtain Group, there were now three forces on thismercial street.
When you were heavily outnumbered, it was only right to retreat. Teacher Pan knew that the killers had absolutelye prepared for the assassin operation this time, but they would only hurt her students over her dead body! Otherwise, dont even think about it!
Everyone! Please protect my two students and evacuate them safely!
Teacher Pan raised her spirit sword as she stood alone as cover at the very front, her words directed to the group of bodyguards.
While these bodyguards were at the Golden Core stage, the professional bodyguards from securitypanies in most cases had elerated realms: their foundations were shaky and they had pitifully little realbat experience. In a crisis, they could only surround their employer in a parked bus formation 1 ording to the crisis n provided by thepany.
What was the worst situation in a battle? Naturally, it was a set method!
No matter how amazing a set method was, it would eventually be seen through. These people were professional killers, who were wise in the ways of breaking formations and assassination C what could a parked bus formation do against these people?
Fortunately, it seemed that the assassins sent to kill Lotus Sun only had a numbers advantage; Teacher Pan felt that she would still have a good chance of winning if it were a one-on-one match up, but now that she was outnumbered, her response strategy had to change.
Teacher Pan! The two girls were worried about Teacher Pans safety.
Protected by numerous bodyguards, they retreated inch by inch along the wall on the street.
Teacher Pan gripped the spirit sword, and light reflected off her stylish gold-rimmed sses. Looking at the hundred or so assassins out of the corner of her eye, she couldnt help the beads of cold sweat which trickled down her cheeks.
It was explicitly forbidden to fight on the streets. There was one exception, however, and that was reasonable self-defense!
All of you! As long as Im here, dont think that you can do anything to my students.
Saying that, Teacher Pan stuck the spirit sword into the ground.
She had never revealed her fighting capability in front of her students before. She had a pretty pure spirit root inside her an earth spirit root! Cultivators with the earth spirit root used the forces of nature. A spirit root that was properly developed could both attack and defend! While it wasnt as lethal as the fire spirit root or as invulnerable as the metal spirit roots defense, it had well-rounded abilities!
The greatest advantage of the earth spirit root, moreover, was that it could disregard the terrain!
Even in a cultivation world, it was still earth that was under the feet of cultivators!
What do we do?
Neither the killers nor the ck shadow soldiers nned to kill anyone. The former wanted to grab homework, while thetter wanted to block the killers.
They were two different forces, and enemies to boot But Teacher Pans appearance had thrown the battle situation into disarray and these two factions were both considered assassins!
Sword wall! Following Teacher Pans low cry, the spirit sword in the ground began to tremble, and there was a violent sound of an earthquake on the street before a wall of earth tens of meters tall rose out of the ground. The wall resembled a precious sword, springing out of the ground like a bamboo shoot!
When the killers and ck shadow soldiers heard Teacher Pans words, the corners of their lips twitched.
Cheap b*itch 1
How could this teacher of the people swear at others?!
Behind the earth wall, Teacher Pan was still on high alert. She didnt know how long the wall would be able to ward off the attack, but at least it could buy their side some time.
Someone had already sounded the rm, and the cultivation police were on their way.
As soon as reinforcements arrived, the curtain would fall on this dramatic farce.
The leader of this group of killers knew they were running out of time. Whether they seeded or failed, they could only give it a try. You lot, jump over and cut them off! If theres an opportunity, grab the thing, otherwise retreat if there really is no other choice! The rest of you, follow me and stall this teacher and this bunching out of nowhere!
With the clear assignation of tasks, the killers were promptly divided into two groups.
Seeing this, the ck shadow soldiers also hurriedly split into two groups as they rushed over, but the killers who stayed behind were calm and fearless, and wouldnt let them leave.
Brother! Do you have to do this? We all have masters to answer to; you should have sensed that were not here to kill anyone, one of the ck shadow soldiers said.
The two forces looked at each other, neither side giving way. The whole street had fallen into chaos and businesses shut their doors one after another, unwilling to get involved in the fight. Just then, sirens sounded in the distance.
How could such a brawl not attract the polices attention?
Brother! The cultivation police station is sending people over. This sort of confrontation in public is distasteful! one of the killers replied
Thats right, its too distasteful! The ck shadow soldiers also agreed since they understood how serious the situation was
Then how about we retreat? Lets fight another day!
Good! Retreat first! Everyone retreat on the count of three!
Standing opposite each other, the leaders of both sides counted down from three to one, and the two groups vanished from the street together, escaping into the shadows.
As for the killers that had been sent after Lotus Sun, they also chose to swiftly withdraw after hearing the sirens.
In the blink of an eye, the auras of both forces disappeared without a trace.
Theyre professional assassins, after all Teacher Pan released the earthen sword wall she had set up. The sun shone again, and her figure cast a long shadow on the ground.
Wang Ling and Little Peanut looked at this scene from a distance. Super Chen and Hero Guo also came out of the coffee shop. They had always had a very stereotypical impression of Teacher Pan, but everyone was now deeply moved.
Teacher Pan Lotus Sun and Feather Lin never expected that in such a moment, faced with over a hundred killers, Teacher Pan would step forward like a female knight. They also never thought that Teacher Pans figure would be so tall and big on this day.
Its nothing, I was just doing what I had to do.
Teacher Pan put the spirit sword away and pushed up her sses. I. Am. A. Teacher!
Old Pan!!
Super Chen shouted excitedly at the coffee shop entrance, Old Pan! Youre 2.8 metres 1 tall today!
Teacher Pans smile vanished.
It could only be said that as a vanguard teacher of No. 60 High, Teacher Pan was in the end Teacher Pan; even when she was being praised, her expression was stillposed.
She looked up at Super Chen and Dopey Guo standing at the coffee shop entrance and said, So youve finallye out.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo: ???
Teacher Pan: Before I left the office, I heard you two making noise inside the coffee shops private room about copying homework.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo:
Teacher Pan: Both of you, give me your homework. Im going to wipe it clean.
Super Chen and Dopey Guo wanted to cry, but had no tears to shed.
They never thought thating out today, not only would they fail to copy homework, the sections they had done would even be wipedpletely clean
Tragic!
Too tragic
Wang Ling, Little Peanut, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin observed a moment of silence for them.
Chapter 1027 - Summon Team Leader Little Silver
Chapter 1027: Summon Team Leader Little Silver
Not only hadnt Super Chen and Dopey Guo these two slippery fellows gotten away with their n, their whereabouts this time had been exposed, and they would probably be Old Pans main target of surveince in the days toe. After this incident, Wang Ling felt that rather than say that Teacher Pan was inflexible, it was more that she was a person with principles. The main problem with copying homework wasnt the failure to absorb knowledge, but that it easily bredziness.
Once it developed into the ziness cancer, then it really would bepletely incurable
When Foundation Establishment high school students entered the second semester of Senior Grade Two, they started to do wave after wave of practice exercises, as if they were stir-frying leftover
rice
, which was bound to be boring and tedious. Azy student might feel that to copy someone elses homework was to master the content already, when in fact there was no improvement at all.
Review the old to understand the new.
The reason why Old Pan was so strict was so that the kids could get through the college entrance exam smoothly.
She didnt me them for not understanding her intentions now; in any case, once the college entrance exam was over, gratitude and grudges alike would end with it.
Thus, it wasnt like Wang Ling hadnt obtained anything from this outing.
It gave him a little more understanding about the kind of person his homeroom teacher Old Pan was.
Teacher Pans vanguard teacher title was a hot topic both in and outside school. After her ex-student Odd Zhuo made a name for himself in battle, Teacher Pans career took off; she was awarded the title City Gold-ss Teacher several years running after that.
This selection naturally aroused criticism and dispute.
Some felt that Teacher Pans abilities didnt live up to the title and she didnt deserve it at all; with her own hands, however, she had ultimately proven that she was indeed an outstanding teacher of the people.
Apart from understanding Old Pan a little better, Wang Ling had also gained something else.
While it had looked like one grouping to grab homework on the street, it was actually two different forces.
After the Pce of Mirrors incident, the ck shadow army that had disappeared had revealed themselves here once again.
Someone else might not have been able to confirm that the second force among the group of killers were ck shadow soldiers, but that definitely couldnt escape Wang Lings eyes.
The other party had spent a long time setting up the Pce of Mirrors, but when it came down to the crunch, there wasnt any resistance at all and the entire army had retreated. The purpose behind this was very clear: the Pce of Mirrors was a stepping stone in a bigger plot.
This was a far trickier viin than any he had faced before; if the Night Chief task difficulty was S-level, Wang Ling felt that the reappearance of this ck shadow army could be rated 3S for the time being.
Are there two parties?
That night, Wang Ling had a text message conversation with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
The reappearance of the ck shadow army was the greatest piece of news, because they still knew nothing about this force. They currently didnt know what this groups objective was, and any bit of information they could get was good.
Speaking of the Office of Strategic Deception gathering information, this was handled by the intelligence team, and the team leader was Little Silver. But in truth, Little Silver just supervised the Lord and Lady of the Castle. Before Mo Immortal Castle was annexed by the Office of Strategic Deception, it had once been thergest intelligence organization in Huaxiu nation and even enjoyed a good reputation overseas.
After being annexed, their intelligencework wasnt impaired; on the contrary, it was enhanced with funding. However, the Office of Strategic Deception didnt keep this intelligencework to itself; apart from privatemissions, which werent made public, the intelligence, for the most part, was also shared with Huaxiu Alliance.
For example, the intelligence on the ck shadow army this time.
With the other party exposing themselves in Songhai city, the crucial task now was to track down their base.
Dont worry, Brother Ling, Ill take care of it, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal vowed. He realized that right now, the ck shadow army was a formidable enemy which would likely be a problem for the Office of Strategic Deception in the future. Thus, before the real war broke out, it was crucial for them to learn everything about this group.
When it came to gathering information, Wang Ling actually had a second task he wanted carried out. It was a private matter, however, so Wang Ling didnt go into detail with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and decided to wait for Little Silver first.
It was actually about No. 60 Highs missing Jade Scroll of School History. Teacher Pan had already made up a reason and taken Lotus Suns homework back with her, but Dog Two had smelled something on the exercise book.
Exercise books that had bits of the Jade Scroll of School History mixed into them were clearly different from the rest. Wang Ling thought that if Loopy Toad and Little Silver teamed up for a search, they should be able to find all the fragments of the scroll very quickly.
Old Antiques detector, which had been developed by the office of academic affairs, only had a fifty-meter range, to say nothing of how dangerous it was with the dispatched killers lurking all over Songhai city. But Loopy Toad and Little Silver were different; after being raised by Wang Ling, Loopy Toad was almost on the level of a quasi-holy beast, while Little Silver was a holy beast to begin with.
Holy beasts aside, a quasi-holy beasts level of aura perception was already very acute, and was even more urate than some magical instruments.
Wang Ling hadnt nned to get involved in school matters at first.
But he decided to help out this time.
Not for No. 60, or for Headmaster Chen, but for Old Pan.
Little Silver had been holed up inside Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals vi ever since the Beast Kings Remains incident. asionally, he would go to the Office of Strategic Deceptions Inte cafe to test out Cultivation Emtor with Bai Qiao.
_Cultivation Emtor_s first trial run had been a sess, garnering a lot of good reviews from yers. However, the virtual pods mind link function had to be made more stable for a better gaming experience, so the beta test was postponed yet again.
Actually, quite a number of big shots among the internal staff had participated in the first trial run.
For example, Holy Beast King and Daoist Guang.
While Holy Beast King had been rescued from his seclusion and was no longer trapped inside an endless plot loop in his game world, he had been trapped for too long, and hadpletely be a gamer shut-in. Furthermore, he had be obsessed with live streams and was now a fan of Daoist Guang.
As for Daoist Guang, he was now at his peak.
His number of believers could already make one loop around the earth.
But it seemed that Daoist Guang still had no intention of being resurrected C it was too much fun being a live streamer!
Little Silver also kept himself busy; after bing addicted to Father Wangs novels, he started to write his own stories. He loved sharing them with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal, and would sometimes read it in thetters face, looking for praise.
Grenade-Throwing, Grenade-Throwing! Look! What about this section I wrote? Master will definitely like it!
This was the sentence Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal heard the most from Little Silver recently.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal wasnt familiar with raising holy beasts, but he hade to realize that no matter how good he was to Little Silver, Master was still number one in thetters heart. Honestly speaking, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal felt a little jealous sometimes.
Little Silver was slouched somewhat dispiritedly on the sofa in the morning; he was feeling a little weary after going out several days in a row to collect materials around the clock.
Brother Silver, you should slow down
I dont have a choice; collecting materials is like this, but you dont need to worry about me. Little Silver waved his hand.
Then, he slowly got up from the sofa and struggled to change his clothes to go out. Grenade-Throwing, Im leaving I wont be back for dinner.
Its only seven in the morning; where are you going so early? Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was startled.
I checked my inbox earlier, and I just saw Masters text I need to hurry over.
Your aura is so weak, are you really alright?
Hm, I do seem a little down this isnt like me
After saying that, Little Silver bit his finger and sucked the holy beast blood that trickled out. After that, he bounced back to life as his expression glowed once again and he brimmed with vitality.
He ran to the door. Im leaving!!!
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal:
To rehash something or serve up the same old product.
Chapter 1028 - Little Silver Obediently Enters the Police Station
Chapter 1028: Little Silver Obediently Enters the Police Station
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After so long, Little Silver finally received a message from Master, which made him very excited. Naturally, he had to be 100% hyped up toplete the task that Master had given him.
Unless a cultivator was sitting in meditation to regte their breathing, even they would feel ufortable staying up for long periods of time. But Little Silver had the heart of a holy beast, and thus wasnt too worried that he would suddenly keel over dead. However, there were still some side-effects from staying upte, like ck circles under the eyes, obesity caused by a declining metabolism, depression and so on But these didnt mean anything to Little Silver; as long as he drank his own blood, he would be full of energy again.
If he took the earliest spirit bus, he should be able to get to Masters house before noon! Previously, Little Silver had tried various ways of getting to the Wang familys small vi, but found that the spirit bus was the most convenient. If he flew on a sword or drove himself, he couldnt y with his phone on the road, and taxis were too expensive; he would rather spend that money on takeout.
The spirit bus was different. This sort of mass transport was more cost-efficient. Moreover, he could y games on the way! Actually, taking the subway was also good, but the Wang familys small vi was in too remote a location, which the subway didnt go through.
Most importantly, Little Silver really didnt want to be taken to the police station again C he had realized a very serious problem.
As long as he went out alone, he would definitely be taken to the cultivation police station for a chat
For Little Silver, the police stations lunchboxes already werent anything new.
Not going online today?
Little Silver got on the bus. As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw that Miss Bai Qiao had sent him a new text.
*Cultivation Emtor*s beta test had already entered the second round, and Bai Qiao wanted Little Silver to go over to the Inte cafe and help her test it out.
The reply she got was naturally Little Silver turning her down. No, Masters looking for me today.
Alright. Bai Qiao expressed her understanding. Then Ill look for Old Guang and your boss.
The boss she was referring to was Beast King, which was a title that everyone had settled on after discussion to conceal his identity.
As long as Beast King was alive, there was still a chance for the holy beast race to reemerge.
They needed an opportunity; more than that, it required Beast King pulling himself together and assuming the responsibility of lifting up the race. But getting Beast King to pick himself up might not be so easy after the holy beast race had been thoroughly persecuted in the game
Of course, as the boss, Beast King had already thought about abdicating and getting Little Silver to take over as the new Beast King, but Little Silver was just an 8000-year-old baby and had a long way to go before he reached the age of inheritance.
But Little Silver actually didnt care about this, and had no interest in the position of Beast King.
Howfortable was his life now?
Learning from Master, staying at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals ce, eating takeout, drinking fat nerd happy water 1, ying games how blissful was his life?
Little Silver started up Arknights. He heard that today was Bilibilis tenth anniversary, and Arknights was giving out a headhunting permit, five recruitment tags, and twenty mid-tier EXP cards to each yer.
Little Silver thought this game was still pretty thoughtful.
He then started recruiting with the extra prizes.
In a sh of cool, dazzling animation effects white light +1, green ticket +5 1!
Thoughtful my foot!!
Little Silver roared inwardly and stomped his foot angrily where he was sitting.
Mommy, mommy, that brother isnt wearing shoes! A cute boy on the side pointed at Little Silvers pure white feet. His mother had in fact already noticed them, and her face revealed some embarrassment, but she still told her child not to point at other people as it was quite impolite.
Little Silver himself knew that this wasnt a good habit, but as a pure-blooded holy beast, he didnt wear shoes in his beast form! And the most important thing was that his hooves were very hard. He was barefoot in his human shape, but the soles of his feet were so thick that he didnt feel any pain when he was walking. Conversely, wearing shoes gave him a strange sense of being bound.
Modern society was already very open; it was a persons free choice to not wear shoes, and no one could interfere. Besides, it wasnt as if Little Silvers feet smelled or something, and he felt that since it didnt affect anyone else, it was fine.
Just as he was thinking this, there was suddenly a very strong stench from behind his seat
It was a white cor worker in a ck suit. Out of the corner of his eye, Little Silver saw this white cor brother surreptitiously take off his shoe, unnoticed by anyone else, and scratch the sole of his foot, which suddenly itched for some reason or other.
Then, the stench wafted out
The next second, everyone in the bus turned to look at Little Silver, who wasnt wearing shoes.
After ring for several dozen seconds, the spirit bus driver uncle also couldnt take it any longer. He turned to look for the culprit who was the source of the stench, and Little Silver was the first person to catch his eye. Little brother, can you please put on your shoes?! Otherwise, please get off!
Little Silver felt very wronged. Its not me
Youre the only one without shoes on the whole bus. Who else could it be? That shameless white cor brother sitting behind Little Silver echoed the bus drivers sentiments.
Instantly, the whole bus red up.
Get off!
Hurry up and get off! It stinks!
It really isnt me! Little Silver was furious.
He absolutely couldnt get off halfway. There werent any bus stops on the way, and if he got off here, he wouldnt be able to reach the Wang familys small vi before noon.
The driver uncle pinched his nose, a resentful look on his face.
Confronted with this sort of unreasonable passenger, he wouldnt provoke him, for if he did and they scuffled, it was the entire bus of passengers who would suffer.
When the driver saw that Little Silver wasnt cooperating, he didnt hesitate to press the rm button on the drivers seat.
The nearest cultivation police station instructed a patrol officer nearby to hurry over, and thetter arrived at the scene roughly two minutester.
Standing atop a flying sword, the police uncle wore a professional smile. Sir, please follow us back to the cultivation police station. We suspect that youre carrying a biological weapon.
Little Silver:
Wang Ling had asked Little Silver toe over to team up with Loopy Toad and search for the whereabouts of the ck shadow army as well as help the teachers of No. 60 High find the remaining fragments of the Jade Scroll of School History. Realistically speaking, the ck shadow armys appearance on the streets would naturally attract the attention of the cultivation police.
The shadow army and arge number of assassins had moved in from opposite directions at the same time, but hadnt hurt anyone on the street C such an act could only bebeled an utter conspiracy.
After the incident that day, Teacher Pan, Lotus Sun and Feather Lin had been taken to the cultivation police station to record their statements.
After detailed questioning, the three of them returned to their respective homes.
At the police station, Officer Gao studied the statements all the way until the next day. He felt that there was something fishy about the matter C maybe he should report it to his superiors.
Just as he was about to make a phone call, a familiar figure shed past his office door.
The brother at the door, wait! Gao Mu thought he had seen someone familiar.
The patrol officer in charge of escorting Little Silver walked into the office and said, Its like this, we found him on the spirit bus earlier
Screw found! Hurry up and let him go! This was already Gao Tians nth time seeing Little Silver inside the police station.
And the oue each time was a misunderstanding!
Of course, that wasnt the most important thing C the most important thing was that the police station would be short of a huge amount of lunchboxes!!
Huh? The patrol officer was obviously clueless.
When Little Silver saw Officer Gao inside the office, he was very happy. Ahahaha! So its Officer Gao! Why are you in this branch? Werent you at Anning District Cultivation Police Station?
I, I was promoted
Congrattions! Since youve been promoted, does that mean the canteen in this police station is bigger?
Are there any new lunchboxes? Give me twenty, thanks.
You damn arent you pushing it? Officer Gaos lips twitched.
Not really C you dont investigate the facts properly and you bring me in because of a misunderstanding every time. Im not asking forpensation for psychological damage, I just want something to eat. Is that too much to ask?
Officer Gao:
Chapter 1029 - Little Silver Helps Crack a Case
Chapter 1029: Little Silver Helps Crack a Case
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Since the advent of an era of national cultivation, order in the cultivation world no longer dependedpletely on strength, where the strong were revered and held power. In this era, realm didnt mean anything. Strong cultivators who acted immorally or against thew would also be severely punished.
Peace.
This was what all cultivators on Earth worked toward, but there were also those who liked to act recklessly and break thew. The cultivation police was thus a necessary existence.
Apart from specially deploying civil police, the cultivation police had arge cultivator patrol team under their banner the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron.
This was the most basic-level position in the cultivation police, and a huge number of police officersprised this group. Every day, they diligently patrolled the areas assigned to them on their flying swords in order to protect the city. The moment they received an alert, they could promptly dispatch people to check out the situation.
Odd Zhuo had in fact been a member of the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron before.
In order to enter a government department, most cultivators had to start with the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron. It was just that Odd Zhuo had lucked out; he had just passed the cultivation police assessment after graduating from university, and not long after obtaining an internship with the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron the Gate Between Worlds descended.
And then there was no and then.
Odd Zhuo became a hero of the times.
As for Officer Gao Tian, he wasnt as lucky as Odd Zhuo. However, his luck seemed to have changed; he had always felt that meeting Mr Little Silver was his misfortune, but in some sense, he had to admit that after encountering this Mr Little Silver, his career seemed to be progressing a lot more smoothly.
It took him five years to be promoted from the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron to a second rank officer in the cultivation police. He didnt have to go out every day, and instead was responsible for handling easy call-ins from residents in the vicinity. After another five years, he then became a frontline police officer, and was responsible for dealing with online public sentiment at the main office.
In short, he was in charge of running all the official media ounts of the local police station and screening eye-catching rumors on WeMedia. asionally, he needed to ask his female colleague to help take selfies of herself to prove that the person running the official ounts was a lovely little sister police officer and not a rough fellow sitting guard in front of theputer with a bowl of instant noodles in his hands.
Of course, there were times when his colleagues from other departments were busy, and Gao Tian had to go help out with work like interrogation. For example, thest few times Little Silver was interrogated, it was Officer Gao who had offered to help out, which was how he had run into Little Silver.
His work day after day was dry and dull, but as an outstanding first rank cultivation police officer, Officer Gao was quite content. A first rank police officer could be promoted to a first rank police superintendent and get their own office. Gao Tian initially thought that it would take him another five or even ten years to reach that level.
Who would have thought that in the end, after arresting Little Silver twice, his leader would suddenly call him up one day and promote him.
When Officer Gao received the call, he was excited.
The senior officer on the other end told him that because of a change in personnel, there happened to be a vacant position for a police superintendent in another district. After careful screening, they determined that he had the best merits and overall performance, and thus promoted him.
Gao Tian didnt know whether this had anything to do with Little Silver.
But there indeed was a belief that silver-horned beasts could bring luck to the people around them.
The luck was like a widespread WIFI signal that could be absorbed by others. And so, after other people absorbed Little Silvers luck, he himself became very unlucky
This was also why, whenever Little Silver went out, he would wind up in the police station. There were too many people around him, sucking away his luck! Conversely, he wouldnt run into any sort of problem if he was a shut-in who was holed up at home.
In the end, Gao Tian still ordered twenty lunchboxes from the canteen for Little Silver on his meal card. Actually, what Little Silver said was indeed true they had caught the wrong person, so they needed topensate him What was more, after this Brother Little Silver was inspected, his feet indeed didnt smell.
When he bought the meals, Gao Tian took Little Silver to a pond next to the police station to verify it.
If his feet really stank, the fish in the pond would absolutely flip over belly up. In the end, some of the lotuses in the pond even bloomed, to say nothing of dead fish, and the crowd of police personnel was stupefied.
After youre done eating, hurry up and leave. Gao Tians mood was sour as he put the lunchboxes in front of Little Silver with a defeated air. He knew that with Little Silvers appetite, a mere twenty portions was far from enough.
Little Silver didnt stand on ceremony as he hadnt had breakfast before going out; an appetizer before hurrying over to Masters ce wasnt bad. The food at the police station was always good; even if Little Silver had eaten it before, he found it delicious since it was free.
Although Little Silver knew it was a bit shameless to say so, but was there anything better than free food?
As he ate, Little Silver gazed at the worried frown on Gao Tians face.
The truth was that Gao Tian currently had two cases to deal with.
The first was the wide-scale sh between the killers and the mysterious force that had happened within Officer Gaos jurisdiction yesterday. Just as he was about to report it to his superiors, Little Silver had shown up. It was only now that Officer Gao finally sent the report as an official internal email.
But they didnt have to rush with this first case. Not only didnt Officer Gao have any clues, he still had to wait for instructions from his superiors.
It was actually the second case that was a real headache for Gao Tian.
This was a serial murder case that had happened within his jurisdiction. Currently, all the residents of an entire apartment building were suspects, but the fact was that Officer Gao was unable to find any substantial evidence.
The mastermind behind the serial murders was very crafty; their arrangements were meticulous and their plots well thought out. There werent even signs that magic had been used to wipe down the scene, which was ample proof that the mastermind hadnt left the slightest bit of evidence behind from the very first murder, and hence didnt need to use magic to clean up the crime scene.
What kind of case is it? Little Silver chewed on a braised pork meatball, eyes fixed on Gao Tian.
Gao Tian: Mr Little Silver, this is an internal police matter.
I know, but that doesnt mean you cant look for outside help, Little Silver said as he ate. Dont look down on me; Im actually also a team leader of the Office of Strategic Deception. Maybe I can help you.
The Office of Strategic Deception?
Gao Tian was nk for a moment before he immediately stood up in shock.
He was sure he hadnt heard wrong.
That was the super sect that had been set up in the shortest amount of time in the cultivation world, and the fastest to jump up to the top as the number one light force.
Gao Tian never expected Little Silver to actually be one of them, and part of the cadre to boot.
Pondering it carefully, he then had a terrifying thought.
He remembered that thest two times Little Silver had been taken to the police station, the person who had helped bail him out it seemed to be the Chief of the Office of Strategic Deception, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal?
Chapter 1030 - The Pain of Male and Female Shut-ins
Chapter 1030: The Pain of Male and Female Shut-ins
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Is it here?
In the end, Gao Tian still brought Little Silver to the apartment where the crime took ce.
Little Silver felt that the area was familiar. He wasnt mistaken he had been here before.
Is there a family apartment block nearby? I have a friend living there, said Little Silver
Thats right. Gao Tian nodded.
It was also one of the main reasons why his superiors had charged him to solve these serial murders as quickly as possible and find the culprit.
Those who lived in the family apartments were all retired high-ranking civil servants in Huaxius political circle. Such a major homicide case in this jurisdiction was a major disruption in the lives of these retirees and was a security issue for the surrounding area.
Actually, the crime rate in Songhai city was very low, and the odds of a murder case happening even rarer. This was yet another reason why the higher-ups attached great importance to this case. Everyone knew that the area which this family apartment block was in would have excellent public security, yet despite knowing this, the murderer had still decided to act here. It was obvious that the murderer was extremely confident in his methods, and this could even be described as taunting the judicial system in contempt of thews of the cultivation world.
Little Silver and Gao Tian stood at the entrance of the apartment building where the murders had taken ce. There were six floors in all, and was called Divine Leisure Apartments.
Take me in for a look. Little Silver took out his phone to check the time.
Are you in a hurry?
I need to get to East Huang Road by noon, so I have to solve the case by eleven.
Gao Tian took a deep breath. It was already nine oclock now Solve the case in two hours, do you think youre Detective Conan? Even Conan needs twenty minutes!
But since they were already here, Gao Tian thought it was fine to show Little Silver around. In any case, he himself had nned to check out the crime scene again.
When they entered the residential building, Little Silver noticed that a temporary police box had already been set up at the security office on the first floor. The civil officers all straightened and saluted when they saw Gao Tian. Captain Gao!
Have all the names been taken down?
Everythings going to n, answered a police officer.
Without concrete evidence at the moment, all the residents in the building were treated as suspects and would be monitored when they went out. Theirings and goings had to be noted down until the culprit was found.
The arrangement served two purposes: to pick up any clues on the culprit as well as to safeguard the other residents. Now that there was a police box downstairs, the murderer presumably wouldnt dare act again for the time being.
Give me a police staff pass, said Gao Tian.
An officer at the police box took down Little Silvers name and then gave him the pass. Excuse me, Captain Gao, this is?
An outside expert from the Office of Strategic Deception. Ive invited him here to see whether he can help us find some leads, replied Gao Tian.
An expert from the Office of Strategic Deception The officers exchanged startled looks.
Little Silver took the pass and hung it around his neck before lying down and sniffing the ground. As Gao Tian had told him on the way here, three people had died in this building recently, and Little Silver could clearly discern their scents.
The blood of the dead usually gave off the scent of resentment; normal cultivators wouldnt be able to pick it out, but Little Silver as a holy beast could.
Little Silver got to his feet and pped his hands together.
Three people really did die. I thought you were lying to me.
So youy on the ground to
To sniff out the scents and confirm the facts. They each died on the second, third and fifth floors, right?
This was Gao Tians first time seeing a case handled this way.
But he had to admit that Little Silver was really amazing: just by sniffing the ground on the first floor, he could tell that the murders had taken ce on the second, third floor and fifth floors. This wasnt something an ordinary person could do.
On their way to the apartment building, he had told Little Silver how many people had died, but not the exact floors where the murders happened.
Follow me.
Gao Tian nodded and led Little Silver up the stairs to start investigating each floor.
The first victim was a Golden Core cultivator in Unit 202, a young man who was 440 years old. He was an alchemist by profession, and basically never went out. When he died, the pills in his furnace were only half done and the kitchen venttor was working normally. The first thing we did was to extract the smoke from the range hood, and we detected a minute trace of dark night spice.
Dark night spice?
Its a banned drug sold on the Dark Network; just a pinch is enough to cause hallucinations. Unfortunately, we didnt find any signs of a break-in, and didnt find any clues on the alchemists body C it was burned instantly when the murderer threw it straight into the pill furnace after the deed.
Gao Tian said, The only thing we can determine, from the bloodstains left after the fight between the alchemist and the murderer, is that he was the first murder victim.
Someone he knew?
Not very likely. This alchemist was usually a loner; furthermore, he wasnt local to this area. Even his neighbors dont know much about him. To everyone else, he was a very mysterious man.
So the problem now is that you dont know how the murderer broke into his ce and killed him without leaving any traces behind, is that right?
Mm, thats one of the issues.
Gao Tian spoke as he walked. Aftermitting the first murder in Unit 202, the murderer only struck again twenty-four hourster on the third floor. The person who died was Li Daofei, an online live streamer. Like the alchemist, she also seldom went out. Her main source of ie was live streaming and she would usually do some tricks like swallowing spirit swords. But the murderer hadnt expected Li Daofei to be live streaming at the time. She was killed when she opened the door. Her fans heard a loud noise, and when she didnte back after a while, they called the police.
The third victim was a programmer. Likewise, the murderer only acted again after another twenty-four hours. At that time, we were already in the initial stages of our investigation. The murderermitted the third murder right under our noses, which was a tant provocation.
They all worked from home? Little Silver trembled, since he also liked to hole up at home. He never thought he would see three shut-ins killed, just like that Now, he finally understood how the term damn shut-in 1 came about.
What was wrong with being a shut-in?
Was there anything wrong with just staying at home?
Little Silver grit his teeth as he pondered how he could destroy this murderer.
At that moment, he abruptly looked up the stairs. The fourth.
The fourth what?
On the sixth floor C I can smell the fourth victim, said Little Silver.
Chapter 1031 - Murder Through The Screen
Chapter 1031: Murder Through The Screen
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Gao Tian couldnt help gritting his teeth. The murderer really had guts, striking in broad daylight! Most importantly, he actually dared tomit the crime even when the police were already camping out in the apartment? He waspletely looking down on them.
Little Silver rushed up with Gao Tian. At Unit 605, which was a suite, Little Silver could smell the strong scent of blood inside. He kicked the door open with one bare foot. He didnt use a lot of strength, but the entire door was sent flying into the living room wall.
Gao Tian hurriedly summoned his police sword and rushed in. The police sword was standard issue for a first rank superintendent. The hilt was shaped just like the grip of a gun, and the sword could be used as a gun or as a closebat weapon. Once a person was used to it, the sword could even transform into an anti-explosion spirit shield, and had a variety of other uses.
Worried that the murderer was still around, Gao Tian was on high alert as he moved forward slowly, his spirit sword in hand. Gao Tian and Little Silver then saw a young man lying back in aputer chair, his neck at a crooked angle C it had been cut, and the blood had sprayed onto theputer screen. Although his windpipe had been cut, it wasntpletely severed.
Hearing theme in, the young man began to struggle desperately. He couldnt speak, and there was utter panic on his face.
Dont be scared, Im a police officer! Gao Tian pressed down on the young mans shoulder. He took out all his equipment and began to give thetter first aid. Until now, no one knew what the murderer looked like or how he was killing people C if they could save this young man, it would be a major breakthrough for this case!
It had to be said that Gao Tian was still very calm as he didnt lose his head. However, Little Silver looked at the bottles and jars scattered on the ground and frowned. Are these things useful?
His windpipe has been cut open and Ive already called an ambnce. This is just basic first aid. To be honest, even Gao Tian himself didnt know if the young man would survive.
Little Silvers eyelids dropped slightly. After thinking for a while, he bit his finger and squeezed out two drops of holy beast blood, one for the young mans neck and the other for the corner of his mouth. With a burst of spirit power, the blood turned into vapor, and the young mans wound began to heal at a visible rate.
This is Gao Tian was astonished.
Dont tell anyone. Little Silver looked at Gao Tian.
He didnt know whether he had done the right thing.
After all, by treating an outsider with his blood, he risked exposing his identity.
Thanks. Gao Tian nodded and didnt say anything more.
The two drops of holy beast blood brought the young man back from the brink of death. He was petrified, but grateful at the same time. Thankfully, he hadnt seen how he had been saved; he only felt that this brother with silver hair behind him seemed to have dropped something on his wound. It then felt like he hade back to life and his breathing started to smooth out.
He must have used some sort of secret medicine, right?
That was what the young man thought.
As someone who had walked on the edge of hell, the young man wouldnt think too much and didnt care at all how he had been saved C all he knew was that he was incredibly lucky to still be alive!
Gao Tian then began questioning this young man who had been in distress. He turned on the recording function on the police sword, and a red light started to blink on it.
Little Silvers lips twitched. This sword was so omnipotent!
Whats your name? Age? Job?
My name is Shen Guangrong. Im graduating from a Golden Core university this year, and Im currently working on my graduation project at home.
Whats your major?
Spirit sword modeling and design; Im in the department of magic treasure design, and I specialize in designing the appearance of a magic treasure.
Mm. Gao Tian nodded. You dont have to be afraid. Since were here, the murderer wont do anything to you again. Can you tell us what happened?
The young man clenched his fists and sweat started to appear on his forehead.
To be honest, the attack had been so quick. It happened practically in the blink of an eye, and he had no idea what was going on.
Im sorry, officer, I didnt see what the murderer looked like said Shen Guangrong. He then looked at theptop in front of him with lingering fear. A pair of hands suddenly stretched out from theputer. Before I could react, they started attacking me with a knife and my throat was cut
Screen murder?
Gao Tian was shocked. What did the hands look like?
They were hairy and a little dark They looked like the hands of a middle-aged man. The fingernails were very long and had some blood under them.
It looks like it has to be the same murderer. Based on the details provided by this Student Shen Guangrong, Gao Tian determined that the person who had attacked the former was the suspect in the serial murders.
From the detailed description of the hands, the suspect should be a dark-skinned man who was 1.7 meters in height, of medium build, and about 130 jin in weight. The murderer hadnt cleaned off the bloodstains under his fingernails C he probably regarded them as a badge of sorts, and couldnt bear to wash them off. From this, Gao Tian determined that the murderer was one hundred percent mentally ill.
But killing people through the screen
Gao Tian had never encountered this technique before.
There were a lot of techniques in the cultivation world. To kill someone through the screen, you had to convert your body into spirit fiber Such spells werent unheard of. A lot of cultivation deliverypanies provided this service of transmitting express deliveries through the screen, but the problem was that the items transmitted were all non-living things; a persons body had to be broken down into something as insubstantial as spirit fiber before it rbined on the other side of the screen. In Gao Tians view, this was ying with fire.
In addition, if living bodies really could be transmitted through the screen, thework police would be able to detect it instantly, given the level of Songhais cultivation technology
Gao Tian knew what the murderers MO was now. It was true that killing people through a screen could be done quietly and would leave no traces behind, but the murders still didnt make sense.
Take university student Shen Guangrong for example, who had just been attacked. The murderer cut his throat, which was very simr to how the programmer on the fifth floor had died.
However, this didnt match the alchemist and the female live streamer who had died earlier. The alchemists ce was designed in a ssic style and didnt have anything like aputer screen C the murderer must have broken in some other way.
As for the female live streamer, if she really had been killed through the screen, she should have died right in front of her audience. However, it was confirmed that she was killed when she opened the door.
One murderer, using twopletely different killing methods. Was this really possible? Was the murderer trying to mislead them? Or was it in fact two murderers from the very beginning?
Chapter 1032 - Literary Homework’s Thought-Provoking Questions
Chapter 1032: Literary Homeworks Thought-Provoking Questions
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There were two murderers?
Gao Tian felt that he wasnt far from the truth now.
To be honest, if Little Silver wasnt here, the suspect might still be leading them around by the nose. But now that they knew the suspects MO, everything seemed to make a lot more sense, and it was time for the police to get busy.
The next thing they had to do was set a trap for the suspect.
Thanks to Little Silver, Gao Tian could deliver a report on the first stage of the investigation that very day after returning to the police station. The person who followed him back to the station was university student Shen Guangrong, who had narrowly escaped death.
Worried that Shen Guangrong would be targeted again, Gao Tian immediately decided to take him back to the police station and protect him as an important witness. For Shen Guangrong, however, this was bad luck; at such a critical point in his graduation project, who would have thought that something like this would happen.
I will now report the current situation.
In the conference hall, dozens of high-ranking police officers sat upright below the dais while Gao Tian as themander of this operation stood at the very front. With the help of Team Leader Little SIlver from the Office of Strategic Deception, weve found out that the murderer kills people through electronic screens.
There was an uproar under the dais.
Silence.
Gao Tian cleared his throat. This technique is very risky as well as difficult to use. Thus, were guessing that the suspects realm should be above the Soul Formation stage. We will request the higher-ups to dispatch high-ranking immortal police from the Immortal Patrol Division to work with us in the next arrest operation. At the same time, based on an investigation of the crime scenes, our initial suspicion is that there are two murderers, and they are likely aplices.
Aplices? Is there any proof? someone raised a hand and asked under the dais.
First of all, they chose the same kind of target: male and female shut-ins. Of course, the most important evidence is At this point, Gao Tian took out a report. Pressing on the police sword in his hand, the PPT on the screen immediately changed. ording to the bureaus intelligence division, the three deceased victims C an alchemist, a female live streamer, a programmer C and Student Shen who was almost murdered, are all from the same university: Songhai Magic Treasure Development University.
From the same university?
The high-ranking police officers started to murmur to each other as they discussed the matter.
It was obvious that they found the results of this investigation unexpected. They had thought at first that the suspect was a twisted homicidal maniac who was indiscriminate with his kills, but looking at the connection between the victims, this serial murder tragedy might be a meticulously nned revenge operation.
As for why students of Songhai Magic Treasure Development University were targeted, some of whom had even graduated years ago, Gao Tian was still looking into this. But one thing was certain C if the murderers struck again, they would still pick students from this university.
That was why Gao Tian brought Shen Guangrong back with him.
From his investigation, after thest three deaths, Shen Guangrong was thest student from his university in Divine Leisure Apartments.
Because the rent was low and it was very close to Songhai Magic Treasure Development University, it wasnt strange for students of this university to live here. But there were in fact quite a lot of student apartments near Songhai Magic Treasure Development University, and Gao Tian suspected that there had to be a reason the murderers chose Divine Leisure Apartments.
I will now talk about what our next step is.
After thinking it over, Gao Tian gave new instructions. Thoroughly investigate the rtionship between the three victims and Student Shen as well as their learning and living conditions, and look for points inmon. At the same time, notify the university that before we crack this murder case, the transmission of express deliveries through electronic screens must be shut down and an Inte firewall activated! That way, if unidentified objects are transmitted through the screen, the university can report it to the police station at once! In three days, before midnight on September 18th, no matter what happens, let us bring these murderers to justice together!
Saying that, Gao Tian bowed deeply to the high-ranking police officers below the dais.
September 18th, seventeen days before the end of the summer break.
After figuring out the murderers MO with Little Silvers help, Gao Tian started further investigation into Divine Leisure Apartments. At the same time, Little Silver and Loopy Toad were carrying out the task which Wang Ling had assigned them: to search for the remaining fragments of the Jade Scroll of School History as well as ferret out the ck shadow armys hidden base.
The Fate Dao which this bunch had mastered was quite extraordinary. As Divine Dao Stars Star Lord had exined, Fate Dao was a power that could be shared. In other words, the ck shadow soldiers currently had symbiotic rtionships with each other. They were as annoying as weeds: Wildfires burn but do not exhaust; Spring winds blow and they live once more 1.
If they didnt ferret out the mastermind behind the scenes, eradicating the ck shadow soldiers would be hard, since they would be resurrected as soon as they died.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad wandered along the streets. Their priority was to collect the fragments of the Jade Scroll of School History, and there wasnt much time left before the summer break ended. When the person and the dog passed a park, Dog Two smelled a fragment nearby. They rushed over and saw a senior high school student doing literary exercises. This wasnt a kid who hade out to copy homework, but the son of a boss who ran a shop in the park. This student was watching the shop and doing his homework at the same time.
ncing at the youngsters uniform, Dog Two realized that he was from No. 59 High.
Hello, student. Little Silver went over. Which question cant you work out?
You are? The youngster raised his head.
Actually, Im a remedial teacher. Little Silver made up a random identity. Eyeing the exercise scroll in the youngsters hands, he took out a bup pouch from his pocket and produced an identical scroll.
Inside the bup pouch were close to one thousand copies of the summer holiday homework which the two gremlins, Pen and Eraser, spent a whole nightpleting. They contained all kinds of exercises that high school students woulde across during the summer break. As for their ultimate purpose, that was obvious: an exchange.
To exchange finished homework with the students iplete one.
The condition was that the homework scroll had to contain a fragment of the Jade Scroll of School History which Little Silver and Loopy Toad were looking for.
I have apleted one. Do you want to swap with me? Little Silver took out the exercise scroll and handed it over.
The youngster opened it and took a look: the handwriting was neat and the answers were correct. His heart jumped, but at the same time, he was a little hesitant. Is this alright
Teachers dont usually check the summer holiday homework; its fine as long as itspleted. Also, regr script is used in the homework; as long as I write seriously, its easy to imitate. Little Silver duped him. Look, you took so long to solve one question.
He then nced at the paper that the youngster was doing: it was a matching question.
The question was: Match the following eight thought-provoking questions with the corresponding upations.
The eight upations were: key maker, canteendy, fortune teller, courier little brother, trash sorter, express driver, hairdresser and neighborhood watch.
The thought-provoking questions were: Do you deserve it 1? Do you want rice? What are you calcting? What manner of thing are you? What sort of trash are you? Do you actually know your position? Look at yourself in the mirror; who do you think you are? And: Who are you, where are you from, where are you headed?
Mm
Actually, the youngster had already finished the matching.
But he was lost in thought after that as he pondered the meaning of life, right up until Little Silver and Dog Two showed up.
Chapter 1033 - The Female University Student Who Ghostwrites Homework
Chapter 1033: The Female University Student Who Ghostwrites Homework
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Little Silver and Loopy Toad believed that anyone who saw these Eight Thought-Provoking Questions would ponder their lives deeply. For Little Silver, this question was actually pretty much keeping with the times, since beginning with Songhai city in recent months, citizens were moving toward separating their trash. Anyone who didnt do so would be fined! Your spirit sword might even be seized on the spot and you would have to help collect at least five kilos of trash in your city area.
And so, if you saw a person sneaking around in the dead of night with a ck bup sack in their hands it might not be a thief, but someoneing out to throw trash!
If you didnt throw out the trash at this time, a row of aunties responsible for sorting out the trash would be standing outside the trash disposal room in the morning with smiles on their faces as they waited for you, each one asking, What kind of trash are you 1 ?
Thank you for your cooperation. Little Silver sessfully swapped literary papers with No. 59 Highs Student Shen Guangrong.
Student Shen was ecstatic. Can I also swap other homework with you?
Little Silver shot him a nce. Do the rest yourself! Didnt your mom teach you not to be conniving or fish in troubled waters?!
Student Shen: ???
Little Silver: How can you make progress if you dont do your homework? How can you enter a top university without making progress? How can reach the pinnacle of your life and win your Miss Perfect without entering a top university?
Student Shen was then lost in deep thought once more.
Little Silver didnt think he was going too far in this regard; in any case, they had already gotten what they wanted. Being conniving was a bad thing to begin with!
At the entrance to the little shop in the park, Dog Two drew a transmission magic array in a covert location. The array led to Headmaster Chens office. After collecting the homework, they wouldnt take it with them since it would very likely draw the attention of No. 60 High teachers who were lurking nearby.
Thus, when they were mapping out their strategy, Little Silver and Loopy Toad had discussed it and decided to transmit the homework over as soon as they collected it. In any case, the array for delivering items wasnt aplicated one; you just needed to know the coordinates.
Stretching out a w, Loopy Toad injected spiritual energy into its nail, then drew a pretty round circr array on the ground before using its nail to directly write out some characters.
As everyone knew, the hardest thing about drawing an array wasnt writing the characters, but drawing the circle.
It the circle wasnt round enough, the magic array wouldnt activate.
Hence, drawing circles was a fundamental skill for an array master, and tested how steady his hand was to the extreme. The strength of an array master was reflected in how well he could draw a circle. A formidable array master would have a lot of ways to draw a circle; not only were the circles round enough, he could also draw them quickly.
As one of the few ns in the demon world widely known as a formidable tank support Demon King n, arrays were actuallypulsory learning for the Sky-Swallowing Toad n.
Hence, Loopy Toad was in fact exceedingly proficient at drawing magic arrays.
It took less than two minutes to draw the array, and Loopy Toad ced the swapped literary papers in the center. It recited a magic spell and made a seal with its paws. In a streak of golden light, the literary papers were delivered straight to Headmaster Chens office.
After that, Loopy Toad pawed at the ground and got rid of the magic array. After confirming the array had been dealt with, Loopy Toad turned to Little Silver and said, Lets move on.
At noon, Loopy Toad led Little Silver to a university. A few courier brothers were fretting outside the school entrance. They didnt have time and still had other deliveries to make after this, but they couldnt contact the delivery recipients inside the university.
Going over for a look, Little Silver saw the words on the schools stele: Songhai Magic Treasure Development University.
So this is the ce Little Silver sighed.
Whats up? asked Loopy Toad.
This is the university I told you about yesterday, targeted by a serial killer, Little Silver answered in a low voice.
Loopy Toad nodded and understood immediately.
The murderer had killed through a screen, and before he was caught, the convenient express delivery transmission function had been cut off throughout the school to ensure the students safety. Students who wanted to get their packages could only rely on the old method of getting the couriers toy out the things at the school entrance at noon and wait for the students toe and collect them.
Naturally, the biggest headache was that the names on these express items werent the real ones For the sake of their privacy, some students used their online pseudonyms.
Thus, when Little Silver and Loopy Toad drew near, they saw several courier brothers at the school entrance shouting themselves hoarse: I Am The Father You Can Never Have! I Am The Father You Can Never Have! Come get your express delivery!
Crossdressing Big Shot! Crossdressing Big Shot! I have your express delivery! Come get it ASAP! Im leaving soon!
Oniichan! I have your express delivery!
In a few short minutes, all kinds of fancy names were called out.
Everyone:
Are you sure the fragment is in there? This is a university. Standing at the entrance, Little Silver looked around. He was hesitant about going in, and wondered if Loopy Toad might be mistaken.
Theres no mistake, its here. Loopy Toad shook its head; it was very confident in its sense of smell.
Little Silver followed Dog Two inside. The security guard uncle was about to stop them, but immediately paused when he saw the medal on Little Silvers chest.
It was the custom-made medal for team leaders of the Office of Strategic Deception. The sect was now the number one light force in Huaxiu nation in terms of overall strength, and the entire country was aware of its prestige. The security guard didnt know how high up Little Silver was in the Office of Strategic Deception, but after recognizing the medal, he didnt block their way.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given Little Silver this medal to prevent thetter from being taken to the police station yet again when he was out by himself on the streets; reality now proved that the medal was more useful than Little Silver had imagined.
The canteen up ahead. Loopy Toad led Little Silver forward. When they approached the entrance to the canteen, Little Silvers gaze focused on a university student who was writing at a tremendous speed.
There was no doubt that this was a female student of Magic Treasure Development University, but next to her seat was a thick pile of high school exercises
What is this? Loopy Toad was bewildered at this scene.
A university student doing high school homework Little Silver could only think of one possibility.
He slowly walked over, his gaze fixed on the long-haired girl who was absorbed in her writing. Her meal card was on the table, and with one look, Little Silver saw her name: Lin Shiyao.
Are you helping other people write their homework? asked Little Silver.
Pulling her long hair back, Lin Shiyao raised her head and shot Little Silver a casual nce. Regr school exercises are 100 yuan per book, school exercises in an exact copy of your handwriting are 200 yuan a book, test papers are 100 yuan a set.
After saying this, she fished out a card with a QR code on it from around her neck and ced it on the table. Swipe the code to pay, and Ill finish all your homework today.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad:
Chapter 1034 - An Era Which Emphasizes Looks
Chapter 1034: An Era Which Emphasizes Looks
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It was very clear that this wasnt Lin Shiyaos first time doing this. She was very open about it, though C helping other people with their homework was originally a job behind the scenes, but the girl was unexpectedly not shy at all about taking orders in the canteen.
Actually, Lin Shiyao would have holed up in her own dorm room as usual, had it not been for the serial murders this time, which had led to the express deliveries needing to be physically sent to the campus. She took this job extremely seriously, because the number of orders she took every summer and winter holiday helped her earn sixty to seventy times more money than her school schrships. Not only could she cover her tuition fees and even some of her living expenses herself, she was able to reap in a huge amount of additional funds through this winter and summer holiday homework ghostwriting business.
Helping to do someone elses homework by mutual consent and with the prices clearly stated wasnt against thew. Even if the police knew about it, they couldnt do anything. Usually, even parents woulde over themselves to pay Lin Shiyao to do their childrens homework when thetter couldntplete it In the business of ghostwriting holiday homework, Lin Shiyao could be said to be a big boss.
As for why she was the boss, this was very obvious
Lin Shiyao took out the QR code. Seeing that Little Silver and Loopy Toad were still hesitating, she ced it on the table casually. She never stopped working, and instead spoke to someone behind her as she wrote. Im busy right now. Help me entertain these guests.
Yes! someone behind her quickly replied.
Only then did Little Silver realize that Lin Shiyao actually had helpers There were ten tables full of university students doing homework behind her.
So, this ghostwriting homework gang was actually pretty big?
Little Silver was stupefied when he saw this.
This was a team which Lin Shiyao had specially hired. She came up with this business idea since ordinary university students didnt have her sort of reputation and couldnt draw in as many orders. Using her own work foundation every year, she would take on additional orders and divide them up other university students. She would just sign share agreements with them, and only take thirty percent of the cost of the homework task as a broker fee.
Thus, in this way, Lin Shiyaos team continued to expand.
There were four people to a table in the canteen, and as many as ten tables, so fully forty people were working under Lin Shiyao.
Furthermore, to ensure the homeworks quality, Lin Shiyao even divided it up so that some people would be responsible for doing the literary homework in particr, and some for the Dao talismans course. Those who were proficient in alchemy skills or spirit sword techniques were responsible for doing the supplementary homework C there was even an outdoor film crew that could cosy to look like employers and which specialized in filming videos toplete the extra-curricr practicums which some schools had.
How many fragments? Little Silver gave Loopy Toad a meaningful nce and asked telepathically.
There are at least six fragments here Loopy Toad replied.
A lot of people hired Lin Shiyao. Since arge amount of homework in the city was concentrated around Lin Shiyao, this saved Little Silver and Loopy Toad a lot of hassle.
Theres something we hope you can help us with.
Little Silver crouched down and smiled gently.
Dog Two jumped onto a canteen chair and sat down obediently, wagging its tail as it gazed at Lin Shiyao.
Miss Lin nced at Little Silver and Loopy Toad, but didnt stop working. The person behind her who had initially put his work aside to receive guests saw that Little Silver hade looking for Lin Shiyao specifically, so he sat back down silently.
Unfortunately, Im very busy now. If youre asking about the serial murders, I have noment. A police officer with the surname Gao already questioned me; I dont want to repeat myself. Lin Shiyao was someone who liked being efficient.
A police officer with the surname Gao? Little Silver was nk.
It appeared that Gao Tian had been here to question the students about the murders.
But that wasnt what Little Silver and Loopy Toad were here for. Little Silver sat down patiently in front of Miss Lin.
What Little Silver had was time, and he could wait. There were as many as six fragments here, when their job today initially was to collect five.
As a result, when Little Silver sat down, Lin Shiyao feel ufortable.
She was an innocent, single woman from a good family, helping people to ghostwrite homework in the clear light of day, and a handsome guy had actually sat down opposite her to watch her write This was something Lin Shiyao had never experienced before.
She was somewhat a celebrity at Magic Treasure Development University. When Little Silver sat down in front of her and watched her do homework, the atmosphere felt strange.
Wow, whos that silver-haired young man? Hes very handsome and has a green-furred dog?
He isnt Lin Shiyaos boyfriend, is he? I always thought she was abstinent.
Holy shit, big news! Lin Shiyao actually has a boyfriend
(The above are all Lin Shiyaos delusions)
Lin Shiyao shook her head hard. She felt that if this went on, she would end up hearing things that werent there.
What are you doing? After a few minutes, Lin Shiyao finally stopped working under Little Silvers bright and innocent smile.
Quality customer service always came first. Little Silver sitting here and staring at her already made Lin Shiyao feel that she couldnt work normally. However, she just couldnt get angry with Little Silver. Actually, most female university students liked the little milk dog 1 type, and Little Silver just so happened to fit the bill. His smile made one feel refreshed, and could even erase most of the shadows in ones heart.
When Lin Shiyao raised her head to look at Little Silver, she felt as if she was sitting in front of a small sun: it was warm and gentle, and wasnt ring. It made people want to reach out and touch it, and they wouldnt be burned.
Are you finally willing to talk to me? Little Silver continued to smile.
Dont say such misleading things Just say what you want Lin Shiyao blushed and immediately lowered her head.
This scene made Dog Two very envious. Sure enough, it was good to look attractive! Who knew when it would be able to take on a human form Loopy Toad stared at Little Silvers human form and pondered. It was constantly worried that its human form would be ugly; it had even dreamt countless times that when it took on a human form, its skin and even its hair were green, the type that was fluorescent at night It was a green color that would give even the Hulk a run for his money.
If it was too ugly, Loopy Toad didnt think it would be able to ept it.
After adapting to life in the human world, Loopy Toad actually realized that it, too, had an idol burden, and moreover, it understood the importance of looks.
This was an era which emphasized looks!
If you had a very attractive face, you could rid yourself of a lot of worries
Chapter 1035 - Founder of Flow of Two Pens
Chapter 1035: Founder of Flow of Two Pens
It was human nature to love beauty. Although a person was born with their looks, spells, pills and medicine for changing ones appearance based on each individuals aesthetic requirements popped up all the time in the cultivation world; cultivators could get stic surgery without needing to go under the knife, and it was very safe.
Youth-retaining pills could optimize your original features to a certain degree, improve the condition of your skin, and give you a youthful appearance. Huaguo Water Curtain Groups youth-retaining pill was the most famous.
Of course, if you wanted apletely different appearance, you could use face-molding pills. Within half an hour of eating one, your face would be as malleable as sticine. However, face-molding pills usually werent sold over the counter. This was something that had to be arranged by a hospitals cosmetic surgery department, and the doctor responsible for molding the face also had to have passed a face-molding evaluation and obtained the relevant qualification certificate.
Actually, Loopy Toad wasnt worried about how ugly it would be when it took on a human form C it was worried that its hair would look strange in a human form There were a lot of men with green hair inics and cartoons, but it really would look very strange in real life!!
Of course, not everyone had this fear of looking ugly.
For example, Little Master Ling was someone who worried that he was too handsome, and had forcibly pulled his looks down to the average level
Your face was something you were born with.
Loopy Toad stared at Lin Shiyao. Although it had only been a few minutes since encountering her, Loopy Toad could already sense this attractive curve wreckers charisma. A group of university students ghostwriting homework, and grandiosely taking orders in the school canteen C this was absolutely a beautiful scene.
Letting Little Silver hang around would interfere with Lin Shiyaos work, so she listened patiently to Little Silvers request. Little Silver didnt go into detail, and just told the girl that due to some reason, they needed to swap out some of the workbooks and test papers.
Lin Shiyao epted the workbooks Little Silver nned to use for the exchange, and she was stunned by the neat and utterly beautiful handwriting in them.
Furthermore, it was in a calligraphy style that Lin Shiyao had actually never seen before.
And so, Lin Shiyao agreed to Little Silvers request. You can swap out as many as you want.
She then buried her head in the homework.
Thank you!
The exchange was a sess! Little Silver and Loopy Toad were pleasantly surprised to be able to obtain six fragments all at once.
Out of the corner of her eye, Lin Shiyao sized up the homework from Little Silver: it was four test papers and two workbooks. As she brooded over the beautiful characters, she was abruptly seized by the desire to see what the person with such beautiful handwriting looked like.
Who wrote this homework? Lin Shiyao asked without looking up.
To be exact, it was my Master, Little Silver answered. He knew very well that the two gremlins, Pen and Eraser, ultimately acted in ordance with Little Master Lings will. While they helped Little Master Ling finish the homework, there were still some fixed rules:
1: The homework content had to be something that Wang Ling had already mastered.
2: The two gremlins Eraser and Pen were unable to help with essay topics that involved expressing emotions.
Aside from the two inflexible conditions above, Wang Ling could do whatever he liked.
Wang Ling could even fix what handwriting style to use in the workbooks. Most of the workbooks were written in the regr square style. However, some of the topics had to do with expressing emotions and Pen and Eraser had no way ofpleting them, so Wang Ling would write these sections himself.
Although there werent many of these topics, Wang Lings handwriting caught Lin Shiyaos attention.
When one Silver and one dog figured out Miss Lins thoughts, they couldnt help sighing in their hearts.
It could only be said that as expected of Little Master Ling: he could casually snare a female university student without even leaving the house Moreover, it was a very beautiful and ascetic female curve wrecker
The fact that they could see through Lin Shiyaos thoughts wasnt strange. Little Silver was a holy beast while Loopy Toad was a quasi-holy beast. In addition, this Silver and dog chatted with each other privately every day, and hadprehended the Bright Holy Heart ability long ago.
Although this ability wasnt as powerful as Wang Lings Mind-Reading Ability, which could cover an unlimited distance, one could still read a persons inner thoughts when in close range.
Actually, Loopy Toad felt that it wasnt even necessary to use Bright Holy Heart when it came to Lin Shiyao C all the thoughts of this youngdy, who was still in her teens, was written on her face.
I dont know what youre looking for, but it seems to be inside these kids high school summer homework, right? Her chin in her hands, Lin Shiyao tried toe up with a possible action n.
Finally, she grit her teeth. How about this, Ill make you a deal. Ill increase our orders and help gather as much homework as possible. That way, you might find whatever youre looking for more quickly.
So it can be done like this Little Silver pondered, but at the same time was worried whether Lin Shiyao would be able to aplish the task as promised, since it would be an excessive workload.
You dont have to worry about me. Since Ive promised to increase the orders, Im quite certain I can handle it. Lin Shiyao stopped writing and smiled confidently. Have you heard of Flow of Two Pens?
Loopy Toad was stunned. ???
Of course it knew Flow of Two Pens This was the trick Dopey Guo had used to copy homework in No. 60 High before Furthermore, Dopey Guo had even upgraded this move, and unleashed Flow of Five Pens to increase his copying speed.
To tell you the truth, Im the founder of Flow of Two Pens Sect. Lin Shiyao steepled her fingers and formally introduced herself to Little Silver and Loopy Toad.
When you join my sect, learning Flow of Two Pens is the basic requirement. I just need to mobilize all my sect disciples and have them use Flow of Two Pens in their ghostwriting, so we can double the original workload.
Lin Shiyao added, Of course, Flow of Two Pens is not my biggest strength as sect leader.
Saying that, she took out all the pens in her stationery pouch, and held them in-between her fingers on both hands Eight pens in total.
F**k! Flow of Eight Pens
Loopy Toad was now utterly convinced of Lin Shiyaos identity as sect leader.
It could only be said that as the founder of Flow of Two Pens Sect, Lin Shiyao was indeed qualified to undertake this huge task. Doing homework with eight pens This speed was simply unimaginable. In Lin Shiyaos eyes, these high school exercises were as easy as eating and drinking.
Using eight pens at the same time, she had already be a human typewriter
Then, like a swordsman, she slipped all the pens in her hand back into her stationery pouch. Her movements were like a refined dance performance, so smooth they made ones hair stand on end.
And so, after this jaw-dropping operation, Lin Shiyao looked at the Silver and the dog in front of her. Ill help you, but you have to promise me that youll let me meet the person who has this handwriting. So do we have a deal?
Chapter 1036 - The Hostage Situation at Magic Treasure Development University
Chapter 1036: The Hostage Situation at Magic Treasure Development University
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Actually, it wasnt as difficult to meet Wang Ling as some might imagine Those familiar with him knew that as long as you made sure to prepare crispy noodle snacks beforehand, you could even video chat with your beloved Ling Zhenren! Of course, he wouldnt say a word during the video chat, and would stare at you with those cute, round dead fish eyes of his, firmly capturing your heart.
To look into a persons heart, there were a lot of times when you just needed to look into their eyes. The eyes were the window to the soul, and even Wang Ling was no different. Actually, his eyes were a little special because of the Kings Eye, and his pupils could appear red. But there were plenty of cases in the cultivation world of eyes changing color as a result of cultivating different Foundation Establishment kungfu, so eye color wasnt considered a problem.
Of course, there were those who deliberately wore contacts to change their eye color; it was just that this wasnt allowed in school.
There was a huge difference between natural eye color and color contacts; after years of experience, the teachers who carried out checks at the school entrance could tell which was which with one nce.
Secretly taking a deep breath, Little Silver straightened out his thoughts before discussing the next part of their cooperation with this Miss Lin. He thought that her proposal was reasonable, but in order not to annoy Little Master Ling, Little Silver put forward another requirement: he hoped that Lin Shiyao would just observe Wang Ling from afar and not get too close.
Lin Shiyao had no objections to this.
She was truly only curious to know what the person with this beautiful handwriting looked like, and never nned to talk to him. She had been in a rtionship once before, but after the breakup, shepletely gave up on love and didnt think she would fall for someone ever again.
To Lin Shiyao, being in a rtionship was simply torture.
She could recite a hundred different benefits of staying single: freedom, no restrictions, no need to routinely fake affection daily, and being able to live true to herself, more than anyone else.
How great was that?
And so they officially came to an agreement just like that.
So its a deal.
Lin Shiyao started to take deep breaths to hide her happiness and anticipation. She had several of her assistants behind her open up a new round of orders online, and Little Silver and Loopy Toad heard them start to bustle around as the Taobao app on their phones started to beep non-stop.
Where there was demand, there was a market
Ghostwriting homework was a job that had emerged in keeping with the times, like the recent trend of trash sorting; Loopy Toad believed that it wouldnt be long before somepany introduced a door-to-door trash sorting service: it wouldnt just be disposing trash, the trash sorters could be called out at any time like the food delivery boys
Loopy Toad didnt expect Lin Shiyaos business to actually be so good; it wasnt an exaggeration to describe the scene as the mor of drums and gongs filling the air, firecrackers bursting with loud bangs, red gs fluttering in the sky, and a sea of people C in this situation, they would absolutely be able to collect all the fragments of the Jade Scroll of School History before the start of school!
But right at that moment, there was suddenly a deafening bang outside the canteen, and a number of students rushed inside with panicked expressions, some of whom were even screaming.
Whats going on? Lin Shiyao got up and grabbed a flustered boy to ask.
Sis Lin it seems like there was an explosion at the auditorium!
An explosion? From what?
I dont know, either The boy was also bewildered. I went out to collect my express delivery when I heard an explosioning from the auditorium.
Was anyone hurt?
I dont know But I remember that a teacher has an open lecture in the auditorium at this time, and there are about fifty students inside.
All of you stay here; Ill go take a look, Lin Shiyao instructed the people behind her. She then turned and made for the auditorium. Lin Shiyao was also the president of the student union at Magic Treasure Development University, and she couldnt turn a blind eye when something like this happened; at the very least, she had to figure out the cause of the explosion.
This incident also caught Little Silver and Loopy Toads attention. After discussion, one Silver and one dog hurried out with Lin Shiyao. Magic Treasure Development University hadnt been very peaceful recently because of that serial killer who had yet to be brought to justice.
Was it possible that this explosion had something to do with the murderer?
As they approached the auditorium, they saw that a group of university teachers had already rushed over at the news, while some gutsy students were being pests nearby. Teachers wielding all kinds of magic treasures prevented the students from getting closer and broke up the crowd, while some of them were already preparing to go in and rescue people.
Little Silver examined the auditoriums location. It had been built in one corner of the campus. nked by tall walls, a high-pressure barrier over it prevented outsiders from climbing over the walls to get in. The auditorium had two exits, but both of them had copsed after the explosion and werepletely blocked by the broken bricks and tiles that had fallen.
Seeing this, Little Silver already sensed that something wasnt right this was clearly a premeditated explosion.
If it was an ident, it was impossible that both exits would just so happen to be blocked after the explosion.
And it was at that very moment when an unfamiliar voice rang out from inside the auditorium. Teachers, remain calm C put down your magic weapons and step back, otherwise I wont be able to guarantee the safety of the teacher and fifty students inside the auditorium.
The cold, utterly emotionless voice sounded in the air; it was a warning issued from the broadcast room inside the auditorium to the people outside.
Who are you? a teacher asked.
You seem to have been looking for me for a very long time, and youve used all sorts of ways to prevent me from harming other students. But in fact, Ive run out of patience. I think those dead students died too easily; I should have tortured them to death And so, its in fact because of your Magic Treasure Development Universitys nonpliance that Im hijacking this ce today.
When the man said this, sweat covered the backs of all the teachers and students C this was the serial killer!
Tell us what you want! Please dont hurt the kids inside! At that moment, a middle-aged man with his hair swept back and who was a little out of shape stepped forward: he was the principal of Magic Treasure Development University, Zhou Dongye. Little Silver had previously seen some of the information which Gao Tian had on the police stations investigation into Magic Treasure Development University, and he recognized this man at first nce.
This voice C is that Principal Zhou Dongyes voice? The man insideughed coldly. I didnt want to do this, but the truth is that if I dont blow up this matter here, you wont pay any attention to it at all. Do all of you still remember the kid, Zheng Jingxuan?
When the man said this, the faces of Zhou Dongye and all the teachers present turned dark. Little Silver turned his head and saw that Lin Shiyao had already clenched her small fists, which trembled slightly.
Chapter 1037 - The Case Back Then
Chapter 1037: The Case Back Then
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Gao Tian had dashed to the university after receiving the news. In order not to aggravate the criminal, he changed into in clothes and rushed over in the police chiefs private car. Only three police officers followed him.
The Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron had already been deployed, and was hiding nearby around the school. For the time being, they wouldnt reveal themselves, but as long as Gao Tian gave the order, they would burst in and rescue the students.
But in the end, storming the auditorium would be a poor strategy C this serial killer had already murdered several people, and wouldnt scruple to kill a few more.
Whats the situation? Gao Tian asked his assistant when they were on the road.
The teachers are currently maintaining order at the scene. By the way, Chief Gao, the suspect mentioned a person called Zheng Jingxuan. Our colleagues in the intelligence department dug up information on him. Have a look. The assistance passed his phone to Gao Tian.
The information on Zheng Jingxuan was detailed: he was part of Magic Treasure Development Universitys graduating batch number 4393 three years ago. His grades were excellent, and he even represented the university at a magic treasure designpetition.
Gao Tian read the relevant information which the intelligence department had gathered from the Inte. Because of suspected giarism in this internationalpetition, he was permanently banned from participating ever again, which tarnished the reputation of his alma mater Magic Treasure Development University. After discussion among the university higher-ups, Zheng Jingxuan was ordered to issue a public apology to the entire university and to the magic treasure design circle. If not, he had to withdraw from school or ept punishment. Zheng Jingxuan refused to apologize, and after several talks came to nothing, the school issued a notice of disciplinary action. When the courier delivered it to Zheng Jingxuans rental, Zheng Jingxuan had alreadymitted suicide by exploding his golden core.
Reading this, Gao Tian rubbed his chin. So its this matter This incident had actually caused quite a stir back then. Gao Tian vaguely remembered how Zheng Jingxuan was universally condemned in the news, with people itching to press his head down and force him to apologize.
This matter didnt settle down after Zheng Jingxuans death. WeMedia articles were published online which expressed the universal view that Zheng Jingxuan had felt ashamed andmitted suicide because he couldnt take the pressure.
But after that, online users started to change their tune: these people, who had made a fuss before about wanting Zheng Jingxuan to be brought to justice, and who had itched to crucify and y him on the pir of disgrace, started to sympathize with him, and wondered if there was some inside story to this matter.
But just a weekter, all the voices online subsided and vanished
No matter how hot a topic was, it wouldntst more than seven days C this was Gao Tians understanding of the modern Inte.
I remember this case; I also knew about it three years ago, but I didnt have the authority to get involved. The ultimate findings of the police investigation was that Zheng Jingxuan had indeedmitted suicide; a suicide note was found at his ce, and after it was examined, it was indeed Zheng Jingxuans writing. Gao Tian sighed ruefully C he never expected to run into this case again several yearster.
Could it be that there really was an inside story behind this incident back then?
Gao Tian spected in his heart.
But this was only conjecture, and he had no evidence. He would have to find more proof to put together as much of the truth as possible of what happened back then.
But even if Gao Tian wanted to carry out an investigation, it wouldnt be easy. It had already been three years since it happened, and a lot of the lines of evidence had been cut. Even the rental where Zheng Jingxuan hadmitted suicide had been converted by thendlord into a games room, since no one wanted to live in a ce where someone had died.
After going through the information, Gao Tian gave the phone back to the assistant next to him and listened as thetter said, In short, this is a student who tarnished Magic Treasure Development Universitys reputation. Our initial spection is that it might be Zheng Jingxuans parents behind the serial murders and this hostage situation, doing this for revenge.
A preliminary investigation shows that Zheng Jingxuans parents divorced before his death because they couldnt take the online abuse. Weve already contacted his mother, who is in a rtionship with a new boyfriend in another part of the country. Weve already entrusted some of our local colleagues to drop by and confirm this, but it should be the case. Currently, were still investigating Zheng Jingxuans father, and we cant exclude him from the list of suspects yet.
Mm, be sure to find his father.
Gao Tian nodded. Zheng Jingxuans parents had the biggest motive in this case. Of course, Gao Tian didntpletely agree with his assistants view.
Zheng Jingxuan was undoubtedly a disgrace now in the magic treasure design circle, but who actually knew the truth of what happened back then?
When we arrive at the scene, dont provoke the criminal by insulting Student Zheng. Is that understood? Gao Tian gave the instruction.
Yes, sir. The officers apanying him all nodded.
What demands has the criminal made so far?
First, he wants three million in ransom.
He abducted so many hostages, but he wants just three million? Gao Tian felt that there was something wrong with this criminals brain. But it suddenly struck him C the first prize for that magic treasure designpetition which Zheng Jingxuan took part in that year was three million.
Was the criminal was giving them a hint?
Gao Tian felt that things were bing more interesting. If this criminal was really here because of thatpetition back then, he might be trying to uphold justice himself by revealing some inside story.
But in Gao Tians opinion, this was very foolish behavior.
Regardless of whether there was some secret behind thepetition that year, even if there really was some inside story, this wasnt a reason to kill so many people. The cultivation world was now ruled byw, and such a nation would naturally upholdw and justice. Blowing the cover off an inside story was absolutely within the bounds of thew, and not a case of using public office to avenge private wrongs.
Gao Tian would do whatever it took to clearly investigate what happened that year, but he would also catch this heinous criminal who had killed several people, and have him brought to justice.
His second demand is for the principal of Magic Treasure Development University, Zhou Dongye, to publicly release the unedited video recording of the entire magic treasure designpetition that year. Since it was a while ago, Principal Zhou said that he couldnt fulfill this demand at the moment as he has to first contact the organizingmittee for their approval before he can bring the video over However, the criminal didnt ept Principal Zhou Dongyes objection, and has demanded that Principal Zhou make the video public in half an hour, otherwise he would start killing one hostage every half an hour after that.
Anything else? Gao Tians face darkened.
His third and final demand is that, except for university personnel, all cultivators above the Golden Core stage within a ten-kilometer radius has to leave. If theyre not gone in an hour, hell blow up the auditorium
Chapter 1038 - A Case Of Magic Treasure Design Plagiarism
Chapter 1038: A Case Of Magic Treasure Design giarism
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There was no doubt that this was an extremely vicious criminal. However, judging from the other sides three demands, it wasnt hard for Gao Tian to guess that he wanted to use this incident to reopen the case from back then. Without this big a ruckus, the truth of that case might always be buried in the dark and never see the light of day again.
And so, after thinking it over, Gao Tian gave the first instruction. Arrange for the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron lying in wait nearby to retreat ten kilometers away.
Yes Gao Tian was inmand, and while the police officers behind him didnt understand the reason for this withdrawal, they could only obey.
In fact, just three minutes earlier, the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron had alreadye up with a kill n. They were going to use a long-range flying sword and an infrared sensor magic treasure to target and kill the suspect inside the auditorium. Even in this situation, the sess rate of this method was as high as eighty percent, and everything else would work out once the criminal was taken down.
But it was clear that Gao Tians aim wasnt just to arrest the criminal. As a rule of thumb, a long-range sniper could indeed be used to take out the murderous hostage-taker, but the sess rate wasnt a hundred percent at present. If they failed, and provoked the murderer instead, all the students in the auditorium would suffer.
And one of the most important things was the criminals method.
This criminal had previously killed via Inte screen transmission. Such a bizarre method proved that the other side had a high realm, and he wasnt an ordinary person. That was why they had to be more careful; there might be unimaginable risks if the other party sensed that they were deceiving him.
The scene could be considered pretty orderly by the time Gao Tian arrived. He gave Principal Zhou a storage pouch which he had brought with him from the police station. It contained three million yuan in cash; upon receiving the criminals demands, Gao Tian had immediately ordered a nearby bank to cooperate ande up with three million yuan at once.
The other party had a bigger n; this cash extortion was nothing more than a formality, so Gao Tian estimated that the risk of the bank losing three million yuan was very small. Of course, even if they did ultimately lose the money, they would bepensated by the insurancepany.
After moving past the police cordon, Gao Tian suddenly noticed that Little Silver and a green-furred dog which he had seen before were also here, and he was instantly astonished. Why are the both of you here?
The police and teachers on the side were also very helpless. They already had people withdraw ording to Gao Tians instruction so that no one above the Golden Core stage remained, but Little Silver was a group leader of the Office of Strategic Deception and they couldnt order him to leave at all.
I was just passing by, and happened upon thismotion, Little Silver said, before lowering his voice to say to Gao Tian, Dont worry. The green-furred dog and I have hidden our auras. The other side wont be able to tell.
Gao Tian:
Actually, Little Silver wasnt worried about the murderer being particr about this. The other side had demanded that people above the Golden Core stage withdraw But Little Silver was a holy beast and Loopy Toad was a quasi-holy beast.
The ones to withdraw were human C what did it have to do with them as holy beasts?
Principal Zhou Dongye rxed a little at Gao Tians arrival, but the current situation was still very tense.
Can the video recording be delivered in half an hour? Gao Tian asked.
Principal Zhou Dongye was nk, before he broke out in a cold sweat and nodded. It should be alright
Principal Zhou, I need an exact answer.
It can!
After Principal Zhou Dongye said this, Gao Tian turned to look at the auditorium. Sir, did you heard what Principal Zhou Dongye said? So we might as well have a chat about why youre doing this.
For a long time, there wasnt any response from inside. In the next moment, however, an image was projected on an LCD screen outside the auditorium for everyone to see.
It was a design drawing of a pill furnace magic treasure.
The entire pill furnace was greenish gray in color, and its exterior was iid with jade and silver pearls. The pill furnace sat on spiral legs, each of which had 128 invisible air vents which could optimally minimize the internal pressure generated in the pill furnace during the refining process. Lastly, a venttor was installed at the bottom of the pill furnace, reflecting its remarkable environmentally friendly concept.
This was the masterpiece which won the magic treasure designpetition three years ago. In the lower right corner of the work was the name of the designer, Raven.
Actually, Raven wasnt a person, but a code name for a well-known studio.
The founder and head of Raven Studio was none other than Fu Fusheng, a graduate of Magic Treasure Development University who was in the same year as Zheng Jingxuan.
The signature in the lower right corner of this clean green spiral furnace design blueprint was Student Fu Fushengs way of promoting the studio after he won thepetition.
Fu Fusheng, Gao Tian muttered.
Who is Fu Fusheng? Little Silver asked.
The founder of Raven Studio. Its a famous magic treasure design studio in the industry. Student Fu Fusheng was in the same year as Student Zheng Jingxuan, and they were both outstanding talents in the same ss, Gao Tian said.
So, the work Student Zheng Jingxuan giarized was Fu Fushengs?
Thats right. Gao Tian nodded. Back then, it was this Student Fu who first expressed doubts via public channels. It was because of this that all the media ultimately joined the crusade against the giarist, which led to that tragedy.
Principal Zhou Dongyes face turned increasingly unsightly as Gao Tian spoke. After mulling it over, Principal Zhou said, Captain Gao, you should be thinking of ways to save my students, not flipping through old files. The school and society already settled on what happened back then. There were witness statements and material evidence for Zheng Jingxuan giarizing, and the verdict is irreversible. Bringing this old matter up again is nothing more than giving Student Zhengs family new wounds, and Student Zhengs spirit may not be able to rest in peace.
So is the truth truly what Principal Zhou Dongye says it is?
Captain, what do you mean? Principal Zhous face darkened.
Gao Tian snorted and said to the man inside, Mr Zheng, I know what your objective is. But whats done is done. I hope you wont make any more mistakes. You must have done a lot of research all these years; you might as well take this opportunity to voice out all the suspicions your investigation has uncovered, and all the people here will be witnesses.
When Gao Tian said this, the man insidepsed into a long silence.
Mr Zheng?
Zhou Dongyes face paled at Gao Tians words; he didnt expect the man inside to actually be Zheng Jingxuans father!
Captain Gao is a capable person C you were actually able to guess my identity The man inside sighed.
How did you know who the person inside is? Little Silver asked in a low voice.
Gao Tian also whispered in reply, I was just bluffing; I didnt think he would be a wolf 1
Little Silver:
Zheng Tianqiang, Zheng Jingxuans father, was behind this hostage situation as well as the serial murders.
What kind of new evidence did he have with regards to the irrefutable facts presented back then? A lot of the teachers had faint doubts in their hearts.
After a few minutes, Zheng Jingxuans father said from inside the auditorium, I now want to ask a person some questions.
Who? Gao Tian asked.
Student Lin Shiyao should be here, right Ask her toe forward for my first question
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Reference to The Werewolves of Millers Hollow card game.
Chapter 1039 - The Truth From Three Years Ago
Chapter 1039: The Truth From Three Years Ago
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Gao Tian had brought some people over to interrogate Lin Shiyao before, but he hadnt expected that she would actually be linked to this case. He nced meaningfully at his assistant next to him, and thetter rushed off to contact the intelligence department for information on Lin Shiyao.
Clenching her fists, Lin Shiyao appeared unusually nervous after Zheng Tianqiang asked her the question, and even her breathing became heavier. Under the gazes of the many teachers and nosy students at the scene, she slowly walked forward with Gao Tians help.
Student Lin Shiyao, do you know why I asked you to step forward? Father Zheng lowered his voice as he did his best to keep it as gentle as possible. Whether it was Little Silver, Loopy Toad or Gao Tian, however, they could sense the tremor in Father Zhengs throat which he couldnt suppress.
As if he had already waited for a very long time, Father Zheng was now extremely emotional. He was restraining himself and doing his best to hold back his emotions so that they wouldnt burst out.
The moment a person released their emotions was when they were the weakest. Hence, Father Zheng could only restrain himself.
Before the truth officially came to light, he didnt want to leave anyone an opening.
Lin Shiyao was obviously reluctant to answer Father Zhengs question.
In thest few years, she had buried herself in study to avoid the matter between her and Zheng Jingxuan, and she had always lived in fear and on edge C she hadnt expected the day the matter was uncovered toe so soon.
Student Lin, you can refuse to answer this criminals question! Principal Zhou Dongye stepped out once more.
Principal Zhou, if you interfere one more time, Ill have you arrested for disorderly conduct. Gao Tian nced at Principal Zhou, whose face darkened before he stepped back.
Lin Shiyao could be considered a star in Magic Treasure Development University, and for such an outstanding, beautiful student, who was president of the student union, to actually be involved with that school disgrace stirred the curiosity of all the teachers and spectating students present.
After a moment of silence, Lin Shiyao finally seemed to pluck up her courage as she raised her head. Thats right, Zheng Jingxuan was my ex.
This answer wasnt unexpected to Gao Tian, but the teachers and students present were surprised.
Father Zheng: Can you tell everyone, when did you break up?
Lin Shiyao: After the magic treasure designpetition, Jingxuan broke up with me.
Very good, Student Lin Shiyao, youre very honest. At least until now, you havent lied to me. Father Zheng nodded. Then, Student Lin is used to copying beautiful handwriting.
Lin Shiyaos eyes were already red. Yes its an interest of mine
Father Zheng: Next, Lin Shiyao, please answer my final question: was it you who wrote Jingxuans suicide note for him?
What?
All the teachers and students at the scene were stunned.
Student Lin, you why didnt you say anything back then Principal Zhou Dongyes voice shook.
Lin Shiyaos heart was already on the verge of copse, and she cried as she spoke. After that case of giarism during thepetition came out, someoneshed out at Jingxuan, and his arms were broken. After that, he came to me and wanted me to help him write a letter of apology. I never thought it would be his suicide note.
Very good.
Father Zheng was very satisfied with her answer.
He had already investigated this fact earlier on, and getting Lin Shiyao to say it herself corroborated the proof for everyone here. Student Lin, I will remember your affection for Jingxuan! I thank you!
Zheng Tianqiang, what on earth are you trying to do? Principal Zhou roared.
Rx, Principal Zhou Dongye, the next question is for you. I hope you will also answer truthfully. If you answer any questions incorrectly, I cant guarantee the safety of the hostages.
You
The corner of Principal Zhous mouth twitched. As the principal of a cultivation institution of higher education, no one in school had ever dared to challenge him. Gao Tian gazed at Principal Zhous clouded expression. Principal Zhous philosophy in the pursuit of higher learning was to be impartial and incorruptible; he was a very cautious person in his daily life. After the disturbance stirred up by the giarism of a magic treasure design n three years ago, Principal Zhou was the first person to step out and apologize to the public on behalf of Zheng Jingxuan.
It was for this very reason that Principal Zhou wasnt affected by the case after it happened; conversely, he came across as an upright and good principal.
But since this matter had stirred up quite the fuss today, Gao Tian was well aware that the truth behind this wasnt as simple as it had appeared back then.
Father Zhengughed coldly on the broadcast and asked, Principal Zhou, I ask you, after this incident, did you personally verify the facts?
Its the cultivation police who do the Investigating and verify the evidence; I dont have the qualifications to interfere.
Very good, I understand your meaning, Principal Zhou. Father Zheng paused for a second before he continued, That is to say, Principal Zhou, you didnt watch theplete video of thepetition even once?
The police made all the evidence public. Is there any difference if I investigated it or not? It would just be a waste of time
So Principal Zhou didnt personally look into any of it, and just because of public condemnation, you pressured an outstanding student into publicly apologizing for something he didnt do. May I ask, Principal Zhou, is this something that a principal should do?
You
Principal Zhou, you dont have to rush to refute my words. I have sufficient evidence to prove Jingxuans innocence. Saying this, Father Zheng disyed a chart of apanys corporate representatives on the LCD screen in the schools public square.
It was a chart of the corporate representatives and principal staff of the well-known magic treasure design studio called Raven Studio, and Father Zheng had highlighted a person called Liu Yi.
Principal Zhou, do you remember this name?
Liu Yi is my disciple. So? Whats wrong with him?
Principal Zhous disciple is of course capable. Back then, Liu Yi took first prize in the designpetition on behalf of Magic Treasure Development College. Principal Zhou took a shine to Student Liu Yis talent when thetter was a sophomore, and took him in as an inner disciple. Then, Fu Fusheng showed up, and Liu Yi nned to cooperate with him to establish a studio and create their own brand. Thus, during Student Lius time in university, he recruited people from all over the ce and gathered together all kinds of magic treasure design talents. Student Fu Fusheng and my son Zheng Jingxuan both received Student Liu Yis invitation
Father Zheng slowly recounted, Student Liu made a big name for himself and established Raven Studio. After recruiting Student Fu, he made him executive director, and then stepped back himself to serve as a corporate representatives and thepanys PR. Principal Zhou, dont you think its strange?
What do you want to say? Principal Zhou grit his teeth.
What I want to say is actually very simple.
Zheng Tianqiang said coldly, I want to say that Student Liu Yi actually has no abilities at all. All his magic treasure designs in university, including the design entry for thepetition, were nothing more than the works of my son Zheng Jingxuan in senior high including the work in the giarism case three years ago!
Chapter 1040 - A Thought-Provoking Interrogation
Chapter 1040: A Thought-Provoking Interrogation
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Zheng Tianqiangs words caused an uproar among the teachers and students present. The truth was that this might just be the tip of the iceberg when it came to the dark secrets of the design industry. If there was conclusive evidence from three years ago that could sessfully overturn this case, no one dared to imagine how it would affect this upright principal.
Hence, a lot more people were like Principal Zhou and didnt believe it. It had already been three years, and Raven Studio was no longer that small studio from back then, but one which now enjoyed a flourishing, global reputation and which hadpleted preparations toward bing listed. If anything incriminating leaked in this period, it was unlikely that Raven Studio would be able to turn things around.
Father Zheng, since you say that, do you have any proof? A university lecturer stepped forward of his own ord.
Zheng Tianqiang curled his lip he had been waiting for this question for so long.
Now that things hade to this point, it was self-evident how important the facts were. At the very beginning, Zheng Tianqiang had wanted to somehow draw attention to this incident. The point, however, was that he hadnt killed anyone those dead Magic Treasure Development University students had already been murdered by the time he rushed over.
The dead alchemist was the witness who had blown open the giarism case back then.
Although Father Zheng had yet to obtain any direct proof, that programmer was the person who had directed the public opinion online back then. When the truth of the situation was still unclear, this student from the same year as Zheng Jingxuan in university was a bystander who spread all kinds of rumors online. In the end, he had directed the violence on the Inte at Zheng Jinxuan.
As for the female live streamer, she was Student Fu Fushengs ex-girlfriend from university.
These three people were key witnesses who had died just before Father Zheng arrived.
Of course, the most unlucky one was Student Shen Guangrong.
Just as the suspect had been about to kill Student Shen Guangrong, Father Zheng had used his own strength to help hold the murderer back through the screen.
Father Zheng determined that this Student Shen Guangrong was very likely a red herring, randomly chosen so that the police wouldnt make the connection between this case and the magic treasure giarism case from three years ago.
As for who the criminal was, Father Zheng actually already a rough idea.
He sensed that a deep and imprable abyss was waiting for him somewhere up ahead, and he didnt know what he would face if he continued to probe deeper.
But what Father Zheng understood very well was that he was a father!
As a father, he would do what he was supposed to clear his sons name!
Father Zheng walked out of the broadcast room. The students and the teacher who had been giving a lecture in the auditorium earlier had already calmed down after the initial panic. So far, they really couldnt link everything that Father Zheng had done to that savage serial killer.
Most of them were observing the situation.
During the public lecture in the auditorium, a shadow had suddenly streaked out of the screen and ultimately coalesced into Father Zheng in front of them.
Father Zheng was very strong; in the split second that he appeared, everyone in the auditorium had been tied up and immobilized with the shadows power.
Father Zheng then had the female teacher who had been giving the lecture confiscate all the students phones, and he activated the barrier inside the auditorium to block messages from being possibly sent out with aural spells.
Which led to the current scene.
Father Zheng walked slowly out of the broadcast room and went up to the podium. He straightened and saluted, before bowing deeply to everyone.
This teacher and all students, Ive startled you. Ill have to trouble you to apany for a little while longer, until Ive aplished what a father should do. Father Zheng bowed again.
The students and teacher in the auditorium were unusually cooperative. They were freshmen, and while they had heard about that giarism case from back then, they hadnt personally experienced it themselves. At that time, they were so busy for the college entrance exam and hadnt had the time to concern themselves with onlinements.
It was for this very reason that Father Zheng chose to hold this group of students hostage.
They were a rtively neutral party, who viewed the rights and wrongs of this incident more from the standpoint of onlookers.
On the other hand, Father Zheng also needed direct witnesses.
All the witnesses he had been looking for were dead. Since there were no longer any witnesses from back then, he had to think about finding new ones.
Things have alreadye to this point, but youre still hiding? I still have a lot of evidence. If I leak all of them, wouldnt you be locked up for the rest of your life? Father Zheng stood with his hands behind his back. He was wearing pitch ck traditional attire, and when he released his aura, his clothes fluttered despite theck of a breeze as he automatically assumed the air of a master.
Father Zheng had been searching for evidence all this time after the giarism case, and it had been extremely difficult. The person behind the scenes had been gradually erasing all the evidence bit by bit all of the results of Father Zhengs years of painstaking effort had already been released just now.
The witnesses had disappeared, so he had to produce new witnesses.
The evidence had disappeared, so he also had to produce new evidence.
As Father Zheng was speaking, he had already sensed that the person he was looking for had already slipped into the auditorium without being noticed. This soundless infiltration was also the main method used in the serial killings at the apartments.
Student Liu Yi, isnt it time for you toe out?
Liu Yi? Senior Liu Yi is here? Everyone inside the auditorium was shocked.
All the teachers and students, plus the police, also clearly heard the words via broadcast.
No way! Liu Yi wouldnt kill anyone! He wouldnt do something like that! Zheng Tianqiang, dont talk rubbish! Principal Zhou Dongye stepped forward, an extremely agitated expression on his face.
Principal Zhou, do you have any evidence to back up your words? Gao Tian looked askance at him.
Liu Yi Liu Yi He couldnt have done this! His entire golden core was removed in his first year of university because of a tumor! Thats to say, he cant use any magic! Hes a lot weaker than even an ordinary cultivator! Those three dead students were all at the Golden Core stage; Liu Yi wouldnt be able to defeat them at all! So its impossible for him to be the murderer! Principal Zhou said anxiously.
He cant be the murderer just because he cant use spiritual energy? Father Zhengughed. Principal Zhou Dongye, until now youre still lying to yourself how pathetic. He might not be able to use spiritual energy, but as long as he has a powerful enough rechargeable magic treasure, he can still do violence. Among my son Jingxuans high school works, there was a design drawing for a magic treasure which could kill people through a screen without leaving a trace. Student Liu Yi stole this drawing and developed it I want to ask Student Liu Yi, after stealing so many of my sons designs, have you paid the copyright fees for them?
Chapter 1041 - Sinner
Chapter 1041: Sinner
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Father Zhengs question resonated powerfully.
No one expected that the magic treasure giarism case which had shaken the whole nation three years ago would actually beid bare here Father Zheng was holding an auditorium of university students hostage, and the event was being live streamed online, which drew even more attention.
The cultivation police station tried to block the news, but it was already toote through the efforts of a single person, Daoist Guang, it had already spread all over the whole globe, bing an event which the whole world was following closely.
As the number one live streamer, Daoist Guang had a huge number of Light Chasers behind him.
Of course, Daoist Guang had chosen to live stream this incident not only because Wang Ling had secretly talked to him about it, but also because Daoist Guang himself wanted more people to know the truth of this case and reflect on it.
Student Zheng Jingxuan hadnt been able to bear the strange looks and had died an unjust death under the publics condemnation; he had chosen suicide as a way to preserve hisst dignity.
If youve never experienced it yourself personally, please dont be so quick to judge others or a situation, Daoist Guang said to everyone watching in the live stream room.
What had really killed Student Zheng Jingxuan wasnt the giarism case itself, but the reflection of human nature that had followed.
It could be said that it was the online users who hadnt pondered the incident nor carried out further investigation, who had just being carried away with the trend who had pushed Student Zheng Jingxuan into the true abyss.
The entire auditorium was lost in silence after Father Zheng voiced the possibility that Liu Yi was a criminal. Thetter had yet to appear, but Father Zheng knew very well that Liu Yi was here, lurking in the dark as he pondered his countermove.
All these years, Liu Yi had remained in the background and used work he had stolen to package himself as a talent in the eyes of the people. If he rashly came out now, his esteemed reputation and aplishments would all disappear.
Father Zheng was waiting for Liu Yi to step forward and admit his mistakes of his own ord.
But it was clear that a person whose fame had gone to his head wouldnt show himself so easily.
Student Liu Yi, I know youre already here. Even if you arent willing to admit it, what I said was true. Father Zheng stood with his hands behind his back and aposed expression on his face, without any sign of nervousness nor fluster.
Father Zheng smiled bitterly. To be honest, Liu Yi, I dont me you I wont me someone without any talent. When Jingxuan was still alive, I had always been against him going into the field of magic treasure design; the waters in this industry are too deep, and I was worried that he would fall in sooner orter. But Liu Yi, your appearance at least confirmed that Jingxuan was a genius, didnt it?
Father Zheng looked up at the ceiling and heaved a sigh. After this giarism incident, Jingxuan once talked to me about how the people around him treated him differently. Before the case, he was the center of attention at school, but after, he was treated with disdain and censure wherever he went. Even his closest friends started to keep their distance.
To the students from his batch, who watched Jingxuan walk step by step into the abyss, who never once gave him a helping hand looking at this case again, how do you feel now, I wonder? It was the violence he experienced at your hands, and the irresponsible opinions online, that thoroughly pushed Jingxuan into the abyss.
Everyone was silent.
Principal Zhou Dongyes expression had be exceedingly unsightly.
The cold shoulder was also a type of school violence. As principal, he couldnt avoid shouldering this me.
At the same time, Principal Zhou felt a little scared.
He was scared that the truth from back then would really be turned on its head.
Even less had he expected that his own impartial and incorruptible philosophy would actually harm his own student. Principal Zhou dropped to his knees in distress, his heart slowly crushed by Father Zhengs words.
But this wasnt the oue that Father Zheng wanted.
Student Liu Yi, Im waiting for you here. If you still have a conscience, pleasee forward yourself. Father Zheng stood on the podium in the auditorium, like a priest who was praying never had he hoped more than in that moment for that person toe forward himself.
He knew very well that his son Zheng Jingxuan was already dead; there was no point in mourning him or trying to bring him back to life. The only thing Father Zheng wanted was an apology.
So that, at least, his sons soul could forever rest in peace.
After waiting for another five minutes, Father Zhengs countenance gradually turned heavy; it looked like it really was futile to hope for a wicked sinner to apologize.
Whether it was the homicidal maniac who killed an innocent female university student abroad, or the shameless pervert whoid his hands on little kids, they were twisted characters who justified their despicable behavior with the shameless belief that the world owed them. It was precisely because of this that they never truly repented their deep-seated belief was that this was nothing more than theirpensation from Heaven.
Father Zheng had always felt that this sort of scum of society shouldnt have their faces pixted in the news. Instead, their repulsive behavior should beid bare so that the world could clearly see their twisted appearances.
Father Zheng initially just wanted to expose the truth of the matter. He didnt want to hurt anyone, not even Liu Yi. He needed Liu Yi to repent and turn himself in. But now, if he wanted Liu Yi to be brought to justice, Father Zheng felt that unless he used slightly unusual means, it would be very hard to expose the truth.
On the other side, Gao Tian had already ordered the intelligence department to acquire all thetest information on Father Zheng, but a lot of it was old news.
After Zheng Jingxuans death, Father Zheng disappeared, and cut off contact with his family for a time. He was ced on a missing persons list as early as two years ago.
But the information was still quite helpful to Gao Tian; at least, it helped him gain a better understanding of Father Zheng.
Find anything new? Little Silver asked at his side.
Nothing special. Gao Tian examined the information on Zheng Tianqiang. Father Zheng was a Songhai local, who grew up and went to university in the city.
There didnt seem to be any problems with the information, but when he looked at the box for the realm registered, Gao Tian frowned deeply.
Golden Core stage? Gao Tian found it suspicious.
Judging by Father Zhengs aura, his realm was at the Nascent Soul stage at the very least
He wasnt a descendant of Mysterious Saint Tyrant Song 1 so how had his realm improved so quickly in the span of three years?
Chapter 1042 - Abnormal Realm Growth
Chapter 1042: Abnormal Realm Growth
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Modern cultivation society was not short of serendipitous encounters, and many cultivators were able to improve their realms in a short period of time after chancing upon various types of opportunities. This sort of improvement wasnt considered too unusual. Moreover, there was a frequent trend toward minor advancements in realms. In the Cultivation Encyclopedia , there was a special term for this sort of minor improvement in a short period of time: minor ascension.
But Father Zhengs situation was clearly different. Such a huge leap in realm was usually unavoidably linked to illicit drugs or forbidden spells.
This an abnormal growth rate for his realm. How can anyone improve this fast? This isnt a novel Gao Tian stared at the report and began to reexamine the incident in his mind. Zheng Jingxuans dad hadnt harmed any of the hostages yet, but either way, taking them prisoner was already a crime.
Just like some criminals, who might put a knife to a persons neck, but in fact didnt dare hurt them at all. Killing was a severe crime, and these criminals didnt dare take risks so easily. Unless they were forced to do so, a hostage-taker usually wouldnt harm the hostage, as this would be going overboard.
And to protect the hostage, the police would do whatever they could to amodate the criminals demands in order to lower thetters guard in a rescue situation.
However, there was one exception to this rule, which was a special regtion which the cultivation police had for abduction cases and hostage situations.
Whats wrong with abnormal realm growth? Little Silver asked, puzzled.
He didnt really understand the situation. After all, he had seen for himself how heaven-defying his Master Wang Ling was At the beginning, Wang Lings realm advanced at a rate of one level every two years. Now, it was growing at an ever increasing rate, with the intervals between realm advancements getting shorter and shorter.
Little Silver knew very well that because of this, his Master was looking for a way to perfectly control his strength. Of course, Wang Ling and Father Zheng were in slightly different situations. Wang Lings growth was natural, while Gao Tian believed that Father Zheng might have cultivated some forbidden spell or taken some illicit drug.
Its over. Gao Tian broke out in a cold sweat as he stared at the report. If this goes on, there is a high chance that Father Zheng will be killed on site under the special regtion.
Is rapid realm growth against thew? Loopy Toad asked.
A rapid increase isnt against thew, but its dangerous when coupled with a hazardous move like taking hostages. Gao Tians expression turned heavy. He exined to Little Silver and Loopy Toad, There is a 95% chance that an abnormal growth rate is the result of using illicit drugs or forbidden spells. The reason they are included in a list of prohibitions is that they severely endanger a cultivators body and even the mind after cultivation. If you cultivate forbidden spells to deliberate harm others, youll definitely be convicted.
In our world, even the mentally ill who break thew are held ountable! In addition, their families are also implicated. If family members dont carry out the proper supervisory obligations, they will also be charged.
Gao Tian exined the current situation.
In short, it didnt look optimistic. Whether it was taking illicit drugs or using forbidden spells, there was no guarantee that a cultivator could preserve a stable mental state after trying either method. What Gao Tian was now most worried about was that the upper levels would notice the abnormal leap in realms in the data, and directly take charge across the distance to forcefully attack and kill Father Zheng At that point, the situation would definitely be an utter mess, and the truth of the case from three years ago might be buried in the chaos once more, leaving things unsettled.
Whether it was the hostages getting injured or Father Zheng being prevented from revealing the truth, Gao Tian didnt want to see either of these happen.
Elsewhere, in the Cultivation Police Bureau head office, Chief Zhao smacked the top of a table. Tell me! What the hell is the situation now?! Why hasnt the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron made a move? What the hell are they doing? A murderer has taken hostages inside. His realms growth rate is so abnormal, something is clearly wrong! If his mind bes unstable from using forbidden spells or drugs and he hurts the hostages, who can bear that responsibility?!
The assistant wiped his sweat, and said catingly on the side, Dont be angry, chief Right now, most of the attention online is focused on that case from three years ago. The suspect, Zheng Tianqiang, hasnt hurt the hostages, and it may cause a public outcry if we act against him.
Sorry, I was being overbearing. I apologize first. But were under a lot of pressure from above with this case, and I want it solved as soon as possible. Chief Zhao rubbed his forehead and took a deep breath. Whos in charge of this case?
Officer Gao Tian. He was promoted recently; Chief Zhao, you signed off on it
Oh, him. I remember him. Chief Zhao nodded. Comrade Gao Tian has been doing a good job. If hes in charge at the scene, then I can rx a little.
There shouldnt be any problems. Furthermore, Group Leader Little Silver from the Office of Strategic Deception is also there. Group Leader Little Silver has quite a high realm. With his assistance, itll be double insurance.
A group leader from the Office of Strategic Deception is also there? Thats reassuring. Hearing this, Chief Zhao was instantly relieved. He gripped the cup in front of him and slowly blew on it before drinking a mouthful of tea.
Oh, thats right, Chief Zhao, I just received news that Director Odd Zhuo is on his way there.
Pu Zhao Ju sprayed a mouthful of tea on the assistants face in front of him. Why is he going over?
I heard he was in the area. Director Zhuo is also the group leader of the Office of Strategic Deceptions supervisory and investigation team. This is probably triple insurance!
Chief Zhao: What f**king triple insurance!
Chief you dont look so good. Do you have a problem with Director Zhuo? After speaking, the assistant sensed he had said something wrong, and hurriedly shut his mouth.
Chief Zhao nced at the little assistant. Let me ask you, who caught the Old Devil a few months ago?
Director Zhuo
And in the Immortal Mansion case?
Director Zhuo
And Evil Sword God?
Still Director Zhuo
Ah Zhen, Ive been in this position for so many years. If I get one moremendation, I might be able to get a promotion. This Odd Zhuo isnt part of the police, but he gets all the credit every time. I Chief Zhao rubbed his heart, feeling stifled with vexation.
Then does Chief Zhao mean
Inform the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron: have a tenth of them keep an eye on Odd Zhuo. Remember, after hes had a look at the scene, prompt him to leave as soon as possible
Alright, Chief Zhao
Chapter 1043 - The Second Force
Chapter 1043: The Second Force
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No. 60 High was already on course to be promoted to a key city high school even though the fragments of the Jade Scroll of School History were still being collected. Like every other key city high school candidate, No. 60 High had to go through the General Administration of 100 Schools procedure, and needed Odd Zhuos personal examination and approval before he signed off on the matter.
Odd Zhuo had been nning to visit the summer break school construction teams from No. 60 High and some other candidate schools today, but on his way, he received a direct call from Secretary Dakang.
Little Zhuozi, somethings happened at Magic Treasure Development University; it seems that the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron was deployed. A police officer called Gao Tian is handling matters at the scene. You go and take a look, said Secretary Dakang.
Old leader Im on my way right now to meet the school construction teams. Since the police are already there, it wont make a difference if I go or not Odd Zhuo wiped at his sweat.
His main fear was going over, only to find that the case had already wound up and it would ineffably be chalked up to him yet again
The Police Bureaus Chief Zhao was already unhappy about the incidents with the Old Devil and the Master of Immortal Mansion C Odd Zhuo felt that interfering with regr police work was indeed inappropriate.
But Secretary Dakang didnt think so. Little Zhuozi, youre wrong. The General Administration of 100 Schools is in charge of all schools to begin with, including universities! The Police Bureau is handling the hostage situation, but what the General Administration of 100 Schools wants to deal with is building school discipline. Most of the online public opinion about that giarism case from three years ago is pretty negative. You go and fix school discipline, and the Police Bureau will rescue the hostages. Theres no conflict of interest at all!
Odd Zhuo:
We must treat these issues of school violence and academic cheating seriously and rectify them! As for that case from three years ago, Ive already decided: youve been given special approval to investigate it.
Odd Zhuo: Already approved? I I havent received the document
It should be on the way. Phone in hand, Secretary Dakang nced at the time on hisputer screen before saying to Odd Zhuo, Little Zhuozi, you should be in your car, right?
Thats right, Zhong Lang is driving. Odd Zhuo nodded.
Wind down the window, said Secretary Dakang.
Alright Odd Zhuo followed the instruction, and just as the window went down, a document flew right into the car like a hidden weapon. Outside, a courier on a flying sword greeted Odd Zhuo elegantly. General Director Zhuo, your express package has been delivered! Remember to give us five stars!
Secretary Dakang: Immortal Communication Express, Live to Deliver! Extremely reliable! There is absolutely nothing to worry about when you send a parcel with them, not like Federal Divine Express misrouting parcels 1!
Odd Zhuo:
Alright, thats all I have to say. We have to handle school discipline and the students mindset. Little Zhuozi, I know youve been very busy recently with the development of key city high schools and with visiting some Golden Core universities to understand the problems theyre having. Just like that case of international students being assigned three study partners each 1, you must be strict in handling this matter!
Yes! Odd Zhuo nodded earnestly.
On the road from poverty to prosperity, our nation has long be used to viewing the world fairly. Many special privileges no longer exist, and more and more, everyone is being treated equally. Isnt it a joy to have friends from afare? Being neither servile nor overbearing is the best form of respect! (Taken from ament in Peoples Daily.)
Secretary Dakang sighed emotionally. Its not easy to rectify a schools unhealthy practices, but as long as we have outstanding civil servants like you, I believe that these schools can surely be led toward establishing new trends! After youre done with all this, Ill approve leave for you myself!
Yes, leader! Ill make sure to fulfil my duty! Odd Zhuo nodded.
The old Secretarys heartfelt and logical words were so convincing that Odd Zhuo had no way of declining this assignment. As a matter of fact, Odd Zhuo had already been following the incident at Magic Treasure Development University in the car, and had nned to go over and take a look at the situation after he was done with his work.
Little Lang, change of ns C head for Magic Treasure Development University. Its an assignment from the old Secretary himself, Odd Zhuo said in the back of the car.
Then what about the school construction teams? Its almost time for the meeting
Ill handle the issue with Magic Treasure Development University and leave the school construction teams to you. Youve worked under me for so long, I trust your abilities. In addition, pay more attention to the materials C dont let them stint on the materials and skimp on the job. If anything happens, youll have to answer for it! I have faith in you!
Yes! Ill make sure to fulfil my duty! Zhong Lang nodded earnestly, his tone the same as the one Odd Zhuo had used when talking with the old Secretary.
And then there was no then
Zhong Lang drove Odd Zhuo to the scene, and the police officers who saw him arrive couldnt help wiping at their cold sweat.
You go and say it I dont dare isnt offending General Director Zhuo asking for trouble?
So its fine to offend Chief Zhao?
Of course not
Then you go!
Shit, why me?!
Odd Zhuo was looking for someone to exin what the current situation was, when a deputy team leader was pushed to the front by the other officers. General Director Zhuo this is a hostage situation. If youvee to inspect our work, we wee you, but please dont interfere too much.
How do you define interfering too much? Odd Zhuoughed. Let me ask you, this hostage situation, where is it happening?
At a university.
Then what area does the General Administration of 100 Schools oversee?
The deputy team leader:
Its fine, Im not stealing your job from you. Odd Zhuo patted his shoulder. Deputy Liu, dont be nervous. Rescuing the hostages is your job, while mine is to investigate the case from three years ago, so theres no conflict of interest.
After saying that, Odd Zhuo pped the document with the old Secretarys signature on Deputy Lius chest. This is a document personally issued by Secretary Dakang of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools. He wants me to thoroughly investigate the giarism case from three years ago. If there are no objections, I believe Chief Zhao shouldnt have anyints.
Deputy Team Leader Liu took the document with trembling hands, his courage in speaking out earlierpletely swept away.
Odd Zhuo: So, whats the current situation?
Deputy Team Leader Liu: There hasnt been any movement for some time The lives of the hostages arent under threat for now, but the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron is already prepared to take action. Weve taken into consideration the abnormal improvement in the suspects realm, possibly from taking illicit drugs or cultivating forbidden spells, which can cause mental instability.
Then did he provide any new evidence for the case from three years ago?
Not yet so far.
What about the Liu Yi who was mentioned before? If Zheng Tianqiang was making empty usations, wouldnt Liu Yi have stepped out to refute them?
Weve already sent people to look for him, Deputy Team Leader Liu replied.
At that moment, a police officer ran over in a flurry. Deputy Team Leader Liu, theres a problem!
What now?
Weve found Liu Yi! He was at home!
Bring him over!
Hes dead He died the same way as those at the apartments
Could this be dead men tell no tales? Odd Zhuo thought that the case was bing more interesting.
Looking at the current situation, it was clear that apart from Father Zheng, there was a second force working hard because of that case from back then.
Chapter 1044 - Why Are the Melon-Eating Masses Called as Such?
Chapter 1044: Why Are the Melon-Eating Masses Called as Such?
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Liu Yi had been killed at home in the same manner as the other Magic Treasure Development University students at Divine Leisure Apartments; there were no visible signs of a break-in when they were killed. This persons technique was formidable, and they were instant kills Whether it was strength, motive, or manner of break-in, when all three werebined together, Father Zheng was undoubtedly the prime suspect.
The police were suppressing news of the case for now and hadnt made it public yet because the case was really too suspicious. Almost all the key figures in the giarism case from three years ago were dead. If Father Zheng had killed them purely for revenge, there was no need for him to deliberately n and organize this hostage drama at all to let everyone know about this incident from three years ago.
It would be enough for him to just kill all of his targets of revenge behind the scenes.
So, the situation now was very clear.
This was a set-up!
At the scene, Gao Tian, Little Silver and Odd Zhuo all had this same thought after hearing the news that Liu Yi had been killed.
But right now, they had no idea at all what this second party behind the scenes was.
In the auditorium, Father Zheng also broke out in a cold sweat. He had been waiting for Liu Yi toe forward of his own ord. Since Liu Yi hadnt shown any signs of repenting after a long while, Father Zheng had been prepared to activate his magic to directly grab Liu Yi on the other end of the screen and interrogate him on the spot.
In the end, when Father Zhengs spiritual senses infiltrated Liu Yis ce, he saw Liu Yi in front of theputer, already dead
His throat had been directly cut open and the blood had sprayed onto the ceiling. Beads of blood dripped down from the scarlet ceiling non-stop; it was like a scene out of a horror movie.
Dazed, Father Zheng withdrew his spiritual senses.
Liu Yi was dead
Just like that, the most important person in overturning the cases original verdict was gone, which was a massive blow to Father Zheng. Who on earth was it, to actually be able to stay a few steps ahead and even make a move right in front of him?
Father Zheng was a little afraid of this hidden power. It felt like a curse, as if the intangible power of a curse was thwarting his every move. If he couldnt overturn the case this time, there might not be anyone left after he went to jail who could help clear his son of this injustice that had been buried for three years.
If he wanted the matter rified, it had to be here and now, when interest in the case was at its peak.
Everyone knew that as bystanders, online users would usually pay attention to something for only seven days. A massive incident would ferment online for a short week before it was drowned out by some new event and people ultimately lost interest in it.
Actually, the situation wasnt necessarily as pessimistic as Father Zheng had imagined, and a very important reason for this was: Odd Zhuo hade.
Odd Zhuos arrival meant that the case would be 100% solved perfectly and would 100% be credited to Odd Zhuo.
Thanks to Father Zheng, the entire country now knew about this incident. More and more people began to pay attention to the truth of the giarism case from three years ago, and naturally, there were students among the melon-eating masses
Whether it was No. 60 Highs ss chat groups or the private happy (copy) study (homework) small chat groups, they were flooded with messages about the Magic Treasure Development University incident.
Super Chen had been very depressed in thest two days after running into Old Pan when he had gone out to copy homework, but his gloom had been lifted slightly by the Magic Treasure Development University incident. Scientific research showed that when people ate melons (which inyman terms was known as gossiping), their brains would secrete a hormone called dopamine, which made them feel good and happy. It had more or less the same effect as eating sugar.
This meant that gossiping and eating sugar could make people feel happy.
As the saying went, dont care about things that have nothing to do with you; why were the melon-eating masses called as such? Because melons were sweet! And something that was sweet could make people happy!
I think this injustice against Senior Zheng has to be real. Super Chens words in the chat were surprising.
Anyone else reading the words would think nothing of it, but they made Wang Ling shudder. If he hadnt believed it before, he had to now! Super Chens blessed mouth wasnt something he was born with, but which he had cultivated. After exploring Super Chens memoriesst time, Wang Ling had a brand new awareness and understanding of this monstrous mouth
The witness was the key, but now the witness is gone. Dopey Guo sighed.
Isnt there a Liu Yi? This Father Zheng is holding an entire auditorium hostage to intimidate Liu Yi intoing forward. As long as Liu Yi is willing toe out, everything will be fine. Unless, Liu Yis dead, Super Chen added.
Wang Ling:
Dopey Guo: He really is dead
Super Chen: WTF? I was just saying it casually C dont mess around!
Dopey Guo: Its true! I have an uncle at the Police Bureau who told me that Liu Yi died so miserably. Also, he died in exactly the same way as those graduates at Divine Leisure Apartments. Right now, the polices biggest suspect is Father Zheng, since almost all the evidence and the motive point to him.
Wang Ling was stupefied.
With Super Chens mouth and Dopey Guos uncles, these two could absolutely open a detective agency. If they had been born a few decades earlier, the world wouldnt have needed Conan
Ai, then things dont look good now. I saw a lot of people analyzing it online earlier: this Liu Yi was a key person. Father Zheng was counting on Liu Yi to overturn the case. Whether Liu Yi was willing to tell the truth or not, at the very least, Father Zheng needed him alive! Little Peanut sent a message in the group chat. As for that Student Fu Fusheng, he doesnt know anything at all and was manipted by Liu Yi all along. In the end, the mastermind is dead, and theres no one alive who can give us the truth.
Not necessarily, Super Chen said suddenly. Im thinking there might be one possibility.
What is it?
There might have been other witnesses at the scene three years ago. And there might also have been other witnesses around when Liu Yi died, replied Super Chen.
Wang Ling sent several question marks. ???
First of all, what I want to say is that Im not referring to human witnesses. Old buildings like Divine Leisure Apartments will inevitably have cockroaches and ants, right? Maybe they saw what happened three years ago as well as when Liu Yi was killed! Following another train of thought, Super Chen said, I know theres a spell formunicating with living creatures. Dopey Guo should know more about this than I do.
Dopey Guo nodded. There is. If youre a high-ranking pet trainer, you can do it Maybe we could get Teacher Wei Zhi to help out. Maybe there really is hope. But the problem is, how would we find these cockroaches or ants?
Thats a question for No. 59 Highs professional pest control team.
No. 59 High pest control team do you mean
Thats right, its that bunch of cats that showed up at No. 59 High before, led by that ck cat. I heard that after the spirit sword exchange meet, the ck cat took the lead in destroying Shadow Streams headquarters. After that, they became famous and rode the momentum by starting a pest control business, Super Chen said.
Wang Ling, Dopey Guo, and Little Peanut:
Super Chen: I heard that with that ck cat as their head, their business has already expanded to cover all of Songhais major districts. Its much easier for them than it is for us to find cockroaches, ants and whatnot. The most important thing is that they know how to hold back their strength. The people who hire them hate pests like cockroaches and mosquitoes to death, and many want these pests caught alive. Hence, the cats are especially careful when catching the pests. In the end, these things are handed over alive to the clients, who crush them.
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1045 - Lee Zheng Tan’s Business
Chapter 1045: Lee Zheng Tans Business
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As Super Chen said, after the spirit sword exchange meet between No. 60 High and No. 59 High, the ck cat called Zheng Tan became a cat overlord in the area, and Zheng Tans small independent regiment developed into a dozen or so military divisions.
Zheng Tan had never imagined in its entire life that it would have so many troops.
With the increase in the number of cats under Zheng Tan, business naturally started to expand rapidly. Zheng Tans pest control team was now veryrge; in Songhai at least, there were no longer any human firms that couldpete with the cat regiment led by ck Tan C cats were innately talented at catching the quick little pests to begin with.
Zheng Tans pest control team had now expanded overseas, and Zheng Tan even gave itself an English name: Lee Zheng Tan. It had no choice but to follow the trend in order to make foreign connections.
Of course, this was typical trade practice, but it was still fundamentally differentpared with certain schools that demeaned themselves by looking for study partners for their foreign students. The business abroad didnt do as well as in the domestic market, and Lee Zheng Tan donated all the international profits toward building local Hope Primary Schools.
Nowadays, even a stray cat knew the importance of equality. There should be mutual respect between living creatures. Demeaning yourself and licking the boots of outsiders was disgraceful, even in the eyes of a stray cat.
Mr Lee Zheng Tan, we truly admire your team. In that same tree hole outside No. 59 High, Lee Zheng Tan was in foreign business discussions with a white cat with curly fur which held out one paw. This was a breed native to Mixiu: the Curly Spirit Fairy. A native spirit cat, it was inherently endowed with keen spiritual intelligence and formidablebat ability.
But they were too attractive, so many cultivators would rather keep and feed them at home rather than let them fight, for fear that they would hurt themselves.
Thus, the Curly Spirit Fairies in Mixiu gradually lost the ability to survive in the wild: when they saw mice and cockroaches, they would meow in fright. Lee Zheng Tan had seen the business opportunity in this, which was why it had expanded the business abroad.
The Curly Spirit Fairy in front of Lee Zheng Tan was called Mary, who could be considered a representative of all of Mixius cats as it came across the ocean to negotiate. Marys owner loved her very much and had directly booked an entire immortal boat to send Mary over, stunning Lee Zheng Tan and the other cats around it with this extravagant gesture.
While the deal had been sealed, Lee Zheng Tan wasnt in a good mood. This was a major venture, and ording to Lee Zheng Tan and Marys agreement, arge number of cats on this side would be employed on a long-term basis and follow Mary back to get rid of the insects and mice problem which Mary and herpatriots faced.
Partings were always sad.
Another thing that made Lee Zheng Tan unhappy was the news currently being broadcast on TV, which had to do with Father Zheng and the hostage situation, and which was linked to a magic treasure giarism case from three years ago.
Boss, the deal is settled; you should be happy, the Monk saidfortingly. It and the others had no idea what was wrong with their boss; they sensed that their boss had been absent-minded ever since it had seen the news.
Lee Zheng Tan didnt say a word. It shook its tail at Mary politely before going out to climb the trunk of the old locust tree. Standing securely atop a branch, it stared off in one direction. The sun was setting at an angle, the light breaking through the tree cover to shine in patches on the ck cats body, as if spreading a floral skirt over it.
A riot of flowers gradually enchant the eye Looking at this scene, the Monk couldnt help reciting a poem. It came back to itself a momentter, and turned to look at Mary, their big client. Miss Mary, our sincere apologies. Our boss is temperamental, and suddenly bes moody at times.
Oh~ its fine, I dont mind at all. Thats the charm of such a cat! The curly ahoge on Miss Marys head kept flicking back and forth, and she had an infatuated smile on her face. Why did Mary want to do such big business with Lee Zheng Tans team? A veryrge part of the reason was that she had taken a fancy to Lee Zheng Tan.
This was an aloof cat that was free of worldly and vulgar taste. Furthermore, it had still been able to act reserved after seeing Mary. This was really too rare! Mary was already deeply attracted to Lee Zheng Tans temperament. To her mind, a mncholy Lee Zheng Tan was the most handsome cat.
Ah! How good would it be if she could have a child with Lee Zheng Tan in this lifetime!
Miss Mary? Miss Mary? the Monk called out softly. Seeing that Miss Mary was still absorbed in the bosss looks, the Monk left dejectedly. Beauty was in the eye of the cat beholder It was none of the Monks business.
Instead, it was Lee Zheng Tans unusual state that the Monk was worried about. Although the boss had indeed be more mncholy after the cat regiment was set up, as its trusted aide of many years, the Monk could still tell whether or not it was truly mncholy that was reflected in the bosss eyes.
In short, its boss was a little strange today.
Was it because of the news about Magic Treasure Development University?
The Monk thought back carefully. Three years ago, the independent regiment had still been very small, and basically had no business dealings with Magic Treasure Development University. However, they did take a job at that Divine Leisure Apartments, where those serial murders had taken ce.
And the Monk clearly remembered that under their boss Lee Zheng Tan, they destroyed the base of the most horrible cockroach gang leader in Divine Leisure Apartments: the king of cockroaches in all of Songhai city, Cockroach Wenqiang
The Monk had even stepped on it a few times after this guy was caught, but it never thought that this small cockroach could be so tenacious C not only wasnt it injured in any way, it even yelled again and again that it felt good. That cockroach gang leader was now confined to a fortified goldfish tank and couldnt escape at all.
Why put it in a goldfish tank?
The reason was very simple.
Because it was the king of cockroaches, Cockroach Wenqiang was pretty big, about the size of two human adult palms. It could even fly, and when the steel wings on its back were spread open, their ability to cut through things was extremely destructive.
Why was Cockroach Wenqiang so powerful? The reason was very simple: it was a pure-blooded southern cockroach!! In addition, as the king of cockroaches, it also had an extremely strong reproductive ability, which meant that it could produce thousands of cockroaches in a single brood. These cockroaches would reproduce in turn, and if unimpeded, their poption could expand to make one loop around the world.
But fortunately, Cockroach Wenqiang had already been captured by the independent regiment. After the biggest cockroach gang in Songhai was wiped out, the cockroaches in every home were quiet for a period of time at least
Seeing that its boss Lee Zheng Tan wasnt in a good mood, the Monk was wondering whether to lift the goldfish tank which Cockroach Wenqiang was imprisoned in as a diversion. Just then, the Monk smelled a very familiar scent.
It abruptly lifted its head.
Immortal Meow
This was Immortal Meows scent!
Chapter 1046 - Why Are Southern Cockroaches So Big?
Chapter 1046: Why Are Southern Cockroaches So Big?
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It could be said that the conflict between the cockroach gang and the cat group started before the independent regiment was established. This was a worldwide underground sh which, like the enmity between cultivators and demons and devils, had been ongoing for over a thousand years.
Every beast in the spirit beast circle knew that the cockroach gang and the cat group couldnt exist alongside each other.
For so many years, the cockroach gang had been despised for their gross habits. For example, they liked to live in greasy and unbearably foul-smelling sewers and didnt care one bit for their own hygiene. They contaminated food with their greasy and bacteria-ridden bodies, carrying deadly germs to all corners of the city.
How terrible were cockroaches in the cultivation world? They were more tenacious than normal cockroaches and had a strong reproductive ability, and cultivators were defeated one by one when they ran into cockroaches. Many cultivators even chose to move out right away after discovering a cockroach nest at home. Once they were discovered, it didnt take more than a few days for these cockroaches to get into every corner of the house; when you opened the door, you would see these ck things flitting haphazardly through the air on their steel wings.
Hence, getting rid of cockroaches and protecting the environment of the cultivation world required all cultivators to work together. The cockroaches reproduced so rapidly that it was impossible to eradicate them, so at the very least, they had to be suppressed through a cull of their numbers every year.
There was now a cultivator Pest Control Guild specially responsible for dealing with all kinds of pest problems, which would put up mission announcements in the lobby depending on the pest situation in various regions. Cultivators who undertook these assignments would receive a soul collector in the shape of a watch, which recorded the number of cockroaches killed. The assignment was consideredplete once a quota was reached.
When the assignment waspleted, cultivators would receive an official certificate issued by Huaxiu Alliance as well as immortal fate merit points which could be directly exchanged in the guild for cultivation resources.
This was easier said than done; several years after this operation wasunched, Huaxiu Alliance and the Pest Control Guild realized that it was difficult topletely suppress the pest problem by relying on the strength of cultivators alone. Moreover, they incurred additional losses.
Given how widespread these pests were, a lot of cultivators who undertook these assignments chose to directly use their killer moves to get rid of them, some even using holy magic weapons to kill cockroaches In the end, a huge number of cockroaches were eliminated, but their deaths were followed by major building damage
Thus, the gains didnt make up for the losses.
After careful consideration, Huaxiu Alliance decided to start using spirit beasts in some areas to help kill pests, and the results of such a measure were exceptional!
Arge part of the reason why the independent regiment was able to grow was due to support from Huaxiu Alliance. Not only was Lee Zheng Tan leading all cats in protecting the environment, it had also found a way for its cat group to survive and expand.
Of course, there was another very important reason the group was able to develop to this extent apart from the support from Huaxiu Alliance, which was that Lee Zheng Tan had caught the cockroach gang leader, Cockroach Wenqiang, himself.
Like the Monk said, when it was caught, it was a huge cockroach the size of two human adult palms.
But the truth was that this wasnt Cockroach Wenqiangs ultimate form.
Lee Zheng Tan had gone to a lot of effort to catch it. When Cockroach Wenqiang was caught, this guy had shrunk into a corner and stopped moving. Lee Zheng Tan had estimated that Cockroach Wenqiang was about to shed its skin at that moment, and it ordered the nearby cats to surround and take the weak Cockroach Wenqiang down.
And then, that was it. Cockroach Wenqiang was now imprisoned inside a ss fish tank and couldnt escape at all. After it was caught, Lee Zheng Tan had used waterboarding on it right away.
Of course, it was impossible to directly drown Cockroach Wenqiang. As the king of cockroaches, there was no need to exin how tenacious it was; even immersing it in wine was useless, and it would still live as well as ever. Thus, quick-witted Lee Zheng Tan had dissolved some oral contraceptives in water and immersed Cockroach Wenqiang in it for seven days and nights directly making it sterile.
After finding out that it could no longer have children, Cockroach Wenqiang flew into an indignant rage. Youve gone too far!
What rubbish C our country only just implemented the two-child policy, while you have hundreds of millions of kids. You have some nerve. Lee Zheng Tan flung the words at Cockroach Wenqiang, and thetter was dumbstruck.
Given how tenacious Cockroach Wenqiang was, there was no way to kill it directly. Lee Zheng Tan simply decided to keep it in order to control its underlings; as long as Lee Zheng Tan had Cockroach Wenqiang, the other cockroaches would stay in line. The most important thing was that Lee Zheng Tan could even use Cockroach Wenqiang as bait to continually draw out nearby cockroaches; all that the cat regiment had to do was just wait for them toe out.
After seeing the news about Magic Treasure Development University, Lee Zheng Tans feelings felt tumultuous for some reason. Sitting on that tree branch, it felt disconste for a while, before it went down to the fish tank to stare at Cockroach Wenqiang inside, its eyes glowing strangely.
Cockroach Wenqiang wasnt the least bit concerned since it knew that Lee Zheng Tan wasnt able to kill it, and it gloated. Did you find a way to kill me? Its impossible C your realm is no more than peakte Foundation Establishment stage at most. A Soul Formation cultivator hit me with his palm before and thought that I would be crushed to dust, but I didnt die.
I know. Lee Zheng Tan cut off Cockroach Wenqiangs drivel. Thetter just wanted to remind Lee Zheng Tan not to bother wasting the effort; of course, Lee Zheng Tan understood this fact very well.
Ivee to negotiate with you. If you agree to my request, I might even let you go, Lee Zheng Tan said to Cockroach Wenqiang in front of the fish tank.
Youll let me go? Cockroach Wenqiang didnt dare believe it; its mouth opened and closed several times, while the two tentacles on top of its head trembled slightly at the words.
The condition is that you must be able to fulfil my request, said Lee Zheng Tan.
Lets hear it. Cockroach Wenqiangs feelers swayed rapidly like two windshield wipers; this was a particr habit it had when it was pondering a problem.
A serial killer case C you might have already heard of it. I know that you have subordinates wherever there are humans. So, can you find a witness? Lee Zheng Tan didnt beat around the bush and directly asked the question.
Humans treat us like bugs and kill us without mercy. Why should we testify for them? Cockroach Wenqiangughed.
Every living creature has the right to live, and you arent an exception. But your fault is that you overproduce, which is a problem for other living creatures. This is why they want to exterminate you. If you can find a suitable witness, this may be a good opportunity to improve the situation. Lee Zheng Tan gave a serious analysis.
Cockroach Wenqiang pondered it.
Finally, it agreed to the request. I can try looking, but you need to fulfil a request of my own.
What is it?
The food you gave me in the past two days was subpar. I want better food.
What do you want to eat?
There is a vi in the eastern suburbs owned by a fan of crispy noodle snacks. I want to eat his crispy noodle snacks. I dont need a whole packet, the remains is good enough. Get people to search for the stic packaging at the nearby garbage point; even some crumbs will do. Cockroach Wenqiang started to drool as it spoke.
When it had still been a small cockroach, it had fed on these crumbs daily before growing to its current size. Theter generations it produced were in turn several timesrger than normal cockroaches.
So why had southern cockroaches be bigger and bigger over the years?
Everything could be traced back to the moment Wang Ling fell in love with crispy noodle snacks as a kid
Chapter 1047 - The Great Earthquake
Chapter 1047: The Great Earthquake
In the end, the biggest reason for the meteoric rise of Cockroach Wenqiang and the cockroach gang was the leftovers from the crispy noodle snacks that Wang Ling had eaten. What kind of divine treasure were the leftovers of the Immortal Kings crispy noodle snacks? Just a little bit was enough for a small cockroach to grow to the size of a rabbit
Wang Ling knew this was his fault, which was why he hade forward to take responsibility now. To be honest, if Super Chen and Dopey Guo hadnt mentioned using a cockroach as a witness, Wang Ling probably wouldnt have remembered this matter.
Back when the cockroach gang had been at its worst, Wang Ling had thought about solving the problem himself; in the end, it was at that moment that Lee Zheng Tans independent regiment stepped out and dominated the scene. Wang Ling didnt make a move, because if he did, all the cockroaches in the world would have been destroyed in an instant. Every living creature existed for a reason. Even if cockroaches were pests, they were still part of the food chain. As long as they could be controlled, there in fact wasnt any need to kill everyst one of them.
And now, Wang Ling had once again shown up in his long-unused guise as Immortal Meow because he wanted Cockroach Wenqiang to atone for its sins with its own actions.
So when Wang Ling appeared here, all the cats were utterly stunned. The Monk was already too excited to speak and fell t on its bottom as it gripped its head with its paws with a disbelieving expression on its face. Wang Lings Immortal Meow persona had always been a legend in the cat world, and something big always happened every time it appeared. When they saw Wang Ling, all the cats couldnt help kowtowing in worship, and Lee Zheng Tan was no exception.
Cockroach Wenqiang was astonished when it saw that even Lee Zheng Tan had knelt down after Wang Ling appeared. So youre the boss behind the cats It had been suspicious before: there was no way Lee Zheng Tan could have taken down the cockroach gang with its cats alone. After Wang Ling showed up, Cockroach Wenqiang instantly understood.
Staring at Cockroach Wenqiang, Wang Ling didnt open his mouth.
A voice sounded directly in Cockroach Wenqiangs mind.
In ordance with Immortal Meows regality, Wang Ling chose to speak telepathically, and requested that Cockroach Wenqiang testify in court.
In the end, Cockroach Wenqiang had a very tough attitude. The terms you agreed to before cant be changed, or dont expect me to testify! In any case, you cant beat me to death, and I wont starve to death here either. Lets see who dies first!
Its attitude was so vile that Wang Ling choked on his words. This cockroach that had grown this big on the leftovers from Wang Lings crispy noodle snacks, and who was so arrogant about how invulnerable it was, had actually learned how to act like a tyrant? Wang Ling felt that he had to teach Cockroach Wenqiang a lesson.
Hence, in the next moment, Wang Ling lifted his cat paw and ordered Lee Zheng Tan to release Cockroach Wenqiang from the fish tank.
Cockroach Wenqiang was a little stunned. It didnt know what this white cat, which had suddenly shown up, was capable of, but since it could boss Lee Zheng Tan around, its realm should be higher than Lee Zheng Tans, right?
Golden Core? Nascent Soul?
Cockroach Wenqiang assessed Wang Lings realm, and felt that the white cats level was only just so C it didnt know exactly what breed the cat was, but how high could a spirit beasts realm go? Cockroach Wenqiang had provoked all the spirit beasts in the Pet Trainers Guild before, and none of them had been able to directly kill it.
It was a cockroach that had endured blows from Soul Formation cultivators C what kind of battles had it not seen?
How ridiculous.
After it was released from the goldfish tank, Cockroach Wenqiang could breathe free air once again. It stared at Wang Ling and crossed its legs in a very arrogant manner. Lets hear it, how do you want to fight? Im telling you, Im a cockroach that cant be killed.
All the cats:
Lee Zheng Tan started to cover its face with its paws. It had never seen someone court death so much
But this was normal. Wang Lings Immortal Meow persona was no more than a legend in the cat world which only the old cats of Lee Zheng Tans generation knew about; it was only by hearing the stories from the old cats that newborn kittens learned about Immortal Meow, and even fewer cats had seen Immortal Meow for real.
Lee Zheng Tans independent regiment thus seemed more like a cat group favored by Wang Ling. The cats in the independent regiment had already seen Wang Ling no less than three times. This was also why many cats were willing to follow Lee Zheng Tan; in their eyes, Lee Zheng Tan was a cat favored by god. If they followed Commander Lee, good things might happen to them.
But there was no way for Cockroach Wenqiang to understand the beliefs of the cat world. It even started to taunt Wang Ling, and was certain that Wang Lings p couldnt hurt it at all. How about this, lets make a bet. If you can knock me out with one swat, Ill testify.
It could be said that this was the first time that Wang Ling had ever met such an arrogant cockroach Even the Old Devil and Evil Sword God had seen their lives sh in front of their eyes after Wang Ling pped them C the moment they were pped, they were convinced they were going to die.
Cockroach Wenqiang, on the other hand, actually thought that it would only be knocked out at worst C this baffling confidence annoyed Wang Ling.
Of course, he wouldnt swat Cockroach Wenqiang to death, since he needed Cockroach Wenqiang to find a witness from back then.
But he could still teach Cockroach Wenqiang a lesson.
Gathering a measure of strength, Wang Ling imbued his paw with primordial qi. Deep blue streams of air instantly sprang up out of his paw, rising up like colored vapor.
The materialization of spiritual energy
The cats were petrified.
It could only be said that Immortal Meow was in the end Immortal Meow This was the manifestation of spiritual power at its peak, and was proof of a high concentration of spiritual energy, which led directly to spiritual qi taking the form of vapor when it was released.
It was the sign of an expert.
Because there were very few cultivators that could materialize spiritual energy.
Cockroach Wenqiang broke out in a cold sweat. It never expected this white cat to be so different from any spirit beast it had ever seen before. Even a Soul Formation cultivator couldnt materialize spiritual energy unless the cat was
At True Immortal level?
A True Immortal cat?
How was that possible?
Cockroach Wenqiang was rmed. If that really was the case, then this Immortal Meow could be recorded down in The Cultivation Encyclopedia as an object of historical research. How could there be a living spirit beast like this in the world?
Ready? The next moment, Wang Ling opened his mouth and spoke in his form as Immortal Meow for the first time.
Before Cockroach Wenqiang could react, that paw pulsing with power was already flying toward Cockroach Wenqiang. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of li around No. 59 High started to shake violently in a great earthquake
And just as Wang Lings paw was about tond on Cockroach Wenqiangs head, Cockroach Wenqiang was so scared it fainted
And Wang Ling withdrew his paw just in time.
No one expected this sudden earthquake.
Songhai was a coastal city and didnt sit on any cracks in the earths crust. Earthquakes were very rare events. The magnitude of this sudden earthquake was 12.0, and itsted for two seconds Although it didnt cause any damage, this p of Wang Lings was in the end recorded down in The Cultivation Encyclopedia by geological experts, and caused human cultivators to reflect on protecting the natural environment.
Only Wang Ling and Lee Zheng Tans cat regiment knew that this great earthquake had been triggered just to scare a cockroach
Chapter 1048 - Miss Little Liang
Chapter 1048: Miss Little Liang
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Wang Lings swat frightened Cockroach Wenqiang so much it passed out on the spot. At the same time, cultivators at the Songhai Earthquake Monitoring Center bustled about C the incident had happened suddenly and the monitoring magic devices were broken before anyone could react. Everyone was baffled as they stared at the spinning gauge pointers. What the heck was this?
The director of the monitoring center frowned deeply.
This sudden event hadsted for less than three seconds, which hadnt caused any actual damage to Songhai city. Another city, however, might have been reduced to rubble. The anti-quake technology in major cities was at the highest standard. Every building basically had an automatic stabilizing barrier which could cause everything inside to be weightless.
That was to say, if the building copsed, the falling rocks and debris, and even the people inside, would float, so no one would get hurt.
But this sort of emergency protection technology was only found in big cities like Songhai city and Jinghua city. Because of how expensive the technology was, it would still be roughly three years at the very least before it covered the entire nation.
Director
Write up a research report for President Qi immediately. This happened too suddenly, and Im worried that itll have a significant impact on the living environment of cultivators. Director Zhang of the research institute had a grim expression on his face. In many cases, this sort of event suddenly happening without warning tended to be a sign of an even bigger catastrophe.
Over the years, resources in the cultivation world had been overexploited, and many creatures had be endangered species; such unrestrained exploitation was bound to take a toll on the ecology. Environmental protection was an issue for all of humanity, which had to do with the life and death of all cultivators as well as the future development ofrge-scale projects against the backdrop of an age of national cultivation.
Director Zhang Qiuhua had no choice but to pay close attention to the matter.
Added to that was the rapid consumption of spiritual qi in thest few years. It was estimated that it would still be several thousand years before spiritual qi dried uppletely, but since the problem had already made itself known, it was something that all the cultivators of the world had to face.
And this was what Director Zhang Qiuhua did: call for everyone to start thinking about environmental protection.
The next Global Environmental Protection Cultivators Summit wasing up, and Director Zhang Qiuhua decided that he had to bring this abnormality up as a focal point during the summit.
And so, Wang Lings swat this time led to a push in awareness about environmental protection among cultivators, which was something he hadnt expected.
On top of that, even Wang Ling himself could never have expected that his swat would actually result in freaking extra summer vacation homework After Wang Ling was done with the operation and went home, Teacher Pan sent a message in the ss chat group, telling everyone to write an essay of no less than three thousand words on the topic of environmental protection.
Wang Ling regretted it If he had known earlier, he definitely wouldnt have used so much strength.
Of course, it was toote now
Half an hour or soter, Cockroach Wenqiang regained consciousness. It could only be said that Little Qiang deserved its name 1 C it was certainly tenacious. Moreover, this cockroach had grown up eating the crumbs of Wang Lings crispy noodle snacks, so it had a lot more vitality than the rest.
Although Wang Lings swat hadntnded directly on Cockroach Wenqiang, the wind pressure it created in the three seconds as it fell had already ttened Cockroach Wenqiang into a pancake Despite that, Cockroach Wenqiang was still alive and kicking, and after half an hour, Wang Ling saw its body fill up bit by bit like an intable doll.
Am C am I still alive When it recovered, Cockroach Wenqiang had lost all its earlier confidence after feeling like it had almost died It was very confident in its invulnerability, but it had actually seemed to see its life sh before its eyes under that swat just now.
It even recalled its mom in heaven in that instant. Back then, its mom had been stomped on 3600 times by a cultivator and had died in pain.
Losing a mother at an early age C was there anything more miserable than that?
And so, Cockroach Wenqiang started to be tougher by nature. For its dead mothers sake, it decided to live on. It and its siblings hid under their mothers ttened body, and only after the cultivator left did they drag their mother into the sewer to be buried. Cockroach Wenqiang had already vowed to live on; it ate whatever it could, and it swore to grow into a cockroach that couldnt be stomped to death no matter what.
The scenes that shed before Cockroach Wenqiangs eyes were of its wretched life since young.
Cockroach Wenqiang was clearly a cockroach with a story, but now wasnt the time for it to recall the past C in its experience, ten thousand words might not be enough to finish narrating what it remembered.
How much did people hate shbacks? Like with the migrant worker manga 1 Naruto, which stuck in shbacks before pivotal plot moments and made people burn with impatience. Hence, using shbacks would get you nowhere, and readers would suspect you of padding your word count.
Are you going to help or not?
Wang Lings question rang out in the next moment, and Cockroach Wenqiang trembled all over at the sound. Just one swat from Wang Ling, which hadnt even made contact, had already given Cockroach Wenqiang trauma.
It was just a normal question, but in Cockroach Wenqiangs ears, it sounded like an aggressive interrogation, and it shuddered.
I Ill help, Cockroach Wenqiang replied shakily; it knew that at that moment, it already had no other choice.
On the other side, Odd Zhuo soon received the news from Wang Ling.
As expected of shifu; he was actually able to find a new witness in this situation. Odd Zhuo couldnt be any more excited; a few minutes ago, Wang Ling had texted him to say that he had found a new witness.
Odd Zhuo then told everyone else the news.
All the police as well as the school leaders and teachers of Magic Treasure Development University who were at the scene were astonished when they heard it.
A new witness? Theres a new witness?
Principal Zhou Dongye found it hard to believe.
The most important witness, Liu Yi, was already dead, and it was very likely that it was Father Zheng who had killed him C how could a new witness appear, in a room that had beenpletely closed off?
Mr Zheng, the police have already found a new witness who can prove your innocence as well as the truth of the suicide three years ago. So, Mr Zheng, please immediately let go of all the students inside; the police will definitely give you an exnation after this. There was no time to lose; Odd Zhuo started the final round of negotiations with Father Zheng.
The scene was silent for a few minutes.
The door of the auditorium opened slowly.
With tears in his eyes, Father Zheng walked out of the auditorium with both hands up.
Three years ago, the police had wronged his son.
Three yearster, he chose to believe that the police could still clear his son of wrongdoing and let the world know the truth.
No matter how they thought about it, no one could figure it out.
General Director Zhuo, what on earth is going on? asked Gao Tian.
A youngdy called Little Liang has just been found, who says that she saw Liu Yi killed with her own eyes, replied Odd Zhuo.
Who is Miss Little Liang
A ttaria order of insect, aka: a cockroach.
Chapter 1049 - Lie Detectors In the Cultivation World
Chapter 1049: Lie Detectors In the Cultivation World
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I was wrong, I was really wrong Im a disgrace to the mothend that cultivated me. I sincerely apologize to the students I held hostage in the auditorium. I will ept however long my jail sentence will be.
Father Zheng confessed bluntly to his crimes in the interrogation room. Although he hadnt hurt anyone, he had still taken people hostage, and before the new witness testified in a public court hearing, Father Zheng couldnt be cleared of suspected murder yet.
At that moment, Gao Tian, Odd Zhuo and Little Silver were all in front of Father Zheng in the interrogation room. Little Silver was in charge of recording the statement. For Little Silver, he could be said to be collecting reference materials. He had been learning to write novels recently, but couldnt be said to be talented. He had written more than a hundred thousand words, but had yet to sign a contract.
Little Silver thought it was because he didnt have enough reference materials. Hence, he helped Gao Tian take down the statement, which could be counted as one way to collect reference materials.
Gao Tians and Odd Zhuos respective interrogations had different aims. In order not to steal each others credit, the division ofbor was very clear: Gao Tian only asked about the hostage situation, while Odd Zhuo asked about the magic treasure giarism case.
Did you take the auditorium hostage because of the giarism case three years ago? Gao Tian asked.
Thats right C I need to know the truth of the matter, even if I have to pay a hefty price for it, answered Father Zheng, his hands in Spirit Shackles.
Initially, only the Old Devil had gotten this sort of treatment. In thest few months, however, the realms of the criminals caught, which Odd Zhuo had shouldered the credit for, had gotten higher and higher. Later, Wang Ling and Wang Ming discussed the issue, and Wang Ming decided to get the research institute to mass produce Spirit Shackles.
Spirit Shackles had now be standard prison equipment.
If no new witnesses hade forward, would you still have done this? Gao Tian asked.
Father Zheng thought for a while and said hesitantly, Thats hard to say
You should have gone through legal channels C thats the right way to go, Gao Tian said.
But I really had no choice I tried onlineints and offline petitions, but nothing worked since I didnt have any feasible evidence. Moreover, the witnesses I was looking for were all killed by someone else before I arrived I havent hurt a single person in all of this.
Father Zheng said artictely, That includes Liu Yi. In the beginning, I just wanted to use magic to pull him out from behind the screen, but when I crossed over, he was already dead.
Mm.
Gao Tian nodded.
Hepared Father Zhengs statement with the evidence and clues they had so far. Father Zhengs words were very credible: most of what he said could be corroborated, and it was very detailed; it was almost identical to the information which the police had.
There was only one thing that Gao Tian and the rest in the interrogation room were curious about, and that was Father Zhengs unusual increase in realm.
What happened?
Exin how your realm increased so fast. Dont tell me it was by happenstance: this isnt a novel, and youre not the main character. Gao Tian fixed his gaze on Father Zheng; it wasnt just him, but all the police officers who had been following the case were also curious.
I dont know if youll believe me When it came to the sudden growth of his realm, Father Zheng also seemed a little flustered. He looked Gao Tian in the eye and replied, It was because of a pack of frozen dumplings
Fro frozen dumplings?
The answer surprised all the officers in and outside the interrogation room.
Whats that about? Gao Tian asked.
This actually happened a few days ago, on September 14th In the face of this inquiry, Father Zheng told him everything about how he had increased in strength. For so many years, Ive been secretly looking for evidence and trying to get the case overturned. I basically spent all my living expenses on private investigations. To save money, I usually go to the cultivation department store to buy things from the returned goods section.
That day, I bought several packs of frozen food as usual. In the end, after eating one pack at home, I suddenly felt my whole body steaming up. There was a huge leap in my realm and my body was brimming with energy And then, that was it: my realm increased, just like that.
Hearing this, Gao Tian, Little Silver and Odd Zhuo sucked in cold breaths of air.
That was right.
No pushups, no squats, no leaving the air conditioner off on a hot summer day 1 Father Zhengs increase in realm was all because of a pack of frozen dumplings
The point was that this was also consistent with the information the police had.
It was clearly written in the report that Gao Tian was holding: After Father Zheng was detained, the police found an empty pack of frozen dumplings at his rental. They also confirmed that these dumplings had been bought from the returned goods section of the store, and had been sold at sixty percent off at the time.
Although it was hard to believe, Gao Tian was utterly convinced Because, apart from the testimonies they had, the interrogation rooms lie detector didnt find anything unusual in Father Zhengs words. This was an extremely precise lie detector: as long as a question wasnt answered truthfully, the lie detector would emit a beep beep warning sound.
Of course, this warning wouldnt sound outright, but was transmitted through the earphones that Gao Tian, Odd Zhuo and Little Silver were wearing in the interrogation room. The average prisoner was usually unaware of the lie detectors existence, which served to prevent prisoners from deliberately preparing their answers before an interrogation.
So Gao Tian and the rest of the officers were astonished.
Why did a pack of frozen dumplings have such tremendous power
F**k What was in the dumplings? Celery and pork? Or mushroom and three delicacies? Im eating them tonight! The officers outside the interrogation room couldnt sit still, especially Chief Zhao himself. He was also paying close attention to the case, and when he learned the secret of Father Zhengs advancement, he was so excited he almost jumped up.
He had been slow to be promoted, not only because his track record wascking. There was in fact another major reason: he had hit a bottleneck in his cultivation.
Chief Zhao had been stuck at the Nascent Soul stage for a long time. There was a fixed standard he had to meet if he wanted to be transferred to a central department like Huaxiu Alliance, which was that he had to be at the Soul Formation stage or above.
After consulting each other in whispers, Gao Tian and Odd Zhuo decided to have Father Zheng undergo a physical examination. If it really was because of a pack of frozen dumplings then they should be able to analyze theposition of the dumplings from aprehensive test of Father Zhengs stomach fluid.
Well, Im done with my questions. Its Director Zhuos turn now. Gao Tian capped his pen and steepled his fingers together.
Done? Odd Zhuo asked.
Yes. Gao Tian nodded affirmatively.
Since the evidence could be corroborated, Gao Tian felt that there was no need to continue asking questions about the hostage situation itself C instead, he was more interested in overturning the case from three years ago.
But he wasnt in charge of that, so he could only leave it to Odd Zhuo.
First of all, I want to understand Student Zheng Jingxuans family situation a little more. May I ask why you divorced Madam He Xin, Student Zheng Jingxuans mother?
Odd Zhuos first question was a little personal, but it was necessary: his family situation was also a big reason for Student Zheng ultimately deciding to kill himself.
Ah Lan and I divorced because of personality differences, Father Zheng answered.
Odd Zhuo and the others instantly heard the lie detectors warning sound in their earphones: Beep beep beep beep
Father Zheng, please answer your question truthfully. Odd Zhuos eyes turned sharp.
Father Zheng was a little flustered. Be- because Ah Lan caught me cheating on her
Beep beep beep beep
Because I discovered that I like men!
Beep beep beep beep
Father Zheng almost shed tears. F**k! Because our sex life was unsatisfying! Of course it was mainly my fault! Is that good enough?!
This time, the rm didnt go off
Chapter 1050 - Court Hearings In the Cultivation World
Chapter 1050: Court Hearings In the Cultivation World
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Odd Zhuo wasnt interested in prying into someone elses personal affairs. He had assumed that Father Zheng was hiding some truth rted to the case; he hadnt expected Father Zhengs astonishing confession, which stupefied all the officers at the police station.
After understanding the situation, Odd Zhuo realized that Student Zheng Jingxuans suicide was actually a tragedy triggered by abination of factors: Student Zhengs mother, Madam He Xin, was a very formidable person, which caused Zheng Jingxuan to have a dread of women, and he could only use his grades to continually boost his own morale.
Thus, when Odd Zhuo and Gao Tian looked up the information on Student Zheng, they discovered that he had an exceptionally outstanding academic record he was first in his year in almost every exam, and he won a number ofpetitions. This wasnt limited to magic treasure designpetitions, but also includedpetitions for steering spirit swords, refining pills and so on Student Zheng had outstanding achievements and stood out among his peers.
Such eye-catching achievements made him the center of the crowd, and he quite enjoyed being ced on a pedestal, which gave him a psychological thrill that he grew ustomed to.
But everything changed too quickly Student Zheng was framed for magic treasure design giarism. It was his own work, but someone else stole it and set him up. The public opinion online put a lot of pressure on him, and it was during this time that Zheng Tianqiang and He Xin agreed to divorce each other, directly leading to this tragedy.
Falling from the pinnacle to the bottom in an instant Zheng Jingxuanpletely lost his sense of self. Perhaps, in his final moments before he killed himself, he found hisst life-saving straw: Lin Shiyao.
He had written something like a suicide note as an excuse not to implicate her, and cut off their ties beforemitting suicide in order not to drag his angel into this.
After Zheng Jingxuans death, Lin Shiyao drowned in self-me. She hated her cowardice, that she hadnt stretched out her hand to Zheng Jingxuan at the most important moment; instead, swept up in the rumors, she started to doubt her boyfriend. She also regretted her ignorance, that she hadnt pulled him back at the final moment most of all, she hated herself.
But it was already toote. A dead person couldnt be brought back to life. Just like that, the magic treasure giarism case and Zheng Jingxuans death was buried for three whole years. As Father Zheng said, he tried many times to investigate and appeal through regr channels, but the mastermind behind the scenes left him no room to breathe. In the end, a desperate Father Zheng was forced to take this route.
September 19th, the thirty-sixth day of the summer break.
The Cultivation Police Bureau and the General Administration of 100 Schools instituted proceedings respectively with regards to Father Zheng taking hostages as well as the magic treasure giarism case from three years ago: the Police Bureau was requesting a prosecution in the case of the hostages, while the General Administration of 100 Schools was requesting that the magic treasure giarism case be reopened.
This was a public court hearing which the entire nation and even a lot of foreign online users were following closely. The public gallery was full: apart from the media reporters, Principal Zhou Dongye of Magic Treasure Development University, as well as those who were still alive and had been involved in the giarism case three years ago, had been summoned to court by the Police Bureau.
When Gao Tian led Father Zheng to the dock in Spiritual Shackles, Father Zheng saw a familiar face Student Fu Fusheng, who had used Zheng Jingxuan of giarism back then, also sat in a second defendant dock, and should be here as a defendant in the giarism case. At the same time, Student Fu Fusheng was probably the one who knew the most now of all the people involved three years ago, as practically all those who had insider knowledge were dead.
Father Zheng had resented Fu Fusheng before, but he now felt that Fu Fusheng really didnt know anything and was just a poor schmuck who had been used; otherwise, why was he still alive?
The judge presiding over this hearing in Songhai Intermediate Cultivation Court was called Liang Xin, who was a righteous-looking middle-aged man with slicked-back hair. Since this case wasnt just about the hostage incident, but was also linked to a possible overturning of a case ruling from three years ago, the presiding judge, the other judges, the jurors and the court clerk who had heard the case three years ago had all voluntarily stepped back from participating, to ensure a fair and equal trial.
All rise court is now in session!
Liang Xin was expressionless. It was his superior who had directly assigned him this case. Because the two cases would be trialed together, plus given what Father Zheng had done previously to grab attention, all of society was paying very close attention to it; Liang Xin was well aware of how serious this matter was.
The presiding judge and the other judges existed to crack down on crime and to clear the innocent.
There was a solemn silence in the courtroom. After Chief Judge Liang sat down and hit the gavel with a sharp sound, the trial officiallymenced.
Defendant Zheng Tianqiang, on 18th September, 4396, you seized an auditorium at Songhai Magic Treasure Development University and held fifty-three people hostage. While the hostages werent injured, the auditorium and other public facilities were damaged. You are now charged with the destruction of public facilities and the crime of taking hostages. Do you object to the charges? Chief Judge Liang asked.
No, Father Zheng answered from the defendant dock.
Chief Judge Liang nodded and turned to the second defendant dock. Will second defendant Fu Fusheng please rise.
Hearing his name called, Fu Fusheng gradually started to look nervous. He knew very well what type of impact this giarism case would have on his life. Even if he was Liu Yis pawn, it was true that Liu Yi had stolen Zheng Jingxuans high school magic treasure blueprint and given it to Fu Fusheng to use in thepetition. What was more, Fu Fusheng had used that blueprint and even used Zheng Jingxuan of giarism after thepetition Now that the case had been reopened, there was no way for Fu Fusheng to escape beingbeled as a fraud; most importantly, Raven Studio would be dealt a heavy blow.
Fu Fusheng hadnt known at the time that the blueprint he had used wasnt Liu Yis design. He had thought that Liu Yi was a talent, and never expected him to be such a sly thief.
Chief Judge Liang rapped the gavel. Fu Fusheng, please ensure that what you say next is the truth. If you are suspected of dishonesty, you may be charged with perjury.
Chief Judge, I swear to tell the truth, Fu Fusheng said after taking a deep breath.
Was the design blueprint for the clean green spiral furnace in the magic treasure designpetition three years ago your original work? asked Chief Judge Liang.
Fu Fusheng pondered for a while before raising his head and saying resolutely, Yes!
The whole scene exploded at this word.
Odd Zhuo, Little Silver and Gao Tian never thought that Fu Fusheng would actually choose to change his testimony at that moment.
Chapter 1051 - A New Witness
Chapter 1051: A New Witness
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During the inquest before the court hearing, Fu Fusheng had given apletely contradictory response: he had shifted all the me to Liu Yi, drawing a line between them and painting himself as the victim at the same time.
Odd Zhuoter felt that Fu Fusheng had probably done this mainly to absolve himself of criminal charges. Now that the situation had developed to this extent, whether Raven Studio could continue to operate or not was now in question. Given that it was on the cusp of bing listed, Fu Fusheng absolutely wasnt willing for his efforts to go to waste just like that.
The prestige and wealth that he had umted over thest three years in the magic treasure design industry mighte to nothing in the wake of this trial. Thus, he was scared.
Looking at the current situation, paying for damages wasnt a big deal for him, as the money could be earned back. However, he absolutely couldnt have a criminal record. Submitting someone elses work in apetition and unting it as your own creation was a type of academic giarism.
After the incident with the earliest giarist in academia, Doctor Zhai 1, Huaxiu Alliance immediately issued newws and regtions to rectify and preventrge-scale academic giarism, the heaviest sentence for which was over thirty years in prison, a fine of five hundred thousand HNY, and being stripped of all academic qualifications and achievements.
Fu Fusheng was so scared that he would spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Since he had the guts to say these words to the judges, he was definitely self-confident. Long before the court hearing, he had already learned that basically everyone rted to the giarism case back then was dead. Without any witnesses, Fu Fusheng appeared very confident.
Chief Judge Liang Xin looked right into Fu Fushengs eyes; as an experienced judge, he could determine whether a person was lying or not just from the expression in their eyes.
Unfortunately, this was a court ofw in the cultivation world, where every word and every action had to be based on evidence; saying Your eyes look like those of a murderer alone wasnt enough to convict someone.
This was an extremely high profile case, and at the same time, it was extremely difficult to extract a guilty confession. Furthermore, some of the people involved were no longer alive. Without any evidence, Fu Fusheng as the defendant would certainly evade responsibility. Chief Judge Liang Xin had already expected all of this, but who would have thought that Fu Fusheng would be so resolute without leaving himself even the slightest leeway.
But as the chief judge, Liang Xin wasnt affected by Fu Fusheng. His expression still as unruffled as an ancient well, he turned to look at the prosecution. Since the prosecution had pressed public charges, they definitely must have found evidence.
Prosecution, please proceed. Liang Xin raised his hand to indicate that the prosecution was allowed to present their case.
Fu Fushengswyer was called Wu Yuanji, and one of the few formidablewyers which Songhai city had. Furthermore, all judges found this person very hard to deal with. He would take on defense cases, and was single-minded in showcasing his might. Thus, he would only help defend a persons innocence; to back up his argument, he was very good at finding points of doubt and loopholes in a case, taking every opportunity to create evidence in favor of the defendant.
Since Fu Fushengs defensewyer this time was Wu Yuanji, Gao Tian felt that things had be slightly problematic.
Is there something wrong with this person? Little Silver asked quietly.
Hes called Wu Yuanji; hes very good at sophistry and can fake evidence without giving himself away C hes a very trickywyer. Hes defended over one hundred cases, and they were all acquittals C so far, hes only lost one case.
What case was it? Little Silver became curious.
Gao Tian said, There was a family where the wife cheated on and cuckolded her husband, who killed his wifes lover. He waster charged with first degree murder, but because of Wu Yuanji, he was ultimately released due to insufficient evidence. In the end, when the man was released, he killed his wife.
Little Silver and Odd Zhuo:
As Gao Tian and all the judges on the panel expected, Fu Fusheng was much moreposed than anyone could imagine, probably because of Wu Yuanjis presence. He was so unperturbed it was astonishing.
Even more than that, Wu Yuanji didnt think much of this case at all.
He sat calmly with his legs crossed on the defense side. Such a frivolous attitude hinted at disrespect toward the court, which was also the reason why judges didnt like him. But this guy was a notorious legend in thewyers circle.
This was because this person dared to take on any case, and even defended murderers.
It was just that Wu Yuanji never expected that in the onlywsuit he lost, his client would be crazy enough to go and kill his own wife after being acquitted. That was when Wu Yuanji had been given the title demonswyer, meaning thewyer who defended demons.
But Wu Yuanji didnt think it was important what the world called him. The most important thing was that he thought he was very capable; in thewyers circle at least, he didnt think there was anyone who was his match. Furthermore, he didnt take on cases for the costlywyer fees.
What he liked to do most was challenge himself.
The more difficult a case was, the bigger the indescribable thrill he got after his client was pronounced not guilty.
Was this abnormal?
Maybe there really was something wrong with Wu Yuanjis head, but he was extremely pleased with the title demonwyer.
As long as he took on a defense case, it would definitely end in an acquittal.
What was the most important thing in a court ofw? Wu Yuanjiughed every time he thought about it.
That was right, the most important thing was evidence.
But what if there wasnt any evidence?
If there was no evidence, then it was useless to press charges.
Hence, long before things developed, Wu Yuanji had already disposed of the final person, Liu Yi C he was sure it had been wless and without the slightest error.
That was right, it was Wu Yuanji who killed Liu Yi C but Liu Yi was the only one he murdered. As for the others who had died before Liu Yi, it wasnt Wu Yuanji who did it; he had just copied that persons MO and gotten rid of Liu Yi without leaving any evidence behind, and all the unfavorable evidence now pointed to Father Zheng.
Liu Yi was dead.
What other ruling could there be for this case? What new evidence could the prosecution bring to the table?
He smirked.
It was at that moment that Gao Tian stood up. He turned to Chief Judge Liang Xin and all the members of the jury, and gave them a deep bow. Chief Judge Liang Xin, members of the jury: I now call a new witness to the stand!
At these words, everyone present was utterly shocked.
There was actually another witness?
Chapter 1052 - Make a Person Spit Out Food
Chapter 1052: Make a Person Spit Out Food
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It was so sudden. Wu Yuanji never thought that the prosecution would actually find a new witness. Under Fu Fushengs simrly astonished gaze, Wu Yuanji promptly objected. Your Honor! The intiff did not follow regtions and did not apply to bring in a new witness beforehand. I request that the hearing be adjourned for now!
It was no surprise that Wu Yuanji would make such a request; ording to thew, the use of all evidence had to be applied for beforehand. If the hearing was adjourned now, however, it would only pick up again tomorrow, since the jury still needed to make a ruling on the examination of the witness before thetter could take the stand in court.
Liang Xin carefully weighed the pros and cons. He suspected that Wu Yuanji was probably thinking up some scheme again. However, it was precisely because this person was so cunning that Liang Xin, as the chief judge, knew that he had to handle the case in line with existing regtions andws. Otherwise, as long as Wu Yuanji grasped the slightest bit of weakness, he might apply to Huaxiu Alliance for the chief judge to be reced.
There had been several cases before where the chief judges had been reced halfway through proceedings after Wu Yuanji found something to hold over their heads.
The defenses request is approved. Prosecution, submit your witness testimony for examination today as per regtions.
After thinking about it, Chief Judge Liang Xin in the end still agreed to Wu Yuanjis request. He banged the gavel with a sharp sound. Adjourned!
To everyones surprise, the court session was adjourned in less than ten minutes due to an unexpected event. None of the online spectators had expected this.
Netizens were of two minds on Liang Xins decision. Some thought that Liang Xin was on Wu Yuanjis side, while others had apletely opposite view and felt that Chief Judge Liang Xin was just following the letter of thew.
Wang Ling was also watching the live broadcast of the public hearing online. There were so many bullet messages on the screen that Wang Ling was dazzled. In todays online environment,plete strangers would duke it out over the slightest disagreement, thereby making a battlefield out of every major online tform.
Loopy Toad sat on Wang Lingsp and also watched the live broadcast. It was super jealous that Little Silver could appear in court with Gao Tian as a member of the public prosecution. Loopy Toad was supposed to be there today, but considering the possibility that some of the journalists might be allergic to dog fur, it could only watch the live broadcast with Little Master Ling at home
This was because it couldnt cultivate a human form yet! If only it could take on a human form!
Loopy Toad suddenly found a new goal after bing a dog! It resolved to cultivate a human form before Wang Ling graduated from high school!
Reasonably speaking, it actually wasnt difficult to take on a human form, but Loopy Toads situation was a little more unique. It used to be a demon king of the demon race before turning into a spirit beast after Wang Ling revised its cultivation technique. Changing race, gender and shape directly led to moreplications for Loopy Toad on the road toward cultivating a human formpared with other spirit beasts.
Youll be able to cultivate a human form. Wang Ling rubbed Loopy Toads head, making Dog Two feel limp all over. For some reason, dogs and cats especially liked their heads, chins and the spot above their ears rubbed. It was such afortable feeling that they shuddered with it.
Loopy Toad hadnt really felt it at first, but it gradually realized It seemed to have already integrated!
And it seemed to only integrate even further with the passing of time. For example, it had recently lost interest in fly-vored dog food.
It had actually been corrupted!
Loopy Toad felt a sudden pang of pain. Sigh It was all because Wang Ling spoiled it too much, even allowing it to sit on hisp C what regr person could enjoy this sort of treatment?
While the online bullet messages discussed the adjournment, Wang Ling also received a message from Odd Zhuo. Shifu, the trial was adjourned, as expected! Everything is going ording to n!
Glimpsing Odd Zhuos message, Loopy Toad was nk.
ording to n?
Of course it was.
Because long before the court hearing, Wang Ling had already figured that thewyer who would be defending Fu Fusheng this time would be the person known as the devilswyer, Wu Yuanji, and Wang Ling had already privately discussed countermeasures with Odd Zhuo.
Wu Yuanji had already taken the bait. This adjournment was within the expectations of Odd Zhuo and the others.
Director Zhuo, what should we do next? Gao Tian was in activemunication with Odd Zhuo after the end of the first round of the court hearing.
Odd Zhuo put down his phone and said to Gao Tian, Follow the original n. Act as naturally as possible. This Wu Yuanji is very cunning.
Just as Odd Zhuo and everyone who knew Wu Yuanji thought, this demonswyers main strategy was to destroy and to create evidence, so their next move was very simple. They wanted to grasp Wu Yuanjis weakness, and to get rid of future problems, have him disappear from thewyers circle forever.
Elsewhere, the news that the prosecution had found a new witness also gave Wu Yuanji a headache. Wu Yuanji met Fu Fusheng at the detention center as his defensewyer.
Fu Fusheng was agitated and gnashed his teeth. Whats going on Isnt Liu Yi already
Keep your voice down.
Wu Yuanji rolled his eyes at Fu Fusheng. Liu Yi is indeed dead. I never thought they would be able to find another witness. But it doesnt matter. In any case, we can win thiswsuit; this is just an additional inconvenience.
You have a n? Fu Fushengs eyes lit up and his expression turned enigmatic as he stared at Wu Yuanji. You know what I want: you need to make me innocent. Not only that, you must also preserve my reputation.
Reputation?
Wu Yuanjiughed and his face moved closer as he stared into Fu Fushengs angry eyes through the ss. The moment you looked for me to be your defensewyer, what reputation do you have to speak of? I want you to double mywyers fee, so another one hundred million. Otherwise, please find a betterwyer.
You Fu Fusheng was speechless.
I advise you to think carefully about what is more important: life and freedom, or money and fame. Think about it, then let me know.
You devil
I hope you understand: so far, only I, this devil, can help you win this case. Saying this, Wu Yuanjis lips curled up in a wicked smile. As long as you understand, Ill act tonight.
Wu Yuanji made a gesture of slitting his throat.
Can you guarantee that youll do it cleanly?
Of course. Im already very familiar with the method.
Very well, I agree.
Fu Fusheng finally replied.
But what they didnt know was that Gao Tian had been monitoring their meeting the whole time.
They actually nned to murder the witness?
Gao Tian could only use an expression that had be popr recently to describe the two mens despicable behavior: it was enough to make a person spit out food 1!
Chapter 1053 - Protect Miss Little Liang
Chapter 1053: Protect Miss Little Liang
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To be able to dominate thewyers circle, Wu Yuanji definitely had his own special informationwork. He had cultivated a team of investigators who specialized in collecting all kinds of information for him. Most of them were criminals who had once been on death row, before Wu Yuanji defended them in court and they were ultimately exculpated.
After that, these people became his unwavering followers and loyal intelligence agents.
Of course, the reason why Wu Yuanji had chosen to represent them pro bono at the very beginning wasnt out of kindness, but because he valued their talents.
The defense trials proceeded without a hitch simply because this was a group of highly intelligent criminals. They didnt leave behind too many traces of their crimes, which gave Wu Yuanji ample leeway in their defense; destroying evidence and turning the unreasonable into the reasonable was the first rule of his defense.
After settling the price with Fu Fusheng, Wu Yuanji set out to investigate the new witness, and soon, a file was ced on his table in his office.
Wu Yuanji had thought it would be quite a while before he got it C witness profiles were stored in the Police Bureaus general office, which wasnt easy to sneak into.
But it seemed that his intelligence agents had improved in their techniques.
Wu Yuanji was in a very good mood when he saw the file C he had initially assumed that the information would be delivered at night, which meant that he would only be able to get rid of the witness in the wee hours of the morning, but this was much quicker than he had expected.
The earlier Wu Yuanji got rid of the witness, the better it was for him, and his client could breathe easy at the same time.
Fu Fusheng had shelled out two hundred million inwyers fees, which made him a big client.
Little Liang.
Wu Yuanji read the name in the profile.
It didnt have a picture or even an address. Perhaps, in order to protect this important witness, the important information hadnt been put into the system. Thus, the only information Wu Yuanji had on this witness was a name, Little Liang.
And from the name, he assumed that it was a girl.
This is it? Wu Yuanji raised his head and looked at the little brother sitting in the office. This was a gangly young man, and one of those whom Wu Yuanji had saved back then.
The young man shrugged and nodded helplessly. Thats all we got. The other side probably already took some measures, and we dont have any details. Also, after checking Zheng Jingxuans socialwork, we didnt find anyone called Little Liang C she might be a neighbor or just a passerby.
A neighbor or passerby?
Wu Yuanji suddenly felt his scalp itch and he scratched his head.
Zheng Jingxuan hadmitted suicide in an enclosed room, and all the people who knew anything on Liu Yis end had also died in enclosed rooms C how could a passerby or neighbor have seen what happened?
Given the situation, Wu Yuanji thought of a possibility.
Could it be false evidence?
To prove that Fu Fusheng was guilty, the prosecution had created a new witness.
It wasnt impossible.
But if there was a witness, and Wu Yuanji was able to seize this key figure, the prosecution would definitely lose the case.
Wu Yuanji frowned deeply.
No matter what, he still needed to verify it himself.
Wu Yuanji got to his feet; he had already made up his mind to assassinate this Miss Little Liang. Although he had no idea where she was, he had a feeling that she was most likely at the Police Bureaus local safehouse for important witnesses, given that she would be appearing in the trial tomorrow.
That ce was heavily defended, and breaking in obviously wouldnt be easy. However, Wu Yuanji wasnt worried about being detected at all. That was because several days ago, he realized that he had awoken a unique power.
It was the power to transform into a ray of light, enabling him to travel through electronic screens and kill without being noticed at all
On the other side, everyone in the Police Bureaus general office was keeping a close eye on the monitor screen. Odd Zhuo already had a hunch that Wu Yuanji might act tonight, and they were going to catch him in the act.
The general offices Chief Zhao frowned deeply. Will your n really work
Rx, Chief Zhuo. The witness is heavily guarded. Gao Tian said with full confidence, Given that the suspect has the ability to travel through screens like Sadako, weve also meddled with theputers power source and can instantly cut it off when necessary.
Will that work?
It definitely will, Chief Zhao. A junior officer next to him smiled. Once the power is cut, wont this person be stuck inside?
Chief Zhao took a deep breath and then nodded slowly. I understand the reason but dont you think this is a little overkill
To protect the witness, how can we not go all out? Whats more, Miss Little Liang is just a two-year-old girl. Protecting a girl ispletely reasonable and justified!
Reporting to Chief Zhao, Captain Gao and General Director Zhuo! Theres movement!
Whats happening?
Our surveince technology picked up unusual and invasive fluctuations. We suspect that the other party is already moving online.
Why didnt you use this technology earlier?
This is a very unique fluctuation which needs to be specifically monitored for and guarded against; its very hard to detect with normal technology otherwise. The technician wiped his sweat. He was an old technician with decades of experience under his belt, but this was the first time he had seen such an unusual fluctuation; it was even more subtle and less easily detected than fluctuations from the Gate Between Worlds descending, but hid an even bigger crisis.
This is the first time Ive seen such a fluctuation. Its hidden and full of killing intent. Also, it moves so fast, almost at the speed of light. Just like like The technician frowned deeply. Just like a shadow.
Shadow?
Everyone present was lost in deep thought at this realization.
This unusual fluctuation was simr to a shadow; in other words, was it possible that the other party was using shadow magic of some sort? There were a lot of shadow spells; there were even sects registered with Huaxiu Alliance which specialized in teaching shadow magic. These cultivators could use shadows to grab things and to even fight, but no one had ever heard of using shadows to travel through electronic screens and kill people.
To aplish this, the other party had to be extremely proficient in shadow techniques.
Shadow magic is usually bound to the body. To travel through the screen at the speed of light, the body has to be able to endure the tearing of space But as far as I know, even the sect leader of Shadow Sect is unable to do this C his Shadow Separation Technique can onlyst for sixteen seconds at most, Chief Zhao said doubtfully.
Here, then, was the question.
As a Golden Corewyer, how had Wu Yuanji obtained such power? Could it be that he had also eaten frozen dumplings?
Chapter 1054 - A Cockroach’s Tenacity!
Chapter 1054: A Cockroachs Tenacity!
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To be honest, the moment there were unusual fluctuations, everyone almost stopped breathing. Inside the witness protection room, Miss Little Liang was even more nervous. After all, she was only two years old and still growing Of course, the regr lifespan of a normal cockroach was roughly two years, but it was different in the cultivation world C Miss Little Liang was already two, but ording to the life expectancy for cockroaches in the cultivation world, she was still just a child.
By the way, Miss Little Liang was in fact Cockroach Wenqiangs daughter, with the full name Cockroach Little Liang.
If Cockroach Wenqiang hadnt insisted, Little Liang would never have left her dark and damp little cave to testify for a human. Cockroaches and humans had always been at odds, and to this day, Miss Little Liang still remembered being chased and hit by humans.
The truth was that the cockroach n had always been timid, but humans still considered them an eyesore and would exterminate them as soon as they saw traces of cockroaches.
Not all cockroaches liked to live in dirty ces like sewers. Nowadays, more and more cockroaches had started to pursue a worldly lifestyle. Cockroaches in the cultivation world even dposed all kinds of harmful rubbish for cultivators.
All living things were equal and existed in an endless cycle, while the creatures at the top and at the bottom had cycles of their own.
Unfortunately, not everyone understood this principle.
Inside the witness protection room, Miss Little Liang was a little apprehensive.
At that moment, stifling murderous aura burst out of theputer screen in Miss Little Liangs room! It was an indistinct shadow!
But after it appeared, this shadow was clearly a little confused about the current situation.
Because he didnt see anyone
That Miss Little Liang isnt here? Turned into a shadow, Wu Yuanji was full of doubts. He suspected that he might have gotten the location wrong, but this was clearly a witness protection room, and it was still in use. If she wasnt here, where would Miss Little Liang be?
Are you looking for me?
Just as Wu Yuanji was puzzling over it, a lovely and tender voice rang out. It sounded like a little girl, and was very clearly the voice of a very young lolita!
Wu Yuanji scanned his surroundings carefully. He once again confirmed that there was no one here, let alone a fifty-year-old auntie live streamer with a lolita voice who conned a rich male shut-in out of a hundred thousand yuan 1. The lesson from this live stream mishap was so bitter that at one point, Wu Yuanji had even thought of taking on this duped shut-ins case.
Mental trauma was sometimes far worse than a physical injury
Are you looking for me?
Just as Wu Yuanji was feeling baffled, the lolita voice rang out again.
Following the voice, Wu Yuanji searched the room carefully for a moment Finally, he confirmed that it wasing from the fish tank in front of him
There were no fish in the tank C only a small cockroach that was looking up at him.
Cockroach Wu Yuanji was overwhelmed.
He was pondering a possibility.
Dont tell him the elusive Miss Little Liang was
Are you looking for Miss Little Liang? Im Little Liang. Miss Little Liangs feelers trembled as she looked at the shadow. The cockroach n had a natural fondness for shadow, so the moment Miss Little Liang saw Wu Yuanji, she wasnt the least bit scared, and instead, felt a strange affinity for him.
Recovering from his shock, Wu Yuanji started tough wildly in his heart.
Crazy!
These people had gone crazy!
They actually wanted to use a cockroach as a witness? How could such an unreasonable request be granted?!
But since Wu Yuanji was already here, he naturally couldnt leave empty-handed.
Since he had confirmed that this cockroach was the elusive Miss Little Liang, then Miss Little Liang, please go to hell
Wu Yuanji had already killed a lot of people who had gotten in his way, and naturally wouldnt feel sorry for a mere two-year-old cockroach at all.
His shadow transformation started to churn violently and revealed an extremely ferocious expression. Spiritual pressure turned into a powerful astral wind before his palmnded.
Bang! The fish tank shattered right away!
Under such immense spiritual pressure, Miss Little Liang felt like she was teetering on the brink of death and quickly lost consciousness.
Lowly creature. Wu Yuanji withdrew his palm with a contemptuous sneer. It was just a cockroach. If he couldnt deal with a mere cockroach, he, the devilswyer, didnt need to live in the cultivation world anymore!
But just as Wu Yuanji was about to leave, Miss Little Liang, who seemed dead already, actually woke up. Her feelers twitched, and then she actually flipped over and came back to life.
It It hurts! Im only two years old and still a kid. Can you not be so violent If you have something to say, why cant we sit down and talk about it Miss Little Liang protested.
She was actually still alive?
The corners of Wu Yuanjis mouth twitched. Without the slightest hesitation, he swatted Miss Little Liang once again.
This time, he confirmed that he had hit her.
Even a cultivator wouldnt be able to take this blow of his. If he directly hit a cultivator under the Soul Formation stage in the head, they would die on the spot!
Hmph C
A mere cockroach still dared to kick up a fuss!
Wu Yuanji removed his hand, as if he already knew how wretched Miss Little Liang would look.
It was just a cockroach; he probably had ttened it into a meat patty.
Wu Yuanji sneered.
However, the ttened Miss Little Liang actually started to expand like an intable doll and came back to life yet again.
Hey I already told you not to be so violent Youre breaking thew thew which protects minors Miss Little Liang protested.
Wu Yuanji was rmed by such tenacity..
So the rumor that cockroaches couldnt die was true?
Was the cockroach truly an indestructible creature?
Wu Yuanji clutched his head and felt that his worldview was about to copse.
But the truth was that it was only Miss Little Liang who was so tenacious, as she was a descendant of Cockroach Wenqiang. And what kind of cockroach was Cockroach Wenqiang? This was a cockroach that had grown to be the strongest by eating the leftover crumbs of Wang Lings crispy noodle snacks!
The offspring of the strongest cockroach would naturally inherit the ability to take a beating!
And this formidable ability of Miss Little Liangs amazed all the police officers present.
Thanks to Miss Little Liang buying them time, the police had already set up a barrier around the entire room while Wu Yuanji was attempting murder! The power was cut!
When the lights in the room went out, Wu Yuanji, in his shadow form, finally sensed that this was a snare.
He was trapped!
Gao Tian and Odd Zhuo had long been waiting at the door, ready to tighten the.
Odd Zhuo: Lawyer Wu, you cant escape!
Gao Tian: Lawyer Wu, you are charged with destroying evidence, mistreating animals and cultivating forbidden spells. You have the right to remain silent! Anything you say may be held against you in a court ofw!
Chapter 1055 - Wang Ling’s Hand Speed
Chapter 1055: Wang Lings Hand Speed
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Elsewhere, Fu Fusheng was still waiting in the detention center. He didnt get any good news, but received word that Wu Yuanji had been caught alive. Fu Fusheng was instantly full of despair as he slumped down in his chair. ording to the police at the detention center, a lot of Fu Fushengs hair turned white overnight.
Wu Yuanji was ced in Spirit Shackles and stripped of his shadow form on the spot.
When Gao Tian asked Wu Yuanji why he was able to exhibit such power, Wu Yuanjis answer startled everyone.
Frozen dumplings. I ate a pack of frozen dumplings, Wu Yuanji said.
Frozen dumplings again? Chief Zhaos eyes were wide open. After Zheng Tianqiangs confession, Chief Zhao had gone to buy a pack that night! And it was even the broli-vored frozen dumplings produced by the Office of Strategic Deception! This pack of frozen dumplings was even more expensive than the broli produced by the Office of Strategic Deception! One might as well buy broli themselves to mash for their own dumplings!
What is the filling for the dumplings? Even Gao Tian couldnt help but be curious.
Three delicacies; I remember that they were nutritious dumplings that are especially suitable for pregnant women, said Wu Yuanji.
Why did you eat that sort of thing? Are you pregnant? Little Silver had an astonished look on his face.
I also have office staff I need to pay. This pack of frozen dumplings was in the returned goods section, and was cheap.
The returned goods section again
Gao Tian lowered his head in thought.
Returned goods section. Frozen dumplings. Nutritious dumplings especially for pregnant women This basic information was identical to the content of Father Zhengs confession back then.
Could it be that some manufacturer was using these frozen dumplings as an experiment, and adding illicit medicine to them?
Gao Tian thought of this possibility.
It was everyones responsibility to bust drugs and illicit medicine, and the people of the world should pay attention to this issue C how many families had been destroyed because of drugs and illicit medicine? How many anti-drug officers had been sacrificed on the frontline because of these hateful drug dealers?
The fight against drugs and illicit medicine should be a national resistance movement!
New drugs were now popping up incessantly on the market. If someone was really using frozen dumplings to make this sort of bewildering medicine, it was an outrage!
Look for any leads on these dumplings at once! Chief Zhao was clearly aware of how serious the problem was, and he couldnt sit still anymore.
But when Odd Zhuo heard about these frozen dumplings for pregnant women, his expression turned hesitant
He remembered that his *shifu*s mother had gotten pregnant and seemed to have bought a lot of things from the cultivation department store a while ago, and frozen dumplings were on the list When Odd Zhuo dropped by the Wang familys small vi previously, Mother Wang had been returning goods because she had bought too many things, and Odd Zhuo remembered that a box of frozen dumplings had been moved to the truck.
Thus, in this returned goods section, there was a box of frozen dumplings which had once been at the Wang familys small vi Whether or not the box of frozen dumplings had any specific connection to the dumplings which Wu Yuanji and Father Zheng had eaten, Odd Zhuo wasnt sure
It cant be such a coincidence, right? Actually, Odd Zhuo was still a little scared.
He made a note of the matter and nned to text his shifu for confirmation. He knew that his shifu was fond of enchanting things to y with when he had nothing to do C if his shifu had truly enchanted this pack of frozen dumplings, then everything made sense.
It would be strange if anyone who ate the frozen dumplings enchanted by his shifu didnt level up quickly in their realms!
It was fine if they used this sudden increase in fighting strength to do what was right C if they were like Wu Yuanji, and used this sudden gift of power to break thew however they could, not only would this create havoc in society, the police would also be kept perpetually busy.
During the interrogation that very night, Wu Yuanji confessed to his crimes. He had been caught in the act on camera by Gao Tian, and plus Miss Little Liangs disability report, Wu Yuanji had no way to defend himself even if he wanted to.
He was looking at a prison sentence as long as a hundred years.
This devil of the legal profession, who had been stirring up trouble for so long with his intellect and malicious strategies, was unable to escape thew in the end.
The next day, September 20th, was the thirty-seventh day of the summer vacation.
Fu Fusheng appeared in court alone; he no longer had a defensewyer.
This was because Wu Yuanji had been arrested, and given that Fu Fusheng had hired Wu Yuanji, this public enemy of the legal profession, not a singlewyer in thewyers circle in the whole of Songhai city was willing to help take this case for Fu Fusheng after thetter requested a substitute defensewyer.
Simrly, Miss Little Liangs appearance also shocked the entire cultivation world.
When Wang Ling got up in the morning, the ss chat group was already abuzz.
No one thought that a cockroach would actually be used as a witness.
A cockroach is this for real? My prediction came true? Super Chen eximed. A while ago, he had mentioned that a cockroach or some other bug in the house might have seen what had happened, but he never thought that the court would actually find a cockroach to testify.
Since this was a public trial, a lot of people took screenshots of the live broadcast, which they shared directly in the group.
Seeing Miss Little Liang, with the two feelers on her head, assert the facts in court, everyone couldnt helpughing.
Why does this cockroach look a little cute? I used to think cockroaches were very disgusting
Maybe its because this little cockroach has a lolita voice?
Lolita voice Sure enough, it was the root of all evil.
Some used it to swindle others out of money, while a cockroach used it to act cute
At that moment, Teacher Pan couldnt help speaking in the group. Students, this proves that all living things are equal to begin with. As long as there is harmony among all living things, even cockroaches can grow to assist humans. This is a very momentous event that is worth reflecting on. To that end, students, Im going to give you another assignment.
Everyone:
With cockroaches and humans as the main topic, write an essay of no less than 800 words with a clearly defined theme, bright determination, and positive energy! Show the special bonds and friendship between living creatures!
The chat group instantly sunk into an awkward silence.
???
Teacher Pan wasnt happy. Students, why arent you saying anything? Is it because you feel that the word count is too low? Then how about this: the first five students to respond will only need to write 800 words, and everyone else will have to write at least 2,000 words.
Seeing this, Wang Ling instantly replied with an ellipsis.
Very good, congrattions to Student Wang Ling, the first person who only needs to write 800 words. Teacher Pan nodded in satisfaction.
F**k! Wang Ling, you damn person, I knew you were lurking! Your hand speed has never been this fast! Super Chen couldnt help roasting him.
Chapter 1056 - The Secret Of Frozen Dumplings
Chapter 1056: The Secret Of Frozen Dumplings
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During the second hearing, Fu Fusheng finally admitted to everything: from giarizing Student Zheng Jingxuans earlier works for thepetition to betraying the biggest mastermind, Liu Yi.
Although Liu Yi was already dead and dead people didnt have to take responsibility for their crimes, that didnt mean civil damages didnt have to be paid out.
Father Zhengs requests were very simple: He demanded that Raven Studio, under Liu Yi and Fu Fusheng,pensate him 365 million yuan, which was the total profits the studio had illegally made from Student Zhengs early magic treasure designs, and that the studio apologize publicly to thete Zheng Jingxuan, to restore his reputation.
At the same time, Father Zheng asked that thepensation be made into an additional award in the magic treasure designpetition and be called the Jingxuan Award, to encourage genuine participants to create original magic treasures.
The court approved thispensation request.
Chief Judge Liang Xin banged the gavel.
And so, three yearster on September 21st, the thirty-eighth day of the summer break, the giarism case which tore apart the Zheng family was finallypletely overturned.
Additionally, the police officers, judges and jury who were responsible for hearing the case back then all received disciplinary warnings.
It was a fact that they had caused the Zheng family distress by ruling in error when the facts werent clear and the evidence wascking.
On the other hand, this also proved that the judicial system was fair, and reflected the courage to take responsibility, to own up to mistakes, and to ascertain the truth.
The false charges from three years ago were done with and Father Zhengs family problems were resolved. For Wang Ling, however, the Wang familys problems had only just begun.
He received a text message from Odd Zhuo.
It was about the frozen dumplings which Father Zheng and that devilswyer Wu Yuanji had both mentioned.
Director Zhao of the General Police Bureau suspected that someone was nting drugs in the dumpling filling, and thus attached great importance to their origin and source, which forced Wang Ling to get serious about it.
What he could be sure of at the moment was that Mother Wang did buy some frozen dumplings suitable for pregnant women some time ago, but it had been an impulse buy. When sheter came back to her senses, she returned a portion of the goods, which included the box of frozen dumplings.
Wang Lings Great Enlightenment Spell had the power to turn the rotten into the miraculous. He had enlightened the tricycle, the microwave, and the toilet C a while ago, he had even enlightened his own bedroom door.
But Wang Ling wasnt bored enough to use such a mystical Heavenly Dao spell to enchant a box of frozen dumplings
There was nothing wrong with the dumplings; why would he enchant them?
And if he did, so what?
Would they be as crunchy as crispy noodle snacks?
Would they give you Water Margin hero cards when you ate them?
No!
Since they couldnt, why would he enchant them
Wang Ling also paid special attention to the origin of these dumplings.
What happened to the box of frozen dumplings that had been sent to his ce? Wang Ling felt he had to get to the bottom of it.
To sum up the changes in Father Zheng and Wu Yuanji after they ate the frozen dumplings:
The first was the abnormal increase in their realms.
Both of them almost reached the Nascent Soul stage after eating the dumplings.
It was a direct leap to a major realm.
Under normal circumstances, a cultivator couldnt advance from the Golden Core to the Nascent Soul stage without hundreds of years of practice.
Second and most importantly, Zheng Tianqiang and Wu Yuanji both gained powers rted to shadow, and there might be some sort of connection.
Wang Ling quickly thought of this possibility.
To confirm his guess, Wang Ling quickly replied to Odd Zhuo. To verify it, he had to see Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang at close range.
But it was impossible for Wang Ling to go in person. He was only a 16-year-old high school student. Even if Odd Zhuo could get him in by taking advantage of his position, it might reflect badly on him if word got out.
So, Wang Ling came up with an unusual method
On the other side, Odd Zhuo stared at Wang Lings astonishing response on his phone with an amazed expression on his face. Possession?
That was right.
In order to get close to Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang, Wang Ling decided to use an old method long range body possession. This was a Heavenly Dao spell based on the Great Soul Merging Spell, whereby Wang Ling could freely select a person to possess. At the same time, however, this spell was very risky, and it was very dangerous for Wang Ling to possess someone elses body, unless it was a blood rtive or someone he had a very close rapport with.
This was because Wang Lings soul was too strong, and not every corporeal body would be able to endure his torment. If the body couldnt house the souls power, it was possible that the body would explode.
The reason why Wang Ling chose Odd Zhuo was very simple.
Odd Zhuo had already been his disciple for several months, and they had a pretty close master and disciple rtionship. Most importantly, all the cultivation techniques Odd Zhuo was learning now were from Wang Ling, so Wang Ling estimated that there was a very low risk to Odd Zhuos body.
Besides, even if some danger popped up, Wang Ling could think of a way to regenerate Odd Zhuos body In any case, Odd Zhuo was one of his own, so it wasnt a big deal if something went wrong.
But it was different if Wang Ling were to possess someone else. Wang Ling might be able to solve the problem if something went wrong, but he could still hurt the other party.
This was Wang Lings first time possessing someone, and also Odd Zhuos first time being possessed by Wang Ling. Thest time Odd Zhuos body had been taken over was when he had received Jingkes power. Actually, that couldnt be considered a true fusion, and was just a simple body control spell. Furthermore, Odd Zhuos consciousness had still been present then.
But possession was different.
Odd Zhuo would have no memory of the time he was possessed by Wang Ling.
Wang Ling thus chose his words carefully and sent these points of caution about possession to Odd Zhuo; he thought Odd Zhuo would be intimidated by these distinct side effects. This was a body possession, after all C not everyone could stand the feeling of a foreign intrusion of their body.
Some people would even experience stress symptoms for a long time after being possessed, such as vomiting, fatigue, a high body temperature, increased trips to the toilet, and irritability That was right, these stress symptoms were simr to early signs of pregnancy
Wang Ling was worried that Odd Zhuo might refuse, so he told him all the possible side effects.
But who the hell knew, Odd Zhuo this guy seemed especially excited.
Shifu , when are youing over?
Hurry up, shifu ! I cant wait! You must always remember that as your most beloved disciple, I will always have a ce in my body for you!!
Chapter 1057 - Wang Ling’s Possession
Chapter 1057: Wang Lings Possession
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The hoo-ha about the magic treasure design incident came to an end, but it didnt mean the end of Odd Zhuos mission. The ck shadow army that had escaped the Pce of Mirrors was the primary target of Odd Zhuos investigation and pursuit. Huaxiu Alliance had secretly handed this mission to the Office of Strategic Deception, and Odd Zhuo was the overallmander representing the Office of Strategic Deception in the search for clues on the ck shadow army.
This organization was far craftier than Odd Zhuo had imagined. During this period of time, Little Silver and Loopy Toad had joined forces to search everywhere for the aura of the ck shadow army, but came up empty-handed. Even the Lord and Lady of the Castle, of the Office of Strategic Deceptions intelligence department, were unable to intercept any valuable leads.
It was very clear that this ck shadow army had a strict management hierarchy which prevented any internal intelligence from being leaked. This was a very strictly managed organization! Given how strict the management was, it was definitely hiding somerge, unspeakable secret.
Wang Ling had possessed Odd Zhuos body at that moment, while his own body had entered standby mode. In this mode, Wang Ling would go about his daily routine as though an AI had been imnted in him. It was akin to a smart app running in the background.
Thankfully, Wang Ling usually hardly ever spoke. Even in this state, he wouldnt seem too different from his usual form.
It was just that if he encountered danger in this mode, Wang Ling wouldnt actively attack, and would instead enter a passive defense mode C inyman terms, he would endure a beating without retaliating.
He only wanted to possess Odd Zhuos body to get close to Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang, and see if the situation they were currently facing matched his theory The possession wouldnt take too long, and Wang Ling felt that it shouldnt be a problem to leave his actual body for a short period of time.
This was Wang Lings first time possessing Odd Zhuo.
Odd Zhuo was slightly taller than Wang Ling and had the fully mature body of an adult. However, as soon as Wang Ling entered Odd Zhuos body, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back
It was a protruding lumbar disc
This was a medical affliction which Odd Zhuo had gotten from work after bing Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools.
Cultivators also suffered from slipped discs; once it was diagnosed, it was difficult to treat at its root.
Cultivators had a higher bone density than ordinary people to begin with. Thus, pressing a protruding disc back into position was excruciatingly painful.
Odd Zhuo, who suffered from the pain of the slipped disc all the time, received a temporary reprieve with Wang Lings possession
Being an adult is really difficult
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
With two souls in one body, Wang Lings soul took control of Odd Zhuos body.
After losing control of his body, Odd Zhuo could still sense the slipped disc but didnt feel any pain. Shifu, it seems I cant move. Are you already inside?
Wang Ling: Dont make such ambiguousments!
Shifu? Shifu? Odd Zhuo kept asking incessantly.
Feeling helpless, Wang Ling could only answer, Yea
Phew
Odd Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief. Then, does it feelfortable being inside me
Wang Ling: ???
Odd Zhuo: No Shifu, what I mean is, are you ustomed to using my body
He knew that he had a slipped disc, and while he had some relief in his situation after his soul was liberated, he was still worried that Wang Ling was unustomed to his body.
The biggest problem with a slipped disc was that just a bit of walking would aggravate the lumbar. Thus, Odd Zhuo always walked with a stiff waist to relieve some pressure on the bone.
In fact, after the court hearing for the magic treasure giarism case, Odd Zhuos slipped disc had reared its head again. He had been resting in bed all this time, his waist cushioned on a soft jade pad which radiated a chill. Usually, half an hour of rest was enough to reduce the pain significantly.
But Wang Ling sensed that things couldnt be dyed any longer. Directly controlling Odd Zhuos body, he teleported to a thicket in the vicinity of Songhai First Prison before walking out of the woods.
This already wasnt Odd Zhuos first time here. Returning to the prison felt likeing home When the guards at the entrance saw that Odd Zhuo hade, they opened the gate without even checking his ID.
There was a scanner at the prison gate to prevent people in disguise from sneaking in. It could even detect True Immortals. Thus, it was practically impossible for a person to disguise themselves as Odd Zhuo and infiltrate the prison. Only an Almighty with Heavenly Dao like Wang Ling could go undetected.
Director Zhuo, youre here again!
The guest room has already been tidied up for you. If you have more work today, you can just stay the night.
Wang Ling was startled. There was actually a private guest room for Odd Zhuo in the prison
From the looks of it, Warden Liang and Odd Zhuo had quite the extraordinary rtionship.
Actually, Warden Liang generally revered Odd Zhuo very highly.
Odd Zhuos performance was intricately tied to Songhai First Prisons achievements If more and more big shots were caught and thrown into Songhai First Prison, the prisons reputation and Warden Liangs fame in the outside world would gain additional halos.
All the prison staff would receive a substantial pay rise.
Thus, everyone had smiles on their faces when they saw that Odd Zhuo hade.
Wang Ling wasnt good at smiling, but in order not to expose himself, he struggled to give several fake smiles using Odd Zhuos body. Although they looked fake, they were at the very least enough to fool everyone else.
The Old Devil; the Master of Immortal Mansion, Cheng Yu; and Evil Sword God were still locked up together in the special prison cell.
The recently imprisoned Father Zheng and Wu Yuanji had been locked up in separate maximum security prison cells.
These two were considered high-risk prisoners. After going on trial, Father Zheng was finally sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. This was already considered a light sentence. However, since Father Zheng showed remorse, he and Wu Yuanji were put in separate cells, so the condition of his surroundings wasnt too terrible.
As for Wu Yuanji, he was in a tragic situation.
Despite also being in a maximum security prison cell, there were heavily armed guards around Wu Yuanjis cell. This demonswyer had once relied on his own strength to help many prisoners initially facing heavy sentences walk free Songhai First Prisons prison officers held deep grudges against him over all these years.
Wu Yuanji thus naturally received special treatment after he was imprisoned
Wu Yuanji! A prison officer walked into Wu Yuanjis cell. To satisfy the psychological needs of the three special convicts in the special prison cell, and to prevent them from developing mental illness from being locked up for so long, youre required to y one hour of mahjong with them daily.
Wu Yuanji:
When he arrived at the entrance to the special prison cell, he saw two prison officers carrying out a prisoner covered in a white cloth as they rushed to get him emergency medical treatment.
Wu Yuanji: This is?
Prison Officer: Thest person who yed mahjong with them.
Wu Yuanji:
Prison officer: Dont try any funny tricks while youre ying mahjong. Otherwise, the next person to be carried out will be you.
Wu Yuanji:
Chapter 1058 - Prison Break
Chapter 1058: Prison Break
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Wang Ling could feel how convenient it was to use Odd Zhuos body inside the prison; Odd Zhuo was like a walking pass who could freely go anywhere. He didnt need to give Warden Liang special notice, not even to visit the special cells; it was fine to just inform the prison officers. This wasnt considered breaking regtions, since ording to the official bulletins, it was Odd Zhuo who had arrested the Old Devil and the others. Thus, Odd Zhuo visiting them wasnt a cause for concern.
Wang Ling decided to visit Father Zheng first.
His grievances redressed, Father Zheng was naturally extremely relieved, and even epted his imprisonment.
The prison had already found work for Father Zheng; if he worked hard, he might be able to get out on a shortened sentence.
Wang Ling found Father Zheng inside a prison factory, pouring talisman paper pulp into a machine. This was a talisman factory, where Father Zheng and the otherbor reform prisoners worked to manufacture talisman paper.
Talismans were a hard necessity in the cultivation world, with billions of talismans consumed every day. The bulk of talisman paper was used for cleaning talismans, purification talismans and so on, which were used to tidy up the city and to filter out poisonous air particles, thereby keeping the city clean and giving the citizens blue skies. To keep up with this huge consumption, the production of talisman paper was very important.
Thus, basically ny percent of the talismans that were consumed daily were produced by prisoners in prisons all over the country working day and night. The manufacturing costs for cleaning talismans and so on were lower, so there was no need to use high quality paper. There was nothing better than shing costs and protecting the environment; using arge processing nt and high quality talisman paper, conversely, was a little like using a sledgehammer to crack nuts.
Of course, apart from producing talisman paper, Father Zheng had another task which was the most important, and that was drawing.
Father Zheng currently had the highest realm in this factory, and he also had some experience in drawing talismans. Not only could he draw over a thousand simple talismans like the cleaning talisman, he could also teach the other inmates to do so. The prison could thus save substantially on needing to hire someone to draw the cleaning talismans.
Not only did Father Zheng help the prison save money, he also gave the other prisoners a skill with which they could make a living. After they got out, they would definitely be able to find work. As long as they knew how to draw a cleaning talisman, they could join a talisman processingpany and earn money. The pay wasnt high, but supporting themselves wouldnt be a problem. Furthermore, as long as you were willing to learn in the talisman processingpany, you could try drawing more advanced talismans. After umting more experience in drawing talismans, you could be promoted.
Warden Liang was naturally delighted with such an oue, and it looked like the red g that moved around the major prisons might once againe to rest at his Songhai First Prison.
When Wang Ling reached the factory, he saw Father Zheng from afar working earnestly.
Director Zhuo, do you want me to bring Zheng Tianqiang over for you? one of the prison officers overseeing the factory asked.
Shifu, you just need to wave your hand. Odd Zhuos voice rang out.
Wang Ling did as Odd Zhuo said and gestured with his hand. The prison officer instantly understood its meaning and nodded at Odd Zhuo before withdrawing.
Wang Ling didnt approach Zheng Tianqiang too closely, since he was close enough to use his spiritual senses to search probe for information.
Standing where he was, the information which Wang Ling obtained from Zheng Tianqiang made him frown deeply.
It was obvious that Father Zhengs newly awakened power didnt belong to him, but was from an external party.
This power was very simr to the shock wave that had been released by the fetus inside Mother Wang at the Wang familys small vi!
Was it Ah Nuan who had bestowed this power on them
Wang Ling didnt expect his little sister to be more powerful than he imagined.
Mother Wang had been pregnant for less than a month, and already Ah Nuan had her own consciousness, and had even given power to outsiders Moreover, this power might have been spread through that box of frozen dumplings.
This was an unexpected oue.
His little sister was really naughty
But at least Wang Ling now knew how his little sister Wang Nuan had given this power to other people. Why had she used frozen dumplings? This was enough to prove that with her current strength, Ah Nuan wasnt able to grant the power directly, and could only use indirect methods to do so. For example, she could inject her own energy into a bag of frozen food, and the people who ate it would inherit this energy.
Apart from that, Wang Ling discovered something else, which was that Father Zhengs and Wu Yuanjis powers both had something to do with shadow.
It was as if their shadows had been given some sort of consciousness which was somehow connected to their bodies.
This was precisely why Father Zheng and Wu Yuanji could use the power of shadow to travel throughputer screens.
But it was obvious that while the shadow was powerful, Father Zheng and Wu Yuanji had yet to be fully enlightened. They had been granted the power of shadow, but hadnt exhibited its true strength C using shadows to travel through screens was nothing more than a parlor trick.
Just as Wang Ling was about to probe deeper with his spiritual senses, hidden killing intent drifted over from outside the prison.
After a person from Shadow Stream destroyed a wall and escaped Songhai First Prison thest time, the surrounding high wall and barrier had been reinforced; not everyone could waltz into the prison as easily as Odd Zhuo.
At that moment, someone was surveying Songhai First Prison from high ground.
Bai Youquans white robe pped in the wind. Everyone, our mission this time is to capture Zheng Tianqiang and Wu Yuanji alive.
After returning from the Pce of Mirrors, the ck shadow army had been waiting on the numbers for the fluctuation of Shadow all this time. They had dispatched forces to monitor Wang Lings family at the vi, butpletely hadnt expected the fluctuation to suddenly move and appear on Wu Yuanji and Zhen Tianqiang.
Bai Youquan was utterly pleased at this discovery.
As long as they could catch these two people, who had the fluctuation of Shadow on them, there was hope for them to revive their forces. Unfortunately, Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang these two fools didnt know how to thoroughly activate this incredible power which they had obtained.
Breaking prisoners out of jail C
This was tantamount to starting a war.
After halting operations for a long while following the Pce of Mirrors incident, the ck shadow army had been waiting for a suitable opportunity all this time to dere their existence to the world.
The chance had now arrived.
Shadow Brute, its your turn to go up, Bai Youquan said lightly.
A shadow giant five to six meters tall showed himself in the group. He stomped his foot and the ground trembled. Wrapped in ck shadow from head to toe, he held a ck shadow axe in each hand. At Bai Youquansmand, he lifted his axes and straightaway charged at the prison gate.
The moment the shadow giant attacked the gate, Songhai First Prisons highest rm level shattered the silence of the night in Songhai city.
Chapter 1059 - Wang Ling: “Fortunately, It’s Not Especially Difficult”
Chapter 1059: Wang Ling: Fortunately, Its Not Especially Difficult
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Songhai First Prison was on high alert at this sudden attack. Even though the outer defenses were well fortified, Bai Youquan was definitely prepared since he daredunch an attack at this moment in time.
Boosted by the power of Fate Dao, the ck shadow armysbat strength was already higher than that of cultivators with typical realms. Together with Shadow Brutes presence, this was the siege n which Bai Youquan had deliberatelye up with.
Shadow Brute wasnt a real human, but a force split off from Fate Dao. Its shadow-like body was like that of a giant in the fairy tales, and carried an immense sense of oppression. An ill wind blew under the cover of that ck shadow, tumultuously stirring up dust and clouds.
Team One, hold your positions! Team One, hold your positions! Team Two, attack! The prison is entering maximum defense mode! Lock up the prisoners! Dont let them escape!
Everything had happened suddenly, but fortunately, under Warden Liangs daily guidance, Songhai First Prison already had corresponding defensive measures in ce.
Every single prison guard carried out their duty, and the first round of defense and offense against Bai Youquans ck shadow army was underway.
Some performed hand seals to reinforce the barrier while others left the barriers secret exit to face the ck shadow army in a bitter fight. They only had one task to prevent the enemy forces from advancing in the shortest amount of time. They were to nip the other partys nefarious intentions in the bud!
The purpose of this attack could be nothing else but a prison break. And it was in fact very clear why the enemy had chosen this moment.
They were most likely here for the demonswyer, Wu Yuanji, as well as Father Zheng, Zheng Tianqiang.
Warden Liang knew that the situation was dire, so he immediately hurried to lead the fight on the front line.
He stood at the prisons entrance, and with a snap of his fingers, changed into the special leather armorbat wear for wardens. Do we have confirmation on enemy numbers?
Sir, theres too many of them! They have more than a hundred!
They came prepared for this invasion! Warden Liang immediately frowned. Call the city office right away and request backup from the Police Bureau and the closest Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron!
Yes!
After doing all this, Warden Liang turned his gaze to the gigantic Shadow Brute that was attempting to tear the barrier open.
As the prison warden, Warden Liang could tell at a nce that this big guy was probably the toughest person to deal with at the scene.
Netherworld Chains! With a wave of his hand, two chains immediately shot out of a rift in the air like swimming dragons. These chains moved ording to Warden Liangs will, and they instantly crawled around Shadow Brutes limbs, wrapping it up tight!
You did it! As expected of Warden Liang! The crowd buzzed with excitement as Warden Liangs participation instantly raised the morale of all the prison officers fighting.
This Netherworld Chains Netherworld me has the ability to devour spirit qi. I heard that the Spirit Shackles were developed by referencing the Netherworld Chains This big guy probably wont be able to escape, someone said.
Everyone, charge! Take down this bunch of invaders!
Wielding chains and brandishing immortal swords, the prison officers charged out in full force at the ck shadow army.
But from beginning to end, no one sensed the mastermind behind this battle, Bai Youquan.
It looked like the ck shadow army was on the brink of defeat, but in fact, this was all part of Bai Youquans n.
As the group of prison officers were made up of prison officers from various areas, they were a more mature police force than the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron. They were also the strongest governmentbat group in Huaxiu Alliance apart from the special armed forces. Bai Youquan wanted to test this im, but the oue was far more disappointing than he had imagined.
Bai Youquan sighed softly and murmured, We dont have time to fool around with them. Shadow Brute.
His voice wasnt loud, but this call seemed to imbue Shadow Brute with even more formidable strength, and the entire ck shadow army instantly fell into a frenzy the moment Bai Youquan spoke.
The Netherworld Chains theyre going to break apart! Warden Liangs face drained of color. He never thought that the tables would instantly turn just as victory was within their grasp.
Bang!
Shadow Brute ripped the Netherworld Chains apart with its massive strength, instantly releasing an explosive force which sent countless prison officers flying in all directions like ants.
Although the ck shadow armys offense was proceeding without a hitch, from beginning to end, no one noticed someone secretly observing the battle at the back: Wang Ling
He had allowed Bai Youquan to escape thest time. Now that the other party had appeared once again, Wang Ling definitely wasnt going to miss out on this rare learning opportunity.
That was right
Fate Dao was a special type of Great Dao that Wang Ling had yet to grasp.
It hadnt taken him more than a blink of an eye to learn Divine Dao thest time. But Fate Dao was more unusual, and Wang Ling needed more time toprehend it. And the best way to achieveprehension was to observe practitioners of Fate Dao up close.
Hence, after roughly two minutes of silent observation, Wang Lings furrowed brow finally rxed.
Furthermore, he had his ownment on the Great Dao known as Fate Dao: Fortunately, its not especially difficult.
Shifu , the situation isnt looking good! While Wang Ling had been learning, Odd Zhuo had broken down with anxiety, and was feeling all sorts of emotions when he saw that the prison barrier was about to shatter.
Calm down. Wang Ling cated Odd Zhuo.
Then, he took a step forward and instantly teleported to the heart of the battle.
Naturally, the first thing Wang Ling did wasnt to kill the enemy.
Instead, he had to protect the prison officers.
It was a good thing he had picked up Fate Dao quickly. Although the prison officers were at a disadvantage, the situation wasntpletely beyond saving.
Several prison officers had passed out from their injuries on the battlefield. Curling his fingers, Wang Ling gathered all the unconsciousbat officers in one spot and cast the Great Healing Spell, instantly healing their injuries.
Far away, Bai Youquan was dumbfounded at Odd Zhuos sudden appearance.
This wasnt his first time shing with Odd Zhuo, but he never thought that Odd Zhuo would have powerful magic.
While Bai Youquan was still pondering, Wang Ling spread out his fair palm once again in the air. In a sh, the palm lines in his hand changed to form a high-level magic array in the air, which enveloped all thebat officers
This was a magic array that no one present had seen before. The runes on it were so abstruse and advanced that even Warden Liang was dumbstruck.
He never expected Odd Zhuo to have such hidden depths
Director Zhuo, this magic array is? Warden Liang asked.
Wang Ling answered in Odd Zhuos voice, Tian Gang Infinite Health Array.
What was that?
Infinite Health Array?
Warden Liang didnt think he had heard of this magic array before.
But at that moment, one of Shadow Brutes sharp ws suddenly pierced Warden Liangs stomach
A bloody, gaping hole appeared in Warden Liangs abdomen.
With the blood gushing out and his innards destroyed, Warden Liangs death should have been a sure thing.
But the problem was
Warden Liang didnt feel any pain at all!
Chapter 1060 - Do You Think Wang Ling Is a Sis-Con?
Chapter 1060: Do You Think Wang Ling Is a Sis-Con?
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Tian Gang Infinite Health Array.
This was a branch of the Great Infinite Health Spell, which was one of the thirty thousand Heavenly Dao that Wang Ling had mastered.
Combined with the Great Array Spell, you could get an instant spell and arraybo effect. It was also this Great Array Spell which endowed the runes in Wang Lings palm with something like spiritual consciousness the moment Wang Ling brought his hand down, as they swiftly sketched out the array Wang Ling wanted to set up.
After that, Wang Ling just need to press his palm, and the array would beplete!
Shadow Brute was a manifestation of Fate Dao and was extremely difficult to deal with. Warden Liang was very strong, but he still wasnt Shadow Brutes match when it came to genuine fighting strength. However, Wang Ling also knew full well that as an embodiment of Fate Dao, Shadow Brute didnt have tough endurance; once its strength was exhausted, it would have to go back to replenish its energy, which was simr to recharging a battery.
It was precisely because of this that Wang Ling was able to instantly grab hold of its weakness.
The prison had so manybat officers. Using a clone technique to help them one by one would be too eye-catching, so Wang Ling decided he might as well use the Great Infinite Health Spell and create an opportunity.
No other Heavenly Dao couldpete with the Great Infinite Health Spell when it came to durability. ording to the rules, the consumption of spiritual energy would increase with every second the Heavenly Dao was used. However, Wang Lings primordial qi could be described as infinite. When all was said and done, there were few monsters like Wang Ling in this world who could ignore this consumption
No need to panic, everyone! Director Zhuo must have foreseen this situation, so he set up the array beforehand! Our health is infinite right now, and we wont feel any pain! Lets take this opportunity to arrest all these intruders! At Warden Liangs bellow, the prisonbat officers instantly regained their fighting spirit!
In the air, Wang Ling gazed at Bai Youquans figure in the distance. He was using Odd Zhuos body this time, so he didnt have to worry about who would carry this wok for him. Plus, this was beneficial for Odd Zhuo himself.
During this period when he was being possessed by Wang Ling, Odd Zhuo could actually learn a lot of battle skills, such as the angle of Wang Lings p This was also something that Odd Zhuo would be able to experience up close during this time, since Odd Zhuo normally couldnt even see Wang Lings movements clearly.
Odd Zhuo was naturally overwhelmed by this sort of beneficial hands-on learning; he never thought that there would be a day when his own body would be able to cast such a powerful Heavenly Dao spell!
This Odd Zhuo is stronger than reported in the news? Bai Youquan looked shocked after Odd Zhuos sudden appearance. He had investigated Odd Zhuo before, and this person was most assuredly at the Golden Core level C logically speaking, there was no way he could use such a powerful Heavenly Dao spell.
But if Odd Zhuo really was that strong, then this attack wasnt a loss C it at least made them aware of a potentially powerful enemy.
Why not feel out Odd Zhuo? See exactly how amazing he was?
Coming up with this bold idea, Bai Youquan was instantly excited.
Wang Ling was controlling Odd Zhuos body, and while he was a little unustomed to it at first because of the slipped disc, he was nowpletely used to the bodys configuration after breaking it in for a bit.
It was far more inferior to his own body, but in any case, it was his disciples body, and not as bad as Wang Ling had imagined.
Kings Eye
Wang Ling swiped his sword fingers over his pupils. His left eye instantly turned fiery red like a ze and the pupil unfolded into a golden three-petaled flower.
Wang Ling was worried that Odd Zhuos body wouldnt be able to withstand the full visual power of the Kings Eye, so he only used half of it. However, even half was powerful enough.
Chi!
Wang Ling turned into a streak of golden light in the sky, which lunged at Bai Youquan. The air rolled with this immense destructive power, creating friction and gouging out a deep trough in the ground in Wang Lings wake.
rmed by this powerful destructive force, Bai Youquans heart jumped, but he clearly wasnt any ordinary person. The moment Wang Lings body pierced him, Bai Youquan hadpleted turned into shadow and his body became transparent.
Was this the power of shadow again
Wang Ling was now one hundred percent sure that this new ck soldier army had to be intricately linked to Wang Nuan, his unborn little sister. In the Pce of Mirrors, this gang had retreated so cleanly that they hadnt left any traces behind at all. Now that Wang Ling thought about it, it was precisely during that time that Mother Wang had be pregnant with Wang Nuan.
Were there really such coincidences in this world?
Wang Ling was aware of how serious this matter was.
They actually had the nerve to plot against Ah Nuan
These people were really too bold.
Wang Ling didnt want to be a sis-con, but as a big brother, it was his duty to protect his little sister.
Bai Youquan
Wang Ling had to catch this person, and then follow the trail back to uncover the mastermind behind everything!
He remembered that Wang Ming had mentioned a dream of his before, in which an impostor with Wang Lings face was running everything behind the scenes. Not only did this imposter revive President Bai and Devil Gut Fungus Lord, he even gave this Bai Youquan, President Bais son, an important position.
It was just that Wang Ling never expected this impostors true target to be Wang Nuan.
You cant hurt me. In shadow mode, Bai Youquan waspletely immune to physical attacks. Wang Lings deadly charge just now had been fierce, but hadnt hit Bai Youquan.
In the face of Bai Youquans arrogance, Wang Ling only had three words: You missed something
When Bai Youquan came back to his senses, he was astonished to realize that at some point, his soul had been marked! The physical attack just now had been a feint C it was his soul that Wang Ling had been aiming for from the very beginning!
Kings Eye Soul Lock!
As long as Wang Ling willed it, a person whose soul had been locked down would be instantly recalled and detained, even if they fled to the ends of the earth.
Even the Old Devil and Evil Sword God hadnt received this sort of treatment back then
Wang Ling was too afraid that the other party would just run away. If he escaped this time, who knew how long Wang Ling would have to wait for the next opportunity.
Rather than do the investigation himself, Wang Ling much preferred this, with the other party cockily dropping by to court death.
Bai Youquan had thought too highly of his strength.
At that moment, he saw this terrifying Director of the General Administration of 100 Schools walk over to him step by step
Kneel.
Wang Ling stared at Bai Youquan. His expression wasnt the least bit friendly, and his words were unquestionable. There wasnt any room for discussion in his tone; this was a nomologicalw of Heavenly Dao that was simr to a decree Word Magic! With just one word, Bai Youquans knees already couldnt withstand the pressure, and they bentpletely and hit the ground hard.
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Chapter 1061 - The Truth About Fate Dao
Chapter 1061: The Truth About Fate Dao
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As the saying went, capture the leader and the bandits will fall. Once Wang Ling took down Bai Youquan, the morale of the prison officers instantly skyrocketed!
They never expected the legendary Director Zhuo to actually have such hidden depths. If Odd Zhuo hadnt put a stop to this prison invasion, the enemy might have already bored several holes in their barrier! Not only that, the prison would suffer mass numbers of casualties! And if word of this got out, it would definitely drastically affect the cultivation residents of Songhai city.
What kind of ce was the prison?
It was the most heavily guarded ce within Songhai city. If such a ce was taken down by criminals, it would no doubt be a severe blow to everyones sense of security.
In the Scientific Cultivation era, peace had always been the main t of the world; people scorned, resisted, and condemned this sort of criminal behavior.
Someone once said, If you believe your country is bad, you can try to build it up. If you think the government is bad, you can strive hard to be an official. If you believe the citizens arecking in culture, you should start being a highly-cultured citizen from today on to influence the people around you with actual actions. If you find your fellow men ignorant and unenlightened, then try to change others by studying hard. One shouldnt choose to grumble, curse, and escape, or even resort to chaos and violence.
On thend which you stand upon, what you are is what it is. If you are out in the light, it will not be in the dark. If you strive for excellence, you will not heed the unfounded rumors and malicious gossip of those who wallow in self-misery. Dont listen to the cynics. If you can do something, do something. If you can say something, say something. If you have heat, then give out light. Even if you are a firefly, you can shine in the darkness.
If there is no torch in the end, then you are the only light.
But unfortunately, there was a minority who didnt understand this rationale.
They raised bricks, imed they were powerlessmoners, and turned what was originally a peaceful protest into a farce of vandalism.
Violent behavior should be stopped anytime, anywhere.
Furthermore, these people of unknown origins were attempting tounch a futile attack on the prison
Bai Youquans soul had been locked in ce by the Kings Eye. Gritting his teeth, he attempted ast-ditch struggle.
He was the mastermind of this prison break; naturally, he would do whatever he could to escape.
The next moment, Bai Youquan writhed on the ground, crying out in pain. With his Kings Eye, Wang Ling could clearly see that Bai Youquan was trying to split his soul apart.
Fate Dao was a special type of Great Dao. People with Fate Dao could borrow fate from the River of Fate to overturn the heavens and change their fate so as to fulfill their goal of attaining immortality and invulnerability.
This was a Great Dao which could control parallel dimensions.
This also meant that if Bai Youquan gave up his soul, the soul of another Bai Youquan from a parallel dimension would take over the current Bai Youquans body.
This was the truth about Fate Dao.
Initially, Wang Ling hadnt quite understood how Fate Dao worked,
But everything was different now.
Actually, Bai Youquans idea was doable. His soul had been locked down by the Kings Eye, and he just needed to split it apart and swap it out to escape the Kings Eye Soul Lock.
Trying to use Fate Dao to obtain a new soul from a parallel dimension? Wang Ling stared at Bai Youquan intently. Bai Youquans soul quaked at his words, and he felt as though the thoughts had been plucked out of his head.
You
Since his objective had been exposed, Bai Youquans expression turned reckless in his hopeless situation. So what if youve figured it out? You cant stop me! He howled the words at Wang Ling before digging open a space tunnel with his bare hands and slipping through it like a fleeing loach. As Bai Youquan fled, he endured the two-fold pain of the splintering and transfer of his soul.
If it was just a physical injury, he could freely transport a new body from a parallel dimension for his own. Masters of Fate Dao could move around ten thousand parallel dimensions at least. Using these dimensions as their own was akin to having ten thousand lives.
When necessary, Fate Dao could be fully released so that a single person could even draw on the powers of the people in ten thousand dimensions to enhance themselves.
However, this was an all-out move, and the ultimate profundity of Fate Dao Return As One.
Once this was carried out, ten thousand lives would gather in one body. Dying in this form would be permanent.
Bai Youquan didnt have the guts.
Furthermore, his Fate Dao was a power that had been bestowed upon him C he could only control one hundred dimensions.
If he used Return As One and ended up dying, his existence in all the parallel dimensions would be instantly wiped out.
There would no longer be a person known as Bai Youquan in the entire universe.
Hurry up. Hurry up
Enduring the pain of the soul transfer, Bai Youquan allowed his body to float freely in the space tunnel as the spatial storm sliced at it.
Compared to the pain that was acting on his soul, the torment of his physical body was nothing.
But Bai Youquan very quickly noticed that something had gone wrong during the soul transfer.
A force seemed to be stopping him from drawing power from a parallel dimension.
The next moment, Bai Youquan realized that a crack had unexpectedly appeared in the space tunnel below him, and a golden-red eye was observing him from the middle of it. Instantly, Bai Youquan was sucked into the crack
By the time Bai Youquan came back to his senses, he was kneeling once more in front of Wang Ling.
Bai Youquan thought that he had already fled thousands of li through the spatial rift, but the Kings Eye had recalled his soul in the blink of an eye! Bai Youquan was pulled back in front of Wang Ling! The distance had be a matter of inches! No matter how Bai Youquan fled, he had no way of escaping Wang Lings pursuit!
Its you You stopped me? Bai Youquans soul wasnt reced with one from another parallel dimension as he had hoped. He stared at Wang Ling incredulously. You you arent Odd Zhuo!
Bai Youquan had noticed that something was amiss, but so what? Even if he spoke out, no one would believe the words of a criminal.
Wang Ling raised his sword fingers and pointed them at Bai Youquan.
His voice resounded in Bai Youquans head. Ive devoured your Fate Dao. Now, you only have one life
You youve mastered Fate Dao? Bai Youquan found it unbelievable. He seemed to have already guessed the identity of the person hiding in Odd Zhuos body, but ultimately didnt dare voice it aloud.
Like its hard?
Wang Ling crouched down and stared at Bai Youquan. He then reached out one hand to pinch Bai Youquans lower jaw. Speak. Tell me your objective.
Chapter 1062 - Wang Ling’s Worries
Chapter 1062: Wang Lings Worries
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Bai Youquan tried to struggle, but discovered that he was powerless to free himself from Wang Lings clutches. Actually, if this was an ordinary situation, Wang Ling could choose to forcefully search the other partys memories if they refused to answer the question. Unfortunately, he couldnt use this tactic with Bai Youquan.
Although Wang Ling had already taken Bai Youquans Fate Dao, it still belonged to thetter. Once Fate Dao was used, Bai Youquans mind space would turn into chaos as the memories of the Bai Youquans from all the other parallel worlds would be jumbled up like paste, and difficult to tell apart.
Wang Ling was in no hurry to interrogate Bai Youquan; he still had Odd Zhuo, after all C it was only right that this sort of menial task was left to his disciple.
After casting the Great Prohibition Spell on Bai Youquan, Wang Ling returned to his original body. Bai Youquan could currently be described as a locust without its shell, and utterly useless. The more terrifying thing, moreover, was that, as the head of the ck soldier army, he would be put in the special cell to y nice with the mahjong trio.
This would also be the first time that the mahjong room would have four people; they would no longer need to find people from the other prison cells to make up the number.
Interrogating Bai Youquan would take some time, and couldnt be done hastily. But with Bai Youquans prison invasion, Wang Ling had at least determined what the ck soldier army organizations objective was C it was very clear that they were after his little sister, Wang Nuan. Zheng Tianqiang and Wu Yuanji might have been targeted because she had granted them special powers.
Based on the Wang familys genes Wang Ling believed Wang Nuan probably had a special type of Great Dao ability, on par with Heavenly Dao, Divine Dao and Fate Dao. In addition, this ability was simr to Fate Dao, and was an endowment in nature: It could activate a persons shadow and give a person a quick power-up in a short period of time. At the same time, they gained the ability to manipte shadows.
But Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang clearly could only manipte shadows at the most basic level.
If this was the power of a Great Dao, it certainly wouldnt just be as simple as this bestowed ability
Which was why Wang Ling was thoroughly rmed.
His little sister wasnt born yet She hadnt even been inside Mother Wangs belly for half a month, but she already knew how to make trouble After she was born, she would definitely be Red me Mad Devil Mo Xiaobei 1!
It was September 22nd, the thirty-ninth day of the summer break.
Songhai First Prison was attacked by an unknown force. Director Odd Zhuo, who had been carrying out an investigation, took the lead and sessfully held them back along with Warden Liang, saved all the prisonbat officers, and even apprehended a sub-leader of the unknown force along with one hundred members of this gang C the news exploded online.
Odd Zhuo became more famous than ever.
The scenest night of Wang Ling casting a Heavenly Dao spell while in Odd Zhuos body was also perfectly recorded by the prison cameras. Although no one could understand what the spell was, they were already deeply shaken by the abstruse andplicated array runes of the Tian Gang Infinite Health Array.
Some of Odd Zhuos peers in particr were secretly anti-fans who went around saying that Odd Zhuos reputation was an empty one and that he didnt have any real talent. A lot of people were very unhappy with how Odd Zhuo would run to take credit basically any time there was a battle that didnt have reliable video evidence C how could such a person be a leader?
But thebat strength that Odd Zhuo disyedst night instantly left this bunch of anti-fans speechless
His battle stance was graceful, to say nothing of the fact that they couldnt even find the array runes in the dictionary!
Thus, the moment the surveince video was released, Odd Zhuo was instantly elevated to new heights by his peers, and he even had the honor of being bestowed a new nickname a man who secretly takes extra lessons.
Wang Ling was highly interested in the interrogation. Once there was progress, Odd Zhuo would instantly report it to Wang Ling.
As for Wang Ling
There were two things which worried him.
Based on the fluctuationsing from Wu Yuanjis and Zheng Tianqiangs bodies, Wang Ling determined that, while Wang Nuan had granted them their abilities, it hadnt been deliberate, and could be called an unintentional mistake.
It would be ten months before Wang Nuan popped out, and there was likely to be plenty of fetal movement during this period of time.
Wang Ling was already adept at drawing Dao talisman seals, so he wondered if he should draw one for Ah Nuan, and at least prevent her from identally leaking energy when she rolled around in the belly.
Thus, as the news was talking about Odd Zhuo that morning, Wang Ling raised Wang Nuans matter with Father Wang. Drawing a talisman seal or whatnot meant extra spending: the talisman paper and special materials required cost about a thousand yuan.
This wasnt arge sum of money. In fact, as long as Wang Ling used his Ling Zhenren identity to ask around in the group, no one would refuse him the cash.
But Wang Ling wasnt in the habit of asking outsiders for money. Family matters were an internal affair, and should be handled internally.
This was also one of the family rules that Father and Mother Wang had drawn up for Wang Ling.
After hearing the whole story, Father Wang pushed up his sses and then put down his coffee. Thats a good idea. But youll have to earn the money yourself. As a reminder, you have to earn money with the abilities of a regr cultivation high school student, which means that your strength should be at thete Foundation Establishment stage at the very most. If you exceed this realm, two hundred yuan will be deducted from your allowance next month.
Wang Ling had thought Father Wang would readily agree C he never thought that this biological father of his would actually tell him to earn the money himself
As expected of his biological father
Its not arge sum, and I could give it to you. But, Ling Ling, think about it C this is a big brothers feelings for a little sister. If the talisman you draw for your little sister is created from materials gathered with your own hard work, I believe that Ah Nuan will be very touched after shes born!
After giving his earnest advice, Father Wang patted Wang Ling on the shoulder. Go and think of something first. If theres really nothing you can do, your dad will give you the money.
This was a wless statement; in the end, Wang Ling couldnt find an excuse to ask for the money.
Father Wang watched Wang Ling go up the stairs and felt a sense of satisfaction.
The moment Mother Wang fell pregnant with Wang Nuan, Father Wang had already decided to groom Wang Ling into a sis-con, to ensure that the brother and sister had a harmonious rtionship.
Actually, there wasnt much further to go at this point in time
And so came Wang Lings second worry: a part-time job.
He, a sixteen-year-old high school student, taking up a part-time job
Would anyone hire him?
Wang Ling was highly doubtful
He decided to first figure out what he could do.
Based on the Wang familys rules for a part-time job, the main thing was that he wasnt allowed to use his innate Heavenly Dao ability to make money. In other words, this decree directly forbade Wang Ling from using Heavenly Dao spells to make money, which would have been easy for him.
Then, putting these sort of fantastical jobs aside, what else could he do?
Work as a temp at a convenience store?
Hand out leaflets on the street?
Or work at KFC?
A little survey: What sort of work do you Wang Ling could do?
Chapter 1063 - Wang Ling’s Work Day
Chapter 1063: Wang Lings Work Day
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In short, the problem was what sort of part-time job Wang Ling could get.
To not be able to use Heavenly Dao It was going to be a bit difficult to earn this money. Otherwise, he could use his Heavenly Hearing to connect to other parallel dimensions and earn tens of thousands of yuan in minutes simply by selling some music rip-offs. But copying music actually wasnt a great n, since the readers would suspect the author of padding the chapter.
Although Wang Ling couldnt use Heavenly Dao, he could still rely on his physique, and had thought about hawking himself out as someone elses punching bag; after all, no matter how he was beaten up, he couldnt get hurt. The problem, however, was that if the bacsh killed the other person, then it would be for nothing! He still vividly remembered when the Shadow Stream assassins had attacked No. 60 High, and how the assassin captain was killed by a bacsh.
The grass on the mans grave was probably dozens of meters high already
After some serious thinking, Wang Ling started to seek out the opinions of Super Chen and the others in their private group chat.
A part-time job? Super Chen replied in the group right away. Then, Wang Ling, forget about bing a waiter.
??? Wang Ling.
You cant even smile; theres no way you can do that sort of work. Also, youll probably getints. I heard that your pay will be docked if you get aint in that sort of ce. If you and your stiff face work there, you might have topensate the boss several hundred yuan every day.
You be quiet. Given what Wang Lings like, I know a job thatll be a pretty good fit for him. At that moment, Dopey Guo suddenly came up with an idea.
What is it? Little Peanut was curious.
You can be an extra at the cultivation film studio. Its hard but solid work, and they need student actors. I introduced plenty of the guys from the other sses to it, but none of themsted long.
Why not?
Because they tend to NG As an extra, all you have to do is pretend to be dead most of the time, which I think will fit Wang Ling very well.
As soon as Dopey Guo said that, Wang Ling replied right away: Ill be counting on you!
Wang Ling had never thought about bing an idol or whatnot, but he felt that he was well-suited to be an extra. This wasnt an easy path to walk on, however C a two-bit actor who was a new face to a production crew wouldnt get any work for a long time or even be able to eat. They could only wait by the road outside the film studio and wait for production teams that werecking people toe and recruit them. If you were lucky, you could scrape together one to two hundred yuan after following a crew around for a day. If an extra was lucky enough to be chosen by the director to say a couple of lines, it was possible to rake in several thousand in one day.
But that was a rare case, after all.
In the afternoon, Wang Ling arranged to meet Dopey Guo at Songhai Film and Television Studio. Film studios were actuallymon nowadays, but Songhai citys film studio triumphed in terms of scale. Songhai was an international hub of cultural exchange, and its film studio was naturally favored by many domestic and international production teams as well as numerous famous directors.
Given itsrge scale, there were plenty of opportunities.
When cultivators shot films, there already wasnt any need in many cases to rely purely on special effects; when two cultivator actors fought in a scene, they created a lot of the explosions themselves The point was that it looked a lot more realistic than cheap special effects! And saved on special effects production costs! Thus, a lot of films on the market now were an embellished mix of real cultivator fights and special effects.
There was no need to invest so much into special effects anymore C only a little brush-up and fine-tuning was needed to make the explosions and fights more striking.
Wearing his school uniform, Wang Ling waited for a while next to a stele with the words Songhai Film and Television Studio on it, and soon saw Master Dopey Guo waving at him from afar. As for why he had to wear his uniform, Wang Ling still wasnt clear on this point. Since he was about to make some money, however, it wasnt a big deal. Furthermore, Dopey Guo himself was also wearing the school uniform.
Lets go. Ill bring you in. Dopey Guo took out the actor ID tag which he had prepared in advance and stuck it on his chest; Wang Ling was a little nk when he nced at this thing.
Itll be fine. Therell be an auditionter after you enter. Just muddle your way through it C I have an uncle who works in the audition department. Once you get the actor ID tag, itll be very easy to get into the studio. With the tag, you can bring one person in, sort of like a rmendation. As Dopey Guo introduced the studio to Wang Ling, he exined the rules at the same time.
Just as Wang Ling was about to ask why they had toe in their school uniforms, it was Dopey Guo who brought it up first. It just so happens that my uncle is nning to shoot an online movie with a school theme, and he needs two more people. He wanted me to bring someone over, and I was just about to ask someone else. In the end, you just happened to be looking for a part-time job! Hahaha!
School theme? asked Wang Ling.
Thats right, this film is pretty awesome C it isnt just a school movie, but is also based on our own school! Its a story about Senior Zhuo! Hang on, lll DM you the script.
Because of a confidentiality agreement, the script couldnt be made public for now, so Dopey Guo couldnt send it in their small group. But since Wang Ling was now part of the studio, Dopey Guo thought that letting him take a look was fine. Thus, he created an exclusive group for him and Wang Ling, and sent him the script inside this two-man group called: Oscar Film Emperor.
Leading Wang Ling over to get an actor ID tag, Dopey Guo exined the script to him.
Wang Ling opened the file which Dopey Guo had sent, and the massive film title at the very top jumped out at him.
Then, Wang Ling took a deep breath
Because the film title was: Birth of the Demon Child Odd Zhuo 1.
Wang Ling heard from Dopey Guo that the production team hadnt contacted Odd Zhuo about this matter, but instead directly asked Headmaster Chen for the filming rights. Considering that No. 60 High was going to be upgraded to a key city high school very soon, Headmaster Chen felt that they could seize this opportunity to promote the school, and thus agreed. The most important thing was that it was a famous director who would be directing this film, called Feng Yiwei.
Of course, what amazed Wang Ling wasnt the film title or its director.
But the films content.
When Wang Ling skimmed through the file and read the film outline, he was utterly stupefied .
The film outline was such: When the Gate Between Worlds descended six years ago, a Chaos Pearl came into being. With all the experts of the cultivation world joining forces, the Chaos Pearl was refined into a Demon Pearl and an Immortal Pill. The number one sect in the cultivation world, Sixty Gates, set up arge array to destroy the Demon Pearl three yearster. The head of Sixty Gates ordered his main disciple, Hero Guo, to ce the Immortal Pill inside Odd Zhuos body. In the end, due to a freak series of errors, the Immortal Pill was secretly reced, and Odd Zhuo, who should have been born from the Immortal Pill, was born a demon. But Odd Zhuo didnt let his fate control him. He held fast to Sixty Gates philosophy of punishing and eliminating evil. Because of the Demon Pearl, however, he was misunderstood as a demon whomitted all sorts of atrocities, and was made a scapegoat time and time again Faced with this situation, what would Odd Zhuo do
Chapter 1064 - Wang Ling’s Acting Skills
Chapter 1064: Wang Lings Acting Skills
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Wang Ling suspected that this script might have been written by Super Chen or a rtive of thetter C even the scapegoat setting had been perfectly included inside the script, making it too real.
One had to go through an audition in order to get an actor ID tag, and the examiner would chose a theme. When Hero Guo brought Wang Ling in, the theme had already been decided on. There were six people in each group, and Wang Ling was in the second group. It was quite simple: everyone was required to act like they were suffering from facial paralysis. When the examiner cracked a joke, only those who didntugh would pass.
Wang Ling felt that this assessment was simply tailor-made for him, and it basically wouldnt be a problem at all.
After the first group of six went up, the examiner announced the theme for their group.
They had to act as if they were being blown about in a hurricane.
The first person pretended to be a tree; he raised his arms and let out hu hu hu sounds before falling to the ground.
One after another, the second, third, fourth and fifth individuals imitated him, which disappointed the examiner in charge of the audition. It was fine if it was just the first person, but it was meaningless for those that came after to copy him. Acting was an art which emphasized creativity.
Just as the examiner sighed, the other assessors turned their gazes to thest person. He was a fatty who looked to be over two hundred and sixty jin in weight, and who stood there unmoving, like a mountain.
The examiner: Sir, what are you acting as?
That fatty replied, Shanghai Fortress 1.
The examiner: Pass!
Wang Ling and Hero Guo:
Finally, it was Wang Lings turn as part of the second test group, and he entered the exam room with the other five examiners.
Looking at the others, he thought that they were probably a few years younger than he was, and they all looked very young C it wasnt easy to make a living nowadays.
Over sixty percent of young people now chose to be live streamers, and basically stopped at nothing to be popr. To be an actor was somewhat tough, but at least it was an industry in which you could rely on your skills to make a living. Acting skills could continue to be polished over time, and one day, you might be chosen by some director and be given the chance to turn your life around. Hard work was hard work, but it was much better than relying on tricks to grab attention.
Next, Im going to tell you a joke, but I want you to hold back yourughter. This is the only assessment requirement for your group. As long as you dontugh, you pass, said the chief examiner.
Then, sir, will youugh? a bold youngster asked at that moment.
Laugh? Of course not, were professionals. No matter how funny it is, we wontugh unless we cant help it. The chief examiners gaze swept over them before he read out the joke from a book. Once upon a time, there was a temple, and in that temple lived a foolish monk 1 hahahaha
The examiners chair rocked back with hisughter and he directly fell off. When they saw this scene, the other assessors couldnt help but frown.
Isnt Old Chen going a little overboard in his acting
Mm, just a bit. But he can certainly act; no wonder hes the chief examiner. Look, Old Chens twitching is so realistic. His entire body is shaking C theres probably no one here who can shake all over like Old Chen, is there?
Ive looked at the joke, and it isnt funny at all. To be able tough like this in front of everyone, Old Chen is indeed a consummate actor!
Look he seems to be frothing at the mouth
He can even spew out froth C how brilliant! And did you see, he can even roll his eyes back! How detailed!
It certainly is detailed, and he even remembered to roll his eyes back. But theres still one thing I dont understand.
What?
Its not hard to roll your eyes back, but as for his bloodshot eyes how did he do that?
Damn Old Chen isnt acting! Hes reallyughing! And hes going tough himself into passing out!
When the examiners said that, some of the examinees in the second group finally couldnt take it anymore and burst outughing. The chief examiners requirement for them was to notugh when he read out the joke, but in the end, he passed outughing himself Was there any joke funnier than this?
Thus, of the six people in the second group, only Wang Ling remained expressionless.
The examinees in the second group really couldnt be med C even those waiting in line outside the exam roomughed until their sides split because of this episode. Some of themughed themselves breathless as they crouched down and clutched their stomachs.
Throughout it all, only Wang Lings expression wasnt the least bit ruffled.
It could be said that he was the bona fide legendary poker face. Hero Guo was moved by Wang Lingsposure; as expected, it had been the right decision to rmend Wang Ling to work here!
After ten minutes or so, the examiners gave the actor ID tag to Wang Ling, and he was the only one in the second group of examinees to get it.
When they gave him the ID tag, one of the assessors said to Wang Ling with an admiring expression, Student, you were too awesome. We as examinersughed until we almost passed out, while you were actuallypletely unmoved.
Hes like that at school, too. Hero Guo put his arm over Wang Lings shoulders and couldnt help feeling proud.
So this guy is your ssmate! The assessor was cheerful. He didnt know Wang Ling, but he knew Hero Guo. Quite a few of the directors here were his uncles, so Hero Guo usually wasnt short of pocket money. If he didnt have any, he just needed toe here and do some acting C sometimes, lying on the ground for a day could him hundreds of HNY.
Hero Guo could be considered pretty lucky this time. It just so happened that an online film about No. 60 High had just started filming at the studio, and Hero Guo had been introduced to the crew as an extra. This role only had three lines, but three lines for an extra was already amazing C and the most important thing was that his face would be on camera! Hero Guo fantasized about kickstarting a career with this opportunity C how could he not be happy!
When that time came, he would be the second Lu Xufan! The second Wu Yuanxi 1!
Lets go, Wang Ling, Ill take you to the film set. Brimming with excitement, Dopey Guo finally led Wang Ling to the film set for Birth of the Demon Child Odd Zhuo.
This was Wang Lings first time on a film set, and the director was very charismatic as he directed the filming.
Actors!
Lights!
ACTION!
Hero Guo took Wang Ling around the ce. It was actually the worst time for unrted personnel to move about. A lot of newbie actors would identally walk into the camera frame, and a clip that hadnt been easy to shoot would be useless.
But as an old hand, Dopey Guo knew the set like the back of his hand. He brought Wang Ling to the executive director, who looked Wang Ling up and down. Is this the ssmate you were talking about?
Yes, uncle! Dopey Guo nodded.
Not bad, his looks pass. The executive director nodded his head.
Then which scene will my ssmate be acting in?
Let him try the next scene. Theres a fight scene where he just needs to y dead, said the executive director.
Chapter 1065 - Play Dead
Chapter 1065: y Dead
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Wang Ling actually felt that he was well-suited to work in show business. After all, it wasnt umon for teen idols in show business to sometimes be criticized for their poor acting since they werent trained actors.
Happy reaction: poker face + wide eyes.
Angry reaction: poker face + wide eyes.
Frightened reaction: poker face + wide eyes.
Sad reaction: poker face + wide eyes
This all-purpose form was some idols perfect answer to show business, so Wang Ling thought he could do it too
But for now, Wang Ling wouldnt know what it was like to be the lead actor. He was already very content acting as an extra, thanks to Dopey Guos help.
Before shooting the second scene, the executive director approached Wang Ling. Student Wang, lets talk about the second scene. Its a fight scene; where will you be lying?
Wang Ling: ???
Its like this: the pay is different for different areas.
The executive director spread out a map of the site and said to Wang Ling patiently, This green zone is basically safe. ording to calctions, the actors movements and spells cast during the fight wont affect the green zone. If you lie in the green zone, its 80 to 100 yuan a day.
The yellow zone is moderately dangerous and the daily reward is 100 to 500 yuan. Arge amount of energy shock waves might pass through the air here during the fight scene. Calcting it precisely, it usually isnt dangerous. But the point is that once you lie down, you cant move as you like. No matter how loud the noise or explosions around you, you cant be scared into moving even an inch, since that will createplications. We often have actors who choose to lie down in the yellow zone for money. In the end, they overestimated their mental endurance. Some got up halfway through, and their legs and feet got blown off. As long as you dont move in this zone, youll be fine.
The reward for the red zone is 800 to 1,000 a day. How much an actor gets depends on their performance. The red zone is where the attacks are the most concentrated. The actors who lie inside this zone must be extremely strong of mind and professional. Since this zone will be covered in spells, you might be slightly burned while lying down, but the injury is manageable. We have an especially effective freeze cream. If you apply it to the burn immediately after the shoot, it wont leave any scars. However, youll need to endure the pain.
The executive director continued, In addition, we give actors who y dead in the red zone green golden light shields. The moment the spellse raining down, the green golden light shield will be automatically activated, and isnt life-threatening. If you il about, however, you may be reduced to ash in an instant
Wang Ling was puzzled. Green?
To make things easier in post-editing. Once it reaches this fight scene, the green golden light shields can be edited out in one go, Dopey Guo exined.
Wang Ling:
The executive director nodded. In short, the thing you need to pay the most attention to in the three zones is: Do not move!! As long as you dont move, your life wont be in danger! Student Wang, which one will you choose?
Wang Lings face was expressionless. Red.
He already had a Sage Body C Great Dao spells couldnt hurt him, let alone a few petty explosions.
The executive director was so moved that he even yelled excitedly, Chief Director! Someone is finally willing to enter the red zone!!
Wang Ling:
After hearing this decision, Dopey Guo felt a burst of nervousness. Wang Ling, this is too much Why dont you choose again? The red zone is really dangerous!
Its fine. Wang Lings face was as unruffled as an ancient well.
Dopey Guo had heard that Wang Ling was short of money, apparently because he wanted to buy a gift for his little sister.
Even Dopey Guo hadnt expected Wang Ling to actually go this far for his little sister
Roughly twenty minutester, Wang Lingy down in his designated spot in the red zone with twenty or so green golden light shields stuck to his back. In other words, he would have to endure almost twenty attacks. A regr actors expression wouldnt be able to help trembling when a shock wave hit them in the face, to say nothing of a high school student.
Hence, a lot of people were skeptical of Wang Lings ability to do it.
Hes so young C newborn calves arent afraid of tigers 1.
A fine young man insisting on looking for death, hey
Some seasoned extras on set talked about it behind the scenes. They felt that Wang Ling was courting death. They were all veterans who had already been acting for more than ten years, but still found it very hard not to change expressions when confronted with shock waves one after another. Furthermore, Wang Ling was ying someone who had died with his eyes wide open In other words, Wang Lings eyes had to remain open the whole time Could he really do it?
Extras, take your ces!
Actor, take your ce!
At the executive directors instructions, all the extrasy down in their predetermined spots.
The actor then stepped onto the stage.
This was a baby-faced actor called Tong Ling. Actually, he was already very old, but thanks to special skincare techniques and special cultivation principles, he retained the body of a child, and looked like he was only eleven or twelve years old.
In this part of the plot, twelve-year-old Odd Zhuo was snubbed and despised by others after absorbing the Devil Bead. In the end, he couldnt control his anger and his demonic qi erupted. There would be a lot of explosions in the middle of the scene, and Wang Ling yed a viger who got caught up in the explosions and died. In fact, it wasnt Odd Zhuo who killed the viger, but those on the demon path who framed Odd Zhuo and wanted the people to scorn him.
Brother Tong, well be counting on you in this scene. The executive director followed behind Tong Ling.
Tong Ling put down his cigar. With an assistants help, he changed into his costume and turned his gaze to the zones on set. Because of the big explosions and the fact that no extras had been willing to y dead in the red zone all this time, this scene had been dyed for a long time. Of course, the production crew had thought about using a dummy, but the overall effect was too fake and might be picked up with one nce after post-production.
At that moment, there was actually a high school student lying in the red zone, suddenly piquing Tong Lings interest. Did that child volunteer or did you force him?
Of course he volunteered The executive director wiped his sweat.
Tong Ling chuckled. Doesnt he know that therell be twentyrge explosions in that zone? Will he really be able to stay still? Has he bought any insurance yet? If he gets hurt, its none of my business.
Weve already signed an agreement with him, and we promised him that as long as he doesnt move, his life wont be in danger
Tong Ling: Ha ha, lets hope thats the case.
Newborn calves werent afraid of tigers C want to make quick cash on a film set? It wasnt that easy to be an actor. Even an extra had to have some skills
Thinking this, Tong Ling smiled slightly and suddenly felt like teasing Wang Ling
Footnotes:
Ch 1065 Footnote 1
A Chinese idiom to describe young people as fearless.
Chapter 1066 - Purple Flame Beam Cannon
Chapter 1066: Purple me Beam Cannon
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No job was easy, but not everyone could be actors. Some might persist at it for decades purely because they loved acting, but still wound up as just obscure extras in the end. The career form that had never changed was hard work + luck.
Thus, when Tong Ling looked at Wang Ling lying on the ground, he had a strange urge to teach this junior a lesson and make him understand how cruel reality was.
Of course, the main thing was that Tong Ling found himself envying Wang Lings face, which made him indescribably annoyed. If he knew Wang Lings face was already the modified low-key version, Tong Ling would probably cough up blood on the spot.
Tong Ling was ying the role of a demonic Odd Zhuo. Furthermore, their features were pretty simr, and only some delicate brush-ups with makeup was needed to make his face practically identical to Odd Zhuos. As for the other actor also ying Odd Zhuo, the production crew had found a doppelganger actor from somewhere.
Although Wang Ling was lying on the ground, his Kings Eye was still active. Even out of his line of sight, his surroundings appeared clearly in his mind like a hologram. The stage name of the doppelganger actor ying Odd Zhuo was Zhuo Fan. He really looked a lot like Odd Zhuo C and he had been born with those looks, not because he had deliberately gotten stic surgery done to look like Odd Zhuo.
In No. 60 Highs exhibition room, there was a wall for famous alumni, on which hung Odd Zhuos picture. It had been taken before he graduated,and he still looked very young.
And the actor whom the production crew had found looked precisely like that young Odd Zhuo.
Fortunately, their auras werepletely different, so it actually wouldnt be difficult for Wang Ling to tell them apart if he wanted to.
Filming of this scene had been dyed for a long time because they couldnt find an extra willing to brave death. The doppelganger actor Zhuo Fan had already finished shooting the scenes of Odd Zhuo before his demonic transformation; now, the crew finally had a chance to film the scenes that came after.
Brother Tong, please suck on this ck pill during the fight. Before the shoot, a little brother from the props team presented him with a pill. This pill was called Film and Television Special Effects Pill, which was specially produced for film shoots.
It tasted horrible, however, and left many actors traumatized, but it was vital for the excellent special effects that it produced during filming.
As long as one had this pill inside their mouth, a person would begin to release thick roiling qi, and even their pupils would change color, making them as terrifying as a fiend.
So troublesome C cant you add in the special effects?
Well have to trouble Brother Tong. With this ck pill, the special effects will look more realistic. If you dont want it, I wont be able to exin it to the director The props little brother was also helpless.
Given that filming was about to start, Tong Ling had no time to argue with the props team. Frowning, he took the pill in the end and popped it into his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, the ck special effects pill transformed Tong Lings body dramatically ck qi started to curl all around him. Even his hair and nails grew longer and his muscles expanded, turning him into an unexpectedly burly man.
This wasnt Tong Lings first time taking the special effects pill, but the changes it wrought still startled him.
Dont worry, Brother Tong, this pill will lose its effect after three days! Youll return to normal after that! The props little brother smiled.
Bastard! Three days
When Tong Ling roared, ck smoke poured out of his mouth and charged heavily at the props little brother like a dragon.
Seeing this, Tong Ling wanted to cry but had no tears to shed. His image! It was really ruined this time!
His life was really so hard!
ACTION!
Following the chief directors instruction, Tong Ling started acting out his demonic state.
It was a scene with no lines; it was basically just roaring and blowing up the surroundings.
This was the embodiment of the work Tong Ling did.
The truth was that Tong Ling was a genuine action star, and almost all his roles involved fighting. In addition, he had a high realm at the Nascent Soul stage, and he could cast a lot more spells at this level. During his extensive travels all these years, he had learned a varied assortment of spells in line with the requirements of each production crew. His knowledge was profound, thus making him a favorite in show business.
Following the script, Tong Ling closed his eyes and hovered in the sky. He struck some chuuni poses, then a spell started to form in his hand.
Wang Lingy unmoving on the ground.
But very quickly, his body sensed something peculiar C for some reason, his eyelid, which hadnt twitched in a long time, began to twitch at that moment.
An eyelid warning?
Was something dangerous about to happen?
Wang Ling had detected something strange, but didnt show it. He was currently acting as a man who had died with his eyes wide open. He gazed at Tong Ling wrapped in surging demonic qi in the air, and there wasnt the slightest change in his expression.
Not bad. Where did you find this extra? Hes very promising Looking at this scene, the chief director couldnt help praising this performance.
My nephews ssmate. The executive directorughed aloud.
So its someone that kid Hero Guo found? He finally found someone reliable. Thest few people he introduced were always moving and werent any good. In the end, theyre youngsters who havent seen much of life and are too restless!
Chief Director is right
This kid is not bad. The chief director once again praised Wang Ling. And hes also pretty good-looking Why do I feel like the more I look at him, the more I like him?
Everyone:
Is he usually as dead as this at school? At that moment, the chief director turned to look at Hero Guo.
Thats right, Director, he sits next to me. When my uncle told me he was looking for an actor to y a dead man, to be honest, the first person I thought of was him! No one is more suited to y a dead man than him! For some reason, Dopey Guo said this very proudly
Wang Ling:
Dozens of secondster, Tong Ling finallyunched his first attack, which was a lethal spell called Purple me Beam Cannon.
The name sounded very awesome, and when it was released, its momentum was astonishing.
The beam shot down as if from a railgun. When it hit the earth, it created a massive light wave explosion which kicked up dust and rubble in its wake, and thick smoke filled the air.
Before filming began, Tong Ling had wanted to tease Wang Ling. He deliberately controlled the angle of the beam cannon so that some of the rubble from the explosion would fall on Wang Ling.
Tong Ling was unexpectedly cheerful at seeing how he was dirtying this young man.
But he very quickly realized that there seemed to be something wrong.
Who knew what had gone wrong C
His Purple me Beam Cannon actually wasnt stopping!
Chapter 1067 - Poor Heavenly Dao
Chapter 1067: Poor Heavenly Dao
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For some reason, the moment Tong Ling wanted to y a trick on Wang Ling, his body felt like it was in the firm grip of an external force; an evil power manipted his body, squeezing out his spirit energy unceasingly and shootingser beams in all directions!
If this went on, Tong Ling felt that he would be drained dry very soon!
The Purple me Beam Cannon swept over the ground and kicked up dirt. The more the chief director watched this scene on the screen, the more he felt something wasnt right.
Cut!
The director called for a stop.
It was useless.
It seemed as if Mr Tong Ling had gotten carried away by his ego in the sky.
Can anyone tell me whats going on?
Mr Tong Ling seems to have lost control!
Lost control?
Why would he lose control?
Such a haphazard attack whichpletely didnt follow the script already posed a threat to some of the extras in the green safe zone.
Dont shoot us! Mr Tong Ling! Hurry up and wake up!
Ah! My ming biceps 1!
Someone was hit by the Purple me Beam Cannon! He screamed in agony!
For a moment, the scene descended into chaos.
No one had expected something like this to happen.
Wang Ling! Hero Guo thought of Wang Ling. He brought out his spirit sword and nned to dash over to save him.
The executive director dragged him back by the arm. Nephew! Its dangerous!
Uncle! Think of a way to save him! Hero Guo was distraught. He was the one who had introduced Wang Ling to this job! And Wang Ling was his most adorable deskmate! If Wang Ling died like this, where would Hero Guo find another person with such neat handwriting whom he could copy homework from?!
In the smoke, Wang Ling opened his eyes slowly.
It seemed that his eyelid had been warning him about Tong Ling losing control.
Listening to the chaos around him, Wang Ling already confirmed that Tong Ling had lost control. Moreover, he detected a very familiar aura on Tong Ling It was like the one that had been on Wu Yuanji and Father Zheng before.
He spected that this Mr Tong had also eaten frozen dumplings.
The box of frozen dumplings which Mother Wang had returned at the time contained twelve bags
In other words, the frozen dumplings bestowed with the power of Shadow might have been bought from the discounted returns section by twelve hapless people and taken home, and they had obtained this power after eating the dumplings.
Staring at Tong Ling, who was out of control, Wang Ling stilly unmoving on the ground. He could clearly sense the Purple me Beam Cannons trajectory and predict what would happen in the next three hundred seconds, and he was confident that Tong Ling wouldnt hit him. At this stage, the best was for him to sit tight, since the director had said that his pay would go down if he moved.
It hadnt been easy for Wang Ling to find such a rxing job, and he didnt want to waste it just like that.
Also, he had a feeling that Tong Ling was going to run out of spirit energy very soon; once his energy reserves were all used up, the attacks would stop.
And so, roughly three minutester, the site was peaceful once more.
Getting up from the ground and shaking off the dirt on him, Wang Ling saw Hero Guo throw himself at him with a face full of snot and tears. F**k! Its great, Wang Ling! You didnt die! If you had died, who will give me their homework to copy?!
Wang Lings lips twitched in disdain. This was the only thing this guy was good at.
Wang Ling walked out safe and sound, greatly astonishing everyone present.
He had been in the red zone, which was the most dangerous and where the attacks were the most concentrated. In the end, during that moment of turmoil, he had still managed to lie as dead as a doornail on the ground Some of the senior actors were shamed by this dedication and dropped their heads C this was something they could never learn to do!
Student Wang, youre truly amazing. Every director on site was dumbfounded. They looked at Wang Ling, who was covered in grime, and for a moment, had no words to describe what they were feeling.
Wang Ling stared silently at the director with a hopeful expression.
The director couldnt resist such a dedicated gaze. Student Wang, I understand Dont worry, Ill definitely look for you the next time I film a movie! Your dedication is something we can all learn from! But Student Wang, when you have to run, you should run, understand? What if you get hurt?
Wang Ling sighed softly at the directors words.
Of course it had nothing to do with dedication
The reason why he had remained lying there during the turmoil was naturally for his pay!
While Wang Ling seldom spoke, Hero Guo had stille to know him somewhat after being his deskmate for over half a year.
Hero Guo understood Wang Lings meaning.
Uncle thats not what my ssmate means
Then??
He wants you to pay him
And so, Wang Ling went home that day in high spirits, with 1200 HNY.
One thousand was for Wang Lings performance, and the director had given him an extra two hundred aspensation for mental trauma As for the movie Birth of the Demon Child Odd Zhuo, it was impossible to continue shooting it in the short-term since there were problems with the site; when Tong Ling lost control, he had wrecked the studios surroundings. This incident very quickly entered Weibos list of hot searches, and there were varied opinions on the reason for Tong Lings loss of control.
The truth was that after Tong Ling had released all of his spirit energy, Wang Ling had used his Great Seal Spell to seal off the power of Shadow on Tong Ling. Like Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang, Tong Ling had obtained this power unawares, and naturally didnt know how to properly use Shadow Dao. Without seeing the might of Shadow Dao for himself, Wang Ling also wouldnt be able to learn and mimic it as he had done with Fate Dao.
And because of todays incident, his unborn little sister had thoroughly captured Wang Lings attention.
Making a seal was one part of it, and Wang Ling now had enough money to do so.
Of course, the other important thing was to find the remaining nine people who had identally eaten the frozen dumplings.
This was absolutely vital.
As a big brother, it was very normal to sort out a mess caused by his little sister
But given Huaxiusrge poption, looking for these nine people would indeed be very difficult.
Wang Ling had no other choice; he could only ask the Heavenly Dao for help again.
Heavenly Dao Equivalent Exchange Array
After Wang Ling drew the familiar array in his room, Loopy Toad circled around it excitedly.
It hadnt seen the Heavenly Dao for quite a while, and sorely missed them.
But when Wang Ling summoned the Heavenly Dao little golden man, he and Loopy Toad were astonished by what they saw.
The Heavenly Dao little golden man who had been summonedy prone on the ground as his stomach gurgled, as if he was about to starve to death
Had Wang Ling squeezed so much out of the Heavenly Dao that they didnt even have enough to eat?
Wang Lings mind was full of doubts.
Was he so ruthless
Chapter 1068 - Snack Heavenly Dao
Chapter 1068: Snack Heavenly Dao
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Ever since Wang Ling started looking for the Heavenly Dao to trade his crispy noodle snacks, the Heavenly Dao little golden men began to suffer bitter days The main thing was that they were incapable of refusing Wang Lings crispy noodle snacks, even if they had already expired; there was something magical about them which the Heavenly Dao little golden men were unable to resist.
The reason why this pitiful little golden man was lying in front of Wang Ling with his stomach rumbling with hunger was that his mates had snatched the crispy noodle snacks he had gotten from Wang Ling in exchange. Wang Lingsw of unequal exchange all these years had forced the little golden man to develop a habit of eating expired crispy noodle snacks.
His body would start to feel ufortable if he went without crispy noodle snacks for one day
Wang Ling hadnt looked for him in thest few days to trade crispy noodle snacks, and the little golden man preferred to go hungry since he didnt feel like eating anything else.
Loopy Toad never expected a Heavenly Dao little golden man to actually be so addicted to crispy noodle snacks C this was a clear demonstration of the magic of Little Master Lings crispy noodle snacks.
It couldnt be helped. Apart from the six main Heavenly Dao, the rest of the little golden men worked under them. Moreover, it was the 996 overtime system: go to work, 996 hours; get off work, ICU. The little golden men used a variety of ways to recharge.
Some absorbed the dark energy of evildoers, which was why so manya patients around the world had yet to awaken. A lot of them seemed like good people, but the Heavenly Dao little golden men sensed that they had all made mistakes in their youth.
Some little golden men devoured time to replenish themselves, which was why people always felt like time had flown by. Sometimes, they would y on their phones when they were free, and only nned to do so for a bit in the end, several hours disappeared, just like that! In fact, the Heavenly Dao little golden men had something to do with this.
For those who didnt cherish their lives, who didnt do their numbers, or who didnt work hard or study hard, the Heavenly Dao little golden men would quietly show up and steal their time
Of course, there were some little golden men who preferred to devour the souls of evildoers. These were people who had engaged in murder, and naturally couldnt enter the natural cycle of reincarnation after they died. Since they couldnt be reborn, they could only be food for the Heavenly Dao.
The principle of equivalent exchange was an unchangingw of Heavenly Dao (clients on the white list excluded). Since they had done evil in their youth, they would suffer Heavens retribution sooner orter: If you dont want people to know what you did, dont do it.
There were still a lot of other examples, but the Heavenly Dao little golden men usually boosted their energy by devouring strength, time, space, souls, spirits, or even life and death. They absorbed these powers constantly to get stronger, and finally, at the end of every year, they would run for office as the six Heavenly Dao leaders who symbolized the peak of the power of Heavenly Dao, and who made up the current Heavenly Dao Governing Committee.
Strength Heavenly Dao, Time Heavenly Dao, Space Heavenly Dao, Soul Heavenly Dao, Life And Death Heavenly Dao, and Spirit Heavenly Dao were the current six leaders on the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee, and had been promoted to their positions. Of course, these six leaders might upy high positions now, but given how Heavenly Daows were ever changing, it wasnt as if they couldnt drop out of the six Great Heavenly Dao.
There were times over the years when other Heavenly Dao had ascended to be one of the six main leaders, such as Nihility Heavenly Dao, Reality Heavenly Dao, Greed Heavenly Dao and so on.
But the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee had always operated on the principle of survival of the fittest. The current six members of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee were the most stable ones. They had secured their top positions for many years, and there hadnt been any changes in thest sixteen years
But the six Great Heavenly Dao were currently in a panic, because one day sixteen years ago Wang Ling was born
They were very worried that a Heavenly Dao called Snack Heavenly Dao would upy their leadership position in the future A Heavenly Dao that relied on eating crispy noodle snacks to take the top spot was utterly unprecedented in the history of Heavenly Dao. Nevertheless, it did seem a little difficult to be one of the six main leaders using this method.
But there was one thing which made the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee very uneasy.
And that was when Wang Ling had used the Great Duplication Spell when he was very young, and flung a crispy noodle snack into outer space. There was now a crispy noodle gxy in space. The six Great Heavenly Dao had already joined hands to seal off this gxy. If Wang Ling found out about this in the future and removed the seal, they were afraid that they wouldnt be able to retain their positions.
Although the possibility of Snack Heavenly Dao being promoted was very slight at the moment, the six Great Heavenly Dao didnt dare rx their guard at all, since their adversary was Wang Ling Hence, regarding some of Wang Lings seemingly unreasonable exchange requests, they would agree to all of it in order to satisfy the young man.
Honestly speaking, Wang Ling was somewhat moved when he saw the little golden man who had copsed in front of him, thetters stomach rumbling with hunger.
This little golden man in front of Wang Ling was the person dispatched by the Heavenly Dao since the beginning to be in charge of the equivalent exchange with Wang Ling. Wang Ling never thought that even the little golden man would be indirectly tempted into falling in love with crispy noodle snacks.
Not bad, not bad.
This time, Wang Ling wasnt stingy.
He magnanimously took out a collectors edition crispy noodle snack packet from his reserves. Opening it with great care, he fished out the special pepper seasoning sachet and sprinkled its contents inside the packet.
A familiar scent soon filled the air, and the body of the little golden man on the ground couldnt help twitching. He actually salivated and came back to life on the spot!
Woof!
His butt in the air, the little golden man pounced.
What was even scarier was that Wang Ling actually opened his mouth to speak, and his tone was incredibly gentle. Dont rush, eat slowly. No one will take this from you.
As the little golden man ate the collectors edition crispy noodle snack, he woofed and cried like an obedient puppy, and let Wang Ling pet him as he ate.
Loopy Toad: ???
A few minutester, the little golden man, who had finished eating the crispy noodle snack, finally calmed down. When he realized that he had lost control, he climbed out of Wang Lings embrace with a red face. Sorting out his emotions, he took a deep breath. So, why did you summon me
Loopy Toad wasnt sure if it had seen wrong, but it abruptly felt that this little golden mans face was a little red the Heavenly Dao golden men didnt have expressions because they didnt have facial features; their entire bodies glowed faintly with the golden light of Heavenly Dao, which made them look like a natural human-shaped work of art made of 999 pure gold.
But unexpectedly, Loopy Toad saw a blush on the little golden mans face
There might be something wrong with this little golden mans line of thinking!
Little Master Ling is indeed very charming, but youre Heavenly Dao!
I want to track down the whereabouts of several individuals. Wang Ling stared at the Heavenly Dao with a gentle expression, which baffled Loopy Toad.
Could someone who loved eating crispy noodle snacks gain Little Master Lings affections, even if they were Heavenly Dao?
No way!
Loopy Toad would also eat it!
It would eat it tomorrow!
It was Wang Lings number onebat pet.
Seeing Wang Ling and the Heavenly Dao exchange looks in that moment, Loopy Toad unexpectedly felt like it had fallen out of favor!
It absolutely wouldnt let that happen!
Chapter 1069 - Heavenly Dao Tracking List
Chapter 1069: Heavenly Dao Tracking List
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After epting the price of the equivalent exchange and upon learning of Wang Lings demand, the little golden man promptly submitted an application to the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee to ask Space Heavenly Dao and Time Heavenly Dao of the six main Heavenly Dao to search the world for the remaining nine people who had eaten frozen dumplings.
At a certain time and a certain ce C this sort of search operation could only be carried out through Space Heavenly Dao and Time Heavenly Dao joining forces.
And Wang Ling was the only one who had this sort of status to order the main Heavenly Dao around. Otherwise, even Gu Shunzhi, the keeper of order who maintained peace in the universe, had to follow procedure and go through the review and approval process.
A few minutester, the search was over.
The little golden man held out his hand and a golden scroll appeared. The names, contact details, and addresses of the nine people were clearly written on the golden scroll. Furthermore, it was written in very fine Heavenly Dao script, which ordinary people couldnt read.
But Wang Ling had an innate learning mechanism, and hadnt needed to learn the Heavenly Dao script C thenguage had developed naturally in his brain, like a mother tongue. From the moment he was born, his vocabry continued to increase. By the time Wang Ling was ten years old, he had mastered thenguage of Heavenly Dao.
Looking at the nine names, Wang Ling sighed with relief. All of them were in Songhai city; the packets of frozen dumplings that had been contaminated with the aura of Great Dao by Shadow Dao hadnt spread.
The next step was to put a seal on these nine people one by one.
Wang Ling looked at the first name: Li Daiwei.
ording to the data, this was an ordinary middle-aged man. His initial realm wasnt high, as he was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage, but he had a slightly creepy job.
He was an undertaker, who mainly helped put makeup on the dead.
And this was the only person on the list who lived in the outskirts.
Moreover, this person seemed to live quite close to the Wang familys small vi. Wang Ling decided to start with this man.
Of course, to avoid any mishaps, Wang Ling also sent the rest of the names to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal and requested that he send teams to tail them.
Wang Ling thought that logically speaking, things would be fine as long as he put a seal on these people.
But what happened next took Wang Ling by surprise
The power which his unborn sister wielded was far stronger than Wang Ling imagined.
About eight hundred li east of the Wang familys small vi was a cemetery called Songhe Park. Those buried here were basically the wealthy. Graves were very expensive nowadays, and could cost as much as a house. A top-notch grave could cost hundreds of thousands of yuan per square foot; people werent equal even in death.
A lot of people turned pale when chatting about embalming as a job. Many undertakers probably had this experience when they went on blind dates: the conversation would start off well at first, but when it came to work, the other party would in the end do whatever they could to run away.
Handling the dead was seen by many as a taboo. Some of it had to do with small-town folk customs, while arge part of it was actually superstition. Any profession should be respected. Since undertakers existed, that clearly meant that there was a need for them. Since society needed them, why turn pale when talking about embalming?
Wang Ling cast a teleportation spell and appeared at the gate of the cemetery with Dog Two.
Dog Two had nothing to do at home, so had asked toe out with Wang Ling for a breath of fresh air
From the main entrance, Wang Ling could see the whole cemetery. The site was covered in green and the refreshing scent of flowers filled the air. All kinds of flowers and trees were nted in neat and tidy order: Chinese junipers, dragon junipers, orange jasmines, chrysanthemums, red spider lilies
These flowers and trees were very meaningful, and symbolized mourning and dignity. They could deter the souls of those who had died unexpected deaths and dwelled in the cemetery.
Standing at the gate, Wang Ling could see a huge six-legged censer that was giving off incense in the distance, on a stone step at the end of a path. Small mes flickered under the censer, and the smoke in the air was as white as snow, so pure that it seemed to glow with radiance.
This was the cemeterys incense burner.
To promote environmental protection, after those who came to pay respects to their loved ones were done, they could ce the joss paper they had prepared in the opening at the bottom of the general incense burner. Then, the incense burner would dpose the paper through a special process and turn it into environmentally friendly smoke that would be quickly absorbed by the surrounding trees.
The smoke took the visual form of a dragon flying into the sky. Thus, people could see this swirling smoke from a distance, which looked like a path connected to the heavens that carried with it the longing for the dead.
Wang Ling cast an invisibility spell and took Dopey Toad with him. Dopey Toad looked around curiously as they walked.
Thanks to their strong power of sight, one man and one dog could see plenty of spirits floating around in the cemetery as the two of them walked down the main path. These spirits had been buried recently, and were waiting to ascend to Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao Governing Committee had a procedure that had to be followed, so the spirits could only wait.
Although Wang Ling had cast the Great Invisibility Spell and wasnt visible to ordinary people, the spirits could see him. The dead and ordinary people saw things differently. Although the spirits couldnt see Wang Lings and Dopey Toads faces clearly, the twos presence could still be felt and their silhouettes were distinct.
Mom, mom, it looks like someones here.
From the shapes, it should be a person and a dog Dont go over, its dangerous. They dont seem to have any tombstones, theyre probably wandering ghosts.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad:
So these spirits thought they were spirits too
But, mom, they dont look like bad guys. Can I go y with the dog?
No, daughter, were going to go up to heaven very soon, and we mustntplicate things here. Our cemetery hasnt been very peacefultely A very powerful malicious spirit came. Im afraid these two wandering ghosts might catch its attention The woman cowered as she spoke. Pulling her daughter by the hand, she went to hide at her tombstone.
Tombstones had barrier seals and acted as safe zones. As long as spirits hid in the vicinity, a regr malicious ghost wouldnt be able to get close at all.
Wang Ling was initially going to ignore the mother and daughter and walk right past, but when he heard that the cemetery wasnt peaceful, he was suddenly curious.
Dopey Toad understood its masters thoughts, and it directly led the way through the cemetery until they ended up at the tombstones of the mother and daughter.
Mom can they see us? The little girl was a little nervous.
Of course we can! And we can hear you, too! Dopey Toad looked at the girl and said, Little girl, whats been happening in this cemetery recently? If you know something, please tell me. Otherwise, when you go up to heaven, Ill have the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee give you homework! Dont think that just because youve turned into a spirit, you dont have to do homework anymore!
When the little girl heard this, she burst into tears.
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1070 - The Legend of Ah Wei
Chapter 1070: The Legend of Ah Wei
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What Loopy Toad said wasnt an empty threat, but the truth.
As has already been exined countless times, Heavenly Dao stressed the principle of equivalence. For those who didnt finish their homework properly, didnt do it all, or even copied homework during their mortal lives, they would automatically enter a remedial ssroom after they died to finish the homework they hadntpleted. Unless they finished all the homework they missed in their nine years ofpulsory education, they couldnt enter the natural cycle of reincarnation.
Although the little girl was young, she looked like she should already be in her fourth year of primary school. Primary schools nowadays also assigned a lot of homework; whether this girl had finished hers or not, Loopy Toad didnt know. In any case, if she hadnt, she would most likely still have to do it after she went to heaven.
Even as a spirit, it was still better to be an educated one. Only then could one be reincarnated as a human. If your breadth of knowledge wascking, there were other reincarnation paths that awaited you, like the animal path, the hungry ghost path and so on
Of course, the Heavenly Daos principle of equivalent exchange varied from person to person. Some might have finished their schoolwork but indulged too much in debauchery, which meant that they would also have to bepletely abstinent as retribution C this was crueler than make-up homework. That was because they would be thrown into a confined room for a few years without WIFI or smart phones! They could only face the wall and ponder their misdeeds!
Seeing that it had scared the little girl into crying, Loopy Toad became a little embarrassed.
Little girl, this big brother lied to you.
Youre lying again Youre clearly a dog!
Crouching down tofort her daughter, the woman got to her feet after the little girls sobs gradually subsided, and she bowed to Wang Ling and Loopy Toad. Exalted immortals, what do you want to ask me
The malicious spirit you mentioned earlier C whats that about? Loopy Toad got straight to the point and asked.
Its like this: around four days ago, a ck spirit suddenly appeared inside the cemetery. It lingered around and caught quite a number of spirits that left the protection of the tombstones.
What happened to them?
They were all devoured by the ck spirit
Hearing that, both Wang Ling and Loopy Toad were silent for a moment.
From the looks of it, this ck spirit was very much in line with Shadow Dao. Maybe it was the shadow of that undertaker, which had escaped? Bestowed with the power of Shadow Dao, it was as if the shadows of these people had souls of their own and were entrusted with the will of their hosts, aplishing their subconscious desires on their behalf.
An undertakers job was to apply make-up for the dead, and some of them might have indecent and wicked thoughts about the souls of the dead. In the cultivation world, cemetery workers had to undergo a strict process before they could take up the job, since some evil spells worked by absorbing spirits to enhance a person.
And cemetery workers were at the right ce and time to perform such evil magic.
Something like this had happened hundreds of years ago.
A person used a curse spell to incessantly send awsl 1 bullet messages scrolling across the screens of major videos, and those who saw it often replied jokingly: Mass burial for Ah Wei
In fact, a lot of Ah Weis with that Wei character in their names died when they saw this curse bullet message Their spirits were absorbed by the curse caster. When the police found the curse caster in the end, they discovered that he was a worker at a cemetery.
There would inevitably be workers who would be unbnced and turn into devils from working in this sort of environment long term; as soon as their minds were unguarded, evil intent would seize the opening and enter.
Coupled with the natural halo of discrimination that cemetery workers wore, this devilish intent would grow stronger.
Many thanks. Wang Ling thanked the mother and daughter, then snapped his fingers at the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the guiding golden light of Heavenly Dao shone on them.
Daughter, Heavenly Dao hase to guide us
Mom, can we be reincarnated?!
Startled by the golden light, they immediately clung to each other and cried with joy.
They had no idea when Heavenly Dao would take them away, and had been feeling apprehensive in thest few days after seeing that ck spirit. They never thought that this brother with the indistinct features would actually help them.
With just a snap of his fingers, he could actually prompt Heavenly Dao toe and help them Was this brother Heavenly Dao itself that had descended?
Feeling extremely gratified, the woman hurriedly knelt before Wang Ling and had her daughter do the same. Feeling a little embarrassed, Wang Ling had them stand, and then watched as they were finally guided by the Heavenly Dao golden light and sent for reincarnation.
Wang Ling rubbed his hands together and predicted that this pair of mother and daughter would be sisters in their next lives and live in a well-off family where they wanted for nothing.
Of course, Wang Ling had gotten Heavenly Dao to collect this mother and daughter pair before their time for no other reason than their kindness and unfortunate lot. They had drowned saving a boy who had fallen into the water. After their deaths, the boys family didnt acknowledge what they had done; maybe they were worried that the family of the two would demandpensation, or maybe there was some other reason. The spirits of the mother and daughter thus couldnt rest in peace after their deaths.
Just now, they were still drenched from head to toe.
This was why Wang Ling decided to lend them a hand.
And now, the priority was to uncover that ck spirit.
Sirs, may I help you?
At that moment, a cold voice rang out behind Wang Ling.
Turning his head, Wang Ling saw a hunched old man with thinning hair and snow-white makeup smiling at him; his smile was ghastly and creepy.
Most importantly, this person didnt have a shadow!
Its him. Narrowing its eyes, Loopy Toad could clearly sense the malevolenceing off this old man. Coupled with the fact that he didnt have a shadow, this person should be the undertaker they were looking for.
What a pity
A regretful expression on his face, the undertaker watched as the mother and daughter ascended to heaven via the Heavenly Dao golden light. They were going to be my dinner today; I didnt expect Heavenly Dao to extradite them The spirits who arent honored taste the best. I could have brainwashed them and they might have turned into evil spirits; it wouldve been great if they became my subordinates.
Wang Ling frowned. This person hadpletely fallen onto the depraved path!
Just as he thought, Ah Nuans power of Shadow aroused a persons subconscious wickedness. This evil intent was usually hidden and wouldnt break out, but once it was evoked, the umtion of this evil power would erupt in a sh, like a blood vessel that had been clogged for a long time suddenly unblocked!
Thus, this undertaker was in fact also a victim and the me should be ced on Ah Nuans head
Wang Ling was thinking of a countermeasure.
The evil intent had already taken root deep in the undertakers bones; even his shadow could be detached, which waspletely different from Father Zheng and Wu Yuanji.
The power of the Great Seal Spell was no longer enough.
How about the Great Purification Spell?
Wang Ling swiftly poked the undertakers forehead with his finger.
But somethingpletely unexpected happened the evil on this undertaker wasnt purified in the least. Conversely, his aura got a huge boost!
What was going on?
Chapter 1071 - Void Gate and Master Li Xiaokai
Chapter 1071: Void Gate and Master Li Xiaokai
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Wang Ling felt that he had underestimated the power of Shadow Dao.
Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Dao spell he cast was devoured C this was the first time something like this had ever happened to Wang Ling.
His mind has already been devoured! All of Loopy Toads fur stood on end when it instinctively sensed the danger. This Shadow Dao could devour peoples minds; the lower a persons realm, the greater the extent to which they were devoured. What was more, their hidden potential could be stimted. This was different from Wu Yuanji and Father Zheng; their realms were at a particr level, so their minds hadnt erodedpletely.
Wang Ling frowned slightly. In other words, if ordinary people were boosted with the power of Shadow Dao, they would instantly be world-defying masters. And when their minds werepletely devoured, their hidden potential waspletely triggered and their fighting strength was brought up to the level of Huaxius best; they could even stand shoulder-to-shoulder with members of the Dark Network.
Wang Ling felt that this was somewhat simr to his Great Enlightenment Spell. Furthermore, it was enlightenment in the opposite direction
Since Wang Nuan was still immature, it was very normal for something like this to happen. What Wang Ling needed to do now was prevent the situation from deteriorating further.
What should we do? asked Loopy Toad.
An experiment, Wang Ling said calmly.
Loopy Toad:
An experiment?
Listen was that something a human would say?!
Compared with Wu Yuanji and Zheng Tianqiang, this undertaker Li Daiwei had been devoured by Shadow Dao to a greater extent, and Wang Ling felt that he was a more suitable test subject for investigating Shadow Dao. Wang Ling currently knew very little about this brand new Great Dao. Although he had plenty of thoughts on it, they were all just ideas C all scientific progress was achieved through repeated experiments and a verification process.
What Wang Ling needed to do was verify his hypothesis.
And currently, this undertaker was a rtively more suitable test subject.
What strong energy. After devouring Wang Lings Great Purification Spell, this undertaker licked his lips and felt that he was even stronger than before. When the Great Purification Spell was stripped of its effect, it was just Heavenly Dao energy! For the undertaker, this was just like an energy supplement.
Again! Again! Again!
After the sweet taste of power, the undertakers expression gradually became even more deranged, and an extremely fiendish ck shadow swirled around his feet in smoky wisps like a tornado.
Energy materialization? Loopy Toad was so frightened it fell back a few steps, its tail wagging wildly on reflex.
This was the mark of a supreme-level expert; very powerful experts could give their energy form. ording to the Cultivation Encyclopedia, there was a martial dao master called Li Xiaokai whose ability to materialize energy was at the height of perfection. His consummate body technique was unmatched in all of history. Furthermore, Battle Saint Marshal Jiang, one of the Ten Generals, was one of Li Xiaokais inner disciples.
But this Master Liter attempted to breach the Void Gate with this body technique. In the end, he was unable to withstand the Void Gates power to rip things apart, and he vanished inside it.
The Void Gate, Gate Between Worlds and Heavenly Dao Gate were on par with each other. The difference was that the Void Gate came into being naturally, the Gate Between Worlds was created by Immortal Zhenyuan, and the Heavenly Dao Gate was ess which the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee specially set up for those experts who hadprehended Heavenly Dao. To be able to enter the Heavenly Dao Gate meant that one had already touched the Heavenly Dao realm.
As for this Void Gate, it was more like a wandering secretnd in the cultivation world. There were plenty of explorers, but the chances of the Void Gate appearing was extremely low. In addition, there hadnt been any new fluctuations from it in thest thousand years; even the most precise surveince equipment couldnt urately detect the Void Gates location.
The Void Gatesst appearance had been at Master Lis birthday banquet. On that day, after smashing the void open with his fists, he disappeared.
Hundreds of yearster, the government believed that Master Li was dead.
But all along his body had yet to be found, and the spection that he was dead was nothing more than a hypothesis.
The center of the Void Gate was almost like a ck hole. Many people believed that despite Master Lis formidable body technique, it would be very hard to struggle free once you were sucked in.
Even if his body wasnt ripped apart, he had probably starved to death after a few hundred years of drifting in space without nourishment
In spite of that, the people still recognized this master as the one who had aplished the materialization of energy.
Hence, every time someone materialized energy, a lot of people couldnt help but associate this phenomenon with Li Xiaokai.
Even someone like Loopy Toad, who was from the demon world, knew the name Li Xiaokai, which demonstrated how influential and famous this master had been back then.
Wang Ling didnt stop this undertaker from performing his trick. He saw the ck energy mist at the undertakers feet gradually take form behind the man and turn into a pure ck phantom. This phantom looked like a malevolent spirit, and with two horns on its head and six arms, it made for a very bizarre image.
Stand attack 1!
Loopy Toad couldnt help crying out in fear.
Wang Ling didnt think it was as simple as that.
This was probably simr to the manifestation of the inner demon. Since this undertakers mind had been devoured by Shadow Dao, his shadow had be an intelligent lifeform which reflected the most sinister heart demon inside him, and took on its appearance.
Tentatively call it Shadow Image.
Wang Ling silently gave this phenomenon a name.
For those whose minds had been corroded by Shadow Dao, the Shadow Images probably differed from person to person.
At that time, the undertaker gazed at Wang Ling, who was expressionless where he stood, and burst outughing. Two juniors! Didnt your mothers tell you not to hang around the cemetery in the middle of the night? Go, Soul Devourer! Gobble them uppletely!
As soon as he said the words, this Shadow Image called Soul Devourer roared on the spot and lunged at Wang Ling and Loopy Toad with a wide open mouth that was full of fine, ck teeth.
This power
Wang Ling frowned.
Sure enough, Shadow Dao was far more powerful than he had imagined. Such an attack looked simple and straightforward, but it was in fact extremely concentrated and stronger than Wang Ling had ever seen from any expert before.
In other words, this Shadow Image was able to far better endure beatings than Evil Sword God; at least, Wang Ling didnt think he could kill it with a single p.
Furthermore, Wang Ling spected that normal physical attacks probably wouldnt work on this Shadow Image.
What should he do?
Pulverize it from the inside?
Rxing his muscles and bones, Wang Ling stretched out his hands and actually pulled the Shadow Images mouth open to enter its stomach.
Chapter 1072 - Shadow Palace
Chapter 1072: Shadow Pce
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Little Master Ling did frequently bust out some astonishing moves, but something like directly pulling open someones mouth and going in was still a shock to Loopy Toad. It dashed forward to grab hold of Wang Lings clothes, and followed him into the Shadow Images stomach.
What astonished the man and dog was that there was actually another world inside the Shadow Images stomach.
This was a great world which functioned ording to its ownws, but it was in ck and white, as if someone had taken photos on their cell phone, and each image was an extremely beautiful ink and wash painting.
Wang Ling was surprised by his little sisters masterpiece yet again. Not only could she endow someone elses shadow with abilities and activate their Shadow Image, she could even create a great world inside the Shadow Images stomach.
Wang Ling felt that this was like spending two hundred yuan to buy a smartphone on the streets: it was a roadside product which in the end worked better than the real deal, and the most ridiculous thing was that it had 256G of space instead of the 16G you were expecting!
It could only be said that as a brand-new Great Dao, Wang Nuans Shadow Dao was constantly surprising Wang Ling.
When Wang Ling and Loopy Toad these two colorful people entered this ck and white world, they stood out in stark contrast.
Theres very powerful demonic qi here, Loopy Toad said as it raised its guard.
The demonic qi which they had felt outside was now so thick inside this Shadow Images world that it assailed Loopy Toads nose.
Wang Ling furrowed his brow before raising his hand to produce two golden light shields to cover them securely. He himself wouldnt be affected, but he was still worried that Loopy Toad might be swayed by the evil intent. While Loopy Toad was currently on the right path thanks to Wang Lings training, it was in the end from the demon race, and definitely still harbored evil thoughts in its heart.
And one of Shadow Daos abilities was to stir up the wicked thoughts which a person had repressed. If the demonic qi invaded Loopy Toad here, it would be yet another inconvenience for Wang Lingter.
The heart demon is there.
Lifting his head and looking around, Wang Ling murmured the words in his heart.
The demonic qi that Loopy Toad was talking about was none other than the heart demon which dwelled deep inside the Shadow Images world. Wang Ling spected that once he ferreted out the heart demon and destroyed it, the Shadow Image would directly disappear and the undertaker outside would return to normal.
Wang Ling gave this world a name, and called it Shadow Pce.
He had to find the heart demon that was hiding inside the pce.
The Shadow Pce world was set up ording to each Shadow Images state of mind. In this undertakers Shadow Pce, for example, graves stretched into the distance, as far as the eye could see. These graves werent arranged in tidy rows like in a cemetery, nor did they have finely and elegantly carved tombstones.
They looked like a jumble of burial mounds, with the graves haphazardly scattered throughout this world; Wang Ling felt like he was in a horror game.
Wang Ling walked over to a grave, the words on the ck broken tombstone almost indistinguishable: Wang Lins Grave .
Wang Lin? Was it the legendary Old Demon Wang?
Wang Ling was a little shaken. While the legend was that Wang Lin had long died after attempting to attack the Gate of Immortality, Wang Lin himself was also a legend. That was because the world now only had three Gates, and the Gate of Immortality didnt exist.
Next to Wang Ling, Loopy Toad also had an inkling of what was going on. Demons emerge from a persons heart. All this is fake. Everything in the world of the heart demon is nothing but an illusion. This is a great world, but none of what we see is real C its just a true reflection of the heart. Although Loopy Toad said this, it was well aware that only Little Master Ling was able to resist being corroded by this heart demon. If it was anyone else, they would very quickly be assimted into the heart demons world.
Man and dog continued to explore the ce. Unfortunately, there didnt seem to be any end to this world. Wang Ling saw all kinds of oddly-shaped tombstones, and no two tombstones were alike.
Activating the Kings Eye, Wang Ling searched the entire world with a godly perspective, and finally discovered a shabby cabin in one corner of the world.
Taking Loopy Toad with him, Wang Ling approached the cabin beforeing to a halt in front of it.
He could sense a persons aura inside.
Then, the door was pushed open, and a kindly-looking old man walked out of the cabin.
It was precisely the undertaker whom Wang Ling had seen in the outside world.
The hunched old mans expression was as unperturbed as ever. Come in
It was as if he knew Wang Ling and Loopy Toad would being; he didnt look very surprised, and instead showed them in.
From the moment he saw the old man, Wang Ling already knew that he was a manifestation of the heart demon. What Wang Ling found unexpected, however, was that despite the strong demonic qi around this old man, there wasnt the least bit of killing intent from him.
After entering the cabin, Wang Ling and Loopy Toad noticed that the cabin was all the old man had.
Theres nothing else in this house. Sitting on the ground, the old manughed bitterly. You were able to enter this ce C you really arent simple people.
Wang Ling was silent as he also sat on the ground silently. He gave Loopy Toad a meaningful look, indicating for it to ask the questions.
Loopy Toad understood Wang Lings meaning.
Loopy Toad: Are you the heart demon, or?
I am, and also not.
Unexpectedly, the old man gave this cryptic reply. Everyone has shadows in their hearts. Im the heart demon, but also a victim.
Victim?
The reason why people push their shadows down to the bottoms of their hearts and dont let them out is ultimately because of their conscience. I am Mr Li Daiweis inner conscience. But unfortunately, as you can see, Ive already been corroded by the heart demon I cant escape this ce. Whats more when he said this, the old mans gaze swept over their surroundings, Youve seen this cabin
From the moment they entered the cabin, Loopy Toad had already noticed that there was something strange about it, and at the old mans words, Wang Ling and Loopy Toad paid more attention to the ce.
They were astonished to realize that the cabin was shrinking bit by bit.
Whatever conscience is left is the size of this cabin. As for the graveyard outside, thats all the heart demons territory after it corroded Mr Lis conscience. The old man sighed gloomily. The graveyard wasnt big before, and this cabin was instead a huge pce. Unfortunately, Mr Li Daiwei ate a bag of frozen dumplings several days ago, and the pce was taken over bit by bit. It kept shrinking until it turned into this shabby cabin. I was living in the pce all this time, and in the end, I wasnt able to escape, and the heart demon took control The moment this cabin is thoroughly corroded, this old man will transform into the real heart demon.
There should be a way to stop it, right? asked Loopy Toad.
The old man shook his head helplessly. There isnt a solution.
No solution?
Im the conscience that has been taken over by the heart demon. If you kill me, you can indeed kill the heart demon. This might seem to put an end to everything. You have to remember, however, that youll also be killing the conscience. The old man said, If a person loses his conscience, its no different from being dead.
Chapter 1073 - How Many Levels of Qi Deviation Are There?
Chapter 1073: How Many Levels of Qi Deviation Are There?
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For Wang Ling and Loopy Toad, this was undoubtedly a dilemma. The undertakers conscience was contaminated by the heart demon, and the two had already be one. If the old man in front of them was killed, his heart demon would disappear, but his conscience would be swallowed up at the same time.
Wang Ling realized that he couldnt make a move himself. The situation was starting to be a lot more worrying.
The most critical thing was that Wang Ling had never encountered anything like this before.
If he couldnt solve this old mans problem, then even if he found all those who had eaten the special frozen dumplings, he would still be unable to solve the root of the problem. Furthermore, over a long period of time, everyone elses conscience might be corroded to a greater degreepared with the undertaker.
What should he do?
Look for Heavenly Dao to ask about the situation?
Wang Ling was wondering how to solve the current predicament.
He couldnt go wrong by asking Heavenly Dao if he couldnt fix a problem.
Perhaps the Heavenly Dao Treasury had some magic treasure that could resolve this problem.
Thinking this, Wang Ling bit his finger and started to set up a Heavenly Dao Summoning Array inside the small cabin.
The old man didnt know who Wang Ling and Loopy Toad were, but seeing how they were actually able to prate this ce, he knew that they werent ordinary people. Now, seeing Wang Ling construct an array he didnt recognize, the old man couldnt be any more shocked; all of this was too overwhelming.
Wang Ling looked to be only about as old as the old mans young son, but he was unexpectedly so amazing.
A momentter, the Heavenly Dao little golden man was summoned once more.
This time, however, the little golden man clearly looked like he was suffering.
Heart demon corrosion? The little golden man was immediately aware of the situation. The Heavenly Dao little golden men were all very pure beings who symbolized supremacy, light and pure holiness, and would instinctively feel ufortable in such a polluted environment.
It was like a human who had lived in the woods for a very long time suddenlying to a city full of heavy traffic and exhaust fumes, which was bound to be hard to adapt to.
The house was still shrinking. If the veryst bit of conscience waspletely corroded by the heart demon, the only thing that awaited the old man was destruction.
Its toote.
The little golden man knew why Wang Ling had summoned him.
A golden light was released from his body, and severalrge golden hands covered in obscure runes stretched out from the sky to firmly prop up the walls of the house.
But this could only dy the heart demon corrosion, and couldnt prevent it from happening.
Now what? Loopy Toad couldnt help asking.
The little golden man wiped at his sweat. It was clear that even Heavenly Dao had never imagined that the situation would be this tricky. Ive been a part of Heavenly Dao for hundreds of years, and I can be considered knowledgeable, but why havent I seen this Great Dao before?
Loopy Toad replied, Of course you havent. This Great Dao belongs to my little masters little sister, though she hasnt been born yet.
The little man was struck by realization.
It turned out that another big shot devil was going to be born
And this was clearly a she-devil.
She actually had this sort of power even before she was born C she surpassed what Wang Ling had been like back then.
The little golden man was well aware that Wang Ling only started to run wild after he was born; he had been very well-behaved when he was still in the womb.
Who would have thought that the next one would be even more worrying
Does Heaven want to kill off us Heavenly Dao?!
The little golden man sobbed inwardly.
Dont cry. Is there a way to fix this? Loopy Toad asked.
Heart demon corrosion actually isnt umon. The little golden man wore a solemn expression and began to analyze the situation. Usually, there are only a few ways a heart demon can invade someone. The first is during qi deviation. This is the mostmon way one is corroded by a heart demon, as well as the simplest and most crude. The victims qi and blood will flow in reverse, thus endangering his life. It looks very serious, but is the lowest level of heart demon corrosion. As long as theres someone watching him who realizes in time that hes experiencing a qi deviation, medication can be used to alleviate the condition.
There are levels?
Of course there are levels Every year, Heavenly Dao takes in countless people who die from qi deviation. The victims are usually missing part of their three spiritual and seven physical souls, so arge number of them are unable to reincarnate into humans.
So there was this sort of principle
Wang Lings and Loopy Toads horizons were broadened once again.
Then what level am I at? When the old man heard this, he couldnt help asking about his situation. He looked very apprehensive as his entire body trembled.
Dont rush me, Ill exin everything.
The little golden man said unhurriedly, There are three levels of heart demon corrosion. What I was talking about just now is the third and lowest level. Next, Ill talk about the second level. A level 2 heart demon corrosionmonly happens when ones Dao heart copses, and is caused by many things.
For example, the share market crashes; your girlfriend breaks up with you; you didnt draw the chess piece you wanted in Auto Chess and youre killed at full health by a yer with low health; youre missing one number on your lottery ticket; the author you like doesnt update; you were scammed in an eSports bet; you havent written a single word of your homework when the summer break is about to end; and so on
In short, the reasons a Dao heart copses areplex and many, and usually have something to do with ones mental tolerance. In addition, based on annual statistics from the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee, the higher a persons realm, the more likely a cultivators Dao heart will copse. A high realm and position often means that he has higher self-esteem than the average person, and when something hits the bottom line in his heart, this will produce a huge sense of frustration that leads to the copse of his Dao heart.
The little golden man continued, There are many cultivators who die every year because their Dao hearts copsed, but the condition can be treated. A Dao heart can also be adjusted with medication. If you have the Bell of Purification, which is one of the Heavenly Daos Thirty-Three Precious Treasures, the copse of a Dao heart at levels 2 and 3 can even be instantly cured.
As for level 1, the situation is moreplex. A level 1 heart demon corrosion is abination of the second and third levels; that is to say, ones Dao heart copses because of qi deviation when a level 1 heart demon corrosion urs, a cultivator will die in a short ten seconds, unless first aid is administered very promptly. This is rtively rare.
Have there been any cases?
Of course
The little golden man said, For example, the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee received the soul of a cultivator who happened to experience a qi deviation when he was in seclusion. Before he waspletely cured, he texted his family to say that he was fine. However, he never expected his fiance to marry someone else while he was in seclusion so his Dao heart directly copsed on top of his qi deviation!
Then, as for me The old man pointed at himself and looked eagerly at the little golden man.
As for you, level 0, the little golden man replied.
Theres a level 0?
Mm, its also the highest level. I decided after observing the current situation C in my report to the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee, I n to apply for an upgrade of the grading system. This level 0 heart demon corrosion is much worse than I imagined
Chapter 1074 - Heavenly Dao’s Principle of the Overbearing Director
Chapter 1074: Heavenly Daos Principle of the Overbearing Director
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Was there truly no hope?
When Wang Ling heard what the Heavenly Dao said, his expression darkened, and when he saw thest shred of the old mans conscience swallowed up by the heart demon, he thought quickly and decided to give it onest shot.
He stretched his hand out in the air, and actually pulled out another old man from a space fissure, who wasnt corroded by the heart demon.
Then, Wang Ling ced his other hand on the conscience old man who was about to be devoured by the heart demon, and he used his body as a bridge to transfer the heart demon out by splitting it in half!
This is
Acid-base neutralization, said Wang Ling.
It was a very simple chemical principle.
It could be done with Fate Dao.
The old man whom Wang Ling had pulled out of the space tunnel had been grabbed from a parallel dimension using Fate Dao. Now that the old mans heart demon corrosion was beyond saving, Wang Ling thought that this technique might buy them some time.
In the end, after Wang Ling made his move, the Heavenly Dao little golden man suddenly said, We can save him!
How?
Earlier, the heart demon corrosion was too great. But the degree of damage now can be fixed with the Bell of Purification, the golden man swiftly replied. Ill go to the treasury to fetch it!
Dont we have to go through the application process?
Those on the white list dont have to.
Ten secondster, the little golden man made a hand seal and pressed his hands to the ground. A mist suddenly swirled up, and a colorful ceramic magic bell appeared in front of Wang Ling and Loopy Toad.
Floating in the air, this bell radiated a pure and holy aura, which seemed to possess the power to purify all beings in the world. Wang Ling sensed that the power of the Great Purification Spell paled drastically inparison with the Bell of Purification. After all, it was a supreme magic treasure, and one of the Heavenly Daos Thirty-Three Precious Treasures.
Sighing inwardly, Wang Ling grabbed the Bell of Purification with his bare hands, and it didnt show any resistance at all. The little golden man was terrified when he saw this. If a normal cultivator happened to run across a Heavenly Dao Precious Treasure, thetter absolutely wouldnt let itself be touched as long as it didnt recognize the cultivator as its master.
But this Bell of Purificationy docilely in Wang Lings hands like a baby
Holding the Bell of Purification, Wang Ling shook it in front of the two conscience old men, and the ck mist that lingered around them dissipated.
They werepletely purified of the heart demon on the spot!
After everything was done, Wang Ling sent back the conscience old man whom he had pulled from a parallel universe.
The ground which the shabby cabin was on started to shake slightly.
In the blink of an eye, the shabby cabin turned back into a massive pce; sunlight shone brightly through the windows and the world outside the pce came back to life.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad finally sighed with relief.
Fortunately, he had mastered Fate Dao, otherwise he really didnt know what he could have done in the face of this situation.
By the way can you The little golden man gazed at the Bell of Purification in Wang Lings hand and tried to get it back.
Of course, Wang Ling wasnt someone who didnt return what he borrowed.
This was one of the Heavenly Daos Thirty-Three Precious Treasures, after all it belonged to Heavenly Dao to begin with.
But Wang Ling also knew that in a peaceful era, the Heavenly Daos Thirty-Three Precious Treasures didnt get much use. While he had fixed the undertakers problem, there were still eight other people to go, and Wang Ling would need to rely on this Bell of Purification to purify them of the heart demons.
So Wang Ling couldnt return this thing for the time being.
Of course, he wasntpletely selfless
When he shook the Bell of Purification just now, he thought that the sound it made was quite pleasant to listen to.
Maybe he could give this small bell to his little sister as a toy.
Ah Nuan was too aggressive and could easily stir up trouble. This Bell of Purification could eradicate demonic tendencies as well as suppress fury, which fit Ah Nuan to a tee!
At this thought, Wang Ling cheerfully put away this Bell of Purification.
Seeing this, the expectant little golden man was furious but didnt dare say anything
After returning to thend of Heavenly Dao, this little golden man who was responsible for all matters to do with Wang Ling was rebuked by the six main Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Dao Governing Committee.
I didnt do it deliberately The little golden man felt quite wronged. If you think you have the ability to get it back, go look for him yourself
I dont care what you think! I only care what I think!
The six main Heavenly Dao began to berate him one after another.
Im the main Heavenly Dao, you have to listen to me!
Cant get it back? I dont think its a problem. Even if it is, its your problem as the person-in-charge C you should be the one to fix it!
I dont care whether its possible to get it back or not. You have to get it back even if you cant! Ill say it again! Go get it back even if you cant! Dont ask me again if I can get it back, you must get it back! Understand? You must get it back!
If you cant, why dont you just quit?
A few secondster, the little golden man burst out in tears.
Elsewhere, Wang Ling, who had obtained the Bell of Purification, embarked on the second part of his journey of purification.
The undertakers problem was fixed and the Shadow Image behind him directly disappeared, while the souls that had been devoured by the Shadow Image before were all released, and were now waiting to enter the natural cycle of reincarnation.
Wang Lings second stop was a hospital in the city center.
This ce wasnt unfamiliar to Wang Ling C this was precisely Director Lis hospital from back then. Wang Ling remembered that this was a special administrative medical defense building mainly used to quarantine patients with unusual ailments. It was a little strange for Wang Ling to show up uninvited in the middle of the night, but fortunately, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already made the arrangements for Wang Ling. The Office of Strategic Deception had sent someone over to wait for them, and the person who had been appointed to wait for Wang Ling at the second stop was Little Silver.
Master! From a long distance away, Wang Ling saw a barefooted young man with silver hair waving at him.
You came out like this without putting on a disguise? Loopy Toad gazed at Little Silver in some surprise, since Little Silver would go out with a hat to cover the two horns on his head.
Its fine, its fine. Its so hot with a hat on, and my horns would be cooked under it! said Little Silver. Didnt Nezha be big recently?
Thats right.
If someone asks me about my horns, Ill just say Im cosying Aobing.
Loopy Toad and Wang Ling sucked in their breaths.
In some sense, this guy was really a genius
Without wasting any time, Little Silver led them into the building and exined the second persons situation to them. Master, this persons condition is somewhat unusual. Its pica, and the person has been receiving treatment for it here all this time.
Pica? Then how did they eat that bag of frozen dumplings?
ording to the nurse, the person ate half a mouthful that day and threw up They probably didnt throw up all of it.
Chapter 1075 - A Pica Girl’s Special Ability
Chapter 1075: A Pica Girls Special Ability
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Wang Ling thought this was good news.
Although the person agreed to eat the dumplings, they were suffering from pica, and their body couldnt keep normal food down, so they only ate a little. If it was just a little, then the heart demon corrosion shouldnt be too advanced.
How did this person get pica? Loopy Toad couldnt help asking as they followed Little Silver to the ward.
The patient is a girl, and every day she yells about how she wants to lose weight. She started out by eating only one cucumber a day, andter stopped eating altogether. Then she got really hungry, but refused to eat food, and suddenly fell in love with soot, which doesnt contain fat and can make her full. The girl was very happy to eat it. In the end, she was poisoned, and thus brought to the hospital. As he spoke, Little Silver took out his phone and searched for the photos he had obtained from the doctor.
Look, this is a photo of the girl when she was healthy, Little Silver said.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad look at the phone screen. This was a girl with a figure that was just right. She was already well-developed, with flesh in all the right ces.
This kid doesnt look fat; she doesnt need to lose weight at all. Loopy Toad didnt quite understand why some boys and girls would go to such extremes in a diet in order to lose weight.
If you were hungry, you had to eat.
Didnt you just need to make sure to exercise every day? You wouldnt gain weight that way.
Eating healthily was very important. As long as a person didnt consume a lot of fat, and had a healthy diet and proper exercise, a good figure wasnt a pipe dream.
After all, not everyone could be like Wang Ling, who rubbed away whatever fat he gained on his body like sticine
For now, they would take a look at her.
Wang Ling looked at the phone screen with a calm expression.
He had the Bell of Purification in his hand. It shouldnt be a problem to drive out the heart demon.
A few minutester, Little Silver led Wang Ling to a ward in the special zone. Wang Ling, Little Silver and Loopy Toad were all wearing white robes, and Loopy Toads white robe was tailor-made. The Office of Strategic Deception had given them new identities as consultant doctors.
The head nurse saw Little Silver bring Wang Ling and Loopy Toad over, and she eximed when she saw Wang Lings young face, Youre Dr Wang? Youre so young!
Wang Ling: Mm
Head nurse, please dont mind him. My teacher doesnt really talk much. Well have to trouble you! Little Silver took the initiative to step forward and greet the head nurse.
Mm, alright The head nurse nodded woodenly.
Long before Wang Ling and Loopy Toad arrived, Little Silver had already made all the preparations.
Their credentials passed muster and their fake identities were irond.
But even so, the head nurse was still very curious about Wang Ling.
She felt that this Dr Wang was too young. Also, he seemed to be quite the character, even bringing a spirit dog with him when he visited the patient.
It was rare to see such a handsome and young doctor with this sort of character.
Instantly, the head nurses imagination started to run wild over Wang Ling.
Follow me, please. The head nurse took out an all-purpose card and started to lead the way. The special zone had individual wards, where a lot of unusual patients were treated.
That girl with pica wouldnt havee here originally, but after she ate the dumplings, her mental state suddenly changed for some reason and she becamepletely unstable. Not only that, but her appetite also increased. Although she started to eat again, she binged like crazy, and her weight increased by 30 jin in a short period of time. The head nurse frowned. Weve never seen anything like it before, and we suspect that its an unusual disease, so shes quarantined here for observation and treatment.
Wang Ling nodded his head.
Following the head nurse, they reached the door to Ward 1306, where they heard the hysterical cries of a girl.
As you can see, the girls already gone crazy, shouting for food. The head nurse sighed. The walls of this ward are made of special memory foam to prevent some mental patients from doing something dangerous like knocking their heads against the walls. Even if the walls are damaged, they can bounce back in a short time, and have the ability to absorb water and fire.
Since the girls illness was triggered by the frozen dumplings, where are the frozen dumplings? Loopy Toad asked.
They were thrown out, said the head nurse.
Little Silver then said to Wang Ling and Loopy Toad telepathically, Master, dont worry. Grenade-Throwing has arranged for all the frozen dumplings to be recovered!
Wang Ling breathed a sigh of relief at the news.
No matter what, it was a good thing that these dumplings werent passed on again
The head nurse swiped the card, then hid somewhat fearfully behind Wang Ling. Dr Wang, Im scared
Wang Ling:
Seeing this, Little Silver hurriedly grabbed the head nurses hand, then turned around to stand in front of her. Head nurse, Teacher Wang has mysophobia. Its better for you not to touch him
The head nurse retracted her hand in disappointment.
She knew it wasnt very nice for an old cow like her to eat young grass.
But a person could dream!
Hearing the head nurses thoughts, Wang Ling was speechless.
This lunatic author had set up crispy noodle snacks as the female lead, and had even stopped writing about Lotus Sun. How can an old cow like youpare with Lotus Sun? Lotus Sun isnt even the female lead, and you want to be the female lead? That isnt a dream, but simply a fantasy!
Ignoring the head nurses dream, Wang Ling pushed the door open.
There wasnt any furniture in the special ward, so no matter how much of a scene the girl made, it was no use.
Seeing that someone hade in, a crazed look appeared on the girls face. She stared at Wang Ling and sniffed him, and muttered incessantly, Crispy noodle snacks crispy noodle snacks crispy noodle snacks
She smelled crispy noodle snacks on Wang Ling!
Then she sniffed Little Silver. Broli broli broli
What kind of ability is that? Little Silver was startled.
The head nurse, who was hiding at the back, exined, After she went crazy, it seems that shes able to smell what other people have eaten in thest few hours.
I see Little Silver was struck by realization. He had indeed been eating broli sd with Grenade-Throwing before this; he never expected the girl to actually be able to sniff out something like this, which didnt have a smell.
A crazed look started to appear in the girls eyes. She stared at the head nurse who was hiding in the back and kept repeating the words, Garlic garlic garlic
The head nurse lowered her head and breathed on her palms. She had eaten garlic that evening before she came, but she had already rinsed out her mouth and used a lot of chewing gum so as not to affect anyone. She didnt expect this girl to still be able to smell it.
Finally, the girl turned her gaze to Loopy Toad. Shit shit shit
At that moment, everyone turned in unison to look at Loopy Toad with utterly horrified expressions.
Chapter 1076 - A Dog Can’t Stop Eating Shit
Chapter 1076: A Dog Cant Stop Eating Shit
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There was a saying that a dog couldnt fix its habit of eating shit
While Loopy Toads soul had already merged with its body to a very great extent after it turned into a dog, Loopy Toad still saw itself as a grand demon king of the Sky-Swallowing Toad n, and couldnt discard its identity as a toad just like that. However, Loopy Toad never thought that when it was out walking on the streets and saw a lump of fresh shit that looked just like ice cream, something in its brain would unexpectedly prompt him to give it a lick.
It was an instinctive reaction, like when a dog lifted a leg to pee.
By the time Loopy Toad realized what it had done, it was already toote.
It had happened so suddenly. Loopy Toad had been following Wang Ling all the while, but at the time, Wang Lings thoughts were preupied with finding the nine people who had eaten the frozen dumplings, so he didnt pay attention to what Loopy Toad was doing.
Loopy Toad was extremely d.
After all, it was very disgraceful behavior.
But Loopy Toad never expected a female lunatic with pica to see through it at that critical moment.
Even the way Little Silver looked at Loopy Toad was different. Senior brother
Because Little Silver hadeter than Loopy Toad, bing Wang Lings secondbat pet, he already recognized Loopy Toad as his senior brother. It was just that Little Silver had never called Loopy Toad as such, and it felt like a stab to the heart when Little Silver did it now.
Loopy Toad: I
Little Silver: Senior brother, you dont have to exin. We all understand.
The head nurse at the back also chimed in, A dog can never fix its habit of eating shit We all understand.
Loopy Toad:
Loopy Toad realized at that moment that it had already jumped into the Yellow River and could no longer wash itself clean.
Of course, Wang Ling didnt react much to Loopy Toads behavior, and just felt a little sick.
Their priority right now was to save the girl in front of them.
The girl had a crazed expression on her face. After she analyzed what everyone had eaten in thest few hours, Wang Ling thought she would lunge at him, andpletely didnt expect her to huddle in a corner and hug her knees.
Whats going on? asked Little Silver.
Apart from the head nurse, the other three at the scene were straight men who naturally didnt understand a young girls heart.
After seeing the initially deranged girl suddenly calm down, the head nurse actually understood what the girl was thinking. She probably got shy, or might be trying to appear a little more reserved.
Why? Little Silver was puzzled.
Why do so many young girls want to lose weight in the beginning? To look good! Why do they want to look good? Looking at the deeper reason, they want to find a boyfriend to love them! For young teenage girls like these in particr, their requirement in a boyfriend isnt necessarily money C for most of them, its still looks. When they meet a good-looking boy, theyll subconsciously be reserved.
The head nurse analyzed it logically: For example, some girls who usually have a huge appetite will be restrained when they start dating. Theyll nibble on their food and look a little bashful,pletely different to when they put their feet up and gobble down instant noodles.
And as another example, sometimes young girls like to hold hands and talk loudly with one another, but when they see a good-looking boy passing by, their voices will suddenly be softer and extremely gentle.
Wang Ling, Little Silver and Loopy Toad were suddenly enlightened, and they sighed over the truth of things
Although this head nurse was like an old cow who wanted to eat grass, her analysis really made sense!
But here was the problem: Wang Ling didnt think he was that good-looking he had even specially modified his face; it was really strange if even this would catch the young girls eye!
Wang Ling walked over to the rooms light controls, and after turning off some of the lights, the girls Shadow Image very quickly took form in front of Wang Ling it looked like an ox demon, except that instead of horns, there were two ice-cream cones on its head, and it held a baguette in each hand.
The appearance was a reflection of the mind C this was certainly the case with this girls Shadow Image.
Wang Ling went up in a straightforward manner, pulled its jaws open, and entered to look for this girls heart demon inside the Shadow Pce.
Once again, Wang Ling appeared in a world which was like an ink and wash painting. Unlike the undertakers world, however, this world which the heart demon had invaded wasnt a graveyard, but had mountain ranges made up of snacks. All types of potato chips were piled up together, and there was even awork of endless ck chocte rivers which flowed through the entire world C the smell was very strong as Wang Ling got closer.
It went without saying that he was amazed by this worldsndscape.
Wang Ling and Loopy Toad took a few steps forward, and a huge hotpot mountain appeared in front of them.
It was a massive volcanic, and there were a lot ofmon hotpot ingredients inside the crater, such as fish balls, beef balls, shrimp dumplings, fish rolls and dried tofu rolls. Although everything was ck and white like an ink and wash painting, this foods appearance was very distinct, and smelled good C one couldnt help but drool just approaching it.
This
Loopy Toad felt that things werent looking good.
It had thought that since the girl had only eaten a bit of the dumplings, the corrosion shouldnt be so serious; it hadnt expected the heart demon corrosion to be far more severe than they had imagined.
Perhaps this was the result of being restrained for too long.
Because she had been dieting to lose weight all this time, the girl had constantly suppressed the natural hunger for food. In the end, she waspletely triggered after eating a bit of the frozen dumplings.
All the food in front of them had high calories, which was taboo for people who wanted to lose weight.
Loopy Toad didnt dare approach casually, and waited for Wang Ling to make his decision.
And Wang Ling prepared to start searching for clues to the Shadow Pce in this world.
In the undertakers world before, the Shadow Pce had been a cabin. But what about the girls Shadow Pce? Perhaps it was some type of food? Wang Ling made some guesses.
He sent out the Kings Eye to search the area, only to find nothing.
There wasnt anything simr to a house in this world; perhaps the girl had hidden her Shadow Pce in some sort of food.
Following behind Wang Ling during their search, Loopy Toad eventually noticed that they seemed to be going off-track.
As they walked, Loopy Toad realized that Wang Ling was actually heading toward a forest
A forest of crispy noodle snacks Wang Ling raised his head to look at this forest of crispy noodle snacks. It was densely packed with crispy noodle snack trees! Crispy noodle snack packets dangled like apples from the branches.
Loopy Toad was stupefied
Who could top this
Chapter 1077 - Flame of the Universe
Chapter 1077: me of the Universe
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The moment the forest of crispy noodle snacks appeared, Loopy Toad realized that the situation was gradually spinning out of control Although the forest had been produced by the heart demon, everything about it was truly a little too real. Even from far away, Loopy Toad could smell the pepper scent of crispy noodle snacks which wafted out from the forest.
It knew its Little Master Ling too well C how could he possibly resist such temptation?!
No! I have to do something! Seeing Wang Ling gradually turn absent-minded, Loopy Toad grabbed Wang Lings pants leg between its teeth to drag him back. However, Wang Ling was outrageously strong, and Loopy Toad found itself unable to stop him at all. Despite its death grip on Wang Lings pants legs, it was dragged over the ground, its head creating a deep furrow in the earth
No, it needed reinforcements!
Loopy Toad grit its teeth and took out the immortal seal! This was from Immortal Zhenyuan, and could be used to summon him whenever necessary. In this situation, the fastest way Loopy Toad could think of to get help was to summon Immortal Zhenyuan.
To prevent the girl from doing anything unusual, Little Silver was protecting them outside, and thus couldnt enter the world.
Law of nature! Sealplete! Loopy Toad shouted inwardly.
With the injection of spirit energy, Zhenyuans immortal seal instantly burst with powerful spirit power. Power gathered in the sky before a figure finally took shape. Immortal Zhenyuan was the same as ever with his red hair. Red mes of spirit light curled around his body as he descended from the sky.
Zhenyuan cultivated the Upright Yang Element Technique, which was a divine-level fire technique that had the miraculous effect of driving off demons and ghosts. When he appeared, the initially gloomy heart demon world seemed a little more colorful.
Senior Dog! Zhenyuan came over to greet Loopy Toad. He was still working on restoring Drought Star, and all this time had been anticipating Senior Dog summoning him to do odd jobs for it! He never thought that after so long, Senior Dog would finally remember him!
This sort of excitement was like a popr uploader, who hadnt been online for a while, remembering his password for the video website
Immortal Zhenyuan looked around excitedly and was stunned.
Heart demon world
Although he didnt know about the Shadow Pce, he could instantly sense that this world had been created by a heart demon!
Zhenyuan was no stranger to heart demons. Back then, he had sundered his heart demon from his body before it overwhelmed him, and it became Wind Spirit. Ultimately, he destroyed Wind Spirit with his own hands. Zhenyuan still vividly remembered the mncholy of that act to this day.
It was already scary enough dealing with a heart demon.
How much worse would it be to deal with a world that had been constructed by a heart demon?
Come. Loopy Toad didnt say anything unnecessary as it promptly called Zhenyuan over to hold back Wang Ling. It already felt like it couldnt hold on, but thinking of its identity as Senior Dog in front of Zhenyuan, it automatically switched to amanding tone.
Loopy Toad had covertly drawn on Wang Lings powerst time to help Zhenyuan destroy Wind Spirit. Zhenyuan had treated it as a senior since then, and even revered it as a divine dog for a while.
Okay, Senior Dog, theres no need for you to handle this small thing! Just leave it to me! The next moment, Zhenyuan took action right away. Since he had faith that this Senior Dog would support him from behind, he wasnt apprehensive at all in his movements.
Heaven Sun Lock! He made a hand seal at the speed of light, his long fingers moving unceasingly like a fire lotus blossoming. In a split second, several golden disks appeared in the sky, and zing golden chains of fire shot out to firmly grasp Wang Lings ankles.
This Heaven Sun Lock which Immortal Zhenyuan took pride in was one of the magic treasures he had created. It could suppress powerful spirit beasts, demon beasts, and even vicious behemoths! This was the confidence of a man who was devoted to creating magic treasures!
In fact, Wang Ling held Zhenyuan in very high regard when it came to the creation of magic treasures. After all, this was the man who created the Gate Between Worlds If it wasnt for the Gate Between Worlds, Loopy Toad wouldnt have met Wang Ling, and it might not be where it was now if it hadnt met Wang Ling. It had already been stuck at a bottleneck as a demon king, and if things had continued in that vein, the Sky-Swallowing Toad n might have been sooner orter swallowed up by the other demon ns.
It could be said that the Gate Between Worlds had changed the oues of many things
Loopy Toad thus also had a lot of confidence in the Heaven Sun Lock which Zhenyuan created. Even if the magic treasure couldnt stop its Little Master Ling, it should at least buy them some time, right? Its little masters strength was still sealed away; in theory, it should be possible to forcibly restrain Wang Ling in his constrained state.
But reality was far more challenging than Loopy Toad imagined.
The chains had only just fastened themselves around Wang Lings ankles, when a sh of protective gold light actually smashed them into powder!
My Heaven Sun Lock
Zhenyuan was extremely heartbroken.
This Heaven Sun Lock was his proud masterpiece which he had only been able to aplish after roaming the universe for a long time looking for the materials needed!
But it had actually been smashed to smithereens by this youngsters protective golden light alone?
Zhenyuan was somewhat surprised.
It seemed that Senior Dog had found him a really amazing opponent this time!
Perhaps this was Senior Dogs test for him?
He had to put on a good show!
The youngsters odd behavior as he uncontrobly walked toward the forest of crispy noodle snacks was a typical sign of a heart demon corrosion! Perhaps he had been tainted by the inner demon of this world?
A lot ofplicated possibilities shed through Zhenyuans mind.
Looking at Wang Lings young face, he couldnt help sighing. When all was said and done, this was still a youngster who had yet to spread his wings, and who waspletely unable to withstand the pressure of such an environment!
Zhenyuan smiled a little sympathetically.
Now that he knew that the youngster had lost control of his own body because of the heart demon, what Zhenyuan needed to do next was very easy.
Thinking this, Zhenyuan unhurriedly took out a second magic treasure.
Loopy Toad noticed that it was actually a lighter.
Senior Dog, this is the me of the Universe that I gathered when I was wandering around space the holy power it contains has the effect of purifying a heart demon!
Why a lighter?
This is the legendary nuclear lighter. I also have a matching nuclear shlight here!
Does it work? Loopy Toad was doubtful.
This heart demon was created by Shadow Dao C even the Great Purification Spell was useless.
But this was Loopy Toads first time seeing the me of the Universe.
It was a rainbow-colored me which had been refined in the core of everyrge star that existed in the deepest parts of the universe.
Now that things hade to this point, Loopy Toad had no other choice but to let Zhenyuan give it a try.
Dont worry, Senior Dog, the me of the Universe will automatically purify the heart demon!
Pa!
Zhenyuan aimed the nuclear lighter at Wang Ling and flicked it.
The me of the Universe had its own spiritual intelligence. It sprang out of the lighter and lunged confidently at Wang Ling.
But even before the me was halfway to Wang Ling, something happened which left Zhenyuan astonished.
This small seven-colored me actually pulled back shivering into the lighter
Zhenyuan: ???
The me of the Universe was actually so scared?
Who on earth did Senior Dog want him to deal with?
Chapter 1078 - Finally, Dog Two’s Human Form
Chapter 1078: Finally, Dog Twos Human Form
The situation was far beyond Immortal Zhenyuans expectations. The me of the Universe was one of the most intelligent mes in the cosmos; logically speaking, there was nothing for it to be afraid of in an ordinary situation. That it could actually be frightened was unbelievable to Immortal Zhenyuan.
Senior Dog, who on earth is this senior
Now that things hade to this point, Loopy Toad felt that it could no longer maintain its pretext as a senior, and could only tell Zhenyuan the truth: This is my master.
This young man was actually Senior Dogs master
Zhenyuan was predictably gobsmacked.
Senior Dog was already so strong Then, wouldnt its masters power be explosive?
Seeing that Zhenyuan was surprised, but not angry, Loopy Toad also thought it was unbelievable. Youre not angry?
Why should I be angry? Zhenyuan raised his eyebrows. I saw Senior Dogs strength for myself. Since this young man is your master, then he must be even stronger! What Zhenyuan most liked to do was make friends with the strong. Senior Dog, you thought of me at such a crucial moment and even introduced your master to me. This proves that you see me as part of your family. I cannot be any more thankful C how can I me you?
Loopy Toad was astonished.
So that was what this guy actually thought; he wasnt the slightest bit suspicious about why Loopy Toad had deceived him.
When all was said and done, this was the first person to reach the Venerated Immortal level C given his pure mentality, it was no wonder he was able to aplish this.
Loopy Toad thought itself too wicked inparison
This could be one of the reasons why it was slow to take on a human form.
Seeing Wang Ling advance forward step by step, Zhenyuans gaze turned solemn. Since this is Senior Dogs master, I can only use emergency measures. If Senior Dog cant stop him, we might still have a chance if we work together.
Loopy Toad was lost in deep thought.
It didnt have the heart to deal Zhenyuan a blow.
Because even if they joined hands, they had no chance.
If Loopy Toad was really strong, like Little Silver, and worked together with Zhenyuan, they might be able to stop Wang Ling for a moment. Right now, however, he really wasnt capable
Loopy Toad was still hesitating. If it really took action, it would bepletely exposed in front of Zhenyuan and stripped of all its dignity C Zhenyuan might even look down on it.
What should it do in this sort of situation?
Seeing Wang Ling walk toward the forest of crispy noodle snacks as he gradually fell under the spell of the heart demon, Loopy Toad clenched its teeth. Maybe it could go all out?
It decided to stake everything bybining the profound truth of Sword Dao which Wang Ling had passed on to it with what it had currently mastered!
It had already lived with Wang Ling for more than half a year, and the bond between master and servant was so deep that Loopy Toad couldnt disregard it and allow Wang Ling to fall into the heart demons clutches. Whatever happened, Loopy Toad couldnt abandon Wang Ling.
Charge! Despite its misgivings, Loopy still grit its teeth and circted spirit energy throughout its body! It already no longer cared how Zhenyuan would regard it after its actual strength was revealed, nor did it care about its dignity C Loopy Toad only cared about Wang Ling! It couldnt just sit by and watch Wang Ling be corroded by the heart demon!
At that moment, Loopy Toad burst with mighty power as it called up Sword Dao and boosted its strength with the improved version of the Demon Kings Heart Sutra so that spiritual qi was released from every pore on its body.
In a mere split second, green steam rolled out from Loopy Toads body, and its green dog fur fluttered despite theck of a breeze.
Sword Dao was also a type of Heavenly Dao, which Wang Ling had stripped from Evil Sword God back then and given to Loopy Toad; Loopy Toad never expected it toe in handy at this moment. It had been painstakingly cultivating Sword Dao in thest few months, and while it might not yet have noticed the power of Sword Dao, Loopy Toad was still surprised at the steam rising off its body after it unleashed Sword Dao.
Loopy Toads body also started to show signs of energy materialization.
As expected, Senior Dog is strong. Zhenyuan sighed inwardly at this scene. To be honest, he had been skeptical before, and wondered if Loopy Toad wasnt as strong as he had imagined. Now, however, it seemed that Zhenyuan had been overthinking it.
To be able to integrate Sword Dao into ones teeth wasnt something that an ordinary person could do; not only had this Senior Dog done so, it had been done with such consummate skill. Loopy Toad was even powerful enough to materialize its energy, which thoroughly dispelled Zhenyuans doubts.
But no one was clearer about its strength than Loopy Toad itself.
It assessed its overallbat strength, and if it went all out,bined with Zhenyuansbat strength, it would be just barely enough to withstand three attacks from Wang Ling when his power was sealed In other words, it would take three of Wang Lings ps to die
This was already much better oddspared with what happened to Evil Sword God.
But Wang Ling currently wasnt aware enough to attack them, so their lives naturally werent in danger. But trying to stop Wang Ling was still as difficult as scaling the heavens.
Cover me!
Despite that, Loopy Toad didnt n to give up. Shouting themand at Zhenyuan, it moved swiftly and charged forward once again to bite down on Wang Lings pants leg.
The profound truth of Sword Dao was instantly unleashed through Loopy Toads teeth as a Sword Dao array appeared in the air Seven Swords Descending the Heavenly Mountain!
Like the fangs of a dog, seven light swords dropped in a crisscross pattern to instantly form a cage around Wang Ling.
Its done! Reinforce the seal! Loopy Toad continued to exert force, its green dog fur fluttering like mes.
Senior Dog, Iming! Zhenyuan coordinated exceptionally well with Loopy Toad; the moment the Seven Swords Descending the Heavenly Mountain array appeared, Zhenyuanpleted the seal, and a massive jade seal fell from a space tunnel in the sky!
Heavenly Emperors Jade Seal! This was the other magic treasure that Zhenyuan was proud of, which had a powerful suppressive effect! What was more, it contained Zhenyuans blood; one drop of Venerated Immortal blood was as heavy as half a. Combined with the descent of the Heavenly Emperors Jade Seal, the suppression generated was out of the ordinary.
Loopy Toads spirits were lifted when it saw this, and its blood started to flow even faster throughout its body with its happiness.
All of a sudden, Loopy Toad felt an unusual power bubble up inside its body.
Was this its human form?
It had finally cultivated a human form?
Loopy Toad waspletely moved!
It never thought that this battle would indirectly open up its blocked meridians and finally allow it to obtain the human form which it had craved for so long!
Loopy Toad was so happy it grinned from ear to ear.
A few minutester, like a magical girl transformation, Loopy Toad turned into a green-haired youngster with cute little canine teeth.
And at that moment, Wang Ling, who had been locked down by the Heavenly Emperors Jade Seal and the Seven Swords Descending the Heavenly Mountain array, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This dog had finally transformed into a human!
Acting was too tiring for Wang Ling.
Chapter 1079 - Regain Confidence?
Chapter 1079: Regain Confidence?
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The Kings Eye had the power to eliminate what was false and retain what was true. Although the world of the Shadow Pce created by the Shadow Dao heart demon was excessive and the food looked so real and smelled irresistible, the worlds true appearance wasid bare under Wang Lings Kings Eye.
To try and use a petty heart demon illusion in the Shadow Pce to trap Wang Ling C this was simply looking down on this Immortal Kings capability. Wang Ling had pretended to fall for itrgely because he had sensed that the spirit power inside Loopy Toads body had reached a critical point after they entered this world, and Loopy Toad just needed a turning point in order to make a breakthrough.
This was why Wang Ling had directed and acted out this y himself.
He never thought it would be at the cost of Zhenyuan being summoned
As a sheltered baby, Wang Ling naturally felt bitter.
His principle ofying low would never change, so of course, the fewer people who knew his identity, the better. Wang Ling had only acknowledged Grenade-Throwing after years of testing him, but even then, Grenade-Throwing only knew part of Wang Lings actual situation.
Few outsiders knew of Wang Lings true situation; Odd Zhuo, as Wang Lings disciple, was the only human being who was privy to it.
Odd Zhuo had been searching for Wang Ling for many years, and hadnt breathed a word about Wang Ling in all that time; he was a very trustworthy person. It was after Wang Ling put Odd Zhuo through all sorts of tests that he finally decided to ept this disciple C it wasnt because of those crispy noodle snack packets! Definitely not! q(s^t)rHmph!
But Zhenyuans appearance now put him in an awkward situation
After all, Zhenyuan was a Venerated Immortal, who was recognized as a legendary cultivator on Earth. Although his realm still fell a little short of Wang Zhens level, thetter being from the Domain of the Gods, Zhenyuan was an expert whose reputation was well-deserved.
In short, he wasnt easy to fool.
After Dog Two evolved into its human form, Wang Ling felt that it was time to drop the act, so he stopped pretending that he had been taken over by the heart demon. Seeing this, Loopy Toad hurriedly urged Zhenyuan to cancel the seal.
The Heavenly Emperors Jade Seal was admittedly powerful, but it was ridiculous to imagine that it could suppress Wang Ling. If it wasnt because Wang Ling had an act to keep up right to the end, he could have broken the seal with one puff of air.
Loopy Toad transformed back into its dog form and ran over to check on Wang Ling, before sighing with relief after discovering that he was fine.
Wang Ling had almost scared it to death.
But at the same time, Loopy Toad was suspicious.
How could a person as devilishly strong as Little Master Ling be so easily possessed by the heart demon?
Senior Dog, I think youre more handsome in your human form! Zhenyuan also came over and started tovish extravagant praise on Loopy Toad.
I think so too, but I dont have any clothes. Loopy Toadughed, but was sweating. Except for the green hair, its human form was more handsome than it had imagined. Unfortunately, it didnt have any clothes, and it didnt seem very tasteful to walk about with its thing dangling out.
Wang Ling was lost for words for some time.
What he was mainly thinking about now was how he should face Zhenyuan.
This was a cultivator acimed as a legend on Earth; if Wang Ling got tangled up with the other party, he couldnt imagine what might happen in the future. The new school term was just about to start, and Wang Ling wanted to sort out his little sisters mess before then so that he could live his Senior Grade One life peacefully.
Wang Ling didnt expect the problems to pile up like dominos, with things spiraling out of control ever since the first domino fell.
Senior! Zhenyuan took the initiative toe over and greet him.
It seemed like a simple greeting, but in that instant, Wang Ling was pulled into another space.
This was the Mystical Sound Technique, which was a spell thatbined space and sound. When cast, it could instantly suck a person into a separate mental space which was soundproof and practically impossible to guard against.
Of course, there was no way Wang Ling would be affected; no one could invade his mentalndscape so easily. He just wanted to see what move Zhenyuan would use on him as well as what Zhenyuan wanted to say.
Having said that, Wang Ling was a little disgruntled at being pulled into a different space at their first meeting.
The red-haired young man who stood in front of him in the mental space still lookedposed. In a confrontation, experts often didnt reveal much on their faces; even if they were panic-stricken, their expressions would look unruffled and calm.
Senior, you deliberately let yourself be led astray. When Zhenyuan opened his mouth, he got straight to the point. From his previous contact with Zhenyuan, Wang Ling knew that this guy was a straightforward person who didnt like to beat around the bush. Actually, this was good, since Wang Ling didnt have to waste time making blind guesses.
Wang Ling sank into a short silence again at these words. He didnt deny it, which was as good as admitting it.
I knew it Zhenyuan sighed emotionally. Senior, I want to ask you for a favor.
Wang Ling: ???
Senior, its like this: Ive been fixing Drought Star all this time. Since getting rid of Wind Spirit, Ive been wondering what kind of attitude a true expert in the cultivation world should have toward life as well as future cultivation Senior Dogs appearance was a huge inspiration.
Zhenyuans next words thenpletely astonished Wang Ling. I know the reason why Senior deliberately went astray was to stimte Senior Dogs true strength so that it had the courage to face its human form, right?
Not at all,e on!
Wang Ling had clearly stirred Loopy Toad up in order to help it transform into a human! It didnt have a human form to begin with! Why had it suddenly turned into helping Loop Toad regain its confidence??? What kind of operation was this?
Senior, I understand. You dont need to say anything else I know that Senior Dogs green hair in its human form makes it a little self-conscious. And Senior Dogs human form itself is a little hm actually, Im not sure whether its proper for me to say this, but Ill still say it
A little what Wang Lings curiosity was piqued.
A little short
Its quite normal for a man to lose his confidence when hes that short as a human. Zhenyuan sighed lightly. But I didnt expect Senior to actually help Senior Dog regain its confidence by provoking it. I was greatly moved when I saw how Senior Dog rushed forward to save Senior without any thought to its own safety.
Because of that, I have a presumptuous request. After saying that, Zhenyuan finally got to the point. Senior, please ept me as your disciple and let me study under you
Chapter 1080 - School Reopens
Chapter 1080: School Reopens
Yet another person who wanted to learn from him Wang Ling was silent. It was just the summer holiday, but there was nock of people saying that they wanted to learn from him. First, it was Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi, and then Gu Shunzhi popped upter. Now, there was also Zhenyuan
He had no other choice; for the time being, he would just arrange for all of them to study at No. 60 High.
After cleaning up the mess left by his little sister Wang Nuan, Wang Ling sent Odd Zhuo a text message and had him arrange for Zhenyuans school admission. Although the transfer test which Wang Zhen and the others had taken was already over, Odd Zhuo could pull some strings to get Zhenyuan in. Of course, Wang Ling only had one request: try not to put Zhenyuan in his ss
As everyone knew, cultivation schools didnt start at the same time as ordinary high schools.
Finally, on November 4th, No. 60 High reopened.
Thanks to the efforts of all the teachers in the second half of the summer break, the fragments of No. 60 Highs Jade Scroll of School History was recovered before their application was submitted to the General Administration of 100 Cultivation Schools. Following the trending news that No. 60 High was applying to be a key city cultivation high school, the second semester of Senior One heralded new transfer students There were two in Wang Lings ss alone
I will now introduce everyone to two new students in our ss. Lets wee Student Gu and Student Zhen! After Teacher Pan finished speaking, the whole ss immediately broke out pping.
Student Gu was Gu Shunzhi, while Student Zhen was Zhenyuan This was the fake identity which Odd Zhuo had created for Zhenyuan: Zhen Yuan, based on a homonym of Zhenyuan.
Following the pping, there were the sounds of quiet discussion.
Both of them are very handsome!
You can tell with one nce that the one with sses has to be a curve wrecker, while the one with red hair Dont you think he looks like some idol?
Feather Lin stared at Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan on the dais unblinkingly In her mind, she was already concocting an indescribable epic between the two men
A fujoshis way of thinking was really scary
Wang Ling turned his eyes away indifferently and looked out the window.
In the reflection on the ss, he could clearly see both Zhenyuan and Gu Shunzhi staring at him.
Before each semester, Teacher Pan had a habit of making an example of someone in order to cow the others. This examplebel was clearly going to fall on Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuans heads.
Teacher Pan looked at Gu Shunzhi first. His hair was a decent length and he had a more rxed dress style. Since the school hadnt yet had the time to allocate him a school uniform, this Student Gu deliberately chose to wear a blue sports outfit, which wasnt particrly out of ce in No. 60 Highs environment.
Hm
But Gu Shunzhi was going to be the example used at the beginning of the semester, and Wang Ling had to salute Teacher Pans ability to nitpick.
Student Gu, I know your performance in the transfer test was very good and youre first on the enrollment list for the entire school, but you still have to be humble, understand? Look at you C youre so tall that I dont even reach your shoulders! As a warm man, cant you show a little consideration for your teachers feelings? There are also quite a number of girls in our ss. As a good student, you need to put your best foot forward! Understand?
Old Pans tone sounded as gentle as a spring breeze, but a lot of the students could actually tell that she didnt have anything to say, and so was deliberately nitpicking Of course, Teacher Pan also had another objective, and that was to test the character of this Student Gu.
After all, newly transferred students were unfamiliar with the other students. As the teacher-in-charge, Teacher Pan naturally had to clearly determine what their personalities were like. Different situations required different response measures to enable the transfer students to quickly integrate into therger collective ss environment.
In Teacher Pans opinion, Gu Shunzhis performance was truly perfect
Alright, teacher, I understand. Gu Shunzhi gave a slight smile which was so gentle that Teacher Pan actually felt the blush of first love
Go go down then Teacher Pan was speechless, and pointed at thest seat in the middle row as she hurriedly got Gu Shunzhi to step down.
This transfer student had a good disposition and character This was really rare!
Teacher Pan now wasnt worried about Gu Shunzhi at all; instead, she started to worry about the female students in the ss Such a child who was outstanding in all respects would definitely be the catalyst for puppy love! Views on love in the current cultivation world were more liberal: as long as it was a safe environment, there werent that many rules and restrictions.
But Old Pan was a more conservative person.
And she also valued grades more.
She didnt object to puppy love, but if it affected a students grades, she would definitely put a stop to it.
Teacher Pan pondered this deep in her heart. It looked like she would have to keep an eye on the other students for a while.
After she was done with Gu Shunzhi, Teacher Pan turned to look at Zhenyuan next to him.
Compared with Gu Shunzhi, Teacher Pans evaluation of Zhenyuans image had straightaway dropped to below the passing score of 60
Student Zhen, I know that your grades are also very good! You ranked second this time. But you should know that our school doesnt allow its students to dye their hair! And why do you have ear studs? A boy actually has more jewelry than I do? Teacher Pan scolded him in front of everyone.
Only then did Zhenyuan realize what was wrong with himself.
He was so bent on learning from Wang Ling that he forgot he had already be a high school student in this environment. He had always had his red hair and was used to it, but it did look rather unconventional. As for the ear studs they were the mystical Studs in Ears that Zhenyuan was also proud of. This was a formidable imprisonment magic artifact, and also a very useful magic treasure for defense.
Realizing that he was wrong, Zhenyuan removed the ear studs of his own ord and then exined his hair to Teacher Pan. Teacher, Im really sorry My hair is always red because of my fire cultivation arts. Even if I dye it ck, itll turn back to red overnight This cant be considered dyed hair, right? But I know that my hairstyle might not be very suitable, so Ill get a haircut after school.
Because of cultivation arts? Teacher Pan was skeptical.
It could only be said that as a teaching pioneer in No. 60 High, Teacher Pan was in the end Teacher Pan. Given her many years of teaching experience, she immediately came up with an idea for Zhenyuan. How about this, Student Zhen: you can directly shave your head so that you dont have to worry about hair color. Since our school is arge body, we naturally stress unity.
The truth was that Teacher Pans words werent absolute. If Zhenyuan didnt want to do it, Teacher Pan could actuallypromise. Previously, some students in the other sses got into massive rows with their parents and teachers over their hairstyles and ran away from home. Teacher Pan didnt want a repeat performance of that
But Teacher Pan was surprised once again.
She found it hard to imagine that this Student Zhen would actually have an unusually good nature as he hurriedly agreed with her. Teacher Pan, dont worry, Ill sort it out after school today!
In the back row, Wang Ling felt deeply moved when he heard Zhenyuans words.
Zhenyuan and Gu Shunzhi were two men who stood at the top of the cultivation world.
They were long unfazed by the affairs of the secr world and long past the age of rebellion
And Wang Ling had just realized something.
He realized that Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuans arrival seemed to have drawn most of the sss attention.
His own sense of existence was thus diminished.
Perhaps these two joining his ss wasnt as bad as he had imagined.
Chapter 1081 - The Second Semester of Senior Grade One
Chapter 1081: The Second Semester of Senior Grade One
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The workload was heavier in the second semester of Senior Grade One, and after the summer break, the school administration board organized a meeting for all the teachers in order to emphasize that their main task right now was to quickly get the students to refocus after a rxing summer break and get back into the race toward the college entrance exam.
There were still two years to go from Grade One to Grade Three, but based on the frequency of chapter updates and the number of chapters, it would take the author over three thousand more chapters to reach the college entrance exam arc But even then! Studying was still the most important!
The second half of Senior Grade One already wasnt easy, since most schools would have their students finish learning Senior Grade Two content during this time, and in Grade Two, get them to finish learning Grade Three coursework.
When they entered Grade Three, they would keep doing the same thing non-stop C they would continue to do the school exercises over and over again until they almost died.
That was Grade Three!
Apart from doing exercise questions, Grade Three cultivation school students had to take cultivation assessments at the same time, such as a spirit sword control exam, magic treasure operation exam, pill refining exam, talisman drawing exam and so on.
After Teacher Pan was done with her lecture, Little Peanut started handing out booklets from the pile in his arms, which he had gotten from the office.
Whats this? someone asked.
Last years enrollment regtions for the cultivation colleges, replied Little Peanut.
Why are you handing these out?
Old Pan wants all of you to look at the cut-off scores for the top cultivation colleges, said Little Peanut.
Wang Ling turned to the first page.
A detailed table leapt to his eye this table listed the minimum cut-off scores and the corresponding page number for each schools enrollment regtions.
Currently, the number one cultivation college was Jinghua Seven Stars College; minimum cut-off score: 209,300.
Second was Jinghua Sword Immortal Star College; minimum cut-off score: 199,670.
Third was Northern Swallow College; minimum cut-off score: 199,400.
The top three colleges had a minimum cut-off score of around 200,000, which would make anyone flinch. Wang Ling thought he could enter these three colleges easily enough if he performed normally and wasnt suppressing his scores but this would be viting the Wang familys rules.
It wasnt up to Wang Ling which college he got into anyway C ultimately, it was Father Wang and Mother Wang who would make the decision. Actually, Wang Ling himself didnt have any idea one way or the other. Of this dazzling array of cultivation colleges, there were practically none that could truly teach him anything new.
Wang Ling had also imagined what college life would be like. Just like the college entrance exam, this was an important milestone in a persons life. While it wasnt necessary, it might be a lifelong regret for Wang Ling if he didnt go.
On the side, Super and a few others were looking at the enrollment regtions and discussing them.
Chinese, maths, English, physics, chemistry, plus general arts and general science; each subject is worth 20,000 marks, so the total score for the cultural courses is 140,000. Talismans, sword techniques, magic treasures, pills, theory of cultivation history; these cultivation subjects are worth 120,000 marks in total, so the full mark is 260,000. What score do you think we can get right now? Dopey Guo stared at the enrollment regtions in his hand, and couldnt help sinking into deep anxiety and thought.
At my current level I can get 150,000 at most, which is only just enough for a second-tier college. I need to work harder. Super Chen sighed. Actually, when school started at the very beginning, he had already voiced his ambition to get into Seven Stars.
However, he was still short of the target cut-off score by 50,000 marks. To close this gap, not only did he have to pull up his scores in his cultural subjects as much as possible, he also couldnt fall behind in all his cultivation subjects.
Getting 100,000 out of 120,000 marks in the cultivation subjects would be a safe bet for enrollment.
But getting this 100,000 was easier said than done.
Ai, I remember there were bonus points in previous years?
There were bonus points, but the requirements were also very strict. Look at the back of the enrollment booklet, said Little Peanut.
Everyone flipped to the back; sure enough, it clearly exined the conditions for the bonus points.
[First: A person who assists the Cultivation Police Bureau or the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron while in high school, and obtains an Honorary Cultivators Medal for helping to upholdw and order, can obtain bonus points. A third-rank medal is worth 1000 points, a second-rank medal is worth 3000 points, and a first-rank medal is worth 5000 points. A person can only have five medals at most at any one time.]
I know this first condition; I think my dad got 1000 bonus points before because of it, said Super Chen.
What did your dad do?
When he was grocery shopping, he happened to catch a criminal on the run, and so got a third-rank medal. Super Chenughed. But my dad was lucky C that criminal was already out of strength from the chase, and just happened to run into the market. He was easy pickings for my dad.
Come on, stop talking about your dad C lets read the next one said Dopey Guo.
[Second: A person who obtains a special national certificate of honor while in high school can obtain 10,000 bonus points after an audit.]
Everyone:
Next, next Thats so hard! someone cried out in disbelief.
A special certificate of honor was something that they could only dream of, and waspletely impossible to get. The probability of obtaining such a thing was even lower than a persons looks in real life matching the photo sent to an online friend
Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan were lost in silence when they gazed at these conditions.
Frankly, people as old as they were shouldnt be messing around here. In the end, however, they hade in order to learn from Wang Ling. Since Wang Ling would be taking the college entrance exam, they definitely couldnt avoid it. Given their strength, it wasnt hard for them to get full marks.
But the main point was that they wanted to go to the same college as Wang Ling
Then, they now faced the problem of keeping their grades down.
These senior high cultivation subjects were really too easy for them.
How about just not taking the exam and getting points through certificates? That seems easier to control than grades Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan cupped their chins and thought the same thing at that moment.
Finally, everyone looked at the third and final condition for getting bonus points.
[Third: A person who breaks through the Foundation Establishment stage while in high school can obtain bonus points. Golden Core stage: 10,000 points.]
[Those who reach the Nascent Soul stage do not have to take the college entrance exam. They can select the college they want and directly enter after obtaining approval from the General Administration of 100 Schools.]
Everyone:
Is there anyone who has ever broken through to the Nascent Soul stage in high school? Everyone looked at the table and then at each other in dismay.
Impossible If there really was such a genius, why bother studying in high school
There definitely are people like that C its just our worldview thats too narrow, and we dont understand these geniuses. At that moment, Super Chen suddenly said, I sometimes wonder if theres someone like that around us C big shots with ordinary identities who quietly hide in the crowd
Zhenyuan:
Gu Shunzhi:
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1082 - Yet Another Parent-Teacher Conference
Chapter 1082: Yet Another Parent-Teacher Conference
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Human beings were very strange creatures.
When they went to school, they longed for the holidays, but when they were on holiday, they often missed school. Everyone said that school was the most rxing period of a persons life, because there wasnt so much social or life pressure; they didnt have to scratch their heads over getting married, buying a house, buying a car and so on.
Sometimes, it was only after a person graduated from university and officially entered society and started work that they remembered their school days, whether it was primary school, middle school or senior high school. Everyone possessed random fragments of beautiful memories. Like old photos, they forever lingered in the brain, and would sh through your mind every time you felt upset, thereby soothing your restless heart.
The degeneration of an adult began when they gave up on their figure.
And the degeneration of a student began when they gave up on their studies
As Wang Ling had anticipated, Teacher Pan had been busy perfecting her subjugation n for the first day of school.
At noon, Teacher Pan called Wang Ling, Hero Guo, Little Peanut, Lotus Sun, Super Chen, Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan over to an empty ssroom for a ssmittee meeting.
Hero Guo was the political science representative, Super Chen was the sportsmittee member, Lotus Sun was the ss monitor, and Little Peanut was themissary in charge of studies.
As for Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan, it seemed that Teacher Pan was ready to assign them new roles given their excellent academic performance.
Wang Ling didnt know why he had to participate when he wasnt a ss leader, but since Teacher Pan had called him up, he had to give her face. After all, he was still a student here; offending the teacher-in-charge wasnt very good.
I called all of you over to exin the learning situation in ss. All of you here have grades that are above average, and set an example for the other students. School has just started, and I know that everyone might still be lost in a holiday mood. However, I hope that youre aware that there are only 800 days left before the college entrance exam In the blink of an eye, youll soon be sent to the front line on the battlefield! Teacher Pan gave an impassioned and hot-blooded speech.
Everyone:
The first thing I want to say is to the new students, Student Gu and Student Zhen. Both of you did quite well in the entrance test. Given your specialties, I now appoint Student Zhen as the magic treasures course representative of our ss, and Student Gu as the spirit swords course representative. Of course, its only if the two of you are willing Ill fully respect your choice! Teacher Pan stared at the both of them eagerly.
Okay, teacher Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan nodded.
Since things had alreadye to this point, they naturally had no reason to refuse.
The truth was that as early as the entrance test, Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan had sounded out Teacher Pan They were a little puzzled as to why such a bigwig like Wang Ling would condescend to study under Teacher Pan, a Golden Core cultivator.
They didnt realize it before.
But it now seemed they understood
This Teacher Pan was far weaker than they were, but she had an exceptionally good eye for people.
The two of them were all-rounders on the whole: one was the keeper of cosmic order, while the other was the legend of the cultivation world on Earth; there was practically nothing that they didnt know about cultivation knowledge. However, each of them had skills which they were especially proficient in!
Swordsmanship and magic treasures were indeed their respective specialties.
To be able to suss out their specialties right away, just from the entrance test, this teacher-in-charge really wasnt simple
At this moment, the imaginations of these two bigwigs started to run wild.
Wang Ling:
Mm. Next is the second thing: Its about the PE sses this semester.
When Teacher Pan said this, everyone immediately had a bad feeling.
Its like this, ssmittee members: there are twenty-two weeks in the semester and three PE lessons a week. Thats to say, there are sixty-six PE lessons in total. However, before the start of the semester, I had a serious discussion with the other teachers, and we feel that sixty-six lessons are a little too many
So weve already consulted the PE teacher. Weve taken thirty-three of the sixty-six lessons and divided them equally among the other teachers to give you special lessons since the coursework in the second semester of Senior Grade One is more intense. I believe that the ssmittee here, as the top students in ss, shouldnt have any objections, right? Super Chen, you are the sportsmittee member. Tell us what you think. If you have any objections, dont be afraid to speak up! But the rmendation for this years District Three Values Good Student1
Super Chen immediately raised his hand and said, Teacher Pan, I have no objections!
Everyone:
Really? You can raise yourints if you have any Im very open and democratic.
Super Chen continued, Really! As your warm cotton-padded jacket1, we as ssmittee members should share in the burdens our teacher bear, and be the important engine that powers unity in ss!
Very good! Teacher Pan nodded with a meaningful expression.
Everyone secretly and disdainfully gave Super Chen the middle finger.
Then these two matters are sorted. If any of the other students in ss ask, I can only say that it was the result of a thorough discussion within the ssmittee. Teacher Pan gave a demonic smile, and everyones hearts trembled.
It went without saying that whether or not it was the result of a discussion, the ssmittees role was to be the scapegoat.
Super Chen, Hero Guo, Lotus Sun, and Little Peanut now all regretted stepping forward in the beginning to run for the ssmittee.
Such a thankless role If they were just a little careless, they would be the subject of talk among the other students.
Next is the third and most important thing.
When Teacher Pan said this, her gaze swept over the students present. The parent-teacher conference was supposed to be held in the middle of the semester, but Headmaster Chen has decided to bring it forward given the tight study schedule. Itll be held this week! For one thing, itll enable your parents to quickly understand where youre at in preparing for the entrance exam. For another, itll relieve some of the stress that students will face in the future.
This time, two main issues will be discussed at the parent-teacher conference. The first is one-on-one tutoring. Our ss willter set up study pairs. Students with good grades will help students with average grades and lower.
At that moment, Teacher Pan paused again, and her gaze finallynded on Wang Ling. Student Wang Ling, do you know why I called you over?
Of course Wang Ling knew why.
Because in the past six months, he had been getting perfect average scores in ss
But what Wang Ling had overlooked was that although his grades were down the middle, they were too stable!
And it was because of this stability that Teacher Pan felt that Wang Ling was the model representative Perhaps she could start with Wang Ling as an example in setting up the study pairs!
Chapter 1083 - Study Pairs
Chapter 1083: Study Pairs
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Wang Ling never expected that his overly stable grades would conversely draw Teacher Pans attention. He thought his existence in ss would fade with his average grades C he never ever thought that Teacher Pan would in the end still pay attention to him.
As a pioneer teacher at No. 60 High, Teacher Pan had guided countless students toward entering key universities, and her intuition told her that Wang Ling was an extremely easy-going student. To get the average grade in ss every time C Teacher Pan even felt that in some sense, Wang Ling had talent.
Since he had talent, there was a lot of room for improvement.
But in previous years, a number of the parents and students had opposed the one-on-one tutoring. The parents were against them because there were times when a boy and girl who were paired up might develop feelings for each other during the tutoring sessions, which wasnt a good thing to happen at this critical time. The reason why the students objected to it was that the one-on-one tutoring happened after ss hours and used up a lot of energy beyond what they already spent on studying.
Why couldnt the time for the one-on-one tutoring be spent on something they were interested in?
Thus, after giving the matter ample consideration, Teacher Pan decided to first do a test run with Wang Ling. If the results were good, the sessions could slowly be implemented on a wider scale; a roster system could even be set up.
For example, if Student A helped Student Bs grades to improve, Student As task was done, and it would then fall to Student B to tutor Student C. Not only would students learn something this way, but in helping others, they would also consolidate their own knowledge.
So, here was the question.
Who should tutor Wang Ling in his studies?
Is there anyone here who would be willing to tutor Student Wang Ling?
Zhenyuan and Gu Shunzhi fell silent.
Tutor?
What could they tutor Wang Ling in?- Wouldnt that be like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs?
When no one responded, Teacher Pans gaze swept over the ssmittee members who were present. All of them had above average grades, and it was the two new students who had the best grades.
But considering that they had just joined the school, Teacher Pan felt that getting them to help Wang Ling right away would imply that No. 60 High didnt have a great academic track record. In addition, she could tell from their conflicted expressions that they didnt seem willing to do any tutoring.
Hence, Teacher Pan made the final decision after considering the overall situation.
Student Lotus Sun, Ill give the task of tutoring Student Wang Ling to you. Any questions? As soon as Teacher Pan said that, everyones eyes lit up. They looked at Lotus Suns very red face before turning to look at the expressionless Wang Ling with extremelyplicated feelings.
After the spirit sword exchange meet, all the rumors about this pair gradually subsided. Now that Teacher Pan had put them together again, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Teacher Pan naturally had her own reasons for pairing them up.
There had indeed been rumors around school before that Wang Ling and Lotus Sun were dating and that they liked each other. The issue, however, was that this newster disappeared. In the end, Teacher Pan heard that it was because Wang Lings temperament was too cold, and so they had drifted apart.
Cold was good!
In terms of feelings, as long as one side was cold, it was impossible for anything to happen!
Hence, Teacher Pan felt that there werent any problems with this pairing.
Wang Ling: To hell with no problems!
Shortly after the ssmittee meeting, the whole ss found out about the one-on-one tutoring sessions. Apart from that, the thirty-three PE lessons which they had been deprived of naturally became another hot topic of discussion.
Why didnt you fight for it?! someoneined.
You know what Old Pan is like C is there any use fighting? Super Chen shrugged helplessly. His title as sportsmittee member had long be an empty one. They actually wouldnt even get all thirty-three lessons; the PE teachers might go off on a research trip or might fall ill collectively C these lesson periods might be snatched away for all sorts of mysterious reasons It would be a miracle if they could get twenty PE lessons this semester.
Since the second half of Senior Grade One was already like this, it was inevitable that everyone would start worrying about their days in Grade Two and Grade Three, and they distinctly felt the pressure. Once they actually reached Grade Three, they could forget about PE sses altogether Usually, the school would just round up the students for intensive training before the PE exam.
As for the two whom Teacher Pan had roped together, Wang Ling and Lotus Sun had their own thoughts.
When it came to feelings, Lotus Sun knew she had run into an iron te this time Throughout the first semester, she had racked her brain for ways to catch Wang Lings attention, but in the end, all he ever did in ss was rest his head on one hand and look out the window.
She thought at first that their rtionship would progress after the spirit sword exchange meet, but who would have thought that Wang Ling truly didnt n to date anyone.
A melon that was forcibly split open wasnt sweet; Lotus Sun of course knew this.
But no matter what, this one-on-one tutoring session was a very rare opportunity.
She felt it was time to let out what she had been hiding inside her heart for so long.
The oue didnt matter.
On the other side, Wang Ling seemed to have something on his mind at that moment.
School had ended and everyone had already left the ssroom. Wang Ling and Lotus Sun sat facing each other over a desk.
She was flipping through his mistakes and test papers.
After all, her main task was to help Wang Ling with his studies and improve his grades; as for personal matters, they could wait to talk about it after the tutoring.
She examined each of his mistakes very conscientiously, and in the end was utterly astonished. ssmate Wang Ling
???
How are your mistakes so consistent?
Lotus Sun checked Wang Lings test papers from beginning to end, and discovered that a lot of the mistakes which Wang Ling made were minor ones, such as missing units, deliberately leaving out some symbols, or getting thest step in solving a question wrong Furthermore, his answer was very close to the correct value.
All of these were actually tricks Wang Ling tended to use to keep his scores down.
If he didnt write down the units of measurement in a test paper, he could ensure that he lost ten marks for it.
There were times when he deliberately wrote the paper in a slovenly hand, and five marks or so might be taken off for it.
Wang Ling didnt care about losing these sorts of marks at all.
On the contrary, units of measurement and whatnot were nothing more than a means of keeping his scores down.
Lotus Sun then copied down several questions in an exercise book.
She didnt copy the exact questions, but changed some of the variables.
Atst, she pushed the exercise book in front of Wang Ling. ssmate Wang Ling, these are the questions you got wrong; can you do them one more time?
Gazing at the exercise book, Wang Ling sank into silence.
Chapter 1084 - A Tragedy Caused By Questions With Multiple Answers
Chapter 1084: A Tragedy Caused By Questions With Multiple Answers
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Of course Wang Ling could do these questions, but the problem he faced now was how to make reasonable mistakes.
So, should he follow procedure or outright say that didnt know how to do it?
Wang Ling pondered.
Gazing at Wang Lings stressed expression, Lotus Sun became even more puzzled It was just a question which he had gotten wrong before. Did he have to be so nervous?
She failed to notice that Wang Ling didnt seem to be in a very good frame of mind, which could create huge dread during an exam. Some people became deeply suspicious when faced with a question that they had gotten wrong before; they would always wonder if they had counted wrongly, and they would repeatedly change their answers.
But in the end, it wasnt umon to calcte the wrong answer.
ssmate Wang Ling, take deep breaths. Theres no need to be so nervous. If youre just a little more careful, you can definitely solve it, Lotus Sun encouraged him.
Not all boys got such treatment, and sure enough, after her encouragement, Wang Ling could already detect turmoil in their surroundings
It might look like there was only him and Lotus Sun in the ssroom, but that wasnt the case. Around and even above the ssroom were countless eyes and ears that were focused on them This was what Wang Ling was finding truly troublesome.
Actually, it wasnt the extra lessons with Lotus Sun that was scary C the scariest was Lotus Suns innate appeal to guys, which caused Wang Ling to pull a lot of aggro over.
As she encouraged Wang Ling, some of the boys who were secretly watching them already couldnt stay still with their envy.
More than ten boys were lying on the floor one level above and using the Ground Monitoring Spell to eavesdrop on the content of the tutoring session. When the sound of Lotus Suns sweet voice came through, one of the boys pounded the floor resentfully and instantly created a small crack in it.
Whats that sound? Lotus Sun raised her head suspiciously. The level above them was empty, and there shouldnt be anyone there.
Could it be her bodyguards?
Ever since the Shadow Stream incident, her bodyguards had basically be her shadow, and there were times when they would inadvertently make noise.
Forget it C what was more important now was to tutor ssmate Wang Ling!
Lotus Sun was full of questions, but finally, she focused her attention again on Wang Ling.
After waiting for a few minutes, and seeing that Wang Ling remained motionless, Lotus Sun sighed slightly, then closed the exercise book and put it to one side. Instead, she took out a test paper full of multiple choice questions. ssmate Wang Ling, how about this: well put aside the calction questions first. Youre so nervous that its easy to make mistakes. Why dont you do some multiple choice questions first to rx?
Lotus Suns voice was very soft and gentle, and every single boy lying on the floor upstairs felt an unbearable itch in their hearts. In the end, they grew unhappy as they continued to eavesdrop.
This despicable fellow! He has this chance and hes still acting contrary! My goddess is speaking to him and hes just ignoring her!
Yeah! If only she would say one word to me!
These boys lying on the ground had envious looks on their faces, but very soon, they sensed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere.
Teenagers were unusually sensitive to the sour smell of someone elses romance. Long before this, there had been a rumor that Lotus Sun and this ssmate Wang Ling had gone on a date With this one-on-one tutoring session now, their minds were naturally filled with all kinds of thoughts.
Wang Ling and Lotus Sun dated before Do you think he isnt speaking now because hes wondering how to confess his feelings?
Confess? The boys pondered this and felt that the situation wasnt quite right. They looked nervous and broke out in a cold sweat C indeed, it was possible that a boy who didnt speak for so long was trying to figure out the words to use in his confession.
Since these boys were from the other sses, they actually didnt know much about Wang Lings personality. Back when they heard that Lotus Sun and Wang Ling were dating, they unanimously believed that it was Wang Ling who had pestered Lotus Sun into going out It was ssmate Lotus Sun who was unable to turn him down!
I never expected this bro to actually be so sly. The boys were petrified as they came up with a possibility.
Then, was it possible that this ssmate Wang Ling hadnt found an opportunity to confess on the date, and so had deliberately performed badly in the mid-term exams so that Lotus Sun would tutor him?
Beast! What a great n!
The boys lying on the ground clenched their fists silently.
On the other side, to ease the stress of doing problems, Lotus Sun chose a multiple choice question which Wang Ling had gotten wrong before.
Hm Of course Wang Ling knew the correct answer to this question.
It was just that he chose all Cs for the multiple choice exam questions.
Relying on multiple choice questions was also a trick Wang Ling frequently used to keep his scores down.
What Wang Ling liked to do most were the questions with more than one correct answer, since the rule was that marks would be awarded only if all the correct answers were chosen, and none if even one was wrong. This way, he didnt have to be so meticulous in making mistakes; he could deliberately choose a correct option and a wrong option, and thus answer the question incorrectly.
And now, the first question Wang Ling was faced with required him to choose all the correct answers.
[Multiple choice question with more than one answer] Question: A male and female cultivator enter the Universe Cave. The female cultivator was badly injured in a major battle. After checking her injuries, the male cultivator determined that the female cultivator has two wounds. One is an external injury caused by an Iron-Eating Beast and the other is from when the female cultivator was scratched by thorns of an unknown origin; both are poisonous. However, the female cultivator isnt dead yet. In this situation, how should the injury be dealt with?: ( ___ )
A. Help suck out the poison from the female cultivators wounds and wrap them after applying medicine.
B. Use the Drawing Blood Spell to drain off the poisonous blood as well as the Blood Production Spell to produce clean, new blood inside the body.
C. Use a purification magic artifact to purify the blood.
D. Dual cultivate with the female cultivator to expel the poison through the sweat nds.
Although this question looked veryplicated, it was actually very easy.
Actually, Wang Ling already had his own thoughts when he looked at it.
The biggest reason why the female cultivator hadnt died yet was that the two different toxins shed with each other.
The toxins from both the thorns and the Iron-Eating Beast were lethal, but they neutralized each other, and conversely could co-exist inside the body. If the female cultivators wounds werent treated, she probably wouldnt die, but the spiritual quality of her spirit root would be contaminated, resulting in her losing a great deal of her cultivation.
Option A seemed doable, but was actually fatal. Since the wounds were in two different ces, sucking out one poison would instead cause the other one to seize the advantage and ultimately break the bnce of the toxins inside the body.
This option could be directly crossed out.
The second option, Option B, was also incorrect.
Using the Drawing Blood Spell and the Blood Production Spell was feasible, but only in cases of mild poisoning; it couldnt be used in lethal cases. This was because it took a very long time to cast these two spells, which would be very hard for the male cultivator to aplish on his own. The best was if there were two people: one to drain the blood and one to produce it C this was the most suitable method, which wouldnt waste time.
After A and B were crossed out, only C and D were left.
Most students would directly make a choice after reading to this point, but this was precisely the trap of questions with one or more correct answers!
In a question with one or more correct answers, there could be multiple correct answers or just one!
As for this question, Option C, which met all the conditions, was actually wrong as well!
A purification magic artifact could indeed be used to treat lethal poison, but the enemy that the two cultivators had gone up against was an Iron-Eating Beast, which devoured magic artifacts in particr! Hence, it was very likely that the magic artifacts on them were damaged! So, Option C wasnt feasible at all!
In the end, Wang Ling could only look at Option D.
Dual cultivation Wang Ling murmured.
Lotus Sun immediately gave a nod. Just as she was about to congratte Wang Ling on getting the right answer, there was suddenly a rumbling sound from above.
Who?! Who wants to dual cultivate with ssmate Lotus Sun?! Wang Ling, you scumbag,e out and face your death! The boys from the other sses worked together to smash through the floor and drop from the ceiling
Chapter 1085 - You Should Know Your Place
Chapter 1085: You Should Know Your ce
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Wang Ling could of course deliberately choose the wrong options, but he knew that if he chose the correct answer, this bunch of bros wouldnt be able to help charging down through the ceiling.
And so, with the copse of the ceiling, the one-on-one tutoring session which had just started, came to a stop.
The room was swamped with bodyguards from Huaguo Water Curtain Group and a bunch of school security guards led by Old Li as soon as they received word. Themotion had been so loud that the school guards and bodyguards thought that there had been an explosion in the ssroom, and they had immediately panicked. Carried anti-explosive magic treasures, they poured into the ssroom, and it was packed with people in an instant. Wang Ling and Lotus Sun were crammed together in the center of the crowd and couldnt budge an inch.
Everything only calmed down over ten minutester.
Old Antique was still on the night shift at school and marking test papers. He chastised those boys severely for damaging school property.
Troublemakers! Old Antique red at these boys from other sses.
They were Senior Grade Three students and were Wang Ling and Lotus Suns seniors. Thus, the essence of the spells they cast was purer as well as more destructive. Although No. 60 High wasnt a city key high school at the moment, its students this time were better than previous batches.
Old Antique knew some of the boys; one of them was even a member of the student union. Now that they hadmitted an offense, however, Old Antique would naturally treat them all equally and strictly.
A student leader who had erred would usually receive heavier punishment.
Old Antique swept his gaze over them and deliberately lowered his voice. Honestly speaking, he wasnt used to being the bad guy. Do you know how dangerous your behavior was Without prior instructions from a teacher, you are forbidden to use magic in the school building. Isnt this written in the rules in the high school student handbook? Did you memorize the rule or not when you started school?!
The school building was made from special construction materials, and it absolutely wasnt a shoddy job. As long as magic wasnt involved, it was basically impossible to damage the walls and floors of the school building. Old Antique could thus tell that these boys had most likely used some sort of trick.
A boy stepped forward. Teacher Wang I just gathered some power together.
So? The Power Gathering Spell is also magic! Old Antique red at this quibbling student. You! Give me a 5,000-word self-reflection by tomorrow!
Ah? The boy felt a bit wronged.
So we cant gather strength, but ssmates Wang Ling and Lotus Sun are allowed to dual cultivate?
You, a 10,000-word reflection! The corners of Old Antiques mouth twitched as he stared at this student.
Why? The second boy refused to ept it.
Because of your dirty thoughts! They were having an academic discussion! Old Antique showed the boys the multiple choice question which Wang Ling had just done, and they lowered their heads.
They couldnt do anything but take the me.
Their thinking had indeed been dirty.
They are now in the second half of Senior Grade One; its very normal for them to take extra lessons after school together. As for all of you, youre already in Senior Grade Three. Your energy should be focused on your studies! Old Antique looked at those boys and said meaningfully, As students, you should know your ce.
The Grade Three students:
I dont care whether you did wrong or not. In any case, youre at fault right now. Since youre wrong, you have to change! As for how to change, thats your problem! Find your own reasons
Bombarded with Mings Principle1, these male students finally surrendered.
Alright, teacher we were wrong We shouldnt have stayed back after school and gone upstairs to eavesdrop on them
Mm, quite sincere. Old Antique nodded his head. What spells did you use upstairs?
Only the Ground Monitoring Spell and the Power Gathering Spell.
What levels are you at with these two spells?
These arepulsory spells, so we usually practice them together. Weve already proficient, and will reach level six soon.
Oh? The ongoing energy consumption for these two spells isnt small. Dont you feel tired?
We dont, teacher thank you for thinking of us. Our main task in Grade Three is to improve our endurance with each spell we use, to avoid something like failing to cast spells or create clones during an exam because we dont have enough spirit energy.
The leader of these Grade Three boys replied in a deferential manner. He spoke in a low voice and with a modest attitude, and thought that he could move Old Antique this way so that they could avoid being punished.
But Old Antique wasnt buying this trick. Eavesdropping on a study session was a minor issue, but damaging school property was too much. Even if they went without disciplinary punishment, they still had to write the reflection.
Oh, if you arent tired, then each one of you write a 20,000-word reflection. Give it to me tomorrow.
On the other side, Wang Ling was finally able to get away thanks to the ssroom ceiling falling down. Usually in a situation like this, most people would think that they didnt need to go to school tomorrow but the truth was that this was a very foolish and na?ve notion.
The school building was made of special restorative y. With the help of magic, the copsed ceiling would be restored.
It was just that it was a little troublesome to clean up the ssroom, but this job would naturally be given to the Grade Three boys who had broken the rules.
At that moment, Wang Ling was walking toward the school gates with his hands in his pockets. Following behind him, Lotus Sun was hesitating over the words she wanted to say.
Since no one was around, Lotus Sun felt that this might be a good chance.
ssmate Wang Ling I Finally, she opened her mouth.
In front, Wang Ling stopped and half-turned to gaze at her, his hands still in his pockets.
The girls face waspletely red, as if she was restraining herself. The words were clearly already on the tip of the tongue, but she just didnt have the courage to say them.
One reason for this had to do with her personality; she had been doted on since young, and had calmly rejected countless suitors. She never thought that there would be a day when she would understand what it felt like to be rejected.
Would she feel lost?
Or full of utter despair?
It might be both
It was for this very reason that right at that moment, Lotus Sun felt herself being caught up in the vortex known as youth. She didnt know if this was love, but she was certain that this might be what it felt like to like someone.
Lotus Sun
You can do it
You have to say it!
Say it in a loud voice!
Tell the young man in front of you everything that youre feeling!
ssmate Wang Ling!
The girl plucked up her courage and said again, I
Wang Ling: ???
I
I I also think crispy noodle snacks taste good!
Mm Wang Ling nodded and sighed with relief inwardly. Turning back around, he started off for home without looking back.
Lotus Suns heart was crushed at that moment.
She threw her bag to the ground with a pia sound!
Why were the words she saidpletely different to what was in her heart?!
Damn it!
Chapter 1086 - Flowers Might Bloom Again, But A Person Will Never Be Young Again
Chapter 1086: Flowers Might Bloom Again, But A Person Will Never Be Young Again
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ording to general survey data in Huaxiu nation, the number of single cultivators in the country was increasing year by year. Currently, there were already more than one billion single people, and this was just for Huaxiu; when it came to the whole world, the number of single people might be even more extreme.
A more detailed investigation revealed all sorts of reasons for why they were single.
Based on poll results, the top three reasons people remained single were 1) Addicted to staying single. 2) Unwilling to settle for second best. 3) Realms and strength werentpatible, so it wasnt a good match.
The first reason, which was the one with the most votes, was actually pretty easy to exin.
Addicted to staying single.
After a person was single for a long time, they would indeed be used to the single life, and thus would develop a mental aversion to being in a rtionship. This was a psychological thing, especially when a person became older and passed the adolescent age of being easily agitated C they were even less likely to be hot-blooded and impulsive about rtionships. After they grew up, the social environment caused them to haveplicated feelings about their younger years. Even if they decided to get into a rtionship, they would still take many factors into consideration.
So rather than being bogged down by the details, they might as well not bother with a rtionship
When it came to dating, you spent a lot more, your freedom waspressed to a certain extent, and your everything would be shared with your other half.
People who werent used to these inconveniences would rather be single. Over time, they would realize that being single was really good! This was especially true of those with failed rtionships C they felt that being single was much morefortable.
The second reason was that they were unwilling to settle for second best.
It was actually very easy to understand this reason.
After all, as long as they were bothered to maintain their physique and appearance, cultivators could look forever young. When female cultivators didnt have to worry about their looks fading with age, they were naturally even more hopeful of finding their Mr Right. The same was true of male cultivators, who felt that they could wait for something better; they believed they could find their fated person, and so were unwilling to settle for second best.
And so, both male and female cultivators would dilly-dally for longer and longer, until they finally became addicted to being single
As for the third reason in the poll, it was in fact pretty easy to understand.
Matchmaking had been a thing since ancient times.
But in a cultivation world, matchmaking didnt simply refer to equal material things Cpatible realms were also very important. ording to marriagews in the cultivation world, the gap between two cultivators couldnt be more than two different realms. For example, Golden Core cultivators couldnt date cultivators at the Body Condensation stage or above the Soul Formation stage.
This was because if the gap between realms was toorge, problems might easily ur when two cultivators started dating.
For cultivators, age was no longer an issue when it came to dating. Even if it was a difference of a few hundred years, it was eptable as long as they liked each other. However, they still had to abide by the rule about realms.
idents had urred before, when cultivators who didnt listen to advice started dating despite therge realm difference.
Like the kiss of death
There was once a case of a Soul Formation cultivator who fell in love with a Body Condensation cultivator, but because the difference in realms was sorge, the Soul Formation cultivator sucked out the tongue of the Body Condensation cultivator when they kissed
Hm
In short, there were many reasons for remaining single.
On the way home this time, Wang Ling had mixed feelings.
Pensive, he looked up information to do with the single people survey on his cell phone.
Wang Ling had his own reasons for considering himself a very sensitive person from a young age.
It was precisely because of this that he knew what Lotus Suns feelings were
Unfortunately, he had actually been deprived of the right to love, based on current marriagews.
So instead of thinking about these impossible things, Wang Ling felt that he might as well focus on the present, study hard, and do his best to find a way topletely control his power.
Flowers might bloom again, but a person would never be young again.
The truth was that Wang Ling had long anticipated that many people would confess to him when he was a teenager.
So, as early as when he was in junior high, he created a spell called Singles Curse, which he cast on himself (Note: this spell has no effect on people who are already married.).
The specific way the spell worked was also very simple: If he ran into someone who suddenly wanted to confess to him, the words she said would have nothing to do with what was in her heart at all.
Since Wang Ling had randomlye up with this spell when he was in junior high, it wasnt free of bugs.
But this was a passive spell, and Wang Ling couldnt say for sure what the bug was until the effects of the spell were demonstrated after it was cast. Just like for an electronic program, monkey coders had to constantly run tests to discover the holes and fix them bit by bit.
And Wang Ling could only go through junior high with the people around him confessing to him in order to spark the effects of Singles Curse, before he could fill in the gaps of his spell one by one.
He calcted that after he developed Singles Curse, no less than twenty people had tried to confess to him since junior high, and he had repeatedly tweaked Singles Curse twenty times.
The ring holes in the spell had basically already been filled in, and there might still be some minor ones
When Lotus Sun tried to confess to him just now, that was the twenty-first time that the spell Singles Curse was triggered.
Sitting in the spirit bus on the way home, Wang Ling sighed. It looked like he would have to keep an eye on Lotus Suns reaction tomorrow.
He had already refined Singles Curse twenty times, so there should no longer be any major problems with it.
Wang Ling remembered that when Singles Curse was first developed, it had contained a massive bug: after Singles Curse was triggered, a temporary curse would be ced on the person who had confessed It ultimately turned into an infectious curse spell, and was transmitted in a very simple way: as long as there was skin-to-skin contact, a person would be infected by Singles Curse.
Ultimately, this spell directly led to an excellent atmosphere in Wang Lings junior high days prior to his graduation: in the whole junior high school, no one stated dating, and all the students studied diligently.
In the end, even the younger school teachers didnt date, and were all obsessed with their teaching jobs.
The junior high school which Wang Ling had chosen was actually very ordinary C just like his reason for choosing No. 60 High, his biggest objective was to keep a low profile.
But it was precisely because of Wang Lings Singles Curse that everyone became obsessed with studying.
Their junior high schools ranking soared directly from the very bottom all the way to the top three in the entire city.
The year Wang Ling graduated, an exception had already been made for his junior high as it was upgraded to a key city junior high school
Chapter 1087 - Wang Ling’s Observation
Chapter 1087: Wang Lings Observation
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It was destined to be a sleepless night. Every time Singles Curses passive effect was triggered, Wang Ling was always worried about there being new bugs.
Elsewhere, Lotus Sun, who was lying in her 50-meterrge bed, was also in deep thought and regretting her confession today. She had summoned up the courage to speak up, but when she opened her mouth, it turned out to be something else.
Ah Luckily, there had been no one around, otherwise it would have been too humiliating!
Lotus Sun buried her face in a pillow and kicked around on the bed with her long legs.
5th November was the second day of the semester at No. 60 High.
The news spread in ss that several Senior Grade Three students had interrupted the one-on-on study sessions and had made a hole in the ceiling Although the ceiling had been repaired overnight, many people were still praising them inwardly: Good job!
Wang Ling:
It turned out that it was too easy to pull aggro when studying with Lotus Sun But this clearly wouldnt stop Old Pans n from proceeding. Wang Ling wondered if he should raise his marks slightly instead of keeping it down to the average in the next test. This way, the one-on-on study sessions could carry on with someone else: Wang Ling could free himself from the annoyance of staying back after school for extra lessons, and give this glorious, great learning opportunity to the next unlucky fool.
It was Old Antiques history ss in the morning.
After being apart over the summer break, the students had missed him.
When that familiar figure stepped into the ssroom, everyones eyes unblinkingly started to look Old Antique up and down.
Why do I feel that Old Antique has lost some weight?
The ss silently examined Old Antiques round figure, and were astonished to discover that Old Antique seemed much thinner after the summer break.
I heard that Old Antique did some volunteer teaching over the summer break, someone in the know finally said.
Volunteer teaching?
Mm I heard its a very poor ce. Our city will organize teachers to do volunteer teaching every year. This year, it was No. 60 Highs turn, along with several other high schools in the Peiyuan district, to send teachers. Old Antique was one of them. He did it for half a month, the student said. In addition to volunteer teaching, the school also raised funds to buy school supplies like textbooks and spirit swords for teaching which you cant find in rural areas.
When this ssmate said this, everyone couldnt help sighing in their hearts. Huaxiu had always been regarded as a prosperous and powerful nation since its founding, but this development wasnt spread out evenly given the inherent geographical disadvantages of some poor areas. The mothend was prosperous, but it had to be admitted that the gap between the rich and poor still existed.
Everyone Old Antique stood on the dais. After returning from his volunteer teaching, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. Half a month of volunteer teaching was very short, but it was enough for Old Antique to experience the poverty in the countryside. Im sure everyone knows that half a month ago, I went to West Sea vige in West Sea county to do volunteer teaching.
This volunteer teaching operation is part of a volunteer teaching campaign which the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schoolsunched many years ago, and it actually doesnt only run during the winter and summer holidays. Every day, schools in thriving cities will organize for their teachers to take turns to do volunteer teaching in various ces. This volunteer teaching has greatly improved the level of cultivation education in our countrys impoverished areas, and is also an immense help to children in these poor areas.
It was definitely tough, right, teacher?
I would be lying if I said it wasnt, Old Antique replied with a wry smile. The terrain is harsh in these areas, so the teachers who do this volunteer teaching have to be on average above the Golden Core stage, or it could be very dangerous. Because of the highly acidic nature of the underground spiritual veins, the residents in these areas have to endure harsh conditions.
Cant they move to a big city? Super Chen asked.
Theyve lived here for generations, and their physiques have adapted to the environment. Outsiders cant live in this ce, while residents also cannot move elsewhere as they wont be able to easily adapt to a new environment. If volunteer teachers teach in such dangerous territory over a long period of time, it will have a huge impact on their health, which is why the volunteer teaching locations move around.
Old Antique said, Due to these unique geographical conditions, local residences cant easily expand outward, while outsiders also cant settle down and establish amercial foothold, and the regions economy thus falls behind over time. There are many other ces like West Sea vige that have this sort of harsh terrain.
But the underground spiritual veins cant be changed, so our country has to intervene in other ways to promote economic development in poor areas, such asunching spirit power missiles into the sky that can suppress the strong acidity to stabilize the situation for a period of time.
Another example is to make use of the unique acidic nature of the underground veins and turn the strength of this corrosive acid into an energy source. Like in the West Sea vige where I went, the vigers are very savvy at dposing rubbish. Their houses all have a garbage chute that runs straight into the ground. Everyday household waste is thrown inside this garbage chute and is immediately andpletely dposed by the highly acidic spiritual veins In a sense, this is also one way to protect the environment.
You worked hard, teacher; you lost weight At that moment, someone finally raised the main issue.
Actually, the main reason why I lost weight isnt due to the volunteer teaching But because there werent any snack shops in that ce! I finished all the I brought with me on the first day! It wasnt enough at all! Old Antique cried up a storm.
Everyone:
In this history lesson, Old Antique used the subject of his volunteer teaching to raise a very important assessment point: underground spiritual veins.
Underground spiritual veins were a special sort of energy reserve hidden in the depths of the earth. It didnt have substance, but circted in a particr location like a flowing dragon.
Cultivators often chose the best feng shui spot for when they went into seclusion, and many relied on calcting the location of underground spiritual veins to do so.
There wererge and small underground spiritual veins, and they had different attributes. The spiritual veins under big cities undoubtedly contained massive energy. This was especially true of the spiritual vein under Jinghua, the capital.
After ss, Old Antique gave each student a reference list of the locations of every underground spiritual vein that had appeared throughout history. These werepulsory test points for the next monthly exam. For the exam, ten spiritual veins would be randomly selected from the hundreds on the list, and students would have to respond with which historical period these spiritual veins appeared in as well as what their attributes were before the answers could be considered correct.
After helping Old Antique hand out the reference lists and forms, Lotus Sun couldnt help but look in Wang Lings direction.
Yesterdays confession had in fact been a little embarrassing
She had no idea what Wang Ling thought about it. She was going to sneak a look at him, but didnt expect to see that he was also looking at her
Chapter 1088 - Number One
Chapter 1088: Number One
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When he sensed Lotus Suns gaze, Wang Ling quickly looked away and pretended that he was taking a casual look out the window.
But in any case, he had definitely been careless just now, and hadntpletely guarded against Lotus Suns line of sight.
Wang Ling was indeed secretly observing Lotus Sun.
He wasnt looking at Lotus Suns face, of course, but observing her reactions. Once Singles Curse was triggered, the effects of the curse would only disappear after a full three days, meaning that if there was a spell bug, it would show up in these three days.
So Wang Ling was curious as well as concerned that a bug might appear on Lotus Sun at any moment.
He was apprehensive all morning, but everything was fine so far and Lotus Sun still wasnt showing any reactions.
Wang Ling sighed with relief. Maybe the bug in Singles Curse waspletely fixed. After all, he had tinkered with it around twenty times already; Wang Ling felt that there shouldnt be anything wrong with it anymore.
He was probably worrying over nothing.
After the reference lists of spiritual veins were given out in the morning history lesson, Teacher Pan unexpectedly mentioned the spiritual veins once more in the Dao talisman lesson in the afternoon.
Everyone tensed up.
They didnt even have to think about it to know that anything rted to the spiritual veins might be a key assessment point in the test next month.
Since the beginning of an era of spiritual qi, cultivators in various countries had discovered more and more underground spiritual veins. These spiritual veins could be divided into five levels, and those at the fifth level, which was the highest level, were also known as heavenly veins.
At present, more than one thousand heavenly veins had been detected around the world. They were scattered all over the globe, some of them even hidden at the bottom of the deep sea.
The heavenly veins in Huaxiu ounted for 20% of the total number. Thriving cities basically all sat on heavenly veins and relied on them to grow.
The heavenly veins were an important energy source for cities.
A high-level underground spiritual vein could renew itself; in other words, the underground spiritual vein could theoretically never run dry, but only if there was a bnce between supply and consumption. In the current era of national cultivation, cultivators were consuming more and more of the energy from spiritual veins year by year no matter how many spiritual veins there were, they would be overwhelmed in the long run.
The problem which human cultivators have struggled with since time immemorial is the search for a means of sustainable development which must protect the environment at the same time. Teacher Pan put her hands on the dais, her gaze extremely solemn. A lot of the students didnt expect Teacher Pans ss today to be on such a profound topic.
This topic had little to do with the Dao talisman course, but teachers-in-charge also had to consider the spiritual and moral education of their students. Therefore, Teacher Pan wouldnt hesitate to use some of her ss hours to guide students in building a foundationprised of the correct values.
In any case, there were still a lot of PE lessons this semester.
She was bringing up the underground spiritual veins today not only because Old Antique had broached the topic in the morning, but also because a criminal gang which specialized in plundering underground spiritual veins for profit had recently emerged.
The structure of this organization was very strict, and the division ofbor was clear. This was probably the most dangerous criminal gang now, following the downfall of Immortal Mansion.
Plundering the spiritual veins is a road that leads only to death. Once youre caught, you wont even qualify to go to prison C youll be given the death penalty right away, Teacher Pan said gravely. If a spiritual vein is plundered dry and the power source is cut off, its not only a huge blow to the regional economy, but also has a severe impact on the living environment of cultivators. The most vital point, moreover, is that the barrier around every city is built on a spiritual vein. Once an underground spiritual vein is plundered, this will affect the stability of the barrier and put the city at huge risk.
Teacher, do we know who the ringleader of this organization is?
From the joint investigation of various police departments throughout the country, the ringleader of this organization is currently the new number one figure in the Dark Network, but what we know about him at the moment is very little; we have yet to precisely determine this persons identity and abilities, and can only make a rough guess as to what they look like. At present, this criminal suspect who plunders spiritual veins has been given the codename Number One by the police. Im sure it wont be long before this person is caught.
Plundering spiritual veins
It wasnt that Wang Ling never thought that such a lunatic would appear.
But underground spiritual veins werent that easy to find. They were buried very deep, almost close to the earths core; an ordinary person wouldnt be able to touch them at all.
At present, high-precision magic treasures were used to prate the earth to mine the energy of the spiritual veins. These high-precision magic treasures for gathering energy had their own independent energy bases and were heavily guarded.
Collecting the energy of underground spiritual veins was extremely dangerous work; if an energy base exploded, disaster would befall the entire city.
But this sort of situation basically wouldnt happen, given the energy bases defensive measures.
This gang could actually mine underground spiritual veins with their bare hands; they definitely had their own special means.
After hearing what Teacher Pan said in ss, Wang Ling also quietly thought this in his heart.
It hadnt been very peaceful recently. He had just helped Wang Nuan sort out her mess when this group of strange people popped up to mine spiritual veins.
Elsewhere, Odd Zhuo hadnt made the slightest headway in Bai Youquans trial.
The word was that Bai Youquan was very tough, and refused to leak a single word.
His memories had been so jumbled up by Fate Dao, that even when the police forcibly plucked out his memories, they still didnt extract any useful information.
But with Bai Youquans arrest, the ck soldier army seemed to calm down recently and no longer made any drastic moves.
But that was what worried Wang Ling and Odd Zhuo the most.
It was the calm before the storm C they had already been through too much.
Theck of activity was by no means a sign of peace C it was very likely that an even bigger conspiracy was brewing in the wings.
When school was nearly over for the day, Wang Ling slipped into the bathroom, ready to cast a teleportation spell and leave earlier.
If he continued to remain at school for the extra lessons with Lotus Sun, who knew what other strange things might happen
But just as Wang Ling was about to slip away, he heard a male students voice in the hallway.
ssmate Lotus Sun!
Wang Lings eyes followed the voice. Through the Kings Eye, he saw a boy from the next ss standing in front of Lotus Sun with an entirely red face, who seemed to have summoned up great courage.
Is he going to confess Wang Ling raised his eyebrows.
This wasnt the first time Wang Ling had seen this kind of scene.
Since the start of the year, many male students had confessed to Lotus Sun one after another.
This mentality of biting the bullet with their confession while knowing that they would be rejected was beyond Wang Lings reach.
Lotus Sun herself seemed to like being confessed to.
Just as she was about to give the boy a good guy card 1, the boy, who initially wanted to confess his feelings, suddenly roared, Lotus Sun! I hate you! I hate you the most! I beg you, dont appear in front of me again!
Everyone: ???
Chapter 1089 - Protect Lotus Society and Warrior Union
Chapter 1089: Protect Lotus Society and Warrior Union
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Wang Ling never expected that what he was most concerned about would actually happen Plus, it happened so suddenly that it caught him off guard.
It was just that this Singles Curse bug wasnt asplicated as the previous ones.
Looking at the current situation, the bug had probably infected the next person to confess, but wasnt as widespread as the most serious infection thest time. This time, it spread in one direction that was to say, it started with Lotus Sun, and when Student A confessed to Lotus Sun, the curse would be passed on to Student A. Then, if Student B confessed to Student A, the curse would be passed on to Student B.
Thus, after discovering what the problem caused by the curse was, Wang Lings first response was to have a look at what this guy who had confessed looked like.
He was actually quite good-looking; he was elegant and had clean and fair skin, and was probably the type that little girls liked.
In other words, it was possible that someone else would confess to this bro
Wang Ling couldnt help but sigh inwardly.
A confession more like a game which members of the Appearance Society yed all year round.
If this Singles Curse was attached to an ordinary-looking person, there was basically no possibility of it being passed on to others
This bug was actually very simple; it wouldnt cause especially severe damage, and it wouldnt continue to spread as long as no one confessed to this bro in the next three days.
But Wang Ling was still cautious and silently nned to keep this brother under observation.
The next day, 6th November, this bro who had yelled he disliked Lotus Sun in public became an absolutely hot topic.
He was revered as a warrior and his name began to spread in every ss.
My god, this Xia Ming really has the nerve. Yesterday, he told Lotus Sun he hated her to her face. I guess he doesnt want to continue studying in No. 60 High.
Hey hey hey, really? When did this happen? Why havent I heard about it?
You left too quickly after school yesterday and missed the show. ssmate Lotus Sun was stunned at first, and I heard that she got so angry that her face turned red!
Wang Ling learned that bros name from the discussion in ss.
Xia Ming
Of course, Wang Ling didnt believe that Lotus Sun was narrow-minded enough to do anything to Xia Ming for his rudeness yesterday. But if Xia Ming really suffered retaliation, Wang Ling would still make a move.
After all, this had happened because of him, and it was his responsibility to deal with subsequent issues and the aftermath.
He would have to see how this thing developed.
Early in the morning, No. 60 Highs little gossip expert Dopey Guo arrived at school and waited for Lotus Sun toe to ss to ask about the situation.
Since she was the second party involved in the incident with Xia Ming yesterday, what her ssmates cared about the most was her attitude toward it.
But unfortunately, it seemed that Lotus Sun had asked for a leave of absence today C ssmate Lotus Sun, who had always been punctual, unexpectedly didnt arrive at school on time.
Its over, it looks like shes pretty angry. Collecting everyones homework, Little Peanut gave a deep sigh. Offending ssmate Lotus Sun He might be caught by her bodyguards and thrown into the river
Dopey Guo was also baffled at the way things had turned out. Can anyone tell me what Lotus Suns reaction was like yesterday? I left early and didnt see it! I heard from people in the other sses that she was so angry she almost exploded?
Shes never been humiliated in public like that before C she definitely must have blown her top! I heard that her face was red all over and she left without saying a single word.
Then, what about Xia Ming?
Xia Ming? After he was done speaking, he passed out on the spot.
Passed out? Everyone was taken aback. What kind of bizarre behavior was that?
After saying words that shook the heavens and made ghosts and gods weep, he had scared himself into passing out This bro had talent!
In short, neither ssmate Lotus Sun nor ssmate Xia Ming have yet to give any sort of exnation after the incident yesterday. On the other hand, ssmate Xia Ming has won arge number of supporters. Currently, our schools Protect Lotus Society and the Warrior Union which supports Student Xia Ming are evenly-matched, and are unable to deal with each other. Little Peanut summarized the current situation.
Protect Lotus Society and Warrior Union
These were two student organizations which had been set up after Lotus Sun entered No. 60 High. As its name clearly suggested, the Protect Lotus Society was specially founded by a group of boys who didnt have the guts to confess to Lotus Sun, but were willing to be her secret protectors and fans.
The Warrior Union was theplete opposite; theyprised a group of warriors who had already confessed to Lotus Sun and were rejected
So, the main reason the Warrior Union was set up was to wreak havoc.
Any guy who had a connection with Lotus Sun would suffer retaliation.
For example, those senior boys from Wang Ling and Lotus Suns one-on-one tutoring sessionst time were members of the Warrior Union.
Their attitude was quite clear.
If they couldnt get the person they wanted, then no one else could!
At the same time, their attitude toward Lotus Sun was ambivalent: they liked her at first, and then hated her after being rejected. It was a veryplicated mix of love and hate.
Yesterday, Xia Ming from the ss next door had aplished a magnificent feat which shook the heavens and made ghosts and gods weep; it instantly roused the feelings of the bunch in the Warrior Union.
If things carried on like this, Wang Ling reckoned that Xia Ming would soon be the president of the Warrior Union.
Xia Ming and Fang Xing were from the same ss, ss Two, and no one was clearer about Xia Mings situation than Fang Xing.
Xia Ming had been gathering strength for an entire semester, and had finally summoned his courage to confess to Lotus Sun C he never thought that the words he said would actually be theplete opposite of what was in his heart.
Xia Ming was crushed, and felt as if he had been bewitched.
As a result, he didnt dare speak at all, and for one moment, even thought about transferring schools.
Fang Xing saw all this.
In fact, he could almost guess the whole story.
He hade to ss Threes door several times to furtively gauge Wang Lings reaction through the window, only to find Wang Ling as calm as usual.
How would this matter finally wrap up?
Fang Xing was curious.
He knew that Xia Mings current condition was caused by a curse. The problem was that it was Wang Ling who had created this curse. Unless someone knew how this curse worked, no one would be able to dispel it.
Actually, it wasnt as if there was no way to dispel the curse.
Wang Ling just needed to confess to Xia Ming, and the curse would rebound off him, thus bringing this matter to an end.
But just thinking about it, there was absolutely no way that this would happen.
The words love confession didnt exist in Wang Lings vocabry.
Furthermore, Xia Ming was a boy.
Chapter 1090 - Backward Confession
Chapter 1090: Backward Confession
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Although Xia Ming was revered as a warrior, he was now caught up in deep torment. He had gathered his strength for a whole semester to confess his feelings, but had dropped the ball at the critical moment He didnt know why the words he wanted to say actually turned into that rubbish.
Xia Ming was now in a dilemma; he didnt want to be a warrior in the Warrior Union, and he still liked Lotus Sun a lot. But the Warrior Union in school now revered him as a hero; if his feelings were exposed, these people might retaliate against him
Xia Ming was preupied in ss the whole day, and he experienced what only ssmate Lotus Sun had ever experienced the feeling of being in the spotlight at school.
If No. 60 High had its own list of top searches, Xia Ming would definitely be at the top, and there might even be the word hot next to his name.
But he had no idea when he would drop out of the list
Xia Ming looked at Lotus Suns empty seat when he passed by ss Three during the break. He had heard earlier that it seemed Lotus Sun had gone crazy with anger yesterday and hadnte to school today.
Xie Ming hadnt thought it was that exaggerated, but realized that it was actually true when he passed by the ssroom and had a look.
Of course, he didnte to ss Three purely to look for Lotus Sun
The sudden appearance of the man of the moment in ss during the break instantly caused quite the stir around Wang Ling.
Isnt that Xia Ming
The hero everyones talking about from yesterday!
Several people in ss started to make a big fuss.
Im really sorry about yesterday Xia Ming walked to the dais and bowed to everyone in ss. He knew what Lotus Suns status was like in ss Three basically everyone liked her. After his brain fart yesterday, when he did that outrageous thing, the entire ss definitely hated him. In order not to make more enemies, he had struggled for a very long time before plucking up his courage to apologize.
And this apology immediately won apuse from the students in ss Three.
Xia Ming raised his face suspiciously, and looked a little lost.
Super Chen came over and hooked one arm around Xia Mings neck. Bro! Honestly speaking, I was awed by your awesome move yesterday! Who taught you how to chat up girls?
Chat up girls?
Xia Ming: ???
Theres never been anything that could make ssmate Lotus Sun react so strongly. Super Chenughed. Dont worry. Ive asked about it, and she isnt angry. If she really was angry, her bodyguards would already have taken care of you on your way to school.
Wang Ling:
What Super Chen said was true. If Lotus Sun really was angry, she didnt need to say a single word; given Huaguo Water Curtain Groups status, it would take no time at all to arrange for a student to be transferred to another school. And now that Super Chen had opened his blessed mouth, this was more concrete proof that Lotus Sun wasnt angry.
At least, that was what Wang Ling felt.
How can you be so sure? Dopey Guo couldnt believe it, and for one moment, everyone in ss gave Super Chen curious looks.
Its like this: Lotus Sun has a childhood friend whos been training at my familys body technique dojo. I have her WeChat ount, and I was talking to her about ssmate Sun just now. I didnt expect her childhood friend to tell me everything, said Super Chen.
What did she say
She said that after Lotus Sun returned home, her bodyguards saw her remain silent the whole time, and looked for her childhood friend to help talk to her. After talking for around two hours, her childhood friend realized that Lotus Sun didnt really seem angry. Super Chen rubbed his chin. But she didnt tell me the details In any case, one thing we can be somewhat sure of is that ssmate Lotus Sun seems to like Xia Ming a little. Of course, it might not be like! It might just be a good impression.
Wang Ling: ???
Xia Ming: ???
Everyone: ???
As soon as Super Chen said that, the whole ss instantly started swearing.
In a sh, it was as if everyone seemed to understand the deal with what Xia Ming did yesterday.
As it turned out, it wasnt real dislike, but a backward confession in front of everyone!
So it was a backward confession to catch ssmate Lotus Suns attention, to try and use a novel way of expressing ones feelings!
Everyone was dumbfounded!
It wasnt just ss Three; when the students in the corridor who had gathered to look at the hero of the hour heard this, their jaws dropped open and there were awestruck expressions on their faces.
My god, what kind of godly operation is that? Everyone waspletely shocked.
With this unexpected twist in events, No. 60 exploded once again.
It was normally very hard for this sort of scenario to happen in real life maybe it was only those crack authors who wrote songs every day rather than update their novels, who stopped updating for no reason yet still acted shameless about it, who woulde up with such a plot.
Thus, the whole school this time knew that Lotus Sun actually liked Xia Ming
After this twist, Xia Ming thought that the Warrior Union would retaliate against him. However, after they learned the truth, the Warrior Union bros all looked at him in worship! In an instant, Xia Ming became No. 60 Highs love guru During the afternoon recess, people came non-stop to consult him on confessing their feelings.
Master Xia Ming! Please teach me how to pick up girls! We cant use this technique of yours! A boy from another ss approached him, a worshipful expression on his face. Ive been chasing a girl from another school. She cant be considered very beautiful, but is the tsundere sort. Master Xia Ming, please teach me the right way to confess my feelings. How should I confess so that I wont be rejected?
You should be brave Xia Ming had no idea how to respond.
After all, he himself had gotten lucky who on earth could have known that his backward confession would conversely cause Lotus Sun to have a good impression of him
A second boy found him. Master Xia! I have a big sister neighbor whom Ive liked for a long time. Shes very gentle, and whats more, she likes manga and cosy! How should I make her think well of me?
You should be brave Xia Ming said.
A third boy found him. Mr Xia Ming Actually, I have a younger sister. Of course, my parents adopted her at an early age, and we actually arent biologically rted! I want to ask: Can I also be brave?
Hm You should be brave, and then go and learn the criminalws of our nation said Xia Ming.
Chapter 1091 - Ways To Attract Attention
Chapter 1091: Ways To Attract Attention
At lunch time, Wang Ling experienced what it was like to walk unimpeded into the canteen for the first time, as most of the boys had taken advantage of the lunch break to consult Xia Ming on rtionship issues; there were thus less students in the canteen for food.
With less people to feed, the hands of the aunties whodled out the food in the canteen were steady, and they just hoped that the students who dide for lunch would eat a little more. Otherwise, the leftovers would be collected into slop buckets and sent to the dragon pig breeders. The most horrific thing was that after the dragon pigs were grown and sold in the market, Zhai Yin would just turn them into poisonous pork chops again! It was truly a waste!
All of you are still growing; how can you not eat? Mother Juan asked a student why there were so few students in the canteen. Untying her apron, she went to look for Xia Ming and to drag people back to eat.
Five or six minutester, a student who had obedientlye for lunch before he was able to seek advice from Xia Ming said that Mother Juan had also fallen
Everyone was petrified. So Mother Juan actually still isnt married?
A person in the know replied, She was but her old man didnt live long.
Because of her ck cuisine?
I heard it wasnt that C he was just in poor health, and didnt live long.
Everyone was speechless.
Mother Juan looked like someone who brought her husband bad
luck
Wang Ling picked up a te, and the old auntie whodled out the food filled it with meat. Todays lunch was tomato with fried egg, braised meatballs in brown sauce, braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, and pork rib soup with white gourd.
Every time he saw braised meatballs in brown sauce or braised pork, Wang Ling had a habit of asking the auntie to pour some sauce on the rice to make it more delicious.
Wang Ling, you eat so much every time, but why dont you put on weight? Super Chen was green with envy; he was a gym freak who also liked to eat meat, but he had to control his food intake. Otherwise, he would lose the figure he had so painstakingly cultivated and get fat again without knowing it. Boys like Super Chen who cared especially about muscles usually paid attention to their body fat percentage.
So far, Super Chens body fat percentage was at a good level of 11%.
Wang Ling picked up a meatball with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
It was impossible to not gain weight after eating too much, but Wang Ling could rub it off; every time he put on weight, he would rub a little. Furthermore, this fat he rubbed off wasntpletely useless.
This was flesh which had been rubbed off Wang Lings body; he stored this extra flesh inside his Kings Eye space with the thought that if he got hurt some day, he could use it to fill his injury in an emergency.
But most unfortunately, there was not a single living creature in the universe so far that could hurt Wang Ling
After surveying the fat that had been stored in the Kings Eye space all these years, Wang Ling estimated that it weighed two hundred or so kilos, which was about as heavy as a pig
During lunch, he saw Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen eating at a table not far away, and it was quite a harmonious scene. From hearsay, the two of them quarreled practically every day at Wei Shis ce, and only quieted down at school because Wang Ling was there.
On the other side, Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan picked at their food as they sat at the table next to Wang Ling. They actually wanted to sit at the same table, but it was firste first served.
me Wang Ling for being more popr than they had imagined. Wherever he sat, Super Chen, Dopey Guo, Little Peanut and Fang Xing would basically follow and sit with him.
Today, three of the four had lunch with Wang Ling; it seemed that Little Peanut had gone to consult Xia Ming about love.
Halfway through the meal, Hero Guo suddenly started to gossip. Wang Ling, are you really ok?
Wang Ling: ???
Hero Guo: If Lotus Sun really starts to like Xia Ming because of this, dont you have a lot to lose? She only has a good opinion of him at most right now. If you give it a shot now, you might still have a chance to win back her heart!
Wang Ling silently chewed the braised meat in his mouth.
If Xia Ming and Lotus Sun became a couple in the end, he naturally wouldnt mind That way, Lotus Sun would shift all her attention from Wang Ling to Xia Ming.
To Wang Ling, Lotus Sun was actually an outstanding youngdy, but it was precisely because she was too remarkable and eye-catching that Wang Ling often felt ufortable.
Feelings couldnt be forced C everyone was free to choose who they liked.
Of course, everyone was also free to be liked by others.
Does anybody want meat? If you want it, help yourself. Super Chen had a few mouthfuls, and there was a lot left on his te, since he still had to control his food intake today.
Dopey Guo wasnt polite at all, and finished off all the meat on Super Chens te.
Why arent you eating? After taking Super Chens meat, Dopey Guo nced at Fang Xing.
Dopey Guo realized that after Wang Ling, the most indecipherable person in No. 60 High was this Fang Xing from ss Two C he was a rather strange guy.
No need C listening to your gossip made me full. Fang Xing crossed his fingers together and narrowed his eyes slightly as he smiled.
If Lotus Sun and Xia Ming ended up together, he would raise both his hands and support them!
But as Wang Ling ate, he somehow felt that there was something wrong with the way things had turned out.
He recalled the conclusion that hade out of Super Chens blessed mouth regarding the rtionship between Lotus Sun and Xia Ming: At most, it was just a good impression, and wasnt necessarily like.
The key point was: It wasnt necessarily like
That was to say, Lotus Sun may not necessarily like Xia Ming.
This blessed mouth hadnte up with an official, final conclusion!
Wang Ling suddenly felt that things had be messy
That afternoon, the female protagonist finally appeared.
All of No. 60 High was stirred up once again.
After wrestling fiercely with her thoughts all night, Lotus Sun finally decided to face her heart.
After ss in the afternoon, a bunch of people practically pushed Xia Ming toward Grade One, ss Three to face Lotus Sun. There were students inside the ss as well as students from other sses who packed the corridor, and the two of them flushed as they faced each other.
Good luck, Master Xia Ming!
Support Xia Ming, get Lotus Sun!
The students caused a racket in the corridor.
Wang Ling sat in one corner of the ssroom, quietly eating a melon.
He was genuinely eating a
melon
.
Wang Ling had a habit of eating fruits after a meal. Todays fruit was watermelon, which Mother Wang had put in a lunchbox and given to him that morning. When he took it out, he cast a Freeze Spell and was instantly able to eat iced watermelon.
ssmate Lotus Sun
ssmate Xia Ming
At that moment, Xia Ming and Lotus Sun spoke at the same time.
Everyones gazes started to drift between the two.
You first!
You first!
They spoke at the same time yet again!
Everyone yelled inwardly that this was probably going to be a good show They were sopatible! They even spoke to the same beat!
Then, Ill go first, Lotus Sun said slowly, after sorting out her thoughts.
Xia Mings legs almost gave out when he heard Lotus Suns words; no girl had ever confessed to him before. If Lotus Sun really did confess to him and this was a dream, he would still wake upughing!
ssmate Lotus Sun, go ahead. Xia Ming took a deep breath in that moment, and was already prepared to be confessed to.
Lotus Sun looked at Xia Ming, a smile in her eyes. Xia Ming, what you did yesterday you were actually trying to catch my attention with this unique approach, right Actually, Im not angry.
Xia Ming: I know
Lotus Sun smiled. So you dont have to apologize to me. In fact, its all thanks to you, ssmate Xia Ming, that I was inspired!
Xia Ming was startled. Ah?
Lotus Sun took a deep breath to calm down.
To be honest, Xia Mings novel confession yesterday had indeed inspired Lotus Sun.
She had been trying to get a persons attention all this time
But that person had always ignored her.
After wrestling with her thoughts for a night and a morning, Lotus Sun was finally enlightened by Xia Mings confession method.
With so many people watching, if she loudly dered in front of everyone that she hated Wang Ling, would that attract Wang Lings attention?
She had already prepared her lines, most of which were copied from what Xia Ming said yesterday.
The lines were: ssmate Wang Ling! I hate you! I hate you the most! I beg you, dont appear in front of me again!
At that thought, Lotus Sun thus turned her gaze on Wang Ling.
Lotus Suns loud confession resounded at the scene: ssmate Wang Ling! I like you! I like you the most! I beg you, always stay by my side!
In that moment, everyones hearts were shaken!
Everyone: ???
What the hell? Wasnt she going to confess to Xia Ming? Why had she confessed to Wang Ling?
Lotus Sun: ???
What the hell? Shouldnt she say that she hated Wang Ling? Why did the words in her heart and what she actually said change again
Wang Ling: ???
What the hell? Wasnt this the Singles Curse? Why did she suddenly confess to him?
Wang Ling was so frightened that he immediately spat out a mouthful of watermelon juice, and he even dropped the fork which he was using.
Based on the traditional practice of reading ones fate from ones appearance.
As opposed to the melon-eating masses, i.e. onlookers.
Chapter 1092 - Wang Ling! Don’t Run Away After School!
Chapter 1092: Wang Ling! Dont Run Away After School!
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The unexpected love confession caught Wang Ling off guard and he spurted out a mouthful of watermelon juice. At that moment, that poker face which had never been ruffled before finally cracked to reveal an extremely dismayed expression.
But the change in expression was too quick for a lot of people to notice.
Everyone was speechless at this dramatic plot twist
Xia Ming was stupefied, and so were his fans in the corridor. They didnt understand how this astonishing reversal had happened C ssmate Lotus Sun actually liked Wang Ling?
A lot of people didnt expect this oue today, but it did make sense C after all, as early as the start of Senior Grade One at No. 60 High, Wang Ling and ssmate Lotus Sun had gone on a date at the Xiao Family Compound, and although they had been the target of an assassination attempt by Shadow Stream, they had managed to avoid disaster.
After that, their rtionship hadnt developed further; of course, the reason could be that the author himself couldnt be bothered to write about it In short, if something like this happened again, no one would be surprised.
Because there was precedent.
Wang Ling grabbed a tissue to wipe the watermelon juice at the corner of his mouth. There were too many people watching and talking right now; it was somewhat unrealistic to think that he could directly use magic to erase their memories, since surveince had been set up in the ssrooms and corridors C traces of the spell would definitely be recorded.
When all was said and done, Wang Ling still felt that it was his responsibility he hadnt been careful enough when designing Singles Curse: what a person said would bepletely opposite to what they felt, but conversely, this could be used by someone to confess to him.
At that moment, the entire scene sank into dead silence after Lotus Suns resounding confession. A number of busybodies then started to p to a beat on the side.
Together
Together!
Together!
As a low-key person, Wang Ling never expected to be pushed into the limelight yet again.
Onlookers were forever fond of blowing things out of proportion in order to enjoy a good show. Even if Xia Ming had a lot of supporters in the crowd at first, they just changed and went with the flow as they started to wish this couple well.
Thats enough! In the tumult, Xia Ming, who had been standing tall and dignified on the dais, finally exploded with a loud howl at that moment.
He trembled slightly, and his mood was aplicated mess. His nerves, which had been stretched taut the whole day, finally snapped at that moment after this dramatic rollercoaster of a plot twist.
Wang Ling!
Xia Ming red at Wang Ling, his body shaking with anger. Lets duel! If you have the guts, dont run away after school!
Wang Ling:
And so, that day, a fight between the two men officially unfolded. The matter spread in such a rowdy manner that even the teachers heard about it. Apart from some inflexible teachers like Teacher Pan, most of them looked the other way when it came to the students rtionships. As long as they didnt cross the line, it was very normal for boys and girls to have good feelings for each other.
Who hadnt been young once?
Some teachers were discussing it in the office; if it was any other student, they wouldnt just sit by and watch. However, Lotus Suns presenceplicated the situation a little.
Student Lotus Sun has always been reserved; why was she so frank and straightforward this time?
She met the person she truly likes; thats youth. Old Antiqueughed. But I didnt expect Xia Ming that kid to actually have the courage this time to dere war on our sss Wang Ling. That kid has always been very timid; it looks like Student Suns confession to someone else was a heavy blow to him.
Then What is Student Wang Lings attitude? the female teacher asked, eager for gossip.
What other kind of attitude could Wang Ling have? Naturally, he was as dead-looking as ever.
Teachers familiar with Wang Ling actually knew what kind of person he was this was a very average child, whose grades were always right down the middle. He didnt improve, nor did he slide backward; he was typically reticent, and didnt say more than ten words a day.
But a high-profile youngdy like Student Lotus Sun actually liked this sort of stoppered gourd.
When the teachers thought it over, they suddenly felt that underlying this was actually the Yin and Yang principle of things turning the other way once it hit a peak.
Nothing will happen with Wang Ling. When the discussion was in full swing inside the office, Teacher Pan pushed up her gold-rimmed sses and suddenly said those words.
There were perhaps very few boys who could resist Student Lotus Suns sugar-coated bullets, but Teacher Pan knew Wang Ling very well.
It was by no means an easy thing to truly sway Wang Lings heart.
What should we do? Step in and stop the fight after school? Old Antique asked shrewdly as he drank his coffee.
They wont fight, Teacher Pan said with certainty. If they do wrong, just punish them ording to school regtions.
All the teachers in the office were silent as they looked at Teacher Pans serious expression, and they didnt say anything else. Only when Teacher Pan left with a stack of test papers in her arms a few minutester did the office turn lively once more.
Teacher Wang! A female teacher rushed over to Old Antique.
???
What snacks do you have to sell?
Old Antique opened his drawer. Anything you want.
I want to buy a bag of popcorn! I want to go watch the duel! said the female teacher.
Old Antique:
It didnt matter if it was just one person, but the whole office was instantly fired up. I want two bags! And two hundred on Xia Ming while Im at it! Xia Ming has to win!
I bet on Xia Ming too! Xia Ming gets good grades in all his subjects, and his score in body techniques is excellent! I bet one thousand!
Are all of you betting on Xia Ming? Old Antique found it unbelievable.
In just a few minutes, the odds were already almost 1:100 in Xia Mings favor
Old Antique silently took out fifty yuan in small change from his pocket and stirred the pot. All of you are betting on Xia Ming? Then, Ill support my sss Wang Ling.
Like Teacher Pan said, Wang Ling had always loathed being in the limelight. If it was just Lotus Suns confession, he could actually still think of a way to deal with it. However, he hadnt expected things to develop to the extent of a duel
And now, the entire school knew that he and Xia Ming were fighting for love.
epting the challenge would only strengthen Lotus Suns feelings for him.
Not epting the challenge would earn him the scorn and disdain of all the boys in school.
Wang Ling found it hard to decide in this situation, since he would still be pushed into the limelight, whether he fought or not.
Thus,pared with being disdained by the whole school, Wang Ling still decided to ept the challenge.
But it was really tiring to fight a fake match
For Wang Ling
Xia Ming was just too weak, and wouldnt be able to take a single blow at all
Chapter 1093 - Sun Yiyuan
Chapter 1093: Sun Yiyuan
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There was a sea of people on the sports field after school. Male and female students from Senior Grade One to Senior Grade Three surrounded the stic rails around the track as they waited for the start of the battle between men.
The teachers quietly observed the situation from where they were standing on the teaching building, and would step in to maintain order when it became necessary. Some of the teachers sighed inwardly at Lotus Suns influence.
As expected of the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group If the person the two boys were fighting over wasnt Lotus Sun, it would never have caught the attention of the whole school.
If only they were just as energetic during the after-school supplementary lessons. A teacher pped her hand to her forehead with a wry smile.
But why didnt the director and headmaster stop them?
The headmaster said that with school just starting, its good for students to exchange pointers once in a while. Also, theres an exchange meeting up between schools in our Peiyuan district and other districts.
Another one? What is it this time? Sword techniques? Talismans? Or survive skills?
I heard it would be an exchange of body techniques. Xia Ming is in fact an excellent candidate. Each school will be sending a delegation of ten members, and Headmaster Chen has already settled on the name list. Its just that for the final spot, Headmaster Chen is stuck between choosing Xia Ming or Wang Ling.
Wang Lings overall grades arent as good as Xia Mings, right?
Thats true, but in all the school exchange activities which Wang Ling participated inst semester, our school ended up winning. When the teacher said that, the teachers around him instantly understood.
The strength of a mascot was no joke!
They almost forgot that this Student Wang Ling was a mascot
The duel was about to begin, but Lotus Sun was nowhere to be seen.
After confessing her love to Wang Ling in public, Lotus Sun was so ashamed, and she was escorted home by the bodyguards with a red face. However, some bodyguards who remained behind would broadcast the duel live so that she could watch it from home.
At that very moment, Lotus Sun stared at the image of the crowded sports field, a veryplicated expression on her face. She had never imagined that she would one day confess her love to a boy in public, and even cause a fight for her affections.
Well, it wasnt her fault that she was pretty!
Elsewhere, in the massive chairmans office on the top floor of Huaguo Water Curtain Groups building headquarters, a vigorous-looking old man with gray, grizzled, slicked back hair and a pipe between his teeth was also paying attention to what was happening at the school.
Sun Yiyuan, chairman of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, already knew about his granddaughter confessing to a boy in public.
When he heard this, the old man had been very shocked and almost choked on his spit.
What? Rongrong confessed to someone? Sun Yiyuan felt that it was incredible. Since long ago, it had only ever been his own granddaughter who had been confessed to, and she turned them down politely C Old Man Sun never imagined that his granddaughter would take the initiative to confess to someone herself
Thats right; I heard that Eldest Young Miss confessed to a boy in a very loud voice, and even said that she wanted to be with him forever. Standing on the side, his assistant, dressed in a white uniform, tactfully described what happened.
He thought that Old Man Sun would be angry. After all, it wasnt as if Eldest Young Miss had never been pestered by sons from some high-ranking families before. However, these people left her alone after receiving arge amount of money from the old man, half as a bribe and half as ckmail.
But the assistant was surprised by Old Man Suns unexpected attitude. Rather than get angry, the old man conversely seemed very pleased this time. Rongrong has never told any boy before that she wants to be with him. It seems she means it this time.
Is that what the chairman thinks
Otherwise? Sun Yiyuan asked, Who is the boy Rongrong confessed to?
The assistant pulled up the live broadcast at No. 60 High and pointed to a handsome boy with dead fish eyes on the screen. Actually Chairman, you may have heard of this boy: hes the ssmate whom Eldest Young Miss took to the Xiao Family Compoundst semester, and they were attacked by Shadow Stream
Oh, its him! But Whats his name again?
It seems hes called Wang The assistant patted his head. The words were clearly already on his lips, but he couldnt speak them for some reason.
Wang Lings Great Shielding Spell was still working to some extent at that moment. Only when a person saw Wang Lings true appearance would the effect of the shield be dispelled.
Of course, this true appearance referred to seeing Wang Ling in person, and not through a live video like this.
Even if a person saw Wang Lings face in the video, they still wouldnt be able to remember anything about him.
Its fine if you cant remember C investigate itter. The duel is more important right now. Old Man Sun waved his hand indifferently, and his assistant breathed a sigh of relief.
The assistant used a magic artifact to directly project the live images into the air.
Both boys wore school uniforms, but from what Wang Ling could see through his trademark dead fish eyes, Old Man Suns gaze was firmly fixed on Wang Ling.
His looks are passable, but the dead fish eyes make him look a little listless. Old Man Sun nodded thoughtfully. If its confirmed that this Student Wang is going to date Rongrong, ask him if hes willing to get double eyelids and eyelift surgery C Ill cover the costs and damages.
The assistant was silent before saying, But the young miss said that she liked everything about Student Wang
Oh is it like that so Rongrong likes this type? When they went to the Xiao Family Compound, I thought Rongrong just randomly brought along a boy to apany her C I didnt think she would start to like him then.
Old Man Sun sighed. Forget it. Since its what Rongrong likes, he can keep his eyelids. However
With that, Old Man Sun turned to stare at this assistant on the side. Why does Rongrong tell you everything???
The assistant froze and looked a little terrified. Eldest Eldest Young Miss initially asked me to keep it a secret, but but this is too big a matter, and Im worried that it could have a bad impact, which is why I decided to tell you, chairman.
Mm, its good that you didnt keep it from me, but you promised Rongrong you wouldnt tell me, and you didnt keep your word. The merit offsets the offense, so theres no reward or punishment C you shouldnt have anyints, right?
No
In the assistants heart: MMP.
Old Man Sun continued to look at the screen. How old is this Student Wang? Compared with Rongrong?
He shouldnt be small The assistant undid his pants for a look 1. I dont know how big he is, but he should be bigger than me? Theres nothing topare with Eldest Young Miss, since she doesnt have one
Shut up! I asked about his age!!! I want to know if hes older or younger than Rongrong! I want the exact months and days!!
Footnotes:
Ch 1093 Footnote 1
The word big is used in reference to age as well as size.
Chapter 1094 - Yin and Yang Death Calamity
Chapter 1094: Yin and Yang Death Cmity
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The assistant sighed silently C so the chairman had actually been asking about the boys age.
It was his thinking that was too dirty!
It was those old-timers in thepany who had led him astray during team-building activities in past years the slightest hint would make him automatically think of something dirty. That group proimed that life was full of bitterness, when really, it was the people that got a kick out of sexual innuendo who were the root of all evil.
The assistant recalled Wang Lings birthday, but just like earlier, he couldnt utter it even though it was clearly on the tip of his tongue. Helpless, he could only make up a date. I remember its at the end of the year? He was born in the same year as the youngdy.
The end of the year Old Man Sun pondered; he didnt expect the boy whom his granddaughter liked to have an unexpectedlypatible birth date.
Do you remember the divination by the Master Immortal the year Rongrong was born?
Chairman, are you saying The assistant was startled. This matter was actually a family secret which he, as a mere assistant, shouldnt know about. However, he had been by Old Man Suns side for a very long time, and when the old man was feeling vexed or depressed, he would sometimes vent to his assistant.
When Yin and Yang fall into chaos, our Mo blood will paint the sky. Old Man Suns thoughts spun as he recalled what that famous Master Immortal had divined back then.
The fact that Lotus Sun had this so-called Yin and Yang Death Cmity wasnt a secret in the family, but a lot of people thought it was nonsense.
Although the death cmity had yet toe to pass, Old Man Sun had always firmly believed in it. That was because the Master Immortal had said it clearly back then: the cmity would have something to do with love.
In other words, it was possible that this problem would ur once Rongrong started dating The most important thing was that this seemed to be initial confirmation of the Yin and Yang Death Cmity omen.
Old Man Sun gazed at the image on the screen and paid close attention to the fight between Wang Ling and Xia Ming.
Back then, that Master Immortal had said that the person who cast the curse was born at the beginning of the year, and the person to break it was born at the end of the year.
And it just so happened that these two young men who were around the same age as Lotus Sun were fighting for her affections. While it had yet to be verified whether the Yin and Yang Death Cmity was real or not, Old Man Sun suddenly could hardly wait.
Is there any information on Xia Ming?
Weve already started investigating, and we should get word very soon, answered the assistant.
At that moment, they looked at the screen once more, where it seemed that the fight between Xia Ming and Wang Ling was going to happen at any moment.
There were two elite sses in No. 60 High. To be able to study in the same ss as Fang Xing, Xia Ming naturally wouldnt be weak; he was a top student who was outstanding in his studies, and was an A-ss existence in the eyes of the teachers. If a student from a regr ss faced off against Xia Ming, their chances of winning would naturally be very low.
But his opponent was Wang Ling, and only those who knew Wang Lings truebat strength were keenly aware of the gap between them.
On the side, Zhenyuan, Gu Shunzhi, Liu Qingyi and Wang Zhen all sighed emotionally. Standing amidst the ranks of students, they used a telepathy spell tomunicate with each other.
Gu Shunzhi: I didnt expect Senior Wang to actually ept this challenge; Im really curious to know how hes going to handle this match.
Wang Zhen nodded. The gap in strength is too big: unless Senior Wang fakes it, theres no way this Xia Ming will be able to withstand one puff of air from Senior Wang. The terrifying impression of Wang Lings might was practically carved into Wang Zhens brain.
As experts from the Domain of the Gods, they couldnt even exchange more than three blows with Wang Ling, to say nothing of a mere Foundation Establishment student. Win? Even pulling Wang Lings head off wouldnt defeat him!
Xia Ming gazed at Wang Ling and pondered what technique to use to defeat Wang Ling in the most ruthless way possible.
There were only two elite sses, which had a total of forty students. Xia Ming was ranked third overall, while Wang Ling was in twentieth ce. What could apletely average student use to fight Xia Ming? Win? Even pulling Xia Mings head off wouldnt defeat him!
Xia Ming took a deep breath, and spirit energy slowly started to umte in his dantian as pure white energy flowed around him.
When a cultivator gathered spirit energy together, the color it exhibited was affected by the cultivators spirit root this was the spirit qi color principle. Xia Mings spirit qi was pure white, which was aplete surprise to a lot of the student onlookers.
Pure white spirit qi?
I remember; isnt this Xia Ming
Oh! Is he a descendant of that Ancient Divine n?
Ancient Divine n?
Even a number of teachers in the teaching building were surprised.
This is Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes and instantly made a guess.
No mistake: its the Ancient Divine n. Liu Qingyi nodded.
Within the bounds of telepathicmunication between the four individuals, Gu Shunzhi was also secretly astonished at the level of power that Xia Ming was disying. A descendant of the Ancient Divine n how interesting!
Who would have thought that there actually are descendants of the Ancient Divine n on Earth. Zhenyuan tsked.
The so-called Ancient Divine n wasnt a family, but a collective name for the earliest batch of cultivators in the Spirit Energy era, and Xia Mings Xia family was a member of this Ancient Divine n.
But there were a lot of people with the surname Xia on Earth, and not all of them were descendants of the Ancient Divine n. The difference was that members of the Ancient Divine n had unique spirit roots which had the power to resonate with underground spirit veins.
The spirit energy of underground spirit veins was incredibly pure. When these spirit veins resonated with an Ancient Divine n members spirit root, perfect, pure white spirit energy would be created.
Xia Mings identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n took a lot of the people present by surprise. Many of them suddenly recalled how Xia Ming seemed to be deliberately hiding something every time he used magic. Looking back on it now, Xia Ming must have used a special technique to suppress the reaction between the underground spirit veins and his own spirit root in order to conceal his identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n.
Now that Xia Mings identity wasid bare, the entire scene was in an uproar.
When a descendant of the Ancient Divine n achieved resonance with underground spirit veins, their spirit energy basically wouldnt run out in a fight between equal realms. In other words, Xia Ming could hold on for a very, very long time before he ran out of energy.
What did Foundation Establishment cultivators fear the most?
Wars of attrition!
Foundation Establishment cultivators had limited spirit energy; it was very easy for them to exhaust their spirit energy when they used magic simply put, their MP1 was too low In Xia Mings case, his MP was quite low, but it could be replenished as he fought.
Now, the audience instantly switched to cheering for Xia Ming. For most of them, there was basically no chance of Wang Ling winning against Xia Ming.
Whether it was overall study ranking or unique physique, Wang Ling appeared too ordinary in all respects,pared with Xia Mings identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n.
Chapter 1095 - One Fingernail’s Worth of Spirit Power
Chapter 1095: One Fingernails Worth of Spirit Power
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In the headmasters office, No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen Tianxiang and director of education Director Shi were also paying attention to this fight which had caught the attention of the entire school. Xia Mings identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n had always been a secret, but he had unexpectedly been exposed in the fight today. Looking at Headmaster Chensposed expression, however, Director Shi was even more certain that Headmaster Chen intended to let this fight happen.
As a descendant of the Ancient Divine n, Xia Ming had a natural advantage since his spirit root was more superior to what other students had. This superiority was a double-edged sword: it might make some people more confident in their actions, but overconfidence could be arrogance.
There is only one descendant of the Ancient Divine n in our No. 60 High, so this can be considered my test for him, Headmaster Chen said slowly. No. 60 High had taken part in a lot of inter-school activities, but since Xia Ming had signed an agreement with No. 60 High that his identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n couldnt be revealed, he had never appeared in front of everyone, whether it was in the exchange meet with No. 59 High or the joint military training between six schools.
Headmaster Chens intention was to test Xia Mings temperament and see how long he could keep his identity secret. In the end, who would have thought that Xia Ming wouldpletely reveal himself in just the second half of Senior Grade One.
Headmaster Chen sank into thought at this result. To be able to hide ones strength and live as an ordinary person C he didnt believe that an ordinary person could do this. Life was always full of frustrations C like now, for example, Xia Ming had vited the confidentiality agreement and revealed his identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n of his own ord, because he was jealous of Student Wang Ling and wanted to win Lotus Suns favor.
As far as Headmaster Chen was concerned, Xia Ming was, in the end, still a child.
He was far from mature enough.
No. 60 High School might teach knowledge, but Headmaster Chen in fact focused more on cultivating character. It wasnt enough for teachers to just focus blindly on grades; when all was said and done, they also needed to guide the students on the right path and nurture them toward bing useful members of society who understood gratitude and dedication.
Inparison, Headmaster Chen was actually quite pleased with Wang Ling.
Although Wang Lings grades were always right down the middle ever since he entered the elite ss, his mentality was clearly much better than Xia Mings.
A normal student would feel anxious if their grades remained average, but Wang Ling? He just ate and drank as usual, and didnt think his average grades were a problem at all. He didnt even respond clearly to Student Lotus Suns confession, and had only epted this challenge because he had been helpless to do anything but go along with the momentum!
Wang Ling did live up to Headmaster Chens expectations as the mascot of No. 60 High.
From the previous spirit sword exchange meet to the joint military training for six schools, Wang Lings performance had always been very colorful.
The onlookers at the scene were now divided into three groups.
The first group supported Xia Ming. After he revealed his identity as a descendant of the Ancient Divine n, they looked forward even more to a brilliant performance. Wang Ling had really pulled too much aggro with the fact that Lotus Sun had confessed to him, and a lot of people were itching for Xia Ming to beat Wang Ling up.
The second group consisted of the five big shots: Wang Zhen, Gu Shunzhi, Liu Qingyi, Fang Xing and Zhenyuan. Of course, they supported Wang Ling unwaveringly. At the same time, they wanted to see how on earth he would handle this boring fight. They didnt care about the oue at all, and were only concerned about what they could learn from him.
Naturally, nothing needed to be said about the third group. Although Wang Ling was normally anti-social and didnt like to talk to other people, it wasnt as if he didnt have friends. Super Chen and Dopey Guos fighting strength and ability to rally others alone were enough to help pull together a core group of supporters for Wang Ling. At the very least, all of Grade One, ss Three supported him! Even if someone had a different opinion, no one dared voice it since themissary in charge of studies, Little Peanut, also supported Wang Ling; they were worried that if they openly opposed this, they might not have enough time from now on to catch up on and copy homework in the morning at school
At that moment, Xia Ming felt the resonance of his spirit root take form as thin streams of white spirit qi flowed from his body.
It was indeed astonishing for a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator to possess such a massive reserve of spirit power.
But this spirit power reserve was childs y to Wang Ling.
Every single pore on Wang Lings body was in fact a small world which could store a huge amount of spirit power for him to use. Apart from his pores, the same was also true of every single cell inside his body.
The human body had around eighty trillion cells. Excluding the cells that were metabolized every day, Wang Ling had a total of eighty trillion small worlds on him.
Not only that, spirit power was stored even in Wang Lings fingernails.
But the spirit power in his fingernails was for backup use, and wasnt as extreme as what was contained inside the small worlds. The amount of spirit power which one fingernail contained was roughly the same amount of spirit power which a Soul Formation cultivator possessed.
Right now, Xia Mings spirit power wasnt even a fourth of what Wang Ling had in one fingernail.
What should he do? Go down with Xia Ming in this fight?
Seeing how confident Xia Ming appeared, Wang Ling pondered inwardly, and the only thing he could think of was to draw with Xia Ming.
This way, the situation might calm down.
ssmate Wang Ling, please instruct me. At that moment, Xia Ming charged forward after he was done gathering his strength. Stepping forward, he closed the distance between them in the blink of an eye.
A punch was thrown at Wang Lings face, and he could feel the wind pressure from it. Wang Lings first reaction wasnt to block it, but to evade it with his body techniques.
Never hit someone in the face. It was true that Wang Ling had molded his own face to give himself an average appearance, but he had never been hit in the face before.
He was the one who hit others.
For another thing, Wang Ling was also taking Xia Mings safety into consideration.
If that punch had hit Wang Ling precisely in the face, Xia Ming would still suffer a fracture at the very least, even if Wang Ling deliberately restrained the power of the bacsh.
The scene of that red ribbon killer who had been turned into human g from the bacsh during the failed assassination on Lotus Sun at school back then was still vivid in Wang Lings mind.
Under the eyes of so many, he didnt want history to repeat itself.
Xia Ming threw a smooth series of punches.
Is dodging all you can do, Wang Ling?! Xia Ming deliberately ridiculed Wang Ling as he threw his punches.
But this sort of scorn was nothing to Wang Ling, and couldnt provoke him at all.
Xia Ming scored very high in the body techniques exam. He cultivated the Chaos Running Water Fist Technique, in which both the fists and legs were used. It was a very consistent technique and highly explosive in power. However, it consumed too much energy, and a lot of people would feel exhausted when they performed the final stage of the technique.
But Xia Ming was different. As a descendant of the Ancient Divine n, his endurance wasnt in question, thanks to his spirit root advantage.
Thus, Wang Ling felt that this Chaos Running Water Fist Technique was a little difficult to deal with.
Each move was aimed at his face; this person really wasnt showing any mercy
Wang Ling still didnt act, and continued to nimbly dodge Xia Mings fists.
But Wang Zhen and the others frowned slightly at this scene.
This sort of dodging appeared meaningless, but for some reason, Wang Zhen felt that Wang Ling was doing it on purpose, as if he was deliberately guiding Xia Mings punches.
Sure enough C
In the next moment, Xia Mings punch actually changed direction, and in the end, hit Xia Ming in his own face
Chapter 1096 - Great Data Spell!
Chapter 1096: Great Data Spell!
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Just like that, Xia Ming was punched in the right cheek.
It wasnt Wang Ling who punched him, but Xia Ming himself.
Most cultivators fist techniques were supple; that was to say, when a punch was thrown, the spirit energy molecules on the fist could stir up some of the air, and the two wouldbine to form an invisible fist membrane around the fist. This membrane could be thick or thin, which mainly depended on a cultivators control of their spirit energy.
So when Xia Ming threw the punch, and Wang Ling surreptitiously guided its trajectory, Xia Ming already could no longer control his reaction, and his fist hit him squarely in the face.
The highly misleading body movement which Wang Ling demonstrated was nothing more than a Tai Chi push-hand which neutralized Xia Mings punch effortlessly.
This sort of body movement had a somewhat baffling appearance: It was a godly move in the eyes of real bigwigs like Gu Shunzhi and the others, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it looked more like a mistake Wang Ling had made when dodging in a panic.
To put it bluntly, most of the people here felt that it was Wang Lings luck which was dominating the duel.
As expected of our school mascot; hes so lucky!
Thats right! Xia Mings Chaos Running Water Fist Technique is famous for being erratic and fast. Without enough practice, youd just be sacrificing yourself to harm the other side.
Hearing the discussion around him, Xia Ming couldnt help falling silent.
What harming himself to harm the other side It was clearly this fellow in front of him
As Wang Lings opponent, no one had a better front-row seat than Xia Ming. Although Gu Shunzhi and the others had already seen through the mystery of Wang Lings body movement, there were many more people present who were still in the dark. Only Xia Ming alone had firsthand experience of Wang Lings weird body movement
He didnt want to concede that a person whose grades were always down the middle had actually beat him in body movements; he could only quietly grit his teeth and swallow it all down in his belly.
In fact, Xia Ming felt that the fight was already decided at this point.
Wang Lings body movement was so strange that Xia Ming couldnt freely use his fist technique. Moreover, it seemed as if his opponent was deliberately guiding Xia Mings punch trajectory, as if he was performing Tai Chi, so that Xia Ming was injured by his own punches.
A few minutester, Xia Ming was sent flying by a punch yet again.
This was the eleventh time Xia Ming had punched himself and been sent flying.
At first, Xia Ming thought that there might be something wrong with his fist technique, so he changed the angle several times when attacking Wang Ling. In the end it turned out that it had nothing to do with his technique!
It got to a point that Xia Ming ultimately didnt even bother to use his technique! He directly threw himself at Wang Ling and unleashed a series of wild punches!
He was like a starving tiger pouncing wildly on its prey, which scared the audience.
In the headmasters office, Headmaster Chen, Director Shi and several PE teachers were also watching the battle.
Headmaster, what kind of fist technique is this asked an astonished PE teacher.
Tortoise Fist, Headmaster Chen replied.
Tortoise Fist? Whats that?
When you were a kid, did you fight with the kid next door over a toy?
Yes I did
Then you fought with the Tortoise Fist.
The so-called Tortoise Fist is a freewheeling technique that doesnt subscribe to any sort of philsophy. As the saying goes, a random blow can kill an old master C this is what its alluding to. Headmaster Chen sighed.
Then, is Student Wang Lings body movement also like this?
Yes, thats the Tortoise Body Movement To act however one wishes is the highest realm of body movement, which relies on luck. Headmaster Chen sighed emotionally at Wang Lings luck.
All the teachers:
As Headmaster Chen said, there wasnt a method to the Tortoise Fist which Xia Ming was using; in fact, it was nothing more than the mostmon wild punch. But throwing a wild punch without using spirit energy consumed even more stamina; after throwing several wild punches, Xia Ming felt that his stamina was already at its limit.
In contrast, Wang Ling had just been lightly using a body movement to evade the entire time
Seeing the hate in Xia Mings eyes, Wang Ling finally realized the importance of acting skills.
Indeed, his acting was a little unnatural. After fighting for so long, his face should be a little flushed, even if he wasnt panting for breath.
Thus, Wang Ling manually regted his skin color to make his face slightly red. He also manually opened his sweat nds in passing, and did his best to squeeze out a few drops of sweat to roll down his cheeks so that he appeared very tired.
Wang Ling wouldnt feel tired from this fight even if he fought for hundreds of years, but Xia Ming was, after all, an ordinary cultivator pared with Wang Ling), and there was a limit to his stamina.
Even if his spirit root gave him a natural advantage, there were simrly certain limitations.
Wang Ling opened the Kings Eye secretly to look at Xia Mings energy bar. This was Wang Lings Great Data Spell, which could disy the values that Wang Ling wanted to see in the form of horizontal bar charts, such as the current numbers for qi and blood, spirit power, stamina, and so on
Xia Mings stamina was already at the limit; he was a sliver away from copsing.
Wang Ling took a deep breath and calcted when Xia Ming would throw the next punch.
Thus, when Xia Ming roared and rushed at him, Wang Lings brain promptly spun swiftly as it captured Xia Mings every move and ultimately broke them down to be analyzed via simtions. He precisely calcted the speed of Xia Mings punch, the time it took for him to attack, as well as the moment he would run out of stamina and copse.
For thest punch, Wang Ling didnt n to use his body movement to guide Xia Mings punch trajectory. After all, Xia Ming had already beaten himself up pretty miserably; he had punched himself dozens of times in the face. His cheeks were swollen like walnuts, and his nostrils were filled with blood.
Everyone couldnt stop sighing at this scene.
Some people had discussed it earlier, and had decided that as soon as one side drew blood, they would step forward to stop the fight.
But in this current situation, none of the students could stop them at all!
It was Xia Ming who punched himself!
It was Xia Ming who injured himself!
Each of his punches hit him in his own face!
How the hell were they supposed to stop the fight?
When Xia Ming threw thest punch, Wang Ling chose a very tricky angle so that to everyone, it looked like Xia Ming had hit his target, when the truth was that he didnt hit Wang Ling at all.
After throwing the punch, Xia Ming finally fell to the ground, his stamina spent.
Wang Ling seized the chance and fell to the ground with Xia Ming, lying on one side
He suddenly now somewhat understood how hard it was for those old men and women in Peiyuan district tomit pengci.
Pengci was truly an art that emphasized acting skills
Chapter 1097 - School Doctor Xiang Yiyun
Chapter 1097: School Doctor Xiang Yiyun
When Wang Ling and Xia Ming both fell to the ground, the teachers at the scene all rushed to the front to maintain order. Wang Ling created an illusion and made everyone think that he had been punched even though he wasnt injured at all.
But Xia Ming was quite wretched. A male teacher holding a first aid kit quickly arrived at the scene. He wore a pair of jeans with holes in them, a striped shirt and a white robe.
This was Xiang Yiyun, No. 60 Highs school doctor, but Wang Lings impression of this school doctor was basically zero He had never been to the infirmary from the moment he entered No. 60 High.
But Xiang Yiyun himself had an impression of Wang Ling. For one thing, Wang Ling was the mascot of No. 60 High, and for another Xiang Yiyun remembered that this should be the student who unexpectedly survived after being ambushed by criminals at the school gate and falling into a space crack.
Xiang Yiyun remembered that he had even sent Wang Ling a flower wreath.
Who would have thought that the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group would actually like this type of boy?
Xiang Yiyun now wondered whether he should follow Wang Ling and get a pair of dead fish eyes
Teacher Xiang, whats the situation? When Xia Mings and Wang Lings teachers-in-charge arrived, Teacher Pan looked unusually troubled. While Wang Ling didnt seem injured, she was worried that he might have been hurt by Xia Mings punch just now.
In fact, at the start of the fight between Xia Ming and Wang Ling, Teacher Pan had made a call to the Wang familys small vi, and it was Mother Wang who answered the phone.
It was a very short conversation.
Is that Student Wang Lings mother? Its like this: a student from another ss challenged him to a duel after school, and Student Wang Ling epted because of pressure from the crowd I dont know
Ah? Ling Ling is in a fight? Then, is the student hes fighting injured On the other end of the phone, Mother Wang was clearly gloomy. She couldnt picture Wang Ling fighting with anyone else at all. If Ling Ling wasnt careful, it would be a scene from The Weird Story of the Headless Horseman1塭
At that moment, Teacher Pan looked out the window, and just happened to see Xia Ming fly off after being led around by Wang Lings body movement.
That Student Xia has been sent flying Teacher Pan answered truthfully.
Mother Wang was so frightened by the answer it was as if her spirit had left her body. She was already unsteady on her feet and felt as if the sky was copsing.
After several minutes of silence, Mother Wang said in a trembling voice, Then Teacher Pan, please ask the boys parents how much they want in order to settle this privately Well agree to anything
Teacher Pan was astonished.
It took Teacher Pan several minutes to exin clearly to Mother Wang that the situation wasnt that serious. Then, when Teacher Pan looked out the window again, Wang Ling and Xia Ming had already fallen to the ground.
Student Wang Lings mom, it looks like both of them have now copsed. Would you like toe to school for a look? Teacher Pan added.
Is Student Xia Ming dead
No
Oh, thats good.
Mother Wang, who had almost been scared to death just now, rxed when she heard the oue, and she said in a light tone, Its fine, as long as the other party is alright. Dont worry too much about my Ling Ling.
With that, Mother Wang hung up.
Teacher Pan was even more astonished.
There was actually this sort of parent in this world
But looking at it, this was probably the legendary response of a biological mother, right?
At that moment, Teacher Pan suddenly felt that Wang Ling really was a pitiful child. He ate junk food like crispy noodle snacks every day and his parents were indifferent to him. As his teacher-in-charge, she really should show him more care and concern at ordinary times!
Wang Ling:
After Xiang Yiyuns preliminary examination, it was confirmed that Xia Ming and Wang Lings lives werent in danger.
It was just that Xia Mings condition was a little more tragic. Xiang Yiyun quickly scrawled down some words which only doctors would be able to read in a notebook. Student Xia, my preliminary assessment is that you have a minor concussion and a minor skull fracture. Using a sight spell, Ive determined that the fracture is a millimeter in length.
A millimeter shouldnt be serious. Xia Mings teacher-in-charge was relieved.
Im not done speaking, dont rush.
In addition to these issues, Xia Mings sternum and fib are fractured and he has three broken ribs. His right arm was dislocated, and Ive already set it. For everything else, I rmend the external application of a special ointment for broken bones, which can also replenish life; hell recover in two days, said Teacher Xiang.
I didnt expect it to be so serious This Student Wang Ling was too fierce. Xia Mings teacher-in-charge gnashed his teeth.
No, it has nothing to do with Student Wang Ling. Xiang Yiyun said, I already extracted cells from the wound, and they only contained Xia Mings DNA. In other words, these external and internal injuries were caused by Student Xia Ming alone. He hit himself C this is my fair and impartial assessment. If you dont believe me, you can keep the injuries as they are and send him to a Grade A ss three hospital for another examination. However, Xia Ming will be the one to suffer from the dy. The longer you dy, the more likely therell be after effects.
All the teachers couldnt help sinking into silence.
He had gotten himself admitted to the hospital because he beat himself up Everything about it clearly didnt sound logical!
Then what about Student Wang Ling? Dont tell me he isnt injured at all? Xia Mings teacher-in-charge wasnt satisfied. He didnt believe that Xia Ming could be covered in injuries from head to toe after the fight while there wasnt a single scratch on Wang Ling.
Conversely, what Xia Mings teacher-in-charge said was a reminder for Wang Ling: He should design a slight injury for himself, otherwise this would be too fake.
After giving it overall consideration, Wang Ling stopped his own heartbeat.
So, when the school doctor Xiang Yiyun examined Wang Ling again, the look on his face eventually turned frightened. This Student Wang Ling was still breathing just now, but his heart has suddenly stopped!
The hearts of all the teachers present tensed up at this oue.
Whats going on?
A long fight leads to the overexertion of physical strength. When he fell to the ground, his spirit power blocked his blood vessels Doctor Xiang came up with a reasonable exnation, and immediately began to do quickpressions on Wang Lings chest as he started doing CPR. Someone help me! Ill do the chestpressions and the other person can give him mouth-to-mouth!
Wang Ling: ???
At Doctor Xiangs words, a male teacher stepped forward at once. Ill do it!
Do you know how to give him CPR? one of the other male teachers retorted.
No, but I can learn through experience. The male teacher replied, I just need to breathe air into him, right? Should I stick my tongue in?
At the teachers words, Wang Ling was instantly frightened into jolting upright
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Chapter 1098 - Poor Student Wang Ling
Chapter 1098: Poor Student Wang Ling
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Rather than fright, it was dismay that jolted Wang Ling back to his senses.
This Xiang Yiyun should also be ced on the list of people he had to be wary of.
Looking at school doctor Xiang Yiyuns wicked smile, Wang Ling sank into thought as he confirmed that this school doctor had noticed something he knew that Wang Ling had been pretending to be dead, and he had deliberately set up that performance just now. But it shouldnt be possible for him to see through Wang Lings technique; more likely, he had made a guess based on his many years as a doctor.
In short, this Xiang Yiyun was a dangerous person it would be better to pay closer attention to him from now on.
Bending down, Xiang Yiyun checked Wang Lings condition again, then confirmed with the teachers around them, Its fine now, it was because of the stress just now. Young people have healthy bodies, and will recover on their own. An older person with a lower realm, on the other hand, would need help.
Mm, its good that Student Wang Ling is alright. The teachers, whose hearts had been in their mouths, finally rxed.
Only that male teacher who had been ready to give first aid looked sullen.
Whats wrong, Teacher Li?
Ai, I still dont know should I stick my tongue in when giving CPR? How about Student Wang Ling lie down again and we do an in-depth study?
Everyone and Wang Ling:
Even a joke has its limits. Wang Ling is my student, and Ill be taking him back. Everyone else can go worry over Student Xia Ming. Teacher Pan stepped out once again at a critical moment. Of course she knew that this Teacher Li was actually joking, but Teacher Li Renyong had a bad habit of cracking jokes at the worst time.
Thus, Wang Ling was brought back to the office under Teacher Pans protection.
Teacher Pan took a form out of a drawer and handed it to Wang Ling. At the very top was the title Domestic Violence Questionnaire.
Wang Ling:
Student Wang Ling, I actually let your parents know toe to school this time, but I never expected them to not seem worried about you at all. Teacher Pan heaved a sigh and looked earnestly at Wang Ling. Tell me the truth: do your parents normally act violently against you at home?
Wang Ling:
Teacher Pan: Dont be afraid, Im here! If someone hurts you at home, you must be brave and tell me!
Wang Ling wanted to cry but had no tears to shed: Violence not at all! Father and Mother Wang had simply doted on him since young, and basically treated him as the apple of their eye.
Conversely, it was Wang Ling who felt a little apologetic when it came to his parents devoted care.
But indeed, Father and Mother Wang were helpless to do anything else not long after Wang Ling was born, the whole family relocated to a vi in a remote suburb in order not to create trouble for their neighbors.
Imagine if you lived with a nuclear bomb in your arms every day you would be on edge the whole time, too.
Wang Ling shook his head.
It was impossible to confess to something which never happened.
Father and Mother Wang were very good to him if Father Wang didnt look for excuses to dock his pocket money, that would be even better!
It was obvious that there was some misunderstanding, and Wang Ling just needed to make things clear. He also didnt expect Teacher Pan to show him so much care at the beginning of the semester.
This was a good thing. At the very least, it proved that Teacher Pan had a sense of responsibility as a teacher of the people. For Wang Ling, however, this excessive care was troublesome.
He just wanted to finish out his high school life peacefully as an ordinary high school student.
Student Wang Ling, dont be afraid. Cold violence is also violence, Teacher Pan said very earnestly.
Wang Ling:
Not good at expressing himself with words, Wang Ling could only bend his head and start filling in this questionnaire. He used excellent, high school examposition skills to write an essay describing Father and Mother Wangs meticulous care for him growing up.
Every exam essay had a format. By analyzing and summarizing what they were, Wang Ling could predict beforehand what style the exam marker preferred: emotion, creativity, an emphasis on flowerynguage, or something close to real life.
In Teacher Pans case, Wang Ling sensed that she preferred to see more emotion, so he wrote a chicken soup essay in the [Words From the Heart] section of this questionnaire.
As a result, beautiful words were peppered throughout Wang Lings essay.
1: My parents are like candles that are warm and give off light, showing me hope and warmth, while I am like a small me, so weak that I may be identally blown out. (Alluding to Father Wang docking his pocket money)
2: My fathers love is like a towering mountain as well as a flourishing tree, which protects me from the wind and rain. I, on the other hand, am like a bird in the tree, although the branches will sometimes scrape my feathers. (Alluding to Father Wang docking his pocket money)
3: My dearest father, we cant be apart for even a moment. Our family is like the Three Auspicious Treasures, although there are times my fathers love is as stifling as Lord Laozis immortal-binding rope 1 and stresses me out. (Alluding to Father Wang docking his pocket money)
Teacher Pans eyes immediately turned red after she read this essay.
She was practically sobbing as she said to Wang Ling, Student Wang Ling, I understand, you can rx. Its alreadyte; hurry on home.
Wang Ling didnt know whether Teacher Pan had correctly picked out his meaning, but he believed that there shouldnt be any problems since he had already written it so emotionally. Plus, he also secretlyined about Father Wang docking his pocket money.
However, not long after Wang Ling returned home, Teacher Pan snapped a photo of his reflection and posted it in No. 60 Highs teachers group.
[No. 60 Highs Teachers Administrative Group]
Talismans C Teacher Pan: [Photo] Our sss Wang Ling wrote this. Everyone, have a look.
PE C Teacher Ye: Ah? Teacher Pan, did you suspect that Student Wang Ling was being abused at home?
Talismans C Teacher Pan: Thats right, so I had him fill in the questionnaire. But from the questionnaire, it seems that Student Wang Ling has never been abused at home; he even left such a moving essay, which made me cry. This kid knows how to be grateful and knows that his parents dont have it easy C this is so rare. Its unfortunate that this is a private inquiry and this essay has to be kept confidential, otherwise I would share it publicly.
PE C Teacher Ye: I finished reading it, its well-written.
History C Teacher Wang: Not bad, not bad. Such a high level of understanding and line of thinking C this is indeed a good kid. I teach Wang Ling and hes always well-behaved in ss. No wonder Student Lotus Sun likes him.
School Doctor C Xiang Yiyun: I have a different opinion; I think Student Wang is hinting at something in the essay.
All the teachers: ???
School Doctor C Xiang Yiyun: Look, hepares his parents to candles and his father to a branch, and then brings up the immortal-binding rope at the end
Teacher Ye swiftly replied: Are you saying wax y, whipping and bondage?
School Doctor C Xiang Yiyun: [covers face] I didnt say that I was just joking
Looking at the screen at that moment, Teacher Pans rxed expression tensed up once more.
Was that a hint?
Teacher Pan thought that it was possible.
Footnotes:
Ch 1098 Footnote 1
Referring to Journey to the West.
Chapter 1099 - Mother Wang’s Due Date
Chapter 1099: Mother Wangs Due Date
Wang Lingpletely never expected that his short essay, in which he secretlyined about Father Wang docking his pocket money, would actually be shared by his teacher in the group, and then interpreted in such a way. A lot of people struggled when it came to the ability to interpret something subjectively, but teachers were mysterious creatures Chinese teachers, in particr, were frequently able to extract from an essay some message which even the original writer didnt know about.
For example, some adjective was repeated in this and that sentence, thus expressing some emotion of the writers
But it could just be that the writer didnt know enough and could only use the same adjective over and over again.
Or as another example, an exmation point at the end of some sentence was conveying what the writer felt.
The truth was that the kind of punctuation which a writer used at the end of their writing simply depended on their mood.
For instance, when you look at this sentence, youll notice that theres an exmation mark at the end!
But for the sake of picking out a theme, teachers would always rack their brains for the original writers meaning.
And most unfortunately, Wang Ling was misunderstood, just like that.
When Wang Ling got home that night, Father Wang had left thirty-five yuan and sixty-eight cents on the table along with a note: The editorial office organized a viewing of the major motion picture My Country and I for authors and their wives. Theres just enough money here for you to buy a decent takeout. Its a ce close to home, and your mom and I have already inspected it. Its pretty good and their bentos are nutritious. A nutritious assorted bento just so happens to cost thirty-five yuan and sixty-eight cents. Use this money and buy yourself a takeout.
The corner of Wang Lings mouth twitched.
Father Wang was as stingy as usual.
But this was Father Wangs usual practice, and Wang Ling was long used to it.
Actually, he could have used mobile pay, but you couldnt specify the amount down to 0.01 yuan during the transfer, so Father Wang had simply left the cash on the table in order to use up the cash they had at home.
Mobile pay in Huaxiu nation had reached its peak under the leadership of the two Boss Mas. Because of how convenient it was, everyone basically just needed to take their phones with them when they went out. The thieves who worked during the Spring Festival couldnt even steal wallets anymore. They could only target phones, but the problem was that most people now always had their phones in their hands.
The emergence of mobile pay was a severe blow to professions like pickpocketing.
At the same time, many people gradually fell out of the habit of using cash as they got used to mobile pay. Before mobile pay became so convenient, part of Father Wangs authors remuneration had been mailed to him.
Thus, Father Wang had collected quite an amount of cash at home over the years.
Father Wang had thought of putting it in the bank before, but when he thought about how he would have to go to the bank and withdraw the money again when he needed it, he felt it was very troublesome, and so just stored it at home.
Now, this cash was primarily used to give Wang Ling his monthly allowance as well as for some minor household expenses such as groceries, upfront express delivery fees and so on. Plus, there were times when Father Wang would find an excuse to dock Wang Lings allowance, which led to a stockpile of cash that had yet to be used up.
Wang Ling picked up the money from the table and put it in his pocket before he returned to his bedroom.
Father Wangs study faced Wang Lings bedroom, and at the door, Wang Ling noticed a sheet of paper on the floor. Father Wang had probably dropped it by ident when he walked out.
There were all sorts of data analyses and charts on the sheet, and the heading was: Pregnancy Report.
Wang Ling went through the report carefully.
Name: Wang Yon
Age: 38
Position of fetus: During the checkup, the fetus rolled around inside the body nonstop, and there is a small chance of it bing entangled in the umbilical cord. It is rmended that a second examination be carried out next month to remove this risk.
Physical state: In very good health. The pregnant woman gets the right amount of exercise and her body is healthy, and is thus in very good shape for birth. Since she previously gave birth naturally, the obstetrician also rmends natural childbirth this time.
At the end of the report, Wang Ling saw that after Mother Wangs pregnancy checkupst night, the due date which the hospital had given was 30th December.
This wasnt the 30th of December next year
But next month.
This definitely wasnt the result of the hospital using some ck tech to force the fetus to develop prematurely, but purely because nutrition in the cultivation world was too good.
Mother Wang had been taking a lot of healthcare supplements these days to prevent miscarriage and to nourish the fetus; some she bought herself, while some were given to her by Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal.
These tonics were panaceas which were priceless on the market. Eating all of these led to Mother Wangs due date being brought forward significantly.
In addition
The little girl in her womb wasnt easy to handle to begin with.
Even if Mother Wang didnt use these tonics, her due date would still have been brought forward by a fair bit.
In a typical situation, substantially advanced pregnancies in the cultivation world were a verymon phenomenon, but the point was that it was usually shorter by only three to five months.
But this pregnancy was shortened by nine months, which shocked the hospital doctors who saw the due date in the report.
The child was growing too fast, as if it could hardly wait toe into the world!
It was like the opposite teams jungler still picking off the first batch of neutrals when your teams jungler had already eaten up all the neutrals on both sides to gain enough experience to directly jump up nine levels1.
Reading the report, Wang Ling was suddenly curious about his birth.
He saw in the report that Mother Wang had given birth naturally.
In other words, his had been a natural birth back then.
But Wang Ling realized that his memory of it was a little fuzzy.
He indeed had very early memories, but he only had a vague impression of his time in the womb.
To be more precise, Wang Lings memories only started when he took his first breath of fresh air.
Curious, Wang Ling could hardly wait to see what he looked like when he was born back then.
He went to the basement to search for the video which Father Wang had recorded with an image bead.
Wang Ling remembered Father Wang saying before that he had made preparations long beforehand to record the entire birth in the operating room in order to preserve the moment.
He searched the entire basement with his Kings Eye and finally found the image bead which Father Wang had mentioned before.
A year and time were engraved on it, which was the year and day that Wang Ling was born.
After injecting spirit energy into the bead to activate it, Wang Ling very quickly saw Mother Wangs sweaty face and Father Wangs freely-running snot and tears
Father Wang back then had been really excited
Chapter 1100 - Wang Ling’s Birth
Chapter 1100: Wang Lings Birth
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Wang Ling had heard from Mother Wang more than once about his own birth. She said that when he was born, he wasnt that much different from ordinary children, so there was nothing much to say about it, but Wang Ling had never believed it.
This time, he saw the video recording from back then, which gave him a rough idea of what his birth was like.
The image bead recorded Father and Mother Wangs slightly immature appearances from back then; their faces were still very young, and Mother Wang didnt have too many wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Thirty years old was in fact the prime of ones life, whether for men or women, and was the age at which they could work hard to realize their ambitions.
Seeing Mother Wangs head that was full of sweat in the image bead, Wang Lings heart suddenly ached. A long time ago, giving birth was like hell. With the development of science and technology, there were various methods avable nowadays to ensure smooth deliveries of babies; some people who couldnt take the pain chose C-sections.
Wang Ling thought that Mother Wang was just like a heroine.
Throughout the entire process, apart from the sounds of the nurses cheering her on, there was also the sound of Mother Wang trying hard. Everything seemed unexpectedly harmonious.
But after a few minutes, one of the nurses suddenly cried out, My god! Its out Its out!
Reasonably speaking, maternity nurses had witnessed plenty of births, so they shouldnt be so stirred up, but they couldnt help feeling shaken by what they saw.
Whats the matter? Mother Wang was so tired and covered with sweat, but she did feel a sense of relief; it was like the free flow sensation after being constipated for a long time, and the burden on her body was lifted significantly.
When she saw the surprised faces of the doctors and nurses around her, she became even more curious about the situation. Whats wrong? Is it a boy or a girl?
Its a boy A female nurse calmed down. She rubbed her eyes. But it seems that the baby crawled out on his own.
That was right
Back then, Wang Ling didnt develop awareness until he took his first breath of fresh air, but he did leave behind the legend of a miraculous baby who crawled out of the belly on his own at the maternity hospital
The only thing Wang Ling didnt have at that time was a name.
He actually crawled out of Mother Wangs belly on his own
Even Wang Ling himself was very surprised by this end result.
After all, this could be a reflection of what might happen when Wang Nuan was born in a month!
Who knew what method that little troublemaker would use toe out of the shell?
Leaving his homework to the two gremlins, Wang Ling began to scroll through the chat history on WeChat. Actually, after Old Pan released him, the group messages hadnt stoppeding in. Some showed him care, while others were more concerned about the oue of his fight with Xia Ming.
Too many people knew about this matter, and it had spread like wildfire. It would have a huge impact on him for some time toe; clearly, it was unrealistic to hope that it wouldpletely die down with time.
Moreover, since this matter had already spread, he couldnt realistically pay each person a visit and erase their memories one by one It was sometimes difficult to assess the impact that a video had in an online environment.
The impact of a single sentence could be very critical, to say nothing of a video.
Like the NBA incident that just happened, where a team managers shocking and explosivement directly created a storm in the NBA.
So, this person called Morey; did he do it on purpose?
Wang Ling thought it might have been deliberate.
Because looking at the whole picture, the team manager was one of those who stood to benefit the most.
Would a person with a sky-high sry, an understanding of the cultures and bottom lines of various countries, and high academic qualifications, not think about the consequences of his statement? Wang Ling thought the man was cunning as he dragged an entire industry into the mire for his own personal gain, brazenly using freedom of speech as a shield. It was extremely ridiculous.
Wang Ling didnt have anymorements to make on it.
In any case, one just needed to know that this man was very shameless.
The NBA had spent a lot in order to open the door to Huaxiu nation. Now, however, that door was tightly shut because of a singlement on social media that could be called retarded. Not only that, the NBA chairman even went to the trouble of putting locks on the door afterward.
Everyone knew that the earth still turned no matter what it was missing. It wasnt as if people couldnt live without the NBA. They could watch volleyball and learn from the spirit of the womens volleyball team, or watch table tennis and enjoy the hellish level of fancy y. Wouldnt that be more enjoyable?
Wang Ling didnt respond to the messages from other people. Although he had added a fair number of WeChat friends, many of them were because of his recent reputation He felt that rejecting them or giving them the cold shoulder couldnt help but seem too impolite; he might as well add and then ignore them. After being rebuffed, some of these people wouldter delete his name from their lists.
Wang Ling usually used WeChat only to reply to people he knew well.
For example, the four-person group which consisted of Super Chen, Dopey Guo, Little Peanut and him.
What are you going to do about the matter with ssmate Lotus Sun? Super Chen asked concernedly.
At the beginning of the semester, Super Chen himself had also pursued Lotus Sun, but heter gave up because there really were too many people chasing her. There were too manypetitors and Super Chen felt that his chances of victory were too low, so he never did anything.
In his opinion, working hard for something imaginary and which couldnt be seen was very stupid. If he had the time and energy to do this sort of thing, he would rather spend it on tempering his own muscles.
After all, the lines of his muscles would only be clearer the more he tempered them.
Havent thought about it yet, Wang Ling replied.
He knew that sooner orter he would have to think of a way to deal with it It looked like it would be another fierce battle tomorrow
That ssmate Xia Ming definitely wouldnt let him off. As for Lotus Sun, Wang Ling still didnt know what on earth the girl was thinking. Although she had confessed to him, she had conversely became the one with the most mysterious attitude; she had holed up at home until now, unwilling to meet anyone.
Tomorrow was Friday. Ultimately, how this incident would be settled actually depended on what Lotus Sun wanted to do.
As one of the parties at the center of the incident, Wang Ling could only take it one step at a time
Friday, November 7th.
A stretch limo from Huaguo Water Curtain Group appeared at the gate of No. 60 High. Leaning on a cane, an old man, whose hands were bedecked with gold and silver essories, slowly emerged from the limo.
Bodyguards stood in front and behind him.
This is the ce, old master, someone in the retinue said to the old man.
A lot of people who saw this old man were utterly astonished at his identity.
This was Sun Yiyuan, the current president of Huaguo Water Curtain Group!
Chapter 1101 - Sun Yiyuan’s Inspection
Chapter 1101: Sun Yiyuans Inspection
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As the female lead in this story, ssmate Lotus Sun still didnte to school today, but to everyones surprise, it was her grandfather who actually came. This chairman of Huaguo Water Curtain Group created waves wherever he went.
This was a sudden move on Old Man Suns part which no one had anticipated this time. Otherwise, the school gate would have been surrounded by reporters from the major media outlets before the old man arrived.
Old Man Sun wasnt here because he was idle and had nothing to do; he was indeed here on business. The renovation works at No. 60 High were about to begin, and he was here ostensibly to inspect the campus environment. Reasonably speaking, a bigwig on the board didnt need to personally appear for the renovation works; it could have just been left to the engineers under him.
Thus, everyone at school more or less knew why the old man was here.
With just one look at the old mans stretch limo parked at the school gate, Super Chen couldnt help eximing, Wow, Wang Ling The chairman of Huaguo Water Curtain Group is here! The father-inw hase to inspect the son-inw!
Hearing this, Wang Ling almost spat out the chocte milk in his mouth.
What father-inw inspect the son-inw
This hadnt even been decided yet
Besides, Wang Ling didnt have many thoughts on this.
He could only take it one step at a time.
Looking out the window, Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
The roads around No. 60 High had already been blocked off, and the area was surrounded by the bodyguards of Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Of course, this was only targeted at media reporters, and didnt affect the movements of ordinary people.
After learning that Sun Yiyuan was at the school gate, Headmaster Chen and Director Shi went to each teachers office right away and had some teachers who werent too busy go to the school gate to wee him.
Mr Sun, you honor us with your presence At the school gate, Headmaster Chen stepped forward to shake his hand.
Old Man Sun shook his hand symbolically and had a photo taken with the headmaster. Looking out the window at this scene, Wang Ling reckoned that this photo would most likely end up in the school history exhibit at No. 60 High someday.
No. 60 High was still in the process of being selected as a key city high school, but every other school had to recognize its notable history. This was an old school that had been around for almost a thousand years; whenbined, the total number of years that the dozen or so schools in Peiyuan district had been around for could barelypare with No. 60 High.
Ive always been concerned about the childrens learning environment. Coming to No. 60 High this time, I find that its much better than I expected. Its slightly out of date on the whole, but the moment I passed through the school gate, I could sense the intense schrly atmosphere. How nostalgic As Old Man Sun expressed his thoughts, someone in his retinue recorded his words down in a small notebook. Smiles blossomed on the faces of the teachers who hade out to greet Old Man Sun.
As chairman of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, Sun Yiyuan had met his fair share of bigwigs, and was naturally excellent at speaking words that were veryfortable and refreshing to listen to.
Headmaster Chen couldntpare with Old Man Sun, but he knew that these words were just a formality, so he didnt react in an exaggerated way. He merely gave a gratified smile before gesturing in invitation: Mr Sun, let us go to my office.
In the headmasters office, Headmaster Chen poured Old Man Sun a cup of tea. This was already the best tea he could get his hands on. Sniffing it, Old Man Sun frowned, took a symbolic sip, then put the cup down.
Old Man Sun then said, With Rongrongs grades, she could actually have gone to a better school. However, she chose No. 60 High herself, so I didnt stop her.
Headmaster Chen nodded. Lotus Sun certainly has excellent grades; she currently ranks in the top ten in the history of our No. 60 High.
Shes my granddaughter, after all C to meet that standard is normal, Old Man Sun said happily, unable to hide his smile. Actually, No. 60 High and my Huaguo Water Curtain Group have a very deep connection.
Headmaster Chen: ???
Old Man Sun: In those days, there was a river named Sad Wind on thisnd which No. 60 High is on.
Hearing this, Headmaster Chen understood instantly. There indeed was a river here, before No. 60 High was set up. Following the impact of climate change, however, the river dried up. In the end, thisnd changed several times. A mausoleum was set up here first, and then reced with a school.
Thats right, thats it.
Old Man Sun said, Back then, when my ancestors sessfully refined the first medicinal pill, they used the water from Sad Wind river. Thats why I said that we have a deep connection with No. 60 High.
Headmaster Chen was dazed by these words. He had no idea that No. 60 High and Huaguo Water Curtain Group shared this unknown story.
My ancestors refined the first medicinal pill here. That thisnd can be used for a mausoleum and then a school, nothing needs to be said about the feng shui here. After these hundreds of years, Ivee back here to help reconstruct No. 60 High, which can be seen as a representation of my ancestors feelings for thisnd, Old Man Sun said.
After chatting for a while, the atmosphere gradually turned friendlier. Once they started chatting, they naturally talked about all sorts of things.
The truth was that from the moment Old Man Sun entered the school, he had wanted to ask about Xia Ming and Wang Ling. There had been so many people around at the time, however, so he had been a little embarrassed to speak about it. Now, sitting and chatting in the headmasters office, he knew that it was the right time for him to ask his question.
Well, Headmaster Chen What is your opinion on the matter regarding Student Xia and Student Wang? After spending so longying the groundwork, Old Man Sun finally brought up the subject he wanted to ask about.
Headmaster Chen had long known that Old Man Sun would ask him about this, and had naturally already outlined an answer in his mind. Mr Sun, rest assured. Our school will deal with this fairly, and teach Student Xia and Student Wang to restrain themselves and put their energy into their studies Theyre young, so its normal for them to be impulsive. Student Xia and Student Sun are outspoken individuals, so its unavoidable. As for Student Wang, hes actually a more introverted kid
Hes introverted? So hes from a single-parent family? At the mention of Wang Ling, Old Man Sun suddenly became interested.
No, both his parents are around. It may be that his family environment influenced Student Wangs character as a child. But his grades are very stable Headmaster Chen was about to say that Wang Ling was outstanding, but when he thought about it again, he remembered that the grades in Wang Lings report card always seemed to hover around the average. It would be somewhat exaggerated to describe him as excellent, so stable seemed more fitting.
But Headmaster Chen regretted it a little as soon as he said it.
He felt that stable could refer to a student who got average marks for just a particr period of time.
However, for a student who could get the average mark every single time It actually wasnt too much to describe such a student as excellent!
Chapter 1102 - Wang Ling Is Great!
Chapter 1102: Wang Ling Is Great!
Headmaster Chen was an honest person, and had always been modest and prudent when conducting himself in society. In front of old man Sun Yiyuan, he felt that he should be even more modest in his manner. Actually, in Headmaster Chens heart, Wang Ling was indeed an excellent student. He couldnt say that, however; instead, he would speak of Wang Lings shorings and mistakes.
Then, what were Wang Lings shorings and mistakes?
Headmaster Chen pondered carefully for quite some time. Apart from the fact that Wang Ling was a little too withdrawn, which wasnt really a shoring he really couldnt find fault with Wang Ling. In all the years since No. 60 High was founded, Headmaster Chen felt that Wang Ling was the first student with such amonce existence.
He got average marks in his tests and stood in the middle of the ss queue. As for his ranking in all teampetitions it seemed that he was in the middle.
ording to Headmaster Chen, Student Wang Ling is introverted. Then, does he have any friends? Old Man Sun asked.
Of course, answered Headmaster Chen.
Up to that point, Headmaster Chen had in fact been keeping a careful eye on every students social circle. He was worried that there would be students who were unable to fit in and were thus isted. Isted children were more vulnerable to school violence, which wasnt necessarily physical; cold violence was also a type of school violence.
As headmaster, Headmaster Chen felt that it was his mandatory duty to put an end to school violence.
Teaching head knowledge was admittedly important, but so was nurturing the spirit. Headmaster Chen hoped that every student who graduated from No. 60 High would leave Senior Grade Three with good memories, and not psychological shadows which they might bury in their hearts for decades, before they came back to beat up or denounce teachers and say that it was never toote to take revenge.
Having friends proves that Wang Ling has his own special charisma. Old Man Sunughed as he got a clearer picture of Wang Ling in his mind.
Headmaster Chen didnt know what to say, and could only smile. Our school used to have an entrance test which made use of the remnants of a demon kings primordial soul. At the beginning of the first semester, the demon king unexpectedly escaped Fortunately, our teacher reacted promptly and fused the residual soul with the skeleton of a dog, turning it into a green-furred akita.
Oh, something like this happened? Old Man Sun was amazed.
Yes, Mr Sun. That dog is now being raised at Wang Lings home. Back then, a lot of the students said that they couldnt keep a dog at home, but Wang Lings family just happened to have a lot of space. In addition, we also felt that Wang Ling was too introverted. Getting him to help us raise the dog would also help Student Wang Ling be closer with the other students said Headmaster Chen.
His intention in saying this much was clear.
He was correcting Old Man Suns thoughts about Wang Ling
What he was implying was that Wang Lings ability to make friends had less to do with his charisma than with part of the schools educational policy and decision-making.
But Old Man Sun clearly didnt think that way.
After hearing the whole story, he couldnt help beaming. Wang Ling is so withdrawn, but not only can he make friends, even the dog is willing to stay at his ce. That isnt easy!
Headmaster Chen:
Old Man Sun: Besides, this dog has the soul of a demon king, doesnt it?
Headmaster Chen: Yes
Old Man Sun: As a demon king, has it been behaving itself after turning into a dog?
Headmaster Chen: Very much so. And now that its familiar with Wang Ling, it listens to him. When the Shadow Stream assassins came to the school back then, Student Loopy Toad helped us kill one of them.
Isnt that great? Old Man Sun said, Since Student Wang Lings family is raising the dog, this is enough to prove that Wang Lings family upbringing is very good. Even making the demon king obedient! Dont you think theres something in the way that even such a fierce demon king can be reformed and do what its told?
Hearing this, Headmaster Chen was instantly lost for words.
Old Man Suns analysis was incredibly logical and practically watertight Even if Headmaster Chen wanted to refute, he couldnt! The school had just been discussing whether or not they should pay Wang Lings family a home visit again to see if any domestic violence was taking ce. But now, hearing Old Man Suns words, Headmaster Chen instantly felt that it actually wasnt necessary.
This was a household that could reform even the demon king C how could it possibly use violence against Student Wang Ling? Old Man Suns logic was irrefutable! Moreover, even if there really was any domestic violence in the family, Loopy Toad would have long told the other students about it. Given its spiritual intelligence, how could it not have done something?
Apart from what youve mentioned, is there anything else about Student Wang Ling?
Old Man Sun was bing more and more interested in Wang Ling. Headmaster Chen wiped at his sweat. He was a little reluctant to continue the conversation about Wang Ling, so he changed the topic. As for Student Xia Ming
Oh, that Student Xia Ming. Im not interested. Isnt he just from the Ancient Divine n? We also havepany staff from the Ancient Divine n, and they arent any damn use. Old Man Sun rubbed the top of his cane, his face as calm as an ancient well.
Many people were very envious of the innate advantage of the Ancient Divine ns spirit root, but if the n members werent talented in their cultivation and their realms stalled for a long time, this advantage still wasnt any use; after they graduated, they still had to work for other people.
As the chairman of arge corporation, Old Man Sun had more or less seen everything, so he naturally wasnt impressed by a mere kid from the Ancient Divine n.
In addition, when Xia Ming first entered No. 60 High, it wasnt a key city high school, but a key district school without a particrly high ranking. In Old Man Suns view, for a child of the Ancient Divine n to study in this school meant that he wasnt particrly outstanding.
Lets continue talking about Student Wang Ling, Headmaster Chen. Old Man Sun brightened when he brought up Wang Ling again.
Headmaster Chen could only change the way he talked about Wang Lings shorings. Student Wang Lings grades are always down the middle, and I wonder if his dead fish eyes are distracting
Oh, you mean his single eyelids. I didnt especially like them too, at first, and I also wondered if I should help pay for him to get double eyelid surgery. Later, my assistant said that our Rongrong likes this sort of eyes. Now, Im used to them. These single eyelids look lifeless, but in fact are especially intimidating, and can give a person a sense of security! Old Man Sun analyzed.
Headmaster Chen: Also, as far as I know, Wang Ling still likes snacks, like crispy noodle snacks, for example
Crispy noodle snacks.
Old Man Sun nodded. Crispy noodle snacks are good! Eating snacks indicates a childlike innocence. Moreover, you can collect cards from crispy noodle snacks! No doubt, Student Wang Ling collects them! This ability also proves that he has a pretty good concept of financial management C hell be able to umte a fortune!
For a while, Headmaster Chen was speechless.
Old Man Sun had turned everything into praise
Chapter 1103 - A Ten-Person Delegation
Chapter 1103: A Ten-Person Delegation
Who knew whether it was because he felt he and Wang Ling were kindred spirits, or because his granddaughter liked Wang Ling, but as Old Man Sun listened to Headmaster Chen and swiftly analyzed the situation, he grew more satisfied the more he heard about Wang Ling. Although it wasnt to the extent of marriage, Sun Yiyuan felt that Wang Ling was someone Lotus Sun could date.
Of course, Sun Yiyuan himself couldnt guarantee that there would be feelings, but he felt that even if they didnt wind up together in the end, being friends was also good.
In contrast, he didnt have the slightest interest in Xia Ming; it could even be said that he was set against him.
What made this person think he could meddle when it came to who Old Man Suns granddaughter wanted to date C the boy had even specially challenged Wang Ling to a duel, but not only didnt he win, he himself was severely injured instead.
How could a person like this protect his granddaughter?
Walking stick in hand, Old Man Suns mind spun with various thoughts.
While he was dissatisfied with Xia Ming, he couldnt show it outright, so he took a deep breath and asked, How is Student Xia Ming?
Hes still in the hospital.
Is his condition serious?
Hes fine.
Ourpany will pay his medical fees, said Sun Yiyuan.
That wont do
Its nothing; then, its decided. Old Man Sun was resolute, and Headmaster Chen naturally couldnt do anything.
This chairmans style was to keep this word.
Of course, apart from paying the medical fees, Old Man Sun actually had his own n.
After asking Headmaster Chen about Xia Mings situation, he quickly made a call to Huaguo Water Curtain Groups finance department, and didnt scruple to turn the speaker on so that Headmaster Chen could listen in on the conversation from the side.
Is that Little Zhang in the finance department?
Yes, Chairman, this is Zhang Jie. Do you have any instructions?
Go to Peiyuan City Hospitals trauma unit and find a patient called Xia Ming, in Room 207.
Yes, Chairman. May I ask, what do you want me to do?
Take our legal team with you and have a chat with him. Ask him how much money he wants to leave my granddaughter alone.
After hearing that, Headmaster Chen took a deep breath.
What was this bullshit melodramatic novel plot?!
It could be said that this conversation waspletely out of the blue, and Headmaster Chen was dumbfounded when he heard it.
But it wasnt over yet.
Chairman, out of curiosity, is this Student Xia Ming the one from the live broadcast yesterday
You also know?
I I heard about it.
Sun Yiyuan furrowed his brow. Unexpectedly, this matter had a negative impact!
Logically speaking, staff in the finance department were too busy to pay a matter like this any heed; when they werent handling outside affairs, they were working overtime toplete the ounts. But even the finance department staff knew of this incident, which displeased Old Man Sun. Indeed, its impact exceeded what he had imagined C the main thing was that it damaged his granddaughters reputation.
After the live broadcast yesterday, he had already shelled out a great deal of money to crack down on the incident and stop the media from reporting it. But while he had managed to block the major media outlets, the online ounts which took advantage of this momentum werent as easy to stop.
The person who told you, where did they find out about it?
From apany group chat. The impact of this incident isnt actually as big as Chairman imagines. I also had a look at those Weibo ounts, and all the videos have beenpletely deleted, said this finance department staff member.
Completely deleted? Who was it? (It was Wang Ming.)
Old Man Sun was startled.
He definitely didnt have that much ability, and he hadnt hired anyone to do it.
Forget it C it was good that it wasnt being spread over the Inte.
Before you go to the hospitalter, scan the group chat records and see who is it that likes to gossip so much. Have him collect his sry from the finance department and tell him to beat it right away
Yes, Chairman. Little Zhang shivered on the other end of the phone. Then, thepensation for Student Xia Ming
Do as you see fit. If its under ten million, you dont have to report it to me, said Old Man Sun.
Yes, right away.
And so, the call ended.
The truth was that Sun Yiyuan didnt think that Xia Ming was worth ten million, but to ensure that things worked out, it was necessary to use the right amount of money as bait.
Hanging up, Old Man Sun looked at Headmaster Chen and smiled. Im sorry that Headmaster Chen had to see that.
No, no Like that staff member of the finance department, Headmaster Chen also shivered. May I ask, Mr Sun C do you deal with every person who confesses to Student Lotus Sun like this
Money is the most straightforward method. Of course, the main thing is that this matter has blown up too much, and Im afraid that Student Xia might be unwilling to give up and still have some ideas about Rongrong. Most people do know how to back off and let go of impractical thoughts; these are the ones that dont need to be bribed with money, said Sun Yiyuan.
Money was nothing to him; there was nothing he couldnt do, with money.
I heard that Peiyuan districts body technique exchange meet is happening soon? Will Student Wang Ling be taking part? Old Man Sun asked as he changed the subject at that moment.
About that the name list isnt fixed yet, replied Headmaster Chen.
He wasnt being evasive; it really hadnt been fixed yet.
Until now, Headmaster Chen had still been dithering over the ten-person delegation. This was because only five of them would trulypete, and the other five were reserve participants.
The few transfer students who had just entered the school this semester were very strong, but they were new, after all, and Headmaster Chen didnt think it was very good to send them out right away as their main force. Thus, the name list for the primary participants had yet to be fixed so far.
He didnt stop the fight between Xia Ming and Wang Ling previously because he wanted to figure out which one of the two would be the better choice for the main force.
In the end, after Old Man Suns words, Headmaster Chen immediately made a decision.
He went on to say, Although the name list isnt fixed yet Student Wang Ling has been confirmed as our main force. He prevailed over Student Xia Ming in the confrontation yesterday; whether it was by luck or strength, this is an indisputable fact.
Mm, a sensible decision. Listening to Headmaster Chens words, Sun Yiyuan was instantly cheerful. He stood up and shook hands with Headmaster Chen. No. 60 High is fortunate to have such a smart headmaster!
As an elderly, Old Man Sun clearly didnt know that the word smart had already been twisted in todays culture.
Headmaster Chen understood the younger generation very well, and when he first heard this word, he thought that he was being disparaged
Chapter 1104 - Another Wang Ling
Chapter 1104: Another Wang LingTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
That afternoon, following Sun Yiyuans friendly advice, Headmaster Chen swiftly put the name list together, and it was put up on No. 60 Highs bulletin board.
There were five people in the starting lineup: Fang Xing, Hero Guo, Lotus Sun, Super Chen and Wang Ling.
And five reserve yers: Gu Shunzhi, Liu Qingyi, Zhen Yuan, Li Youyue, and Xia Ming.
Wang Ling knew most of them since they were basically all on his side. The only person he wasnt familiar with was Li Youyue, who was in the same ss as Fang Xing. She was the ss monitor of Elite ss Two, and her grades were pretty good. As for Xia Ming they could be considered acquaintances now after that fight.
If the list had been posted before the duel, a lot of people might have questioned it: With his outstanding grades, why did Xia Ming have to be Wang Lings substitute?
But after the duelst night, no one made a sound.
Even if there were any who wanted to defend Xia Ming against injustice, they could only swallow their words.
His skills werent up to scratch! Who could be med for that?
In short, there was no easy end to this matter
When Xia Ming saw the news in the ss chat group in the hospital that afternoon, he was so angry that he almost broke his bones which had just recovered!
He had been robbed of his ce in the starting lineup; gloomy thoughts started to brew in his mind. Wang Ling Ill remember you!
Being forced to be a member of the starting lineup wasnt good news for Wang Ling, since it went against the Wang familys principle of keeping a low profile. He had thought that after nearly half a year of torment, life in theter half of Senior Grade One might be slightly easier C he had never thought that so many huge incidents would happen one after another as soon as school started, causing him to attract the attention of countless people
Life was so unpredictable!
Thankfully, Father Wang had recently been concerned about the second pregnancy, so he didnt have much energy to spare to pay attention to Wang Ling. Otherwise, he would find an excuse to dock Wang Lings allowance again.
That evening, Wang Mings remote projection showed up again in Wang Lings room: using spirit power, the Heavenly E-Satellite was able to materialize part of the virtual image it projected so that it had substance.
Wang Ming was already very proficient with this method. Previously, he had only been able to materialize his hands. Now, he was able to materialize most of his body, and he coulde to Wang Lings room almost like a real person.
Ive helped you block all the news that can be blocked. So, shouldnt you thank me? After finding out about Wang Ling and Xia Mings duel, Wang Ming had promptly reacted by using his technological skills to block the numerous videos andments posted online: as long as a keyword was mentioned, the post was rejected with the reason that there was no Inte connection. A lot of people were also only doing it for fun, so when they repeatedly couldnt post, they naturally gave up.
Reality proved Wang Mings guess right.
He had already patented this technological trick, as he felt that it could be used to handle some online issues.
While the Inte was already making use of an established real-name identification system, there would always be people who looked for meaning in their existence by venting their emotions online. They thought that no one could see them through the screen, so they recklesslymented and spouted rubbish.
A lot of violent online behavior happened like this.
Some people might think an insult or two wasnt a big deal, but if millions of people thought the same thing, it was enough to form an army and deeply hurt the hearts of many.
Man was born virtuous, but there were times it had to be said that evil intentions were sometimes hard to predict.
Someone once said, The instance an avnche happens, no snowke is innocent.
The minds of those who had endured years of online abuse were very fragile, and the next cruel word they received at any moment could be the final straw to break the camels back.
This exined why some celebrities suffered from depression and gave up on themselves when they were young and in the prime of their lives.
Prolonged online abuse caused the myriad of colors which they saw in the world to gradually turn to gray and ck, until this ultimately became the final, frozen image that they had of the world
Of course, Wang Ling didnt think that his own mind was that fragile. He was still young, but Father and Mother Wang had taught him the ways of Buddha as a very small child, and he had long seen through the vanities of life as he stood above them all. He didnt care if other people cursed him or about their opinions of him, but he didnt want his affairs to be the subject of public discussion.
After all, he was just an ordinary kid who was still in school, and he wasnt a public figure C it thus seemed a little unfair that he was exposed to the public gaze like this.
So it had to be said that Wang Mings handling of the matter was quite timely.
Wang Ling saw Wang Ming lie down very naturally on his bed. He even took off his socks and stretched like a cat in a cozy cats nest. Wang Ling kept quiet and didnt say anything.
He could make an exception today
Dealing with online public opinion was a piece of cake for Wang Ming. Wang Ling knew that Wang Ming hadnt deliberatelye today just to im credit.
Looks like theres been a development with Bai Youquan, Wang Ling said telepathically as he stared at Wang Ming.
You guessed it. Wang Mingughed and said, You told me before that this guy has Fate Dao and holds memories from various worlds; when we searched his memories, we realised that they were especially jumbled up, so Odd Zhuo entrusted our research institute with the task of doing a thorough screening of this guys memories. And the result To be honest, it was unexpected
Wang Ling: ???
We found another you in his memories, Wang Ming sat up and said with a solemn expression.
Wang Ming had already had a premonition at the very beginning. He still remembered the white-haired Wang Ling he had seen in his dream; he looked exactly like Wang Ling, even down to the dead fish eyes. It was this person who resurrected Devil Gut Fungus Lord as well as the current president of the foreign underground criminal force Night Chief, Bai Zhe.
Devil Gut Fungus Lord was now missing, but President Bai had done a series of things after resurrection. Bai Youquan, for example, had been sent out after President Bais resurrection.
Although Bai Youquan was nominally President Bais son, in Wang Mings opinion, Bai Youquan was not so much his son as his pawn.
Because from beginning to end, President Bai and Devil Gut Fungus Lord had never appeared.
While President Bai had already made a move, it was actually Bai Youquan who showed his face.
After their resurrection, these two individuals whom Wang Ling had personally sent packing before seemed to have be different people, switching out their usual aggressiveness for a behind-the-scenes approach.
And now, it could be said that the root of everything had been found.
This root was one hundred percent that white-haired Wang Ling.
But while this White Hair looked a lot like Wang Ling, Wang Ming had yet to clearly figure out how he was connected to Wang Ling.
Chapter 1105 - Speculation About White Hairs Identity
Chapter 1105: Spection About White Hairs Identity
Wang Ming didnt have enough clues to figure out who on earth this White Hair was and how he was connected to Wang Ling.
On the other hand, Wang Ling in fact already had a rough idea, but it was only spection.
Fate Dao was a special Great Dao which he had learned from Bai Youquan. Although it was veryplicated, it actually wasnt as difficult to learn as Wang Ling had imagined. After mastering Fate Dao, Wang Ling had a brand new understanding of the three timelines of past, present and future as well as of parallel worlds.
He could deploy strength from whatever parallel world he wanted.
The Fate Dao which Wang Ling controlled was actually different from that of other people.
His world was under his control, and the stories which happened in the other worlds could only be regarded as his clonesC no matter their personalities or whatever happened, they absolutely couldnt act against his will.
This was the capability born ofprehending the profound truth of Fate Dao.
What Bai Youquan knew only skimmed the surface.
So Wang Ling came up with a theory about White Hairs identity.
Everything actually made sense if this White Hair was one of his clones which had split off from the original world before Wang Ling had mastered Fate Dao.
But Wang Ling felt that this White Hair wasnt as strong as he had thought.
If he really was so amazing, why not just directly destroy the world?
Aftering to this world, he resurrected dead enemies and created the ck shadow army what was the point of going to all this useless trouble?
It could only be because there was another unknown master n behind it.
This was currently just spection on Wang Lings part, but given the minor clues and evidence which Wang Ming had provided, the possibility was fairly high.
The more Wang Ling pondered, the more he felt this exnation made sense.
Because so far, he had yet to find any traces of White Hair.
There was nothing that Wang Ling couldnt find on this earth.
But if this person had popped up from some other world, it did make sense that Wang Ling couldnt find him.
After all, different stories happened in each world at every moment, and thews and times of each world werepletely different. They used spirit qi in this world, while other worlds might use some natural energy source as a substitute, like battle qi, horse qi1, immortal qi and so on.
Wang Ling didnt sleep soundly that night.
Another person who couldnt sleep was Xia Ming, whoy awake in the hospital.
This was a youngsters typical nature.
Xia Ming was unwilling to ept the oue of his duel with Wang Ling, and felt that Wang Ling had defeated him purely by luck.
But he just couldnt figure out what body technique the other party had used.
Why did every punch Xia Ming throw ultimately wind up hitting himself instead?
Why was he the only one who got hurt during the fight?!
He had imed that he wouldnt let Wang Ling off, but he actually hadnt been thinking anything too vicious. He just wanted to find a proper chance to fight Wang Ling again!
Fair and square! Secretlypare notes! Not for Lotus Sun! Just to vent a little!
After lying in the hospital for a while, Xia Ming felt that his head had already cooled down a bit.
That afternoon, that Zhang from the finance department came on behalf of Huaguo Water Curtain Group to ask that he stay away from Lotus Sun, for a price
Xia Ming felt that Huaguo Water Curtain Group might have misunderstood him, and so he turned down the mans request on the spot. However, Xia Ming agreed that he would no longer disturb Lotus Sun in public, and he would act ording to the principle of fairpetition in the future.
Xia Ming contemted for half a day in the hospital and concluded that the biggest reason why Lotus Sun didnt like him was probably because he wasnt outstanding enough.
If he could be outstanding enough
Everything might go a lot smoother!
As Xia Ming tossed and turned in the hospital ward at that moment, he only had one thought in his mind: he just wanted his injuries to heal more quickly, and return to his school life as soon as possible and study hard he would study how to fight Wang Ling, and then give him a sound thrashing!
It was already two in the morning, but Xia Ming didnt feel the least bit tired.
He stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
At that moment, the door to his ward suddenly opened. Thinking that it was the nurse doing the rounds, Xia Ming closed his eyes and ignored her.
A very low and maic male voice rang out, sounding out of ce in the ward. Xia Ming, descendant of Ancient Divine n, how are you feeling?
This clearly wasnt the female nurses voice.
Xia Ming thought it was some visitor, and he half-turned on his side, one hand already gripping the call button. He was in no mood at all to deal with this visitor, and his tone was quite impatient. Bro, its the dead of night, cant you tell the time??? Who would visit a patient at midnight?! Only a lunatic or a psycho!
May I advise you to not do anything, Student Xia Ming, or I cant guarantee the safety of the little nurse wholl being byter. Along with the voice, Xia Ming saw a dark shadow as thin as gossamer thread which gripped his hand firmly.
In just a split second, Xia Ming couldnt move; there was an immense pressure on his body, as if he were tied down by some iprehensible power. It was extremely simr to sleep paralysis although he couldnt move, he was wide awake!
He could sense that the dark shadow was talking to him.
Who on earth are you Xia Ming already realized at that moment that the other party hadnte with good intentions; the other party definitely wasnt here to see how he was doing, but for something else.
Im Nightmare.
The dark shadowughed. I am everyones nightmare.
What do you mean? Xia Ming was baffled.
You dont need to know what it means, but the one thing I can tell you is that Im here to help grant your wish. The voice of that mysterious shadow sounded again. Do you know what youcked the most in your defeat?
Strength answered Xia Ming.
Thats right. You are indeed too weak. The shadowughed. So, I can help you be stronger, Student Xia Ming.
What rubbish is this? Xia Ming said.
People from the Ancient Divine n have unique physiques. Furthermore, your physique is in fact one-in-million, even in the Ancient Divine n: you can absorb the power of all the underground heavenly veins. As long as you absorb this power, defeating that Student Wang will be a piece of cake. What do you think? Do you want to be stronger? Shall we make a deal, man to man?
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From a satire of the Chinese novel Battle Through The Heavens.
Chapter 1106 - Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao and Zuo Butong
Chapter 1106: Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao and Zuo ButongTrantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions
What do you want me to do At that moment, Xia Ming was a little frightened by the fact that he couldnt move at all. His spirit almost couldnt bear the mysterious force that was pressing down on him. It was a torturous feeling, and like this persons name suggested, Xia Ming felt like he was in a nightmare.
It was verymon for people to struggle while they were having a nightmare, and that was what Xia Ming was feeling he just wanted to escape the nightmare as soon as possible.
After lying in the hospital for a whole day and calming down with much difficulty, Xia Mings frame of mind was thrown into chaos once again with the appearance of this man called Nightmare.
Itll be the national high school body technique exchange meet soon, and itll be held on the famous Nine Dragon Mountain. Student Xia, you only have one task, which is to look for a chance to climb to the top of the mountain; Ill give you further instructions then, said Nightmare.
National? Isnt it held by our district Xia Ming was startled.
ns can change. As for the details, Student Xia will find out tomorrow. I hope youll be there. Of course, to prove that I indeed have the ability to make you stronger, let me first give you a small gift. After the man called Nightmare said that, Xia Ming felt the pressure that was holding him down suddenly ease up; it was like the joy of suddenly being set free after being imprisoned for so long, or the feeling of releasing your piss after holding it in for a long time.
Very quickly, Xia Ming woke up.
At that moment, he was amazed to realize that his body no longer hurt
The man called Nightmarepleted his task. He didnt have a specific form, and was just a shadow which moved swiftly and didnt leave any traces behind.
Nightmare appeared in apletely abandoned factory in Songhai city, and reported to someone standing on the other side of an iron door. The preliminary task has beenpleted.
Well done. As expected of the Dark Networks number one leader three hundred years ago.
The person on the other side of the door said, Without this Ancient Divine n as the key, the main vein can never be opened. I no longer have the patience to wait C I have to take this chance.
Its all thanks to the lord, Nightmare relied reverently. He had been resurrected by this white-haired lord behind the door. He had no idea what type of methods this lord had used, but Nightmare was convinced of his strength.
Three hundred years ago, he had been number one in the Dark Network. If he hadnt died, that Ultimate King of Killers, who had already been caught, wouldnt have risen to number one.
Nightmare didnt expect that after sleeping for so long, he would actually be brought back to life.
It was simply like a dream.
Now, you still have one final task, White Hair said from inside.
Lord, please say it.
I want you to sneak into the Residence of Reincarnation and bring back that guys broken bone piece.
Residence of Reincarnation broken bone piece
Nightmare was startled.
Naturally, he couldnt be any more familiar with the Residence of Reincarnation.
This so-called Residence of Reincarnation was also called the Prison of Reincarnation! This was thergest underground prison in Huaxiu nation! All kinds of vicious spirits which couldnt bepletely exterminated as well as savage criminals were imprisoned there! And speaking of broken bones in the Residence of Reincarnation, the first person Nightmare could think of was that legend who founded the Dark Network back then C Xie Sanxiao! People called him: Dark Ancestor!
Lord wants to?
Thats right, I want him to bring him back to life. However, its inconvenient for me to make a move directly, which is why youre going. This person is the key to theter part of the n, said the person behind the door. He wasnt the least bit worried that Nightmare would leak the n; on the contrary, he told Nightmare what he was going to do next. Xie Sanxiaos original surname is actually Xia. A long time ago, he was called Xia Sanxiao.
Xia Sanxiao? Nightmares attention was instantly caught by this surname. Can it be
Xie Sanxiao, whom people call Dark Ancestor, was in fact a founding figure of the Ancient Divine n. Unfortunately, he died too early.
Speaking about Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao, this was still vivid in Nightmares mind. When the news broke back then that this Dark Ancestor had finally been arrested and executed, the entire Dark Network had been shaken! No one believed that this legendary founder of the Dark Network would actually die! He had also died at the hands of a person named Zuo Butong. In order to catch Xie Sanxiao, the International Alliance of Cultivators had gathered cultivators from various nations to form a team, and the first Alliance Heavenly Dao warrant was issued; under the Alliancesmand, five hundred thousand cultivators from all over the world acted as one to besiege Xie Sanxiao!
But in the end, when everyone found Xie Sanxiao, a four-man cultivator team dispatched by Huaxiu nation had already taken Xie Sanxiaos head C and the team leader was that very Zuo Butong.
The entire world had been utterly shaken after that.
And Huaxiu nation gained worldwide fame after that operation
In the end, Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao waspletely incinerated and his body reduced to ash; the only thing left of him was half his skull, the hardest part of the body. Huaxiu Alliance tried several times, but was unable topletely burn it. In the end, it became a keepsake for the Huaxiu team which took down Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao, and was stored at the Residence of Reincarnation.
Back then, it wasnt this Zuo Butong, the team leader, who dealt the killing blow. Xie Sanxiao died after he failed to absorb the power of the main vein; Zuo Butong finding him at that moment was just a coincidence.
A coincidence so that was what actually happened?
This wasnt a secret among the higher-ups back then; someone from the International Alliance of Cultivators even raised the issue. They made such a big fuss about issuing the first Alliance Heavenly Dao warrant to hunt down the most wanted head of the Dark Network. After mobilizing an army of hundreds of thousands of cultivators from all around the world, Xie Sanxiao ultimately died because of something he himself did. If this got out, what do you think public opinion wouldve been like?
Nightmare was silent; hepletely never expected that there would be this sort of story behind what happened back then.
At that time, Xie Sanxiao couldnt absorb the power of the main vein, and exploded from the bacsh. Zuo Butongs team just happened to be nearby, and took his head in passing. Furthermore, this Zuo Butongs descendant is also one of the organizers of the national high school body technique exchange meet this time.
Who is it??
Xie Sanxiaos real name was Xia Sanxiao, while Zuo Butongs real name naturally wasnt Zuo Butong. Although he shot to fame after this battle and was awarded a first-ss contribution medal by the International Alliance of Cultivators, he didnt want to be envied for how quickly his star had risen, and he hurriedly applied to change his name. The people who knew what happened back then buried this secret in their hearts; even now, Zuo Butongs descendants dont know about their ancestors achievement back then.
Behind the door, the man who knew everything chuckled lightly. And so, he changed his name from Zuo to Zhuo. His descendants now have the surname Zhuo. Currently, his most famous descendant is Odd Zhuo.
Chapter 1107 - Burying Meritorious Deed and Name
Chapter 1107: Burying Meritorious Deed and Name
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Killing Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao was world-shaking news. Going instantly from an ordinary cultivator to a hero revered by the people, a normal person would find it very hard to bear the halos and sugar-coated bullets that followed.
But Zuo Butong calmed down in the end; he knew very well how a meless person could still rouse the envy of others, as well as the danger of tall trees attracting the wind.
He decided to bury his meritorious deed and name, not only for his and his descendants safety, but also for the future of the entire Zuo family.
Even if he was tempted to ept this lucky windfall and receive this gargantuan honor which didnt belong to him, he couldnt guarantee that the descendants of the Zuo bloodline wouldnt be puffed up with arrogance in the future.
People who were swollen with arrogance made mistakes very easily.
Before a lot of sessful figures reached the top, they were bound to experience all sorts of trials and hardships; if they leapt to the top in one go, they would only hurt themselves in the end.
What Zuo Butong feared was that because of the halo effect, he and his descendants would lose the motivation to work hard and progress.
Thus, he chose toy low.
He gave up everything and even changed his n name.
Zuo Butong and Huaxiu Alliance acted on a secret mission to erase the memories of friends and family who knew about his glory back then.
Zuo Butong even erased his own memory.
The next time he woke up, his appearance had changed, and even his name had be Zhuo Tong.
That hero Zuo Butong became a legendary Huaxiua hero in Zhuo Tong and everybodys memories
When Zhuo Tong visited the heroes memorial every year on behalf of his organization and saw Zuo Butongs face, he was always struck by the sense that thetter seemed familiar.
Of course, these were already stories of the past.
So, in some sense, White Hair felt that this Zuo Butong was also an extraordinary person.
His realm couldnt be considered high, but he was farsighted.
It was just that even Zhuo Tong himself never thought that his ability to win at life would be passed down to his descendants, especially to the one called Odd Zhuo
Where Odd Zhuo differed from Zuo Butong was that he was still pursuing progress, even now.
This was because Odd Zhuo had always been keenly aware that what he had now didnt really belong to him, and he needed to work harder to prove that he was worthy of all of it!
Nightmare was greatly shaken when White Hair was done talking about the basic situation, and had yet topletely digest this history from back then.
Lord, rest assured. I now understand the situation, and Ill leave for the Residence of Reincarnation right away.
Naturally, it was impossible to learn this information through normal channels, but White Hair had his own unique means.
He had calcted the time, and initially nned to take advantage of the moment that Wang Nuan was born into this world to use the power of Shadow Dao and directly st open Nine Dragon Mountains main vein Unfortunately, Wang Ling was far more vignt than he had imagined.
He was running out of time, and couldnt continue messing around with Wang Ling; he had no choice but to switch to n B.
Whether it was Nightmare, Xia Ming, or that Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao who was on the verge of being resurrected C
When all was said and done, they were nothing more than his pawns.
The Prison of Reincarnation was also called the Residence of Reincarnation.
It was thergest underground prison situated in Huaxiu nations Jinghua city, and the main prison for all top-level criminals.
The Old Devil, Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, and Evil Sword God would have been sent here, but the head of the Ten Generals, General Bai, had them stay back to be reorganized into the three-person Mahjong Squad and to carry out missions to atone for their crimes. It was for this reason that their prison transfer wasnt carried out.
The prisoners locked up in the Residence of Reincarnation had conducted truly heinous crimes Actually, whether it was Old Devil, Cheng Yu or Evil Sword God, their crimes didnt seem as bad in contrast.
Old Devil back then had simply lost his head over love he didnt want to let go of this past fate, and had thus invaded the National Pce to look for the Wheel of Time, creating enormous havoc. Plenty of people had also further distorted the truth of a lot of things behind the scenes, when they werent as terrifying as the rumors made them out to be. The Old Devil had in fact actually onlymitted a trespassing offense
When it came to Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu, his Immortal Mansion hadnt gotten the approval of the dark forces. He had initially wanted to use Immortal She Pis magic array to refine an exceptional divine sword and create chaos. Unfortunately, he just had to steal Jingke Before he could do anything, his entire organization copsed! It was like a newly-establishedpany which had the license and staff, and was about to open for business, but the industrial andmercial bureau suddenly dropped by to take the boss away on grounds of operating illegally
As for Evil Sword God, nothing much needed to be said.
To surpass his master, he cultivated an evil art, which caused him to be possessed by his inner demon. Simply put, he was a mental patient with multiple personality disorder
As everyone knew, mental patients couldnt break thew
Of course, there were logical exnations for their behavior, but the fact was that their actions had adverse effects. It thus made sense for them to be sentenced to a thousand years in prison. In addition, General Bai had put forward the condition that their thousand-year sentences could only be reduced through their service and not through the regr application procedure.
In other words, if there were no missions to run, they could only wait for one right up until their prison sentences were up.
It seemed very wretched, but at the very least, Warden Liang treated them quite well in Songhai First Prison, and would asionally y mahjong with them.
In contrast, the truly hideous criminals in the Residence of Reincarnation werent treated as well.
This was Nightmares first time at the Residence of Reincarnation.
After White Hair brought him back to life, he had also gained some power of Fate Dao, like Bai Youquan, which made him stronger than before he died.
Nightmare couldnt quite imagine how terrifying that Dark Ancestor would be after he was resurrected.
He snuck inside without being noticed.
The art which Nightmare cultivated was extremely unique; he had refined his material body into a virtual one C this was the peak of the Nightmare Art!
Criminals in fact werent held on the eighth floor of the underground prison.
The Residence of Reincarnation divided criminals into seven sses: the deeper underground the criminals were imprisoned, the higher their ss.
The eighth floor was an exhibition hall which disyed the remains of some Super S-ss criminals.
When these criminals were found, they were basically executed on the spot by Huaxius Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron or the Alliance Peacekeeping Force.
Disying these remains, firstly, acted as a warning about how dangerous these criminals were, and secondly, demonstrated how difficult it was forw enforcement to crack down on criminal activity.
And the skull of Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao which White Hair had mentioned was ced in this eight zone .
Apart from Xie Sanxiaos skull, Nightmare also discovered a lot of interesting things during his search.
Chapter 1108 - Unsolved Mystery Of the Residence of Reincarnation
Chapter 1108: Unsolved Mystery Of the Residence of Reincarnation
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As Dark Ancestor, Xie Sanxiao was the most shocking figure in the world back then. That these criminal relics could be disyed alongside the skull of the legendary Dark Ancestor meant that they werent ordinary people. Along the way, Nightmare saw a lot of international criminals with extremely high Heavenly Dao bounties who were wanted by Huaxiu Alliance C these people had yet to be caught before Nightmares death; he had never expected them to one by one be exhibits here over thest few centuries.
For example, when Nightmare entered the door, he saw that damaged dark gold armor. It hadnt beenpletely wiped clean of blood, which had long dried up and clung firmly to the armor.
If Nightmare wasnt mistaken, the owner of this dark gold armor was a Western cultivator called Mordekaiser, who was known as Golden Tank. In those days, this dark gold armor was a symbol of Kaisers identity! However, what was truly solid wasnt his armor, but his body.
Nightmare couldnt imagine that Mordekaiser, who was called Golden Tank, and who had the Sage Body that was called the strongest body, was also no more.
From the marks on the armor, it seemed that someone had pierced Kaisers abdomen with a fist C but who on earth was it?
It was very hard to imagine that there was actually a man in this world who could actually destroy Golden Tanks body
After walking for a while, Nightmare found the remnants of yet a second acquaintance.
It was a broken jade bead
If Nightmares guess was right, this should be the inner core of Kui Wolf Goblin King, a sixth-level demon king who had fled to the human world through the Gate Between Worlds andmitted crimes all over the ce.
Nightmare didnt expect even Kui Wolf to be caught.
Kui Wolf knew how to transform into a human being, and had lived sessfully in the human world for some time back then. He even starred in several movies about the wolf race, and became a famous idol celebrity for a while, even winning several Golden Wolf Awards. Logically speaking, as long as Kui Wolf continued to disguise himself, no one should be able to guess his true identity So how was even Kui Wolf discovered?
Nightmare was puzzled.
Gazing at the numerous relics on disy, most of which belonged to acquaintances, he suddenly felt that the world was too hypocritical.
It was so hard to be a viin nowadays! It was too hard for him!
But Nightmare pondered carefully. He had ascended to the top as number one of the Dark Network, but he actually hadnt done many wicked things. When Mordekaiser and Kui Wolf had been in the Dark Networks rankings back then, Nightmare hadnt even made it onto the list.
Then how had he climbed to the top?
Nightmare remembered that it was Kui Wolf who seemed to have looked for him first. At that time, they were nothing more than drinking buddies, and werent close. Kui Wolf approached him, saying that someone was willing to pay a lot of money for Nightmare to use his Nightmare Art to send someone to a mental hospital. Nightmare remembered that he hadnt agreed at first because he didnt want to do anything illegal.
After some investigationter, he found out that the person Kui Wolf had asked him to deal with was in fact a serial murderer who had been on the run for many years Thinking of that bountiful reward, Nightmare ultimately epted the job.
But once he started, they kepting
That client spread the news, and more and more people started looking for Nightmare through Kui Wolf.
And Nightmare sent more and more people to the mental hospital
After a long period of time, Nightmare discovered one day that he had be a wanted criminal, and was at the top of the Dark Networks list.
He remembered having recurring nightmares after bing number one. While he was fleeing Huaxiu Alliances pursuit, he ultimately died at the hands of an old Taoist.
And after he died
That murderer, who had been the first person he had sent to the mental hospital back then, had achieved sess in his cultivation in prison. Not only did this baldie, nicknamed Ultimate King of Killers, escape from prison, he also climbed to the top to be the number one of the Dark Network
Nightmareter learned that Kaiser hadnt died back then.
There were records of Ultimate King of Killers, who was the strongest inbat ability, exchanging blows with Kaiser.
Looking at the records, this match ended in a draw.
Then, who was it who had punched Kaiser in the stomach?
It was such a big and deep opening C almost piercing him all the way through! How terrifying the other sides strength had to be!
This was one of the unsolved mysteries in the Residence of Reincarnation that Nightmare wanted to investigate this time: Who on earth was it who had punched Kaiser
Finally, in the innermost part of the Residence of Reincarnation, in apletely sealed ss cab.
Nightmare finally saw the symbol of boundless evil that was Dark Ancestors skull.
Even though the only thing left behind after Dark Ancestor was burnt was half his skull, Nightmare could sense its mystical strength and indescribable power from where ity on the disy stand before him, and he couldnt help but feel the desire to kneel down in worship.
He had been astonished by how Dark Ancestor had died, and even more astonished at Dark Ancestors mad idea to absorb the main vein.
There were over a thousand Heavenly veins in the world, and one main vein.
Absorbing the main vein meant absorbing the tremendous energy of these other thousand underground spirit veins!
Dark Ancestor had clearly underestimated this energy back then.
This was the spirit power of an entire! If his body was unable to bear it after he absorbed all of it into his body, it was inevitable that he would suffer a bacsh.
Dark Ancestor, this junior will be offending you. With reverence in his heart, Nightmare reached out his hand to soundlessly infiltrate the ss cab and directly take the skull away.
He was already dead.
This life was given to him by that White Hair.
For Nightmare, there was already no turning back.
How the world developed in the future would have nothing to do with him.
Even if it was destroyed.
Saturday November 8th, the day after Nightmares soundless infiltration.
It was only then that the staff member in charge of taking inventory of the disy items noticed that Dark Ancestors skull had disappeared.
The whole of the Residence of Reincarnation was shocked by this incident, and Huaxiu Alliance hastily called for an emergency meeting.
Have all internal staff been ruled out? As usual, it was Wisdom Saint President Qi who presided during the meeting.
The disappearance of Dark Ancestors skull was a big deal. He was the first criminal who was listed as wanted by the International Alliance of Cultivators back then. Even though he was dead, the power which his skull contained still couldnt be underestimated. If it was used for evil, the Residence of Reincarnations reputation would be ruined.
All of them have alibis which check out; weve also ruled out the possibility that magic was used. We also didnt detect any fluctuations of spirit power at the scene, and nobody used spells in that area in thest twenty-four hours, General Yi said.
In other words, without the help of spells, the only people who can sneak in so easily without being detected are When he said this, President Qi cast a nce at dark-skinned Dark Saint Minister Ying next to him.
???
Dark Saint turned pale with fright.
Sh*t! You cant say I did it just because Im ck!
Chapter 1109 - National Competition
Chapter 1109: National Competition
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Of course, after the possibility of magic was ruled out, only someone with an innate ability could have aplished such a difficult heist. There were in fact two types of innate ability: the first type developed out of the spirit root. Apart from the five elements, there was actually a small chance that a spirit root might awaken another unusual attribute, which often came with special abilities.
Like a maic force, for example, which could attract metals, or the ability to manipte the fat on ones own body or on other people. There might also be people born with the innate ability to turn invisible C these were all innate abilities that grew out of special spirit roots.
It was a small chance, but in a broad survey of the worlds poption, the number of people whose spirit roots had special abilities in fact wasnt small.
The truth was that Dark Saint was a cultivator with a special ability his spirit root could give him a camouge effect, which allowed him to remainpletely invisible in the shadows. Thus, Dark Saint could operate in secluded and confined dark spaces, as if no one was there.
I recall a person who had a simr ability as Dark Saint C it can even be said that he was harder to deal with, President Qi said again; he clearly wasnt going to fool around at this critical time.
Old Qi, you mean Battle Saint Marshal Jiang thought of someone.
Nightmare, said President Qi. The Dark Networks number one, whom you personally took down three hundred year ago.
He cant be alive! Marshal Jiang instantly stood up, his expression solemn. I was the one who killed him three hundred years ago! With one shot from my fingers, I ended his life the instant he revealed his true body. Its impossible for him to still be alive!
Sit down, Old Jiang.
President Qi said calmly, Previously, we also received news of Bai Zhes death, but he has now reappeared; even his son Bai Youquan, who died young, miraculously appeared, and has been apprehended. So, in this world, nothing is impossible. There are numerous forbidden and secret techniques for resurrecting someone. The chances of sess are very low, but the possibility still exists.
Crap!
At that moment, Marshal Jiangs expression flickered. Based on what youre thinking, Old Qi, could it be that their reason for stealing Xie Sanxiaos skull
If that really is the case, we will have to n for the worst.
President Qi sighed.
Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao had been near invincible.
It was also precisely because of this that he thought himself infallible and able to absorb the Earths underground spirit veins.
However, the truth was that he had overestimated his ability, and became the strongest man to die because of his pride No one had killed him, and no one could.
That was then.
And this was now
If the other party really had stolen Xie Sanxiaos skull to resurrect him
Then, the cultivation world would soon be flooded with blood.
When it came to Xie Sanxiaos cause of death, it was acknowledged worldwide that he had died at the hands of the hero Zuo Butong.
If this extremely proud Xie Sanxiao learned of this situation after his resurrection, he would very likely start ughtering people immediately, given his personality.
We will soon be facing a fierce battle. Sitting around the meeting table, every single one of the Ten Generals narrowed their eyes in thought, a mix ofplicated feelings in their hearts.
Most important of all was that they still didnt know what was the goal of the person behind the scenes.
It was still a fine, sunny day that morning, and the world was at peace.
Teacher Pan used the ss group chat to hold an ad hoc ss meeting.
She was going to talk specifically about the changes to the body technique exchange meet.
Teacher Pan is Actually A Beauty: Students, weve just received a notice from the city office of the Administration of 100 Schools that the body technique exchange meet this time has been upgraded from a districtpetition to a national one. I hope everyone can work hard during this period! Students participating in thepetition, do your best! But those not taking part also need to cheer them on! @everyone
Sports Committee Member C Super Chan: Why is it a nationalpetition now??? Isnt this too big a leap???
Ideology and Politics C Hero Guo: Holy crap Nationalpetition! How many schools will be participating? Will our school be able to ce in the ranking
Since there are a lot of cultivation schools holding simr exchange activities at the same time, the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools decided to turn it into arge-scale activity.
Teacher Pan is Actually A Beauty: You dont have to be so pessimistic; our schools overallbat strength is pretty good. Since thepetition has been expanded, itll be postponed to three dayster than the original date, and will officially happen on November 14th, next Friday. Report on Thursday night to the designated venue: Nine Dragon Mountain. Students taking part in thepetition will have to take an immortal boat over. Thepetition willst eight days.
Nine Dragon Mountain?
This ce sounded a little familiar to a lot of people.
Ideology and Politics C Hero Guo: I remember this Nine Dragon Mountain. Didnt a major figure die there?
It was Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao.
Teacher Pan is Actually A Beauty: [Grin] Student Guo knows a lot! Back then, this legendary number one figure of the Dark Network, Xie Sanxiao, perished on Nine Dragon Mountain. He was personally shot down by our countrys hero, Zuo Butong, and his team. Nine Dragon Mountain thus has unique meaning! The reason why the body technique exchange meet will be held there is tomemorate the heroes who fought for their values and beliefs. I hope everyone will learn from them.
Monitor C Lotus Sun: Teacher Pan, apart from the change in scale, are there any other changes in the nationalpetition?
Teacher Pan is Actually A Beauty: In the districtpetition, five people would have fought as the main force, and the other five were substitutes. Now that thepetition has expanded, it has be a ten-person battle, and all ten members will fight as the main force!
On the other side of the screen, Wang Ling was shocked when he saw this message.
All ten members as the main force
Even if he didnt make a move, with Liu Qingyi, Wang Zhen, and Gu Shunzhi that bunch around, the other schools stood no damn chance at all!
I also know that time is tight, but every school is preparing for it. There will be one hundred and two cultivation schools from all over the nation headed for Nine Dragon Mountain. Each school will dispatch a ten-person team, and they will engage in arge-scale battle on Nine Dragon Mountain. The team which obtains the highest number of points will be the winner.
Teacher Pan said in the group, I know that time is tight for all of you, so Headmaster Chen will arrange extra physical training sses next week as well as brief you on the spirit nts that grow on Nine Dragon Mountain. There is an abundance of spirit nts on Nine Dragon Mountain. Given that therge-scale battle willst eight days, you must have some knowledge on how to look for food in the wild. It wont be good if you eat a spirit nt or fruit that you shouldnt by mistake.
It looks like well be very busy Hero Guo sighed.
In the next moment, Teacher Pan said in the group, Students taking part in thepetition dont need to do homework for now.
Everybody: !!!
Chapter 1110 - Preparing For The Competition
Chapter 1110: Preparing For The Competition
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It was Monday, November 10th.
The special training which Teacher Pan had previously announced officially began.
During this period, No. 60 High set up a temporary special training ss for all participating students.
Wang Ling, Lotus Sun, and Xia Ming were here.
Xia Ming actually felt a little awkward.
But it seemed that Wang Ling didnt mind so much.
All of a sudden, Xia Ming felt that he really was aplete loserpared with Wang Ling.
He saw that Wang Ling was the same as usual with his poker face and not even a smile, as he sat by the window like an old man who was indifferent to everything. Xia Mings heart burst with stifled resentment.
Why was this person so calm?!
Was he really just a teenage high school student?
This special training was mainly focused on the following three aspects.
One: Understanding of spirit nts.
Teacher Pan had already clearly exined the specific reasons for this in the chat group. There were tens of thousands of spirit nts on Nine Dragon Mountain, and most of them were inedible. Even if you were fine after eating a spirit nt, you might still get food poisoning if it wasntpletely digested before you ate another kind of spirit nt.
Although, Wang Ling didnt think there were any nts that could poison him
Two: Understanding of the opponents.
Now that the scale of thepetition had expanded, the number of enemies No. 60 High had to deal with suddenly increased from less than ten to 101. Each cultivation high school had a different background and education focus, so it was very important to have a rough understanding of these rival schools.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious. Of course, given the limited time they had, Headmaster Chen could only select some key schools to focus on. As for the other high schools which he felt were more or less on par with No. 60 High in terms ofbat ability, he organized the information for the participating students to memorize.
So, at the beginning of the lesson, Wang Ling saw a thick pile of papers on each persons desk
With just one sweeping nce from his Kings Eye, all the information on the high schools was instantly recorded in his mind.
Hm.
There was nothing special to take note of.
As long as he was careful not to kill anyone when he hit them, it would be fine If he really did identally kill someone, he could resurrect them, but the problem was they would carry that mental trauma with them for the rest of their life!
That was even if the memory of it was erased.
There would still be a subconscious reaction in the mind every now and then.
It was like how so many people were afraid of heights.
Maybe it was because they identally fell from a high ce before, and while that memory was gone
In addition to the two points above, the third and final point was the body techniques special training.
It was obviously somewhat unrealistic to improve body techniques and abilities quickly in a few days.
So Wang Ling was guessing that Headmaster Chen might share something a little more technical. It was verymon in using body techniques to create tremendous force with little effort. Someone who was always in high alert mode in a battle royale which wouldst for eight days wouldnt be able to hold out to the end, and would ultimately be knocked out.
Students, thisrge-scale battle is very important. You will bepeting against students from 101 other schools on Nine Dragon Mountain to determine a winner. Its going to be a war of attrition over eight days, so we must formte our tactics well in advance.
Headmaster Chen began to teach from the dais. This is different from the previous joint military training for six schools. During the training, the terrain and environment were man made, and while it appeared dangerous, it was in fact safe. However, anything unexpected can happen on Nine Dragon Mountain at any time. If youre going to battle it out with people in the jungles of Nine Dragon Mountain, you have to divide the work between yourselves well in advance, and maintain team unity at the same time. If someone goes missing and youre short of team members, there is a very high chance that youll be swallowed up by students from the other schools.
Speaking up to this point, Headmaster Chen took out an iron chopstick. This is a ck iron chopstick.
He then handed it to Gu Shunzhi. Student Gu, try breaking this chopstick.
CRACK!
The chopstick broke in two with a crisp sound.
Gu Shunzhi had done as requested.
Breaking chopsticks was a standard test in demonstrating the importance of teamwork, and most of them could already see it at that point.
Sure enough, Headmaster Chen then took out ten more chopsticks. Student Gu, try breaking these again.
CRACK!
Gu Shunzhi broke them without breaking a sweat.
Headmaster Chen:
He then took out thest of the chopsticks in a huge bundle. Student Gu Try again
CRACK!
Again, Gu Shunzhi showed no mercy.
Everyone:
Headmaster Chen: Come, everyone Lets move on to the next topic
Everyone:
Teamwork.
This was the keyword Headmaster Chen had mentioned at the beginning of the lesson.
Thisrge-scale battle was a team battle.
Furthermore, it was a point-based system this time, and was based on the total number of points that team members collected. All schools had to ensure that as many of their team members as possible remained alive until the very end.
Only in this way could they get more points.
Because points were awarded ording to a fixed system, Headmaster Chen would touch on itter.
The points awarded were standard, so if too many people were knocked out from the team, it didnt matter how strong the remaining team members were individually; the number of points that could be obtained in the end wouldnt be much, since one persons strength couldntpare with the strength of severalbined.
Teamwork was the essence of the battle this time.
But Headmaster Chen was still more concerned about conflict inside the No. 60 High team; he was worried that some problem might crop up between Xia Ming and Wang Ling.
Wang Ling wasnt a student who proactively looked for trouble, while inparison, Xia Ming was more impulsive
Headmaster Chen had to figure out a way to resolve this before the start of thepetition.
At the very least, he had to get Xia Ming and Wang Ling to shake hands as a demonstration of cordiality.
Next, Im going to introduce you to the stronger cultivation high schools in thisrge-scale battle. If you run into students from these schools and you are unable to grasp the situation, please avoid fighting them as much as possible for the sake of our schools honor, and ensure that you yourselves survive said Headmaster Chen.
Are they that strong? Although Hero Guo had heard from his uncle earlier on that there was indeed a fair number of strong high school students participating in thepetition, he never thought that if their No. 60 High bunch went out, they werent even qualified to face them, and that it was fine for them to directly run away
The first one is No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School in Jinghua city. Headmaster Chen turned the magic ball in his hand, and an image was instantly projected into the air. It was a picture of students of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School. This was a group of students in ck and white sports uniforms. The uniform color was very gloomy, and the students didnt look like they could be trifled with.
Chapter 1111 - Analyzing the Strengths of Cultivation Schools
Chapter 1111: Analyzing the Strengths of Cultivation Schools
No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School.
As they flipped through the handouts which had been prepared beforehand, everyone looked at Headmaster Chen as he exined the history of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School.
No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School was founded after No. 60 High and was only six hundred years old. This was a cultivation school set up through investments from the orthodox light force Devil-Subduing Sect. Over the past six hundred years, the school groomed talented people to eliminate devils and uphold justice for the nation as well as to join the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron, and it made significant contributions. Additionally, the sect leader of Devil-Subduing Sect, who was the current headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School, Li Qingxi, was someone who was already well-known outside, and was nicknamed Devil-Subduing Daoist.
The defining feature of No. 1 Devil-Subduing Highs curriculum was the study of control; naturally, the students were well-versed in the spells and essence of various types of control magic. No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School was thus extremely dangerous, which made it the number one school on Headmaster Chens list of schools that had to be heavily guarded against.
Dealing with control-type spells was very tricky; not only did they restrict the use of magic, they could even restrict physical movements. Sealing the spirit, freezing or weakening someone, puppetry C there were all sorts of control-type spells, and once you were unable to respond properly, the other party would benefit from it.
Although the main way to obtain points this time was to physically hit the opponent with a body technique, the use of magic wasnt restricted in the battle royale.
Except for spells which made use of the five elements and could cause widespread environmental damage, all other spells were fine.
What Headmaster Chen was most worried about was the puppet magic which No. 1 Devil-Subduing High used, which forced students from other schools to be part of their troops and act as bodyguards to protect them.
This way, they didnt have to worry about protection at all, and could just leisurely focus on aplishing their tasks and obtaining as many points as possible.
There were all kinds of puppet magic; No. 1 Devil-Subduing High only had to y it a little sneaky, and the entire battlefield would be its home turf.
One of the trickiest types of puppet magic is the Virus Puppet spell.
Headmaster Chen had already forecasted the control spells that No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School might use during therge-scale battle.
Virus Puppet spell?
Its not a real virus, but a more traditional type of chain control spell. When cast, the user controls one person first, and then any human or creature whoes into contact with this person will be the users puppets. This spell creates a hierarchical system youll listen to whoever touches you. Its a bit like brainwashing.
Headmaster Chen said, The worst thing that could happen is if some students cant help but want to rescue their teammates, but like the cbash brothers trying to save their grandpa, this will lead to the entire team being controlled.
Everyone:
Headmaster Chen: My guess is that theres a very high chance that the students from No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School will use this spell.
To be frank, what Headmaster Chen was doing was a little like predicting the questions that woulde out in an exam. It wasnt necessarily urate, but given the current situation, they could only trust in the headmaster. People like headmasters werent weak. Wang Ling had never seen Headmaster Chen exhibit hisbat strength, but it would certainly be hard for thetter to perform his duty as headmaster of No. 60 High, which was over a thousand years old, if he didnt have a certain amount of strength.
Old Man Li, the guard at the school gate, was someone who had retired from the Seven Stars Special Forces, and who even had the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Headmaster Chen definitely wouldnt be weaker than Old Man Li.
As for his actual realm, half of the people present could only guess at it, while Wang Ling, Gu Shunzhi and the rest had long been aware of it.
Headmaster Chen indeed wasnt weak, as he was an Itinerant Immortal.
Butpared with Gu Shunzhi and the others he wasnt anything much.
But even though he was just an Itinerant Immortal, Wang Ling had no intention of looking down on him at all.
He was only sixteen years old; in terms of life experience, Headmaster Chen had seen far more than he had.
And when it came to picking out test questions, Headmaster Chen had helped out before with district and even national test papers. After being headmaster for so many years, he was too familiar with how other high schools thought.
Schools had their circle, and the headmasters of these schools naturally had one as well.
Thus, the battle royale this time wasnt just a contest between students, but also an intense battle of wits between the headmasters; more than just formting strategies for their students, they also had to try and discern the thoughts of the other headmasters and figure out what tactics they might use.
But there were a total of 101peting schools; it was clearly unrealistic to try and analyze all of them, so Headmaster Chen could only pick out the main points to discuss.
The rest would depend on the fortune of the No. 60 High delegation.
There were times when luck was also a strength.
Apart from guarding against No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, you also need to be alert to the possibility of some teams forming a temporary alliance during the early and middle stages of the eight-day survival operation. Of these, Im worried about No. 1 Devil-Subduing High and Titan High School joining forces, said Headmaster Chen.
Titan High School? Some people were puzzled.
I know it. Super Chen raised his hand. Titan was actually my first choice for high school Unfortunately, my score wasnt high enough, and I couldnt get in.
What kind of school is it? Dont tell me Hero Guo thought of a possibility.
Thats right, its just like its name C boy or girl, theyre all tanks!
Everyone:
Titan High School uses a tonnage system. Everyone who enters the school cultivates the same technique, Titan Art, which is said to be able to continually increase a persons body density. The students look like they have normal builds, when in fact some weigh close to over a thousand or even ten thousand jin, said Super Chen. Based on the Titan Arts grade ssification, those who weigh over one thousand jin are trucks, over two thousand are tanks, over five thousand are warships, and over ten thousand are aircraft carriers.
Ten thousand jin are they all Qiao Biluo Hero Guo was stupefied.
What Student Super Chen says is correct.
At that moment, Headmaster Chen expressed his concerns. Students from Titan High School are all heavyweights. Since the students taking part in the battle are from Grade One, they should be trucks; of course, some might be tanks. They use their arts topress their body weight and dramatically increase their body density so that their bodies are almost impregnable. At the same time, they are extremely lethal and destructive. Fighting them head on will be like throwing straw to the wind. It would be terrible if they join forces with No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School and be Meatball Tanks to eliminate the other schools.
Meatball Tanks
This is also another puppet technique, which is operated with a special type of puppet string and turns the human body into an extremely destructive rolling ball. Of all the high schools in thispetition, there is no high school more suitable than Titan High School for this technique.
Footnotes:
In the Chinese cartoon Cbash Brothers, the boys one by one try to rescue their grandpa, only to fail and all be caught.
Referring to the pretty live streamer whose beauty filter glitched to reveal that she was a plump middle-aged woman.
Chapter 1112 - All of Headmaster Chen’s Life Knowledge
Chapter 1112: All of Headmaster Chens Life Knowledge
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It could only be said that Headmaster Chen was indeed Headmaster Chen. As an expert who had already experienced so much, this almost prophetic analysis was naturally a piece of cake for him. Devil-Subduing and Titan joining forces this was the worst situation Headmaster Chen could think of. If students from these two schools formed an alliance, tanks, control, and damage output they would have all of this. The battle royale would then be meaningless, and ultimately nothing more than a showdown between these two schools.
Thus, to stop the two schools from joining forces, Headmaster Chens strategy for everyone was to start with the students from Titan High School.
An important precondition for the formation of an alliance was that the students from both sides should be mutually friendly as far as Headmaster Chen knew, these two schools had never had any sort of connection before this.
But the current headmaster of Devil-Subduing High School, Li Qingxi, was sharp, and he would definitely have already thought of the optimalbo of Devil-Subduing and Titan. Headmaster Chen felt that the other party might currently be formting a strategy to form a friendly alliance with Titan High School.
All was fair in war; stirring up a ruckus might be a little shameless, but it was a stratagem used by military strategists.
To prevent an alliance between the two schools, Headmaster Chen hade up with a meticulous n.
He waved his sleeve, and each person was given a storage pouch.
When they opened their pouches for a look, they were immediately startled at the contents because the pouches from Headmaster Chen were full to the brim with snacks! And most of them were desserts!
Wang Ling instantly understood Headmaster Chens intention.
Students who cultivate the Titan Arts need to gain weight, so all they have for lunch is food thats high in calories, like burgers, fried food and all kinds of soft drinks and snacks. Of all of these, desserts are their favorite. As long as you follow this dessert n, youll definitely be able to take Titan High School down! Also, each of your pouches contains a simple support spell which Ive developed exclusively. It basically contains all my life knowledge When he said this, Headmaster Chens eyes turned red as he almost moved himself to tears.
Super Chen, Hero Guo, Lotus Sun, Xia Ming, and Xia Mings ssmate Li Youyue were pleasantly surprised.
This support spell which Headmaster Chen had developed bybining all the wisdom he had acquired throughout his life he was actually just passing it to them like that?
Some of them were awe-stricken.
They promptly flipped through the scroll that was in the pouch for a look.
Well
The name of this spell was fairly in It was called Dessert
The theory behind it was also very simple; even the hand seal couldnt be any easier.
Spell effect: Just make the hand seal in front of your target; your eyes must make contact as youre casting the spell. Once the spell is cast, the target will gradually feel like wanting to eat dessert and lose the will to fight. If dessert is offered to them at this moment, there is a high chance that youll earn the targets goodwill.
Duration of spell effect: Depending on the casters realm, it can be as short as two minutes or as long as two days.
Spell prohibition: Use is forbidden on diabetics and hyperglycemic patients.
How to dispel the spell: Just cast the Dessert spell on the target again.
Everyone:
Staring at thesepletely frank instructions, everyone in this special training ss couldnt help but fall into deep thought.
Was this the so-called life knowledge that Headmaster Chen had?
Wang Lings eyebrow twitched.
On the contrary, he didnt look down on this spell.
Instead, he thought that Headmaster Chen was a talent.
Though the theory behind this spell was simple, it contained the essence of a Heavenly Dao spell which Wang Ling was very familiar with: the Great Taste Spell. It was a spell which could control a persons mind and thoughts, and stimte their appetite and taste buds; it was far better than the Dessert spell, and could be regarded as a super upgraded version of Headmaster Chens Dessert spell.
But with his own strength, Headmaster Chen had managed to design a Dessert spell which operated along a simr line as the Great Taste Spell.
Wang Ling couldnt help but admire Headmaster Chen a little.
Whether or not it was a happy coincidence, or if he really had carefully pondered the theory behind Dessert, a spell which could hit the enemy where it hurt was an awesome one.
But having said that, Wang Ling had actually put the Great Taste Spell on his list of useless spells; he felt that it was basically pointless since after cultivators reached a particr realm, most of them could control their appetites.
Even the students from Titan High School pigged out on high-calorie foods every day, not because they had huge appetites, but purely because they needed it to cultivate the Titan Arts.
It could only be said that Headmaster Chen had really forked out a fortune in order to disrupt a possible alliance between Titan High and No.1 Devil-Subduing High.
This Dessert spell which he had created aside, the snacks and desserts in the storage pouches alone would have cost a heck of a lot. Ordinary desserts and snacks definitely wouldnt win them over, so Headmaster Chen had prepared some top quality desserts which werent avable on the market.
After drawing up this first n, Headmaster Chen couldnt help butugh in his heart.
Old Li ah Old Li lets see how youllpete with me
Aftering up with this first n to drive a wedge between the two schools, Headmaster Chen started to introduce everyone to the students of the next school: South Sea Sky High School.
This was a high school whose students also wore a blue school uniform; the difference was that No. 60 Highs school uniform was a deep blue to navy blue in color.
South Sea Sky High Schools uniform was sky blue with shades of white in it.
Actually, there were times when you could tell what a cultivation schools study focus was from the design of their school uniform.
South Sea Sky High Schools focus is nature studies.
Headmaster Chen said, Students from South Sea Sky High School have very powerful perception and possess the ability tomunicate with all creatures in nature. Since there are a lot of spirit nts and spirit beasts on Nine Dragon Mountain, theyll have an overwhelming advantage if they skillfully use their ability in such terrain. Its also because of this perception that its very hard to track them; they can easily determine your location, while you might not be able to discover their tracks.
Then what should we do?
Theres no need to panic; Ive already thought up a countermeasure. Saying this, Headmaster Chen waved his hand again, and gave each person a second brocade pouch. We must use appropriate means in order to deal with the students from South Sea Sky High School. These brocade pouches contain a second support spell which Ive designed. This spell is something which I developed exclusively, and it basically contains all my life knowledge
Everyone: ???
These words, havent they heard them before???
Chapter 1113 - Headmaster Chen’s Mystical Support
Chapter 1113: Headmaster Chens Mystical Support
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Let me introduce everyone to the spell inside this brocade pouch. I call it: cklist, said Headmaster Chen.
Everyone:
As its name suggests, this spell can shield you from being tracked by other people, and its very easy to use. You just need to use it on yourself and say the other partys name. As long as the other party dares reply to you, the cklist will automatically take effect: For ten hours, perception-type cultivators wont be able to sense your existence.
Headmaster Chen said, The trick with using this spell is to catch the other party unawares. When all of you have reached your destination, the first thing you should do is greet the students from South Sea Sky High School. Cast cklist on yourselves and go ask for their names. Since youll be meeting them for the first time, I dont think that they wont tell you their names.
Wang Ling was amazed.
There was actually this sort of operation
Put simply, cklist was a passive spell which could only be triggered in specific circumstances. This setting was simr to the Golden and Silver Horned Kings purple gold gourd in Journey to the West, and felt strongly like that well-known refrain, I call your name; do you dare respond?
They just needed to respond!
And cklist would instantly take effect.
Of course, the thing that Wang Ling was most astonished by wasnt cklist itself.
It was the fact that Headmaster Chens cklist was once again reminiscent of one of Wang Lings Heavenly Dao spells.
Looking at the spellposition of cklist, Wang Ling was actually able to see elements of the Great Shielding Spell.
Although cklists effect was far inferior to that of Wang Lings Great Shielding Spell, there were indeed oveps in the basic logic.
If once was a coincidence
What if it happened twice?
Wang Ling was increasingly curious about Headmaster Chen.
The truth was that whether it was Dessert or cklist, they were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to Headmaster Chens extensive array of original support spells.
A major trait of Headmaster Chens original support spells was that they were simple, but impractical. In an uncertain situation, however, they could explode with unexpected effects, which was the essence of the Chen ns support magic!
Headmaster, what inspired you to create such support spells? Lotus Sun asked the question that everyone was wondering.
The truth was that everyone present knew little about Headmaster Chen.
Headmaster Chen was happy to answer.
It was a rare chance for the students to learn about him.
Furthermore, the ten kids sitting here were the more outstanding students who were representing No. 60 High, and he thought it was good to share his story and experiences with them.
Normally, no one wanted to listen to him go on and on
Do you remember Headmaster Jin from No. 59 High? We were fellow brothers in Seven Stars Sect back then. Headmaster Chen smiled.
We remember! Everyone nodded.
It was by fateful coincidence that I went down the path of support magic back then. Headmaster Chen said slowly, Seven Stars Sect has always been very strict when ites to their graduation projects. We actually majored in support magic, and our graduation requirement back then was to design an original support spell. Old Jin and I went down different paths.
Inparison, Old Jins support spell had more boost effects, such as helping the mind to focus or increasing strength. It could gather power and boost mental strength in a short period of time, making cultivators stronger and more focused.
Old Jins graduation project back then was utterly remarkable, since his spell used a new concept. It significantly shortened the time required to make hand seals, and boosted the user instantly. What was more, the spell couldst for a very long time! Unfortunately, such an outstanding graduation project was ruled out in the first round.
Why? asked Super Chen.
It wasnt that Old Jins design wasnt remarkable enough, but that there were in fact already so many types of these original boost support spells. Except for the difference in effectiveness and duration, it was basically the same. When our university mentors rejected Old Jins idea in the first round back then, it gave me new inspiration.
Hands behind his back, Headmaster Chen said proudly, The Dessert youre looking at was in fact my university graduation design. It might seem a little ridiculous, but I got a very high graduation evaluation for it.
I remember thement given by the old headmaster of Seven Stars Sect back then: Although Dessert is simple, the Great Dao in it is profound. It is immensely valuable for promoting social rtionships and building a harmonious environment. Therefore, this passes.
Everyone:
In fact, what the old headmaster said was within reason.
Many people liked to eat dessert because sugar stimted the brain to produce dopamine, which made people happy. It was the main reason why people in a bad mood liked to eat sweets.
As for promoting harmony in society
Wang Ling felt that this would bergely due to the effect of Dessert winning the other party over. However, this sort of good impression was just temporary; it was a little like the legendary suspension bridge effect, which was a mistaken assumption that was artificially produced.
But one thing surprised Wang Ling.
As an Itinerant Immortal, Headmaster Chen actually majored in support magic.
To devote himself to studying support magic at his realm It felt a little like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
But Wang Ling had to admit that Headmaster Chen was really talented.
What the students of No. 60 High didnt know at this point was that Headmaster Chens support magic had once swept through the world and caused carnage.
In the current headmaster circle, practically every cultivation school headmaster who knew of and who had fought Headmaster Chen before had once tasted the fear of the Chen ns support magic
While No. 60 High was intensely discussing strategies to deal with the other schools, the other cultivation schools naturally werent idle. No.1 Devil-Subduing High School, Titan High School, South Sea Sky High School C the headmasters of these high schools had basicallye forward at the same time to guide the students who would be taking part as they discussed strategies before the start of thepetition.
Contrary to what the students from all three high schools had expected, the first school that the headmasters discussed wasnt a top-ranking key city high school as they had imagined, nor a famous one or one that was incredibly strong on the whole.
Unexpectedly, the first school which all of them just so happened to be discussing was No. 60 High School
Chapter 1114 - Strategy For Dealing With No. 60 High!
Chapter 1114: Strategy For Dealing With No. 60 High!
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Local high schools in Songhai city might be familiar with No. 60 High, but No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, Titan High and South Sea Sky High were all in other cities. The headmasters of these schools might have been paying close attention to No. 60 High recently, but the students only cared about their closest rivals.
In other words, the students never regarded the overall No. 60 High bunch as their opponents in the first ce. Even if No. 60 High had Lotus Sun, the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, the issue was that this was a team battle; no matter how strong an individual was, it would be very difficult for them to be the teams savior.
Like Azao1, that sexy little fatty, whose dream of the world championship drifted even further away during the LOL S9 World Finals Even gods descending couldnt help when you had crappy teammates.
The teacher leading the No. 60 High team this time is the headmaster himself, a man called Chen Tianxiang. Li Qingxi, Headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, stood on a dais as he started teaching the students in the special training ss. He didnt touch on the students of No. 60 High, but directly started with Headmaster Chen.
Initially, Li Qingxi didnt think that No. 60 High was important, but he didnt look down on the school either. However, when he heard that it was Headmaster Chen who would be personally leading the team, he instantly panicked a little After all, that man had tormented him harshly back then!
I know that many of you here view that group from No. 60 High as small fry, so much so that youvepletely dismissed them. But let me tell you, No. 60 High is an old school which is a thousand years old, and which has also raised some talents
Expression solemn, Headmaster Li said, Like that Director Zhuo who has be well-known recently; hes the hero who single-handedly defeated the demon king Sky-Swallowing Toad six years ago. Furthermore, a fair number of students rushed to transfer to No. 60 High this semester. Do you still not know what this means?
Headmaster, arent you exaggerating? Someoneughed. That Director Zhuo graduated a long time ago. I have a childhood friend whos studying at No. 60 High. He said that his schools no good, and that its overall fighting strength definitely cant match ours.
Dont ever underestimate your opponent! Belittling them will only cause you to suffer! Li Qingxi stared at this student, a little disgusted with his contempt for the weak.
Headmaster Chen Tianxiang of No. 60 High ranked top in support magic at Seven Stars Sect back then, and he has a phD in the field in the cultivation world. The support spells he designed have repeatedly won international awards, and a lot of them have been patented, earning him plenty of money.
Headmaster Li said, Moreover, one of the biggest features of his support spells is that theyre quick to learn and easy to cast. As long as theyre used under particr circumstances, theyll have unexpected effects. When you encounter the students from No. 60 High this time, be careful! Dont engage them head-on!
Then lets just use the puppet technique to control all of them, said one of the students.
No. Headmaster Li shook his head. The profound essence of support is to act at the right moment. If the enemy doesnt move, we dont move. If the enemy looks like theyre about to move, we move first If you act rashly, youll be the only one to suffer. Furthermore, most support spells have traps. Thus, I suggest that we use passive control spells this time, like Virus Puppet.
Virus Puppet.
Everyone instantly understood.
This was indeed an effective way to counter support spells, although using it in a nationalpetition seemed a little too insidious.
Virus Puppet could take people down very quickly; the other party just needed to be touched, and they would instantly be a tool for a period of time. They had to be good and obey orders, otherwise their heads wouldnt stop hurting.
Of course, in addition to using the Virus Puppet spell, I propose that we should still form alliances with other schools. Until halfway through the eight days at least, we must ensure that our Devil-Subduing members are rtively unscathed.
Headmaster Li Qingxi started scheming inwardly. Based on what Headmaster Chen Tianxiang knows of me, hell definitely think Ill team up with someone familiar, so well do the exact opposite this time!
Headmaster is saying
Form an alliance with Titan High! While our schools currently dont know each other very well, Ive already thought it over: The students from Titan High are perfect for our Virus Puppet and Meatball Tank strategy this time.
So there was still Meatball Tank!
Everyones eyes couldnt help lighting up when they heard this.
It was true that they would be able to do a lot during the team battle with this two-spellbo. Plus, if they made it to thest stage, they could basically do whatever they wanted.
With the ability to both attack and defend, a Meatball Tank under full control would not only help them retreat when they encountered danger, but could also be used tounch an attack and start a team fight.
It could only be said that it was just like their Headmaster Li to actually be able toe up with such a battle strategy.
This will be our basic strategy While he was done with his exnation, Headmaster Li Qingxi still felt vaguely anxious for some reason.
Before he became the headmaster of Devil-Subduing High, Li Qingxi clearly remembered how he had had the opportunity to fight Chen Tianxiang many times Unfortunately, every single time ended in his crushing defeat!
The uncanny thing about that man was that no matter what kind of lethal or monstrous spells Li Qingxi cast, the other side could use his Chen ns support magic to easily neutralize them by creating tremendous force with little effort.
Consequently, after formting this strategy, Li Qingxi still felt very uneasy. He had been oppressed by Headmaster Chen so many times that he practically suffered from mental trauma and residual effects.
That mans support techniques were profound, and his tactical thinking was as deep as the sea. Li Qingxi had to admit that of all the opponents he had faced before, Chen Tianxiang had been the most difficult to deal with.
But it was different this time. He didnt have to act personally, because this was apetition between students.
As a school headmaster, the game of tactics was also a highlight of therge-scale battle.
Their No. 1 Devil-Subduing High was very famous; if they lost to No. 60 High this time, No. 60 High might rise with the momentum.
No. 60 High might not have been that scary before.
However, from the moment Chen Tianxiang became No. 60 Highs headmaster, Li Qingxi had almost instantly included No. 60 High on his list of key concerns.
He understood this mans tricks very well.
Better than he understood himself.
He hated Chen Tianxiang to the core; day and night, he would ponder how to deal with Chen Tianxiang.
Headmaster Li skimmed through the list of school participants in therge-scale battle, and scanned the names of the No. 60 High participants.
Except for Lotus Sun, he didnt know any of the other students
Most of them were transfer students, and practically none of them had any achievements from any sort of cultivationpetition; they had only obtained a few district prizes at most.
Li Qingxi felt that there was nothing to be afraid of, yet he still felt vaguely uneasy.
Chapter 1115 - Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao
Chapter 1115: Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao
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Huaxiu Alliance had been a little busy recently; after Dark Ancestors skull was stolen, tens of thousands of Immortal Art Mobile Squadron teams were secretly dispatched all over the country to try and find any trace of Nightmare, and every cultivation police station was on high alert.
If the loss of Dark Ancestors skull was exposed, Huaxiu Alliance would lose all face.
In addition, therge-scale battle on Nine Dragon Mountain wasunched under Huaxiu Alliances official banner. It was in fact an anniversary celebration of the countrys founding, but no one expected Dark Ancestors skull to go missing at this time.
And the most important point was that Xie Sanxiao was defeated on Nine Dragon Mountain
Because of this, President Qi wasnt able to rest easy these days; he was a little worried that there would be a repeat of what happened back then
It was still Monday, November 10th.
That afternoon, President Qi was waiting for a very important guest in the meeting room on the top floor of the Huaxiu Alliance building. An old man dressed in ragged clothes was led into the meeting room by a pretty andposed secretary. He had white hair, was unshaven, and wore a rough linen shirt; anyone who saw him wouldnt be able to help scoffing at this old country bumpkin.
But President Qi was extremely reverent toward this person.
He was one of the grand Ten Generals of Huaxiu nation! The Wisdom Saint who was revered in top ce! When he saw the old man arrive, President Qi couldnt help stepping forward to grasp the other partys hands. Shizun!
That was right, this old man was none other than the teacher who had guided President Qi on the cultivation path step by step. At the same time, he had another identity: Chief Protector of Huaxius heavenly veins.
This was a secret position unknown to outsiders. Each heavenly vein inside Huaxiu nation was guarded by an Itinerant Immortal day and night to prevent criminals from plundering this spirit vein resource.
And the current Chief Protector of the heavenly veins in Huaxiu nation was this unassuming, shabbily dressed old man: Huang Feng, or Old Man Huang.
Protecting the heavenly veins was exhausting work.
As Chief Protector, Old Man Huang naturally took this mission very seriously. The heavenly veins were all located in harsh, rural environments. No matter how bright and beautifully dressed you were, you would look like a beggar after living in a ce like that for a while.
It was a tough job, but Old Man Huang had stuck to it for thousands of years.
There was no need to exin how precious underground spirit veins were, especially heavenly veins. These were non-renewable resources. If someone dug them up and plundered them, it would affect the very foundation of Huaxiu nation.
A countrys fate was tied to the heavenly veins C as Chief Protector, Old Man Huang knew better than anyone else how important they were.
Teacher, would you like to rest for a bit
You got me toe over in a hurry, but now you want me to take a bath first? Old Man Huang was clearly aid-back person. He didnt care at all how shabbily dressed he was as he pulled a chair out to sit down.
For a moment, in front of his old teacher, President Qi didnt know where to begin.
Old Man Huangughed. Dark Ancestors skull was stolen C is that what you were going to tell me?
Teacher, how did you know? There was surprise on President Qis face; this was a highly ssified matter.
There are more Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron teams out and about. Coupled with the fact that those kids are about to have arge-scale battle on Nine Dragon Mountain, I wondered whether this might have something to do with the mountain. Naturally, the first thing I thought of was that legendary Dark Ancestor who shook the whole world back then.
Old Man Huang said, So many Immortal Art Mobile Squadron teams were deployed at the same time, so I guessed that they might be searching for something. But I still wasnt sure what it was, until I saw you.
Teachers predictions are so urate C this student admires you. President Qi bowed with his hands in front of him.
The reason why he had invited Old Man Huang here was naturally to ascertain the truth; Old Man Huangs spirit root was a legendary special root which had a mystical psychic ability; the moment he saw President Qi, he had instantly seen the image of a bone in his mind.
He immediately knew that Dark Ancestors skull was missing.
If it isnt because were desperate, this disciple absolutely wouldnt have dared to bother you.
Alright, enough with the chit chat.
Old Man Huang waved his hand. Come, tell me the whole story in detail.
President Qi nodded his head and used telepathy to instantly transmit everything that had happened to Old Man Huangs mind.
Old Man Huangs gaze flickered. Nightmare This guy is still alive? Theres actually a strange person who can help bring the dead back to life.
Teacher, can you find Nightmares whereabouts?
Ill try. Old Man Huang took a deep breath. As he focused, a great haze enveloped his mind.
After a few minutes, Old Man Huang opened his eyes, his head drenched with sweat, and he couldnt help the utterly astonished expression on his face. Strange
What happened, Teacher? Is something wrong?
Nothing like this has ever happened in my psychic dreams before.
Old Man Huang said, Usually, when I try to conjure up something, I can roughly make out its shape even if I cant see it clearly. Combined with an analysis of the actual situation, I can usually find some clues in the end. This time, however, all I saw was a dense fog in my spirit ocean C I couldnt even make out an outline.
Then President Qi asked, Teacher, what do you think?
We must not look down on the strength of the person behind the scenes Im afraid hes more powerful than I am If this person intends to resurrect Dark Ancestor, its likely that Dark Ancestor is nothing more than his pawn. The other party probably ns to borrow Dark Ancestors power to achieve something, but what on earth could it be
Old Man Huang murmured to himself.
But his words were a trigger.
Just a few secondster, this master and disciple pair instantly thought of something. Their expressions were rmed, and almost all their hair stood up.
The main vein! the two men uttered in unison.
The other partys n to bring Dark Ancestor back to life was definitely aimed at the main vein! The person behind the scenes wanted to copy Dark Ancestor from back then by using the natural resonance which the Ancient Divine n had with the underground spirit veins, he wanted to absorb all the underground spirit veins via the main vein!
When that happened, the earth would be sucked dry of spirit qi and beyond saving!
This is a serious matter; we must stop Dark Ancestor before that happens. Old Man Huang said solemnly, Since there is no one on Earth who is Dark Ancestors match, we must gather all the experts and suppress him together! We must take down Dark Ancestor! This person is too deranged if hes resurrected, itll be mass murder!
Chapter 1116 - The After Effects of the Resurrection Spell
Chapter 1116: The After Effects of the Resurrection Spell
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The current situation was so serious that there was no time to waste. If the underground spirit veins were drained dry, the worst thing that could happen was the depletion of spirit qi on Earth, even if human cultivators wouldnt bepletely ruined. The truly scary thing, however, was this secret plot to absorb the massive spirit veins.
Back then, Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao had overestimated his capability to possess such power. He was unable to endure this tremendous energy, and ultimately suffered a bacsh from the spirit veins and died a violent death.
If this person behind the scenes, who had the ability to resurrect Dark Ancestor, was trying to use the power of Dark Ancestor and the Ancient Divine n to pry open the valve of the main vein and continue with Dark Ancestors previous n to absorb the veins What would happen then?
Teacher, is there really someone out there who is able to absorb all the underground spirit veins on Earth President Qi was still doubtful on this point. Dark Ancestor had already cultivated a Sage Body back then, and such a terrifying physique was practically invulnerable. He was the founder who ranked top on the Dark Network, and who was also regarded as the strongest and most evil man on Earth.
If even his body couldnt endure the pressure from the energy bacsh, then who could?
Huang Fengs expression darkened as he pondered this same question. As Chief Protector of the heavenly veins, Old Man Huang had been guarding Nine Dragon Mountains main valve for thousands of years, and he knew the underground spirit veins even better than some members of the Ancient Divine n.
We can confirm now that Dark Ancestor is nothing more than a pawn in all this, and that the true purpose of the person behind the scenes is to open the main valve and suck dry Earths heavenly veins. If he is truly able to absorb the underground spirit veins and store all of it inside his body Im afraid that his strength far surpasses anyones on Earth, and he is a Venerated Immortal.
Venerated Immortal?
The rumor is that the Venerated Immortal level is already the limit of Daoism; it is recorded that this realm is also known as Dao Ancestor. It remains to be seen, however, whether there is an even higher realm beyond that.
An even higher realm President Qi fell into deep thought. He believed that there was, but just didnt dare dwell too much on it; the foundation of cultivation theory had already long postted that there was no end to cultivation.
It was like a persons XP value the stronger one grew and the higher one climbed, the more XP one needed to fill the XP bar. Whether one could break through the bottleneck or not depended on whether there was a spillover of XP after the bar was full.
The key to cultivationy in the spirit qi from nature. Thus, if all the spirit qi on Earth could theoretically be sucked up and stored inside the body, a cultivator could indeed break through in the blink of an eye and reach dizzying heights that ordinary people would only be able to dream of.
But such a n required a very strong body.
In theory, a Sage Body was already the highest level that could be reached.
The main reason Dark Ancestor failed back then was that he had thought himself invulnerable and he had been overconfident.
Then, could this person behind the scenes really do it?
A white-haired young man pushed open the main door of the abandoned factory and walked out.
Lord. Nightmare bowed and presented Dark Ancestors skull with both hands.
White Hair formed a seal with one hand and pointed at the skull with two fingers so that it floated into the air, before he let it drop.
Nightmare knew that this was the Lords special Resurrection Spell, but he had never seen this method before. He had read up on controlling spirits and bringing them back to life before, but there was always a huge price to pay when it came to trading lives.
But Nightmare saw that the Resurrection Spell which White Hair used was actuallypletely different from the forbidden spells that he knew of. It didnt feel dark at all; instead, Nightmare felt infinite vigor and vitality when White Hair cast the spell.
This aura, which glowed with life, made Nightmare feel carefree and rxed from where he stood on the side. In the face of this spell, even he as a spectating soul felt snug, as if a spring breeze and rain was softly and quietly refreshing the world.
It could only be said, as expected of Lord White Hair.
Watching from the side, Nightmare couldnt hide his reverence for White Hair.
After making sure that the skull was buried in the ground, White Hair injected spirit qi into it, and with a wave of his hand, a tender, green shoot immediately sprouted. The Flower of Rebirth will bloom tomorrow. Stand guard over it, and wake me up when it blooms.
Although it didnt look like an especially draining spell, White Hair did in fact still feel tired after using it.
So the side effect of using the Resurrection Spell was just drowsiness
Nightmare was amazed.
If it was just drowsiness, it was no different than having no side effects at all! This was the Resurrection Spell ah! If you could resurrect a person and just sleep after that This ability was really shocking.
Under Nightmares astonished gaze, White Hair returned to his room.
He walked over to a mirror in the room; he looked tired.
This was the typical effect of using the Resurrection Secret Art.
Staring at himself in the mirror, he yawned.
He reached out to touch his face withplicated thoughts.
Why did he look like that person
Yet that person never came to see him.
White Hair stared despondently at his reflection.
A momentter, a strand of hair drifted down into the wash basin in front of him.
It had fallen from White Hairs head.
The truth was that the after effect of using the Resurrection Spell wasnt just drowsiness, as Nightmare had thought.
This was magic which couldpletely bring a person back to life, and in no way could it break the Heavenly Daos principle of equivalent exchange even White Hair had to pay a hefty price for it, but it wasnt in the form of a decreased life span or internal injury.
Compared with the repercussions of other resurrection spells, White Hairs after effects were rtively mild it was just that it was a little hard for him to ept it.
He looked at his reflection and then at that fine strand of white hair which had fallen. He then very carefully picked it up with his fingers, then took out a needle and threaded the hair through it.
White Hair knew very well what he was doing.
But there was no other way.
Because this was the after effect of the Resurrection Spell which he had to bear.
Thus, he looked at his reflection, and removed the hair on his head to reveal a scalp that was as smooth, round and shiny as a soy egg
Then, he used the needle to firmly sew that hair back onto his wig.
This was a wig made from his real hair
So, the after effect of the Resurrection Spell was hair loss.
Furthermore, this hair loss was irreversible once his hair fell out, it could never grow again
Chapter 1117 - Survival Expert San Yuan
Chapter 1117: Survival Expert San Yuan
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Tuesday, November 11th.
After knowledge of spirit nts and knowledge of the opponents, Headmaster Chen gave Wang Ling and the other students participating in thepetition the third lesson in the special training ss: bat training.
Headmaster Chen already spent a day covering pretty much all the main points in the first two lessons; it would be up to Wang Ling and the others to go back and memorize as much of the rest of the content in the handouts as possible.
The body technique exchange meet had been upgraded to a national levelpetition, and No. 60 High just so happened to be on the cusp of being promoted to a key city high school, so Headmaster Chen really wanted No. 60 High to shine during thepetition. If he could raise No. 60 High up a notch during his tenure as headmaster, it would be a huge advantage in his career in the future as well as for the students and teachers here.
The eight-day battle for survival in the wild would be an arduous assignment.
Students from 102 high schools across the country were going to be thrown into the massive region that was Nine Dragon Mountain. The nationalpetition this time was going to be a lot more challenging and dangerous than in previous years.
The body technique exchange meet that had been organized at the district level for several years running was small, so the selected field maps were nowhere as vast as Nine Dragon Mountain.
Even in a rtively smaller area, students in previous years had still been at risk of being wiped outpletely.
Now, they were going to be thrown onto Nine Dragon Mountain. As long as one of them wasnt careful, the whole team might very well be affected, resulting in their collective deaths.
Headmaster Chen couldnt share very much when it came to battling to survive in the wild.
Thus, he used his connections to bring in a special teacher.
An active soldier from the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade: San Yuan, a man who was dressed like an Embroidered Uniform Guard1, andpletely wrapped up from head to toe.
He wore an iron mask engraved with Magnificent Immortals mark on the lower half of his face. Looking at the sharp eyebrows and bright eyes that were visible, it was clear that he wasnt covering himself up because he was ugly.
This probably had to do with some sort of secret agreement where San Yuan couldnt reveal his entire face.
Looking at him, everyone couldnt help marveling at Headmaster Chens powerful connections.
This was a soldier from the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade
The most famous special army brigade in Huaxiu!
It carried out many important missions for the country.
President Qi had previously borrowed Zhai Yin from the brigade to act as Wang Mings bodyguard. But that was President Qi, one of the Ten Founding Generals. Given his reputation, transferring someone from the brigade would be very easy.
Wang Ling didnt expect Headmaster Chen to actually have such powerful connections.
Furthermore, San Yuan was in fact on leave, and was essentially taking a break; he was clearly giving Headmaster Chen face by agreeing toe and teach.
Thank you, Brother San Yuan. Headmaster Chen smiled and patted San Yuan on the shoulder.
San Yuan had been standing ramrod straight from beginning to end, and upheld the excellent military bearing of the special army brigade. It wasnt just Wang Ling and the students in the special ss, but many of the other students who were strolling around leisurely on the sports field after ss saw San Yuans extremely solemn figure from a distance.
The people in the special training ss are so lucky Theyre actually being taught by a soldier from the Magnificent Immortal Special Army Brigade.
Is he really from Magnificent Immortal? I thought it was cosy.
Nobody would dare cosy them; thats just asking to be arrested and reprimanded.
Ah! Im so jealous! Im just not strong enough to be chosen! Can I take a picture? As soon as this student took out his phone, San Yuan was already looking right at the camera, and the astonishing pressure of his gaze scared the boy so much he froze and identally dropped his phone on the ground.
Seeing this, Headmaster Chen hurriedly apologized. Im sorry, San Yuan. I was careless. Ill text the teachers right now to keep an eye on the students and confiscate their phones for the time being. You can rest assured that the schools cameras were turned off when you arrived, and no images of you will be left behind.
Mm, thanks. San Yuans enigmatic masculine voice came out from under the iron mask.
Taking a deep breath, he turned to the students. Today, Headmaster Chen asked me to teach you. Do you know what the key factor is for surviving in the wild?
Food and water, Super Chen answered.
Thats right. This is a problem which everyone in the wild has to face. Saying this, San Yuanunched into the content of todays lecture. But this time, you have a more challenging task. Not only do you have to find the right food and water, you also have to be clever and think of ways to battle the other school teams at the same time. So today, our first lesson is rtively simple: Its about eating. You need to put the food in your mouth at the fastest possible speed and eat it.
Eat? Super Guoughed. Whats there to learn?
It does look simple, but my course is slightly different. The difficulty will be increasedter, San Yuan said. All of a sudden, a sparkling and prickly spirit fruit appeared in a glow of spirit light in his hand. The spirit fruit wasrge, about the size of a coconut.
Its Blue Crystal Fruit! Super Chen recognized it immediately.
They already had a lesson on spirit nts yesterday, so they swiftly recognized the fruit.
Blue Crystal Fruit was a special fruit on Nine Dragon Mountain. In addition to supplying the body with water and filling the belly, this fruit could also supply the body with spirit energy. Furthermore, when its core was ground into powder and applied to a wound, it had the effect of stopping the pain and bleeding.
This was an extremely versatile fruit.
However, Blue Crystal Fruit grew in pretty harsh conditions, and couldnt be found in all areas. When Headmaster Chen spoke about it yesterday, he already had a feeling that any area where Blue Crystal Fruit grew would probably be a war zone as student teams vied for resources during the exchange meet.
San Yuan said, In our special army brigade, there are times when we dont have enough fasting pills due to thebat situation, so we also look for suitable resources in the wild to replenish our physical strength. However, many edible spirit nts in the cultivation world are big in size. In order not to waste time in battle, we also undergo severe training in eating quickly. Like this Blue Crystal Fruit, for example.
When he said this, San Yuan already had a hand on his mask.
Whoosh
In the blink of an eye, that coconut-sized Blue Crystal Fruit in his handpletely disappeared in the next moment
San Yuan: As you can see, in half a second, I took off my mask, ate the entire Blue Crystal Fruit, and put the mask back on.
Everyone: ???
Of course, I only reached this speed after extensive training. You dont need to be as fast as our special army. Your learning task today is to consume a Blue Crystal Fruit in five seconds. If you dont meet this deadline, youll have to start over again!
San Yuan waved his hand, and gave everyone a fruit. Now, begin!
Chapter 1118 - Li Youyue
Chapter 1118: Li Youyue
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It was clearly unrealistic to consume a coconut-sized spirit fruit in five seconds by eating it. The truth was that when San Yuan acted, Wang Ling had used his Kings Eye to clearly analyze everything in front of him.
Instead of eating that Blue Crystal Fruit, San Yuan used a spell to absorb it into his body; it was probably a devouring spell of some sort.
The reason to eat was to provide the body with energy. People from the special army brigade didnt care what the food tasted like. As long as it provided their bodies with the nutrients they needed in order to quickly replenish their strength and spirit energy, everything was just in protein to them.
But Wang Ling had to admit that San Yuans movements were surprisingly fast. He took off his mask and swiftly used a devouring spell to vaporize and absorb the Blue Crystal Fruit through his pores. It looked like it was eaten in an instant. This was a sort of breathing method. The disadvantage was that you couldnt enjoy the delicious taste of the food itself, but the point was that it could replenish energy quickly.
And most importantly, it didnt make people feel like they had overeaten. The stomachs capacity was limited, after all. If they didnt control their eating, they wouldnt be able toplete the assignment even if they ate until they died!
So, San Yuan had already given quite a clear hint. Their training assignment today was to eat something in the shortest time possible. If they simply relied on the ordinary way of eating to achieve their goal, clearly it would be very difficult to achieve the ultimate effect.
Wang Ling saw through San Yuans movements, and naturally, so did Wang Zhen and the others, but they couldnt be too obvious about it.
But in the end, these were the handpicked elites of No. 60 High. Although there were many hidden bigwigs, the genuine elite students werent just for show; Lotus Sun, Super Chen, Xia Ming, Super Guo and the others also quickly picked up on this clue.
The first person toe up with a conjecture was Li Youyue.
Teacher San Yuan probably didnt really eat it with his mouth, right? Li Youyue said with a smile.
This was the girl Wang Ling had mentioned before, who was in the same ss as Fang Xing and Xia Ming. She was also the ss monitor and had outstanding grades.
Wang Ling heard that her family was in the F&B business, and she was very focused on the research of culinary arts.
As ss Threes monitor, Lotus Sun wasnt as unfamiliar with Li Youyue as Wang Ling was. There were many ways for girls to bond with each other: Going to the bathroom hand in hand and having lunch together were good ways to promote friendship.
I heard my grandfather say before that food makes people happy. Thus, cooking food to make it as tasty as possible doesnt just show respect for the food, but is also a way to make the people who eat it feel happy. People who dont taste food properly insult and trample on life.
Li Youyues ponytail shook with her movements. There was a special sort of air about her; Wang Ling couldnt be any more familiar with this sort of respect for food and self-confidence in ones cooking.
Grandfather Wang carried the exact same air.
People who could make delicious food generally had pretty good temperaments. Li Youyue was clearly a sunny girl. But my grandfather also said that there is a special exception: Only those who quietly shoulder heavy burdens year in and year out in order to clear the way forward for others, and who make great contributions to the country C only these people have the right to invest more energy elsewhere.
Speaking up to this point, she turned to look at San Yuan. Teacher San Yuan, in order to save time and focus your energy on your mission, It should have been a long time since youve carefully savored the taste of food itself.
After saying this, Li Youyue didnt continue beating around the bush. They had a time limit, after all, and she immediately put forward her conjecture for everyone to consider.
My father said that professional soldiers tend to use a special method to speed up the digestion and absorption of food in the wild. These methods fall under the main category of devouring spells.
San Yuan lifted his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. To be honest, he was a little surprised that the No. 60 High students were able to find the key points in this special training so quickly.
When Headmaster Chen found him, San Yuan had nned out the special training for the next few days.
Food was only the first lesson in the special training program, as well as the easiest. Considering No. 60 Highs overall standard among the other schools, even if these were elite students, San Yuan thought that it would take them some time to see through his trick.
Who would have thought that a student would pick up on it right away.
When Li Youyue saw San Yuans surprised expression, she was even more sure of her guess. Looking at Teacher San Yuans expression, I must be right. Moreover, looking at how you absorbed the food just now, this devouring spell should be the kind that absorbs energy through the pores, which is also called the Pore Devouring Spell. From how quickly Teacher San Yuan absorbed it, hes definitely cultivated this technique to its peak.
Not bad. I didnt expect you to see through it so quickly. Under the mask, San Yuans smile was gratified. You seem to know more than I thought.
This is just an umtion of my knowledge outside school. I believe that the other students also had some idea about it themselves. Done speaking, Li Youyue stepped back and to the side.
San Yuan shrugged helplessly and took out another Blue Crystal Fruit. I will now teach you slowly. Just follow me. The Pore Devouring Spell isnt hard to learn, but if you want to get to my level, itll take a long time and a lot of hard work. Everyone must work hard.
However, as soon as San Yuan said this, Lotus Sun had already cast the Pore Devouring Spell and absorbed the Blue Crystal Fruit.
Teacher San Yuan is it like this? Lotus Sun humbly asked for advice.
Although she wasnt as fast as San Yuan, he was astonished. Student Lotus Sun, did you learn this spell before?
No, I saw through it when Teacher San Yuan gave us a demo the first time round.
San Yuans lips twitched
The first time round
He didnt teach them the first time round! He had only demonstrated it in passing.
San Yuan felt that Headmaster Chen had tricked him. When Headmaster Chen came to him, he had clearly said that this was the worst ss hed ever had. In the end???
This rotten old man was too evil!
Chapter 1119 - Game Theory
Chapter 1119:Game Theory
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Teaching benefited both teachers and students; when one taught, they could also improve at the same time. San Yuan agreed to help out since he could also review what he had learned before. Recall the past to understand the future1C obtaining new inspiration and breakthroughs in magic through teaching was in fact another Dao path as well.
That was also the reason some great masters liked to look for stupid disciples to teach; generally speaking, the harder it was to teach these disciples, the more enlightened the masters became. Moreover, ording totest research stats, civic teachers in the cultivation world were 7 to 15 percent more likely to achieve new breakthroughs in their spellpositionspared with orthodox cultivators.
San Yuan hade to No.60 High to obtain new enlightenment through teaching; in the end, he discovered that each student in this special ss was smarter than the next
Is this right, Teacher San Yuan? Wang Zhen put on a timid act and performed the devouring spell in front of the others; his rate of absorption was extremely fast, and almost on par with San Yuan.
Well done San Yuans lips twitched under the mask. He had never expected the students of No. 60 High to be so talented in cultivation. San Yuan had heard that there would be plenty of schools taking part in this nationalpetition this time.
Looking at the ranking of battle strength, San Yuan thought that No. 60 High would be very lucky to make it into the top 50. Now, however, he had to admit that he was mistaken.
The students of No. 60 High were much stronger than he had expected!
Since everyone has mastered it, lets move on to the next lesson. Saying this, San Yuan gave each person a pair of ck sunsses.
Whats this?
This is an extraponent of our special training. I especially borrowed these. The full name of this item is: Mountain River Construction Mirror. It used to be very costly, but it can now be considered a mass-produced magic treasure. However, you still have to give them back to me when youre done with them this time.
San Yuan said, Simply put, these sses can synchronize and connect everyones minds. Ive already set up my sses so that its the main pair. In other words, after you put on your sses, you can follow me into my mindscape.
Everyone nodded at San Yuans words. Wang Ling had also guessed that the next lesson would probably have to do with actualbat. He had still been agonizing earlier whether or not he should just throw the fight, and he was extremely relieved when San Yuan handed out these sses that could synchronize their minds.
In a mindscape, even if his control over his power slipped, it wouldnt directly threaten a persons life
Yep, it should be safer
Well employ a one-on-one challenger mode. You need to challenge six people. Ill be the sixth andst boss. As long as you defeat six people, youll pass todays test, San Yuan said.
Actually, this was for the training session tomorrow, but what could he do? Wang Ling and the others had performed too well, so San Yuan had no choice but to bring the body techniques training forward.
San Yuan remembered the checkpoints that he had already set up. As long as he controlled the scene, everything would be fine. This was just a group of students from a key district high school C San Yuan thought that as a professional cultivation special forces soldier, he could stillpletely handle them.
We just need to defeat the boss?
Theres a time limit. If you go over time, youll have to start again, San Yuan said. Everyone has to closely observe the movements of each boss at each checkpoint. They all have their openings and weaknesses. As long as you grasp the openings, itll be very easy for you to clear the checkpoints.
Wang Ling fell silent.
From San Yuans description, the body technique test this time was not so much about practicing body techniques as it was about training their observation skills. Observation was also an important lesson for cultivators in studying body techniques.
In a showdown of body techniques, more and more case studies were proving that sometimes, victory didnt go to the stronger party. Immense strength was simply an advantage C turning that into a victory also required abination of experience and the power of instant observation.
Formidable body technique cultivators had very strong instant observation skills. Some could even grasp the opponents weakness the instant thetter threw a punch. Even if your own strength might be inferior to the other side, you could use your insight and speed advantage to attack their vital points.
This was the meaning of the saying In all martial arts, there is no defense that is impregnable; only speed is king1.
But to possess this power of observation and speed, simply relying on the ability to react was far from enough. This was something that was umted from years of training to ultimately be muscle memory and conditioned reflex.
Those international martial arts masters seemed like they could detect it in an instant, but it was in fact more a conditioned reflex.
However, genuine body techniques and traditional martial arts were different to some degree. For example, the lethal style of traditional Tai Chi and Wing Chun had been toned down; the cirction of these traditional martial arts to this day relied on their spread of martial thought and virtue as well as the healthy effects they had on the body.
But there would always be people who didnt know their ce.
Some self-proimed kung fu masters liked to step into wrestling or mixed martial arts arenas and fight using these martial arts, which were meant for cultivating ones self. In the end, they only wound up disgracing themselves.
But Wang Ling had always felt that it was necessary for traditional martial arts to carry on. Traditional martial arts, as well as wrestling and mixed martial arts, all had their own merits. One could winpetitions with wrestling or mixed martial arts, but the damage which training in these techniques caused to the body would continue to umte.
In the end, it was still cultivators who trained in the traditional martial arts who lived longer
When Wang Ling put on his sunsses, his mind was filled with a lot of questions from Gu Shunzhi, Wang Zhen and the others. This was their first time pretending to be high school students, so they werent sure what level they should be demonstrating in this test
Gu Shunzhi: Senior, do we need to fake it? Or would it be better for us not to overdo it? For an outstanding high school student, will ten rounds of mixed wins and losses do?
Wang Ling:
Wang Zhen: Not enough, I think its safer to add five more rounds. Also, we should put on a bit of a show. Didnt Teacher San Yuan say that he wants us to look for openings? Given who we are, we should be able to see them, right?
Thats right, we should pretend! Zhenyuan was also in favor of this suggestion.
We have to put on a show; if we dont, itll be too fake, Liu Qingyi said at that moment. Is there any need to look for openings at this level of confrontation We can settle it with one punch, right?
Wang Ling:
What Liu Qingyi said actually wasnt wrong.
Not all cultivators with overwhelming strength could ultimately emerge victorious However, if the gap in strength was too big C that was to say, if one side had absolute strength C it was clear who the winner would be.
Chapter 1120 - Liu Qingyi’s Explosion
Chapter 1120: Liu Qingyis Explosion
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Like the rest had said, Wang Ling had no choice but to act at this critical moment, but after so many years of training, he felt that his acting was just what it was.
Like when Dopey Guo had taken him to shoot a film during the summer break; he had acted with his poker face as usual, but it was a natural one, so it didnt look too awkward. As long as he didnt have any lines, Wang Ling thought that he acted better than most idol wannabes at least his acting was natural!
If a good voice actor was hired and Wang Ling lip-synced, he could even debut as a C-list star!
Putting on the sunsses to open the mental link, Wang Ling saw the opponent at the first checkpoint. It was a man with very feminine features, who looked like one of those CG characters in a shoddy online game. The armor he wore glowed with a faint green light, which reminded Wang Ling of that earworm: Green, green, Gu Tianle turns green1.
Myst name is Jiang and Im an architect. Contrary to Wang Lings expectations, the opponent at the first checkpoint didnt attack right away Wang Ling still had to freaking trigger the plot first! He guessed this was a plot which should have been downloaded from some game Since it was being used by the military in a training battle simtion, Magnificent Immortal should have paid royalty fees for it.
Are you the one who hase to challenge me This architect with the surname Jiang red hotly at Wang Ling with clear hostility. Please answer the three following questions. If you can answer them correctly, Ill let you pass!
So said architect Jiang.
Wang Ling: ???
Before Wang Ling could start mocking him inwardly, this architect went on without waiting for a response, Of the waste products discharged during industrial manufacturing which are used to produce the main raw materials for construction work, which ones cant be turned into such raw materials?
Wang Ling: ???
Without even giving him time to think, this architect Jiang suddenly became enraged less than two seconds after asking this question. I knew it, you cant answer the question youre just like that vile woman. She clearly giarized my design and said it was her own work, and even epted an award for it1! Taste my fist!
He threw a punch at Wang Lings face; not only was itpletely out of the blue, he also didnt hold anything back.
Even if this was a training simtion in a mind space which couldnt cause any physical injuries, the brain would still produce a sense of pain when a person was hit since the cranial nerves were connected to the space.
Fortunately, this opponent in this mind space simtion couldnt be considered very strong. Following the trajectory of the mans punch, Wang Ling could easily see through the other partys attack pattern, and he used his simple body movements to make it seem like he was dodging the attacks by luck.
At the same time, he pondered Teacher San Yuans words.
Each opponent had their own weakness. So, what was this architect Jiangs shoring? Wang Ling mulled and observed this architects movements, and suddenly noticed that the mans lower half seemed unusually stable.
No matter how his fist techniques changed, his lower half was an extremely stable triangle.
A triangle was the most stable structure which architects were naturally fond of; it was evident that the architect in front of him was a big fan of the triangle.
The more manic he acted, the easier it became for him to reveal an opening. Gazing at the other partys lower half, Wang Ling seized an opening.
On the other side, everyone else almost had the same idea as Wang Ling, and they started to use their individual skills to attack the architects lower half.
Super Chen used a sweep kick, which was a simple but extremely effective restraining method. After throwing the other party off bnce, Super Chen seized the opportunity and used a series ofbo punches to directly clear the first checkpoint.
Dopey Guos method for clearing the checkpoint was a little moreplicated than Super Chens. Since Dopey Guo was heavier, agile methods like the sweep kick didnt work for him at all. After some thought, Dopey Guo used his Ground Roll Technique, which was a condensed version of the Meatball Tank it wasnt as powerful, but was excellent for limiting movements.
For the time being, these two had used some rtively normal melee restraining methods; inparison, Wang Ling put Xia Ming and Li Youyue into the Showboat Group.
They shared the same trait they were eager to excel. Because of that, they basically unted their methods for restraining the other party.
Foul Wind Heavenly Destruction Kick!
Demon Tornado Kick!
They disyed their powerful kicking techniques in unison.
As for Lotus Sun
She didnt fight at all at the first checkpoint; she cleared it on the spot after reacting swiftly and answering the architects question correctly.
A top student was a top student as expected of the most formidable young miss of No. 60 Highs delegation!
Outside, San Yuan gasped in admiration as he observed how the others passed the checkpoint. The only ones left now were the real big shots Wang Zhen, Zhenyuan, Gu Shunzhi and Liu Qingyi who still hadnt made a move.
They had all been waiting for Wang Ling to act first. This was their first performance and they were still a little inexperienced They clumsily imitated Wang Lings posture and evenunched attacks at the exact same angle, dumbfounding San Yuan once again.
These few were clearly new transfer students, but they were unexpectedly so coordinated
It was said that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in No. 60 High this year, and San Yuan felt that these new transfer students were actually pretty mysterious. He had heard that these people had gotten outstanding results in the entrance test, but seeing it with his own eyes now, San Yuans spirit was roused by the wonder he felt.
No. 60 High was one to look out for this year!
Liu Qingyi had initially been copying Wang Lings movements, but it seemed that she hated how cowardly it felt. Perhaps she was recalling how she and Wang Zhen shed while boarding at Wei Zhis ce, but her fury exploded all of a sudden!
This Wang Zhen never once paid attention to what he did! When he was done with the toilet, it was always clogged with tissue! When he brushed his teeth in the morning, he never put the toothpaste cap back on!
The most abominable thing was his thunderous snoring at night! Which always disrupted her rest! It was impossible for her to like this hateful man!
At this thought, Liu Qingyi grit her teeth angrily. In any case, it was just attacking the lower half of the other partys body. Furthermore, it was a man did it have to be soplicated?
And so, Liu Qingyi directly kicked this architect with the surname Jiang in front of her.
This was a move which all girls knew how to use: Sterilizing Kick!
Chapter 1121 - A Rapper’s Hidden Weapon!
Chapter 1121: A Rappers Hidden Weapon!
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Seeing Liu Qingyis powerful kick, Wang Ling, Gu Shunzhi, Wang Zhen and Zhenyuan all felt cold in the lower halves of their bodies. Since Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi had descended to the world below without permission, they were still being punished by Heavenly Dao, and to stop Mother Wang from embarrassing him back then, Wang Ling arranged to have Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi stay at Wei Zhis ce.
Although their personalities seemed to sh, Wang Ling thought that they were actually verypatible with each other. He had originally intended to help them get to know each other better and develop feelings in passing; he never thought that they would havemunication problems instead.
It was said that absence made the heart grow fonder
It turned out that these words werent a lie.
As expected, when it came to feelings, was it still better to let nature take its course?
An unripe melon wouldnt taste sweet!
Seeing how fierce Liu Qingyis kick was, Wang Zhen couldnt help trembling, and inadvertently covered his jewels.
He recalled how he was kicked the morning before because he had identally used her toothbrush.
He also recalled how he casually drank a mouthful of the bottled drink on the table in the living room two days ago. He thought it was Wei Zhis, but it turned out to be Liu Qingyis drink, and he was kicked yet again
He still remembered how he just casually criticized some young newbie stars on their poor acting skills three days ago, after Liu Qingyi had started to stan Earth celebs, and he was kicked for it
He already couldnt remember how many times he had been kicked in just a few weeks.
In any case, this was the reality: the power of Liu Qingyis kicks had increased, and Wang Zhen was almost done cultivating his iron crotch technique.
Its so hard! Whenever Wang Zhen thought about it, he couldnt help feeling aggrieved, and he even teared up.
As a man, he thought it was beneath his dignity to bicker with Liu Qingyi. Furthermore, he realized that he treated her with natural patience; whatever unreasonable thing she did to him, he actually didnt get angry.
Of course, he absolutely didnt believe that he already had feelings for this violent woman. His parents had beat him since he was young, so his train of thought was different he felt that it was probably because he had grown up under an iron fist that he had developed an immunity to violent behavior.
Wang Ling clearly heard Wang Zhens thoughts.
It could only be said that Wang Zhen was a man with formidable mental fortitude He had endured violence since young, yet was still able to grow up so well the most miraculous thing was how he didnt be especially twisted or reclusive! What normal person could do that?
Wang Ling himself was strongly opposed to violent behavior, whether at home or at school.
The silent treatment was the mostmon and most easily overlooked type of abuse in school.
Istion wasnt good for physical or mental development, but many parents obviously didnt treat it seriously.
It was possible that in every school, or even every ss, there was a student who was an outcast this was the scariest thing.
Perhaps every person had bullied some outcast ssmate when they were young and ignorant, and perhaps every person owed that ssmate an apology. As time passed, this old wound was doomed to not heal, and couldnt be wrapped up with bandages; the only thing everyone could do now was start with the people around them: Tell your friends, rtives, and even your future kids, to treat the people around you with a little more kindness as much as possible.
Actually, Wang Ling himself still preferred to be shunned
It would at the very least save him some headache.
But since young, it seemed that everyones gazes never strayed far from Wang Ling.
When he was young, his control had been unsteady, and there were times he would overperform, whichnded him in awkward predicaments.
By the time Wang Ling collected his thoughts again, he had already reached the second checkpoint which San Yuan had set up. The boss at the second checkpoint was a tall young man wearing mink fur. He had very unique dreadlocks and wore a pair of sunsses. Coupled with therge gold chain around his neck and his jerky swaying, it was clear that this was a rapper.
Rap was one type of musical genre, but Wang Ling didnt have a smooth tongue, and since the beginning, had never had much interest in this sort of impromptu freestyle form. Back when the show Rap of Huaxiu was popr, his ssmates and friends around him would discuss those rappers who drewrge audiences by improvising lyrics to diss other people and life, which won them poprity for a time.
Wang Ling alone had little interest.
He gazed at this rapper in a mink coat in front of him, and for the time being, gave him the name Brother Mink.
Given that Brother Mink was a rapper, Wang Lings first thought was that the other party might attack with a sound wave spellbined with a physical technique. Unlike the stereotypical impression many people had about sound wave spells, they didnt need to be yelled out.
In fact, many advanced sound wave spells were practically noiseless; there was no need to yell them out a soft murmur could be just as lethal.
When advanced sound wave spells were sung in a low voice, they could have a hallucinatory effect on the other party, and if you seized that moment and used a physical technique, you could deal your muddle-headed opponent a heavy blow! Hit the vital parts, and before most people could react in time, they would have already fallen to the ground.
Hence, the key to clearing this checkpoint should be to use the acupuncture seals, which they mastered in high school, to seal their own ears so that the opponents sound wave spell wouldnt affect them.
But what happened next made Wang Ling feel that in the end, he was still too young.
When Brother Mink saw Wang Ling thinking about how to respond, he abruptly took action. Wang Ling did what he felt was right, and that was to seal his ears so that the sound wave spell wouldnt mess with his mind.
Actually, even if he didnt seal his ears, the sound wave spell wouldnt affect him much, but he had to pretend
He had to pretend for San Yuans benefit.
But just as Wang Ling was thinking that his acting was pretty good, several concealed weapons suddenly flew out of the sleeves of this Brother Mink in front of him!
???
Wang Lings heart trembled.
Hidden weapons werent a big deal. It wasmon to use hidden weapons in line with a physical attack to change up the attack pattern. The apanying use of hidden weapons wasnt rare.
So it wasnt as if Wang Ling didnt understand this Brother Minks behavior.
The issue was that Wang Ling was still staring dumbly at the hidden weapons that were flying at him.
Because these hidden weapons were dumpling skins.
Chapter 1122 - Kuxuan, Who Has No Integrity
Chapter 1122: Kuxuan, Who Has No Integrity
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Privately, Wang Ling had thought that this was just a simple simtion game, but didnt expect the boss at every checkpoint to actually be a meme character
Take this Brother Mink as an example C this character design was undoubtedly based on a once-famous rapper in particr who was the big brother of the rap crew Green Grass Association. As for the dumpling skin hidden weapon, Wang Ling just couldnt mock this design anymore, since the main reason why the public shunned this person after his poprity exploded was that he had made a cuckold of his own big brother by hooking up with his sister-inw1.
There was a saying: There is nothing more delicious than dumplings, and nothing better to y with than1
At this point, Wang Ling couldnt bear thinking about it anymore as his heart copsed C this game was simply poisonous!
But if it was just a distraction from a hidden weapon coupled with a physical attack, the threat which this Brother Mink posed wasnt much. Wang Ling originally thought that Brother Mink would more likely attack with an advanced sound wave spell and body technique. In the end, this demonstrated that the second checkpoint wasnt too difficult an obstacle, and that the level of difficulty increased incrementally with each subsequent checkpoint; it was Wang Lings fault for overthinking it.
Wang Ling dodged the dumpling skins which Brother Mink shot out. His heart and eyes were one as he inadvertently made tremendous use of the dynamic vision of his Kings Eye. As he evaded this hidden weapon, the dumpling skins actually fell into his own hands.
Then, he abruptly flung the dumpling skins back. They were as fast as flywheels, and cut into Brother Minks belly.
Brother Mink fell to the ground in pain, and dered before he died, If I had the chance to do it again I want to tell my big brother sister-inw and I are truly in love
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
He marveled at how realistic this game design was. While there were massive ws in the character design and functionality, on the whole, it recreated the sense of disgust toward the character.
Wang Ling had always been against the idea of a third party in a marriage. Fortunately, Father Wang had already proven with practical actions that he was a good family man. At the very least, when Mother Wang wanted to buy something, Father Wang had never hesitated to get it.
Like with this pregnancy, Father Wang knew that before and after Wang Nuan was born, it would be a new, major household expenditure. Thus, he worked especially hard to push out chapter updates during this period of time in order to earn a little bit of money for milk powder and diapers. It was as if he had be a tentacle monster as he churned out two hundred thousand characters every day,pletely unlike an author like Kuxuan, who had no moral integrity.
Wang Ling also didnt know how the author named Kuxuan still had the guts to base Father Wang on himself In terms of diligence alone, they werent on the same level at all!
The training ended early today, mainly because San Yuan realized that this batch of No. 60 High students were too outstanding. He had only prepared just so much for today. The body technique training was initially supposed to be for tomorrow. Once everyone cleared the training, San Yuan suddenly discovered that it seemed he already had nothing else to teach them.
San Yuan sat upright on the sofa in Headmaster Chens office. He still kept his strict habits from the army; he sat half-perched forward on the sofa, his waist very straight. The way he sat, he looked very well-behaved, with his hands resting lightly on his knees.
Headmaster Chen gave San Yuan a cup of tea. San Yuan turned a gear on his iron mask, and a straw extended out from the center
What kind of design is this asked Headmaster Chen curiously.
San Yuan: Sorry, I got used to it in the army. The straw is custom made and has a built-in filter. Its useful when were looking for water in the wild.
Because he wore a mask all year round, San Yuan was already ustomed to the masks various applications. Even now, he still kept it on when drinking tea. Even when he ate, he didnt have to take off his mask because of the Pore Devouring Spell.
The truth was that the masks which Magnificent Immortal specially manufactured for its special forces actually had many miraculous uses, and even Headmaster Chen wasnt clear on what they were.
The filtering and purifying functions, for example, actually werent rare, and regr masks also had them.
San Yuan, weve been friends for years. Tell me the truth: After teaching this batch of students from our No. 60 High this time, what do you think of them? Headmaster Chen asked for San Yuans advice very earnestly. He had invited San Yuan over because he knew thetter wouldnt act politely with him. This man said things as they were C in whatever he said or did, he was frank and straightforward.
Do you want the truth? San Yuan looked at him expressionlessly.
Of course. Headmaster Chen smiled as he anticipated San Yuans criticism.
If San Yuan could pick out some issues before the nationalpetition, then No. 60 High at least had some hope of making it into the top 30 in the country
After all, there would be 102 high schools this time, with all kinds of formidable prodigies. To make it into the top 30 in the country would already be very amazing. Headmaster Chen didnt dare ask for a higher ranking.
Getting into the top ten would indeed be a little tough for these kids.
But it was fine to set a small, achievable goal.
However, San Yuans answer took Headmaster Chenpletely by surprise.
San Yuan: Theyre all outstanding kids Judging from the lesson today, at least, I feel that their overall strength isnt that much different from the kids in city key high schools. They have quick reflexes and wits, and share an unusually good rapport.
Headmaster Chen was nk. Rapport?
Thats right, they have very good rapport. San Yuan said, I had them do the body technique test in separate mental spaces to prevent them from peeking, cheating, or discussing strategies. Even then, the transfer students and the old ones were actually unusually coordinated. Especially that Student Wang Ling C his mental connection with the other transfer students is unimaginable.
Headmaster Chen: ???
San Yuan: Wang Ling is very quick-witted. Whenever he cleared a checkpoint, the transfer students would also clear them at almost the same time; moreover, they used the same method. If it wasnt for the fact that the mental spaces are separate, I would suspect that they have the same brain structure These kids could actuallye up with the same strategy to clear the checkpoint at the same time under the same conditions. Ive never seen such tacit coordination in my entire life.
Headmaster Chen:
San Yuan: If this coordination can be put to use in thepetition, No. 60 High should rank very high this time.
Headmaster Chen: What is your prediction?
San Yuan: At least in the top eight.
Headmaster Chen wiped at his sweat. You can really dream I will already be satisfied if they can rank in the top 30.
San Yuan: Theres nothing wrong with having a little more confidence. Even FPX1 reached the LoL finals this year. You should have a little more confidence.
Headmaster Chen:
Chapter 1123 - Predicting the Champion
Chapter 1123: Predicting the Champion
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If it was anyone else saying this, Headmaster Chen would just take it as a joke, but since it came from San Yuan, he was still skeptical, but also hopeful about the oue. If No. 60 High really could rank in the top eight, he would probably wake upughing from his dream.
Your predictions have always been very urate, but I want to ask you a question: Who do you think will be the champion school? Devil-Subduing High, or Titan High? Or South Sea Sky High? asked Headmaster Chen. They were the three schools that he was more wary of, and the ones that he wanted the students of No. 60 High students to avoid as much as possible when they entered the battlefield.
Devil-Subduing High was proficient in the study of control, Titan High was strong and invincible given their powerful defense and strength output, and South Sea Sky High had formidable sense of perception. On their own, they would be particrly troublesome on the battlefield; if they formed an alliance in thispetition, it would be disastrous. Thus, Headmaster Chen reckoned that even if the students of these three schools didnt win the championship, they would at the very least make it into the top four. Besides, these schools were rtively famous, and the fighting strength of their students in recent years had been very impressive.
Titan Highs basketball team had already defended its number one position in the country for a whole thirty years without ever once losing mainly because no one could guard against the fearsome bulks of these Titan High tank students. When they moved, each one of them was like an advancing aircraft carrier or battleship. All the teams they encountered didnt dare make even the smallest move; if they were tripped up and pressed down, they would be seriously injured
Listening to Headmaster Chen, San Yuan pondered for a while. To be honest, there were indeed plenty of famous and powerful enemies among the schools participating in thispetition. Compared with No. 60 High this year, Devil-Subduing High, Titan High and South Sea Sky High certainly were all powerful opponents. But in addition to these top-tier schools, there were some middle-tier schools who were also formidable opponents, like Tianshi Imperial High School, Nation League No.1 High School
Of course, the school which San Yuan thought was the most troublesome wasnt in this list.
He believed that there was a middle school, which Headmaster Chen had underestimated, that could be this years champion.
Do you know Bnce me Middle School, Headmaster Chen? San Yuan looked up at that moment and seemed lost in thought as he looked at Headmaster Chen.
Bnce me Middle School? Headmaster Chen repeated the name.
This school It did have a reputation, but Headmaster Chen hadnt put it on the list of schools to watch out for since it was a middle-tier school.
I know this school. He seemed to be considering his words carefully. Bnce me Middle School is apletely closed off cultivation school. All the students board at the school. They only get two hours of sleep each day, and the rest of the time is devoted to cultivation. They get up at 4 oclock in the morning for collective sword practice, and the food which the school canteen prepares is all nutrition and fasting pills In my opinion, this kind of education is extremely unscientific.
But ny percent of its students get into key universities, and ny percent of those ultimately enter key cultivation universities; even the worst students can get into a second-tier university, San Yuan said.
This sort of closed off education is indeed amazing, but I still think its harmful to the students physical and mental development, Headmaster Chen said. San Yuan, do you think this school can win the championship? I dont think so. Although these students are trained to be learning and fighting machines, its very easy for them to be rigid thinkers who are overly stubborn and dogmatic. In a big nationalpetition like this, its very important to be flexible. Whats more, itll be Senior Grade One students participating this time, and I dont think the Middle Grade Three students of Bnce me Middle School will be a threat to them.
Youre wrong, Headmaster Chen.
San Yuan shook his head. As far as I know, Bnce me Middle School has its own stringent admission criteria: Students need to have a certain degree of self-discipline and learning capability. Students who can learn may not ultimately do that well in their studies, but those who cant learn will undoubtedly do worse, unless theyre possessed by Eurogod1. These students are very good at research and learning, and they know how to use what theyve learned from the textbooks and apply it in the real world.
Headmaster Chen hadnt expected San Yuan to suddenly bring up this point. Learning capability
The first subject that Bnce me Middle School students learn when they enter the school is copying. Every student in the school has a unique view on copying someone elses strength. Even if a group from Bnce me Middle School might have only spent a semester there, if you put them on the battlefield, theyll absorb the tactical thinking of the strong cultivation schools like Devil-Subduing High, Titan High and even South Sea Sky High, and slowly build on itter. In the end, they might be great, fearful devils, San Yuan said.
San Yuans words might sound like an exaggeration, but Headmaster Chen was in fact well aware that the students of Bnce me Middle School did have more abnormal learning capabilities.
If San Yuan hadnt reminded him, he would have forgotten this point
I recall that the current headmaster of Bnce me Middle School is Headmaster Chen looked a little nostalgic.
Zuo Qingqiu, San Yuan answered immediately.
Oh, so its that boy. Headmaster Chen smiled. It was a familiar name.
It looks like this Headmaster Zuo is an old acquaintance of yours? San Yuan chuckled.
Practically all of the headmasters who had graduated from cultivation military school alongside Headmaster Chen that year had been crushed by his formidable tactical thinking before. This included Li Qingxi, headmaster of Devil-Subduing High, and Zuo Qingqiu, headmaster of Bnce me Middle School; they had suffered tremendously from his array of surprising support spells!
For the nationalpetition this time, all school headmasters had to takemand. If this was before Zuo Qingqiu became headmaster of Bnce me Middle School, Headmaster Chen would have to think carefully about how to deal with this middle school.
But now that he knew that the headmaster was Zuo Qingqiu, he was immediately all smiles in his office.
Zuo Qingqiu this kid has always been the conservative type, which may be a major weakness of hismand. Headmaster Chen tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair and pondered for a bit before saying, What Bnce me Middle School has to be careful about is to absolutely not lose too many teammates in the early stage. Given their strong learning capability, they might get the upper hand during the middle andter stages of thepetition.
San Yuan: What do you mean?
Headmaster Chen snapped his fingers. Since its like this, how about we concentrate our firepower and get rid of this time bomb at the very beginning?
Chapter 1124 - Father Wang – Collecting Material and Adapting
Chapter 1124: Father Wang C Collecting Material and Adapting
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It was initially just a district-level body technique exchange meet, which had inexplicably expanded into a nationalpetition. If No. 60 High ced in thispetition, Wang Ling wouldnt be able to remain unnoticed and low-key, no matter how much he wanted to. Events now seemed to be developing in a way which contradicted the important strategy which Father Wang and Mother Wang had drawn up for him: Live a low-key life.
Wednesday, November 12th.
That night, Wang Ling got a parents notice and two tickets.
Since it had be a nationalpetition, Songhai citys educationmission decided to make a block booking for all parents of participants from Songhai city to watch thepetition live. Father and Mother Wang were naturally invited, but after Wang Ling entered middle school, this ridiculous couple had never attended the parent-teacher conference, and had always found someone else to do it. For example, Wang Ling had gotten Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to attend the parent-teacher conference in the first semester of Senior Grade One.
Hence, Wang Ling didnt think Father and Mother Wang would go.
Yo, its a big event this time, and theres actually tickets for it. When Father Wang received the parents notice and the two tickets, he was instantly lost in thought.
While the school had already sent out the tickets beforehand, it was up to the parents whether they went or not. No one was specially overseeing this matter, nor would there be any teachers at the venue checking which parents did or did not attend.
The problem was that Father Wang reluctantly felt that an event like this body technique exchange meet was detrimental to the prenatal training that the couple was doing these days.
Father Wang and Mother Wang had been carefully doing prenatal training during this period. Her belly sticking out, Mother Wang traveled all over the ce, and Father Wang followed her. They visited all kinds of cultural museums on cultivation history, with the intent of making use of this art influence to get Wang Nuan to calm down Generally speaking, girls tended to be more serene, but considering what happened after Wang Ling was born, Father and Mother Wang still felt that this sort of meditative prenatal training was vital!
Eyes fixed on the notice and tickets, Father Wang pondered for a moment before finally deciding to decline. How about you ask Little Lei to go on our behalf?
Wang Ling:
He knew it!
Youre calm now, and dont like to talk much, but when you were born, you were actually quite rowdy. Your mom and I always wondered if it was because we didnt do the prenatal training properly before you were born. Your mom and I have been taking your little sister to look at cultural and art exhibits these days, and we hope that shell be a little calmer, said Father Wang. An event like a body technique exchange meet doesnt seem good for prenatal training. What if your little sister is influenced by the violence? Your mom and I are already no longer your match
These words dumbfounded Wang Ling.
What already no longer your match
They hadnt been his match since he was born, alright?!
The critical point was that Wang Ling didnt think this sort of calming prenatal training could curb his little sisters strength.
Wang Nuans Shadow Dao had already caused Wang Ling plenty of trouble during the summer break; at that time, Wang Ling already knew what Wang Nuan was going to be like. Although his cute little sister had yet to be born, given how pesky Shadow Dao was, she would definitely be a troublemaker.
Seeing that Father Wang didnt n to go, Wang Ling took the tickets back, then had him sign the notice.
To be honest, Wang Ling was instead relieved that Father and Mother Wang werent going. When he thought about how his parents might watch his performance during thepetition, a part of him would always feel nervous as their kid.
As Mother Wang put on a face mask that night, she discussed the nationalpetition with Father Wang. Actually you really want to go and watch.
Eyes on the newspaper, Father Wang kept silent.
It just so happens that Ive arranged to hang out with a few friends that day. You dont have to worry about me, theyve always taken very good care of me, said Mother Wang.
Father Wang put the newspaper down and sat upright as he listened to Mother Wang speak. This nationalpetition is a rare event. Ling Ling is usually so low-key, yet his teacher still chose him, which proves that his teacher really likes him. It would be good for you to go and watch. Usually, you hardly talk to each other, and you always use docking his allowance as a way to try and have a heart-to-heart chat with your son and get close to him. This is actually a very good chance; seeing how Ling Ling performs during thepetition will deepen your rtionship and understanding of each other.
Cough but
But Ling Ling already took back the tickets, right? Mother Wangughed as she opened a drawer and pulled them out. I took them back from Ling Ling.
Father Wang took the tickets, his heart trembling slightly.
You damn tsundere, Mother Wangmented.
Ai, do you think I want to be like this? Father Wang curled his lip.
Father Wang really wanted to go and watch this body technique exchange meet. Indeed, like Mother Wang said, he wanted to see what Wang Lings performance was like. In addition, it was also for the sake of collecting reference material.
Father Wang didnt have a lot of source material on body technique exchange meets. 102 high schools would be participating in this nationalpetition this time, and Father Wangs heart pounded at this treasure trove of source material.
Source material was derived from life; one of Father Wangs main tasks in writing was to collect news on the people around him and on society, and integrate them into his novels to give it a sense of the times.
For example, Father Wang had already adapted something that happened between an online live streamer and a fruit farmer the day before into his story yesterday.
It started with a fruit farmer who opened an online shop, and had mistakenly typed in twenty-six yuan for 4500 jin of tangerines rather than 4500 grams. This mistake instantly drew the attention of some so-called fleece clubs.
A live streamer who took pride in fleecing others made this mistake known in his fan group and called for his fans to go online and order. They were sure that the seller wouldnt be able to deliver the goods, and they would promptlyin together in order to receive ten percent of the total payment inpensation.
The poor fruit farmer received tens of thousands of orders overnight, and the shops capital instantly went up in smoke.
This live streamer called Passerby A was condemned byizens, and finally apologized. His ount was banned by the live stream tform, and this professional online fleece club which hid in the shadows officially entered the public eye.
This sort of behavior already wasnt fleecing, but was cutting off the sheeps head Exploiting someones mistake for profit was extremely shameless.
But in considering whether the subject matter was suitable or not, Father Wang had to first decide whether it was reasonable to adapt this source material. As a writer of cultivation novels, such a modern plot device appearing in his cultivation novel would unavoidably be a little off-putting.
Hence, Father Wang revised and adapted this scam story for his own story.
Chapter 1125 - Father Wang’s Imagination
Chapter 1125: Father Wangs Imagination
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That evening, Father Wang had his regr meeting with his editor Lie Mengmeng, and they discussed the setting for the next character. None of the characters in his novel were redundant. Whether it was the viin, the protagonist, or a minor role, they each had their own wonderful story and character setting, so it was especially important to determine how the characters would be positioned in the overall story.
The two men were on a video call that evening. These days, Lie Mengmeng seldom came by to press Father Wang for the manuscript, mainly because the website had recently been doing a strict audit of their novels. This was thew of nature, the survival of the fittest C authors who couldnt do it would be 404ed.
It might sound a little cruel, but this was reality.
Thus, the literary websites entire editorial department had been working overtime recently as they carried out manual checks to prevent works from touching on taboo issues. For minor infractions, it was enough to censor chapters or keywords, but for serious infractions, the entire book might be taken down, and if it was even more serious, the authors pen names might be banned!
Lie Mengmeng had inspected roughly several thousand books today, before taking some time out to analyze Father Wangs new characters. Fleecing You really keep up with the times. I also read the news. Supposedly, that live streamer is still unconvinced, and is saying that the fruit farmer was hyping himself up.
Theres nothing to be unconvinced about. I have some information here which says that this fruit farmer was part of an aid initiative for the poor No sooner had his hometown helped him open an online store to lift him out of poverty, the website gotints the next day and closed it down. I heard that the vige chief was shocked!
Lie Mengmeng was surprised. Is that so
But its too sensitive an issue to write about, so I think that its better to focus on parodying that unscrupulous live streamer. Father Wang said, I already have an idea about the character setting. The protagonist is just about to run into an old enemy, who sends out this subordinate, whos very good at scamming people, to tangle with the protagonist. His ability is Scam.
Go on
I havente up with the specific details of the ability yet, but this is roughly what I think: In any case, the main point is this Scam. The new viin has the codename Lu RenA, and is rted to Grandpa Lu whom I wrote about before in the book. Hes Grandpa Lus grandson. Hes skilled at using the Inte, and inherits from Grandpa Lu a system which shares fake coupons.
Father Wang said, This fake coupon system takes advantage of peoples inner greed for small gains, and generates countless coupon links to entice cultivators to click on them. As long as cultivators click on them, theyll be robbed of part of their cultivation, which will then converge in the systems host.
Wouldnt that be too big a bug
In any case, our protagonist is invincible, and will always have a way to fix the situation. Father Wang said, When they click on the coupon links, theyll be automatically drained of their cultivation, but if they continue forwarding the links, their cultivation wille back to them. The more they share, the more of their cultivation that will return. But at the same time, this also leads to the worldwide spread of these fake coupons, which causes a huge crisis
Hearing this, Lie Mengmeng couldnt help taking a deep breath.
This viral spread of links suddenly reminded him of the dread of being overwhelmed by Pinxixi1s coupon links in WeChat Moments, especially when 11/112 came around every year. That was clearly a day for Taobao events, but Pinxixi also butted in, and would flood chat groups with all sorts of links practically every day.
The scariest thing was that there would always be friends who would ask you to help click on the links.
Trying to get a bargain during normal times was already frightening enough.
As expected, source material came from real life
Lie Mengmeng marveled at Father Wangs imagination.
Given this viral spread, wouldnt the viin be very strong?
Not really. Father Wang said, While many people are greedy for petty gains, there has to be gains offered in the first ce before the scammers can swindle them. If the links are fake, online users will definitelyin on arge scale. The people who posted these links will thus be arrested by the Inte police the next day, and wont cause too much harm.
Theres still this sort of operation Lie Mengmeng wiped at his sweat. This kind of absurd humor was Father Wangs typical way of dealing with things. Sometimes it didnt need to especially make sense C as long as it was funny and preposterous enough, it was fine to view it as an interlude.
This style also reminded Lie Mengmeng of a talk showedian called Soy Egg. For example, there had been a marvelous debate recently on whether to save a cat or a famous painting if a museum was on fire1
Thursday, November 13th.
Tomorrow was the day they would set out for Jinghua city. In the morning, Headmaster Chen gave everyone their round-trip tickets to the city. ording to thepetition schedule, they would arrive at the designated base on Friday evening to report in, and thepetition would officially begin on Saturday, where everyone would participate in the body technique survival contest on Nine Dragon Mountain for eight days.
They werent allowed to take any magic treasures, talismans, food or daily necessities with them for thepetition. Multiple inspections would be carried out prior to entry, and if someone was detected secretly smuggling something in, they would be immediately disqualified.
After all, this was a nationalpetition, and the rules seemed stricter than for typical body technique exchange meets C the truth, however, was that there was a deliberate loophole.
Headmaster Chen had exined this loophole to everyone that morning. In theory, you arent allowed to take anything inside, but the truth is that therell definitely be some people wholl take the risk and muddle their way through the inspections.
Can they?
Most of those who have this intent will be extremely confident in their abilities. Headmaster Chen said, In the nationalpetition this time, the rules only apply to the inspections C in other words, if you can muddle your way through the inspections and sessfully take something in, it wont be considered cheating if you use it openly during thepetition. This will depend on how the students of each school deal with this.
Its too hard. Hero Guo said, I have an uncle who participated in activities like this when he was a student. At that time, there were already space detection devices during the entry inspections. Storage space magic treasures like storage rings and storage bags can be detected with a simple sweep, and cant be taken inside.
Hearing this, Headmaster Chen fell silent.
He knew that this was a loophole that the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools had deliberately set up to test the students ability to respond to it.
Thus, secret smuggling this time could only be considered an opportunity and not cheating, and couldnt be dealt with under the rules for cheating; the Alliance of Ten Thousand School was ying a good word game this time.
If this secret smuggling was detected at entry inspections, it would be unterally deemed a vition.
The word vition was easier on the ears than cheatingC even if a student was caught and disqualified, there wouldnt be a record of it on file.
Although San Yuan predicted that No. 60 High would make it into the top eight, Headmaster Chen wanted to y it safe.
Since the Alliance of Ten Thousand School had created such an opportune loophole, there naturally was no reason not to take full advantage of it.
Chapter 1126 - Lotus Sun’s Sword Spirit Space
Chapter 1126: Lotus Suns Sword Spirit Space
Conditions permitting, making fair use of the loophole in the rules was also a shortcut in battle toward cing in thepetition ranking this time. Headmaster Chen knew his old acquaintances all too well. His heart was as clear as a mirror; he knew that they would never let go of this opportunity.
It was very likely that Li Qingxi, headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, and Zuo Qingxiu, headmaster of Bnce me Middle School, were both making ns at the moment.
Of all the headmasters this time, Headmaster Chen felt that his biggest foes were these two guys.
He might have defeated the both of them before, and they might not seem fearsome, but if they werent capable, they wouldnt be able to hold up these two key city high schools.
No. 1 Devil-Subduing High was good at control spells, and the students of Bnce me Middle School were very good at learning through experience. If the two schools worked together, they might be a formidablebination.
Devil-Subduing High was good at control spells, and could control both people and objects. They could use control spells to confuse the instruments used during the entry inspections so that they produced errors C Headmaster Chen could imagine this happening.
Given Li Qingxis character, he would definitely get the students to do that. In this eight-day battle for survival, even bringing a single fasting pill inside would significantly improve their odds.
Compared with Li Qingxis side, the students of Bnce me Middle School were more conservative; this was a group of bookworms who emphasized rules and stubbornly clung to their principles; it would be absolutely unthinkable to them to take advantage of the loophole.
Headmaster Zuo would want to persuade his students to bring some things in, but he would be faced with the problem of his students unwillingness to break the rules. As headmaster, he couldnt force them to do what he wanted.
Headmaster Chens guess was that this Headmaster Zuo would probably choose one or two of the students and use some of his tricks to deceive them into bringing things in
After these Bnce me Middle School bookworms brought these things inside, they would have to use these extra aids once they encountered difficulties.
Mankind could never escape scientific truth.
Hence, Headmaster Chens n for dealing with Bnce me Middle School was very simple.
After hearing Headmaster Chens n, Dopey Guos lips twitched. To report them Is that really alright? Isnt it a little too shameless
Its nothing more than a fair method ofpetition, Headmaster Chen said.
Bnce me Middle School was a school that would be harder to deal with in theter stage. They absolutely couldnt be allowed to survive in this battle, so they had to be disposed of as soon as possible in the early stage. It would be good news for all schools if Bnce me Middle School was down some members right from the start.
As for how No. 60 High would bring magic treasures in, Headmaster Chen had already thought up of a n: They might be able to use Lotus Suns spirit sword Mysterious Sea to achieve this.
Everyone knew that Lotus Suns spirit sword already had a sword spirit. As long as she used this sword spirit attribute and ced the magic treasures inside a sword spirit space, no equipment would be able to detect them.
Spirit swords also werent allowed in the national body techniquepetition this time, but when a sword spirit and its master shared a close enough rapport, a sword spirit space could be opened up remotely.
Mysterious Sea has been with Student Lotus Sun since she was born. There probably isnt anyone here who has as high a rapport as Student Lotus Sun does with her sword, so well have to trouble Student Lotus Sun this time.
Okay, headmaster! Lotus Sun agreed readily.
The truth was that even if Headmaster Chen hadnt said anything, Lotus Sun had already figured out this method; as a refined youngdy, not only did she have to bring magic treasures, she also had to bring many daily necessities.
Everyone would definitely be unkempt while participating in this eight-day battle for survival, but Lotus Sun didnt want that to happen to her. This was a nationalpetition, and she would inevitably be photographed, so she would need to pay particr attention to her image, or it might tarnish the reputation of her familys Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Hence, she had to bring talismans for cleaning as well as makeup for girls.
Conditions permitting, it would be best if she could wash her hair once a day.
After ss, everyone started to discuss what they should bring in with them.
Li Youyue asked, Will we really not be found out?
Lotus Sun nodded and beamed. We wont be discovered. Its very difficult to create a sword spirit space, and it was only by luck that I was able to refine one. Generally, very few Foundation Establishment students can open up a sword spirit space, so there wont be checks carried out specially for a sword spirit space since the procedure involved is tooplicated; if over a thousand students are checked for this space, who knows how long the inspections will take.
Li Youyue sighed with relief. Thats great. I was still wondering what I should do if I got all dirty during the eight days Can you help me bring in some makeup and toiletries?
Lotus Sun: Ill prepare a few more; you can just use mine.
Liu Qingyi also echoed Li Youyue. Me too!
Lotus Sun nodded smoothly. No problem.
Super Chen: But what if
You shut up! The three girls shouted at the same time and stopped Super Chen from speaking.
The power of his blessed mouth really couldnt be underestimated.
Liu Qingyi actually had her own means of bringing things in, but the problem was that she didnt have any money right now! The money she earned from working at Wei Zhis ce was only enough for her to buy some cheap cosmetics. Her life was too hard It would be good if she could save money and freeload off someone else.
Wang Ling realized that when it came to a battle for survival, girls were unusually alike in their thinking: Their first concern wasnt whether they could survive, but for their appearance C this was just too real!
Seeing this, Hero Guo couldnt help but sigh. This is a battle for survival, can you be a little more serious?
Is there anything else more important to a girl than being beautiful and clean? Li Youyue smiled. She looked at Lotus Sun and said, Oh, by the way, Rongrong, I also have a set of kitchenware here; take it in for meter. Nine Dragon Mountain has plenty of local specialties; if we can get good ingredients, I can prepare a pic for everyone.
Kitchenware? No problem. Theres plenty of room in my sword spirit space. Theres enough space for about two truckloads of stuff. Lotus Sun nodded agreeably.
Then, can you help me bring in a game console? Hero Guo asked.
Youre the one acting as if youre going on holiday
Hey, I was nning to hole up at home next week and y Death Stranding C who the hell knew I would be sent out for apetition!
Dont worry, Ill only y when its perfectly safe. Ill do anything as long as you let me bring it.
Wheres your integrity
Lotus Sun was speechless. She then turned to everyone else. Is there anything else you want me to bring? I still have plenty of space.
Saying this, she turned to look at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling:
Lotus Sun: ssmate Wang Ling, do you want crispy noodle snacks?
Wang Ling:
Chapter 1127 - Prized Milk Is Useless
Chapter 1127: Prized Milk Is Useless
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Tomorrow was Friday, which was when No. 60 High would be headed to Jinghua city. After school, the students of the special training ss gathered and discussed whether they should go out and eat together.
Headmaster Chen was in favor of this suggestion. The national physical body techniquepetition wasnt a solo event, and eating together was a good opportunity for them tomunicate and get closer to each other.
Things had been tense between Xia Ming and Wang Ling a few days ago, and Headmaster Chen felt that this might be a ticking time bomb.
Itll be my treat, everyone go out and eat, said Headmaster Chen.
Frankly speaking, everyone was surprised by his generosity.
Huh? Headmaster, are you alsoing with us?
No. Headmaster Chen hurriedly shook his head; an old man going along with a bunch of young people certainly wasnt very good. They didnt have any topics inmon, and conversation might be cut off by the generation gap. If he went with them, they might not be able to enjoy their food as much.
Will three thousand yuan be enough for the ten1 of you?
Wow Headmaster, thats a lot!
Next week will be very difficult for you. This amount isnt much for me.
Headmaster Chen took out some cash from his pocket and handed them to Lotus Sun. Student Lotus Sun will take care of it. I only have two requests: Firstly, find a clean restaurant and dont get sick. Secondly, go home early when youre done.
Thank you, headmaster! Everyone thanked him.
Lotus Sun politely epted the three thousand yuan from the headmaster and also sighed in relief. Eating together was good, of course, but she sometimes actually offended a lot of people because of it.
After all, she was the eldest daughter of Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Every time she arranged to eat with her friends, it was always especiallyvish, and this sort of upper-ss behavior naturally attracted envy.
To use a popr modern phase, it could be summarized as: a lemon person.
After all, their family backgrounds were different. Lotus Sun had been used to an upper-ss lifestyle since young; up until high school, she never thought that there was anything wrong with it. She never had any intention of hurting anyones feelings. Her family was just that rich! Could she be med for that?
But then she met Wang Ling during the schools entrance exam
After being ssmates with Wang Ling for a semester, she felt that she had actually learned a lot from him.
Being low-key wasnt a bad thing. Before high school, she had intended to draw attention and win the hearts of everyone in the entire school to make herself the brightest star.
Her thinking had now changed slightly C to be an unassuming young miss didnt seem like a bad thing
This three thousand yuan from Headmaster Chen could be considered very timely; if the ten of them went out to dine, Lotus Suns bodyguards would probably rush to pay the bill.
What would her ssmates think when they saw that? Wasnt that clearly showing off? ssmate Wang Ling definitely wouldnt like it
What should we eat? Lotus Sun carefully put the three thousand yuan down on the desk and looked prepared to have a serious discussion.
It wasnt that she was being modest, but that she really didnt have any ideas. For the sake of maintaining her figure, she didnt usually eat dinner, so she didnt have any idea at all what food to rmend.
This was already the 1346th night in a row that she would be eating a fasting energy pill
Theres a soup restaurant on Yellow Springs Road thats pretty good. Shall we try it out? Its popr online! said Super Chen.
Yellow Springs Road Thats so ominous. Does it sell Old Woman Mengs soup1? Hero Guo curled his lip. Forget it. We should have a little more faith. No one can clearly exin the mysteries of the universe. Theres too much poisonous milk nowadays
After that, every single person looked at Super Chen.
Super Chen: Whyre you looking at me? Its just Yellow Springs Road, and its just drinking soup. I was thinking about the girls in our team C we should eat something mild at night, and we wont gain weight from drinking soup. Its not like after drinking the soup, well really C
Before he could say die, Hero Guo hastily covered Super Chens mouth, but everyone could still vaguely hear him say that ominous word.
At that moment, Wang Ling was already observing a moment of silence for that Inte-famous soup restaurant
He then unlocked his phone to look for news on that restaurant, and sure enough, he saw that thetest news contained an expos on that Inte-famous soup restaurant.
The news headline was [An Inte-famous soup restaurant down Yellow Springs Road has been shut down and is being investigated for hygiene issues after customers came down with severe diarrhea].
After reading this, Wang Ling silently closed his phone.
It could only be said that Super Chens mouth was indeed terrifying. However, Wang Ling also realized that it had to be something which Super Chen said without thinking before it came true. This was what people meant when they said that prized milk is useless1, which also applied to Super Chen.
For example, if Super Chen wanted to do well, and hence predicted that he would get full marks on his next test, it wouldnt happen.
Then what should we eat? Have you thought about it? Wang Zhen swallowed as he looked at the three thousand yuan on the table; after he and Liu Qingyi were punished by Heavenly Dao, practically all they ate nowadays was instant noodles, in order to save money.
Whenever Wang Zhen burped now, he felt like it had the vor of braised beef
Looking at current Earth prices, three thousand yuan would be enough for them to eat until they were full.
Lets see what everyone likes first. If you dont have any ideas, then let me rmend something; I know a few good restaurants. Li Youyue raised her eyebrows, a confident expression on her face. I dont eat spicy food. How about you guys?
Lotus Sun thought for a moment. Theres nothing in particr that I need to avoid.
Super Chen: Spicy or not is fine for me. I dont eat duck.
Hero Guo: I eat anything.
Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi said in unison, Me too! They exchanged looks of dismay after that, and then ignored each other as they looked away.
Fang Xing: As for me, I dont eat food thats too sweet.
Gu Shunzhi: My taste is the same as Wang Lings.
Zhenyuan: Sos mine!
Wang Ling: ???
Li Youyue: Then what does ssmate Wang Ling like
Gu Shunzhiughed. Its definitely ck pepper. After all, the sachet of seasoning inside a crispy noodle snack packet was ck pepper in vor.
When Gu Shunzhi said this, Wang Ling was stunned. Gu Shunzhi had unexpectedly hit the nail on the head!
As expected of the keeper of order C how dangerous!
Xia Ming wasnt nning to say anything, and was fine with whatever was decided, but since everyone had contributed to the discussion, he thought he would seem a bit antisocial if he didnt say anything. Thus, he thought for a while, and then raised his hand and said, Er Im allergic to peanuts, so I cant eat them
Okay, got it. Li Youyue thought a bit, then said, How about seafood? You can adjust your preferences yourself. I know a restaurant called The Conch Lady! Have you heard of it?
When Li Youyue said that, Lotus Sun instantly fell silent.
Because this restaurant
was actually a business under her Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
Chapter 1128 - Conch Lady
Chapter 1128: Conch Lady
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Like Lotus Sun said, there were a lot of businesses under Huaguo Water Curtain Group. Its main business was pills and medicine, but thanks to abundant profits and thepanys renowned influence in the pills and medicine industry, Huaguo Water Curtain Group used this fortune to quickly expand into various other fields: film and television, e-sports, food, shopping malls Huaguo Water Curtain Groups fingers could be seen in practically every popr pie.
This Conch Lady seafood restaurant chain, for example, was in fact owned by Huaguo Water Curtain Group, but many people didnt know this.
Lotus Sun wanted to eat with the others in a neutral setting. She had rxed a little when Headmaster Chen gave them the money for food, but why had things turned out like this?
ssmate Lotus Sun, you dont look very good. Li Youyue asked, Is it because you cant eat seafood?
No, Im fine Lotus Sun quickly shook her head. She then silently took out her phone and sent a message to the driver, who was waiting outside the school gate, to let Conch Lady know in advance.
Outside the school gate, the driver saw the message and was confused, because Lotus Sun just said, Inform Conch Lady on XXX Road.
She didnt say exactly what to tell them!
And the point was that Conch Lady was inside Huaguo Water Curtain Groups Huaguo Shopping Mall; there was practically no shop there that didnt know Lotus Sun Was there any need to inform them?
The driver looked at his phone and frowned. Although he was a little perplexed, this was the Eldest Misss request, after all, and the driver didnt dare disobey it.
He immediately followed Lotus Suns instruction, and had the nearby bodyguards retreat three kilometers to follow her at a distance while he drove the car to that particr Conch Lady restaurant to let them know.
When everyone exited the ssroom, Lotus Sun inwardly sighed with relief when she saw that the bodyguards who had initially been standing guard outside had retreated.
How are we going to get there? Super Chen asked.
Fly our swords; thepetition ising up, so we should grab every chance to build up our stamina. Besides, flying a sword consumes a lot of energy, so well enjoy the food moreter, Hero Guo suggested. Stamina had always been his weak point, and this was a good opportunity to work out C a short cram session like this was also good.
Lotus Sun nodded. I agree.
Everyone was actually surprised at Lotus Suns agreement; their impression of her was that she was a different sort to them. Usually, there would be a ck limo waiting for her outside the school gate after school.
Since she had agreed, naturally, no one else would refuse.
Then lets fly our swords together; itll be better that way. Wholl lead? Everyone took out their spirit swords. Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi also took out the spirit swords which Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given to them. Heavenly Dao had blocked their use of magic treasures, and they were also forbidden to use their own spirit swords. However, it was difficult for a cultivator to move around without a spirit sword.
For the time being, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had given them apatible spirit sword each. The condition, however, was that after they were done helping Wei Zhi and had spare time on their hands, they had to go and help the Office of Strategic Deception deal with some client requests, like hunting down wanted criminals of the Dark Network and so on.
Wang Ling felt that in some sense, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi were pretty pitiful.
They could have be a loving couple in the world above. In the end, thanks to a freakbination of factors, they both wound up in the world below while running away from the marriage arrangement, and were punished by Heavenly Dao Not only couldnt they return home, this young master and young miss had to work in order to survive here.
How tragic
Everyone had decided to fly their swords, and Wang Ling naturally didnt have any objections. Flying a sword used up a lot of stamina and mental focus; they had to concentrate during the process, or it would be very easy for them to slip and fall in midair.
There would usually be someone who would lead the group, and currently, it seemed only Lotus Sun could take up this role.
Wang Ling, Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Zhenyuan, and Gu Shunzhi had to hide their strength. The only person here who had a sword spirit was Lotus Sun. One of the great advantages of a spirit sword which had spawned a sword spirit was that it had an autopilot mode, where the sword spirit could fly the spirit sword on its own, and thus share its masters mental burden.
Furthermore, if the team flew in a sword formation, the sword spirit in the lead could share part of the mental burden of each team member, which was the reason why many people liked flying swords in a group.
This could be considered one of the very few times Wang Ling was eating out. Moreover, it was with his ssmates. On the entire journey, Lotus Suns Mysterious Sea felt the pressure behind him
Mysterious Sea was well aware that this pressure wasing from Wang Lings Jingke.
F**k He was a small sword spirit. As the bro leading the team while being stared by the boss of sword spirits, the pressure was freaking insane!
But Mysterious Sea didnt dare ask or say anything.
He didnt know what the bosss character was like, but everyone knew that a sword took after its master, and Mysterious Sea was afraid Jingke would kill him
It was about an hour before they finally arrived at themercial za, which had a designated zone for getting off flying swords.
Everyonended, and Hero Guo began to pant heavily. F**k! I swear Ill never fly so far in one go ever again! I felt like I was dying! Id rather do workbook exercises for an hour!
Your stamina is terrible dont hold us back in the body techniquepetition, boss! As soon as Super Chen said the words, Hero Guo instantly tensed up and inwardly cursed Super Chens jinx of a mouth. Everyone else had already hurried on ahead to the mall.
Lotus Sun quietly sighed with relief when they reached the malls main entrance. It looked like her driver had already let them know beforehand Everything was going ording to n.
On the way to the Conch Lady restaurant, she kept encouraging herself.
She was just a very ordinary student today. She didnt need special treatment or anything like that at all. She just wanted to be like everyone else.
But as they made their way to the restaurant, she noticed that everyone in the mall was giving her strange looks, and she slowly started to get a bad feeling
It couldnt be, right
Old Li had been her driver for so long, and should know her thoughts; he couldnt possibly have misunderstood her. Lotus Sun checked the message she sent him, but when she saw the content, she almost spat out a mouthful of blood! She had been so nervous at the time, and had only told Old Li to let them know, but not about what It would indeed be very easy for Old Li to misunderstand this message!
By the time Lotus Sun brought everyone to the Conch Lady restaurant, it was already toote.
When the restaurant manager and staff saw Lotus Sun, they all came out with smiles all over their faces and respectfully stood in a row.
Then, the manager stepped forward and bowed deeply. Eldest Miss! All the staff are in position; we await your inspection!
Lotus Sun:
Everyone:
Chapter 1129 - Air Immortal Warship
Chapter 1129: Air Immortal Warship
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Lotus Sun didnt want special treatment, but she didnt expect things to turn out this way.
Honestly speaking, however, her driver Old Li wasnt to me; it wasrgely her fault for not making herself clear. In the end, Old Li hade straight over to let them know, and scared this Conch Lady branch manager so much that thetter had returned to work despite being in the middle of a health spa.
Now, he led a team of staff in saluting Lotus Sun respectfully at the entrance, which made her feel quite awkward. However, the truth was that the others didnt really care, because this was very normal to them. After all, Huaguo Water Curtain Group was so rich so what if it opened a seafood restaurant?
There were a lot of delicacies on Earth. Before this, Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan had always been busy with official and private matters respectively, and were in the Milky Way all year around as they shuttled back and forth between variouss. The only word to describe food on others was: terrible Thus, they would rather eat fasting pills when they were hungry; who knew when was thest time they had feasted on Earth. They also had only gotten a little taste of what it was like to eat with everyone in No. 60 Highs canteen in these two days at school.
Nothing needed to be said about Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi for this young master and young miss pair who were in dire straits, it didnt matter who paid, as long as they could eat!
As for Super Chen and Hero Guo, they cared even less.
Seeing that everyone didnt particrly care, Lotus Sun sighed with relief.
Order whatever you want, said Lotus Sun.
Dont be shy. Its Headmaster Chens treat, after all. Since there are ten of us, it wouldnt be nice if we didnt eat more, said Li Youyue. As a girl, she in fact knew what Lotus Sun was thinking; indeed, it wouldnt be very nice to publicly exercise privilege on an asion like this.
At that moment, the manager on the side smiled slightly. Thank you for your understanding. Please rest assured that Ill give you a discount and wont waste Headmaster Chens consideration for you. You can also rest assured that we use the freshest ingredients. We have a sea king spirit beast that was just caught from the sea.
Wow, just caught? How was it sent here? said Super Chen.
There is a teleportation array in the kitchen. If you like, you can put on the protective suits over there and go in for a look. The manager extended the invitation with a smile.
Super Chen and Hero Guo were the sort of people who could never sit still: one was hyperactive and the other was crazy about gossip. Naturally, they wouldnt skip an opportunity to visit the kitchen. Moreover, they would be able to see a sea king spirit beast! On average, these sea kings were at the Golden Core stage, and a special immortal sea fleet was required to catch them! Their meat was incredibly delicious!
But to eat sea king spirit beast sashimi three thousand yuan might not be enough for the ten of them.
Li Youyue was in charge of ordering the food. A dozen minutes or soter, the kitchen in the back served up seafood sashimi, roasts and kebabs. For mains, there were steamed rolls, fried noodles and onigiris. The mains here were different to what was served outside; mains usually consisted of rice and noodles, but as a seafood restaurant, Conch Lady in fact processed sea animal parts and incorporated them into its mains.
They looked like mains, but were actually still seafood.
Eat, everyone. Wang Zhen impatiently picked up a fat squid tentacle with his chopsticks and shoved it into his mouth. His face shone with pleasure; it was so good that he didnt want to say anything at all.
This was abination of the freshest ingredients; the chefs had been urgently dispatched from the city center after Lotus Suns driver Old Li had informed the restaurant that she wasing, so naturally, their skills were beyond question.
They ate over ten tes of seafood, yet the boys actually werent full. Since cultivators consumed more energy, they naturally had bigger appetites. Only Li Youyue, Lotus Sun and Liu Qingyi put down their chopsticks; girls needed to maintain their figures, and eating until they were half-full was fine.
Are there any more dishesing?
Yes, theres still a crunchy fried deep sea giant crispy fish.
Deep sea giant crispy fish?
Its a kind of deep sea spirit fish thats very big and which feeds on crispy noodle snacks to survive, Li Youyue exined.
Hearing this, Wang Ling suddenly felt his spirits lift.
Feeds on crispy noodle snacks Everyone was petrified. When they heard this, they felt that they were still inexperienced. The world was indeed full of extraordinary things; who would have thought that there would actually be a fish in the vast ocean which had the same taste as Wang Ling! It was crazy!
4
Friday, November 14th.
That morning, an air immortal warship shaped like a spirit sword was moored on No. 60 Highs sports field. Relying on the repulsive force generated between maic spirit stones and the underground spirit veins, it used maic power to hover in the air, and the captain piloting the ship didnt have to use the slightest bit of spirit energy to steer it.
This sort of air immortal warship in fact wasnt rare. Air immortal warships like this one, which relied on maic spirit stones, were used all over the world. Given its high performance capability, low energy consumption, and the fact that it was environmentally friendly, it was prized by every country. As long as the underground spirit veins still existed, these air immortal warships would be able to operate eternally.
The warship moored on No. 60 Highs sports field was in fact the small-scale air immortal warship dispatched by Jinghua citys Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools; the Alliance had clearly spared no effort to ensure that all participating high school students would arrive by the stipted time.
Picked up by a maic-powered air immortal warship C this is too good!
My god, such fancy treatment! Im jealous!
Ive decided: from now on, Im going to be a lemon person! If our school team doesnt get into the top sixty schools, Ill be the first to turn into a Warwick1 and ughter them!
The crowd of spectating students who lined the corridors of No. 60 High chatted among themselves as they looked enviously at Wang Ling and the others, who were on the sports field.
Who knows how thepetition works?
I heard that theyll report in at five this afternoon, which is then followed by the first elimination report.
The elimination starts today?
There are 102 high schools, of course they have to cut down the numbers. Otherwise, itll be a mess when theyre dropped onto Nine Dragon Mountain.
Everyone was whispering and talking to one another in the corridors.
On the other side, Wang Ling and the others had packed lightly and were ready to go into battle. They formed a neat and tidy row, with Headmaster Chen in the lead at the front of the line. The supporting teacher for the team this time was still Old Antique, while San Yuan had also joined the No. 60 High team as the security advisor.
He had made this decisionst night; in any case, he was still on break and had a lot of time to spare, so he wanted to tag along as a spectator for this spectacrpetition.
Mainly, San Yuan was genuinely curious to know if No. 60 High could truly go as far as he had predicted
They were clearly just a group of Foundation Establishment high school students, but looking at the row of ten people in front of him, a strange feeling came over San Yuan.
He felt that there were some people in this line who could send him off to see Buddha with one punch
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But San Yuan was aware that this was probably just his mistaken impression.
They were just a bunch of Foundation Establishment high school students C how could it be possible?
Chapter 1130 - Powerful Outside Help
Chapter 1130: Powerful Outside Help
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The small air immortal warship could hold up to fifty people at one time. After the No. 60 High delegation boarded, Wang Ling instantly had a bad feeling when he saw that the warship had yet to take off.
Roughly ten minutester, the school guard Old Li led another delegation of ten people, who were wearing luxurious school uniforms, to the sports field C now, everyone had assembled.
Everyone from No. 60 High was looking out the window, and Super Chen and Hero Guo suddenly got a little excited. Its No. 59 High!
No. 60 High and No. 59 High could now be considered old acquaintances. As with No. 60 High, the headmaster of No. 59 High had also personallye. Seeing the familiar figure of Headmaster Jin from No. 59 High, it was as if Wang Ling was back at the spirit sword exchange meet which had been held not long agost semester.
It was No. 60 High who had won the exchange meet then.
But the exchange meet also brought No. 59 High and No. 60 High closer together. In addition, No. 60 Highs promotion as a key city high school candidate had been a special exception, which didnt affect No. 59 Highs path to promotion at all. Now that they were on the same air immortal warship, this could be said to be the perfect picture of a happy reunion.
Wang Ling privately felt that this was fated somehow.
Everyone knew that Headmaster Chen and Headmaster Jin were from the same sect. Now, they were both headmasters who were leading the students under them to participate in a nationalpetition Such a harmonious situation was really moving.
The first person from No. 59 High to board was He Bufeng.
Senior Buliang, who had been taught a lesson by Wang Ling before, had nowpletely turned over a new leaf C not only had he shaved off his shamate hairstyle in favor of a crew cut, he was also wearing a pair of reading sses to perfect his intellectual aura.
He Bufeng truly reflected the saying the clothes make the man. Although he had been held back in school, he was evidently performing well in all respects after turning over a new leaf. Otherwise, he wouldnt have been invited to be a member of the delegation.
As the saying went, a fault confessed is already half-redressed. The students of No. 60 High were somewhat astonished to see the tremendous changes in He Bufengs hairstyle and temperament; even Wang Ling almost didnt recognize him.
To Wang Lings horror, He Bufeng made a beeline for him as soon as he boarded the warship
Wang Ling had deliberately looked for a seat at the back, which gave him a sense of security. Everyone from No. 60 High knew his personality, so none of them crowded him. The air immortal warship was very spacious, and one person could upy two seats. It would be too hot if they all sat together!
So it was very clear that He Bufeng was headed toward Wang Ling
May I sit here, please? The others were astonished when He Bufeng opened his mouth. This polite manner left everyone from No. 60 High speechless for a moment.
Before Wang Ling could answer, He Bufeng had already thanked him. Thank you!
He then directly sat down next to Wang Ling.
Wang Ling:
Wang Ling had nothing to say.
He Bufeng, who had initially turned into a ck cat to tease Wang Ling, had turned back into his original, buck naked form in broad daylight thanks to Wang Lings Kings Eye. Now, He Bufeng was sitting next to him. Wang Ling felt that this could be considered karma ah, what an ill-fated rtionship!
But He Bufeng shouldnt have any evil intentions. From what Wang Ling could tell, the only thing He Bufeng felt toward him now was the slight suspicion that Wang Ling was a very strong person
In short, it would be better to be a little more vignt around this guy.
But now, He Bufengs attitude was more like that of a fan?
Wang Lings mind spun with wild thoughts.
He looked calmly out the window and pretended to ignore He Bufeng, but he had already clearly grasped He Bufengs attitude.
In addition to He Bufeng, the other four members of No. 59 Highs fixed five-member group had alsoe: they were Tang Jingze and the three brothers of the Liang family, Liang Wei, Liang Zheng and Liang Fei. As for the remaining five people, Wang Ling didnt know them very well; even after searching his memories, he felt that they were all unfamiliar, and he hadnt seen them at the previous spirit sword exchange meet.
After the students of No. 59 High boarded the immortal warship, the scene quickly turned lively.
This was mainly because the two schools were now on friendlier terms. Tang Jingze came to No. 60 High to visit the student union for exchange activities sometimes, so the atmosphere among the students of the two schools on the warship was even better than expected, and so harmonious that even the two headmasters felt it was somewhat miraculous.
Senior brother, are we going to form an alliance this time? Headmaster Jin was the first to ask after boarding.
Does junior brother think its going to be tricky? Headmaster Chen raised his eyebrows. He was all too clear on his junior brothers character; thetter absolutely wouldnt open his mouth to suggest that they form an alliance unless he really had to.
The truth was that Headmaster Jin was also moved when he saw how friendly the two schools were.
Although, the two schools were also fundamentally in apetitive rtionship
Itll be safer that way. Headmaster Jin pursed his lips and turned away. Heh, if you dont want to, then forget it!
Headmaster Chen smiled. I didnt say no.
He had often teased this junior brother of his when they were at school together. It had been so many years since they graduated, and both of them were now headmasters, but he felt that his junior brother hadnt changed at all, and was still a damn tsundere.
Alright, then! Well draw up a contractter! Headmaster Jin said.
A contract? So formal?
Of course! Headmaster Jin replied. After our students enter the battlefield and both sides run into each other, they should spare no effort to help one other out. Well set the sixth day of the survival contest as the deadline. The contract will be voided on the seventh day, and we canpete like normal then.
Im fine with that.
The suggestion made Headmaster Chen smile. An alliance was certainly a good thing, but he was still somewhat skeptical about No. 59 Highs fighting strength. I specialized in support studies back then, which was an unconventional pathway. Junior brother, you took the more orthodox route. Listening to you talk, it seems that youre confident No. 59 High will be able to survive?
Well
Headmaster Jin hemmed and hawed. It seems that there are some unfamiliar faces among the students whom youve selected this time.
Speaking up to this point, both the headmasters smiled in tacit understanding.
Did junior brother also look for outside help?
Not exactly; these children are very good, and have already be students of our No. 59 High.
Where did you poach them from?
Tianshi Imperial High School.
Headmaster Chen was a little surprised. It wasnt as if he had never heard of this school.
Of all the cultivation high schools, this was the first choice for children of high-ranking officials and aristocrats in Jinghua city. Fang Xing had transferred from this school to No. 60 High.
It was the fact that No. 59 High was actually able to poach students from Tianshi Imperial High School which Headmaster Chen found incredible.
Chapter 1131 - Tianshi Imperial High School
Chapter 1131: Tianshi Imperial High School
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Fang Xing had transferred from Tianshi Imperial High School, but Headmaster Chen didnt know much about the school.
Tianshi Imperial High School, Imperial High for short.
Imperial High had given birth to numerous talented people throughout the generations, and was the first choice of cultivation high schools for the children of Jinghua dignitaries. However, Tianshi Imperial High School wasnt participating in the national body techniquepetition this time, which was a relief to the many high schools that were fighting for a ce on the rankings.
If Tianshi Imperial High School took part, it would at least rank in the top four.
Given Imperial Highs reputation, theres no need for it to rely on this sort of nationalpetition to make a name for itself. This is a dangerous event, and Im guessing that some of the leaders didnt want their children to participate, so the school didnt sign up for it, Headmaster Jin said.
You havent told me; how did you poach them?
Imperial High has some special admission students every year who dont have to pay the tuition fee. If their grades and rankings drop in the first semester, they wont be able to enjoy the welfare benefit of free tuition the following year. These few came over because they couldnt afford the tuition fee, Headmaster Jin whispered.
Headmaster Chen raised his eyebrows and instantly understood.
He gazed at the few students from Imperial High. Although they had already transferred out, each of them still carried imposing momentum and had the aura of a prodigy.
Thepetition at Imperial High was extremely fierce. While they might have switched schools because their grades had dropped and they couldnt afford the full tuition fee, they were essentially still very outstanding.
As for why they had chosen No. 59 High, given Headmaster Chens understanding of his junior brother, it was likely that Headmaster Jin had used his silver tongue and personally run over to poach these people There was no one better than his junior brother at this.
Headmaster Jin: When we get there, Ill pull in some other schools into our alliance. We have to fight for the top 50 at the very least!
Hearing this, Headmaster Chen and San Yuan, who was on the side, couldnt help but mutter derisively CThe top 50 You arent ambitious enough!
At about one in the afternoon, the air immortal warshipnded at the Nine Dragon camp earmarked by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools. Several air immortal warships from other districts were already parked in the campsrge parking bay. Although No. 60 High and No. 59 High had arrived four hours ahead of time, they werent the first to arrive.
Wang Ling looked around the camp and scanned the surrounding terrain with his Kings Eye. The ce had already been locked down, and except for the students participating in thepetition, teachers, and staff responsible for maintaining order, there was no one staff member who was being idle. People from the Immortal Arts Mobile Squadron had even been dispatched to set up multiple defense lines outside the camp, and all vehicles passing through the camp had to undergo strict inspections.
The security precautions put in ce for the national body techniquepetition this time were top notch. There were one thousand students from all over the country taking part; protecting the students was always the number one priority.
Of course, there was in fact another very important reason thepetition venue this time was Nine Dragon Mountain, which wasnt just any scenic region.
The legendary heavenly vein master valve was located here. President Qi and his teacher Huang Feng had seen through the plot behind the theft of Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiaos skull a while ago, so naturally, security had been tightened for the nationalpetition this time.
Thus, while Wang Ling and the rest had arrived beforehand, they werent idle. Those who arrived first would be checked first, and no one could escape.
Wang Ling stood with the others in line, and very soon, a team of men in crimson Dao robes and who were arranged in an orderly immortal sword formation flew over from a distance.
Super Chen couldnt contain his excitement. Its Nine Dragon Mountains resident special forces!
Someone asked, Resident special forces?
Each person in the resident special forces has a remarkable history and is a talent who has been carefully selected. Any one of them could be a captain in Magnificent Immortal, Super Chen exined. But the resident special forces arent found everywhere. I heard that the spirit vein under Nine Dragon Mountain is veryplex, so there is a resident special force team here which guards the vein all year round to prevent it from being plundered.
Hearing this, everyone instantly understood. These students from all over the country were awed by the heroic bearing of the Nine Dragon Mountain resident special forces. They gradually started to realize how much importance the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools had ced on this nationalpetition.
Even the resident special forces had been assigned to maintain security. They simply couldnt be any more handsome!
Wang Ling and the others didnt wait long in the queue. These members of the resident special forces in crimson Dao robes first broke into pairs and started to set up an array in the rather empty encampment.
They carved cryptic and indecipherable runes into the ground one by one, and then stood on both sides of the array to skillfully make hand seals in a calm andposed manner. They were so handsome that no one could take their eyes off them.
Its the Star Relocation Array!
In the final moment before the array waspleted, some of the more knowledgeable students were finally able to recognize what it was.
It was the Star Relocation Array! It was a teleportation array that could instantly teleport a building!
With a sh of splendid light, a pagoda-like building instantly appeared in the empty encampment. This pagoda would be where everyone would spend the first night.
A lot of the students present thought it was strange, however C after the resident special forces used the array to pull this pagoda over, they didnt do anything more, so the students stayed put and waited.
A few minutester, a team of doctors in white robes slowly emerged from the base of the pagoda. One doctor who looked a little older stepped forward and finally gave Wang Ling and the others their first instructions sincending. The Nine Dragon Pagoda will open at 5pm sharp. During this period, everyone is expected to line up at the door in an orderly manner to first go through an individual routine inspection.
The old doctor then pointed to two huge tents that had been set up nearby. For the time being, you wont be divided ording to schools for the inspection. Please line up ording to gender: Boys queue in front of the tent on the left, and girls in front of the tent on the right. Wait for your number to be called.
What was this? A physical examination?
Many people didnt understand, since nothing like this had been mentioned in the itinerary that the schools had sent out.
But this was an official request, so everyone could only obey.
The truth was that this wasnt so much a physical examination as a verification of identity. There were arge number of students participating in thispetition. In the previous military drill for six schools, that Old Devil had snuck in as a student, and President Qi and his Teacher Huang couldnt guarantee that some mole wouldnt appear in the nationalpetition this time.
So there was nothing wrong with being a little more cautious.
The boys were divided into groups of five.
Wang Ling, Wang Zhen, Super Chen, Hero Guo and Gu Shunzhi were in one group.
Once they entered the tent, Wang Ling saw the old doctor who had been responsible for giving out the instructions.
The old doctor looked them up and down, then calmly said, Now, everyone take off your clothes, except for your underwear.
Wang Ling:
It wasnt like Wang Ling had never gone through a physical exam before, but this was the first time he had to bare himself in front of other people.
At that moment, Wang Ling wondered if he should knead his body a little before he undressed in order to create a little bit of b; he would be rather conspicuous if his physique was too good.
Chapter 1132 - Wang Ling’s School Record
Chapter 1132: Wang Lings School Record
It seemed like a very simple examination, but it was in fact profoundlyplicated. The old doctor held up a Dao disc with a mirror on it and murmured an incantation. The disc swiftly projected a beam of light which scanned the five people in front of it.
This was an anti-terrorism Dao disc. This light beam had harvesting and storage capabilities, and could instantly extract the sweat from a persons body as well as any spirit energy molecules that were left on the skin, which would ultimately be run through arge database for identity verification.
Moreover, this beam emitted by the disc didnt just have the ability to collect, but also actually had the ability to reveal monstersC the disc would clearly detect if someone was trying to use transfiguration or shapeshifting to slip through.
Bathed in the beams light, Super Chen, Hero Guo and the rest were all secretly apprehensive. Even an anti-terrorism disc was used They felt that thepetition this time was really strict! From beginning to end, it felt like there was a really tight lid on everything!
By the time Wang Ling and the others got dressed again, the results of the inspection were already out.
Identity has been verified!
Confirmed that there is no transfiguration or shapeshifting!
Confirmed that there are no stimnts in the body!
Confirmed that there are no magic treasures hidden on the body!
Confirmed that there are no cheats!
After the group examination was over, the old doctor in charge of the session stamped and signed each persons report, and then it was over.
The old doctor, who had the air of an immortal, distributed the reports with a flick of his sleeve into the right hands. He then pointed to the screen behind him. Your first round of inspection is over. Go behind the screen for the second round.
Theres more?
Super Chen was surprised.
The first round was just to verify your identity. The second is to inspect your respective records. The old doctor said, If you have a criminal record, your movements will be significantly restricted during thispetition, and you will receive extra supervision.
Super Chen: Criminal record?
The others were also puzzled.
But the old doctor didnt answer Super Chens question. There was no way he could exin it to every single person. More and more students had gathered at the Nine Dragon camp by now, and all the inspections had to bepleted by five oclock.
Puzzled, Wang Ling and the others behind him walked toward the second screen, only to see a familiar person as soon as they stepped behind it.
Odd Zhuo was the chief inspector for the second round.
He had already sensed his *shifu*s aura in the first round. Now, Wang Ling saw Odd Zhuo, who naturally, beamed at him.
The master and disciple didnt need to say any unnecessary words; at that very moment, they shared a tacit understanding.
Senior Zhuo! After Super Chen and the others saw Odd Zhuo, their initially tense nerves gradually rxed. Odd Zhuo was the pride of No. 60 High. As long as he was around, any student from No. 60 High couldnt help straightening their backs and sticking out their chests.
Furthermore, Hero Guo had also gotten hold of very reliable gossip that when No. 60 High was refurbished, the old stone sculpture at the school gate would be reced with a life-sized statue of Odd Zhuo in order to encourage all the students of No. 60 High to learn from him!
Odd Zhuo smiled apologetically. You should call me Commander Zhuo here.
Yes! Super Chen the others nodded cheerfully. This sort of friendly behavior certainly wouldnt look good in public.
But everyone was still quite confused about the inspection of their records.
They couldnt help but think back to when several high schools had gone to Beast Kings Remains. There had been criminals who had tried to disrupt the activity back then, so no one could say for sure that there wouldnt be anyone who woulde to stir up trouble again this time.
This was just what Super Chen was thinking, and he hadnt gotten to the point yet of validating it.
Of course, Odd Zhuo had heard some whispers. He wasnt just the chief inspector for the second round of inspections this time; he was also responsible for security in one part of thepetition.
Naturally, it wasnt convenient for him to disclose the details, since he had signed a nondisclosure agreement.
Students generally wouldnt have a criminal record, but the standards for the activity this time were very high. It naturally went without saying that everything would be rigorously inspected. This criminal record wasnt a record in the ordinary sense. Even if it wasnt recorded down as a crime, all cases on school grounds counted, such as cheating in exams, school violence, organized bullying, forming factions, shaking down juniors for money, and so on.
Odd Zhuo was only responsible for the inspection; whether or not a student would be monitored during thepetition if they had a criminal recordrgely depended on how serious the circumstance was.
This round had been added into thepetition after discussion by a panel of experts, who felt that students who hadmitted offenses before would be more easily used by criminals, so the extra supervision was necessary.
But the students who could take part in the national body techniquepetition this time were the elites of various major schools, and were Senior One students as well. Theoretically speaking, there shouldnt be any problems, but there were always exceptions in this world.
For example, word had recently spread about a high school student named Zha Tuotuo from the famous cultivation school Wind Devil High School who hit his girlfriend[1]. This was a rare case, but it was an utter shock for society.
This inspection round started with everyone taking out their IDs so that Odd Zhuo could check their records via the public security and school systems.
Gu Shunzhi, Zhen Yuan, Wang Zhen All of them had just transferred to the school and had nk records. It was Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal who had helped create identities for these three on Earth, but even then, they still had to go through the process.
When it was Super Chens and Hero Guos turns, Odd Zhuo finally no longer saw nk records, although what was noted down wasnt much.
Odd Zhuo couldnt helpughing when he saw the record on file. Student Super Chen, you get up very early every morning.
Super Chenughed along insincerely. Getting up early is very normal! I take great pains not to bete for school!
Is it to not bete for school, or to copy homework? Odd Zhuo asked.
Super Chen was surprised. You can also suss that out
If you dont want anyone to know what you did, dont do it, Odd Zhuo said. He then turned to look at Hero Guo. Also, Student Hero Guo, please dont act so dangerously when you copy homework. Its really very dangerous to copy homework with a pen stuck in your nose!
Hero Guo:
Their main offenses were waking up early to copy homework and some cheating at dictation; these were all small issues, which far from required extra supervision.
After checking the two boys files, Odd Zhuo typed in Wang Lings ID number.
He had specially left Wang Ling forst.
Who was Wang Ling?
He was Odd Zhuos shifu. How could there possibly be a problem?
In the end, when Odd Zhuo opened Wang Lings file, the dense words in it almost made him faint in front of everyone.
Wow! So many notes?
The surrounding examiners thought that they had caught something big, and gathered around curiously for a look.
The only thing written in Wang Lings file was:
This year, April 3rd, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in ss
This year, April 4th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in ss
This year, April 5th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks in ss
Today, Friday November 14th, Student Wang Ling secretly ate crispy noodle snacks while boarding the air immortal warship
Everyone:
[1] From a case where a man with the Weibo handle Tuotuos Wind Devil Sect was found to have violently abused his girlfriend.
Chapter 1133 - The First Elimination Round
Chapter 1133: The First Elimination Round
As the saying went, If you dont want people to know what you did, dont do it.
No one could have expected these minor issues to actually be recorded in their school files. Of course, these were the schools internal records, which generally wouldnt be made public. Besides, only trivial things were recorded, and the students background data wouldnt be directly included in their files. If people really wanted to know more, they could only get the secret key for the files from the schools themselves for a look.
Moreover, most of these trivial notes were usually written by the teacher-in-charge.
Each persons teacher-in-charge had eyes. Wang Ling sat at the back of the ss, and naturally, had experienced this for himself; during the countless times that he had eaten crispy noodle snacks on the sly, he had seen Teacher Pan looking at him through the back window
But Teacher Pan had never really stopped him. This was the stage when youngsters were growing. Studying also consumed brain cells, and students sneakily eating a little during ss was very normal. As long as the teacher who was teaching didnt catch them, it was fine.
But Wang Ling didnt expect his eating on the sly to actually be recorded in such detail It could only be said, as a teaching pioneer and a double gold-ss teacher of No. 60 High, as expected of Teacher Pan.
After the second inspection round, Wang Ling and the others went through a third round of inspections before the entire thing could be considered over.
It was far stricter than they could ever have imagined.
Super Chen remembered that when they had gone to Beast Kings Remains before, the only thing that had been used was a special ma to collect electronic devices and magic treasures; it had been far less strict and heavily guarded.
I guess the Dark Network could be plotting something again thats why its so tense. Super Chen thought nothing of it when he said this, but everyone around him suddenly became nervous.
Wang Ling was well aware of this attribute of Super Chens. Plus, he had used his Mind-Reading Ability to learn a few things from Odd Zhuo.
Everything stemmed from the theft of Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiaos skull. Furthermore, Huaxiu Alliance spected that the mastermind behind this incident was trying to draw on this Dark Ancestors strength to act against the heavenly vein master valve that was under Nine Dragon Mountain.
Moreover, this matter could in fact also be rted to the ck shadow army
Wang Ling himself spected that the leader of the ck shadow army and the mastermind behind the theft should be the same person.
The other party had a miraculous ability to resurrect the dead. It was because of this tricky ability that the Dark Network, which had already suffered multiple losses at the hands of the authorities, might borrow this strength to take revenge.
Last time in Beast Kings Remains, several experts of the Dark Network had been caught one after another: Myriad Faces Old Man, Bloody Butterfly, and Lord Dark Fragrance who cast the Cells At Work Spell One by one, they had been arrested, and were currently waiting to be punished ording to thew.
After putting everything together, a bad feeling sprouted in Wang Lings heart
More and more students from around the country arrived on air immortal warships at the Nine Dragon camp. Everyone lined up neatly for the inspection under the direction of dozens of resident special force soldiers in red clothes, who maintained order.
After the inspection, Wang Ling and the other students were divided ording to school and district, and gathered together in neat square formations.
Wang Ling noticed that the number of special force soldiers in red had increased.
In fact, this current security arrangement was just the tip of the iceberg. Security for this entirepetition, along with the team of doctors as well as the medical troops, had been deployed at the highest level; the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools had mobilized tens of thousands of people for thispetition.
The number might seem like an exaggeration, but it was in fact a sign of the high priority which the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools ced on security. Nine Dragon Mountains terrain wasplex, and spanned a veryrge area. If students were to get lost here, they wouldnt be found right away if insufficient manpower was deployed for the search.
And in this sort of wild environment, once you were in danger, every minute counted.
The contestants were the future flowers of the cultivation world. It was for this reason that security measures had to be exhaustive, unlike a certain variety show which had severely neglected safety measures and caused the sudden death of a celebrity after a highly intense physical challenge[1]. The most infuriating was that the variety show had even dallied in the first four minutes after he copsed, when he could still have been saved!
Roughly five minutes before 5pm, just before the pagoda opened, thest student to be examined came out of the tent.
Almost the moment the student returned to his group, the image of a familiar figure was projected into the sky by a magic treasure projector.
It was a face that Wang Ling was very familiar with That was right, it was Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal himself!
The schedule and activities for this national body techniquepetition on Nine Dragon Mountain had also been jointly designed by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Cultivation Schools and the Office of Strategic Deception!
This wasnt a surprise to Wang Ling. Since bing a True Venerated, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had had his finger in basically every pie. The Office of Strategic Deceptions reputation had spread far and wide. As the first True Venerated cultivator as well as the leader of the number one sect in the world, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal bore the heavy responsibility of building up the mothend. In addition to going out every now and then to maintain world peace, he also took some time out to go on variety shows and continue to spread the Office of Strategic Deceptions fame.
The sects growing fame wasnt entirely a bad thing for Wang Ling. At the very least, the Office of Strategic Deception now gave him extremely ample funds to buy crispy noodle snacks.
Wang Ling used his Crispy Noodles Dao Monarch clone to bear the title of leader of the snack team as well as head of the snack shop in the sect.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals projection in the sky looked just like the real thing: he was sunny and dignified, and fully demonstrated the weight of the number one sect; the many students present were able to witness the elegant demeanor of the first True Venerated cultivator in the world for themselves.
This projection hadnt been pre-recorded, but was broadcast live. Hence, the moment Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortals image was projected out, he saw Wang Ling in the crowd at one nce, and was extremely happy.
Wow! Is the first True Venerated Cultivator really so amiable?
This is my first time seeing this Great Death-Courting Senior!
The students talked among themselves in the square formations.
Meanwhile, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal began to announce how the first elimination round would work. Wee to Nine Dragon camp. The first elimination round is called: Climb the pagoda! You need to climb the pagodas 700,000 steps in a set amount of time!
Many students were already a little scared. 700,000 steps
In addition, thepetition has limited funds, so amodation is limited. There are only four hundred rooms on the top floor, so in addition to climbing to the top, you also need topete for rooms to ensure that you qualify for the next round. The rooms are all doubles, so there must be two individuals in a room in order for you to qualify, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal said.
Saying this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal then said with a benevolent smile, Then, let the first round officially begin.
As soon as he said the words, the thirty-two doors on the ground floor of the Nine Dragon Pagoda, which faced the students in all directions, opened
[1] Reference to Godfrey Gao.
Chapter 1134 - Titan High School, Zhu Hanyun
Chapter 1134: Titan High School, Zhu Hanyun
With four hundred rooms at the top of the pagoda, that meant that two hundred participants would be directly knocked out in this first elimination round, which was equivalent to the number of people from twenty schools. This didnt mean that schools would bepletely wiped out in the first round for sure, but what was certain was that some schools would lose some of their participants.
And with smaller teams, these schools would find it very hard to pass the second round.
It went without saying that a united front was very important.
But after the doors of the pagoda opened in all directions, these future flowers of the cultivation world, who were from all over the nation, clearly didnt think too much; most of them chose to charge forward and fight! In that moment, people surged forward and used all sorts of techniques to rush toward the main doors at the bottom from all directions.
What are you waiting for? We dont have time! Seeing Wang Ling and the rest still rooted to the spot, the students from No. 59 High and Imperial High hurriedly prompted them, but the scene was truly too chaotic. Even if No. 59 High and No. 60 High were currently in an alliance, they currently werent in a position to consider too much.
Even for Foundation Establishment students, climbing 700,000 steps would shave off half their lives This sort of strenuous test was like fat college student shut-ins, who never exercised, suddenly being told that they had to run 1000 meters for a physical exam; just hearing it was stressful enough, and frightened everyone.
But no one wanted to be eliminated in the first round. After understanding how the elimination worked, most people decided to seize the upper hand. Since the Nine Dragon Pagoda had spiral staircases, only those who were the very first to charge forward could grab hold of the initial momentum.
At that very moment, the bottom of the pagoda was packed with people.
At the same time, however, Wang Ling also noticed that some high schools were simrly also observing the situation for the time being, and didnt move.
No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School, Bnce me Middle School, South Sea Sky High School and Titan High School C these schools, which Headmaster Chen believed would be formidable opponents, were also observing the situation.
Naturally, striking first to gain the upper hand was a basic battle strategy, but this was a nationalpetition. Participating in apetition like this often meant breaking out of your old way of thinking and starting from scratch again.
No. 60 High choosing to bide their time at this moment was actually in line with the strategic thinking that Headmaster Chen had emphasized at the very start: to observe more, think more, and act cautiously, rather than be like those students who charged out at the very front without thinking.
Using normal means to climb 700,00 steps would definitely be very draining. Furthermore, this was an ongoing activity C after todays elimination round, the realpetition would start tomorrow. Thus, everyone wouldnt have much time to recover their strength.
So after Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal made the announcement, No. 60 High had already concluded that there definitely had to be a quicker way to climb to the pagoda; it was possible that there was a barrier at the bottom of the pagoda which led to the top.
So, how are we going to go up? asked Hero Guo.
I think we shouldnt rush, and should observe for a while longer. To everyones surprise, Super Chen, who was known for being hot-blooded, was instead able to keep a cool head in this critical moment.
It was one of the important reasons why Headmaster Chen had chosen Super Chen.
Super Chen had entered No. 60 High on the strength of his sports talent. He had participated in manypetitions,rge and small. since young, and thus had encountered plenty of situations. He had also participated in nationalpetitions before, and a national-level contestant like this was exactly what the team needed he could step forward in a crucial moment to analyze the situation based on his previouspetition experience.
While No. 60 High was discussing the matter, some students from Titan High School had already made their move.
Climbing staircases would actually be quite painful for them, because they were too heavy. If there was a mishap while they were climbing the stairs and they tumbled down, the people behind them would also be done for.
Clearly, the students from Titan High School had also considered this, and out of the goodness of their hearts, hadnt joined the battle from the very beginning.
Titan High Schools uniform was very idiosyncratic: It was madepletely out of fur, and the shoulders were studded with the teeth of spirit beasts. The uniform also had a thick fur cor, just like the mink fur coats of the people in the north.
Lets get started. At that moment, a young man with a lollipop in his mouth walked to the front; this was the captain of Titan High Schools team, Zhu Hanyun. Although he looked like he had a normal physique, he was in fact very heavy. Using his Kings Eye, Wang Ling estimated that the other party already weighed five thousand jin.
To be able to reach five thousand jin in Senior Grade One was proof that he had already cultivated the Titan Art to the fourth level at the very least; he was indeed a one-in-a-million talent.
Despite his massive weight, the ground didnt tremble at all as he walked; it was amazing how he could pass for a regr person.
Walking to the very front, he casually stretched out his arms and called out lightly.
Everyone saw his arms actually start to contract like a spring. He then looked at the cute girl behind him and smiled. Junior sister, youe up first.
It was obvious that this wasnt the first time the Titan High students were doing this. The little junior sister caught his meaning, and she walked to the front. However, her gait was far from as steady as Zhu Hanyuns, and the ground shook violently as she walked.
Senior brother, is this really ok? Some of the other Titan High School students came over to help the little junior sister up so that she was finally perched on his contracting arms.
No problem, junior sister. Im going to fire! When Zhu Hanyun called out, two more students came forward and arranged themselves behind him as they bent forward and braced against his back.
Zhu Hanyun then started counting down from three.
Three
Two
One!
Bang!
Zhu Hanyuns arms erupted with the deafening sound of a missile st, and everyone around him staggered at the fierce shock wave. The little junior sister who had been standing on Zhu Hanyuns arms was sent flying like a cannonball.
In everyones eyes, this little junior sister looked a lot like a meteor shooting upward in broad daylight, and they were dumbstruck.
A few minutester, a deafening st could be heard from the top of Nine Dragon Pagoda, which was followed by quite a number of broken tiles falling from the air and smashing on the ground below.
It was obvious that this little junior sister had already reached the top of Nine Dragon Pagoda.
With one cannon st, Zhu Hanyun had sent his little junior sister to the finish line!
But it wasnt over yet; Zhu Hanyun smiled at the other junior brothers and sisters behind him. Quick! Next!
Zhu Hanyun excitedly got ready for the second shot.
On the other hand, the heads of the teachers who were invigting were already drenched in sweat.
They had no doubt at all now that the students from Titan High School could reach the top.
But the problem was that if this bunch climbed the pagoda this way
Nine Dragon Pagoda might be reduced to a sieve
Chapter 1135 - The First Team To Qualify
Chapter 1135: The First Team To Qualify
Such a rough way of climbing the pagoda dumbfounded the surrounding crowd. The students who were already climbing the stairs looked out the window and saw a meteor streak upward past them, which was then followed by the sound of a huge explosion at the top. Everyone hadpletely stunned expressions on their faces.
The hell? What was that?!
The hell? A human cannonball?
Its Titan High This So they can fly that far?
It was definitely Zhu Hanyun who did it Hes the only Titan High Senior One student in thispetition whos a warship!
Many suddenly realized that they had underestimated the strength of Titan Highs warship students. Zhu Hanyun was the only warship student in his team, and had sufficiently shocked everyone here. This was still only the strength of a warship student. If there were students participating in this battle who cultivated the Titan Art and had reached the aircraft carrier level, did everyone else still even stand a chance?
While everyone was still feeling amazed, Zhu Hanyun, who had turned himself into a barbette, had alreadyunched a second person, his junior brother.
Like the junior sister earlier, the junior brother had the momentum of a fiery meteor crossing mountains, oceans and vast multitudes, as he directly leapt over the entire 700,000 steps to uratelynd at the very top of the pagoda.
The students who were still climbing the stairs were petrified. Even the teachers in charge of maintaining order as well as the dispatched resident special forces marveled.
Not only did Zhu Hanyun have explosive power, he also had pinpoint uracy: the junior brother who had been fired out went right through the hole created by the junior sisters collision.
His explosive power, shooting angle and uracy were all wless.
As one of the hottest contenders for the championship, Titan High revealed its astonishing strength in the first round.
This is a little over the top Super Chen and Hero Guo shivered as they stared at the Titan High students as if they were monsters.
For a moment, both of them were a little disheartened. Zhu Hanyuns refined skills here were in fact an act of psychological warfare. Titan High had a very distinctive character, and so did Devil-Subduing High and Bnce me Middle School. In contrast, Super Chen and Hero Guo felt that their No. 60 High didnt seem that great.
The study of spirit swords was initially one of No. 60 Highs defining characteristics, but it still remained to be seen if they could use spirit swords in this body techniquepetition. The support spells from Headmaster Chen also paled inparison.
At that moment, Hero Guo even wondered if No. 60 High would be able to survive the first round.
After Zhu Hanyun sent his junior brothers and sisters to the top one after another, everyone saw his legs start to contract like springs, and with a resounding explosion, he also sent himself to the top.
This was an unexpected situation. No one had thought that Titan Highs hulking students would conversely be the first team to qualify, with all their members surviving the first round.
Its our turn.
At that moment, the students of Devil-Subduing High suddenly stepped forward.
Their ck school uniforms were especially eye-catching and instinctively deterred people from approaching them.
The person leading them is Gao Tianming; hes Devil-Subduing Highs captain this time, Hero Guo said as he gazed at the tall, thin boy standing at the very front of the Devil-Subduing High group.
As his full name suggested, Gao Tianming was very tall[1]. He was nearly three meters tall, and was like a walking giant in the crowd.
Why is he so tall? Super Chen was a little astonished. Height wasrgely determined by gics. Super Chen was only about 1.75 meters tall now, but boys could still grow a little more at this stage. Maybe by the time he was in Senior Three, he would be able to join the 180-meter club?
Although he expected to grow taller himself, Super Chen thought that Gao Tianmings height was a bit too much. When this guy looked for a girlfriend, how tall would she have to be? Otherwise, he would have to squat down to kiss her. How tiring that would be!
Not only would it be tiring, he would look very funny.
At that moment, Gao Tianming was at the very front. After the Devil-Subduing High students waited for a moment, spirit power abruptly burst out at the top of the pagoda, like ripples from a stone thrown into ake.
What happened?
The students who were climbing the stairs were surprised as they felt the pressure from the spirit power above them.
Its an array. At that moment, Lotus Sun had seen something. And its probably a teleportation array
She squinted, but couldnt see very clearly. Nevertheless, she was able to make a guess based on just the runes along the edge of the array as well as her own experience and intuition.
Standing at the front of the Devil-Subduing High team, Gao Tianming was clearly a little stunned when he heard this, and he sized up Lotus Sun out of the corner of his eye, before stepping forward with the group of junior brothers and sisters behind him.
A teleportation array had also been set up in front of the group at some point, which was connected to the array at the top of the pagoda.
Devil-Subduing High School became the second team to qualify by directly using a teleportation array.
??? For one moment, the surrounding students were dumbfounded.
A lot of them didnt understand. How did Devil-Subduing High manage to set up a teleportation array at the top?
Someone spected, They must have used the puppet technique. At least one person in Titan High hase under their control. After Titan High went up, they set the stage for Devil-Subduing High, which took advantage of it to reach the top.
For a moment, there was a hubbub of discussion, and some of the students who were still climbing the stairs felt the pressure.
They hadnt even climbed 50,000 steps, and two high schools had already qualified for the second round ahead of everyone else.
Theyre too strong How can we keep up?
Dont give up. Its only the first round. When ites to the real battle for survival, there will be all sorts of restrictions. Also, I think we should hurry up and talk to everyone about forming an alliance to cripple these strong schools as much as possible, or we wont stand a chance.
Plenty of the students on the pagoda stairs were feeling extremely apprehensive after seeing how powerful Titan High and Devil-Subduing High were.
A lot of them didnt forget to look for allies as they climbed the steps, and discussed joining forces.
Its our turn now, Lotus Sun took a deep breath and said.
Whats the n? Super Chen asked.
Ive thought up a way thatll save us effort. Lotus Sun said, I can send us up with Mysterious Seas water column, but the distance is a little far, and my spiritual energy alone might not be enough, so well need to work together But this is the first time Im trying this. If the ten of us together dont have enough spiritual energy, theres a chance we might fail and fall midway.
Is it that bad
Its fine, just listen to the ss monitor. Gu Shunzhi smiled at that moment.
Lotus Sun clearly didnt realize that Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Gu Shunzhi, Zhenyuan were like universal-grade nuclear-powered motors
Sending everyone to Mars wouldnt be a problem, let alone the top of the pagoda!
And besides these people, even less needed to be said about Wang Ling
His spirit power reserves could send Mysterious Seas water column around the universe several times over
[1] His name literally trantes to high dawn.
Chapter 1136 - Mysterious Sea’s Appearance
Chapter 1136: Mysterious Seas Appearance
Lotus Suns ability to control her spirit sword had already reached perfection, to the point that she could regrly open up a sword spirit space as well as summon her sword spirit even if her sword wasnt with her.
Lotus Sun was the only person in No. 60 Highs elite stream who already had a sword spirit. This was what everyone currently understood Of course, this knowledge obviously didnt take Wang Ling and the others into ount.
Lotus Sun nned to summon Mysterious Sea to send them up in a column of water, so she definitely had to summon Mysterious Seas true sword spirit form.
And this would actually be everyones first time seeing Mysterious Seas appearance.
Has anyone ever seen ssmate Lotus Suns sword spirit? Li Youyue asked curiously.
Mysterious Sea It sounded like the name of an uncle, but a sword spirit took after its master, and its specific appearance was based on what its master preferred.
Could it be that ssmate Lotus Sun was actually a secret uncle fan?
Li Youyue didnt think it was impossible.
In an era bursting with fresh young meat, a lot of girls were actually tired of male stars with fair faces, high nose bridges, straight eyebrows and double eyelids. Conversely, the suave uncle look was even more attractive!
But everyone else also had their own ideas about what Mysterious Sea looked like.
Hero Guo: I havent seen Mysterious Sea either, but it shouldnt have dead fish eyes, right?
Hearing this, Wang Lings eyelids twitched violently, as he felt that there was something implied in the words.
Lotus Sun deliberately kept them guessing. She closed her eyes and began the summoning in earnest. Like everyone said, she had never revealed Mysterious Seas real appearance in public, and had sometimes even gotten Mysterious Sea to disguise itself for its own protection.
But this was a national event, and so many people were watching. Lotus Sun felt that there was no longer any need to hide.
She was the captain of the team this time. In the face of the initial show of strength by Zhu Hanyun, captain of Titan High, and Gao Tianming, captain of Devil-Subduing High, she naturally wouldnt admit defeat easily.
In terms of momentum at least, she wouldnt be the first to lose!
Boundless sea, eastward tide The incantation was followed by a ray of blue light that started to glow behind Lotus Sun.
For a moment, it was as if everyone could smell the salty scent of the rolling sea; it really was as if they were next to the sea and could vaguely hear the sound of the rolling waves.
The teachers maintaining order on the field noticed the activity here and were astonished.
A Foundation Establishment student had actually produced a sword spirit?
It was unfathomable to them. Moreover, judging from the aura, this sword spirit clearly hadnt been formed recently; this was an old sword spirit with a very mature aura.
It was very easy to discern whether a sword spirit was a newborn or not; a newly conceived sword spirit was just like a newborn baby, and would give off a milky scent.
Mysterious Sea didnt have this scent.
After the blue light glowed for a while, a girl in a sea-blue dress fell from the sky; even her hair was dark blue with silver streaks, and she radiated a youthful vitality.
Looking at Mysterious Seas appearance, everyone was enlightened.
So, Mysterious Seas true form was that of a magical girl?
This was a reasonable oue. After all, Mysterious Sea had been conceived early, and Lotus Sun hadnt been very old at that time. The magical girl transformation was something every girl had probably imagined at one point in their childhood. Looking at Mysterious Seas appearance, Wang Ling instantly recalled the very nostalgic Clow Cards.
It was something that people of Wang Lings age would remember from their childhood, at least.
Then, next, please lend me your spiritual energy, everyone! Lotus Sun smiled. The two girls, Liu Qingyi and Li Youyue, were the first to step forward and grab her hands. One after another, each of the boys put their hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them.
This was in fact the pose that two chuuni kids who read wuxia novels would act out to pass strength to each other, which was also indescribably nostalgic.
Super Chen felt a little bashful. He put one hand on Li Youyues right shoulder and covered his face with the other.
Everybody, stand firm. After a few moments of preparation, Lotus Sun repeated the incantation again. Tremendous waves of spirit power burst forth from Mysterious Sea, and a huge column of water bubbled up like a fountain under the feet of the No. 60 High students.
And then, boom! With a loud bang, a huge column of water shot into the sky!
It worked! Lotus Sun was thrilled! She had thought that thebined spiritual energy of ten people might not be enough, and had never expected it to be so effective!
Soon, No. 60 Highs water column also drew the gazes of countless people. The students climbing the stairs were attracted by the water column and then were horrified.
WTF? Which high school is this? The school uniform is so ugly! It even has the word ELITE on the back
Why does it look like No. 60 High? Someone tried to make out the figures of the No. 60 High group who flew past the window.
Youre right, its No. 60 High! Thats where Odd Zhuo graduated from! But I remember that their overall ranking isnt very high. How can they be this amazing? Someone was puzzled.
All the students on the stairs made lemon[1] sounds.
Someone scoffed. Amazing? Their captain is Lotus Sun; shes the only one whos slightly more amazing. The rest dont look like much. They still cantpare with Titan High and Devil-Subduing High.
Some people snorted disdainfully.
Because No. 60 Highs overall ranking wasnt high, the students who were still climbing the stairs absolutely refused to admit that No. 60 High could surpass them.
No. 60 High?
How could it?
A cultivation high school that wasnt even a key city high school
But no matter how sour they felt, facts were facts, and they felt very helpless. No. 60 High was a dark horse no one had expected. No one could imagine that a high school which had always rankedst in the district ranking would actually stand out in the first round of a nationalpetition.
Just then, there was another loud bang in the air!
It was followed by a violent shock wave which almost caused some of the students climbing the stairs to fall.
Now what? someone asked uprehendingly.
Its Titan High! And Devil-Subduing High! It looks like theyre attacking No. 60 High!
Hearing this, everybody turned their eyes to the window, and poked their necks out to look at the top.
It seemed that the two schools that had been the first to reach the top really were attacking No. 60 High, which was charging upward.
A dazzling array of spirit lights glowed at the top, and a wave of attack spells were aimed right at No. 60 Highs ascending column of water!
[1] Sour and jealous.
Chapter 1137 - Mutual Probing
Chapter 1137: Mutual Probing
Wang Ling had long anticipated that the people from Titan High and Demon-Subduing High would attack them midway; this was in fact the tactical n which the headmasters of the two schools had separatelye up with to deal with No. 60 High.
Theoretically, a cultivation school with a mediocre overall ranking like No. 60 High wouldnt be a target of hot favorites like Demon-Subduing High and Titan High. When it came to picking a strategy, however, students from both schools ultimately listened to their headmasters advice.
As an old acquaintance No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen Tianxiang, No. 1 Demon-Subduing Highs Headmaster Li Qingxi had formted a focused and detailed strategy, which included ways to suppress No. 60 High School in the first elimination round.
While No. 60 High was currently being disrupted by Demon-Subduing High and Titan High, it was clear that the two schools had yet to truly join forces.
This was evident in the spells cast; almost all the students from both schools were acting on their own, and there wasnt any sense of cooperation at all.
Spirit power bombs and fireballs were thrown non-stop at No. 60 Highs water column, and Mysterious Sea created a water shield to block or change the trajectory of the spells.
The truth was that Lotus Sun had already long been on guard against abined attack from both schools. However, she realized that it would be hard for her to maintain their current situation by relying on just Mysterious Seas strength alone.
This bunch is really
As the team leader, Lotus Sun was naturally anxious; two hot favorite schools attacking them together was really bullying them!
Wang Ling was going to take some action.
It was actually a simple situation; he simply needed to cast a rebound field, and it would be fine.
But Fang Xing didnt give Wang Ling any chance to act at all.
Fang Xing twisted his neck a little, and some sparkling and translucent snake scales that were almost invisible to the naked eye instantly fell off his body; this was the magical treasure which he had inherited from True Immortal She Pi. The scales moved unusually fast and charged to the front to block thebined attack of the two schools, practically sending all the balls of magic flying.
This time, it was Titan Highs Zhu Hanyun and Demon-Subduing Highs Gao Tianming to be astonished.
No. 60 High was indeed tougher than they had imagined.
The most important point was that they couldnt figure out how the spells had been sent flying.
Mysterious Seas power alone wasnt enough to resist thebined attack of the two schools!
At that moment, the headmasters of the various schools and the people primarily in charge of this event had gathered in an egg-shaped building not far from Nine Dragon Pagoda.
This was a temporary operationsmand center.
The chiefmander this time was one of the Ten Generals, President Qi.
And the deputymander was his shifu and Chief Protector of the heavenly vein under Nine Dragon Mountain, Huang Feng.
Although Old Huang wasnt one of the Ten Generals, everyone knew very well who he was
How could the shifu of one of the Ten Generals be an ordinary person?
What was more, Old Huang had been dispatched to watch over this event this time, which seemed to prove the rumor that had been going aroundtely someone was going to try and disrupt this nationalpetition, and attack the heavenly veins main valve.
While the truth had yet to be confirmed
Old Huangs appearance was already a clear answer.
As soon as Fang Xing acted, most of the headmasters could see the snake scales.
Since most of the headmasters present were top-notch Itinerant Immortal experts, it was impossible for them not to be able to see it.
Who is this boy? Huang Feng was quite curious as he gazed at the screen.
Teacher, this is the child whom She Pi left behind back then, President Qi drew close and whispered.
So its him. Old Huang was instantly enlightened.
He had naturally heard of Fang Xings story.
Back then, True Immortal She Pi had given birth to a child in prison before he was executed, and that child was Fang Xing.
It had caused quite an uproar back then, and a number of people thought that Fang Xing should be disposed of alongside She Pi. Ultimately, however, he was left alive.
In the blink of an eye, he had already gotten so big, which made Huang Feng feel a little sorrowful.
A lot of people in fact didnt know the truth behind True Immortal She Pis matter. Now that his biological son Fang Xing had appeared here, President Qi wasnt surprised if this drew opposition.
As expected, after President Qi told Huang Feng who Fang Xing was, a number of headmasters in the back voiced their objections.
True Immortal She Pis child? Why is he allowed to participate? How could this have been approved?
True Immortal She Pi was the Old Devils disciple! The big viin back then!
Silence.
President Qi cleared his throat.
After a moment, Old Huang said unhurriedly, Dont bring up this matter again. Since Student Fang has been allowed to participate, this is enough to prove that he has already passed every round of investigation. Furthermore, my understanding is that Student Fang has been under Huaxiu Alliances strict surveince since young. If you are questioning this now, does that mean that you want to p the face of the Huaxiu Alliance?
Themand center instantly fell dead silent.
When Old Huang said this, the headmasters in the back knew that they had spoken out of turn. One by one, they shut up obediently, and didnt utter another word.
On the other side, the students of Demon-Subduing High and Titan High finally gave up on their fierce attack when they saw that No. 60 High was about to reach the top, but they made baffled noises.
Strange why do I feel like there was an extra force resisting us? Gao Tianming murmured. He gazed downward, and couldnt put his finger on the odd feeling he had.
It turns out this team from No. 60 High has other talents besides Lotus Sun; the rest of them are also tricky to deal with. At that moment, a young man from Demon-Subduing High stepped forward and said, Right now, we still dont know whos stronger.
He coolly analyzed the situation. There are four transfer students in No. 60 Highs team this time. Theres no background information on them, and they might be hidden experts. As for the other members, the brawny fellow is a sports student, whose family runs a body technique dojo. Hes taken part in majorpetitions before, but it seems that hes never won; people call him Forever No. 2.
Theres a fatty called Hero Guo, whose family runs a pet shop. I heard he has a parrot thats very hard to deal with, but I havent seen it so far. Im guessing, however, that it can be summoned with a psychic technique.
How about the others?
I dont know much about Xia Ming. There was a rumor about him and Lotus Sun not long ago. The one with the ponytail is Li Youyue; her family runs a restaurant, and shes the ss monitor of Elite ss Two in No. 60 High. Fang Xing is also in ss Two, and he transferred to No. 60 High in Senior Grade One. His family runs a noodle shop.
After No.1 Demon-Subduing High School went through all the information, everyone felt that there were all sorts of strange people on No. 60 Highs team, but none of them seemed to be experts in particr.
If they had any real doubts, it would be about those four transfer students.
After this analysis, Gao Tianming took a deep breath, and finally turned his gaze toward Wang Ling. Then that one with the dead fish eyes
Oh, Ive seen this person before; I remember him, answered the young man. Hes been in all thepetitions that No. 60 High took part in. I heard that hes their mascot; he shouldnt be a big problem.
I see. Gao Tianming nodded his head, and gradually calmed down.
Chapter 1138 - A Strange Night
Chapter 1138: A Strange Night
No. 60 High didnt forget about their alliance with No. 59 High. After they reached the top, they drew a teleportation array, and summoned the students from No. 59 High who had been at the bottom.
Why is it just the few of you? Super Chen asked as he looked at Tang Jingze, He Bufeng and some other familiar faces in the teleportation array.
Those transfer students from Imperial High ran too fast He Bufeng fell silent.
Those transfer students were new, but while they were quite strong, they clearly hadntpletely integrated with the group. The moment the whistle sounded, they didnt follow the n at all, and followed the fervent crowd in climbing the stairs! This had directly led to No. 59 High being short of four members at the top of the pagoda
But He Bufeng didnt think it was a big problem overall. It wasnt like these Imperial High students werent strong; it was unlikely that they would be knocked out in the first round.
Just like that, No. 59 Highs and No. 60 Highs mediocre rankings actually went up.
In addition, no one had expected No. 60 High to be the third team to qualify with all their members.
Such fierce momentum was astonishing. Those who arrived at the top first naturally had priority in choosing rooms, but there was a problem for No. 60 High. These were all double rooms, and ording to the rules, only after two participants checked into a room together would they qualify for the second round.
But the problem which No. 60 High faced was that there were ten of them and five rooms, but there were three girls Did one guy and one girl have to share a room?
That might cause a misunderstanding.
Fortunately, No. 59 High also faced the same problem.
Whats the arrangement? asked Li Youyue.
He Bufeng thought for a while, then said, We also have three girls, but two are from Imperial High, who are still climbing their way up How about one of you girls share with our female team member?
After saying that, he pushed forward a girl with short hair that was dyed yellow and whose fierce expression looked a little terrifying. Let me introduce you to my younger cousin, He Chun. She might look like a guy, but shes actually a girl.
After He Bufeng said that, He Chun directly punched him in the stomach.
Then, He Bufeng coughed up blood!
It trickled down from the corners of his lips
Are are you alright
Its fine, Im used to it. Whenever and wherever, the gentle smile on the face of the rehabilitated He Bufeng remained the same.
Everyone:
On No. 60 Highs end, Lotus Sun and Li Youyue were worried.
He Chun was too brash, and gave off the air of a female delinquent. It would be a little scary to stay with her.
In the end, however, the problem of dorm assignments was resolved happily.
Li Youyue and Lotus Sun shared one room.
And Liu Qingyi and He Chun shared another.
It was Liu Qingyi who had proposed it.
Of course, there was a condition Lotus Sun agreed to give Liu Qingyi a tinum members card for the Conch Lady restaurant chain, which would give her a twenty percent discount.
To Liu Qingyi, there was no better bargain than this at this point in time.
Wang Zhen was green with envy on the side; he also wanted a discount card!
And so, he howled at He Chun, How about I sleep with you?!
He was instantly punched in the stomach
But this time, it was He Bufeng who punched him.
After being a delinquent for so long, there were times when it was still a conditioned reflex. However, Wang Zhen indeed hadnt been punched in a while. After all, this guy had taken regr beatings growing up; plus, there was a frivolous air about him.
In the end, Wang Zhen was the odd one out on No. 59 Highs side, and he wound up sharing a room with He Bufeng.
He Bufengs reason was that he was worried that Wang Zhen had indecent designs on his little sister.
This reason could be said to be utterly irrefutable, and no one present could dispute it.
In the end, the dorm assignments on the boys side were: Wang Ling and Fang Xing.
Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan.
Super Chen and Hero Guo.
Tang Jingze and Xia Ming.
But No. 59 High was still waiting for the four Imperial High transfer students, and while the rooms had already been assigned, they still needed to go upy the rooms first, just in case.
And so, after the two schools discussed it, Wang Ling, He Bufeng, Wang Zhen and Super Chen were sent to upy the rooms.
Sitting in the room by himself at that moment, Wang Ling seemed unbearably lonely
However, he had a strong feeling that this first elimination round wasnt that simple.
At 10.32pm, after thest student checked into the dorm, the list of participants who had qualified in the first round was announced.
Everyone from No. 59 High and No. 60 High had advanced, and no one had been eliminated, which was a good thing.
However, the really nerve-racking segment had yet to start the second elimination round would begin at 1am!
In other words, most of the participants, especially the students who had climbed the stairs, basically didnt even have time to rest!
Having justpleted such intense exercise, they had less than two hours to rest. For a time, there was the sound of numerousints.
Theres so little time! They really dont treat us as human beings!
Being a student is still good its after you graduate from university when life gets really hard. Do you know what it means to graduate from one of Chinas top 985 universities, work 996 hours, get fired at 35 years old, be detained for 251 days, and your legal rights 404ed'' Someone brought up this topic which had been trending online recently, and revolved around an employee who applied for severance pay with hispany before leaving his job, only to be charged with extortion once thepany gave him the payout[1].
And then, that was it
This employee was jailed for 251 days before he was acquitted, and received one hundred thousand inpensation from the state.
The whole story probably wasnt as simple as it seemed, as it involved aplicatedwork of interests. However, the arrogance of these sorts ofrge enterprises, which had been built on the support of their customers, had already left a deep impression on the people.
When they thought about it carefully now, the happiest was still to be a student.
There was no more time toin; there was still a second elimination round at 1am, and the realpetition would officially start at eight tomorrow morning.
No one knew the specific details of the second elimination round.
They heard that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal would announce it at 1am.
Wang Ling waited in the room as time passed, and he was quite satisfied with Fang Xings unexpected silence. This was a worthwhile roommate; even if he did sneak nces at Wang Ling from time to time, at least he didnt bother him.
At around five to one, Wang Ling pricked his ears when a girl screamed in the hallway.
Many people were rmed by the shriek. They opened their doors to see a boy from Titan High lying in a pool of blood and a girl crying as she held him. Everyone, help me. My senior brother really is going to die!
Everyone gathered round as she sobbed, and had a clear look at the dead boys face.
Zhu Hanyun?!
How could it be him???
A lot of them covered their mouths in stunned shock.
[1] Refers to the bacsh against Huawei after a former employee thepany used of extortion was acquitted.
Chapter 1139 - The Second Elimination Round
Chapter 1139: The Second Elimination Round
Zhu Hanyun was dead. No one had expected something like this to actually happen when such strict precautions had been taken for this national cultivation high school body techniquepetition.
Hadnt they been assured at the very beginning that everyone would be safe?
Seeing Zhu Hanyun lying in a pool of blood, all the students had panicked expressions on their faces.
It wasnt just anyone who had died, but an expert C it was Zhu Hanyun! Titan Highs team leader! A man who, by his strength alone, had directly hurled all his fellow brothers and sisters past 700,000 steps to the top of the pagoda!
There were more and more onlookers now. The surrounding students were seized by intense panic, and listening to the grief-stricken cries of the little junior sister from Titan High, they were suddenly at a loss, and didnt know what to do.
Get a teacher! Hurry up and save him! someone said calmly at that moment.
Hes already beyond saving.
At that moment, an extremely tall boy crouched down and confirmed that Zhu Hanyun was dead. There appears to be no external wounds. The bleeding from his stomach is probably a spillover from the massive bleeding caused by his spirit root breaking inside his dantian.
Hes really dead Everyone was panic-stricken.
When a person died during apetition, everyones first reaction was naturally to look for a teacher to take charge of the situation. However, the students who ran out to find a teacher quickly noticed something unusual.
The windows are locked! And it looks like a forbidden array was set up and our spirit energy is restricted! We cant get out at all! The hole from earlier has also been filled up! someone screamed.
This referred to therge hole which Zhu Hanyun had smashed open when he had been throwing people to the top of the pagoda.
But while the students had been resting in their rooms, the hole had beenpletely filled up. In other words, they had no way of letting the teachers outside know of the current situation here.
What should we do?
Someones died during thispetition; can we even continue?
This is Zhu Hanyun! If the murderer is among us, and attacks, who would be their match?
And its already after 2am. Didnt they say that they would announce the second elimination round now?
At that moment, the crowd buzzed with discussion as everyone expressed their own opinions.
Calm down first, everyone.
At that moment, Gu Shunzhi stepped forward. Everyone, calm down. Maybe the second round has already started.
Everyone: ???
What did he mean that it had already started?
Normally, if someone really has died, it would be impossible for the teachers not to notice, unless Zhu Hanyuns death was already nned earlier on. Gu Shunzhi calmly analyzed the situation. He had in fact already picked up on something, but he couldnt reveal it outright, and so tried to lead them in the right direction.
Maybe the rule of the second elimination round is for us to find Zhu Hanyuns murderer.
When everyone heard this, they were struck with realization. However, looking at where Zhu Hans body, which was still warm,y on the ground, they all sucked in deep breaths.
If this was the assessment for the second elimination round, it really was too cruel They had actually killed a person???
At that moment, No.1 Demon-Subduing Highs team leader Gao Tianming spoke up again. This person isnt Zhu Hanyun.
Not Zhu Hanyun? What did he mean?
The crowd was a bit confused.
Zhu Hanyun cultivates the Titan Art, and has long reached a weight of five thousand jin. However, the Zhu Hanyun whos lying on the ground now With one hand, Gao Tianming easily flipped the body over. As you can see, his body is very light.
In light of this situation, Gao Tianming had already thought of a possibility, but just as he was about to share his guess C
On the other side, Gu Shunzhi abruptly said first, Construction Spell.
After Gu Shunzhi said that, Gao Tianming shot him a nce.
Everyone knew that this was one of No. 60 Highs transfer students. No one knew his background, but it was obvious that he wasnt an ordinary person.
The Construction Spell was a rtively advanced spell which one usually only came across in university.
Thus, Gao Tianming kept silent and started to listen carefully to Gu Shunzhis exnation; he wanted to hear what Gu Shunzhi had to say.
But after being the one to open his mouth first, Gu Shunzhi felt that he had jumped the gun, and shouldnt have spoken up so quickly.
This was in fact an upational disease.
As the keeper of order for the universe, there were a lot of things that he had to investigate, which naturally included some odd cases. Thus, Gu Shunzhi had vast experience in deducing cases. In addition to this, he had actually already seen traces of the Construction Spell on Zhu Hanyuns body before it was turned over.
But since he had already spoken, there was no need for him to go on pretending too much.
Gu Shunzhi could only continue and say, The Construction Spell is abined spirit and space spell. Space spells are rare, but the Construction Spell is actually the simplest of them all.
It can transform spirit energy into an image in the spiritual world, and then project a material form that can essentially be touched, and which usually will gradually disappear in five hours.
Nowadays, this spell ismonly used in film production in the cultivation world, and almost every props manager has to learn it since it not only saves on cost, but also on the time spent on creating props.
In short, the body were looking at now isnt really Zhu Hanyuns C its just a prop that was created with the Construction Spell. However, we still need to find the real Zhu Hanyun.
Are you saying that Zhu Hanyun isnt dead? Then why do we need to look for him? He might just be ying a prank on us! someone said at that moment.
That cant be the case. Gu Shunzhi shook his head. You cant create something out of nothing with the Construction Spell. For example, those prop managers have to study pictures of what they want to create first before they use the Construction Spell, or model it on the real thing.
Therefore, Zhu Hanyun might not really be dead, but he is indeed lying in a pool of blood somewhere C this, we know for sure!
After Gu Shunzhi said that, the atmosphere, which had already calmed down, tensed up again.
But the problem they faced now was that in order to find the murderer who had hidden the real Zhu Hanyun, and thus pass this round, they had to check everyones alibis one by one.
Apart from the missing Zhu Hanyun, there were still seven hundred and ny nine students; trying to collect all their alibis clearly wasnt realistic.
Thus, Gu Shunzhi decided to use a particr method of exclusion. Now, those with friends who can provide mutual alibis, raise your hands. Also, perception-type students, please step forward. We now need to work together to pass this round.
Why was he looking for perception-type students?
The answer was actually very simple.
After cultivators used spells, there would definitely be some spirit energy molecules left on their hands. This was from the spillover of spirit energy molecules, and there would often be residue on the hands that would gradually dissipate in thirty minutes.
These perception-type students just needed to check each person, and would be able to very quickly narrow down thisrge group of people.
Whoever had performed magic in thest thirty minutes would be suspected of having used the Construction Spell!
Chapter 1140 - Narrowing Down The Scope
Chapter 1140: Narrowing Down The Scope
At the same time, all the headmasters in themand center were also discussing the murder that had taken ce in Nine Dragon Pagoda, because this wasnt what the second elimination match was supposed to be. ording to the original n, a limited number of pearls would be left on the 700,000 steps for the second match, and those who managed to grab a pearl would move on to the next round.
Now, the rules for the elimination match had changed, and a student had been harmed. The headmasters present were naturally anxious. The most agitated of them all was Liu Tian, headmaster of Titan High.
President Qi If the body lying there was created with the Construction Spell, then where is our schools Zhu Hanyun now? Liu Tian had been in the dark all this time, and he plucked up the courage to ask President Qi the question.
Headmaster Liu, rest assured, Student Zhu is now very safe and under protection. Besides, the rule for this round is that as long as the killer is caught, everyone can qualify for the next round. Its just that the murderer is still lurking among the students, which will test their deduction skills. Now, we can only wait and see. If we act rashly, it will only alert the enemy, President Qi said.
The headmasters present were still baffled by this exnation.
After hearing President Qis words, however, their uneasy hearts rxed somewhat.
It seemed that this was a n the higher-ups had put in ce earlier on. In that case, it naturally wasnt proper for them to inquire too deeply into it.
Sitting at the back of the conference hall, the headmasters gazed at the images being broadcasted from Nine Dragon Pagoda on the big screen in front of them; for a period of time, each of them was lost in their own thoughts.
At that moment, a slip of the tongue would be their downfall. As headmasters, they should rack their own brains to decipher the higher-ups objective rather than ask outright.
Old Chen, what are your thoughts? Sitting on the other side, Headmaster Li Qingxi of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High stared at the screen and smiled slightly, as if he had already picked up on something.
Why are you asking me, Headmaster Li, when you already have the answer? No. 60 Highs Headmaster Chen chuckled and said, Your schools Gao Tianming is really good, and hes the captain of the team this time as well. It looks like hes your prized student.
Gao Tianming is indeed a promising seedling. After he graduates from high school, Im nning to personally visit his ce and ept him as my disciple. Hearing Headmaster Chens praise, Headmaster Li Qingxi was instantly full of pride.
It was only when he came back to his senses that he realized that this wily old fox Chen Tianxiang hadnt answered his question, so he asked again, Old Chen, dont change the subject. Tell me what you think. I want to see if your thoughts are the same as mine!
This sort of behavior was a little like two top studentsparing answers after an exam.
As the star support yer back in the day, Headmaster Chens view of the general situation and his understanding of the overall setup far surpassed that of the other headmasters, which was also the reason why Headmaster Li Qingxi insisted on knowing his opinion.
Zhu Hanyuns death was clearly a situation that had been arranged by the higher-ups; furthermore, it was clearly targeted at someone in particr.
Naturally, they couldnt draw a conclusion purely based on just what they were seeing, but factoring in the first elimination round, Headmaster Chen suddenly had a wild thought.
There were so many ways to test the students, but why had the higher-ups insisted on having them climb 700,000 steps?
There was only one answer.
Hypnosis. Finally, Headmaster Chen pointed out the key to the heart of the entire setup.
Hearing this, Headmaster Li Qingxi heaved a long sigh of relief in his heart.
They had pretty much the same conjecture.
There was no reason for the students to climb the 700,000 spiral steps other than to hypnotize all of them.
Of course, there were some students who hadnt been hypnotized.
They were the students of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, Titan High, Bnce me Middle School and No. 60 High. They had all used their own ways to reach the top without climbing the stairs.
For hypnosis to work, it often took special mental suggestions given in a specific environment. Besides, it wasnt easy to hypnotize hundreds of students in one go.
So this was something that probably had been arranged prior to the start of thepetition.
As for those students who had directly reached the top in the first round without being hypnotized, Headmaster Chen spected that they had probably been hypnotized individually through other means.
In short, everyone was clearly under hypnosis (except for Wang Ling, Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Gu Shunzhi, Zhenyuan and Fang Xing, who were all faking it).
Then what was the next step after hypnotizing so many students? As star support, Headmaster Chen naturally had his own guess. Dream maker.
This was yet another keyword.
When he heard this, Li Qingxi was hugely relieved. Sure enough!
Their thoughts were aplete match at that moment.
Naturally, the next step after hypnotizing so many students was to construct a dreamscape! And there was only one person present who could do this! That was President Qi, who was known as Wisdom Saint!
So everything that everyone was seeing now was a fabrication!
It wasnt just Zhu Hanyuns corpse!
At present, all the eight hundred student participants in Nine Dragon Pagoda, including Zhu Hanyun himself, had in fact fallen into a dream after the first round!
On the other side, the investigation, led by Gu Shunzhi, was basically going well.
In the back, Wang Ling silently watched Gu Shunzhi work. At the same time, he was well aware that they were trapped in a setup by the officials.
All the students present were at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Cultivators had more stable mindsets than ordinary people, so hypnotizing them was a much moreplicated procedure. The 700,000 steps were the key to directly hypnotizing the students so that they fell into the dream one by one.
As for Wang Ling and the other students who hadnt taken the stairs, President Qi had pretended to arrange room service for them afterward, and they were hypnotized individually.
Of course, the officials had no idea that this kind of hypnosis didnt work on Wang Ling.
A dream maker wasnt a rare profession in the current cultivation world, but in order to be able to trap so many people in the dream at the same time, this dream maker had to have strong mental powers.
In Wang Mings absence, the only person capable of this was naturally President Qi.
At that moment, Wang Ling was silently watching Gu Shunzhis performance.
After the first round of investigations, Gu Shunzhi had already ruled out nearly ny percent of the students.
Of those that were left, the students from No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, Titan High, Bnce me Middle School and South Sea Sky High were on the list of suspects.
Exin: What were you doing before this? Gu Shunzhi smiled gently as he stared at a boy from South Sea Sky High.
Who are you? Why are you picking on us? The boy was clearly unhappy that he was considered a suspect. He didnt know Gu Shunzhis background, and at the same time, looked down on No. 60 High in his heart. A high school with an overall mediocre ranking was actually taking the lead in investigating this case? What right did they have?
I hope youll cooperate with the investigation; otherwise, itll be very hard on you, Gu Shunzhi warned the boy softly. His voice wasnt loud, but shocking mental energy flooded the boys mind.
This boy was stunned on the spot, and there was a loud buzzing in his head. He looked at Gu Shunzhi as if he were looking at a devil. In the end, he was so frightened that he started crying on the spot.
Wang Ling sighed in the back.
Sure enough, Gu Shunzhi was still too young to set out on the road of staying low-key.
There were times when an initial show of strength was proper and necessary, but Gu Shunzhi had clearly gone a little overboard.
This group was following Wang Ling to learn from him They wanted to learn how to keep a low profile, and to control their powers and grades, but it was obvious that there was still a long way to go.
Chapter 1141 - Poor Zhu Hanyun
Chapter 1141: Poor Zhu Hanyun
Under that huge mental pressure, the eyes of the boy from South Sea Sky High almost instantly turned red. His tears immediately gushed out and wouldnt stop, no matter what he did. Crying in front of so many people was indeed very embarrassing, but the boy was full of despair; he himself didnt know why Gu Shunzhi appeared so frightening and could re him into crying.
But when he gradually calmed down and thought about how he had actually cried in front of so many people, he was immediately seized with heartfelt sorrow and cried even more wretchedly
Gu Shunzhi realized he had overdone it, and immediately started to silently recite the Mind Calming Scripture, which he had developed himself, to help control the boys mood.
This mental technique had a mystical radiation effect; as long as someone was using it, the people around them would calm down and then automatically enter sage mode, and instantly delete all those dirty videos from their phones.
Calm down a bit. We havent confirmed yet that youre a suspect. We have to catch the murderer before we can move on to the next round, and we dont have much time left. If you arent the murderer, then we need you to cooperate even more. Helpless, Gu Shunzhi could onlyfort him.
What Gu Shunzhi had to do his best to learn now was to be patient. In fact, studying at No. 60 High with Wang Ling would be immensely helpful for his future the only koi fish in the cultivation realm mission.
As Gu Shunzhi stealthily activated the Mind Calming Scripture, the boy from South Sea Sky High finally calmed down.
He felt that what Gu Shunzhi said made sense; including him, there were still ten other suspects. Cooperating with the investigation was the quickest way to clear himself of suspicion and uncover the real murderer.
Seeing the boy wipe his tears, Gu Shunzhi used a gentle tone to guide him. Tell us: what did you use magic for in thest thirty minutes?
Gu Shunzhi had gathered the perception-type students together to use their abilities to pick out people who had used magic in thest thirty minutes, and he then ruled out those who could prove that they had used healing spells to treat theirrades.
The remaining ten suspects now had to clearly exin why they had used magic so that the timeline could be checked and they could be cleared of suspicion.
Thus, the boy whom Gu Shunzhi had frightened into crying started to speak. My name is Nan Yixiu, and Im a Senior Grade One student at South Sea Sky High. Before Zhu Hanyuns body was discovered, I used a perception spell.
Perception spell? Gu Shunzhi smiled slightly. Can you be more specific?
Nan Yixius face clearly turned red at this question, and everyone instantly understood It seemed that this boy had used his perception magic for something embarrassing.
Nan Yixiu: I actually didnt do anything bad It was just that when I was gathering information, I suddenly got a little curious.
Gu Shunzhi smiled. The only thing you can do right now is rify the matter.
Nan Yixiu knew he couldnt escape this. Its like this: Its very normal to gather information during apetition, right? This is our South Sea Sky Highs advantage; were well-known for our perception magic. So, I was thinking of looking around discreetly for information while everyone was resting. Then, I identally saw some female students
Everyone around him instantly let out oh sounds.
Many of the boys sighed inwardly over the convenience of perception magic C it could even save them time looking online, and directly broadcast a live show!
But Huaxiu Alliance actually had a lot of spell bans which applied to perception cultivators, and cultivator homes now were usually fitted with anti-intruder systems. In other words, if cultivators sent out mental feelers, they would trigger the rm system.
Using perception to peep on others was illegal.
But during apetition No one would get twisted up over such an issue; the most a person would suffer was moral condemnation for a while.
It was for this reason that a lot of the boys were filled with righteous indignation: How could you keep it to yourself?! Why didnt you bring me along?!
Nan Yixiu couldnt help flushing at all the fingers pointed at him. I really was only probing for information to begin with, but I never thought that the students from No. 8 Jade Girls High would be next door.
Gu Shunzhi: No. 8 Jade Girls High?
At that moment, Gao Tianming, who had been watching all this time, suddenly spoke up. Its a girls school thats famous for cultivating the Jade Woman Heart Sutra. During dual cultivation, the sutra generates a powerful self-healing ability, which is No. 8 Jade Girls Highs advantage.
Jade Woman Heart Sutra? Shouldnt this be cultivated between a man and a woman?
No, the technique has already been improved on so that two girls can also cultivate it without needing to draw on a guys help. The cultivation method is the same C two people strip naked and lie one on the other.
Everyone:
After Gao Tianming said this, Nan Yixius face turned even redder. He never expected to see such an erotic scene in his first intelligence probe.
His mind had been a mess, and Nan Yixiu said that he immediately dispelled evil thoughts and went out to cool his head.
At the time, I just wanted to go out and cool down a little. You also know Im not a peeping tom C I also wondered whether I should go next door to apologize. Nan Yixiu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
Gu Shunzhi said, Go on.
Nan Yixiu continued, I never expected to see Zhu Hanyun lying on the floor when I left my room.
You saw him on the floor as soon as you left your room?
Thats right; I saw a person lying in front of a door in the distance. That door was shut tight, and I only knew it was Zhu Hanyun when I got closer. At the time, I thought he had a fight with his roommate and had decided to sleep outside.
There wasnt any blood at the time? Gu Shunzhi questioned him closely about the details.
No blood. Nan Yixiu nodded his head and said.
Realization hit Gu Shunzhi.
If there had been no blood then, there was only one exnation the Construction Spell had been cast when Zhu Hanyun was knocked unconscious. That was to say, when the Zhu Hanyun who was lying on the floor had been constructed, he had only been unconscious. Now that he was lying in a pool of blood, someone had definitely attacked this Zhu Hanyun stage propter.
At that moment, Nan Yixiu borated further. I was so scared. At first, I was going to look for someone to find out what happened. But when I thought about how I was the first person to find Zhu Hanyun lying on the floor, I really wouldnt be able to exin it if I wound up being suspected of knocking him out it would be very likely that I would be disqualified from thepetition.
Gu Shunzhi raised his eyebrows. So what did you do?
I used a Wood Transformation Spell to turn my right arm into wood. I then grabbed Zhu Hanyun by the throat and left behind some wood shavings to try and frame No. 1 Demon-Subduing High Their school is good at using puppets, so leaving shavings behind would be normal. When Nan Yixiu said that, the students from No. 1 Demon-Subduing High were instantly infuriated.
How vile! A student from No. 1 Demon-Subduing High stepped forward and snorted disdainfully.
Dont talk about other people, youre also a suspect. Gu Shunzhi looked at this young man. Nan Yixius done exining the situation. Lets hear it: what did you do?
The young man curled his lip, but at a meaningful nce from Gao Tianming, finally decided to tell the truth. When I got here, there was no one around Zhu Hanyun, and he wasnt bleeding either. But then I saw the wood shavings on his neck I thought that someone from our school had quarreled with him and knocked him out, so I
What did you do? Everyone had started to be very curious.
I used the Star me Spell to burn up the wood shavings, and tried to shift the me to Bnce me Middle School. After all, theyre good at fireball spells. If there were burn marks on the body, they should be the first suspects At the same time, all traces of the wood would be perfectly covered up.
Everyone:
Gu Shunzhi:
Wang Ling:
Hearing that, practically everyone was stupefied.
In other words, this body of Zhu Hanyuns, which had been created with the Construction Spell, had already been grabbed by the throat and set on fire, but both incidents still couldnt exin where on earth the blood hade from
Who the hell knew what Zhu Hanyun went through before he wound up lying in this pool of blood
Chapter 1142 - Nightmare Has Come
Chapter 1142: Nightmare Has Come
The questioning continued.
The next person who stepped forward was from Bnce me Middle School.
My name is Zhong Yunyi and Im from Bnce me Middle School When I went out to go to the bathroom, I found this guy lying here, and it seemed that he had been hit by the Star Fire Spell. I had no idea who wanted to frame us, but after I went back and discussed it with my senior brother, we still decided to strike him.
Staring at Zhong Yunyi, Gu Shunzhi said, Go on.
ssmate Zhong Yunyi confessed the truth. While the Star Fire Spell can burn up the wood shavings, it cant cause fatal injuries. So, we quickly calcted the principle behind North Punch High Schools Wick-Piercing Fist, and we punched Zhu Hanyun in the stomach.
Everyone was horrified.
Nan Yixiu, who had been the first to confess, never expected each of the other guys after him to be more vicious than the next To dare go that far
The Wick-Piercing Fist was one of the basic martial arts of North Punch High School. A spirit root was like a cultivators candle wick, and the Wick-Piercing Fist was a fighting technique that could pierce and damage the spirit root. If a little too much power was used, it could be utterly fatal!
In a split second, Zhong Yunyi seemed even more suspicious.
But Zhong Yunyi had another exnation for the bleeding. We did the calctions. Furthermore, all of us at Bnce me Middle School just worked it out earlier for the sake of shifting the me, so theres no way it can be exactly the same given the short amount of time we had. We only copied sixty to seventy percent of it, so the punch isnt that strong. We only nned to leave traces of the Wick-Piercing Fist and not kill Zhu Hanyun. Theres also no way that the punch could cause his spirit root to bleed
While Zhong Yunyis statement still couldntpletely dispel suspicions, Gu Shunzhi didnt think he was lying.
The group from Bnce me Middle School were typical curve wreckers. They were the sort who would calcte the trajectory before throwing a fireball If this group of people made a move, it would definitely only be after theyd done the precise calctions.
In other words, if Zhong Yunyi wasnt lying, then the bleeding spirit root had to be caused by someone trying to take advantage of the situation by attacking Zhong Yunyi on top of that punch.
After this final check, Gu Shunzhi finally fixed his gaze on someone that practically no one would have thought of.
Youngdy, you were the one who did it, werent you? Gu Shunzhi said at that moment, as he stared at the little junior sister who had been crying bitterly as she held Zhu Hanyuns body.
This was the junior sister whom Zhu Hanyun had thrown in the first round before. Everyone could tell at one nce that she and Zhu Hanyun had a very good rtionship.
Thus, as soon as Gu Shunzhi came to this conclusion, a student from Titan High immediately stepped forward to defend her. What rubbish are you saying? Junior Sister Ah Chun and senior brother have a great rtionship!
Gu Shunzhi learned that the junior sister who was crying bitterly was called Yan Xiaochun, chun meaning pure. Indeed, she looked exactly as her name suggested, and had apletely harmless appearance. She clearly weighed over one thousand jin, but looked like a thin, fragile and pitiful kid.
But as the keeper of order, Gu Shunzhi had seen too many of these sorts of disguises Nowadays, even the little girl who gave you orange juice might be a hypocrite, to say nothing of this little junior sister.
And so, Gu Shunzhi smiled slightly and began to exin his conclusion. There are several reasons for my suspicions.
First, it was this Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun who was the first person at the crime scene. Zhong Yunyi of Bnce me Middle School didnt cause any bleeding after using the imitation Wick-Piercing Fist. Thus, if Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun was the first person to find Zhu Hanyun, it would have been a good opportunity to deal another blow and shake the spirit root severely enough to cause internal bleeding.
Its just that maybe even Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun herself didnt expect this senior brother to be fake. The real Zhu Hanyun had been reced early on, and the person lying here now is a prop created with the Construction Spell. Moreover, the senior who cast the Construction Spell is clearly a veteran who is so skilled that the fake can almost pass for the real thing.
I also asked the ssmates from South Sea Sky High earlier to carefully sort out again the order in which everyone cast spells. I am now one hundred percent sure that Yan Xiaochun was thest person to cast a spell. The Wick-Piercing Fist is a martial art fist technique, but there will still be spirit energy left on the fist since the intent was to shake the spiritual root.
Gu Shunzhi said, Junior Sister Yan, its fine if you dont want to admit it, since based on the characteristics of the Wick-Piercing Fist, the spirit energy would have run through the dantian and hurt the spirit root when you used this move on your senior brother. In that case, the spirit energy molecules in your senior brothers body would have also stuck to you; this is the direct proof. As for ssmate Zhong of Bnce me Middle School, he deliberately struck a ncing blow so that he wouldnt be tainted with ssmate Zhus spirit energy.
Of course, all this was just spection on Gu Shunzhis part, but when he saw Junior Sister Yan Xiaochuns face turn ugly, he knew he was mostly right.
But so far, there was still one thing he hadnt yet figured out; he still didnt know what her motive was.
Thest person one would have expected to attack had done so
There could only be one exnation for this.
And that was that this Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun was a fake. It was possible that she was being controlled, or she wasnt Yan Xiaochun herself!
Gu Shunzhi was in fact capable of verifying this.
But there were too many people here, and he was well aware that the teachers and headmasters outside were observing the situation here. If he made a move, he would definitely reveal his true strength.
Therefore, he could only continue to incite the crowd with words. I know that all of you think that Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun could never kill her senior brother, but have you considered that this Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun might have already been reced?
Everyone here was smart. When Gu Shunzhi said this, the Titan High students who had just defended Junior Sister Yan Xiaochun earlier didnt say anything.
Because the possibility that she had been reced wasnt unreasonable!
Yan Xiaochun was the first person whom Zhu Hanyun hadunched, and the first to reach the top!
It was quite a number of minutes before the second person wasunched!
Who knew what happened in that span of time?
For a long moment, there was silence.
Junior Sister Yan Xiaochuns head hung very low, but she had stopped crying altogether.
Now that she had been exposed like that, there was naturally no need for her to hide.
Everyones eyes shook at the frightful scene that happened next.
Before everyones eyes, Junior Sister Yan Xiaochuns scalp actually split open! A frightening ghostly hand covered densely in evil runes stretched out of her body, and there was the sound of a coldugh. I really underestimated you brats
A powerful aura
Gu Shunzhi narrowed his eyes.
He had been right; this wasnt the real Yan Xiaochun.
Two ghostly ws were followed by an immaterial body which rushed out of Yan Xiaochuns body. All the lights in the entire corridor went out in an instant!
Nightmare hade!
Chapter 1143 - Wang Ling: It’s Too Hard!
Chapter 1143: Wang Ling: Its Too Hard!
Screams rang out in the dark as most of the students saw all sorts of nightmares appear before them. These were nightmares that had jerked them out of deep sleep before; now, it was as if the nightmares were ying on loop in their minds, like old photo reels.
Soon, many people began to have trouble breathing as they turned pale. Super Chen, Hero Guo and Lotus Sun Without exception, they all fell to the floor.
There was a tremendous pressure in the air around them, and soon they started feeling like they were suffocating! They started to twitch all over and couldnt breathe!
Its over.
In the dark, a pair of bloodshot red eyes glowed faintly with a cold light. They belonged to an immaterial spirit body, and the voice reverberated in everyones minds like a nightmare.
Nightmare, the Dark Networks number one before Ultimate King of Killers back then C as expected, youre alive! At this point, President Qis voice suddenly rang out in the corridor.
He appeared in a white robe, and gazing at the twitching children on the ground, he sighed softly. I wanted to catch you, but I underestimated your ruthlessness. I never thought you wouldnt let even these kids go
I wasnt nning to make a move yet, since it would disrupt our master n. If you want to me anyone, me these students for being too smart! They were actually able to see through me Nightmares aged, slightly hoarse voice rang out; even just listening to it was very ufortable.
Why did you attack Zhu Hanyun
Based on the n, Titan High was the first school I was going to take down. Zhu Hanyun is their captain, so since I had the opportunity, it was naturally best if I got rid of him first. I stuck close to the students who were climbing the stairs and moved around among them so that you wouldnt detect me, Nightmare said.
Take down Titan High first?
President Qi picked up this piece of information from Nightmares words.
Logically speaking, Titan High shouldnt be anything significant for top Dark Network experts like Nightmare. Now that Nightmare had said that he was targeting the students of Titan High first, the only possibility President Qi could think of was that Nightmare and his master behind the scenes were worried that Titan Highs Meatball Tank technique would severely damage the terrain around Nine Dragon Mountain and to some extent, affect the location which they had determined the main valve of the heavenly vein to be in.
Sure enough, this group was after the main valve.
Where is Dark Ancestor Xie Sanxiao now? President Qi asked as he stared at Nightmare.
Nightmare was clearly startled by this question, but he very quickly sneered. As expected of the Ten Founding Generals Wisdom Saint. General Qi, you really live up to your extraordinary reputation But instead of worrying about His Excellency Dark Ancestor, you should be thinking about how to save your students here.
Nightmare jabbered on. You carefully selected so many students from all over the country to participate in this body techniquepetition. Theyre supposed to be the outstanding individuals of the young generation in the cultivator world right now. What a pity that due to your negligence, Ive killed them all. As themander in chief of thispetition, you wont be able to avoid this me. How can your Huaxiu Alliance be trusted in the future?
Ho ho, I never thought that after being dead for so long, Mr Nightmare woulde back to life with a glibber tongue than I expected.
President Qi alsoughed. My teacher and I already guessed what your n was a long time ago. We knew that you would try something during the national body techniquepetition on Nine Dragon Mountain, yet thepetition went ahead as nned. Given how intelligent you are, Mr Nightmare, you should be able to guess the reason for it, shouldnt you?
Are you saying this is a trap?
Nightmares eyes darkened and he bellowed in disbelief, Thats impossible! Look at these children falling to the floor one by one! Theyre twitching! Theyve all fallen into my Nightmare Cycle Spell, and are silently choking to death! There is no chance of theming back to life!
Nightmare Cycle Spell This indeed is one of the techniques that Mr Nightmare was famous for.
President Qi said, Mr Nightmare has such a renowned reputation, how can I not know of this technique? On the other hand, since Im already aware of it, I should naturally guard against it. Do you know why I prepared these 700,000 spiral steps?
President Qi brought up the key point of this test.
After hearing the words spiral steps, Nightmare instantly understood. This is
Multi-Person Dream Creation Spell. There are only two people in the whole country who can cast it. I am one of them. and the other is my disciple. My disciple is currently on holiday, however, which is why Ive personally stepped in.
President Qi revealed the truth. So, Mr Nightmare, you already fell into my dream at the very beginning. What youre seeing is nothing more than an illusion in my dreamscape At this moment, the dead students on the floor have in fact regained consciousness. Furthermore, their convulsions werent real. As far as these kids are concerned, they simply had a nightmare.
Thats impossible! Nightmare roared hysterically.
Nothing is impossible, Mr Nightmare. This is a trap which I set for you. President Qi stared at Nightmare and smiled coldly.
At that moment, Nightmare finally realized that the situation was bad. His immaterial spirit body fled frantically through the air as he tried to rush out of the pagoda.
But just as he thought he had escaped, the scene before his eyes suddenly changed, and he was back to square one
President Qi was standing in front of him.
Everyone is in the same dream, and that includes you, Mr Nightmare. You cant escape, President Qi said in a cold voice. He was the creator of this dream; no one could escape the dream makers dreamscape.
If this were the real world, there would be plenty of ways for Nightmare to escape.
But in the dream, he was doomed to be like a wild beast locked in a cage! There was no way for him to escape, especially when it was President Qi himself who cast this spell!
Its over.
The next moment, President Qi snapped his fingers.
With a blood-curdling screech from Nightmare, President Qi tore the entire nightmare to pieces on the spot, and Nightmares spirit body waspletely destroyed along with it.
The lights in the pagoda came back on.
Many people felt as if they had just woken up from a horrible nightmare, but after examining themselves, they didnt find anything wrong with their bodies.
The only people who were slightly more miserable were Wang Ling and the others
Because they hadnt been hypnotized from the very beginning, they hadnt dreamt, and instead knew exactly what was going on.
Therefore, when Nightmare appeared and everyone fell twitching to the floor, Wang Ling and the others could only do the same
As he jerked stiffly on the floor, Wang Ling felt like an epileptic loach.
And the most irritating thing was that President Qi and Nightmare actually kept going on and on
When he was done convulsing, Wang Ling pulled up his shirt and felt that his abs had be a little more defined.
Its too hard for me
Chapter 1144 - The Mahjong Squad In Action Once Again!
Chapter 1144: The Mahjong Squad In Action Once Again!
From the beginning, President Qi had set this trap to catch Nightmare. But the Dark Networks number one killer clearly wasnt the only expert that had been dispatched by the mastermind behind the scenes.
President Qi had no idea who the other killers were, but Nightmare, who was the most difficult to catch, had been apprehended. As long as they were vignt, the rest shouldnt be too difficult to deal with.
After tearing Nightmares spirit to shreds, President Qi immediately bound Nightmares immortal and mortal souls to a magic te. This was a magic treasure he had prepared beforehand to imprison the soul.
Nightmare was too dangerous and had to be killed. Once his soul was imprisoned, he was pretty much harmless.
In themand center, Old Huang gazed at the magic te in President Qis hand and said approvingly, Well done. You were very efficient, and didnt disgrace me.
Finally, this student does not disappoint his teacher. President Qi nodded slightly, but the expressions of both master and disciple didnt rx.
This was only the beginning. They had gone to a lot of trouble to capture Nightmare, and the remaining evildoers who were still hiding in the shadows would certainly be very careful with the next step they took.
When you took action earlier, I received word that reinforcements from Little Bai are about to arrive, and that they have more experience with capturing people from the Dark Network, Old Huang said.
Oh, its them, President Qi said, unsurprised. Last time, it had also been criminals from the Dark Network who had stirred up trouble during a student event, and the mahjong trio had yed a major role in that operation by helping General Bai deal with a number of tough Dark Network criminals one after another, all of whom were Red 3A-ss wanted criminals.
It was just that the opponent this time might be tougher.
The criminals they had dealt with previously were, at the very least, living people.
But this time, they might very likely be dealing with Dark Network experts who had already died.
General Bai was in charge of the Old Devil, Evil Sword God and the Master of Immortal Mansion. The trios codename was: Mahjong.
Sitting in the same van as before, General Bai held a simple meeting with them in the back.
They were going in this time without any idea of who their opponents were. While Nightmare was nowpletely under President Qis control, Nightmare didnt necessarily know all of the people whom the mastermind had resurrected. Apart from that top ranked figure Xie Sanxiao, who founded the Dark Network and was nicknamed Dark Ancestor, they knew nothing about their remaining opponents.
Interesting; who would have thought that even Xie Sanxiao would appear this time. My venerable self has always wanted the opportunity to fight him. After listening to General Bai rte the entire matter, the Old Devil was suddenly a little excited. Xie Sanxiaos little finger looks very much like my wifes If my venerable self can take down Xie Sanxiao this time, general, would it be possible to give my venerable self the little finger on his right hand?
General Bais lips twitched slightly. Well talk about it when we have him.
The Old Devil might have turned over a new leaf, but he was still a freak
But if it was the Old Devil, he might really be able to do it, since Xie Sanxiao was also a freak.
General Bai remembered his conversation with the head of state before this operation, and something thetter said had left a very deep impression on him: You can only beat magic with magic; simrly, you have to use a freak to fight a freak.
General Bai now felt that these words were just too wise!
If freaks could be graded C
The freak index for the mahjong trio sitting in the back of the van would have already shot past the national freak average; it could be said that they were the epitome of freaks.
A man who thought about this wife all the time, to the point of madness.
A man who thought about his eye shadow all the time, and couldnt even do radio gymnastics if he didnt put eye shadow on.
And thest man who was a spirit sword fanatic, and wouldnt budge when he saw a nice sword; his condition was a lot worsepared with those college students who were already down and out but still wanted to take out loans to buy basketball shoes
For General Bai himself, guiding the three men onto the right path was a painstaking process.
He just hoped that he himself wouldnt be assimted after being exposed to them for so long
Putting these thoughts aside, General Bais gaze swept over the three men, and he said, We dont know who were up against for now, but we can analyze the situation and prepare ordingly.
Saying that, he flipped open his wristwatch, and the profile images of numerous deceased members of the Dark Network were immediately projected in the air. If they have been resurrected, they definitely wouldnt be small fry. Look at these photos. Is there anyone whom you feel is powerful enough to be brought back to life by the mastermind to be our opponent this time?
The three men scanned the projected profile images and saw many familiar faces.
Zaomen is dead? When did that happen?
The Old Devil pointed to an image of a middle-aged man with a crew cut and a very conspicuous X-shaped burn scar on his forehead.
General Bai tapped on the photo, and the mans profile was soon projected separately to one side.
Zaomen Rokuro, who was originally from Sun Ind and was a Red 4S-ss wanted criminal of the Dark Network, had been found dead 20 years ago.
Cause of death: Killed by peacekeeping troops dispatched by Mixiu nation during the Hunter Operationunched by the International Alliance of Cultivators.
What youre seeing right now is top secret, so there are some things you might not be aware of. General Bai said, It sounds like youre very familiar with Zaomen Rokuro?
About fifty years ago, I went to Zaomen Rokuro about my wife. I knew he was proficient in the Supernatural Seven Kills Technique, and that he was a very strong psychic, so I wanted to ask him if he could help me find my wifes spirit, Old Devil said, folding his arms. But then he told me that my wife had already entered the cycle of reincarnation.
Is that why youunched your attack campaign after that?
Thats right, Old Devil said nomittally. I knew that Zaomen Rokuro was very strong, but Ive never actually fought him. The rumor is that his Supernatural Seven Kills Technique is a supremebination of Sun Ind ninjutsu and cultivation. He imed that anyone who faced him would be killed by one of the seven forms.
Supernatural Seven Kills Technique? General Bai silently made a note of it. This information wasnt part of the official data. However, General Bai felt that the Mixiu military cultivators werent necessarily ignorant of this, but had left it out on purpose.
The intelligence database was under the jurisdiction of the International Alliance of Cultivators, and countries all joined hands to collect information on wanted international criminals and make it publicly avable to every nation. However, there were still some western countries who were reluctant to share, and kept some of this intelligence to themselves.
At that moment, there was one thing which piqued General Bais interest.
General Bai: May I ask a question?
The Old Devil: Go ahead, general.
General Bai: I want to know how your wife died.
The Old Devils expression darkened. General, if you think this is rted to this mission, my venerable self can tell you, but its a long story
Chapter 1145 - Li Modi’s Mine Technique
Chapter 1145: Li Modis Mine Technique
The Old Devil hadmitted so many crimesrgely because he wanted to find his wife, Maiya. Asking him to recall the moment they parted for eternity was no doubt rubbing salt into the wound, but General Bai had a faint feeling in his gut.
He had a feeling that the matter of the Old Devil and his wife might have something to do with Zaomen Rokuro.
My wife Maiya and I grew up together. She was a member of the peacekeeping force, the Old Devil said.
A female peacekeeper?
General Bai never expected the Old Devils wife to have such an identity. Female peacekeepers were rare to begin with. Peacekeeping abroad was somewhat moreplicated and fraught with danger. Although there were female peacekeepers, the gender ratio was limited, and most female peacekeepers did medical aid work.
This absolutely wasnt discrimination. It was just that the work was different. The main thing was that organizations were still protective of women. Peacekeeping was very dangerous work, and if it wasnt because women had strong wills, organizations usually wouldnt specially set up female peacekeeping troops.
After all, charging and breaking through enemy lines was still left to the hot-blooded, rough and tumble men.
General Bai had never heard the Old Devil speak about his wife before. Hearing now about her identity as a peacekeeper, he was a little amazed. There were so many of them, however, and General Bai couldnt remember them all.
Was her codename Maiya? General Bai asked.
No, her peacekeeper codename was Moon, the Old Devil said.
General Bai was astonished. It was her?
Moon was a famous peacekeeper general from more than a thousand years ago who had been missing ever since they lost contact with her during an operation. It wasnt until five hundred years ago that Huaxiu Alliance officially verified her death.
It was said that a foreign peacekeeping force discovered a finger bone which DNA tests confirmed belonged to Miss Maiya. But it had been in a very strange ce; it was discovered in an abandoned Daoist temple.
Because it had been too long ago, no one knew what happened What everyone did know was that five muddy footprints had been found inside the temple.
Someone had struck a killing blow when Miss Maiya had been on the verge of death.
This was the analysis the experts came up with after they investigated the scene.
In short, this case caused a sensation back then, but it was so long ago that almost all traces at the scene had been swept away with the passage of time.
Of course, the biggest mystery in this case was where the rest of Miss Maiyas bones were, since only a finger bone had been found in the Daoist temple.
The finger bone remains an unsolved peacekeeping case. Unfortunately, given how much time had passed, no one knows exactly what happened. General Bai sighed. I remember Moon oh, no, its Miss Maiya. She was the captain of Peacekeeping Team Six. Her performance was outstanding, and she won many battles. This case caused quite a stir. I once sent out three squads and no less than a hundred people to investigate the incident, but we didnt find anything.
This matter is indeed odd. I dont me you, general. The Old Devil sighed. My venerable self has been searching for my wifes whereabouts all this time, but I still havent found anything so far.
There will be a breakthrough one day. Countless thoughts shed through General Bais mind. He had never expected the Old Devil to actually be Moons boyfriend.
This devotion was indeed touching. However, a crime was a crime. The Old Devil would still need to continue on this path of redemption. Sympathy wouldnt get him a reduced punishment; that would be showing contempt for thews of the cultivation world.
General Bai kept this thought in mind. That incident back then was also a thorn in his flesh; he, too, was looking forward to the day when the thorn could be removed.
Heposed himself and the meeting continued. General Bai turned his eyes to the Master of Immortal Mansion and Evil Sword God on the other side, who were also lost in thought.
Does anyone here look familiar to you?
This one, the Master of Immortal Mansion said as he pointed to a dark-skinned young man with a very distinctive hairstyle.
This guy had an afro.
Li Modi. General Bai tapped on the mans profile and read up on the young afro mans background.
This was a Dark Network expert who died three hundred years ago. Back then, he had been given the nickname Explosion Demon Li Modi. His Mine Technique was very troublesome and astonishing. Anything he touched would be a bomb, and would explode at the slightest jostle. Li Modi could be said to be unbeatable in those days because it was impossible to tell if he had touched something before As for his death, it had beenpletely unexpected.
Is Li Modi dead, too? the Old Devil asked.
Indeed he is, and as for the cause of his death Look for yourselves. General Bai clicked open the file.
Li Modi (cause of death): Suffered from dementia in hister years, and forgot that the things he touched had turned into bombs. Died after identally detonating bombs he had buried.
He actually forgot
The Old Devil, the Master of Immortal Mansion and Evil Sword God were all lost for words at this cause of death.
But the point Evil Sword God focused on was even stranger. Cultivators can also suffer dementia?
There is now medicine to treat dementia, but Li Modi back then, he was wanted all over the world and was on the run all the time, so he missed the best medical window to be treated. Also, he liked being on his own, so he didnt have anyone with him. When his illness red up, not only did he forget the bombs he had set, he even forgot to take his medicine.
The Master of Immortal Mansion said, I once fought him in my intrinsic spirit field; he turned my swords into bombs, and blew up several of my beloved spirit swords!
General Bai also noted this down. If he has been resurrected, he will indeed be difficult to deal with.
No one knew more about explosions than he did, as Explosion Saint.
He was world-famous for his mastery with explosions. This Mine Technique was in fact a technique which General Bai had developed back then. However, it was too lethal and dangerous, and General Bai had destroyed his design.
Even General Bai himself never expected that Li Modi would actually use a technique he designed
Of course, General Bai didnt rule out the possibility that Li Modi had developed the Mine Technique on his own. Once you grasped the basics, all spells and techniques in the world were the same. Li Modi was also an explosion expert, so it wasnt that surprising that he coulde up with the theory behind the Mine Technique.
Its your turn. After General Bai wrote down Li Modis name, he turned his eyes to Evil Sword God.
Evil Sword God pointed to a young man with an unusual shamate hairstyle. This guy looks familiar. I think Ive fought him before. He also wears eye shadow.
General Bai took a deep breath. Of course he looks familiar Because hes you
Evil Sword God, with his eye shadow on, was also one of the Dark Networks Red 3S-ss wanted criminals
But when a foreign cultivation peacekeeping force caught an expert swordsman who simrly wore eye shadow during a mission, they had mistaken him for Evil Sword God.
The truth was that the man was just a copycat criminal, who reportedly was a fan of Evil Sword God
Unfortunately, there was a huge difference between the dream idol and the real person.
Who knew how that fan who had been caught in Evil Sword Gods ce back then would feel if he ever saw this Evil Sword God who turned into a simpleton without his eye shadow
Chapter 1146 - Evil Sword Gods Original Body
Chapter 1146: Evil Sword Gods Original Body
Everyone knew that Evil Sword Gods original body was his eye shadow.
Without eye shadow, he was a scaredy-cat; with eye shadow, he was a sh*t-stirrer
This eye shadow personality transformation was something General Bai had seen with his own eyes. It had to be said that Evil Sword God with eye shadow on was indeed powerful. Moreover, from what General Bai could see, Evil Sword Gods sword skills were almost on par with General Yis.
Given how remarkable the sword skills of these two disciples were, Sword Immortal Fan Rui as their shifu shouldnt have any regrets; the only pity was that Evil Sword God had been too radical in his cultivation, which caused his mind to be devoured and turned him into this, and led to the shocking murder of his shifu.
At this thought, General Bai sighed inwardly as he used a cold me to burn eye shadow over Evil Sword Gods eyes.
Very quickly, Evil Sword Gods gaze turned sharp.
Everyone knew that the belligerent Evil Sword God was back.
Naturally, the different personalities had different memories.
Evil Sword God looked at these familiar profile pics projected in the air, the past vivid in his mind, and he sneered. Forgive me for being blunt, but I dont believe anyone here would be troublesome opponents. He folded his arms with a face full of confidence andughed disdainfully at these profiles.
Then, he pointed at one of them.
[Criminal Profile]
[Name: Ballistic Aunty C Han Wuye]
[Warrant Level: Red 2A Warrant]
[Character overview: A wanted member of the Dark Network. Given the nickname Golden Instant Noodles Hair Ballistic Aunty. An obese glutton. On the international wanted list for robbing banks in eighty-two countries. Dubbed the worlds most ruthless and cold-blooded robber. She wont leave even a single penny behind wherever she goes, and everyone who sees her real face is brutally killed.]
[Abilities: Famous for Eight Immortals Devour. Ballistic Aunty can turn her stomach into a small world, and for a short period of time, create a ck hole to devour the people or objects around her. Any living thing that is sucked in is instantly ripped apart. This spatial magic is extremely tricky to deal with.]
[Cause of death: Died tragically after being sliced to pieces by sword qi during an international organizations peacekeeping mission.]
What about her? asked General Bai.
He still had some impression of this person.
Back then, Han Wuye hadmitted a lot of crimes in Huaxiu nation, and she fled by sea as she swam to a neighbouring country, and vanished without a trace.
She went on the run for many years after that as shemitted numerous robberies in various countries. When General Bai next received news on her, Han Wuye was already dead.
The fact is that Han Wuye died at my hands. Evil Sword Godughed coldly. Death was too good for this fat old woman.
Died at your hands? General Bai, the Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion were all taken aback.
My n back then was to sneak into the peacekeeping force to look for the number one expert there. In the end, I just so happened to run into Han Wuye. Evil Sword God said, She saw through my disguise and picked a fight with me herself.
What happened
She asked me if she was beautiful. I said that there wasnt anything beautiful about a fat, oily pork intestine like her. She then wanted to fight me. Evil Sword God tsked. She clearly wasnt my match, but she still insisted on fighting me. I cut out her tongue so that she couldnt perform Eight Immortals Devour, and then I chopped off her thigh, and then I chopped
Slow down. General Bai found it hard to digest all of a sudden.
This plot development
was a little peculiar.
It wasnt just this Ballistic Aunty; I see a lot of familiar faces here who died under my sword. Evil Sword God then casually tapped on several profiles.
[Criminal Profile]
[Name: Edward Origen]
[Warrant Level: Red 3A Warrant]
[Character overview: A wanted member of the Dark Network. Due to an innate ability to turn his body into colored ss, he can blend into his surroundings. Given the nickname Human Chameleon. Has the powerful ability to disguise himself. Recognized by the international hitmen circle for plotting a number of assassinations.]
[Abilities: Colored ss physique, assassination skills, etc.]
[Cause of death: Failed a hitman operation. Suspected of being killed by his target instead, with one shot to the head.]
This person was famous in the hitmen circle. I was very curious about him at the time, and so hired him to kill me. In the end, I was sorely disappointed. I didnt expect this guy to actually be so weak. Evil Sword God sighed
General Bai, the Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion:
[Criminal Profile]
[Name: King of Iron Wings Song Xihe]
[Warrant Level: Red 4A Warrant]
[Character overview: A wanted member of the Dark Network. Viewed as the biggest threat to Ultimate King of Killerss position as the Dark Networks number one expert. Removed his own ribs at a young age and refined them into iron wings for his back. Has strong defensive and counter-offensive abilities. Known as King of Iron Wings, and was indestructible!
[Abilities: Iron Wing Attack Technique, Iron Wing Illusion Technique, Iron Wing Spear, etc.]
[Cause of death: Died tragically with the soles of his feet pierced with sword qi in a suspected revenge attack.]
Evil Sword God: You really cant me me for this persons death C he just had such an obvious opening. What use is it surrounding yourself like a metal bucket? Didnt he die anyway when my sword qi pierced the soles of his feet? Ultimate King of Killers actually viewed him as a rival C what a joke.
General Bai, the Old Devil and Master of Immortal Mansion:
General Bai took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Take a look at these people and tell me how many of them you killed.
Except for the three people before, let me have a look at the others.
Evil Sword God gazed at the page and started to count how many of these Dark Network wanted criminals he had killed, looking as excited as if he were counting medals. This guy, this guy and this guy It still makes me excited when I think about the fright on their faces when I killed them. They boasted day in and day out how great they were, but they still died under my sword.
A few minutester, he was done counting.
General Bai counted the number of people on the list.
There were over one hundred dangerous Dark Network wanted criminals in the database who were already deceased, and thirty-four of these experts, which was one third of them, had died at Evil Sword Gods hands.
All these years, Evil Sword God had wielded his peerless sword qi in his search for opponents. Although he hadmitted plenty of senseless murders, he had in fact indirectly punished a lot of criminals who had been on the run.
On the other side, Evil Sword Gods face brimmed with excitement. Theyre all just small fry. If I can kill them once, I can kill them twice!
Looking at the list in his hand, General Bai had veryplicated feelings
Chapter 1147 - Eye of Rebellion
Chapter 1147: Eye of Rebellion
Actually, there wasnt really a second elimination round; it had just been one more trap set up by the authorities to catch Nightmare. Nevertheless, many of the headmasters in themand center couldnt help but focus on one person during this round.
That person was none other than Gu Shunzhi.
He was a new transfer student this year at No. 60 High. Because of his outstanding performance, he had been directly selected to be one of thepetition participants, and had be one of the team members to win honor for his school.
Throughout the second elimination round, Gu Shunzhis performance in all respects had been remarkable. He perfectly disyed his unppable, calm judgment, logical reasoning, and understanding of a wide variety of spells.
All in all, No. 60 High this year was a bit of a surprise
This wasrgely because the headmasters present hadnt viewed No. 60 High as an enemy to begin with. Except for headmasters like Li Qingxi who were a little more wary since they had some history with Headmaster Chen, the remaining ny-five percent hadnt included an analysis of No. 60 High in their strategic nning.
Now, eight hundred students had moved on to the next round; it was clearly already toote for them to discuss tactics.
Before the official start of the third round of the Nine Dragon Mountain battle for survival, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal indicated for all the students, who were in their rooms, to open a brocade pouch that had been hidden under each of their beds.
Inside was a golden talisman which each student needed to tie around their right arm as a symbol for the third round.
This golden talisman could save their lives in a critical moment, and was incredibly effective. If they encountered danger, it would automatically be a golden shield that would defend them against a deadly attack. At the same time, it would also release a golden beam of light that wouldnt dissipate so quickly in order to let nearby security and medical teams know to hurry over.
This golden talisman was also an important item that would enable the Nine Dragon Mountain security inspection team to monitor the students as well as ensure that they could pinpoint each students location within the activity range in order to avoid any mishaps.
Im going out, Xia Ming said to his roommate, Tang Jingze, after tying on the golden talisman. Tang Jingze thought that Xia Mings expression was a little strange, but he couldnt say why.
But when he recalled how everyone had experienced nightmares earlier because of Nightmare, he thought that maybe Xia Ming was still gripped by fear and had yet toe back to his senses, so he let Xia Ming go.
Everyone had different ways of relieving stress. Besides, he and Xia Ming werent that close, so there was no need for him to act like a mother hen.
After leaving the dormitory, Xia Ming heaved a sigh of relief. Indeed, he did feel nervous.
Although President Qi had captured Nightmare, Nightmares words still echoed clearly in Xia Mings ears.
Despite the fact that Nightmare had been caught, Xia Ming still felt terror which welled up from the depths of his soul.
He stood in the corridor, looking for some fresh air. He had barely left his dorm, however, when the scene in front of him abruptly turned dark.
Just like when Nightmare had appeared earlier, all the lights in the corridor instantly went out
No
Xia Ming felt that the pressure this time was even greater than when Nightmare had shown up. He felt cold all over, and every breath he exhaled was misty white.
Then, a white-haired young man whose face he couldnt see clearly suddenly appeared in front of him.
Wang Ling? Xia Mings pupils instantly shrank. Although he couldnt see the young mans face clearly, his figure was too simr to Wang Lings. It was as if he was a mold of Wang Ling, and for a moment, Xia Ming was a little dazed.
Nightmares been caught, but you still have to finish your task, the white-haired young man said to Xia Ming in a cold and dark voice. He had the air of a spirit from hell about him, which made Xia Ming shudder.
Although this person in front of him was very simr to Wang Ling, Xia Ming could clearly sense that he wasnt Wang Ling.
Who the hell was this guy?
He was actually able to show up here without being noticed
Was he the mastermind behind everything?
You bear the weight of the Ancient Divine ns mission; you are the key to changing the world. Do as youre told, and youll go down in history as a key figure in turning the world upside down. The white-haired young man opened his mouth, and with one light exhale, thick mist instantly filled the space. In the blink of an eye, Xia Ming saw a future cultivation world of beauty, prosperity and freedom.
Did you see that? That is the future.
The voice of the white-haired young man filled the space. I can lend you the strength youck
Lend me strength Xia Ming stretched out his arms. His body trembled slightly, and he felt as if he was acting underpulsion. He knew that with his next step, he might be consigning the world to eternal damnation, but it was as if his mind and soul were being manipted in that moment. It was as if there was magic in the white-haired young mans voice, which seemed to be able to draw out the inner demons hidden in a persons heart.
Xia Ming then felt his shadow actually shrink and firmly wrap itself around him!
A sharp pain stabbed him in the abdomen!
Xia Ming bent over on the floor in pain.
The pain onlysted for an instant, but when Xia Ming came back to his senses, he discovered that his shadow had actually turned into an evil eye in his abdomen.
This Xia Ming could sense power surging out of his body.
This tremendous power was nothing like Xia Ming had imagined, and on top of that, he could control it. It was far beyond what a Foundation Establishment cultivator was capable of!
The voice of the white-haired young man filled the air. Do you feel it? Thats what it feels like to be strong. As long as you do what I say, you can still get even stronger This power is just the tip of the iceberg. Itll help you sessfully climb to the top of Nine Dragon Mountain.
Xia Ming was thrilled. Senior!
At that moment, he really had a delusion.
He felt like he was one of those novel protagonists who suddenly had a fortuitous encounter that enabled his cultivation base to skyrocket.
You must keep this secret, the white-haired young man warned. The eye in your belly is called the Eye of Rebellion, which is connected to all your blood kin. If you betray me, all your rtives will die because of you. The thing I hate the most in life are traitors.
Saturday, November 15th.
It was six oclock in the morning, four hours after Nightmare had been arrested. The ground lit up with the first light at dawn, and the eight-day battle for survival on Nine Dragon Mountain officially began.
Everyone lined up ording to their schools and passed through the entrance scanner in an orderly file to verify that except for the official golden talisman, they werent carrying any other magic treasures.
Wang Ling and the others lined up and walked through the security check.
Standing in the queue, Wang Ling noticed that something didnt seem right about Xia Mings expression.
Xia Ming seemed especially confident, and especially abnormal, today
Chapter 1148 - Human Devil
Chapter 1148: Human Devil
Wang Ling felt that there was something wrong with Xia Ming. His Kings Eye swept over Xia Ming, and he immediately sensed that thetter was enveloped in an evil shadow. Furthermore, only Wang Ling could see this shadow.
He was well aware that this was a curse.
It wasnt impossible to undo the curse, but everyone was going through the security check now. With so many people around, it wasnt easy for Wang Ling to make a move, and he could only bide his time and look for another chance to undo the curse. Although Xia Ming had acted rudely toward him before, Wang Ling had never wanted to do anything bad to him. After all, they were from the same school, and had bothe to win honor for their school; there was no conflict that couldnt be resolved.
Besides, undoing the curse was just a snap for Wang Ling.
If he had to give a reason, it was that Wang Ling felt the curse on Xia Ming was too malicious. This curse would implicate and punish the people whom the cursed was associated with. Once Xia Ming acted in vition of the contract, the curse would immediately take effect. Generally speaking, in addition to the person who agreed to the contract, the persons blood kin would also be implicated.
Thus, Wang Ling felt that Xia Ming had most likely been threatened into it.
Then hereiny the problem: Who on earth formed a contract containing such a malicious curse with Xia Ming? This was yet another question to ponder.
When thest person of No. 60 High passed the security check, the students of Bnce me Middle School were all stopped at security gate No. 2. A teacher in red from the resident special forces stepped forward and had them stand to one side for a manual inspection.
The students of Bnce me Middle School were puzzled. Why do we have to undergo a manual inspection?
Youve been reported, so behave yourself.
The teacher in red spoke firmly, and then began to carry out a careful body search.
In the end, it turned out that there really was a problem
He actually found a deeply hidden space in betweenyers inside the pocket of the school uniform of one of the students from Bnce me Middle School. Moreover, after doing an anti-device sweep, the space was opened to reveal all the items that had been banned from thepetition this time.
Student, you have the right to remain silent now. Whether you knew of this or not, rules are rules; you have now been disqualified. This teacher in red was impartial, and took the boy from Bnce me Middle School away on the spot. The boy had a dumb look on his face, with no idea what was going on.
Everything turned out just as Headmaster Chen had foreseen.
Bnce me Middle Schools students were a bunch of bookworms who wouldnt do shady things, but their headmaster, Zuo Qingqiu, had sneakily tried to get the students to bring in some survival supplies, and was found out
It was definitely our headmaster who did it, right? The people from No. 60 High whispered among themselves.
Headmaster Chens original n was for the No. 60 High participants to publicly blow the whistle on Bnce me Middle School during the inspection round so that they would be the first team to lose members. However, he then thought that a public denouncement would easily draw the ire of other schools, so the n changed to Headmaster Chen himself secretly penning a letter to President Qi
Thus, Bnce me Middle School was reported at the beginning.
In themand center, Zuo Qingqiu, headmaster of Bnce me Middle School, looked at the other headmasters, but couldnt figure out who had written the report letter.
All of you who reported it?! Ill definitely find out who did it! He believed his arrangements had been perfect, so someone must have reported it.
The other side was too too shameless!
Old Zuo, your nickname in those days was Renegade. Sure enough, after so many years, you still cant fix this shoring. Youve dug a pit for your obedient students this time. Li Qingxi, headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High School, gloated on the side.
From his understanding, he could roughly guess who had written the report letter.
He stole a nce at Headmaster Chen next to him. The mans face was as calm as usual as he sighed a little. Its the Year 9102[1], but theres still someone who would actually use such an underhanded trick like whistleblowing. How shameless! I strongly condemn and protest this on Old Zuos behalf!
Li Qingxi was dumbstruck.
He felt that it had absolutely been the right decision to especially bring up No. 60 High and discuss battle tactics against them during the meeting at the beginning.
As the current headmaster of No. 60 High, Chen Tianxiang was indeed a tough figure Not only was he very difficult to deal with, he was also a little shameless
On the other side, Hero Guo and the others were marveling at Headmaster Chens move.
Alls fair in war. Headmaster Chen was the star support yer back then, and he ran circles around a lot of headmasters before. Hes all too familiar with how they think. Super Chen sighed.
The group of copy ninjas from Bnce me Middle School was the target that everyone had initially been prepared to act against; now that they had lost one member, this was definitely a huge blow to them.
After they passed the security check, the eight-day battle for survival officially began.
Each school formed one unit, and Wang Ling followed everyone into an array, which would directly send each schools students to random locations on Nine Dragon Mountain.
Thepetition had officially begun!
General Bai stood on a mountain peak, the mahjong trio behind him. The four of them were all wearing pitch ck cloaks and mahjong face makeup to hide their identities: General Bai was Nine Circles, the Old Devil was Three Circles, and the Master of Immortal Mansion was Two Circles. Since Evil Sword God was thest to join them, his makeup was One Bamboo.
Early in the morning, a rainbow-colored mist covered Nine Dragon Mountain. This was Nine Dragon Mountains unique purifying mist, which was used to maintain the bnce of the ecosystem and purify the impurities in the air and water for the benefit of the spirit nts and animals here.
This rainbow-colored mist was harmless to animals, but harmful to humans. Absorbing too much of it would decrease a persons spirit qi, like a person who became thirstier after drinking salt water.
General Bai and the others were tasked with hunting down the resurrected Dark Network members who would attempt to wreck the situation this time.
President Qi and the others had determined that the mastermind behind this mess would make a move today.
Standing on the mountain peak at that moment, which overlooked Nine Dragon Mountains terrain, they searched every area with their spiritual senses for the slightest trace of evil.
Just then, the Old Devil suddenly sensed a familiar aura. An old acquaintance has appeared
Someone you know?
We fought before, and my venerable self wounded him grievously. The Old Devil, who wore the Three Circles mask, said, Human Devil has also been resurrected.
Human Devil? Hannibal? The Master of Immortal Mansion Cheng Yu was nk.
Not that man-eating human devil.
The Old Devil frowned slightly. But this guy indeed is a little difficult to deal with. He fell into a trap back then, and I took that small chance to injure him. Now that hes been resurrected, Im afraid that he wont repeat the same mistake again.
[1] Refers to something that happened a very long time ago or to something that is too outdated.
Chapter 1149 - Competing For Resources
Chapter 1149: Competing For Resources
Human Devil was Chaber Mike, and his Chinese name was Xia Lixing. He was one of the few guys back then whom the Old Devil had been able to defeat only by a narrow margin, but it wasnt the Old Devil who killed him. Only now did the Old Devil learn, from the profile in General Bais hands, how Xia Lixing had died.
Xia Lixing was killed in the bombing of Divine Rank Ind, General Bai said. After listening to the Old Devils ount, he connected all the dots.
After fighting the Old Devil back then, Human Devil Xia Lixing had been seriously wounded, and he fled to Divine Rank Ind, known as a Soul Formation paradise, to cultivate. He was then discovered by the International Alliance of Cultivators, who promptly decided to take him downpletely at the cost of destroying Divine Rank Ind.
In the end, Xia Lixing was killed when the International Alliance of Cultivators bombed Divine Rank Ind.
Xia Lixings Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique is particrly tricky. By constantly devouring souls, he can increase the number of cells in his body. As far as I know, Xia Lixing consumed more than twenty-five million souls before he died. He can devour all living things, like spirit nts, spirit beasts and so forth the Old Devil reminisced. I believe that Human Devil has been resurrected. We have to get rid of him first.
I can also sense an unusual withering of spirit nts in the southeast; it appears that Human Devil has shown up. Reasonably speaking, this shouldnt happen while the rainbow mist is around. General Bai frowned as thoughts shed through his mind.
Thus, General Bai directly contacted President Qi in apletely independent mental space.
This was President Qis spaceyer ability, which enabled all the personnel involved in this operation to establish an independentmunication space with him without the need for an intermediary magic treasure to send a transmission. As long as they imagined President Qis appearance, they could establish contact with him.
President Qi could even link together the mental spaces of people on the same mission to form a local areawork.
Currently, only President Qi was capable of this formidable mental connection skill. Wang Ming had very strong mental abilities, but he stillcked training, and was prone to overloading his mind.
Thus, no matter how outstanding Wang Ming was, he still needed to devote himself to training for a long time before he could reach President Qis level.
Old Qi, we seem to have discovered traces of the suspect Human Devil. I hope themand center can assist us by sealing off the area Human Devil has appeared in, and lead away the children who are nearby.
President Qi replied almost in seconds. Noted, themand center will immediately set up a barrier and seal off the area.
Move out; lets go and take a look. After that, General Bai stomped his foot, and a resplendent, fiery dragon burst forth from beneath him like a rocket, taking along the three men behind him to Human Devils location.
On the other side, the former tranquility of Nine Dragon Mountain was now broken by the mor of the nationalpetition.
Wang Ling and the others had been sent to a rtively remote location, which was good news for them in a survival battle.
Gu Shunzhi probed their surroundings with his senses before saying, Theres no one nearby.
Do you specialize in perception? Super Chen was puzzled.
Sort of; Im better at perception and reasoning, Gu Shunzhi said with a smile. He had discussed it with Zhenyuan, Wang Zhen and Liu Qingyi beforehand, and each of them would y a particr role in the team. If they each had their own task, they would be less likely to be exposed.
Gu Shunzhi chose perception.
Liu Qingyi chose the wet nurse route, since the Liu family were renowned for their medical expertise in the Domain of the Gods to begin with.
Zhenyuan chose the work of setting up defensive arrays and the like.
As for Wang Zhen His job was rtively simple C it was to take a beating, or put simply, he was MT[1].
After Gu Shunzhi reconfirmed their route, he then led the No. 60 High group through the jungle. Nine Dragon Mountains rainbow mist can swallow up our spirit energy, and itll only dissipate after eight in the morning. Everyone, make sure to use the turtle-breathing skill; not only will it hide our auras, itll also prevent us from inhaling the rainbow mist.
Awesome. Super Chen and Hero Guo marveled at Gu Shunzhis power of perception.
Everyones the same; we all have abilities that were particrly good at. Gu Shunzhi yed down his ability.
There might not be any enemies nearby, but ultimately, this location is too remote. If we cant replenish our supplies, itll be very hard for ten people to make it through eight days by just relying on what we brought in, Lotus Sun said at that moment. Cultivators could regte their internal energy consumption. A cultivator in seclusion could go for more than ten days without food or water, but it was another matter when it came to vigorous activities.
The crux, furthermore, was that the life-saving golden talisman wrapped around their arms could in fact speed up the consumption of physical energy and abilities. Now that this consumption rate had increased, they werent any different to regr people, and had to eat three meals a day to keep up their stamina.
The officials had deliberately set it up this way to prevent the student participants from lying low in one ce for too long, thereby forcing them to go out for food.
The officials set up points where we can fight for supplies. Our advantage is that theres no one nearby, but were quite some distance from any supply points, Lotus Sun said.
Supply points? Theres something like that? Hero Guo was baffled.
There was a map of Nine Dragon Mountain on the back of the check-in book listing items of note in the room. It had all the supply contest points on it. You actually didnt see it? Lotus Sun had a helpless expression on her face. She made a hand seal, and mist gathered in the air.
Lotus Sun cultivated water spells. Wherever there was mist, she could collect it into beads, and then further condense them into water.
After building a water screen in front of their eyes, Sun Rong disyed the map she had gotten from the dormitory onto the screen.
Hero Guo analyzed the map. There are twenty supply points on the map, and were sixty kilometers away from the closest one. Moving stealthily will slow us down a lot.
Even if we do get there without being exposed, theres a high chance that other people will grab the supplies first. One of my uncles said before that in guerri warfare like this, if the enemy stops, harass them; if the enemy is weary, attack them; if the enemy advances, retreat; if the enemy retreats, pursue[2]. I think that rather than grabbing the supplies at the supply points, how about we lie in wait and grab them from other people?
As soon as he stopped speaking, there was a violent explosion in the jungle
Gu Shunzhi quickly determined the location. Theres a fight taking ce ten kilometers southwest of here.
Go! Go and take a look! Liu Qingyi was a little excited.
At the back of the group, Wang Ling wore a helpless expression on his face.
He wondered if Gu Shunzhi and the other bigwigs really needed to be this serious
[1] Most likely a reference to the Im MT mobile game featuring an angry, knife-wielding cow was the titr character.
[2] From Chairman Mao.
Chapter 1150 - Your Excellencies, Times Have Changed
Chapter 1150: Your Excellencies, Times Have Changed
As the students of No. 60 High made their approach through the thick jungle, the noise up ahead got even louder. As Gu Shunzhi had thought, two different school delegations were battling it out. They traded punches and kicks, and while it looked very dangerous, there was in fact a clear division ofbor.
The two teams shed, but didnt go all out. They still had to consider the follow-up, and wanted to conserve strength. This sudden encounter was at most just testing each other out.
It was a fight between Foundation Establishment students. To Wang Ling, there wasnt really anything worth watching. Their kung fu skills were too weak; he might as well watch Ip Man at twice the speed
One side has a cute pink school uniform and the other has a purple school uniform. What schools are these? Super Chen watched the fight from where he was hiding in the underbrush.
Im not sure Hero Guo shook his head. There were too many schools in thepetition this time, and many of them were from other cities. Even he, the gossip expert, had a hard time recognizing all the schools.
As the two of them chatted quietly, the main forces of both teams decided to stop at that moment, and calm returned briefly to the noisy jungle.
A boy from the main force in the cute pink school uniform stepped forward. Brother! Both our teams arent fighting with all our strength here; this is just a waste of strength and makes no sense at all! If two dogs fight over a bone, a third might run away with it C if some other team hears us and runs over to take advantage, well both lose out. How about we stop first?
Hearing this suggestion, the captain of the team in purple also stepped forward. Good! I think you have a point. But since weve both decided to stop, how about we form an alliance here? Well help each other out and stick together for the first few days. If were separated after that, well go back to fighting for our own teams.
I think thats a good suggestion!
Then shall we form an alliance?
Alright!
May I ask, brother, this cute pink school uniform of yours C which school are you from?
I am from No. 8 West City High in Guangxi city!
Youre students from Guangxi, too? So are we! We are Purple Garden High School!
So you arerades from Purple Garden High School! Your headmistress Zi Yan is a well-known goddess in the headmaster circle!
??? Watching the two schools that had been fighting fiercely earlier actually start to discuss an alliance, Super Chen couldnt make sense of this plot development. They had been waiting here for so long to take advantage of the situation, but in the end, the two schools were about to form an alliance, which would be bad for them.
Ill do it. Xia Ming let out a sinisterugh. Wang Ling sensed the evil spirit qi that gathered on Xia Mings fingertips. To everyone else, this spirit energy might look very pure, but in Wang Lings eyes, it was simply unbearably foul. Although he did feel that Xia Ming was very strong, Wang Ling was well aware that this power didnt belong to Xia Ming.
Wang Ling had been thinking about helping Xia Ming undo the curse. But the evil spirit qi that had taken root in Xia Mings body seemed even stronger than Wang Ling had thought. If it had only been on the surface before, it was now starting to eat away at Xia Mings insides, like he was a rotten fruit. If even his inner core started to rot, things would get really messy.
Xia Ming skillfully wielded this spirit qi that didnt belong to him and it carelessly hooked around the ankle of a student from Purple Garden High School up ahead. Then, as if he was being controlled, he threw a punch at a No. 8 West City High girl in that cute pink uniform!
Bang!
The girl was sent flying as the punch, and she smashed through several trees before she stopped and was actually sent out by the protective golden talisman.
The boy who had been manipted was dumbstruck. His punch was so extraordinarily powerful that even he himself found it unexpected. Usually, no matter how much strength he put into his blow, it wouldnt have this sort of explosive force!
What are you doing? Didnt we say that we would form an alliance The captain of No. 8 West City High School was furious. He never thought that Purple Garden High School would go back on its word.
It wasnt me. I couldnt control my body. There has to be some misunderstanding! The boy who had thrown the punch had a wretched, helpless expression on his face.
After that, because of Xia Mings instigation, the two schools who had initially decided to form an alliance started fighting again. Xia Ming, the culprit, smiled wickedly, as if he was very satisfied with his work.
Super Chen and Hero Guo were utterly horrified by this operation. Xia Ming didnt usually give them the impression that he was strong Why did it seem like he had been injected with chicken blood today?
Xia Ming, youre so strong! Super Chen couldnt help but say.
Of course! Xia Ming was immensely pleased with himself.
The feeling of having obtained power was so wonderful, and the fact that he had just put on such a good show in front of Lotus Sun made him feel especially satisfied.
As long as he had this power
Yes! As long as he had this power, he could even help No. 60 High win first ce!
As long as he used this power well and continued to put on a good show in front of ssmate Lotus Sun, Wang Ling was nobody!
Xia Ming had wild thoughts of the future, and his confidence had never been greater.
But Super Chen still stubbornly asked, Are you high on drugs?
No. Xia Ming denied it tly. Cant you think better of me? This is for the sake of winning honor for our school.
Of course I want to think better of you, but youre so strong now Its iprehensible! So, I feel that there can only be two possibilities. Either youre hiding something, or youve been possessed by the Holy Devil. When Super Chen said that, Xia Ming couldnt help the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead. He had long heard of Super Chens famous enlightened mouth. Now that the truth had inadvertentlye out, all of Xia Mings hair stood on end.
It wasnt just Xia Ming, but Wang Ling also couldnt help sweating a little
Super Chen was indeed spot on, especially when he was making random guesses.
As long as it wasnt prized milk, Super Chen would almost always hit the nail on the head.
No. 60 High, who had been lying in wait for a long time, saw that both sides had pretty much exhausted all their physical strength after a fierce battle. Lotus Sun immediately opened her sword spirit space and gave them the spirit swords that had been hidden inside it.
And so, while the students of No. 8 City West High School and Purple Garden High School were duking it out intensely, everyone from No. 60 High charged out of the underbrush with spirit swords in hand.
F**k! Isnt this a body technique exchange meet? How can you bring in spirit swords?! The captains of both schools were stunned.
Holding his spirit sword Ghost Tooth, Hero Guo smiled sheepishly. If I said that we forged these swords just now, would you believe me?
Like hell! the captains shouted practically in unison.
Then theres no choice. Hero Guo sighed. Its because were skilled that we were able to bring our swords in; this cant be considered cheating Also, let me give the both of you a reminder.
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Times have changed, Your Excellencies.
With that, Hero Guo threw out Ghost Tooth. When the hooked de was flung out, it flew past the two captains like a powerful boomerang to slice through a big tree behind them.
The two captainsughed at him. Brother, you missed your mark.
Master of Dopey recalled Ghost Tooth and gently wagged his finger at the two individuals, before he pointed to the tree.
The tree, whose trunk was so thick that it would take five or six people to hold hands around it, fell onto the heads of the two captains
Both of them were sent out by the protective golden talismans at the same time.
Chapter 1151 - I Already Can’t Take It Anymore
Chapter 1151: I Already Cant Take It Anymore
When the headmasters of No. 8 West City High and Purple Garden High School saw everyone from No. 60 High pull out their spirit swords andunch a surprise attack on the students from both schools, they flew into a rage.
Chen Tianxiang! You C youre shameless! You actually had your students bring in spirit swords! Smuggling in personal items Ive never seen such a shameless person!
President Qi, I think that No. 60 High should be disqualified at once! This isnt in line with the rules of the body techniquepetition at all! Its unfair! Headmaster Zi Yan from Purple Garden High School frowned deeply as she expressed her dissatisfaction.
The two headmasters got up in protest, but President Qi just shook his head. It is truly rare for students to be able to cultivate a spirit sword space at the Foundation Establishment stage. Since No. 60 High was able to pass the inspection round undetected, this cant be considered a vition of the rules.
While the battle this time is focused on the exchange of physical techniques, students still need to observe the situation and adapt ordingly when ites to survival. As long as their actions make sense when using magic or even collecting supplies, this cant be seen as viting the rules.
President Qi made himself very clear with his words.
To observe the situation and adapt ordingly
Simply put, as long as you passed the anti-cheat inspection at the very beginning, no one could say anything even if you took out some heaven-defying, earth-shattering magic treasure during thepetition.
Although it was a body techniquepetition, it was, in the end, a battle for survival; in this sort of situation, those who were too naive wouldnt survive
A number of the headmasters present approved of President Qis words.
Thats right! What President Qi said is right!
I also agree with President Qis opinion! To be able to bring weapons in is a testament to their skills! We cant say its unfair!
Headmaster Zi Yans lips twitched at these words.
When all was said and done, she and the headmaster of West City Middle School had been a little too naive Seeing how this lot was agreeing with President Qi, anyone could tell that they had also thought of ways for their students to bring in personal items.
Otherwise, why would they be so vocal in their support?
Both schools thus could only ept their bad luck.
Fortunately, not all their students were lost during this surprise attack. Of the twenty students in total from No. 8 West City High and Purple Garden High School, four ultimately escaped.
No. 60 High didnt pursue them either.
Since it was the first day, there was no need to directly eliminate them all, and it was better to leave them some dignity.
Besides, only four people remained from both schools; they were pretty much done for. Even if they didnt act, they might not necessarily be able to survive the next seven days.
Although No. 60 High won this battle, they didnt feel like they had done anything, mainly because the two schools had already been worn down by their fight earlier. No. 60 High had chosen the perfect moment tounch a surprise attack, which practically sealed their victory.
Moreover, Wang Ling had only coasted along throughout the whole thing, and felt that he had done even less. He very carefully evaded all attacks in order to prevent the force of the bacsh rebounding on these students.
The life-saving function of the protective golden light was useless; Wang Lings bacsh was so powerful that even when restricted, the rebound was still over a hundred times stronger.
In other words, if someone punched Wang Ling, the force of the bacsh wouldpletely trigger the protective golden talisman into activating the shield, only to directly shatter it.
It was so hard for Wang Ling
Not only couldnt he hit someone directly, he still had to evade their attacks, so from beginning to end, Wang Ling couldntunch any attacks himself; instead, he gave the impression that he was riding everyones coattails as he avoided attacks non-stop.
But the truth was that Wang Ling did give some extra battle support.
For example, it looked like Hero Guo had cut down the tree with Ghost Tooth, but it was actually Wang Ling who had done it He had no other choice. As an upstanding individual who upheld core socialist values, Wang Ling had always understood what it meant to be spring soil to nourish the flowers.
To be a supporting character wasnt a bad thing
The main thing was that it was the way of the Wang family to not stand out too much.
We should find a ce to set up camp before the sun sets. After sending the students from both schools packing, Lotus Sun calmed down and analyzed the map once again.
They had to be careful when choosing the camp site. For example, they would be easily surrounded if they chose terrain that was too high; choosing a cliff or some ce simr might prevent them from being attacked by spirit insects and beasts, but once they were surrounded by other people, they would have no choice but to jump off the cliff.
Thus, they had to find a ce with food, water, and a rtive abundance of spirit nts. As long as there were spirit nts, Lotus Sun would be able to create some simple pills for driving away insects and even spirit beasts.
She was from Huaguo Water Curtain Group, and was the future sessor; there was no way she would disgrace her family in this nationalpetition.
As long as there were enough spirit nts, Lotus Sun had enough room to disy her skills.
But the problem now was where they should set up camp.
Nine Dragon Mountain was called as such because of its terrain. Like dragon ws, nine mountain peaks encircled a massive mountain dome, which was Nine Dragon Mountains main peak.
Nine Dragon Mountain was thus in fact made up of ten mountains in total. The main peak naturally was the richest in resources, but it was also very likely where most people would bepeting for them. Wang Ling and the others were too far away; even if they hurried over now, it was very likely that someone else had already grabbed key resources. The group would need to consider it at length if they wanted to seize these resources.
Thus, No. 60 High could only pick the closest Dragon w mountain peak and im a ce rtively rich in resources first.
Nine Dragon Mountain Fire Peak, Lotus Sun suggested after analyzing the map.
Fire Mountain was one of the Dragon w peaks of Nine Dragon Mountain, which had something like a tropical environment. While it was slightly warmer, it was abundant in resources, and more importantly, it wasnt far from their position.
Apart from that, there was also a supply point next to Fire Peak.
Based on the current map, there already wasnt a better ce than Fire Peak.
Of course, they couldnt rule out the possibility that a school might have already entered and upied Fire Peak.
After some discussion, they still decided to seize Fire Peak.
Since using the turtle-breathing skill would slow them down tremendously, Lotus Sun came up with a fabulous solution.
She used Mysterious Seas strength tobine everyones spirit energy together to ultimately form a massive turtle shell to shield them.
This is the Blue Turtle Shell Spell; your aura wont be exposed when you breathe inside this shell, and it produces the same effect as the turtle-breathing skill, Lotus Sun exined.
Lotus Sun knew how to use this spell, but she would have worried about how long it couldst, if everyones spirit energy hadnt beenbined together. Now, it was like ten people driving a train as they lent Mysterious Sea their spirit energy and cast the spell together.
But this created a problem
Mysterious Sea realized that Wang Ling really had too much energy.
As a sword spirit, this was the first time in her life that she was sensing such boundless spirit energy, and she suddenly felt the urge to cry out loudly in her heart: Stay away I already cant take it anymore
Chapter 1152 - Group Favorite Ling Zhenrens Reserve Team
Chapter 1152: Group Favorite Ling Zhenrens Reserve Team
When they approached Fire Peak, the terrain finally opened up, and Wang Ling saw a huge number disyed at the top of the dome of the main peak.
[Survivors remaining: 759]
This was the number of current survivors. In less than four hours, a bunch of people had already been eliminated.
Wang Ling surmised that there would be two waves of mass elimination. The first wave would be when everyone was seizing territory in the first two days. When the situation stabilized after a few days, most school teams would adopt a defensive strategy, and the second wave of mass elimination would happen on the seventh and eighth days of thepetition.
In order to win, everyone would inevitably engage in close battle, and when that time came, the officials would definitely intervene to manipte the situation. For example, they would deliberately direct powerful spirit beasts toward campsites to drive people out.
Apart from ensuring the students safety, the teachers in charge of security were actually also responsible for directing the way, which in the nationalpetition meant making use of strong spirit beasts and driving them in particr directions; essentially, this wasnt that different to the shrinking poisonous circle in thebined military training for six schools.
But to use the spirit beasts, you had to ensure that they were strong enough to act as deterrents.
On the entire journey, while Wang Ling did his best to contain the naturally aggressive aura which he gave off, the nearby spirit beasts in the jungle didnt dare approach the group at all.
It wasnt just spirit beasts; even snakes, rats and ants that sensed his aura hurriedly fled
Furthermore, there were also Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Gu Shunzhi, Zhenyuan and Fang Xing, these five. Including Wang Ling, this six-men team was just like walking demon-repellent incense that terrified bugs and vicious beasts alike.
Lotus Sun had been moving very cautiously at the very beginning, for fear that any loud movements would rm nearby vicious beasts; there was no way she could have expected them to be scared off by Wang Ling.
The fact that they also didnt run into any other opponents on the way simply made for an extraordinarily easy andfortable journey, which made one wonder if they had joined a fake survival game.
I think we might starve today; after walking for so long, we havent even seen a monkey. Master of Dopey used his sword to push aside the shrubs in front of him. He had also been moving very cautiously at the very beginning, but his movements had be increasingly rough.
Forget a monkey, there isnt even a bird. Li Youyue also felt surprised. Logically speaking, given the abundant resources around Fire Peak, it was strange that they hadnt run into even one spirit beast. She had been nning to showcase her excellent culinary skills in the wild, but it seemed that she wouldnt get that chance.
Their words in fact caught Wang Lings attention.
The fact that they hadnt been hampered by any spirit beasts at all on their journey was indeed a little strange.
Wang Ling had originally intended toy low, and since he had decided to put on an act, then he had to see it through to the end.
Magnifying his spiritual will, the information was instantly transmitted to Odd Zhuo, who was in themand center.
Not good, *shifu*s in trouble Odd Zhuo received the news and understood Wang Lings difficulty, but he couldnt directly intervene in this matter. With Old Huang, President Qi as well as the numerous headmasters around, it would be too tant if he directly took action.
Fortunately, Odd Zhuo had already made preparations beforehand. He took out his phone and shook the window for a new group chat called [Group Favorite Ling Zhenrens Reserve Team].
Dog Two: Whats going on?
Little Silver: What happened to Master?
Odd Zhuo: Shifus aura is too strong and has scared off the nearby spirit beasts in the jungle. We need toe up with a solution.
Dog Two: Understood. That is to say, we need to look for a bunch to put on a show?
Little Silver: Leave it to me!
Odd Zhuo nodded before sending a reminder: When the two of you take action, make sure to cooperate with each other. It wasnt easy to arrange for the both of you to enter the security team It would be bad if this is found out.
Understood. One Silver and one dog nodded.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad had gone to Nine Dragon Mountain with Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal; even Wang Ling hadnt known about this. Odd Zhuo had long anticipated that something unexpected might happen, so he arranged identities for Little Silver and Loopy Toad on the security team beforehand.
Since Loopy Toad could already take human form, infiltrating the team was naturally a lot easier.
After receiving the message, one Silver and one dog immediately started to make preparations.
Master is currently close to Fire Peak. From a mountain peak, Little Silver used his spiritual senses to feel out the creatures in the area; sure enough, they were running wildly in all directions.
As expected, its chaos. Loopy Toad nodded and sighed inwardly. Spirit beasts had an innate ability to sense danger, which was a little simr to a humans sixth sense, and sometimes even more urate.
Thus, Wang Ling might not have released his aura, but as he walked through the jungle, the royal, overbearing qi which he gave off had the air of an ancient vicious beast.
But dealing with his matter wasnt that tricky.
Little Silver and Loopy Toad showed up at the mouth of a hidden cave, and Little Silver bit his finger so that one drop of his holy beast blood fell to the ground.
Will this be useful? Loopy Toad expressed his doubts.
My holy beast blood is a natural draw for other spirit beasts. Dont you think so? Little Silver raised his eyebrows.
In fact, the mention of Little Silvers holy beast blood made Loopy Toad feel a little sick.
In order to heal him and remold his demon physique as soon as possible, Little Master Ling had fed him basin after basin of holy beast blood and it had already be a shadow over Loopy Toads heart.
Delicacies, no matter how delicious, would always make people sick after too much of it
It was the same with holy beast blood.
However, for those spirit beasts which had never had it before, Little Silvers blood would indeed be naturally attractive.
After a while, Little Silver could hear the sounds of spirit beasts stirring restlessly; in a short moment, it was as if the whole jungle had been revived. Startled, countless birds took flight, leading to an unusual bird tide phenomenon as they flew circles in the sky.
A mere drop of holy beast blood could actually create such tumult. Although he had already anticipated such a scene, Loopy Toad was still shaken; it was simr to the demon beast rampage back then.
Can you sense it Theyreing.
Capture the king first to capture his followers. Take down the spirit beast kings first, but be careful not to kill them.
We just need to scare them, right?
Thats right, and we need to catch them alive.
I get it already, were sending them to Master as extras, so we cant hurt them.
By the way, a little reward for doing this would be nice.
Then, half a drop of holy beast blood for each beast king. Its a good deal.
Chapter 1153 - Why Is Wang Lings Flesh So Nice?
Chapter 1153: Why Is Wang Lings Flesh So Nice?
The lethal attraction of holy beast blood caused an uproar in the jungle and drew the attention of several giant spirit beasts close to Fire Peak.
This scent A monkey king with massive arms wrapped in spirit me licked its thin lips. It was already drooling at the scent, which was simr to that of a thousand-year nectarine.
A level two ming arm giant monkey king, a level two blood w serpent king, dozens of level three spirit beasts, and hundreds of level four and level five spirit beasts Loopy Toad sensed the change in the jungle. As long as he kept these spirit beasts under control, it would be enough to put on a good show.
With Little Silver and Loopy Toad working together, dealing with these spirit beasts was a piece of cake.
The level two monkey king and serpent king, which had been the first to arrive, were subdued on the spot. Loopy Toad used the level two serpent kings body, which was dozens of meters long, as a rope to firmly tie up the monkey king.
Upper Immortal, spare us. The two level two spirit beasts who werepletely wrapped up together were utterly stupefied; they never thought that a holy beast and a quasi-holy beast would actually show up here. What was more, the quasi-holy beast was a green-furred akita that had actually cultivated a human form!
It should be known that they had already cultivated for over a thousand years, but had yet to achieve a human form.
Ten or so minutester, the team from No. 60 High saw birds wheeling in the sky and hundreds of beasts rushing around in the jungle in front of them.
Led by the level two monkey king and serpent king, numerous spirit beasts ran rings around Wang Ling, but had no desire to fight him, and were just going through the motions Wang Ling knew that it had to be Little Silver and Loopy Toad who had organized this.
He had already smelled Little Silvers holy beast blood earlier, and after suddenly encountering this bunch of spirit beasts who shouldnt have appeared, but were now rushing about, he instantly knew what had happened.
It was very obvious that these spirit beasts had been forced by Little Silver and Loopy Toad to act as extras.
Wang Ling sighed inwardly at how tough it was to act as extras; while they were running about, it wasnt a chaotic mess; the number of spirit beasts in the area for this exercise had to be controlled. If they swarmed forward in one go, it was possible that this area would be deemed at risk of a beast tide.
The beast tide phenomenon happened every now and then on Night Dragon Mountain, but on average, it was usually once every three months at most. Travel during a beast tide was extremely dangerous, and themand center would definitely send people to intervene at that time and investigate the cause.
There was no need to let that happen.
Luckily, under Little Silver and Loopy Toadsmand, these spirit beasts acted in an orderly fashion and didnt arouse the suspicions of themand center.
More spirit beasts gradually filled the surroundings, which added a little more color to this dull jungle adventure.
The truth was that it didnt matter or not if there were any spirit beasts around; Wang Ling and the others could survive on spirit fruits and berries. However, it had been a little unreal just now when there werent any spirit beasts around at all.
After another half an hour, No. 60 High reached Fire Peak. To their pleasant surprise, there were no signs of a campsite on Fire Peak.
In other words, No. 60 High was the first to arrive.
Were actually the first team? Super Chen felt surprised.
The monkey king and serpent king who were currently running around in the jungle were feeling bitter. They had been forced by Little Silver and Loopy Toad to not only agree to put on a show, but to also disrupt thepetition by sending lots of little monkeys and serpents to interfere with other teams who had nned to upy Fire Peak.
This was why Fire Peak looked so clean and untouched when the No. 60 High team arrived
Elsewhere, the mahjong group led by General Bai cooperated with themand center and snuck into the area where Human Devil Xia Lixing was suspected to be.
There were no students in this area; all of them had been shepherded away by the teachers.
Human Devil was here The Old Devil gazed at traces of withered spirit nts on the ground. Only Xia Lixing had this terrifying ability to wantonly devour life.
As they advanced, they could sense Human Devils power of death and blight.
General Bai gazed at the footprints on the ground; each of them gave off the smell of death. For anyone who stepped on Human Devils footprints and followed in his path, the cells in their bodies would swiftly wither and die, as if they had been exposed to radiation.
Hes stronger The Old Devil stared at the footprints on the ground, a hint of worry on his face under the Three Circles mask.
How have things changedpared with when you fought himst time? asked General Bai.
Its very troublesome. The Old Devil shook his head slightly and said bluntly, When I fought him back then, only the ces he touched would wither and age. Thisrge area of decay, however, now proves that Xia Lixings Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique has advanced greatly even to the point of perfection.
All of a sudden, the Old Deils expression turned rmed. Not good!
What are you thinking?
The Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique can help him absorb the souls and devour the cells of all living things. Nature phenomena like the rainbow mist ur every day on Nine Dragon Mountain For example, if this person devours all living things on Nine Dragon Mountain, and then waits for them to be revived by the rainbow mist, and then devours them again If this continues nonstop
After the Old Devil said this, everyone else present shuddered. If this really happened, it truly would be the legendary perpetual motion machine.
Devour living things, then devour them again General Bai truly hadnt considered this.
We must get rid of Human Devil Xia Lixing as soon as possible. General Bai was deeply aware how serious this matter was. This area had already been blocked off, and the top priority now was to get rid of Human Devil Xia Lixing!
What was worse was that sinceing here, they hadnt found any traces of Human Devil. This was an absolutely cunning enemy; if they didnt get rid of him, who knew what would happen.
General Bai contacted themand center again. Command center! We have yet to find traces of Human Devil Xia Lixing C please triangte his position again!
The truth was that at that very moment, a ck shadow was quietly following Wang Ling.
After Human Devil was resurrected, he urgently needed a young body brimming with energy to beplete, and his target was none other than the ten individuals from No. 60 High.
To be exact, his main target was Wang Ling
For some reason, Xia Lixing sensed that the aura on the body of this young man with the dead fish eyes was extremely tasty, far beyond that of his peers. Although everyone was of the same age in the group, their bodies in the end were essentially different.
As a well-rounded young man in the aspects of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty, andbor, the reason why Wang Lings flesh was so nice was very simple.
It was because he slept and got up early, he didnt drink soda, and he didnt stay upte
Chapter 1154 - High-End Automatic Pill Maker
Chapter 1154: High-End Automatic Pill Maker
Human Devil Xia Lixing really lived up to his reputation; the highest realm wasnt to devour all living things, but to meld them all together.
After cultivating the Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique to perfection, Xia Lixing could easily turn himself into a shadow and lurk in the shadows of living things as he waited for the right moment.
It was usually difficult to detect this sort of hidden operation.
Well
It wasnt anything out of the ordinary.
The truth was that the moment Xia Ling set his eye on No. 60 High, Wang Ling had already detected his presence.
It was just that Wang Ling didnt know that the person following him was the legendary Human Devil Xia Lixing.
After all, Wang Ling hadnt even been born when Xia Lixing rampaged through the world.
But times had changed and things were different now.
No one could have expected that one day, an invincible baby would be born.
Furthermore, the babys parents were crazy enough to have a second child
In fact, it wasnt just Wang Ling who had noticed Xia Lixing; so had Fang Xing, Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Gu Shunzhi and Zhenyuan.
But when they saw that Wang Ling wasnt taking any action, they didnt hurry to act.
In the next moment, theymunicated with each other in the mental space constructed from their thoughts.
I sense malice behind us. Should we do something to get rid of it? Wang Zhen asked. Used to his parents beating him up since young, he was especially sensitive to malice. Wang Zhen had known the moment Xia Lixing appeared, and he had swiftly thought up countermeasures. When it came to Xia Lixings devouring spell, which he relied on to get stronger, normal attacks were sure to be ineffective; only abined mental attack to severely injure his soul would work.
But Ling Zhenren hasnt made a move yet; I think we should just let it be. In any case, he isnt much of a threat; hes just an annoying mosquito. Liu Qingyi shook her head slightly. Devouring spells might appear tricky, but they were in fact just childs y in the Domain of the Gods above. Nowadays, most cultivators who still used devouring spells to be stronger had unstable foundations C they looked strong, but would copse at a single blow.
I also think that theres some deeper meaning for Ling Zhenren to not act. Why dont we leave it for now and observe the situation? Zhenyuan also nodded his head and expressed his opinion in the mental chat space. My Crimson me Jade Ruler Mirror canbat this sort of devilish spell. If necessary, I can directly wipe this devil off the map at any time without leaving a trace.
Theres no need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Immortal, you can rx. I just checked the Heavenly Dao list, and Ive discovered that this Xia Lixing is currently on the Heavenly Dao wanted list. Hell be punished by Heavenly Dao for his cruelty, so it makes no difference if we leave him alone for now. Hell disappear sooner orter, Gu Shunzhi said at that moment. He was the cosmic keeper of order, and knew the name of every wicked person.
While Xia Lixing had a very high criminal index value in this world, he didnt even rank in the top 100 on the Heavenly Dao wanted list.
So after Gu Shunzhi checked this Human Devil Xia Lixings wanted index value, he instantly lost interest in him. This was nothing more than an ant that could be squashed to death at any time; how could he possibly be more important than thepetition?
On the other side, Xia Lixing was feeling a little suspicious C for some reason, he felt like he had been discovered?
But these people in front of him were nothing more than students of a cultivation high school.
Indeed, Xia Lixing didnt really believe that he had been discovered. They were just a bunch of Foundation Establishment students How could they possibly detect him?
He had to be mistaken.
He was extremely confident in his Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique. Logically speaking, no one should be able to detect him when he was hiding. Now, however, Xia Lixing was starting to have doubts about this operation.
Thus, he didnt take action right away, but decided to observe for a while longer.
Then, it turned into a very bizarre scene.
At that very moment, six people from No. 60 High were aware of Xia Lixings existence.
But the grand and mighty Human Devil Xia Lixing didnt know that he had be their target
Late in the afternoon, No. 60 High upied a pretty good position on Fire Peak.
Wang Ling, Hero Guo, Super Chen and Xia Ming were responsible for cutting down trees and gathering wood to build a temporary camp.
The twodies Li Youyue and Liu Qingyi were in charge of lighting a fire for cooking.
Wang Zhen, Gu Shunzhi, Zhenyuan and Fang Xing were responsible for collecting spirit nts and hunting.
Hunting wasnt anything difficult for them.
Because of Little Silver and Loopy Toads earlier summons, the level two serpent king and monkey king were also responsible for helping out in the jungle hunt as they offered up prey as sacrifice to No. 60 High Thus, the food No. 60 High had that night was especially plentiful. In addition to the spirit fruits and berries on Nine Dragon Mountain which they had collected, Wang Zhen and the others had also caught a wild level four fire yak, which was enough food for all of them.
Level four? How did you catch it? Li Youyue found it incredible; she had initially thought that catching a few pheasants would already be amazing enough.
They could actually eat beef on the first day of this survival battle
It wasnt that hard. We had barely gone a few steps when we saw it lying to one side and already dying. To end Brother Yaks pain, I went up and finished it with one strike, Wang Zhen said.
Li Youyue:
On the other side, the construction of the camp was also done. Wang Ling actually didnt help much, only because Super Chen and Hero Guo were too enthusiastic. After cutting down the trees, they used their spirit swords to slice the tree trunks lengthwise, before they carefully peeled off the rough tree bark. This bark was very dry, and could be used to make a fire.
They then gathered lots of banana leaves to cover the tops of the huts, and just like that, two temporary huts were set up, one for the boys and one for the girls.
Super Chen was sweating profusely, but he couldnt hide his excitement. This really is like a real life version of Minecraft! How exciting!
Once the two huts were set up, everyone looked again at the huge number projected over the dome-shaped peak.
[Survivors remaining: 678]
Nearly seventy more students had been eliminated
Two people per team on sentry duty tonight; well rotate every hour. After giving the instruction, Lotus Sun began to use some of the spirit nts collected by Wang Zhen and the others to make medicine.
Dont you need equipment? Wang Zhen asked.
Of course I do. Saying this, Lotus Sun opened Mysterious Seas sword spirit space once again and took out a multi-functional, high-end automatic pill maker.
This was a foolproof machine C the spirit nts and herbal medicine just needed to be put into the machine, which would automatically filter them and quickly make the medicine based on what was required. It was a lot more convenient than a pill furnace! Furthermore, this automatic pill maker was also exclusive to Huaguo Water Curtain Group.
Everyone was stupefied. Even this is possible?
All the headmasters in themand center were also astonished.
Wasnt it said that it cant be considered cheating if we can bring things in undetected? Lotus Sun smiled bashfully.
Actually, there was also apressed high-end vi capsule in her sword spirit space It just needed to be thrown on the ground, and a vi would instant spring up.
But on second thought, Lotus Sun felt that this might be too much and could even destroy the bnce in the game, so she didnt take it out.
However, when it came down to it, as long as No. 60 High had Wang Ling
The bnce would always be broken
Chapter 1155 - An Uproar At Night
Chapter 1155: An Uproar At Night
The temperature on Nine Dragon Mountain plummeted at night. Looking into the distance from his high vantage point on Fire Peak, Wang Ling saw that a lot of areas were actually covered in ice, and it was even snowing; it was apletely different world from Fire Peak.
Fire Peak had a tropical climate, where it was very hot during the day but dropped to a decent temperature at night.
Theoretically speaking, Fire Peak was thus a pretty ideal site for barracks. However, the No. 60 High team never expected that even after setting up camp here for so long, nobody showed up to fight them for this territory.
The cold air in the distance converged with the warm air here to instantly create a vast fog which looked remarkably simr to scenes in The Game of Thrones.
It was more dangerous to act at night than during the day, but if someone was in fact good at using the fog as cover, the chances of a sessful sneak raid increased significantly.
Wang Ling was hence currently wondering whether anyone would decide to use this opportunity tounch a night attack on them.
But whether there was a night raid or not, Wang Ling didnt really care. In his eyes, thispetition was nothing more than a game to pass the time. He didnt treat it seriously, nor did he release his spiritual perception to spy on the enemy.
It was fine to just take things as they came.
At that moment, Wang Ling felt something heavy hit him in the back of his head with a fierce thud, which was then followed by a crisp sound of a collision.
Hm
Someone hadunched a sneak attack on him.
But he had long sensed this person.
Wang Ling thought that this blow might trigger the life-saving effect of the golden talisman, and if he seized the opportunity to copse and wait to be rescued by the teachers, he might be able to leave thepetition as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, that pathetic strike was far from lethal when it came to Wang Ling, and thus didnt trigger the life-saving effect.
The person who had attacked Wang Ling was none other than the team captain of Titan High School, Zhu Hanyun.
It had been a precise blow to the back of the head. The strength which Zhu Hanyun had put into it should have been enough to trigger the golden talismans defense mechanism before the other party realized what was happening. However, Wang Ling just scratched his head like nothing had happened, which stupefied Zhu Hanyun, who was behind him, as well as instantly caused thetter to raise his guard!
This person
There was something wrong with him.
That was Zhu Hanyuns shocked thought.
Not only wasnt Wang Ling injured by the blow, it turned Zhu Hanyuns palm numb instead.
Retreat! In this desperate situation, Zhu Hanyun sent out a telepathic signal, and Titan High School, who had been prepared to besiege No. 60 High, immediately retreated from the front line.
The truth was that there were a few schools at the foot of Fire Peak at that moment who had joined hands in a n to surround and attack No. 60 High.
Titan High School had been dispatched as the vanguard, but not long after the school had gone up, everyone unexpectedly received Zhu Hanyuns retreat order.
The temporary cultivation high school alliance formed by Titan High, South Sea Sky High, North Fist High and West Leg Tyrant High gathered together to enquire about the situation.
What happened?
Senior brother is injured! The little junior sister from Titan High School, Yan Xiaochun, supported Zhu Hanyun as they retreated back down Nine Dragon Mountain.
How was he hurt?
South Sea Sky High immediately sent a healing-type student over, who examined Zhu Hanyuns injury. His right arm is broken C it needs to be put into a splint and wrapped right away, otherwise there might be repercussions.
Broken? The team captain of South Sea Sky High, Nan Yixiu, frowned deeply.
Zhu Hanyuns body was extremely hard, yet even with such a physique, he had suffered a fracture; it must have been a violent attack. The problem, however, was that they had been watching the mountain peak closely from the bottom, and there hadnt been any movements at all
So, the question was: How did Zhu Hanyun injure his arm?
At that moment, Zhu Hanyuns entire face was red; he was so ashamed that he didnt want to say a single word about what happened.
Even if he did, he wasnt going to tell the truth.
He had picked up a rock to attack someone else. Furthermore, he had hit the person on the back of the head, which was a lethal weak point. In the end, not only wasnt the other party injured, Zhu Hanyun himself had gotten a fracture.
What utter humiliation!
The other side is very dangerous! Helpless, Zhu Hanyun could only exaggerate his words to magnify No. 60 Highs strength. I was going to ambush them, but was spotted. They already made preparations earlier on, and used a very strange defensive spell which caused my power to rebound back on me, which is how I ended up like this
The other side was already prepared? Hearing that, Nan Yixiu frowned deeply.
It seemed that there was also a perception-type yer on No. 60 Highs team.
Not only had they foreseen this night attack, they had even taken precautions.
If it really was as Zhu Hanyun said, and the other side had set up a defensive spell which caused his attack to rebound Nan Yixiu could only think of the Reverse Shield Spell.
But given Zhu Hanyuns physique, even if he had been hit with the Reverse Shield Spell, it shouldnt be to the extent of getting his arm broken.
Unless, the other side had cultivated the Reverse Shield Spell to a very high level, which had to be level seven or eight at the very least
They were all Foundation Establishment students.
Someone had actually cultivated the Reverse Shield Spell, which was a spell that wasnt part of their main sybus, to such a high level C Nan Yixiu found this utterly inconceivable.
He never expected their n to attack No. 60 High from all sides to actually fail at the get go
But Fire Peak was a very important stronghold, and with their four major high schools joining forces, they had to crack this tough nut.
Dont send anyone up for now; the best would be to force them toe down the mountain somehow.
Set a fire? someone suggested.
Set fire to the mountain and youll spend the rest of your life in prison
Of course we cant randomly set the mountain on fire. Given Nine Dragon Mountains unique terrain, however, the rainbow mist in the morning can restore the vegetation and also put out the fire. There shouldnt be any problems.
But our main aim forpeting with No. 60 High over Fire Peak is to obtain resources. Itll take some time for the rainbow mist to restore the vegetation. If we seize this territory by setting a fire, itll be meaningless since all the spirit nts will have been burned. We have to think of another way, said Nan Yixiu.
On the other side, in No. 60 Highs camp on the mountaintop, Gu Shunzhi had already long noticed the movements at the foot of the mountain. While the bottom of the mountain was covered in a heavy fog, it meant nothing to Gu Shunzhi at all.
There are forty people at the bottom. Gu Shunzhi used a stick to sketch out on the ground the distribution of forces at the foot of the mountain. Students from four cultivation high schools had locked onto No. 60s camp, and were ready to move.
Are we surrounded?
Both Super Chen and Hero Guo frowned; for the time being, they couldnt see a way to break out.
A few minutester, countlessher mes appeared down below.
The other side is using the Spirit-Summoning Technique. Super Chen immediately recognized this spell.
Because this was the first thing they had learned in Teacher Pans talisman ss in the first semester!
It was also during that very talisman lesson that Wang Ling had used this method to call forth the remnants of Looy Toads soul
Chapter 1156 - Spirit-Summoning Technique Showdown
Chapter 1156: Spirit-Summoning Technique Showdown
As the saying went, the greatest truths were the simplest. As apulsory subject in the first semester of the Foundation Establishment cultivation high school freshmen year, it went without saying how important the Spirit-Summoning Technique was. Recalling how Wang Ling had summoned Loopy Toad by ident back then, and seeing the technique now, everyone instantly felt a sense of familiarity.
They were now under siege by four high schools. After Zhu Hanyun, as the vanguard, lost, Nan Yixiu immediately thought of using the Spirit-Summoning Technique for the joint siege.
There were forty people in total from the four high schools. When they joined forces, the number of spirits they could summon with the technique was no less than a few hundred!
While using these spirits as a vanguard force might not cause the students of No. 60 High any injuries, it was more than enough to sound them out.
Besides, as a basic spell, the Spirit-Summoning Technique didnt consume much spirit energy.
After repeated summonings, there was a massive horde of spirits.
When these spirits of varying colors surrounded the foot of the mountain, it was a ghastly sight right out of a sci-fi blockbuster film.
Nine Dragon Mountain was a modern national natural conservatory for spirit nts and spirit beasts. The spirits that could be summoned werent weak; the weakest was still a level six spirit beast. Although Zhu Hanyuns arm was broken, it didnt affect his ability to summon spirits with his other hand he summoned a level four three-headed fire lion!
For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to summon a level four spirit was very remarkable.
It could only be said, as expected of Zhu Hanyun, Titan Highs team captain.
While his vanguard operation had failed, it couldnt hide how outstanding he was.
As expected of Captain Zhu. With this level four fire lion as the vanguard of the spirit army, well definitely destroy No. 60 Highs troop formation! When Nan Yixiu saw the results of everyones summonings, he felt that the situation was firmly in their hands.
Although each summoned spirit certainly wasnt as strong as the real thing, and only had twenty percent of the originals fighting strength, these spirits should be more than enough to deal with the No. 60 High team who was on top of the mountain.
The four high schools were currently working together, and it was understandable that they would tter each other. But Zhu Hanyun, who had experienced how odd No. 60 High was for himself, felt unhappy for some reason when he heard Nan Yixius overblown praise.
He felt that No. 60 High was hiding a lot of talent, and that they had underestimated this school.
Zhu Hanyun dimly recalled, beforeing for thispetition, that their Headmaster Liu Tian had told them not to look down on the other schools, especially No. 60 High!
When Zhu Hanyun recalled the headmasters advice, he instantly felt that the words were wise.
At that moment, the four high schools were working together to surround and attack No. 60 High. They had the superior numbers, which seemed to give them the upper hand. However, No. 60 High had now firmly established their position on the mountain, and had sessfully set up camp. If the four schools stuck to their original battle n and sent out troops, only to encounter unusual maneuvers, it would in fact be very hard to predict the oue.
While they had the advantage in numbers, too many people was also a shoring They had yet to upy an advantageous position, and so had yet to effectivelybine their resources together. If it became a war of attrition, the tables could turn on them.
On top of the mountain, No. 60 High also swiftly formted a strategy in the face of the spirits that were gradually surrounding the foot of the mountain. Given their disadvantageous situation, they decided to hold fast to their position.
No. 60 High also had Mysterious Sea, and wasnt worried at all that the people at the foot of the mountain might use a dirty tactic like cutting off their water source. Mysterious Sea was very strong; if necessary, Lotus Sun could use the South-North Water Diversion move to create a route from a nearby river to their feet.
In fact, the moment the spirits appeared, Gu Shunzhi had alreadye up with 16,820 ways to instantly get rid of them. If he did that, however, he would expose his true strength After all, they hade to No. 60 High to learn from Wang Ling how to keep a low profile.
Since theyre using the Spirit-Summoning Technique, we might as well do the same, Super Chen suggested at that moment. Everyone could use the Spirit-Summoning Technique, so what it came down to was sheer luck. Zhu Hanyun was able to summon a level four three-headed fire lion. At the same level of spirit energy, Super Chen felt that he should be able to summon something that was around the same level.
Gu Shunzhi: Using the Spirit-Summoning Technique, is it
In fact, it wasnt impossible.
But Gu Shunzhi, Wang Zhen and the others knew very well that if they used this strategy it carried risks
They could control their powers, so doing a precise summoning absolutely wasnt a problem.
But god only knew what frightening thing their Ling Zhenren would summon.
Then thats settled! Ill go first! As the captain, Lotus Sun raised her hand. She swiftly did the hand seals, and spirit energy gathered in her palms, before she mmed her hands down on the ground!
A spirit-summoning array quickly lit up on the ground, and a huge, pure white flower appeared in front of their eyes.
Whats this?
It looks like the snow hibiscus on Nine Dragon Mountains Ice Peak! Its a level four spirit nt, and has some spiritual intelligence!
As expected of Captain Lotus Sun! Super Chen and the others marveled.
Then they all began to summon spirits.
The spirit that Master of Dopey summoned this time was a giant heaven-capturing spirit elephant. While its size wasnt a problem, it was too heavy, so it didnt necessarily move quickly. Besides, it was a level six spirit elephant, which didnt have formidable fighting strength overall.
Ah, how unlucky. Hero Guo sighed. He hadnt gotten a great result at all with his summoning in ss before, so he had secretly practiced the Spirit-Summoning Technique for a long time. In the end, when it came to the actualpetition, he had nothing to show for it.
Its a matter of luck sometimes in apetition; maybe you arent cut out for a majorpetition. When it was Xia Mings turn, he sneered. He was very confident in his Spirit-Summoning Technique. After obtaining extraordinary power from that mysterious white-haired young man, whatever he summoned would surely be unmatched.
He had to put on a good show in front of Lotus Sun!
With that in mind, he began to do the hand seals in one smooth flow.
To everyones surprise, however, when Xia Ming pped his hands down on the ground to activate the spirit-summoning array, a huge array appeared
What was going on?
The people at the foot of the mountain were stupefied. This spirit-summoning array was too big and rare It actually burst out beyond Fire Peak and covered half the mountain, like a h hoop.
Xia Ming himself was frightened by this scale. He had just wanted to show off in front of the girl he liked, but the situation now was a little beyond his expectations.
Boom! With a loud rumble, a giantva hand, as big as a mountain, emerged from the massive spirit-summoning array
Looking at this giant hand, Wang Ling sighed.
The hair on the back of this giant hand instantly stood up
Chapter 1157 - Everyones Stupefied Faces
Chapter 1157: Everyones Stupefied Faces
Fire Peaks mountain spirit
No one knew exactly what happened. As the spell caster, Xia Ming was frozen with stupefaction. The mountain spirit of Fire Peak was a super level one creature of nature, and was much stronger than spirit beasts! Xia Ming never thought that he would actually summon the mountain spirit with the most basic Spirit Summoning Technique!
At that moment, every single person at the foot of the mountain was staring at this giantva hand with stupefied faces; they were utterly frozen with shock.
What the heck is that thing?
Mountain spirit?
How can a Foundation Establishment student summon a mountain spirit?! Even if hes Grandpa Lu[1] reborn, this cheat is too crazy!
Retreat! Retreat! Everyone, keep your distance from it!
Nan Yixiu majored in perception-type magic. He had been observing the movements on the mountaintop all this time, and when the mountain spirit came out, his brain just tlined and copsed!
At the same time, numerous screens in themand center were shing. Looking at the scene on the screens, the headmasters rose to their feet one by one in rm.
This is the mountain spirit?
Can the Spirit Summoning Technique summon a mountain spirit?
It can in theory, but the chances are low. For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to summon one C is this a freak ident?
Who cares C right now, our priority is to save the students! What do we do?! a headmaster cried out, and his words woke everyone up from their reverie. The mountain spirit had appeared, and the power which this one hand contained was like the wrath of nature; it was far from anything that Foundation Establishment cultivators could contend with.
Although these creatures of nature would stir at particr times of the year, they usually would never reveal their true forms. Actually, a lot of times when natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, andndslides happened, they were signs of a mountain spirit stirring, and they were roused when human activity disrupted the serenity of nature. It went without saying how powerful they were; turning over or a yawn could sometimes cause great destruction.
This was also called the force of nature.
At the same time, mountain spirits were shy creatures which seldom revealed their true forms to human cultivators. Some of them slept for hundreds of years or over a thousand years, and they were more used to lying dormant and hidden in the dark.
Thus, it wasnt an exaggeration to say that the mountain spirit of Fire Peak waking up at this moment, and even stretching out one hand, was an anomaly.
Organize to have people sent over at once. Old Huang was instantly on the alert.
The inopportune appearance of this mountain spirit reminded him all of a sudden of a very rare possibility
Does teacher suspect that this is the work of some evil force? Director Qi instantly understood. Only human malice could disturb the slumber of nature spirits like the mountain spirit. It was very unlikely that a Foundation Establishment student could rouse a mountain spirit with the Spirit Summoning Technique, unless there was an even more sinister presence nearby! Hence, the moment Student Xia Ming summoned a spirit, evil power surged into the channel which was opened up by the Spirit Summoning Technique, instantly waking up the mountain spirit.
If one were to describe this feeling, it was like being woken up from a sound sleep with a fierce p to the face.
Very quickly, Wang Ling saw the red robes of the special forces in the distance as they hurried over from the station, each of them holding a Code of Nature book. It was clear that they had already prepared for a crisis like this. While the chances of the mountain spirit waking up was very slim, that didnt mean it wouldnt happen.
Code of Nature was a pure, musical bible that had beenpiled by Almighty-level cultivators. When a particr sound wave spell was sung in unison, it could cate nature spirits.
But the current situation was a lot worse than anyone could have imagined.
The evil power which had possessed Xia Ming had boosted his strength. Summoning the soul of a level one or level two spirit beast actually wouldnt be unusual, but summoning a mountain spirit was a huge problem.
And the catalyst for the mountain spirits awakening was Human Devil, who had been following and observing them from the shadows the entire time.
I cant wait anymore.
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
He liked peace and quiet.
And what he hated most was when people bothered him.
He didnt want to be in this nationalpetition.
He wanted the peace being disrupted even less.
Unless the problem was destroyed at its root, it would be very hard to coax the mountain spirit back to sleep just by singing Code of Nature.
Wang Ling fixed his eyes on the shadow which had been following him for a long time in the dark.
Human Devil Xia Lixing was the cause of this disaster.
At that moment, Xia Lixing exulted when he saw the mountain spirit appear in its true form. His Holy Devil Imprisonment Technique could devour all living things; if he could devour the mountain spirit, he would be three times stronger than when he had been at his peak!
But just as Xia Lixing was about to take action in the next breath, he felt eyes on him
Arge pair of eyes was fixed on his back like the sun, which made Xia Lixing instantly doubt his entire existence. He sensed that an immense power had locked onto him, like he was nothing more than a small meteorite that had been marked and would be swallowed up at any time.
What was going on?
Who on earth was it
Two big questions sprung up in Xia Lixings mind.
Then, he heard the sound of footsteps in the dark.
It was one of No. 60 Highs Foundation Establishment youngsters, walking toward him.
Xia Lixing: ?
Was it this person?
Xia Lixing could feel his three views copsing.
He had wondered earlier if his presence had been detected
Wang Lings movements now answered his question perfectly.
As Wang Lings slightly small and thin figure gradually approached Xia Lixing C
Xia Lixings mood fluctuated wildly.
He was surprised, then shocked, and finally, he was deeply afraid.
Wang Ling reached out one hand and simply suppressed him with the Great Purification Spell.
The spirits of the living creatures which Xia Lixing had devoured recently instantly poured out of his body, which was like a ck hole!
It was just a split second.
In the forbidden zone where General Bai and the three-person Mahjong Squad had been earlier, the withered spirit nts and dead spirit beasts were miraculously revived.
This frantic outpouring left Xia Lixing weak all over.
The power of Wang Lings Great Purification Spell was far beyond Xia Lixings imagination C it actually had the powerful effect of turning the rotten into the miraculous.
Who on earth are you Xia Lixing was terrified.
Wang Ling faced him.
He didnt want to say a single word.
This guy was too weak.
He was weaker than anyone in the three-person Mahjong Squad.
He had devoured too many souls, but hadnt digested them properly, so his strength hadnt increased at its core.
He was thus directly reduced to his original form by the Great Purification Spell.
Furthermore, using the Kings Eye and the power of Fate Dao together, Wang Ling could see that the Human Devil in front of him was someone who had already died before.
Since he was already dead C
Just let him sleep forever.
So, there was no need for superfluous words.
Wang Ling stretched out one hand and ced it on Xia Lixings forehead as he used the Great Salvation Spell.
[1] Refers to Lu Benwei, the Chinese live stream gamer who is infamous for cheating.
Chapter 1158 - Wang Ling’s Great Salvation Spell
Chapter 1158: Wang Lings Great Salvation Spell
This familiar pattern of a dead personing back to life confirmed Wang Lings guess.
Whether it was Bai Youquan, the son of President Bai, or Nightmare, whom President Qi had captured in Nine Dragon Pagoda, it was the same person pulling all the strings behind the scenes.
The profound truth of Fate Dao was to control life and death, to overturn the heavens and change ones fate; it wasnt just a simple resurrection spell. Xia Lixing had been resurrected, but the power of Fate Dao could rig it so that at a critical moment, any of the Xia Lixings in numerous parallel worlds could be his substitute and die in his ce.
Thus, normal Heavenly Dao spells had no effect at all.
But the Great Salvation Spell was different. This was one of Wang Lings top ten spells of the thirty thousand Heavenly Dao, which could help all living things in the universe to cross over; any evil spirit would fade to nothing under the effect of the Great Salvation Spell. That was to say, no matter how many times Xia Lixing was resurrected on the spot due to Fate Dao, the power of salvation would always exist as long as Wang Ling didnt lift the Great Salvation Spell that was cast on Xia Lixing.
And so, Xia Lixing was now performing the rarely seen death sit-ups in front of Wang Ling
Wang Ling had no idea how much Fate Dao had been allocated to Xia Lixing by the mastermind behind the scenes.
If Xia Lixing had only been given one hundred, like Bai Youquan, then he would die one hundred times. If it was three thousand then he would have to die three thousand times.
But Bai Youquan was more foolishpared with Human Devil Xia Lixing.
He thought that he could beat Wang Ling bybining the strength of one hundred Fate Dao together.
Wang Ling felt that in the end, Bai Youquan was still too green.
From what Odd Zhuo said, however, Bai Youquans mouth was still resolutely shut. He was currently receiving the same sort of torture in Leifeng Pagoda as Immortal She Pi had experienced back then, and would be punished with thunderbolts to the head daily until he confessed.
After a minute
Under Wang Lings Great Salvation Spell, Xia Lixing was instantly killed close to six hundred times before he finally died for good.
If this average frequency of dying every 0.1 second was recorded down, it would be a new world record in the cultivation world.
Unfortunately, there was no one here to witness this scene. Wang Ling had cast the spell in a more secluded ce, so no one saw anything at all.
After getting rid of Xia Lixing, Wang Ling walked out of the underbrush like nothing had happened. With Human Devils death, the agitated mountain spirit calmed down. That giant hand of flowing, burningva pulled back into the summoning array, and Fire Peaks mountain spirit fell asleep once more.
As Wang Ling had expected, Xia Lixing was the cause of this mayhem.
Fortunately, he had acted in time, or all the living things on Fire Peak might have suffered in the wake of the mountain spirits awakening.
After all, except for Wang Ling
Few people could fight against a force of nature.
Wang Ling never thought that he would be forced to take a ss on environmental protection during this national body techniquespetition on Nine Dragon Mountain.
But it wasnt over yet.
Firstly, the person pulling the strings behind the scenes had yet to be found.
Secondly, the Eye of Rebellion curse on Xia Ming had yet to be lifted.
Xia Ming was still traumatized by the fact that he had unintentionally summoned the mountain spirit, and had almost caused great destruction He was still panicking when the mountain spirit calmed down, but even after that, he still had a zed expression, and couldnte back to his senses at all.
The rm was canceled, and the magic ball in themand center, which was responsible for monitoring abnormal energy, calmed down. When the mountain spirit had woken up earlier, the numbers for the fluctuation of spirit power had instantly maxed out on the surveince instruments, and then fell just as quickly It was like a roller coaster.
Strange Huang Feng frowned and asked, The mountain spirit woke up, yawned, then went back to sleep?
President Qi also frowned. It is very strange C I think somethings wrong.
It didnt seem to them that the mountain spirit would wake up for no reason at all C something must have disturbed its slumber. As for the idea that a Foundation Establishment student could summon the mountain spirit with the Spirit Summoning Technique, this could in fact be exined as aplete coincidence. For instance, there might already have been signs that the mountain spirit was waking up, and the Spirit Summoning Technique just happened to have an effect simr to that of a sober-up agent.
But not everything could be exined so clearly.
They had to figure out what had disturbed the mountain spirits slumber.
Old Huang Lao said slowly, Thews of nature govern the survival of mankind. However powerful our cultivation, and however long we can live, there is only one suitable for us to live on, though we recently made a breakthrough in our exploration of space with the discovery of Divine Dao Star.
Divine Dao Star is too far away from us, however, and is home to many other alien beings. In the end, cultural differences are a problem, and it isnt realistic for cultivators to migrate at present. So, protecting what is in front of us right now is the most important.
Many of the headmasters present nodded when they heard this.
It was indeed important to look to the future, but the priority was still to focus on the present.
Mankind still wasnt united In the current cultivation world, and there were still many shorings that had yet to be fixed.
The recent murders in the medical field were a prime example.
These were cultivators who were passionately devoted to their medical careers, but who were senselessly stabbed to death by hoodlums because of a few hysterical patients
So, this world was still in need of reform and change.
But the very notion of change did imply that cultivators could make progress, step by step, and slowly make the world a perfect and united ce.
Old Qi.
At that moment, President Qi heard the sound of General Bais voice.
President Qi: This is themand center. Go ahead.
General Bai: It seems that Xia Lixing is more cunning than I thought. Weve lost the target Can you locate him again?
Locate him again, is it?
President Qi nodded. He spread out his mental powers and covered every inch of Nine Dragon Mountain. He had been a member of the operations team in the hunt for Xia Lixing when thetter was still alive back then, so he was naturally familiar with Human Devil.
A man couldnt disappear for no reason. Xia Lixing was very sly, so President Qi spected that the former must have used some method to cover his tracks.
But after searching the entire area, President Qi found the oue inconceivable.
His eyes darkened. Hes disappeared off the map How is that possible?
Old Huang opened his eyes and said, Xia Lixing is dead.
President Qi was shocked. Xia Lixing is dead? This
Since you and I cant detect any traces of his aura, theres only one conclusion. A person cant disappear for no reason. Furthermore, there is too much evil energy on Xia Lixing C its impossible for him not to leave any traces behind if he was alive.
But how did he die? There must be a reason
Old Huang nodded. Mm.
He couldnt hide the grave expression on his face.
At that moment, President Qi nced at Odd Zhuo, who was on the side, and he confirmed that Odd Zhuo had never left themand center.
That was because based on past experience, it was Odd Zhuo who had a hand in most of these types of odd incidents
Chapter 1159 - The Correct Posture for Shouldering a Wok
Chapter 1159: The Correct Posture for Shouldering a Wok
As Wang Lings cotton-padded jacket, Odd Zhuo was naturally aware of how important the task of shouldering the wok was. This time, however, he felt that it would be hard to ce this wok on him. First of all, he hadnt left themand center. Secondly, even if he fought Human Devil, there was just too big a disparity in fighting strength; Human Devil was too strong, and it would be impossible for Odd Zhuo to get rid of him with his own strength.
But Odd Zhuo, who was well-versed in the ways of carrying a wok, was well aware that even if he didnt do it, the wok might end up on his shoulders in the end anyway.
It was fine, as long as he didnt admit to it
Under Old Huangs and President Qis gazes, Odd Zhuo did his best to maintain a calm expression. A few minutester, there was new information from the Mahjong Squad. When the image on screen switched over to the scene, a figure with green hair suddenly popped up in Odd Zhuos view
This is? Headmaster Chen felt that this person looked somewhat familiar, but he couldnt say why.
That was right This was Loopy Toads first public appearance in human form. No one could have imagined that the green-furred akita would actually be able to cultivate a human form in a few short months.
Odd Zhuo remembered that Loopy Toad and Little Silver were supposed to be working together, but only Loopy Toad was making an appearance C perhaps to protect Little Silvers holy beast identity.
Who is this? There was a wary look in Old Huangs eyes.
On the other side, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantlymunicated with President Qi. This is Mr Chong Erhe, a member of the General Office of Strategic Deceptions Goon Squad.
Mr Chong Erhe? Old Huang mused. He didnt recall seeing this name on the list the other day.
President Qi secretly exined to Huang Feng telepathically, Its like this, Old Huang: There are in fact some covert names mixed into our retinue this time. These people were appointed by the head of state himself. Even we dont know what the names are; only the head of state does. This is to prevent the true name list from being stolen so that the enemy cant take precautions against the members on the list and will be caught off guard
Huang Feng nodded his head and instantly understood. Its just like the head of state to n this far ahead.
He had nned to find out who was responsible for this, but since it was the head of state who had appointed these hidden members, he couldnt do anything about it.
But what is Mr Chong Erhes background?
Hes one of the experts of the General Office of Strategic Deception, and is more powerful than an Itinerant Immortal. Moreover, his techniques are highly effective when ites to eliminating evil spirits, which is why he was able to destroy Human Devil when thetters defenses were down.
I see.
Old Huang felt that he finally understood the whole story, and he thanked Loopy Toad, who was on the screen. Thank you for your help this time, Mr Chong Erhe! If it wasnt for you, Human Devil would have continued with his secret mischief, and might have caused irreversible damage to Nine Dragon Mountains environment.
Chong Erhe was Loopy Toads human alias, and was actually a rbination of the radicals in Loopy Toads name[1].
Loopy Toad was well aware that very few people knew about his human form.
An alias would also help hide his identity.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had already set up everything for him, like an ID card and whatnot
He was now a dog with a proper identity! And his registered residence was in Songhai city! How many people nowadays were jumping around because of residency issues? But he as a dog had a residency permit!
Originally, he could only silently help mankind out behind the scenes as a dog.
This could be considered Loopy Toads first time stepping out from behind the scenes and onto the stage.
He couldnt help but feel a little excited. Old Huang, Im ttered. In fact, this isnt entirely my doing.
When Loopy Toad said this, the atmosphere in themand center instantly froze. Stunned, Odd Zhuo looked up As the scapegoat who had been fighting hard on the front line all this time, he was abruptly aware of the subtle implication in Loopy Toads words.
Director Zhuo C he was the one who arranged everything, Loopy Toad said at that moment.
It was an unexpected answer that nevertheless made sense
The expressions on everyones faces changed. Many of the headmasters present turned to look at two people.
One was Headmaster Chen of No. 60 High.
The other, of course, was Odd Zhuo.
Director Zhuo
How many people were there in the world who could do this title proud?
Things had alreadye to this point, but Headmaster Chen conversely remainedposed. Odd Zhuos career path was endless C this was also strong motivation for No. 60 High. When No. 60 High was renovated, the old stone sculpture at the school gate would be changed into a life-sized statue of Odd Zhuo.
It was also the greatest blessing for No. 60 High to be able to produce such an excellent student. As the current headmaster of No. 60 High, it was impossible for Headmaster Chen not to brag.
Under everyones gazes, he simply shrugged his shoulders and adopted a breezy attitude. Everyone, youre too kind. The students of our No. 60 High have always been this outstanding.
Hearing this, the other headmasters secretly felt sour in their hearts.
These words sounded so shameless
But they couldnt find a reason to refute it.
And as an involved party, Odd Zhuo clearly looked distressed
He knew things would end up like this!
On the other side, after the mountain spirit fell silent once more, the attack on Fire Peak picked up again.
It was just that this time, no one dared to use the Spirit Summoning Technique in battle again.
The four high schools at the bottom decided to fight to the death, and gathered all their strength tounch a singlebined attack on No. 60 High on the mountaintop. No matter how many people they lost, they would wipe out No. 60 High first!
Thebined attack has started.
Based on No. 60 Highs initial strategy, they would still focus on defense. Even in the face of an attack from four schools, everyone was full of confidence. However, something was clearly wrong with one person.
It was Xia Ming.
Xia Ming now felt that he clearly understood what it was like to have great power.
Power was admittedly good, but if he couldnt control it, and ultimately wound up hurting the person he liked Xia Ming felt that he might as well not have this sort of power. He had frozen when he saw the giant hand of Fire Peaks mountain spirit stretch out of the ground. He hadnt wanted to believe that he was the one who had created the scene in front of him with his own hands.
The mountain spirit had gone back to sleep, but Xia Ming no longer had the courage to use his power.
He was afraid it would go out of control again.
When he was feeling anxious, he felt a warm hand suddenlynd on his shoulder.
Who was it?
He turned his head slightly, and was surprised to see Wang Ling standing behind him
[1] Loopy Toad and Chong Erhe
Chapter 1160 - Wang Ling’s New Fan
Chapter 1160: Wang Lings New Fan
When you had power that was too strong for you to control, you couldnt help but shiver and feel afraid C Wang Ling had experienced this feeling countless times as a child.
He would jerk awake on dark nights, afraid that he would do something terrible when he was asleep.
After all, destroying the world wouldve been a piece of cake for Wang Ling back before the Dao talisman seal was officially developed. But even the Dao talisman seal didnt mean true freedom for Wang Ling C his power was constantly growing, and would one day surpass what the Dao talisman seal could take.
Wang Ling didnt say anything, but the moment his palmnded lightly andfortingly on Xia Mings shoulder, their minds became connected.
Xia Ming felt like he saw the whole of Wang Lings life in a few short seconds.
His tears couldnt help pouring out at the sense of loneliness that came with being invincible.
Wang Ling had chosen to act at that moment because he knew that this was the perfect opportunity to get rid of Xia Mings Eye of Rebellion.
But Wang Ling had overlooked one point.
The Eye of Rebellion was also a Fate Dao spell, so when Wang Ling was trying to get rid of it, his fate line converged with Xia Mings for a brief moment.
And it was this brief moment which enabled Xia Ming to understand what sort of existence Wang Ling was.
The people at school didnt know much about Wang Ling. While their fate lines had converged, which seemed to have exposed him, Wang Ling wasnt worried that Xia Ming would say anything.
Because everything would seem like a dream. Once their fate lines split apart, the memories would quickly disappear and Xia Ming would forget everything.
It wont hurt any longer. Wang Lings voice sounded in the depths of Xia Mings heart tofort him.
As soon as Wang Ling said these words, the Eye of Rebellion curse in Xia Mings stomach, which was like a festering sore on the bottom of the foot, was pulled out by the root, andpletely disappeared.
When Xia Ming came back to his senses, he realized he was crying, but he had no idea what he had just seen.
The Eye of Rebellion, the things that the white-haired young man had threatened him into doing, the hidden side of Wang Ling C he forgot all of it.
But Xia Ming sensed that he had returned to normal. He no longer trembled or felt afraid when it came to his power, and for some reason, he didnt hate Wang Ling at all
ssmate Wang Ling you
Xia Ming had thought that Wang Ling would hate him, but when Xia Ming had shrunk back and was feeling afraid, it was Wang Ling who appeared behind him to support him with a hand on his back and give him warm strength.
At that moment, Xia Ming looked at Wang Ling and couldnt help sighing. No wonder ssmate Lotus Sun likes you so much.
ssmate Wang Ling, Ive decided to give up onpeting with you. Indeed, ssmate Lotus Sun deserves someone better. Xia Ming gazed unwaveringly at Wang Ling and spouted righteous words that rmed thetter.
???
Why pass everything to him
Wang Ling was stupefied.
If you dontpete, who will be my shield against that girl?!
Wang Ling never thought that just by casually helping to remove an evil curse, he suddenly gained a new fan
There was indeed a spell among his thirty thousand Heavenly Dao that could forcibly turn a person into his fan, the kind of fan that chased and supported their idol.
It was called the Great Fan Spell, but Wang Ling didnt use it often, since it was a little difficult to control how much strength was required; if he used too much strength, the fans would turn into scary sasaeng fans The type that could find out where you live, and hide inside your ce for a week as they waited for the chance to take a picture of you in the shower.
Wang Ling had also thought about using the Great Fan Spell before, since his rtionship with Xia Ming was a little more tense.
But after considering the bug with this Heavenly Dao, he ultimately didnt cast it on Xia Ming
He didnt want a male sasaeng fan squatting in his house every day and taking pictures of his life.
But why had Xia Ming be his fan?
Wang Ling felt that this might have something to do with Fate Dao.
When the fate lines of two people were connected, it probably had an effect simr to the Great Fan Spell, and smoothed out the wrinkles in the fetters of fate.
This was the only feasible exnation Wang Ling could think of so far.
Advance! At that moment, there was a loud shout outside No. 60 Highs secure camp fortifications.
Nan Yixiu, captain of South Sea Sky High, and Zhu Hanyun, captain of Titan High, led the charge forward as everyone used hand seals and various spells to bombard No. 60 Highs defense barrier.
But how could it be so easy to break through this barrier? It was Gu Shunzhi and the others who had set it up
In addition, they were very crafty. In order to make the barrier look weaker, they used one that looked very thin The ultra-thin barrier was naturally less durable, but Gu Shunzhi and the others had adjusted its recovery ability.
In other words, it looked easy to break this ultra-thin barrier, but it recovered as quickly as it was torn apart.
No matter how much the other side attacked, it felt like they were always one breath away from breaking the barrier.
People who yed tricks were all dirty
Wang Ling sighed with mixed feelings. He felt that Gu Shunzhi and the others had finally learned what it truly meant to y low.
Nan Yixiu, Zhu Hanyun, and the alliance of forty people attacked for a good ten minutes, but still couldnt break through No. 60 Highs barrier. Taking into ount the constant depletion of their spirit energy, they had to retreat for the moment, as they sat cross-legged and regted their breathing.
Whats going on? Why cant No. 60 Highs barrier be broken?
It can be broken! I feel like were almost there each time
The students discussed tactics. No. 60 High really was a tough nut to crack; at least, a lot harder than they had thought.
[Survivor remainings: 519]
Looking at the number of remaining survivors projected above the mountain dome, Nan Yixiu and the others instantly felt a strong sense of crisis.
If they continued wasting time here, they would inevitably be faced with one of two situations if their spirit energy ran out: No. 60 High wouldunch a counterattack, or their group would be swallowed up by other teamsing here.
This was a huge headache for both Nan Yixiu and Zhu Hanyun. Its not good
Worse still, Zhu Hanyuns arm was now injured, and urgently required medical treatment. While Nan Yixiu did have some medical skills, they clearly werent enough.
What now?
At the foot of the mountain, everyone looked lost.
Just then, they saw a paper airne actually flying down from the mountain
The paper airne hit Nan Yixiu right in the forehead. He opened it and read what was written inside: If you abandon your attack, you can consider forming an alliance with us. Wait until thest day, and well have one final battle on the mountain dome
What does it say? Zhu Hanyun asked.
It says we can join them, but on one condition, said Nan Yixiu.
What condition?
Join ssmate Wang Lings fan club
Chapter 1161 - Wang Lings Fan Club, Founded!
Chapter 1161: Wang Lings Fan Club, Founded!
It was actually none other than Xia Ming who came up with this idea, and most of the team members eagerly supported it There was in fact some opposition, such as from Super Chen. For one thing, he thought that setting up a fan club or whatnot was too eye-catching, and for another, he had the vague feeling that Wang Ling didnt like this sort of conspicuous attention.
It had to be said that as the emperor of truth, Super Chen was indeed the sort of good brother that was hard toe by. The problem, however, was that the majority of the team members were Wang Lings fans As the minority, Super Chen was naturally overruled.
Wang Lings fan club. What is this Who is Wang Ling? Nan Yixiu was befuddled. Searching his memory, he realized that he had no information at all on Wang Ling.
Its that lucky student with the dead fish eyes, Zhu Hanyun said at that moment. He would never forget Wang Lings appearance, since it was because of Wang Ling that he broke one of his arms. At his reminder, a lot of people recalled who Wang Ling was.
Oh, its him
I remember him. Hes No. 60 Highs mascot.
Some people gathered round to have a clear look at the rules for joining Wang Lings fan club written inside the paper airne.
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Everyone:
Exams and matches wont go well? Can it be that evil? Someone questioned the veracity of the rules.
What should we do? Should we join or not?
Theres no other way. We cant ignore Brother Zhus arm injury lets join first. ssmate Lotus Sun from No. 60 High is the young miss of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, and knows how to mix medicine; she should be able to help Brother Zhus arm injury heal quickly, said Nan Yixiu.
While there were some who were still unwilling to join the club, only the team captain of each school could make the final decision. Everyone followed the team captains lead, and if a problem aroseter, it was also the team captain who would shoulder the responsibility.
It was only the first day of the survival battle, but many people had already been quickly eliminated.
The team captains of the four schools thus used magic a few minutester to send the signal for their surrender via Morse code, before the group immediately started up the mountain.
Most people in this group of over forty members didnt take the rules seriously, especially Nan Yixiu, who saw it as nothing more than just ying house. Once they had rested and reorganized their troops, they could immediately surround No. 60 High and swallow them up.
At that time, Nan Yixiu actually didnt realize how serious the issue was
These rules had been personally drawn up by Gu Shunzhi; as the keeper of cosmic order, what he valued most were rules.
This might seem like an unimportant game, but the context of the rules was real.
In other words, betraying the fan club would really lead to severe consequences.
Wang Ling knew that setting up this fan club was in fact one of Gu Shunzhis ploys.
It would be too obvious if the Almightys in their team took direct action
But they could cast some simple bad luck curses.
They could use this curse to eliminate those who disobeyed the rules, and nobody would notice anything at all.
What was more, this even saved on them needing to put up special defenses.
That first night, No. 60 High, along with the four-school alliance led by South Sea Sky High and Titan High School, sessfully upied Fire Peak.
But it clearly wasnt a very peaceful night.
Lotus Sun helped to wrap Zhu Hanyuns arm with a bandage smeared with a herbal paste which she had produced with the automatic pill maker. She first made pills out of the medicinal ingredients, and then pounded the pills and mixed them with water to create the herbal paste.
This is a special bone recovery paste. Your injury will havepletely healed after six hours. Lotus Sun patiently helped change Zhu Hans bandages, causing the surrounding boys to be green with envy. As the future sessor of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, Lotus Sun paid more attention to her image in front of outsiders.
Since they had decided to form an alliance, they should help each other out.
Zhu Hanyun had thought at first that Lotus Sun would be an aloof youngdy, but after this encounter, he found Lotus Sun much warmer than he had imagined.
What should he do? Could he join another fan club?
He wanted to join Lotus Suns fan club.
Brother, dont overthink it our team captain treats everyone the same. At that moment, Super Chen came over and patted Zhu Hanyuns shoulder. When he saw how Zhu Hanyuns thoughts seemed to be running wild after Lotus Sun redressed his wound, he knew this guy must have misunderstood something
As the schools goddess, Lotus Sun indeed treated everyone with basically the same degree of warmth. If there was someone she was more passionate about it would be Wang Ling.
But Super Chen felt that he understood what Lotus Sun and Wang Lings rtionship was like.
After all, the both of them had experienced that assassination attempt together at the Xiao Family Compound; they could be said to have gone through life and death together.
A friend in need was a friend indeed only those who had experienced this for themselves truly understood how it felt.
Zhu Hanyun wasnt a fool. Looking at Super Chen, who seemed to be pondering something, he felt that this was a man with a story to tell. You are you also chasing ssmate Lotus Sun?
I was.
Super Chen said lightly, But I realizedter that ssmate Lotus Sun has too many pursuers, so I gave up. People should be more pragmatic. Furthermore, people often fall in love in a fit of sudden impulse. After calming down and thinking about it, I realized that ssmate Lotus Sun might not really suit me.
Youre so pragmatic The corner of Zhu Hanyuns mouth twitched. So, ssmate Lotus Sun has someone she likes?
Did you watch the video from the other day? asked Super Chen.
He was referring to the video of Xia Ming and Wang Lings duel. However, this video waster blocked online, and was no longer avable now.
Video? What video?
Its nothing Its fine if you didnt watch it. In any case, I think ssmate Sun probably does have someone she likes. At that moment, Super Chens gaze shifted to Wang Ling. While he didnt say it directly, the implication was clear.
So its like that.
Zhu Hanyun stood up with a disappointed expression on his face.
Super Chen was taken aback. Are you going to duel him?
No. Zhu Hanyun shook his head. Ive already joined the fan club; how can I be so rude to ssmate Wang Ling? Since ssmate Sun likes him, he must be an outstanding person. Ive decided Ill protect ssmate Wang Ling at all costs! At least, Ill make sure that he survives thispetition and make it through to the end!
Wang Ling: ???
At that moment, Wang Ling abruptly had a feeling
It seemed that thispetition had already gone off track thanks to Gu Shunzhi and his gang
[1] After joining the fan club, you will receive a godly exam halo your mom will never have to worry about your studies again
[2] You must cherish the clubs designated mascot: ssmate Wang Ling
[3] You must proactively protect the mascot
[4] If you betray the club, you will be cursed to fail so that any match or exam you participate in will never go well
[5] The club will collect 2.5 yuan every month from each member. If you dont pay, you will be punished as per rule number 4
Chapter 1162 - Number of Remaining Survivors: 421
Chapter 1162: Number of Remaining Survivors: 421
That first night could be considered fairly peaceful. All participating schools had found allies, and fighting had broken out on the nearby mountain peaks in the contest for resources. After one day, four hundred and twenty one participants remained.
As Wang Ling had expected, all the schools had chosen to form battle alliances on the first day of thepetition. Each alliance consisted of four to five schools, and all the nine peaks were upied. As for the remaining schools that hadnt entered an alliance, even if they managed to get through the first day, they would be eliminated sooner orter during thepetition if they didnt find another team or group to give them enough resources to survive.
It was only the first day, and it wasnt really smooth sailing. No. 60 High and the other schools could be eliminated at any time. After all, on thest day of the survival battle, they would be ranked by the number of casualties they had, so the school with the most survivors would be the winner.
Anything could happen before that. Even if they had chosen to form an alliance, they had been forced to do so in the current situation; there were no true allies at all.
At least, this was what Wang Ling thought before Wang Lings Fan Club was established
There were altogether five schools in No. 60 Highs camp.
They had currently adopted a defensive position, but that wasnt enough, as people still needed to be sent out to gather both resources and information.
Hence, Lotus Sun suggested that each school pick two members to form a ten-person team every day that would go out to gather resources and scout for information.
No. 60 High had a natural advantage when it came to this matter. Thanks to Mysterious Seas 3D water screen map, they had a panoramic view of the whole of Nine Dragon Mountain. Furthermore, they now had Nan Yixius perception ability, so a life detector function had been added to the map; any human movement within a radius of thirty li would be disyed on the map.
So that no one would get lost while they were out looking for resources, Lotus Sun even created temporary map talismans.
Whenever necessary, these talismans could be used to project locations with water on the map for thirty seconds.
But it would take too long for Lotus Sun to draw all these handy devices on her own, so a temporary talisman team had been set up in No. 60 Highs alliance camp that was dedicated to drawing these talismans.
And Wang Ling was a member of this team.
Brother Wang, its too dangerous outside. You just sit tight here and draw talismans. Standing in front of a makeshift table in the camp, Zhu Hanyun gazed reverently at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling:
Compared with the various dangers of gathering resources and intelligence, drawing talismans was certainly ideal for Wang Ling; he could help the team out as well asy low at base as a little nobody, which was great!
But Wang Ling never expected that the decision to keep him on the talisman team was something that everyone had directly decided on after discussion.
Apart from the map talisman which could disy a map, there were in fact a lot of other types of talismans.
For example, enhancement talismans could be used to enhance weapons.
This was a spell which could temporarily change a weapons essence. In other words, if you didnt have any weapons, you could use a branch or a bamboo stick; with the enhancement talisman, it would turn into steel for the time being.
This would give a person somebat capability.
And if the talisman was used on a spirit sword or magic treasure, it would be twice as lethal.
Furthermore, there were various other types of talismans for protection and scout work, such as fireball talismans, smoke talismans, water dragon talismans, invisibility talismans, and aura-concealing talismans and so on.
Drawing talismans certainly wasnt difficult for Wang Ling.
But the problem was
No matter how hard he tried to curb his power
The talismas he drew were significantly more powerful than what a normal Foundation Establishment student produced
Sunday, November 16th.
It was the second day of the survival battle. The number 421 on the main mountain dome hadnt changed.
Wang Ling was guessing that in the next day or two, each school would focus on secretly scouting for information; there wouldnt be anyrge-scale battles, nor would the number of participants decrease as significantly as on the first day.
On the second day, No. 60 High drew lots, and Super Chen and Wang Zhen were chosen as their representatives to go out and gather resources and intelligence.
The person in charge of the team was Nan Yixiu.
Well divide into two teams, one to collect resources and the other to scout for information. The team collecting resources will be safer since itll only be operating nearby. Make sure to use talismans to shield your location, and itll be difficult to detect you. On the other hand, scouting for intelligence will be very dangerous. Whos willing toe with me? Nan Yixiu asked as he looked at the ten people in front of them.
Since Nan Yixiu had decided to join the scout operation, the other student from South Sea Sky High would naturally follow him. It was a guy with sses and a watermelon-shaped haircut, who looked very stuffy to Super Chen; he inwardly nicknamed the boy Four Eyes for the time being.
Were in, Super Chen volunteered.
This was a rare opportunity to be part of a nationalpetition, soying low at base was utterly meaningless to Super Chen. Wang Zhen felt that this was very much in keeping with Super Chens hot-blooded personality C in any case, it was Gu Shunzhi who had rigged the oue when they drew lots.
With Wang Zhen following Super Chen, there basically wouldnt be any sort of danger.
Besides, Wang Zhen was actually very curious to see what Foundation Establishment cultivators on Earth could do in actualbat.
Hence, Wang Zhen directly agreed with Super Chen. I have no objections.
Since scouting was a more dangerous task, Nan Yixiu thought it would be hard to make up the numbers. He never expected Super Chen and Wang Zhen to volunteer, and he was delighted.
A four-person scout team was just nice, since it would be hard to coordinate if there were too many people.
After happily deciding on the division of tasks, the two teams acted separately.
The closest peak to Fire Peak was Mist Peak, which Nan Yixiu had already been eyeing since early on.
Theres a very familiar aura on Mist Peak, Wang Zhen said probingly as he followed behind Nan Yixiu; he could more or less guess Nan Yixius true purpose.
I learned yesterday that No.1 Demon-Subduing Highs Gao Tianming has formed an alliance with four schools, and theyve upied the peak, said Nan Yixiu.
Do you have a grudge? Wang Zhen asked again.
No, I just feel that this guy is a little harder to deal with; since hes very close to us, he mightunch a surprise attack at any time. Also, given Gao Tianmings personality my guess is that the other schools were forced to be his allies. Nan Yixiu furrowed his brow. He was worried about No.1 Demon-Subduing Highs Virus Puppet Spell, which was an extremely powerful control spell C the critical point was that it was hard to defend against.
Nan Yixiu had fought Gao Tianming before.
He knew very well what Gao Tianmings personality was like.
The guy was insane!
To him, there was no such thing as real allies at all!
Because no ally could be more reliable than turning them into puppets that he could control!
Chapter 1163 - Wang Zhen’s Use!
Chapter 1163: Wang Zhens Use!
Know yourself and your enemy, and every victory will be yours. Scouting for information was one of the most important tasks in a battle for survival. Each alliance camp would have different means of gathering intelligence. Generally speaking, all the advantages an alliance camp had should bebined to maximize the results of a scout operation.
The camp on Fire Peak, which was represented by No. 60 High, basically obtained a natural advantage when it came to scouting for intelligence after South Sea Sky High joined them. Nan Yixiu was proficient in the study of perception. Furthermore, he knew how to use some of the power of nature, and with the survival battle taking ce in this natural environment, he waspletely in his element.
After approaching Mist Peaks border, Nan Yixiu, Wang Zhen, Super Chen and Four Eyes hid themselves. The wild pheasant which they had caught en route would y a critical role at that moment.
Nan Yixiu cast a spell as he looked into the pheasants eyes. Mental Assimtion Spell!
Whats this? Super Chen was puzzled.
This is the spell Senior Brother Nan is best in. He can assimte mentally with a living creature and control its brainwaves, ultimately sharing their sight, hearing, and sense of smell. The birds brain is nowpletely connected with Senior Brother Nans, Four Eyes said as he pushed up his sses.
I see. Super Chen nodded. He finally realized that Nan Yixius purpose for catching the pheasant wasnt to eat it.
But why a pheasant?
Super Chen was still puzzled.
Pheasants are the least eye-catching. If you choose an insect, most of them have very unusual vision, and it isnt easy to learn about the enemy through them. On the other hand, high-ranking creatures are too big to capture and control, Four Eyes continued.
So, to summarize, the pheasant was indeed the most ideal target for assimtion in the current environment. Furthermore, this sort of wild pheasant which lived on Nine Dragon Mountain wasnt any ordinary bird. They had spirit qi and excellent vision, almost as good as a hawks, and could see far into the distance.
At that moment, Nan Yixiu was controlling the pheasant. He had it fly onto a branch overhead as it stared at a distant location.
But then something unexpected happened. A sharp arrow shot out through the clouds from the summit of Mist Peak and directly pierced the pheasant! The pheasant had barely flown into the tree when it was torn apart by an arrow on the spot and turned into minced meat.
Nan Yixiu was unable to react in time to such a horrifying scene, and his Mental Assimtion Spell was interrupted, leaving him deathly white and drenched in sweat, which were the repercussions of the spell. Nan Yixiu would usually stop the spell right away once he knew it was dangerous, but what happened just now was so sudden that the dying pheasants pain was also transmitted to him, making it hard to bear for a moment.
They have pretty quick reflexes. Super Chen was also petrified at this scene. It had been no more than ten seconds after the pheasant was sent up, when an arrow had beenunched from the distance to kill the pheasant with pinpoint precision.
Super Chen examined the arrow. It had a simple, self-made wooden arrowhead coated with some deadly poison. If a person was shot, the golden talisman would determine right away that they were about to die, and burst forth with a shield of golden light.
But this couldnt be the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
It had to be pointed out that they were at least five li away from Mist Peak!
In the absence of bow-like magic weapons, a self-made wooden arrow could actually beunched over such a far distance This was practically impossible!
At that moment, Wang Zhen said, Terrain advantage.
At these words, Super Chen immediately reacted. So, its the terrain!
If it had to do with the terrain, this super long-distance shot was indeed possible!
Mist Peak was the most difficult mountain peak to reach. The peak could generate invisible drafts of wind that would blow away any living thing that tried to get to the top. Combining this terrains unusual wind pressure with good archery skills, a long-distance shot wouldnt be difficult. Conversely, the wind pressure was the lowest on the top of the mountain.
At that moment, Nan Yixiu came back to his senses after his fluster. Everything had happened so suddenly that he hadnt been able to react for one moment.
But he was already doing his best to adjust his mood. Gao Tianming chose Mist Peak since its easy to defend and difficult to attack, and basically has a natural advantage. The problem, however, is replenishing resources. They cant stay on top of the mountain the whole time; they also need to send out supply teams to gather resources. We can ambush these small teams.
But just as Nan Yixiu was done speaking, Super Chen detected new movement.
Super Chen noticed that someone on the top of Mist Peak had actually released what looked like kites Buoyed by the air pressure at the top of Mist Peak, these kites flew in various directions. Tied to each kite was a t puppet with a bamboo basket on its back. When each puppet opened its mouth, a long, thin tube with a long hook on the end of a silk thread extended outward.
Hes actually taking advantage of the terrain, and using a fishing method to collect the spirit fruits and nts nearby Nan Yixiu was deeply astonished when he looked at this scene. He already felt that Gao Tianming would be difficult to deal with, but he hadnt expected him to even go so far as to use puppets to collect resources. If that was the case, then their camp was utterly self-sufficient, and no one needed to be sent down from the mountaintop to look for resources at all!
Super Chen had thought that No. 60 High was already well fortified; who would have thought that there would be someone even better than them atying low.
What should we do? Four Eyes was sweating and also felt despair. They didnt normally feel this sense of bewilderment; it was just that based on their typical exchanges with No. 1 Devil-Subduing High, this was clearly the most difficult encounter yet. Gao Tianming had gained abundant experience through numerous battles, and he was still constantly learning and growing. Now, he had finally reached a jaw-dropping point in battle tactics.
Nan Yixiu clenched his teeth, unwilling to ept the situation. Just like how No. 60 High and No. 59 High were enemies, there was also an intense feud between South Sea Sky High and No. 1 Devil-Subduing High. From the moment Nan Yixiu came to know Gao Tianming, this was their third confrontation. Their previous two shes had ended in a draw, but this time, Nan Yixiu felt that he was at a clear disadvantage.
Lets switch locations first. Im afraid they might have already detected us. Nan Yixiu frowned. These kite puppets that had been released from the top of the mountain to collect resources could also be used to monitor the surroundings. Nan Yixiu wasnt sure if Gao Tianming had noticed that it was him, but what was clear from that arrow earlier was that their position had been exposed.
They brought in these kite puppets, didnt they? Wang Zhen asked.
Nan Yixiu nodded. Definitely. These kite puppets are equipped with hooks on long strings theres no way they could finish making these puppets in just a few days.
At that moment, Wang Zhen suddenly said, How about this? Ill lure them in as bait, and the rest of you think of a way to cut the strings. Cut as many as you can.
The other three students were horrified. Youre going to be bait?
Wang Zhen smiled helplessly. Rx, dont look at me like that. Ive been taking beatings since I was a child C Im very sturdy
Chapter 1164 - Wang Zhen’s Special Talent
Chapter 1164: Wang Zhens Special Talent
In chapters 802 and 803, Wang Zhen had a nightmare after being injured, which took him back to his miserable childhood. As a man who had been beaten since young, from when his parents beat him up until he started choosing the tool to beat himself with, Wang Zhens experiences were the stuff of legend.
Because of his special constitution, which was capable of enduring beatings and would achieve an awakening after being struck, Wang Zhens body had been tempered by all sorts of tools.
A divine whip as thick as a coke bottle, a meteorite hammer with 36,000 sharp spikes all over it, a head-shattering stone made out of king iron Wang Zhen had stood firm and survived under these tools. He was neverpletely crushed by his miserable childhood and the pressures of life, and he waster struck by a truth.
He was probably a natural-born warrior, and should rush to the very front as a meat shield.
Thus, when Wang Zhen decided to use his body to draw the enemys attention, the people behind him looked at his back and felt that he looked way cool.
Wang Zhen removed the life-saving golden talisman on his arm and gave it to Nan Yixiu. Take this.
Youre giving this to me? Nan Yixiu felt it was inconceivable. Logically, if Wang Zhen was going to give it to someone, it should be to Super Chen! Super Chen was from No. 60 High! Not Nan Yixiu, who was an outsider. Even if they were allies, it didnt make sense to give him the important life-saving golden talisman, which was so important!
Nan Yixiu refused. If you give this to me, what about you? Its too dangerous.
Its fine, they cant hurt me. Wang Zhen smiled confidently. Im giving it to you because I trust you. If something does go wrong, just leave me, and evacuate with Super Chen and Four Eyes.
This trust deeply moved Nan Yixiu.
He no longer hesitated, and reached out to take the golden talisman.
Since he had epted it, he would carry out his duty and mission!
Nan Yixiu was a responsible and reliable person.
Wang Zhen had realized this early on.
He was someone from the Domain of the Gods; it was impossible for him not to be able to see into ones heart.
Strictly speaking, this was also one of Wang Zhens special talents.
Because he had grown up experiencing all sorts of violence and malice, he had a particrly keen sense for evil intentions, and could detect the tags in a persons heart. With Nan Yixiu, for example, Wang Zhen could see the tags [integrity], [determination], [quick wits], [reliability]
With Liu Qingyi, Wang Zhen could see [violence], [tsundere], [kindness], [charm]
As for Gu Shunzhi, he had very few tags: [resourcefulness], [keeper of order]
Because of Gu Shunzhis special identity, Wang Zhen was unable to see all of his tags since some of his strength was still being suppressed by Heavenly Dao. Usually, he would be able to see at least four tags in a persons heart.
Sometimes he could even see more than ten, or even twenty tags.
Of course, there were people whose tags he couldnt detect.
Wang Ling, for example.
Wang Zhen remembered that when he had checked Wang Lings tag, it was like this: []
After discussing battle tactics with Nan Yixiu, Wang Zhen simply charged forward, undaunted by the danger. While he knew that Gao Tianming, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, wouldnt be able to do any harm to his body, there was no way Wang Zhen would physically deflect an attack with his own flesh in such a public situation C it would be too obvious.
Thus, while Wang Zhens goal was to open battle by taunting them with his presence, he was still nning to use his reflexes to evade any attack.
The other party was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How fast could his attack be? Wang Zhen would definitely be able to react in time.
Besides, even if he was hit, it would be no more painful than being bitten by a mosquito He hadnt cried out even once when he was struck with the divine whip.
He advanced another four li, and was less than a li away from the foot of Mist Peak now. Such an obvious target had naturally been noticed by the students on the mountaintop.
Several sharp arrows were shot at Wang Zhen. In front of these Foundation Establishment cultivators, his dynamic vision went into overdrive. As the arrows flew at him, he felt them slow down to a thousandth of their speed.
He stepped to the side lightly and perfectly avoided them.
His posture was a little like Wang Lings. During his time on Earth, Wang Zhen frequently reflected on his battles with Wang Ling, and had also unconsciously started to copy Wang Lings elusive movements. Unfortunately, he couldnt grasp the essence, no matter how he copied Wang Ling.
On the mountaintop, Gao Tianming had noticed the movements below.
Captain Gao, weve detected a person from No. 60 High, a Stars High student stepped forward and said with an expressionless face.
The whole of Stars High had already fallen under Gao Tianmings Virus Puppet Spell, and the 10-person team was now under his control.
To Gao Tianming, these people were nothing more than his tools.
He stared at Wang Zhen at the foot of the mountain with a profound gaze, and fell into deep thought.
He took out a photo from his pocket. After anotherparison through a puppet with far sight, he confirmed that the person at the foot of the mountain was Wang Zhen in the flesh.
A while ago, someone had found Gao Tianming and given him a picture.
The people in it were all from No. 60 High: Wang Zhen, Liu Qingyi, Gu Shunzhi, Zhen Yuan (Zhenyuan) and Fang Xing.
Gao Tianming didnt know what their backgrounds were, but after giving him the photo, the person had requested that he do whatever he could to cripple them in thispetition.
Of course, trying to severely injure these big shots was easier said than done.
It would naturally be very difficult for Gao Tianming to do so with his initial strength.
So, the man gave Gao Tianming a frozen dumpling to eat
Gao Tianming could hardly believe his eyes. Whats this?
Something that can quickly and permanently boost your strength, replied the mysterious man in the white cloak.
A dumpling?
This isnt an ordinary dumpling. They were pretty much all gone at first, but thanks to some traces left behind, I was able to restore them. Eat one, and youll stand on top of the world.
Before Gao Tianming ate the dumpling, he had thought the person in front of him might be a true-blue psychopath.
The persons words sounded very chuuni, but they carried a devilish power which made Gao Tianming feel as if he couldnt control his own hands, and he grabbed the dumpling and ate it.
At that moment, Wang Zhen still didnt know that the person he was facing wasnt an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Gao Tianming had hidden his power while he was testing it out.
He had obtained the power of Shadow Dao, and learned to control his shadow under the guidance of the mysterious person who had given him the dumpling. He simply needed to withdraw his shadow to perfectly suppress his own strength.
And now was the moment to turn his shadow loose
Gao Tianming knew that he had be very strong, but he still needed to test it out on an opponent.
In any case, he was only going to severely injure the other party, not beat them to death.
That was what Gao Tianming.
Then, he released his shadow!
The sudden onset of danger made Wang Zhens hair stand on end!
He could actually sense death
Chapter 1165 - The Shadow Image World’s Special Capability
Chapter 1165: The Shadow Image Worlds Special Capability
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As an outstanding meat shield, Wang Zhen didnt believe there were many attacks that could make him shudder. Moreover, this was apetition for Foundation Establishment cultivators. Wang Zhen hadnt treated it seriously to begin with, and even in his dreams, he would never have thought that a Foundation Establishment high school student could explode with such terrifying power C this wasnt something a Foundation Establishment cultivator was capable of.
Wang Zhen saw a puppet charge jerkily at him at full speed. It was made of fine steel and was pretty big at two meters tall. It had a thick and broad build, like a roly-poly toy. It charged forward with the clunky sound of gear wheels turning, while the steel wings on its back cut through the air with the sound of a cat running its ws down a ckboard.
Every puppet master had their own exclusive puppet. Gao Tianmings puppet was called Ripper. When it attacked, it cut through the air with the sort of smile you would see on a doll in a horror flick, and it lunged at Wang Zhen with its steel teeth bared to swallow him up.
Wang Zhen wasnt intimidated by this sort of attack. As one of the most outstanding tank fighters in the Domain of the Gods, he chose to meet it head-on! He wanted to uncover the secret of this puppet, which had been enhanced by some mysterious power.
However, when Wang Zhens fist collided with Rippers teeth, a ck shadow suddenly emerged, and Wang Zhen felt a powerful suction!
In the next second, darkness descended!
When he came back to his senses, the scene in front of him was no longer of Nine Dragon Mountain, but of and of shadows and wilderness. Not a sound could be heard, and there was only a repulsive feeling which lingered on his body; it was an aura which reeked of blood and clogged up his five senses, and he felt like his body was bound and sinking in blood.
Was he in Rippers stomach?
No
Wang Zhen didnt think it was as simple as that. He was sure he was in an alien world which was simr to a small world. It was utterly impossible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to possess this sort of power.
Furthermore, this world was far too dark.
Most of the small worlds which cultivators built were based on thews of Heavenly Dao. Before his powers were restricted, Wang Zhen also possessed a small world of his own. A small world could contain mountains and rivers, forests and deserts, and even living creatures. To use the closestparison, Wang Zhen felt that a true small world was something like those house-building games. After you were done setting up thews of the world, you could decorate your house, nt some flowers, or raise a pet.
But the alien world in front his eyes was unimaginably dark.
Wang Zhen abruptly recalled something that Wang Ling had mentioned before.
Shadow image space?
Could this be the shadow image space created due to Ling Zhenrens sisters influence?
He knew that Wang Ling had put in a massive amount of effort to dispose of those frozen dumplings which had scattered in their distribution outside. Wang Zhen thought that the matter had been resolved, and didnt expect to run into the problem here.
Wang Zhen was now certain that he had been sucked into the shadow image space. To break out of it, he had to find and defeat the heart demon so that the space would copse from the inside.
Just as he was about to act, Wang Zhen suddenly felt a stab of pain, and his entire body turned into wood as he became a wooden figure!
Right after that, long, fine gossamer strings dropped from the sky and attached themselves to his body! Wang Zhen discovered that he could no longer control his own body as hepletely turned into a marite! Driven by this mysterious power, Wang Zhen started moving toward a pce step by step.
It was the only pce in this shadow image world.
Wang Zhen was astonished to find that there were other people here who had turned into puppets like him. Many of them were students participating in thepetition this time, and they were all hanging from strings and moving ording to the will of this world. Some force pulled Wang Zhen toward a resource area.
Completely out of his control, he picked up some bricks from a pile on the ground and started to move toward a wall that had yet to be constructed.
A puppet in front of Wang Zhen fell, and the bricks it was holding were smashed on the ground.
Dont disobey my will!
Gao Tianmings faint voice resounded in the space.
An invisible whipshed out at the puppet that had slipped, and bits of wood which reeked strongly of blood broke off of the puppets body.
Realization dawned on Wang Zhen at that moment.
This pce was a sweatshop for those who had been forcibly turned into puppets.
Is this the power of Shadow Dao? Wang Zhen was shocked.
Shadow image, shadow image world, and the power unique to each shadow image world
Wang Zhen knew he was probably trapped.
He now had to think of a way to let everyone know of the ce he was trapped in.
Following the n that he had initially discussed with Wang Zhen, Nan Yixiu was about to cut the strings of those kite puppets to stop Gao Tianming fishing for resources.
But Nan Yixius expression suddenly hardened. Somethings wrong! ssmate Wang Zhens aura suddenly disappeared!
All of Nan Yixius hair stood on end.
There were three possible reasons that a persons aura would suddenly disappear from the map.
One: Wang Zhen was deliberately hiding his aura.
This was unlikely to be the case. Based on the n they had settled on, Wang Zhen was going out as a meat shield to taunt the other side C he wanted them to sense his aura.
Two: He had fallen into a mysterious space
It might be spatial magic, or a ce that was like a small world.
But the question was how could an Almighty capable of opening a small world possibly show up at a Foundation Establishmentpetition?
The third one and final possibility was the one Nan Yixiu didnt want to believe in the most: Death
On the other side in No. 60 Highs camp, Liu Qingyi felt a little uneasy after she sensed that Wang Zhens aura seemed to have vanished from the map of Nine Dragon Mountain. However, she couldnt rule out the possibility that Wang Zhen was hiding his aura for the mission.
Was it possible that this idiot could even make a mistake in a Foundation Establishmentpetition?
Liu Qingyi was a little worried.
She didnt like Wang Zhen and had even wished countless times for the damn guy to just die! But both of them had part of their powers sealed away as punishment by Heavenly Dao, and trapped on earth, they had been living under someone elses roof together.
She realized that Wang Zhen wasnt actually as annoying as she had thought.
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At the same time, Wang Lings expression gradually hardened.
If he wasnt mistaken C
That had indeed been the aura of Shadow Dao just now.
He had alreadypletely destroyed all those frozen dumplings, but there were actually leftovers?
Wang Ling frowned slightly.
He had reason to believe that Wang Zhens aura disappearing had to do with the aura of Shadow Dao.
Lets go take a look
Wang Ling sighed inwardly.
He had always been the sort of person who hated inconveniences.
When all was said and done, however, it was his little sister who had caused this disaster.
It was a brothers duty to clean up his little sisters mess.
Chapter 1166 - Want To Be The Ideal Son-In-Law Of Huaguo Water Curtain Group?
Chapter 1166: Want To Be The Ideal Son-In-Law Of Huaguo Water Curtain Group?
At that moment, Gao Tianming was standing at the top of Mist Peak. All around him, the twelve kite puppets who were responsible for collecting resources were moving ording to his will. He could collect resources and at the same time use the puppets to survey the distant surroundings and enjoy the beautiful scenery at the foot of Mist Peak. Looking down on everything from here, Gao Tianming, for the first time, felt the thrill of being able to stand on high after obtaining boundless power.
The feeling of power was indeed splendid beyondpare.
For Gao Tianming, Shadow Dao was like getting chocte after craving sugar for a long time. It gave him a strong mental and physical kick.
Shadow Dao, shadow image, and the unique capability of thetter
Gao Tianming had no idea that there was a mystical power like this in the world.
Now that he had this special ability, could he still lose thispetition?
He could use the shadow image to bring people into his shadow image space, forcibly transform them into his marites, and force them to work nonstop. In the long run, his shadow image space would continue to grow infinitely and be able to hold even more puppets. These people whom he had turned into puppets would be his stepping stones to sess!
To Gao Tianming, these marites were like the rewards one got from a w machine in a shopping mall. Not only would they bepletely reduced to workers in his puppet factory, they would also be part of a unique collection.
Captain, there seems to be someone at the foot of the mountain.
At that moment, a voice sounded in Gao Tianmings ears. It was No. 1 Devil-Subduing Highs vice captain, Xie Ming, a man with naturally curly, yellow hair.
Xie Ming had also be one of Gao Tianmings puppets.
But Gao Tianming had gone easy on his ssmates.
He didnt put them in his puppet factory. After thepetition was over, he would release all the No. 1 Devil-Subduing High students. It was too dangerous to leave them alone to act as he wanted.
Thus, they might as well be his puppets and let him manipte them all at once so that he could win thepetition smoothly.
Given Nine Dragon Mountains lush vegetation, he was worried that he might have overlooked something, so he dispatched professional pawns like Xie Ming to hide at the foot of the mountain as human meat shields. Once they spotted the enemy, he could quickly pull them back to the top of the mountain with the strings of the kite puppets to report the situation.
After hearing Xie Mings report, Gao Tianming was utterly astonished.
He had noticed that coward Nan Yixiu run away earlier with his scouts.
Then, who else woulde?
Zhu Hanyun from Titan High? Or Lotus Sun of No. 60 High?
Gao Tianming pictured his opponent in his mind. Judging from the first elimination round, he felt that these two people were close to him in terms of fighting strength.
If it was Zhu Hanyun, he could take the opportunity to subdue him and turn him into a puppet for the Meatball Tank strategyter.
If it was Lotus Sun
Gao Tianming thought that if it really was Lotus Sun, he wanted to turn her into his puppet even more.
He still had ns to be the ideal son-inw of Huaguo Water Curtain Group, and the reason he was working so hard was to stand on the same level as Lotus Sun one day.
There were times when a persons birth decided where his starting line would be.
Gao Tianming acknowledged the fact that he had startedte.
But if he worked a little harder, he might be able to catch up.
Now, this powerful ability that he had obtained was the best proof of his efforts.
However, when he dispatched the kite puppets to check out the person at the foot of the mountain, his expression abruptly changed.
He had guessed wrong.
This person was neither Zhu Hanyun nor Lotus Sun.
It was a person from No. 60 High whom he had never expected.
This person is
Gao Tianming tried hard to recall the young man with the dead fish eyes and expressionless face who had started climbing Mist Peak step by step. His loose uniform fluttered in the wind which blew down from the mountaintop.
Under this massive wind pressure, the young man moved forward at a steady and light pace. Mist Peak could be divided into four stages.
The first stage at the foot of the mountain was the smooth stage. The wind pressure at this stage was normal, and simr to a hurricane.
The second stage was the interim stage. The wind pressure during this stage was more violent. Cultivators who wanted to climb to the top needed to channel their spirit power into the soles of their feet so that they stuck firmly to the ground as they climbed upward. If they didnt have enough spirit energy at this stage, it was very possible for them to tumble back down after making it halfway up the mountain.
The third stage was called hell wind mist. The wind pressure here was the heaviest at over ten tons; it was like a truck falling from the mountaintop, and a constant pressure on the shoulders. One might even lose their life if they didnt get help in time.
The fourth stage was the safe stage. Thanks to Mist Peaks unusual geographical location, only the mountaintop had no wind pressure.
Gao Tianming was already on the mountaintop, but when he saw Wang Ling walking through the second stage in such a rxed manner, like a grandpa strolling through a garden in a straight line, and even revealing a light and contented expression in the third hell wind mist stage, Gao Tianming simply couldnt believe it.
Why isnt he the least bit affected by such heavy wind pressure?
But very quickly, Gao Tianming noticed something about Wang Ling.
He saw a number of talismans which were burning continuously in Wang Lings right hand.
It was a huge number of Wind-Setting Talismans! As long as you had this talisman, you could stand firm in the middle of a hurricane.
So it wasnt because of his strength. Gao Tianmings expression lightened up. He stared at Wang Ling, who was climbing up the mountain with the burning Wind-Setting Talismans, and couldnt help but sneer in his heart. In his eyes, this was nothing more than a freak who was courting death bying here.
Indeed, there was no need for Wang Ling to use the Wind-Setting Talismans.
Mist Peaks petty wind pressure couldnt crush him.
But taking thispetition into ount, and the fact that someone might notice their movements here at any time, Wang Ling decided to use the talismans to hide his true strength.
That way, it would seem to outsiders that he had borrowed the power of the talismans.
After sessfully climbing to the top, the wind settled down, so there was naturally no need for Wang Ling to continue burning the talismans.
With one hand in the pocket of his school uniform, he walked toward Gao Tianming.
This close, he could already feel the evil power emanating from Gao Tianming.
It wasnt that the power of Shadow Dao was evil.
Rather, Shadow Dao could arouse the evil in a persons heart and awaken their inner demons.
If you were an upstanding and good person with core socialist values and well-rounded attainments in morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense, not only would you gain the power of Shadow Dao, you also wouldnt be corrupted by evil.
Chapter 1167 - Gao Tianming’s Fall From Grace
Chapter 1167: Gao Tianmings Fall From Grace
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Shadow Dao was a two-edged Great Dao with a critical w that was very easy for evil people to exploit. However, Wang Ling felt that this w could be fixed. After all, Ah Nuan had yet to be born. She was probably the most powerful embryo in the world, or even the universe, right now, but she still had limited control over Shadow Dao. As long as Ah Nuan grew up and got rid of the aspect of Shadow Dao which triggered evil, it would still be a Dao that would benefit all of mankind.
Wang Ling couldnt say for sure if Wang Nuan would cause all sorts of havoc after birth like he had due tock of control over her power. What he could be sure of, however, was that Father and Mother Wangs instructions for him hadnt changed: As her big brother who had experienced the pain of losing control before, what he could do was help lead Ah Nuan on the right path.
Relying on burning talismans to climb to the top? No. 60 High really has a lot of talent Everyone in themand center looked at the scene in front of them. They had already noticed movement on the top of Mist Peak. Gao Tianming had devoured Wang Zhen in a blind corner, so the scene hadnt been recorded. Until now, no one in themand center knew that Gao Tianming had already fallen into a demonic state.
Thus, when Wang Ling appeared on the summit in an attempt to rescue Wang Zhen, the headmasters in themand center just treated it as a normal Foundation Establishment duel. However, as Wang Lings head disciple, Odd Zhuo instantly understood what Wang Ling was going to do.
He was all too familiar with Wang Lings personality.
He wouldnt appear on the front line so easily to take action.
If he had chosen to make a move, he must have run into some problem.
As for burning talismans as he climbed to the top, it was very likely just a cover.
Even if he wasnt with Wang Ling, nor even themander in chief of the operation this time, Odd Zhuo thoroughly understood that his job was to divert other peoples attention from Wang Ling.
He promptly gestured to the staff member on the side, who was controlling the disy, to cut away from the scene.
To prevent this very situation, Odd Zhuo and Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had plotted early on to take over this staff position, and this person was in fact someone who had been dispatched by the Office of Strategic Deception.
Seeing the image on therge screen cut away, Odd Zhuo sighed with relief inwardly.
But he tensed up once again at Old Huangs next words. Why did you cut away? I remember the list said that Gao Tianming is the strongest of No.1 Demon-Subduing Highs new students, and also the team captain this time. His opponent is No. 60 Highs mascot Student Wang Ling. Their fight should be worth watching.
Odd Zhuo:
Given Old Huangs status and identity as the shifu of one of the Ten Founding Generals, President Qi, it was impossible for Odd Zhuo not to know how much respect the former enjoyed in the cultivation world. The way Old Huang said it, Odd Zhuo immediately knew that he had to switch back to the scene.
Fortunately, Odd Zhuo had a n B.
This was the second n he had prepared for Wang Lings sake, in the event that Odd Zhuo was asked to switch back to the scene.
It was just that the scene that he would switch back to wasnt the true scene of the battle.
At that moment, in a dark studio in Songhai city, Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo, this pair of slightly plump buffoons, were already fully prepared. They had already been on standby when the scene first cut away. In any case, they were Soul Formation experts; it wasnt difficult for them to emte a duel between two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
This dark studio had a live projection effect, and could project an image of Mist Peaks entirendscape that was so realistic that one could hardly tell that it was fake.
What Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo were going to do was use the Transformation Spell to turn into Gao Tianming and Wang Ling.
After that, they would use the props which they had prepared beforehand to give a live performance.
Fatty Luo had produced these props earlier on.
After some investigation, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal had gotten aplete list of magic treasures that students from the various schools might smuggle into thepetition, and No.1 Demon-Subduing Highs puppet was on the list.
Now, it was a fight between Wang Ling and Gao Tianming. Fatty Luo immediately transformed into Gao Tianming and changed into the clothes he had prepared earlier before he took out a puppet prop which he had made himself C his Fatty Luo Hardware had been open for a long time and had received all kinds of odd custom orders for magic treasures; naturally, they had included puppets like this.
Thus, it wasnt hard for Fatty Luo to make puppets.
Fatty Luo, isnt your puppet a little too detailed
When Boss Luio took out the puppet he designed, Dharmaraja was taken aback.
Rather than a puppet, Dharmaraja felt it might as well just be called an action figurine. It was painted all over, and its figure even conformed to the golden ratio. The most important was that it was even wearing clothes, and it was so detailed that even its finger joints could move freely.
Fatty Luo: Dharmaraja, you dont understand. Puppets also need to look good. In any case, Im still a magic treasure designer; I just cant take the crude and ugly puppets that Gao Tianming, this Foundation Establishment junior, uses.
Dharmaraja: I understand, but the question is why does your puppet look like Lord Jingke?
Fatty Luo: What a pointless question! Only Lord Jingke deserves my serious treatment! Be careful when you fight meter, and dont break my figurine no, my puppet! In any case, this is just for show, and we just need to go through the motions!
Dharmaraja: Then do you have another puppet? Change it with another one!
Fatty Luo: I do! Dont regret it after Ive changed it!
Dharmaraja suddenly had a bad feeling.
At that moment, Odd Zhuo sent a signal from themand center.
The scene would be switched back soon.
Dharmaraja and Fatty Luo prepared themselves and immediately entered Oscar movie king mode.
There was no doubt that this was a contest for best acting.
Dharmaraja, starring as Wang Ling, starred expressionlessly at Fatty Luo, who was starring as Gao Tianming. Dharmaraja didnt speak because he knew Ling Zhenren had always been a person of few words, and he would easily give himself away if he talked too much.
As for Gao Tianming
Fatty Luo didnt know him very well, and could only rely on himself for this act.
And so, when Old Man Wang and all the headmasters in themand center saw the scene in the studio C
Everyone was struck dumb by the puppet behind Fatty Luo.
We only cut away for a moment; how did Student Gaos puppet change so much? Old Huang was puzzled. He remembered that Gao Tianmings puppet was a little more crude and scary-looking.
Youngsters C its certainly very normal to have one or two detailed puppets. President Qiughed on the side. But I didnt expect there to be such a huge difference in Student Gao Tianmings style. Perhaps hes a shut-in.
A shut-in?
Old Huang frowned as he shot a nce at the headmaster of No.1 Demon-Subduing High, Li Qingxi. Headmaster Li, I didnt expect the students of your esteemed school to have this side to them. A puppet masters puppet can actually reflect their personality.
As headmaster, Li Qingxi was also stupefied as he stared at the sexy female puppet behind Fatty Luo on the screen.
He remembered that his student Gao Tianming didnt have this sort of style!
What on earth happened in that moment when the scene cut away?
This was the puppet that Fatty Luo had switched to one second before the scene switched back. It was made with replica skin, and was known as: Adult Puppet
And it was stark naked, with not a stitch of clothing on it
Hence, everyone in themand center now knew that Gao Tianming from No.1 Demon Subduing High had a dirty mind
Chapter 1168 - Full Body Shadow Dao
Chapter 1168: Full Body Shadow Dao
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Actually, Odd Zhuo had always felt that Fatty Luo and Dharmaraja had acting talent. While the two of them were putting on a fake fight with moves that didnt actually hit flesh, it still looked very realistic, with the sound of qi explosions that one would expect of a Foundation Establishment punch. The only thing that was out of ce was the incongruous puppet behind Fatty Luo.
This was, in fact, a narrative foil.
It was like in a detective thriller, where the utterly brilliant Holmes was paired with a Watson who constantly asked questions. The reason why Fatty Luo had chosen this awful setting for Gao Tianming wasrgely for him to serve as a foil to Ling Zhenrens personality!
This sort of contrast in particr really made Wang Ling look like a perfectly normal Foundation Establishment student!
Moreover, Fatty Luo was deliberately pulling his punches, which made it look as if Dharmaraja, who was acting as Wang Ling, was floating around lithely and moving so nimbly that everyone couldnt help gasping in amazement.
For one moment, everyone was deeply drawn in by the Wang Ling yed by Dharmaraja.
When the headmasters saw this, they couldnt help praising him one after another.
Somehow, I feel that this No. 60 High student has an exceptionally refined character, and looks very appealing!
Wonderful! Look, look at his nimble movements and how his tempo doesnt change. Despite the aggressive and constant changes in how he moves, his breathing is still so steady C its no weaker than what cultivators with higher cultivation bases have.
Thats right, I agree! Also, did you notice, Student Wang Lings hair seems to be standing up in the fight with Gao Tianming.
Standing up? Isnt it because of the wind?
Look carefully! Student Wang Ling is clearly using a thunderbolt buff spell to increase damage in this melee fight; the electric currents running through his body can stimte his meridians, even as hes fighting, and cause his strength to increase continuously! Who would have thought that such an ordinary student from No. 60 High would be able to be so clear-headed in a fight!
Student Wang Ling is certainly handsome. He looks like a Super Saiyan with his hair standing up.
It cant be helped, given the contrast.
As the headmasters discussed the matter, the person who was most hurt was, of course, Li Qingxi, the headmaster of No. 1 Devil-Subduing High.